under the pennsylvania avenue project. it's really much more like pierre la font, the designer of washington wanted it to be, instead of something that looked like a third rate provencal town. >> take a look at some buildings around here. what were they like when you first came here? >> they haven't changed on this side. on that side of the street, they've been here for a long time. it's the buildingings on this side of the street that have really changed. they're all new and right down there they're building the museum, which is going to be a terrific thing. canadian embassy is down there. on, this is just a gorgeous street. the archives building was -- they call it market square. actually the market was across the street there. the washington market. and in 1929 in the heart of the depression they built the archives building and the united states tore down the market. that's a place where every american should visit and see the great documents, declaration of independence and constitution. >> so, you sleep across the str

>> pennsylvania avenue. the south street closes periodically but it is not closed always. >> isn't impossible to imagine in lincoln's time people could just walk into white house. they didn't even need a card. you are floating around and he is going between people to get to his office. they said he had this little passageway through -- what was his reception room into what's now the yellow living room. so he wouldn't have to go out in the hall upstairs in the second -- on the second floor, and where job seekers are -- people would be out there trying to shake the president's hand. >> wasn't it teddy roosevelt, who had so many children and he changed that. >> he built -- yeah. he didn't have enough bedrooms at the time when -- i was thinking when you were talking about the athletic activities, i was just reading, i am working on teddy roosevelt now. he took the ambassadors and senators on these walks through rock creek park, really fast walks. fast walks. the rule was whatever you -- whatever you came across,

police say two suspects approached the victim on pennsylvania avenue and york road. the men forced the victim to hand over money. it did not end there. >> at that point they forced him at knifepoint to go to an atm and asked him to take out more money. >> the suspects on saturday used a knife. three months ago, the suspects used a handgun. at this point police are working on a description. these are two men that are african-american, about 20 to 25. they both have a muscular build. anyone with information is asked to call baltimore county police. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a man fell to his death in ocean city. police say eric allen fell onto on atlantic avenue. he was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. police say a pair of men posing as a plainclothes police officers. two men posed as officers convinced him to look for counterfeit cash. police are looking for two african american suspect that were dressed in suits. every officer carries a bench to identify themselves. dge. carries a band police >> say jefferson shot -- police say jeffers

the address 1300 pennsylvania avenue.ou don't have to be italian to enjoy the food. >> not at all. >> going to be some fabulous food. there will be live music. there will be activities for kids. >> exactly. >> it's going to be so much fun. >> not only salami. >> no, not only salami. a lot of other things. this is the second annual festival like this. >> yes, the second. the goal is to present italy to washingtonians. it's a festival organized -- [indiscernible] a nonprofit. it's to present italian pop culture to washingtonians. it's food, arts, wine. it's lifestyle. we want washingtonians to come and expend a wonderful day from 2:00 to 9:00 p.m. with us. >> bring the kids out as i said because there will be lots of kids activities. there will be wine tasting. ivan brought some wine not for us to taste, just for me to look at. he's teasing me. he has a pine know green crow -- he has a pinot gregio and this is a sparkling wine. and as you know, italy is phone for its great pass -- is known for its great pasta. >> this is a

if you're planning to head here near route 4 pennsylvania avenue, the beltway sun affected by this. shoe be okay on the prince george's county side of the beltway but again it's branch avenue approaching the beltway that is blocked off this morning. let's go back over to the maps this time to the north side of town. no problems to report on the beltway between college park and silver spring. you're running smoothly both loops. no problems on 270 or 95 coming down from baltimore. we'll take a live look at new hampshire avenue looking good. and in my next report, we'll update ow that situation on branch avenue but first drivers in virginia will not get to talk face to face with vdot about the proposed ez pass transponder fee. a spokeswoman says the agency will not hold public hearings on the proposal because state law doesn't require it. vdot is proposing a $1 per month fee for drivers to have an ez pass transpond near their car. if a-- transponder in their car. the transit agency says drivers can weigh in by going to vdot's website. >>> 4:49. the centers for disease control says morbi

