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after a deadly attack. >> ten bodies. >> lying in places along the bridge. >> the witnesses describe it as horrendous. a car plowed into people on the westminster bridge. >> as i got into the scare, started to realize there was more people running around and the security. thinking this is more than a car accident. >> people started running all over. scott: after crashing in a wall near parliament, a man attacked an armed police officer inside the gate. the officer died. parliament put on lockdown. >> someone couldn't get and some of us went running. scott: they believe he acted alone. >> we believe there was only one
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public will understand us locking down and searching the area as thoroughly as possible. scott: the antiterrorism of 600 are armed trains but not always carrying arms. it's uncommon to see them carrying gun. this is a long-standing debate in a city that is a target. this took place as parliament, one of the few places you can see officers armed. michelle: thank you. the attack came hours after a memorial was unveiledded in brussels marking the anniversary of a deadly terror attack there. it was one year ago before they attacked the airport killing 32 people. critical moments for the g.o.p. as they plan to replace obamacare. they met today with a woman from the healthcare panel he says he is working hard on this before the vote tomorrow but ter
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more than two dozen republicans will vote no. those combined with the democrats would kill the legislation. today former vice president biden rallied with the democrats against the appeal. president trump met and spent time with the congressional black caucus. while they butted heads over the issues there is common ground. >> there is surprising part. we talked about the goals. there were more similar than differences. the route to get there was where you may see differences. the president offered future meetings and welcomed the caucus to discuss the goals with his cabinet. >> developing now the shoe string catch that caught a white house intruder. the secret service says before 11:00, someone got caught in the spikes at the top of the white house fence. the woman's shoe laces got tanglalled.
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arrested her. 38-year-old marci wahl of washington said she was there to meet the president. she is charged with unlawful entry. that is the fourth security incident in the past two weeks. this came hours after a man jumped the bike rack at the white house fence but that pale to the march tenth incident where a man spent 15 minutes on the white house grounds before being caught. doug: it is bright and a sunny but a chilly day around the capital. it's 42 degrees. the numbers in the evening will drop. the winds will diminish. some areas north and west of the city and south of town could be in the lower 20's in the air temperatures tomorrow
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morning. 21 in manassas. it's 26 in dale city. 23 in aspen hill. 23 in largo and 27 at the downtown. mid-30's at recess. mid-40's by the dropoff time. the warming trend comes on friday. alison: a call for help to solve a horrifying crime in district. michelle: yesterday someone found a woman tied to a chair and stabbed to death inside a row home. corrina mehiel. she was living in d.c. temporarily setting up an exhibit at the corcoran art gallery. the best clue police have is mehiel's car 2004 toyota prius with kentucky tags is missing. if you have seen it, call police. developing now the loudoun county sheriff office is
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women in sterling. one of the victim told investigators a man grobeed her as she walked -- groped her as she walked her dog 8:00 last night. a second woman said the same thing happened to her later. a picture seen around the world. the big announcement from the firefighter in the center of it. driver made a second but an unwanted garage door at his home. how his car ended up in the
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michelle: take a look at this video from skytrak7. the driver of the car accelerated while driving in his garage. slammed through the back wall. he wasn't seriously hurt. the garage is structurally sound. they had a busy night knocking down the flames that consumed this house in northwest washington. quarters had been living in the house. in vienna an elderly woman had to be hospitalized after inhaling smoke from a fire that raced through her home. her husband escaped without
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injury. the cause is under investigation. this fire in boston grew so large homes had to be evacuated and schools were on a two-hour delay. the building was in an abandoned factory so no injuries reported. caught on video. a husband and a police save a woman attempting to jump from utah overpass. in the video you see the husband reach over the fence for her hand. they grab her through the fence. that is when the crews cut down the fence so the woman could be pulled to safety. an innocent mistake will lead to overtime for the columbus ohio police department. it involves the slege of the 100,000 files containing the dash cam v
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the tech experts are trying to retrieve videos but most were from 2015 and deleted from an employee trying to transfer the older videos from a new system. >> sometimes you are working with the technology and you don't get a warning are you sure you want to do this? michelle: it's unlikely that current cases will be impacted by the data loss. it is possible there are videos -- copies of the missing videos. this is an image that haunted millions of americans. the milestone the firefighter in the picture has reached. the emotional debate on whether or not to make maryland a sanctuary state. the impact it could have a
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illegal immigrants enrolled in the school. today the montgomery county schools say they received so many threatening phone calls at the rockville high school that police were called if for extra security. that is serving as the backdrop as the maryland governor blasts legislation he says would make maryland a sanctuary state. brad bell explains. brad: the rape of a 14-year-old girl allegedly by two undocumented immigrants at rockville high school embroiled the so-called trust act in controversy. governor hogan himself calling it a sanctuary bill and promising a veto. the sponsor says the opponents have it wrong. >> that is a crime. >> the individuals should be prosecuted to the fullest extend of the law. nothing would preclude justice system doing what it is supposed to do. >> the bill passed the house monday and would prohibit the local police engaging
