suzanne kennedy is live there, where there's already a busy scene. suzanne? suzanne: good morning to you. has crowd of volunteers been busy for the last few days and the work continues. they have got about two dozen volunteers here at the vienna virginia headquarters here, this organization is bringing resources to women's shelters. the organization already helped shelters and 5000 women and children locally. the executive director is here with me. idea to take your efforts from a local effort and take it nationally because of what was going on houston. tell me a bit about what made you say we had to help out. >> we have been doing this work for about three years, helping women and girls in shelters in schools. we looked at the news and said we can't just stand by and not help. we did a call for action with our volunteers who are amazing, our donors, opening our doors for the weekend, we said come on in indra drop off items in the more than delivered. tell me about what you collected. pads, adult, bras, diapers and baby diapers, women are coming in to get the

when suzanne falls, she heads to her storage locker. there she keeps her possessions, including the stuff she will need for the night. >> this is our cardboard house. >> david. >> together with her good friend, dave, suzanne heads out into the night. their bed is a metal bench, a mattress fashioned out of newspaper and cardboard. here they settle down for the night, hoping that tomorrow will be a better day. >> i just make the best of it and there's no point in being negative all the time because then you would be miserable. >> deborah: she gets by on social security disability checks she receives from an automobile accident she was in years ago. >>> air travel may be pricey, but for those in the know, it can be the airline that shows up with big bucks. alexandria duval has the story that a woman that struck a deal with delta. >> this mom is telling "inside edition" how she negotiated a jaw-dropping deal on an overbooked delta flight. >> it started out as a big auction on the plane. and i said to my husband, i said if they get to $4,000

suzanne: bill comes here from lancaster every september. this storm is putting a bit of a damper on this year's vacation. >> we are in a campground a little further inland. the wind was not too bad out there yet. the wind is going pretty good. it is raining out there a lot more. suzanne: this will be a short-lived storm for us as it moves northward this afternoon and this evening, hitting new england later on today. in rehoboth beach, delaware, suzanne kennedy, abc 7 news. of anna: the reality direct hit from hurricane maria is not stopping people from flying to puerto rico. several flights departing from bwi. 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 fli

suzanne: metro says this was an unexpected delight. a machine they were using to lake crack -- lay concrete under the tracks malfunctioned. suzanne kennedy, abc seven news. melanie: right now, it is 12:07, and last night, d.c. public schools was one of the most talked about issues on social media, this after a shout out at the emmys by d.c. comedian dave chapelle. home onehapelle took of these golden statues at the emmys last night, so d.c. public schools, probably very proud. after all, he attended easter near rfkol over arts in northwest d.c. it is what he said on stage as a presenter that really put the school system on the national stage. >> now i am going to read this teleprompter. please forgive me. shout out to d.c. public schools. here we go. >> like dave chapelle, i would like to unexpectedly think d.c. public schools. schools wentblic viral overnight. the school system took full advantage of the spotlight, sharing their link on twitter, saying it was an unexpected honor. >> if people are talking about cps, that's great. we ha

suzanne kennedy has more. suzanne: these officers are just about to leave for a multi-day deployment to san juan, puerto rico. they gathered early this morning and southwest washington at the npd police training academy for one last check and then they headed out. one sergeant and nine officers will board an air national guard airplane at andrews air force base. they will head to the u.s. territory to support the puerto rico state police. eight of the officers going on this volunteer trip are former state police officers in san juan. they join the npd more than a dozen years o. the island. >> i think us being there for me no, the morale, the police isartment, you know, it going to increase. they will see they have backup coming. >> we have been waiting for this day and stay one, since the very first day one that hurricane maria hit the island. we need to do something. we need to get down there. suzanne: these officers are volunteering their off-duty time for this mission. the mayor and the chief of police have

suzanne kennedy has more. suzanne: tyler tessier is he was arrested last night after laura wallen's body was found in a shallow grave in damascus. she was a teacher as well like high school in howard county. she was last seen with her boyfriend september 2. at a grocery store her car was discovered several days later on september 7. police now think she was killed on the third. was four months pregnant. police say last night the last text her family received indicated that tessier was not the baby's father. appeared earlier this week at a press conference, saying he did not know where wallen was, it all he wanted was for her to come home safely. police say he knew all along where she was. he will face murder charges before he goes before a judge this afternoon. in rockville, suzanne kennedy, abc 7 news. adrianna: family, friends, students, been started news of her death. john gonzalez is in columbia, maryland with more on how she is being remembered. howardap notice extra county library's -- we have noticed ex

