storm right now crossing over the chesapeake bay finally exitg our ea. you can see lightning right there. right now, current temperatures 75. winds out of the north at six miles an hour. this is thest coo number in d.c. we've seen in five days. we have not gone below 78 in the last five days. now it's 75. 70 ineaeaithethgathsburg. here it is, still shower activity around montgomery county. heavy rain towards napolis, rather 97. look at that, just a monster of a storm down here towards parts of calvert county. lightning is moving right over towards cambridge. oking at route 50 going to be a mess of things as we move through the next couple hours in that area. this is all part of a system, you can see the system. it's just allcross our region from our region all the way back towards missouri and look at thisti circu right there. that is the remnants of tropical storm gordon. me of that moisturill be making its way our way, too. tomorrow we're in thistrea rihere. not a lot going on here. most of the rain will be to our north. here it is. tomorrow 8:00 a.m.,

and in case you're wondering the chesapeake bay is in maryland and maryland all right. these people are so psychotic they want to make sure other states east coast of collapse along with there's going to be kidding me that there would be like if your husband really let himself go so you demanded all peoples husbands stop working out if i have to deal with the front of everyone i do know that a. long story short the waters all florida are awful and dangerous and millions of wildlife are being killed and the size of this red tide is not naturally occurring florida is a petri dish of runaway unfettered corporatism we will continue to see this everywhere eco disasters based on a system that puts profit over all else instead our beaches should have a right to life our rivers should have a right to life our forests should have a right to life we have the ability to create a sustainable world and we're running out of time to demand it come to the walk you thank. well the only can i like take the news from behind the robert f. kennedy humans are a human rights group announced t

the farther north it goes the bigger chesapeake bay if it's able to make its way inland.hat's a key, too. major wind damage? absolutely along t shore. storm surge along the shore that is going to be one of the big factors, 15 to 20 feet in parts of the carolinas. inland flooding is a big concern. in towards north carolina, but into our area as well. and with the persistent east flow here, we're going to see back bay flooding towards ocean city and portions of th delaware beaches, then we're going to see the chesapeake bay continue to flood. every single tributary, rappahannock james river, potomac, allill see flooding. any rain we get back here to beably toward the shendoah valley, down to the potomac and our region. the flooding, we won't see wind but flooding. look what we're seeing now. here's the washington monument cut offer. we have the low clouds, low ceiling, a lot of fog around the area. 74 degrees right here. take a look at this we're 74 here. we have storms down to the south. some storms, a lot of lightning associated with these storms. down towar southern mary

to along the chesapeake bay. if youed flo last night, you'll flood againtonight. much more on this storm and what to expect in our area. >>> all right. thank you. we'll see you shortly. >>> buying groceries, gassing up the cars, evacuation orders are in place as we get ready for florence later this week. jay? >> reporter: right now, clear skies. we've got calm breeze, it is perfect, to be real honest. those conditions will change dramatically. now is the time for so many hundreds of thousands in the potential strike zone to get prepared. ly the beginning of the week, it will go down h quickly. beach side things are just about perfect right now. >> it has been beautiful the last few days. >> reporter: the situaon along e south atlantic shoreline is expected to change dramatically. >> the forecast places north carolina in the bull's-eye of hurricaneflorence. the storm is rapidly getting er stro >> reporter: florence is a monster, a major hurricane, visible frome. sp churning in the atlantic, gathering strength and pushing toward thecoach. >> there is a serious threa

the ports of wilmington and morehead city north carolina as was the entrants to the chesapeake bay have been closed and in preparation also for the storm we pre-staged shallow water response boats as well as bring an additional search and rescue aircraft and air station savannah georgia and we moved aircraft out of the air station to be ready to come in behind the storm as it has it is safe to fly those missions. coast guard is pre-staging of the deployable specialized forces with additional law enforcement, security and oil and hazardous materials response resources to be ready and all coast guard small boat and cutter could be outside the store the right to move in as soon as it is safe to do so. for those in the path of the storm we urge you to do the following. stay off the water. coast guard search and rescue resources will be to greater or unavailable before, during, and after the storm. when member social media is a great way to stay informed but please don't use social media in order to call for help. please call 9/11 or channel 16 to reach out to get help. once the storm has pa

temperatures are going to be way above average. 66 at naas. 65 next to the chesapeake bay. dog walk being forecast, you could adopt peach. dog or no doing, the morni i walk not going to bother anybody. plenty of sunshine. rain chances on the hold are below 20%. melissa mollet, i'd say most of us don't need to worry about that today. >> like that, i have to say ilom ing forward to it. taking a look at it at this video in tacoma park. this is tiny branch road shut down both ways betweeneast-west highway andastern avenue. theoad could be closed through rush hour. mclean, some parts of the road could be closed and there's high water on the dpotomac. >>eloping this morning, d.c. police are looking for a man who stabbed a wom in the logan circle neighborhood. the woman is in grave condition. >> police say ted man sta her on the sidewalk outside the asian-american 2 tiny carryout. she stumbled into the restaurant andassed out. they're trying to figure out why. >>ven't gotten to the bottom to see if this is someone that she knew or exactly what the motive is butt' very disturbing,

