alison: looks wonderful. on a much lighter note and still to come, the pumpkin space craze may have hit the limit. >> just when i thought we couldn't go any further. this happens. we'll explain why and how people who need to constantly monitor the blood sugar can do so without shedding any blood. that is coming up. but first, t.g.i.t. the shows back with new episodes tonight. alison: it starts with -- ralph northam: i'm ralph northam, candidate for governor and i sponsored this ad narrator: ed gillespie says dr. ralph northam doesn't show up? dr. ralph northam was an army doctor and a volunteer medical director he passed the virginia law requiring concussion standards for school sports. the smoking ban in restaurants. and dr. northam is working to connect veterans to good paying jobs in virginia. ed gillespie is a washington dc corporate lobbyist. he shows up for whoever pays him. larry: "7 on your side" with a way to avoid a sinking feeling that you go back to the car and find out it's towed. we have more on

alison: we have more coming. doug: more? alison: yeah. we'll get to the weather and have some more coming up. doug: sounds like a plan. the weekend is fine here. it looks beautiful out there now. no showers around. on the muggy side. at 4:02, it's fall! that is when it starts. tonight is muggy as we drop from the 80 degree range that we have at reagan national. in the 70's early this everything. checking radar. there is not much of much out there. fair weather clouds. for the most part we are rain free for the evening. back in my old homewn that is where i used to live. st. claire shores, that is where the rich people lived. we lived up, a little different. that is it. i had to learn all the names. from baltimore, what did i know how to pronounce? it was fun. where do we go next? going to richmond? washington. back there. >> richmond is first. that's why it was in there. i'm an old man. you have don't think that fast. don't miss the actionen forecast. -- don't miss the alaskan forecast. i was there for a few weeks to visit my son at the a

alison? this is jay korff and the satellite center with more breaking news -- a massive crowd of protesters gathered outside of the st. louis justice center saying, "this is not a joke." this is the fourth night of protests to support those arrested sunday. some of these protests have been violent. acquittal of a white police officer in the shooting death of a black suspect. the officer claimed self-defense after shooting and killing the - lamar smith. jonathan: and breaking news from atlanta, georgia, where students of georgia tech are being told to stay inside after violent protests broke out. a police cruiser was little and fire. a day after come the death of a student who the authorities say was holding a knife and confronting the police. they shot and killed him. there was a vigil on campus today honoring the student. stay with abc 7 for updates as soon as we get them. alison: closer to home, and arrest after a wild series of crashes and carjacking in alexandria and fairfax county. it so

alison: a beauty. larry: video games may be high on the kids' holiday list this year and they are having 9-year-olds who love them to learn about the brain. there is a massive research project to track the brains of 1,000 or more kids for the next ten years. they will use m.r.i. to scan the brain while kids play video games, answer questions, even while they watch movies. >> we'll do the m.r.i. scan and look to see how the activity in the brain and the structure of the brain changes in the course as they go throughed adolescents to adulthood. larry: the abcd stoleddy as it is called is the largest brain development study ever undertaken. alison: wow! amazing. hard to find 9-year-old boys who like to play video games. >> i don't know where they wi alison: oh, i know. fatburg ray head. after two under the streets of london find out where in the u.s. the crews fight one now. >> a non-profit says they are in need of donations. mark herring: my mom to provide for our family. at one point, she got fired for

alison: steve, thank you. we are still tracking the aftermath of hurricane maria in puerto rico. the situation is getting worse as crowds are trying to get off the island. nancy: million still without power, and now word there is a problem getting help down there. michelle marsh is tracking the story. michelle: a mayor of san juan says people are dying because of the current conditions. thousands are still in shelter as others try to escape at the airport. items are being sent to the island, the jones act requires that all goods be on ships built, owned, and operated by americans. democrats are introducing legislation to get that bill waived during humanitarian crises. president trump is in favor of suspending the jones act but so far has not acted. we will keep an i on that. for the latest on the situation in puerto rico and ways that you can help the hurricane victims, go to wjla.com. nancy: breaking news from georgetown university, where the police are investigating anti-semitic and misogynistic graffiti in