johnson and former secretary for the national protection suzanne spaulding. topics include efforts to respond to and address russian interference and recommendations for congress to secure the 20 team and 2020 election cycle. this is an hour if we might, we can begin our hearings. obviously was delay with the arrival of the former president members. they continue to pray for his continued recovery and his families constantly in our mind. this is our congressional task force on election security. we are kind of looking forward rather than backward trying to figure out did we miss something, can we use this as an opportunity to fix things for the future. we have obviously the cochair and the ranking member on the house administrations have a comment for the record. in the interest of time i'm just going to submit it for the record. we are joined here by the former secretary of homeland security j. johnson and former undersecretary for the national protection and program director at for the department. welcome, mr. secretary. we will allow you to begin and we wi

johnson: i'm sure suzanne can bring a greater level of granularity on this. when we were working with states last year, i'm sure that a number were contacted or because theyher came to us, because they contacted the fbi or the fbi contacted them about what we were seeing at the time, and we either had direct contact or through something called the m multistate information sharing and analysis center -- did i get that right? i cannot speak to the timeline since suzanne and i have left office, but i know there was a considerable level of contact with states where we saw this activity going on to provide what we knew at the time and offer our assistance. we said that publicly and privately to a number of states. ms. spaulding: i would add that we at dhs operate on a voluntary basis. our stakeholders, and that includes state and local officials across the board assistance,s for and to come to us when they see suspicious activity. if they think they have intrusion, scanning. the reason we've been successful in getting businesses and officials to come to us is beca

suzanne? suzanne: absolutely. a lot of these men and women have family and friends in puerto rico. you can see them gathering behind me here, they have got some gear with them and are going over last-minute checks and they are scheduled to leave within the hour, they are still waiting for some folks to gather here. they will be heading out to andrews air force base where they will be getting on a national guard plane bound for san juan and they will be there in support of a multi-day effort being launched by the fraternal order of the police the team is going to be working with the puerto rico state police once they arrive on the u.s. territory. eight of the officers on the trip, one served with the state police in puerto rico. they joined mpd about 15 years ago. some of them have family and friends there. one of them we had a chance to talk to about going back to his home country. >> we are very, very, very proud that we are going to go back to help our people. former police officers from puerto rico and we came here about 15, 16, 17 years ago. suzanne: these officers are using pe

hur cain jose. >> suzanne kennedys live at rebow both beach this morning. suzanne. well, good morning, to both of. you we're along the boardwalk here at rehoboth avenue. we're seeing 20 miles per hour winds. if you take a look to the side here, the surf is we're are expecting 12 to 1 a feet here along the atlantic seaboard. hurricane jose of our the coast, not going to make a direct landfall here, but certainly, the impact is being felt. they there is concern about flooding as well as beach erosion. we are not expecting a wol lot of rain but a couple of inches here. already we have seen people come down to check out the condition here's. we're less than a the hour from high tide and seeing the water move closer to the boardwalk but doesn't seem liability is a situation yet is going to come over the boardwalk here. we're going to be monitoring this situation as it develops and as the weather intensifies here. along the atlantic seaboard. reporting live in rehoboth beach, delaware, suzanne kennedy, good morning washington. thank. 7 on your side all hurricane season. g

suzanne: how did you know that was what i was voted yearbook?e're out here in montgomery county and we've seen some kids out at the bus stop. we're following bus 7418 as it prepares to make its first pickup of the season. we're not sure what school it's going to but obviously they're out here very early. already saw some high schoolers waiting out at the stop just around the corner from where we are right now. 160,000 kids returning to school here in montgomery county. the national partnership estimates there's a 20% to 30% morning traffic being generated for parents taking their kids to school this morning. we're advising folks to don't make this the day you get out the door late. it's hard to get the kids out and going but you really do want to be wise getting out there so you're not rushed to get the kids to school. it's a tricky day and we've fallen out of the good habit of getting our kids up and out early so give yourself extra time and be careful on the roadways this morning. we'll keep an eye on minutes. but now reporting live in silver

>> i will begin and i'm sure suzanne can provide this greater level of granularity on this. when we were working with states last year i'm quite sure that a number were contacted or informed either because they came to us or they contacted the fbi or the fbi contacted them about what we were seeing at the time and we either had direct contact or through something called the ms isac the multistate information sharing and analysis center. did i get that right? there was a lot of dialogue that occurred last year. i cannot speak the timeline this year since suzanne and i have left office but i know there was a considerable level of contact last year with the states where resolve this activity going on to provide what we knew at the time and to offer that and we said that publicly and they said that privately to a number of states. >> i would just add that we have dhs operate on a voluntary basis and we encourage our stakeholders, and that includes state and local officials across-the-board, to come to us for assistance and to come to us when they see suspicious activities and if

