monster category five storm passing over the island while you were sleeping, now has sights on saint maarten. hurricane hunters are flying into the storm, incredible and dangerous. irma, the most powerful atlantic ocean hurricane in history, sustained winds of 185 miles per hour. >> we have team coverage on irma and your local forecast. let's begin with storm team 4 meteorologist sheena parveen. >> good morning. i'm outside now. i will tell you, it is a very wet start to this wednesday. as the kids are heading out for the commute, we have wet roads already from yesterday's rain and overnight. this morning, we are even dealing with fog. dense fog advisory in culpepper county, as we go through the afternoon today, we will be seeing scattered showers for your evening commute. only around 70 for a high today. we're notoi

staying like this as we go throughout the afternoon and evening. radar is showing light showers around, but more later on. we're talking about the tropics, keeping a close eye on hurricane irma, powerful category five hurricane. let's head inside to lauren ricketts. this is getting ready to move into saint maartes. british virgin islands west of that. winds at 185 miles per hour. here's the latest track. it continues to move north of hispaniola, north of cuba as a cat five. this is the latest track. look at this. it will move into southern florida the way it looks now as a category four. this is coming

will have a major impact. it weakens moving through central florida. this is the cone of uncertainty. 175 to 225 miles per hour through the nengs four to five days. we are watching that closely. latest traffic shifted to the east. let's get a look at traffic. good morning. >> 66 eastbound, crash blocks the left center lane. virginia state authorities just arrived on scene. backups are building quickly. issues george washington parkway, vehicle spun out into the trees. tow truck should arrive on scene. may be able to do it without closing the ramp. southbound gw parkway after the key bridge, that activity blocking left lane there, waiting on a tow truck there. >> thank you. 6:02. keeping a close eye on the caribbean as hurricane irma storms

the sun started to rise in st. thomas as people in the virgin islands brace for a category five storm. >> we're not only tracking the path of this massive hurricane but the impact as well. >> angie goff at the live desk with the latest video into the newsroom. >> good morning. we're getting first reports of damage irma is leaving behind. it is leaving bermuda but could get in tense video from there today. irma ripping off the roof of the island's police station hours ago. hard to see all the rain drops on the lens there, this is video overnight of saint barts and saint maarten, rain is falling as a heavy pace. you can see dark clouds rolling in in this video. we hear other reports of people running from flying debris in the

collapsing. a lot of damage. in st. john, you mention st. john, phones and radio are completely out in a lot of places. more than a thousand hold up in shelters. as we know, this is intensifying. things are going to get worse. eun? >> thank you. 6:04. hurricane irma is heading for the virgin islands. people are preparing in south florida. the state under a state of emergency now. look at the long lines, crowded parking lots at costco. gas stations are crowded. there are much bigger issues now as well, the florida keys will evacuate at sunrise. >> because of all this, the miami dolphins have to start the season somewhere else. the home opener was going to be this sunday. might not be any more. they can't afford to play just on the road,

reschedule later this season. voting for hurricane harvey victims could be approved. they're debating emergency funding for victims. the vote happens around noon. fema says they need money right away, they could run out of funds by friday. giants from the entertainment world come together to benefit hurricane victims in texas next week. george clooney, jamie foxx, beyonce, julia roberts and others will participate in hand in hand, benefit for hurricane harvey relief. watch tuesday at 8:00 here on nbc 4. president trump is headed to north dakota. the north dakota senator expected to face a tough election battle next year. activists marching charlottesville to d.c. reach their final destination today. they say they're protesting the

consistently condemn white supremacy. they used facebook to get organized, slept in churches on the 100 plus mile journey. the march will end with a rally at martin luther king memorial. we could learn what happens next. a popular trail closed for construction. no one can use that trail for next five years. opponents filed a temporary restraining order to lift that closure. people that use the trails say they weren't given enough notice of closing and that the detour takes them down a busy street. keep an eye on the nbc washington app for updates this afternoon. bright, shiny faces. pictures this morning. thank you for sharing these photos with us. keep acceptedisending us pictur share with everybody. tag nbc washington, use #readyforschool on twitter and instagram. we're going to keep an eye out

