dupont circle which is close to a lot of popular nightlife. you can see some people out and about it is our. transit police will have stepped up staffing at stations like this to keep riders safe. there is no specific threat between -- against the metro or any transit agency. there will also be anti-terrorism resources out tonight. riders will be able to get a free ride home on metro. they are partnering with miller lite for that. that's from midnight to 3:00 a.m. users marked trip card but now you will not be charged. metro officials want to remind rider and anyone visiting the city there is such a thing as too drunk to ride. >> there are hazards on the real system. if you are unable to stand, maintain balance, 12 properly, or with someone in that condition, you are probably better off taking a cab or a rideshare service.

the vast majority of folks will be having a futurist with friends and metro will be a great option for them. know that metro bus you can ride for free from midnight to 3:00 a.m. you just sugar smart trip card and go on your way with the bus. is not just metro transit police. d.c. police are keep an eye on all the festivities. will have more that tonight at 6:00. brianne carter, abc 7 news. jonathan: new year celebrations already underway here for the children who might be old enough or able to stay enough stashed -- stay up late enough for the ball drop. alison: this was our park in southeast washington. john gonzalez cut up with a family whose goal for next year is a priceless response. reporter: this is the williams family. how do you feel? it's like midnight. what do you hope for the new

year with a family? >> we have young kids. keep them alive. [laughter] keep themshe meant alive and we can get a full night sleep. alison: just forgot reaction to say it. alexandria, also for kids. this started at about 2:00 with the annual fun hunt. they will be performances across old town starting at 7:00. a total of 175 acts across the city. and then at midnight, the fireworks logo off right over the potomac. that happens right at king street. jonathan: in western maryland it is take your sound doughnut dropped. returns as the giant fiberglass doughnut the sins into a bigger cup of coffee. that is in public square in hagerstown.

if you're planning on going, you want to get there early. last year 6000 free donuts were passed out. maybe a shot at a snack is the party begins at 6:00. alison: the new year's celebration began at 3:00 this afternoon in annapolis. thereose that can't wait, is an earlybird fireworks show at 7:30. music begins at city dock at 8:00 and they will have a full fireworks show at midnight. thathan: up in new york, is the ball that will drop. they will put it up and drop it at the stroke of midnight. if you're planning on hopping up train, you'll notice the increased security. built by thes police made out of fencing material. once you are in their, week -- there, you cannot come out. theirs working on

security ever since last year celebration ended. 6000 officers will be all over the place. we will take you live the times square to what you know about some of the restrictions in place if you decide to head down and do what is bucket list kind of things. alison: if you're heading out, just how cold will he get? jonathan: doug hill has the timing. what are we looking at all we have to midnight? doug: partly cloudy skies like we have outside the furniture weather center and also at national harbor. temperatures will slowly drop into the lower 40's. probably around 39-42 degrees at the stroke of midnight tonight. at this moment it is a bit mild. 54 in manassas. the further north and west, the colder it gets. 43 in cumberland. showers well to the southeast. it is quieting down after the horrific storms and flooding and rain and tornadoes in blizzards. now about the entire country is

under the influence of a sprawling area of high pressure that will give us an extended period of pleasant weather. tonight, partly cloudy and 43 at 10:00. 41 degrees early in the morning. the first day of 2016, partly cloudy and a bit of a breeze with highs near 49 degrees. we're looking at the first six days coming up in just a couple of minutes. alison: do not leave tonight with of the stormwatch seven weather app. you can download it from google play in the apple store. -- and the apple store. that will be pretty handy tonight. jonathan: we are getting ready to celebrate, but not in the midwest. this flooding is a major problem in missouri. a dramatic rescue caught on camera yesterday as a man was trying to pull his dog onto a boat. he fell into the water himself. the both of them made it out safely. the waters are still rising as of today. elizabeth hurr is joining us.

any sense of the rivers of crested or when they will crest? i will get to that in just a moment. i want to quickly address eureka. that was one of the hardest hit areas. we are just outside st. louis. this is another area hard-hit. what looks like a river behind me. interstate 44 that is underwater. to my left is where we are standing. businesses, i guess station a restaurant. completely underwater. this is the work of the merrimack river. you asked about waters in rivers cresting, that is the good news. the river is actually crested in this area early this morning. the water has started to proceed. i'm not so sure if you can see the ground. this morning the floodwaters started at about here but now it's receded about 5-6 feet.

