ryan hughes is outside the national zoo with more as the crowds are streaming out. ryan: yeah, the zoo closed about one hour ago. the crowds, it was packed today. the main attraction was of course aboubao bao. she has been the favorite but now only two days left before she goes to her new home. >> say bye-ybye. >> bye-bye. ryan: she is only one year old but she is learning how to say goodbye. crowds of people flocking to the national zoo for a final farewell to bao bao. >> we have never gotten to see panda bears before so not only did we get to see them, but before she leaves. ryan: the and it does not disappoint, putting on a show, walking around and playing with her toys. >> pretty leaving. ryan: sean and his family waited in this long line to get one last glimpse. you brought the entire family. >> i did. they wanted to come and see her. ryan: she will board the fedex panda express flight to china, part of agreement requiring cubs to go to china before their fourth birthday. she will be part of a breeding program not long after arriving to her new home. >> i think

ryan hughes is live now near the scene with more. this is a shock to this neighborhood, i know. quiet and nice neighborhood. we are just off sycamore street, only a few blocks away from bishop o'connell high school. we are told that four guys just moved into this house about a month ago and decided to throw a housewarming party. it with an invitation out there on facebook, even told their neighbors, asking them to let them know if they got too loud. around 3:20 this morning, a fight breaks out and a 23-year-old justice shot in the front yard. -- guest is shot in the front yard. a quiet and family-friendly street. -- scene, police tape stretched across 29th street north after a man a shot to death at a housewarming party. >> i was in the basement and we did not hear the gunshots. until we got upstairs and got rounded by the police, that is when the story hit us. >> he says music was playing and the alcohol flowing. about 45 people ha time, when a fight arrives outside around 3:20 this morning. shots were fired and police ca 23-year-old man died at the hospital. >> it's a shock be

ryan hughes, abc 7 news.kimberly: speaking of the press conference, let's listen right now to anne arundel county police as they discuss the incident. >> when the arrest teams went in, some people in the casino self-evacuated. we do not order the evacuation. we just went up to the suspect in an orderly fashion with a number of officers, and some people were alarmed and self-evacuated, leading to some people having injuries with their ankles and backs, minor injuries. >> any officers? >> the original arrest team, but as time unfolded, a few more officers came in to search for weapons and things of that nature. maryland live security staff tracked the incident from the time he got out of the car to the time he was arrested at the slot machine, and we had to secure a bathroom in hallway looking for anything he may have thrown out. to the suspect know that you were after him? >> yes, he did. i think you knew the police were behind him. >> but there were no lights and sirens? >> there were no lights and sirens rep

in southeast, ryan hughes, abc7 news.athan: legislation introduced today to ensure no one is denied entry in the united states based on religion. gold star father khan joined him saying people are unfairly targeted by the president's legislation. >> this is way is alienating my country. muslims are alienated within the united states. and the world, in the remain alienated. >> they have never had a religious test for entry. we would never use religion, a person's religious belief as bar for them to become an american citizen. jonathan: the white house says the travel ban is designed to allow the united states improve security processes and not aimed specifically at muslims. michelle: 24 hours after being sworn in, newly confirmed secretary of state rex tillerson arrived at the state department to get to work. he began speaking to the employees at the state department headquarters headqua. he urged everyone to row main focused on -- remain focused on the object objectives. >> we can't let our personal convictions overwhelm

ryan: in mclean, ryan hughes, abc7 news. michelle: they will remember the day forever.son: it makes it more real who has done it. jonathan: nice to have the kids at that stage aspire to want to be astronauts. we need so many people in the space program. that's great to see. alison: we want to get back to traffic watch because we had the breaking news on the g.w. parkway. a tractor-trailer hit a low-hanging tree branch near the c.i.a. headquarters there. the northbound is closed at last check. let's get to trenice bishop in the traffic center with an update. what is the latest, trenice? trenice: you are correct. northbound lanes still closed. again the accident between 123 and the george bush center for intelligence. everyone is being diverted at 123. we are not seeing alternates to get around. you will find delays from key bridge to head northbound. the southbound lanes are not affected on the g.w. parkway. however, if you are in the georgetown area think about staying there. take a walk. park the car. enjoy the sunshine. one alternate route, canal road to the parkway.

