>> 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] beevery floridian should aggressive and take your -- protect your family, possessions can be replaced by your family cannot. -- but your family cannot. ♪ adrianna: hurricane irma making its way through the caribbean as we speak. a short time

watch is issued for florida with the florida keys in parts of south florida under a hurricane watch, including the florida mainland from jupiter inlet southward to bonita beach. the storm powering its way through the dominican republic and parts of the island have seen flooding and haiti is next in its path. at least 10 people have died and florida is bracing for the impact, a live report from miami coming up at 12:15. how big the storm is, look at this from outer space. a picture of irma from the international space station. no impact from irma here but we have sunny skies and a bit of a cooldown. doug hill is here with a check of the forecast. doug: looking good today and tomorrow and through the weekend, even early monday when the first clouds will possibly come our way from what is left of irma. 175

winds with the hurricane force winds extending 50, 60 miles and 150 miles more for the tropical storm force winds and the center on the west-northwesterly track and passed north of his annual and haiti with plenty of wind and rain. the worst will stay over the water. turks and caicos, and it will go north and west at a steady clip, with no slowdown expected. do not be surprised to see if the forward motion does not slow down a tiny bit after it has interaction with islands and the north coast of cuba. unchanged, high in category four or close to category five, a powerful hurricane will affect the bahamas and some portion of south florida most likely into the upcoming weekend. hurricane watches from jupiter beach, north of west palm, all the way around the bend, pass naval to bonita beach and in collier

we will watch that. steadilys continue to keep a similar trajectory. the official track from the hurricane center. to thepay attention exact spot because the cone shows us the mathematical uncertainty over the years predicting how far off a projection can be in location. three or four days in advance. even though the west coast is .ess likely, it is possible the east coast and possibly out of the ocean and a couple of land falls. all kinds of things could happen. adrianna: thank you. people in florida are making their way out as irma heads to the u.s. and those expected to hit the roads may have gridlock traffic. flying is the best option. sam sweeney is live at reagan national where they expect

sam: the airlines did an incredible job taking extraordinary measures to get more airplanes on the ground in florida early this week to get as many people out as they could. at $99.some fares if you are still there and want to get out, the window is closing. american airlines has canceled 1800s like and they say they cease- flights and will operation and most cell phone airports by end of the day friday with no flights in or out of the airports in south florida saturday, sunday, possibly even into monday. up with flyers who arrived early this morning and let's listen to how they describe the situation on the ground. >> obviously, it was hectic and crowded. everyone rushing into stores to get water and gas stations. the airport this morning was

you have to have patience. i had no patience. sam: the airports that will close tomorrow afternoon will be miami fort lauderdale, west palm beach, fort myers, sarasota, and possibly tempora -- tampa. orlando will cease operations my latest on saturday. if you are flying in the next couple of days and feel your flight may be impacted, airlines are offering to waive their fee, called them and they were either reschedule the flight or allow you to cancel. adrianna: thank you. as the storm heads towards the u.s., crews and the american red cross in our area are mobilizing to help. they are helping still with hurricane harvey relief efforts. ryan hughes is in fairfax were crews are ready to take another challenge with irma living. that's

>> the red cross has dozens of volunteers in texas and all are watching irma and we see disruptive images coming in any disaster operation center. the track, breaking records and going towards florida. the purple is the catastrophic damage that it could cause. at home, the red cross is getting prepared with a team of volunteers and staff being sent to the carolinas in the next two days. the regional operations center here has been extremely busy. fielding calls and reaching out to government partners as irma rips through the caribbean and goes to the floor because. -- florida coast. the regional director just got back from texas and saying they are being trained to set up shelters in case they have to be sent south. are getting our forces mobilized for potential landfall or affect any national capital region. we

deploy for two weeks. once we know we are safe and secure here, we will send the volunteers where they are needed on the east coast. >> p volunteers in texas will remain in place as they continue the recovery efforts after harvey. additional volunteers are being trained and sent to florida and the carolinas ahead of hurricane irma. in fairfax, ryan hughes. adrianna: stormwatch 7 is tracking irma's every move, stay on top of the breaking details i downloading our weather app right now on your smart phone. police in montgomery county are investigating to accident involving pedestrians at the .ame spot in less than one hour both accidents on richard montgomery drive and rockville pike. the condition of the pedestrians is a note and we will bring you the latest on the story as it comes into the newsroom.

