mount vernon square is closed as well as the smithsonian station. ou have tickets for the inauguration use the union station, judiciary square, capitol south, a federal center of southwest stations. if you don't have tickets, use the l'enfant plaza station delaware replaced metro center, not a bad whaalk. the parking lots for metro stations will be filling up quickly and very early. anticipate that. have a backup plan in place. you can see the closures. if you have to drive downtown as far north of k street east and west to avoid all the closures. the closer you get to k street and massachusetts you would be right next to all the closures, and that would make it slow trying to get through downtown. back to you. >> thank you. a controversial pet making a comeback. >> and controversial technology figure during a comeback. kim dotcom has just launched mega, a new unscriptedencrypted sequence. sharp has cut production of its full-sized ipads screens because sales of the ipad mini are so much stronger. instagram is bouncing back. the website now has 19 mi

archives, mount vernon square, and smithsonian are closed. if you have tickets for the inauguration, use the union station, judiciary square, capitol south, and federal centers southwest's stations. those are pretty much only for inauguration tickets holders. l'enfant plaza, gal replace, if you don't have a ticket. the parking lots will be filling up very early this morning, so have a backup plan in case you get to the parking lot and it is full. that's a real possibility with metro having opened at 4:00 this morning. back to you. >> thank you. 4:45 right now. let's turn to exports. super bow 47l. john harbaugh is taking on his little brother jim harbaugh in the super bowl in new orleans. the two brothers on 20 -- in 2011 became the first brothers to coach against each other in nfl game. >> we will try to stay out of that business. i could not be more proud of jim. watching that team play, they do reflect his personality. they have a great staff and physical players. >> the super bowl will mark the last game for ravens star ray lewis. he is re

the archive station, mount vernon square and the smithsonian. so you are going to want to avoid those three stations, archives, mount vernon square and smithsonian. one more thing to avoid. avoid transferring if you are taking the metro down. all five of the metro lines do have stations that have stops near the mall. we are live at gallery place. karen gray houston, fox 5 news. back to you. >> it will be a busy morning. we'll check in later on. thank you so much. >>> today will undoubtedly be a busy day for the first family too. it will have have and historic beginning as the families attend church. >> the church has been a popular destination for past presidents beginning in 1933 with president franklin d roosevelt. since roosevelt, every president has attended church with many opting to attend st. john's. john's. after church, the first family will return to the white house. president and mrs. obama will host a tea for members. the joint congressional committee on inaugural ceremonies. once that ends, the first family will leave the white hous

they are archives, mount vernon square and smithsonian. we are live at gallery place. karen gray houston, fox 5 news. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> soon, spectator will be pouring into d.c. for a chance to be part of history. security is in place and the national guard is gearing up. >> if you are one of months heading out, we want you to be prepared. wisdom marten is down on the national mall with the last- minute reminders. very important there. >> good morning to you. investigator it is cold and chilly but people are still slowly making their way down to this area as they get ready for inauguration 2013. going be for a pretty big event today. last time this was a crowd out here on the national mall that stretched from the national capitol as far as the eye can see. they are expecting a pretty large crowd around this time as well. a couple of things to get down here early and dress really warm. also, you need to know about some openings. there is some locations opening on national mall. constitution avenue northwest between seventh and 12th, that will be open a

keep in mind the three stations are closed, estonian, archives, and mount vernon square in the stations closest to the capital capital salt, a judiciary square in union station should only be used by those people who have inauguration tickets already in hand. >> great information. they to for joining us. you can also follow on twitter. make sure your money on the card not just to get your butt to get back. -- but to get back. >> a chilly monday for an inauguration. take a definitely feeling the chill in the air. not as bad as four years ago when we had a morning low of 19. a high temperature of 30 degrees. that means at the inauguration around noon, it was in the 20's. today 42 degrees at the time of inauguration with high temperature closer to 47. there is that our early forecast. temperatures hovering right around the freezing point. notice how temperatures will gradually climb into the low 40's at the inauguration time at noon. 47 is a high temperature at 3:00 with increasing clouds. we do anticipate a little more clouds and son especially later on. a week little system and cold fron

