we have a couple of photos to show you. the first one shows a police officer in one of the classrooms. this is from one of the students there. it shows the officer inside one of the classrooms with children at their desks. a second photo tweeted from a student, a similar scene, with a police officer near the front door of one of the classrooms and the students looking alarmed . the situation, as we know from the sheriff's office is that police and deputies, the sheriff's off-duty -- office deputies and k-9 units as well as the resource officers at the school are investigating the situation. they are going classroom by classroom at this hour. the school has been on lockdown. the parents of the more than 1600 students there have been alerted. they have received text e-mails of therts informing them situation that the school was placed on lockdown after getting a phone call and what they are describing as a verbal threats. police are currently investigating. air at the same. parents are being -- they are at the scene. parents are being asked not to pick up their children yet. staff is in the process of escorting the children out of the school and momentarily parents will be allowed to pick up their children. the staff there has been tweeting, letting students know everything is safe, under control, and they will be heading home in a matter of moments. again, police say they are searching, but have not found any evidence of anything threatening inside of the school and have not found any violence that has occurred inside of the building as of right now, but a scary situation now they're in st. mary's county. >> a startling scene to see those police officers there. ewok. candlelight -- thank you. candlelight vigils will be held on the uva campus as classmates hope for the return of a missing student. 18-year-old hannah graham was reported missing on sunday and overnight police released a new surveillance video. brianne carter tells us what investigators are saying about this new video. >> as another day goes by, continued concern for hannah graham, the university of virginia student that has been missing for almost a week. she graduated from west potomac high school in fairfax. she is in her second year in charlottesville. >> i have a daughter myself and i've been consumed with anxiety and worry for this poor girl and her family. >> charlottesville police hope this new surveillance video will lead to clues to do just that. in this video from a pizza shop, police say they spotted graham walking, and shortly after a man is seen following her. the man reportedly says he saw graham put her arm around another man and that is when he left. this is another new video from the same area at the downtown mall in charlottesville. look at the top of your screen. police this is video of graham and that man. students plan to gather for a candlelight vigil as they continue to pray for her safe return. in fairfax county, leanne carter, abc 7 news. >> this weekend, and tears will join efforts to search for missing toddlers -- three road oggle and her brother jacob were last seen with her mother catherine, who has not said where they are located. strong currents are being blamed for the drownings of two men in ocean city. ocean city beach patrol says five people were pulled from the water over a 15-minute period yesterday afternoon. man from-old huntington, pennsylvania, did not survive. a baltimore county man was pulled from the water, and later died. the limits this new surrounding the crisis in ukraine. ukrainian president petro poroshenko is in washington to meet with president obama and speak with congress. petro poroshenko came to bc for more u.s. -- d.c. looking for more u.s. assistant. the united states has provided aid to the military, the president obama has resisted requests to supply weapons. we are following several new developments in the fight l.ainst isi police in australia say they foiled a plot to carry out beheadings by supporters of the group. abc's karen travers has the latest. >> it is the largest counterterrorism raid ever in los angeles -- australia. massive sweeps through sydney, at least 15 people detained. >> this is not just suspicion. this is intent. >> authorities intercepted phone calls indicating that isil supporters would carry out public beheadings. an australian has emerged as a , and otherer in isil australians have been seen in recruiting videos. like the u.s., australian officials are worried about radicals striking their homeland. >> there are, i regret to say, networks of people in this country, who despite living here, despite enjoying the australian way of life, they would do us harm. in washington -- >> here in washington, congress is moving quickly to train moderate rebels to fight isis. the syrian training authorization is tucked into a bill. >> imminent is adopted. >> last night the house overwhelmingly voted to approve president obama's request to fund the rebels. >> it might be a closer vote in the senate. >> i do not think we should be between funding the government and arming the syrian government in the same vote. >> it is expected to pass, but there is skepticism and that could be surprised no votes. karen travers, abc news. quick cities a day for the history books in scotland as voters decide whether scotland should be an independent country. a vote for independence means scotland and its population of about 5.3 million would split from the united kingdom. voter turnout is expected to be high at the more than 6500 polling stations. closer to home, candidates for d.c. mayor will host their first debate tonight at american university. d.c. councilmember muriel bowser is the democratic candidate facing off against fellow councilmember david catania, and former council member carol schwartz. we will look at the weather now and take you outside. we continue this next stretch of decent weather. what is in store for the rest of the day? meteorologist jacqui jeras has her look at the forecast. -- notbad this noon hour so bad this noon hour. we're keeping our eyes peeled for a little bit of rain. a couple of showers over harford county, north and east of baltimore. is approachingnt the region along with a disturbance overhead. that is keeping a close around today and there will be the threat of isolated showers. there is only about a one in 10 chance you will get wet in your backyard. a fairmont of cloud cover. 75 degrees at 2:00 p.m.. by 6:00 p.m., we will cool things down at 75, 68 degrees at 10:00 tonight. sunsetted 7:12 p.m., as the days get shoulder. we have a good-looking seven-day forecast and a warm up. i will have more from the belfort furniture weather center in just a few minutes. >> thank you. fairfax county animal control officers say there have been no additional sightings of a cougar near an elementary school. controlled --s patrolled the area and installed monitors. at this point, the investigation only documented the presence of dear, fox's, and dogs. on 395 in virginia wilson c vehicles traveling in the express lane, but they are not open to the public -- will soon see vehicles traveling in the express lane, but they are not open to the public. when the express lanes open later this year they'll go from sl county to fairfax county. a special day for those serving in the air force -- it is the 67 birthday of the branch. harry s truman signed the national security act, which established a new defense organization. the u.s. air force was created as an independent service equal to the u.s. army and the navy. happy birthday. coming up -- a deadly police shooting in ferguson, missouri, is prompting another move by attorney general eric holder. what he is expected to announce today. doctors reveal more about rob ford's health troubles. why he could have a tough battle ahead. a miserable week for people in parts of the southwest dealing with massive flooding. when they could finally see some relief. none of that in our area. >> you are watching abc 7 news at noon on your side. >> in the wake of the fallout from ferguson, missouri, attorney general eric holder is launching a federal initiative to help the trust between the police and the public. with other along u.s. attorneys met at the u.s. department of justice to discuss ways to reverse mistrust in communities. lastests were sparked month after a-year-old michael brown was shot and killed by a police officer. toronto mayor rob ford will begin chemotherapy tomorrow to treat a rare and aggressive cancer. the doctor says it has spread from his abdomen to other parts of the body, and the type of tumor comprises only about 1% of all cancers and has at least 60 different types of cells, making it difficult to treat. ford announced he would not seek reelection and asked his brother to run in his place. the scandal involving nfl players and domestic violence continues to grow. the arizona cardinals star running back jonathan dwyer has been deactivated. he is accused of assaulting his girlfriend and his 18-month-old child in july. is the fourth player banned from playing due to acquisitions of domestic violence. >> when the sponsors asserted to speak up, that is when actions started to be taken. >> half a dozen nfl players across the country are facing domestic violence charges. no word on how the new nfl advisory board will handle this case. a rough week for parts of the southwest -- some communities are getting a months worth of rain in just a few days, and this of course leading to massive flooding. pitch pitch sews us -- shows us the damage. residents of a- tropical storm hitting texas the hardest, unleashing downpours of up to six inches of rain in just hours. flooding roads leading to serious accidents in houston and water rescues throughout the state. in austin, flash flooding pushed the car into this river. the driver is missing. in arkansas, more rescues. -- hownot realize an deep the water was until i stepped out in it. >> trees underwater in southern arizona with reports of minor neighborhood flooding. more rain is in store for the region. >> we are not out of the woods. heavyl be dealing with rounds of showers and soaking thunderstorms into the upcoming weekend. >> americans stranded in mexico are starting to come home. happy to be back in the u.s. after days of little food and water. >> we were trapped in the cities , basically refugee status. everywhere, looting machine guns, the military -- everything was flooded. >> here in arizona, most of the flood water has receded they are keeping a close eye on the mountains for runoff water that could lead to more flooding. >> that is tough for cobo because that is a tourist destination. the economy will take a big hit. but is get hurricanes, not often they get a major hurricane making landfall like that. so much damage. around here, really not much. maybe a sprinkle today. [laughter] >> not much to complain about. lapse fromour time this morning. the beautiful for muscular raise -- the postulate raise. we do have more clouds than sun. a cold front is pushing across the region. 75 degrees is the current temperature. the dew point is at 59. there you see the wind out of the southwest at eight miles an hour. temperatures across the region -- warming things up. we started with temperatures in the 50's. 71 at dollies -- at dallas. seven in gaithersburg. pretty comfortable in the noon hour -- 71 at dulles. seven in gaithersburg. pretty comfortable at the noon hour. not much -- not much going on. the rain continues to pound parts of the southwest as well as texas. the flood threats continue in houston. austin was hit hard this morning. that is settling down. we're also focusing on parts of new mexico. it will move into parts of oklahoma and the nations midsection eventually, but it is weakening. if you have travel plans for today, very few travel problems. perhaps a delay into dallas and houston. things look fine in atlanta here. across the eastern seaboard, very nice as well. chicago, highs in the 60's. 69 degrees in minneapolis. looking at futurecast -- talk about the chances of rain. notice the cloud cover. futurecast does want a couple of sprinkles this afternoon, about the middle of the afternoon. i think the threat will be relatively low. about a 10% chance today, and that means one in 10 shot that you will get wet in your backyard. no rain expected friday or saturday, and notice even though we have a surplus for the year, it has been dry the last couple of weeks. for the month of september, reagan national is down by about 1.5 inches of rain, and dulles is down by almost two inches. you will probably want to water the outdoor plants if you are trying to keep them going. partly sunny skies can be expected. a slight sparkle possible. temperatures in the mid-70's. we'll wake up with temperatures in the mid-40's to upper-50's across the region. right now, i think in east wind will keep us cloudy. that will keep temperatures down into the low and mid-70's. when will go to the south -- wins will be from the south and that will pop up temperatures into the 80's. a little bit of up and down in a temperature department, but sprinkles, who is complaining? >> 80's? not bad at all. thank you. coming up, a bold move by apple. details on a new po >> apple says it will no longer unlock most iphones and ipads to police, even if they have a search warrant. the news was announced the publication of a new policy tied to the release of the latest 8.ile operating system, ios this new policy comes less than five months after the u.s. supreme court ruled that police in most circumstances need a search warrant to collect information stored on phones. well, entertainment news -- good news for all of you aretha franklin fans. she is set to release a new album on september 30. it will be a tribute to 10 different divas come including a hit song. dell's we have news about the "magic mike" sequel. it will start -- star channing tatum and his friends. we have learned that matthew mcconaughey will not be returning. why even watch? the sequel is set to be released july 1, 2015. speaking of dancers, check out these dancers in wisconsin who could give us all a run for our money. >> you run out there, and the people are going nuts. >> these senior citizens are heating up an nba basketball court as they bust a move for the milwaukee bucks. they audition for next seasons team. i say camaraderie and feeling young keeps them coming back for i say camaraderie and feeling young keeps them coming back for -- they a woman who loves to share her passions. grandma! mary has atrial fibrillation, an irregular heartbeat not caused by a heart valve problem. that puts her at a greater risk of stroke. rome? 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>> some clouds mixed in with sunshine. a few sprinkles to be possible but most of us they drive. a little cooler tomorrow. 80's will be back. the average high is 79 degrees are a little cooler than normal right now but we will flip that as we head into saturday and sunday. >> all right. 83 not bad. perfect fall weather. 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