. making news in america this morning. extreme flooding. neighborhoods under water with more rain falling overnight. where the storms are headed now. and breaking overnight, under arrest, the man charged with abducting hannah graham found by police thousands of miles from home. call to arms, the president at the u.n. as the u.s. and allies target isis again. we're live in the region. and grand finale, one of the greatest baseball players in history takes his home field for the final time as another team is playoff bound. the dodgers popping champagne in l.a. and good thursday morning to

you all. i'm t.j. holmes. >> i'm reena ninan. millions of americans are battling downpours and flash flooding on the way to work this morning. >> you can see the storm tracking moving from the mid-atlantic north to new england and west into pennsylvania. plan on heavy rain, wind and a lot of flooding, folks. >> overnight, northwest texas, lubbock flooding, especially along texas tech university stadium. the flooding so intense and sudden fire crews are to rescue motorists. but worse in central florida, the area in and around daytona beach is drowning. 10 inches in some spots. turning kayaks into the preferred form of transportation. >> when you pull up and the water level is up to the top of the mailbox, it's a little concerning. >> the cleanup can't get started

yet because there's more rain in the forecast today. >> and most of the west coast bracing for a significant storm today. >> meteorologist jim dickey joins us with the forecast. good morning. >> good morning. tracking heavy rainfall this morning along the coast, mid-atlantic, soaking baltimore, new york city, philadelphia this morning. morning commute going to be an absolute mess along the i-95 corridor. the question is, last home game for derek jeter in yankee stadium? looks like the heaviest rain will be over, but still going to be drizzle around, a wet night for sure. hopefully get the game in. and the west coast, powerful storms off the coast of british columbia. dragging extreme moisture into washington and oregon. not the heaviest rainfall here today. but damp and dreary for seattle and portland down to san francisco. back to you. >> thanks. and breaking overnight, an

arrest in the search for the missing university of virginia student, hannah graham. >> 32-year-old jesse matthew taken into custody, found more than a thousand miles away in galveston, texas. he was the last seen with her before she vanished in sharltsville, virginia. her whereabouts are still a mystery. >> the reward is up to $100,000. this case is not close to over. we need to find hannah graham. >> police are not saying what evidence they found in his apartment or car. he is expected to be extradited to virginia. also right now, the escalating fight against islamic extremists in syria and wherever they are hiding. >> president obama called on all the nations of the world to join the fight of what he called, quote, their network of death.

>> let's get the latest. alexander marquardt joins us live by phone from turkey just across the board from syria. >> reporter: good morning. here on the ground we have seen the second large wave of air strikes inside syria since they started, along the border with iraq in the eastern part of the country. 13 targets hit, one isis vehicle and 12 of what are called modular oil refineries. carried out by american aircraft along with saudi arabia and uae. and they have taken over the oil facilities in eastern syria, selling the oil and making $2 million a day off of it. so one of the coalitions main goals is to choke off that money supply that's funding isis operations. as this point we have seen the spectrum of targets that the coalition is going after from the isis control centers to weapons depots to fighters

themselves. and now their oil assets. >> and, alex, what are you seeing from your vantage point there? the response being to the strikes inside syria? >> reporter: well, it's been a mixed bag. even though the u.s. isn't working with the assad regime, coordinating with them, the regime gave approval of the strikes. because isis is a mutual enemy for the u.s. and the regime. and the rebels are angry because the coalition strikes are not targeting the regime as well. those rebels saying the regime is taking advantage to intensify its attacks on rebels and civilians. but there are some civilians very much in favor of the strikes. the syria/kurds flooding across the border by the tens of thousands because isis is surrounding their villages, they

are very thankful for the u.s.-led strikes. >> abc's alexander marquardt live in turkey. thank you so much. president obama wraps up his visit to the u.n. with another urgent call to action, this time on africa's deadly ebola epidemic. >> good morning, caroline. >> reporter: good morning. the president expected this morning to ask other world leaders to commit resources to fighting the growing ebola epidemic. something experts tell us is critical in stopping the spread of the deadly virus. it is the worst outbreak in modern history. the growing epidemic of ebola in west africa. the focus later this morning when president obama meets with other world leaders at the u.n. >> the outbreak overwhelms health systems in western africa and threatens to move across borders.