>> they look ready for sure. >> keep an eye out for extra kids walking to the bus stop. >> first day of school in prince george's county. we're helping you and your family get ready for school. justin finch live in hyattsville with more. good morning, justin. >> reporter: hey there, eun, good morning. we're here on the first day among firsts for the new fa fairmont high school. you realize how large it is. that's an auditorium. you look further there where the lights are on, red walls, that's a music classroom. this is going to be a state of the art learning experience happening at the new building off columbia park road. going to be joined in a few seconds by the principal, tori walker. she's walking out to join us live. she's got to be very excited as are many students that are here, who will be here in a short bit of time. principal walker, what

in this big, brand new building? >> so it is very exciting. it is nervousness, anxiety, but it is very exciting. the community has been waiting many years to see this building open. >> there's so much to see and do. what sets it apart for students starting school today. >> what sets it apart is the technology, state of the art facility, just being a 21st century school. all our students will have one to one chrome books. we have large classrooms. we have an environmental science academy that has its own greenhouse and large classroom for hands-on experience. we're hoping in the greenhouse we're going to grow our own vegetables, have our own marketplace. >> that's exciting. a lot of regard for the old building built in 1950 or so, not far from here.

what happens to the old building. >> right, at this time we do not have answers about what is going to happen with the old building. >> when students come today to the blue building, what do you think reaction will be from last year to where they are now? >> i think they're going to be in awe to see all of the natural lighting, the temperature control in building. it being just beautiful and spotless. we did an excellent job keeping our 1950 building in good shape, but just to walk into this building, it will be a lot of awe reaction and wide eyes and excitement for students and parents. >> thank you for joining us. as you heard there, in about two hours or so this building will open its doors for the first time ever for students here at fairmont high. back to you. >> justin, thanks. she was determi

crafty. a woman doesn't let handcuffs keep her down. how this police chase took more than one unexpected turn. dads and their kids up early in prince george's county. they took what's called the fatherhood pledge. we're going to tell you about how that plays a vital role here on the first day of school in this prince george's county community. we're live in upper marlboro next. and if you are in prince george's county or anywhere and getting ready to head out for school, we have wet roads out there. we have fog out there as well as scattered showers staying in today's forecast. don't leave

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good morning out there. we have a wet morning unfortunately as you make it out the door, get the kids ready for school. we're going to encounter rain showers throughout the area, periodic rain showers. not raining the whole time. temperatures around 70 degrees now, unless in the shenandoah in the 50s. temperatures are around that 70 degree mark. do we have storms? sheena will talk about that and i'll track irma in a few minutes. let's update traffic. good morning, jack taylor. >> good morning, lauren. we have issues, northbound george washington parkway to inner loop, the ramp is open, southbound gw parkway after key bridge, that accident activity cleared. 66 eastbound, accident cleared quickly to the shoulder. three or four miles of slow traffic behind it. 124 near gaithersburg closed between warfield and brink road. turned around at the scene. this incident blocks the roadway. back to

developing this morning, an f-16 pilot dead after a jet crashed in arizona. that jet is attached to the arizona air national guard 162nd wing. it is the air guard's biggest training operation, and this is the second crash since 2015. u.s. air force activated a team to investigate the crash. someone getting put in handcuffs and thrown in the back of a police cruiser usually means they have to stay put. >> not so much this time. you have to see this video from texas. take a look. you can see that shoplifting suspect take off the seat belt, slip her hands out of handcuffs, plays it cool for a second, climbs into the front seat and took off in the police suv. the officer was going through her bag when she started to drive away. the woman led police on a 20 minute chase before she lost control of that cruiser. right now, she's facing a half dozen charges. >> i bet more are coming. af

installed a new device between front and back seats on all cruisers. i don't know how she got out of the handcuffs, maybe she has skinny wrists. >> 6:16. ♪ i love this act. they're amazing. could this be the performance that sends prince george's county danel daymon and greater works to the finals. they brought down the house on america's got talent, after the performance, one of the choir members says she thinks they were able to connect with the crowd. >> we really want the audience to feel the emotion, hear the musicality we were able to offer. we were able to communicate love through presentation and the best thing about it, they felt us. >> they certainly did. how could you not,

time to vote, it closes at 7:00. good 40 minutes for you, 45 minutes. if you watch tonight, you're going to find out if they make it through. "america's got talent" at 8:00 here on nbc 4. we are rooting for you. kids in prince george's county getting ready for school. >> a special group is gathering to send them off right on the first day. good morning to you. >> reporter: we are in upper marlboro, we have middle school students, we have elementary school students, and we've got a high school student here. and we're talking about dads. they're surrounding them. they've taken the fatherhood pledge. leading the charge with this effort is prince george's county councilman mel franklin. thank you for joining us. what does this mean, dads taking

