but there are other change you might not see yet. they were sworn in as the d.c. armory, part of a 6,000 soldier and airmen contingent, brought in to work with existing law enforcement. >> they have the powers, but they're not carrying weapons, and they'll augment the people out there getting paid to do this. >> while there's lots of new signage. >> reporter: you'll likely see them. >> the national guard will operate over 100 traffic control and crowd management points up 23rd, across k street and massachusetts avenue to north cap 208 street. >> reporter: the first group to

put boots on the ground came from pennsylvania, others from puerto rico and wisconsin. most of them have been here before so well familiar with the city and the support that's needed. >> captain nick o'brien has been here before, but was just a kid. during the last inauguration, he was preparing for the transition of power in iraq. it makes him all more aware and proud of the way it's done here. >> the power transition is definitely not peaceful. the security we have here is not nothing like what we had over there. >> after a message from the commander in chief, they'll be off to several d.c. schools, where they will be put up to eat and sleep, all part of a unique and proud mission they're ready to serve. to be out on this day, to see that we did get a new president every four years or reaffirm a president every four years, it never gets old.

>> reporter: in addition to the 1500 members who are here already, others will be staged outside the district in maryland and virginia, they can be moved in in short order if needed. coming up on "news4 at 6," more about what will happen on the waterways. for now we're live on the mall. >> today hundreds of volunteers word on getting the convention center really to hold the inaugural balls alisha keys and katy perry will head the kids ease inaugural ball on saturday. jamie foxx and jennifer hudson performing at the commander in chief ball on monday. motor are will begin selling special passes tomorrow. the transit agency is urging people to use smarttrip cards rather than the paper fare cards. coming up in our next half hour, we'll have details on the closure and the extended metro hours that you can expect inauguration day. now to the very important inauguration day forecast. a lot of people will be out and

about all weekend long. >> doug kammerer is here to break down the conditions for monday. >> it's looking okay temperatures will be going down on monday. way down from where they've been. the high temperatures this afternoon of only 38. we're dealing with sunshine right now, the sun beginning to make its way down. look at these numbers. 37 in washington, only 32 in gaithersburg. tonight will be a very cold evening and cold night. tomorrow we warm up a bit. how about your inauguration day forecast. let's look at it for you. you can see the numbers coming in, into the 27 degrees at 9:00 a.m., 34 at noon, windchill, however, between 20 and 25 degrees. if you're staying down for the parade, temperature of 39 degrees, with a windchill between 30 and 35. so it's going to be cold.

a dc woman says she is was the victim of a sexual assault, but says the police report calls it an armed robbery. >> a watch dog group says this happens more often than you think the pat collins records. >> i did not feel like a victim until i started dealing with the police. i got away, i disarmed the man who was assaulting me, i didn't get raped, but the police made me feel like i should have just so they would classify it as a rape. >> this is eleanor. she says she was the victim of an attempted sex assault, but police classified it as an armed robbery. >> they actually changed my conversation with the assailant in the report so that it sounded like he asked and i said no, and because of that, he took me into the alley. >> reporter: it happened may 29th, 2011 around 2:00 in the morning. eleanor was walking home she ended up on the ground, she

offered the guy her pert but she said he wanted more. he demanded that she turn around. pass she did, she managed to disarm him. she yelled rape, rape. a man came to her aid, a woman called 911, and the suspect, he managed to escape. >> the hospital, the detective who was taking photos of me said why didn't you just give him your purse, honey? >> reporter: according to information, the human rights watch is about to issue a report, accusing d.c. police of mishandling scores of sexual assault cases. the watch group claims that over a three-year period, d.c. police failed to document 170 cases where an alleged sexual assault took place. they say there were 35 other sex assault cases where reports were filed, but no evidence of a

follow-up investigation. sara darehshori is with the watch group. >> we found in our report, which would be public next week, that a number of victims feld their experience reporting to police was more traumatizing than the assault itself. she says the information is unsupported and erroneous. more to come. it's expected to be made public next week. more victims are expected to come forward. in washington, pat collins, news4. as pat said, the report by the human rights watch is expected to be released next thursday. associated presses reporting that at least one american has

