greg forrester, voad ceo: we look at this as a long term event. this is a marathon.ur early estimates. you'll have an opportunity to serve, forrester urges people to train with your local voad affiliate, so you'll be ready if disaster ever strikes your hometown. in washington i'm jessica smith (pam) if you would like to help the victims of hurricane harvey... you can donate to the salvation army. just text the word "storm" to the number on your screen "51-555". you can also log onto our website kron four- dot- com .. for more information. ( vicki ) as texas recovers from harvey... another storm... potentially more dangerous.... is looming in the atlantic ocean. hurricane irma is gaining strength... with sustained winds now at 140 miles per hour. this makes it a category four storm. irma is expected to intensify before hitting the caribbean on wednesday. there is an increasing possibily the hurricane could hit florida by the weekend. but at this time, forecasters say it is too early to tell exactly where irma will track. let's take a look outside right now...(vicki) m

local elections or they could send this to the voters, put this on a reven dumb for november and allow voad ers to decide the issue. a third option here is that the city could create a voting rights commission, a group that will basically take a look at this issue, study it further and then decide or make recommendations later down the line. but again tonight at seven:30 there will be sometime for public comment on this issue as well, but city council will be taking a vote on this issue tonight. we will be in the meeting and we'll give you the very latest at 10:00. live in college park, evan lambert, fox5 local news. >> well, still ahead, recovery continues following irma. that's right, how many people are still in the dark as communities begin rebuilding. and a pizza hut hit with some criticism. why their memo about hurricane irma has them under fire. another good reason to take a nap. researchers say it are you surprised by that one. >> no. princeton university scientists napping helps a person's dna. getting more sleep helps behavior, emotions, quality of life and mental health. >> if ar