slowly but surely this water has begun to receipt. the concern is the mississippi river. that is the other major river. that has not crested yet. all eyes are on that river. the expectation is that able crest sometime later tonight. fingers are crossed hoping that -- this is the bold of it and we will be spared what could happen when the mississippi river crests. hadthan: in the 1990's they horrible friday in the same section. they put things in place to help flooding that might take place. have any of those safeguards help them now? reporter: yes and no. in thisly authorities area talk about that and they said they learned their lessons and there were added safeguards put in place. some levees held up and that is

why as much as the flooding is we're seeing here, authorities say could have been much worse. another thing they had going for -- they learned to prepare much earlier. and said the sandbags everything was in place much earlier this time around. fortunately they hope that is aresome of these businesses still flooded but others were spared. jonathan: thank you very much elizabeth. alison: moving on. in the district, overall police a violent crimes are down. it was a spike in the number of murders this year that has many concerned. horace holmes is in northeast washington where they are honoring the memories of those killed. happenr: that vigil will tonight starting at 5:00 here at the northeast performing arts center. it's a vigil for young people

killed this year by homicide. it has been a tough year for d.c. police trying to keep down the homicide rate. overall crime in the city is down. shootings, murders our way up. this year there have been 162 murders compared to 105 in 2014. that is a whopping job of 54%. it is something the police chief and the mayor of the city are keeping a close eye on. they are trying to find answers. tonight at 5:00 we will hear from the mayor about this. we will also talk to a family of one of the victims. the vigil will be starting just as we get on the air at 5:00 this evening. horace holmes, abc 7 news. maryland state sugar was involved in a horrible crash on i-95. this is in laurel, not far from yesterday's wreck the tide of traffic for hours. two people taken to the hospital, including a trooper. they are expected to be ok.

the trooper was helping a disabled motorist on the right shoulder when another car came flying and hit the squad car from behind causing this chain reaction crash. alison: more questions than answers months after a three-year-old was found dead at a home in vienna. a new report is shedding light on what might have happened. jeff goldberg is in our newsroom and has an update to this story. reporter: at the time of his death, he was in the care of a man named kenny barley, at tennessee native that was convicted of killing in shooting an administrator at his high school in 2005. the autopsy report determined the cause of his death was blunt head trauma. but the manner of death was undetermined. fairfax letter from -- child protective services to his father reveals an investigation determined that beckett was physically abused by unknown abuser.

bartley was never charged. the reason he was in the nfl the first place was because he was in the care of and living with his psychologist who is back at's -- beckett's mother. last may see told us that kenny bartley was a loving and caring person that had nothing to do with her son's death. beckett'sment to, father matthew says he is devastated by the cps report. he said he was grateful for the investigation and did not want to jump to any conclusions. i wanted to believe this was a tragic accident but it has become clear to me that is not the case." aaron moved out of the home a few months ago in vienna. the property owner says he does not know where she is. kenny bartley remains a fugitive to the state of tennessee for probation violation. we tried repeatedly to get a

comment from vienna police but never got a response. we reached out to aaron's -- erin's family and more on that at 5:30. jeff goldberg, abc 7 news. weathan: coming up at 4:00 will head to new york with a live look at the security in place and the 2016 celebration at ahead. alison: no powerball winners this week. somebody could begin the year with a huge jackpot. we will tell you the total coming up next. >> october 20 1, 2015. jonathan: one of the most viral stories of the year. you could forget "back to the future" day? alison: and apple facing a lawsuit over an iphone update. which models were affected is coming up on abc 7 news at 4:30.

jonathan: choppers seven is overseeing a maryland -- it is new hampshire avenue. there are two scenes. people are walking away handcuffs. maybe they are being brought in for questioning. there is one scene by a shopping

center by the beltway. and a short distance away there is a strong police presence. people are calling up and saying there are a lot of cops around. this is not the first person we have seen walked away in handcuffs. we've all say if they are suspects or they are just being questions. we do have a crew on the way it will have more for mission is soon as we get that -- we will get that to you as soon as we get it. powerball fever. nobody matched all six numbers last night. at jackpot is now estimated $334 million. the next drawing is saturday. lottery officials expect the self or than 700,000 powerball tickets on saturday alone. if your going to play, good luck to you. let's check the traffic situation. robert has an update. its 100% given you will bump into traffic on a thursday. right now over towards

