they tell us he shot a woman at chester and winthrop streets, just over the d.c. line in oxen hill. >> reporter: there were screams, there were tears, there were children out here running for cover. 15 elementary school students witnessed a shooting right over there as they were waiting for the bus. now, we're going to begin our story with some words from the parent of one of those children. she asked not to be identified. >> i was shocked and scared for these kids' lives out here. i called 911, actually. >> reporter: this woman says she doesn't want her name used or her face shown. she says her 7-year-old boy was one of the kids who witnessed the shooting. what did the kids tell you what they saw? >> they were just saying they saw a man jump out of the bushes and shot. anth

you're not going to take my kid. so he pushed her down and they started fighting and they said the heard the gun go off. >> reporter: then the kids started running. >> yes. >> reporter: and crying. >> yes. >> reporter: scary. >> very. >> reporter: the scene winthrop and chester streets in oxen hill. police spent some time searching for shell cases and looking for evidence in what they've described as a domestic shooting case. what makes it doubly frightening is that there were about 15 kids around when it happened. the victim is said to be a woman in her 30s. they say she was shot, wounded and fell to the ground. the suspect, they say, ran away. the children, all from the nearby forest heights elementary school. for a time the school was on lockdown as counselors were brought in to comfort the children. raven hill is withhe

what do you make of something like this? >> i'm in shock, absolutely shocking. it obviously is not the kind of thing you expect to happen so early in the day, kids waiting on a bus. >> reporter: now the victim is still in the hospital. they say she knows the name of that shooter. the cops know the name of that shooter. but so far they've been unable to track him down. day two for the new administration and the white house is once again being asked to separate fact from fiction over statements by the president. during a reception last night, president trump asserts without evidence that he lost the popular vote because millions of people voted illegally in november. press secretary sean spicer tried to defend those claims today. >> he said 3-5 million pe

based on the studies that he's seen. but he's very clear that he won the election based on the 306 electoral votes that he got. >> the assertion appears to be a misrepresentation of a puew study. the study's main author says there is no evidence that anyone on those lists actually voted illegally and notes voter lists are more accurate today. today president trump signed a series of executive actions. one will pay the way for the controversial keystone pipeline and the ka kdakota access pipel to move forward. he also signed an executive order making it easier to build roads and bridges and

environmental impact studies. so why is this pipeline decision going to cause a stir? well, environmentalists have vigorously protested both of these pipelines because the drilling process in canada where the oil comes from can be hard on the environment. in the case of the dakota pipeline, it travels over the sioux reservation, endangering their sacred lands. the tribe also fears it will contaminate their only source of water because the pipeline would run under the missouri river. the tribe plans more legal action to stop this. supporters say both of those pipelines will provide cheaper oil to this country and trump believes it will create jobs. the president is also pushing auto makers to build more cars in the united states. he started his day meeting with executives from ford, fiat chrysler and general motors. he told them he wants to ease regulations. speaking afterwards,

executive mark fields praised the president's decision to withdraw from tpp. >> the mother of all trade barriers is currency manipulation. tpp failed in meaningfully dealing with that. we appreciate the president's courage to walk away from a bad trade deal. >> fields we want onto say that the big three look forward to working with the white house on policies that would create a renaissance of american manufacturing. a woodbridge husband and father of two is hanging on at the hospital tonight after he was struck and hit by a driver. he was getting into his parked car sunday night when a pickup truck struck the car behind him and then hit him. our bureau chief julie carey joins us now from woodbridge where she spoke with the man's young niece today who witnessed this awful crash. >> reporter: that road behind mme

busy you can see they mark off the areas where you can park, but that didn't stop a speeding pickup truck the other night. it crossed the line and ran right into that car. look around this family car and you'll see signs of sunday night's tragedy, broken glass, this dent, the missing side view mirror, that's where 39-year-old raja hussein was standing when a pickup truck slammed into the parked car behind him, then smashed into hussein, sending him flying. >> we were coming out to say good-bye to them when they were leaving. >> reporter: the victim's 11-year-old niece witnessed it all. she says her uncle's two young children were already in the car's back seat as they got ready to leave a family gathering. hussein saw the truck coming down the street. so instead of opening the driver's side door, he leaned into the

