this cell right here got off to the west that is moving to the east at 5 miles per hour. capable of gusting winds, heavy downpour and thunder and lightning. the rest of the area, no watches or warnings to speak of. however, i do believe we will see additional stronger storms develop as we head through the late afternoon hours and in the early evening. show you the line moving across the south of us across charles county. once again, this is moving east, until 4:30. we are going to look for lighter showers around the district and up to the northeast d.c. over toward chillum and bladensburg. this is all moving off toward the north and the east at around 10 to 15 miles per hour. it's warm and humid in the middle to the upper 80's.

with we are looking ahead to tomorrow. the cold front tomorrow. we have more on that in a few minutes. >> we wanted our son to see it. >> this is a once in a lifetime. >> you are just to scream or feel an emotional wave run over you. it's a pronowned experience. jonathan: depending where you stood in the country it was incredible. this is the moment that totality reached in oregon. it went dark. alison: amazing. the moon crossing in front of the sun casting the shadow coast to coast. across the country. like watching a sunset and up is rise in the span of minutes. jonathan: for many of us we haven't seen anything like it before. we have team coverage from the air and space museum on social media and the neighb

eyes to the sky. hopefully with glasses on. we begin with jeff goldberg down by the museum. this was the place to be. at the museum of air and space. alison: no question about it. jess this is awesome. a lot of tough politics and division in america. but today everybody took the afternoon off and enjoyed this together. at the air and the space museum the observation desk was packed. for thousands who came here no one was disappointed to watch the eclipse or get a pair of these. they began waiting before dawn. enduring the crowds and the august sun. >> hot! jeff: all for the chance to get special glasses for the special event. >> i love science stuff like this. i'm excited to see this. >> we're excited. are you excited? >> yeah. >> i'm a good solid 8.5. >> the air and the space museum was

the crowds with more than 20,000 eclipse glasses on hand to ensure everyone got a pair. >> oh, my god, it's amazing. i was so happy because i got glasses. >> at 1:15, the moment had arrived. people start looking up in the sky and notice something is happening. >> it is incredible. reading about it is nothing compared to experiencing it. >> for the thousands of people watching at the air and space museum. it was well worth the wait. >> it's closing in on the sun. i tell you what,mate, it's unbelievable. >> finally after an hour and a half of pure awe and joy, the climax of it all. 2:43 p.m. near totality. [applause] >> scotty, beam me up. >> it was very cool. it was ten seconds for the perfect moment. it was great! >> there it is, this is

observatory. but the telescope people took turns to come inside and see it from there. amazing to see. one observation i had here is that this eclipse had a huge amount of build-up. a lot of hype buildup to it. but every person we spoke to said it not only lived up to the hype but exceeded it. really cool thing to see and see it. life at the air and the space museum, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. jonathan: thank you very much. what did it look like on the ground? check this out. like a sunset and a sunrise. in a span of minutes. this is a time lapse now of the eclipse at the ground level five minutes of video that we can press to 30 seconds showing it going dark in salem, oregon. people were cheering louder and louder as it went dark like the middle of the night to point they could see stars in the sky. look at that. alison: pitch black. jonathan: the last time we had an eclipse like this, there was no social media and no cell phones. alison: how did we live? jonathan: well.

alison: so if you witnessed it, how could not share it? this time lindsey mastis with how eclipse across america really captured everything online. everybody was sharing today. >> absolutely! this is amazing to see it for yourself. it's so incredible as well to see it through social media. because it allows us to share the different von tage point. first up from salem, oregon. "way cooler than i thought it could be"? carbondale the clouds rolled in as the eclipse started. crowds packed packed in the sta. in the moment of totality it got dark. this is the same picture but it looks like it's dusk. andrew says he is marking this off the bucket list saying the photos cannot capture how amazing it was. others fixated on the ground where the eclipse cast shadows on the sidewalk. those with the glasses got a great view as well and some were sharing the exper

back to you. alison: crooked there. thank you. so when it comes to what the sun looked like here, this is it. it was about 80%. a little more covered than some places. jonathan: crescent moon but a dark cloud passing by is the equivalent. but so many clouds in the sky there was just a few, not a lot. if you had eclipse glasses or made a box to watch on the ground it was cool. kevin lewis in silver spring. kevin, montgomery county went all out for this eclipse. >> it did. no doubt about that. there were watch parties, rooftop, restaurant and a number of parks at the martin luther jr. park. there was rainfall, as well. that sent some people home but at 2:00 p.

