downtown washington. and thank you so much for your coverage. of the developments on the streets.djusts to a.s. new administration, our next guest is learning about the dangers of econ 101 and its affect on policies. james -- is the author of econ is in. he is with us from massachusetts. james, great to have you. onomism and how has it led to damaging policies? james: it is the belief that supply and demand diagrams that we learn in the first few weeks of econ 101 accurately describe the real world. because of this, and a lot of politicians think that, look at problems can be analyzed and solved by applying basic concepts. scarlet: so we will take one of the complicated issues, health care, so why change the free market -- why is it not the answer to change health care for allanswer to change health carer all americans? james: what markets do well as they allocate goods and services to people based on their ability to pay for them. but the problem with applying it to health care, if you have a chronic illness that requires expensive treatment, the health insurance companies know t

from 42 states and have 5,000 guardsmen in downtown washington that help us with the perimeter. >> is that new? >> no, i just neglected to mention it. >> deputy chief burkes, that's still an on going investigation but right now we have no reason to believe it has any nexus to terrorism or connection to the inaugural events. thank you. >> [ inaudible question ] >> i just want to know how many security people or law enforcement people will be involved in overall inauguration day? >> sure. as i mentioned as in all of the inaugurations we put out a call early in the year for police officers to augment the d.c. police force and we expect an additional 3,000 police officers. and we will also have the assistance of the national guard and expect 5,000 guardsmen to help us in downtown washington to help protect our perimeter that have been established around the parade route and festiviti festivities. >> secret service and military folks, how will arlington memorial bridge affect the security? -- >> to the arlington memorial bridge which belongs to the national park service which needs about $

there is a possibility of rain in downtown washington at noon. with the models trending earlier , it is not out of the question that the rain could arrive a little bit earlier than noon. if you are going to be outside, plan ahead. do not expect thunderstorms or anything like that, but rain and temperatures mostly in the upper 40's. by very late in the afternoon, the rain will make an exit and we will see a touch of clearing late friday afternoon and evening. tomorrow afternoon between 4:00 and 6:00, the inaugural concert. temperatures are comfortable for this time in january. lower 50's, dropping into the upper 40's. the updated inaugural outlook calls for a chance of rain in the morning, more likely closer to noon. temperatures chilly but not terribly cold. we will see the rain through the mid afternoon and after that conditions should look improve quickly. 55 degrees for a high temperature. partly cloudy skies. clouds will increase throughout the day sunday. at some point rain may begin early in the afternoon. once it starts, it will continue a

national guard is also, also be deployed in downtown washington. and they will lead a group of guardsmen from 42, guardsmen and women from 42 states and have 5000 guardsmen in downtown washington that help us with the perimeter? >> is that new? >> no. i neglected to mention it. where is my park police officer. >> no problem. deputy chief burkes of the united states park police. the answer to your question at this point that is ongoing explanation but we don't have any reason to believe it has a nexus to terrorism or any linkage to the inaugural events. >> thank you. yes, ma'am. >> working with -- >> there is microphone. >> i just want to know how many security people or law enforcement be involved in the overall inauguration day? >> sure. as i mentioned, as in all of the inaugurations, we put out a call early in the year for police officers to augment the d.c. police force and we expect an additional 3,000 police officers and we also will have the assistance of the national guard. we expect 5000 guardsmen to help us in downtown washington protect o

from 42 5000 guardsmen in downtown washington that help us with the perimeter. where is my park police officer? at this point that is still an ongoing investigation. right now we have no reason to believe it have any negative to terrorism or the inaugural event. >> how many law enforcement people will be at all inauguration day. >> we put out a call early in the year for police officers to augment the police force. we expect an additional 3000 police officers and we will also have the assistance of the national guard. we expect 5000 guardsmen to expect -- help us in downtown washington protect the perimeter that has been established around the parade route. the condition of the arlington memorial bridge affect your ability to move people and equipment out of the city? >> does anyone have anything to say about the arlington memorial bridge? let me use this as an opportunity to focus the attention of the incoming administration to the arlington memorial bridge which belongs to the national parks service which needs about $200 billion more to be completed. it is an

