we have -- parade and the inauguration. one, parking is nonexist tant. two, security. there are thousands of law enforcement members here. national guard, 7,500 will be here. dozens of roads are set to close at 3:00 in the morning. something else is the security. start with that. richard reeve joining us from the armory with that part of the coverage. rich? richard: the national guard units have been arriving all afternoon long. they cannot carry side arms. they don't have arrest power. but they will be a key part of the security this week. s. >> grabbing the gear. the first time ever leaving the s

a unique mission. >> extra eyes and ears. the law enforcement is in total control. if they need assistance we will assist as necessary. >> 6200 guard personnel deploying hour by hour at the d.c. armory, adding the 1,300 d.c. national guard troops here. >> our mission is truly to provide a presence to ensure a safe and a secure transition of the executive power. >> each card soldier is sworn in. deputized with a special police officer officer. they have the right to detain someone but they don't have arrest power and they don't carry side arms. >> if something happens depending on the situation, notify the local police officers. >> the tasks are many. crowd control, traffic management and backup to other agencies if there is an emergency. >> pedestrian management, traffic control management. so they can do the hard jobs. >> some guard units will be as small as 12. others are as large as 200. many spa

route or the capitol perimeter. >> any nerves right now? >> not really. >> all the briefing and the hype. we are ready for friday to get out there and do the best we can. >> some of them are offloading the buses now. many have never been in the district before. friday is the real thing. southeast washington. jonathan: it's tougher now because of the security moving in place tonight. union station is already closed often ahead of a formal dinner with the president elect. also already closed is the area on the map. the red area there off-limits to cars. don't test them. they have a sea of tow trucks. you will be gone that fast. the green area has strict limitations on who can drive th

abc7 cameras found cars ticketed and tow when the restrictions kicked in. that started at noon. closures will only get worse. 4 verz in the morning memorial bridge will close vehicles until 11:59 on saturday night. good idea as you don't want to drive in here. we also have a guide to where you cannot drive, cannot park. spaces where you won't be allowed to walk. and head to website wjla.com for the list. find the schedule and the website and the apps to help you navigate the crowds. we will have unmatch coverage of inauguration day. our coverage begins friday at 4:00 in the morning. we will lea

a great vantage point. e always says folks from canada are very nace. here is how nice we are. when we got here to the position inside the embassy they have gift bags for us. they were giving us hats. they gave us mittens. that is good hospitality. we are not going to need either for friday because wednesday expect the weather to be in the 50's. back to you. alison: you are officially in canada now. this is developing out of houston and former president george h.w. bush has been admittedded to intenseive care battling pneumonia. the 92-year-old president's wife barbara has been hospitalized after showing signs of fatigue. he had a procedure done to help him breathe.

he already said he would not attend the inauguration due to his health. michelle: the president spoke in his final news conference as commander-in-chief. here with the analysis is scott thuman. the president covered a lot of grounds today. he was serious and joked around and he praised his daughters. scott: you are right. jam-packed 58-minute press conference by the president. he tried to get in to sum up eight years of work. he commuted the sentence of former army private chelsea manning from 35 years down to seven years for leaking the documents to wikileaks. the sentence she had been

for those convicted of other crimes. that is his stance on that. he was asked about the fact that he has a large growing number of the democratic house members who are boycotting the inauguration. he said, "i will be here. michelle will be here." end of the conversation for how he stands on the issue. he talked about how he was proud of the measures that he has seen are evolve over the lgbt issues. there is a lot of work to be time for the inequality with the racial voting issues. we make it harder for people to vote in the united states. not easier. he explained to his daughter there was changing of th

about. president obama: if your mom and dad don't brag on you, you have problems. my daughters are something. >> we tried to teach them hope. the only thing that is the end of the world is the end of the world. they don't mope. what makes me proudest they don't get cynical about it. they have not assumed because their side didn't win or because some of the values they care about don't seem as if they were vindicated that automatically america rejected them. >> just because the president is saying goodbye that does not mean we have seen the last of him by any stretch. he is staying in washington, d.c. plans to after a brief break be active in system of the measures moving forward, as he said on the racial inequality and the voting issuing. president obama will remain resident of the district and chime in from time to time. back to you.

