>> breaking news alert. adrianna: police have released surveillance video of the man they believe left a confederate flag posters with cotton attached to several locations on american universities campus. take a good look. this is the latest racially charged incident

john gonzalez has more. john: the same d.c. campus that last may discovered bananas hanging from nooses is now dealing with what appears to be yet another disturbing symbol of racism an act of hate. students at american university found this. at least 10 flyers with confederate flags pinned on bulletin boards with cotton stalks. the flyers from the same night a new professor who founded the antiracist research policy center dave presentation. take a look. campus security cameras show suspects walking on the campus police say and hanging the materials. this man right there in a construction worker uniform is considered a suspect. it was also back in september of last year when summoned through bananas into a dorm of two black fematu

however, i think the university is going to take steps to see how the african-american students are dealing with these issues moving forward. john: the professor wrote in a statement, this is the latest attempt to frighten her community to not allow these terrorists to slow you down, fear you down. john gonzales, abc 7 news. adrianna: take another good look at the man police are looking for. in about an hour, town hall will be held on the campus to discuss this latest incident. the island of puerto rico is desperate for help but we of to herkimer he left a path of destruction. about 97% of the island is still without power, making it extremely hard for friends and family here in the u.s. to reach their loved ones. president trump announced you will visit next week. there are thousands of u.s. federal employees helping with recovery efforts, but the island's governor says it is an

more than one lead people are still without drinking water. the mayor san juan says bureaucratic red tape is holding up relief efforts. hurricane maria was the strongest hurricane to hit puerto rico in nearly 100 years. the president says the federal government will cover 100% of the cost of debris removal and emergency assistance. speaking of assistance, right now members of npd are headed to the island. suzanne kennedy has more. suzanne: these officers are just about to leave for a multi-day deployment to san juan, puerto rico. they gathered early this morning and southwest washington at the npd police training academy for one last check and then they headed out. one sergeant and nine officers will board an air national guard airplane at andrews air force base. they will head to the u.s. territory to support the puerto rico state police. eight of the officers going on this volunteer trip are former state police officers in san juan. they join the npd more than a dozen years o.

the island. >> i think us being there for me no, the morale, the police isartment, you know, it going to increase. they will see they have backup coming. >> we have been waiting for this day and stay one, since the very first day one that hurricane maria hit the island. we need to do something. we need to get down there. suzanne: these officers are volunteering their off-duty time for this mission. the mayor and the chief of police have said they are very proud of these men and women stepping up doubt out in these recovery efforts. and southwest washington, suzanne kennedy, abc 7 news. adrianna: a live look in our area, the last day of hot and humid weather. now we are expecting a cool down. all eyes are still on hurricane maria is still tracking north. alex is here with a look at your forecast.

it is right off the coast of north carolina and virginia. getting big waves. it is now hurricane. this is the latest 11:00 advisory. it was a tropical storm, but the winds are back up to 75 miles per hour, hence hurricane maria now. still tracking to the north. moving at six miles per hour. it has started to make that turn to the east. by the time we get to tomorrow morning, back to a tropical storm. already heading away from the eastern seaboard. friday, saturday come all the way well out into the northern atlantic. that will be the end of maria i think by the end of the weekend. locally today, still going to be a very hot day. highs approaching the upper 80's. could reach 90 degrees in a few spots. we have the possibility for a stray shower. i think most like to between 3:00 to 5:00 this afternoon. very, very

the big change going from today into tomorrow and eventually friday, look at these temperatures from 88 back to 78, eventually into the mid-70's by friday. that will be the big change. overnight lows will be very, very cool with temperatures instead of the 70's tomorrow morning, going back to the 50's and 40's in the outlying suburbs by friday morning and the mornings of the weekend ahead. more that coming up. here is an update on maria. air is ryan hughes. whipping.wind is the sand is blasting us. take a look at the ocean. it is angry. those waves crashing against the rocks at the inlet. in area prone to flooding. there is a high surf and rip current risk currently in ocean city. the beach patrol is off duty for this season, and the last two days, lifeguards have removed the stands on the beach letting people know there are no

on duty. they are warning people to stay out of the water during these dangerous conditions. visitors are heeding the warnings, but some ventured out onto the pier and felt the power of maria. >> my sister was with me and she had a hard time standing up. it almost took her down. she had to grab the railing. >> it looks a little dangerous. big.wells must be pretty ryan: the director of emergency services is in florida helping with the recovery effort from hurricane irma. he said ocean city will see minimal impact from maria. he is thankful it will not get a direct hit. ryan hughes, abc 7 news. adrianna: we will continue to keep an eye on hurricane maria as it continues to move north. keep updates with us on wjla.com and follow us on twitter and on facebook. more breaking news out of the district, police say a man stabbed and killed a woman

