56 a.m. right now, we're getting up to the minute details on tropical storm hermine. >> we're already seeing the impacts in florida. a state of emergency has been declared and some of the streets are already flooding as the storm strengthens in the gulf of mexico. and in hawaii, two major storms are heading in that direction and people are getting prepared there. we begin with the details now from chuck bell. >> that's right. the 5:00 a.m. advisory this morning had a new forecast track from the national hurricane center and the change in the track for the forecast is critical to our weekend impacts around here. the latest forecast has the storm off the outer banks of north carolina by mid to late saturday afternoon. by sunday, at 2:00 in the morning, well off the lower parts of the bay. what's different from this track compared to the one that was issued six hours ago is that it

coast. that will lighten the impacts here, but still be quite a wallop out on the beach. do not turn your back on this storm. that track could just as easily come back to the coastline between now and the time we deal with it. for now, your thursday morning, rain drops across northern maryland, a wet ride for work and school. a sliver of sunshine back later this afternoon. today's highs will be in the low to mid 80s. trouble now in bowie , maryland, here's the latest. i'm molette green. i've got the latest on this triple weather threat across the u.s., first to hermine, take a look at images there. this storm as an ever-changing track as chuck has mentioned throughout the morning. expected to become a category one storm by tonight when it makes lafa

a pacific storm battering hawaii right now, heavy winds and waves pummelling the shorelines. that's just part one. another storm on the way. we'll stay on top of the latest developments throughout the day and of course our storm team weather team all over this as well. back to you. all right. thank you, molette. chopper 4 as chuck was saying a minute ago here in bowie over this problem. this is 450 at race track road. we're shut down right now. as chopper zooms in, it looks like a tree or pole across the top of this vehicle. we also have wires down. that's why this is taking so long to get out of the way. orange, blue, silver line, no service between mcpherson square and smithsonian because of an earlier issue with a switch here

southbound george mason at washington boulevard, crash. a tragic pedestrian accident in loudoun county left a five-month old baby dead and a mother seriously hurt. in the past two weeks, several people have lost their lives crossing streets in our area. megan mcgrath is live at riverside where the accident happened. >> you can see the outpouring of sympathy for the victim here. the memorial that has been set up here along riverside parkway. there are flowers, candles, notes left behind all in memory of this tiny victim. now, this was a tragic accident. it happened yesterday. the child who was killed just five months old, being pushed across the road in a stroller. the child's mother also very seriously injured. now, the mother was in the crosswalk. the driver sd

this is a situation that has really, really impacted the community just a little while ago there were some women who walked up to the area, came and looked at the memorial and were visibly shaken. did not want to talk to us. but looked at the memorial and were just obviously visibly shaken by what's happened here. this is part of a deadly trend that we're seeing unfortunately in the dmv. five people have been killed in our area in just the last two weeks and it's part of a national trend. 35,000 people have died in 2015 and crashes of an increase of 7%. pedestrian and cyclist deaths increased to levels that we have not seen in 20 years, and a memorial behind me here, a heart breaking reminder of just how dangerous it can be out there on roadways. now, area jurisdictions are trying to improve things, improve safety, in some

through technology. fairfax coin, for example, just opening a high intensity activated crosswalk on back lick road there, a signaling system designed to alert pedestrians and drivers and try and keep people safe at that intersection. it's just been a very difficult couple of weeks in our area with five people killed. back to you in the studio. we are working to learn how a person is doing after getting hit by a car in montgomery county last night. as you were hearing megan talk about this unfortunate trend that we're seeing, this happened on bells mill and windsor view drive. a pedestrian was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. the driver of the car remained on scene. metro transit police want you to be alert this morning as you board the train.

assault on a train. this happened yesterday evening on the orange line. police held the train at the cheverly to investigate what happened. as we get new information, we'll bring that to you. it was a brutal crime on a pregnant woman and montgomery county police have a suspect. police arrested an 18-year-old man who they say stabbed the woman several times. this happened in a wooded area in wheaton yesterday afternoon. the man was in a relationship with her, but if it's not known if he's the baby's father. the baby is expected to be okay, but the woman is in critical but stable condition. an update from a story we told you yesterday morning. crews in prince george's county fixed the gas line that they struck on brandywine road. that means gwnynn high school should be open today. just about now, the agriculture department says all

today after facilities in five states were briefly closed because of an unreceived e -- unspecified email threat. officers in ham den, connecticut, and leesville, west virginia will reopen today. the department is working with the fbi and other law enforcement agencies to investigate the threat. after trump delivered a hard line speech on immigration last night in arizona, the speech heavy on calls for border security and trump recommitted himself to mass deportations. >> and you can call it deported if you want. the press doesn't like that term. you can call it whatever the hell you want.

