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let's get right to our ryan hughes at the live desk. larry, right now london's metropolitan police are only confirming that they are at the scene of a quote "incident". this is at the parsons green subway station in london. social media users say there was some kind of blast on a train. pictures online show a white bucket with fires and flames coming out. investigators are on scene right. london's metro newspaper reports there are passengers with burns...and we're he trampled during the chaos. services are stopped on the impacted subway line right now. we are working to get more information and we'll update you as we learn more. good morning washington. toss to eileen - warm and humid days ahead - isolated afternoon shower chances - fall arrives a week from today - watching jose & the eastern atlantic today: am patchy fog. mostly sunny to mostly cloudy. isolated shower. highs: 81-85 winds: nw 5 mph tonight: partly to mostly cloudy. patchy fog. lows: 61-67 winds: w 5 mph saturday: partly sunny, warm and humid. isolated afternoon shower.

larry: getting ready for round two, ryan hughes, what are we working? -- ryan: virginia task force got home last night after helping the people of hurricane harvey, but this time alabama and florida are looking for help born and raised incian, dr. rrural virginia went to vmi. trained at johns hopkins. an army doctor who treated soldiers seriously wounded in the gulf war. eighteen years as volunteer medical director of a children's hospice. as lt. governor, he's fighting to expand healthcare in virginia. he'll get it done as governor. ralph northam: i'm ralph northam, and we need to provide access to affordable healthcare for all virginians, not take it away. autria: back on the air at 6:15, tracking irma this monster category five hurricane making landfall overnight. take a look at this, the storm already unloading on the u.s. virgin islands. this is a live look at sink roy, we're still looking to look who gets hit next. we don't know where irma will end up, but breaking this morning they are getting the call not to unpack very long and head down to flor

ryan hughes what are you working on? ryan: signs are posted here in ocean city telling people about the dangerous rip currents caused by tropical storm maria. we will have a live look, coming up the. -- up next. herenumber of firefighters at the ecuadorian embassy. coming up, i'm a lawyer, and i have clients, and i am proud to do what i do on behalf of my clients. narrator: the clients john adams and his team are so proud to work for? banks accused of money laundering. big corporations accused of defrauding taxpayers. and mortgage lenders accused of unfairly foreclosing on homes. now he wants to be attorney general. rful and well-connected can buy. i'm mark herring, candidate for attorney general, and i sponsored this ad. >> you are watching "good morning washington," on your side. breaking right now, and embassy, up in flames here larry: fire shooting through the roof of the ecuadorian embassy in radiant west. john gonzalez is there with the massive response from overnight. john: still a number of firefighters there in

ryan hughes is there live. - clouds from maria today; still warm - maria moving north off the se u.s. coast - hot and humid tomorrow; changes thursday - much cooler, less humid friday through the weekend today: mostly cloudy. not as hot, still warm and humid. highs: 83-86 winds: ne 5-10 mph tonight: mostly cloudy. staying mild. lows: 64-72 winds: n 5-10 mph wednesday: partly sunny. warm and humid. highs: 85-89 feels: 90-95 winds: n 5-10 mph right now - concern here at home as right now - concern here at home as here at home as right now - concern here at home as maria moves north. the storm - forcing hundreds out of their homes in north carolina's outer banks. as eileen just mentioned, the hurricane is off the coast.. but it's still expected to bring heavy wind, rain and storm surge that could lead to flooding. we'll be checking on conditions at the beach in ocean city - coming up at 5:45. meanwhile in puerto rico, people begging for help after hurricane maria., the governor calling the situation right now quote "a humanitarian disaster". at least 16 people have now died in puerto ric

live this morning, ryan hughes, "good morning washington." overnight city of charlottesville voting to remove a statue of stonewall jackson, confederate general. the meeting didn't wrap up until late last night. the earlier decision to remove a statue of robert e lee is being challenged in court. both are covered following a white nationalist rally in which a counter protester was murdered. this comes as marchers arrive in d.c. after marching here from charlottesville. abc 7 will be here live as they make it to the city this afternoon. police have now identified the man behind the wheel of a crash as anthony smith of oxon hill. they say that smith hit several cars before crashing into another. he and five other people were taken to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries and smith is now behind bars. a big honor for police department. kaine, the and tim virginia senate passed unanimous