in rosslyn, ryan hughes, abc7 news.gomery county leaders are meeting today to discuss smart growth in downtown bethesda which has witnessed a surgek in condo and apartment tower construction. maryland also announced it would move the world headquarters to the downtown corridor to attract more millennial workers. today's meeting set out to strike a balance between construction and congestion. time now for a check of the roads. erik smith is on traffic watch. hey, erik. erik: hey, thank you very much. it's still a very busy ride in several spots this evening. looking at the capital beltway near the legion bridge, which is right off the george washington parkway. there is plenty of volume in both directions. that is the inner loop near your screen at this time. so that is still a tough ride. on the maryland side of thing, delays. the outer loop is looking better. the outer loop is in better shape heading to virginia. it's still a tough ride for the inner loop on the top side past connecticut avenue. delays stretch from bet

ryan hughes.. what are you working on? ♪ ♪ tornado touching down in texas overnight. damage and clean up happening now. plus - not my president's day protests. the message to the white house on this federal holiday. and another gorgeous day ahead - and it's not over yet. the records we could break later this week. good morning washington i'm autria godfrey. and i'm larry smith. we'll get to our forecast in just a minute. but first - dangerous weather hitting the south right now. jummy olabanji is at the live desk following this for us - jummy? while you were sleeping - severe weather moving into the san antonio area. the storms moved quickly but packed a big punch. this morning - already reports of extensive damage.. including roofs ripped off and trees knocked down. this homeowner said the storm sounded like a "freight train" when it moved i

live in dupont circle, ryan hughes.h parliament, expecting to vote as to whether they should rescind the information -- invitation to invite president trump to visit. became the backdrop for this large projection saying -- say no to trump. happening today, a bittersweet goodbye. john gonzalez is live this morning with a look at what is being done before bao bao heads halfway around the world to china. john? john: you are right, it is a bittersweet day at the national zoo. the day has come, it is your final day to say goodbye to bao bao the biggest celebrity in d.c. this weekend here at the national zoo, that will probably continue today. we want to show you the sign out, in case you are coming to say goodbye. remember, we're still on winter schedule. you have from 8:00 until 5:00 tonight to say your goodbyes. a 16 hour flight, the panda express, she will be traveling with a zookeeper and veterinarian. fun facts today, in honor of bao bao. it takes five years for a female cub to become an adult. seven years for a male. a

ryan hughes has more. ryan: police tape is hanging from a tree in germantown where two men were shot late last night near roberto clemente middle school. >> we were very lucky. ryan: edgar's nerves are still rattled. he was in the kitchen, his kids downstairs when a bullet flew through his bedroom window and lodged itself in the wall. >> there was glass everywhere. by then, my whole family went to the basement. ryan police swarmed the scene around 10:00. :they say about 30 people showed up to a party uninvited. as they were walking away, someone in a white car started shooting. >> i pretty much her just a couple gunshots. i saw kids running in every different direction. ryan: just 20 hours later, police were in this shooting friday afternoon. one man was killed, another man shot multiple times. this 20-year-old came to hop front terrace to meet someone, but he was shot dead and found between two parked cars in the middle of the afternoon. a 23-year-old man was also shot, but he is recovering. >> i think peo

ryan hughes is there with the newest developments. ryan: a frightening scenario. neighbors hearing gunshots and a man shot to death and found in pain a very active scene. the call came in around 2:00 this afternoon. the victim we are told was found dead between two vehicles. police say they also found possible witnesses inside a home near the shooting scene. the swat team was called in as a precaution. at least five people have been taken in for questioning. >> we have some people in investigative detention and looking to determine what role if any they have. ryan: another person walked not far from here with a gunshot wound and they are working to determine if it's related. in montgomery village, i'm ryan hughes, back to you in the studio. alison: thank you. we are learning new information now in the case of a virginia tech student accused of killing a 13-year-old girl last january. eisenhower says he he might have had sex with nicole lo pregnant. court documents say he met her with a party and he can't remember if they had sex because he blacked out. he is charg

