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source at i.c.e. i am told agents have more leeway to operate under trump administration than under obama, agents are going after undocumented immigrants who committed crimes and have no desire to separate mothers from their children. coming up at 6:00, the efforts that one local organization is taking to make sure that immigrants in the area are prepared for anything that comes their way. live in annandale, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. alison: thank you very much. meanwhile today on a related noted, the "associated press" learned about a proposal. this was to use up to 100,000 national guard troops to round up so-called unauthorized immigrants in 11 different states. now the white house quickly dismissed this report. said it was 100% false. the department of homeland security says it was an idea never seriously considered. larry? larry: well, president trump toured the boeing plant in south carolina this afternoon before heading to florida for the weekend. but today a lot of people were still talking about the news at the white house on thursday. q mccray is live in northwest after asking people if the president is acting presidential. q: yeah, i think all the headlines are proof positive that president donald trump is a polarizing figure. everything he says and does right now is put under a microscope. good or bad. most agree trump has a style and demeanor unlike any owe president before him. president trump says his tone early on the campaign trail. political experts agree. his brash and in your face delivery played a big role in many of his supporters' voting for him. did people expect it to change once he got in the white house? >> do you think president trump is acting presidential? >> yes. >> you think he would have grown up a little bit. q: if yesterday's news conference is an indicator, templeton. >> thank god. i don't want him to be presidential. i want him to be real. q: linda agree. >> the commentators that say he is unhinged, he is not. q: others think it's time to reel it in. >> i don't think he is respecting himself or presents himself in a manner worthy of being president. q: you are looking at a headline outside the newseum. i spoke to a couple does people. some for and against donald trump but many of them said they commend the president for keeping one his campaign promises. that is the latest. q mccray, back to you. alison: thank you. if woman who the president wants to lead the government largest health programs says health insurers should not have to offer maternity coverage. >> i don't want to see women discriminated against. i'm a woman and i appreciate that. i also think that women have to make decisions that work best for them and family. alison: she told members of the senate finance committee she believes women should choose between health plans that offer maternity coverage and those that do not. critics say not every pregnancy is planned so such care should not be considered optional for health plans. larry: after intense debate the senate approved scott pruitt to lead the environmental protection agency. environmental groups strongly opposed the oklahoma attorney general for the law after he challenged 14 lawsuits against the agency in a six-year period. hours before the vote, the army announced it is ending the environmental study of the controversial dakota access pipeline. protesters have been camped out near the missouri river reservoir that the pipeline would travel under. two native american tribes are fighting the plan and due in court for a hearing next week. alison: breaking news from flint, michigan, today, where the state's civil rights commission says systemic racism led to the water crisis. in a report released today the intended to poison flint's water. however, they said the crisis probably would not have happened in a predominantly white community. larry: it's about to feel like the middle of april. stormwatch7's chief meteorologist doug hill is here with a check on the weekend warm-up. doug: the warmup is already underway for many communities. above the 50-degree mark today. that is just the beginning. talk about the numbers. a big range. 61 in luray. 64 in petersburg, west virginia. closer to the metro is 40's to 50's. in patuxent river naval air station, the air temperature is 39 because it sits on the bay. getting cold air across the cold water really changes things. for us, it is all looking up. warmer temperatures. low 40's later and overnight in the 30's. by the time you wake up in the morning it's 37. after we start the day it's a rapid warmup throughout the entire day tomorrow with the temperatures eventually i think you like the mild weekend forecast. tomorrow and saturday but straight through presidents' day as well. we will look at that and the ten-day outlook in 11 minutes. larry: we will talk to you then. we are following a developing stories out of falls church. a teacher is facing charges of sexually assaulting two students. richard reeve has details. richard: this is upsetting for everyone here at henderson middle school in falls church. 36 years old. jose estrada is accused of inappropriately touching two of his own students. now the two girls are 11 years old, police tell us. this came to light when one girl went to school authorities back on january 17. police tell us this happened inside the school. now estrada was removed immediately from the building. child protective services and police were called. estrada is a sixth grade math teacher. he has been here since july he turned himself in to police early today. the police are not saying if there are repeated incidents of this. how long this had been going on for. he is now charged with felony aggravated sexual battery and he is being held without bond at the arlington county jail. he faces a court hearing on tuesday. reporting live from falls church, richard reeve, abc7 news. larry: thanks. in fairfax, this man, 19-year-old chase pleko accused of having inappropriate contact with at least three dance students. the alleged acts began in december of 2015 and lasted for nearly a year. the girls involved are 13 and 14 years odd. pleko was an instructor at stage door dance studio in manassas and adrenaline dance studio in tysons there. could be more victims. alison: in prince george's county today a police officer sentence for taking pictures up women's skirts. maryland bureau chief brad bell is live with speaking to a victim who happens to brad? brad: yeah, she is a d.c. cop. but first, about the prince george's county officer. his name is james sims. he was first caught with this upskirt habit of his. he has pleaded guilty so we know it was a habit. he did it on multiple occasions. caught last june. there was an investigation. he was indicted in july. today he was sentenced to one year. the sentence was suspended. so he is not going to go to jail unless he messes up. then they can send him to jail. we want to talk about what happened out hre, because today we are getting more the first time a complete story for the victim. this is at the sports authority in bowie. the sports authority is now closed. but last june the metropolitan police officer by the name of corey barrett was shopping for camping supplies when she realized someone was close behind her. it felt awkward. he is went to another aisle. happened again. this is what >> i was reaching up to get like a metal bowl. i felt something behind me. then his light was on under my dress. the first response i smacked him across the face. i think he is creepy. he is a sick individual. to be a police officer doing stuff like that, he is not, he is a really bad example of what we stand for. brad: she was the wrong victim. she got her phone out around thed the tables and took video of the officer getting into his marked cruiser. that proved to be evidence police needed to make the case. she is not the only victim. we learned that the officer had on two occasions pulled people over, going up to the window and with the phone hidden under the ticket book taking pictures of inside. he is suspended without pay but now it's likely he will be terminated from the prince george's county police officer. brad bell, abc7 news. alison: thank you. the day without immigrants brought marchers to the street of d.c. but how much of an impact did it have? larry: extend the stay. the new contract for a local superintendent after a rough year. what do you do when it's february? >> you own a ski resort and the temps are expected to break 60 degrees. i'm ke isjust wanna see ifa again? my score changed... you wanna check yours? scores don't change that much. i haven't changed. oh, really? they said business casual. i love summer weddings! oh no. yeah, maybe it is time. maybe i should check my credit score. try credit karma. it's free. oh