russellive on the rotunda with tim suzanne, good morning. suzanne: good morning to both of you. yesterday we talked about susan collins and the fact that she had definitively made a decision. the decision has now been made, bringing the number of no votes to four. joins us from virginia to talk about about this. last friday you were very concerned about this. it's a different story today. where is your head at? x we feel a little better but until the week is over, we are not resting. i'm going to give a floor speech today. i've got young children, parents of disabled children, coming into our office. the authors keep changing the bill every day to pick up new support, so we will not be able to take it for granted. all of the versions on the table their would cost millions insurance, cause premiums to go up, and make significant cuts in the medicaid program, which doesn't have anything to do with the affordable care act. that's the hidden parof in the way that would hurt kids, the disabled, and seniors. suzanne: virginia could have benefited over the next nine years, but it wasn'

in vienna, suzanne kennedy, abc 7 news. j.j.e: houston texans star watt continues to tackle his goal of keeping houston strong as the city recovers from harvey. what has raised more than $18 million for harvey victims. he led teammates through the streets, handing out meals, water, and dozens of boxes filled with supplies to the hundreds of people in need. a great effort. the more you watch the coverage of this, the more you realize there is so much that needs to be done in so many ways, if you can help. brian: talking to my aunt today -- she has a house outside of houston. they have a house on stilts, built off the ground, because they got hit before. one of the houses on stilts still had water ground. puts it in perspective. the weather here is beautiful. for many days, we will be talking about it. impacts could be as early as next week. but it could be felt sooner. we will watch that carefully in the coming days. a highiful shot from school in laurel, maryland. 78 degrees right now. a high in the low to mid 80's. the ave

suzanne kennedy has this story. suzanne: there are hundreds of buses here in loudoun county, but not enough people to drive them, and that is what is at the root of the problem in this school system. received 1500 complaints about the transportation system. among the issues, consolidated bus routes, lengthy bus rides. last night, a meeting was held express the concerns by parents in the county. >> there are no sidewalks, no streetlights. cars fly down that road. contacted the transportation department and we have not heard back. suzanne: the county has issued an apology and a consultant is looking at the issues. a route optimization effort is underway and will last through the wall and the winter in an effort to find a permanent solution. in leesburg, suzanne kennedy, abc 7 news. adrianna: , caught on video -- a hotdog vendor's run-i >> backup. backup. >> that is not right. adrianna: the power of social media paying off big time for a hotdog vendor. the father of three was trying to make money after's -- selling foo

reporting live in rockville, suzanne kennedy.are tracking the disturbing investigation around the clock. you can get the latest descent straight year from by signing up for text alerts at the vijaya wjla/text. under signal nightmare. eight people died in a nursing home after hurricane irma knocked out electricity to the facility. while the medical examiner is not determined if the deaths were heat related, most of them who died suffered from the hydration and respiratory arrest. -- dehydration and respiratory arrest. larry: customers on east side of the state likely will not have electricity until monday. those on the west side of florida may have to wait until the end of next week. irma knocked out power to more than 6 million people. more help from virginia is on its way to the u.s. virgin islands in the wake of hurricane irma. three more red cross volunteers will be heading there in the morning to help take care of people and open a shelter. the islands were among the hardest hit water. larry: let's get back out to sam sweeney

reporting live, suzanne kennedy.re your one stop shop for metro updates with the traffic team on your side right now and you can get the latest up eight and alert sent to your phone by signing up. police insy night for maryland, alexandria police spending nearly two hours responding to a bomb threat in old town. someone said there was a bomb inside of an office building so police closed down prince street . clear and reopened the road and there is a similar situation in , except there someone called to report a man with a gun near frat row. just before midnight campus police said that everything was all clear. larry: developing now, a deadly crash under investigation this morning at great falls. back whenheaded they're fearful lost control and slammed into a tree. the crash killed benjamin winger and his girlfriend. ryan's 15-year-old sister also in the car had life-threatening injuries. neighbors say that there had been an number of crashes in the area. police trying to determine if speed may have been a factor. all

reporting live, suzanne kennedy. thank you for that, suzanne. john mccain giving new insight into his fight with brain cancer and he says that the prognosis is grim. doctors have given him at best a 14% chance to beat his aggressive form of cancer but he says that he and his family will be doing everything they can for treatment and at the same time he will celebrate a life well lived. he revealed that whenever his memorial service comes, he wants it held at his all more moderate naval academy in annapolis. anthonyhappening today, weiner will be sentenced for sex sexting of sea materials to a minor. prosecutors are seeking over two years in prison. him from forced congress and doomed his campaign for mayor. when even more incidents were revealed. a couple trying to rebuild their credit after they received a letter from the post office confirming a change of address, but they weren't moving. someone had diverted the mail to a new address in florida. the person had applied for credit cards and loans in the couple's name. in the past to change her

