First pitch and the par rad looks parade looks good as well. Right now were keeping a close eye on a brushfire taking place on the inner loop of the beltway just before the 295 entrance ramp. You can see looks like fire crews have been able to get that fire out. Not causing any delays on the beltway and certainly we have to credit them for being able to get that fire out as quickly as they were able to. I just tweeted out a photo on my twitter handle wusa9 handle wusa9 traffic. The greenbelt station is open after the situation we saw yesterday. Well hear from surae chinn shortly about that. But we do have ten alerts on metro buses that you want to check with metro about before you head out the door. Lets step outside and show you how things are shaping up on 7 up on 270. Free and clear on both the northbound and southbound side of i270. In ten minutes well have a look at the marc trains and also have more information on how things are shaping up in virginia as well. Over to you. As we
Fire is exploding. The governor there declaring a state of emergency as thousands may be forced to flee their homes this morning. And do not forget whats going on in washington. 55 days out, both president ial campaigns are raising the stakes. Today former vp joe biden will head to michigan to talk manufacturing in the home of the Auto Industry. After President Trump spent the night rallying voters in North Carolina, his third visit to the state in nearly two weeks. That is where we begin. Mike memoli in michigan and carol lee at the white house. Joe biden heading to michigan. Hes talking buy american, manufacture american. That is a message President Trump likes to deliver, but is joe biden planning to say whos actually going to do it . Because President Trump hasnt. Reporter yeah, thats right, steph. When the president is out on the campaign trail, what are some of the banners we usually see around him, behind him . Its promises made, promises kept. So what the Biden Campaign is doin
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Died. That and new revelations from his fathers online life. Mayor, crook, and convict ray nagin. He now learns how long hell serve his time in prison. We begin tonight with the breaking news. President obama in texas. The state with the longest southern border addressing the biggest problem there in years. The flood of unaccompanied kids into this country. Kids mainly from honduras, guatemala, el salvador, driven out by violence, lured away by human smugglers with empty promises, arriving by the 100s in the United States every day. Tonight in austin, texas, after an airport meeting that almost did not happen because of politics, the president met with Texas Governor rick perry. He called the meeting constructive. Says he is interested in solving the problems, not in photo opes. He expressed plenty of frustration, however, at the politics surrounding this, lawmakers who he believes fairly or not have been putting politics first. We also had a clear warning for anyone thinking of sendin
Biggest air assault on gaza in at least two years, with israeli troops lining the border, the big question is a Ground Invasion next. And the money lead, oklahoma threatening to unseat california as the earthquake capital of the u. S. And the reason according to a new study is closely linked to an industry and one that signs a whole lot of paychecks in that state. Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. Well begin with the national lead. President obama will touchdown in the Lone Star State where he will step off air force one and immediately into the middle of what his administration has called a, quote, urgent humanitarian situation. Tens of thousands of children from Central America flooding the border. On one hand theyre just kid, 52,000 of them since october, looking for a better life, perhaps escaping who knows what, on the other hand, theyre breaking the law by coming here, overwhelming facilities and resources and setting a dangerous precedent and they ju