closed. this place is closed tomorrow. we found out there are restaurants that will remain open and will be affected by the campaign. executive chef jesse miller has his hands full. >> we are prepping hard. i will be here tomorrow morning early, too. q: tomorrow is a day without immigrants. a campaign aimed at showing the economic power and protest president trump's immigration policy. while at least a dozen other restaurants in the d.m.v. will be shutting their doors tomorrow as a sign of solidarity with the movement, bar pilar in northwest will be open. >> tomorrow is a challenge to prep. we are trying to get as much done today. i won't have a prep cook to help me out or a dish washer to help me out. q: they support the movement and the immigrant workers 100%. >> they are our friends. they are part of the community and part of this place. i am nothing without them. q: that is why some workers will be out tomorrow they will

>> all the bartenders will be donating their tips to our guys that are taking off so they don't miss that day of work in a sense. >> miller will do his best to handle the crowd. >> this is the idea. what would it be like if they weren't here to help? it would be me in a kitchen by myself. q: that is important to mention that a day without immigrants is a one day campaign. restaurants will be closed tomorrow. several restaurants like bar pilar will remain open but affected when it comes to the service. it's only for one day. so come friday things will be back to normal. reporting live from shirlington, i'm q mccray. michelle: thank you. the abc7 web team worked to compile a list of restaurants that plan to shut down tomorrow. you will find the list on wjla.com. jonathan: president trump's pick to lead the labor department is out. after they warn the white house that andrew puzder did not have enough support to be confirmed. puzder is the c.e.o. for the

junior and hardees but he has been dogged with allegation of spousal abuse. michelle: the president says former national security adviser michael flynn was treated unfairly by the "fake media." the president defended flynn at a news conference this afternoon and took aim at people leaking communications between flynn and russia to the press. president trump: papers are being leaked. things are being leaked. it's criminal action. criminal act. it's been going on for a long time. before me. >> they should not pit the parties against one another. michelle: senate minority leader chuck schumer said there is growing fear that the administration may destroy evidence of other contacts between russian officials and trump advisers. jonathan: the white house did its best not to let russia

israeli prime minister netanyahu and his wife. they will encourage a peace deal between israel and palestinians and would no longer insist on a two-state solution. the white house says the president asked netanyahu to slow construction of new setmments in palestinian territory. the u.s. secretary of defense is giving an ultimatum to nato allies. increase defense spending by the end of the year or the u.s. may "moderate its commitment." secretary james mattis called for a fair demand that those who benefit from nato protection should share the cost of paying for it. michelle: education secretary betsy devos just wrapped up one of her first speeches since being sworn into office. she addressed the school uninterrupted. that is a different scene than this. this was abc7, collusive -- exclusive video from friday. it shows when she was physically blocked from a d.c. public school. she made it in

different entrance. a protester was arrested. jonathan: there are serious concerns about bridges we drive every day. we have known for a while bridges like memorial bridge need major work. but hundreds are deemed structurally deficient. so they have a component but it's not yet labeled dangerous. it's as high as one out of every 14 bridges in virginia. transportation reporter brianne carter shows us the ones most heavily traveled. >> washington is an area with bridges. a lot of people commute over the potomac river. i think the people that commute are more worried about it. >> according to a new report by the american road and the transportation builders association, more than 1200 bridges in the region are classified as structurally deficient. >> ty don't want to be on -- i don't want to be on a bridge with bad situation happening. brianne: the number of the

have gone down last year. in maryland the most traveled bridge is in prince george's county where 95 and 495 cross over 2014. the freeway over suitland parkway in southeast takes the top spot. the often talked about memorial bridge makes the list. bridge that has more than 60,000 daily crossings and is in need of additional funding to repair. >> it's crazy. one day they will have to close it down and the traffic will be horrible everywhere. brianne: elevated spot in 66 and arlington as you head to the city takes the number three spot. >> especially now when they are trying to fix the structure and all that. frustrating. brianne: in arlington, brianne carter, abc7 news. michelle: it's the final ride for the problem child of the metro fleet. today, crews began loading metro's 4000 series cars for retirement. that series of cars is responsible for two-third of metro's breakdowns. all of them will be off

hauled to baltimore for scrap. a pregnant teenager handcuffed and tasered. what she says she asked that sparked a confrontation with police. jonathan: next, he repeatedly slapped a teenager. it was caught on video. now the police officer learns his punishment. we are looking at clearing skies tonight and gusty winds. colder temperatures coming to town for tomorrow morning.

announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. jonathan: a baltimore school police officer reported slapping and kicking a teen right here accepted a plea deal. anthony spence entered a plea acknowledging that prosecutors have enough evidence to convict him but refusing to admit guilt. the court was okay with that. the trial of a second officer who prosecutors say told spence to hit the teen is set to begin this week. michelle: here is more stunning video. caught on video, a pregnant woman tasered while being restrained by police. [screaming] you hear her screams and others saying she is pregnant. seconds later the taser was

deployed. she was this weeks pregnant and delivered a stillborn child last year. this is as police responded to the fight between her 17-year-old boyfriend and her cyst ears boyfriend at their apartment. >> yes, i was resisting arrest. but what was the reason i was being arrested for? saying where is the warrant? michelle: in the video you see handcuffs on her hand. police say she pushed an officer in a door jam. that's why the taser was used. >> more shocking video from connecticut. watch this. ep an eye on it. do you see what happens? the car goes down the road. that is an officer being dragged. this goes on for 400 feet down the road. the officer is trying to get loose of the car. he is being dragged. he pulled that car over originally asking the car to come over for shoplifting for beer. the guy took off with the officer stuck to

amazingly it got up. no injuries. the driver remains at large. michelle: that is amazing. he could have died. a new report that finds fairfax county fire department has a problem with discrimination, bullying and harassment. they commissioned a 53-payment report after a 2016 suicide of the firefighter nicole mittendorff. mittendorff was the subject of anonymous derogatory comments in an online forum before her death last april. the chief told the "washington post" he takes the results seriously and will fix the problems listed in the report. jonathan: coming up for us, to the moon and back. the president's push to return to the moon just as a piece of history for apollo 11 hits the auction block. michelle: first, dangerous drive off. what could be to blame for a surge in people ripping the hoses off gas pumps. it's an abc7 exclusive and it's next.

jonathan: this is a surreal scene. when do you see empty starbucks? cups knocked over and firefighter in the empty store. there is a reason. there ws

the coffee shop at fourth street and g street in northwest d.c. nobody was hurt. they are calling it an accident. the firefighters did a nice job knocking it down before too much damage. michelle: abc7 exclusive tonight. driver after driver pulling away from the gas pump with the gas nozzle still attached to the car. the gas station manager says he is seeing more of it and it is happening more often. why? montgomery county reporter kevin lewis has an explanation in a story you will see only on 7. kevin? kevin: michelle, that manager has been working at gas stations since jimmy carter was president. he attributes this spike in bump damage to one thing -- pump damage to one thing. cell phones. motorists pay close attention to the price of gas. >> it does. >> beltway shell manager ken duckson says once the nozzle is in the gas tank some drivers check out. >> you can hear

kevin: too often this is the result. the car drives away, taking the nozzle and the gas hose with it. >> on the past few years it increased considerably. kevin: many drivers like this man stop and apologize. >> this form here, damage report form. kevin: before exchanging insurance info. yet, other distracted refuelers take a serious hit in the karma department. watch as this man replaces the broken nozzle and hose. observe vant clerks quickly tell that -- observe vant clerks quickly tell -- observant clerks quickly tell him to come inside but he drives away leaving the store to pay for damages. >> if you hit something and drive off, you are responsible. >> he says these hose lines are designed to break-away. some cost nothing and others can cost close to $1,000. >> some say it's your fault. others cussy

>> the folks here at the beltway shell say not a month goes by without someone driving off with one of these still attached to their car. one dramatic case, a woman didn't notice until she drove all the way home. that would be funny to see. live in silver spring, kevin lewis, abc7 news. michelle: thank you, kevin. an american airlines flight returned to the charlotte airport this morning after hitting a deer on take-off. video shows the plane dumping fuel in preparation for the emergency landing. the plane with the 48 passengers and the crew landed safely. this happened on the same runway where in 2010 a plane plowed through a herd of deer shortly after landing. jonathan: the trump administration wants astronauts to orbit the moon by the end of the decade according to the "washington post." nasa plans to test its newest rocket with an

top. it mayca astronauts. the first manned mission wasn't scheduled for several more years. michelle: a piece of american history is about to hit the auction block but a piece you may never know existed. >> it's one small step for man. one giant leap for mankind. michelle: more than 47 years ago that apollo 11 landed on the moon and planted the american flag. now this flag that was part of the mission is being auctioned off. starting bid is $14,000. nasa worker saved the momentum and gave it to his mother. the flag up for grabs is not this famous flag. remember that scene which was left on the lunar surface? instead it is a smaller flag flown inside the command module on july 20, 1969. the day mankind landed on the moon. jonathan: the one flying to the moon

