this is tropical storm claudette making landfall in the florida panhandle. it will move up toward that slide near east tennessee. susstained winds at 40 miles an hour. not really tearing up the peninsula or the panhandle too bad. but a ton of rain moving itselff onshore. bill is sitting well to the east of the high rent vacation islands but quite well formed. he is headed towards the west. it bears watching. it was in the mid-90s on this date yesterday, the 16 and 17th that andrew hammered south florida. and an drew got his birth the same place bill is. so we'll watch this closely for you. >>> here is joy ponds and our wjz traffic control. >>> it looks like we're seeing accident activity. be careful route 7 and the middle river now. there it will be shut down because of some downed wires. harford county, one in, white hall and norrisville road. a big reminder, if you use light rail, get an early start there. and we're taking a live look on the rights side of the screen. you can see break lights on the top of your screen. so don't be disseed there. looking goo

packing heavy rains, the storm makes landfall in the florida panhandle. >>> reform wrangling. compromise could be in the works on a key public option provision of the obama healthcare plan. >>> and tiger's pain. y.e. yang pulled off an amazing upset at the pga championship. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm michelle guillen. >>> claudette made landfall in the florida panhandle early this morning, the first named storm to hit the u.s. main land this year. claudette moved onto the shore at ft. walton beach as a tropical storm with maximum winds of 50 miles per hour. the storm dumped heavy rains in some area but is expected to weaken over land and is not expected to cause significant damage. forecasters have been watching two other storms over the weekend. ana, headed toward the gulf of mexico, is dying out. bill is farther away but potentially the most dangerous of the three. hari sreenivasan has more. >> reporter: claudette came ashore less than a day after forming over the gulf coast. ana is already weakening, but bill has forecasters watchi

could put man's best friend at risk. >>> tropical storm claudette has roared ashore along the florida panhandle. it'sow the first named storm to hit the u.s. mainland this year. meteorologist tom kierein says claudette could bring three to six inches of rain in florida. >>> meanwhile, within the past hour, tropical storm bill turned into the first hurricane of the season. >>> a major health reform compromise could be in the works. the white house appears ready to abandon the idea of a government-run insurance option. the administration could satisfy republicans by embracing health insurance cooperatives instead. >>> drivers are finding anoer way to get around tysons corner this morning. the southbound beltway exit for chain bridge road is closed. for the next six weeks, crews will be recoiguring the ramp and work on providing hot lanes access to that area? >> the fall flu season is approaching but this year the concern is not just about us humans. it's also about man's best friend. news i spreading fast about a dog flu outbreak that shut down a local animal shelter. news 4's darcy spencer has m

. >> and tropical storm claudette made landfall along florida's panhandle in the overnight hours. how it might impact the weather in our area later this week. >>> also ahead, fight over health care reform lands in e- mail inboxes across the country and some people are not so happy about that. what changes the white house is making in response to a flood of complaints. >>> michael vick hit the practice field with the philadelphia eagles over the weekend. we'll hear what he is saying about his time in prison and guilt he feels over the crime he committed. >>> start y off with a view from above. it looks like a pretty sunrise on this monday morning, august 17th. it is 7 # take right now. good morning. thank you for waking up with fox 5 morning news. >>> tropical storm claudette made landfall along florida's handle just before #:00 this morning. >> it is expected to dump three to six inches of run with isolated areas getting amuch as 10 inches. forecaster are keeping an eye on hurricane bill. first hurricane of the 2009 atlantic soap. the national hurricane center expects bill will ge

claudette is coming ashore in the florida panhandle and there is it double trouble brewing in the atlantic. >> then remembering the king of rock 'n' roll. ♪ is your heart filled with pain ♪ >> elvis's legacy 32 years after his death. >> and paws for a cause. man's best friend helping children learn to read. it's monday, august 17th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> i've heard these programs are also great because the dog doesn't judge. so the child feels completely comfortable reading and the dog just happily listens and smiles. >> i know jake does that. i'm also interested in elvis stories. hard to believe 32 years since he died. >> you're such a big fan. >> good morning. i'm jeremy hubbard. >> i'm vinita nair. after more than two months of relative quiet, the hurricane season is suddenly active along florida's gulf coast. tropical storm claudette is hitting the panhandle with heavy rain and 50 mile-an-hour winds. >> and right behind two other tropical storms are gaining strength in the atlantic, ana and bill. here's jeffrey kofman. >> reporter: on friday this hur

it's closing in on the florida panhandle. good sunday to you. i'm craig melvin. claudette is packing powerful winds and bringing heavy rains to the florida coast. people who live there are also keeping their eye on another storm brewing in the atlantic. chuck bell joining us from storm center 4. >> the storm we're going to have to watch later on in the week is going to be tropical storm, probably going to be hurricane bill. in the short term we need to worry about tropical storm claudette. winds gusting in excess of 40 miles per hour. you can see a lot of travel troubles down there. if you have flight problems tomorrow that will bring you to atlanta, birmingham, pensacola or mobile, flights they be impacted. from pensacola to the very tip, the southernmost extent, you can see on the infrared satellite imagery a compact circulation with the storm moving other far central and western parts of the florida panhandle. this storm packing a lot of rain. apalachicola. over about the next 12 to 24 hours this storm will go inland leaving a lot of wind and rain in its wake.

