department of labor where a rally is being held. jonathan: and our maryland bureau chief brad bell with prince george's county last-minute decision to close schools today. let's go to q, though, and the rally happening right now. q? q: let's show our viewer what is we are talking about. a live look at the crowd at the intersection of c street and third street northwest. you can see hundreds of women here and the supporters. most of the women wearing red today because it's international women's day. but it is also a day without a woman. many of the ladies here skipped work today. we spoke to a waitress, a teacher and even a nurse. all three ditched work today to push for women's rights in front of the u.s. department of labor. >> i am mainly here today because there is still a major pay gap and also reproductive rights are under atta

current administration. my body is not a government issue. q: i also asked one of the ladies here how does it feel to be a woman in america right now? she told me it feels iffy. she doesn't feel confident with the current administration in power and she definitely does not like president donald trump's global gag rule. i will talk more about that in a story we are working on for the 5:00 newscast. until then, let's send it to brad bell who is in greenbelt right now with another protest going on right now for a day without a woman. brad: yeah, q, in prince george's county, a day without a woman meant a day without school. take a look at this. this bus lot in greenbelt. normally the big yellow buses would be on the road. today they are parked. we talked to parents and educators alike. we heard frustration as well as satisfaction. wanda and her daughter jasmine are enjoying a sur

mommy-daughter day but it comes at a price. >> i had to take off today. i work at a restaurant. i had to take off because i didn't have a sitter. it was last-minute. brad: we heard a lot of comments about that as the a day without a woman forced closure of the entire prince george's county school system. c.e.o. kevin maxwell says he made what he called a sad decision after 6:00 yesterday when it became apparent staff absences would force his hand. >> it was uncomfortable. i couldn't guarantee a safe day at school. brad: half of the teachers and a third of bus drivers called in to say they would be absent today. >> i don't know how it happened. brad: the union president teresa dudley said it was not organized. >> i was as surprised as anyone else. brad: she says it with the right decision to close after the absences mounted. even frustrated parents agree. >> it's a

as a female, a lot of people don't think females are strong enough. brad: we talked to a lot of parents this afternoon. when we come back at 5:00, we will share more of their thoughts. one thing we heard today people wish they had more notice and they wish it had been better organized. in greenbelt, brad bell, abc7 news. alison: all right, brad. thank you very much. you know another large march was held in the district at the freedom plaza. you heard q reference this earlier. it was the "stop the gag protest." they are urging the president to reverse course on a policy prohibiting groups that receive funding outside the u.s. from providing abortions or abortion services. jonathan: not just in our area, because all across the country it was happening. women participating in these protests. this was manhattan. a very large group marching in red. those who could take off from work were urged to do so and support women-owned businesses as

alison: for more of the a day without a woman coverage, download the app from google play and the apple app store. to the weather now. plenty of sunshine today. a nice break after the clouds and the rain we saw 24 hours ago. colder air will arrive. the national park service is now pushing back its peak bloom forecast. stormwatch7's chief meteorologist doug hill has the temperatures and the updated timeline. doug: it's back a few days. today is spectacular sunshine. mid-to-upper 60's. another day like it tomorrow. then the changes move in friday morning with the cold front. showers on friday morning. here is the deal. it will get cold. mighty cold through late friday, saturday, sunday, monday, tuesday at least. knowing that the park service based on the reality, the cold weather will slow things down. they have pushed the peak bloom forecast back to march 19-22. we have them extend it to march 6 a few days ago but the next stage is slowed down because of the cold.

when we get it from the park service. right now, temperatures are upper 60's. very sweet across the area. 67 at quantico and washington. 63 in hagerstown. the next 48 hours, we expect a mild night. clear skies. little of a breeze. tomorrow is sunny and breezy. 68. friday it all changes. morning cold front will bring showers and the temperatures to 50. then the temperatures will drop throughout the day and more over the weekend. believe me. we will talk about that in about 11 minutes. jonathan: thanks. must-see video. cameras capturing a police chase winding through d.c. and maryland. they eventually caught one a laurel guy in d.c., arresting him but not after they traveled 22 miles weaving in and out of different places. they tried pulling him over before midnight. they finally caught him. all they are saying the vehicle they chased was involved in an incident in february. we are working to gather more information to why this

