His is a temporary defeat. Hundreds rallied outside the white House Wednesday night. In the wake of the Trump Administration lifting offside lines that allowed transgender students to use a School Bathroom based on their gender identity. Now they have to worry about the president of the United States being a bully. Shame, shame. It is not ok. The administration believes this obama era directive was unclear, led to lawsuits and this issue is better left to individual states and school systems. Transgender supporters say that is code for discrimination. I have faced my share of adversaries in virginia, but i never managed my government would be one of them. He was told a couple of years ago by his Virginia School system that he could not use the boys room. His case, potentially u. S. Supreme court in late march. No matter what happens, no one, not even the government can defeat a community so full of ife, color, diversity and most importantly love. Abc 7 news. The Trump Administration made clear in their decision tonight that all schools must ensure that all student, including lgbt stutes are able to learn and thrive in a safe environment. D. C. Mayor is reacting with a tweet. She wrote d. C. Is an inclusive city, we will continue to protect and support inclusive policies. Just in tonight, president trumps new order on immigration is delayed. The white house now says it will come sometime next week. The original order you will remember banned entry from seven nations for 120 days. It was halt by that appea breaking news right now from boston where an iraqi boy burned in an explosion at a refugee camp is now back with his paint. This is 2yearold d lynch by green. He has been in the u. S. For surgery. His parents was set to join them before his next operation but the trip and procedure were postponed because that have travel ban. This cheerful reunion today also included meeting his baby brother for the very first time. New at 11 00 for us, the scene was unforgettable. This deadly explosion in Silver Spring killing seven people. Tonight a heroic officer telling about being first on the scene and helping people who were literally jumping for safety. That officer was honored with a medal of valor. Six months later there is a fence surrounding where this tragedy happened. Today the officer who was first on the scene received an award that is rarely given out. It is for his heroism night. It is the highest award our department. Jeffery hughes received the Montgomery Police medal of valentine or. He was working off duty at the Flower Branch apartments when there was a giant gas explosion. He arrived on the scene first and saw people were still inside. The stairwell was gone. The left site of the building was gone. He says a family jumped from the second level. I escorted them out away from the fire. He and a detective ran to the next door building and banged on doors. The smoke was so schick, and we both made attempts to get up to the third floor and we couldnt. He got a call asking about saul paniagua. He was one of seven who died. He didnt have a chance. She was asking me is he ok. I see where his car is because i parked my car next to him. It was there, and i depend know what to tell and i didnt sorry. Although it is jeffs name on the award, he said many deserve credit. We were owl there and firefighters run into the building. Meanwhile, the Police Officer involved in this dramatic crash right here has been taken off of troll patrol tuitt. This happened on saturday. The officer was speeding at the time, and the flashing lights were not on. The Police Department is now doing an internal investigation. And we are looking at partly to mostly cloudy skiles right now. At least it is going to stay dry for the overnight. Tomorrow morning we could be looking at a bit of patchy fog. Look at these temperatures by tomorrow afternoon. We are talking daytime highs in the lower 70s, and we may tie a record at Dulles International airplane. The warm weather continues a couple more days. We are talking about a cold front on saturday. I will give you the timing on that, plus your allergies, are they bothering y . Mint. See you then. Right now surveying the damage from catastrophic floods in california. Cars with water up to the win dopes. Stunning videos prosecute san jose. At least 14,000 people forced to stralkts. The mayor said the city of san jose failed to let people know they needed to leave their homes. Police are saying a 5yearold playing with a lighter sparked a fire that killed him and injured several of his family members. The fire has beened in lorton last night. The house is the scene of a growing memorial to that little boy. Authorities are dismantling what is left of the protest camp near the pipeline. People who left volquez tony parker were setting fires to the tents they will be living in. An order