the area of new hampshire avenue and the beltway we are once again seeing a huge police presence. i heard it was an accident but we do have some problems in the area because of a possible shooting. expect those delays along new hampshire in the beltway. let's take our weight in towards the area. the eastbound side of the freeway off a 14th street bridge. heavy traffic continues on the eastbound side moving in from the pentagon. an earlier accident at the third street tunnel is gone. we have big delays continuing over on the eastbound and. the beltway not too bad. making your way through the area of connecticut avenue towards the beltway near four quote -- 450. eastbound route 50 approaching the bridge, an accident has things stand up through annapolis. that the latest through the traffic center.

. back to you alison: around the world. and imposing security presence for major celebrations. celebrations called off in brussels, the epicenter of terror raids in europe. parties in paris also expected to be tan down -- tamped down. in new york city and unmistakable police presence. leaders said they had working on plans for tonight all year long. care is in times square. tell us what visitors will encounter as a crowd the streets behind you. certainly a lot of excitement here for that midnight hour. but also a great deal of concern. we have talked to folks that will be in the crowd that is expected to be as large as one million people. they say they were excited for the celebration but also confident the nypd and other police around here will keep them safe.

the nypd talked about their plans on tuesday, confident they can keep the crowd safe amid the threats. 6000 nypd officers will be in and around this area alone, just this part of the city tonight. with them will be hundreds of cadets who just graduated from the academy earlier this week, trained in the latest police counterterrorism techniques. certainly a large police force on the ground and also in helicopters above, on the waterways surrounding new york city. new york mayor bill de blasio said he is confident this will be one of the safest places in the entire country to be tonight. alison: now that we have security out of the way, that is a huge party in new york. anything in particular the people are looking forward to down there? i think they are looking forward to midnight because a lot of them are out here at 8:00 or 9:00 this morning.

they wanted prime pieces of real estate close to the stage with the performance. vato outhad demi le here. there are plenty of things to keep the crowd engaged until midnight. there will be a wedding here later. that's what makes the celebration so unique. the ball drop is happened since 1907 and still just as exciting. alison: thank you very much for that. have a great time. jonathan: we saw karen in times square, all bundled up. we don't need jackets and scarves. degrees.about 42 it's thursday and would like to have trivia questions. the average temperature in washington for the month of december over the past 144 years is 39 degrees. it's a combination of the high and low. that the average monthly temperature. it was like december 2015 while

the average temperature of 51, the warmest december on record in washington. when doing normally experience for real and month when the monthly temperature is actually 51 degrees? early march, late march, early april or late april? think about that. when we average the monthly. -- temperature at 51. i will walk over to the map and move on with the weather for now. here is what we have at the moment. a few high clouds will thin out tonight. light, not even a ripple on the potomac river. 49 at potomac. 52 and dale city. 53 on the campus of gallaudet university. it still above average. the rain and storminess we have had and most of the heavy cloud

cover continues to make progress from west to east. clearing will occur tonight. our futurecast shows tomorrow will have less in the way of clouds and increasing amounts of sunshine. temperatures will feel fairly comfortable tomorrow we start to see a drop in temperatures as we head through the upcoming weekend. as we get ready to say goodbye to new year's eve, lower 40's and partly cloudy skies. 2016 and for the first day of the new year it will be partly cloudy with highs around 49. still above average and then to the next seven days we start to see the temperatures actually feel like early january. imagine that. through thursday to wednesday. mayooks like temperatures finally get up to 50 or so. the extreme heat for those times of year prevent it. alison: thank you. still ahead at 4:00 --