. >> the back and forth at both ends of pennsylvania avenue. white house press secretary after a hearing that took place and the comments of the speaker of the house before the session took place. that president serving hoagies at the luncheon, something he picked up at a small business event earlier today. this is hour one of washington today. the hill newspaper and the reporter with his headline the president skpt the speaker clash at the white house over the debt ceiling hike as they are debating today with the speaker telling the president that he was not going to allow a debt ceiling increase without doing something serious about the overall debt. meanwhile, the people of greece continue to pull euros out of the bank, a reflect of the uncertainty there. another round of elections will take place next month. the turmoil in greece causing continued fallout across the markets. dow jones finishing down 33 points lower. in politics 14 days of testimony no witness says they knew john edwards was violating laws. they decided not to call his forme

out on pennsylvania avenue with demonstrators, but he didn't stay outside. it occasionally invaded social events. can you describe what it was like? >> well, first of all, you have to imagine linda and lucy's rooms faced pennsylvania avenue, and there were demonstrators out there through the evening. they would go into their rooms, go to bed at night, and there were chanters out there, hey, hey, lbj, how many kids did you kill today? hey, hey, and on it would go. i think the climate that had invaded the white house, i tried to avoid that because i kept track of these full-page ads that ran in the "new york times" every sunday, sometimes during the week, they would have people, artists, writers, signing petitions to the president, and i kept track of those because i didn't want to invite those people to the state dinner. i didn't -- i didn't want them to be sending ugly regrets. we didn't need that. we wanted a pause. but an intellectual had been added to the white house staff, a man from princeton named eric goldman, and eric had this idea of a white house f

i'm suggesting you use route 4 pennsylvania avenue inside the beltway as your alternate route to n.e'll go to our chart camera. if you're planning to head to the beltway on route 4 or inside the beltway, route 4 is going to be your alternate route i believe. back to the maps this time northbound 395 or the southwest- southwest freeway at the 12th street tunnel. an accident and police investigation. we'll take a look at the 14th street bridge and see if it's affecting your drive yet. it's still early but keep that in mind with only one lane getting by. looks like the 14th street bridge is okay. in my next report another look around the area at 5:24. back to you guys. >> thank you, monika. >>> 5:15, protect yourself from the sun to worry about anything in weather. oh, howard. tell us what this is. >> this is the dragon capsule from spacex. at 5:35, they're said to release this from the international space station and it's supposed to snake splashdown later today in the pacific. this is the first commercial flight of anything to the international space station. >> there we are looking

take route 4 pennsylvania avenue as your alternate route as that investigation continues. and we'll take a live look outside in maryland here on the beltway of route 4. traffic is moving well. coming up in my next report, more on those accidents at 6:15. >> thank you, monika gldz thousands of people are expected today for a memorial service to chuck brown. it's a final goodbye to the man behind the d.c. sound of go go music. >> the doors won't open for hours but a big crowd is expected to show up early. delia goncalves is live at the convention center with a preview. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, mike. a huge crowd expected. you can see that crews have already arrived setting up the barricades for the event that is likely to draw thousands of people. the doors open at 10:00 a.m. you can expect a rush of fans heading interest the doors to get that prime spot. we're told the doors will close when the capacity is reached and that's at 14,500 people. music will certainly mark the service with artists like sugar bear taking the stage. about 10,000 fans lined u

police say two suspects approached the victim on pennsylvania avenue and york road. the men forced the victim to hand over money. it did not ended theire. >> at that point the foursome at knifepoint to go to an atm and asked him to take out more money. >> the suspect on saturday used a knife. three months ago at the suspect used a handgun. these are two men that are african american about 20 to 25. they both have a muscular build. anyone with information is asked to call baltimore county police. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> ocean city police are looking into an unusual death. the accident happened wednesday afternoon at the holiday inn on atlantic avenue. police found eric allen unresponsive and he was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. a shooting in edgewood. a man was arrested and charged with several charges. investigators say jervis and shot two man. one victim remains in critical but stable condition. there was a longstanding dispute between jefferson and one of the victims. >> the trial of julius henson continues. he's accused of us

