making news in america this morning, the presidential candidates start the final sprint to election day. both hillary clinton and donald trump are making campaign stops in crucial battleground states and their attacks are sharpening as the polls are tightening. and president obama making history becoming the first u.s. president to visit the southeast asian nation of laos. that leg of his trip following some tense episodes during a summit in china. a computer glitch has british airways checking in some passengers the old-fashioned way. the issue is causing major delays. we'll check in on what's being done to try to fix it. hang on tight. this little guy making quite a splash for doing this but some too young? young is too young? some asking how young is too young?

a good tuesday morning. i'm diane macedo. >> and i'm nick watt in for kendis gibson. we begin with the race for the white house entering the home stretch with just two months to election day, both donald trump and hillary clinton are hitting the ground running. >> they're both offering the press more access as they trade some new jabs. abc's maggie rulli is live in washington with the latest. maggie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, nick and diane. we have 60 days to go, just over 60 days until we get to this election, and both candidates are in an all-out sprint calling on their teams to fan out and campaign in full force. it is a campaign blitz today focusing on must win states. hillary clinton will rally the troops in florida while trump is in virginia and north carolina. on monday both candidates faced off in the highly contested battleground state of ohio where it was a crowded scene on the tarmac in cleveland. clinton's trump's planes parked

right next to each other and both now for the first time traveling with press. aboard what's been nicknamed hill force one clinton took questions from the press for the first time since july 31st on foreign diplomacy and her health. >> there's no evidence of any kind of external influence. >> reporter: meanwhile, trump was shaking hands at this ohio county fair. >> we're going to bring jobs back to ohio. >> reporter: and answering questions on his immigration policy. >> i'm not ruling out anything. >> including a pathway to legal status -- >> no, to become a citizen you're going to have to go out and come back in. >> reporter: then the candidates didn't hesitate to get in a few jabs after she was overcome by a coughing fit midspeech. >> every time i think about trump i get allergic. >> reporter: trump's campaign manager mocked her on twitter, must be allergic to the media.

finally spent a minute with them. nick and diane, remember how tight this race was? clinton now holds a six-point lead over trump according to a fox news poll. that's down from her ten-point lead earlier this month making her time in these battleground states do or die moments for both campaigns. should be an interesting week, guys. >> abc's maggie rulli from washington. maggie, thanks very much. breaking news, president obama has announced that the u.s. is doubling their funding to clear bombs in laos in the next three years. he met earlier with the president after a rainy arrival ceremony. president obama is also expected to hold a town hall meeting. the president of the philippines is expressing regret after calling president obama a vulgar name. the diplomatic flare-up led to the cancellation of a meeting between president obama and president rodrigo duterte. duterte was responding to

criticism from president obama over the killing of thousands of drug suspects in the philippines. there were also diplomatic tense moments between president obama and russian president putin over syria. the two leaders met for 90 minutes at the g20 summit. the goal was to work together to start to target extremist groups like isis but so far no deal. and lawmakers are returning to capitol hill today for a short election season session. congress has less than a month to pass a temporary spending bill to keep the government from shutting down october 1st and they're also trying to resolve a dispute over money to fight the zika virus. the gop leadership is hoping to let vulnerable republican lawmakers return to campaigning as soon as possible. conservatives are mourning the loss of longtime activist phyllis schlafly. she first helped defeat the equal rights amend. . she was politically active into

her 90s including atten convention first. she attended as a trump delegate. schlafly died yesterday in st. louis at 92. what was once hermine is weakening. it is still churning up waters. most beaches are closed because of the extremely high waves and wind rip currents. accuweather's paul williams is tracking hermine and a new hurricane. good morning, paul. >> good morning, diane, nick. hermine continues to churn off the east coast bringing in scattered showers pushing across boston and the nantucket area but is going to move towards the northeast. before that happens, the impact, we're expecting, rough surf, coastal flooding. and with this orange a moderate opportunity and high chance as you go up towards the new york area.

it's expected to curve away and high-tail it out towards deeper and colder water. hurricane newton, a totally different story, expected to go through the baja and downgraded to a tropical storm but that's not going to weaken enough to take away the rainfall that will cause widespread flooding. the twin resorts of los cabos are preparing for the arrive of that hurricane putting up sandbags and pulling boats up onto land. as we move towards the end of summer, it's beginning to look like winter in montana. as much as ten inches of snow in some of the higher elevations. early snow isn't that unusual. the big sky ski resort had some in july but those ski resorts won't open until thanksgiving. in afghanistan, a major gun battle has erupted between security forces and a group of suicide attackers in kabul and this follows an attack on a charity organization which killed at least one person and hurt several others.

yesterday at least 24 people were killed in twin bombings in front of the defense ministry. the streets are said to be deserted over fears of more attacks. the u.n. security council is expected to meet today after north korea launched three missiles. the launch was an apparent show of force timed to coincide with the g20 summit in china. the u.s. condemned the launch and officials said they were discussing the proper response with allies. and an 18-year-old woman in australia had some explaining to do after this. that's her car upside down in the water. near a boat ramp. >> it turns out it was all because of a spider. she said a large huntman's spider dropped on to her lap from under the visor, and it caused her to freak out and ditch the car. she said at the time she didn't know that. still ahead, british airways deals with problems worldwide. plus, funny man

chevy chase is back in rehab for what's being called a tune-up. what we know about his condition coming up. and a major life change for oprah winfrey? it was news to lots of people including most importantly

