so picturesque. >> a little lost but i'm trying to find a different corner to look at. >> frustrating for people like john paul who first trip to d.c. ran into roadblock. >> there's so much fencing and channelling people, i want to see stuff and i'm not seeing anything. i'm just seeing preparations. >> what's irritating right now maybe down right necessary on friday. nearly 900,000 people are expected to attend. about 30 organizations including the secret service will be working together. 28,000 security personnel, including about 3,000 police officers from around the country. the d.c. national guard will be activated and you could see some blimps in the air to counter the threat of drones. >> not to mention the protesters, about 99 different groups have applied for protest permits. whatever their reason for coming hundreds of thousands of people will be here. >> it's necessary. controlling, i don't know i think >> i knew the inauguration was this week so i was like it's going to be busy. i wanted to be here to see all the set up and stuff. >> you can expect to see some road closures in place by tomorrow. but we have an entire list of all of the road closures as well as when they go into effect on our mobile app. we're live in northwest. wusa9. >> thank you for that. president elect donald trump is in washington tonight for a dinner honoring thomas barag jr. he's a long time friend of the trump committee. he's not concerned about the number of protesters coming for the inauguration. >> always a controversy, and all the skepticism that continues from the campaign. in a typically american way will vanish in that moment of power transferring from is partisan. >> the washington post is reporting tonight that 59 house democrats now say they plan to boycott the inauguration because of president elect trump's feud with congressman john lewis. louis challenge it had legitimacy of a trump presidency because of russian interference. mr. trump fired back attacking the civil rights leader on twitter as just talk. ♪ [ music ] ♪ . with just three days until the inauguration, the president's own united states marine band is busy rehearsing for the big day. the marine band is the only musical unit to participate in all three sections of inauguration day. we're talking the swearing in ceremony, the inaugural parade, and inaugural ball. also today we're learning that sam moore of the soul duo sam and dave, sam has been added to the list of performers for thursday night's welcome celebration at the lincoln memorial. moore replaces jennifer holiday who backed out amid criticism. you can download the wusa9 app. >> today the senate held confirmation hearings for more of president elect donald trump's nominees. ryan zinke is the choice for secretary of interior. he resended his support of fossil fuel development and the keystone pipeline. senators also questioned betsy duvos. the women's march is four days away, and thousands are making their way into the district to prepare. several local businesses are opening their doorses for out of towners. there are also other businesses like this one where they are not only selling merchandise they've created a place for people to hang out women's march. >> so many people are coming in and just want a hug. or people have said can i sit on your couch and cry a little bit. >> we are strong together. and we are going to stand up for our rights and now this administration is not going to be able to roll over. >> hundreds of thousands of participants are expected for the women's march. many of them will be holding sign making parties over the next several days. >> during his last days in office, president obama is shortening the prison sentences of 209 inmates. they include chelsea manning the former army intelligence officer that linked classified documents to wiki leaks. she's six years into a 30 years sentence. that sentence now set to expire in april. >> he's also parredening retired general pled guilty in classified information leaked to journalist. the wife of omar mateen charged with aiding and abetting her husband. >> she spoke quietly and politely as she appeared before a federal judge in oakland, california. the 30-year-old widow of the orlando nightclub gunman is charged with obstruction of justice and aiding and abetting omar mateen who killed 39 people before dying in a shoot out with police last june. that i long suspected she played a role in the worst mass shooting in u.s. history. they say she bought ammunition with her husband and they believe she drove him as he cased the pulse nightclub prior to the shooting. she was arrested monday near san francisco. >> she's an innocent person who won't hurt a fly. >> her uncle said media reports distorting the with her husband. >> she texts him, he responds. he said don't you see the news, she tells him no. he says i love you babe and hangs up. that's all she knows. >> she's been interviewed by the fbi multiple times and has taken a polygraph test. sources say she was with her husband during a surveillance trip to disney world. which investigators believe may have also been a potential target. mateen was physically and mentally abuse, her uncle says. >> he's abusive. that's what she all knows of. he's abusive and controlling person. >> prosecutors plan to try the case in orlando. >> she'll appear in court again tomorrow. she's expected to be appointed a lawyer. and she will find out about her transfer back to florida. authorities in turkey say the suspect in the istanbul nightclub attack has confessed. they say the man is in in afghanistan and carried out the shootings for isis. turkish police arrested him yesterday at an istanbul apartment complex. 