Our free radio app, and be part of the conversation through the cspan program. Cspan, created by americas Television Companies as a Public Service and brought to today by your television provider. Today marks the 57th anniversary of the assassination of civil rights leader medic are actors in medgar evers in jackson, mississippi. More about the tragic events. For many of us that have gone thiseas, fought for country, fought for mississippi, for alabama. Ht we fought for north carolina. We fought for illinois. We fought for every state in this union. Now were going to stay here and see the things that the mayor have said become a reality. 15 minutes after midnight he got out of car and 40 miles away a sniper fired a single shot. The bullet hit him in the back and crashed through his body and into an open window of the house. He died within an hour at a jackson hospital. You are in the formal home of medgar evers. He was born and raised in decatur, mississippi. He talked about when you r
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Might be smart to think and plan a workaround. Thisuld get harrier as the morning goes along. Melissa, what else is happening around he . Three issues on the beltway and two on 270. Inner loop after connecticut avenue where justin was is a major mess for a lot of people. A we a lot of other issues too. Also this one the other s uationouter loop after New Hampshire avenue is shut down so that entire closure right now, because of a crash on investigati take a look at 270. Ride is shut down. Overturned tractortrailer and fuel spill there so that wcl se some delays even as youre heading southbound, people looking in the northbound lanes and wondering what is going on. Oe cleanup could take sometime. Here is anothere. Good morning, chuck. Good morning, melissa. Four thing you need to know about the weather. A wet start this morning and shower are likely to linger into the afternoon. So much cooler. A Little Christmas in july present almost. Sunshine back tomorrow and hang around the rest of
Heat index yesterday 110 degrees. Today only feeling like a 100. What is a big improvement. I went outsidehis morning and wow, what a relief. Almost 80 in the morning. Not bad. No issues on the belt y right now so good. Take a looks thi in hamilton. Harmony church is shut down and the lanes ake bloc between 7 and 15. Multiple trees reported do you thrghout loudoun county. Melissa, thank you. That sound and look is very familiar to all of you who are outside yesterday ev it was brutal. Last nights fast moving storms left a trail of damage across the d. C. Area. They also knocked out power and forcing some families to get through the night without we che on theamage in Montgomery County. Lights flickered and came back own a kept happening and then it they went off. Reporter people in bethesda without power and families forced from their own and no power means its unbearably hot inside. It was like fury came down. 15 minute then it was all over. Reporter this family is trying to figure ou
Delays and cancellations across the brunswick line becae of trees along the track. So if that is your way to work, enu might want to think of something differ it may not happen for you. No problems on the beltway. This is just cleared. Beltsville at 295 at 212 and that is now gone. 66 and 95, no problems. Heat is being blameddfor the th of a woman who took a weekend hike along the Montgomery County trail. She was on the bill goat trail near great fall on saturday. She suffered what is being described as a heatrelated emergency. She was taken to the hospital where she died on sunday, the trail was closed. First responder tell us that the high temperatures andumidity with that hikers can quickly run into trouble. Wealked about hiking early in the morning or later in the evening when its cooler times and middle of the day is not a od time. What youve done yesterday and the day before as far as hydration will help you today. We are still working to learn when the trail will reopen. Thes he