jonathan: i'm jonathan elias. there are tropical winds through the area. this is an angry ocean. if visibility is cut down because the rain is coming down in sheets. while folks are weathering the storm they were concerned about hurricane joaquin. it would be a two-punch they didn't need. all the rain we have had is causing problems. not here but back bay where the inlet is. brad bell has been spending most of the day there and no problem finding flooding. he joins us live. brad? prad: it's not just the rain. what it is, that wind is pushing the water up along the islands. we are heading to low tide and i can see that the water has gone down some. but what is concerning is it is still here as we approach low side. susan has seen it before. >> i feel bad for some of the people here. i know a lot of cars need to get up to higher ground. brad: at noon, high tide. back bay inundating neighborhood. >> you can see the by bay spilling on the street. nowhere to go. it's coming on top of us. brad: unrelenting wind pounds the ocean side of the resort. the beach now closed. you can see why.

let's get to jonathan elias. large synagogue fire. jonathan: a large historic synagogue burning in new brunswick, new jersey. this is a live picture coming in the newsroom. this is a huge fire. the building we understand is fully engulfed. a huge synagogue. we understand that the fire happened this afternoon. the fire crews have shown up and taken a defensive posture fighting the fire. the hoses ae shooting in. there is nobody inside. we have no reports of anyone injured or killed. no reports of how it got started. but this is a very active synagogue in the neighborhood. this is a large russian and ukrainian jewish population in the community. it's an active synagogue so that means something is going on every day. they had the services planned before sundown tonight. this looks like t's gutted. we are getting the latest from new brunswick and new jersey. as soon as we have more information on what caused it or if anyone is injured as a result of it we'll get it to the you. but right now we are doing what they request to put the fire ou

jonathan elias, vacuum. -- back to you. the rush is on to preserve drinking water supply in south carolina after the historic flooding. the canal which is the main source of drinking water for about half of columbia collapsed in two places. cruisers gambling to put a lock in place to plug the holes. residents are getting a chance to go back to their homes to assess the damage today. brad bell is live there today. so many people, a terrible story. what are you seeing? there is so much damage everywhere and there are still communities for the water is expected to come up. this is one where the water has receded. it is french quarter creek. it connects all the way to downtown charleston. this house was flooded up to this level. been pressure washing and scooping up mud. he has so much more to do. this is a refrigerator, washer, dryer. all of this ruined. the water is gone along french creek quarter road but the pain lingers. >> of god. roberta will not allow herself to cry. there is too much work to do. here is that.down -- ba

jonathan elias is in the newsroom. what is going on now? jonathan: we have a lot more information about what happened and how the bus ended up, upside down. we are getting in video about what happened here. the 28 students were on the bus at the time. it flipped over because another student trying to race the bus at an intersection trying to get in front of it, failed. hit the bus. bus flipped over. 28 kids on board were hurt. we're told none of the injuries are life-threatening but all the kids were taken to the hospital. this is being investigated by the caroline county sheriff department. they say it was a student driving the s.u.v. that tried to beat the bus at an intersection. that did not go so well. the collision happened near route 207 in caroline county. just outside of the high school. if we get more information we'll pass it along. for now from the breaking news desk in the newsroom, i'm jonathan elias. back to you. alison: thank you. still to come, a big high school matchup tonight. we'll take you there live in sports. leon: that

i'm jonathan elias. back to you. leon: thanks, jonathan. more than 50,000 people in north america suffer burn injuries every year. 65% of the cases involve children. many of them suffer life-long challenges as a result, too. there is a unique camp in the d.c. area that is helping kids cope. the international burn camp bring together teen burn survivors with firefighter counselors to make the camp and the first responders there who staff it this week's harris' heroes. in southern anne arundel county, the rain isn't damperring these campers' spirits. the 45 teens from across the u.s. and canada share a common bond. >> some see them as burn victims but they're not. they are survivors. >> the one-week camp run by the international association of firefighters. all the counselors and the support staff are first responders. melissa demarty know was part of medstar hospital rapid response team. officially she is camp nurse but she also sees her role there as the camp mom. >> we face challenges that most of us can't begin to imagine. >> i got burned

jonathan elias with a live report. jonathan: as you say, we have been seeing the strong winds. the rain has let up. but when it comes down it's so spheres, you have to turn your head the other way or it will blind you. the surf is really kicking up. this has not lel up at all. we have seen the beach creeping up five or six feet and higher than that it so receding a bit. the problem here in ocean city is not what happens on this side. it's on the back bay and the inlet. that is where maryland bureau chief brad bell joins us live. he saw plenty of flooding today. brad? brad: absolutely, jon. we are still seeing it as well. we are approaching low tide. that is what is disconcerting to the town. they still have water up here in the street. a few hours ago the houses had water lapping at their steps. we can show you the video of how bad it got earlier today. the problem in town is that the wind keeps pushing and pushing and pushing. water up against ocean city. that is why we have the big surf. and then the high tide comes in and it pimes up. the beach at front is higher than the ba