from the governor allowed declaration. The pipeline is moving forward. They began at structured meetings, and they are golfing into contests. Michelle marsh is with we are the latest. The white house says liberal groups are to blame for the raucous town halls, but those questioning their representatives say they have real concerns. What is your goal . Some town halls have been moved due to crowd size. Others have been cancelled or done virginia telephone. Members of congress are responding differently to the questions and protests. Some are leaving events early with Police Escorts while others are answering questions for several hours. I could tell you three members of my family, including me, that would be dead, dead and homeless if it was not for Health Care System before obama care. Nor am i here to deny that obama are has helped many. But it is also hurt many as well. Much of the back and forth focuses on republican efforts to repeal the Affordable Care act. Other con temmings issues include the president s travel ban and russian interference in the election. Michelle marsh, abc 7 news. Thank you. Meanwhile, Vice President mike pence near st. Louis tonight helping clean up that Jewish Cemetery that was vandalized. We first told but this on monday. Dozens of head stones knocked over. Police is pouring over video to find out who did it the Vice President says tonight there is no place for hatred in america. Well, if you got used to behalf the president , that might be changing. Sources are saying that conway has been sidelined from tv appearances because in previous interviews she actually contradicted official white house statements. Conway says she has not been sidelined. Speak ay is scheduled to tomorrow morning at cpac tomorrow morning under way here. Also speaking, Vice President pence, the secretary of education, and steve bannon. President trump will speak on friday. Getting you faster help in an emergency. D. C. 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He says the vet gave him five core vaccinations recommended as part of his annual wellness plan. Two weeks later, matt got a call that something was wrong with his liver. The next thing i know, his liver ensometimes were through the roof and doing a bust of tests to make sure he was ok. Ox had the same five vaccines he has had for the past several years. Veterinarian groups agree annual vaccinations are unnecessary and can be harmful. They recommend vaccinating every three years. Abc 7 veterinarian doctor katie nelson warns all vaccinations should be val wayed on a case by case basis. Health state us, life status should be taken lifestyle. Owners need to ask questions about representative van exel makeses. Representative vaccination over the years can trigger autoimmune reactions, which can be harmful if not fatal to your pet. It seems like something you are do a lot of that can put your dog in harm. Ox is doing fine according to his new vote. If you have one of these little guys, check with your vet and talk to them about annual van exel nations. You want to make sure they are getting the right shots, they stay healthy and alive. Scott taylor, abc 7 news. And 7 is o your side with consumer news. Are you driving one of the most dependable cars out there . We snow. J. D. Power is out. Lexus and porsche followed by toyota and mercedes benz. It showed the brands with the fewest problems after three years of ownership. A bill working its way through the maryland General Assembly whether or not fine drivers who block the fourway intersections. The folks who get out in the intersection and block the box. Drivers could be fined up to 500 for doing that. D. C. And other states have similar laws. Under current low if a car enters white the light is green or yellow have the right of tway. Americas three biggest banks earned more than 6 machine 4 billion last year from a. T. M. And overdraft fees. That is according to cnn money. That works out to more than 25 in fees per year for every single adult in america. On the subject of these frustrating fees, charged for a charge . Well, there is a cafe in austria that got tired of people plugging in their phones and laptops. There is a new item on the menu, power. It costs one euro. The an internet calf. When it comes to air travel, competition is up and price are are down. United and american are using price economy. Those seats are cheaper than coach, and there are restricts. One of the big ones is no access to the overhead bins. You have to pack all of luggage in your pockets. Unbelievable. If you are looking for a get away, trip vizquelor is out with a list of best beaches. Are almost every single one is either in hawaii or florida. But there is one other place that made our list, and it is here in our area. Ocean city, maryland, placed 10th on the list. The Number One Beach if you are