announcer: now, abc 7 news at noon -- on your side. adrianna: president trump preparing for his meeting with senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. today, the president and congress face a growing to do runningt they are out of time. janai norman is in washington with the details. >> president trump is making nice with top

strategist says he is preparing for war. >> right now, it is a season of war against the gop establishment. >> eve bannon has top -- stevens in his bannon has top republicans in his crosshairs. rhetoric is not helpful. mitch mcconnell is the senate majority leader. the president needs him. >> the president still looking for major legislative wins before the end of the year, and congress facing a daunting to do list with time running out. they need to tackle tax reform and protections for dreamers. still need to fund the government and raise the debt ceiling. meanwhile, there is the growing threat of north korea. despite the president's recent tweets about

--te rex tillerson wasting secretary of state rex tillerson wasting his time negotiating with rocket man, tiller said -- tillerson says diplomacy is still an option. >> diplomatic efforts will continue until the first bomb drops. largelyresident has blamed mcconnell for not getting an obama care repeal and replace bill through the senate. likely bewill high when the two have lunch today. adrianna: army sergeant bowe bergdahl pleading guilty to desertion and misbehavior after he disappeared from his post in afghanistan in 2009. he is accused of in danger he his comrades by abandoning his without authorization. the charge carries a maximum penalty of life in prison. the desertion charge

carries a sentence of five years. right now at noon, a man is under arrest in prince william county, charged with abducting a 16-year-old girl. thes accused of shoving victim into a car early yesterday morning after the two argued outside a party in woodbridge. witnesses a he claimed to -- say he claimed to be a member of the gang. police tracked down the girl, who was not injured. the fbi has stepped in to assist in a search for one of five girls. we have more on the desperate search happening right now. >> the 11-year-old lives in this apartment building here in southeast. her sister spoke to us off camera, saying she thinks she is nearby with someone she met recently. a d.c. police officer has been in the neighborhood for the past two days. she wasas

morning. now the fbi is helping police detectives find her and bring her home. along with a picture, we can tell you she is a black female, 5'4", 100 10 pounds, black hair with a purple streak. if she is in the same clothing, she was wearing a purple shirt with black pants and shoes. >> it's scary out here. it's crazy. sad. very sad. goingms like kids are missing every day. it's very sad. and fbi spokesperson tells us the washington field office is involved because of houston's young age. if you have information on her location, you're asked to call d.c. police or the fbi. right now, a local victim of the las vegas massacre

tina frost into johns hopkins hospital last night. she was just able to take a few steps. >> 27 ural tina frost is here at johns hopkins hospital -- 27 old tina frost is here at johns hopkins hospital. i spoke to her mother, who said she is very happy to have her back in her home state. with her mom on board, tina frost was flown from las vegas to baltimore on sunday. on friday, she awoke from her coma and was able to give her boyfriend a thumbs up when asked. can do to help. >> friends held a fundraiser 14 as medical bills. tina graduated from a rundle and, moved to california, worked as a cpa

on camera, but in an audio interview, said this. a longs going to be such road, but we are in it for the long haul. >> when we talked with tina's mother, mary, outside of johns hopkins this morning, she did emphasize that the recovery is just beginning. she said although her daughter was able to take some steps in las vegas on friday, it was only with a lot of help from hospital staff. right now, tina is in the icu at johns hopkins and is expected to remain in this hospital for her recovery for quite some time. adrianna: developing now, colin kaepernick has filed a grievance for collusion against nfl owners. he claims the owners colluded to keep him out of the league because of his protest during the national anthem before the games. he has

attorney mark agarose, who has represented clients.igh profile now to the nfl game action. on redskins played the 49ers sunday and it was a roller coaster ride of a game. earlyins just out to an 17-0 lead but san francisco cut it down to three. in the fourth quarter, kirk cousins runs in for the touchdown. that would seal the deal. before the game, we had our first cooper cousins sighting. he is kirk cousins baby boy. posing for the camera on the field. looks like he is a good luck charm. he is 1-0 so far in his young career. a little wet to start the day, but it has cleared up. a little cool out there

wind out of the northwest is helping to dry out the moisture from this morning, bringing lower humidity, bringing in blue skies, but it is a crisp 55 right now in frederick, maryland. let's check out the map. these gusty winds out of the northwest are pulling in much drier air. it's going to be a dryer afternoon, breezy and crisp. i don't think after school's ports -- afterschool sports are going to be canceled. sunshine should dry out the fields. we should be good for soccer, football, lacrosse, whatever you have this afternoon. just know that it will be crisp. in the evening, the temperatures will drop back. tomorrow is going to be one of the coldest mornings we have had in a while. the last time we had a 40 reading downtown was in may when we had 47 degrees.

