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WJLA ABC7 News At 5 February 6, 2017

Largest muslim nation . Why isnt egypt on the list . Its about the threat to america. Scott nor permanent since it is 90 days from immigrants from seven countries and 120 days for all refugees. At the white house, they are trying to win in the court of public opinion. President trump going so far to say if anything bad happens due to the rulings, blame the judge. I know from my time in Homeland Security that there has been many attempts to infiltrate the west. Some successful through the syrian refugee process. We have to be vigilant about that. Scott trump opponents are digging in for what could be a lengthy fight over this executive order and President Trumps future in the Supreme Court and beyond. We have to do something about him. We cannot continue to have a president who is acting in this manner. It is dangerous to the United States of america. I have not called for the impeachment yet. He scott thuman, abc7 news. Larry with the ultimate fate of the immigration order and the travel ban in the air, people with valid visas are rushing to reach u. S. Soil. Tears of reuion and sighs of relief have been a common sight at the Dulles Airport since the ban put on hold friday night. I want to thank all the people who support us. I cant believe were here. Larry another common sight lawyers. Many champed out at the airport. Alison today, President Trump made visit to the Central Command and the u. S. Special operations headquarters. Both are at the air force base in tampa, florida. He was briefed by the leaders before having lunch with some of the troops you see there. Larry new developments tonight after a plane crashed in Fort Washington just before noon. Maryland bureau chief brad bell on the sc the pilot himself was able to call 911 after the plane went down and direct rescuers to the location on a hillside in Fort Washington. He was alert and calm. Matter of fact. The road island based pilot, 64yearold Gerald Kempen was loaded in a state Police Helicopters and transported for treatment. From this Vantage Point we can see trees shorn off where the plane came in. Look here, you can see it slammed in the hillside. The cockpit just missing that tree. Survival clearly a matter of inches. Luck has a lot to do with it. We learned that the plane took off from the airfield in washington but lost engine power. The airport owner said he noticed the plane in the weekend visit. It looks like a airplane as many of them are. Its just things happen. When reached by phone in rhode island, kempens wife explained her husband has been flying for years and confirmedded that his engine died. After looking at photos of the crash scene at out website wjla. Com, she is relieved that her husband is alive. She is not too eager for him to return to flight. In Fort Washington, brad bell, abc7 news. Larry sign up for breaking text alerts from abc7 on your phone. Do that at wjla. Com text. Alison breaking news in the newsroom. Metro will be retiring the 4000 series rail cars. They called them the least reliability. The removal of the cars start next week. There are currently 82 of the 4000series cars in use. Metro g. M. Paul wiedefeld wants to have all 1,000 and now 4000series cars out of service by the year. You can sign up for metro text alerts from abc7 news at wjla. Com. Larry well, it felt more like march than february today. Tomorrow we could even set records. Chief meteorologist doug hill is here with the forecast. Doug looking good out there with plenty of sunshine right now. There will be even warmer temperatures tomorrow. We are expecting temperatures through the 50s and the 60s. We will fall but only in the 40s. Its 60 in reston. 64 in fredericksburg. Chilly breeze off the severn river keeps it 49 in annapolis. What will happen as we head through the evening hours, the clouds will slowly increase later tonight. Winds turn out of the south and we will watch the warm front approaching from the west. That is likely to cause shower activity in the morning. Then it will be breezy and warm. As we head through the day tomorrow it will be impressive here. We see the temperatures start the day in the 40s. Midtoupper 40s. Tomorrow afternoon climb in the forecast high is 66, 67 in. The record high is 64. We have a good bet to break the record. Ill be back in 11 minutes. We will look at the weekend and more about the record high temperatures and see if the roller coaster is going to ever pull back in the station. Larry thank you. Street Briar College found the next School President announcing that meredith wu will take over as the 13th president when the current president retires in may. Wu worked at the university of michigan and has directed a program in london for refugees and is considered a Global Leader for womens education. Alison a 17yearold is dead after a shooting last night in the district. As Richard Reeve reports today it happened not far from a Community Center where a young man who grew up on the streets is talking to kids about getting out. Richard no question mike children. It is about change. Richard a way of giving back. Growing up in a rough neighborhood in brooklyn. In the neighborhoods the kids know. You can lose a lot of people along the way. Richard the police now investigating the shooting death of 17yearold stover sunday evening in the alley off anacostia road. Less than a mile from where the kids are laughing and singing. We see children come in with very aggressive behaviors. Richard here at educare washington, the chicagobased Head Start Program many of the children come from homes earning 9,000 a year or less. Gunfire, crime scene tape, heavy Police Presence all part of their lives. At 4 years old we should not have to see children that angry. That is a time in their life they should be happy and have a lot of innocence. Richard music a way to release emotions. Its