>> now, abc 7 news at noon, on your side. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] adrianna: hurricane irma barreling through the caribbean, the category five storm with winds up to 185 miles per hour and is the most powerful ever over the atlantic and could have a catastrophic impact. florida racing for impact and a state of emergency. a live picture of st. croix which is getting hit now. a look at how strong this form is with puerto rico in

preparations in the southeast as irma continues over the atlantic. tearingcane irma through the caribbean as a pattern -- powerful category five and showing no signs of slowing down. devastating the path, now bearing down on saint martin's, scattering tourists hotspots with sustained winds of 185 miles per hour and gusts even higher. doorways in.ee >> the u.s. now bracing for impact. order rico is preparing for a catastrophic event with 700 people in shelters already. >> no one is ever ready for a category five hurricane. >> florida directly in its path. the florida keys under mandato

a quickly. we can rebuild your home, but we cannot rebuild your life. >> station after station out of gas. critical supplies running short . >> the lines around the inside of the store. >> hundreds waiting in line for water in miami. residents boarding up their windows to protect against suspected wind speeds of 145 miles per hour. the president declaring a state of emergency in florida, the u.s. virgin islands, and puerto rico. the latest path shows it approaching florida saturday afternoon and hitting miami as a category four hurricane. going up the eastern side of the state as a category three with wind speeds 125 miles per hour. adrianna: president trump said that his team is already doing a good job in florida. before the governor, rick

expected to have a briefing within the half hour. too early to determine if it will have impact on us with irma but today we expect more rain. hill isteorologist doug here with a check of the forecast. doug: you cannot see much because of the clouds and rain. that is our story this afternoon and tonight. a fair amount of rain across the area. more moving across at times this afternoon and tonight with a few heavier elements later at this afternoon and this evening, maybe isolated thunderstorms, especially south and east of the set -- city. ,et's talk about irma and jose a brand-new tropical storm in the atlantic. not all that far to the southeast of irma. this will develop into a hurricane the next 24 hours and head in this general direction our category five irma continues to go across the

50 miles now to the used-southeast of st. thomas. it will continue to move in the westerly-northwesterly direction going across cuba. interesting about the tracking, even though you will see it is a category five and remaining in strength and heading this direction in the next few days, eventually weakening, it shows up over miami but it does not mean it will make miami landfall as a could be to the west, over the gulf, it could scrape cuba or wind up in the atlantic. north.aking the turn through the next 36 hours, a much better idea of what part of florida and the continent's old usa coast could be affected by irma. adrianna: thank you. urging a task force one just got back last night from areas of texas devastated by hurricane heart he. -- harvey. they are getting ready to go back out,

>> they have to be ready at a moments notice and soon after 40 minutes with virginia task force one game back from houston, another team going south ahead of hurricane irma. reggie got a call late tuesday night as he was pulling into his driveway. >> see my wife and kids and talk to them to see what is going on with their life and i have to literally packed again and go outdoors. it is emotional. >> 80 members, a full crew, canines, water rescue crew checked in. the monster storm threatens florida, these people are preparing to go into harms way to save lives. >> it is what we train for and when we have the opportunity to do it, we are excited and eager to help as many people as we can. >> the water rescue teams in texas make 10 rescues, pulling people from flooded homes and neighborhoods underwater. this time, this team is much larger and preparing for stronger winds and possibly more widespread damage. at 10:00 this

, virginia task force one ichiro for maxwell air force base. -- towards maxwell air force base. >> good to have someone that has been there already, the to houston where there is a lot of water and you have boat opera -- boat operations. >> they will be staged in alabama and go further south into florida once irma hits. they expect to be there for at least two weeks. in chantilly, ryan hughes. adrianna: we are tracking irma's every move, connect with us online and on social media to keep up with the hurricane's path .47. two consecutive life since it is for the man who went on a shooting rampage in maryland last year. shootingd guilty to his wife and injuring another person outside high point high school in beltsville. the next day, he went on a shooting spree in montgomery county, killing two people and

one day after the trump administration announced an into the deferred action for childhood arrivals program, backlash continues. the president says he may revisit daca in six months if congress does not pass legislation to protect undocumented immigrants who arrived in the u.s. as the. some lawmakers are calling from an immediate vote on the dream act. marchers, many coming from charlottesville, va continue their trek to the district. the 100 mile marks that again as a rally against white supremacy last week is expected to finish today. sam sweeney is back with more on their journey. church made it to falls and now into arlington. , they aree group taking a lunch break after walking a couple of miles this morning. they started around 10:00. some did come all the way from charlottesville.

