alison: thank you. the power of hurricane harvey and the potentially deadly amount of rain extends far part texas coastline. emily from the sister station in san antonio joins us from the impact zone which is port lavaca, 75 miles up the coast from corpus christi. what are you seeing so far? the big question -- is texas ready for this? emily: we are seeing a lot of people not heeding the mandatory evacuation order. instead, they are staying put to get the homes and the businesses ready boarding up. they will keep an eye on the sky and the coast and evaluate tomorrow if they are ready to go. you ask if texas is prepared? i stoke to george p. bush, the land commissioner, son of jeb bush about this and he says texas is not prepared. over the causeway, you can see one of the reasons he is so over there is part of the vast oil business, me trelum industry. george p. bush tells me that the mo jurorty of the -- majority of the petroleum moves through the texas refineries. never the country should be concerned

alison: agreed. next week 80,000 students walk through the doors of one of loudoun's 90 schools in the county. nancy: they deserve that day. alison: absolutely. nancy: in loudoun county case of the rapid expansion when it comes to the school district. alison: more than enough new students to fill the kennedy center's main theater. think about that. northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg putting the "spotlight on education" for us today. hi, jeff. jeff: these numbers are amazing. we are out here and we'll show you what exemplify what is we are talking about. this is bramelton middle school. opening up in a few weeks, a brand new middle school. next to that the construction of independence high school is opening up in 2019. the growth in loudoun is amazing. this year alone, 3,000 new students will be starting with the loudoun county public schools in addition to 800, yes, 800 new teachers and staff members. since the year 2000 alone, 44 new elementary school, middle and high schools opened up her

alison: the good weather continues?ve: it does, and tomorrow will be middle 80's, great football weather, dry and in the 70's. friday, a bit more unsettled, and we carry that trend through saturday, sunday, and monday. not a washout, but embedded thunderstorms. into next week jonathan: next. alison: have a great night. you each drive a ford pickuyes.ght? i'm going to show you a next generation pickup. awesome. let's do this. the bed is made of high-strength steel, which is less susceptible to punctures than aluminum. stronger the better. and best of all, this new truck is actually- oh my... the current chevy silverado. it's the chevy summer drive. get a total value of $9,600 or, get 0% financing for 60 months on this silverado all star. find new roads at your local chevy dealer. >>> this episode of "jimmy kimmel live" is brought to you by sleepy time tea. the only thing standing between you and nuclear war. >> dicky: from hollywood it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight -- jim parsons. from "snowfall", damson idris. and musi

alison: yeah. all right. still to come. why that could be a welcome sound when you fill up at the gas station. jonathan: first, cleaning up the damage after emily frenched f shocking case of road rage. a driver repeatedly ramming another car. how it all ended. what became of the driver at steve: i'm abc7's steve rudin live in reston for national night out. take a look behind me. a lot going on until 9:00 tonight. an effort to bring community and law enforcement together. at the weather for the most part is going to cooperate. need to show you one thing, though. look at the doppler radar for you. if you live inside the beltway in the district, areas of heavy rain. one cluster right there. that is moving across the area dumping brief amount of heavy rain. it shouldn't last that long. if you have plans outdoors in the next half hour to 45 minutes, it will begin to improve. talk about the temperatures for tomorrow. looking at around 90 we will stay in the lower 90's for the rest of the week. we will ta

alison: a long season ahead.'s get a sense of how the tone was set from erin hawksworth, live from m&t bank stadium with the reaction coming in. hi, erin. erin: i was going to say the word atrocious comes game. the redskins looked sluggish in the 23-3 loss to the ravens. kirk cousins had a couple drives to forget. jay gruden was frustrated after the game. coach gruden: we did not play very well, obviously. you know, it's a start. we got outstart, but there, did some pregame warm-ups, came out of the tunnel, had six players, and we need to get better. erin: coming up later in sports, i will explain who was hot and who was not. right now the redskins are headed back to richmond, a 4 1/2 drive, a long bus ride. jonathan: i imagine a long quiet us ride. could energyt, drinks be a precursor to cocaine use? a study found people who drink them all more likely to use drugs. alison: ford bronco going up for sale, next. looking for adventure this summer? holy smokes. oh man, that's pretty intense. look no fur

