roosta decorated marine and in a neck brace -- bruised and in a net brace after an assault at a mcdonald's in the district. alison: tom roussey has with the victim said from his hospital bed tonight. tom: he called his attacker cowards. this video was hard to watch, showing chris marquez leaving the mcdonald's. he is facing this way when he is sucker punched from behind. tonight we got his reaction after watching the video of the attack. >> it was a cowardly act. tom: chris marquez reacted to the brutal video. >> it's kind of weird watching yourself get attacked in such a manner. tom: he is spending the night at the v.a. medical center, being treated for a concussion.

facetime. >> they need to go to jail for what they did. i think that is the only way sometimes people learn. , whose onlypects faces were not blurred by d.c. him,e, had been taunting asking him if he believed black lives matter and. he did not answer. while he was on the ground, another suspect kicked him and robbed him. i understand many people seeing the video will be angry. the decorate it rained and war veteran called for peace. >> i don't want anybody's use this as an excuse for hate or violence. not clear if the suspects were politically motivated, but he is calling on the black lives matter's movement to condemn violence. >> they need to speak to the nation that these types of acts of violence will not stand. tom:

one of the security cameras caught the brutal attack at the mcdonald's on e street. if you know who any of the give d.c.re, please police a call so they can make an arrest and get some justice. live in northwest, tom roussey, abc 7 news. leon: thanks, tom. developing at this hour -- ntsb investigators are on their after thisii helicopter crashed in pearl harbor. five people were on board. a 16-year-old passenger is in critical condition, two adults are in stable condition. the conditions of the rest of the passengers is not known. .t was a helicopter tour a school board member has been charged with lying to get free relaunches for her children and resources county, found guilty. mond

ay sought and received free child launches for her child for five years. she left the school board. as the verdict was read, she was hysterical and she will be sentenced at the end of april. alison: one of our biggest school districts is giving students the day off on super tuesday. fairfax is canceling class because of crowding and safety concerns. richard reeve is live in fairfax with the vote that happened in our ago. rich, tell us about it. that's right, and one school board member said this could have been a disaster, so schoolcided to not have march 1. that is now a student teacher holiday. they have never done this before. concernsbers cited that voters would be acting out while waiting in line, getting into disagreements and

the role also -- there were also issues like parking and traffic. in the end, 11 voted in favor, one abstention. >> you are putting the children safety at risk. i think closing the school is a good idea to keep them out and keep the separation of the groups. >> we are seeing record numbers of people coming out to vote, people very engaged in this process, and given the norm us volume of voters, they are anticipating, there could have been challenges. richard: despite the -- despite that, superintendent garza said these schools would not have been unsafe. schoolsalking about 165 being used as polling places. they will not have to make this up.

one more note -- stafford, prince william, and spotsylvania counties have also canceled schools march 1. leon: some shockwaves politically around the globe. they were of words between his holiness, pope francis, and donald trump. u.s.-mexicong the border, he referenced donald trump, not mentioning him by name, and the plans to build a border wall, implying that is not a christian act. donald trump back saying questioning his faith is disgraceful. he said the pope would wish that he was president if isis attacked the vatican. alison: the pope also raising headlines by wading into the zika virus controversy. he said using birth control would be ok to stop the spread

the cdc is urging pregnant women not to go to infected countries because it has suspected links to birth to fax. 7 on your side getting results after zika virus concerns shut down vacation plans for a couple. last night we introduced you to susan and mike. he for people new with the zika virus was, they had booked a holland america cruise. their doctor told susan not to go. that was to protect her unborn baby. at first, holland america would only offer a partial refund. after the story aired last night, the company said they would get all their money back. these daysflights look like petting zoos, but overall the service animals really legitimate? 7 on your side discovered that some are gaming the system to get hats on board for free. joce sterman explains how by registering a stunning pet. joce

issue to the world's best dog. she does not bite. we know shia special, but now we have the paperwork to prove it. >> the application process was ridiculous. became an official emotional support animal, the same process that allowed real dogs, pigs, and turkeys to come on board the airplanes that you fly on for free. does this seem like a system right for fraud and abuse? >> it is. joce: we discovered a big problem with the air carrier access act. it was changed to allow people with disabilities to take pets aboard planes. >> when you start accepting stuffed animals, there something wrong with the system. allows for profit companies to sell registration to anybody who claims to have a disability, no government screening for the

double checking of the people who apply. just click here to fly with your emotional support animal. boom. registered using the national service and double registry, which says services are aimed at only providing legitimately disabled persons with i.d. to minimize hassles and discriminations. they told customers that does not make them legally disabled. all you have to do is say you have a host of problems, saying a fear of flying and stress. shows no aggression towards humans. think we are good. box, $65, and we are done. we submitted a photo of the stuffed dog for the official papers and we are ready to fly. aor another $50, we even got tag to make it official.

resident says he already struggles with a system designed to support people like him with disabilities. have been accused of wide you have a service dog come you're not blind. his: he is allowed to take dog were he travels, but they are not hard to get. the feds crack down in 2008, allowing airlines to require documentation from a licensed mental health professional or doctor. but guess what, we bought one of those, too. i answered 11180, questions online honestly, with no one to verify my answers. then i spent 14 minutes on the phone with a counselor during two calls. ok, it's official. i am considered emotionally and mentally disabled. later, i got a message in a

counselor i never spoke to. a came courtesy of psychological service company in colorado, the service that we paid, which just happens to work out of the same address as the national service animal registry. the company says it does not disclose the relationship online, but will confirm if asked. they use a stock photo for its staff and the parent couple years registered in another state, with business activities listed as manufacture of leather motorcycle accessories. leon: hmm. the psychological services which was successfully vetted by the department of transportation says that it connects clients with services and companies, including the company are i-team worked with. 23% andd that between 35% of its clients do not pass. alison: unbelievable research. still ahead --

