>> now, abc 7 news at noon -- on your side. now on this presidents' day, thousands nationwide are using their day off to protest president trump. circle where ant not my presidents' day rally is expected in just a few hours. >> good afternoon. you can tell it is a holiday here, because the

pretty empty all morning long. in just a minute, hundreds are fill dupont circle to protest president trump. you can see on facebook, it is not my presidents' day. tellmore than 900 people us they plan to come and stand in solidarity to protest president trump and the policies he is trying to put into place. let's show you some video from earlier this weekend. the president appears to be back trail, takingn his message to a crowd of about 9000 supporters in melbourne. about been in office for a month, but it has been a rocky start. he is causing some controversy across the country due to his immigration ban, and now chaos because of his hiring of his national security

reactions on both sides. >> i certainly feel displeasure with president trump. i am not sure that a rally is the most effective course of action. a i think we need to give him chance. he is a businessman. he is not afraid to speak his mind, and i like that about him. this demonstration is expected to get started at 2:00 this afternoon. we are hearing that hundreds of people, possibly, are expected to attend the protest. are also being held across the country in major cities like los angeles, chicago, and atlantic. live in dupont circle, ryan hughes, abc 7 news. meanwhile, british parliament voted today on whether to rescind its invitation to president trump for an official

more than 1.2 million people have signed a petition for that invitation to be withdrawn. the objection read say no to trump. the local mayor agreed with the opposition, saying the president should be denied due to his travel ban. more backlashg after comments he made at a campaign-like rally in florida this weekend. mr. trump: you look at was happening in germany. you look at what happening in sweden -- sweden! who would believe this! sweden! they took in large numbers and they are having problems like they never thought possible. jummy: those remarks sparked and theable confusion, swedish government did not take the comments likely, promptly asking the state department for clarification. later saidepartment

broadcast on fox news about immigrants in sweden. in california, bracing for more wet weather after the weekend claimed the lives of five people. breathtaking images from the weekend storm. set to beden state slammed with heavy rain again after a weekend of flash flooding wreaked havoc on the roads. over the weekend, the powerful storm dumping as much as 10 inches of rain in some areas. at least five people killed, including one man trapped underwater in his car. those floodwaters also eroding the streets. -- this sinkhole in studio city swallowing two cars, the drivers plunging into a raging river. one woman standing on her car, screaming for help. watch as air

the ledge of a crumbling freeway. luckily, no one was inside the truck. jummy: that is neal karlinsky. texas, where a wild night of whether led to major cleanup. just outside of san antonio. that same storm knocked out power to nearly 15,000 people. luckily, only minor injuries were reported. crews are expected to be out all day assessing the damage. fortunately at home, another beautiful day. we have been spoiled with spring-like conditions. doug hill is here with a look at our forecast. doug: already the lower 60's in some areas. take a look at this image. in alexandria. and away from the water, downtown, washington's birthday parade -- now presidents' day parade. it's going to be spectacular. let's talk about the

66 in culpeper. cooler to the north. a cold front is going to slip him the i-95 corridor. the farther you are from washington, the cooler it will be. start to fallill later this evening, but the weather will be spectacular. paraderge washington will feature temperatures in the mid 60's. light wind about 10 miles per hour. a few high clouds at times tonight. drop to the 40ll degree range in most areas. tomorrow, a different pattern around here. temperatures not as warm. probably highs holding in the mid-50's. the day onhrough wednesday, it looks like temperatures will warm up a little bit. we have a shot at a 70 degree day this week. jummy: thank

you. developing news now in arlington. the search for a man accused of turning a housewarming party into a deadly crime scene. police need your help finding jason alec johnson. investigators believe he killed michael gray in the front yard of the home on north 29th street sunday morning. after a fighted broke out. johnson was last seen traveling toward maryland. seven on your side with a warning about a male scam -- m ail scam. people are receiving letters saying they know that the recipient has cheated on their spouse. a richmond land -- man said he received one of those letters, but that it was pretty obvious it was a scam. >> i don't have a wife. if he finds someone who does have a wife and they did

most likely, they will pay. >> he's right about that. law-enforcement officials have taken more than 30 reports of people receiving those types of letters. working tors are figure out who was behind those letters. happening today, if you have not gotten a chance to say goodbye bao, it is your last chance, before she heads to her new life in china. we have more on her final day in the district.n >> people are coming to the zoo to say goodbye. this is the final day she will be here. she is leaving tomorrow. you have until 5:00 tonight. she will take off tomorrow. she will head to dulles airport endboards the fedex plane known as the pda

it is a 16 hour flight to china, her new home. >> my son was born and i had just given birth when the news news, that aking baby panda was born at the national zoo. >> so you have the same birth day. panda fan.ig how many pounds of bamboo does bao eat each day? >> 20-40. guys,send it back to you one more shot. she is up a little higher now. the photographers capturing her as she says goodbye to everyone.