some parts of the florida panhandle could get up to ten inches of rain.eantime, tropical storm bill is churning over the atlantic getting stronger and heading east. it could make it to hurricane strength today. also, tropical storm anna still causing worries for the caribbean as it moves westward. forecasters say it may hit haiti or the dominican republic but they can't say if it will reach the u.s. >>> milwaukee mayor tom barrett is recovering after being beaten with a metal type. we don't know the extent or type of injuries he received in this attack, but police say he was alert and talking when he arrived last night. police are now searching for the man responsible who they believe is a known criminal. they say barrett was leaving the fair with his family when he saw a woman struggling with a man and heard her shouting for someone to call 911. the mayor began dialing 911 and that is when the suspect apparently stopped attacking the woman and began beating the mayor with a pipe. he then fled the scene before he could be stopped. >>> the weekend is bring

it came ashore in the florida panhandle. claudette formed yesterday morning. the storm was packing 50-mile-an-hour winds but it's not expected to cause any significant damage. >> the texas businessman accused of running a $7 billion ponzi scheme is due in court today. stanford has requested to be moved to a federal prison, calling the conditions of his jail cell intolerable. >> fears realized in california. dry, windy conditions fanned flames, spawning nearly a dozen wildfires across the state. the fire that had been causing the most concern is now about 50% contained. more than 2,000 people who had been forced out of their homes are now being allowed to return. >>> well, summer is winding down. don't we know it? that means it's almost time to head back to school. give you a shiver to think about that. one thing that's worrying many parents this year is the swine flu. >> and that's why government officials are in a race to field a safe and effective vaccine. as rehema ellis reports, they're getting some crucial help. >> reporter: 45-year-old caroline is one of

of tropical storm claudette is expected to dump as much as ten inches of rain on parts of the florida panhandle and alabama. forecasters are also watching two other storms. bill which became a hurricane this morning in the atlantic, and ana a tropical depression. >>> fire is the problem out west

a new storm threaten toes florida panhandle and alabama's coast. and it's not alone. two more storms are getting stronger as they approach land. >>> police search for a man who attacks milwaukee's mayor with a pipe. but this is no political grudge. how it started and ended in what police say about the attacker. >>> the chicago police aren't the only ones asking people to turn in their guns. parents who have lost children to violence are begging folks to trade a firearm in for a gift card. >>> in life, he was the king. and for elvis fans, nothing has changes. they are remembering his death, 32 years ago today. but this year, they have something to celebrate as well. >>> hi. you are watching hln. i'm virginia cha. here's our top story. we now have three tropical storms to keep our eyes on. parts of the florida and alabama coast are under storm warnings as a new weather system brews off the northern gulf coast. it sprang up early this morning. it's strengthened enough to become tropical storm claudette. it could bring 3 to 5 inches of rain to florida and southwest georgi

residents of florida's panhandle had just one day to prepare as tropical storm claudette made a swift entrance as the first major storm to make landfall this season. though it never quite made it to hurricane strength, claudette's soaking rains and strong winds may be just a taste of more storms to come. nbc's kristin dahlgren joins us live from panama city, florida, with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: hey there. right now just some light rain here, light winds in panama city. but we are expecting heavier band looking at the radar to come through in just a short time here. some places can expect to get up to 6 inches, even more locally. so the rain really going to be the signature of this storm. but claudette's lasting impact may well be a reminder of how quickly a hurricane season can change. claudette came ashore on florida's panhandle with lashing winds. >> 55, 60, even 65-mile-an-hour gusts. >> reporter: and pounding surf. while to the south near ft. myers a tornado spawned by the system ripped into more than 20 homes. all hallmarks of a tropical system. but for many, a bi

we have breaking news as claudette, the first tropical across the florida panhandle. and the first big weather monster this year, hurricane bill, gains steam in the atlantic ocean. >>> white house compromise? will president obama give in on the key position in the health care battle? what that means for you and your insurance. >>> missing mom. the desperate search for a woman kidnapped while talking on her cell phone. what are the clues in her last conversation? >>> and the wait is almost over. this morning we reveal the new cast of "dancing with the stars." is this surprise guest really stars." is this surprise guest really ready to shake that stuff? captions paid for by abc, inc. >>> and we hope it's a great dne sawrh itcurif you.s on cuo omon this monday, august 17th, 2009. robin is awas today. here it is, claudette. >> this is the first tropical storm of the season. some big numbers here. 50-mile-an-hour winds, 6 inches in rain. the big question for us now, where does it go? >> some areas could get as much as 10 inches of rain. as we project it will go up into ala

