sam sweeney is live at the 7 on your side phone bank..ime now for weather - unseasonably cool start to september - showers from harvey tonight through saturday - warmer & drier second half of labor day weekend - tracking hurricane irma (cat. 3) in the atlantic today: mostly cloudy & unseasonably cool. highs: 67-69 winds: n tonight: cloudy and cool with showers. lows: 57-62 winds: e 5-10 mph saturday: cloudy and cool with showers. highs: 62-72 winds: e 5-15 mph z2gv6z zi0z y2gv6y yi0y meet at our place". the invite is for an event to unveil the company's new products, at its new headquarters abc's diane macedo and kenneth moton have that and more in today's tech bytes. stormwatch-7 is tracking it right now. what it means for "your" holiday weekend. plus we are standing strong for texas. our phone lines are open right now to accept your donations for the victims of the salvation army are standing by right now. call 703-236-9220 to make a donation. good morning washington. toss to eileen - unseasonably cool start to september - showers from

sam sweeney, back to you in the studio. in the wakestation of hurricane irma. got a new look from the caribbean island of saint martin's. homes there are absolutely decimated and this is what it light of day.the after the sun goes down, that said, there's almost no struggling just to get drinking water as well. larry: after irma, heartwarming stories coming out of florida. let's start with some logistics first. the ship that you see here is a hugely welcome sight, the first of many bringing fuel back to tampa. as many as 40% of gas stations there have completely run out of fuel. take a look at this, a millionaire in boca raton taking in more than 70 foster children after the storm. the shelters where they were staying lost power, so he opened up his home to all of them until they get accommodations. i mean, who knew that he had all of these video games in his that's pretty amazing. then there is sister margaret aaron, taking the internet by storm. yep, that is a none chainsaw. loventernet is falling in with her. imagine if you are driving on the treat and you s

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sam sweeney is live in upper marlboro - sam? now to the clean up after irma - this morning evacuees are beginning to return to their homes in flori9da. but in the keys - it's nearly impossible.. with 90-percent of houses, destroyed or damaged some areas are still cut off, but all 42 bridges across the keys have now been deemed safe. search and rescue crews are going door to door looking for people who rode out the storm. meanwhile a striking image out of miami.. drivers waiting in some very, very long lines for gas. five million people are still without power from florida to south carolina. irma has claimed 22 but the greatest wrath of hurricane irma felt in the caribbean - where the storm left behind a trail of death, destruction and chaos. among the worst hit - the u-s virgin islands. people there are begging the us government not to forget about them. the white house confirms president trump will survey damage from irma tomorrow in florida and will likely visit the u.s. virgin islands sometime in the next week. new pictures f

sam sweeney is back with more on their journey. church made it to falls and now into arlington. , they aree group taking a lunch break after walking a couple of miles this morning. they started around 10:00. some did come all the way from charlottesville. august 28, 118 miles. here is video of them walking about one hour or so ago. they will make their way to the mlk memorial later this afternoon where they will hold a rally at 3:00. district,y get to the they will stop one last time at gateway park in arlington. this is all to march to confront white supremacy. what does it feel like to walk 118 miles over 10 days? listen to how one person described it. >> tired, my ankles are not doing well and my achilles tendons are claiming up. we have had amazing medics. they have helped take care of our feet and our bodies. it has been a physical and emotional roller coaster. the fact that we are confronting white supremacy is the most important part. sam: they still have smiles on their faces, on and hold a rally later tonight at the mlk me

sam sweeney is monitoring the developing story at the abc7 live desk. sam: it's been a busy day. president trump this afternoon says he has great love for dreamers. but earlier today he sent shockwaves through the immigrant community and a warning to congress. act on immigration soon because the dream act as we know it is over. president trump: i have a love for these people. hopefully congress will do it properly. congress wants to do something and do it right. >> the president sedging praise for dreamers hours after he threatened their future. 800,000 people live under daca protection. now there is a chance they may be sent back to the countries they don't remember or languages are spoken they don't understand. >> we cannot admit everyone who would like to come here. it's just t status for undocumented immigrants who entered as children. all have gone through background checks and are working or have been through school and some are veterans. >> we are not here to rob you or push you to give us money or food. all we are asking is to give us one chance to work and do it legally.

