stephen tschida, abc7 news. michelle: ollie the bobcat is back at the zoo after escaping this week the zoo is mourning the death of a harbor seal. squeegee, the 31-year-old male harbor seal went in cardiac arrest recovering from a procedure to take care of kidney stones. most harbor seals live to be about 25. zoo has one other harbor seal, 32-year-old luke with a colony of gray seals. jonathan: more guy. michelle: all right. if you plan to take metro to get to the zoo, or any event in d.c. this weekend for th that six stations will be closed for what metro is calling critical safety work. the closed stations include farragut west, mcpherson square, federal triangle, smithsonian, federal center and capitol south. metro will have free shuttles between foggy bottom and eastern market. jonathan: at this time on sunday, we are going to be minutes away from the kickoff of super bowlli. we now know the vice president mike pence will be attending the game. advertisers, this is incredible. they are paying $5 million for

i'm stephen tschida. i will tell you z29kvz zstz y29kvy ysty alison: new today the white house visitor office announces when it will open the doors again to public tours. first lady melania trump made the announcement earlier today. saying the tours will start up march 2. they are self-guided tours and they operate from 7:30 to 11:30 in the morning tuesday through thursday. and then 7:30 a.m. until 1:30 on friday and saturdays. if you would like to check out a tour for yourself you can commit a request through a member of congress. now it is still standing you can see right here at the bottom of the live picture of the white house. a lot of people want to know why? we are talking about the inaugural stand in front of the white house. stephen tschida went looking for answers. stephen: they prayed for our democracy in the shadow of the presidential reviewing stand and they wondered why is it still standing. >> it's odd. stephen: we spotted a handful of workers who appeared to be removing pieces of the stand

stephen tschida is live in georgetown to explain it to us. that has to be frustrating. a little alarming. stephen: for customers, yeah. the whole foods opened an hour and a half ago, maybe two hours ago. 45 minutes ago in the heart of georgetown another closure sign from the health department. this time again because of rodents. we hung out in front of the whole foods throughout the day. a lot of customers frustrated from the rodents trying to come in from the cold. popular whole foods on bustling wisconsin avenue. usually business but not today. closed the store because of a problem with rodents, insects and pests. rats and roaches. >> no! >> we work down the street. we come here a lot. >> they saw a sign that told them the store was closed. then they spotted this sign to the right. saying the health department shut it down. >> i was here two days ago. that is gross. >> disappointing, and worrisome. stephen: some say it's d.c. and rats are everywhere. >> they are always a problem in washington, always have been and always will be. stefs a rep from whole foods -- stephen

stephen tschida breaks it down, live from the rosslyn station. do we have any idea how many thousands of commuters will be impacted? stephen: thousands and thousands, millions will be impacted because we have such a widespread system. when commuters start pouring into the rosslyn station tomorrow, they will run into the , no blue line service. >> no blue line train. stephen: despite plenty of warnings, still unaware that the blue line trains are not running. >> i had to take uber to work. safetrack 12 has work underway between rosslyn and the pentagon. the arlington station is closed and commuters are devised to use the yellow line and transfer at l'enfant plaza. >> i'm sure it's not comfortable for a lot of people. stephen: those who normally ride metro are advised to use alternate forms of transportation or to telecommute, but it's expected to make the roads more congested as well. despite the inconvenience, some commuters are philosophical. >> i think we have delays, but they have to do repairs. there will be shuttle services between rosslyn an

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stephen tschida explains how it suspect waswhen the finally taken into custody. stephen: an army of police dissented on this block of small homes and apartment buildings. it started with a report of a fight between family members. it turned out to be two men sharing an apartment. one man apparently stabbed the other. when police arrived, they were able to get to the stabbing victim and take him to the hospital. the suspect retreated into his apartment and holed up and refused to come out. thus, began the long standoff. police along with armored vehicles surrounded the apartment building. negotiators tried for hours using a megaphone to communicate with the man and get him to exit. >> he eventually emerged after almost 5.5 hours, surrounded by police. stephen: after the suspect was taken into custody, he was removed from the scene. as far as the victim, he was still hospitalized but in stable condition. stephen tschida, abc 7 news. members. kimberly: new, the trump administration plans to that is approved by homeland security secretary john kelly but still awaiting

