Shoulder at the capital tomorrow morning. As the capitol tomorrow morning. You mentioned the road closures. Suzanne kennedy, what is it looking like where you are this morning . At 23rd andare constitution. We want to show you what it is looking like here. You can see authorities are bringing road closures into place in this area. They have brought in jersey walls and some buses. They are prepared to close this area down as they get ready for the concert scheduled for this afternoon. There are a lot of these closures happening around town. Within the last hour or so, Memorial Bridge closed at 4 00 this morning. The roosevelt bridge is closing at 10 00. We have areas of downtown you will want to avoid. They are working to close down the roads around the lincoln thisial in preparation for afternoon pass concert. Jamie we have one big issue right now that i want to focus in on. We have skytrak 7 overhead, flower avenue near piney branch road. There is fire activity with a working restaurant fire. ,kytrak 7 overhead right now showing you how much activity we have completely closing down flower avenue in both directions. If you live in takoma park, silver spring, this is in takoma park. We have stormtrak 7 helping us out with the roads this morning, giving us an idea on the ground of what to expect. This area of flower avenue near piney branch road. If you are going to be traveling through there, all lanes are blocked off right now. We will give you another view of this area. Best to avoid it right now. Dry,n we are starting off no problems for the morning drive today temperatures a little cooler, but well above our average of 43. 55 is where we will top out this afternoon. As far as the morning drive goes, no problems. Son up at 7 23. Temperatures in the upper 30s to lower 40s. With theshine, sunshine warming us up. 53 by 4 00 p. M. The inauguration celebrations beginning this evening at the Lincoln Memorial. The inaugural concert between 4 00 and 6 00. Temperatures will be in the 50s around 4 00 and will stay there by 6 00. Sunset is at 5 15. Tomorrow morning at 8 00, rain knocking on our door. I will have the timeline coming up in about seven minutes. Lets get back to Jummy Olabanji, who continues inauguration coverage. Jummy we are in the final stretch change until president elect donald trump is sworn into office. It is a fullcourt press in downtown d. C. , to get everything thered and ready for all events happening tomorrow. John gonzalez is live along the National Mall with the new security preparations going into place overnight. Johnny . John a couple of minutes ago, suzanne talked about the red zone downtown. We are in the red zone, watching it grow. This is 7th street. Up the hill, d. C. Police have the road blocked off at the verizon center. And all roads parallel are now knowparking zones. 58 have these special noparking signs. A three mile radius will be closed off. Some zones will be closed off to pedestan to pennsylvania avenue. The parade route, d. C. Police have it locked off. Have it blocked off. We can show you down the street there. You can see another officer also has that area closed. It is a high state of vigilance already at this hour. And a full force of domestic security will be deployed for this inauguration. We are not only talking hundreds of d. C. Police officers, but the National Guard has been called in. 28 thousand members of the secret service will be working intent them with about 5000 military personnel, making sure everything runs smoothly, from the swearingin to the parade. And all the events, even the ones going on today at the Lincoln Memorial. We are noticing this perimeter is closing, and it is starting to build and will continue to build throughout the morning and throughout the day. More areas are becoming offlimits more for donald trump is sworn in. John gonzalez, good morning washington. We have our reporters in the field this morning, covering every angle of the inauguration. We will continue our coverage as good morning washington continues, including when we move over to newschannel 8. We will have a live interview with the canadian ambassador right here. Now we send it back inside to you. Larry breaking news at 6 06. An intense rescue effort in italy as a hotel packed with guests is buried by an avalanche. The latest reports say at least 30 people are missing, many feared dead. Digging through the rubble. This is the same area that was hit by four earthquakes yesterday in four hours. From iran, 30 firefighters are dead after a burning highrise collapses. This happened in tehran. It is one of t most iconic buildings in the city. The building came down around them as crews were trying to put out those flames. No word on what caused that fire. Autria former president George H W Bush and his wife, barbara, remain hospitalized in houston. He was taken to the hospital for an acute respiratory system for an acute respiratory condition like pneumonia. He is listed in stable condition in the icu and is resting comfortably. Up fornt obama is waking his last full day in the white house. His final message not only to donald trump but to all americans as well. Autria breaking at 6 10 out of Montgomery County, a restaurant on fire out of takoma park. This is flower avenue near piney branch r responders