woah. that's different. check out credit karma today. credit karma. give yourself some credit. now atwhere you can create it's outhe perfect home.event, from now through february 20th, everything is on sale. save on furniture and accessories for every room. plus, enjoy thirty-six month, no interest financing. come in today and save. with havertys, your home can be perfect. even when life isn't. the presidents day event is on now at havertys. life looks good. larry: covering metro tonight. unanimous vote by maryland senate approving the transint agency safety program. the measure will head to the maryland house. last week the federal transint administration announced it would withhold millions of funding from maryland, virginia and d.c. unless they create a new metro safety commission. d.c. already approved a similar measure and one working its way through the general assembly. today metro general manager announced a plan to reduce overtime and improve productivity. they took more days inhe last fiscal day from the 119 the year before. more than hundred employees on leave for longer than the time allowed by the union contractor law. in marching 19 employees with excessive absences will be disciplined or fired. alison: parts of maine are seeing record amount of snow this winter. but this weekend we have temperatures in the 60's. kevin lewis at the resort to see if the warm weather has an impact on the ski season. they transcribed this season as a roller -- described this season as roller coaster ride. people are incorrectly assuming that warm weather at home would mean no snow on the slopes. miracles. >> we could have skied in t-shirt today. >> it will be a reality this weekend. including liberty mountain. >> to beat the heat they ran the arsenal of the snow-makers 24/7 for much of the week. the next challenge is combating a common misconception. >> there has been no natural snow in the marketplace. >> today the bright blue skies had the slopes scuddled with skiers. joe parson of montgomery village enjoying a vacation day. >> i like at this temperature. much more comfortable. you don't have to layer up as much. shelly tagged along her family. >> i don't like the cold so i don't ski much. this is the first time i have been skiing. it's bright and sunny. >> we saw a lot of people ditching the gloves and the jackets. they hope to remain open through mid-march. then it will transition to the golf and the wedding season. live from a chair lift at liberty mountain, kevin lewis, abc7 news. alison: the sun does so much to warm you up, even if it's in the 40's. doug: it reflects off the snow. the good news for the ski resorts the temperatures are at or below freezing most of the night. snow guns on all night long. warm up to the lower 50's. alison: spring skiing in the winter. doug: we ae looking at that is the theme for the next ten days with variation. the tale of the two weather bugs. east and the west coast. this is the science center in lanham. 51 there now. we have seen cloudiness this morning and cleared back out. temperatures were in the upper 30's for t late morning and then we start to climb. that is the story. the sun going down. stop, stop, it will crash! it will be back tomorrow. on west coast, san francisco, 54 degrees. they have an ocean storm that is producing storms all the way down the coast. flooding concerns and that is a lead national news story. here we are making the headlines with the heat. the temperatures this weekend, which we will see on the thunderstormer the are the norms we normally see in the middle of april. 52 in laurel, maryland,52. in the everything the skies are mostly clear. we were in the 20s and tonight we'll be at or above freezing everywhere. sunrise up to 34 in the city. the wakeup temperatures tomorrow north and west of town a few areas are b below freezing. manassas at 28. woodbridge at 32. most of the area is going to stay above freezing. in the west places like culpeper could drop to 31. a warm front struggled through today. the winds more out of the southwest for the next days, no problem hitting the mid-60's. plenty of sunshine tomorrow. a weak disturbance could provide in the western zones a few but sunday we are back to the warm temperatures. on presidents' day the winds turn out of the northeast here. so with the northeasterly winds we are in the 50's for monday. the weekend outlook 66 for highs over the weekend. the stray shower west of town. average high is 48. well above that. we look ahead to the parade on monday in old town it looks terrific. mid-to-upper 50's. plenty of sunshine and it will be fine. the next ten days. with temperatures are mid-60's. on monday, presidents' day, upper 60's. big warmup on tuesday. take out sunday and monday. it could turn more system for the end of february with highs in the lower 50's. larry: thank you. in alexandria, the fire. ryan hughes is on the scene. what can you tell us? >> i spoke with the fairfax county fire and rescue and they now have the upper hand with the fire. this is in the 4900 of beauregard real estate. both directions are closed as the fire crew work the scene. they got a call around 3:20 this afternoon. fires showing from the window and the roof and debris from the apartment building on the third floor. that is where they believe it start and it spread to the attics. the police and the firefighters went inside the building to evacuate everyone. two injuries. a woman take by ambulance for moderate injuries and another for non-life threatening injuries. both smoke relat. injury but he was treated on the scene and then he went back to work on the fire. the fire marshal has been inside. we are told he got a first look but it is still too early to tell what caused the fire. nothing appears suspicious at this point. alison: thank you for that. still to come, virginia governor wants to cancel a celebration for your health. larry: we will explain that and take you west where rain is causing plenty of problems. a closer look at the latest threat. >> for anyone to have history here at the smithsonian is an honor. larry: learning from history to avoid repeating it in the future. but first a look at what is coming up tonight on abc7. alison: and autria godfrey with a look ahead to monday's "good morning washington." monday on "good morning washington." are the pounds creeping up on your partner? how to approach the deli relationship. >> plus, watch at 6:00 a.m. for your chance to be the lucky caller to win tickets to see lady gaga live. >> stay with us for traffic and weather every ten minute monday morning starting at 4:25 on "good morning bassett is unique in regards to that customability. you've got a thousand different fabrics to pick from. very customizable. you can choose the back, you can choose the arm, you can choose the leg. we couldn't be any happier. alison: sundays marks the 75th anniversary of the executive order that authorized japanese internment camps in world war ii. larry: as anniversary, the national museum of american history opened a special temporary exhibit. >> they took all of us. anyone with a drop of japanese blood. >> at age 12, it was fear and racism that forced now 86-year-old bob fujigami and his family from his home to a colorado internment camp where suspicion surrounded them with barbed wire. >> we were loyal americans. >> soon after the attack on pearl hear boar, roosevelt with the stroke of a pen incarcerated 120,000 people of japanese eethnicity. most of them american sits. executive order 9066 is featured in the smithsonian american history museum. it contains many photos and new artifacts donated by the former detainees and the families. >> for anyone to have their an honor. >> there are few photos that reveal the harsh realities of dust storms and communal living because cameras were banned in the camps and the images were censored. >> you didn't see hotographs of barbed wire or guard towers. >> in 1988 with president ronald reagan signature, the got acknowledged and a -- government acknowledged and apologized to the internment. >> no matter what, i'm glad i was born in america. >> now with campaign talk of a possible muslim registry, bob says the president and the members of congress should visit the exhibit and all americans should learn this history. on the national mall, mike carter-conneen, abc7 news. alison: still ahead at 5:00, cleaning out the basement. what one man found that harkens back to pearl harbor and could have a hefty price tag. >> then later the plan to get earlier in maryland. >> thousands work across the metro area. did the day without immigrants have an impact? at dominion, we're putting our energy to work creating a cleaner environment by using cleaner energy sources we've reduced carbon emissions by nearly 25%, which is the equivalent of taking close to two million cars off the road. cleaner air and