young people. >> it means they're pledging to be active and involved in kids lives like they're doing. we believe in love, prince george's county, we have tremendous fathers and we're showing by example early this morning that not only are we taking kids to school, we're going to be involved in their lives all throughout the school year, parent teacher conferences, back to school nights. >> this sends a strong message all over the county everywhere, right? >> and all over the country. we want people to use #fatherhood strong on social media, encourage the issue of fatherhood. strengthen fathers across this country. especially here in prince george's county. >> they have their back packs. you saw the glitter back packs. we have donuts and coffee for them, because they got up early to take the kids to school, right? this is what the fatherhood strong message is all about. you can sign up on

franklin's facebook page for prince george's county. the information is on the screen. we're ready for school? all right. i'm molette green live in upper marlboro, that's the latest. back to you. >> donuts and glitter back packs. what could be a better combination on the first day of school. molette, thank you. have a great first day. 6:19. following breaking news about a local taskforce team we've been telling you about all morning. some members of virginia taskforce one from fairfax county will be heading south to alabama in anticipation of hurricane irma. they just returned home to see some of that video here. they were helping victims of hurricane harvey. we found out about a second deployment. darcy spencer has more on that at 6:30. we are checking our forecast as well as you continue to follow irma and the rain we're getting too. >> we could see leftovers of irma, depends on

i was telling you, there's an island in the eye of the hurricane right now, that's how big the eye is. it is 25 to 30 miles wide. this island is right in the eye. >> clear skies. >> no winds. they had the worst of the wind, now get the back edge of the eye. give them category five winds again. locally, cloudy, showers, fog, cool all day today. so it's going to be one of those rainy, dreary days. big improvements tomorrow through monday. beautiful weekend setting up. like i mention, potential impacts from irma going into next week. 70 degrees in washington. 66 in manassas. winchester, 59 degrees, with light sprinkles around. the rest of us, maybe sprinkles. otherwise low clouds and fog

this weather pattern sticks around all day. like i mentioned, cloudy with scattered showers. if you're exercising, better inside as we go through the afternoon. the morning hours we have wet pavement out there but temperatures are not getting too much warmer than 70 degrees. future weather by noon. few scattered showers around lunchtime. scattered showers for the evening drive, it will be staying wet. we clear up for tomorrow. tomorrow is looking gorgeous. that carries over into the weekend. here's irma. category five hurricane. now zoom into the eye. there's that little island i told you about. the eye is 25 to 30 miles wide. that island is in the eye. strongest winds are around the eye. they're seeing category five winds approaching them again. that's right near anguila. it keeps it as a major hurricane, keeps the center over warm water. see the models have shifted east of it. that's why the

changed, obviously florida in a state of emergency, keeping a close eye on that. locally after today's rain, gorgeous into the weekend, temperatures in the mid 70s, closer look at the forecast coming up. check your morning commute with jack taylor. >> usually a bad word, wet morning commute. it is turning out to be, riding up toward the beltway on 210 northbound, crash on the right side, taking the right lane. accident 66 eastbound causing big delays in fairfax. crash moved to the shoulder but running the red line, not good. pretty heavy and jammed. northbound on george washington parkway ramp to inner loop of the beltway, vehicle spun out, into treason the right side. left side getting by. authorities remain on scene. back to you. they are crashes that helped keep your family safe. new this morning, test results are in. find out if your ride is on the list with

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protesting president trump, protection for children brought to the country illegally are hanging in the balance. the next move and what it means for thousands of families. and light showers out there now. when do we dry out? i believe the evening commute may be just as wet as the morning commute. could we have a repeat of yesterday's storms? eneena parve

breaking news. hurricane irma hits the caribbean. >> we're beginning to see the sunrise in parts of the virgin islands as the category five storm sets its sights on puerto rico and south florida. >> we have storm team 4 working for you. let's begin with sheena parveen with the local forecast from the storm team 4 weather deck. >> good morning, talk about what's going on out here. it is damp, we have fog, and scattered showers in the forecast today. it will be relatively cool

