we want to start with steve rudin in the hurricane center, on the update just seconds ago. steve: some changes with the storm. a tiny bit, but it is still a very strong category five hurricane. the wind speed has diminished to 165 miles per hour, compared with 175 miles the wind gusts come instead of 215 now at 200 miles per hour. it is still tracking to the north, northwest at about 60 miles per hour, keeping it on track to make potential landfall somewhere across south florida late saturday night into early sunday morning. the latest for you, the track just updated, tracking towards northwest, and eventually making landfall in southern florida by early, early sunday morning as a category four storm. as it moves income it will weaken. these areas to the east and west have stayed pretty much in this cone of uncertainty. this is where the store may go. we are not saying it will go directly up the middle. it may move further to the east, which could be more devastating for miami and fort lauderdale and west palm beach and boca as it moves up the coast. and then. these models a

we are joined by meteorologist steve rudin. even though this is a category two, still a lot of water expected to follow. steve: it is a big storm. you take the center of the storm, go out 80 miles with hurricane force wind. from the same center, go out 400 miles with tropical force winds. a lot to get through the next eight to 10 hours. a brand-new update on jose coming up. wayne and so you see the path of that one. now, we haveright a lot of rain pushing across central florida, heavy rain, strong gusty wind. if you have friends or family in the orlando area, they are gearing up for the worst of the storm over the next few hours. we are watching this band over here, a very strong band that will slip through with the gusty wind, heavier downpours. like, spinning this around. here is the band a very strong storm activity that will continue to wrap around what is left of the eye of the storm, bringing in a little dry air. this is near cape canaveral. not out of the woods. still tornado watches and likely the potential of strong sto

let's get an update on the path from meteorologist steve rudin. don't think we have ever seen a hurricane go up the entire state of florida. steve: the thing is huge. impaired with hurricane andrew lot992, this is quite a larger -- compared to hurricane andrew. this is hurricane katia, which made landfall in mexico. nothing for us to worry about with that storm. jose coming up, but irma is a huge storm with the eye wall and intensifying. and 8:00, stronger winds, 160 miles per hour, when gus that 195, moving to the west at 13 miles per hour. the spaghetti plot models that come together. the closer the lines, that means the more agreement with where the model say the storm is going, really coming together, especially into late tomorrow night early sunday. the west coast of florida, towards tampa, and eventually into georgia. that is where we are looking at the biggest changes. the forecast track came in about 17 minutes ago, and josh knight is live in boca raton and will give us an update on the track and the latest hurricane warning. track still c

we begin with meteorologist steve rudin tracking the storm. are we talking about less historic proportions? i want to give you the latest update. updates come in every hour from the national hurricane center. 100 10. wind gusts at 130 miles per hour, moving to the north at 14 miles per hour. it made landfall on marco island earlier this afternoon, now drifting towards ft. myers and eventually up toward tampa, where they are expecting significant storm surge over the next four to eight hours. let us show you the tractor that storm as it moves towards the north. it is a category 2, and the winds are going to lessen a bit. by 2:00 in the morning, just aroundmpa, with winds at 85 miles per hour. do not focus so much on the winds, but rather the storm surge, and then this will eventually lift off to the north, being heavier rain to parts of georgia, alabama, tennessee, and kentucky. love going on in florida. meteorologist josh knight has been in florida for the last few days and joins us right now. it looking behind you, josh, looks windy, but you

nancy: we start with steve rudin, an update on the storm path coming in moments ago. nationalom the hurricane center, arrived a few minutes ago. right now, looking at wind, maximum sustained wind of 185 miles per hour and wind gusts of 225. it is moving in its track to the north and west at about 15 per hour and will continue that track as we move through the next several days. track right now come it is a category five storm. that is a strong is a can get in terms of categories, but the wind could get stronger. this is the new update as of 11:00. this is the cone, 200 miles. look what is included miami, for lauderdale, boca raton, and the west coast of florida. will hit isy it still to be cited. this would be sunday evening into late sunday night. a little move to the north or west could mean a huge difference for miami and fort lauderdale. jonathan: harvey was a rainmaker, this is the wind. steve: this is a textbook hurricane, so strong, and the wells so tight and defined. really interesting to watch but also really scary for folks in its path. jonathan: you wil on

