ronica cleary starts.rts. starts.(offrord.ecl)arts with the very latest.ve >>reporter: yes,ry that's righ, press secretary sean spicer he said that general mike flynn's resignation was over trust issues. now, these come after conversations that he had with the russian ambassador to the united states about sanctions and whether or not he misled thd vice-president.resi now, a at today's press briefing, the majority of the briefing resignation, what it means fores the future of the administration.on. now to reiterate, sean spicer said today that he did not resign over something legal.r so i was not a legal issue.ue instead it was a trust issue. that is why he resigned. now, there was also talk of what the white house believed is a much bigger concern. the leaks that led to all of this. now, some reports say that nearly 10 current and past government officials leaked those transcripts of the calls between flynn and the russian ambassador to the united states to media outlets and that isat what spicer focused on as a true

ronica cleary is live outside the white house with more on this rally. ronica. >> reporter: hey, sarah, that's right. protesters started at dew dupont circle and ended at the white house. they walked the distance between the two. they acknowledge that today is president's day and it's a day to honor all presidents past and present. but to the protesters marching today they don't feel president trump embodies ideals that should be honored and celebrated on a day like today. so some of the messages that they w don't feel he embodies values and they don't feel he respects people and principles and that he doesn't treat people equally. now these are standards that they do not believe that the trump administration embodies. now in light of today's protests, we have seen so many across the country over the first month of this administration. what exactly are the protesters hoping to see happen as they continue to take the streets not only here in the district but across the country. take a listen to what some had to say. i think he needs to be investigated and

ronica cleary starts.rts. starts.)arts with the very latest.ve >>reporter: yes,ry that's righ, press secretary sean spicer he said that general mike flynn's resignation was over trust issues. now, these come after conversations that he had with the russian ambassador to the united states about sanctions and whether or not he misled thd vice-president.resi now, a at today's press briefing, the majority of the briefing

. >> ronica cleary is live outside the white house with more on this, hey, ronica. >> hey, jim, sarah, well, in today's press briefing we got a taste of what to expect in tomorrow's remarks. this is first time president trump willing addressing a joint section of congress. the way that sean spicer sxlaipd it he said he will "chart a vision forward" that's the kind expect. as to whether or not he will defend executive orders on immigration. no. what he will do is focus on immigration and importance that he places on that during his presidency. and one reporter brought up the fact that at president trump's inauguration dozens of democrats chose to boycott the inauguration. what kind of reception is he expecting for tomorrow's remarks. take a listen. >> i hope a very robust and applause-filled reception. the peach, as i mentioned, breaks down a lot of barriers that traditionally have been political barriers in terms of disagreement and we affirm the president's desire to unit the country and shared common grounds and i think the things he's talking about increasing support to military an

fox5's political reporter ronica cleary live at the white house with the cleare highlights,wi you'll want to know at the water cooler coo tomorrow morning, ronica? >> there are a lot of highlights. we will give you the ones we think you need to know. let me paint the picture for you. the labor secretary thatry donald trump had originally nominated, he withdrew that domination, when it becameecam clear woe not get enough votes.vo so, president trump, he held h his press conference today to announce his new nominee. then he opened for questions. now, just yesterday, we told you about that joint press conference that the president held that with prime minister netanyahu, and the president,sie and they only questions, so to be clear, reporters were ready to ask questions about the news froms f what is now two days ago, the resignation of general flynn. now, they focus on that top inning, and many of the questions but the answers president trump gave many focused on the leaks that led l to theea resignation and what he believes is a unfair portrayal p during his time in the whitete house s

you know where to find me on facebook and twitter at ronica cleary.t do you think of a general woman's strike across the country or maybe even the world. reporting live at the white house, ronica cleary, fox55 local news. >> travelers returning back at dullos airport, now back in the u.s. with reinstated travel visas in hands. >> fox5's bob barnard has that a part of the story tonight. >> dullos airport international today, some more noteworthy than the once if any brother and green hard cardholders. to face. >> i can't sure i would be comingdyelback,e maybe it is not going to happen. >> the brother, 19 and 21, sued president donald trump in n federal court in alexandria after they were refused entry into the us the weekend before last. the lawsuit calling the president's travel ban unconstitutional. >> wouldn't you like to take on donald trump?unyou you sued donald trump? >> because justice, you know, we can't do this in any other country. snow is great.reat >> so sue the president? >> yes. >> the aziz brothers sent back to ethiopia after arriving ja

