the next few days too. we have team coverage of all this tonight. we begin with kichris lawrence the live desk. >> to say this is a pretty severe storm sound like an understatement. it has been ripping down power lines and lifting homes right off their foundations. right now there are dozens of people who have some minor scrapes and cuts. at least two serious injuries, but there have been no reported deaths. some 10,000 homes are now without power, which has prompted louisiana's governor to declare a state of emergency. a lot of people in new orleans say they have never seen destruction like this. >> i'll say to the people of new orleans we have had our fair share of tragedies but you know the people of new orleans are as tough as they come. >> people are being told to stay off the roads and out of the affected areas. lis are doing house by house searches to make sure no one's trapped by falling debris or damage.

we continue now with our chief meteorologist doug kammerer. >> he joins us from the storm center to explain what happened down there in new orleans. >> how will this same system impact us? >> it's already affected us today with record high temperatures. any time you combine extremely warm temperatures with a storm system moving in, this is the kind of severe weather that you get into parts of the southeast this time of year. you can see what's happening here on the radar. you have rain all the way from canada down toward the gulf coast. look what's happening down here right now in towards parts of new orleans, even around mississippi, another tornado warning just to the east of jackson. but it's around the new orleans area where we saw the most damage. look what's happening right here. this storm was around 11:00 this morning. you can see the hook clearly defined here. this one just to the north of the city in towards new orleans east ju east. again this is all part of the same system, just continuing to bring up the very warm air into

not just the 70s. we had 72 a little bit earlier. right now it's 71 degrees in d.c. shattering records. now we're talkin ing snowfall. make sure to download our nbc washington app to stay ahead of the weather that's coming our way. turn on weather alerts to get the latest updates. a repeat dui offender has been arrested again, this time police say he hit and killed a woman walking to her car on u street. we're getting a new look at how it all happened. new surveillance video from a nearby business shows the victim in the cross walk last night. the driver slammed into her and kept going. news4's meagan fitzgerald is live at 10th and u where that crash happened. you just spoke with the victim's family? >> reporter: yeah. we did. the family is devastated. they're still in shock. they tell us

was a long-time member of an organization called the eastern stars, which is the sister ch t chapter to the masons. last night she was being honored for her years of service at the masonic temple. moments later she was walking towards her car and killed in this intersection just behind us. >> that's her granddaughter from one of her god daughters. >> reporter: carolyn ellis didn't have children of her own, but her best friend of nearly 40 years says she was a mother and mentor to so many. >> other people's children that she helped raise and support, helped put them through college, helped get them scholarships. >> reporter: leslie payne says carolyn was a role model and a woman who loved helping others. but on monday night her life was cut short.

this surveillance video video shows a black car crossing on u street at the same time carolyn and a friend were crossing. we've frozen the video just before carolyn was struck. the driver never stopped. >> a beautiful life is gone for no reason. you know, we're all in shock. >> reporter: police say 36-year-old david phillip jones was driving drunk when he hit and killed carolyn. investigators say jones was so intoxicated, he couldn't complete a sobriety test. >> she was like my sister. we did everything together. >> reporter: now a woman who meant so much to so many is gone and their lives are changed forever. >> as far as drinking and driving, you shouldn't do it. there's so many alternatives. >> reporter: david jones was in court today. he has been charged with second degree murder. coming up at 6:00 you'll hear from a security guard who was inside that temple, heard noises, came outside and she tried to do

could, she says, to try and save ellis. in just either over an hour eyes will be on the u.s. court of appeals in san francisco where they'll hear arguments to keep or end president trump's controversial immigration order. a panel of three federal judges will hear arguments. william canby and michelle freedland. each side will be 30 minutes to present their case. this is not whether the order itself is constitutional, but whether the stay should remain. there is no timeline for a ruling. regardless of the outcome, though, this could wind up in the u.s. supreme court, something the president says he's ready for. >> how far are you willing to take your travel ban fight? >> we're going to take it through the system. it's very important. it's very important for the

