the acts that lincoln memorial is the greatest monument ever erected to the memory of one man the greatmancipator fittingly each of the thirty six states in the union when he died is represented by a dusted the reconstructed land. where then is the suburban statue of the. flanked by a bronze tablet vetting has exalted out of. the spirit of lincoln seems to brood beside the river which so often held anguished thoughts in the house or in years from sixty one to sixty five indeed all is quiet along the potomac. the breadth of a genuine as a memorial to francis got feed off of the thought find obama for he live nearby it leads to. the nation rally. adlington originally was the estate of the gallant robert e. lee mansion now as a national shrine it was from here that he departed to lead his cause. revenant in its beauty stands amidst all the junior seated beside of the country's memorial to it well the rock hill the tomb of the unknown soldier. sixteen miles from the city he founded on the opposite bank of the potomac than mount vernon where the father of his country lived and died and wrote

and as we get back to the lincoln memorial, nearby, we see this new and exciting monument -- one to your fellow combat men, the vietnam memorial. i believe during the past week we have participated in creating and developing very likely a new american hero. like you, who is one who has felt the burning staying of bullets and shrapnel, and heard the unforgettable and frightening sounds of incoming shells, i salute you, sir, as a fellow combat man. and the rows of ribbons that you have on your chest will forever remind us of your courageous service and your willingness -- your patriotic willingness, to risk your life and your limbs. i am certain the life and the burdens of a hero will be difficult and heavy. and so, with all sincerity, i wish you well as you begin your journey into a new life. however, as an interested observer, and as one who has participated in the making of this new american hero, i have found certain aspects of your testimony to be most troubling. chairman hamilton has most eloquently discussed to them. because, as a result of your very gallant presence, and your artic

on the washington side, you've got the lincoln memorial and on the virginia side, you have the housee lee lived. >> this is the bridge that defines north and south togethe together. >> unfortunately, it's a binding that's coming apart as the posts are rusting away. the concrete and a nine arches fans has been deteriorating for next decades. all of this according to lauren lyman. right where we are walking is most critical. >> correct, the posts are corroding and then could eventually crush from the weight of the structure. >> a nightmare scenario that prompted the national park service to close the bridge to vehicles during donald trump's inauguration. possibly one reason the trump administration has put repairing the bridge high on the list of infrastructure projects. the estimated cost is $250 million to repair the bridge, what are they going to get for that? >> it will be a total overhaul of the bridge. it will be a complete new bridge all the way across. >> it's important to our past and our future. >> this is not just another piece of infrastructure, this is a bridge that connec

bridge is true al bridge that connects us as a country >> on the washington side you got the lincoln memorial on the virginia side, you have the house where robert e lee lived. >> and this is the bridge that symbolically binds north and south together >> unfortunately, it's a binding that's literally coming apart. as the bridge interior posts arresting away and the concrete and nine arch spans has been deteriorating for decades. all of this according to lauren lineman from the federal highway administration. >> so the center span right where we're walking is the most critical >> correct. the post are eroding and they could eventually crush from the weight of the structure. >> reporter: a nightmare scenario that prompted the park service to close the bridge to vehicles during donald trump's inauguration, possibly one has put repairing the bridge high on the list of infrastructure projects. >> they estimated it's going to cost $250 million to repair the bridge. what are they going to get for that. >> get the total overhaul of the bridge. it will be a complete new bridge deck, the whole way acro

. >>> the lincoln memorial needs some remab and the park service twunts weigh in on the plans.icials r officials want the improvements to be finished by 2022 when they celebrate the anniversary. among the proposed changes allowing visitors below the memorial to improve visitor services. some metro riders with registered smart trip cards could see a couple bucks returned to their card this summer. the transit agency says a technical error caused some riders to be over or undercharged. we're told in most cases it was off by a neck he will. when we come back it's vacation season and wouldn't it be great to make a little extra cash while you're out of town? suzanne hogan has a look at what you need to know if you want to rent your home. and from stopping criminals from real to busting the bad guys on the big screen, we'll introduce to you a former virginia police officer who now calls fios is not cable. and we believe everyone deserves faster internet. so with fios gigabit connection, you get amazing download speeds up to 940 megs 20 times faster than most people have. and it's jus

