cheryl conner, abc7 news. jonathan: well, this video gives you the only glimpse of the life or death situation that officer faced last week on crane highway in waldorf. watch. a race against time to free a driver trapped in a burning s.u.v. one sufficientser tries to put out the flames and another officer working to free a guy whose legs were pinned under the dashboard. >> we just do what we do. we have been doing it for a long time. that is the first instinct that you do. jonathan: instincts are to save lives. driver a 32-year-old man from maryland was hurt but thanks to the officers they were not life threatening. great work by all. michelle: absolutely. >> i love how humble they are. we have a co crowbar. >> you are saving somebody's life while the car is on fire. there is that. michelle: we look at the wild swings in the weather. we have had the 70s and 60s and now we head the other way. >> it's tough to keep track of it. doug: then it gets warm again. so now it's just a matter of how quickly the colder ai

cheryl conner talked to the citizens that now feel at ease.holding the flag and hearing the national anthem as he is set to become a u.s. citizen. >> having my dream come true to be with my family. cheryl: the iraqi-born refugee has his 10-month-old son on his lap. now as the immigration policies are debated by the trump administration, he feels relieved after taking the oath of citizenship. >> i feel much at ease. >> the happened on george washington's 285 birthday. >> i wish you joy. cheryl: in front of his mansion at mount vernon. the first president spoke about the responsibility of citizenship. >> you are part of an unbroken and strong line of americans. >> as he is happy his wife joins him. he worked for the asarums in afghanistan and was granted citizenship. >> me and my wife can go to afghanistan without a difficulty. that sense of ease came up with the 51 narcistses regardless of the native country. >> you never know what can change. >> they are given forms and they are encouraged to register to vote today. green card holders waited f

i'm cheryl conner. coming up we will tell you what they are doing to attract students to science in national engineers week. >> i came here with $300 in my pocket and a big dream. alison: one of the most successful chefs in america tackles a new challenge at national harbor. larry: first, a look at what is coming up tonight on abc. alison: julie wright has a look at what is ahead on "good morning washington." tomorrow on "good morning washington," from smart tv's to baby monitor, how to protect your family from home devices that could be spying on you. >> plus, creative ways to celebrate black history month with your kids. >> keep it right here for traffic and weather every ten minutes tomorrow morning starting at 4:25 on "good morning washington." prodders, shuckersers, and sniffers, [ inhales ] all giant produce is triple checked. farm, crate, and store. we're focusing on fresh... ...so you don't have to guess. my giant. why are you checki

i'm cheryl conner. up, we will tell you what they want in place of a county owned lot. >> countdown to the red carpet brought to yo z29kuz zstz y29kuy ysty alison: it will be harder to reach roosevelt island next month. beginning march 1, the national park service will shut down the parking lot and part of the nearby mount vernon trail. both projects are due for much-needed facelifts. the closure is expected to last until late spring. you will need to park at dangerfield island or columbia island. larry: youree john has plenty of parking spaces. in bethesda one group wants to swap out some of the kind of like what happens each year on parking day permanently. cheryl conner explains. cheryl: to park or the play? as coins go in meters drivers in downtown bethesda are giving their two cents. >> you will drive around longer looking for parking. >> push by the coalition of the residents would turn over four county owned parking lots and make them green space for parks. >> it is important to have a balance of

cheryl conner witnessed a milestone on this valentine's day. which he recalls the most magical -- cheryl: the most magical day is now the most historic one for the man responsible to marry them. >> this is the 8,000th wedding i have d after six years of dating. little did they know when they showed up to the anne arundel circuit courthouse in annapolis they would be clerk robert p. duckworth's 8,000 wedding ceremony. >> a nice surprise when we got here today. cheryl: duckworth is in his sixth term as clerk of the court, a job carrying more responsibilities than eofficiating marriages but one he takes to heart. >> it is a total commitment to each other. >> so says the man who has been married for 50 years. >> when the courthouse was renovated in the 1990's, mr. duckworth was part of the decision to keep the chaple in the historic part so couples would feel the romance of annapolis. >> from the chapels they can often hear the bells from the st. ann episcopal church and the statehouse. the secret to love -- >> you try to make them happy every day,

