if you're over 50, get screened for colorectal cancer. screening saves lives. now." harvey is long gone, but still forcing people from homes in texas. thousands are under evacuation orders ahead of a controlled release from two reservoirs, and the chemical fires near houston have been put out. president trump is expected to announce the end of the daca program, dashing the hopes of undocumented immigrants brought to the u.s. as children. but reported little call for a delay to give congress a chance to intervene with new legislation. and the international community is denouncing north korea after its biggest military test yet. the north claims an explosion

that rocked the region was a powerful hydrogen bomb. the u.s. is warning of economic penalties and a possible military response. and an american space ninja is back on earth. she spent 665 days in space. more than any american and more than any woman in the world. at 57, she's also the world's oldest female astronaut. those are some of our top stories on this labor day, monday, september 4th. from abc news, this is "world news now." a good morning to you all. we begin this half hour with the recovery effort in texas new evacuation orders are under way. >> the fires triggered by harvey at a chemical plant near houston are finally out. completely extinguished after several controlled burns to avoid additional explosions. and soggy belongings turned to trash are lining the streets of houston and other towns looking

to dry out and get back on their feet. >> this is happening as more people are being ordered to leave their homes. victor oquendo has more. >> reporter: a life-threatening emergency in west houston. hundreds in flooded homes now under new, mandatory evacuation orders. the controlled release of two major reservoirs expected to raise water levels even higher. >> if you have water in your home, i'm requiring you to evacuate. >> reporter: jessica fled her home on monday. this is her home before. now it's flooded. >> we just don't know when it's going to end and how it's going to end. >> reporter: officials now cutting power to thousands to reduce the danger from electrocution. we followed one team on a high-water rescue mission. some spots here are still under five feet of water. we're riding along in a high-water rescue vehicle to make sure no looting is going on and checking to see if anybody else needs to be rescued.

residents told the water won't recede for weeks. what's your house like now? >> probably about seven foot of water. total devastation. >> reporter: throughout this disaster, acts of kindness on display. academy sporting goods opening its doors. president trump and melania back in texas, connecting with families displaced by the disaster. >> as tough as this was, it has been a wonderful thing for the country to watch. it's been beautiful. >> reporter: many have been told to ride this out at home. part of the reason they're cutting the power, officials hope it will encourage them to get out. victor oquendo, houston. and a houston-area church held its first services after receiving backlash after the storm. >> the lake wood church was criticized, the building, once a pro-basketball arena had a history of flooding and it

appeared it may have flooded again. >> had we opened the building earlier and someone been injured or perhaps it flooded and people lost their lives, that would be a whole different story. now i don't mind taking the heat for being pro cautious, but i don't want to take the heat for being foolish. >> meanwhile, the entire jewish community was invited to a bar mitzvah at a synagogue and they opened it up to the entire community. many took them up on the offer, some saying it was important to celebrate something. and there are tropical systems now in both the atlantic and pacific. but there's a bigger problem in the western u.s. >> accuweather's paul williams joins us with the details. good morning. >> good morning, diane, nick. we're looking for a few storms, spotty storms throughout the desert southwest and seeing lydia departing from the coast,

however, it's the heat that's the big concern for us in the west. that will reach to the northwest corner. and cooler air will be in montana. by midweek, looking for a stubborn high pressure system that will bring in a significant heat wave for spokane, portland and sacramento. record highs will be challenged. in the atlantic, big-time concerns for irma. we're expecting her to move toward the windward islands. by late week, close to the bahamas. we're looking for tuesday strengthening to a category four and approaching the bahamas with that. diane, nick? >> thanks, paul. >> meanwhile, evacuation orders have been lifted after a fast-moving fire forced hundreds from their homes in the los angeles area. >> the la tuna fire is about 30% contained. jim avila has more. >> fires were right here. >> reporter: a state of emergency. as crews battle a wildfire burning in america's

second-largest city. >> the largest fire by acres, within the city of los angeles. >> reporter: for fire crews, it's an all-out assault. air to the ground. in this burbank suburb. so far, the wildfire churning more than 5800 acres of land. forcing more than 700 evacuations. panic as homeowners load up cars and pets, desperate to get out. >> all the memorabilia that i needed to get out is in the car. >> reporter: so far in los angeles, three homes have been lost. >> we've lost three and have one damaged, within almost 6,000 acres of fire. >> reporter: many evacuees now allowed back home. the fire danger extending across the west. dozens of fires burning across eight states. in oregon, an urgent mission in the mountains. that hiker and more than 100 others stranded overnight. authorities dropping notes from

