richard: one resident casey key is one of the 128,000 drivers caught in the congestion here every day. >> defin like i said, anything that would change the t is now, especially in haymarket is awesome. richard: planners say it will prevent t-bone crashes since cars will be moving side to side. there will be plenty of traffic lights and signs directing drivers on which way to go. >> it will need time to get used to. it will avoid traffic and it's a positive thing. richard: you can see the traffic here is very busy. the interchange will close at 8:00 friday night for final work and reopen 9:00 a.m. on saturday morning. in haymarket, richard reeve, abc7 news. maureen: the national zoo is having a friendly competition in which everyone comes out a winner. it's about cute animals. surprise! and it started with a national zoo tweeting a picture of a gray seal pup. since then the virginia aquarium, zoo atlanta and the bronx zoo all joined in the competition. id judge of who is cuter but i nominate doug hi cute is. alison: he's cute. doug: i'm also on loan from the baltimore zoo. we thank the