think? >> we'll see. hopefully it doesn't have to. it's common sense. you know, some things are law and i'm all in favor of that. and some things are common sense. this is common sense. >> if this does wind up before the high court, there's a poebl possibility of a split decision. a 4-4 tie would resort back to the decision of the appeals court. here in washington, mike pence became the first ever vice president to cast a tie-breaking vote for a cabinet confirmation. >> the senate being equally divided, the vice president votes in the affirmative and the nomination is confirmed. >> betsy devos has now been confirmed by congress as the next secretary of education. democrats could not convince a third to join in the opposition. shortly after the vote, devos tweeted that she appreciated the senate's diligence

honored to serve. a live look where the senate is considering jeff sessions for attorney general. this is a live picture you're watching from the senate floor. the alabama senator is expected to be confirmed despite opposition from democrats. they've questioned sessions' commitment to civil rights and whether he could be independent from the president. during the campaign sessions became the first senator to endorse mr. trump and also served as one of his most vocal supporter. democrats have been opposed to virtually everything president trump has done so far, it is a very different story when you talk to the president's supporters. chris gordon went to calvert county today to take the pulse of an area that went solidly for trump. >> he's doing a great job. >> reporter: charles wood has lived in calvert county, maryland his whole life. he voted for donald trump and thinks the president should be given a chance. >> i think he was elected and i think people shouldt

right now they don't seem to be doing that. >> reporter: there have been protests across the united states and world wide against the trump executive order temporarily restricting travelers from seven countries and suspenng the admission of some refugees. >> he's doing exactly what he said he was going to do. i voted for him. i think that it's silly people are trying to stop that. he's just trying to protect us. slow it down so we can vet these people and make sure they're not terrorists. >> reporter: linda flies a trump flag at her home decorated with a trump banner and solar lights spelling out "trump 2016." >> i don't like the fact that everybody's making this big deal over this extreme vetting, temporary ban. i think it's ridiculous. obama's done it, other presidents have done it. it's no big deal. it's a matter of weeding out the bad, allowing the good to come in. >> reporter: ahead htr

county, maryland, feel about the media and the job journalists are doing covering president trump in his first weeks in office. now to prince george's county where a deadly stabbing has metro riders stepping off t train near a murder seen. the search for the suspect still underway. mark segraves joins us leave from t -- live from the southeastern. >> reporter: you can see the addison road metro station. it was at this exxon station about noon that police say two men got into an argument that turned deadly. the men were arguing when one of the men either stabbed or attacked the other man with a blunt object. he was taken to a local hospital where he was later pronounced dead. police say the suspect fled into the neighborhood. this

be roped off for about five hours today as homicide detectives from prince george's county police scoured the area. they also brought in police dogs also to search. now late this evening police tell us they still don't have an i.d. on the suspect but they say it's possible that there's actually more than one suspect involved in this killing. now, this is the first murder here in the seat pleasant this year, but it's the second time someone has been killed at a gas station in prince george's county in recent weeks. he robbed a woman at gun point, then police tell us he refused to put down his gun and they shot him multiple times. tonight he's in serious condition and witnesses tell us they saw the entire southeastern this morning here on good hope road. they say the man ignored multiple warnings from police to put down his gun. the officers involved are on

now. they were wearing body cameras and the video will be reviewed as part of that investigation. police in fairfax county back in the neighborhood where a teenage mother and her infant were last seen as concern about their safety grows. big news about metro that could change the landscape in two busy areas. their plans for redeveloping stations around

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investigators released an image of the child's father, who they're also trying to find. kristin wright is live in springfield with the latest. >> reporter: police came back here to the apartment complex today to hopefully find that one piece of information that might lead them to lizzie and her 5 month old son. because at this point they have been missing for too long. the race against time to find a missing teen mom and her newborn baby, both now pictured on this poster from the national

for missing and exploited children. >> she's 16 and she left home with the baby's father. >> reporter: lizzie has a protective order against aidan's father. he's 18. police are not calling him a suspect, but they say he has gang ties and they believe lizzie left with him out of fear. >> we don't know what kind of care the baby is getting. >> reporter: the thought of a young mother, still a child herself, and an infant out there somewhere.