helicopters, warning them to shelter in place. rescue crews bring them to safety, reuniting them with family. that fire in eagle creek gorge burning up to 3,000 acres. >> we believe it was human caused. we don't have many specific details to share at this point. oregon state police is investigating. >> reporter: the heat and wind continue to be a threat. too late for homeowners like these. jim avila, abc news, los angeles. meanwhile, overseas, political chaos in kenya. the supreme court nullified the president's reelection has ordered a new election in 60 days. that followed widespread complaints of irregularities in the august 8th election. the u.s. ally in the fight against terror has a history of disputed votes and candidates are already back on the campaign trail. and president trump was among the topics in germany's

only televised debate for this month's general election. both angela merkel and martin schulz criticizing the president. schulz said trump's handling of north korea brought the world to the edge of a crisis. merkel cited the comments in the aftermath of shacharlottesville one of the areas where they have differences. germany is officially home to the one guy in the world least likely to drop your beer. >> oliver strumfle set a world record, it works out to more than 150 pounds of beer and glass combined. >> so he beat his own world record, which was 27. he says he's been training for this at the gym up to four time as week. shouldn't you be training at the bar? >> that's impressive.

>> i wonder if he was involved in the sand castle world record. >> i wonder if he could carry them all over here. looks delicious. >> slug one of them back, right as rain. coming up, watch as a driver plows a suv into a laundromat, sending tables flying and pinning people to the ground. hear what police are saying happened. plus, it's more than just a scholarship, hear the support network sending overlooked students to prestigious universities, what they're doing. first here's a look at today's temps. "world news now" weather, brought to you by pantene.

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a florida man caught mother nature's power on camera, outside his home. check out the security video. that is lightning hitting a palm tree in st. augustine. you can see the soil blast right into the air. luckily, no one was hurt. now to the shocking video of a suv crashed into a new york laundromat. >> three people were sent to the hospital after tables and glass went flying. here's wabc's kimberly richardson. >> i heard a boom.

i honestly thought it was an explosion. >> reporter: the 74 year old driver of this suv slowly backs out of a parking spot. but while in reverse, he says he didn't realize it but stepped on the gas, crashed right through an enormous plate glass window hitting people and tables. bradley was working next door and worked to help three people pinned between the bumper and the wall of the laundromat. >> i put it into drive and it moved but they were like, no, no, never mind, never mind. >> reporter: that's the driver in the gray tank top. he seems dazed and confused. this is another angle of the chaos. on the far right, that's alissa wearing all black. >> as soon as i turned my shoulder, the car was coming through the glass, and it was hitting -- you see the tables are metal. it was hitting everyone. so that was, metal against the car.

but it was just ramming into everyone. >> reporter: what did you do? >> ran. >> reporter: ran for her life. >> it felt like a movie scene. like it didn't feel real. >> reporter: thank goodness there were no kids inside at the time. everybody who was hurt is expected to be okay. in staten island, kemberly richardson, channel 7, eyewitness news. >> it doesn't just crash through the window, it keeps on going, to the back of the laundromat. $20,000 worth of damage. >> the driver confused the gas for the brake which happens sometimes. >> happens more often than you would like. >> one witness said it felt like a movie scene. >> the laundromat is closed, due to a car accident. >> they're estimating $20,000 in damages? luckily, everyone's expected to be okay. coming up, they got brains, and they've got each other. >> it's the scholarship program sending low-income students to prestigious schools, and they say the key to the success is each other.

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the the college admissions are typically based on grades and test scores, but the people at the posse foundation believe students are more than just numbers. >> the scholarship program has made it its mission to give students a chance to succeed with an emphasis on community. here's byron pitts. >> i'm going to college.

road trip. 14 hours. >> mother, should i bring these jars? >> yeah, you're going to need them. >> reporter: across the nation, a joyous rite of passage. 17-year-old amaya putting the finishing touches on her last minute packing before takeoff. meanwhile, across town. >> are you ready? >> yes, taking jazz out. >> reporter: jazmine kerr is also beginning her journey. from the bronx, new york, to depaul university in indiana, carrying her family's hopes on her shoulders. posse, combining a full-year, full-tuition grant and a built-in support network. it sends students to college in groups of ten, posses, to have each other's backs through the

college years. jasmine's quest began last fall, when she walk ed through the doors for the first round of interviews. >> it would mean getting like a support system in college, which is one of the hardest times. >> reporter: another candidate from the bronx, he's also had to weigh his ambitions with the humble reality. >> i come from a low-income family. this scholarship will help me push myself to getting into double majors for engineering and physics. that's what i want to do, i want to work for nasa. >> reporter: we followed a posse in new york. it involved months of interviews and carefully-observed group interactions at an imaginary career at a toy company. >> after that, do we have it correct? >> reporter: 90% of posse scholarship recipients graduate college, far above the national average of 53%. jazmine and amaya have been practicing mock interviews on

the weekends. >> describe your leadership style. >> reporter: for amaya, an aspiring engineer. her first choice, the university of wisconsin at madison, one of the top schools for science. >> if i don't get posse, do i still want to go to wisconsin by myself? i can't go there if i don't get posse. >> reporter: three months after the process, finalist set out on a pilgrimage to downtown manhattan for the last interview. >> i've been waiting weeks to go to this interview and see how it's going to be. >> after this i still could go home empty handed. >> reporter: later that night our cameras joined a number of students as they awaited word. >> you got it? you got it! yay! yes! yay! >> thank you so very much.