and the fireworks likely as spectacular the lincoln memorial. >> this is why we can exist because ofing for our independence. >> more people are talking about why we celebrate the 4th and where we are headed as a nation. >> wish we were talking about uniting rather than dividing. >> reporter: some think we are more divided than when lincoln was president. >>> i'm a president donald trump fan and i'm happy the way the presidency is headed. >> by electing president donald trump as president i think it shows america wanted change. >> reporter: not everyone thinks the president is setting a good example. >> all of the hateful things he says about immigrants, muslims, about women. >> reporter: it is far from clear that celebrating the birth of our nation will bring pa >> but maybe the fourth is a time when we can reflect on the values that we share instead of the political differences that seem to be driving us apart. live on the national mall, wusa 9. >>> now is heading to the mall for fireworks isn't your thing, we have you covered. we have a complete list of places in virginia and mary

reporter: there were so many people out here tonight there was a little bit of gridlock near the lincoln memorial. 9:00 p.m. looked as busy as 9:00 a.m. near the lincoln mem. savvy visitors to the nation's capitol know the best way to avoid the sights while avoiding day time temperatures is to head out after sunset. voiding the hottest part of the day meant timed family fun run and walk in greenbelt maryland started at 7:00 p.m. the weekly summer collaboration between greenbelt park and the prince george's county running club. the heat did not slow down these runners. okay, maybe just a little. >> it is really hot. and especially just coming from work, it's like really hot. i wasn't expecting it to be this hot. >> reporter: the run is staffed by volunteers including one who agrees to undertake a most important responsibility bringing the popsicles. >> hum just what i needed. >> reporter: after two miles in heat that was still very much on the stifling side it was all about the frozen goodness. >> it is popsicles. the kids love them. >> reporter: now, obviously if you have an outdoor event whether

the problem exists to a much lesser extent on the lincoln memorial and washington monument. they'll see if they can tackle those if the laser treatment is successful. we're live here at the tidal basin, mike valerio, wusa9. >> we hope it is successful. mike thank you so much. >>> parkng the uptick in the slime back in 2009. >>> a little history now. the memorial to our nation's third president was commissioned by an act of congress in 1934. the location at the tidal basin was chosen in 1937 and construction began on the jefferson memorial in 1938. it was officially dedicated by president franklin roosevelt on april 13th, 1943. the 200th anniversary of jefferson's birthday. president trump is not hiding his frustration with china following iniquities most recent missile tests. the president hoped china would step in to stop the north's nuclear pursuits but that plan is not working and now the trump administration has a warning for china. u.s. trade could be at risk if china's trade with north korea violates u. n. sanctions. >> the united nations security council held an emerg

that's right, trip advisor compiled the list of the top landmarks in the us and the lincoln memorialcame in second place behind the list of fittest cities the american college of sports medicine ranked d.c. second which also partially explains why we're on the sweatest list. people doing a good thing out there. it is pretty hot out there. it's hot out there right now tonight. what time is it, sue? >> we are at 11:19 shawn it still feels like it's in the 80 #-s and 90s on the heat index. here's another list we don't want to be on, the list of cit ies that get pounded with thunderstorms. but we may be making that list tomorrow. we have seen some thunderstorms that have popped up just in the last half hour. you're seeing a storm develop and it's moving from east to west across the county. we've had a couple others develop and also with some significant lightening across calvert county and down into st. mary's county. you may hear a rumble of thunder before the night is over. we've also continued that has really been creating quite a light show and very heavy rain for lewis, delaware. i'

they have a military base in front of the lincoln memorial this is. the same crap. and we and we don't just exert or will with guns we also do it with debt right economically by way of the world bank and the i.m.f. which is why just this week bolivia's president abel morale is celebrated his country's total independence from the world bank and the i.m.f. . has got to feel good. oh yes. yes thank you thank you. get out from under that that's got to feel like when a pigeon finally gets the plastic bag off his foot after two years of prayer that is who you call him back boy now and. getting out from under the world bank was the result of men. many years of protests against large corporations like back tel and against the privatizing of believe us infrastructure and even though the us basically runs the world bank americans are also being crushed by corporate takeover which will only be beaten back by people standing up getting angry like the two protesters in iowa who came forward to claim credit for multiple acts of sabotage on the dakota access pipeline they destroye

