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noon, onc 7 news at your side. jummy: for the third time since last friday, a huge event taking place in the district, bringing out hundreds of thousands of people. last friday the inauguration followed by the women's march last saturday. today, the march for life just getting underway. a live look in northwest on national mall, crowds gathered early this morning and this year's march will have a white house presence. vice president mike pence will be among the speakers today.
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beginning with amy at the start of the march on 15th street and constitution avenue. amy? amy: things just getting started, happening right now behind us, just started in the past couple of minutes. you see the huge crowds. very somber moment, if you the this way you see crowds, the line to get through security, we spoke to a group who said it took them over an hour to get through security. let's stop and listen. watchedthe ramparts we were so gallantly streaming and the rockets red glare the bombs bursting in air ♪ amy: big groups said they were -- this was new for
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march for life website they notify people that due to security concerns, everyone would be required to go through airport type screenings. i spoke to an organizer yesterday who said she expects this year to be bigger than years past and said they do not do formal crowd counts but expect the numbers in the tens of thousands. you can see the huge crowds with a lot of people holding signs. i spoke to people very excited about vice president mike pence addressing the crowd today. the rally had a start time at 11:45 and it is just getting underway. speakers 11 confirmed who will address the crowds today, all just getting underway right now. you.: thank our team coverage continues with john gonzalez who is taking a closer look at the massive crowd. john? john:
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trump signed the antiabortion legislation, thousands gathering on the national mall, they have spilled over the sidewalks and all over constitution avenue and many of them getting in position for the march to the supreme court once the rally is included . many say they are so excited to hear that vice president mike , makingll be speaking history, the first vice president to speak in person at a march. these ladies are from virginia. your reason for being here? i've you ever been here -- have you ever been here? >> 10 years. john: more security, anything else you notice different this year? >> a lot more people. as usual, a peaceful crowd, good everybody is here to promote life which is why we are here. >>
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of youngsee a lot people, the verizon center, prayer service for the youth last night, 8000 people at george mason university where the festivities started. we can show you down constitution avenue, the security line to get in to the national mall grounds are very long with thousands of people arriving. it is an area that is closed off to vehicular traffic. you will have a lot of rolling closures throughout the day, not only on the national mall but at different venues. i mentioned the verizon center, the armory, different places with different events throughout the day. is a lototiced there more security than what we have seen in prior years. this is the 44th march for life. organizers are hoping it is the biggest, hoping to draw similar crowds to what was seen on the national mall last saturday with the women's mar
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reporting live on constitution avenue on the national mall, john gonzalez, abc seven news. jummy: before that march, a youth rally took place at the verizon center with tens and thousands of teens listening to a cardinal leave the service and after the service they made their way to the national model for the march, similar events held at the armory and at george mason university in fairfax. there are thousands of university -- thousands outside of the national and we want to talk about the weather. you see the traffic on pennsylvania avenue, starting to feel more chilly than the past few days and we may see some snowflakes this weekend. doug hill is here with a look at the forecast. doug: a little bit of sunshine but a combination of gusty breezes and cold temperatures, 60 yesterday morning, now in the lower-40's but the wind is making it feel uncomfortable, last hour there were 30 miles per hour at reagan national. the winds will be gusty b
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no advisories. ofwill watch the combination the gusty winds and cold temperatures. we have put out feels-like ,emperature's, the windchill's feels like 35 in downtown and 29 in reston, fredericksburg at 37 and 39 in annapolis. through the afternoon, partly sunny, breezy, chilly, we were probably be around 44, 45 for the highest temperatures and later tonight the numbers will drop. in 10 minutes, we look at the weekend and yes, the mention of a few flakes may be late sunday, we will expand on that and look at the next 10 days coming up. jummy: thank you. you can stay connected and keep track of the changing weather by downloading our stormwatch 7 app, and look for forecast, weather, traffic updates here at online by following us on facebook and on twitter. today will be a first for the truck administration as he meets
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since taking office, british prime minister theresa may is meeting with president trump and as marcie gonzales reports, the president took to twitter to address another world leader. >> a busy first week for president donald trump, he will sign more executive orders today and after that first shot at one-on-one diplomacy at the white house. theresa may in washington today. laying a wreath at arlington national cemetery i had of her meeting with president donald trump, in the president's first face-to-face with a world leader since taking office, trade and torture are expected to be among the main topics. he focused today on another u.s. ally, saying this morning that mexico has taken advantage of the u.s. for long enough, massive trade deficits and little help on the very weak border must change now. the change over how president trump's proposed border wall how it will be paid for
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saying that the president is considerin% tax on goods imported from mexico, part of a proposed tax overhaul. >> we can do $10 billion a year and pay for the wall. >> that outrage republicans and democrats who thought the expense would be passed to american consumers, lindsey graham saying any proposal to drive up the cost of corona, tequila, or margaret is is a bad idea, the white house then clarified saying the tax was one way to be wall could be paid for. president trump: the american people will not pay for the wall. i have made that clear to the government of mexico. president backed out of a planned trip to the u.s. next week and a controversial conversation with another world leader his plan for tomorrow. president donald trump scheduled to speak with the russian president. let's get back out to the national mall where the march for life is going on.
