As we hear from them, we will let you know. We are still seeing rain moved through the area. All eyes focused on the weekend, we are keeping an ion joaquin, which is now a hurricane. For us. Tracking it doug it is quiet outside the belfort furniture weather center. All eyes are south on want keen. What keen on what keen joaquin. Have the very real aquin could that jo have an effect on our area. The problem in forecasting this is the computer model guidance is all over the place. This is the official forecast guidance. It could make landfall sometime sunday in southern new jersey. Possibilities are far to the east and west. Models arecomputer spread all over the place. , bringinge consensus it on shore in the midatlantic. It could stay offshore. At any case, with the rain we even before this possibility, it becomes significant you pay close attention and watch closely over the next couple of days. Very heavy rain saturated ground now. Potential that we could have an impact from joaquin sunday into monday. We will have that for you in a couple of minutes. Jummy you can stay on top of storms wherever you are. Download the weather app. You can sign up for weather text alerts. To hela. Com had ad to wjla. Com. Is there where some areas are still underwater. Says these are not hoses connected to open faucets. It is hundreds of thousands of gallons of storm water being pumped out this afternoon. It could be days and weeks before we are back up and running. One floor up, entire classrooms have been washed away. The force of the water so strong, it toppled these dumpsters. Onk at how much dirt remains the tile here. Tables thrown across the room. Refrigerators on their sides. I moved here after the Flood Control project was completed. John says that was 30 years ago. Cars are trying to drive through rivers. A number of street closures and high water rescues. We had some challenges yestery. John more than four inches of rain, debris clogged drains. Was kneedeep and it. The cars had three to four inches of water. We were doing clean up until about midnight. John gonzales, abc 7 news. Jummy breaking news about metro. Sam sweeney is here with details. Sam the federal government may take over metrorail operations. Says metro safety problems are serious and long running that adderall officials should assume oversight. This comes after a series of metro malfunctions. 80 others were injured. Metro knew about a problem at called it that caused an incident. They did nothing. Metro has been without a permit in general manager for months. Months, last several lamotta has what modern passengers ofured their safety. Jummy thank you for keeping our viewers updated. Traffic department, a vdot worker in Critical Condition after being hit by a car on 395. Just before 10 30 between shirlington and the pentagon. Settinger was hit while up traffic cones to warn other drivers about an accident. It was raining at the time, but it is not clear if that played a role. Developing now, state police in maryland asking for your help to catch a hit and run driver that killed a u. S. Marine. Happened on route 15 just north of ashburn road in thuman. Farrell pulled over to help a disabled motorist when he was struck. Naval assigned to the support facility in thurmont. Vehicle thate the hit him was a tractortrailer. Darnstown road is open after a deadly crash. This picture is from the flames in montgomery county. Went off say the car the roadway after 3 00 this morning, struck a tree, and burst into flames. The scene. Died at investigators are trying to figure out what caused the crash. Last night had causing so many issues on the road. Trouble spots this noon. Lets head to jamie sullivan. Jamie we start off with a few problem spots causing big delays. I want to begin with the baltimorewashington parkway. Some volume. It is one of the only spots we are seeing heavy traffic, in maryland. We are clear through montgomery county. Nothing to worry about. 70 a pretty easy ride. 95 virginia, northbound, dale trying to get close to d. C. , the crash is before the springfield interchange. Two lanes are blocked. You see the backup behind it. From the article from it will take you just over 30 minutes. Ou get a better idea sluggish. Traffic inching along. Something to keep in mind. 5 in virginia i want to focus on metro. Track work causing delays on the red line. On the orange, blue, silver lines, they are only servicing at stadium armory until 2 00 p. M. And then you will have the blue line until 7 30. You. thank right now, the clock is ticking down to avoid a government shutdown. Congress expected to pass the stopgap funding bill sometime today. Jeannette reyes is here with details. Jeanette the clock is ticking. The midnight deadline looming while lawmakers scramble to piece together a bill. Right now, a bill is heading to a sharply divided house. The final stop is the president s desk. The measure reprimand represents a compromise. Tea Party Lawmakers hope to aresh planned parenthood unhappy. The legislation runs only to december. Americans can look forward to more uncertainty just for the holidays. One thing that is clear, this is not over yet. It probably will not be for several weeks. Jummy georgia executed a mother of three overnight, despite a wave of lastminute appeals and please. She was the first woman executed in that state in 70 years. Was convicted of murdering her husband nine a 1997, after convincing her lover to stab him. She had two previous execution dates postponed. Andman accused of raping killing two College Students in court for two hearings. Jesse matthew do in a courtroom in a few more hours on chance on charges he killed Morgan Harrington and heather graham. A former girlfriend said he was a repeated victim of Sexual Assault when he was