the shooter is in custody. we'll get more information as it comes in the newsroom. jonathan: a criminal investigation is underway after six people died. this is the scene outside of a nursing home in flores. more -- nursing home in florida. more than a dozen others had to be evacuated in the wake of hurricane irma. three days after the storm hit florida 9.5 million people still without power and it's hot down there. it could take a week and a half to restore the power. as marci gonzalez reports, some residents are starting to survey the damage themselves. marci: sweltering heat and no air conditioned blamed for six deaths at the nursing home in hollywood, florida. a dozen other residents rushed to the emergency room across the street. the entire facility evacuated. a criminal investigation now open. police looking into why these senior citizens weren't taken to safety sooner. >> we depend on those people in those

for a more vulnerable, elderly population and it's sad when this goes on. marci: millions wait for the power companies to restore service throughout florida there are more dangers with the misuse of generators. 20 people including 13 children hospitalized for possible carbon monoxide poisoning. in orlando, generator running in the garage poisoned and killed three family members. >> on the sad meter of 1 to 10 this is an 11. marci: in the keys where fema says 90% of the homes are damaged or destroyed residents are returning. >> i didn't expect it to be this bad honestly. marci: slowly starting to clean up. president trump is heading to florida. he plans to meet with fema, the coast guard and the first responders when he travels to this area tomorrow. in naples, florida, marci gonzalez, abc7 news. nancy: today we are just starting to get

much damage there are in the keys. this is where the storm made landfall. block after block of the downed power lines and debris. many first responders on the scene said they have never seen anything like this before in their lives. right now the police in the national guard are turning bang people trying to return home so only emergency vehicles can get through. members of virginia task force one helping with the rescue and the recovery efforts in st. thomas. this morning they helped pull an elderly woman from a house on the island. the coast guard says it rescued 99 people and 13 pets on the island. the military is handing out water and food in the u.s. virgin islands. alison: the situation is so dire there. today marks almost three weeks since hurricane harvey came ashore in texas. some of the people living in the lone star state fear their plight will be forgotten in the wake of irma. >> this is a much longer process than people think. we wish we had a big old vacuum to suck it up

alison: to contractor sils it could take four to six months just to remove all of the debris there. jonathan: a little rain did fall from irma's remnants in the area this morning. chief meteorologist doug hill is in the stormwatch7 weather center tracking if any more is headed our way. doug: hey, jon. tomorrow morning as the remnant passes north we could see showers for the morning commute. in the afternoon, sun and maybe thunderstorms. that will be the last vestiges active weather wise from irma. it's beautiful now on the chesapeake bay. plenty of sunshine. light winds and warm temperatures. take a quick look at satellite and radar. showers on the northern neck and that is it. otherwise, partly sunny skies for the rest of the afternoon. it's climbed to 80 at joint base andrews. 82 in fredericksburg. leesburg at 77. same number at reagan national airport. nationals tonight game number two against the braves. first pitch is 77 and partly sunny. that's pretty sweet. on the future cast, painting picture with more clouds overnight. scattered showers possible in

the afternoon. with that, thunderstorms before we see a generalized clearing trend for weekend. the weekend ten-day outlook comes your way here in 13 minutes. nancy: we'll see you then. new developments in the murder of a local yoga teacher. d.c. bureau chief sam ford was in the courtroom when duane johnson pled guilty this morning and he joins us live from northwest with the reaction from tricia mccauley's yoga studio. sam: yes, in fact, we are outside district yoga in bloomingdale. the most common reaction was relief that duane johnson is going to be put away for a long time. he pleaded guilty to first-degree felony murder. and agreed to accept a 30-year sentence. yoga instructor tricia mccauley age 46 who lived and worked in the neighborhood was in her car on her way to a party around 5:30 christmas evening when she vanished. two days later before her whereabouts were known. but someone spotted her car

