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Right now on news 4 this week, Donald Trumps inauguration. What were learning about this years ceremony. A look at how it will be different from years past. New neighbors. A look at ivanka trumps new home and the other political power couple that will be right up the road. Parking profits. An Elementary Schools Creative Ideas raised muchneeded money and the reason it was quickly shut down. Welcome to news 4 this week. Hi everyone, im chris lawrence. In a few weeks donald trump will take the keys to 1600 pennsylvania avenue. Hundreds of thousands of people will crowd the National Mall, among them several former president s. Bill clinton will be there along with hillary clinton. George w. Bush and his wife laura will attend. But due t father george h. W. Bush will not be there. Jimmy carter was the first forge president to say he would attend. The peaceful transfer of power is central to american democracy and its a tradition follow former president s to witness that ceremony. We also learned president elect donald trump will give a speech the night before he is sworn into office. On Inauguration Day people can expect some differences from ceremonies in the past. We take a look at what we know so far. Reporter just as president obama did before his inauguration, president elect donald trump will host a concert the night before hes sworn in at the Lincoln Memorial. Were so still planning that out, still shaping what his arrivals going to look like. The first time he will address the public here from washington, d. C. Will be at the Lincoln Memorial concert. But hell replay that morning. Reporter friday morning before hes sworn in trump will church across from the white house before having coffee with president obama. The parade will be shorter than in previous years, only about 90 minutes. And trump is only having three black tie balls. The American People elected President Trump to get to work. Whether its the shortened parade, the reduced number of balls reporter while hundreds of thousands are expected to come to celebrate the inauguration, thousands more are expected to be here to protest. National park service says 25 groups have requested permits. People have the right to protest, thankfully, in our country. As long as its done peacefully and done to follow all laws and regulations, we welcome it. We understand people want to have their voices heard, whether theyre coming to support the president elect or those coming to make their voices heard on other issues. At the end of the day, as long as protests are peaceful, we celebrate the First Amendment here. Reporter park Service Tells Us they will find space somewhere in d. C. For all the protest groups that want to be here. Mark seagraves, news 4. This week Maryland Governor larry hogan announced he will attend Donald Trumps inauguration. Hogan did not support trump in the primary or general election. The governor admitted he wrote in his fathers name on his ballot. Hogans office says the governor is committed to successfully working with the incoming administration, just like he did with the obama administration. During the week of inauguration, a number of bars and restaurants will have a very late last call. But one place that wont be partying into the wee hours, the Trump International hotel. D. C. Law allows for extended hours to serve booze until 4 00 a. M. During holidays and the week of the inauguration. Nearly 200 bars, restaurants and hotels have applied for those extended hours. But last call at Trump International will remain 1 30 a. M. Its been a long, steady rumor that Donald Trumps daughter ivanka and husband Jared Kushner would be coming to washin t run the government. Now that appears to be one step closer to reality. Collins went to the district this week where ivanka and her husband have apparently found a new home. Reporter this is the Washington Home reportedly bought by ivanka trump and her husband. It has 6,870 square feet. It has six bedrooms. It has six and a half baths. It has the people in the calla rama neighborhood all abuzz. Do you know who just bought that house . I just heard. If its true. What do you make of that . I think shes moving into the best neighborhood in the city. Whats the neighborhood like . Its tony. Its rich. Its white. Do you think theyll fit in here . Theyre all the above, arent they . This is what ive been told they paid for this house. Thats correct. Did they g im a realtor and a lawyer by training. I have no comment to add on that. Im told the house has been totally redone. Modern top to bottom. Front to back. But getting to it, thats another story. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten 15 steps from the sidewalk to the front door. Theyre young. They can handle it. Me . I just used the servants entrance. Its here on the ground floor. Trumps. Tracy place northwest. Obamas. Belmont street, right down the block. Weve always invited new neighbors in. I mean, were always happy to get new neighbors. They sort of reenergize the neighborhood. Certainly were going to have very high energy with ivanka over there and the obamas over here. Lighting up on the National Mall just hours before president elect trump is sworn into office. A group of marijuana advocates will distribute more than 4,000 joints at Dupont Circle on the morning of the inauguration. The group is going to walk to the National Mall. 4 20 into mr. Trumps speech, protesters plan to light up. The group wants to send a message