Thank you very much. Thank you so much. You know they asked me to be the closer of this great event. So standing here right now i feel a little bit like Mariano Rivera the Great American yankee closer. [applause] you know, with mari anna is going to go strikes and it will be hard to get on base. You also know the next words that are going to come out of my mouth just as soon as you see me standing here. Blue lives matter in america. [applause] in 1964, the great communicator offered stern advice. It is time Ronald Reagan observed we asked ourselves if we still know the freedoms intended for us by the Founding Fathers. The question is, do we really . Our nation was formed with a debt paid in blood. From the blood of addicts in the boston five in 1770 and the surrender of the british at yorktown in 1781. Those that would spend their energy, those at risk and in so many cases lost all in establishing a nation for the ages new their efforts and undertook a sacred work nonetheless. And thei
Youre chasing a story a devastating fire in trenton. On monday around 1 00 a. M. Of fire destroyed an entire block in trenton. Today, the city and community are trying to pick up the pieces. Everything in the building is damaged. Nothing is good. They clean up the property. He has lived in this Eastern European community for over 30 years. Just a few days before thanksgiving, nine houses were destroyed in 20 people were left without a home. I spoke to a man was living across the street and looking up from his bedroom window when he saw the flame. What did you do . Wheeled fire, fire. Did you help everyone out . Everyone was able to get out. No one was injured. Theyre going to need so much to rebuild. The neighboring stores called amber market, they set up a sheltered nextdoor where they are taking donations. I spoke to joan who took a day off from her job to help out and gather clothing for these families in need. They need a lot of toiletries. Gift cards cards are welcome because then
As tyreek brown was in the apartment with rashawn and made the call to 911. Question couldnt find tyreek brown at the apartment today and could not confirm that he is rashawn tyreek browns father. The infants mother as porsha was unavailable today. Bruce johnson, wusa9. And Police Sources tell us the baby suffered injuries in his torso, skull, eyes, and jaw. D. C. Police are offering a 25,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest for this babys murder. Maryland state troopers say no charges will come down today after a deadly crash on the beltway early saturday morning. 17yearold, dominik petty died in that crash. Everybody loved him. He was an amazing athlete. An awesome guy. Today the faculty and fellow Catholic High School students remember the teen in a morning prayer service. Petty was one of four students in a car that pulled over on the inner loop shoulder when another vehicle rammed into them. The 24yearold driver does not face charges at thistime. Police do believe th
Income. The numbers are on the screen. We will get your thoughts in just a minute. Your best ideas for growing the middleclass. We want to hear from you. Joining us on the phone is Jim Tankersley of the Washington Post cap how is the little class to find . Of the Washington Post. How is the middleclass defined . Guest i think most of us think of that typical family or household. When we talk about Median Income or median wealth, that is what we mean. What is that right there in the middle. Host does that change based on where you live . Guest it does but when you think about it nationally ok, the Median Income is a little over 50,000 a year. And that is about what it was in 1989. When theyre thinking about the middleclass nationally, we think of a it really has not gotten better in terms of income in a quartercentury. Host talk about how the middleclass is doing not just with income, but other parts of their pocketbook. Are there costs for them . Guest it has been a really tough couple
Thats right, david. And chilly throughout the day today. Another day where temperatures are running below average. In addition to that, im tracking some light snow this morning, well to the north of the d. C. Metro area. Its already showing signs of breaking up. But you can see snow here in frederi frederick, carroll, washe of th panh of west virginia. Very light in nature. This comes to an end by 8 00, 9 00 am. Making its way into northern montgomery county. Satellite and radar, cloudy this morning. Plenty of clouds around this morning with the temperature of 36 degrees. Thats where well be at 9 00 am, as we work our way into the midday hours, well start to see more sunshine, breaking out. Partly to mostly cloudy skies. 3 00 this afternoon we hit our high of 47 degrees. A touch warmer than it was yesterday but noticeably warmer tomorrow for sunday. Ill have sundays forecast coming up in a little bit, angie. Amelia, thanks. On i76 near the exit for route 29. This happened just a few ho