fiery plane crash in the middle of a road. ,> and you want to give it away like something you can give away. overhan: heated debate letting noncitizens vote. a decision in college park. alison: hurricane irma's death toll is rising as crews try to

jonathan: and prison time handed down. >> abc 7 news at 11:00 starts with breaking news. >> do you want to stand with the voices of xenophobia and extremism? debatingollege park whether to allow residents who are not u.s. citizens to vote in municipal elections. moments ago we found out the issue will not be on the ballot this november. jonathan: it was a heated debate with the vote happening a half hour ago, and the mayor was forced to break a tie. tom roussey joins us from college park with the latest. what did they decide? tom: jonathan, that did not end things. it is shaping up to be a late night and college park, people still giving their opinions. as you can see only closed-circuit television, we are taking you inside were a lot of people have left. still a

11:00 at night. the issue they are debating, they will not have a voter referendum, but they want to decide whether to allow noncitizens to vote, but only if they can prove they are legally in the country. that is what is being debated. the city council will vote on that issue. earlier, when they were arguing over whether there would be a vote for referendum, things got very heated. >> i think it is a violation of federal law. i'm against it. i don't see why -- in a democracy, the citizens have a right to vote on this. >> people of color, members of the lgbt community, your civil rights were decided by a referendum you could not vote on, how would you feel? tom: back live, people still giving their opinions on this issue.

referendum, but they may pass this allowing only noncitizens legally in the country to vote in city elections. however, they may have to debate again whether to about noncitizens to vote in a city election. it could be a very late night here in college park. live inside city hall, tom roussey, abc 7 news. alison: let us know what happens, tom, thank you. maryland is suing the trump administration over daca. the state joined three others in challenging the president's decision to end that program. daca protects undocumented immigrants brought to the uss children from being exported. 15 states and d.c. filed a similar lawsuit last week. jonathan: the trump administration to the ability to stop most refugees from entering the u.s., but today justices blocked a lower court ruling that would have impacted more refugees from the controversial

travel ban. next month they will hear a constitutional challenge to the travel ban. alison: right now, and intense search for a missing pregnant teacher from olney. jonathan: the police are handing out flyers in hopes of getting clues that may lead to laura wallen. nancy chen has the latest. nancy: the police say they need more tips. friends and family of laura wallen continue their mission to find the four-month pregnant schoolteacher. they searched across colombia not far fromolney, where her car was found late last week. investigators continue to search for clues. people are posting notes, pictures, and laying flowers at her home as the police investigate this is a missing persons case. wallen was last seen in olney september 4. there is a $25,000 reward from the family

leads to find her. jonathan: you can sign up for breaking news text alerts at our website, just go to wjla.com /text. alison: meanwhile, present time for two men convicted of stealing guns from virginia stores. they stole 35 some way automatic guns from a store in chantilly in march. the whole thing was caught on tape. each of them will spend five years in prison. they were also involved in the attempted gun theft in fredericksburg. jonathan: high tech swiping thousands by placing skimmers on a fredericksburg bank's atm. bank.appened at this bb&t some customers are out as much as $1500. the skimming device allows the use to swipe information and make fake cards and then they can drain accounts. >> it rejected my debit

out and you do not even have that. jonathan: investigators say the fraud victims could grow. this is a picture of three men. if you have information about any of these men, please call the sheriff's department. steve: the first forecast from stormwatch 7, a few showers on radar, becoming numerous past midnight. not looking for anything heavy or severe. before you go to bed, you may want to set the umbrella near the door. slowly left of irma drifts our way tomorrow evening and into the day thursday. that brings us a better chance of showers and thunderstorms. tomorrow, could be looking at a little sunshine later in the day, highs of 80 to 83. the timing of the showers and thunderstorms thursday, and looking ahead to the upcoming weekend and a fresh new update on hurricane jose and where it is going, n

