president trump speaking out about the accusations. listen. president trump: i can tell you one thing for sure. we don't need a liberal person in there. a democrat. jones. i looked at the record. he is terrible on crime. terrible on the border. terrible on the military. roy moore denies it. that is all i can say. edenies it. jonathan: on the hill, committee looking into sexual harassment claim against the michigan democrat. he confirms he settled complaint with former staffer but he denies touching her inappropriately. larry: that comes as group of women who work with now senator al franken on "saturday night live" signed a letter supporting him. last week a woman accused the democrat of forcibly kissing her and another said he grabbed her from behind in 2010. alison: the list of

accused of sexual assault seems to be growing every day. is it now into less famous workplaces? the instapoll is asking if you trust your office to do the right thing if the sexual harassment is reported there. q mccray went to the newseum to get reaction from latest accusation. q: charlie rose on every headline outside the newseum. likely to continue tomorrow now they have canceled his show. people we spoke are split on whether he should get the axe. >> i don't think there should be a statute of limitations on that. it's a question of power. >> allegations, yeah. >> so far at least eight women have come forward accusing forward of sexual

>> where it seems the multiple new allegation of the sexual abuse are making headlines daily. >> if women bring up things from several years ago i don't care about it. everybody and his brother from 1955 is molested somebody. >> the robbies from ohio call it a special time in the u.s. for women empowerment. >> it's about time things like that came out because they are unfortunate when they go up to the highest level of government. q: the people we spoke to may have mixed opinion on the charlie rose case. but agree there is no place

society today. >> thank you. we have breaking news in northwest d.c. where a teenager was shot near dunbar high school. it just happened before 4:00. n street in northwest. we are told that the teen is alive. they are looking for a suspect. we will follow breaking news to bring you new information. >> following a water main break in alexandria. the crews are repairing the break. but even once it is fixed people this the landmark apartments will still have to boil their water. alison: a.a.a. predicts shy of 51 million americans will travel this week. the target, you are looking at it. turkey. in the area it adds up to 1.2 million people. 90% of them will be driving. 7% plan to fly. 3% will take a bus, train or something else. i do't

would be. helicopter maybe. our team coverage begins with our chief meteorologist bill kelly. and what to expect if you will traveling organize -- traveling or staying home. bill: personal yacht. there is a percentage of people that are working. yours truly is one of them. no problem. i don't mind to deliver this type of weather for you talking about the big travel days. a line of showers to the west. notice the blue in there as well. that is basically color enhanced doppler showing snow bands. the travel forecast looks like this. if you are going tomorrow shy of early tomorrow morning, 5:00, 6:00, :00, 8:00, outside of that we are dry. region wide. only place of showers is up in new england. that is in the form of rain not snow. there shouldn't be anything major going on to disrupt the plans.

in that. not just tomorrow but beyond. larry: this is the height when a.a.a. says people across the area will hit the road. sam sweeney live at the airport and what it takes for the airlines to get everyone where they are going on time. sam? >> it's a very busy time here at the airport. all hands on deck. 28.5 million people expected to take to the skies. take a live look at the traffic jam right now. american airlines says their busier day is sunday. they expect to move 2.8 million passengers. at dulles, united the biggest carrier there says the biggest day was friday. but it's still busy this week. they took us for a behind the scenes look at how they deal with it. underneath dulles airport, sea of belts. bag after bag sorted and

this week united airlines will move more than 120,000 suitcases at dulles alone. today we climbed aboard the boeing 777 to see how they do it. they only expect to misplace two beings per 1,000 customers. >> 2.2 bag for 1,000 customers is quite low in terms of how many bags might be displaced. >> in the dulles command center dozens of eyes watch their system. one area checks to make sure the connecting passengers will make the next flight. the other watches weather, gates and inbound flights. everyone working together. it's challenging. difficult. one of the busiest times of the year. we expect to serve 200,000 customers in the thanksgiving holiday period. >> meteorologists watch wind, rain and snow. this week is their super bowl. but the wednesday before thanksgiving is no longer the busiest travel day. >> the myth peop

wednesday is the beingest day of the year. now people are spending thanksgiving out. the wednesday stacks up to like a typical summer day here in operations. >> airlines and the t.s.a. still say get to the airport early and particular for delays. alison: if you are driving this year we are paying the highest gas prices for thanksgiving in three years. the national average is $2.53. "7 on your side" to help you find the lowest prices wherever you are heading. if you are heading north on 95, the best bet to fill up is the gulf in kastles, delaware -- newcastle, delaware. $2.31. we already have a traffic alert along the beltway. right now the state highway administration is doing emergency repairs on the bridge on the outer loop.

