announcer: now, abc 7 news at noon, on your side. ready to start her new life in china. this is a look at dulles airport. in about 90 minutes, she will leave the u.s. and take the journey across the globe. we have coverage this noon of bao'sou's -- of bao farewell. rich: you get a sense of the scale of this operation when you look at this plane behind us.

let's go back to the aerials. this is live pictures you are looking at. property the airport inside the 800 pound customized crane. she arrived about 10 minutes ago. with 60e is stocked pounds of bamboo sticks, apples, and sweet potatoes. practicingeen getting her in that crate for months. for this flight, 16 hours, can you imagine taking a three-year-old on a 16 hour flight? they say they are ready for this. she will not be drugged. chill animals.of she will relax in her crate, have food there and entertain herself while she is in there. this is an 8600 mile flight. th

about 5:50 a.m. tomorrow morning. this will be a long trip. she will have two handlers with her, including marty, who has been with her her entire life. the gonzalez is at nationals to with the latest happening there. john: zookeepers have been using the phrase "bittersweet." your child toding college. it is exciting, but sad. it has been a busy day for bao bao. she was allowed into her yard , thehe final time in d.c. final morning here. we watched as she played with her ball, toys, and eight bamboo. she did some flips for the camera and had chance

here. it was quiet. the zoo did not open until noon. bao inift carried bao her crate into the fedex truck after being born here and living here for 3.5 years. in just minutes, she was gone. >> she will not be sedated. staff will have emergency meds but she will probably be happy sitting in the crate. bundles of bamboo and a favorite treats, including apples and pears. there is 50 to 60 pounds on the plane,ied she will be with a zookeeper and veterinarian the entire time. once she arrives in chi,

about 30 days. reporting at the national zoo, john gonzalez. three historic monuments in d.c. vandalized with graffiti and the search is on for who is responsible. q mccray is following the story. : let's sure the viewers what we are talking about. that is some of the graffiti left here on the lincoln memorial, one of two places where there is graffiti. right, some equipment is left behind by the national park service. they will have a work ahead of them. the cleanup process will take at least three weeks. there are five locations where ,his graffiti is stained national monuments. two places at the lincoln memorial, once. at the world world to -- world war ii

memorial and at the corner of 15th and jefferson was tagged sometime late saturday. home for the workers who preserve these monuments. ,> anytime a memorial is abuse the staff takes great pride in what they represent. overact it happened presidents' day weekend, that makes it tougher to swallow. it will take about three weeks to clean up the mess because of how fragile the stone is. national monument and lincoln memorial are made out of marble. it will take several tries to clean up what is permanent marker. that is the

i am q mccray. back to you. first trump made his visit to the national museum of african american history and culture. the president visited the museum before it opens. his tour was led by the secretary of the smithsonian and the founding director of the museum. he was initially scheduled to visit on martin luther king day, but a scheduling conflict forced the cancellation. andis side, his daughter ben carson and dr. martin luther king's niece. his tour was said a reminder of why we must fight bigotry and intolerance. footrump: the anti-somatic -- anti-somatic threats -- an

ti-semitic threats targeting our jewish centers are harmful and painful and a sad reminder of the work that must be done to root out hate, prejudice, and evil. >> they stopped at an exhibit about ben carson. in the newsroom, suzanne kennedy, abc 7 news. named h.r.p has mcmaster as his national security advisor. phd in history. his appointment comes with a new tryingth the president, to revamp a new travel ban sometime this week, possibly. we want to get a check of the forecast. another decent day out there. it feels like we are back to knocking

doug: the past few days we have been 20 degrees above average. today, about five degrees above average. camera, after the overcast this morning, skies bring up. we will have periods of clouds and sunshine. the wind will keep it a little cooler. around thepening eastern part of the country, moisture coming up from the gulf of mexico will not really make it into our area. a little bit of sunshine at times, but it will be a little cooler than average. dark areas you see where we have a little clearing. as far as temperatures go, 52 in leesburg, 54, culpeper. colder along the bay.

everyone will get into the mid 50's for this afternoon. the day planner calls for sunshine, temperatures reaching mid-50's. a mild night tonight and tomorrow we start over again, start warming up into the 60's and eventually the 70's. up, what did they know? the sexual harassment scandal big nameber and the hired to investigate. video released of the deadly plane crash in australia. this weekend, the best on the big screen will be honored in hollywood. we have details on the academy awards. angela: this afternoon, midday road construction, nothing unusual. a major distraction on interstate 66.