will speak to veterans at the american legion convention in ohio. >> hillary clinton doesn't have any public events scheduled for today, but she will get some help from a big name. vice president joe biden will hit the campaign trail on clinton's behalf. he has a rally schedule at 10:45 in warren, ohio. one extra week of vacation and that also means parents have to pay more for summer camp. more questions this morning after maryland's governor mandates that schools open after labor day. falling debris shuts down a metro station. we'll show you the damage and what metro is saying about t

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thursday plans. grab the umbrella on your way out the door. nothing heavy. temperatures are now in the low to mid 70s. we'll be up in the low and mid 80s for highs today. activity planner, jewel jumping puddles. indoor recess. drying out after school activities. the boss should be mild and dry at the concert tonight. new track on tropical storm hermine and the impacts will have on our weekend. breaking news. we're talking about the rails they're this morning on metro, orange, blue, silver line here, no service right now between mcpherson square and smithsonian. they have requested buses. this is because of a switch problem here this morning. taking a look at travel times, 270 looks good. top of the beltway rolling along just fine. outer loop and inner loop this morning. 66 into town from fairfax coin parkway, takes you anyone's.

95 north from quantico to the beltway, on time at 23. molette green with another problem for us at bowie. >> reporter: our desk just spoke to police about what happened just before 2:00 a.m. chopper 4, of course, all over the scene here. take a look at the vehicle there that's been the problem. police telling us that a tree fell on that car that you see there on maryland 450 near race track road. no injuries here. a tow truck trying to remove the vehicle. melissa mollet staying on top of the closure as a result on 450 in both directions between race track road and crane highway. back to you. i want to show you some new video into the newsroom. this is video oud of st. petersburg, florida, already raining there. >> we're keeping an eye on tampa and the gulf coast for you. that's w

hermine is expected to hit tonight. the redskins won't have to worry about this. the nfl moved up their preseason game by one day. jason hugh tells us how they did in tampa. >> reporter: it was a rainy and sloppy night at raymond james stadium. the redskins wrapped it up with a victor over the buccaneers. the game was supposed to be on thursday, instead moved up to wednesday. the rain fell all game long and it certainly had its effect on the players. >> it's a little different dynamic. the ball gets really heavy and it gets pretty slick, but that's why you got to practice it in the off season and during the week so you can prepare for it and understand and how to adjust. overall, glad we had no turnovers and got the win tonight. >> i played at the university of florida, we had no indoor stadium at first for a practice facility, so i played in the rain all the time. i'm used to it.

days. you never had problem playing in the rain when you were younger whrk you got wet, it was like, hey, let's play football. >> the redskins flue out right after the game. they didn't want to take chances being delayed from the tropical storm that's coming. i'm jason pugh, news 4 sports. we had to move america got talent. we know a lot of you want to see the results from the semifinal performances the other night. you'll be able to watch that tonight from 8:00 to 10:00 right here on nbc4. claims for flooded ensured vehicles were soaked. 30 inches of rain fell in parts of louisiana over two days. there is a warning that flooded vehicles without insurance are frequently cleaned up and resold. today, the

known as guccifer is being sentenced today. he hacked a bush family member. he made unsubstantiated claims that he hacked into hillary clinton's private email server. we could learn a verdict today in the case of a maryland man charged in the death of his girlfriend's baby. closing arguments are expected to begin this morning in the trial of the maryland man charged in the death of his girlfriend baby. he's accused of killing the 23-month-old child while he was in his care last august. sesay says he found the baby unconscious after he wandered off. the jury begins deliberations once the closing arguments are over. this fall, herndon police officers will strap on body worn

starting this month through november. the equipment will be assigned to patrol and traffic enforcement officers, a full roll out of the program could happen in 2017. if you live if gaithersburg, you want to hear this. montgomery county is concerned about mosquitos and the diseases they carry, so they are asking everybody in the strawberry knolls area to stay inside after 7:30 tonight. they will be spraying pesticides. the county also plans to inspect properties through the weekend, so you may want -- you may get a call or knock on your door. a restaurant in d.c. city center was just hit with a lawsuit. a district couple says they got sick during a salmonella outbreak last year at fig and olive. the couple is asking for half a million dollars. their attorney told news 4 the illnesses could have been avoided if the restaurant had safe food practices