arrested 30-year-old duane johnson. the car keys in his pocket and mccauley's body in the backseat of the car underneath a pail of old clothes. authorities later learned she had been rained at least twice, beaten and strangled to death with a scarf of she had worn around her neck. yoga instructor colleague today expressed relief johnson will be off the street for a long time. >> justice does work. i know her family would like to see life. 30 years? i don't know. it's better than nothing. sam: first-degree felony murder carries a maximum 60-year sentence. by taking the 30-year deal johnson was not charged with abduction, rape, car theft, use of the victim's credit card. although he admitted to all of that in court today. if the judge accepts the plea deal then h

november 17. reporting rivalling from northwest washington i'm sam ford, abc7 news. alison: thank you. friends and family of a missing teacher planning to hold a vigil tonight. laura wallen's family last heard from her on september 4. she is four months pregnant. the gathering is slatedded to begin at 7:30 in columbia. jonathan: one month after the violence in charlottesville, congress is waiting for the president to sign a bipartisan resolution condemning the violence. white nationalists, the ku klux klan, the only black republican in the senate scott met with the president today. he has been critical of the president in the wake of the deadly violence. he told the news they didn't talk about it. >> the focus was on solutions moving forward. jonathan: sarah huckabee sanders says the president will absolutely sign the resolution, which did pass unanimously. alison: another call for chan

charlottesville last night. nancy: john gonzalez tells us who is behind the new protest and the list of demands. john: it is still a mystery who uncovered the statue early this morning. we can tell you it was not contractors with the school. because they came here to do it. it was already uncovered. but exactly a month after white supremecists and the counterdemonstrators clashed after the death of a young woman, another group targeting the thomas jefferson statue at the university of virginia. this started at 8:00 last night. take a look at the video. dozens of the black lives matter protest covered the statue with a big black tarp. one of the country founding fathers the principal author of the "declaration of independence" and founding father and known slave owner. they chanted "no trump, no

k.k.k., no racist u.v.a." >> what do you think about it? >> thomas jefferson, we would not exist, this town would not exist if he was not here. i'm deplored. >> there is chatting and stuff and then in a couple of minutes we were being called like white supremacists. all college republicans are white supremacists they said and the other groups on the ground. >> people are trying to make an effort to get something done because nothing is happening. i don't know if this is necessarily the right way to do it. john: the group came with demands last night to call on the city and charlottesville to condemn any future k.k.k. and white supremacist rallies. john gonzalez, abc7 news. nancy: vandals hitting the francis scott key monument in downtown baltimore. the words "racist anthem" on the base. the police are investigating. they have no suspects at this time. he, of course, wrote the "star-spangled banner" held

of 1812. jonathan: we do invite you to join us for a frank conversation about free speech going on in america. the town hall "your voice, your future" will air on the sister station newschannel8 and wjla.com, the website. alison: new information in the last two hours after you might remember a boy from falls church offered to mow the white house lawn. we told you about it last month. he is an 11-year-old boy named frank. he sent a letter to the president making that offer. at today's white house press briefing sarah huckabee sanders said the young man will get the job and get it this friday. nancy: good for him. awesome. all right. doctors recommend you get it but still ahead why the c.d.c. is raising concerns about flu shots for pregnant women. alison: later, amazon's search for a new home base could land it in our area. jonathan: later for us, horrific story about how a family on vacation died at a popular touris

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let's get it, nurses. nancy: developing out of fairfax county questions tonight after tacks were found on the wod trail. we talked to a bicycle shot who said they repaired several tires since it happened. brianne carter has more live from herndon. brianne: well, they tell us it happened here along this stretch about three and a half, four miles o

over the weekend and into earlier this week. now talking to cyclists today many of them say they were riding along this area when they noticed all of a sudden they had flat tires riding along the w.&od trail. the officials came out after they were notified and used a magnet on monday along several miles of the trail. dozens of tacks were pulled up. but not before they were forced to buy a new tire. the owner of the shop tells us before the shop was even open at 7:00 a.m. people were waiting outside the shop with a flat. >> if you hit a tack at a high speed, you know, with the front tire and it blows out, you could lose total control and end up crashing head over heels. it could be a serious injury. we don't want to s

