Talk about Police Accountability, criminal justice, Voting Rights and the 2016 election. Community activists and journalists look at the challenges of poverty, Gang Violence and drug addiction in lowincome communities in whats being done to address them. Tonight at 9 30 p. M. On cspan, Washington Post executive editor marty baron talks about threats to freedom of expression across the world, covering world events and the state of journalism. Early last year russian authorities were given the power to block websites without any official explanation. Almost immediately four russian opposition websites were blocked. By the summer of last year, speech on the internet was constrained even further. New rules required anyone with the daily online audience of more than 3,000 people to register with russias internet oversight agency. Names and Contact Details were to be provided and bloggers would be held liable for anything deemed misinformation, including in comments from members of the publi
And chubs, must have been pretty restless. Their team set several Major League Records as they played into the Early Morning hours. A swing and a miss. You know, trouble when an afternoon game turns into an Early Morning one. Many in chicago will go to late. Very tired. Cubs players. Well get to that. The battle over health care is intensifying after that republican plan to replace obamacare crossed its first hurdle. Former president obama even weighed in overnight calling on congress to have the courage to look beyond party lines. And President Trump returned to the white house from his new Jersey Golf Club after nudging lawmakers tweeting that Senate Republicans wont let the American People down. Janai norman joins us from washington with the latest. Good morning. Reporter diane and kendis, good morning to both of you. As you both know that gop hea house last week and now republican lawmakers are back home in their districts,some of them forced to defend their support of that measure
Clouds and showers thursday through sunday unseasonably cool through the weekend today mostly sunny. Unseasonably cool and breezy. Highs 6064 winds nw 1015 g 25 mph tonight mainly clear. Cold. Lows 3845 winds w 5 mph tuesday mostly sunny. A touch milder. Highs 6569 winds nw 48 mph a stunning attack has a community on edge this morning. Police say a man has a community on edge this morning. Police say a man Maintenance Worker attacked a woman in rossylyn. Our John Gonzalez is live with the search going on right now. A big day on capitol hill former acting attorney general testify today before congressional lawmakers about links between Trump Campaign officials, and russia. Sam sweeney is at the live desk with more on todays testimony. Autria. A high stakes showdown on capital hill today could make for very awkward day at the white house. Sally yates expected to testify that she warned the white house beofre innuaguartion about Michael Flynns relationship with russia. Saying specifically
Checking on the roads and weather. Happy hump day, wednesday, still pushing to the workweek and it is damp out there but things are looking better this morning then they were yesterday. Justin, what is in store. Meisha, we will get some sunshine back in the forecast, but might run into few areas of mist, drizzle but improving condition throughout the morning. Watch out for some wet leaves, there could be slick spots out there but heres last of the rain showers that radar is picking up across central, eastern new jersey and they should move off shore but gang inland we may run into areas of drizzle and mist. 54 degrees in philadelphia as well as wilmington. Uniform temperatures across the region because of the Cloud Holding tough. But to our west we are breaking those clouds up and we will get sun sheen back out here this morning. Wind switching directions out of the east moist flow and now they are out of the northwest. Dryer air has returned, to the delaware valley. That will dry thin
Northwest, ten to 5 miles an hour that northwest wind is key, it is a dryer air so that is what helps clear the skies up, not full sunshine today but enough sun will get our temperatures up above average in the mid 60s. The throughout the morning well to the 50s lunchtime, low 60s afternoon high 64 for philadelphia a lower 60s at the shore. Mid 50s in the poconos. We will talk about more rain returning in a few more minutes but first lets check that morning drive with meisha, good morning. We certainly cannot complain about 60s. We will take it. Good morning. Happy wednesday to you. This is a look the a the blue route north bound past route one looking good. I would almost go out on a limb and say it is looking busier then what we would see in the top of the 5 00 a. M. Hour. Looking good there. We also have an accident the at rittenhouse drive and it sound like police are on the scene in this area give yourself a couple minutes if you have have to use those side streetses special hi ri