as long as you do it safely during the storm, share with us here at wjla. send your pictures or video to pics@wjla.com. again, please be safe when you do that. that is the latest from ocean city. let's go back to you inside. alison: thank you. what you think about what you are seeing in ocean city? doug: they just put out an update to the flooding potential in ocean city. they expect moderate flooding over the next 48 hours. that can be four or five feet above normal. they get the story right for you and we will monitor that and monitor our own local weather. we have rain issues that everybody wants to know about the hurricane. here is the latest deal on joaquin. this shows you the relative size and circulation. what we have superimposed is the jet stream. the high level wind guiding systems across the country right now. with such a deep trough this low pressure that extends under, it's one of the reason the computer models are picking up on the fact is likely to occur off the coast and stay offshore. this pattern is how we get the heavy rain. that is where

> and a search and rescue leon: hillary clinton's marathon testimony is the top trending story on wjlaso a traffic alert for this week's marine corps marathon. and cooler temperatures ahead and you can read about that on wjla.com. alison: a 5 year-old from minnesota anxiously awaiting the arrival of his favorite teddy bear. well, it's been a long journey. that's because freddy lost his teddy bear along the highway when his family was visiting indiana. his mother call the sheriff's department there. they thought it was a long shot but low and behold the bear was sitting on the side of the road. the beloved bear is in the mail making that 500-mile trip home. leon: go ahead, mom, say it. alison: that's great. apparently she handed it down to her son. alison: last look at the weather. >> yeah, you know -- late at night. it will be cooler tomorrow. daytime highs around 50 degrees. great story from leon. 64 on saturday. sunday a 30% chance of showers. not going to amount for a whole lot. good running weather. .onday and tuesday, lower 60's ♪ ♪ (vo) you can pass down a subaru forester. (dad)

you can monitor the wjla facebook for twitter feed. download the storm watch 7 app and keep it on your phone. alison: moving on to the latest on the deadly shooting. on an oregon college campus. today they revealed chris harper mercer dropped out of boot catch and started to study mass shooters. lauren lister live in oregon with a closer look at the investigation. lauren? lauren: ten are dead, including the shooter. six patients remain in the hospital. abc news is learning identity of the victims today. three of the deceased women, lucera, rebecca and kim. the gunman apartment complex today guarded by police. and the residents remain on edge. >> it was scary when you first heard about the shooting but different when you found out that they live next door to you. >> a.t.f. reporting seven guns recovered from the place where he lived with his mother. six from the place. family of the victims bracing for the worst. >> the families are currently living through the nightmare and the most personal way possible. lauren: the governor expressin

wjla dot-com. the race is also impacting metro today.e on the tracks all day to accomdate the marathon crowds. also .. track work is still in place on multiple lines. for bus riders ... the pentagon transit center is closed until 4 p-m .. with buses moving to pentagon city. and the rosslyn bus terminal is closed until 6 p-m ... with bus service moving to oak street. mile marker one right outside our building....has runners headed uphill...in the rain. but will they battle the weather all day?? meteorologist josh knight is standing by .... thanks for watching. have a great sunday and good luck to all the morris: "government mters this week on "government matters -- the obama administration wants to leverage federal buying power for laptop and desktop computers, but does their new policy protect small business? >> i think they are seeing the industry try to adapt to what they tnk will be somewhat permanently tougher times. >> third-quarter results are in for e nation's top three contractors. the pentago's anti-consolidation push could impa

stay connected with abc 7 and wjla, with updates on our stormwatch app. an outpouring of support during a time of grief. dozens gather tonight to remember a transgender woman who was shot and killed last week in montgomery village. we are learning more about the events leading up to the murder. roz plater is in rockville with the details. of new information coming from recently released court documents, including the how and why investigators believe this crime went down. dozens came out to this germantown park, formed a circle, lit a candle, and tried to console the family torn apart by grief. >> so much heartache, tragedy, loss. but we still stand. mourning the murder of zella ziona, a transgender woman known as deandre smith. ninge thank you for loa him to us for 21 euros. -- 21 years. roz: one of his friends was actedassed after ziona flamboyant in front of him at the mall. the evening of the 15th, there was a fight. somebody struck her with a stick , lord her into the alley, then -- lured her into the alley, and then shot her. friends and relatives a

horace: take a look at it on the wjla facebook page. are clues within it and if you have more information, contact me. jonathan: i am sure it's nice to find a ring like that. and the spouse is happy, too. brian: as the insurance adjuster. alison: we have warm weather heading back here. brian: yes, starting tomorrow. this is over, and i'm done. raking leaves now. look at the weekend. i talk about a warming trend for us. wi have a push of cooler weather this weekend. by saturday and sunday it will back down. mid-60ed for saturday. sunday is important. the 10k on the national mall. it's low to mid-50's and the upper 50's. a warming trend for thursday. cooler for the weekend. we could stay dry for sunday. we have more. back to you. alison: thank you. now a check of the roads. eric smith on traffic watch. eric: thank you. it's tough today. 95 and virginia, past 123. southbound south of triangle. inner loop solid off the toll road. to new hampshire avenue. solid in both directions. outer loop to tyson, solid. this is all connected. 270 slowin

