A chance a rain shower for both saturday and sunday. Sunday in addition to the rain chances is going to be way cooler. Highs in the 60s and 70s on sunday. For now though, temperatures are in the upper 50s and low 60s. Sun is up at 6 46. 69 at 9 00, 76 degrees as you get ready to eat lunch today. Highs in the 80s. Nice day, plenty of sunshine, lower humidity and perfect weather for you friday night as well. More about that weekend in ten minutes. For now, back to you, aaron. 6 01 now. Today marks 14 years since the september 11th terrorist attacks. On this day we remember the 2,977 people who lost their lives. A live look right now at the pentagon where in about 45 minutes workers will unfurl American Flags. There was a live picture there from new york city and the World Trade Center memorial. 8 46 this morning, president and mrs. Obama will observe a month of silence at the white house. Thats the exact moment that the north towers were hit. New york city, joe biden will participate in
Their stories juts opened. They held a moment of silence and marked the exact moment the first plane hit the World Trade Center 14 years ago. Ash carter a breatwreath was in honor of the event. For me, its a piece of the pentagon that sits on my desk. Collected from the rubble then a passed down by each of the people who have served since that day. 184 lives were lost there at the pentagon. And that morning, Megan Mcgrath saw the fire ball rise into the sky after the crash. Meghan joins us now live. Good morning. Reporter good morning. You can see over my shoulder the large flag thats been unfurled from the roof of the pentagon. Thats become an annual tradition here on 9 11. And lives were changed that day. The victims, their families, the survivors. You can also see the impact 9 11 has had on young adults. They were just kids when it happened, but the attack helped shape them as adults. Just after sun up, a giant American Flag was unfurled from the roof of the pentagon. Just as it was
Still have the icc the westbound lanes shut down. Right now the crash what happened at redland road, traffic being pushed off of the icc there at Georgia Avenue so you cant get any further west in Georgia Avenue at this point this morning. Prince georges county looking quite good here. Nice and green. No road work to be worried about. Same thing, 66 rolling along nicely. So is 95. Top of the beltway here, again, moving along well here. B. W. Parkway, 95 and 29 everything looking good. Back in ten minutes. Today marks 14 years since the deadliest terrorist attack on u. S. Soil. Nearly 3,000 people died on september 11, 2001. This morning at the pentagon, workers will unfurl an American Flag at sunrise. Later in the morning a wreath laying ceremony will also take place at the pentagon memorial. In new york city, Vice President joe biden will participate in memorial events. At the new flight 93 memorial in shanksville, pennsylvania, names of the victims will be read. It was 9 37 in the mo
24th. After the pope meets with the president on september 23rd, the route in red where you can see right mere here thats where hell ride around the ellipse. A jumbotron will be set up on the grounds to broadcast live coverage of the popes Public Events that day. Including the mass at the basilica. You can find out everything about the visit to d. C. On our app, that includes a lot more on the traffic impact. Just search pope metro. A lot of other roads will be closed at different points while hes here. But were used it. Were used to events like this, inaugurations and such. Hopefully well get through it. The public needs to be aware. Thats very important. 4 31 our time right now. Chuck bell will tell us about a cooldown. You can feel the difference, chuck. You can, eun, as temperatures and dew points are starting to plummet as first cold front of two has moved east of our location. Nice northwesterly breezes are driving cooler and less humid air into the region. Only 61 degrees throug
John heilemann, senior Political Editor for the huffington post, sam stein, National Political correspondent for the Washington Post karen tim mull tea along with willie geist and Mike Barnicle in new york. So much has happened even in the past 24 hours, former fbi director Robert Mueller immediately takes over the Justice Departments investigation of russian interference in the 2016 campaign. He is now in charge of prosecutors and fbi agents in multiple field offices. Deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein made the appointment yesterday. Rosenstein is overseeing the doj Jeff Sessions recused himself. Nbc news was told the White House Office was informed about the appointment of the special counsel after the order was find. Stop right there. David ignatius, a lot of people have liked to say since january 20th, theres a new sheriff in town. When the white house is notified after the special counsel there really is a new sheriff in town. There really is a new sheriff in town. Lets just s