let's go to ryan hughes at the hurricane alert desk. now this storm is moving north toward jacksvonville. this video in just moments ago - of street flooding in jacksonville. so far we have not heard of any major issues in the jacksonville area... but we are currently monitoring the situation. some unbelievable images coming out of florida showing the strength of this hurricane. these pictures out of naples, where the eye of the storm passed sunday. the rain creating white out conditions similar to a blizzard there. some reporters saying it felt like being hit with a firehose. and in downtown miami this! winds over a hundred miles an hour tearing the roof right off this house. the city has also been dealing with serious flooding from storm surge. we'll have live reports from miami and tampa in just a few minutes. we will continue monitoring the video coming out of florida and will bring it to you as we get it. 5:xx - and right now local groups working around the clock to help those impacted by hurricane irma. suzanne kennedy is live at

our ryan hughes is live at the scene - ryan? back now to hurricane maria - and the entire hurricane maria - and the entire island of puerto rico without power right now after taking a direct hit. the storm, wiping out entire power grids and leaving residents to fend for themselves. and today - the first images showing the unbelieavable devastation. debris strewn everwhere.. and dangerous floods. you can see roads, looking more like rivers - and the rain isn't letting up yet. the national hurricane center says the island could see up to 30 inches of rain through saturday. overnight, president trump tweeting a message of support to puerto rico. the governor there has asked to declare the island a disaster zone. hurricane maria is the most powerful storm, to strike the u-s territory in nearly 90 years. happening right now in mexico - a race against time to save people trapped in the rubble after tuesday's earthquake. in mexico city - rescuers working around the clock to reach a young girl buried in the debris of her flattened schoo

ryan hughes is live in northwest with the details. the path to beggining in parts of texas as flood waters from harvey slowly start to recede in some areas. the rain has finally stopped..but the recovery operations continue. it could still be days before officials are able to see the scope of the disaster. many homes and neighborhoods in houston - still surrounded by water this morning. houston's mayor says the city is mostly dry after taking an aerial tour. thousands still remain stranded...and officials in harris county believe up to 40-thousand homes have been destroyed in the houston area. we know that at least 39 people have died. and rescuers are searching for 19 people reported missing. despite the devastation..houst on's mayor saus the city is on it's way back. the federal government still has more than 12,400 personnel has more than 12,400 personnel stationed across texas and louisiana in response to the storm and subsequent flooding. fema officials say the agency's primary mission is still taking care of people and restoring

ryan hughes is live. ryan, he is going away for a very long time. ryan: yes, adrianna, a very long time, he will likely's been the rest of -- he will likely spend the rest of his life in prison. ay apologized, saying he knows what he did was wrong and wish he could go back and stop himself, but the judge showing no mercy. he was sentenced to 100 years after he was counts. prosecutors say he betrayed an entire community. builtrmer teachers aide the trust of his young victims in the course them into performing sex acts on him and each other, reporting the acts with a cell phone. a parent found photos on her child's phone. airway was indicted for molesting -- carraway was indicted for molesting them in and around the school. one parent says she now has to track her son's nightmares to help him recover. he showed little emotion in court, and the district attorney says this was a matter -- a miserable failure on all of our kids. >> fascist to make sure that mr. carraway never have the opportunity to walk freely among us as a community again. we feel this

ryan hughes is there at the scene and this before the nats host the first postseason game of the year. ryan: that's right, adriana. the brazen these tried to use the stolen u-haul truck in the depths of the night to pull off a smash and grab, but they struck out. this is an active scene seven hours after the attempted robbery. police and fbi have been taking photos and gathering evidence all morning long. this is what is left of the atm machine. crews have been out here for the past 30 to 45 minutes hauling nothing away. it was destroyed. -- hauling that thing away. it was destroyed. used to be4 suspects stolen u-haul and ram to the atm several times with the back of the truck. a burglar alarm went off around 4:45 this morning, and that likely scared of them away. they did not get away with the machine, but they managed to get truck. we just confirmed that the u-haul truck was stolen from the location just around the corner on south capitol street. it was stolen overnight from the back lot. we spoke with workers there who tell me to our cameras pointing down into the lot. they are loo

ryan hughes is live in southeast - ryan? toss to weather - first day of fall (equinox - feeling more like august through early next week - much cooler by next weekend - tracking maria; near the turks & caicos and southeastern bahamas today today: partly to mostly cloudy and warm. highs: 83-87 winds: n 5-10 mph t lows: 56-64 winds: n 5 mph saturday: mostly sunny. still very warm. highs: 85-88 winds: n 5-10 mph now to a horrific crime. police say high school classmates kidnapped and raped frederick. john gonzalez is live with what parents need to know as they send their children off to school this morning. tracking hurricane maria - and a live right now. you can see the eye of the storm making popular vacation islands of turks and caicos right now. this as we're seeing new images of the devastation maria left behind in puerto rico. some communities are completely cut off - with trees toppled, wires down, and debris everywhere. at least 15 people are dead on the island of dominica-- but that number may grow. in puerto rico, mar

