diane and kendis? >> thanks to emily row there. and, you know, we're new yorkers, so we're kind of used to it. but it's still quite compelling to see the tribute in light there. >> it gives me chills every time. it's a mixed emotion. on the one hand, you remember the attack, and everybody has that memory still so vivid, but at the same time it's a great way to show that we continue, we move on, this did not defeat us. >> i can see it from my apartmen from 88 search lights beaming into the sky, seemingly endlessly up into the sky, a fitting tribute. >> a beautiful tribute and another reminder that we will never forget. we'll be right back. i'm never going to be able to sleep with this cold. i'll take a sick day tomorrow. on our daughter's birthday? moms don't take sick days... moms take nyquil severe. stock up on nyquil severe, so you don't lose a moment to... ...sick days. >>> and we've been talking a lot about extreme weather, but there's been a lot of extreme weather on the west coast, too. during a recent heat wave, san francisc

. >>, good morning, diane, kendis. now, with jose's impact although jose expects to weaken as it gets a little bit closer to the southern new england states, we anticipate localized flooding, sporadic power outages and travel disruptions for the mid-atlantic, southern new england and throughout most of the new england states. now, we're expecting heavy seas, rough surf, coastal flooding, strong rip currents and gusty winds between 50 to 60-mile-per-hour winds as a result of jose just getting close, then there's maria ripping across those areas that are still trying to recover from irma as a category 2 over the windward islands, category 3 over puerto rico and hispaniola going into friday so we're expecting flooding and rainfall, damaging winds inundated seas and a hindered recovery effort because of the storm. diane, kendis. >> and, of course, south florida will keep an eye on it too. paul, thank you. >>> but now to st. louis where police say they arrested more than 80 people overnight during a third consecutive evenin

kendis, diane?ersity abruptly resigned amid accusations that she botched irma evacuations. >> as the university of south florida st. petersburg campus was preparing for the hurricane, the chancellor allegedly sent an e-mail suggesting she was on the waterfront campus. but she was actually in atlanta. the school escaped damage, but officials still wanted the chancellor to go. >>> president trump is holding bilateral meetings a day after unleashing on north korea. in his first speech to the u.n. general assembly, the president vowed to totally destroy north korea if the u.s. is forced to defend itself or its allies. he also called kim jong un rocketman, saying he's on a suicide mission, and the president slammed the leader of venezuela, the syria regime and the iran nuclear agreement but stopped short of saying he would withdraw from the deal. >>> abc news has confirmed that deputy attorney general rod rosenstein has been interviewed by the staff of the special counsel robert mueller as they look into

>> yeah. ♪ she's got >> hi, kendis. >> nice song. >> thanks. ♪ i like the way you work it >> caught meou were down wi and i say if you don't like it, you're the one who's insane. ♪ i like the way you work it >> is it bag it up like a brown bag? . >> making news in america this morning another cabinet member under scrutiny for taking private jets. hear where he's accused of going on tax payer money as another secretary agrees to pay for his travel expenses. >> another dangerous rock slide at yosemite. the racks slamming into a vehicle filled with tourists. >> also this morning a mother left with a choice get her child vaks nated or face jail time. >> new details on the death of hugh hefner why his wife might not be getting any of

kendis prefers french.once is speaking a little spanish in her new song. >> that's the brand-new song released overnight there. it's called mi gente. beyonce posted a clip to instagram announcing that proceeds will go toward hurricane relief charities in mexico, puerto rico, and affected countries. she included a link to beyonce.com/relief efforts, but listen to her track. ♪ >> unlike bieber, it's her second time singing in spanish. she did a version of "irreplaceable." it's pretty good. >> and beyonce's the latest celebrity to help hurricane relief. pit bull sent his private plane with supplies there. now some very funny celebrities are finding a very awkward way to pay tribute to puerto rico, as well. >> it all started with comedian and actor nick krol, sharing this image of himself from his in between years as a way to show he was serious about a new initiative. krol had and "late show" host stephen colbert said that for every celebrity that shares an image of themselves from puberty, they will donate to

