out at a chemical plant. 11:00, onc 7 news at your side. jonathan: we are following breaking news come a major chemical plant fire burning in texas in the wake of hurricane harvey. this massive blaze triggering environmental concerns. we

up in just a moment. first, we are on storm watch for some rain headed our way. nancy: meteorologist steve rudin it is tracking the timing of that as well as a powerful new hurricane entering the picture next week? steve: absolutely, harvey moving our away come a few showers filling in through the overnight. into early tomorrow morning. it's notast tomorrow, a total washout, but indoor activities highly advised or at plans toe alternate bring them indoors. highs only in the upper 60's, a better chance of thunder south of d.c. and across southern maryland tomorrow afternoon and into the evening. all eyes are on irma. the latest update as of 11:00 has the wind at just about 120 miles per hour but it is expected to intensify into a category four storm by early next week. a look at the track of the spaghetti models, the important

turn. moral that coming up. jonathan: stay connected with the stormwatch weather team as we track hurricaneirma on facebook, twitter, and on wjla.com. i'm michelle marsh and we are following breaking news from texas. thick black smoke and fire shot into the sky tonight after two trailers exploded at a chemical plant because of hurricane harve. powerant lost and the backup systems were turned off, so the refrigerant systems lost power. the epa says that the smoke and affect people's breathing, eyes, nose command for it. to sixs not overcome up more containers could catch fire. stay with abc seven and wjla.com

nancy: meantime, steps towards recovery in texas, but it is a long road. president trump has requested $7.9 billion of funding for recovery as 185,000 homes were damaged. colieporting tonight e. was detected in some floodwaters. withials are urging anyone water in their homes to get out, saying that nearby reservoirs that are being released could impact as many as 2000 homes. we cannot spend the next 14, 15 days being a water taxi service when we still have some much to do from a public safety standpoint. nancy: flooding stranding people in their homes while the water system remains broken. some people are waiting in line nearly four hours to pick up

stepping up in a big way to help those impact apply harvey. money and donations pouring in. these are the stories we love to tell. richard reeve, this is something that makes you feel pretty good. richard: absolutely, jon, a tale of a community in virginia, one in maryland with a backpack drop off, trying to help those in the flood zone. mcleannight lights at high, but this is not just about football. >> it's devastating. richard: launching a backpack drive for youngsters in houston. >> it's a tough time, so to take some of the burden is great. richard: miles away in landover, maryland, the sanctuary now a donation center. >> we just made a poster and said we are going. richard: from the mid-week facebook post to all of

clothing and toiletry and more, two truckloads of donations. >> all of the love that it took to gather and send it and they are still being fought about. after this years pastor drove katrina evacuees from new orleans to houston, he is driving these items south to the flood zone. >> we are now trying to help them, 12 years ago to the day. >> when something awful like this happens, you really open your heart. richard: the students hope to ship the backpacks in a matter of weeks. the church is planning to begin their journey to houston sunday night. reporting live, richard reeve, abc 7 news. jonathan: helping on the ground in texas tonight, a big-name who owns andreas couple of popular d.c. restaurants. >> when you watch on tv, you know what is happening at about to

you i have to help. what i've seen is every single person in houston wants to help. especially my fellow cooks. jonathan: he is doing what he can to help those folks. he also volunteered after the earthquake in haiti. we raised more, than $80,000 with the salvation army to run a charity phone back. it was part of our parent company's efforts, standing strong for texas. every dollar match donated through the phone, so think you so much. you can still make a donation to the red cross at any time. that information is on your screen. find all of our reports about hurricane harvey in more ways that you can help by going to wjla.com. into the newsroom come a suspicious person approaching a teen girl at a bus stop and fairfax. the police say that a man drove up to the stop at hollinger avenue on

again today. both times he offered the teenager a ride and she said no. the man was driving a new white jeep cherokee. if you have information or sell something, the police would like to hear from you. parents are urged to tell your kids to walk with friends and be aware of surroundings. a so-called dreamers on edges their fate lies with the white house. this tuesday the president will announce what happens to the undocumentedlets immigrants are got he rest children stay here and not worry about being deported. anna-lysa gayle is speaking with two of them tonight. curious what they had to say. anna-lysa: every second of every day, dreamers have their eyes on the white house as they wait for a decision on the program that gives them access to things that people may take for granted, including a debit card and drivers license. >> came to the u.s. with my family in 2005 as a 12-year-old. >>

