a second storm church. the water now rising in the streets here in punta gorda. in punta gorda on florida's southwest coast it was a long day and night for muriel. >> it was noisy and wet. brad: irma ripped the roof right off of her water front con doe. >> as fast as you would mop up water it was come doing from the ceiling or in from the sliders. brad: they describe the storm surge that hit the neighborhood this morning. christie smith's house still an island this afternoon. >> could not see a road or the sidewalks. it looked like just part of the river. brad: the stories and the frightening images coming in from all across the region. in marco island the full power of what was a category three storm. in naples, flooded homes and a wind battered mobile home parc. in miami, cell phone video of the moment a roof flew away and a free fell taking a patio wi

power outages are widespread affecting millions of people. gas remains scarce as the roads crowd with evacuees coming home. in punta gorda, we already see the human spirit kicking in. even before the waters fully recede. >> we got lucky. >> we'll survive this and keep going. brad: well, back live now. take a look down here at this house. there is a line on this deck. that is how high the water got in the community. not enough to damage the homes. that is the good news. as you heard people say, a lot of folks are feeling lucky. the sun is shining again. the clean-up is well under way. in punta gorda, brad bell, abc7 news. larry: thank you for that. amazing images from the hardest hit, the areas hit hardest by irma. this man thought he could ride out the storm on his boat north of west palm beach. but when his anchor broke he put on his scuba equipment and decided to dive for it. two peel able to help him

q mccray has more amazing images from the satellite center. q? q: larry, irma is a tropical storm now but her power was unmistakable. she brought flooding. torrential downpours. and power outages and so much more to florida. a lot of it was captured on video. hurricane irma didn't hold back. pummeling florida like a boxing bag. slamming the state not once but twice. homeowners watched as the trees toppled in front of them. in jacksonville, the st. john's river overflowing in the downtown area. the roads are rivers. the storm surge not letting up. irma came roaring in. the storm chasers trying to measure the storm taking a beating. the first area to weather the powerful blows leading boats on the road and cars buried. wind gusts relentless. flipping over planes and damaging boats

causing transformers to explode in tampa for the storm. downed power lines blamed for fire in riviera beach. but amid the chaos a miracle in coral springs. baby girl delivered at home. in north miami beach police rescuing the 4-month-old baby and the mother from a flooded home. scenes of hope, seens of courage and despair continue to come in to the newsroom. from the satellite center, q mccray, abc7 news. alison: amazing. thank you. speaking of the images to the news room. nasa released an image of irma's track in the last ten days. interesting to see where it has been and where it is still going to go. doug: it's breath-taking the new goes 16 satellite. it's fascinating to see. a little wobble now and then but pretty straightforward and it told the story. now we are watching it weaken slowly. thankfully. but it still has impact on the east coast. let me show you what is going on here. this is what we have on the

plenty of rain continuing around the area. the feeder ban from the atlantic ocean. causing problems from savannah to the carolina coastline. 50 miles per hour winds now. still a tropical storm. the location is north of albany, georgia. it continues to move north/northwest now at 17 miles per hour. it will head to the ohio valley and make a loopy-di-loop off to the right in time as a non-rop call storm. it's probably not tropical now. too high up in the continental u.s. for that but we do see a chance later in the week of the showers and the thunderstorms. maybe a couple on wednesday. better chance on thursday. then we will keep eyes to the atlantic ocean. there is another hurricane. jose we need to talk about. that is it. in the meantime, a quiet night. clouds we see are up over 25,000 feet, the overcast. but they are clouds flowing out of the circulation from now. tropical storm irma. we'll talk more in a few minutes. larry: tha

airports big and small across florida. miami international airport is closed due to water damage. fort lauderdale hollywood and tampa both plan to resume flights tomorrow. it's unknown with orlando and jacksonville will reopen. outside of florida, thousands of flights are delayed or canceled as irma moves north. for update goes to the website wjla.com. alison: also today and developing now. heartbreak in charles county after a 2-year-old drowned in a backyard pool outside of a home daycare. stephen tschida live in waldorf with the latest on this. stephen? stephen: alison, we spoke with a representative of the sheriff department and said this death of a 2-year-old is one of the worst possible nightmares any parent could experience. spree small children, one woman. when the daycare provider stepped in the kitchen to prepare food, one of the children, a little boy vanished. >>