between kendis and i. we went there to the grounds of the u.s.ck it out. >> history is made at the u.s. open! >> arthur ashe stadium. home of the last grand slam tournament of the year. >> there's no other way to put it, really. i can't believe i'm here. it's a dream come true. i can't believe i'm here at the u.s. open. it's crazy. >> where legends are made on and off the court. but never has there been a moment like this. >> i've been a part of many grand slams. there was that one i had at the denny's in new jersey. >> my objective is to float like a butterfly and sting like a bee. >> reporter: to do what no other news now anchor has done before. >> you really have to know that i am good at tennis. >> i've worked really hard for this opportunity. and i think this is just fate really. >> reporter: to be the ball person at the u.s. open. >> wait, what? >> reporter: yes, you heard me, not a chance. >> we're not here to play tennis? >> with your rackets? the balls are in your hands now. >> oh, we're the ball people. i'm going to be the best ball gra

>> good morning to you, diane, kendis.hat we have right now, the outer waves or bands of the storm still causing problems as it nudges its way to the midsouth. the counter clockwise rotation you can see clearly. but now that it's a tropical depression, folks will say it's not as bad. that's true, but it's not. because we still have 35-mile-per-hour winds and the movement is northwest at 15 miles per hour. but those bands bring with it flooding rains and we're expecting it to track across northern portions of alabama, memphis and the midsouth and curve this way to the north to the most southern tip of illinois. although irma's weakening, look at the amount of area she's going to cover. and touch with scattered showers ranging from 2 to 8 inches in some area. >> paul williams, there's a reason they call it the low country in south carolina. part of the reason is it's very susceptible to a lot of flooding. paul, thank you. >> and many people from south florida evacuated to orlando. but that city was also hard hit by irma, wit

>> kendis and diane. >> why is that funny? no, they're not. so, for girls.ber one name is -- sounds like an oscar >> emma's been popular for a while now. >> emma is popular in texas, all over the place. in the midwest. ohio valley. >> emma stone. >> uh-huh. >> emma from friends, that's what rachel names her baby. >> emma from pennsylvania. for the men. >> ooh, ooh, i like this one. >> noah. >> noah. and you want to know why? >> why? >> because ryan gosling played noah calhoun in the "notebook." and we all love ryan gosling. >> there's no doubt a lot of liam and one direction fans. liam is popular. >>> so i've always wondered why we don't use the metric system here in the u.s. pretty easy, mostly zeros. apparently, pirates are to was the secretary of state and one of the big initiatives george washington put him in charge of was deciding one unit of measurement for the entire country to use. a french guy came over to the u.s. specifically to persuade jefferson to make it the metric system. only his boat ended up in a storm, they ended up in the caribbean, pir

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diane and kendis. >> all right, it's going to be a long road ahead. molly hunter for us in naples, thanks. >>> irma is presenting a new danger as millions frustrating to cope without electricity. >> several running generators inside their homes have died from carbon monoxide poisoning including two adults and child in orlando. four of the family members hospitalized. authorities are warning that generators should always be placed outside of the house. >>> and florida's biggest airports are slowly getting back to normal. all of them from miami up to jacksonville were closed during irma forcing the cancellation of thousands of flights. now capacity is ramping up again, but the airport in key west is only open to emergency response flights. >>> meanwhile, the situation in parts of the caribbean is growing increasingly dire. >> take a look at this. it shows some of the destruction in the french part of st. martin. residents there say the situation is so bad they don't even have enough food and water. >> and it's a similar picture on the u.s. virgin island