alison: a taking flight at the university of maryland. this is an outdoor center for students to test runs in different weather conditions. flight facility come flies with all faa regulations and helps students pioneer drone technology which may be a lifesaver when it comes to search-and-rescue. jonathan: new information about a kid from falls church you wanted to mow the white house lawn. we told you last month about the 11-year-old named frank. the for to do groundskeeping. today at the press keeping, -- at the press briefing, sarah huckabee said that he will be getting the job and will be doing at this friday. steve: friday will be really nice weather. coolerhester, a little to the west. oakland, maryland, 59 degrees. stormwatch 7 satellite and radar, showers mainly north and west of d.c., quiet right now around the capital beltway, but clouds are increasing around 1-81. clouds are advancing to the east along with a chance of showers. tomorrow morning not a washout, but scattered showers. they are located right now across west virginia

alison: thank you. a mixed bag when it comes to the ratings for football on sunday. cbs says the ratings were up 4% from last year's week three match-up. but fox's numbers were down 16% from last sunday night football was down 11%. you can learn more about the debate and weigh in on the instapoll at wjla.com. larry: developing now. the white house is pushing back on a statement by north korea that president trump in a tweet declared war on the country. >> we have not declared war on north korea. frankly the suggestion of that is absurd. >> the u.s. and the north are technically still at war because the korean conflict ended with a truce. not a peace treaty in 1953. responding to the president's tweet where he said that north korea won't be around much longer, today north korea foreign minister said the country can defend itself shooting down the u.s. bombers. >> this was the dramatic scene on capitol hill as the police are tagging protesters -- dragging protesters, some disabled from a hearing on health

alison: thank you. larry: still ahead, president trump takes action against north korea. what did previous administrations do? we take a closer look. alison: this time sean spicer speaking out to abc and what he has to say to the critics. larry: coming coming up tonight -- larry: but first, here is what "good morning washington" team is working on for tomorrow morning. >> thanks, guys. tomorrow on "good morning washington," are you getting stashed in the warning signs that you may be the victim f a new dating dilemma and what you can do to stop it is i sit down with jake gyllenhall on a new movie "strong earn." >> and keep it ralphcandidate for governor,rtham, and i sponsored is ad. they're studying for 21st century jobs., but ed gillespie supports donald trump's plan to take money out of virginia public schools and give it to private schools. as a washington dc lobbyist, ed gillespie worked for lenders trying to keep student loan rates high. and ed gillespie's plan to cut taxes for the wealthy could cu

alison: feels like fall, though. nancy: jimmy kimmel live is next. alison: have a good night. i'm the one clocking in... when you're clocking out. sensing your every move and automatically adjusting to help you stay effortlessly comfortable. there. i can also help with this. does your bed do that? oh. i don't actually talk. though i'm smart enough to. i'm the new sleep number 360 smart bed. let's meet at a sleep number store. >> announcer: tonight on "jimmy kimmel live," 82-year-old great-grandmother bella puts it all on the line against reigning 14-year-old champ traverse, whose braces came off three weeks ago, and whose gloves come off tonight. a battle of the ages in "generation gap!" >> i'm going to whip your bottom, little boy. >> mom? >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight, kaley cuoco, from "abc world news tonight," david muir, and music from the xx. and now, moving on -- here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪

alison: isn't that wonderful? wrote a schoolon paper about his big brother, a helicopter mechanic who has been stationed in germany for two years. the school selected him to read it in front of his classmates. when he turned around, his brother was there. >> he's always been there for me my entire life. no matter what, we've always been happy. >> he's got me and i love him to death. nancy: damon got the rest of the day off to be with his family and brother. alison: i love it. nancy: give you chills. alison: so special. how is it going in sports tonight? scott: a lot of energy and excitement for what lies ahead. tonight, the nats regular season. ralph northam: i'm ralph northam, candidate for governor, and i sponsored is ad. they're studying for 21st century jobs. but ed gillespie supports donald trump's plan to take money out of virginia public schools and give it to private schools. as a washington dc lobbyist, ed gillespie worked for lenders trying to keep student loan rates high. and ed gillespie's plan to cut