alison: tom, thank you. news, tracking developing president trump with more tough talk against north korea. nancy: the president tweeting that the united states is "locked and loaded" if that country carries out a strike against guam. >> they will be very safe, believe me. if anything happens to guam, there will be big, big trouble in north korea. alison: people in guam being forced to confront the reality of what to do if a strike happens. nancy: tom roussey reports. tom: the u.s. territory of has a major u.s. military presence but it is also an island of more than 160,000 residents. >> they are americans just like anybody in the united states. an attack on them is an attack on us. mike is the former president of the guam society of america. the last time guam was in the news this much was probably when it was occupied by japan in world war ii. he estimates there are at least from thele in guam d.c. region. they are hearing a lot from friends and family back home. >> many folks are worried about their daily

alison: a lot of good advice there. thank you. meanwhile, the metro transit police say they captured the man caught on video taking pictures up women's skirts on escalators. we first showed you the video friday. a woman told police she caught this man with his phone under her skirt. they found him doing it on other women as well and some of the other victims have now been jonathan: a sex offender behind bars after trying to re-enter a daycare center. hines tried to enter a goddert school. the doors were locked so he tried to peer through the doors and the staff members confrontedded him. he took off. he is expected to be in court next month. alison: the national weather service is saying an ef-1 tornado went through salisbury and it carved a mile and a half path through the town. we got a taste of the damage today from the air. brad: i want the show you the damage in the community. this is a it fell and it partially split and parshly came up at the roots. the good news is it didn't fall on this house or hit the neighbor's house. b

good work alison: wow. here is a bizarre headline from honduras, where an american woman's trip turned into a disaster. her husband said that she purchased a can safe to protect her belongings. oflooks and feels like a can iced tea, but it landed her in jail because authorities at the airport cut it open and found white particles that they think are cocaine. >> don't think that you can make it up. this is over an iced tea soda can. alison: one tv station tested it, cutting it open, and they said similar white particles fell out. authorities at the airport do not have any field testing kits for cocaine and it could be days before the lab results are finalized. she has been charged with drug trafficking right now. lawmakers in north carolina have reached out to the u.s. embassy in honduras for help. of 12 inmateslast who escaped from a county jail in alabama are back in custody. the inmates used peanut butter to change the number above a cell door. investigators say in in matrix a young jail guard who was wat

alison: thank you. still to come. a mermaid was spotted drifting in the gulf of we'll let you see it for yourself coming up at 5:00. but first -- alison: you probably buckle up your kids in backseat. what about? startling video that may have you click in every time. larry: yeah. but first here is a look at what is coming up tonight on abc. alison: now veronica johnson with a preview of tomorrow's "good morning washington." >> thank you, guys. tomorrow on "good morning washington," don't miss my one-on-one interview with al gore on climate change and the new movie. >> plus the essential life skills every young adult needs to know starting out after college. >> stay with us for traffic and weather every ten minutes tomorrow morning starting at did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back? say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everything. comcast business offers blazing fast and reliable internet that's up to 16 times faster than slow internet from the phone company. say hell

alison: very good.jonathan: weather like this reminds me of turning to page and go to the football season. alison: it feels that way. robert: unbelievable. it's here! where is life going? football. we were at college park today. what d.j. robert: in football the redskins have the day preseason match-up. all eyes will be on kirk cousins for the few snaps he plays. second straight year on the franchise tax. a lot on his mind. will he be back next year? will he be tagged again? one thing for sure he is enjoying his time in d.c. >> to process as i went along, there are benefits from that. nothing like being thrown in fire and i have to play the hand i've been dealt. i'm fortunate to be drafted here. it looked like a dead end at the time but it was a great place for me to land. robert: life is good for him. maryland football back on the field. the head coach will try to improve on last season which was an improvement itself. made it to the quick lane bowl. this is his second year. he has had time to recruit.

alison: give it a try. larry: hundreds of women across the women and all across the world gathered at the university of maryland in college park this week. alison: this is a lot of fun. as mike carter-conneen reports they are building sisterhood through harmony. >> harmonies heard across the campus with the barbershop organization hosting the semi-annual symposium here. >> people don't think that women can sing barbershop harmony. it's not true. >> i'm a bass. >> bass? >> yeah. i sing low note. a lot of ladies can sing the low note. >> the organization was founded in tulsa, oklahoma, in 1945 when a group of the barbershop quartet workers wouldn't allowed their wives to participate. they formed their own group. >> the guys may have founded the barbershop but the women perfected it. >> today the organization claimed 22,000 members worldwide. wit this week. attending class, holding competitions and sing manage genres. classic, gospel, country and pop. >> it gives you goosebumps when you participate and listen

