coming from iran. they say they were stuck in airport for five days not knowing whether or not they would make it to see their daughter or son-in-law in northern virginia in the sterling area. many people they were with in the airport went back to iran. but they decided to hang on and stay. with the help of attorneys and the senate offices of tim kaine in virginia and chris van hollen in maryland, they say the pressure mounted toward the department of homeland security. they got a breakthrough. and the couple was able to board a plane and make it here this afternoon. >> it is unbelievable, i think. i didn't think i could come here at all. >> we have the people. i'm speechless right now. i'm too emotional. we made it. we made it. jeff: there they are. the son-in-law, the daughter, the attorney, you look to the left and

how are you doing? a big smile and a bouquet of flowers. they have an immigrant visa which means they can now have a path laid for them to become permanent citizens here in the united states. they sold all their possessions in iran and decided to come to america. got stuck for five days in limbo. finally here they are making it for this very happy reunion as they arrive here in northern virginia. live at dulles airport, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. larry: great story there. thanks. the whirlwind of the president's first 100 days continued today with an attack on nafta. president donald trump telling lawmakers at the white house today he thinks the u.s. trade agreement with mexico and canada is a catastrophe. president trump: it's been a catastrophe. i want to change it. maybe we do it. maybe we do a new nafta and put an extra f in the term nafta. the f is for free and fair trade.

employees of harley davidson to talk about manufacturing. alison: tomorrow marks two weeks since the violent protest broke out -- violence broke out after the protests for the inauguration. some of them were in court. sam ford were there. what happened, sam? sam: a number of the demonstrators came to court thinking they were going for a preliminary hearing. that wasn't necessary. they had been indicted. as you know, 230 people were arrested and charged during the incident involving broken windows, burned vehicles and fighting with the police in a four-block area around 12 and k downtown. today a d.c. superior court protesters and supporters gathered outside. ten protesters were arraigned out of a total of 11 indicted yesterday by the grand jury on felony riot charges. legal papers show defendants from as far away as maine, illinois,

attorney hall represented eight of the ten and they are worried. he is optimistic. >> d.c. jurors will have to listen to the case and make a decision whether they want to put felony convictions on the young people for donald trump. sam: prosecutors told the judge today they are still gathering evidence. apparently video from the scene is coming in as they attempt to identify people that they are going to prosecute. the judge told the defendants to be back here on march 17 at 2:00 p.m. for their next hearing. more indictments are expected. reporting live from d.c. superior court, i'm sam ford. abc7 news. larry: president trump tweeting this morning he wonders if u.c. berkeley should stop getting federal funding after the violent protest against talk of a breitbart news editor.

crowd of 1,500 people gathered outside the venue two hours before the speech. kenneth: chaos at the university of california berkeley. demonstrators angry wednesday night about a planned speech by the self-described right wing internet troll milo yiannopoulos. >> he is a fascist and berkeley did not welcome him. kenneth: protesters threw smoke bombs, broke window after window. and sparked a massive bonfire. several students injured including this woman pepper sprayed on camera. the university put on lockdown. u.c. berkeley police used rubber bullets on agitators dressed in all black. some armed with bats. also in the crowd, free speech supporters who wanted to hear yiannopoulos whose appearance was canceled. >> i decided to come to see if i could get in, see what he had to say. kenneth: yiannopoulos, editor for breitbart news responded on facebook. >> they are so threatened by

speaker might be interesting, funny and persuade, might take people with him they had to shut it down at all cost. kenneth: yiannopoulos is an avid trump supporter. the president tweeted if u.c. berkeley does not allowed free speech and acts violence on people with different views, no federal guns. and gavin newsome fired back on twitter. he was appalled that trump would refuse education after the actions of a few. larry: you can sign up for the breaking news text alerts right now. wjla.com. alison: the district is activating the hypothermia alert in two hours before the temperatures drop. they will go in the 20's tonight. doug hill is here with the forecast. hi, doug. doug: as expected. colder temperatures moving in the area for a few days. beautiful nightr