steve rudin has the track and the forecast today. steve, hard to believe this is still around and still an issue. steve: absolutely! hurricane maria with the winds at 802 miles per hour continues the track. we are waiting for the 5:00 update to come in. that is going to arave here by 4:45 this afternoon. we will bring it to you on abc7. this is where the storm is now. you can see the eye. compared to the last storm with hurricane irma and what maria looked like when it went through puerto rico the eye is not defined. not as defined as it was. it will continue the track hugging the outer bank of north korea. -- outer bank of north carolina. fingers cross it will take a hard right turn and move east. let's go to the wall and show what is going on. this is the outer bank and this is the delmarva beaches. the outer ri cover for that, that is going to arrive later tonight but not going to bring us any problems. this is the latest track. a hard turn to the east. wednesday, thursday and friday. wait for the new update and what is happening c

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meteorologist steve rudin tracking the storm. we are all hoping it will turn east quickly. steve: it will do thati next 4 hours so improving -- 24 hours so improving conditions for outer banks of north carolina but still, rough surf for the outer banks for north carolina and delmarva beaches. we are waiting for the 5:00 advisory to come in, 45 minutes. 75-mile-per-hour winds with gusts up to 95 miles per hour. turn it over to the wall to give you the latest on the track and where we expect it to go over the next several days. it will make a turn east. there is a cold front moving across our area late tomorrow night. once it happens it will shift to the east. we are looking for the storm to gradually diminish in intensity. outdoor eating tonight. if you are staying close to home it looks fantastic. the temperatures in the lower 80's and falling in the upper 70's. we talk more about the local forecast and the updated hurricane outlook in a few minutes. jonathan? president trump: at some point there will be a repeal and replace. but we' that point is now or shortly thereafter?

nancy: meteorologist steve rudin it is tracking the timing of that as well as a powerful new hurricane entering the picture next week? steve: absolutely, harvey moving our away come a few showers filling in through the overnight. into early tomorrow morning. it's notast tomorrow, a total washout, but indoor activities highly advised or at plans toe alternate bring them indoors. highs only in the upper 60's, a better chance of thunder south of d.c. and across southern maryland tomorrow afternoon and into the evening. all eyes are on irma. the latest update as of 11:00 has the wind at just about 120 miles per hour but it is expected to intensify into a category four storm by early next week. a look at the track of the spaghetti models, the important turn. moral that coming up. jonathan: stay connected with the stormwatch weather team as we track hurricaneirma on facebook, twitter, and on wjla.com. i'm michelle marsh and we are following breaking news from texas. thick black smoke and fire shot into the sky tonight after two trailers exploded at a chemical plant because of hurricane harve

larry: steve rudin has a great job. talk about the nice weather. steve: what a nice lead-in on that. visuals were great. look outside. temperature wise, leesburg at 86. cooler for you in fredericksburg. now in the upper 70's. any way you look at it we have a nice evening shaping up for us around the d.m.v. for today we go above average for the record temperature or the daytime high temperature, well in the upper 80's. wakeup temperatures tomorrow morning, another warm start to wednesday. upper 60's to lower 70's inside the beltway. wear shorts and grab sunglasses. there is a lot of sun on the way tomorrow afternoon. the latest stormwatch7 satellite and radar for you. it's quiet and dry out there. we will show you what is going on with tropical storm maria. the 5:00 update came in. it's no longer a hurricane. maximum winds at 70 miles per hour. we still have wind gusts around 85. it will take a sharp turn to the east as we move through the next 24 hours or so. that will lessen the impact on the delmarva beaches. rough for ocean city, rehoboth beach,