alison: yes. jonathan: danya bacchus is in hollywood with a preview of season 25 which begins tonight on abc7. ♪ danya: this season "dancing with the stars" is taking the competition to a new level. >> this is like wife swap "dancing with the stars" edition. >> pitting two married couples against each other. nick lashaa teaming up to take on the spouses i >> you know what will be weird. doing the cha-cha. >> barbara from shark tank is now swimming in unchartered waters. one half of the property revels, they are trading that in for the dancing shoes. >> i can't come in with an ego. i never danced before. >> former laker derek fisher and tara owens are hoping to score big points in the ballroom. and athlete looking to take on another challenge. >> i was 10 years old i told my mom i'm going to dance on that show some day. >> "malcolm in the middle" star and jordan fisher and pretty little liars are studying dance moves. w.w.e. star nicky bell looking to body slam her way to the violinist putting down

alison: they made the difference. tonight the power is back on for most people in southern florida affected by hurricane irma. after the devastating earthquake and the hurricanes, many people are asking how to help. we have a list of places to offer assistance. just go to our website, wjla.com . nancy: back at home, three women now say they have been sexually assaulted by a massage therapist, the third coming forward today, saying she was assaulted at the massage parlor in northwest in june. after a court appearance this morning, the therapist is being held without bail as the police search for more potential were assaulted and the tenleytown location. now, a womanning attacked by a masked man her townhome in prince william county. the police say it happened early this morning in woodbridge, just steps away from a playground. tim barber with the investigation happening right now. to: tonight, only abc 7 went this woodbridge neighborhood while detectives search for clues to find the attacker. >> scary. had she saw the

alison: all right. back at home, 7 is on storm watch with a chance for storms across the area tonight. there is only one more day to do this. i'll miss you. doug:ly miss everybody, too. but get to the business at hand. there is no wailed outbreak of thunderstorms. we can't find any. we see a shower we tracked for a couple of hours and another popped up the beltway. the conditions are such a few more pop-up showers and isolated rumble of thunder but i don't think anything is widespread around the area at all. we zoom in and the seat pleasant system headed to the beltway. in a couple of minutes it will be the windshield wipers on, on the beltway. not 495. for nationals first pitch, partly sunny. chance of isolated shower near the park. overnight is mild and muggy. 68 degrees for the overnight low. looking ahead, brief snapshot of what we think tomorrow. for the next few days about 84. maybe few showers with partly sunny skies. but generally a darn nice weekend for outdoor activities here. this is the last

alison: the u.s. military conducted airstrike in afghanistan after the taliban attacked airport in kabul. specifically targeting the defense secretary james mattis. the command in kabul said that one of the missiles malfunctioned and caused several civilian casualties. mattis left the airport before the attack. >> each nation stands united with the fellows in their support and we will not abandon afghanistan to a merciless enemy trying to kill its way to power. alison: so no u.s. personnel were hurt on the taliban attack in the airport. however, an afghan woman was kill and 11 other civilians were hurt. larry: just in the abc7 newsroom, video showing a woman dragged off southwest airline flight at b.w.i. >> don't touch me. i will wake larry: the woman claimed to have a lay threatening pet allergy and wanted two comfort dogs removed. she didn't have a doctor's note so they told her she had to leave. so the police got involved and southwest is apologizing. coming up at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- a rude awak

alison: thank you. new at 5:00, mitt row police need your -- metro police need your help finding this man. he is accused of inappropriately touching a woman on a blue line train in july. he also approached other women near capitol heights. he was also involved in a separate incident last year where he put a condom on a woman's shoulder. michelle: happening now, hurricane maria powering north after leaving devastating damage in puerto rico and the dark. and are now in need of the basic supplies. elizabeth hur now with how volunteers across the u.s. are mobilizing massive relief efforts. >> days after hurricane maria pummeled puerto rico. rescues are continuing around the clock. with the national guard wading through waist-deep water pulling residents out of flooded homes. the coast guard plucking this family from the overturned boat and the navy flying evacuees out of the virgin islands. all of this as those who survived maria are desperate for help. >> we need diesel for generator. we need light. we nee

alison: so cute.are teaching him basic skills, and of course he teaches them lessons, too, things like manners and how to take care of pets. jonathan: that is a patient dog. erin: i love that story. alison: i love it, too. jonathan: his manners are so good. we are finding out some players are used to play for the redskins, their manners not so good. erin: two >> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. erin: quarterback robert griffin iii celebrate it when the redskins fired coach mike shanahan, according to former teammate santana moss. moss was on a radio show yesterday on 106.7. >> 2014 and he don't care and he rips r.g. every meeting he gets. he was so happy that the shanahans were gone, but he was getting ripped every day because we were not being successful. that rg iii got wind of the comments and fired back on twitter saying, "no self tweeting needed. santana moss i treated you like a brother and always had your back. to openly lie about me as a betrayal." w

