‘This is the law’ | Youngkin tells schools they should comply with new transgender policy
On Monday, the 30-day public comment period started on Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s new proposed school policy that impacts transgender and nonbinary students. Right now, many school districts allow students to choose which pronouns they use, which bathrooms and locker…
AI in medicine, Protecting American R&D, Historic Pakistan flooding @Government Matters
Subscribe to Government Matters for all interviews: https://www.youtube.com/c/GovernmentMatters/ Advancing artificial intelligence at NIH Grace Peng, director at NIH’s National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, discusses the new Bridge to Artificial Intelligence (Bridge2AI) program Risks of ending SBIR program Charles…
Welcome back! 7News’ Robert Burton returns after 3-month paternity leave
_______________ Taking a break from Baby News Network (BNN), 7News Anchor Robert Burton returned to the newsroom from paternity leave. FULL STORY: https://wjla.com/news/local/welcome-back-7news-anchor-robert-burton-returns-from-paternity-leave-jeannette-reyes-tv-anchors-baby-news-network-bnn-new-parents-viral-tiktok-msnewslady-black-love-isabella-sofia Stay up to date with our social media: WJLA on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wjlatv/ WJLA on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ABC7News Subscribe…
Virginia rolls back transgender accommodations at schools
As a sophomore at Oakton High School, Rivka Vizcardo-Lichter would rather be worrying about things like driver’s education. But after Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration released Friday he is rolling back transgender student accommodations in all state schools, she now…
EPA official on major new funding + Upcoming AUSA event in DC @Government Matters
New funding for Environmental Protection Agency Janet McCabe, deputy administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, discusses major investments in the country’s water infrastructure, pollution cleanup, modernized school buses and clean energy programs Upcoming AUSA annual meeting and exposition Brig. Gen.…
Navy Commander returns from service and surprises sons at Prince William County, Virginia school
After two delayed return dates and 10 months at sea, Navy Lieutenant Commander Steven Hood surprised both his sons at their Prince William County schools by returning a day earlier than expected. Read the full story–https://wjla.com/news/local/military-surprise-watch-navy-commander-returns-service-surprises-sons-prince-william-county-schools-reunion-reunited-rosa-parks-elementary-hylton-high-steven-hood _______________ Stay up to…
Celebrating 75 years at 7News: Looking back at Reporter Brad Bell’s standups
_______________ 7News On Your Side is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. In this video, we look back on some memorable standups from 7News Reporter Brad Bell. We also covered a story on Bell and his time working with Photojournalist…
911 dispatch delays sending help, leading to another death
The 7News I-Team has learned for the sixth time this year, D.C.’s 911 call center has delayed sending help to someone who died. Five of those incidents happened just since April. The I-Team has done multiple investigations over the past…
DC roof standoff ends after naked man comes down from tree
A man was arrested early Thursday morning after police say he exposed himself while climbing powerline wires and rooftops in a Northwest D.C. neighborhood Wednesday afternoon in a standoff that lasted nearly 10 hours. The incident caused the Brightwood Park…
1982 Sports news cast with Tim Brant
Watch this sports broadcast from 1982 on WJLA/7News as we celebrate 75 years. Watch more interviews here: wjla.com/75years _______________ Stay up to date with our social media: WJLA on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wjlatv/ WJLA on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ABC7News Subscribe to WJLA on YouTube:…