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is new orleans. right now the official track 6 across the panhandle of florida. that could change once the tracking planes head in tonight. that will give us a better idea of what the system is about. here the futurecast. daytime tomorrow, temperatures in the lower 80's. a few thunderstorms. not at of the question. on monday, a little warmer. upper 80's. for daytime high. a cold front late tonight -- late monday night. daytime high tomorrow for the chesapeake bay, are around 80's. a lot of our forecast over the next seven days will depend on the exact track of the remnants of isaac. we could see a few remnants across our area by the end of the week. those planes are going in as we
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speak. their nicknames are kermit and gonzo. no joke. >> ok. those wacky guys at the national weather service. crazy folks over there. good times. >> at least the two quarterbacks were not named kermit and gonzo. and to look looks more like a veteran and a rookie today. not to be outdone, so did rg iii. how ♪ ♪ ♪ i'm thinking sweet ♪
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it was made even bigger with anti-lock at the helm for indiana. the heisman trophy winner. this town instantly grew to love. fires a strike. does work as usual for a first down. alfred morris proving he deserves a starting nod for a 2 yard touchdown. later in the second, the colts sky back. look at that. 31 yards. tied at 7. in the second, did not count him out. rg iii gets something of is on. santana moss to the td. channeler harness had no luck with chris wilson morning in like he did. they get a safety. in the third, rex grossman was on fire.
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it 13 yards td. 23-7. fourth quarter, the tallest wide receiver wants to make the team and he might do that with a 12 yard touchdown. the skins when -- win. a test done in the first half. it was the whole team effort that has -- that impressed the coaching the most. let's let the efforts of an overall football team. -- >> i like the efforts of an overall football team. >> it went well. we threw the ball well. we got plays on third down. be converted on third down. what i thought we had a good performance overall. -- >> i thought we had a good performance overall. but it was a great way to finesse. >> we are going to help -- keep working at it each week. try to get better each week.
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>> there is something about the phillies with the end -- when they tried to take back that part. now fortunes have changed. philadelphia is still a thorn. the only knick game -- team to win a series against them. top of the 5th. 2 run lead. steve lombardozzi lines went up the middle. danny espinosa scores. they wave him in. he slides. ties the game up at 2. bottom of the 6. deep to left. way otu there to the fans. the phillies win. we waited a while to watch this. california trails tennessee. but they come back. hans smith drives bundy to the center. got to love the celebration.
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>> this is the last weekend of summer vacation for kids in montgomery county. still stop -- school starts on monday. some parents and their kids and attended a back-to-school fair in rockville. some familiar faces from abc 7 were on hand. one mother reran into says she named her her daughter after cynne simpson. aww. she tweeted a photo of the bill.
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>> live and in hd, this is abc 7 news at -- extra. >> this week marked one year since an earthquake rocked our area. the national cathedral suffered severe damage. suzanne kennedy was there to see how repairs are coming along. >> we blast your name. >> with the blessing, the one year anniversary of the 201 is
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commemorated with the setting of a new stone. a 5.8 magnitude earthquake did $20 million worth of damage to this landmark. today, the church takes a big step forward in the rebuilding effort. >> it took under a century to get the pinnacles on top of this cathedral. it took just under a minute to bring some of them down. >> one year ago, there was significant damage atop the cathedral's central tower. today there is scaffolding and restoration work being done. this is not the first in asia may to the cathedral by the lilly foundation. >> -- this is not the first donation made to the cathedral by the lilly foundation. >> a year ago, that pice fell right where we are standing. it is great to start putting it
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back. >> a 17-year-old girl described as a brilliant student was shot to death while in her bed listening to her headphones. again they kicked in the door of her home wednesday night then went to her bedroom and shot her several times. investigators have no idea why it the teenager was killed. a memorial will be held on tuesday for the prince george's county police officer killed in a crash while pursuing a stolen vehicle on 1-95. the driver of the cruiser lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a ditch near the powder mill roll -- road exit on monday. the funeral will be held in mitchelville. he will be laid to rest in davidson bill. a memorial fund has been set up. contact prince george's county police for more information.
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the man accused of shooting a security guard at the family research council -- council was undoubted -- was indicted. he's being charged with assault with intent to kill. as well as federal and local gun tried his -- gun charges. was carrying a handgun, a box of ammunition and 15 sandwiches when he opened fire. his parents say their son did not agree with the frc's policies. a maryland lawmaker says he made a big mistake. what the delegates admitted to doing before he crashed his boat into another one. dozens of deaths and thousands sick. we will tell you a couple of things to do around your house to ward off the west nile virus. >> isaac is a tropical storm. i expected to be named a hurricane within the next 12-18
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and that no one should drink and drive a car or a boat for that matter. this year, more than 1000 americans have and we did come down with the west now virus. dozens have died. that is the largest outbreak of the disease in u.s. history. ben eisler of books into how it is impacting our area -- looks into how it is impacting our area. >> it protect for a period of time but they have to keep coming back. >> they had some unusual visitors today. it has control company in the d.c area. were called to protect her grandchildren. >> there are small children. >> they sprayed the family's backyard with a pesticide. the owner says he is seen in uptake addendum status due to a long spring which is the breeding season. 11 other people have come down with the disease throughout the region. >> as people go outside, they
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cannot enjoy their yard anymore. they have to run from their car to the door. >> nationwide, the number has risen above of 700 this year. 41 have died from west now. most have lived in texas with additional cases in mississippi and south dakota. authorities encourage residents to clear all standing water. >> mitt sure your daughters are clean. -- make sure your gutters are clean. >> he says better safe than sorry. >> it is a concern. you do not want mosquitos biting you. you may not pay attention to it. >> we will get the very latest
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