it will accelerate in the next few days and that is good. not only will it accelerate but the 125-mile-per-hour winds slowly and steadily will begin to diminish. it will move over colder water surfaces so it will diminish and be far enough offshore to have no direct effect on the weather. but what will happen i think as we head through the next couple of days we will continue to see periphery effect from the hurricane and high pressure north pound the east coast with the winds to result in beach erosion. high tide and localized flooding. we still have the concern of flash flood issues. flash flood watch until 9:00 in the morning. the rain is moving from the south all day long. but not much in the way of heavy rain. steady light rain. the best news to share with you about this is any flooding

will be localized. as we get through the late night, the overnight and the day tomorrow the heavy surges of rain coming our way will start spread back to the west. the heaviest precipitation is tonight and tomorrow. steve rudin will join me with a full outlook for the weekend and much more coming up. jonathan: i'm jonathan elias. there are tropical winds through the area. this is an angry ocean. if visibility is cut down because the rain is coming down in sheets. while folks are weathering the

storm they were concerned about hurricane joaquin. it would be a two-punch they didn't need. all the rain we have had is causing problems. not here but back bay where the inlet is. brad bell has been spending most of the day there and no problem finding flooding. he joins us live. brad? prad: it's not just the rain. what it is, that wind is pushing the water up along the islands. we are heading to low tide and i can see that the water has gone down some. but what is concerning is it is still here as we approach low side. susan has seen it before. >> i feel bad for some of the people here. i know a lot of cars need to get up to higher ground. brad: at noon, high tide.

back bay inundating neighborhood. >> you can see the by bay spilling on the street. nowhere to go. it's coming on top of us. brad: unrelenting wind pounds the ocean side of the resort. the beach now closed. you can see why. the surf whipped up and almost reaching the boardwalk. the water surging higher. prompting a warning that the flooding could match that from hurricane sandy. >> we have to be smart and be respectful of nature. >> we know tomo our cared and -- to move our cars and secure things and keep an eye on the tide charts. brad: erin fitzsimmons lives in flood zone a. the first to get wet. she watches the rising tide from her porch. so far, no evacuations are expected. fitzsimmons says with joaquin tracking farther away she

expects to be sparedded major damage. >> concern to pay attention, yes. worried? not as much as i was when the hurricane looked like it was making a b-line for us. brad: back live, there is not much people can do to prepare for the flooding. this is a little bit of something. there is a board. in front of that is a sandbag at the house. i will show you here. this is a driveway. this is dry. the water starts at the sidewalk. down on the road it is eight. is deep or so. the real concern is midnight. the next high tide is supposed to be higher than noon today. will is the fear it could be high enough to get in the structures. head back to beach for jonathan elias to look there. jonathan: it is bad. the wind is gusting. in the last hour it has kicked up 10 to 20 miles per hour.

we want to invite efolks at home. there are people out there who take picture at the storm. if you see it, send it. go to pics@wjla.com. we will put some on even on the air and certainly online in the photo gallery. we'll check back and give you an update on ellicott city. leon: people all around the region are doing what they can to keep the rain at bay. alison: joce sterman picks up the team coverage live from chesapeake beach. hi. joce: hi, alison. you can see the whipping wind and the angry seas. this is where the coast guard wants to see the boat. this is the aman dan 1 is high -- amanda 1 tied up at six points at the marina here. we talked to the coast guard today. they are not worried about this boat. they were on the water talking to anyone they saw telling them to get off the water.

they are worried about the smaller boat, the kayak and the canoes and the stuff you left on a dock. not secured that may wash out to shore. they can't assume. they have to check. >> we look for a person in distress. joce: that is the mission of the coast guard. a station in annapolis told abc7 they were at the ready to deal with problems on the bay. not from joaquin but from this storm that could bring storm surge and coastal flooding. they tell me they do a hundred search and rescues a year and they anticipate they could do some this weekend. just not the kind you expect. the officer in charge of station annapolis expect calls of concern from people who see what look like abandon boats in the water. kayaks and the canoes that did not get locked down in advance of the storm.

they wash to the by a and have to be responded to. they scope it out and make sure no one is in distress. >> we will figure out position. from there we do a search pattern expanding out looking for a possible person in waiter. joce: that happens even if you don't know if someone is missing. >> we come up on a floating vessel, we will search. then we come one a determination to look at the boat and see is this something that looks like it drifted offshore? there s there evidence that someone was recently on it? joce: it's better to be safe than sorry. they have to do the checks but they warned us if the weather continues to look like this. the high winds, the rough seas they may not be able to get in the water. they don't want you in here either.

