>> widespread destruction in puerto rico. more than half of the island ofd is without power of the at least 14 hospitals are using generators right now and according to puerto rico's public power company some parts of the island could be without power for up to six months. president trump has also approved an emergency declaration for both the u.s. virgin islands and puerto rico. >> an island get away where visitors get blown away on its beaches has blown away after itself. the island of saint martin has been badly damaged after a direct hit. four people have died, 23 injured. saint martin is a popular place for tourists who come to the beach to watch planes fly above their heads. that airport said to be largely destroyed. >> tonight people in south florida they are bracing for the potential impact. mandatory evacuations have been issued. and people appear to be listening. take a look at the traffic here. you see just a line of cars leaving the area. in order to help

governor rick scott is waiving all tolls on state roads. he's also declared a state of emergency for florida ahead of irma's potential hit. >> let's go to florida and check in with chris cato. what are you seeing down there so far. >> reporter: guys, look behind me here. i'm on i75 north about 25 miles north of tampa, 300 miles north west of miami. you can see traffic moving along very well northbound right now. this is nothing like we saw yesterday after those evacuations were ordered for the florida keys but we do expect this volume to pick up a lot into tonight and tomorrow because as you know, miami dade county right now is going through the largest evacuation it has ever attempted, some 650,000 people miami, parts of coral gables homeowners being told to leave. while they're encouraged to find local shelter we know a lot of them are not taking their chances with

they're choosing to hit the road. i-95, the florida turnpike, you can open your maps out and look at it yourself, you'll see a lot of red headed up the turnpike. where 75 merges with the turnpike we're hearing reports up there that's around the gainsville area that it's like a parking lot. so, these people that are headed that way know that this is coming and they've chosen to pack their patience. one positive note today is that we're not hearing of the widespread fuel shortages that we saw yesterday. they were able to get some fuel barges in to ports overnight and trucks were able to get in and replenish the supplies to local gas stations. so we're not seeing widespread fuel problems. the fears of getting on the road and then running out of gas while you're stuck on the interstate, those are not being realized at this point. these people have chosen to throw themselves at the mercy of the highway rather than at the mercy of mother nature. guys. >> chris, of course, we know florida has been hit, you

major hurricanes. given what has happened in texas with harvey, do you think that was sort of something that folks are looking at down there as sort of a reason to be really heeding the warnings and getting out of dodge as quickly as possible? >> reporter: absolutely, no doubt about it. people i've spoken in this parking lot earlier today told me that that was their main motivation. all those images that we saw coming out of texas and louisiana last week, people on the west coast of florida which if this track holds true is on the good side of the storm, if there is such a thing, they're not taking their chances. i just spoke with a couple evacuating from naples and a couple from fort myers, they know that a slight shift in the track could put them in the worst part of the storm and they saw what happened with harvey and that is one of the main motivators in people saying, you know what, i'm not going the take my chances, i'm going to throw myself at the mercy of the highway and hit the road. >> all right. chris cato we appreciate you

checking in. obviously it's going to be a busy couple days. we hope you stay safe and we appreciate you checking in. stunning new images. this is hurricane irma this is from space. cameras on the international space station show irma's swirling clouds as it bears down on the caribbean and you can see the massive cloud formation and the eye is pretty clear. >> sue joining us now for a closer look at irma's path. we're getting the biggest update as to what exactly is -- where it's at. hey, sue. >> hi, sarah and jim. the track is not a good scenario especially for miami. miami and broward county has not had a direct hit from a hurricane since 1947 and the track changed just a little bit to give them even more impact. we'll get to that in a moment. first things first. look at the storm. is it any weaker at all? it is slightly weaker. winds have dropped to 175 but the difference between 175 and 185 is not that big because it's still -- it still does catastrophic damage. ri

