mind. it's less recovering in our bed, and more jumping on yours. stronger is standing out and standing proud. because we don't just want your kids to grow up. we want them to grow up stronger. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> and we begin this noon with breaking news. maryland governor larry hogan has a major announcement for drivers around the state. maryland bureau chief brad bell has more on the expansions coming to three of our busiest roads. brad: yeah, if this comes to pass, this is a big deal. so the governor just

a press conference. this is one of the props they had here, and it explains pretty well what they have in mind. i-270, i-495 and the b.w.i. parkway all to get four additional lanes each. now, the governor says the idea is to reduce traffic on those clogged roads. the cost of this is tremendous. about $9 billion. but the governor is hoping to arrange public-private partnerships. private industry to come in and run these new lanes as toll lanes as has been done in virginia. now, he says he can move ahead with 27 0,49 . the federal government will have to approve the transfer of the b.w. parkway to the maryland transit authority. the existing lanes will be toll-free. the new lanes will be toll lanes. the governor says this is something that has to happen. governor hogan: these three

will n 495, 270 and 295 be absolutely transformative and will help maryland citizens go about their daily lives in a more efficient and safer manner. brad: all right. so what's happening today is that the state is reaching out to the federal government to try to begin this transfer of the b.w. parkway, and they're also telling this public-private partnership industry, the highway industry, that this is something they want to do. so there would be proposals and more proposals and things like that in probably about a year and a half process. they cannot say when they will be ready to break down. they are also not ready to say -- i say they, the governor and the head of the transportation department -- not ready to say whether they need additional land. the governor says he doesn't think so. he thinks the improvements can be made on t

footprint of most of these roadways. so very big story. there is opposition. will be telling you a lot later coming up on abc 7 news. in gaithersburg, brad bell, abc 7 news. adrianna: we are following two natural disasters. hurricane marina packing a punch, knocking out the power of puerto rico. that storm is now a category three but left behind a path of destruction leaving at least 10 dead in the caribbean. and in mexico, the search is still on for several people missing after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake rocked tchaun, killing over 200 people -- rocked that country, killing over 200 people. first, let's get an update on hurricane maria. and here in this area, no signs of any wild weather. it's the final full day of summer but all eyes are still on hurricane maria. meteorologist molly cochran is here tracking the latest path. molly:

here's a look at hurricane can my ray. it's back to a -- hurricane maria. it is back to a category 3. it is expected to stay a cat 3. notice the eye is wobbling right here. some gusty winds embedded in that. running at 140 miles per hour at times. take a look at the track. expected to spread towards the turks and caicos later today and brush towards the bahamas. as we go further into the weekend and early half of the week, notice the track staying farther to the east of the u.s. coastline. by the time we head into monday and tuesday, is expected to downgrade to a category 1 storm, but we have to remember we are many days away from next week, so we have to watch this track very, very closely and certainly bring you the very latest. in addition, we also keep our eyes focused on tropical storm jose, still bringing steadier rainfall to the cape cod region, but in d.c. really no worries. we're under partly

and take a look at these temperatures. the first day of fall kicking off tomorrow. 80 fredrick and leesburg. very mild as you step out for some lunch. we will enjoy sunshine throughout the day. and the highings topping out in the mid 80's. i'll tell you how long we can expect this warmth to last. adrianna: rescue workers are inching closer and closer to children trapped underneath the rubble of a school that collapsed during that deadly earthquake in mexico city. omar jimenez is live in mexico city this noon. omar, right now they are in a race against time to save everyone they can. omar: yeah. and actually right now what they're doing is they're engaging in a moment of silence. you can see fists up. what that means is they are just trying to listen for a

survivors that could be trapped under debris and that's why i'm keeping my voice down as well. it's something that's been happening more frequently over the course of the morning as we're monitoring this rescue of this 12-year-old, indicating they may be even closer to getting to this girl now that they're trying to listen for those audible signs. it's something we have seen play out not just here in mexico city but across the region as well. this where i'm standing is like a corridor because what happened is not just food and water supplies have come through but also infrastructure supplies. we've seen beams, we've seen pulleys, things of that nature, trying to get to that site just to add infrastructure because many of the rescuers going in don't have secure means to get through there. many of these sites are still unstable, and they're essentially having to build their way into it. again, something we've seen play out not just here but throughout the region as well.

