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after a weather delay, the nats need a rally to stay alive. jay: an airplane just arrived from puerto rico, hundreds of dogs and cats have landed to be adopted. that story coming up. >> now, abc 7 news at 11:00, on your side. i want to come back. alison: a gaithersburg karate studio in shock, a one time owner accused of sexually abusing a teenager. jonathan: tim barber has the latest on the investigation going on right now. tim: they just started looking into the allegations in june. the accuser said that the instructor touched her while the lights were off and they were stretching before a karate lesson.
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tonight and they don't believe it. >> it's not a world that i want to be in he helped me a lot. tim: jennifer said that frank pugarita's karate lessons gave her confidence when she was bullied. but in either allegations he took advantage of a teenager. detectives say the sexual abuse happened inside of the trophy-lined karate studio in gaithersburg between january and june, when the accuser came forward. this person has worked with pugarita without any problems. it is difficult for somebody with stab our coach in the back like that. >> i feel like this is a nightmare and he should not be going through that. parents do not beli
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do and they believe there could be other victims. pugarita is slipping behind bars tonight without bond. live in montgomery county, tim barber, abc 7 news. alison: mgm resorts is questioning the latest timeline in the las vegas massacre. yesterday, law enforcement said stephen paddock shot a security guard x minutes before firing at the crowd from his window -- six minutes before firing at the crowd from his window. that raised questions about why it took authority so long to find paddock. in gm says it believes the timeline may be inaccurate, but they are not elaborating. nancy: now the latest on the deadly wildfires in california. ago, we are getting hurt, atore than 100 least 200 people missing. the flames knockin
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towers, making it difficult for many to communicate. thousands forced to leave our returning to ruins. >> armageddon. it is. it look like a bomb went off. it was devastating. and the wind was blowing hard, the gusts were coming directly south, there was nothing good to. wildfires are among the five deadliest in california history. the wildfires are still burning in some areas of sonoma county. more than 3000 people are staying at shelters across napa county. nancy chen, abc 7 news. alison: unbelievable, nancy, thank you. fast-moving developments in the harvey weinstein scandal. tonight the obamas condemning the disgraced hollywood executive. barack and michelle obama said they are disgusted by the reports of sexual harassment by weinstein and
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california as rejected weinstein's $5 million endowment for scholarships for female directors. he stands accused of rape, abuse, and harassment over several decades. harvey not think weinstein understands or comprehends how much pain and gave me and scores of others. alison: gwyneth paltrow, angelina jolie both say they were harassed by weinstein. he denies many of the allegations, but does admit to some misbehavior. late tonight, word that his wife is leaving him. she said her heart breaks for the women who suffered because of "unforgivable actions." jonathan: remember this viral body cam video? the officer in this case has been fire. this was in salt lake city. the detective
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according to his chief, policies when he tried arresting a hospital nurse who refuse to give him information on a patient who was unconscious after a crash and was not suspected of any wrongdoing. he arrested her. he is out of a job. alison: new surveillance images after a pair of robberies in montgomery county. the target a gas station and food truck. jonathan: tom roussey is joining us live from wheaton. very scary circumstances, tom. definitely, and we talked to one of the victims in the food truck incident. that happened in this parking lot behind me. the exxon was robbed three weeks to the day later. it was not far away, right over there. four suspects get out of a chrysler 300 and make their way inside of the exxon. as they enter, their faces are covered in all have guns. they do not waste time. they demand money of the clerk and he gives it to them. montgomery county
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they leave a fifth suspect is winning in the chrysler and drives them out. the police believe some of the same guys had done another armed robbery september 1. it happened at a food truck in a parking lot right along veirs mill road, next door. antonio says that three men came with large guns. one was pointed at him. >> he told me to get on the ground. i thought it was a joke. he told me this is not a joke, it's a robbery. tom: he said they got the money, but thankfully do not shoot anyone. besides their surveillance video, the police have put out two sketches of suspects they are looking for in these robberies. both robberies occurred right along veirs mill road, very close to where it intersects with randolph road. live in wheaton of montgomery county, tom roussey, abc 7 news. steve: the first forecast from stormwatch
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as we move through the overnight. but it at heavy rain, may slow things down early tomorrow morning for the rush hour. 66, front royal tomb and assess, very widely scattered right now but will become more steady as we move through the early morning -- front royal to manassas, very widely scattered. upper 60's, near 70 degrees in the morning. the rest of the week and the upcoming weekend and it just a few minutes. a planenew at 11:00 , full of adorable cats and pops on the ground in manassas. they are here because they need help. they were rescued from puerto rico in the wake of hurricane maria. jay korff was therefore the landing. what is next for these guys? jay: they will go to a number of shelters and humane societies. that is the plane that landed
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the unload was amazing. the dogs are being processed. there are about 110 dogs, 13 cats. i want to introduce you to -- and i'm not making this up -- snow white and her seven puppies. as we go down the row, the rest of her puppies. hurricane, the humane society of the united states transported more than 1000 off of, primarily dogs, the storm ravaged island. these rescue animals were in shelters in puerto rico. they had to be removed from those buildings. moments ago, we spoke with the team leader on this mission full stop she talks about how hard this disaster has been on everyone. >> a lot of the animals have lost their homes, they have lost family members, it's quite possible they got disconnected with them.
