congress. his motorcade pulled up to the trump international hotel just before 9:30 last night. this afternoon, the president elect and vice president elect will attend a area set up in the forground. the building too. you can inter union station on first street, h street and near h &

the mass entrance is close and at 2:00 p.m. the food court and other entrances will close. the union station closure is just the start. roads across the district are closing today, tomorrow and some on saturday. we're working with you to keep you moving. 30 minutes ago the arlington memorial bridge shut down and will not reopen until sunday morning. pennsylvania avenue west of the capital is closed. and closures around the lincoln memorial start at 5:00 a.m. for the welcome concert. all parking restrictions take place at 7:00 a.m. constitution avenue between 27th and 23rd streets shut at 10:00 a.m. and everything around the capital shuts down at 5:00 a.m. take a look at the secret service map. everything in that red perimeter will be off.9o limits. that covers most of the area around the capital. the third et

a.m. for the inaugural balls. closures will start thatd convention center at 10:00 a.m. stay away from this entire downtown area. bikers for trump are expected to hold a dry run today at noon in preparation for trump's inauguration. they're getting ready to stand with police and keep protesters back. the group will hold a rally in john marshal park during the inauguration luncheon. >> we decided to keep this about the unsung hero. so we're going to be celebrating the people that have been working hard on the campaign for the sole purpose of seeing donald trump elected president. >> they don't know exactly how many bikers are coming. join news 4 for live coverage when the president's motorcade starts up pennsylvania avenue for the white house, we'll also e

long time parade announcer, charlie brotman. it's now 4:33. >> melissa mollet in just a moment. and sheena. good morning guys. yes, the first thing you need to know more sunshine today. finally. we saw it yesterday. the clouds quickly moved back in but today we will have a much longer period of sunshine. so finally we're going to see blue skies throughout the day today. as we go into tomorrow, we have rain for inauguration day, dry and mild into saturday. it's going to look good but by sunday and monday heavy rain moving in. currently temperatures mostly in the mid-30s. 31 in cull pepper. let's take a look at your inhad augieration forecast. everything looks good and dry. mid-50s. we have an update on the crash

right now southbound 95, has just gotten out of the way. so is the one northbound on 95 at 234. it was blocking the left lane. both of those out of the way now. that is good news. from 70 down to the spur no problems at all. looks good there. if you're headed northbound no problems either. no actual issue. bottom of the lake prince george's county rolling along nicely. thank you. breaking news in fredric, maryland. >> at the live desk following the shooting. >> reporter: we have learned that two people were thrown to baltimore shock trauma in fredric maryland. they got report of shots fired in the neighborhood of the hickory hill apartments. detectives say they found a lot of evidence confirming the caller's details and shortly

area hospital that it had two gun shot victims. they're expected to survive. details on the events leading up to this, scarce. from the live desk. thank you, erica. two little girls just four and nine were murdered in 2009 along with their mother and father in their richmond home. last night their killer, ricky gray, was put to death by lethal injection. they tried to delay the execution because off the drugs used. they get the drugs from compounding pharmacies. the appeals were denied. you will start to see new billboards popping up with the purpose of tracking down the killer of the democratic national committee staffer. seth rich was shot and killed in july in his blooming dale, neighborhood. a reward of $1,300.

68-year-old vivian marrow was killed in the 2400 block southeast. surveillance video appears to show a gunman chasing another man and who they believe is marrow in her wheelchair. d.c. police also need your help finding whoever vandalized a school and left about $250,000 worth of damage. the elementary school is currently undergoing renovations. it was first hit during the weekend of january 6th. someone broke into the construction equipment shed and stole the keys to a bulldozer and backhoe and they used that equipment to vandalize the soccer field, playground and security cameras. parents are upset that someone would do this to a school. >> they already in a new school.

they had was that. but they run around in the city vandalizing the playgrounds. >> police are offering a reward of $1,000 for information that leads to an arrest. covering montgomery county. several community organizations will hold a news conference calling on ike legate to sign the $15 minimum wage bill if had to law. it would raise the county's minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2020. we've had a pretty mild week with temperatures in the 50s most of this week. storm team four meteorologist sheena will let us know whether you want a had heavy coat. what the center plans to do today to keep kids safe. and another school that plans send kds toi

