just three hours, the first road closures take affect for friday's inauguration. expected influx of thousands of people and more security measures in place. alison: and navigating the district is about to get tougher. tim barber has what you need to know when you head out tomorrow. hi, tim.

seventeenth street is right down ande, this is constitution, this is one of dozens of spots that will be blocked off. one of the better ways to get around might be metro. there are signs that direct you to the nearest metro station. tonight, inauguration security is growing, along with anticipation and animosity. these protesters marched to the capital building. they claim that donald trump's election was not legitimate and they claim he is dangerous. >> he has promised serious harm. tim: the protesters marched on pennsylvania avenue, the same spot president-elect trump is expected to walk after his inauguration. >> been to d.c. many times, but this is the first time we've been to anything like this. tim:

limited access for cars or be blocked off. to help, d.c. is getting an additional 6,200 national guard's members. >> we are ensuring a safe and secure transition of executive power. guard will be able to detain but not arrest, and they will not have side arms. no parking signs when into effect at noon today. obviously this is all very confusing, so we have a map on wjla.com so you know where to go and where not to go. in northwest washington, tim barber, abc 7 news. steve: everyone is watching the weather forecast for the next couple days. dry, so, things will be no worries early tomorrow or it midday. on the left-hand side of the screen, that is what is on the way

model wants, this to bring a light rain over the media metro, turning moderate by about 1 p.m., before moving out. i will give you the hour by hour forecast, including friday, plus looking ahead to the weekend. a lot going on around the dmv. jonathan: steve, thanks. there is no getting around it, it will be hard to get around during the inauguration. drivers aret setting up on how to navigate security. as a passenger it is recommended that you walk to the outside of the security perimeter before you try ordering a ride. even when you are in a car, you have to be patient. >> i am prepared to be stuck in gridlock for the weekend. jonathan: walking in some cases may go faster. huber says that riders

request drop-offs at the nearest metro to avoid traffic. waits and to pay more for uber and lyft services. alison: metro may be the best bet getting around. the system will be opening early, 4:00 a.m. friday. saturday, the system will open early at 5 a.m. for the women's march. we are getting more information about the women's march on saturday. among the speakers, some big names -- ashley judd, scarlett johansson, gloria steinem. they are seeking to bring attention to a range of issues, especially those impacting women from all walks of life. for a full list of speakers, go to our website, wjla.com. many protests are happening this week. this one behind me is different. a group of lgbt advocates getting their message across by dancing. where they are

the home of vice president elect mike pence. tom roussey joins us live with their message. tom? mike pence was actually not here, he left for no inaugural dinner before the protest began and came back after it was over, but that did not stop the protesters who marched up western avenue turning onto mike pence's stre where that secret service car iset, is as far as they were able to go. there are countless protest taking place this week, but this may be the most unusual. the group marched from the friendship heights metro station more than a mile up western avenue. the goal was to reach vice president elect mike pence's house. d.c. police and the secret service cap them -- kept them about a mile away. >> we are sending love up the street to him. tom: they chose to protest by dancing. why this method? >>

happiness. tom: protesters aren't said about mike pence's past actions about gay rights, including an indian a later change that was meant to keep businesses from having to participate in gay weddings. >> he has said very negative things about me and other gay and lesbians and bi people. tom: they say soon to be president trump has given mixed messages. there were a small amount of counter protesters. one couple who lives nearby think downtown would be a more appropriate place to protest. office and the position of the person, and then there is their personal life. tom: the chevy chase neighborhood of d.c. is not exactly a republican stronghold. folks have been doing their own protests before tonight with flags like this one in their yards, very close to where vice president elect

lives. he will not live there much longer. he is moving friday morning, inauguration day, to his new office on massachusetts avenue. live in northwest, tom roussey, abc 7 news. former president george h.w. bush and his wife both in the hospital. the 41sterson said president has been in a houston hospital since saturday with pneumonia and is intensive care. -- and is in intensive care. donalde a letter to trump thing he would miss the yunel duration, apologized, but said he would be six feet under if he went out there. barbara bush was taken to the hospital as a precaution for fatigue and coughing. began: president obama his final press conference with words of support for the bush family and offended his commutation of chelsea manning, convicted of leaking classified information. president obama:

she received was very disproportional relative to what other people had received. alison: when asked about the advice he had given donald trump come he said he told the president-elect to trust his team. president obama then had advice for the american people. ofsident obama: at the end the day, if we work hard and if we are true to those things in us that feel true and feel right, then the world gets a little better each time. i think we are going to be ok for step we just have to work for it and not take it for granted. friday afternoon, the president and first lady will go to joint base andrews for goodbye with their staff, then they will head to palm springs for a vacation before settling into their kalorama neighborhood just a few blocks away from the white house. jonathan: on the hill today, more fireworks during confirmation hearings for four of

nominees. the most heated exchanges came for the health and human services nominee tom price and scott pruitt, donald trump's choice to head the epf. >> -- to head the epa. >> are you saying you will not recuse yourself from the actual matters that you are suing the epa on as attorney general of oklahoma at the time you are the head of the epa? >> i'm not saying that at all. >> you are saying that. will you recuse yourself? >> council has indicated it will require review of those cases, then recusal. jonathan: confirmation hearings are scheduled tomorrow for rick kerry to head up the energy department -- rick perry two had the energy department. we have just learned the president elect has selected former georgia governor sonny purdue to be secretary of agriculture. alison: virginia has now executed

gray. the u.s. supreme court refused to stop the execution despite lawyers questioning the drug choice for the lethal injection. gray was convicted of killing a family of four, including two young children on new year's day 2006. before tonight, virginia's last execution was in october 2015. jonathan: and developing right now -- >> why did they see her in the wheelchair? jonathan: outrage, searching for the gun man who killed a grandmother in her wheelchair. the police are hoping they will release surveillance footage to show the shootout and southeast d.c., and hoping the video will hold clues. these two are shooting at each other, and she is in her wheelchair. anna-lysa gayle joins us live from police headquarters with the footage investigators are hoping will crack the case. anna-lysa? anna-lysa:

a chance to watch the video for the first time today. afterd he is deeply upset watching it, and so were other community members. >> oh, my goodness. anna-lysa: she was very disturbed after she saw the video caught by a camera outside of the forest ridge apartment complex. the video released by police wednesday afternoon gives a glimpse of the moment vivian marrow was shot to death in her wheelchair. while she was on the sidewalk monday, two people started running next to her, one with a gun as a suspect aggressively chases the person in front. shots were fired and marrow was caught in the crossfire. >> how do they not see her right there in the wheelchair! anna-lysa: at a makeshift memorial, william marrow's nagar builds. >> i saw the video and i saw the young gentleman run, i saw

spinning around in her chair. anna-lysa: he is hoping the video will lead the police to his mother's killer. >> we are hoping foreclosure. anna-lysa: he believes neighbors can help. >> don't sit up there and sit beyond these rooms and say how much you love my mom, somebody in this complex or at this complex or where he ran to act like they do not see anything or hear anything. anna-lysa: the surveillance video that we just watched was from a private camera. the mpd crime camera at the time was down for repair. there is a vigil scheduled for tomorrow. anna-lysa gayle, abc 7 news. alison: more than 50 lawmakers have been vocal about refusing to attend the inauguration. is it his stork defiance or a common protest? -- is it an

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of georgia avenue at a building under construction. the circumstances are under investigation. jonathan: 7 on your side with a consumer alert -- american airlines is the latest to offer stripped-down air travel for a lower price will stop basic economy fares will go on sale in late february in 10 different markets. but you have to give up a few things -- no refunds, no use of overhead bins, no early boarding, and no seat assignment until check-in. alison: a lot of no's. amazon is expanding in maryland, announcing a project for 1.2 million square foot fulfillment center in cecil county. than 3000loys more people at its employment and sorting centers in baltimore. the new facility would create 700 positions. it is expected to be built by the end of 2020. jonathan: about five dozen congressional democrats have announced plans

