do they call it dave thomas circle? he is the fnder of wendy's, and there's a wendy's in the intersection. you see all the cyclists here and it creates a logjam with the traffic. we were here recently in the afternoonhowing just how crazy, how loud it gets out here. and ddot isroposing cutting down the number of intersection from five to three. really a lotblf the pro here at this particular intersection has to do with all the conflict points. they're also talking about making the streets here two way instead of one way. and improving bicycle facilities here. of course, thereee have a recent rash of bicycle injuries and fatalities in t city, and the traffic is adding to that concern, as well. take a listen to the head of t ddot as hks about plans to change this whole area. te we're taking the wendy's out of the inection. that means that the turning movements into and out of the intersection will go so we can -- we can more closely align florida avenue in particular. >> reporter: one of the big things is that new york av

>> thank you so much. >>> dave thomas circle, yeah. mere name is enough to give tens of thousands of commuters the .chills the intersection of new york avenue and florida avenue in northeast widely regarded as perhapse the worst interion in the area. i was there yesterday and learned about the big changes coming down theli ne. ladies and gentlemen, we present to you the sounds of dave thomas circle. [ horns ] while wendy's may have some secret recipes, it's no secret that this intersection where florida and new york avenues meet 1st street in northeast doesn't have many fans. >> every day, 20 minutes or more to get past two lights. every single day, ten years. changes pattern around tshlgs doesn't work, nothing helps. it's terrible. >> reporter: pretty bad, right? >> the bane of my ex>>tence. eporter: harsh words for a harsh intersection. we'll walk around -- you see t intersection, it's doing its thing. this is completely clogged up. these people here are frustrated. how bad is it? >> it's always bad. >> always bad? >> awful. >> repor

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dave thomas circle. new york avenue, florida avenue. i'm adam tuss. gog to tellinou >>> a tunnel that can get you from d.c. to baltimore in nutes is taking another step forward. this sounds like the stuff of science fiction, but maryland and federal leaders have now slowsed a new environmental assessment that couldmane day a so-called hyper loop tunnel a reality. the 35 mile long tunnel would run underneath the baltimore washington park way and the camden yards area ofim e. it would be entirely funded with private money. >>> dave thomas circle, another way to describe this is the area where the wendy's is that kind of turns into a parking lot. tens of thousands of commuters when they're in that area, even just talking about it, it gives them chills. the intersection of new york avenue and florida avenue to be precise in northeast is widely ordered as perhaps the worst intersection in our rea. but a transportation reporter adam tuss tells us tonight the circle -- >> reporter: ladies, we present t you the sound of davemas circle. while wendy's may have

. >> it'ss known dave thomas circle, because there's a iddle of ight in the it. >> today we have some good news. changes are in the work. >> transportation reporter adam tuss explains how you help. >> reporter: oh, yes, remember dave thomas circle and the wendy's here? well, it's still here doing what it does best. tying up the commute for everyone. >> i think this is probably the worst intersection in washington, d.c. that i've ver experienced and i would love to see some kind of transition there. >> reporter: p.j. andrews is going to get his wish. vdot is presenting ideas for change. conflict points ise the real e at this place and the city says it can take the number of confusing crossing intersections down fromiv to three. some streets can also change to two way. c green spa be added to make a more park like setting. sic's to p.j.'s ears, bicycle structure would be improved. >> the traffics prett atrocious. if there is a twiegurway to mak better for everyone, it would be great. >> they change patarrns nd. nothing works. it's terrible. >> reporter: the city is waiting for an apprai

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why do we call it dave thomas circle? there's a wendy's in the middle of it it's also the entrance point for people coming from maryland into the district. the issue here is that the 's so many conflict points, so many turning movements. take a look at what the intersection looks like when it gets fly crammed up and crowded here. everybody honking theirhorn, frustrations as people say that it tes 20 to 30 minutes sometimes just to circle around the area. ddot has plans to change the intersection. that's the point here. it is going to start changing. they are proposing limiting the number of intersection from five to three, making some streets two way. increasing parklike spaces in this area and improvingicycle safety in this area. that's been a big problem on florida avenue specically. we had an accident not long ago. they will start negotiating with the owner of the property. olf that will signal a change at really what is a headache the intersection in our tarea. bu do expect that this is going to start changing around

leaders want to hr from you about a major project concerning dave thomas.ircle that's the area where new york avenue, florida avenue, and several other streets meet in northeast washington, and it's infamous for its traffic jams. now city leaders want to make some changes. tonight's meeting will be held at the business improvement strict in the lobby on 1st street in northeast. that meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. >>> you may notice them as you drive around the city this morning. tents are popping up on idewalks, underpasses, and bridges. but as scott macfarlane and the i-team show, d.c. faces rising costs andal a feder lawsuit for its program aimed at moving the homeless off the streets. >> reporter: d.c. government -team s obtained by the show d.c. work crews have broken up or removed homeless enkpampments likrtthis in noast more than 200 times in e past two years. the cost, hundreds of thousands of dollars to taxpayers. we found the cleanu are not only costly but also delicate and sometimes controversial. some homeless men and women say the crews remove more

leaders want to hear about dave thomas circle. the area where streets meet in northeast d.c. isam infous for traffic jams. city leaders want to make changes. tonight's meeting is at the noms busine improvement district at 6:30 p.m. >>> you may notice them as you drive around the district. tents are poppingp on sidewalks, under overpasses and bridges. as w see, d.c. faces rising costs and a federal lawsuit for the program aimed at moving the homeless off the streets. >> d.c. government records obtained by the news 4 i team show d.c. work crews have broken up or removed homeless enca encampments more than 200 times in the last two years. the cost, hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxpayers. the cleanups are costly and delicate and sometimnt coroversial. some homeless men and women say the crews removed more items ony necessary, including jackson. >> i lost my tent, my clothes, everything else i had. >>. >> reporter: tonight as it's of ourinvestigation, the lawsuit that could change how they remove homeless encampments in the district. what items areff limits, and which areas

ah, yes, rember dave thomas circle and the wendy's here. it is still here. doing what it does best,in tie up the commute for everyone. >> i think that is probably the worst intersection in washington, d.c. that i've ever experienced and i would love to fsee some kind o transition ere. >> reporter: cyclist p.j. andersons getting his witch. d-dot presenting ideas for ange and conflict points are the real issue and the city said they cou take the number of confusing crossing intersemions down fro five to three. some streets could also change to two-way, green spa could be added to make a more parkike setting and bicycle infrastructure would be improved, i think the traffic there is pretty atrocious so if there is a way to figure out if -- to figure out how to make it better for everyone, that is great. >> reporter: drivers want to see provement -- >> something needs to be done about it. >> they change the patterns around, it doesn't work. nothing helped. it's terrible. >> reporter: right now the city is waiting for an appraisal on the prorty and then it will st

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thomas homan, thank very much. you heard from the presidential candidates like cory booker who acknowledge we have a crisis at the border. dave johnson, former barack obama homeland security secretary saying we have an merge at the border. now tom friedman leftist columnist, both parties need to do something right now. talking about the need for something that is dramatic. let's go to daniel mclaughlin and bill mcgurn. bill, it's escalating fast and everybody is acknowledging that but nobody is doing anything. >> what we see is what you get after decades of congress not acting. i was in the bush white house when we tried a bipartisan immigration reform. then senator obama is one of those that decided to deep six it. i think there's reasonable trade-offs that can be made. each side has to give a little. right now i don't think there's a mood for that. >> i agree with you. the price that some of the democrats may pay for working or being seen to work with anything with trump, especially on that golden issue of immigration, which build the wall, that's how he got elected, with the one message. so the price they fear they're pay