last year, illnesses were link to dishes of truffle fries and mussels croquettes. september literally just started but starbucks is ready to get you ready for the fall. >> the famous pumpkin spice latte returns to stores today. the coffee chain tweeted this morning that followers can request a psl as the trendy folks fan pass to get the pass. the pumpkin spice latte returns a full week earlier than last year when it wasn't available until september 8th, and we need the cooler weather with it. when you want the $6 latte. >> you want leaves falling and you want it to feel like fall, but, chuck, summer persists. >> summeroe

september, usually our busiest month for tropical systems that unfortunately is becoming the case. hermine has become a tropical storm. it's expected to intensify at a category one hurricane. as of 5:00 a.m. advisory, there's a brand-new forecast track which this track is krnly -- considerably more favorable for us. but that does not mean we're out of the woods. the storm by saturday afternoon could be anywhere off the outer banks, it could be anywhere inside of this cone here. everybody always just look at the center line. that's where the most likely place is but it could be anywhere inside of that cone. as we get toward early sunday morning into monday, we could see this storm anywhere inside that circle. don't turn your back on that. doug, and tom and amelia and i will be here updating forecast between now and the first rain drops start to fall with it. the new track is farther to the east. it will lower impacts but it

beaches. heavy rain is still a real possibility here between saturday night and sunday morning. your week planner here in the metro, cloudy skies and a dry start on saturday. saturday afternoon into the evening, into the overnight hours, that's when the biggest impact from wind and rain is likely to appear. a much stronger impact at the beach, saturday, sun, and monday, could be lost to rain, saturday and sun for sure before everybody starts to clear out on monday. for us, we have to get you through your thursday first. there are rain drops moving through the metro. a wet start to your thursday here. temperatures in the low 70s. we'll gradually climb with rain tapering off during the afternoon hours to a mostly cloudy sky. low to mid 80s. tomorrow looks great and monday is actually looking pretty good as well. we'll keep you posted open the latest track on hermine. breaking news on first 4 traffic. breaking news on the rails this morning. we just pushed this out on the nbc washington .

like today. orange, blue, silver line, no service between mcpherson square and smithsonian. bussing has been requested. chopper 4 over this problem that continues in bowie, 450 shut down at race track road as chopper zooms in. it's hard to see. it's a car with a tree on p it this morning. thank you for that. big loop at the beltway, inner and outer loops moving fine. 66 not bad through manassas. restoration work on the iconic u.s. capitol dome that you can see behind us nearly compete right now. >> painting of the dome can now begin after crews worked about two years to fix thousands of cracks in the cast-iron there. the project is finishing up on time and under budget ahead of january's presidential inauguration. the authorized budget was

not everyone is cheering the change of the calendar for maryland schools. we're hearing from the chris brown accuse wer.' woah! you're not taking these. hey, hey, hey! you're not taking those. woah, woah!

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boost business in the state and give families extra time together. >> governor larry hogan signed an executive order to start schools after labor day. here tracee wilkins with more on that action. >> reporter: this is an issue that's been heavily debated and researched in the state of maryland even under the o'malley administration. they toyed with the idea. maryland's governor, larry hogan has taken the steps to make that happen. in ocean city, he sign an executive order that will start the school year after labor day with it ending on june 15th. that's 180-day calendar year and what the school systems have to do is figure out christmas breaks, spring breaks and the rest of their vacations and days off to make sure even with those snow days and those weather emergency days that it all fits within that calendar. some school systems prince or

don't like it. he thinks the governor is putting economic growth ahead of education. governor larry hogan saying yesterday that if they extend the summer, that they are looking at the state getting more than $70 million in additional money through economic opportunities. thinking about places like ocean city and parents and families spending more time there. it's a debate that we expect to continue for some time in the state of maryland. some school systems may apply for special waivers, giving them an opportunity to start the school year a little earlier, but they are going to have to have some really good reasons for tha falling debris shut down a metro station. up next, a live report on what happened and what you should expect when you head out. you might be waking up to some wet roads. chuck is coming back with a look at how much rain we may see aroundhere, today an d

