autria?ria: 6:48, president trump is back in washington after giving two very different speeches out west. after some divisive words in phoenix, the president then taking a different tone in nevada, calling on the nation to come together. president trump: it is time to heal the wound that divide us and to seek a new unity based on the common values that unite us. autria: this comes hours after his own harsh speech in phoenix where he unloaded for about 75 minutes, attacking the media's coverage of his response to charlottesville. and now new this morning, the white house revealing new details about plans to ban transgender people from the military. sam sweeney is tracking that angle for us this morning. sam? sam: they are waiting for his response any day now. according to the memo it gives the authority to stop admitting transgender people within the next six months. as for those currently in uniform, the secretary of defense should consider a transgender soldier's recent readiness to deploy

autria: adrianna hopkins has more. breaking news first. blasting lindsey sayinghussein -- who is he falsely stated "i said there is no moral equivalence between the kkk, neo-nazis, and white heyer." senator graham says the president stem suggested moral equivalency between the two. less than a week after violence in the streets of charlottesville, hundreds got in last night to heal. the candlelight vigil after an emotional memorial for heather heyer who was killed in the horrific car attack. many last night i only way to move on from last week's violence is to spread unity and love. >> the energy here is beautiful. know your neighbors are here for whatever you need, it is definitely a healing phase. >> my husband is a white guy, you know? unity,ing out to show that what happened the past weekend is not going to do to her us from coming to our town where we were born. adrianna: heather heyer's mother said this was just the of her legacy. larry: thank you. fighting back after a rash of thieves swipe your card information right from under you

autria?ht now,o breaking another confederate monument in maryland removed in the cover of darkness. stephanie woods is live in ellicott city. is the sixthis controversial monument to be removed in the state of maryland in the last week and all under the cover of darkness. just a patch of mulch on the ground. out this video, posted on the county executive page for howard county. sometime around midnight, the crews lifted the heavy marble monument bearing the names of these confederate soldiers and hauled it away. it was requested that the memorial be removed from the historic preservation commission after violence erected in virginia over confederate statues in charlottesville. this comes after mayor pugh ordered the removal on wednesday morning. we spoke yesterday with the county chair, john weinstein, who said that the reason for doing this in the middle of the night because he wanted to avoid the crowds in the violence, the chaos that we saw in charlottesville in corrupting -- eruptingg --

autria come over to you.ria: n magnitude 4.2-earthquake shaking parts of central oklahoma and the earthquake just one of seven that hit the state in just over 24 hours. it was mainly felt in edmund and northern oklahoma city. few reports of cracked floors and walls, no significant damage was reported. larry: president trump throwing his support behind a senate bill to dramatically overhaul the legal immigration. sam sweeney is live at the white house with the reaction coming in. sam: good morning. as you said, the president wants to cut the green card program in half and moved to a point-based system. those with high job skills, have english, have an entrepreneurial spirit, they would move to the front of the line. those most affectewo siblings or adult children. who would not be affected? people trying to bring in children under the age of 18 or bring their parents to the united states. this is facing opposition on both sides of the aisle. republican senator lindsey graham said this would devastate his state

autria: finally a sense of normalcy.n will be moving in at the university of virginia, and they are getting help from events right here in the students are heading to charlottesville this morning for a day of service. they will meet with community members and organize events on campus. larry: in just a few hours, trooper pilot berke base and lieutenant pilot h. jay cullen were helping monitor wehner chopper went down. bates' funeral is this morning at the baptist church in richmond. llen's is tomorrow. autria: police say a man tried to drag a woman into the was in reston and tried to sexually assault her. the footage shows a man wearing a brace all had with a beard -- with a beard wearing a baseball hat. if he looks familiar to you, call police rhetori right away. larry: a north east couple is recovering from a scary experience, there ir iphone caught fire. deangela: we were just talking, talking, and pow! the phone was on fire. larry: the phone had not been used in a wild. the parents have minor burns. the baby was not