police say that jose rivas' family is cooperating with them as they also look for him. tonight on news4 at 6:00, i'll tell you what the national center for missing and exploited children told me about cases this like one. d.c. police are offering a reward now for any information about a deadly shooting this morning in brookland. first responders found a victim here at the corner of 15th and irving streets here in northeast. they say the victim was already dead when they got to the scene around 1:45 this morning. we're working to learn more about the victim and what led up to the shooting. police are offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. a teenager was stabbed more than 40 times in gaithersburg last summer. his body was found in malcom k

a 19-year-old girl lured him to his death by promising sex in that park. instead three gang members were waiting to kill him. that fourth suspect was picked up this month and charged with murder. in news for your health, three million americans most likely have glaucoma but a lot of them don't realize they have it and that could be dangerous. untreated glaucoma could lead to blindness. later a device you could hardly even see is being used to treat the disease with a lot of success. >> reporter: this is the smallest implantable medical device in the world. >> it's smaller than the lettering on a pen anny. >> reporter: small but mighty. >> pressure in the eye, it's something you don't want. >> reporter: henry clark was diagnosed with glaucoma about six years ago. >> my

eye drops for it. >> reporter: glaucoma has been called the silent thief of vision because it's so hard to detect. >> one of the major problems as it relates to glaucoma is that the symptoms are minimal. >> reporter: to diagnosis it a pressure test can be done during an eye exam. there is no cure so early detection is key. glaucoma is typically treated with drops or lasers. >> it's recommended for patients who have mild to moderate glaucoma. the stent is being placed in the drain in the iris. within that angle is where fluid exits the eye and therefore controls how much pressure we have in the eye. that is where the stent is going to be placed. >> reporter: the tiny device is implanted term innoce eed

the cataract surgery, he said he could put in stents that would help with the dplau comk glauco. >> reporter: although is device was approved four years ago, dr. solomon says people are learning more about it now. >> now we're seeing patients coming in asking about it. >> recovery from the surgery should only take a few days. some but not all health insurance companies will cover the cost. a blood test widely used to diagnose and treat diabetes may have inaccurate results depending on a person's race. a new study finds that the a1c test may have a l

among african-americans with the trait for sickle cell anemia. the cdc says as many as 10% of african-american verss have thet for the addition order. the discrepancy could lead to delays in treatment for diabetes. some relief for nearly 50 families facing eviction from their mobile homes in northern virginia. the fund-raising campaign that may allow them to stay in their homes. and from the 60s to snow? say it ain't so.

it's just -- it just doesn't happen vrcery often. we shattered the record. the old record was 64. we hit 73 degrees today. incredible warmth coming into our area. just a few clouds right there. temperature-wise, we're still at

winds out of the south at 17 miles per hour. 72 fredericksburg, 70 leesburg. incredible warmth all across our region. it was just beautiful. 73 today. 62 is what we're going for tomorrow. look at the temperature trend here, into the 30s on thursday and friday, well below average here. with the wind, windchills make it into the single digits on friday morning. nothing on the radar in our region, but just whack to tback west we are tracking that frontal boundary. some very intense thunderstorms in the florida panhandle and the gulf region. we're going to continue to see a chance for showers tonight. tomorrow another warm one, not quite as

temperatures falling late in the day. here's your forecast tonight. by around 2-3:00 in the morning we see some shower activity moving through. that's it. it moves out of here tomorrow. then we start to see the temperatures coming down. by tomorrow night at 8:00, you're going to notice a huge difference. here comes our next storm. it's right now back towards wyoming but it's coming our way quickly. we may get a burst of some heavy snow in here early thursday morning and that will coincide with the early morning rush. it's not going to last long. by 8:00, the heaviest snow is out of here. any snow that's left over will be very light. this will melt easily on the roadways. even at 11:00 it could still be snowing in parts of our region. maybe an inch to three inches north and west of washington. up to an inch down to the south.

especially in our southern zones. this is a very wet snow. you may see some slush. a moderate impact will be baltimore, gaithersburg, leesburg, frederick. a moderate impact although i still think most of the major roads are going to be just fine here. low impact event down to the south. this is going to snow and melt quickly upon contact. temperatures have been to warm across our region. we get to 62 tomorrow. it's windy too as this storm moves up the coast. look at sunday, a high temperature of 70 degrees. we're way up, we come way down only to come way back up. >> from flip-flops to snow boots and back again. >> exactly. .

painting that was called anti-police removed from the halls of the capitol. >> but the story isn't oven yet. still ahead, what a maryland congressman wants to know as the debate resurfaces. >> reporter: a sigh of relief for now for residents of this manassas mobile home park who had faced eviction in just three weeks. there's now a temporary reprieve. a look at the groups that could be coming to the rescue. >> reporter: your home metro station could be going through a huge transformation. it has everything to do with all this real estate.