>> it happened in a second. my uncle was standing. that truck came in, took him with them and slammed into the other car and he ran away. i started screaming, yelling out, people come outside, what happened here. >> reporter: her first instinct, chase the truck. >> my mom started running after the car. she said i can't go there. i went there and i started checking if i could note the number on the plate. >> reporter: police believe it is a ford f-250 or 350 with ladder racks. it will have front end damage and it's missing the passenger side view mirror. she hopes the hit-and-run driver will be caught and arrested for nearly killing her uncle. >> he really didn't even stop a little. he didn't slow down. he speeded up and he just left. he didn't care. no heart, no nd. >> reporter: so tough for that

we'll hear from the victim's father about how his son is doing tonight and about the impact this terrible incident has had on the family. some scary moments outside of nats park. people were lined up to get into a job fair inside the stadium when suddenly shots were fired. one man shot several times. news4's mark segraves is on south capitol street where police say the shooting began. >> reporter: that's right. as you said, it ended right across the street there on the sidewalk by nats park where dozens were lined up this morning for a job fair inside. police say it all started right here behind this liquor store when the suspect and the victim were in the parking lot. that's when there was the sound of gunfire. >> it was like pop, pop pop pop pop pop. >> reporter: yellow evidence markers help paint the picture of the violent scene

li cap liquors. the victim was shot multiple times in the upper body and face, but was still able to flee to the sidewalk along nats ballpark. >> everybody just started pushing. like i didn't want to get trampled. >> reporter: as the scene unfolded outside, inside nats park employees and visitors were ordered to shelter in place. police say they believe the victim may have been targeted. >> i don't have any information that makes me believe this is related to the job fair here today. >> reporter: police are still looking for that suspect. no word on the motive. as for the victim, we were told by d.c. police he's still fighting for his life in a local hospital. coming up, we'll take a broader look at the crime surrounding the neighborhood around nats park. a m

a marked fairfax county police cruiser is now charged with attempted murder. brian landverde was already behind bars when police linked him to the krus ecruiser shooti. two teenagers were in that car with him before the shots were fired at the cruiser. one of those teens got out, but both were also arrested. new tonight, a murder mystery partially solved. we now know the name of the woman found dead last week in temple hills. she didn't have an id or phone with her, that made it hard to figure out who she was. so police released a sketch of her face and her tattoos. last night her family saw that story. they tell us she is 26-year-old takisha hughes coats.

out who killed her. we saw a lot of cloud cover for most of the region. temperatures staying in the 40s just about all day and rather windy too. the sun makes its way down. we're finally seeing some sunshine around the d.c. metro area. a beautiful sunset out there right now on this tuesday. temperature-wise, we're into the mid 40s around most of the area. we're not seeing anymore rain. it's just to the north as our nor'easter continues to sit and spin right off the coast of long island here. it's all going to move toward the north by tomorrow. finally seeing more sunshine tomorrow. a beautiful day. pattern change again after tomorrow as the pattern goes back to a much colder weekend. we'll talk about that but we stay rather dry. if you're hoping for snow, not in this forecast, at least not yet. a step forward f

guards to carry a gun in virginia schools. coming up, the concerns as it advanced through the virginia senate. plus, strong reaction today to the president's plan to freeze federal hiring. we'll take a look at the ripple effects it could cause throughout our region. >> reporter: it may look funny to see all the different filters you can do on apps like snapchat, but the distractions are pretty scary when you see them being done behind the wheel of a car, a moving car at that. ahead, we're going to tell you what's being done today in richmond as an effort to crack down on some of those distractions behind the

all of these have to do with your cell phone and being on the road. so let's walk you through some of the bills being proposed today in richmond. one of them has to do with prohibiting apps to be used while driving, all apps

for navigation apps. the other one would have to do with making distracted driving illegal under the law as reckless driving, a much more serious charge than currently stands. another one of the bills has to do with creating a vanity license plate for raising awareness for distracted driving dangers. it's a right of passage for just about every american teen. >> u-turns in virginia are considered two left turns. >> reporter: since 2001 bob alberts a lloha driving has bee teaching drivers to dos and don'ts behind the wheel. >> the best thing that ever happened to my driving was that i started teaching. as with everybody else, i've fallen into these habits, some not so good. >> reporter: among the habits to break, distractions, everything from food -- >> i grew up with parents eating behind the wheel. that's the reason we have drive