investigation underway after a police officer struck and killed an elderly man riding a motor scooter. police released the name of the person who died, the victim is of kensington. the officer involved is an eight year veteran, robert farmer. john has more on this deadly collision. crash, montgomery county police say the driver of the motor scooter was 74 years old and leaving this neighborhood off of monterey drive in wheaton, maryland, going to veirs mill road when he was attempting -- that is when he was struck by unmarked police vehicle. a police officer involved was on duty. this chilling video, the bloom odors due to against the front of the car. damage tot front end the black unmarked car. because unknown. --

police are talking to witnesses who say the motor scooter did not have tags for likes on. -- or lights on. unclear if the police officer was responding to a call. >> he stops his cruiser and exit the vehicle. that the driver was injured on the roadway. he immediately rendered first aid and called for assistance. >> the driver was rushed to the hospital where he later died. police trying to put this together. the officer is on routine administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation. john gonzalez, abc news. 'srianna: donald trump jr. meeting with the senate judiciary committee today, investigating russian meddling into the election. it stems from this close encounter with a russian agents last year during the election.

appeared on msnbc this morning and stressed the importance of what may have happened after the meeting in trump tower last year. >> what meetings and other potential coordination was there afterward by way of providing information, compromising or coordinating trump digital operations with the russians. adrianna: it is one day after the president the five his own party by agreeing to raise the debt ceiling and fund the government for the next three months. republicans wanted a longer-term solution to avoid future fights as they go into the midterm elections. coming up at noon, a night he will never forget. an nfl player claims he was racially profiled as chaos arrested inside a las vegas hotel. what he says officers did to him that had been scared for his life. onlippery escape caught camera, what police

will do any future to a void wild incidences like this one. itcking irma's every move as is holding strong and plowing through the caribbean as we speak. when we can impact -- expect impact in the u.s. first, traffic. >> it will be a quieter ride around most of the area. capital beltway, things looking pretty good. the closest camera i have to a bad incident on the dulles toll road come eastbound blocked out of reston between comfortable road on a vehicle fire. reopened soon but a tough stretch. area, mo the georgetown street towards the whitehurst freeway with a crash near wisconsin avenue on the right lane. this mess is going to be a little bit heavy into this way. i crash off of

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>> you are watching abc 7 news at noon. on your side. havenna: las vegas police launched an internal investigation after detaining seattle seahawks player michael bennet last month, accusing officers of racial profiling and using excessive force against

he says they pointed against his head after reports of gunfire at a hotel and casino hours after the ford waivers. lloyd mayweather-conor mcgregor fight. >> i am glad to be here to speak about it, i could've made the wrong decision on whether to move and they could've felt like i was resisting. the seahawks would be wearing a patch with number 72. adrianna: he says he was one of hundreds of running away from a loud sound thoughts be gunshots inside the casino-o'dell and police say they spotted him crouching behind a game machine during the chaos. he allegedly ran and exited the hotel and jumped a wall. officers say they placed him in handcuffs and detained him for 10 minutes and was released minutes later. after they determined he was not a threat. >> it takes a significant amount of effort and time to review all of the video available evidence. if the investigation reveals that any policies or training was violated, the officer will