. >>> you can see that funnel form over chesapeake bay.t long but it did damage trees because of the rain. >>> the mayor of louisiana is taking bold steps against nike. it started after nike made colin kaepernick the face of their "just do it" campaign. now the mayor of kenner, louisiana has banned their department from buying nike products. the affiliate station in baton rouge said the memo was being circulated on social media, and a city councilman confirmed it, writing on line he wants to meet with the mayor about the issue. a spokesman told local media he has no comment. >>> miss america being crowned right here tonight on abc. >> after the pageant made historic changes. >>> the 49ers did not get the 2018 season off the way they wanted. a career first for - ( phone ringing ) - big button, and volume-enhanced phones. get details on this state program. visit right now or call during business hours. and accessoriesphones for your mobile phone. like this device to increase volume on your cell phone. - ( phone ringing ) - get details on thi

mid-70s by the warm waters of the chesapeake bay. your planner for today, once these low clouds are gone, we'll be left with a fair amount of nshine today. afternoon highs in the upper 70s and low 80s. what to wear? shorts, have those sunglasers for l on today. don't forget your sun block as well. rain in the upper midwest will eventually impact our weather, especially for the second half of the weekend. et me show you future weather here. we'll be in and out of clouds and sunshine today. any rain chances today, as low , as they mostly on the eastern shore and across parts of thef mountains the shenandoah valley. keep that in mind for today. raineally a big chance for until we get towards saturday night and sundays. lookingday planner also good. nice and warm. warm weather continues through saturday. saturday, mostly cloudy, chance of shors saturday evening. rainier weather and coolier weather for sunday, monday, and tuesday. good morning, melissa. >> good morning, chuck. just got off the phone with police. this crash in waldorf sadl

that river feeds into the chesapeake bay. his friends called 911 when they noticed he was miaving. they worked tirelessly since saturday looking for the 51-year-old n. the search was called off at dusk yesterday. he is a personal trainer and olice officer. >>> final honors were rendered for a revered military man and elder statesman. >> after days of public mourning, from arizona to the u.s. capitol, senator john mccain is now at rest. navyilots in salute yesterday. senator mccain is nowuried at the u.s. naval academy in annapolis, beside his best friend and class mate, chuck larsen. it caps a stretch of five-day services honoring mccain. on saturday, he was b eulogiz two former presidents, fellow senators and family. ev though president trump didn't attend his funeral, hisu er and son-in-law did. senator lindsey graham says he extended the invitation with the blessing of cindy mccain. >>> thisin mo the search is on for a killer in prince george'scounty. officers found a woman on the floor in this neighborhood ofl oxon h early yesterday morning. she died on the scene. but not muc i

the high watere have had over the last several days, we have had flood warnings to the east to chesapeake baye west as r as the potomac river and the tributaries. the water is coming down to our area. ifre doing some boating or hiking in the high country, make sure that you are safe when you are doing that because there are some slippery conditions. notice, sunshine f sunday. a drop of rain tuesday. and next weekend looksice as well. back to summer. >> no kidding. it will feel lot more like summer. and rain not in the forecast until sometime next week, right? >> yeah. yeah. and for the game tomorrow, the well.r should be great as folks should be able to enjoy. >> clay anrson, thank you so very much. that's the news for you. thank you for joining us. "nightly news" is up next. we will see you after, asor a just mentioned, the notre dame game that starts here at 7:30. until then, good night everybody. where's gary? 'saved money on motorcycle insurance with geico. goin' up the country. later, gary' i have a motorcycle! wonderful. ♪ ♪ i'm goin' up the country, baby don't you wanna go? ♪ ♪ i'm goi

the ports of wilmington and moorhead city, north carolina as well as chesapeake bay have been closed. we have prestaged shallow water response motes as well as bringing in additional search and rescue aircraft in georgia and moved aircraft out of the air station of the city to come in behind the storm as soon as it's safe to fly the mission. the coast guard is prestaging other special forces with additional law enforcements, security, and oil and hazardous materials response, resources to be ready. and all coast guard swamp boats and federal crews will be outside of the storm and ready to move in as soon as it's safe to do so. please stay off the water. coast guard search and rescue resources will be degraded or unavailable before, during, and immediately after the storm. remember that social media is a great way to stay informed but please don't use social media in order to call for help. please call 9-1-1 or channel 16 in order to reach out to get help. finally, once the storm is passed, the areas will be hazardous. please stay in a safe location while coast guard and other partners