. >> mount vernon square -- if you go to the mall -- this is between 4th street northwest and the washingtonn seventh and 12th street -- and the third and 12th street tunnels will be closed. the smartphone app will navigate the day. >> you bring your smartphone with you and you'll get details on how to get to your seat. >> suzanne kennedy abc 7 news. >> looking at the stories we'll be talking about, we begin with "good morning washington" and you can get updates at wjla.com and we encourage you to follow us and friend us on facebook and twitter. outgoing secretary hillary clinton will testify about benghazi and this week john kerry could be confirmed. a vigil will be held for joe paterno. he lost his battle with cancer one year ago this week. an even colder day ahead for inaguration. he's -- back with a look at the forecast. but first -- >> what the federal goverment buys is not what makes it unique but in order to achieve succeses, the ymyst havey must have a good grasp of the volume is enormous and the competition is fierce. "the inside guide to the it market" should give insight to anyone

they are archives, mount vernon square and smithsonian. tony and allison, back to you. >> thank you. >>> with allot going on today, today's inauguration is full of meaning on many different levels. >> and perhaps none as much as today is also the federal holiday, dr. martin luther king, jr. day. it is a day to honor dr. king's legacy and it was honored yesterday with the laying of two wreaths at the memorial dedicated to him on the national mall. along with dr. king's family, luminaries from the civil rights movement to politics for hollywood all there. dick gregory al sharpton, jesse jackson, jamie foxx. another breathe wreath laying is planned today at the memorial at 1:00 p.m. >>> and there is a lot straight ahe. we are just getting started with our special coverage of inauguration day 2013. >> stick with us. when we come right back, we'll check in with our wisdom martin who is on the national month as crowds continue to gather there. we'll show you what you can or cannot have with you when you come downtown today. stay with us. fox 5 m

vernon square and smithsonian stations may close. >>> those who are excited and looking forward to inauguration souvenirs have a new place to shop. the president's inaugural team opened an online souvenir store yesterday. it carries everything from posters to champagne flutes. a brick and mortar store will open a few blocks from the white house next friday. >>> coming up next, howard will be here with the forecast. >> and jc larks cold start to the -- a cold start to the day. some winds will be with us. we're gusting at 25 now in frederick. over 30 in oakland and gaithersburg at 23 miles an hour. your full weekend forecast when emancipation proclamation [ male announcer ] when your business is powered by verizon, you can do more business per second. and with more reliable internet, that's more per second. and with a dedicated line, it's more per second. and with an additional line, it's more... table for 15? [ male announcer ] ...per second. but most importantly, it's more... mmm! [ male announcer ] ...per second. get the speed and reliability of the verizon network so you can do more business

vernon square stations will all be closed for security reasons.have all the road closure and travel information also on our website at nbcwashington.com. click on locals guide. and also send us your photos if you're out and about this weekend. tweet@nbcwashington or on instagram, just add #dcgraham. >>> sports now. the caps finally got their season going on the road tonight. jason pugh is here. and jason, kind of as expected, they were a little rusty. >> i said earlier today they might not look the way you want them to look right now. but i think -- towards the end of the season, though, i think this team will be where they truly want to be. with the 48-game season, it's a sprint, not a marathon to the playoffs. no team in the nhl wants to get off to a slow start and the capitals are no different. in a high-scoring contest tonight in tampa, it was the caps who didn't have enough fire power in the end. alex ovechkin getting set for this game. there's his first-year head coach, adam oaks. lining up 3-2, loses it, the turnover and fires off the pads.