>> we will miss here. aming up, a fire gets multimillion dollar mansion. why did it take firefighters so long to put it out? we will explain. plus, more on the assassination of the brother of north korea's leader. and more on the highflying record-breaking night of the nba all-star game. now though, a check of traffic. jummy.thank you so much, on the roads, in the green for the most part. a few reds for you. north and southbound delays on the 90. inside the beltway, on pennsylvania avenue and u.s. one some red zones. let's go to the cameras and show you some delays in alexandria. on the right side of the screen, telegraph road, this is heading towa

, just cleared a crash on the capital beltway near i-295. delays in place there. also on southbound 95. more news coming your way

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announcer: you are watching abc 7 news at noon- on your side. jummy: officials in japan releasing video of the attack that led to the assassination of north korean leader kim jong un's half brother. he is ambushed by two female assassins. one grabs him from behind and covers his

covered in liquid. he has a seizure later and dies. for other people have been arrested. right now, investigators are trying to figure out what fire thatdevastating claimed a multimillion dollar mansion. firefighters spent nearly 12 hours extinguishing the inferno. in thissive inferno multimillion dollar virginia mansion. towers of flames shooting into the sky. big, black plumes of smoke were visible far from the estate. gas tanks exploded and walls collapsed, which forced firefighters out of the property owned by the embassy of the united arab emirates. it's amazing how quickly it spread throughout the house. investigators are digging through the charred shell,

started the blaze. fire had already spread through much of the house. disturbing detail about what helps the fire raged for so long. crews battled for more than 12 hours to put it out. >> i have no water. >> i am going to have to shut you down until i get water. next there were no hydrants nearby so we had to bring additional tankers. >> fire crews say it just took them eight minutes to arrive on scene after the call was made, the location of the nearest hydrant was reportedly a five-minute walk from the home. there are no national standards requiring communities to have hydrants in a certain distance, or to have them at all. some homes can be too remote to be supplied by public water

like this deadly mansion fire in 2015. bring ink hours to enough tanks to fight the fire that left six people dead, including children. according to one report, about 1/5 of the homes in the community are not serviced by a public water hydrant. of ans is an example engine. it holds 750 gallons of water. this is the kind of equipment that would be broadened if your home happens to be quite a distance away from a fire hydrant. recommend that smoke detectors and sprinklers are key. >> and a nightmare scene in florida overnight after a race stands,hes into the injuring three spectators. the sprint car goes airborne before landing in the

the hospital with serious injuries. a chain reaction caused the crash, the second in four days at the racetrack. it was a record-breaking night in new orleans. competitionst, and all in one game. the pelicans star anthony davis had 52 points, breaking will to chamberlain's record for the most points in an all-star game. he took home m.v.p. honors to go along with the victory. by the way, john wall's scored 12 points in that game. fun to watch. they were flying all over the place. doug: it was a shoot fast. this is nice weather. are we going to hold onto it? doug: pretty much. the next 10 days will be nice. a few chances

a break. by thursday, we are back in the 70 degree range again. this is virginia. this morning, beautiful sunrise. take a look at the sky. passing high clouds and contrails from passing jets. beautiful temperatures. the farther northeast you are from washington, that's where we are likely to find the cooler temperatures. southwest, the warmer temperatures. right now, 65 degrees. that's the forecast for the metro area. north east a little lower. southeast a little warmer. but a very pleasant day after a warm, springlike weekend. president's day's past have been a little different. last year, 31 degrees was the high temperature. plus, we had a little snow. 2014

kinds of weather categories. it's going to get a little cooler at times in the next 10 days, as you will see, but not terribly cold. winds will turn more to the north and northeast. near 40ures drop degrees. tomorrow, clouds at times. mid-50's for the high. by thursday, close to 70 degrees. 39 degrees,ng, recess time, 58. those afternoon temperatures very comfortable. yesterday, 65, 71 today for the high. possible on thursday. we will keep it near 70 on friday. it starts to cool off over the weekend. but look at what we are talking about when we say cooling-off. going to starts building back a

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jummy: today is national love your pet day. what better way to show your dog they love them than to keep them in shape. this canine sports club is an indoor dog jim. -- gym. >> what better way to show some love to your pet than by getting it a good workout?

are the owners of frolic dog. tell us about the concept. >> we were trying to think of something new and different that people could do with their dog. we have a full a geordie course. to dod different things with your dog. it's easy for a first-time person all the way up to people who have been doing it for a while. it is great for everyone. >> you have made it so simple. you can just hop in. it is about $10. the balance on ball. >> another day at the gym. >> if you think about it, the mental agility, the strength for their bodies as well. outes, this tires are mentally and physically. >> and that's what we all want for our dogs after a day at the gym. and you are open all day long?

11:00-7:00. that her days and sundays, 9:00-4:00. and sundays, 9:00-4:00. >> this is definitely the place to come. for all of us in alexandria, back to you. >> love that. springlike days outside. you had better

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