suzanne kennedy's covering those teams in fairfax county. they are wasting no time.nne: absolutely not, we in the disaster coordination's operations center where today they will spend a lot of time figuring out what is next. the regional disaster officer is here with me this morning. we were here about 10 days ago or so when you deployed some folks to houston. d you estimate the same thing will happen now in the wake of hurricane irma? >> that's correct. remaining emergency response vehicles we have today and tomorrow and we will be sending individual , this will be a long and ongoing operation for us. we are at the beginning of the moving into, recovery, so this is not going to be done over the weekend. we will be committed to the communities of houston and florida and their road to recovery. suzanne: this must be challenging from a resource standpoint with two major operations underway. correct, it's hurricane season, we could have multiple strikes. we kept resources from harvey for the next strike. we are working with national nonprofit arbors and drawing upon our

program just like suzanne did. the h.a.r.p.mortgage payment about $700 a month. the h.a.r.p. refinance cost about $7,250 with a 4.8 interest rate, substantially less. so now, when you rent the house, are you in the good? are you in the black now? >> it is pretty much almost break-even. >> yeah. >> we get a little bit more than the mortgage payment. but it does not cover the taxes or insurances. >> so, let's go through some of the h.a.r.p. bullet points to qualify. first of all, the loan had to be before may 31, 2009. the homeowner had to be current on the loan, not more than 30 days late in the last 6 months. and here's what you need. it could've been a primary home, a second home, or one- to four-unit investment property. obviously, it had to be a fannie or freddie loan. and the loan to value had to be greater than 80%. the h.a.r.p. program still has legs, but if you talk to most lenders today, it's not really that effective. it did help a certain percentage of people like yourself and others. but a lot of people it didn't. bu

suzanne kennedy is live at red cross headquarters in fairfax, suzanne? now and the rain from the massive story heading our way. the impact in our area as early as tomorrow - coming up next. hurricane - irma weakening, as it moves over the western florida peninsula - next update from nhc at 5am - increasing clouds from irma today - cloudy & cool tomorrow; few showers late - unsettled work week; warming late week today: sunny and cool start. increasing high clouds. highs: 74-77 winds: ne to e 5 mph tonight: mostly cloudy. lows: 54-61 winds: ne 5 mph tuesday: overcast. cool. a few showers late. there's the view. there's more to life than the climb. you've got to stop... ...and look around a little. remember who you are. let the child inside you out to play. come... shed life's layers in asheville. visit lonely planet's best destination for 2017. asheville. discovery inside and out. ralpand i sponsoredralph northam, canthis adfor governor narrator: ed gillespie says dr. ralph northam doesn't show up? dr. ralph northam was an army doctor and a volunteer medic

energy analyst suzanne minter in denver, colorado.s showing signs of slowing, its gdp growing by just about 6% in the quarter ending injune. it is a big drop from the previous quarter and slower than the 7% expansion in the same quarter of last year. so why did it hit a three—year low? the latest economic growth figure clearly suggest that the economy is still to recover from the economy is still to recover from the cash ban decision that was introduced last year. the government banned 90 cent of the cash in circulation, practically overnight. since then, expansion plans have been affected with small and medium—sized businesses struggling. the economic figure doesn't take into account the performance of small businesses and the unorganised sector which constitutes more than 50% of the total economic output in india. these segments were the worst hit after the cash ban. it means the slowdown may be even more severe than the latest figures suggest. 0n wednesday india's central bank said 99% of the banknotes which were banned have alread

suzanne kennedy has the school's response. suzanne: the discovery was made as the campus was marking the jewish holiday of rosh hashanah. the university president issuing a statement saying this type of hatred will not be tolerated on campus. this is the building where the graffiti was found. it was in a restroom of the l.x.r. residence hall that a swastika was drawn on a women's restroom stall. there was threatening and dur rogatory languaged a -- derogatory language against women. this is the third incident of swastikas found on campus in the last three weeks and the second time for the residents hall. >> this the campus doesn't have a climate like this normally. this morning there are sidewalk drawings everywhere giving support to the jewish students. >> i don't think it's the campus being represented by. usually it's very inclusive. suzanne: georgetown's president released a statement saying we reject hatred, islamophobia. we are a community where all faces are welcome and we choose to come together in understanding and th

suzanne? to you, larry, the day is just getting started here in leesburg and it has been a rough start to the school year in loudoun county as far the school system again this year having problems with this system stemming from the fact that they don't have enough us drivers. last night a meeting was held to address the issue and the county school system has received 1500 and problems range from consolidated drivers to shorten rides. the previous issue involved over 300 routes. they say the route optimization study will continue through the fall and winter. parentseantime, some are saying they would rather take their own kids to school. more cars may be on the roads here. reporting live in leesburg, suzanne kennedy. autria: well, is in the house. what's going on? veronica: so many people have lost power, you have to go over there might be bigger storms. you can charge your phone with a nine volt battery. larry is here and we have taken , takingng from the pen the part from the car charger, put