coming up, when we say goodbye to bao bao as the beloved giant panda heads to china. michigan plus the video police need you to sea. the man caught on video firing the shot that killed a d.c. grand mother. alison: we tell you ma prompted a high before speed chase down 66 at rush hour. doug: sunshine today and tomorrow but rain likely inauguration day. i will pin down the timing up next in seven minutes on "abc7 news at 6:00".

michelle: new information in the search for gunman who shot and killed a beloved grand mother in southeast washington. police releasing the surveillance veiled owe of the shooting of vivian. it happened monday morning. in the video you can see two men running and the wheel cheer spinning as they race by. they hope the video will lead to an arrest. alison: grief counselors were on hand to help department of the labor employees cope with a tragedy. a 3-year-old boy died tuesday after choking on food. the staff called 911 and performed heimlich and c.p.r. the boy was rushed to the hospital but it was too late. an investigation is

a man is in police custody for a wild chase after a seemingly minor traffic violation. they chased the man on i-66 in rush hour. after he refused to pull over. the reason, h.o.v. violation. the police stopped the chase for safety reasons. they found the car abandoned. and the driver was a short distance away and arrest had had him. michelle: it will soon be time to say goodbye to bao bao. the national zoo is going to host several events before she joins the panda breeding program. it will take place between february 16 and the 20th. as part of an agreement between the u.s. and china, all the pandas at the zoo move to china before the fourth birthday. alison: coming up next, tom roussey following breaking news for us. tom: we are in the friendship heights. the big group to my left is gathering. they are pla

mike pence's home. we will tell you why coming up. michelle: perfect weather. rain chances are increasing for the inauguration. doug hill breaks down the timing of the rain.

alison: we are back with breaking news about growing protests. michelle: tom roussey joins us from the d.c.-maryland border. what are they planning? tom: they plan a big protest. a dance protest. from where i am standing, western and wisconsin if you go a mile that way and make a right you wind up at vice president elect pence's house. of course he is about to move out of it. it's a temporary house but officially he is living there. the crowd to my left are planning to walk over there. they said actually dance over there. then they want to do a dance protest adds his home. they say that the protest is on behalf overgraze and transgender -- overgay and transgendered people. it will be through

involved. the group is going over there in a few minutes and protest. there are secret service in the area as you might imagine but as close as you can get, they plan to protest from there. reporting live at the d.c.-maryland border, tom roussey, abc7 news. alison: thank you. those coming to the protest planned a day after the inauguration wil have easier access to metro. the transit agency will open at 5:00 a.m. on saturday, two hours earlier than normal to accommodate the expected crowds for the women march on washington. that is permitted for 200,000 people. some think the number attending could go higher. michelle: in the past hour we released a list of speakers for women's march. gloria steinam, ashley judd, scarlet johansson, america ferrera and d.c. mayor muriel bowser. if you would like to see the entire list it's online at

wjla.com. alison: you gather this many people, thursday, friday, saturday, weather is key. i know everyone is trying to pin you down. doug: saturday is a better day to be outside than friday. we don't see any chance of rain at all on saturday. beautiful day today. the tomorrow looks that way. we know friday is rain. we will talk about the timing. that is part of what we'll do. talk about today. we got off to not a pretty start with the low clouds. plenty of fog. that is the day it was. until the sun poked through. off to the races. we got to 60 degrees. 43 is the morning low. overnight we stay partly cloudy and we drop lowly but not dramatically. maybe upper 30's by early tomorrow morning. we will get off to a bright and sunny start and have sunshine through the day. light winds and high of 54. deli

