Deliver them from jealousy, from those who hate the upright and surround them with the shield of your divine favor. Give them the wisdom to find Common Ground in order to accomplish the best for our nation and world. Remind them that righteousness elevates a nation but sin destroys. Prepare their hearts and minds for all of the challenges they will face in the days to come. We pray in your merciful name. And, lord, today, we thank you for the legacy of our nations first president , george washington. We pray in your strong name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The presiding officer under the previous order, the leadership time is resoiched. Morning business is closed. Pursuant to the order of the senate of january 24, 1901, as amended by the order of
On all metro lines will be parked at the station. Metro says the closure will be a result of systemwide emergency safety inspections and this after monday ace cable fire near the Mcpherson Metro station. Employees have option for unscheduled leave or telework and d. C. Scars on tardiness and absent teeism will be excused today and heads up metro parking lot will be on an free. So passengers can catch buses or car pool. Lets begin now with the woman of the morning erin aaron i hope you got a lot of rest. I did. Just starting to pick up on roads. Weve been telling everyone all morning get an early start. That time is capped because were seeing really crowded roads 270 inbound and hov restrictions in place in virginia and maryland. How different is it this day than yesterday morning. The commute hit a lot earlier. Usually its 6 were starting and right now its full on congestion. Hov lanes though could get the commute going and car pool and everybody on board. Plan ahead best advice. Figur
Well still be in the upper 30s to near 40s by 8 00. Low 60s and hitting the upper 60s by 3 00. Back down to the mid60s by 5 00 p. M. The forecast for this evening, well have that coming up in ten minutes. Now melissa is looking at the traffic problems this tuesday morning. We have chopper over 66 at route 50, you can see the volume headed in. Everybody is moving. Nothing in the way. Thats a good thing. Taking a look at 95 in virginia, if youre hopping on in Stafford County and headed north, youre completely fine. Nice and green here at the 6 00 hour headed south. Same thing, no issues right now. The beltway at kenilworth avenue is looking good. Again, we are moving along quite nicely. 270 at middlebrook road, no problem there is. A wider look at things, the inner loop and outer loop, everything is moving quite nicely. Headed in or out of town, we are looking good. Im back at 6 11 with weather and traffic on the 1s. Well talk about the travel times then. 6 02 and hundreds of thousands o
Was very strong, he was upbeat and he was in good spirits. Reporter barry had just been released from Howard University hospital saturday evening after a twoday stay. He went and visited his son and stopped for a bite to eat. As he made his way from the car to his home barry collapsed. At 12 15 he was taken by ambulance to the United Medical center where he later died. Friends and supporters gathered at the hospital overnight and prayed while barry has been struggling with his health in recent years, the news still caught many off guard. It seemed so unreal because he always bounced back. Always depend on barry. He would go through ups and downs and health issues, he would always bounce back. A shock to all of us, a legend has truly left us. And a lot of friends and family members and supporters gathered overnight here at the hospital. Well hear more from some of them in the next hour. Obviously all of this is very new. There is no word at this point on funeral arrangements. Megan mcgr
You dont need your glasses. It it is 39 degrees. You can have my glass ifs you think it will help. Whether single lens or bifocal its cold outside no matter how you look at the numbers. 30s indeed across much of Northern Virginia and suburban maryland. Outside a mostly clear sky. Here is a view from our tower looking over capitol hill, a bright morning outside is on the way, but its off to an awfully cold start. Temperatures, as youre mentioning, down in the 30s in many locations. So be ready for a real chill in the air. 37 in leesburg. 36 in manassas. 39 in wind chester, even 44 degrees in washington. Not much of a breeze. Fortunately not dealing with much of a windchill. Nonetheless, its cold out there. Mid to upper 50s by lunch. Highs today only in the low 60s. The good news is well have plenty of sunshine. Well talk about the potential for a nice warmup coming our way. Were going to want that. Thanks, chuck. New this morning. Police are looking for a shooting in the district that s