Complicated and controversial building of a memorial to president James Garfield on the u. S. Capitol grounds. Well hear from Matthew Gilmore who edits a washington, d. C. History blog. Those of you probably know matt by name, if not in person. He runs a blog, the matthew b. Gilmore press blog and also hes an author of the column of the intowner. If you follow d. C. History, hes been integrally involved. Anything history in d. C. Oh, you also run the d. C. History list. Thank you for that on behalf of the city. Today hes going to talk about James Garfield, his death and efforts to commemorate his life and death here in washington, d. C. I wont say too much more about it. I dont want to steal his steam. Please join me in welcoming matt. [ applause ] thank you very much. The story im going to tell might be ripped from todays or recent headlines. There was a president ial memorial delayed for years caught up in congressional infighting. Legislation pending. A powerful lobby behind the mem
That tomorrow the house will take up a 9 11 Victims Compensation bill. Live coverage of the u. S. House here on cspan. The speaker pro tempore the house the speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, doctor george s. Dillard from Peachtree City Christian Church. The chaplain let us pray, our father, god of abraham, issac and jacob, the great i am, the maker of heaven and earth, let it be known today that you are god and your servants do all things in the command of leading through your word through your son, jesus christ. Hear me, lord. Hear me, so that these people will know that you, lord, our god, and that you call them to turn their hearts to you. Drive out the device i have ones. Rebuke those who destroy the innocent, remove those in lies. Give wisdom, strength and courage to those who seek unity, protect the innocent and love the truth. Lead us to be a people who seek freedom, liberty and justice for all. And let all gods peo
Address. Police say there were only minor injuries. Lets take you to some live pictures from new york city where you can see there is still presence. Lice this explosion just months after the deadly terror attack in manhattan. We go live for more on this situation. Still a heavy Police Presence here on 8th avenue just outside Port Authority where four people were injured, including the suspect, when an explosion went off in the middle of the rush hour and the middle of this busy Holiday Season right here in Port Authority in what the new york city mayor is calling and attempted terror attack. During the height of morning evacuating thece bus terminal at Port Authority after an explosion below ground at to the worlds busiest and the nati subway station. Its one of our worst nightmares. In custody,n is four people injured, including the suspect. Anor deblasio this was attempted terror attack. The suspect is a 27yearold fromamed akayed ullah bangladesh. He has been living in the u. S. For
Im erica gonzalez. Storm team 4 meteorologist is standing by. It is going to be chilly out there. Temperatures around midnight in the low 40s. And right now im tracking the chance for sprinkles in the area. Mainly south of washington. The good news it is so light right now it is not able to hit the ground. But you can see some rain and snow back in West Virginia and also in pennsylvania. A closer look shows the immediate metro dry. And sprinkles falling here and in warranten and heading to the southern prince county. And i would definitely recommend gloves and a scarf tonight. By 8 00 still a little breezy. The forecast at midnight, 42. Mostly cloudy and completely dry. And then 1 00 a. M. Were at 41 degrees with partly to coming up in just over 15 minutes im going to let you know the next time that well actually be dealing with a rainy day. That is coming up about 6 18. Community members are coming together to remember the young people who were murdered in the district this year. Darc
That keeps the cool, dry air in place. However, it is going to warm up this afternoon. Its just going to be nice and comfortable because of the low humidity. 60 degrees in martinsburg and westminster. 65 in waldorf and 66 in Downtown Washington. No rain to worry about. That is all moved off to the east. More rain arrives tomorrow. Well talk about that in the first alert sevenday. Time for timesaver traffic and larry miller. Thank you. Sky 9 right now on the scene of that fatal accident out in gaithersburg. Gern the icc westbound gaithersburg again the icc westbound is closed. Police continue to get more information involving the accident. Sorry for the the grainy picture. Looks like sky 9 is having some issues. I want to take you to virginia, the northbound side. The left lane blocked as a result of an accident. Our trafficland cam shows us how things are shaping up in that area. Police are still on the scene. Its as far south as dale city youll see delays in that area. Add anywhere fr