alison: good to see that. lot of people took attention off the harvey victims because we watched irma closely. good to touch back and see how they are doing that. just beginning the process. alison: a long process there. larry: yeah. alison: meanwhile here, you can't ask for better weather. larry: it's been great. alison: we are lucky. doug: we had a beautiful weekend. today we had high we reached the low 70's. we had a pleasant late afternoon and a pleasant evening ahead. the latest update we have now on irma. it's a tropical storm. top winds of higher gusts that are moving north, northwest at 17. moving in this direction around albany, gat. still ahead, there are plenty of rain and winds. some of the area of the heavy rains that are moving through upstate south carolina and in to north carolina as well. keep an eye on the future track and motion. there is a possibility that the banding moisture might work in here wednesday with isolated shower. we think a better chance by thursday or friday that the remnant

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alison: all right. police say he forced his way inside a pennsylvania woman's home with the two 12-pack of beer. he sat down and refused to leave. >> he was already drunk and did the same thing another house earlier in the day. maybe they had to go to the store. alison: that what bars are for. there are a lot of people there to drink with. all right. still ahead tonight, clearing up the confusion at the united nations about where the trump administration stands on the agreement to tackle climate change. >> a noise making a lot of folks crazy. airplane noise. but can something be done about it? we take a we are the tv doctors of america, and we may not know much about medicine, but we know a lot about drama. we also know that you can avoid drama by getting an annual check-up. so go, know, and take control of your health. it could save your life. cigna. together, all the way. larry: check this out. a plane crashed in the middle of the road. they began leaking fuel but the firefighters got there in

alison: wow! meanwhile, officials in an ohio school district fired a teacher after this video surfaced. it shows him dragging a student by the arm. the school surveillance video shows cameron dragging a kindergartener across the gym. this is in november. the report shows the student told cameron he was hurting him but cameron did not let go. cameron has not been allowed back in the build incident. larry: our team was there last night when college park city council voted to allow none u.s. citizens to vote in the city elections. even if they are here illegally. amy aubert caught up with people around college park today to hear what they have to say. >> it's a violation of federal law. >> people packed the city council chamber and some holding signs. after four hours of back and forth -- >> not a single one of you on the podium who are women, people of color, members of the lgbt community. >> the college park city council voting to allow non-u.s. citizens to vote in the city elections. >> today, tha

alison: wow!if you have used capital bike share you visited one of the docks stations across the region. but in d.c. this week there is new bike share competition. as mike carter-conneen reports, these bikes don't require parking at a dock. >> part of a six-month pilot program. the fast growing industry rolling in d.c. >> the dockless model allows us to put bikes in places otherwise they wouldn't be able to go. >> for now each company is allowed 400 bikes and they promise to fill the gaps with bikes in all eight wards. >> that is convenient for anybody. >> unlike the capital bike share there is no docking station. no walking the final blocks to a destination. >> people are riding the bikes. to where they have to go. >> here is how it work, they open and scan this on the back of the bike. they press the start button and then the bike unlocks. for each half hour users pay a $1 rental. some worry that the dockless bike parking on the public sidewalks could obstruct pathway for blind, for those in rea

alison: last word on the weather?e: tomorrow around 88, little more humid, the heat in excel use in the lower 90's. a cold front later tomorrow night, pushing maria out to sea. 75 friday. the weekend near 75 degrees. don't forget fairfax kids fest, a lot of fun. 73 monday, sunshine sticking around through thursday next week. tomorrow we might have a slight chance of a tiny shower, very little. jonathan: alison: have a great night. at childrin the first 12stronger is cweeks of pregnancy.heart and a future when prenatal pediatrics leads to healthier children. it's being the number one newborn intensive care unit in the country. and giving parents peace of mind. it's less recovering in our bed, and more jumping on yours. stronger is standing out and standing proud. because we don't just want your kids to grow up. >>> welcome to the beginning of the end of obamacare. >>> from hollywood, it's jimm

