than a wet start to our holiday weekend. doug hill tracking it for us. what are we expecting out of what is left of harvey? doug: compared to the rains that harvey did out west, next to nothing. tomorrow.ods of rain not a pleasant start to the holiday weekend but it will improve, moderate rain continues from fredericksburg eastward to southern maryland but dyr air -- dry air has protected us from the rain throughout the day. violent weather from north carolina, tornado watches for the next couple hours. we will see the bulk of the precipitation tomorrow. periods of rain. any heavy rain or severe thunderstorms are going to be confined to areas well south and east of washington through the day tomorrow. we are going to see that periods of rain. it looks like it will clear a late morning on sunday. sunday, sunshine in the afternoon, and monday looks great and we have got irma, now a category three hurricane. i will get you the brand-new track, strength and projections coming up in a bit. jonathan:

tomorrow's rain could -- the beach community has been enjoying a very busy week thanks to a push back start date for maryland schools. today, though, things were blooming again. remember, you can keep ahead of the weather wherever you are with stormwatch weather alerts. go to our website, wjla.com/text and sign up there. >> on a path to recovery after hurricane harvey, there is still a race to save lives. thousands have now been pulled from the floodwaters in texas in the past 48 hours. many did not expect the flooding to last this long. there are also signs of recovery, like this one. a backhoe scraping inches of mud of houstonay outside to cleanup will continue for months, and we have a sobering new statistic. texas emergency officials say some 185,000 homes have been damaged or destroyed. >>

people's belongs that they have worked all their lives for. and it's gone. it knind of breaks your heart. >> fema has already approved aid for 100,000, but that money is not meant to make them whole again. it is just to get them back on the fee. and right now many are desperate for water. pumps have failed in beaumont. rescue crews are trucking and water as workers race to get pumps back online. jonathan: some new images of maryland task force one rescue team on the job in texas. between galveston houston. we're told they are the first rescue team to search this area. this all comes as terry mcauliffe is declaring a state of emergency which allows him to send national guardsmen and other relief supplies to texas. where virginia task force one is also doing search and rescue work. ♪ the

need as you can imagine is great for so many people affected by this hurricane. abc 7 and our parent company sinclair broadcasting are standing strong texas as that state tries to recover from hurricane harvey. steve rudin is joining us from the call center. the goal initially was to get to $100,00 an d our comfy will math it. at $75,000 right now. volunteers are busy. we need your help. and we need your help by donating. call this number --703-236-9220. once again, 703-236-9220. .00, $20.00 and $50.00. the best news of all in we've seen these pictures, people going home to homes that are no longer there, every dollar that we collect today with the solvation army will go to help the folks in texas. s, evero,

done it will help someone get back on their feet. again that number is 703-236-9220. we're here until 6:30. nancy: we want to see those phone lines running. >> houston's mayor has warned it could be two weeks before floodwaters are finally gone for good but by then a new threat could make u.s. landfall in the form of hurricane irma. that storm is gaining strength in the atlantic and it already has many concerned and asking whether the u.s. can handle back-to-back disasters. stephen tschida is live outside of fema headquarters. packing yeah, with irma muscle and moving our way, we check in with those on the front lines in hurricane preparedness to see if they can handle another big storm if we take another hit. atlantic, expected to pickup strength over the weekend, right behind hurricane harvey. >> harvey was a

storm and irma is there. stephen: montgomery county already has a search and rescue team in texas but like other teams, it has personnel and equipment on hand to handle another major storm. >> one of the capabilities of our is to have two deep in capabilities and a large capability of the claimant. -- of equipment. ephen: if we get hit with another disaster, will people be willing to dig into their pockets yet again? resilientare very when it comes to responding and that is the greatness of america. they do, tyhhey give and they give. thing that does have those folks who are responding to a looming hurricane trouble tonight, keep in mind -- hurricane season is far from over. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc 7. >> the stormwatch

will continue tracking irma and the storms possible path. doug has the latest from the national hurricane center in 10 minutes. jonathan: a major cool charge was dropped in a heartbreaking story. intoear ago an suv crash five-month-old tristan scholz and his mother in the loudoun county crosswalk. little tristan was killed. now prosecutors have dropped the manslaughter charges against the driver john miller. prosecutors said they could not prove he showed a reckless disregard for human life. ll faces other charges and if convicted he could face up to a year in jail. >> this is shocking video. a police officer dragging a nurse out of the hospital. why he arrested her and why that officer is now suspended. jonathan: a disgusting act that was caught on video. busman throwing u rine on a

jonathan: investigators are trying to find out what caused this house to catch fire overnight in stafford. on cornwall drive fully involved in flames when firefighters got on the scene. nobody was home of the fire started but they are trying to figure out what started it. >> drivers on metro's x-2 bus line are demanding action after a woman throws a cup of urine at a driver.

wheel shutting down the bus line. later on, supervisor started driving those buses. drivers say there have been several recent crimes and they want a police officer on every x-2 bus. the woman charged in the case pleaded not guilty. jonathan: a guilty plea tonight after this confrontation at akkk rally in chill of. -- in charlottesville. more than a dozen protesters were arrested for preventing clan members from entering a parking to like. -- in july. he was sent is to community service. the other protesters cases were extended. this rally presented last months deadly white nationalist rally that took place in charlottesville. a march against white supremacy is due to arrive in washington over the weekend. ruffalo is among the marchers on a 10 day 110 mile trek from charlottesville to d.c. nancy: a

suburban atlanta is out of a job after his dash camera caught him making original remark. listen. >> way too many videos -- >> but you're not black. we only kill black people, right? >> the lieutenant had just pulled a woman over four dui. . tonight he is out of a job although it is not clear whether he resigned or the chief fired him. the officers lawyer said he made the remark to try to deescalate the situation. the chief said he should not have made the remark regardless of the situation. jonathan: still ahead, they wanted to begin rebuilding their lives after harvey but instead, family had to deal with that. a gator. what happened next? we got it coming up. >> sir. [screams] nancy: and a police officer drags a nurse kicking and screaming out of a hospital. why

