captioned by los angeles distribution and broadcasting, inc. america this morning. >> have a great day. >> right now on america this morning, the catastrophic flooding risk in the south, the historic threat from the remnants of hurricane debby, up to 30in of rain and the rising death toll. >> american soldiers coming under attack in iraq. the rocket strike targeting a military base

with much of the middle east on edge, expecting an attack by iran on israel at any moment, looking for a rebound. >> the market movements overnight after the dow plunged more than 1000 points. what's fueling the concerns and the impact on the presidential race? plus, what's next for google after a judge ruled the company is an illegal monopoly? >> new video as a brush fire consumes homes in southern california, a 911 operator helps a woman deliver a baby. >> oh, his hand is coming out, man. >> okay, his head is out. okay. >> the operator now describing what happened after the birth. >> plus, the super bowl winning kicker kicking up controversy with his remarks about women, scores a record payday. >> and from this moment of sportsmanship, courtesy of the us gymnastics stars to the moment a whale photobombed the surfing competition, the biggest moments heading into day 11 of the paris olympics. >> from abc news. this is america this morning.

>> good tuesday morning everyone i'm andrew dymburt. >> good morning to you i'm rhiannon ally. we begin with the flood emergency in the southeast. >> the remnants of hurricane debbie, already a deadly storm, could now make history, dumping more than two feet of rain after a days long weather threat is unfolding right now. for millions of people in the southeast, what's left of hurricane debbie is dumping historic amounts of rain up to 30in possible in some areas. the storm is expected to crawl across south georgia, then stall off south carolina. charleston could get more than 20in of rain. >> it may be that this is the most water we've seen for a long time. maybe we don't know, so stay alert. stay tuned, and stay safe. >> south of charleston, a reported tornado overnight damaging property in edisto beach, georgia. the mayor of savannah issued a curfew warning the deluge could mean, quote, obliteration for parts of the city. this type of rain hovering over us, coming with the intensity that they tell us that it's coming, it's going to catch

a whole lot of people by surprise. debbie made landfall along the gulf coast of florida as a category one hurricane, leaving streets underwater and homes without power. there's tampa bay more than a foot of rain fell in the sarasota area. authorities rescuing hundreds of people from flooded neighborhoods. >> you can see members of the florida national guard in high water rescue vehicles going into neighborhoods like this that are flooded to rescue homeowners. >> debbie is blamed for at least four deaths in florida, including the driver of this truck near tampa. police say he lost control of his tractor trailer, the truck's cab then plunging into the water below. meanwhile, one boater is telling his survival story. >> it's a washing machine, basically is what it is in the gulf. >> nathan thomas and his friend were rescued off florida's gulf coast in 20 foot waves. he says the storm came quicker than expected, and they lost the sail on their sailboat. >> i knew that the coast guard didn't get us. we probably had less than a 50% chance of surviving. >> the storm impacts the northeast. later this week. we'll check the forecast in just

a few moments. also, developing right now concerns that iran could launch an attack against israel today, a revenge attack for killing a hamas official. >> meanwhile, in a separate development, americans came under attack in iraq. multiple injuries are reported. abc's christiane cordero has the latest on this. christiane. good morning. >> ryan, and good morning. the pentagon says several u.s. personnel were injured in the attack in iraq. sources say two rockets were fired at a military base and fell inside the base. the defense department reportedly blamed iranian backed militants for the attack. in the meantime, iran's supreme leader has vowed revenge for last week's assassination of a top hamas leader in tehran. u.s. officials feared an attack on israel could be imminent. president biden and vice president harris were briefed in the white house situation room yesterday, the web site axios reports. the national security team told the president it's still unclear when iran may launch a revenge attack. the foreign minister of jordan made a rare visit to tehran, hoping to deescalate the situation. it's the first visit by a senior jordanian official to iran in

more than 20 years. andrew. >> christiane, thank you. vice president kamala harris is announcing her running mate today in advance of a rally in philadelphia tonight. sources say it could be either governor josh shapiro of pennsylvania or governor tim walz of minnesota. shapiro did not respond to shouted questions last night as he and his wife walked their dog. >> now to the worries on wall street, stock futures were up overnight and there's a sigh of relief overseas today as well, after the dow plunged more than 1000 points yesterday. overnight encouraging news stocks in asia trading higher. the big rebound coming after the worst day on wall street in nearly two years. investors with a long list of concerns, including high interest rates, a disappointing jobs report and tensions in the middle east. >> all of these things created a perfect storm and you had everybody just wanting to sell everything they had the so-called magnificent seven, a cohort of tech stocks including apple and google, having a not

