Their displeasure about the reversal. They are making it a problem around the country they are waving at these poor kids, call them sexual predators and making political hay out of it. The Family Research council praised the decision calling it a victory for children, parents and privacy. New guidance essentially knocked down that interpretation. The white house says it gives states the ability to make decisions on the issue. It will have no immediate affect because the old policy notifies schools they would lose federal funds was put on hold by a federal court. This change comes as the Supreme Court is set to hearing arguments next month on a case dealing with this issue. Gavin sued the Gloucester County school board for not allowing him to use the boys bathroom. 28th. 4 32 right now. Were learning more about the house fire that claimed the life of a little boy. 5yearold stellan lutulo died in that house fire tuesday night. Investigators say he started the fire while mailing with a li
Its unbelievable how many on 70 degree days were going to start up in the month of february. Really mild stuff. Weve already had four sefts this month and we have a couple more headed our way. The first one coming up later this afternoon. So right now, there are a lot of clouds around this morning. And there have been a few spripgels down across southern maryland. Otherwise, sort of a damp feeling to the morning. Clouds will gradually scatter away late this morning into the afternoon. Afternoon highs today, up into the low and mid 70s and even warmer tomorrow. Tomorrow may be an emergency call out sick to work day. Were still dealing with breaking news in news 4 traffic. Breaking news as youre headed into d. C. This morning. Take a look at the problem. Northbound 295 shut down at malcolm x avenue. All traffic being pushed on to malcolm x. Southbound sunf maryland, suitland parkway may be your best bet. It is under investigation which means it could be some time. Megan mcgrath has more
Still have that crash reported there, as well. Beltway moving along quite nicely. Well take a look at travel times coming up in ten minutes. Hi, sheena a. Good morning, melissa. Temperatures this morning, very mild. A lot of people, if youre going to grab the jacket, dont grab a heavy coat. A lot of people will not need one this afternoon. Take a look at these numbers. 54 in the district. Our normal temperature for this time of the morning, this time of the year, its 32 degrees. It feels unseasonably warm outside right now. Most of the area is in the low 50s. And as we go through the day today, we could have some areas that get close to a record high temperature. Look at your thursday planner. By noon, 6 degrees. By 4 00 p. M. , were looking at 74. The normal high is 49. And its going to stay dry as we go through the day today. Even by 7 00 p. M. , temperatures still in the 70s. If you have the dinner plans and if you have anything to do outside, do it outside today. Youre going to enj
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A quiet play from the youngest mattei. We want you to come home. D. J. Is 3 year old and has not seen his big sister in 5 days, none of them have. I feel sad. Reporter kayla is one of five, and her mom, grandmother, and her aunt are all terrified. The teen is diabetic and likely running out of the insulin she needs to survey, and the man she is with is a stranger from the internet. She may think that the person she is with is real love, but i just want her to know that this right here, her family is real love. We love her to the end. Reporter mattei is 15 and an avid drawer. She is from georgia, and when she went missing she was wearing a pink hoodie and a black backpack. Both say university. Her full name is makayla phyllis mattei. I call her k. K. She is the best big sister around. Shes nice to us and she takes care of us. Reporter what is this . A picture of kayla. Reporter you drew that . I copied her but in my way. Reporter they all just want her to come home. I love her, and i mi