making news in america this thursday morning, we have a winner. one matching ticket in the powerball jackpot. someone is waking up $750 million richer and we just learned where it was sold. breaking overnight, harvey strengthens heading toward texas where it could jump up to 20 inches of rain. we'll have its latest track. president trump is back in washington this morning following back-to-back speeches. a dramatically different tone in nevada after his fiery speech in arizona. and speaker ryan talking about the president's threat to shut down the government over the border wall. and another shark scare for a popular vacation spot. a great white sinking its teeth into a paddleboard. one official now has a controversial plan to protect

the packed summer beaches. good thursday morning. i'm linda lopez in for diane macedo. and i'm kendis gibson. the big breaking news overnight we're happy to say, someone in massachusetts is about to get paid a lot. >> get paid. >> the bay state is home to the second largest powerball jackpot winner in the game's history sold at this watertown store, the handy variety previously best known for selling milk and groceries as the sign says now known for turning a $2 dream into a $758 million deluge. >> all right. watertown residents, get your tickets out. here are the winning numbers, 6, 7, 16, 23 and 26. the powerball was 4. by the way, check your numbers. six other tickets also won $2 million apiece. >> which is impressive enough. >> amazing. >> so if the big winner takes a lump sum, they'll get a little more than $480 million before

taxes. >> wow. >> and, of course, we're going to be live in that tiny boston suburb a little later on on "good morning america" seeking out who that winner is. >> moving on to this morning's other major story, concern is spread ago long the gulf coast as a tropical storm bears down. >> harvey is gathering strength in the gulf of mexico. right now it's about 400 miles off the coast of texas picking up speed as it moves toward land. >> landfall is expected late friday or early saturday possibly as a hurricane. those south texas communities will begin to see heavy rain tomorrow. abc's janai norman is tracking the storm. >> reporter: south texas is bracing for a beating. the coastline is in the sights of tropical storm harvey expected to make landfall this weekend. >> right now we're really focusing on the beach because we do know regardless of the to have coastal flooding. >> reporter: forecasters say harvey could develop into a weak hurricane by the time it slams the south bringing with it a

four to six-foot storm surge along the coast, but even more worrisome, harvey is expected to unload up to 20 inches of rain and not just a burst of showers and flash flooding but a long duration event possibly up to 72 hours of heavy rain and high tides. >> even if we don't see flooding friday night or we don't see flooding saturday, the threat is still there saturday night, sunday and possibly even to monday so we need people to be aware. >> reporter: people who live in low-lying areas are urged to get to higher ground. evacuations begin today, but many people started stocking up last night. >> just some bread, water and eggs, some of the essentials. >> reporter: water, food and batteries now in short supply in many stores, and along the coastline people are stockpiling sandbags getting ready for that storm surge. >> it doesn't take much more than a two or three-foot surge to really impact our ability to drain and with predictions up to 20 inches of rain in the area that could be a problem for us going into the weekend. >> reporter: janai norman, abc news, washington.

>> all right, it's going to be a rough 48 hours there in texas. more on the forecast in a moment but first, president trump is back in washington this morning after giving two very different speeches in the west. he's scheduled to spend the day at the white house meeting with advisers. >> yesterday he spoke to veterans at the american legion convention in reno, nevada. the tone was very different than the one tuesday night in phoenix. in reno he called for national unity and love and told the veterans that the u.s. will overcome its challenges by reaffirming its shared beliefs. >> it is time to heal the wounds that divide us and to seek a new unity based on the common values that unite us. >> his campaign-style speech in phoenix was much more combative. he blasted the media and vowed to shut down the federal government if congress doesn't provide funds for the mexican border wall. but even republican congressional leaders oppose that. house speaker paul ryan says he sees no support for a shutdown. >> well, i don't think a government shutdown is necessary and i don't think most people

want to see a government shutdown, ourselves included. >> other house republican leaders say their party could lose their majorities in congress and a shutdown might even be fatal for the party. well, new this morning the white house is moving forward with the president's proposed ban on transgender people serving in the military. according to "the wall street journal" the pentagon will get formal authority to begin enforcing that ban in six months. "the journal" reports the guidelines include denying future enlistment of transgender men and women and ending payments for transition-related medical bills of those currently serving. and we're getting some new details that have been emerging about those u.s. diplomats in cuba sickened after a mystery sonic attack. the state department now says some of those americans had to be medically evacuated to miami for treatment and testing. sources tell our miami station, wplg their symptoms included loss of hearing, memory and balance.