>> the concern tonight who may be behind all of this. tonight, many cyclist are telling us they are not the only ones that should be concerned. we have more on that part of the story coming up at 5:00. reporting live in herndon, brianne carter, newschannel8. jonathan: how about this? a grandfather fed up giving the world what could be the greatest ending to a police standoff of all time. this started when the guy was jumping from house to house from the roofs refusing police orders to come down. the situation was lasting for hours. eventually, though, the 83 -year-old man known as "mr. b." decided new huh. not on my roof. he took matters in his own hands when he landed on the roof. >> that is coming off. i used choice words but it is coming off. jonathan: mr. b.! he just grabbed the guy and throws him off the roof. said he had to defe

>> you come in my house you don't have to worry about it because it's all over with because i'm going to load up. >> you're packing? >> i'm packing my house. nancy: mr. b.! jonathan: pin a medal on him. the man is expected to be okay but scared. authorities say mr. b. was age to do what they couldn't. that is troubling considering some of the guys in law enforcement, the young agile guys. yet an 83-year-old gets on the roof and ends the whole thing. nancy: you don't want to mess with mr. b. doug: i don't advocate violence but mr. b. took care of things. jonathan: that wasn't violence. that was a grandfather doing what you have to do. alison: you are a former police officer. doug: every now and then person like mr. b. comes along and honor him at an award lunchen. alison: that is a good segment. award luncheon. we had a special luncheon to celebrate doug. there is the stormwatch7 team. all together. you don't get together like

special memories of doug all week long. friday he is retiring. we want to show you this. we have a special message from the well wishersment to. >> i can't believe this day has come. we are getting ready to say goodbye to doug hill on air. he will be missed by all of us. i remember when we first worked together in the old building. looked good. still good. >> one of the most talented guys on and off the air. doug stop telling people we are the same age. you are a lot older than me. i appreciate you are going out on your own terms. god bless. >> there is live after tv. you are proving that. all the best. well love you. alison: ahh. doug: thank you. bruce and i have had a running battle for a lot of times. i told him the other week we are about the same age. bruce, i am amazed, guys our age and you don't have one speck of gray hair. hallelujah. [laht

television. doug: one of the best guys. tremendous people. thank you for doing that for me. i appreciate it. well, here, we are dealing with an afternoon. drizzle and rain. sunshine. tomorrow the last vestiges of the circulation around irma will pass by and we will get showers and thunderstorms and that is night. write postscript on irma weather wise. the real world postscript will continue for a long time. no rain on the radar locally. showers from a while ago over the northern neck. that is about that. we will see the showers in the morning. thunderstorms in the afternoon. 77 right now. this afternoon dropping through the 70's. good night for baseball. it's open for the sunshine and muggy and mild tonight but then the ci

northeast. a couple of showers. in the afternoon, combination of this area of low pressure. south/southwesterly winds. sunshine and warm and unstable air. that is a recipe for afternoon thunderstorms but after that improving weather to friday. muggy conditions. partly cloudy skies. upper 60's overnight. mild night. through the day tomorrow we keep an eye on radar. by the afternoon, some of the thunderstorms will linger through tomorrow night and then start a clearing trend as we head through the day on friday. for tomorrow, 60's to start. near 80 in the afternoon. with a.m. shower and the afternoon thunderstorms looking ahead to the weekend. saturday around sunday we use the background of the art festival. beautiful in alexandria and all across the area. we expect good weather condition throughout the afternoon. 10:00 to 7:00 on saturday and 10:00 to 5:00 on sunday. nine b

rule out an isolated shower. this is the last weekend of summer. if you look to the ten-day, next week is the first official weekend of awe tom. so temperatures are in the 80's. settling down with no major weather stories for a while and turning cooler as we get to fall after the autumnal equinox next friday. jonathan: leaves are turning already. doug: most are green. jonathan: your last hump day at wjla. doug: normally i think holiday. you are right. jonathan: you hit wednesday. doug: it will be a long weekend. jonathan: yeah. nancy: very long weekend. jonathan: one that won't end. doug: it's all good. nancy: coming up at 4:00, what saved a woman from almost tern death after a car came crashing in the house in the middle of the night. >> future generation. >> i'm kellye lyn

