[JellyJam]

Now it's said to be a "hoax" bomb.

from AP:

“Someone tried to make this look like a real bomb,” said D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department spokesman Alan Etter.

A dry run perhaps?! The hotel is four blocks north of the White House.

[Cindy]

"A dry run perhaps?"

Were you listening to our conversation at home?
Smiling...

I said to my husband, "What do you think -- a dry run -- to check for the response time?"