. >> reporter: ike leggett says the investment is a good start. >> we need traffic relief now and this plan starts to relieve e >> reporter: construction could begin by late summer or fall. >> each one has a different construction duration. some of them are several months. things like signals, those types of things are much quicker. but you should start seeing some benefit, hopefully this time next year. >> reporter: the amalgamated transit union wants to play a part in planning. >> with bus transit, designated bus lanes, there are smarter solutions to transportation as well. we would like to be a part of that process. >> reporter: chris gordon, news4. >> let's hope it works. >>> alumni who come back to georgetown university won't recognize the names on two campus buildings. they've been renamed to honor slaves sold for profit by the school. news4's derrick ward shows us why this is not the end of the georgetown 272. >> today the society of jesus, who helped to establish georgetown university, and whose leaders sold your ancestors, stands before you to say that we have greatly sinned.

there located on frederick road ike leggett will take part of the ceremony the begins at 9:30 this morninglarry: early celebrations for earth day. nasa is adding space to your commute. they will be at union station at 9:00 this morning with a variety of demonstrations and negativities -- and activities. we still have that breaking news on the inner loop of the beltway. an overturned tractor-trailer creating major backups. julie wright checking on that and we will get to her in a minute. to be really going warm up. we are not dealing with any wet weather immediately. showers are headed our way. umbrella, grab the maybe even a jacket. temperatures are a little cool and breezy, upper 50's. as we get later in the morning hours, a few showers between 8:00 and 11:00. by lunchtime, sunglasses out 72. afternoon highs will reach the lower 80's. there might be a thunderstorm this evening between 3:00 to 7:00. another isolated thunderstorm threat tomorrow is a cold front slides through. the next weather maker will be an area of low pressure moving in late saturday into sunday and will bring is a good