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WJLA ABC7 News At 5 February 17, 2017

Source at i. C. E. I am told agents have more leeway to operate under Trump Administration than under obama, agents are going after undocumented immigrants who committed crimes and have no desire to separate mothers from their children. Coming up at 6 00, the efforts that one local organization is taking to make sure that immigrants in the area are prepared for anything that comes their way. Live in annandale, Jeff Goldberg, abc7 news. Alison thank you very much. Meanwhile today on a related noted, the Associated Press learned about a proposal. This was to use up to 100,000 National Guard troops to round up socalled unauthorized immigrants in 11 different states. Now the white house quickly dismissed this report. Said it was 100 false. The department of Homeland Security says it was an idea never seriously considered. Larry . Larry well, President Trump toured the boeing plant in South Carolina this afternoon before heading to florida for the weekend. But today a lot of people were still talking about the news at the white house on thursday. Q mccray is live in northwest after asking people if the president is acting president ial. Q yeah, i think all the headlines are Proof Positive that President Donald Trump is a polarizing figure. Everything he says and does right now is put under a microscope. Good or bad. Most agree trump has a style and demeanor unlike any owe president before him. President trump says his tone early on the campaign trail. Political experts agree. His brash and in your face delivery played a big role in many of his supporters voting for him. Did people expect it to change once he got in the white house . Do you think President Trump is acting president ial . Yes. You think he would have grown up a little bit. Q if yesterdays News Conference is an indicator, templeton. Thank god. I dont want him to be president ial. I want him to be real. Q linda agree. The commentators that say he is unhinged, he is not. Q others think its time to reel it in. I dont think he is respecting himself or presents himself in a manner worthy of being president. Q you are looking at a headline outside the newseum. I spoke to a couple does people. Some for and against donald trump but many of them said they commend the president for keeping one his campaign promises. That is the latest. Q mccray, back to you. Alison thank you. If woman who the president wants to lead the government Largest Health programs says Health Insurers should not have to offer maternity coverage. I dont want to see women discriminated against. Im a woman and i appreciate that. I also think that women have to make decisions that work best for them and family. Alison she told members of the Senate Finance committee she believes women should choose between health plans that offer maternity coverage and those that do not. Critics say not every pregnancy is planned so such care should not be considered optional for health plans. Larry after intense debate the Senate Approved scott pruitt to lead the Environmental Protection agency. Environmental groups strongly opposed the Oklahoma Attorney general for the law after he challenged 14 lawsuits against the agency in a sixyear period. Hours before the vote, the army announced it is ending the environmental study of the controversial Dakota Access pipeline. Protesters have been camped out near the Missouri River reservoir that the pipeline would travel under. Two native american tribes are fighting the plan and due in court for a hearing next week. Alison breaking news from flint, michigan, today, where the states Civil Rights Commission says systemic racism led to the water crisis. In a report released today the intended to poison flints water. However, they said the crisis probably would not have happened in a predominantly white community. Larry its about to feel like the middle of april. Stormwatch7s chief meteorologist doug hill is here with a check on the weekend warmup. Doug the warmup is already underway for many communities. Above the 50degree mark today. That is just the beginning. Talk about the numbers. A big range. 61 in luray. 64 in petersburg, west virginia. Closer to the metro is 40s to 50s. In Patuxent River naval air station, the air temperature is 39 because it sits on the bay. Getting cold air across the cold water really changes things. For us, it is all looking up. Warmer temperatures. Low 40s later and overnight in the 30s. By the time you wake up in the morning its 37. After we start the day its a rapid warmup throughout the entire day tomorrow with the temperatures eventually i think you like the mild weekend forecast. Tomorrow and saturday but straight through president s day as well. We will look at that and the tenday outlook in 11 minutes. Larry we will talk to you then. We are following a developing stories out of falls church. A teacher is facing charges of sexually assaulting two students. Richard reeve has details. Richard this is upsetting for everyone here at Henderson Middle School in falls church. 