if you have north carolina and the chesapeake bay stay very aware of this forecast. >> good morning, that rain causing some problems for the roads and commuters as well. here's one thing, white's ferry shutdown because of high water and debris. we'll let you know as the day progressesow could be shu tomorrow as well because of the high water on the potomac. flooding there as well with that road shutdown. fredericksburg, all lanes still blocked by t earlirash here this morning and now to maryland again.ee you can 95 from 32 down to the belt way nice and clear here. southbound, northbound also pretty good. >>hank you, it' 4:54 right now. if you use the memorial bridge, yoancan expect closures this week ahead of the major closures this ekend. loe lane in each direction will be csed between 8:30 in the afternoon and 3:00 in the afternoon. the entire bridge is supposed to be closed to drivers and pedestrians and cyclists too on friday at 7:00 p.m.. it will be reopened next monday at 5:00 a.m. this is part of the two-year project to sure up the aging bridge there. we'll see what happens wi

check out this giant waterspout on the chesapeake bay in virginia.eavy flooding and a possible tornado were also reported in the area. so far no sign of injuries but the area is still a mess with many streets underwater. and up the coast, it was rainy on the boardwalk in atlantic city as well. >>> just feet away from that scene that you saw there was where the new miss america was crowned. >> that's what we call a segue. >> mmm-hmm. 24-year-old miss new york, nia franklin, beat out 50 other women at last night's rebooted competition dubbed by the organization as miss america 2.0. >> reporter: the 98th miss america -- >> nia franklin, new york, you are miss america 2019. congratulations! >> reporter: its crown and that traditional walk down the runway, all icons of pageants past, but this year making an effort to mix things up. gone are the swimsuits. instead, an on-stage interview competition. >> society is obsessed with technology and social media. how can we improve our face-to-face communication skills? >> unfortunately technology has made us dehu

spoutr recorded the wat when it developed along the chesapeake bay yesterday. >> that'a pretty b one too. normally water spouts are pretty skinny. like a little noodle or something but i would get far away. >> yeah, that probably wasn't moving too much because inow in that area yesterday when i was here, there were a lot of t storms buty were really stationary for the most part. so that w spout is cool to look at from a distance if you know it's not moving or anything. but man, we had our share of rain iyesterday. idn't think we would ever dry out. it was ridiculous s >> it didm like that. it seemed like the rain was never ending. ethis morning had showers around but the flood threats are still going on. take a look at the green shaded ct counties in northern maryland. this is the most imminent flood threat. that darker shade of that's still a flood watch as well as northern maryland under alood watch also. that's also going to go through the day this morng. winchester as well. if you're around the district you might be running into light rain this morning. nothing very heavy. it's n

funding and education, record funding in transportation, and in cleaning up in protecting the chesapeake bay. we have made tremendous progress. but there is still a lot more hard work to be done. that is white and i come i'm asking for your vote so we can keep making progress, keep moving forward, and continued changing maryland for the better. moderator: gentlemen, thank you. let's introduce the four reporters who will be asking the questions tonight from the washington post. joining us is ovi to wiggins. wiggins. pamela wood from the baltimore sun. from the hagerstown maryland herald mail, tamala baker. from wndt, ryan eldridge. i would like to thank those four organizations for participating. also, our other partners including wbal baltimore, wypr radio, and the league of women voters. here's how the questions will work. each candidate will respond to each question. each question will alternate the orders. answers will be 60 seconds. there will be time for sixty second rebuttals. while this debate began in an unusual manner, it was negotiated directly between the campaigns in a bilateral

just looking at the onesr s wi at the chesapeake bay bridge, 20, 30 miles an hour. high temperature tomorrow of 79 degrees. bands of rain, some heavy, but they'll be fast, because they're moving quickly. speaking of fast, one of the thunderstorms today that had a carolina,rning, nor the thunderstorm was moving at 89 miles per hour. th's up in the atmosphere. incredible. incredible what you get out of these storms.eg 79es on your friday. here's what else is incredible. we have a hurricane to our south and it's 80 on saturday, 40% chance of storms. 30% chance on sunday. sunday looking great for the redskins game. if you're going to be out there tailgating, no problem at all. i put 30,ut really a a 20% chance. monday, a little better, 40%, as the rep thats of florenc start to make under the circumstances way our way. and then a chance of showers, ybe a couple o thunderstorms on tuesday. notice tuesday, up around 84. bend that system, boy do we get nice. wednesday, 85, but then beautiful weather in the middle of next week. n we're going td it. they're going to need it d

