announcer: now, abc 7 news at noon, on your side. >> i'm melanie hastings. time has run out. the noon deadline for residents to get out of those deplorable conditions at the link no condominiums is here, forcing many families to now look for a new place to live. brad bell is live in temple hills with the latest on this. brad:

there are about 200 units here. 37 of them were still occupied. the estimate was about 100 people. this is not a happy place at this hour. you can see some people down there on the front porch. they are trying to figure out what to do. i talked to one lady. she is upset. she is getting put up in a hotel, but they won't let her ring her pet -- bring her pet. some people are loading up and getting out. they say they don't have any other place to go. you hear the sound, the rat attacked -- rat-a-tat-tat. that is the fence crew driving in posts for the chain-link fence being installed at this hour. a lot of residents say they knew this was coming, but it's still not easy. >> it's very disheartening, especially when you have paid your rent for a certain amount of time, then you find the utilities aren't paid. you're sitting out in the parking lot, knowing you have to move completely. it's just disheartening. brad:

she says she knew the time was coming, but it's still hard. in that particular unit, there are several generations of people. woman, a-old 60-year-old woman, and on down. people who said they own these units who have lived here for 30 years or so. we will be out here this afternoon. the deadline has arrived. people are still in the process of moving out. police are here. we just don't know yet how much force, if any, is going to be used, so that's something we will be looking for this afternoon. in temple hills, brad bell, abc 7 news. melanie: big turmoil for those residents. there are groups taking donations. we have information posted on our website, wjla.com. we have some clouds hanging around today. meteorologist josh knight with a look at the forecast. josh: hey, mel.

temperatures get to take a little bit of a break for us, too. 79 degrees at the belle haven country club. cloud cover will stick around for a lot of the day. let me show you some of our big headlines. the nice thing is we are going to watch the humidity start to fall as we work our way throughout the day. that sets us up for a really ofe and of the week -- end the week. feeling fall like throughout the next few days. down here at the national harbor, around 80 degrees, cloudy skies. with these clowns, we could see a few light showers -- clouds, we could see a few light showers. we are not looking for too much around d.c., but there is a slim chance. some breaks in the cloud cover farther north. the rain is working its way towards fredericksburg. in general, a relatively dry day. the latest futurecast has most of that looking pretty good as we go throughout the afternoon.

we will talk more about that coming up in about 10 minutes. melanie: developing now, a crime alert in arlington. received a police call about someone being shot around 7:00 this morning. the gunman has not been caught and may have left the area. the victim was taken to the hospital, where he is expected to survive. authorities believe the suspect and the victim knew each other. dozens of people are out of their homes right now after a massive apartment fire in hagerstown. officials think they know what started it. more now from john gonzalez. john: this was a massive fire at a very large apartment building here in hagerstown. today, firefighters had to come back. even the chief coming back because of hotspots flaring up, flames rekindling. it was a restoration crew early this morning that was out here boarding up windows and doors when they noticed new flames. you can see there is still activity at this hour. all

evacuated from the apartments. the entire roof is gone. it collapsed. you can see the size of these claims. they were seen for miles away -- of these flames. they were seen for miles away. it took about 90 minutes to get the fire under control. the fire chief, again, here at the scene, tells us this was most likely caused by a lightning strike. >> internet went out. then a few seconds or minutes later, alarm goes off. then when i stepped out of the corridors, the hallways were covered in smoke. >> flames probably three to four times as tall as the building shooting up in the sky. out through here, there were the people who live here, watching their worldly possessions go up in smoke. john: fortunately,

of the displaced families. 37 units inside this building. most of them are destroyed. the entire building is condemned. in hagerstown, john gonzalez, abc 7 news. was off president trump prompt or and in campaign mode last night during his rally in phoenix. he talked about charlottesville, blaming the media for the fallout. lana zak reports. lana: in an angry, defensive scree, president trump tried to shift the blame for charlottesville. president trump: i got the white supremacists, the neo-nazi, i got them all in there, kkk. i got them all. lana: for nearly half an hour of his 75-minute speech -- president trump: they are bad people. i really think they don't like our country. lana: the president said the media was to blame. president trump:

you want to discover the source of the division in our country, look no further than the fake news and the cricket media -- crooked media. president trump: to tell the truth, i'm an honest person. what i'm saying, you know is exactly right. lana: as the president read his statements, he left out his two most controversial points. president trump: displays of hate, bigotry, violence on many sides. on many sides. people -- very fine people -- on both sides. arpaio --iff president trump: do the people in this room like sheriff joe? lana: the divisions in the country were on display just outside. the president made veiled attacks on the two republican senators from arizona, even as one, john mccain, undergoes treatment for brain cancer. mr. trump also

funding of his border wall. lana zak, a.b. news -- abc news, washington. melanie: espn has removed announcer robert lee from its broadcast of the university of virginia's first football game, announce thel not game because he has been -- the same name as general robert lee. the decision has people reacting all over social media. sam sweeney has more. sam: espn believed they were going to make the switch and there would not be a storm on social media, but it completely backfired and now the entire country is talking about this, calling it absolutely ridiculous. let's take a look at some of the social media posts. "if this society can't tell the difference from robert e. lee from 150 years ago to an asian sportscaster, robert lee, we are in

espn sat around at an office somewhere and made this decision." "i can barely tell them apart." espn did release a statement madeg, "collectively, espn the decision to switch games with robert as the tragic events of charlottesville were unfolding. in that moment, it felt right." from albany, new york, a part-time sportscaster. this game would not even air on tv. it was to be broadcast online. now they have this pr nightmare at espn. in the newsroom, i'm sam sweeney. back to you upstairs. melanie: a video posted by the nypd sergeant's union is under attack after it claims officers suffer from what it calls "blue racism." the officers are victims of violence in

luther king jr.'s "i have a dream" speech. many took the social media saying "being a cop is not a race, it's a choice." the union is standing by the video. the admiral in charge of the navy costs seventh fleet -- navy's seventh fleet based in japan has been removed from duty due to loss of confidence in his ability to command. four navy warships have crashed in the past months. diapers continued for more remains of sailors aboard that -- divers continue to serve more remains of sailors aboard that ship. a look at the damage and the death toll, coming up next. the saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words. this one of the treasury secretary's wife is getting a lot of nasty ones. we will explain why.

here is a check on your traffic. >> good afternoon. it's going to be a bit of a tough ride in a couple spots today. overall, it's not too bad. 66, eastbound ramp to the outer loop of the capital beltway. the right lane is blocked with some road work. that's going to add to a bit of volume on the eastbound ride. take a look at that volume is down on 66 at the gallows road overpass. traffic is moving. it's a lot of volume in all four lanes at the moment. going the opposite way, the westbound ride on 66 through vienna, occasional backups, more of a typical slow down as you head out from the beltway towards route 123. 95 in virginia, some northbound volume here at the overpass just below fairfax county parkway. expect a bit of a slowdown. that will go into

it does look like a crash feared in the northbound stretch there. -- crash cleared in the northbound stretch there. that's all from the traffic center for now.

melanie: right now hong kong is basically shut down due to a category 10 typhoon. the asian financial capital suspended trading. dozens have been injured. at least three are dead. roads are flooded. trees are downed. waves continue to crash into the streets. more than 400 50 flights have been canceled. a category 10 is the strongest storm. we will update you further as that develops.