alexandria. i will tell you how she is getting one step closer to accomplishing the goal in high school. that story is coming up in

alison: in "spotlight on education," kellye lynn shows us the junior and

gaining experience before they graduate. kellye: growing up involved frequent adjustments to the new people and places. when her dad's job changed so did she. >> i have attended seven different schools. i have missed stability part of my life that shaped who i am. kellye: which is why the senior wants to do the same to shape other students through teaching. a program at her school called "teachers for tomorrow" helping her achieve that. >> you have to know that this is something you really want to do. a place you want to be. when they graduate from high school they truly are a step ahead of many of the students when they go to college and are prepared. >> through a series of lessons students learn what it takes to be a teacher and test out the knowledge in a ref life classroom setting.

a prom that is needed in virginia where there is a critical teacher shortage. this girl is getting the school to some day teach. >> this will make me prepared for what i do later on. >> amazing to be a senior in high school to get an opportunity. >> to become a teacher for tomorrow. >> in alexandria, kellye lynn, abc7 news. nancy: still ahead at 4:00, new warning for pregnant women heading to flu season and the new evidence that may have you questioning whether you should get the shot. >> amazon is looking to build a new headquarters and everyone is in the d.m.v. is looking to get in on the action. we'll explain how it works coming up. alison: new at 5:00, eight years after a senseless murder, finally an arrest. the accused killer was once a well-known name in the area.

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started in a training exercise near san diego. we will get you information when it comes to the newsroom. jonathan: amazon trying to find new spot for the headquarters. nancy: some say d.c. could be a prime choice. richard reeve is live in ashburn with a look at which part of the area are wooing the internet giant. rich? richard: yeah. this is amazing. this is called the deal of the decade. the new headquarters and i'm in loudoun county where it's one of several locations they are talking about. this is an enormous investment by amazon. a $50 million investment. the big pitch it has the open acreage adjust tant to metro site -- adjacent to metro site. this is the n

university of maryland take a different approach. they have a specific site called discovery district. a new hotel there. it's also boasting top computer science and engineering departments. both jurisdictions are kemp they -- are confident they have winning presentations. >> we are working with a business community to figure out which location are the best. which partnership we have. they have a 36 day deadline. we are hearing arlington and d.c. have planners in work. coming up at 6:00, what amazon said it needs to set up the new headquarters. reporting live, ric

abc7 news. jonathan: thanks. "7 on your side" with a consumer alert. target is recalling 180,000 dressers. saying the room essentials can tip over. if you have a dresser return it to target for a full refund. target is in a giving mood. they are planning to hire 100,000 workers for the holiday season. the added workers will stock shelves and have help with instore pickup. michelle: check in with doug hill. this morning was murky. doug: tomorrow is the last effect of anything to do with irma. then we are home free for

weekend. this is warmer and it feels summer here. we are all keeping an eye. the hurricanes this season have been historic. there is a nice evening ahead and muggy here with the temperatures in the 70's. tomorrow we expect showers in the morning and in the afternoon there are maybe showers and the thunderstorms. the combination could yield storms. we will be in fine shape here on friday with the clearing. thursday, morning shower.

