>> now, abc 7 news at noon on your side. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] jummy: president trump is set to speak any minute now. here is a live look at the podium. .e will take you there

as soon as that speech begins. we have also just learned that mexico's president will not come to the u.s. to meet with president trump. protests have been happening since last night. here is a look at how some of the protests were happening in philadelphia. elizabeth is in the city of brotherly love with more on that retreat. >> house speaker paul ryan in philadelphia first addressing the gop's agenda. >> our members are excited. we have a big bold agenda we are working on. >> affirming the party stands behind the new administration. >> we are on the same page with the white house. >> apparently on most issues. when asked about torture -- >> torture is illegal. we agree with it not being legal. >>

interview, president trump told abc news he believes waterboarding works but says he will follow guidance from his defense secretary and cia director who have rejected it. president trump is asking congress to investigate his unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud. >> you have people who are registered who are dead, illegals, in two states. they are registered in new york and new jersey. they vote twice. there are millions of votes in my opinion. borderegards to security, the president is promising to build that wall and claims mexico will pay for it. overnight, mexico's president once again insisted his country will not be paying for a wall. today, president trump had this response. today, gop

leaders say while they support the president's efforts, he will be to work out his differences with foreign leaders, adding the cost to build the wall between $12 billion and $15 billion. under one hour, the greenpeace protesters who climbed a crane and hung a sign outside are due in court. they were up in the air for about 15 hours to deliver a message to president trump. john gonzalez has more. >> the seven activists from greenpeace are facing a judge this morning at d.c. superior court with that huge banner and six letters. they captivated the city yesterday. it is the way the activists protested that garnered much of the attention. they question this morning, did their message reach where they wanted it to? take a look at this video we captured this morning. this is the second district police station, where the activists spent the night. they were transferred to the holding cell under the courthouse.

16 hours, at times dangling in mid air. they were arrested as soon as they touched the ground. all charged with burglary, unlawful entry, and destruction of property. police telling us they trespassed shortly after 6:00 a.m. yesterday, cutting a lock, and then scaling the crane and eventually unfurling the banner simply reading "resist." they were more than 10 stories up, 270 feet to be exact. the group says it is fighting for social and environmental justice. a spokesperson telling me if the new white house will take a stance of climate change denial or they will make sure that message is heard clear daily. no word of official protests or demonstrations by the group today. no comment from president donald trump. back to you inside. jummy:

another protest the antiabortion launch. march for life. the group is drawing an estimated 250,000 people to the national mall. ahead of the mark, people protesting today outside of planned parenthood. ryan hughes shows us that. ryan: people started gathering outside the brand-new planned parenthood building in northeast around 8:00 a.m. you can see the crowds behind me armed with signs and coming from across the country. they are here calling the practice unsafe for women and a public health crisis. this comes before the march tomorrow. thousands of people are expected in d.c. for the 44th annual march for life. they will hear from speakers, including kellyanne conway, and cardinal timothy dola. >> i believe it is a person. they have the right to life. >> it is not only the babies>>

we are also losing over 400 women to legal abortion. ryan: planned parenthood says this is nothing it is not used to. officials tell us they helped more than 20,000 patients in the the of the last year. dmv last year. >> we are open to high-quality care from a woman visits to breast exams. ryan: the march for life rally will start tomorrow around noon at the washington monument. constitutionch up avenue to the u.s. supreme court and the capital building. back to you in the studio. jummy: metro is making changes march. during the midday hours tomorrow, metro will run trains every eight minutes or so on each line. it will also run more trains to help the loan. track work will be postponed. continue with metro now.

to we want people were fired as a result of an investigation into the east falls church derailment that occurred in july. the announcement was made during a board meeting which is still going on at this hour. they give an update on the worker who fell down a shaft early this month, saying the area was not properly labeled. a transportation report will have much more on the meeting coming up on abc seven news at 4:00. also happening today, groundbreaking on a construction project aimed at improving the drive around tysons corner. the jones branch connector will provide another way to get from route 123 to jones branch drive and will go right over the beltway. the $58 million project will include bike lanes and 8-12 foot sidewalks. one direction is supposed to be open in 2018. the entire project should be completed in 2019. groundbreaking set for 1:00 this afternoon. taking a live look outside right now down pennsylvania

the capital. the sky is clear. let's get a look at the forecast today. doug: the passing through, now skies are clear. winds will got. a wind advisory has been posted. national weather service has expanded this advisory over the last hour or so. the could have winds things listed at 50 miles per hour, especially in higher elevations, until 7:00 tonight. 44 miles per hour in martinsburg. before that, 55 miles per hour. 26 at reagan national. these will increase over the next few hours as the pressure surges and air pressure rises rapidly. temperatures will fall. we were close to 60 degrees a little earlier this morning. temperatures will fall for the balance of the day as well. the front has moved off.