36 years old. Jose estrada is accused of inappropriately touching two of his own students. Now the two girls are 11 years old, police tell us. This came to light when one girl went to School Authorities back on january 17. Police tell us this happened inside the school. Now estrada was removed immediately from the building. Child protective services and police were called. Estrada is a sixth grade math teacher. He has been here since july he turned himself in to police early today. The police are not saying if there are repeated incidents of this. How long this had been going on for. He is now charged with felony aggravated Sexual Battery and he is being held without bond at the Arlington County jail. He faces a Court Hearing on tuesday. Reporting live from falls church, richard reeve, abc7 news. Larry thanks. In fairfax, this man, 19yearold chase pleko accused of having inappropriate contact with at least three dance students. The alleged acts began in december of 2015 and lasted for nearly a year. The girls involved are 13 and 14 years odd. Pleko was an instructor at stage door dance studio in manassas and adrenaline dance studio in tysons there. Could be more victims. Alison in Prince Georges County today a Police Officer sentence for taking pictures up womens skirts. Maryland bureau chief brad bell is live with speaking to a victim who happens to brad . Brad yeah, she is a d. C. Cop. But first, about the Prince Georges County officer. His name is james sims. He was first caught with this upskirt habit of his. He has pleaded guilty so we know it was a habit. He did it on multiple occasions. Caught last june. There was an investigation. He was indicted in july. Today he was sentenced to one year. The sentence was suspended. So he is not going to go to jail unless he messes up. Then they can send him to jail. We want to talk about what happened out hre, because today we are getting more the first time a complete story for the victim. This is at the Sports Authority in bowie. The Sports Authority is now closed. But last june the metropolitan Police Officer by the name of Corey Barrett was shopping for camping supplies when she realized someone was close behind her. It felt awkward. He is went to another aisle. Happened again. This is what i was reaching up to get like a metal bowl. I felt something behind me. Then his light was on under my dress. The First Response i smacked him across the face. I think he is creepy. He is a sick individual. To be a Police Officer doing stuff like that, he is not, he is a really bad example of what we stand for. Brad she was the wrong victim. She got her phone out around thed the tables and took video of the officer getting into his marked cruiser. That proved to be Evidence Police needed to make the case. She is not the only victim. We learned that the officer had on two occasions pulled people over, going up to the window and with the phone hidden under the ticket book taking pictures of inside. He is suspended without pay but now its likely he will be terminated from the Prince Georges County Police Officer. Brad bell, abc7 news. Alison thank you. The day without immigrants brought marchers to the street of d. C. But how much of an impact did it have . Larry extend the stay. The new contract for a local superintendent after a rough year. What do you do when its february . You own a ski resort and the temps are expected to break 60 degrees. Im ke isjust wanna see ifa again . My score changed. You wanna check yours . Scores dont change that much. I havent changed. Oh, really . They said business casual. I love summer weddings oh no. Yeah, maybe it is time. Maybe i should check my credit score. Try credit karma. Its free. 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They took more days inhe last fiscal day from the 119 the year before. More than hundred employees on leave for longer than the time allowed by the Union Contractor law. In marching 19 employees with excessive absences will be disciplined or fired. Alison parts of maine are seeing record amount of snow this winter. But this weekend we have temperatures in the 60s. Kevin lewis at the resort to see if the warm weather has an impact on the ski season. They transcribed this season as a roller described this season as roller coaster ride. People are incorrectly assuming that warm weather at home would mean no snow on the slopes. Miracles. We could have skied in tshirt today. It will be a reality this weekend. Including liberty mountain. To beat the heat they ran the arsenal of the snowmakers 24 7 for much of the week. The next challenge is combating a common misconception. There has been no natural snow in the marketplace. Today the bright blue skies had the slopes scuddled with skiers. Joe parson of Montgomery Village enjoying a vacation day. I like at this temperature. Much more comfortable. You dont have to layer up as much. Shelly tagged along her family. I dont like the cold so i dont ski much. This is the first time i have been skiing. Its bright and sunny. We saw a lot of people ditching the gloves and the jackets. They hope to remain open through midmarch. Then it will transition to the golf and the wedding season. Live from a chair lift at liberty mountain, kevin lewis, abc7 news. Alison the sun does so much to warm you up, even if its in the 40s. Doug it reflects off the snow. The good news for the ski resorts the temperatures are at or below freezing most of the night. Snow guns on all night long. Warm up to the lower 50s. Alison spring skiing in the winter. Doug we ae looking at that is the theme for the next ten days with variation. The tale of the two weather bugs. East and the west coast. This is the Science Center in lanham. 