congresswoman eleanor holmes norton says the onus is now on d.c. and virginia to help the park service put together a grant application by tomorrow night's deadline. >> this bridge is falling down. each jurisdiction has the same problem of its own. if it allows it to fall down. and if we allow this application period to go by because the two jurisdictions shame on us. >> needless to say a lot of folks whose fingers are on the pulse of the memorial bridge will not get the eight hours of sleep tonight. even that critics say may not be enough to get the park service out of the hole. life in arlington, i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. alison: thank you very much. we turn to the weather now. things are finally starting to feel a little more like spring. it doesn't mean the risk of frost and freezes is over, though. chief meteorologist doug hill has a look of what to expect in the coming hours. >> nice right now. gorgeous right now with the temperatures in the upper 50's. tonight clear skies, everything will drop. chance of frost north and west in the city. f

delegate eleanor holmes norton. kevin lewis is live on the hill with what they are asking for. kevin: hi, michelle. a press conference just wrapped up. the cyclists pedaled through big cities and small towns, some 400 m make their way to the steps of the u.s. capitol here. abc7 caught video of the cyclists pedaling through college park earlier today. this is the group's fourth trip to washington and the mission remains the same. to call for congressional support of gun reform. all the while honoring the lives of the 20 children and six educators killed on the fateful day december 2012 in newtown, connecticut. those speaking this afternoon include senator richard blumenthal, congresswoman eleanor holmes norton and members of antigun groups like mayors against illegal guns and campaign to keep guns off campus. >> it would be easy to be angry and be easy to give up. and yet, we see the best of america in team 26. they are not giving up. they are pedaling on. with their 400-mile journey here, they remind us of what is best about american democracy, what is best about this c >> cong

maureen: they have already met with eleanor holmes norton and otr the group brought a petition to keepuns off college campuses. leon: covering metro tonight. two stations could soon have new names. metro's board will vote on thursday about whether to add national mall to the name of smithsonian station. the board will decide whether to add kennedy center to the foggy bottom george washington university stop. metro survey found that more than half the riders support changing the name of the smithsonian station but only a quarter think it's a good idea to change the name at goggy bottom. exciting day for agenda fans today -- "jeopardy" fans today. they hosted the teen tournament today. the fans got to get behind the scene look at clues and contestants and a chance to interact with the host alex trebek. suzanne kennedy reports. suzanne: two days of the "jeopardy" teen tournament are shot on the stage at d.a.r. constitution hall. 15 teenagers from all across the country ages 14 to 17 will gather on this stage to compete before nine students will move on to the semi-finals. three will be in

congresswoman eleanor holmes norton and the virginia congressional delegation sent the national park service a stern letter telling the agency to get its act together. but also offered assistance. >> this bridge is falling down. each jurisdiction has problem of its own. if it allows it to fall down. and if we allow this application period to go by because two jurisdictions couldn't figure it out, shame on us. >> the park service says if repairs don't begin by 2019 it will need to close the entire bridge by 2021. rerouting 68,000 vehicles each day on to other area bridges. there is no doubt a number of congressional staffers and the national park service employees will be having an all-nighter to get the application in order. even so, critics say the park service dug itself too deep of a hole to now dig out of. live in arlington, i'm kevin lewis. abc7 news. leon: thanks, kevin. covering metro tonight, g.m. paul wiedefeld and chairman jack evans faced hours of tough questioning on capitol hill. the pair met with senators from virginia and m overnight hearing. the lawmakers said while m

connolly: i'm going to yield to my good friend eleanor holmes norton. ms. norton: as to who needs metro, when metro shuts down the federal government shuts down. we have evidence of that just recently. just try getting along without metro. if you want the federal government at all. it is liability because the federal government didn't give us control over our own system. the federal government gave d.c. not one thin dime. the district is the only city that has any responsibility for state functions. i agree with what mr. evans has said. i want to focus on the fact that for the first time in its history as i understand it this system is doing short-term borrowing. in order to get operating funds is that true? >> yes it is. ms. norton: you have a rollover borrowing of about $500 million at this point. you are borrowing just to keep the system running. we've got to face this fast. on top of that, there were handwritten drawdown restrictions. to get any of the federal money that is due to you you got to turn in by hand the voucher and effect. i do not have any

i recall years ago eleanor holmes norton secured a lot of the money at the time was going to the potomacand she was able to redirect some funding. how much has that helped you? and how much has the bad tax helped? >> well, that's a lot of questions, but in general, there's, you know, several different issues that are separating us from success, which we are going to call fishable and swimmable. and we'd like to see that happen by 2025. so, we're still -- this is 2016, and we're still dumping raw sewage in the river when it rains in washington. that is rapidly going to become history as d.c. water finishes their big control plan. but it took a lawsuit a few years ago to force that to happen. today d.c. water's a great partner of ours, but it's a huge investment in our community and in the river. we're struggling with storm water and all the legacy sediments in the river is really the last piece of the puzzle that we're going to be working on over the next ten >> you're referring to -- one of the things you're referring to is the tunnel project. d.c. water spending what, $4 to $6 billion?

words of some of its most notable alumni, like pulitzer prize-winner colbert king and delegate eleanor holmes norton>> it's produced some amazing students. eight of the students are featured on alumnis, featured on postage stamps. and we wanted to capture this great history. >> there was also a quon former mayor vince gray, also a dunbar alum. >> and then when vernon davis back in town, i'm sure he's going to be showing up at his alma mater again. >> absolutely. >> doing some stuff for the team there. >> good stuff there. that's our broadcast for tonight. "the tonight show starring jimmy [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- taylor lautner. sean "diddy" combs.