away of grand turk island and that's going to be the next storm that gets the next hit -- island rather. we'll see damage very similar to the pictures coming out of barbuda. so winds of 175 miles an hour. it is still moving west-northwest at 16. here's what changed just a little bit its still pretty much in the same position in the next 24 to 36 hours although we do have hurricane warnings out now for parts of the northern coast of cuba. but the track shifted slightly west and so you can see sunday at 2 o'clock, has it a little bit north of miami. that means for florida, south florida, which a hurricane watch is in effect for now, things will really go downhill late saturday night and through the day on sunday and on this path, it kind of comes up the middle of the peninsula, leaning a little bit toward the atlantic coast side monday at 2 o'clock it still has winds of 90 miles an hour as it's pushing into georgia. little bit more west of savannah than it was yesterday and then

there we take the remnants into the tennessee valley on tuesday. on that path we wouldn't get much more than some rain showers and a breezy day on tuesday but boy, the hurricane warnings are flying. next up, it's the turks and caicos. then the bahamas and then saturday night into sunday, south florida and all of the hurricane warnings are flying there. they have really got to be just so concerned not only for the wind but the storm surge which could be five to 10 feet for south florida and then you add in the rain on top of that and right now we're thinking that could be, and we'll have to update this but easily seven to 12-inches but wind and storm surge may be a bigger problem and not to pile on, everybody, but guess what, now we have another major hurricane, it's josé, it's a category three but if i have any good news here, it's not good news for the lesser antilles. you can see it's going to come awfully close to them as a category three, the last thing they need. they just got hit with category five irma but this one does look like it's going to try to make a turn

down into the sunday time fray. frame. category five irma still with winds of 175 miles an hour as it blasts towards grand turks tonight. we'll have our hands full tracking that and really so glad to see that florida has taken it seriously but on this path that is a very bad scenario and a frightening scenario. you just got to get out of the way. sarah and jim. >> sue, thank you so much. we'll check in with you in a bit on that. local news to get to. a judge in prince george's county ruled an accused murderer is competent to stand trial. >> antonio williams is accused of murdering three young girls in clinton, all members of his own family. six-year-old nadira withers and two young cousins were found stabbed to death on august 18. >> today a psychologist testified in court during a competency hearing. fox5's matt ackland joins you live now with more on what came out of that. hey, matt. >> reporter: sarah, this was a crime that really not only shocked the community here but made nationwide news.

where one of the memorial services for one of the little girls was held. today it was peaceful inside the courtroom. one of the reasons why, there were so many police officers. i counted more than a dozen. if you remember, the last court hearing, there was some verbal shouting between family members inside that courtroom. not today. this is antonio williams escorted by prince george's county police not long after his arrest. today in court, he sat silent as a psychologist told the court he interviewed williams and found him competent. the judge then agreed. >> what the judge determined is that he was able to be -- to assist in his defense. she noted today that by her own observations that he was very appropriate and listening to the questions today, that after those questions he would lean over and ask his attorney questions. and so he was able even today to assist in his own defense. >> reporter: williams is

six-year-old nadira withers and his two cousins while they were in bed. he was supposed to be babysitting while his mother was at work. state's attorney angela alsobrooks talked about the impact this case has had on her personally. >> you never forget it. i will never forget the three little girls in this case and how it must affect their families. i cannot imagine how it affects the father who was here today who has driven back and forth from new jersey, the mother of the two young girls who expected them to go back to school this week. >> reporter: unlike the last hearing this one had no verbal fighting between family members. police stood throughout the courtroom. for williams, he lowered his head as a judge told him he was charged with three counts of first degree murder as well as three counts of second degree murder. in fact, just to be on the safe side, the families were gathered together, they were actually

courthouse today to waiting cars where they were taken away. one more thing before we go. the judge reminded williams today that he will remain on a no bond, that means he's not getting out of jail, in fact, his next court hearing is september 18th. live in prince george's county tonight, matt ackland, fox5 local news. >> up next, an accident involving a police officer. >> tisha lewis is on this story tonight. tisha, what can you tell us. >> reporter: well, new details are emerging about the victim and the police officer. before the victim a 74-year-old montgomery man who was struck and killed, we do now know he was on his way to work here at cbs in kensington where we're told he was employee of the month. more is coming up. >> and some new video tonight showing the moment a deputy shot a news photographer after mistaking his camera for a weapon. how the deputy responded after finding out he had shot soon

back after this. >> ♪ been trying to prepare for this day... and i'm still not ready. the reason i'm telling you this is that there will be moments in your life that... you'll never be ready for. your little girl getting married being one of them. ♪ ♪ ♪