911 saying he was missing. she went out to pool and found him there. >> sheriff deputies responded to the call as did rescue personnel. the child pulled from the pool but it was too late. he apparently was able to open a door to a deck which led directly to the pool. neighbors say the woman had run the daycare in her home for years. >> right now it appears like a tragic, tragic accident. stephen: now the doorknob to the deck on that door apparently a lever the little boy, though very small, able to reach up and pull it open. the door and slip out. because this is deemed an accident at this time, not charges are likely in this case. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. larry: today the nation paused to remember the nearly 3,000 people who died in the seem

[bells toll] larry: bells toll at ground zero in new york to mark the time that the twin towers fell. the names of the 2,606 people who died there were also read out loud. >> my father, paul, dad, this is brady. this is your first grandson who was born the past july on 7-7-17. we miss you so much and love you so much and i can't wait to tell him stories about the greatest man i ever knew. i love you, dad. larry: in shanksville, pennsylvania, mike president mike pence and his wife helped lay a wreath at the flight 93 memorial. alison: that was so touching. wow! president trump meanwhile observed a moment of silence at the white house this morning before taking part in that ceremony at the pentagon. he said the u.s. is working to ensure terrorists never have a place

attack this country again. president trump: we are making plain to the savage killers that there is no dark corner beyond our reach. no sanctuary beyond our grasp. nowhere to hide anywhere on this very large earth. larry: a massive flag often furled on the side of the pentagon before the ceremony began just as it was on september 12, 2001. just down the road, arlington county commemorating the role that the first responders played the day after the attack. northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg was there. jeff: 16 years after the attack on the pentagon -- >> similar to today. beautiful day. ["taps"] jeff: arlington county honors those who died along with the first responders who worked tirelessly to save others. >> crystal clear. to arrive on the scene and seeing the black smoke

smelling the jet fuel. jeff: police lieutenant arrived on scene two minutes after american airlines flight 77 struck the pentagon. he believes the ceremonies like this help preserve the spirit and the commitment shown in response to the tragedy. >> we were unified. that was the key. everybody worked together. we knew our mission and we completed the mission. jeff: intelligence officials say it's unlikely an attack on the scale of 9/11 will be repeated, there continues to be great concern about smaller scale incidents. >> we are in a new phase where we have to think about the challenges in a different way. jeff: virginia senator tim kaine say authorities are constantly working to prevent attacks like those in barcelona, nice and berlin. >> the local law enforcement agencies are the front lines of that but the intelligence we can share with the allies is a critical part of keeping americans safe. >> ♪ say can you see jeff: the pain of the day will

always motivate these men and women to keep training and keep working as one. in arlington, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. alison: meanwhile, there was a slight scare at the white house today. two people were arrested for throwing objects over the north fence line. witnesses tell us the items appear to be a cell phone and some sort of sign. but it's unclear what the sign said. nobody was hurt. the security threat is now over. larry: new developments on the president's controversial travel ban. supreme court justice anthony kennedy temporarily lifted new restrictions placed on the bans by the appeals court last week. it would allow the refugee to enter the united states if a place agreed to take them in. alison: we attempt to sort out the con fusion after what to do after a data breach at one of the biggest credit

>> we are out there looking for and we are not giving up on her. larry: later, what the family of the missing teacher is doing to try to help bring her home. >> new option when it comes to funding metro across the region. but what a reaction coming in tonight. we have more coming up. announcer: you can support victims of hurricane irma by donating to the red cross. text "redcross" to 90999 to give $10 today. stay with us as we continue to track your brain is an amazing thing. but as you get older, it naturally begins to change, causing a lack of sharpness, or even trouble with recall. thankfully, the breakthrough in prevagen helps your brain and actually improves memory.