reporting live at the white the house, ronica cleary, fox5 local >>> new memos were released by homeland security today too crackdown on illegal immigration.atio dhs will now have increased authority over the border. the agency is also expected to hire 15,000 new ice and border patrol agents, to help implement the measures. mea but the new immigration roll-out contains no new laws, trump administration says ition is just an effort to strengthen and enforce immigration laws, already on the books. >>> fox5 is your station for politics. we invite to you join the conversation, let us know what you think about anything going,i on in the world of politics right now. use that hashtag 5@6:30, and look for your tweet on our political show coming up next 6:30. >> developing in the district,ir the search is on for who ever vandalized four monuments ons on the national mall. lincoln memorial, wormed war two memorial, the washington monument and the dc war memorial, were all damaged by graf eat i over the weekends. we the vandals scrolled jackyky shot jfk and reference dollars d the septemb attacks i

. >> ronica cleary with more from thery w press briefing todb what we might expect from this new executive order wheneverhene it comes down, ronica? >> reporter: thanks, jim, sarah, yes, we areorter: waitinr that new executive order. the press secretary today hey he was very close about those details basically saying it is not out yet so we don't have all of those answers for you. now what he did say is that ultimately the new executive order related to immigration and potentially another temporary ban, it would identify deally work in conjunction with the previousrei one, because they believe they e will still win the legal battle ahead on the original temporary ban watch did the press secretary did share with us today in the briefing, basically, details on a ghs memo, the department of homeland security released the memo today about changes that will take place in reference to ice, the prioritization of deportation, and how that will be and budgeted and addressed. a take a listen to this. the memo, outlines the steps that dhs will take to securee the nation's southern border, prevent fur

fox5's political reporter rter ronica cleary takes a closerclor look at the numbers. uive tonight at theat e newseum. ronica. >> reporter: hey, shawn and tony. some fascinating numbers ands nd results there depending onther where you stand, what youu think of the trump white househe and the media. meda. so, we got right to it. right ti we wanted to speak with an expert and get hiset his interpretation of it here at the newseum.ewe i interviewed in the 5 o'clock k hour the ceo of the newseumnews institute. take a listen to his reaction.rt >> i think if you look at the i numbers a little lodeparter youu seo two things. one highly polarized moreed me republicans almost nine out ofne 10 say they don't believe thehe media almost nine out of 10 democrats say they do soo so you've got that split but you know, there's somee's sm deeper questions here.stions he. if you're in the white house the and you think half the h countrn doesn't below us we're the white house, and then ifus w thi you're the press i think thete question has to be are those tho people saying you were toot s

we love to hear hear from you.ar h you can find meae on facebooknfa and twitter at ronica cleary. ting in ashburn, ronica roa cleary, fox5 local news. >> ♪♪ >> strong words from president r trump after violent protestsdst at the university viofolen california berkeley.cali this morning he took to twitter and threatened to cuttht off federal funding to theing te university. crowds gathered last night togho protest an event featuring milo yiannopoulos of breitbartoo news. those who took parts o f say thy had every right to prevent himvm from speaking while the whitele house questioned the protests as a threat to free speech. to e >> we have the ourselves and so this shuttingsg down milo yiannopoulos andnopond doing whatever's necessary tor' do that is our s right to self-defense.lf-defen >> life doesn't this morningdoes way folks. you're going to work with people who disagre ere goi with you.ith yo you're going to encounterente folks who aren't just just closeting you in this protected environment.nv the president has a point.has if they didn't welcome freecom e speech they're not pr

