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. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] announcer: from abc 7 news, this is a breaking news alert. adrianna: the breaking news comes from hollywood, florida, where irma's impact is responsible for a horrible story -- six people have died after ,heir air-conditioning died out and more than 100 were evacuated. molly hunter has more from naples. molly hunter: for the first time, residents of the florida keys headed back to see what is left of their homes. down the south dixie

passing police checkpoints to this tiny island where 90% of homes are either destroyed or damaged. >> it was hell. you did not know if you were going to make it or not. molly: fema the national guard surveying whole houses of liberated. residents are only allowed into the first 33 miles. >> i have dogs, and i cannot get into my house. molly: elsewhere, a deadly situation at this nursing home in hollywood, florida. at least five people have died. >> at this time it might be related to the loss of power and the storm. a sad event. molly: millions have no power, and some, no running water. >> no power, no internet, tv, bath. molly: repair crews working around the clock. we saw them at all hours. >> an army of restoration workers that now

is hard at work. molly: there is serious danger for those relying on generators. 20 people were taken to the hospital for possible carbon monoxide poisoning. running was a generator . they were instructed to turn it off. molly: in orlando, a generator inside of a garage killed three members of a family. sticky, nearly 4 million customers across the state are still without power. officials are stressing if you're going to use a generator, you must put it outside of the house to stay safe. elitena: an search-and-rescue team from virginia is providing support. 80 members of virginia task force one have been activated, and they are spread out across puerto rico, the u.s. virgin islands, and the florida keys. it includes swift rescue specialists. $44 million.

raised during the star-studded telethon for victims of harvey and irma. it featured performances from beyonce and barbra streisand. dozens were working the phone. you didstill donate if not get a chance. give 280 -- before we get to the afternoon hours, many parts of the area will see sunshine and a rising temperatures. the life shortening chesapeake bay. the wind fairly light. the water is calm, socgen with cloudiness. let's talk about the weather headlines. we have the chance of showers and thunderstorms through tomorrow.

ye hurricaneng an e jose. here is our story across the area right now. cloudy skies with the expectation we will see sunshine later on. , we those areas get sun will hit 80 degrees. satellite and radar shows cloudiness moving in from the ocean. forward motion to the north. b now, but sunshine will make an appearance in many areas tomorrow when the remnants starts to make a move to the north and northwest. showers and a couple of thunderstorms are a possibility. that is affected in the futurecast. more showers back tomorrow morning, maybe a thunderstorm or two during the day. tomorrow, today, just a shower chance. planning for friday. i will say the weekend details for about 10 or 12 minutes. drianna -- ad

a guilty plea in the murder of a d.c. yoga teacher on christmas day. sam ford is live with details. jailhouseleton in his orange, duane johnson showed no emotion as he answered a series of questions in making his guilty plea to murder. it was last christmas evening according to charge and -- charging documents, tricia mccauley, a 46 euros yoga teacher left her home added to a christmas dinner. she never made it. somehow johnson ended up in her car, raping, then strangling her to death. he then drove around in the victim's car with her body concealed under close until the next day when somebody spotted the car on m street northwest and alerted police. police found johnson and the victim's body in the car. she had

strangled with the scarf she wore around her neck. johnson faces a maximum of 60 years in prison in this first-degree felony murder conviction. with this plea deal, he receives 30 years. now, the judge does not have to accept this plea deal. if he does, sentencing is set for november 17. one big question, how did johnson end up in the victim's car? adrianna: thanks for the update. new at noon, bond has been denied to the man charged with setting fire to his pregnant girlfriend at her capitol heights home. the victim gave birth to a baby girl seven weeks early, and they are both in critical condition. now to a shocking wake-up call in upper marlboro -- an

suv slammed into a home as people were sleeping. sam sweeney has this story. s.: imagine this -- you are sound asleep, a car barrels through your house, and you wake up with rubble. behind that tarp is a hole. where an suv drove through and a 60-year-old woman was sleeping on the other side of the wall. take a look at the vehicle -- video. it appears to be a shafi -- chevy tahoe down kettering drive, straight up this front lawn and into the house. there were a total of five people in the house. they heard what sounded like an explosion. they came upstairs, and this is what they say happened next. >> i hear a loud explosion, and i run upstairs. and i hear my aunt that is in the living room screaming uncontrollably.