they're all clapping. >> pretty much with the support group, i think you can do almost anything. >> so happy, so proud. >> reporter: jazmine and amaya, part of the milestone for the posse foundation. this year marks $1 billion in scholarships. i'm byron pitts in new york. >> wow, they have a 90% graduation rate. >> i think it makes sense. >> if you are in new york, you're going to wisconsin, you don't know anyone, that's rough. >> starting college is a tough time. having that posse, that support system is huge. it's proved in the numbers. >> yep, great story. lovely. almost made me tear up. >> jasmine's father said, even

as a little girl, she said, don't worry about paying for college, i'm going to get a full scholarship. helping houston get back on its feet. feet. j.j. watts' goal. test. test. test test. test. test.

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>> it's very tough to watch your city get hit by such a bad storm and not be there to help. >> reporter: so far he's helped raise over $18 million. >> i can't say thank you enough to the people around the world, to the people of america, to the people of texas showing their compassion, their true colors. >> reporter: and even before watt has a chance to figure out the best way to spend that money, others have started donating food, water and supplies for people in need, all to help his cause. >> come on down! keep moving! >> reporter: he took that cause from social media to the streets, with the help of teammates, high school football players and the mayor of houston. they handed out meals, gatorade and water from more than a dozen loaded semi-trailers. >> they're superstars on the field and on the streets of this community. >> reporter: as people drive by to get their food, there are hugs, thanks and gratitude. who brought you your box? >> j.j. watt. >> reporter: watt is well on the

way to the hall of fame for what he's able to do in a uniform. but he may best be remembered in houston for what he's doing with his heart. >> thank you! >> amazing. when this whole thing started he set out to raise $200,000. did that in two hours. now they're up to 20 million. and get this, he hasn't spend any of the money they've raised yet. all of the goods handed out so far have been donated. so they haven't dipped into that $20 million. meanwhile, houston's major league baseball team is doing its part to lift spirits by winning. they swept a three-game series from the new york mets. >> the houston volunteers and ems were honored. they are donating $4 million to relief efforts. pretty cool. >> that is the news for this half hour.

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this morning on "world news now." global condemnation for north korea, but can the country be stopped? >> kim jong un is celebrating his country's biggest nuclear test to date, causing a major earthquake. north korea claiming to detonate a hydrogen warhead underground. we'll have the latest response from south korea and the u.s. and a week after harvey hit, there are new emergency evacuation orders in texas with floodwaters rising and reservoirs at capacity. but hear why seeing gray smoke from that chemical plant might actually be a good thing. and a bizarre and horrifying murder case involving a husband suspected of stabbing his wife to death in their bed, the 911 call, and he blames it on a common cold medication.

and it's a soaring solo arrangement, thousands of feet in the air. you are looking at a guy playing the violin while skydiving, and that's not the weirdest part about this. we'll tell you more about that one and why it's all apparently for a good cause. a safe landing to you, sir, on this monday, september 4th. from abc news, this is "world news now." a good morning and a happy labor day to you all. a big welcome back to nick watt in for kendis gibson. >> thank you very much, very glad to be here. is that a slow-hand clap? that's a bad thing, a slow one. >> well, just -- >> it's going to be a long week. >> well, good morning to you. we're going to start this half hour with north korea drawing international condemnation after boasting of its biggest nuclear test yet.

a hydrogen bomb. >> the u.n. security council is holding an emergency meeting this morning following the underground blast that was equivalent to a 6.3 magnitude earthquake, more powerful than the devastating atomic bombs dropped during world war ii. >> president trump is not saying exactly how he'll respond but lashed out at north korea and delivered a veiled economic warning to china. more now from abc's david curley. >> reporter: just hours after showing off what was said to be a hydrogen bomb, capable of fitting on an intercontinental missile, seismographs start dancing from an underground north korean nuclear test shaking the earth. the north claimed its sixth nuclear test was quote, a perfect success. but this was its first much more powerful hydrogen bomb test. cheers greeted the announcement in pyongyang. south korea believing that the test suggests a bomb four to five times more powerful than the one that hit nagasaki. kim jong un's move met with a stern response from president trump, calling north korea