in northwest washington, cheryl conner, abc7 news. michelle: right now at 6:00, live pictures of a protest taking shape at the white house desperate the rain. their message and what to expect from the pres tonight. jonathan: that is a gunshot at a speech by france's president. the unbelievable mistake that led to it. michelle: and a man's pants burst into flames. his wife thought it was a molotov cocktail. the dangerous picksture -- mixture that was a cocktail for disaster ahead tonight. announcer: this is a stormwatch7 severe weather alert. doug: hello there. we have showers and thunder in the area for the next several hours tonight. that is not the big story. the big story is tomorrow. when we are under the risk of severe weather. storm prediction center norman, oklahoma, placed us under slight risk for severe weather. higher risk to the west. the ingredients in the atmosphere will be there for the mid-afternoon shower and storms and some could be severe. the future cast shows the best timing is from 4:00 until 6:00 tomorrow afterno

cheryl: in college park, cheryl conner, abc7 news.ice in anne arundel and howard counties are now looking into whether a series of robberies are connected to similar crimes in pins george prince george's and montgomery county. it's a story we first brought you last month. in total more than a dozen convenience stores and the pharmacies have been hit since mid-december. no one has been hurt in any of the robberies. larry: you he all the time but how close is it to your doorstep? abc7 has an alert i.d. to let you know when new crime occurs near your home. lindsey mastis show us how it works. lindsey: get alerts straight to your phone. all you have to do is sign up. go to the news tab and click crime map. click on any crime and tap subscribe. it will redirect you to the alert i.d. website so you can sign up. by including your address and phone number, alert i.d. will be able to provide you with the latest crime reports in your neighborhood. you can browse the map on our website and narrow down the type of incidents you are concerned abou

i'm cheryl conner. coming up, we will tell you how officer gwenden's life is honored through charitable donations. alison: a shocking scene. a car plunges seven stories. the bizarre place it landed and the teen driver who walked away unscathed. steve: all right. we made it through monday. now we are looking forward to the upcoming weekend. chilly start to saturday. highs only in the upper 40's. and then back to springtime on sunday. degrees. keep in mind, the average high for this time of year at 50. backtrack a little bit to talk about the next few days coming up. 68 tomorrow. upper 70's on wednesday. we have a cold front that is going to come through and likely to trigger stronger thunderstorms around the d.m.v. once the front passes the temperatures fall in the 50's on thursday. upper 40's on friday. there is the weekend for you. by next week, the temperatures around 63 on monday. lower 50's by tuesday. stay ahead of the upcoming storms on wednesday. don't forget to download your stormwatch7 weather

cheryl conner has a look at how to tell if it's cold, flu or allergies. cheryl: the flu vaccine is still availability at patients first in beltsville. this year it is making an impact. the flu cases increased this week. >> most people did not have the shot but some did have the shot and still had the flu symptoms. although they were less effected by the flu than those who did not have the shot. cheryl: this man got the flu shot but still had what he thought was the flu or a cold. >> runny nose, headache, slept a lot. cheryl: it was just yesterday we were talking around the short sleeves. now today we are bundled up again in winter coats answer scarves -- coats and scarf ofs. doctors say the up-and-down temperatures make a difference. >> if you are not dressed properly you are more like to get sick. cheryl: the forecast calls for temperatures to springtime again this weekend. to avoid getting sick don't get too comfortable without your coat. she has also seen patients complain about allergies. >> there is a shift in temperature my sinuses act up. cheryl: w

on capitol hill, cheryl conner, abc7 news. alison: meanwhile, at this morning's national prayer breakfast, president trump religious liberty and to stay safe and secure. he also praised the senate chaplain and cursed a little bit when he asked him to stay in the job. then there was this. about arnold schwarzenegger replacing him on "the apprentice." president trump: the ratings went right down the tubes. it has been a total disaster. and mark will never ever bet against trump again. i want to just pray for arnold if we can for those ratings, okay? alison: then it didn't take long for schwarzenegger to respond. >> hey, donald, i have a great idea. why don't we switch jobs. you take over tv since you are such an expert in ratings and i take over your job. then people can finally sleep comfortably again. hmm? alison: this is real. this is really -- this is not reality tv. this is real tv. >> exactly. my goodness. arnold schwarzenegger, want to remind everyone was alison: of course. every day is different. larry: okay. our jobs ha