reported in hagerstown. some late afternoon sunshine and 39 degrees. as far as what we are seeing around the rest of the area. good range of temperatures. 37 in cumberland. with the west/northwesterly winds the cold air is coming in overnight with clearing skies to drop the numbers. wider look shows the winds out of the northwest shows the wind chills in the mid-30s across areas. so we will get back to an early february feel here. by tomorrow morning the low 20's in the western zones. i won't be quite as cold. mid-20's. upper 20's in the spots through the metro area. 279 in the city. 26 -- 29 in the city. 26 in potomac and 25 in manassas as well. so here is what we are dealing with for the day tomorrow. we will end the week with the sunshine. a lot of it. upper 20's in the morning. getting to 40 degrees in the afternoon. colder temperatures over the weekend. a lot to share in the ten-day outlook coming up. larry: talk to you soon. tonight, four counties in district could have a break in

that came with four arrests on cvs at georgia in wheaton this morning. that is where stephen tschida is live tracking the new developments in that investigation. stephen? stephen: well, larry, i got off the phone of the captain with the montgomery county police 15 minutes ago. he tells us that the four suspects are still in custody undergoing interrogation. we have also learned that the break came because they allegedly hit this c.v.s. which is right across the parking lot from a police station. just beyond the sun trust bank. the possible break in the rash of dozens of drugstore robberies came just after 4:00 this morning. four suspects taken into custody after hitting a c.v.s. in glenmont. >> i'm glad they caught him. so glad. stephen: surveillance video from a robbery last week. the m.o., the same. dark clothing. concealed face. handgun. demands of money. the quest now to et

whether the suspects caught here this morning are responsible for a slew of drugstore robberies across the region. >> it is common practice for our robbery detectives to speak with the robbery detectives from other jurisdictions to see if we are being hit by the same suspects. stephen: last week, three overnight drugstore robberies. one attempted robbery in montgomery county. on one day. some here not surprised the alleged thieves struck a drugstore today just feet from a police station. >> no surprise to nobody. that they robbing or killing people in front of the police station. stephen: we have also learned from investigators they consider this a complex case. keep in mind, all of these incidents, spread across montgomery county and then across the region as well. so, at this time, stil

four suspects. but so far no charges to report. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. alison: thank you. now we turn to a developing story out of anne arundel county where a homeowner shot an intruder this morning at lothian at 8:00. the couple woke up and realized a man broke in. the homeowner tried to push the intruder out. when that didn't work he shot him in the leg. when the intruder tried to come back in the house, he was shot again. >> it looks like a case of self-defense. >> apparently the person broke in the home. and was threatening. he was able to defend himself. ja according to the -- alison: according to the neighbors and the police the suspect was the subject of a community alert flyer and may be dealing with mental illness. he is expected to survive. you can track crime in your

neighborhood at wjla.com/alertid. larry: new informationment to and a story we brought you yesterday at abc7 news. amy aubert is joining us from the live desk with the latest developments of getting the helicopters back in the air. amy: three more choppers today so six of the seven choppers are operating. the expectations to get the final helicopter back in service tomorrow. i spoke to the maryland spokesperson greg shiply who tell me the crews spent today reinstalling blades and going through a very involved testing procedure that needs to happen before the choppers can get back in service. you will remember from the story yesterday that a mechanic spotted cracking paint on the tail of one of the helicopters. the aviation commander ordered repairs to the choers which are stationed at -- choppers which are stationed at seven airports across maryland. he tells me they are continuing uninterrupted service and they expect to have the full fleet up

at the "live desk," amy aubert, abc7 news. larry: prince george's county police chief hank stawinski and the president of the police union announcing a new independent panel aimed to make sure the panel practice, promotion and office of discipline is fair and nondiscriminatory. it comes as a number of officers complained to the justice department of instances of discrimination. it will allow the rank and file cops to bypass commanders to make concerns known. alison: coming up at 5:00 -- president trump: i don't know if you are a democrat or republican but i'm pointing you for another year. alison: the president gets fiery at the prayer breakfast and takes jabs at his successor on "the apprentice." larry: researchers making a link between the air we breathe, pollution and alzheimer's. alison: phil may be the most famous but he is not the only prognosticator today on grn

guys have to say about spring. larry: first, what the zoo has to say about the bobcat's time on the lam. why are you checking i want to see if it changed. credit scores don't change that much do they? really? i'll take it! sir, your credit... is great, right? when was the last time you checked? yeah, i better check my credit score. here, try credit karma. it's free.