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>> reporter: they faced a february 28th eviction date, but no one is packing up yet at the east end mobile home park. in fact, these photos show over the weeke

together to patch some potholes they couldn't get the property owner to fix. residents were put on notice last summer that the owner couldn't afford to fix a leaking sewer system so the park would be closed down. residents have al pappealed to officials. now two non-profits are in the picture, both exploring ways to keep residents in their homes. >> i feel good, i feel hopeful. i don't think we all feel discouraged like we used to. there's still a little bit of looming doubt but it's small on the richter scale compared to what we were dealing with. >> reporter: a newly formed group called hydro relief. >> we are proposing that hydro relief will sponsor the construction and renovation of a new sewage system. >> reporter: hydro relief has found a contractor who can do the job. the

million in just a few weeks. today this notice went to east end residents asking them to help with a go fund me campaign. millsap says she also has corporate donors in mind. >> we have everything together to initiate the plan except the funding. >> reporter: the other group working on a possible solution, cat li catholics for housing. they are still doing research on a possible fix. some residents say they see a potential draw back to the hydro relief plan. i'll tell you about their concerns when i join you at 6:00. we're halfway through virginia's 2017 legislative sex. today marks a deadline for lawmakers to submit new bills. among those still under consideration, mental health reform. one measure would provide same day access for mental health care. another aims to reduce prescriptions of drugs containing opioids and expanding access to the

that loxen. another bill would make it easier for electric companies to bury power lines. by tonight the city of fairfax will have a new mayor. voters have until 7:00 to cast a ballot. the -- should one of them win, that could set up another special election to replace a vacant council seat. virginia gubernatorial hopeful corey stuart ewart is a the trump administration to get tougher. he says some 7500 have been arrested in the county since

feds, only to be released. stewart says 14% of those people were then rearrested for additional crimes. two very busy metro stations could be in for a big change. metro is looking at development deals that would change the grovesner and college park stations. >> reporter: when you think about metro, you might not think about real estate. but make no mistake about it, the transit agency has a lot of real estate that it owns like here at the groveser in station. and here at college park, metro is looking at making land deals. turning surface parking into livable, usable space. these are just some of the concepts for the stations. a way for cash strapped metro to get revenue and these communities to get a new destination. >> if we're going to be building, we ought

even with all the construction in our area right now, there is still demand to be closer to transit. >> almost all of the new office space getting built in the d.c. region is either right on top of or very close to metro. >> reporter: riders agree they're willing to pay to live and work near the train. >> i enjoy the freedom of being able to take mass transit. works for me. that's why i'm here riding the red line. >> reporter: others caution though, make sure any new housing is inclusive for all people. you think the rent needs to be more affordable? >> definitely. some people ain't got a lot of money, got to work from paycheck to paycheck. >> reporter: planners will be keeping an eye on how any new development could affect traffic on nearby roads. along the red line, adam tuss, news4. power companies

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another stir on capitol hill today surrounding the controversial painting removed from the walls last month. it sparked debate over how police are portrayed and first amended rights. scott macfarland has an update now. >> reporter: you might remember a fierce debate surfaced last month over a painting from a high school student who lives near ferguson, missouri, hung in the capitol complex alongside a collection of art submitted by high schoolers nationwide. it depicts police officers as animals and holding firearms. it was criticized as anti-police and pulled down by a member of congress from california. the debate quieted for a while but it has now resurfaced. a top house administrator under questioning late last night said it will not be policy for the architects of the capitol to police artwork in the future. >> are you now supposed to be regulating the

political incorrectness or offensiveness of the arts because of this incident? >> no. i wouldn't say that. i think this particular artwork competition that happens on an annual basis, there are a set of rules that it is my responsibility to enforce those rules. >> the congressional high school art competition is a longtime and annual tradition on capitol hill. high schoolers are selected from districts to have their art hung in the cannon basement. a new look at how former president obama celebrated the end of his two terms in office. the former commander in chief took up kite surfing while hanging out with billionaire richard branson in the british virgin islands. they had a final day vacation bat totle to see who could

