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news at 11:00 am on your side. >> we will not be beaten down by this administration or any. ofson: that is gavin grimm virginia, at the center of a supreme court case that will captivate the nation. rightsht for transgender in his own words coming up later in the newscast. jonathan: we begin with breaking news from southern california, where a small plane crashed into several homes in riverside, west of los angeles near a regional airport. at least four people are dead. rescuers expect to find more victims. some of these are live pictures coming from our affiliate in los angeles. the airplane was coming from a cheer conference at disneyland when it crashed. we will give you new information as soon as we get it. alison: the police and fbi are on the scene of a bomb
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a jewish community center near seattle. this is the same scene at another community center in los angeles and vegas. jonathan: today, threats and dozens of states, three of those in our area. michelle marsh has the latest on the developing situations. very disturbing to see these cases popping up. this is the fifth wave of bomb threats and early january. while tonight's threats appear to be happening out west, this morning's threats were on the east coast. they included a jewish day school in annapolis, a school in fairfax, and a jewish school in rockville. buildings werehe searched. the fbi has launched its investigations into the threats, but so far no arrests. and the buildings about the other ones being targeted. in the past two weeks, hundreds of graves were vandalized at jewish cemeteries in philadelphia and missouri.
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four women who say they were forced into prostitution. this involves the american vest .alue inn in salisbury the woman say they were drugged and held against their will. women say the owners had a duty to keep them safe, but the owner say they had no idea. >> they never knew anything about it. i would never, ever close my eyes like that. alison: the hotel was the site of a major trafficking bust in 2014. trumpan: president tomorrow delivers his first address to a joint session of congress. aboutesident will talk increased military spending, tax reform, and repealing the affordable care act. a kentuckyr side governor will be defending the aca as he gives the response. you will
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about spending cuts in the speech. budgetnt to cut the epa like order and lay off one in four employees. some admirals are signing a letter in opposition to cuts to foreign aid in the peace corps. watch the address tomorrow live on abc 7. :00, will have analysis and reaction from inside the capital. and join the discussion on facebook, twitter, and wjla.com. steve: the temperatures today above average. tomorrow, even warmer. we are looking at daytime highs in the middle to upper 60's, close to 70 degrees with a better likelihood of showers late tomorrow evening. wednesday, the bigger story on the coming days, a strong cold front will arrive during the late afternoon and evening wednesday, likely to bring gusty wind come heavy
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will not be surprised if we have severe thunderstorm winds for parts of the dmv. more on the timing of the cold front and flores friday. more that coming up. alison: meanwhile, new at 11:00, a crowd to sending on annapolis, the rally a call for action on a range of causes. as tom roussey reports, immigration was a big subject for the crowd. in torowds were brought the state capital. after meetings with lawmakers, hundreds rallied. they are fighting for causes including a statewide $15 per hour minimum wage. the big issue for many, immigration. rosario from gaithersburg came to the country illegally. after moves by president trump to make it easier to deport undocumented immigrants, she says that she and her eight-year-old son are living in fear.
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when people knock on the door of my house, he says don't open it, mommy, it could be immigration. rally years support the trust act, which would limit cooperation with ice with state and local authorities in deportations. >> we believe it's very important that we build trust between the police and our community. tom: several counties including frederick do that now. supporters say that it keeps people safe by deporting immigrants that do not follow u.s. loss. -- u.s. laws. have the votes in the democratic-control general assembly to pass the trust act. they don't know if republican governor larry hogan will sign it. we reached out to his office by email and phone but did not hear back tonight. live in annapolis, tom roussey, abc 7 news. we aren: a big issue watching, the new travel ban from the trump administration. it revised immigration orders expected wednesday.
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week, but it was delayed to mature that everything was in order. alison: dr. say that an iranian after adoing well life-saving procedure that almost did not happen because of the travel ban. nationalmonth-old may headlines which was not allowed into the u.s. last month, even though her grandparents and uncle live here. lawmakers intervened and she was admitted, and tonight there is a good prognosis. >> in the beginning, i did not have any hope. but they did a great job. it was a miracle. alison: doctors say that her heart function has drastically improved. jonathan: it has been over a month since the scenes were playing out after the inauguration. the protest turning into chaos, hundreds arrested. the question is did officers do the right thing using pepper spray in making arrests. tim barber has the report card
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reacted. what kind of grades are they getting tonight, tim? the office of police complaint say most officers did the right thing on the streets that day, but the report shows some of the officers abused their powers. roxanne teargas, rowdy inauguration day protesters clashed with the police. the result was chaos. protesters,lice and 11 members of d.c.'s office of police complaints. the report raises serious concerns about the actions of several police officers. one is accused of hitting protesters, others seen using tear gas without warning or cause. one of the biggest concerns is people who were arrested even though they were not rioting. the board is looking into potential department violations.