>> reporter: the president has promised to lead international efforts, committing millions of dollars and 3,000 troops to build treatment centers overseas. now he's looking for others to help as well. dr. richard besser says what's needed is specific. >> no one has committed to put the people in the treatment centers to provide care. some of these countries are going to have to say, you're building the treatment units, we're going to put people in there to take care of patients. >> reporter: there are 5,000 cases of ebola reported so far. that much higher according to experts, due to underreporting. the number could rise to 1.4 million by january. a worst-case scenario, according to dr. besser, but there is an alternative. >> if we ramp up and really take charge of this, this could end by january. very different scenario. >> reporter: while experts say

it is not likely ebola will spread to the united states, the chances increase with every day the virus ravages out of control. and the administration is ramping up u.s. involvement in the ebola epidemic. the state department naming a new position, ebola coordinator. this person will work with foreign governments and international partners for a speedy and global response. we are live at the u.n. this morning. >> caroline costello, thanks. a new trial date for the surviving suspect in the boston mars on this bombs. the death penalty trial has been pushed back two months, now january 5th. but the judge denied a defense request to move the trial to washington, d.c. he said there's no reason to assume that a fair jury cannot be selected in massachusetts. a massive wildfire in

california is now the second-most expensive in the state this year. it's run up a tab in excess of $50 million. and after two weeks, not even 40% contained. 8,000 fire fighters are on the ground. it's burned through a dozen homes and 145 square miles. >> well, the weather has to pull it together by tonight. most anticipated baseball game of the season. but if you want to go, it'll cost you. also, the problems for millions of iphone owners. apple pulling updated software after just hours. frustration is mounting. what should you do? and the video just in, clinging to a cooler, leading to one incredible rescue.

welcome back. there's some new hope that the nation's lagging housing market could be ready for a recovery. new government numbers show sales of single family homes soared to the highest levels in more than six years, up 33% from last year. sales of existing homes fell, breaking four months of gains. and the price of the obamacare website, claiming that website has cost more than $2 billion since it was established. now, of course, it was harshly criticized right after the debut. spending for the portal has been a major dispute between the obama administration and congressional republicans. and apple pulled the update to ios 8. receiving many complaints from

users who had disrupted cell service, and problems with the touch i.d. fingerprint feature. they are working on a fix which will be released in the next few days. while the faa works on drone policy in the u.s., germany delivery company says it's began test flights with drones. the parcel kopter is the first to transport goods in europe. it will fly items to an island off of germany's coast when ferries or helicopters aren't operating. you heard jim dickey mention, tonight is derek jooet t jeter's game at yankee stadium. there are concerns about the weather and the prices. >> it's from $300 to $15,000. if the game is canceled because of rain, they will be refunded. big night, huh? >> we will never see another

like him. hopefully it's not rained out. >> you're going to be there. right? >> yes, of course. >> you're not going to the game. when we come back, we'll meet a woman who's lucky to be alive. what she fought for. and more than the post-season party, the celebrating is well under way in baseball. a deep ache all over. my doctor diagnosed it as fibromyalgia thought to be the result of overactive nerves that cause chronic, widespread pain. lyrica is believed to calm these nerves. i learned lyrica can provide significant relief from fibromyalgia pain. so now, i can do more of what i love. lyrica is not for everyone. it may cause serious allergic reactions or suicidal thoughts or actions. tell your doctor right away if you have these, new or worsening depression, or unusual changes in mood or behavior. or swelling, trouble breathing, rash, hives, blisters, changes in eyesight including blurry vision,