he's pretty good. the former president apparently trained for two straight days, taking a few spills along the way. >> that is not easy. >> who was that at the end? >> i think that was the smiling former president. we could all use a bff by the name of branson, right? how cool would that be? >> good for president obama for getting a break. >> he's not afraid to try anything. >> no. when we come right back, a family makes a desperate plea for help in getting their child a therapy dog. >> and our viewers respond. the update to this story that's touched a number of you. >> reporter: moments after a plane takes off from this airport, it crashes just yesterday today,. t

you're watching news4 at 5:00. >> reporter: if you're just joining us, concern is growing tonight for a 16-year-old missing mom in fairfax county and her 5 month old son. police were in her neighborhood in springfield tonight canvassing. they hope to find that one piece of information that will lead them to this young mother and her child. a powerful tornado leaves behind a trail of damage in new orleans. at least eight people have been injured when the twister tore through a neighborhood, hitting businesses and homes. there are no reports of deaths. louisiana's governor has declared a state of emergencyn

a repeat dui offender now charged with second degree murder for this deadly pedestrian crash. police tell us david jones was drunk when he lplowed into a woman in northwest, killing 65-year-old carolyn ellis who was in the crosswalk. her husband said she had just left a meeting at the masonic temple and was walking to her car when she was struck. a pilot walked away from a plane crash in prince george's county. now he's sharing his story of survival with us. bureau chief tracee wilkins is in fort washington where he took off yesterday morning. >> reporter: he took off from this fort washington airport and then just shortly after that his plane crashes. he walked away from that. and today he walks out of

hospital. >> over time more the memories come back to me. >> reporter: it's a miracle that he's able to walk out of a hospital just one day after his plane crash landed. >> after i took off, i hadn't climbed out very far and the engine just stopped. >> reporter: jerry's piper air single engine plane went down just moments after taking off from potomac airfield. he's been flying for nearly ten years. he says his training kicked in immediately. >> it's one of those things that you train for your whole time, almost right from the very beginning they teach you how to deal with engine failures. so with all the training, it just kicks in when the situation actually confronts you. >> reporter: after the crash, jerry believes he blacked out for a while. when he came to, he says he immediately called for help. >> i heard the helicopter and i'm not sure they had seen me. so i stood there and i kept telling the

them to look to their right. >> reporter: jerry has a straktustra fractured sternum and lacerations to his head. he's already thinking about his next flight. >> i love it. it's incredible to be up in the sky. once you've done it, you. captain go back. it's part of you. >> reporter: he flew down here to spend some time with his grandchild whose pibirthday is this weekend, turning 2 years old. he says this is going to give him a good excuse to spend some extra time as he recovers. coming up, the phone call he made after that crash before calling 911. >> amazing that he is doing as well as he is. thank you. maybe you've noticed that there are more international flights out of bwi marshall airport lately. the airport

the reason more people are flying through baltimore than ever before. more than 23 million flew through bwi in 2015. that's a record. airport officials say international passenger traffic is up more than 30%. a group of senate democrats gathered on capitol hill today to stand against what they call a threat to net neutrality. the senators voiced concerns that president trump's pick to head the fcc may want to roll back consumer protections. they say net neutrality has led to innovation and they believe changes that would allow certain content providers to pay more for bandwidth priority would negatively impact the public. >> ultimately it's the consumers who will be on the hook and will no longer have unrestricted access to ideas, information and entertainment

internet what it is today. >> nbc 4's parent company comcast was involved in this debate. what exactly is net neutrality and how does it affect you? susan hogan is here to explain just that. >> it is confusing but here's the simple facts. net neutrality is also known as own internet. essentially it's designed to protect the flee flree flow on t on the web. the federal communications commission net neutrality rules went into effect in 2015. it's intended to make sure consumers have access to fast, fair and open internet. the rules apply to both desktop computers and mobile devices. the rules are that providers must give us access to all legal content without blocking or favoring certain sources. broadband providers are not allowed to throttle service, this means intentionally

down internet service or data speed. and paid prioritization is prohibited. providers can't charge fees for better service as well. critics of these regulations are saying, such as president trump and the new fcc chairman want to roll back these regulations. it's unclear exactly what a post net neutrality sbern tity inter look like. it's also unknown whether supporters of net neutrality will challenge its elimination in court. a followup to a story we shared last weekend. a toddler from virginia will get a puppy that will become much more than just a friend. ethan long has autism and other challenges. we introduced you to the 2-year-old and his family from virginia last week. since then, the family has