of many nfl is one players to sit or kneel during the national anthem to protest racial inequality and police misconduct. this was calling camera, a shoplifting suspect leading police officer on a chase. she gets out of her handcuffs and goes through a 12 inch hole to the front seat and takes off in a patrol car. she reached speeds of 100 miles per hour and forced cruisers to swerve out of the way. she avoided spike strips in the street. she was eventually knocked off the road and the police department says it is installing new barriers in their cruisers. right now, hurricane irma is going through the caribbean, the category five storm has already killed at least 10 people. it has left behind a massive path of distraction. is dominican republic getting hammered by powerful wind and it could look like this in florida soon. stephanie ramos is live in

this storm is no joke, basically reduced the island of barbuda to rubble. it is expected to go this way, the florida governor says people need to leave their homes as soon as evacuation orders are put in place. is said to be the most powerful storm to travel over the length goshen and has left half of puerto rico without power. nearly one million people in the dark and about 50,000 without water. on st. maarten, widespread devastation. wentile-per-hour winds through the island and eight deaths reported. 95%arbuda, officials report of structures are damaged. >> the entire country has been decimated.

this. >> on the mainland, floridians bracing for what is coming their way, scrambling to prepare for the wrath. crowds lined up outside of this grocery store hours before it opened. gas lines for miles with many stations sold out. >> we have to get the fuel as fast as we can out to everybody, they needed to evacuate. >> the governor says expect a long wait but they will not working to get fuel to everyone. >> i am nervous, driving around for 30 minutes. , peopledanger zone boarding up homes and businesses with officials ordering mandatory evacuations for low-lying areas, including the florida keys. the state urging residents to get out now. >> this is not a storm you can sit and wait through. says irmada governor 's size, as big as the state, si

be prepared to evacuate. adrianna: thank you. you were talking about a d cohn. -- the cone. too early to tell where over a legit -- where it will hit. doug: where it will be in 24 hours, 30 six hours, the chances it is close to that spot is high but when you extend the same forecast four days there is a margin of error based on experience errors in past hurricane forecasts. one fact that may help put this in perspective, many of you have been through a category one hurricane. remember this, the potential wind damage from a category five hurricane like irma is 500 times greater than a category one. that is why barbuda

-- and there is so much concern. we have three hurricanes. in my two thirds of a sentry on the planet, i have seen a lot of strange things but this is something you do not see very often, the last time we saw three hurricanes at the same ago.was seven years we have the newest one, is a big storm and getting stronger which will attack and track west-northwest, in this direction and we cannot rule out some effects in island areas in a few days. this is the center of attraction and for good reason. peaceful in miami. you do not see neighborhoods where people are really busy trying to prepare and roadways getting jammed. people going to work and do their business. inc.'s would change dramatically starting late tomorrow evening and tomorrow night --

will change tomorrow dramatically starting late tomorrow evening and tomorrow night. if they plan to leave friday night, it will be too late. category five still with sustained winds 175 and gusting to 215. a major update at 5:00 this afternoon and a readjustment in the track or maybe it will not readjust that much but it will generally head to south florida, probably close to landfall or making landfall, or just offshore, maybe farther north to the georgia-south carolina coast and head inland. because it is so large, it will take a while to weaken. happens after it makes the approach and what will it do along this way, where it will make landfall and what happens next? models say it was head north and west. one model says 106 mile-per-hour gusts on monday in palm beach and 91 mile-per-hour gusts in savanna. our weather concerns do not exist in the short term, sunshine and 75 today. through the

sunshine the low-70's. that is the story for the rest of the week. we will talk more

adrianna: we have a phone bank. rest health experts will be in our 7 on your side health center to take your calls about cancer awareness and how to support your family, friends who have breast cancer and information about free mental clinics available. tune in to us at 4:00 to find out how you can participate as we gear up for this weekend's komen event.

adrianna: the nfl season officially kicks off tonight and bud light has created a like a glass for patriots fans with the help of an app from your phone, it will light up for every patriots touchdown scored this season. that is for the cool. doug: how did they do that? adrianna: are you -- adrianna: are you a patriots fan? doug: no. sunshine in the weekend into monday and put cecil impacts on irma tuesday and was the and beautiful weather after that. adrianna: what does at

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