the federal government should legalize marijuana. While potgrowing is legal in d. C. , lighting up on public property is certainly not. To another hot spot on the mall, the new africanamerican history museum. Why you may have to wait until the Seasons Change before you can get in. Plus millions of people are concerned about the fate of obamacare once donald trump takes office. Well take a look at the impact it could have on Womens Health. You may be out of luck if you wanted to see the National Museum of africanamerican history during spring break. The smithsonian made advance passes for than a day. You can still try to get some of the sameday passes online. Every morning at 6 30. Or in person at 1 00 p. M. On weekdays. Advance time passes for the month of may will be available on the 1st of february. Driving around reverse could soon get a lot easier if you use wave. The Navigation App is teaming up with the Virginia Department of transportation to share information. That means drivers will now have access to more comprehensive traffic data, including construction zones and incidents reported by the site. In turn, waves will share its anonymous data with vdot. Next time you head to ruston town center be ready to pay when you park. The centers new initiative started this week. A limited number of restaurants and businesses say theyll offer validation. Theres also now an app you can use on your smartphone to pay for parking. The town center originally planned to implement paid parking in ste tenants. Speaking of parking, its going to be at a premium on Inauguration Day. One d. C. School had a plan to help people out and make a little money. Well explain why that plan quickly hit a snag. Plus the news 4 iteam with a look at the dangers drug traffickers pose on our areas y27mky y16fy one of the top issues for congress this year, repealing and replacing the Affordable Care act commonly known as obamacare. Republicans wasted no time this week. Senator mike anzy already introduced a resolution to appeal it. But millions are covered under aca, including a lot of piof wo who are worried about the changes ahead. This is chelsea from the National Womens center. I got your message on our hotline. Id be happy to talk to you regarding the problems you have regarding coverage for Birth Control. Reporter the National Womens law center in washington has seen an uptick in calls nc repeal and replace. Since the election we have heard from women who are concerned about losing the benefits they gained from the Affordable Care act. In particular weve heard from a lot of women about Birth Control coverage. Im nervous about the future of Birth Control and about anything, any kind of family planning. Reporter at the university of maryland campus newspaper, this headline. More women are asking about iuds and implants at umd Medical Center since the election. The medical director there confirmed theres been a recent jump in the number of requests for u i. D. S iuds. Under the Affordable Care act Birth Control is free for most women and other Preventive Services such as mammograms and gynecological checkups are covered at low or no cost. That was not the case before the Affordable Care act. It was a disaster for women. And they often couldnt get coverage in the first place. They would coverage and what an Insurance Company would say is, you have a preexisting condition, were not going to let you get coverage. Reporter that could include women who had been pregnant, had a cesarean birth, or were seeking medical treatment for sexual or domestic abuse. In other words, being a woman was a preexisting condition in the market before the Affordable Care act. Which outlawed that. Reporter president elect trump has said he does not want to repeal some parts of obamacare, including coverage for preexisting conditions. And he has not said anything specific about Womens Health care or Birth Control. But some women are still worried about the future of their health care. Im concerned for myself. Im concerned for other people. I think that health care might get a lot harder than it already is. President obama also made a trip to capitol hill this week. He met with democrats to come up with some strategy how to protect his signature legislation. A small d. C. Elementary fundraising idea. It raised thousands of dollars by offering Parking Spaces for the upcoming inauguration in exchange for donations. But as tom sherwood reports the mostly poor School Parents have been told to give all that money back. Reporter in southwest washington, amadon bowen element hear is 70 low income. At fourth and i, less than a mile from the National Mall, the schools active Parent Teacher organization had a great online idea. With the inauguration coming up, raise 1,000 by letting people park in the school lot for the inaugural weekend for donations. Instead of 1,000, they raised 3,200. But School Headquarters heard about it, said they couldnt do it, they said refund the money. Some parents understood. Thats their rules. The rules are their rules. It was in place for a reason. Reporter Councilmember Allen heard about the setback from nbc 4. School. Youve got a pta who has a very entrepreneurial spirit and wanted saw opportunity, wanted to take advantage of it. I hope we can make this happen. Reporter d. C. Schools told news 4, we looked into this and while we appreciate the Parent Teacher organization looking to do this, we are not able to rent out parking spots. Councilmember allen said he still wants to