the storm made landfall in the florida panhandle.> important news in the healthcare finance debate. the so-called public option may be going away. president obama wants a government-run insurance plan but does not have enough congressional support for it. now he and other officials said they could accept other ways to help the uninsured. >> what's important is choice and competition. i'm convinced, at the end of the day, the plan will have both of those. but that is not the essential element. >> the most likely alternative, insurance co-ops designed to help people buy private insurance more easily. >>> in minneapolis, charges of excessive police force caught on video. it shows half a dozen officers kicking and punching darrell jenkins after a traffic stop. the initial report said jenkins resfted arrest. those charges were later dropped. the minneapolis police chief will study the video today. >>> milwaukee mayor tom barrett was beaten with a pipe on saturday when he tried to help a woman he didn't know who called for help in an appar

tropical storm claudette made landfall in the florida panhandle. continues to move up into alabama throughout the day today. 40 mile-per-hour winds now. and it looks like the track of that storm is going to take it far enough to the west of us we shouldn't be troubled too much with rain from it. 91 degrees today, partly sunny and hot and for tonight looking at a low of 68 degrees, partly cloudy and humid. >>> let's check the roads with kim with with. >>> no real problems on the major roads. 95 southbound approaching whitemarsh boulevard, traffic building towards the 695/895 split but no real incidents or problems at this time. however, we're working a few incidents in the county, in harford county, white hall area, a crash at white hall road at norrisville road. in rosedale, route 7 between middle river road and king avenue remains closed at that intersection because of downed power lines. expect utility crews to be there. and use pulaski highway as an alternate there. and hanover crash and butler road, a crash there. just be aware of that. downtow

> still to come on 9 news now at noon, the first named storm of the year comes ashore in the florida panhandle we're going to check in on claudette. howard has the forecast. >> not just claudette. we will tell you the latest about hurricane bill. getting hot now. a hot start to the week. i will tell you where it is going in the next seven days. a look at the allergy update. everything is low but the mold spores even though they are low they are on the high ofend low. the full forecast when 9 news now returns. ♪ ( slurping ) ♪ ( child giggling ) ( both slurping ) ( laughs ) ( giggles ) why just make a snack? make fun. jell-o. there's no skating around the fact that my perdue perfect portions fresh chicken breasts are perfect. each piece come individually wrapped, so you can cook what you need and easily store what you don't. and they're perfectly sized to cook quickly and evenly in only 10 minutes. it's the perfect answer to your dinner routine. (announcer) perdue perfect portions. also in a variety of all natural seasonings. >>> tropical storm claudette has been downgraded to a tropical depres

florida. that's the panhandle of florida. 12:10 local time. across florida and on into alabama. this is really a huge rainmaker, because we are anticipating the threat for flooding as we go through the day today. now the thunderstorms are rolling into the atlanta metropolitan area, across georgia, and even to the west we are seeing them pop up in louisiana and mississippi. here are the flood watches and warnings. these continue straight into the evening hours. warnings are down here. some new ones just issued in and around some of these southwestern parishes of louisiana. new orleans, that's red where flooding exists, could see my yor flooding as the storm pulls away and moves to the northeast. here's another one. hurricane bill, the first hurricane of the season is forecast to intensify to major hurricane status. that means going from category one to two to eventually a three. when we take a look at the track, it's interesting to note some of the models are not all in agreement as to what's going to happen with bill. where will it go and how much will it intensify? so let's put

the first to come ashore, bringing 50-mile-per- hour gusts and bucket of rain to parts of the florida panhandle sunday night. most locals stayed put. >> about every time this year we experience this type of weather. >> reporter: the season's first system, ana, was tropical storm but has since been downgraded to a depression. just behind her in the atlantic ocean is bill, the first hurricane of the season. weather experts say we can thank el nino for a relatively quiet summer so far. >> el nino typically equals wind sheer, and that tends to disrupt storm organization. >> reporter: for now people in florida's panhandle will be checking the damage after claudette's best shot. >> an? and claudette are no threat to maryland but we are keeping a close eye on hurricane bill. bob turk is tracking the storm. >> aus heard it was just upgraded a few minutes ago to a category 2 storm. take a look at pictures. this is just updated about a minute or so ago. bill now with winds of 98 with gusts over 120 miles an hour. there it is, heading off to the west-northwest. by saturday afternoon and evening, somewhere