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good morning, i'm storm team meteorologist chuck

strength in the gulf of mexico and looking like it's coming up the eastern sea board. >> metro station is back open after falling deborrow. what they are saying about it right now. you may have heard chris brown say his latest saul case is bogus. now we're hearing the other side from his accuser. >> chris came in. pulled out his gun and said i'm getting so sick of you people. pointed the gun at me. >> more on that. but first we begin with a busy day in the weather and the weather center. chuck bell there tracking tropical storm hermine and some other rain coming in. >> absolutely. we're dealing with rain drops here this morning and the new track for hermine does carry it as a category one hurricane into the big bend of florida. for your labor day week, the new forecast track keeps it off the c

of this cone here. we're not out of the woods just yet. the new forecast is little bit more faferl for us. rain here this morning, dealing with rain drops across northern maryland. these are coming in toward the d.c. metro area. grab the umbrella on your way out the door early this morning. rain chances will taper off by later on this afternoon. share again the new track for hermine coming up in a few minutes. the heaviest track is saturday night before the storm goes. ten-day forecast at 6:51. up date on that station earlier this morning. take a look, orange, blue, silver line, service restored between mcpherson square and smithsonian. that was pretty quick. service now restored. chopper 4 the only chopper over this problem right now. 450 at race track road. shut down. you can see a tree crushed t

amazingly no injuries. we're shut down. take 50 instead if you can. 270, northbound and southbound. looking good. this green glob on my traffic map, something falling from the sky. it might be a little wet. we've been following this developing story on metro this morning after concrete and metal fell from the ceiling at the road island avenue metro station. that station is now back open. kristin wright is live in northeast with what you need to know for your morning commute. >> good morning. we did talk to a few riders this morning who said this is another incident and even if it is fixed, this does raise a few safety concerns and safety issues for them on metro yet again. i want to show you right here behind me. if you look back there by the red scaffolding. that is where we believe a chunk of the ceiling actually fell last night, shutting down t

station for the last few hours of service overnight. now, it did open back up almost on time this morning, just after 5:00. we saw people coming through the gates. it was about 5:05, and it looks like that patch of ceiling has been repaired. it looks like they have gone and patched it up and that everything is in fact back to normal. metro is saying that there is no structural damage as a result of that debris. they are calling it metal and concrete that actually fell last night. so it looks like things are back-to-normal here but yet again another safety concern for people riding metro this morning. back to you. speaking of metro, if you are heading to tonight's bruce springsteen's concert you may need to find another way to get home besides metro. his performance at nats park starts at 7:30. the last train leaves at 11:20. no red line

last train is at 11:39. the final train to branch avenue leads at 12:17. that may sound late but springsteen did nearly play for nearly 4 hours at his new jersey concert last week. fyi, be prepared. we're hearing from the woman who claims chris brown pointed a gun at her. he was arrested on tuesday after baylee curran called police to his home. earlier, she said she was at his mansion for a business meeting when he became agitated and pulled out a gun. she ran from the home. she insists she's not making up the story. >> i would never lie, for what. i don't need the publicity. i'm already kind of very vulnerable, being miss california regional. >> brown denied any wrongdoing via his instagram

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still watching a chance for a big impact from hermine over the weekend. first things first, to get you through your thursday, rain drops across maryland and they are coming toward the d.c. metro area. the rain will lose intensity over time. breaks of sunshine possible later on this afternoon. all the rain should be done with no later than about 6:00 or 7:00 this evening. if you are going out the

pretty good. bus stop, kids will need umbrellas. temperatures in the low 80s by later on this afternoon. we'll go over the latest forecast track for hermine in ten minutes. taking a look at this problem in bowie, chopper 4 over the scene. race track shut down, unbelievably, nobody injured. a tree fell on top of this vehicle and took some power lines down. trying to get that out of the way. best alternate is going to be 50 instead. 66 inbound at 28 centerville, no problems there except for that right side is a little bit slow there because of that earlier crash. 270 southbound is okay, top of the beltway is typically slow. taking a look at 66 and 95. no major worries going about 45 miles per hour. the calendar says september but walmart is already getting you ready for christmas. the hot