we're in the 1300 block of pennsylvania avenue and north baltimore.s are on the scene where a pedestrian struck. city police called here. apparently a child. looks like a male, was in the street, in the 1300 block of pennsylvania avenue, when they were struck by a car. now, fortunately, this does not appear to be life-threatening. the child was sitting up and they were attending to his foot area. he's been taken to a wait waiting ambulance and will be taken to a local area hospital. no word on his condition. but as you can see, baltimore police do have the roadway completely tied up here in the 1300 block of north pennsylvania avenue, closed both in the northbound and southbound direction as they sustain their investigation. back to you. >> thank you, captain mike. >>> facebook is selling 180 million of its shares in its initial public stock offering. the i.p.o. was selling at $38 a share. that gives the social network a value of $104 billion. the largest ever for a newly public company. facebook ceo mark zuckerberg remains facebook's single -- single

same group also spray-painted near pennsylvania avenue by the white house. they did receive permits to do so and they have vowed to clean it up before the weekend is over. john gonzalez reporting from frederick. >> major developments in the trayvon martin investigation. yesterday investigators released dozens of documents related to the case. along with surveillance video of martin shortly before the shooting at a 7-eleven, there were no photographs of george zimmerman, the man charged with murdering a teenager. now the latest details. >> this is trayvon martin at a 7-eleven in sanford, florida, where he bought candy and a nicety of. was shot a short time later if by george zimmerman, on his way back to home of his father's fiancee, where he was staying. and this is a picture of zimmerman with cuts on his forehead, a cut to the back of ahead. >> trayvon martin had to fight a guy who was armed, so yes he has injuries, but there are not life-threatening injuries. >> the autopsy says martin had trace amounts of marijuana in his system. another martin family att

now an analyst of visitor logs shows the revolving door into 1600 pennsylvania avenue is spinning atte. they have admitted to meetings with insiders. in january of this year, lobbyists flooded the halts of white house beginning as early as 9:00 a.m.. that is not unusual on daily basis the log shows a steady stream of other lobbyists, ceos, representatives and special interest groups all coming in and out, yes, the people's house. even as this pledge to limit access to lobbyists is exposed as a blatant lie. the president is claiming he is presiding over the most transparent and ethical administration in american history. joining me now to set the record straight the author of the "new york times" number three on the list, screwed, how foreign countries are ripping america off. thank you for this. let's show the campaign promise. president has the most transparent are administration, all these things that we have been showing. that suck up to the media, they are not going to show this. this is the president, his own words, 2008. >> i'm in this race to take tell the lobbyists in washing

you can take pennsylvania avenue as around alternate. 395 northbound, an update on it. it's actually 395 northbound closer to maine. if this is the commute you're taking, the left lanes are blocked. you're going to have to stick to the right as if you're exiting off of maine to get around the accident right now. we're seeing some delays as you travel northbound. good news. outer loop of the beltway in virginia had roadwork set up that blocked your ramp to 56 and 60. that's all gone. you're clear. interloop roadwork. eun, back over to you. >> danella, thanks so much. 5:02. thousands are expected to gather in downtown d.c. to pay their final respects to the father of go-go. that's where "news 4's" tracee wilkins joining us live with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the doors are open to the public at 10:00 a.m. but they're closing doors when they reach the capacity of 14,500. no one has to imagine that that is very possible considering the fact that we saw thousands of people gathered outside howard theater on tuesday waiting to pay their respecting to chuck