. >> the >> the washington memorial, the lincoln memorial, the roosevelt memorial. >> i wanted to seeupreme court because i'm a lawyer. >> i like the library of congress. >> we're here to see the newseum. >> i wanted to go to the african-american museum. >> dc is awesome for the history and the museums. >> the monuments and the grounds and the mall, all the different buildings. >> i think it's like really hot in dc right now. it's just like so hot. it's like so humid. it feels like the rain forest so i don't think is the best time. >> you could tell us some places to eat around here. >> i think the best food place in dc is pizzeria paradiso. >> the old >> i like taylor gourmet. >> ocean prime, depending what type of taste they got. >> i love dc like. >> what do you think? they did pretty good. came up with good places. >> wonderful and so many reminders of all you can do in this great city. you don't get bored. >>. >> a lot of folks are going to head out to do all that stuff. >> john stamos is watching this forecast now and hoping for the best. >> hi, john. he said that, not me by the

us so far >> i would say go to the to african-american museum >> the rent wick museum >> the lincoln memoriald >> i really wanted to see the supreme court because i'm a lawyer >> i like the library of congress >> we're zero to see the museum >> i wanted to go to the african-american museum >> dc is awesome for the history and the museums. >> monuments and the grounds and the mall and, you know, all the different buildings. >> i think it's like really hot in dc right now. it's like so hot. it's like so humid feels like the rain forrest. i don't think it's the bet time to come >> maybe you can tell us good places to eat around here >> i think the best food place in dc is actually pizzeria parade iso in georgetown >> we came from veg, dc got a blooming veg scene. >> somebody told me about that. >> i like taylor gourmet, we just went there >> mass >> i love dc life. >> you love dc too >> big ups to denver and ander but ronnie mccray >> do we live in a great city? feels like a rain forrest >> astro doughnuts, big fan, fried chicken and doughnuts in one place, sold? >> i'm partial to the taylor gou

another good one is on the national mall by the lincoln memorial between the lincoln memorial and washington monument. oh, yeah. >> big concert as well. >> they normally get big stars >> lets find out who is there this year. >> let's get angela, you are on the national mall, what can you, expect tonight. >> we have got an entire day worth of celebrations here including fire works, huge parade and, of course, live music but in today's day and age and with the crowd today safety is a major concern with d.c. officials. i want to show you behind me as they are setting up security efforts in and around the city, lots of road closures. we are looking at several cement trucks blocking roadway heading in and around national mall, and of course to protect cloud coming in in case anybody got an idea and wanted to drive a car through any of the roadways they are not supposed to. there are several security efforts underway here, including security gates that people will have to go through to get checked into get on the nationality mall and prohibited items as well. but again, kick off to america 's birt

. >> their mission is to celebrate what happened when thousandsf creed gathered at the lincoln memorialer. and we are looking at how that message is resonating with a new generation. >> what is a standard classic hip-hop album? >> this is scenes from one of the 12 tpeupl manies selected as finalist from the more than 100 submitted for this year's march on film festival. and the festival was launched to honor the 50th anniversary of the march on washington. festival executive producer -- >> what we do in the festival is take civil rights and see how it affected or applied to different aspects of life, so we will cover civil rights and entertainment and women of movement and politics. >> and among those hoping to learn more about the legacy about the march on washington, students from this area. >> i think it's just so important for a functioning because it's important to make sure every voice is heard and everybody has a platform to tell their story. >> this is our first year doing the journalist, and it's a student journalist competition. we went to many schools in the washington virgin

