d.c. as sanctuary city. was your position on that. >> i fully support that.. working with some of my colleagues on the council to make sure we have everything in place to ensure that our residents and people who come to d.c. know that they have a home here. >> all right. >> we focus on national politics and want to you come back and talk about what is going on in the city. >> absolutely love to. >> promise. >> you got. >> thank you very much. >> we so much appreciate it. >> hollywood icon taking aim at president-elect. >> meryl streep got political during golden globe speech and she was not only one no surprise here donald trump fired back everything nature's promise is so wholesome. and it doesn't take the whole paycheck. giant's exclusive nature's promise. eat well for less. my giant. always wins. especially in my business. with slow internet from the phone company, you can't keep up. you're stuck, watching spinning wheels and progress bars until someone else scoops your story. switch to comcast business. with high-speed inter

d.c.'s status as a sanctuary city. >> we believe that having a d.c. residents afraid to call the police or afraid to call on the government makes our city less safe. >>> news4 at 11:00 starts now. >>> they spent most of the day 270 feet up in the air. now they're going to spend at least part of their night behind bars. >> we were there when those greenpeace protesters ended their demonstration tonight against president trump and finally surrendered to police. >> reporter: tonight i talked to a greenpeace spokesperson. he tells me that the protesters planned for this. they were methodical, organized and peaceful. tonight d.c. police sources tell me all seven protesters have been arrested. they're currently in route to jail. >> thank you, greenpeace. >> reporter: crowds cheer as protesters climb down a crane just blocks from the white house. d.c. police arrest the demonstrators. >> it's ek extrextremely emotio. they stand for a lot of people who aren't there and not capable of doing it themselves. no, i personally would not arrest them. >> reporter: the

d.c.'s status as a so-called sanctuary city. it means police do not question a person's legal residency. new at 11:00 tonight, we asked the mayor if she's ready to take the white house to court. >> reporter: d.c. could lose $1 billion under president trump's sanctuary city crack down. are you intimidated by president trump? >> he's the president of the united states and i'm the mayor of the best city in the world. it's our job. his constituents and mine expect us to work together for the good of washington, d.c. >> reporter: she speaks out about president trump's exec ti tive order on sanctuary cities. the president could cut funding to d.c. are you concerned d.c. may not get federal funding when all this is done? >> there's a lot of ambiguity in the executive order. now it's our job to work with the department of homeland security. >> reporter: president trump vows to crack down on cities that do not prosecute undocumented immigrants. according to the district's chief financial officer, d.c. gets $3.5 billion a year in federal grants. of that, 2.2 billion is for medicaid reimbursements.

d.c. apply for asylum. in a statement, bowser said the district is "doubling down" on its status as a sanctuary city. opponents point out, some of the illegal immigrants bowser is defending are known criminals. and they're putting the safety of law-abiding d.c. residents at risk. a road block for d-c's new death with dignity bill. republican utah representative jason chaffetz says he plans to use a rarely invoked congressional authority to block the bill. mayor muriel bowser signed legislation last month that would have made the district the seventh jurisdiction to allow doctors to help end the lives of terminally ill patients. chaffetz told reporters he fundamentally disagrees with the bill. coming up - a bizarre scene in north carolina. how an s-u-v ended up taking a dive in an temperatures - slowly starting to rise. the major warm-up just days away.. raleigh, north carolina. police say that s-u-v slid down a slick driveway -- right throh and into the above-ground pool in the backyard. thankfully, no one was hurt. toss to eileen - finally above freezing today (wind chills still in the 20s) - warmer

several localities in our region operate as sanctuary cities, tacoma park, washington, d.c., and arlingtonisten wright is live for us with local reaction. >> reporter: well, jim, a rally is going on right now. what's happening is that immigrants are sharinei explaining why they love this country. also talking about why they are opposed to some of president trump's policies. so, the crowd here is actually pretty big. the point is they want everyone to hear them. they want their voices heard. they are grateful that d.c. is a sanctuary city, but they do say things just could be better. >> and establishing that d.c. is a sanctuary city. and -- [ applause ] >> reporter: immigrants rallying in northwest d.c. to send the message that america is their home. >> i believe that everybody has that right to be able to call another place their home. i don't think that we should actually be creating those kinds of borders and divisions within our community of documented and undocumented. >> we're here to speak about our own experience and what it means to be sanctuary city. >> reporter: earlier today, d.

cities like d.c. and on the on e jurisdictions around theoundthe country who have now declared themselves as sanctuary cities. >> at long last, cracking downkn on sanctuary cities. cities. [applause] >>> it's time restore theore civil rights of americans to protect their jobs their hopes and their dreams for a much better future. >> reporter: the president also went on tetor: double downn his call that he hm call forl fr al major voter fraud in this country,.co. the president says from hisro viewpoint anywhere from three to 5 million people voted illegally in 2016 and he saysays critics who claim there is absolutely no evidence toe t support that claim just got it wrong. wrong. [applause] >> we also need to keep the ballot box safe from illegal voting. and believe me, you take au taka look at what's registering,s re, folks. they like to say, oh, trump, rum trump, trump. take a look at what'st hat's registering. we are going to protect the the integrity of the ballot boxlot o and we are going to defend theee votes of the american citizens. >> reporter: now, while ahil a lot of these comments today in n

as sanctuary cities around here. we're talking about places like d.c. and takoma park and prince george's and arlington county. yesterday the mayor talked about protecting the sanctuary status and fear in the immigrant community. >> we have gotten a lot of questions and calls and feelings of anxiety, especially fro families who fear it means they could be torn apart. >> in frederick county, a voice known for speaking out against illegal jenkins says the executive order must be in place. >> president trump's embrace of torture in the fight -- comes after the associated press obtained a copy of a draft executive order that orders the review of interrogation methods used on terror suspects. counselor to the president kellyanne conway says before making any decision on the issue, the president will listen to the advice of his national security team. >> obviously, there's a split of opinion within the community because president trump also told abc news with david muir he talked to others in the community who believe it does work. obviously he will be meeting -- he'll do with leaders do. national security and defen