because of her experience, suzanne now feels obliged to work illegally.h just one other person, she could be prosecuted for brothel keeping. despite this, she has chosen to be on the wrong side of the law because she believes that's the only way to work safely. i would rather work illegally but go home safe. i know how the legislation regarding prostitution, working with someone for safety or sharing the premises with another sex worker stands. but i would rather be prosecuted than dying. i want to go home. i have a family myself. they don't know what i do for a living. but, if anything happens to me and they find out the way i've died or being severely injured, they are going to have to find out, then i don't want that. i would rather go home. i think from my own experience what i do know is that often women go into sex work because it's a better choice. nicky adams from the english collective of prostitutes, a campaigning organisation of sex workers and former sex workers that's been in existence since the 19705, explains that, farfrom these being margi

suzanne kennedy is live in college park- suzanne? a second alleged victim- says -- she was sexually assaulted by a massage envy. this is at the location in tenleytown. both victims say -- the assaults happened during sessions. police want to know if there are other victims- and are asking anyone with information to come forward. the suspect is scheduled for a preliminary hearing later this monring. metro's largest union is calling for urgent action, after a metro mechanic was shocked by a new seven-thousand series train. the incident is raising concerns about those trains, which were unveiled in 20-15. the mechanic was shocked last saturday at a west falls church railyard. he was not seriously injured. investigators believe defective wires attached to the railcar's axles caused the shock. seven on your side with a health alert... out of maryland this morning. the state department of health reports -- seven people have tested positive for "variant influenza"... that's when swine flu is transferred to humans. each person had close cont

. >> and you said -- [inaudible] michelle and suzanne get in on this, a lot of the criteria -- [inaudible] people have the right to have freedom of expression, they can go off wherever they want to talk and go on social media and blather on, but is the responsibility of the institution not to give them a platform sometimes? do you think there's a straightforward criteria? people espousing a certain view should happily be platformed with no risk of being accused of restricting free speech? >> are you saying is there a criteria or could there be a criteria? >> what would the criteria be? >> oh, i don't -- that seems like it would be a long project, to try to elucidate those criteria. i think right now we don't have strong criteria which is what makes this whole thing so fraught. like, for example, you know, ben shapiro spoke at berke hi earlier this week -- berkeley earlier this week. i don't like ben shapiro, i don't agree with anything he says, buzz hi views aren't -- but his views aren't dangerous. there was understanding because they reflect powerful political tendencies in this country

suzanne kennedy, abc news. adrianna: today at the u.n., the security council will discuss peacekeeping operations, and president trump will meet with japan's prime minister and the president of south korea to discuss north korea. the president had a warning for north korea's leader, who he called "rocket man." president trump: the united states has great strength and forced tobut if it is defend itself or its will have no choice but to totally destroy north korea. adrianna: president trump also denounced the nuclear agreement with iran. he said it is an embarrassment to the u.s. all clear in alexandria after a fuel leak shut down king street last night around 4:30 yesterday afternoon. utility and hazmat crews were on the scene for hours, trying to repair everything. the lake has been contained, but more than 5000 gallons of gas for lost. on abc 7 news at noon, turf concerns in a florida district. the possible health effects on kids. what officials plan to do now. plus, a battle continues to grow over health car

highs: winds: n 10-15 g 20-25 mph toss to suzanne great falls- under investigaiton this police say a young couple was heading back from the grocery store saturday night when their vehicle lost control and slammed into a tree on beach mill road. the crash killed 26-year-old benjamin wenger and his girlfriend - 23-year-old abigail ryan. her 15-year-old sister, who was also in the car, has life-threatening injuries. neighbors say there have been a number area. police are trying to determine if speed may have been a factor. right now - two people are recovering after falling from an i-2-95 overpass while running away from police. a third person was also hurt. authorities say they were wanted in connection with an armed robbery and police chase. it started late saturday night. the two actually landed near railroad tracks, which halted rail traffic. all three were eventually arrested. seven on your side with a warning this morning about another a-t-m skimming device. this latest one - found in laurel. scammers use it to steal your credit or debit card information. take a look - laurel poli

