. >> holly morris is here with what you are engaging with most on social media. >> furious texans take to social media to slam millionaire pastor millionaire pastor joe oldstein coming under fire for for closing mega church. he claims it was inaccessible due to flooding he posted pictures of the church saying it is open and able to receive anyone. in the pictures it appears the building was not anrekted by flood water at all. >> donations for victims of harvey are pouring in from celebrities to big companies pitching in to help out. actor sandra bullock donated $1 million to american red cross. google. amazon and facebook agreed to match all donations given by their customers. so far it's a total of million dollars. >> pittsburgh international first u.s. airport to allow non flier past security since 9/11. tsa approved the same rule. non flyers have to go through the same screening process as those taking a flight. >> cbs takes a galactic gamble making new reboot series only available through streaming. fourth installment is one of the most expensive in history. cbs says there are enou

. >> holly morris joins us with what's trending. good morning, holly. >> hey strangers.e you. good morning everybody. first up, the great american solar eclipse we're just hours away now and across the country people who are traveling to see the eclipse you better get ready for traffic jams which started yesterday. national parks and outdoor concert venues are packed as people camp out to best view of the historical event. some predict that today's celestial event could cause some of the worst traffic jams in history. the moon's shadow is expected to pass in front of the sun around midday today. >>> protesters gathered in new york's central park this weekend to demand the removal of the statue of a 19th century doctor. the bronze statue of dr. james marion sims stands at fifth avenue and 103rd street. dr. sims was known for conducting surgeries on african-american female slaves without any pain killing medication. he is considered the father of modern gynecology. so far city officials have refused to remove the statue. >>> the entertainment world and many fans are mourni

steve and holly. >> thanks. 7:18.etting back to breaking news we told you abo t a car which slammed into an apartment in southeast d.c. >> let's get more details from bob barnard. he's on the scene now. bob what happened. >> reporter: hey, steve and holly, yeah we're on d street southeast, the 5,000 block and there it is, there's the car. it's an acura suv. besides the fact that it smashed into this building we don't know what happened like what caused it to go in there. what police on the scene are telling us is that the driver of the car after crashing into this apartment building took off running. so, he's gone. she's gone, whoever that was. it looks like the other passenger side door is opened as well. so maybe there were more than one person in this car. but they're gone. they did have to evacuate people out of this building and you see a bunch of people are out on the street here. it looks like it's just at the ground floor of a building that's got, you know, maybe four or six apartments. but they've got this wh

i want to thank holly and her entire team for organizing a festival that we can all be proud of. [applause] a premier book festival to celebrate reading certainly places a spotlight on what you can accomplish from our beautiful state. have a great day, by lots of books and spend lots of money. thank you. [applause] >> thank you lieutenant governor. three years ago when we invited governor to welcome everyone on the steps of the capital he was a little busy because it was a burst of his grandson. he selling his third birthday today and hell always celebrate his birthday with the book festival. the governor has ours been a supporter of the festival from even when it was a little bitty idea. he has encourage the support of the state agencies to help us to it we do. we could not do without governor brian and the state agencies that help produce this in partd by these lovelyhe facilities. [applause] we a morning. welcome to the third annual mississippi book festival and henry's third birthday celebration. he has been read two senses first day. as a matter fact, i was looking at studie

holly. >> thanks wisdom.rricane harvey could end up causing a spike in gasoline prices as the gulf coast prepares for the hurricane, drivers coast to coast may want to brace themselves for the possibility of higher gas prices. that's because lots of oil rigs and refineries in the region are shutting down ahead of the storm. >> meanwhile the white house is preparing for the potential political storm that could follow hurricane harvey. a major hurricane is often been seen as a critical test for whomever is in the oval office. earlier t hurricane season well under way. fema's director -- former director i should say john kelly is now the president's chief of staff. the white house says that president trump is in the loop on what's about to strike the lone star state. >> and the president has been briefed and will continue to be updated as the storm progresses and certainly something he's very aware of and will keep a very watchful eye on and stands ready to provide resources if needed. >> the potential political

the national weather service in mount holly new jersey has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for what western ocean county in southern new jersey mercer but he in central new jersey north burlington county in southern new jersey . county incent new jersey southeastern bucks county in southeastern pennsylvania until five forty five pm at five o six pm a severe thunderstorm was located over florence moore seven miles south of trenton moving northeast at fifteen miles per hour. hazard sixty miles per hour wind gusts and half dollar size hail source radar indicated impact damage to vehicles is possible expects damage to trees and power lines. and pack that include trenton bensalem willingboro lumbered princeton florence burlington bristol mount holly riverside borden town pennington beverly yardley tele town allentown writes town and florence roebling for your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm and may lead to flash flooding do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways repeating a severe thunderstorm