in fairfax, ryan hughes.drianna: stormwatch 7 is tracking irma's every move, stay on top of the breaking details i downloading our weather app right now on your smart phone. police in montgomery county are investigating to accident involving pedestrians at the .ame spot in less than one hour both accidents on richard montgomery drive and rockville pike. the condition of the pedestrians is a note and we will bring you the latest on the story as it comes into the newsroom. investigation underway after a police officer struck and killed an elderly man riding a motor scooter. police released the name of the person who died, the victim is of kensington. the officer involved is an eight year veteran, robert farmer. john has more on this deadly collision. crash, montgomery county police say the driver of the motor scooter was 74 years old and leaving this neighborhood off of monterey drive in wheaton, maryland, going to veirs mill road when he was attempting -- that is when he was struck by unmarked police vehicle.

ryan hughes introduces us to the couple both committed to helping out. >> it is just solid rain all the time. ryan: rebecca callahan saw firsthand the devastation, but also the resilience at their hearty -- after harvey slammed into the gulf coast. she volunteered with the american red cross, leading a team in opening a shelter in louisiana. >> it, frankly, was remarkably calm most of the time, because so many were in shock that it was not at the point that anyone had time to think. ryan: rebecca said that there were fears of the shelte it was hard to tell how many homes were destroyed. >> it varied by street a lot. there was so many that were just totally gone. and: now, exhausted sore, she is back in bc -- in d.c. her husband is getting his bags ready. he is flying out to texas tonight. 9/11,h of us, since decided if something major was going to happen, we were not going to sit on the sidelines. the: he is deploying with capacity force. he will be on the ground in texas for 45 day, assisting fema with financial issues to help people get back on their feet. iswhen it comes down to help

ryan hughes, abc 7 news. adrianna: we will continue to keep an eye on hurricane maria as it continues to move north. keep updates with us on wjla.com and follow us on twitter and on facebook. more breaking news out of the district, police say a man stabbed and killed a woman for a report of a domestic aggravated assault. the police are looking for the attacker. we will follow this and bring information as we get it. and now this. a huge fire rips through the ecuadorian embassy overnight. take a look at the scene at 15th and euclid. the flames are shooting through the roof and two firefighters worked -- severed non-life-threatening injuries. still no word on what caused the fire. the taliban says the u.s. defense secretary james mattis was the target of a rocket attack this morning on the , afghanistan.ul up to 40 rounds of munitions hit the airport, injuring five civilians. mattis landed in the country a few hours earlier for a surprise visit. this was his first trip to afghanistan and's president trump annou

ryan hughes is with what the poli news conference. ryan. ryan: good afternoon. that police chief giving us the update just a few moments ago calling this a senseless and random killing. he says that a 16-year-old was walking home on his way back from a convenient store when a 19-year-old comes up and tries to rob him. take a look at the video that we have from the scene just a few moments ago from earlier this morning, rather. police say that call came in around 8:30 at 13th and downing street northeast. the chief says the 16-year-old pulled out a pocketknife in order to defend himself but the 19-year-old pulls out a gun and shot him and killed him. police have the crime scene blocked off well into the morning as they canvas that neighborhood. that victim, the 16-year-old, was a senior at thurgood marshall and was an aspiring athlete on the track team. take a listen to the chief. >> an excellent student, an aspiring athlete. so this is a tragic, tragic occurrence. i was able to speak to his mother this morning. as you can imagine the family's devastated. ryan: y

ryan hughes is live on breaking news.. ryan? and seven is on your side all throughout on the baltimore washington parkway. the shutdown slowing your commute. maria moving north. evacuations in effect right now as the east coast braces for impact. were live at the beach. and the dallas cowboys - americas team - taking a knee. owner and trump supporter jerry jones, front and center. the show of solidarity as n-f-l protests spread to monday night. good morning washington i'm larry smith. and i'm autria godfrey. let's start with

kimberly: ryan hughes is following a situation that is being called an act of terror. calling this a terrorist incident, all happening on board a tube train at the parsons green subway station. also confirming there was a fire on board a train in multiple people are injured. they say counterterrorism officers are leading this investigation. according to social media users, they say they heard a blast in the carriage of the train after 8:20 this morning during rush hour. firefighters were seen leading passengers away from the area as commuters were fleeing in panic. pictures online show a white ameset with wires and flm coming up in police saying that there is not an exact cause of that fire. they are continuing to work that developing story. larry: thanks. 6:01. glad you are here on this friday. i'm larry smith. kimberly: i'm kimberly suiters. if you have not stepped outside, sticky out there, kind of a return for summer. larry: now sum veronica: the irony there is autumnal equinoxes seven days away. we went from a cold pattern to a warm pattern. that is what we are ta

