making news in america this morning, massive manhunt. cop killers on the loose. overnight the intense search for three suspects. s.w.a.t. teams swarming a small town, plus, new details about the officer just weeks from retirement. marriage fight. same-sex couples trying to get licenses, a town's defiant clerk refusing to issue them even after the supreme court stepped in. the dramatic confrontation and what's next. caught on camera, a construction worker coming up a pipe when suddenly an explosion rocks the entire area. and dating drama. the hollywood relationship that's all the new talk. who's the new pig in kermit's life?

good wednesday morning. i'm reena ninan. >> and i'm phillip mena. we begin with that manhunt north of chicago. a community known for its laid back, easy style of living, this morning on lockdown. >> it's all because of the shooting death of this man, long time fox lake illinois police lieutenant joseph gliniewicz. he was known around town as g.i. joe. >> law enforcement has been on the streets and in the air all night looking for three men blamed for his death. local schools are closed today as the hunt intensifies. abc's bazi kanani with details. >> reporter: s.w.a.t. teams descend on a suburban neighborhood, armed police moving through the streets, on rooftops and in backyards with canines. >> send everybody you possibly can. officer is down. >> reporter: the massive manhunt continues this morning for three armed suspects after veteran police officer joe gliniewicz was gunned down. the attack just before 8:00 a.m. tuesday when gliniewicz reported

seeing three suspicious people in an industrial part of fox lake, illinois, about 60 miles north of chicago. police last heard from gliniewicz when he radioed to say he was chasing them. >> male white and a male black fled from scene taking the officer's sidearm and pepper spray. shots were fired. >> reporter: gliniewicz was a 32-year veteran of the force just weeks from retirement. a father of four. >> tonight not only did fox lake lose a family member, i lost a very dear friend. >> reporter: he is now the fourth officer in less than two weeks slain on duty. in harris county, texas, friday, a deputy was shot 15 times at a gas station while fueling his car. and in louisiana, funerals last week for a trooper shot in the head while trying to help a stranded driver and for another officer shot while responding to a reported stabbing. in this latest case in illinois, area schools remain closed

during the intense search for three men considered armed and dangerous. bazi kanani, abc news, washington. and in the political world, an all out ad war is breaking out in the race for the white house with dueling spots from jeb bush and donald trump. >> trump has released an ad mocking bush's comments that illegal immigration is a, quote, act of love and yesterday the bush campaign fired back with an ad using trump's own words against him. >> i lived in new york city and manhattan all my life. okay, so, you know, my views are a little bit different than if i lived in iowa. >> with bush trailing in the polls, advisers say he'll be more aggressive going after trump on the campaign trail. trump fired back tweeting "yet another weak hit by a candidate with a failing campaign. will jeb sink as low in the polls as the others who have gone after me?" and carly fiorina now has a better chance to be part of the next republican debate. cnn has changed the criteria that determines which ten candidates will be on stage. the next debate set for two

weeks from today. the kentucky county clerk refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples is running out of options. on monday the supreme court refused to intervene on her behalf. and tomorrow she faces a judge. abc's alex perez has more. >> under whose authority are you not issuing licenses? >> under god's authority. >> reporter: a tense standoff in a small kentucky town, county clerk kim davis refusing to issue any marriage licenses because of her religious objection to same-sex marriage. david moore and david ermold together 17 years trying to get a license from davis ever since the supreme court made marriage a right nationwide. >> getting ready to go into the courthouse. >> reporter: getting turned away again -- >> she needs to give us the application. >> reporter: -- and again. >> we are still waiting. >> reporter: davis telling the courts she was exercising her right to religious freedom but the supreme court refusing to intervene on her behalf. >> you absolutely had disrespected us.

>> you're treating us like second class citizens is what you're doing telling us we don't deserve the same rights as you do. would you do this to an interracial couple? >> a man and a woman, no. >> reporter: the clerk insisting she is standing up for her beliefs. >> i simply told you all i'm willing to face my consequences as you all will face your consequences when it comes time for judgment. >> we don't have consequences. >> plain and simple. >> not everyone believes what you believe. >> that's your choice. >> reporter: davis in a statement saying "to issue a marriage license which conflicts with god's definition of marriage with my name affixed to the certificate would violate my conscience. it's not a light issue for me. it is a heaven or hell decision." david moore and david ermold promise to keep coming back until they can get a marriage license in the county where they live. >> if we go to another county, then we're saying that it's okay to discriminate against us. >> yes. >> and we can't do that. >> reporter: alex perez, abc news, morehead, kentucky. well, today president obama wraps up his trip to alaska with a visit to the arctic making him

the first president to visit the alaskan arctic while in office. yesterday mr. obama underscored his campaign to fight climate change by hiking on a glacier. also today he'll meet with local fishermen and speak at a school in the alaskan arctic. >> well, the calendar may say september, but it's definitely still summer in the east. it feels like july from the midwest to new england with high heat and humidity, and abc's ginger zee says temperatures will stay high enough to make it an official heat wave. >> and that heat, it is sticking at least for another day or two depending on your location. look at some of the numbers. going into our wednesday for afternoon highs, back to the 10 to 15 degrees above average range for some folks, and look at the september outlook from the climate prediction center. that ridge staying in place, now, this is the probability of being above average. it could be a half a degree or ten degrees, just giving you an idea that it will be warmer than average. ginger zee, abc news, new york. >> and our thanks to ginger for that. folks headed to cape cod beaches to cool off this weekend are being warned about sharks.