abc7's stephen tschida live in rockville with the latest. stephen? stephen: right now the f.b.i. is trying track down just who made these phone calls. this is what we can tell you. after 9:00 this morning at the gesher jewish day school gerb in fairfax, a call came in. moments later, another call came here at the charles e. smith jewish day school in rockville. we have video of the schools taken earlier in the day. gesher in fairfax and here at the charles e. smith school. what we learned is the call here at charles e. smith was automated. it was a recorded phone call. basically a bomb threat. over in fairfax they evacuated at gesher. at charles e. smith they are in class while police checked out the situations nothing was discovered. this is the head of schools at charles e. smith said about what they experienced this morning. >> we received the automated phone call at the upper school campus this morning saying there was a bomb on campus. saying that jewish souls would be destroyed. stephen: the rabbi saying to me this is very troubling given the political situation in the coun

stephen tschida was there as hundreds marched from dupont circle to the white house today. stephen: they assembled in dupont circle to denounce the president. then the demonstrators took to the streets to parade through the city. to the white house, carrying a message of resistance. >> there has been a lot of election of trump. we want to show that people from all walks of life and different communities are united against the extreme agenda. >> en route, the demonstrators passed a pair of trump supporters. intent on disrupting the chants for impeachment. >> they are harassing us when we were sitting there for trump. how about we do a circle and let them hear my pipes roar for trump. stephen: many were driven to make the dissatisfaction for trump known on this president's day. >> i want someone i can respect as the president. not someone who humiliates me and everybody who lives here. stephen: the demonstrators have disbursed for the most part now. but some we spoke with say we can expect more protests, especially since recent statements by the president which they say shows

stephen tschida is there with the latest. stephen: let's get to what is happening right now. the big rigs in position. they have come to remove what we learned is a mail truck. it went out of control at 2:30 this afternoon. northbound g.w. parkway completely closed. since shortly after that accident. we have learned that the driver of the mail truck was seriously injured. was medevaced out. in last report in critical condition. we have rigs in position to move the mail truck but it could be quite some time before the truck is taken away. the investigation wraps up. northbound g.w. parkway reopens. so the evening commute out o d.c. northbound on g.w. parkway is not happening tonight. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. michelle: disturbing video out of baltimore. that is baltimore county police arresting a 16-y

has i'm stephen tschida. i will tell you about it next. jonathan: meet a man who has seen a car slam in his property five times. doug: on the first night of february, temperatures in the 40's. but colder air on the way. we lay out the timeline and the numbers in the f what does it feel like? like? does fearless age? or does it simply grow... stronger? fearless looks a little different to us all. but with a new carefirst medplus medigap plan, you can find yours. call now to speak with a medigap specialist in your area, and discover the strength and security of a plan with low affordable rates, and the option to add dental and vision coverage. even a fitness program at no extra cost. call a medigap specialist now to learn more. and get the support to find the answers, to every fearless question. carefirst medplus. live fearless. michelle: a ritual leonard miller is all too fali this morning the car hit the lanham home for the fourth time. miller says each time speeding drivers come over a hill, lose control. and then they go over the curb. w

stephen tschida, abc7 news. larry: by the end of the month the panda population in the zoo will go down by one. bao bao will be sent to china by the 21st. the agreement has all cubs moved to china before they turn 4 years old. there is a celebration for bao bao on the 16th. alison: we will miss bao bao. larry: yeah. alison: part of our city. larry: exactly. doug: don't go, bao bao. larry: don't go bye-bye. alison: exactly. we don't want the weather to go bye-bye. we are enjoying this. doug: yeah. tomorrow more so and wednesday, too. changes coming for wednesday night and thursday. but the story is record high temperature. 67 or 68 degrees. alison: it going to rain all day? doug: parted of rain but mostly the morning and the midday. sunshine in the afternoon. let's talk about things here. a live look outside at the national harbor. blue skies. cloudiness on the horizon. thoroughly delightful. current temperature of 57 it at reagan national. when we finish weather here, ga school visit. we'll come back to that. th

stephen tschida is live there tonight with the price of vanity. what happened? you got one done successfully, no problems. stephen: yeah, a couple of them, actually. while this room is very popular for selfies we really don't know for sure it was a selfie gone terribly awry. i just heard from the hirshhorn museum an hour ago and they are saying while the piece damaged is intricate to the larger piece, this room, they really cannot put an actual dollar amount on the damage. there were some massive amounts placed earlier on. now they are backing away from this. look at what we are talking about. on my shoulder you can see the large outdoor pumpkin. eternal love for pumpkins" room. filled with the hand-painted pumpkins. on saturday, someone while inside inflicted damage on one of the pumpkins. that prompted the hirshhorn museum to close down the exhibit and we also learned a short while ago the pumpkin room is back open as of today. this is one some visitors had to say about what happened inside that pumpkin room. >> i think you can get disorientedded inside and fal

