Good morning, Washington. This Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday finds those who had to come into work this morning whining about the cold (though temperatures should be back up above 30 by midday) and the lengthy metro delays that began over the weekend on the Red, Orange and Blue lines, which will continue through midnight tonight. Best to focus instead on the ideas and the man this day is meant to honor — the Post has a list of events scheduled around the city that will pay tribute to Dr. King today. We’d recommend heading over to the Kennedy Center at noon 4 p.m. to pickup free tickets for the 6 p.m. Let Freedom Ring Choir concert, featuring Georgetown University students and members of the Metropolitan Music Ministry of the Metropolitan Baptist Church and the Capitol Hill Seventh-Day Adventist Church.

Suspected Capitol Hill Gunman Appears in Court: More details about the background of Michael Gorbey, 38, the man who was arrested carrying a loaded shotgun, a samurai sword and a bow and arrow on Friday afternoon near Union Station. It turns out Gorbey, who was denied bond over the weekend, was questioned a few years ago after flying over restricted airspace near Camp David. Gorbey told police he was heading to the Supreme Court to “take care of business”, WTOP reported.

Fenty Raises Ire of Social Workers: David Nakamura has an account in this morning’s Post about a meeting between Mayor Fenty and the city’s social workers that wasn’t exactly friendly. About 20 of the social workers got up and walked out of the meeting after Fenty dismissed one of them for hissing while he addressed the group. The meeting had been called to motivate the workers after half a dozen of their colleagues were fired in the wake of the Jacks murders investigation.

Briefly Noted: VRE to raise fares through 2014 … Police investigating sexual assault in Chevy Chase … Police looking for missing 89-year-old man.

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