talking temperatures not really getting much past 70 degrees. for kids heading out, few light showers around, 68 degrees. by lunchtime, recess, probably indoors today, we have showers in the forecast. by 3:00 p.m., you'll want the umbrella. we have more rain in the forecast this afternoon. it will be one of the gloomy, cool rainy days. here's the radar. most rain off to the west and across 81. i'll show you when we dry out coming up. we are keeping a clies eose eye irma. lauryn ricketts has a closer look. >> we continue to watch this as it moves towards saint maarten and some islands in the northern and western antilles, coming through puerto rico with its eye set on the british and u.s. virgin islands now. the eye so well defined, still a category five. hurricane hunters flew through it last night

watching wind speeds up to 180 miles per hour. that makes it a category five hurricane. last time we had wind speeds of that in 1980, got up to 190. in terms of intensity, this is the most intense hurricane that the atlantic has seen in history. it will continue to scoot north to hispaniola, north of cuba. this is cuba here as cat four. water surface temperatures are in the upper 80s. look at the trend. it shifted, now moving through central florida as it makes landfall. coming across the florida strait and the keys. this could move 175 to 225 miles. don't pay attention to the exact track, the cone, but it is shifting to the east. we have to watch for the next update before 11:00. right now, let's get jack taylor to update you on traffic. hey we have an issue top side of the inner loop toward new hampshire avenue. lanes wer

loop. getting by to the left side of the roadway. left side gets by inner loop after new hampshire avenue. northbound george washington parkway, inner loop of the beltway, activity in the trees. ramp is still open. northbound george washington parkway, reported crash headed towards the overlooks. 124, warfield to brink road, 124 is open. utility crews there, no cones left in the roadway thankfully. back to you. >> thank you, jack. 6:33. we are following breaking news. members of virginia taskforce one are preparing to deploy for hurricane irma. >> some members of the team from fairfax county arrived home from saving lives after hurricane harvey. darcy spencer broke the news on twitter, joins us live with more on what we know. see people moving around behind you already. >> reporter: they certainly are. we just got news within the last hour, we are here at taskforce one heaua

what you're seeing is the check in line. team members got back from texas last night. redeployment announcement was made by fema. they have been activated, expect to leave at 10:00 this morning. if you want to show video in the last hour, they were loading up trucks, getting gasoline ready, getting boats ready once again to head down south. for right now, they say they're being deployed to alabama, maxwell air force base. but that could change. they want to get the assets down there to the south because we're trying to figure out exactly the path this will take. you mention that they just got back from texas last night. what i'm being told, 80 people will be deployed in this mission, only two of them were there in texas. so they're able to rotate people so those folks get some rest. also, there's another team could be on stand biy as well to travl internationally. let's hear from one of

as far as personnel goes, you're able to handle everything from hazmat incident to water incident to trap victim incident. just about anything that comes up that type one team can handle. >> reporter: back out live, seeing the check in process here. 80 members head down to alabama. that's an initial destination. they expect to get word at some point to possibly go into florida. obviously a fluid situation, going to take them time to get there. that of course could change. you ask folks are you ready and tired, they're ready to go and help. they want to go down and save lives. back to you. >> we know virginia taskforce two is already in puerto rico. a massive operation building up for the massive storm. darcy spencer live. thank you. >> they do incredible work. here's this morning's top stories at 6:35. it is the first day of school in prince george's county

you can double check your child's bus route by using a new app called the bb district by blackboard. if you already have the nbc washington app, we posted information about that app there. he pleaded guilty to killing his he is traininged wife in prince george's county last year. today, he will find out how long he will be in jail for her death. he was sentenced to four consecutive life terms for a killing spree in montgomery county. he is facing life without parole again. bureau chief tracee wilkins will be in the courtroom today. parents still in shock after a stabbing at a prestigious private school in d.c. looks like the 12-year-old accused of stabbing a student won't face charges because she's the daughter of a diplomat. she apparently stabbed a 13-year-old twice in the shoulder with scissors yesterday afternoon at the british international school of washington. police will now consult with the attorney general and state department about potential cr

that boy is expected to be okay. new video from the west coast overnight, showing massive demonstrations, people took to the streets opposing president trump's decision to end deferred action for childhood arrivals or daca program. demonstrators say deporting nearly 800,000 young daca immigrants is unfair. meanwhile, hours after the decision was announced, president trump took to twitter, pushing congress to legalize daca. the president says if congress does not legalize it, he will revisit the issue. it is unclear what he meant by that. this was the scene in washington yesterday. hundreds of people chanted yes, we can outside the white house and marched down pennsylvania avenue in protest of the daca decision. daca protects 800,000 young undocumented immigs

attend school. 6:38. molette green is in upper marlboro on the first day of school. >> a lot of excitement building and initiative for back to school. molette, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. what the kids have to say about their dads who took the fatherhood pledge. right?

