>> straight ahead on abc 7 news, the massive effort to ensure donald trump's inauguration goes off without a hitch. on the chopping block, the affordable care act. and rallies to save it. where protesters claim getting rid of it could quote, make america sick again. a sunday soccer game takes a dangerous turn, why two men were rushed to the hospital in rushton. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> thank you for joining us. i'm kimberly suiters.

ryan hughes was at the dresser herself -- dresser herself -- dres rehearsal. >> as the clock ticks down to the inauguration, rehearsals are in full swing. on the west front of the u.s. capitol, our gents -- greg lower y standing in for the president-elect. >> i feel very honored to be able to do this, and it's a very exciting time for our nation and for us as well. it has been a very fun experience. reporter: practicing taking the oath, hoping camera crews get the right angles for the ceremony. it's our job to be there for the people who are dealing with the logistics and movement so they can prepare, and so they can rehearse what they need to do. reporter: a reversal today is a run through of what exactly will happen on writing. --

more than 5000 active-duty members will be participating in the inauguration. they spent sunday practicing cues, movement, and the past -- the pass and review. members of the u.s. army band were selected as stanton because they have the same general appearance and appropriate height. their role is to play the part to help pull off a flawless inauguration friday. at the capital, ryan hughes, abc 7 news. our website has everything you need to know about the inauguration, from those road closures and restrictions to the official programs and much more. just head over to wjla.com. it was a bright and sunny and kind of chilly morning for the rehearsals, than the clouds rolled in. meteorologist josh knight has a first look at your forecast.

today. josh: exactly. after yesterday, such a 180 that even though we were in the mid 40's, it still will that much better. i'm going to show you what it looked like as he went throughout the day with our weatherbug. we did have all of that sun earlier today, then around 3:00, 4:00 in the afternoon is when the clouds really started to move in. we are going to watch for a few more showers to head our way. temperature wise we are doing all right. we will not cool to quickly. 41 for d.c. 36 for gaithersburg. let's start off with what is going on satellite and radar. cloud cover in place and rain,trying to pick up on even snow showers for parts of the shenandoah valley. towe zoom in, we can switch our live doppler and you will see those showers really getting stuck just in the allegheny front. if you will those showers for grant, and elton counties in west virginia but not

in the i-81 corridor. clout stick around. stick around. we will talk of a your martin luther king jr. holiday and whether you will see the showers in about 10 minutes. kimberly: new developments in the president-elect's feud with john lewis. the front of today's atlanta journal-constitution, lewis' hometown paper, feature the headline, atlanta to trump, wrong. trump'sin response to tweets calling lewis's district crime infested and falling apart. in twitter tirade came response to lewis who said he trump aconsider legitimate president. >> i was deeply disappointed to see someone of his stature questioned the legitimacy of donald trump's election as president. >> trump a legitimate president. >> i was deeply i really regrete president-elect's response to what john lewis said. it's without understanding of his history of what he went through, the fact that this is martin luther king weekend.

growing number of democratic house members, up to 22 right now, who plan to skip friday's inauguration. the white house correspondents association board is pushing back to reports that the trap administration may kick the press out of the white house briefing room. esquire magazine reports journalists could be moved next door to a conference center or the eisenhower executive office building. incoming press secretary sean spicer said any move would simply be for logistical reasons. but an unnamed senior trouble official is quoted as saying -- quoted ascial is saying, they are the opposition party, i want them out of the building. just last week congress to the first steps in revealing obamacare. rand paul gave us a preview of his replacement proposal and says it needs to be passed the very same day they finally's a repeal. -- finalize a repeal. >>

we have complained. i been one of those complaining about obamacare. replacement should be the same day. the replacement built we put to ensureour role is the most amount of people give access to the most amount of people at the least amount of cost. and i think this is where obamacare failed. kimberly: more than 6 million americans are signed up for the health care under the affordable care act, and while some say it was expensive, others call it life-saving. senator paul sure details about his proposed plan. >> we are going to legalize the sale of an expensive insurance. that means getting rid of the obamacare mandates on what you can buy. we are going to help people save through health savings accounts as well as the tax credit. one of the things we need to going to about, we are allow individuals to come together in associations to buy insurance. even as details of a repl

are revealed, many people want to keep parts of the affordable care act. senator mark warner, congressman gerry connolly both hosted northern virginians in alexandria today. the recathered to center to share what the aca means to them and fight the repeal efforts. >> when you talk about a pre-existing the rec center to share what the aca cog dropped by your health insurance company because you've got it, that's catastrophic. it could even be life-and-death. kimberly: rallies are going on all over the country. senator bernie sanders hosted one in michigan. congresswoman nancy pelosi hosted one in california. maryland senator chris van hollen held a rally in billy, where more than 1000 people showed up right cheryl conner was there and she joins us live with more. what are you hearing? that crowd was so large that people actually sit outside and they waited for the speakers to come to them. it's estimated that about 1500

along with the overflow areas. senator chris van hollen led the maryland rally to save health care. congressman hoyer, delaney, the stage along with several county executives. the message was, the affordable care act saves lives and creates jobs. president-elect donald trump, and republicans in congress, have said they will repeal obamacare. itator van hollen admits needs work but says 22 million americans will be impacted if replaced. not >> the affordable care act, without destroying it, blowing it up and pretending to replace it. i think we need a public option in the exchange. >> as a young adult cancer survivor, i will always have sort of a black mark on my record. these provisions mean i can get