younger. Stay tuned for every Development Inside the courtroom. Coming up, finally behind bars. The tip that helped nab a fugitive. Speaking out after tragedy. What the survivor from the shooting in virginia is saying. We are tracking hurricane joaquin. Jummy the sole survivor of last inths shooting on live tv virginia speaks out. She does not give the gunman who killed the reporters a single thought. She dropped to the debt, pretending to be shot dead. He shot me in the back. Recall just do not do anything. You are just dead. Just laid there. No screen, no anything. Job atshe is back on the Smith Mountain Lake Regional Chamber of commerce. She expects to have another surgery next year. A fugitive on the run for more than 20 years has been captured. Paul jackson is accused of kidnapping and killing women in oregon. He went missing for 24 years until his story aired on behind. Aired on the hunt. He has been living under an alias. He is now in prison in los angeles. To issue who failed she claimscenses, she met the pontiff. With crowds lining the streets, the pope seemed to strike the right no with americans. Now, reports of a secret meeting with tim davis, the clerk in kentucky who defied a court order to issue marriage licenses. It was humbling he would want to meet me or know me. Says she and her husband met the pope during his washington leg of the trip. I put my hand out. He grabbed it. I hugged him. He hugged me. He said thank you for your courage. Davis is now back at work, but still not issuing marriage licenses. Voiced his pope support for. Do you support those claims of religious liberties . Objection is as human right, even for government officials. He said stay strong. That was a great encouragement. Onwing that the popes track with what we are doing, it validates everything. That it can officials stayed mom on the meeting because they did not want the visit to be focused on kim davis, according. I am prepared to do whatever it takes. We turn to vote 2016 news now. Bill clinton is firing back at donald trump. About fromsg out attacks on hillary clinton. S attacks onmp hillary clinton. Her to come to his wedding when he found out we were going to be in florida. You should not be able to install your way to the white house. Clinton has seen her lead nearly evaporated. Today, the first regular charter flight will leave from bwi to cuba. The service is being offered by island travel and tours. To flights are scheduled operate twice a week. Bwi marshall is the only airport in this region allowed to offer those flights. We want to take you back to the breaking news. Overchopper seven flew this. Investigators are trying to find out what caused this. We have crews heading to the scene in laurel now. Stay with abc 7. And had toook at it, be at least very strong wind to rip the roofing off. You notice the roofing is rolled back, but my first reaction is it looks more like Straight Line winds. The Weather Service will check. I am hopeful by this afternoon, we will get the first report from them. This weatherbug list from our weather stations, hundreds of weather stations on our weatherbug network. And lookp into them for the highest rainfall totals and that is what we did. Almost 4. 5 inches of rain. Over three inches in stafford. Rain was widespread. This is the beginning. Another episode of heavy rain friday into this saturday and then the possibility of interaction from the hurricane. Some showers. Winds comingusty our way. Moving north to south. This is associated with a cold front. The big picture shows it moving from southwest to northeast. The cold front will come through and get so far along the southeast coast of virginia and it will sit still. That is a problem. It can act as a focus in the atmosphere that will draw moisture out of the deep south over the next couple of days. That is how we get more rain and flooding issues. 4 00ecast takes it through tomorrow afternoon, where the front is stationary. Thursday night into friday, this winds up around noon on friday. Rain in the area, but heavy rain developing. This is unrelated to joaquin. Afternoon, friday night, into saturday, later saturday into sunday, inc. s column down briefly. Rainfall immediate goes, we do not see a whole lot. Heavier rain will follow. Now, the wildcard. Hurricane joaquin. The official forecast over the next 30 six to 42 hours turns into a major hurricane and moves it northward. Expected byposition monday. What will happen in the meantime is what we has a knee past day and a half. Model guidance is all over the place. It is beginning to develop an eye. Major status possible. Look at what the computer models do. They word different than they were yesterday. It could be different tomorrow than they are right now. Low confidence in the stormcking having a this big, it could impact the coast. You have to Pay Attention to our forecast over the next couple of days. If we get a direct hit from the hurricane, or more easter transference, we could have torrential rain as a problem. Or moisture transference, we could have torrential rain is a problem. Very best. Our steve will be with me this afternoon and we will talk about the heavy rain and joaquin. Wayy a delicious and fun to start your day. What super poligrip does for me is it keeps the food out. Before those little pieces would get in between my dentures and my gum and it was uncomfortable. Just a few dabs is clinically proven to seal out more food particles. Super poligrip is part of my life now. Jummy a breakfast showdown kicks off. This morningpened at bladensburg high school. Students completed with each students competed with each other. Tracking some storms. Oh, well thats a good price. Seriously . Ill grab two. Get ready to save. 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