governor terry mcauliffe said the storms could bring life threatening conditions to virginia beach, norfolk and hampton areas and gave a warning to people traveling this labor day weekend. >> protecting the life and safety of our citizens is most important. we will have a much better idea later this evening and first thing tomorrow morning, about what is going to happen. now, i would be cautious about getting on the roads knowing there is a strong possibility of life threatening storm surges coming. >> translation for example you don't have to travel, don't travel. the governor is activating 270 members of the virginia national guard to prepare for mass flooding and power outages. >>> how much wind and rain will hermine bring this way? howard bernstein tracking the storm and the weather center. >> big difference from the metro, they get gusts, 30, 35 to the atlantic, gusts over 50, maybe 55, closer to the storm. the storm at this hour is over south carolina, here, 95, heavy rains, a tornado watch along coastal areas, goes for north carolina, we are talking a lot of rain. this is one compute

earlier we heard a bye bit from virginia governor terry mcauliffe and how the state is preparing to deal. >> he has taken time out of his busy day to speak to us. governor mcauliffe, thank you for joining us. >> great to be with you >> why don't you bring us up to date on the preparations particularly in the southern part of the state >> we declared a state of emergency at about 1:00. after we had be national weather service that there's a strong possibility that we're going to have life-threatening are storm surges in the entire hampton roads region. we're looking at six to eight feet waves, two to four feet -- 68 waves in two to four feet of storm surges up to potentially 12 inches of rain. the hampton road region is second most vulnerable. and it will reconstitute itself and with the westerly winds dump a tremendous amount of water. we have 270 national guard being deployed. we got the state police and we're just trying to tell folks if you don't understand have to go down to the virginia beach region this weekend, don't do it. at least wait till we get a better understanding of where

sot/ terry mcauliffe, virginia governor we are cautioning everyone, we are no operating under and we have been informed we are having life threatening storm surge possibility that will cause major disruption. and while some embraced the massive waves nats surfing behind car for others, it is a disaster--entire towns under water. and still hermine rages on. tag: the winds are starting pick up here we're told to expect windgusts of up to 55 mpg. and there is even a tornado watch in effect - but what we're really concerend about is that storm surge coming off the water. reporting from charleston, south carolina. lana three cedar rapids school administrators who resigned after a teacher- student sex scandal will each get tens of thousands of dollars for agreeing not to sue the school district. those payments total 350-thousand dollars. they're outlined in separation agreements with former human resources director jill cirivello, former washington high school principal ralph plagman, and former washington high school johnson. each resigned abruptly this summer. that followed revelations t

virginia governor terry mcauliffe says he's ready to make a deal to get the skins to virginia. >> if it makes sense for the taxpayers of virginia and the taxpayers -- the folks with the redskins, we can come up with a deal. if you saw the deal in l.a., there was no involved in it. . he's been in meetings with team management with a move loud done county. the best side is in d.c. where rfk stadium is now. baker wants the team to stay put in landover. there will be a battle. >>> singing the national anthem in front of a group of people can be nerve wracking. >> a member of the boys and girls club in greater washington was singing the anthem in the national anthem and forget the words -- instead of booing, the crowd helped him out. >> there you go, malik walton and the guests sang in unison until the end of the anthem. a little help. a little support. >> if you have ever sung that song, it's so easy to transpose >> and nervous. >> it never happens until you are on the spot. you could see it right 100 times -- >> you always know the words when you are singing to yourself in the mirror. i

. >> got to tell you, virginia governor terry mcauliffe is deflecting criticism over a photo of him and country legend willie nelson. nelson's wife, annie, tweeted this picture, and eagle identify viewer spotted a can of willie's reserve on the table between the men, you know what that is? that's nelson's brand of marijuana. which is illegal in virginia. a spokesman for the governor says mcauliffe is, quote, cool, but not that cool. he says the governor has never used drugs. >> that was a good response from him, you have to give him credit for that, but you do have to watch out what you're sending out on social media. >> and caring something illegal to being cool. >> ya. >> okay. >> one meyer best friends growing up he actually saw willie on a plane, sat next to him, talking to him. >> willie nelson is definitely cool. >> so cool, yes. cool to talk to. >> mars to his own drum. >> he does, he does. >> good for him. >> how old? he's 09? how old is he? >> oh, i don't know. >> eighty? >> i don't know. >> because he looks a lot younger than he is. i think that's like -- he does. you don't th

terry mcauliffe in office now so rosenfield renewed his appeal for clemency but well aware a tiny percentage of such petitions are ever granted and as month after month went by, it wasn't clear what if anything was happening. >> what's disturbing about the clemency process is it's secretive. >> what rosenfield didn't know is this time, it was different. the governor ordered a new investigation. >> law offices. >> just before christmas 2015, we were there when the call came from the governor's office. >> hey, carlos. it's steve. >> there it was. finally. the words he'd been hoping to hear year after year after year. robert davis was about to be set free. >> i'm elated. just in time for the holidays. today is robert's mother's birthday. come on, sandy, pick up. it's steve. set another plate for tonight's dinner. going up to pick robert up. >> oh my god! >> this is the last time i'd ever seen this prison. >> hey, robert! >> how are you feeling? >> i'm elated. words can't describe it. words cannot describe it. i'm just so happy. if it wasn't for that man fighting for me right there, i wouldn't b

