. >>> marion berry's already at it after being in the hospital. >>> i'm david culver in for chris lawrence. tonight we're going to prepare you for what's going to be a tough week of commuting in and around downtown d.c. now is the time to get your game plan in place. the cause, a three-day summit that kicks off tomorrow between u.s. officials and dozens of african leaders. this is some of the area that's going to be impacted. some of the closures already in effect at this hour. we'll show you what you have to look out for as we look at the week ahead. >> reporter: crews put down concrete barriers in georgetown as the first wave of closures take effect. and this is just the beginning. expect to see detours and parking restrictions from now through wednesday. samantha is already finding ways. >> find alternate routes. >> reporter: events are happening at the academy of sciences, the white house, the world bank and the mandarin oriental hotel. people should expect delays due to road closures and motorcades. there could also be protests. dignitaries could be seen at the four seasons hotel in g

we'll look at that >> an update on the condition of marion berry. he took to twitter to let people know he's ok writing "just want everyone to know i am fine. sugar, a hypogly seemic attack." this happened on pennsylvania avenue around 9:00 tonight. police are investigating the crash. there was minor damage but no one suffered serious injuries. a frightening scene in northwest washington after a tree crushed a vehicle. t happened anded the witnesses said the tree appeared healthy when it suddenly topled over striking a van. .> we just parked the car no wind, no rain. just the crash. >> they just break up the sidewalk. >> it took workers about three hours to chop up the 80-year-old oak. the grounds crews handling arlington national cemetery got a helping hand this week. volunteers from a landscaping company showed up to introduce up a large piece of the property. many of the volunteers have personal reasons for performing this annual act of service. >> one nation under god >> the day begins a tribute to our country but for the crowd gathered here hon

. >> marion berry, a lot of people have mixed feelings of him.one thing he did was give kids summer jobs. you wouldn't hang around convenient stores shoplifting if you have an income and you're proud of yourselves. the summer jobs program had a huge impact in d.c. a lot of people say, that was my first job. marion berry gave me my first job. >> gave me my first job. >> really? tell us about it. >> i got a job with ceda. my first job not with the anniversary on the war on poverty we talked to members of congress and there were a lot of us that got our first jobs through those programs. that's a perfect example of what we can do now. >> what if congress would come back and give a passioned speech, which i'm sure you can do, about this case. let's not talk about the police that's part of the problem. let's not talk about the justice, that's up to the jury. but let's talk about it economically. kids grow up in the economically wrong neighborhoods. do not have a break coming to them. >> right. absolutely. you know what, i have no problem making that i

cxfc we've learned counsel member marion berry was involved in a car accident today. no details are available on what led up to the crash or the councilmember's condition. we are working on getting an update for later in the forecast. >> growing calls for criminal charges against a new york city police officer who placed a man in a chokehold. the medical examiner ruled eric garner's death a homicide saying he died from the officer's chokehold prohibited by nypd. garner can be heard telling officers he can't breathe. today his family said the father of six deserves justice. gemini met with the prosecutors -- i met with the prosecutors and i want them to do the right thing. >> the officer involved was relieved of duty and a second officer placed on desk duty. nypd plans to retrain the police officers on the proper use of force. nearly 500,000 people have to wait until tomorrow to find out if their water is safe to drink in toledo, ohio. the city warned residents not to drink tap water because it may be toxic. lab tests showed the presence of a toxin that may come from a

s marion berry. the long-time council member says himself about what happened. >>> plus, d.c.g down as a number of dignitaries head here for a major summit. we are mapping out what will be block off starting this morning. >>> but first off, glad to have you join us on this sunday morning. welcome to ""news4 today."" >> we're getting a second round of cloudy skies for the morning. yesterday though we dodged it as far as rain is concerned. >> turned out to be a pretty nice day.

mayor marion berry is back in the news. barry was involved in a wrong-way car crash.e took to twitter to say the crash was part of a hypoglycemic attack. and he became disoriented. that is your dish of "scrambled politic." david nakamura, thank you for being with us. let's start with the president who says he will act alone on the border crisis. what can he do? and given that, are there legitimate grounds for impeachment as congressman steve king is calling for? >> congress didn't give him merge money. what the president and his advisers are looking at, is the border crisis. and at the same time, they're going to have to take resources away from other areas. look at the law-abiding, undocumented immigrants, who are living here. maybe their children are u.s. citizens. and maybe provide them some protection to come forward, have their deportations deferred. and republicans say they will stand their ground and oppose such a move. if steve king is talk about impeachment, the president's lawyer saying these are legal moves. they're going to lay the groundwork. people i tal