s suzanne: the demonstrations are on the bil are the only public hearing.ested monday, publicans face a deadline of getting this bill passed with a simple majority of 50 votes. coming up on abc 7 news at noon -- firefighters in a race against time out west. dangerous wildfire inching closer and closer to holmes in california. the latest effort to get people out of its path. this will get your heart rate jumping -- a school bus just feet away from barreling into kids. find out what caused this to happen in the first place, but first, a quick check of traffic with carlos ramirez. carlos: good afternoon -- traffic looking not terrible, but a couple of trouble spots. on the see activity shoulder, the eastbound side of i-66. a few moments ago, you had two fire trucks blocking two lanes. the slowdown has moved over toward the dulles toll road. watch out for that. along 395, making your way into the district, the slow roll right here due to a crash causing slowdowns. you will see these delays as far back as boundary channel drive. also, where taken look at the bel

suzanne kennedy is live in rockville this morning with the disturbing new de students at wilde lake high school, taught, are stunned by her murder. people hoping for her safe return had scheduled a vigil for last night.. at the schoool. but about an hour before the vigil was set to begin, they learned about her murder.students at the vigil said they will love their teacher forever. breaking overnight - a possible deal involving daca. the deal would protect certain immigrants brought illegally to the country, as children. after having dinner with the president -- house minority leader, nancy pelosi - and senate minority leader, chuck schumer saying: "we agreed to enshrine the protections of daca into law quickly, and to work out a package of border security, excluding the wall." however, the white house says, "excluding the wall was certainly not agreed to." we'll keep you updated. president trump heads to florida today to survey the damage from hurricane irma in naples and for myers. this - as the death toll from the storm continues to climb in are now blamed on irma. eight of those comi

suzanne kennedy is on gopher road. we understand this is happening in the same neighborhood.it is just off route one bank in college park not far from the campus of the university of maryland. all of these incidents happening on two consecutive weekends. in at least two of the cases, they're going and through unlocked windows. while police are not saying they're looking for one suspect, they're saying all of these cases are extremely similar. all of them taking am this morning and the 4500 block of guilford road. the first was september 9 when a man entered an apartment through an unlocked door at 1:00 a.m. september 16, the suspect opened an unlocked window around 1:00 and look in. in both of the cases, the women screamed, scaring off the potential attacker. later overnight on the 16th, the suspect was able to get in through an unlocked window. the man in are probably touched the woman, running off when she screamed. -- inappropriately touched the woman, running off when she screamed. they do not have a specific description of the alleged attacker. when you're not at home an

suzanne: godspeed to you.wo thirds of the state, this crew will depart now as part of the mutual assistance agreement that dominion energy has southeast region. if there is a need for more people to go, these folks will come back and others will be deployed in an effort to get florida back on its feet. reporting live in herndon, suzanne kennedy. larry: we are talking your coordinating for an entire state. the crew goes where to do what? autria: millions of people. thanks to those guys and women for all the work in the days ahead. veronica: it has been hard work for so many different facets, from researchers to scientists, responders, you name it, but at least the falling rain today will be north of florida and we will see two sweet spots around the storm today. you can see an inch and a half of rain for memphis, the other area is here off the atlantic through the carolinas, southwest virginia around roanoke to get more than half an locally, the bar today is down chances inprinkle the best chance coming on thur

suzanne. [inaudible] >> i think that's a ridiculous idea. i hope they don't mean not. we've got all this devastation in texas. another unprecedented hurricane hitting florida and they want to play politics. that will strain the aid that have occurred or about to occur and they also want to threaten to fall on our debt. it's a ridiculous and disgraceful that they want to play at this moment with some of the citizens in need to respond to hurricanes so we do not strain them. [inaudible] with the leaders you just described proposed is unworkable and could put in jeopardy the kind of hurricane risk once we need to have. many of us got the calls from the administration at omb who said fema is moving so fast we are running out of money. so we've got to make sure that we have the legal authority to go out and put money back into famous or we can respond to these hurricanes. not to mention the fact we have to start repositioning the fact that irma will hit florida in play politics with the debt ceiling like schumer and policy are apparently doing i don't think is a good idea.

suzanne kennedy is live in southwest dc, suzanne? maria has now been downgraded to a tropical storm as it downgraded to a tropical storm as it moves north. but the storm surge is already kicking up rough surf along the coast from florida all the way up the storm surge, already triggering floods along the outer banks. we are keeping a close eye on conditions there. a live report from north carolina is coming up at seven a-m, when good morning washington switches over to newschannel 8. want to show you video out of texas now... firefighters are battling a three alarm fire in a vacant building under construction in downtown dallas. the fire sparked about an hour ago. it forced a nearby hampton inn to be evacuated. at this point, there are no reports of any injuries. happening now - the search for a missing college student last seen in norfolk, virginia. ashanti billie is from prince george's county. she's been missing for more than a week. her cell phone was found in a dumpster -- and her car was recovered elsewhere. her mini cooper was