i think it will be fine. jose, the indications are it will stay offshore. we will watch it just in case. nancy: in italy the investigators are trying to figure out how his boy and parents died in a volcano field. the police say they were visiting a popular tourist attraction. when an 11-year-old wondered in a fenced off area. the parents raced after him and all lee died. unclear they were killed by gases or mud. jonathan: heartbreaking case of child abuse. twin boys 4 years old found in diaper, tied one shoe laces. socks stuffed in their mouths and they were duct taped to the wall. the boy's father and his girlfriend are in jail facing kidnapping and child endangerment charges. those are a few. one of the police officers who responded said t

stick with him for rest of his life. >> everyone who responded has children. in this case when you have a tragic case involving children, it is not easy to move on. jonathan: no, it's not. they want to collect clothes and toys for boys now with a foster family. the family members say the mother died earlier this year. michelle: as if tampa isn't dealing with enough the firefighters had to take care of a massive fire at elementary school. the investigators say there is no indication that the fire is connected to the nationwide controversy over the confederate names and statue. nancy: shocking wakeup call this morning in upper marlboro. survivor smashing in a house and a family sleeping inside. the 60-year-old woman buried in the der

the s.u.v. lost control and missed two cars before hitting the house. the driver was arrested at the scene. jonathan: one of nasa's most successful probe will crash in saturn on friday. kaspersky sent back more than 453,000 photos of the --ca sinny sent back 4 -- cascini sent back 4530,000 photos. nancy: kidd o'shea recently went to new york to find out what it takes to put on america's favorite daytime talk show. michelle: this this is what happened -- >> live with kelly and ripe. >> one of the nation east most watched daytime talk shows. syndication over 200 tv stations on a daily

>> happening 30 years. >> i was here when regis was here. >> we are still around. 30 years later. >> the cameras have seen what it takes to put the show on. the fastest hour of television hour. >> live. it is. >> you never get used to how fast the hour goes. especially with ryan here. >> the show veeving extra boost as the fans are there for kelly and ripe. millions tune in every day to watch them talk about their lives. >> how are you? >> i'm well. how are you? >> you have a great relationship on air. >> what is it like off-air? >> it's bad. no chemistry at all. >> i talk to ryan more than i talk to my husband. >> last night i had an update it 6:18, 7:02. 7:27. >> how does ripe do it all? indicated radio h

businessman and tv producer and continuing to host "american idol" when it returns to abc next year. you said in several interviews you can manage this. >> i haven't figured it out. but i said yes. everything else will work out. >> it will work out. >> he never has coffee until after the show. >> what do you have for energy before the show? >> i have kelly rippa. she is the fuel. >> bye! >> bye. >> watch them at 9:00 on abc7. >> ryan too long part in the benefit to raise money for hurricane relief. still ahead, how much they raised and how to double the donation. >> but first, update on the

tunnel under the street of london. >> find out who is interested in getting it once it's pulled out. >> we have a preview of tomorrow's "good morning washington." >> tomorrow on "good morning washington" we are keeping an eye on potential for launch in the path of hurricane jose. will it make landfall? >> splitting the bill to sitting next to a sick passenger on the plane, the best way to handle awkward situations.

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michelle: back now with snow leopards made to melt your heart. they were born in may and they are just getting strong enough to move around on their own outside. jonathan: in l.a., they are probably saying hey you know what? we are snow leopards. where is the snow? we don't have snow in l.a. nancy: we play these videos i always think i want adopt one of them. but you don't think when they grow up, they are not so small and cuddly. jonathan: they want to eat you. the two organ tiger cubs from san diego. look how cute they are. they are strangers. both were ordered and now they are getting to know each other. not sure what is about. but they are getting along great. they are

wrestling. now they get up at the same time. they eat together. they are encouraged because they were rejected by the mom and are accepted by each other. michelle: yesterday we show video of them just meeting now they are like brothers. jonathan: so cute nancy: new information today not so cute. massive fat clogging london sewer. take a look. >> no, this is disgusting. >> the massive oil, fat and diaper. baby wipes. jonathan: really? weighing in at 143 tons. the utility companies use high-powered hoses to try to clear it. they say it could take weeks. here is the exciting thing. once it comes loose the museum of london wants it. the director says she hopes adding the, "fat burg" to

collection would lead people to question how we live today and irspire them to come up with solutions for big city problems. jonathan: they better in case it in glass. michelle: it reminds folks that shouldn't flush the items. >> not so much. michelle: a former redskins player is building a football program in his own image at bladensburg high school. nancy: but first -- >> people will be concerned. people might be scared. that is expected. jonathan: new concerns about pregnant women and the flu sac scene. why scientists take a look at startling new study w