phones. >> the phones become such an important part of our life, we hear a tone, we hear a notification and right away our mind is off of driving, right away we're thinking, okay, whose call did i miss. >> reporter: responding to that notification can be deadly. >> not only are we putting our lives at risk, but everybody else also. >> reporter: several virginia lawmakers are now pushing for different bills all aimed in ending distracted driving, bob hopes the laws do strengthen. >> it's dangerous to be on the phone when behind the wheel. you're doing one of two things. you're either driving or doing something else. >> reporter: one virginia lawmaker is also proposing banning all cell phone use when it's held in the hand behind the wheel here in the commonwealth. that would essentially put it on par with laws in d.c. and maryland. coming up in our next hour, i want you to he

law enforcement officer who is all for stricter laws. but for her, it's because of a very personal history that she has with distracted driving. >> learning to drive while being filmed for a tv story is also challenging. kudos to that driver. in his first days in offense, president trump is moving quickly to dismandle oba obamacare. democratic lawmakers for trying to get tom price so say he hasn't actually started working on a replacement plan for obamacare yet, which would mean the plan isn't close to being finished as president trump has insisted. nbc nightly news talks to a trump supporter today who relies on obamacare and is worried about its future. >> i feel like things are moving pretty quickly in washington without having a solid plann

i mean, we can't go without the therapy. >> the sullivans were able to buy a plan that covered the $50,000 a year autism therapy. for more on their story and what could become of healthcare in america, tune in tonight. there was also a confirmation hearing for the new director of omb. virginia senator tim kaine grilled the nominee about president trump's new hiring freeze for federal workers. >> candidate trump said that it was necessary to reduce, quote, corruption and special interest collusion. if you know, why is the administration pitching the false view that federal workers are corrupt or beholden to special interests? >> mull vain knee said he was not familiar with that statement from the president. later said there are concerns of workers not living up to expectations. tonight we're

about how president trump's hiring freeze could cause ripple effects all around our region. >> for young people just setting out on that first job with their hearts set on the federal government, this changes everything. many of them did see this coming, the hiring freeze, but they really hoped it wouldn't actually happen. how concerned are you about the federal hiring freeze? >> i would say i'm very concerned about it. working in the federal government is a career goal i've had for a long time. >> reporter: now while interning in d.c., college senior benjamin christiansen is putting his backup plan into action. >> now that i'm about to graduate from college, suddenly reaching that goal has become a lot more difficult. >> reporter: nicole smith is chief economist. she says the federal hiring freeze could be good for student is

contracted jobs. >> they're just moving it from government to @private. they're going to pay them more to do the same job. it's going to be something positive for them. >> reporter: christiansen is saying positisay i staying positive. >> i'm going to be looking at companies that do contracts with the government. i think as long as i can do something that interests me and i feel is making a good difference in the lives of people and making the world a better place, then it's what i want to be doing. >> reporter: president trump's executive order does say contracting outside of the government to get around the hiring freeze is not allowed. so it's just not clear how many contracting jobs will be available for students and others who are wanting government jobs. stick around. coming up, we have

what's the ripple effect of this on all kinds of industries in our area. when we come back, big day for a local high school principal. the big surprise she got thanks to her students. and have you seen it? it's the sun. we have a clearing out there, but we also have temperatures dropping and we also have doug coming up with tonight's weather

another cool day across our region, not just cool but cloudy as well, at least for many of us. you folks well down to the south and west, down towards culpepper, a little bit more sunshine. most of us staying in the clouds. that's what we've got out there right now. the clouds continue across much of the region. current temperature sitting at 49, though. temperatures will be dropping down to the 40s. as we start to clear out, 49 d.c. notice to the south we are warmer. 50 in charlottesville. 44 in hagerstown. we're still seeing winds gusting 20-30 miles an hour. 25 miles per hour wind gust in d.c. 30 back towards winchester.

those cooler numbers and you're going to continue to see a cool night. january itself has been rather warm. no days of full sun for the last 16 days. we're going to change that tomorrow. have notó,áñ been below freezin two weeks. we're going to change that, but it's going to be a while. that's what i mean by warm here. not below freezing the last two weeks. 16 of 24 days have had at least some rain. that's why we haven't seen much in the way of sunshine. we've got a lot of rain out there for the month of january. looks like we're going to go on a little dry spell here and we will be seeing more sunshine. take a look at the radar and satellite together. look at the spin right off the coast. that's the nor'easter that continues to spin out there, just off to our east, but it is moving up towards the north and east away from our region and it will take the cloud cover with it. tomorrow it will look a lot like this. 60 degrees