. >>> next to chesapeake bay. a waterspout spotted near virginia beach.ational weather service issuing tornado warnings for the area. those windy conditions captured on video even right up to the land. those warnings now expired. >>> and the florida man scaring his neighbors, now under arrest. police in boca raton say kevin flaherty wore a bulletproof vest while carrying a semiautomatic rifle, setting off a neighbor's doorbell motion detector. sending that homeowner and her two children to hide in a bathroom until police could respond. he's now facing three counts of aggravated assault with a firearm. >>> and the surprise private concert inside grand central station. ♪ can't buy me love love sir paul, thrilling a few hundred friends, fans, and total strangers at the new york landmark. the intimate concert, live-streamed on youtube, helping to kick off of his new album release, "egypt station." >>> when we come back, music's healing powers. why his young patients call this physician's assistant the dancing doc. stay with us. the same? that's why capital on

of -- chesapeake bay, trillions of gallons of rain.much damage is this going to do in terms of inland flooding or rivers -- of rivers, and how do you compare this storm in terms of inundating an area to last year's hurricane harvey? think -- hurricane harvey's a little bit different than what we're seeing. i think if you wanted to compare what type of damages we're going to see, go back and look at hurricane floyd or the most recent events with matthew. south carolina's looking at occurred several years ago. we work with the state as well as -- and we do modeling, and we try to figure out ahead of time where we think the impacts are going to be. the thing i'm most worried about is the isolated communities, those who are stuck in their homes that may not have access to pharmaceuticals, food, water, medical supplies, whatever. so we're highly focused on taking care of people and fulfilling that mission as well as the hundreds of people that have already been rescued. that's a coordinated effort from the urban search and rescue teams all

that's about as much water as there is in the entire chesapeake bay. right now more than half a million peohoe are w power. mostly in north carolina. but up to 3 million homes and businesses could be in the dark. this slow movingtorm lingers over the area. asor the price tag, officials estimate between $10 and $60 billion. much more coverage of the storm throughout the hour and youan check out the interactive radar and t map of the path as well. >>> and a ple f deal the man who helped lead president trump to victory. chuck todd joins us next to break it down and see what it could mean for the russia investigation. plus, cardinal wuerl breaks his silence after asking the pope to accept his resignation. >> reporter: this is as song a band as we've seen. >> reporter: thira started ining about 3:00 yesterday afternoon and it hasstopped since. here's to the stair takers, breakfast makers, step counters, outdoor explorers, faith restorers, appointment keepers, fantastic creatures. farmer's market goers, cholesterol lowerers cell phone silencers. the new leas

even into the chesapeake bay, and our beaches will have some impact. he biggest thing will be the flooding. rainfall totals up to 20 inches. we could even see it as far a north our area. i mentioned the coastal flood warnings in effect for d.c. the arlington area. toward alexandria. if you know you're in a flood ea, you will see it again. saint mary's county, parts of the eastern shore, the north ea neck. e have seen in very high flooding. the rivers will be at major flood stage. so normal areas of flooding. if youloed last night, you're going to flood tonight. if you flooded last night, you'll flood again tonight. so note that. never drive through flooded areas. this is the live shot from our city cam. yeah. it is nasty out there again. a big difference. 74 degrees. winds out of theorth at six miles per hour. look at the temperatures. 59 in leesburg. 78 in fredericksburg. the warm front is movingin. we have not much right now butt this is gordon. we're still dealing with this frontal boundary. we will see more thund tomorrow into the next couple days

but again, we are looking at the rain showers that are continuing to push off toward the chesapeake bay, and some of them are more moderate in si f. this isntal system that you can see comes all the wayac down into southern west virginia. so this frontal system is moving through. it's going stall across the area and that's what's going to bring us increasing rainto chans sunday, monday, and tuesday. visibility down as well. in fact, we can see the visibility down in gaithersburg down to about two miles. be careful. we have fog out the and temperatures in the 60s and 70s as well. for any saturdayts ev we talked about brew fest, there could be some showers passing through. water melon park going to be a little wet tonight. otherwise nats game, shower possible. i think they'll get it in. it's a later game, late afternoon. i think they'll be able to get it in. maryland taking on minnesot it will be cloudy. you'll beigfor the already that. increasing chances throughout the afternoon and into theev ing. and then just tomorrow about everybody getting wet. we'll have some rain through the day t