argyle, at west mosher, and pennsylvania avenue at west north avenue. let's take a live look, as you can see, things are a bit slow there on the beltway, around old court road. this traffic report is brought to you by sara lee bread. so good, you'll eat the whole loaf. sara lee, so good it's gone. >>> a not-so-unusual sighting in manch chester, carroll county. apparently a couple driving in manchester spotted a bear in someone's backyard. they stoped to take this picture about 30 feet away from the animal. they say the bear was just wandering around and at one point tried to cross the road, but traffic scared it back. wjz speaks to the couple, coming up all new at 5:00 and 6:00. >>> and still ahead at 4:00. cracking down on sugary drinks. the mayor who is proposing the ban. >>> historic mission ends. the space ex splashes down in the pacific. was the mission a success? [ gunshot ] >>> the violence continues in syria. the country on the brink of civil war. the ultimatum from rebel forces. >>> and boy, if we could bottle this weather, stick around for bob

suspects approached a man at pennsylvania avenue and york road and took out a knife and forced the victim to hand over his money. it did not end there. >> at that point, they force them to go to a nearby atm and asked him to take out more money. >> in at the case three months ago, the suspects reportedly used a handgun. police only have a vague description of the suspects. a harford county man remains behind bars, accused of shooting three people in edgewood earlier this week. deputies arrested the 28-year- old, charging him with attempted second-degree murder and several other charges. investigators say he shot three men tuesday evening in the 1900 block of edgewater drive. one victim remains at a hospital in critical but stable condition. deputies say the shooting stemmed from a longstanding dispute between him and one of the victims. a young girl is alive after falling from her father's carper the incident was caught on tape. an update to the murder of a tennessee mother and daughter. where police discover the suspect who captured the two younger siblings. a version of it was our is bu

this one on miter tell avenue, near pennsylvania avenue. one man was shot and rushed to shock trauma. we have more information on a suspect or a possible motive. >>> tonight two men face charges stemming from a stabbing in glen burnie. police say he got into an argument with his girlfriend. apparently it became violent and police say he stabbed her and her 18-year-old son. the son's friend reportedly fired a gunshot into the air while we were outside the apartment building. they were both treated at area hospitals and released. >>> an early morning fire in harford county leaves the family homeless and the state fire marshal investigating. he saw the blow of flames. the family's dog didn't make it. neighbors disdhooferred -- discovered that a candled pour -- powered balloon was nearby. they said evidence suggested something else and found no seen of arson. >>> this afternoon the debate on the proposal that would make baltimore city fire trucks rolling billboards. it would allow them to spell advertising. opponents are saying they don't want

. >> more of the water soluble tweets showed up overnight on pennsylvania avenue. >> by afternoon and another creative sign tried to shed light on world hunger. >> some businesses were bracing themselves a head of the meetings and expected protests. >> i am ready for them to go. >> there was even added security outside of two banks. in frederick events were set to kick off. >> we are planning nothing violent or disruptive. we are having a counter gmc a community block party. >> as of right now the plan is to be opened. >> they have no plans to board up their storefront windows. they say if there is no parking they could possibly close up early. many stores are locally owned and corporate businesses like starbucks are probably more concerned than they are. >> thank you. in addition to the united states canada, france, italy russia germany, japan, and the united kingdom -- will follow it all week long on wjla.com. >> police have uncovered a bizarre twist in a murder for hire case. ralph justice a jail officer, is now a second suspect. he was part of a plan devised by michael rusinack. j

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route 4 at pennsylvania avenue heading toward the wilson bridge you are going to be just fine. andrea and mike? >> thanks monika. researchers determined states which require certain vaccinations for students entering middle school showed significantly higher overall vaccination rates, compared to the states that only informed parents about the recommendations of vaccinations. vaccinations for at the time -- tetanus, bacterial meningitis and hpv were only recently recommended for teenagers. >>> new strains of bacterial meningitis, a vaccine would help prevent 90% it have in the united states. >>> the capitals 2012 post season seems to have a similar story. lose game one, win game two, lose game three, win game four. if the caps stay true to form they'll win game five. tonight they will be at madison square garden in new york for game five against the rangers if this team has proven anything this post season, it is they can win on the road is that a three day rookie camp at redskins camp was all it took. robert griffin iii was named the starting quarterback. the heisman trophy wi

