announcer: now "abc7 news at 4:00". on your side. jonathan: right now at 4:00 it's hurricane hermine. sending massive waves to the florida coast. michelle: entire neighborhoods are under water as several inches of rain have already fallen. thank you for joining abc7. we're on storm watch keeping an eye on hermine as florida beaches are seeing bigger waves and stronger winds. jonathan: a look at hermine spinning in the gulf starting to accelerate as it approaches. look at the size. all of that color is rain, wind, everything. headed for florida's big bend. what sort of holiday weekend impacts could we see here because of this? chief meteorologist doug hill has the forecast. this thing grew up pretty good. doug: it did. it took its sweet time but reached the hurricane threshold at 75-mile-per-hour winds. there is no meteorological reason it won't get stronger before it makes landfall later tonight. we are expecting

hurricane center at 5:00 which will be an upgrade to the track, intensity and where it's headed in the next several days and that will determine how it will affect our area. here is what we are looking at, at the satellite images here around the area with the radar showing a spiraling effect now. yellow and the reds of the persistent bands that continue to swing around on the west coast of florida. as it moves to the northeast at 14 miles per hour, it will take the rain bands. the heavy rain. it will move them north and east. top wind 75 moving north/northeast at 15. position wise by 8:00 tomorrow night it will no longer be a hurricane. it will be a tropical storm with 50-mile-per-hour winds in the vicinity of charleston, south carolina. it will move to the outer bank and out to sea. but all along this way it will pull the waves in from the atlantic coast. rip tide, huge waves

erosion. what is more interesting, the latest guidance shows it will slow down and move slowly after that sunday afternoon and continue the winds pounding the beaches. what it means to us what we're looking at in the storm watch weather center, we have breezy conditions develop saturday. but the worst effects will be here as you see the future cast looking to 7:30 saturday morning. the winds possibly gusting to 43 at virginia beach. meanwhile here, we are on the fringes of the circulation. close to 60-mile-per-hour gust saturday afternoon. it will continue to get pushed around there. a lot to watch. we will give you the information as it comes in from the hurricane center. but again, bottom line the metro area looks like we'll have some messy weather at times but not terrible. completely different and possibly dangerous surf conditions all up and down the midatlantic beaches. back to you. jonathan: thank you, doug.

hermine getting anywhere near us or our beaches. michelle: but now is the time when families are paying close attention the forecast and trying to decide whether to head out of town for the labor day weekend to the eastern shore or even farther away like the outer banks and florida. our abc7 instapoll question today -- are you changing your plans? jonathan: you can head to our website. wjla.com/votenow. share with us what your plans are in light of hermine. right now let's go to transportation reporter brianne carter. most people you found are still ready for the beach trips whether it's sunshine or it's rain? brianne: that seems to be the case. when you are planning a long holiday weekend you want to pack these, the sunglasses. but this time around if you are heading to the beaches, you might need this. let's look at what it look like now at the bay bridge. it's smooth sailing for those still planning to get out of town. and whether or not it will be sunshine or really soaking rain there at the beaches, we un

as this long holiday weekend as the plans that they already had. now certainly a lot of people say that they are going to have to make those plans now. that is because in many of the hotels we talked to in the ocean city area they say they have a 72-hour cancellation policy. so those folks would have already canceled the hotels. they will pay out of pocket whether or not the wet weather keeps them at home or if they end up going to the beaches. we talked to one guy. he came up from charlottesville. he is headed up to the island for the weekend with his family. he says hey, you just have to go. >> we'll catch a movie, do some indoor activities, check out a mall or something like that. we're going to cross our fingers and hope for the best. brianne: now coming up here tonight at 5:00, what other people are saying

plans regardless of any cancellation policies. and also what a.a.a. is saying about how many people might be out there on the roads. reporting live, brianne carter, abc7 news. michelle: again, as we keep an eye on florida beaches, the next update on hurricane hermine will come from the national hurricane center in less than an hour. you want to stay with us. this is a look at panama city beach. the surf line is your of already. we'll have breaking news -- the surf is rough already. we'll have the breaking news. stay with us on tv, website or the stormwatch7 app. in other news, we are following breaking news out of southeast washington where two people were shot on the 1900 block of 16th street. that is three blocks from anacostia high school. stephen tschida is on the scene with the latest. stephen: michelle, first of all, police do not believe there is any correlation to the high school. at 2:15 neighbors reported hearing sho