cleaner water. it's good for all of us. dominion. depend on us for more than energy. know you have a dedicated advisor and team who understand where you come from know you can craft an investment plan as your values ♪ know that together, you can establish a meaningful legacy with the guidance and support of your dedicated pnc wealth management® team. larry: the day without immigrants came and went. will the message resonate? stephen tsc those who felt the impact. stephen: we talked with businesses, customers and with immigrants who didn't go to work yesterday. to gauge their reaction to the day without immigrants. construction sites. dry cleaners. restaurants. all had immigrant employees skip work yesterday. intention to show americans how much immigrants contribute. sweet green closed the doors yesterday in solidarity with the immigrant workers. today it did brisk business and had a long line. >> tons of people ready for lunch today. regulars say they noticed the difference yesterday. the day without immigrants. >> theyer with crippled -- they were crippled by it and it stephen: we found some workers that couldn't stay home but they sympathize with those who did not show up. >> it was hard for me. stephen: some of those who didn't work hoped people noticed their absence. >> hopefully they can see we work hard. we have a dream. that is why we came here. stephen: back live you can see here open again. sweet green has a lot of regular customers. everyone we asked supported the closure yesterday. it's still too soon to tell whether the action had an impact broader beyond the capital and those who make immigration policy. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. larry: thanks. religious 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 the loss of the head start funds but baker cites overall graduation rate as a sign of progress. >> i have never lost confidence. >> the decision he makes is focused on helping the students, making prince george's county a better place. larry: among innovation for which maxwell gets credit the aeronautical engineering plans build planes that they test in a wind tunnel. the extension is for four years. alison: this is a tough one for kids trying to get into college. hundreds of high school students had their hopes dashed when they found out they had not been accepted to columbia university after all. this happened to 277 students across the country. columbia sent them letters saying they had been accepted. later told them it was a mistake. the school is strengthening the programs to avoid a repeat of this. they are working to ensure it doesn't happen again. larry: ah, that hurts. alison: isn't that tough? larr moment for 17, 18-year-old is a letter to columbia and then they found out later. alison: you wish there is something they could do for them after going through the experience. larry: somehow, some way. usually when you borrow a book from the library you return it by the due dates. but not here. 9-year-old borrowed a book from the library in 1941 and kept it for the rest of his life. robert lockman jr. found the book cleaning out his late father's house. he returned it to the library and asked for a fine that is 75 years overdue. >> $550 would have been but we never charge over the price of the book. there was no fine in this case. larry: that is a good thing. the library put the book on display because of its unique story. library officials think the family forgot about the book because they had more important things to deal with at the time. because the due date was december 2, 1941. five days before the japanese attack on pearl harbor. alison: wow! a library. larry: absolutely. i wonder if they show it open face to show the date. it's part of the story. alison: wow! nasa is hoping you can help find number nine. a ninth planet in the milky way, that is. the space agency thinks there is one out there. it wants your help hitting the books to find it. here how is it works. nasa has series of animated flip books online and it hopes you will look through the images and notice some sort of disruption. those disruptions could be moving celestial objects. they hope one of them could be the ninth planet. so, get to work. if you have always wanted to be a scientist, here is your chance. larry: maybe you are the one to say i discovered it. alison: maybe it will be named after you. larry: yeah. alison: all right. still to come at 5:00 -- >> in is something that can sustain you. you don't worry about doing the hustles on the street. alison: working to bridge the digital divide. larry: a little later, getting what you need to know about the d.c. very customizable. you can choose the back, you can choose the arm, you can choose the leg. we couldn't be any happier. alison: the term "digital divide." the gap between those who have access to computer and technology and those who do not is an issue. not just in third world countries but right here at home. tonight's working woman is bridging that divide by starting with d.c. inner city youth and giving them skills to succeed in the future. roxanne williams says it's anyone's guest what the southeast d.c. young adults would be doing if they working toward technology certifications at urban ed. chances are, they would be on the street like this young man marquis used to be. >> he was a hustle on the street. had a street name and doing those things and today he has four certifications. he has worked for the federal government. he worked for global i.t. firms. alison: now the former drop-out is helping williams train the next class of urban-ed students. williams with her background in economic development founded urban-ed in 2000 to help bridge the deep digital divide in d.c.'s poorest neighborhoods. after they complete the curriculum, the students have global i.t. certifications. >> this is something that can sustain you. you don't have to worry about doing hustle on the street. alison: but it's not just for young ultimate -- adults. she created a program to get kids excited and also one that is in middle schools to fight truancy and drop-out rate. >> they get to see how to build the games they play, how to build code they use. so they are seeing a different viewpoint of technology. alison: taking their exposure to technology beyond facebook and social media. changing lives. like that of marquis. >> it makes us want to cry, right? yeah. that's big. that's big. alison: that is why you do it. >> at the end of the day. i'm tearing up now, right? alison: williams says she has big things planned for urban-ed with a large grant from honda and j.p. morgan chase. she hopes to one day replicate the program outside of the district of columbia. i think that is what is so exciting right now. the major corporations are recognizing the work she has been doing for 15 years in d.c. and supporting it with the money. >> the results she is gett good for her. alison: life-changing. larry: nice story. still to come here, things can change in an instant. now a mary mount basketball player cheering from the sidelines getting ready for brain surgery. meet our rising star coming up. >> lawmakers could hit the brakes on teen drivers staying behind the wheel at night. i have latest on the possible curfew changes coming up. larry: we are falling a developing story out of maryland where some lawmakers are asking how late is too late to be driving on the roads. amy aubert explains why. >> maryland lawmakers are looking to change the sur few time from midnight to 10:00 p.m. for drivers under 18. >> some say it's only two hours and doesn't make a difference. amy: but motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of for teens in the u.s. >> 10:00 would be a safe time for them to stop driving. amy: debra allen owns ad vance driving academy. >> in some cases they need to drive until 11:00 or 12:00 because of their work schedule. >> lawmakers already have that in mind. >> there are exemptions in place for employment. for volunteer activities. for school-related activities. the reality is studies have shown when you take the time back to either 9:00 or 10:00 p.m. we have seen that the number of the traffic fatalities involving teens go down. amy: a.a.a. midatlantic when they asked the question they found 77% of the maryland drivers who were polled support earlier cur faws for young -- curfews for young drivers. amy aubert, abc7 news. alison: thank you. get a check of the roadways this friday. erik smith is on traffic watch for us. hi, erik. erik: hey there. it's a busy ride out there everywhere around the area. starting out with the delays on 270 northbound in rockville past shady grove road. huge delays. this spread is up to clarksburg from the earlier crashes in georgetown. now it's just volume. also looking at the capital beltway, this is the inner loop past georgetown road in bethesda. the delays