>> welcome back. a shooting happened in riverdale along the 5400 block of newbie avenue. police got call for the shooting just around 4 o'clock. we don't know how many victims were involved and police haven't released many details about a possible suspect. we're keeping our eyes on this one for you, again the shooting happening on newbie avenue in riverdale managed.

maryland. >> a of robert farmer is an eight year veteran of the department and serves on the police community action team which monitors special events and crime trends across montgomery county. >> the victim is also identified in the case and fox5's tisha lewis is on this story live in kensington with an update. tisha. >> reporter: jim and sarah new details emerged about the victim identified as 74-year-old lorenzo canubas. we're told that he worked here at this cvs in kensington. he was on his way to report for an overnight shift when he never showed up. now, he's reportedly worked here at this cvs in kensington since 2006. in fact, we're told that he was a merchandiser and coworkers tell us that he also was awarded employee of the month and they described him as a stellar employee.

motorized scooter bike often and last night was no exception. we spoke with his family who was too distraught to really elaborate and they're still coping with what happened. >> relatives don't want to be interviewed really. it's really difficult right now. >> reporter: okay. >> reporter: that was danny canubas, loretto's son. the accident between canubas and the police officer happened at an intersection nearby in wheaton. we're told that the officer was driving an unmarked police cruiser at the time of the crash. police say canubas was illegally driving his motorized scoot in the street when he was struck. now, coworkers did confirm these pictures that you might be seeing. they're from facebook. we're told he later died from his injuries from last night's accident at a nearby hospital. investigators are still trying to determine the exact cause of the

not suspect the officer involved was drinking, though a breathalyzer was not performed. >> it's simply not our protocol. there has to be a reasonable suspicion when it comes to an on duty officer being asked to request or provide a sample by breath in maryland. in this case there were two captains on the scene, his own captain and the captain in charge of that of particular district as well as internal affairs personnel. >> reporter: his coworkers here inside the kensington cvs were well familiar with what happened. they were all very saddened by this. again he's described as a stellar employee. as for the investigation, police tell us that four

witnesses saw the accident as it happened. police are talking to them but they are still hoping to talk to more. as for the montgomery county police officer robert farmer, we're told he's been placed on administrative leave with pay which is standard when an accident or incident like this happens. tisha lewis fox5 local news. >> new video an ohio sheriff's deputy shot a local news photographer by mistake. they released body camera footage and this happened after the deputy thought the photographer's camera gear was some kind of weapon. >> doing 51 in a place that's 35. >> reporter: a routine traffic stop for clark county sheriff's deputy jake shaw ends with two shots fired by the officer. [gunfire] >> reporter: shaw's body camera records the deputy run across a street and discover the man wounded is someone he knows. new carlisle news copublisher and photographer andy grim. >> andy, andy. >> oh, my

>> i got shots fired. >> reporter: grim was preparing to shoot monday's lightning storm when he saw the traffic stop. as he was taking out his tripod and camera from his jeep, he was shot. >> randy, i'm sorry, brother. listen, dude, you pulled that out like a gun out the back of a jeep. >> i waved at you. >> dude. >> i get it. >> you're going to be okay andy, you're going to be okay. >> reporter: grim was hit by a bullet that entered and exited his chest missing all vital organs. he shows us how he removed his camera and tripod moments before the gunfire. >> and i grabbed it like this and i turned around and i just hear pop, pop. >> reporter: the 25-year-old shaw has been at the sheriff's office since 2012 working as a jail corrections officer. at the end of may he was placed on a four month temporary patrol assignment. in the video, shaw remains with grim keeping him calm until medics arrived. >> it's starting to hurt. >> you're going to be okay. they're coming. >> reporter: we obtained shaw's personnel file. he has