in fairfax, ryan hughes, abc7 news.drianna: right now, round-the-clock rescues are happening in mexico city three days after the earthquake struck. crews and volunteers are sifting through sheets of rubble, looking for any sign of life. now stands at 273. 137 people were killed in mexico city alone. an unknown amount of people could still be trapped. there has been a lot of attention on a school that was flattened by that quake more 19 kids and six adults died. the good news is all of the students who were reported missing have been accounted for. ietocan president pena n insists that search and rescue efforts will continue as long as they believe people are alive under the rubble. after the earthquake in mexico and several devastating hurricanes, you may want to know how you can help. we have a list of ways to help on our website. go to wjla.com. developing right now, tensions are escalating with north korea, this after president trump's u.n. address and his new executive order increasing economic sanctions. north kore

in great falls, ryan hughes, abc 7 news. >> police in d.c. trying to felling gur out what caused this deadly crash in the southeast. one person was killed three others taken to the hospital in critical condition. it happened this morning at good hope road. right now, an investigation into what sparked a house firen drive this morning. we're told that the people who live this were out of town and the dogs were home and unfortunately not make it. well, remember you can be the first to know when breaking news happens. sign up for alerts to your phone by going to your website at wjla.com/tex. turning now to the weather. taking a live look outside as you can see, and another beautiful september day. meteorologist josh knight has first look at the forecast. nosh, we know you are staying abreast of yet another hurricane. meteorologist: that is right. we we're tracking another one here. as of 5:00 hurricane maria barley category 1 and max winds of 7 army. taking aim at a lot of the same islands that irma moved past. this is going to be one we expect

let's get right to our ryan hughes at the live desk., right now london's metropolitan police are only confirming that they are at the scene of a quote "incident". this is at the parsons green subway station in london. social media users say there was some kind of blast on a train. pictures online show a white bucket with fires and flames coming out. investigators are on scene right. london's metro newspaper reports there are passengers with burns...and we're he

ryan hughes, what are you working on. rushed to the hospital after his cruiser is hit. we're live at the scene plus - devastated and desperate. a waiting game in puerto rico - as millions are still without basic necesseties. the painful new portrait of conditions on the ground, . and the national anthem taking and the national anthem taking center stage once again.

ryan hughes.. what are you working on? on a local commuter route. what you need to know as you head out the door this morning. plus heinous crime. a local high school student kidnapped and raped by fellow classmates. what every parent

as ryan hughes shows us... women in wards 7 and 8 are particularly at risk. and a center located in ward 8 is aimed at helping women in the community, whether they have insurance or not. here at abc 7 -- this all week leading up to the komen race for the cure. we'll have live coverage of the event saturday on our sister station newschannel 8 -- as well as our web site w-j-l-a dot com. a seven on your side health matters -- about what could be a big breakthrough for diagnosing alzheimer's disease. a new study published this week claims researchers created a blood test that lets them identify the disease. currently -- alzheimer's can only be diagnosed from other factors -- including brain scans and mental testing. the test still has to go through years of evaluation, before making its way to patients. prince george's county is set to do more pesticide spraying tonight. this - after a mosquito pool tested positive for west nile virus. there are no human cases at this time- but residents are urged to take precautions to avoid bites. spraying will take place after

ryan hughes has more. : powerful new video overnight, irma leaving destruction in its wake live power lines ripping down the storm, starting these massive flames electrical issues are still a major concern this morning, there are 4.5 million people without power. roadse areas you see the turning into rivers and in some, you see this. the water receding from the bay before it arrives, the wind so strong that it began to pull water from the shore in tampa, something residents have ever seen. these, a show you first look at some of the headlines. "the miami herald," saying swamped i irma. "landwerful word there, -- slammed." a scenic reporter, nearly blown from her feet covering the storm , i have that coming up for you at 6:45. adrianna: all morning long we are tracking irma's every move. they come in. the redskins got off to a pretty rough start. , there had been five straight wins abc over the eagles, but they broke tackles into the end zone for the one point lead. taking it in for the score, the eagles tak

ryan hughes... what are you working on? ralphcandidate for governor,rtham, and i sponsored is ad. they're studying for 21st century jobs., but ed gillespie supports donald trump's plan to take money out of virginia public schools and give it to private schools. as a washington dc lobbyist, ed gillespie worked for lenders trying to keep student loan rates high. and ed gillespie's plan to cut taxes for the wealthy could cut virginia school funding, too. ed doesn't stand for education. a deadly night in northeast. a man and a teen stabbed to death.

