making news in america this tuesday morning, campaign drama as hillary clinton's closest aide separates from her scandal-prone husband. donald trump taking advantage criticizing clinton and questioning whether the top secret information may be in the wrong hands. and this morning, john mccain facing the race of his political life today. and see the rush to fill sandbags as rough surf grows and two tropical systems gain strength along the u.s. coastline. where to be on the lookout coming up. and caught on camera, a dramatic highway crash and the brave actions of bystanders jumping into action trying to save a driver from a burning vehicle. and look who showed up for jury duty. taylor swift takes her seat among other potential jurors, so was the songwriter selected to help decide a case?

and we say good tuesday morning, everyone. we're going to get started with the race for the white house. it appears to be tightening up. >> the latest monmouth university poll shows clinton seven points ahead of donald trump among likely voters. that's down from 13 percentage points, a lead she had just a few weeks ago after the conventions. >> and more voters have a favorable view of clinton compared to trump, 33% to 24%. >> all this as a sexting scandal case creates an unfortunate case of deja vu for hillary clinton's top aide and provides ammunition for donald trump. kenneth moton has the latest. >> reporter: this morning, donald trump is increasing attacks on hillary clinton's closest aide, huma abedin announced her split monday from disgraced former new york congressman anthony weiner caught up in yet another sexting scandal. >> she's married to a guy that is uncontrolled and uncontrollable. he's a sick person, and she has access to classified

information. >> reporter: abedin released a statement saying after a long and painful consideration and work on my marriage, i have made the decision to separate from my husband. weiner is back in the tabloids after "the new york post" published raunchy pictures allegedly sent by weiner to a woman identified only as a 40 something divorcee and trump supporter. weiner resigned from congress in 2011 in embarrass many. he accidentally tweeted a lewd photo of himself. >> i'm here today again to apologize. >> reporter: the sexting allegations from several women piled up and abedin stayed by her husband's side. >> i love him. i have forgiven him. i believe in him. >> reporter: their marriage was featured in a documentary on weiner's scandal and his failed run for new york city mayor in 2013. >> it's like living a nightmare. >> reporter: the relationship and abedin's closeness to clinton has been a line of attack for months for trump. abedin is also at the center of newly released state department e-mails raising questions about

her role in setting up meetings between high level donors and the then secretary of state. diane and kendis, while donald trump is responding to abedin and weiner's split, hillary clinton is not. abedin who has been with the democratic nominee on a fund-raising swing in the hampto hamptons, well, she did not attend any of her events yesterday. >> that's abc's kenneth moton for us in washington. kenneth, thank you. and it appears donald trump's former campaign manager isn't really out of the fold. sources tell abc news trump and corey lewandowski speak almost every day. their relationship is now described as stronger than ever. lewandowski was fired in june with the gop candidate lagging in the polls. he was then hired by cnn shortly afterwards as a political commentator. and the senate's top democrat wants the fbi to look into possible russian tampering with the u.s. election results. minority leader harry reid sent a letter to bureau chief james comey. it claims mounting evidence of a connection between the russian government and donald trump's presidential campaign. reid went on to say the public

deserves a full accounting before election day. and on that note, the fbi is also alerting states to keep a close watch on their voting systems after uncovering two cases of russian hacking. the cyberattacks targeted voter registration systems in arizona in june and illinois last month. reports indicate no data was tampered with in either instance but the illinois case reportedly is the first successful compromise of a state voter registration database. well, today is primary day in arizona, and longtime senator john mccain appears to be in the fight of his political life. the five-term incumbent is facing two challengers for his seat. he's up in most of the polls that we're seeing, but he is also looking at the prospect of a tough general election fight. mccain also does not have the support at the top of the republican ticket. donald trump declining to endorse him. several states are bracing for severe weather now. >> well, for one we have two tropical depressions that are south of florida, both expected to become tropical storms in the

next few days. depression 9 moving up the gulf toward northern florida. >> residents in the tampa/st. petersburg area are already filling sandbags and getting ready for heavy rain there, as well. >> and then there's depression 8, which is moving up the east coast toward north carolina's outer banks and expected to become a tropical storm later today. beachgoers actually already seeing rough surf and rip currents there with heavy rain ahead. more now from abc's ginger zee. >> reporter: td 8, as you see on the map there, that's tropical depression 8. they don't get a name until they become a storm and this looks like tropical warnings in place. the storm that is now dropping quite a bit of rain for south florida through cuba, well, that one has to become a tropical storm and then make its northeastward turn between tallahassee and tampa. >> well, there's also nasty weather in the pacific with a hurricane watch for hawaii's big island for hurricane madeline, that's a category 3 storm and hurricane lester, a more

