Conversations. The morning started at the Republican National headquarters chairman acted as mediator. He said the meeting was cooperative and that there was good chemistry. Ryan said he was very encouraged by what he heard from donald trump. Speaker ryan i believe we are planting the seeds to get ourselves unified, to bridge the gaps and differences. From here, were going deeper makethe policy areas to sure we are operating off these same core principles. Suzanne the chairman said it was a great first step toward unifying the party but no endorsement yet toward unifying the party. Jummy thank you for that update. We had to the forecast now. Now, and we could even see the sun today, but there is still a chance of rain. Lets get to meteorologist doug hill. Doug the forecast is a bit iffy, but it could happen later this afternoon. What we have right now is just another cloudy, gray day around the nations capital. Rain some thunderstorms, actually, northwest of harrisonburg. They are movi
Closed. This was in clinton, maryland. Wssc is trying to find the exact location of the break. The road is closed between old branch and pineview court. Main breaks are not the only consequence of this winter. Thousands of kids are in school today on what was supposed to be a president s day holiday. Rhiannon carter explains why. An unusual scene in fairfax on president s day. Working lots at schools across the county are packed. [inaudible] the students are back in class to make up one of the eight snow days they had. The county only had three days on the calendar. The students are now making up time to meet their 180 days or 990 hours of instructional time required by Virginia State law. One senior says he does not mind hitting the books on a holiday. The roads are clear so it makes sense it would not be bad to do this. Elementary schools across the county, its a longer make up day. School is a full day instead of the usual monday halfday. Some parents believe it is better than sendi
Consequences. For many residents across frederick county, another day of waiting for the light and the heat to come back on. I do not think it would be this long. Without power, he made a makeshift office. Stick it out. And this person has been without power for more than 24 hours after wednesday mornings eyes snapped trees and power po les in her neighborhood. As she got a generator to help her home and her neighbors. [inaudible] onlynk we are one of the ones with that capability with the generator. People are waiting for the power to come back on. Also in frederick county, three schools closed today because the power was out. Schools still the in the dark. Also still dark, several traffic lights around the county. Police are urging drivers to treat these intersections like fourway stops. Our companies hope to have everyone back up and running by friday. Numeral carter, abc seven. The power problems are so extensive that pge is calling in 400 crews from outofstate. Pge says the ice st
Seven dollars. The museum said it was stolen in 1951. A federal judge in alexandria agreed and ordered the painting returned to the museum. She has 30 days to appeal. The painting is worth between 20,000 100,000. Kim sitters is in the courtroom. She will have reaction tonight on abc 7 news at 5 00. We are warming up for the weekend. That is the good news. But freezing rain is still causing delays and crashes on area roadways. A look at some of the trouble spots. Slipping and sliding through the morning rush. Icy. Is dangerous conditions for drivers like cornell hartfield. He is one of 12 drivers who crashed this morning after hitting a patch of ice. This is what it looks like. Quick someone crashed into the back of his car. I did not even realize there was anything on the ground. It just looked wet. As soon as i tried to break, my car started sliding. Anne Arundel Police said they have responded to 70 different crashes, many fender benders. Jeep slid off the road into a telephone pole.
Zimmermans du jour is far from certain. Future is far from certain. There will be a rally later on today outside of the Justice Department. The federal investigation could take place. People are still waiting what could to see what could happen there. We have more on the national reaction. Jummy, right here in sandberg and across the supportingups Trayvon Martins family are holding prayer services. Others have responded to George Zimmermans acquittal with anger. We demand justice frustration boiling over. , protesterso coast taking to the streets demonstrating against the not guilty verdict in the georgia zimmermann murder trial. Justice was not done. It was outrageous. In new york city, hundreds marched from times square to harlem, some clashing with police. In los angeles, protesters forced the shutdown of an interstate. In oakland, flag burning. People are angry. Trayvon martins parents are asking for peace despite the heartbreak. A really want to be killer of their unarmed son to b