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corporate lobbyist. he shows up for whoever pays him. larry: covers metro tonight with unbelievable video of a bus driver reading a up in while he is behind the wheel. miles hill took a video and posted it on twitter. metro says he appreciates he took time to bring the, i to the system's attention and driver has been taken off the job for an investigation. alison: after months of asking for more money, metro appears to be on the verge of getting a boost from maryland tonight. but not without a catch. transportation reporter brianne carter live to explain what governor holing hoag is asking of vass and the district -- governor hogan is ask of the virginia and the district.

approach. and really a shift coming from the state of maryland. today, governor larry hogan offering a new option on the table. but the catch everyone has to agree. your ride on metro is said to be getting better. according to the new numbers out today, trains in august were on time nearly 90%. bus trips recorded a month earlier were 80% on time. meanwhile, rail car reliability said to be improving, meaning less offloads at stations. it's been a relatively mild summer there is improvement when it comes to hot cars as well. >> i just believe if we are more consistent with the service, the word gets out, people start to do it. at the end of the day they will tell us when they think it's what they want. we have to focus on what we do and do it well. >> ridership is still flat. it's still down 6%. rail ridership is down even more. less riders means less revenue an

region is trying to figure out how and if to give more money to the transit agency. today maryland governor larry hogan offering a new option. additional $500 million over four years. if d.c. and virginia do the same. >> the most important thing i thought was the recognition that the system is important and we have to deal with it. he is willing to put up the $500 million to deal with it. >> the virginia transportation secretary aubrey lane says the shift for maryland is a good sign. the discussion over metro money moving in the right direction. >> heavy lift. i see it as a good step to try to get resolution. brianne: many tonight say this is a conversation that should

if a permanent solution is not on the table. larry: thanks. getting back to irma. behind sus savannah, georgia. this has gone over the place. doug: west coast of florida but the emergency, the biggest energy north and east and east of the center of the circulation. because the circulation spread farther out, it wound up that the eastern semi-circle was the most active. so still today we have scenes in savannah. active fast water res dues underway in downtown charleston. in front of the medical center there. getting people off the roof of cars. alison: this has been daying and days we are watching or preparing for irma and still happening. larry: storm surge after this? doug: the surge is about done. the problems in a few area that so much water is in, that the high tide cycle never drain out. new hig

we will improve slowly. this is our scene. it's tranquil live at the western shore of the chesapeake bay. high overcast now. is a direct byproduct of irma. high up at 25,000 feet. solid overcast. a thin layer because the sun has been shining through it all afternoon. but comfortable outside. the temperatures holding in the 60's to 70 in most spot. 70 at washington dulles; fredericksburg and joint base andrews. 70 in martinsburg. so through the evening we have a high cloudiness but that is about it. a benefit of the high cloud cover is we will tend to stay milder than the past few nights. upper 40's this morning. that will change with the temperatures dropping to the 60ed and upper 50s by tomorrow morning. still big winds gust out there. even though the center of circulation is there near albany, georgia. wind gusts, columbia, south carolina is 44. the highest gust. 40-mile-per-hour gusts in charleston and myrtle beach and he

squall continue to blow in off the atlantic ocean and pulled up with the circulation. you see how wide it is. this storm every time the eye wall got replaced to expand and lost some of the rotary high winds around the center. but it spread higher tropical storm force winds farther and farther. this is what we have now. the bands are coming off the atlantic still in the charleston, area. a heavy rain squall after another. as it spins it will lift northeast. in times the remnant circulation to ohio and head to our area by thursday or friday. by tomorrow morning, the you showers left over from the circulation moving through north carolina in to virginia. maybe even a few showers here by wednesday morning. it will be later in the morning thursday, thursday night when the moisture directly affected with the low pressure center starts to move in from the ohio valley. we'll have a few thunderstorms pick up with the southerly winds adding heat and moisture to the air. we keep an eye on that

have tomorrow. cloudy day. more high overcast. wednesday and thursday is in the upper 70's. it will feel warmer, too, because of the wind direction out of the southeast. the warmer air flow might be enough to trigger showers or isolated thunderstorms as we get through late wednesday, thursday and even in the day on friday. a quick word on jose. this loop-di-loop thing is crazy to watch. top winds at 100 miles per hour. it's weaker and may stay at this strength, number one. but this is to the weekend and it will be in the atlantic ocean and we'll have to track what happens next. the way the weather has been who knows what will happen. spaghetti plots end with this, to give you indigestion at dinnertime. that is the model for the next four or five days. look at the shower chances for later in the week. then early next week is fine. pleasant late summer temperatures heading to the middle and the end of next week. >> look at friday