ronica cleary is live from the white house with more. >> reporter: hey, jim and sarah. let me paint the picture for you about today's briefing. a little different. topics were much more varied for sean spicer. the room was still crowded with the standing room area filled on both sides. andhe did the recent town halls where we have seen and heard reporting of protests against these republican lawmakers about concern over adjourned of the trump administration. most recently donald trump tweeted about this where he said the so-called angry crowds and home districts of some republicans are actually in numerous cases planned out by liberal activists. sad. is a reporter asked if the tweet suggest that president trump thinks this is manufactured anger or that this is not real anger. take a listen. >> i think there's a hybrid there. i think some people are clearly upset. but there is a bit of professional protester manufacturered base in there. there are people that are upset but i also think that when you look at some of these districts and things, it is not a representation o

fox 5 political reporter ronica cleary is live with the story. ronica? >> sarah and jim. room just a few people left. but let me tell you for the past two hours, this room was packed with community leaders, service providers, police officers, all there to discuss the future of immigration in montgomery county. said and the emphasis was clear, montgomery county will not change its immigration policies in light of any of president trump's executive orders. highlighting that they believe residents will go under ground, even hungry, if they start asking people their immigration status at routine traffic stops. >> we are not changing. we are not moving back. we are going to stand for the montgomery county way of inclusion. this is a community. >> constitution of the united states does not allow the federal government to impose on our local police an immigration responsibility. our police do not ask people their immigration status if they got stopped for a speeding ticket. >> for further clarification, the council president explained that montgomery county is different and plac

reporting live in northwest, ronica cleary, fox 5 local news. >>> senate obama administration regulation that would prevent people with mental disorders from being able to buy a firearm. the federal background check systems by requiring the social security administration to report who received disability benefits and have mental impairments. about 75,000 beneficiaries are affected by the rule. critics say it was too broad and unfairly stigmatized the disabled. the measures go the to president trump. >> immigrants in districts across the country are planning a protest. many are set to take part in tomorrow's a day without immigrants. the goal is to show the presidents the effect they have on a daily basis. the campaign organized on social media calls for immigrants not go to work, not open businesses, not spend money or even send kids to school. ing orrers say the protest is response to the president's pledge to crack down on those in the country illegally and to build the company in the cross hairs of president trump protests. facing calls to remove trump winery projects from its ten vir

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find me,where to facebook and twitter at ronica cleary. back to you, jim and star. and > fox5 is going to loudondon county now where some young students are doing their part to protect cheat ass the wild. students in sterling held a k-9 battle. this year they raisedised 928-dollars. this marks the fifth year the school has held the fundraiser for cheat a conservation. c right now at 5, reviving a cold case. my son, my baby. he wouldn't hurt anyone. his heart is pour.hi he wattss an aexpiring fashion designer and rapper shot 30 times outside his his mother seeking justice three years afr his death. the white house arguing in court forth reinstatement of presidene trump's executive order.r. while critics say the administration is breathing life into terrorists. mela nanny trump's law soughtht you against a blogger. we got up to 73-degrees at reagan national.nal. the record was 64 degrees.degr hit 72 at dulles and bwi. records across the board, while, we bask in the spring warmthth they're starting to post winter storm watches up throughroug pennsylvania. we could be s

ronica cleary is there for it. ronica? >> reporter: a special screening of hidden figures with a lot of special guests. we're going to have a live interview with one of them after break. stay tune to see who after the break. >>> members of congress helping to tell the stories of three trail blazing african-american women at nasa >> they're hosting a screening of the movie hidden figures at the capitol visitors center, ronica clear is there. i've seen the movie twice, taken my family this weekend and they loved it. >> reporter: well, and it's they're a special screening of hidden figures tonight. i know that virginia lawmakers yourself included, senator kane you're leading the charts and hosting people. tell me a little bit about the connection to virginia and why stem education and a film like hidden figures is so important >> we're very excited. i think we'll have a good turn-out. this is the story of mediaing women who many whom had gone hampton's then got hired to be mathematicians and were in segregated facilities but