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official kellyanneway. [applause] conway: look at a sonogram, the atoll are born at 24 weeks -- a toddler born at 24 weeks, gone on to live a healthy life. challengeshave faced becoming and maintaining tightness he. -- pregnancy. many are parents because of adoption and not abortion. [applause] every day is a fight for life yet today is a celebration of life. a time to let your voices and lift your spirits.
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your voices andthe president at make a decision for the nation, they stand here with you. [applause] their passions -- their impassioned desire for life showed a nation that courage and commitment can overcome indifference and insults. their decisive actions as president and vice president will further this conversation and this caused. -- and this cause. [applause] this is a time of incredible promise or the pro-life, pro-adoption movement. our message and positive action must also reach those women who face and ryan -- unplanned
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at noon, on your side of. jummy: two developments regarding a notorious case in prince george's county, the executors eight used -- accused of using student for trial court is expected to enter a plea deal, deonte carraway is negotiating before entering deeply next week, police say he sexually abused children at an elementary school and videotaped some of them engaging in sex acts. meantime, crime alert involving another pharmacy being robbed, and greenbelt,vs md, one day after three drugstores were robbed in montgomery county. the latest on that investigation and the possible connection. >> another day and another robbery at a pharmacy in our area, the latest here inside in the 7600 block of greenbelt road in greenbelt, police say a man dss
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and a revolver in his nd. greenbelt police say they are investigating the possibility this could be the same a man behind three other robbery cases in montgomery county. montgomery county police released surveillance video showing the suspect in the act, the first robbery at the cvs on arlington rose that road in bethesda, you can see the men dressed in black with a ski mask over his face and a gun in his hand, pointing it at the clerk demanding money and then running out of the store. believes later, police the same man tried to rob the right aid on east-west highway in silver spring but was unsuccessful. 15 minutes later he was back in onhesda at this cvs wisconsin avenue and montgomery county police believe the same man is the same person in all three cases in montgomery county.
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reward up n leading to the arrest. greenbelt police now telling us they are working closely with other authorities and investigating the possibility that all of these cases could be connected. in greenbelt, ryan hughes. jummy: let's get back to the national mall, mike pence speaking at the march for life. becausesident pence: all of you and the many thousands who stand with us in marches like this all across the nation, life is winning again. in america. [applause] that is evident in the election of pro-life majorities, in the congress of the united states of america. [applause] evident in any way that in
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a president who stands for a stronger america, and a president who i proudly say stands for the right to life, president donald trump. [applause] president trump asked me to be here with you today. [applause] he asked me to thank you for your support. for your stance for life and for your compassion for the women and childrejn of america. [applause] today, on the steps of the capital, we saw the inauguration of the 45th president of the united states. [applause] firsthand you
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president is a man with broad biglders and a big part- heart. his vision, energy, optimism are boundless and i know he will make america great again. [applause] from his first day in office, he has been keeping his promises to the american people. [applause] i like to say at 1600 pennsylvania avenue, we are in the promise keeping business. [applause] on monday president trump reinstated the mexico city policy to prevent foreign aid from funding organizations that promote or perform abortions worldwide. [cheers and applause] jummy:
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if you want to watch you can find it on our facebook page and online at wjla.com. a lot of people with hats and gloves and scarves, the vice president in a suit. doug: he will have a warm car in a few minutes. it is seasonably cold but it has been so warm for so long, that combined with the gusty winds -- in rockland, west over route 50 towards the falls church area. it is just chilly, january weather. get a lothink it will colder in the next few days, maybe or a degree or two -- maybe a degree or two, settling in this weather pattern more reminiscent of late january and early february. feels like 35 in the city. 30 degrees right now is what it feels like in hagerstown and feels like in hagerstown and feel like 26 in winchester. 34 around joint base andrews.
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sustained winds giving us some cloudsunshine. as we look to the west, a fair amount of snow activity cannot --, mainly light but at the strong wind against -- the west and facing slopes, getting some snow and they will get measurable snow over the weekend with temperatures for highs in the 30's north and west of our area and in the 40's here that the wind will make a difference. not only for the rest -- snow on the mountains, we pick up several images which is good news for skiers but otherwise we turn partly sunny through today tomorrow. -- through the day tomorrow. into sunday, a disturbance late in the day could produce a few snow showers in the mountains initially and may a brief snow shower or flurry late sunday afternoon or sunday evening. and talkk forward about the forecast for this afternoon, partly sunny and gusty, 45 degree is the high te
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bundle up tonight, 30's, the wind will ease a bit but on the chilly side. , six lifts open and seven trails. 30's but below freezing tonight and snow showers during the day and maybe some great opportunities to make a little snow over the weekend. a few late they flakes and seasonably cold weather through the rest of the weekend. a look at the next 10 days, temperatures holding at seasonal levels and it will warm up briefly tuesday and wednesday and stay chilly through next week.
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collapsing off of a cliff into the water below, officials say the area saw 10 straight hours of rain wednesday, they say it .roded the cliffside everyone inside the hotel had been evacuated long before the collapse took place. a woman in the u.k. was told to take a walk while not -- for not wearing high heels at a recruitment agency and now she is fighting back, the copy has addressed the required women to , the workerh heels refused one morning and was sent home without pay and started a petition calling the dress code is sexist. more than 150,000 people have signed it and other roles in the company, women must wear tight but not the
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