vernon square stations they will all be closed for security reasons.ou drivers may want to avoid the downtown area completely. several streets will be closed. and so will the memorial bridge. parking is enforced. and d.c. taxis, a dollar surcharge for every extra passenger. >> how old will it be for the monday inauguration ceremony and parade. doug is tracking temperatures. doug. >> the cold is something we can get through. if it was rainy or heavy snow. really thinking about going down for the inauguration. and it is just going to be on the cold side. that's it. as long as you bundle up. you will be okay. want to snow you how cold. 9:00 a.m. getting down there early. sunshine. temperature of 27. look at the wind chill between 10 and 15 degrees by noon. 34 degrees. wind chill between 20, 25. 3:00, 30, 35 wind chill. little wind monday. that is going,000 to cause win chills early in the day in the teens. bundle up heading out to inauguration. temperatures tonight on the cold side. 25 in frederick. 25 in martinsburg. 28 towards manassas. a code nigld nig

the archives to hunt vernon square and smithsonian stations may be shut down. it's all about security i would imagine. >>> another member of the president's cabinet apparently won't stick around much after the inauguration. bloomberg is supporting the treasury secretary tim geithner will step down the end of this month regardless of whether or not there's an agreement to raise the debt ceiling. white house chief of staff jack lew is considered the front runner to take over geithner's job. >>> there was plenty of sun today, but we'd like to replace some of that cold with warmth. any chance of that happening, top? >> not really, but at least it's not record setting cold. we're finally kind of where we should be this time of year. we're looking at temperatures on the average side. temps right now are falling like a stone, 33 downtown, 27 in frederick and manassas and 29 in andrews. that's before the wind chill. we'll come back and talk about the wind chill, but for tonight clear, breezy and cold, a two to three blanket night, low temperatures in the 20s. we'll com

vernon square, archives station are closed. a couple of stations, federal triangl triangle. here's an important tip. make sure there's enough value on your smart trip card or paper fare card so you don't have to wait, you can zip through without stopping. once you're on the train, see if you can get where you want to go without transferring lines. that will cut down on time and having to deal with extra crowds and if you're parking at a metro station, keep it here. you pay for parking as you exit the station with a credit card or your smart trip card. people continuing to funnel in here. metro will be busy today. we'll keep you moving. reporting live at the vienna metro station, adam tuss, news 4. >> adam, thank you. it's 4:15. want to get a look at the other roads in the area. danella sealock is in the first 4 traffic. >> still checking on that accident i-95 southbound. dale city. you can see off to the left shoulder lane, the car is loaded up, ready to be towed out of the roadway. did crash just in the median here. police are on the scene. use caution. i can tell you, volu

. >>> mount vernon square will be closed as well. >>> martin o'malley is setting up to give his proposalsr violence in the wake of the connecticut school shooting. he is expected to call for an t weapons ban, toughen requirements and a magazines. will address mental-health and school safety. >>> you have an opportunity to talk to gaithersburg police a casual settings. . from 8 to 10 a.m. this morning. >> for more information on these stories, go to a website and for friday express. >>> on the national mall, we brief flurry pass by. we are talking inauguration weather. another cold one and blustery. morning,ay temperatures in the 20's. as for today, a brief little and there. l finally see the sun shine again. jacki will have more details on our extended forecast coming up. >> we are looking for the big cold air. it will be arriving just after inauguration day. breezy 39. fantastic. looks much warmer in the upper-40's. let's check on traffic this morning. >>> it is quiet and a little lighter than normal. busy in manassas. a crash and 66 east at business 234. keep warm. back to you. >>> they

vernon square stations will be closed for security purposes.pect crowds on the rails. >> in terms of service, we planning for the same level as we got in 2009. >> reporter: though the crowd isn't expected to be as large as the president's first inauguration, make no mistake about it, this will be a large event. metro says some escalators could be shut down and used as stairs as a safety measure. drive near the mall, definitely not a good idea. >> we'll have a number of streets closed. even though open will see some gridlock. >> reporter: remember the memorial bridge will be closed to traffic. on the bikes, vdot setting up bike corrals. there will also be bike parking for regular bikes at 16 and i northwest. d.c. taxis will be charges a $1 surcharge for every additional passengers. >> nobody wants their car towed. keep an eye out for the no parking signs posted around the city in the coming days. paying attention where you park could save you time and money. in the district, adam tuss, news4. >>> and news4 will be covering every aspect all weeke