>> ♪ not afraid alison: alison: a daring whitewater rescue. >> i said nobody dies on my birthday.lison: a man jumps in to save a stranger. nancy: some hauled off and toppled, others defend it. thieves are using new technology to try to steal your debit card and atm information, but there is a way that you can avoid it with your smart phone. now, abc 711:00 am on your side. >> ♪ to the gulf stream waters this land was made for you and me ♪ alison: we begin with breaking news tonight, a massive rally for peace in charlottesville, virginia, happening right now. nancy: michelle marsh joins us with the latest. michelle: the sight is really incredible. there are people with candles , where theretreets were torches just last week. >> ♪ not afraid today michelle: the city of charlottesville reeling from the deadly violence at a rally over a confederate statue attended by white supremacists. the crowd tonight calling for to hatred.nd end demonstrators in philadelphia are speaking out against white supremacy, some calling for the removal of a former mayor who they say was unfair to effort n

alison: i mean, look at that. jonathan: snake. alison: not even a sound out of the. jonathan: steve would have done the same thing after holding it for a little while. steve: yeah, glad we don't have that. outside right now, rehobeth beach, delaware, has quieted nicely. a nice stretch of days for the delmarva beaches. in some changes closer to the upcoming weekend. frederick and dulles, 77 at reagan national. the high today of 91, well above average this time of year. tomorrow, another warm day, but not quite as warm. the satellite and radar, not a lot going on right now, mainly clear skies. if you are contemplating opening the windows for fresh air tonight, not that much of a breeze to push the cooler air in, but the temperatures tonight drop into the 50's, lower 70's. lower 70's inside the beltway, lower 60's further north and west, especially wes the wind will be out of the south, southwest. forecast wake-up temperatures tomorrow in the 60's. not staying there very long for stop lots of sunshine the first day of august. hard to believe that summer is flying by. fu

alison: wow! larry: wow! alison: today marks six years since the ground shook beneath our feet here. we had the earthquake that was centered near mineral, virginia. we remember it well. it could be felt as far away as new jersey. >> the pieces are normally at the top of the cathedral. fixing it is putting together a jigsaw puzzle. some of the visible chips on the stone. if we take a little bit of a wider look at the pieces laying here, you can get a sense of the size. all of this put together. pan up to the top. this is going to make up a portion of one of the pinnacles. very similar to what you are looking up at the top up there. now check out this video. that we shot earlier today. we got an inside look at the work that goes into fixing some of the stones. after six years and raising $12 million, i'm told they are 25% complete >> this is a beautiful building. to have pieces like that, that you know so much heart and craft went into, damage is difficult to see. but it keeping the stone masons busy. >> the sc

alison:?ith the last word showers right now, and where we have the showers is where we could have patchy fog. 92 the high thursday, feeling like middle to upper 90's. we do this all over again friday. cooler and not as humid saturday. the nice weather continue sunday, about 85 degrees. 60% chance of showers and storms monday of next week, the temperatures below average this time of year. if you like it hot and humid, the heat and humidity returns the followin alison: have a good night. you can do endless move 201online research.t, or, you can take advantage of our best offer ever on an xt5. don't wait. our 2017 models will be moving fast. you can drive a car... or you can drive a cadillac. come in now before the end of our made to move 2017 clearance event and leave with the perfect cadillac xt5 for your next adventure. choose a low mileage lease on this xt5 for around $339 per month. >>> tonight's jimmy kimmel live is brought to you by pineapple pizza, grab a piece today. ♪ [ cheers and appla

alison? alison: thank you. happening right now, president trump landed just moments ago in yuma area. he is touring a border patrol station. >> when presidents take politics on the road local leaders often roll out the red carpet but the democratic mayor of phoenix did not. >> i stepped forward and i said this is not the right time for t president trump said this about the white nationalist violence in charlottesville, virginia. >> you look at both sides. i think there is blame on both sides. >> trump traded criticism with arizona republican senator. john mccain and jeff flake. some pundits wonder if the president will endorse 2018 challenger to flake at the rally. then joe arpaio. trump said he is considering pardoning him. >> at the end of the day we have to admit it. the history, the evidence staring us in the face. president is a racism. >> the white house rejects that saying that the president view on the racism are clear. >> there is no place for bigotry or tolerance for hate. >> the ad will show the hard