larry: let's get an update from sam sweeney at the case bridge. sam: we are making progress.the case bridge. the crane has showed up. it has the piece of concrete that fell into the road after eating the top of a bridge. it is picking it up, waiting for a truck that will secure it in the back of a dump truck along with some other debris. this tractor-trailer you're looking at hit the csx bridge 395 in down. we have delays north of king street on 395. julie wright is standing by the traffic center. julie, bad problems this morning. what are the workarounds? julie: the best is to come across the wilson bridge and go northbound on 295 and use that as the work around. as the cleanup continues from this incident, traffic is able to squeeze by to the left. coming across the wilson bridge and north on 295 could save you some time as those delays continue to grow. you're looking at about 836 minute commute. the gw parkway is starting to slow for those coming in down this morning. starting to see delays build traveling south of the memorial bridge. we of the crash westbound near 6th s

p.m., southwest sam sweeney with more on the race against the clock. sam: the time is ticking to get a flight down to puerto rico if you want to go down there, and for those that want to leave, well, there are only a few more flights left. most airlines a suspended operations by 6:00 tonight. southwest says most of their flights are full. delta sent extra planes down to get people out and get them to safety. there were a number of flights going down from puerto rico -- from bwi to puerto rico. all the people i spoke with were men, traveling alone, saying they were going to help family members. thatam retired military -- does not make me superman, but being scared as part of the game. if you are not scared, you should not go. sam: what are you going to do? >> help them out, make sure everything is boarded out, helping with the aftermath. if you feel your storm is moving toward the island or the united states, airlines are offering free travel waivers, typically if you travel within 14 days of your original date. reporting at bwi, i am sam sweeney, abc 7

sam sweeney is live at the the phones are ringing off the hook but still more is needed. sam: we've been here since 3,700.and raised $ 703-236-9220. p, every dollar we take in goes directly to those who need it most. we're funneling it through the salvation army. i'm joined by major james hall. you've been taking some of these phone calls, who are the people calling? >> it's amazing to me. people calling are those that have been affected by the disaster and want to give back. one lady says there's no reason we shouldn't pay it forward. that's what's happening. many of the people are responding day they've been repped in -- helped in the past. what is the money going to, food, cots, blankets. >> the whole infrastructure to assist in a emergency like this has to do with everything, transportation of the people purchasing the food and blankets, and we hand out what we call kits to help people clean up and just to make themselves comfortable until they're able to get back on their feet. ryan: a lot of people don't realize you need cleaning materials and bleach to get your life

sam sweeney is at the live desk with more. autria, we've watched these chemical plants burn for days now. now, we are waiting on more explosions. arkema says it could happen at anytime. the company is facing blacklash from the public for not telling exaclty where the located on the plant grounds. arkema, the company in charge cites terrorism fears. the company says they expect the stock piles to burn themselves out. neighbors in the area continue to voice their concerns about air quality and what dangers they may face. now its just a waiting game to see when they will blow. breaking news from howard county -- police are looking for whoever shot a man in columbia. it happened in the 55-hundred block of harpers farm road late last night. the victim was taken to the university of maryland shock trauma center. officials have not released his condition or identity. no word on a suspect or motive. right now.. the search is intensifying for the killer of a 19-year-old girl in southeast d.c. a vigil was held last night for the victim,

sam sweeney has more on that. it was a busy day and you can see all of the records are loading five truckstop hurricane relief supplies. take a look at the size of this truck. you see toilet paper, water, there is cleaning supplies. the d.c. police union and recruits have been collecting these items since last tuesday. you have been working on this not only d.c. police, but fire department, all across the area. tell us where this is headed. >> we have 2 trailers going to texas, and 2 to miami. we are staging until the storm passes. and that we will roll south into miami. sam: they have been doing this since last tuesday. they originally planned on 2 trailers. you can see they made it up to 5. it has been a busy morning, and they will take the road heading for those who need it most. i'm sam sweeney. back to you in the studio. is here now.g the good news is that they are loading things up and hitting the road. we have good weather here. doug: you will enjoy that over the weekend and into monday. we will get you any

