making news in america this friday morning -- trading insults. hillary clinton, donald trump in an all-out war of words. attacking each other's character with accusations of racism and corruption. we're live in washington. breaking overnight. a strong aftershock in italy's quake zone causing more damage as rescue crews search for survivors from the earth wake two days ago. and we have an update on the 8-year-old girl whose dramatic rescue was seen around the world. a wild scene. a truck racing on to a tarmac. smashing into an airliner. plus, a power outage taking out radar and grounding flights mate jor airports. a man was just doing his job, fixing a busted waterline. now his picture is going viral. overnight, the special message for the worker from the guy known for "dirty jobs."

a good friday morning. we begin with the latest ugly turn in the race for the white house. now focusing on allegations of racism and hatred. >> as donald trump struggles to regain his footing on immigration, he continues to brand hillary clinton as a bigot. clinton launched a blistering attack, accusing trump of helping a radical fringe take over the republican party. kenneth moton following the developments overnight, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, kendis and diane. the bitter debate between hillary clinton and donald trump is all about reaching the undecided voters. but trump's changing policy on immigration could alienate his core supporters. this morning, the race for the white house downright nasty. >> he's taking hate groups main stream. >> she's totally bigoted. there's no question about that. >> reporter: the raging rhetoric has turned to allegations of racism between donald trump and hillary clinton. who says trump is trying to make america hate again.

>> trump is reinforcing harmful stereotypes. and offering a dog whistle to his most hateful supporters. it's a disturbing preview of what kind of president he would be. >> reporter: clinton released this new campaign video. >> the reason a lot of klan members like donald trump is because a lot of what he believes, we believe in. >> when democratic policies fail, they're left with only this one tired argument. you're racist. you're racist. you're racist. >> reporter: trump is struggling to redefine his own policy on immigration and that core plan to deport 11 million undocumented immigrants. polling the audience at a fox news town hall. >> who wants those people thrown out? >> i do! >> reporter: on cnn pulling back on the deportation force he promised. >> you know it's a process. you can't take 11 at one time and just say, boom, you're gone. >> reporter: the wavering stance

leading to confusion and more protests at trump tower. >> we're undocumented, we're not afraid, we're here to stay. >> reporter: trump says he'll give an immigration speech in a week or two to clarify his stance. just one of many issues for the first presidential debate, one month away from today, kendis and diane. >> that one should be heated as well. kenneth moton, thank you so much. we're getting some breaking news that we're tracking overnight. first, from turkey. at least eight police officers have been killed and dozens more wounded in the bombing of a police station. the blast was reportedly followed by an armed battle between the police and the attackers. the bombing was close to the syrian border and comes only two days after turkish forces started a military intervention in syria. another close encounter between a u.s. ship and iranian vessel in the persian gulf. on wednesday, a navy patrol boat fired three warning shots at that iranian vessel. pentagon officials say u.s. ships will do whatever is necessary to defend themselves. this follows another close encounter this week and another in recent months. closer to home, we're keeping an eye on tropical

activity that could impact parts of the u.s. east coast by this weekend. gaston is expected to strengthen back into a hurricane, possibly triggering severe rip currents up and down the east coast. there are models showing that tropical wave brushing south florida this weekend before entering the gulf of mexico where it could strengthen again. in the midwest, cleanup is well under way after this week's outbreak of nearly three dozen tornadoes. the hardest hit area was in indiana, where seven confirmed twisters touched down. including an ef-3. packing winds in excess of 150 miles per hour. one target of those storms was this starbucks in kokomo. it collapsed just like a house of cards as employees and customers took cover in the restrooms. >> as soon as i saw the clouds twisting, we got everyone inside. we closed the doors. and all of a sudden, it started rattling. >> it's a miracle. we shouldn't -- we shouldn't be here at all. >> a miracle, she says, because no injuries were reported inside that starbucks. just over a dozen minor injuries

reported across that entire tornado zone. this morning, police in mississippi hoping the discovery of a missing car may help solve the murder of two nuns. sister paula merrill and sister margaret held were found stabbed to death thursday morning in their home in the town of durant. authorities say there were signs of a break-in. last night, detectives found the nuns' cars a mile from their home. their murders sparking fear in that neighborhood now. they worked as nurse practitioners at a clinic that served the poor. the maker of epipen is facing another round of complaints. after refusing to budge on the $600 price tag. the ceo of mylan makes $19 million a year. but blames the skyrocketing costs on a failing health care system. she says much of the cost of epipens goes to intermediaries. like insurers and pharmacies. and then there's the money spent on research and bringing the drug to market. >> we've put hundreds of millions of dollars behind it.

you can't pass legislation. you can't enhance formulations. >> now, instead of a price cut, the company is expanding discount programs to help families with high out-of-pocket costs. president obama is about to create the largest protected area on earth in his home state. the blue dotted line shows the new boundaries of a national marine monument off the coast of hawaii. it was established a decade ago by president george w. bush. the new monument encompasses more than 580,000 square miles. and one more note about mr. obama. he was the first to carry a blackberry and logon to twitter. he's scored another high-tech first. in honor of the centennial celebration of the national parks service, president obama has become the first to star in a 3-d virtual reality film. the 11-minute movie, produced by "national geographic" and oculus gives viewers an immersive 360-degree experience of his trip to yosemite national park over father's day. with his family.