second and up to 15th streets, those will be closed and beware, the smithsonian archives and mount vernon square metro stations will be closed as well tomorrow. >>> now weatherwise a nice end to the weekend, but how much will people need to bundle up for tomorrow's events? fox 5's gwen tolbart joins us with more on that. how low are we going? >> we're going to get into the 40s, but we've got wind chilled to be concerned with and maybe even a little precipitation. let's look at our maps and put it all together. toes highs 62 degrees for reagan -- today's highs 62 degrees for reagan national, 58 degrees at bwi and dulles. i wish it was going to happen tomorrow, but it's not. here's our sky conditions. we'll see a few clouds rolling in tonight. some of those clouds linger tomorrow, a little sun as we start out and then things change. right now temperatures are in the 30s and 40s, but moving into tomorrow we're dealing with a frontal system that will push through, arctic air and a chance of precipitation. now here's what we're speaking about. mostly cloudy skies. it will be cold. we have a period of

you're planning to use metro this morning, you'll want to know the smithsonian archives and mount vernon square are all shut down. will you not be able to access those but they do have 60,000 parking spaces in their lots and garages available for you. let's go outside live and show what you it looks like if you're planning to head here on 270. as i said it's going to be nice and light with it being a federal holiday. it's going to be getting into the district that's going to be tough. i subject you use metro. let's take one more last like on the northbound side of town. no problems on the beltway here. by the way, no hov restrictions as well on this inauguration day and federal holiday. more traffic coming up in a few minutes. but first, back to you. >> thank you, monika. >>> if you're going to the swearing in ceremony today, you already know there are a lot of items you can't bring with you. >> many of them are obvious, but we're going to list a few of them anyway. they include aerosol spray cans, air horns. leave the alcoholic beverages at hope. no coolers, backpacks, especially the laser poi

vernon square, archives, those are closed. lamb plant station is -- federal triangle. parking is a big issue at metro stations. about 15 to 20% of parking spaces now taken at lots. you want to keep an eye on that. we'll keep an eye on everything for you. keep you moving this morning. reporting live at the vienna metro station, adam tuss, news 4. >> adam, thank you. >>> hundreds of thousands of people will watch the president take the oath of office today. >> his second term is actually under way already. >> preserve, protect and defend. >> preserve, protect and defend. >> the constitution of the united states. >> the constitution of the united states. >> so help you god? >> so help me god. >> congratulations, mr. president. >> thank you mr. chief justice. >>> there you have it. chief justice john roberts swore in the president at the white house yesterday. the constitution requires that the president begin his second term on january 20th. since that fell on a sunday had year, the public inauguration is taking place today on the 21st. >> president obama has also began c

the archives, mount vernon square and smithsonian stations may close. >>> they held a joint session of 113th congress this afternoon and lawmakers there were counting up the electoral votes from the november presidential election. wait for. it president obama was the winner, but much of the outcome of the new congress' business is a lot less certain. joining us now from here in washington is the most of cbs news' face the nation bob schieffer. i know you'll have leaders from both houses sunday morning, but i got to ask you about the speaker. he won reelection by historically tight margins and the question, does he have the juice to get much done? >> well, i think it's going to be difficult. in fact, i think john boehner may have the hardest job in washington because there's no question there's been a split in that party and it was really underlined when they withdrew that aid bill to help the people that were injured and hurt and put out of their homes by hurricane sandy that came blowing through there. you saw the northeastern republicans and there are not many of them left, but the n

smithsonian, archives and mount vernon square and only if you're an inauguration ticket holder can you get off at union station, judiciary square, capitol south and federal center. there will be security check points there as well, by the way. let's go outside and show you what it looks like. at the 14th street bridge, right now it's open but it's 5:30, 14th street bridge will be diverted on to the southeast- southwest freeway. northbound 395 hov is closed at 9:00 a.m. more information coming up for you once again in a few minutes. mike and andrea? >> thank you, monika. >>> today we'll enjoy the inaugural motorcade, the swearing in ceremony and public speech from president obama and later the inaugural parade. >> the president needs to take the oath of office officially on january 20. with all the big events surrounding today, he had to do that yesterday. on sunday he took the official oath of office in a prate ceremony apartment the white house. -- ceremony at the white house. vice president joe biden and his wife and a few others looked on as chief justice john roberts administered t