tropical storm claudette turning toward the florida panhandle.s evening it could bring significant amounts of rain and two other storms we're keeping ab eye on. ana and bill. ana isn't causing as much worry as even a day ago. >> it could always regenerate. it's done that once. immediate concern is tropical storm claudette because of the proximity to the coast and we're looking at landfall with this thing in a couple of hours away this could happen as early as 4:00. maximum sustained winds right now are at 50 miles per hour and we're seeing gusts stronger than that, and we'll feel the tropical storm force winds coming in shortly. and you can see the heavy bands of rainfall moving in. we could see isolated tornadoes along with flash flooding. 3 to 5 inches of rainfall can be expected with claudette, and we'll watch this move inland then. overnight tonight through the day tomorrow. by the time you wake up, it will already be in alabama, but we'll feel some of the impacts. it just won't be as strong in terms of windful. as for ana and bill as well. a

there are now three storms out there, and the florida panhandle is going to take a direct hit tonight> a possible change of plans. the obama administration sending signals today that it might back down from a key part of its health care reform plan. >>> bad habits? the vatican's controversi investigation of american nuns. have nuns here strayed too far from church doctrine? >>> and, star crossed. one of the world's biggest movie stars, the tom cruise of india, held for questioning at an american airport. he says it's because he's a muslim. it's become an international muslim. it's become an international incident. captions paid for by abc, inc. >>> good evening. for people in florida, and all along the atlantic and gulf coasts, this has been a quiet hurricane season. since june, nothing. but now, all of a sudden, there are three storms out there, and they are allaining strength. tropical storms ana and bill have formed in the atlantic, and opical storm claudette is poised to hit the panhandle of florida tonight. abc's jeffrey kofman is there. >> reporter: what a different a day or two

breaking news from the florida panhandle. claudette becomes the first tropical storm to make landfall so far this season. >> it came ashore near ft. walton beach with 50-mile-an-hour winds and heavy rain. claudette is expected to move toward montgomery later today but there are other threats out in the gulf. claudette popped up almost overnight even with the storm's center offshore it made for a windy and soggy sunday. >> at dunk on apalachicola bay you can barely stand up on this dock, yet there are people who are going to try to tough it out in their boats tied up to the dock. there is a lady back down here. walk down here. the hell runner ii. he will stick it out on the storm no matter how much it bobs. >> reporter: shoppers raided grocery stores for supplies. some people like this woman headed inland. >> our crooked river is already rising just with the rainfall. >> reporter: behind claudette two more storms are churning in the atlantic. ana which is weak and may not survive and bill, likely the season's first major hurri

are concerned with tropical storm claudette which made landfall early this morning across the florida panhandleith winds at 15 miles an hour. you can see it stretching along appalachia cola back to the pensacola area. plet take you live to pensacola, florida. right now the rain is holding off for the moment. you have a chance of rainfall, obviously, in pensacola. temperature about 66 degrees, temperatures heading closer to 90. but we'll keep a close look at the thunderstorms over the next few days. three to five inches going to be possible. that does include the pensacola area stretching to panama city, appalachiacola and even further down the mississippi. along the coastline, we are seeing 30 to 40-mile-an-hour winds along parts of the gulf coast. rain will be very heavy across parts of the southeast. we are going to see these very heavy rainfall totals, three, four, five inches going to be possible. meanwhile, across the northwest, going all the way to denver, we are looking for showers and thunderstorms continuing to push their way across parts of kansas, back to missouri, stretching up into

claudette is soaking the florida panhandle. >> it has heavy wind and rain. it is expected to begin.re expected for whatever claudette brings. >> you should prepare for the worse. >> claudette is not expected to cause significant wind damage. there are two more storms following close behind. tropical storm ana and tropical storm bill. brian will have much more on the tropics. >>> back here at home, students, teachers, and parents have a new worry -- swine flu. >> local school districts are taking precautions. kathy park has that story. >> schools are not taking any chances when it comes to swine flu. an outbreak of the virus shutdown in tire schools last year. officials are preparing for the worst just weeks before the first day of clashes. >> we're optimistic we will have a vaccine by october 15. >> volunteersare testing the vaccine now. if the results are positive,. -- children will be among the first in line to receive a shot. >> their first year is the worst. teachers get sick is the first year. >> staff and students will be seeing a lot more hand sanitizers. there will be a rene

that's the one right in the florida panhandle. tropical storm ana, however is still moving in the western direction to about 20 miles per hour now, sustained winds at 40 miles per hour, gusts to 52. still moving toward the leeward islands and we will still be looking at potentially an ana impact on the florida panhandle over the next we will say six days or so, five or six days and then there's tropical storm bill, much the same dynamic as ana, 40 miles per hour moving to the west at about 16 miles per hour. farther out. impact not for another seven to 10 days for u.s. interest. sunset today at 7:59, we are looking at your bay temperature at 84 degrees so if you plan on being in the water, pretty comfortable today. 92, mostly sunny and hot, patchy clouds around. tonight down around 67 degrees, mainly clear and humid and then tomorrow much the same as today, temperatures up around 93 degrees. i think a lot of folks will be calling in sick. a lot of three-day weekends with the 93 degrees monday. >> those early tee times. >> oh, yeah