>> tom roussey is in bethesda. how does it look? tom: the part of the beltway in prince george's county is not good. we just got on the 270 spur. but it's the same story. both are horrible now. the beltway as well was ady saster. we have entered the worst time for the thanksgiving travel. reporting live in bethesda, i'm tom roussey, abc7 news. alison: thanks, tom. download the news app before you head out the door. larry: new investigation in the d.c. funeral home

sam ford spoke with a man who says he was a victim and the d.c. consumer protection. they came across as honest and trying to help you out in a tough time. >> he is talking about his father who died in april. the insurance company sent $53,000 check to the funeral home for the $5,000 service the attorney general consumer protection office says the family -- >> we were owed $47,000 back. >> the home hadn't been licensed for years facings eviction.

>> the attorney general's office says anyone looking for a loved one that was at that funeral home should get in touch with the medical examiner's office. that they removed four bodies and 97 cremated remains. there is a court hearing tomorrow. i'm sam ford, abc7 news. larry: what looks like a polite tap on the window is a carjacking. >> the officers in the mount vernon and the mason district will wear it for six months. >> the police are still

killed dective sean suiter. he was shot ffecting a homicide last week and the reward is $215,000. >> several suspect family members including his mother have been charged with hiding him in the search. funeral services for the 25-year-old officer shaw are tomorrow. larry: there is no suspect in the search for the serial killer in tampa, florida, but the reward for information leading to arrest and conviction is $110,000. one man believed to be responsible for killing four people in the same neighborhood since last month. announcer: just ahead -- winterize your home. >> the triple check the wish list. the dangerous toys the kids want that you may say no, no, no

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power is stopping the effort. the contact ends december 1 and 2 c.e.o. says it is owed $83 million so it is pulling the plug. alison: we talk about puerto rico but the u.s. virgin islands is struggling to get on its feet. three-quarters of the residents there look electricity. cell service is spotty at best. to qualify for federal assistance fema must survey home or business. the average wait time is 3 to four weeks. larry: after the summer storms ocean city gets battered once a winter with a nor'easter. brad bell went to see how they are preparing for what could be next. >> it looks like the ultimate sand box play set. heavy equipment. this is no gain. this is probably the most important thing we

this had to be accelerated by a year after the winter storms did greater than expected damage to the beach. it's important to know that governor hogan stopped by yesterday to lend his support. >> to protect association city from the powerful coastal storms. >> the project is massive but simple. the red ship offshore sucking up the sand from the ocean bottom, pumping it on to the beach. the crew will move quckly. they will pump from this location for 45 minutes and flip a valve. then the sand will come out here and they work their way down the beach. when they are done, 800,000 cubic yards of sand added to the beach. when we come back, what happened without it. in ocean city, brad bell, abc7 news. alison: "7 on your side" if you are heading to the beaches. the best bet to fill up is crown on

cambridge. $2.30 for gallon of unleaded. bill: i live here, too. i travel, too. not this week. i'm not a doom and gloom forecaster. we never had a severe thunderstorm again that would be great. that would be awesome. alison: you'd be out of job. bill: let's not get out of control. throw one or two in there. but the awful weather that affects the property and people's lives. i don't like to bring that news. we like to protect people. i prefer to say here we are tuesday before thanksgiving and it's 61 outside. plenty of water. we are not in a drought situation or anything like that. south winds at 10 miles per hour. gorgeous shot from the national harbor. this m

well north of the freezing mark. i expect it to be there again tomorrow morning. even warmer. there is the 40. we get up in the low 60's today. the normal is 56. while it felt nice relative to the month of november nowhere close to as warm as we have been. 79 degrees. the record high on this day was set in 1900. a few other temperatures right now. mid-to-upper 50's around the area. 61 in d.c. cumberland at 57. light jacket. you are good to go. not only that, the winds are not all that strong. the 5 to 15 miles per hour winds. notice the arrows, the wind bars from the south. denoting the relatively warm source. drawing up the warm air. that will change. there is a cold front. behind it we have a blue. a little snow. deliverer of

