Bad, and repeatedly interrupted reporters. He said he was having a good time. Reporter mr. Trump also defended ousted National Security adviser, Michael Flynn, when was forced to resign after misleading Vice President mike pence about his dealingsings with russia. The president did announce a new name for labor secretary, alexander acosta. Craig boswell, cbs news, the white house. And tonight, the Washington Post is reporting that Michael Flynn denied discussing sanctions with the russian ambassador, in an interview with the fbi. Thats where that denial came. That could put flynn in legal jeopardy. President trump said other than flynn, he had not been made aware of his campaign. Maryland congressman Elijah Cummings. The president was responding to question about the congressional black caucus. When the president said this about a potential meeting with congressman cummings. We called, called, called. We cant make a meeting with him. I said, i would like to meet with him. But he probably was told by schumer, or somebody like that, some other lightweight. He was probably told, probably told, dont meet with trump, its bad politics. Congressman Elijah Cummings responded in part in a statement, i dont know why President Trump would make up a story about me like he did today. Of course, senator schumer never told me to skip a meeting with the president. The president also talked about the election and claims Hillary Clinton got the questions ahead of their cnn president ial debate. And a lot of you noticed this. During a live stream on the wusa 9 facebook page, maureen wrote, why are we talking about the election . What does to do with this . You win. Get it over with. Tracy asks. When is he going to stop talking about the number of Electoral College votes, his crowds and the number of media attacking him. Ask suzanne wrote, he is all over the place. Cant complete a sentence and jumps from one topic to another. You can join in on the conversation on our wus ha 9 facebook page. And today, President Trump gave no indication of what a white house response might be to recent provocations by the russians. That News Conference came a few hours after secretary of state Rex Tillerson met at a g20 conference in germany. He urged to pull back. And the two diplomats did sign a joint statement. Condemning the ballistics missile test. Senate has confirmed, South Carolina congressman, mick mull vainy. The vote was strictly along exception. Republican john mccain voted against confirmation. Saying he opposed the view on cutting the defense budget. Thousands of immigrants and their supporters walked out of school and work today and took to the streets of d. C. And other cities to protest President Trumps immigration crackdown. So scores of restaurants and other businesses closed to support them. They call it a day without immigrants. And they are trying to remind all of us what they contribute to the american economy. Its firing me up. Its making me have my head held up high. And be there for the people. To let people know that even though things are happening, we cannot let our guards down. We have to speak up. We streamed the protest live on our facebook page. And got a ton of comments, both supportive of immigrants and quite critical. Businesses all over maryland and virginia also closed for the day, to show solidarity with their immigrant employees. But while some immigrant businesses about their efforts, others were more reluctant tatalk. Nikki burdine joins us live from hyattsville to explain. My day started in langley park. And my goal was to tuck to Business Owners talk to Business Owners who either decided to stay opener wanted to close for the day. But had a really hard time getting anyone to talk. Heres why. Reporter it was business as usual at most langley park restaurants and shops, in spite of the nationwide day without immigrants. While some businesses did close their doors for the day, most stayed open. I tried to talk to the Business Owners but kept getting turned down. The reason . Theyre scared. Talking to the media puts an unnecessary target on their back. Reporter in langley park, one restaurant owner, who was an immigrant himself, told me he wanted to close the door for the day, but just couldnt afford to. Which brought us here in hyattsville. They notified customers. The same with frank lips, down the franklins down i think thats excellent. I think thats fantastic support that management is showing to their employees. And although they didnt get what they came for, they understood. Obviously disappointed that it was closed. But we get exactly why theyre doing it. Theyre trying to, you know, show solidarity with their employees and to show, you know, the importance of recognizing what theyre going through and how important they are to our economy. By inconvenience, this is their life. Were talking about peoples lives on the line here. Im talking about getting a burger. Now, since ive been out here today, ive talked to a lot of people who have walked up to franklins and tried to go inside. Many of them were happy and supportive of that sign. And said they plan on coming back the next day to support this business. Others, though, were not so happy. When they saw that sign on the door, they walked away, shaking their head. And they were not pleased. Were live in hyattsville, nikki burdine. And it wasnt just immigrant workers staying home today. Annabel cruz monta sanna kept her Children Home in the district. Her son daunte is 11. Its important. If you could talk to President Trump, what you would you tell what would you tell him about immigrants . That we are here to support this country. And that we are here to help its economy grow bigger. And that were no threat. Reporter the day without immigrant protests took place all across the country today. Including chicago, charlotte, minneapolis and austin. The day of protests comes after u. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement carried out a series of immigration raids last week. Yeah, a community of Illegal Immigrants in atlanta, georgia, says theyre terrified after being arrested, after one of them was actually taken into custody, they say, after he got married. Freddie del vias new wife, who is also undocumented, said they and the very next day, officers arrested freddie on the way to work. His stepdaughter said they havent heard from him since. And he was like jaywalking for crossing the street. Because there wasnt a crosswalk close by there. They were scared. They take her. We have no one. She said freddie does not have a criminal record. Shes afraid her mother will be next. Weve got a link on the wusa 9 app. Temps are going to get milder as we go into the weekend. And chief meteorologist topper shutt is making peace with the fact that those 16 flakes today arent going to add up to much else any time soon. Well be in the 50s primarily tomorrow. Maybe 53 downtown. Hold 49. Look at that. 55 in fredericksburg. When we come back, thats just a harbinger for whats coming up over the weekend. Attack killed dozens of people overseas. Isis says its responsible. Pakistan, a bomb killed 23 people. It included 23 women and children. Bomber entered the main hall of the shrine. Set off explosives amid a more than 60 wounded. This targeted Car Dealerships in a southwestern neighborhood of the iraqi capital. Isis has been carrying out attacks nearly every day in baghdad. Despite suffering military setbacks elsewhere in the country. Fairfax county police say a murder of a 15yearold girl in gaithersburg was gangrelated. They also say there were at least five people directly involved with the murder. Ed rossler compared the killing to a wolf pack that turned on one of its own. Savage, brutal killing. It was horrific. Ill leave it at that. Damaris, alexandra rivas. Her body was found earlier this week. Five additional teens have been charged with abduction and gang participation. All of it is linked to the murder of a 21yearold man in prince Williams County who may have been dating the 15year old gi, coming up tonight, bed bug problems spread to yet another d. C. Elementary school. And a woman pregnant with twins suddenly discovers her heart is a creating a cleaner environment by using cleaner Energy Sources like solar, wind and natural gas. Weve reduced Carbon Emissions by nearly 25 , which is the equivalent of taking close to two million cars off the road. Ner water. Its good for all of us. Dominion. Depend on us for more than energy. Tracking metro. Earlier this month, thefederal government threatened to withhold millions of dollars in metro funding. And help them create a safety oversight board. Today, congressional lawmakers from all three jurisdictions introduced a joint resolution to establish the washington metro rail safety mission. And they called on maryland and virginia. New jersey governor Chris Christie, over bridgegate can go forward. The judge found probable cause to charge christie for misconduct. For not stopping his assistant for a bridge jam. That gridlock was allegedly part of a scheme to get back at a mayor who did not endorse Chris Christie for bed bugs because of an infestivation. The sppeokesrson said that the Minor Elementary School in northeast is an isolated incident. Bedbugs were spotted on some students, february 9th, 14th and just yesterday. Custodians have cleaned the area of the school and the School Remains open. Parents say this is the third case this year. I think its a problem in the school. And honestly, im a little afraid to send my son to school. But i dont want to bring anything home. So what i end up doing is i have them strip at the door and we wash all of their clothes. Letters were sent home to parents. But get this. Bay they dont mention the recent case of bed bugs or rodents. School leaders say theyre monitoring the situation. Heart disease can strike anybody at any time without warning. Thats why all of this month, we are encouraging you to listen to your heart through our wusa 9 heart love campaign. And she and her twins are alive because of it. Reporter prior to pregnancy, narisia was a picture of good health. I was 6 months pregnant, still at work, still working full time. But even just sitting still, my heart felt like i was running a race. Reporter winded and short of breath, she decided to see her doctor. My lungs would fill to capacity. So they told me, for the sake of me and my kids, we would need to be put on life support. Reporter she was diagnosed with pregnancy induced heart failure. And next thing i know, i hear all the doctors say, ready, ready . Im out. Reporter by 33 weeks, they decide to take the twins, via c section. They were prepping me from head to toe, just in case my heart gave out when they were delivering the twins. Because of the fluid shift, they were going to go ahead and do my open heart surgery right then. Because e couldnt hear their first cry. That was really hard. Reporter during openheart surgery. I flatlined twice on the table. And they told me the second time, it was a miracle. Because they didnt think i was going to make it. Reporter now, she carries around batteries and