august 28, 118 miles. here is video of them walking about one hour or so ago. they will make their way to the mlk memorial later this afternoon where they will hold a rally at 3:00. district,y get to the they will stop one last time at gateway park in arlington. this is all to march to confront white supremacy. what does it feel like to walk 118 miles over 10 days? listen to how one person described it. >> tired, my ankles are not doing well and my achilles tendons are claiming up. we have had amazing medics. they have helped take care of our feet and our bodies. it has been a physical and emotional roller coaster. the fact that we are confronting white supremacy is the most important part. sam: they still have smiles on their faces,

on and hold a rally later tonight at the mlk memorial on the national mall. reporting live in arlington, sam sweeney. adrianna: thank you for the update. decision follows the by the charlottesville city council to remove a statue of confederate general stonewall jackson from justice park. that will remain there while a lawsuit over that statute and a plays of robert e, lee out, they are covered with a black tarp after the death of a protester during the city's august 12 ranked. -- riot. the tarps have been removed. the last batch of maryland students return to the classroom today and john gonzalez is a prince george's county with all of the excitement. >> we worked very hard to train our teachers and worked very hard to make sure people who do not work for us -- >> we rode on back to school for 132,000 students in 209

in prince george's county. the second largest gold district in the entire state of maryland. it is also back to school for 9000 teachers and faculty. a new school year brings a new school altogether. the brand-new fairmont heights high school miles from the old, opening up to 700 students. >> and academy that is thriving, we have 200 students that go in. when they leave, they can hold their certifications for cisco, java, microsoft. >> a new high school, new beginnings, a dark cloud hovering over this school system for the past years, most recently a statewide investigation into possible grade changing to boost graduation rates. >> the people of my team have never told anybody to live worksheet and that is what the investigation will show -- lie and cheet and that is what the investig

very proud of it 13 national blue ribbon schools and a county that is growing more diverse in the school system. now, black and latino students make up 90% of the school system. >> no racism here, everybody can get along. it should be a good experience. >> and hyattsville, john gonzalez. adrianna: we want to see your back-to-school photos, send them to us by going to our website. coming up at noon, a convenience store became the scene for an episode of rage, what caused him to blow a gasket. >> you are telling me that you are test driving a car. you are getting food at tommy's. adrianna: a joyride spoilt when a customer's trust in her mechanic broken. no fixing this, quite at what happens next. tracking

goes through the caribbean, will it have any impact on us? a check on the forecast coming up. first, a quick check on traffic. ride in a couple of spots. 95 in virginia southbound after 123. a crash has cleared moments ago. the damage has been done. see the delays heading down this way. a very tough ride as lanes narrow. an accident on the capital beltway, the outer loop. the rain makes it hard to see what you're looking at. this is heading past eisenhower avenue towards telegraph road where we have the right lane blocked in the local lanes. a second look off of telegraph .oad, easier to see a couple of cars and

lane of the locals is blocked and delays heavy off of van dorn street heading this way. a lot of wet roadways. 66 inside the beltway is moving all right and the beltway is still looking good past river road. top drive with low visibility so take caution.