can see that is where the neighbors say they saw a teenager from this neighborhood lying face down. if you look off in the street to the east you can still see that we still have a very active investigation here. we got video shortly after we arrived. a lot of high school students gathered in the area. we learned from the investigators that a teenager was shot. grey condition when he was taken to -- grave conditions when he was taken to the hospital. homicide unit is already here. a natural response when someone is that injured. a block away an adult male shot in the leg, expected to survive. there is no rationale or information about what may have led to the shooting. as far as the suspect description, it's very vague at this time as well. that is the latest. we'll back bah in -- back in an hour with more information as we obtain it. stephen tschida, abc7 news. jonathan: this is coming from miami, flori

zika found in mosquitoes in florida. previously health officials diagnosed several cases in the miami area in humans. they believed they contracted the virus from mosquitoes somewhere else. now they are finding that the virus is in miami trapped in mosquitoes. they have pulled them out of the netting and ran the test and found the mosquitoes there are infected infected with the . almost 100 mosquitoes are believed to be carrying the virus that so far they have found. michelle: speaking of mosquitoes, montgomery county health officials plan to spray the region to prevent the spread of mosquito borne illnesses. truck mounted trying will take place tonight around 7:30 in the strawberry knowles area. also new at 4:00, head start in prince george's county coming under fire for the discipline methods in the past that resulted in the feds cutting funding.

employees will be punished. maryland bureau chief brad bell explains how. brad? brad: yeah, we have been following this scandal since it broke in the middle of august. an embarrassment more prince george's county. the feds taking control of head start. taking away the $6.4 million grant. we were told that the employees responsible for the impaled deficiencies in the classrooms. we were told they would be punished. in an unusual step the school system announced today publicly that the six employees connected with the incidents are in fact being taken out of the classroom. a source telling us that three have been terminated. three more have been told they will be terminated if they do not leave on their own. we're told they include certified t

aide and an administrator. brad bell, abc7 news. jonathan: we are learning more about a deadly crash yesterday. 5-month-old baby killed and the mother severely injured after being hit by a car. it happened a short walk from selden elementary school. jeff goldberg reports this is a case of mistaken identity. when you hear the story it's heart breaking to think that the teens coming under fire because they did the right thing. jeff: it is. we will get to that. we want to show you what we are seeing outside the memorial at the memorial. this is something playing out all day today. every ten or 15 minutes or so families, young children coming to drop off flowers, stuffed animals, balloons in honor of the young victim. his mother as well. looking here, this is the crosswalk where the tragic incident took place. riverside

two teens stopped to help and now they are facing backlash. the go fund me page, the total at $25,000. i spoke to a family member who says the mother is struggling and heartbroken. 5-month-old tristan died in the collision. today we spoke to two mothers who say their sons were driving behind a jeep grand cherokee that turned left and police say struck the mother and tristan in the stroller. they got out and tried to help. but because the vehicles were seen on the news the mothers say the son have been accused of causing the crash by fellow students at riverside high school and on social

>> i'm a mother. my heart aches. it's awful. the boys saw everything. the kids did what any honor, noble, citizen would do. they stopped. they called 911. jeff: we will hear more from the mothers in an hour but first we want to tell you what we know about the drive of the cherokee. his name has not been released. he is 45 years old. we do know that he has hired an attorney. authorities say that while they have ruled out alcohol and drugs they are looking at other factors that could have played a role in the collision including quite possibly distracted driving. much more coming up at 5:00. until then live, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. michelle: thank you. donald trump was back on the trail this time in ohio after meeting with mexico's president 24 hours ago. he is continuing the pitch on immigration policy. trump shed more light on yesterday

mr. trump: we agreed in the meeting on the need to stop the illegal flow of guns, drugs, cash and people across the border. and to take out the cartel. michelle: yesterday evening trump reiterated his staps including building a southern border wall and deported millions of illegal immigrants. jonathan: in the meantime, hillary clinton has taken to twitter to criticize trump's visit. her runningmate virginia governor tim kaine hasn't been shy either. he calls the actions embarrassing and had this to say. >> to keep america safe, no time for amateurs. no tame for first-timerstimers r people who need training wheels on. in the first visit with the leader of another country lose their will. jonathan: senator kaine running as vice president with hillary clinton.