alison: he is a hero.hort time ago the much-anticipated premiere of the new medical drama "the good doctor," telling the story of a brilliant surgeon with autism as he struggles to fit into a traditional medical setting. ofis shattering stereotypes people with autism facing them on a daily basis. don't think it is necessarily representative of everyone, but at the same time hopefully everyone with differences and unique sways of experiencing the world will identify with some of this. alison: actor freddie highmore said he recognizes pulling a person with autism comes with a lot of response ability and he hopes to portray the character as authentically as possible. watch "the good doctor" right here every monday night on abc 7. jonathan: tonight come a special camp for kids who have suffered from severe burns. they are here in d.c. this week, talking, touring, in supporting each other. it's other than home, where i can express the way i am. >> even though you are down and everything, you still have to bounc

alison: that is wonderful.tonight at 5:00, the sight or smell you want to make up to in the morning but if not how "7 on your side" is stepping in tepid fut why dead fish are flow -- stepping in to find out why dead fish are flowing in the potomac. >> it'sizesy to get caught up in we have to go. havertys furniture helps yeven when life isn't. [doorbell] can somebody get that? uh uh, not me baby! it's mommy time! it's daddy time! i told you not to marry her. seriously?! alright. who's next? the columbus day sale is on now. havertys. life looks good ralphcandidate for governor,rtham, and i sponsored is ad. they're studying for 21st century jobs., but ed gillespie supports donald trump's plan and give it to private schools. as a washington dc lobbyist, ed gillespie worked for lenders trying to keep student loan rates high. and ed gillespie's plan to cut taxes for the wealthy could cut virginia school funding, too. ed doesn't stand for education. larry: who is on your

alison: evacuating from irma.onathan: president trump signed a resolution condemning white supremacists. it also denounces neo-nazis and other hate groups. congress passed it in the wake of the deadly protests in charlottesville. it also urges president trump and the administration to speak out against groups that support racist anti-semitism and white supremacy. hours before the signing, president trump maintaining a controversial position after the violent protests in charlottesville last month. aboard air force one, he essentially said "i told you so," lemming both sides. >> a lot of people were saying ,gee, may have a point. i said you have some very bad people on the other side also. comments one after day after the president met with a black republican senator who condemned him for those remarks. the charlottesville clashes involved groups of white supremacists and neo-nazis. jonathan: the university of virginia is donating to a fund for people injured during the charlottesville protest, doing so as a rebuke

alison alison: thank you very much.ing up next, "7 on your side" health alert. >> it is easier to prevent a stroke. alison: a survivor's mission to help others before one hits. jonathan: dreamers descending on the capitol. coming up at 4:30 the push for congress to take action as yet another deadline looms following the president's executive order to wind down i'm a lawyer, and i have clients, and i am proud to do what i do on behalf of my clients. narrator: the clients john adams and his team are so proud to work for? banks accused of money laundering. big corporations accused of defrauding taxpayers. and mortgage lenders accused of unfairly foreclosing on homes. now he wants to be attorney general. john adams: the best attorney general the powerful and well-connected can buy. i'm mark herring, candidate for attorney general, and i sponsored this ad. jonathan: he was in his 30's and the father of five. having a stroke never crossed his mind. alison: cheryl conner introduces us to the man who is spending his time educat

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alison: thank you. alison: caught on camera daring rescue from hundreds of feet above a wrecked car. it's incredible that the car stopped there. it perminged 300 feet down the ravine in california. two people in the car survived but they couldn't be brought back up the hill. so the helicopter comes in pulling the victims up to race them to a hospital. michelle: now to the must see video. or you m away. that is a car covered in fresh water clams. it's honda accord stolen in 1994. it has been at the bottom of the river and since then they saw it and fished it out. the owner says it's good to have closure to a calamity. i have a problem that is seeing anything covered like that. alison: bizarre. michelle: ismsy. alison: yeah. brian: get some drawn butter and go for it. alison: everybody looks at it in their own way. we have fall here. brian: we do. this was awesome this afternoon. this is a live camera over the the sun comes up early and earlier. we don't change the clocks for another month before it will