wondering, cesta beach down in florida. And peach weather will be here before you know it. Before then, we are dealing with allergy season. It is starting early. Here we are end of february, and we are talking now in the high category. If you are sniffling, sneezing and your eyes are watering. Believe seeds are, cypress, elm. Junepre and we hid 61 today at Reagan National airport. It is going to be a mild night, and we do stay dry. However, we could be looking at some patchy fog early tomorrow morning. Visibility not a problem right now in the metro. But head over to annapolis, they are below two miles. We have a little give extra time or the rush out commute. Tonight, lows 4452. Maybe a stray shower west of d. C. Tomorrow. Not expecting it to amount to a locality. Here is our futurecast as we move through the day tomorrow. Looking at sun shy. I81 corridor, woodstock, those are the areas likely to see the showers tomorrow afternoon. Across Montgomery County and into fairfax. Once again, very light and not expecting much around the immediate metro. Daytime highs, feast your eyes on this. We are talking lower 70s with a good deal of sun. Then the warm wealth sticks around for friday. Highs then will be in the middle 70s. Then we are watching a strong cold front that arrives here Late Afternoon or early evening on saturday. Likely to trigger showers, a few thunderstorms, and behind it a blast of colder air. Highs on sunday, upper authorities. In terms of wind chill factors, with air temperatures in the upper 40s. Here is your 10 day dwrout look. 72, 75 and 70 on saturday. Ahead of the cold front. Oscars sunday night. Back to around 70 by the middle of next were and then cooler life on other planets. A big discovery today. Astronomers found seven early size planets orbitting a star. It believed these of these planets might have oceans, and one of them might even be able to support life. There you go. How about this . Immerse silva art, opening soon here in d. C. Where you can enter this wild world and what you need to do a surreal new art exhibit is probably going to be flooding yourgame feed in no time. We got a first look at it. This is in southeast. They call it an infinity mirrors exhibit. You can see the colorful illusions the they will probably leave you dazzled and maybe even a little bit dizzy. Now the sexibt officially opens tomorrow. Because of high demand, you have to get a free timed ticket ahead of time. So there is a process. Would not that be great, a bunch of mes . I was thinking of exactly the same about you. You could get enough. A dream come true for me. Caps trying not to lose three straight in philly tonight, and the trns arent helping themselves at all as the regular season winds down. Sports is next. Z29kuz zstz y29kuy ysty z2a0gz zi0z y2a0gy yi0y nouns and now the toyota sports desk. We start with hockey. The caps in philly trying to avoid losing three straight, something they havent done all season before tonight that is. First, t. J. Oshie, he would force the turnover. Caps keep it in. Then Nicklas Backstrom does the rest. Top shelf past the former 10 caps, and now looking for more. Evgeny kuznetsov, pass gets deflected and goes five hole. Caps win. The final 41. Terps trying to improve their seed in the ncaa tourney, hosting minnesota. First half, trimble drives, draws the d and dishes to bender, who slams it home. 15 points for the 69 sophomore. Second half, the terps went gold and the depofere got hot. Jordan murphy bully his way down low and stuffs it hoax. Terps have now lost four of their last six. 8975 the final. Not helping their seed in the tourney at all. This is tough to wachovia here. Georgetown and depaul. 4. 9 seconds left on the clock, tied at 6565. Depaul on the inbound. Billy garrett jr. Somehow gets all the way to the basket, doesnt get the gamewinner, but he level. He hits both free throws. The hoyas lose, the final 67659. Finally the wizards acquired shooting guard, Bojan Bogdanovic from the nets. It is official. They have a shooter coming off the bench. The hoyas, that is a tough vo have to happen . Idnt i didnt see it. vo what if we could go back . What if our car. Could stop itself . In iihs frontend crash prevention testing, nobody beats the subaru impreza. Not toyota. Not honda. Not ford. The allnew subaru impreza. More than a car, its a subaru. Tomorrow sounds fantastic. We may tie a record at dulles. They havent been keeping records that long compare to Reagan National and downtown d. C. , 72 years. 72 tomorrow, 75 on saturday, 70 on saturday, but a cold front moves through. Once that happens, temperature tours plummet. Even though you see 49 on sunday, wind chill factors, big shock to the system. Then next wednesday, 70 degrees. And this is technically winter. Thanks for being with us tonight. 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