Buffalo News Live

The United States Marine Corps' New Orleans Brass Band performed today at the Central Library on Lafayette Square in downtown Buffalo.

The USS De Wert, which sailed from Ohio to Buffalo on Tuesday for Navy Week, commemorates the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks with an 11-gun salute.

Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz met with reporters this morning to talk about the status of Bills lease negotiations following a Buffalo News report that the three parties have not met since the end of June.

Buffalo Zoo President and CEO Donna M. Fernandes strolls the grounds with The News' Brian Meyer to talk about a new entrance and a new exhibit that are planned. In this "In Focus" feature, Fernandes discusses the zoo's future.

News Staff Reporter Charity Vogel and News Chief Photographer Derek Gee are on the USS De Wert as it makes its Lake Erie voyage to Western New York as part of Navy Week. They will be providing updates throughout the day:

Thousands of women came out for the just-for-fun 5K run at Kissing Bridge that helped raise money for the National Breast Cancer Foundation.

The News' Sharon Cantillon captured it by video: