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to save up to $1000 in bonus discounts at havertys. life looks good. >> we really dodged a bullet on this one. >> a sigh of relief and a cleanup underway. strong reaction after another white supremacist rally in charlottesville. soldier injured during a training mission. we are learning new details tonight. now, abc news at six: 30. on your side. anchor: the sun is shining now. the gulf coast
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was rocked with rain and storm surge. to our area.omes we have a closer look at the damage left the hind. -- left behind. 1porter: the category hurricane threatened a storm surge this highway was flooded out on the water. it inundated the area. parking garages look like a lake. behindicles were left because of the incoming ways. it made landfall in biloxi, mississippi. tornadoes were a major concern and at least two touchdown and a waterspout was spotted off of the coast of alabama. 100,000 in alabama and mississippi lost power. >> we have been very fortunate. this was close to the grid and we
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this was really a ferocious storm. reporter: they are counting their blessings. new orleans was spared in most of the floodwater is receiving. people are working to clean debris. the storm made its way through the region and was downgraded to a tropical storm and a depression. for the young couple, they are thinking about the wedding day. >> we were dancing and we were not going to let it rain on our parade. >> the cleanup is underway. yet. not quite over alabama. mobile, anchor: this shows the moment it strengthened from
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tropical storm to a hurricane in the gulf of mexico. you should see this come in at a category 1. there you go. you see the difference. with a tropical depression moving north, more than one dozen states are seeing rain, including ours. josh is looking at this. : we have the wind coming in and bringing the tropical moisture with it. this is what is left in you can barely find the center of the storm. there is the tropical depression and it is tough to tell what is going on. it is working its way through alabama. we have a track on that and you notice the l. a tropical depression losing a lot of energy. it is moving quick way. around 2:00, it makes its way into west virginia. by 2:00, it gets closer to new york.
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what is going on. there are showers working their way across the region and you notice that we are going to hang onto this chance for what weather for the next day or so. the heaviest should be here for us tomorrow. i will show you what this looks like. you will see the showers that hang to the west and we look at the dry weather right now and we are going to bring in more rain by tomorrow. the temperatures are feeling warm. 85 degrees for you. 82 for leesburg. 80 around 7:00 tomorrow morning. many of us start off in the 70's. if you have to work tomorrow, it will not be a fun commute. just a have the rain in little bit. anchor: we will see you then. the mayor of charlottesville says that white
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are not welcome in his city after another torch rally around the robert e lee statue led by richard spencer. the city is looking at options. the liveeaction at desk. what are the options? there was a torch demonstration last night in charlottesville. >> you will not replace us. they called it a flash rally. three dozen people gathered for an hour and many had white t-shirts on and chanted, we will be back and you will not replace us. was in thencer crowd. a synagogue across the street was celebrating at the time. the worshipers were caught off guard. >>
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i had not heard of anything like this happening. how do i make sure that my jewish community is safe russian mark >> the shell is bill maher said it is a despicable visit by neo-nazi cowards. tweeted they are monitoring the situation and oppose the racists. tim kaine said, do not come back. lovers and not haters. we refuse to be dragged backwards. anchor: gunshots inside of a walmart. they say it started as a fight. victim also fired several shots. nobody was hit. the arrest o
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f a burnsville man who was shot and walked into a police station and told people that he shot todd pruitt. the motive remains under investigation and he is being held behind bars on murder charges tonight. a woman escapes her attacker. she was followed by a man while alberta terrace and he pushed her to the ground and tried to sexually assault her. and he ran away. the police are looking for this man. a man who survived being hit by four different vehicles is in the hospital. times.hit 3-4 the last car stayed on the scene and the others did not. not, officers say that his injuries are not life-threatening. new information to tell you about a deadly
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trainingn the deadly mission. officials say the accident involved a military vehicle and a troop formation. two soldiers were killed and six others were killed. three people survived this crash in virginia. this plane slammed right into a home yesterday in middlesex. nobody was inside the home. the pilot, a woman, and the baby on board all survived and only had minor injuries. the state police say it happened when an engine stalled and the airplane clipped two trees and came crashing into the house. coming up, honoring those who paid the ultimate price. how firefighters killed in the line of duty are being remembered. plus, this.
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r 36 years, firefighters who have died in the line of duty have been memorialized in service. thenames were added to firefighter memorial. inof the firefighters died 2016. the others in previous years. the others included
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and -- it was supposed to be the third largest 10 mile race in the world, but because of the heat and the humidity, it was only nine miles for some. it did not change the overall mission. streetsrs took to the of arlington for the 10 miler. >> my dad was a marine. he was a man's man. his impact on the was priceless. >> his father's legacy is why he served the country. he carried this binder. is near and dear to my heart. >> it is filled with those who served in the vietnam war. >> whatever happened to them over in vietnam, they carry with them their entire lives.
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their families is what this run is all about stuff the proceeds from the race go to the family welfare and recreation program, a network of programs that enhance the lives of soldiers. 64% of the runners are from right here in the d.c. area. there are also international shadow runs occurring in afghanistan and south korea. the runners say they are here for a great workout and a chance to help those who serve and protect the country. >> it is my way of appreciating the service guys and the efforts they have done. news. >> coming up, a wild ride caught on camera. why this
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alex: when i was 11 years old, a man broke into the house and he sexually assaulted me. thankfully, in my case, the police caught him,
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that their attacker is still out there. ♪ thank you mark herring, for taking this seriously, and for making this a priority, for all of the victims out there. mark: i'm mark herring, candidate for attorney general, and i sponsored this ad.
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anchor: new video of a bizarre story out of maryland. a man clings to a moving school bus. something was thrown at his car and he got out and started banging on the door. he stood in front of the bus and held on. the man was arrested and is facing charges. we have been talking about the and it was not a pleasant day to run. i was thinking about making nine miles. muggy for hot and n this time of year. >> don't you want to run? >> bring some extra
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the feels-like temperature got close to 90 degrees. yt is a testament to how mugg it was. there was not a lot of sun. there were a couple of times when we got some break in the clouds, what that was about it. the feels-like temperature was closer to about 90. the temperatures are really slow to drop tonight and they don't drop very much at all. mid-70's.n to the it will be cloudy, warm, and muggy. be able to dodge the rain. you see the showers developing and they will move through fredericksburg in the next half band will hold together. it is a spotty
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the futurecast is not doing a great job with that one band. morning and this is when we bring in the lighter showers and it will hit heavier. the good news is that this is just a big push. we get closer and a lot of this breaks down and we get some more sunshine to show up. you see some showers and things are really isolated. most will be dry and temperatures will jump act into the 80's and feel hotter. tuesday is a much nicer-looking day. a few isolated showers to the west of town. widespreads pretty and staying in the mid-70's. rain,uld eat some of the but the heaviest will be here
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the sun will break later in the day. as far as the wind tomorrow, it could be a better shot further. as you go, that will fade and the storm will move quickly. most areas have about half an closer tohat will be where the actual storm is moving. this is pretty much a sure thing for you and it is much nicer and and checkigh of 85 out the weekend. a high of 71mind, is the normal. anchor: speaking about being on
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>> on a run. look at this.
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pie never becomes governor. deskw, the teo to sports -- toyota sports desk. >> it was a lot less tense than it could have been. a massive home run, back in it. run andad the home zimmermann tacked on a three-run .hot to lift the nationals now, they hit the road for tomorrow.
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that suited dusty baker just fine. you don't have to do anything. you expect it to be a hostile environment. nobody can get enough of the nationals right now. the road to the championship continues tonight. redskins watch and enjoy football as fans, as they are on a bye. let's take a look at the east. bad news for giants fans. they are winless and
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he is in obvious pain and he was carted off of the field with a broken ankle and his season is very much in question. hosted thethe eagles cardinals. score.nd the 15 yard he outruns the defender. it is a win over arizona. cam newton and the panthers on the road with detroit. and the game pass is tied at 10. benjamin
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possession and they would hang on. cabs thiss beat the afternoon. >> i like the money terms. drop a dime.
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-- i cuther sure about her sure to about the wizards. >> they booked good. tomorrow morning, if you had to get out to work tomorrow, it will not be easy. lots of wind and lots of rain. it will be hot
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we will cool off and bring more rain into the picture. >> thank you for joining us. we w
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