autria: 6:55.ouldn't you love to be here right now relaxing on the beach, just like our pet of the day, knox. thank you for the photo from the trip to north carolina. you can send us pictures at burst.com/wjla. larry: very nice. it is a big day here on abc 7. autria: this morning, kidd winnerss revealing the of our front of the line contest. kidd: the unsurprising to very lucky people who tried out and auditioned for chances to win bank the skip-the-line pass. it is time to surprise another one of our finalists. >> ♪ good morning, washington sun coming up and i don't know why, but there is a small in my face ♪ kidd: hey, taylor, what is up? it is kidd. can you come outside your house? who will be there in a couple of minutes. kidd: yes, absolutely. -- taylor: yes, absolutely. kidd: thank you. front of the line, skip-the-line pass. taylor: no way. that is awesome. thanks so much, guys. kidd: you one thing. taylor: this is amazing. thank you. kidd: what does this mean to you? taylor: i have been wait

autria, this is for you. autria: that is so cute. thee: this is zara chihuahua. if you want your pet to be our pet of the day -- and we want it -- send us a picture at wjla.com/pets. larry: this fall there is a brand-new marvel show debate abc, call number seven -- caller number seven getting an early screening and a prize pack. 703-528-7334, good luck. autria: let's hope you were not banking too hard on clown school. the new "it" is no laughing matter for clouds. is world clown association bracing for a wave of backlash for the upcoming movie adaptation of stephen king's killer clown. some of its members have lost work and had the police called on them. "it" begins haunting theaters want some inspirational stories for a change? you gotta check out the american dream. >>> good morning, america. breaking news, explosions overnight at that chemical plant under six feet of floodwater. fears of a massive fire. sheriff's deputies rushed to the hospital. >>> as harvey finally moves out, the magnitude of the devastation now becoming clear. entire neighborhoods completel

autria: i'm autria godfrey. larry: i'm larry smith. to get out there and play one of these times area is it worth it, eileen? eileen: why not? but i feel like we have won the weather lottery. upper 70's in the upcoming weekend. sun,e way, here comes the have you noticed how much later the sun starts rising each day? it use got over the next several months. we have got a front coming to satellite radar right now, a bit of sunshine peeking through, mostly cloudy as you get out the door. upperatures into the 70's, not rising that much. you will start to see or feel that humidity falling after lunchtime today. 82 degrees by 2:00, 6:00, and to 72 byightful, down 9 p.m. with comfortable humidity. it will be will getting out the door tomorrow. looking at the weekend 10 minutes from now. angela? angela: earlier eastbound collision heading into now just heavy drive times as you travel eastbound towards the capital beltway. let's look at the new incident we picked up in the last few minutes. an overturned vehicle through damascus on the main str

autria, over to you. autria: thank you, sam. closer to home, right here in d.c., police trying to get to the bottom of a rash of robberies. take a look at this map. this is a look at where those five robberies happened in a span of just about 10 hours. some of them were violent. police say it all started last night on g street in northeast. that's when a woman was walking home from the grocery store and was pushed to the ground. a suspect did make off with some cash. then a guy was walking home from the congress heights metro on alabama avenue in southeast when he was surrounded by four suspects. we spoke with his roommate. >> she's one of four people that have been mugged in the last year. >> i'm kind of nervous right now. autria: police say that the and they are reminding people to always be alert. larry: new developments concerning the crisis with north korea. the communist nation is vowing to retaliate against the u.s. over the latest u.n. sanctions. the u.n. security council unanimously passing sweeping sanctions on saturda

autria?utria: on the heels of the controversy, six flags parks across the country will become one flag, only the american flag. parks in the south flu the confederate flag as part of its display. six flags in upper marlboro is not one of the ones to ever fly that flag. larry: the white house is expected to provide an update on the path forward for americans engagement in afghanistan and south asia. the president and his national security team met over the weekend in camp david to discuss strategy in afghanistan. he will speak from fort meyer in arlington and we will have live coverage on abc seven and wjla.com. autria: county school aid charged with abusing children will have a second -- sentencing hearing. he was a teacher's aide in glenarden and israel -- is accused of recording children performing acts with him and other children. d.c. residents are hoping that the beginning of the school year will mean an increase in community involvement and a decrease in violence. saturday night and eig