suzanne kennedy is live in the russell rotunda - suzanne? this morning - president trump - unapologetic for towards nfl players who choose to kneel or sit during the national anthem. his comments sparked protests across the nfl sunday. but the dallas cowboys took a different approach last night. the entire team along with owner jerry jones decide was played. and during the anthem..players for the cowboys and cardinals stood with their arms linked in a display of unity. the president continued his the president continued his arguement against the protests on twitter last night starting the hashtag - "stand for our anthem". cowboys owner jerry jones said last night was their way to show unity and equality on a national stage. so did this controversy really impact ratings? it's a complicated question. cbs says its ratings were up four percent from last year. fox- says they're down 16 percent. you can read more from every side of the debate with our report at wjla.com. and much more reacti a new day, and a new threat from north korea. coming up

york suzanne youmans barrington young jacqueline young elkin yuen joseph c.gayby zakhary arkady zaltsman edwin j. zambrana, jr. robert alan zampieri mark zangrilli ira zaslow kenneth albert zelman abraham j. zelmanowitz martin morales zempoaltecatl zhe zeng marc scott zeplin jie yao justin zhao ivelin ziminski michael joseph zinzi charles a. zion julie lynne zipper salvatore zisa prokopios paul zois joseph j. zuccala andrew s. zucker >> and my brother, thomas jose joseph, we will always miss tom. that will never stop. he's very compassionate what he did very carry. not just his family but the community who lived in. he's very spontaneous, loving, he can make you smile and make you laugh without telling a joke. it was a gift that he had. he left behind a loving wife, rosanne. large family user runner, and passionate and ran 10 miles of the. he ridden the new york marathon and twice came in first in staten island. the end of it we love him and miss him and that's about all. thank you. >> and my beloved brother rudolph. you are my hero, you're the world's greate

that said anti-suzanne's point you should amplify that 10,000 times. commencement speakers are supposed to be boring. there was a statistic that came out that if people didn'tpeaker remember the commencement speaker at their graduation to which i said exactly. i make a the point specifically because you are endorsing thatew person but you shouldn't go for the person who is like oh you know i created a farm and i give outcrops to hungry children.sp i don't know all the specifics but it seems to me on the face of the data is what harper did and the same time it came out that they had presented their acceptance of anann african-american woman who was a accepted and the program inroubg history the.or she had a troubling history. she went to prison for killing her own child but they rescinded it because they were afraid of what other people would say. wal >> student said to me it's not the students that worry it's the parents who are often paying the money. universities are frightened of parents. they might say i'm paying $50,000 and i can't believe you are

there is much more ahead on good morning suzanne kennedy-- what are you working on for 5 o-clock? orange line riders in for big delays. the construction issue tying up your commute - and the five stations being impacted. plus - a triple threat. three named storms -- churning in the atlantic right now. stormwatch seven is tracking their potential impact on our area. and d-c-p-s in the spotlight. the emmy shoutouts that had d-c trending worldwide! good morning washington i'm larry smith. and i'm lisa fletcher in for autria godfrey. let's get started with stormwatch-7 meteorologist eileen whelan. - another warm and humid day - breezy tomorrow; jose off the mid-atlantic coast - warmer than average approaching the first day of fall friday - watching hurricane maria (approaching leeward islands) today: am patchy fog. mix of clouds and sun. warm and humid. stray shower. highs: winds: ne 5-10 mph tonight: mostly cloudy. stray shower. patchy fog. lows: wid

[applause] where are you and suzanne sitting? they are right there. you are part of the reason that i could, and it was randall and suzanne morton the founders of the progressive forum pooh-pooh this visit together for me. they have extended everyone think courtesy to me. i even had -- at dinner tonight. [applause] i am surrounded by flowers some of which i describe in the book. part of my beloved world in puerto rico. so, i'm here to talk to you about my book and about what my book is about and when i started to write it was there was one thing i wanted to accomplish. when you write a memoir, and i have read many of them through my life, you sometimes come away asking the question, asking yourself the question, did i learn anything new about that person? regrettably often i've read books and memoirs or autobiographies and really didn't learn much that i didn't already know. i didn't want to write that kind of book. i wanted to write something different, something where at the end of that a raider could come away and say to themselves, i think i know

kurds say they had hoped to see in their lifetime so eager to be the first to cast their ballots suzanne was so excited about the referendum she had a. it's a day iraq's kurds say they had hoped to see in their lifetime so eager to be the first to cast their ballots suzanne was so excited about the referendum she had a restless night at eighteen is the first time she's been able to vote. i am so happy i wanted to be one of the first ones here i only slept for three hours this is a historic day for us it's not the first time idris has voted but he too was in early he does his blue ink finger was pride. i have voted in presidential and parliamentary elections before but this is the most important one because it's about independence. everyone arabs assyrians everyone who wants to live in freedom. similar scenes were being repeated around the kurdish region people streaming into polling stations however they could potentially in areas where kurdish president has a strong foothold so happy to. devote also went to cook despite fears it could further alienate turkey where an arab's nearly half

