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kimberly: coming up, president-elect donald trump sparring with a civil rights icon, congressman john lewis come as we head into the martin luther king jr. holiday weekend. stage is the inaugural setting up airbnb for its biggest night ever.
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to go dark earlier tonight. >> now, abc 7 news at 11:00, on your side. kimberly: a winter weather alert fizzled out. a wet start to the weekend, but thankfully did not have to deal with ice around the metro. let's get a look at the first forecast from meteorologist josh knight. josh: the weather service expanding their freezing rain advisory for another few hours, going until 4 a.m. to the north, closer pennsylvania border is where we have a winter weather advisory until 4 a.m. the reason is because the temperatures further north are expected to drop to freezing and in some cases already are. just a few showers north of winchester, a few more close to interstate 95, to the east of the bay the next hour or so.
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the atlantic. we are just about done with the actual rainfall, sleet, and freezing rain, but some of what phil will freeze overnight. d.c., we actually go up with the temperatures, but further the north, closer to frederick, hagerstown, those are the spots where they could be freezing. 29 tomorrow morning of frederick, hagerstown 30, baltimore as well. leave extra caution for the bridges and overpasses. we will talk about the forecast coming up. kimberly: it is a holiday weekend, honoring civil rights icon dr. martin luther king jr. it is a tough time also to to georgia congressman john lewis, an iconic figure in the civil rights movement stop he is among 13 members of congress will not attend donald trump's inauguration. donald trump tonight may be trying to clean up comets he made aboutew
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anna-lysa gayle has the latest. >> i don't see him as a legitimate president. i think the russians participated in helping this man elected. anna-lysa: elected. anna-lysa: president-elect donald trump published several tweets saturday in response to representative john lewis' comments on nbc news. in the statements targeting lewis, he said, "congressman john lewis should spend more time fixing his district, which is in poor shape and falling apart. shouldsman john lewis focus on the crime infested cities of the u.s." wis who represents georgia's fifth consecutive district is considered a civil rights icon. create the national museum of african american history and culture, which opened thipa
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this place is more than a building. it is a dream come true. the president of the naacp is calling for an apology from donald trump. trumpd that donald demeaned americans and lives he nearly died for full stop residence of the fifth district have been using a hashtag, thefifth to show their support. a district that the congressman -- that donald trump thinks that the congressman is failing. kimberly: five days before the inauguration, there will be a dress rehearsal outside of the capital building tomorrow. it includes run-throughs of the swearing in ceremony, the presidential review
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the dress rehearsal starts at 7 a.m. and runs through noon. calling her decision to perform at a pre-inauguration concert a lapse of judgment, singer jennifer holliday has canceled her appearance on the national mall. she said she changed her mind after considering the feelings of her lgbt fanciful stop toby keith, three doors down, and others are still scheduled to perform at the lincoln memorial concert. some airbnb hosts are cashing in big. amy aubert joins us outside of the capital where final preparations for friday ceremony are happening now. some people are getting big money, some people are getting nothing at all. amy: that is exactly right, kimberly. i'm hearing both sides of it. for now, the setup is underway. i'm told that neighbors through the d.c. area are getting ready to welcome weekend houseguests for e
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people inauguration weekend. more than 15,000 weekend guest arrivals booked. that is according to airbnb. this person is no stranger to airbnb. of people whot have become my friends. amy: this time around she is earning more. >> the inauguration for me was new. the prices went up. amy: up from $100 per night for a room in her home to $650. it booked right away. >> i have money for my ski trip. amy: a guest reserve the room last spring at the normal price, but when clinton lost, the guest canceled. a report posted on
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says "with over 13,000 guests booked, inauguration day 2017 itself will be the biggest single night ever for airbnb in the district of columbia." >> of course, i want to be around and talk to people. amy: it is a big weekend for a little extra money and a huge moment in history. >> it's fun. i'm going to participate as much as possible. amy: i have spoken to airbnb hosts who say their homes still have not rented for inauguration weekend full stop one person they are still holding onto hope. live at the capital, amy aubert, abc 7 news. kimberly: we just checked airbnb and there are some bargain still out there. go to wjla.com
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no duration, from road closures and restrictions, to the official program. country,around the health care rallies are being organized by opponents of the republican efforts to repeal the affordable care act. virginia senator mark warner and congressman -- will be speaking. governor tim kaine will hold a similar event in richmond. maryland senator chris van hollen will hold a rally at oe state university. -- a bowie state university. dozens of pro-immigrant rallies taking place this weekend, hundreds filled a church in northeast today. criticized donald trump's pledge to build a wall along the u.s.-mexico border and increased deportation starting with those accused of convicted -- or convicted of a crime. new tonight in fairfax county, a
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to thousands of customers in vienna. the police said the cars hit a power pole, leaving it hanging by wires. this happened on cedar lane between lee highway. one person had to be transported from the hospital for an evaluation. dominion worked quickly and got power restored within two hours. in florida, the city of orlando came together to remember a beloved fallen officer. thousands of family, friends, fellow officers attended the funeral of master sergeant clayton. she was shot by a man the police say is wanted for killing his pregnant girlfriend. a sheriff's deputy died in a car crash while looking for the suspect as well. coming up -- a dangerous icy mess. the impact the ice storm is having on weekend plans in the southern plains. >> i thought it was a fraud because i saw a leg.
