kimberly: reunions and confusion at u.s. airports after the travel ban is put on hold. up, the race to reentered the u.s. before it is too late. and securing confirmation. the vice president echoing his boss' sentiment about their pick for the u.s. supreme court. and a weekend party like nine other in houston. how a fan secured tickets so close to kickoff. >> now, abc 7 news at 6:00 am on your side. kimberly: thank you for joining us. i'm kimberly suiters. a federal judge in the seattle

enforcing president trump's immigration order. aree with valid u.s. visas being advised to travel to the u.s. as soon as they can. david wright has the white house reaction and what happens next. david: on the streets of the u.s. capitol, protesters emboldened. even as president trump retreated to his winter white house in florida. any hopes for a relaxing weekend away disrupted by a federal judge in seattle, who put a nationwide hold on the executive order, temporarily blocking citizens from seven predominantly muslim countries from entering the u.s. >> how many have been affected since 9/11? state the judge ruled the and citizens would face irreparable injury if the order was allowed to stand. tweeted angrily, "the opinion of this so-called judge

judge was appointed to the bench by george w. bush and confirmed unanimously by the senate. ,ice president mike pence speaking with george stephanopoulos, defended his boss. george: does that undermine the separation of powers? vice president pence: i don't think it does. i think the american people are used to this president speaking his mind. roughly 60,004 nationals had their visas revoked -- roughly 60,000 foreign nationals had their visas revoked. they want the order to go away permanently. >> donald trump, no. david: the justice department is vowing to repeal the decision -- appeal the decision. kimberly: with the

the travel ban, it is a race against time for many whose plans were abruptly canceled. we watched many families reunite with sam sweeney, spending days in limbo. what are they telling you? sam: it is a much different situation from the past couple days. the atmosphere overall is very happy. me, posters welcoming people to the united states. freepeople are offering legal advice from lawyers. now all passengers with valid u.s. visas can pass through the checkpoint here at dulles and all airports across the country. still, there is confusion at airports around the world, many people rushing for flights bound for the united states, as they fear there when of opportunity may close soon as a reversal of the freeze could be sought by the justice department. passengers from

began arriving saturday morning at dulles airport for the first time in a week. any person holding a valid u.s. visa was able to board a u.s.-bound plane. >> i did not know how long it would take to see my mother. he has been trying to get his mother home from saudi arabia for a week. she is a permanent u.s. resident, not knowing when she could return. >> at first i was angry. can she come back here? sam: his mother learned that she could return earlier this week. he said she is one of the lucky ones. now all immigrants and refugees from the seven band nations can come to the u.s. if they have a valid visa. the state department said it is reversing its order of more than 60,000 visa cancellations. president donald trump slammed the federal judge to block the ban, calling it ridiculous and stating it would be overturned.

immigration lawyers say the constant changes are causing confusion around the world. >> people are rushing to get on airplanes to come to boston. they were boarding people. water was not extended, so they were taking people off the airplane. orde cameashington outr and they are back on the airplane. i cannot even imagine what that felt like. is: sentiment right now happy, people happy the borders reopen for those with valid u.s. visas. all ofe stroke of a pen, that could change, meeting people could land here tomorrow and be turned away. sam sweeney, abc 7 news. kimberly: thank you, sam. elon musk continues to defend his involvement with the presidents business advisory council. the tesla and spacex ceo said it is better to be on the inside doing good than not have a seat at the table. musk

travel ban and climate change during yesterday's white house meeting. councilof uber quit the after customers boycotted the company. president said their supreme court nominee will be confirmed one way or another. speaking to the conservative federalist society in philadelphia, he echoed the president's comments earlier this week. vice president pence: rest assured we will work with the senate leadership to make sure he gets an up or down vote on the senate floor. presidentthe suggested senate republicans use the so-called nuclear option to prevent democrats from blocking his nomination. have vowed to filibuster the nomination after republicans blocked president obama's nomination to the court last year. a brief return to winter-like cold, but don't worry, a warm-up is coming. josh knight has the first look at the forecast. quite a point spread. josh:

is, we have 50's and 60's back in the forecast, but it will not feel like that tonight. we had a beautiful sunset across the area. now clouds are moving in over the capital. from the national harbor, still a little bit of pink in the skies. the temperatures are still going to tumble through the evening. clouds have been pushing in, allowing the really nice sunset. as we zoom in, we are clearing out on the backside. as the clouds break down, temperatures really start to drop. 37 degrees d.c., same leesburg, already freezing frederick, winchester, luray, 35 culpeper. a lot of us are dipping into the 20's. walking the dog this evening or going out to dinner, keep in mind we will be close to 11, and for d.c. around it's already happening

far west suburbs. we are warming up but with the warm weather comes the rain. we will time that out in about 10 minutes. kimberly: thank you, josh. new development's on fridays fire at a clinton home. investigators say the flame started in the kitchen of the home on milliken road. two people were rescued and taken to the hospital in critical condition. they are still hospitalized tonight. investigators believe the fire was accidental, but the cause is under investigation. coming up -- travel headaches. the major impacts from a huge safetrack surge. up next, getting around downtown will not be that easy this weekend. and now a sneak take of monday's "gmw." >> thanks, kimberly. monday, tired of unwanted robo calls on your cell phone? an app that will stop telemarketing. >>

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kimberly: covering metro, safetrack maintenance work is orange,g travel on the silver, and blue lines with six stations closed. this is because metro is fixing rail fasteners and insulators, installing cell phone and radio gear, and repairing ceiling tiles. metro picked this weekend for a major closure since ridership tends to be lower this time of year. you will be the first to know about any changes on metro with our alerts sent to your cell phone. tod over to wjla.com/text get signed up. cleanup is still underway after a train derlm

a norfolk southern train jumped the tracks, spelling coal. nobody was hurt, but cleanup will take a few days. , and supere kickoff bowl ticket prices are through the roof. one houston woman scored two free seats. we will explain. and springlike temperatures on the way. the forecast coming up.

kimberly: some progress in the war on terror now, the country of jordan saying that drone strikes on isis targets in southern syria hidden arm depot, a warehouse, a barracks used by the group. the airstrike came after king

in d.c. about a possible u.s. shift in syrian policy. today, u.s.-backed kurdish fighters launched a new offensive to capture towns and of the isist stronghold. the goal is to isolate the town from other territories and storm the city. president trump's choice for army secretary has withdrawn his nomination. is too faiella said it difficult to divest himself from his businesses. their reports the secretary of defense james mattis is angry he was picked without his consent. the owner of the florida panthers hockey team, he graduated from west point and served in the 101st airborne before joining the army reserves. super bowl tickets have never been cheap. this year they are ridiculous. the price for a so-called cheap seat this close to kickoff $2,700.

now about five grand. that is the second-highest they have been this close to a game. a houston woman plan on watching the game from her home a few miles from the stadium. her plans changed when she attended a fan forum this week. during the question-and-answer portion, she had a specific question for nfl commissioner roger goodell. >> would you happen to have two extra seats to watch the game? it would be a little better than my couch. i thought i would throw that out there. thank you. >> that's a serious question? >> very serious. ok, cbf afterwards, will see what we've got. kimberly: and goodell followthrough. she and her husband will be watching the big game from the commissioners luxury box. josh: that is too cool. kimberly: best seats in the house, probably. we have a live picture from nrg

stadium in houston. toh: the temperatures close 60 degrees, and tomorrow topping out at about 75, so nice weather at the game. if a story for us. along with the cold temperatures we had a pretty sunset. a lot of people sharing great shots on twitter. one from theice memorial. and this one is from arlington, way up high. beautiful colors in the sky. manassas, the high clouds rolled in. remember, share your photos with us, thunderstorms, sunsets, anything like that. we really like those pictures. national,ow at reagan feeling like 30 because of a light breeze. just a typical winter evening. we will hang in the 30's for most of it, dropping into the 20's later tonight, mostly cloudy skies. around d.c., barely getting above freezing by 5:00 a.m.

