anna-lysa gayle spoke to a man who knows her ordeal all too well. surgery in have prison. ddle rows were extracted without anesthesiology. anna-lysa: those are the conditions he went through. hebelieves his charges when was held in prison in egypt were politically motivated. when he wasoyed sent back to the united states in may 2015 after several years and a hunger strike. he is now able to express relief release.jazi she spent nearly three years in an injection person. >> very happy to have aya back home and it's a great honor to have her in the oval office. anna-lysa: aya hijazi was first charged with child abuse but later acquitted. he said he continued to try to assist other americans in prison and in egypt. >> its ongoing in these prisons as we speak. 260,000 prisoners, including 19 americans. nancy: a second adult was charged in the genital mutilation of young girls. a doctor was arrested in michigan for the police believe illegal procedure's happened at her clinic. they are accused of conspiring with another doctor who has been arrested. the procedure was done on gir

jonathan: anna-lysa gayle just got to the scene. tell us what you know. anna-lysa: we first learned about this shooting at about 9 p.m. a man was shot come it is not clear where. lining thes are street, witnesses the man is expected to survive. we are told he was taken to a local hospital. it is not clear how he got a gunshot wound, but the investigators are trying to figure that out. we will be sure to bring you the latest as soon as we learn more about how the shooting started. anna-lysa gayle, abc 7 news. alison: also breaking right now -- on the run, a massive search for this prisoner who escaped from guards in jessu p. jonathan: his name is david watson. he was serving a 100 year sentence. he broke out of a psychiatric hospital and has not been seen since. the authorities are releasing pictures of his distinctive tattoos in the hopes that somebody will spot him. alison: tom roussey is live with the search going on in jessup. accused of is also trying to shoot into police officer's home in maryland. guards tooko county into a parking lot, when he got o

anna-lysa: anna-lysa gayle, abc 7 news. jonathan: new tonight, a pair of senators have introduced a bill to stop airlines for me moving a passenger once they have boarded -- from removing passengers once they have sat down. compensation for airlines to offer because of overbooking. the viral video everyone has seen of the incident aboard a united flight in which a passenger was dragged off the flight for refusing to give up his seat he had paid for. alison: the president calls it the biggest tax cut in history, but tonight democrats on capitol hill and some economists worry about what president trump's tax proposal could do to the deficit. the president wants to lower the corporate tax rate down to 15%. the current seven tax brackets would then become three. standard inductions would be doubled, but all deductions other than mortgage interest in charitable giving would be eliminated. the president also wants to eliminate the estate tax and alternative minimum tax. >> the economic plan under trump will erode the economy and

anna-lysa gayle walks us through. anna-lysa: the police remained at the apartment building for hours this afternoon after taking one person into custody. neighbors described a frightening and chaotic scene that played out. >> one of the neighbors called. anna-lysa: commotion required a response from police, d.c. fire, and ems. when they arrived, the apartment was on fire and they were told somebody inside had a knife. the authorities found somebody inside, but she did not have a knife and she had to be rescued. a second person was treated for minor injuries. this neighbor believes there was a domestic dispute between two transgender women. >> first, the ambulance ca it was something serious. anna-lysa: he was watching as emergency responders assisted the two, one in handcuffs. he believes the fire was intentionally set. >> anytime you set your apartment on fire with three other buildings, you are not thinking about anybody else. this time, no other injuries were reported beyond the two acquaintances that knew each othe

anna-lysa gayle has the efforts to help the man. this is where protesters gathered this afternoon, calling for what they say is justice for jaun. this on the same day the department of homeland security gives their side of the story. some say they are not buying it. advocates protested outside of the immigration enforcement office wednesday afternoon. a a day after juan manuel mont attorneys filed a lawsuit. he was deported from california to mexico in february despite having daca status. he was deported again when he attempted to enter the u.s. security shared a different story, saying that he lost his the status when he left united states without advance parole. they are proactively attacking and persecuting immigrants. anna-lysa: this man is also protected by daca. he came to the united states from mexico at 10 years old. he is worried this may be a sign president trump is changing his views on daca. >> he is very obvious with these things. anna-lysa: the national immigration law center has started a petition online, calling for