celebrate what happened when thousands of americans of every color and creed gathered at the lincoln memoriald up for justice and equality. news 4 barbara harrison has more. >> what is a standard classic hip-hop album. >> these are scenes from some of the 12 films selected as finalists from the more than on washington film festival. now, it's fifth year here in the nation's capitol, the festival was launched to honor the 50th anniversary of the march on washington. >> festival executive producer. >> what we do in the festival is take civil rights and see how it has effected or applied to different aspects of life. we'll be covering civil rights and entertainment, women of the movement, politics. >> among those hoping to learn more about the legacy, a journalism student from this area is a student from american university. >> student journalist competition and we went to many schools in this washington d.c. part of this master class internship. >> i applied. i submitted some of my articles and i'm honored they liked some of my stuff. >> the articles in his senior year in baltimore won him a sp

d.c..owds came into nixon had a press conference .riday night he took manolo to the lincoln memorial. here comes the president of the united states at four or talk or 5:00 in the morning. nixon trying to start a conversation with them. some said he was talking for all. -- he was talking football. say.o of what he tried to that was the worst period. the yosemite before watergate. he was really down and broken. memos from pat moynahan. , they were some my panicked. your commander-in-chief, put -- the nixon was affected by this. haldeman says kissinger have heard the speech and complemented the president before he delivered it. toldgot a lineman there , i went told somebody to get a pack of cigarettes and rammed into the 82nd airborne. .aratroopers looking around about 10 years younger than me. demonstrators are lucky they did not get through those buses and try to run through the white house. they would have met some real force. brian: how many more books do you think you're right? mr. buchanan: people have asked me to write another book. i'm not sure. , as the manhis done said, i've sa

the location is near the lincoln memorial or in arlington national cemetery. >> this is one of the mostited museums in the world. it's based more than showing its age. tom sherwood takes a look at the new efforts to protect its priceless exhibit. >> i like when i went into the dark universe. it looked like you were actually in spaceship. huge problems now. the tennessee case in the building are buckling, covered walkways are up to protect tourist, all of the slabs have to be replaced. the museum is seeking $100 million just to start. priceless artifacts are at risk, if nothing is done. >> unfortunately if you come through the museum during or after heavy rain, we'll have buckets and rain pails out, which is, obviously, detrimen l detrimental. >> director chris brown is former navy pilot. he helped run dulles and reagan national airport before rejoining the museum and rebuilding the wall, the utility, the exhibit. >> the artifacts in this building have an incredible wild factor. temperature and humidity are critical to the care of these national artifacts. we hope to start reconstruction

the, the -- event at the lincoln memorial. which martin luther king made his, dramatic, speech. your speech was quite controversial. >> we must wake up america, weak up! so we cannot stop. and we will not and cannot be patient. >> in fact, while the program was beginning. you as a 23-year-old, were standing behind the lincoln statue with the leaders of the civil rights movement. telling you that you had to change, change your speech. >> well, i didn't like the idea of the speech that we had prepared. to be, forced to change the speech. encouraged to change the speech. i remember, the dean of look leadership saying, can we stay together. can you change this? can you change that? i remember, dr. king saying to me on one occasion. john that doesn't sound look you. and i couldn't say no to him. or dr. martin luther king jr. we made the changes. >> interesting, you were this young guy, the 23-year-old in the group of elders. and you were really representing students who had a -- a different, orientation. less patience. than some of the others. >> we were then, venting some of the fru

the lincoln memorial is the greatest monument ever erected to the memory of one man, the great emancipator. each of the 36 states of the union is represented by a pillar, thus the restrict that reconstructive land. within is the superb statue of lincoln. the spirit of lincoln seems to move beside the river that held its anguished thoughts. indeed all is quiet. is aridge to virginia memorial to francis scott key's, author of the star-spangled banner, for he lived nearby. arlington originally was the estate of the property elite. it was from here he to leave his cause. dated amid thers theater. the sided is the country's memorial to its heroes. the tomb of the unknown soldier seen at the top. 16 miles from the city he founded on the opposite bank stands mount vernon where the father of the country lives and dies come and where his body is entombed. the nation now holds his home in trust for the ages. wanted to call the capital federal city. the young nation lovingly ignored it and gave it his great name. homage to the undying glory of washington. war, first in his country. click c-span, wher