been killed in the hostage crisis. the administration that some americans are still held hostage and efforts to is under way. the first wrong of the death lawsui. hundreds of other settlements are also in the works. new tonight the sketch of a man accused of attacking a girl at a bus stop. police say the man approached the teen around 6:30 yelled morning near lourdes drive and hickory drive in ft. washington. police say the suspect grabbed

the girl and pulled her to the ground, but she was able to get away. today maryland governor martin o'malley called for new rims before anyone could buy a gun 689 he's also outlining a public safety policy directed at reducing gun violence. tracee wilkins has details on the proposals from annapolis. the actions we take could very well prevent another tragedy like newtown. >> o'malley announced a larger investment in the maryland state police force, and reinstates the state ban on mill tier assault weapons that lapsed on a federal

level. >> the only place is on a battlefield. >> i think most marylanders agree you should have to be licensed in order to operate a firearm. >> reporter: it also beefs of -- and creating a maryland center. aspirin georges county police chief leads national commission that helped craft president obama's sweeping gun plan. he says the govern orr's plan is on point, especially when it comes to gun restrictions. >> it's an issue across the country, and background checks are essential. >> i know it's a difficult task ahead, but we know you're up to the challenge. >> the governor introduced rashad baker and applauded the drop in violence in his county. >> i think it will make not only prince george's county safer,

about you the state of maryland safer and send a signal to the rest of the country, this is how you make the country safer. >> reporter: the statewide ner that the governor is including was actually drafted by a prince george's county maryland delegate. we talked to him about that center and how it's going to impact. in annapolis, i'm tracee wilkins, news4. the first day of testimony just wrapped up in the john leopold trial. he's accused even acted as hi personal nurse when he had surgery. johnson testified she did what he asked because she was afraid she would get fired s prosecutors claim he also used his security staff to help him have affairs with a county employee. they say they have a new

plan for the debt korean. eric cant orr said if they don't agreed to a budget with deep spenting cuts, members of congress will lose their paychecks. on monday we celebrate martin luther king's birthday. today fifth graders recited his most famous speech on the steps of the lincoln memorial. >> i have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and the true meaning dr we hold these truthing to be self-evident. >> black men, white men jews, jent aisles, property assistants and catholics will join hands and sing in the worlds of the old negro spiritual. >> free at lath, free at last. thank god almighty we're free at last. >> they've been reciting the speech for more than 15 years.

still ahead here on "news4 at 5," there's a pornography scandal. >> someone attacked an elderly work in the groceries store. >> the flu reaches epidemic levels. and a

automatic update. hov restrictions have been lifted on i-270 northbound and

the spur because of the major backups between montrose and old georgetown roads. you're looking at a live look. we're told this extends from a police incident in the area. it has caused some major traffic problems coming from the american legion bridge as well as from georgia avenue. >> it happened earlier this week. the video shows the victim ready to leave the show. she knocks her to the ground. the suspect is still out there. done even gentzler has what looks like a long season.

>> the bad news is reporting deaths from flu complications are at what they call epidemic levels. there's a bright side. some people are starting to see some decline. 30 states are reporting high levels of flu-like illness. they lulls virginia and maryland, including an increase from 41 states. that's where much of the flu activity originated. that could be a signal that the peak part of the flu season is coming to an end. so far 39 peet rick deaths because of the flu. that is the bad nuns, but the infers for disease control also recording today there is plen of

flu vaccine left in your local clinic is out. it can still off protection as this flu season stretching into march. parts of southwest police say they took more than 700 calls about fender benders and stranded vehicles. >> i say we lucked out. >> yes, we did. >> and it was nice seeing some

sun. >> today was the first snide. even though the afternoon was the coldest day so far this winter. temperatures are going to go down, too. a pretty nice-looking sunset. the high will officially go down as 40, but that is the only the second time this season that we've seen afternoon into the 30s. your windchills are in the 20s. temperatures, 32 in gaithersburg. and down towards cull peppers. so heads up for that.

