Lets take rds now. Good morning. So a couple of reminder here as far as what is shut down here overnight. Gw parkway, the ramp to memorial bridge, you cannot get into the city that ray here today. Key bridge, for example, is open today so thats a good route into town, out of town. All of those purple closures, again, have been in place since about oclock a. M. Yet. Our team is all across washington this morning bringing you the news as it happens from packed metro trains to capitol hill. We begin our covera molette green on the National Mall. Wove seen protesters take to some of the streets theyre in d. C. You know what with, aaron . I havent seen any protesters yet. Weve been hearing chants of usa. This gate is set to open at 6 00. So in just minutes, i cant tell from my Vantage Point that they started to let people in because im way in the back here. This crowd has swelled to several hundred here at third and indiana. Much bigger than when we got here at 4 30 had morning. There were about 20 people out here. Lots of faces in the crowd, young, old, everything in between. People from all over. Texas all the way to connecticut. I spoke to one young man who this political shift. Its important because i want to see all the work we did to get president obama in place to go much better than what it has been for the last eight years. In your country, you feel youre wrong unless you agree with democrats. Its time for real hope and change when it comes to that. So so far, a peaceful group. When we get inside, theres a lot you cannot bring. You can bring the small totelike umbrella pes dont bring drones, selfie sticks, nothing like that. Checking out a complete list of that inside our nbc washington app. Again, these gates are opening in just minutes and there are folks all over. This guy with his trump hat and everybody else waiting to get inside to see this transition of power. Back to you. Mollet, thank you. Its 6 03. Right now, beam are heading the National Mall as the new commander in chief. Many of them are taking to metro to get there. News 4 reporter adam tuft is live on the train riding with the people. Good morning. Good morning. We just passed the west fall station line. Take a look at everybody in here. Are you guys excited about inaugurationing day . Yeah okay. We have some excited people here. You know, people started lining up pretty early this morning. Metro opened at 4 00 this morning. Theyll be running until midnight tonight. Talking to people from tennessee, detroit, austin. Virginia. Wherever. Weve got people from all over. People are excited. Look listen to this one woman we caught up this morning. Were going to see donald trump and make history. You brought the little ones, too, right . Oh, yeah. Things patriot. Also want to remind you that five metro stations are closed for security reasons today. Take a look at this map we have for you. Pentagon is a new one this year. The youre familiar with the smithsonian and those stations down being closed, but pentagon is a new one this year. Back here live on the train with everyone who is excited to see the swearing in of the president today. Its going to be an exciting day. Could be raining later on today. Rush hour service on metro until 9 00 tonight. Back to you guys. Adam, thank you. Inauguration security is tight across the district this morning. And the Police Presence rose as folks head down to the capital. Justin finch is live for us with what you can expect. Justin. Aaron, good morning. You can see right now, police right over my shoulder here setting up about to make their way through the rear of the capital here. Morning. Police and military mbs making their way towards the back of the capital where we are to set up and secure this inauguration. Here are a long pennsylvania, too, the souvenir stands are begin to go set up here. Ill walk and show you you a few more stands. We have some interested buyers here lining up to look at this donald trump and make America Great gear thats stacking up on tables all around here. Deplorable n chief tshirts. Theyre still unpacking and preparing their tables here. This guy, jason nelson, came in from houston, texas, and he said he is not worried about competitioning. Take a listen. Its history. First of all, a president that old. Then, you happen, somebody that really doesnt have a lot of political experience, as they say, you know what i mean . So we kind of have to roll with the punches. Thats where were at in america right now. Were a roll withhe so thats it. Check out the product. It speaks for iftsdz. A lot to choose from here. Beanies, baseball caps, tshirts, sweatshirts, all this stuff is 20 and jason says theres a lot of money to be made out here this morning all over the inaugural site. Back in to you. Justin finch live for us on capitol hill. Thank you. Now, since there are dozens of road closures in effect, many of you may be considering using a ride sharing app to get downtown. Be aware that surcharges will likely be in effect, so your trip could get pricey. Weve been checking uber all morning. The surcharge is fluctuating. If you wont be in the district this weekend, you should expect more traffic. Virginia and maryland officials are taking precautions. The maryland highway admin B Administration suspended all nonemergency lane closures until saturday. In lanes on i he395 are closed. Hov restrictions will be lifted on i66 and on 95 southbound, the express lanes are expected to open earlier by noon. 6 08. Traffic will continue to be a concern tomorrow because streets will remain closed for the womens march. The event starts with a rally from 10 00 a. M. Until 1 15 near the capital at independence avenue and third street southwest. From there, participants will march towards the white house. Several roads in that area will be closed from 3 00 a. M. Until 6 00 p. M. The full list of road closures is in the nbc washington app. Search womens march. Metro will also open early at 5 