that will bring that water from the atlantic into the chesapeake bay and into the potomac. so that water is not going to have anywhere to go. coastal flooding definitely a possibility. sh should you cancel plans this ekend? it's going to look like this all weekend, what it looks like now. nicer weather isoming. these clouds are from florence, and floor suprence is a categor hurricane. just to the south they had tornado dowarnings, torna watches. this is always tbe expected. right now just seeing heavy rain coming through the norfolk area and not aroundhe outer banks, although we are worried about the storm surge there. coming r most band is through our area, and that's how it's going to be throughout the day, showers through tonight and plenty of clouds through ndtomorrow morning,ould be breezy at times, and as that stormushes to the sou and west on sunday, then we have chances for showers on sunday, and then back on monday. not a washout over the weekend. we will talk about the local beaches. if you are headed there, some erosion and breezy. probably just stay at home. and

the chesapeake bay as well,ow under tropical storm watches. we'll be watching this much more. but right now, all indications, this storm moves our way and stays to the south. that's much better news for us. >> all right, a state of .emergency today ahead of the hurricane's arrival. this will allow more resources to be used. >>>also, southern virginia is bracing for the stor the grocery stores are packed. state leaders warn they could be without power for days. >> and they are sandbagging and boarding up windows in the carolinas. more than 1.5 million people have been ordered to evacuate coasta areas. traffic back-ups and gas shortages are a concern for those leaving. >>>ne and of the concerns is how long the storm c over the carries and just churn. that has people not only worried who live on the coast but people who live further inland. tammy is in fayetteville, north carolina. t.out an hour from the co is that enough inland for people to feel safe? >> reporter: hey, we're about 100 miles from theoast and there's still a major concern of flooding here in fayetteville along wi

there's a few lingering drops but most of those are headed to the lower parts of the chesapeake bay. not much more of a rain thr at around town. that's welcomed news. radar, locally here not a whole lot of rain. all of these highlighted areas, these are flood warnings which meanstahere's highing water to be contended with. those all going until 7:15 this so watch out for high water this morning but look at that b weathe 9:00 or 10:00 we'll start seeing breaks of it's going to turn into a beautiful day to be outside. we're in the 50s and now 60. sunglasses for a change and short sleeves. 75 degftes thisernoon with sunshine. yourxtended forecasts coming up. >> thank you, chuck. this mrning,lions of americans are still digesting the emotional testimony of supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh and dr. christine blasey ford. it was nine hours yesterday with people glued to their tv. here's what happened next. a vote on kavanaugh's nomination is scheduled for 9:30 thisin mo >> some republicans haven't revealed which way they're leaning. me of them found ford to be a credible witness. she d

places, maine lobsters are no longer in maine, they're further north now, and they used to be in chesapeake bayo these things, you go auto the rockies, and you'll see these swathes of trees, they're all brown, they're all dead. why? because the winter isn't cold enough to kill the beetles and keep the population down. and there's f ee's more forest . all these things are causing us pain today, and if things continue to get worse, we don't know where it lands. if one scientist with peer review says it's possible, i think we should take some pro prophylactic action because it could be true. >> various different heads of state, different governments, ceos are living through a great deal of skepticism of kind of these elites meeting. what do you hope to accomplish with it? >> government worries about war and peace and things like that. businesses worry about the economy, and their access to consumers around the world. and the supply chains of materials that let them build products and sell services. business and governments, they don't meet in ways that is productive, they don't get to know each ot

trump that the days of the governor of maryland 18 and abetting the strategy everything for the chesapeake bay to immigration have been dead. there is no civil right to direct governor and i suspect that might make his blood pressure rise. >> fda commissioner skop gottlieb discusses the new fta prevention program. live coverage begins at 8:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span2. tomorrow night at 10:00 eastern, arizona governor doug ducey debates democratic challenger david garcia on c-span come your primary source for campaign 2018. >> cia director gina haspel outlines the rarities for her agency including workforce diversity, combating terrorism and counternarcotics operations. she spoke better on the monitor, the university of louisville. we hear first from senate majority leader mitch mcconnell and the president of the university. this is just under anun hour. [inaudible conversations] >> good morning. thank you for braving the sweater. i'm so pleasantly surprised at the size of the saudi today. it speaks a lot for your perseverance to get through and for the importance of thisr event. my name is

flooding coastal flood warnings all along the chesapeake bay, this is a concern right through next couple ofay here. 80 degrees just like today. the temperatures from 70 to about 80. a few showers. sunday, 30% chance of showers. 80 degrees monday as werack florence monday night into tuesday and then some really nice weather as we make our w into next week. next friday, fall begins. it will feel like fall, too. >> we can't wait until w talk about some nice weather. >> thank you. >> if you're jt joining us, hurricane florence has turned deadly today. florence' fury has claimed three lives as it tears through north carolina. you're looking at more live pictures from the area. still dealing with being battered by torrential rain and flooding at 90-mile-per-hour winds. right now, they are here in washington, north carona. that's where jim handly is. millions across the entire region right now have no power. they have a long day and night m and it's t over yenot. >>> it's not going anywhere for another few days. >> the rain is coming down so heavily, you can barely even make it out along the be

