rain is falling. the water, you can see it behind sus getting choppy along the -- be -- it is getting choppy along the gulf coast. this is the strongest storm to make landfall in more than a decade in the united states. the main concern is what happens after it come ace shore. >> think of your life first. the most important thing we are dealing with right now is human life. jonathan: widespread power outages is a concern. they are talking about the outages that could last three to seven days. steve: the storm is picking up more steam. galveston, texas. the ocean is very, very choppy. this is north of where the main storm is located. this is where we have now. latest update. maximum winds 125 miles per hour. it is moving north and west at 10 miles per hour. it is going to slow down a bit. here is the eye

diameter that is just around 20 miles. inside that eye it is quiet and calm. around the eye is the bigger problem. the storm moves closer to make landfall at 10:00 to 11:00 eastern time this evening. this is what will happen once the storm makes landfall. possibly as a category four. or three storm. depending whether or not it intensifies. a tiny bit more. once it does make landfall it is going to meander about. not only for day tomorrow but in to sunday and monday. getting guidance off north and east by tuesday and wednesday. by the time that happens we are looking at the rain totals upward to 25, 30, maybe more than 30 inches of rain. we have brand new information coming up. looking at the weather around the d.m.v. in a few minutes. jonathan: see you then. fema is on standby tonight. "7 on your side" with how they are ready to h

hurricane harvey strikes. nathan baca is live outside the headquarters with the new information for us. >> we have been talking to folks outside. talking to someone with the security. they are expecting all hands on deck through the weekend. the fema region six watch over texas. they are moving people and equipment from the several states to a camp near san antonio. maryland task force one search and rescue the second wave of that that assistance. this video shows them on the standby. the worm has to wait for texas governor. they won't ask until the state asks for help. that hasn't happened yet. >> i'm afraid that people may not take the

or hide the warning. the window to evacuate coming to a close. >> inside the headquarters building is the national response coordination center. it was activated this morning. nathan baca, abc7 news. >> thank you. harvey will come ashore hundreds to mails from the area. the effects are felt here. all flights in and out of corp pus kristen are canceled and this has a ripple effect across the country. >> i'm trying to get home so i can get supplies. my son says the shelves are empty. nancy: they are allowing passengers to change reservations for free. jonathan: hurricane harvey impacts the gas prices. the map and the dots reflect the oil refineries and the offshore oil rig

fill up your tank this weekend, hundreds of oil rig in the gulf will shut down to push up the price at the pump. there are a lot of them in the storm's path. maybe ten to 30 crepts is what we can expect -- 30 cents is what we can expect to see go up. dogs and cats rive at a early shelter by the truckload. they heard animals are euthanized at a stepped up pace. the hue main society said they heard of the report of euthanizations but they can't confirm it. >> this is a second chance for a truckload of puppy, dogs and cats. arriving at the last chance animal rescue in waldorf. >> i feel i have to do something. it seems unfair. >> you can't leave animals in the cage. you can't take them with you

>> they are doing the mass euthanasias. >> they couldn't confirm that but they have heard reports that the shelters euthanized the animals. >> if that is occurring it'stra city and unnecessary. >> it makes us feel like we want to cry. >> that is what they are doing. >> they are taking another truck to bring back as many animals from the hurricane path as they can. >> this group affected by the storm. >> we don't know what they have been through. cowboy is one of the 80 dog and puppies they have taken in, in the past couple of days. they expect to get a hundred more. they need people to volunteer as the

to give them a new home. >> amy aubert, abc7 news. >> stay with us for complete coverage of hurricane harvey tonight at 10:00. don't forget to download the stormwatch7 weather app. jonathan: we will continue to follow breaking news from fairfax county where a search is underway for a missing boater. three people in a canoe and it flipped over. child and adult rescued. a man, the grandfather is still missing. the search is going on for the better part of an hour. stay with us for the updates on air and online. >> all eyes on hurricane harvey. the massive storm is hours away from making landfall. continuing coverage of the path is next. >> a new review underway after the white nationalists rally

what the investigators are looking at. when we could see results from

jonathan: harvey is a category three but it is close to being a category four. here is what you need to know about the storm. the hurricane could bring 35

inches of rain. widespread evacuations are underway and it's also delaying school for hundreds of thousands of the students in the area where it is coming ashore. nancy: a former independent attorney leaving review of the charlottesville response to the three recent white normallists rally. he will look at how they prepare and responded to a may tomorrow light rally and k.k.k. gathering in july and the deadly unite the right rally. the charlottesville mayor expects it to take three months. snow update on the brazen shoplifter. we showed you a woman swiping a dozen bottle of booze. she has been arrested and charged. she was seen shoving full bottles of wine in her clothing.

clear. alison: burglary in southeast washington. homeowner says he called d.c. police thinking they would help him. instead he claimed the officers made fun 0 him. richard reeve is live in the southeast with the discipline handed down. >> the noncontact order has been lifted. this is the townhouse that is covered by the plywood. but what has him really upset is what happened inside. >> noisy violent break-in on video august 8. the burglary throws the rock through the glass door and kick his way in. >> this time a computer, clothes and the shoes were taken. alarm triggering a police response. williams says t

then left. >> i could have been there bleeding out. >> eight hours later, it's alerted by the neighbor. the video shows the officers inside. joking about the case. one officer seen dancing and joking and laughing. >> after they find a list of stolen items from the first burglary, the officers discuss his sexuality. >> i have been victimized and i feel like after the action in my home i was victimized for a third time.