autria: your morning commute moving at a crawl. larry: a deadly crash shutting down lanes on indianhead highway and it will be around for a while. with what the backup outside. a motorcyclist is killed after running into the back of a car at palmer wrote at indianhead highway. around 12: this morning, still the aftermath, they just picked up the cones and southbound lanes moving. this stretch has seen its share of problems, the same area where a head on collision killed wrong way driver was the cause. another crash in the same spot on tonight with no fatalities in that case but six people injured. as soon as we know more about the traffic, we will let you know. southbound lanes have been reopened, correct? we will check back in with her in a moment but i believe southbound traffic is released but northbound flow towards the capital beltway, northbound lanes closed at palmer road, that is where traffic is being diverted by a lot of folks using the combination of old fort road north to livingston road as a workaround. that is startin

autria: the rain, just relentless. thousands of rescues happening in houston. -- >> we are one american family, we hurt together, we struggle and we into her together. >> what does president trump have on tap today? but first you're at home, our own round of rain. running a johnson in julie wright have a you need to hear. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] larry: a lot to get to hear, vj. veronica: it's been a while since we had a wet and cool morning. temperatures are in the 60's enabled stay there. taking a look at the rainfall, half of an inch of rain in brandywine at williams schmidt outdoor education center. just over half in huntingtown road, maryland. 61 degrees right now from brandywine to fort belfour. it will continue to be wet with a tropicalg with system off the coast of south carolina. just around waldorf, we are getting ready to see a wet area of moderate rain moving in between dunkirk and waldorf. some a

autria: man. all right, johnny. kudos to that bus driver. 19 people now indicted after violent clashes outside the turkish ambassador's residents. the video is hard to forget. turkish security officials clashing with protesters akin may, sparking outrage in our area, including calls from a virginia representative, asking that the turkish ambassador be expelled. indicted on conspiracy charges of violence that could contain up to a 15 year prison sentence. it could include jail time if convicted. larry: the confederate flag will not be displayed at this year's charles county fair. the sons of confederate veterans typically display the fat -- flag every year, but due to complaints, they made a change. no symbols of the confederacy will be on the fairgrounds, either sold or displayed. autria: coming to the newseum, it is in financial trouble but may have to sell its iconic holding. jeffrey has stepped down as the director of the board. the freedom forum, which operates the newseum admits that it could lead to the sale o

autria: 30 whole dollars. the big u.s.are waiting their change fees for tr could remain closed for the next couple of days. in texas will likely have a big impact on oil prices. industry analysts say that how long they are off-line will determine how much gas prices will jump and there will be a surge in demand over labor day weekend. some of your commutes just got trickier. brianne carter is with mobile trak 7 with all the details this morning. >> we are here along tilden street, so many folks come here to access beach drive for over a year. there is a new closure in place, if you make a right there, now you can no longer make a left. a new section of drive is back tilden street it has been and this morning it is open to drivers. overnight the work has shifted north. just south of military road. the next phase is broken into two different segments with work , and werea, reopen that expect that to be completed in the fall of 2018. another year-long closure happening along each drive. expect aims to be a little less impactf

good morning washington i'm autria godfrey,. and i'm larry smith.ur team of stormwatch-7 meteorologists are tracking harvey. let's get right to veronica johnson and eileen whelan. washington. - dry & cool for back to school today - potential for a tropical storm (irma) to develop off se coast later today (could impact us locally tomorrow with cool showers) - harvey continues to bring life-threatening flooding to east tx - dry start to labor day weekend; rain from harvey by sunday today: sunny start; increasing clouds. unseasonably cool and breezy. highs: 76-78 winds: e 5-10+ mph tonight: mostly cloudy. stray shower. lows: 58-67 winds: ene 5-10 mph tuesday: mostly cloudy. cool with showers. highs: 70-74 winds: ne 5-10+ mph right now -- turn into rivers. tropical storm harvey has now claimed the lives of three people. the storm has already dumped more than two feet of rain on the city -- and more is expected. emergency management officials are asking the public for help because first responders are stretched so thin. frantic residents now begging for