ryan hughes joins us live from fairfax or crews are prepared to help as well. ryan: they are preparing and have been working around the clock for the past two weeks with multiple storms. we are inside the disaster coordination center and all eyes is on this hurricane irma, and its latest track still threatening florida as a powerful storm. this purple means possible catastrophic damage. i want to speak to paul, the regional disaster director. he just got back from texas tuesday night from hurricane harvey. tell me some of the stories and what you saw some of the relief was very significant, but what i like focusing on is the theunity coming together, baptist church is feeding us and making their members available to help. the mexican red cross sent eight members down to support us, so to be acknowledged, the destruction, the suffering, it i would like to focus on how we saw a community come together. i was driving on a saturday and there were people with their cars, offering the community food, snacks, cleanup supplies. we worked with the government to establish

live in dale city, ryan hughes, "good morning washington." larry: updates around the clock on the .tormwatch 7 app we will be on your side as the monster hurricane hits the united states. 6:30 seven, and the weather in the dmv will be calm as the redskins kickoff. larry: john gonzalez is live at fedex field, johnny g. john: it is getting bigger and bigger, d.c. frei has joined us for some games. . am playing cup o joe my toss. nailed it. look at the plate, my consolation prize, i plate waiting for me. molly cochran, who do you have? here by dj mark john and i feel like every tailgate has to have the jams. tell me about game day. >> weel we bring out other teams. you come out and we just have a party. ladies and gentlemen, we are passionate redskins fans here to have a good time. molly: we were talking about some of these different techniques, i am learning how to spin this morning and hit different buttons. i want to know what one of the biggest requests is on game day, number one request. it happens to be this song right here and i love play

live in northwest, ryan hughes, "good morning washington." larry: at american university, police are searching for whoever placed racially charged posters. 10 etc. flag posters found in stallocations, each with a k of thought and attached. the posters were put up this a matter presentation introducing policytiracist and center occurred. autria: new details surrounding of nsa contractor accused leaking classified information. politico is report smuggled information in her pantyhose. she reportedly hit the document before sending it to the intercept. as for why court documents a the contents should be barred of the public debate. she allegedly told agents she knew the report implicated and said "i screwed up royally." her trial is set for march 1. she faces prison time if convicted. autria: one way to use those spanx. outside d.c. est it is against neil gorsuch. group ision advocacy leading the protest. it begins at 11:00 a.m. thing two of hollywood's on itd -- being further years of work of it all gets started around 6:00. autria: rock that le

ryan hughes was in chantilly this morning when the homecoming turned into quick and another goodbye. ryan: this elite team has to be ready at a moment's notice. soon after 14 members with virginia task force one arrived home from houston another team deployed and heading south ahead of hurricane irma. reggie got the call late tuesday night as he was pulling into his driveway. >> got to see my wife and kids and repack to head out the doors. >> 80 members, the full crew. they spent the morning packing up the bags and getting checked in. as the monster storm threatens florida the men and the women are preparing to head to >> it's what we have trained for. we are eager to do what we can. >> they made ten rescues to pull the people from flooded homes and neighborhoods under waters. this time around the team is larger. preparing for stronger winds and possibly more widespread damage. >> virginia task force one hit the road. short on sleep but says the quick turn-around will pay off. >> it's good to have someone who has been there already. >> the 80-member team is stapled in alabama and head

routell playing out near 197 in laurel and ryan hughes has been on the scene since the whole thing began, since there was just one crash. now we have three? what's going on? , herek to back to back you can see in the northbound side that it has just cleared, that second accident, the traffic is moving there in both directions. ther delays started in southbound lanes, you can see that they reopened a little less than an hour ago, but once again after the third accident. getting use in video of that one there at 2:30 this morning, the car slamming into the tree -- the street and trapping the driver. you can hear those sirens going off, rescue crews had to get that guy out. he was transported to the hospital, we are told, in critical condition. these lanes on the southbound side have been reopened, but the delays just continue and continue and we are seeing now another accident. what then you tell us? >> where you are there is yet another crash before the original crash. it's quite complicated, the third accident for this morning's commute, let's put it in perspective. the first one was sou

