<div dir="ltr"><p class="gmail-m_1768307503735312371paragraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="gmail-m_1768307503735312371normaltextrun">Breaking news: </span></p><p class="gmail-m_1768307503735312371paragraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="gmail-m_1768307503735312371normaltextrun"><br></span></p><p class="gmail-m_1768307503735312371paragraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="gmail-m_1768307503735312371normaltextrun">The National Park Service will be taking down the fencing around the Freedom Memorial and the Mary McLeod Bethune statues tomorrow at 9 am. The record of determination, issued on July 1, was issued to protect the Freedom Memorial from potential vandalism and the Bethune statue from incidental damage, extended the fencing until September 16, 2020. </span><span class="gmail-m_1768307503735312371eop"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="gmail-m_1768307503735312371paragraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="gmail-m_1768307503735312371normaltextrun"> </span><span class="gmail-m_1768307503735312371eop"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="gmail-m_1768307503735312371paragraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="gmail-m_1768307503735312371normaltextrun">Once the fencing comes down, the landscaping surrounding the statues will be cared for as well. Brian Joyner, acting deputy superintendent for National Capital Parks--East, tells me, "</span><span style="font-size:11pt">There will be continued U.S. Park Police presence and increased engagement from NPS rangers, as we dialogue with the community about the history and the future of the Freedom Memorial."</span></p><p class="gmail-m_1768307503735312371paragraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11pt"><br></span></p><p class="gmail-m_1768307503735312371paragraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11pt"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u><br></p></div>