michelle: "7 on your side" in health matters. a perplexing new study on flu shots in pregnancy raises the risk of mistake but mike carter-conneen reports that doctors and the study's author caution more research is needed. mike: the study found women who had miscarriages between the year 2010 and 2012 were more likely to have had back-to-back annual flu shots that included protection

vaccine efforts say it's possible they did not result in the vaccination but the older age and other risk factors. >> we want to monitor safety of the vaccines but it need more research before significant changes and clinical practice should be recommended. >> past studies found flu vaccines safe in pregnancy but there is little research on impact in the first trimester. the center for disease control notified the american congress of the obstetricians and gynecologists. anticipating questions, confusion and worry. >> the risk of serious illness and death from flu. fortunately is not very common. but it does occur and it's avoidable with the zax -- vaccine. >> the women here wanted to learn more but they'd still get vaccinated. >> i'd go ahead and do it. if it's safe for me and my child. >> another e

here told me off-camera she does not plan to get a flu vaccine but because she has never gotten a flu shot. the erequests raised by the study only made her more skeptical. >> it's important that women know all the facts to make decisions but i advise women of the benefit of the flu vaccine and recommend she have it done. mike: in falls church, mike carter-conneen, abc7 news. jonathan: a quick reminder for the second year in a row the c.d.c. and the american academy of pediatrics recommend to not use the flu mist for the vaccination. this year it doesn't match the flu strain expected to be the worst. michelle: president trump supporting the repeal and the replace measure introduced by a small group of republicans today. nancy: the measure cuts subsidiaries and mandate of the affordable care act and provide block grant to state to help people pay for the healthcare. it shows the g.o.p. won't quit.

bill i think should have been the first approach to rebuilding and replace obamacare, not the last. >> also today bernie sanders revealing medicare for all measure. in it americans would get healthcare coverage showing a new government,, issued and wouldn't know out of pocket expenses. >> the function of good healthcare system is enable people to get healthcare when they need that healthcare. >> house speaker paul ryan and kevin mccarthy and the house leadership will meet this evening. ryan says the people brought to u.s. illegally as kids is not in america's interest. and daca is a similar to of a bigger problem. >> wh

problem in the first place. securing the borders and enforcing the law so we don't have another daca problem ten years down the road. >> this evening, president trump will meet with the house and the senate minority leader nancy pelosi and chuck schumer to talk about protecting daca recipients and the future of healthcare. jonathan: after the dinner they may want to tune in to see sean spicer's late night appearance on jimmy kimmel live at abc7 news. that should be fun. larry: i'm larry smith. coming up new the self-driving car study in area that wasn't studying the car so much as it studied you. the iphone photograph that banked $10,000 from instagram post and how he could inspire you to change the snapshot. a father dropped his 9-year-old daughter from the balcony of the burning home. we meet the hero that made catch of a lifetime. we will see you soon. nancy: thank you, larry. the seattle seahawks player speaking out about a run-in

michael bennett calling it terrifying and said he was racially profiled by the officers who pipped him down outside -- pinned him down outside. las vegas police department said that bennett ran and acted suspiciously. >> if you are a suspect and the guns are drawn you don't know what to do. i'm asking tell me what i did? i'm scared and i just want to go home. nancy: bennett says he is making family the main focus. michelle: byron westbrook never left the state of maryland. he spent five seasons with the redskins and now he is taking the talents to bladensburg high school. robert burton has more with the coach of the week. robert: the perfect example of giving back. former redskins byrop westbrook now bladensburg's high scho

paying it forward. >> it has to be a dream come true. >> it is. i want to give back to the kids as much as the parents gave to me. i want to be important in their lives. in school, out of school, girls, with anything. robert: the surrounding community have the best reputation to say the least when it comes to football. westbrook is there to change that. >> why not us? why can't we be on top of 4a and win championships here? that is the mentality for the kids. >> what is the toughest thing about building a program? >> you want to win right now. you want instant success. i understand it is a process. knowing me i want to win right now and win the next game and the next game. right now we are 18 strong. when the program builds we'll be 36 strong. 48 strong. >> how long do you want to coach football? >> i want tocoach here for a long tim

