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as a sub-par 911 call routing system run by verizon. now he is the one making the call to the fcc and he wants some change. i guess i would give it a d. reporter: virginia congressman gerry connolly is slamming verizon wireless. the company is contracted to route 911 calls throughout most of the washington area. according to him they have fallen short. the whole purpose of having 911 is when you need it, it works. reporter: he cites recent weather events that have knocked out the system as examples of where they ve failed. during the 2010-11 winter several storms like snowmageddon interrupted service. more recently this summers deer re summers derecho did the same thing. now he and others are behind a push to verizon to improve their service or face scrutiny. if verizon can t be counted on to do that voluntarily then we need the fcc to step in and promulgate new regulations and to make sure they re enforced. reporter: verizon fired back. they said they ve le ....
craig: cnn fired larry and then larry joins sambora and his super group. geoff: sambora-king, cnn tour 2013! busy signals and dropped calls. a too familiar annoyance. one congressman is taking aim at verizon wireless. our ken molestina is live with concerns that have caught the attentions of federal investigators. ken. congressman gerry connolly of virginia spoke candidly today about what he described as a sub-par 911 call routing system run by verizon. now he is the one making the call to the fcc and he wants some change. i guess i would give it a d. reporter: virginia congressman gerry connolly is slamming verizon wireless. the company is contracted to route 911 calls throughout most of the washington area. according to him they have fallen short. the whole purpose of having 911 is when you need it, it works. reporter: he cites recent weather events that have knocked out the system as examples of where they ve failed. during the 2010-11 winter several ....
checking in with 29. you ll need the heavy jackets and probably the gloves although it may not be too bad with you with highs about 47 in easton and 47 also in leesburg. 5:01. here s monika with timesaver traffic. we had a busy morning in the overnight hours. quite a lot going on. right now currently we still have this overturned tractor- trailer on the beltway. outer loop side right here at the exit for northbound i-270. it was carrying pineapples fully loaded with pineapples. some of it spilled out so they re going to wait through the rush hour before they can clear it up. luckily you can still get through. it s along the right side of the road there. let s take a look nearby if you re planning to head on 270. southbound you re not affected by the accident. you re okay coming through rockville and the point where the lanes divide. back to the maps. this time we re heading over to the inside of the beltway. no problems on 66 as you can see. 395 is running smoothly. no ....
being deseifed. when an investor contacted him by phone, terry answered a few questions and never heard from him again. this is a developing story we ll continue following for you. also tonight, d.c. democratic congresswoman eleanor holmes norton holding president obama s feet to the fire. she is pushing a house bill that would allow the district to use locally raised money during the next few months and today at the white house things got heated. ken molistina caught up with the d.c. delegate in the northwest this evening. reporter: she was over here at may flower hotel for a different event. but she was only a few blocks away from here at the white house. just like you mentioned, she was one of 200 house democrats meeting with the president, an intimate meeting with them. she was one of the few able to speak to the president directly. when she was given the opportunity to talk to the president and ask questions, she said she ham earped him on a d.c. budget running ....
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