folded like an accordion but not bringing up who will pay for the border wall. there might be good deals on new cars soon. michelle: next at 4:00, what was on board a rocket that blew up in florida? jonathan: live picture from florida. we're tracking hurricane hermine. in four minutes we have an update on

jonathan: in florida you are seeing big surf along the big bend area of the state. >> it's now hurricane hermine. it is moving in closer. even the wind at times blowing water at the top of the wave. people walking along the beach to take in the view. it's pretty but pretty soon you have to get out of there. our sister station is live from big bend. it's pouring rain. what else are you seeing? >> this brings rain and wind. live in the northwest portion of the state. the big concern is the storm surge. the officials tell us they could have a storm surge of five to seven feet.

the energy officials tell us they evacuated a thousand homes in this area. the schools are closed today and tomorrow. the officials tell us they expect the brunt of the storm. they are expecting the strong winds to impact this area here in northwest florida around 9:00 or 10:00 this evening. michelle: are people leaving or sticking it out? >> the boats are gone. not many people in the area where we are. people andering around but -- wandering around but most fled

emergency officials i asked them the question and they tell me everyone is heating the warnings and getting out of town. michelle: good to hear. live for us in the west palm area. thank you so much. jonathan: wish the best for the folks down there. louisiana got hammered. that wasn't even a storm that was labeled. doug: just rain. jonathan: how big is the surge expected on this one? doug: i haven't looked at the surge data because it's florida and not here but four to six feet at least i think. here our concerns diminish a little. by the time it will get to the outer bank it will be a tropical storm or a lighter tropical storm. beaches are the big problem. if you are going to the outer bank tomorrow, don't plan to go in the water. i suspect a lot of beaches will shut down. dangerous winds. that could be the story, too.

hold on the circulation. that is a circulation center tightening up. i may get stronger before it makes landfall toward midnight. this is the radar indication. super imposed over the clouds. this is a classic presentation. i will make the landfall and the center will go like that. all along the strongest part of the storm northeast and east of the center. that have will continue as the storm continues to move northeast. winds gust of 55. at the beach, 52-mile-per-hour gust. st. pete, 47-mile-per-hour gust. tropical. in the 80's there. it's tough night in the gulf of mexico. there is the position with the latest advisory. we're 35 to 40 minutes away from the official update from the hurricane center. it will move to the northeast. it may get strong every before the landfall. it will weaken as the center that goes over the land. that is usually the case. i w

atlantic ocean. notice the late, monday, tuesday, time frame. the cone of the uncertainty turns into a big circle. i will inch along and become stationary. wobble and cause prolonged period of the strong winds. beach problems. hurricane warning in effect. tropical gulf warnings in wilmington. future cast we look at the precipitation and the wind gusts here as we go through the evening and the overnight. 51-mile-per-hour gusts at tallahassee. getting through the day and the evening tomorrow a lot of rain spreads farther north. with the wind gusts to 55 in savannah. we will spread closer to our area. we get closer saturday night. the wind gust to 58 at ocean city. here, west side of the bay, not even rain. gusty winds to keep an eye on. wobble in the course sunday morning and bring heavy rain to the beach. it will be bre

showers. a tough forecast. totally dependent on the future track. and strength of the storm. once it gets out in the ocean the guidance goes what is it going to do next? a lot to do. bottom line is the metro area will get off very easy compared to the coastal section. jonathan: it can vary a lot. anything can happen when it hits in the atlantic. it can change course completely. doug: you are four or five days out. so the probabilities of being accurate are less on that. michelle: check on the roads. people traveling via the car. jamie: we are starting out in virginia. 95 heading south. 35 minutes it will take you from 610 closer to fredericksburg. you can get a good idea here. bumper-to-bumper traffic. take a live look. approaching the area, quite a bit of volume. as you

see it bunch up. we average in the teens. the big picture look around the beltway. slowing through prince george's county to the outer loop. if you are traveling on the inner loop, bumper to bmper heading north in the normal spot in the northwest corner. this is the pace you are traveling. this is a typical washington, d.c. area afternoon commute. a lot of traffic. jonathan: thank you. coming up for us, dumper-diving redskins fan sound something he shouldn't have. we'll show you what he found coming up. michelle: also next, a powerful explosion deals facebook a major setback. what was on board a spacex rocket that blew up before launch? jonathan: live pictures from florida. the abc7 stormwatch7 team tracking hurricane hermine. in about seven minutes we will have an update on the track. this is a pretty good size storm that is moving ashore slowly. the out