unless -- there was a new governor, terry mcauliffe, in office now.field renewed his appeal for clemency. >> so, he was well aware that a tiny percent of said petitions are ever granted and month after month went by, it wasn't clear what, if anything, was happening. >> what's disturbing about the clemency process is that it's secretive. >> what rosenfield didn't know is that this time was different. the governor, in fact, ordered a new investigation. >> law offices. >> just before christmas, 2015, we were there when the call in from the governor's office. >> staes steve. >> there it was, finally, the words he had been hoping to hear, year after year after year. robert davis was about to be set free. >> i'm elated. just in time for the holidays. today is robert's mother's birthday. come on, sandy, pick up. >> hello? >> sandy, it's steve. set another plate for tonight's dinner. i'm going up to pick robert up. >> oh, my god! >> this will be the last time i ever see this prison. >> at last, the final drive to robert's prison with the news that both had dr

governor terry mcauliffe said the storms could bring life threatening conditions to virginia beach, norfolk and hampton areas and gave a warning to people traveling this labor day weekend. >> protecting the life and safety of our citizens is most important. we will have a much better idea later this evening and first thing tomorrow morning, about what is going to happen. now, i would be cautious about getting on the roads knowing there is a strong possibility of life threatening storm surges coming. >> translation for example you don't have to travel, don't travel. the governor is activating 270 members of the virginia national guard to prepare for mass flooding and power outages. >>> how much wind and rain will hermine bring this way? howard bernstein tracking the storm and the weather center. >> big difference from the metro, they get gusts, 30, 35 to the atlantic, gusts over 50, maybe 55, closer to the storm. the storm at this hour is over south carolina,

virginia governor terry mcauliffe declaring a state of emergency. maryland bureau chief brad bell is in ocean city and meteorologist brian van de graaff is on storm watch. we begin with brian. the trek is crucial to what impact we'll see here. brian: very much so. in fact, we're watching it through the afternoon. every update that comes in. it has an easterly track that is better for us but there is onlying in each direction could mean more clouds and shower or less clouds locally. talk about what has ha ahead of the system. we see the high clouds thicken up as we work our way across the area. there are clouds building in. this is as hermine turns as making landfall as a category one storm. it's a tropical storm trekking east/northeast. we have wait until 5:00 for the newest update. the winds are at 50 miles per hour. this is moving north at 18. this puts it off the outer banks by the morning and meandering off the seaboard from here and northeast to next week. not a great handle of what happens after it gets here. it can intensify and pick the wind

yesterday virginia governor terry mcauliffe got things started on our news partner, wtop. >> if it makes sense for the taxpayers of virginia and the folks at the redskins, then we can come up with a deal. there are creative ways to do it. as you saw the recent deal out in l.a., there was no taxpayer involved in that one. >> governor mcauliffe said he's been meeting with the team's managt loudoun county. after that jack evans told our tom sherwood the best site is where rfk stadium is right now. prince joegeorge's county execue says he wants the team to stay put at landover. >>> some good news for families this morning with young kids. car companies are making car seats easier and safer to use. chris clackum breaks down the number for us. >> reporter: for many parents finding the right latch or anchor to safely secure a child restraint seat is a quest on par with finding nemo. >> lower anchors can be too deep in the seat and be difficult to maneuver around the tether anchors can be easily confused with other hardware. >> reporter: the insurance institute for highway safety found parents u

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unless -- there was a new governor, terry mcauliffe, in office now.newed his appeal for clemency. though he was well aware that a tiny percentage of such petitions are rarely granted. and as month after month went by, it wasn't clear what, if anything, was happening. >> what's disturbing about the clemency process is that it's secretive. >> what rosenfield didn't know is that this time it was different. the governor in fact ordered a new investigation. >> law offices. >> just before christmas 2015, we were there when the call came from the governor's office. >> hey, carlos, it's steve. >> and there it was. finally, the words he had been hoping to hear, year after year after year, robert davis was about to be set free. >> just in time for the holidays. today is robert's mother's birthday. come on, sandy, pick up. sandy, it's steve. set another plate for tonight's dinner. i'm going up to pick robert up. >> oh, my god! >> this will be the last time i ever see this prison. >> at last, the final drive to robert's prison with the news both had dreamed of fo

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virginia governor terry mcauliffe. >> what we are now operating under and we have been informed and were having life-threatening storm surges are a strong possibility. which will go up the chesapeake and will cause major disruptions. >> reporter: even without major damage here, hermine cost the southeast plenty. millions of dollars in losses along the coast from vacationers who cancelled labor day weekend plans. anthony? >> mark strassmann in charleston, south carolina, thanks. >>> mark mentioned tropical storm hermine is off cape lookout, north carolina. up the coast the preparations are under way when it moves north. prospect of damage williing tid floods brings back members in new york and new jersey. they built dunes to stem the rising tide. ali bauman, good morning. >> reporter: the strong winds are here down the jersey shore but today might be the last chance at a beach day this labor day weekend with tropical storm hermine threatening coastal flooding and high winds and dangerously strong rip currents, new jersey officials are keeping emergency plans on deck and mobilizing equip