president trump during the campaign said he was a big supporter of israel >> ronica cleary was inside for the press conference, ronica, what happened? >> reporter: jim and shawn, prime minister netanyahu said exactly that. these two countries are, they're no greater allies than the two of them. put that on the table. during today's press briefing. we got to hear a little bit about the future of the u.s. israeli relationship, and both leaders really said the past few weeks of the trump administration have made them very happy, in terms of that relationship. that was the point they brought home. some key issues and points that many people are expecting to learn about were will he move the embassy to jerusalem. president trump said it's something he's seriously considering, is for settlements, he looked to netanyahu and said let's hold off on at bit. one interesting part of the dynamic. this press availability, now there were only a few questions given but it happened before their meeting took place, certainly maybe some of these questions had more answers come with that private meeting

ronica cleary is live at the white house with the young reporter. ronica. >> reporter: i'm here with kyle maz za. you got the question in, kyle, is shawn and jim, was standing right in front of me and i like to believe he got the question that maybe i would have got but you got it fair and square, you're 19 years old. you started this news website when you were just eight. tell me the name of your news website and tell me about this passion that you have for reportering >> sure, the name is wunf if news.com at kyle and i started my new station at eight and i've been going on with it. passion news is something of mine from a young age. it's the energy, the different events, the different experiences, i think that's what drives me to being a >> reporter: i can attest to think jim and shawn, because kyle, you know, that i came from new jersey. i used to see kyle a chris christie events when i used to cover chris christie and i rooked you last week at the white house earlier in the week. i knew i had seen you around. this is the first time i've seen you

oc reporting live at the whiteing house, ronica cleary, fox5fo local news.istising montgomery county man a hearing was held today for the woman wldho used his hs credit card.it ca charges of credit card fraud were dropped against sheriff.he she was captured onuredn surveillance cameras using usin john donahoe's card to buytobuy several items in the weeksl ite after he was reportedin missings but sheriff has not beent e charged in connection withn with donahoe's disappearance.sappean. the 36-year-old donahoe was last seendona back in december e leaving his parents' home.ome. still, montgomery county mon police are looking fotr anyonenn with information.nformation. >>> meantime police in fairfaxif county have arrested this man curtis watson.wason. he turned himself in after an attempted abduction this morning. skyfox over the scene on the t 3400 block of little huntingtleg creek. police say watson waited forait the mother of his child tochildo return home, then tried abduct her but she was able to escape and called police.p >> we have a happy ending forvea a m

what they deem is rhetoric and actions of current administration and let's get you out to "fox5" ronica cleary that starts us out live today. hey, ronica. >> jim, shawn, protesters were out in force today in washington d.c. and they started dupont circle and ended right here in front of the white house. and you know the message that they brought forth today think said president's day is of course about honoring past and president presidents and present president as well and they do not feel that this president embodies ideals of the president that they would believe in or support noting that there have been presidents that they liked and presidents that they did not and they feel president trump crosses a line that they're not comfortable with. you isn't pep dut sfts care ought weing by covering protests sense trump was 'lektsed and took office over this past month. the question on my nd spoke to the protesters what do you want to see happen. if you keep coming out here what is the goal to make you feel that your time here accomplished something. take a listen. its with a wide variety of ideas

president and members of congress invited guests to the speech tonight who reflect their fox5's ronica cleary is live ate the capital tonight to explain a little bit more abouto this. ronica. hey shawn and tony. yes, that'ss exactly right. we to look at these guests that the president invites to an event like this. they really are there to conveyy a message, to speak to some of the most important points that the president wants to highlighi in his remarks tonight and withd that we have some guests that represent those key points thatt you just mentioned.ntio three of the guests, they are actually family members of victims of people who were killed by undocumented immigrants. beknow that immigration will a huge and major factor in this evening's speech. another guest is actually a young girl who is a first generation college graduate. she benefited from a tax program that allow her to choose to go to a private school. and finally a guest is the wife of justice anton scalia.a. she's there really representing this vacant the supreme court. we know that president trump has nominated judge r judge