kendis, diane? atlanta and angry protests breaking out on the campus of georgia tech university. >> a police car was set on fire and two officers suffered minor injuries when a few dozen protesters marched to the school's police department. three people were arrested. the violence followed a peaceful demonstration over the police shooting death of 21-year-old scout schultz. that happened late saturday night. police say they opened fire when schultz refused to put down a knife and kept advancing on officers. a family attorney says schultz was having a breakdown and was suicidal at the time he was killed. >>> and in st. louis a large group of protesters gathered outside a downtown jail demanding other demonstrators arrested on sunday night be released. there have been four straight nights of protests after the acquittal of a white former police officer who shot and killed a black driver after a car chase. so far, no word of any arrests last night. >>> well, president trump now just hours away from add

i'm kendis gibson. >>> good morning. i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm diane macedo.we're following on "world news now." the death toll is rising in mexico where rescuers are combing through dozens of buildings toppled by an earthquake. more than 20 children are under the rubble of a school and one girl has been found alive. >>> a hurricane his puerto rico and wiping out the entire island from power. plenty of people still in shelters and massive destruction. >>> republicans are hoping to call a vote next week on their new health care bill, but they're still several votes short. she insist people with pre-existing conditions would be covered, but democrats and critics disagree. >>> a teacher is being credited with saving lives in illinois. he tackled a student who allegedly started shooting inside the cafeteria. one student was injured. the accused shooter was arrested. those are some of our top stories on this thursday, september 21st. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> a good morning to you all. we begin this half hour with the tragic earthquake in mexic

but kenneth moten in for kendis gibson. we don't get to have you. >> it's good to be back while kendis took some much-needed time off. the guy couldn't make it to friday. ouren ti our entire team has done such a wonderf wonderful job with the images coming out of texas. >> nothing compared to the people on the ground. we know you're heading there this weekend. we will be continuing to stay on this story. and with th the latest on harvey. the official death toll stands at 39, although it is expected to go much higher. >> at least four of those deaths occurred in the hard-hit beaumont, texas area. there's no word on when the city of 20,000 will have running water again. >> firefighters have been going door to door checking for stranded residents and victims, and new flooding is expected as nearby rivers keep rising. >> the estimate the eventual damage is pegged at $108 billion. marci gonzalez joins us. >> reporter: the mayor in houston says the city is finally drying out. but as you mentioned, the situation is still dire in c

. >> you really are filling in for kendis, just a block of ice in the center of that chest. love stories for nick, noted. >>> next to the "happy" music man, pharrell williams. >> now over the years, pharrell has made a name for himself as a unique and stylist artist. he can wear whatever he and that's perhaps because he never seems to age. some of the looks hard to pull off at the age of 44. but he does it. the guy's my age. look at it. >> really? >> it's a stark contrast, isn't it? a stark contrast. >> some are even accusing pharrell of being a vampire, pointing to this supposed photographic evidence. >> what's, so that's supposed to be him in 1492? >> but even just looking at 1990 to 2013, unbelievable. >> yeah. >> but pharrell is now sharing his secret. >> and it's not magic, not trickery. apparently, it's all about exfoliation. pharrell revealed that his skin care regimen, he revealed it to a magazine, saying he exfoliates like a monster and like a, quote, narcissistic mad man. >> oh. >> and he drinks a lot of water. >> oh. >> you know. >> so water. >> it is what they sa

diane and kendis?a where hundreds of american medical students were caught in the storm and finally are making their way back home. abc's ian panne will ll has mor their evacuation. >> reporter: the race to rescue hundreds of american students stranded on this caribbean island. ravaged by hurricane maria. some have been stranded for over a week as the island's residents faced dire conditions. the destruction on the island is shocking. i mean, in parts, buildings have been completely blown away. people are short of food, they're short of electricity. >> have your numbers out. >> reporter: an international team working to evacuate students from dominica with incredible stories of survival. >> one girl, her entire house went out and she was just holding onto the floorboard through the entire storm. i saw her face at like 2:30 in the morning. her face was red, not from crying but from the wind. >> after this we're brothers, not friends. you don't go through a catastrophe and not have family afterwards. >>