leon: this is sucking in the energy from the hurricane joaquin roaring from the atlantic. an amazing picture. check this out. from the astronaut scott kelly aboard the international space station. that is what the storm looks like from up there today. south carolina is getting slammed with much of the rain. one bridge washed away taking a car with it. crews were able to rescue the driver and get the person to the hospital. suffered minor injuries. it could have been worse. businesses and schools in norfolk closed early. hampton roads area. virginia national guard has 800 members standing by to respond to the weather in that area as well as the part of central virginia and shenandoah valley. stay connected with us at abc7. the team is working 24 hours a day and keep you up to date on wjla.com. you can monitor the wjla facebook for twitter feed. download the storm watch 7 app

and keep it on your phone. alison: moving on to the latest on the deadly shooting. on an oregon college campus. today they revealed chris harper mercer dropped out of boot catch and started to study mass shooters. lauren lister live in oregon with a closer look at the investigation. lauren? lauren: ten are dead, including the shooter. six patients remain in the hospital. abc news is learning identity of the victims today. three of the deceased women, lucera, rebecca and kim. the gunman apartment complex today guarded by police. and the residents remain on edge. >> it was scary when you first heard about the shooting but different when you found out that they live next door to you. >> a.t.f. reporting seven guns recovered from the place where he lived with his mother.

six from the place. family of the victims bracing for the worst. >> the families are currently living through the nightmare and the most personal way possible. lauren: the governor expressing pride in the community. this i'm proud of how the roseburg community pulled together to care for and comfort each other in this horrific crisis. reporter: the suspected shooter identified as 26-year-old chris harper mercer is seen here in the myspace photo. he allegedly opened fire at the umpqua community college late thursday morning. >> multiple gunshot wounds. reporter: police officers facing off with autobahnman. >> exchange shots with him. he is in a classroom. reporter: but today, tales of herorism. he charged three of the gunman trying to save who he could. he is out of surgery recovering from seven gunshot wounds in the photo from the go fund me page.

>> we are learning more about the gunman. the army confirms he served a little more than a month in basic training in 2008 before being discharged. no word on why. authorities are looking for the motive. the cool is closed. lauren lyster, abc7 news, roseburg, oregon. back to you. alison: thank you. president obama speaking out about gun control tonight. we'll take a closer look at that coming up at 5:30 today. leon: education secretary duncan is stepping down in december. duncan is one of the few member of president obama's original to be net members still in office. he sent an e-mail to the staff saying it's time for him to return to chicago with his family. the white house says that president obama has to let the deputy secretary of education dr. john king take over in duncan's position. coming up on "abc7 news at 5:00" -- pushed by the rain. look at how quickly the spill

in the potomac river is making its way downstream. reporter: jesse matthew is sentenced for a crime that took place ten years ago in fairfax. after the sentence, his mother screams and cries inside the courtroom. i'm jeff goldberg. we will tell you what happened in a live report. alison: we are keeping a close eye on the heavy rains moving through the area. we have a live picture from mobile track 7 along the outer loop of the beltway approaching new hampshire avenue. you can always have the forecast at your fingertips with the storm watch 7 weather app. download it to your smartphone app. download it to your smartphone or tablet.

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alison: new developments tonight in one of three case against jesse matthew. today the man charged with two murder in charlottesville found out he will be spending the rest of his life in prison for another crime in northern virginia. our northern virginia pure row chief jeff goldberg was in court and live in fairfax with the story. jeff? jeff: alison, a very dramatic court hearing. the family members of morgan harrington and heather graham and jesse matthew sitting together in the first row of a

packed courtroom. in the trial in june, jesse matthew entered a guilty plea after he was implicated by d.n.a. evidence. today he got his punishment. three consecutive life sentences in prison. jesse matthew senior had nothing to say to reporters, and neither did his mother where the prosecutor detailed the attack on a woman in fairfax ten years ago saying on that night, matthew was hunting for a victim. calling him a cruel and a savage sexual predator who raped and attempted to murder the woman known as r.g. >> for him to treat r.g. in manner he did was despicable and vile. i'm glad he got three life sentences. jeff: defense attorney calling matthew kind, considerate and

shy, gentle giant. saying matthew was a victim of poverty, racism, alcoholic father and had been sexually assaulted as a child but the judge handed down the maximum punishment of three consecutive life sentences. at that moment, debra carr began screaming and crying in court. "no, no, no," she said, yelling "i hope you rot in hell" exiting the courtroom. >> there are no winners here. there is loss and pain all around. jeff: the real hero in the case, she said, was the person who testified at the trial in june. >> she did it for herself and more hannah and morgan. jeff: before handing down the sentence the judge asked matthew if he had anything to say and he shook his head and said, "no, sir." he will be spent back to charlottesville to await murder trial of hannah graham and morgan harrington to take place in 2016.

