norad, the north american aerospace defense command is planning to test the region's air defenses. the exercise is expected to start between 11:30 tonight and 5:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. norad conducts such drills monthly to hone its intercept and identification operations and test the region's visual warning system. >>> james madison university is moving to add tornado warnings to its emergency alert system. last week the university used its website to inform students about a tornado watch and warning. some students say that's not enough. many say that they were scared because they didn't know exactly what to do. >>> still to come on 9 news now at noon, find out why the host of the cbs hit show "the amazing race" is in town for something very near and deer to his heart. >>> also, you may be surprised at how much the prince of wales knows about sustainable farming. he's in the united states for a three-day visit. we'll be back. >>> the prips of wales continued -- prince of wales continued his three-day tour of washington with a stop at georgetown university this morning. he was the

. >>> that weather ought to be just fine for the north american aerospace defense demand to do some drills across our area tonight. so do not be startled if you hear low flying jets between 11:30 p.m. and 5 a.m. they conduct these sorts of drills most months. >>> the stereotype of the male construction worker whistling at women is getting bumped. we will show you the site manned by women in our area. remember a dark time for racial equality in this country. we do. we will take a look back at the freedom riders. that's up next. [ male announcer ] before he changed the world... tear down this wall. [ male announcer ] ...or led a nation... i ronald reagan do solemnly swear. [ male announcer ] ...or governed a state... you and i have a rendezvous with destiny. [ male announcer ] ...he inspired our company... with his optimism, his belief in innovation, and his entrepreneurial spirit. [ man ] for general electric, here is ronald reagan. ♪ >>> 50 years ago today the first group of freedom riders left the district bound for new orleans. their goal, challenge segregation in the big easy. but their

north american aerospace test command is planning to test the region's air defenses and the exerciseart between 11:30 a.m. tonight and 5 a.m. in the morning. norad conducts these kind of drills each month to hone its identification operations and of course to test the region's visual warning system. >>> we had a special guest today here at 9news. scott pelley stopped by just one day after he was name the new anchor of cbs evening news. outlining his goals for the future of his newscast. >> we are going to cover hard news. we are going to be aggressive about that. we will be leaning forward. we will take the broadcast on the road when we can add some reporting to what's going on in the world. and the broadcast is going to be about hard news from beginning to end. >> scott pelley will take over june 6th and he will also continue to report for "60 minutes." >> he praised your forecasting abilities because scott spent 10 years here in washington. so he is a familiar face for a lot of our viewers. >> you know what i like, lesli. he said when you get done watching the evening news, you're