holly back to you. >> thanks, indicate lip. coming up on "fox news morning" a man gets into a fight in dupont circle because of a hot he was wearing. >> and daily or weekly headache could be related to the lights in your home. >> as we head to break let's go ahead and look at lights outside. people up and moving we see the car taillights right headlight as well. 71 on this tuesday morning. we're glad you're with. did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back? say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everything. comcast business offers blazing fast and reliable internet that's up to 16 times faster than slow internet from the phone company. say hello to faster downloads with internet speeds up to 250 megabits per second. get fast internet and add phone and tv now for only $24.90 more per month. our lowest price ever on this offer. but only for a limited time. call today. comcast business. built for business. comcast business. z2fwbz z16fz y2fwby y16fy >> missing in loudoun country. search for missing w

has now filed felony child abuse charges against holly.neither holly or jimmy did anything to cause her death. tonight we'll take you inside the coal case, show you the evident investigators had from the start and explain why the military took action against jimmy. we have a special two-part series airing at 6:00 and 11:00. join us tonight. we investigate. >>> and if you have a tip for our investigative unit give us a call 888-996-tips or send us an e-mail at the uni unit @nbcbayarea.com. >>> a new anti-gun program is moving forward in one northern california city. sacramento city council approved an advanced program in the wake of a deadly shooting. 50 young men have been identified as responsible for much of the gang violence in the city. the program would create mentorship, education, and job training opportunities for the men who are selected. they could even be paid to $1,000 a month for successfully meeting program goals. the mother of a gun violence victim says this could save dozens of lives. >> they may have not had any men or wom

i'm wisdom martin. >> and i'm holly morris.t is monday august 7th. aug erin como is talking about the roads. mike thomas talking about a very busy day in regards to the weather. good morning. >> very wet day today, good morning to you de both as well movement expect the rain boots and umbrellas to be needed. flash flood watch goes into effect at 2 o'clock. >> a tractor-trailer crash. we have a crash on 295 southbound, a vehicle fire in montgomery county. lots to get to this morning. >> all right, thanks erin. we'll check back in a few. 5:01 right now. the top stories this morning we're going to begin with breaking news overnight in the district. police are searching for the gunman behind a triple shooting in southeast in the 3700 block of first street at around 2:15 this morning. two men, one woman were shot. they were all taken to the hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries. investigators remain on that scene as you can see in this live picture here. so far police have a pretty good suspect description to go on. >> developi

back to you holly and wisdom. >> 5:18 is the time.k at the stories you're engaging with the most this morning on social media with our realtime news tracker. >> for the first time since the 1970's, a white man in florida was executed for racially motivated killings. 53-year-old mark james e sae was convicted of killing a black man and a hispanic man 30 years ago. he died by lethal injection with a drug used for the first time in the united states as part of an execution. >> next up interior secretary ryan zinke recommending changes to at least three national monuments. now, in a report submitted to the president yesterday zinke calls for reducing the size of utah's bears staircase as well as oregon's cascade. by reducing them it would shrink and reshape federal protections boundaries and give the public moreland access for that hunting and fishing. it also leaves the door open for allowing new access to oil and gas drilling. many believe this is certain to trigger major legal fights. >> hollywood might be celebrating the success of wo

holly?et can literally all dance in the dark today. >> it will be 80% dark. >> 80% dark dancing. >> move on. >> dancing with a night night. >> i don't dance with the light on. it's terrible. next one another bruce springsteen song. ♪ blinded by the light ♪ >> would you say -- which version would you say is the most famous, mal forward fans or bruce springsteen's. >> i don't know. >> i would -- probably man foreman's would be my guess. >> really when when you hear this song do you think bruce springsteen? >> i don't. >> interesting. >> i think the original. >> all right. number three. number two -- >> ♪ fly me to the moon ♪ >> yeah >> can't get wrong with frankie. >> i love this one. >> fly me to the moon by frank sinatra. >> that is my favorite by far. >> whole list of these. 30 of these all over the web. people are mosing these. >> this makes me happy. >> it's a great song. >> i'll dance to that one. >> like your wedding? >> he just does a little snap. [ laughter ] >> it doesn't get any big

