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huge storm. many of the islands in the storm path were already devastated by hurricane irma. alison: the 11:00 update from the national hurricane center just came in. let's get to meteorologist josh knight for the latest. josh: maria is a category five storm with wind around 160 miles per hour. closer to us, closer to the mid-atlantic, there is jose as well. the incredibly power, quickly gaining strength maria. you will notice the center of the storm just working its way ominica,he medico -- d making it official category five storm. the hurricane hunters clocked the wind that 160 miles per hour. when it is over land, they will not fly through the center of the eye, but they are expected to do so as it gets past the island. along with the wind, heavy rain

issue. a track on this, we have the category five over puerto rico as a four, 145 mile-per-hour wind. with the rain, mud slides also a problem. just to the east side of the bahamas come a category three. the latest track of jose coming up in just a bit. jonathan: as mentioned, residents in maria's path are racing to get ready for the storm. alison: the storm could get stronger before it slams into the british virgin islands and puerto rico. jonathan: lindsey mastis is tracking this. in some cases these folks have lost everything and are staying in makeshift shelters. escalatednd this one so fast that it is a race against time to prepare. people are boarding up their homes and businesses, but there is a different hazard as a result of the previous hurricane. residents are being asked to use anything they can that is heavy

>> all -- to weigh down the debris. >> it could become projectiles. isdsey: puerto rico expecting a direct hit for the first time in 85 years. the governor has declared a state of vermont to see, and we will keep you posted as we find out more. situation, bute stay on top of things by going to our website, wjla.com, to get the very latest on the news and also on the weather. alison? this is jay korff and the satellite center with more breaking news -- a massive crowd of protesters gathered outside of the st. louis justice center saying, "this is not a joke." this is the fourth night of protests to support those arrested sunday. some of these protests have been violent.

acquittal of a white police officer in the shooting death of a black suspect. the officer claimed self-defense after shooting and killing the - lamar smith. jonathan: and breaking news from atlanta, georgia, where students of georgia tech are being told to stay inside after violent protests broke out. a police cruiser was little and fire. a day after come the death of a student who the authorities say was holding a knife and confronting the police. they shot and killed him. there was a vigil on campus today honoring the student. stay with abc 7 for updates as soon as we get them. alison: closer to home, and arrest after a wild series of crashes and carjacking in alexandria and fairfax county. it sort with a hit and run crash along 495 in alexandria.

carjacked a vdot truck that had stopped to help. that truck hit a car on 95 before the driver got out and started running. he was arrested a short time later on backlick road. nobody was seriously hurt. jonathan: neighbors are demanding change on a dangerous stretch of road. aaa says that the prince george's county part of 210 is one of the most dangerous roads in the d.c. area. tom roussey has that story. of this roadetch behind me on indianhead highway is on pace for possibly one of its deadliest years ever. the police say one of the big issues is the speed limit. people treat it like a minimum. over the last 10 years, about 60 people have died on the section of indianhead highway. >>

years to look like this. tom: tonight in fort washington, dozens came to see what could be done. >> it's terrible, the speeding. tom: last monday, the police pulled over 49 cars in seven hours. >> of those 49 vehicles, one was doing 100. miles per hour tom: the average speed? 78. there is not question is one of the most dangerous roads in the area. the worst incident on 210 happened when eight people watching a drag race were killed in accokeek nine years ago. most of those who have died here have been in cars or on motorcycles. meeting organizers called on more police enforcement and higher fines for traffic violations. >> anything that would help would be appreciated. tom:

police say they will be out here doing traffic enforcement tomorrow. in addition, they will be meeting with maryland state police to talk about what they can do together to try to fight against this very tragic issue going on here on indianhead highway. live tonight in fort washington, tom roussey, abc 7 news. alison: now 7 on your side investigating mold at west springfield high school. the district said it was not a problem, but we found out otherwise. >> i think it's repulsive. alison: according to test results come on the second day of class the district found out about the mold contamination, one in trailers, but they still let class go on during the disinfection. students and staff were exposed the first week of school. >> some of my

classes it's hard to breathe. alison: the district says that it is cleaned up now. to read more on the test results of the school response, go to wjla.com classes it's hard to breathe. .lison: jonathan: surveillance video shows one of the two men arrested in the attack on the london subway train full stop investigators say that the two men are refugees from iraq and syria. both were in a foster home that was once honored by queen elizabeth. 30. people suffer not life earning injuries in friday's explosion. they got burned and it could have been a lot worse if the bomb had gone off. alison: tomorrow president trump will deliver his first ever speech to the un's general assembly. tonight he hosted a working dinner with latin american leaders. earlier the day he attended a meeting of 120 countries, focused on u.s. reform. he also met with the leaders of france and israel one-on-one. tomorrow's speech is expected to focus largely on the threat from north korea and his problems with the iran nuclear deal and the war on terror.

you can watch it live here on abc 7. jonathan: cnn is reporting that government investigators wiretapped paul manafort before and after the election. permission from the fisa court to do this. muellercounsel robert told paul manafort in july he should expect to be indicted. he is a central figure in multiple investigations into russia's election interference. overheard, a "new york times reporter said he heard an attorney talking about robert mueller's probe while eating at a d.c. steakhouse. he was hired to oversee the white house response to the special counsel. speaking of the investigation, the "new york times" reported quoted what the attorney said, "we are not hiding anything."