for a report of a domestic aggravated assault. the police are looking for the attacker. we will follow this and bring information as we get it. and now this. a huge fire rips through the ecuadorian embassy overnight. take a look at the scene at 15th and euclid. the flames are shooting through the roof and two firefighters worked -- severed non-life-threatening injuries. still no word on what caused the fire. the taliban says the u.s. defense secretary james mattis was the target of a rocket attack this morning on the , afghanistan.ul up to 40 rounds of munitions hit the airport, injuring five civilians. mattis landed in the country a few hours earlier for a surprise visit. this was his first trip to afghanistan and's president trump announced a new strategy to end the u.s. military's longest-running conflict. now, it is anht upset rock

be runre won alabama to off last night. beatun toting, luther strange by 10 point margin. strange have the backing of president trump and senator mitch mcconnell. moore won human though millions were spent on the leadership fund hoping to defeat him. in thell fight for you united states senate. i will fight for the people in the state and of this nation who want to bring our country back. adrianna: steve bannon had argued moore is a benefit for the populist, nationalist, conservative movement. he will face doug jones and the special election in december. the winner will fill the seat vacated by attorney general jeff sessions. ncaag up at noon, the rocked by another scandal most of what are coaches for major basketball programs in the middle of it all. but now there is a hall of

who may have his job on the line with his name swirling around in this program. we will tell you who. plus, is it too sexy or just a costume? the debate surrounding this viral video of a high school dance team. reaction from this coming up. at first, let's get a check on traffic in our area. good afternoon. it is going to be a quite right for the most part. here's a look at 66 looking eastbound past hello's. a crash has cleared off the right side of moment ago. never a huge delay, but goodies to have that cleared out of your way. on the beltway, a slowdown on the inner loop. it looks like a crash past braddock should be on the right side as you had toward route 236. expect volume on the inner loop. otherwise, it won't be too bad. georgetown pike, but directions in good shape. same story at river road in

avenue, in pretty good shape from both directions. the construction is not a distraction at all for the outer loop. 99 -- 95 in virginia, a smooth ride as well with no backups through the bottleneck. that is of

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money laundering. big corporations accused of defrauding taxpayers. and mortgage lenders accused of unfairly foreclosing on homes. now he wants to be attorney general. john adams: the best attorney general the powerful and well-connected can buy. i'm mark herring, candidate for attorney general, and i sponsored this ad. adrianna: a major scare on an airplane in california. that is smoke filling up a flight just seconds after it landed in california. passengers had to cover their faces. you can see many visibly shaken by it. all 150 people on board were safely evacuated and allegiance had a mechanical issue caused thehaze. on

to anyone who may have and help the smoke. the men charged in sunday's deadly shooting at a church near nashville, tennessee, expected in court today. police say you mineral simpson federally -- fatally shot a woman and an injured others. and a surestruggle, was pistol whipped and the government actually shot and injured himself. authorities are still trying to figure out the motive for the shooting rampage. a newly released autopsy report found no obvious signs otto warmbier was tortured in north korea. university of virginia student died in june, six days after he was brought back to the u.s. in a coma. he's been a year and a half in a north korean prison for stealing a poster. despite the coroner's conclusion, his parents provided graphic details saying they know what happened. >> his teeth look like they have been rearranged with a pair of pliers. you can only look at the evidence, perfectly healthy young american visiti

and an innocent young american, comes on with severe brain damage, but it is that like it happened and they shipped him home immediately. it is a year later. these people are terrorists. adrianna: in response to north korea's missile test, president trump has an "the u.s. is totally prepared for a devastating military action against north korea should it be necessary." breaking right now, this involving the fallout from the ncaa bribery scandal. the head coach of the university of louisville basketball team has reportedly been fired, along with the school's athletic director. yesterday, federal prosecutors announced charges in a corruption and fraud scheme. part of the investigation also accuses louisville of making an illegal payment to a recruit. he was one of the all-time winningest coaches and inducted into the basketball hall of fame in 2013. here is linsey davis with more. the n

corruption scheme, uncovering the dark side of dreams abc 7 managers and financial advisors circling blue-chip prospects like coyotes. >> at least 10 people some of the country's elite division i programs among them, now face federal bribery, fraud, and corruption charges. >> coaches at some of the nation's top programs soliciting and accepting cash bribes. >> the fbi says the two-year investigation revealed college coaches taking cash bribes come up to $100,000, in exchange for steering nba bound athletes toward specific financial advisors and sports agents. according to one of the complaints, sports agency recruiter was secretly recorded saying "if we take care of everybody, we control everything. you can 8 million off one kid." one of the skin desk one of the