alison: ooh.nit was actually bunking the rafters space right above the florida room chair where my wife sits. jonathan: awesome. over to a treeed branch. judging by the amount of shed its skin, they think the snake may have been living in there for a couple of years. a trapper caught the snake and is now looking for a more appropriate home. it was in there for years, what was it eating? alison: mice. jonathan: that's snake does not look like he has missed a meal. robert: check the attic, ladies and gentlemen. the redskins were on the racetrack with dale earnhardt junior sports is coming up. z2gv6z zi0z y2gv6y yi0y and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. robert: baseball, nationals-marlins, gametwo of a four-game set. in the fifth inning, tied at 1-1. theton crushes one left-center. that ball stays up a long time. his 38th of the season, a career high. the slumping ryan zimmerman grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. were never really in this game. the redskins had

alison: always some sort of controversy.lison: this north dakota guy has some company on his way to work these days. nancy: he took care these birds once they hatched. not long after, neighbors asked him to take care of other orphans. who cannotes wilbur, get enough of his caretaker. anywhere he goes, wilbur flies alongside the truck. to fly over other vehicles when he follows his owner to work. that seems like a nice one. alison: he's attached. tomorrow things are looking great. tomorrow morning. alison: have a good night. did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back? say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everything. comcast business offers blazing fast and reliable internet that's up to 16 times faster than slow internet from the phone company. say hello to faster downloads with internet speeds up to 250 megabits per second. get fast internet and add phone and tv now for only $24.90 more per month. our lowest price ever on this offer. but only for a limited time. call today. comcast business.

alison: pitch black. jonathan: the last time we had an eclipse like this, there was no social media and no cell phones. alison: how did we live? jonathan: well. alison: so if you witnessed it, how could not share it? this time lindsey mastis with how eclipse across america really captured everything online. everybody was sharing today. >> absolutely! this is amazing to see it for yourself. it's so incredible as well to see it through social media. because it allows us to share the different von tage point. first up from salem, oregon. "way cooler than i thought it could be"? carbondale the clouds rolled in as the eclipse started. crowds packed packed in the sta. in the moment of totality it got dark. this is the same picture but it looks like it's dusk. andrew says he is marking this off the bucket list saying the photos cannot capture how amazing it was. others fixated on the ground where the eclipse cast shadows on the sidewalk. those with the glasses got a great view as well and some were sharing the e

alison: yeah. hard hitting questions we need to know about the candidate. >> things we need to know. alison: what is going on, robert? robert: hard hitting in football. preseason. yeah. much manufacture than that. >> with a heart? robert: with a heart emoji. don't forget about those. and the smiley face. redskins are back in action for practice. next up in the preseason is packers at fedex. we will be live there. in the preseason it's mostly help over performance. the redskins already has a few. erin hawksworth has the latest. erin: after several weeks in richmond the redskins are back in ashburn. >> we saw you make a nice play in the one-on-one today. how did the practice go? >> it felt good. really getting back out here in ashburn and the regular season schedule. getting back to the season schedule and >> kirk cousins and jay gruden called the preseason loss to the ravens a wakeup call. they heard it loud and clear. >> we could have done a better job in the first game. we want to gout and put bet

alison: thank you, doug. as the strong storms roll through the baltimore area last night a 14-year-old girl was killed after a tree fell on a car. also trapped three other people inside. police say the 8th grader and two other teens and the victim's mother were taken to the hospital. they are expected to be okay. they pulled over when the storm was too dangerous to drive in. but then the streets were lined with the big trees. >> i ran out and i tried to help get the tree off the car. it was a shame of what happened. nobody really wants that to happen to anybody. alison: it's believed that weather is to blame but police are still investigating tonight. stay connected with the all weekend through wjla.com. or you can download the stormwatch7 app for the phone or tablet. get updates through the facebook and the twitter feed. larry? larry: developing now, an hour ago elgin street in downtown herndon reopening after being closed for most of the day. the issue was a natural gas leak between center and monroe street