review expectationing but last year received a written reprimand for not properly documenting inmate head counts. shaw is now on paid administrative leave while the shooting is being investigated. during the final moments of this video you can clearly hear a shaken shaw become emotional as to what just happened begins to think in. >> i thought it was a freaking man. god, please let him be all right. >> all right, that was steve levine reporting. more hate messages showing up on a campus. >> the search to find the vandals who targeted georgetown university's campus with hateful messages twice this week. >> a new twist on the tackling dummy. that's coming up. >> but first more breaking news for you right now. this out of howard county. an overturned tractor-trailer is spilling milk onto the roadway. this is along route 126 at ice crystal drive. traffic is being diverted in that area. crews are working to

you can see. no word on what caused the truck to overturn or if the driver is hurt, but again spilled milk causing delays in howard county for the evening commute. be careful out there. we'll keep you updated. back after this. >> ♪ he's our pediatrician, dr. ralph northam. born and raised in rural virginia went to vmi. trained at johns hopkins. an army doctor who treated soldiers seriously wounded in the gulf war. eighteen years as volunteer medical director of a children's hospice. as lt. governor, he's fighting to expand healthcare in virginia. he'll get it done as governor. ralph northam: i'm ralph northam, and we need to provide access to affordable healthcare for all virginians, not take it away.

>> ♪ >> all right, it's been just an absolute beautiful day. it is hard to believe 'cause we keep talking about irma, we think it's going to be nasty outside and we're like wait a second, no, look at what's going on here in d.c. >> we're still waiting to see what kind of remnants might come up the coast down the road. in the meantime we'll enjoy what we have. going into a gorgeous weekend. sue is here on a very busy weather day down south. >> i'm so grateful we don't have anything to worry about locally jim and sarah. we can really rely on september to do things like this, bring a string of fantastic days but this time it will also involve friday and the weekend. so, we have some lovely days coming, beautiful today. a little bit breezy. you may have noticed that. but it is delivered us these temperatures, 74 degrees right now, current

winchester 66. a lot of places have stayed in the 60's north and west. the city one of the warmer spots. annapolis comfortable at 74 degrees. the breeze will settle down at about the time of sunset so after 7:30 or so. if it's bothering you it won't bother you much longer. we'll have clear skies tonight as we head once again into the 50's and look what i spy on the weather map a forecast low of 48 for hagerstown so definitely that feel of september in the air, that is for sure. high pressure is going to continue to build in and give us that day tomorrow that will probably be a couple of degrees warmer than today. i'm going to forecast a high temperature of about 76 degrees. 72 for gaithersburg, quantico 75, manassas 74. and i think martinsburg you may top out at about 72 degrees. we've also continuing to track irma on the current path by the way, if we were to see effects from irma, it would be tuesday but you know what, on the current path it's possible we might not see much. we'll show you where it t

after it approaches south florida, which is going to be in the saturday, sunday time frame, late saturday sunday things go downhill for florida. very concerning, considering it has not lost much strength with those category five winds of 175 miles an hour. more on irma as well as our seven-day forecast in the minutes ahead. sarah, jim. >> thanks sue. coming up a desperate search to find a missing pregnant teacher. >> the latest on that investigation as they continue to search for her after a mysterious couple days. >> new details emerging about a student's tabbing at a georgetown private school. why police say the attack was planned. fitz. >> ♪ fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. and with the new fios gigabit connection... you get our fastest... internet ever. with download speeds up to 940 megs - 20 times faster than most people have.

9.99 a month online for the first year. plus hbo for one year and multi-room dvr service for two years, all with a two-year agreement. and switching has never been easier. get out of your contract with up to a $500 credit to help cover your early termination fee. go to fiosgigabit.com