national guard is also deployed in downtown washington and they will be a group of 42 guardsmen and womenrom 42 states to help us with the perimeter. >> to answer your question it is an ongoing investigation rehab no believe what -- reason to believe that has any link to any events. >> how many security people or law enforcement will be involved overall? >> as i mentioned as with all inaugurations we've put out a call early for police officers to augment the d.c. police force in respecting an additional 3,000 officers also the assistance of the national guard and a expect 5,000 guardsmen to help us downtown washington that has been established around of parade route and festivities >> with the arlington rail bridge how oat kenny move equipment in and out of this city? >> i will use this as an opportunity to focus the incoming did ministrations attention to the arlington memorial bridge which belongs to the national park service which needs about $200 million more to be completed. it is an important connection between the city and the workforce but it is also a direct link to arlington nat

it is just images from downtown washington. it isjust a just a images from downtown washington.just a few blocks from the white house. there is a protest that's ongoing. some of the american media agencies believe it is a protest that has been begun by green papers. several people have climbed this crane in downtown washington. it is 270—feet high and you can probably make out from the banner, the banner says, "resist calling for resista nce the banner says, "resist calling for resistance to president trump." a spokesman telling the ap news agency that this is a 70—foot banner and he says it is a continuation of protests that began with donald trump's inauguration. a d raft a draft executive order and whether the us should re—open cia run "black site" prisons outside the united states. the order would also continue america's use of the detention facility at guantanamo bay in cuba. that's being record by a number of agencies including the associated press. so once again, the issue of rendition and interrogation, something that we'll be talking about throughout the afternoon, i su

. ♪ >> live here at the warner theater in downtown washington, d.c., the swearing-in to hon of the newsaucus set to start shortly at the warner theater. one of the things we'll see, set brick richmond of louisiana, succeeding g.k. butterfield for leader. we'll look at speaker paul ryan's talk about his party's plan to battle poverty and expand economic opportunity for low income americans. part of a confess the speaker took part in sponsored by the american enterprise institute. [applause] >> thank you very much. good morning, ladies and gentlemen. in addition to thanks to all of the sponsors, a special thanks to those that work so hard to put this event together. it is my privilege to introduce house speaker paul ryan. i can't think of anyone better positioned to kick off an event on economic mobility than speaker ryan. ever since his days working with the late jack kemp at a empower america, paul ryan has been sounding the alarm on our failing antipoverty system and offering bold ideas to empower americans to overcome the he spoke passionately aboutce. solving poverty while on the re

there will be street closures in downtown washington, beginning at six this morning. our john gonzalez will have a live report.. coming up at the top of the hour. you can also see the entire route -- along with all the roads that will be closed. just log on to wjla dot com. the parents of murdered u-v-a student hannah graham are taking action in hopes of preventing similar tragedies. jesse matthew pleaded guilty in the 2014 murder.. graham's parents say he should have been stopped before he ever had contact with the alexandria native.. matthew was convicted of a misdemeanor four years before the murder. and he was later tied to a series of other crimes. the grahams are now pushing for d-n-a testing for misdemeanors. they'll be in richmond today to urge house leadership to support a crime commission study advocating d-n-a databank enhancement. developing now .. ohio police are searching for the men responsible for a home invasion that ended with the murder of a 9-year-old girl. it happened january 18th near cincinnati. alex thompson says he was upstairs when three or f

in downtown washington. >>> and developing right now, white house secretary sean spicer wrapped up his first press briefing since president trump took office. he had strong defensive words about coverage of the crowd size during yesterday's inauguration. >> president trump saying to him, it looked like a million and a half people had attended. just a few minutes ago, spicer questioned the reporting on the crowd's size. >> the inaugural proceedings were intentionally framed in a way to minimize the enormous support that it gathered on the national mall. this was the first time in our nation's history that floor coverings have been used to that was highlighting places where people were not standing and grass was in the visual in the past. >> it doesn't provide an estimate of crowd sizes of any of the seventevents. today was an extremely busy day. >> we saw the pink hats, signs and cheering crowds on the way to the metro station in springfield. it's time for them to head back home. darcy spencer continues the coverage. how are crowds looking there? >> reporter: it is thinning out, but hun

in the nation's capital, police say seven protesters who climbed a 270 foot crane at a downtown washington construction site blocks from the white house aren't associated with greenpeace. the protesters have shut traffic in the -- are associated with greenpeace. the protesters have shut traffic down in the area. they told police they are conducting a first amendment action, this coming a day after president donald trump's administration moved to delay implementation of at least 30 environmental rules and froze contracts. host: a reporter with environment energy news joins us now. she is with us one day after president trump signed executive action advancing oil pipeline products. take us through what the executive actions did yesterday. guest: president trump signed four executive memos and one executive order. essentially they are the same thing. they have the power of the executive branch behind them. keeping manufacturing in the united states. the first calls on all pipelines produced built in the united states to use domestic iron and steel. another one calls for the fast tracking of e