the locations are near the lincoln memorial or arlington national cemetery. >>> we're learning one ofe service members killed in a fiery plane crash in mississippi is from maryland. this morning, the governor tweeted his thoughts and prayers for the family. he was one of 15 marines killed there. a navy sailor was also killed. he graduated in 2002 from governor thomas johnson high school. he was also an eagle scout. >>> imagine waking up to find the symbol that you fought for in the army+ burned in the mi of the night. what happeneddd tole alexandria vet dick cohen. his american flag was burned in his front yard the morning before the fourth of july. a few their flags damage and had now they want police to catch whomever is behind the crime. >> i've never seen anything like that before. >> i thought it was a disgrace. it's our american flag. we're very proud of it. >> this video is from a similar incident down in richmond. police there charged the suspect with arson. and when it comes to cohen's flag, he got some help. one of his neighbors helped him replace and hang a new flag out his

at least one kid, the capitol and the white house and the museums, the national gallery, the lincoln memorial, and it was a spectacular and splendid addition and feature to the virginia-d.c.-maryland region. in the intervening years, there's been inadequate investment in safety, efficiency and reliability in the metro system and we need to bring the metro back to its original glory and we must make sure above all it's safe for the people who ride it. the safety and the security of the passengers is essential. so passage of this resolution will ensure the establishment of a safety commission to assume effective oversight of this system and to allow for the dispersal of federal transit funds for essential transit systems. i urge all of my colleagues to support this bipartisan measure. again, i want to salute all of the members who've been involved in this legislation. i want to thank house judiciary committee chairman goodlatte for facilitating consideration of the consideration by both the judiciary committee and by the house and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: th

and he took him over to the lincoln memorial and there were students wandering around. here comes the president at 4:00 or 5:00. xon tried to start a conversation. some of them said he was talking football. others say -- and so nixon sent around to his speech writers a memo of what he tried to communicate, what he had tried to say. but that was the worst period nd i call it the get sem ni of situation.i of the to me they were semipanicked from moynahan. you have to cake control of the uards and you have to put u.s. officers army in charge. but there was no doubt that nixon was affected by this. many in the staff -- bill sapphire denoin -- denounced the speech. although kissinger complimented the president before he delivered it. i've got a line in there, i'm not sure if it was that demonstration where i told somebody i i said i was in the first floor in my office, i went down to get a pack of cigarettes an ran into the 82nd airborne. but i went down there when all these kids -- these paratroopers they were sitting around, i would say about 10 years younger than me. and

the memorials could go close to the lincoln memorial and others near lincoln's national -- arlingtony national cemetery. 5:25 right now. all new this morning stanford researchers say people in san francisco walk more than anyone else in the bay area. san francisco leads the state in over 6,400 steps per day. oakland second with just under 6,000. fremont is 11th. globally they say u.s. ranks fourth in activity from equality. they say they hope the study will encourage leaders to make cities more walk able. >> are they looking at people tloup fit bits? >> that's what i'm think. >>> this year's race toss television emmy awards are about to get interesting. >> this year's nominations are going to be announce and without game of thrones in the race this time around, the field's considered to be a little bit more wide open. lots of people talking about another hit hbo series west world. there's also plenty of buzz around nbc's critically acclaimed drama this is us. >> 5:26 right now. coming up an emotional warning for many in lafayette. >> the people from the apartments are banging on door