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what people are clinging to, so they want to make sure they are safe. we want to make sure they can rebuild and really keep their animals and keep them healthy. jay: as the dogs and cats are processed, they are being taken to various vans from organizations across the midsouth -- excuse me, across the d.c. region. this man is going to portsmouth, virginia. the animals have been in foster homes and had that care, so when a matter of days they may be available for adoption. live in manassas, jay korff, abc 7 news. jonathan: i dar you to go home without one. thanks. the nationals are getting rested of there game four playoffs had to be postponed because of steady rain. the game has been moved to tomorrow afternoon. it will be a big one. if they win, they come home. alison: there is a lot of tal
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nationals manager dusty baker. he said some of the team is under the weather, including star pitcher stephen strasburg. jonathan: it could be leading to a change in tomorrow's game. robert burton is in chicago. robert: you don't have to look too far to see why the game was postponed. first pitches tomorrow at 4:08. they are going with tanner roark him instead of his ace stephen strasburg in an elimination game. he told the media today stephen is not feeling well. >> a lot of our team is under the weather. the change of the weather, the air-conditioning in the hotel, the air-conditioning here, it's the time of year for mold around chicago -- i think it's mold. i have it, too. robert: a lot of questions coming about the decision dusty made, seeing as stephen strasburg is your ace and tomorrow is a win or go hom
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situation. much more coming up in sports. alison: a big game tomorrow. still ahead, international flights. jonathan: an airline offering bubbly to travelers. plus, it sounds like a playground feud, trump called a more on by the secretary of state, those are the allegations, and now trump wants to compare iq scores. the war of words keeps getting weirder. alison: and the smithsonian museum is getting a severed sabi head and sword.
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alison: days after a reports he call the president a moron, there appears to be another rift between the white house and secondary of state. the president told "forbes" he has a higher iq than rex tillerson and suggested they take tests to prove it. later the president insisted he has confidence in his secretary of state and the press secretary said it was a joke. >> i don't believe in undercutting people. thank you very much. >>
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is not incredibly intelligent. he made a joke, nothing more. asked, a state department spokesperson said rex tillerson, who has a degree in engineering, has a high iq. mensa has offered to test both the president and secretary of state. the group claims to be the largest high iq society in the world. to qualify for membership, one must achieve scores in the top 2% on the administered intelligence test. jonathan: that would be a good up pay-per-view. president trump hosting the pittsburgh penguins at the white house this afternoon. the president said that everybody wanted to be here today. an apparent reference to the golden state warriors, whose invitation was pulled after the team hesitated on visiting. owners will be discussing requiring playerso
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when they meet next week. the move comes after the president suggested using tax laws to penalize the league for players who neil and protest of racial injustice. alison: new information about the montgomery county school calendar. the school has voted to send a letter to governor hogan, asking him to reconsider the end date of the school year. the district has been weighing possibilities of cutting spring break and religious holidays. that was because of the schedule restrictions. the governor said instead of threading holidays and breaks, the district should find time during teacher union service days. jonathan: darryl's crossbow andmichone's sword. you know those items well. that is why they are the latest additions to the smithsonian american history museum. stars of "the walking dead" say these items are more than just props. >>
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i have been yelled at for leaving it leaning against the wall. me and that bow have quite the relationship. >> this is the home of popular culture, a historical holding tank for all of these items and cultural tv shows and films. i'mthan: that is rick, and sure it will surprise some folks he is british. eight items including a dismembered zombie head were donated. their special effects rock. there is no word when they will go on display. there is great dining in d.c., but now the best of the best are highlighted by michelin. alison: i'm sure you are hungry after seeing the severed zombie head. new to the li
