i am sam sweeney, back to you. jummy: the incoming white house press secretary sean spicer gave his first is on the new administration, about what we can expect to hear about the inauguration beach. -- speech. >> he will discuss what it is to the american. he will talk about infrastructure and our manufacturing base. i think it is going to be less of an agenda and more of a philosophical documents, a vision of where he sees the country. jummy: just a reminder to you that our entire team is on your side all through the inauguration and this weekend's upcoming protest on saturday as well, so stick with us on air at the v.j. l.a..com. -- wjla.com. the condition of george h w bush he his wife barbara, continues to recover in an intensive care unit at a houston hospital. he had surgery yesterday to open his airway after being taken to the hospital for breathing problems. former first lady barbara bush is also being treated for bronchitis in the hospital. we will update you if anything develops. coming up, following a de

sam sweeney is live in snow trak 7. sam: if you're waking up around the district or around the beltway, you probably don't have any snow on your grass sidewalks. in different parts of the area, north and west, a much different story. you can see we are in leesburg. if you come outside and you live in leesburg, your car is going to be covered. the good news is, it is not a very sticky snow. if you look at the sidewalks, they are also covered, a bit slippery. the good news is, road crews have done an incredible job. this is route 7 in leesburg and it is totally clear. they pretreated them yesterday. really no slick slots, especially on the main roads. we're in snow trak 7. we don't really need the four will drive this morning, but we will be taking a ride out west and check out those areas. we will let you know what is going on out there coming up later on in the hour. sam sweeney, back to you. larry: nice product lace meant on the windshield of that dealership. abc7 is on you for any weather. be sure to download our app.

sam sweeney has the latest from the fbi. sam: we thought that it was difficult to secure president in 2009,nauguration but this one is likely to be the most difficult to secure. to meet -- 2 million people showed up in 2009 and get this, that wasn't a single arrest and this year will be in another area. they don't want the two groups to clash. says that it's ready and today they will hold a press conference to lay out some of their plans. some of what we expect them to talk about are the swat operations and crisis ,egotiators, operational medics evidence response team, hazardous materials response and special agent bomb technicians. in total we are expecting 16,000 law enforcement officers, including local police from across the country and also military personnel. it is expected to cost taxpayers more than $100 million to secure the inauguration. reporting live, sam sweeney, back to you in the studio. autria: so much to streep, also took aim at trump. about four minutes ago, has to do with this woman right here. he tweeted m

sam sweeney is live at the national mall and he picks up on the story for us. sam? good morning.his is ground zero, where the inaugural concert will take place. before these seats are filled, the restrictions for parking and road closures will go into place. on driving to the district, you will be ok, but parking is another story. take a look at this, we are put -- putting up a map for you. focus on the red area. parking restrictions go into effect in the immediate downtown area, also known as the red zone . that is the area around the white house, the capital, the national mall. at 10:00 this evening those restrictions will expand over to where i'm if you are a driver tomorrow is when you want to start thinking about avoiding the district. the closures will take place all at once but will be rolled out throughout the day. getting to work you will have no problem, but when you leave it might be a different story. your car could be barricaded in that garage as the road closures go into effect. my best advice would be to use public transportation, metro, if you have to come in on t

reporting outside bethesda metro station, i am sam sweeney. autria: also breaking this morning, a sigh of relief at a what officials are calling a mini disaster. dramaticallybreak reduced water pressure at the hospital. the facility stayed open and was patients.ep treating they were not able to accept new patients. crews are scouring a -- crews are scouring the pacific ocean after a helicopter went down. passengers on a cruise ship called authorities when they saw the helicopter go down. we will keep you posted. larry: developing right now, the search for what caused a driver

sam sweeney is at the bethesda station where this happened. sam: guys, good morning. all of this unfolded around 1:30 this morning at the bethesda metro station. a metro employee was under this great right here, and then he walked over to this section and fell 35 feet. this was a technical rescue inside a confined space. it took more than 45 minutes to get him out once rescuers arrived. he was in the hole for one hour and 45 minutes, but his injuries were so severe that he was not able to pull himself back out. we have learned that he is suffering several broken bones, possibly a broken back and a broken leg. he was in a great deal of pain when rescuers were down there. there was also the concern of hypothermia. they were pumping warm air down there. it took about 45 minutes to get him out. the good news is that this metro employee is expected to make a full recovery. reporting outside bethesda metro station, i am sam sweeney. autria: also breaking this morning, a sigh of relief at a what officials are calling a mini disaster. dramaticallybreak reduced water pressure