>> yeah! took overtty's pies as a fayetteville story this -- viral story this year. the most viral stories of the year coming up. jonathan: coming up, bill cosby's lawyer goes on the attack. who they are attacked again how it could affect similar cas

jonathan: an update from maryland. this is new hampshire avenue. we are getting more information from these chapter -- news chopper 7. somebody called police saying they were being followed and shot at. right now is not clear if any shots forever fired. we know nobody has been hurt. police are on the scene in a big way. they have taken a couple of people away in handcuffs to their car. we don't know if they are suspects or people they want to talk to. we will have more information as soon as we get it in from our reporters in the field. the good, the bad and the ugly. we saw it all with study -- stories that went viral. alison: there was the adorable and hilarious and confusing. nobody is sure if it's blue or

black and gold and white. everybody was talking about that. jeremy has the most viral stories of 2015. ♪ off, shake it off ♪ reporter: dylan barnes shook it off this year and into the presence of taylor herself. enough to meet the superstar on a tour stopping kansas city and they had this epic dance off. ♪ october 20 1, 2015. reporter: the future arrived in 2015. on october 21 the world paused to geek out. a world of flying cars, hoverboards and holograms. the actors showed up in

late-night in a delorean. there was perhaps no viral video as horrifying as this. a vehicle gasquet recaptures the trans-asia flight as it careened out of the sky and plunged into a river. officials say pilot error was to blame. 43 people were killed. i raised the price of its eight -- and age medication to $750 per pill overnight. he was declared the most hated man in america, surpassing the dentist they killed cecil the liom. in july,legally hunted sparking an international firestorm against walter palmer. while he did not face charges, he could face abject humiliation. the controversy inspired ridiculous halloween costumes. yeah! reporter: and owed to a frozen

dessert-sales to the roof when he captured the attention of the singer herself. postedavelle -- labelle him for things giving dinner. johanna cologne channels her during a summer dance recital. ♪ [cheers] reporter: the sassy six or old chapter with a total stage dominance. and the story that had everyone talking this year, the dress. is it blue and black or white and gold? a question that sparked countless buzz feed articles and directed -- threatened to tear families apart, and it is totally blue and black. jonathan: they show it they are in a looks blue and black, but

it was a gold dress. alison: the whole thing is infuriating to me. jonathan: we wasted a lot of our time. i like the kid with the taylor swift. i never saw that get. alison: love those sassy kids. jonathan: coming up, protesters want to shut down chinatown. the message taken to the streets during the new year's celebration coming up. andon: bill cosby's lawyer what he is saying about her client and how this could affect other sex assault cases when abc

>> you're watching abc 7 news at 4:00, on your side. alison: time for your use the forecast and the answer to our trivia question. doug: we have a record as the warmest december on record bar none. we have an average temperature of 51 degrees. is a combination of high and low. that is incredibly warm. the question is when do we normally have an average temperature of 51? it's either early march, late march, early april or late april. alison: i think early april. jonathan: early april. doug: survey says early april. have you been looking around the corner? jonathan: i have not. --son: e doug: elias doesn't miss.

we would get rid of that warm weather. here is the story as we give you a look out at the belle haven country club. is currently 52 degrees and some breaks in the overcast. temperatures around the rest of the area holding in the upper 40's to low 50's across the region. that will change in the nighttime hours because the skies will clear a bit. that allows temperatures to drop. weather-wise things are just going crazy at -- after all the tragedy in weather. high pressure will virtually control the entire continental united states for the next several days. here is what we have tonight. skies will clear and we will have lower 40's. inside the belly towards midnight somewhere in the low 40's. the winds should not be too strong. take a look at this. a complete flip-flop in the weather forecast. we have seven days of mostly sunny skies.

the highs will be in the 40's. tuesday we are forecasting a high of 39 degrees. 42 on wednesday. back to 46 degrees for the day on thursday. snowstorms, rain, just a little bit -- no storms or rain. jonathan: baltimore county not seeking reimbursement for assistance provided during the april riots. they cost the county $250,000 to send crews to baltimore during the unrest following the death of freddie gray. countyexecutives say the health that on an emergency basis with no expectation of reimbursement. last week city officials said they would pay surrounding county -- counties $1.8 million for their assistance. hundreds of people will be packing the streets of d.c. but not just for new year's eve festivities. the black lives matter movement is planning a protest tonight. as sam sweeney explains they plan to shut down downtown.