>> ♪ >> this is fox5 local news at 5:00. >> and checking your headlines at the half

continues for a missing pregnant maryland schoolteacher. laura wallen last seen on sunday after she sent her family a text message. >> a maryland an under arrest accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old boy. the alleged assault happened on monday. the victim told police theice te knife forced him inside of a home. the suspect now facing search charges. >> new details about a student stabbing at a george ton private school;, georgetown private school. the teenaged girl stabbed her 13-year-old classmate in the back twice in the school's auditorium. the girl lured her in there. the victim expected to make a full recovery. as for the girl it's unclear if she'll face any charges because right now she is diplomatic immunity. >> to an update on the hunt for a man wanted for indecent exposure. matthew

arrest. police say the 36-year-old is charged with indecent exposure taking indecent liberties with a child and assault and battery. newton is due in court later next month. >> there are big questions about russian election meddling on facebook right now. >> the social network says they've uncovered hundreds of fake facebook accounts likely run from russia that spent about a hundred grand on ads aimed at hot button issues during the 2016 election. >> this comes on the same day donald trump injury s answered questions about his meeting with a russian lawyer. >> tom fitzgerald with details. >> reporter: here's the deal. the office of senator mark warner of virginia who is the ranking democrat on the intelligence committee he tells us that facebook has now briefed the intelligence committee on this but this is what they know. facebook is now telling senate

located about 470 fake accounts, accounts that were made up to look like they were going to be legitimate accounts. in fact, what they were were traced back to a group way over in saint petersburg, florida. this group apparently is well known to be promoting russian government interests. now, keep in mind, these weren't regular ads that were promoting candidates. what this was was to poke at the american people hot button issues that took place during the campaign. things like gun control, things like civil rights. these were all meant, we're told, to stir up emotions within the 2016 elections which, as you know, were already stirred up to begin with. now, the fallout on this is just beginning. apparently there were about 3,000 of these ads taken out between june of 2015 and july of 2017, just this last summer. now, today, the watchdog group common cause,

complaint with the justice department. they want the justice department and the fbc, the federal election committee to open up an investigation as to exactly what is going on with thighs facebook ads. we spoke with the president today. >> this revelation raises a lot of questions. first, who were these trolls that engaged in this activity, who was paying for this activity. we've seen intelligence reports dating back to january that they believe some of the internet trolls putting out information on the elections are linked to a financier who is close to putin. so, that raises concerns. >> reporter: all right, now, up on capitol hill today, in the senate judiciary committee who the was there, well, it was donald trump jr. trump was meeting with staff investigators answering

meeting that he had in trump tower with that russian attorney several top level trump campaign officials and also some other people from russia. now, according to a statement, that trump read at the beginning of the meeting, trump jr. said that there was no collusion, he says, in that meeting and that the meaning of the meeting, the real goal, he says, was to see whether or not hillary clinton had the qualifications to be president. now, coming out of that meeting at the end of it, who was in it, well mostly senate staffers asked those questions. senator dick durbin was in that meeting. he says that in his opinion, he's a democrat that trump jr. in his words was cooperative with the hearing but this won't be the end of this. we are going to get a public hearing at some point. california senator dianne feinstein says that this hearing will be out in the open. it will involve donald trump jr. but when will that happen?

the near future at what she says is the appropriate time. for now we're live on the hill tonight, tom fitzgerald fox5 local news. >> ♪ >> new tonight, the search is on to find the vandals who targeted georgetown university's campus with hateful messages twice this week. the first time it happened tuesday night. a student spotted a swastika scrawled inside a dorm elevator and someone pointed two painted on the wall of another elevator last night. campus police are investigating. >> coming up fema is beefing up their fleet. >> they're holding a job fair today to hire some new employees. we're going to have a live report next. >> and at times of national disaster the federal government used a unexpected way to determine the toll mother nature has taken on an area. chopped chunked we're talking about waffle house. we'll explain this coming up next. >> ♪

(vo) there's more to life than the climb. there's the view. you've got to stop... ...and look around a little. remember who you are. let the child inside you out to play. come... shed life's layers in asheville. visit lonely planet's best destination for 2017. and let the magic find you. asheville. discovery inside and out. he's our pediatrician, dr. ralph northam. born and raised in rural virginia went to vmi. trained at johns hopkins. an army doctor who treated soldiers seriously wounded in the gulf war. eighteen years as volunteer medical director of a children's hospice. as lt. governor, he's fighting to expand healthcare in virginia. he'll get it done as governor. ralph northam: i'm ralph northam, and we need to provide access to affordable healthcare for all virginians, not take it away.