so kendis is my prop for the first story in the mix today, because kmart is being sued by one of its the company called rafta in pasta says kmart stole their banana design. they say the way the costume is worn, too similar. they are suing kmart and its parent company, sears, they have copyrighted this expression of the banana. >> this is a wonderful expression and that really does make the difference right there, that little tip. i, it a's a little limp? >> hugh hefner could have helped with that, i guess. >> polka. >> hey, who's got you down? hey, let's polka! ♪ politics and foreign wars ♪ all the weather, all the scores ♪ ♪ that's world news polka ♪ trippy you need to know ♪ saw this on koppel's show ♪ that's the world news polka ♪ it's late at night you're wide awake and you're not wearing pants ♪ ♪ do the world news polka ♪ come on, get up ♪ ♪ that's world news polka ♪ >> good, insomniacs only. ♪ that's the world news polka ♪ who care what the network thinks or the sponsors too ♪ ♪ and if your neighbors call the cops here's all you have to do ♪ when they yell it's half past 3:00

. >> good morning, kendis, diane. jose causing problems on the east coast. swells beginning to develop. we're expecting heavy seas, rough surf, coastal flooding, strong rip currents and gusty winds between 50- 50-60-mile-per-hour winds, then maria causing problems. and a category three as she passes over puerto rico and approaches hispaniola. this is how she'll go from now until friday. >>> now to florida's recovery from hurricane irma. many are getting their first chance to see the extent of the hurricane damage there after authorities reopened parts of the florida keys. victor oquendo is there. >> reporter: a heartbreaking homecoming for thousands, seeing the devastation up close for the first time. the displaced lining up for miles. authorities reopening the highway from marathon to key west. we joined with one of many terrified he's lost everything. >> that whole corner ofs house came off. >> reporter: debris everywhere. the kitchen exposed. >> the top floor was just the master bedroom suite. >> reporter: inside dean's home, a wasteland, the living room

diane, kendis? >> many parts of the east coast still under a drtropical storm watch as a result of jose. >>> moving on to the rescue effort in and around mex kp ico city. >> officials say 40% of the city is without power. the death toll is now about 225 people. but that is very much expected to climb. abc's matt gutman has more. >> reporter: the scramble to find victims entombed by that quake. so powerful it pulverized buildings. one woman covered in dust carried through the crowd on a stretcher. rescuers rushing into this badly-damaged building to get this woman to safety. more than two dozen buildings collapsed, including schools. the massive 7.1 quake striking just after 1:00 p.m., less than 100 miles from the population nearly 9 million. overhead lights swinging like pendulums. parts of the ceiling crashing down. workers freeing -- fleeing. this man staying against the wall. tourists ducking under a table. thousands rushing to the say the -- safety of the street. it was horrible this man says. d

i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm diane macedo. here are some of the top headlines we're following on "world news now." some of the caribbean islands devastated by hurricane irma are getting ready for an unwelcome repeat. hurricane maria is one of three storms we're keeping an eye on overnight and it could be headed their way. >>> police in st. louis made more than 80 arrests after peaceful protests gave way to property damage in the downtown area. it follows the acquittal of a white former police officer charged in the shooting death ever a black man. >>> and a massachusetts to properly sterilize drugs. >>> and hulu's the "handmaid's tale" wins. it wracked up eight awards. for comedy, political satire, commentary were a hit with "veep" winning. and alec baldwin as you see there as well. those are some of our top stories on this monday, september 18th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> we begin this half hour with the new hurricane threats in the atlantic. >> hurricane maria isn't the largest storm on the radar but t