larry: oh! doug: showers and a rumble of thunder to go with it as they take him away to the shady oaks nursing home. put him on the bus. cut up the food for him. alison: we'll have fun with a celebration and send off all week. doug: i appreciate that. looking forward to that. alison: it will be great. larry: yep. good week. okay. moving on. irma hit texas as it's still reeling from hurricane harvey. alison: the big step that houston took on the path to recovery. larry: kidding, doug. deadly flooding in italy and the u.s. as well as the hurricanes have the pope making strong comments about climated -- climate change. nathan: i'm nate. we expose a loophole in the equifax security system. alison: a look at what is coming up tonight. larry: now here is a special message for chief meteorologist doug hill before he retires from abc7 this friday. >> oh. oh, h

just taking my afternoon nap. as you will find out you can really enjoy in the years ahead. by the way, congratulations on a wonderful, wonderful career here in the washington area. how many years has it been now? the forecast and the information. the one thing you will really enjoy. watching the snowstorm. [alarm -- phone ringing] the phone is ringing. i think it's ringing one last time. probably for you. all the best.

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alison: we have new information as hackers stole information for one in three americans in a data hack last week. nathan baca is now in the help center to reveal that the system showing whether you have been hacked isn't working. nathan: we first showed you how to do this on friday's newscast. now we put it to the test. if you go to accomacsecurity2017.com. but for last name i

in test. for the last ten digits of the social security digit. 123456. click i'm not a robot. you have to go through a few quizzes here. let's see if i get it right. got to do another one. jeez. i hate this when it happens. bingo. it says i'm not a robot. you continue. based on the information provided we believe that your personal information may have been impacted by the incident. >> what they mean is everybody is exposed. that is what they will saying. nathan: john is the northern virginia president of the information systems security administration. >> do i really trust an organization to protect my identity which has just lost my identity? i'd rather go get my own identity theft protection rather than get it from them. nathan: homeland security expert joe klein says his

vulnerability. >> we looked at the website itself and found that they were using the same vulnerability that they had hit on prior that they hadn't patched. nathan: klein has advice for equifax and other companies trusted with personal information. >> we are talking about patching the software, having good pass passwords and making sure that your log-in information for companies so that you can find the attackers within seconds instead of months. nathan: minutes ago i got a response from equi fax. they made it easier and streamline it to enroll in the free credit monitoring service. we told them about the test and saying what gives? what is going on here? we still have not received a complete response on that. back to you in the studio. larry: okay. nathan, thank you so much. still ahead at "abc7 news at 5:00". packing up, with all the volunteers were doing on the

>> the promise was to drain the swamp. how is he doing? two of the president's former advice sors speak out. i'm -- advisers speak out. i'm scott thuman with what they have to say next. alison: but first, crews from our area are ready to go. a massive effort, though, waiting for them as they work to bring the power back on after irma. >> support victims of hurricane irma donating to the salvation army today. we are tracking irma. stay with

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larry: tracking irma tonight and the first look at the damage in the florida keys. today governor rick scott called the scene in the island devastating. aircraft carrier and several other naver i have ships on the way to the area tonight. the islands is losing you noter in addition to water and sewer service. alison: tonight more than 700 homes and businesses without power because of irma. we look at what it will take to get the lights back on. >> with irma now pushing northward the effort in south florida is two-fold. one pick up the debris she

gets the lights back on. whilerma rage, she try -- while irma raged she is trying to comfort the kids. >> we have no power so we're going to my brother's house. >> the question is the same one echoed by 9 million floridians. >> when is the power back on? >> what the answer? >> i don't know. >> until we actually have a better sense of what kind of damage and destruction has taken place, i can't tell you. >> irma tore down power lines with exexplosive results. now they have a huge task ahead of it. get the juices flowing to the 4.4 million customers, a number expected to increase as irma continues todies soal 6 over -- continues to dissolve over florida. they have

up the sunshine state. >> this is a military operation. >> florida power and light putting out pleas to the customers. the pleas for safety. they want customers to give the crews the right of way and plenty of room to work. they are telling customers to treat any wires they see as if they are live. larry: a lot of people who opted to hunker down in the storm posted what they were seeing on social media. images like the lights swinging on the 37th floor of the apartment building in downtown miami. scott taylor is in the newsroom with the other images getting attention online. >> it's been a crazy 48 hours on social media. take a look at the polls today. this is tropical storm irma going by. still windy. you can see in the bay. look at that along the east coast. throwing it around like toy boats. then we have a picture her