nancy: ryan hughes spoke with a former f.b.i. agent who explains why that was the right move. >> laura, if you are listening -- ryan: days before being charged with first-degree murder, tyler tessier spoke directly to his pregnant girlfriend's laura wallen breaking down in a press conference about her disappearance. >> we haven't slept, we haven't eaten. we are just looking, pray that you are face. ryan: but the police suspected tyler tessr they called at it calculated decision to put him in front of the cameras to see what he had to say. >> it with us part to get him to talk publicly. they could get a number of people to watch him. ryan: brad garrett was a hostage negotiate forfor the f.b.i. for 17 years investigating the high profile cases. he says with any suspect the key is to get them talking. >> police were watching tessieree emotions to see -- tessier's emotions to see if they were sincere or charade. they were looking for red flags. >> what words does he use? does he talk in past tense? >> tessier admitted he was engaged t

ryan hughes has more on the failed heist. ryan: the brazen thieves tried to use a uhaul. but they struck out. the a.t.m. was destroyed and lying outside the main box office area. a window is also busted out. the f.b.i. is leading this investigation. agents out here taking photos and gathering evidence for more than seven hours. four suspects use a stolen uhaul and rammed the a.t.m. several times with the back of the truck. a burglar alarm went off around 7:45 this morning and likely scared them away. they didn't get away with the machine but they managed to get away in a pickup truck. we confirmed the uhaul was stolen from the location just around the corner on south capitol street and we are told it was stole enovernight from crews are scanning through surveillance cameras trying to see if the four suspects were captured on the video. in southeast, ryan hughes, abc7 news. alison: new at 4:00 today, this man right here is in custody accused of putting hateful notes on the front door of a predominantly black church in prince william county. michael birkl is now facing char

ryan hughes, abc7 news. autria: this guy who was caught on video shooting a gun at the top of a metro escalator one week ago today is now in custody. officers started shooting after a dispute spilled over into the columbia heights station in the middle of the afternoon. police arrested him in the area of veirs mill road. a major escalator replacement project is finally complete. the 13th street entrance just reopened today with brand-new escalators in service. it has been closed for about five months now. work begins early next year to rehabilitate the east entrance escalators at the u street station located at 10th street. a critical day for immigration in america. president trump set to make a long-awaited ruling on daca any minute now. is the deferred action for childhood arrivals program, allowing some immigrants brought into the u.s. as minors tuesday into the country. announcedent is set to whether he will keep the program or end it. reporter: increasing uncertainty, the question thousands of lives dep

in chantilly, ryan hughes. adrianna: we are tracking irma's every move, connect with us online and on social media to keep up with the hurricane's path .47. two consecutive life since it is for the man who went on a shooting rampage in maryland last year. shootingd guilty to his wife and injuring another person outside high point high school in beltsville. the next day, he went on a shooting spree in montgomery county, killing two people and one day after the trump administration announced an into the deferred action for childhood arrivals program, backlash continues. the president says he may revisit daca in six months if congress does not pass legislation to protect undocumented immigrants who arrived in the u.s. as the. some lawmakers are calling from an immediate vote on the dream act. marchers, many coming from charlottesville, va continue their trek to the district. the 100 mile marks that again as a rally against white supremacy last week is expected to finish today. sam sweeney is back with more on thei

ryan hughes was with them in the rain after they lost their permit. they are battling fatigue. >> yes, we are tired, but our spirits are high. ryan: chanting in the rain. >> i just want to be here, putting my body where my mouth is. marching morers than 100 miles from charlottesville to d.c., hoping to dismantle white supremacy. >> people say enough is enough. ryan: they said all from charlottesville monday, not far from the violence from three weeks ago. protester, was killed after been struck by a car that plowed through the crowd. >> i think there is a lot of injustice in our country and they are trying to tear us apart. ryan: carrying signs, this crowd is demanding president trump the removed from office for what they say is his failure to confront an ideology of hate. >> you can wear a t-shirt, but it's coming out and sacrificing your time. virginia state police suspended their permit friday because of rain and traffic concerns. some onlookers feel the escort is a waste of resources. >> i'm all for their right to march, but there are resources use

alison: ryan hughes caught up with the clue before they deployed. nancy: hurricane maria is called the worst start to hit puerto rico in 90 years. today, volunteers from the area are heading down four volunteers with the american red cross national capital region are getting ready to head down. they will fly to atlanta and head to puerto rico and the virgin island where they will help set up shelter, distribute food and provide emotional support. maria caused widespread devastation. flooding towns, and crashing homes. killing two people in puerto rico alone. the number could rise. residents are now battling tropical heat without electricity. we are told it could be weeks if not months before the power is restored. i just spoke to a volunteer. he returned from texas on sunday helping after harvey. and now he is being deployed again. >> it's a great feeling. at the same time it's a bitter suite thing because i have to pick up and leave my family and leave everybody behind. but i know it's better for everyone. they need more than my family needs me. ry