president obama got a preview of the film yesterday, wearing a virtual reality headset outside the oval office, looking like all of us do when we do one of those virtual reality sets. >> just jaw-dropping, mouth open. looking in every direction. sometimes running into things. well, central italy has gotten hit by a strong aftershock overnight. we'll have the latest on the recovery effort coming up. and a plane sticking out of a home's roof after plummeting from the sky. new details about the passengers on board. plus, why you can blame your genes for your coffee addiction.

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last night, 1 world trade was lit in green, white, and red, the colors of the italian flag. there is breaking news from the quake zone. a strong 4.7 magnitude aftershock struck overnight near the town of amatrice. the death toll from wednesday's quake rose overnight, to more than 260 with hundreds of others hurt. there have been more than 900 aftershocks since wednesday. rescuers are combing through the rubble searching for survivors. meantime, an 8-year-old girl pulled from the rubble after 17 hours is said to be doing well after undergoing surgery. here at home, two people have been hospitalized after their small plane crashed into a house in terre haute, indiana, just a block away from the airport. no one was home when the plane took a nose dive into the home. a small dog managed to escape unharmed. the house suffered major structural damage. the cause of the crash is now urnds investigation. a suspect in custody in

omaha, nebraska, after stripping down into his boxer shorts and ramming a truck into a southwest airlines jet. police say the man climbed the perimeter fence, jumped into the truck, and drove straight into the plane's nose gear as passengers were boarding. two crew members suffered minor injuries. no word on his motive. a power outage triggered ground stops in miami and ft. lauderdale. the outage took down radar, leaving planes nowhere to land. many flights were forced to divert or keep circling. the power was out for about five minutes. it took 90 minutes to get the systems back up and running. all the planes landed safely. if you find yourself reaching for the second or third cup of coffee, you might want to blame your genes. researchers in britain suggest that the lack of a specific gene causes people to drink more coffee. people with the gene have a harder time breaking down the caffeine, which causes it to stay in the body longer. they get more of a caffeine buzz so to speak from just one cup of

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a maryland mom is facing legal trouble after leaving her two kids alone while she picked up food at a restaurant. it's sparking a big conversation about what age is okay to leave kids alone the. susan was vacationing in delaware, when she left her children, ages 8 and 9 for about 45 minutes. she was arrested and charged with two counts of endangering the welfare of her children. some states have laws about an acceptable minimum age for kids to be left alone. in delaware, police decide on a case-by-case basis. time now for some sports, including a pitcher who fell one out shy of a no hitter. >> here are our guys at espn with the highlights. good morning, it's "sportscenter" from los angeles. neil everett. stan verrett. we had a guy almost get hurt in a football game. we had a guy almost pitch a no-mitter in a baseball game. >> let's go to dodger stadium. i listened to vin scully call the game. which was a win already. the game was unreal. giants trying to throw no-hitters in five consecutive

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good morning, east bay. let's get up and get going. >> it is friday, august 26. we made it! >> i am reggie aqui. >> i am here with alexis smith and meteorologist mike nicco. >> anyone run into mist or drizzle? >> mist. >> yes, crossing the bay bridge. the moisture is out there. a frizz factor but nothing measurable. here is how it looks from the camera. you can see the cloud deck and it is deeper than yesterday. it will reach all of our neighborhoods by 7:00. waking up milder this morning. mid-to-upper 50. in the 60s at coast, 69 to 72 around the bay and 72 to 82

inland. >> alexis? >> a couple of trouble spots first-in-the-southibility san jose northbound 101 on the right hand shoulder. a roll ever crash. this is right near the capitol expressway on-ramp involve a semi. a smaller vehicle flipped and is on the roof. committee have c.h.p. and a couple of tow trucks. a any problem in for san ramon in a few. >> if you take bart, keep your phone hidden. crooks are stealing cell phones right out of hands of riders much amy hollyfield? >> yes, 13 in just two weeks taken right out of the victims' hand according to the bay area news group saying it is happening in oakland and san francisco. the victims were on the platform, but in ten cases they were on the train.

they say thieves ran quickly on to the platform with the victim's phone. they cannot say about the big picture. this is what is happening in the last two weeks. according to the article, bart changed their recent record management system. that happened in april. they are having trouble pulling statistics from the new software so the information is only from the last two weeks. we talked to passengers in walnut creek holding into the city and they say this is alarming. a man said he keeps his phone in his pocket so fin can grab it. >> a bombshell decision from the judge who sentenced a federal stanford swimmer to six months in jail for sexual assault. >> judge persky is stepping away from criminal cases and the courtroom he has men for years. matt keller has this developing story. >> the judge persky asked to be move out of the criminal division and will be