“traffic maps around the area today, and they showed constant, miles-long backups”
I heard the traffic (guess they meant backup) was 25 miles long at one point.
The only time I’ve seen that was when people were coming to Simi Valley to see Reagan lying in state. The 118 was backed up for miles and miles.
I remember it well. The MSM was in total shock. They thought they had successfully killed all Reagan support.