i'm going to yield to my good friend eleanor holmes norton while reserving my five minutes. thank you. >> i thank my friend. as to who needs metro and who ought to pony up, just let me say that when metro shuts down, the federal government shuts down and we've had evidence of that through the kazoo recently so just try getting along without metro i will say to my colleagues if you want a federal government at all. i just want to clarify what mr. evans says because it was perfectly true. the pension liability was prehome rule liability so it wasn't the district of columbia's liability at all. it's liability because of the federal government didn't give us control over our own local jurisdiction and, therefore, it was due them and they had to pay it. as for the federal government gave d.c. not one thin dime, it did agree to pay for state functions because the district is the only city that has any responsibility for state functions so just clarifying i agree with what mr. evans has said. now, look, i want to focus on the fact that for the first time in its history as i underst

without federal assistance and eleanor holmes norton was the leader on this. without federal assistance, we would not have made it. the federal government assumed a $10 billion unfunded pension liability that the district of columbia had. and paid for our prisons and our judicial system. giving us the breathing room we needed as a city to survive and become what i would say is one of the most dynamic cities in america today who has the best financial picture. so that's what i'm asking for you today. we are in this together. we need your help. thank you for the opportunity to testify. >> thank the gentleman. let me now recognize the general manager of wmata, mr. wiedefeld. welcome and you're recognized. mr. wiedefeld: good afternoon, mr. chairman. thank you for having me today. i'll be very brief but since i've come aboard four months ago, a big part of my time has been spent reaching out to the community. i've got a firsthand experience from using the system, listening to them, walking the tunnels, walking the bus garages and maintenance facilities. i've learn

delegate eleanor eleanor holmes norton is only cosponsor.nity for religious and non-religious americans to come together and recognize the importance of reason and betterment of humanity. this coming on the heels of a new pew poll finding 40% of highly-religious people say they are very happy, compared with just 29% who describe themselves as less religious. i feel like, eboni, i want your tyke on this. >> my spirituality is important to me. while i respect everyone in this country's right to not observe that and not participate in it, i read your intro. i understand the content here. i don't understand the point of this day, sandra. just absolutely makes no sense to me whatsoever. if you don't want to subscribe to the national day of prayer then don't. sandra: athiests said we need a day too? right, mike baker? >> yeah. i saw we were going to do this story, shows down ward decline of this nation. reversing stories, polls showing happiness of people who consider themselves religious, absolutely no surprise to me. we're private people in term

how would you like to be served a beer by congresswoman eleanor holmes-norton.bar tender sunday afternoon to raise money for d.c. vote. and maybe your kids need to burn energy. if that is the case, this is awesome. go to the nationals game on sunday versus the marlins at 1:30. all kids age 4 to 12 will be able to go on the field after the game to run the bases. how cool is that? whatever you decide to do this weekend, i hope he has a great weekend. i'm "good morning washington"'s kidd o'shea. kimberly: we would have a better weekend if it weren't like winter. jonathan: i put all of my snow gear away. kimberly: yeah! steve: we talk abo showers. it's nothing we have to shovel. it's the timing and the kids. they have soccer and baseball games and lacrosse. all the outdoor fun activity. jonathan: softball game. steve: out the door. nationals baseball tomorrow. they are playing the marlins. they are really suffering. kimberly: they will hurt. jonathan: from florida! steve: if you are going golfing tomorrow morning. are you going to be there? >> no. steve: that is the

without federal assistance and eleanor holmes norton was the leader on this and you remember this, without federal assistance we would not have made it. the federal government assumed a $10 billion unfunded pension liability that the district of columbia had and paid for our prisons and our judicial system. giving us the breathing room we needed as a city needed as a city to survive and become what i would say is the most dynamic city in america today who has the best financial picture. that's what i'm asking today. we are in thissing to and need your help. thank you for the opportunity to testify. >> let me recognize the general manager and welcome. we recognize you. >> thank you for having me. i will be very brief. since i came aboard, a big part of my time has been reaching out to the stakeholders in the customers and the employees. i have used the system and obviously you listened to them and basically walk in the tun l tunnels and the maintenance facilities. i learned a number of issues that we had and a number of opportunities we had. during this time, i had to make difficult decisio

connolly: i'm going to yields to my good friend eleanor holmes norton. ms. on: as to who needs when metro shuts down the federal government shuts down. we have evidence of that just recently.

possible and i thank the co-sponsors of this resolution, representative chris van hollen, eleanor holmes norton, deborah edwards and barbara comstock. show support for this great american past time and the young people and those families who participate and i yield back and i thank the two gentlemen for their leadership. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from florida is recognized. mr. curbelo: i would like to grat late the gentleman for bringing this resolution. the gentleman from maryland respects the traditions of this house and through his example teaches newer members and i'm proud to support this resolution and urge my colleagues to do the same. i reserve. mr. carson: i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from florida is recognized. mr. curbelo: i would like to yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the question is will the house suspend the rules and agree to house concurrent resolution 119. those in

congresswoman eleanor holmes h norton was on hand to help kickk things off.event also featured livere music. >> people are saying that supposed to be here at theat the festival.iv wonderful opportunity to learnpo as well as to experience a a variety of product that is theya may not have known about prior to being here. phenomenal day of sunshine anded great music.. >> organizers say the event isvs more than just a festival it'sl the chance for the cannabis community and industry tod inusr connect with members from acroso the country. >>> very different festival fl happening in the district this t morning. mo and it is all about the future.. magazine is host its fourth f annual future is here festival s at the speaks peer theater inhei downtown d.c. d.c. now, this event highlightsighlit advanced thinking, science and technology, art and engineeringg and captain kirk himself will bw there, yes, dr. william shatnera is heading that event. >> people saw william shatnerams tell pretty great stories about star trek.star tre it's the 50th anniversary yearra of that