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. >> in downtown washington, thank you. >>> developing this morning, environmental activists policies, hundreds of people opposing his had immigration they are against construction of a wall along the u.s. border with mexico and cracking down on so-called sanctuary cities. >> back here at home, blocked traffic on 15th street in new york avenue. the group says, new immigration measure is unveiled. former president has to say about his country paying for the wall. >> and you can expect that the president plans to build that border wall will be one of the issues he talks about with republicans. they will discuss paying for the wall and new immigration enforcement measures. expect questions will replacing the affordable care act. >> you look at people that are registered in the two states. you look at all of these different things that are happening with registratio registration, we're going to do an investigation on it. >> but 3 million to 5 million illegal votes? >> we're going to find out, but it could very well be that much. >> that is president trump last night in an interview on abc

server at busboy and poets in downtown washington says she got a huge surprise when she waited on a man in town for the inauguration. tim barber joins us live to tell us what was the >> the server has a personality that draws you in and an amazing smile here. so it seemed to work on a texas chap in town for the inauguration. the tab was only $72 but he felt compelled to leave a $450 tip. to show his thanks for good service and to show how people with different beliefs and backgrounds can still love. >> it was the note he wrote. the tip was mind blowing part of it. i did not. mcso we he came from as a earn. >> showed us the check. and she told us what she will do with the mitch. we are putting for 11:00. michelle: thank you. former president george h.w. bush could be home this weekend. he still has a lingering cough but he is regaining strength. he has spent 11 days hospitalized in houston battling pneumonia. maureen: a fight is underway in annapolis for the funding over the regional medical center. ground is scheduled to be broken next fall but larry hogan's proposed budget cut put the

>> we are no longer offering a shuttle bus service between the downtown location in washington and the udvar-hazy center. but the metro center has been extended out to reston, virginia. and there is a shuttle bus that you can catch at the end of the line, the silver line metro. or you can catch a shuttle bus at dulles international airport. and it makes a quicker trip. you're less affected by traffic if you ride the metro and that shuttle bus than if you take a shuttle from downtown washington. so it's easier, and it will get easier yet when the silver line is completed all the way out to the airport. >> my final question is somebody who has spent so much time here, what has intrigued you the most? what is most interesting to you on display that the public can see? >> oh, gee, that is a hard question because we have relationships with every object here. i would say that one of the intriguing things to me is on display in our space race area just behind me. and we have two slide rules. a slide rule that belonged to wernher von braun, who was the father of rocketry here in the united sta

a modern photograph that can be used in association with downtown washington and washington as a city, the photograph i took from the top of the cfio building, shows the steeple of st. john's with the weather vein facing lafayette square with the white house in the background and the washington monument in the distance. that steeple and weather vein have been there since 1822. once the church was finished, the last thing that went into it was a bell, which was ordered from the revere works in boston, that's paul revere's son, joseph, who was the one responsible for providing that bell to the church. it weighs almost 1,000 pounds. it was installed in the bell tower of november of 1822, and it's been in continuous use ever since. that bell probably is one of maybe 500 left in the entire country, many of whom were not church bells, but nonetheless, that's one of the pride and joys of this church, and it's difficult for anybody to see it on a tour because of the narrowness of the access route to the bell tower itself, but we have pictures of it, and it says on the bell, revere boston, 182