michelle: yes. jonathan: another out of this world sight. check this out. look closely. this is on planet earth. what is known as a fire fall. this happens when the conditions are right at yosemite national park. this is flowing off of el capit aen, 4,000 feet up. when it flows just right, the lighting is right, only this time of year it looks like lava is flowing off the rock. the water at the clear temperature and the sky. it all has to be right. this scene only lasts about ten minutes. photographers go out there to wait for it. that must be hitting the lottery. michelle: it's gorgeous. you don't need a filter. nature's beauty is perfect. doug: it would be my luck to go out there on a cloudy day. come back next year! it has been a brutal winter. michelle: awful. we can't survive. doug: 15 cold days this winter. the story with the clear skies, 43 at reagan national. temperatures drop to 49 in reston. 43 in ann

42 in woodbridge. the skies are clearing. the winds are gusting with the falling temperatures. it will feel like the middle of february out there tonight and through tonight. wind gust at 30 miles per hour to annapolis. 25 last check at reagan national airport. lighter wind gusts after that. it will be lighter tonight. if you are out late tonight and tomorrow morning there will be enough of a breeze to combine with the air temperature to make it feel colder. like this example. current wind chill is 32 in leesburg. feels like 31 in andrews. feels like 22 in winchester and 36 in the capital. through this evening the air temperatures drop from the 30 to the 40's. northwesterly winds will make it feel colder. the future wind chills from the storm watch 7 future cast show by tomorrow morning it will feel closer to 20. baltimore to frederick, leesburg, manassas, lower 20's elsewhere. a deficit cold start despite the early morning sunshine. we hang on for most

sunshine for most of the days. the high reaches 40's. that is seven degrees below average. one of the colder temperatures for some time. we take a look ahead as we head to friday. it looks as though we will see the temperatures warm up. a few clouds in the afternoon at 48 degrees. now the weekend. the beginning of the big president's day weekend. take in the numbers. 64, 6,4, 65 degrees. gorgeous weather. we keeping an eye on a disturbance that may bring cloudiness in on saturday. presidents' day looks great. tease is 62. 64 for wednesday. middle to the end of next week there is a couple chances of showers. that has to do with whether or not a cold front may or may not make it through the area. we think it will stay mild. it will be back in the lower 60's through friday and saturday of next week. still no sign

cold air anytime soon. robert burton, what have you to say tonight? robert: something about $24 million possibly. what the nfl insiders are talking about kirk cousins possibly being franchised by the redskins. we sit down with the architect behind the powerhouse we call maryland

robert: the maryland women off to the best start in school history. 25-1. the only loss coming from uconn, the country's number one team. they have also won 100 games in a row. terps are ranked second behind the huskies and are undefeated in conference play. what is stopping the team from winning the whole thing? loaded question. we sat down with head coach brenda freeze. tonight against wisconsin what are you expecting? >> we only have three big ten games left. and so two of the three at home. we want to continue to fine tune us. it's really every time we step out on the floor, where can we improve to be prepared for march. also the last three games we want to take it to the highest level. and be playing some of our best. robert: all right. in football. today was the first day the redskins were able to put kirk cousins on the fr

knocked off by the giants in the season, the question has been will they give kirk the franchise tag or sign him long-term? according to the adam shefter, cousins will get the tag and make $24 million next year. the team has until march 1 to tag that guy. finally in college hoops maryland, the men at northwestern tonight. uva taking on duke. good games. jonathan: on a year to year basis is it cheaper to pay cousins? >> probably. michelle: what would you do with the money? $24 million. jonathan: he wouldn't be sitting there. doug: i can't even think that big. look at the next few days. cold tonight to 30 and 40. chillier tomorrow. warmer on friday. coming up steve will talk about how high the numbers get through the upcoming holiday weekend. i promise he will. michelle: perfect. "world news tonight" with david muir up next. jonathan: thank you for being with us. we will see yo

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tonight, breaking news. president trump fires back after the bombshell headlines. the investigation underway. authorities now pouring through communications, phone calls, between several of president trump's associates and people suspected of being russian intelligence. why were they repeatedly in touch with the russians before the election? also tonight, the president lashes out after firing his national security advisor general michael flynn. tonight, the president does not blame the general. instead, taking aim at the u.s. intelligence community. the controversial cabinet pick who suddenly pulled his name today. after video surfaces of his ex-wife once on oprah talking about domestic violence. the passenger plane and the emergency landing. what did it hit on the runway? and here in california tonight. the new storm hours away. and new concern over america's tallest dam.