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WJLA ABC7 News At 4 January 16, 2017

Security. Outside a pizza place here at third and massachusetts. Wise guy pizza there are embracing for the good and the bad of all of this. They are expecting 1,500 customers each day on friday, and saturday. That is twice their normal lunch and dinner. Besides the fact they have the business situation, they have employees trying to get to work because of all the road closures. They also have food deliveries. They have to have the food delivered in the areas around this neighborhood by wednesday. They dont have thousands of workers downtown because many offices are closed but they will have thousands of people at the festivities for the inaugural and the protest the next day. We have street closures and were trapped. We cant drive in the parking lot. Deliveries asked to get deliveries on wednesday. Richard so with all of those headaches how are the businesses going to cope . We will help answer that coming up at 6 00. Reporting live at richard reeve, abc7 news. Alison thank you. The president elect and first lady will be attending at least two official inaugural balls but there are many more around town. How do you dress the part if youre in the company with the first family . Coming up at 4 15 we will show you the golden globe red carpet trend making its way to washington. Stay with abc7 on air and online at wjla. Com for continuing coverage all week long. We will have much more for you coming up in a few minutes. As the time ticks down to the swearingin ceremony the trump Team Continues to peace together his administration. Today, the president elect met with the son of Martin Luther feud with georgia congressman john lewis continues to simmer. Stephanie ramos reports from washington. Stephanie today at trump tower in new york city, donald trump making an appearance in the lobby after the meeting with Martin Luther king iii. King saying he and trump had a constructive meeting discussing voter right and voter i. D. s. Its clear that the system is it not working to the maximum. Through an op ed we provided solutions begin to address a broken voting system. Stephanie when asked whether he was offended about trumps twitter rampage against congressman lewis . In the heat of emotion a lot of things are said on both sides. I think that at some point the goal is to bring America Stephanie days ago lewis called trump inlegitimate president. I think the russians participated and helping this man get elected. Stephanie trump fired back saying he was all talk, talk, talk, no action. Lewis is a civil rights leader who was known in the marches in the 1960s, fighting for civil rights alongside Martin Luther king jr. Today, lewis making his appearance since the dustup not mentioning trump but calling the crowd to action. When you see something not right, not fair, not just. Moral obligation to do something, to say something. Not be quiet. Stephanie when asked what his fathers message would be to president elect trump, there was no mention of tweet, healthcare repeal or russias hacking. King said the father would be most concern with the millions of americans living in poverty. In northwest, stephanie ramos, abc7 news. Q we observed in d. C. With the return of the parade along Martin Luther king avenue. Our abc7 d. C. Bureau chief sam ford was the master of ceremonies. Sam so the Buffalo Soldiers are bringing up the rear of this annual Martin Luther king parade down Martin Luther king avenue. It has been a great day. We have had thousands of people tar pace it in the parade that honors Martin Luther king. [music] sam a number of bands from baltimore, richmond and the balloon marching knights in washington. Its been an outpouring of participation. This man, the most important man and the most Important Message for the most violence century in the history of mankind. Either we learn to live together as brothers and sisters or we will perish ea we aint no fools. We will live together. Sam for the first time the general parade would go south but this time it went north in what they call downtown anacostia. With the horses, that pretty much ended if parade. A wonderful time for many of the people here. Awesome. Real nice. What about you . Amazing sam it has been a good time and one of the best parades we have seen here in recent years. Reporting from southeast washington, im sam ford, abc7 news. Michelle abc7 was there when mike pence mitsed the m. L. K. Memorial. He took in the sights and he shook hands while onlookers snapped pictures and took videos as well. As the holiday comes to a close we are looking for potential for some of us to see showers and a warmup. Stormwatch7s chief meteorologist doug hill has th it looked like it was about to rain all day long today. Doug it has had a threatening look. You are right. But not way of any rain locally. Cloudy and chilly. 46 degrees. Chilly. But thats a few degrees above average for high thanks to the southerly winds. The southerly winds will play a role to bring warmer temperatures back to the region. 44 at joint base andrews. 43 in college park and gaithersburg. 48 in luray. 46 in fredericksburg. 