. >> reporter: more than 100 blocks of downtown washington are closing to traffic with big heavy vehicles in place to stop any attacks by trucks like those carried out last year in france and germany. >> that's a precaution that we are doubling down on in particular this inauguration. >> reporter: the coast guard is enforcing a no boat zone on the potomac river with extra security and eyes in the sky and overhead. helicopters from customs and border protection will patrol an expanded no-fly zone for private planes over washington, 35 miles in all direction, twice the usual restricted area. this helicopter can provide live video to law enforcement to trouble spots on the ground. >> don't even need the electronic map. you can look down and know what street you're over. >> reporter: secret service agents have trained to all kind of trouble to objects thrown at the presidential limo to people rushing past the crowd barriers. robert buster walked the parade route four years ago as head of the secret service protective division. >> it's like riding a motorcycle. when you stop worrying about it,

the national cathedral for a prayer service as a lot of folks were gathering and massing in downtown washington. so i think for a lot of folk who is had been at the cathedral, away from the televisions not looking at twitter perhaps and at their phones you came out of that around noon, running late, close to noon and saw all of the action happening and likely have been his first glimpse in the motorcade on the way back and we know from our reports we get from the traveling group of reporters that goes around with the president that there were -- it was visible. he could see some protesters who cheered, most did not. and then on the route -- remember, it niece virginia, the opposite direction from where the main part of this march is happening out in langley. that said, by all accounts, the people who are here, even not directly marching, have taken over parts of downtown washington. the bars, the restaurants, et cetera as they have sort of dispersed away from the main event on the national mall. >> this is 5th avenue in new york city. and even those people who have visited new york once or twic

he's still in downtown washington. jeff, you have been there all day.ings stand right now? >> well, you can hear all around me, sirens in one corner, a band playing in another corner, police off right behind me. it's been a very unusual day here, judy, in washington, and it is an extremely unusual evening. it's calmer right now than it was. i'm standing actually right at the spot outside "the washington post." this is where the limousine, the car was set on fire that you showed our audience the video of from a little earlier. it's a little calmer now. there is a very large security presence now. there is more protesters down at the other end and actually i see flames right there, but i don't think that's a major fire at the moment, but we'll watch that. it's a little calmer, but -- and we have been told that, for most part, at least the main coalition groups are not planning any more activities tonight, but maybe these smaller groups that caused more of the trouble and the thinking really is that it is these smaller groups that have caused most of the t

demonstrators marched through downtown washington carrying signs and shutting down streets. it follows the women's march. some who were in town for that event stayed to continue speaking out against president donald trump. >> and i'm 14. >> you're 14. did you ever imagine you'd be out here in your nation's capital -- >> i did not think i ever needed to be. but when the time comes, the time comes. you have to make it. >> reporter: the marchers made their way to trump tower, the site of recent demonstrations on pennsylvania avenue. they also marched through the capital, where they h rally with a heavy police presence. >> whose house? our house! >> reporter: there were also protesters at thomas circle. the demonstrations were peaceful. no reports of any arrests. police blocked streets so marchers stayed safe. many left their signs behind, a lasting and colorful reminder of the day's events. >> we actually came out for the inaugurati inauguration, believe it or not. i took my brother. he's a big trump fan. and then he came with me to the women's march. so we have different views

seven scaled the nearly 300-foot crane at a downtown washington, d.c. construction site.furl a large sign that reads, resist. one of the activists is karen, who lived in san francisco. she stream her protest via facebook live from high atop the crane. >> i'm sure if the president worked today and looked out the window, he could see this sign over his head. he also, we're sending this message to the people in the united states and around the world. people who don't want this government to push us backwards in time. >> there is no word on how long the protesters plan to stay on top of that crane. >>> some much needed help heading to a coastal community that has been battered by a recent storm. state and federal dollars will pour in to help repair pacifica and study the erosion along the coast had has taken out the cliffs and apartment buildings. michelle? >> reporter: i'm here on esplanade avenue. two of the apartment buildings were taken down last year and a third is scheduled to be taken down. now the army corps of engineers will be studying ways to shore up the cliffs. >

you can already see heavy security around the capitol building and parts of downtown washington. by the end of the week, as we said, almost 30,000 law enforcement officers will be deployed across the city. getting around will be quite a challenge thursday, saturday. so download the wusa9 app right now. it is your one stop shop for everything you need to know about the inauguration. >>> british prime minister may says great britain will make a clean break from the european union. britain voted to leave the eu in a divisive brexit referendum in june. in a major speech today, prime minister may said the uk will leave the european single market and forge a new and equal partnership with europe. she said britain's parliament will vote on any final brexit deal. >>> every state except for new hampshire has some type of seat belt law requiring adults and kids to buckle up. but there's a loophole in the law in many states including in virginia. people who are 18 and over and sitting in the backseats, they don't have to wear a seat belt. wusa9's hilary lane tells how one teenager is trying