anna-lysa gayle spoke with the parents. i have to imagine they are very concerned. anna-lysa: that's right, jonathan, for some parents who knew christopher spiess, they say that the arrest confirmed their suspicion. last year there were rumors going around that the school, which now matches the charges. maryland state police computer crime unit served a search warrant and capitol heights. that is where they found video containing child pornography on christopher spiess electronic devices. are insure other parents the dark because they trusted him. anna-lysa: this woman is one of -- is the mother of one of his students. prior to thursday, he was a basketball coach and substitute teacher at bradbury heights elementary. >> it is so sad. a spokesperson for prince george's county public school said due to the nature of the claims, christopher spiess will no longer serve the school district. state police received a tip in december 2016. this parent now has many questions for the school principal. was want to know if she aware, if she knew anything, suspect anything. if she

live on capitol hill, anna-lysa gayle, abc 7 news. the march,re speakers took the stage to discuss the importance of scientific discoveries and advances. ryan hughes continues our team coverage with a look at the policies that were front and center. scienceshe blinded me with ♪ ryan: crowds of people gathered on the grounds of the washington monument in the pouring rain to support science. >> for science which the past few years has come under threat. : organizers say the march for science is political, but not partisan. were protesting against the environmental and energy policies of president trump. the list of speakers inspired people to take action. tooknye the science guy aim at lawmakers, telling them not to ignore the significance of science. >> denying science is a very short-term idea that has an impact for very long. 24 sessions were held to educate people on the vital role science plays in the world. >> science has changed the world in arguably for the better. for: the earth day march science has attracted people from aroun

anna-lysa: anna-lysa gayle, abc 7 news. kimberly: a day of patriotism is planned at a lot in county high school, but this group of seniors at loudoun county high school in leesburg call themselves the young conservatives, organizin administrators balked at the idea with concerns the day may become too political. administrators say they never rejected the plan because the students never brought it to them. instead, they took their concerns to social media. regardless, america monday will go on. >> i think it will be great. we will all be happy together, wearing red, white, and blue. >> tomorrow will be a day when the student body comes together and celebrates the one thing we have in common, america. kimberly: the students say they do not want the event to become political at all. president trump celebrating his first 100 days in office saturday, but his milestone could be overshadowed by a government shutdown. hunger's returns from recess tomorrow with a friday night deadline to pass a spending bill. the president's wall wi

anna-lysa gayle has more. outdoor clothing maker "patagonia" is to stop president trump's latest executive order. the order he signed yesterday calls on the interior department to national monuments. they're all 100-thousand acres or more, and were designated since 1996. all are in the western u-s or the pacific ocean. mr. trump says designating them as monuments was an abuse of federal power, and a land grab. he says he wants to give power back to the states.. and the people. an update on the planned speech at u-c berkeley.. by conservative pundit ann coulter.. she canceled today's scheduled appearance after the political groups that invited her, rescinded their support, following threats of violence. two of the three groups have now filed a federal lawsuit. it accused the university of trying to restrict conservative speech on campus. coulter tweeted, quote: "i'm so sorry berkeley canceled my speech. i'm so sorry y-a-f acquiesced in the cancellation. and i'm so sorry for free speech crushed by thugs." despit

anna-lysa: president trump tweeted this -- i am committed to keeping air and water clean, but always remember the economic growth of environmental protection. jobs matter. on the abc 7 news. national mall, anna-lysa gayle abc 7 news. day,cy: in honor of earth nasa released these images from the international space station from 250 m president trump under pressure as he nears completion of the first 100 days, and it will be marked by a busy week as congress returns from recess monday. the first order of business, avoiding a government shutdown by passing a spending bill by friday night. during the campaign, the president laid out what he had hoped to a cop listen the first 100 days. funny thing is donald trump set the bar on this. i think he talked about this 17, 18 times about how successful his first 100 days would we. nancy: the president plans to unveil his tax reform package wednesday. today he visited veterans at walter reed medical center, presenting a purple heart to a sergeant who lost his leg in afghanistan. bracing for one of the contentious presidential elections in history, and what happens there could have an impact around the world. there are 11 candidates. tomorrow's election in france c