and their future. making news in america this making news in america this morning, backlash growing. donald trump's comments about a fallen soldier's family, now a flash point in the campaign. the republican nominee getting blasted from members of his own party and by hillary clinton. we're live in washington. extreme weather. several inches of rain overnight flooding streets in the northeast. the cleanup underway in maryland after a town is devastated by flash floods. plus, tracking the tropics. the storm starting to take shape that could soon become a tropical storm. under fire, just hours after being crowned, miss teen usa being criticized for old social media posts that use racial slurs. this morning she and the pageant are commenting about the

controversy. and fans injured at a demolition derby after a car part flies into the stands. good monday morning. i'm linzie janis. >> and i'm nick watt. diane and kendis are off. we begin the week with growing controversy on the presidential campaign trail. >> it centers on donald trump and the family of a muslim-american army captain who was killed in iraq. this is his grave at arlington national cemetery surrounded by flowers and notes from visitors yesterday. his mother and father took on trump last week at the democratic convention, and trump has been firing back. abc's maggie rulli is in washington with the details. good morning to you, maggie. >> reporter: good morning, nick and linzie. donald trump is feeling the heat

from both sides this morning after his latest comments. the backlash against donald trump comes after his reaction to this moment from the democratic national convention. >> you have sacrificed nothing and no one. >> reporter: a heartbroken father calling out the republican nominee while giving a raw and emotional tribute to his son, captain humayun khan who died fighting in iraq. trump responding in an exclusive interview with abc's george stephanopoulos. >> i think i made a lot of sacrifices. i work very, very hard. i've created thousands and thousands of jobs. >> reporter: but trump had more to say. >> if you look at his wife, she had nothing to say. she probably -- maybe she wasn't allowed to have anything to say. >> reporter: ghazala khan says grief kept her from speaking last week but not anymore. >> i was in pain and all america felt that pain. >> reporter: hillary clinton blasting trump for his comments while out campaigning this weekend. >> an attack as he did on

captain khan's mother, a gold star mother, i don't know where the bounds are. >> reporter: senator mitch mcconnell and speaker paul ryan sidestepped the controversy releasing statements that didn't criticize their party's nominee directly but instead went after his proposed muslim band and in a moving tribute, people gathered at the grave of captain khan at arlington national cemetery leaving flowers and letters to the fallen soldier. gop vice presidential candidate mike pence released a statement overnight saying that both he and trump believe captain khan is an american hero. all this drama with just 100 days to go, guys. >> maggie rulli live in washington. thank you. many along the eastern seaboard are waking up to a soggy mess this morning. flooding, power outages and soaking rains continued. a very wet and in some areas deadly weekend trend. overnight, drenching rain in the northeast. water flowing through the

streets of patterson, new jersey, flash flooding triggered by downpours. parts of the state receiving up to 7 inches of rain in just 48 hours. >> there's people in the water. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: those storms part of the same weather system that caused deadly flooding over the weekend in maryland. >> get out of the car. >> reporter: flash floods ripping through ellicott city, maryland, killing two. the rushing water threatening to sweep this driver away. one man tries to help her but is knocked down. moments later a humachain forms as the woman crawls out of her car finally pulled to safety. this morning, the cleanup is under way. cars stacked on top of each other, buildings washed away. abc's gloria riviera is there. >> reporter: this scene right here gives you a sense of the force of the flooding. a car flipped sideways, a second one smashed into it. the smell of gas is in the air,

search and rescue are on the job 24 hours a day and they say they've never seen anything like it. >> reporter: further south tragedy on the beach in the outer banks, a lightning strike killing a 5-year-old boy on vacation with his family. and right now, tracking the tropics. a weather system in the caribbean with a 70% chance of becoming a named storm possibly heading into the gulf of mexico. everyone in the hardest hit areas probably want to know if they'll have a chance today to dry out. >> let's go to accuweather meteorologist paul williams. he has the answer for us. good morning, paul. >> reporter: good morning to you, as well, nick, linzie. on monday we're bracing for the possibility of flash flooding to occur along with travel delays all along 95. now, here's what that includes, three major cities, new york, philadelphia, and d.c. local heavy thunderstorms, you can see that will reach into portions of virginia, right into d.c., right into delaware as

well as new jersey up towards the isle of manhattan, so we're talking about new york, we're talking about philly, we're talking about d.c. nick, linzie. >> thanks, paul. and now breaking news from afghanistan where there's been a terror attack on a hotel where many westerners stay. the taliban has claimed responsibility saying it used a truck bomb to carry out the attack this morning in kabul. the powerful blast shook much of the city. one police officer was killed in the explosion. pope francis is explaining that scary stumble last week. it happened during a mass in poland. the pope says he was watching an image of the madonna and forgot there was a step. the pope says he avoided injury by just allowing himself to fall instead of trying to resist the forward motion. nasa plans to take a closer look at a big rock that could give the earth a big jolt. the space agency is launching a study of a so-called armageddon asteroid named bennu.