percent bump since obama's picked up the keys, although we should know rises in the surrounding downtown washington area have actually jumped 38 percent in that time, and in one, of course, can buy the white house so they have listed an estimated rental price 2 million a month. >>> i mean chump change. >> yes. >> a bargain. >> it is all relative i guess. >> thanks, jill, we will check with you tomorrow. >>> in other news this morning last hold out is giving in, all philadelphia sweet grains are cashless as of to take. last hold out was at 18th and chestnut in center city. sweet greens location this is washington square west, ardmore, and king of prussia are only accepting plastic or customers can use sweet green 's app. company officials say only 10 percent of their business was in cash. >>> ivanka trump and her publisher are pushing back release of her book from march to hey. she sites momentous changes in her life, one of them perhaps her father being elect president of the you had. ivanka's book women who work will inspire and empower women her husband jared kushner is expect to be a top advisor

prices in downtown washington have jumped 38% in that time.le the white house isn't for sale, zillow estimates that it would rent at about $2 million a month. >> wow. like san francisco prices. >> yeah. >>> it is 4:57. a bay area community coming together to help members of a local band hurt in an accident. [ sound of heavy rain ] >> reporter: plus, the rainy weather spelling trouble for the orinda. where a massive sinkhole opened up a week ago. coming up we'll have the latest live coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, let's get a look at weather and traffic. here's roberta gonzales >>> it's wednesday, january 18. i'm michelle griego. >> i'm kenny choi. let's take a live look at the golden gate bridge. you can see the roads are definitely wet this morning. mr. hackney predicted it. >> it's not just early, though. >> a little bit off. >> little bit of an early start to the rain. this is just an initial burst. most of it will be coming later in the day. you can see the kpix 5 hi-def doppler radar we have this little band of rain moving through the bay area.

. >> reporter: more than 100 blocks of downtown washington are closed to traffic with big heavy vehiclesn place to stop any attacks by trucks, like those carried out last year in france and germany. >> that is a precaution that we are doubling down on in particular this inauguration. >> reporter: the coast guard is enforcing a no-boat zone on the potomac river with extra security and eyes in the sky overhead. helicopters from customs and border protection will patrol an expanded no-fly zone for private planes over washington 35 miles in all directions, twice the usual restricted area. this helicopter can also provide live video to law enforcement of trouble spots on the ground. >> we don't even know the electric map. you can look down and know what street you're over. >> reporter: secret service agents have trained on responding to all kinds of trouble from objects thrown at the presidential limo to people rushing past the crowd barrier. another new worry drones, with more than 1.5 million now in the hands of hobbists. secret service agents have trained for the prospect of one bearing an

that president trump gets their message so group of seven protesters climbed to 270-foot crane downtown washington construction site just blocks from the white house. the environmental group green piece are calling for resistance to president donald trump. the protests comes a day after trump's administration moved to delay at least 30 environmental rules and froze new environmental protect age see contracts and grant awards. >>> imagine government being able to sue you for protesting. that's what lawmakers in minnesota are right now considering. they introduced a pair of bills that would penalize demonstrat demonstrators with a cause of public safety such as disrupting freeway. while one of the bills authors stresses they're not intended for peaceful marches oral lease people are still angry over all of this. so, well, they proteste protest. >> i think that this bill is a great example of the fact that we live in a society that is not only become polarized in terms of opinion but become threatened by defense. >> this applies only to individuals convicted of a cri crime. >> lawmakers are aiming to

the grants were awarded in downtown washington. montgomery community television got $25,000 to train students in multimedia production. and hopkins house of alexandria will use its $25,000 grant to train youth to open discuss social issues through digital platforms. the money comes from nbc 4 and the nbc universal foundation, which has given more than a million dollars for programs like these over the last five years. >>> a growing number of families cutting their bills by using apps. the ones that can help you save half at the grocery store. >>> and neighbors helping neighbors, how a community worked together to catch a serial burgl. ar >>> the wind it is a-blowing and the cold air is mui imoving on here. temperatures are going to fall tonight, at least the windchill will fall tonight. winds gusting upwards of 30-40 miles an we will see more wind as we move on through the evening. that's why that wind advisory goes until 7:00 tonight for everybody you see here shaded in the brown and even down to the south. now, again, gusts to 50