and i see this truck, suv, in the middle of our living room. and her husband comes out, and , you know we are trying to get , her -- she was trapped under all the rubble. they did take her to the hospital. fortunately, she is fine -- a little bruised here and there, but she is fine. s.: and that is the good news. this woman is expected to make a full recovery. a structural engineer will -- prince george's county will have structural engineers make sure the home is structurally sound they believed there was impaired.

adrianna: at one point that covered the statue of thomas jefferson with a black shroud. leaders of the group read a list of demands and they reportedly include removing the confederate plaques from the rotunda and damning white supremacist hate groups from campus. there is the no comment from the university. john gonzalez will have a full report from charlottesville coming up and 12:30 p.m. happy today, a discussion about race relations at the white house between the president's and the senate only black republican. tim scott of scott carolina is expected to talk to the president about his response to charlottesville. scott said he had requested the meeting before last month's rally. he has been critical of the president when it comes to issues of race. coming up on abc 7 news at noon -- a man throws someone off a roof. why he is being praised by police. a u.s.llegations about senator charged with accepting bribes.

biggest stars in women's sports a showing a personal side. we will talk live with maria sharapova. erick smith: a couple of spots to watch for today -- past 123, a bit of volume headed down this way. you will see those delays before 123. not too bad, but deftly enough to slow you down already. looking at a bit of trouble on the beltway, this is the inner loop. the left lane is blocked for the work zone enforced bill passed read four. expected jim after richie marlboro road. you have this one trouble spot on the beltway, otherwise we are in the clear. a bit of trouble on 16th street below scott circle. the northbound right lane will be blocked for sewer repair. nothing too bad. traffic gets through the

this is inbound new york avenue. a lot of volume this way headed toward the third street tunnel. finally, looking at some construction in the downtown silver spring area. inbound colesville road -- you can see the right line in the parking lane blocked. two lanes with one lane getting by. you see traffic backing up as you had in on colesville road through the downtown silver spring area.

adrianna: massive flames and billowing black smoke poured from a chemical plant in missouri this morning

enterprise. officials say there were chemicals in the building that caught fire, but they say they are not an issue. ck enterprise is in lee's summit, about 25 miles southeast of kansas city. now to the seattle seahawks player speaking exclusive to abc news about an incident with las vegas police. michael bennet, seen painted down in a video obtained by tmz sports, say he was targeted by police because he was black. michael bennet: it feels like a movie because everything was happening so fast. people were running, scared. >> in his first tv interview, michael bennet describing this chaotic confrontation with las vegas police. reports of gunshots sending people in this casino lobby scrambling. >> nobody saw a gun, but everyone saw panic. michael: everyone saw panic. everyone is on the ground

going to do. we started trying to get away. >> the seattle seahawks defensive end claiming he was racially profiled. michael: i hear someone saying get on the ground, the guns were drawn. at that point i am just thinking is this real right now? then saying he was terrified to make a move. michael: when the guns are drawn, it is like what did i do -- can you tell me what i did? >> what did he say to you? your --headill blow off if you move. >> the department says he was acting suspiciously. he was not targeted because of his skin. >> the arresting summer -- officer did not activate his body camera. michael:

every time i see my wife i tried to kiss her like it is the first time we met, when i hold my daughter, hold her like she was firstborn. he addressed those -- tonight he will address those that say the protest is un-american pen adrianna: new problems for senator bob menendez. he is charged with accepting bribes in fact -- in response for political favors. prosecutors say menendez helped three of his married friend third mistresses obtain visas. bob menendez: i started my public career fighting corruption. i have always acted in accordance with the law. i believe when all of the facts are known, i will be vindicated. adrianna: if convicted, menendez could face decades in prison. this was caught on video, and a mighty one of the wildest endings to a