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jonathan: that was a show in florida. michelle: but instead it was a fiery blast. elizabeth hur with what was on board and what went wrong. reporter: take a

you can see it going up in flames and second later -- the blast so powerful it could be felt a mile ago. >> we have patio glass doors and it shook them. >> i didn't know it was explosion. i thought it had to do with the tropical storm. >> a lot of power. >> according to spacex, an anomaly happened while the falcon nine rocket preparing for a test tire at kennedy space center. destroying that rocket and israeli satellite set to launch this weekend. mark zuckerberg released a statement that read i'm deeply disappointed to hear the spacex destroyed our satellite.

hundreds of employees were working at the time of the explosion but no injuries. last year space-x lost another rocket when it fell apart in a launch. as far as this explosion is concerned the company says the exact cause is under investigation. jonathan: coming up for us, a new drug that is a game-changer for alzheimer's disease. the reason it is getting patients and the scientists hope in a fight against the disease. michelle: the weather team is tracking hermine. we'll ge

announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 4:00". on your side. doug: we are 20, 25 minutes away from an important update from the national hurricane center. we want to tell you we had a few more showers now. frontal system come through today. no lightning but downpours coming our way through the next few hours. tomorrow don't worry about it. gorgeous. after tomorrow it depends on the hurricane hermine.

it's expansive area of heavy winds that will push to the coast. this is why the track is important. until yet it was staying well southeast and then closer. now it's backed off. this is important where if frac goes. this is going to keep the super nasty stuff along the coast and keep us on the tripping with the rain and the gusty breezes. then it will slow down and it will meander for a few days to tuesday and wednesday. through the day on saturday the wins are really going to get high. it will pour in from the northeast and we have rain to go with it.

heaviest rains will stay south and east through saturday and saturday night. it will be on the fringe of it. we'll watch for the update. steve rudin will have a fresh update in a few minutes. jonathan: still wouldn't hurt to get the patio furniture in ahead of this one. massive waves, driving winds, all the hallmarks of an approaching hurricane. it's moving closer to florida big bend between the coast and theman andal. strong winds. undercurrent is strong. marci gonzalez joining us live from mexico beach, florida. they are used to dealing with the hurricanes but this is a while since dealing with the hurricane effect in your area. marci: more than a decade. it's been 11 years since it hit the state about even longer since it hit here. it's not looking bad

nothing so serious yet. the wind is just starting. it won't hit until tonight and the morning. the west coast is seeing the you effect of the outer band of hurricane hermine. there are homes in largo that have several inches already. there are communities that have mandatory evacuations underway. the big concern the storm surge. the governor held a news conference here to say there could be a 12-foot storm surge. jonathan: are there folks that are already evacuating? in years past they wait it out and have

cases. are folks getting out and boarding up and leaving? marci: in some communities. we are not seeing anybody evacuate but they are taking it seriously. they are watching the track and listening to the warnings and they will decide whether or not to evacuate. they don't expect the flooding to be terrible in this area. jonathan: marci gonzalez from mexico beach, florida. we appreciate you taking the time. thanks. not to be forgotten, hawaii. look at this. this is tropical storm madeline pulling away from the islands. hurricane lester is approaching. hurricane lester not expected to give a direct hit to hawaii the outer bands can provide

the strong winds and high surf as well. michelle: we are 30 minutes from updated track of hurricane hermine. an 18-year-old behind bars. he strangled and he stabbed a pregnant teenage girl. it happened yesterday. feet from einstein high school. the motive, the man didn't want to be a father. this is a story we broke at this time yesterday. >> dakota brothers facing life in prison. he had consensual sex in these woods with a girl he got pregnant six months ago but turned violent. strangling and stabbing

with a kitchen knife. >> the motivation is he was unhappy with the fact that the victim in this case, the 18-year-old mother was pregnant with his child. >> paramedics took the victim to the hospital. in emergency service the baby's heart stopped beating. the doctors performed a c-section. the infant girl is in the nicu on 100% oxygen. >> the child is in a dire situation. >> brothers who had eight siblings lived in this house. >> dakota is one of the nicer kid i met. >> he played pickup basketball with him. the prosecutors are considering more charges. >> did the child bring on its own. were the lungs oxygennated.