and what it was like when they actually met. >> reporter: i'm tom sherwood in downtown washington in what will be the red zone on inauguration day. what will small businesses do, like the pie house when everything shuts down? the story coming up. >> rorter: some thing is missing from the brand new transit center here in hyattsville. mom,on my car insurance of money by switching to geico. i should take a closer look at geico... you know, geico can help you save money on your homeowners insurance too? great! geico can help insure our mountain chalet! how long have we been sawing this log? um, one hundred and fourteen years. man i thought my arm would be a lot more jacked by now. i'm not even sure this is real wood. there's no butter in this churn. do my tris look okay? take a closer look at geico. great savings. and a whole lot more. >>> you're watching news4 at 5:00. >>> right now at 5:30, the impact of the inauguration on those who live and work in the downtown d.c. area. what you need to know if you have a reason to go there. >>> and the criticism surrounding th

. >>.choer 4 has a gorgeous shot of this historic day of downtown washington. you can see the capital there. in the front, there's the washington monument as the chopper pans and zooms for me over to 66. again, 66 inbound. hov restriction res lifted today. that if that is your chosen mer. we've been talking about that, as well. gw parkway, the ramp to memorial bridge, shut down to any vehicles or folks trying to walk across the bridge there. southbound rock creek parkway is closed@at virginia avenue. vre, operating on an "s" schedule. and marc also on that special schedule today. brunswick and penn line only, no camden line. >>> it is a scene we see every four years in the nation's capital. throngs of people lined up to get the closest seat they can for the swearing in of the next president of the united states. you can see the folks here at the red gate there on capitol hill. ticketed guests who are making their way to see donald trump be ebb inaugural rated. >>> welcome back. you are looking right now live at pictures of the capitol on this historic morning wh

[music] >> thousands of protesters marched through the streets of downtown washington dc just one day after president donald trump was sworn in. many wearing a pink and holding up signs as a rebuke of president trump. demonstrators and not not only gathered and marched nationally but worldwide all in support of the women's march on washington. you are looking at video from demonstrators in mexico city the czech republic france and greece saying they are together in solidarity to protect their right. in some places there were so many people that there was nowhere to march. >> many dressed in pink as women gathered in washington dc the into staggering numbers to march for human rights. >> it is a feminist movement it is a human movement. it is not just about women it is about all right. >> and as a rebuke of resident donald trump. >> we lost respect and dignity and hope in the white house. >> the mass of people grew larger than the road to the intended to march. the same thing happened in boston. >> we will never fighting to ensure equality for all of our citizens. >> in denver chicago

protesters are on top of this crane blocks from the white house displaying this banner for all of downtown washingtonc saying resist. >> they had to have snuck in and climbed a ladder overnight. i've never seen anything like it. >> police say the protesters climbed the 270 foot crane and are calling for resistance to president donald trump. a spokesman with greenpeace says this is a continuation of protest that started with the presidential inauguration. >> i don't know other ways they would able to get this half a mile away from the president from the white house to let them know what is going on. >> onlookers watch the protesters as they unveiled the 70' x 30' banner. releasing a statement saying while we asked-- respect everyone's right to protest today's actions are extremely dangerous and unlawful. multiple resources are being tied up and streets are blocked while first responders try to safely address the matter. >> here is the view from 11 stories up. they have an office with this directive you and are happy to see the demonstration. >> we watched the activist unfurl the banner. this is what t

>> we are no longer offering a shuttle bus service between the downtown location in washington and the udvar-hazy center. but the metro system has been extended out to reston, virginia, and there is a shuttle bus that you can catch at the end of the line, the silver line metro or catch a shuttle bus at dulles international airport. and it makes a quicker trip. you're less affected by traffic if you ride the metro and that shuttle bus than if you take a shuttle from downtown washington. so it's easier, and it will get easier yet when the silver line is completed all the way out to the airport. >> my final question is somebody who has spent so much time here, what has intrigued you the most? what is most interesting to you on display that the public can see? >> oh, gee, that is a hard question because we have relationships with every object here. i would say that one of the intriguing things to me is on display in our space race area just behind me. and we have two slide rules. a slide rule that belonged to wernher von braun, who was the father of rocketry here in the united states. the