live in fairfax, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. leon: okay. thank you, jeff. update for you now. the rain here, the heavy rain calling a chemical spill in the potomac river that quickly made its way to the frederick county water intake. sunday is expected to get there. latex spill from the paper mill. the department of environment has not detected any health risks related to the spill yet but they are still conducting tests. alison: earlier, doug was telling us how this is worse than a nor'easter. what we're seeing in a lot of ways. doug: right. nor'easters last about 24 hours. with the same effects the relentless wind and the pounding surf and they move on. but this one is sustained five day of the winds at the same direction and high speed doing the rough surf and everything else. rough effects. start with hurricane joaquin. it's weaker now than it was last report. five miles per hour but it

puts us in a category three. 125-mile-per-hour winds. moving north at 7-mile-per-hour. it will accelerate slowly. water is the engine and the fall for the tropical storms. the farther north you go this time of year the water is cooler. so we aren't going to worry about the direct effects. but this will continue to feed in the busting winds to the coastline. the big effect locally, maryland, delaware, the north carolina beaches is the erosion of the sand dunes, the beach erosion. a lot of mess. the communities will have to flooding but the biggest concern is what is happening in south carolina. moisture is flowing. tropical moisture out of the hurricane into south carolina, north carolina. over the next few days the storm will move away and the moisture will come out of the tropical atlantic. enough moisture to cause flooding.

32 in annapolis. 31 in arlington. chilly temperatures. that is the story. as far as the floods, steve rudin has the story and there is a lot to tell. steve: with the heavy rain tonight and tomorrow morning we have a flash flood watch up for the d.c. metro area. this is not until 8:00. this includes the district, arlington, alexandria and fairfax. all of southern maryland until 8:00 saturday morning. show you what is going on with the live doppler radar. a wet rush hour commute. if you expect someone home on time, expect delays. the traffic is backed up quite a bit. heaviest rain north of d.c. more to come moving through the overnight hours. a bit of a lull in the action. notice across virginia. this is the break. this is going to move ahead in the next few hours. more rain to come late tonight and tomorrow morning. this is the future cast.

the rain breaking up. well west around charlotteston and ohio. for us it will settle down as we move through early morning hours tomorrow. rainfall totals as we head through the day tomorrow into sunday. around two inches in the d.c. metro. less amount toward north and west. the real jackpot area look at columbia. they could look at nine inches of rain. nearly a foot by charleston, sunday at 2:00. with the seven-day outlook. brighter skies ahead. sunday 40% chance of showers. sun makes a return on monday. lower 70's tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday. it will feel great right now reag national airport wind chill factor in the upper 40's. leon: wow! we haven't had that since spring. doug: hopefully the rain will do exactly what steve says and move the heaviest rain out

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leon: "7 on your side" consumer alert now. about 40 wal-mart employees now are out of a job. the super store laid off the employees at the headquarters in fentonville, arkansas. in a letter to unaffected ceo's blamed the changing retail and the customer landscape. they will get 60 days of pay and benefit. in addition to the two weeks of pay throughout the year they spent with the company. alison: the district department of consumer and regular la story affairs says it has no -- relatory affairs says it has no choice. they are evicts people to keep them safe. but the problem for the residents where in expensive d.c. do they find another

place to live? sam ford looks at their plight. sam: the 13 family still left in the 30-building unit are angry and worried. >> it's not right. in two weeks we will be on the street and it's getting colder. sam: they learn the city is condemning the building and they have to find other homes. the place has problems. broken windows. mailboxes that don't lock. ask the maintenance man. >> repairs are done with the sink and the toilet and stuff like that. >> they have two toddlers. >> no a.c., no heat. i have to use the tub to wash dishes. the toilet doesn't flush. >> they have deemed the building unsafe and say it must close by october 12. but the folks don't get subsidized respect. they -- subsidized rent. they are the d.c. working poor. they are paying half that and take consequences.

