alison: close call, a tree crashing down next to way home. jonathan: racist posters hung at umd. >> it's scary. alison: and halted again. >> we are talking about the safety of our nation. alison: travel ban 2.0

stopped hours before going into effect. now, abc 7 news at 11:00 am on your side. jonathan: first, disturbing campus,sted on the umd among them "america is a white nation." alison: anna-lysa gayle is covering this. what are they saying about where these came from? anna-lysa: that is what the campus police are trying to figure out. students i talked to are outraged. they do not believe these flyers represent their diverse campus. >> you see things like that and it brings you back to a time when minorities were not appreciated on this campus. were the flyers that were recently spotted in some locations around the university of maryland. i come from a chinese immigrant family, and it's unwelcoming. it said "it is your civic duty to report any

aliens to the u.s. immigrations and customs enforcement." it is like white nationalist people on campus. it's sad. >> it's surprising to me because i do anna-lysa: not feel that is the culture around here. anna-lysa:in a statement, the university said, "as a community we stand for diversity and stand against all forms of ignorance and hate umd is investigating this as a hate highest." the particular phil -- they are investigating this as a hate bias. the particular flyer that was spotted was spotted by a professor. similar fliers were spotted across campus. jonathan: president trump's revised travel ban halted before going into effect. alison: a federal judge in hawaii stopped temporarily. what happens next?

this. tim: the president said he will fight this ruling and if possible take it all the way to the supreme court. another block of the president. a federal judge in hawaii blocked the revised temporary travel ban for people coming from six majority muslim countries. >> i think we all to go back to the first one and go all the way. tim: people in the states were also trying to stop the ban, including in maryland. attorney say that it discriminates against muslims because of their religion full stop lawyers for the federal government said the executive order is about protecting americans by keeping terrorists out of the united states. they also argue it is only temporary until we improve screening for immigrants and refugees. >> we are going to keep our citizens safe. and regardless, we are going to keep our citizens safe, believe me. tim:

now, but we will follow the president's efforts to fight this and let you know what happens. tim barber, abc 7 news. alison: tim, thank you. following breaking news in prince or discounted, where the police are the scene of a homicide in largo. this is in prince george's county, near prince george's community college. no word on the circumstances or who was killed. we will keep you posted. jonathan: and a new gun store was targeted in northern virginia, the latest in a string of crimes. alison: michelle marsh is at the live desk. this is really scary. are these connected? that is what the police and fredericksburg are trying to figure out. officers are working to see if the same people are responsible for other crimes in the area. take a good look at the surveillance pictures from yesterday morning. the police found broken glass and damage to the

or, but no guns were missing this time. it is the latest in a string of gun store robberies. this is video of one of those incidents, which happened earlier this month. withtime, they got away dozens of guns. another robbery happened in chantilly. it's not clear if the crimes are connected, but there is an investigation happening now and we will keep you posted. michelle marsh from the live desk. >> now your stormwatch 7 forecast. itve: 32 degrees, that was for the daytime high today, about 25 degrees below average for this time of year. tomorrow morning, another chilly day with morning lows in the upper teens, lower 20's. at least we will not have the bitter wind chill we had earlier today. the daytime highs better tomorrow. we are looking at about 40 to 4 1, lots of

grab your sunglasses. talking about a bigger warm-up for the weekend. and have we finally turned the corner, is winter done with? answers to that coming up. over andt's not quite fairfax county and loudoun county, because schools will be operating on a two-hour delay tomorrow. find the full list of closings and delays on our website, wjla.com, and they are also scrolling at the bottom of the screen. jonathan: right now, neighbors in germantown are looking at a major cleanup. a massive tree toppling onto a house. tom roussey is live at the scene. was anybody injured? , no one was,ely which is very fortunate because this was a big tree. as we go up, you can see how big this is. a neighbor said she saw the whole thing. she said it was the heavy wind and she started hearing cracking , and then

falling in slow motion. that is good, because although the home is damaged, it is not as damaged as it could have been because the tree fell slowly. this is in the fox chapel area of germantown. live in montgomery county, tom roussey, abc 7 news. alison: stunning images of a house fire in northeast tonight. five people were displaced in street. along 56th nobody was hurt, but extensive damage. the cause is under investigation. jonathan: the police say they caught a guy who stole a government car in military uniforms. the man was busted in connecticut today. earlier this month he is accused the stolen car in uniform from an army center in oxon hill. alison: the search is on for who attacked a postal carrier in damascus. a man assaulted a female letter carrier with a knife. all we