. >> reporter: good morning, kendis and diane. the president intends to travel to puerto rico and the u.s. virgin islands on tuesday. he says that is the earliest he can get there because he doesn't want to interfere with the response efforts currently under way. president trump is answering questions about his response to the disaster in puerto rico. >> is puerto rico getting all the help it needs from you? >> puerto rico is very important to me. puerto rico, the people, are fantastic people. >> reporter: on the ground, the island is in crisis. 95% of puerto rico is still without power. more than half of the residents without clean water. and take a look at this. what appears to be a line of parked cars is actually a gas line. while hundreds wait at the airport trying to flee. but there are not enough planes. and those that do get out remember those that were left behind. >> i left back my family, friends, and co-workers here. and they have -- you know, they don't have water. they don't have lights. they don't have so many things

. >> good morning, kendis, diane, we still have dangerous waves of heavy showers moving throughout the tennessee valley region. mid-mississippi valley region and easing into the southern portions of the ohio valley region. yes, indeed a tropical depression with 35-mile-per-hour winds but that's 35-mile-per-hour winds and it's sliding its way toward the northwest. we're expecting the center to still track right into northern portions of alabama, mis, going toward the memphis or midsouth area, however, irma is going to spread flooding rains throughout several states and we're expecting the very gusty winds, as well. not only that but concerned about what's happening out in the waters because jose is still swirling around in the atlantic and will bring enough influence to bring rough surf and perhaps strong rip currents along the east coast. kendis, diane. >> as long as it stays out to sea. >>> residents who fled the storm are anxious to return home to see what's left of their homes. >> the roads lea city of miami beach are re-opening this morning ahead of schedule. crews have been workin

. >> reporter: it definitely is, diane and kendis, what a weekend here in miami. hurricane irma is now moving up florida's gulf coast as you mentioned. after hitting miami with powerful winds and rain for hours. some streets are flooded here. trees are down and here in miami-dade county there were so many power outages more than 80% of power customers are in the dark this morning. hurricane irma, a statewide size storm is still pounding florida this morning. miami escaping irma's center but still approaching 100 miles per hour. the storm even producing some tornadoes. >> whoa. >> reporter: winds so strong at least three construction cranes crashed into buildings. in downtown miami a storm surge taking over roads. now looking more like rivers. ahead of the monster storm millions of floridians asked to evacuate. at this shelter 1 of 500 open across the state no electricity. >> we were very nervous. very scared. millions of customers now without power across the state. the intense storm first making landfall in the florida keys. now climbing along the west coast. irm

. >>> good morning, i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm diane macedo.s we're following on "world news now." the death toll from hurricane irma is climbing as residents get a look at what's left of their homes. 90% of the houses there were damaged or destroyed. >> and president trump is heading to the storm zone tomorrow to survey the damage for himself. less than two weeks after visiting hurricane harvey victims in texas. he tweeted that the devastation from irma was greater than anyone thought. >>> six baltimore police officers involved in the fatal arrest of freddie gray will not face civil rights charges. five of those officers will face internal disciplinary trials next month. >>> and apple ceo tim cook unveiling the company's new products, including the highly-anticipated iphone x. preorders for the $1,000 device don't start until late next month. they will be available in early november. those are some of our top stories on this wednesday, september 13th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> and we say good morning on this wednesday mo

. >> i have to keep it like that because i want to keep kendis in class. >> accuweather, that's a big word. thanks, paul. >> and the government is expected to wrap up evacuations from st. martin after airlifting nearly 2,000 americans to safety. >> the last flight ends at the end of the day. they'll turn their attention to rescuing 5,000 in the british virg virgin islands. they must sign a promissory note before getting on to reimburse the government for the flight. >> take a look at what the islands look like from space before the storm. >> and this nasa satellite image shows the aftermat. the islands have been turned brown by the power of the hurricane. >> wow. >> similarly, satellite images give an idea of the staggering clear night before irma. >> and 20 hours ago, it was a much different view. it will be days before everyone has electricity again. >> millions without power. >>> irma inundated charleston, south carolina with a dramatic storm surge that filled the downtown area with water. >> this restaurant was one of the casualties. it was completely swamped. butt owners say they