the west, they could see some 30's and maybe even some frost. we will talk about that and a calm, dry pattern in the 10 day outlook in just a minute. adrianna: thank you. like aup next, it looked scene straight out of hollywood, but those are not special effects. we have an update on what caused this fire in louisiana. a glimmer of hope in california. growing optimism for firefighters and residents as more than a dozen wildfires continue to burn. first, let's get a check on traffic. eric: good afternoon. a pretty good right out there for the most part today around the nation's capital. ,e will start off in maryland silver springs. you can see the right lane is thel blocked coming off drive with the ongoing works own. not a huge deal, but a bit of a

on connecticut avenue, things are in great shape on the beltway and everywhere you look. , the 270, pas shady grove, fairly quiet as well. nothing too slow in either direction. you should be in pretty good shape. new york avenue off boards lanes blocked. down to basically one lane here. both will be struggling through the work zone. otherwise, not too bad. here's a look at 66 in virginia off the beltway. that's all from the

adrianna: right now, we continue to follow breaking news out of somalia. the death toll from this weekend's bombing has climbed to more than 300. it is the deadliest attack in the country's decades long war with a terror group out cheval, and the worst in the country's -- with the terror group al-shabaab, and the worst in the country's history. somalia's recently elected president announced military efforts against the group and has announced three days of national mourning. sergeant bowe bergdahl has desertion and to giving aid to the enemy after abandoning his post in afghanistan in 2009. here is brian ross. bergdahl. is bowe >> bowe bergdahl had been

five years by the taliban and. he was released in this dramatic moment. squinting in the sunlight after being confined to a cage by his captors, u.s. special forces were there for the handover. as bergdahl was gaining his freedom, the u.s. was releasing five taliban prisoners from guantanamo as part of a prisoner swap, a deal that became a highly politicized issue, as ashley given that bergdahl had walked off his post with out -- especially given the bergdahl had walked off his post without permission. mr. trump: he is a traitor, a no good traitor who should have been executed. >> now, in his first on camera therview, bergdahl says words of candidate trump would have made a fair trial impossible. >> we might as well go back to kangoo

who point a finger and say just shoot him, you can never convince those people. it does hurt. a britishl told filmmaker held by the same taliban group that he wants to fight back against the false a traitorat he was and had declared himself a warrior for islam. >> it's insulting. according to army officials, bergdahl tried to escape twice and was severely punished, beaten, and put in a cage like an animal. >> it was welded together, about seven feet by seeks the -- six feet. >> how long were you in the cage for? >> second, third, fourth, fifth year. question is what punishment is sergeant b

prison. right now, an investigation is underway after an oil rig in louisiana exploded, injuring seven people. one person is still missing. we have the latest. >> overnight at link punch and at lake ponta train in new orleans, an oil rig sent flames shooting into the night. rescue crews are desperately searching for a worker who is still missing. >> we have several boats conducting search and rescue along with a helicopter and the coast guard. >> shrapnel and flames flew in all directions. people at the trauma center have blast type injuries and burns. they are critical patients. >> the rig blew just after 7:00 p.m. the entire platform was on fire in minutes. >>

it is still popping and flaming away. sounded like a bomb dropping. >> authorities believe it was caused by claiming chemicals that caught fire. there is a possibility oil could be leaking into the lake. >> we are going to die, dude, we have to get out of here! breathe. you are all right. inside the inferno, dramatic video of two men narrowly escaping from a wildfire in california. fires around the state are still burning and the death toll is 40. the flames burned more than 270,000 acres and at least 5700 homes and businesses. temperatures and rains are on

feel you in the atlantic. pheliano longer -- oh fee in the atlantic. it is no longer a hurricane, but a tropical depression. so far, three people in ireland have been killed by the storm. schools have been closed and drivers have been warned to stay off the roads. i was just saying to our producer, i don't think ireland is really used to -- >> not so much. every now and then, they get some winter storms. but this became a major hurricane in the eastern atlantic. and thathas gusty wind is still there. up to 45wind gusts miles per hour. people were going about their day, and the winds were gusting all up and down

into the united kingdom. they are going to continue to feel the impact. as far as the system, the circulation has been making its way southwest, heading to double end and east. there is galway. belfast. it is moving at a pretty good clip. right now, not a 10 of color. on of color. the leaves are past their peak. some of those leaves could be move right off their branches with this gusty wind. steady, constant wind, 20 now in manassas and andrews, 16 in the city, teens and 20's from winchester, and up to 30 miles per hour at times in manassas. this will help bring in drier, more comfortable air through the afternoon. sunny, breezy, cool. throw on a

