 We're at 77 in Ruston, 78 Bethesda, 81 on the National Mall. We've dropped a few degrees, but we're still at 76 degrees in our nation's capital, where the time now on WTOP is 1231. You're listening to WTOP, Washington's news, traffic, and weather station. The WTOP producer's desk is wired by IBEW Local 26, where electrical contractors come to grow.