might be a little optimistic there, but 60 degrees i think in the city. most of you in the mid to upper 50s. nice to get outdoors. and we are looking at the morning drive here, chilly and dry, everybody on the green side as far as the impacts are concerned. lunchtime, take lunch outdoors. and your evening commute, clouds moving back in. actually a very nice day. on thursday, 57, sunshine early, but then we'll see more cloud cover during the day on thursday and falling temperatures thursday. 44 degrees on friday, 45 on saturday, 43 on sunday. then it gets pretty chilly here early next week. definitely a pattern change. no more of this really warm air. temperatures falling below freezing here as we move on towards early next week as well. thursday morning for that commute would be a little bit on the wet side, but we're not expecting much. thinking of renting a room on one of those air

sites and you live in virginia? pay attention to the general assembly. that could get a whole lot more complicated if a bill goes through. plus, new details about the success of the mgm national harbor and some of the problems already being seen at our new casino. >> reporter: 17-year-old diamond frazier is fighting for her mobility after a debilitating hit-and-run accident. they're asking the person who did this to come forward.

right now at 5:30, the technology that will change the way we drive. first, the mother of a hit-and-run victim turns her grief into action. >> a heart broken mother still watching her daughter struggle to even walk months after a hit-and-run crash. now heshe's making a plea for hp in the search for the person who hit her. >> reporter: normally when we talk about a hit-and-run crash, we're looking for a vehicle. in this instance, we're looking for the driver who ran away from this crash and left the vehicle. in this accident, the family was

17-year-old daughter is dealing with serious injuries that's forced her to sit out a portion of her senior year. >> i'm treasurer of hi clasmy c. >> reporter: 17-year-old diamond frazier has spent the last three months reflecting on what she had and almost lost. diamond and her family were involved in a violent hit-and-run crash. they were heading northbound on 301 last november. the power of the impact threw diamond out the rear window and onto the other side of the highway. >> i just remember him saying we need to find diamond. >> reporter: her mother was knocked out cold and her father injured. somehow the two were able to get out of the car and find their daughter. >> she was unconscious. i guess she must have heard me, because she put her fingers in my hand. >> reporter: although all three were injured, diamond was hurt th

since the accident she's had countless surgeries and she is still unable to walk. >> i've been on bedrest since the accident. i can't even stand up stretch. >> reporter: police aren't sure who hit the family even though the car was left on the scene. >> the trooper that came to the hospital told us they don't know who the driver was, that they fled the scene on foot but their car was left at the scene. >> reporter: police still have not identified who was driving the car. >> it's not fair for somebody to almost have killed my daughter and leave us for dead and think it's okay. >> reporter: now, the owner of the vehicle that was involved in this crash has a history of hit-and-run accidents. but police cannot place that particular driver behind the wheel of this car. they're asking anyone who may have seen this accident when it happened on november 12th going into the 13th around midnight to give the

call. go to nbc washington and search 301 hit-and-run. the commonwealth could crack down on those short-term rentals like air bnb and it could hurt. if a new bill passies violators could get hit with a $10,000 fine. the state would oversee a few rules. you have to tell your neighbors you plan to representative your home and have liability insurance up to $500,000. but all other aspects of the law would be enforced by cities. and cities could decide to outlaw short-term rentals all together. don't you hate those signs that stay on the road even after te election is well over? if you're one of the people living them, you're going to have to pay more if you leave them along a fairfax county highway. lawmaker wills charge $10

sign if they're collected by the sheriff's office. in the past three years the sheriff's office collected nearly 30,000 signs a year. it cost $180,000. this is in addition to $100 civil penalty that has been in effect for several years if you don't collect your signs. the new mgm national harbor casino raked in more money on table games in december than any other maryland casino. mgm scooped up $17.5 million on tables during its first weeks in operation. that is slightly more than maryland live earned in december. state records reviewed by the i team also showed the casino responded to several incidents, including five thefts and six physical altercations.