been confirmed to the state of florida today as officials continue surveying the damage of hurricane irma. that brings the total number of deaths from the storm to 55 across the u.s. and caribbean. meantime, people are returning home, and many are finding themselves in the dark when they get there, no air-conditioning or water. and the temperatures are near 90 degrees. today outside of miami beach, and epic traffic jam. residents were evacuated for irma being allowed to return, but for so many it's just the beginning. more than formerly and customer still without power, bracing for another night in the dark. >> over 24 hours now. jonathan: no air-conditioning or running water. repair crews from 30 states and canada are joining the teams in florida. >> we take it step by step, one job at a time. jonathan:

to the whole state could take weeks. power outages leading to traffic jams, and traffic lights out. at this intersection, cars have to treat it like a four way stop sign, backing up as far as the eye can see. the sarasota sheriff's department reporting multiple crashes. majority of the fidelity's and a storm like this comes after the storm has passed. county, atn lee least 21 people hospitalized with possible carbon monoxide poisoning. spread the trying to word to homeowners come if you have a generator, you must keep it outside. eyelid laid communities in the caribbean remain devastated by irma. doctors are in desperate need of clean water, food, blankets, medicine. the death toll on the islands now is close to 40 people with some areas completely leveled. alison:

40 years after an infamous crime, somebody is taking responsibility. lloyd lee welch pleading guilty to murdering sheila and catherine lyon. they disappeared from a montgomery county in 1975. welch is currently serving time in delaware for sexual assault. he will not begin serving his sentence in this case until 2026. jonathan: the justice department will not charge any of the six police officers involved in freddie gray's death. case led to riots and national protests. local charges were dropped after a number of trials resulted in no convictions. facedficer still disciplinary trials, which could result in firing. alison: loudoun county parents expressing safety concerns about bus routes. the school district has received more than 1500 complaints, and this is just since the first day of school.

county with how officials are responding to this. tim? tim: school officials are not only going through the complaints, they are fixing many of the problems, but that is not stopping some parents from bing nervous their kids are being picked up along dusty, narrow, dark roads like this one. >> is a danger for our kids to be there. tim: she has three children who ride the school bus, but this year the bus stop moved. street lightso for the element students, and cars fly down that road. tim: more than 1500 transportation complaints flooded into the school district since class started. >> we have contacted the transportation department and have not heard back. tim: school officials say this happens every year while they work out the kinks. 900 complaints have already been cleared. are aware of the inconvenience, but we are trying to get better. tim: the school board voted for officials to take a closer loo

lives come down to budgetary issues. >> we want our old bus stop back. tim: tim barber, abc 7 news. jonathan: the mayor of a major u.s. city is stepping down tonight. alison: new details and a sex scandal that led to his resignation. and a terrifying scene in utah. an airplane crashes in the middle of the street. jonathan: and confiscating cash. controversy after an officer was caught on tape grabbing money from a hot dog vendor's wallet.

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and dr. northam is working to connect veterans to good paying jobs in virginia. ed gillespie is a washington dc corporate lobbyist. he shows up for whoever pays him. jonathan: this was a terrifying sight in salt lake city. inner plane dipped below way building, seconds later bursting into flames, clipping a car in the middle of the street. miraculously the pilot and the driver of the car are both ok. the crash is the second involving an airplane taking off from that same small airport in two months.

people. alison: more americans injured from that mysterious incident taking place in cuba. 21 americans have been hurt in what are being called health attacks. we do not know what caused them or what is behind them. some may have involved a sonic weapon. american diplomats have reported symptoms including concussions and permanent hearing loss. jonathan: seattle's mayor is stepping down amid accusations of sexual abuse. abruptlymurray resigning after "the seattle times" reported he was accused of molesting his cousin when he was a teenager. the mayor says the claims are not true, but says it's best for the city and for him to step aside. his resignation is effective tomorrow. alison: a well-known gay rights advocate died today at 88 years old. she