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kimberly: the military is shift away from fossil fuels could end with donald trump's presidency. over the past eight years the pentagon has invested in wind turbines and other renewable fuels. ofald trump's secretary defense said that green supply runsan end that put troops in harms way. supply runs that put troops in harms way. in a short force against attentional russian aggression, polish leaders welcomed the arrival of hundreds of u.s. troops. 4000 soldiers were deployed as part of the nato troop rotations in eastern europe. followingion began russia's annexation of crimea in 2014. an incredible photo from the national park service of a rock that closed a major road in utah. thankfully, nobody was injured in the slide, but a dozen
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vehicles were trapped on one side. it will likely take severa to remove 200 tons of rock from the roadway. i guess a few people will be camping out. josh: hope they had a long vacation. on storm watch, snow, ice, rain in some parts of the country. josh: the major ice storm is the big part of this story. air travel will be going into a tailspin. overnight, and millions of americans from the southern plains to the mid-atlantic impacted by a deadly winter storm, leading to treacherous conditions. the freezing rain and ice causing a chain reaction pileup in wichita, kansas. >> i can see every single car that was coming to hit me and my airbag deployed. reporter: watch as this snowplow in utah loses control as a
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flatbed trailer attempt to pass, clipping the 70,000 pounds vehicle. the opposite lane, slamming into the guard rail, plummeting 300 feet. thankfully, the driver will be ok. >> he is bruised up a bit, real sore. reporter: and on a st. louis highway, ice sending this vehicle fishtailing before doing a complete 180, barely missing other drivers. ice forming so thick that it creates a solid barrier on these windows. concerns about power outages increasing. an inch of ice can add more than 750 pounds of extra weight to a power line. the heavy ice upending and snapping trees in illinois, branches smashing car kaxwindo. the rain is coming down in wichita. community is taking no chances, church services
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canceled in the area and a big concert postponed. adrian beckert, abc news. purple, from kansas into iowa as well as a that is part of this ice storm warning. some places will see more than an inch of ice collect. oft is a catastrophic amount ice when you're talking about all of that weight on trees and power lines. for us, we stayed well above freezing for most of the area. still 36 at reagan national. the amount of rain that came down for most of us, not a lot. up to a quarter inch in a few places. springfield 35, 34 falls church. freezing, but a lot of us will stay above freezing around the capital beltway. not looking for ice in this area overnight. asit further to the north, we head up 70 come interstate
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95, that is where we run into problems with colder temperatures. through, sprinkles, otherwise drying out. morning, futurecast showing us as we head into sunday morning, already sing a lot more sunshine. it will be a much nicer day. we topped out in the mid to upper 40's thanks to the clear skies and relatively light breeze. as we get into monday, for the holiday, clouds phil back in. we will see a few showers popping up towards the shenandoah valley, right along the blue ridge. i don't see that as a problem around d.c. if you are heading downtown for the parade, we are looking to stay dry, just extra cloud cover. 40, 45ably top out degrees. 29 to 37 overnight, watching for slick spots early tomorrow north
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of town. at we get to 4 p.m. monday, 38 by the time the parade starts. topping at leader in the afternoon at 44. a stray shower really favors areas to the west. outlook, we have the warm up on the way, 47 and 44, backtracking a little wednesday for stop even with rain tuesday, 54 degrees, 58 wednesday, and then we stay in the mid and upper 50's into the end of the week and into next weekend. friday for the inauguration, i expect things to stay dry and the temperatures will be relatively comfortable. kimberly: what is the record high for no duration day? josh: i think the highest temperature was for reagan's, 58, so we are in the ballpark. kimberly: love with the local basque ball teams are doing this
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weekend. robert: about. a good night for both georgetown and maryland, and john wall.
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sports is coming up. >> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. wall was a question coming in tonight with a wrist and pinky injury. mris were negative, but still a gametime decision coming into today. he played. john wall, shake and bake, off the glass. they raced a 15-point deficit. fourth quarter, 86-71 wiz. , with the throw it out. wiz win 109-93. maryland inod for
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big ten play. they won indiana, and illinois. tonight, facing illinois again. jail and brantley, baseline drive, the terps up one, nice finish. man chalice again, drives the lane, count it. and one. a hard-fought road win. georgetown hosting uconn. less than a minute to go, l.j. got, the drive and spin, his own rebound. go, adams witho a chance to force overtime. the three a short. the hoyas beat the huskies, 72-69.
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uva-clemson, closing seconds of the first half, holmes with the stea f buzzer. tied at the half. now locked at 70-70. cavs get the lead for good with that three. 77-73.s st. louis-george mason, 20 seconds to go. mason down three, not a good time to turn the ball over, but it happened. end puts itother away. mason drops this one. marylandmen's side, faced a team that had straight wins. the terps are still on fire, facing iowa today. quarter, wide-open look, for three, banks it.
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maryland wins, 98-82. women's basketball program. their 91st consecutive game, beating smu. 2008 through 2011 won 90 in a row. winning streak could continue for many games to come. seahawks-falcons, second quarter. back to pass, coleman, 14 yard score. 19-10. up fourth quarter, the falcons in control, 29-13. ryan throws the fade in caps this all. atlanta advances to the nfc championship game. and right now the patriots lead the texans 34-16 in the fourth quarter.
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