announcer: now, abc 7 news at noon come on your side. jummy: tropical storm hermine has weakened as it moves into georgia, but packed plenty of power as it hit florida overnight. tens of thousands of people are without power d

and homes are damaged. there have been no reports of any serious injuries. right now, the concern is where hermine is headed next. it will move up the east coast with potential port -- for deadly flooding. we are covering all angles of the storms impact up and down the coast come including what this could mean for the last big weekend of the year at the beach. eileen whelan has the latest on the storm track. right: the heaviest rain now falling in parts of georgia, south carolina and even into north carolina just on the northern fringe of norfolk. right now in d.c., it is beautiful. we will get our next update at 2:00.

65 miles per hour. it will continue moving towards the no -- the northeast. it will continue moving towards stallstheast, then before new england. a lot of strong wind and some heavy rain at the beaches. we have new information that just came in with in the last hour. a tropical storm warning is now in effect for southern maryland. as you head into the beaches, ocean city. we could have strong wind gusts. st. mary's, leonardtown, lexington park, winds gusting to 40 miles per hour saturday and sunday. gusts along the beaches, especially in ocean city. would not know anything is going on if you stepped out the door right now. it is just delightful.

around 80 degrees. clouds will be thickening as we get into the afternoon and evening. let's see how the storm has been impacting parts of the south. millions of americans are bracing for impact today as tropical storm hermine moves inland. made this morning, hermine landfall as a hurricane in florida, the first in more than a decade. it ripped through houses along the panhandle. embraced -- braced for rivers and the roadways, for others, it is a disaster. georgia's governor declaring a state of emergency. 45,000 georgians already without power.

readying for impact. 27 boats on alert if needed. >> the risk of flooding and tornadoes delaying labor day plans for many. still waters here are fairly call him but we will be allhing for those waters the way up here to the hotel. theen: i have the timing, wind speeds and we will get the rain and who will get the rain coming up in my full forecast in just a bit. a lot of people headed to the beach for the holiday weekend. we wanted to take you live to ocean city. buts all calm and peaceful, that could be a different story in the next 24-48 hours.

with the story. couldpical storm hermine put a damper on the plans here in ocean city. night, but rain last it is a gorgeous afternoon here in ocean city. storm track seven here on the boardwalk. considering it is friday of labor day weekend. that is probably because folks are concerned with what could be a messy weekend. all eyes on the forecast cone. many wondering what direction, what path this thing will take. ocean city expecting 280,000 visitors this holiday weekend. , the unofficial end of summer, flooding always a concern, the heavy surge and strong wind. we talked to some folks who been working on a plan b. >> probably going to flood. it usually does. >>

and had out in the morning. we are concerned about the heavy rain that is going to come tomorrow. we will keep our eye on it. >> many of the streets here in ocean city do tend to flood. that is a major concern. power outages also another problem. officials have been talking to other jurisdictions to bring in other crews just in case. alreadythat has experienced a lot of weather-related issues come including the flooding and a tornado confirmed last month. let's get a check of the roadways. a lot of people may be heading out of town for this holiday weekend. if you are trying to cross the bay bridge and may be heading to the beach -- it is not going to be a great weekend for it, but if you are, we will update that for you. slowing

northbound third street tunnel. you get a bit of a break as you continue outbound. kenilworth avenue both directions seeing some volume. it is doing very well right now. mostly in the green around the capital beltway. we are completely clear heading inbound. we do have a disabled over to the side. couple crashes about an hour ago. nothing right now slowing you down or affecting that afternoon commute. if you are heading to the beach, here's a look, just before the toll plaza, we look great. everyone moving very well and no delays. jummy: thank you. is your weather authority all season long. our team is working around the clock and through this labor day weekend to keep you one step ahead of hermine.

the app store. and connect with us on facebook and twitter. this morning's rush hour proved to be more hassle for some commuters. a station shut down because of falling debris. sam sweeney has details from that station in northeast d.c. >> it is a friday afternoon. the gates are locked. the trains are not stopping. passengers are told to ride shuttle buses. >> it is frustrating. week, concrete and a metal bracket fell from the ceiling. closedtion briefly wednesday, then reopened again on thursday morning. late thursday night, even more concrete fell. >> it is out of their control. the main thing is they are trying to fix it, which is good.

everything straight in a quicktime so we can get back to work. >> metro says the station is safe, but they are having a third party contractor check the station from top to bottom. commuters will be put on shuttle buses to the brookline station. this station closure is not affecting metro red line trains. they are running on schedule. as for the rhode island metro station, they hope to have it open by saturday morning. along with that disruption, you should be ready for more traffic on the rails this weekend. run on thees will orange and blue lines along some sections of the track. on the silverlight, trains will only run to ballston. the red line will also run every 6-20 minutes. you can expect delays across the board.