i was that crowded. we spoke to mothers, grandfathers, foreigners, teachers and police and a lot of kids. there was excitement as the people spread out on the blankets and sat in lawn chairs. laughter, the official soundtrack of this event. people took advantage of a pink cotton candy stand. they had trivia from portable stage. the park staff handed out a thousand viewing glasses but then people had to resort to creative measures. >> cut in half. use one eye and look up. >> it works. >> it does get the job done. >> lake this is happening far, far, far from here. we can see it. >> this is cool. this doesn't happen often.

we are just observers. this is awesome that this many people are fascinated to see it. >> did you enjoy the time today? it was fun. >> it was not the darkness but the sight through the solar glasses was beautiful. from my perspective, everyone i saw was wearing these religiously which is a good thing. live in silver spring, kevin lewis, abc7 news. alison: thank you. >> they worried about the storms in south carolina but bad weather held off to put on an amazing show. we will take you to charleston at the bottom of the hour. it was the place to be on the east coast. jonathan: continuing coverage of the 2017 eclipse across america coming up all the way through "world news tonight." a lot more

on to wjla.com. the next solar eclipse is 2024. but it won't cover as much of the country as today. alison: breaking news this afternoon. a pickup truck drives through a garage in waldorf. we capture the aftermath. the charles county sheriff office says it could have been a medical event. the driver was taken to the hospital and no one was home when it happened. jonathan: 75 years in prison is the sentence a former teacher's aide convicted of sex abuse and child porn learns a sentence in court. that is just federal charges. maryland bureau chief brad bell with what carraway said in court today and what happens next. brad: deonte carraway stood in judge and told the parents "kids have my heart and when

them." speaking at a rapid clip ad mitted pedophile told the court he is not a monster and he knows how that what he did to 20 children at judge sylvania woods elementary school was wrong. outside the cameras a parent had this to say. >> he means nothing to me. i don't feel like he was sincere. >> the judge had little sympathy for him. he forced them to make the porn graphic videos the former teacher's aide will serve 75 years in prison. the defense attorney asked for 60 years and said he had a man's body but a child's mind. but others said the judge got it right. >> he is saying alive. he shouldn't be out here to have the chance to do it again.

brad: because of the case steps have been taken to protect other kids even from people like carraway who had no prior criminal history. he still faces trial on charges he abused in prince george's county that he abused 20 children. it begins september 28. in greenbelt, brad bell, abc7 news. jonathan: you can see abc7's original reporting online at wjla.com. search "carraway." we will continue to follow this throughout the local criminal case. next for us at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- another destroyer colliding with a commercial ship in asian waters. sound familiar? this time it's the uss john mccain. the search for ten missing sailors and new drastic measures the navy is taking right now. alison: plus the latest from barcelona. police believe they have got the driver in last week's attack that left 15 people dead.

coming up next. jonathan: still ahead -- d.c. students going back to school. we'll take you there for day one.

