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news at 11:00, on your side. has beenust in, irma downgraded to a tropical depression. it is bringing wind and rains of about 35 miles per hour. jonathan: florida gov. rick scott said the damage that irma left behind is not as bad as expected, but still more than 13 million people do not have power tonight and at least nine people have been killed as a result of the storm. some of the worst damage was in the florida keys. nancy chen has the latest from our satellite center. nancy: the storm's past the florida keys, but it will be days before they can return home if their home is still standing. these images from the florida keys, cars tossed on the roadways, buried under sand, homes knocked off their foundation with entire neighborhoods flattened. irma has made
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some to return home. >> very anxious. we all just want to go home, see what's going on. n charleston, south carolina, this waterspout and tornado warnings. city streets engulfed and heavy rain and a storm surge. nancy chen, abc 7 news. you.n: nancy, thank i'm here now with stormwatch 7 meteorologist steve rudin. we have been talking about irma for days and days. steve: seems like forever. alison: it does come especially for those affected. where is it right now? sight,the end is in about five miles southwest of columbus, georgia. it is lifting to the northwest at 15 miles per hour. brand-new 11:00 update, the major chains come it is now a tropical depression, 35 mile-per-hour wind, wind gusts up to 45. it will eventu
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deteriorate and turn into just a rainmaker for tennessee. our weather tomorrow, the clouds will stick around, but most of the rain will hold off until late tomorrow evening, into the overnight tomorrow. the highest tomorrow, a little below average. mid-70's for most of us. lower 70's further to the west. we will talk about what we expect as far as the rain, and watching another hurricane, this one jose. when we see the track him cut you will say, what is going on with this thing? more coming up. jonathan: a new report shows begin receiver junior relied on incomplete information about a rarch nationalists ma on campus. -- the march on campus. hundreds of white men carrying tiki torches protested
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informationey used provided by march organizers that was "deliberately misleading." alison: a beam of light at ground zero pays tribute to the thousands of lives lost on this day 16 years ago. as we reflect on 9/11, tim barber talked with a group of euros who rushed into the pentagon -- a group of heros who rushed into the pentagon on that day. he is live with their story. tim: the man that you are about to hear from has gone across the world to help in disasters, but the one of the pentagon 16 years ago was totally different. >> it was very, very personal for me. tim: fairfax firefighter mike davis had just returned home when he saw smoke pouring from the world trade center. >> the word came out that the towers fell. tim: mike davis is not just a local firefighter. he is also part of the elite rescue
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one, which dispatches to disasters around the world. september 11, 2001, the disaster came to davis. time, the pentagon had not been struck. i was going down 66 and you can see the smoke. tim: 184 people died when the american airlines flight 77 hit the pentagon. mike davis worked there when he was in the military. what was it like going there? >> very tough. tough in the heart, personal. you are hoping that you find somebody. tim: 16 years later, we remember the nearly 3000 americans who lost their lives and those who risk their lives. >> we were already packing our stuff to go down there before the tellers fell. the word came out, it was like a double punch. tim: the president paid his respects here this morning, while vice president mike
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paid his respects whe flight 93 crashed. re tim barber, abc 7 news. jonathan: president trump to mark the anniversary, his first in office, with a moment of silence at the white house with the first lady. pay their respect at the pentagon. the president spoke to a crowd that included families of those killed on flight 77 when it hit the building. we honor them,m, and we alleged to never, ever forget them. jonathan: at the flight 93 memorial in pennsylvania, vice president pence said as a member of congress in september, he is alive because passenger stop the terrorists before the plane could reach watching him. [bell tolls] has been and as it every year for the past 16 years, at the site of the world trade center, a moment of silence and bills tolled.
