thank you that's what's making news in america this morning. >> "good morning america" is coming up. making news in america this morning, happening now, fierce winds fueling flames and a dozen fires turning homes into ashes and spreading quickly. thousands of people forced to flee as fire fighters work to get the blazes under control. destructive storm, slamming the baja resorts, damaging homes and luxury hotels. plus the flood threat coming to a the u.s. from the remnants. mysterious disappearance, the search expands for a missing college student who vanished after text messages. the new pictures just in taken hours before her disappearance. and crash landing, a plane and pilot plunge into the sea in front of a crowded beach. the dramatic splash down caught on camera.

and a very good tuesday morning, everyone, i'm dan kloeffler. >> and i'm reena ninan. we begin with the raging infernos in california. a dozen major wildfires tearing across state this morning, fueled by powerful winds and stifling heat. >> the newest fire broke out near the oregon border, forcing half of one town to evacuate and torching every home in its path. but from there, a little farther south, the big worry, rain. and lots of it. all from the remnants of hurricane odile. >> since slamming into cabo san lucas sunday night, it's weakened into a tropical storm and heading towards the southwestern u.s. >> it's cut a path of destruction across baja, california, the 125 mile an hour winds leveling just about everything in its path. the authorities are overwhelmed with overflowing emergency shelters and now looting.

there are no reports of deaths or serious injuries. >> but odile is still packing a punch as it takes direct aim on flood-ravaged arizona. in phoenix, residents are stacking sandbags. by the time odile hits the u.s., it's expected to have winds of 40 miles an hour and dump up to a foot of rain in its path. >> even ahead of odile's arrival, the south can expect more heavy rain. >> accuweather's jim dickey joins us now. >> good morning. hot on the southwest, many spots with records on monday, and running at them once again here today. 101 in fresno, 98 in phoenix. slightly cooler. that's the continued cloud cover as odile weakness heading to the baja, california, peninsula, but spreading deep moisture in. heavy rain much like with norberg just a week or two ago.

likely flooding through late week. back to you. >> thanks, jim. breaking overnight, the taliban is claiming responsibility for a deadly attack on nato led forces in afghanistan. three troops were killed and five wounded when a suicide attacker set off a car bomb next to a military convoy in kabul near the u.s. embassy. the u.s. has not released the nationalities of the victims. and the first step against i.s.i.s. terrorists without congressional approval. >> and it's the first strategy, and tahman bradley has the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the iraqis asked for help, so an aircraft was redirected. this comes as the u.s. races to track down the i.s.i.s. members responsible for executing westerners. america's new offensive against islamic state militants is underway. the u.s. launching air strikes

against an i.s.i.s. target south of baghdad, aiding security forces that have come under attack. and the first time that the military acted under president obama's new ordered expanding air strikes. before it was only to protect u.s. facilities and support humanitarian efforts. the strike comes as i.s.i.s. continues its reign of terror. the militants have selected their next victim, 47-year-old british aid worker allen henning. one of at least five western hostages still being held. >> we have neither the intelligence nor the access to these hostages to be able to rescue them. >> reporter: the u.s. is trying to build international support. one nation that won't be part of the coalition, iran. their leader rejected the u.s. request to join the fight saying america has dirty intentions in the region. the white house is waiting for congress to authorize president obama's plan to arm and train moderate syrian rebels. republican lawmakers appear to be on board.

>> we have to give the president what he's asking for. >> reporter: but some democrats worry about history repeating itself. >> we are going to try to pick a side, same as we did when we went into iraq. same as we have done in afghanistan. and that hasn't worked well for us. >> reporter: lawmakers hope to have a bill dealing with the syrian rebels passed this week. and today the president meets with the u.s. general in charge of the fight against i.s.i.s. later this morning at the white house. dan and reena. >> tahman bradley, live in washington. thank you for that. turning to a different threat, what president obama called a national security priority, ebola. the president is going to the cdc today to talk about the stepped up efforts to combat ebola in south africa. and they will deploy 3,000 troops and 17 clinics, each capable of treating up to 100 patients. and the nfl in crisis. new information this morning in the case of adrian peterson. an attorney for the vikings running back released a

statement last night responding to a report from a tv station in houston. that report claimed peterson allegedly injured a second son of his while disciplining him last june. peterson's attorney called that, quote, simply not true. the vikings reinstated peterson yesterday as the legal process in the original child abuse case plays out in court. one company waiting for the process to play out is the radisson hotel chain. it's suspended its sponsorship of the vikings in response so the case. radisson will look at the facts and circumstances of the situation. and the vikings organization says it will respectfully honor their wishes. and the nfl has appointed three women to serve as senior advisers. one is a former top sex crimes prosecutor in new york city. nfl commissioner roger goodell says they will help lead and shape the nfl's policies. president obama has bestowed two vietnam veterans with the

nation's highest hoen honor. one living and one who was killed in action. william sloat, brother of donald sloat, took the honor. he was killed by a grenade protecting other soldiers. and bennie adkins, countless acts of bravery, including taking on enemy fire while loading a wounded soldier on to a helicopter. and java junkies rejoice. where you can get a free cup of coffee this morning. and a desperate search for a college student. the clues in text messages, and a newly released picture from the night she went missing. and big bite. what animal caused this damage to a surfer's board?

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wet across new england. and airport delays possible in phoenix. watch out for lightning and a dust storm. and a developing story, the university of virginia is concerned about a missing student. >> hannah elizabeth graham disappeared last weekend, an 18-year-old freshman from the washington, d.c. area. police say she was drinking at parties friday night. she was last seen and sent text messages a few hours later. >> one text message said i'm lost in the area of 14th and wertland, it's the area she was in and familiar with. >> that is where searchers are concentrating their efforts. her disappearance comes almost four years after that of another female uva student who was never found. and the three-state manhunt for the man who opened fire on two state troopers outside a barracks, he fired on them with

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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. good tuesday morning at 4:28. thanks for joining us. >> my fingers are crossed we do not have traffic troubles as we did yesterday. >> we will check with meteorologist mike nicco. >> i am forecasting traffic troubles thursday morning. for the rain. everyone knows what is going on. if tuesday morning, though, and a look at the fog around petaluma but everyone else is okay. there is a lack of cloud cover from the east bay hills camera bouncing with breezes up in the hills this morning. here is the first forecast east bay is the warmest 82 to 87 and coast and san francisco 66 to sunday and the rest of the the bay is 72 to 82 into the south

bay and the north pay. high clouds and cooler weather is the first story of the first forecast. >> we need the rain so bad. we starting off quiet. around the bay area, mostly construction. good morning, everyone. along the nimitz northbound direction you will find construction crews blocking three lanes. watch out for that. slow for the cone zone. southbound, there is spectator slowing with bright lights. 580 tracy to dublin is 23 americans westbound highway four westbound antioch to con couldrd -- concord is 14 minutes. >> presbyterianing -- breaking news from the south by a stubborn fire is raging at a lumberyard. in oakland at commercial street matt is on the scene.

>> they have the fire knocked out but there is a lot smoke at the lumber yesterday. firefighters will be here for a while to make sure all fire is out. this was a very big fire. check out the pictures, huge flames engulf will wood pallets. first call was before 2:00 a.m. and then a second alarm. firefighters say the number yard next door was not impacted but they do not know the name of the yard that was burned. several people were in the auto body shot neck door and the cars were exposed to the flights but they were able to stop the fire from causing any real damage. the san jose police have blocked off this area including the overpass of 101. firefighters expect to be here