south of orlando. this gentleman left his house and came to a tree on top of the roof. this is jacksonville, florida. hour and a half from high tide. this is a business. no business going on there. you need a boat to get where she should be working this week. finally i showed you this at 4:00. eng plain it now at 5:00. look at these guys. tampa bay in florida. busch gardens. they had to go somewhere out of the way of hurricane irma. they are usually outside. they are doing okay. they rode out the storm just fine. scott taylor, abc7 news. larry: so calm and orderly, scott. i love that. stay with abc7 as irma moves inland. get updates around the clock at wjla.com. alison: we have new developments in the search for a missing maryland teacher. today, the family offered a

laura wallen. sam ford live in gaithersburg with the emotional plea. sam: alison, the big question, is this a case of missing person or is this a case of foul play? that was a question raised at the news conference today even though the police said it is a missing persons case. this raised more questions than answers. the boyfriend and the family members of the 31-year-old school teacher laura wallen came to ask for the public's health. >> i want to let laura know we are out there looking for her and we are not giving up on her. she is still alive somewhere and our family would like to offer reward of $25,000 they would lead to any information to bring us back to her. >> she was the 2016 tea

the year at the wilde lake high school and excited about the new school year. but she disappeared over labor day weekend. after that, she was four months pregnant. >> as each day passes we become increasingly concerned for laura wallen and for her baby. we are asking for help from the public. >> neighbors at the apartment public said they last saw her september 2 leaving the apartment minutes after her boyfriend left. today the boyfriend urging her to contact them seemed at a loss for words when asked what they last discussed. >> i don't know where she is. i don't know. like, i don't -- i know we are all trying to do everything we can to find her. >> the police found her car in columbia last thursday. on labor day the family report

message from her phone but police today would not reveal contents of te imagine saying that it's part -- contents to the message saying it's part of the investigation. sam ford, abc7 news. >> you can hear her saying like, "i'm going back in the house." going toward the house. larry: a witness describing what happened moments before a gunman opened fire at a football watch party in plano, texas. eight people were killed. the lone survivor in critical condition. the shooter who the family members of the homeowner says is an ex-husband was killed by police. q: police need your help to find the two men wanted for their part in an armed robbery involving a gun and an a.t.m. "7 on your side"'s wallen -- wall of justice is next. alison: plus, the redskins struggled in week one but the nationals are the darlings of d.c. clinching the n.l. east. we are talking to fans about

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steve: even though it's monday we will speed ahead to talk about wednesday. the chance of showers and temperatures around 80. upper 70's on thursday and friday. added clouds. it could be the remnant of what is once hurricane irma. it's brighter and warmer with the daytime highs around 80 degrees both days. nighttime lows range from the middle to the upper 50's in suburban location to the lower 60's in downtown d.c. stay with us. you are

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rtham, and we need to provide access to affordable healthcare for all virginians, not take it away. q: hello. welcome to this week's wall of justice. we have a special alert today for the metropolitan police department. they are looking for these two men here for their part in an armed robbery involving a gun. you can clerly see the faces when they walk in the store. another the victim's face is blurred for his protection. you notice they usher him straight to the a.t.m. the victim culls out the card and starts typing typing in the p.i.n. two men starts watching and waiting and one starts shadow boxing. this is in the 1400 block of

september 5. if you have information about the persons of interest give the d.c. police department a call. take a look around the country. arlington county police are looking for ali for attacking his ex-girlfriend and he is facing aggravate aid salt and battery charges. prince william county police say arguetta beat up a woman and held her captive. she jumped from a second story window to escape. also, johnson faces a malicious wounding charge for beating and biting a woman. in call university county, evans is wanted for burglary. if you recognize fugitives go ahead and contact the local police department. that is the latest for this week's "7 on your side" wall of justice. i'm q mccray. larry: coming up at 5:00, the pope gets in a street fight so to speak. how he ended up with this shiner on the last ride in the

pope mobile. mike: i'm mike carter-conneen on the national mall where today thousands of volunteers stacked thousands of meals as a 9/11 day of service

