Although it was Thursday, a week day, DC felt like a ghost town when I got off the Metro. Vehicle traffic was restricted in town. Nobody was on the sidewalks. Most of the businesses and restaurants were closed. It looks like the residents and business owners wrote off the day and left town. Even the street vendors took the day off. It was a little eerie. You never see DC that quiet except at night.

They must have run out of jersey barriers to block the streets because they used Metro buses to block off some. This one is not far from the White House.