The spokesperson stitells me he will not confirm if its related here to this shooting. A lot of unanswered questions. Well update you with the details as they become available. Now to the latest Court Challenge to President Trumps controversial travel ban. The challenge out west is getting the most attention, but there is a case brought by virginias attorney general that is actually the farthest along. Today a federal judge pressed the government attorney repeatedly to provide evidence that supports a National Security need for the ban. Northern Virginia Bureau chief julie carey was in that courtroom. Reporter the judge here in virginia is being asked to grant a permanent injunction that would block the travel ban until a trial can be held. Re we know right now that ban has been lifted nationally. The judge didnt rule from the bench but she once a stern words for the immigration order, saying it is, quote, full of all sorts of weaknesses. Virginia attorney general describing the importance of the travel ban targeting seven majority muslim countries. In court the solicitor general attacked it as a muslim bans. As evidence in their court filings, they pointed to candidate trumps statements and tweets on the issue. President trumps ban was conceived on religious bigotry, utterly indifferent to the facts. Reporter the judge pressed the attorney several times to explain the National Security reason for the ban saying the court has been begging you to give us information. You havent given us any evidence whatsoever. Why the government lawyers arent responding to the judges demand. The document is taking a ver extreme position, the same extreme one that obama took. That is that their orders in this area are completely unreviewable. They dont have to tell anybody anything. But if they step down from that high horse, there are very ample justifications. Reporter virginia continues to stake its challenge on the claim that the travel ban is causing irreparable harm to students and family kculty from seven countries who no longer feel free to travel or do scholarly work abroad. There are hundreds impacted now by the travel ban. If they leave their visas will be revoked. It is creating real concrete g tangible harm right now. Reporter virginia has been calculating the Economic Cost of the travel ban. Ill tell you the amount they estimate youll also hear from the professor about how the virginia case and others could soon be wiped away. In the wake of todays ruling in virginia and the one by the ninth Circuit Court yesterday, nbc news is learning that the president s legal team is reviewing its options and may have a new decision on this travel ban right now. How are these two cases similar . They make similar claims but theyre in a different place in court. They both argue that the travel ban is bad for their residents because it strands foreign visitors here, scholars, students, people who want to get their spouses over here. They basically make the same claim that people from those seven countries who are now in the United States have Constitutional Rights that were violated by the order because their right to travel was taken away. Heres the difference. The virginia case is further ahead in the legal the seattle case, which is what brought us the ninth circuit ruling is just for a temporary restraining order while the lawyers go to court to try and get a preliminary injunction. Its just further ahead in the process. But you referred to a possible development. The administration had the option of taking the ninth Circuit Decision yesterday against it to the u. S. Supreme court. All day long weve been hearing that may not happen very fast. Now our Peter Alexander at the white house tells us thats not going to happen for now at all. Remember, this case is still going through the Appeals Courts one more time. Last night was just on this preliminary temporary ruling. Shall we keep it on hold while we duke it out in court about whether its legal or constitutional. Youve got the alexandria decision coming, the hearing in seattle. Those decisions, once through the Appeals Court and could go through the supreme court. Unle unless, unless the administration rewrites the executive order, which there is some indication now they may do. Because what the court said is the problem with the executive order is that it applies to people here in the u. S. Who got visas and came here. If it were narrowed to apply just to people in those seven countries who have never been to the United States and are trying to come here for the first time, then it might have an easier time in court. Thats another option. Stay tuned. Indeed. More to come. That controversial immigration order and the recent appointment of betsy devos, hi s education secretary, led to a walkout at several high schools in loudoun county. A student Organizer Says we are a nation of immigrants and she tells us seven other schools also took part. Were told principals talked to the students beforehand, telling them that participants could face some discipline. President trump is hosting japans Prime Minister shinzo abe, the second foreign lead tore visit since trump took office. The Prime Minister starting his day in arlington laying a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier. During a news conference, President Trump called japan a great ally. Speaking on the courts decision about his travel ban, the president said theyll do everything to keep the country safe. Well be doing something very rapidly having to do with additional security for our country. Youll be seeing that sometime next week. In addition, we will continue to go through the