i am sam sweeney, abc 7. kellye: at this hour, all eyes are on north korea and the escalating threat of nuclear weapons use. the u.n. security council called another emergency meeting amid new concerns about the country's alleged testf over the weekend. emily rao reports from washington. >> the security council is called to order. amalie: the second emergency u.n. security council meeting in a week, after another nuclear test from north korea -- their largest to date. never something the united states wants. we don't want it now. country's patience is not unlimited. emily: a new layer of urgency for the global community as experts say kim jong-un has made major progress in his nuclear program. north koreans cheering as state television reports the hydrogen bomb could be mounted on a long-range icbm. the latest test launch triggering a 6.3 magnitude earthquake. >> it was six times more -- what we saw yesterday was six times more explosive than what they have previously done. it was a times more than the u.s. d

autria: major airports reopening, sam sweeney is learning that it will be anything but smooth sailing for these fires -- flyers. sam? theythe good news is that will reopen but it doesn't mean that flights will resume as if it is a normal tuesday morning. take a look at the boards, miami, canceled, jacksonville, canceled. one of those flights got out earlier, but it's still a mess, it will be a long road. take a look at the statistics so far since this storm started ruing last week. , 10,000lights canceled alone in the state of florida. 1000 of those flights were yesterday. this is live radar we are pulling up and you can see planes over the entire state of florida. get this, none of those are commercial carriers, they are all fedex planes. other than that, it is a very slow go this morning. america's largest hub has suffered extensive damage in they are monitoring that. all of the carriers have to bring in their planes from other hearts of the country, staff them and get them out. it will be a couple of days before operations return to normal. reporting live from reagan national, i'm

sam sweeney is there live with more. sam? well, larry, the first southwest flight les at this morning. there is another flight at 8:50 to san juan. southwest airlines says after 6:00 tonight. this will knob more flights to the islandly, to race is on. delta also saying they are adding extra flights to get people down there who want to be out per say, but they are focusing on getting people out, so they are making more and more seats available, just like they did with irma. if you are traveling to san juan, or any of the islands down there that will be affected by may wee, you are asked to call the airline. they will allow to you switch the flight, free of charge, perhaps, flight standbay over the next couple of days, but you have to travel with the airlines within 14 days they don't want people to show up to the airport to learn they have canceled flights this. is going to affect a lot of flights over the next couple of days. that is the latest live. sam sweeney, back to you in the studio. >> thank you, sa sal. new this morni

sam sweeney is breaking in all down for us this morning. sam: this is their second emergency meeting in about a week. of a hydrogen bomb added another layer of urgency to world leaders contemplating what to do about the weapons program in the north. this morning's session comes days after the council strongly condemned their launch of a ballistic missile over japan. the north suing to ignore the toughest set of sanctions imposed. he willuchin says that be drafting a new sanctions package that could go as far as cutting off all u.s. trade with business with north korea. president trump is on the fence in regards to a possible attack, of james mattis gave an idea what could be in store for the north. let's listen. >> any threat to the united states or its territories, allies,g guam or our will be met with a massive military response that is both effective and overwhelming. sam: russia and china have both the -- both suggested two-pronged approach is with the u.s. and south korea suspending joint military exercises. the meeting begins at 10:00

live at miami international, sam sweeney, abc news. adrianna: thank you, sam. find our continuing coverage online at wjla.com. you will also find a list of charities on the ground if you want to help out. happening tonight, a telethon benefiting those affected by hurricane harvey. abc is one of multiple networks ," for "hand in hand hurricane harvey relief. stars will help raise as much money as they can to help the victims of hurricane harvey. new entered its final chapter. a man suspected of kidnapping to young girls in 1975 has pleaded guilty to murder. jeff goldberg is live in maryland with more on the plea lloyd welch junior. jeff: lloyd welch did not say much in court, but he did plead guilty to the murders of sheila catherine lion in 1975. you are looking at lloyd welch inside the courtroom this morning pleading guilty to those murders. the parents of the sisters also in the courtroom, sitting in the first row. n sisters went missing in 1975 after a trip to the mall. the case went and lv decades. the attorneys for lloyd welch, who was 18 at the time, sai