john gonzales shows than they have painted messages on the road leading to 1600 pennsylvania avenue. >> they are bright orange and hard to miss. these mysterious messages which promotes feeding the hungry and ending poverty . some time overnight. >> they were not there at 4:00 p.m. yesterday when i left. this morning, i discovered them. >> a group calling itself one pain and the letters without the secret service or security at the wilson building noticing. >> the message is misdirected since all the world leaders are at camp david. >> as people go to work, some are noticing the anti-g-8 summit messages. some intriguing enough to take pictures. others wonder if this group should be allowed to do this. >> i am not sure that -- well, i would probably do something like this if i were younger. >> even elected officials were left looking perplexed. >> i have not read all the messages but somebody is making a statement and that is what their rights are all about. people are trying to make their point. >> it is not the end of it. they will keep doing it. >> in the meantime, a number of the

a live look at the sousa bridge at pennsylvania avenue. no problems crossing the river.er to our graphics. want to let you know foggy bottom escalators are out of service. the station remains open. you do have buses available for you. by the way, mechanical problems have been fixed between van dorn and franconia on the blue line. just expect residual delays. coming up in my next report, we'll take a look at 270 at 6:42. >>> it is 6:32 now. new information this morning on the airline bomb plot that was stopped by the c.i.a. the man that al qaeda had hoped would be their terrorist was actually a double agent. >> delia goncalves is live at national airport with this new twist to an already incredible story. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning. certainly it's a success story and pretty incredible indeed. we're learning that there was a double agent who acted as an informant infiltrating this system and this terrorist group. aso fist indicated a network as al -- as sophisticated a network as al kai d.a. s the -- as al qaeda s the c.i.a. is working harder to infiltr

interdistrict andts, pennsylvania avenue, brandywine and approaching southeastern prince george's county. is moving southeast and continue to dissipate. skies will remain cloudy after this for the next couple hours. and we will add a little extra sunshine in the afternoon. temperatures right now mainly in the '70s with of clouds limiting our temperatures from spiking much. low to mid 80's for the afternoon highs for the most part. thee is a look at thunderstorm complex earlier this morning. apart and then just a few downpours sustain themselves as the left over moves over the blue ridge partsto the district and of prince george's county. here is the wider view. a couple. of runs off to our couple -- a couple cold fronts off to our northwest at. the cold air will make a little and says south of new then drive will south on sunday. notice the difference d humidity byes an sunday. here's futurecast which shows showers and storms developing later this evening nighttime.e i expect a few showers and thunderstorms while we are sleeping. be severe. so, damaging winds and large be the biggest thr

an architect said the building creates a void along pennsylvania avenue like a black hole. okay, not the best looking building in town. i don't know if it's world's ugliest. >> that's a weird category. >> there is uglier buildings, but not see them. >> okay, 73 today, the clouds kept temperatures down. we have sunshine out now. that's going to be the pattern tomorrow and wednesday. a lot of clouds and sun and a few showers and thunderstorms. let's start with a live look outside. a beautiful shot. see the sun out there? very nice. if you're headed out tonight, you will need a light jacket. already upper 60s downtown. notice the winds, still have that easterly component. it's south, southeast. it will eventually become southerly tomorrow and that will give us a little more sunshine tomorrow. dew point is low. a great night in terms of no ac and no furnace. that's a good deal. 65 already in arlington. 66 in bethesda. 67 up in rockville and 64 in gaithersburg. 68 in leesburg and 70 in manassas and 68 in college park and 66 in beltsville. so, here's what we're looking at. unsett