ryan hughes is live with more on how the red cross is preparing for another hurricane. right now-- new video into the abc-7 newsroom showing the damage left behind, after hurricane irma hammered the carribean. adrianna hopkins is at the stormdesk with more on the powerful images coming out of the region. this morning we are learning the power and fury of hurricane irene. officials reporting that the french side of st. martin is 95 percent destroyed. take a look at the power of the rain and wind as it roared across the island. this is what is headed toward the united states. wind and rain so intense - visibility is nearly zero. with the storm now passed st. martin. we are getting the chance to see the damage. take a look- buiildings and entire neighborhoods obliterated. trees down everywhere. on local official describes it as an enormous catastrophe we also have new video in this morning from san juan the waves crashing up onto land flooding streets. right now tens of thousands of people are without water. irma is the worst hurricane to hit puerto rico killing 27-hundred

more than 2 million customers north to help after hurricane sandy, and now, as ryan hughes shows us, agility companies are returning the favor. backing up,is loading cases of water and andrade, tightening chains getting its fleet of trucks to deploy as hurricane irma wallops the west coast of florida. >> you really can't prepare because we do not know the extent of the damage. 250 pepco than employees and contractors are heading south. other utility companies. their mission, helping florida power and light restore power to customers during what is expected to be one of the country's largest power restoration efforts ever. the crews are driving to north carolina. they will ride out the storm and wait for irma to pass and then driving to florida, and start assessing the damage. >> what we expect to see is a lot of downed wire, a l lines, and pulls down. katrina, we had crews down. this is the largest we have responded to. command vehicle will be the base of operations. phones will help dispatch crews to different areas. as the monster storm spatters florida, this line of trucks will be

i'm ryan hughes at the live desk and breaking overnight - an "all-clear" at the university of maryland after a person with a gun was reported on campus. police sent an email to students saying someone with a handgun was spotted near frat row and the leonardtown stud complex. officers searched for a suspect overnight. soon after, u-m-d police gave the all clear.. but say they are continuing to investigate. . also breaking overnight - a crash in the district sends five people to the hospital. this is in northeast near 16th street and mount olivet road. police on the scene tell abc seven the car ran into a light post. we're told at least one of the injuries is critical. today in new york city president trump will attend the u-n general assembly for the first time. trump will come face to face on the world stage with the very organization he criticized during his campaign. at the top of the president's list of issues to be discussed at the summit are north korea and iran. the president will be busy with several scheduled one on one talks with foreign counterparts over the next four days. p

ryan hughes is at the live desk with more on what we know. - warm and humid days ahead - isolated afternoonower chances

ryan hughes is live there with more meanwhile, police have surveillance video of the suspect in another racially charged incident.. this one at american university. police believe he's the person who placed confedea throughout campus. ten posters were found this week in four locations. they each had a stalk of cotton attached, and the words, "huzzah dixie." four months ago, someone hung bananas from nooses across the a.u. campus, in what police say was a hate crime. so far, no one's been charged. new details involving allegations of sexual assault involving the massage chain, massage envy.. a woman is now suing the chain for millions of dollars. she says a massage therapist at the chain's tenleytown location sexually assaulted her on september 17th. the therapist, habtamu gebreselassie was arrested, and is being held without bond. last night, abc7's tim barber spoke to his brother through his apartment door. the accuser's lawyer says massage envy employees knew the suspect had already been accused of sexually assaulting two other women. the lawsuit accuses incidents. a former prince geo

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ryan hughes, abc 7 news. adrianna: check this out. a catfish caught swimming in someone's driveway in fort myers. on whether the big guy landed on someone's plate or made his way back out to see where he belongs. switching years. the nfl season is well underway. the redskins have a lot of work to do with they are going to compete in a jampacked division. coming into sunday's home opener, kirk cousins connects with chris thompson. he made his way to the end zone. however, things turned ugly in the fourth. they were down five with a minute to go. he takes it into score. the eagles take the game 30-17. the offense has a whole lot of work to do. >> i think our defense does some good things. i think their defenses outstanding. they gave us problems with the pass rush. they were able to harass kirk and never let him get comfortable. adrianna: to make matters worse for skins fans, the cowboys are off to a good start. dallas hosted the new york giants last night. 268 yards and one touchdown as dallas won this 119-3. ravens dominated the cinci