Court Process and ultimately i have no doubt that well win that particular case. Again, we just heard from Peter Alexander, nbcs white house correspondent, that it looks like theyre not immediately taking it to the supreme court. When asked about President Trumps move to withdraw from tpp, Prime Minister shinzo abe only said he was aware of that decision. The president is hosting Prime Minister shinzo abe at his maralago resort this weekend where theyll also be playing golf. Its raising some ethics questions. Maralago membership fees are said to be 200,000. But the white house says abe will be there as mr. Trumps guest. And this is a gift to abe, noting the rest of the japanese delegation will stay elsewhere. While the government limits gifts to the president from foreign dignitaries to less than 390, there is no limit what the president can give. Developing right now, a judge today sentenced a br years in prison for his role in multiple attacks in arlington county. Prosecutors say Justin Wingate poe raped a woman last may but his dna evidence from that case then linked him to an attempted abduction in may of 2007. Authorities say poe tried to place a plastic bag over a womans head in june but that woman got away be. The county executive broke his silence, this after the police chief addressed so racially charged photos first made public by news4. Tracee wilkins has been following this story from the beginning. Reporter one day after Prince Georges County police chief addressed a discrimination complaint filed against his department by some officers, county leaders are speaking out. Prince georges county county executive released a statement saying in part i support chiefs formation of an outside panel to review alleged acts of Racial Discrimination within our police department. I believe the only way to improve Race Relations is to acknowledge and address the issue head on. Yesterday the chief addressed system of t some of the photos. One showed the face of a black man taped to a training dummy used for punching and tasing. The word color guard was stricken and replaced with africanamerican. The chief says both of those incidents are under investigation. He also addressed vanity plates that seemed to read go eff yourself, obama. They were on the vehicle of a sergeant in internal affairs. The Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration says it recalled theat complainted. T i found that repulsive. Reporter the states attorney appeared on a radio show where she addressed the complaint. She says while he offir office not been presented to anything criminal if thats the perception or the reality here, i think it ought to be addressed. Reporter the u. S. Department of justice has confirmed they did receive the complaint. They have no further comment at this time. A cold front across our region. If youre heading out tonight, make sure you have the big coat. Its going to be a cold one. Take a look at the windchill currently. The winds right now 515 miles per hour. But enough to put our windchills in the 20s. Still picking up snow on the radar but most of it isnt hitting the ground. Again, this is a warm front that is now pushing through the area. You can see that warm front making its way across the region. Temperatures go from the 30s today to near 70. Protesters blocking the way as the new education secretary visited a d. C. School today. Plus, he admitted to trying to help isis. Now a form eer National Guardsm is learning his fate. Reporter im david culver live at Dulles Airport where you expect to see, of course, planes up in the air. But drones . The close call involving a commercial airliner. Y27mky y16fy too close for comfort. This evening were learning more about a close call between a drone and a commercial plane with passengers on board. This happened yesterday at Dulles International. A pilot spotted what he said was a drone as he made his final descent noting flying just about 100 feet away at the time. David culver is at the airport now with details. Way too close, david. Reporter incredibly close. Lets put it in perspective here. Look at a baseball diamond. You go from home plate to first base, roughly the same distance that a commercial Airline Pilot estimated between his jet full of passengers and a drone. It all happened while trying to land here. The air france boeing 777 inbound from paris arriving at dulles around 4 30b thursda thu afternoon. Just above my head i believe less than 100 feet. Reporter a drone flying deep inside the restricts air space. The tower warning other pilots. Be advised we just had a report of a drone spotting, just west of xi approach. Reporter hes been flying his drone for about two years. Hes got an faa license to record images for his real estate company. I started taking the video for my listings. Its been a huge benefit for my business. Reporter he only flies outside of restricted air space and he takes extra precautions, giving smaller airports a courtesy headsup. I always call the airport manager before i fly, telling him where and when im going to fly. Definitely shake you up if you see a drone 100 feet above you and youre already at 700 feet. Reporter a former navy pilot, hes been flying for a commercial airline for the past 20 years. He warns something that small can cause major damage or worse especially during t the first thousand feet and last thousand feet are the most work intensive. Thats a bad time to be losing an engine. Reporter yesterdays aircraft did land safely. The same can be said for this evenings air France Flight 54. Were going to look at why these incidents may become more frequent. Thats the latest live