>> ♪ >> while all eyes on the path of hurricane irma texas is working to slowly rebuild after harvey's devastation. >> with that come jobs. fema looking to hire temporary workers to support their efforts in texas. >> ronica cleary joining us with the latest. >> reporter: i'm not at fema headquarters i'm at a location in falls church at this facility here csra. they received a $95 million grant from fema to hire 1500 people across the country to staff these call centers. now, half of them will be placed in the houston area but the other half they're going to be all over the country. and i'm here with two people today who have bravely agreed to chat with me about why you decided to apply for this part-time job. what makes this a little different 'cause there's a little more heart in this job than just a typical part-time job. >> absolutely. so, me and my fiancé donated

substantial amount of money to different fema efforts and different efforts for hurricane harvey relief. this was just another way for me to give back from an it perspective. i am an it professional something to do in the nighttime hours and give back to the community. >> reporter: okay. and how about you? what's your name? >> my name is diego. >> reporter: what makes this job a little different to you? what made it stand out when you saw this posting? >> i think this job is giving a lot to the community. you will give support to the people who need it in this situation. i have never been in -- or nobody from this region could be in that situation so it will be a great way to just give back to the community a&-úm bilingual in spanish so this will benefit a lot to the community. >> reporter: thank you so much. and that is one of the things they are looking the majority of these jobs you will need -- they will look for people who can speak spanish and english to serve people in that houston populio

speak spanish. the vice president at csra tell me a little bit about the response that you've received from setting up this opportunity for people to get jobs here in falls church. >> thank you very much. actually the response has been overwhelming. we've had over 2,000 people so far com of come through our doors across the country. at this point now we've got well over 600 offers made. so, at this point i think we're well on track to getting to our 1500 number but we are seeking to actually hire much more than that. folks are going to be able to work part time nights and weekends. i mean, we're really seeking veterans, people that are able to -- soccer moms, you name it, anybody who is willing to come and help out for an important cause. >> reporter: i know there is a little paperwork on the back end but someone can get a job offer on the day that they show up for this and you will be here tomorrow and through the weekend as well, correct? >> we absolutely will. so you're correct, we're operating in parallel. we're offering people job offers on the spot and then we're putting people throu

the actual clearance process at the same time, so the clearance is contingent. there's access to national security or systems that actually require clearances so we don't have a choice with that but the offers are contingent to that effect but we will run through them. >> reporter:? andjohn thank yo. we'll have more about this opportunity a bit of a silver lining amidst the tragedy of harvey. back to you jim and shawn. >> fema is turning to waffle houses to treasure or measure the extent of damage. this is something they've done before. the so-called waffle house index determines the impact of a storm by looking at how many waffle house restaurants are opened following a storm. the index has three levels. based on the service at the restaurant green means the restaurant has power and damage is limited. yellow means there is no power and red means the restaurant is closed indicating severe damage. last time waffle house reached red was last year during hurricane matthew. >> sarah looked at

today and said is this a real thing. >> yeah, glare yes, it is a real thing. >> now i just want waffles. >> same here. >> and a cup of coffee would hit the spot. >> no kidding. >> it's all about irma now. >> yes. >> that's what they'll be measuring this one so today is thursday. the impact to south florida would be going downhill during the afternoon on saturday and early sunday. >> you said it's shifting a little bit to the west because when it was shifting east people in charleston were barreling down. >> charleston get a little bit of a break but they still have a storm surge. the reason i say thursday, we're talking sunday, monday. could there be some time the change the track? i think there could. >> okay. >> but i think they were very some smart to get over out of mi because on this track tonight the latest update from the national hurricane center has prpretty much a direct hit in broward county and has the eye coming ashore right in that area. that is of great concern. here is our latest sel