in about 120 years bennu may get close enough that the earth's gravity pulls it toward us. scientists say if it hit, the impact would be 200 times the strength of the atomic bomb dropped on hiroshima. scary? are you scared? >> not yet. i might be. still ahead, a new warning overnight connected to a flour recall. and zika concerns are growing after those first likely cases of it being spread locally in the u.s. why this square mile near miami is being called ground zero. plus, caught on camera, a car part flying into the crowd during a demolition derby.

terrifying momen terrifying moments behind the wheel caught on camera. a car flipping over nearly one dozen times. after that ended, the work by the good samaritans began. check this out. they pulled the driver out of the wreck through a window. he is expected to be okay. investigators do not know yet what caused that crash. and health workers in miami are now going door to door to test for the zika virus. spraying has also increased after four cases were discovered within one square mile near downtown miami. news that these appear to be the first locally transmitted zika cases in the u.s. is raising concerns, especially among potential mothers. abc's dr. richard besser has some advice. >> what we know is that zika has been transmitted in one neighborhood around miami. so if you're pregnant or trying to get pregnant, you may want to avoid that area.

but the rest of south florida is like 30 other states where the mosquito that could transmit this disease exists. so if you're pregnant or trying to get pregnant, use repellent, but at this point no one is recommending any travel warnings for that area. dr. richard besser, abc news, miami. >> and this one square mile area is being called ground zero. zika carrying mosquitoes don't travel very far from where they're born. that has allowed health officials to zero in on this area. and a major recall of flour has the fda issuing a new caution to bakers. general mills has recalled 45 million pounds of flour testing points to its being tainted with e. coli bacteria at a company facility in kansas city, missouri. at least 46 people have been sickened in 21 states. to help avoid problems, the fda says consumers should never taste raw cookie dough or cake batter. and we've now got a decent idea of when apple will release

the new iphone 7. a seemingly well sourced analyst says apple's official announcement on the device will be wednesday, september 7th. he also says preorders will begin on september 9th, and it will be released on the 16th. and it was "jason bourne" ruling the weekend box office. fans waited nearly a decade for matt damon to return as the super spy. "jason bourne" brought in $60 million. "star trek beyond" was second with 24 million. "bad moms" was just behind in a close third. you're going to go see "bad moms," aren't you? >> top of my list. but when we come back, deadly hot air balloon crash. new details this morning about what might have caused it as family members of one victim speak out. >> such a tragic story. and the newly crowned miss teen usa under fire after some of her old social media posts surfaced. [ crowd noise ]

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clear across most of california and the rest of the west coast. there could be some flooded roads, though, in the southwest, same goes for most of the eastern half of the country. and if you are flying, airport delays are possible in minneapolis, new york, washington, charlotte and atlanta. this morning, there are new details in that deadly balloon accident in texas. >> investigators say the hot air balloon came into contact with high intensity power lines moments before the crash on saturday morning. there were also reports it was foggy at the time. all 16 people on board were killed including sunday rowan who bought the flight as a birthday gift for her husband. she leaves behind a 5-year-old son. >> for our family the focus is going to be a 5 1/2-year-old grandson and son for brent that now has lost a mother and we have to move forward and he is our main focus. >> we had a conversation with him this morning. it was a very tough conversation but he seemed to grasp it a

little bit more than what we had expected, i guess. but he's with his niece and his nephew and his uncles and trying to do the best we can. >> reporter: four team cell phones and three cameras were recovered and investigators hope the final moments of the flight were captured so they can learn more about what caused the crash. a major scare at a demolition derby in utah after one collision. the driveshaft from a truck was thrown 30 rows deep into the crowded bleachers. the metal piece about three feet long hit three spectators who had to be taken to the hospital. they are expected to be okay. a murder warrant has been issued in austin, texas, following a deadly shooting in the city's entertainment district. witnesses describe a chaotic scene when gunfire erupted on a crowded street. a woman from california was killed and three others injured in the weekend attack. police say the suspect, endicott mccray, is still at large and may be armed.