it. for those guys to michigan and ohio. once that crosses, the winds are going to shift north. when that occurs we will see the things change up and have winds from the north to cool us down. the everything commute cast. looking great. temperatures are in the 50's throughout the overnight. i want to show you a future cast. we have the numbers and the rainfall. 6:00, the temperatures are in the 50's. that is where we are now. pause this at 9:00. still dry tonight. no windshield wipers needed. if you are traveling. keep temperatures in the 50's and the 40's. 11:00, about the same thing. you will start to see green on the map. weather system to push through overnight and bring us the late night rain. if you are east of d.c. primarily. that is where we still have rain band. notice numbers out the door in the morning. mid-to-uper 40's to

the winds shift north. temperatures will stay in the 40's and the 50's. what you don't see is the green. i don't expect it to rain tomorrow. i don't expect it to rain thursday either. thanksgiving day. we have a lot of sunshine. it will be cooler with the cooler air filtering in. late overnight. early tomorrow morning is when you will see rain showers. looking dry for the weekend outlook on saturday. we decrease chance of showers. sunday is dry as well and on the cool side. this is packaged up for a seven-day. ten-day. we'll extend it. 40's and 50's. the thanksgiving is good. black friday is no problem. chilly. you want to bring a light jacket for that. it's late november. we are not too far off the normal. all the way through the extended ten-day forecast.

threatening. but not all the greatest weather in the world. nice and mild. we will take that. larry: we have had worse. i agree. alison: thank you. larry: the iwo jima memorial includes something that hasn't happened in 20 years. that is still to come. plus -- >> "7 on your side" with a toy alert. up next we show you how this item you can find at home can help protect your child. alison: but first, get ready to see when the trophy, the final four face-off in the "dancing with the stars" finale at 9:00. we will take you live to l.a. after the show on abc7 news at 11:00. larry: veronica johnson has a preview of storm's "good morning washington." veronica: thank you, guys. tomorrow on "good morning washington." we are tracking big swings in the temperatures heading to the holiday weekend and the impact the changes could have on the holiday plans. >> plus, why a loca

spending millions to help thousands. and the one thing she is asking for in return. >> wake up with us at 6:00 a.m. with weather and traffic every ten minutes on "good

i was mainlining 5 or 6 sales in one day.ay.the the chaos, the insanity. i lived for it. until havertys showed me a better way. relax, havertys' black friday is almost here. sectionals, sofas, beds and more - all on sale. get a days' worth of savings in one easy stop. havertys. life looks good. alison: side side consumer alert. ikea is relaunching a recall of 30 million chest and dressers. the updated recall comes after the death of a 2-year-old boy in california. he is the eighth death tied to the furniture that can tip ov

the wall. ikea is offering refunds, a wall-mounting kit and in some cases employees will come to your home to attach them. larry: oh, boy. well, you know, you might want to double check your child's christmas list for toys that the researchers are calling dangerous and toxic. "7 on your side" investigator scott taylor with trouble in thailand. secretary ofd trouble in toylan. >> they would love to get their kids on the toys but some are dangerous. >> two factors are lead and high meganet. >> they just released the trouble in toyland report. two fidget spinners with high level of lead on the list. the same spinners "7 on your side" warned parents about earlier this month. target just stopped selling them. now it's time for the cpsc, target and bullseye toys, the supplier of the o

official recall. >> my friend kayla that some say can be hacked. >> do you have specific cases involving criminal activity with the toy? >> with this there isn't confirmed cases like that. >> the toy association represents the toy companies says 81% of the parents focus more on their toys the kids want instead of toys recommended for a child's age which can include choking hazard warnings. >> the last piece of advice, take a toilet paper roll that you have at home. take it apart. if any small pieces fit in the roll, you have a choking hazard. scott taylor, abc7 news. >> i'm "7 on your side" with the investigation showing some

championship players may be ineligible to take the field. alison: also, what you might have missed as you try to get your house ready for the winter chill. >> from the survivors reunite with the doctors and the first responders who help save their lives including a victim of the shooting at a congressional baseball practice. i'm mike carter-conneen outside george w

larry: it has been more than two weeks since a gunman in shooting and killing people in a church. today a training center was the first since the texas shooting. >> we need to lock our doors and have good key control. everybody in church shouldn't have access. >> there was so much interest in the training seminar the organizers put people on a waiting list. alison: ohio man serving 30 years in prison for plotting on attack on the capitol in the "state of the union" wants the sentence overturn. he claims that the f.b.i. took advantage of the weakened mental state to entrap him. he was arrested in

