Toss to weather above average temperatures continue showers still likely friday; timing may be later dry saturday, rain developing sunday heavy rain monday today fog and clouds early. Becoming partly cloudy. Breezy and mild. Highs 5358 winds nw 515 g 25 mph tonight partly cloudy. Cool. Lows 3640 winds nw 5 mph thursday partly cloudy. Remaining mild. Highs 5458 winds nw to se 5 mph eileen toss to suz suz toss to julie were following breaking news in montgomery county. A car chase and right now the suspect is still on the loose. Police say they were pursuing a driver for a Traffic Violation when the they hit a guardrail on i270 south of maryland109. The driver than ran from the scene of the crash. Overnight Police Closed both directions of i270 as they searched for the suspect. They have since been reopened. The suspect was not found. More protests as we countdown to the president ial inauguration now just two days away. Antitrump demonstrators marched to the Trump International hotel. But the peaceful demonstration turning into a different scene. John gonzalez is live in northwest. John . Official inauguration events kick off tomorrow but traffic changes are now just hours starting at noon today parking restrictions take effect downtown and will last through early monday. Emergency no parking signs will be posted on streets near the white house, capitol and f unauthorized vehicles will be ticketed and towed. Road closures will begin overnight tonight. Federal workers are being encouraged to start telecommuting today if possible. Youll also notice a change this morning if youre headed to union station. Overnight crews closed the main hall to secure the area for president elect trumps inauguration kick off dinner there tomorrow night. The West Entrance on massachusetts avenue will be open for travelers. Union stations main hall will reopen friday morning. And another party of president ial proportion here in washington last night. Donald trump and mike pence attended a preinauguration blacktie event at the Andrew W Mellon audotorium near the white house. On the invite list. Donors and corporations who helped Trumps Inaugural Committee smash fundraising records with more than 90million in gifts. A slowgo on the roads early this morning. Dense fog now clearing but still making it tough to see right now. Team coverage from Eileen Whelan and julie wright next. Above average temperatures continue dry saturday, rain developing sunday heavy rain monday today fog and clouds early. Becoming partly cloudy. Breezy and mild. Highs 5358 winds nw 515 g 25 mph tonight partly cloudy. Cool. Lows 3640 winds nw 5 mph thursday partly cloudy. Remaining mild. Highs 5458 winds nw to se 5 mph still ahead a controversial commute by the shortened sentence getting backlash this morning. And one of the big battles in the trump transition, playing out on capitol hill. The critical cabinet hearing happening today. 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Take a good look at this picture of 60 yearold Dorothy Lee Simms she was last seen by her family wearing a black hoodie,black yoga pants and black boots. Simms lives in the 700 block of Heather Ridge drive in frederick. Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to call Frederick County police. Developing now a controversial move by the white house, to commute the prison sentence of chelsea manning. Formerly bradley manning, the army private was convicted of stealing and leaking Top Secret Army information to wiki leaks. He was serving his 35year sentence when he than decided to have a sex change. The Obama Administration defended the decision saying manning served enough of her sentence. She will now be released in the spring. President obama also pardoned the former vice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. Retired marine general James Cartwright pleaded guilty to making false statements to investigators when questioned about leaking informati the information involved efforts to cripple Irans Nuclear program. His sentencing was scheduled for later this month. As the trump transition takes place, americans are waiting to find out what happens to obamacare. In clinton, maryland last night, hundreds of people met with Democratic Leaders about the future of the Affordable Care act. Opponents of obamacare say americans were promised the plan would save them money. But they ended up paying way more. Supporters of the plan say it needs to remain in place. President elect donald trump wants obamacare repealed. Last week, the house and the Senate Passed measures aimed at starting the repeal process. Trumps nominee for health and Human Services secretary faces a tough confirmation hearing today. Georgia congressman tom prices hearing will likely f obamacare. 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If you want a good view of the capitol, youll 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 youre near the north lawn youll 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 trumps 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 its all new donald trump wax figure. Trump will stand tall in a recreated white house rose garden, complete with e fog this morning as you head out. But the good news its startign to clear. Eileen w helan has your hour by hour forecast, next. 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Pick some up where you buy groceries. Houston area media are reporting the former president has been hospitalized. According to bushs chief of staff jean becker, the 41st president is in stable conditoin and doing fine. Becker did not sy but bushs office expects him to go home in a couple of days. Well continue to update you as we learn more. Were now just two days away from the president ial inauguration. On friday the Nations Capital will be flooded with hundreds of thousands of people, here to witness history. Seven is on your side with everything you need to know as events begin. Jummy olabanji kicks off our Team Coverage live at the canadian embassy. The president elect, waking up here in washington this morning. He arrived in town last night. Kicking off preinauguration events with a special dinner. Both donald trump and Vice President elect mike pence attended the blacktie event near the White House House the dinner drew nearly 150 diplomats and ambassadors. Also on the invite list donors an helped trumps inaugural committe raise a record 90 Million Dollars in gifts. But just blocks away from the dinner antitrump protesters taking to the streets for a second night. John gonzalez is live at the Trump International hotel. John . Official inauguration events including the here at the Lincoln Memorial kick off tomorrow but traffic changes are now just hours away. Starting at noon today parking restrictions take effect downtown and will last through early monday. Emergency no parking signs will be posted on streets near the white house, capitol and federal triangle. Unauthorized vehicles will be ticketed and towed. Road closures will begin overnight tonight. Well have a full report on what you need to know, coming up in about 15 minutes at six oclock. The abc 7 team will be live along the parade route from the capitol, down pennsylvania avenue to the white house. From trumps speech through the parade and inaugural balls, 7 is on your side bringing live coverage from across the region. Now to capitol hill and some of the toughest questioning weve and some of the toughest questioning weve seen yet for one of the president elects cabinet nominees. School choice advocate betsy devos is Donald Trumps choice for virginia senator tim kaine clashed with devos over whether schools must meet federal requirements for helping disabled students. A similar backandforth took place over the issue of guns and schools. Senate democrats are demanding a second hearing for devos. Meanwhile, four other cabinet nominees have their hearings this morning. On the list, un ambassador nominee nikki haley, the current South Carolina governor. Scott pruitt, the nominee for Environmental Protection agency administrator. Tom price. Trumps pick for health and Human Services secretary. And wilbur ross commerce secretary nominee. Today president obama will hold his final press conferec president ial tradition to have a final qanda with reporters in the white house. Obama is expected to face questions about his legacy, the alleged Russian Election meddling and his commutation of chelsea manning. The secret service has agreed to pay 24million dolalrs to settle a decades old racial bias lawsuit. The suit brought on by more than 1hundred black secret Service Agents focuses on treatement of the agents from 1995 to 2005 it accuses the service of fostering a atmosphere of racial bias by giving promotions to white agents who were less qualified. Apart of the deal, the secret service will not have to admit to wrong doing. In the day ahead. A sentencing hearing for alicia schmuhl for a bizarre Home Invasion back in 2014. She and her husband Andrew Schmuhl plotted an attack on leo fisher after she was fired from fishers law firm. 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