This is how he responded when asked what would your fathers message be to mr. Trump . I think my father would be concerned about the fact that 50 or 60 Million People areallying i are living in poverty. Congressman john lewis spoke at a meeting in miami. Lewis implored the young audience to speak up and never give in when facing injustice. Stand up, speak up. When you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have a moral obligation to do something, to Say Something and not be quiet. Lewis is the civil rights leader legitimate president on nbcs meet the press. That triggered a bit of a feud between the two. Trump responded on twitter saying lewis is all talk and no action. Today trumps Incoming White House press Secretary Sean Spicer said lewiss comment about the president is disap pointing and unfounded. More than two dozen lawmakers are boycotting the inauguration. Mr. Trump is entering the white house with a disApproval Rating of president obama had an Approval Rating
Today. And yeah, were continuing to see lots of rain, low visibility, even some fog. Look at our live tower camera. Cant see much from that. Probably the view from some windows out and about the region. Because we just have a dreary, cloudy day on our hands on this tuesday. Now were seeing a few showers working their way through the region right now. The heaviest move through i95. Were still seeing showers back off to the west. And you can see just a few through West Virginia, continuing to move to the east. And we will continue to see some showers. Unfortunately, through much of the day. Temperatures at 44. We have not budged much at all this morning. Eventually well take it up, a run at that 50 agree mark. Still scattered showers this afternoon. In case you have plans for this afternoon, Inauguration Day forecast, a few changes to that. Thats coming up in 15 minutes. All right, thanks, au upper marlboro. Prince georges county police say a man and woman were stabbed in a house on pomp
Bit of fog forming. Reagan national now is at 48 degrees. Culpepper at 51. Manassas at 48. Some of that mild air is going to come in later into the evening hours. Our temperatures are actually going to be rising as we get into the evening hours, climbing into the low 50s and staying that way until midnight and overnight tonight. Theres going to be some dense fog forming as this somewhat milder air does come on through. We could have visibility down to a half a mile or less. A look at big changes on the way for the end of the week, Inauguration Day and the weekend coming up in just a few minutes. Just days from the inauguration, two confirmation hearings on capitol hill today. Expected to be grilled. People are lining up outside the senate room where the hearing is going to take place. We just got our hands on some of her prepared remarks. She says parents should be empowered to choose the learning environment best for their kids. Teachers unions say devos seeks to undermine public educ
We have watching a problem on the bolt way, melissa. Still have that crash. This hant him. Whl and we do have one wlaen blocked because of the crash with the one vehicle into the wall this morning. Up top, all of these routes in town and out of town in our viewing area dont have any problems. Lets keep our fingers crossed. Still had had had that crash there in the left lane this morning. Going to have travel times in 10 minutes. 6 01. Breaking news. George h. W. Bush is at home because they had had shortinous of praeth as a precaution and that he is resting comfortably right now. The chief of efdicides kweet hes fine and doing really well. Were hearing from a man who set a fire under the frump with the boss. You can see the voo was build late last night. And talked to a protester who said he was trying to light himself on fire. Protesting the fact that weve elekted somebody who is completely incapable of respecting the constitution of of the united states. Reporter d. C. Fire told us o
Fatigue. Were closely watching both and well bring more information on this story later in our newscast. Several of president elect trumps nominees testified at their confirmation hearings today. One of the most contentious, oak attorney general, scott prui pruitt, told lawmakers he disagrees with Climate Change and he got into an intense back and forth over what he would do about it. And the next u. N. Ambassador, South Carolina governor nikki haley condemned the Obama Administration for blocking the administration. On russia she supports, and lacks Foreign Policy experience, she says shell bring reforms to the u. N. Meanwhile, president elect Donald Trumps pick for commerce secretary told lawmakers today he favors sensible union, and believes his vast business dealings have given him a sort of experience fighting other countries on fair trade practices. Wilbur ross noted his endorsement for the united Steel Workers union, proof he will work to protect american jobs. Ross says the nor