have a great day. making news in america this morning -- remembering nancy reagan, the former first lady with a legacy of her own. the tributes pouring in overnight. we're live at the reagan library. debate clash. hillary clinton and bernie sanders sparring and talking over each other. >> you know -- >> excuse me, i'm talking. >> the democratic nominees turning up the attacks one day before the next big contest. severe storms pounding the west coast right now. mudslides and flood risks, as a parade of el nino-fueled systems come ashore. we're tracking it all. and thrashing violently. a big cat caught in a trap, the risky rescue. good monday morning.

we begin with new tributes this morning to nancy reagan, she's a woman who leaves behind in the words of one of her husband's successors, a remarkable legacy of good. >> nancy reagan was right there with president ronald reagan loyally and somewhat and sometimes controversially throughout his political career. in her honor, the flags over the uss ronald reagan lowered to half-mast. we begin with abc's brandi hitt live at the reagan library in california, in front of the plane that was once used by the reagans so many times. >> reporter: good morning. condolences and prayers continue to pour in for nancy reagan's family. and here at the ronald reagan presidential library, mourners are paying respects to a woman many believed played a pivotal role in her husband's career. theirs was a love story spanning more than 50 years. from hollywood, all of the way to the white house, nancy reagan never left ronald reagan's side.

♪ our love is here to stay >> reporter: the former first lady died at her bel-air home sunday morning. her stepson tweeting -- outside the ronald reagan presidential library, families are leaving flowers. as reaction pours in from across the nation. the president and michelle obama tweeting this photo, saying, our former first lady redefined the role in her time here. >> she was one of the greatest first ladies. extraordinary human being. >> reporter: nancy reagan famously launched the just say no anti-drug campaign. >> what should you do when someone offers you drugs? >> just say no! >> reporter: she was once her husband's most trusted adviser. and at times, accused of controlling him. >> doing everything we can. >> reporter: two years after ronald reagan revealed he had alzheimer's, she spoke at the 1996 republican convention. >> each day brings another reminder of this very long good-bye.

>> reporter: mrs. reagan became his caretaker until his death in 2004. seen her hugging the president's casket once last time. at the nation's capitol, flags have been lowered to half-staff in her honor. a large funeral service is now being planned here for nancy reagan. former presidents and other heads of staff will be invited. then she'll finally be laid to rest right next to her husband here at the ronald reagan presidential library. reena and kendis. >> ronald reagan, brandi, passed away more than a decade ago, but mrs. reagan really remained politically active even after his death? >> she did, kendis. particularly with stem cell research. she actually broke away from the party. and decided to pursue that and support it. she believed that it held hope and science for cure. so no other family would have to deal with alzheimer's. like she had to deal with. the last ten years of ronald reagan's life, as she said in

many interviews, sometimes wasn't very pleasant because he was slowly losing his memory. and she doesn't want any other family members to suffer that same pain. she was constantly champion stem cell research. to hopefully find a cure. >> she certainly believed in him and in that cause. brandi, thank you so much. >> and as brandi mentioned in her story, their marriage was a loving partnership. >> the two were married in 1952 in hollywood. barbara waters spoke to nancy and ronald reagan numerous times. during one of those interviews, he here's what they had to say about the secret to a successful marriage. >> how do you keep the romance in a marriage? >> i think it used to be one of you thought that it had to be everything had to be your way, or 50/50. it's not always 50/50. >> what is it? >> sometimes it's 90/10 and you have to be willing to give the 90. or he has to be willing to give the 90. but it's something that you want

to do. >> clark gable had a line once, i thought was very eloquent, "there's nothing more wonderful for a man than to approach his own doorstep knowing that someone on the other side of the door is listening for the sound of his footsteps." >> well, politics played a huge role in their relationship. she gave him key advice on staffing and strategy. they first met when she was trying to clear her name of communist sympathizers which she was wrongly named. he was president of the screen actors guild. all of the president candidates have offered their condolences on the passing of nancy reagan. overnight tensions flared once again as democrats went head to head in flint, michigan. >> hillary clinton with a commanding lead over bernie sanders. they both called for the governor to resign over the flint, michigan, water crisis. but they clashed on a string of issues. we get the latest now from abc's