. >> yeah, claudette, focused because it is aimed right for the florida panhandle. as you mentioned this is a tropical storm this developed in the overnight hours, tropical depression it has been strengthening since that time and will continue to do so until it makes landfall. maximum sustained winds at 50 miles per hour and it is you know, less than 40 miles away from the coast right now. i want to go ahead and show you some of the rain bands because we have been seeing that already pushing into the area, very heavy at times, over toward apalachicola, the tallahassee area. occasional occasionally, been seeing the thunderstorms wrapping around with the outer bands, tampa bay also into the orlando area. we could see anywhere between three to five inches of rainfall along with those gusty winds. this is going to be enough to cause some localized flooding. in addition, we could even see some power outages. i want to show you a couple of the winds we have been seeing across the area because they are starting to gust pretty strong. there you can see, sustained winds 13 m

that's made landfall along the florida panhandle.ome of the heaviest is off of the coast and still moving across western florida and mississippi and alabama and places like that. right in the center of f the screen, that was tropical depression ana and that will bring rain to port rick key and we'll get our eye on it. on the right side of the screen, that was hurricane bill, the first of the season and that's out s ximum winds of 75 mio pele maximum winds of 75 miles per hour. here's the temperatures here. w're yoyoing back and forth n eetw72, 73, back up to 73 . nown new york drof fd o8 tooff to 78 degrees nd roanoke at 69 at this hour. and here's the satellite. and reagan natio l, cloudy skies. at we can show you the clouds ove theanidtlre-ac tigion. c it's over us right now. five-day forecast. high today about 93 degrees and that's above normal. looking for a normal high will be 86. it will be humid and 30% of rain showers in the afternoon. a better chance on wednesday and thursday and friday, another chance of a high of 88 degree

there's claudette in the panhandle of florida. it seems as if this panhandle area is a beeline. as we look at tropical depression anna, it's moving in the same direction it looks like that cone of uncertainty includes the panhandle. anna will not be as much of a factor as claudette. still a tropical depression. more importantly, we have hurricane bill. this is the first hurricane of the atlantic hurricane season. it's more than 1,000 miles to the east of the lesser antilles far out in the atlantic. moving alorntion you see it will be likely a category three. potentially as early as wednesday as it's gaining strength quickly. right now the sustained winds are at about 75 miles per hour. it's a beautiful hurricane. very well defined. no major eye set as of yet. as it moves over the waters, it will pick up strength and is expected to not only be the first hurricane of the season but the first major hurricane of the season. got those tracking charts out. the current coordinants, 13.8 north and 44.0 west. it looks like for the next seven days here we're going to be quiet. chance of a

the first one to make landfall came here in the florida panhandle.e overnight bringing sustained winds of 50 miles per hour and 3 to 6 inches of rain. no reports of major damage. heavy rains now experienced over alabama and the storm is heading north. meanwhile, out at sea, two more named storms, the first one of the year, ana is already dissipating downgraded to a tropical depression. bill became a hurricane overnight expected to be major but forecast models say it will stay at sea. >> all right, jeffrey, thank you. much more on the storm's track in a moment. marysol is tracking it. >>> the bitter fight over health care reform and signs this morning the president may be ready to drop the controversial public insurance option. the health secretary told abc news that the provision is not an essential element. that follows the president's statement on friday that called the public option just a sliver of the overhaul. >>> in california this morning thousands of firefighters are struggling with at least 11 wildfires burning their way through the tinder

it's going to take aim at florida's panhandle a bit later today. we'll get the latest from meteorologist mike seidel at the weather channel in atlanta. mike, another good morning. let's talk about the florida panhandle beaches. what are they going to see from this? >> beautiful beaches, pretty much a washout from here on out, mainly going to be a rain and wind event with tropical depression four. moving north-northwest at 16 miles an hour. whether it's a depression or becoming a tropical storm named claudette, the impact won't change. shouldn't be any serious issues with damage or anything. the beach weather goes downhill. take a look at the path. it will make landfall sometime this evening. first the radar. there's the heavy rain out over the gulf of mexico. notice the bands are stretching out. we wouldn't ex-pex it b to be strengthening quickly. we'll show you that from apalachee bay towards pensacola, you're in line for rainfall. keep in mind that you can get ponding on the roadways, some street flooding when you get three to five inches of rain