hostile and dangerous. >> mr. president, will you attack north korea? >> reporter: a month ago, the president threatened north korea with military action. >> they will be met with fire and fury. >> reporter: but a week and a half ago, saying that statement wasn't strong enough, he said kim was starting to respect the u.s. defense secretary james mattis emerging from a meeting with the president was blunt. >> any threat to the united states or its territories including guam or our allies will be met with a massive military response, a response both effective and overwhelming. >> reporter: but the defense secretary also messaged north korea that the u.s. is not seeking hostilities. >> we are not looking to the total annihilation of a country, namely, north korea. but, as i said, we have many options to do so. >> reporter: in his first twitter response, the president

also went after south korea, warning the u.s. ally that, quote, their talk of appeasement with north korea will not work. they only understand one thing. mr. trump did not say exactly what that "thing" is. but his treasury secretary is also preparing additional sanctions. >> people need to cut off north korea economically. this is unacceptable behavior. >> reporter: enforcing sanctions on any country that does business with north korea could start a trade war with china, one of the u.s.' biggest trading partners and certainly, north korea's. david curley, abc news, the white house. and the mayor of houston has declared the city open for business, but this morning, thousands of homes are under new evacuation orders. residents of nearly 5,000 homes are being forced to leave as officials prepare to release water from reservoirs to ease pressure. at least 300 residents are refusing to evacuate, but utility crews are going door to door shutting off power to avoid electrocution.

some areas may have to wait weeks for the water to recede. and authorities have finished a controlled burn at a houston-area plant. it had two explosions after being damaged by harvey and was at risk of more. experts say the gray smoke rising from several trailers is actually a good sign that some of those harmful elements are burning off. people living within a mile and a half of the site have been evacuated and officials are monitoring the air quality. about 85 miles from houston, the beaumont, texas, water system is still out of service. residents can only drink bottled water which is being shipped in. >> people are waiting in long lines to get that water, and they're only allowed a certain amount. kenneth moten has more. >> reporter: the entire texas city of beaumont still without drinking water. >> i still can't drink the water. i can't cook with this water. >> reporter: nearly 120,000 residents depending on bottled water.

the active military operation is still ongoing in this area. large pallets of drinking water brought in on this chinook and dropped at shelters and different points where people with get to the water. at the city's distribution centers, a long line of vehicles. three gallons of water per car. inside this home, tracy's thankful to see this, for the first time in four days, steady running water. thanks to temporary pumps, water is flowing. low pressure and not safe to drink, but it's there. >> it's water. we have to be thankful for whatever we get. >> reporter: now the city is waiting on the flooded river to recede to crews can repair the water pumps. the support stacking up. rooms full of water, clothes and volunteers helping beaumont get by. >> we had a downpour, now we have an outpour. >> reporter: some good news. the floodwaters are receding faster. but it could take days or weeks for crews to inspect pumps and get safe drinking water back on line. kenneth moten, abc news, beaumont, texas.

meanwhile, the entire east coast is being told to keep a close eye on hurricane irma. the storm is headed to the leeward island. by tonight, irma could be a category four hurricane. the forecast models show that in a week it could affect the u.s. main land. anywhere from florida north to the mid-atlantic region. and firefighters in los angeles are finally gaining the upper hand in the city's largest wildfire in history. evacuation orders have been lifted after a fast-moving wildfire forced hundreds from their homes. the la tuna fire has burned more than 7,000 acres and remains a threat as low humidity is fueling wildfires across california. much of the west is a tinder box. fires burning across eight states. astronaut peggy whitson is back on earth with major bragging rights. she holds the u.s. record for the most time spent in space,

665 days. so just on this last mission, she spent 288 days. that's not her only record, by the way. at age 57, she's the oldest space woman and she's the most experienced female spacewalker, ten space walks. she also became the first woman to command the international space station twice. so we're slackers, basically is what i'm gleaning from this story. the next story's not going to make you feel much better either. there's a new world champion in solving rubiks cube. an american teenager solved a three dimensional puzzle in less than five seconds. >> what? what? wow. by the way, if you were counting, it took him 17 moves to solve the puzzle, 4.69 seconds. that shaved .04 of the record set last year.

i meanwhile have not been able to complete a rubiks cube. except the time i took the stickers off. that was cheating. >> that was impressive. i'm kind of blown away. >> shall we see it again? >> yeah, i want to. >> how? do you see everyone around him? they have no idea that he's already done it. >> it also takes him a while to realize that he's actually. >> that is remarkable. i'm going to have to practice my rubiks cube skills. it's on. coming up, an obvious solution to a problem plaguing pet owners. when you're trying to work or perhaps do online shopping, they always want to help. so we've got a creative way to let them type on their own and proper format of course. and later in sports, the