pursue the issue, noting the system does contract out some Parking Spaces. If our School Parking lots are used on the weekends, churches park on them, other people will park on School Parking lots. Reporter parents declined to comment on camera saying they were just trying to help their lowincome school. They said theyll start refunding the money online and maybe just ask for donations to make up for the lost funds. In the destruct, tom sherwood, news 4. It would be great if they got that money back. A story you saw only on 4. Drug traffickers caught in traffic. A review by news 4 shows a spike in police carrying big loads of drugs on the shoulders of our busiest highways. Scotts along 270 with the story. Reporter drug traffickers on local roads are a danger, Law Enforcement says, in part because theyre clearly willing to take a risk, loading hundreds of pounds of drugs in their cars. They may try risky maneuvers on our crowded highways when they see Police Lights in the rear view. Just weeks ago, police say they found one man driving 250 pounds of marijuana on i270 near clarksburg. They say they found it in his van after a traffic stop. A big bust. But not a rare one. Leonard thompson pleaded guilty and was ordered to jail tuesday for trafficking drugs out of prince georges county. Cops say they found six kilos in his pickup. State troopers say they found all 347 pounds of marijuana inside a box truck headed north on i95. And 20 kilos and 30,000 cash on i70 in howard county. Peop creative. Right. Its a billiondollar industry. Theyre spending all day, every day, trying to find ways to defeat the Police Officers on the roads so that we cant locate it. Reporter Maryland State Police corporal brian hirsch and his k9 pascal are part of the agency team that finds and stops major drug haulers. Theyve arrested hundreds more people for drugs this year than in 2015. Hirsch says the recent heroin epidemic could be fueling the increase. But isnt doing so alone. Marijuanas still also a drug of choice throughout the state of maryland. And we do seize a lot of marijuana. Reporter news 4s review of Virginia State Police Records shows an increase of drug arrests on highways in the commonwealth. Longtime transit officer and state trooper neil frank lip says these increases are an indication more drugs are eventually making it into local neighborhoods. The resources that we put on our interstate system in this state, were still only intercepting a very, very small percentage of the drugs that interstate highways. Reporter Law Enforcement is concerned about danger on the roadways themselves. Drug traffickers are willing to take a risk loading all those drugs into their cars and might try risky maneuvers on our crowded highways when they see police light in the rear view. In rockville tonight, scott mcfarland, news 4. A local gym is embracing a new trend in fitness. Its nothing to do with the latest workout. Well tell you why the owners just applied for a liquor license. If youre struggling to find motivation to get to the gym for the new year, how about the promise of a cold beer . Or a glass of wine . Lifetime fitness in gaithersburg is considering serving alcohol onsite. News 4s amy cho takes a look at this seemingly unhealthy trend at health clubs. Reporter after you hit the gym and finish your workout, your drink options usually but at the lifetime fit innocence gaithersburg, you could soon reward yourself with something a little stronger. We wanted to provide that resort feel. Part of that resort feel is allowing our members to have a beer or glass of wine when theyre relaxing by the outdoor pool. Reporter they applied for a beer and wine license. The idea, creating community. Its been done at lifetimes in new york and las vegas. Its a lifestyle destination as opposed to just a gym. Reporter the gaithersburg gym is already a destination for some faces you might find familiar. Brandon buyer, outfielder for the cleveland indians. I have a drink every now and then. Whenever my careers over and im here during those months when its open, ill definitely partake. Reporter the bigname athlete, former dolphins running back kareem ajulia barr. I drink responsibly and theyve done a good job at nutrition and teaching members how to drink responsibly. Hopefully i can do the red wine every night is one of his secrets to health success. I think anything in moderation is good. Why not . If i was here with my family and i was not going to be driving home, then yes. Reporter lifetime says if all goes well, we should be able to enjoy a cold one by the pool after a workout starting memorial day. In gaithersburg, amy cho, news 4. Thats all for news 4 this week. Im chris lawrence. Well leave you although ac at new years celebrations from around the world. Thanks for joining us. Have a great week. Jeffin fact,ente hes been all over the world. But perhaps his most rewarding trip was the one he took one day to d. C. Just to play the lottery. He feels luckier there. After all, he won nearly 400,000 playing dc5. And you know what that means. Bon voyage, jeffrey. Announcer the following is a paid advertisement for tai cheng, brought to you by beachbody. Wow, joy, look at these people they love you [ cheers and applause ] thank you its regis, joy, and ive got big news for you. If aches, pains, and poor balance are slowing you down, keep watching this show because were gonna tell you about an incredible new program thats gonna fix everything. 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