see this purple area here. oh, we have beaumont, too. that purple is the ten inches of rain.in america that can take ten inches of rain in 16 hour. if this is over the western part of the state, there will be flash flooding. you put this over a massive city, that's big-time flash flooding. there's so much concrete, it won't soak in. the ground is already wet. it won't soak in. all of this will run off. >> does not sound good. now, the storm has already left scores of people in limbo. many in pretty desperate situations. expectant mother danielle weeks, she was forced to evacuate from her port aransas home and was set to have a c-section on tuesday, but she's currently trapped in a hotel room right now in corpus christi. i spoke with her last hour. what have the past 24 hours or so been like for you? >> pretty stressful. just nerve-racking wondering if the hospital is going to be able to do the c-section on tuesday. where we're going to go after we get out of the hospital. stuff like that. >> do you have a backup plan right now? >> well, after the c-section, we can go back to

it was a simple piece of purple cloth inscribed with the world merit on it.r people who received it but our research in the archives has now shown that we know of at least 27 men who received the badge of merit. but after the revolutionary war, it went into disuse and in 1932 then chief of staff of the army general macarthur wanted to do something to recognize the 200th birthday of george washington. and so he brought the badge of merit out of retirement and recreated it as the medal that i wear today. it's the same purple heart and on the back has the words for military merit. but on the face has the likeness of george washington to recognize all that he did in founding the country. as i mentioned, there have been 1.7 million recipients of the purple heart medal. every single veteran has served in sacrificed something, some gave all but all gave some. and so it's an honor for me to be able to be here on behalf of those purple heart recipients who have sacrificed their lives protecting the freemz that we all enjoy today. thank you so much. [ applause ] >> ple

and finally, purple shame.gn singer principal's favorite color was actually orange. now that's according to his prince often wore purple on stage even an official shade of purple hair dye named after the singer. believe it or not orange was the number one love in his are a. there you have it. ♪ >> i love watching these old videos, though. >> now at the man is dead now he is estranged sister wants to come out, look at me, his favorite color wasn't purple. >> it was orange. >> give me break. >> he can't defend himself. >> give me a break. >> give me break. purple reign, raining a drought. that's what it is. [ laughter ] >> maybe we'll have to go to target and that new wine and look into this. >> i will always go to wisdom as my prince expert. >> i'm just saying. he never said purple was his favorite color. purple just repped royalty. >> the essence of prince. >> i'm just saying. >> breaking it down at 9:27. >> next segment for lazy moms that's because reality star monique volumes will join us to share five remedi

now what does the purple line mean? okay, of course this is going to be 21 stations, 10 in montgomery county, 11 in prince george's to new carrollton. it is not going to be part of the metro system. a lot of people get it confused that it will be part of the metro system. this is entirely a state of maryland project. and it will be a light rail-type system. kind of like the street car that's in northeast d.c. and how that operates. it's going to carry hundreds of thousands of people over years, and it's expected to bring economic development to the state of maryland all across montgomery and prince george's counties. the u.s. transportation secretary was here because the feds gave $900 million to this project. that's how confident they are in it. she spoke about it. >> when it's finished, commuters will take an estimated 41,000 daily trips. by 2035, that could increase to 56,000 daily trips. >> reporter: certainly a hopes on this project. a lot of people have been wondering about the legal battles with the purple line.

he was 71 years old. >> prints now has his own shade of purple. the institute unveiled love simple number two. prince as a estate help design the shade of purple for the honor. >>> thousands of students at uc berkeley breaking the world record. they hold the guinness world record for the largest human letter. take a look. 7000 7900 students find that on the cal organized this event, all in an effort for students to take a class photo. >>>the athletics be the royals from 10 until eight. the they had a one run lead in the eighth inning, but santiago castille would blow a save opportunity. they gave up three runs, and. >> that would be a little bit too perfect. >> gordon out the door, gordon near the wall. one run scored, two runs for, and taking the lead. >> three-run double from matt joyce, with two outs in the bottom of the eighth. >> come on. >> they scored six runs in the inning, and they went on to win and wrap up the series this afternoon. >>> how about the giants, not even medicine baumgartner could keep the hottest hitter inside of the park