powerful category 4 is further out and not an immediate threat to land. investigators looking into the false alarm that shut down l.a.x. are now focusing on 911 calls. there were several of those calls from multiple terminals, all reporting shots fired, and while those reports turned out not to be true, they still spread by word of mouth and on social media, and it took two hours for police to finally say all was clear. in all 200 flights were delayed and three people were even hurt in the incident from getting trampled. passengers on a southwest airlines flight got a big scare in albuquerque. their flight to denver was evacuated after a suspicious package was spotted in the cabin. the boeing 737 taxied to a remote part of the airport and was searched. luckily investigators didn't find anything dangerous on the plane. secretary of state john kerry making headlines this morning suggesting the media can play a role in reducing terrorism by reducing its coverage of attacks. speaking in bangladesh, kerry echoed comments that he made last year at the united nations. he says the media might do everyone a service if it didn't

cover terrorism so much, but kerry cautions there may be no single answer as to why someone becomes a terrorist. well, the u.s. is warning two key allies in the middle east to stop fighting each other and instead focus on isis. this comes after a series of clashes between turkey and kurdish forces in syria over the weekend. the issues likely to come up when president obama and the turkish president holds face-to-face talks this weekend. the italian coast guard is reporting one of the biggest migrant rescues to date. the agency teamed up with a few other groups to pull 6500 mike grants from overcrowded boats off the coast of libya. those rescued are said to be from somalia and eritrea. the u.n. says more than 100,000 migrants have been rescued so far this year. the entertainment world is mourning the loss of a genius. gene wilder starred in several comedy classics including "young frankenstein" and "blazing saddles." he started his career on the stage but rose to fame in all those funny movies.

>> wilder was married to comedienne gilda radner in the '70s and founded her cancer charity after she died. he was then diagnosed with alzheimer's three years ago but decided not to disclose that. gene wilder was 83 years old, and we will have more reaction later in this half hour. well, still ahead right here, a frightening day on the job. some workers who had to be rescued left dangling for hours. and maybe jodie foster was on to something in that movie "contact." astronomers have now picked up a strong radio signal from space.

a dramatic rescue in eastern rhode island as two workers were dangling from a bridge. the men were inspecting the sakonnet river bridge when their bucket truck tipped over leaving them stuck. after about two hours, the men

were transferred into another bucket and hoisted back up to the bridge. both men were treated at the hospital for some minor injuries. chicago is heading toward a record no city wants. during the month of august there have been more than 400 people shot and at least 78 homicides making august the city's most violent month in nearly 20 years. so far this year chicago has had more murders and shootings than new york and los angeles combined. and the white house is now weighing in on 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick's protest of the national anthem. a spokesman calls kaepernick's refusal to stand for the anthem, quote, objectionable but says that he is entitled to express his views. in a radio interview, donald trump also offered his take saying maybe kaepernick should find a country that works better for him, and trump added, that won't happen. facing mounting criticism over pricing, the makers of the epipen will offer a cheaper generic version. drugmaker mylan plans to start selling the generic version of the life-saving allergy drug within weeks for $300 for a

two-pack. that's compared to $600 for the brand version. the company said it will increase the value of co-pay coupons from 100 to $300, however, they won't apply to purchases of the generic product. privacy advocates are upset about a new change at whatsapp. the free messaging service used by more than a billion people is now sharing information with its parent company, facebook, and sister company instagram. now, facebook insists that the contents of whatsapp messages will stay private. two privacy groups, though, are filing complaints with the federal trade commission. so, apparently someone may be trying to call us from a galaxy far, far away. you remember just like jodie foster in the movie "contact." astronomers say they've picked up a strong radio signal from outer space. >> now, it's coming from the vicinity of a star similar to our sun, but don't put out the welcome mat just yet. the signal has not been confirmed by any other radio telescopes. >> all righty. >> e.t. phoning back maybe.

>> yes, hopefully they're in peace -- they come in peace. when we come back, storm cleanup in colorado bringing out the snow-clearing equipment in august. and that massive highway pileup. see the heroes now being praised for saving a life.

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a student stabbed to death at a weekend party. >> well, police are hunting for his killers. a young life may have ended because an apology wasn't enough. abc's gio benitez with more. >> reporter: a murder mystery rocking an ivy league school. the search is on for people who stabbed two ithaca college students on cornell's campus early sunday morning killing one. >> be advised. i have two patients. part number one, unresponsive. stabbed in the upper left quadrant of the chest. >> reporter: police say 19-year-old anthony nazaire and a friend both from ithaca college were both attending a student organized party at cornell when a brawl broke out. >> his friend bumped a girl by accident and he apologized. the both of them apologized. even my brother apologized. >> reporter: police say they do not believe there is any current threat to safety on campus and they're continuing to investigate what happened. >> we've had a lot of videos that have been submitted by folks that were in the area. >> reporter: gio benitez, abc

news, ithaca, new york. >> and investigators say after intervening several witnesses that someone may have captured the killing on video. two u.s. pilots are free on bail after being charged with attempting to fly while under the influence of alcohol. they were identified in court documents as carlos licona and paul grebenc. the united pilots were arrested saturday morning as they tried to check in at scotland's glasgow airport shortly before takeoff to newark. travels deaths have seen their largest spike in decades. newly released government data finds that deaths from auto accidents rose 7.2% last year. the last time there was such a large single year increase was 1966. officials say the increase can be attributed to more people driving. and we're getting our first look at dramatic video from a ten-car pileup in central new york. this is in binghamton. now, police are using the video from a citizen's dash camera to help identify the bystanders who saved a woman from her car that was caught on fire.