jonathan: there is a desperate search underway for ten missing sailors aboard the uss john mccain. alison: for the second time

collides with a commercial ship. brianne carter has the developing story and new measures that the navy is taking now. brianne: that is the biggest concern. the missing members of the military after the collision. tonight, search and rescue efforts are underway. ten american sailors are still missing tonight after the uss john mccain collided with a tanker on the waters east of singapore. the collision damaging the ship's hull. including crews sleeping quarters and the communication room. five soldiers suffered non-life threatening injuries and taken to a singapore hospital. >> there is an investigation underway. >> they are ordering a one-day navy standdown. to ensure the safe and the effective operations. this is the se

accident in two months and makes four ship crashes in the past two years. they cited this saying the force of the accidents are needed to address the trend. >> this has been the basic seamanship. >> that is what the safety standdown will be. for when it will happen, it will happen across the navy on different days. meanwhile the uss john mccain underway for inspections following the collision. jonathan: happening tonight, president trump is expected to lay out the police plan for the military operations in afghanistan. the country's longest running war. troops there since 9/11 since 2001. he is now brainstorming with the top military officials about what to do next. he will address the nation scheduled for 9:00 tonight. you can watch the president's address to the nation right here on abc7 a

station newschannel8. there will be a special report at 9:00 follow by a regular primetime programming. alison: the world's fastest bullet train making a comeback. china is relaunching the train next month after reducing the speed in 2008. that was following a deadly train crash there. so the new train route will travel at 217 miles per hour. from beijing to shanghai in four and a half hours. that is a 777-mile trip. can you imagine? jonathan: wow! alison: they plan to expand the route by 18,000 miles by 2020. jonathan: can you imagine? that is fast. all right. everybody stepped outside at some point today to watch the eclipse. alison: even the first family. check it out. president trump, first lady melania and barron heading outside today to put on the glasses. like so many of us. the coworkers and everyone watching today. jonathan: we had the most people outside the office building in the plaza today

they should have made it a social thing. they should have had a d.j. playing bonnie tyler "total eclipse of the heart." steve: i took a picture of everyone facing them looking at the sun. one guy was like -- >> it was something else. >> it was cool. we didn't have totality but it was something that was going on. darker just like we thought. it came back. it was nice. it started to rain ten minutes after everything. got back inside and back to work. alison: couldn't wait. steve: take a look at what is going on. we have showers and thunderstorms beginning to bubble up. they have moved this over a little bit unti

1212 minutes -- 12 minutes to go. there is heavy downpour, thunder and lightning and wind gusts of 60 miles per hour. la plata in the clear for now. the storms are impressive. around 40 to 50,000 feet. so when you go to the higher level of the atmosphere, there is a lot going on now. once again a severe thunderstorm warning. not looking at anything tornadic. that will remain until 4:30 as we spin this around. you can to the west and indian head that is clearing out. this storm drifting east to 45 miles per hour. another cell not warned on, just toward the west of 95. this is moving east to lake ridge. if you are watching us occoquan, 4:24. woodbridge at

the temperatures out there, warm, humid. 90 in frederick. the heat index is creeping up again. this feels like 98 in leesburg. this is falling in the 80's and 70's. 69 to 75 for overnight lows and partly cloudy skies and patchy fog in the morning with the wakeup temperatures that will be in the lower 70's. the kids go to school in the district. it's warm and humid. so dress for comfort. stay hydrated. the highs tomorrow in the lower 90's. good amount of sunshine. stray thunderstorm. don't count on a lot. 10 to 15% chance we see anything at all. the heat index value closer to 100 degrees tomorrow. it's ho

a ten-day outlook. 84 degrees on wednesday. we have a cold front on the way. that will trigger shower and thunderstorm. cooler and drier to friday. we are talking daytime highs that is in the upper 70's. brilliant sunshine. jonathan: perfect. something to look forward to. still ahead at 4:30 -- the eclipse across america. >> we have live coverage from charleston. >> the first day of school in d.c. (vo) there's more to life than the climb. there's the view. you've got to stop... ...and look around a little. remember who you are.

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alison: class is in session in d.c. thousands of students going back to school. remineer to be on the lookout. they are walking home. sam ford takes us back to school with the mayor in the district. >> one, two, three dashes >> the mayor launched a searches 'sed marie reed likes in northwest. 13 others opened early.