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alison: beyond reflecting on the event of 9/11, many americans look for ways to give back on the solemn anniversary. today, as mike carter-conneen reports, thousands of volunteers packed inside a tent on the national mall to pack more than a million meals for seniors and veterans. mike: inside the giant tent on the national mall, it was a circus with a huge crowd eager to volunteer at the aarp meal pack challenge event. >> a lot of meals that will go to a lot of people. >> make it fun. good music, good friends, good time. >> over a two-day period organize ors say the event attracted 6,000 volunteers from across the d.c. region. >> we see the best of the nation. neighbor helping neighbor to lift one another up. that is what happening here on the national mall. mike: every scoop, every bag and every box quickly added up to 1.5 million meals. that is in add

1.5 million meals packed at similar events across the country this summer. but it's no accident this washington, d.c., gathering held on 9/11. >> remembering what happened that day. this is a perfect day to come out and give back. >> we are all coming together for the same reason. we love america. >> the package meals will be distributed to the d.c. area seniors by the capital area food bank. part of the aarp foundation on preventing hunter on the senior foundation. on the national mall, mike carter-conneen, abc7 news. >> pope francis sporting a black eye and a bandage over it tonight. he lost his balance in the pope mobile when it stopped short in the midst on the well wishers in cartagena. he hit his head on the protective glass and cut his eyebrow and bruising hi eye. on the flight out of columbia the pope was asked about the hurricanes this season and he responded sharply criticizing those skeptical of climate change saying history will judge those who did

>> the pope's comment comes as italy reels from the deadly flooding of its own. seven people died in the torrential rains on sunday. one person is still missing. the same storms triggered flash floods in croatia where the schools are closed there. the worst single rainfall in that region since 1986. larry: houston took another step toward normally today after hurricane harvey. the first day of school for hundreds of thousands of children. flooding and the clean-up delayed the first day of classes by more than two weeks. most students are in school, some have to wait another week while the schools are being relocated to other buildings. alison: good to see that. a lot of people took attention off the harvey victims because we watched irma closely. good to touch back and see how they are doing that. just beginning the process. alison: a long process there. larry: yeah. alison: meanwhile here, you can't ask for better weather. larry: it's been great. alison: we are lucky. doug: we had a beautiful weekend. today we had high

we reached the low 70's. we had a pleasant late afternoon and a pleasant evening ahead. the latest update we have now on irma. it's a tropical storm. top winds of higher gusts that are moving north, northwest at 17. moving in this direction around albany, gat. still ahead, there are plenty of rain and winds. some of the area of the heavy rains that are moving through upstate south carolina and in to north carolina as well. keep an eye on the future track and motion. there is a possibility that the banding moisture might work in here wednesday with isolated shower. we think a better chance by thursday or friday that the remnant moisture could give us a chance of the showers or the pop-up thunderstorms and that is it. quickly turning, transitioning from a tropical system to a nontropical center as it enters cooler air and loses bunch. it will still be a precipitation producer for some time to come. future cast will give us a hint of this moving through the area closer through the day on wednesday.

and more so in the day on friday. the next few days are pleasant enough. couple of shower chances. more so on thursday and we climb through the upper 80's. then there is jose, hurricane. category two. 100 miles per hour winds in the atlantic. the track, this is the official track of the hurricane center. it does a loop-dee-loop and heads northwest. there is the coastline. the winds at this point by tuesday -- next saturday, about 90 miles per hour. plenty of time to watch. hopefully that will curl out to sea and we'll be done with the tropical season. we will monitor that and other stuff coming up. over to you. alison: thank you, doug. larry: well, to the redskins. robert: boy, do we have a long way to go. larry: speaking of long way. robert: yes. a long season. hopefully sunday wasn't a sign of things to come for the redskins. if you saw the game you know it was not good. several dropped passes. four turnovers and a pick by kirk cousins. crowder and dropping a punt.