melanie: our team coverage continues with sam sweeney, who is looking at in awe duration restrictions there already, making it more difficult to get around in the district. sam: we are two days away from the inauguration, and here in the heart of washington, d.c., outside the executive office building, you can feel it. final touches are bein at noon today, the parking restrictions went into place. at thes no more parking red zone, ground zero, all around the white house, the national mall, the capitol, federal triangle. you can see right now things are moving smoothly here along 17th street, 18th street. all around the white house, the streets are open, but that is going to change. we will out loan the red zone area all around the national mall, which will start to see the street closures tomorrow, as early as 5:00 a.m. as you come into the district early in the morning, you will have no problems. that in the afternoon, some of those roads will be closing. they will do it throughout the day, not all at once. so your parking garage may get locked. you certainly want parking garage may

sam sweeney has the details. sam: investigators tell us that it at about 7:00 this morning, a man in his 50's or 60's was here,g along the track not too far from the riverdale train station when he was struck by this csx train. this is where the investigation is centered. see x x -- csx investigators along with the state medical examiner are on the scene, trying to figure out what happened, why this person may have been on the tracks. i talked to a couple of firefighters on the scene. they tell us that this is often used as a cut-through for people in the area. the camden line service from suspended. if you have a train ticket, they will honor it on the 10 line. all of these train passengers are being offloaded in greenbelt. reporting in riverdale, i am sam sweeney. melanie: that accident led to problems for train riders this morning, so let's head over to jamie sullivan and get a look. jamie: the biggest issue we have right now is going to be on the capital beltway. that is with an accident involving a truck that

sam sweeney is live on the scene with the very latest. sam: jummy, it has been two south capitol street in front of nats here is what happened. two people were behind this liquor store on n street. there was an altercation behind the liquor store. one person fired shots multiple times, and the victim than ran up to where the center feet -- where the centerfield gate is and then collapsed. there were a lot of people here. that is why it was originally thought that the shooting happened there. six or seven shots were fired off. the victim collapsed there and was rushed to the hospital. let's listen to how witnesses described the screen. i came out to him running down the street. we are told by d.c. police that the suspect got away. he is described as a black male in his 20's, and he was self on south capitol street in a black chevy impala. are asked to contact police. the job fair was canceled. reporting live outside nats park, i am sam sweeney. jummy: now we follow another story out of prince george's county. that is where police say they a

/vote now..com sam sweeney has more. sam: it has been a busy night overnight.nt trump firing his acting attorney general sally yates saying she betrayed the administration and was insubordinate. yates directed lawyers at the justice department not to defend the ban. she said her decision was consistent with the agency's obligation to stand for what is right. dana immediately named been tough -- boente. replaced quietly director of ice. horman led detention and deportation. we should mention here on the hill at 9:30, we are expecting a vote for senator jeff sessions and his confirmation as nominee for the attorney general position. i will be inside the hearing and let you know what happens. sam sweeney, back to you in the studio. autria: reaction keeps rolling in from both sides. which is adoes, clear violation i believe of the constitution, is that he carves out exception for people that are not muslim. we literally are now seeing in america, something i never imagined i would see in a lifetime, religious test to see whether you can come to our country or not.

autria: sam sweeney has been following it all for us. quite the packed schedule at the capital? sam: it is going to be busy late into tonight. as you said, jeff sessions will be back for a second day of questioning. yesterday at least 12 protesters interrupted his confirmation hearings. weevils you what happens today. the big headline today, as you said, is rex tillerson, the current chief operating officer of exxon mobil. he will be grilled on his ties his business dealings, and lack of experience. if confirmed he will be the first secretary of state to have never held public office. we are also expecting the wife of mitch mcconnell to be here. she has been picked as the transportation secretary and she is likely to have no problems with her confirmation. reporting live, sam sweeney. autria: today a security blitz in downtown d.c. as we are just nine days away from trump's inauguration. police are undergoing intense training on the streets of the inaugural parade route. the maryland capital part police units will also be training with mounted police and horse mounts. reaction po