and a teenage suspect is in custody in washington state following a deadly shooting north of seattle. police say allen ivanov was armed with an assault rifle when he opened fire at a house party. three teens were killed including his ex-girlfriend. ivanov was a student at the university of washington studying computer science. the new miss teen usa is keeping her crown despite the discovery of some racist tweets from her past. amid a firestorm of controversy karlie hay has apologized for those tweets saying she's grown as a person since posting them. >> miss teen usa. >> reporter: this morning, the newly crowned miss teen usa at the center of a twitter scandal. >> miss teen 2016 is texas. >> reporter: not long after taking home the title in las vegas on saturday, karlie hay coming under fire

after a series of racist tweets from her social media account came back to haunt her. the tweets dating back to 2013 show hay using the "n" word repeatedly. the tweets causing an online firestorm. many expressing their outrage. the former miss texas teen taking to social media admitting it's something she's not proud of and there's no excuse for. overnight the miss universe organization defended their winner saying she will keep her crown and that the organization is committed to supporting her continued growth. the golf season's final major, the pga championship, came down to the last few strokes. defending champion jason day piled the pressure on jimmy walker sinking an eagle putt on the 18th hole. at that point day was down by just one stroke. but walker held his nerve, powering the 18th and winning by one shot. walker led the tournament wire to wire. it's his first win in a major. and up next in "the pulse,"

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"neighbors 2: sorority rising." >> there was time for political parody, as well. hosts john cena and victoria justice took on hillary clinton and donald trump. cena went with the hillary hair, pearls and pink pants suit. justice nailed it with the dark power suit and, of course, the hair. >> oh, yes, the hair. and vin diesel next up, he has achieved quite a distinction over the weekend. >> oh, sorry. >> the "fast and furious" star, he became the first actor to hit 100 million likes on -- >> i really wanted you to say that, nick. he's just the third human being to reach this milestone. diesel joins singer shakira and soccer star cristiano ronaldo. you're surprised i knew how to say his name, right? >> nice. well done. >> the 100 million likes club. most of diesel's fans are in the u.s., brazil and mexico. his most shared post was a tribute to his "fast and furious" co-star and friend, paul walker.

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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> 4:30 clulub it is monday. look who is here! >> i'm back. >> i am natasha zouves. >> i missed you, reggie aqui. >> i am reggie aqui. >> two weeks. >> great job. >> meteorologist mike nicco, good to see you. >> glad you made it back safely. hopefully you will get well rested eventually. done stop shows it is quiet. look for increasing clouds the next couple of hours and from the exploritorium at pier 15, the next 12 hours we are starting not mid-50s to low 60s, 60s at the coast and mid-70s around the bay and mid-80s inland with haze in the south. more on the fire next but, first, alexis has the commute. >> start off quiet. a look outside under traffic cameras, golden gate bridge last

thursday and friday we were socked in. today is looking like visibility is not an issue. you will not have to use the wipers. mass transit today, we had a big bart closure this weekend with seven trains in service. the tracks between daly city and glen park are open. they are in action as of 4:00 this morning after the weekend track work. that is good news for the commute. we will look at emeryville in ten minutes. >> developing news, students on the peninsula will head back to school to learn about the death of beloved bus driver, 30-year-old teqnika moultrie shot and killed this a popular hot spot in austin, texas, yesterday. she was this visiting her fiance 's family. she lived in san carlos and lived in redwood city. coworkers at the high school district held a candlelight vigil and say that teqnika moultrie was sweet and loveed her job. >> terrible loss for the district with the transportation

department. she will be extremely missed. she did not deserve to die like this. >> an arrest warrant has been issued for a 24-year-old believed the shooter. four others were wounded. they are expected to recover. >> two families in san jose are out of the their homes when a 200 career oak street smashed into their house last night. you could see just how big the branches are. one home owner ran out of the bedroom when he heard the crash. they smashed through his bedroom window. they barely missed him. they took out a wall and part of the frame of the home. no one was hurt. experts will look at the tree to determine in it is stable enough for the families to move back home. >> heads up bart riders if you park's you ride there are six bay area locations with fees up today. our reporter is live at the north concord bart station. amy? >> natasha, this bart station is