kendi. [inaudible conversations] >> good evening everybody. good evening and welcome to busboys and poets. my name is kristin king. on the book events manager here at the busboys and poets books and i want to thank you all for joining us this evening. a couple minutes before we begin first and foremost the book is available for purchase in the bookstore and will be available after the event. in addition to that there will be assigning. second we do have a fantastic fall lineup coming up at all six of our busboys and poets locations this fall. there's a sign-up list being passed around so please feel free to add your name and your e-mail address to that. thank you again for joining us. please join me in welcoming andy and dr. kendi. [applause] >> it's a pleasure to have all of you here on this rainy afternoon although compared to what's happening our hearts and minds go to the people they are. i want to welcome all of you for being here and let you know independent bookstores are a dying bree

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. >> kendis >>> this morning on "world news now."aria slams the caribbean. >> the hurricane intensified a few hours ago to a category five storm making landfall on the island of dominica. puerto rico in the destructive path this as the islands clean up from irma. >>> several people are under arrest after confrontations with police, this after a student was fatally shot by police over the weekend. >>> then house democratic leader, nancy pelosi angrily confronted all of this at an

but, kendis, not everyone is loving it.oech calls it a droll and affecting male mid-life-crisis comedy, but foreasks, does the world need another ben stiller as malcontent white man movie? there we go. >> who knew? >> it's only a game, focker. >> careful. >> i said it correctly. >> i'm going to see "it." >> oh, no thank you. >>> this morning on "world news now." on high alert. >> north korea launches another mefl ov missile over japanese airspace in the second time in a month. we're following the latest developments. >>> and the new back and forth between president trump and top leaders on immigration and border security. the president insists undocumented immigrants brought here as children should not be kicked ot of t kicked out of the country. some of the republicans not taking that well. >>> and a pregnant teacher found dead. her boyfriend holding the hand of her mother at a news conference announcing she was

they claim they were specificing looking at a $27 million property owned by car line kendi and her husbanda spokesperson said they're rumors and they aren't true. >>> if you happen to be in old town alexandria you don't want to miss the historic ship docked there. the coast guard cutter eagles moored there. this is the oh only active in the u.s. and used to train maryland academy in connecticut >> five people to do everything, we learn about teamwork, communication, discipline, you see a whole bunch of lines, 179 lines, something served a purpose >> you see visitors got chance to go on board, the u.s. got the ship from germany in 1946 during world war ii. it's been used as a training vessel ever since. alexandria is its last port stop. if you want to check it out. they're doing more tours wednesday and thursday but the eagles leaves alexandria friday and heads back to its home port in baltimore. >>> the demand for all things alexander hamilton has inspired the library of congress. you can all hank hamilton for the new interest. if you can't afford tickets because they're prices, you can ge

kendis? diane?l be talking about maria still next week. >>> but we are talking about another humanitarian disaster taking place. american experts are now in mexico, helping to rescuopinpeee that collapsed after the earthquake. and more than 60 crew members and their five dogs are from the los angeles county fire department and the federal agency. the death toll it from the magnitude 7.1 quake is now more than 270 people and more than 2,000 were injured. free a i young girl from the rubble. but officials now say there was no child there waiting to be saved. one rescuer at the site described the whole story as confusion. >>> north korea's top diplomat says the country may test a nuclear bomb in the pacific ocean. the foreign minister says it could be an h-bomb. and a test of unprecedented scale. that comes hours after president trump imposed a new executive order that aims to punish anyone doing business with north korea. meilwhanim ke,ed f president's u.n. speech in a rare personal statement. he call

you already traveled to the >> your presence, kendis's presence is the present. >> this is a present could give them. remember those cute little game boys that we used to have as kids. >> a nintendo in your pocket. >> you could play with one hand. >> do, do, do. do. >> this is a student who came up with his own game boy, created it here. it's this megagame boy. it's three feet by two feet, and it holds a record for the largest came boy in t largest game boy no tin the wor. >> i appreciate he's playing tetris, but the whole point is to have it small. >>> over to australia, shall we? and you will not have to complain about sand in this hotel, because it is everywhere. the entire hostel made of sand. check out what happens when you look at the after sand, sand everywhere. it's only open for two days. you can book it through >>> this morning on "world news now." in the dark and under curfew. it's pitch-black in puerto rico after hurricane maria carves a deadly path of destruction across the island. >>> and in mexico, we're watching the round the clock efforts after that deadly earthquake