he bought gun and ammunition. larry: new information tonight about the football players that may be ineligible to report on the championship. faith-based reports today -- nathan baca reports today. >> the d.c. public schools near to clear up about the student attendance policy. they must attend two-thirds of the school year. "7 on your side" obtained attendance records for the ballou high school that show at least ten other football player should be considered ineligible under the district rules and have been ineligible throughout most of the football season. "7 on your side" not

the offensive and the defensive leaders of the ballou knights football team. without attendance records from other schools we don't know if there are more ineligible to play sports. they expect the principal to follow the policy and prevent the students playing sports if they are ineligible. ballou plays in the turkey bowl this thursday. nathan baca, abc7 news. larry: woodson high school has problems of their own. 18 players were suspended after this fight with eastern high school. alison: redskins playoff run ended with the ugly loss to the saints on sunday. it has the ticket prices for the game thursday night plummeting. we found standing room tickets for 48. plenty of seats for

you could be in row two for $200. the cheapest price for a parking pass is $54. does it surprise you? larry: it does. they could go on a run. alison: there are die-hard fans, too. larry: maybe because it's a holiday. they have people in town so they are staying home. give them the benefit of the doubt. if you are traveling south on i-9 a try to fill up near fredericksburg. gulf selling unleaded for $2.22 a gallon. but generally the prices are the lowest we found at gas buddy.com. download the news app to track gas prices if you are leaving the area or not. alison: so speaking of traffic, tom roussey is in the mobiletrak7 tonight. tom, are you seeing a pickup more?

of pickup. do you mean move? absolutely not. this is what it looks like on the 270 spur southbound. we are not doing a lot of moving. this is the knew outside the front of the vehicle. i want to show you something from the roof cam. this is taking up most of the screen. if you look across the other way, you said it's not doing so well over there. this is the scene. beltway near tysons is a mess. 95 south is a mess. there is a lot of trouble. we entered the worst time for thanksgiving travel. reporting live, i'm tom roussey, abc7 news. larry: all right. coming up at 5:00 -- >> drumstick, you are hereby pardoned. larry: what president trump chose to joke about during the traditional turkey pardon. >> enjoying a frothy milwaukee best in the middle of a traffic stop. the bizarre d.u.i. in

bill: quick look at the evening forecast. if you are hitting the roads, it's slow. the weather is not playing a role. it's nice. 57 at 6:00. 55 at 8:00. by 10:00, 55. a quick sneak peek for the weekend. the average high temperature is mid-50's. 58 on saturday. few showers possible. outside chance it's not huge. by sunday another front. we will cool things down. high temperature in the 40's. so each day, a bouncing back and forth. not bad. the thanksgiving

larry: each year george washington hospital hosts reunion for trauma victims and the medical professionals who safe their lives. mike carter-conneen has an emotional ceremony that includes the survivor of the shooting at the congressional baseball practice. >> the scars hidden under the suit. >> cracked ribs and trying to get feeling back in my hands. >> but t

event, matt mika says he is grateful to be alive. >> the miracles happened and put me back together. >> the 39-year-old lobbyists was in alexandria the june day, helping the republican lawmakers practice for the congressional baseball game. >> we heard a loud noise. everyone told me to get down because i had been shot in the chest. i didn't feel it. i looked down. >> he suffered multiple gunshot wounds to his chest and arms. the first responders say they were not sure he would survive. >> he was talking to us the entire time. >> the lung didn't work and it affected the ability for his heart to beat. severe. >> mika and three others were shot including congressman steve scalise. all survived. >> to see him survivor and recover by the grace -- survive and recover by the grace of god. >> beyond the incredible team that saved his life. h

watching over him. she passed away ten years ago. the paramedics said he started to talk to her in the ambulance. >> e is my guardian angel. >> enjoy the moment. live in the moment. one more time, clear eyes, full heart, can't lose. >> mike carter-conneen, abc7 news. larry: great story. it's surprising more hospitals don't do that. you do work, you become close with the patients and the doctors. alison: to give them the opportunity to look them in the eye and thank them. awesome. larry: for the doctors to say wow! i helped you live in life. alison: exactly. love to see that. the visitors can now see new engravings in the granite base. it marks the wars in iraq and afghanistan. part of a multimillion rehabilitation project. >> this honors and memorializes the

