Standard for police investigators. It is to end racial profiling by police. We dont know the exact details of the plan right now. The announcement comes four months after freddie grays day in police custody. And the subsequent rioting in baltimore. Well be watching froshs News Conference closely at 11 00 this morning. 4 31 our time right now. A look at weather and traffic on the 1s coming your way. It feels nice outside. Yeah, chuck bell here with a look at what we can expect today. Did the rain cool us down a bit . It cooled us down a smidgen, eun. Temperatures down into the 60s early this morning. More importantly, the drier and less humid air can start to move back into the region. 73 at national airport. 73 at the Naval Academy in annapolis. Out to the north and west, the cooler and drier air is spilling. In 59 in luray. 55 in petersburg, west virginia. Better still, the humidity still stickiness left in the air for now. But starting this afternoon and going into tomorrow and the n
From frederick down to the spur. You can see nice and clear, no issues at all. We had some earlier road work in the northern part of 270 thats out of the way. 66 into and out of town, looking good. Same thing on 95. Remember in upper marlboro, ritchiemarlboro road at the beltway, we have the eastbound lanes blocked and the left lane blocked. This is because of a construction issue from overnight. So hoping that gets out of the way for everybody. Kind of soon here before traffic picks up too much. Kids going back to school of course. B. W. Parkway, 95 and 29, everything rolling along nicely. Top of the beltway also looks good. See you back here at 5 11. New this morning, take a look at some new video of a smoldering, melted metro access bus. This happened in Silver Spring on New Hampshire avenue right near the beltway. We have some calls in to police right now. Working to find out how this happened. Well let you know as soon as we get more information. If you use the w8 bus in the distr
Those who witness the attacks will try to find a way to cope. I dont want to let this down. I dont want to start to live in fear. Michelle across the country like this in l. A. Are stepping up security in the wake of the attacks. Between the Cherry Blossoms and spring break trips this is typically one of the busiest week for metro. Brianne carter is live at the smithsonian station with a look at the steps the Transit Agency is taking. Brianne take a look here, people coming in and out of the metro station. Very busy. It has been this way throughout the day. People as you mention heading here from spring break trips or perhaps heading downtown to the tidal basin to get a glimpse of the Cherry Blossoms. But this years influx of spring visitors much different coming one day after deadly terrorist attacks overseas. Take a look. Stepped up security was found once again here within the here just a little while ago outside of the smithsonian station. And it was a similar scene across the agen
The world. President obama weighing in from argentina. You do not have power over us. We are strong. Our values are right. You offer nothing. Except death. Leon so far the state department has not been able to confirm whether any americans are among those killed. There are several americans unaccounted for in brussels at the moment. Secretary of state john kerry will be traveling to brussels on friday. Alison . Alison there is a visible outpouring of support at the embassy of belgium today. For the past day and a half, actually. People have delivered flowers to the embassy where flags are flying at half staff. Today, Vice President joe biden stopped by to pay respects, signing the condolence book there. The Vice President says the u. S. Is ready to give belgium any help that hay be needed that may be needed. In the hours following the attack in belgium security increased at home. The biggest focus was Public Transit an people will be gathering. Right now in d. C. That means anything th
Off new attacks by surviving terrorists. Belgiums federal prosecutor admitting only one of the men in yesterdays surveillance shot is identified. Ibrahim el bakraoui in the middle killed in the airport suicide bombing. Police say the man at the left may not be ibrahims brother khalid who died in the metro attack ap, and they did not say who the man in white is or where he might be. Police are questioning a fourth suspect. After the attacks that killed 34, including the bombers, and wounded over 270, sources tell nbc news police found at the brothers house along with an isis flag and unexploded bombs, ammonium nitrate, the same easily made high explosive used by Timothy Mcveigh in the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995. Last week when Police Arrested salah abdeslam, the key suspect in the paris attacks, an apartment rented by one of yesterdays bombers. Its all one isis cell, and people in belgium expect another attack. I think terrorists can do anywhere, but, you know, you cant stop them but