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i'm stephen tschida. live tell you all jonathan: take a look at this. protesters against the dakota access pipeline are setting their own tents on fire. this is on the same day they are ordered to leave the property. the fires are reportedly part of the native american tradition. most demonstrators have left but a few vowed to stay no matter what. >> three. two. one. >> ignition. lift off. jonathan: lift off to the wrong location. they didn't have the right coordinates in the computer so get the space station. it's delayed. they have a planned rendezvous away andlich up tomorrow. they are up there going where are the slides? we sent it -- anyway. get your selfie sticks and phones out. alison: a new exhibit at the smithsonian museum. michelle: you will be blown away. stephen tschida is live there now to show us what to expect. stephen: this is so cool. we are in an infinity mirror room. check it out. you can see that it goes on and on and on. we are in all the eternal love of pumpkins room. this is the first time it has been displayed in the u.s. this is

stephen tschida is live there. what are you seeing? stephen: you can see over my shoulder.ck it out. the truck awe apparently truck -- the struck apparently struck a tree. the driver was injured. we believe taken off for treatment. northbound g.w. parkway closed down completely at this time. as you can see. the c.i.a. exit. it is closed down. it doesn't look like the truck will be moved out any time soon. for this time and the foreseeable future keep in mind northbound g.w. parkway closed down. a big headache for a lot of commuters tonight. that is the latest. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. >> it brings me great pleasure to announce my appointment of peter newsham as the next chief of police. [applause] jonathan: he has been with the d.c. police department since 1989. he has filled in since cathy lanier went to the nfl. peter newsham is officially d.c.'s top cop. now we have a chance to hear from him directly. chief newsham, thank you for taking time to join us. looked good there. now you are officially the chief. start off with the question, what does it mean

today is stephen tschida caught up with some in d.c. who saw sago and his takedown steps from a conspicuous place. stephen: this is what you call a distinctive mug. pretty easy to identify. >> a lot of tattoos. all put together some type of way. stephen: some might call it put together in the extreme. 45-year-old matthew stager, a convicted sex offender released from a federal correctional facility tuesday. he hit the d.c. streets instead of t texas from richmond to check in to a halfway house. >> i think it is pretty bold. stephen: yesterday at 4:00, in front of the d.c. superior court and just down the block from police headquarters stager came walking down the sidewalk. two police officers spotted him and jumped out of their vehicle and they nabbed him. >> it's a little chaos going on. all the tattoos. i don't know what is going on. they snapped him up. i don't know. stephen: stager is behind bars and instead of heading to a facility in texas, he faces escape charge that could send him back to prison. stephen tschida, abc7 news. miche

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reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. michelle: all right. thank you. time now for a check on the traffic situation on this friday. paula young is here with the details. how is it looking? paula: getting busy downtown. jammed making your way across the douglas bridge to the outbound suitland parkway. there is an accident at that location. of course, backing things up on the southeast/southwest freeway on 395 as you can see on the cameras. inbound on 395, jammed from boundary channel as you make your way across the inbound 14th street bridge, remaining slow past south capitol street to the outbound 11th street bridge. taking a look at 95 southbound, of course, friday volume from newington making your way across the purple heart bridge over the occoquan at 123. jammed again from the triangle and slow-and-go traffic maybing your way to the rappahannock -- making your way to the rappahannock. 270, the slowdowns begin out of georgetown out of father hurley boulevard making your way to clarksburg on 121. that is a look at traffic watch. back to you. alison: t