alison: the d.c. area has no shortage of kind hearts willing to help in this recovery but they face a similar challenge. how to get donation and the supplies to people in puerto rico. cheryl conner spent the day with those putting the own work aside to find a way. >> he is checking on his aunt. she is being moved to make work for relief workers in puerto rico. it's just one story and one reason why volunteers are take leave from work to come one a plan to transport the donation s. people have big hearts but now they to figure out how to get tote the people. >> we need an airplane. >> there are and they have tried to do business on the island. there are people on the ground to meet donations and get them to places that are needed. >> desiree watch the daughter to watch the mission of organizing the necessities. >> he will know what it means to stand up for your people. >> almost half of puerto rico population is without drinking water. >> we notice just one crate of school supplies. there are crayons h

alison: it didn't get better than this. brian: the humidity was around this morning but it got better and better. so nice. i told you, i would scrub toilets today. check my facebook. alison: come many my house. brian: spring cleaning in the fall. take in the next couple of days. we have had 90s and we were cooped up. but now let loose and be free. temperature wise we should be 75 for this time of the year. saturday and better. low 70's saturday and sunday kicking off the upcoming weekend. the events are helping drier and more comfortable air. the last couple of days, in the 60's. you step outside and you start sweating just from walking. but with the air this dry, what does it mean? it's invigorating. it's nice and cool. it's refreshing and a good sign to tell eshow cool it can get at night. it will be cool in the next couple of nights. notice the sunset. 6:55. it's setting earlier each day. 70 at 7:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. at 67. mare is moving out to sea. there is a wave of energy in the caribbean. co possibly. we are watching i

alison: look at this. the minnesota state patrol spotted a giant panda riding a motorcycle down the interstate. the first time he was spotted he was weaving through traffic and riding with no hands. he got away from the police. so the trooper saw him a second time. they pulled him over and confiscatedded the panda head and ticketed him for reckless driving and he told him he was trying to make videos that would go viral. of course. michelle: giving pandas a bad rap. people who pandas and other animals at the national zoo know parking can be a hassle. now there is a plan to add a parking deck. mike carter-conneen is live at the zoo with the plan and the response that it is getting so far. mike: some cannot wait for parking. with 888 spaces across all the zoo surface lock they could use more parking according to some. 100 days out of year the lots reach capacity by midday. this means many search for parking in surrounding neighborhood, frustrating the nearby residents. the zoo added plans for more than 1,000

alison: jose is going to be interesting.: it has been wrapped around for about four days, going in a circle. about 74 degrees, clouds later in the day. that are chance of showers wednesday through friday. a beautiful weekend, about 80 degrees, low she minute he. and we are watching jose much of next week, but a lot could change. jonathan: alison: have a great night. 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. ♪ ♪ 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 t

alison: ten d.c. police officers arrived in puerto rico late this afternoon to help in the recovery effort. the group left this morning with a mission of helping state police there any way they can. the officers are all puerto rican. who felt compelled to help the fellow americans. michelle: as maryland bureau chief brad bell reports, the concern is one shared by many in the area. desperate for any word from loved ones. brad: aroyo has been watching the news, combing social media for any word on his family back in puerto rico. >> it's devastating. for the first few nights not being able to fall asleep and not knowing if family members had a home. brad: like so many here, he works for a division of the abc7 parent company sinclair have been overwhelmed with emotion and feeling of helplessness. knowing the family was suffering. the family liv west of san juan. houses were spared by maria. like everyone else on the island they are struggling to get by. >> it's frustrating. is sense of not being able to h

alison: there we go. nancy: coming up, or meantime, "7 on your side" health matters report about a new device that can save lives. the university of california berkeley and san francisco students have teamed up to figure out a better way to diagnose pneumonia. the diagnosis is often made with a chest x-ray but in some countries those can be hard to get. so this is why they created tabla. the inspiration here, the many children they say killed each year worldwide by pneumonia. will they would turn the tablet device on and place it on the patient's chest. >> process it in real-time. nancy: diagnosis lets the doctors give scarce and often potent antibiotics only to patients who truly need them. alison: still to come, it's not just wind. extreme flooding in puerto rico as hurricane maria starts to pull away from the island. we will take you ac historic storm slammed in the u.s. territory. nancy: still ahead, you will meet the coach of the week who kept dematha rolling as a po we are the tv doctors of america,