>> that's ice. i broke the wall. sam: mold and ice. we have no idea why it doesn't melt but they tolerate it. >> it's sad be we should be able to live comfortable and safe. >> we have left messages for the lap lord, went to the office and were unable to reach him. the local commissioner -- >> it's horrible, despicable. it's unlivable. it's not safe. says his neighbors need help. the two week of hotel that the city is providing for them is not enough. in southeast washington, sam ford, abc7 news. leon: coming up at 5:00 -- president obama: our inaction is a political decision that we are making. leon: the president calls for change when it calls to gun control. we take a look at why the action seems to be stalled on the hill. >> i'm jonathan elias live in ocean city. we're pounded by a strong storm.

folks want to know how long it will last and what if any effect hurricane joaquin will have on the area. with this storm if you see it, send it. if you snap a nice picture let us know about it. send it to pics@wjla.com. we're coming right back.

jonathan: i'm jonathan elias live in ocean city, maryland. it's been relentless in last 24 hours.

the storm is bringing strong rains and wind. you can see the surf of behind me. that is not a happy ocean. it's angry and kicked up. there is flooding on the inlet. on the back side they have seen the water creeping up. it has been a problem here. how long will it last and what effect will hurricane joaquin have on the area infy? the guy with the answers is the chief meteorologist doug hill who joins us from the weather center. doug: your conditions will stay like they are tomorrow, sunday and good part of monday as well. the latest information on hurricane joaquin down a bit to. top winds 125 miles per hour. all the models have taken this well out to sea. that is good news for even on the east coast. locally we have rain. good news here as well. look at the bottom of the screen. in the past 20 minutes a back edge out of the areas down i-95 toward richmond. as the rain moves through, we

will get a break from the rainfall. the next area of rain showing up is farther south in north carolina. as we get the next few hours, west of town might pick up more rain. everything is winding down. what will not wind down are the strong winds along the coast. the beach emotion. that will continue. as we get through the next couple of days we see the hurricane move out, an upper level storm system over florida. that will work with the hurricane to keep funneling more moisture in. part of south carolina may wind up between 10-14 inches of rain in the next couple of days. we have a nod watch in effect through 9:00 in the morning. it looks as though it could be dropped early. that is good news. total rain for sunday for the past couple of days between two and three inches here. feeling good about things weather wise locally. if you want good weather, we

will navigate the next couple days. by the time we get to tuesday, wednesday, thursday, sunshine and a warming trend. back to you. alison: we're getting there. thank you. by the way the weather is canceling a lot of events across the area this weekend. in virginia, the oktoberfest celebration will not be happening tomorrow. in maryland takoma park street festival is canceled. all events of grass fields are off until further notice. >> every man, woman and chld is america. how can you with a straight face make the argument that more guns will make us safer? leon: president obama making a case for gun control in the wake of a deadly shooting at oregon college campus yesterday. but tonight the big question is whether anything will happen this time around.

we had this discussion over and over in this country. seen your political report -- senior political reporter scott thuman. this is the 15th time he has spoken after a mass shooting. is there any way or reason to think this time around is different? scott: skeptics will say no and they have good reason. the president is handcuffed. it's not just a partisan issue. you have to have congress on board. the president relies on the body to pass gun control differences. the measures have to be universally liked by a lot of people. the gun lobbyists, as we know, a lot of people oppose it. the president was asked what can you do differently other than come out and make the speeches every time this occurs? this is his answer. it's interesting. president obama: i get a lot of letters after this happens. do something. okay. hear is what you need to do. you have to make sure that

anybody you are voting for is on the right side of this issue. if they're not, even if they are great on other stuff for a couple of election cycles you have to vote against them. scott: the president is saying it's up to you the voter, you have to change who represents you in congress and that is the only way to effectuate change. he talked about the republicans a lot. of course, they are blamed for a lot of the stronghold with the gun lobby. at the same time if you look what happened after sandy hook. leon: or didn't happen. scott: exactly. the president assigned a blue ribbon commission headed by joe biden to look into it. you have to capital quickly on emotion for legislation to happen. you can't wait 30 days. leon: but nothing happens quickly in this town. it's not possible. that is why there are executive orders in these things. is there are any options with the executive order on this? scott: very few. he has his team scrubbing books looking to work around

congress to intact change. if you look at things like trying to add what they call a gun show loophole. banning high capacity clips those are things he can't do on his own. he needs something else to happen. leon: we'll see what happens. you will be on the hill working on it. thanks, scott. this weekend, abc7 becomes the home for the latest edition of the sunday morning talk show line-up. "full measure" with sharyl attkisson premiers sunday morning right here on wjla. all right. coming up at "abc7 news at "abct 5:00" -- getting the benefit without the work. how science is trying to help you with the workout. alison: but first a local working woman who left a high-powered job to chase he