lawn with manolo, the man that worked for him even up in new york and he took him over to the lincoln memorialnd there were students wandering around, here comes the president of the united states at four or five in the morning and nixon tried to start a conversation with them and some of them said he was talking football. others said, you know -- and so nixon sent around to his speech writer a memo of what he tried to communicate, what he had tried to say. but that was the worst period, i call it the gethsemane of the nixon presidency before watergate. he was really down and really broken. i have got the memos in there from pat moynihan. i mean, to me, they were just semi-panicked from moynihan you know, saying you have got to take control of all the national guard units in the country. you are commander in chief and put u.s. army officers in charge and doing all of these things and so -- but there is no doubt about it, nixon was affected by this and the staff -- many in the staff, bill safire denounced the speech in his memoirs as did henry kissinger, although haldeman says, kissinger had he

and then the saturday morning he hadthat famous visit to the lincoln memorial where he took -- got upn the middle of the night and wept over there and up to the capitol and over to may flower for breakfast, and he was -- then two days later, with students at state were shot african-american students who had nothing to do with the rioted that gone in the street but police fired at him so richard i saw hill in those days. i think that was the -- if you will of president nixon before the water gate broke on him. i've never seen him so down. and i've got my book memos from the white house staff was divided the country was divide, and i've never seen the president have it -- have it so tough and how it got through it alone -- is remarkable a tribute to the man remarkable tribute because there are a lot of people emp inside the white house who let the president know that they tht he had not done the right thing. let me move from there to -- to this politics with ken -- talked about adam had had briefly the political grand strategy of the nixon administration while i think he's -- he ranks r

was it wavy when a weery president of gettisburg or a preacher of the dream at the lincoln memorial.e holding on to it. because it's not the flag that we're waving, it's what lives within us. is it in our heart. do we really understand and mean what this museum is about to celebrate. and the heart of every american is the very idea of america. i don't even know it to articulate it that way. ask the average person when you leave here, go to lunch on the street corner, why do you have the right to do a, b, c or d. i'll tell you, because the constitution says i do and i've never even ever read the constitution. folks, this is important, not monument, but reminder that we've got to fight every damn day to remind ourselves how we got to where we are. and don't ever think that there's ever anything self executing about democracy. we live in this museum and every movement of every child who is going to walk through this door and the hand of parrot and believes that he or she can do anything. why? it's all about the consent of the government and that's what makes us different. that's what ma

he called a press conference friday night in the 70 morning he had that famous visit to the lincoln memorial he got up in the middle of the night and went over there and up to the capital and over to the mayflower for breakfast. and he was, then two days later students at jackson state were shot. african-american students who had nothing to do with the riots that had gone in the street but the police had fired at them. so i mean, i saw in those days and i think -- if you will, president nixon before the watergate broken him. i've never seen him so down and i have got in my book, i have memos from the white house staff was divided, the country was divided and i have never seen the president have it so tough. and how he got through it alone is a remarkable tribute to the man because there are a lot of people who in the white house let the president know that they thought he had not done the right thing. let me move from there to this, the politics with ken talked about adam briefly.the political strategy of the nixon administration. while i think he is, he ranks right up there as a success, po

was it waving when a weary president at gettysburg or a preacher with a dream at the lincoln memorial yes. and it will now and forever wave but only if we hold on to it. because it's not the flag that we're waving. it's what lives within us. is it in our heart? do we really understand and mean what this museum is about to celebrate? in the heart of every american is the very idea of america. they don't even know it to articulate it that way. ask the average person when you leave here, go to lunch on the street corner, why do you have the right to do a, b, c or d? they'll tell you, because the constitution says i can. and they have never even ever read the constitution. folks, it's important, not monument, but reminder we have to fight every day to remind ourselves how we got to where we are. and don't ever think that there is ever anything self-executing about democracy. in this museum, in every movement of every child that's going to walk through this door, in the hand of a parent and believes that he or she can do anything. why? because we're american. why? because we hold these tru