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walter becker, one of the co-founders of steely dan has died at the age of 67. he and donald fagan met as students in bar college in 1967 and later founded the highly influential band. steely dan was known for the unique ability to mix jazz and pop. no cause of death was given. last month fagen said becker was recovering from a procedure. a murder investigation is under way in raleigh, north

carolina, after a husband called 911 to say he may have stabbed his wife. >> the suspect says he thinks he took too much cold medicine and woke to find his wife dead. here's erielle reshef. >> reporter: this young husband charged in his wife's murder 28-year-old matthew phelps arrested after a detailed and disturbing call to 911 early friday morning. >> i had a dream, and then i turned on the lights, and she was dead on the floor. >> how? how? >> reporter: between labored breaths, a stunning admission. >> i had blood all over me, and a bloody knife on the bed. i think i did it. i can't believe this. >> reporter: a distraught-sounding caller telling the dispatcher he took medication to sleep the night before. >> what medicine did you take? >> i took [ bleep ]. i know it can make you feel good. a lot of times i can't sleep at night. she's not moving. oh, my god. she didn't deserve this.

>> reporter: just after 1:15 a.m., officers arrived at the raleigh town home discovering lauren phelps with stab wounds. >> he qualifies that yes, it does look like i killed her. the knife is here. i have blood all over me, however, this medicine made me do it. that's not an uncommon way for people in his position to respond. but it's like, i've got to think of something immediately to sort of mitigate a really horrible situation. >> reporter: a close friend telling abc news lauren was a sunday schoolteacher. matthew studying to be a pastor. the two were married less than a year. >> the real key for law enforcement and the prosecutor here is what is the motivation? >> reporter: erielle reshef, abc news, new york. >> scary story. >> horrifying. coming up in our next half hour, gas prices are surging as millions of americans hit the roads this holiday weekend. so how high will those prices climb?

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gets over his field and gone. or is it? yeah. >> that's the way the ball has been bouncing for the detroit tigers all season. the hit by cleveland's jose ramires ricocheted. came back into the field in play. but it was slapped over the fence, making it a home run. that was just in first inning. ramirez had five extra-base hits, and the indians beat the tigers, 11-1. >> it's like trying to catch a ping-pong ball and you can't get it. don't count our new york yankees out for the american league east title. >> they hit four homers beating the red sox 9-2. one of the blasts was by aaron judge, his 38th of the year. it tied the record for the second-most homers by a rookie. >> all rise. new york is three and a half games behind boston. but the two teams don't face each other again this year unless it's in the playoffs.

so, it's going to happen. >> confidence? >> the yankees are going to do it. they're going to do it. october is a great month for pinstripes. >> any hoo, on to venus who will have to wait to see her new niece for a few days. >> she's in the u.s. open quarterfinals. the 37-year-old beat carlos soares navarro. she says her little sister and new mom serena is her motivation. she said she's learned she can push herself to a new level. >> in the beginning when everything is easy and you're healthy, it is easy to play when you don't have the odds against you. when you have the odds against you, it's hard to find that in yourself every day. >> venus is 2-2 since of becoming an aunt. >> and serena gave birth and vowed to return to the tour and

be ready to defend her australian open title in january. >> all right. and while venus williams move on, another former u.s. open winner is out. maria sharapova dropped. the latvian came back after dropping the first set. the loss ends her first grand slam since her 15-month doping suspension and leaves venus as the only former champ left in the women's draw. >> what a story this would be if venus wins this. >> she's certainly got fans on her side. i'm rooting for her. >> i am, too. two college football programs less than 200 miles apart met for the first time in more than a decade. >> west virginia and virginia tech squared off in washington, d.c. the freshman quarterback was the star, putting up more than 300 yards. number 21, tech, beat the 22nd-ranked mountaineers.

31-24, it was their first meeting since 2005. and the shocker of the weekend happened in vegas. howard university was a 45-point underdog to unlv, but the bison stung the rebels, saturday, 43-40. that's the biggest upset in terms of point spread in college football history. howard was led by freshman quarterback caleb newton, the younger brother of carolina panthers qb cam newton. >> has a good mentor, good person to play catch with in the backyard. the most uplifting moment came over the weekend. number 61 for the trojans is jake olson, he's been blind. saturday he came in with three minutes left and snapped the ball in the final extra point. it was perfect, and the trojans hit the extra point. he has snapped the ball in spring games but the first time in a real game.

he said the feeling was awesome. so was the snap, apparently. >> yes. >> speechless. nick watt speechless!

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>> i've been won over by that product. that's great. now, i think this is more interesting. an australian musician called glenn donnelly decided to go skydiving to raise awareness with body issues. he goes skydiving, playing his violin. >> wow. >> and he's naked. >> what? >> as he's skydiving. now mercifully in this video, you can't tell that he's naked. but it's a tandem ride. the guy in the foreground is naked. and the guy in the back is just like chilling. >> that skydive instructor drew the short straw that day. >> he didn't get his bits and pieces caught in any straps or buckles. >> oh, boy. >> he wants to raise $15,000 to give to charity. >> oh, okay.