(nats: i'm suzanne. oh hi i'm kay) in between they prepared for the worst meeting one another in the process armed with hoses and hospitality.don strouzas could see the 22 acre fire when it first erupted just beyond his back yard as neighbors came to check on him. sot: don strouzas, oakland hills resident//"and called 911 and saw the flames coming over the hillside and they got pretty large when they hit the bushes and the large trees probably 50 feet up in the air."sot: ella sogomonian, oakland hills// "and you can see how close this backyard is to where the flames started just over my shoulder and there are now just dozens of fire fighters making sure that they are putting out the hot spots but one thing neighbors here tell me is two other fires in the area this week so they're really suspicious as to what started this fire." fire batallion chief says the fire is not being suspicious at this time.and while they have found an origin they don't have a cause yet. (robin) that was ella sogomonian reporting

jerrold paskins horace robert passananti suzanne h.i patel manish patel steven bennett paterson james matthew patrick manuel d. patrocino bernard e. patterson clifford l. patterson jr. cira marie patti robert e. pattison james robert paul patrice paz stacey lynn peak richard allen pearlman durrell v. pearsall thomas nicholas pecorelli thomas pedicini todd douglas pelino michel adrian pelletier anthony g. peluso angel ramon pena richard al penny and my cousin, thomas j. ashton. you were taken away from our family when you were only my age. aunt kathy, uncle john, colleen, mary and the rest of your family and friends will forever hold you in our hearts. we will always love you, we will always miss you, and we will never forget you. >> and my father, timothy robert hughes. some moments last a second and others last a lifetime. our hearts are forever full of your moments, memories and love. timmy, kenny, mommy and i miss you every day, but i know you'll be celebrating with us this friday at penny's wedding. salvatore f. pepe carl peralta r

(nats: i'm suzanne. oh hi i'm kay) in between they prepared for the worst meeting one another in the process armed with hoses and hospitality.don strouzas could see the 22 acre fire when it first erupted just beyond his back yard as neighbors came to check on him. sot: don strouzas, oakland hills resident//"and called 911 and coming over the hillside and they got pretty large when they hit the bushes and the large trees probably 50 feet up in the air." sogomonian, oakland hills// how close this backyard is to where the flames started just over my shoulder and there are now just dozens of fire fighters making sure that they are putting out the hot spots but one here tell me is this is just one of two other fires in the area this week so they're really suspicious as to what started this fire."but oakland fire batallion chief says the fire is not being considered suspicious at this time.and while they have found an origin they don't have a cause yet.tag neighbors i spoke with mentioned their frustration wit

. >> this bill they came up with worse than the one thank god republicans like suzanne collins and lisa murkowski and john mccain torpedoed over the summer. it seems like you are a decent guy but nobody outside of your buddies in congress want the bill. only 12% of americans supported the last one and this is worse. michelle: in response cassidy says that kimmel doesn't understand the bill. a vote could happen in a matter of days. scott thuman tells us that means there are new players involved. >> what seems a dead end has a new past. push to repeal obamacare found unexpected resurgence in the graham cassidy bill that would send money to states to let them decide healthcare coverage instead of washington. but the new chance is met by new opponents. >> this guy bill to my face. there is a new test for you. lie detector test. >> late night comedian jimmy kimmel whose son suffered from rare heart defect said it would fail those most in need. that is countered by president trump's early morning tweets in support of it. >> if it seems like the republicans are in a mad dash to rush this throu

we have suzanne dodd, jpl's director for the interplanetary network directorate. we have ann, an author and lecturer and television writer and producer. she was cowriter of the emmy award-winning television series "cosmos." ado, i willher start asking our panelists a few questions to talk about the voyager mission. we start with dr. stone. to you, what is so special about voyager? >> from the many points of view, voyager represents humanity's most ambitious journey of discovery. that is its legacy. >> tell us about the beginnings of the mission, the early years. >> voyager began when gary that thereiscovered 1997 when a single andecraft could be launched flyby all four major planets. downsizedhey had been -- a four-year mission to those two giant planets and their moons and rings. that was to be launched in 1977. if they continued to work, they could go on to uranus and neptune, completing the grand tour of the outer planets as gary had promised a way to do that in 12 years rather than 30 years. we have him to thank. >> voyager has made many discoveries. what are

suzanne: oh, my god, it's so cute! so much fun taking them with me on my adventures. do you smell that? suzanne: well, i'm not breathing. jack: whether we're searching the jungle for mandrills... kathaleen: it's beautiful when the sunlight hits hifa