And stillents today, there is nothing in the communityto show that foot soldiers were. Thank you very much. Presentation. L gina, we are going to go to you next please. Joe, thank you for sharing your story there. Of oralese kinds histories that really make these us, and tod real for tell these stories bring more of the cultural outreach that is so necessary for us to have and connect with. In fact, that is part of the mission of the National Park , the selma to montgomery trail. That is what was the underpinning for the commemoration that we had, and for the 19th amendment this year , to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th amendment, that andted, suffrage for women through the constitution. In our though, commemoration, wanted to keep in mind two things that the National Park service must , but not allo all women achieve the right to vote with the passage of the 19th amendment. Second, the struggle was very much defined by class and race and religion. Those ar
To the content of the presentday. To wanted to start out by sharing with you all the National Parks association and the association for the study of aftermarket africanamerican life and history begin or than years ago. It was then that Irena Webster and Barbara Spencer done joined with the women who would become and had the vision to join forces to support and enhance the work of the National Park service. Sadly, she passed away earlier this year. I wanted to take a moment at the start of this conversation about the preservation of the history of the struggle to achieve black Voting Rights to remember my boss, my friend and a true pioneer in the long and ongoing process of the conservation and preservation organizations more just, equitable, diverse and inclusive. Today, folks are going to be aware the history of the struggle for Voting Rights is wideranging, multifaceted and current. It is still going on. What we want to do with this panel of experts and people who are my friends, fol
New autonomous zones springing up across the country. Dramatic action. Pressing pause. Four States Holding off on their reopening plans. Others thinking about doing the same. More concerned about covid19 in South Carolina than i have ever been before. The grief of one man losing five family members. With new warnings about crowds returning to the streets too soon. Nascars shift. The first race taking place today since banning the Confederate Flag from all events. The driver leading the charge and who will be in the stands. Good morning, america. Lets get right to the breaking news overnight in atlanta. Demonstrators taking to the streets in a show of anger after a man was fatally shot by police and setting fire to the fastfood restaurant where it took place. The mans struggle with police and the shooting caught on camera, you see it right there, an officer involved losing his job and the police chief resigning. This is a fastmoving story. Lets get the latest now from abcs janai norman.
The Rushing Waters turning deadly. Overnight the search for a missing toddler suspended for resuming today. The body found. Roads turned into rivers. A blue Station Wagon swept away by the current. The governor declaring a state of emergency in 44 counties. In richwood West Virginia, seven inches of rain falling in three hours. Neighborhoods engulfed. Cars nearly disappearing. People cant get out and they cant get in. They are working around the clock. More than 100 swift water rescues since the flooding began. Meteorologist josh knight. Michelle steve rudin joins us now. We hope for a break for the folks out west. Washington county. Further south popup thunderstorms. Around the capital beltway if you are expecting anyone home you may see a few delays. Prince georges county of 495. This is moving east. Keep a watchful eye to the sky. Showers could pop up here and there. By no means am i talking about anything sell veer or a washout. Moving through the late night hours mostly cloudy ski
30s for some areas. It is going to be a chilly start but this is what fall is all about. Crisp mornings and sunshine and warm afternoons. Your high today 73. Thats going to be pretty nice. Lets head over to larry million we are traffic. Good morning, larry. Good morning. Around the capital beltway were still issue and problem free. We are actually having a fairly nice day today. I expect as we round out the rest of rush hour, it will continue that waip. Again no issues around the inner or outer loop. 295 and 395 free and clear of any issues. In college park traveling from the bw parkway making your way into town, you wont find any issues there. If you see anything, you start to see volume picking up but no accidents or incidents to slow you down. Your next traffic update in ten minutes. Well send it over to you. Now to a developing story out of college park were following. Police working to identify the driver killed in a fiery crash which happened around midnight. It happened near gis