in ocean city, brad bell, abc7 news. maureen: thank you, brad. while we prepare for hermine, in florida the clean-up is already underway. in apalachicola where the roads are are under water from storm push. other areas like cedar key saw the businesses flood and destroyed. >> this is the worst we have seen in the city in a lon time. >> lot of debris. uprooted trees and fallen limbs. do not travel on the roads. maureen: the biggest problem from hermine so far has been the power outages. abc7 will be with you throughout the storm. giving you a look all the updates. you can track the storm anytime on wjla.com. we are sending out constant updates on facebook and twitter as well as through the storm watch weather smart phone app. we will be live from ocean city all weekend long on abc7 and newschannel8. join us. mobiletrak7 on the road tonight to keep you up to date on the traffic at the start of the labor day weekend. the traffic watch team will keep an eye out for you and alert you to any problems we find tonight. metro road island station won't reo

brad bell has the team coverage from ocean city. what is the word? brad: a beautiful evening as you said on the boardwalk. people enjoying everything. they will be closing the gate on the seawall soon and on the beach as the surf picks up. another concern, posted here at the sign at the entrance of the beach. rip currents. the beach is crowded but plan to hit the roads soon. it brad: ocean city beach patrol on high alert. dangerous waves as soon as tomorrow. >> the surf increases and a chance for rip current is a hazard. >> not the labor day weekend the mayor of ocean city hoped for. >> we want everyone to enjoy us. this is not the best labor day weekend we've had. the fear is days of waves and rain. >> if the storm stalls off the coast it will not allow the water to escape. you will add the additional rainfall and the water. brad: ocean city rarely tells people to stay away. they have beach-goers turn weather water deciding what to do next. >> i'm here. labor day. i'm here. off in the distance there is a condo building on the by a side of ocean city

in ocean city, brad bell, abc7 news. michelle: i know a lot of businesses count on this weekend. what are they telling you out there? brad: they are not happy about it at all. look up and down the boardwalk. it's crowded. there is a good crowd. you talk about the businesses here. pizza shop and a doughnut shop as well. they have had a good summer. that is what the mayor told us. he said the tax receipts were up substantially. but nobody in this town michelle: all right. brad bell reporting live in ocean city. thank you. leon: hermine's arrival means anyone who hasn't gotten away for the long weekend yet may have trouble getting out of here. no matter what the plans entail. once you get to the virginia-north carolina boarder the conditions change quickly. we are at the national airport with the get-away underway there. tim, what are you seeing? tim: we have been watching the departure board all afternoon. a little red here. delays. not necessarily tied to the storm. some of these delays are from all over the country. follow me this way. i want to show you the t.s.a. line now. give

maryland bureau chief brad bell explains how. brad? brad: yeah, we have been following this scandal since it broke in the middle of august. an embarrassment more prince george's county. the feds taking control of head start. taking away the $6.4 million grant. we were told that the employees responsible for the impaled deficiencies in the classrooms. we were told they would be punished. in an unusual step the school system announced today publicly that the six employees connected with the incidents are in fact being taken out of the classroom. a source telling us that three have been terminated. three more have been told they will be terminated if they do not leave on their own. we're told they include certified t aide and an administrator. brad bell, abc7 news. jonathan: we are learning more about a deadly crash yesterday. 5-month-old baby killed and the mother severely injured after being hit by a car. it happened a short walk from selden elementary school. jeff goldberg reports this is a case of mistaken identity. when you hear the

maryland bureau chief brad bell has the developments tonight. d: this video capturing some of the final moments of the life of 23-month-old; the night before his death. playing with a new basketball game. today in closing arguments of osman sesay, the boy's babysitter and the mother boyfriend the bouncing ball ange everied sesay who beat the chimed to death august 1, 20 -- beat the child to death august in, 2015. it's one of a cease-fire of deaths that made headlines. sesay's law officer fighting back in court calling the prosecution a witch hunt claiming if sesay was a white girl there would be no case. asking a white woman in court to stand as an example. the judge stepping in to stop the unusual tactic. ron williams alternate juror dismissed offended by the move. >> the defense; he was fighting for his client. in the closing arguments i felt he made some statements that were unnecessary. or unprofessional. they didn't change my opinion. brad: the boy's mother standing by the state attorney as guilty verd >> it's the responsibility of the entir