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a live look right there. rain coming down in washington. it's part of the big storm roll ugh the east coast right now and sure to create plenty of problems for morning commuters. it left behind heavy flooding in florida. >> it's a big mess for the commute. wet roadways in central florida, south texas and the northwest. and plan ton flooding in the northeast. >> and airport delays possible in new york city, philadelphia, washington, d.c., san francisco and miami. and turn to a racially-charged police shooting getting a lot of attention this morning. a white south carolina state trooper opened fire on an unarmed black man. >> sean gruber was fired last week, and arrested yesterday, showing the moments after he pulled over a driver for a seat belt violenation. >> we're going to play it with

the sound, it helps with the context. but warn you, this video is graphic and disturbing. >> your license please. get out of the car, get out of the car. get on the ground. get on the ground. >> i just got my license. you said get my license. i got my license. >> and that driver, saying, i was doing what you told me to do. he survived a bullet to the hip. the investigation found the shooting was not justified. if convicted, the trooper could face up to 20 years in prison. the justice department plans to look at the fatal shooting of a black walmart shopper by two police officers. it was august 5th. surveillance video shows crawford walking around the store with a bb gun until police shot him. and police scouring the

pennsylvania woods looking for the man who killed a state trooper, saying he's toig with them. eric frein has made himself visible, staying far enough to escape. they found an assault rifle, cigarettes and soiled diapers frein apparently left behind. nascar driver tony stewart will not face criminal charges in the death of kevin ward jr. he died after getting out of his car in a sprint cup race in upstate new york. he had enough marijuana in his system to impair his judgment. ward's family said the focus should not be on kevin ward, it should be on stewart. a fisherman has been rescued off the coast of mexico after drifting at sea for a week. the crew of a pleasure boat found the man floating in a foam icebox and pulled him to safety. he was fishing with a friend who was killed when their boat was

swamped by the tropical storm. he caught a sea gull for food and didn't want to let it go. a woman, facing a black bear, so she stares him down and wins. >> that's right. emily miles was taking her daily walk when her two dogs bolted out of the trees. the bear attacked, biting her and scratching her back. when she tried to run, the animal took her down. >> looking at him, i knew he could kill me in an instant. he was probably 300 pounds, six feet tall standing. >> she decide to the stare him down. the bear dropped to all fours and kept looking tobac ing back. emily is recovering. >> that's a heck of a stare. and the dodgers won the national league west title. >> they humiliated their

long-time rivals, the san francisco giants. clayton kershaw, not only his 21st victory, but hit a run-scoring triple. >> and other sports item from philadelphia. you'll see why this is our play of the day. an incredible feat by a 16-year-old golfer who's the only girl on her high school varsity boys team. >> she's stephanie stott. got a hole in one on the fifth hole, and then did it again. most golfers never get one ace, let alone two. good job, stephanie. >> i want to see the proof, though. but up next in the pulse, sherlock is on the case. the dog helping absent-minded airline passengers in a cool way. >> and as we get ready for halloween, how about a

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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. good thursday morning at 4:28. mike called it: rain is here. we should have played the lottery. you were right on. the storm came through like we hoped. light-to-moderate home, santa cost rose, petaluma, rohnert park, off the coast, too , is are we see it now. the big picture shows the storm is getting fed from the south as it slowly moves off to the east. in the next hour or hour and a half, everyone will deal with light-to-moderate rain. you can see it on the san mateo bridge. it is that far south.

had will be flight arrival delays into sfo. this afternoon, a change. partly cloudy. temperatures in the 60's and 70's. are there any citizens this -- accidents? >> indeed. wet conditions with water kicked up behind the cars. we have an accident on the other side of the bridge. pulling interest strap this is involving a pick-up truck southbound 101 at 80 it hydroplaned near a big rig and the big rig was tangled in the accident. northbound traffic is slow-and-go traffic. flooding in oakland at 880 and . there a huge potential for puddling and pooling of the water in the roads. be careful. try to drive in the middle lane.

breaking news. evacuations are underway in mountain view after a gas odor that led to the discovery of two bodies in an apartment. matt, what is the latest? i spoke with a captain. they are not going to release a statement. you can see they are about to do an operation with a couple of firefighters getting packed up into haz-mat suits. the two bodies are still inside. they will try to determine what the gas snell is and do something and let us know what, when they do that operation for those on california street other than the two apartment building, everyone is let back in. the bodies were discovered last night in an apartment with a bad gas