Motor bike accident. We have breaking news, and derrick ward at the metro plaza station. Derek . The first thing you want to know there is no one seariously injured in this incident. This was on the lower level, blue line of this station at the bottom level. The mans bag did get stuck, and he was dragged. Metropolitan police, fire and ems and metro authorities did respond. Brief delays on the blue line. A man suffered some injuries after being dragged along the platform after his bag got stuck in the door of the train which started moving. Metro tells us that this incident is under investigation. Were 4. So, here it is, just after 11 00, the late morning. We have our temperatures in the 50s already across the area. Thats closer to where the high temperatures would be for the afternoon. 60 now in d. C. 55 gaithersburg. 55 in manassas. Temperatures will hold steady to the low and mid 60s for the afternoon and then coming down into the upper 50s this afternoon. It will be a nice afternoon
Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. What we witnessed in washington today was nothing short of a public shaming of two highpowered officials as they were held accountable for the systematic failure that virtually poisoned the water for thousands in flint, michigan. Michigans governor and the head of the epa were called on to resign, as they appeared before Congressional Committee today to answer for the crisis. It made for some uncomfortable moments. In fact, rarely has the hot seat been hotter. Nbcs Stephanie Gosk shows us. Reporter with the children of flint still unable to drink the water do you solemnly swear reporter blame on the hill today. If you want to do the courageous thing, then you two should resign. People who put dollars over the fundamental safety of the people do not belong in government. And you need to resign, too, reporter the republican governor from michigan and the head of the epa were h
Subject of a closeddoor meeting today in washington, called by anxious conservative leaders. The purpose, building a strategy to block his path to the nomination. Nbcs Hallie Jackson takes us inside the effort to derail trump. Reporter today two blocks from the white house, a secret huddle on how to stop donald trump from moving in. A frustrated group led by eric erickson, emerging with a call for a unity ticket for the gop and looking ahead to a contested convention. The stopTrump Movement regrouping to reassess how to slow him down. Two road blocks slowing them down. First, trump could still lock up the nomination before the convention. Ads against him not doing much, as he more than doubled his delegate lead this week, even after outside groups spent 13 million. Now were having conversations with donors, gauging the interest in moving ahead. Reporter antitrump activists delegates to be the convention. Real people with lives and schedules and vacations and cell phones and twitter acc
Say yes to the dress. Good morning, everybody. Live look at the a the schuylkill westbound, heavy from approaching the boulevard all the way out to conshohocken. The rain is hitting us hard here now on the the schuylkill expressway. Half an hour delay out of town, and even here a heavy downpour southbound on i95, were backup from cottman avenue all the way into girard. Factor in some extra time, little will extra wiggle room. We have had a number of accidents, as soon as the rain starts to roll role through, we will get some fender benders and a jackknife tractor trailer, southbound on the new jersey turnpike right here near exit number one, otherwise, mass transit looking g mike and alex, back over to you. Police investigating a homicide, in the citys over brooks section. A 25 yearold man was shot in the chest inside of a car, in the 1600 block of north redfield street. Police were called after the car was left running, no word on any suspects. We will stay on it. If you ride new Jers
Lives. 100,000 of them. Reporter every resident of flint, including more than 8,000 children, was exposed to Dangerous Levels of lead for over a year. While officials insisted the water was safe. Ts was a failure of government at all levels. We all failed the families of flint. Reporter the democrat fm pennsylvania hit back hard. You are not in a medically induced coma for a year. And ive had about enough of your false contrition and phony aapologies. Reporter epa head said her agency relieie on michigan water officials. I wish we had yelled from the tree tops. But there was no way my agency created this problem. Reporter more than 150 residents from flint bused in overnight for the hearing. We cant brush our eth. We cant use the faucet like we do here in washington. Reporter but they Hope Congress will hear their voices. When i look at the look at hope. Reporter for some, faith in the government still lingers, even after they wor so badly let down. An american tragedy. Now to the majo