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WJLA ABC7 News At 5 November 11, 2016

Was. Tammy says she is dedicating a great deal of her time and energy to helping victims of domestic violence. She wants to change laws across the country in virginia. Extend resources and help people in abusive relationships get out and get help. Bonnie blacks two children are you living with her family. Alison they have been through so much. The fact they are even thinking about trying to help strong they are. Jeff tammy does not want her sisters death in vain. She wants other to get help and if she helps one person it would be worth her time and energy. Alison they are helping the children, too. Thank you. Larry new development after a rape of a woman after a car crash. Sheriff office has made an arrest. Roberto Flores Sibrian with a laundry list of charges. We have learned that roberto Flores Sibrian was arrested hundreds of miles away at a construction site in stanford, north carolina. Flores sibrian w . Stanford, nort. Flores sibrian with charges of raped aggravated assault. He was living the fredericksburg area prior to the brutal assault in the Early Morning hours. She was driving along and hit by Flores Sibrian. The woman was dragged out of a car and into a ditch where police say she was sexual assaulted for more than two hours. Tonight we understand according to authorities Flores Sibrian is being held in north carolina. Back to you. Alison thank you very much. Yet another day of marching and protests following the president ial election. So far, the protests appear to last night. This is in portland where the Police Arrested a dozen people after protesters there began lighting fires. They were and have losing businesses and cars, too. Protests in our area have been peaceful so far. But the violence elsewhere is putting some on edge around here as more demonstrations are now expected. Stephen tschida following the story for us live outside the trump hotel. What are you seeing now . Group behind me showed up. Its made up of young people who came here to denounce the president elect, to call for democracy. And freedom. We have seen similar demonstrations today. An attempt at healing in front of the trump hotel. While much of the country grapples with sadness, the white house. Ronnie flew in from vermont this morning. Too launch a one man demonstration. Denouncing the language of the president elect. I respect the presidency but i want to respect the person in the office. Stephen outside the trump hotel small protests throughout the day, esexpressing their view about the expressing their view about t never felt before. Hotel and protesters are a stopping off point for tourists. It seemed like a tourist dition nation destination to come to. Hoping to capture historic moment. I had a cousin that supported trump. I sent it to her to rub it in, maybe. Trump supporters were coming by to take pictures so not all the people are opponents or protesters of the outcome of the election. Reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. Larry meanwhile, american universitys president is condemning a protest wednesday that included burning an American Flag right on campus. In a memo to the entire campus, neil kerwin called the act profoundly students burned a flag protesting Donald Trumps election to the presidency. But burning a flag is disrespect and dangerous and it causes outrage in many quarters of society. Larry . Larry new Jersey Governor Chris Christie is out and Vice President elect mike pence is in at the top of president elect trump Transition Team. Pence was chosen in part for his connection of congress where he served 12 years. Mayor Rudy Giuliani. Both are rumored to serve as trumps attorney general. I have no expectations. Trump expressed the deepest gratitude to all who served in all the Armed Service and thankavet. Alison president obama spent the morning at Arlington National cemetery honoring those who gave their lives for Alison Events were held all around the country to honor the troops. In texas, staff and students at a high school threw a thank celebration for veterans. Im a little surprised at how great it was this morning. Got here. Went through the program. I feel better and better about it. Alison people from all walk of life are taking time to thank those who serve. They used to call it the old soldiers home. Some still do. Folks came from around the region the Armed Forces Retirement home to celebrate with veterans like the 92yearold in belgium at the battle of the bulge. We received word we are surrounded by the german army. And told to surrender or be annihilated. We wasnt annihilated. Life. She set a wreath. Among stateside vets, a cryptographer in world war ii. We worked on the japanesenail Japanese Naval codes. We were successful. Naval gunner in the vets said thank you for your service is nice but for them its more than that. Its about the guy or the gal to the left or the right of you. It takes you to another place. Brotherhood or sisterhood. Sam im sam ford, abc7 news. Larry well, we are headed for this season. Alison doug is joining us when we see temperatures to plunge. Doug its starting out now. If this is coldest weekend of the winter season, id be happy. But no chance. Tom roussey is in alexandria before sunset. Took a Beautiful Image of the sky. Cumulous clouds. Its a beautiful sunset across the hour by hour the temperatures fall, winds pick up. Breezy and cold with the frost. 