now to the beltway shot at route 4, pennsylvania avenue south of town looking great in southern marylandoming up in my next report, we'll take a look at 4:39. >>> police are investigating two deadly stabbings from overnight around 2:15. officers responded to a report after crash at 5th street and florida avenue northwest. they found a man inside the vehicle with a stab wowngdz to his neck. he -- wound to his neck. he was pronounced dead at the hospital. >>> a man was found on quarrel street in northeast with a stab wound to his midsection. he was also taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. the identities of the victim have not been released. >>> it was one year ago today president obama announced to the world osama bin laden had been killed. on the evening of may 1, navy seals raided the al qaeda leaders compound in pakistan. >> the team shot and killed bin laden and collected commuters and other evidence. astaire a mergener -- as tara mergener tells us, officials say they are no longer capable of a september 11 type attack. >> reporter: it was a crippling blow to al qaeda t

bush and his wife will be there at 1600 pennsylvania avenue for their official unveiling of the portraitstime now for a check of weather as well as traffic. probably a good time to leave today. >> it is but we have some trouble up in harford county. a crash that happened earlier this morning that continues to shut down route 161 in darlington at castleton road. there are some fallen power lines in the area that the power company is trying to clear at the moment. so you will want to stick with castleton road as the alternate route. 95 nice and clear if the beltway no concerns all the way around. >>> weather-wise, things seem to have calmed a little bit after some humid days yesterday was pretty comfortable. >> yes in the afternoon that drier air start today work in here. and we're going to get even drier today. we like it. lots of sunshine out there. we look at maryland's most powerful radar, and not a whole lot talk about this morning. -- to talk about this morning and this will be the trend even into the afternoon. so let's talk about temperatures this morning. we're still a little bit a

a live look at dc where the university of kentucky men's basketball team are headed to 1600 pennsylvania avenuemeet with the president to becongratulated for winning the nc-aa title two months ago. >>> get your bets n. the 20 horse compete -- in, the 20 horses who will win the kentucky derby. a couple horses are the favorites. among them union rag. post time set for 6:24. more on the breaking news. let's go live to linda so who is at the scene or near the scene in north baltimore county where there's been a massive traffic accident. we are seeing 12600 jarrettsville pike. >> reporter: we got off the phone and they say it was a tractor trailer and a vehicle that was involved. we have been able to confirm that two people are dead. two serious injured. one is in critical condition one is in serious condition. they are being taken to a local hospital. traffic is blocked off at jaretsville park and dulaney valley road. so expect the detour if you are heading out this morning. if you are familiar with the area, it's a back road area. single lane road. they are kind of woody roads. and it's -- woody r

the 5k race starts at 9:00 in the morning from freedom plaza at 14 street and pennsylvania avenue. road closures will begin at that 5:00 mark and are expected to reopen by 11:00 a.m. street closures in southwest washington will include parts of 3rd and 4th streets. maryland avenue and independence avenue. runners will finish back at freedom plaza. >> two american hikers who were detained in iran. three years ago, they are now married. shane bower and shana tied the knott. the couple and their friend, josh batal were hiking near the iraq, iran border. released after 14 months on bail. released after more than two years. get this, he served as best man at the couple's wedding. >>> more than 40 emphasis opened their doors to the public today as part of the passport d.c. actually a big deal. this year marked the fifth anniversary of the popular event, which features three performances, cultural demonstrations, and food samplings at the embassy. >> we do this as part of a reach out to the community, to the local community in the washington, d.c. area. we also do this in order to promote

it sits on west pennsylvania avenue in towson and was a popular spot for the people and live and work in the area. the community rallied around the openers who decided to rebuild after the -- owners who decided to rebuild after the four. you'll see some familiar faces too. 20 workers from the original pub are back here. >> i want it to be something for everyone that everyone can come and have a great time. we have a fantastic menu. our kitchen staff is phenomenal and our wait staff and our bar tendsers are phenomenal. >> reporter: and that grand reopening is slated for this morning at 11:30. live in towson, linda so, abc2 news. >>> for a special honor for rosa parks it turns out the national cathedral is planning to dedicate a new carving to the pioneer but it's going to be in a section of the church devoted the human rights, it's going to be installed today with a ceremony, of evening prayer and song. the carving will join others on the human rights porch that celebrates those who have struggled to bring equality and social justice to all people. >>> in annapolis they're not gearing

