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And here to help us with that throughout the morning is john. Good morning, pedro, viewers should know were going to be using the Associated Press numbers for calls and results. So viewers may hear about different numbers being reported but were always going to be coming back to the Associated Press numbers. So lets start off with where the president ial contest stands this morning. The key state of wisconsin there on your screen, a state thats being watched closely this morning, its 49. 4 for joe biden, President Trump, 49. 1 . That number has been flipping back and forth throughout the day. That is just one of six key states were watching this morning. The other one, michigan this morning in the wolverine state. The numbers in michigan, President Trump 49. 8 ....
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 tod ....
And hes also an author of that column of the in town or what once was. Again, if you worked in with d. C. History, and d. C. History conference, that has been involved with it. The journal, just anything history in d. C. , owing also around the d. C. History lists serve. Thank you for that, on behalf of the city. So, today is gonna be talking about James Garfield his, death and efforts to commemorate his life and death, here in washington d. C. I want slate to much about it, i wanna i dont steal this, team but please join me in welcoming math. [applause] thank you very much. So, the storm unitel might be ripped from today or recent headlines, there was a president ial memorial delayed for years, caught up in congressional fighting, legislation pending to displace immemorial and replacing with another a powerful law between the memorial of choosing the site, and choosing the design criticizing the press. And it designer, without co ....
Forces, National Guard, and h ia other Law Enforcement units gathering strength here in the i Nations Capital . Gathering strength. Ington, thats a good way to put it. You know, its extraordinary. For a lot of usforces who a liv watched it for a long time, were used to seeing Security Forces and motorcadesci and sect service and even some military, but ive never driven through the city for block after block, the traffic is stopped and andd cordoned off by, you know, military humvees in camouflage s or des browerdesertbrown tan p and itsrace striking and its revealed a new set of questions not just about trump, but about the race question and about the protest, but about the use of the militaryrypo and the really unique betwe relationship betwe military and thetro ....
Us. Im adam tuss. Im jennifer fitzgerald. Our former colleague tom where say a orange sherbert sunrise. You know, lauryn has some good s descriptions awell. We are happy to have her with us. Lauryn, this weather has been aioss the last couple of days. Once ag you walk outside and you are going to feel the humidity and mugginess yeah, tom had a great way of describing things out there. Lets show you guys the sunrise out there rightus now beca it is absolutely gorgeous out there. And we are go g it continue to see some beautiful conditions you see the banner, weather alert. It is red because we have got so more storms on the wayfor today. Currently that i temperature 76 degrees. 76. It is so warm out there right now. Winds are calm right now. Not seeing any rain out there right now, so that is the good eews. But we have mor rain on the way. It will be a little different than yesterday. You what to expect in just a littl bit. Guys. Lauryn, thank you vermuch. Video and pictures of the stor ....