ia governor ralph northam on hand to deliver the news. >> this is a b announcement. three new lanes coming across the rapr.hannock ri >> reporter: six new miles to be exact in the fredericksburg area, southbound traffic will be separated with local and thru lanes. the tricky part building a southbound bridge across thean rappahck river. >> most of this should not impact traffic. >> reporter: the heavy hnstruction will happen out of the rushr period. the plan is to eventually have the express lanes thatn end stafford county run all the way down fredericksburg as well, but for now this new project under way. once again, the work has started. it's going to take some time to get this bridge blt and the new lanes built here in the fredericksburg area. the anticipated completion date, 2022. in fredericksburg, adam tuss, news 4. >> 2022? that is testingpa our ence. >> four years from now. >> the recent rain, folks, may be causing wild mushrooms to rout up in your yard. >> an urgent warning after a local family gets sick. don't eat them. you need to protect your pet as well.

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very, very vigorous race between a candidate who ran from the left, tom perriello and ralph northam who was a center left democrat, northam won the primary and democrats united and he won a larger-than-expected victory and a lot of it has to do with trump. i think there is a sense of urgency among democrats to win these races because there's great concern about the direction in which this president is leading. >> let's talk about that because you're can't about what the administration is doing to roll back particular policies of the obama administration on the environment, i think about fuel standards and their announcement that has come out in the last couple days. combatting climate change, epa regulations so one of the reasons why conservatives fell in line for trump is that there is a different view about what government should do, how it should balance economic interests with environmental concerns, how it should intervene in the economy, whether there should be universal health care. you are seeing this play out with a president who is relying as obama did on executive rules, exec

governor northam and lieutenant governor justin fairfax. jeromeicate -- delegate in virginia. jones, now the united the senator from alabama. in november, as we organize and mobilize, we know what is at stake. -- is atfor all of stake. let's use our power, protecting our dreamers is that date. let's use our power. voting rights are at stake. let's use our power. women's reproductive rights of climate change and common sense gun laws are at stake. let's use our power. , network nation, as we use our power and get beyond this dark chapter, and we will get beyond it. but when we get beyond this dark chapter, part of it will be because we also agreed that in this moment it is critically important that we speak truth. it is critically important that we speak truth. now, here is the thing. there are a lot of people in our country right now who are rightly distrustful of their government, its institutions and its leaders. there is no trust. let's remember something about the nature of a relationship of trust. by very nature, the relationship of trust is reciprocal. you give, and you

and today our bureau chief got a promise from governor ralph northam. >> reporter: ten hn iomee thr i6 for demolition being taken from the state by the process of eminent d bain. oneongs to this 82-year-old. with the help of her state delegate shared her worries with my colleague. c homeownersomplaining they were getting little information or help i finding new comparable homes. >> so it kind of puppets us in limbo, you know, that w we don' knt's happening. >> reporter: today on wtop, i ask governor ralph northam about sidents' concerns. >> i was very upset when i heard that and we're making c that we're taking care of these families. >> reporter: the governor tells me he put v d.o.t. on notice to make thingsig. consequently there has been a change in the relocation company assigned to assist families. >> our home is our special place, and when someone knocks on your door a says that, you know, you need to move, we're going to tear your house down, that's significant. again, i'm very sensitive to that and ireant toat these people the right war: >> reportedolores' worries were only grow

just ask now governor ralph northam. [applause] and lieutenant governor justin fairfax. [applause] and delegates dana corona in virginia. [applause] just ask now congressman conor lamb from pennsylvania. [applause] just ask doug jones, now the united states senator from the great state of alabama. [applause] and in november as we organize and mobilize, we know what is at stake. medicare for all is at stake so let's use our power. protecting our dreamers is at stake here let's use our power. voting rights are at stake. let's use our power. women's reproductive rights, climate change and common sense gun laws are at stake. let's use our power. [applause] and in so doing, netroots nation, as we use our power and get be on -- beyond this dark chapter, and we will get beyond it, but when we get beyond this dark chapter, part of it will be because we also agree that in this moment it is critically important that we speak truth. it is critically important that we speak truth. now, here's the thing. there are a lot of people in our country right now who are rightly distrustful o

wind at ralph northam's back. when tom didn't make it with he immediately endorsed ralph and they were off and running and we had great results in virginia. we have no wrong door in florida in that gubernatorial race. a really deep field. i am certain that whoever does not win is going to support whoever does win. and the momentum that has occurred there, i think, is going to be remarkable, because health care is on the ballot down there, in a big way. >> what is your -- what is the -- what do you look for on a night like tonight? the dnc is neutral in these contests. so you're not supposed to, where you don't have favorites. so what are the numbers you look at when you're looking at a night like tonight from your position, what are the signals you want to see? >> enthusiasm. and enthusiasm is reflected in turnout. and you look at so many of these primaries you've been covering, crust, over the course of many tuesdays. and pennsylvania, for instance, there was remarkable relative to four years earlier. in idaho, t