>> they say the behavior is not representative of the environment we work tirelessly to uphold on a daily basis for the residents and the visitors in d.c. we remain committed to providing positive interactions with all. and hold the trust of the community in high regard. interim investigation underway. nancy: hitting the beach and not the books. how it is boosting the economy there. >> plus, is it natalie holloway? what investigators are saying

nancy: welcome back. ocean week -- ocean beach is getting another week of summer after they are not starting until after labor day. brad: when hogan ordered the schools to start back after labor day there was one reason. to boost the economy in ocean city. now that bonus august week arrived. the weather is perfect. the beach is crowded. here on the boardwalk, the business owners say they are seeinga

>> it's usually extremely quiet. we are usually standing around waiting for the next table. the last couple of days i have been here in the daytime has been busy for lunch. >> the mayor of ocean city would have thought for the change. he is welcoming back marylanders who had to previously hit the books, not the beach. >> i think you will see the numbers increase in ocean city. >> the side effect is the one vacationers talk about. >> don't have to good to school. very simple. >> the davidsonville middle schooler and his mom kathryn are not ready to say goodbye to summer. >> it's good for the economy. people have vacation time. it's good for family time together. >> the maryland flag now line the boardwalk. they are calling this maryland week down here. a time that maryland families haven't had in ocean city for years. the mayor says the exact economic impact won't be known until after labor day. in ocean city, brad bell, abc7

>> a startling new development in the natalie holloway investigation. she disappeared while in aruba. preliminary d.n.a. test of newly discovered human remains show it's a what it person of european descent matching the profile of the 18-year-old. complete d.n.a. results are not expected until next month. an aruban prosecutor is disputing the findings. now the latest for hurricane harvey. handfall tonight or -- landfall is tonight or early in the morning. evacuations are underway. this storm continues to intensifies. it may be five or eight miles or faster. category four. nancy: regardless it is a monster storm. steve: it is. we look at it now. 20 miles from one end to another. jonathan: that is the eye. steve: just the eye.

within the eye it's quiet. if you were in the center you would see the sun shining and you would look around and see the clouds. once you get in the northern part of the storm, that the strongest part where you see the orange and the reds. that is going to come ashore as we move through the next few hours or so. this is south padre, texas, a live shot at this hour. waves are beginning to churn up. galveston, texas looking at the strong gusty winds. people are still on the roadways to get from place to place. like i said, by 10:00, to 11:00 at night it's a much different story here. here is the latest for you. update now 6:00 p.m. we have winds at 225 miles per hour. if they increase to 130 it's a category three storm. we have the wind gusts at 155. pressure falling. moving northwest at 10 miles per hour. it will slow down as we move through the next few hours. once it makes landfall, this is what will happen. it will meander around pretty much the se

but in to sunday and monday. we will slowly drift to the north around east. part of the gulf could see 35 inches of rain by the time this system moves out of here. we will keep you updated height other on -- here on abc7. talk about closer to home. beautiful evening around the d.m.v. the national harbor camera. a few clouds here and there. not amounting to a lot. temperatures does not get much better than this. upper 70's at dulles and reagan national airport. culpeper now at 76 degrees. cooler to the west. make at it lot cooler. garrett county in the 60's. baseball game tonight first pitch. 7:05. the temperatures are slowly falling through the 70's. great night for baseball. wake you up tomorrow. a chill in the air. other than that it will warm up nicely.

by monday and tuesday a better chance of showers to watch low pressure off the coast of south carolina. it may bring us showers. friday to labor day and 82 degrees. then back in mid-to-up evidence 80's on labor day. we will keep you updated on the track of hurricane harvey. jonathan: turn to sports. a big fight tomorrow night. >> they are stepping on the scaling right now in las vegas. prefight hype is almost over. that is the fun part. war of words may be better than the actual fight itself. you won't want to miss the verbal jab when we come back.

erin: we are over 24 hours away from a pipe that started as a pipe dream. floyd mayweather and connor mcgregor will go after it tomorrow night. mayweather will come out of the two-year retirement f

one fight. to face ufc star who is crossing over to boxing from m.m.a. if the 29-year-old ireland native beats the 40-year-old american, many will consider it the biggest upset in sports history. >> when it's said and done, one thing i can do. i can fight. i can give me and take it. >> you should have kept your mouth shut. this man is not on my level. he is not. >> wow! i can't wait. that got me excited. >> the redskins will play the preseason game. the second one wasn't much better. the offense is supposed to be the team strength but has been less than impressive so far.

>> when the real season comes around the preisn't doesn't mean anything. jonathan: it just means to make sure starters stay healthy. that is it. preseason, no injuries. erin: i agree. nancy: fighting words. i enjoyed that. >> get on my level. steve: all right. tonight around here it is gorgeous. the weekend looking, it doesn't get better than this. for the end of august. upper 70's. a better chance of showers monday, tuesday, wednesday. we clear it out toward the end of next week and to labor day with the charities that are warming up to the 80's. hurricane harvey on the move. we expect another update. getting them every hour. intermediate update at 8:00. major update before 11:00. bring it to you. nancy: thank you. "world news tonight" with david muir up next.

we come on the air. hurricane harvey just hours from landfall. tonight, a category 3 hurricane. winds reaching 125 miles per hour and gaining strength. at this speed, the strongest hurricane to hit the u.s. in more than a decade. authorities now warning of a major disaster. record flooding. up to 35 inches of rain. and tonight, multiple tornado warnings as we come on. mass evacuations. fuel at gas stations running out. empty shelves. our team across the storm zone, and ginger zee is right here with the new track just in. also tonight, president trump facing his first natural disaster test. sending a ss