Good Morning Washington at 5am from 05:38 to 05:43 in US/Eastern

WITHOUT SPRINKLERS. BILL 724 WHAT ARM TENANTS WITH BETTER PROTECTION AND CLARITY ABOUT ISSUES, INCLUDING FIRE SAFETY INSURANCE AND BUILDING MAINTENANCE, SPECIFICALLY . IT WOULD REQUIRE LANDLORDS TO INCLUDE SPECIFIC AND CLEAR INFORMATION IN A RESIDENTIAL LEASE AGREEMENT, INCLUDING SPELLING OUT INSURANCE COVERAGE AND PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS AND EMERGENCY EVACUATION AND SAFETY PLANS. NOW, THE FATHER OF MELANIE DIAZ TALK TO OUR CHRISTIAN FLOREZ. HE SAYS IF HIS DAUGHTER KNEW THERE WAS NO SPRINKLER SYSTEMS WHEN SHE MOVED IN , SHE WOULDN'T HAVE.

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I DON'T THINK SHE WILL DO THAT. I GOT MORE THAN 20 YEARS IN THE SAFETY IS FIRST.

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YOU BELIEVE THESE BILLS COULD ACTUALLY SAVE LIVES?

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I WILL SAY FROM 1 TO 100, 1000%.

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THIS LEGISLATION ALSO REVAMPS CURRENT RULES THAT REQUIRE LANDLORDS TO PROVIDE AIR CONDITIONING TO RESIDENTIAL UNITS AND ENSURE THAT THE TEMPERATURE NEVER EXCEEDS 80 DEGREES. LANDLORDS MUST ALSO PROVIDE A 24 HOUR EMERGENCY CONTACT NUMBER FOR SOMEONE WHO CAN ADJUST OR FIX THE SYSTEM. REPORTING LIVE IN DOWNTOWN SILVER SPRING THIS MORNING, JOHN GONZALES 7 NEWS.

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TIME RIGHT NOW, 5:35. WE ARE LEARNING LIBERTY UNIVERSITY AND MUCH MORE WILL BE PAYING AN UNPRECEDENTED $14 MILLION FINE FOR VIOLATING A CAMPUS SAFETY LAW. THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SAYS LIBERTY FAILED TO DISCLOSE INFORMATION ABOUT CRIMES ON CAMPUS AND DID NOT PROPERLY TRAIN SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS AND THEIR INVESTIGATIONS. NOW, THIS ALL COMES AFTER A 2021 LAWSUIT, WHERE 12 WOMEN CLAIM THE SCHOOL CREATED AN ENVIRONMENT THAT INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF SEXUAL ASSAULT. THE CASE WAS SETTLED IN 2022. LIBERTY UNIVERSITY HAS AGREED TO SPEND AN ADDITIONAL $2 BILLION TO IMPROVE ON CAMPUS THEY BE OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS.

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NOW TO AN UPDATE ON THE POTENTIAL MOVE THAT COULD BRING THE THE WIZARDS TO A NEW ARENA IN ALEXANDRIA'S POTOMAC YARD. THIS MORNING, HALF A DOZEN BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS ARE URGING VIRGINIA'S GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO GO THROUGH WITH THE MONUMENTAL SPORTS STEEL. IN A LETTER TO THE BUDGET NEGOTIATORS, THE NEGOTIATORS RIGHT THAT VIRGINIA HAS A MONUMENTAL OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE JOBS THAT JUMPER GENERATE REVENUE AND DELIVER BENEFITS TO THE ENTIRE COMMONWEALTH. WE AFFIRM OUR SUPPORT.

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RECOVERING MARYLAND THIS MORNING, A PROPOSED BILL INNING TO CRACKDON ON DEALERS WHO SELL DEADLY DRUGS, LIKE FENTANYL. IF AN OVERDOSE IS FATAL THEY WILL BRING A MAXIMUM PRISON SENTENCE FOR 20 YEARS FOR DEALERS.

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OUR NEWS PARTNERS REPORT TWO OTHERS WHO LOST CHILDREN TO OVERDOSES TRAVEL TO ANNAPOLIS YESTERDAY TO URGE LAWMAKERS TO PASS THE BILL. THEY SAY THE BILL WILL NOT BRING THEIR CHILDREN BACK, BUT COULD HELP SAVE LIVES IN THE FUTURE. ACCORDING TO THE CDC, 150 PEOPLE DIE EVERY DAY FROM OVERDOSES, RELATED TO SYNTHETIC OPIOIDS LIKE FENTANYL.

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BY: 37, AND IT WAS SUPPOSED TO OPEN TWO YEARS AGO. NOW WE ARE GETTING REPORTS THAT NDOT'S PURPLE AND COULD TAKE ANOTHER FOUR YEARS TO OPEN IT THE PURPLE LINE TRANSIT PARTNERS MADE THE TRECK PICTURE THAT A RECENT PROGRESS REPORT WOULD STRIKE FROM NEW CARROLLTON. MONTGOMERY COUNTY CHAIR, EVAN GLASS, SAYS THIS IS A STATE PROJECT, MEANING THE COUNTY IS LIMITED IN WHAT IT CAN DO, DESPITE THE POND THE VESTED.

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WE ARE GOING TO BE HAVING AN OVERSIGHT HERE IN THE NEAR FUTURE TO DETERMINE WHAT THE TIMELINE IS HERE. I AM EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED AND DISMAYED BY THE PROGRESS OR LACK THEREOF.

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THE PROJECT IS SEPARATE FROM METRO RAIL, BUT WILL EVENTUALLY CONNECT TO THE COLLEGE PARK, SILVER SPRING AND BETHESDA METRO RAIL STATIONS. AND WILL ALSO RUN STRAIGHT THROUGH THE CAMPUS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND AND WE WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED ON THE PROGRESS.

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WE ARE EXPECTING AT THE CUP AN UPDATE FROM MARYLAND ABOUT SEVERAL MISHAPS. REMEMBER THE SCARY SCENE LAST MONTH? PART THAT CONNECTS TO THE THIRD RAIL UNDER A 7000 SERIES RAILCAR CAME LOOSE, CAUSING A SMALL FIRE THAT FILLED THE EASTERN MARKET STATION WITH SMOKE. WELL, NOW WE ARE LEARNING THAT THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME IN LESS THAN A WEEK THAT METRO HAD A PROBLEM WITH THAT SAME TRAIN. THE WASHINGTON METRO SAFETY RAIL COMMISSION SAYS IT ALSO HAPPENED A FOURTH TIME ON AN OLDER TRAIN LAST MONTH, DESPITE A RECENT INSPECTION.

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WE HAVE AN ALERT FOR YOU THIS MORNING. DC SCAMMERS ARE LOOKING FOR RESIDENTS PERTAINING TO BE POLICE OFFICERS AND DEMANDING MONEY TO REMOVE WARRANTS FOR MISSING JURY DUTY. THE DEPARTMENT WANTS YOU TO REMEMBER THESE THINGS IF YOU GET A CALL. FIRST, THEY WILL NEVER ASK YOU FOR ANY MONEY OVER THE PHONE. SECOND, NEVER GIVE PERSONAL INFORMATION OVER THE PHONE AND THIRD, VERIFY WHO IS CALLING YOU, BY HANGING UP AND REDIALING WHO THEY SAID IT WAS, BY GOING TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE . IF YOU