51 there now. We have seen cloudiness this morning and cleared back out. Temperatures were in the upper 30s for t late morning and then we start to climb. That is the story. The sun going down. Stop, stop, it will crash it will be back tomorrow. On west coast, san francisco, 54 degrees. They have an ocean storm that is producing storms all the way down the coast. Flooding concerns and that is a lead National News story. Here we are making the headlines with the heat. The temperatures this weekend, which we will see on the thunderstormer the are the norms we normally see in the middle of april. 52 in laurel, maryland,52. In the everything the skies are mostly clear. We were in the 20s and tonight well be at or above freezing everywhere. Sunrise up to 34 in the city. The wakeup temperatures tomorrow north and west of town a few areas are b below freezing. Manassas at 28. Woodbridge at 32. Most of the area is going to stay above freezing. In the west places like culpeper could drop to 31. A warm front struggled through today. The winds more out of the southwest for the next days, no problem hitting the mid60s. Plenty of sunshine tomorrow. A weak disturbance could provide in the western zones a few but sunday we are back to the warm temperatures. On president s day the winds turn out of the northeast here. So with the northeasterly winds we are in the 50s for monday. The weekend outlook 66 for highs over the weekend. The stray shower west of town. Average high is 48. Well above that. We look ahead to the parade on monday in old town it looks terrific. Midtoupper 50s. Plenty of sunshine and it will be fine. The next ten days. With temperatures are mid60s. On monday, president s day, upper 60s. Big warmup on tuesday. Take out sunday and monday. It could turn more system for the end of february with highs in the lower 50s. Larry thank you. In alexandria, the fire. Ryan hughes is on the scene. What can you tell us . I spoke with the Fairfax County fire and rescue and they now have the upper hand with the fire. This is in the 4900 of beauregard real estate. Both directions are closed as the fire crew work the scene. They got a call around 3 20 this afternoon. Fires showing from the window and the roof and debris from the Apartment Building on the third floor. That is where they believe it start and it spread to the attics. The police and the firefighters went inside the building to evacuate everyone. Two injuries. A woman take by ambulance for moderate injuries and another for nonlife threatening injuries. Both smoke relat. Injury but he was treated on the scene and then he went back to work on the fire. The fire marshal has been inside. We are told he got a first look but it is still too early to tell what caused the fire. Nothing appears suspicious at this point. Alison thank you for that. Still to come, Virginia Governor wants to cancel a celebration for your health. Larry we will explain that and take you west where rain is causing plenty of problems. A closer look at the latest threat. For anyone to have history here at the smithsonian is an honor. Larry learning from history to avoid repeating it in the future. But first a look at what is coming up tonight on abc7. Alison and Autria Godfrey with a look ahead to mondays good morning washington. Monday on good morning washington. Are the pounds creeping up on your partner . How to approach the deli relationship. Plus, watch at 6 00 a. M. For your chance to be the lucky caller to win tickets to see lady gaga live. Stay with us for traffic and weather every ten minute monday morning starting at 4 25 on good morning bassett is unique in regards to that customability. Youve got a thousand different fabrics to pick from. Very customizable. You can choose the back, you can choose the arm, you can choose the leg. We couldnt be any happier. Alison sundays marks the 75th anniversary of the executive order that authorized japanese internment camps in world war ii. Larry as anniversary, the National Museum of American History opened a special temporary exhibit. They took all of us. Anyone with a drop of japanese blood. At age 12, it was fear and racism that forced now 86yearold bob fujigami and his family from his home to a colorado internment camp where suspicion surrounded them with barbed wire. We were loyal americans. Soon after the attack on pearl hear boar, roosevelt with the stroke of a pen incarcerated 120,000 people of japanese eethnicity. Most of them american sits. Executive order 9066 is featured in the smithsonian American History museum. It contains many photos and new artifacts donated by the former detainees and the families. For anyone to have their an honor. There are few photos that reveal the harsh realities of dust storms and communal living because cameras were banned in the camps and the images were censored. You didnt see hotographs of barbed wire or guard towers. In 1988 with president Ronald Reagan signature, the got acknowledged and a government acknowledged and apologized to the internment. No matter what, im glad i was born in america. Now with Campaign Talk of a possible muslim registry, bob says the president and the members of congress should visit the ex

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