dozens of great whites have been spotted just 50 feet offshore. some of them in shallow water. lifeguards are now calling for higher towers, purple watch flags, possibly even a spotter plane. beachgoers are being warned to stay away from seals, a favorite shark meal. well, three men are on their way to the international space station. they lifted off this morning from kazakhstan. when their capsule gets to the station friday, there will be nine people on board. it'll be the first time in nearly two years that so many humans have been in space. hope they stocked up on food. >> i wish them the best. well, it is official. all day breakfast at mcdonald's going nationwide. plus, a new police shooting under scrutiny. deputies draw their weapons after a suspect appears to obey orders. and caught on camera, a dramatic explosion at a construction site. a worker right in the middle of it all. how he walked away from this.

well, these young bears spotted about a dozen miles from downtown los angeles. they're having a grand old time wrestling chasing each other around and witnesses say the adorable high jinks continued for several minutes before the bears eventually ran off presumably to find mom. speaking of l.a. the city is back in the race for the 2024 summer olympics. that pursuit ended when boston was selected to represent the u.s. beantown bailed out leaving l.a. to pick up the proverbial torch. if l.a. wins it would be the third time hosting the games following those in 1932 and 1984, the winner won't be announced for another two years. a possible turning point for wall street. all signs pointing to a positive

open this morning. stock futures showing some much needed advances. that would follow another steep sell-off on wall street yesterday. traders were spooked by more reports about china's economy slowing more than previously thought. all three major averages lost about 3%. it's already been a calm day of trading in asia and europe. a major warning from the fda about powdered caffeine. the agency sent letters to the five distributors of the substance, saying that the products put consumers at risk. a teaspoon of caffeine powder is about equal to 28 couples of coffee. the fda says it's very easy to overdose. the letters follow the overdose deaths last year the letters follow the overdose deaths last year of two young men. consumer advocacy groups want them banned. you can soon get breakfast all day at mcdonald's. as of october 6th the chain is doing away with the midmorning cutoff. mcdonald's has been testing it for months.

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there is a high surf warning in effect for all hawaiian beaches facing east. tropical storm ignacio is generating waves as high as 18 feet. and swells are expected to arrive today from hurricane jimena. the high surf also has closed some beachfront roads. some roads in the southwest may be closed by flooding. this morning drivers should watch out for wet roads along the texas gulf coast, the northwest and nearly all of florida. there may also be scattered showers in the upper midwest and ohio valley. and if you're flying, airport delays are likeliest in houston. there are calls for prosecutors in san antonio to release a second video of a fatal police shooting. >> the first video shows a man one arm raised and the other obscured by a telephone pole. the deputies firing multiple times and failing to provide life-saving measures for three minutes. abc's matt gutman spoke to the sheriff. >> reporter: what do you think

of the conduct of your officers? >> well, certainly it is disturbing. it's cause for concern, and the important thing is that we look at all of the evidence. >> the fbi is now monitoring the case. a san antonio newspaper reports that police radio traffic indicated the victim had mentioned suicide by cop. another scandal for pro wrestling. former star jimmy schnooka known as superfly has been charged in the death of his girlfriend 30 years ago. the now 72-year-old was arrested yesterday in pennsylvanias. prosecutors say he beat the young woman in a motel then left her to die. schnooka was allowed to post bail post ally because he's recovering from stomach cancer surgery. authorities in phoenix trying to determine if the city has a highway sniper. four vehicles were shot at on interstate 10 within 48 hours. bullets struck three cars on saturday and another one on monday. a 13-year-old girl was cut by shattered glass after the bullet

struck the suv that she was in. police are also investigating possible highway snipers in michigan and colorado. well, terrifying moments on a construction site in california. this worker starts to climb out of the underground. popping noises can be heard and then an explosion. the man was saved from being scalded as co-workers pulled him out. the cell phone video taken last year is now at the center of a dispute between santa clara county and a contractor. more college students now smoke marijuana daily than smoke cigarettes. a university of michigan study says nearly 6% of the students get high every day. that's the highest rate since the survey began 35 years ago. the survey says more of today's students don't think marijuana is dangerous. drug use in general was also up. drinking is down. a guy who says he's a baseball player from cuba is hanging out in l.a. hoping to get his chance to impress the dodgers. he has been camping outside dodger stadium for nearly three

weeks. he says he's not leaving until he gets a chance to show the team what he can do on the field. so far no comment from the team but security says he has unsuccessfully tried to get into the stadium. >> well, it's probably because he knows that the dodgers took on their rivals, the giant, last night. >> highlights now from our guys at espn. good morning. it's our "sportscenter" set here in los angeles. right down the street, dodgers and giants, big game in the national league west. >> yeah, it was huge. two big-time pitchers. zach greinke and madison bumgarner. let's show them batting. greinke, he's going to bring in a run right here. oh, matt duffy, buzzkill. take another look. corner. bumgarner was pumped. adrian gonzalez had an rbi in the third, it was 1-0, then joc pederson, i mean, he hopped on a

