Right before what they callal the glen echo turn around. That is at macarthuracarth boulevard so right now all ofllo clara barton parkway inboundound and outbound closed between bwe the glen echo turn around atundt macarthur boulevard and the and chain bridge. So, people have been asking meim on twitter, yes, you can stillal turn left on macarthuracarth boulevard but you will not be able to continue inbound on canal road and where claralara barton parkway turns intonto canal road into the district. Ih you will not be able to dole tdo that. It looks like commuters w virginia can still make it over the chain bridge and then make their way turning right from the campaign bridge onton t canal road and getting into int d. C. That way but they wouldy not be able to turn left. Lef i dont think they wouldt in ordinarily be able to do that bb in the morningle t anyway. Nyy. But what we can tell you is u. S. Park police are the responding agency here, they came out and theyre continuing the inve
The problem was as we show you video of the frustrated people Milling Around out here, the problem is they were doing some work on the tracks. They were tracking and then a switch broke so they shouldnt single track. They had to suspend operations. That situation lasted for about 45 minutes. From were actually some people on trains stuck very briefly in tunnels. We talked to a couple of them. I we have places to go and metro wasnt telling us anything at all. We were stuck a few feet from the platform. Then they finally moved the train for us to get off. Very angry. Im supposed to be somewhere at 5 00. Brad we heard a lot of people saying they were very, very angry. This is typical of the problems that metro has been dealing with. When we come back at 5 00, we will take you to the congressional hearing today absolute earful. Alison brad, thank you very much. Do not get caught by surprise when there are Service Disruptions on metro. Sign up for the text alert by texting metro to 343817 o
Low. Its fallen more than half. The Unemployment Rate dropped to 4. 6 . The lowest since 2007. The president elect spoke with the president of taiwan today, raising concerns about new tensions with china. The u. S. Broke off diplomatic relations with taiwan back in 1979, when washington shifted diplomatic recognition of china to the communist government on washington still has unofficial ties with taiwan, and its not clear whether the talk today is a signal that the next president intends to change u. S. Foreign policy. Wendy. All right, brian. Will there be a democratic lawmaker in trumps cabinet . North dakota senator Heidi Heitkamp did not speak to reporters after she met with trump today. Later, she released a statement saying their wideranging talk included coal and the u. S. Consideration for secretary of energy or the interior. Should she be hired, north dakotas republican governor would appoint her replacement, so democrats could lose a senate seat. Here in virginia, the spotli
Even when the elevators are working im not sure that it is worth the long wait to go up and peer through little tiny portholes for a view thats probably better from down here. Even before the earthquake 5 years ago that sent people scurrying down the stairs from the top of the monument the elevator was notoriously mental. David rubenstein donated 7. 5 million to repair it after the earthquake. Now he will give another 3 million to fix the elevator. I do it because i think that im giving back to my country in a small modest way and hope ill inspire other people to do the same. Its closed. Its going to take a while to get it working right. Until Cherry Blossom season in 2019 probably. To have the elevators fixed. They will add new tv screens to the elevator and add new cables. When you go up the elevators and you over look all of dc you realize what a great country and city it is. Its worth it. The elevator has been opened and closed on and off for years. After people got stranded repeat