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northeast, and selena's in northwest. jonathan: good news for flyers. delta is going to give complementary champagne on some flights. it is not just for first class. everybody. delta says it wants to bring the celebration to people's travels. but the lottery for the national christmas tree lighting starts this week. if you have never checked it out, a lot of fun, do it. starting 10:00 thursday, you can apply for a chance to attend the 95th festivities. applications are open until 10 a.m. monday. find more information on our website, wjla.com. steve: looking at the christmas tree, and today we hit 86 degrees. now we are at 76. still feels like
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and the breeze not giving much relief. at this hour, 75 dulles, 72 winchester, oakland now 63, cumberland 70. the feels-like temperature's in the middle 70's, feeling warm and sticky overnight. relief is on the way. look what's happening right now on stormwatch 7 radar, a few showers developing around 66, further to the south, fredericksburg, around beaverdam, where they have had heavier showers. two rates upwards of oneto inches. a lot of of rain in chicago, postponing the game. that rain is blowing out later tonight. the game tomorrow afternoon should be a go. tonight, patchy fog and scattered showers, 60 to 70 degrees, the warmest temperatures inside the beltway. tomorrow morning will be warm and humid.
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the door. you'll need it at some point during the day, although it's not a total washout. showers will be prolific during the morning into the afternoon. you may see a tiny bit of clearing midafternoon that may allow a few thunderstorms. futurecast, heavier rains montgomery county, frederick county, looks wet for noontime recess for the kids. make sure they have something to do indoors tomorrow. fortered showers dor radar the rush-hour commute home. then we do it all over again thursday before we finally clear out saturday. that gives way to a much nicer weekend. unsettled wednesday, thursday, friday, upper 60's thursday, near 70 friday. saturday and sunday, fantastic, upper 70's, low 80's, well above average this time of year. showers back in the forecast monday. tuesday, wednesday, th
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highs in the upper 60's, low humidity, nighttime lows in the upper 50's. jonathan: this 11-year-old just got the best news of her life. she cannot contain herself. alison: the heartwarming reason, oh, you brought butch. yeah! (butch growls at man) he's looking at me right now, isn't he? yup. (butch barks at man) butch is like an old soul that just hates my guts. (laughs) (vo) you can never have too many faithful companions. introducing the all-new crosstrek. love is out there. find it in a subaru crosstrek.
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alison: a heartwarming moment caught on camera in salt lake city. jonathan: this 11-year-old girl just found out that her foster home will be her forever home because the adoption went through. just look at that hug. >> i grabbed her shoulders and i just said, have you heard the news, baby? you get your forever family. >> my heart was so happy. i was like screaming. jonathan: such great news. the beautiful video is now going viral. erin: that is so sweet. alison: that is one of her teachers, her friend at school delivering the news. jonathan: the mom said it was so nice to see t
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desk, brought you by your local toyota dealers. erin: the nationals have to wait one more day for game four of the nlds. it is do or die for the nationals. robert burton has more from wrigley field. robert: you can say this is the most flawless game the nats have ever play -- but that is because they do not play, this one postponed, first page 4:08 tomorrow. dusty said he will stick with tanner roark instead of going anh ace stephen strasburg in elimination game. >> we have full confidence in tanner. stras is feeling under the weather, like a lot of my team is. this day actually comes as a plus for us. robert: i'm robert burton, abc 7 sports. erin:
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alison: still so muggy. humid and it's the second week of october and at 77 degrees. go figure. the 10 day outlook, unsettled tomorrow, thursday and friday as well. temperatures in the low 70's. for the week and we warm up, well above average this time of year, 80 degrees. nighttime lows in the 50's. a cold front monday will trigger showers. next week, upper 60's, low humidity. that is the time to pick out your pumpkin. not tomorrow or thursday or friday. looking really good. jonathan:
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