45 at washington dulles. Through this evening well stay cloudy. As we get through the evening there could be a patch of fog. Temperatures dropping to the lower 40s. Looking west, another storm center. Like many, we will be on the fringes of it. The leading edge of this part is a warm front that will move through tomorrow. It will bring the warmer temperatures to the middle 50s. But bring a chance to deal with the occasional period of the light rain or showers or area of fog as the temperatures head to the middle 50s. The forecast overnight, cloudy and cool. Light give you an idea of the timing. Morning best time for the scattered showers. We look ahead to the rest of the week and the weekend in eight minutes. Q . Q thank you. Developing tonight, a double shooting in southeast leaves a woman dead. She was on a wheelchair around 10 30 this morning and a man was also shot and he is expected to be okay. Kevin lewis is live in the neighborhood. I appears she might have been caught in the middle of a shootout . Kevin that is right. The interim police chief told us there may have been multiple gunmen. The detectives are reviewing Surveillance Video from the Police Camera affixed to the light pole across the street from where the shooting took place. Here is the face of the d. C. Latest gun violence victim. A woman affectionately known as apartments. She was disabled and used a wheelchair to get around. She was headed to the supermarket when she rolled in the line of fire. As peak here explain miss vivian was an avid redskins fans, loved food and notorious for giving children rides on the wheelchair. A man in his 20s also hit multiple times today but he is expected to survive. A small Christian Church sits 30 feet from the murder scene. An Elementary School is two blocks away. The police have not made an arrest. Miss vivian was disabled. She was a loving person. She has a dog she loved to death. She also had cats and she had a friend, her best friend that lived with her and stayed and took care of her for seven years or so. We made a lot of inroads in the crime in the area. There is still bad actors up here. Anybody who is willing to open up and fire gunshots in the community, we are not going to tolerate that kind of thing. Kevin of course, the challenge is finding eyewitnesses that are brave enough to tell investigators just what they saw. That is why cameras like that one are such a godsend for investigators. Live in southeast, im kevin lewis. Abc7 news. Q thank you very much. Next at abc7 news at 4 00 the ice storm that hit the heartland creates heartstopping moments like this. Alison the glam and the glitz of inaugural night. Friday will be hollywoodlike in d. C. How can you dress the part . We will show off the golden globe red carpet trend coming to washington. Michelle at 4 30, a Frederick County School Employee fired over a tweet responding to a student. It provided an back and forth in a light hearted way. The typo and correction that resulted in a pink slip coming up. Dr. Martin luther king gave us the courage to compete and stand with all and not have any limitations. I believe he is inspiring me to have more courage. And that im able to stand anywhere. Theres a moment of truth. And now with victoza® a better moment of proof. Victoza® lowers my a1c and blood sugar better than the leading branded pill, which didnt get me to my goal. Lowers my a1c better than the leading branded injectable. The one i used to take. 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One fell where 100yearold lucille was supposed to have e birthday party. We couldnt have it because was such a decision to decide to postpone it. Michelle it will be a birthday to remember but not for good reason for her and others. The storm destroyed her home, one that took her a lifetime to build. Alison what a shame. Lets turn attention back here at home. This friday president elect trump and the future first lady are said to attend two official inaugural balls. Michelle the commanderinchief ball at the Washington Convention center and the big apple ball. Q if you are lucky enough to snag a ticket to either event you want to dress the part. Alison Jummy Olabanji went shopping to find out what is hot in formal wear this year. Jummy at rent the runway, you find gowns galore fro white and deep black. Most colors are in vogue. No matter who you are, the skin tone, the air color, there is a color out there for you. We have all of them to choose from. Associate style director says no matter the color, floor length is the way to go. This season men can also choose between strapless, sleeveless or long sleeves. A big trend recently on the Golden Globes will be in play for the inauguration. We are looking toward the future. Everything has a little sparkle. Like distant galaxy. You will see the trend everywhere you go. For the men . Always black. Maybe navy. Suits supply on m street in georgetown has array of classic tuxedos. Employees say men should stick to dark colors and watch that fit. No matter what your body type is, if it fits it flatters. If you are a guy that wants to weekend, fashion guru say there are ways to make yourself stand out. Simple, traditional, black satin lapel. Always leave one button as a full set. But for the man who wants to experiment a little bit more, what the man quen is wearing a mannequin is wearing is how to break it up. Black tuxedo trouser with a navy velvet jacket. Jummy im Jummy Olabanji. Alison here to help us navigate a busy week in washington is alex, the Deputy Communications director of the ain august ral committee. Thank you for coming in. This is go time for you guys. It is. Alison we have a lot to talk about. Thursday night, basically, thursday afternoon is when the festivities start. What can we expect for