alison: dream job. alison: a frightening scene yankee stadium yesterday. a foul ball came flying in the stands at more than 100 miles per hour. this was awful. the third baseman was hit and dropped to a knee and then they realized a little girl had been hit in head. his team may was on second base visibly shaken. many of them at times crying as they describe what they saw there. minnesota twins players in the field also distraught by this. after the game, frasier as difficult as it was talked about what he saw. >> it was terrible. shaken up a little bit. i don't know what happened. it was already. but it's something i wish never happened. tough to watch. tough to be a part of to be honest. alison: the parents of the child today say that she will be okay. that is the update at this hour. yankee stadium is compliance with the netting behind home plate but they are looking to extending that next year. nancy: going out west now, summer not officially over yet but already that is right, signs of winter. alison: what? nancy: that is right. snow in northern calif

alison: right.hey say he was a symbol of the boston strong but didn't always want to be necessarily. they talk about that a lot in the movie. nancy: looking forward to seeing it. powerful. alison: still ahead for us at 4:00 today -- our rising star. a 13-year-old with down syndrome and not letting anything stop him from playing three sports. the inspiring story straight ahead. nancy: plus, continuing war of words between north korea's leader and president trump. but one word in particular has everyone talking, including us out here. the social media reaction to that. still at childrin the first 12stronger is cweeks of pregnancy.heart and a future when prenatal pediatrics leads to healthier children. it's being the number one newborn intensive care unit in the country. and giving parents peace of mind. it's less recovering in our bed, and more jumping on yours. stronger is standing out and st

alison: in the air on the ground the u.s. military conducting drills with japan and south korea. all three countries dropped weapons on a firing range east of seoul after north korea fired another mid-range ballistic missile over japan on friday. of course north korea is on the minds of many as the united nations general assembly in new york. tonight president trump will host a working dinner with latin american leaders. earlier the president attended a meeting of 120 countries all focused onup me form -- on u.n. reform. trump we support the area to look across the system to find ways to be better at development, management, peace and security. alison: tomorrow morning the president will deliver his first ever s you can watch it live on abc7 at 10:30. jonathan: update on friday's terror attack in britain. "the sun" obtained this video that shows a man carrying a bucket that turned out to be a bomb. they arrested two refugees that carried out the attack. the coal could have been worse because the bomb did not fully detonate. a

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alison: my gosh. i can only imagine what the two of you will get into now that you are both retired. doug: he has had a head start getting the golf game back in line. i have to catch up. jonathan: what does it feel like so far? now it's down to hours. doug: i guess. i nigh it was coming. i will miss everybody. don't get me started. i'll save emotional doug for friday. alison: we have fun things planned for the week we hope everyone will join in on the celebration to say our goodbyes together. doug: i appreciate that. nancy: what a week to go out on. doug: crazy weather. this time around we talk about jose, another hurricane which is doing weird things in the atlantic. something to keep an eye on. bizarre. this is nothing bizarre but what is interesting to look at the milky looking sky. that is the high cloudiness extending hundreds of miles well north of the center of irma now. some of the cloudiness extends to lake michigan and east of the bahamas. a massive storm, it's weaker but making problems in

alison: thank you. it has been more than three years that abc7 has been following the search for sarah and jacob hoggle. you can see the original reporting online at wjla.com. just search "hoggle." jonathan: breaking a short time ago police-involved shooting in prince william. we are learning it has turned deadly. it happened in the 6800 block of hartzell hill lane. a teen was shot and killed. jeff goldberg is there with what happened. jeff? jeff: a 15-year-old male shot and killed this morning. the police are not releasing information about what led up to the fatal shooting. you are looking at a live scene on hartzell hill lane. active police presence from prince william county, police and detectives on what is typically we are told a quiet street in a quiet neighborhood. multiple officers arrived on hartzell hill lane. we don't know why the officers were called in the first place. there was some encounter with the 15-year-old man in the street outside of his home. then at one point a prince william co