ryan hughes, "good morning washington." autria: overnight, hurricane maria regaining strength and that storm is set to do even more damage in the caribbean. adrianna hopkins has details. a drama: -- a new video overnight from san juan. the city is dark. officials say 100% of the island is without power. it was the most powerful storm to hit there in 85 years. the storm moves westward bracing for a hit tonight. larry: police of banding together in fairfax -- people banding together in fairfax to fill a truck. a senior living center for retired military officers and spouses. today from 11:00 to 1:00 on accepting donations of everyday items for people hit by harvey and irma. we have a list of organizations that you can contact on wjla.com . crews working to rescue survivors from tuesday's earthquake in central mexico. overnight, rescuers worked to rescue a small girl trapped in a flattened school. water and oxygen. officials believed to more baby trapped with her. the school collapsed tuesday, killing 25, many of which were ch

ryan hughes will be back in 10 more minutes as he pulls up to the scene. 26 minute ride out of dale city to the beltway, earlier crash on the ramp, gone, lanes are open and for those to the west to the shoulder and it's a 47 minute ride inbound towards the beltway. back in the next 10 minutes to update that ride not only in chevrolet, but show you just how slow it is. new details coming out this morning about a bizarre arrest near the white house yesterday morning early. secret service said it started when they found a man allegedly urinating in public. police said they questioned him and said that he had nine guns, three knives, brass not goals, and various types of ammunition in his car. he told agency officials that she told the agency that he wanted to see officials because he wanted to talk to them about missing paychecks and how to get the chip out of his head. charged with multiple weapons violations. larry? larry: a desperate push on capitol hill. autria: republican senators doing what they can to keep their health care bill alive. suzanne kennedy has more this morning with what'

live in rockville, ryan hughes, abc7 news. melanie: developing now completes our pregnant teacher in maryland was killed. this comes as her boy produced in her deficits in a jail cell. john gonzalez with more now. john: ever since the gruesome discovery was made in damascus, maryland, this community has been asking 2 key questions -- how is laura wallace killed come and how did her parents have the courage, the strength to stand next to the alleged killer? we note she was shot in the back of the head, and captain darren frank takes us behind the scenes into their strategy. >> really poke holes in his story about what happened. part of that was researching what he told us, and the other part was putting in the private chemist to see what he would say , to see if he would stutter or anything. obviously, when asked what his last conversation was, he had a huge starter. he couldn't answer the question. on monday.knew how was the conversation before the press conference telling them, hey, you want to do the press conference -- what

we are live in upper marlboro, ryan hughes, abc7 news. larry: more legal trouble today of a woman accused of throwing urine on metro bus driver. opal brown failed to show up in court so a judge issued bench warrant for brown. brown admitted she threw a cup of urine on the driver last month. alison: new information in the fight to keep a popular trail in the path of the purple line open. the montgomery county council is questioning the developers over the five-year closure of the georgetown branch trail that runs through bethesda and chevy chase. today the purple line officials apologize for closing the trail on short notice but face harsh criticism from the county leaders. >> our public responds much better if we know everythin and it's transparent and above board. alison: there is a federal lawsuit to reopen the trail. but the purple line developers are confident they will win. and delaying the project anytime will just cost taxpayers more. larry: unusual use for the jaws of life at a metro station. fire crews had to use the tool to resc

. >> in southwest, ryan hughes, abc7 news.y: at abc7 we will bring you stories like this all week leading up to the komen race for the cure. we'll have coverage of that event on saturday on the sister station newschannel8 and the website wjla.com. >> the new season of "american idol" doesn't air until next year. jonathan: did you want to break out in song? michelle: no. jonathan: it has auditions in annapolis. michelle: q mccray is there. i assume you did not get a golden ticket to l.a.? jonathan: are you singing, q? michelle: who is that? they sound q: you don't want me to sing on air. trust me about that. today in annapolis, it's a day of song. you might hear singing going on to my right. this is emily. >> ♪ if i made you feel second best ♪ q: emily is from -- >> ♪ i'm sorry i was blind >> full of talent. as are so many people out here today. q: things are winding down but people have been here since the wee hours of the morning. i'm talking about thousands of people here. they were from all over the place. from south caroli

talking with ryan hughes, he is live along 95 talking with those floridians trying to escape.'re seeing so many people hitting the road and getting out of harm's way. it's pretty easy to find families fleeing from hurricane irma. take a look at the license plates. we have several cars here with those florida plates. we're seeing georgia, north carolina and we spoke to people from west palm beach, cape coral, naples. they tell us they tkref through the night t traffic and once they saw irma's track they knew that it was an easy decision to leave. some people tell us that they are of course worried about their home and their property but they are even more concerned about their friends, their loved ones who decided to stay back in florida and ride out the storm. back to you. >> ryan, thank you. we have very good weather here. we want to get an update on the weather. here's sror ontica johnson. >> what's likely to be a catastrophic blow for massive hurricane irma. that water comes pushing inland especially with high tide times. that will be early sunday morning. impacts here loca