vernon square are closed. we want to give you some perspective.ur set here is overlooking the capitol right now. just a couple of hundred yards from the stage. megan mcgrath is live all the way on the other end of the mall. today that entire area is going to be packed with people. megan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we're starting to see people come in large numbers at this point to grab their spots here on the mall. should also mention that we've got presidential inaugural committee folks like this woman here in the vest. they're standing by if you have a question. you're trying to figure out where you need to go, if you have a ticket, they're the people to ask. you have to go to the gate where the ticket is issued. if you go to the wrong gate, they're going to turn you away, make you go to the proper gate. look at your ticket if you've got one and go to the right place. these folks were here four years ago. talk about then and now real quick. >> last time there was quite a lot more people and it was much colder. but we are here about

vernon square stations will be closed for security reasons.main open will be charging for peak times for 17 hours straight. >>> right now, the national day of service is under way with projects all around the country to help honor dr. king's legacy. nbc's danielle lee has more now on this kickoff to inauguration weekend. >> reporter: the crowds have arrived, packed for a party. >> this is one of my bucket list experiences. >> reporter: tiffany grimes flew in from atlanta. her first stop was the national mall, where crews inside this tent laid out the final tables for today's service fair. >> over 200,000 people sign up nationwide for events in all 50 states. >> reporter: amelia is attending. she's here from new orleans. >> we want to give back. >> reporter: like four years ago, president obama has asked people nationwide to join his family and celebrate by serving. this year the president's request is especially timely. it's just the second time an inauguration has coincided with the martin luther king jr. holiday weekend. at the rock creek co

archives, mount vernon square and smithsonian. all closed today. and one thing you may have noticed, very visible police presence, 150 police officers from out of town were deputized yesterday. they are going to be helping out the metro transit police. live at gallery place, karen gray houston, fox 5 news, back to tony and allison. >> thank you so much. >> all right. now we want to check in with julie wright. she has the latest road closures and the situation with the parking lots. >> good morning. this is a live picture from the crew in sky fox over the greenbelt metro. strongly encouraging everyone to take metro. this lot about 40, 45% full. that's what we're noticing. the crew was over the new carrollton stop. a lot of folks are taking metro. but it's going to be difficult for you to get a parking. get there now because we want you to get a place to park. so again, a lot of people making their way into that stop at this time. all right, downtown, a number of our streets across the mall remain closed off at this time. this happens to be the camer

vernon. use judiciary square, union street, capitol south and federal center. memorial bridge is restricted to pedestrians only. a lot of information for you there. let's go outside live. on 270, it's a holiday. it's nice and light. no issues to report. as you come in from frederick, no issues. one last live on 95. no issues to report traveling into springfield. this looks great heading on to 395 northbound where the hov lanes will close at 9:00 a.m. 14th street bridge will be diverted on to the southeast- southwest freeway at 5:30 a.m. it is inauguration day 2013 in the nation's capital. you are watching wusa9. >>> good morning. welcome back to 9news. wusa9. metro has been open for about 50 minutes and people are already packing the trains. delia goncalves, where is she? >> she's in new carrollton and she's been talking to people along the way loaded down with hats and gloves and whatever they're bringing to keep warm because it's going to be a warm day out there. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning. carolyn sims is from ohio with me. she's not load

vernon square stations because of security reasons. the stations that remain open will be charging for peak times for 17 hours straight. >>> and there will be plenty of security on hand for the weekend. metro police swore in 6,000 men and women of the national guard to help out. meanwhile, staff from 42 agencies will operate the joint inaugural command center where they can monitor cameras from across the district and there will be a 30-mile no-fly zone in effect. >>> storm team 4 meteorologist ch >>> good morning. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. bright sunshine now coming up in our eastern sky. it is plenty chilly, though, when you factor in a substantial south breeze. windchill temperatures are in the low to mid-20s. it will be a pleasant day today filled with sunshine. it'll stay breezy. highs today in the mid to upper 40s for most. a little bit cooler tomorrow. the winds will come back around from the northwest tomorrow. it'll be dry all weekend. >>> chuck, thank you. more news and weather in 25 minutes. now let's go bac