>> i mean, well done, i suppose? >> that's just weird. >> are we in favor of this or? >> i'm very confused as to how -- but power to you. hope the charity effort goes well. over to germany. the land-locked city of duisberg claimed the world record for the tallest sand castle. 55 feet tall. they used over almost 4,000 tons of sand. took more than three weeks to build. ten countries participated with designers from all over the world. they said this was the second attempt. last year. >> last year they cheated. >> that's right. you can only use sand and water. they apparently used some other building materials. >> which would be like what? >> i'm thinking like glue or hair spray or something? >> yeah, hair spray? >> if i were going to cheat, i would do that. but they say they're keeping it standing until september 29th. >> land lock duisberg. how did they do that with just sand and water?

>> i have no idea. but well done.

this morning on "world news now." south korea's quick response to the north's nuclear bomb test. this is the trump administration weighs its options and the world asks, what's kim jong un trying to prove? and in texas, residents are returning to discover the extent of the damage left in the wake of hurricane harvey. streets are seen lined with destroyed belongings, as thousands of the less fortunate remain stuck in shelters. the latest from houston just ahead. and later, a crowd sprayed by fire at a racetrack. >> the celebrating car spins out its tires and sending a blast of fuel into the faces of onlookers. the dramatic moment caught on camera. and is clooney trading in the director's chair for the

oval office? the actor said in the past he would never get into politics, but wait until you hear what he said when recently asked about running for president. that's coming up in "the skinny," on this monday, september 4th. from abc news, this is "world news now." how's clooney going to run for president? the rock's running for president, too. this is going to be a tough competition, 2020. let me tell you. we begin this half hour with the escalating crisis over north korea's latest nuclear test. menacing the world with what is believed to be a powerful hydrogen bomb. >> president trump is threatening to halt trade with any country doing business with north korea. the u.n. security council has called for an emergency meeting this morning. and south korea responded by conducting live fire drills. with f-15 fighter jets simulating an attack on north korea. >> meanwhile, in pyongyang, crowds cheered as they watched a news report about kim jong un's

latest test, suggesting he may have his hands on a bomb five times stronger than the one dropped on nagasaki. abc's ian pannell has more. >> reporter: this nuclear test was so powerful it triggered an earthquake that shook buildings hundreds of miles away from russia to china. it is the political after shock shaking the world. north korea's main trading partner, china, warning it to stop taking erroneous actions that deteriorate the situation. russia also condemning the test, calling for immediate dialog and negotiations. and south korea says its president moon will speak with donald trump about ways to deploy what he called the strongest strategic assets. >> the south korean president seems to be signaling he's going to ask the united states to reintroduce u.s. tactical nuclear weapons, air delivered smaller nuclear weapons on to the korean peninsula. >> reporter: earlier, it said it had missiles that could hit the u.s. mainland.

analysts concluding they made a miniaturized warhead that could fit inside. intelligence officials are worried the north is moving so fast it could have a nuclear-tipped missile as early as next year. there are no good options of how to deal with the threat. >> the whole world is out of any military option in north korea. the only thing left is economic pressure, diplomatic pressure to china to throttle back the north korean program. but kim jong un will never give up his nuclear weapons. >> reporter: a preemptive strike by america could have catastrophic results, putting tens of thousands of u.s. troops in immediate danger. in some ways, kim jong un's tactics are winning by limiting what options the administration has. but there is no mistaking that what was already a crisis has just got worse. ian pannell, abc news, london. >> and president trump is expected to announce that he will end the daca program, affecting nearly 800,000 immigrants brought to the country as children.

but the reported plan includes a six-month delay. according to politico, the goal is to give congress time to address the issue before the program is officially dismantled. the president had grappled with the decision on daca for months after making a campaign promise to end it. sources say nothing is final until the announcement is made. before leaving office, president obama said he would speak out if president trump ends daca. the program grants work permits to undocumented immigrants who arrived in the country as children. and reports of a key victory over isis by u.s.-backed forces in syria. kurdish led forces have recaptured an area in raqqah known as the old city. officials say they now control about 60% of the entire city. forces are less than a mile from islamic state's military barracks and religious courts. the campaign started in june. and relief camps in bangladesh are reaching full capacity. thousands of refugees flee the violence in myanmar.