somehow involve the mail and the woman was not hurt. there is a reward for information that leads to arrest. and a tentative plea deal for the man accused of opening fire in a d.c. pizza restaurant last year. edgar welch went to comet ping-pong because a child sex ring. nobody was hurt in the shooting. we will hear about the plea deal in a hearing next week. jonathan: a convicted serial killer back in court on his appeal. sure all severance was convicted to prison -- sure all severance was convicted to prison. his attorney said the cases should have been separated at trial. a ruling is expected sometime this spring. more than 200 people charged in the inauguration day riots. the cases against them are moving forward, but the judge wants prosecutors to share more information with defense lawyers. according to "the washington post,"

prosecutors to explain how they are identifying each suspect and their individual crimes they are being charged with. tomorrow, theing first budget outline to congress from the white house, calling for an increase in military spending and dramatic cuts at the state department, epa, and other domestic programs. the president faced repeated questions about the publication of his 2005 tax returns today. the falseent repeated claim that it is a crime to report a person's taxes. >> first of all, it's illegal, but it's so disgusting when people can take a tax return which is supposed to be almost sacred and just release it like it's nothing. it's a terrible thing. alison: still no word on who leaked the return that showed up on msnbc last night. jonathan: a more clear timeline of when we will get more information about es between russia and the trump campaign.

back on capitol hill this evening, breathing top members of the senate judiciary committee. is expected to speak publicly on the issue monday. stick with abc 7 and wjla.com for whatever he says. and you've got to see this new video. a landslide partially buried a car, and yes, there are people inside. this happened without warning. >> i heard this cracking, started honking my horn, and the big shatters shadows across the road and i was like, oh, no. then i realized trees were coming down. jonathan: t@he car was pushed across the road. everybody is going to be just fine. we are following a big lawsuit against a holiday in. worker accused of allowing a sexual predator to get into a woman's room, next.

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say the truck driver got out and realized he was stuck in the snow. overheated and caught fire as he was trying to get out. everybody got away safely. alison: a chilling lawsuit in california. a woman said that a hotel worker gave a stranger a key to her room and that she was sexually assaulted. the incident happened at a in 2014.nn express the lawsuit says that a drunk man offered a woman money for sexual favors. down, heturned him asked for a key to the victim's hotel room. jonathan: a high-speed car chase in phoenix. this started when a man who was wanted for murder stole a woman's corvette. at one point, this was over 100 miles per hour. it ended when the police rammed the car. seconds after the crash, shots were fired. tonight, we know the driver died from his injuries.

drive-through window to save somebody's life, this is quick thinking. the mcdonald's worker saw a woman in need, suffering a medical emergency with kids in her car. he jumps out, stops the car, gets her out. the worker and two off-duty paramedics ran out to help. say she is a police officer and she is alive. a month after helping save her life, and emotional meeting in georgia. alison: tonight was the first time she met the air traffic landoller, who helped her safely when the throttle on her small plane was stuck. >> we will cut power right before you touchdown. you will be fine. we will have equipment standing by to help you on the runway. >> you are faced with the death, and in that moment you don't know how to react. alison:

receive one of the industry's highest honors for their life-saving work next week. well-deserved. new tonight, a surprising source of plastic ending up in the ocean, possibly contaminating food. it comes from yoga pants? this is according to research from the gulf coast. yoga pants, athletic wear, all wildly popular, can shed small plastic fibers that are flushed by wastewater systems into our natural water sources. how about that. jonathan: former vice president joe biden was honored for his commitment to helping cancer research. his son died of brain cancer two years ago. the former vice president has been raising awareness and funds for research. actress kathy bates was also honored at the event. jonathanalison:

the lottery is open now, but you only have until saturday at noon to get in for the drawing. if selected, you will get an email march 31. jonathan: big news in d.c., in the restaurant scene, because we find out who made the prestigious list of nominees of the words. pearls waseapple and nominated for best new restaurant. from bad saint was nominated. norahan: and restaurant gets a lifetime achievement award. congratulations for stop the winners will be announced may 1, but just being nominated is a big deal. alison: definitely. dreaded news about the iconic cherry blossoms. they will bloom, but much less. the future for them is bleak. jonathan: tom roussey reports it's a similar