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is helping this ovation army raise funds for disaster relief. you can help by calling the number on your screen, 703-236-9220 -- for the salvation army. we've gotten tons of donations today ranging from just a few dollars to a few thousand. and we appreciate every dollar, every bit helps please call 703-236-9220 phone stay open until 6:30. ourthan: we get to $100,000 parent company will match that. a salt lake police officer suspended after two shocking scenes. it starts with this, you see the expulsion that took place? a huge explosion, our slams into a tractor-trailer and burst into flames. what happen next is equally shocking. a police officer demanding a blood sample from the truck driver, an innocent victim injured in the crash. the nurse refuses, citing hospital policy on the law. >> we're

you are under arrest. you are going. we're done. >> no! no! jonathan: to keep in mind, the victim come the truck driver it was his blood -- she was not going to give it over without a subpoena. now the mayor and the police chief are weighing in. the officer's actions completely unacceptable. you think? >> i extended a personal apology just now on the phone for what she has been through and for simply doing her job. >> i just feel betrayed. i feel angry. i feel al ot of things. and i feel confused. jonathan: police say they are now taking steps to ensure nothing like this ever happens again. she was put in handcuffs and a few minutes later they let her go. >> that should never happen. there is a last-mi

keep a popular trail open. it's set to close for more than four years in a matter of days. at the center of the debate, the long-running fight over maryland's purple line. kevin lewis is live on the georgetown branch trail. andn, the clock is ticking a lot of people are not happy about this. kevin: t minus four days, michelle. the closure will run from downtown bethesda to the outskirts of downtown silver spring, including the stretch here chevy chase. trail users have a plethora of questions and great sadness, too. >> it's not enough information and it is poorly placed. kevin: she bikes to work along the georgetown branch trail daily. she is stunned to learn that the stretch of path is set to close tuesday to make way for the purple line. >> they should've had a broader outreach by people on the trail at the intersections during the commuting hours. to say, here is a flyer, we are closing it down.

members sent this letter to state officials, taking them to task for blind-siding and already skeptical community. there's also and online petition with 650 signature so far. if nothing changes, come tuesday, bikers, runners and walkers will be rerouted onto jones bridge road. impact include students at bethesda chevy chase high school who use the path as a safe way to get to and from class. >> it's a one on a scale of one to 10. one being the worst. kevin: chris fisher suggest a good closures as opposed to one shot down. >> to suddenly close the trail without any advance notice, i just think it is a responsible. i do not think it is appropriate. kevin: so far,

not given us any clear answers as to why this closure is catching so many people of fugf guard. this labor day weekend, the last hurrah on the trail. jonathan: thanks. the path to recovery after hurricane harvey will be long. it seems like this -- scenes shows how it can be filled with the unexpected. look at that. gator dragged out of the dining room of a home in texas after the floodwaters receded. like the folks are not have enough problems. they go home, the furniture is ruin in it is a giant gator. will catchhat one you by surprise if you are not careful. doug: just horrible. at least in some measure, viewers, everyone can help in the relief effort. michelle: we have got 10 more minutes for that phone bank. doug: 703-236-9220.

doug: the dry air, the cold front that made it so chilly, that same front has protected us from the rain. look at the glare and the upper left-hand side of your screen, that is the sunshine through. it's only temporary is rain is headed our way and we will see that late tonight and tomorrow. 73 the high just after midnight. the low is 63. our average high is 84 p the cool wather is what we are dealing with the next few days. 59 in winchester. joint base andrews, 624 degrees. rain fans coming up well to the east of the storm system that was once harvey. decaypread outa s they and also when they make landfall there is this area feeder bands coming in from the gulf. we'r

active through north carolina -- a tornado watch in effect most of the day. numerous warnings still in effect. we are not dealing with that part in the metro area but during the day tomorrow when all of this remnant activity is closer, there will be a chance in southern maryland and northern neck, there could be heavy thunderstorms predicable of those could pass through early in the morning but i think during the afternoon the best chance. rain everyt going to minute. it looks like sunday morning, drier air will be pulling in behind the system. that will start the process, and it will be a process of clearing during the day. sunshinea fairmount of developing the afternoon. he opened 70's to near 80 and monday looks terrific. let me talk about irma. the latest position is nearly 1500 miles east of the islands of martinique and antigua south to barbados and grenada. it looks like according to the tracking that it is pretty reliable, through the short-term, it will make a bend an dmiss the

four storm with winds at 130 miles an hour sustained. where it goes beyond that, who knows? sooner or later it will make a turn to the north and northeast.

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tonight, several developing stories as we come on the air. another city trapped by flooding. the race to find fresh water. drivers lining up for miles. the staggering destruction. nearly 200,000 homes. tonight, new evacuation orders in houston. the ten-foot gator found inside one house. and on this labor day weekend, long gas lines, and the price of fuel spiking nationwide. the new headline tonight about that mystery involving u.s. officials in cuba, allegedly targeted in sonic attacks. some now said to have traumatic brain injuries and permanent hearing loss. felony charges dropped. the judge's bombshell decision, throwing out the most serious