stephen tschida is live in northwest after finishing the afternoon with the protesters. stephen: we still have a handful of protesters here in front of the white house. demonstrations started this afternoon at dupont circle and it snaked its way through the city to the white house. where we have heard many calls for impeachment. the "not my president" protest in d.c. drew hundreds of people. they came to denounce donald trump on this presidents' day. >> i don't listen to anything he says. we are disgraced around the world. stephen: they wave signs, call for impeachment, removal and resistance. >> i have never been an activists. stephen: others say they are protesting for the first time in years. the demonstrators eventually took to massachusetts avenue. blocking traffic as they voice their complaints. >> hillary clinton was elected by the people. he was elected by the electoral college. stephen: we found two trump supporters who positioned themselves to rev their bikes a the protesters pass -- bikes as the protesters pass. when we spoke to the demonstrators today some of

let's get to stephen tschida with this. stephen: yeah, alison, 15 minutes ago we heard from fairfax county police. they told us they believe this teenager, 17-year-old venus romero irahata is in danger. they have realized she is acquainted with the 15-year-old who disappeared from montgomery county in december and whose body was found just this past saturday here in fairfax county. they also believe there could be a nexus between venus and the teenager who disappeared with her baby but who returned home safely under mysterious circumstances days ago. they talked to numerous individuals who believe there may be a gang connection to the cases. several individuals and face charges with gang activity but so far no charges with the disappearance of venus nor of the death of the 15-year-old from montgomery county. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. jonathan: right now at 4:00, the driver of this semi-truck. the cub is there. the cab is down there. he is lucky to be alive. he is in the hospital recovering. the cab separate

michelle: stephen tschida has the update. stephen: i got off the phone with the can tain in montgomery county 15 minutes ago. we learned the suspects apprehended after allegedly trying to rob the c.v.s. did so just across the parking lot from a police station. it's right over there just beyond the sun trust. now we have video this morning of the police moving in, sweeping in and taking the suspects into custy. investigators are grilling them, trying to determine if they are linked to overnight robberies of drugstores and convenience stores in anne arundel, howard, prince george's and montgomery county. >> it is common practice for our robbery detectives to speak to other detectives about the trends they are having or we are having to see if we are being hit by the same suspects. stephen: again, the interrogation continues at this moment. we have learned that investigators characterize it as a complex case. keep in mind a number of incidents spread across this county alone, so at this point, while the interviews are going on, s

alison: stephen tschida is monitoring the protest as it moves through d.c. stephen? stephen: yes, it started about 2:00 at it -- at dupont circle. hundreds of people descended for the "not my president" protest. check it out in front of the white house. a lot of people here, a lot of signs and a lot of calls for impeaching donald trump. >> not hate. that's what makes america great. stephen: they descended on dupont circle. hundreds of people driven here b the current president. >> i feel like it's coming from his own insecurity and inability to lead. he is trying to cast doubt on like everybody else. yeah, it's upsetting to see that happen. again, yeah we want to stand in solidarity with everybody here. stephen: some of the demostrators called for impeachment, others for resistance. still some want to make their voices heard in hopes the new president may moderate his stance. >> we were leading the world in making sure that we can make the world a better place. now i just feel like we are spiraling out of control. stephen: back live, you can see the presidential view

as stephen tschida reports some of the schools are also uncertain about what to do now. stephen: transgender students are suddenly confused and worried. >> i fear for the transgender schools coming into high school next year and the years to come. stephen: he is accepted and coor male in arlington county. he is happy now but wonder what is the future will hold for him and other trandsgend students now that president trump rolled back direction for protection for schools receiving federal funds. >> if you identify as a female you use that restroom. if you identify as a male, you use that restroom. stephen: it instituted strong protections for transgender students rather than risk losing the money. no word on whether or not the protections remain in place. >> i think it's a problem. we need the neutral bathrooms so people have freedom and feel safe. i feel this is a huge problem they are calling a roll back. stephen: just the uncertainty already is a problem. president trump says he wants states to make the decisions. some fear the range of the transgender rights in the cou