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well, you remember this huge alligator that looked practically prehistoric. we showed you this video out of florida when it was going viral earlier this week. >> well, now people are trying to see this gator up close. people who run the preserve say it's incredibly dangerous because it's an ga

after one guy ran off a trail to find the alligator. >> don't do that. experts say it's just -- it's just a bad idea for the visitors and the animals. he's moving slowly but he could snap and his jaws are on your neck in a second. >> your head would pop off if that thing snapped down on you. >> this is why we can't have nice things. >> he could jump on his back. >> don't encourage bad behavior. >> he's moving slow enough. no, for real. and never jump off a viewing platform. that's not good. it's a little bit cooler than it was yesterday morning. so if you're in cull pepper county or fredricsbering, those areas are in the 30s, everyboy else in the 40s. you do not need the raincoat but tomorrow you do if you're headed to the

we're watching a water main break out there. we're talking about westbound university boulevard just after gnl gj avenue near amhrs. left lane is the only thing getting by thp cr. road zone blocking the right lane. that's the one that's been hanging around for a couple of months. i-66. we don't have any problems there and 95 in maryland from 32 down to the beltway. no problems northbound. thank you, melissa. even if you're heading out of town before the inauguration, it could still impact you. what to expect if you're driving or flying tomorrow. raised by the woman who alleged

you are looking live from union station where last minute preparations are underway for the inauguration of donald trump. a lot of closures start today. that could impact how you get around town. we'll have a closer look at that and the areas to avoid in just a couple minutes. people are already steadily pouring into washington. >> many getting ready to protests what's about to happen tomorrow. this was the scene at the capital last night. hundreds of antitrump protesters, some wearing white kkk style hoods and donald trump masks. this group has been protesting every night this week. no reports of any arrests. ♪ you're looking at a dance party protest near

home of vice president elect mike pence. the glroup work for peace held dance party protest against homophobia. they closed streets as folks marched to pence's home. national guard members from all over the country are in washington to help keep the peace. they'll be sworn in today as special officers. that means they can make arrests and those arrested can be prosecuted in court and expected to help with traffic control and line the inaugural parade route. >> they're going to start shortly after midnight getting their preparations and preparing to move out into their various locations. >> the soldiers are expected to get more training today. two of president elect trump's cabinet picks will head to washington today. >> former governor rick perry will begin

hearings. tracie, what should we look out for today? >> reporter: okay. so first of all, let's start with minuchin. who wuz the finance chair for donald trump when he was a candidate. he also has ties to wall street. he's a former goldman sachs partner as well as a financeer in hollywood on the west coast. as they take a look at whether someone with close ties to wall street should be in charge of the treasury department. the other conformation hearing, former texas governor rick perry as energy secretary who reportedly, according to the new york timesthought a lot of his job would be promoting the oil and gas industry. he's from texas. but a lot of what the energy secretary does is protect our nuclear grid. a big part of their budget hads to do with

so he's likely to be grilled on what his view of this job is really going to be. >> and donald trump is to pick perdue as his pick for agriculture secretary. sdplr sdplr >> reporter: it's the final pick. and he own as small agri business. he grew up on a farm in central georgia and he was an early one on the short list for trump. he was one of hissing agricultu advisorers early on. 4:48. big crowds and congestion are expected in area airports for donald trump's inauguration. >> you should be prepared for extra people from today through sunday. longer lines on security check points and airport

all day parking at regan national for $10. reservations are limited to the first 1200 bookings. they're expecting anywhere between 900,000 and 1 million people. many people are excited despite all the controversy. >> tons of peopleal is what we're hearing too. >> litser history in the making. >> as we've been mentioning, we have a complete list in the nbc washington app. and news 4 has you covered on inauguration day. be sure to download the nbc washington app. the news 4 team will be join by special guests to talk about all things d.c. and inauguration day from capital hill. think we get started at 7:00 a.m. a florida man who wuz hoping to get his criminal record wiped clean by the