our sam sweeney explains how it happened and shows us the rescue efforts. sam: afternoon. all of this unfolded around 1:30 this morning when i metro employee was underneath this great trying to clean up debris and trash. everything was ok when he was over here, but once he gets to this point underneath the great, that is when things went south. he fell more than 35 feet, the fall so bad, he could not get himself out. emergency crews from montgomery county fire and rescue came to the scene, and they did what is called a confined space extrication. take a look at the video. you can see how big this operatn stabilize him, then they pump hot air down there because there was a concern about hype of their romance -- about hypothermia. then they had to lower ropes down and bring him up slowly. it took 45 minutes. he is seriously injured, possibly with a broken back, internal bleeding, and a broken leg. the good news is -- he is expected to be ok. reporting in bethesda, i am sam sweeney. back to you. jummy: happening now on the hill, a senior u.s. intelligence official is answerin

our sam sweeney is getting a look inside. we'll have a live report from him coming up in about two minutes. new this morning.. d.c. police are asking for help in finding a missing man. take a good look at this photo. 74-year-old eugene kitt was last seen friday.. at 12th and "g" street southeast. he's five-two and weighs 135 pounds. he was last seen wearing glasses.. gray slacks.. a navy blue wool coat.. a black hat.. and black shoes. police are concerned about his welfare. if you have any information, police want to hear from you. happening today.. the man accused of fatally shooting five people and wounding six others at a florida airport is expected to appear in court for a pre-trial detention hearing. 26-year-old esteban santiago was caught on surveillance opening fire inside a terminal at fort-lauderdale-hol lywood international airport nearly two weeks ago. santiago admitted he planned the attack. he also claimed to have been hearing voices. a motive in the shooting is still unclear. a maryland man is arrested for point

sam sweeney is live on the hill with more.or weeks donald trump has accused congressional democrats of stalling nominations... today thats likely to change. 5 cabinet members are set for today. trumps pick for identified the navy seal killed during a weekend raid targeting al-qaeda in yemen. 36-year-old william "ryan owens" is from peoria, illinois but lived in virginia beach. three other u-s servicemembers were wounded in the raid. 14 militants were reportedly killed. the raid was authorized under the obama administration and given the green light by president trump. an accidental gunshot- at reagan national airport. this happened just after 3-30 yesterday afternoon at a checkpoint. the airport says a police officer accidentally shot his weapon. no one was hurt- but the incident is under investigation. coming up at six - stepping up security at local mosques, after sunday's attack in canada. how d-c police are making sure worshipers feel safe. plus - super bowl week officially kicking off. what happened when players and coach

sam sweeney is live with more this morning. sam? sam: this all unfolding in oxon hill at chester and winthrop just off southern avenue and indianhead highway here. man on your screen, roland sams, showed up to this bus stop , had a verbal argument with a woman in front of 15 children. she didn't comply with his demand for the child. that is when he took out a gun, firing two shots, sending her to the hospital. home tothe kids ran their parents in terror. the man got away in this morning police are looking for him. they say that he will be charged once he is found. if you know where this 42-year-old man is, roland sam george's county police. the good news this morning? those children were injured. back to you in the studio. autria: let's head up to new york to see what's coming up at 7:00 on "good morning america to come >> trump is expected to announce plans on the border wall of mexico today. also his plans to suspend immigration from countries with a history of terrorism. both promises from the campaign. the president doubling dow

sam sweeney is live in a was , for morenal air or protests are in the works. sam? sam: certainly a lot of confusion at airports around the country over the weekend. here in dallas thousands of theesters filled international arrivals hall. everything is quiet now, the security barriers are up as we made for more protesters to show up this morning. all of the confusion remains this morning, with people all over the globe planning to come to the united states or were in planst, making immediate to come to the united states, now in limbo, wondering when if ever they will reach a . airlines scrambling as the flight crews come from these countries that are now banned. they need to find new pilots and they need to be able to staff these flights and be able to get them to the united states. from the flights middle east or north africa arrived this morning and we are expecting lawyers to show up to offer free legal advice to the people were not able to make it to the united dates. u.s. officials say that there are no more travelers detained at u.s. airports. reporting live

sam sweeney joins us live with more. sam? >> good afternoon. as you can see from the live pictures, senate judiciary there's 20 members on this panel. and we are only halfway through. and at this hour, it appears that the support for sessions is split down party lines. and the stakes have been increased with last night's firing of the acting attorney general, sally yates. now, democrats have serious concerns about sessions' ability to distance himself from the president questioning if he has what to takes to be independent and stands up to the commander in chief or tell mr. trump he's wrong on certain issues just as sally yates did last night. republicans on the other hand say sessions is a man of character, will follow the law and have no problem being the peoples attorney vs. the president's attorney. >> we need an independent attorney general. one who is committed to standing up for the constitutional and statutory rights of the disenfranchised and stand up for a president who in these short days has already violated his rights. i don't thin