the marines that gave the last full measure in conflict. alison: the crews need to finish update to the parking lot and surrounding ground. the work should be finished next year. larry: well, the first family taking part in the white house tradition. but instead of the dad jokes hallmark of the turkey pardon in the panel bam years, president -- in the obama years president trump poked fun as his predecessor. >> as many of you know i have active of overturning number of executive actions by my predecessor. however, i have been informed by the white house counsel's office that tater and tots' pardons cannot under any circumstances be revoked. >> this year's turkeys will join them at the gobbler's rest enclosure where all good goners go to live out their lives at virginia tech. alison: they don't know how lucky they are.

thousand wish bones delivered to the food bank today. it's part of the giant food larger donation to 2 capital area food bank. birds were sent to hundreds of groups that feed the needy in the thanksgiving holiday. larry: the high school student hasn't let down syndrome stop him from excelling in the

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larry: "7 on your side" for the holiday getaway. you can fill up in front royal. b.p. on south street charging $2.19 for gallon of regular unleaded. download the news app to monitor traffic and gas prices any day. alison: the temperatures are dipping down closer to freezing. that means the pipes are vulnerable to freezing. there is a big mistake that homeowners make to put pipes at risk. horace holmes has an interesting look inside a frozen pipe as it bursts with how you can prevent it from happening. >> when old man winter

freezing temperatures can cause devastating effect that hit you where you live. what a mess! to cause thousands to clean up and face up. it happens to hundreds every year. the calendar turns cold. everything freezes including the home's pipes. get ready because "7 on your side" is about to take you inside the walls of your home. into your pipes to show you what goes wrong when they freeze. and burst. >> every house has a main shutoff value ever. >> this is the mast e plumber -- master plumber. we decided to demonstrate what happened when the pipes freeze filling the sections of the typical pipes that run through your home with the water. >> this two pipes are usually in your home. including a copper right here. then this right here is called galvanized steel. horace: i thought all you had to do is turn off the water source inside the

that would do the trick. i was wrong. because even though you hit the shutoff valve there is water still in the pipe. >> to winterize this, this valve has to be in this position and take a bleeder off. that is the only way it will drain. >> look inside that pipe will show what happens if the water is not drained. the water turns to ice. >> fill it up with water and put it in the freezer and leave it overnight. see which one of these breaks. >> when we came back the next day -- >> you can see the copper burst. >> you can see the ice in there. >> so let's say these were your pipes hiding behind the walls. you can't see them so you have no idea they are frozen and cracked. once the temperatures warm a bit, the ice begins to melt. when you turn your water back on -- all of this is happening behind the walls

it could go on for hours. what do you do to prevent this? remove garden hoses hoses from e outside faucets and cover them. fill holes, cracks, leaks and close vents where the water pipes exist in the disposed water lines to reach inside your home. keep kitchen cabinets on cold days to allow warm irin to heat up pipes behind the dry wall or under the sink. turn on the space heater for a few hours a day to warm things up. horace holmes, abc7 news. >> great information. thank you. you might want to think about buying your christmas tree earlier than usual. the national christmas tree association says there is in fact a tree shortage. the cause? last decades great recession. how about that? low demand and the financial problems on farms leading to the fewer trees being planted back then. the treesar

harvested. >> i have had vendors that i worked with for 30 years, 35 years that called and said they are out of trees. >> you can expect to pay 5 to 15% more for a free this year. you have been warned. larry: interesting. bill: delayed reaction. >> exactly. who would have thought? bill: here we go. the d.m.v. favorite time. alison: we love it. bill: l.b.s. lunchbox weather. let's get to it. meteorologist brian van de graaff went out today. there is the elementary school. dylan was the one that took over the camera. dylan is filming and doing a great job talking to the students. this was in springfield. talk to the students about the severe storms and the winter weather. gave them a look at the instruments on the storm track 7. that right there is the tornado machine which is cool. our question tonight.