driven his car behind a townhouse complex, backed his car up to a townhouse and proceeded to take items from the townhouse. police said they did not arrest him at that point. they were concerned about some kind of chase that might be dangerous. eventually followed him to an apartment complex across from beltway plaza. as they were approaching him, he was holding a 51-inch tv. they said he threw the tv, knocking one of the officers down. and then there was a foot chase across the parking lot into the mall. eventually it ended up in the movie theater. he climbed scaffolding behind the movie screen and was up in the ceiling, struggling, knocking tiles down for three hours before they managed to talk him down and bring this situation to an end. we talked to one of the officers who was in charge there at the scene. captain powell. >> mr. weaver has been committing crime since his 18th birthday, which

found guilty of a crime right after he turned 18. since that time, he has been arrested a number of time. actually 15 to be exact. sam: 15 times? >> yes, sir. sam: that is unusual, isn't it? >> it is unusual. a number of the crimes he was found guilty so he is, in fact, an habitual offender. sam: as the captain said, 15 arrests. the officer that was knocked down was taken to the hospital and treated. we understand he has been released. we will have more on the story coming up at "abc7 news at 5:00" including talking with one of the neighbors in the neighborhood where he hit, and basically how they were shock how they had been hit because it was considered a safe neighborhood. that is it from here. back to you. alison: sam, thank you for the latest there. we are now learning the scope of the wikileaks document dump. just a trove of hacking information stolen right from the c.i.a. it's not clear how wikileaks got the information but we know now that 8,700

weeping angel is the program that remotely turns a samsung smart tv to a secret listening device. c.i.a. is apparently able to tap into encrypted messages from smartphones and tablets before they are encrypted. coming up at 5:00, we talk to a cyber security expert on how to protect your information. jonathan: virginia senator's tim kaine's son arrested last weekend in minnesota. linwood kaine was attempting to disrupt a pro president trump rally. according to police it took three officers to take him in. he was released without being charged but -- but charges could come in the future. alison: a horrific fire at an orphanage in guatemala. two dozen people was rushed to the hospital. the orphanage had been cited for overcrowding in the past for abuse an

well. also new today, the ntsb is in biloxi, mississippi, investigating the crash that killed four people yesterday. amy aubert has been following the story today. she joins you now from our satellite center with the latest today. amy? amy: the ntsb saying they are investigating because another large vehicle got stuck at that crossing and hit by a train in january. let's go right to video showing the aftermath of the tragic crash. the railroad crossing sign laying next to the tracks and crews on site today. the names of the four people who were killed have not officially been released but a school district spokesperson in texas says two of the victim were former administrators with the district. the group of senior citizens on the bus were on a trip to visit the casinos in biloxi. >> as the bus travels over the hump where the railroad track is, it reportedly became stuck

determining the length that that bus sat on those tracks will be celt -- critical to the investigation. amy: an ntsb member says the crash is the 17th wreck at the site since 1976. in the satellite center, amy aubert, abc7 news. jonathan: all right. thanks. ahead for us at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- we will go one-on-one with mike president mike pence. alison: next, a high school student turning heads for his journalistic chops. jonathan: and an afternoon walk takes an unexpected turn for a 71-year-old woman in virginia. the wild animal that sent her to the hospital. >> a woman's purse was stolen from the parking lot in alexandria. what happened next restored her faith in humanity. i'm cheryl conner. coming up we will bring you the story of a police

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pennington smart seed. guaranteed to grow with 30% less water. reclaim your turf. jonathan: look at these pictures. listen to that for a second. this is a massive firefight in naples on the western end of the alligator alley area of i-75. the fire is now 6,000 acres, 30% contained. at least two homes lost in the fire. you can see what they are up against. there is very low visibility. the fire is running. >> oh, my god! we're going. we got to go.

frantically working to get his family out of their kansas home as a massive fire approaches there. travis recorded the moments just before his family was forced to evacuate their home. he could see the flames just outside the window. and that is when he knew it was time to leave everything else behind. >> my family and i weren't everyone sure we were getting out of the house. we opened the front door and saw how big the fire was and when it was coming at us. when we were leaving we knew there was no way the fire was not getting to the house. the fire is at your back doorstep. it's a scary feeling. alison: he was right. hours later the home was gone. the area around where their home stood is still considered an evacuation zone. this next story starts off with a purse snatching but it ends with renewed faith for the victim. as cheryl conner shows us, a rosary is at the center of a new relationship between the victim and a fairfax county police officer. cheryl: her rosary

by the replacement gives her added faith. >> good can come out of evil. cheryl: the 69-year-old woman wants all the attention given to fairfax county police officer matthew pleva, so she asked us not to show her face. they first met in this parking lot at the beacon mall in alexandria on february 21. >> the door opened again and it was my purse going out the door by a thief. i started screaming. cheryl: the woman opened the passenger side door and placedded her purse inside. she then walked around to the driver's side. by the time she sat down the suspect had already reached in and grabbed her purse. officer pleva showed up to