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gulf coast of florida right now. you are looking at live pictures coming in from the tampa area. you can tell things are wet there. this is an area where a hurricane is supposed to hit tonight. >> hermine is only a tropical storm, but it is getting bigger and stronger by the hour. we've got team coverage on the severe weather. we start this morning with nbc's gabe gutierrez live in apr apalachicola, florida. they are already seeing rain there, right? >> here in this area we've not seen rain, areas just north of tampa have seen some flash flooding overnight. hermine is strengthening. the storm is expected to make landfall in florida late tonight or tomorrow as a hurricane. it's expected to dump 5 to 10 inches of rain in some places, some isolated spots could see as much as 20 inches of rain. the area where we are in

hurricane warning and tropical storm watches and warnings extend all the way into the carolinas. so man da tory evawkss in effect. dangerous storm surge is expected throughout much of florida's gulf coast. up to seven feet some in some spots. if it will be the first hurricane to hit florida in nearly 11 years. >> eventually, that storm leaves the florida area and becomes a problem for us as we get into the late saturday night, into the sunday morning time frame. this is the official forecast track from the national hurricane center. don't focus on just the line. focus on the entire cone. the storm could be anywhere inside of this area. this is a 2:00 a.m. on sunday morning. saturday night into sunday, that's the time we're watching most carefully and again the storm could be anywhere from the lower chesapeake bay

well out off shore. this is the newest forecast from the hurricane center. they are thinking now it's going to be farther off shore but we don't just go on one forecast track at a time. we'll have another update coming up at 11:00 a.m. this morning and we'll have continuous updates between now and the weekend. dealing with rain drops here this morning. i'll time out when these train drops leave and when the heaviest rain from hermine may arrive. >> because the redskins had to play also night's game to avoid the bad weather in florida, you're going to air "americas got talent tonight" at 11:00 a.m. a baby was killed after he and his mother were hit crossing the street yesterday morning. with more on the tragic story, we'll get to news 4 megan mcgrath live in that area. >> reporter: it really is a tragic story and

members of the landsdowne community showing their support and their sympathy for the family with this memorial that's been set up here along riverside parkway, the victim in this latest accident, a five-month-old baby being pushed across the street in a stroller by his mother. the child's mother was also very seriously injured. now, that happened yesterday morning. the mother and the child, they were in the crosswalk, when they were hit by an suv. the driver did stay on the scene, but the infant died. this is the latest in a string of deadly pedestrian accidents in the dmv. five people have been killed in just the last two weeks alone, and it's part of a national trend. fatal crashes up 7% in 2015. pedestrian and cyclist deaths are at a 20-year high nationwide. area jurisdictions have taking steps to improve pedestrian safety. in fairfax county, for example, they justde

density -- tensity crosswalk, it activates a series of flashing flights to alert drivers in the area that a pedestrian is about to cross. so jurisdictions looking at technology to help improve safety, but sadly we're still seeing these deadly crashes. back to you. megan, thank you. 6:48 our time right now and hillary clinton's campaign is announcing the endorsement of two retired four-star generals. this comes after her appearance at the american legion convention on wednesday in ohio. retired generals bob steinwall and david maddux are backing clinton. tim kaine will be a guest on the "today" show this morning. he's expected to give his reaction tod's immigration last

turn to speak to veterans today. he will attend the american legion convention in ohio. trump is expect to speak in the 9:00 hour this morning. clinton spoke to that group yesterday. president obama is giving federal civilian employees and uniformed service members a pay raise. civilian employees will get an across the board pay raise of 1%. as for uniformed service members, they will get a monthly basic pay increase of 1.6%. the pay increases will go in effect january 1st. september just got started, of course. we know that, but walmart is already putting together its holiday toy list. >> these are probably some toys parents will be hunting for this holiday season. the list includes num noms lip gloss truck. a teenage mew tant ninja turtles mega lair play set.

"star wars: gadgets are expected to be pretty popular on the december release of rogue 1 the movie. >> my most memorable movie growing up, we watched "a christmas story." my dad had tucked away a red rider bb gun behind the tree. >> i might buy a doll. there's a lieutenant harura doll. that's my nerd moment. >> fair enough. >> i don't want to play with the ball. it will sit in the box. collect dust. it will be worth tons of monday -- money. >> we're keeping a very close eye on hermine, a tropical storm soon-to-become hurricane hermine down in the gulf of mexico.