00 a. M. And run Additional Trains every 4 to 6 minutes. Organizers have hired private security and have been coordinating with d. C. Police and the National Park service. So from the moment our team came into our news room early this morning, even last night, the number one trending topic on twitter worldwide was the hashtag thank you obama. It is still up there right now. And overnight, we saw actors, activists, senators, and even the b. E. T. Network tweeting messages of thanks to our outgoing president. Some said they were glad he was a class act in office, others thanksed him for his efforts in promoting equal rights. Many saying they were honored to be there for our first black president. In his last hour, the president issued 300 com commutations, more tan any he other president. We should remind you to join us for our live coverage of the operate. Jim and doreen will be with you. Well have s brotman. From the politics to the parties, washington, d. C. Becomes the center of social life weekend. We continue our coverage with a look at the inaugural ball and whats still ahead. Good morning. 50i78 Erica Gonzalez live outside the whoutsite house acr the street from the viewing stand. A view you wont believe, coming up next. 6 13 right now. Weve been warning you to anticipate a good bit of rain today on this special day in team 4 meteorologist Sheena Parveen has a look at our forecast. Sheena, good morning. Good morning, guys. The rain is still off to our west. A few very light showers. Thats it pore now. We have some very light showers. There you see more rain off to our west. That will be here by the middle of the day. Take a look at future weather. 10 00 a. M. , still to our west. By noon, youll need the poncho of jacket, maybe a small umbrella. Lets take a look at the roadways with melissa. New problem on the inner loop of the beltway route 1. Not seeing a lot of slowdown right now. 95 northbound, no issues and maryland 270 south and the top of the beltway outer loop is looking quite good right now the listen to wtop 103. 5 fm when you hop in your car today. Were following a developing story in australia. Three people are dead and more than 20 others are hurt after a man deliberately ran down pedestrians near a mall. Look at he Australian Police are not linking this had incident to terrorism. The driver is in custody and is believed to be connected to a stabbing earlier in the day. Its 6 15 ask we want to get to the airport at the live desk now. Were following the case against el chapo, the mexican drug lore. El chapo guzman is in the United States and headed to federal court later today. He arrived in the u. S. Overnight and in the 90s, he was indicted in drug charges. He is facing charges in several jurisdictions, accused of run ago massive trafficking operation which funneled millions of dollars backs to mexico and orchestrated murders and kidnappings. He actually escaped from prison in mexico twice. He was finally recaptured last year. 50yearold guzman is looking at the possibility of life in prison. Back the to you. People all over the world are talking about the right here in washington. This morning, we are seeing a similar message on many newspapers and magazines. Some have a more negative message. One german newspaper calling mr. Trump the destroyer. Others such as the daily mirror in england says the world is holding its breath. And englands i paper says today is the day the world changes. The head of Homeland Security jay johnson personally inspected the viewing stand where President Trump will watch the parade. Erica is live there at the National Mall. Good morning. We are, in fact, live on a riser. We have just outside the white house which means we are just across the street from the reviewing stand behind me. Take a look at this sensational view that we have this morning. It doesnt get much better than this. As you mentioned, this is where the president and the firm family will be as they watch the avenue. Lets take you through kind of the run of show, how things are going to be looking today. You know about this Church Service that happens early this morning at st. Johns episcopal church. This is known as the president s church with a reserved pew, in fact, pew number 54 reserved for the president and his family. About an hour later, they will go to meet with the obamas for coffee and for tea. And then this is when things get really exciting and intense. Ushers and the white house staff have about five hours to move the obamas out and move the new first family into the white house. After that, of course, the oath of office and then well be here for live coverage of the nearly parade. And then on my facebook page, i posted a cool video so you can see a behind the scenes look of what it looks like here on the risers with all the other media organizations. Live outside the white house, erika gonzalez, glitz and glamour of the red carpet to the nearly ball. Many we spoke with were not happy with the election results, but they say they want to unite despite political differences. They also pointed out the peace ball was not meant to be a protest of the new administration, rather a call to be active in democracy. And remember, news 4 has you covered on this Inauguration Day. Download the nbc washington app to watch our inauguration cafe. The news 4 Team Including eun and me will be joined by special guests to talk all things d. C. And all things inauguration. Wendy and david will kick things off at 7 00 a. M. From the bayou bakery on capitol hill. Donald trump plans to keep his personal twister account. As for the obamas, follow them michelle obama. 