steve: i'm steve rudin. we get heaviest rain out of

here tomorrow morning but when it's all done we are talking about two inches of rain in the metro. heaviest rains to the south of us. north carolina between nine and 12. is. not a good thing. closer to home, the daytime highs around 60. there are the showers. grab an umbrella to head out to the maryland-michigan game. middle 20's on sunday. taste of bethesda with the highs around 60 degrees and rain. more after this. everyone is saying, "hey! you gotta get fios!" but why?

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leon: "7 on your side" with health matters. researchers are testing a pill that could replace the time you spend at the gym. they have been exploring drugs to mimic what exercise at the molecular level. some of them are similar but none of them will do all of them. alison: gyms are closing all over the country. leon: it's more fun to go. alison: speak for yourself. have you dreamed of walking away from your follow courtable job to follow your true passion? tonight's working woman left a high-stress job as government

lawyer to open her own ice cream stop. here is why she is a big supporter of following your dreams. >> if you told me five years ago i'd own an ice cream shop in washington, d.c., i would not have believed you. alison: victoria loved ice cream since she was a child when her father would come home and share a scoop with her. >> to me it means friends, family and good time. alison: she practicedlaul for six years and worked at the homeland security department for four but she always experimented with making ice cream. in 2013, she won the d.c. scoop competition and the rest is history. >> i realize that cooking and creating flavors of ice cream unlocks a creative spirit. >> she opened ice cream jubilee in the up-and-coming water front area called the yard. they make all the ice cream there. using local ingredients. there are the childhood favorites but some are outside

the box like gin and tonic, thai ice tea and peanut butter jam. it was a thrill when nationals player bryce harper showed up one night after hitting two home runs against the braves. >> he is such a champion around washington, d.c. we are big nationals fans. so he got banana caramel on a cone. alison: she said leaving her high powered job was the best choice she could have made. >> i have to fully endorse a life that you take risks and find hard to find out what you like. alison: she says they just introduced the fall flavors like salty apple cinnamon and maple pecan. ice cream jubilee will start delivering nationwide in the next six weeks. so she is doing really well. leon: let me guess, you are a fan. alison: yeah. i had to sample. multiple flavors. leon: now you need the exercise pill. alison: yeah! leon: no you don't.

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jonathan: back live with the continuing storm watch coverage. what you are looking at your screen are two things, neither very pretty. one is doppler 7. it's colorful because there is a lot of rain moving through and causing concern for flooding. on the other side is mobile track 7 making its way on the outer loop to american legion bridge. that is a lot of traffic. when we get weather like this, some folks forget how to driver and go very slow and it causes tie-up. so be patient if you have to still make the drive home. we are live in ocean city. it's been relentless. there is very strong winds. you can see the tide behind

me. that is an angry sea. the rain abated a bit now but it's come down in sheets for better part of 24 hours. be this area they canceled school because they knew it would be bad. stephen tschida joins us from culpeper where they canceled schools this afternoon as well stephen: they let school out early today. a lot of people here raced home from work early today as well at the historic culpeper. they are well aware how dangerous, per analysis tent and consistent rain can be. the rain keeps falling. sometimes drizzle. others downpour. the grounds here soaked. the saturation sparking fears. >> sometimes trees fall. stephen: the biggest concern is driving. >> a lot of the back roads will flood. stephen: driving around culpeper we found low-lying

roads covered in water. >> if people are hydroplaning and so forth. i mean take it slow. take your time. be safe. >> we caught up with people waiting to get home. waiting if for rain to stop. >> it comes over the road. i'm getting out of here real quick. >> now we have been here throughout the day. it has been raining throughout almost all of the day. only a brief respite here. it is picking up again. some of the people here will not be at ease until the rain is long gone. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. alison: thank you very much. leon: doug? doug: the weather story this afternoon on the friday. we will talk more about the hurricane joaquin. a stripeny bit of wind -- tiny bit of wind in category three.

we continue to see the convergence keeping it offshore. this will still interact with another weather system and area of pressure over florida to keep battering the coastline with heavy winds and heavy rain. flooding for two or three more days. locally our interest is rain. we have areas of rain to deal with tonight. in the past couple of hours there is a break over central virginia. the rain will come to an end for a while and then more rain moves in. tomorrow a lot of the rain will push through. under flash flood watch until