rosary from a priest and showed up at the woman's home. >> she said she would pray for me. cheryl: she also sent a letter to his boss. they are looking for this man. another bit of good news, her purse was tossed from the trash can a mile from the mall and turned in. the rosary is still missing. >> police get a bum deal sometimes. i felt he was an outstanding officer. cheryl: in alexandria, cheryl conner, abc7 news. jonathan: the big ten tournament tips off at the verizon center in a few minutes. penn state against nebraska. this is the first trip to the district for the tournament. you can expect more traffic downtown, throughout the day and literally for the rest of the week when it comes to this. abc7 is on traffic watch as well, while talking about traffic. trenice bishop has a look at the roads for us. hey, trenice. trenice: hey! traffic downtown? who would have thought? we do have traffic downtown for folks. there are r

protesters on constitution avenue near third. d.c. police on the scene with the rolling road closures through the city. however we will look at the big picture. you can see the delays we have for folks traveling elsewhere. 270 northbound picking up volume for the ride home. slow from the spur up toward the rockville corridor. 370 it breaks clear. but here closer to germantown and closer to clarksburg under speed to approach interstate 70. in bethesda, first i'll show you river road. it's shut down due to all this activity. river road westbound at goldsborough, that is closed. police on the scene, obviously directing traffic here. another incident for you on georgetown road. this is southbound at 495. this happened an hour and a half ago. we still have a left lane blocked with police there as well. this crash took out the traffic signal at the interchange there for 495 and old georgetown. police still directing traffic. it looks like we have also got them blocking access from 495 on the ramp here to get to old georgetown road in the

i will show you a little bit of constitution where we have a report of protesters making their way through. no commotion here but i expect growing closures through the city. alison: thank you, trenice. how about this? combining breakfast and the tweet treat that everyone loves? ben & jerry's ice cream adding three flavors based on popular cereals. the new flavors are fruit loot, frozen flakes and cocoa loco. they will all contain a swirl of cereal. they will go on sell at the ben & jerry's shops later this month. jonathan: that will be outstanding. we also have a recall. you might not have needed them this winter. snow shoes. we didn't have snow. but l.l. bean recalling the adventure adjustable snow shoes. the plastic material on them can weaken and break. if you bought them contact the company and they will get you a

need snow to go with them. alison: we will have colder weather. maybe not snow. doug: we have been telling you that the stormtrack was in question. it's over the ocean but there is enough evidence it will stay south. for the snow lovers maybe tuesday we have in the forecast, maybe a wintry mix. jonathan: nice! doug: we give you a chance of that until we take those chances away, too. alison: dash our hopes again. doug: the allergy levels are up for the tree pollen in the high range. it's unseasonably early from what we have learned for the free pollen to be so high up there. the rest in the low category. it changes day today -- it changes day-to-day depending on the weather. it's 67 currently at quantico. annapolis is 65. 65 at joint base andrews. 67 in washington. southwesterly winds right now. just as an example how cold the water still is. 48 degrees. the winds to the southeas

shore of the bay drop to the upper 40's. it's very common this time of year when you have a difference between the air temperature and the water temperatures. the winds are gusty. 39-mile-per-hour gusts in martinsburg. 38 in cumberland. the winds will stay a little up tonight but not in the 20's. it's more like 10 to 15. it will be clear and fairly mild. we will drop through the 50's. great outdoor weather this everything. overnight we drop to 39 to 47. above average temperatures. another warm and sunny day tomorrow. but then it changes late tomorrow night with the approach of a cold front. then as we get to early friday morning, overnight hours the front will come through. there could be wet snowflakes along the pennsylvania line. more likely farther north in the cold air but most of the area will get rain. but it's like 7:00 in the morning. quickly the skies will clear. it will get gusty. temperatures near 50 in the morning and they will fall in the afternoon. that is the beginning of the temperature pattern change we

of cold air to go along. the extended outlook, 60% chance of rain friday morning with the front. falling temperatures to the 23, 24 degree range friday night and saturday night. over the weekend, near 40 at best. it's definitely cold but dry. turn the clocks ahead an hour. we'll remind you again. we go back to daylight saving time saturday night. the chance of a wintry mix tuesday. finally we will see a little warmup but remaining below average through most of next week. alison: okay, doug. thank you. coming up next at 4:00, an animal rescue in new york. the staggering numbers of pets pulled from a one-bedroom apartment. >> from the editor and chief of the high school publication to the journalist of the year. i'm kellye lynn in mclean. i will