saying that "any violations will not be tolerated and it will cooperate fully with the investigation." up in thealso caught scandal. the global head of sports marketing for basketball for the company is accused of bribing families of high school recruits to get them to commit to colleges where a deed is was a sponsor. he's seen here in an interview with draft express talking about molding the next generation of nba players. >> for us, it is building to relationships with younger generations to show them what it takes to get to this level. >> experts say this is only the tip of the iceberg. >> the need that march madness men near is this dark underbelly of men's college basketball. where do these schools draw the line? >> more breaking news at a fairfax county, police say a worker has been electrocuted

sky track 7 is about the scene on for haven't avenue -- fairhaven avenue. no details about what he was working on. when we get more information, we will bring it to you. now to this, another scandal gaining a lot of attention at one florida high school. a dance team under fire for wearing out the that some say are simply too provocative. take a look for yourself. this is the viral video of miami northwestern senior high's dance team. resemblethe outfit's lingerie and it is not age-appropriate. others say the outfit in her dance moves are just part of the routine and really nothing more. there you have it. you of a newborn daughter, so i won't even ask you your thoughts. alex: i have no comments. adrianna: i'm just shaking my head. you give a comment on today's weather. get out and enjoy because tomorrow is going to be much cooler. alex: it depends o

like. we have fall weather coming soon. we are one more warm day. if you are a warm lover collect he said, get out and enjoy it. already 84 degrees. north/northeasterly winds around 10 miles per hour. check out the dew points. 72. it feels like 90 degrees. we still have a heat index are you in our area right now. if you're heading out to lunch, you won't really need the umbrella. a stray schantz -- chance possible after 2:00. radar, here is maria. here's that cold front were there approaching one another. in between, a couple of clouds in and around the d.c. metro. there's a possibility for a stray shower later this afternoon. around 3:30, aht couple of stray showers popping up, developing, but quickly diminishing by the evening commute. i think very few and far between, so very isolated in nature. light,

wider view. the cold front boundary arriving tomorrow morning, bringing dusty winds -- gusty winds. when you go to work, it will be breezy. cooler. highs tomorrow should only reach the upper 70's. near 80 degrees. at 10out of the northwest to 20 miles per hour. some higher gusts at times. friday, closer to the mid-atlantic, nicer conditions with calmer winds. the nationals forecast, cooler tomorrow evening. 05, in the 70's. he might want to bring a jacket. it is jacket weather this week and as well, particularly in the morning hours with lows back in the 40's and 50's in the outlying suburbs, upper 50's in town. 75 on friday. lower

sunday. also have the fairfax kid fest saturday and sunday. just a note on our 10 day outlook, not only will we be in the 70's the majority of next week, yes, we have that curley w next friday. the nationals are coming to town for their playoff series this season do your holiday shopping on us. introducing the monumental gift shop at mgm national harbor. just use your m life rewards card when you play now through november 7. the more you play, the more gift bucks you'll earn to redeem for monumental gifts like jewelry and electronics. come in today and play to earn your private shopping event for the holidays. play to win. win to shop. the monumental gift shop at mgm national harbor. now through november 7. this is monumental.

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adrianna: season 25 of "dancing with the stars" barely underway, already seems teams are concerned there dance could be the last. for one team it was. george has more from the dance floor. alan.bie and >> the biggest and is out of the "dancing with the stars"

victorious. she did the show up there a lengthy battle with lyme disease. >> i feel like i got my life back and prove to myself i can overcome so many things that i could not overcome laying on my couch two months ago. so this just got me jumpstarted and i'm ready to take and run with it. >> that sounds better than a mirror ball trophy. >> it is. >> it was a bit of a shocker, but this season, no one feels safe from being next. now onything local from is a shocker. i couldn't sleep last night because i deftly thought it was us. >> everyone is getting better. that will keep everyone on their toes. >> you don't see too many elite couples or bad couples them it is all down the middle. it is exciting, or you never know when you're going home. vanessa solution a -- and max. >> frankie showed today

you can be nervous. you don't have to be six foot take your shirt off. you can still shine with a high score of the last night. >> once the music starts, my brain shuts off. i don't even remember what i did, but i guess it was good. >> they will tackle guilty pleasures next week ranging from food to music to sex. in los angeles, abc news. adrianna: still ahead, sunshine across the dmv. it will feel more like fall very

adrianna: fall is here. alex: it is taking its time. it is degrees. back in the 70's tomorrow. that is when you will notice the big changes. a nice weekend ahead if you really appreciate the fall weather with temperatures in the weekend at the lower 70's. a lot of comfort this weekend. keep the windows open. adrianna: i am with it. i am getting there. today, another 30 minutes of news coming up after the break. don't go anywhere. ralph northam: i'm ralph northam, candidate for governor, and i sponsored is ad. they're studying for 21st century jobs. but ed gillespie supports donald trump's plan to take money out of virginia public schools and give it to private schools. as a washington dc lobbyist, ed gillespie worked for lenders

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>> breaking news alert. adrianna: police have released surveillance video of a man they believe left confederate flag posters with cotton attached to