it's good to see you. >> good morning, holly.won an oscar. it definitely started a conversation and hopefully some action. now here we are a decade later. why now for the update? >> well, there have been two big changes in the last decade hol the climate related extreme weather events have become a lot more common and unfortunately a lot more serious and destructive. but the second big change is that we've got the solutions n now. the price of electricity from solar and wind has been coming down so fast. it continues to come down in many regions it's now much cheaper than electricity from burning dirty fossil fuels. we're seeing electric cars become affordable now and batteries are coming down in price. we have the paris agreement every nation in the world is now committed to solving this crisis. i was concerned when donald trump said he wanted to pull out of that agreement. but the next day the and tire rest of the world doubled down on their commitments to meet the requirements of that agreement any way and in this country the

so while holly is trying on this fabulous coat -- >> as holly is walking out of the loft. >> another> actual it does. >> it's pretty h everything will be search waste. so pull them in. >> thank you so much, tam. >> you look amazing. >> didn't she look amazing you guys. >> seriously can you go over here while i read this. so cute. >> you have to pick her up. >> i'm going to recap all this. follow me on instagram at boutique hush and i'm going to recap plaids, pearls, florals. >> whoever sol this is now sold out w see it on somebody for real film where do we cat catch, boutique hush on instagram. >> catch me outside. >> i love it. >> he wants to know about the men. >> is there anything for guys for fall. >> you have to wear plaids and this red jacket is a men's jacket. i need to you wear a red jacket. >> okay. >> 10:00 o'clock now. 10:48. coming up we're working on cakes and we're not talking about baking. erin como is live at clive wheel with the top five squat free ways to work in a scuttled back side. we'll b cakes, cakes, cakes. ♪ ♪harry's meeting clients...♪ ♪...from far away. but

got holly bradshaw going in the pole vault just after got holly bradshaw going in the pole vaultjusthe women's100 meter semifinals and finals. three british runners in the semifinals, the great elaine thompson is the favourite. she is very likely to get ajamaican favourite. she is very likely to get a jamaican spirit back through the roof once again, because she is the hot hot favourite in the women's100 metres. good stuff, thank you leave. but medal ceremony forjustin gatlin coming up in the next half an hour, you will see it here live. schools must stop trying "to wrap children in cotton wool" because it leaves them ill—prepared for the challenges of later life. that's the view of the chief inspector of schools, amanda spielman, who says over—the—top health and safety rules stop children developing resilience. she wants new guidance for schools in england. andy moore reports. it's clear the chief inspector of schools is no fan of children in high—vis jackets. she says they look like troops of mini construction workers minus the hard hats. pupils, she claims, are being shortchanged

holly well but it would burn any they were holly well mary having grown on a holly lot just chairs jerry just want to do horner my husband yeah member him ok. he mounted re thirteen the f one had the f on formula one thing faith in light of what a title well. it kind of is saying that the title is i wrote that when george died and i did market you know george michael died and i didn't know what to do i was in the middle of writing songs i love writing and it's kind of saying that i think we're all good people but we've all got crosses to bear you know and it's it's kind of saying you know we feel sad but then there's a joy in a as well basically so i wrote it in tribute to him a world you know. is one of those people that i don't know about. you have more life experience than i do i think when the chips hit the fan so to speak i think you find out he friends are what you made of and i didn't have to see him all the time but when i when i was going to travel when i left the spice girls he was there for me when i had my first child i had nowhere to live he was there for me and also when i

back to you mature and and holly. >> we'll check in with you for update. 5:0 1st time and the latest out of texas the death toll has risen. tens of thousands have been displaced. rescue efforts continued overnight in the midst of newly imposed curfew in houston. annie yu following latest developments from the newsroom in morning, annie. >> houston mayor sylvester turner enforced mandatory curfew in attempt to deal with ludeing there. that curfew lifted at 5:00 this morning. there's reports 18 people are dead including a police sergeant that droupd in his police car after trapped in the rising floodwaters from harvey. the nation's fourth largest city of houston is unrecognizable. highways, businesses entire neighborhoods submothered in murky brown emergency crews and coastguard working to keep alive. many are trapped in their homes. shelter are filling over capacity with 10 thos people taking shelter at george r. brown convention center and toyota center and nrg center being used to accommodate the still growing numbers of evacuees. 10 buses pulled up to the nrg last night. the weathe