important to reach the kids a richard this may be his most important gig. His message is to uplift. Say hey, you can do music, you can do sports, you be a police officer. There are many things that you can do instead of turning to violence. Richard faith and hope among the youngest and most precious. Hope is you think something will happen. Faith is you know it will happen. Richard he would like to do more of this. Its his way of paying it forward. In northeast washington, Richard Reeve, abc7 news. Alison fantastic. Its like somebody has to get killed or hurt for yall to help somebody. Alison a Family Living fear. Why this mother is turning to 7 on your side for help. Put it in my bag and then i came out and it wasnt there anymore. Larry making the rounds on the internet. Find out why the case of the missing super bowl jersey is no laughing matter in texas. Alison then later, 20 years r. F. K. , find out why two members of the cityco are saying the team shouldnt come back. Ollie, the bobcat is back at the national zoo. But still out of sight. Im Stephen Tschida. Why are you checking i want to see if it changed. Credit scores dont change that much do they . Really . Ill take it sir, your credit. Is great, right . When was the last time you checked . Yeah, i better check my credit score. Here, try credit karma. Its free. Alright, no more surprises. Credit karma. Give yourself some credit. Larry well, right now the district is on egg watch. There is a confirmed egg siting in the nest of liberty and justice. They live near the Police Department and have been monitored for more than seven years by the eagle cam. We will continue to keep watch and bring you updates on any new developments that may come up. Alison okay. In the meantime, it could be a long time before you see ollie, the bobcat again. As Stephen Tschida reports, the zoo is afraid to let her back in the habitat until every inch is inspected for possible escape route. Stephen the bobcat exhibit, an attraction for young visitors to the zoo. The bobcats can jump through the little rectangle. Stephen no sign of ollie, the runaway bobcat. She is back. Since she returned she and the two male companions are out of sight inside the closed area. Im disappointed but its a good idea. Stephen zoo Officials Say maintenance people have gone over the netting with a fine tooth comb to make sure that it is secure. But they will spend more time going over the enclosure before the bobcats are back here to be scene by visitors. Depending if we have to replace the netting, it could take several months to get it back in shape. Stephen some visitors still wonder how ollie made the escape. It took a lot of ingenuity. It looks like a solid enclosure. Its puzzling how they got out. Stephen despite areas that need attention, the zoo says there are no money problems here. Keeping on top of a 125yearold zoo is a big job. They just missed the hole over the netting in the enclosure. Stephen tschida, abc7 news. Larry by the end of the month the panda population in the zoo will go down by one. Bao bao will be sent to china by the 21st. The agreement has all cubs moved to china before they turn 4 years old. There is a celebration for bao bao on the 16th. Alison we will miss bao bao. Larry yeah. Alison part of our city. Larry exactly. Doug dont go, bao bao. Larry dont go byebye. Alison exactly. We dont want the weather to go byebye. We are enjoying this. Doug yeah. Tomorrow more so and wednesday, too. Changes coming for wednesday night and thursday. But the story is record high temperature. 67 or 68 degrees. Alison it going to rain all day . Doug parted of rain but mostly the morning and the midday. Sunshine in the afternoon. Lets talk about things here. A live look outside at the national harbor. Blue skies. Cloudiness on the horizon. Thoroughly delightful. Current temperature of 57 it at Reagan National. When we finish weather here, ga school visit. Well come back to that. The temperatures are holding at warm levels. 65 in culpeper. 65 in fredericksburg. 57 in washington. Well above average temperatures. Through the evening we will stay mild. Increase in the cloudiness later tonight. The outdoor plans. Its beautiful. Need a jacket, not even a winter coat. You will need the coat by friday. The warm front is approaching. Cloud cover coming in and the southerly winds will keep temperatures above average. We have shower and be in the 40s. Then we have a band of rain that is coming through. The winds will increase from the south. Then i think we will break in sunshine. Have highs in in many areas. 70 in spots. The record 64. A good chance we will break that record. So here is the planner. We will start off in the 40s. Jump through the 50s with sunshine and breezes. 167. Record highs possible. If we keep on the track the record highs highs will be probe in many areas tomorrow. A look at three from reagan normal, dulles Reagan National and dulles. You can see the forecast highs are higher than that. It will stay mild through wednesday. A cold front is expected to come through Late Wednesday night and thursday morning. The cold air lags behind the front. But what is interesting when this front goes through we hit mid60s. But colder air will build in wednesday night. At the same time an area of low pressure will develop south. Some models have it farther south. Some farther north. That is key. The farther south it goes the whichever way it goes we think the ground temperatures because of the warm air we have had and will have around and the air temperatures that are just around or above freezing in most areas, it should have very little impact in the metro area. Wet, snow or rain. Quickly get out here and get back to the sunshine. The temperatures starting to fall off in the afternoon. Then we have a couple of day of cold weather and then it will warm up all over again heading through the weekend. For the next ten days the roller coaster ride will continue. We will drop to 40. 