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alison: and now it's news. jonathan: there you go. alison: let's switch gears a bit. tomorrow will be bitter-sweet for us. stormwatch7's chief meteorologist doug hill's last day at abc7. you hope you send him well wishes with #thanksdoug. just like this. >> you know how much you mean to me, my career and my life. you are another dad to me. i love you so much. i know you are going to love retirement, enjoy your wife and your kids and your grand kids. enjoy the first snowstorm. >> this is the car that doug hill drove on the beat in this county looking for horse thieves, bank robberies, jesse james, things like that. an illustrious career before he switched over to weather, where, you know, 30% right is pretty good! doug, we are going to miss you. i won't know whether to bring the umbrella, galoshes, mittens, gloves, shorts or the flip-flops to work. it's not the same without you. bad watch out. he's on the prowl again. doug: the truth is actually my cruiser was a 1973 dodge polaris with a 440 police package engine. i could go zoom, zoom. alex, my gosh, alex makes my lif

hey, alison.t watching this storm system in the last few minutes here, the track shifting just a little bit. we want the talk about this because hurricane irma still sitting in an incredible category 4 system, just about 10 miles shy of what would be a category 5. the models suggest the oceanic and atmospheric environment is such that this storm is not going the weaken. it retains this category 4 or maybe gets stronger into a category 5. the timing, we think thursday into friday it pushes in somewhere near cuba, and then beyond that, there is a little variations between where this storm could end up. pretty confident in the track not to take more of a southerly track once it gets past the bahamas. so potentially into northern cuba. if any interaction occurs with cuba here, the mountains go as high as 6500 feet that would do enormous damage to the storm itself, beginning to shred it apart. over $1 10 million would be impacted. the track turning towards the north. a few models pushing it back into t

alison: thank you, scott. the other big story we are following today closure in the christmas day kidnapping, rape and murder of a beloved yoga instructor. today the man accused of killing tricia mccauley pleaded guilty. d.c. bureau chief sam ford was in a courtroom and live tonight. the yoga studio where mccauley was a teacher and i know you got reaction from her friends today. sam? sam: yes. we got reaction here. teston

alison: a school in wisconsin. they are asking students to submit photos of their dresses before they can buy a ticket to the home coming dance. nancy: getting reaction here in the instapoll. do you think it's going too far? go to wjla.com/votenow to participate. jonathan: look at the bottom of the screen. the results, we are showing them live. voting is open as we have the story for you. >> the hollywood looks won't be allowed at a high school's homecoming. >> we are not allowed to wear two piece dresses. so far we haven't been able to show any part of our back. strapless, low cut, nothing like that. >> 17-year-old nicole stark is a senior in wisconsin. where dress codes have been strict. recently the administration sent an e-mail reminding parents and students before purchasing a ticket we are requiring all dress wearing students or non-p.h.s. guest to provide a picture of themselves in the homecoming attire. >> i think the fact we have to submit a photo of ourselves wearing it front and back wearing it is creepy

alison: larry: one skimmer ripping off dozens of people. this wasn't a gas pump but at the people's own bank. alison: the aftermath of a plane that crashed into a car. what we learned about the pilot in minutes. > we don't know where to go. larry: frustration is spilling people are fighting to survive, fighting to find out what's left of their homes and their livelihoods. as we come on the air right now the assessment of the damage from hurricane irma is grim. alison: fema is estimating a quarter of homes in the keys are destroyed. another 65% have sustained heavy damage. larry: that is in addition to the human toll at least 55 deaths now blamed on this monster storm. 18 of those in the united states and almost all of them in florida. 3/4 of florida still without power. marci gonzalez right now looking at the fight to recover. reporter: the start to this literal long road to recovery in the florida keys covered in sand and seaweed lined with ship wrecked boats. the first evacuees now returning, many to find a kind of utter destruction they

alison: the surviving residents of the facility have been removed. before the storm hit, the unit had a much below-average safety rating.

alison: hard to believe this is it. for the past week we have been celebrating doug's career at abc7. we are not alone to wish you the best. tonight we have more special messages as you begin retirement. take a look. >> doug, i wanted to say congratulations on a remarkable career. you have provided invaluable service to our community for the last 33 years. i know you will be sorely missed not only by your colleagues but by all the viewers who you have reached over the last three decades. wishing you many sunny, calvert county days as you enjoy the next chapter. >> congratulations to doug hill, chief meteorologist for 33 years at wjla. the greatest meteorologist ever. his forecasts, i don't of bed without checking what doug says would happen that day with the weather. on dematch of the citizens of the great -- behalf of the citizens of the greatest state in america we want to thank you for the great 33 years, spectacular. i am declaring today for 8.5 million citizens this is doug hill day in the commonwealth of virginia.