. >>> a shade of purple inspired by the late super star, prince, on his custom made piano. the color was dubbed love symbol number 2. prince began using his name in 1993 and battled with ownership over the recording of his biggest hits. he switched back to prince in 2000 after his warner brothers contract expired. news at 4:30 starts right now. that's what's going on. >>> this is wake up washington on wusa 9. >>> good morning, everybody who are you? i forgot.

right above that, kind of a purple area, that's our state tree. our state bird. and by his other hand, an astronaut. there have been more astronauts going into space from oklahoma than any other state in the union. we're coming into the senate chamber. oklahoma's legislature meets the first monday of february. it has to be finished by the last friday of may. so they are in session four months out of the year. we have 48 state senators elected for four years. the lieutenant governor is the president of the senate but not active in that role probably in 70 years now. so the president protem really is the leader. from 1907 to 2006, the democrats had the majority so the pro tem was a democrat. 2006, we had a tie. they elected a democrat and a republican and alternated days as to who was conducting the business of the senate. i thought if lieutenant governor was ever going to be involved, that would be it. it turned out the first year of that session there were no tie votes at all. in the second year, there were only four. so they really made that situation work. the

the purple means a hard road closure. the red is the backup from there. it is beyond gold hill in the southbound direction. they don't expect this to be cleared for at least another hour. so of course, we're tracking that for you. your best alternate would be to take 80 to columbus parkway. exit at columbus parkway to lake herman road to cut across to 680 or go all the way to 780 to get back to 680 that way as well. we're following this with a sig alert, expected to be opened at 6:00 a.m. this morning.

right above the large paintings, there's a purple ring. and that marks the beginning of new construction. so everything above that line was completed in october of 2002. we have had a dome on our capitol about nine years now. >> how long did it take for them to add the dome? >> 16 months. started in april of 01. and were finished by october of 02. so 16 months. >> the cost to build the dome was approximately $22 million. of that some 20 million is privately financed. from the beginning, there was always a group of people who wanted to finish the capitol. and build the dome. through the years, different groups have tried to raise money. governor keeting put the right group of people together. to raise the money. and his goal was to have the dome on the capitol by the s centennial. so we would have the capitol looking like it was supposed to look. as it was originally designed. the large paintings are by charles banks wilson. he starts with the history of oklahoma. and the spanish going across the panhandle in 1541. on the way to the lost ci

they signed a grand agreement giving the purple line the green light. line will run from new carrolton to bethesda. they say the purple line creates thousands of jobs and helps ease congestion but the plan faced backlash. >> we say $50050 million state taxpayers money, getting the bids in lower but also making the effective and would benefit the most chip in and they did and we appreciate their effort. >> the maryland project favorable characters. state and local governments also had skin in the game. i want you to complement the two county executives because they also put in the money from the county. when communities do that, we are in it altogether. then the federal government can be a real partner. >> if all goes well, the purple line could open as early at 2022 >> a lot of people are always waiting for the next iphone >> you may have to wait a bit longer, we'll have the reason behind the possible delay. ♪ ♪. ♪ ♪. . >>> the if it bit ion nick. it doesn't have to be attached to the smart phone to work. analysts say the feature will allow if it bit to

we are getting closer and closer to the purple line we are getting closer and closer to the purple lineecoming a reality. on monday, maryland governor larry hogan will join other officials for a ground breaking ceremony in hyattsville. the light rail is planned to run from new carrollton - to bethesda. last month, a judge reinstated the projects environmental approval. it does face some uncertainty though - as a lawsuit trying to block the project works through the court system. a big day - here at abc-7. this morning kidd o'shea is here annoucing the winners of our front of the line contest. trt 1:03 oc - nats we wil announce our next winner coming up in the 6 good morning washington. those idol auduitions are in annapolis on september 5th. right now! here's your chance to turn back time! cher is coming back to mgm-national harbor, and we have tickets! we are lookiing for classic cher show september 3rd at mgm. just call 703-528-7334 to win. its friday - and you know what means. we check in with 97-point-one wash f-m's "loo and chilli" for their box office preview. both loo and chilli