. >> plus, a tragic turn after a local man is found dead in the chesapeake bay. >> i couldn't believehat he's been in such great shape. you just would not expect something like this to happen. >> remembrances for the popular personal trainer who drowned while out for a swim witnd fr >> and on tap for a senate showdown. what we can expect when hearings get underway for the nominee that could shape the supreme court for decades. >>> wetart with that breaking news from northeast d.c. a tragedy averted today at a local swimming pool. >> it is not often that we're able totart a newscast off with the good news, but that is the case today. lifeguards able tota resus a little girl this, after pulling her from under the water. >> this all happened at the langdon park pool in northern d.c. and that's where news 4's jackie benn is live wit us. hi, jackie. >> hello. crwell, witnesses de the actions of the pool manager. he played a very big role in this and the lifeguards as heroic and miraculous. now, while what happened this afternoon here at the langdon park pool here on mills avenuert ast, it

they are further forth and they used to be in chesapeake bay.wn and dead and it goes on and on and on and these are causing us pain today and if it continues and gets worse who knows where that lands. there is a theory it kills everybody. i don't know whether that's true but if one scientists with peer review says it's possible, take some action. >> bloomberg is putting together a global business form, ambitious. we're living through skepticism. what do you hope to accomplish with it? >> the government worries about war and peace and things like that. businesses worry about the economy. and their access to consumers around the world and the supply chain and materials that let them build products and self-services. business and governments, they don't meet in a way that is productive. they don't get to know each other well. it's the lobbyists that talk to lobbyists. you want to have ways that business people can get on a first name basis to express themselves and views and the government understands them. everybody wants recognition respect. if g

>> delaware, chesapeake bay, likely virginia beach won't have wind damage.won't be surge up there. there will be some surge. but if it continues to turn to the left, as it did overnight, yes, there are people some out of the woods. i wouldn't let your guard down or go back down on to the cape. certainly not. there still will be some watch possible there. 130 miles an hour. we're talking about this change that happened overnight. the storm system really did in the computer models that ran at 8:00 p.m. last night, they finished about midnight. the computer models took this and turned it to the left. more aircraft in it right now trying to sample the atmosphere. this is what they're doing. this is what the airplane is doing in the hurricane. it looks like you will put your money in there and send it to the bank. they don't send it to the bank. they send it down. and it's like an inverse weather balloon. these go down, but they still sample the atmosphere. that's what's been happening. that's why the computers have said, this is what's happening up here. so they

a lot of water can be pushed up into the chesapeake bay and if the wind continues in that direction,t water will pile up and not be able to get out and that could cause some problems. >> juan: flying is going to be impossible? >> dana: do you have plans, juan? >> juan: anywhere on the east coast. are they going to shut the airports? amtrak, buses. >> i haven't heard anything just yet between d.c. and up to new york or boston. i think it's going to be fine. d.c. potentially will have problems. new york airports i think be just fine. >> dana: one last question. >> jedidiah: for rick leventhal, i'm wondering if you see people evacuating. the concern is that, i lived through sandy with my parents. people feel very sad and they don't want to leave their homes and they are tempted to stay. d.c. do you see people leaving e area? >> we have seen people boarding up. we have seen runs on stores for basic supplies. some people do plan to ride it out but here in wrightsville beach, they are going to close the bridge to wilmington and beyond tomorrow. if you haven't left by then, you could be stu

check these out, the chesapeake bay bridge tunnel in virginia cost $30 for a round trip. it will cost you $15 one way to cost the verrazano narrows bridge which connects brooklyn and staten island in new york city. the george washington bridge between new york and new jersey will set you back $13 one way. >>> so we're looking for your feedback on this topic. are tolls worth it? don't scream at me! get out your phone, go to abc7news.com/vote. vote yes, or no. we asked this question a while ago, it seems fairly unanimous. >> it was 100% saying no, we'll never say the payoff. polls are open and the results are coming in live. we'll continue to keep this open through the newscast. >> and we'll check back in later on. >>> 13 hours remain for dr. christine blasey ford to tell the senate judiciary committee if she will actually testify on monday about her accusations that supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh sexually assaulted her decades ago when they were both teenagers. a letter sent earlier today from blasey ford's legal team says monday, september 24th hearing is, quote, n