. >>> good monday morning, everyone, i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm diane macedo. u.s. war planes have made a show of force against north korea. they flew further north against the dmz. >>> the nfl is hitting back, and the president is kind of doing the same. in a show of solidarity, players across the league sat, knelt, or locked arms during the national anthem. and there's still another game to go tonight. the president insists all of this has nothing to do with race. >>> and jared

i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm diane macedo.on "world news now." a hero nurse has emerged following the tragedy at a hot florida nursing home. she's sharing some gripping details about the chaotic scene she discovered inside. we'll have more on how it all played out, coming up >>> south korea conducting fiery missile drills overnight, in response to north korea's launch of a second launch over japan, the north korean missile landed in the pacific. full details from seoul, coming up. >>> security will be tight today in sl for a security officer accused of murdering a black driver. >>> and police in lovend say a woman arrested on suspected burglary attended by prince george has been released on bail. the woman has not been charged but faces more questioning. those are some of the top stories we're following on this friday, september 15th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> we're going to start this half hour with the criminal investigation into the tragic deaths of eight senior citizens at that hot florida nursing ho

abc's kendis gibson and diane macedo have the details in this morning's techbytes. breaking overnight - a huge suv slams the vehicle ending up all the way inside. this morning we are live with what happened to the people inside. also breaking overnight - more protests on u.v.a's campus. this time the monument to thomas jefferson covered in a black tarp. what these protesters are demanding this morning. good morning washington i'm larry smith. and i'm autria godfrey. let's get you started wih stormwatch-7 meteorologist eileen whelan. - a few morning showers/sprinkles - rain chances today & tomorrow - warmer & more humid the next few days - still watching jose today: mostly cloudy. warm and humid. showers/sprinkles, mainly before noon. highs: 80-84 winds: e to s 5 mph tonight: clear, becoming cloudy after midnight with rain developing west of d.c. lows: 63-67 winds: s 5 mph thursday: morning rain. scattered pm thunderstorms. warm and humid. highs: 78-82 winds: ssw 5-10 mph were following 5:xx - a house left with a massive hole after a it. sam sweeney is live in upper

abc's kendis gibson and diane macedo have the details in this morning's techbytes. right now i'm the one clocking in... when you're clocking out. sensing your every move and automatically adjusting to help you stay effortlessly comfortable. there. i can also help with this. does your bed do that? oh. i don't actually talk. though i'm smart enough to. i'm the new sleep number 360 smart bed. let's meet at a sleep number store. three named storms in the atlantic right now. one of those - expected to hit areas completely obliterated earlier this month by hurricane irma. good morning and i'm lisa fletcher in this morning for autria godfrey. let's start this half hour with stormwatch-7 meterologist eileen whelan. - another warm and humid day - breezy tomorrow; jose off the mid-atlantic coast - warmer than average approaching the first day of fall friday - watching hurricane maria (approaching leeward islands) today: am patchy fog. mix of clouds and sun. warm and humid. stray shower. highs: winds: ne 5-10 mph tonight: mostly cloudy. stray shower. patchy fog. lows: winds: n

i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm diane macedo.me of the top headlines we're following on "world news now." some of the caribbean islands devastated by hurricane irma are getting ready for an unwelcome repeat. hurricane maria is one of three storms we're keeping an eye on overnight and it could be headed their way. >>> police in st. louis made more than 80 arrests after peaceful protests gave way to property damage in the downtown area. it follows the acquittal of a white former police officer charged in the shooting death ever a black man. >>> and a massachusetts