and i'm autria godfrey. toss to eileen - seasonable today; much cooler tomorrow friday through saturday - drier sunday & labor day monday - irma could strengthen to a hurricane today today: partly sunny. seasonably warm and a touch humid. highs: 81-85 winds: nw 5-10 mph tonight: stray shower or storm early. mostly cloudy. becoming breezy. lows: 53-59 winds: n 5-15+ mph friday: mostly cloudy. unseasonably cool. showers arrive late. highs: 65-69 winds: ne 5-10 mph breaking right now at 5 xxx a popular and busy dc neighborhood. sam sweeney is live in northwest with more on what happened. this morning police - still on the lookout for the man caught fire down an escalator at the columbia heights metro station. and now many in the area are wondering why it took officials so long to inform the public. metro says it did not release information on the shooting because its up to dc police to reveal information from the investigation. the shooting occurred friday..and it was not acknowledged until monday. metro defend

larry and autria back to you. a bizarre headline out of honduras- where an american woman's trip- turned into a disaster. amanda laroque's husband says she bought a "can safe" to protect her belongings. it looks and feels like a can of iced tea. but it landed her in jail! that's because authorities at the airport cut it open- and found white particles that they think are cocaine. one t-v station tested it by cutting open a can safe- saying similar white particles fell out of it. authorities at the airport don't have field testing kits for cocaine- and it could be days before lab results are finalized. laroque is charged with drug trafficking. lawmakers in north carolina have reached out in honduras for help. we'll keep you posted as the story plays out. happening today - phase two of renovations at the university of maryland's cole field house. the historic former basketball arena is undergoing a 155-million dollar transformation into a new practice facility for the football team. these photos released last month

good morning washington i'm autria godfrey. and i'm larry smith. we are also following breaking news on the roads. all main northbound lanes of i-95 shut down. let's get to julie wright. - drier & milder today - rain from harvey arrives saturday (harvey makes landfall, again, later this morning) - nice for labor day - dry & seasonable for back to school tuesday today: mostly becoming partl tonight: partly to mostly cloudy. lows: 56-64 winds: sw 5 mph thursday: partly to mostly cloudy. seasonably warm and humid. stray shower. lows: 81-85 winds: wnw 5-10 mph this morning.. families in texas -- left looking for their loved ones.. as relief efforts continue ahead of another dose of rain from harvey as it prepares to make landfall again. rescues are still going on around the clock as floodwaters continue to rise.. and right now the big fear..is that the death toll from this storm will grow. so far according to the washington post..at least 22 people have died across texas from storm related causes and that number is expected to rise in the coming days a

autria: a train crash outside philadelphia leaving dozens hurt. what do witnesses say happened just moments of war. larry: making right now, and all clear after a shutdown of terminals. autria: the first let's get right to john gonzalez who is live at dwi air or. -- the wi air work.

good morning washington i'm autria godfrey. and i'm larry smith. good morning washington.oss to eileen - cloudy & muggy morning; stray sprinkle - decreasing clouds & falling humidity this afternoon - a taste of september weather coming - unseasonably cool through the end of august today: cloudy and humid start. late day clearing with falling humidity. stray am sprinkle. highs: 83-85 winds: n 5 mph tonight: clear to lows: 57-65 winds: n 5 mph thursday: sunny to partly cloudy. pleasant. highs: 79-82 winds: n 5 mph breaking right an overnight fire tearing through an apartment building in hagerstown. the culprit -- lightning. our john gonzalez is live from where it all happened.. johnny..there are a whole lot of people looking for places to stay this morning. police are hoping newly released will lead them to the person who broke into several homes on woodcrest drive in southeast. take a look -- this is the burglar -- back in july -- appearing to throw something at a home to gain access. once inside, he looks around a little bit -- then takes off with a t-v. anyone with inform