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cheryl conner has more. cheryl: work continues overnight and into monday after their service right before what might be the best super bowl in history. >> we had dinner and extra snacks. cheryl: but plans changed when the screen went dark. the family of four headed out to a sports bar. >> of course, we were frustrated. it was just ironic that the elec risty went out before sue -- electricity went out. cheryl: service is back. customers were impacted by two separate issues. power outage caused the first one. backup generators helped the cable service come on after 6:00 sunday evening in arlington. the second issue was a fire on the power line that burned through the cable fiber on north quaker lane in alexandria. >> a contractor pointed out you can see evidence of the fire on one of lines. >> there is also soot on the ground. >> the power lines somehow came loose and started to smack each cheryl: a comcast sportsperson told us, "we plan to proactivity credit impacted customers on upcoming bill." the contractor

cheryl conner has the latest on the investigation. >> it's not there for you to make it your personal canvas. cheryl: discovery at the mount vernon trail leaves a black mark on a sunny day. >> it is there for the public. cheryl: the sign that describes land marks on the 18-mile trail now has similar graffiti spotted at monuments and memorials on the national mall this week. >> i don't know what they are asking for. >> it seems like a conspiracy theory that mentions jackie and j.f.k.ed and certain cancers. >> we are in the capital of the united states and people are doing this. cheryl: take a close look at the handwriting on the sign at reagan national airport and compare it to the lincoln memorial, washington monument, the world war ii memorial and the d.c. war memorial. a spokesperson for u.s. park incident of similar graffiti spotted in the area. but the investigation is ongoing. they don't know yet if they are connected. all the graffiti has been removed except for what was left on marble at the lincoln memorial. a spokesman for the national park service says it will come off compl

for another look at the story, let's send it to my colleague cheryl conner who is outside the beltway up in frederick. cheryl? cheryl: yeah, we are at sardis in frederick. this is a restaurant that closed today. you can see the chairs on top of tables here. we learned today, though, this is not the norm outside of the beltway. the kitchen is still hot, the mexican dishes are prepared on the day without immigrants in a restaurant run completely by immigrants. >> we don't wk cheryl: manager rolando says his boss wanted to open. >> we follow rules. like my boss tell me you need to work today, i have to be here on time. cheryl: we talked to other immigrant-run restaurants outside the beltway that couldn't afford to shut down for a day. but sardis has a sign on the door saying they will reopen tomorrow. >> we are coming to work. cheryl: they are closed for a day without immigrants and some customers were caught off-guard. >> i guess they had their own opinion. i have my own opinions. cheryl: we spoke to a landscape company. some employees decided to not come in today. the owner there tells

cheryl conner live in frederick with reaction. cheryl? cheryl: well, what we have found is sardis in frederick is also shut down. there have been people showing up here at the parking lot. they are disappointed. they were hoping for their chicken for dinner. this right here, the door unlocked has been unusual throughout the day outside the beltsville. we watched as people hungry for lunch showed up and realized they were closed. >> it's okay. i can do without it. cheryl: all day and spotted the sign on the door saying they will reopen on friday. >> i forgot. one day without immigrants. cheryl: it's dark inside. chairs are on the table. but the kitchen is still hot at a mexican restaurant run completely by immigrants. >> we have guatemala, salvador, mexican. cheryl: the manager says they support the national protest on president trump's immigration agenda but his boss still wanted to open. >> we come for one thing. to make the american dream for every person. cheryl: customer dennis gates voted for trump and said the issue is not presented

cheryl: in alexandria, cheryl conner, abc7 news. jonathan: congratulations. firefighters in australia come to the rescue of five kittens trapped inside a burning apartment building. a hundred residents were evacuated and the kittens were nearly left behind but luckily t fire crews were able to spot them and bring them out safely. they were given oxygen. they were given water as well. they are all on the mend. seaworld debuted two king penguin chicks in the world. they are expecting to more. how cute are they? the see the new additions with the parents in the public. they get a really distincttive yellow and a bold yellow and black colors. beautiful. michelle: they are gorgeous. the "sports illustratedded" swimsuit issue is out today and familiar face is on the cover. jonathan is dancing. kate upon the is on the cover. she says she has been called curvy but she regrets that because beauty comes in different sizes and shapes. jonathan: she is not curvy. she is beautiful. string bean was so 1980's. michelle: look at this next picture. this looks like hot lava bu