you're going to need to bundle up. radar, nothing to show you. maybe for about the nbc week we're entering another fairly quiet pattern. what we are going to see is much colder temperatures. for clear skies, that will help. cold day today, even with sunshine. even though tomorrow we're in the mid 40s. that will give us a chill. that will cool us off a bid on month. the arctic air comes in late monday night into tuesday. tuesday will be the coldest temperature easily by nearly ten degrees so far this winter. highs only in the 20s. tomorrow morning clear and cold. temperatures 20 to about 29. northwest winds 10 to 20 miles per hour, so those windchills

will get you on your saturday morning. warmer but rather windy. temperatures about 45 to about 49. winds could be upwards, so windchills tomorrow in the 30s. the same thing goes on sunday. accepts around 47, then say good-bye to anything that resemble mild air. 39 on monday. 28 on tuesday, 29 on wednesday, and staying in the 30s on thursday next chance of rain or snow. >> we can get out our big puffy coats now. >> i've got one. we all have one. >> i don't have one of those. the stars are lining up to come to our fair citi. who will be be at the bigger events in town. >> the man who swindled monies out of immigrants learns his

fate. a basketball celebration turns scary when a wheelchair overturns. plus one most famous

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but from the swearing in and parade, it's all about the celebration. among the official events. a star-studded lineup will present alisha keys, brad paisley jamie foxx, jennifer hudson and marc anthony. alisha keys and brad paisley will also be busy that night. there's more team -- news4 will be covering every aspect. the coverage monday will begin

at 4:00 a.m. reporting live from capitol hill. live stream of inaugural events. returning to the ice. >> so many big stories. so carol maloney is here now with "in case you missed it." >> it was oddball bounces, storming the court dominating this week's edition. in case you missed it. court -- students became a twitter sensation. the senior will trivet was the first student on the court. he lost his glasses, hi phone,

and hi fell out of his wheelchair. luckily t.j. leslie was in the right spot at the right time. he picked him up saving him from serious harm and held him in the crowd. no doubt the biggest assist of his career. >> i was originally going to put him in the chair, but when he got in my arms, he started cheering, so i started cheering with him. >> later in the week a taste of its own medicines. check out the scene. the matter lend faithful right in the middle of the fray. and he gets to share the moment with thousands of friends. in forte, sometimes players hit a wall.

how about going over a wall sdwraun wall, that is. playing a game of leapfrog, kind of appropriate for a guy on the magic to be playing some tricks. they end up with the last laugh, though. in atlanta where the lack of a lucky bounds turns into a good fortune. during halftime of a recent hawks game, a season ticket holder named kevin had a chance to win $1,000 by sinking the half-court shot. he heaves the ball and looks what happens? it gets stuck between the back of the rim and backboard. are you kidding me? despite not technically making the shot, kevin wins a cool

grant. if you think a hole in one simpson was able to put it, and that concludes today's golf lesson. do you want to talk golf? >> no, i've had enough. >> i'm ready. lance armstrong's confession, new reaction after

he comes clean about dopes. and competitive world of ballet takes a nasty turn. hereia27ng up.$

welcome back, some sunshine, and we saw mostly clear skies. not bad at all.

temperatures way down. this weekend, not bad. some areas maybe near 50. but even trending colder than that, as we move into monday, tuesday and wednesday. we'll let you know just hoe doled they'll be. >> in addition to road closures, metro stations will be closed. adam tuss is live near the parade route with the details you need to know. it's now time to get the

terrific game plan in place. >> you should expect crowds on the rails. >> in terms of service, we are planning for the same level, as we got in 2009, right? so it's still 17 consecutive hours, we're still olympics. and although the crowd isn't expected to be as loud as the president's first inauguration, make no mistake about it, this is a large event. here are good options for metro stations without a huge walk. driving near the mall definitely not a good idea. monica hernandez says all over the city monday, you need to pay

attention to no parking signs that are posted. >> where it el -- they are indeed stoubt being towed. >> on the bikes, setting up bike corrals, near the department of agriculture. coming up at 6:00, week metro says you should expect some escalators to be shut down on purpose on monday. recording live, adam tuss, news4. dishes say they plan to more than 300 planes are expected to land. the closure will not affect day-to-day operations. at least five groups will be holding protests downtown on monday. he'll have a look at the organizations that got their performs in about 15 minutes.