ronica cleary is live in dupont circle with more on this one. ronica. >> reporter: there negative backlash to that snl skit and talking about another woman in the light house, well, a super model took to twitter emily siskowski and she said she felt this was sexist. she said to a journalist from the new york times who said quote milania is a hooker, whatever your politics it's crucial to call this out for what it is. she called it slut shaming. i don't care about her news or sexual history and no one should. gender specific attacks are disgusting and sexist bs. we're here with lisa who is a psychiatrist in the district. who just help us make sense of the conversations that sometimes people have, whether they're, you know, comedic in nature or simply off-the-cuff about women in the white house a can take away from that as women watching this unfold >> first of all, the woman in the white house first lady is not a politician. she didn't run for office. i think that we should especially try to be protective of people who are not elected officials th

reporting in northwest, ronica cleary, fox 5 local news. >>> there you go. jobs are available.dential revealed a huge divide in our country. wait until you hear what opposing political news did to one couple. we're have that story and more when 5at630 returns. ns. . >>> we know that president trump's victory caused a lot of conflict between friends, family, coworkers and ended one couple's marriage. >> she divorced her husband because he voted for the new commander in chief. 73-year-old retired prison guard she did ended other 22 year marriage because of trump. she told righters she felt betrayed when her husband mentioned his plans to vote for him. something she claimed was a deal if you love someone, it doesn't matter if they have a different political view from you. you didn't have a solid marriage anyway. >> yeah. jriders hits his poll of more than 16% of people actually stopped talk to a family member or friend and 30% said they end add relationship entirely paw of it >> less than a month before her father left the white house, biden now embarked on a new journey in the fa

. >> political reporter ronica cleary is live outside the white house. we can see the crowd behind you. what's going on? >> reporter: people are gathering. this was that's corrected by the national center for transgender quality. tell us your name and tell us a little bit about why this is important tonight. >> my name is mark and this is important tonight because the trump administ attacking transgender children. they've barely been in office a month. and they're making a rash decision. >> i'm sorry you guys can't hear what's going on >> to a reasonable policies that firmly anchored in the law. >> reporter: so tell us, what about when the administration speaks about states rights and they say that they don't want to take away those transgender rights, they just feel this is a state's issue. are they hiding behind that? is that a real argument that you feel is fair >> it's either fake or a scary argument. because a, it is not true. enforcing federal civil rights laws is never a state by state option. it is always a federal duty and they're not doing thei

. >> today sean spies err saidean the president is just unhappy with news coverage, ronica cleary joinse one this story. ronica? >> hey, sean, jim. yes, i mean, it is not a new conversation for president trump to feel frustrated, angry, mad, at the news, but, it is sort of new to openly branded as the fake news if you will. w at that press conference, that he held, last week on thursday, i mean, that was a driving force home this idea i of fake news, his frustrations u with us, then friday, jim, like you said, he tweeted out that the fake news is not the enemy of him, it is the enemy of the american people. so, today at the press briefing, sean spicer was asked to clarify this idea of being the enemy of the american people. listen to what he said. >> i think the president hasside been very clear, not represent his record accurately, and it is a concern to him, and i think some reporters, deep respect for the first amendment, for the role of the press, i addressed it multiplee times in the past, healthy h respect for the press, but i think it is a two way street,ee, as i've also said bef

fox 5 ronica cleary is live with a little more on this side of the story. ronica? >> reporter: jim and shawn, earlier today, leaders people who assist in all different capacities they gathered. one of the messages they brought home is that silver spring montgomery county is a diverse area. you can see people gathered here tonight. this area is really busy and filled with lots of people. this is a place where america is not just a country of immigrants, this is a county of immigrants. they stress that no matter what the trump administration brings forward, nothing is going to change in montgomery county. now, what does that mean specifically? basically, the leaders who spoke today, they said that it is outside of the jurisdiction of a police officer to ask your immigration status when you're pulled over in a routine traffic stop. that will not happen in montgomery county. now, when asked for some clarification, a little more detail on what it is a police officer or what they may or may not in montgomery county, they said here's the thing that makes montgomery county