earthquake in mexico city leaves hundreds dead and many injured. mexico city, dozens of buildings have collapsed. but rescuers from all walks of life have banded together to scour the debris and thousands of survivors have been pulled from the rubble. they removed bricks and concrete by hand and used thermal, sound and movement sensors to assist in their search. workers hold up their fist to signal for silence to listen for signs of life. many schools in mexico city were damaged, including a private elementary school that folded in on itself. several trapped children were pulled alive from the debris. one girl described what she endured as the building collapsed. >> just when we were going to run down, part of the building collapsed and everything was dust and we couldn't see anything. the english teacher helped us come down because we couldn't leave the stairs. they were moving a lot. omar: an unknown number of people are staying at shelters

declared three days of mourning. and as this moment of silence continues even though the earthquake is over, the risks are not. these workers that are on these sites are still in danger of buildings collapsing and that's something we will see play not just today but throughout the week as well. adrianna: thank you. of course, stay with abc 7 and wjla adam: for updates on this -- wjla.com for updates. crews are on the way and covering metro this noon, concerns over the new 7,000 series railcars had metro pulling some of the cars during the morning commute. john gonzalez is live with what metro just said after completing a safety recrew of those cars. john: that's right, adrianna. just minutes ago metro gave the all clear but it seemed like hours

the union were budding heads finding out if the inspections being done were done properly. we're live at the cleveland park metro station. this is another problem altogether. a big mess. you have the elevator closed, the escalator not working. the safety review going on all morning long. that meant for commuters, shorter trains this morning, longer waits and crowding. take a look at the video here. we saw some pretty packed trains coming into this station here this morning. it was a red flag raised by the union, the aclu local 689, the transit agency voluntarily initiated what they called a safety standdown. for you and me that meant a temporary suspension of those new 7,000 series railcars. the concern was he over the way the train's undercarolina was routinely being checked, specifically areas

the electric. all is back to normal. all is being checked correctly. >> well, we have to adjust. if it's for the better for our transit system we will adjust. john: you are glad someone noticed something was being done wrong? >> yeah. they can take their bikes or exercise. >> people can ride to work on their bicycles. there are other ways to get to work especially if you live here. so -- john: metro met with inspectors, met with the railcar manufacture and, again, they have given the all-clear. 20 of those railcars were taken out of service. they are slowly being brought into service so there could be some residual delays throughout the afternoon. reporting live in northwest washington, john gonzalez, abc 7 news. adrianna: all right. thanks, john. more breaking news right now. we just learned new information about a shooting and stabbing in d.c. that left two people dead, including a 16-year-old. ryan hughes is with what the poli

news conference. ryan. ryan: good afternoon. that police chief giving us the update just a few moments ago calling this a senseless and random killing. he says that a 16-year-old was walking home on his way back from a convenient store when a 19-year-old comes up and tries to rob him. take a look at the video that we have from the scene just a few moments ago from earlier this morning, rather. police say that call came in around 8:30 at 13th and downing street northeast. the chief says the 16-year-old pulled out a pocketknife in order to defend himself but the 19-year-old pulls out a gun and shot him and killed him. police have the crime scene blocked off well into the morning as they canvas that neighborhood. that victim, the 16-year-old, was a senior at thurgood marshall and was an aspiring athlete on the track team. take a listen to the chief. >> an excellent student, an aspiring athlete. so this is a tragic, tragic occurrence. i was able to speak to his

mother this morning. as you can imagine the family's devastated. ryan: yeah. a sad story all the way around. and that suspect has been identified. he was pronounced dead at the hospital after being stabbed by the victim. once again, as he was trying to defend himself. live outside police headquarters, ryan hughes, abc 7. adrianna: all right. new at noon, lloyd welch, the man who pleaded guilty in the killings of the lyons sisters, admitted against more. welch pleaded guilty to sexually aing two young girls in prince william back in 1996. last week in bedford county, virginia, he pled guilty to two murders back in 1975. for all of the virginia cases, welch has been sentenced to 48 years in prison. coming up on abc 7 news at noon, a major scare at yanke

striking a toddler in the face. an update on her condition. plus, a goat checks itself into a hotel. find out how this kid got in. but first, carlos ramirez has a look at traffic. carlos: hey, good afternoon. yes, take a look at 270 right now. you can see not looking half bad. but well north of the point as you make your way southbound near 109 we are looking at a crash southbound blocking the left lane and left shoulder causing delays back near 80. so watch down for the slowdowns. near gain, as you can see montrose road. you can see the lane is blocked that is causing slowdowns back to the dulles toll road. elsewhere, take a look from virginia into the district, not too many issues along the 14th street bridge. and near 650 not looking too bad either. 495 on the inner loop from the