39 in the city by morning. Most other areas are colder. Lower 30 it. So the entire region in blue is under a frost advisory from 1 00 a. M. To 9 00 a. M. Tomorrow morning. Tomorrow night overnight to 9 00 sunday morning the area is under a free watch, indeed. The coldest weekend so far breeze. 62. A nice recovery with the sunshine on sunday. Next week, the warmer temperatures staying in the chill. I will let you know in nine minutes. Alison see you then. Thanks. Still ahead at 5 00, hours spent stuck on a roller coaster. How much the judge says the day of amusement gone awry is worth trapped 70 feet off the ground. Larry plus, a mosques mission to bring peace after days of National Turbulence on the president elect website is testing their resolve. Alison serving those who served. The special gift for veterans and the Amazing Stories they are sharing tonight. Larry as we go to break we honor those who served like the marine captain frederick fulton. Alison thank you also to marine Staff Sergeant jason riley. Share pictures of a vet lan you love veteran you love. Im afraid youre suffering from fobo. Fobo . Fobo. Fobo. Fear of better options. Cure fobo with black friday savings now. Up to 40 off, 24months special financing, and free delivery. Larry sign of res spent in baltimore that cost a pretty penny at National Cemetery in baltimore. A vietnam veteran and his graver. Its a longstanding sign of respect in the military and a symbol that someone came to remember the veterans sacrifice. Alison leaving something behind is not limited to the cemeteries, of course. In fact, the Vietnam Memorial on the National Mall always has some small trinket of love left at the base. Jay korff joins us live with a closer look at the tradition and how the veterans are honored there today. Jay . Alison. We are here live at the Vietnam Veterans memorial in washington to honor the veterans and talk about a powerful story months in the making. First and foremost this is the day to honor those who are veterans and those who decide to serve and sacrifice for our freedoms. We should do this 365 days a year but this is the day we set aside for them. Now, more than a thousand this would end up being a moving event that included a touching wreathlaying ceremony. Dozens of Veterans Organization participated in this, including the v. H. W. , paralyzedded veterans and the Vietnam Veterans of america. Here is part of the ceremony. We hope that we help the over 33 million visitors who come here understand that service. Bravery, the sacrifice of the individuals and how that has shaped our nation. Jay the Vietnam Veterans memorial fund, they are building an Education System not far from where i am standing. The Education Center will over the years. For now the items are in a warehouse and not open to the public. We were able to get a peek inside. We were moved by what we saw we decided to focus on a few of the remarkable stories about the items left behind at the memorial and ended up going into the warehouse. We wanted to create something larger and bigger. We call it we have a special story at 11 00. Indepth piece. In addition to that, the full documentary, 30minute documentary is available for you to see at wjla. Com. A story i was speaking to the original curator of the warehouse and the act of giving that people have been nations history and we hope to capture it in the documentary and hope you check it out. Live at the wall, jay korff, abc7 news. Alison we will check it out. One more reminder join us tonight at 11 00. Jays exclusive tour of the warehouse. It is home to the aweinspiring things left behind at the vietnam wall. Doug jay poured his heart and soul in the documentary. Wonderful stories. Alison looking forward to watching that. Doug ready for a taste of doug frost tonight. Freeze on sunday morning and then it will warm up. Lets get started. One of the newer weather bug school on the campus of Madison Trust Elementary School in ashburn. Fall colors showing up on the trees after sunrise. Through the day. Areas of cloudiness came through with the cold front. The temperatures continue to drop. We are at 62 in reagan normal normal Reagan National airport. 60 in culpeper. During the next couple of hours we will see a noticeable drop in temperatures through the 50s. Aided by the gusty winds now coming out of the northwest. High pressure building in. These sustained wind speeds. 18 Miles Per Hour at hagerstown. 14 at Reagan National. They flare up to a gust of 22 Miles Per Hour. The wind tonight as the temperatures fall. It will be chilly. Especially in gaithersburg. Where Scott Abraham is there for friday night football. Montgomery blare Montgomery Blair makes a trip up to visit Quince Orchard. It will be 36 in fredericksburg and hagerstown. 35 in manassas. 37 in andrews. 43 in annapolis. Bit through the overnight hours and settle down a bit. Still we wake up tomorrow to the combination of the winds and the temperatures yielding wind chills of 3 is degrees in manassas. 33 in baltimore. 35 in leesburg. 