supreme court case that struck down parts of federal law banning same-sex marriage. she sued theen federal government over the defense of marriage act. that opinion handed down in her case became the basis for future rulings opening the door for same-sex marriage. jonathan: a bizarre investigation at the university of california berkeley. this video surfaced, appearing to show a police officer taking money from a hot dog vendor's wallet. cited for selling without a license outside of saturday's football game. the officer said the $60 cash he was taking was for evidence. the police department is looking into this. the man who recorded the video started a gofundme page for the vendor to cover legal costs. that page has raised $25,000. celebrating the 10th anniversary of the iphone with three new versions. headlining today's unil

this one is $1000. it is the first one without a home button. it also has an edge to edge display, glass on the front and back, and wireless charging. >> it is the biggest leap forward since the original iphone. alison: ok, for those who do not to spend a grand, the iphone 8 and 8 plus. these also can be charged wirelessly. jonathan: wireless charging has been out there for a while. apple also out with an emoji update that you do not know that you wanted. the emojis animate. you can control it with your voice and facial gestures. but make sense. they are calledan-emojis. steve: clouds are beginning to roll in.

evening for the gorgeous sunset are what is left of irma which will be moving out tomorrow night and thursday. the temperatures not moving a lot. dulles at 68. the stormwatch 7 satellite and radar, a few sprinkles on radar, not amounting to a whole lot. before you head to bed, set the umbrella by the door. more than likely you will not need it a lot. it is good to have in the morning tomorrow, and definitely to have it as we move into the day thursday with a better chance of showers and thunderstorms. the wider view, this right here is what is left of irma. justin area of low pressure. not a tropical depression anymore. that's slowly advances to the east as we move through the overnight and through the day tomorrow. then we finally move out midday friday.

closer to the upcoming weekend. irma out of the way come and now we have jose. the latest track that came in at 11:00, good news. it is going to wrap around and move off to the north and west as we head through the day thursday. look at friday through sunday, it loses even more strength and begins to take the turn to the north, then towards the north and east, then it is away from the u.s. coast. ocean city and rehobeth, dewey beach, may have choppy waves. expectedn that, it is to just go away and not impacted the united states. the wind right now with that storm at 75 miles per hour. tonight, a few showers here and there, 60 to 68. tomorrow morning in the 60's. lower 60's manassas. midday tomorrow, mostly cloudy skies. showers mainly east of 95, across the bay.

begin to clear. then we have sunshine. the sunshine warms temperatures, low 80's. then we do it all over again thursday, a better chance of rain. 83.s tomorrow around 80 tol the town alexandria, near 83. it is free. from king street, washington and 8th street all the way to the river. a lot of artists. the 10 day outlook, after a beautiful weekend, chance of showers tuesday next week. then the upper 70's, near 80 degrees as we move towards the end of next week. alison: steve, thank you. look at this image from tampa. this woman is actually sitting under a lawn. the lawn was pulled up one her tree was uprooted by hurricane irma. two moms have

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jonathan: this story is hard to believe from new jersey. ms giving birth in the same burger king parking lot just one day apart, and the same first responders delivered both. >> it is pure excitement. both deliveries happen within 30 feet of each other and both moms gave birth to healthy baby boys. looked at our pagers and go, this is a joke, this cannot be, two nights in a row. sure enough, it is. you know they had to think this was a joke. in the same parking lot. jonathan: right. alison: they have to introduce the tw

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alison: back to the breaking news from college park. moments ago the council voted on a new at amendment allowing noncitizens to vote in elections if they are legal. that vote was a tie. the mayor broke the tie with a no, so now they will vote on whether to allow all noncitizens to vote. that is a complicated issue that will continue to follow. they could be there all night long. steve: there may be a few showers early tomorrow morning. looking at temperatures in the 60's, a little bit of sunshine later in the day. 83 degrees the high, near 80 and a chance of thunderstorms thursday. farewelloug hill's day. a gorgeous weekend ahead. we have the howard county fair going on. and charles county. jonathan:

alison: have a great night.

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