along with vision problems. a new video from isis this time from what appears to be a 10-year-old boy. the boy threatens president trump in the video. he claims to be the son of an american soldier who fought in iraq. he says he moved to syria from america two years ago with his mother. white house officials say the boy is unknown to them. breaking overnight, dutch police say they have arrested a man in connection with the terror threat that forced the cancellation of a concert by an american band. that band, california based allah-las says they chose the world allah, arabic for god not knowing it might cause offense. police say the 22-year-old suspect is being questioned. spanish authorities tipped off the dutch to the threat. let's return to the home front and take a closer look at your weather. good morning. tracking tropical storm harvey movement very slow to the north and to the west, but this will pick up its pace as we go

through the next couple of days. landfall into late friday night into saturday morning with the potential of becoming a minimal hurricane. the biggest impacts from flooding rains here into southeastern texas. some areas could see locally over a foot of rain. and throughout the next couple of days more soaking storms into the southeast. i'm justin povick with your accuweather forecast. and still ahead, forget about the powerball. why two cats are now $300,000 richer this morning. and a string of shark scares at a popular summer spot. the latest a great white chomping down on a paddleboard. one official's controversial proposal to keep the sharks away. plus, the 18-year-old who spent 11 days lost in the woods speaking out for the first time. what he did right to stay alive.

that is the sound of a major rock slide in the swiss alps that forced dozens of evacuations near the italian border. some buildings were damaged and a few roads blocked off. there weren't any reported injuries. breaking overnight a white nationalist who marched at the charlottesville rally has turned himself in to police. christoph christopher cantwell was featured in the documentary in the event. he was wanted on three felony charges including two counts of illegal use of tear gas among the dozens who marched at the university of virginia carrying torches on august 11th, the night before the rally. >> newly released audio clips

from hillary rodham clinton's p upcoming book offer a one-of-a-kind view of the 2016 presidential campaign and admits she let millions down saying she couldn't get the job done and details one especially uncomfortable moment during that second debate in october when she says trump made her skin crawl by pacing and looming closely behind her. that's when she said she had a choice to make. >> do you stay calm, keep smiling and carry on as if he weren't repeatedly invading your space or do you turn, look him in the eye and say loudly and clearly, back up, you creep. get away from me. i know you love to intimidate women but you can't intimidate me, so back up. >> clinton said nothing at the time and she says now she wonders if that was the right choice. her book called "what happened" is due out september 12th. time to introduce you to the two richest cats in new york city. not slang for people. two felines, troy and tiger splitting $300,000 left to them

in their late owner's will. the 88-year-old woman was a childless widow and was also an author with a $3 million estate. well, right now troy and tiger are being cared for by two of her home health care aides. rich cats. >> lucky. when we come back, so close, the no-hitter broken up by a walkoff home run in extra innings, heartbreaking. what the pitcher is saying this morning. caught on camera, two semi trucks in a head-on collision. sara, could you come in here. yep, coming. oh wow, what kind of underwear are those? they're breathable underwear from fruit of the loom. [gasp] what are those? guys... they're breathable underwear from fruit of the loom. yes, they have these tiny holes to let the air through, can you help me? wa wa weewoo look at those. can you feel this? [blowing] turn around for me. seriously? yeah. slow...slow...slower...slower is that okay. i don't think you should get that dress. it doesn't fit. stay cool with breathable underwear from fruit of the loom.

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now your morning road conditions in this country. roads wet along the entire southern coast from the carolinas to southern texas and has nothing to do with tropical storm harvey. roads will be wet up through the rockies to the canadian border. if you're flying airport delays are most likely in miami. well, there's growing concern about sharks this morning after several close encounters on the east coast. >> yeah, cameras caught several sharks in a feeding frenzy off long island. a school of fish quickly turned into lunch. look at that. and in massachusetts on cape cod, a close call for a man on a paddleboard. he was only in about three feet of water when he had an encounter with a shark. it sank its teeth into the board but missed the rider. >> i count my blessings from god because when i'm paddling if i was still prone and paddling and bit there i wouldn't have an

arm. >> a local official has a controversial yad to keep sharks away and wants to toss baited drum lines near beach destinations using hooks to catch and kill the big fish. experts say the plan won't make the beaches any safer. so you can add one more downside to not getting enough sleep. dementia. researchers found that many people who develop dementia in later life didn't get enough rapid eye movement for or r.e.m. sleep when younger. less of that sleep doesn't necessarily cause dementia but says their study does show a significant link. authorities are asking for help finding two sisters from lake tahoe. they've been missing since attending a solar eclipse festival in oregon. melissa lee and her younger sister who was not identified have not contacted their parents since sunday. anyone with information about the sisters should contact the crook county sheriff's office in oregon. this morning, we're hearing from a teen who spent 11 days