33 near joint base andrews. So what we have with the wind chill is a real push of a combination of cold and wind tonight. Tomorrow night it looks as though we will seedy min niching the winds and cold air. In the day tomorrow, this is what we think in the afternoon. It will feel like the 40s starting out with that in mind and the winds dying off we have a freeze watch. It will run from late saturday night to 8 00 or 9 00 on sunday morning. These are the morning lows forecast for sunday morning. The coldest of the season no doubt. Computer picks out 24 as projected low in culpeper. 25 in manassas. 32 at andrews. 39 in annapolis. 28 in frederick. The next seven days. Definitely a chill in the air tomorrow. Plenty of sunshine. 52. Bounce back up to 60 on sunday. Monday we have ourselves a forecast of some sun shining clouds. A computer model persistent in forecasting the scattered showers in the afternoon. We are not 100 sold on that. It could effect viewing of the super gigantic, gargantuan super moon monday night. Other than that, pleasant weather tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday. Temperatures are 60 with alison nice. Not bad. Happy veterans day to you. Larry thank you. Alison thank you for your service. Doug youre welcome. My pleasure. Alison still to come here, a mosque with an urgent mission. Find peace and ease fears after donald trump is elected president. Something we found on trumps website that disappear and then reappeared is testing their resolve. Business in the areas are offering free deals for those who served. Today were gonna be comparing the roll formed steel bed of the Chevy Silverado to the aluminum bed of this competitors truck. Awesome. Yeah first, lets check out the aluminum bed of this truck. Wooooow holy moly. Full on crack here. Now lets check out the steel bed of the silverado. Id expect more dents. No holes. You dont have to wait until black friday to make a strong decision. Find your tag and get 20 cash back, or, get 0 financing for 72 months larry an Important Message on veterans day but every day. Freedom comes at a high cost. Alison as amy aubert plex ins some local businesses make sure those who serve our country are served big its the stories that you hear. Stories give you goose bumps. Like that of 102yearold, an army veteran. The guns. 200 pounds. The free sandwich deal im a people person. I dont like being alone. They are giving away free cake to veterans who come through the door to celebrate the day. How is everything today . Silver in bethesda also offering a free deal to veterans for the price they have already paid. They fought for us and for the freedom. We dont want to forget that. Veterans can get a free entree at the restaurant. Plus if you donate 10 to the fisher house from 4 00 to 7 00 . By the dawns early light . Those who served standing alongside friends, neighbors and family. Honoring fellow Service Members and remembering the sacrifice. Go around and they say thank you for your service. It makes you female good. . And the home of the brave . . Larry wonderful. Alison can you believe he is 102 . Larry i know. Alison we thank him for his service. Larry i could listen to him all day. Alison all day. Larry the stories he has. God bless him. Still ahead, stuck 70 feet off the ground for hours. A judge is determined how much money that is worth for the trapped at six flags. Alison plus a news crew becomes a story as it tries to cover a march against donald trump in baltimore. What happened that sent police a show of solidarity at a Northern Virginia mosque amid concerns about what a Trump Presidency will mean. We will explain in a live report coming up. Larry we are continuing to honor those who served. Sandra penn lives in fredericksburg. Alison thank you to sergeant grant vogt who serve in the old guard at the Arlington National cemetery. 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Cheng out the video. This is reporter Keith Daniels and a photographer preparing for a live hit. Protesters got in the way and told them to leave. The crowd began surrounding them and ultimately Police Officers had to step in. If you look in that direction you see them standing there around the car. The police officer, sergeant here, they moved us out of the crowd. For some reason they targeted alison no one was hurt but it was a tense situation. About 600 people took the street last night. One woman was charged there with failure to obey a lawful order. Larry well, there are calls for peace tonight as we enter a third day of protests after donald trump elected president. Some of the biggest calls are coming from the muslim community. Despite trumps push to ban some muslims from entering the country. Richard reeve is live in falls church with a mosques mission and what we discover that is raising new richard . Richard yeah. Larry, Everything Services just everything Evening Services ending. Many of them asking a basic question. What does a Trump Presidency mean to them. A call to prayer at the islamic center. Lets pray for peace and for people to have more tolerance. A call for peace and solidarity. Folks have anxiety on what will come january 20 and afterwards. Hundreds attended young and old and many concerned about the trump immigration ban. A senior at george mason is especially concerned about the language on the official Trump Campaign website that calls for a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the United States u

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