here and leave and go to at program. i want this to be a storied school, a storied team. i want to be here for all of that. >> with the coach of the week, robert burton. >> picture perfect out there. jonathan: the morning was. it did rebound for the afternoon. steve: just as we expected. the sunshine will stick around for a couple more hours before the sunset. hourly forecast the temperatures will fall in 70's. the football practice or barbecuing, eating dinner outside. the stormwatch7 future cast look like this.

grab an umbrella before you head out the door tomorrow. there are tomorrows in the evening hours. not expecting it to be severe. the temperatures will rebound. there is a better chance for showers and storms. clear it out on friday. it's gorgeous saturday and sunday with temperatures at 83 degrees. nice mix of the sun and clouds. a quick update tracking hurricane jose. we have winds at 75 miles per hour. expected to make a turn north and east. it's still worth watching getting closer to the d.c. metro area. back to the news desk. jonathan: next at 5:00, -- nancy: doubling donation to help after hurricane harvey and irma.

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update on last night's hurricane relief. it raised money for those hit hardest and it will go to comic relief usa to distribute it to the other charities like habitat for humanity and the united way. find o

wjla.com. plenty of people are reaching into their pockets these days after seeing devastating images from harvey and irma. john matarese shows us a great way to donate and what you shouldn't do so you don't waste your money. john: first harvey, then irma. in the end millions of people will desperately need help. assuming you weren't directly affected if you would like to chip in, the good news is companies will double your donation. american red cross is the go-to charity for the victims of hurricanes. they have partnered with big corporation, promising to match your gift. double the impact. sam's club and you get your donation matched. wall marlet's website. many employers are doubling their workers donation. apple, facebook, microsoft, at&t are among those who are doubling employee

from the doesn't that stink file, scammers claiming to double donation. they are warning about the e-mail phishing scams claiming to be from the red cross asking for money. the red cross is not soliciting with e-mail. many of them have a misspelled address and lead you to a private paypal account. doesn't that stink? if you are not sure about a charity look them up first online to make sure you don't waste your money. john matarese, abc7 news. larry: right now at 5:00, mixed reaction in the guilty plea of murder of a popular yoga instructor. some say the sentence doesn't fit the crime. and there was a tragedy at florida nursing home. there is new research about mischangers and flu vaccines -- miscarriages and new vaccinations. a local obgyn weighs in. right

ringing out inside a washington state high school ending with a staunt kill and three others hurt. as we come on the air we have new information. scott taylor is at the "live desk" with what we know so far. scott: the best knows i have now three students who are shot are in stable condition at sacred heart hospital in spokane. one under goes surgery today. all three are okay. take a look at what went down this morning. kids arrived at freeman high school in rockford south of spokane at 10:00 in the morning. kids were at the hallway at the lockers getting ready for the first class. a male shooter walked in armed with two guns. we don't have an i.d. on the shooter yet but everybody knows each other. only 300 people in the building this morning. witnesses say they recognized the guy and they started to shoot on the second floor.

four students hit. one is dead. within five minutes the school was locked down and the police officers were going through the classroom looking for the suspect. the person was locate and is now in custody. this school just had a practice lockdown and fire alarm training on tuesday. 24 hours ago. when the alarms rang out this morning some students stood around asking why are we having another drill? then they realized it was the real thing. scott taylor, abc7 news. alison: thank you, scott. the other big story we are following today closure in the christmas day kidnapping, rape and murder of a beloved yoga instructor. today the man accused of killing tricia mccauley pleaded guilty. d.c. bureau chief sam ford was in a courtroom and live tonight. the yoga studio where mccauley was a teacher and i know you got reaction from her friends today. sam? sam: yes. we got reaction here. teston