attorney and he said he heard the whole conversation. alison: hillary clinton tonight is not ruling out questioning the legitimacy of last year's election -- that is if russian interference is deeper than currently known. she made the comment today, signaling she may still call the outcome into question. clinton herself in town to kick our, touching on a lot of topics, including the pizza-gate incident. tim barber is live in northwest with more. tim? tim: clinton spoke at the warner theatre, up the street. we cannot help but notice it is next to the trump hotel and in the other direction the white house. tonight's line went out the door and around the block. security screened people going inside and watch the protesters outside. [shouting] tom: after a minute's

standing ovation, she talked about what she did right and wrong during the election and the outside forces she blames, from media misogyny to russia. >> putin or trump? iran against both of them -- i ran against both of them. signing at aa book store down the street from c omet pizza. >> a terrible example of what can be done by people who are malicious, unacquainted with the truth. tim: she won nearly 90% of district voters last fall, and tonight's crowd was friendly and they all got a copy of her book, "what happened." >> she is taking it like a champ. a i think there is hope for country, which is not something i necessarily thought we had coming in. tim: the stop tonight was the first of 15 across the u.s. and canada. live in northwest, tim

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alison: look at this scary surveillance video. a deadly bus crash in new york city. three people were killed in accident, 16 hurt. there are questions about the tour bus company that has been cited several times for speeding. the driver was killed in the crash. the driver of the other buses being interviewed by authorities. security guards for turkey's president will not be able to purchase u.s. made guns and ammunition. they wanted a million dollars worth of weapons from our country. they withdrew the offer

after 15 turkish guards were indicted for attacking unarmed protesters during the turkish president's visit to d.c. in may. alison: national monuments shrinking? the interior secretary is recommending president trump shrink four national monuments, including the controversial be ars ears in utah. they propose expanded logging and hunting and changing to that tonges to three -- changes three marine monuments. jonathan: tonight, protesters speechd nancy pelosi's about dreamers. >> you have cut off the dreamers who need to speak. [shouting] jonathan: yep, it got loud in san francisco. the

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says that all tests should be analyzed by a health care provider. jonathan: 7 on your side with a consumer alert and new details about the massive breach impacting the equifax credit monitoring company. authorities are investigating whether three top company officials violated insider trading laws. according to bloomberg, the probe deals with the officials selling company stock right before the massive cyber breach went public. equifax said they did not know about the hack at the time. more than 140ted million americans. us could be heading towards bankruptcy. a chapter 11 filing could be around the corner. news comes as retailers were gearing up for the holiday season, which is especially critical for toy sellers. alison: i lovet o it or hate

it, seems every thing is pumpkin spice now, it turns out it may be an addiction. a professor of psychology says that the taste and smell trigger an emotional response in the brain. combined with sugar, it's addictive. most pumpkin spice flavors don't even have pumpkin in them, just mixtures of other spices. josh: the calendar may say that fall is starting, but the temperatures tells a different story. we have a category one hurricane jose, wind at 75. this will move to the north and then meander. the good news is as it starts to meander, it is kind of just a circle track, but it means that it will be weakening. as it makes this path, a lot of gusty wind closer to the beaches. one of our live pictures, 30 mile per hour wind gusts at rehobeth beach, ocean city similar numbers. the storm is about 295 miles aw

as this tracks north, it does not have to make landfall to see the gusty wind. therecast, as jose moves to north, just extra cloud cover around d.c., not much more than that. later inuick shower the evening, but most of the states further to the east. the rain hanging predominately in the ocean. the wind gusts will be close to 50 miles per hour closer to the beach. wednesday, the temperatures go back up. 4:00, a lot more sunshine around d.c. and it starts to feel summerlike. 27 mile-per-hour wind through the overnight at ocean city, but in the morning about 44 miles per hour. it is starting to pick up more, probably dealing with some beach erosion and definitely strong rip currents. other than fog in the morning and gusty breeze, not a bad day.

give us tuesday. recess, 75 degrees, about 80 degrees on the way home. about 20 mile per hour wind gusts in d.c. you really have to get further to the coast to feel the stronger when. about 80icksburg, leesburg, a little above normal. wednesday, near 86, same thursday. friday, the first day of fall, 83. over the weekend, closer to the mid-80's. a little warm for d.c. united game, 8:30 sunday evening. tailgating might be a little hot. guys? alison: thank you, josh. an inspiring story, a paralyzed uper finishing a solo trek the pacific coast trail.

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alison: wow, the hurricane situation is hard to believe. josh: it is, and the airplane has been waiting for to get past dominica so they can make another pass. they made the first pass before it made landfall, getting ready to make measurements after it moves over the island. still a category five, very powerful storm, expected to maintain that the next day or two. breezy tomorrow from jose, but not much more. wednesday and thursday feeling more like summer, mid 80's. staying in the mid-80's through the weekend.

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