asked whittaker to write the peace. 12 years after eleanor roosevelt allowed astor to sing the lincoln memorial. a decade after. and she has had every possible -- and chambers writes, african-americans are the -- both the mose despised and the most religious of any people on earth. so in 1969, the head of the urban league, whitney young, and daniel patrick moynihan, organizes a tour of urban america for white journalists, and they visit six towns, and buckley meets some rather charming community organizers and radicals for the fir time. and he writes that he sees a little bit of himself, except for background, obviously. they're just like we are. they're sassy, they're cynical about what bureaucracy can do for communities. they want self-help movements 'they want to teach their own children. the want to start businesses. they don't want washington breathing down their throat. where with we herd that's before? he said out of the ranks comes a president in ten years, he quotes chambers, but he doesn't quite quote it literally, meaning that quote stuck in the back of his head for 35 years or so. a

president had oppressed, that friday night and then saturday morning at the famous visit to the lincoln memoriale got up in the mill the night and went over there and took manolo up to the capital and over to the mayflower for breakfast and then two days later students at jackson state were shot, african-american students who had nothing to do with the riots that had gone in the streets, but the police fired at them. i mean, i saw him in those days and i think that was the yosemite if you will a president nixon before watergate broke on him. i had never seen him so down. i have memos from the white house staff divided, a country was divided. i have never seen the president have it so tough and how he got three: is remarkable tribute to the man because there were a lot of people who were even inside the white house let the president know that they thought he had not done the right thing. let me move from their two politics. can talk about briefly the political grand strategy of the next administration, why i think he ranks right up there as a success politically in the 20th century with fdr who c

thousand feet of fencing and bike rack barricades running from the washington monument to the lincoln memorial security screenings and baggage checkpoints are just some of the measures in place mike litterst, public affairs officer for national mall and memorial parks: "there is no credible threat against the event at this time, however, park police will continue to monitor, up to, through and beyond the fourth of july." following several terror attacks overseas - specifically vechicle attacks-- d-c officials will be on watch mike litterst, public affairs officer for national mall and memorial parks: "we do have a robust plan in place to guard against those sorts of threats so the united states park police working with all of our federal, state and local law enforcement partners monitor situations constantly throughout the year." as will law enforcement in other big cities across the country -- from new york mayor bill de blasio/ new york: "we feel very, very prepared." to boston... colonel richard mckeon, mass state police: "our plan includes uniform, investigative, tactical and intelligence

are access points set up for folks that want to watch between washington monument grounds and lincoln memorialeople safety we will be ch checking for no glass cont containers, no alcohol, no personal fireworks, no grills and of course all of d.c. is no drone zone. so leave those unmanned aircraft alone resist you w good photographic of the crowds andot. we have events down on the mall and in d.c. all the time. certainly this is one of our largest events we have i would think. what is it like to orchestrate all of this especially in time we are dealing with, you know, there are threats and there are concerns for people especially in large crowds? >> this is certainly our largest one-day annual event that takes place on the national mall. we're fortunate we do it every year so there are blueprints and template that help us put it on from year to year of course we monitor situations for security purposes, what's going on elsewhere in the country or throughout the world and adjust our security plans accordingly. the attack vehicles that you mentioned we're well a aware of that. we've got a plan in

celebrate what happened when thousands of americans of every color and creed gathered at the lincoln memorial is a standard classic >> these are scenes from some of the 12 films selected as finalist from more than the 100 submitted for this year's march on washington film festival. and now the festival was launched to honor the 50th anniversary of the march on washington. festival executive producer. >> what we do is take civil rights and see how it has affected or applied to different aspects of life. >> among those hoping to learn more about the legacy of the march on washington, are journalism students from the area. >> i think it's just so important for a functioning democracy to have journalist because it's important to make sure everybody voice is heard and everybody has a platform to tell their story. >> and we cal journalist competition and we meant to many schools in the virginia washington and d.c. area, and asking they submit work in order to be part of the master class internship. >> i applied and submitted some of my articles and i am really honored they liked some of my stuff. >

