A Virginia man on Friday made his first court appearance on charges that he planted a pair of pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Republican and Democratic national parties in Washington on the eve of a mob’s attack on U.

WASHINGTON — The Virginia man charged with planting pipe bombs at the headquarters of the Democratic and Republican National Committees on the eve of the Capitol riot confessed to the crime on Thursday afternoon,

CNN's Jake Tapper incorrectly described pipe bomb suspect Brian Cole Jr. as White during coverage of the Virginia man's arrest on Thursday.

Snow fell in Washington, DC, on the morning of Friday, December 5, as the National Weather Service (NWS) said flurries would spread eastward throughout the day.Footage here from Jeanne McVey shows a picturesque scene with snow falling in front of the Capitol building early on Friday morning.

A Virginia man on Friday made his first court appearance on charges that he planted a pair of pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Republican and Democratic national parties in D.C. on the eve of a mob’s attack on U.