>> you should be skipping. celebrating. horns. >> the charter schools make up 33% of the public school students. >> we are so happy that everyone is back. the goals are the same. >> it's prek through 8th grade. the students like dean were not that happy to be back. >> you want to keep playing. >> this is eclipse day. a lot of the first day of school was the solar eclipse. >> at this school in southeast, a teacher commandeered 300 pairs of glasses. they were enjoying the view safely.

abc7 news. alison: a fun activity on the first day of school. jonathan: sad. alison: very honest. >> the school year may have started in the district. the schools started back on august 9. fauquier county open august 16. jonathan: share your back to school pictures. upload them straight from the phone by going to burst.com/wjla. you can look for some of the pictures on the air at wjla.com. >> coming up next at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- for two or three minutes darkness in the middle of the day. we take you to the total totality zone across the country in a live report from south carolina. the east coast hottest spot. >> coming up new at 5:00 today, sniffing out

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>> you are watching "abc7 news at 4:00". on your side. jonathan: this is the moment that we reached totality over the

someone shut off the lights. alison: they were the first to see it. then it moved east. millions of people flocking to the totality zones across the nation. jonathan: good for business. maggie rulli in charleston, south carolina. there was concern that the weather might not cooperate with the folks looking skyward today. >> the rain just started. in the totality we saw the thunder and the lightning to the left of me. every second of hype and preparation was worth it. >> after 31 years the wait is over. >> there it is! total eclipse of the sun!

>> this is amazing. look at a sunset. that is amazing. >> casting a shod doe over thousands that flocked to oregon, including marci gonzalez. dimarzio -- marci: you can hear the excitement. this is the first place in country to witness the eclipse. >> treating kentucky dead center for totality for two full minutes of the blackout. >> this is the most incredible thing i have seen. the last stop in the u.s., charleston ; south carolina. >> you can see the sun peeking around the moon. a total solar eclipse. some are taking advantage of the once in a lifetime moment to say "i do." >> fantastic. >> it goes by so quick. even with the rain, i couldn't be happier right now. >> soaking in the darkness from the sky.

>> everyone who gathered in the crowd for the path of totality says it's all worth it. >> once in a lifetime experience. i'll never forget it. >> when we hit totality in charleston, the crowd went wild. the nighttime energy was absolutely electric. but if you missed it this year, don't worry, we have another chance in seven years. >> we heard a lot of words to describe it today. "breath-taking" was one of my favorites. what was your favorite part to experience the totality today? >> it turns into nighttime. 2:46 in the afternoon in charleston but felt like it was midnight. there was a field of people crowded for the moment. to share the excitement.

opportunity was incredible that i will never forget. >> we were all part of the eclipse together. alison: absolutely. thank you so much. we appreciate it. jonathan: thanks. now back in the weather center. we got the see the eclipse and then this moved in. steve: the timing was perfect. in rosslyn it was great in the eclipse and then ten or 15 minutes later pouring rain for just a little bit. there is a severe thunderstorm warning but it has been canceled out so no warning on the map. not right now. but it might change through the next couple of hours. we will see thunderstorm warning across the area. show you what is going on in satellite and radar. by far if strongest sell

a slow moving storm cell and a lot of thunder and lightning. we will zoom in closer for you now. mechanicsville. looking for the heaviest of the cell over your area in the next five or eight minutes. port tobacco is clearing out. another shower east of you. head to the d.c. metro and we are looking at the scattered showers at this time in aspen hill. this is good news there. we shouldn't run into problems in the next half hour to 45 minutes. it's 88 degrees. 86 over at reston. we move through this evening, the temperatures will slowly cool. we

range as we move to the 8:00 hour. coming up we look at the upcoming weekend. never too early to talk about the weekend. more on that in a few minutes. jonathan: thank you. we have breaking news coming in the newsroom. a school bus is on fire. this is in olney on georgia avenue at international drive. this is a very busy area. you can see the flames coming out of the bus. everybody made it off in time. you can see from the vantage point where it's taken there will be serious traffic prones in the area in montgomery county. this is in olney. everybody did make it off the bus safely. we have more in the newsroom. alison: wow! thank goodness. a scary scene. we want to tell you about a courtroom confrontation in clinton that nearly comes to blows. antonio williams was in court today charged with three counts of first degree murder in the death of three young girls. found murdered in clinton on friday. john gonzalez explains what happened in the courtroom a few hours