out there in the storm,'s jonathan elias. day two out there. is it worse today? jonathan: the winds are worse today than yesterday. but last night the coastal community got absolutely blasted. if i was standing here last night and i was looking out at the mean ocean, because it's not friendly right now, i wouldn't be able to see the waves. the rain was coming down horizontally and blanket after blanket of rain. it was a mess out here. you talk about beach erosion. they have seen a little of that. but the wind is kicking up even more. the ocean, a lot of people think it's a threat. if you look out there, that is not something you want to take a boat out now. some folks who didn't heed the warning, whether they went out on the boat or whether the boat went out without them. the coast guard has to get the boat. beginning the team coverage, joce sterman looked into that. that is a time and a money cost-saveer that they can't afford. right? joce: absolutely. we're live in chesapeake beach. the coast guard is up and down the coast along the chesapeake bay. the winds are

live in addition city, jonathan elias, abc 7 news. back to you. leon: be careful out there. we will track what could be a double round of severe weather with extended coverage on the air and online at wjla.com. stay connected with our twitter and facebook pages as well. alison: you can also download forstormwatch app up-to-the-minute information. steve has the complete forec ♪ ♪ hush my darling... ♪ don't fear my darling... ♪ the lion sleeps tonight. [snoring.] ♪ hush my darling... [snoring.] ♪ don't fear my darling... ♪ the lion sleeps tonight. [snoring.] take the roar out of snore. yet another innovation only at a sleep number store. addicts. you may not remember, leon, but a lot of ladies know that fashion is just as much a part of "scandal" as the story itself. jummy olabanji spoke with the fashion mastermind of the show. fashion has become one of the characters in the show. but i don't think that was the intention starting out. the show'sis mastermind. every week she is on twitter, answering questions about who was wearing what. >> we just wanted to make the relevant,li

jonathan elias, abc 7 news. leon: great work out there. we continue to follow the storm. oad the weatherla app for rain totals. you can say connected with us on always on her website, wjla.com. this just in, the white house has announced that education secretary duncan will set -- step down in december. he is one of the few members of his original cabinet that are still in office. he said in an e-mail he doesn't have any immediate plans after he leaves his position. john king, at debbie secretary, -- a deputy secretary will take his place. an investigation under way after a school bus fire in montgomery county. it happened this morning between georgia avenue and sure fields road. the fire blocked traffic. montgomery county fire spokesman says 75% of the bus was engulfed in flames. no injuries were reported and the only person on board the bus was the driver who we are told got off safely. we turned out to the latest developments in yesterday's deadly shooting at umpqua community college in oregon. investigators are looking at if the shooter left messages behind. he has be

was a dented jonathan elias. jonathan: this is coming to us from charles county register's office just issued a sketch in connection to a shooting. take a good look at this composite sketch they're putting out. this is a person they want to find. they believe this is the guy that shot a 17-year-old back in october 16. that teen was riding his bike on a path at 3:00 in the afternoon when he was confronted by a couple of people. there was a fight to get his bike and one point -- full that a gun and shot him. this is the guy they want to find . if you recognize the man, charles town he police would like to talk to you. that's the latest news desk. back to you. leon: thank you jonathan. alison: let's turn to the weather. it does not get much better than this. steve: it was awesome today. tomorrow will be a lot cooler but now we have three cold fronts on the way over the next six or seven days. those seasons are changing. leon: a hat trick. steve: i will tell you the timing on each of them coming up. about another hour

jonathan elias is there. what you finding on the surf? reporter: this is more than a gusty breeze.g some serious sustained winds. the surf has really kicked up. the winds are coming down from the north. you can really feel it. it is bone chilling when it goes through you. this is the nor'easter on ocean city and they have issues in the back bay that we will talk about in a bit. this storm is coming through and they are expecting 3-5 inches. that is one thing. and you have joaquin that is blowing up in the east. even if it does not make landfall, just the outer bands would be enough to kick up more rain. that is the last thing they need in ocean city. all along the eastern seaboard they are preparing. in alexandria for instance, they have seen flooding there before. it sure does not make it any easier knowing you are getting this much rain and more on the way. states of emergency have been declared. the governor of virginia says his state is ready and he is encouraging everybody in his state to also be prepared. that includes some of these guys out here. like everybody else in alexa