this was 12 years eleanor roosevelt allowed her to sing on steps of lincoln memorial. after the daughters of american revolution said she couldn't sing for them. this is after every role she had you could get in at the metropolitan opera. chambers writes, african-americans are both the most despised and most religious of any people on earth. well, so in 1969 the head of the urban league, whitney young, and daniel patrick moynihan working for nixon, organize ad tour, a tour of urban america for white journalists, and they visit six towns and buckley meets some rather charming community organizers and radicals, radicals in the black movement for the first time. and he writes that, he see as a little bit of himself, except for background obviously. they're just like we are. they're sassy. they're cynical about what bureaucracy can do for communities. they want self-help movements. they want to teach chair own children. they want to start business. they don't want washington breathing down their throat. where have we heard it before. he said out of their ranks will come a

a number of street closures across the mall, including the memorial bridge in the more memorial circle and lincoln circle as well. prepared, you will be screened. capital access for the fourth happening tomorrow night beginning at 3:00. list of street closures can be found on our website. next 10 minutes to update your ride heading into downtown silver springs. adrianna: 6:42 is your time right now and developing this morning, a father gunned down on the beltway. autria: suzanne is working on this one. suzanne: it's a crime that hasn't happened in nearly two decades in our area and police major help in solving it. a live report is coming up. a motorcycle in pieces. what does this have to do with a maryland state trooper? .> the stage is set preparations and rehearsals underway today area did what sam: brand-new information coming into the newsroom about an overnight crash involving a maryland state trooper and a motorcycle. the trooper involved was in pursuit of two cars believed to be racing when he lost control and struck the median. that's when the motorcycle from behind was unable to crashed i

memorial flight. today is the flight‘s 60th anniversary. 0ur correspondent danny savage is at raf coningsby near lincolnitain memorial flight has gathered together quite a collection of aircraft. you can see them here at raf coningsby now, there's a lancaster, a couple of spitfires and hurricanes as well, and in the last hour or so they have been airborne, giving a display in front of the duke of cambridge and vetera ns as front of the duke of cambridge and veterans as well as part of a very special display. for 60 years they raf cosford a special squadron of preserved world war ii planes. it remembers the veterans who flew in these aircraft and those killed in action. i was a pilot and engineer, in the front, so i took care of the engineering aspect of the aircraft, yes. would you still love to go up ain? yes. would you still love to go up again? i would! grab your parachute, open the doors and dropout. this vetera n open the doors and dropout. this veteran is thrilled such a plane is still flying. great, it's a real memory. i actually flew tiger moths, and out of the planes i flew this is the best one

memory. someone shot malachi israel in the lincoln heights district of d.c. he was the father of ten. his brother says he was in the wrong place at the wrong time. israel's family met and released balloons in his memory. >> he would give me and the rest of my brothers and sisters his -- he really did love us and his family. >> israel's youngest child is just 3 years old. >>> two men are dead after a shootout at a denny's restaurant in maryland. the shooting began early yesterday morning as a crowd formed in the parking lot of the restaurant in salisbury. an off-duty troo the crowd and someone shot at the trooper multiple times. the trooper fired back killing the shooter. it's not clear whether the trooper killed another young man in the crowd or whether someone shot him before police were involved. the trooper is not hurt. >>> right now, a traffic warning for drivers who use the rock creek parkway. starting tonight the it will be retuesdayed to one lane. crews will be alternating traffic from 11 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. repairs on the concrete overhang of the kennedy center. starting today, m

problems with drugs and alcohol and he once said he considered suicide because of painful memories of child abuse. lincolnark did have a show scheduleed in october. we have no word yet on whether that tour will be canceled. >>> 6:40 is the time right now. coming up a surge in crime as bart parking lots, we have talked about this and in 15 minutes we will show you what happen today some cars parked at several east bay locations. s. . >> we tested it on a real airplane, on the grown, pressurizeed and to say the least it destroyed it airplane. >> new information an how the government is keeping planes safe. coming up in mince more on the explosives they're testing. ting. >> also, anyone who uses muni should know changes are coming that weekend. there's a new fleet of cars that is put to the test. t. >> good morning we do have a nice looking commute for the most part, it is lighter than usual out there. and if you are driving on the san mateo bridge, things are move ago long pretty well, off to the peninsula. >>> checking on the stock market this morning it has been a wild week. we've had a lot of corporate e

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