making news in america this morning, tracking bill. a tropical storm swirling in the gulf of mexico with texas in the crosshairs. huge amounts of rain on the way where it's already waterlogged with preparations under way. new shark sighting shutting down miles of popular beaches lurking close to shore. predators on the hunt. plus new details on the back-to-back attacks in north carolina. we're hearing the frantic 911 calls made from the scene. backyard bear. a momma and her cub, mama looking for a cold one, yes opening a refrigerator and helping herself. and stanley cup champs. the chicago blackhawks hoisting the trophy and the celebrations well into the night.

well very good tuesday morning to you. we actually begin with a tropical storm making a bee beeline for texas blowing ashore with torrential downpours. >> tropical storm bill that's the name formed in the gulf coast overnight poised to unleash nearly a foot a foot of rain drenching houston and dallas and louisiana before moving into oklahoma. many areas already devastated by last month's killer floods. now bracing for more. here now abc's lana zak. >> reporter: stranded bus, flooded streets, this is the scene in texas which is still recovering from may, the wettest month on record. and now this morning, a new weather woe, tropical storm bill. at this command center the storm's every move is being closely monitored. more than 200 people are tracking the storm in realtime ready to mobilize emergency management. >> what we expect to see is

torrential downpours in the early morning hours. >> reporter: it is the latest in a rainy assault on the lone star state. 35 trillion gallons of water, lives lost and $45 million in damage and now the worry that there's more to come. >> everybody needs to pay special attention to those areas that normally flood, particularly the underpasses. we do not want to see a repeat of the tragedy of three weeks ago. >> reporter: tropical storm bill is expected to dump four to eight inches in texas and oklahoma. and the wet and windy weather is also affecting other parts of the country. in downtown chicago this funnel cloud was spotted over lake michigan. lana zak, abc news, washington. bill is expected to move far beyond the gulf coast. this as another storm continues to menace mexico. >> accuweather meteorologist justin povick is tracking it all. justin good morning. >> t.j. and reena, thanks and good morning. well we have a tropical storm now on the board heading toward the texas coastline.

this is bill. the sustained winds right around 50 to 55 miles per hour. heavy rain is the concern and this is the area i'm concerned about later on today. dallas houston, galveston, could see 3 to 4, even 5 inches of rainfall. meanwhile, carlos is churning right along the west coast of mexico expectation with very heavy rain and mudslides. t.j. and reena, back to you. >> justin, thanks so much. on the east coast this morning there are new fears of shark attacks. >> in florida, all st. lucie county beaches were closed after as many as eight sharks were seen near the shore. normally sharks move on and st. lucie's beaches re-open in half an hour but yesterday that was not the case and surprisingly the beaches at oak island remain open after two vicious attacks over the weekend. a 1-year-old girl was the virus victim lost her left arm. may lose her left leg. an hour and a half after that a

16-year-old boy two miles away was attacked sending beachgoers into a panic. >> 911, what's your emergency? >> oh, my gosh. 911. >> hello. >> someone's been attacked by a shark. >> yeah that boy also lost his left arm. experts say to attacks that close together rare. longtime residents can't recall even one attack in the recent past. oak island officials are being especially vigilant now. well new to us overnight al qaeda confirming a u.s. drone strike has killed its number two leader. nasir al wuhayshi was targeted in a strike last week. he led al qaeda in the peninsula and also served once as osama bin laden's personal secretary. well jeb bush has campaign events this week in iowa south carolina and entered the presidential race officially. speaking yesterday in miami, he said america deserves better.

bush's mom was there. but it was no accident that his famous brother and father were not. >> not one of us deserves the job by right of resume party, seniority, family or family narrative. it's nobody's turn. it's everybody's test. >> bush promised 19 million new jobs and a commitment to the middle class. well the donald donald trump also has visits planned to iowa new hampshire, but first he's expected to make his entry into the republican race for president official at an event here in new york the real estate mogul is expected to reveal he's worth about $9 billion. that's twice what "forbes" magazine says he's worth. >> day 11 in the search for two missing prison escapees in new york. the person accused of helping them in court yesterday. joyce mitchell was dressed in a jail uniform, wore a bulletproof vest as well hearing from her attorney for the first time. >> she's very upset. she's distraught.