. >>> politics gone to the dogs >> ronica cleary here to explain. so many moving pieces to this story but it comes together. >> reporter: in the 5:00 hour, i left petey out of the tour for the whole first part of this, this is 5at630. how did we get to this point? there is a company called t 3 based in texas, want they noticed is that when donald trump tweets about a store, a company, that company is probably publicly traded, the stock will lose value for a short period of time. and a he thought what if we shorted the stock and made money and did something good with that money? take a listen to them explain it. while i give petey a few more treats >> earlier this month, his toyota tweet tanked the stock. it shorted the second after his tweet as the stock tanked we closed our short and made a profit. huge profit. and we donated other profits here. now when president trump tweets, we save a puppy. they're doing, they're giving their money to the aspca. and what we learned it's located in new york city, we found an amazing animal, like. this one is bas

here's ronica cleary. she's live on capitol hill tonight. >> hey, jim, shawn, it's funny i asked asked that question and i was surprised by the thoughtfulness of the people we spoke to feeling the decision does matt to them and many pointing to this administration and making them feel more connected to and concerned about you know the future of the party. so something that you know that's why we're out here getting it to the people. let's look how the president responded on twitter to this announcement. he reeased a few tweets he says congratulations to thomas perez just named -- who has just been name the chairman of dnc i could not be happier for him or republican party so being a little sarcastic there. tom perez responded saying congratulations -- well -- my basically responded and said keith ill ellison and eye ill with be your worst nightmare and he said call me tom okay? so something interesting in that tweet that you have to take notice of. he said ellison and i. you mentioned it in the lead where

there were two republicans in the end, alaska and maine voting ronica cleary has the fivee fi things that you know about betsy devos. >>reporter: we want to tell yot a little bit t about this womani who will be the secretary of education. betsy devos, she needed senator jeff sessions to get this confirmation.conf let me explain. sessions, he is expected to be confirmed as attorney generalge tomorrow. once that happens there will be a vacant senate seat for aat period of time, now, because of devos needed every single republican vote available aftera those two republicans confirmed they would not vote for her sessions couldn't be confirmed as attorney general until after devos' vote because he needed to be a sitting senator in order tr vote for her as well. now that devos is confirmed, session' hearing is scheduled for tomorrow let's look at the next thing. speaking of those hour-long republicans would not vote for devosment trump's team they're not blaming them. sean spicer said voters willters remember, that is a quote, democrats who made this process difficult for devos.for what ab

ronica cleary tonight. >> hey, sean, jim. jim you know what's not fake? fak the pulls of the people. back, it has been a while, good to be back, handful of people who want to bewaring in n on this topic.opic the question we want to ask them, do you trust us?s? let's take a look here.er how are you doing and what's your name? >> jim. >> jim, do you trust the media? >> certain ones dow.nes >> do you trust me? >> yes, i trust you. >> good. e trusts me.n i think that's the most important question to ask tonight. what's your which? h? >> tim. town., you're in do you trust the media, you're in d.c., what do you think >> it depends what outlet. where the information isn is coming from. but you got to take it with a i grain of salt, do your own homework. >> so you could watch me. m could you trust me? >> i trust you 100%. >> good, i can like that. we ared, i c making progress. let's go to these two guys over here.over so what are your names. >> my name's mark. >> i'm brad. >> guys, how about you? trustbo theut media, yes or no? >> not really. it is one way or ano

fox5's ronica cleary spoke to virginia senator time cane's guest, a whom who he is going to be bringing. what did she have to say reporter roar that's right. i spoke with shannon craw ford -- excuse me, senator time cane she just had a private meeting with him and sat down and talked with him a little bil about the affordable care act and how it has affected her life and what we spoke about what itt feels like to be his guest and to hear remarks from somebody who mass made it a campaign promise. take a listen to what sunshine w or had to say. in some way it's going to be little difficult to hear someone in the most powerful position in our government speaking about s why hepeak wants to repeal the a rather than reform it.m it's going to be difficult but u think it's a real honor to be t there and to be amongst so many other honored guests. there's really amazing people aa who arezi going to be attending tonight.toni interestingly enough shannonnon really focused on an openness to reform. she was just very concernedrned about repealing and having a gap in that timeframe. so it was intere