grandfather had seen enough. they started when a man was jumping from home to home refusing police orders to come down. the situation lasted for hours. decided to mr. b take matters into his own hand. b: that sucker is coming off. i will use some choice words, but he is coming up. adrianna: he said he had to defend my home. b.: you have to worry about it. i will load up. >> you are packing? mr. b.: ipaq in my house. -- i packing my house. adrianna: authorities credited to his actions, saying he did what we could not do. i have to give it to them, if you come on my roof, i will show you off. doug: he did what he had to do.

pound terrier that is ferocious. if you try to get in my house, watch out for your toes and ankles. you are in danger. it will get better later. adrianna: look at the picture behind us. it looks ominous. doug: kind of gloomy, but it will brighten up. we will see sunshine later this afternoon. let's get a live look from national harbor. you are looking the general this in any of arlington. you see the overcast behind the cap appeared little bit of rain. a few sprinkles here and there. tomorrow morning, showers. tomorrow afternoon, a few thunderstorms. the last effect you can trace back to the circulation from irma. 72 right now. .inds are calm to the south, starting to clear little bit. many areas will get sunshine. the combination of sun

, maybe a pop-up additional shower or two, but you will notice the change. this swirl is all that is left from what was irma. an it will move up, we can some, but during the day, maybe a combination of factors in the atmosphere could yield thunderstorms. they will move out, it will be on a nice trend through friday and the weekend. the forecast tomorrow, morning showers, sunshine. warm and muggy. about 80. afternoon thunderstorms a possibility here. let's talk about hosea -- a category one hurricane. we showed you this yesterday. it will make this loop dealing. that has happened. it is not very strong. by the time we get into sunday and monday, a tropical storm headed over the cooler waters of the atlantic. futurecast shows a clearing trend this afternoon. cloudiness infringing on the area from the west later tonight and tomorrow morning. showers for the morning rush. we break into some sun.

thunderstorms before the clearing trend takes over. watch for afternoon showers and storms. a summary feel. beautiful, fair weather. the last weekend of summer -- just fine. 80's. to mid- lower-80's monday and tuesday. the middle of next week, we will break into a nice pattern. and fall officially begins friday.

adrianna: developing right now, outrage from parents

county. suzanne kennedy has this story. suzanne: there are hundreds of buses here in loudoun county, but not enough people to drive them, and that is what is at the root of the problem in this school system. received 1500 complaints about the transportation system. among the issues, consolidated bus routes, lengthy bus rides. last night, a meeting was held express the concerns by parents in the county. >> there are no sidewalks, no streetlights. cars fly down that road. contacted the transportation department and we have not heard back. suzanne: the county has issued an apology and a consultant is looking at the issues. a route optimization effort is underway and will last through the wall and the winter in an effort to find a permanent solution. in leesburg, suzanne kennedy, abc 7 news. adrianna:

, caught on video -- a hotdog vendor's run-i

>> backup. backup. >> that is not right. adrianna: the power of social media paying off big time for a hotdog vendor. the father of three was trying to make money after's -- selling food after the university of berkeley football game.

and gaveook his money him a notice to appear in court. >> at that moment i was in a state of shock. i did not know how to explain it -- i was in a state of shock when i saw he was taking my money. adrianna: the video has now been seen more than 8 million times, and a gofundme page has raised nearly $70,000 for the vendor. i am sure he made more than enough money back. doug: people came to his rescue. adrianna: i cannot get over this picture behind us. doug: it looks gloomy, doesn't it, but it is deceiving. 30 miles south, the sun is out. clear skies to the south and southwest. we will get sunshine, maybe an isolated shower this afternoon. as we get through the afternoon hours, maybe some areas, 83. monday with showers overnight, 67. thunderstorms yet to come

tonight. stay with us, the new hour-long version of abc number seven news here in a mi