raised $17,000 needed to get ethan a service dog. ethan's father is in the military. the family has moved around a lot and that's a challenge for this little boy. the family believes the service dog will help with the moves and the father's future deployments. >> good for ethan. we wish him the best. doreen was out walking her dog. i was out walking mine. the dogs did not want to come back inside today. >> i know. come to think of it, neither did we. >> could you take me out and walk me? i promise i'll be good. >> yeah. what an incredible day. just wonderful. we ar

a lot of clouds around holding in like a blanket some of the warmth we've had. 71 at reagan national. got to 73 there, shattering the record by nine degrees. we're generally right around the bay in the 60s. but elsewhere still right around 70. nothing here on radar locally. getting some sprinkles out here in the mountains. after midnight we might get a few sprinkles coming through. by dawn tomorrow, in the mid 50s, cool and dry. the low 60s by mid-morning as clouds increase. as we get into thursday morning, 3:00 a.m., maybe rain here in this area in green. the lavender zone, that's snow. does look like it will change over to snow by the time it gets around around 5:00 in the morning. most of maryland changing over to snow except the lower part of the eastern shore.

10:00 in the morning then it quickly pulls away and moves out to sea. 1-3 inches of snow, mainly grassy areas, just north and west of washington. maybe up to an inch in the metro area and points south and east. most of this is a wet, slushy snow. in addition it's going to be causing travel problems. this snow, the area in purple throughout the northeast corridor, from philadelphia up to new york city, some spots may get up to a foot of snow from this. that's going to move up towards boston too. there's probably going to be some travel delays up and down the atlantic seaboard between philadelphia and boston on thursday. highs here only in the upper 30s on thursday afternoon. it's a weather alert day for that morning snow. might get some snow showers in the afternoon too. and then we get below freezing, down to near 20 by dawn friday. friday in the afternoon in the

we get mild again next weekend, all the way up to near 70 on sunday and maybe a little rain that following monday. after that, dry and highs around 50. a new effort to keep more police officers on the job longer. >> the bill today by d.c.'s former mayor and how he hopes it will he lp"best cracked pepper sauce" barbeque trophies: "most ribs eaten while calf roping". yep. greatness deserves recognition. you got any trophies, cowboy? uh, yea, well, uh... well, there's this one. "best insurance mobile app"? yep, three years in a row. well i'll be! does that thing just follow you around? like a little puppy. the award-winning geico app. download it today.

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>> reporter: bowser's administration pushed back today, saying it's hiring more officers. >> there's more to reducing crime in a city like washington, d.c. than just hiring a bunch of police officers. >> hopefully they will take input from the police department and from the administration. >> reporter: new counsel public safety committee chairman charles allen opposed gray's move. he mans to layout a plan for addressing many public safety issues raised around the city. >> we've got to make sure we stabilize our force, increase our

>> reporter: allen declined to comment on the political backdrop. now at 6:00, the first big legal challenge to donald trump's presidency is playing out. it's in a federal appeals court on the west coast. the department of justice fighting a challenge to the president's immigration order. moments ago the president's new education secretary was sworn in after an historic dead lock on capitol hill. >> reporter: so we're watching to see when these arguments begin, supposedly any minute now in the travel ban case after a very full day here on capitol hill and what could be another very busy night. democrats saying they'll do another late night talk-a-thon against yet another republican nominee. republicans say if they do, this senate could end up working

for the first time in history, a vice president cast the tie-breaking vote to confirm a presidential cabinet nominee. >> the vice president votes in the affirmative. >> reporter: betsy devos becomes the nation's education secretary despite all night protests from democrats who don't think she's qualified and they're concerned about her support for private and charter schools. >> a vote for ms. devos is a vote to destroy our public school system. >> what's wrong with giving low income americans more choices of better schools? >> reporter: the next step, a final vote on skrjeff sessions. >> he's the wrong, wrong, wrong choice. >> it's all politics. >> reporter: the federal appeals panel hears arguments tonight on whether to reinstate the temporary travel ban. >> i actually can't believe we're having to fight to protect the security in a court system to protect the security of our nation. >> it is absolutel