at Dulles Airport. What do you want . To save our Public Schools why . To make America Great one man was arrested too as protesters tried to block the new secretary of education from entering a d. C. Public school. Betsy devos was eventually able to get inside Jefferson Academy in southwest d. C. She was there for a meeting she had requested. And despite what happened outside, news4s reports that devos said her chat with the schools chancellor was constructive. Reporter dozens of protesters, many of whom were parents of Public School students waited for education secretary betsy devos outside a d. C. Public school the secretary visited this morning. After a contentious confirmation process, she spent most of her first day visiting schools in d. C. Yesterday she was at howard university. Today she visits Jefferson Academy, a Public Middle School in southwest. Protesters gathered outside the school, upset with her stance on Public Schools and vouchers, among other issues. I want to say to the secretary, hey, we want you to do well for america. That means putting Public Schools first and not cutting things like title i funding and not going things that are furt inequity in Public Schools that already exists. I want her to know that the principals she stands for are not mine and i dont want her here. Reporter the schools chancellor avoided the protesters by entering through the schools rear entrance. Secretary devos also tried to avoid the protester who eers wd vehicles from her motorcade. At one point, protesters stood in her way shouting. He sta after her visit, devos and d. C. Schools chancellor spoke to reporters. What she said is she was going to visit several schools across the country and that she believed in supporting teachers and she also talked about the importance of choice and having as many decisions made close school as possible. It was wonderful to visit this school. I look forward to many visits of many great Public Schools both in d. C. And across the country. Reporter late thrn tis aften the secretary issued a statement that said she respects protests but will not be deterred. Under armor says it and the companys ceo are for job creation and american manufacturing, those words after complaints by sponsored athletes after praise for President Trump. In a statement under armour says we are against a travel ban and believe immigration is a source of strength, diversity and innovation for Global Companies based in america like under armour. Its based in baltimore. Ballet dancer Misty Copeland and stephan curry are among those who criticized the ban. Health, but a lot of people are not getting enough sleep. Up next the new spot in d. C. Where you can catch some zs but there is a catch to that. And the roller coaster ride continues in the forecast. Dougs right back with a look at a lot of people were not able to frolic in the 70 degree weather earlier this week, doug, because they were working. Are they going to have a chance this weekend . They will be frolicking all day sunday and probably saturday too. Its looking good. What time is your tennis match . Tomorrow morning. What time . About 10 00. Outside right now looking pretty good. As a matter of fact, look at this. This is a beautiful shot here. Sun going down right about now. Sunset in about ten minutes. Looking really nice here around the region as we look towards the west there. You can see that sun behind all the clouds. Weve seen a lot of clouds across the region. Were going to see the clouds give way to some clearing skies later tonight. Theres actually a Lunar Eclipse tonight if were able to see it. Its not going to cover the whole moon. It will only gray little bit tonight. It could be cool. First off, 37 degrees, winds out of the southwest 12 miles per hour. You get a windchill in the 20s. Right now that current windchill sitting in the 20s. 33 in martinsburg. 34 in manassas. 25 in winchester. Its a cold one, cold enough for snow, but this is not reaching the ground. Weve seen a couple of flurries out there, but most of this not reaching the ground. Just too dry, the atmosphere very, very dry across our region. But this snow is coming in as a result of a warm front pushing across our area. Take a look at the air behind it. If you want to see 70, there is it is. St. Louis at 70. Eastern kentucky in the 50s here. Thats the warmer air move into our region during the day tomorrow. Ea temperatures rise through the Morning Hours by early tomorrow morning. Cool in the morning, but a nice afternoon. Were not expect iing clouds move back in and look what happens on sunday. 8 00 weve got clouds and showers mostly to the north and west. Thats where they stay throughout the early portion of the afternoon. Back towards winchester, frederick, martinsburg, good chance of showers for you during the day. Then everybody gets in on it during the afternoon, will see some showers. Make sure you take the umbrella with you too. There are the temperatures. 62 tomorrow. 68 on your sunday with a good chance of showers activity. 46 on monday. We do cool with the wind, windchills in the 30s. Good for valentines. Another storm system. Maybe mixing with snow during the day on thursday. A threat toward metro fulfilled. Why the federal government says its withholding some 15 million. Search dogs at dulles make a big hit. What the customs officers seized as a result of those fine tuned canine nostrils. Reporter ahead why a shorter sentence than prosecutors sought was given to a former National Guard member who pleaded guilty to supplying material assistance to isis. Jeffin fact,ente hes been all over the world. But perhaps his most rewardin