stephen tschida caught up with those who stayed home and those who struggled without the help of immigrants. stephen: sweet green here in northwest d.c. open today. it was closed yesterday. we will show you what is going on inside here. more quiet than earlier to and dinner. we checked with the restaurants, businesses, customers and those who didn't go to work yesterday to get their reaction to a day without immigrants. at sweet green, it is back to work after a day without immigrants. >> yesterday, we were closed. stephen: regular customers of whom there are a lot notice sweet green closed the doors in solidarity with the immigrant employees. >> i got an e-mail. saying that they were going to be closed. so, actually i responded to say thank you for doing this. supporting your workers. >> those who stayed home hope they sent a message to america. >> we do a lot for this country. we didn't just come here to steal or do something bad. we just want to work because we have a dream and we have family back home. they need our support. stephen: there are thousands and thousands of not all of them

and stephen tschida is there live tracking the developing story. stephen: larry, this happened here on vermont avenue about 7:00 last wednesday night. the man says he was walking his dog down vermont avenue, an elderly dog and so we assume he was going slowly. they got to the blue dumpster, four men "make america great again" trump hat. as you can tell he is still physically injured and emotionally shattered. wednesday, about 7:00 at night as the man walked his dog down the stretch of vermont avenue. suddenly four men came at him, called him snowflake and said this is what a trump america looks like. he says they then used a homophobic slur and began pelting him repeatedly with objects. >> no, i'm not okay. i just really, i need time to deal with all of this. stephen: we caught up with the victim outside of his home today. he does not want his face nor his injuries which are still very visible shown on camera. he talked about the attack and his road to recovery. >> it's not easy to think about. i can't remember everything. stephen: meanwhile the att

that is where stephen tschida is live tracking the new developments in that investigation. stephen? stephen: well, larry, i got off the phone of the captain with the montgomery county police 15 minutes ago. he tells us that the four suspects are still in custody undergoing interrogation. we have also learned that the break came because they allegedly hit this c.v.s. which is right across the parking lot from a police station. just beyond the sun trust bank. the possible break in the rash of dozens of drugstore robberies came just after 4:00 this morning. four suspects taken into custody after hitting a c.v.s. in glenmont. >> i'm glad they caught him. so glad. stephen: surveillance video from a robbery last week. the m.o., the same. dark clothing. concealed face. handgun. demands of money. the quest now to et whether the suspects caught here this morning are responsible for a slew of drugstore robberies across the region. >> it is common practice for our robbery detectives to speak with the robbery detectives from other jurisdictions to see if we are being hit by the same suspects. s

stephen tschida is outside the marriott marquee in northwest with the story. stephen: she might be the education secretary but she got the kim kardashian treatment at the marquee marriott. building under intense security and secrecy. we assume she was brought in the parking garage or a secure exit. no one saw her come and go. she wrapped up her speech and she talks about how she was blocked from entering a school in d.c. last week. she said once she got inside she learned a lot. she spoke at this conference as generally all education secretaries do. it is a standard procedure. they are always invited. she has wrapped up her speech here and has left or is about to leave. one thing we must point out, no protesters at this event. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. >> rain is in the forecast in northern california. some 200,000 residents are keeping a very close eye on this. that is the oroville dam. the residents are now returning to the homes after the evacuation order was lifted. water levels in the dam are dropping but the authorities are concerned abo

stephen tschida is there live now. and there was a lyft sticker in the car's window, i understand. for the company? stephen: well, michele definitive word there but if you connect the dots a lyft sticker in the window. usually people put them in the windows when they are on duty and take them down and out of the window when they are not working. strong evidence to suggest he may have been a lyft driver. we have video from earlier in morning when the man was discovered slump over the wheel of a dodge charger. he had been fatally shot. now an off-duty police officer did make the discovery. we have communicated with lyft. we have been talking with police. no identification on the victim. no definitive word on the circumstances leading up to the shooting. if indeed this man was a lyft driver, whether he was on duty, whether he was making a call, of course, all that would be vital evidence to this investigation. but at this point, just a lot of speculation to who he was. what he was doing. what may have transpired. keep in mind, lyft drivers are not like cab drivers. they don't necessari

stephen tschida is at the live desk with more of the video and d.c.'s acting police chief and what he had to say about it. stephen: the cell phone video is compelling and it raises questions. did the suspect who looks to be on the ground pose a threat? [siren] stephen: a confrontation and gunshots caught on camera. this is the scene in northeast two officers wounded. a suspect shot and killed. it appears he is down on the ground when the fatal shots are fired. >> that is one angle of the incident. i think that particular individual was also interviewed and he suggested in the course of the interview that was one partial view of the incident after the incident had already began. we, of course, will locate that individual and get his version of events and compile that with the other information we have. we have other additional witnesses who have come forward. >> we got more today on what went down in the moments before the shooting. two d.c. officers on the crime suppression team responded to reports of gunfire. they tried to find the suspect. he took o

reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. michelle: disturbing video out of baltimore. that is baltimore county police arresting a 16-y school. police were initially called for a fight. they first arrested a 14-year-old girl who had a knife. then they say the 16-year-old you see here resisted officers. he calls it a reaction. >> i was scared. because of what he did, i thought i was going to get shot. that was all that was running through my mind. please don't shoot me. you can do anything, please don't shoot me. i was scared for my life. michelle: that 16-year-old is charged with assault and resisting arrest. baltimore county police say they are reviewing the force used in the arrest. the officers were wearing body cameras. jonathan: there is strong reaction pouring in across the country for the president decision to roll back production for transgender students. there was a protest outside the white house last night. today transgender students and advocates are speaking out. we spoke to a student at wakefield high school that allows him to use the bathroom for the gend

reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. alison: a third of the way through his first 100 days president donald trump is expected to sign a new order on refugees and immigration this wednesday. it will be one day after the first address to a joint session of congress. this morning it's all about the budget and the plan to increase defense spending. >> this will be paid for by finding deficiencies across the government. we will do more with less. alison: he met with the c.e.o.'s of several health insurance companies today to talk about plans to appeal the affordable care act. we invite you to join us about the town hall on president's first 100 days. it begins at 7:00 on newschannel8. larry: new developments today after the company behind a massive recall of air bags went to court today. takata will plead guilty to one counted of wire fraud. lisa fletcher broke the story that the inflators used to replace the tens of millions of the faulty takata air bags were expected to fail. what is the significance of the hearing today? l

the animal cruelty measure is in response to stephen tschida's story last month. oday he has reaction from those who fought for this bill. >> tell them you want to be rescued. stephen: outrage across the city and animal rights activists around the country. >> we will get you out of here somehow. stephen: this is after a group of neighbors saying even after the temperatures dropped dangerously low, momma's owner left her in the cold. despite numerous complaints to the city she remained outdoors. >> i can't imagine leaving her outside in the cage without protection. >> inspectors couldn't remove her under former regulations but yesterday the d.c. counsel passed 90-day emergency legislation. violators can get hit with $250 fine. >> the doug -- doghouse has to be four in insulation and a wind flap. >> they will create a permanent weather that addresses hot weather as well. stephen: this is her cage and where we found her on a bitter cold day a few weeks ago. while well were her, her apparent owner took her away and since then they have not seen her and they are worried

stephen tschida, abc7 news. michelle: the white house which has been criticized for lack of response to the other antisemitic crimes was quick to respond today. >> that kind of behavior and activity is wrong and won't be tolerated. the highest levels of governments denounce it. michelle: the f.b.i. is investigating all the antisemitic incidents reported today. jonathan: a man's face bitten in what police are calling an anti-muslim attack. tonight an arrest has been made. fairfax county police say robin mcgreer made anti-muslim slurs at a man in a parking lot at tysons corner center in november. a fight broke out and mcgreer apparently bit the man's face and then ran off. arrest was all because of a thorough investigation. scenes of chaos and more than 200 people arrested. remember all this? a lasting image from inauguration day. the d.c. police complaints board says it will take a closer look at things because in a report a group says overall officers performed well. but it also faults officers that says use non

stephen tschida is live to explain how it works. >> ad will of me behind me. all the pumpkins.ix of the infinite mirror rooms here at the hirshhorn museum. this promises to be a popular attraction. >> at the museum, rooms of infinity mirrors that go on and on and on. >> japanese artist yayaoi kusama is about to turn 88. her work has the pop art. and in the visitation room, a dose of protest. >> her contribution is a vision of polka dots that expanded to the given finite universe -- to the infinite universe. stephen: when in the "infinity mirrors" rooms the apparent thing to do is take selfies. >> this is the selfie, instagram trend. i won't necessarily post it but i will keep it. >> back in the obliteration room. >> you can see people put up a poke dots in an experiencial exhibit. this doesn't open until tomorrow. i'm participate. my piece of art there. this has claimed all the tickets through march 6. but you can try to be a walk-in. if you join the museum you will get a ticket to this very popular exhibit. >> how cool is that. >> you don't always touch the art. >> or contribu