>> 25-year-old defendant antonio williams who is accused of killing three young girl in a clinton, maryland, home last week entered the courtroom today. yelling, crying and resisting. once he made eye contact with the mother in the gallery he began yelling, "that's my mom." he repeatedly told the judge i am not the one you are looking for. his mother and the other relatives wept inside the courtroom. others became angry. there was a near brawl. relatives yelling and lungeing at each other. it took three sheriff deputies to restrain williams as he was carried away. the judge forced to reschedule this bond hearing. it was last thursday while the mother worked overnight. williams was left babysitting his two sisters and two small cousins ages 2, 6, 9 all girls. the mother found the older girl dead in one bed the next morning. the 2-year-old bab

police say williams has confessed. didn't even try to flee what detectives describe as an extremely gruesome scene. >> this has to be, i tell you one of the worst days we have ever had. the judge decided to hold the defendant mr. williams without bond, pending a competency hearing to determine if he is competent to proceed in the case. >> the deputies forced to clear with emotions. the judge ordered mental evaluation this week and hopes to have a bond hearing next week at this time. this afternoon, we are no closer to knowing a motive or if williams is capable of standing trial. in upper marlboro, john gonzalez, abc7 news. jonathan: coming up next on abc7 -- [bells toll] big ben ringing in a new hour for the final time before some major repairs.

go silent up next. alison: caught on camera. a massive sinkhole. look at that opening in china. what happens next? a geyser gushes out of the ground. hot lava flows up from beneath or the man from the cell phone drives right in? we have the answer and the entire video next! alison: now a first look at what is coming up tomorrow. >> thanks, guys. tomorrow on "good morning washington," why teaching your baby sign language can make your infant smarter. >> plus, how to keep the cell phone running all day, even on a low battery. >> stay with us for traffic and weather every ten minutes tomorrow morning at 4:25 on "good morning washington." the official b

alison: watch this video right there. you can see real time i guess. a massive sinkhole opens up. >> watch this here. he was on the smartphone instead of paying attention where he was going. that's something you see in a movie. he fell six feet in the hole will be okay. >> maybe he learned a less

>> hopefully we will all learn a lesson. you never know. >> one more time. >> good. there you go. >> an iconic sound one more time. i can't get enough. >> it's okay. it does make you chuckle. >> makes you laugh. >> an iconic sound around britain, silent today. >> the clock rang for the last time before undergoing lengthy conservation work. the architect says the kind of work building really needs hasn't been done since the 1980's. >> this one since it's a high tower. but it coincides with the need to main tin the clock at the same time.

this will be silent for four years. it's strange for the people there. except for the special occasions like the new year's eve and remembrance sunday. >> yes! finally. no more bells. >> silence. >> coming up next at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- protecting the president and the first lady is expensive. the dire warning that doesn't work for free. >> 40 cars that are and havizeed in northwest d.c. what went down this morning in fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. and with the new fios gigabit connection... you get our fastest... internet ever. with download speeds up to 940 megs -

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alison: there has been a rash of vandalism in a neighborhood. jonathan: dozen of cars keyed, tires slashed and windows smashed in. we spoke to car owners who is puzzled why anyone will spend the night doing this. >> an entire block. car after car. windows shattered. paint jobs carved up. tires slashed. >> they did 40 cars. >> the folks in the brightwood neighborhood found the vehicles dam

whoever inflicted the harm did so quietly. under the cover of darkness. >> we never heard anything on the cars. nothing. >> you check out the v.w. the tires were slashed. someone keyed the door and left sunglasses and usb cable. whoever did this was intent on causing damage. >> i carefully looked at it. >> the owners are busy to get vehicles repaired and they are left to wonder who would want to do so much damage to so many vehicles? and why? stephen tschida, news news. jonathan: the man who rammed a van in a car in barcelona killing 13 people l.a. week is now dead. they found the man hiding in a vineyard in afternoon after receiving tips from people nearby. they approached him a