good morning washington i'm autria godfrey. and i'm larry smith let's start this half hour with stormwatch7 meteorologist eileen whelan. good morning washington. toss to eileen weather alert day flash flood watch for d.c. & southern md from noon to 10p possible, especially over southern md - less humid tomorrow - below average temperatures through next week - unsettled weekend today: cloudy with rain, heavy at times. some strong storms, especially over southern md. highs: 72-78 winds: se to w 5-10 mph tonight: mostly cloudy. showers ending. patchy fog. lows: 56-65 winds: nw 5 mph tuesday: mostly cloudy becoming mostly sunny. less humid. highs: 80-83 winds: n 5 mph right now.. a massive clean up oklahoma after an ef-2 tornado tore through parts of tulsa. just take a look at the damage left behind. the twister struck just after 1 a-m sunday with winds topping 110 miles per hour. the roofs of buildings in one strip mall were torn apart.. some people were even trapped because the roof collapsed at several restaurants. in all 30 peo

and i'm adrianna hopkins in for autria godfrey. good morning washington. toss to eileen tomorrow - rain chances friday through monday - no sign of high heat and humidity today: mostly sunny. low humidity. very nice for early august. highs: 82-85 winds: n to se 5 mph tonight: mainly clear. another comfortable night. lows: 65-70 winds: se 5 mph thursday: sunny start with increasing clouds late. still pleasant. highs: 81-84 winds: se 5-10 mph new overnight - the japane marking the 72nd anniversary of the world's first nuclear attack. the u-s dropped an atomici bomg on august 6, 1945 that killed 140 thousand people in hiroshima. the bombing on nagasaki three days later killed 70-thousand more. japanese prime minister shinzo abe spoke at the ceremony and reiterated his determination to free the world of nuclear weapons. this comes amid growing tensions in the region with north korea. this morning - the rogue nation says it is carefully examining plans to attack guam with medium to long range ballistic missiles. this - as president trump issues an unprecedented

autria: there is some rain on the horizon. the potential for heavy downpours.

im autria godfrey. and im larry smith. we'll check in with brian van de graaff in a minute. but first - a traffic alert in prince george's county let's get right to melissa dipane pah-nee live at the scene. it happend at palmer road on indian head hwy around 12:30 this

washington i'm autria godfrey. and i'm larry smith. good morning washington. - wet, windy, and cool today - awaiting 5am update from nhc to see if irma has formed - warmer tomorrow; dry through friday - rain from harvey arrives this weekend (saturday) - dry labor day monday today: wet and windy. unseasonably cool. highs: 67-70 winds: ne 10-15 g 25 mph tonight: mostly cloudy. lingering shower. lows: 61-67 winds: ne 10-15 mph wednesday: partly sunny. warmer. highs: 78-81 winds: nnw 5-10 mph saving texas residents from rising floodwaters. residents from rising floodwaters. the death toll climbing to at least six, as thousands evacuate. and this morning, president trump is heading to texas after promising billions of dollars in disaster relief. abc's maggie rulli has more, from houston. a gaithersburg native is among the thousands of people days. evelyn saravia sent us these images as she, her family, friends and several dogs were rescued. we spoke with saravia on facebook shortly saravia says they brought all their outdoor furniture indoo