has now filed felony child abuse charges against holly diabla.either holly nor jimmy did anything harmful to eden to cause her death. tonight we'll take you inside the cold case, show you the evidence investigators had from the start and we'll explain why the military took action against jimmy. we have a special two-part series airing at 6:00 and 11:00. join us tonight. we investigate. >> we look forward to that. and if you have a tip for our investigative unit, give us a call, 888-996-tips, or send us an e-mail. >> for the south in the south bay for the owner of a photo album. >> here is a look at some of the photos, many taken during the world war ii era. beaches and parks are part of the background. the police officer discovered the photo album not far from a homeless encampment. they're trying to track down the owner. one director is helping to preserve a piece of personal history. >> knowing their loved ones. >> mt. view police are hoping the pictures ring a bell for a veteran or someone who recognizes the family members. great pictures. you

time for the morning meme. >> ♪ >> i know holly you're on vacation.t. >> the morning meme. >> the morning meme. >> we put it up on the internet. >> oh, we do. >> uh-huh. >> i'll have to go back. >> okay. there we go. we're ready for our first meme. oh. this one is not, meme related. >> i need reading glasses. >> take it away steve. you're closer to me. >> when you're debating on go to work or turn this light back off and go back to sleep. well, see you t >> you get your monday started. >> i'm reading off a very, very tiny screen. >> that puppy is really cute if that counts. >> exactly. >> i agree go back to sleep. >> porsche we love it. let's move it on. now we got the eclipse edition. during the eclipse if you find a strange plant do not eat it. >> i heard animals might act weird today. >> next one is for kevin. kevin where are you? switched out his solar eclipse glasses with his 3-d glasses. >> we'll wrap it up. i don't throw shade often but when i do it's an eclipse. >> i like that one. well done. >> solvsolid. i like that one. >> #morning meme. se

anyway, much more to talk about i'm sure as the morning progresses, thank you holly for that. coming up on "fox news morning". less than 50% of maryland students do well on assessment tests. >> and the biggest storied rivalry is headed back to bethesda. >> 78 degrees already my goodness. hot day on top. cooler than yesterday. 443 is the time. keel be back after this this pampers. unlike ordinary diapers with two layers, pampers have three absorbent layers to stay up to three times drier, so babies can sleep soundly all night. my daughter is... ...studying to be a dentist and she gave me advice. she said... ...dad go pro with crest pro-health. 4 out of 5 dentists confirm... ...these crest pro-health... ...products help maintain a... ...professional clean. alth crest pro-health... ...really brought my mouth... ...to the next level. >> the president defented his lashing out to the media. >> residents of a prince george county condominiums deemed unsafe have until moon to move out. while investigating it they found holes in ceiling and standing water and piles of trash and abandon

mount holly. philadelphia. wilmington, dover all in the 70s this morning. little bit warmer compared to yesterday. allentown. five degrees warmer in coatesville. look at wilmington. eight degrees warmer this morning. not far behind is mount holly. warmer start. temperatures near 90 this afternoon. see more clouds around during the day. seeing some this morning. breaks over wilmington, philadelphia, and some of the suburbs. even the lehigh valley. clouds are not going to depart completely. this afternoon, that's when we're likely to see scattered showers and thunderstorms. 75 degrees in philadelphia at 7:00. 11:00 partly sunny and 84. 85 degrees at 3:00. in between here, this is when we could get to near 90 in the afternoon. then we could see some showers and thunderstorms developing. that shower chance will develop first in the suburbs and lehigh valley. see the temperatures climbing to the 80s for boast locations. threat of showers continue in the afternoon and those neighborhoods. not an all-day rainfall in any one spot. 71 in delaware to start with. 11:0

a conversation with holly hunter.ole in the romantic comedy "the big sick" based on the real life courtship of a pakistani comedian and fall in love but struggle as their cultures clash. a conversation with holly hunter coming up in just a moment.

holly. and into the afternoon hours, the sunshine will be bright, maybe a few scattered clouds, 3:00 this afternoon near 90 glegle degrees in philadelphia. 88 in wilmington. and an isolated shower not out of question in parts of south jersey, but i think most areas stay dry this afternoon. showers disappear in the evening hours, but the chance returns later tomorrow and before we get toot weekend we'll likely see some wet weather, too. we'll take a look at the weekend forecast in ten minutes. >>> and you saw the fog pretty much throughout the entire delaware valley. >> so take a little slow. jessica boyington has the traffic. >> and we're watching the sco o schuylkill expressway around girard, there was a accident. at least from this portion right here, we can see police activity blocking on the westbound side near girard avenue. the left lane part of the next lane over, so seeing some big delays approaching the scene. might be there for a little bit while they have the accident investigatio