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, he went outside and broke several of the stores windows. andaused $2000 in damage the clerk does not want to work at the store anymore. police in georgia had to shoot a tiger that was running loose in henry county. he was first spotted this morning on a highway about 20 miles from atlanta. witnesses spotted him hours later in a neighborhood. animal control was on their way but when the tiger chased a police dog, the police killed it and the dog survived. not clear where the tiger came from. offerfornia woman dropped camaro or service of the dealership and found it elsewhere. >> you are telling me you are test driving the car, why are you test driving my car, you are getting food at tommy's. >> one of the mechanics took her

a fast food spot to pick up food and she caught them red-handed and posted it on instagram. it went viral. he did not have an explanation. i trust they will fix my car and it will be safe and nobody will take it for a joyride to go get burgers. >> this is something we do not condone. completely against our company policy. bossnna: the mechanic's says he will be reprimanded following a full investigation. breaking news, rick scott, the florida governor is addressing preparations ahead of hurricane erma later this week --irma later this week. >> storm surge and winds are the biggest concern, it is bigger, stronger, faster than hurricane andrew. this storm has strength that far exceeds that of andrew. we are being aggressive in our preparation for the storm and

seriously and protect their families. do not focus on the exact path. it could have affect statewide and everybody should be prepared. it has went east in the last forecast but we have to understand that this is serious and we cannot take chances. it is life-threatening. not a storm you can wait through . a top priority is fuel availability. i spoke with the governors of alabama and south carolina and reached out to the governor of resend driver the regulations so out-of-state resources to move expeditiously into florida. we are moving as much fuel these -- through the system as fast as possible and we are moving fuel to get it to you as an -- quickly as possible. we are doing all we can to streamline field delivery but you may see lines were outages. we are doing everything possible in the keys to get gas you as quickly as possible but we will get you out.

make sure everyone gets out. for everyone else across the state, if you know you are going into a shelter in your county, take only as much gas as you need. you do not need to fill your tank if you are only going to stay close to your county. all courts are open and operating to bring fuel and ortslies and be a -- p are open and operating to bring fuel and supplies in. if you are told to evacuate, get out quickly. we can expect additional evacuations as the storm continues and gets near our state. everyone must listen to their local officials. individuals with special needs are starting to be evacuated and officials are advising residents who live in low-lying areas to start evacuating today. i cannot stress this enough, do not ignore evacuation orders. we can rebuild your

real-time traffic information and evacuation routes is available at fl511.com. all holes have been waived -- tolls have been waived on florida roadways. evacuate quickly and safely. we are appearing for desperate -- -- preparing for irma doug: let's talk about irma. top sustained winds 185 miles per hour and moving to the west at 16 miles per hour and near st. thomas. it will continue its track for the next several days, maintaining its strength as a category five hurricane. all of these areas within this cone are in play. do not pay attention to the centerline. it may make impact in

could be on the west coast or out in the gulf or in the atlantic. the closer it gets to florida, the more accurate the tracking will become. keep that in mind. it does diminish a little bit in strength and by some possible close approach to south florida on sunday morning, it could still have sustained winds of 145 mile per hour and go north. once he goes north, will he go offshore, move inland? these things are not knowable. by early monday, models suggest close to 10 inches of rain on the southeast florida coast and heavier amounts inland. this model suggests possibly it may come inland. but there is no way to know for sure. same with the wind gusts. if it is close to that centerline, the wind will change , depending on where the center of circulation goes. there is a lot to watch but the potential is there across the carolinas

southeastern virginia and potentially in our area. , rain thist-term afternoon and tonight and maybe thunder through the evening. tomorrow morning, rain stops, probably before sunrise. a clearing process during the day and the next few days will be beautiful. today, all about the rain and tomorrow all about the sunshine. from thursday, friday, saturday, sunday, monday,. he's our pediatrician, dr. ralph northam. born and raised in rural virginia went to vmi. trained at johns hopkins. an army doctor who treated soldiers seriously wounded in the gulf war. eighteen years as volunteer medical director of a children's hospice. as lt. governor, he's fighting to expand healthcare in virginia. he'll get it done as governor. ralph northam: i'm ralph northam, and we need to provide access to affordable healthcare for all virginians, not take it away.

adrianna: the national cathedral says they will move to think us windows offering confederate generals robert e. lee and stonewall jackson following the deadly shooting at an african-american to i

charlottesville. much more on windy glass will be removed coming up tonight at 4:00.

adrianna: another check of irma. doug: we will talk about rain. the story today is rain come clearing tonight and a beautiful stretch of weather coming up. adrianna: sounds good, thank you. much more on the irma news coming up at 4:00.

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