2004. ofa-lysa: these are just two nearly 800,000 dreamers now worried about their future. >>. we love everybody anna-lysa: in 2012, the nickname dreamers was given to those in the deferred action for childhood action program, which protects undocumented immigrants will arrive to the country as children. they are exist waiting for president trump's decision on the program, which is expected tuesday. >> the presidents priorities on immigration are encouraging illegal immigration and benefiting the economy and american workers. anna-lysa: this computer science major at udc, and this person is is working her -- towards her business degree in business administration. what do you do tuesday? >> continue fighting the matter what.

anna-lysa: hundreds of dreamers plan on rallying at the white house. live at the white house tonight, anna-lysa gayle, abc 7 news. nancy: mysterious smoke coming from the russian consulate in just oneisco today, day after the trump administration to shut down. firefighters say the smoke was coming from the chimney, but it was a 95 degree day. a spokeswoman said it appears they were intentionally burning something in the fireplace. the state department is closing three russian offices, including one in d.c. it is considered retaliation for russia expelling hundreds of american workers. jonathan: wild video may police --se involving a selling car stolen car. the man they were chasing and arrested has been convicted of attempted murder. tom roussey joins us live in germantown with the story. tom? tom:

mogley was convicted on five counts, looking at up to 75 years in prison. when this happened at the apartment and condo building behind me, he went this way and stole a car right away as he tried to get away. what happened next we will show you for the first time. he did not get caught easily. >> he is going through the yard. tom: everything started earlier, october 23 last year. on thellegedly spat victim's mother. tom: the state's attorney office said they had let him stay at their germantown apartment. after he spat on on his mom, he beat the bigger person in a fight. >> it caused him to get a knife and burst back into the apartment. tom: he stabbed the victim repeatedly and injured the mother. he then leapt off the balcony and -- >> a car was just stolen. tom:

>> it's right there, right there! tom: they see him in the stolen car. >> and the chase begins. tom: he eventually ditches the car and runs. >> he tried to hide behind a small tree. >> you need a bigger tree next time, bro. tom: meanwhile, a desperate effort to save the victim's life. and that was the spot where the desperate effort was made. victim nearly died. nearly two coma for weeks and is still recovering from his injuries nearly a year later. live in germantown, tom roussey, abc 7 news. aonathan: still ahead -- warning about a scam involving the apple app store. nancy: what you need to know in the consumer alert, plus -- scott: i met james madison high school. an

hawks for all team -- for the war hawks football team, the

jonathan: we have been showing you this scary video for days, and they have caught this guy at the top of the escalator firing a gun down the escalator on the metro. caesar morales is behind bars in the police say that he was the gun man caught on tape last week at the columbia heights metro station. nancy: a virginia driver accused of hitting a baby in a stroller no longer faces manslaughter charges. the police say that john miller was driving a jeep when he had a woman pushing a stroller in the crosswalk in lansdowne. theecutors dropped involuntary manslaughter charges due to a lack of evidence. [new audio] nancy: miller faces charges of reckless driving and failure to yield for a pedestrian. judge tosseday, a out most of the serious charges

brothers who stand accused of the hazing incident at penn state involving a sophomore who died after a night of hazing and heavy braking. he fell headfirst down the stairs and the police say that nobody called for help for 12 hours. charges of involuntary manslaughter and aggravated assault were dismissed today. the only charges remaining include hazing and reckless endangerment. four defendants were dropped from the case. nancy: 7 on your side with a consumer alert involving the apple app store that starts with an email disguised as a receipt for a $50 app purchase will stop the scammers know that you will spot the charge and realize you do not buy the app. they have provided links to dispute the charge, hoping that you will type in all of your information after clicking on them. >> scammers are looking for you to enter your username and password for itunes or the apple i.d. once you do, they've got you. nancy: i

this, look at it closely for any discrepancies that indicate it is not legitimate and delete it. if you fall for the scam, immediately change or password, let apple know what happened, and ask your bank for new credit card. jonathan: a touching story from james madison high school, the home opener for the football team, but this was not about football tonight. the community came together to honor and remember a man who gave so much to the warhawks football program. scholz was a larger-than-life figure at james madison high school. >> he was a mentor. everybody looked up to him. scott: in june, coach scholz died in and did it on the capital beltway. opener tonight. a thin base and team play in with heavy hearts. school,s a mark on our and it is great that we are