can do their job. We will get you straight to Jamie Sullivan for the impact on the morning commute. Eileen it jamie it may impact if you will it may impact you if you are in silver spring. Showing howrak 7 many emergency vehicles are on the scene. If you travel at all in that stretch on flower avenue, get ready for delays. Lets talk about what you can do as an alternate as we move to the maps. It is both directions that are completely blocked, on flower avenue near piney branch road. Ringwood avenue, you can take the sligo creek parkway. The sligo creek parkway will pretty much as will pretty much run as parallel as they get. Will take another look as we will take another look from the ground. Sky track stormtrak 7 is helping us out. Eileenth we took stormtrak 7 from you. Eileen im glad that you did. Fortunately, the weather is very quiet this morning and it will be beautiful later on today. Lets get back to the impending rain for the inauguration tomorrow. I want to show you the futurecast. At 8 00 tomorrow morning, just cloudy, definitely chilly, upper 30s to lower 40s. We will have some rain working its way to the eye81 corridor. We will get some light sprinkles around, and by 11 30, you can see a little bit of green around the district with temperatures in the 40s. At 12 30, between 11 30 and 12 30, the swearingin ceremony. If you are heading downtown, make sure that you have raingear. At least it will not be a downpour. A downpour is coming this weekend. More on that in 10. Larry coming up next, this morning is the final stretch until inauguration, country. The protests already happening, and why even the west coast is bracing for the announcer you are watching good morning washington, on your side. Larry good thursday morning to you. Inauguration coverage continues here. We are on your side through tomorrow and the weekend. Jummy olabanji is leading Team Coverage from our Vantage Point on top of the Canadian Embassy, right by the inaugural stage. We will check back in with her around 6 30. Autria we are getting more information about the womens march on saturday. Among the speakers, big names like ashley judd, gloria steinem. To s a list of who is speaking on saturday, go to wjla. Com. And as d. C. Gets ready to host the march, another city is keeping a close eye on the streets. Police in portland, oregon, are on high alert to step in and stop any sort of potential rioting like they saw the night that donald trump won the election. Lines when it comes to protecting personal property and fighting against violence. We are not going to let people in 10 on violence or vandalism define who we are. Autria Police Officers have been told to cancel any days off they planned through the weekend, and they have been through additional crowd control training. Larry for the Third Straight night, protests in downtown d. C. Demonstrators marching down pennsylvania avenue, declaring Donald Trumps presidency illegitimate. But look at this lgbt activists getting the message across by dancing. Why this method of protest . Because it is very powerful in spreading happiness, love, and acceptance. Larry many are upset about mike pences past actions on gay rights. Secret service stopped them about a quarter of a mile away from abc 7 are on your side. We are your inauguration headquarters all through tomorrow. You can count on the latest updates from our team of reporters on the air and online at wjla. Com. Autria todays president obama s last full day in the white house per yesterday he began his final press conference with words for the bush family. Then he explained his commuting of Chelsea Mannings sentence. Pres. Obama the sentence she received was very disproportionate relative to what other leakers had received. Ria donald trump president obama told president elect trump to trust s pres. Obama at the end of the day, if we work hard and are true to those things that feel true and feel right, then the world gets a little better each time. I think we are going to be ok. We have to fight for it, work for it, and not take it for granted. Autria tomorrow afternoon, the president and the first lady will head to joint base andrews, then off the palms rings before to palm springs before settling into the kalorama neighborhood. News. Us at abc 7 larry a man convicted of killing a family of four in richmond. Ricky gray was executed last night. Brian and Catherine Harvey and their daughters, stella and ruby, were murdered on new years day and 2006, their bodies found in the basement of e bound, beaten, and stabbed with their throats cut. Investigating another instance of shots being fired at a home. The homeowner discovered a bullet in an interior wall. Police say that shot was fired sometime between friday and tuesday. No injuries were reported. Nearly two other nearly two dozen other homes in princely him county have been shot at since last january. Autria the Smithsonian National zoo is getting ready to say goodbye to bao bao. Take placeties will between february 16 and fairbury 20. All pandas born at the zoo head to china before their fourth birthday. B e for her to take a bow ao. Jamie with an issue in takoma park. If you live there or in silver spring, this may affect you. It is completely blocked with a restaurant fire. Offer avenue is blocked near