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department is standing by its officers, saying they made reasonable decisions during extremely volatile circumstances. investigators say they will also take these complaints into account. district officials spotted several uniformed officers crossing the line by wearing pink hats to support the women's march while watching it. live in northwest washington, tim barber, abc 7 news. alison: tim, thank you. at seton elementary school in northeast d.c. are upset tonight. they say there is no good place for them to park when they take their children to school. in just a short time that takes to walk their children through the front doors, they are being ticketed and in some cases towed. with the pre-k students, you have to walk them all the way to the classroom. alison: one parent said he believes
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particular who is targeting these parents. a spokesperson for the mayor's office said it is working on a solution. jonathan: relief in montgomery county because the family of a teenager reported missing now say she is safe and with relatives out of state. was reporteds missing over the weekend. here was concern about welfare. remember the man who scaled the side of trump tower with suction cups last summer? he political to two charges. recklessarged with endangerment and disorderly conduct. he will not be going to jail, but he has to make admissions for the till health treatment, staying away from the president, and keeping a clean record. jonathan: 7 on your side with the consumer headline, takata will pay $1 billion in
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guilty, admitting that a concealed a defect that shrapnel flying into people during a crash. that is blamed for 16 deaths and dozens of injuries. the money will go to carmakers and victims. more than 31 million cars were recalled as a result. plans to fly to people around the moon as soon as late next year. said the elon musk space traveler's approach the company about making this week long journey. musk is not revealing their names, but says both have made large deposits. the moon flight would take place shortly after spacex flies astronauts to the international space station for the first time. that mission is scheduled for may, 2018. coopersprice waterhouse has issued an updated statement about last night's huge oscar mistake. the firm is taking full responsibility for what
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and is actually naming the partner involved, saying that he hand the wrong envelope to the presenters. that they lead to the wrong best picture announcement. the statement says in part that occurred,rror protocols for correcting it were not followed quickly enough. price waterhouse coopers says that it failed the academy. jonathan: ouch, but it did give a memorable moment. alison: no question. jonathan: the fight over transgender school bathrooms are on the verge of the supreme court. alison: this is a headline across the nation, but at the center is a teenager from virginia. >> i faced my share of adversaries in role virginia, but i never imagined my government would be one of them. alison: a story y
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alison: tonight, a federal judge in pennsylvania has ruled a high school outside of its burden must let three transgender
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one of the students is the , who performede at the president's inauguration. both sisters recently spoke out against the president's rolling back of protections of transgender students. jonathan: the battle over transgender rights is headed to the nation's highest court. alison: for a 17-year-old in virginia it is the fight of a lifetime. jonathan: jay korff has the story you will see only here on 7. there was a legal and some would say civil rights battle. >> we will not be beaten down by this administration or any. jay: unfolding from the white house to the u.s. supreme court to schools across america relating to gender identity rights. at the center of this fight is a 17-year-old from virginia. >>
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few teenagers have the chance to do -- stand before the united states supreme court. gloucestergraham's county high school would not let him use the boys bathroom. he was born female but identifies mail. with the help of the aclu, he sued, claiming discrimination. unspeakablyt so uncomfortable and frustrating. jay: before his case goes before the nation's highest court, a political shockwave across washington. february 22, the trump administration lifted obama administration guidelines that created transgender students -- permitted transgender students to use bathrooms based on their gender identity. i would is up to individual states and school districts to decide. grimm v
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glocester could decide this issue. they are fighting a similar court case in illinois. she represents female stones who do not what to share their locker room with a transgender classmates, insisting doing so would violate their privacy. >> i think what is troubling about this whole public conversation is the lack of attention that has been given to the other students. jay: organization believes the solution is to provide facilities for transgender students. the other side points out history has shown separate but equal does not work. >> i have been using the nurses bathroom when i have to. jay: gavin grimm is not avoiding this fight. he isls abc 7 news honored to carry the voices of a movement. >>