alison? alison: thank you. meanwhile we are keeping tabs on a developing story in d.c. after two cuban diplomats were expelled by the state department. they were asked to leave after a series of incidents in cuba that left american o described as physical symptoms. the state department isn't saying exactly what the symptoms are but it was bad enough that the americans had to leave cuba to come home. larry: we are getting more information by the minute about an f.b.i. raid last month at house of president trump's former campaign chairman. i happened when paul manafort met with the investigators from the senate intelligence committee. jeff goldberg is live in alexandria as this unfolds. jeff? jeff: that raid happened two weeks ago at manafort's home. this is a condo building filled with multimillion dollar units. a source with connections inside the building tells abc7 news a small team of the f.b.i. investigators carried out the raid. they did so discreetly, calmly and in a business like manner. >> the raid first reported by the "washington post" that later confirmed abc

alison: thank you very much. fairfax police have released this sketch, and they want you to take a good look. this is the man they think drag a 22-year-old woman into the woods and tried to sexually assault her on monday. brianne carter is line with the developments. brianne: take a look at where this all happened. sidewalk,h along the and people in the area say it is not heavily traveled by pedestrians. they say there are a lot of people often driving through this aa. take a closer look at this image. take a look at this picture. it shows a man with a beard wearing a red baseball hat. police believe the man is in his late 20's or early 30's with a stocky build. police are looking for the man in connection with the alleged abduction and attempted sexual assault of a 22-year-old woman monday afternoon. the woman was walking on that sidewalk when she was grabbed and drag into the wooded area. we talked to residents who frequent the stretch. >> the road and in the woods right behind it as well. we have never seen an

alison: this crimefighter has four legs.orks with the nypd special ops team and was in the middle of a huge gun bust when he fell through the ceiling. he needed seven stitches and even had to wear a cone, but they say he will be fine. despite his injuries, he and his human partners were successful in the bust. if youdon't be alarmed hear or see military planes in the sky near your home tonight. it is just a drill. tests over theg d.c. region, expected to get underway in about 45 minutes and last until about 2:30 in the morning. >> cleared the this is the next resupply mission on its way to the international space station. on board as the most powerful computer to ever operate in space. also one board with a powerful computer, vanilla and chocolate ice cream. and frozen candy bars. all for the crew, who deserve it. the capsule will dock with the station wednesday. nancy: nice treats. a florida couple learning a lesson the hard way after their grill exploded in the back of their vehicle. this is what remains of that car. the p

alison: we did.oday amy aubert and larry were there when the notebooks, were handed out to the students that need them. >> no matter the color, on the inside these backpacks are stuffed full. >> the folders are in here. >> she works with the united way and says in two days they collected more than 3,000 school supplies. >> it makes me excited about what is to come. >> inside each of the backpacks given out today note of encouragement, saying things like you got this. >> i feel good for my mom. she won't have to stress over school supplies now. >> how many of you are excited to start school? >> abc7 and newschannel8 joined united way and d.c. united to help fill the backpacks. >> what was your favorite part of school and why? >> today our own larry smith chatting with the students taking questions for d.c. united player patrick mullens about when he hit the books. >> to be here just to see what to have the school supplies to go into the year and have a vision. >> vision and a reminder to start the sch

alison: thank you. more breaking news. this is from fairfax county where detectives are investigating the sexual assault of a 5-year-old girl. they believe the person responsible is a stranger. this happened yesterday in the alexandria section of fairfax county. the police are working now on a composite sketch for the man responsible. >> this is on the hands of the city government. larry: white nationalists are sides the courthouse. video. president trump condemned the attack. this time singling out the radical groups by name. >> racism is evil. those causing violence in the name are thugs including k.k.k., white supremacists and other hate groups that are repugnant to everything we hold dear as americans. alison: brad bell is outside the white house where a protest there is beginning. larry: we start with jeff goldberg. >> we are at 4th in charlottesville where a memorial has sprung up for heather heyer and grown considerably. this is where she lost her we heard from the police chief al thomas for the first time addressin