steve rudin is tracking this. steve: still under a tropical storm warning adds we move through overnight hours and tomorrow morning. we have winds at 70 miles per hour. but it's been downgraded to a hurricane and tropical storm. the best news of all is this storm will take a hard turn to the right or the east. that means away from the mainland of the united states. that means the most severe weather will stay away from the delmarva beaches. it will be quite rough for ocean city, rehoboth beach, dewey and bethesda. talk about what is going on closer to home. if you have outdoor eating plans it looks fantastic. the evening temperatures will be in the upper 70's to the lower 80's. the sun will set at 7:00 on the dot. we talk about the rest of the week. tracking a cold front. a strong cold front that is going to bring bigger changes for judgment coming weekend. more in a few minutes. jonathan: see you then. race to save lives in the aftermath of hurricane maria. the local efforts a to get help to puerto rico. michelle:

steve rudin is joining us from the call center.he goal initially was to get to $100,00 an d our comfy will math it. at $75,000 right now. volunteers are busy. we need your help. and we need your help by donating. call this number --703-236-9220. once again, 703-236-9220. .00, $20.00 and $50.00. the best news of all in we've seen these pictures, people going home to homes that are no longer there, every dollar that we collect today with the solvation army will go to help the folks in texas. s, evero, done it will help someone get back on their feet. again that number is 703-236-9220. we're here until 6:30. nancy: we want to see those phone lines running. >> houston's mayor has warned it could be two weeks before floodwaters are finally gone for good but by then a new threat could make u.s. landfall in the form of hurricane irma. that storm is gaining strength in the atlantic and it already has many concerned and asking whether the u.s. can handle back-to-back disasters. stephen tschida is live outside of fema headquarters. packing y

jonathan: starting with meteorologist steve rudin. you just got an update on the hurricane's path. where is it heading now? steve: we have not seen a lot of movement, the wind is still at per hour, sustained wind, looking at when gusts around 225 miles per hour. it is moving to the west northwest at 16 miles per hour come exactly -- has been the last eight hours or so. the latest track on it stays a category five storm moving into the day friday. by late friday it begins to take a turn to the north. it could very well hug the eastern coast of florida. it may land by miami and fort lauderdale. and moving up the coast, turning into a category two. it,way that you look at there is a lot wiggle room between now and then. this storm very well by friday, saturday morning could be over here, or could be over here. the model. we should not folks entirely on just the center point. a little further to the west or east it could be. we will take a 3-d look inside of the storm coming up in just a few minutes, plus the local weather. and i promise you, sunglasses, you will need them the next few

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you.n: nancy, thank i'm here now with stormwatch 7 meteorologist steve rudin. have been talking about irma for days and days. steve: seems like forever. alison: it does come especially for those affected. where is it right now? sight,the end is in about five miles southwest of columbus, georgia. it is lifting to the northwest at 15 miles per hour. brand-new 11:00 update, the major chains come it is now a tropical depression, 35 mile-per-hour wind, wind gusts up to 45. it will eventu deteriorate and turn into just a rainmaker for tennessee. our weather tomorrow, the clouds will stick around, but most of the rain will hold off until late tomorrow evening, into the overnight tomorrow. the highest tomorrow, a little below average. mid-70's for most of us. lower 70's further to the west. we will talk about what we expect as far as the rain, and watching another hurricane, this one jose. when we see the track him cut you will say, what is going on with this thing? more coming up. jonathan: a new report shows begin receiver junior relied on incomplete information abou

meteorologist steve rudin is tracking maria with what people there and closer to home can expect. steve: the tropical storm watches are up and the winds will increase for them as they move through the next 24 to 36 hours. ocean city, rehoboth beach, dewey, bethesda. they will and thursday. maximum winds at 80 miles per hour. this is still anticipated to take a sharp turn east, hard right moving in the day on wednesday. that will be a tropical storm. winds will not be as strong. beach erosion, expect that for the outer bank of north carolina, part of the delmarva as this moves to sea. coming up, we will sleep in the local weather. impact of the storm around the d.m.v. uplook to the upcoming weekend and a cold front. more coming up. jonathan: see you then. a new risk for those racing to find survivors. this is six days after the massive quake in mexico. as many as 360 buildings right now at risk of collapse. 360. that is in addition to the 38 buildings that are reduced to rubble by the 7.1 magnitude quake. to give you an idea how bad the damage is out o city 9,000 schools only 103 ha