cancer free. she opened up about her experience in an interview with sports illustrated. she got diagnosed with cervical cancer last fall, went back to work less than a week later. she had another procedure in november. she did not have to undergo any radiation or chemotherapy as part of her treatment. well, whether it's home cooking or home fan support, the wizards are dominating at the verizon city these days. the wiz trying to keep good times rolling tonight. >> reporter: that is the goal. the wizards going for their 14th straight home win here tonight. it's the wiz that are surging right now, winners of five of their last six games. while they're actually starting to win on the road, a lot of that success coming here at home. 13 straight wins going for 14

since december 6th. it's the team's longest home winning streak since the 1988-1989 season. the wiz finally getting some reck nix nationognition nationa. that's including from tonight's opposing coach brad stevens. >> it starts with really good players, really good coaching, a great way about them, belief in each other, all the little things that lend to winning no matter where you're playing. they're one of the hottest teams in the nba for sure. they played terrific here. nobody should know that better than us. we were down by 40 in the first quarter last time. that's an alternative fact, by the way. just a little bit off. >> reporter: coach stevens making political jokes here in d.c., but all jokes aside, the celtics and wizards do not get

coming up, how this rivally lr heating up. "la la land" is a big pick as the oscar nominees are released. what about the rest and how the academy is moving past the accusation that it had a terrible lack of diversity. >> reporter: check out what's inside the trunk of this car. you may not know what that is et it could

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when president trump signed the executive order and no agency is allowed to fill a vacant position and the exemptions are military and public safety and national security personnel. >> but the military, that doesn't include civilian. it's uniformed military. >> uniformed military. >> you know, what they used to do is th

workers. a lot of business in this town, we used to call them beltway bandits, contract with the federal government. is that going to be good for them, for those businesses? >> well, the underlying philosophy of the freeze was that it will save the government money. but the government accountability office examined the prior two freezes by president carter and president reagan and found no savings precisely because agencies hired contractors to fill in for permanent personnel. >> which is often more expensive. >> which is often more expensive. >> there are some people out there who have gotten an offer. does that mean they are good to keep that job, or can that be taken away from them at this point? >> i believe that once an offer is made and an acceptance received, that the person has filled the vacancy and will be able to report to

>> which is what president obama had done weeks ago. >> but it has to occur prior to january 22. >> does this have a ripple effect on other industries in washington? do hiring freezes affect other people, other businesses? >> i don't know about other businesses, but i can tell you i think it's going to be a real damage to the public. >> why? >> for example, if i'm a vet and a doctor leaves the veterans administration, can't be replaced, it's going to be longer before i see a doctor. or an administrative law judge in the veterans administration leaves, it's going to be longer before my disability claim is adjudicated. or if i just recently retired, i'm not going to be able to call social security administration. >> longer wait lines. >> longer delays and waits. >> so the idea that this is an efficient way of running the government, i think, is

wrong. >> certainly a lot of people have your attention tonight, professor. thank you for coming in with us and sharing your insights with us. >> this is a conversation that we are having also on our digital side. you can find it on your phone or your tablet. adam tuss is taking a closer look at some new technology designed to keep you and your family safe in the car. how your car and the road can talk to each other. plus the saga of a daughter who tried to order a product to help her elderly father get around.

>> reporter: with our professional driver roger. >> as simple as opening a water bottle is, it's a serious distraction. tuning a radio is a serious distraction. >> auto makers usually engaged in ferocious competition against one another are putting rivalries aside to potentially save lives. >> we all recognize there's a great opportunity to improve safety and mobility and sustainability and automation if we all can agree together. no one company can do it on their own zblrvelg. >> reporter: you can see how complicated the technology is. but the idea is communication like we've never seen before. >> the way this works is that

data are transmitted from the infrastructure, from the road to the vehicle. >> reporter: with this new technology, you're still responsible for the safe operation of your car. but next hour at 6:00, when will the car be able to take over completely? we have a prediction. you could just write your own roles. >> "la la land," it's a biggie. it could have at big night at next month's academy awards. the hollywood based musical tied a record this morning with 14 oscar nominations that include best picture. the question, whether it can tie or break the record of 11 wins. also, the academy has moved past two years where the hashtag oscars so white was a controversy over the fact that there were no african-american actors

now they have honored six black actors. moonlight, fences and hidden figures in the best picture race. the oscars will be broadcast on february 26th. nbc 4 responds to a daughter's disappointment. her father desperately needed a stair lift. but she says the company she ordered it from was taking way too long. desperate to give her dad the freedom he served she called susan hogan and her team for help. >> that's right. when you have an aging parent, you want to do everything you can to help them. in this case, this daughter just wanted an answer. either give her dad his stair lift or give the family a refund. when neither happened, she called nbc 4 to get results. she's one proud daughter. >> my dad. >> three years ago his health was deteriorating.