9:00. good rainfall amount. two or three inches so far. chilly temperatures. 47 degrees in laurel. breezy, chilly. rain tomorrow. showers monday. milder. sun breaks monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday. finally sunshine and lower 70's. alison: looks great. check on the roads with robert altman. hi, robert. robert: we are taking a live look at the northbound 270. we are starting to find breaks in the action now. the earlier accident is gone. it will continue out of vienna. that the latest from the traffic center. back to you. alison: have a good weekend.

thank you. mike flowers is retiring and this is after working 35 years and never taking a sick day. he says it goes to childhood when his mother made him get up and go to school. he had close calls over the years. a motorcycle crash and ruptured gallbladder. he still went to work but me formed light duty. leon: dedication. coming up tonight. at 6:00, we will continue to track deteriorating conditions along the coast and the risk of flooding here. plus, president obama demands changes to the nation gun law. the iteam taking a look at the gun laws. we'll have that ahead. alison: but first time for sports. nationals.

robert: the double-header was scheduled for tomorrow after being rained out. there is speculation that matt williams will be done after watching the nats implode. and there is a report that williams will be let go at the end of the season. there is no official word from the team on that. in football the skins are preparing for a wet field. the game is set for 1:00 p.m. on sunday. it's against the eagles. that is not the only thing that is wet. hold on to the football. it is going to get slippery. ball security has been an issue this season. kirk cousins isn't exactly perfect. >> i can throw a wet ball and consistent. if it takes me off my game too

much. it's a wrinkle and a challenge. just getting the snap. it comes up quickly. it can slip through your hands. >> would be of the biggest stories of the nba season is kevin durant free agency. we would love for him to come home but there is a report that k.d. likes the lakers over the wizards and even miami. so today k.d. told reporters i don't talk to steven a. smith. nobody in my family or my friends do so he is lying. end quote. leon: matt williams was manager of the season last year.

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leon: norman rockwell painting of the small town american newsroom going on the auction block next month in new york city to benefit the national press club. christie's estimates it will sell for $10 to $15 million. alison: goodness. north carolina couple is celebrating their new marriage 17 years after first walking down the aisle. we exmain what brought the flower girl and ring bearer back together. >> you can almost see the misery on his 5-year-old face. hers, however, is beaming with pride. the family told him he had to be in the wedding with brook. >> i was mad.

>> he was a shy boy but brooke had her sights set. >> he couldn't stand me. >> she had a crush on me. but she got on my nerves. i remember that? she would chase him, he would hide. she would want to play. he didn't want any part. what better beginning to a storybook ending? >> she had my whole family and his whole family hid. so when it happened they came out screaming. it was the best ever. >> the two met in the church. they reconnected in middle school in the church. in high school their paths cross again in the church. as a boy, that aisle might have been the green mile for adrian. two weeks ago as a man, the same aisle was a dream come true. >> we had people tell us we're young and that is all right. we accept that. at the same time it's god ordained. the steps have been ordered by the lord. >> the fate might not have been sealed on his face back then but then again, maybe it

was. with the good news. alison: that is it for "abc7 news at 5:00". "abc7 news at 6:00" starts right now on storm watch. announcer: now, "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. leon: right now at 6:00, storm watch coverage of the relentless rain pounding the east coast is already bad and it could get worse as the fight progresses. abc7 has deployed resources all across the region. mobile track 7 on the beltway. across the area some places are turning into sandbags to keep waters at bay. we have team coverage from ocean city in a moment. but first, check in with the chief meteorologist doug hill on storm watch. doug we have a close eye on the hurricane. give you a full screen look at that. it's down a little bit here. download at 5:00 for the national hurricane center is a category three. top winds of 125 miles per hour.

the tracking coming into line it will stay offshore. that is good news for everyone so it leaves us with the concern tonight for the possibility of flash floods. the flash flood watch remains in effect across the region and the west and the southwest until 9:00 in the morning. based on the latest tendency we noticed on radar we wouldn't be surprised if they didn't cancel part of the area out of the flash flood earlier than 9:00 in the morning. the reason is the rain has not been heavy. it has been light to moderate. there is a break developing south. that is good news. if we look farther south we have more areas of rain from the another lan tick ocean. this area of -- from the atlantic ocean. this is emanating from the western side of the hurricane but it looks to past west. so it looks like we will get period of rain tomorrow and then gusty winds and cool temperatures. we'll be doing just fine. beaches will cont