Good morning. Were happy to have you here melanie for the whole weekend. Thanks, caitlin. Good morning to all on this frigid sunday morning. It is very, very cold. I know. It is cold and it is slippery. There are few icy spots out on the main roads, but all of the side street, anything thats not salt dollars be careful. I didnt do my steps, i thought, oh, yes. Not melting. Probably not until tuesday, though, so we are in the throws of some bitterly cold weather as we take live look outside. That camera shaking, yes, weve got some wind, to go along with the cold. There is the Washington Monument in the for grounds, it is icy cold picture, air temperatures, stepping outside, than is the type of cold that can become dangerous, not just you, but also your pets going out to walk the dog first thing this morning. Even they need to be layered up. Fifteen in washington, were all in the teens out there. But, with the wind, it still feeling colder than. That wl values all through today, probably
Conversation starts now. Good evening, and thank you for joining us. Im lesli foster. Im adam longo. Tonights show is about your questions. Our city, your voice. We will look back at inauguration weekend and the first 100 days of President Trump. We are pent the day getting facts to present to you, and we are on social media asking questions like what issues do you think should be on the top of the list for the Trump Administrations first 100 days . Take the poll on the wusa 9 Facebook Page now, and we will share the results in a bit. Lets start with President Trumps big moves today, first ordering a hiring freeze. The decision will impact many people in the dmv. Our john henry with more on the president s big decision. This freeze does not imply to the hiring of military personnel, but they hope to shrink the size of the federal government. That has some current fede workers concerned. I think we are all pretty hesitant to see what will happen. So many people need jobs, and you know,
Amy for now were live in northwest, amy aubert, abc7 news. Larry thank you. In the 6 00 a. M. Hour of good morning washington we showed you when the protesters began climbing a construction crane north of the white house. At 10 00 they unfurled a banner that read resist. Stephen tschida picks up the coverage now live. Stephen . Stephen they are still up there. Lets get to it. You can see high up above 15th on the towering crane. They unfurled a banner that from a distance appeared to hang over the white its crazy. Its crazy. Also the weight commenced for the seven activists to descend and face charges. But on the ground, many stop to take photos. To express support for the activists. I hope they are safe. I got to think about it. Its put a big smile on my face. Two of the activists handcuffed themselves to the stairs to block the wa the Police Officers at the ready to apprehend the activists. They will be arrested and they could face a slew of charges. But at this time, the disruption
Amy writes, i will say this, theyre brave. Stupid but brave. You dont have to climb a crane to tell us what you think. Our wusa 9 Facebook Page is open 24 hours a day for your comments. A d. C. Police village, evacuated this afternoon. It followed a fire in a storage vault that holds drug evidence. This is village lane in southwest. Police tell us the building is a storage facility, where they keep evidence. One person did suffer some minor injuries. Firefighters are now venting the smoke and decontaminating the employees who were inside. President trump is setting up a showdown, with local governments that provide sanctuary cities in the u. S. The president said hell withhold money from communities whose policies protect the nations 11 million undocumented immigrantses from deportation. The commander in chief, outlining his plans today during a visit to Homeland Security headquarters in washington. Our order also does the following. Ends the release at the border. Requires other count
Trumps travel restrictions continue across the country. We have live team coverage. Announcer news4 at 11 begins with breaking news. A shooting at a mosque in canada. Quebec city police are confirming it happened at the Islamic Cultural Center of quebec. Right now the details are still coming in. Police say there are fatalities and injuries, but they did not specify as to how many. They confirm that two people are, in fact, in custody. A Public Safety official saying no motive has been confirmed yet. The center has been evacuated. Stay with news4 as we continue to follow this breaking news story. Good evening. Thanks so much for joining us tonight. Im erika gonzalez. We are working several big stories for you tonight. It is a storm team4 weather alert day because of what you could be seeing as you head to work tomorrow morning. Amelia draper joinins of us could be seeing tonight and into tomorrow. Mel. Were really going to start to see snow showers move into the d. C. Metro area around