lana zak in washington. good morning, lana. >> reporter: good morning, kendis and reena. coming off this weekend's election results where bernie sanders won more states but hillary clinton won more delegates, each was eager to have their message stand out. in the birthplace of general motors, hillary clinton drew a clear distinction between the two democrats. >> i voted to save the auto industry. he voted against the money that ended up saving the auto industry. >> if you're talking about the wall street bailout, where some of your friends destroyed this economy -- >> you know. >> excuse me, i'm talking. >> reporter: clinton holds a 17-point lead in michigan. where once shining cities of steel have turned to rust. the water of flint has been poisoned with lead. for his role in that crisis, both sanders and clinton called for the resignation of the republican governor. >> his dereliction of duty was irresponsible. he should resigned. >> reporter: the two united in reproaching the republicans.

>> compare the substance of this debate with what you saw on the republican stage -- >> we are, if elected president, going to invest a lot of money into mental health. and when you watch these republican debates, you know why. >> reporter: but they disagreed on the effects of the first clinton presidency and the economics of the '90s. >> i was on a picket line in the early 1990s against that. >> at the end of the 1990s, after two terms of my husband's presidency, the unemployment rate in michigan was 4.4%. let's talk about 23 million new jobs, incomes went up for everybody. >> michigan is really the prize tomorrow with 147 democratic delegates at stake. that's nearly as many as all the last four states combined. reena, kendis. >> all right, so it's a big day ahead for them. lana zak reporting live for us this morning. now, to the republicans and donald trump still soaring in the polls despite a blistering

assault by the gop establishment. trump is heading into the michigan primary with 41%. far ahead of his rivals. ted cruz came in with 22%. rubio trailing at 13%. trump and cruz each won two states over the weekend. moving closer to a two-man race. >> look at this, marco rubio picked up a win in puerto rico along with nearly two dozen delegates. rubio is vowing to beat donald trump in his home state of florida next week. but trump is calling on rubio to drop out. the west coast is bracing for a fresh round of powerful storms. the first wave is deaths. widespread damage knocking down trees and power lines, turning roads into raging rivers and dumping up as much as half a foot of rain in some places. the latest radar shows that new line of powerful storms slowly marching eastward, as that first wave moves across the rockies. still ahead -- creeping back up, gas prices rising yet again.

>> and new details breaking overnight about a pastor being shot. plus, an angry cougar trapped. the risky rescue caught on camera. risky rescue caught on camera. rescue caught on camera.

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dallas. now to one family's brush with death. their small plane falling from the sky in new york. >> the father and daughter heading home from a college tour, were about 2,000 feet up when the engine lost power. they quickly deployed the plane parachute. the plane dropped slowly to the ground, the plane landed in an industrial park in long island. >> coming back home. coming from the university of rhode island. looked at colleges. the engine died. i pulled the parachute. and we landed. >> as you can see, they both managed to walk away from the crash, a bit shaken but without serious injuries. next to a frightening look at a rescue of a cougar in the pine valley mountains in utah. this intense video shows the wildlife worker attempting to figure out how to release the enraged animal from a trap without getting hurt themselves. they came close a couple of times.

as they excused catch poles and a blanket. eventually he was set free with only minor bleeding on his front paw. look at that video, he's expected to be fine, i should say. >> good to know it all worked out in the end. how about sports now. big announcement in sports right now. >> big upset from the nba. we got all the details from our man at espn. some information on peyton manning's retirement news conference. but first, what an upset it was in the nba yesterday on abc television. warriors/lakers. steph curry, this is an easy one, right? a gimme hopefully besting the bulls for best record in nba history. my goodness, curry made his first three of the game then missed his next nine. the warriors combined to go 4 for 30 behind the arc. meanwhile, the lakers stunned

the warriors, 112-95. well, it's an end of an era in the national football league. he entered the league in 1998 as the first pick in the draft with the colts he goes out with a super bowl championship. he'll announce his retirement. you can watch the live ceremony at 1:00 eastern time on espn. in it is, 11:00 in denver. also streaming live on the watch espn and the espn app. peyton manning announcing his retirement, as he rides off into the sunset as a champion in denver. hey, good morning, america, make it a great monday. i'm john buccigross. next live "sportscenter" 7:00 eastern time, on espn. >> thank you, john. one more highlight and one more low light for that matter. both taking place on the hard court. first the good. >> this is memphis grizzlies fan.