reporter: more than 500 people say they will pack downtown d.c., specifically at seventh and h to shut chinatown down. they are calling for an emergency call to action saying "turn up a shutdown gallery place in chinatown for sandra bland and tamir rice." she committed suicide while in custody in taxes. right was killed in ohio after flashing a pellet gun. officer said in split seconds they had no way of knowing it was not a real gun. this week a grand jury decided they will not indict this two officers involved. protest erected in ohio i know the black lives matter movement says he will bring protests right here to d.c. on one of the busiest nights of the year. people who live and work in this area do not agree with their actions. >> i think there are other

better ways to do it. people's timeown in areas they enjoy, i don't know what can the message that sends. >> i don't have a problem with what they are standing for the -- peoplecan go about want to get home from work and go about their daily lives. reporter: more than 500 people so they will show up. another 6000 were invited to the protest. it all starts tonight at seven and h at 7:00. sam sweeney, abc 7 news. alison: a web developer has come up with he calls the trunk filter -- trump. users of google chrome can block all things trump from their filter. there are three settings. any website containing the word "trump" will be blocked in the

highest setting. is facing a $5 million lawsuit over a software upgrade. 9he claims that apple's ios update may the iphone 4s slow, buggy and subject to crashes. they said it was intentional to force iphone users to buy new iphones. apple said it would make people's older phones faster and more responsive. alison: the average mortgage rate has now topped 4%. incomes in the wake of a federal reserve raising its lending rate to banks. the average 30 year fixed-rate mortgages now 4.01%, up nearly 15 points in this time last year. the cost of borrow is well below historic averages. america's most well-known television dad is now featured in his first mug shot. alison: bill cosby criminally

charged in suburban philadelphia. we are hearing from the washington d.c. attorney he was defending him. josie has more under the attorney is attacking and why this case it have a big impact on sexual assault survivors. reporter: the image of a tv legend walking in a court inspiring study headlines -- stunning headlights. >> it's coming from that bastion of journalistic integrity. i'm not really putting much stock into what any of their covers espouse to say about this case. reporter: monique pressley coming out swinging at the media as she defense bill cosby in the fight against his first criminal charge. is a case with allegations that the back more than 10 years. >> what we have now is not the effectuation of justice. we have the fulfillment of a campaign promise. reporter: for survivors of sexual assault the cases much more. >> i think it gives us hope. reporter: lisa jordan is the

director of the legal assault institute. he said the delay charge shows survivors they can get justice, even if it doesn't happen quickly. >> it means something to survivors everywhere to have a prosecutor come forward and such a high-profile case after so many years. reporter: survivors are getting a tough lesson from the defamation lawsuits cause the has -- cosby has filed against some accusers. some perpetrators just turn to the court system and try to use the court system as a weapon against survivors. we have to put our faith in the justice system and hope they will bring the truth to light. reporter: joce sterman, abc 7 news. he is doing it. jonathan: that is a raccoon and a donut shop. we have the video to prove it.

wait until easy he walked into a donut shop and what he walked out with coming up next. alison: we are counting down the stories of 2015. did

alison: this is in canada. after two months the first i've castle in edmonton open to the public wednesday afternoon. it includes thousands of icicles and it was all card by hand. there are more than 27,000 tons of ice over an acre of snow. so different from what we have been feeling around here. jonathan: every day you learn something new. this video top me something. i did not know records were picky when it came to donor choices. the back to canada we go. this record was very picky. right out of mission impossible. he's hanging from his feet. delicately finds his way into the doughnuts. goes right to the orange bar. and then back it goes into the ceiling like you did not see me. nobody in the store freaks out. listen.

the guy who posted it is narrating the highest. hole he falls out of that -- oh, yes. this is incredible. jonathan: in canada they are very nice people. alison: it's almost like they have seen it before, like he shows up every afternoon. we start on abc 7 news our countdown of the top 10 stories we covered in 2015. you know the sac state gyro copter stunt is in. -- tax day

alison: we certainly covered a lot of big stories in the year. from murder charges to the big blackout in april. jonathan: in sports we had choking out bryce harper in the dugout. those did not make our top 10 list. is leon harris with what did. leon: now that you mention it,

that would have been a good call. the whole nats note down this year. believe it or not we had so much to work with this year that the not make the list. waswe did have to work with embarrassing security breaches, blockbuster trials, wild weather. we had the privilege of covering some incredible stories and some remarkable people. here is a look at stories 10-6. number 10, wildly inconsistent weather. early in the year it was bitterly cold. for the second straight year the potomac river froze. snowfall was above average especially west of the city. by the years and we experienced one of the warmest december's ever. number nine, there were a few things that d.c. more -- gets more excited about the new baby panda. twins were born but one did not survive.