we just get aouple of isolated storms off the potomac here and off the chesapeake bay around our regionnow theest area, yeah, high and dry. hot for sure and we're watching right now what's happening with gordon. rdon right here, and i think it's strengthening now and cnld comehore as a-hour cable. expected to. isly has a couple more hours to go. s tropical storm gordon. winds at 65 miles per hour and moving to the northwest at 15 miles per hour. it's expected to come in towards parts of alabama or mississippi as a pretty strong tropical storm or hurricane. now by tomorrow morning, 7:00 a.m. central time. that's 8:00 our time, alreado to 40 miles per hour, so already a very weak tropical storm. over the next few hours that this area of the country, florida panhandle, alabama, mississippi and parts of louisiana are under the gun.re hurricane fe with winds of 80 miles per hour into central portions of the atlantic and this storm, however, expected to go in towards the atlantic and turn. not a threat to land but it's still something we'll be watching very closely over the next couple of day

the sports of wilmington and moorehead city, north carolina, and the entrance to the chesapeake bay have been closed. and in preparation also for the storm we have prestaged shallow water response boats as well as bringing in additional search and rescue aircraft which will be staged in air station savannah, georgia, and moved air graft out of elizabeth city to come in behind the storm as soon as it is safe to fly the missions. coast guard is also prestaging other deployable specialized force was additional law enforcement security and oil and hazardous materials response resources to be ready. and all coast guard small boat and cutter crews are going to be outside the storm and ready to move in as soon as safe to do so. . for thess in the path of the storm, please do the following -- stay off the water. coast guard search and rescue resources will be unavailable both before and immediately after the storm. remember, social media is a great way to stay informed. please don't use social media to call for help. call 911 or reach out to channel 16. once the storm has passed, the areas will

the potomac, the chesapeake bay, you can see the water there is very high, especially if you liv a by thoseeas. on into the weekend, we're looking at coastal flooding ton nue in some locations, many of us along the water underst c flood advisories through this evening and those will be extended into the weekend if not longer. as fa tas flooding goe threat for that is low, but we are saturated.kn you how wet it's been out there this summer. even a little rain here and there couldead solated flooding issues. there is a low threat for heavy point i'm t this seeing the chance for heavy rain holding off until next tuesday or wednesday. that keeps getting pushed back. and it is going to be a bit breezy out there. especially starting on friday into the weekend. because of how saturated the ground is, that could lead to some isolated flooding concerns. but flooding along the water continues. trarts of the dt, areas like the tidal basin and georgetown waterfrontre under a coastal flood warning right now and all of the counties here in reen are un coastal flood advisories through at least this

water fell on the carolinas, doesn't mean much until they tell you that half of the amount in the chesapeake baymost of that fell in the least populate areas of north carolina. charlotte basically escaped. the more productive population areas of the carolinas, the damage has been limited. so the impact upon the economy will probably be marginal. you will have people talk about the fact that there will be a growth in gdp to replace that which has been destroyed. that is an old argument. i tend not to buy it. trish: you know what? if you're the one suffering in the interim, that is still pretty hard. not everyone always recovers from that. >> that's correct. trish: i can -- thank you so much. good to have you here. the president landing in south carolina. all on a day when his pick for the supreme court, judge brett kavanaugh facing a lot of heat. his accuser now says he will not appear at a hearing on monday to speak about her accusations against the judge. will the senate judiciary committee go ahead with the vote? or will democrats manage to delay this out even more. we're going to ask committe

this waterspout popped up off the chesapeake bay in virginia earlier today.aught this all on camera and posted the video online. it's amazing. waterspouts are columns of water and spray that form when the wind whips over a body of water. rob mayeda knows all about this and every other weather phenomena. his weather is like lessons for us. >> i had one over lake tahoe once, but not in person. >> so they can happen anywhere? >> over a body of water. if they transition over land technically that makes them into a tornado. again, they would want storm ranger for something like that. if you had something like that coming your way. but here a much calmer view. we had a hot finish to the week. big changes coming our way. for the middle part of the week, cooler, breezy. and maybe just a chance of some sprinkles off towards the north bay by wednesday. let's show you san francisco right now. you can see it from sutro tower which isn't always the case. usually the is fog or clouds, potentially this view. we have clear skies right now. and the view across the bay, it wil