alison: a woman's pride flag burned in the district. how she is fighting back next at "abc7 news at 6:00". and the "7 on your side" call for action team taking your calls right now. just call this number. 301-652-help. 301-652-help. they can help you get action to resolve consumer or the business disputes. we'll be back after this. alison: we have just learned more business leaders resigned from president trump's manufacturing conference. they all cited president trump's comments on charlottesville and they join other leaders including the under armour president as well. michelle: a d.c. woman to be intimidated after someone set fire to the pride flag outside her northeast washington home. the police are investigating the arson as a suspected hate crime. shanna tells abc7 getting rid of the damaged flag was never an option. it hangs from the second floor of her home higher and prouder than before. >> i don't think violence and hatred have anyplace here. so i just wanted all my neighbors and whoever did this to know i'm not afraid. i'm n

alison: heartbreaking. health concerns at a ymca pool. 42 people including 40 people were made sick by a chemical leak at this indoor pool. many had trouble breathing. the kids were in swim lessons when a lifeguard opened the door to a pump room and was overcome by fumes. all are expected to be ok. ymca says the pool will be closed while they fixed the mechanical problem. jonathan: prison time in the high-profile case that involved a teenager who sent her boyfriend text messages encouraging him to kill himself is not she will not spend any time in jail just yet beus sentence until her appeal. the victim's father gave an emotional statement in court. >> michelle carter exploded my son's weaknesses and used him as a pawn. jonathan: that young man locked himself in his truck and died of carbon monoxide poisoning. tosecutors asked for carter spend up to 12 years in prison. her defense said she committed no crime. alison: a 7 on your side health alert about a very popular cocktail. moscow mules are traditionally

alison: no matter where you were in the u.s. today, it up ed everyone was looking from sidewalks, parks, roof coast he first coast to solar eclipse in 99 years in this country was an event to behold. not a total eclipse here in our area, that 81% coverage of all ages. >> oh, my god! [screaming] wonderful. >> it looks orange. >> it looks orange, what about the shape? really, well, like a crescent. there you go. to es and towns from oregon south carolina to experience darkness.inutes of >> it was really cool. like the whole sun was covered by the moon and then it went really dark. well, vice president mike pence joined some former astronauts and students at the observatory. president trump and the first ady watched from the truman balcony. ♪ i need you more than ever you only hold me tight ♪ ♪ we'll be holding we started ince talking about the whole eclipse thing, doesn't it make you want song.ng this that is bonnie tyler performing 1983 hit "total li the heart." a cruise ship sailing through the eclipse's path earlier tonight. ca

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alison: tom, thank you. goorrow you will be able to to the national harbor for the newest attraction, the harbor dome summer snow globe. c.,has been pretty hot in d.d. but there will be snow falling around you with live music and drinks. it runs through the third of september. jonathan: it is one of the few times we all get excited about a very bad smell. i'm not talking bad, i'm talking foul. ee corpse flowers are ready to bloom at the u.s. botanical garden. they are beautiful flowers. they could open as soon as sometime tonight and when they do they will release the signature rotten scent. if rebut a breath mint, you will not be up to smell it. ahead, sentencing for the woman who try to poison her coworker's coffee. jonathan: the confederate monument controversy goes on, but should schools follow suit and ditch confederate names? alison: and new details after two d.c. police officers sustained hmm? is that the rest of our food? what? no. how come you have cheese in your beard? because switching to geico co

alison: doug, final weather word with you. the heat and the humidity is returning to take up residents longer. tomorrow hits 87. feel warmer. muggy and look for chances of the afternoon thunderstorms. tonight at 11:00 brian van de graaff in for steve. talk about the timing of the storms and the strength for the next several days, looking at the weekend and ellipse outlook here and other part of the country. it's exciting. all the countdown, countdown. getting closer. alison: it will be great. michelle: the buildup is wonderful. "world news tonight" with david muir up next. alison: we hope you will join us at 11:00. z2e2bz z1a2z y2e2by y1a2y >>> tonight, president trump dealing with a ceo exodus. several ceos bailing on the president's business councils after his leadership on charlottesville. as the number mountded the president now saying he has disbanded the councils and tonight the president's chief of staff. was the white house blindsided by his most recent comments? >>> also the hurricane along the american coastline turn