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jonathan: there is a student in mclean with a real passion for reporting news. and now is making headlines. alison: that is right. kellye lynn tells us why the sophomore at mclean high school has been selected as virginia's student journalist of the year. >> figure out where to put the credits, too. kellye: as editor in chief, 18-year-old melanie pincus helms oversee the -- helps oversee the news magazine, "the high lander." >> she wants it to be great but she works with the individual person to m

kellye: she leads the staff and continues to write. her proudest accomplishment is one of the recent articles entitled "beyond gender." >> we interviewed two students at mclean and i was honored to be entrusted with personal details of their life. kellye: her writing has captured the attention of the teachers and the advisers and they named her the virginia student journalist of the year. an award the carries the prize of $1,000. >> it is an incredible honor, especially knowing someone from our school and our staff gets the honor. kellye: the judges described melanie's work as that which demonstrates hunger and knack for telling important stories. the next step is for her to compete with students around the country. she could become the national journalist of the year. >> it never gets old to me, learning about other people, doing research and telling stories. kellye: in mclean, kellye lynn, abc7

we'll be watching. jonathan: that is great. alison: coming up next at 4:00, women go on strike. ahead, the impact on local business on this a day without a woman. a rabid fox attacks a woman but it wasn't the only encounter. we'll explain in a life report coming up. announcer: countdown to spring brought to you by why are you checking i want to see if it changed. credit scores don't change that much do they? really? i'll take it! sir, your credit... is great, right?

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announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 4:00". on your side. alison: as you have likely heard by now women nationwide are taking part in the day without a woman. some women stay home from work, not shopping and wearing red. jonathan: we found one business that decided so stay open. we find out why. >> they are serving up bakedded goods. this is a woman owned business choosing to stay open on a day without a woman. the 2-year-old bakery employs a dozen women. closing wasn't an option. they had to stay open to make the bottom lin

female staff. but they didn't want it to go unnoticed so they are giving part of the proceeds to charity. >> they decided to give part of the sales to student for change. a local organization that does the job chaining and gives professional clothing to low income women in the d.c. area. >> not everyone is fortunate to have a full-time job. we allowing people to have the proper clothing to go to work, that is something that needs to be done in the city. happy to be part of a company that does that. >> women are asked not to spend money. or spend it at a place like this one. woman owned business. jonathan: thank you. super power on wall street. a girl as a superhero visiting the superhero statue. it w

coincide with international women's day. alison: meanwhile, iceland says it will be the first country in the world to make employers prove they offer equal pay. this is regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexuality or nationality. they want to eradicate the gender pay gap by 2022. jonathan: if you were working today i hope you got a nice lunch break outside. this is another great day. doug: another one tomorrow and then it will change on friday. we will go below average. jonathan: we haven't seen it in a while. alison: we go back and forth. it's normally quick. let's tell you what is happening now. around the area with the bright sunshine gusty winds. 67 at reagan national. 64 in frederick. 65 in annapolis. 67 in woodbridge. early tomorrow morning with

in the western zone. all the numbers are below average. we wake up to 45 degrees in the district. it's above average temperatures. through the day tomorrow it's good shape. the high pressure is centered to the southeast tomorrow afternoon. we climb to the 60's. the changes move in north. friday morning is to the south. we hit 50 and we will drop during the day. we drop in 20 on friday night. by saturday the wind chills are only in the single digits. lows across the region in the teens to the

we are colder by saturday. for the rock 'n' roll marathon on saturday at 7:00, who would have thunk this? mid-20's. bundle up. i know you are running this. be warm. jonathan: i'm doing it backwards in shorts this year. never going to happen. but thank you. a woman attacked by a fox in great falls. she is in the hospital. the fox is in the cage. richard reeve joining us live. this wasn't the only person attacked by the fox. richard: that is right. there were two incidents three miles apart. the health officials are confirming that the fox was rapid. the woman is still in the hospital with terrible injuries to her legs, arms and hands. she was taking a daily walk here. walking around on 3:00 tuesday afternoon when the fox attacked her from

neighbor's house. some of the wounds all the way to the bone. an hour later the fox went after a cat at a house three miles away. alex and his wife kicked and hit the fox with logs stunning enough to get in a raccoon trap. the cat is not injured but because rabies is spread through saliva she will likely be quarantined for 180 days. trapping the fox, they say, was a terrifying experience. >> when you see it trying to bite in the cage because that is what rabies makes them do, just bite, bite, bite, that was scary. a bloody, scary scene. richard: the woman who was bitten will have to undergo series of