here to see the cherry blossoms. tom: needless to say, this is not what mark hoover wanted. >> they are still pretty, but not quite what i was hoping to see. tom: some blossoms will not be coming out this year. the national park service said that a morning inspection shows blossoms at stage five of six for blooming like these had widespread damage from the cold. accounts for about half the blossoms. both of the other blossoms are at stage four. by the parkted service, but we know the temperatures were low enough to do serious damage. as of today, the cherry blossom festival is underway, but you would not know it at the tidal basin. thanks to the weather, the welcome area will not open until saturday. it's estimated the festival to thein $160 million economy every year, but it's not clear how much is being lost ther

of. >> its washington, d.c., in the snow, which i've never seen before, so that's good. steve: and dealing with another cold night ahead, although i do not think it will be quite as cool as last night. still, can see some damage to the jury blossoms and in your neighborhood. degrees in leesburg, right below freezing at reagan national. the high today was only 32, so now we are at 31, one of the coldest days we have had in a long time. the wind gusts are finally settling down. the wood advisory expired at 8:00. now 20, 30 month per hour, 20, 30 miles -- per hour come settling down overnight. below under mainly clear skies. a chance to melt today will likely refreeze overnight, so be careful in the morni

stepping out on the porch to grab the newspaper or walking stop,g, going to a metro or walking to your car or office, there could be slick spots. tomorrow when the upper teens, lower 20's. the wind out of the west, from morning through noontime and into the afternoon. grab your sunglasses. even though the sun will not warm us a lot, you will need the sunglasses through the midmorning into the afternoon. the day planner, after a cold start, highs a little better than today, instead of 32, 40 to 10-degree, so a good increase compared to today. the 10-day outlook, 47 st. patrick's day. look at saturday, a nice treat, upper 50's, close to 60 degrees. may have a few showers. sunday will be cooler by about 10 degrees. upper 50'ser 50's,

we cool down briefly between wednesday and thursday. entering the following weekend, it appears we start a trend where we have turned the corner. getting rid of the cold air and cold nights, heading towards a more technical -- typical springlike temperatures. for those looking for the snow to melt, it will be gone by this weekend. jonathan: taken in ordinary thing -- taking an ordinary thing and making it extraordinary, next.

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to teach children valuable life lessons. alison: very sweet. erin: that is nice. alison: how are you doing, erin? erin: doing good. return home did not go quite as planned. and robert burton checks in on the terps.

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>> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. erin: the wizards have had some issues with defense. washington has dropped two straight after a date with dallas tonight at the verizon center. john wall pokes it away from dirk nowitzki, with the slim. the wizards lead at the break by nine. wall finished with 26, but washington could not get a stop when they needed it the most. rainbow three from dirk is good. maxvs win. maryland woman gets third consecutive trip to the ncaa and face number 11

xavier tomorrow night. this matchup began drawing attention immediately as a possible upset. robert and caught up with the terps in orlando today. coach turgeonoes say about a team like xavier? >> definitely gives them a lot credit because they have great players and they are very physical. >> we have to come out and set the tone. erin: another team hoping to avoid an upset, virginia set to face unc wilmington tomorrow in orlando. after the cavaliers lost to syracuse in the elite eight last season, they are back and ready to prove what they can do. and the risk is released ricky jean francois today. he said the redskins are returning to normal -- returning to dysfunction. that is the last we will hear from him. jonathan: you know th

erin: i'm not mad, but --

steve: let's talk about the weather now. it is really cold out there. tonight will be supercold for the cherry blossoms. 40 degrees tomorrow the hive. a bit better with the progress towards warmer temperatures. upper 40's, near 50 friday. may see a few showers. near 60 degrees saturday, upper 40's sunday. cooler the middle of next week. right now, the computer models' trends, after the following weekend we really turn the corner and we are well above freezing for the nighttime lows. jonathan: jimmy kimmel is next. alison: have a great night.

>> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight, matthew perry -- from "chips," michael pena -- and music from paul shaffer featuring jenny lewis and shaggy. and now, stick around -- here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: hi, there. hi, there, i'm jimmy, i'm the host of the show. thank you for watching. thanks for coming. thanks for everything, really. i want to send a warm welcome to those of you watching on the east coast where winter storm stella has not been as terrible as everyone seemed to think it would be. this was supposed to be a