sam sweeney is live on capitol hill with more. trt=:08 oc= they're denying it donald trump's son-in-law jared senior adviser to the president. the 35-year-old businessman-turned- political strategist played a key part in trump's presidential campaign. kushner's attorney says he plans to resign from the management positions he holds at his companies and will divest from a "significant number" of his assets to comply with government ethics rules. kushner also will not take a salary as he steps into the west wing job. confirmation hearings aren't the only thing keeping lawmakers busy today. for the second time in a week - the nation's top intelligence official will be on capitol hill answering questions about alleged russian hacking. james clapper is set to testify before a senate intelligence committe. his intelligence report explicitly ties russian president vladimir putin to the hacking of democratic national committee email c new details this morning about the suspected gunman in friday's shooting at the fort lauderdale airport t

sam sweeney is live at dulles this morning-- with more on the impact to the president's executive order. consumer alert.. high-tech phone scam.. here's how it works. you answer the phone. a recorded voice or a live person asks, "can you hear me?" if you answer "yes," the scammer records it. the scammer will later call back and claim you owe money on products or services you said you'd buy. if you protest, the scammer will play back your own voice as evidence you agreed. this is just one of many scams targeting consumers. experts recommend not answering calls from numbers you don't know. and if you ever hear the question, " up immediately. a big honor for actress and comedian lily tomlin.. she was given the lifetime achievement award.. at last night's screen actors guild awards in los angeles. and there were many other winners. as david daniel reports.. the ceremony took on a political tone. at xx time for weather. toss to eileen toss to eileen winter weather advisory remains in effect until 7am for the dmv. - isolated slick spots early; otherwise cold & breezy - few sprinkles tomorrow &

john gonzalez and sam sweeney are covering the goings-on in downtown d.c. larry: suzanne kennedy is following road closures. first, we say good morning to jummy olabanji, leading our coverage from the canadian embassy. us.y: stick with we moved to newschannel 8 after 7:00. behind me is where everything will be going on, starting tomorrow in the late morning. we start right now with an hour by hour breakdown. in less than 24 hours, donald trump will be sworn in as the nation's 45th president. kicking things off, and inaugural tradition -- an inaugural tradition with a wreathlang there will be a welcome celebration a concert at the lincoln memorial, where donald trump will deliver a few brief remarks. toby keith will perform. and many more. the president-elect, vice president-elect, mike pence, and their families will host a dinner at union station. that is the reason union station is closed off to the public until tomorrow morning. the concert at the lincoln memorial is expected to draw huge crowds. sam sweeney is live there, just a few hours away from the b

reporting live in northeast washington, sam sweeney.mmy: following a developing story from airports across the country. international travelers are held up for hours because of a glitch with customs. passengers jammed in long lines. luggage was piling onto carousels. twoengers reported waiting hours or more to get through customs. check things to out for you. everything is back to normal at both airports. autria: authorities are closing in on the suspect in the new year's nightclub massacre in turkey. video was released showing the face of the suspected gunman. authorities are saying he changed his close after opening fire and then limped out to blend in. at least 70 others are recovering from injuries. >> it is a massive tragedy. very unfortunate. autria: isis has claimed responsibility for the attack. publiclyn has not been identified. larry: share's deputies are looking for your help to track test track down suspects who stole a debit card and went on a shopping a convenience store in winnsboro, food lion in new market and the cbs an

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sam sweeney takes us inside the st. regis where you can find a bargain, $85,000 for four-night stay. jonathan: nice. >> if you ever wondered what a $85,000 hotel looks like, this is it. one of the amenities is this guy. what it glove service. nelson is your personal butler. you have a big weekend coming up. what are the amenities will you offer? >> unpack and pack services. i will escort them to the room. coffee and tea. any bow tie assistance they need for the special event. >> they just press a bell? >> correct. all they do is press the butler service buttoon the top of the phone. >> incredible. they have everything here. they will bring up fresh fruit, champagne, food, anything you want. it will be here. if you want a picture of your dog on the wall, it will be there. this is one of the packages across the city. some of the hotels are offering the presidential suite packages $500,000. you do get four nights in this room. you get two bathrooms. this is the mens room. this is the womes room. the women's room is bigger.