the turks and caicos right now. it may be a direct lit for grand turk. at 5 o'clock winds maintained at 175. you'll recall yesterday they were at 185 then maintained 185 for 37 hours. that is the strongest storm we've ever had on record maintaining that kind of intensity. at 175 the damage is the same and it's catastrophic. so, here are your headlies. i know there is so much information to absorb on this storm and you're probably worried about friends, relatives down there if they haven't already gotten out of the way so right now it's the turks and caicos turn. late tonight and tomorrow, it's the southeastern bahamas. hurricane warnings are up there. they're also going to get battered by this storm. the track did shift a little bit west today. yesterday it was right along the atlantic coast of florida. now it's inland a little bit. that's a bad scenario also. south florida impact will begin late saturday but getting downhill saturday afternoon and sunday is when we think

on this track it could still make a little bit of a turn but boy, not only will they have storm surge flooding of five to 10 feet for southeastern florida and a storm surge watch has been put up for that area they'll have flooding for rain, it could be seven to 12-inches and of course the wind. so a triple threat. a lot of glass could break in area. 1.9 million people live in broward county and yes, we're still tracking three hurricanes. josé got a little bit stronger today, category three. irma is still a five. katia still a one. that one likely is stalled and by the way hasn't made a landfall yet. latest on irma. as it tracks again through the turks and caicos, this is why there's some concern. remember yesterday it was on the coast. please note the wide cone of uncertainty. keys aren't off the hook yet. tips of the bahamas not off the hook but on this path certainly it would be scraping through the peninsula, not necessarily as close to charleston as it was yesterday but more of a

coast now and then on up and into the tennessee valley. so, one thing that could change, and i know i do need to wrap it up here but this weakening atlantic ridge eventually a little bit of a turn is going to happen but when that happens depends on when the ridge weakness develops and that could make a turn to the north. we really wish it would do that so it could stay off the coast. there's still time for that to happen but right now it's more of the scenario that keeps it ashore. your fox5 accuweather 7-day forecast much more on hurricane irma in our later broadcast. how about this weather though? four straight days of beautiful weather. quite honestly on the path that it's on right now, we may not even see rain from irma put we're going to keep it in the forecast right now because that track could still be in play so if we were to see effects it would be tuesday, wednesday but right now it's taking the remnants through the tennessee valley so we maybe would only get some showers if that. there's an 80-degree reading on the seven-day forecast next thursday. that's your seven-day forecast. jim and sarah, over to you. >> thank

new details tonight in the case against the man accused of killing two sisters. >> paul wagner is working this one for us. paul. >> reporter: guys there's been a major development in a notorious 42-year-old cold manycase. i'll have the story straight ahead. fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. and with the new fios gigabit connection... you get our fastest... internet ever. with download speeds up to 940 megs - 20 times faster than most people have. switch to fios gigabit connection with tv and phone for $79.99 a month online for the first year. plus hbo for one year and multi-room dvr service for two years, all with a two-year agreement. and switching has never been easier. get out of your contract with up to a $500 credit to help cover your early termination fee. go to fiosgigabit.com

>> ♪ >> the man accused in the 1975 abduction and murders of the lyon sisters has agreed to plead guilty in this case. lloyd welch was set to go on trial. >> they vanished back in march of 1975. their bodies have never been found. fox5's paul wagner has more on the story. >> reporter: lloyd welch was scheduled to go on trial next tuesday in bedford where investigators believe the girls may have been killed and or buried decades ago. but a new court motion shows the convicted sex offende

involvement in a case that captivated this washington area 42 years ago. it's been more than two years since john and mary lyon the parents of cath len and sheila sat in a bench in a park near where their daughters disappeared and listened as prosecutors announced an indictment against lloyd welch a former carnival worker who implicated himself in the case during numerous interviews with detectives. welch's name came up but he was never considered a serious suspect until police assigned a new detective to the case. over the years many detectives, some who have long since been retired have worked on this case. but in fact, it was a younger detective who finally saw the missing piece of the -- solved the missing piece of the puzzle two years ago. >> reporter: that was police chief tom manger in the summer of 2015. by then a search had been conducted on a mountainside outside bedford where investigators had information the girls may have been