coming up you will meet the man who came to the woman's rescue when she went to his house bloody and frightened. in great falls, richard reeve; abc7 news. alison: "7 on your side" with a consumer alert. the private sector added 300,000 jobs last month. the federal jobs report will be out friday and it is expected to show less. about 186,000. we will have an update on friday. nike is makingk it easier for muslim women to compete in hijab. they are going to have a performance hijab. they began developing it after muslim athletes complained act competing in a head scarf. it will be breathable while remaining opaque which is a requirement for hijab wearing women. jonathan: food maker expanding a recall on the products t

and granola products regardless of best buy date. they previously only recalled the butter. the i.r.s. did not buy a man's execution for not paying taxes. he didn't pay for 21 years. he said he considered using a social security number akin to using the mark of the beast 666 and he spelled out in the bible. the iris caught him and now he -- the i.r.s. caught him and now he could spend not six years in prison, five. alison: a lot going on there. jonathan: it took 21 years to track him down? how to get away for 21 years. alison: now he is in trouble. jonathan: still ahead, one-on-one with vice president mike pence. abc7 asks him about the new healthcare plan and more. alison: here is jummy olabanji with a f

morning washington" wakeup. >> thank you. tomorrow on "good morning washington," can you get pregnant while breastfeeding? is it safe to drink alcohol on breastfeeding? we set the record straight. >> plus, redskins cheerleaders here live.

hurt. extremely shocking is how one of the executives of the paris wildlife park described killing a rhino. alison: she says something like this has never happened in a western wildlife park before. and the officials are upset they couldn't protect the animals. >> that he are protected from poaching in the wild. it came to us so it's shocking. alison: a 5-year-old rhino shot three times and the horn was sawed off. poachers sell the horning because some people believe it's an aphrodisiac and cures cancer. >> you would think they had security there. alison: i know. since something like this never happened maybe it was lax. meanwhile, one-bedroom apartments in new york just big enough to sleep in.

>> this is the rescue. 30 cats rescued. 44 dogs were removed last week. there are no state limbs on how much dog or cats they can own individually but the woman accused of animal cruelty did not technically breaking laws, just a bunch of city ordinances. coming up for us at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- tepees on the national mall. how long they will be there for the pipeline protest. why there will be no file today. alison: plus the g.o.p. plan to repeal and replace the affordable care act is out. you will hear from the white house. we go one-on-one with mike pence and more live at

alison: today marks three years since malaysia airline went missing after leaving kuala lumpur. it flew offcourse and vanished over the indian ocean with 239 people on board. after a nearly three-year search that spanned 46,000 square miles, still no sign of the plane

board. this is the demonstration that kicked off with a native american ceremonial song. you can't miss the setup. it's obvious. those are tepees. they are bringing awareness to the project in north dakota that has now received presidential approval. >> we are here to insert our indigenous rights. we demand we get beyond consultation and advocate for concept for the native communities. jonathan: this is going on across from the white house. it is expected to run through saturday. there will be no fire on the mall. they told the protesters it's too windy so they could not start a bonfire. alison: women across the country are participating in a day without a woman protes

are taking the opportunity to drive home the messages. lindsey mastis shows us how they are using social media as part of the protest. lens celebrities are reaching out to -- lindsey: celebrities are reaching out to fans. this is from katy perry who explains lots of ways to stand in solidarity with women today. can be as simple as wearing red. that is what keri washington is doing. house minority leader wore red and greeted the crowd outside. other lawmakers are focusing on different issues. bob melendez talks about healthcare, paid family leave and more. and another representative is using today to call for national women's history museum. back to you. jonathan: thanks. let's talk about the weather situation. it was nice day weather wise but it was windy >> a lot of people are complain

allergies. steve: allergies are working up. if there is any good news with the colder air coming it should help squash pollen levels a little bit. the trees can't pollinate as much when it's super cold out. we like to think that. 67 at reagan national airport. 64 in frederick, leesburg. the coolest spot on the map is 65. the outdoor plans look fantastic. passing clouds here and there early on. i stays dry. stays dry overnight. middle to the upper 40's overnight. 42 in bethesda. 41 in fairfax. there is not a lot going on tomorrow. if you like sunshine you will get it. a lot of it. all day long.