south of town at route 4 pa pennsylvania avenue past andrews air force base headed for the wilson bridge. in my next report at 4:55, we'll tell but the situation in northwest d.c. first, public bus drivers in montgomery county want a bus model they say is dangerous. they want to take every 5 champion shuttle bus. five of the vehicles have caught fire since 2009. none of the fires caused any injuries but they are being investigated by the national highway traffic safety administration. >>> according to a new study by travel and less sur, dulles international is the accepten t most disliked airport in the -- is the seventh most disliked airport in the country. bwi is the fourth most loved airport in the country. passengers appreciate aircraft pungsialty and speedy -- punctuality and speedy security lines. >> we agree. >>> maryland may need some federal help cleaning its air. that's the finding of a new report by the maryland department of the environment. the study finds a percentage of days with good or moderate air quality rose to more than 91% last year. but the report goes on to say ma

. >> downtown washington, constitution avenue, pennsylvania avenue, it is just horrible. like the traffic. >> times when they're trying to drive around the tidal basin and look up at the monument, it bothers me a little bit. they are driving and looking up 550 feet in the air. >> if only they would stand to the right. >> on the metro? >> on the metro. >> reporter: what brings the tourists to washington, d.c.? for some, it's very efficient place for touring. >> for one, there is so many things to do in one day so you get the biggest bang for your buck. >> reporter: for most of the tourists we spoke with, the draw for d.c. is the fact that the government is here. >> i have two children that are 18 and just graduated high school and they are getting ready to be voters and so i think it is important for them to see what this country is standing on. >> reporter: it turns out there are now more tourists than ever visiting washington. 17.9million last year. that surface pass the 17.4 million tourists would visited way back in the year 2000 before the attacks of nerve put a dampe

. >> downtown washington, constitution avenue, pennsylvania avenue, it's just horrible. i don't like the traffic. >> sometimes when they're trying to drive around the tidal basin and look up at the monument it bothers me a little bit. >> reporter: what are they doing? >> because they're driving and looking up 550 feet up in the air. >> if only they would stand to the right. >> reporter: on the metro? >> on the metro. >> reporter: what brings the tourists to washington, d.c.? for some it's simply a very efficient place for touring. >> for one, there's so many things to do in one day. you get the biggest bang for your buck. >> reporter: for most of the tourists we spoke w the draw for d.c. is the fact that the government is here. >> i have two children that are 18 and just graduated high school and they're getting ready to be voters. and so i think it's important for them to see what this country is standing on. >> reporter: it turns out there are now more tourists than ever visiting washington. 17.9 million last year. that surpasses the 17.4 million tourists who visited w

as we go to break, a live look at 1600 pennsylvania avenue, the white house. more packed fo memorial day weekend. there's a live look right now across 695. aaa now projecting 31 million people will be driving out of town which is half a million more than last year. however, travelers may say they're not traveling nearly as far. >> the average distance traveled by americans during the memorial day weekend is expected to be 150 miles less than last year. this indicates that many people are taking to save money by staying closer to home. >>> gas prices are slowly decreasing, but it's still a big concern. a survey by aaa says many travelers plan to stay at less expensive accommodations or scale back on the entertainment trying to save a little bit of money on the back end. the rising cost of plane tickets and fewer travelers are expected to fly as well. air travel is expected to decline more than 5% throughout the course of the year. we're not worried so much about air travel right now. how are those roads? lauren. reporter: well, charley, traffic is starting to p