i asked senator van hollen if he thinks rallies like this make a difference. he said they do because they are calling on the 1500 people who were here this afternoon to now call friends in other states with representatives who do not support the aca. he said they only need 3 republicans in congress to get on board with the democrats. coming up at 11:00, more personal stories about how the affordable care act affects people here in maryland. we are live in billy, cheryl conner, abc 7 news. kimberly: new tonight in fairfax county, police are investigating a double stabbing in reston. investigators say two groups were playing soccer at southlake high school, and argument escalated and two men in their 20's were stabbed. neither suffered life-threatening injuries. the suspect is on the loose. >> when we responded, we got information that

the victim did somehow have some form of relationship with the suspect. we don't believe there is any threat to the public at this point. kimberly: about 50 people attended that game. this is not a school sponsored activity, and no students were involved. news, up next, some good after a horrible, tragic fire. coming up on abc 7 news at 6:30, an update on the conditions of the two boys who survived one of the worst house fires in baltimore in recent history. that's next. coming up, it's the end of an era.

kimberly: new information about the children who survived that tragic fire in baltimore. a fire department spokesman says the bo

upgraded from critical to good condition and they do remain at the hospital. their mother remains in critical condition. the fire happened while the family was home sleeping. her eight-year-old daughter helped rescue her siblings, but children died. 6right now the community is hosting a candlelight vigil for all of them. rain is on the way. and talks it out about its impact on your dr. martin luthe

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morning and said this would be the last year of ringling brothers. and some surprise shock after hearing the ringling brothers and barnum and down for the last time after 146 years. this is breaking news for us last night. the company announced the final shows will happen in may. the circus comes to our area in late march and early april. is it going to rain on our parade tomorrow? josh: i don't think so. if you showers out there but per nominally they will stay further off to the southwest. if we do get anything it will be a quick spring go and then we are out. if you're out and about tomorrow for the holiday, that's all that's really going on. i think you are fine without the umbrella. for this evening most of us will stage right as well. 44 at reagan national. feels cooler thanks to our brees, right around 41. do want to start off with this wide picture what's going

if you been hearing anything about the ice happening in kansas up to nebraska into missouri, that is what's happening in the pink. this wave of low pressure over here to our west, that is what will be moving our way as we work our way into tuesday, bringing us are better chance of rain. no wintry weather this week, temperatures will stay to warm, but it brings us a shot for for showers. the only place we are really dealing with the rain will be as we had over into the shenandoah valley. stage rightill tonight. temperatures around the metro do not drop below freezing. around 35pping right degrees, just a few spotty showers more likely further off to the west and southwest as we go to the overnight hours. let's start off with your stormwatch 7 futurecast, tomorrow morning at 6:00 a.m. gets you the cloud cover here. what we are going to look for is these quick showers of april

especially further off to the west, but a few possible for us even around 5:00 tomorrow evening. they should move by pretty quickly. around break time things are looking pretty good downtown. we head into the overnight hours and we will see a few showers. your better chance of rain and heavier rain will get here on tuesday. tuesday morning starts off dry but as we head into the afternoon and evening, when the kids come to the bus stop, that is when you will need the umbrella. looking a cloudy skies for the beginning part of this week. 35 around 9:00 tomorrow morning. the parade at 11:30. 9 degrees, working up to 44. quick, spotty showers is all we will be looking for tomorrow. even if the rain moves in for us on tuesday and other chances as we get into wednesday and friday, temperatures are still much warmer. we top out around 44. you on big change for the extended outlook is moving in on friday. 44 tomorrow, then we're

haven't had -- liker it has been looking it will stage right. now there's this new wave of energy that might be heading our way for friday. about 30%.e, just i do want to plant the seed a little bit early that we may be dealing with some rain out there for everything on friday. kimberly: we will keep a close eye on that. >> another shout out, the caps on fire right now. scott abraham has more from verizon.

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the caps now writing a nine-game win streak. they are unstoppable. during the second, andre gets a gift. andre takes it from there. six goal of the season. 1-0. third period, 2-0. backstrom. his first.et, caps win 5-0. scott abraham has more from verizon. scott: the streak continues, nine straight wins for the washington capitals. another impressive win over rival his first. caps win 5-0. scott abraham has more philadel. for the first two periods, the caps weren't as sharp as they normally have been during this winning streak. but my goodness, did they turn it on in the third period. period,ls in the final plus an excellent goaltending throughout the game by philipp grubau

the standing for the capitals. enjoying some of the ranks right now. we are kind of in this every other day to play a game type schedule game right now and i think that's where we play our best. >> everybody seems to be doing their job at a high level. there's total breakdown. today's win gives the capitals the best record in the nhl, 63 points on the season. team.k turnaround for the visiting the defending stanley cup champions, pittsburgh penguins straight it will be the team. caps first trip to the steel city since opening night. scott abraham, abc 7 news. >> in college hoops, dw in philadelphia taking on the south. capspart of a 6-0 run. lo

just starts pulling away. jordan rejection here, price straight discharges ahead, hangs in the air, gets the bucket and the foul. 179-69. gw women had davison today, into the third. shannon crenshaw launches from way out. 4-3 of the game. she was on fire. fourth quarter,58-53 colonials. nothing but net. it was loud, too. sports, right here at 11:35.

kimberly: is not a lot of rain that we have some very important events. josh: i think tomorrow we should be ok, should be holding off for the parade and all the festivities for dr. king holiday tomorrow. 30% chance of rain, that's about it and tuesday is your most likely date. -- day. the one the's raises red flags straight we will have to watch out for that closely. that system, that wave of energy has just started appearing in the models as of this morning. there's a chance it could face it back out. keeping a close eye on this, we could have a little bit of rain. as we get into next weekend, saturday looks nicer than sunday. kimberly: than f

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