>> today we learned that brothers is a sophomore at ice sine high school. -- einstein high school. brothers has confessed to the cold blooded attack saying he was teased about the pregnancy by his peers and he did not want to be a dad. jonathan: "7 on your side" consumer alert. it will cost you more to borrow when it comes to buy a home. morerage rates rose because of the expectation the federal reserve will soon raise the rates. that is the money it lend to banks. that affects you. despite the upper tick in the mortgages, half a percent off from rates this time last year. it's still low. in the meantime, americans aren't buying as many cars as we have been. companies are comparing this past august to 2015.

economists aren't saying this isn't unexpected. michelle: next at 4:00, a reminder of 9/11 at the dulles airport. jonathan: we are tracking hurricane hermine in the gulf and update to the track of the storm coming up minutes away.

michelle: the redskins may have won on the field last night but they seem to have lost something off of it. jonathan: this is important, too. look at this. close look at that. their defensive playbooks. the team's training camp. that is where it comes from. josh, we won't mention his last name from ashburn found them in a dumpster at a hotel near the training catch. he was probably dumpster diving. the workbook was there, too. he told the guys at 106.2 the fan that he contacted the redskins and hi told them what he found. they said well, we'll give you a call back. they haven't. apparently a rookie who was cut from the team tossed the books in the trash can. that is gold. michelle: they seem non-is non-shalant. jonathan: they m

we're minutes away from an update on the track of hurricane hermine. meteorologist steve rudin will have that for us after the break. at capital bike share user says he returned the bike to the docking station in northeast washington but the bike malfunction and then went missing. how much he was threatened if

michelle: steve rudin is following hurricane hermine's track and we'll have an update. jonathan: the insurance institute for highway safety says latching in the science safety seats is getting less maddening. michelle: but there is a difference between the different vehicle models. kimberly suiters has a look at the best and worst for latch systems.

be you are parent you know this can be tough to latch and tether. when they did the testing a year and a half ago a volunteer tester burst into tears she was so frustrated. this year they ranked three models in the top tear. toyota prius. you can easily access the latch. hook it there. the other side. you are done. in the back with the tether system i have had trouble with this before. the the prius says the center seat is the safest place to

>> we should mention the 2017 audi and the lexus rx got a top list as well. jonathan: this is an experimental drug that is called potential game-changer. patients with early stage alzheimer's were given a drug. they were given it for a year and they found the toxic plaque building up in the brain were cleared out. keep in mind the plaque in the brain is alzheimer's. that is what is believed to play a major role in memory loss. so after a year of taking the drug, almost no signs of plaque deposits were found. >> this is on a seek and destroy mission that interfere with the brain function.

take a look at the scan. look at the top. those are the pet scan of patients with alzheimer's disease. the left column is base line. the right column is a year later. the red plaque on the left are the amaloid. jonathan: keep that in mind. keep the drug in mind because it may be the game changer they have been looking for. they are looking to see if the breakthroughs hold through. michelle: a panda cub born in belgium is ready to walk. look at him try. for now he is only known as baby p. successful panda births in captivity is rare. when we get clue video like this we have to share it with

jonathan: they are so cute. you think he's always happy. he is frustrated. i want to get up on my feet like mom and dad. michelle: something else that got people in a tizzy is this story. earlier we did the great debate of whether it's too early for pump kin spice. duncan doughnut rolls out the fall -- dunkin' donuts rolls out their fall menu today. and apparent the fan pass olders exists but i didn't know. everyone else has to wait five more days until september 6. jonathan: there you go. michelle: heads up. capital bike share users make sure you are docking that bike. some users are complaining about mechanical problems and confusion. as mike carter-conneen reports, if that bike is not locked and get stolen you could face hundreds of dollars in fees.

when locked it's green but his was red. >> i'm a strong guy. i lifted it up on the bike. i pulled it out and turn it around. it was stuck. i was good. >> because it was midnight he did not call to report the red light. so thinking it was secured he left. then someone else took it. >> i started to get charged as if the bike was still checked out. the 30-minute intervals rack up. >> he called capital bike share and there was little peak thy. >> after the week was up i had to pay $1,200. they seemed like well, we have to do that. >> feeling frustrated he vented about the experience on readit and heard back from other users who experienced the same problem. a red light appeared to show a problem but when they tried to re-enter