sam sweeney with the details on the investigation. sam: good afternoon. montgomery county police certainly have their hands full right now. a string of overnight robberies across the county are keeping detectives busy. the first case happened at a cvs inrmacy along arlington road bethesda at about 2:50 a.m. this morning. the suspect walked in dressed in all dark clothing and a sk clerk on the face, i got away with a bag of cash. and got away with a bag of cash. the second case, the suspect did not get away with anything. the third case 15 to 20 minutes later was at least cvs pharmacy on wisconsin avenue. all of these cases appear to be similar, montgomery county police cannot confirm if it is the same suspect in all of the cases. if you have any information, you are asked to call police. we are working to get the surveillance video. i soon as we have it, we will pass along. back to you in the studio. jummy: routine evening for one deliveryman turned violent last night when he was assaulted and robbed onsets replaced across the street from landmark mall in

we will be checking in with sam sweeney in just a little bit. at theive with a look more lavish side of the celebration. about five minutes away, this is a live look inside. that's the butler. larry: getting his breakfast ready for him? jummy: yes. [laughter] larry: breaking news right now on "good morning washington." police are investigating an overnight shooting and assault in falls church at dailies crossroads. there were two victims. one was shot, the other was assaulted. there is no word just yet on what led to the attack or even a possible suspect. with us, we are staying on top of a developing story in herndon. police shot and killed a barricaded suspect before the swat team moved in. the suspect have been shot, two of his brothers were inside the home, another man was taken hostage and the man was set on fire. police opened fire, killing the man. the two shot by the suspects were able to drive themselves to the hospital and the man taken hostage only suffered minor injuries. larry: a look at what's just ahead on "good morning america."

sam sweeney is live with what we know. the suspect in the for lauderdale airport shooting court apperance in just a few hours. it comes as we're seeing new video of that terrifat this surveillence video obtained by tmz it shows the susepct - esteban santiago walking in the baggage claim area, taking out a pistol and then opening fire as passengers run for cover. five people were a deadly end to the week in prince george's county. police t domestic-related, but there's no word on a suspect or motive. and earlier in the olice say a man was ap street. he was taken to the hospital where he died. so far, no arrests or information about a suspect. happening today.. visitation will be held for the late virginia state senator charles colgan. the democrat died last tuesday, at the age of 90. a funeral mass will be held at 10:30 tomorrow morning at all saints catholic church in manassas. colgan was the longest-serving virginia state senator ever. he's being praised as a leading champion for higher education and transportation in pri

let's get to sam sweeney live at the national mall at 12 and e.rstand your gate is not one of the few that are opening. just lettingere's the media through. they are 45 minutes behind schedule and a lot of people in this line were try to go to the prayer breakfast that starts at 7:00. now they are going to miss it or be very late because they have not opened the gates yet for the general public at we did hear from the secret service and they did tell us that there was a glitch in execution of getting the crowd moving. that is not the case here at 12 and e. the same situation down at the 10th street entrance. certainly not where we wanted to bp a lot of these people have been here since 2:00 in the morning -- not where he wanted to be. some of them will miss the prayer breakfast. not very cold out here, which is a good part, but we are waiting for answers. talked to some of the law enforcement officials at the gate, they simply said they did not have the proper staffing in place to allow people to go through. down the street, we are getting reports

sam sweeney is live at the rotunda with more. a busy day on capitol hill. the 115 congress set to be sworn in within the next hour or so. life pictures from inside the room where the ceremony is getting underway. we start with the election of speaker ryan. ryan will offer brief remarks third once that is finished, he will swear in all members of congress. just anhis is happening hour or so after donald trump questioned house republicans on twitter regarding a vote last night that limits the power of an independent ethics watchdog put in place back in 2008 after three members of congress were put in prison for corruption. the president-elect writing on twitter "with all that congress has to work on, do they really have to make the weakening of the independent ethics watchdog their number priority?" pouncingayor kratz are on this. nancy pelosi making her opposition well known. -- house democrats are pouncing on this. to givepublicans want power -- they want jurisdiction to watch over themselves. also on the agenda, the repealing of obamacare. this has been th