. >> thanks, holly.up on fox5 news morning today leaders at wssc will examine options for a new rate and payment structure. >> a virginia boy wrote to the white house offering to cut the lawn and the president accepted. >> heading to break right now with a live look across the d.c. region, yeah, sometimes you do feel like you're working day and night, right. more fox5 news morning when we come back. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> this is fox5 news morning. >> time right now is 4:45. here are the top stories on this thursday august 3rd. breaking news from the district where a firefighter is in extremely critical condition after being hurt at one of three fire scenes crews battled overnight. that firefighter was hit by a fire department vehicle. officials are due to give an update of him coming up at 5:00 a.m. at another house fire on buchanan >> fredericksburg man behind bars this morning accused of holding his girlfriend and her two children captive inside their home for the past two years. the woman and kids escaped when

thanks, holly. >> you're welcome. >> coming up, new pictures to show you of the white house renovationsafety first at the maryland state fair. what's being done to keep you safe on all of those fair rides. >> heading to break right now, live look across the d.c. region. it is 4:41 and just 71 degrees. you'll notice it's a lot cooler when you walk out this morning. feels good, though. back after this. >> ♪ ♪harry's meeting clients...♪ ♪...from far away. but they only see his wrinkles.♪ ♪he's gotta play it cool to seal the deal.♪ ♪better find a way to smooth things over.♪ ♪if only harry used some...♪ ♪...bounce, to dry.♪ ♪he would be a less wrinkly, and winning at life.♪ >> ♪ >> this is fox5 news morning. >> time now is 4:44. a look at the stories we are following for you today, thursday august 24th. president trump took another shot at the senate. the president tweeted that they are just waisting their time if they don't get rid of the legislative filibuster and go straight to majority. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell shot down the idea when the president first suggested it back i

people living on north holly street between lancaster avenue and north 42nd street say something has to be done about the growing drug problem. they said there's a ton of drug activity up and down the block. they just want to be able to be outside at night without being the witnesses to criminal activity. >>> well, amazon hired hundreds of people on the spot at this job fair in mercer county yesterday and thousands at similar fulfillment centers across the country. long lines wrapped around the block outside the warehouse. the company says it received a record breaking 20,000 applications at nearly a dozen warehouses yesterday and they planned to hire 50,000 altogether. we talked to people who got the job. >> it's awesome. i mean, you don't have to wait and sit at home, you know, weeks go by, no answer, no call, no e-mail. >> day one when you start this job on day one you get those health benefits. >> amazon says the hiring spree underscores the growth of its online sales while retailers are closing stores. >>> a bridal company went broke. >> alfred angulo is telling customers that t

thank you, holly. >> 4:42 is the time. coming up. historic building at the university of maryland preparing for overdue makúprepae makeover. >> and amazonp is not the only company looking to hire today. coming up we'll let you know where you need to go to meet potential new employers leather not employees. >> well, hopefully employees because they get the job. >> there you go. headed to break a live look across the d.c. region, 4:4 2. yes, girls do run the world. we let the guys chime in overnight again it's a collaborative. 75. we're back with more news, weather, traffic after the break. my sweetheart's gone sayonara. this scarf all that's left to rememb... what. she washed this like a month ago! how's a guy supposed to move on?! the long lasting scent of gain. now available in matching scents across your entire laundry routine. ♪harry's meeting clients...♪ ♪...from far away. but they only see his wrinkles.♪ ♪he's gotta play it cool to seal the deal.♪ ♪better find a way to smooth things over.♪ ♪if only harry used some...♪ ♪...bounce

i really am looking forward to seeing it. >> thank you holly. >> take care.s like a great guy. >> i know right. >> love that personality. >> i have been surprised in recent years about christian movies or faith based movies that do do well at the box office. evil i remember war room because we remember the stars from that movie, it did really -- they didn't think it was going to do well it exploded in the box office. it just kept picking up so i'm excited when they do movies like this. >> more big names believing in it themselves. good. >> absolutely. >> we need hope and inspiration. >> maureen over to you. >> i've got hope, feel good inspiration if you want to smile this wednesday morning, ahh. coming up next sing down with singer shanice wilson before had he show in bethesda tonight. don't you love her smile. >> oh, thank you. >> this lady right here oh, man, back after this. ♪ ♪ ♪ happiness is powerful flea and tick protection from nexgard. nexgard kills fleas and ticks all month long. and it comes in an