will stretch across the top side to colesville road. part of that delay is past connecticut avenue. not too much letting up so far. it's very heavy in virginia. georgetown pike from both directions. the inner loop on the near side of the screen. just as bad across the legion bridge near george washington parkway. both directions. the theys will be continuing -- the delays will continue to the river road up to the 270 spur on maryland. not too much letting up right now. also looking at i-66 at spout run parkway. the eastbound crash blocking the exit ramp heading to arlington. there is a lot of activity on the ramp as well. extra volume here. spout run parkway on eastbound/westbound volume is a factor as well. that is all from the traffic center for now. back to you. larry: i'll take it. thanks. so many changes are coming to two of northern virginia's busiest highways. the state approved expanded express and toll lanes on i-795 -- i-95 and 395. it will extended north to the district line and south past garrison road. in arlington county existing car pool lanes on i-95 are being converted to express toll lanes. alison: thank you, larry. coming up at 6:00, a catch you have to see to believe. plus, 22 years after this. this was devastating fire in baltimore. another fire at the same address. a survivor is speaking out. also a stowaway caught red handed. look. we will show you where the picture was snapped and where the little bandit ended up coming up at 6:00. larry: funny. well, robert f. kennedy jr. and robert dinero were d.c. to talk about the efforts to open discussion about vaccine safety. >> the position of the government and many scientists this is a settled issue. a disproven myth. there is nothing to it. what would you say to that? >> i would say yeah, i would say okay. but then who settled it? how was it settled? where is the science as bobby kennedy says. where is the science? larry: hear more of the discussion sunday morning at 10:00 on "full measure" only on abc7. alison: we have new developments tonight in the fight against bed bugs at savoy elementary school in d.c. it will reopen next monday the 27th. but extended day will be canceled at ferebee elementary school next wednesday, thursday, friday to get ready for the move to savoy. there are changes for your pickups next week. we have all of that detailed for you on the website wjla.com. lining in all of that and i'm sure there is not at least it will be decent we as we are moving back and forth between the two schools. alison: this weekend is going to be pretty nice. right, doug? doug: yeah. temperature wise we will be fine. well above average in 60's. fair amount of sunshine in daylight hours as well. live look right now from national harbor. look at the colors in the sky. gorgeous sunset. the blue up above. we are entering the blue hours, the photographers call it. the blue shades in the sky. temperatures to go with it. a good range of numbers. 40's and 50's but it's comfortable across the area. farther west to the warm air itself, still 61 in petersburg, west virginia, the warm spot. a warm front came through and the warmer temperatures will overspread the entire region tomorrow. tonight with the clear skies and the light winds we'll steadily drop. most areas are 32 or higher. many areas in the metro are in the mid-30's when you wake up tomorrow morning. the future cast in the stormwatch7 weather center has been predic tomorrow -- overspreading the area tomorrow afternoon. this is from a disturbance that is pushing through late tonight and the early hours of sunday. we can't rule out an isolated sprinkle in spots. after sunrise, clouds will clear. back to sunshine. warm temperatures. sunshine will continue to monday. although monday i think we will have a different wind direction out of the northeast to make us cooler. mount vernon is open all weekend for activities. free admission on presidents' day on mohammad. -- presidents' day on nold. temperatures in the 60's. the next ten days, 66. we will cool off on presidents' day to 59. still above average. cooler wednesday. warming back up by the middle to the end of next week. we take it out nine to den and back -- nine to ten and then it will back in the 50's. but it's still pretty sweet. back to you. alison: thank you. larry: friday sports. what do you got for us? erin: rising star time. it's said that the se life is to have no fear. today's rising spar is living proof of that. claire mcnulty's courage is inspiring her basketball team. scott abraham has more with the week's rising star. scott: that moment when everything changes. >> i felt something pop in the right side of my neck. everything on my right side of my face went numb. my tongue went numb. scott: it goes for university marymount student. >> got the results back and you have k.r.e., it's like the bottom of the cerebellum is forced downward, pushing against your skull. scott: her basketball days now put on hold as she prepares for brain surgery later this month. >> i think the example she is consistently setting for her peers is a positive one. >> she is still part of the team. she is cheerleader, motivator and now inspiration. every day the teammates describe play for claire on their wrist and on their shoes. >> when we are on the baseline and coach says one more, one more. run another sprint. i feel like i can't do it anymore. i see claire on the sidelines and i'll like she is still here. >> focused on her upcoming fight off the court. >> the injury has made me sit down and think more. where i am and how lucky i am to have great people around me. you know, they always have my back. scott: is team coming together for a teammate. i'm scott abraham with our rising star. erin: it will be good to see her back on the court very soon. lucky have the teammates and all of that support. alison: a great story. erin: do you know someone in the d.m.v. overcoming adversity in the athletic arena? contact us -- larry: all right. thanks. back with more aft alison: 7 is on storm watch as a powerful storm system that drenched oregon and washington with four inches of rain in 24 hours moves to california. the heaviest rain is expected to hit san diego in rush hour. reporter: these strong winds and pooling water are advanced warnings of much harsher weather on the way in california. in galida, fierce winds damaged a eucalyptus tree and damaging cars underneath it. increased rain blamed for this landslide. driving will become more and more treacherous as the strongest storm in years brings heavy rainfall to ut >> very dangerous. very, very dangerous. >> in some areas like this section of the pacific coast highway, roads are lined with concrete rails to keep them open in case of mudslides. >> we have barricades up and we think it will work. but if it came down like it did the last one, it would overrun the barricades and come on down the hill. >> evacuations have been ordered in some places. >> okay, i just come through here. we are doing the evacuation. >> we will be ready to move out. >> we will get a bag ready to go somewhere. >> residents are stocking up on food, water and other emergency supplies. >> everybody is just getting prepared. in case, you know, it guess worse and worse. >> as always, air travel is an early casualty of the bad weather. this woman trying to make her way to san jose. >> my flight was canceled in the morning. so i went ahead and they rescheduled me. >> all the rain here now is not expected to last long. out by morning. break on sundays. but then all next week, rain again here alex stone, abc news, los angeles. jonathan: right now at 6:00, a fire that has haunted a city. 22 years later firefighters are called back to the same address. survivor's message coming up. >> we are so afraid now. we're so scared. michelle: in fear but refusing to hide in the shadows. life as an imlegal immigrant amidst a nationwide crackdown. jonathan: this is the picture of the day. raccoons likes trash cans. this guy hit the mother lode. wait until you hear the story of the stowaway. announcer: now "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. >> we are all scared. >> it happened so early in the morning. so he wasn't even prepared. the kids weren't prepared. michelle: reports across the country of door-to-door raids like 24 one in three men arrested. none had outstanding residents. a similar story in texas where a domestic violence victim was arrested at a courthouse. she was there for a hearing against a man accused of beating her. then today, the "associated press" obtained a draft memo that floated the idea of using 100,000 national guard troops to round up illegal immigrants. the white house and the homeland security denied that saying the idea was never seriously considered. but the combination of raids and that report has immigrants now living in