showers the next couple days. get used to seeing a lot of sunshine, but more typical late january temperatures. the wind chills today and tomorrow will fall. toe up tomorrow probably 28 30. we will take a look at the upcoming days in a few minutes. jummy: developing story nowjummy:. a busy morning for police in montgomery county. officers are working to figure out who robbed several pharmacies and if the cases are related. sam sweeney with the details on the investigation. sam: good afternoon. montgomery county police certainly have their hands full right now. a string of overnight robberies across the county are keeping detectives busy. the first case happened at a cvs inrmacy along arlington road bethesda at about 2:50 a.m. this morning. the suspect walked in dressed in all dark clothing and a sk

clerk on the face, i got away with a bag of cash. and got away with a bag of cash. the second case, the suspect did not get away with anything. the third case 15 to 20 minutes later was at least cvs pharmacy on wisconsin avenue. all of these cases appear to be similar, montgomery county police cannot confirm if it is the same suspect in all of the cases. if you have any information, you are asked to call police. we are working to get the surveillance video. i soon as we have it, we will pass along. back to you in the studio. jummy: routine evening for one deliveryman turned violent last night when he was assaulted and robbed onsets replaced across the street from landmark mall in alexandria. two suspects at fact that, stole

police have not released any information about a lookout for the suspects. you can get breaking news alerts right to your fingertips anytime. go to our website and follow the instructions there. we will send you a message with all the breaking news as it happens near you. to another developing story now. flames were be a part a building under construction. unbelievable. we will tell you what investigators are saying. plus, the latest editions of injured firefighters. >> how a bag can stop you from driving drunk. we will explain this one, coming up. thousands will be revvi their g their engines in d.c. tomorrow. >> we are seeing a couple areas where we don't really have a heavy traffic. i want to begin on the stretch in down on the gw parkway. 37 minutes it will take you from the capital beltway continuing the run. roadwork in place right a

right lane getting by. we drop down to about six miles per hour in that backup. another midday as such area is inbound right now in the

>> you are watching abc 7 news at noon on your side. jummy:

flames ripping through an apartment construction site on washington state. this sent to firefighters to the hospital -- two firefighters to the hospital. at one point i'm a part of that intense heat. point, at least part of a collapsed due to the intense heat. police are looking into a started the blaze. 800 police officers were used during an operation in austria to arrest 8 people suspected of belonging to the islamic state. the public prosecutor says the suspects were arrested during early-morning raids in the country's two largest cities. they appear to be connected to a serbian born islamic cleric who was sentenced last year for trying to recruit people for isis. closer to home, shia

will face assault charges for a confrontation while protesting president trump. this is video of him leaving jail in new york and getting into a cab. the actor allegedly pulled the scarf and scratched a man outside a new york city art exhibit yesterday. that is where shia labeouf set up a livestream camera last week. to some entertainment news now. tonight is the night. three nonstop hours of suspects that you do not want to -- suspense that you don't not want to miss. kidd spoke with kerry washington and hillary young about tonight's episode. >> are you ready? >> anyone who needs to vote should go right now. i want i voted stickers. >> they are after a nice long break. was it hard to do a little bit and take a break and come back?

do it? >> it was hard to be a part that long. >> exit polling data shows this is too close to call. kidd: the election results on tonight's scandal were filled long before the real election results in september. >> five of the six episodes last summer. kidd: the break was due in part to washington's pregnancy. you were holding a person a lot, a sweatshirt. >> big wraps. >> flower arrangements. it is after christmas. >> we all have a belly. jummy: that is kidd o'shea. all the fun starts with grey's anatomy tonight on abc seven followed by scandal at 9:00 and then how to get away with murder at 10:00. some good tv. any rain to keep us indoors? doug: it will be fine.

not with precipitation for the next five or six days, but we are getting back to more seasonal temperatures. let's start off with the winds that will be blowing in the colder air. it will not get arctic cold or bitterly cold, just seasonably cold. the wind advisory in effect until 7:00 tonight. everybody shaded in this tan , some gusty winds there over 40 miles per hour. hourmorning, 54 miles per at the eastern west virginia regional airport. 48 in germantown now. the other numbers speak for themselves. some very strong gusty winds. they will continue for several hours. air temperatures right now falling to the west and north. 48 in winchester. 63 in warrenton. 64 in fredericksburg.

the district a couple hours ago. this is all expected. the gusty winds bringing in colder air. temperatures dropping. we will be in the 40's tonight at 8:00. 30's north and west. to the west on the western facing slopes of the higher elevations, they could pick up three to four inches of snow. as far as tomorrow morning, wind chills will be mainly in the 30's. a few areas a bit colder. that it news is temperatures will rebound in the afternoon to about average. low 40's across most of the area. for tomorrow with the following temperatures today, we will wipe out around 36 and climbed to 43. still breezy tomorrow. the weekend will be chilly. 43 saturday. some increasing cloudiness sunday. average high is 44. plungelar bear

north of the chesapeake bay bridge will be in the afternoon. temperatures will be in the lower 40's. wind chills in the 30's. bundle up. a lot of fun and for an incredibly good cause. you see the numbers go down. the coldest they will be monday. still looking at a possibility of a flurry or a snow shower sunday into monday morning. temperatures start to climb a bit on tuesday.

vehiclesppening now, arriving ahead of tomorrow's big washington auto show. veronica johnson has a look at some of the hot wheels getting ready to rev their engines. >> that's right. nearly 700 vehicles at the washington auto show this year. 37 manufacturers. this year, it is on three levels. not just two. the theme, mobility and autonomous driving. manufacturers want to connect with you, and you need to be able to connect with your vehicle. that is the theme this year. if you have been intimidated by the technology, come down here. manufacturers will be on hand to answer your questions. take a look at this. it is a simulator you can get in and do off-road driving, which means this is not just about you adults out there. you have something for the kids, too. you have right and

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drink on super bowl sunday and you think you have gone overboard, there is a way to find out for sure. breathe on a bag of tostitos. comes complete with sensors that detect alcohol. if it turns green, you are ok. when it turns red, you have had too much. it will even hail a ride from uber. technology. doug: winter advisory until 7:00 tonight most of the viewing area. people south and east of it, you will just have strong gusty winds. our forecast for plenty of sunshine this afternoon. it will be breezy. 40's. tomorrow, 43. same on saturday.

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