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survivors, and first responders to gather to hear the name of each and every victim read aloud. alison: when you're a go to the day that terron sterling was shot and killed by the police, protesters gathered to make sure that he is not forgotten. last month we learned charges would not be filed against the officer who pulled the trigger. as jay korff found that come his supporters are not giving up this fight. right, jay. jay: that's right, so much remains uncertain one year after the deadly confrontation. the family is suing, the officer remains on leave, and tonight outrage still outside of police headquarters. protesters gathered in northwest washington monday night at the very spot where sterling lost his life following a confrontation with the police. someone who was invested in his family, some
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just living his life. jay: a year ago to the day come investigators say sterling, his alcohol level twice the legal limit, led the police on a high-speed chase aboard a motorcycle. they say that officer brian trainor shot and killed sterling moments after he rammed the officer's police cruiser. just last month prosecutors decided there was not enough evidence to pursue criminal charges against the officer, who remains on leave pending an internal investigation. group who works for a fighting police brutality, said the sterling case is emblematic of a broken system. >> this is just one incident in a larger, very serious police problem we have in d.c. note the sterling family has filed a $50 million lawsuit against that officer, the department, and the city. jay korff, abc 7 news. jonathan:
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information is a tax ecology report reveals a maryland woman killed in a wrong way crash on route 50 was drunk when she slammed head-on into two other cars. this happened in annapolis. investigators say that christine parks had a blood-alcohol level more than four times the legal limit. parks, the crash killed a woman from herndon. alison: new developments on the controversial travel ban. supreme court justice anthony kennedy with debt restructure is that were placed on a appeals court. allow refugees to enter the united states if a resettlement agency agreed to take them in. the decision is temporary pending a response from hawaii. the united nations security approve newimously economic sanctions on north korea. the resolution does not include the ban on oil imports and a freeze on the leader's
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the u.s. wanted. north korea carried out at sixth and largest nuclear tests a week ago. jonathan: charles county police are trying to figure out what happened atlanta the drowning death of a two-year-old boy at a home daycare on yorktown drive. say the daycare provider was on the phone with 911 when she found the child in the pool. so far no charges have been filed. alison: happening now, a mystery that has captivated montgomery county. aat happened to laura wollen, pregnant teacher who disappeared days before school started? today her family announced it is offering a $25,000 reward. and for the first time we are hearing from her boyfriend. tom roussey is live in columbia. any leads at all in this? mystery of the central we do not have an answer to yet is why laura welled up --laura's car was foundeh
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gate of a gated community. >> it is a complete shock. tom: for the first time, the boyfriend and father of her baby spoke publicly. missing, it you are does not matter what happened, there is nothing we cannot fix together. tom: montgomery county police say right now there is no evidence of foul play. >> two weeks she had been preparing her classroom. tom: her father said she was excited about school starting at wilde lake high. he knew something was wrong when she did not show up the first day in the not call lay sub. friday, the first, she was with her family for football at her alma mater high school. that saturday, they arrived at their olney condo. he left, and she left 10 minutes later. her car waster, found 17 miles away at a columbia apartment complex. the apartment
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her family received a troubling text from her phone. >> i pray that she is safe and comes back. it's all i care about right now. wallen meetra somebody get this apartment, let them go somewhere with them? the police as part of their investigation, they are time to find out if she knew anyone who lives here. live tonight in columbia, howard county, tom roussey, abc 7 news. jonathan: tom, thanks. who knew what and when, top lawmakers asking questions about the massive equifax hack. alison: and called on camera moments before landing, an airplane spirals out of control. jonathan: and what metro is
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minor injuries. information about an incident that sent the white house into lockdown mode. the secret service says that somebody threw a sign in notebook over the fence. one person is in custody. their name and specific charges have not been released. jonathan: a metro bus driver was spotted reading the paper while behind the wheel. a passerby had a phone and was recording the whole thing. metro is responded, saying that it appreciates the person who took the time to bring the issue to the system's attention. the driver is off the job, pending the outcome of the investigation. and it is cash with a catch. maryland governor larry hogan said he will give metro and extra $500 million overfour years if d.c. virginia agreed to do the same thing. metro is making improvements and car