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leon: the famed oscar statue will look different this year. after 32 years, the academy is switching makers, using a statue that will more closely resemble those used in the 1920's, with the outer layer 24 caret gold. kidd o'shea will be live at the oscars. of bras,iles and piles all shades, sizes, and styles, are being collected for a good cause. jay korff has this story. >> they are tangled together. jay: inside a warehouse in virginia -- >> i did not know that you could recycle bras. >>

in everyday garment. >> we all have them, we all need them. jay: that could transform women's lives in ocean away. >> it's nice to know we are helping these girls. jay: they are trying to collect 1000 new or gently used bras. >> it is personal. some of these are mine. eight are not fit, so why keep them --they do not fit, so why keep them? to: they will ship them secondhand markets overseas, empowering women to go from survivor to entrepreneur. this communal ethos of women supporting women -- >> the best one around. jay: is a reason that she opened her store in leesburg. n-cup.sell from a-cup to jay: she has collected more

>> we are doing just a little something to make a difference in their life. jay: now women can take an item that does not fit them or their lives, and help rebuild the lives of women who have lost so much. jay korff, abc 7 news. alison: to learn more about how you can donate, go to our website, wjla.com. leon: fairfax county school board members voted unanimously to begin the process of changing the name of jeb stuart high school. some historians believe the school named for jeb stuart, who was a confederate general, was named that way because of the 1950's tensions. >> i think at the time the school was named, it was done as a way to mock the system.

leon: there has been a lot of talk about renaming the school after thurgood marshall. he lived in that area. process couldon take about three months. alison: 7 on your side with health matters, and who was getting the worst sleep -- maryland ranked the sixth the worst in the nation. only 51% of people are getting seven hours or more per night, which is the amount they recommend to lower the risk of health issues. leon: your something we could do that could be more fun -- sipping wine may help you lose weight. that is according to experts from washington state university and harvard. stops fat in wine cells from gaining more fat. drinking at least two glasses per day helps beat obesity by 20%. drinking in the evening is the

you full and not wanting a late-night snack. alison: really. leon: wish we could have been in that study. alison: 7 on your side with interesting consumer news -- there is a new car that protects you from potholes. ford says the 2017 fusion sport sedan will have a new shock absorber system that will detect potholes and keep wheels elevated. instead of dropping down into the deep pothole. the technology is already used in some luxury cars. ford says this is the first midsized car in its price range to offer the feature. leon: dakar would get a workout here. steve: the temperatures are heading up for the weekend, so good news there. 40 degrees with a high today. now 32 at reagan national, the skies mainly clear. andinchester, 25 luray

manassas one of the coldest spots at 21 degrees. frederick also 21. not a lotand radar, going on right now. the skies are clear, clouds building to the west. those overspread later tonight, early morning. the wake-up temperatures on the cold side. heading out the door, you need the gloves and hats, but just for the morning. below, clear to partly cloudy skies, the wind out of the north we step five. tomorrow, sunglasses, not so much. mostly cloudy in the forecast. clouds a good part of the day with a little clearing tomorrow evening. the warm front warms us up nicely saturday. 45 degrees the high tomorrow, about five degrees warmer than today. a little sunshine here and there. warm-upstory, the big saturday, lower 60's.

the next seven days, the mild weekend, the temperatures well above average. little cool down, just a bit, monday, a mixture of sun and clouds, low 50's. tuesday and wednesday, a lot of questions popping up about late tuesday night into wednesday, whether we will see rain, snow, a mixture. right now it looks like a mixture as the temperatures will be in the upper 30's, near 40. we are still several days out. eileen whelan will have more tomorrow morning on "good morning washington." alison: we will wait and see. leon: the wizards had an enjoyable night. robert: john wall had some fun. wall made a mess tonight, a good mess. they stormed the court in minnesota.

the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. diamond stone to make him a serving his one-game suspension for the flagrant foul of against wisconsin. they struggled tonight. the gophers were lights out tonight. minnesota up 4. not a good night for the terps.

minnesota pulls off the upset. diamond stone, yeah, not intimate. terps,ta upsets the 68-63. the wizards have given up kris humphries and blair to protect a first round draft pick. in return they received morris from the phoenix suns, the second worst team in the western conference. is averaging 11 points, six boards per game with five rebounds. is thensay that morris known to be a problem at times. however, john wall wanted him here. the wizards at the verizon center tonight. against the jazz. the amazing john wall, behind the back. like magic. utah withhe third, the sloppy play. wiz

the outlet to the big brazilian, nene with the toss back. wiz start the second half of the season the right way, winning. caps on the road tonight against the islanders, braden holtby in the net again tonight after taking the night off last night against the kings. they had this in the bag until they score against braden holtby in the third. guess what, overtime. time winding down. williams cranks one. it's good. light it up. caps win in o.t., 3-2. jeff green isa now with the clippers. leon: that is good news for the caps. win used to not be able to the close games, but now they can do it. to jinxi don't want

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alison: warming up soon? steve: yes, one more day. friday, middle 40's. a big jump saturday. if you want to watch the car tomorrow or saturday, better do it. sunday, showers later in the day. tuesday, wednesday of next week we could be looking another round of winter weather. rain and snow possibly mixed in. a lot can change between now and then. we will keep y

leon: it's a good week when you can wash your car twice. steve: watch out for the potholes. leon: jimmy kimmel live is next. alison: have a great night.

>> dicky: from hollywood - it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight, kerry washington, nikolaj coster-waldau, "this week in unnecessary censorship" and music from jason derulo with cleto and the cletones. and now, nobody move, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