Today will be mostly sunny in the morning and then become partly cloudy, breezy with highs in the 60s. This photo of the National Cathedral was taken yesterday.

More Mercury At Cardozo: As we reported yesterday, more mercury has been found at Cardozo High School. It’s unclear whether the chemical was newly placed, or a remnant from an earlier spill.

Purple Line In Jeopardy? Advocates of a proposed rail line between Bethesda and Silver Spring are worried about the future of the project has they have seen political initiative wane as planning is underway for the Intercounty Connector highway and planners in the Republican-led state government considering buses instead of rail. Still, Maryland Transportation Secretary Robert Flanagan told the W. Times the Purple Line “isn’t even competing for federal money,” he said. “The bottom line is we need both.”

Briefly Noted: Bread for the City gets volunteer help … race for mayor already crowded … MARC trains on the Brunswick Line are delayed after a freight train hit a person …