adrianna hopkins in for autria godfrey. larry: i am larry smith. we're glad you're here. adrianna: i did not think the goats would be up that early. alone.leave me eileen whelan is here, taking a look at our forecast. whatever your friday night plans are, you want to state whether being aware. dry until 3:00. let's go to sunday, trending drier. that will be the nicest of the including friday, why not? temperatures are milder than they were this time yesterday. humidity is more comfortable them this time yesterday, but it will be dry heading into work this morning. going through the afternoon, ine clouds than sun, highs the low 80's. and temperatures for your friday night plans will be in the low to mid 70's. again, we could have some hefty thunderstorms. i will show you futurecast a timeout t-storms for your saturday coming up in a good. at least it is drive for the morning drive, julie. julie: guess something goodness for that. we have a crash 395. theleft lane blocked, too, hov lanes. the rest area heading into myersville, south mountain, eastbound lanes are closed over

good morning i'm autria godfrey. and i'm larry smith.tormwatch-7 meteorologist eileen whelan is tracking the storm - she joins us with the latest track. - more clouds than sun today; feeling great! - unseasonably cool, dry last weekend of august - rain chances return next week - tracking hurricane harvey - major hurricane makes landfall late tonight today: mostly cloudy to partly sunny. pleasant. highs: 77-80 winds: n 5-10 mph tonight: partly cloudy to mainly clear. comfortable. lows: 54-64 winds: n 5 mph saturday: mix of sun and clouds. low humidity. highs: 76-79 winds: ne 5-10 mph toss to ryan at reagan national 5 xxx and developing now. a bizarre story out county. a couple arrested - fo 10-year-old son john gonzalez is live from outide the home where it all happened. john? trt 11 out ... already too late. runners and bikers are on high-alert this morning after are on high-alert this morning after daylight attacks on a popular trail in arlington! a man with a laundry list of prior crimes allegedly exposed himself to two women on the cu

autria: attorney general jeff sessions staying put for now. a phone call from the white house's new chief of staff. good morning as we say good morning at 6:00 a.m. larry: the gang's all here on this friday eve. let's get a look at the forecast. we have a break coming eventually. veronica: eventually. when it comes this time, it is going to be sticking around. a lot of folks are going to say, what happened to summer? ki:

autria: right now at 6 a.m., it's eclipse mania. tens of thousands camping out to get the best view and we are counting down the final hours and minutes. just coming in, breaking news from france, adrianna hopkins starts us off at the live desk. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] adrianna: a van drove into two separate best -- us stops. right now the motive for the attack is not yet known, but the incident comes just days after the back to back attacks in barcelona and in spain

autria, back -- adrianna:, back upstairs to you. adrianna: federal investigators another tragedy. suzanne kennedy has more on that part of the story for us. suzanne: the ntsb is investigating how one of two choppers responding to that white supremacist rally in charlottesville fell from the sky, killing the troopers on board. the trooper in the unit commander has been with the state police aviation team for nearly two decades. had just joined the unit last month and had died at the scene. eyewitnesses say the aircraft seemed to have mechanical problems. that the apparent pilot was trying to gain control of the craft. it honestly appeared to invert, turn upside down. loss of parts, seemed to fly off. it came down relatively quickly. both men served as the terry mcauliffe protection unit for three years. the governor calling the lost devastating for the commonwealth . at this point there is no reason in southwest washington, suzanne kennedy, abc 7 news. as things unfold in charlottesville, stay with us for the very latest. right now the united states top military official is meeting

and i'm adrianna hopkins in this morning for autria godfrey. good morning washington. toss to eileen - have the umbrella today; best chance of storms tonight - humid with a few storms saturday - drier sunday today: mostly cloudy. spotty shower through midday. pm thunderstorms. highs: 81-83 winds: s 5-10 mph tonight: cloudy, mild, and muggy. isolated shower. lows: 61-72 winds: ssw 5 mph saturday: mostly cloudy and very humid. a few afternoon thunderstorms. highs: 83-85 winds: sw 5 mph breaking overnight. police chief - injured after crashing his motorcycle into a car. suzanne kennedy is live from outside pg hospital where chief devan martin is recovering right now. right now - dc police working to high profile shootings. one of them - happening in broad daylight thursday on saratoga avenue in northeast. there - a 17-year-old girl was shot in the head while sitting in her car. police saying she was just an innocent bystander. at last check she was listed in critical condition. a man was also shot..he's expected to survive. police are looking for two men last seen traveli