guard, they are directing traffic again around the red zone, which is the restricted area of downtown washingtonre trying to go to work, so you're not even trying to go to the inauguration. >> no. >> what are they telling you? [laughter] >> no, it. >> you guys want to talk, okay, that's fine. [laughter] >> you can see that the energy here is palpable. a lot of smiles on these people's faces were excited to be here, and driven across the country to be here for this moment. we will continue to follow this situation here at 12 and eight, but in the meantime, i want to send it to the white house where john gonzalez is standing by. >> same, good morning.we are live at lafayette park directly across the street from the white house this morning. take a look, it is still dark but you can actually barely see the white house because of a huge grandstand that was built for this inauguration parade. you can see that right there is the the pavilion if you will, with the president's seal right at the front.you have a lot of seating here, were soon to be president donald trump will watch the rest of the parade

this may be close to 40 by morning in downtown washington. here is satellite and radar. main line moving in. the leading edge of the front. that will overspread the mountains and approach the i-95 corridor in metro. but it will take a few hours to make the distance. it will give the temperatures time to drop a little bit so there is freezing rain concerns but for a brief period of time. we think in the overnight, once this moves out and you will notice this has the rain moving through around is:00. by then or after then, the temperatures should climb a few degrees. we don't anticipate the issues in the travel wise tomorrow morning. 40 in the city. more rain moving in tomorrow night with another system that is expected but the temperatures above freezing. so there are no icy concerns tomorrow. just rain. thursday, nice change. for one day. it will become partly sunny with the highs at 64. friday is a 50-degree high but that is in the morning. the temperatures dropping with the increasingly cloudiness. we get to saturday and we get one day and drop back in 30's. that may c

the supreme court vacancy next thursday and seven protesters climbing the 270 ft crane and downtown washington a few blocks away from the white house history is being made on wall street what happened today for the first time ever. >>mark: for making history crossing over the top of 20,000 mark for the first time that was the opening bell this morning it leaves it up over 8% since donald trump won the election the achievements have been optimistic investors and believe that a strong u.s. economy will street betting on him and his plans to slash taxes and write but infrastructure spending and cutting regulations to make economy grow faster. >>darya: >>anny h: blue skies a lot of sunshine in the beach much better if we had a really dangerous conditions of a loss over days of live look at the bay bridge we do have july conditions this is called a bad headline for today temperatures are still in the third is for fair and filled out and the delta 36. >>anny h: this one right here thursday early morning we can see a little shower mainly for the north bank but you would notice is a very good chance w

bid 9 it if legal like 31 in winchester. 39 on the midshore, leonardtown and annapolis. 38 in downtown washington. this is normal late january stuff but we climatized to the recent spat of the warmer weather. it will take a while to get used to this. like oh, yeah, it's the end of january. it is supposed to be cold. not bitterly cold. seasonably cold. tomorrow is bright and sunny and breezy and chilly. the wind chills in the 30s. but the sunshine, the sun tangle is a tiny bit higher. 36 to 43 the rain of temperatures tomorrow. the weekend looks good. saturday around served increasing clouds. oh degrees. a few late afternoon everything morning snowflakes here. a little disturbance going through. numbers are different. 39 on monday. warming up a couple of days and dropping back off heading through thursday and friday. the first weekend of february and it look like it will warm up a bit. there are indications that the following week may start to to see winter temperatures gone. jonathan: coming up at 4:00, what people are protesting in streets of seattle with roots rs in d.c. alison: then later get

which is at the ritz-carlton in downtown washington. also met and proposed to my wife there. >> tucker: in the gym? >> at the ritz carlton. so there was senator obama, getting ready to work out. he was trim and fit and looked like he belonged in the gym. i looked less like me. i just finished covering 45 straight days of the john bolton committee hearings. i told senator obama i have to be outside of john bolton the happiest guy in america. those finally came to an end. i've nothing else or 45 days. senator obama said -- the republican committee at the time, he couldn't figure out why the bush administration never put up a guy for the john bolton administration for the u.n. we go out, i introduced myself to him again. i say senator, it was nice to meet you. i fully expect going forward on the basis of this brief is encountered that you will see fit to leak to me the most sensitive documents across. and i hope you will pardon the language. he laughed and said i ain't got to leave. when he got elected, -- and december '16, i wrote to fox

