The Giant Pandas at the
@NationalZoo
are enjoying DC's snow storm. The video shows slides, somersaults and pure panda joy from Mei Xiang and Tian Tian!
#BREAKING
; An accidentally cut cable has caused the entire Virginia voter registration online system to go down on the last day to register to vote before election day.
Here's what we know so far β¬οΈ
This morning, the U.S. flag was unfurled down the side of the Pentagon, where the 2,977 people across the nation who lost their lives 18 years ago will be remembered.
#NeverForget911
George Mason University students are planning a walkout at graduation on Thursday in protest of Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin delivering this year's commencement speech.
#BREAKING
: FBI confirms there is currently court authorized law enforcement activity in the DC region involving state and federal agencies.
No further information is being released at this time. The
#FBI
plans to release more information later this afternoon.
President Obama, President George W. Bush and President Bill Clinton all in attendance for Senator John McCain's memorial service at the National Cathedral. Obama and Bush are scheduled to give tributes
#McCainMemorial
Meghan McCain: "He was a great man. He was a great warrior. He was a great American. I admire him for all of these things, but I admire him most because he was a great father."
#McCainMemorial
The guy who paraded a Confederate flag through the Capitol. βZip tie guy.β
#OathKeepers
,
#ProudBoys
and the woman who stole Nancy Pelosiβs laptop. What do they all have in common? Youβre paying for their defense.
#CapitolRiot
The U.S. Capitol building is prepared for
#InaugurationDay
ceremonies for President-elect Joe Biden as the "Field of Flags" is illuminated on the ground on the National Mall on Monday. The flags represent all 50 states and the nation's territories.
After the tragic death of 24-year-old Dwayne Haskins, WUSA9's
@SharlaMcBride
took a moment Saturday night to speak out on why journalists need to do better.
BREAKING: Arrest made in the Bethesda incident of a bicyclist attacking young adults posting racial justice flyers. Anthony Brennan III was arrested by Maryland-National Capital Park Police-Montgomery County Division Friday evening.
Dozens of
#DC
protesters take refuge in residents' homes amid police arrests near Logan Circle. This is home on Swann Street, NW.
#WashingtonDCProtest
#GeorgeFloyd
Learn more here:
HAPPENING NOW: "1, 2, 3, 4 Black Kids Deserve More!"
Heading towards the U.S. Department of Education building, many students and demonstrators begin chanting.
#Juneteenth
#JuneteenthDC
#BREAKING
: Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (MD-07) has passed away at Johns Hopkins Hospital due to complications concerning "longstanding health challenges", according to a statement from his office.
#GetUpDC
β οΈ ATTENTION
#DC
: The 7 p.m. curfew in place for tonight explicitly exempts essential workers and *anyone voting or participating in election activities* as well as members of media.
If someone in a uniform tries to tell you otherwise, let us know & feel free to DM us.
Just weeks ago, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum issued a warning for a heightened risk of genocide and mass atrocities in the Tigray region.
#BREAKING
: The Fairfax County school board has unanimously voted on the former Robert E. Lee High School's new name: John R. Lewis High School. >>>>
READ MORE:
NEW: DC Police changed info given to us, initially saying at 6:15am members of Proud Boys were stabbed by members of Black Lives Matter. They retracted at 7:50 a.m., saying they do not know the identities of those involved. Here's what we're being told.
SPOTTED... OR SHOULD WE SAY STRIPED? The latest zebras-on-the-loose update comes from viewer Chris Horrell who says he saw one run in front of his truck on Croom Road in Upper Marlboro, Maryland last night.
FAREWELL, BRUCE! β€οΈοΈ As you've probably heard by now,
@brucejohnson9
's final newscast with
@WUSA9
was tonight. π
Here's a snippet of his final newscast of tonight's episode of
#TheQandA
MORE:
Our hearts are aching tonight with the news of Bruce Johnson's passing, and we know yours are too. Please feel free to share your memories of Bruce and your condolences for his family during this difficult time.
REMEMBERING BRUCE:
Tonight we are mourning the loss of Bruce Johnson, legendary reporter, anchor, storyteller, humanitarian, colleague, mentor and friend. Our hearts are with his family, and we ask that their privacy be respected in this difficult time. π
Rani Banerjee said she and three of her friends had just finished dinner at Sixty Vines in Plano when a woman confronted them in the parking lot, as seen in a now-viral video.
#BREAKING
:
@usparkpolicepio
confirms the man who set himself on fire near the
#WhiteHouse
Wed. afternoon has died. The Bethesda man, ID'd as Arnav Gupta, succombed to his injuries at a local hospital Wed. evening. The investigation has been turned over to
@DCPoliceDept
#GetUpDC
People are lining Constitution Avenue to pay their last respects to Senator John McCain, whose funeral procession will drive from the Capitol to the Vietnam War Memorial and finally the National Cathedral
"Racism is wrong and it is not enough for us to sit comfortably in our homes, and to sit in our offices and say it is wrong. We need to be out on the frontlines and calling out Donald Trump" -- Sen.
@ewarren
on why she joined the
#GeorgeFloydProtests