that shook our area. the 5.8 negative quake was centered in louisa county, virginia. it caused extensive damage to the washington monument and the national cathedral. today some carvings will be on display in the cathedral central area. they were on pinnacles that are still being repaired. a shooting mystery in prince george's county. last night, a man walked into the bladensburg police station after being shot. police believe the shooting took nearby -- took place nearby, not far from the bladensburg high school. the victim is at the hospital, in critical condition. so far, no arrests have been made. happening now, d.c. mayor muriel bowser is highlighting her investments in charter schools across the district. she is at a campus right now to discuss education reform. she is also talking about the importance of attending school every day. of every fourut students misses 10% or more of the school yea

students in loudoun county, one of the fastest-growing districts in our area. this year alone the county is adding 3000 new students and 800 new teachers and staff. many of them will be headed to the brand-new brambleton middle school. good morning washington will have live coverage as his -- kids head back to school tomorrowat 4:24 morning. for all you loudoun county parents, we want to see those great back-to-school photos. we have one picture, looking sharp. there he is. first day of pre-k. bow-tie and all. keep sending us your pictures. burst.com/wjla, and share them with us. we would love to see your pictures. melia obama has moved into her new pad at -- malia obama

has moved into her new pad at harvard university. the 19-year-old graduated high school last year. she chose to take a gap year off before starting college. during that year, she did an internship. she also went to the sundance film festival and traveled with her family in the summer months. that's a great idea, having that extra year off to figure out what you want to do, explore. josh: a much better idea by the time you get to school of what might be available. for back-to-school tomorrow, things don't get much better than the forecast for these kids in loudoun county. it feels a little bit more like fall. to be goingiate back to school. cloudy skies for a lot of us today. we will slowly clear out later on. 80 degrees for you right now at reagan national. the breeze -- that's our sign that things are trending in the right direction. the wind is out of the north.

drier air. already happening in frederick county. clear skies taking over. not so much for d.c. temperatures in fredericksburg right around 76, where we do have a few showers showing up. this time of year, this is nice. five degrees cooler in d.c., 11 degrees cooler than this time yesterday in hagerstown, and about 10 degrees cooler in manassas. a big change from that kind of steamy day we had yesterday. here are the showers we are talking about in fredericksburg, very light, predominantly staying to the south end of town as we go throughout the day. a little bit of a heavy downpour, but that's about it. there is a chance we could see a few of those showers around the seat, but more likely farther but morearound d.c., likely farther south. we set up for a nice evening. clear skies and lower humidity make for an rate -- a great night around town.

the south. more clear skies farther north. by about 10:00, the rain is out of here for just about everybody. it sets us up for a really nice thursday morning. 7:30, temperatures will be feeling nice, mid 60's for the sea, 61 out toward the list, 50's -- out toward dulles, 50's in a few places -- mid-60's for d.c., 61 out toward dulles, 5 0's in a few places. baseball back in town friday evening. by the time you're heading home, it's almost a little on the cool side, temperatures around 70. if you're going to the game this friday, it may be worth a light jacket. the dry weather sticks around for us as we work our way throughout your 10-day forecast. not

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\is growing over a photo of the treasury secretary's wife -- backlash is growing over a photo of the treasury secretary's wife. mary bruce explains why people are so upset. mary: the former actress says she is sorry after she stepped off this jet and into controversy with this instagram post. windswept and carrying a luxury handbag, head to toe designer duds. while celebrity fashion reports on social media aren't unusual, what is? that's a military plane and she had just returned from an

steven mnuchin. "glad we could pay for your little getaway. eploreable." >> to be tagging every she was wearing with all these expensive european designer names just seemed ridiculous. mary: she fought back, writing, "i'm pretty sure we paid for taxes towards our day trip than you did. pretty sure the amount we sacrificed each year would be a lot more than you would sacrifice if the choice was yours." adding, "you're deplorably out of touch." [applause] this morning, linton has now apologized for both her posts and her response, saying it was inappropriate and highly insensitive. melanie:

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melanie: in hollywood, it seems it really pays to be a tough guy. mark wahlberg is this year's highest-paid actor according to forbes magazine, reportedly making $68 billion between june of last year -- $68 million between june of last year and this year. to secondson fell place. third-place, vin diesel. did we pick the wrong career? josh: we are talking about things improving today. you will be able to give the ac a break over the next few days. our game should be dry tonight. great weather heading into the weekend. melanie: love that forecast.

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