about every six to 12 hours. forecasted to become a category one hurricane before making landfall somewhere in the big bend of florida. for us what happens to it next is what's of most concern. likely to be a tropical storm to a tropical depression as we get toward saturday night and sunday. the timing of this and where it's going to end up is still a great deal of uncertainty. the latest forecast track is farther to the east. you say what's the change? there's a big area of high pressure over canada. if that area of high pressure goes farther to the east, it will keep the storm closer to the coast. the latest thinking now from the hurricane center is that area of high pressure will build farther to the west and keeps it farther off shore. that's not a guarantee. we will have updates frequently on all of our platforms, our facebook page, and on air and on line. the latest track is farther to the east, but still a long way to go between now and then. no matter what's here, it will be a big impact along the maryland and delaware

here, it's most likely between saturday night and early sunday morning. a dry start on saturday but that heavy rain and win will be with hermine as it comes late through saturday night and sunday. people dealing with the effects now are down across florida, that's where you find sarah down along cedar key in florida. good morning, sarah. >> reporter: good morning to you, chuck. you are talking about the path of tropical storm hermine. we have many warnings here. the hurricane warning, it's the first since 2012, hurricane isaac. floridians are being told to stay inside and off the roads. not everyone is heeding warnings that are being headed down and that's where we're seeing several problems. the tropical storm is bringing flooding to many areas on the gulf coast, causing people to

roads there. people are scrambling to try to save what they can, get their pets out of their homes. others are scrambling to get sand bags. streets flooded. local officials are closing down roads prone to flooding just as a precaution to keep the drivers off the streets here. the storm is impacting people living from the panhandle to areas just south of tampa. this is the biggest weather event since tropical storm colin back in june. neighbors know they can expect some flooding. they hope the storm passes quickly. the storm is expected to move out of this area by tomorrow, but it brings that threat for people living along the east coast. >> thanks. for us, your thursday starting out with rain drops this morning. rain in northern maryland is moving down toward the metro

out between now and lunchtime today. could see a passing shower, but a drying tend toward 6:00, 7:00, this eenk. we'll be in weather alert mode over the weekend, to deal with whatever we have come at us from her mean. next week, we go back into the heat and the 90s. take a look right now at the roads. brand-new problem, northbound gw parkway at the memorial bridge, a report of a pedestrian struck. police on the way. we'll give you more information as that develops here this morning. in bowie, chopper 4 the first helicopter in the area over this problem, 450 at race track road. this is shut down because of the tree that fell on top of a car. nobody hurt. very good news there. inbound, new york avenue at bladensburg road, a lane blocked there. an earlier concern because of the rhode isnd

kristin wright is there live. >> reporter: well, hey, people arrived here to the rhode island metro station this morning, not knowing, they went to bed last night not really knowing if they would be able to et good on the train here this morning, the gates opened at 5:00. it opened just a little bit late. people were able to get back in. a chunk of the ceiling fell last night. metro says it was metal and concrete. it came down, didn't hurt anybody, but trains had to start bypassing rhode island avenue, the metro station here for some time until the system closed last night, but things do appear to be back to normal. there were shuttle buses running last night, but everybody here and riding the train as normal. red lines looks good. back to you. >> you'll have to wait a little bit longer for the newest

samsung galaxy 7 smart phone. it's for quality control. there are reports that batteries in some of the jumbo smart phones exploded while they were being charged. no word on when shipping will happen. here are four things to know before you head out the door this morning. closing arguments expected to begin today in the trial of a maryland man charged in the did he go of his girlfriend's 23-month-old baby. a romanian man who hacked into the email of a bush family member and exposed private family photos will be sentenced today. prosecutors are asking a judge to sentence marcel will -- la czar to at least to bruce springsteen, nings across rre on w the state of florida, up into right now.

it could be a hurricane hs toni. >> it certainly could. whatever is leave of it, coming up the coast, we'll be dealing with it here, saturday, saturday night, and sunday. as of now, the forecast is more favorable. there are many forecasts now and then. still watching out for this potential problem, northbound gw parkway at the memorial bridge. reported a pedestrian struck. in bowie, chopper 4 over the scene. 450 shut down at race track road. take a look at that. no injuries. tree on that car. >> thank you. that is the broadcast this morning. we appreciate you starting your day with us. >> we are back at 7:25 to update heur local

good morning. state of emergency. florida braces for the worst with tropical storm hermine expected to become a hurricane as it bears down on the gulf coast. evacuations now under way there. then it's set for the entire eastern seaboard. how will it affect your labor day plans? we're tracking it live. who is telling the truth? "triumph" meets with president of mexico, then says this about the wall he wants to build. >> we didn't discuss payment of the wall. >> the mexican president said it not only came up, he told trump mexico isn't paying for any wall. trump is back