tropical force storms have been battering the florida panhandle.yes are turning to hurricane bill. are the conditions right for another katrina. >>> later, michael vick, a convicted dog killer, has begun practicing nfl football again. fans have been torn apart by his return. today the starting quarterback for vick's team weighed in. >> you deserve an opportunity to kind of change your life around. >> yes, squirrel videomania has hit the internet. and the other things we thought you should know. who knew the hammer liked to dance. all that and more this hour on msnbc. >>> good afternoon, everybody. good afternoon, monica. good to have you with us this week. i'm david shuster live in washington. >> i'm monica novotny live in new york. tamron has the day off. >> on the issue of health care reform, this has not been a good 36 hours for progressive democrats. in our big picture, the obama white house appears to be backing away from the so-called public option, the idea there should be a government-run health insurance program without profit incentives t

and tropical moisture moving across the florida panhandle. they all converge on our area. the one, two, three, punch really. going to bring us a lot of rain. some areas could see 1 to 2 inches as they all kind of converge. danny is really only one component of what is a larger picture into the weekend. the front binges usa -- brings us a chance of rain. and we'll see that play out tomorrow into saturday. and then we'll start to see some improvement moving into sunday. your sunset today is at 7:44. we're looking at 80 degrees tomorrow. 83, and 82. 76 and 76. a cooldown, as it's back to school. i guess we would call it back to cool. >> a cool back to school. >> yes, there you go. >>> still to come on eyewitness news tonight. >>> could cat scans lead to cancer? i'm jessica are the caal >>> coming up next on eyewitness news at 5:00. officer killed. investigating a shooting of one of their own. >>> today, family and friends and strangers, lined the streets as the body of senator edward kennedy is taken to lie in repose in boston. >>> i'm alex demetrick. coming up. as college st

this is basically going to be a rain event for the panhandle of florida. this is td number four, designated that at 5:00 this morning. yesterday dumped 2 inches of rainfall in miami, 1 1/2 inches in ft. lauderdale. setting a record. sustained winds of 35 miles an hour. it is a prop cal depression but could become a tropical storm. let's show you radar right now. give you a real good vantage point of the rain. just off the coast from st. pete beach, clear water beach, as you look out over the gulf, a lot of heavy rain, wind gusts probably 25, 30 miles an hour. the satellite that measures the wind, shows this thing is not developing. it's going north-northwest towards the panhandle. some of the outer bands in the st. george island, apalachicola, it is going to take that rain into the beaches this afternoon and tonight. again a washout as we roll through the afternoon around panama city, destin. forecast to become a storm, claudette, td number four. impact doesn't change. primarily a rain event, maybe 35, 40-mile-an-hour wind gusts. surge not an issue, wave s

one man did drown if the high surf off the florida panhandle.r deaths or major damage was reported. places like alabama and georgia also saw quite a bit of rain. fox 5 will be keeping track of the weather on air and on-line on myfoxdc.com. click on the hurricane tab to find the updated information. >> bill is a big concern out there. >> hurricane bill, a category two hurricane now. you will see images of that if you go on-line and check out our weather pages. let's folkous that since claudette has done her damage. there is still parts of rain falling because of claudette but we'll tarn tur attention to bill. we'll show you hurricane bill still well out to sea. it has intensified to a category two hurricane. very well organized. nice looking storm there. you can see it continuing to move to the west-northwest. it is moving at about 17 miles per hour. right now, wind speeds, maximum sustained winds are 100 miles per hour. but we see stronger gusts with the system as well. everyone is wondering where is bill going to go. here is the best guess acco

. >> claudette pushed across the florida panhandle with dangerous winds and heavy downpours. this reporter had to bear the brunt of it in panama city beach. >> it is very uncomfortable to stand up. >> rainfall accumulations ranged from three to 10 inches. officials in dade county, fla., said that one man drowned after ignoring warnings to stay out of the water. another man went missing. claudette has weakened to a tropical storm over alabama. neurologists are still watching -- meteorologist are still watching hurricane bill because it could turn into a category 3. >> bill should avoid the astern seaboard. >> hurricane season will be busy for the next 10 days. it will then become quiet during september. >>> doug hill is live in the weather center. he is monitoring all the storms. >> let's give you the latest from the national hurricane center. llwle il give you the latest satellite image. thei top winds are 90 miles pre hour for hurricane bill. t wil pass close to beuurmda. the ocmnsnsusc is that it will bypass the united states mainland. however,t ha hais not out of tne quest

