Sister of D.C mayor dies of COVID-19 complications
The youngest of six siblings, Muriel Bowser, 48, asked the public for "the time and space we need to mourn the loss of Mercia."
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The youngest of six siblings, Muriel Bowser, 48, asked the public for "the time and space we need to mourn the loss of Mercia."
Mayor Muriel Bowser tells Scott Pelley it was "necessary" because "too many Americans… have pledged allegiance to Donald Trump." See the report, Sunday on 60 Minutes.
Members of Virginia's National Guard have been deployed to D.C. ahead of Inauguration Day. Troops are posted around the Capitol and other parts of Washington. Governor Ralph Northam deployed members at the request of D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser following last week's deadly riot. Northam joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss the ongoing security efforts and more.
Parking garages near the Capitol will also be closed and blocked off beginning Friday.
The FBI is warning the country's law enforcement agencies to be on alert after groups called for the "storming" of courthouses across the country if President Trump is removed from office before the end of his term. CBS News reporter Nicole Sganga joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano to discuss the threat -- plus the sudden resignation of Acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf.
"I will tell you that given the events of last week, that this inauguration preparation has to be different than any other inauguration with only 10 days to go," Bowser told "Face the Nation."
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser said she is asking the federal government to extend a perimeter around the Capitol for the inauguration.
The following is a transcript of an interview with Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser that aired Sunday, January 10, 2021, on "Face the Nation."
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser criticized the federal Capitol Police for their response to the violence Wednesday that disrupted a joint session of Congress to count Electoral College votes. "Obviously it was a failure, or you would not have had police lines breached and people entering the building by breaking windows," Bowser said at a Thursday press conference. Watch the update from officials.
"Obviously it was a failure or you would not have had police lines breached and people entering the building by breaking windows," Bowser said.
A mile-long firing of 10,000 fireworks will be "the largest in recent memory," said Interior Secretary David Bernhardt.
Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser had a message painted on a city street near the White House Friday morning: "Black Lives Matter." Bowser also had the section of 16th Street officially named "Black Lives Matter Plaza."
Mayor Muriel Bowser said she had ended the state of emergency in the city, since protests were primarily peaceful.
Tensions between demonstrators and D.C. police were rising during a third straight night of unrest over George Floyd's death.
Bowser said that the district's Emergency Planning and Security Fund will be depleted by the end of 2019
Seven people were transported to local hospitals for minor injuries, D.C. police said at a press conference
Muriel Bowser says she decided to start the adoption because it was a "great time" in her life and she had "so much to share with a baby"