they jumped into action rescuing her and putting out those flames that you see there on the left. binghamton's mayor said he wants to find the people and recognize them for their efforts. at the u.s. open six seeded women and two men were losers on the first day of the tennis tournament. >> and it was a late night, indeed. as for baseball, highlights from espn. good morning. "sportscenter" from los angeles. we're getting on towards september now and the races heating up in baseball and the games are getting better as a result. >> monday, unbelievable. instant classic. i mean you'll get -- like this is like you're at a great restaurant and get like one scallop with bacon around it and that's all you get. this game was a full meal. it's the cubs and the pirates. it's the bottom of 13. two on, cubs down 7-6. anthony rizzo went 1 for 6. tied it there at seven, and then two batters later pinch hitter miguel montero singles to left. he scores to win it, 8-7 in 13. hopefully you taped

"sportscenter" on the vhs and watched the whole highlight. cardinals and brewers. this one was good. top eight, cardinals down 5-3. randall grichuk up. hey, now, two-run shot for him, ninth of the season, five apiece. all right, so let's go ninth inning, still tied at five. yadier molina. he's going to lay it down. bunts it to a fielder's choice. greg garcia out at third. scooter jeanette can't hang on. here comes stephen piscotty and there go the brewers. cardinals make the lead stick and they win it, 6-5. >> all right. >> that's it from here. >> yeah. >> back to you. >> he's counting in my ear right now. >> we know what that sounds like. >> yeah. up next in "the pulse," the annual list of the nation's top party schools is out. and reaction to the death of gene wilder, the actor being honored by fellow stars. i work 'round the clock.

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♪ we're going to start "the pulse" with reaction to the death of comedy legend gene wilder. he, of course, was the star of "willy wonka" and "young frankenstein." he died sunday at the age of 83. "frankenstein's" producer mel brooks tweeting, "gene wilder, one of the truly great talents of our time. he blessed every film we did with his magic and he blessed me with his friendship." >> fellow comedian carl reiner tweeted out, "au revoir for a gifted actor whose films i suggest you revisit if you want to be thoroughly entertained." and next to a celebrity in court. >> but taylor swift was just there to take care of her civic duty in this snatchville

court. after posing for photos and videos with fans and reporting for her jury duty this was in criminal court. >> so during jury selection she described her occupation simply as songwriter. >> not as a star, but she was eventually dismissed reportedly because she's involved in her own pending sexual assault case involving a colorado radio deejay accused of grabbing her three years ago and it was a similar case that she was there for. okay, so let's be honest. it is early right now on every college campus around the country, which means for some it's party time. but where do they party the most? >> ooh, so, answer, apparently the university of wisconsin according to "the princeton review's" new list of top party schools. the badgers were up two spots from last year. >> and next, number two was west virginia university followed by the university of illinois, the main campus, and lehigh and bucknell rounding out the top five. >> byu, meanwhile, is celebrating its number one stone cold sober ranking for the 19th year in a row. >> not bad. and finally what, is probably the most adorable

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>> good morning, south bay. let's get up and get going. >> good morning, 4:30 club. it is tuesday, august 30. i am natasha zouves. >> almost the end of august. i am reggie aqui with jessica castro and meteorologist, mike nicco and traffic reporter, alexis smith. more of the same? >> a little bit. we have a bit of a treat. live doppler hd is showing showers we had yesterday are showing up and ukiah but not reaching the ground. outside, it is not so cloudy and the marine layer is not out there and temperatures are running warmer. we are in the upper 50s to low 60s through 7:00. mid-60s at the coast. low-to-mid 70s from noon to 4:00 around the bay and upper 70s to mid-80's. it will be breezy this afternoon. hold on to the steering wheel. alexis? >> we start off in the south bay

with an overturned vehicle in southern part of san jose. if you are traveling on northbound 85, around the young avenue ramp we have the far right lane blocked for the tow truck to get into position and it sounds like minor injuries, and breathing a sigh of relief, two lanes on the bay bridge inside the tunnel and the crash has cleared and all lanes are open. we will look at the east bay in a few. in oakland police are investigating the case of a man in his late 80s beat up by a team burglars. amy hollyfield is near sequoia and keller. amy? >> two men live in this home, older men, white haired. it looked like they were in their 80's. three men broke into the home on sequoia road here in oakland. they came in through a backsliding glass door that was unlocked. they ransacked the bedroom. they took the men's wallet.

they pistol whipped one of the menace he was taken to the ambulance police say he was shaken up, roughed up and he was questioning why, why did they choose our house? why did they bet me up? it is a convey it treat, a very wooded area. you can barely see the home. this is the second time the home has been burglarized in the month will the first time the victims were not home. this time they were. the thieves god away with the beige cadillac. the victim was taken to the hospital but he is expected to be okay. no arrests have been made. they do not have a good description of the suspect only they were wearing the typical uniform of hoodies. >> stunning news from hayward