on the hill, as lawmakers grilled the president-elect's controversial pick for attorney general sam sweeney is live on capitol hill.. sam? the hearings come as the f-b-i is now looking into new allegations of secret ties between donald trump, his staff and the russians. the president-elect issued a flat denial, tweeting "fake news - a total political witch hunt!" too explosive not to investigate. we'll have more on the new claims - coming up in about ten minutes. new developments in a deepening corruption scandal in prince george's county. former state delegate and council member will campos has pleaded guilty to taking bribes. campos was on the council for 10 years- and resigned in 2015. according to court documents, he was essentially selling county money for bribes- and admitted to taking 340-thousand dollars. he is not the only person involved in this web of scandals. multiple elected leaders are now under investigation. stay with abc-7 and wjla.com for updates. a battle is underway in the loudoun county school district.. over a principal who was placed on leave. last night hundreds of

sam sweeney went to check out hotels to see what you get for that money. sam: the glitz, glamour, rich and the famous. every four years the hotels have the chance to charge top dollar to put on ra show like no other. at the ritz, $150,000 enables you to arrive in style with first class tickets to d.c. four nights in the presidential suite. entertain eight of your closest friends with a private dinner and own a 3-carat sapphire diamond. that's just the beginning. parties every night. more than 10,000 meals will be served with 300 cases of champagne knocked back. each night has a new theme. >> i don't know how you take inauguration and put something next to it. there are oscars and super bowls but inauguration is one of a kind. sam: the ritz isn't the only one throwing a party. across town at one of the most iconic addresses you can the presidential suite at the may flower for $45,000. inside the suite, opulence fit for a king. marble floors. glowing chandeliers. board room, two bedroom, office and bathtub used by the countless world leaders. the two v.i.p. t

we want to send it over to virginia, where sam sweeney has been keeping a close eye on the roads there. sam: a much different seen here than back in the district where you are. this looks like a winter wonderland. but if you look closely, there is not that much snow. it is just a powdery mix. you can wipe it away and get right to the dirt. i want to show you the roads. this is a real right through winchester, pleasant valley road. you can see what a different it makes -- you can see what a difference it makes. if you come over here to this parking lot, they clearly did not treat this with anything, so it is all ice right here. we have seen a number of cars slipped as they try to get up this ramp. be careful if you live in winchester or some of the other parts in western parts of the dmv area. schools are on a two hour delay in loudoun county. waiting for temperatures to come up, and we will see what happens back to you in the studio. jummy: a tractor-trailer driver is recovering after colliding with a box truck on the southbound lanes of i-95 in howard county. that crash caused gridloc

sam sweeney. back to you in the studio. standing by his controversial executive order, despite facing new fallout over his immigration and refugee crackdown. that outrage is growing after some travelers were prevented from boarding flights bound for the united states. reporter: good afternoon. weekendidst of protests, an emergency court ruling blocked part of the band preventing authorities from the porting some travelers. chaos, confusion, and outraged. from the shadows of the statute of liberty to the gates of the white house, thousands packed airports and streets to protest president trump's executive order on immigration. the order bands syrian refugees from entering the u.s. indefinitely and put a 100-20 day stop -- 120-day stop on others. it bans travelers from seven i seven muslim country -- majoty travelers were detained at airports across the country. president trump taking heat on both sides of the aisle. republican senators john mccain and lindsey graham saying the order will become, "a self-inflicted wound in th

sam sweeney is live at dulles airport, where demonstrators have been for the past two days. breaking right now - violence overnight in fairfax county. people hurt- and the attacker is still on the loose. an update - still ahead. but first - you're waking up on winter weather alert. snow falling while you were sleeping. what time it will taper off - and the road conditions right now. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. welcome to 8 and a half maple street. it's half a house. and even though it only has half a kitchen, half the closet space and a half bath, it's a full house to the wilsons. because they have fios, their half house has full internet, don't pay for uploads that aren't up to speed. get 150 meg internet with equal uploads and downloads, tv and phone for only $79.99 per month online for one year. only from fios. otherwise cold & breezy - few sprinkles tomorrow & wednesday - quiet rest of the week (40s) possible) today: mostly cloudy and cold. breezy. spotty pm sprinkle. highs: 36-39 winds