the two seemed in agreemented about implementing presidenttint trump's agenda.age our ronica cleary askedtheked white house press secretarysec about this during today's briefing. >> reporter: steve bannon today called the media the te opposition party.par there was a lot of conversation about the faketione news. some have said that this ist thi really just a branding of thethe media where he did that in the e primaries, branding littleandi marco and lying ted.rco and ly >>ha president just to. t >> reporter: right. is thisr a branding strategy.tr >> i think that's what steve st believes absolutely. of course it'seves real.r i don't think he'd go out --ut-- steve has been very cleary clea about his position on thepion oe media and how he believes it distorts things.dis >> reporter: but the whole administration. ad justno, come on -- iter: said that that is what steve'sts view is. he's made it several times and i think he's very clear on this. >> vice president pence ispriden expected tt o speak at cpac at 7 o'clock this evening.vening. >>> fox5 is your station forur r politics. tweet us yo

. >> fox5's ronica cleary liveryli at the old abbott with theb pulse of the people.lse of what's goingr: hey, jim and shawn. sh everybody lovers talking aboutve it or maybe they hate itrs but u can tell you who definitelyd talks about it all the time,im, celebrities, hollywood and we ae are expecting that it may veryyy well come up this sunday nightny at the oscars.ca. so we're asking people here at the old abbott what do you you think about that? does thatat? turn you off or does that make you like a celebrity more. m let's start over here.t ov we have terhese ladies. what are your names.at areour na >> hi, my name is courtney.urt >> rose. >> reporter: courtney and rose, you know the question. what do you think aborter:knout celebrity when you do that. >> what do i thinkaby when abouo celebrity when they speak out in the name of politics is the question? in ordinary times ids think that people shouldi probably stick to whatthat theyo best. best. however, these times arees are clearly unprecedented.receden things are happening and people are being discriminatedsd against in various sub

. >> ronica cleary live with more on thisa cl one, as it is s going on, what's going >> protest going on right now, across the street from the capitol. and i have senator warner heree , from virginia, to talk to us little bit about the democrats holding the floorg th for the night to protest betsy b de vos nomination, to try totry get that one vote that you need to keep her from getting this nomination. tell me about that. >> well, it the not only democrats, two republicans rep fighting with us, ir i've had 41,000 contacts, emails, calls from virginians expressingssin concern about this nomination. if somebody supports, i don'ts,i see, though, from mr. vos a basic knowledge of education policy. she didn't understand about dollars need about special ed student, keeping guns out of schoolment didn't understanded that was federal law. and we've seen an un -- un complete lack every under standing about how you measure progress, in school. so, i'm joining with 50 other senators in saying this is not hope the president would sendsls somebody else. els we'll know tomorrow when the votes are

ronica cleary is out right now getting the pulse of the people on this one.his one.know, what are kh folks saying about this one.s >> reporter: well, jim and shawn, the pulse of the peoplefh is that no one wants to touchtsh this. you would think this was theis e hottest most controversialnro topic in all of america rightigh now.now. but i did find a few bravee souls who are willing to weight in on the trump-schwarzeneggercr controversy. okay, so let's come over here.r. these two guys here verye ver brave. you're willing to help me out.br let's get someo he names and soo nachos. chos. >> davis. >> reporter: okay davis.okay da. >> justice. >> reporter: you had a few j minutes to think about it. who is going to win thister:to t battle? ttle? >> well, i'm glad to know that some of our w korld lenaders are spending their day fightingfigh over twitter. it makes me erfeel .a lot bettet about how i spend my workdaywory and how productive i am but i don't know, i'm leadingle towards schwarzenegger righthwar now. >> reporter: a lot of people said that who didn't want tohtra go