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heating up the debate whether protective netting should have already been installed at the stadium. two years ago the mlb issued recommendations for more protective netting. the yankees say they are seriously considering the move for next season. well, here's something you don't see every day. a runaway goat caught on camera wandering through the hawways of a hotel. take a look at this. that farm animal was spotted strolling through the lobby at a la quinta. the guy jumped a five-foot fence earlier in the day. he was scene walking on a highway but somehow it eluded police. officers were eventually able to capture it but not before it went on quite the adventure. maybe it was a nice day outside there in auburn, maine, and he wanted to get out and be free. check into a hotel and stop by the bar. who knows. all right. so today's a good day to be outside. molly: yes, absolutely beautiful. it doesn't get much better than this this time of the year. you know, i had some people on twitter talkin

the early half was just really cool. and now we're feel like summertime. and certainly so, perfect day for a round of golf. some people out there already. temperature 82 degrees in bethesda with partly to mostly sunny skies so certainly looking and feel quite nice today. here's a look at our satellite and radar. not too much to see in the metro but just off-shore we continue to watch jose, a tropical storm, producing higher surf and also rip currents right along the eastern shore and steadier rainfall in cape cod. really going nowhere fast. here's a look at our hourly forecast. through today we can expect our daytime high to top in the mid 80's. certainly above our average. almost 10 degrees above our average. we'll enjoy sunshine and then even at 8:00, our temperatures still in the low 80's under partly cloudy skies. we'll stay dry for tonight. pretty similar forecast to last night. very wam temperatures -- warm temperatures. 60's. through the day tomorrow, it's th

don't break out the boots quite yet because these temperatures feel like summertime through tomorrow and really for the upcoming weekend. cox farm kicking off their fall festival. if you are starting to think about pumpkins you might have to wait for some fall weather. also, we have the redskins game sunday night. that's a kickoff at 8:30 at fedex field. temperatures stay quite comfortable. you may get away with maybe just a t-shirt. we continue to watch hurricane maria, category 3 storm, maximum sustained winds at 115 miles per hour, bringing devastation to puerto rico, unfortunately. going to be heading towards the hurricanes and cake oast as a category 3 -- towards the turks and caicos as a category 3 storm. most of the models as of now keeping it off of the u.s. coastline. category 1 by tuesday, but this is something the storm watch 7 team will be on top

here's a look at that extended forecast. so notice all the sunshine through the weekend. looking perfect for the d.c.-united game on saturday evening. also good on sunday, so make those outdoor plans if you can. it's looking very, very nice. monday into tuesday. also talking lots of sunshine. looks like the next sign of some changes in the way of rain and also a cooler forecast will be heading our way into friday, and notice that temperature back in the mid 70's. stay tuned. there's more right after the break. ralph northam: i'm ralph northam, candidate for governor and i sponsored this ad narrator: ed gillespie says dr. ralph northam doesn't show up? dr. ralph northam was an army doctor and a volunteer medical director at a children's hospice. he passed the virginia law requiring concussion standards for school sports. the smoking ban in restaurants. and dr. northam is working to connect veterans to good paying jobs in virginia. ed gillespie is a washington dc

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that brought in more than $13 million last year. k street in northwest by the tunnel under washington circle raked in over $11 million. the 22 top earning cameras in the district brought in over $77 million last year alone. well, right now we do have perfect weather outside, but how long will it stay this way with fall starting tomorrow? another check of the forec

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adrianna: it is the final day of summer. tomorrow fall begins but take a look at winter in one oregon town. snowplows have been busted out in the timberland lodge. the weather is time for ski and snowboard season. september snow is not quite unheard of in that part of the country. records show the outside for powder this early in the year is about 50/50. so if you live in that part of oregon, they've already busted t the boots, the uggs, the sweaters. i can't imagine. molly: i know the past couple years they have been in a little bit of a drought so i'm sure anyone that likes to ski or snowboard probably excited about that snowfall. adrianna: here i'm happy to have the sun and heat. i am not ready for winter just yet. molly: i am not ready for the snow. i think i'm a little bit ready for a cooldown and there's no sign of that. take a look at o e

forecast. fall kicking off tomorrow at 4:02. notice those temperatures in the mid to upper 80's. these temperatures almost about 10 degrees above average for this time of the year and it looks like the dry weather sticks around well into next week so plenty of opportunities to get out and enjoy. not talking a cooldown until perhaps late next week and that looks like our next chance for some rain. adrianna: all right. thanks so much, molly. stay with us because coming up on abc 7 news at noon, round the clock rescues continue in mexico city. one of the main focus, getting out children from beneath the rubble of a collapsed school.

adrianna: well, right now at 12:30, crews are still searching for kids trapped under rubble following the deadliest earthquakes ever to hit that country. we're following the very latest on the d