today is national purple heart today.d army medic daniel, new york city fire department firefighter who will be reunited with his lost medal, and major zack fight, the founder of purple hearts reunited. good morning to all of you. >> good morning. steve: let's start with you. for a myriad of reasons, and we're going to get a couple of them in just a moment. people who have been presented with the purple heart lose them. it is your organization's mission to do what? >> basically, we do the detective work to find out who these medals belong to, we'll get them professionally framed for you charge free of the families, and we travel to the country to return them in ceremonies like you'll see tonight. we're going to reunite eight families with their lost valor. steve: and we should point out these are not new purple hearts that have been issued by the pentagon. you track down the original ones that were lost; right? >> these were the last item that a family received of their loved one's death, and it has that sentimental value

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today's ceremony will officially kick off construction of the purple line at 10 o'clock this morning. >> ♪ >> 4:35. let's go ahead and talk weather now with mr. gary mcgrady. good to see you gary. >> thank you very much. good monday morning to you all. temperatures are kind of cool out this morning. we generally have fair skies. there's clouds off to the east of us but really nice for us. 67 here in town now. gaithersburg 56. frederick is 55. the c coolest temperatures along i-81. winchester bottomed out at 52. they could get a little cooler. all of us could get a little cooler before the sun starts to get up and we start the warming process. back into the 70's today as we continue this mild pattern we're in and absolutely dry today but we do have basically some showers in the forecast coming in tonight, tomorrow, lingering into wednesday as well, which will be related to a new tropical storm that i think is going to form, maybe even in the next couple of hours or so. we'll keep an eye on that and talk more about it as well. temperatures today upper 70's. here's a look at your monday

seven other purple hearts were returned to veterans' families. they were awarded to men who fought in both world wars, korea and vietnam. >>> well, still ahead, we learned overnight about cruise ship passengers taking extreme measures because of pirates. >>> plus hikers come face-to-face with a mountain lion and the cat is not backing down, so we'll let you know what the hikers did. >>> and it's america's most expensive real estate listing. but can you guess how much? for the thousands of wounded warriors returning from battle, wounded warrior project has developed the warriors to work program, a unique program that helps wounded warriors translate their military experience to the civiln rkplace. the warriors to work program also worksith employers to find the right job for the right warrior. contact wounded warrior project at findwwp.org. welcome home the brave. >>> check out this video outside of tampa. that is a dog dangling from a second floor balcony. luckily four people on the ground were holding a sheet under the animal when the dog sudden

the purples are 100s, sacramento might see those temperatures. a few 90s will pop up around santa rosa. that's tomorrow and it's a lot like today. moving forward those temperatures will ratchet up into the mid 90s and when i come back we will talk about that. >>> still to come, he is accused of shooting two off- duty oakland firefighters and killing one. today he faced a judge and we will tell you what happened in court and the long sentence he could face a found guilty. >>> coming up, police in the south bay make two arrests for the sexual assault of a four- year-old girl. investigators say there may be more victims. my name is valerie decker and i'm a troubleman for pg&e. i am a first responder to emergencies 24 hours a day, everyday of the year. my children and my family are on my mind when i'm working all the time. my neighbors are here, my friends and family live here, so it's important for me to respond as quickly as possible and get the power back on. it's an amazing feeling turning those lights back on. be informed about outages in your a

>>some were left speechless of the purple line gave folks hoor a 5 day inside. >> i think more people rye the trail than ever purposing line. and i think metro or somebody bitter wake up because we're decline explaining it's a bad deal for people and us bikers. >> the 1/2 mailed trup the gorming town reach nod to allow for construction of the purposing line. closure will also come removal of hundreds of trees that lined this path for decades. >> we're working on it. it does not look good. >> for many pam ilys in many area if montgomery county it >> for kids to walk to school so early in the morning having to leave a half hour earlier when it's a ten minute walk. >> cynthia moved her 6 years ago the main reason to be in umar farouk abdulmutallab umar farouk abdulmutallab umar if they do the purple line they should do sections at a time and leave portions open for everyone else to use. >> alternate. >> 28. >> secretary gay dpi of school next tuesday. the khoun of had effie chase is still in talks with manage county on a temporary sol solution. the county was hoping the ultimate route wo

