Students lie down in front of the White House asking for gun reform. Two 16 year old girls organized this group in a matter of days. Social media helped spread the word.
“March For Our Lives” just submitted a permit application for the March 24 demonstration in Washington DC. The group is estimating 500,000 people on the National Mall.
We’ve been watching
@wmata
fare evaders ALL MORNING. Our camera isn’t hidden and people are blatantly hopping turnstiles live on air. Metro estimates $40 million in lost revenue.
@7NewsDC
More than 200 Holton-Arms alumnae sign open letter in support of Judge Brett Kavanaugh accuser. “We believe Dr. Blasey Ford and are grateful that she came forward to tell her story.”
A lot of people are asking me about a possible
#dcblackout
. I’ve been out near the White House since 4 am and haven’t experienced any outage. My friend and colleague
@ABC7HeatherGraf
was covering the DC protests last night and was posting multiple updates.
Jefferson Davis Highway in Alexandria gets a name change. After a city council vote this afternoon, it will be called Richmond Highway. This has been years in the making.
Members of Black Lives Matter just walked down the length of the Key Bridge from Virginia to DC. They are standing in the middle of M Street and 34th in Georgetown.
The student-led "March For Our Lives" is planned for March 24 in Washington D.C. The group is asking for volunteers to sponsor students for travel. Is anyone planning to open up their homes to teens? Let me know!
J&J does not say what the illness entails.
“We must respect this participant’s privacy. We’re also learning more about this participant’s illness, and it’s important to have all the facts before we share additional information.”
DC Decree —
The District government is joining in the peaceful protest outside the White House. Yellow lettering on a two block stretch on 16th Street NW will spell out “Black Lives Matter”.
@ABC7News
@DCDPW
Good people doing great things.
@chefjoseandres
& his non-profit
@WCKitchen
are providing free meals for federal workers & their families during the
#governmentshutdown
. One woman told me she felt embarrassed to come here, then saw the long line. She’s not alone.
#ChefsForFeds
What we do know about the now-paused Phase 3 study called ENSEMBLE:
Vaccine candidate: JNJ-78436735 aka Ad26.COV2.S
Up to 60,000 participants in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, South Africa & U.S.
2 yr study +daily monitoring
Double-blind, placebo-controlled
A Final Salute —
Veterans, police, firefighters & community members stand in the rain to watch the procession for fallen U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ryan Knauss. He was one of 13 American troops killed in an August attack at the Kabul airport in Afghanistan.
@7NewsDC
COVID Vaccine for Kids --
@pfizer
says its vaccine for 5-11-year-olds is "safe, well tolerated and showed robust neutralizing antibody responses."
Kids' dosing: 2 shots of 10 µg
12+ dosing: 2 shots of 30 µg
µg = microgram
microgram = one millionth of a gram
@7NewsDC
AMAZING UPDATE —
“Titou’s been officially graduated from the ICU!”
Manassas, VA resident Amanda Phommachanh announces her 44-year-old husband who has COVID-19 is no longer in intensive care. He remains at
@InovaHealth
recovering.
#TitouTough
#GoodNews
#InThisTogether
@ABC7News
Have you noticed new street signs around Washington DC? Tonight at 10 & 11 pm I’ll explain where the
#KhashoggiWay
signs came from and how people are reacting to them.
Danica v. Goliath —
Virginia State House Delegate Danica Roem takes on the federal government and wins.
From Prince William County to everywhere in the country, millions of kids will be able to get food during the
#pandemic
without needing to leave home.
@ABC7News
Hundreds of Afghan refugees leave Northern VA Community College after sleeping at the school overnight. One Afghan man, holding his 3-year-old daughter, said he is grateful to the US for helping his family flee Kabul.
@7NewsDC
Students at Catholic University are calling for the resignation of Dr. Will Rainford, dean of the School of Social Service. Rainford tweeted comments about a Judge Kavanaugh accuser. “My tweet suggested that she was not a victim of sexual assault,” he wrote in an apology note.
The perimeter “keeps changing” according to the officers on the street near the White House. It doesn’t look like protesters will be able to get close to the White House today.
@ABC7News
“He was working for us.”
