power problems, pepco customers from the get the chance to vent their frustration. the announcement of his going to be on dancing with the stars this season. >> live, and in hd, this is abc 7 news at 11. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> causing power outages and property damage there. cruise ships have been diverted and flights of been canceled. now the massive storm plot a course toward the u.s.. hurricane il is -- hurricane earl is battering pr. the category 4 storm is now plotting a course for the u.s.. >> curl could approach the outer banks of north carolina as early as thursday night. >> there is landfall in new england later on in the week. wreaking havoc with beachgoers along the eastern seaboard. hurricane danielle is already out there in atlantic and is producing dangerous rip currents. >> we had to fly a double red flag today. >> lifeguards and slammers sprang into action of the action to save a struggling swimmers. many had a close call. >> it sucks you under nbc went to the sand. it knocks the erratically. >> the waves knocked me down. >> hurricanes danielle and girl and a new storm called fiona. a dangerous trifecta of tropical storms. in ocean city, the coast guard has called off a certification -- a search for a 20 year-old man. he went missing while swimming saturday night. for the latest on hurricane earl and the projected path, let's go down to our weather center. >> it certainly is a powerful storm. it is a category for woodlands approaching when hundred 40 miles per hour. here is the latest track. when you see that come, and it means that not -- that is the probable track, not the exact track. it has been getting a little bit closer to the coast. part of the outer banks falls within that probable track. there is country -- increasing concern for the weekend coming up, especially for folks who might be heading down toward the outer banks. there has been some heavy rain in pr, but there you can see the i now 100 miles north of san juan. that is the good news. for folks to the family and friends and loved ones done in pr, the rains have pretty much ended. as long as it stays off the coast, much of the power will be on the east side, out in the ocean. meanwhile, we will be seeing more and 90's ahead. we will tell you about that. >> thank you. new at 11, authorities have charged two men with preparing a terrorist attack. one of the suspects was originally supposed to fly into dallas airport, but changed his mind. -- dulles. they were on a united airlines flights on sunday night. both men changed to direct flights, but they said their baggage on a separate flight. those men were in the u.s. legally. there were fears that this may have been a dry run test of american security. a developing story at alexandria, a fairfax blake -- child was struck after being hit by a car. we're live from the scene. she has the latest on this tragic story. >> it is a tragedy. the family is grieving tonight the loss of that nine-year-old little girl. i spoke with the family and with family friends this evening. they did not want to speak on camera. they are remembering her. a bicycle left twisted in the street and a shattered windshield, still a tragic story. just before 4:30 this afternoon, the nine year-old was struck head-on by a mercury sedan and from several feet in the air. >> it is a tragedy. >> she was riding with two friends on the north side of franconia road when police said they attempted to cross the street. >> two of them made it and the third one did not. she was a nine-year-old. >> there was little that could be done. the driver of the mercury -- police opted not to cite him. this appears to be a tragic accident in speed or alcohol were a factor. there been many close calls leading up to the sat in traffic and. >> drivers are not paying enough attention to the fact that it is residential. people are going to be crossing. >> i do not like to let my son -- police want to remind everyone that it is back-to-school time and that more children are going to be on the road. it is important that everyone take extra precautions. >> let's turn to the race for mayor of the district. early voting got underway this morning with huge crowds turned out. a poll has vincent gray leading adrian fenty now. 53-46%. the new poll has a five point margin of error -- error. president obama has a busy week ahead involving foreign and domestic issues. today, he focused on the economy. he called for congress to stop blocking his tax cut plan for small businesses. mr. obama says he will soon offer details about steps to spur the recovery. >> steps like extending the tax cuts for the middle class. they are set to expire this year. redoubling our investment in clean energy. >> the white house is also preparing for the start of wednesday's mideast peace talks in washington. he will welcome israel's prime minister and the palestinian president for a joint dinner. negotiations began thursday. he is peering to address the nation about the end of combat operations in iraq. you can watch the address tomorrow at 8:00 right here on abc 7. fears are growing at georgetown university after a woman was sexually assaulted in her home. police are booking for a man who broke into the woman's apartment on sunday night. she woke up with the man -- when the man started assaulting her. police are investigating this case is linked to the least 12 other georgetown sex assault in the past three years. there are recovering tonight after a bizarre crash that was caught on a cell phone camera. a witness recorded the scene seconds after the vehicle struck. police identified the driver as a car wash employee the that was in the country illegally. one of the victims' remains hospitalized tonight. coming up, see if celebrities will be dancing with the stars. we have a list -- we have a look at who made the list. >> it was an evening of outrage directed at pepco. that story, coming up in 60 seconds. scenes like this repeated themselves throughout the area this summer. several severe storms whipped through and not stop the power to thousands repeatedly. residents are holding pepco accountable. we are now live in rockville. >> just about everyone here at slammed pepco and a lot of folks are now insisting that if there service goes down, so should rates. >> i think you need to hold some feet to the fire. >> montgomery county citizens and public officials -- >> they blasted pepco during a public hearing. >> on a day-to-day basis, they cannot do their job. >> this agency is investigating the utility giant performance. during summer storms alleged hundreds of thousands of customers in the dark. >> since january the third, we have had a total of 18 electric outages. >> it goes that when there is a breeze blowing. " they lashed out at pepco inability to provide timely and accurate information to customers during outages. >> it is an outrage. >> they stress the gravity of their plight. >> there are a number of people who need electricity to stay alive. they will die without electricity. when i had a constituent with a similar problem, i was told by pepco, tell them to get a generator. >> officials say they did the best they could in the face of widespread damage. the stress of a recently announced a two and $50 million investment in tree trimming along with upgrades to felines and substations that will significantly approve service. >> i am not going to go with, that is the best we can do. we will do a better job. >> maryland's governor is now calling on the public service commission to put together and establish public utilities standards and consequences for poor performance from utilities. the president told me, this company does not need to be penalized in order to improve. coming up, rumors are put to rest. we will tell you who will be having time in your living room. construction plans might scare you away from the beach this weekend. what you nee ♪ storyteller: the itsy bitsy spider went up the water spout. down came the rain and clogged the gutter system creating a leak in the roof. luckily, the spider recently had geico help him with homeowners insurance. water completely destroyed his swedish foam mattress. he got full replacement. and now owns the sleep number bed. his sleep number is 25. call geico and see how much you could save on homeowners insurance. with the most locations is becoin the dc area,e bank. we figured they could use our help. ♪ down a bit. too much. 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