also today, the city of arlottesville and v governor ralph northam declared a statem ofency this weekend. to read more, head to the nbc washington app and search rally. >> new at 11:00 is, dramatic and emotional sound released thisg even showing the suspected parkland school shooter. the videoou're abo to see is an interrogation video. some ofd you might f it graphic and disturbing. you see nikolas cruz wal into a room wearing a gown here. hi left ankle handcuffed and chained to the floor. it took place about 2 1/2 hours after the mass shootingac in february. at some times in this video, is he left alone. all the video released today was ited by the broward county state attorney's office. under florida law, acothing idered substance of a confession can be shielded from theilublic u trial. listen now as the detective uestions cruz about what he allegedlied opened fire and why he did it inside the school. >> whatlid it t you to do? >> destroy. >> burn, kill, destroy what? >> anything. ices. telling me what to do. >> did the voice tell you buy the ar-15? >> yes. >> at one point, cruz preten

virginia governor ralph northam on hand t deliver thenews. >> this is a big announcement. three new lanes are coming across the river. >> reporter: six miles of new lanes to be exact in the fredericksrg area southbound traffic will be separated with local and through lanes. the tri part will be building a new southbounbridge across the rap hanic river. the heavy construction will happen out of the rush hour period. eventually the plan is to also have the express lanes that end in stafford county run all the way downo fredericksburg as well, but for now this new project under way. once again, the work has started. it's going to take some get this bridge built and these new lanes built here in the fredericksburg area.th anticipated completion date, 2022. ined icksburg, adam tuss, news4. >>> we turn now to a popular tradition at the national zoo, where they celebrated our youngest panda this week. bae-bae got a sweet treat as crowds came to sing to him for his 3rd birthday. this frozen cake was me of fruit juices and has things like apples, carrots, sugar cane and of c there'

virginia governor ralph northam took part in a ground reaking ceremony earlier today. those lanes will go across the rappahannock river and there will be six miles of new lanes. drivers know taking 95 in that stretch can be a tmnie. >> not only pack a lunch, bring a chef. you're going to neny it. >> so eople now. what do you do? >> it's going to cost $132 million t widen the stretch. state leaders hope the lanes will be completed in four years. 60. a d.c. institution turns next at 11:00, the celebration continues with a guy la tonight for ben's chili bowl. classroom controversy. one local school forci studentston lock away cell phones during class. is removing the distraction also a safety risk? >>> and hometown olympian katy >>> what a fun t weeks has been and celebrations is continue tonight for ben's chili bowl. musical performances at the lincoln theater on u street. >> oh, it was big. the guy la part of a full day of commorating 60 years for this d.c. institution. shomari stone is live on what is now ben'scallily bowl way. that is so cool to >>see. eporter: that's

strike in northam yemen majority of the dead children who through television showed footage of a long recalls snaking through the streets of the other stronghold forced in the middle of the city where they say the final prayers for the dead on them before taking them to the cemetery in borehole both a venue security was tight and the guns were placed there there were fears of something that doesn't lead to the general being postponed several times the children water tunning promise from a company when the vehicle sold in a busy market and that is when the strike hit them of course this has elicited condemnation from not only within the yemen but also the global community as donald trump has taken to twitter to lash out at former white house aide. neiman it was fired late last year u.s. president described the former apprentice contestant as a not smart i want has correspondent kimberly how it's joins us now what's the latest on this for why it's kimberly. well the white house is certainly trying to distance itself from the upcoming book being released by its former staff member certai

when he endorsed ed gillespie in virginia, ralph northam won that seat.this is his party, he's won the republican part yy but he's hurting his candidates so far. >> i might surprise, joan. i agree i think this is the democrats' race to use. history argues on their side when you look historically. the first midterm is disastrous, it was for obama and clinton. it was for ronald reagan. current polling, real clear politics average shows 7% advantage for democrats. >> so you don't look at the primaries, steve, at the 19-4 win/loss record and feel calmed? >> well, i don't feel calmed. i'm worried. but here's how i get over the worry and how as republicans we score abupset is we need to rally as a party much more to donald trump. the reason those 230 districts are not solid, the reason those aren't solidly in the republican camp for this 2018 race is because too many squish establishment republicans in washington, d.c. on the hill have not embraced the trump agenda. if they do in the next couple months and if trump can put himself on the ballot and name a reele

developing this afternoon, virginia governor ralph northam and the city of charlottesville have declared states ofen eme. they allow state funds to help with coordinations with l a enforcemen other agencies in the event of any issues. there are no planned events in charlottesville. organizers of last year's unite afterght rally pulled out the city denied a permit. still, there will be a heavy police presence in charlottesville all weekend long. >>> as the region is bracing for thisally this weekend, members of the d.c. council were briefed but that information was kept secret from the public. news 4 was thenly news organization in the room when the council members voted to have the public removed. mark segraves is live this evening to tellut us a what occurred there. first off, what reason did they give to have the public removed? did they think this was too secret, too sensitive for the public t hear about it? >> reporter: yeah, in fact,f chewsham told the members of the council he didn't want the press or the public in this room for the briefing because he l information ev to the counc