leon: back to a wild and wonderful wjla now. cool weather means the hot temperatures for moose in alaska. not here. mating season up there in full swing. a fare and some happened to catch a moose fight on camera. take a look. "moose fight club." it started in the driverway of a neighbor's home in south anchorage. this is over a female moose. it spilled out in the street. one of them hit in the subaru. alison: so they were fighting over a girl. >> a lot of people were amazed as i was. i got to watch it for real. leon: one of the bull moose finally got the upper hand. or hoof. whatever. alison: coming up at 5:00, how does your garden grow? a look at the harvest from the white house garden. >> who could be in the house? and how did they get in? leon: a woman finds herself trapped in her h wow. this place is spectacular. thank you . we worked with a designer from havertys for a complete refresh. you must be happy to get out of that tiny house? yeah you know when we realized how great the furniture could be, we knew we wanted how muc

you can join the conversation by going to wjla facebook page. weigh in. it's fun. plus we like your comments and we appreciate you taking the time to do that. alison: in other news today, the district started the new pay-by-space program. it lets drivers pay for the specific spaces rather than having to put one of those little slips of paper on the windshield. coming up at 5:00, brianne carter explains how it's different from a standard meter and why some people are just confused with the different types of meters out there. jonathan: today, crews broke ground on a project to make the drive smoother in loudoun county st. project route 7 meets route -- hold on. we have to go back to the breaking news we're following in bethesda now. we have water main break that is creating quite a mess. some lanes as you can see are open. i'm not sure if that is by oice butthat is what is happening. robert is live with an eye on trfi what is happening here? robert: i tnk what is happening the traffic we are seeing, this is near n.i.h., just north of n.i.h. where this is. a lot of t

look for wjla tv. jonathan: left off one word. america's first dysfunctional family.ill in the blank. jonathan: ad from of mine came into the country and said what makes them famous? i was stumped. i don't know. researchers in indonesia discovered a new species -- this is an interesting segue. the hog-nosed rat. the australian museum victoria has features never seen in science. a large nose similar to pig and large ears, a small mouth and long front teeth. the research will be in the your mall of mamology -- your mall of mamology. >> a big surprise on "twilight" series revealed on g.ma. jonathan: and they reveal the character you can't see the same again. >> the tenth verse edition. with a -- tenth anniversary edition. with a twist. ohhh! >> there is another story. it's the same story. but it is a new version of it. >> how is it different? it's a gender bender. >> it is. now bella is beau. i want to do something fun for tenth anniversary. the publisher wanted a forward. i thought well, something more interesting. i'll rewrite everything. >> how much changes? >> the mo

look for wjla tv.nia ethics panel is recommending state lawmakers get a $15,000 pay bump. the panel appointed by the governor, terry mcauliffe, recommends adding the money to the salaries and establishing a new $15,000 allowance that could only be used for office expenses. the panel recommended new limits on personal gifts to lawmakers. that is a key issue following the conviction, of course, of the former virginia governor bob mcdonald and his wife. two silver spring base businessmen are opening to open medical marijuana greeing center in baltimore. they run healthy choice alternative, which is applying for one of 15 growing licenses that maryland will, i this year. attorney for the group says the company would turn a vacant 118,000 square foot building into an in-door marijuana farm. estimating it would create 100 jobs. jonathan: in baltimore today the grand reopening of a rite aid destroyed in the riots in april. the pharmacy on martin luther king boulevard was looted following freddie gray's funera

he displays a cool, confident demeanor any stop by our wjla studios this morning. >> i am excited andcared. i am trying to enjoy it for all it's worth. >> the name ken jennings keeps popping up. how long does this streak go? do you get close to beating ken? >> i hope people tune in this evening. i'm going for 10. ken had 74. jonathan: we posted the entire interview with him online and you can see more at our website, wjla.com. >> you're watching abc 7 news at 5:00, on your side. 7 on your side with a health alert that could affect thousands of adults and children. a child infected with measles potentially expose a large number of people to the virus in fairfax county while extreme the contagious. stephen tschida has the news information you need to know live from one of the hot zones today. reporter: measles can be very dangerous. is extremely contagious. the child spent a good deal of time here but before that he visited a number of locations across the county and in alexandria. cosco in alexandria. >> it's a little scary, especially for small immune systems like this guy. reporter:

test your knowledge of all things chocolate with a quiz on the wjla facebook page. leon: special day for you on a number of reasons. alison: exactly! it is ironic that my birthday would be national chocolate day. i had nothing to do with it. leon: happy birthday and happy chocolate day. alison: thank you. coming up at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- making the grade. find out how a new study shows grades in district may be better than we thought. leon: but first -- >> i'm fine. >> you got it. leon: a d.c. area camp where the campers and the counselors share a special bond. steve: i'm steve rudin. the weekend getting closer even though here we are on tuesday? no, it's wednesday. 61 degrees. don't want to fall back there. 61 for hay on saturday. nice deal of sunshine. by sunday, a few added clouds and temperatures in the mid-60's. the trick-or-treat forecast saturday evening will be dry. we will see the temperatures in the 50's and then we will cool things down later in the overnight hours, maybe in the upper 40's in suburban areas. take you out with a look at the fall foliage