live in dupont circle, ryan hughes, abc 7 news. meanwhile, british parliament voted today on whether to rescind its invitation to president trump for an official more than 1.2 million people have signed a petition for that invitation to be withdrawn. the objection read say no to trump. the local mayor agreed with the opposition, saying the president should be denied due to his travel ban. more backlashg after comments he made at a campaign-like rally in florida this weekend. mr. trump: you look at was happening in germany. you look at what happening in sweden -- sweden! who would believe this! sweden! they took in large numbers and they are having problems like they never thought possible. jummy: those remarks sparked and theable confusion, swedish government did not take the comments likely, promptly asking the state department for clarification. later saidepartment broadcast on fox news about immigrants in sweden. in california, bracing for more wet weather after the weekend claimed the lives of five people. breathtaking images f

michelle: ryan hughes live from the adrenaline dance studio in mclean. the accusations go back a couple of years here. ryan: that is right. good afternoon. this is one of the dance studios that instructor taught at. his name is ernie chase peklo. he had inappropriate contact with at least three of the young students starting in 2015 and lasting for more than a year. he was arrested last night and being charged with sexual assault. police say he had a sexual relationship with up on-his students who was only 14 at the stage. he was an instructor of stage door dance studio in menino -- in manassas and at adrenaline dance studio here. this came to light when the victims came forward. he is also facing charges in fairfax county including possession and distribution of child pornography. he is locked up and being held on no bond. there could be more victims. talk to your child. if you believe they may have had inappropriate contact with him, give them a call. we reached out to both dance studios today. both appear to be closed. our calls never returned. live in

ryan hughes explains why. >> funding a new stadium is not in the district of columbia's best interest. ryan: the counselmember standing firm as he prohibits giving any tax dollars to build a stadium for the redskins. they are proposing an interstate compact between d.c., maryland and virginia to even the playing field. >> if d.c., maryland, virginia all get together on this we are telling dan snyder you can pay for a stadium with your money or move to delaware, pennsylvania, west virginia. good luck with that. ryan: the redskins lease at fedex field expires in ten years but the team is looking for a new home. the question is where? last month events d.c. introduced $490 plan to spruce up the area around the stadium. now sports field and the possibility of a new nfl stadium. grosso doesn't support the redskins returning to that spot and once a season ticket holder he says he no longer supports the team calling the name racist. >> a football team worth well over $1 billion should not need to rely on special government assistance to fund their facilities. >> he already reached out to the

life tonight outside the white house, ryan hughes, abc 7 news. kimberly: things for the update, ryan. governor mcauliffe is here in d.c. presiding over that winter nationalt the governors association. at least 40 governors understand is is will attend tonight's governor possible. touliffe is giving a toast the president as well. it's a first social event the president and first lady will host at the white house. right now, a rare sunday night town hall in silver springs. this meeting to challenge trump's agenda is simultaneous with the governor possible. speakers include congressman ben cardin and chris van hollen. thousands are expected to attend tonight's question-and-answer session. we will have the latest tonight after the oscars. new tonight, white house secretary sean spicer --his own staff personal and government issued cell phones in a crackdown on embarrassing leaks. spicer he wanted to make sure staffers were not communicating with supporters using encrypted apps. the white house lawyer approved the searches. spicer reportedly warned sta

jeff: earlier today, witnesses at the party told ryan hughes fight, the mood was festive, so the shooting was a shock. if you have information about the shooting or the crime or the call arlington police as soon as possible. jeff goldberg, abc 7 news. kimberly: jeff, thank you. did ahead of the big stories by signing up for breaking news text alerts at wjla.com/text. the washington monument was left in the dark earlier tonight. the national park service called their electricians to get the lights on when they failed to turn themselves on. the red aviation lights function normally. the lights were out until 7:20. the cause of the outage was not known. the lights failed to turn on back in early january, too. it's hard to believe this is still winter after springlike temperatures this weekend. it will be a bit chillier get the verylet's latest on the warm forecast for meteorologist josh knight. josh: for most of us, we hit 70 degrees today. we had a ton of sunshine, the dry weather sticking around. not too much going on on doppler radar, a nice night at the harbor. the rest of the overnight,

