Riders. Metro says you cant touch it. You cant get to it or grab it. Metro says it poses no risks to riders or employees. Asbestos is known to be linked to a host of illnesses. I thought asbestos was almost completely gone everywhere. Not in the 1,000 series. I will be avoiding those as much as possible. Reporter now metro says it is working to retire these 40yearold railcars. We will have much more coming up for you at 5 00 and 6 00. Thanks adam. Storm team 4 tracking blistering heat and isolated showers coming this afternoon. Feels like temperatures sored over the 100 degree mark today. Veronica johnson is in the storm center. Really steamy out there. We have had neighbors top out with heat index values in the triple digits and yes we are tracking more storms. Not quite the coverage as we saw yesterday. You can see them blossoming here and many more down to the south down i95 even down through Stafford County thats where the storms are that we will be keeping our eye on. Check this o
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Okay. See if they are out there. [ background noise ] janet has to be out there somewhere. [ laughing ] step back, please. Thank you. Thank you. Another that focuses on suicide prevention. Well also bring you a National Press club event with actor and veterans advocate gary senise. That begins at 1 00 p. M. Eastern here on cspan 3. Next a discussion on the history of the Voting Rights act from the obstacles africanamericans faced in the reconstruction era to the current status of Voting Rights after the Supreme Court ruling in Shelby County versus holder. The National Museum of africanamerican history and culture hosts this event. Its an hour and a half. It is such a pleasure to be here. I want to thank you so much for joining us in this celebration. Were here tonight to celebrate two important cornerstones of our democracy. One, of course, is the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights act and as mr. Ellis said, also the 75th anniversary of the Legal Defense fund, and i positioned them