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take a look at these images. this story making rounds on social media. multiple surveillance cameras in south central british columbia capture what looks like a meteorite striking down monday. video shows a giant bright light shooting down from the sky. some tell news outlets the bright flash woke them up. others could feel their house

shaking as a result. we've got a front coming through the area. you can see it on the radar now. this is going to be the same front responsible for steering irma. same front passing through the area, bringing rain showers out today. sheena has the latest timing on that, i have the latest track of irma, it shifted a bit. we're going to talk about that in a couple of minutes. right now, let's get to traffic and jack taylor. >> hey, trouble on beltway inner loop toward new hampshire avenue and i-95. at this point the crash has a left lane, left shoulder combination getting by, going against the grain. delay is not gigantic but you have the accident. northbound on the george washington parkway before the scenic overlooks, callers describe what sounded like a vehicle going southbound through the median, ended up on the northbound side. right lane now getting by. northbound gw parkway toward the first overlook.

back to you. buses are on the roads, brand new high school is opening. back to school in prince george's county. we are getting you ready live. and getting new video of the impact of hurricane irma. a look at the most

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15 before the hour. tracking hurricane irma. next up, the u.s. virgin islands. live look here. this category five storm is driving west with devastating winds and heavy rain. this live picture from st. thomas where the sun is coming up, we're starting to see the rain arriving there. here's where the storm is coming from. this was new video overnight in saint baarts. you can listen to the rain there and in saint maarten, bright blue sky gave way to ominous clouds. >> these images in the last half hour. this is antigua. you can hear the winds howling. homes, businesses all boarded up, they shut doors. we already heard reports of power lines down. in bar buddha, a police station had its roof tor

puerto rico where people are preparing for the worst, the storm will hit today. won't reach florida until the weekend. people are getting ready to get out when they can. >> irma is getting closer and closer, the state is under state of emergency, the keys are evacuating now. julia bag is in key largo with the latest. good morning. >> good morning to you. mandatory evacuations this morning, first for visitors to the keys, then later this evening for residents of the keys. let me show you what's happening at this gas station. very busy this morning here. they went all night without a drop until they had a delivery here of about 8,000 gallons. they're not expecting it to last very long. people are gassing up cars, trucks, boats, any kind of cannister that they have, like the one you see that

truck. people are trying to take advantage of availability of gas because they know going forward as we move into the end of the week as irma approaches that things will certainly change. let me show you something else. the headlights, northbound on the overseas highway, close to 100 mile drive from key west to the main land. people are making that trip north. haven't seen many problems. that's a good thing. talked to a sheriff deputy that said yesterday afternoon rush hour traffic was an absolute mess. that's what they're hoping to avoid. they're asking people to hit the road early to get to the main land. part of the reason is monroe county in the keys will not open shelters for a storm greater than category two. irma is a strong category five. that renders shelters useless. everyone must now seek shelter on the main land of south florida. aaron, eun? >> thank you,ul

billions in federal help for hurricane harvey victims could get approved today. today, congress will begin debating providing emergency funding for victims. the vote will happen around noon. fema says they need the money right away, they could run out of funds by friday. as we work to get you ready for school, show off my god son's picture. check him out. heading off to kindergarten. >> he is so cute. >> he is a cute boy. not cute, hand some, rugged. >> i can't believe he's already kindergarten age. >> very excited to be going. >> denise crying? >> she held up. she was worried about lunch. got through it. >> happy first day. it is time for back to school for the last local school district around here. >> prince george's county kids head back to school today. your kids head out. be sure to snap a picture for us, share it with us,

washington and ready for school on social media. we'll share the pictures. >> meantime, justin finch is live in hyattsville this morning. hey, justin. >> reporter: hey, aaron. seeing the buses peel off all morning, starting the back to school routes. here at the brand new fairmont high school, the main hallway is open. pretty soon students will begin to arrive as well. this is one of 208 schools opening county wide in prince george's county. this year, more than 132,000 students are expected to be enrolled, and this is the fifth consecutive year of arise in enrollment in the county. and first year for the new and improved fairmont high school. we can tell you the students aren't the only ones excited. >> that's exciting for us as well. we are limited on what we could do because of the oldness of the