. >>> the purple heart may be the one medal no veteran wanted to earn. but the men and women who wear it are thankful to be alive. today, we commemorate george washington's creation of the medal in 1782. amy cho has more on the special ceremony on purple heart day. >> reporter: chris, good morning. yeah, this was george washington's home and he's the one who invented the purple heart award. as we speak, dozens of have done for our country. it was invented back in about 1782. it's given to people who have been wounded or killed in action. such incredibly brave veterans now about a million purple hearts have been awarded since world war ii. about 40 of those people are in there today for the celebration. it included the national anthem, the presentation of the colors as well as speeches. we spoke to fellow veterans about what the award means for them. one veteran told us he spent over a year in the hospital. >> well, the award does signify serious bodily injury at the hands of the enemy. i do consider it to be my personal award. other medals and awards see

i'm joining the purple party. >> purple party. >> welcome. >> hey. >> mike what you got for us. >> allthe morning meme. >> the morning meme. >> all right, let's get to it. >> this is when you know he means business. the music changes. >> uh-huh. >> first meme is up. >> awww. >> poor puppy. >> what happened? >> you just got to stand there or you going to help me. >> poor puppy. trying to figure out if that's a hammock. >> looks like a hammock. >> i think it's a hammock. >> looks like a hammock. but he's so tiny it could be a basketball hoop. >> it could be. do you know it's actual dog day tomorrow. >> is it. >> i hear we're going celebrate early today, though. >> probably. 8:30. more on that later. marie here, when i told the aflac duck i went with a different insurance. >> look at his face. >> i think we've all been here before. >> i am so smart. >> when you get one jeopardy question right. >> like high-five. >> all hail. >> then you have to go to the bathroom when the next question comes on and you don't know it. >> when you don't get out of school until 4:00 and you have to sell a 79

>> purple heartsreunited olsen on facebook.nk you all for being with.us pete: enjoy tomorrow. it's going to be an exciting day and you've got a new family member. >> thanks for having us. abby: cousin cody. pete: coming up, chicago mayor rahm emanuel suing the trump administration over sanctuary city funding. now rahm is getting some backup from his liberal buddies. abby: plus todd fire was live at the track in watkins glenn with a very special guest. who do you have? >> ricky bobby who said if you're not first, you're last. this is the area, a giant toolbox where all of the magic happens to try to make sure that this number 3 car gets into victory lane. we're.rush: i understand by the driver of the number 3 car austin dillon when we come back. ♪ one nation under god hundreds of dollars on youmy car insurance. saved me huh. i should take a closer look at geico... (dog panting) geico has a 97% customer satisfaction rating! and fast and friendly claims service. speaking of service? oooo, just out. it was in. out. in! out. in! wha

the purple afg ha n in the pea arancini. the purple afghan is the strain.ivilised event, all sat round. it's a relaxed atmosphere. the government would say what you're doing is illegal and it is illegal because of the harm it can do to you, your friends and the wider society. the harm it can do to you, your friends and the wider societym you take a look at spain, portugal, canada, they are coming through with progressive policies that are having more of a positive impact. so far we have over 400 club members. we have been around for three orfour years. we have over 40,000 instagram followers, 6,000 facebook likes, and basically we keep growing. we've had one of our outdoor events, green pride, which has grown year on year. our first year we only had 100 people turn up to it. the second year, 1,000. 0urthird yeari,500 and about eight different stalls. this year, we hit over 3000 people attending and about 25 different stalls, setting up for the day. and we have basically limited police interruption. that might be rob's experience in brighton, but i want to g