before you head out the door. side.new is always on your "metro" and you can get metro alerts sent straight to your phone. are following a developing story out of laurel where a man has been charged with first and second degree murder in the death of his own parents. howard county police say they found the bodies of glenn and linda white last night. it was a welfare check after they did not show up to a meeting. their son, craig white was arrested last night in charge this morning. police continue to search for the gunman responsible for a deadly shooting just blocks away from anacostia high school. they found a teen suffering from a gunshot wound. the victim was taken to the hospital where he died.

found, that person is in critical condition. up, brock turner has been released from prison after serving three months for raping an unconscious woman. the controversy is far from over. basketball star dwyane wade is speaking publicly about the shooting death of his cousin, sharing the pain he has been dealing with. samsung is pulling one of its newest smartphones off store shelves. track tropical storm hermine. the storm is headed towards a south carolina. we will have the latest on the storm's path and

answer: you are watching abc 7 news at noon, on your side. jummy: the former stanford university swimmer convicted with sexual assault has been released from jail. plenty of protesters were waiting for him in san jose. brock turner served three months of his six-month sentence. his case drawing national attention and sparking outrage against the judge. : brock turner exiting the santa clara county jail. with his head down. swimmerer stanford speeding off. three months of his six-month sentence now over.

firestorm. earlier this year, turner pled not guilty after he was accused of sexually assaulting a young out drunkwas passed behind the stump strap a party on the stanford university campus. >> i think it was a wrong sentence. a terrible crime, we have a victim -- no woman should have to go through that and he should be in prison. >> turner was convicted, the prosecution asking for a six-year sentence. he was only given a six-month jail term. threatse received death and last week, remove himself from all criminal cases. best has consistently been bend over backwards in favor of white, privileged defendants in and casescases involving violence against women. >>

california lawmakers passing the legislation that would eliminate a judge's discretion probation wheno sex crimes are convicted. jummy: when wade is talking for the first time about the shooting death of his cousin in chicago. was wishing her baby in a stroller when she was shot in the head during crossfire. that's pushing her baby in a stroller. says too many are focusing on his relationship then his n his cousina herself. >> that hurt me to be the name they talked about. jummy: wade says he will use his voice to shed some light on the violence happening in his hometown of chicago. the state department says it will release recordsf

of private citizens had donated to the clinton foundation. the state department said it would not be able to answer the request until late december. now, the department says it will release the records around mid-october. we head back to one of our other big stories, the forecast. so many have plans this weekend. eileen: don't cancel them. if you will be here on this side of the bay bridge. southern maryland, that is where we will see the highest impact locally. it will not be anything like folks in the carolinas and virginia beach will see. have theere we will heaviest rain, highest storm surge, risk of flooding and also a risk for isolated tornadoes. here it home, we will have a low impact from

will have a low impact from hermine. looking to head out of town now, what a spectacular day. sunny at 2:00 am a 79. 74 at 8:00. know what weather for your travels today. later on tonight, zac brown band playing at jiffy lube live. comfortable, but really cooling off late tonight. let's get to the timing of the wet weather tomorrow. not only precipitation, but wind gusts. tomorrow morning, 25 miles per hour along the bay. 36 miles per hour at the beach. seven maryland -- a southern maryland, you may have a bit of rain tomorrow morning at 9:00.

around lunchtime, we start to dry out a bit here. along the coast, that is where we still have the heavy rain and gusty winds. may see more rain backed in on sunday morning while we are sleeping. we start to see the winds lesson by sunday along the shore. here at home, it will not be all that bad. bring a sweater or sweatshirt. labor day weekend, we usually think of hot, sticky weather. temperatures only in the 70's tomorrow. the d.c. blues festival tomorrow. cool, breezy, relatively cloudy. should be rain free. this is all from the kennedy center -- the concert itself is on the west lawn of the capital.

77 degrees at 3:00, 78 by 9:00. gates open at 3:00, should be a great concert. , pool day'sr day best today and monday. be double for baseball. sunny, the winds will be much lower. -- beautiful day for baseball. terrible tuesday, no weather impacts for that morning drive. to school,back congress back in session, but it's going to get hot. soaring back into the 90's by the middle of next week. the heat and humidity are coming back. as much as i love the pool, i will go monday, but i'm kind of looking forward to a cool weekend. me?ne else with jummy:

the rest of september, october and november for the sweatshirts. quarterback colin kaepernick did not sit down last night, instead, he took a knee in protest, this time joined by colinammate best kaepernick was booed every time he touched the ball during the game. i think it's a misunderstanding. the media painted this as i'm anti-american, anti-men and women of the military. that's not the case at all. i realize that men and women of andmilitary go out sacrifice their lives and put themselves in harms way for my freedom of speech and my freedoms in this country and my freedom to take a seat or take any. -- take a knee.

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