stephen tschida is on the scene of a house fire. what can you tell us? stephen: this is an apartment building fire. there were flames coming from the roof area. we saw heavy smoke. firefighters have been able to knock out the fire. get it under control. they are mopping up at this point. we want to tell you the story. the situation that developed. retired battalion chief, kevin sloan was in the neighborhood. what transpired? you were in the area? >> i was driving down t street. i could smell it. i did a and i saw smoke coming from the roof. stephen: what did you do then? >> i checked to make sure someone was calling 911. there was a citizen on the sidewalk already on the phone with 911. i went up to see if i could knock on doors. stephen: you got them out. >> the stairwell was fully involved. ist able to kick down the door and come back out. the fire machine got them out. stephen: you are a trained retired battalion chief. we have heard there are no injuries. larry: that is the best news. alison: a cult favorite. larry: how you can find out what happened

begin with stephen tschida in northwest. stephen: larry, this march started in mount pleasant and slowly worked its way through the nation's capital to the white house, or as chose to the white house as the marchers could get. the message, the most clear message from this march, a call on the new administration to change its policy on immigration. a procession of protests. marchers calling for greater acceptance of immigrants. both those who are legal and the undocumented. >> today, we are proud to join our immigrant brothers and sisters. >> i'm marching because i'm originally an immigrant. stephen: some here to show support for those suddenly in fear. we found teachers in the crowd who work with undocumented st will happen to them. stephen: the march made its way through the heart of the nation's capital. a slow procession. aim to bring attention to what those who march call vulnerable and vital group of people. >> we are here to actually support my people. period. okay? we are hard workers. >> we are seen here as criminals

reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. larry: thanks.ligious leaders showing up in fairfax, virginia, to show support for illegal immigrants. a group made up of immigrants and the faith leaders prayer vigil in front of the ice field office to protest the immigration arrest around the country. 700 people arrested in six states. in virginia six men were detained last week. alison: virginia governor terry mcauliffe is asking republicans to steer more money toward mental health and other programs. at issue is $5 million earmarked for the 400th verse of the oldest legislative body at jamestown. mcauliffe wants that money spent on jail mental health screening and workplace safety. some republicans say mcauliffe is trying to score political points with this. larry: prince george's county public school system is sticking by the c.e.o. despite earlier calls for his firing. today county executive rushern baker made kevin maxwell the second superintendent for the county in a quarter century. some were done with him after the child abuse scandal and

let's start with stephen tschida and the protest going on in d.c. day out here but it didn't slow down. hundreds of people who marched through the nation's capital. they assembled here. moments ago the demonstration broke up. but we caught up with some of the marchers as they made their way through the city today. they marched through the nation's capital, intent on delivering a message and making themselves visible. >> we have a right to do this because we are working and paying taxes. stephen: they called attention to the contribution of those here both legally and the undocumented. >> i come from them. there are good genuine people. that really work hard and they build a lot of everything that we got here. [chanting] stephen: many of the chants came in spanish, there were plenty of english speakers joini >> i join the privileges and rights that -- i enjoy the privileges and rights that everybody is entitled to and i am here to support the community. stephen: back live now. you can see the last of the marchers making their way down pennsylvania av

stephen tschida, abc7 news. michelle: wal-mart is encouraging d.c.ghting hunger to apply for grants. the chain has 25,000 to $200,000 awards through the foundation. as long as a 501c3 tax advantage they are eligible to apply. today marked queen elizabeth's sapphire jubilee as she became the first british monarch to reign for 65 years. the occasion was marked with a 41-gun salute in the green park and the tower of london. the 90-year-old queen spent thedy at her estate and cut back on the official duties but she still conducted 341 official engagements in 2015. not bad, right? so productive. jonathan: the traditions are cool. if you see the guards come out, it's a cool deal. michelle: so much precision. our weather is a big deal. it feels like springtime. steve: it's nice. it's beautiful out there now. if you like out there now you will love tomorrow and you will like wednesday. but by thursday if you like more winter-like temperatures, maybe snow, you will love that. 63 degrees this hour in leesburg. 65 in culpeper. 59 at reagan national airport. the