some 73,000 people have reportedly crossed the border since violence erupted on august 25th. dozens of refugees arrived with serious injuries and a need of urgent treatment. their villages are being raided and burned. some are accusing myanmar's security forces of ethnic cleansing. and more are forced from their homes in texas they prepare for a new rush of water released from reservoirs. >> harvey claimed more than 40 lives. residents are going through water-logged belongings to see what they can salvage. officials are kiting off power to many homes because of the risk of electrocution. and this morning, thousands of displaced families are sleeping in shelters, including the convention center in houston, where the president dropped by over the weekend. abc's elizabeth hur is there. good morning, elizabeth. >> reporter: good morning to you. on a day when new evacuations

are ordered here in houston and in beaumont. people are is still waiting in line for hours just for bottled water. there was positive news that came out of where we are. the flood victims staying at the nrg center were given a visit from santa and got a big boost from j.j. watt and fellow players from the houston texans. they delivered ten semitrucks full of supplies. this is on top of watt's separate ongoing fund-raiser that at last check raised at least $17 million. watt spoke to some reporters just before leaving. >> i can't say thank you enough to the people around the world, to the people of america, the people of texas showing their true colors. showing that when there's difficult time, when times get tough, humans step up to help other humans. >> reporter: as far as other encouraging news is concerned, the number of people seeking shelters statewide, that number is going down. where we are, officials tell us, they have just about 2700

evacuees here right now. and that is down by about half from when the shelter opened last week. diane and nick, back to you. >> meanwhile, concerns are growing about another hurricane working its way through the caribbean. >> accuweather's paul williams has the latest. good morning, paul. >> good morning, nick, diane. we're keeping a watchful eye on irma. it is expected to strengthen to a category three and get stronger over the warm water of puerto rico and move into the bahamas by friday 8:00. this is going to bring with it several concerns in the area. generally speaking tuesday into wednesday. that's when we're looking at the greatest danger with this track, with flooding, damaging winds and dangerous seas. then sunday going into monday of next week, we're looking for the window of movement to go to the southeast coast. big-time heat in the desert southwest with record-tying

heat, high fire danger and reduced air quality. diane, nick? >> meanwhile, residents of frankfurt germany are returning to their homes after a world war ii-era bomb was defused. >> about 65,000 residents were ordered to evacuate. it's the biggest evacuation in germany since the war. >> there were fears that if it had exploded it would have wiped out the western side of the city. unexploded bombs are still found regularly in germany, 72 years after the war ended. and cleveland's paramedics unions won't hold the american flag at the browns nfl opener. it is in response to some cleveland players kneeling during the national anthem at a preseason game last month. a union leader said his members were offended by the players' actions. odell beckham jr.'s hands have helped him reach the pro

bowl three times now. pretty good. but this weekend his hands have been dealing with something a little harder to hold than a football. >> this is odell beckham jr., the baby-sitter. that's him wearing an apron and a helmet as he changes teammate damon harrison's infant son. his caption reads, i swear, this sums it up. >> why is he wearing the helmet? >> he said the little guy managed to take a six and a half minute nap. that was the only break he got during the entire process. i guess he thought he needed some reenforcements before going in. >> i guess he thinks he's going to get let by flying detritus. >> flying detritus? >> yeah. >> never heard that one before. >> coming up we'll have more football magic, this time on the field, an incredible clutch pass by a qb during her playing debut. and that car sending a spray of flames into the crowd. you're watching "world news now."

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a doughnut demonstration at an australian racetrack went horribly wrong. the car was spinning when flames shot out of its exhaust and into the crowd. >> about a dozen people were injured. many of them suffering serious burns to their limbs and faces. the rest of the event was canceled. turning now to the gas prices that are surging this holiday weekend. >> unlike most labor day price hikes, this one's not expected to improve for quite some time. abc's erielle reshef has more. >> reporter: gas prices on a steep climb as millions of americans hit the roads for labor day. >> it adds up. it is a lot of money. >> reporter: drivers paying an average of $2.62 a gallon, up more than 25 cents in one week. and the trend set to continue. >> we expect gas prices to continue in the coming week and days, upwards of 20 cents. >> reporter: in new york, $2.73 for regular, and in north

carolina, $3.33 for premium. >> it's going to be rough. >> reporter: fueling the surge, holiday demand coupled with hurricane harvey. the catastrophic storm shutting down 25% of america's pipeline. states like delaware and georgia seeing the biggest spike. >> most of their supplies come from the gulf coast, which in the past week, most of those refineries have been shut down because of harvey. >> reporter: pain at the pump getting worse after labor day, when we usually get a break. though operations have resumed at some key refineries and pipelines, experts say we may have to wait until mid september for gas prices to fall. erielle reshef, abc news, new york. when we come back, it was busy weekend for taylor swift. >> she dropped a new single and helped at a friend's wedding. the skinny is next. her friend's wedding. "the skinny" is next.