arrested and you were a cause celebre you'd be distraught too. >> law enforcement sources tell abc news investigators now looking into allegations mitchell may have helped the convicts escape because she believed they would help kill her husband and run away with her. though prosecutors won't comment on that. happening right now michelle obama in london. she arrived last evening along with her mother and two daughters. while they're there, the first lady will discuss girls' education at a school. today they're also meeting with prince harry as well as prime minister david cameron. following their stay in england they will fly to italy and pete with armed services there. the chicago blackhawks and their fans are celebrating their third stanley cup championship. duncan keith scored what wound up being the cup clinching goal last night against tampa bay named most valuable player of the playoffs. patrick kane added the hawks

second in their-0 victory. fans poured into the streets to celebrate the team's victory parade is thursday. con congratulations to them all. still ahead, another reason to eat more chock. hmm, the new health benefits uncovered. >> all right. stunning new developments about the naacp leader accused of lying about her race. she once sued to get legal protection for being white. plus caught on camera thieving bear stealing drinks and condiments right from the fridge.

that's a raging wildfire in alaska which has caused the evacuation of not only hundreds of residents but also thousands of sled dogs.

the wildfire scorched an area where many recreationial and competitive mushers live. several lost their homes but rescued all their dogs. about 6500 acres burned and the main highway between fairbanks, anchorage, is closed. a 10-year-old girl has died after a roller coaster ride this weekend on the revolution at magic mountain in southern california and was unconscious when the ride ended. although the park says there's no evidence the girl's death was related to the ride it has been closed temporarily. revolution first opened nearly 40 years ago. employers in colorado can fireworkers for off-duty pot use. that's the unanimous decision of the state supreme court in the case of a fired employee. quadriplegic who had a state medical marijuana card fired after failing a random drug test. he calls it shocking but does not plan to appeal. the stock market back in the red for 2015. it lost more than 107 yesterday

putting it 22 below the start of the year and nasdaq off by 21. s&p 500 lost almost 10. investors worried about a breakdown in talks between greece and its creditors waiting to see what if anything the federal reserve does on interest rates. working moms there's good news. the latest debate on working mothers it's good for the kids. especially for daughters. a harvard business school study finds women whose mothers worked tend to be more successful than those mothers who did not work outside the home earn more and more likely to be bosses. the sons of working moms more likely to help with child care and household chores. i was going to ask about your momma. >> yes. momma was working. >> says a lot. >> good habits. when we come back tasered. we got a takedown seeing it here. a deputy was he justified in doing this to a teenager. and singer surprise. ed sheeran making a fan's dream come true at the mall.

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montana to new mexico. if you're flying airport delays possible in houston, dallas and new york city. turn now to the embattled president of the naacp in spokane now stepped down without addressing allegations that she's lied about her race. >> rachel dolezal posted a resignation letter on the chapter's facebook page saying separation is in the best interest of the naacp. it came just days after her parents said that she was actually white. but passing herself off as black adding to the controversy we're learning that dolezal sued howard university in 2002 after earning her masters degree there claiming she was discriminated against partially because she was white. san diego's sheriff is standing behind his deputy seen here on cell phone video using a taster on a 1-year-old boy. the video going viral now, controversy swirling over just who's at fault. hundreds of protesters many teens and young adults demonstrated last night against this incident but the deputy says he only used the taser on the suspected runaway once the

young man bit him. well there's a major medical response at the los angeles airport of a dozen passengers became ill on board a flight. the victims were suffering symptoms of norovirus all stayed at the same resort in fiji. most checked out and allowed to continue on with their travels. one passenger chose to go to the hospital for treatment. terrifying ordeal for a young swimmer in florida. not talking about a shark but a stingray. 11-year-old boy attacked by one. this was at a beach near sarasota. sharp three-inch barbie from the stingray stabbing j.d. deleslin left sticking out from his foot. he was rushed to the hospital where doctors were able to remove it. >> i thought it was like a stick, but it didn't look like it because it had like sharp edges coming out of it. >> he appears to be doing all right now. stingrays can appear almost edge visible. tough to see and in florida's

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>> at the women's world cup team usa gets back on the field in their final group game against nigeria. >> the highlights from our guys at espn. >> good morning, welcome to our "sportscenter" set in los angeles. i'm stan verrett. he's neil everett. stanley cup final down to game six. >> there won't be a game seven. >> to chicago. chicago looking for its third stanley cup title in the last six seasons but it's first it will have clinched on its home ice. duncan keith, he's going to win your equivalent of your stanley cup mvp when this is all over follows his shot. patrick kane had been missing in action. look what i found. and jonathan toews, you needed earmuffs when he hoisted the stanley cup for the third time as corey crawford pitches a shutout. gives it to kimmo timonen who they picked up. he was like in the league 0 some year final year gets to raise the cup. that was cool.