so magnificent day, losing more than $650 billion in value. >> but experts say don't panic. >> the data that we've seen so far, to us at least, is more suggestive of an economic growth slowdown during the balance of the year, rather than an outright recession. >> economic anxiety putting the federal reserve in the spotlight, some argue fed officials have waited too long to slash interest rates. some analysts now predicting the fed will cut rates by half a point before the end of this year. but former president trump pointing fingers elsewhere if harris wins this election, you will quickly have a kamala economic crash. >> you're going to have a crash. >> trump using the worries on wall street to attack vice president kamala harris and the democrats economic policies back in february, when the markets were up, trump took credit for the economy. >> the biden team can say, well, if things are so bad, how come the stock market's on a roll? >> because they think i'm going

to be elected. >> that you think the stock market's rallying because people think you're going to do? yeah. >> a new poll finds 45% of voters say they'd be financially better off if trump wins the november election, as opposed to 25% for harris. many investors attribute yesterday's selloff. concern about the health of the economy, not the election. >> google says it will appeal a federal judge's ruling that the company is an illegal monopoly. the ruling points to billions of dollars. google spends on deals to install its search engine as a default on phones and other devices. the judge sided with the justice department's argument that the search giant blocked competition. >> it's a landmark case that also could impact other big tech companies facing similar suits. that judge has now ruled that google did maintain a monopoly over its search business. the judge will now decide whether to break up parts of google, or how the company operates as part of its business. >> a hearing in the case is expected next month.

>> a brush fire razed through a neighborhood in san bernardino, california, destroying at least half a dozen homes. the area was evacuated as 200 firefighters battled the flames. one person was briefly detained as investigators look into the cause. now to the olympics. >> the u.s. enters competition today, tied with china for gold medals. there was some disappointment, but also true sportsmanship for team usa in gymnastics. double disaster for team usa after simone biles and suni lee both fell on the balance beam, the tumbles costing the gymnasts their shot at the podium. >> obviously i'm a little bit disappointed just because that's not how i wanted to end my olympics, but i'm super proud of how i was able to kind of overcome everything. >> lee, who battled through multiple kidney infections to make it to the games, says she won't let one misstep overshadow the team's redemption tour. >> i'm so proud that i was able to overcome all of the challenges that i was put through, but those falls weren't the only upset of the day. >> biles heavily favored on the floor exercise, narrowly missed out on the gold, stepping out of

bounds twice during her routine. the mistakes cost her 6/10 of a point, allowing brazilian rebeca andrade to slide into first wasn't my best performances, but at the end of the day, whoever medaled medaled. jordan chiles claimed third place after her coach challenged her original score. the judges awarding an extra 10th of a point, earning her the bronze. then a moment of true sportsmanship. both chiles and biles bowing to andrade during the medal ceremony. >> it was just the right thing to do, competing and then walking away with four medals. i'm not mad about it. i'm pretty proud of myself and it's always so exciting to compete. >> in other news, the triathlon mixed relay went on as planned despite international concern over water quality. team usa taking silver in a head to head sprint to the finish against germany. it comes as team usa makes history once again in fencing, lee kiefer and lauren scruggs earning gold in the team competition, the first win ever for the u.s. in the event. >> well, it's been an honor guard position. >> scruggs, who is america's first black woman to medal in

fencing, ready fence, celebrated her win by giving flava flav a private lesson. i thought i got you all eyes are now on track and field. sprinter noah lyles competes in the 200 and the finals are thursday. >> it is time now for your tuesday weather. >> good morning. we're very very concerned about the flooding rain from tropical storm debby. this onshore wind is also going to be a big storm surge producer shoving ocean water inland, sending that up through parts of the lower portions of some rivers as well. and when you throw in an additional 18 to 24in of rain in the low country of south carolina, that is a huge problem. it will not be until the very end of the week when the upper level winds finally scoop this up and take it up. the coast for accuweather. i'm jeff cornish for abc news. >> coming up, an underground jewelry heist caught on camera. >> also ahead, the super bowl winning kicker who stirred debate with his remarks about

women and pride month, scores a record payday and later, tom hanks, the victim of a new crime