i'm ryan hughes.tory ahead. >> summer of the negroes' legitimate discontent will not pass until the invigorating autumn of freedom and equality. alison: then when i join you at 5:00, today, honoring the leg sapped the -- legacy and dream of dr. king with students standing in isjust wanna see ifa again? my score changed... you wanna check yours? scores don't change that much. i haven't changed. oh, really? ♪ it's girls' night they said business casual. i love summer weddings! oh no. yeah, maybe it is time. maybe i should check my credit score. try credit karma. it's free. oh woah. that's different. check out credit karma today. credit karma. give yourself some credit. announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 4:00". on your side. jonathan: 700 students in a stafford court today. michelle: but it's all for learning experiences there. participating as pretend criminals, lawyers and jurors. jonathan: spotlight on education to show us a class in session but it's in court. >> the commonwealth may begin with

in dumfries, ryan hughes, abc7 news. michelle: now at 6:00, the president on attack.esident trump: the leaks are real. you wrote about it. they are real. you saw it. the leaks are absolutely real. the news is fake. the press has become so dishonest. because the press honestly is out of control. wait, let's see -- i want to find a friendly reporter. michelle: trump's pushback against the media and his response to claims the white house is in chaos. jonathan: breaking right now a carriedalled with bullet holes, three people shot -- a car riddled with bullet holes and three people shot. michelle: a car crashes over a guardrail. announcer: now "abc7 news at president trump: tomorrow they will say "donald trump rants and raves at the press." i'm not ranting and raying. i'm just telling you, you are dishonest people. i'm not rantinged a raving. i love this. i am having a good time doing it. jonathan: this is a new for the trump presidency. for more than an hour he blasted the media, defending his administration and vowing to look into what he calls criminal leaks. this star

reporting live in hillcrest heights, ryan hughes. new tonight, a d.c. charter school teacher is charged with child sex abuse. men well their nan does -- ofuel fernandez is accused misconduct. he is a teacher at latin america montessori bilingual charter school. the school's executive director and says he has bee campus. a car crashes through an auto dealership leaving a big mess behind. we are live on rockville pike where it happened. ith more on what happened -- am curious to see how close the road is to the building. reporter: i can definitely show you. the road right here on rockville -- is protected by a border. that waserson transferred to the hospital we learned was an employee here at the car dealership. were returning a brand-new tahoe when somehow he struck the side of the building. you can see the gaping hole left behind, now covered by this car placed here to protect the area. take a look at the video of the tahoe shot less than an hour ago. it was bumper-to-bumper with another car after hitting several other cars and a a hazmat team was call

ryan hughes is live in northwest d-c.. this morning - the white house is narrowing down it's national security advisor. four possible candidates met with president trump at mar-a-lago this weekend for interviews. on the list - former u-n ambassador john bolton... west point superintendent robert caslen... acting national security advisor keith kellogg and army strategist h.r. mcmaster. trump says he will announce his pick soon. trump fired former n-s-a advisor "michael flynn" a week ago amid revelations that he had misled the vice president about his dicussions with the russian ambassador to the u-s. right now.. police are searching for a man accused in a fatal shooting at a housewarming party in north arlington. the suspect is 37-year-old jason allen johnson. police say a fight broke out early yesterday morning.. outside the home on north 29th street.. 23-year-old michael gray was shot in the front yard. he was taken to inova fairfax hospital, where he died. the lights are back on at the washington monument this morning a

ryan hughes is on the scene. what can you tell us? >> i spoke with the fairfax county fire and rescue and they now have the upper hand with the fire. this is in the 4900 of beauregard real estate. both directions are closed as the fire crew work the scene. they got a call around 3:20 this afternoon. fires showing from the window and the roof and debris from the apartment building on the third floor. that is where they believe it start and it spread to the attics. the police and the firefighters went inside the building to evacuate everyone. two injuries. a woman take by ambulance for moderate injuries and another for non-life threatening injuries. both smoke relat. injury but he was treated on the scene and then he went back to work on the fire. the fire marshal has been inside. we are told he got a first look but it is still too early to tell what caused the fire. nothing appears suspicious at this point. alison: thank you for that. still to come, virginia governor wants to cancel a celebration for your health. larry: we will explain