fox5's ronica cleary asked about bainin's comments b during the press conference. >>reporter: stieve baininaini called the media the opposition. some have said that this is is really just a branding of thehe media of where he did that in the primaries branding little l marko.l >> that was the president. is thahist a branding strategy. i think that's what he believes. >> of course it's real.t's i don't think you go -- he's position on the media and how hh believes it distorts things. > i just said that that is whah stieve's view is. he's maid it several times. and i think he's very clear on this. > president trump is expectedxc to speak at cpac tomorrow. it is a story that moved many of you guys. gu a young brother and sister were the victim of a savage hammer attack. since their story first aired am of you decided to step up to help them. how your efforts are making a difference. z2a0gz zi0z y2a0gy yi0y sky fox is live over the scene l of breaking news in clinton, maryland tonight.iving onig we're told that a short time ago, about 90 minutes ago a young man in his

. >> fox 5 political reporter ronica cleary is taking a look at how one company is giving back when trump tweets affect the market. fascinating stuff. >> it really is fascinating, jim and sarah, we know donald trump he like to say tweet and he's tweeted a lot about companies from l l bean to mace's, general motorists, one company. 3, they're a company based in texas they noticed that when donald trump tweets about a time, the stock associated with that company will drop. well, they thought about it and they said why not try to make a little money off of this, you can do what is called short a stock if you anticipate that its value will fall. take a listen. >> earlier this month, his toyota tweet immediately tanked the stocks but it shorted the second after it tweet as the stock tanked closed the short and made a profit. >> huge profit and donated our profit here. now, when president trump tweets, we make a profit. >> t 3 are using trump tweets to make money and give back to help animals. i spoke with the president of t 3, a digital marketing firm. he told me about the question they had, w

fox5's ronica cleary in is in ashburn with the story. african-american school wassch that vandalized on three sides with swastikas, words like white power and brown power powe vulgar drawings, evenawing dinosaurs. now, the five teens involved,nvd they have been charged and sentenced with what some are calling unconventional terms.. they'll be tried wri reports on titles such as the color purple, native son andnd the beautiful struggle amongstul other things. ot now, ifhe the boys complete alle of the terms within a year, the charges will be dismissed.i. i spoke with loudoun county'ss deputy commonwealth's attorneyol about those who might thcall the sentencing soft.se >> i can understand how thentenh community or some members in men the community would feel thatd t way. i think it's important to noteno that this was not charged as a hate crime. based on the juveniles'venil' confessions they did not do it o based in a manner where theynne werewh targeting the owner ofhe the property based on his race religion or ethnicity and thean juvenil

reporting live, ronica cleary, fox5 local news.fox5 > coming up, a prince george'sp county county boyhie hometown hero tonight. teisha lewis is there for the special surprise. hey, teisha. >>reporter: hi, there, we aree standing by for a reunion with little james and his hometown here oak the two meta few months ago when james won a contest that appeared in a commercial featuring durant, they're aboute to be here and we will be here for it. the smile on that kid's facee says it all. the redskins and kirk cousins don't seem to agree on much, but they want a game of tag. > the last day of february andy the first day of march is coming in like a lion. severe weather ongoing acrossgon the west. these are active weather. arkansas is expecting to see some very rough weather. this is will be us tomorrow.orro you want to pay te a very volatile seven day v forecast when itol comes tato te temperatures. the seven day forecast is still ahe.y fore fox5 will be right back after h. for years, fios has been promising fast internet to small businesses. but for many businesses, it's out of reach. why

sunday february 19th, i'm ronica cleary >> tom fitzgerald.ng fox 5 news on the hill. taking up the third chair this morning, our good friend israel or tega. he lives here to help us break down all that happened this week, if that isn't intimidating enough. a lot going on in the first hundred days. which we're going to try to dissect over the next couple minutes >> for those of us in the press, who thought we might have a bit of a break and a the end of 2016 and start of 2017, president trump is hitting the campaign trail. on saturday he hosted a make america great again rally. the trump rally epitomizes his understanding of his supporters and gives him an opportunity to speak directly to those who believe in in message without the filter of the media, which we've heard him talk about quite a bit. let's take a listen to this. >> i also want to speak to you without the filter of the fake news. the dishonest media, which has published one false story after another with no sources, even though they pretend they have them. they make them up in man