piney branch road. It is blocked in both directions. Fire and Police Cruiser on scene. Trying to make sure that they can do everything they need to to make sure this is out. If you live in this area, lets talk about how to get around it. Sligo creek parkway runs as parallel as you can get it is winding to flower avenue. You can take Greenwood Avenue to sligo creek parkway. Crews may be there for a little while. Lets take a different look and show you what we have on the ground, what we are seeing as far as all of these flashing lights. Again, to avoid this area and takoma park, sligo creek is going to be the you. Keeping a close eye on this and all the closures. Eileen will look at the weather. Eileen fantastic weather in the forecast today. Dry this morning and all day today with temperatures topping out this afternoon around 55. The well above average temperature trend continues. Inauguration,he 50. Temperatures will be in the 40s, as you will see with the hourbyhour forecast. Some light rain, maybe some sprinkles, and maybe some steadier showers around 12 00, 45. 48 degrees by 3 00. By the evening, we are beginning to dry out. I recommend rain boots if you are going to be downtown. You do not want to wear any fancy shoes, especially with the wet ground. The umbrella, however you are not allowed to bring an umbrella to one of the ticketed sessions to one of the ticketed sections. For the inaugural balls happening tomorrow night, even if you are not going to those but have other friday night 5 00 tomorrow evening, 47. 45 by 11. Cool but not terribly cold. There will be patchy fog. Dry,s d outlook dry, mild. Monday, quite windy. We will have about one to two inches of rain by monday by the end of monday. Then it will be dry through the rest of next week. 40s returning by friday and saturday. New twist in a kidnapping case that has the whole country talking. Announcer you are watching good morning washington, on your side. 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We are in the final stretch before the inauguration of donald trump. A number of streets shutting down overnight. More are set to shut down over the next few hours. Protesters are out in full force. Lets get over to stormwatch and Eileen Whelan with the forecast. Eileen we are anticipating showers tomorrow, already seeing high clouds from the system that will bring us rain tomorrow. Today, veryry day 50s. 40 two at Tc Williams High School in alexandria. 42 at Tc Williams High School in alexandria. Premuch everyone is off tomorrow. And al be dry all day mild 55 degrees by drop off about 3 00 this afternoon. As far as the inauguration forecast goes, showers are still looking likely for the day tomorrow. Best chance, 9 00 a. M. To 3 00 p. M. It does not look like it will be a washout. You will want to have the ring gear, and you will also want the ring gear for part of the weekend. We will talk about all of that in about 10 minutes. Over to jamie. Breaking news with info on the restaurant fire in takoma park. Off with are starting sky track 7. This is what we have in the area of flour avenue of flower avenue near piney branch road. It is completely blocked in both directions. If this may affect you traveling to takoma park. All lanes are completely blocked. It will probably be blocked for quite a while. Lets go back to the maps and talk alternates. Greenwood avenue is one of the outlets for you, if you are traveling on flower avenue. You can take that to sligo creek parkway, which runs as parallel as you can get to flower avenue. This is going to be a rough spot for us this morning and continuing. 390 five, some volume. No interstate crashes, but Suzanne Kennedy will get you covered as far as everything you need to know as far as closures. Suzanne . Suzanne good morning, jamie. We are at 17th and constitution. You can see that there is a road closure here, one of many throughout the area. This is right in front of the washington monument. Get down 17th street once you get to constitution. This is the case throughout the area. Theysed off accents closed off access to the Lincoln Memorial because of the concert taking place this afternoon. The Memorial Bridge closed at 4 00 this morning, also the Teddy Roosevelt bridge. That will be closing in about 3. 5 hours. There are lots of barriers here. They are planning to put up the jersey walls. When the light turns green, we can show you just the amount of manpower and equipment that they hant ordered to shut down the roads throughout the area. Have in order to shut down the roads throughout the area. If you do not have to come to this area, you should probably just stay home. If you are going to come to this area, plan ahead, nowhere the closures are, map out your , and stick to it. These rolling closures throughout the day Jummy Olabanji is staying by debt is standing by at the Canadian Embassy with more. Jummy with all the road closures, metro may be the best way to get in and around d. C. This weekend and even to the National Mall on saturday for the march. The system will open up at 4 00 in the morning friday. Saturday, the system will open early at 5 00 for the womens march. So 4 00 tomorrow. Uber and lyft drivers are studying on how to navigate around the areas. They are able to drop you off kind of close by, i guess you