39 people were killed and many others wounded in that new year's eve attack. a federal judge today ordered the accused florida airport shooter held without bond. esteban santiago is charged with killing five people and injuring others at fort lauderdale international airport. santiago said he was under government mind control and claimed to be inspired by isis. he has yet to enter a plea but he could receive the death penalty if he's convicted. >> coming up president obama pays tribute to his press secretary. >> but first britain's prime minister reveals their brexit plan to leave the eu. >> temperatures a little cool in the upper 40s, above average no doubt. but we'll we'll see showers close to noon. 49, more rain and showers at 2:00 also 49. we'll come back and talk about drying out later this week. we'll look at the seven-day, after the brexit vote britain's prime minister laid out plans for the uk's future outside of the european union. britainl from the eu. they will forge a new and equal economic partnership with europe. she also signalled tighter immigration policies. >> it must mean control of the number of people who come to britain from europe. that is what we will deliver. >> the british pound has lost nearly one fifth of its value for the dollar. fs good for us if you're going over there. today they said britain would stay open to global trade. president obama made a surprise visit to the press secretary. >> he had a little bit of fun, watch. >> he's just got that all american man made good looking thing going on. that's helpful, let's face it. face made for television. then the guy's name is josh earnest. which if somebody is speaking on your name to have. >> earnest had kind words for reporters saying they serve a role that is a uniquely american feature of our government. >> coming up police find two missing girls 30 years after they were taken. >> but up next new year, time to get rid of stuff. simplify, declutter, unplug, purge, or even quit cold turkey. i raise turkeys without growth-promoting antibiotics, hormones, or steroids. if you're looking for little ways to simplify life, feeling good about what your family eats is a pretty simple place to start. my name is tammy plumlee, and i raise honest, simple turkey for shady brook farms. turn yourself in. that is plea from family members of a 68-year-old woman who was pretty much confined to a wheelchair in the last days of her life when she was gunned down outside of herpa artment complex. >> we have the latest on the search for the gunman. >> reporter: police are offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in this case and they believe you can help. >> if it wasn't for her i wouldn't be here. and my family, and my kids and stuff like that. >> he says he owes his life to his mother when treated so many like her own. feeding her neighbors, giving them a place to sleep. still someone so senselessly took her life on mlk day as market. >> what would you say to the person who did this? >> just turn yourself in pretty much. they're going to get caught regardless. >> these guns are getting into the wrong hands. to young individuals that don't know what the consequences behind shooting. >> she was an innocent bystander shot and killed when someone sprayed bullets outside the apartment complex. while it's unclear if cameras captured the killer police believe witnesses may have the answers. >> the city council should be outraged, the mayor outraged that this is constantly happening in southeast. this must stop. >> he will return to his mother's apartment building tomorrow to lay flowers and hold a candle light vigil in her memory. anyone with information can text anonymous tip to 50411. outside d.c. police communities assistance in this very tough time. they set up a gofundme account to help pay for funeral expenses. if you'd like to help you can find a link to their page on our app. the suspect killed by the police hasn't been identified tonight. police say the incident began around 3:00 p.m. after two brothers were shot. they drove themselves to the hospital where officers arrived. police say he was armed with a knife and refused to surrender, then set the house on fire. police fired a rubber bullet at him and tried to tase him. when neither worked they then shot him. >> three police officers were hit by vehicles on the beltway and i-270 in maryland today. those officers were struck after an incident on the ramp from route 28 to southbound 270 in rockville around noon. they were trying to help someone after a minor crash when another car rounded the bend and hit one of the police vehicles. all three of