stranded in a national park. we told you about 18-year-old austin bohanan yesterday. he's been reunited with his family nearly two weeks after wandering the great smoky mountains national park. bohanon says he followed the streams to get out. his instincts were to stay by the water. he also says he didn't have any food during the ordeal. >> i did not eat anything.an as surprising as it sounds, i did not. surprisingly i guess it was because i had so much adrenaline i wasn't really hungry. >> bohanon says he became lost after he separated from his stepfather. he climbed to high ground in hopes of calling his mom on his cell and when that didn't work he followed the streams. >> and he says he's prepared for his next challenge. he's going into the marines this fall. well, time now for some sports including a no-hitter broken up in extra innings after the game dodgers pitcher rich hill said it was, quote, one bad

pitch. >> here's stan and neil at espn with the highlights. >> good morning, it's "sportscenter" from los angeles. stan verrett, neil everett. rich hill was fantastic for just about the whole game wednesday night but josh harrison was great when it counted. >> flirted with a perfect game. he flirted with one a while back. last season, seven innings had to be taken out due to blisters and got great defensive help but the dodgers 0 for 9 with runners in scoring position left 11 on and logan forsythe, so, listen that 0-0 ends the perfect game. still got a no-hitter going. got out of that inning and bottom of the tenth. this is his 99th pitch and it's his last pitch. josh harrison pla for the home team and in the bottom of the 10th he homers, curtis granderson tried to go over the wall to get it. what a game. pittsburgh wins 1-0. pair of division leaders, red sox and indians, corey

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you made it to thursday. it's 4:27 on august 24th. thanks for waking up early with us. >> how is it not friday yet? we have you covered, ready to go, and mike nicco kicking it off. > a little mist out there. it's definitely moist. let's look at live doppler 7. really humid out there. haven't seen much in the way of drizzle. i definitely had to use the windshield wipers on the bay bridge and coming out of the caldecott. temperatures in 56 in santa rosa to 63 in mountain view. brentwood, 64. 62 in hayward and fremont. 58, san mateo and san ramon. in three minutes, your 12-hour day planner. how's the commute? >> pretty quiet so far. the golden gate bridge, a high

wind advisory and dense fog advisory for the golden gate bridge from chp. i checked with mike, he said about 13-mile-per-hour wind gusts across the span. not looking too foggy but we could have areas with low visibility. be on the lookout for that. just a couple vehicles out so far this morning. we'll look at drive times in less than ten. >> we're tracking developing news on the controversial right wing rally set to take place in san francisco saturday. businesses told they have to close at crissy field and also a new warning for the public. amy hollyfield is live for us at crissy field. good morning, amy. >> reporter: good morning, natasha. the sports basement in the presidio is one of the businesses that will be closed. it sent an e-mail to its customers saying it it had to shut douse bon of the highly charged atmosphere.

all the businesses closed are from the main post to crissy field where they're going to have that rally. the patriot prayer rally at 2:00. other businesses impacted includes roaring mouse cycles and a bowling party where some birthday parties will have to be cancelled. some businesses are frustrated. >> i understand free speech, but if you couldn't insure the safety of your employees or customers or people on a regular day, i think there's something wrong. >> the rally's permit was issued yesterday and came with 26 conditions, including no firearms, aerosols, ammunition, big backpacks, drones, explosives, helmets, mace or pepper spray, selfie sticks, glass, thermal, or metal containers. businesses will be open friday and sunday, but losing saturday revenue will hurt. reporting live in san francisco,

amy hollyfield. >> thank you. that patriot prayer rally is planned from 2:00 to 5:00 at crissy field. several counter protesters are stelged at the same time and location. also a rally at noon at harvey milk plaza in the castro and san francisco civic center at one. we have information about all of these events on our news app and website. >> a park in berkeley will be the site of rally against hate and violence on saturday, aimed at countering the rally at the park. it's organized by racial justice leaders and there's an empathy pop up saturday night and a volunteer sunday at the north richmond farm. >> someone in massachusetts is $758 million richer this morning. a ticket sold at this convenience store in watertown. hit all six numbers to hit last night's jackpot. the largest grand prize won by a single player in