tropical storm claudette has made landfall along the florida panhandle. hurricane of the season is churning in the atlantic, bill, could become a major hurricane by the middle of the week. >>> and search efforts continue for a georgia woman missing for nearly a week. police believe the 38-year-old, kristi cornwell, was abducted while walking near her parents' home. you see her picture. her cell phone was found three miles from where she disappeared. >>> another public apology from michael vick. speaking on "60 minutes" yesterday, vick said he was sorry for his involvement in a brutal dogfighting ring. >> i should have took the initiative to stop it all and i didn't and i feel so bad about that now. i know, you know, that i didn't step up. >> vick, of course, will try and resurrect his career this season with the philadelphia eagles. >>> i want to introduce my cohost. each day we invite a guest host to stay with us for the show. today i'm pleased to have back dr. jeffrey sacks from columbia university. i would argue one of the most influential economists a

tropical storm claudette made landfall along the florida panhandle, behind her two more storms are out in the atlantic. clayton has details. >> reporter: on apalachicola bay paul fridell fought 40 mile-per-hour winds to save his sailboat from a measly tropical storm. for a while we were not sure how he managed to hang on while they tied down the vessel. >> we hope it doesn't get too much worse. anyway, i'm just looking after my boat. >> reporter: off the coast jean picked up her daughter from work and took off inland to tallahassee because the river was rising. >> we've had a couple of small trees already blow down across the road my husband had to move. our crooked river is already rising just with the rainfall. >> reporter: in port st. joe shoppers swamped the piggly wiggly to get flashlights. camille wilson lives in safety harbor and came all the way here to vacation. >> we're going to stay here for the duration. tomorrow the sun will be out. >> reporter: on apalachicola bay you can barely stand here. there are people who will try to tough it out in boats tied up to the dock. there'

residents along the florida panhandle are basing for claudette, the first tropical storm this year to hit the mainland. in some areas threatening up to 10 inches of rain. residents cleared store shelves of emergency supplies. the gulf is more crime than unusual for intensification this year. tropical storm ana, then bill. >> i think bill is going to be a great hurricane. anywhere between the carolinas, and the canadian maritimes, you'd better keep an eye on it. >> reporter: it's not often the first storms came this last. it has happened in 1992. andrew formed late, and within days it became a category 5 hurricane. devastating florida. >> it just takes the one hurricane to make for a bad year. >>> yeah, we are watching the tropics big time. also watching some hot temperatures around here today. we topped out at 90 degrees or so. you see those numbers. winchester 91 today. philadelphia topped out at 91. hot weather that really has been the scenario. as we take a look at the satellite radar pictures, you see a lot of that cloud cover and moisture beginning to scream in out of the south.

tropical storm claudette made it through the florida panhandle yesterday. it quickly fell apart but it brought plenty of wind and rain. >>> and we're just getting this video in from st. croix. this is from tropical storm ana. when ana came through, it didn't form very well an it dissipated but also while it was there there was a lot of win and rain and lightning to the virgin islands. all right. so you can track the weather in the tropics by going to our website at wusa9.com. and you can get the latest from our weather page. and you can down load a hurricane tracker. it is free. it's easy. go to wusa9.com. >>> here's the person that keeps us up to date. >> gad afternoon, girlfriend. >> how are you? >> i'm well. i have been sneezing like crazy. >> i have, too. >> the latest allergy update came in. ironically all the ailer jens are technically in the low category. show you the map. this means mold, trees and grass. okay. but here's what i found out. ragweed is just coming out and you know what my nose can smell it a mile away and only getting to get worse ove

of itself out across parts of mississippi, alabama and georgia as well as the western part of florida panhandle. nonetheless, we could still see a little bit of that moisture here as we get towards the later part of the week. the other storm in the tropics, ana, downgraded to a tropical depression. bill remains a solid tropical storm and is starting to intensify as well. winds up to 65 miles per hour sustained. over the next couple of days it's going to be a long track and a slow one as well. off to the west and northwest, 10 to 15 miles per hour. the hurricane center does think this will reach hurricane strength within about the next 48 to 72 hours. whe it goes, this is 2:00 on friday. a large area of uncertainty at that point in tile. obviously we'll have to watch out by next weekend, especially along the mid-atlantic coast up to the new england coastline as well. bill needs to be watched. claudette may bring us a shower or two later on in the week. for now, clear and hazy outside for the rest of your sunday night. fairly warm as well. a real sizzler coming up on the way tomorrow. temperature

what are these florida panhandle beaches going to see from this? >> let's get updated. the latest from the hurricane center, panhandle beaches, washout from this afternoon through tonight, heavy rain, gusty winds. the center of the circulation is right there. there's the 11:00 setup. pressure hasn't changed, winds are still 35 miles an hour but still forecast to become a tropical storm. it would be named claudette. but whether we have a tropical storm or we have a depression. we're going to get a lot of rain. look at rainfall. the center is about 75 miles off to the south of apalachicola. it will make inroads this afternoon and tonight with very heavy downpours, gusty winds. there is some lightning with it but again the real threat from this system will be rainfall. really that's it. we may get a wind gust 35 or 40 miles an hour at it tracks onshore as a storm, that's the forecast. it weakens quickly as it gets inland. let's go out, we have to cover two more, ana and bill. ana is holding on for dear life, 40-mile-an-hour sustained winds. look at track. now as it heads to