d.c. mayor muriel bowser is out with her second annual accountability report. it provides updates on the priorities identified when she took office. and it includes a focus on the district's status as a sanctuary city. jay korff has more. well oscar winner meryl streep brought the crowd golden globes after brought the crowd to it's feet at the golden globes after her speech applauded hollywood's diversity. but some people have a bone to pick with her about her language. after that comment-- some mixed martial arts fighters, had a few words about the perceived slight from the oscar winner. commissioner scott coker offered to bring streep to an event so she can see that the sport is actually very diverse. u-f-c promoter dana white had more colorful comments for streep-- but also pointed out that, of the promotion's 10 current title-holders-- 5 are international fighters. at xx time for weather. toss to eileen - finally above freezing today (wind chills still in the 20s) - warmer late week (50s tomorrow, 60s thursday) - multiple rain chances - colder weekend; unsettled (wintry mix possible sat.) today: cloudy and cold. breezy. highs: 36-40 winds: s 10-15 g 25+ feels: 24-28 tonight: periods of rain. pa

d.c. residents, protecting and serving them b, no matter their immigration status. >> arlington and montgomery and prince georges county operate as sanctuary cities. the executive action could cost these areas millions that they had rely on for federal funding. >>> president trump and mexico's president are in a war of words over that wall along the border. president nieto addressed his country last night, insisting that mexico will not pay for the wall. in an interview with abc news, president trump dismissed nieto's promise. >> had he has to say that, but 50i78 just telling you, there will be a payment. it will be in a form, perhaps a complicated form. what are you going to say to some of your supporters who might say, wait a minute, i thought mexico was going to pay for this right at the well, i say very simply, they are going the pay for it. i never said they were going to pay for it from the start. i said mexico will pay for the wall. >> nieto is scheduled to meet with the president next week, but according to the associated press, president nieto is considering canceling that meeting now. >>> president trump is headed to philadelphia to spe

d.c. is pretty clear. they go as far as anybody, as far as being a sanctuary city. then it becomes big. do you issue driver's licenses to undocumented people? do you report them to the federal government? do you ask their status if they come to you for services, whether it's police, fire, other social services? that all needs to be vetted. i know david's talked to a lot of people in virginia where it's a real gray area. >> incredibly gray. if you look at one website, center for immigration studies, they list arlington as a sanctuary city. they said they don't iti such. it's unclear where that label will come down. it's interesting to see who will ultimately raise their hand to say we are a sanctuary city, knowing they could lose federal funding. >> what's the potential cost of defiance in terms of dollars and social services, public safety? >> again, this is what the lawyers are trying to figure out right now. as the president said in the executive order, it shouldn't impact law enforcement. so how do you define law enforcement? the district cfo sent me their grant budget this morning.

d.c. where president trump has taken executive actions regarding immigration. >> we are hearing from lead next san francisco and san jose as the cities prepare for a legal battle to keep sanctuary statious. a full report coming up later today. >>> the dow is going where it's never gone before, crossing that 200,000 mark you see there, just above 2,000. really a historic day for stocks. also nasdaq up 56 points, as well as s&p 500, up 19 points. and this time triple x is being reported by a cast of actors from across the globe. >> the good, the extreme, and the completely insane. >> reporter: the international casts of supporting actors come together to help save the day in vin diesel's high okay table single, triple x, the return of zander cage. it includes actors from several countries. >> now, that's a team i can work with. >> it's great to have such a diverse cast from awful around the world, and you could say it's a little risky, too. >> they just called and asked me to be part of that, and i just said, yeah, let me do this, because it's refreshing for me. >> i loved that it was going to be a triple x. >> as an actor, you're excited to do certain films, and through these fi

d.c. who is running what she calls a sanctuary city. now, we know there are a lot of them in this country. but she is doubling down asf the democratic mayors are. that means, she is putting money into these cities to make sure that illegal immigrants are not deported. she is putting a half a million dollars into funds so that lawyers can be hired to represent illegals in the event donald trump makes the decision to deport them and we know that that is what he's going to do. >> bill: all right, so, tax money in washington is federal tax dollars because the federal government runs out. it is not a state situation. so, all of us are paying that $500,000 $500,000 initial payment to the fund. i understand that d.c. has got that huge homeless problem, a big drug problem, a lot of social things that need attention, right? >> that is the very issue that is at the core here. if we are going to use taxpayer dollars to prioritize or represent those people who made the decision to come here illegally, then, we've got to say to the americans who are here legally, many of them, if you are homeless, for example, in d.c., they have

d.c. who is running what she calls a sanctuary city. now, we know there are a lot of them in this country. but she is doubling down asmocratic mayors are. that means, she is putting money into these cities to make sure that illegal immigrants are not deported. she is putting a half a million dollars into funds so that lawyers can be hired to represent illegals in the event donald trump makes the decision to deport them and we know that that is what he's going to do. >> bill: all right, so, tax money in washington is federal tax dollars because the federal government runs out. it is not a state situation. so, all of us are paying that $500,000 $500,000 initial payment to the fund. i understand that d.c. has got that huge homeless problem, a big drug problem, a lot of social things that need attention, right? >> that is the very issue that is at the core here. if we are going to use taxpayer dollars to prioritize or represent those people who made the decision to come here illegally, then, we've got to say to the americans who are here legally, many of them, if you are homeless, for example, in d.c., they have had a 14