| | | | | Good morning. It's Tuesday, Nov. 8. D.C., Maryland and Virginia: Go vote. Onward to the news. ☀️ 63/35. A sunny, breezy day to remind us we're in autumn. Capital Weather Gang gives it a 7/10. | | |  | Election Day is here. | - What you need to know: Polls are open across the region, and they close at 7 p.m. in Virginia and at 8 p.m. in Maryland and D.C. Our reporters will keep you updated with what's going on and how voters are feeling.
- What's at stake: D.C. has contested council seats and a redo of a tipped wage initiative. Maryland voters will choose a new governor and weigh in on recreational marijuana. Virginia's congressional races will help determine the makeup of Congress.
- Results: We'll track them here. (And this is how The Post reports election race calls.)
| | |  | The National Zoo got two new Asian elephants. |  Nhi Linh and Trong Nhi. (Robbie Clark/Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute) | - Nhi Linh, 9, and her mother, Trong Nhi, 19, arrived this week from Rotterdam Zoo in the Netherlands.
- What they're up to: Officials are hoping to revitalize the National Zoo's elephant breeding program, which hasn't produced a baby in 21 years. The new arrivals could go on view next month.
| | |  | The leader of the Oath Keepers denied any involvement with the Capitol riots. | - Stewart Rhodes, founder of the extremist group, testified in court yesterday that there was no plan of attack on Jan. 6 and that he was not involved in stockpiling arms near Washington.
- Why it matters: Rhodes and his group are on trial for seditious conspiracy. His defense has been that there was no order, decision or agreement by him or four co-defendants to use force to prevent the certification of President Biden's electoral win.
| | | | | | |  | The Silver Line extension to Dulles Airport opens in one week. | - What to know: It should take 22 minutes from Wiehle-Reston, the current end of the line, to Ashburn, the new end. The trip from the airport to downtown D.C. is just under an hour.
- Catching a plane: An underground walkway connects the Dulles station to the airport. The walk takes about five minutes.
| | |  | A chicken heiress is auctioning her 400-year-old ring to help Ukraine. | - Mitzi Perdue, 81, the daughter of a co-founder of Sheraton Hotels, married into the Perdue Farms fortune. She plans to use the proceeds from the sale of the emerald ring to build shelters for women at risk of trafficking at the Ukrainian border.
- About the ring: The jewel was rediscovered in 1985 on a Spanish shipwreck and is valued at $50,000 to $70,000. Bidding starts Dec. 7.
| | |  | When the weather finally cools, enjoy the area's best soups. |  Pho 75. (Deb Lindsey for The Washington Post) | - Soup season: Some of you, like Post food writer Tim Carman, indulge in hot soups year-round. But for the seasonal eater, the dip in the mercury has you seeking out nourishing broth.
- Where to go: Newer options include luosifen, a pungent southern Chinese specialty, at Yanzi Noodle House in Rockville. Or head to a Pho 75 in Maryland or Virginia for a bowl of the No. 1.
| | |  | November has felt more like September. | - What happened? A summerlike zone of low pressure throughout the past week contributed to unusually high humidity.
- The numbers: Washington hit 81 degrees and capped off a first week of November where every day hit 70 or above for the first time on record.
 | Today's Perspective | From Petula Dvorak: Bluster about crime and safety may be working on voters. Before you go … if you want a drink with your election results, you've got plenty of options at D.C. bars, including Boundary Stone and Red Derby.  (Jordan Robertson for The Post) | Do you know someone who would like this newsletter? Share it with them. Want more local coverage? Get the latest stories and exclusive content on D.C., Maryland and Virginia here. Want to catch up quickly on the biggest global news? Sign up for The 7 morning briefing. | | | | |
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