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abcuncer: you are watching 7 news at noon on your side. adrianna: right now at 12:30 p.m., more drama over the violence in charlottesville virginia last month. a group expressed anger over the university's response to demonstrations by white nationalists and now they are demanding changes it john gonzalez -- changes. john gonzalez has the latest. john: it is a mystery you uncover the statue. it was exactly a month after the white supremacists and

different group is targeting this thomas jefferson statue at the university of virginia. they started at 8:00 last night. take a look at the video. dozens of black lives matter protesters covered the statue with a big, black tarp. one of the country's founding fathers, principal author of the declaration of independence, and the third president, also known for being a slave owner. demonstrators hosted a sign that and racist, rapist and chanted no-trump, no kkk, no racist uva. what you think about this? >> this town would not exist if he was not here. i am deplored. rotunda,walking by the and we were being called white supremacists. >> i think people are trying to make an effort to get something done because nothing is happenin

right way to do it. the group came with demands, calling on the soon -- school and the city of charlottesville to condemn future kkk and white supremacist rallies. adrianna: meanwhile, the house unanimously approved a resolution condemning the violence in charlottesville. calls --utions also resolution also calls on the trump administration to commit more legislation to deal with hate crimes. that now heads to the president's death -- desk. >> do you want to stay with the voices of xenophobia and nativism? city council in college park is allowed people to vote into the elections, even if they are in the country illegally. the vote followed hours of debate. >> i think it is a violation of federal law. i am against it. [applause] >>

republic. this is a democracy, and the citizens have a right to vote on this. >> not a single one of you on the podium who are women, people of color, members of the lgbt community, would be sitting on the podium if your civil rights were decided by a referendum you could not even vote on. adrianna: earlier in the evening, a proposal to have voters decide on the issue was narrowly defeated. efforts are being made to find a missing pregnant woman from montgomery county. a gathering of hope will be held this evening in colombia. the event takes place at 7:30 p.m. at wild like high school. that is where she is a teacher. she was last seen september 4 outside of her home. her suv was located a few days later. the family is offering a $20,000 reward for any information.

a check of our gloomy forecast. maybe the sun will peak out soon. brian: that is what we were hoping for. keep in mind, the sun does not set until 7:20 this evening. there is time to get some clearing. i think we will see some of that occurring. 71 in warrington and quantico. a muddy field. we take up some rain earlier. some locations, about 1/10 to a quarter of an inch of rain. we -- as we look at the forecast, cloudiness through the back half of the day. temperature-wise, in the low-80's or so. what we are watching is the outer bands of irma. there is an area of low pressure -- a wave of low pressure pushing through. if you look at the big picture, there is some clearing in the northern neck, central virginia, the southwestern portion of the shenandoah valley. by

some thinning of the clouds, sun should peak got, low 80's. tonight, nationals against the braves, i think we will be dry and good to go. another way of rain comes down the pike tomorrow. we talk about that and what is in store for the rest of the week and the upcoming weekend. hopefully your pool is still open because you might want to hit the pool with some heat and humidity back in the mix. finally some good news and we are following a developing story out of hollywood, florida. at least five people have died because irma knocked out air-conditioning at a nursing home. -- people were evacuated this morning. officials say state residents could go for days without power after the storm uprooted trees and power lines. hurricane irma cause plenty of damage in the u.s., but the storm created a crisis in the caribbean. the u.s. virgin islands were among the group of islands worst hit, and residts

begging the u.s. government not to forget about them. here is lana zak. lana: supplies and assistance are being rushed to the caribbean with the devastation for many is all-encompassing. >> my house, my business, both my vehicles -- everything is gone. i don't know if he will ever make it back to live on st. john again, and that breaks our heart because it was a wonderful place. more than 2000 americans have been evacuated on u.s. cruise ships. supplies are dwindling. >> we are in line for two or three hours to get some water. the u.s. citizens of puerto rico and the virgin islands are begging the u.s. government not to forget about them in the disaster response, disagreeing