students have hand on experiences, larger kroos rooms. it will make a difference in their learning. >> reporter: tjustin finch. nbc 4. jack taylor has what's happening on the roads. >> inner loop of the beltway, accident activity after new hampshire avenue. left lane, left shoulder combination getting by. kind of against the flow. not a gigantic delay. northbound on george washington parkway as you head north toward the first overlook, accident activity on the right side of the road getting by. callers describe a vehicle going southbound that ended

northbound lanes. vehicle spin out here on the right side on the shoulder, nothing blocked. ramp gets by towards the legion bridge. a wet morning. sheena, tell me more about the forecast and irma. >> going to stay wet through the day, jack. 69 degrees in washington. patchy fog out there. low clouds, rain as we go through the day today. right now, looking mainly cloudy. 64 at dulles, 69 in quantico. 68 in frederick. the commute, roads are wet from the rain last night. by lunchtime and through the afternoon, scattered showers are in the forecast. temperatures don't get above 70 degrees. radar showing light rain near winchester. we have scattered showers in the forecast later on. we have moisture headed our way. by lunchtime, showers around through the afternoon and evening, then tomorrow that's when we finally clear out and get more sunshine. here's irma, powerful category five hurricane. the center of it is over the island of saint

but calm winds are over st. barts. you have 185 mile winds moving back. let's get to lauryn ricketts with what people can expect from this. >> we continue to watch this track. we saw a lot of models had it shifting east. now we have the official track from national hurricane center. let's talk about that and talk about temperatures. you can see they're in the mid to upper 80s over the next couple days. the track will head up toward south central portion of florida. temperatures, mid to upper 80s. it will have a lot of fuel to feed this fire that is hurricane irma. category five, winds 185 miles per hour, scooting north up to haiti and dominican republic, north of cuba, and watch this. this is the newest. it will continue to move through south central florida, everglades territory. weakens into a cat three. inside this cone of uncertainty it could git

we have to watch it in the coming days. don't rely on the official track. latest one at 11:00. >> if it were to impact our area, remnants of it, it would be middle of next week. fortunately we are rainy, around 70. cool outside. great weather tomorrow through the weekend, mid 70s, and then watching irma. >> thanks. it is 6:54. this morning, kids over prince george's county are getting ready for school. >> molette green is working for you in the community as a group of dads prepares for this special first day of school. hey, molette. >> reporter: hey, how you doing. we have the dads all lined up. we have the kids just about ready to go to school. look at them lined up! doesn't that bring back memories? all right. these dads have taken the fatherhood pledge in prince george's county to walk their kids to school on the first day and to be a great example for them and other

community. we have our young people lienne up. why is it important for dads and men from groups like 100 black men in the county to be in your life on this day? >> the 100 black men are ready to go, some kids don't have fathers in their lives, they're like a second father figure or probably a first, it is important for them. >> the 100 men are like for kids that doesn't have fathers in their life, kids that does have fathers in their life, they need their confidence, their father's confidence. >> and in the 100 black men, they're positive role models, encourage us. >> wonderful. let's go to school. let's make it happen. let's make it happen. yeah. if you want to sign up, get more information about the fatherhood pledge on county

franklin's facebook page. i am molette green live in moral broe community. >> looks like the kids are ready. happy first day. >> thanks, molette. 6:56. here are four things to know. hurricane irma is the most powerful atlantic hurricane on record with 185 miles per hour winds, hit several caribbean islands overnight and is poe supposed to spread by puerto rico today. members of toss being force one are preparing to deploy to hurricane victims. some members just arrived last night from saving lives in texas from hurricane harvey. they plan to head out at 10:00 for alabama. first day of school for students and teachers in prince george's county. check out the nbc washington app for back to school resources, follow justin finch on twitter. four more minutes left. get out phones, vote for

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good morning. breaking overnight, roaring breaking overnight, roaring ashore, hurricane irma makes landfall in the caribbean, a catastrophic category 5 with 185 mile per hour winds. the atlantic's most powerful storm ever. florida residents bracing for what could be a direct hit. do not sit and wait to prepare, get prepared now. >> we're live throughout the storm zone. d.r.e.a.m. revoked. new protests raging coast to coast overnight after the white house rescinds a controversial immigration program. president trump defending his decision. >> i have a great heart for the folks we're talking about. >> this morning one