this black back bag that pumps her blood. If i dont get on a transplant list, then i have to live with an lbag my entire life. Reporter not an ideal lifestyle, but her twin daughters make it worth it. I have to keep fighting. Because it wouldnt be fair for me to give up and leave them without a mom. Pregnancy induced cardio myopathy is often within five months of delivery. We wish her well. When you think of italian food, who doesnt think about pasta . But you have to be careful with the noodles you pair, were told. Pasta marsala, which is to choice. Monday, february 20th, well be hosting a free heart love food tasting with more tips. And we want to invite you to this. We will be at car mines on 7th street in d. C. , from 6 00 to 8 00 p. M. Reservations are required. You can do this by going to our wusa 9 facebook page. And wusa 9 anchor andrea roane will be there. Please dont call the restaurant directly. Make reservations on the wusa 9 facebook page. Now were hungry. Hungry for so much. We are. Hunger for snow. But not going to happen. You can make plans this weekend that you normally wouldnt think of. You can do stuff outdoors. Bike ride. Bike ride to the mall. Golf. Sky is the limit really. Lets start with a live look outside. Live michael and sons weather cam. Its cold outside now. Going to be cold tonight. Winter retreats in a hurry. 37 now. It does feel like its in the 20s because we have winds outside of the we had a wind gust to 36 Miles Per Hour at national. And 37 at dulles. This is a satellite picture to the west. Its going to be a major storm for southern california. Were looking at 1 to 4 inches of rain. Winds 30 to 50 Miles Per Hour. And thats going to be a huge storm. And as that rages tomorrow and saturday, thats going to lift the jet stream. So we end up warm over the weekend. So it has great effect for us. Not so good effect on southern california. Except that they need the rain. They just dont need 4 inches at one time. All right. As far as were concerned, we had a few showers. Right now, clear to partly cloudy skies. And it will be colder tonight with lighter winds. Bus stop temps, 20 to fowmplet and those are not wind chills. Straight temps. It will turn milder tomorrow. Rapid warmup. Low it to mid50s. Points north and west may hold in the upper 40s. Not a bad finish to the week. Wed be jumping for joy with that. Except for the fact, we have 60s on the weekend, over the weekend, with sunshine. Mainly a dry weekend. So a spring preview. Well, perhaps. 53 tomorrow. Upper 60s saturday. Mid60s sunday, monday and tuesday. And really, were looking at 60s into wednesday and thursday of next week. So 10 00 tonight. If youre going out tonight, this is going to be a cold night. Upper 20s already and low 30s, depending where you are. My good morning. 25 in gaithersburg. Even below freezing downtown. Could be 29 or 30 downtown tonight. And 28 in la plata. 28 in fredericksburg. And by 8 30. Were still upper 30s. By lunchtime, were knocking on the door of 50. Upper 40s in fredericksburg downtown. And 5 30, still 50 in leesburg. And upper 40s downtown. And 53 in fredericksburg. Really a pretty good day. Light winds going to feel nice. A good start. 42 by 11 00. And 47 by 1 00. But boom. Saturday, were in the upper 60s. Stray shower sunday. 56. Dont plan around that. Youre safe. Mid60s for president s day. Mid60s on tuesday, wednesday night. But right now, no big storms in sight. Got some baseball news . I cant believe its already that time of year. Right . Spring tinrain g ishere. But weve got some news from the nationals camp. And a possible concern for a star player. Weve got that story next in sports. Hey julie, i know todays critic. Need a sick day. Dads dont take sick days. Dads take dayquil severe the. Head, no sick days medicine. Know you have a dedicated advisor and team who understand where you come from know you can craft an Investment Plan as strong as your values know that together, you can establish a meaningful legacy with the guidance and support of your dedicated pnc wealth management® team. Now, wusa 9, game on sports, with frank hanrahan, brought to you by xfinity. Opening day is just under 50 days away. Troubling news coming out of nationals young winner is still recovering from injury. Scherzer is recovering from a fractured bottom knuckles in right finger. He is not throwing right now. And would not commit to the opener in april. You gotta be prepared for that. You know . And if it doesnt happen, then im the happiest guy in the world. And if it does happen, then weve got to start looking at we do have some guys that are chomping at the bit. You do not see this too often. A family of boxers from oxon hill will fight. Gary antoine russell, will make his pro debut, as his other brother, also named gary, will fight. And their dad will be in the corner. Proud of what hes done. Proud of my father done proud of when my brother done did. Proud as a unit. Its exciting. Im ecstatic. Makes me wonder. Like, lord, are you trying to say my last hurrah . Im really excited. First ever boxing match, too. Gary, gary, gary, gary. All on the same card. Remember George Foremans boys . They were all george. Do we have time for topper . Evidently. Low 50s tomorrow. And look at this. String of 60s, saturday, sunday, monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday. Make plans. Nice. You dont like this, right . Its all right. You were outnumbered. If you were outnumbered, it doesnt even matter. Thats the news at 6 00. Bruce, you guys will be back. Are you going captioning sponsored by cbs