we are focusing on 1967 as ryan hughes shows us it was a turbulent time and the subject of a exhibit.n: viewers are taking a step back to the 1960's. tumultuous time in the civil rights movement. >> in 1967, one of the loudest voices to speak up from the civil rights came from the black panther party. ryan: the first exhibit civil rights says it all. crusade for justice grew more militant. through powerful photos and images it showcases the rise of the black panther party and the year black americans challenged police brutality. economic inequality and the vietnam war in violent riots and protests. >> there were riots in 150 cities across the country. sparked by poverty, racism. >> black power continued to be a polarizing voice across america. ryan: the year was 1967. fast forward and many of the topics are relevant today. >> scenes of protest of a divided country. ryan: 1967, civil rights at 50 is an add-on to the exhibit "make some noise" where students use the first amendment freedom to bring about change. this is the lunch counter from greensboro, north carolina, where four colleg

police believed cooper hit at the lease house before killing the ryans and chris hughes. with cooper stilled a large, san bernardino county sheriff boyd tidwell took to the airwaves. >> we have evidence in our possession that places kevin cooper at the crime scene. and we have other evidence that gives us cause to believe that kevin cooper was responsible for the murders. >> police patrolled on both sides of the california-mexico border today seeking the escaped convict kevin cooper. >> tidwell launched one of the largest man hunts in recent history. seeking the ryans' stolen station wagon. >> as pressure mounted to apprehend cooper, police caught a break. >> we recovered the ryans' station wagon from a church parking lot in long beach. cooper had used that car to escape. >> for district attorney cot meyer, the motive behind the murders was now clear. >> cooper's motive was to get the hell out of chino hills. if he had to kill people to cover his escape, then he would. >> the killer seemed to be within reach. but then, the trail went cold. on jew on july 30th, 19 -- they

also for ryan wilson at six, ahead of john barclay. at centre he is going for hughhn barclay. at centre he is going for huthones when he has recovered from injury but lacks match practice. that follows an impressive display for scotland in the autumn internationals. i am confident. display for scotland in the autumn internationals. iam confident. i feel like the coach has confidence in me. i have not had the same match practice as everyone else. i feel fit, having trained. the only way you can get match fit is by playing matches. i'm going to have to start at some point. as ireland bid for theirfirst as ireland bid for their first six nations title in four years, wins over the all blacks and south africa means the irish arrived here in the scottish capital in confident mood. the main talking point in the irish camp has been the missing john sexton. there will be a rejuvenated scottish team. the men intend to use squad depth tomorrow as they face a scottish side which has failed to win its opening match in ii scottish side which has failed to win its opening match in

hugh evans, global citizen. thank you for stopping by. appreciate that. >>> more on the refugee issue. house speaker paul ryan today making his strongest comments yet on president trump's executive order. >> this is not a muslim ban. if it were i would be against it. we are a tolerant, pluralistic country. we are and we will be. it's really important. >> some people, though, affected by the president's action think differently. they feel the order not only targets their religion but also their families. tammy leitner spoke to a family split by the executive order. she joins us from chicago's o'hare international airport. what are you finding there? >> reporter: this is becoming personal for many, the story line playing out at airports all over the country leaving some families wondering when they'll be reunited with their family members. she paints the life she has lived. >> sadness. lost her son and everything lost. >> reporter: the mother of four fled syria, her son stayed behind and was kidnapped by isis. she says he was among the first to be publicly beheaded. >> i got to america for america's country, fr

ryan, chris evans. >> yeah, i love the beautiful bright blue hugh of this suit. it has the contrasting shawl collar.ery woman in the room was like awe. >> reporter: someone who always looks cool on the carpet is williams. >> always pushing the boundaries. so great with all of those chains. the brooch. he always knocks it out of the park for me. he's always pushing the fashion boundaries and how cool. >> reporter: i like the pants. >> very cool. >> he's so awesome. >> reporter: honorable mention for mahershala ali. he looked great as well. >> i like the black version. >> they used a bunch of different textures and patterns to make sure there was variation in the black, but what great look and obviously he went home a winner. >> i know. >> reporter: amazing. >> he just had a baby four days ago. >> reporter: it doesn't get any better than that. thank you so much. you can see much more on the oscars and red carpet tonight on e news. >>> coming up next, we have a recipe for a comfort food we'll get to that. first, enjoy. nbc. >> come on. honey bunches of oats. it's crispy sweetened flakes, plus crunchy g