credit karma. give yourself some credit. these numbers are off the charts...this? sir! what's the status? there's a meteor hurtling towards earth. how long until impact? less than a minute. what do you want to do, sir? listen carefully... if we all switch to geico

i like the sound of that. geico. because saving fifteen percent or more on car insurance is always a great answer. larry: we are back wit

that went missing from the national zoo. they gave ollie an exam. she was treated for cut on her paw but other than that she is fine. a visitor spotted her near the flamingo exhibit. alison: near the birds. imagine that. larry: exactly. alison: down connecticut avenue to dupont circle, potomac phil had his time to shine this morning. he is a stuffed groundhog by the way. he predicted six more weeks of winter when he was pulled from the burrow you could say at 8:30 this morning. not etoe mack phil is a particular on -- potomac phil is just a play on punxsutawney phil. >> he came out of the burrow and most of the record-breaking crowd was hoping for an early spring but instead phil says six more weeks of winter. with the gates opening at

3:00, thousands made the trek to gobbler's knob for punxsutawney phil's 131st prognostication. a crowd filled with groundhog hats saw a fireworks show and countless musical acts. he was awaken around 7:30 and read -- >> my faithful followers i clearly see a perfect clear shadow of me. six more weeks of winter it shall be. >> you can see that the snow has started to fall which means punxsutawney phil must be right. reporting in punxsutawney, i'm bridget mcclure. larry: in suburban atlanta georgia, general beauregard lee bucked the trend. he did not see his shadow so they predict spring will come sooner. of course it's in georgia. alison: exactly. we got groundhog day over with. i know you are happy. we have another year to wait. doug: exciting stuff. we'll see with the weather. i'm

how we have been on a areer -- been on a roller coaster up and down. you'll see it in the next few days. talk about the weather now. it's clearing out across the area. this is the view of the sky from the weather bug camera from ashburn. 41 there the morning. through the day more contrails an clouds. but the high pressure building in. clear skies. sun about to go down through the trees and have one of the colder nights we have had in a while. in the 20's about everywhere. at the moment, 47 at reagan national airport. 43 in reston and frederick. 47 in woodbridge. the average high is 47. so for this day most areas a little above average. but we will go below average for the next couple of days. hour-by-hour, if you are going out, regular winter coat will be fine. the winds will diminish and the temperatures fall steadily to the 30's in the overnight hours. clearing skies

cloudiness through the south. it will move like this tomorrow. we won't get the rain but we will get cloudiness from it during the day. 40 degrees or so. we could clear back out tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow night. it's great and sunny, beautiful and cold for saturday. pickup times at the school kids tomorrow morning 28 for an average metro area. 36 degrees at recess. 40 degrees dismissal time. i think we will see more sunshine developing later in the afternoon. so the future cast and the stormwatch7 weather center showing winds from the northwest to bring seasonably cold, colder than average temperatures. watch cloud cover tomorrow. it creeps up overhead through the midday. no precipitation here. as we get through the afternoon the clouds clear back out. high pressure drives in cold air. be with us tomorrow, tomorrow night and saturday, saturday night. then another cold front comes sunday with the cloud and maybe a sprinkle or snowflake in the higher elevation. this takes us through saturday night and sund

moving in and the moisture coming up a little bit. not much moisture with the front at all. the weekend outlook, two weekends -- two pictures here, two images. it's milder on sunday and a few sprinkles. it's low-impact stuff now. the roller coaster ride. get ready. 40 tomorrow, down to 38 on saturday. sunday 45. we will jump to 53 degrees on monday. upper 50's on tuesday. lower 60's on wednesday. a strong cold front is coming through and then after that, we take another dive to friday. then temperatures will bounce up again. it's one of the crazier winter weather patterns we have seen. interesting. not stop. we don't settle in one pattern for long. alison: i know. larry: i haven't worn so many coats in one season. i'm not sure -- and layer, trying to figure it out. >> it's crazy. we will check back with you soon. meanwhile, action on the hill today for the president's pick to lead the environmental protection agency.