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♪ are you ready for it ♪ are you ready for it ♪ are you ready for it ♪ was a robber >> are you ready for it? that's another single from taylor swift's new album "reputation." it debuted online after a college football game on saturday. >> kind of peppy. >> sounds more like the taylor we know, compared to the first song off the album, "look what you made me do." >> she served as bridesmaid at her best friend's wedding in martha's vineyard and there she is carrying the bride's wedding dress. very helpful. >> swift even wrote about that bride ask the song "15." writing, you sit next to a girl named abigail and then you're best friends. she wore a burgundy dress and matching lipstick. >> she was the maid of honor for another friend last year. >> but she did not show up at

the vmas last weekend to reignite her spat with katy perry. i was there. i wanted to see her spatting with katy perry. i wanted to see rod stewart in person. and he didn't show up. he did it live from las vegas. >> have you ever seen rod stewart in person? i've seen rod stewart in person. has anybody else not seen rod stewart in person? >> i saw him in central park. i ran past him and told him manchester united still sucks! >> how come everyone's seen rod stewart apart from me? >> maybe there's a reason for that. i don't know. maybe you should ask him but you haven't seen him yet. moving on. george clooney and matt damon were at the venice film festival. >> they went out for dinner. matt was asked to pose for a

picture with the waiter. george must have felt left out. >> there he is photo bombing them with a big cheesy grin. >> clooney made other news in venice. there was a press conference after the screening in venice, and he was asked if he would ever run for president some day, and he responded, "oh, that sounds like fun." >> i just love the idea of them sitting down to dier and the waiter coming over and saying, hi, mr. damon, can i have a photo with you? the only thing better would be if he asked clooney to take it. the thing is, rock already said he's running for president, and i'm sorry, but he's my fave. >> dream ticket. >> i love him. >> the rock said he's running with tom hanks. i'm still a little upset about, because i think i could have made the best vp choice for him. >> this is getting out of hand. >> anyway, we digress. charlie sheen has been talking about a major league three movie for a while now.

>> yeah, third installment. >> he's going to have to settle for a minor reunion with corbin bernsen. they posted this and the crowd went nuts. >> one person saying, some people age like a fine wine. you all aged like milk. that's rough. >> that's not nice. >> that's rough. the trio got together at the real life field of dreams for a celebrity softball game. >> it seems like a third movie is a long way off. but nice to see the guys together again. aging like milk? >> that's rough. >> yeah. >> i actually think they look okay. you know? it was how many years since the first movie? 25 years? >> it's not like charlie sheen has been leading this pristine life where you would expect him to be aging extremely gracefully. >> i'm not sure what corbin bernsen's been up to. >> looks like they're having a good time. that's what matters. >> listen. don't mock a man for aging. >> no. you look great.

do you moisturize? >> no. do i look like i do? >> we should probably move on now, to a man who's aging incredibly gracefully. >> actually, he is, he's like, yeah. >> dwayne "the rock" johnson. >> he is known for going out of his way to show his fans the love. he stopped in traffic for selfies and now that includes pulling over on the side of the road to serenade them. >> would you like me to sing? >> yeah. ♪ darlin' you send me >> he shared later that singing girl drove seven hours to meet him. >> i am one of those delusional, self-centered, hollywood 18 karat actors who thinks the world revolves around them. i got fans here. >> he's a nice guy. i love him. >> how can you not? >> he definitely moisturizes.

>> by the way, if you ever want to sing for me, dwayne. >> are you interested in that? >> mm-hm. >> dwayne?

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was the worst weekend box office since 1998. ouch. >> oh, dear. a high school quarterback is making history. >> on the third snap of the game, she became the first to throw a touchdown pass as a varsity player. >> reporter: she's giving new meaning to "throw like a girl". the girl on this tackle football team just made history. holly neher fires off a pass for a touchdown. the first female quarterback at hollywood hills high to do so. >> the defense coach was jumping up in the air, he was the first one to me. my coaches were happy. my teammates were practically doing back flips on the sidelines. they were so happy. hugging me, hitting my helmet. great job, we're proud of you, great pass. they ran off the field, like we did it! good job holly. the fans were going crazy. >> reporter: mom says she's been

waiting for this moment. >> i was so proud of her that she finally has her dream. this has been a dream since she was a little girl. >> reporter: at 5'2", holly's teammates tower a full foot above her, but they believe she has a shot at starting quarterback. >> she's a good thrower. she beats me. >> reporter: what she lacks in height she makes up for in heart. >> somebody male or female, who wants, not only to play a sport, to accomplish anything in life. i want them to know they can do it. nothing should be holding them back. >> good for her. >> that was a good-looking throw. >> yeah! >> second female to play on that team in 51 years. >> well, congratulations. holly. way to inspire. this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades.

>> that's what's making news in america. >> stay with us for "good morning america." making news in america this morning, strong warnings aimed at north korea after its latest nuclear test. south korea's military holding live fire drills overnight while president trump considers american options for retaliation. we're live in washington. and new this morning, details on what the president plans to do with the so-called daca program for those who were brought to the u.s. illegally as children. his controversial decision set to be formally announced tomorrow. >> we're tracking the tropics as hurricane irma spins into the caribbean. the powerful storm could impact the east coast. the forecast ahead. and caught on camera, a fiery scene at a racetrack. fans are burned when a car shoots flames in their