this is tropical storm joakim. 40-mile-per-hour winds.he 10th named storm of the tropical hurricane season, the atlantic hurricane season. between bermuda and miami. a lot of the computer models do show it moving to the west and then covering up towards the mid-atlantic over the weekend. i will actually show you the computer models, the spaghetti plots in my full accuweather forecast. in the meantime, we've got another system on the way tomorrow. water vapor showing here is joakim right here. and then there is low pressure over the gulf coast. and this will be streaming up, really pulled up towards us with the cold front tomorrow night. this can bring us very heavy rain. we need the rain, expected rain tomorrow night into wednesday morning. we're looking at a general 1-2 inches of rain. farther up to the northwest, central pennsylvania can get 4-6 inches of rain and this is welcome. in the past 48 days only two days with more than .1 of an inch of rain. september 10 close to five inches of rain. i'll talk more about how much rain to expec

then we're tracking tropical storm joakim. potentially getting into our neck of the woods by the weekend. in the meantime, 4:00 this afternoon, sullivan, ulster, duchess county we have a flood watch in effect. the first system is coming our way right around 70 in the city. 71 hoboken. statin en island, in the 60s. down the jersey shore, 66. muggy and the air is very sweet out there. there's a lot of moisture. plenty of moisture opening up and moving into our direction. yes, we don't have a lot of rain nearby, it takes a few sprinkles. the pop-up shower threat will be on the increase as we go through time. it all starts to come together tonight. this is joakim with winds of 40 miles an hour expected to intensify. may not get to a hurricane strength. 65-mile-an-hour winds expected saturday and sunday as it moves near and along the coast. it may make a turn somewhere here, somewhere down the line probably early half of the weekend. we'll have to watch it very closely for us. for today notice just scattered showers, light for 1:00

we'll have another update at 11:00 on hurricane joakim, something i am monitoring closely. >> i know you are. >> hard work paid off for students and staff in chestnut hill, the mother of consolation parish school earned a blue ribbon school of excellence distinction and they earned water ice today. the award is given to schools that do well in standardized testing and school involvement. >>> "action news" continues on phl 17 at 10:00, and then please join us for "action news" at 11:00 here on 6 abc. for cecily tynan, ducis rogers, and the entire "action news" team i'm jim gardner, we hope you'll join us for "action news" at 11:00. ñÑ >>> breaking news tonight. now officially a hurricane and growing. several possible tracks. north carolina, up to new jersey, new york, straight to boston. all bracing for a possible hit. it could grow to a category 3 hurricane. >>> the secret meeting we now learned. the county clerk who refused marriage licenses to gays was invited to a secret meeting with pope francis. what did he say? >>> american war planes suddenly put on notice. given only a one-ho

the next system starts with the nor'easter and tropical storm joakim a 70 miles an hour tropical storm forecast to become a strong category 2 hurricane. we'll talk about that track that does bring it closer to our area this weekend. >> all right. now, the power just came back on to more than a thousand people in this district. this is what dupont circle and the neighborhood has looked like most of this evening. we did find street and stopli t stoplights out and temporary stop signs put up by police and we learned the power is back on. >> the raining and flooding caused serious damage in southwest and central virginia. >> the rowan oak crested its banks and forced schools to close early. a 100-year-old covered bridge was swept away. >>> check out what students in harrisburg experienced tonight. the water is flowing right under i-81 through a pedestrian underpass and flooded some cars parked nearby. >>> we're following developing news in georgia where just a few minutes ago the u.s. supreme court denied another stay of execution for the only woman on death row in georgia. kelly guess end

joakim for the week and weekend. officially a flood watch in effect, sullivan, ulster, duchess county. 4 this afternoon to tomorrow morning. 2 to 4 inches. and look at one computer model and what it's suggesting in terms of potential rainfall as we move towards the evening hours. not too much. during the course of the day other than a few isolated areas, a few thunderstorms, not a lot of rain. watch what happens to the number overnight. it takes off. will we get four inches of rain in the city? not a definite. you see potential 2 to 4 inches. it depends where the ban sets up. a good soaking that can lead to highway streets and flooding. back to the temperatures. we talked about this being the warmest one on record, september so far. we're up a degree with 1961 with only one day to go. i think we'll get in the books on that one. meantime, muggy morning. low 70s in and around the city. even that is kind of sticky because the dew points are so high. very uncomfortable. let's look at what joakim is doing. east of the bah

more about joakim and your weekend and how they'll get together for ten minutes. for now, more breaking news in first 4 traffic. >>> breaking news darnestown. closed from black rock road and bellingham drive. to avoid it will be clopper road. that is a fatal car fire that happened there. on wisconsin avenue we are jammed here because of a tractor-trailer, double tractor-trailer that spun around. in an nondale, shut down. kroom roadblocked because of a downed tree. 95 north the on ramp from 610, we do have a crash there as well. back in a few minutes. >>> developing right now, tropical storm joaquin. strengthening and it could become a hurricane. it's turning near the bahamas. there's a hurricane watch there. all eyes on the east coast to see what kind of impact it's . >>> we're following breaking news right now from the live desk and that is a fatal car fire in montgomery county. right now we can tell you there was some form of car crash involving a single car. this is the picture we have showing all the flames and montgomery county fire responding. one car involv