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not a tornado was warning issued before it hit. 7 news.zalez, abc autria: after that rough weather day rday a were calmer today. doug hill has a look at the forecast. ummy: oug: just about this time meteorologists from the national weather office will be arriving the damage. we are confident based on the video and images it was a tornado, just question of 1 or 2. from john t highlighting what happened. now it is a matter of waiting clear es it clear so looking at bell hraeufrpb reagan club 75 degrees national airport and still rain on the shore. if you have friends or vacation they are probably not in a good mood from yesterday and today but tomorrow and will be better. clearing developing from the west and so it will be a process the next couple hours and skies will brighten and we will have unshine and temperatures responds out of the 70's into 80 this afternoon. it will be nice later. breeze making it quite comfortable. the forecast for this evening against the marlins it will be delightful upper 70's a st pitch and dropping little below that. don't want to go there because is now.

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good morning washington i'm autria godfrey. and i'm larry smith. washington. toss to eileen - dry & comfy today - nice, but cooler than average last weekend of august - rain chances minimal through early next week - tracking harvey today: sunny start; some afternoon clouds. very comfortable. highs: 79-83 winds: n 5 mph tonight: partly to mostly cloudy. another comfy night. lows: 55-63 winds: n 5 mph friday: partly cloudy. pleasant. highs: 78-81 winds: n 5 mph thank you sam, and happening story we are following this morning --- back to school! thousands students in loudoun county head back to class today and in the middle of the rush of it all is our own john gonzalez. john how's it going? we want to see your child's back mary kay levine of silver spring sent us this photo of her grand daughter on her first day of kindergarten. and when you snap a photo of your students- be sure to share it with us! just go to burst dot com slash wjla- and you might see your photos on the air! and still developing this morning out of prince george's county. today boards cover t

good morning i'm adrianna hopkins in for autria godfrey. and i'm larry smith. good morning washington. toss to eileen dense fog advisory for the entire area through 9am - foggy early, then sunny, hot & humid and friday - seasonable august warmth through early next week - still expecting fair skies for the eclipse - 5 days away today: fog early. becoming mostly sunny. hot and humid. highs: 87-90 winds: nw to s 5 mph tonight: mainly clear to partly cloudy. patchy fog. lows: 72-75 winds: sse 5 mph thursday: partly sunny. scattered pm thunderstorms. highs: 85-88 winds: s 5 mph breaking overnight - confederate breaking overnight - confederate statues taken down in baltimore. suzanne kennedy is live there right now with more. calls to remove other statues in our area also heating up this morning. maryland governor larry hogan has asked the state house trust to remove this statue in annapols of roger tah-nee taney wrote the infamous 1857 dred scott decision... upholding slavery and denying citizenship to black people. in the district there is just one statue of confed

adrianna: and i'm adrianna hopkins, in for autria godfrey this morning.e are all wearing dark colors. veronica: even before i looked at a great detail of the forecast. larry: same thing, i lay out suits for the week and say this will work. veronica:

good morning i'm autria godfrey. and i'm larry smith. good morning washington.ood morning washington. - scattered t-storms again today (mainly pm wednesday) - little more heat & humidity -wonderful weather this weekend today: partly cloudy and hot, pm showers & thunderstorms (30%) highs: 89-92 winds: ssw 5 mph tonight: partly cloudy, areas of fog lows: 69-75 winds: ssw 5 mph thusd mountains highs: 88-91 winds: south 5 mph happening now--

good morning washingotn i'm autria godfrey. good morning washington. breaking

good morning washington i'm adrianna hopkins in for autria godfrey.y smith. - delightful today and tomorrow - rain chances friday through monday - no sign of high heat and humidity today: mostly sunny. low humidity. very nice for early august. highs: 82-85 winds: n to se 5 mph tonight: mainly clear. another comfortable night. lows: 65-70 winds: se 5 mph thursday: sunny start with increasing clouds late. still pleasant. highs: 81-84 winds: se 5-10 mph breaking overnight.