. >>> right now at 6:45, downtown washington streets shut down again.ds to avoid ahead of today's march for life. >>> and president trump sitting down for his first meeting with a foreign leader. what's on the agenda as he wraps up his first week in office. >> and storm team 4 tracking your friday forecast including some flurries on the way. forecast we want to talk ab sta roads for the 44th annual march for life event. >> megan is tracking the areas you need to avoid on your commute this morning. >> reporter: well, yeah, we're starting to see those road closures. if you look behind me this is 15th street now closed between constitution and independence avenue and we're going to start to see more and more closures as the day wears on. this is what's closed at this point, 15th between constitution and independence. madison drive and jefferson drive also closed in the area closest here to the monument grounds. that's where the staging area is taking place for the rally at 11:45. then of course the march begins. marchers are going to be going up constituti

over here, that is what you will see all throughout the downtown washington. if you don't have to be here, stay away. that is the latest in northwest washington. it straight.lls no beating around the bush. looking at the crowds, they are not as bundled up as we seen in past years during inaugural ceremonies. there are no umbrellas or ponchos. larry: we were walking in earlier peter could be a lot worse. you are saying your experience in 2009, how cold it was and the wind. autria: veronica said it was 28 degrees in 2009? veronica: this could be the fourth mildest january and i duration we have seen. i'm floored by that. -- inauguration we have seen. the fact that will be mild, we will have showers moving to the area, but you know what, guy? we have had inauguration is where we had wind chill's that have been well below freezing. now at this point at least mild. you know the change from the fact that you could bring an umbrella and not you can't bring sized umbrella. let's check the rain chances in our new stormwatch 7. a rain chance for sunday and again on mond

it's 40 in downtown washington. in the next few days the numbers will come up. tomorrow is 49.e could have drizzle or a brief shower. the skies turn partly sunny and breezy for the afternoon 58. breezy and cooler on thursday. 52. we look ahead to the weekend. it is much more seasonable. 45 on friday. 43 on saturday. sunday the clouds increase and highs near 40. once we get to the middle and the end of next week it looks like the temperatures will warm up all over again. >> thank you. this is a tough ride out there for sure to take a big picture around the beltway. there are several slow spots. this is the bridge. this is a jam packed ride for both directions. this is maryland side. this is the ride that is heading to georgia avenue. this is tough past route 193. woodbridge is very tough. a final check on 395 southbound, heavy below the pentagon to duke street. for now, no accidents. this is all from the traffic center for now. back to you. michelle: thank you. next on "abc7 news at 4:00" -- big acts announcing world tours from u2 to the chili peppers or garth brooks. don't get

. >>> those seven greenpeace protesters who climbed a crane in downtown washington yesterday are making their first appearance in court today. they're charged with burglary, unlawful entry and destruction of property. the group hung a banner over the crane that read resist. the protests came a day after the trump administration moved to delay the implement take of at least 30 environmental rules and froze new environmental protection agency contracts. the protesters stayed on the crane until after 10:00 last night. they were >>> we're getting new video of a deadly crash in frederick. you can hear the moment of impact just as a congressional motorcade rolls through. on wednesday a dump truck slammed into the back of an suv. it burst into flames and killed the driver on interstate 70 at the ramp to 270. officers had stopped traffic to allow the buses and the motorcade to pass. another driver captured this view of the aftermath. we're working to find out who was behind the wheel of that suv. >>> every school district in virginia now has to take action after a news4 i-team investigation. th

good group of seven protesters climbed 270-foot crane at downtown washington construction site blocksite hou house. the environmental group green peace are calling resistance to president donald trump. protest comes a day after president trauma's administration moved to delay 30 environmental rules and froze contracts and grant awards. >> i can't believe this. i just cannot believe this. this is so overwhelming and so beautiful. >> that was on friday students and teachers at a dallas area high school thought they were doing good deed for teacher's aid with cancer they raised more than a thousand dollars for kevin ma bone and got him a car through a gofundme page. >> but when he was supposed to have surgery on monday, his story became rather murky. >> he called at about 11am and said that, um, they had done extra scans and his cancer was cured and that they were still going to remove the tumor so he was still going to need to be out for couple days and we just -- we thought that sounded kind of weird. >> the school district later confirmed ma bone is not suffering from cancer but is ab