playing in the snow that will melt your heart. alison: but first, speaking of awesome, come look at this. something you may have missed today on "good morning washington." [laughter] there he is. look at that smooth guy on the right there. you know i never have seen you dance. larry: no! i have only danced twice on "good morning washington." i think kidd may be jealous. he will probably tomorrow insist i go dance with him. we had a great time. i said come and join us. he wanted to make me feel like one of the guys. alison: awesome. this is special. very special. we love it. bell biv devoe. awe autria godfrey has a look at what is coming up tomorrow. it may not be as exciting, though. larry: no. >> all right. thanks, alison. tomorrow on "good morning washington," a closer look at the impact of trump's border wall on you and could the money be spent in a better way? >> plus the dos and don'ts of elliott mate for the ultimate super --

what does it feel like? like? does fearless age? or does it simply grow... stronger? fearless looks a little different to us all. but with a new carefirst medplus medigap plan, you can find yours. call now to speak with a medigap specialist in your area, and discover the strength and security of a plan with low affordable rates, and the option to add dental and vision coverage.

call a medigap specialist now to learn more. and get the support to find the answers, to every fearless question. carefirst medplus. live fearless. alison: could a certain breast implant cause cancer in the f.d.a. still considers implants a safe medical device. "7 on your side" consumer reporter kimberly suiters investigating a possible connection. kim? kimberly: alison, we are talking about a cancer of the immune system. it's associated with breast

"7 on your side" found out the warnings may not be making their way to women. most women who develop the imknowma after implants say they were not told of the rare potentially deadly disease. out of millions of women with implants close to 400 confirmed and unconfirmed cases have been reported to the f.d.a. because the risk is so tiny, not all plastic surgeons are on board when it comes to aggressively warning patients about the risk. >> i was doing everything to keep cancer away. yet i put a device in my body that caused cancer. kimberly: do you have concerns about the type of breast cancer? >> no. it's a rare situation. you don't want to yell "fire" in a theater when there is no fire. kimberly: right. we want to inform, not frighten. tonight at 11:00, "7 on your side" investigates in a special report as patients ask whether doctors are implanting cancer. larry: wow! alison:

educated before you have any kind of medical procedure. so, even if it is a small risk it seems like people would want to know. larry: right. kimberly: i will tell you something we haven't talked about something all day. one of the most shocking pieces of information we learned from a surgeon himself, his own research was that three-quarters of surgeons admit to not talking about this risk with this particular kind of implants with their own patients. alison: interesting. larry: we can't wait for tonight at 11:00. alison: thank you. larry: see you then. still ahead at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- a lesson in justice. while a judge is sentencing four local teenagers to hit the books and learn their history. president trump: the world is in trouble. we're going to straighten it out. alison: plus, the commander-in-chief spices things up at the national prayer breakfast. cheryl: i'm cheryl conner on capitol hill where we are talking to members of congress on whether or not their office has received calls following the women's march on washington. we will have the story coming

alison: this just in the newsroom today. uber's c.e.o. is stepping down from president trump's business advisory council because of the recent travel bans. he sent a memo to the employees saying the role on

be an endorsement of the president's agenda and it was misinterpreted as that. larry: the women's march on washington, the march for life, immigration executive order, so much has happened and a lot of people have strong feelings but are they taking actions beyond the marches and the protest. cheryl conner went to capitol hill to find out what kind of calls the members of congress are receiving. >> how may i help you? >> phone lines are busy inside the capitol hill office of the democratic congressman. >> i'm pass it along to the conman. >> there are calling coming in about the president's executive order on immigration, the affordable care act and the women's march. >> it's great to answer the phone on the first ring. except this week. the phones have been ringing off the hook. >> organizers of the women's march ask participants to keep the movement going by contacting the representatives.