it's right here on the southern river, justices out on the chesapeake bay.iously a lot of naval history, a lot of academy history here and john mccain took part in that. >> obviously the people closest to him, his friends, his family, are those that are attending the funeral. this has been such a week of public moments and this will be their final chance to be able to mourn and also reflect on his life. hans nichols for us there again as we take a final look at that motorcade making its way through the streets of annapolis on its way to the naval academy cemetary where he will be laid to rest. >>> still to come, a new book paints a different picture of america. the tout of the american hero as well. that book also represents that donald trump is the symptom of america, not the disease. that's still to come. o come here's a trip tip: when you search hotels on tripadvisor... enter your destination and the dates of your stay. tripadvisor searches over 200 booking sites... to find the best deal on the right hotel for you. tripadvisor. ♪ as moms, we send our kids

the chesapeake bay bridge in virginia cost $30 for a round trip. way to cross the verrazano narrows bridge that connects brooklyn and staten island. the george washington bridge between new york and new jersey, that sets you back $13. one way. >> are tolls worth it? do you think they pay for improvements or you never see the payoff? >> don't get me started. you'll be able to vote. you'll see the results on the screen. go to abc7news.com/vote. you'll see the results in real-time and we keep the voting open until 7:00 tonight. >>> governor brown this afternoon signed the plastic straw ban into law. >> what does that mean and how and will it affect you? >> christen zkristen sze is her more. >> if you go to a full-service restaurant, dining in, they can no longer automatically give you a plastic straw. a customer has to ask for it. if the restaurant violates the new law, they get two free warnings. after that, a $25 per day fine. topping off at a maximum of $300 per year. the rule only applies to full-service restaurants. it doesn't apply to fast food

. >> chris: i saw an astonishing figure that this storm is going to jump in a frame to fill chesapeake baytrillions of gallons of rain. how much damage is this going to do in terms of inland flooding? and how do you compare this storm in terms of inundating an area to last year's hurricane harvey? >> mr. long: hurricane harvey is a little bit different than what we are seeing. if you want to compare what type of damages, go back and look in 1999 at hurricane floyd or the most recent events with matthew. south carolina is probably looking at something like a walking that occurred several years ago. so what we do is we work with the state and we try to figure out ahead of time where we think the impacts are going to be. the thing i'm most worried about are the isolated communities, those who are stuck in their homes right now that may not have access to pharmaceuticals, medical squats, whatever. where highly focused on taking care of people and fulfilling that mission as well as the hundreds of people have artie been rescued and that's a coordinated effort from the urban search and rescue te

be dumped across seven states over seven days and gang that's enough water to fill the entire chesapeake bay. sea water could push inland up to two miles from the 13-foot storm surge, some areas already under 10 feet of water, rescue operations as i mentioned already underway in new bern and elsewhere and the two deaths have now just been reported of a woman and her baby. the powerful winds playing havoc with the electrical grid knock ing out power pulling down gas station roofs there, power now is out, 65 8,000 people don't have it at last count rip ping apart anything not nailed down, airports are closed , and that means 2,100 flights at this hour canceled according to flightaware with estimated losses ranging from 10 to $60 billion. officials are urging anyone who ignored evacuation orders, don't try and go out there. just stay put until the storm passes, if you can, at the highest point of ground nearly 10,000 national guard troops have been deployed with high water vehicle helicopters and boats. the red cross and other agencies prepared to rush to the scene as soon as the danger passes

donald trump that the days of the governor of maryland aiding and abetting everything from the chesapeake bay to immigration has ended. there is a civil rights leader as governor and i suspect that might make his blood pressure rise to mickey of 90 seconds for closing statements. the order was determined randomly. >> what do the people want barbara jordan asked? they want and america's good as its promise. and what's the promise of maryland? promise of our state has always been that this place would be easier for your children to achieve the american dream and a little easier for you to not worry as you approach your golden years of your life that would turn into a nightmare. let's talk about the state and the promise of maryland under mr. hogan. schools have fallen from first to six. healthcare costs have search. he said we might get a discount next year but it's choking small businesses and throwing families into poverty. our job growth is so low were dead last in the region in job growth and income growth. if we had the growth of virginia would have 40000 more jobs and their growth is belo

every where chesapeake bay to north where i am in south carolina, from north carolina you got a situation waterways are estuaries. they will rise with the surge. this isn't a situation where a lake or pond is karl rove flowing, this is ocean water that's overemploying. thanks very much. i want to go to harry, who is the executive vice president of duke energy. senior vice president and chief distribution officer of duke energy. harry has particular experience because he was in charge of duke energy's utilities in florida during hurricane mayor. duke is the large energy provider for much of north carolina. harry, what's the situation as you see it. i know you already have some power outages. >> good afternoon. thank you for having me. we've been preparing for the last week. we have 20,000 resources staged for the feld response. we got them as close to the areas that are going to be impacted the most as we can and we're riding out the storm currently. we're going to have to wait until the wind subsides and then ready to go in and help our customers get their power restored. >> talk to me ab