major jail time for the man who bilked hundreds of immigrants out of dollars. they pretended to get them legitimate licenses. dozens of his victims packed the courtroom as ventura learned his fate. jackie bensen has more. jackie? >> reporter: the judge handed down a sense of for the man who promised to get people's driver's licenses, but he never delivered. started vulnerable people, desperate for documents that would allow them to continue living and working in the united states. this is part of that continues effort. >> part of the evidence, this security camera video from the

maryland motor vehicle administration office in gaithersburg, detectives learn that vanloads of victims would meet venture that there, but prosecutors say ventura seen here would only take one victims inside and direct them to get in line. he would leave the victim aloans and disappear. also part of the evidence, a 9-millimeter pistol. the victims did not want to appear on camera, but he knows there were ability others out there that were duped. >> he -- because there are many not only from this case. but times were afraid to call the police. >> the victims lost significant

money, some of them as much as $4,000. a lot, and ventura has been ordered to pay it back. he might still be on the treats if it were not for the very determined work of the reporting live in rockville, jackie bensen, news4. ? just a couple months you won't have to worry about having cash in d.c. cabs. the commission announced today that all districts will be required to accept credit carts. cab owners will be able to use credit card readers from any company that produces them. the requirement is part of a package of reforms 3ru68d last year. the last bit of forest in tysons corner will be saved. the stretch along old courthouse spring branch park was in the middle of a transportation plan to provide an additional livan between the dulles toll road and

tysons, but last spring several neighborhood groups joined forces, and on tuesday they won. the they from the proposed road improvement. coming up, a 7-year-old kid goes to school with a loaded gun, someone may have tried to cover up the whole incident. theia27block.ia27

the scanners that use x-rays to get a detailed image will be gone by june because of privacy concerns. the tsa says the company that makes the scanners could not come up with a way to make it generic. a horrific attack on the artistic director of russia's legendary bolshoy ballet. police say he was getting out of hi car last night when a man

stepped forward and threw acid in his face. when asked if he thought he would have won seven attitude defrance titles without performance-enhans drugs, armstrong said probably not. after his admission, the ceo of livestrong had a surprising response. there was a bit of a sense of release. the second par -- coming up, lawmakers take new action in virginia after they reveal how easy it is to get a gun without a brack ground check. and everyone will not be celebrating. where protesters will set up camp around town. we're looking for a cold night tonight, but temperatures will be about the same as highs onia27get.ia27

thousands of protesters are expected in d.c. and the national park service has set aside space for protests against war. there are permits for five protests. protests are part of the american tradition, too. downtown d.c. is quickly becoming a secure zone.

among the hundreds of thousands in town to cheer, there would be five groups with performs for protesting. >> they have to apply for permits, give us what time they're going to be here. and we accommodate them. it is their right to be here. >> carol johnson told news4 only three protest groups are along pennsylvania avenue this time, compared to six, when obama was first inaugurated. the west borrow baptist church, a small group known nationwide for its protests says it expects 25 demonstrators near third street. . the west-know is the answer coalition. it expects several thousands

demonstrators whichfuls is the martin luther king holiday. the answer coalition will gather at 14th and pennsylvania avenue just blocks from the white house. the protest is bigger than obama. >> sends a something to all that these are the pro, police say they expect all to be peaceful. for everything you need to kno know. we have a lot going on. what to expect from the foreca forecast. >> upwards of 30, both saturday, maybe possibly on sunday, though the winds should be down just a