thursday . Celebration concert at the lincoln memorial. Its a time to come together and celebrate what the inauguration is about. Its about the people. Person. Its not a celebration of many people. Its celebrating the country and the peaceful transfer of power that occurs when we have a new president in office. Alison the thursday event is this something you need tickets for . What should people do to get down there . We have voice of the people. Preconcert at the lincoln memorial. The gates for that, begin at 1 30. The gates will open around noon. From there at 4 00, at the lincoln memorial, you will see a celebration of the country. Toby keith is in attendance. Sam moore, 3 doors down is performing. There are a lot of acts. That is a free, free event. No tickets required. Encourage people to come in and enjoy music. The first time during the inauguration week that the president elect trump will make remarks. At the lincoln memorial. Exciting time for peak to celebrate the inauguration and the peaceful transfer of power that will occur. Alison we are no strangers to the long lines, security, parking issues. What are you preparing for and what should people know before they head down . First, there are so many free aspects of the enaugust ration. Inauguration. Come and join in a unique celebration. We have, take time to get in. So if you plan out your schedule a couple of hours ahead of time before the gates chose or before the show begins. The city will be largely shut down for the traffic or the vehicle traffic coming in. Encouraging people to use metro. Want everyone to come in with the celebration on thursday or whether its the swearingin ceremony. There are free aspects there. The parade that follows the ceremony. People can come watch for free on the parade route and celebrate the moment. Take advantage of being in the nation capital and the alison doug is saying it wont be frigid like the past inaugurations. Alex, thank you for being with us. We appreciate it. Dont forget if you want to participate in any of the inauguration weekend events, make sure you take some pictures and video and share them with us at abc7 at burst. Com wjla. Michelle thank you. Q we were just talking about the weather. Its great, right . Doug it will be cloudy. The temperatures are probably at noon, at the swearingin ceremony at 48. There is a chance of rain. We are looking at the rain that may move in and hold off to the afternoon. Michelle perfect. Doug that is an official rush at it today. Several days as things develop to pin it down. Its not biterly cold or freezing. Just wet at times. That is the story tomorrow as well. Numbers in the 40s. Cloudy skies. Stray shower or a patch of fog. As far as the rain on the across the lower bay. We keep an eye on those. That is part of the forecast. Showers, maybe fog and the temperatures slowly falling. Warm front on the move. That will bring rain here. The warm air is overrunning the surface. Plenty of rain. The heaviest precipitation is well north and west. It has been the theme almost all winter long. Every system that develops we tend to be on the fringes of it. Not complaining but that is the storiment to and tomorrow. Period of rain tomorrow, may have a break. A few more showers in the afternoon or the evening. Once the front goes through on wednesday, it is not going to get colder. It will get milder. That, too, distincttive part of the winter season. Counter intuitive when you think of the cold fronts in january. It will get cold. But not so much this time. We stay on the mild side of things. Get in wednesday, break of the sunshine. Fresh breeze out of the northwest. It should be pleasant in the midtot skies, showers, area of fog, lows to 40 degrees. Tomorrow, cloudy. Period of light rain. They will be likely at times. Wednesday is partly cloudy and 58 degrees. That is the nicest day of the week. 47, 48. Is it raining noon on friday . It could be. We will give you a definitive forecast later in the week. Beyond that lets take a look ahead. Mid50s tomorrow. Upper 50s and then friday is cloudy skies. 60 chance of rain developing. The highs around 50. Mild over the weekend. Michelle thank you. We have breaking news out of herndon. This is in the 13300 block of covered lane where there is a barricade situation. Tom roussey is at the busy scene. What can you tell us . A lot going on in a short block. This is covered wagon lane in herndon. Show you the fire called in. The town house, the Fair Department is working on it and they put the ladders up. This is the heavily damaged side. On this street, we are hearing the different rumors from the neighbors. Is taken to the hospital. This is a lot to sort out. There is a lot we dont know. We know in the same block there is a shooting. And a fire. This is off the dulles toll road. You can see the Fire Department working. There is a suspect who was shot by an officer and taken to the hospital. There was a fire in the town home and we assume its connected but we dont know what it is yet. You are not even seeing onetenth of the fire response. Im tom roussey, abc7 news. Michelle well check in with you soon. Thank you. Next at abc7 news at 4 00 the resolution to get or stay in shape. How five simple changes help a woman nearly her journey is next. Q plus a Frederick County School Employee fired over an apparent tweet. Students typo, she corrected and the schools response and the students coming up. 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