student. scott: there were shirts and decals to honor the coach. his family also in attendance. >> i just hope that he realized that people appreciated what he was doing. doubt.leave no it was a phrase used over and over again by the coach on his team. the school and the community have left no doubt on what coachman to them. persona to him. everything he did. he loved everybody. scott: 18 and community coming together, thing tribute to a man loved by so many. scott abraham, abc 7 news. the madison football team made their former head coach very happy tonight. , so beat fairfax 35-14 madison is now 2-0

nancy: for the first time tonight, an entire nfl team national museum of african american history and culture. the baltimore ravens visited, calling it a major experience. steve: a definite chill in the air as we move through friday evening. oakland, maryland, 45 degrees, 54 cumberland. the media metro, 64 at reagan national, upper 50's dulles, mid 50's winchester. a few showers right now, but the showers fill in with steadier rain as we move through the overnight and into tomorrow morning. the heaviest of the rain right now movement across the outer banks of north carolina. a lot of thunder and lightning. earlier this evening they had tornado in severe thunderstorm warnings. nothing severe for us tonight, but a few thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon. the latest on hurricane irma,

the wind at 115 miles per hour and wind gusts up to 150. we talk about the spaghetti plots, a good indication of where the store may head. it looks like it could turn off to the north and west as we move into early next week. a lot can change between now and then. we will keep you updated at abc 7, as always on wjla.com. the latest forecast track as of 11:00 shows the storm intensifying to a category four, with the wind by wednesday at 8:00 at 130 miles per hour. at that time it would be very critical and we will have a better idea of where it may be headed. definitely worth watching in the coming days. no worries this weekend, it will be quiet once we get the remnants of harvey out of here. tomorrow morning will be chilly, mid to upper 50's, cloudy and rainy. showers on the radar as we go through the morning. could be looking at moderate rains in montgomery county,

gaithersburg, germantown, hagerstown, and towards winchester. we get all of this out of here, but not before we see some thunderstorms. tomorrow night west of dcu abouthing moving out midday, skies begin to clear, nicer weather on the way. highs in the 60's, back into the 80's sunday and labor day. not a beach day tomorrow, showers and thunderstorms. upper 60's, near 80 sunday and monday. the next 10 days, heading into tuesday, back to work and school, 86 degrees. cooling into the 70's by the

jonathan: happening tomorrow, the national book festival at the washington convention center. you came

than 100 authors and presenters, perfect for readers of all ages. find more details about it on wjla.com. this one made us laugh. a library in massachusetts fed up today because people are cheese tokens to pay their late fees. the library in massachusetts reminding people game tokens are not legal tender. they also cannot accept them as payment for fines. the library also taking time to remind people they do not take canadian money either. jonathan: i bet it was a seven-year-old paying his fine with the tokens. nancy: those are valuable. you can get some plastic rings with that. jonathan: could play some good games. erin: stuffed animals. if only we worked in boston. emptyts come up

not do much better against costa rica. sports is coming up.

>> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by her local toyota dealers. erin: the nationals in milwaukee, hoping to even the series with the brewers tonight. tanner roark

brewers pitching might have been better. all of the scoring in the game, bottom of the first, walker takes roark to deep right, solo shot, 1-0. that was all they needed. the brewers held the nationals to three hits and racked up 17 strikeouts. the nats lose 1-0. the u.s. men's national team had no answer for costa rica tonight during the world cup qualifier. 30th minute, costa rica splits the defense, nice move, then fires it past the goalie. match andate in the the u.s. players are frustrated by the officiating. clint dempsey got a yellow card for that. a disappointing night all around. 2-0.soccer loses atnwhile, the mystic coast the seattle storm in their final

27,ts and smith poured in as washington wins 110-106 in overtime, nice momentum heading into the playoffs. maryland football kicks off its season tomorrow when

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steve: we will get the yucky weather out of the way tomorrow night and it looks better sunday. back-to-school looking really nice. 85tomorrow, 80 sunday, about labor day, picnics a firm go. 86 tuesday. we cool down the middle of next week. as

it's a good weekend. erin: no white after labor day, is that still a thing?

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