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because happiness matters. morning america, good morning america. >> every day if you like. >> a jewelry heist near chicago. burglars cut through the walls of three businesses at a mall to break into a jewelry store. in the middle of the night. they covered a surveillance camera and wiped the shelves clean, making off with $1.5 million in jewels. >> we are learning more about the fatal shooting of illinois mother sonia masih at the hands of a sheriff's deputy, a report from the county sheriff's office reveals. former deputy sean grayson says he thought masih was going to kill him when she said she rebuked him in the name of jesus while holding a pot of boiling water. grayson has pleaded not guilty to murder, now to a pro football and a record pay day for a player

famous for stirring debate off the field with his comments about women. >> here's abc's andrea fujii this morning. >> kansas city chiefs kicker harrison butker has made history just months after coming under fire for polarizing comments. >> that is now nine consecutive makes from outside 50 for butler. >> the team and its veteran kicker, who helped propel the chiefs to super bowl champions, have reached a deal on a four year contract extension worth nearly $26 million. the largest contract ever for an nfl kicker. butler made waves back in may with his commencement speech at a catholic school in kansas, addressing the female graduates. >> i think it is you, the women, who have had the most diabolical lies told to you. how many of you are sitting here now about to cross this stage and are thinking about all the promotions and titles you are going to get in your career? some of you may go on to lead successful careers in the world, but i would venture to guess that the majority of you are most excited about your marriage and the children you will bring

into this world. >> he also referred to pride month as a deadly sin, not the deadly sin sort of pride that has an entire month dedicated to it. >> but the true god centered pride. >> the crowd giving butler a standing ovation. many critics called for the chiefs to release him, but patrick mahomes and coach andy reid quickly defended butler's right to his opinions. butler isn't the only chief making headlines. wide receiver rashee rice reportedly got into a scuffle at training camp yesterday, throwing the ball at a linebacker. he's facing criminal charges after he and a former college teammate were involved in this multi-vehicle hit and run crash in dallas in march. as for harrison butler, his new average annual salary will be nearly $6.5 million. andrew rhiannon, our thanks to andrea fujii there coming up, the rfk junior bear cub story gets even more bizarre. >> but first, the small town mayor in the south is locked out of town hall for years over alleged racism. how he's finally

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were there at the time. more than a dozen break ins have been reported in that area recently. >> we turn now to the deep south and what's being called a small town coup. now being settled. this morning, the first black mayor of a small town in alabama finally has the key to town hall. >> i'm very grateful for, you know, just getting getting inside of city hall and getting the keys and being able to do do this or the mayor, the mayor of new bern, patrick braxton, now allowed to take his rightful place in town hall more than three years after he was elected his predecessor, along with a group of white officials, refused to hand over the reins, claiming braxton's victory was invalid. >> they did not hold elections for 60 years. they claim that they held a special election in 2020, after mayor braxton decided to run and qualify and won. >> it seems like a slap in the face that you've been elected to do the elected and someone else wants to step down and never, you know, deceive and pass, you

know, pass everything over to you. >> despite legally winning the election, braxton was locked out of city hall and denied access to any official accounts. >> what you're doing is unjust. >> critics call it a small town coup and blatant racism. >> i feel that it's all about race. and i don't mind saying that. that's what it's about. >> abc's steve osunsami visited new bern last year. >> it's barely a mile long with about 200 people. even the cemeteries are still racially segregated. this is where white people are buried. and over here is the dirt road that takes you to a hill where the descendants of former slaves still bury their dead. today. >> mayor braxton took his fight to the courts, and now, after a years long legal battle, a settlement has been reached. braxton is free to finally take his seat. he says he just wants to bring people together. the former mayor and town council

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ease worries on wall street this morning. now, at five, how the japanese markets rebound overnight could signal good news here in the u.s. >> and today we are expecting to learn who vice president kamala harris will be choosing as her running mate. the pair expected to begin a five day campaign blitz through key battleground states after the first 20 minutes. >> like all of the free options that already run out. but it's like no one even was able to get in. >> we're learning more about the food festival fail in san francisco over the