sam sweeney is live there with a sneak peek on all the excitement. hi, sam. sam: hey, mel, good afternoon. the excitement is in the air at joint base andrews. this is one of the enormous flames that you will be it -- and honest planes you will be able to go on. you will be able to fly, but you can check it out. they are giving unprecedented access to these airplanes. look all the way down the tarmac here. most of these planes you're able to go on. the ones in the distance are refueling tankers. they refuel planes in midair. and you will see a number of shows in the air. take a look at the video we shot earlier this morning. these are the golden knights. the army golden knights are the elite parachute team that will be performing here. you see the smoke that will come out of them when they jump from 5000 feet. and this is the first airplane. you will see how melania trump flies when she travels without the president. finally, you will be able to see the u.s. air force thunderbirds. they are the star attraction here at joint base andrews. they will roar in to t

around the clock at wjla.com- and sign up for breaking news texts at wjla.com slash text. 5:xx i'm sam sweeney at the live desk. happening right now--- the death toll in mexico rising after a massive 8.1 earth quake. all of this unfolding around midnight near the guatemalan/ mexico border. at least 5 people are dead--including some children. this is the most powerful quake in mexico in 100 years. shaking could be felt more than 600 miles away in mexico city. people there were seen running into the streets in their pajamas. this morning tsunami alerts have been activated up down the central american coast. larry adrianna, once the sun comes up, we will get a much bettter idea of just how bad the damage is. the wait is almost over. the nfl regular season is about to kick off in redskins nation. washington will host a divisional rival this weekend, but the party will start long before the game. good morning washington is live down at fedex field. john gonzalez and molly cochran out there right now. good morning guys! coming up-- danger hurricane irma heads right for south florida, leaving death a

there is more ahead on good morning sam sweeney.. what are you working on for 5 am? communities.us flooding in the carolinas as the storm weakens and moves inland. plus - recovery efforts underway in florida. our first look at the devastation in the keys. and getting off the ground. the first flights from the state, getting ready to take off. we're live as airports prepare to reopen this morning. good morning washington. toss to eileen - irma is a tropical depression (heavy rain continues over the southeastern u.s.) - clouds from irma here today - showers for the wednesday morning drive - feeling more tropical tomorrow through friday (warmer & more humid) - watching hurricane jose today: mostly cloudy. highs: 72-75

sam sweeney is live in the newsroom with more on this. sam: you just heard the president before he got on air force one. that half hour ago, he landed in southwest florida, and ft. myers, saying look, we may have a deal, but it has to be finalized. we will have to wait and see. at first, it sounded like it went well inside the white house. the president on his new friends, chuck and nancy, and chocolate pie, but when it was over, the two democrats released a stat sides reached an agreement to protect the dreamers in exchange for beefing up border security. but that did not include money for the president's border wall. pres. trump: believe me, if we have to close down the government, we are building that wall. sam: no less than 30 minutes later, sarah sanders said " excluding the wall was not agree to."senate minority leader chuck shader , "the president made clear he would continue pushing the wall, just not as part of this agreement." "bipartisan" had been the buzzword of the day. before that dinner, the president had resided over a bipa

washington i'm sam sweeney. 7 underside call center where this morning we are raising money.se more than $10,000. we are trying to surpass the $100,000 mark. in every signal dollar we bring into date through abc 7, goes directly to the victim's of hurricane harvey. i joined bite lisa halt with the salvation army. you guys are in desperate need of help. you guys are feeding people, you are sheltering them and you will be there for the long haul. to my thoughts) we are grateful for this opportunity to share what we are doing. we are feeding people hundred 50,000 people from our canteens, shelters.>> hundred and 50,000 people 3 times a day. >> yes, yes. we are providing food for the shelters that you see on all of the news stories. we are also providing long-term assistance. we will be there for there you can give us a call 703 ñspurred the phone lines have been raining all moring long. if you do not get through on the first time give us a few call back if you miss or visit our websit ♪ >>> and a very happy friday to everybody. we are live in central park on this gorgeous mornin