shot to death. the groups responsible if for van attack has been broken. >> a 35-year-old man crashed a man and injured a man. an hour later the van hit another bus shelter killing a woman. police were able to catch him after witnesses gave him the license plate number. he is under going a mental evaluation. >> the secret service is sworn to protect the family at any cost. but the cost is reaching the limits. "usa today" reports a thousand agents already hit the federally mandated caps for salary and the overtime allowances. the president has taken trips every weekend of the presidency so far. the service is asking congress now for more money. they plan to add 3,000

weekend took place with the south korea, japan and number of the allies. it was seen as a show of force. the north korea is calling this an act of procation. warning they can target the u.s. military. anywhere. the officials saw the -- they say the ten-day exercise will go on as planned. they revealed they believe north korea does possess the technology to fire nuclear armed ballistic missile. >> the wreck of a sunken world war ii ship is bringing a family closure. that delivered the atomic bomb part that entered the war. he survived and never spoke about it until 2013 before he passed away. they feel like it brings them

the closure for loss of the family. >> that was dad's house. i talked to a guy it's a terrible thing to be in the middle of nowhere and watch your house go away. >> when the ship was sunk on a top secret mission. that meant no rescue effort was made. at least not quickly. the uss indianapolis sinking claimed the lives of more than 800 americans. >> all right. head down to the "n.f.l. -- to e "live desk." larry smith has what is coming up. larry: we are not done with the eclipse coverage. there are eclipse watchers at the national mall. plus the healing house where the puppies are paired with the children on the social skills. we have an impact of bulking up or slimming down an

impact on the athlete. that's coming up at 0:00. >> the world is still mourning the loss of legendary actor, comedian, philanthropist jerry lewis. he was known for "the bellboy" and the nutty professor." and he teamed up to create the popular comedy duo in history. he died yesterday. he was 91. alison: over the weekend comedian dick gregory died in d.c. we was a pioneer of the civil rights movement in show business. one of the few black performers to appear on tv before white [no audio] yenses -- before white audiences and you can see what he meant to the d.c. area online at wjla.com. search "dick gregory." jonathan: how about this? "7 on your side" consumer alert. the jeep brand may be owned

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steve: go figure. we have cloudy skies now. it wasn't like that during the eclipse. now two more warnings that popped up since i last sat down at the desk. show you what is going on. we are in d.c. severe thunderstorm warning over there. zoom in to the first one. across charles county. this is moving east. not fast. we look at the gusty winds and the heavier downpours. this is not a tornado

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experience. larry: where people saw it locally and the park that had to close because the crowd is too big. an oil tanker and a navy chip collides. the event sparked a search for the missing sailors. then the group of the rescue puppies are giving back to those who need the most. alison: we are on storm watch now. taking a quick look outside. the skies are dark. this is not because of the eclipse, right, steve? there is not a lot going on around the capital beltway. so downtown d.c. you are dry. for at least the time being. we are watching two severe thunderstorm warnings out there now. the first one is on off toward the west of us. the next one we are watching closely is across charles county. this is not moving fast. only at 10 miles per hour.

mechanicsville looking for gusty wind and downpour in the neighborhood in five or ten minutes. heading toward the east. we have another severe thunderstorm warning. this is until 5:30. fauquier and stafford county. this is capable of gusty winds and heavier downpours and make its way east. remington is clearing out. good news on the way at least for your area. as we speak for the next half hour or 45 minutes. widen the view out again and show you the severe thunderstorm warnings. two are southern maryland. we will keep you updated on abc7. i want to give you an update, so we will stay on this for you. this just came in. tornado warning until 5:30. this is for charles and st. mary's county. i'll step out of the way here. let molly go in the computer and zoom in closer for you. 4:59, severe thunderstorm capable of producing a