bit. winds are calm. that's vets good news. temperatures will fall fairly quick will you notice that the sun has gone down. so all right below freezing, 34? rockville. and fort belvoir coming in at 37. the radar is all agree. no changing for rain or snow in about a week, but at the same time we also have some of the cold e coldest air moving in. and tomorrow we're going to rebound, i think, with very nice southwesterly wind, to close to 50 degrees, but it's not going to feel like that. at least we'll have some

sunshine. now, what are we looking for the next few days. then here comes the colder air. watch what half in the next few days. here comes the arctic blast. it starts to move in on monday. temperatures broadband below -- it does -- it will be getting colder later on in the afternoon. if you're thinking about heading down there, temperatures 34 degrees. it will be cold, so bundle up. it won't be quite as cold as it was four years ago, but still a cold one. in the morning, by the way. if you're heading down there.

witch could start out in the teens. a low in d.c. of 16? that's how cold this air mass is. guys? >> going into inauguration weekend tops or story. >> just in time for the big knock railings weekend. the first lady's new bangs can be seen on her brand-new twitter account. withening fanfare wednesday night, facebook called out the new calling service. to make free calls to other. you can call your friends using wifi. the new app. helps if you have bad cell service at home or at work or if you want to conserve year minutes. some co-workers in ireland are offended. the tweet yet show the that the

staff was off to, quote, hit the hay. it sounds like a cute way to say good knight, but earlier the -- the supermarket apologized and said the tweet had been scheduled before that meat scandal broke. a worldwide air force inspection found hundreds of pornographic materials and thousands of other inappropriate items. the inspection uncovered more than 631 pornographic movies, videos and orel materials stored on servers or in other common areas. there were 31,585 other instances of materials deemed unprofessional or offensive. some of it was racial in name. lawmakers in virginia spent the day debating gun control legislation and decided to vote down nearly everything on the

table. julie carey has more on what was proposed and on what still has a chance to pass. >> what we're talking about here is stemming or attempting to stem the sale of guns to people who shouldn't have them. >> earlier in the week, two lawmakers released this video, showing how easily a question for a background check was granted. but one after the other, the measures were defeated on party line votes by the republican-controlled cords of juts committee. >> in the pin of the chair, the knows have that. >> reporter: a seer series of bills was killed. again ga, they questioned why

firearms sales should be subject to checks. other ponce argue subjecting all sales only, when it penalizes law-abiding gun owners. >> but you're turning grandpa, giving a .22 to his grandchild into a criminal. >> gun control advocates say it's -- >> its unfathomable that after these repeated tragedies, tragedy after tragedy the policy has not changed. democrats and gun controllers thought they had scored at least one victory. afterwards, gop members became concerned about the bill's wording. we'll have more in our next half hour. still ahead, the mother of a

7-year-old is in a lot of trouble for what she did after she learned her child brought two guns to school. a d.c. woman claims she

former new orleans mayor ray nagin has been indieded on 21 counts of corruption. the charges include bribery money laundering and wire fran. he's accused of accepting more than $16 on,000 in bribes and gets from city contractors. those contractors have already pled guilty and will testify in nagin's case goes to trial. maken served as mayor of new orleans. he gained national attention when hurricane katrina hit the crescenty? 2005. a new york city second grate orr and his mom are in hot water. andrew siff reports that the mom is in trouble for letting it happen, but also for trying to cover it up. >> this is the handgun loaded with ammunition that police say a 7-year-old brought inside p.k. 215 in far rockaway. >> he said, what? he said, look. trey is in the boy's

second-grade class. he also had an orange flare gun, but it was the black weapon that got the most attention. law enforcement sources tell news4 that the boy's mother learned her sun had a gun in his bag and tried to cover it up. she went to the school and claimed she needed to take her son out of class, because he had a dentist point. the school had been on lockdown for an hour. >> it stayed quiet. >> reporter: detectives questioned ms. farley. there was no one home at the family's apartment. >> he's only 7.

elf to check his home work and make sure you don't get any phone calls. right now at 6:00, a big weekend. good evening. i'm wendy rieger. but if democrats don't agree to deep spending cuts, they will also cut off congressional paychecks. steve handelsman is where republicans have just grabbed the spotlight. >> reporter: this