was difficult. >> he wanted to be as independent as possible. so it was our job to make sure and make that happen. >> in october of 2013 lajune hired access mobility in virginia to install a used stair lift. according to lajune she initially gave the company $450 and another $500 in november. >> as the year progressed, because at this point i then reached out to them again in february to say, hey, have you had any luck with this chair lift? and he still had not. >> months passed, still no stair lift. then in june 2014, one year later, willie no longer needed the stair lift because he died. >> dad was gone and if someone's going to say they're going to do something, i take them at their word. >> lajune asked the owner of the company for a full refund. >> he said he understood and he was going to refund us the money. >> did he? >> no. >> for the next

tried unsuccessfully to get the refund. she filed a complaint with the better business bureau, even took them to court. >> he was a no show. >> then she contacted nbc 4 responds. >> i was encouraged that having seen you and your success in the past, that perhaps you could give me some help. >> we e-mailed the owner of the company. although we didn't hear back initially, lajune did immediately. >> it was miraculous. it was a week and a half after your producer contacted him that i received my refund. >> in a statement the owner of the company said the family was told up front that a used stair lift would be difficult to obtain and there were other solutions but they decline and according to him never finished paying for the stair lift that became available. he acknowledges that the need was no longer there and

refund. and just last week lajune did receive the $950 refund and they put the money toward repairs to go towards her dad's home which she now lives in. if you have a consumer problem you need help solving call us at 844-nbc- 844-nbc-dc44 or submit a claim online. tom joins us now. something we haven't seen in an awfully long time, the sunset. >> i found something in my car today. i'm trying to figure out what the heck it is. how do they work? they go like this? oh, you wear them. oh i see. >> cool. we like that. >> now i look aloof and mysterious. anyway, you're going to need these tomorrow. thank goodness.

we've had just a cloudy day. the cloud cover did break up. but tomorrow have your sunglasses. you'll definitely need a warm coat in the morning but afternoon just a light jacket. no umbrella needed tomorrow. we had this wonderful photo from lloyd ferguson, middleburg, virginia. beautiful late afternoon scene there. our temperatures will be holding steady in the mid 40s into the evening. low 40s by midnight. and then by dawn tomorrow you'll actually be battling the sun driving in tomorrow for the commute. it will be around 40 degrees 8:00 a.m. with dry roads. lots of sunshine noontime and climbing to 60 mid afternoon. by late afternoon you'll be battling the sun as well. storm team 4 ten-day outlook, here we go with the changes on the way after that beautiful mild afternoon tomorrow, we'll have more clouds around on t

morning there's a possibility of perhaps a few sprinkles here, this little green zone south and east of the metro area. that's southern maryland, northern neck, eastern shore. otherwise, we stay dry on friday and into the weekend. morning lows may be near freezing on saturday, sunday and monday mornings into the first part of next week. it gets cold again by the end of

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it was a big day for a local high school principal. she started as a jgym teacher back in 1993 and worked her way up. >> she was just named the d.c. public schools principal of the year and she had no idea. >> reporter: for the past four years they've had 100% graduation rate. anita berger understands, being a good principal means putting in the time. >> it's not an eight-hour job. it's what i like to do. so i try to build relationships with them. >> we're pretty close. like recently she's been helping me get all my school work and stuff. >> reporter: berger takes pride in being hard to surprise. >> it's hard to get something over on me. >> reporter: today t

exactly what happened. she knew chancellor antwan wilson was there for a visit. what she didn't know is he was there to recognize her hard work with the award of d.c. public schools principal of the year. >> i'm a little emotional. something that doesn't happen every day. to know that hard work is really being recognized really helps. >> reporter: today there are many students and teachers who recognize all she does. >> she's a nice caring lady. >> reporter: another person who's recognized the school's success, president obama. he visited back in october and gave them a thumbs up on their graduation rate. >> my passion is to see success with children. if i could do it for the next 20 years, i would. >> reporter: she says making a difference is the best award of al all.

another flurry of activity inside and outside the white house today. president trump took steps to advance the construction of two controversial pipelines. >> we have team coverage to break it all down. >> reporter: you can hear the protesters from inside the white house complex here. president trump at the white house today promised to renegotiate to get a better deal on both these projects. but he's green lighting these controversial pipelines because short-term that will put people to work. president trump kept more promises, revooiing the projeiv killed by president obama to slow climate change. he's also s