Emma Uber

reporter @citycast_DC | past: @washingtonpost @TB_Times @IndyMonthly @USATODAY | raised on @idsnews + @ArnoltCenter | ✉️: [email protected]

[Emma Uber @EmmaUber7]

SCOOP: Less than a month after the opening of a $69 million exhibit beneath the Lincoln Memorial, Park Service officials are raising alarm bells.

They say rare copies of the Emancipation Proclamation and the 13th Amendment are being kept in temperatures above 80 degrees. Preservation experts tell me that's hot enough to damage the documents, which date back to the 1860s and bear Lincoln's signature.

It’s the latest in a string of troubles involving upgrades to the National Mall as part of America’s 250th birthday celebrations.

An NPS spokesperson told me the documents are being properly cared for. They did not answer when I asked why there was a fan pointed toward the display case.

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[Jaclyn Peiser @jackiepeiser]

D.C. Council unanimously passed the RFK master plan. @ZacharyforWard5 voted present.

[Jaclyn Peiser @jackiepeiser]

The Waymo debate may be over in DC. @tweetelissa and @ZacharyforWard5, both members of the council’s transportation committee, have said they won’t support the bill this year. More from @ben_brasch:
https://t.co/QEASBGnSiT

[Ben Brasch @ben_brasch]

New from CM @charlesallen: A revised version of his Waymo bill comes right as it becomes clear the bill's chances aren't looking good. | Waymo Bill May Not Make It Down The Road https://t.co/8eJjXf8hgo

[Jaclyn Peiser @jackiepeiser]

October was not a great month for the D.C. region housing market. Sales plunged 19.2% yoy, outpacing the Mid-Atlantic region, which saw a 12% decline. The supply-demand has also worsened. Active listings increased 22% and showings dropped 15%. More here: https://t.co/rn7p4tFtvp

[City Cast DC @CityCast_DC]

Dulles Airport’s shining new concourse will welcome its first travelers Tuesday.

Concourse E, a new hub for United Airlines, will have 14 gates for both domestic and international flights and the airline’s second-largest club. @jackiepeiser

https://t.co/WUnvbrwjLH

[City Cast DC @CityCast_DC]

Two days before Veterans Day, a statue satirizing President Donald Trump’s draft deferment arrived on the National Mall. It appears to be the latest installation from an anonymous group of artists known as The Secret Handshake. @tristanespinoz

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[City Cast DC @CityCast_DC]

After a dramatic process marked by wild twists, Jamal Holtz was sworn in as the 13th member of the D.C. Council on Monday, taking over Robert White’s at-large seat. @ben_brasch

https://t.co/MGCIEEl90Y

[Ben Brasch @ben_brasch]

CM @CMJamalHoltz says he knows this is an “unusual” path, but he says he’s ready. He adds that he’s the youngest and first Gen Z councilmember.

[Ben Brasch @ben_brasch]

We have a new member of the @councilofdc. Chair @ChmnMendelson has sworn in @CMJamalHoltz as the @DCDemocrats replacement for @CMRobertWhiteDC’s seat. All councilmember, save for mayor-elect, are present. It’s a packed and excited house.

[Tristan @tristanespinoz]

UPDATE: Toey (who uses big/toe pronouns) has arrived and is now posing for photos with passersby. They told me Secret Handshake DC is allegedly behind the statue, which will remain here until they’re asked to leave. More reporting to come from @CityCast_DC

[Emma Uber @EmmaUber7]

The D.C. police bomb squad did not find any hazardous material and has cleared the scene.

[Emma Uber @EmmaUber7]

A car drove onto the sidewalk of Lafayette Park, steps away from the White House. Video from @maustermuhle shows its driver swinging at Secret Service agents.

At the same time, another person jumped a barricade.

More on what put the White House on lockdown:

https://t.co/vHRQIZRetV

[Jaclyn Peiser @jackiepeiser]

The entrance to the @united lounge is inspired by the DC metro

[Jaclyn Peiser @jackiepeiser]

I’m at the opening of Dulles Terminal E, aka the new home to United Airlines. First impression: it’s a huge upgrade from the original United terminal.

[Martin Austermuhle @maustermuhle]

Unclear what happened but someone just drove into a sign on the north end of Lafayette Square Park and then fought with Secret Service and National Guard when they got out of their car.

[City Cast DC @CityCast_DC]

The White House was put on lockdown Monday morning after a man who drove a car onto the sidewalk of Lafayette Park fought with law enforcement. Almost simultaneously, another person jumped over a barricade near the White House. @EmmaUber7

https://t.co/XlSSDC3TwR

[Emma Uber @EmmaUber7]

A car drove onto the sidewalk of Lafayette Park, steps away from the White House. Video from @maustermuhle shows its driver swinging at Secret Service agents.

At the same time, another person jumped a barricade.

More on what put the White House on lockdown:

https://t.co/vHRQIZRetV

[Ben Brasch @ben_brasch]

The DC Board of elections (@Vote4DC) board just approved a special election date of April 6 next year. This comes after @RobertWhite_DC’s resignation to let him become Delegate-elect.

[City Cast DC @CityCast_DC]

Mallard, a Southern restaurant in Logan Circle, is facing pushback from an animal rights group over a $125 foie gras supper planned for Nov. 12, just days after voters approved a ballot initiative banning the dish. @Kaela_CS

https://t.co/Knp1OuKOHm

[Emma Uber @EmmaUber7]

A D.C. restaurant has a foie gras supper planned, complete with foie gras French toast.

Now, an animal rights group has sent the restaurant a cease and desist arguing it’s claims of “humanely raised” foie gras were misleading.

The foie gras ban might have passed, but there’s still plenty of drama:

https://t.co/V1Kg2kBzlu

[City Cast DC @CityCast_DC]

D.C. Councilmember Christina Henderson announced on Friday that she was reversing her party affiliation once again, backing down from what was sure to be a legal battle with D.C. Democrats over who would take over Robert White’s council seat. @ben_brasch

https://t.co/phJ4UYoI7e