here is what is happening. future cast shows clear skies in the weather center. temperatures in the morning close to 50 degrees already. climb in the middle 50's to enjoy sunshine in the afternoon. but tomorrow night the clouds roll in. after that, it's rain. it's probably closer to noontime when the rain will move in the warm front. the best news is it will come and go. by 4:30 or so in the afternoon it's well east of the area. we are sitting pretty after that through saturday. i will tell you now. more rain coming, heavy rain late sunday to monday. the hour-by-hour outlook for inauguration day. have the rain gear ready. for the cloudy skies through the morning. the rain developing again. 11:00 to 11:30 and 12:00 to 12:30 is the best estimation. it won't rain every minute but you will get wet so have the rain gear ready. the weekend, be

on saturday. partly cloudy and 55. the clouds increase on sunday with a high of 52. pretty complicated storm center south that will affect us late sunday afternoon, sunday night and monday. bringing rain and perhaps area of the heavy rain in the time span as well. 54 tomorrow. 54 for friday. 50 with the rain. the late afternoon, everything, nighttime overnight on monday. after that, the clearing skies, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday. dry and mild. by next weekend we might drop in the upper 40s. but that still will be above average. back to you. michelle: good run, right? a nice pattern. alison: sounds good. erin is here, speaking of a good run. erin: i'm thinking the same thing. weather is warm, wizards are hot. one of the hottest teams in the nba. what is the secret ingredient? it's more than the wall and

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erin: the wizards won 12 straight games at home looking for number 13 tonight. but the memories grizzlies are the second best defensive team in league and could be one of the biggest challenges yet. but if washington does want to make it 13 straight, th

doing his thing. in monday's win kelly was doing it all on both ends of the floor. the second-year player has shown significant progress. >> he is constantly turning into who we want him to be. the kid wedrafted him to be. we need him to continue to be aggressive. >> you feel like he is a great defensive player and he could stop anybody. just come out and got to be able to do it. he has done a great job. erin: the newly ranked terps will be in action tomorrow on the road in iowa. they are 4-1 in the big ten play with the two road conference wins. maryland could have an advantage with the hawkeye star player peter jock. dealing with sore back. so heading into tomorrow's game, that will be a question. however, there is a tough iowa team coming ahead so it should be a big test for the terps. >> the team impressed me all year the way they react to everything. we have the

ourself. >> another great test against iowa. what can we expect? >> another great game. playing on the road. another opportunity to get a win. prove ourselves to everyone. erin: the nationals hoping day can't come soon -- opening day can't come soon enough. but until then there are reports they have interest in matt wieters and closer greg holland. what is the problem? washington is reportedly way overbudget on the new spring training complex in florida which is making the decision difficult. bryce harper got news and tweeted matt witers and greg holland is greater than the team store. i take it to use the money for team store in florida and give it to the players. lobbying! michelle: made his opinion known. thank you. alison: last look at the weather. a lot is hanging on the forecast. doug: one day at a time. fine tonight. skies are partly cloudy and th

tomorrow we wake up to sunshine. partly to mostsy sunny throughout the days. winds are light and fine outside for any activity or preparations. 54 degrees. the clouds roll in tomorrow night. friday is cloudy when you wake up, in the 40's. climb to near 50. rain will move in late morning to mid-day and out of town by late in the afternoon and the evening hours. that is good news. steve rudin is keeping an eye on that for late tonight at 11:00. we will have updates on the timing of the rain and the weekend warm-up. the weekend is spectacular for us on saturday, sunshine and 55. clouds and 52 on sunday. the sunday storm could be significant in terms of the moderate to heavy rain sunday night and monday. some changes in the wind here weather wise. y'all okay. thank you -- alison: okay. thank you for that. thank you for joining us tonight. david muir is coming up next. see you back here at 11:00. michelle: have a good night.

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tonight, a former president and first lady both hospitalized. former president george h.w. bush in intensive care. his wife, barbara also in the hospital. we have news on their conditions. mr. trump's pick for health and human services on the hoet seat. the fiery back and forth. his trump for epa is asked, does he believe climate change is a hoax? and his pick for education, and a controversial answer about guns in schools. two days to go. the president-elect with his speech. how long is it? what is the tone and will he speak to a divided america? and the boycott. at least 60 democrats now saying they won't go. and president obama tonight defending his move on chelsea manning. the emergency rescues coming