see the eastbound delay. it is gridlocked on 66. the capital beltway, accident cleanup. the crashes blocking three lanes as you approach the capital beltway. we aretley street, sitting still on the approach to the accident. three lanes blocked eastbound interstate 66 between nutley street and the capital beltway. elsewhere, we are doing ok. parkway,e washington or towards the 14th street bridge, traffic flowing at a decent pace. 295, a work zone tying us up in both directions. moving nicely around most of our major bridges.

announcer: you are watching abc 7 news at noon, on your side. jummy: lives in queens, new york, there is a pull on the bull on the loose. we hear it may have escaped from the slaughterhouse. authorities are trying to get it cornered now so they can sedated. this is happening in queens, new york. is information from abc, our affiliate in new york city. it down trying to chase that street right now. it you see nypd on the scene right now. also, brand-new video of a deadly plane crash that killed fi

americans. it happened in australia. the plane crashed into a shopping center. after takeoff, the high reported catastrophic engine failure. victims have been identified by their families. both are from texas. investigation is underway. determining the cause of death for the half brother of north korea a's leader is proving difficult. diff -- noshows no .ymptoms of a heart attack he died after apparently being malaysiant the airport. police arrested four people in connection with the incident. the search for the man suspected of killing two teenage girls continues in indiana. he is the lead suspect in the

they went missing after a hike. investigators hope locals can offer assistance. people, if they saw someone around that afternoon or late evening, if they saw someone walking down the road way that looked like they did not belong there, or a hitchhiker, we would like to know about that person. hired -- uber has has hired eric holder to investigate sexual misconduct claims -- sexual harassment claims. a woman was allegedly told it was a manager's first offense and was advised to transfer teams.

california reeling from severe storms. neal karlinsky is in sacramento. rivers areia's bursting their banks. heavy rain is sparking landslides across the state, making some roads impassable. a levee breaking along the san joaquin river. >> we had to evacuate. >> police in modesto going door to door, evacuating residents. jose, the fire department is jumping on inflatable rafts to rescue two people trapped by the river. california is not the only state that are by brutal weather. texas cleaning up after four confirmed tornadoes hit. hundreds of homes damaged.

down all 12 cars on this train. look how the wind bent this transmission tower like a paperclip. in new yorkther city has brought its own dangers. seven people fell into an icy pond in new york. orthe kids in the back screaming. they had their backpacks on. rescuing theitans teenagers out of the freezing water. six are being treated for hypothermia. we want to take you back to new york, where that bull, we are keeping a close eye on it. it is in the back of this home. to get thoseng darts on it so they can sedated and take it back to the slaughterhouse. doug: run forest, run.

are above average. we will stay above average for some time to come. sunshine breaks through now and then and that will be the story. a change in the air mass and wind direction has made it cooler. 53 degrees at reagan national airport. that is four degrees above our average high. abovee are this much average, that is going to be the continuing pattern around here. wind speed, seven to eight miles per hour. 15 miles per hour reported at luray. a quiet day, non-eventful, periods of clouds and sunshine. moisture to our south and southwest. very little will make it across the mountains to our area.

chance of a sprinkle into the middle and end of the week. this afternoon, breaks in the overcast. showers will disappear down south. through tonight, it stays west of the mountains. through tomorrow, the shower thevity will stay to south. temperatures will warm up. a warm front will be in play and that will be a chance of seeing showers in close proximity to the warm front. this pattern will repeat and he. thursday, temperatures warm up. and into the 70 degree mark. withovernight temperatures cloudy skies. therrow, temperatures reach upper 60's, rebounding with maybe a sprinkle. otherwise, partly to cloudy skies.

temperatures into the mid-to-upper 60's and possibly lower 70's as we head into the weekend. minor changes in our 10 day outlook. we will share those with you. jummy: we have an update that they got the bull. doug: oh, well. he did not run fast enough. challengesonality may seem harmless, but we are uncovering the hidden danger. they ask you what your favorite color is, your name. they also collect your ip address. where does your information and end up? we have the story tonight at 11:00. here is a preview of what is coming up tonight. tonight, after i :00, a story about the power of a big american

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arey: the academy awards expected to be different after the controversy over the lack of diversity last year. it is morers say diverse and inclusive academy awards, trying to put the #oscar ssowhite to rest for good.

abundance of films that represent inclusion. -- boycottominees and mockery. the academy awards, otherwise known as the white people's choice awards. racialepresents diversity and extends to other categories. joy mcmillan is the first african-american woman nominated for a editing for her work on "moonlight." of the five nominated movies were made by black filmmakers. wonderful job. there are great films this year. the e rider who started

step in the right direction. its diversities goals.

doug: pleasant today, in the 50's.

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