administration is facing a new felony charge. marcus patman drove up here to meet with the former attorney general, eric holder. he served years in prison after he admitted to stealing expensive artwork including two pieces from gallery in georgetown. he scans license plates and quickly realized he was driving a stolen car. alicia schmuhl will be sentenced for that brutal attack in fairfax county. they attacked her ex-boss and his wife. he and his wife are always fearful now and she screams when the door bell rings. he also thought alicia was a bright employee. andrew schmul is serving life in prison. someone fired a bullet through a window. more bullet marks were found on the other side of the building

multiple shots were fired thursday. one came through the window of a pre-k class room at bright horizons. children were taking naps. we spoke to one mother. >> i'm so thankful that nothing happened and what would the conversation be right now if something did? >> bright horizons declined to talk to us on camera but they're not letting the kids on the playground and increased security. one school district is making a big change. a fredrick county school committee will discuss year-round school. a district spokesman says a year round school plan might help avoid the scheduling crunch caused by the recent order that the school year begin after labor day. i forgot my

tried to leave here, it was rough. >> not that we're complaining about bright sunshine at this time, right? >> one of those squinting headaches. i always get a had headache when i squint. >> good sunglasses always. >> yes, you need your sunglasses today. did you bring them today? good. you'll need them all day really. this morning areas are a little chillierer than yesterday. cullpepper 30 degrees. and elsewhere maybe warm coat temperatures in the mid-40s for the most part. we'll be getting in the 50s. bust out forecast looking good, nice and dry. by 3:00 p.m. in the mid-50s. so a nice day. here is a look at the radar down to our south and west. that is the rain for tomorrow. we have rain in the forecast for inauguration day. we'll stay dry. now we're looking at friday,

9:00 a.m. rain just off to our west fairly light. starts to move in by noon. and we're looking at some light rain across the area, clearing out as we go mostly through the afternoon. here's a break down of the timing. 9:00 a.m., just about mostly cloudy. by noon i think we'll see the light rain over the district. 3:00 p.m. scattered showers. as far as the it temperatures over the weekend are concerned, we stay in the 50s. sunday heavy rain moves in lasting to monday. we have a new road clocher to talk about. good morning, melissa. so southbound gw parkway, the ramp to roosevelt bridge has just shut down. we're going to keep reminding you of all those things as things continue to slow and shut down. right lane getting by the crash on fort mead. do have police on

westbound university boulevard left lane still the only thing getting by the water main break. 66 and 99 no big issues. an 18-year-old woman kidnapped as a new born. what she has to say about the woman who claimed to be her mother all those years. two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce cheese --

it is now 4:57 and we're working for dwrou you ahead of inaugieration day as d.c. prepares for the sworm of people in town. and some of the other closures thatd could impact you. we're also keeping an eye on the forecast. sheena parvene will let us know if anyone heading to the swearing in ceremony will need a poncho. >> we're hearing from a woman who was kidnapped almost two decades ago. she misses the woman who's accused of kidnapping her. she considers gloria williams her mother. williams took her as a baby hours after she was born in 1998. she says whatever the punishment is she doesn't want it to be too severe. >> she raised me with good

she made a big impact on my life. i could go to her about anything. i know i made a big on hers. i can just tell by the love. >> she was known as kamaya mowingly as a baby. she was reunited with her biological parents this past weekend. the property data website says policy holders could potentially save an average of $446 a year starting this month. due to new guidelines under the housing administration. okay. mcdonald's is rolling out mini and grand mack versions of its iconic big mack. you're messing with a classic here. the burgers were made available nationde

one beef patty and the grand mack has two largerer beef patties. just in case you're wondering. the mack jr. has 460 calories while the grand mack has 860. if i'm eating a big mack, i don't want to know. let meeat my big mack in peace with my large fries. >> daddy mack or the mack daddy. the mickey, mickdy, mickdy mack. >> criss cross. >> look at you remembering. news 4 today starts now. good morning everybody. it is 5:00 a.m. >> we are just one day away from the inauguration of donald trump and we really are starting to see how tomorrow's ceremony and all the events surrounding it are going to have

rest of the area, the 40s. a warm jacket this morning. nice conditions. sunny skies and temperatures in the mid-50s. tomorrow we're talking about rain closer to noon and through the afternoon. closer look at that forecast coming up. but let's look at the roadways. a crash? so southbound bw parkway i 75, right lane gets by the crash. those are