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immigration law enforcement and require federal warrant to hold someone for the feds. >> it says you can't stop someone for the immigration popes to question where they are from. >> a sample of the public opinion turns up mixed emotions. >> if you are here illegally and you commit a crime and they ask for papers and you don't have them, take the necessary steps you need to take at that point. >> they address the issue. it is feign. >> the bill moved out of the house monday night. it goes to the senate. >> the senate president says he supports it. michelle: new development in trump's assertion that former president obama
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phones at trump tower. the head of the house intelligence committee says he found evidence that president trump calls a vindication. >> i have seen reports that the president elect and his team were monitored and disseminated out intelligence. what appears to be raw -- i shouldn't say "raw -- but intelligence channels. michelle: congressman nunez says the information doesn't seem to be connected to wire and it does also not appear to be a wiretap as the president called it. the data appears to have been scooped up and sent out illegally. >> the ranking member is outrage because he learned
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this information through the press. >> it's impossible for us to evaluate the merits of what the chairman has said. michelle: much more and the new revelation in the former campaign chairman ties to russia is coming up ahead on "world news tonight" with david muir. back to the breaking news at the terror attack. three people were killed in the attack. the attacker drove in a crowd on westminster bridge before crashing in a security barrier. he ran to the parly meant where he stabbed -- parliament where he stab and killed a police officer. before being killed by police. expect more as it develops on "world news tonight" at 6:30. survivors of the victims' families
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shooting are suing. 49 people were killed and dozens more were hurt in the shooting last june. this is a heartbreaking image. it won the photographer a pulitzer surprise. the firefighter holding the body of a girl filled in the oklahoma city bombing. we have learned that the firefighter chris fields is retiring. he spent 31 years as a firefighter in oklahoma city and he still remembers every moment of the day including when someone handed him little bailey. he became friends with the family. he said that helped him overcome the demons he saw that day. people across the southeastern
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night sleep after this. a georgia man was killed when the tree fell on his home in atlanta. his wife and two children were not hurt. today, many canceled the classes or delayed the start time due to the power outage and the damage. let's talk about things back home. the bloom has begun along the tidal basin. to% of the blossoms that survive the cold snap are in peak bloom. the rest are in the puffy white stage. if the weather cooperates the peak bloom is expected to happen this weekend. a tush leapt season for the floss -- a turbulent season for the cherry blossoms. doug: this is the last night of the cold night of the season. but this comes if we hit 27 or lower along the tidal basin that could do more damage.
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crossed we will stay above that. but for now it looks nice at the nationals park. 12 days to go until the opening pitch. it looks great. temperatures are chilly. 44. way below average. this trend is about to end as well. 41 in wind chester. 43 in martinsburg and gaithersburg. it's 48in quantico and fredericksburg. the temperatures will hold steady but they will fall after sunset. tomorrow morning 27 degrees in downtown washington. a hard freeze is likely tonight. what is interesting is the temperatures are in the low 20s in the morning. the way the weather will evolve for the next ten days or beyond, this is coughed the coldest night we have here until probably late fall or early winter of
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it was april 4 in 2013 that was 31 for the last freezing temperature of the year and in 2012 it was early in the month. tonight could be the night. overnight is cold. everybody in the 20's tomorrow morning. the high pressure moves overhead and that will knock the winds down. it will open the door for a warm front that comes through friday morning. apparently sunny friday afternoon. lower 70's for saturday but a storm system may give us rain. it will be mild in the
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49 is well below average tomorrow. 62 on friday. the nighttime lows in the 50's. 73 on saturday. the shower chances early next week. wednesday through the end of next week should calm down with the nighttime lows in the 40's. daytime highs in low 60's. that looks good to me. stay with us. the "abc7 news at 6:00" continues after this.
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robert: the wizards looking to find the magic. struggling right now. they have lost four of the last five. tonight they host the hawks but all hope is not lost. they are still in the running to be the two seed. it's much better than a four seed. the hawks lost four straight. dropped seven of the last ten. the wizards can help themselves out. >> it's huge. play on the home court. we are fighting to be the second seed. we have on the home court. we have to take care of the business. robert: the terp women are headed to bridgeport for the sweet 16 to take on oregon. but everyone is talking about this. 65-feet out. she heaved it. buckets. she ta
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>> i watched it. i was still shocked it went in. i was shocked when i did it. i was like it will hit a backboard or nothing. throw it up like usual. it swish in and i was like oh, my gosh. i'm going to be famous. that's what went through my head. this shot would be famous. i hope to make it to the espys. robert: wow! max scherzer went 4 2/3, gave up two runs and struck out four. michelle: i like her. she knows what she wants and puts it out there to see who will bite. robert: the espys. daunting. see what happens. michelle: a big order. doug, cold night tonight. doug: look at the forecast. we drop to 20's. maybe the lower 20's in outlying areas. 27 downtown. sunshine, 49 tomorrow. warmer and then up to 62. we have a warmup for saturday and we'll talk about the cherry blossoms and the cold tonight at 11:00. michelle: thank you. "world news tonight" with david muir is coming up next.
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tonight, terror on the streets of london. at least four dead including a police officer. carnage, panic and gunfire under big ben. parliament on lockdown. people running for their lives. tonight, the hunt for a motive and possible terror ties. the u.s. under increased security. we have team coverage. gop health care on life support. on the eve of the major vote, president trump's last chance to convince republican holdouts. and now the white house saying there is no plan "b." the bombshell report, former trump campaign chairman, paul manafort. was he once paid millions of dollars to promote the interests of vladimir putin? plus, the new development. di
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