half-court shot from midcourt. he had an unusual two hands over the head shooting style. boom, it goes in. by the way, the guy won an audi a3. >> and enjoy the taxes on that car. >> then there was this epic fail that took place at a miami heat game, and it goes to the team mascot, clearing a line of other costume characters laying on the floor. burnie tried to make it look like it was successful, we all know it wasn't. just ask the characters who were landed on. they're in pain this morning. >> i hope that poor guy got a day off today. up next, in the pulse, remembering nancy reagan. and high-speed chase. an ostrich on pursuit, after some cyclists. some cycles. i even accept i have a higher risk of stroke due to afib, a type of irregular heartbeat, not caused by a heart valve problem. but i won't play anything less than my best.

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♪ time now to check "the pulse." we'll start with the passing of nancy reagan. >> those close to her said that she was spry and stylish until the end. she died at her home yesterday. you see this, this is one of the last known pictures of her celebrating her 94th birthday in july. >> her life was filled with memorable quotes and images like this one. taken from the early '80s. president reagan's dressed as santa with nancy on his lap. >> and nancy reagan also invited mr. t. to play santa at the white house when this picture was taken. >> many people who knew her said she was mentally 100% there. >> such a gift to be 94 and make it that far and be fully intact. amazing. next, a fond farewell to a beloved television series. >> no one, not even the show's producers ever thought a period drama on pbs would turn into ratings gold.

but after six seasons, "downton abbey" aired its final episode in the u.s. last night. >> okay, no spoilers here. but as "the new york times" described it, the finale, quote, grand british story, with an american finish. in other words, a truly happy ending. >> okay. >> is it safe to say, no one died? and finally, a bike ride that a couple guys can't ever forget. this really happened in south africa. >> this was kind of cool. they were out warming up for a long bike race when that ostrich decided to join their paloton. he was chasing them for a good, >> ostriches can run actually 40 miles an hour. didn't think that sort of effort was called for. he eventually gave up on a chase. >> i wondered what he would have done if he caught up to them. >> that's right. more news after this. would have done if he caught up to them.

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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> many of us wanted rain, and, boy, did we get it. this is live doppler hd and a sea of green. we will see a lot of you survived the rainy weekend and it could be a messy commute. >> monday, manner 7. now a check of the weather and traffic. i also pick up the canoe today. mike? >> could have been faster and safer. good morning, everyone, plenty of ponding on the roads. the best rain chances are off san mateo bridge to the dumbarton bridge at present and newark and headed over to santa clara and san jose. we had thunderstorms but those are heading to gilroy than elsewhere. the line is more broken as we head to the north. what you are seeing is a lost

humidity in the air. and the chance of showers, even a spotty thunderstorm is possible. especially close to the coast. this will keep going from this morning through 4:00. and it will taper this evening, not steady like the last couple of days. >> it is wet. it is slick. we have several hydroplaned cars and the green on the map shows the rain that could affect the commute and we are starting out with a sig-alert, eastbound 92, cornered skyline boulevard, a tree is block all lanes so here you go around through pacifica and take highway one if you normally take 92 out of half moon bay. a lost spinouts and accidents and back in a couple of minutes. >> highway 92 in san mateo county is closed in both directions at half moon bay. the wind and rain caused five trees to fall across the roads blocking it. there is no estimate of when the highway will re-open. >> our news crews are spread out across the bay area looking for

storm trouble spots. one problem we are seeing is i-880 at alameda off-ramp. janet is showing us the flooding. janet? >> good morning, reggie, 880 and alameda off-ramp exit is closed. check it out. all of the water is here but in case it is too dark to see, this are several cons lined up along the off-ramp letting you know it is unsafe to come to this area. we saw one driver who tried to get through but obviously it wasn't possible to get to the cones. the water is at least 1' deep. crews are here pumping it off the ramp and from a ditch where water is pooling. they are making sure the water does not spill over on to the 880 where traffic is pretty heavy right new moving swiftly. heads up, if you are headed out here on 80 and alameda, te