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football coach urban meyer got plenty on his minds, how to defend his national title. >> he doesn't need distractions like this. take a look at his car parked right behind an suv parked in the spot he always parks in. >> yeah come on now. this is urban meyer's spot. you don't park there. known as a super competitive guy. you don't win three national championships without being so. the car, it's believed the car in the coach's spot belongs to a kicker who just transferred from duke, of course hearing bit. fun way to get back. >> fun way? i wouldn't think it was so fun. >> he could have keyed his car. better off -- >> good point. well a man had his side view mirror smashed by a passing truck and he's not the least bit upset. >> uh-huh. this is why. the driver of that passing truck just happened to be hollywood megastar dwayne "the rock" johnson. a big dude. you won't win against him. he says johnson couldn't have been nicer and more apologetic

and says johnson kept in touch a couple days later to make sure everything was okay. the rock made 54 million last year. but said he was going to pay for the car himself but the guy said it's okay. >> call him back. call the rock back. have the car paid for, please. >> have the car replaced. finally, we could see the end of the nba season tonight, the golden state warriors beat the cleveland cavaliers you better believe some of these will be interested in the game. sunday night's game five here they are, they were there, father and son yes, that's son sitting side-by-side supposed to be mom and dad but their youngest boy persuaded the mom to give the ticket. there was a catch. >> what was going to take you had to look exactly like me so your brother and sister won't freak out when they see you sitting there. we're in a wig shop the next thing i know. >> all a ploy to try to trick his older siblings into thinking their parents actually went to the game. >> yeah the seats are right behind the cleveland bench, the guy said wearing the getup was a small price to pay to see the game which was a great --

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i thought i'd start the video by showing you the apartment building where the fire was. when things like this happen i think you find a new perspective on life. hi. red cross put us in a hotel so we were able to stay together. we're strong and if we overcame that or if we can overcome that we can overcome anything, so. [ sniffle ]

abc7 news begins with breaking news. >> morning, i am eric thomas at 4:29. >> in berkeley an apartment building balcony collapsed. at lost five people are dead. self more are injured. amy hollyfield is at the scene. amy? i spoke to man who drove people to the hospital. the victims are from ireland and he said they are in their early 20s. he does not know if they are foreign exchange students but they all know each other and they are very distraught. the balcony did not detach but folded over at 12 41. five people were killed. four died at the scene. another die at the hospital.

police are trying to put together what happened. they say the people on the third floor below were the victims were not at home. >> >> we are trying to determine where everyone was and it is hard to say how many may have been on the balcony or if anyone was below that was injured. that is something we have to determine. >> eight people were taken to the hospital and this happened at kittredge and howard. this is a look at the collapse, the apartment is modern construction and not an old and dated building. police will work with the building inspectors to try and figure out why this collapsed. this is all developing and it happened a few hours ago and we will be on the scene through the morning as we bring you

>> thanks, here is what we so far: five people have died, eight were taken to local hospitals including eden hospital in castro valley and highland in oakland. we will bring you more information as soon as the victim arrive. >> you can stay with us for continuing come of the deadly balcony collapse in berkeley. if you are headed out the door there are updates on abc7 news app or following us on twitter@abc7newsbayarea. now the traffic and weather. we start with meteorologist mike nicco. >> thank you, morning everyone tracking the fog around santa rosa you can see it on live doppler hd at half a mile and 4 1/2 but the ceiling is low at 900' so you are getting compressed. around the bay you can see the clouds on our roof cameras, temperatures are start chilly in the mid-50s but headed to noon at 50s and 60s and 70s and at 4:00 60s and 70s and 80s from the bay and