fear. northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg joins us from annandale where a raid was carried out today. what can you tell us? jeff: well, michelle, the raid taking place this morning at the fairmont gardens apartment complex in annandale. we were able to cob tain cell phone video of the operation by i.c.e. reportedly six people detained in the raid. according to i.c.e. these are undocumented immigrants with criminal residents. people living here say 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source at i.c.e. i am told agents have more leeway to operate under trump administration than under obama, agents are going after undocumented immigrants who committed crimes and have no desire to separate mothers from their children. coming up at 6:00, the efforts that one local organization is taking to make sure that immigrants in the area are prepared for anything that comes their way. live in annandale, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. alison: thank you very much. meanwhile today on a related noted, the "associated press" learned about a proposal. this was to use up to 100,000 national guard troops to round up so-called unauthorized immigrants in 11 different states. now the white house quickly dismissed this report. said it was 100% false. the department of homeland security says it was an idea never seriously considered. larry? larry: well, president trump toured the boeing plant in south carolina this afternoon before heading to florida for the weekend. but today a lot of people were still talking about the news at the white house on thursday. q mccray is live in northwest after asking people if the president is acting presidential. q: yeah, i think all the headlines are proof positive that president donald trump is a polarizing figure. everything he says and does right now is put under a microscope. good or bad. most agree trump has a style and demeanor unlike any owe president before him. president trump says his tone early on the campaign trail. political experts agree. his brash and in your face delivery played a big role in many of his supporters' voting for him. did people expect it to change once he got in the white house? >> do you think president trump is acting presidential? >> yes. >> you think he would have grown up a little bit. q: if yesterday's news conference is an indicator, templeton. >> thank god. i don't want him to be presidential. i want him to be real. q: linda agree. >> the commentators that say he is unhinged, he is not. q: others think it's time to reel it in. >> i don't think he is respecting himself or presents himself in a manner worthy of being president. q: you are looking at a headline outside the newseum. i spoke to a couple does people. some for and against donald trump but many of them said they commend the president for keeping one his campaign promises. that is the latest. q mccray, back to you. alison: thank you. if woman who the president wants to lead the government largest health programs says health insurers should not have to offer maternity coverage. >> i don't want to see women discriminated against. i'm a woman and i appreciate that. i also think that women have to make decisions that work best for them and family. alison: she told members of the senate finance committee she believes women should choose between health plans that offer maternity coverage and those that do not. critics say not every pregnancy is planned so such care should not be considered optional for health plans. larry: after intense debate the senate approved scott pruitt to lead the environmental protection agency. environmental groups strongly opposed the oklahoma attorney general for the law after he challenged 14 lawsuits against the agency in a six-year period. hours before the vote, the army announced it is ending the environmental study of the controversial dakota access pipeline. protesters have been camped out near the missouri river reservoir that the pipeline would travel under. two native american tribes are fighting the plan and due in court for a hearing next week. alison: breaking news from flint, michigan, today, where the state's civil rights commission says systemic racism led to the water crisis. in a report released today the intended to poison flint's water. however, they said the crisis probably would not have happened in a predominantly white community. larry: it's about to feel like the middle of april. stormwatch7's chief meteorologist doug hill is here with a check on the weekend warm-up. doug: the warmup is already underway for many communities. above the 50-degree mark today. that is just the beginning. talk about the numbers. a big range. 61 in luray. 64 in petersburg, west virginia. closer to the metro is 40's to 50's. in patuxent river naval air station, the air temperature is 39 because it sits on the bay. getting cold air across the cold water really changes things. for us, it is all looking up. warmer temperatures. low 40's later and overnight in the 30's. by the time you wake up in the morning it's 37. after we start the day it's a rapid warmup throughout the entire day tomorrow with the temperatures eventually i think you like the mild weekend forecast. tomorrow and saturday but straight through presidents' day as well. we will look at that and the ten-day outlook in 11 minutes. larry: we will talk to you then. we are following a developing stories out of falls church. a teacher is facing charges of sexually assaulting two students. richard reeve has details. richard: this is upsetting for everyone here at henderson middle school in falls church. 36 years old. jose estrada is accused of inappropriately touching two of his own students. now the two girls are 11 years old, police tell us. this came to light when one girl went to school authorities back on january 17. police tell us this happened inside the school. now estrada was removed immediately from the building. child protective services and police were called. estrada is a sixth grade math teacher. he has been here since july he turned himself in to police early today. the police are not saying if there are repeated incidents of this. how long this had been going on for. he is now charged with felony aggravated sexual battery and he is being held without bond at the arlington county jail. he faces a court hearing on tuesday. reporting live from falls church, richard reeve, abc7 news. larry: thanks. in fairfax, this man, 19-year-old chase pleko accused of having inappropriate contact with at least three dance students. the alleged acts began in december of 2015 and lasted for nearly a year. the girls involved are 13 and 14 years odd. pleko was an instructor at stage door dance studio in manassas and adrenaline dance studio in tysons there. could be more victims. alison: in prince george's county today a police officer sentence for taking pictures up women's skirts. maryland bureau chief brad bell is live with speaking to a victim who happens to brad? brad: yeah, she is a d.c. cop. but first, about the prince george's county officer. his name is james sims. he was first caught with this upskirt habit of his. he has pleaded guilty so we know it was a habit. he did it on multiple occasions. caught last june. there was an investigation. he was indicted in july. today he was sentenced to one year. the sentence was suspended. so he is not going to go to jail unless he messes up. then they can send him to jail. we want to talk about what happened out hre, because today we are getting more the first time a complete story for the victim. this is at the sports authority in bowie. the sports authority is now closed. but last june the metropolitan police officer by the name of corey barrett was shopping for camping supplies when she realized someone was close behind her. it felt awkward. he is went to another aisle. happened again. this is what >> i was reaching up to get like a metal bowl. i felt something behind me. then his light was on under my dress. the first response i smacked him across the face. i think he is creepy. he is a sick individual. to be a police officer doing stuff like that, he is not, he is a really bad example of what we stand for. brad: she was the wrong victim. she got her phone out around thed the tables and took video of the officer getting into his marked cruiser. that proved to be evidence police needed to make the case. she is not the only victim. we learned that the officer had on two occasions pulled people over, going up to the window and with the phone hidden under the ticket book taking pictures of inside. he is suspended without pay but now it's likely he will be terminated from the prince george's county police officer. brad bell, abc7 news. alison: thank you. the day without immigrants brought marchers to the street of d.c. but how much of an impact did it have? larry: extend the stay. the new contract for