inauguration friday, pointing to present like trumps many statements or policies, but as mike carter-conneen reports, there is division in the party about such a boycott. mike: maryland congressman elijah cummings said he will attend friday because the inauguration is bigger than donald trump, but gerry connolly on aoined several others growing list of democrats boycotting the event. >> we need to work together to get anything done. mike: trump has called them disrespectful and unpatriotic. but during past presidential transitions, it political historian says there have been many personality conflicts and protests. >> this idea that it is a kumbaya moment is historically not the case. congressionalhis inauguration all boycott is unprecedented. >> we cannot recall in incidents in which it has been so public

mike: there is debate and disagreement about democrat -- among democrats about whether this is proper or politically smart. progress is in town for the protest say that all members of congress should attend. >> i think they should be here as a tradition. >> they should respect the office. . mike: president obama would not comment on the boycott. bill and hillary clinton will be there, too. >> is your tremendous loss for veryf us, but it's a big thing to say they are here. mike: d.c. mayor muriel bowser will attend. delegate eleanor holmes norton, recovering from surgery may not. mike carter-conneen, abc 7 news. toathan: we will be deployed breath the district to bring you the most copperheads of coverage friday. join us for live team coverage all

morning washington" at 4 a.m. steve: the temperatures right now are in the upper 30's, lower to middle 40's. not so bad. the normal average high temperatures this time of year. stormwatch 7 satellite and radar, a few clouds right now not amounting to a whole lot. dry overnight, don't have to g, wind out of the north and west at five. tomorrow morning, dress warmly, grab your sunglasses. the highs eventually make it into the lower to middle 50's with a good deal of sunshine by midday. then clouds later tomorrow afternoon into the evening, but it will stay dry from morning through noontime and into the evening. i'm more concerned. futurecast, 9 a.m. thursday, rush-hour fine. a lot of roads will be closed. be aware if you're getting up early to join "g

with freshly updated looks at the traffic and the forecast. thinking in we are terms of the cloud cover to arrive, along with the wet weather friday. inauguration day, by about 7 a.m., we are looking at wet weather from montgomery county, fairfax, south of d.c. as it moves towards noontime, the heavier of the rain will be overhead. keep in mind this is just a computer simulation. the lighter green indicates lighter rain, the darker green is heavier rain, yellow indicates the heaviest rain. notice about 1 p.m. through 3 p.m., heavier rain over the dmv. by about 7 p.m. friday, just in time for all of the balls, all of this is out of the way, skies clear. the women's walk on washington looks dry and bright in terms of sunshine saturday. inauguration day will be cool, damp, wet for par

daytime highs. have the rain gear handy. umbrellas are not allowed in security areas on the national mall. lower 50's with showers sunday. and the 10-day outlook, temperatures well above average through the middle of next week. finally, by the end of next week and into the following weekend, cooler air, with highs only in the upper 30's. jonathan: look closely, this is not the president-elect. this is his newly unveiled wax figure. the stang of

alison: madame tussaud in london unveiled its wax model of president-elect donald trump, with an incredible amount of detail. artists made four

models, which will be shipped to museums across the u.s. as for the construction, art is used human hair, synthetic hair, even yak hair. jonathan: it looks great. alison: there is even squirrel hair in his eyebrows. jonathan: i think it looks great. alison: the whole thing is uncanny. it's incredible how real it looks. erin: squirrel hair. jonathan: the wizards do not need any squirrel hair, they are on fire. erin: they are. the nationals got there first hall of famer. and john wall and the wizards keep playing like they have

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alison: are you feeling the pressure this week? is so i am, and there much going on around here this week -- jonathan: really? 54 tomorrow, 50 degrees friday. 80%, not a total washout, but unfortunately right now the timing for the rain puts it midday, noontime until about 3 p.m., so the inauguration, swearing in, the parade, but during the balls is when everything will clear up nicely. jonathan: could that change? steve: everything is still coming together. jonathan: thanks for watching. jimmy kimmel is next.

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