the source tells brad bell that three of the workers have been fired and the other three were told to leave or they will be fired. headunishments, after the start program grant was terminated for issues involving some staff members' treatment of children there. maureen: new information after a tragedy in leesburg. a five-month-old baby is dead, it's mother hospitalized come after the two were hit by a jeep. 2 teenagers say they are being blamed for the accident but they have nothing to do with it. the parents say they saw the crash and rushed to help them about because they got out of a jeep, seen in pictures on that is, they have been accused >> i am a mother and my heart just aches. the boys saw everything. they did not cause the crash, they did not have any involvement whatsoever. maureen: no criminal charges have been filed in the crash. there is a growing memorial for the victims. the mother remains in serious condition. leon: a change in the d.c. police department. r istime chief cathy lanie leaving this month and will take a job with the nfl. she sat down with sam ford one last

in waldorf, brad bell abc 7 news. >>> up next.th sandhya for update on your weekend foyvrjt meet the pay area native hoping to win the crown at this weekend miss >> open sunday night new miss america crowned on abc 7. >> miss california is a bay area native and former forty-niner cheer leader. we caught one her when back home for a few days getting ready for the big competition. >> our new miss california jessica car mack north bay. >>reporter: from the look of it she was not expecting this moment t.plenty of people behind the scenes saw it comin coming. >> so from here e-dance coach still remembers the moment 6 years ago when she saw jessica in the first package interest. >> she was 15 going on 16 and when we sawer walk on stage we knew she had a little something extra. >>reporter: she had been competing in gymnastic but sophomore in santa clara she decided to try a pageant instead. hoping to win a college scholarship. >> i had no idea really what i was doing. we had to do a talent and i didn't know how to choreograph a talent bu

bell ice cream in your freezer? then we have got recalls across the u.s. to it tell you about. >>> plus, it may not be infidelity that split up brad and angelina. we'll tell you more. used seized criminal money ted to how e also known as rico funds. critics have said pcso's use of the foundation is like money laundering. and they've also accused babeu of using the funds to fuel his campaign. it may already be illegal campaigning or if they're just being used to make the sheriff look good, as he runs for congress. >>> live from fox studios, fox 10 news back. >>> tesla owners should be discovering some updated auto pilot software in vehicles today. the company's ceo tweeted yesterday that the automatic updates were set to begin overnight, with an increased reliance on radar, meaning the vehicle will likely be able to better detect some objects. >>> blue bell with another likely recall because of listeria again, including cookie dough, two step and chocolate chip cookie dough. fox 10 news, in the wake of brad and angelina jolie's divorce, the l.a. county department of family and social services investigating allegations of child abuse. pitt starre

brad pitt and angelina jolie at the wax museum. a spokesperson said they'll be removed a respectful distance from each other. >>> blue bell ice dough over a possible listeria contamination. >>> and chipotle is still trying to regain the trust of customers after bacteria outbreaks caused 500 customers to get sick this past year. the founder says he made safety processes. >>> well, my friends, the world's hottest chip is finally here. that's if you're brave enough. it's made with reaper pepper and comes in a coffin shaped box and there's only one chip inside. the makers say that's all you can handle. the chip will rupp you five bucks. >> would you try >> i'm weak when it comes to anything spicy. i'll take a two on a scale of 10, maybe a one. >>> and it's nice to see cool and weather. >> it's humid so we have to take that. it's nice to have a little bit of change of pace. the cloudiness makes you want to soak up the rain. and nice to see some desert rain and we know it was raining. but 30 minutes ago or an hour the roadways. >> ocean front. >> if only we were in san diego. let's talk about the weather forecast and show you the rainfal