yesterday was national purple heart day. purple heart is awarded to the members who are killed or wounded in the service. in new york they put a twist on the idea. instead they were turning lost purple hearts to the veterans and the families of the fallen service men. >> for a lot of the families the medal is the last tangible item they received of the loved ones and to have it reunited will bring the veteran back to them. jonathan: the purple heart was created by general george washington in 1782 before he became the first u.s. president. originally the badge of military merit. alison: a military mom in arizona got what she has been waiting for, for air force sergeant shania porter just got back from the fifth overseas deployment and she decided to surprise her two sons. hey little guy. jonathan: that never gets old. alison: that is so great! that is blake who she surprised first. then she did it with the brother. he thinks they are video chatting and then he real iced -- real iced mom is 'sed of class -- realized mom is ou

brown then turns and runs, dropping the purple cup. as metro police begin the search boasting of what she had done on her facebook page, writing, y'all know it was me. she then spoke with news 4's adam tuss by phone. >> she got the end of it. but it was -- she was being real rude and stuff, to me. >> and news 4 was there when brown turned herself in to metro police. >> i'm sorry, y'all, but she had to get it. >> well, it is terrifying video, children and maybe even you ride down this escalator every single day, yet you see a man firing a gun from the top of columbia heights metro station. we first showed you this video on monday. tonight, you are actually seeing the suspected gunman's face for the first time. dc police say caesar mo raless is armed and dangerous. the gunman's intended target wasn't hit. but his identity remains part of the mystery. >> well, we don't know who the victim is or the intended target, so we really don't hav either what we locate that person or we bring the suspect into custody, we'll get closer to what the m

they found a purple heart. it turns out the purple heart belonged to his brother who is turners uncle. >> it is amazing that he found it out of all this stuff. that's the amazing part right there. it's going to mean a lot. >> he said he has never come across something as special as this and didn't want it to end up in a landfill. >> amazon is warning people who bought a special pair of glasses for the up coming solar eclipse may not work. details at 6:00 a.m. >> a neighborhood in california is blanketed in a sea of red. they hope the move will save dozens of homes. >> reporter: we have clouds overnight, the sunshine will move in. starting out at 6 in philadelphia. low -- 68 in philadelphia. low 60s in trenton. cooler in southern shore communities. i'll let you know where we're going later on coming up. >> this is the restaurant where someone purchased a mega million ticket worth $390 million. nick's barbecue will receive $500,000 because of it. winner has yet to come forward. there was no powerball winner on sa

the 16-mile purple line would connect montgomery and prince georges county. state officials originally estimated a potential opening at 2022. but that is likely to be pushed back because of legal challenges. in bethesda, i'm shomari stone, news 4. >>> also new at 11:00, answers for a maryland family two months after a man was murdered. poli shooting and killing a man in oxen hill back in june. the suspects had an ongoing d dispute with the victim before the shooting. >>> now to the murder of three little girls, a case the state's attorney calls the most difficult she has ever handled. you could feel the anger during the suspect's first hearing in court this afternoon and you could see it in a group when his mother attacked our photographer outside court. >> you going to go to jail. >> get the camera out of her face. >> our photographer is okay but a little unnerved as you might expect. before the confrontation a judge ordered a psychiatric evaluation for the suspect. antonio williams repeatedly yelled out during his the state's attorneys office isn't buying i

that helps him with the base and helps him with the purple people.goes into the core, not the bay area, not in california. in the middle of the country. >> the media is not the one that made john mccain issuedu that one vote on health care that he brought up last night. >> he has alienated and isolated and misguided himself or moved himself into a position that is self defeating. that will make it hard for mitch connell, paul ryan. they will have to create a parallel governing party for the gop to move forward. the question is how well does the trump administration negotiate that while he tries not to alienate his base headed into 2018 and the 2020 cycle. >> do you think he lied by admission when he rehashed his lines from charlottesville. >> on many sides. >> are you arguing that the unscripted donald trump was terribly scripted. yes. everything that he does is thought through. >> it brings trouble on to himself. he causes his own trouble. >> he can push back on that. that goes to his republican core and base. something to watch with the purple is f