alison: the d.c. government today denouncing a wave of flyers that someone left all around georgia avenue in northwest d.c. they are focused on the horrifying crimes. that involve illegal immigrants. illegal immigrants they know to keep crimes like these from happening again. in a statement mayor bowser called them hateful. she said they will continue to work to address the issue to ensure that residents feel safe. >> there is anxiety on the local running trails after another attack against women. this happened wednesday. along the trail. tonight "7 on your side" is fighting back with how women can protect themselves when you are out on the trails. kevin lewis is live in arlington with the tips for us. >> they recommend taking a cell phone with you. you can call 911. resist the urge of putting the ear phones in both ears so that you are more aware of the surroundings. >> wooded path and trails are peaceful and serene. making a unsettling. on wednesday, arlington county police arrested this man for all

i can so see you driving that around, alison. alison: if we win the powerball, maybe. how about this. fast food meets "game of thrones." this is more my -- more my price range. arby's will sell during key legs or the sunday showing of the drama. the turkey leg will only be able available for a limited time. you can find them in norfolk. >> i love it, i watch it. but you know, i watch it i'm still not going to go order a turkey leg. alison: not driving to norfolk in your ferrari. >> i can't afford either right now. >> let's talk power hitters. the astr that. a special someone back on the field in ashburn. will he play sunday? next in sports. did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back? say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everything. comcast business offers blazing fast and reliable internet that's up to 16 times faster than slow internet from the phone company. say hello to faster downloads with internet speeds up to 250 megabits per second. get fast internet and add phone and tv now for only $24.90 more per month. our lowest price ever

alison: a good day. jonathan: lucky. alison: that it ended that way. alison: the schools are pulling an ad many claim is sex it. this reads "are you that mom?" it promotes the county school app. in the ad a whole bunch of tasks mom should not forget. what about dads is what everyone is saying? that is what if parents are saying. in a statement, they said in part we produced the video using broad outlandish depiction of the hectic lifestyle in the area and ultimately they apologized. jonathan: for decades, father william aitcheson served as a priest but before that he was an admitted klansman, a ebb many of the k.k.k. he is taking a leave of absence. we have an explanation from the church. >> people here are shocked. he has been with the arlington diocese since 1998. a lot of folks didn't even know about this. in the newspaper he said the images from the recent violence of charlottesville brought back memory of his early life that he would have preferred to forget. he says as a young man in his 20's he was a member of we don't know how long that was. fa

alison: breaking right now at 5:00.s the winds and the wind and rain batter the texas coast. life or death race in texas to get vulnerable out of the path of hurricane harvey. now grown to a major hurricane. jonathan: as we come on the air, we have new information from the national hurricane center. start off with steve rudin in the stormwatch7 weather center. this is a dangerous storm. steve: a big storm. dangerous storm. there are gusty winds an heavy rain. galveston, texas, we have seen this picture change a lot in the last hour or so. the calm before the storm is over with. things will deteriorate hours. show you latest advisory for you. maximum winds at 125 miles per hour. but look at the wind gusts now at 155. this is going to likely make landfall in six hours or so. bat this is a -- this is a track i haven't seen before. meanderses and it will circle for not only one, two, three but up to four days. not moving a lot. saturday at 1:00 in the afternoon. barely to shore. wednesday moving to the eastern texas. a live

alison: he media abstinence is over.e has often been compared to jupiter, the roman god for his distance from the press. he is descending from mount olympus over the difficult summer that is seen his approval rate drop. he refuses to be judged on his first 100 days. took the opportunity to defend his reform of the labor code. olivia: protest already planned for the month of september. in those protests there is division. alison: all these french papers came out before we knew the details of what was in the plan. one of france's biggest unions has been planning on not partaking in the protest being organized by another of france's biggest unions. they said it's because they feel the government has actually made a real effort to consult with them before drafting these are theyand not only opting out, but this protest is also going to see somewhat of a rival protest organized by far left leaders. he says he wants to be the leader of the revolution and we can see him wearing the outfit of a revolutionary in a drawing. man sa

alison: moving on. valerie wilson the former undercover agent has taken to twitter to try to buy twitter. he her goal is media platform and block out president trump. she even set up a gofundme page with $1 billion go. so far, $12,000 is donated. her identity as c.i.a. operative was leaked by a former george w. bush administration official in 2003. jonathan: a little more to go. alison: little bit. jonathan: there is a new sunday tradition in dallas that is scaring the folks living close by. a small group of people are holding unusual car shows at a local shopping center and taking it a step too far. >> if you are being raped, robbed or murders our job is get there and prevent that. >> when the bullets go up in the air, they can come back down. no telling who they will hit. jonathan: it's not just cars. they are firing guns in the air. bullet goes up and they come down and they kill. the locals are fed up with this. the police department want to stop this. but they say with the current staff levels they