fastball, baby, and the dodgers won, 2-1. greinke, 15th win. blue jays leading on the yankees a game and a half in the a.l. east. blue jays taking on the indians who have won six in a row. indians, 3-2. yan gomes. off osuna. >> going, going, gone thing. going, going, gomes. >> i like it. >> second home run of the game for him. 11th of the season, tied at 3-3. extra innings and going, going, goins, ryan goins, two-run shot. time to bounce in toronto. blue jays win it, 5-3. walkoff win for toronto. >> we do a lot of freestyling on this segment. >> yeah. but yankees also won so the lead remains at a game and a half in the a.l. east. that's all we got. back to you. >> thanks, guys. up next in "the pulse," already over miss piggy. kermit's new girlfriend revealed. and from the octagon

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♪ time now to check "the pulse" starting with ufc champ ronda rousey. >> she has one fights in as little as 14 seconds but that does not intimidate one u.s. marine. >> the young man post ed this video which has gone viral asking rousey to the marine ball in december. >> hey, ronda, my name is jarrod hash. i'm a united states marine stationed out of camp lejeune, north carolina. you are my celebrity crush, like i love everything you do and i think that you are a phenomenal person, which is why it would be my honor to take you to the marine corps ball on december 11th. i really hope -- >> well, jarrod, it's on. yesterday she told tmz she'd be happy to go to the ball

with the marine, adding he's cute. there is one catch, though, rousey says he's got to find dates for three of her friends too. >> there you go. being bold works out. good for you. all right. next up, kermit the frog. he is bouncing back from his breakup. >> you might remember kermie and miss piggy called it quits after 40 years. i just can't believe this story is true, but reports say denise is his new girlfriend. like his ex she's also a pig. >> we are told denise is an abc marketing executive working on the new prime time muppet show that's coming in month on abc. but on twitter, kermit says they're just close friends. we'll have to wait and see on that. >> maybe kermie has a thing for "game of thrones." people pointing out that denise kind of resembles actor natalie dorman. >> power hungry. there you go. she's trying to step in. i see it now. i see what's going on. >> you know what, phillip, she is no miss piggy, i can see it right now. >> nobody is going to be miss piggy. i can see it now.

>> don't worry, miss piggy, they always come back. >> they got to work it out. >> how about some baseball. the college season gets under way over the next couple of days and here's how we know one team is ready to go. >> this is how the rutgers scarlet knights finished the practice the other day. it was a big dance-off, offense versus defense and the winner gets ice cream. >> well, some decent moves. check this one out. i call this the rutgers shuffle. defensive lineman kevin wilkins listed as 6'3", 295 pounds, he took whatever it did to get that ice cream. >> the jiggle. >> is that called the jiggle? >> i don't know. this kid has got some moves. >> i think that's called the ice cream cone with sprinkles on top. >> the football jig. >> the football jig. and here's an addition to the list of things you can do with a drone. fishing. yeah. >> that is precisely what a guy who goes by the name of farmer derek did. he's from kansas. he used a small drone to go fishing and it borked. >> farmer derek flew a drone

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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good wednesday morning. it is 4:28. i am christian. >> i am matt keller here for eric thomas. we had a cooler morning yesterday. is it ground hog >> september 2, not february 2. september 3rd. >> the winds are blowing inland and faster in concord at 15 and 22 in fairfield and emeryville camera is shaking because of the winds this morning. 52 to 62 so the same as yesterday. a little more cloud cover here and there but it will be sunny elsewhere but are for the coast by lunch at 66 to 76. more cooling inland, only 80 degrees in the warmest spots at

66 at the coast at hurricane and comfortable cool evening and maybe you need a light jacket 64 to 74. >> at the tolls we have cars collect in the far right and left hand lanes but the fast trackers down the middle do not have a problem as we move over to walnut creek southbound 5, 680, you are moving like the breeze as you head up to highway 24 out of pleasant hill. mass transit, everything is running on time. we have 18 bart trains on time, muni, and e.t.a. no delays. >> thank, bart is good now but the west oakland station, of course, was closed. it has re-opened but the investigation continues after a man shot him on the platform in a confrontation with bart police all captured by body cameras. janet o is in the newsroom. >> it was, oakland police say though will be reviewing foot average from the officer's body

camera, with the district attorney conducting its own investigation into the shooting. video posted on twit other last nightcaptured the moment after gunfire break out. the situation began when officers confronted a man about smoking open a platform and he refused to provide identification and it got out of hand quickly. the man started actioning erratically. he was tazed reaching into his waist but the man helped up triggering his own gun and shooting himself. bart station was closed for a short time while the moisture investigation was taking place. the man is in critical condition where he had surgery. no one else was injured in the event. >> this morning, a retired bay area high school teacher faced child pornography charges. 66-year-old marshall pfeiffer retired in june from teaching at high school if lafayette at 25 years. members of the in