Extra Time: Remnants of Debby approaches, plus LIRR honors history-making, woman-only run train

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Thursday, August 8, 2024
Extra Time: Remnants of Debby approaches, LIRR women trailblazers
Extra Time: Remnants of Debby approaches, LIRR women trailblazersThe LIRR is celebrating a group of trailblazers who operated the first-ever, all-women train 45 years ago, plus remnants of Debby are approaching.

NEW YORK (WABC) -- In this edition of Extra Time, we detail the LIRR celebrating a group of women trailblazers who operated the first-ever, all-women train 45 years ago, plus remnants of Debby are approaching the Tri-state area.

As for weather, Debby is forecast to drop several more inches of rain on the Carolinas before taking a curved path along the Appalachians through the Northeast from Friday to Saturday. In the New York City and Tri-State area, torrential rain earlier in the week has saturated the ground, so it may not take much rain to cause flash flooding.

1-2 inches of rain is expected in New York City with locally higher amounts, especially north and west of the city.

Other headlines from Thursday's show:

Race for the White House

Former president Trump held a news conference today at his club in Mar-a-Lago, Florida.
He blasted his challenger Vice President Harris and her new running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz.
The new attacks come as the Harris-Walz ticket barnstorms key Midwestern swing states.

New details in the foiled terror plot on an upcoming Taylor Swift concert in Vienna

Austrian authorities released a photo of one of the two teenage suspects police say planned to kill as many people as possible, using knives and explosives.


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