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in fact, you know the tornadoes that went through hattiesburg back on the 21st of january, if we had that technology, you know i believe, i believe we could have saved some lives. >> nobody has that technology now? >> that technology is -- we could alert but, this technology allows us to target much more effectively. so as an example, today's alerts sometimes conform to county lines and as a tornado moves through geography it doesn't conform to county lines. so you could alert just those consumers in the path of the storm. the polygon in front of the storm as opposed to montgomery county and prince georges county. it is a much more targeted alert that would be more effective.ld >> thank you, senator schatz, for letting me interject there. >> so i want to understand when you talk about nextgen tv, it sounds like a platform integrating several different kinds of new technologies? this ability to turn on your device for sort of civil defense preparedness purposes is not the, i mean that is not the central technology that i was thinking of when i hear about the nextgen tv. >> again, it i

hattiesburg, mississippi, back there as well [ applause ] >> it's great that everybody made their way from everywhere. great to have everybody here. >> something special about a snow day, isn't there? we're all together. >> yes, why not. only if we were in our bed. but we are tracking all the blizzard this morning. our snow drone is giving us a look at the storm from above. we'll have more on that ahead. >> that's a lot of snow out there. >>> speaking of that blizzard, you know, nick and his fiancee vanessa were supposed to be here with us this morning but because of that storm, their flight got canceled so they're not here. >> ah. they're there. >> all is not lost, though. >> they've got their winter gear on in l.a. vanessa is also wearing something pretty special, guys. her brand-new engagement ring. it happened. so, obviously we're all looking forward to hearing the details from the happy couple themselves. >> that is coming up. >> first we got to go back to ginger. she's got the latest on the storm. >> i do. you guys said we're all in this together, so come on out. come hang with

she's from hattiesburg, mississippi, and celebrated her 100th birthday on our plaza. theodore snyder, 100 years. a purple heart recipient for his service in world war ii. and happy 75th anniversary to charles and evelyn skinner. high school sweethearts from daytona beach, florida. the secret to a happy marriage, never go to bed angry. and let us know about somebody celebrating a milestone. >> just stay up all night. >>> good morning. i'm katy zachary, a few minutes before 9:00. right to firstle alert meteorologist bill henley with the most accurate neighborhood forecast. still chilly, bill? >> yes, it is a cold one thisser morning, and at a least we have sunshine and the temperatures have started to climb now, and 27 degrees in philadelphia. middle 20s in the suburbs and new jersey is 26 with the bright sunny skies in the lehigh valley, and that is also 26. and look at the sunshine in delaware. this afternoon, the melting is going to e be gin today and the afternoon temperatures are going to be above freezing in the 30s and warmer as we head into the weekend. >>> soun

she's from hattiesburg, mississippi, and celebrated her 100th birthday on our plaza. theodore snyder, 100 years. a purple heart recipient for his service in world war ii. and happy 75th anniversary to charles and evelyn skinner. high school sweethearts from daytona beach, florida. the secret to a happy marriage, never go to bed angry. and let us know about somebody celebrating a milestone. >> just stay up all night.i'm . >>> a very good morning to you. it is 8:56. march madness is upon us. a lot of eyes in the bay area. they are the only bay area team to make this year's tournament. they play a little after 4:00 today in salt lake city. only one other northern california school made the dance. uc davis won last night. sacramento's center hosts games tomorrow and sunday. >>> happening now getting a taste of the excitement at st. mary's college which is back in the tournament going to join us with a live report in our mid day newscast. >>> in the bay's news the man at the center of a bizarre kidnapping set to be sentenced today. you might remember the case matthew mulle

louise bland is 100 louise bland, 104, active lady from hattiesburg, mississippi, celebrated 100th birthday outsidein years. purple heart for service in world war ii. happy 75th verse to charles and evelyn, high school sweet hearts daytona beach, florida. secret to long and happy marriage, never go to bed angry. let us know who is celebrating a milestone at today.com. >> stay up all night. mario lopez in the 9:00 hour. >> announcer: this is a "news 4 today" newsbreak. >>> 8:56 is your time now on this thursday march 16th, 2017. good morning to you, i'm eun yang. we're going to get a check on your morning commute with melissa mollet and first4traffic and breaking news, melissa. >> still have this problem, big issue, top of the beltway very slow. beltway in colesville, an eight-mile slowdown because of earlier issues. it is get crash along left side. southeast southwest freeway, spray broken down vehicles as well. eun. >> thanks, melissa. we'll take a break and check the forecast when we come back. stay with us. >>> and temperatures right now 31 degrees. we've got clear skies. as we continue