or burned. bedford commonwealth's attorney randy krantz. >> one of the things you have to keep in mind is what your mission s you have to maintain mission focus and our mission focus is to bring these children home if at all possible. this case will be resolved. >> reporter: in interviews with police, lloyd welch fingered his uncle richard welch as being a partner in the crime. police named his as a person of interest of but he was never charged. however, his wife was. patricia welch testified before the grand jury in the case and lied. she took an alfred plea last summer and received a suspended sentence and probation. >> if this helps the lyon family, this is a happy day for me. these are wonderful, wonderful people who have suffered an immeasurable loss. >> reporter: that was montgomery county state's attorney john mccarthy the day of the indictment. during the their investigation, police came to the conclusion lloyd welch and others

into a car outside the mall. they were then held somewhere in maryland where they were sexually assaulted and killed. welch's attorneys have so far not returned our calls. there is a gag order in the case. although lloyd welch is locked up in virginia he is still serving a lengthy sentence for sexually assaulting a young girl in delaware. whatever sentence he may receive in virginia, if he ges through with the plea next tuesday, it likely means the 60-year-old will never get out of prison. paul wagner, fox5 local news. >> an extraordinary story of survival. a minnesota teen alive tonight after being kidnapped tortured and held hostage. this was done by a family friend. >> the community searched for four long weeks before the 15-year-old was finally able to make an escape. she was lured away from her home in early august by man she and her family knew. he took her to this trailer where she was bound and sexually assaulted. the suspect's roommate and friends allegedly took part in that abuse as well. on tuesday, the teen was

alone for the first time and she managed to escape swimming across part of a lake, running through woods and fields until a farmer spotted her and brought her to police. >> knew her face and i knew it was her and i -- i was more overwhelmed than anything that she was still with us and -- and she was okay. anybody can call 911. it's just -- i was in the right place at the right time. and i'm just happy that i could help her. >> it's unbelievable. it's unbelievable in the world that i live. >> very hard and she is talking about it. you know, she's told me everything. and it's -- as a mother, it's the worst hearing that, you know, and seeing her struggling with it. >> after her escape, the teen was taken to the hospital where she was treated for minor injuries. >> on the way honoring our fallen heroes. >> next, we hear from the mother of a fallen soldier about how to

her son's memory alive. >> ♪

>> ♪ >> this morning fallen soldiers were recognized at the lincoln memorial. gold star families were at the ceremony. >> fox5 photojournalist nelson jones takes us there. >> ♪ >> this was taken before he left for iraq. >> he is right here. >> west point he was known as jolly jake. >> i'm so sorry for all these young guys, yes. >> jacob was training iraqi army at karbala when the league of righteous dressed as americans went through five iraqi checkpoints, went into the compound where he was at, put in the back of an suv, handcuffed to the soldi

that had been outside and driven towards the iranian border. they pulled opened the doors and shot and killed my son. >> and part of what we want this memorial to do is to teach americans to speak the names of your loved ones and others who have died whatever the cause might have been. >> my daughter specialist renee green maryland's first female to die in the iraq war. >> my father, captain nathan walander. >> my father united states marine corps. >> this is the national remembering our fallen tribute. these are pictures of the fallen in the country since the war on terror which began with 9/11. >> it's my oldest son. that's his brother. >> every gold star family's feeling is the same is that their loved ones are going to be forgotten.

iraq and afghanistan and it's pictures. >> ♪ >> very touching. heartwarming. sad in a way. but there's a lot of sorrows but yet there's also happ happiness. >> how do you explain to people what it's like? >> you can't. >> my son and my grandson united states marine corps lance corporal terry edward honey cut jr., machine gunner from waldorf, maryland. >> my husband and father, robin leslie towns, sr. upper marlboro, maryland. >> my daughter son, my grandson.

>> ♪ >> this is fox5 local news at 6:00. >> right now at 6:00, hurricane irma moves closer to the united states after leaving deadly destruction behind in the caribbean. we have team coverage tonight with the latest on the record setting storm. >> ♪ plus, a man accused of killing his young sister and his two young cousins returns to court. the testimony and ruling from a judge ahead in a live report. >> ♪ and new details in the 1975 abduction and murders of the lyon sisters. what we are learning now about the man charged in the case less than a week before his trial was set to begin. the news at 6:00 starts right now