. it will get cool with temperatures in the low 60's and those winds making it feel even chillier. wind will eventually calm tonight. with lighter wind and clearer skies tonight, it looks like we will have a chilly start tomorrow. 40's downtown. 30's in the suburbs. places have yet to see a frost or freeze. on thatkeep an eye tonight and possibly tomorrow night. we get our first frost through -- between october 15 and trick-or-treat time in the city. 40's in the morning. 40's as well tuesday and wednesday. , gradualper 70's

by sunday, marine corps , youhon, the big race don't want to see temperatures in the upper 70's. it's a little too warm for runners. but we have chilly nights the next two nights. up next, anming inflatable bounce hous

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after an a warning inflatable trampoline accident in buffalo. a bounce house went airborne with kids inside it. we have more on the accident that landed an elderly woman in the hospital.

has gone airborne. >> and inflatable trampoline picked up by a gust of wind. the cornn injury at maze. >> the bounce house jumped 50 feet in a cornfield with several children playing in it at the time. >> it flipped over. >> a 76-year-old woman struck feet wased nearly 60 reportedly knocked unconscious. >> she may be going into shock. >> you was rushed to the hospital with nonlife threatening -- she was russia the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. this is the latest -- she was rushed to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. a stringhe latest in of bounce house injuries. midflight, this empty slide rammed into power lines.

in 2015, 3 children caught in a bounce house horror, taken for a ride when a waterspout hit the beach. i was about to die. reached 25 miles per hour. >> at 18 miles per hour, you need to shut it down. is 12:25 the time now p.m. stay with

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adrianna: your forecast for the weekend was spot on. how are we looking today? -- : clouds clear >> clouds clearing out. warming up back into the mid 60's. but don't get too worried if you don't like it to cool just yet. we are back in the 70's by the end of the week. sunshine and warmer temperatures all through the weekend. adrianna:

happening now, d.c. police are investigating the disappearances of at least five teenage girls, and the fbi has

search of one of those girls. ejana houstond d lives in this apartment building. her sister spoke to us off camera saying she think she is nearby with someone she met recently. a d.c. police officer has been in the neighborhood for the last two days. houston was a last seen here at 1145 a.m. saturday morning. now the fbi is helping detectives find her and bring her home. a black female, 5'4", 110 pounds, black hair with a purple streak. if she is in the same closing, she was wearing a purple shirt with black pants and shoes. listen to her neighbor. >> it is scary out here. it's crazy. it's insane. it's very sad. kids are going missing every day. it's very sad.

us the washington field office is involved because of houston's young age. if you have information on her location, you are asked to call d.c. police or the fbi. cheryl conner, abc seven news. adrianna: a man is under arrest in prince william county, charged with abducting a 16-year-old girl. witnesses say he shoved her into a car after the two argued outside a party in woodbridge. witnesses also say he claimed to be a member of the ms-13 gang. police issued an amber alert and tracked the girl down. she was not injure. right now, a native wounded in is las vegas massacre recovering. her family says she awoke from the shooting

taken her first step. she was shot in the head and lost her right eye. she is now able to squeeze her parents hands. >> each day, we are seeing something good happen. >> it is going to be such a long in it for there long haul because she made it through this far. >> a gofundme page was set up for frost in hopes of raising $50,000. so far, more than half a million dollars has been raised. to find out how you can contribute, go to wjla.com. right now, firefighters are finally gaining ground on the wildfires burning in california. reached 40oll has and the destruction is unprecedented with more than 5700 homes and businesses wiped out. today, a turning point as we enter day nine of the deadliest wildfire disaster in california history.