and i'm autria godfrey.nt to get right to that breaking news-- a serious accident shuts down interstate 95.

yet to come and that fatalities could soar once those devastating and historic flood washington i'm autriai'm larry smith. good morning washington. - wet, windy, and cool today - awaiting 5am update from nhc to see if irma has formed - warmer tomorrow; dry through friday - rain from harvey arrives this weekend (saturday) - dry labor day monday today: wet and windy. unseasonably cool. highs: 67-70 winds: ne 10-15 g 25 mph tonight: mostly cloudy. lingering shower. lows: 61-67 winds: ne 10-15 mph wednesday: partly sunny. warmer. highs: 78-81 winds: nnw 5-10 mph

autria: there is no indication his victims contracted hiv. the principal was reassigned to the school district's office of supporting services. to thea: a new twist jailbreak in alabama. the 12 inmates who escaped used peanut butter to trick a new opening a door. the door number was an outside door. he hit the lock and out the door they went. -- adrianna:e been two have been caught. after the escape, inmates will continue to be served peanut butter. new developments from the outer banks. three business owners suing after a contractor cut the main power supply to ocracoke and hatteras islands. they argue every time they are not open, it meets thousands of dollars in losses. the governor has floated the idea of compensation. d.c. has new eco-friendly circulator buses. the buses have clean diesel technology. a second wave of buses is expected in the fall. the olympics are coming back to the united states. the games will be held in los angeles. they are competing with paris for the 2020 forbid. both cities were gunning for the first opening day b

adrianna: and i'm adrianna hopkins, in for autria godfrey this morning. we are all wearing dark colors. veronica: even before i looked at a great detail of the forecast. larry: same thing, i lay out suits for the week and say this will work. veronica: larry: but you think it is because of the clips? eclipse?ips -- the [laughter] veronica: that's right, that's right. showers this morning, this will be the only morning for the remainder of the work week where we are were looking at wet roads with fog for tomorrow morning. you can see frederick, maryland, leesburg, va, towards culpeper, getting some fog this morning. , look atat this time the extensive fog across the area, all the way west this time. in terms of what it's going to burn off tomorrow, probably not until 8 a.m. or 9 a.m.. with this rain moving out of your today and the skies nearing, it's going to allow a lot of fog clear. showers right now, shower intensity aching up at 9 a.m., 10 until 1:00, 2:00 in the afternoon by the afternoon hours. temperatures today going up to 84 degrees for those wet

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autria: the rain, just relentless. thousands of rescues happening in houston. -- >> we are one american family, we hurt together, we struggle and we into her together. >> what does president trump have on tap today? but first you're at home, our own round of rain. running a johnson in julie wright have a you need to hear. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] larry: a lot to get to hear, vj. veronica: it's

autria: plus, the health scare and expensive surgery for mark

and i'm autria godfrey. we want to get right to that breaking news-- a serious accident shuts down interstate 95. - drier & milder today - rain from harvey arrives saturday (harvey makes landfall, again, later this morning) - nice for labor day - dry & seasonable for back to school tuesday today: mostly becoming partly cloudy. highs: 77-80 winds: nw 5 mph tonight: partly to mostly cloudy. lows: 56-64 winds: sw 5 mph thursday: partly to mostly cloudy. seasonably warm and humid. stray shower. lows: 81-85 winds: back now the momunmental humanitarian disaster in houston continues to unfold with harvey. official rescue teams are overwhelmed and now more civilian groups are pitching in. abc's maggie rulli is on the ground in houston texas with the latest... we are seeing countless stunning images from texas, as around the clock. take a look at this. these national guard troops - are sleeping on mattresses, in a furniture store showroom. you see them resting... between shifts of rescuing people, trapped in floodwat