already hitting 32, so keep in mind a little bit outside of d.c. we are a bit cooler. us in ther with morning, but sunday not looking bad. by lunchtime, into the afternoon, a lot more sunshine. throughout most of this week we have been talking about the chance of flurries and raindrops. i don't think that will be a problem tomorrow. i expect the day to stay dry, just starting with extra clouds. monday, 9 a.m., partly cloudy skies. another nice day. we bring in the rain by the time we get to tuesday. monday night, tuesday morning, showers working their way across. unfortunately, they will stick around most of the day tuesday. with the rain coming down, we should be in the 60's tuesday. wednesday, and's it will also stop raining early in the day. if there is a chance to enjoy the mild weather

30 degrees in the morning, with cloud cover. 50 by the afternoon, more mild than today. fredericksburg55 and culpeper. feeling pretty nice tomorrow thanks to the southwesterly breeze kicking in. 50 across the area, 53 monday, 62 tuesday and wednesday. tuesday specifically is the day where we need the rain gear. wednesday, showers early in the morning, so plan for lunch out wednesday afternoon. enjoy this because we drop down below average thursday and friday, with highs just in the 30's, right about 40. valentine's day, hard to believe, on the end of the forecast. kimberly: we should go for a jog around the monuments wednesday. robert, i know that you are in? robert: yeah, i'm a big runner. where you laughing? -- w

coming up in sports, the cap trying to get a couple of wins, and the turks trying to beat a ranked opponent.

>> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. caps in action today, the montreal canadiens smelling blood, but so did the caps. in the third, the caps up 2-1, power play, nicklas backstrom with his 15th goal of the season. montréalthe third, cuts the lead, 3-2. amazing save by braden holtby. the caps win, 3-2. college

terps have not beaten a ranked opponent all season. ranked purdue. in the second half, the terps up 10 points. a nice wraparound, kevin herder with the throwdown. maryland gets their largest lead of the game. purdue chip in, eventually taking the lead on the free throw. herder with a good look from three, for the win, no good. 73-72.d falls, >> we have to bounce back. we play again tuesday, a quick turnaround on the road. we have to bounce back. they are hurting right now. we did enough to win, just one possession away. >> it definitely was an opportunity, but there will be more opportunities coming up. moret:

georgetown-seton hall, overtime. rodriguez with the drive, floater in the lane. 4.7 seconds left, the hoyas down two of the missed free throw. georgetown with the chance, l.j. peak rises and fires come history is off the mark for stop georgetown loses, 68-66. uva-syracuse, the cavs and control early. brings the long-range jumper, the cavs with the 34-22 first-half lead. but syracuse outscored uva in the second half. battle drives the lane. two of his 23. virginia falls 66-62. it is the 1000th victory for jim boeheim in his career, at least unofficially. according to the nca

899. buckingham ahead of the steel for the easy layup. , 84-75. goes on to win and the wizards tonight host the pelicans, tip-off that 7:30. the wizards are the hottest team in d.c. right now. it's happening. kimberly: hottest team in d.c. or across the country? robert: in d.c., and they have the second-best record behind the warriors.

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i, and google knows what is on your party menu. released party recipes. buffalo wings are the top searched snack. a good one. italian meatballs. in maryland, chick the soup. buffalo chicken wings. -- in maryland, chickpea soup. josh: that was an interesting. as a marylander, i cannot really back that up. kimberly: a quick check of the weather? josh: tomorrow we are waking up cold, but a nice day, 50 degrees, sunshine in the afternoon. hitting 60's, tuesday and wednesday, but need the umbrella tuesday. 70% chance of rain tuesday. that lingers into wednesday morning. kimberly: valentine's day 10

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