50s and 60s on sunday. Early next week looks like we stay above average in the mid50s to get us through the midpart of february without winter weather. Our buddy brian van de graaff this morning headed south to visit the kids at Patrick Henry Elementary School in alexandria. He always captures the crowd. If you get a chance to see him do public appearance which is free. He took the kids outside for the weather eow we do the weather and he made bunches of new friends at Patrick Henry Elementary School. Kids had a great time. Larry brian had a great time, too. Doug he always does. Larry he loves kids, too. Thank you. Appreciate it. Its not just for kids. Finds out new guidelines for adults. Alison and later, the infestation that is shutting down a d. C. School. Larry but first america, we are in for at least four years of awful hair. So it is up to you to do your part by making up for it with great hair. Larry the political to the funny. A look at some of this years, the ads in the super bowl. Alison now Autria Godfrey with a look at what is coming up on good morning washington. Autria thanks, alison. Tomorrow on good morning washington, seven essential things to help you build a stronger, happier, loving relationship. Plus valentines day gif your life that wont break the bank. Stay with us for traffic and weather every ten minutes tomorrow morning starting at 4 25 on good morning alison the new England Patriots arrived in boston. The city will hold a parade celebrating the team tomorrow morning. That is a nice piece of memorabilia. If it shows up on ebay, someone let me know. Larry that is patriot quarterback tom brady. Talking about the missing jersey. They are investigating and trying to figure out who stole his shirt. Alison the game was a thriller at the end. Wow the patriots came back from the largest deficit in super bowl history to force overtime for the first time in super bowl history. Larry it looks like the boston globe lost faith in the comeback. A few copies of the early delivered with this headline about the bitter end. A lot of it called it the dewey versus truman moment for the sports world. Alison youd think they would know better of all people. Larry then again, halfway through the Third Quarter down 283. Alison i know. I was really something. But, of course, people are not just talking about football today. We are just talking about the hati and then, of course, there are the ads. Larry right. Q mccray takes a look at some of the favorites. Q the ads had it all, from laughs to tears, politics and unexpected sex appeal. In the first ever super bowl ad, mr. Clean didnt disappoint. In a spotless performance that mopped up much of the super bowl buzz. Though comedienne Melissa Mccarthy kia ad won the ad meter competition from usa today. In this spot, mccarthy was called on to save the whales, trees and the polar icecaps. They all ended badly for her. Honda called up star power of its own. Jimmy kimmel, viola davis and Steve Carrell inspired people to go for their dreams. Do you folks believed id make it . Definitely not. That was a rhetorical question. Q but Many Companies making statement with somber tone. One redid an ad chronicling a mother and daughter immigration journey. What do i tell my daughter . Q an ad with a big message, this spot for audi focusing on equal pay going viral even before sundays broadcast. She will automatically be valued less than every man she ever meets. Q other notable mentions was the cam newton ad and the super bowl babies. Alison there was something for everything. Larry i like the cam newton buick. I love the tmobile ones that were good. Later in the night we got racy with christian shawl on the phone with verizon. I dont want to you. Look it up. Alison lady gaga, a lot of people fantastic. Solo by herself for 15 minutes. And remember prince in the monsoon ten years ago. He put on the high heel boots and he never missed a beat. He was fantastic. She was really good. Alison and youre comparing it to that one . Larry very good. Very athletic. Alison still ahead. Once in a lifetime celebration, the reason for the salutes. Larry later metros latest move to break the budget gap. Sam a mother of six says the bullet fragment was found by her 12yearold after somebody shot up her apartment several weeks ago but its not enough for the apartment management to move her to what she thinks should be a safer mov announcer youre watching abc7 news at 5 00. On your side. Larry the reality living in any city. A Family Living in fear in southeast d. C. , to the point that a mother is reaching out to any help she can get. She spoke to sam ford in aory you will see only on 7 story you w its like somebody has to get killed or hurt for yall to help. Sam well call her only by her middle name michelle. A mother of 6 00 that says she walked out of her kitchen and bullets went through the window. It would have been one of my kids that got up to get a drink. Sam the shot spotter heard 14 shots. There were 22 shell casings after recovered. After michelle said they found holes and declared it a destruction of property. No mention of life. Her 12yearold found this on the floor. Its a bullet fragment. She said they didnt call police because they said they werent going to get it out of the wall. She went to the rent office. I told them i didnt feel safe. Is it possible to be moved to a different building . They told me it was nothing they can do to this is after her younger childrens father who often stayed here was shot dead in november. She insists that her kids are traumatized. It happened. The shot was so loud. She woke up scared. Sam michelle said she told a h. U. D. Worker that she spotted the gunman who shot the apartment that she should tell authorities and they would move her. She declined noting there are cameras all over

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