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ridership is still down. fewer riders and less money for upgrades. alison: we continue to keep a close eye on the aftermath of hurricane her mother. the 40 hit the u.s., that hurricane killed at least 36 people in the caribbean. cuban officials say that 10 people died when the storm pushed water into havana neighborhoods. the extent of the damage varied depending upon the island, that across the caribbean, there are shortages of food, water, and medicine. in parts of florida, hours after hurricane erma barrel through, we found signs of recovery. meteorologist josh knight walks us through. is the breeze on the bay only wind left to remind southwest floridians of hurricane irma's strength. >> it was scary when we lost our power, but we had prepared. josh: now
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piles of branches lay collected, ready to be picked up. >> we got out the chainsaw, drag them to the street. ile not the hardest city hit, the water rose. generators hummed and cars are drying up. >> my mom's car was parked on the street. we do not think about it in the panic. josh: people are happy to see the grocery store back open. >> i need some stuff because i did not get it before the storm. josh: she is a nurse who was needed at the hospital threat hurricane. >> we worked, shuffled patients around, did surgeries during the storm. josh: even though lines are down and the power may be out, punta gorda residents are trying to return to normal and breathing a sigh of relief. >> we are just like the to god. josh:
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abc 7 news. steve: a lot quieter around here on this monday night. looking over the national harbor towards old town alexandria, across the potomac, mostly cloudy skies. if your allergies are bothering you, weeds and mold are in the high category. it will not be much better the next double days. , let's showd radar you what is going on with irma, downgraded to a tropical depression, but still a lot of rain and gusty winds across south carolina, northern georgia, alabama, then tennessee and kentucky. this storm will stick around another couple days, but the intensity is only 35 miles per hour, wind gusts at 45, and it will continue its northwesterly track and eventually just turn into a rainstorm. then we will see the end
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equifa irma. jose, a category one hurricane. around and very well could head closer to the mainland united states, not until the upcoming weekend. a lot can change between now and then. the temperatures in the 60's around the capital beltway, nighttime lows in town in the lower 60's. suburban locations 55 to 58. tomorrow a little bit of sun in the morning, stray showers in the afternoon mainly south and west of d.c. 75 degrees. the remnants of irma wednesday through friday with scattered showers, drying up nicely for the weekend. monday could be hurricane jose. a lot can change between now and then.
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we will clear things out for next week. jonathan: we shared a lot of stories about people being rescued during hurricanes harvey and irma. this rescue involves a pair of manatees. good samaritans discovered them in a dried up bay in florida. a wildlife group helped to move them onto a tarp, took them to a channel of water, and they are both doing fine. alison: fascinating how the water was just sucked up. unbelievable. still to come --a clothing store without clothing? plus, there are very big questions about the equifax breach.
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jonathan: 7 on your side
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with the consumer alert and new information about the equifax cyber security breach. that company is facing at least 23 class-action lawsuits. personal information for 143 million americans may have been impacted or compromised. two u.s. senators asking for information about the breach, including when authorities and top executives were notified. alison: could it be the future of shopping? nordstrom is opening a new store without clothing. right, instead the concept store has personal stylists who will be find the perfect item and order it. along with the stylus services, the store in los angeles will also offer tailoring and manicure services. jonathan: can you see it and try before you buy it? alison: you can, but they only have certain sizes. but you still have to order it. which you can do at
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robert: we will see how people react to that. how many times did kirk cousins get hit sunday? far too many.
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robert: correct me if i'm wrong, but you are supposed to have fun playing sports. cousins had fun -- kirk cousins have fun after all the hits that he took. the offensive line did not show up, cousin sacked four times sunday for a loss of 40 yards. jay gruden wants to be clear, it's the whole line. coach gruden: it was not just one area. the left guard had a couple, the right guard had a couple, the center. each individual do not play terribly, they all just had mistakes at inopportune times. we will work on that and get better. we have to. robert: saints-vikings. allon diggs, former terp, alone in the end zone, 18 yard touchdown. the former go to counsel graduate
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alison: jose is going to be interesting. steve: it has been wrapped around for about four days, going in a circle. about 74 degrees, clouds later in the day. that are chance of showers wednesday through friday. a beautiful weekend, about 80 degrees, low she minute he. and we are watching jose much of next week, but a lot could change. jonathan:
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