he joined his older sister born in 2013. number eight, the charles severance trial. in early november he was found guilty of three serial murders. he killed alexandria resident nancy dunning, ron kirby and within ludano. dano.thanne lun number seven, larry hogan became the second republican governor of maryland since the 1960's. then in june he announced he was battling an advanced and aggressive form of cancer. he earned wide press for the frank and public way he filed the disease. after undergoing chemotherapy he announced in november he was cancer-free. number six, security breaches. changes to the white house fence fromot stop joseph caputo scaling it while they were having their offense getting dinner. the ultimate security breach happened in april.

mailman doug hughes landed a jairus copter on the west lawn of the capital to protest campaign finance laws. he reached a plea deal in november. he will be sentenced next year. he also announced he is running for congress. in a lot of places that might make a good decade but that was just one year here in d.c. that is only half the list. an hour from now we will have the rest of the top five coming up on abc 7 news at 5:00. alison: thanks. jonathan: do you know the lyrics to the song " auld lang syne?" you hear it every year and then you just home the rest. -- hum the rest. alison: we have posted the full lyrics on the website at wjla.com. them them out and practice and maybe you'll impress your friends tonight. jonathan: and then you can explain what they mean because we don't know they'll need. alison: let's talk about the weather.

not just for tonight but into the weekend. steve: big changes are on the way. a new the year means colder air. it will start to feel like january sooner rather than later. ready for the forecast? national harbor. they are gearing up for a lot of festivities later on tonight. it is 52 degrees. mostly cloudy skies. the cloud -- skies will stay cloudy for the overnight hours. 50 in leesburg. hagerstown coming in at 45 degrees. 43 in cumberland. at least it is going to stage right around here. here's the new year's eve forecast. 10:00 around 43 degrees. at midnight, 42. by 2:00 in the morning late-night revelers going home on metro tonight, 41 degrees. let's look at the 70 outlook for the weekend starting off with 40's on that in a.

nighttime lows will be around 47 degrees. here's something we are not seen in a long time. a high temperature of only 39 on tuesday of next week. let's get a check of this evening's rush-hour commute with robert. robert: we have got robert -- albums on the beltway. right near the robinson terminal. partially behind the sign. if you're leaving the area of tysons corner in the next few minutes you will find the abrupt slowdown through the area of 236. north and south done 95 has a steady stream of traffic, especially northbound and in towards wharton. a steady stream of traffic heading into the district. that's the latest from the abc 7 traffic center. alison: coming up next at 4:00, an update to a 7 on your side consumer alert. ordering clothing and getting the wrong size.

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and they show these pictures on the site of growth and look like them, the american girl. that is not what it is. reporter: finally she came across this 7 on your side report about a maryland mom. jennifer burner and many other customers complained that addresses the order process small they fit her four-year-old. >> i felt like to and she did. reporter: she sent a link of ymmdressort to s saying she would make her experience public. >> that was how they refunded the money. i have you guys to thank for that. reporter: 7 on your side to the rescue even from 2000 miles away. kimberly suiters, abc 7 news. jonathan: 7 on your side has been in contact with a lawyer. he encourages people to contact and directly for refund.

the information is an posted on her website, wjla.com. >> this is a breaking news alert. leon: we are breaking news coming into the abc 7 newsroom right now. news chopper 7 over the scene of a wreck on new hampshire avenue where police say a confrontation started at a wendy's in calverton. the people being chased say shots were fired. it ended it in a shopping center along new hampshire avenue. no one was hurt. four people were taken into custody. we will keep you informed. alison: we are keeping a close eye on this, of fire at a high-rise hotel in dubai. these flames started at about 1:00 p.m. our time. we don't know how. 14 people were injured as the hotel was evacuated. one had a heart attack. they are all expected to be ok.

in fact the downtown fire did not even stop to buy from holding its fireworks celebration for new year's. we will keep you posted on this breaking situation as well. jonathan: that is the most amazing thing. aon: back here at home montgomery county man's memorial to his late daughter. officials are concerned about safety. kevin lewis is there. he is live to explaining second wife. -- exactly why. reporter: the memorial this is homemade ice skating rink. it sits on a 49 acre piece of residential property. it's quickly become a popular and free destination for parents and kids alike. the county says it was built without a proper permit and is now scrutinizing the venue. >> get out of the way! >> i just thought i will do this. reporter: he built it and the people came.