my weather question is how do you know when a huge hurricane like hurricane harvey or irma? >> how do we know when a huge hurricane like harvey or irma? when we look at the hurricane development, first hurricanes have to form over warm ocean water. generally more than 80. so that is why they are always in the tropics. you doesn't see them near alaskaability but then what happens if the environment around it is right. pry larry not much wind. it the grow and build within itself. then we can depending where it is track it. because it's not a little storm that pops up. it's a major storm. bigger than the state of virginia sometimes. it will work and we track it to work it across. then that is how we know. we see how fast it is moving, what models forecast it to do. so the big ones, the good news if you want to put a

spin there is at least usually ample warning. look at puerto rico. they are still suffering from a major storm. there is a warning. we watch them form. we are still technically in hurricane season. it ends the 30th of november. alison: you mention the size. i remember watching irma over florida and it took over the whole state. bill: the whole state. amazing. i talked to the kids about that. imagine looking out your window and the whole state. alison: thank you. larry: great story. we talk about it this afternoon. scott abraham is here with sports. scott: football is one of the toughest sports out there. takes a special person to go through the pads and helmets clashing up against each other. but this high school has a special person who is making everybody better on and off the field. we take you to fair fir for tonight's rising star. this

>> he is important to show them that football is bigger than a game for them. >> 17-year-old jack gibson is a football player. >> i get in the game a lot. >> born with down syndrome, jack has gravitated to sports. >> one season after another. he sees them doing everything. he wants to do everything that everybody else is doing. >> run! >> track and field. >> swimming. proud member of the w.t. woodson j.c. football team. >> do i have a z, h? >> i'll let you know. i'm playing football. i'm tough. >> he is not shy. he has a self-confidence that is contagious. he might not be the star of the football team but he is just one of the boys on the field. >> he is happy and he is

>> given the limitations he is quite the athlete. >> jack is having the time of his life. earning the respect of the peers. >> an amazing young man. keep it up. larry: live life now. nance.the life -- at the "live desk," nancy chen has breaking news. >> there is a cyber alert that could have exposed uber customers. they are reporting that they accessed names, e-mail phone numbers but no social security numbers or other information compromised. the report says uber concealed the attack for more than a year. this week they fired the chief security officer for allegedly keeping the information a secret. this is a st

closely. from the "live desk," nancy chen, abc7 news. larry: thanks. larry:

alison: tonight, two police cruisers are in the auto body shop. and culprit drank cans of beer. this is a reminder to avoid drunk driving. >> suspicious car prompted a woman to call 911. an officer found the driver phillip martin with red eyes and slurred speech. a case of the milwaukee best beer on the floorboard. empty in the backseat. in the traffic stop, martin reportedly drank from the open beer can and shifted in reverse ramming the

>> they chased him through gaithersburg before he crashed in a second cop car. damage to the wheel well was significant. >> i heard something going on and i saw the lights. >> she caught the action through the front window. i see the car back in the cop car. it looked like it was trying to hit the officer. >> court records reveal martin has two prior d.u.i. arrests. he left the job at papa john's and has been living at his mother's damascus home. remarkably no officers were injured. >> it goes to show what officers face on a daily and a nightly basis. we never know who we will come in contact with or what the outcome will be. >> and martin is locked up awaiting trial. in part because the police say he told them he didn't plan to come to court. >> at the police headquarters, i'm kevin lew

jonathan: right now at 6:00. held up at gunpoint, the series of the carjacking in the area that target the drivers at the most vulnerable. >> the travel alert. brake lights for miles. we have team coverage of what is expected to be the busiest hours to hit the road in your area. >> the sand is flying in a race to be ready for whatever winter will bring. >> now, "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. >> as we come on the air the rush is on to get out of town for the holidays. >> a.a.a. is predicting the worst time to be on the roadway in the area. if you are sitting back watching us, good for you. skytrak7 showing busy roads. that is congested. that is one way to put it. this is near the b.w.i. airport. we have team coverage on the road and the airports. we are tracking it for you and keeping an eye on the weather as the americans traveling can expect. >> but first we begin

area. more than 3 million people are driving to the destination. the traffic map show the busiest spot in the area. you can see a lot lit up in red. tom roussey with a firsthand view. you said it took 45 minutes to go 15 miles on the inner loop. what are you seeing now? any better? >> well, i have little good news. let me stress the word "little." this is what it looks like on what i think has been the worst part of our area. there are a lot of bad spots. but the inner loop of the beltway between tysons and 270, which we are approaching here has been a disaster. a.a.a. predicted the worst time is 4:45 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. it got really bad at 4:45:00. we were moving a little bit. not doing it an hour