added clouds later. the cold front late tomorrow night and early friday morning. that is going to swing on through to give us a chance for showers as we heat through the morning hours friday. snowshowers are well west of us. western maryland friday afternoon. upper 60's tomorrow. the weekend is 39. that is it for the daytime high on saturday. daylight saving time goes into effect sunday morning. we spring ahead by one hour. 40's for next week. st. patrick's day we are looking to around 50. head to trenice bishop for a look at traffic. trenice: thank you. it look like we are in for a chiller for the weekend. we have regular

bethesda, river road. westbound direction. the traffic is shut down due to an accident with the police on the scene. we have report of an incident that leaves the left lane blocked at 495. the ramp from 495 is blocked. we have a work crew there. we take you to first thing i mentioned on river rode. it looks like everyone on eastbound stretch is okay. you are diverted on the westbound side. it's moving to the intersection and causing congestion there. this is stacked bound most of the way. you continue to ride to the sunset if you will to the centreville. 95 southbound, we have the volume delays as well. it's the regular volume from lorton to dale

no report of an issue. but through lorton accidents of a right lane. northbound there between back lick and terminal road. jonathan: that sun glare is nasty. the days of writing a paper check are becoming a thing of the pass. many businesses want us to pay electronically even if you don't want to. john matarese shows us why some apartment respecters don't like the trend. john: good and bad news. you may no long every have to write a rent check. but the bad, the convenience may cost you more. some are not happy. >> the tenants have struggled to come one a money for the landlord as in the musical "rent." >> ♪ how are we going to pay john: in 2017, landlords are going high-tech to collect the respect from the bank account, credit or debit card.

payment system. john: kerry has never been late but march 1 she has to pay electronically and more. she pays $2.95 for the bank withdrawal. $4 a month for a grocery store. using a grocery card is more of the rent. >> it's $22 a month. yearly it's $258. >> they are moving electronic went payments that is more convenient for them and there is no ritzk of a bounced check. >> the spokesman said it speaks for themselves. it goes to the bank and processing company not the land lord. >> she doesn't want to hand over her bank account money. she thinks it's not fair they

worry about the bouncing checks. that i agreed to let the pennant pay by the check with no fee. it may be a violation of you your lease. alison: we are following the mass security breach today. we report on what is done about the breach. >> 8700 documents to reveal code names like after midnight and brutal kangaroo. >> this is in some ways the wikileaks most daring release yet. reporter: extraordinary compromise of the intelligence that appear to be authentic out in the open and in the hands of terrorists and foreign nationals. >> it is without question it hurts. >> they release a pr

remotely turn a samsung tv to secret listening device. >> they can turn it on remotely but wouldn't put the power light on so anybody in the room would be discussing or talking and monitored without their knowledge. >> the wikileaks revelation shows the c.i.a. has the ability to do the same with the smart pass and smart phones. it's a reminder that anything connected to the internet has potential to be hacked. >> there is no such thing as privacy in america. >> president trump questioned the c.i.a. intelligence over russian election hacking casting doubt on the intelligence community. praised leakers now compromising the secrets. >> it's a treasure trove. i love wikileaks. >> the docs allege a home in frankfurt, germany, is a covert c.i

spokesperson for the chief prosecutor tell they are looking through the documents to see if there are any indication of the criminal offense that could be prosecuted. alison: now we know why the statue of liberty went dark yesterday. remember this? it was a technical issue. work done on the emergency backup generator and they are keying in on that as the reason for blackout. it was a two-hour outage. jonathan: coming up next, local street turns neighbor versus neighbor as it hits head on.

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larry: tonight a burglary's dozen. a slew of new charges against a man who barricaded himself in the theater. video of one of the crimes. the peak pushed back. new dates for the cherry blossoms. pink flamingos as symbolic weapons as neighbors go to war over againment. announcer: "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. alison: a day without a woman. women st

the streets to show how important the contributions are to today. we have a protest drawing hundreds of people. q mccray? q: they are all here for the same reason. the hundreds of women skipped work for a promotion. there we have a long way to go. >> the country elected a president who is a misogynist. casino this is international women's day and the crowd is rallying in solidarity with the women around the world. pushing for women's rights. from ending workplace violence and harassment to equal

>> we are getting attention and letting people know there is work to be done. >> we refuse to accept the backward thinking and the racist policies of the trump administration. >> the supporters gathered in front of the white house. they marched from freedom plaza against what they call president trump's gag rule. >> dangeous ban on services for women and girls in the poorest countries. >> hundreds of women from all walks of lay but stood unified to promotion one cause.