and down to the south we go specifically to the florida panhandle. you can actually see the rotation, what was claudette, coming on shore. on the santa rosa island on the eastern edge of it. it was a surprise to the people of florida because it was not expected to be there. it developed quickly. now hurricane bill, we watched as it left the coast of africa. we know when they become good storms, they can be strong. bill with 100-hour winds. bermuda will have to watch it as well as the east coast. as of saturday, 115 miles per hour winds, which makes it a category three, a major storm probably 700 miles east of the cape. i wouldn't cancel plans, but be careful, the currents, the life guards working hard. make sure it doesn't affect new england, let's hope it turns. most of the models suggest that could happen. meanwhile, 80 degrees for the temperature. flipping over to talk about not only the temperatures but the fact that we'll be on a hot end, folks, check out what we are expecting in addition to tonight's forecast. a low of about 70 degrees. also wan

right now throughout the panhandle of florida, we are seeing that rain coming in. it is very light rain relatively speaking. this is going to continue as we head through the day today. some people could see locally heavy amounts. i'm talking half a month to a month's worth of rainfall coming out of this tropical storm, anywhere from around biloxi all the way towards pensacola and also into destin. let's talk about the other systems that are waiting in the wings. we do have tropical depression ana, not looking very good and it doesn't look like ana is going to gain strength, but that is not the case with bill. our first hurricane of the season. here is hurricane bill. category 1. is this thing going to make landfall? let's show you where it is headed to as we head over time. there we go, it looks like as of right now it will stay offshore and just be a threat for bermuda but of course, we'll follow the story over the next several days. >>> let's get a check of the rest of the forecast in a moment. >>> but now turning to politics. president obama and his family have

. >> conditions have really been deteriorating on florida's panhandle. as those wings strengthen.he rainfall is coming down very heavy, along with a threat of tornados. claudette is a tropical storm. gusting up to 65. it's just less than 40 miles away from landfall. we think that's going to happen in the next couple of hours. let's show you where these bands are, and it's covering a lot of the southeast. this is going all the way up to atlanta, up towards the birmingham area. the heaviest rainfall around apalachicola. you can get a better idea of where the center of this storm is. we're estimating right now it's somewhere in this vicinity. it's moving to the north. we're anticipating landfall to likely be somewhere near destin-ish. could be a little west of there, could be a little bit east of there. our biggest concern is these bands come in, they're going to bring in that heavy rain and threat of tornados. we could see anywhere between maybe 3 to 6 inches of rainfall with locally heavier amounts. the wind reports have been very heavy. these are sustained winds as opposed to the

along the gulf coast and the florida panhandle the promise of sunset brought a respite from the withering humidity, the oppresive sun. it was july 9th, just past 7:00 p.m. a breeze kicked in. you could breathe again. and then the crime that stole that breath away. these images were captured by the sophisticated security system mounted outside and inside a nine-bedroom house. a home invasion in progress, a double murder about to occur, the victims a husband and wife. but not any suburban couple. this was no typical family. >> we have a child here. she's almost 2 1/2 and just started walking. it's great because she walked. >> melanie and bud billings were the locally celebrated parents of 17 children, 13 of them adopted, many with a variety of disabilities and special needs. nine of the children, ages 4 through 11, were home when the masked intruders wearing ninja-like garb arrived in the fading daylight in a van and burst into the billings residence. >> authorities say at least three people entered the family's sprawling home from the front and back doors. >> the question which grew by the

. >> tropical storm claudette came ashore on the florida panhandle overnight. >> the gulf is more parma unusual for intensification this year. >> some call it a warning shot. it could be a lethal hurricane season. >> i am looking out for my boat. >> the wins topped out at 50 miles per hour and delivered as much as 10 inches of rainfall and spawned at least one tornado that did this. it is now a tropical depression. it is moving over alabama. club that is one of the story. ana is already falling apart, downgraded to a tropical depression. behind that, is bill, the first hurricane to form this season. the good news is that bill may stay out to sea. this is a late-summer ritual. some had hoped that the hurricane season would take a break this year. the last time hurricane season was called off was in 1992 when andrew hit in august. it came ashore as a category 5 and killed 65 people and left $26 billion in damage in its wake. the good news from claudette is in the rain. the deep south has been suffering from a somewhat extended drought this summer. all that rain will help when it comes to

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