brad lam men's cover, ranger equity bear fund. eight 1/2 minutes, seven 1/2 before the closing bell rings. election jitters.nvestors look to sell button. john treanor says ride out the storm. he can tell you how to profit what he calls the relief rally. "countdown" coming right back. ♪ liz: dow jones industrials up about 189 points. we're about 30 day as way from the epic showdown between hillary clinton and donald trump. investors very much on edge of their seats no matter whichside they're on. many fund managers trimming positions and beefing up cash reserves some of you are saying i still want to buy and own stocks. my next guest has five 1/2 billion in assets says, you can do that stay calm, stay invested. there will be a relief rally that could make awe pretty penny bring in john treanor. relief rally, day after the election what happens? >> between the election and year-end, absolutely. we think you see a traditional relief rally. markets forecasting hillary win right now. a little bit more of a rally with hillary but we still think you could get a rally with trump. the market doesn't like uncertainty

bells. >> a sweet gift, well earned. i'm david muir. i hope to see you back here >>> the moving truck spotted at brad and angelina's mansion. is he moving out? and brad's fury. >> the actor is said to be livid over allegations he's a bad dad. children, either emotionally or physically, was put into danger. >> what happened when george clooney found out? >> i didn't know that. wow. and the french beauty thrust into the spotlight. is she pregnant? >>> then -- >> they're jumping on top of cars. >> chaos on the streets after the latest police shootings. and did she choke? >> shots fired! >> did she get scared? was she choking? what happened?

weekend eagles sending their quarterback sam brad forward to minnesota in a surprise move, what it means for future of the the bird. >>> good morning i'm sean bell. phillies have lost six straight, and eight out of their last nine, team cannot hit, pitch, or close out games. second half of the season is looking real, real, bad. >>> matt kemp has been great ever since he came over to the braves, right here, solo shot, on jake thompson. thompson had a pretty good game going seven innings just giving up one earned run. we skip to the eighth freddie freeman adding on some insurance, another solo shot, the phillies, had no offense, only five hits. braves win two to nothing. phillies get swept against the second worst team in the baseball. >>> howie roseman has been making great decision this is off season but you have to question this one, eagles released wide receiver paul turner. he was by far the mvp of the preseason. only wide out who was consistently making plays including that 71-yard punt return. eagles, i don't know, questionable. >>> that is sports in a minute. i'm sean bell. >>> a lot of people upset, about this. they wanted him to be on th

bell, no matter what happens, you can't unring it. she doesn't have a publicist which is interesting. she spoke to a colleague of both of theirs. no plans on hiring. brad has hired a new publicist. if i'm him, he needs to say something today. we need to hear from him. >> didn't he say something in a statement? >> well, "i'm saddened." but he needs to talk about the alleged incident. >> we don't know that there was one. >> no. "people" magazine is reporting there was. if there was, and if people will assume. if there wasn't, he should say something. absolutely false, or this happened, this is misunderstanding, people took it out of context. whatever it is, yea or nay, speak up. >>> on a positive note, new music from the weekend. the man himself. >> the new song is the weekend with daf punk. love this. take a listen. >> crank it up. >> he has a new haircut. he has a famous kind of rooster dreads. iconic. that's before. that's after. >> i like it. >> who wore it best? >> looks like he's doing a little blue. >> i like the new do. >> first of all -- >> looks like grace jones. >> he performed on the "today" show just -- thee beautiful face. perfect face. i t

bell bogg's personal life, "the art of waiting." it's a smart, smart book. >> a lot of people connected brad. >> this is you heard of the witch trials? this is the trial of 1700s you haven't heard about. think hamilton meets john grisham. we have a first amendment and the expose of things that happened in this book. >> in this trial, we learned about in journalism school. now our author's choice, which means runner's up. >> no. wonderful wonderful writer, about basically community, two young teens best friends "the mothers." such a wonderful book. >> the mother. mine is "the red car" by marcy dermansky. it's about a woman that inherits a red sportscar and the trips she takes. >> what about you, brad? >> all right. i got one and a so i got "a gentleman in moscow" by amoir samples towles. history breaks out outside the hotel, he has an amazing adventure over three decades, finally, haven't read it. i seen everybody with this book every year. "here i am. >> let the record reflect you cheated. i love jonathan. >> how about your book. lovers" already a best seller. tell us about it. >> it's exciting to see people connect with it. younger