6 19, our time right now. Tenially, Inauguration Day were thinking about how many layers we have to wear, whether its going to snow, how many hand warmers were going to need. Yeah. Not this time. But this morning, you will need a layer or maybe a raincoat of whatever youre wearing. Were around the 40s in the area. Later today, were going to stay in the 40s, mostly mid to upper 40s. Take a look at the radar. So were talking about rain today. We have a few sprinkles, a few light showers moving into parts of Loudoun County and some up to the north and west. For the most part, its this area of rain that you see now back off to our west. That will be moving in later on today. Mostly the middle of the day. So right around noon. In the district right now, were at 40 degrees, so nod too bad. Frederick, the coldest at 3 degrees. Watch as we go through time on future weather. 10 00 a. M. , were dry in the district. Rain off the to our west moving not a washout. No thunderstorm. So at least thats good news. 3 00 p. M. , start to go clear and through this evening, we have dryer conditions, but we have fog developing and some drizzle for tomorrow. For today, the swearing in and the parade. 9 00 a. M. , 43 degrees. By noon, best chance of light showers, 46 degrees. 48 by 3 00 p. M. Maybe a few left over. 47 by 6 00 p. M. And i know some areas do have school today been so by 7 00 a. M. , if youre waiting at the bus stop, 42 degrees. 3 00 p. M. , 47 degrees and a chance of showers. Tomorrow for the womens march, fog and drizzle in the forecast, but dryer as we go through the afternoon with temperatures in the 50s. Lets check the roadway these morning. Any delays out there . Good morning, melissa. Choer 4 has a gorgeous shot of this historic day of downtown washington. You can see the capital there. In the front, theres the Washington Monument as the chopper pans and zooms for me over to 66. Again, 66 inbound. Hov restriction res lifted today. That if that is your chosen mer. Weve been talking about that, as well. Gw parkway, the ramp to memorial bridge, shut down to any vehicles or folks trying to walk across the bridge there. Southbound rock creek parkway is closed at virginia avenue. Vre, operating on an s schedule. And marc also on that special schedule today. Brunswick and penn line only, no camden line. It is a scene we see every four years in the Nations Capital. Throngs of people lined up to get the closest seat they can for the swearing in of the next president of the United States. You can see the folks here at the red gate there on capitol hill. Ticketed guests who are making their way to see donald trump be ebb inaugural rated. Welcome back. You are looking right now live at pictures of the capitol on this historic morning where in just a few hours, donald trump will be sworn in had as the next president of the United States. 6 25 is our time right now. We are not only working for you to cover todays inauguration, but tomorrows womens march on washington. Those of you who are here for that march can stop by a new pop up feminist Apparel Store this washington. Its called the outrage and it started out as an online shop. It opened the brick and mortar store just a few weeks ago. The store offers all kinds of feminist products including tshirts, sweatshirts, posters and the proceeds will go the to profit of the proceeds will go to womens rights organizations, including planned store and weve got posters everywhere. Its clearly a feminist apparel business and people walk in had and theyre like, yes this is amazing. Its been incredible. The stores lease goes through the middle of the teb, but theyre hoping to find a permanent location, too. How metro is dealing with Early Morning crowds. Plus, timing the rain. What to expect and the four things to know about the forecast. Im julie here the at the capital where the stage is set for donald trump to be sworn in as the 45th president of the United States. Coming up, who will be in the seats to watch the ceremony and who is not. Robert ive always had high blood pressure. But now i was getting these terrible headaches. And i was tired literally all the time. Something wasnt right. Most people dont find out they have Chronic Kidney Disease until it is very advanced. In fact, my friend ron paul was one of those affected. But a simple test can help save your life. Talk to your doctor or contact the gw ron and Joy Paul Kidney Center to find out how you can get tested. Before you find out that way, find out this way. Protests erupt. Smoke, fire and police crashes as security teams are on high alert. Metro on Inauguration Day, what you can expect as you head out this morning. Celebrations joins supporters at union station. Now had hes waking up ready to become the next president of the United States. It is 6 30 right now. Thanks for joining us. Im aaron gilchrist. And im eun yang. Good morning to you. Here is what were seeing so far on this Inauguration Day. Security is on alert. Weve seen a lot of activity on capitol hill hours before donald trump will take the oath of office there. This morning, people were stacked up at the security gates to get into the National Mall, on to the mall. Some people venturing out as early as oclock this morning. The big weather story is the rain and it all comes down to timing. We begin with storm team 4 meteorologist sheen that parveen. Weve been talking about the rain all week for today. No thunderstorms, but if you are heading out to the inauguration, you will want the raincoat or ponchos. The rairis still off to our west and heading in our direction. It will be here closer to noon today. Thats what a lot of models are agreeing with. 43 degrees by 9 00 a. M. Chance of a shower and 46 by noon. Maybe scattered showers by 3 00 p. M. But start to go clear out. By 6 00 p. M. , were drying out ask temperatures still in the 40s. Well take a look at your weekend, coming up. With the rain coming, its important to know what you can and cannot bring down to the National Mall. Security gates are open now. The crowds came early. Hundreds have been waiting to go through security. That is where we have molette green on the National Mall this morning. Set the scene for us. Hey, aaron. Im in the middle of a huge crowd here at third and indiana. We have been expecting the