sam sweeney is live on the hill with more.. sam? now to the presidential transition... and the taking a jab on intelligence officials. in a new tweet last night, trump again questioned the evidence linking election-related hacking to russia. trump said quote "the "intelligence" briefing on delayed until friday, perhaps more time needed to build a case. very strange!" the president-elect also said his first news conference since july will be a week from today. with just 16 days until the inauguration, d-c is getting ready to host massive crowds. today - d-dot will outline their plan to keep the roads clear. crews plan to halt construction starting next friday. road work won't start up again tuesday, january 24th. a symposium is being held starting at eleven this morning with d-c police and the secret service. they will also discuss security measures being taken to ensure public safety. you might notice the washington monument- looks different this morning. the lights illuminating the monument went out last night and right now - it's still dark. suzanne kennedy is live on

we begin our coverage this half hour with sam sweeney live at the lincoln memorial.n friday the national mall will be flooded with thousands of people -all vying for the best view. so what's the best place to be during the inauguration? the best seats in the house are the ticketed areas. but if you couldn't snag one -there are three non-ticketed sections along the mall. if you want a good view of the capitol, you'll want to get on the mall early so you can get in front of the washington monument. for the parade route- the best spot is anywhere that gives you a long vantage point, both of the capitol and pennsylvania avenue. if you're near the north lawn - you'll only get a quick glimpse of the new president. the abc 7 team will be live along the parade route from the capitol, down pennsylvania avenue to the white house. from trump's speech through the parade and inaugural balls, 7 is on your side-- bringing live coverage from across the region. nothing says welcome to the white house, like a tribute in wax. today, madame tussauds will unveil it's all new donald trump

sam sweeney is live at the convention center. a major tease ahead of this year's super bowl.ever - a company will run a live commercial during the big game. snickers released this promo video. here's what we know. the ad will star "adam driver" from the h-b-o show girls and star wars. snickers hasn't said what the commercial will be about, but did drop hints there's some kind of showdown -- stunt horses -- and a dead cowboy. lookout for the ad during the third quarter. heinz ketchup is announcing they won't advertise in this month's super bowl game. instead, the company is usingt to give all salaried employees the monday after the game, off from work. heinz has also launched an official petition to make the day a holiday. they say the day should be called "smunday." it's 5: and time for a check on weather. (mainly i95 east until 8am) -one more mild day -cooler friday on out now -few conversational snowflakes possible sunday & monday today: light spotty showers ending by 8am turning partly sunny last mild day highs: 50-57 friday: partly sunny breezy colder, wind chills around

sam sweeney is live in northeast d-c.. sam? happening today - a pre-trial hearing for the woodbridge man accused of william county police officer on her first day on the job. police say on february 27th - officer ashley guindon was responding to a domestic call at the home of "ronald hamilton" when she was shot. two other officers were hit but survived. hamilton is also accused of killing his wife, crystal. today's hearing is set for ten a-m. our northern virginia bureau chief "jeff goldberg" will be in the courtroom getting any updates. today - and the house already has a controversial bill in it's hands. jummy olabanji is here with more - jummy? the entire house of reps is expected to vote today on a bill that would put the office of government ethics, under the control of the house. right now - the office is in an indepedent agency, that oversees congress' actions. house republicans approved the measure monday night... sparking outrage from democrats and watchdog groups. the league of women voters said speaker paul ryan is q

sam sweeney live in oxon hill with who police are looking for. happening now.. police are missing woman from virginia beach.. and her two children. police believe the three are in danger. the last time family and friends heard from monica bogart lamping and her children was on saturday. they say she went on a blind date with a man named chad. on sunday, monica's house was destroyed in a fire. no one was home, but two pets were killed. authorities say a space heater caused the fire. family's disappearance is suspicious. they've issued a missing and endangered alert. right now.. fairfax county police are looking for a hit and run driver. police say around nine last night, a car hit a pedestrian near the intersection of green berry and evergreen lanes in annandale. the driver took off after the accident. the victim as taken to the hospital in critical condition. so far, police have not released a description of the vehicle. and in montgomery county - a search least one person in connection with a home invasion and kidnapping in olney. it happened late monday night

sam sweeney is on capitol hill with more on the impact for hundreds of thousands of people in our arearing his first formal briefing monday, white house sean spicer seemed to try to reboot his relationship with the media. over the weekend, spicer slammed members of the press after they accurately reported that president obama's inauguration attendance in 2009 was larger than president trump's. a number of news aerial crowd pictures comparing the two. monday spicer attempted to come to a middle ground with the media.. spicer still insisted trump's was crowd was the largest to witness an inauguration if you include watching on witness an inauguration if you include watching on computers and other devices. minnesota governor mark dayton says he'll be back at work today - after a scary moment last night at the state house. about 45 minutes into his state of the state address - the governor fainted and collpased! governor dayton appeared to be conscious as he was helped to a back room several minutes later. his son released a message on twitter saying his dad is quote "doing gre happening n