a local superintendent after a rough year. what do you do when it's february? >> you own a ski resort and the temps are expected to break 60 degrees. i'm ke isjust wanna see ifa again? my score changed... you wanna check yours? scores don't change that much. i haven't changed. oh, really? they said business casual. i love summer weddings! oh no. yeah, maybe it is time. maybe i should check my credit score. try credit karma. it's free. oh woah. that's different. check out credit karma today. credit karma. give yourself some credit. now atwhere you can create it's outhe perfect 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contractor law. in marching 19 employees with excessive absences will be disciplined or fired. alison: parts of maine are seeing record amount of snow this winter. but this weekend we have temperatures in the 60's. kevin lewis at the resort to see if the warm weather has an impact on the ski season. they transcribed this season as a roller -- described this season as roller coaster ride. people are incorrectly assuming that warm weather at home would mean no snow on the slopes. miracles. >> we could have skied in t-shirt today. >> it will be a reality this weekend. including liberty mountain. >> to beat the heat they ran the arsenal of the snow-makers 24/7 for much of the week. the next challenge is combating a common misconception. >> there has been no natural snow in the marketplace. >> today the bright blue skies had the slopes scuddled with skiers. joe parson of montgomery village enjoying a vacation day. >> i like at this temperature. much more comfortable. you don't have to layer up as much. shelly tagged along her family. >> i don't like the cold so i don't ski much. this is the first time i have been skiing. it's bright and sunny. >> we saw a lot of people ditching the gloves and the jackets. they hope to remain open through mid-march. then it will transition to the golf and the wedding season. live from a chair lift at liberty mountain, kevin lewis, abc7 news. alison: the sun does so much to warm you up, even if it's in the 40's. doug: it reflects off the snow. the good news for the ski resorts the temperatures are at or below freezing most of the night. snow guns on all night long. warm up to the lower 50's. alison: spring skiing in the winter. doug: we ae looking at that is the theme for the next ten days with variation. the tale of the two weather bugs. east and the west coast. this is the science center in lanham. 51 there now. we have seen cloudiness this morning and cleared back out. temperatures were in the upper 30's for t late morning and then we start to climb. that is the story. the sun going down. stop, stop, it will crash! it will be back tomorrow. on west coast, san francisco, 54 degrees. they have an ocean storm that is producing storms all the way down the coast. flooding concerns and that is a lead national news story. here we are making the headlines with the heat. the temperatures this weekend, which we will see on the thunderstormer the are the norms we normally see in the middle of april. 52 in laurel, maryland,52. in the everything the skies are mostly clear. we were in the 20s and tonight we'll be at or above freezing everywhere. sunrise up to 34 in the city. the wakeup temperatures tomorrow north and west of town a few areas are b below freezing. manassas at 28. woodbridge at 32. most of the area is going to stay above freezing. in the west places like culpeper could drop to 31. a warm front struggled through today. the winds more out of the southwest for the next days, no problem hitting the mid-60's. plenty of sunshine tomorrow. a weak disturbance could provide in the western zones a few but sunday we are back to the warm temperatures. on presidents' day the winds turn out of the northeast here. so with the northeasterly winds we are in the 50's for monday. the weekend outlook 66 for highs over the weekend. the stray shower west of town. average high is 48. well above that. we look ahead to the parade on monday in old town it looks terrific. mid-to-upper 50's. plenty of sunshine and it will be fine. the next ten days. with temperatures are mid-60's. on monday, presidents' day, upper 60's. big warmup on tuesday. take out sunday and monday. it could turn more system for the end of february with highs in the lower 50's. larry: thank you. in alexandria, the fire. ryan hughes is on the scene. what can you tell us? >> i spoke with the fairfax county fire and rescue and they now have the upper hand with the fire. this is in the 4900 of beauregard real estate. both directions are closed as the fire crew work the scene. they got a call around 3:20 this afternoon. fires showing from the window and the roof and debris from the apartment building on the third floor. that is where they believe it start and it spread to the attics. the police and the firefighters went inside the building to evacuate everyone. two injuries. a woman take by ambulance for moderate injuries and another for non-life threatening injuries. both smoke relat. injury but he was treated on the scene and then he went back to work on the fire. the fire marshal has been inside. we are told he got a first look but it is still too early to tell what caused the fire. nothing appears suspicious at this point. alison: thank you for that. still to come, virginia governor wants to cancel a celebration for your health. larry: we will explain that and take you west where rain is causing plenty of problems. a closer look at the latest threat. >> for anyone to have history here at the smithsonian is an honor. larry: learning from history to avoid repeating it in the future. but first a look at what is coming up tonight on abc7. alison: and autria godfrey with a look ahead to monday's "good morning washington." monday on "good morning washington." are the pounds creeping up on your partner? how to approach the deli relationship. >> plus, watch at 6:00 a.m. for your chance to be the lucky caller to win tickets to see lady gaga live. >> stay with us for traffic and weather every ten minute monday morning starting at 4:25 on "good morning bassett is unique in regards to that customability. you've got a thousand different fabrics to pick from. very customizable. you can choose the back, you can choose the arm, you can choose the leg. we couldn't be any happier. alison: sundays marks the 75th anniversary of the executive order that authorized japanese internment camps in world war ii. larry: as anniversary, the national museum of american history opened a special temporary exhibit. >> they took all of us. anyone with a drop of japanese blood. >> at age 12, it was fear and racism that forced now 86-year-old bob fujigami and his family from his home to a colorado internment camp where suspicion surrounded them with barbed wire. >> we were loyal americans. >> soon after the attack on pearl hear boar, roosevelt with the stroke of a pen incarcerated 120,000 people of japanese eethnicity. most of them american sits. executive order 9066 is featured in the smithsonian american history museum. it contains many photos and new artifacts donated by the former detainees and the families. >> for anyone to have their an honor. >> there are few photos that reveal the harsh realities of dust storms and communal living because cameras were banned in the camps and the images were censored. >> you didn't see hotographs of barbed wire or guard towers. >> in 1988 with president ronald reagan signature, the got acknowledged and a -- government acknowledged and apologized to the internment. >> no matter what, i'm glad i was born in america. >> now with campaign talk of a possible muslim registry, bob says the president and the members of congress should visit the exhibit and all americans should learn this history. on the national mall, mike carter-conneen, abc7 news. alison: still ahead at 5:00, cleaning out the basement. what one man found that harkens back to pearl harbor and could have a hefty price tag. >> then later the plan to get earlier in maryland. >> thousands work across the metro area. did the day without immigrants have an impact? at dominion, we're putting our energy to work creating a cleaner environment by using cleaner energy sources we've reduced carbon emissions by nearly 25%, which is the equivalent of taking close to two million cars off the road. cleaner air and cleaner water. it's good for all of us. dominion. depend on us for more than energy. know you have a dedicated advisor and team who understand where you come from know you can craft an investment plan as your values ♪ know that together, you can establish a meaningful legacy with the guidance and support of your dedicated pnc wealth management® team. larry: the day without immigrants came and went. will the message resonate? stephen tsc those who felt the impact. stephen: we talked with businesses, customers and with immigrants who didn't go to work yesterday. to gauge their reaction to the day without immigrants. construction sites. dry cleaners. restaurants. all had immigrant employees skip work yesterday. intention to show americans how much immigrants contribute. sweet green closed the doors yesterday in solidarity with the immigrant workers. today it did brisk business and had a long line. >> tons of people ready for lunch today. regulars say they noticed the difference yesterday. the day without immigrants. >> theyer with crippled -- they were crippled by it and it stephen: we found some workers that couldn't stay home but they sympathize with those who did not show up. >> it was hard for me. stephen: some of those who didn't work hoped people noticed their absence. >> hopefully they can see we work hard. we have a dream. that is why we came here. stephen: back live you can see here open again. sweet green has a lot of regular customers. everyone we asked supported the closure yesterday. it's still too soon to tell whether the action had an impact broader beyond the capital and those who make immigration policy. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. larry: thanks. religious 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 the loss of the head start funds but baker cites overall graduation rate as a sign of progress. >> i have never lost confidence. >> the decision he makes is focused on helping the students, making prince george's county a better place. larry: among innovation for which maxwell gets credit the aeronautical engineering plans build planes that they test in a wind tunnel. the extension is for four years. alison: this is a tough one for kids trying to get into college. hundreds of high school students had their hopes dashed when they found out they had not been accepted to columbia university after all. this happened to 277 students across the country. columbia sent them letters saying they had been accepted. later told them it was a mistake. the school is strengthening the programs to avoid a repeat of this. they are working to ensure it doesn't happen again. larry: ah, that hurts. alison: isn't that tough? larr moment for 17, 18-year-old is a letter to columbia and then they found out later. alison: you wish there is something they could do for them after going through the experience. larry: somehow, some way. usually when you borrow a book from the library you return it by the due dates. but not here. 9-year-old borrowed a book from the library in 1941 and kept it for the rest of his life. robert lockman jr. found the book cleaning out his late father's house. he returned it to the library and asked for a fine that is 75 years overdue. >> $550 would have been but we never charge over the price of the book. there was no fine in this case. larry: that is a good thing. the library put the book on display because of its unique story. library officials think the family forgot about the book because they had more important things to deal with at the time. because the due date was december 2, 1941. five days before the japanese attack on pearl harbor. alison: wow! a library. larry: absolutely. i wonder if they show it open face to show the date. it's part of the story. alison: wow! nasa is hoping you can help find number nine. a ninth planet in the milky way, that is. the space agency thinks there is one out there. it wants your help hitting the books to find it. here how is it works. nasa has series of animated flip books online and it hopes you will look through the images and notice some sort of disruption. those disruptions could be moving celestial objects. they hope one of them could be the ninth planet. so, get to work. if you have always wanted to be a scientist, here is your chance. larry: maybe you are the one to say i discovered it. alison: maybe it will be named after you. larry: yeah. alison: all right. still to come at 5:00 -- >> in is something that can sustain you. you don't worry about doing the hustles on the street. alison: working to bridge the digital divide. larry: a little later, getting what you need to know about the d.c. very customizable. you can choose the back, you can choose the arm, you can choose the leg. we couldn't be any happier. alison: the term "digital divide." the gap between those who have access to computer and technology and those who do not is an issue. not just in third world countries but right here at home. tonight's working woman is bridging that divide by starting with d.c. inner city youth and giving them skills to succeed in the future. roxanne williams says it's anyone's guest what the southeast d.c. young adults would be doing if they working toward technology certifications at urban ed. chances are, they would be on the street like this young man marquis used to be. >> he was a hustle on the street. had a street name and doing those things and today he has four certifications. he has worked for the federal government. he worked for global i.t. firms. alison: now the former drop-out is helping williams train the next class of urban-ed students. williams with her background in economic development founded urban-ed in 2000 to help bridge the deep digital divide in d.c.'s poorest neighborhoods. after they complete the curriculum, the students have global i.t. certifications. >> this is something that can sustain you. you don't have to worry about doing hustle on the street. alison: but it's not just for young ultimate -- adults. she created a program to get kids excited and also one that is in middle schools to fight truancy and drop-out rate. >> they get to see how to build the games they play, how to build code they use. so they are seeing a different viewpoint of technology. alison: taking their exposure to technology beyond facebook and social media. changing lives. like that of marquis. >> it makes us want to cry, right? yeah. that's big. that's big. alison: that is why you do it. >> at the end of the day. i'm tearing up now, right? alison: williams says she has big things planned for urban-ed with a large grant from honda and j.p. morgan chase. she hopes to one day replicate the program outside of the district of columbia. i think that is what is so exciting right now. the major corporations are recognizing the work she has been doing for 15 years in d.c. and supporting it with the money. >> the results she is gett good for her. alison: life-changing. larry: nice story. still to come here, things can change in an instant. now a mary mount basketball player cheering from the sidelines getting ready for brain surgery. meet our rising star coming up. >> lawmakers could hit the brakes on teen drivers staying behind the wheel at night. i have latest on the possible curfew changes coming up. larry: we are falling a developing story out of maryland where some lawmakers are asking how late is too late to be driving on the roads. amy aubert explains why. >> maryland lawmakers are looking to change the sur few time from midnight to 10:00 p.m. for drivers under 18. >> some say it's only two hours and doesn't make a difference. amy: but motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of for teens in the u.s. >> 10:00 would be a safe time for them to stop driving. amy: debra allen owns ad vance driving academy. >> in some cases they need to drive until 11:00 or 12:00 because of their work schedule. >> lawmakers already have that in mind. >> there are exemptions in place for employment. for volunteer activities. for school-related activities. the reality is studies have shown when you take the time back to either 9:00 or 10:00 p.m. we have seen that the number of the traffic fatalities involving teens go down. amy: a.a.a. midatlantic when they asked the question they found 77% of the maryland drivers who were polled support earlier cur faws for young -- curfews for young drivers. amy aubert, abc7 news. alison: thank you. get a check of the roadways this friday. erik smith is on traffic watch for us. hi, erik. erik: hey there. it's a busy ride out there everywhere around the area. starting out with the delays on 270 northbound in rockville past shady grove road. huge delays. this spread is up to clarksburg from the earlier crashes in georgetown. now it's just volume. also looking at the capital beltway, this is the inner loop past georgetown road in bethesda. the delays will stretch across the top side to colesville road. part of that delay is past connecticut avenue. not too much letting up so far. it's very heavy in virginia. georgetown pike from both directions. the inner loop on the near side of the screen. just as bad across the legion bridge near george washington parkway. both directions. the theys will be continuing -- the delays will continue to the river road up to the 270 spur on maryland. not too much letting up right now. also looking at i-66 at