everything they've got at the fast-moving flames. they have finally gained the upper hand. >> overall, things are feeling optimistic for us. >> officials say we are not out of the woods yet. firefighters are still working some sleepingck, in these two person tents. while they say full containment away, they have started lifting evacuation orders. thousands are returning to their homes, but for so many, this is a devastating time. >> i drove right by my street because i didn't recognize where i was. >> this was his neighborhood on sunday night. the home he shared with his wife was reduced to ashes. he got to work. with a team of volunteers, he began building. >> we could not make them fast enough. >> helping people who lost everything. and one

glimmer of hope. he says this is just the start and together, his community will build back. >> everyone here is builders. that's what we'd do. day one, start building. this part the air in of sonoma is still thick with smoke. a bit of good news. the weather is finally expected to turn and they should be getting rain later this week. maggie rulli, abc news, santa rosa, california. adrianna: this will make a lot of locals proud. columbia, maryland has made the top 10 of cities to live in. waldorf, 18. arlington, number 15. -- on the one city in list was carmel, indiana. much cooler than the weekend and it's going to get chillier. brian: tonight, you

layers, maybe some boot action ar, extraou -- fall we layers, maybe some boot action to keep you warm. the last batch of shower action is moving out of here. you can see drier air from state college into pennsylvania and portions of west virginia. this drier air moving in on the heels of a gusty, northwesterly breeze. you will feel the wind through the afternoon. temperatures hovering in the low 60's, mid 60's downtown, becoming mostly sunny. the breezes will be rather gusty and you will feel a net in the air. , we will get into the 40's and the city, 40's and fairfax, ashburn at 38, germantown, 36. and freeze, way west into west virginia, another chilly morning tomorrow night into wednesday.

a warming trend. we will touch on that in the 10 day. now, colineveloping kaepernick has filed a grievance against the nfl. claims theuarterback team colluded to deny his spot on any team because he chose to kneel during the national anthem. we have details on the story. kaepernick challenging the nfl, accusing the league and all 32 team owners of colluding to keep him off the field. according to documents obtained by abc news, the unsigned quarterback claims multiple nfl head coaches and general managers stated they wanted to sign mr. kaepernick, only to mysteriously go silent with no explanation and no contract offer made. kaepernick pointing to his refusal to stand during the national anthem as

reason for his unemployment. going to have that backlash. you're trying to fight for people. >> with more than three dozen quarterbacks signed and's kaepernick it free agency -- since cap hit free agency, -- since kaepernick hit free agency. file a grievance through the collective bargaining process, you are going to have your grievance adjudicated by an arbitrator. they are going to have to defend their decision not to hire .aepernick it will come down to what evidence is produced during the discovery process. smithna: that was ryan reporting. coming up, the harvey weinstein scandal gets bigger.

announcer: you are watching abc 7 news at noon -- on your side. adrianna: tomorrow, a new book "chasing like," with a collection of many never before seen photos by former first lady michelle obama will hit stores. the woman behind the photos joins us today. i want to start with how you get this kind of awesome gig. >> i keep pinching myself and asking myself the same question. i was working at home one day and my phone rang. it was pete souza on the other end of the line. i thought he had the wrong number. i am still surprised i

the journey and bury grateful for it. >> we know he former former president barack obama. you got to follow michelle around the world. how many countries did you visit together? i also covered the president, so between the two of them, i traveled to 20 countries. i never imagined i would get to see so many people in the world -- places in the world. it was a great experience. adrianna: let alone with the president and his wife. photos -- a few chapters i saw in the preview. one is called inside the bubble. explain what that is about. >> it takes you through the journey of being a white house photographer and all the things i had to navigate before taking the job. things like, i had never been on air force one, in a moto

white house is full of art and history. there were a lot of things to figure out. that's what that chapter walks you through. reach higher talks about all the important initiatives of the first lady. for me, i was there for four years and my time went so quickly. this book was an awesome way to look back at all the things she had done and the team had experienced together through those images. initiative, let girls learn, the work she did with joining forces. that chapter talks about all of those things. adrianna: i have to ask you, what do you do in your career after this? how do you top following the first family? >> it's a great question and i don't know that you do. i am excited to be able to present this book and hopefully share what i have learned

my time with the first family. awas recently named turnaround artist through the kennedy center, so i will be working with turnaround arts students and sharing my passion for photography and the arts throughout the country. i am excited about that. book, again, is "chasing like." amanda, thank you for your time. -- "chasing light." amanda, thank you for your time. travel the world, not a bad thing. >> around here today, a little blustery. up int that beautiful sky hagerstown, maryland. the wind really kicking out of the west-northwest. sustained at 15-20, gus up to 30 miles -- gusts