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more valuable someone could do with their life and stand up for people, and i'm so, so grateful i have the opportunity on such a large scale. jay: the burning question tonight, live outside the u.s. or, many are asking -- will the name grimm stand the time of u.s. supreme court cases that echo through time. roe v wade, marbury versus madison. we don't know, but the opening arguments will be march 28. jay korff, abc 7 news. avin's story is one of several abc 7 is working on in the special reports in connection with the docudrama "when we rise," telling the story of the modern gay rights movement. the second part of the program airs wednesday. steve: the temperatures right now are in the 40's, lower 50's, eventually c
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low 40's by the morning. scanning the skies, satellite and radar, not a lot going on right now. look slick a few scattered showers here and there, not amounting to much more through tonight. mostly cloudy skies, the wind out of the south at five to 10, nighttime lows upper 30's, little 40's. then a chilly start early tuesday morning, but not super cold. fairfax 42,olumbia, upper marlboro, college park 41 to 44 degrees. tomorrow morning looks good. may need the sunglasses early on, but not for very long. clouds midmorning through the afternoon, a better chance of showers tomorrow evening, especially north and west of town. fast forward, wednesday, weather alert day, very active day around the dmv. a strong cold front slides
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afternoon and early evening hours. this is futurecast from stormwatch 7, the first line of storms early wednesday morning, could be a slow go wednesday morning rush-hour commute. all of that moves to the east. then the cold front, the main event will arrive during the dinner time rush-hour commute wednesday. stronger thunderstorms, i suspect severe thunderstorm warnings, at least some of them through dinnertime. that all of this moves out by late wednesday evening. the best time for the storms, 3 p.m. until 11 p.m.. tomorrow, not looking at storms, but milder temperatures on the way. 0ighs tomorrow, 68, 78 to 8 wednesday. behind the cold front, middle 30's thursday. we may see some snow flurries friday morning. and then we warm up over the weekend. alison:
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bracket master? you will wish that you worked for warren buffett. e millionaire is giving one of his employees $1 million per ifr for life if and only they can pick every team that makes this sweet 16. if it doesn't happen, the person gets the most with 16 teams gets $100,000. jonathan: that is pretty cold. you never think they will make it, but this half-court shot dead. his prize money was t
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the all-new subaru impreza. more than a car, it's a subaru. >> it's good! jonathan: that is a half-court shot the guy makes, shot of the lifetime. the cheers, the victory lap, all of it. all for nothing. this student won a shooting contest at a university of louisville game. 30th thousand won dollars. he was disqualified because it turns out he played basketball in high school. the university of louisville stepped income offering to pay for his books and school meal plan next year as a consolation prize. they should pay his tuition, too. that is not right. alison: did he know the rules ahead of time? jonathan: just
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because they played in high school does not mean they could make that shot. caps get it done before the trade deadline. a big move for them.
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desk, brought to you by her local toyota dealers. robert: for the caps, the best team in the nhl standings just made a huge trade, acquiring kevin shattenkirk from the blues. shattenkirk was considered the top target available at the trade deadline. caps al will cost the couple prospects in a couple of draft picks. college troops, number 23 uva needed a victory tonight. the diaper dandy came up big. 17 points to lead virginia and a low-scoring affair. 53-43.al for this, d.c. united broke ground today field, their 500,000 square-foot stadium in southwest d.c. this will be the
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the team plays at rfk. the ceremony today was fun, but they are focusing on saturday season opener. >> right now, my focus mostly is about this weekend and game against kansas city. and ao have a job to do season to prepare for. natst: and the
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alison: an interesting week with the weather. steve: we have a warmer day tomorrow, upper 60's. very warm and humid wednesday. we have not talked about that and a while, humidity, upper 70's, near 80. then a strong cold front late wednesday likely to trigger stronger storms. stay with abc 7 and wjla.com.
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the stormwatch 7 weather app. the first half of the week and will be chilly, the second half about 60 degrees. jonathan: jimmy kimmel is next. alison: have a good night.
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all right, we've reached the halfway point of the show. now this is my favorite part of the night is here. a chance here to present our final oscar on the anniversary of the great "bonnie and clyde" please welcome warn beatty and faye dunaway -- [ laughter ] >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live!" tonight -- academy award winner mahershala ali, comedian mike birbiglia, from "the bachelor," corrine, and guillermo on the oscars red carpet. and "mean tweets robert de niro edition." and now, right back at it, here's jimmy kimmel!

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