officials to say crime is limited and being controlled. >> our government did nothing, people coming with machetes, with bullets, saying there is more for you, hurting people. house confirms president trump will survey the damage tomorrow and will likely head to the u.s. virgin islands sometime in the next week. abc news,abc 7 -- washington. adrianna: take a look at this helping a florida nun the cleanup efforts. she used a chainsaw while dressed in her full habit. was cutting nun trees to clear the roadways along a high school in miami. she is the school's principle. new details in the russia election metal investigation. information will be turned over to special counsel robert

michael flynn did not disclose. democrats say michael flynn term -- committed criminal acts by all men and concealing contacts and travel overseas on his disclosure form. ynn is under scrutiny for his alleged role in plot to kidnap an x-files -- exiled dissident. tothey were considering kidnap operation, and i told them it was a bad idea, it was illegal. >> that would be outrageous, to talk about a kidnapping on american soil. adrianna: the new allegations, as flynn which is to cooperate with congressional subpoenas to testify. president trump get in early start on pushing tax reform. just before 4:30 this morning, he posted a tweet urging congress on moving fast to get something done. last night, the president hosted a dinner with thre

reform. >> they were accommodating, understanding where we were coming from. heidi was there. joe donnelly was there. everybody had input. john thune was there. pat toomey. orrin hatch. it was a great meeting. adrianna: the president says there is more urgency to pass tax reform after hurricanes harvey irma and irma -- hervey and irma. maria sharapova has gained worldwide fame on and off the court, and now she will show a site never seen before. she will join us to talk about her new book. and we go backstage at the star-studded event

abc 7cer: you're watching news at noon on your side. adrianna: she has been one of the biggest stars antennas for more than a decade. maria sharapova was just 17 when she won wimbledon in 2004, and she has gotten as much attention for what she has done off the court as well as on the court. maria sharapova joins us to talk about her new book "unstoppable -- my life so far,: thank you for your time. we appreciate you being on the show. course,arapova: of thank you for having me on. adrianna: what you think people will be surprised to learn about you in this book? maria: so much has been told about my story after i won wimbledon at 17 years old because basically i became an overnight success. a lot of how i came to the notice states with my father, a limited amount

not able to take my mom with us because of visa issues, not seeing her for a couple of years was a compelling story i was able to share with many readers in the book. there were surprises, roadblocks, scrapping and decision-making i had to make throughout the process. adrianna: ok, so you have also recently returned from a 15-month suspension for testing positive for a banned substance. you explained at one point that substance was something you took for extended amount of time and it was not banned, and suddenly it was. what was it like being away from the game for so long? maria: wow. i think the emotion of uncertainty and not knowing when i would return was really scary. rear-endedseem car -- career-ending, and i wanted to get it back. i knew when my time suspension was reduced, and mining d

overjoyed. this is what i wanted back, and i got it. adrianna: lastly, you talk about your rivalry with serena williams. how would you describe your relationship with her at this point in your career? maria: that started as a younger. as i speak about in the book -- i was one of the few kids at an academy in florida that watched her practice. she was already a grand slam champion. i was watching, unknowingly, the next 25 years of my life, and the next thing i knew i'm facing her at the wimbledon final. her record against me is incredible. she has really owned me after 2004 and the two times that i beat her then, but i have respect and admiration for what she does, that she continues to play the level that she does at this point. i think we still have many more matches against each other, and many more years as well. adrianna: maria sharapova, thank you again for your time. the book is

life so far." have a good one. friday is the end of an era at abc 7 as chief meteorologist doug hill retires after 30 years, and up this week, well-wishes around the city. >> i was so happy, but -- so sad, but also happy when i heard you were retiring. i will miss you on the year with your amazing gift of bringing the forecast down to earth so people can understand it. we go way back, and i can prove it -- check out this picture of whether colleagues from the early-90's getting together. no one has the same hair color. what happened to us. you belong on the mount rushmore of washington weather. i want to congratulate you. sit back and relax with your favorite beverage. the first time it snows, have a laugh. happy trails. you have worked hard, and you earned it. brian: that is so sweet.