going to vote the way you want to vote. i'm persuaded. cheryl: on capitol hill we knocked on several doors, representative chris smith from new jersey tell us the office has got several calls but most of them had been on the march for life. >> we got some calls. we got more calls from the pro-life march, the march for life that happened last friday. >> congressman smith says he has been going to the march since 1974. and last friday was the largest one he has seen. lila rose with live action is on the hill pushing lawmakers to redirect funding away from the abortion industry. >> i think if we care about women's empowerment, we need to get the abortion industry out of women's healthcare. cheryl: the representative hopes the phones keep ringing. on capitol hill, cheryl conner, abc7 news. alison: meanwhile, at this morning's national prayer breakfast, president trump

religious liberty and to stay safe and secure. he also praised the senate chaplain and cursed a little bit when he asked him to stay in the job. then there was this. about arnold schwarzenegger replacing him on "the apprentice." president trump: the ratings went right down the tubes. it has been a total disaster. and mark will never ever bet against trump again. i want to just pray for arnold if we can for those ratings, okay? alison: then it didn't take long for schwarzenegger to respond. >> hey, donald, i have a great idea. why don't we switch jobs. you take over tv since you are such an expert in ratings and i take over your job. then people can finally sleep comfortably again. hmm? alison: this is real. this is really -- this is not reality tv. this is real tv. >> exactly. my goodness. arnold schwarzenegger, want to remind everyone was

alison: of course. every day is different. larry: okay. our jobs have become so incredibly interesting. alison: definitely. larry: well, those words through the work of the first 100 days that continue on the hill today with the senate environment and the public works committee changing the rules to vote in favor of scott pruitt as the next head of the environmental protection agency. republicans on that committee did away with the provision that required at least two members of the minority party to be present to vote. democrats were boycotting the hearing to delay the vote. alison: drill, baby, drill. almost ten years after that became a campaign slogan, the sentiment is surfacing on capitol hill. congressman from arizona is pushing a bill to increase the amount of oil, gas and mineral drilling in national mark. today the senate gave the final approval to another bill that would let the coal companies dump debris into nearby streams.

sign that measure. larry: sweden's prime minister is urging companies to take a leading role to address climate change and says the u.s. is not there to lead anymore. the comments came after he announced an ambitious new law to cut greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2014. it's part app -- to zero by 2045. trump said he would likely back away from the u.s. obligations to that agreement if elected. the chesapeake bay program is on track to clean up the estuary. they say the dead zone in the bay is getting smaller. the crab population is rebounding and the bay grass is at federal levels. they say a third of the bay is meeting water quality standards. alison: "7 on your side" with health matters today. there is a new study that shows a strong link between air pollution and alzheimer's. it's a study in this week's your mall "transitional

women who breathe air full of vehicle exhaust have twice the risk of developing dementia. researchers tracked women when the ages of 65-79 for ten years and those with a particular gene were almost three times as likely to develop alzheimer's if exposed to pollution than those who were not. larry: coming up at 5:00, shutting the door. find out when one of the largest libraries in the region will be closing down. and how long it will stay that way. alison: then later the hostage stand off at a delaware prison is over. but not before one guard was killed. why the officers union says it didn't have to end the way it did. larry: new at 6:00, two months after a devastating fire, a plea from eastern tennessee businesses. why they say they are burned

steve: one more day until the weekend. good amount of sunshine on saturday. temperatures upper 30's. it's a bit on the cool side. at least temperatures will moderate a little bit for the day on sunday. looking at mostly cloudy skies. we will probably be able to take out a few sprinkles because i don't believe most of you will see anything at all. temperatures around 45 degrees. let's talk about the next ten days. once we get past the weekend. come monday we will be at 53. look at tuesday. better chance of a few showers. the temperatures in the upper 50's. i'll step out the way and show you wednesday. lower 60's. it will come to an end in the daytime hours as a cold front sweeps across the midatlantic. highs around 30 are around 40 degrees. it's even colder on friday with the temperatures in the middle 30's. at least it will be dry. following weekend is back in the 40's. back after this.