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several pills before what he called a consensual sexual encounter. a computer glitch is causing long lines at many british airways counters. they said its teams are working as hard as they can to fix the problem. many are checking in the old-fashioned way. harsh reality about commuting as you head back to work. americans lose nearly a thousand dollars a year because of traffic. commuters in the nation's capital have it the worst losing 1800 bucks. if you're going online, more and more, you'll be looking at an app for that. in fact, smartphone apps account for half the time we spent on line and use computers for only a third of our time. tablets make up another 11% and phones are becoming more convenient than any other devices as those screens continue to grow. high-tech help arrived for tourists trying to find their

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because of flooding, roads will also be wet in south florida, the western plains and the pacific northwest. flay, airport delays in boston, new york and minneapolis. former soccer star lauren holiday is thanking friends and fans after it is revealed she's battling a brain tumor. mia hamm and others are wishing her well. >> a fair ski diagnosis for lauren holiday, the force behind unforgettable goals like this. >> setting in and intended for morgan, holiday, goal. >> she is just been a stalwart on the field. >> never left my sight. >> reporter: now off the field the 28 mom-to-be faces her biggest battle yet eight months pregnant diagnosed with a brain tumor. according to the paper it is

benign, on operable and not a threat to her unborn daughter but surgery have to waits until after the baby is born. >> everything she's been through as an athlete will make her tough enand stronger. >> dr. jen ashton has more on that at 7 a.m. a pitcher for the angels is recovering after a frightening injury, a warning this may be difficult to watch. matt shoemaker took a line drive to the head on sunday. it was 2r568ing at 105 miles per hour. he suffered a skull fracture and internal bleeding. shoemaker is able to speak. cominic actor back in rehab. 30 years ago he went into the betty ford clinic. he is best known for "saturday night live" and national lampoon

movies. arrests expected after a shocking discovery at a home day care. they found a million dollar worth of pot plants growing in the backyard of the home. the day care license has been revoked and the house now condemned. the man known as johnny football is johnny student again. he is back at texas a&m. the former heisman trophy candidate is only back as a student and left after the 2013/'14 school year to enter the nfl but manzielle's football took a sharp dawnturn. he was released in march. the quarterfinals of the u.s. open get under way today. >> as for last night's sport, highlights now from espn. we're taking this more seriously than we usually do. not really no. >> ole miss/florida state, final game and it lived up to the billing and what every other game lived up to and it was just

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touchdown helping fsu to its big comeback win. i think that's what they call good karma. >> it's a big favorite. >> they're apparently planning to have a dinner with paske. they're really trying to ride this karma thing out. >> fantastic. good news story. we love it. now, a north carolina mom and dad are facing criticism online after posting this picture of their 6-month-old waterskiing. they claim little auburn now holds the record as the world's youngest water skier. >> but many people are calling this child endangerment and calling for auburn's parents to be prosecuted. auburn's dad tells abc news that they took ef tra precaution necessary to keep him safe and that they would not have done this if he wasn't ready. and it seems like -- >> is he having a good time? >> i can't see his face. >> i mean, scrunched up. i mean, that could be a grimace or a smile. >> it looks fun. >> it does look like a lot of fun. you know what else looks fun. check this out unless you think this is a waste of whiskey. hopefully it got consumed. but this at a bar in dubai each shot glass is dumped into an

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>> good morning, bay area, let's get up and get going. this is abc7 morning. >> this is happening. we are here. it is 4:28. it is tuesday, september 6. i am regular. >> maybe this is back to work tuesday for you. i am natasha zouves. jessica castro is here, we have alexis smith and meteorologist mike nicco tracking the weather. >> quiet weather. this morning it is good but this afternoon you have to worry about the heat inland. live doppler hd is showing a lack of clouds with high pressure singing and that is taking away the main layer and from south beach you do not see the fog so we will talk about the 12-hour day planner, temperatures in the 50s and stay in the 50s at coast, 73 to 79 from noon to 4:00 and headed to our inland neighborhood, 82 to 91, warm sunshine there.

i will let you know when you need the air conditioning next. alexis, how is the commute? >> pretty good. a look at the emeryville commute. you can see it is filling in. westbound 80, i do believe we are back to the normal volumes. yesterday, if you enjoyed that, i don't think we will have a repeat of that today. also, bart is back open. the weekend work is complete between daly city and glen park. we had a serious overnight crash in oakland and that is coming up at 4:37. >> new this morning, a solo vehicle rollover in oakland sent three to the hospital. can you see the car busted up. this happened at 1:30 at 44th street and san leandro boulevard. all three people got ejected. one ended up under a parked car. the victims were taken to a trauma center. police are working to find out why the car rolled. >> happening today students going back to class at a high school are met by grovecounselo.

>> two teens died in a terrible accident over the weekend. we are in union city. >> this is a very sad way to start the school year. you can see candles burning out here outside of james logan high school in young city to remember teens killed in a car accident over the weekend. friends and lord ones gathered for a candlelight vigil showing memories of joe ioramo and izaiah mease. one friend in the car was injured. hundreds showed up to show memories and pay respect. >> i have known him for a long time...fighting for his life. >> one of the most beautiful souls. he always wanted to make you smile. make sure you