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WASHINGTON — It's a rare Sunday session for senators, and on the agenda are efforts to repeal President Barack Obama's health care law and revive the federal Export-Import Bank.They're amendments to a must-pass highway bill that the Senate is trying to complete ahead of a July 31st deadline.

AUBURN, Washington -- A Washington state mother is accused of beating her three-year-old daughter to death, and documents show several people, including a daycare worker reported injuries on the child to Chlid Protective Services more than a year before she died.Q13 FOX talked with the daycare worker who says she saw bruises on the little girl more than a year ago.

WASHINGTON -- A young mother of two boys has been found dead in the woods in Washington state.

WASHINGTON -- Police in Washington state arrested a childcare provider after a five-year-old girl's father walked in on alleged abuse.Police say the girl's father walked into a classroom at the Kid's Country childcare facility on June 5th to find his daughter and a 31-year-old teacher crouched behind a bookshelf, according to Q13 FOX.Q13 FOX reports the teacher allegedly told the father he was having a “tickle fight” with the girl.The girl later told her father the teacher had touched her inappropriately, police say.The girl's father then called Child Protective Services, and the girl was interviewed.Q13 FOX says the girl, who was described as bright and articulate allegedly told investigators the teacher had raped her.The teacher allegedly told investigators he had touched the girl beneath her underwear, but that it was "accidental."The 31-year-old man is expected to be charged with first degree rape, Q13 News reports.

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The family of Dontre Hamilton, shot and killed by former Milwaukee Police Officer Christopher Manney last April in Red Arrow Park is back in Wisconsin after spending the weekend in Washington, D.C.

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Four mothers, tied together by tragedy are now united in one mission.

WASHINGTON (WITI) -- A Washington man arrested for allegedly following and filming an eight-year-old girl as she walked to her school bus was found with "thousands" of pornographic pictures on his phone, Lacey police said.Around 8:00 a.m. on February 27th, the girl was walking to her bus stop near the intersection of 14th Avenue and Willow Street in Lacey, Washington when she spotted a blue sedan that was following her, she told police.

WASHINGTON (WITI) -- A father and son used a sweatshirt and shoelaces to tie up a suspected burglar who was still inside their Olympia, Washington apartment when they returned home last Friday morning, February 13th.FOX6's sister station, Q13FOX reports police say the father and son found their front door broken and the suspect still inside their home.

WASHINGTON (WITI) -- The Washington coastline has been dealing with rough seas, high winds and days of rain -- which is creating a scary situation for some homeowners.Houses along the coastline are at risk of losing their homes -- families are scrambling to save whatever they can before the Pacific Ocean completely swallows up their property.Here is a video of one house crumbling into the sea.

WASHINGTON (WITI) -- For two years, a huge drop off has been expanding, and it's dangerously close to swallowing up a house on the edge of a cliff.

WASHINGTON (WITI) -- Two Washington State High School students were sent home for wearing dresses during spirit week -- and that's now started a revolution at the school!Chandler Krueger came dressed at Nicki Minaj, and his friend Mason Mudge came as Miss America.

WAUKESHA/VIRGINIA (WITI/AP) — The Coast Guard says the pilot of a small airplane lost consciousness while flying and the plane crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the Virginia coast.Coast Guard Petty Officer Nate Littlejohn says crews are searching for the plane.

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett headed to Washington, D.C. -- where he met with Vice President Joe Biden and shared ideas with other top leaders at a meeting of mayors.

WASHINGTON, Ill. (WITI) -- Washington, Illinois residents whose homes were destroyed by Sunday's severe weather on Tuesday, November 20th got their first close-up look at the damage.The residents of Washington, Illinois were among the hardest-hit by Sunday's storms.A tornado ripped through the town of about 10,000, causing serious damage to or destroying as many as 400 homes.All of that destruction has taken a heavy toll on the community.FOX6's Jeremy Ross met with Washington residents Tuesday trying to collect any belongings they could find.Meanwhile, in Illinois, Indiana and Michigan, at lease 600,000 still didn't have power on Monday.Officials have said eight people died in the storms, including six in Illinois and two in Michigan.Donations are being accepted by the American Red Cross.

CHICAGO (WITI) -- Mariano’s, one of five grocery banners of Roundy’s Inc., who serves the greater Chicagoland area, are set to deliver an emergency relief donation of water to Illinois tornado victims.Coordinated through the State of Illinois Emergency Management (IEMA), a full Mariano’s trailer carrying 1,428 cases of Roundy’s bottled water (34,272 individual bottles) will be delivered to Washington, IL Tuesday afternoon, November 19th.The Mariano’s trailer left Roundy’s distribution center in Oconomowoc, WI at 9 a.m. and was expected to arrive at 1503 Washington Road, Washington, IL at approximately 12:30 p.m.“We are deeply saddened by the devastation that has taken a toll on this town and many others,” said James Hyland, vice president of investor relations and corporate communications for Roundy’s. “We are dedicated to helping victims in any way we can to make sure impacted communities feel supported through the restoration process.”Mariano’s is deeply invested in the health, happiness and well-being of its customers.

(CNN) -- Anthony Khoury and his family were in the living room of their home in Washington, Illinois, on Sunday, November 17th when his father thought he heard a helicopter flying over head.When they turned to look out the window, they saw a tornado barreling through their neighborhood -- one of dozens spawned by a severe weather system that affected several states in the Midwest."Everyone started running downstairs," Khoury said.

(CNN) -- Up to 334 retail marijuana stores could be licensed to set up shop in Washington state, officials said Wednesday.New proposed rules approved by the Washington State Liquor Control Board come nearly 10 months after voters passed a measure legalizing recreational marijuana use.Since then, authorities have been hashing out the details of how to regulate production and sale of the drug.Officials said they used population data to determine how many retail marijuana stores can open."These rules fulfill the public expectation of creating a tightly-regulated and controlled system while providing reasonable access to participation in the market," Sharon Foster, the board's chair, said in a written statement.The board will vote on the proposed rules at an October hearing, and producers and retailers will have a chance to apply for licenses in December.Officials estimate that 13% of marijuana users in the state will go through licensed retailers at the outset, and that the number will increase to 25% by the end of the year, according to Mikhail Carpenter, a spokesman for the liquor control board.Marijuana is illegal in the United States under the federal Controlled Substances Act.

(CNN) -- Throngs are expected on the Washington Mall on Saturday for the first of two rallies marking the 50th anniversary of the march that made "I Have a Dream" the clarion call of the civil rights movement.President Barack Obama headlines another event Wednesday, the exact anniversary of the Aug. 28, 1963, "March on Washington," where Martin Luther King Jr.