up to 30 miles depending on where you are today. the next few days are definitely crisp. we start off cool in the morning and are mild in the afternoon. 60's today. tomorrow, 64, well below the average of 68. by wednesday, we are back above average. for thursday, friday, saturday, we begin a trend of milder days. the mornings start off crisp. this is another thing i want to show you. last night, the dew points were in the 60's. it was sticky. air is dry and feels great. it's also a tell of how cool the air is going to be tonight. for afterschool sports, temperatures in the 60's, rather gusty, wind and sunshine will drop -- dry the field, so kids are good to go for afterschool sports. tonight will be the coolest we have been

downtown, we have not gotten below 50 since last may. in the tonight will be 40's. -- tonight will be the night we see that chill settling back in. as we head into the weekend, lots of things happening around the area, homecoming, saturday and howard. upper 70's is a little warm for racers, but at this point, it looks like we will be on the warmer side of things.

earlier today is about all we are getting in the foreseeable future. brian.a: thanks, developing now, harvey weinstein facing serious new accusations. a third woman in london accusing him of sexual assault. this, as he is kicked out of the motion picture academy, something that has only happened one other time. maggie rulli has the latest. >> authorities investigating new againstons of rape hollywood movie mogul harvey weinstein. a british actor is saying harvey attacked her in her home in the late 1980's, describing the incident as revolting and saying it left are disgusted and embarrassed. another woman has come forward telling abc news weinstein exposed himself to her in his hotel room when she was an intern on her there h

>> he had a towel around his waist. when i got out the door, i was shaking and pretty upset. >> i would like to thank some of the people along the way who had faith in me. >> kate winslet, who won an oscar for "the reader," told the times that he was such a bully and so nasty that she purposely left him out of her acceptance even though she had been told she must include him. the academy of motion picture arts and sciences announcing weinstein has been thrown out of the organization after an emergency meeting, telling abc the era of willful ignorance and shameful complicity in predatory behavior and workplace harassment in our industry is over. >> this is not just another member of the academy.

oscars. his films for a time were continually nominated for best picture. only the second person ever to be kicked out. the other booted for sharing vhs copies of oscar-nominated films. mel goodson came under fire and bill cosby, who has -- mel billn came under fire and cosby were led to remain members. a comedian facing backlash after joking about the producer. in l.a., it's so beautiful harvey weinstein has already to give into his hotel me a massage. courtney apologized

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adrianna: happening tonight, jimmy kimmel's taking his late-night show to his birthplace, brooklyn, new york. we got some insight into what we can expect tonight. setup is underway for jimmy kimmel's week of shows in brooklyn. >> is coming to brooklyn about the show and coming to brooklyn, or just coming to see family

friends? >> it's both of those things. >> howard stern and david -- ouran our guests guests this week. >> does that make you nervous? he doesn't do a lot of interviews. >> being in his presence makes me nervous. with davide night letterman birthday cake. my license plate said late-night. you brought that in. >> i visualize this. maybe i should have focused on women, in retrospect. >> were you absent with him or with being a late-night host? >> 100% him. comes to using late-night to occasionally talk politics, here is what jimmy had to say to his critics. >> well, it's obviously wildly hypocritical to vote

trump and then tell a celebrity they are not allowed to say what they think. i think it's an easy target. taking a shot at a celebrity is an easy thing to do. celebrities are human beings. we are americans, allowed to say something if we believe it. i defend that until my grave. watch jimmy kimmel tonight after the late ne ralph northam: i'm ralph northam, candidate for governor, and i sponsored this ad. narrator: ed gillespie wants to end a woman's right to choose. ed giof a woman'sd put thpersonal decisions,rge not women and their doctors. as governor, ed gillespie says, i would like to see abortion be banned. if ed gillespie would like to see abortion banned,

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we celebrate our feline friends for global cat day. more than 40 countries are participating. it replaces feral cat day that began in 2001. cats in the u.s. get their own day this month. october 29 is national cap day. betteral cap day sounds than feral cat day. a chill tonight. frost advisory for areas northwest, including up toward frederick, maryland. could see little frost on the ground later tonight. inside the beltway, not so much. temperatures in the 30's. breezy and cool. steve rudin in today at 4:00. thank you for joining us this mid-day. be sure to watch abc seven news at 4:00 and have a great day

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