it's possible that by this time tomorrow evening, joakim could be a category 1 hurricane. it has slowed down now, but what does that mean for us? if the track continues, it will take a turn to the north over the weekend and start heading northward toward the northeast coastline and toward new england by sunday afternoon. now, yesterday's review, the track showed a lot closer to us by sunday afternoon. now it's a little bit farther away, a little bit farther to the south because it slowed down, so we have to continue to watch the storm as things progress. because a lot of this could change between now and then. if it stays on track, the possibility of more heavy rain and wind coming into our area over the weekend. so that's still not a given. we still have to watch and see things track along. right now we're seeing pretty good rain out there in southern the west by mt. olive and chester and mt. bouton in new jersey getting some showers. and in florida near blooming grove, you're getting some rain there. temperatures are in the 70s. look at all that rain to our south and wes

this is tropical storm joakim. this is going to be the new story for the east coast. yet to be determined what the strength when it effects the u.s. but a lot of the rain is heading in a general direction especially of new england through the upcoming weekend. the storm drifts about two days and then accelerates northward. at this point it could go into the carolinas or virginia or just brush the coast. 65 miles per hour tropical storm is not going to cause a lot of damage but with the right rain tract we could see significant flooding in the northeast. and in general the models take us to the jersey shore. and just one of our computers is hinting at the possibility of 5-8 inches of rainona and southern california. temperatures are are about at seasonal levels. at least we've cooled off a little from sacramento north wards. the east coast gets ready for much need eed rain and the west koeps just sits in that hot rns. >>> and today is national coffee day. where can you get a free cup of joe to get your morning started? . you, my friend, recognize when a trend has reach

at this corner cafe i met joakim gomez. germany doesn't have the capacity to take in so many people, it is simply too many. sooner or later, the system will break down and we'll get sick of it, he says. she is expecting her second child. these days they have to focus on immigrant kids who don't speak german. that's not fair of the german kids, it's a waste of their time. married to a chilean political refugee. she is worried the influctuates of refugees will force down wages. people are offering to work for less than the minimum wage. things will get worse, there will always be people willing to work for cheaper she says. voted for german chancellor angela merkel. and christian union party. they direct me to a soup kitchen just across the road. this independent charity, adds a week's groceries for around $5 to the poor. this 70-year-old german who prefers not to tell me her name, says she's only pennies to live on once she pays for rent and utilities. they've built new homes for asylum seekers but there are so many germans

here's joakim waiting for the 5:00 advisory. i expect it to be stronger. as i mentioned, this may stay out to sea. heavy impacts friday and saturday. more coming your way. >> this instagram gives you an idea of the flooding at liberty university in lynchburg. a couple inches of water covered the floor in one of the main academic buildings. one student commented i need a . track this system by going to the new weather section of our nbc washington app. >>> i was apologizing for what was said in a nonclinical setting and i don't believe -- >> you can't have -- you can't say i'm apologizing for statements in one video, and then not tell us what the statements were. >> the battle over defunding planned parenthood is heating up on capitol hill this afternoon. republicans have been going after the agency's leader all day. steve handelsman is tracking this debate. he has the latest now from the hill. steve? >> reporter: hi. no question a pretty hot hearing. because this is a fight not over funding, not just over funding planned parenthood or defunding planned par

tropical storm joakim is in the atlantic. it's off the coast of florida here, way off the coast. it's mind being its own business spinning to the southwest backing down in southwest. winds are at 40 miles per hour. a minimum tropical depression here. minimal tropical storm. as the storm continues to develop, it will meander for a few days, at least today into wednesday, maybe thursday. you see it doesn't start to eject out and head north until friday. that's when the conditions in the atlantic with high pressure out in the atlantic and low pressure system to the west pull that up from south to north. so, we will have to keep an eye on that and see where it goes. right now the cone has it anywhere in here from the atlantic coast. we will see the tropical storm. that is 2 in the morning on sunday. so, we will see what happens with that. the computer models are going inland here to the carolinas or making it into the new york city area. it's way early. we will see what happens with this. for now we have to concentrate on the rain coming for this evening and tonight. you will see on

joakim do, austerity to is an important part of it. it is crucial to show that the fiscal policies are on a sustainable part, not to squeeze it in the short run, but make it sustainable. tom: i have to rip up the script. sad, speak tosa the brazilian people on why they should maintain confidence in their finance minister. the governmentw structure in brazil is a real problem. macroeconomic policies are working well, and that can provide stability. nothing else works. these two technocrats are doing their best in different circumstances, and they need support. tom: eswar prasad, thank you so much. let's go to top photos. david: number 3 -- campbell soup with keurig. tom: so you put the stuff in the cup and the broth gets pushed through? nobody cleans the coffee machine, but you have to clean -- david: this does not sound appetizing to me, and i like tomato soup, but this does now sound good. -- this does not sound good. now we haver 2 -- new photos of pluto. showing the surface of it. -- whenanother photo you see pluto eclipsing the sun

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joakim phoenix for "the village" and his films have made more than $2 billion worldwide.ines." now back to the big screen alongside jason blum who produced "whiplash" and pa paranormal activity. their new film "the visit" hits theaters this week. >> would you mind getting inside the oven to clean it. >> what's wrong with you guys? >> it freaks me out. m. night shyamalan. kids going grandma's house. a nice interesting visit. >> grandparents weekend this weekend. >> wow. oh, my gosh. >> night, for you this is going back to your roots. was it fun to getting back to what you do best? >> i write everything, and basically it's the right stuff that means something to you. for eight, nine years my kids were really young so i made a lot of family oriented stuff. when i first started i wrote "stewart little" and "sixth sense" in the same year. now they are older and appropriate to scare them. >> by sending them to grandma's house. >> my daughter may ruin my business. >> where do these ideas come from? we're joking about it. you got children with "the sixth sense." where do your ide