spout run parkway. the eastbound crash blocking the exit ramp heading to arlington. there is a lot of activity on the ramp as well. extra volume here. spout run parkway on eastbound/westbound volume is a factor as well. that is all from the traffic center for now. back to you. larry: i'll take it. thanks. so many changes are coming to two of northern virginia's busiest highways. the state approved expanded express and toll lanes on i-795 -- i-95 and 395. it will extended north to the district line and south past garrison road. in arlington county existing car pool lanes on i-95 are being converted to express toll lanes. alison: thank you, larry. coming up at 6:00, a catch you have to see to believe. plus, 22 years after this. this was devastating fire in baltimore. another fire at the same address. a survivor is speaking out. also a stowaway caught red handed. look. we will show you where the picture was snapped and where the little bandit ended up coming up at 6:00. larry: funny. well, robert f. kennedy jr. and robert dinero were d.c. to talk about the efforts to open discussion about vaccine safety. >> the position of the government and many scientists this is a settled issue. a disproven myth. there is nothing to it. what would you say to that? >> i would say yeah, i would say okay. but then who settled it? how was it settled? where is the science as bobby kennedy says. where is the science? larry: hear more of the discussion sunday morning at 10:00 on "full measure" only on abc7. alison: we have new developments tonight in the fight against bed bugs at savoy elementary school in d.c. it will reopen next monday the 27th. but extended day will be canceled at ferebee elementary school next wednesday, thursday, friday to get ready for the move to savoy. there are changes for your pickups next week. we have all of that detailed for you on the website wjla.com. lining in all of that and i'm sure there is not at least it will be decent we as we are moving back and forth between the two schools. alison: this weekend is going to be pretty nice. right, doug? doug: yeah. temperature wise we will be fine. well above average in 60's. fair amount of sunshine in daylight hours as well. live look right now from national harbor. look at the colors in the sky. gorgeous sunset. the blue up above. we are entering the blue hours, the photographers call it. the blue shades in the sky. temperatures to go with it. a good range of numbers. 40's and 50's but it's comfortable across the area. farther west to the warm air itself, still 61 in petersburg, west virginia, the warm spot. a warm front came through and the warmer temperatures will overspread the entire region tomorrow. tonight with the clear skies and the light winds we'll steadily drop. most areas are 32 or higher. many areas in the metro are in the mid-30's when you wake up tomorrow morning. the future cast in the stormwatch7 weather center has been predic tomorrow -- overspreading the area tomorrow afternoon. this is from a disturbance that is pushing through late tonight and the early hours of sunday. we can't rule out an isolated sprinkle in spots. after sunrise, clouds will clear. back to sunshine. warm temperatures. sunshine will continue to monday. although monday i think we will have a different wind direction out of the northeast to make us cooler. mount vernon is open all weekend for activities. free admission on presidents' day on mohammad. -- presidents' day on nold. temperatures in the 60's. the next ten days, 66. we will cool off on presidents' day to 59. still above average. cooler wednesday. warming back up by the middle to the end of next week. we take it out nine to den and back -- nine to ten and then it will back in the 50's. but it's still pretty sweet. back to you. alison: thank you. larry: friday sports. what do you got for us? erin: rising star time. it's said that the se life is to have no fear. today's rising spar is living proof of that. claire mcnulty's courage is inspiring her basketball team. scott abraham has more with the week's rising star. scott: that moment when everything changes. >> i felt something pop in the right side of my neck. everything on my right side of my face went numb. my tongue went numb. scott: it goes for university marymount student. >> got the results back and you have k.r.e., it's like the bottom of the cerebellum is forced downward, pushing against your skull. scott: her basketball days now put on hold as she prepares for brain surgery later this month. >> i think the example she is consistently setting for her peers is a positive one. >> she is still part of the team. she is cheerleader, motivator and now inspiration. every day the teammates describe play for claire on their wrist and on their shoes. >> when we are on the baseline and coach says one more, one more. run another sprint. i feel like i can't do it anymore. i see claire on the sidelines and i'll like she is still here. >> focused on her upcoming fight off the court. >> the injury has made me sit down and think more. where i am and how lucky i am to have great people around me. you know, they always have my back. scott: is team coming together for a teammate. i'm scott abraham with our rising star. erin: it will be good to see her back on the court very soon. lucky have the teammates and all of that support. alison: a great story. erin: do you know someone in the d.m.v. overcoming adversity in the athletic arena? contact us -- larry: all right. thanks. back with more aft alison: 7 is on storm watch as a powerful storm system that drenched oregon and washington with four inches of rain in 24 hours moves to california. the heaviest rain is expected to hit san diego in rush hour. reporter: these strong winds and pooling water are advanced warnings of much harsher weather on the way in california. in galida, fierce winds damaged a eucalyptus tree and damaging cars underneath it. increased rain blamed for this landslide. driving will become more and more treacherous as the strongest storm in years brings heavy rainfall to ut >> very dangerous. very, very dangerous. >> in some areas like this section of the pacific coast highway, roads are lined with concrete rails to keep them open in case of mudslides. >> we have barricades up and we think it will work. but if it came down like it did the last one, it would overrun the barricades and come on down the hill. >> evacuations have been ordered in some places. >> okay, i just come through here. we are doing the evacuation. >> we will be ready to move out. >> we will get a bag ready to go somewhere. >> residents are stocking up on food, water and other emergency supplies. >> everybody is just getting prepared. in case, you know, it guess worse and worse. >> as always, air travel is an early casualty of the bad weather. this woman trying to make her way to san jose. >> my flight was canceled in the morning. so i went ahead and they rescheduled me. >> all the rain here now is not expected to last long. out by morning. break on sundays. but then all next week, rain again here alex stone, abc news, los angeles. jonathan: right now at 6:00, a fire that has haunted a city. 22 years later firefighters are called back to the same address. survivor's message coming up. >> we are so afraid now. we're so scared. michelle: in fear but refusing to hide in the shadows. life as an imlegal immigrant amidst a nationwide crackdown. jonathan: this is the picture of the day. raccoons likes trash cans. this guy hit the mother lode. wait until you hear the story of the stowaway. announcer: now "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. >> we are all scared. >> it happened so early in the morning. so he wasn't even prepared. the kids weren't prepared. michelle: reports across the country of door-to-door raids like 24 one in three men arrested. none had outstanding residents. a similar story in texas where a domestic violence victim was arrested at a courthouse. she was there for a hearing against a man accused of beating her. then today, the "associated press" obtained a draft memo that floated the idea of using 100,000 national guard troops to round up illegal immigrants. the white house and the homeland security denied that saying the idea was never seriously considered. but the combination of raids and that report has immigrants now living in fear. northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg joins us from annandale where a raid was carried out today. what can you tell us? jeff: well, michelle, the raid taking place this morning at the fairmont gardens apartment complex in annandale. we were able to cob tain cell phone video of the operation by i.c.e. reportedly six people detained in the raid. according to i.c.e. these are undocumented immigrants with criminal residents. people living here say 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