and with the billion pointme!!! giveaway, it's about to get more awesome. to claim your share of a billion shop your way points during the big game, download the shop your way or kmart app today!!!

alison: check this out. dramatic video coming out of hawaii. a massive lava fire hose and it is just pouring in the pacific ocean. the lava is then sent flying in the air because it basically explodes on impact. believe it or not there is no threat to any nearby communities. obviously this would go without saying but visitors are urged to use caution if they approach the area at all. larry: how amazing is that? alison: unbelievable. larry

so cool. i want to go down and see it myself. let's go. hop a flight right now. ask a parent and they will say nothing can replace their children but a dog is helping a father do something he loves and his daughter has outground. roxy is an internet sensation for the sledding. but she is not pulling it. she is riding in it. she can do it on her own. watch it. she can put weight on it to get it to go downhill. just like that. roxy allows michael something to do that he used to do with his now 18-year-old daughter and roxy uses the same sled she did when she was a child. >> play with the dog out in the snow. did that when the kids were younger. i just continued to enjoy doing that. is there roxy goes full in. not afraid. she loves it. larry: just like kids then you can't get her to come inside. the owner says if the popularity may continue to

tv show in her future. alison: "lasse"? >> if honey boo-boo can last for years we could watch her sledding. alison: i haven't heard that for a long time. larry: i'm here for the little things. alison: still ahead, this week's team player towers above the competition. in a sport that is not always a good thing. how his determination has helped him fios is not cable. we're wired differently. welcome to 8 and a half maple street. it's half a house. and even though it only has half a kitchen, half the closet space and a half bath, it's a full house to the wilsons. because they have fios, their half house has full internet, with uploads as fast as downloads. don't pay for uploads that aren't up to speed. get 150 meg internet with equal uploads and downloads, tv and phone for only $79.99 per month online for one year. only from fios.

larry: new developments in case of four

of vandalizing an historic african-american schoolhouse. the judge threw the book at them and then had them took a look at the holocaust and the museums. >> traces of graffiti mark the foundation of the old ashburn schoolhouse. >> you never want this to happen. >> the 125-year-old school marred by graffiti last october. five boys age 16 and 17 were the culprits. >> i want the sentence to be impactful. because the crime had been impactful in the community. the prosecutor cuter thought about books. >> what if they read books teaching them about discrimination, gender and war? >> the students have to write a lengthy essay about the impact of th

graffiti. they also have to visit the holocaust museum and the american history museum. they must watch an intervene with a former student hire -- interview with a former student here that visited in the renovation. >> i feel like falling out on the floor. very emotional. >> coordinating the renovation of the old schoolhouse say the lesson is an important one. >> they won't understand why it mattered to the community or why everyone was so outraged unless they understand history of discrimination. >> now maybe hope and change at the school. richard reeve, abc7 news. alison: wow! that will be impactful. larry: and a chance to educate others with what they have learned at the same time. >> that will be interesting to follow. the largest library in d.c. will be closing the doors to undergo

renovation. the martin luther king library will stay open until march 4 and then transformed over a three-year period. the new $208 million design for the library includes an added floor, a new auditorium, rooftop and event space with a terrace. but in the meantime, the regular visitors will miss it. >> this is where i have been coming for 12 years for just about anything. i like it here. i like the library. >> i meet here with a student that i tutor in reading. they have great facilities for us. alison: while the libraries are closed the hours will expand at branch libraries. the library of congress is offering to help. so the m.l.k. library is expected to reopen in 2020. larry: we will miss it. look forward to the reopening. time for a check of the roads. trenice bishop is on traffic watch tonight. hey, trenice. trenice:

we cleared something up on i-59. hopefully the ride is better for folks making the head home. it's northbound against the rush but not much of a better picture for you. still delays nonetheless northbound and southbound on 59. take a live look at 95 if you would like to. it's in good shape. it's still slow for the northbound trek back to the city. the big picture shows heavy delays on the beltway. we will get to that in a second. i-57 northbound jam from lorton to the fairfax county parkway. southbound taking a trip from the fairfax county parkway from the occoquan. 66 jampacked. regular volume delays going down. the sun glare a problem. this is vienna metro station. further down you will see the flashing lights to the corner here. police activity off to the shoulder. travel lanes are open. not affecting anyone. it's jam packed from the southbound trip from arlington to alexandria.

covering metro tonight. early warning that six stations will be closing on the blue, orange, silver lines for the weekend. the farragut west, mcpherson square, central triangle, smithsonian, federal center southwest and capital south stations. they are not going to be open saturday or sunday. and the lower-level platforms at the metro center and l'enfant plaza stations are also closed. you can inside up for text alerts by sending the word "metro" to 43817. larry: new at 6:00, a possible national fallout after a night of chaos in berkeley, california. plus, found far from home, symbolic item recovered after a tornado, found more than a hundred miles where the twister tore through. big efforts on the efforts to secure the white house. that is coming up at "abc7 news at 6:00". alison: today we have another lunch box weather and hear from the kids in the area. doug: this is a fun program we do. this morning, abc7

visited fairfax for a lunchbox weather program. the kids were happy to see her. she first shared a video we put together to explain what we do in the stormwatch7 weather center, how we gather the information, make graphics and put it on the air to get it to you. do the weather experiments that caught attention and tack them outside the get up close look at the new stormtra 7. we have a question from grace. >> i go to school at elementary school. [inaudible] are in use more and more. do you see it being used in meteorology? doug: absolutely. nasa uses a drone. it's a very large jet. there you see here it can fly 60,000 feet or higher. cool thing about the global hawk it can stay

so they will fly over hurricanes and tropical storms. to also help the hurricane hunters that are flying through at like 55,000 feet lower. to get a look and transmit the data. they are drones. the global hawk doesn't do well to travel through bad weather. the weather has been to good but they are able to track and get way up high and stay in the same area and get incredible resolution on storms and developments. really making hurricane forecasting a lot more accurate. they are helping the forecasters issue proper warnings. there will be a lot more going up. in the future we will see smaller drones involved in a thunderstorm and checking possible tornadoes. technology is rolling along. the weather is keeping up with it. alison: i have never seen that. amazing. thank you. see you in a little bit. the washington wizards are or an unbelievable run at home lately. larry: on

erin hawksworth has more on the incredible winning streak. erin: from the global hawk to the local hawk. tonight is a big night as the wizards aim for the 16th win at home in a row. washington will try to really keep the good times rolling against the lakers as they won five straight games in nine of the past ten. bradley beal says the key to their success is not getting caught up in this streak. >> we don't get caught up, you know, because we have games almost every other day. so, you know, our life continues to go on. the games continue to continue to come. at the end of the day when we get to sit down and look at it, it's definitely special. erin: meanwhile, this week's team player is one of the top divers in maryland. he is headed to college on a scholarship but his height really makes him stand out among the rest. diving is not only a sport but an art. >> it's a

junkies. erin: and for this senior it's part of life. >> it's a rush if highest platform. it's so exciting. but one meter is also exciting. erin: does the adrenaline the fear drive you? >> absolutely. it can also hinder my performance but i like to channel my fear. erin: he feared he may have to quit the sport he loves after he hit a growth sport his freshman year. and now he is 6'4". >> it definitely frustrated me because i did want to quick for a while. i did push through and everything worked out in tepid. >> not only is patrick undefeated this season but he does well in the classroom. 4.2 g.p.a. what do you love to study? >> i really like anything with history or government. i loved my a.p. government class. plus spanish. erin: patrick plans to take the academic and athletic talents to emory. >> i want a double major in political science and journalism and m

school. erin: i know! after he said that i need to set some goals for myself. alison: he doesn't have a plan at all. erin: he has it all figured out. awesome kid. i had fun interviewing him. great. alison: congrats to patrick. wonderful. larry: awesome. good luck to him. erin: maybe he will be interning here. you never know with the journalism degree. alison: a lot of direction. >> we'll raise the ceilings for him to see if he can walk through. erin: good call. alison: thank you. today was a drill. only a drill at joint base anacostia-bolling. larry: we'll tell you what they are making sure they are ready for when we come back.

