Also joining our discussion is christina, a team capin of purple stride here in washington and also a voluntaeer. Thank you for being with us. I mentioned its a tough battle when you are diagnosed. Tell us what pan can does when you are diagnosed with this absolutely. We adjust the disease through our research and Patient Services, and advocacy efforts and for anybody who is touched by this disease we want to refer you and know we are here as a resource. We have an incredible Patient Service called patient central so you can call 8772pan can. We will help patients to get enrolled in Clinical Trials and even a precision efforts. That h cancer been in the news a lot, is that because theres an increase in the diagnosing of this effort or because its n a highber of people now diagnosed with the disease, ruth bader ginsburg, and alex trebek, and one of our own is working with your organization to fight this disease. Joe krebs and alex trebek, they are strengths in our community and them usi
Everybody in our area. Please turn around and dont drown. We saw a lotf water rescues. And we want to remind our viewers at a stay ahead of any Severe Weather coming through. You will get all the latest updates. One step forward, two steps back. Before the house took up the measure, the president threw a wrench intol the d saying he wouldnt support it. Now, lawmakers are heading back to the drawing board no clear options. This all starts with the president demanding 5 billion for a border wall. In some the senate left out of its temporary funding bill. Now the president said h wont sign that doesnt address border security. And theres anoer issue. Many members have already left town. The u. S. House is getting ready 5 a procedural vote that billion for a border wall. Theyre also voting on 8 billion for disaster funding and t ting resolution, or cr. Meantime, we jlared the president in the last couple hours. He said to given lawmakers a out, he wouldnt call it a wall but said there must
City, val. Doug warned us. We have a crew moving through but maybe not in the right direction. Stay with us on the nbc washington app. For a while, it looked like we might avoid the trd Government Shutdown since President Trump tookaoffice. Deal was in the works, then the pressure came from far right wing media. The 5 billiong stick poin is the shutdown could fwaekt a quarter of the federal government and 800,000 woers. Blayne . Reporter well, lawmakers on capitol hill are franticfrnd trated. They have to find a bail that will satisfy lawmakers in the house and the senate and they have less than 36 hours to do it. Christmas time chaos. With lawmakers scrambling to avoid a shutdown. The president said he will not sign this bill so well be working on it. Members already making clear, they will not pass anything withorr wall funding. Republicans are in a state of disarray. We dont know what willappen next. Today, President Trump insisting it is not about politics. It has to include border
Inches of rain. Il ongoing flooding. Look whats happening for us on thursday intoiday. Another big storm coming in. I think we have a overther inch of rain as well. If youre traveling from boston s florida, t will be a massive storm that affects entire east coast. Nd winds are picking up look at the windchills. 56 in d. C. No problem there. College. State well see much colder temperatures tomorrow and much more on t system moving our way. Youve got it. If you have the nbc washington app, keep an eye on your phone while youre traveling and you can open it up any time for t hour by hour. To new problems for the p prince georgeice department. Nearly a dozen officers on the s. W. A. T. Team are suspend after an accidental shooting at a party over the weekend. Tracee filkins wasst to report this story. Shes live now with new developments. Reporter the Prince Georges County Police Department are investigating whatro went at a Holiday Party that some office hers down in brandywine. Let me sho
Hand. It was a personal handgun and not a department issued weapon. Police dont know ifre they consuming alcohol at the time. It was a Holiday Party. I wont be naive but we know whether or not there was alcohol involved. It is part of the investigation. Reporter this is an elite team. Prince georges county police saying with them being taken off the street, it will not impact public safety. As they investigate, if they can put more officers back on the street, they will. Back to you in the studio. Nflt thank you. Were also following breeing news in istrict where a man hos been shot multiple times. This latesting in southeast in the Congress Heights neighborhood. It comes less than a week after the murder of a 15yearold boy. Pat collins is on the scene. Pat . Reporter you know ive covered a lot of shootings in our city. Ive never seen anything quite like this. Brand newumper cables here. They have a tag on them and an evidence marker on dothem. The street is a vehicle with its hood up l