been in washington immersed in our politics, from that end of capitol hill to the other end of pennsylvania avenue for 42 years and rehaven't seen it this bad. we've seen debt ceiling disputes, more than 80 votes since the 1960s. some of that were politically ridiculous. everybody posturing and playing games and flipping sides from one to the other. everybody knew in the end they were going to have the votes to make sure the full faith and credit of the united states was not challenged. now it's a regular hostage taking mechanism. at the time of a weak economy that's unacceptable. >> is this because of the influence of freshmen republicans, particularly those supported by and support two-party principles? >> they have certainly reinforced and exacerbated the position and strategy of the republicans. one of the rather controversial conclusions of our book is that the polarization between the parties is not symmetrical. one of our political parties, namely the republican party has veered off the tracks not just in its ideological policy ambitions, which is to reconsider really 100 years of policy bu

we take a special look at the men of 1600 pennsylvania avenue through the eyes of the reporters whove covered them. michael duffy of "time" magazine," john harris of "politico," peter baker of "the new york times" and christi parsons of "tribune" newspapers. >> award-winning reporting and analysis covering history as it happens. from our nation's capitol, this is "washington week" with gwen ifill, produced in association with "national journal." corporate funding for washington week is provided by norfolk -- one line. helps shippers forge a path to prosperity. helps workers get back to work. one line is an engine for the economy and the future. norfolk southern, one line, infinite possibilities. >> this rock has never stood still. since 1875 we've been there for our clients through good times and bad. when their needs changed, we were there to meet them. through the years from insurance to investment management, from real estate to retirement solutions, we've developed new ideas for the financial challenges ahead. this rock has nev stood still. and that's one thing that will never cha

that the lobbying industry that obama has vowed to constrain is a regular presence at 1600 pennsylvania avenuere still coming and coming, and coming. let me show you what eric schultz, the white house spokesperson, right? he says, this article excludes the thousands of people who visit the white house every week for meetings and event who are not lobbyists our goal has been to reduce the influence of special interests in the white house more than any other administration in history. yeah, i know, a lot of tourists come to the white house. that's not who we're talking about. we're talking about people who influence policy. second of all, you say more than any other administration in history, but you don't message did they have to get sued. the "washington post" with a small set of examples. we've got marshal mu he has gone in there several times. not really the consumers. it seems like it's more industry. we have someone else here. his name is tim hannegan. he has gone in 30 times. he represents comcast taser international and coalition of for-profit comings. that's a great example. and then to

president obama was not working at 1600 pennsylvania avenue in 2008. this investigation will continue. >> sheriff arpaio wasn't in office, not the -- >> i think sheriff arpaio was in office in 2008. >> you are trying to correct problems within the department, you know if he were to leave, i'm saying, and someone else was running the department next year, would that change it? >> no, we have to fix the problems. the problems are systemic. sheriff arpaio has been identified as a person involved in creating the culture that has problematic implications. but there are other issues. this is about systems. and reforming systems. so that we have effective constitutional policing that helps to reduce crime and ensure public confidence. and it's something that we will continue to be here as long as is necessary to fix that problem. >> sir, why is maricopa county named as a defend, and what is potentially at risk for maricopa county and its taxpayers in the penalty phase? >> maricopa county is a recipient of federal financial assistance from the department of ju

it sits on west pennsylvania avenue in towson and was a popular spot for the people who live and work in the area. after the fire the community rallied around the owners who decided to rebuild. we recently got a sneak peek inside the new place that has two floors and a bar inside and out and you'll see some familiar faces too. 20 work fresh the original tub -- workers from the original pub are back. >> i want it to be something for everyone that everyone can come and have a great time. we have a fantastic menu. our kitchen staff is phenomenal and our wait staff and our bartenders are phenomenal. >> reporter: so again that grand reopening is set for later this morning at 11:30. we're live in towson, linda so, abc2 news. >> well imagine showing up at the airport with your kids and one of them cannot get on the flight. >> yeah, this morning one new jersey family wants to find out how their little girl ended up on the no-fly list. >> also a hailstorm leads to one of the busiest weeks for one car dealership. why customers might be flocking in to buy new cars. lauren? >> i'll show you what