always wins. especially in my business. with slow internet from the phone company, you can't keep up. you're stuck, watching spinning wheels and progress bars

switch to comcast business. with high-speed internet up to 10 gigabits per second. you wouldn't pick a slow race car. then why settle for slow internet? comcast business. built for speed. built for business.

ve a flat tire, dead battery, need a tow or lock your keys in the car, geico's emergency roadside assistance is there 24/7. oh dear, i got a flat tire. hmmm. uh... yeah, can you find a take where it's a bit more dramatic on that last line, yeah? yeah i got it right here. someone help me!!! i have a flat tire!!! well it's good... good for me. what do you think? geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. police, get down. jonathan: military personnel and the d.c. police ran through an active shooter drill at joint base anacostia-bolling a few hours ago. the scenario,

shopping in the commissary. after neutralizing the shooter, officers in search of the facility to make sure there aren't other threats. the drill is part of an annual exercise to test antiterrorism operations. michelle: we have more information about uprising at delaware prison. alison: the inmates were protesting what they say were unhumane conditions. but by the time it ended one prison guard was dead. lana zak has details. >> we lost one of our family members. it pains my heart. lana: grief and shock as the authorities are trying to piece together the events that led to a deadly hostage situation at the james t. vaughn correctional center, delaware's largest prison. we are learning more about the one guard killed in action, sergeant stephen floyd, an 18-year employee described as a dedicated officer. >> he is a champion and he would fight for what was right. lana: sergeant floyd was found

pronounced him dead at the scene. >> we have to investigate what happened here, determine the facts to make sure that it never happens again. lana: what is known 10:32 on wednesday a staff member radioed for assistance after a prison revolt. four correctional officers were taken hostage. >> hey, they are at my neck right now with a knife if you don't hurry up and turn the phones on. now! lana: the standoff lasting for hours. then tactical teams used a backhoe to break in the building and moved quickly to secure the hostages. they found one female staff member in two minutes. >> there were inmates that shielded this victim. lana: but for sergeant floyd it was too late. the officers union saying his death could have been avoided. >> sergeant floyd didn't have to die yesterday. we had been asking for help from the previous governor. we got none. lana: the un

inmates had been holding dry runs to identify areas of weakness. lana zak, back to you. announcer: now, "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. jonathan: major political fallout is brewing after this night at chaos at u.c. berkeley. more than 1,000 people rallied and rioted over a planned speech by a far right activist. milo yiannopoulos. well, today, classes resumed and the massive clean-up effort began. nobody was arrested. nobody. but the fire-filled protest ignited a free speech debate that stretches all the way to the white house. our chief political correspondent scott thuman is at the capitol hill bureau with the fallout from this. a it lot of people talking about -- a lot of people talking about what happened. scott: a lot of reaction. we have seen this division before. we saw it before the election. we saw it on inauguration day certainly. we are still seeing it with perhaps no end

it's been called the home of the free speech movement. wednesday night, that moniker put to the test and critics say university of california berkeley failed. >> well, i'm carrying my sign. it said the first amendment is for everyone. protects all speech. even milo. scott: the scheduled appearance by the controversial trump supporter, breitbart writer incited rooting and violence. >> are you surprised? ma'am? scott: the speech by milo yiannopoulos was canceled. in may one of depaul university cut short as protesters rushed the stage. >> we are going to see more and more free speech incidents. that's been fire's experience. scott: fire is a nonpartisan group defending free speech on college campuses. last year they saw the highest number of conflicts ever at 42. ari notes in the political heated times they are increasing