marriage equality, the obama versus the clintons and the autobiography of former mayor of washington, marion berry jr. bob woodwards interviews john dean, and sunday afternoon, anthony marks, president and ceo of the new york library, sheafing on the lie -- shedding light on the library's past and sprint future. >> now senator jim demint spoke about his book, failing in love with america again, at the leadership summit in washington, dc. this is half an hour. >> all right. our next speaker is senator jim demint and i see some other people are filing in for it. i think you'll allow me -- for us to take the seventh inning stretch by standing up and saying the pledge of allegiance. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> thank you. so, now, senator jim demint, who has written a book called "falling in love with america again." senator demint served in the u.s. house from '99 to 2000 then was the senator from south carolina, until he joined the heritage foundati

. >> marion berry is wringing his hands going, to approve this first. >> federal territory. >> they havess a joint resolution. >> thank you. >> president already seems befund -- befuddled. nancy pelosi talks like she just snorted a tray full of hash browny. i would rather think it was because of drugs than this is the best we have to offer in this country. >> so the locals in d.c., they want the pot. but the fed's never going to do it. >> throw a pizza party that day. nobody will show. >> you have a good show. washington, weed and review. >> nice. >> why not? >> taxpayer money is now being used to investigate miley cyrus. she went on television and did some dubious things. now the s.e.c. or f.c.c. or some government agency is investigating. who is high now? roll the tape. ♪ >> all right, it was the fcc that's investigating. i think this is money well pent, right? >> i don't know. one man's twerking is another man's first amendment right. first of all, the nbc knew what they were getting. it's miley cyrus, she's very raunchy. she was doing this concert that she did on tv featuring huge ba

. >> marion berry is wringing his hands going, to approve this first. >> federal territory. >> they havent resolution. >> thank you. >> president already seems befund -- befuddled. nancy pelosi talks like she just snorted a tray full of hash browny. i would rather think it was because of drugs than this is the best we have to offer in this country. >> so the locals in d.c., they want the pot. but the fed's never going to do it. >> throw a pizza party that day. nobody will show. >> you have a good show. washington, weed and review. >> nice. >> why not? >> taxpayer money is now being used to investigate miley cyrus. she went on television and did some dubious things. now the s.e.c. or f.c.c. or some government agency is investigating. who is high now? roll the tape. ♪ >> all right, it was the fcc that's investigating. i think this is money well pent, right? >> i don't know. one man's twerking is another man's first amendment right. first of all, the nbc knew what they were getting. it's miley cyrus, she's very raunchy. she was doing this concert that she did on tv featuring huge bananas an

s marion berry. the long-time council member says himself about what happened. >>> plus, d.c. streets shutting down as a number of dignitaries head here for a major summit. we are mapping out what will be block off starting this morning. >>> but first off, glad to have you join us on this sunday morning. welcome to ""news4 today."" >> we're getting a second round of cloudy skies for the morning. yesterday though we dodged it as far as rain is concerned. >> turned out to be a pretty nice day. we want to get your forecast. amelia, seems like it is going to be hit or miss today. >> you are absolutely right. right now on storm team 4, radar in the d.c. metro area, not tracking any rain. a little bit of drizzle around annapolis. for the morning hours we will be mainly dry. as we get foot afternoon hours though, there may be hit or miss showers, maybe even a thunderstorms. 73 degrees right now, mostly cloudy skies across the area, mainly dry. 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m. by 10:00 a.m., temperatures will be already around 75 degrees. news of isolated showers will develop. what you can expec

earn, with books on marriage equality, the bam's firsts the clintons and the autobiography of marion berry, junior. saturday at 10:00 p.m. eastern, bob woodward interviews. sunday afternoon at 5:00, anthony marks, president and ceo of the library sheds light on the libraries past, frequen pred future. >>> american history tv on c-span three this weekend. friday night at eight eastern, watergate, 40 years later with a cbs special report and president nixon's address to the nation. saturday at noon eastern, a live call in program, with author and journalist john ferrel on nixon's scandal that ended his administration. sunday night at 8:00 on the series, the presidency, gerald ford becomes the 38t 38th president of the united states. this weekend on c-span three american history tv. >>> we ended with our viewers, and that is the immigration bill. congress didn't do anything. so i'm going to act alone. should the gop -- how should the gop respond, if he does that? >> first of all, the "washington post" reports out, it's not a question of whether you like or don't like particular policies, it r