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sam sweeney takes us to those services. [belling toll] sam: 8:46 a.m. the first moment of silence. the bells signifying the moments american airlines flight 11 slams into the north tower of the world trade center, changing the world as we knew it. 16 years later, children, parents and friends read the names of those lost. >> kenneth bruce sam: the emotion still raw. the memories still live. >> my uncle, rescue firefighter nevun. we love you and we miss you every day. zach -- sam: 9:03. the bells ring again to signify when it slammed in the nation at war. grand children remember grandparents they never met and survivors express hope of the unity after the attack. >> my father, kevin james murphy. i love you very much. i know you are looking down at me with a big smile on your face. i love you. sam: they remembered the hero that took down the airplane in shanksville, pennsylvania. >> i believe i and others at the nation's capitol were able to go home that day to hug our families because of the courage and the selflessness of the heroes of flight 93. so for me it's personal. sam: toni

sam sweeney is live at reagan national where they expect sam: the airlines did an incredible job takingxtraordinary measures to get more airplanes on the ground in florida early this week to get as many people out as they could. at $99.some fares if you are still there and want to get out, the window is closing. american airlines has canceled 1800s like and they say they cease- flights and will operation and most cell phone airports by end of the day friday with no flights in or out of the airports in south florida saturday, sunday, possibly even into monday. up with flyers who arrived early this morning and let's listen to how they describe the situation on the ground. >> obviously, it was hectic and crowded. everyone rushing into stores to get water and gas stations. the airport this morning was you have to have patience. i had no patience. sam: the airports that will close tomorrow afternoon will be miami fort lauderdale, west palm beach, fort myers, sarasota, and possibly tempora -- tampa. orlando will cease operations my latest on saturday. if you are flying in the next couple of d

our sam sweeney just got to the sceen - sam? 23 people are now reported dead, after flames raced through a dorm at an islamic school in malaysia's capital city. the victims include two teachers and 21 boys, mostly teenagers. two other victims are hospitalized in the fire blocked the dorm's only exit. investigators believe an electric short-circut sparked the fire. new overnight, people in rockford, in washington state are mourning the loss of a student killed in a school shooting. a vigil was held last night for that student.. and three others who were wounded. the suspect, a classmate of the victims, is expected to make his first court appearance today. a school custodian is credited with stopping yesterday's shooting. he ordered the suspect to surrender.. and he did. one student says the suspect recently warned others something bad was about to happen. authorities say the suspect was armed with multiple guns. and they say the student who was killed had approached him and tried to interve a group of fans attempted to make a pol

i'm sam sweeney. doug has a look at the from test. doug: we are tracking the remaining six election from hurricane harvey. low-pressure here, plenty of rain from ohio, indiana, west virginia. there is rain approaching our area. try air locked in the clouds and cool air, and is in dry air is likely to gobble up most of the moisture here. this gets into portions of spotsylvania county. we think it will keep only an isolated shower in the forecast today. late tonight and tomorrow we could see a few more showers developed where the moisture directly associated with the remnants of harvey get closer. all through the day, it looks like the heaviest area. it will clear starting on sunday. happy to show that forecast in a few minutes. autria: that is one we are looking forward to, doug. covering metro for you this noon, and metro bus drivers are demanding change now following a discussing attack on one of their own. until they feel safe, several buses will not be on the road. metro bus drivers are turning up the heat and protesting because th

sam sweeney is live at reagan airport with more - sam? 5:xx - and we're following breaking following breaking news in the district. a man stabbed late last night in southwest. martin luther king jr. avenue, near south capitol street. we're told the man was unconscious and unresponsive. so far no update on his condition. the man accused of murdering the lyon sisters 42 years ago is expected to plead guilty today. lloyd welch will appear in court for the murders of 12 year old sheila lyon and 10 year old katherine lyon. a plea agreement would allow welch to avoid risking a death sentence. a new report shows the university of virginia relied on incomplete information ahead of a white nationalist march on campus. that report looked at how the university handled the august 11-th march that happened the night before the larger rally that erupted into violence. hundreds people - carrying tiki torches - protested on campus, shouting racial slurs. the report says the university used information provided by march organizers that was quote "delibera