alison: more on the young woman now. the mother of the woman who was killed in charlottesville is speaking out. heather heyer's mother wants her daughter's death to be a rallying cry for justice and equality. and now vows to continue her daughter's fight. >> if it is going to mean i have to bear my soul in front of people i will do that in a way that is not causing more anger. that is not going to cause retaliation. it's not about getting even. it's about spirit of change and equality and fairness and justice move forward. absolutely she hopes her daughter's death will spur change. michelle: rallies and vigils popping up after the taos in charlottesville including a rally at the white house. another showing of solidarity is underway. brad bell has the latest there. >> i will take you unside more. it started an hour ago. promoted as an antiwhite supremacist rally. they had 700 people or so who said they would be here. i would say there are perhaps a couple hundred people listening to speeches. peaceful. there is a message

alison: i was reading.tually do nesting behavior where they take the bamboo and start to peel it apart and build like a little nest. larry: really. alison: and she has been doing that. but, you know, we've seen this before. >> it is so exciting. all of a sudden you find out she is pregnant and then two weeks later, a little thing. >> little butter stick. >> exactly. then they grow up to be big. all right. we have a few thunderstorms that are out there right now but around the immediate metro area nothing has become severe. if you have friends or family in the baltimore area or north and east of baltimore, that's where the stronger storms are located at this time. all right. this is our hyatt regency camera over at tysons. you see the bit. let's flip cameras over and show you what's going on at belhaven country club. a little bit of blue in the sky. so a nice evening for some of you and then rougher evening for others in terms of the showers and thunderstorms that are going to move across the area. i hope yo

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alison: incredible. on the outer banks the power is still out and it could be turned on in three to five days. we are also finding out the cause of the outage. so workers set aside equipment they weren't using and it severed the cable to cuttings off the electricity. watch this. two men came to the eagle's aid. they inched toward it in a boat trying to the no scare it off. once they got close enough they created a raft from a life preserver and flywood. the eagle hopped on and brought on the boat and regained the >> giving up swimming. >> heads up. an asteroid. it's heading earth's way. but it is not expected to make the impact. >> the asteroid is not expected to get closer to 4200 of earth's surface. >> blow it apart. >> steven tyler in the background. jonathan: 19 days speaking of things going on in space until the eclipse. alison: and we are on your side with the best ways to view it. >> we checked in today and we people can expect. a lucky narrow band of the country gets a total eclipse. look at this

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alison: tonight is national night out. the police departments get involved in the local communities with the block parties, tookouts and much more. chief meteorologist doug hill has the forecast. some people will have to dodge showers out there tonight. doug: it's a possibility. but the majority will have dry weather. nothing in the national harbor. sunshine. fair weather clouds. go to the doppler radar and let's talk about the areas that have the rain in most in the mountains expected west of 81. closer to the metro area, area of the showers and thunder south of baltimore area. that is drifting southeast to anne arundel county. so isolated shower. a little one popping up now not far from silver spring. so a couple. but by later this evening by 7:00 or 8:00, i don't think there will be concerns at all. we'll zoom in and show you detail of the showers and the thunderstorms. baltimore to anne arundel county. that is it. we will keep an eye on it. it's warm, muggy and summery for the night out. we'll take a look ahead for the

alison: okay. before we go to a break we want to check back with brianne carter who has new power outage numbers. brianne: just getting confirmation on the numbers. pass those along in charles county. 1,364 customers are without power at this point. st. mary's county, just shy of 1,000. 966 cust power as well. there were toppled trees in the area. the good news now, not hearing report of the injuries. we will continue the monitor the latest from the "live desk." back to you. larry: thank you for that. alison: keep track of the rain and the heat by downloading the app. you can follow us on facebook and twiter ad the ford summer sales event is in full swing. i'll jump out and guide you back. easy, son. this is gonna blow your mind. whoa. awesome. that is really cool. take on summer right with ford, america's best-selling brand. now with summer's hottest offer on ford f-150. get zero percent for sixty months plus an additional thousand on top