right now we say good morning to sam sweeney, live from the auto show. sam: julie, good morning. we are about a day away from the opening of d.c.'s international auto show. take a look at this place. more than 600 cars. we will introduce you to the fuel-cell cars coming up. creating a cleaner environment by using cleaner energy sources like solar, wind and natural gas. nearly 25%, which is the equivalent of taking close to two million cars off the road. cleaner air and cleaner water. it's good for all of us. dominion. depend on us for more than energy. jummy: some breaking news from overnight. 7 is on your side following a crime out of alexandria, a deliveryman robbed and attacked. it happened right across the street from landmark mall. assaulted the suspect the mat, stole food, and took off. police have not released information on how to look out for the suspects, but we will update you with more. released aice had photo tuesday night after they say a wom oxon hill and shot at a school bus stop while children were standing next to her. this is roland sims we are talking about. h

reporting live in the rotunda on capitol hill, i am sam sweeney. jummy: thank you. we want to return to breaking news, prince george's county delegate michael vaughan has resigned from the house of delegates in the wake of that prince george's county bribery scandal. this announcement comes a day after former county council meeting compas -- >> you are watching abc 7 news at noon, on your side. , we are with chief meteorologist doug hill to talk about the forecast. a warm-up on the way. doug: where is it? we are already in the 50's today, tomorrow in the 60's. we will to you off the top that computer model guidance suggests many parts of the area on saturday, it may not be a nice day. it may be rain, freezing rain, or snow at times during the day. we will keep in close touch, also the weather app at wjla.com , it might be a good way to go. let's get started. we take a live look at alexandria, virginia. blue skies, crowds, -- clouds, and temperatures are starting to warm. it started overnight with overnight rising temperatures, and we saw the snow pretty rapidly. 50

sam sweeney is live in mobile track 7 with the info you need to know. today you want to avoid the area around the national mall. this is constitution. you can see the traffic already building. tour buses, about 200 of them are registered to be in the downtown area today for the march for life. a lot of the media trucks are taking up the far right lane if you're going toward the capitol. closed betweenis independence and constitution. this march takes place throughout the day. a lot of those people will be marching down towards the capitol and horses a print court later in the day. there will be rolling closures throughout the day, so keep that in mind. if you plan on taking metro, that would be your best bet. they will have increased train service throughout the day, and that will create, allow trains to run every 8 minutes. in the see trains moving every 2-4 minutes. that is what is happening along with the traffic. john gonzalez is following the details along the march. you are just to the side of us. what is happening there? you drive by.aw here is w

and sam sweeney is live in the mix of all of it. sam, how is it looking?drey, we are getting everyone lined up into where they are going. the people closest to us are going into the st. johns prayer service in just a little bit. the people over there, some have been there since 2:00 this morning, are attending the inauguration parade. you know, i just talked a couple of people of the who drove in from jacksonville florida, some from massachusetts, another couple came from seattle, they drove for four days to get here. let's walk along the line, and kind of give you an idea of what it looks like, how many people are here. again, some these people have been here since 2:00 this morning, waiting to get through those gates that will open at 6:00 a.m. . further up, you can see where the roadblocks are. those are two dump trucks filled with sand blocking the road. you will see this all over downtown the on that, have military vehicles from the national guard, they are directing traffic again around the red zone, which is the restricted area of downtown washingto

reporting live, sam sweeney. hearings on seven trump cabinet nominees. the judiciary committee is expected to hold a vote on jeff sessions, but it will likely be delayed. committee votes on dr. ben carson, elaine chao, and wilbur , all expected to happen. also today, a second round of hearings for trumps choice to head the health and human services department, tom price. not be a second hearing for betsy foss -- betsy devos. they said they didn't have enough time to scrutinize her in her first hearing and the committee is set to vote on january 31. iss morning president trump not backing down from his claim that millions of people voted illegally against him. that is according to sources familiar with his meeting yesterday. he reportedly repeated his unsubstantiated claim that there were up to 5 million illegal votes in the presidential election. larry: another march on washington planned for this friday, but this time it's the antiabortion march for life. they have drawn 250,000 people to the national mall in the past. metro will be adding additional tr