sam sweeney has this story. s.: imagine this -- you are sound asleep, a car barrels through your house, and you wake up with rubble. behind that tarp is a hole. where an suv drove through and a 60-year-old woman was sleeping on the other side of the wall. take a look at the vehicle -- video. it appears to be a shafi -- chevy tahoe down kettering drive, straight up this front lawn and into the house. there were a total of five people in the house. they heard what sounded like an explosion. they came upstairs, and this is what they say happened next. >> i hear a loud explosion, and i run upstairs. and i hear my aunt that is in the living room screaming uncontrollably. and i see this truck, suv, in the middle of our living room. and her husband comes out, and , you know we are trying to get , her -- she was trapped under all the rubble. they did take her to the hospital. fortunately, she is fine -- a little bruised here and there, but she is fine. s.: and that is the good news. this woman is expected to make a full

sam sweeney has more on that. hey, sam. hey, good morning. once every two years and this weekend is the big weekend at andrews. take a look behind me. these are the f-16 air force thunderbirds lined up and ready to go. they will be the big presentation this year. they will be doing stunts throughout the sky but follow me around here. i want to show what else you will be able to see. airplanes out and open to the public. you will be able to walk up to them. some of them you will actually be able to get in. it is really incredible. you see some of the c series transport planes and some of the air force planes. some of the helicopters, private aviation. take a look at this from two years ago, 2015. i was lucky enough to go up in the f-16's. you fly down the runway at andrews and you go full vertical. it is an incredible experience and you can check all this out. it is free and open to the public. gates open tomorrow at 9:00. here is what you need to know. you will not come directly to and use. you park your car at fedex field and you will be tra

i'm sam sweeney.e a look at some of the top stories we're following for you on this labor day morning. a driver is in custody following a crash that injured several people right outside the trump international hotel on sunday. police say abc 7 that a suspect hit several cars before crashing into another car. witnesses recording the whole thing tell us it looked like the end of a police chase. five people including the suspect were taken to the hospital with injuries. as soon as we get new information on that, we'll pass it along. >>> now the day is finally here. if you think you can be the next "american idol," it's almost time to prove it. of course we've met some of the they've entered our good morning washington singing contest so they can skip the line. you can try-out >>> well, sunny and seasonably warm for our labor day. maybe hitting the pool, well, it's definitely going to be nice. tonight not going to be quite as cool. we will be clear with temperatures in the upper 60s to low 70s. a little m

sam sweeney is live this morning. who want to get out of puerto rico. we just checked in with southwest, one more night at 8:50 this morning. there are more than 106 people booked. every one said they are going down to be there with family members and help to board up their homes. if you're flying out and want to switch your ticket most of the airlines are offering waivers, head to the airport. reporting live, sam sweeney, now back to you. >> anchor: thank you very much around here you can expect a warm and humid day. here is veronica johnson. >> reporter: one thing that could slow you down is the fog. probably not burning off until 9 or 10:00 a.m. temperatures from the upper 60s to the mid 70s by lunchtime. expect a high of 80 degrees with a mixture of clouds around sunshine. still breezy and humid. no travel delays until areas like new york city, around boston for today as jose stays off the coast but there will be big waves at the beach and strong rip currents. remainder looking quiet, high, seasonally warm in in th

i'm sam sweeney. irma barrels towards the u.s., crews are mobilizing to assess the damage it will leave in its wake. two navy warships loading up in nor folk today. the uss iwo jima and uss new york will carry everything from freight to food to bulldozers and even a hospital setup. irma's tiniest eevacuees, 45 carriers worth of cats and kittens from miami-dade animal control. more a adopt or foster those kittens. the shelter surgeon expecting another 100 dogs from texas this weekend. we'll see you back here in about 25 m dad,i got it dad.ar... thanks. alright, you're all set. you're welcome. play oldies. nice dad! free-range chickens. organic free-range chickens, non-gmo, 100% vegetarian fed- raised with no antibiotics ever! perdue. raising more organic chickens than anyone in america. hashtag organic. hashtag happy. hashtag... well, all the hashtags! >>> florida and parts of the southeast bracing for what is likely to be a catastrophic blow from massive category five hurricane ir

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