the officers were taken to the hospital. luckily none of the injuries were serious. a controversial painting that depicts police officers as pigs has been removed from a display on capitol hill. the painting was inspired by the deadly hello l police shooting of michael brown in ferguson, missouri. it was among hundreds of paintings displayed by students leading to the capitol. members of the congressional black caucus said the painting speaks to the fear and anger of the young african american who painted it. but members of congress and law enforcement called it an insult. >> a case closed involving two missing children allegedly kidnapped by their mother. thanks to a tip they found and arrested elaine yates in houston, texas. she was living there with her daughters und daughters again after all of these years. they are now 35 and 32. >> it's sort of the second story where families were reconnected with their loved ones, decades after they were taken. >> it's like march, not like january, we're better off. but it is a little uncomfortable. temps are going to go up. speaking of temperatures three-degree guarantee. we think they'll go up tonight around midnight. temps have been going up in the last couple of hours. so we might make it. live look outside, it's back down to 48. it was 50 at last hour. winds out of the south at eight. not much in terms of radar what's falling from the sky. a little bit of drizzle here and there. good enough to keep the roads wet for the evening commute. some showers north of 40 north of cumberland back towards 68. but again they are very light tonight, mild. bus stop temperatures 42 to 51. that's pretty good actually. becoming breezy and pleasant tomorrow. and the breezes make it seem cooler than it is. still very nice on thursday. not much wind on thursday. then showers for inauguration day. 40s to start, probably dry through 11:00. by 1:00 be showering. 3:00 more rain, 48 at 5:00 more rain and showers. did you see that. >> i did. thank you. between 1:00 and 8:00. >> 10:00 tonight 54 downtown. so temps should go up as the warm front begins to push through. by monday we're in the upper 40 and is low 50s with partly cloudy skies. clouds linger a little bit in the morning to the west of i-81. then by lunchtime we're 55. notice the arrow, pretty strong northwesterly winds that's going to make that 55 feel a little bit cooler. by 6:00 p.m. upper 40s to the north, low 50s t then by 10:00 tomorrow night generally clear to partly cloudy. temperatures in the low to mid-40s. not a bad day. a little bit more like march and january. 50s to start, low 50s at that. then 55 by 11:00. and 56 by 1:00 p.m. very nice on thursday, 56 not much wind. there's your rain and showers on friday. yellow weather alert. i dropped the temperature to 49 for a high. now saturday great. near 60, more rain sunday and monday. back to 61 on monday. upper 50s next tuesday and still mild. >> coming up a look at the new university head coach as now wusa9 game on sports. brought to you by xfinity. >> before many of you hit the snooze button today howard university's new head football coach was on the field with his players for the first time. >> i thought this was the beginning of the turn around. we were the only tv station on hand for the day of firsts. here's our exclusive look. >> this is the second time we've done this. keep your foot behind the line. let's go lock in. >> he pushed his players for their first workout today. we got some inside access to the changing culture at howard. >> reporter: london said the football program has to up its game at a school that already excels in academics student athletes, be ambassadors in our community, serve our conference well, and win games. >> let's go. >> he finished the 2016 season at 2-9. while their odds of success seem impossible coach london thinks otherwise. >> hands off your hips when you get ready to go you want this guy to think he must be a machine. >> our effort and passion and enthusiasm, it becomes catching and contagious that's what we want to get done. >> this is the first time all of the physician coaches have been in a room together with their new leader. >> he just left the university of maryland at assistant head coach and defensive line coach. he also coached at the universities of virginia, and richmond plus in the nfl. it he's coming from maryland, he's going to transfer the culture over here. >> he knows what he's talking about. >> coach london will use his fire, his voice, and his experience to help the bison put some more trophies on that shelf. in washington, diane roberts, wusa9 sports. >> diane roberts, doesn't miss anything. she mentioned coach london coached in the nfl. he was with the dallas cowboys for one season. the cowboys who lost just the other night. >> that's right. >> he supports the burgundy and gold now. >> they lost to the packers and the people i live with are very happy. cheese heads on, jerseys on it was bananas. >> at least they won. >> it'll be great tomorrow and great on thursday. rain for the inauguration. >> that's news at 6:00. captioning sponsored by cbs

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