now with a look at what irma is doing and where it is headed we will go to steve rudin. what is happening? steve: we are still waiting for the 5:00 update to come in about hurricane irma. >> this is a if it increases the wind speeds by two miles per hour it's be a category five. we are calling this a 4:00 as of 2:00. category four likely to make landfall along the florida coastline and eventually inland moving through the day on saturday and sunday before dissipating to an area of the low pressure by tuesday. >> show you what is going on in terms of the hurricane warning and now extended to the north of west palm for the hurricane watch. the temperatures are in the 50's. we have temperatures in the the lower to the middle 60's. michelle: breaking news from capital heights where police say a man in custody after h the baby was born alive. we have more at 5:00. jonathan: there is long lines at the ports where the tankers are dropping off and trying to keep the fuel available. we spoke to rick perry. >> the mad dash to get out of irma's path for many is a test of patience fi

meteorologist steve rudin is in the stormwatch7 weather center with a check of the forecast. it's about to change, right, steve? steve: we have a warm day on the way. we cracked 90-degree mark. temperatures as of the 5:00 hour still in the upper 80's at reagan national airport. mid-80's in martinsburg. 88 in ashburg and hagerstown. 86 in dale city. the barbecue and watching the kids play sports looking good out there. temperatures in the upper 80's falling to the 80-degree mark at 7:00. upper 70's by 9:00 p.m. if you have the a.c. on, keep it on longer. there is another warm day ahead. coming up, a new update on the hurricane maria and the storm impact for d.c. metro area. more coming up in a few minutes. alison: thank you. one more note about our weather. the heat is enough to have v.r.e. impose speed restrictions on the fredericksburg line. trains will be traveling slower between now and 7:00 p.m. larry: covering metro tonight and another violent assault on a train. this time the police believe it was a group of juveniles who attacked a man on a green line train friday night

meteorologist steve rudin in the stormwatch7 weather center for a check when it might start to feel like fall. steve? steve: it will happen sooner rather than later. we have a cold front later tonight that will sweep the heat and the humidity off the coast and take maria with it. looking outside now, a gorgeous afternoon. it feels more like the middle of summer out there. check out the temperatures. 91 degrees at reagan national airport. martinsburg at 91. 88 degrees over at ashburn. hagerstown at the heat and the humidity is with us for a few hours. if you have outdoor plans, dress for comfort. the sun will set a little bit before 7:00. look at the temperatures, falling in the middle 70's by 9:00 p.m. the outdoor activities for tonight a firm go. coming up in a few minutes we will talk more about the cold front that will push maria out to sea. we are looking ahead to the upcoming weekend. get ready. it will be gorgeous out there. nancy? nancy: steve, thank you. now to the aftermath of hurricane harvey. officials in the houston area county spending $20 million to buy out more than 200 ho

steve rudin has update on irma. a maliceive storm. even if not a direct hit you can see the outer bands are doing all that. steve: it's big, big indeed. talk about jose. upgraded here. all. the big story is irma. we continue to track that storm. waiting now for the 5:00 update to come in. here we are at 4:52. the 4:00 update as it moves to the north/northwest at 16 miles per hour. winds are still at 185 miles per hour. wind gusts up to 225. it's beginning to ride the northern shore of san juan, puerto rico. san juan recording winds at 55, 60 miles per hour but the winds will increase moving through the next several hours or so. we will show you what is going on in terms of the path. the projected path. keep in mind this is just projection. around the bahamas for late friday. then saturday and sunday it begins to make a turn. but widespread here from the gulf of mexico off the coast of the florida. this is where the storm may go. we don't have an exact track for you. things are going to come in line as we move in the next but anyone fro