Yusuf Ozgur, 56, was picking up a Door Dash delivery at Denny’s on Sudley in Manassas this morning when he was shot and killed by armed robbers. His 16-year-old daughter told me he was a handyman who was making extra money for the family.
@ABC7News
Seen these?
#KhashoggiWay
signs showing up near prominent DC locations including the National Mall, White House and Washington Post. Creator and activist Claude Taylor says they cost around $80 each to make.
BEST UPDATE!
#GoodNews
The Manassas, VA husband and father is back home! He survived COVID-19 after 23 days in the hospital.
Grab the tissues before watching the reunion.
VIDEO HERE:
EMOTIONAL REUNION —
Manassas, VA man who recovered from
#COVID
ー19 sees his wife for the first time in 23 days.
Titou Phommachanh’s wife says he was on “death’s doorstep” and is now home.
Hear what he has to say for the first time
#OnlyOn7
.
@ABC7News
@InovaHealth
#GoodNews
Special Education teacher at Bowie High School was arrested on drug charges. One student told me, “Teachers are supposed to set an example and help us with our future.”
Surprise visit from President Barack Obama & Dr. Anthony Fauci at the pop-up COVID clinic for kids at Kimball Elementary in Southeast Washington.
@7NewsDC
Chef José Andrés is handing out sandwiches to protesters and journalists. He didn’t want to do an interview, just continue to serve the people.
@ABC7News
@chefjoseandres
ONLY ON
@ABC7News
—
7-year-old Havana Chapman-Edwards helped raise $6,000 to buy
@mistyonpointe
books for kids in Washington DC. Tonight at 10 & 11 pm find out how Havana got a little surprise if her own.
Check your hand sanitizer!
60+ types of hand sanitizer found to contain methanol, which is poisonous.
The bottle might be labeled "ethanol" or "ethyl alcohol" but the FDA found the toxic chemical in some brands.
@ABC7News
Good Morning, America from Howard University BRINGING THE ENERGY!
I had so much fun talking with the
@HowardU
students and
@BeTheMatch
volunteers live on
@GMA
.
We are celebrating
@RobinRoberts
on her 10-year bone marrow transplant anniversary!
Do you know this bunny?
After visiting the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore on Oct. 22, the Payne Family of Severna Park spotted a well-loved gray stuffed animal sitting alone in the parking lot.
While they wait to find the owner, 4-year-old Elise Payne's toys are taking care of him.
Give me a “B”!
Local mural artists are using two DC blocks leading up to the White House for a District-sanctioned art project. It looks like it will spell out “Black Lives Matter”.
@ABC7News
Once installed, Gregory will be the first African American archbishop in Washington D.C.
The announcement comes on the 51st anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s assassination. In 2006, Gregory was inducted into the Martin Luther King Board of Preachers.
“I’ll never wash my clothes again!”
One 4th grader couldn’t contain his excitement during a group hug with the First Lady in front of the
#WashingtonMonument
.
Like many companies, J&J started manufacturing vaccine early to ensure availability.
9/23/20 statement:
J&J “... anticipates the first batches ...to be available for (EUA) in early 2021, if proven to be safe and effective.”
10/12/20
“We have temporarily paused further dosing ...”
Danica v. Goliath —
Virginia State House Deligate Danica Roem takes on the federal government and wins.
From Prince William County to everywhere in the country, millions of kids will be able to get food during the
#pandemic
without needing to leave home.
@ABC7News
Another COVID shot option awaits FDA authorization–
“We think that
@Novavax
can play an important role in being a booster for people who have already received vaccination but also get some of the people who might be hesitant to get a vaccine in the first place."
4pm on
@7NewsDC
@ABC7News
President's message to Iran: "Your campaign of terror, murder, mayhem, will not be tolerated any longer."
President's message to America: "We are now the number one producer of oil and natural gas in the world ... we don't need Middle East oil."
@ABC7News
It's a big win for
#schoolfood
programs across the country. Students will no longer be required to show up in person to a food distribution site each day for breakfast and lunch.
Del. Danica Roem took on USDA rules and won.
@pwcdanica
@theadamrusso
The story on
@ABC7News
at 5.