against her in a district that went for hillary clinton by ten points and democratic governor ralph northam. in another sign of the expanding battlefield and how republicans are triaging, president trump announced today that he's going to hold a rally for republican senator ted cruz in texas. joining me now, nbc news national political correspondent steve kornacki, and our panel is back. all right, steve, so let's put up -- the fact that we're triaging now, that we're seeing this decision, normally we know the decisions get made now but we don't hear about it until october 1st. >> right. >> does that mean more are coming? >> yeah. first of all, i was looking back and trying to put this in some perspective. 2010, the wave when democrats lost control of the house back then, how many races did the democrats end up cutting their incumbents loose. i think the number ended up about eight where they either cut it off altogether, started paring it back and that was around columbus day of 2010. so i imagine there's more. comstock is such an obvious one. not only did hillary clinton win that district

virginia governor ralph northam and the city of charlottesville have declared states of emergency ahead of this weekend's one-year anniversary of the deadly white supremacist rally. white supremacists are planning to hold rallies in both charlottesville and washington, d.c., this weekend. antiracist, anti-fascist, demonstrators are planning counter-protests. in the democratic republic of congo, longtime leader joseph kabila has announced he will not run for reelection. kabila's term ended in 2016, but he has so far refused to step down, even as violence and insecurity has increased in the drc. kabila is now backing his close ally, interior minister emmanuel ramazani shadary, to run as his successor. he is under european union sanctions for alleged human rights violations, including overseeing a deadly military crackdown against protesters. in argentina, the senate has rejected legislation to legalize abortion, dealing a blow to women's health and reproductive rights groups. the powerful catholic church had lobbied heavily against legalizing abortion. currently, abortion in argentina is

governor ralph northam issuing a declaration over concerns of possible unrest as that city marks oneear since a white supremacist rally left one person dead. violence broke out in the city as white supremacists, klan members, white nationalists, neo-nazis marched to voice their support for their movement. also to protest the planned removal of a statue of robert e. lee. the group unite the right had been denied permission to march this year in charlottesville. today, however, they were granted a permit to hold a rally in d.c. i want to bring in charlamagne tha god, the wildly possible host on power 105.9 -- >> .1, mr. melvin. >> excuse me. i got it wrong. i want to play something the president said. this got a lot of attention right after the rally. this is president trump. >> i think there's blame on both sides. you look at both sides. i think there's blame on both sides. and i have no doubt about it and you don't have any doubt about it either. and, and, and if you reported it accurately, you would say that. >> blame on both sides. when you heard that, what did you think? >> that w

just ask now governor ralph northam. and lieutenant governor justin fairfax.arome inte dana virginia. congressman conor lamb's from pennsylvania. now a u.s.ug jones, senator from the great state of alabama. november, as we organize and mobilize, we know what is at stake. medicare for all is at stake. , protectingur power our dreamers is at stake. let us use our power. voting rights are at stake. let us use our power. reproductive rights, climate change, and common sense gun laws are at stake. that us use our power. doing, netroots nation , as we use our power and get chapter, and we but when weond it, get beyond this dark chapter, part of it is because we all agree that in this moment it is critically important that we seek truth. it is critically important that we speak truth. now, here is the thing. there are a lot of people in our country right now who are rightly distrustful of their government, its institutions, and it's leaders. leaders.s there is no trust. remember the relation no issue of -- relational issue of trust. the relationship of trust is recip

then there were a lot of republicans who crossed to vote for northam because they wanted to send a messageident trump. i think you may actually see that in some of the statewide races and senate races. i think it's possible democrats could win the senate by just one seat. you look at arizona, nevada, those could flip. i'm hearing this from republicans all over tennessee that they actually want to vote for brunderson, the democrat, because they don't like marcia blackburn. i think it's too soon to say democrats won't win the senate. neil: wow. okay. it was just a guess. that's all we have. nothing wrong with guessing. >> i do it all the time. neil: i have done it for a living for decades. thank you all very much. >>> we are down about 230 points. i don't know whether anything these guys said had to do with that. i do know tweeting can come back to boomerang on a president or a billionaire talking about going private. what donald trump and elon musk have in common. if you're turning 65, you're probably learning about medicare and supplemental insurance. medicare is great, but it doesn't cove

meanwhile, virginia governor ralph northam and the city of charlottesville declared a state of emergency of the anniversary of the initial unite the right rally. republican line, mary. stole myhe last caller thunder but i would like to add that no interference with mueller's investigation should be imposed on him. there should be no deadlines because clinton's investigation took more than four years. allingni is spit b publicly trying to discredit media and people are falling for it. that trumpe to say should be made to release his tax returns because that would reveal a lot. also, i would like to tell people that are his biggest lieswers, check the 4000 and think for yourself. trump is the best con man and you are getting conned. host: brett kavanaugh, the choice for the next justice on the supreme court, profiled this morning about his time during the bush white house. this from a series of a -- of email questions which is part -- which isd part of files that are released that carry little significance, consisting mainly of bush white , but emails about the monitoring of terrorism susp