Postwall history. Washington journal is next. East berlin tonight, tens of thousands of people crossing into west berlin, pouring through the berlin wall, which opened today. Not waiting for officials or even daybreak, they are still coming. Host those are the words and images that nbc used to open its special report on the night of november 9, 19 89. 30 years later, we are remembering that earth and concrete shattering day. Gallery,he berlin wall from the newseum and washington, d. C. It is our home for the next three hours on washington journal on cspan and cspan3. Were asking you to share your own memories. Give us a call and let us know fall meantrlin wall to you. If you live in eastern or central time zones, the number to call is 202 7488000. Mountain or pacific time zones, 202 7488001. At a special phone number for germanamericans this morning that number 202 7488002. If you want to send us a text this morning, that number is 202 7488003. If you do, please include your name and w
And more them, 100,000 of them in the summer months were taking refuge in west german emphases in czechoslovakia, hungary and other places. They were trying to go to west germany. The country was hemorrhaging. At some point the leadership decided we have to let people travel. This point anyone between if you are under six or over 70 may be you could travel to the west. Most young adults could not travel. They decided to have a meeting and some new laws allowing east germans to go to the west, west berlin, west germany and see what it is like. It is late at night on the night of november 9. Official withried a piece of paper and he reads it and says soon people will be able to, without a visa, travel to the west. An Italian Journalist is in the audience and he says these germans are all seeing this. The Italian Journalist, and a flat voice, he says immediately. East berliners here this. Thousands left their homes. Some of them were in pajamas. They come with their families and they walk
Morning. Good morning. But its not quite a good morning for people waking up with no power here in lafayette im here at the a safe way and they are without power course as well and they are closed for the time being a im told that theyre going to wait till more Natural Light can elimine the store to reopen know so when see if they can get a water on and so a lot of Different Things here there a lot of Grocery Stores across the bay area were trying to you know use generators or use Natural Light. Try to figure ways to serve the community because they know at peoe we need stuff and of course they want to provide that to them i just spoke to a man who drove up here he is driving all around lafayette trying to get a cup of coffee and hes just and find a single place to buy it is just exhausted morning, some coffee woke up with no power either. Take a look at this map you can see all of the people all of the customers with pg e that are without power. And theres about 4200 customers in lafa
These shot werre fi. Now waiting to find out if the man who was killed. Hesn his late 20s, if hes wa a customer or a barber at this barber shop. We dont know right now. The police are still questioning itnesses. Th happened around 3 30 today. You see this building, theres r cam right there. I counted at least five cameras. Thats why police chief newsom is going to talk to his homicide etectives, review the cameras to see if the men were Wearing Masks on their faces. Again this news is developing. Ta theyre ing to people right now. This area is roped off and yes police chief newsom is still talking to his detectives to gather more details. Back to you. Ank you, shomari. Theres a new b scandalrewing in washington. Some 70 Membersof Congress are now calling the labor secretary, alex acosta to resign. Hes under scrutiny for his role in a controversial plea agreement for accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein on the same day another accuser comes forward to accuse epstein of rape. Acosta is
No heavy rain early this morning. There are raindrops here across northern Baltimore County and a couple of drops also west of nwarrenton. Heavy rain yet. That will be much more of an issue later on in the day. The flood watch includes all of tothe metro washing area, southern maryland, metro baltimore, frederick and hagers town today and gusty winds along with the storms today. Its steamy. Mid70s this morning and afternoon high up to 90. Afternoon commute likely to be hardhit by heavy ra and thunderstorm. Jack taylor has issues before that gets going this morning. Ly certaino. Unfortunately, from mondays storms we are still dealing with those. Canal road is closed until further notice betwn reservoir and foxhall. F tunately, with the Structural Integrity of the roadway, this will remain blocked until further notice. We also had activity on the beltway out of the Prince Georges County. Up at kenilworth avenue. The tractortrailer has been dghup ateon he shoulder throughout the rush hour