opening losses for the redskins. jay gruden didn't single anyone out. he said everybody is to blame for this one. coach gruden: i'm not up here to bash any individual. we know as an offense we have to play better. the line has to play better, tight end have to play better, receivers have to play better o', the quarterback has to play better. the pick was unfortunate. ball got away from him. robert: something good to talk about. the nats clinch the insurancel. east for the fourth time in six years. something to take your mind off the pain. erin hawksworth went to see how the fans are vibing with the sports team now. >> let's not talk about that. e. redskins fans did not seem overly optimist you can about sunday's loss to the eagles. erin: what makes you think they will get it together in the next couple of weeks? >> i think that every year. >> i had it on the other tv in the room. yes, painful. >> welcome to the post season. [cheering]

ease some of the pain as they became the first team to officially clinch a playoff berth this season. >> i thought it with auz great -- was a great win. >> i started to atent the games three years ago with my son and i got hooked every since. erin: do you think it could with the nats' year? >> i try not to give my hopes up. i lived here long enough not to get my hopes up. erin: he works at the capitol and bought 50 tickets for the senate door keepers. >> when the door keeper goes to games we have 16 victories and only seven defeats which is a good record. erin: 16-7. can you go during the playoffs then? >> i hope to. erin: erin hawksworth, abc7 sports. robert: it is right to get excited about the nats. but not too excited. it's just the division. larry: yeah. robert: one day at a time. larry: there we go. get to mid-to-late october. alison:

optistic. robert: we are. larry: we are. robert: excited. just a little. alison: cautiously. larry: yeah. save some champagne. alison: robert, thank you. still to come, president trump promised to drain the swamp. larry: eight months in there are still plenty of mosquitoes. update on his efforts when we come back. alison: but first a preview of tomorrow's "good morning washington." >> thanks, guys. tomorrow on "good morning washington," irma tears through florida leaving millions without power in the path of destruction. we have the latest track on where it is headed next. >> will the storm surge to the d.c. area? we are keeping an eye on when irma could impact the morning commute. stay with us for traffic and weather every ten minutes tomorrow morning at 4:25 on abc7's "good

jonathan: developing now, testimony in the third day of the trial bob menendez who denies a

campaign donations from a florida doctor. the lawyer argues federal prosecutors trying to turn a friendship to a criminal conspiracy. alison: almost eight months in the presidentsy is president trump draining swamp as he promised or is washington changing him? two of his former advisers are speaking out with the chief political correspondent scott thuman. scott: for much of the first symp months when donald trump spoke, it was sometimes after listening to two controversial advisers. sebastian gorka and steve bannon, both now gone and doing talking about the self-assigned challenge to change washington. >> the drain the swamp with mcconnell day one didn't want to us go there, wanted to us back off. >> in the first tv interview since leaving bannon said resistance means altering the washington ways could take 10 to 20 years. >> they do not support the president's program.

it. >> i like to describe what happened on january 20 as a hostile takeover. he is the ultimate anti-establishment candidate. hi is the disruptor. i'm not sure in the scant seven months we have seen him in office the establishment realizes how different the candidate and the president he now is. >> many are aware, they just aren't on board and they may never be. that is why gorka says the president struck a surprise deal with democrats on the government funding. >> he sent a message. i can do business with the democrats. realize that i'm not behold on the the establishment. >> the critics argue whale he has erased numerous regulations, he hasn't gone as far as promised. and news week analysis alleges approximately 70% of the white house staff working in d.c. before the start of the administration. regardless, gorka insists the city is facing a shift. wanted or not. >> you want to understand the president, read the book. "the art of th

you have no idea who is running america right now. >> at the white house, scott thuman, abc7 news. announcer: now "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. stay off the roads. michelle: right now at 6:00, it's a tale of two storms from florida east coast up to south carolina. we are talking flooding. water rising to historic levels of the city forcing people to higher ground. >> you head to the west side of things. wind damage. beached boats and ripped down treas. >> here is what we know. the storm blamed for eight deaths on the u.s. main land. >> that is in addition to the 36 people killed in the caribbean and in cuba. in the keys, a door-to-door search continues for

at this hour. florida's governor left at a loss for words after surveying the damage today. >> my heart goes out to the people and the keys. there is devastation. i hope everybody, you know, survived. it's horrible what we saw. jonathan: while the damage in the keys is substantial, the governor says that he was encouraged that the damage on the gulf coast was not as bad as expected. michelle: not to say it won't take months or years to rebuild from the damage. two-third of the state is without power. our brad bell is in punta gorda not far from where irma made the second landfall on the u.s. what kind of damage are you seeing out there? brad: well, you know what? what we are seeing is a lot of trees down. right now this is something that i want to show you. when we did the first appearance with you at 4:00 today th