said i will take her up, drinking that beverage on the first or. if you look at that picture, for me as a kid growing up in this area, those were the tro -- four walk -- whether pillars. that was whether legend action. it is funny to see them all together and the different hair color. [laughter] adrianna: the mount rushmore of whether people. i have asked doug what he is going to do when a major weather event comes through -- is he going to get antsy or anxious, or is he just going to say forget it? brian: i will be texting him. i will blow up his phone. very excited. the company is having a nice luncheon. that is why he's not the way. -- why he snuck away. we are sad and happy for him. there are some new things. people sharing stories that maybe he does no

the sun is going to come back out a little later. have a bit of patience. improving conditions deeper into the afternoon and early evening. it might take a little bit of time. we might see some brightening of the sky later today. 74 degrees right now. a look at the clouds and the temperatures together. you will notice if you look down to the south, there are some breaks. fredericksburg, paxson river, some thinning of the clouds here toward the northern neck and toward the valley. i think the clouds will thin out from time to time, and we will get some clearing. we have energy swinging through your right now. throughremnants of irma the middle section of the country. we have to watch that because some of the energy is going to head our way, tonight into tomorrow. this is the energy. it should clear out tonight. this push that will rotate through tomorrow, a little more vigorous, more energy. a better likelihood to bring us

through the day. as we look in closer, mainly at some clouds, futurecast says to the latter half of the day, there will be some breaks. that should allow temperatures to pop up near 80 degrees or so. nats should be good. partly cloudy. a mild evening to stop it overnight, showers looking likely. often on showers tomorrow afternoon. an onset of day. watching jose, it is on the move, moving to the west, through the eastern seaboard. he will be off are sure. keep a close eye on that. here is a forecast. mainly early shower start to dry out early afternoon. scattered showers tomorrow. there can be a stray shower. a little bit unsettled. 80's.y sunny, mid- a calm

we head to the start of fall.

adrianna: a massive show during the nationwide televised telefon for victims of hurricanes irma and harvey. lindsay janice takes us behind the scenes. lend me your ears i will sing you a

star power you usually see at the oscars -- from justin timberlake -- justin timberlake: lanes of people are in need. >> to julia roberts and matthew mcconaughey. >> dozens joined for the marathon -- telethon. many sharing heartbreaking stories from the storms and. when they pulled her out, jordan burroughs shivering, traumatized, and missing her mama. justin bieber: we will say a quick prayer. >> a prayer from justin bieber. leonardo dicaprio, julianne moore working the phone. >> say thank you for calling. >> for jamie foxx, hurricane harvey hit close to home. >> did you raise your hand for th?

a lot of friends of mine in houston. houston native beyonce give this emotional plea. beyonce: we come together in a collective effort to help out committee, to lift our spirits. >> some familiar friends also reuniting for the cause. stevie wonder opening the show with a powerful message. stevie wonder, anyone who believes there is no such thing as global warming must be blind. >> more musical tributes from dave matthews, a, and blake shelton. rendition of "hallelujah." callings of americans in to donate, proving

for the open hearts and hands across the country. shownna: early estimates $44 million was donated. you can donate by texting give to

adrianna: welcome a mercedes is unveiling what it calls its future

a top speed of more than 200 miles per hour. the car has five separate engines, including four electric once, putting out more than 1000 horsepower. the hybrid technology is based on modern formula one racers, but to get one, you will need a lot more than just the need for speed. you will need a lot of money. the price tag is $2.7 million. it is a nice car, though. brian: it is. we are talking about conserving energy, and that is five engines. election --ey were electric. brian: it fits in with the diesel. the turbo boost. a boy can dream. the latter half of the day, sunshine. the weekend looking nice. mid-80's for the weekend. a lot of things happening, including joint base answer. adrianna: so is oktoberfest. thank you for joining us. be

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