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Visitors are expressing their disappointment that the Smithsonian museums and National Zoo will be closed to the public due to the government shutdown.
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Government shutdown causes a real Boo at the Zoo
The National Zoo’s annual event, Boo at the Zoo, has a new meaning this year.
It took until day 11 of the federal government shutdown before the Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo in D.C. had to shut their doors and gates to the public for the last time.
They both were using last year’s funds to stay open during the shutdown.
The line to pull into the parking lot of the National Zoo was backed up on Connecticut Avenue on Saturday, as both tourists and locals attempted to get one last peak at their favorite animals.
Eight-year-old Molly was posing by the massive letters spelling out zoo while her mother took pictures.
“I saw pandas, I saw the sloth bear, and I went into the big ape house,” said Molly. “My mom said we can get ice cream.”
Molly and her mother Bettina were visiting from Palm Beach, Florida, and went to between four and five different Smithsonian museums since they arrived on Wednesday.
“I think that we’ll see a resolution soon, I hope, and in the meantime, I do hope that all the furloughed workers see their back pay,” said Bettina.
A lot of locals look at the zoo and the Smithsonian with pride when they show out-of-town guests their home city.
One of those is Vanessa Furtado, who along with her husband and son, brought her parents, who are visiting from Chicago, to the zoo.
“The fact that everything is free for people to come and see, is a big draw for folks,” said Furtado. “Big bummer when it’s shut down.”
Furtado was asked if she had a message for those in Congress.
“Come to the table and start talking to each other, hardworking government employees who are doing their jobs not getting paid. So, let’s end the shenanigans,” said Furtado.
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WASHINGTON (7News) — On Saturday evening, Metropolitan Police Department’s Seventh District officers responded to a fatal crash on I-295 northbound near Exit 1 for Laboratory Road, Southwest.
The incident occurred around 7:50 p.m. when a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle, police said.
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Prince George’s County police officers were already on the scene when the MPD officers arrived.
The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene.
Authorities have not yet released the victim’s age or gender.
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The driver of the vehicle involved in the collision remained at the scene.
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Police urge anyone with information about the incident to call 202-727-9099 or text 50411.
The United States military carried out a “large scale” strike inside the nation of Venezuela early Saturday morning, in addition to capturing Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, who were flown out of the country.
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WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Smoke was seen billowing in a Northwest D.C. neighborhood Sunday afternoon after a row house caught fire, prompting a large presence of first responders.
In a post on the X platform just after 12:40 p.m., the DC Fire and EMS Department said crews were responding to a box alarm at a row house in the 2100 block of 13th Street NW. There, firefighters found smoke coming from the top of three attached row houses.
Crews determined that the flames were coming from the attic of one of the three-story row homes, but that it was at risk of spreading to both adjacent homes. As a result, firefighters upgraded the response to a two-alarm fire, aggressively attacking the flames from the inside.
Officials noted that firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze, which involved the entire attic, and that it only spread to one of the attached row houses.
No injuries were reported; however, officials were working to learn how many people would be displaced.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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