>> go back to make sure it's lock. >> makes sure that it turns green is important to know. >> after we started to ask questions he got a call from the general manager who said the missing bike had been recovered nearby. the $90 of overfees would be refunded. make sure the docking light turns green. >> if there is a red light, call the customer service line and we will address it as quickly as we can. mike: mike carter-conneen, abc7 news. steve: a new update from the national hurricane center with hermine on the move, expecting to make landfall this evening into the overnight hours across northern florida. here is what is going on. this is the latest. winds 75 american. gusts at 90 miles per hour. the

east. that is good news for the delmarva beaches, ocean city, rehoboth beach, bethesda. but this is still not a pleasant weekend for much of the area. the storm saturday at 2:00 in the afternoon to the east of norfolk. by tuesday it could spin off the coast. beach erosion expected. this is the project wind gusts moving in saturday morning around 45 miles per hour for ocean city. we move through the afternoon hours into the evening. look at the wind gusts pick up. for the metro we have breezy conditions but nothing like along the delmarva coast. we could see the upward of an inch or so.

this is the holiday weekend. timing is awful. saturday 76 degrees with wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour. the same for the day on sunday. by monday, labor day, it's looking brighter. the temperatures will be in lower 80's. probably won't be a good beach day because of the erosion expected from the potent storm. we have more in a few minutes with chief meteorologist doug hill. let's get a check on traffic. here is jamie sullivan. jamie: we are starting off with a slow area on the stretch of the beltway. basically from virginia to maryland. closer here toward bradley boulevard to bethesda. past that point to silver spring. the inner loop is heavy. the outer look we are seeing vomum as well. no crashes on the beltway to report. 11 miles per hour is the average. on 66 heading outbound. you can see the activity here closer to nutley. all lanes are slow but you

move. if you are getting jump-start and heading to the beach, you are seeing a lot of volume. michelle: thank you. next on abc7 news -- >> a 110-pound piece of limestone sits in the glass at dulles airport. i'm cheryl conner. coming up, we will tell you the significance. jonathan: coming up tonight at 52:00, georgetown university looks to make amends in address the school history with slavery. the changes to honor the lives. that's at

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leon: with the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks approaching there will be a new reminder of the attack at the dulles international airport. cheryl conner shows us what it is. >> ♪ and bright stars >> 08:54, the airport deviated from the flight path -- cheryl: a flag has the roman numerals to represent 2,997 people who died that day. >> it came directly from the western wall of the pentagon. on the 9/11 attack. cheryl: press -- preston was only 11 years old when he watched the attack from the school. he started working for the transportation security administration which was formed following 9/11. mike is responsible for asking the

for driving it to dulles international airport. it's been emotional. >> so the look on that piece knowing that what i am doing is safeguarding our citizens. it's very important. cheryl: the piece is 110 pounds. you can still see damage on it. the plaque inside a reminder of who we lost. 64 passengers and 125 people inside the pentagon. >> the limestone reminds us why we need to be vigilant. cheryl: 9/11 was life-changing for all of us. it shaped his career when he was in elementary school. >> i wanted to work for the government. to protect our country. >> the limestone will stay here at dulles airport. a final location has not been determined. cheryl conner, abc7 news. leon: tonight, hermine gains hurricane status just in time for the holiday weekend. she is putting the local travelers in limbo. georgetown universi

sold slaves to pay off debt. now it's trying to make up for it by making unprecedented offer. redskins notebooks found in a trash can. do they hold game day secrets? what the team says is on the pages inside. let's get to breaking news. coming from the national hurricane center. just a matter of minutes ago. officials there issuing an update on hurricane hermine. michelle: the storm is bearing down on florida leading to rising tides and leaving neighborhoods underwater. it is expected to hit land tonight. at home, the big question is how will the storm impact our labor day weekend outlook. let's get right over to chief meteorologist doug hill for the breaking details. doug: the news out of the hurricane center is this afternoon, a couple of hours ago they upgraded hermine to a hurricane. it's strengthening as we speak. probably be stronger. higher winds than that when it makes landfall around midnight, somewhere in the big band no

appalachicola, florida. it will take all the rain and the wind and bring it up the east coast. they have issued tropical storm watches from norfolk to the western shore of the bay. through the middle pennsylvania and lower neck and part of delmarva on the shoreline for the possible tropical storm force conditions developing later and saturday. saturday night. category one storm now. the track takes it inland and pushes it offshore. what will happen here according to the model guidance is it is going to slow down and almost stop just northeast of the area. maybe into tuesday of next week. so prolong effect of wind and wave and surf and erosion along the beaches. here we will get off easy with the gusty breezes and the showers. you go across the bay bridge and it's a different story. spif