making news in america this morning, hurricane irma makes landfall. one of the most powerful storms ever is hitting the caribbean right now. plus, the preparations this morning in florida where gas stations are already running low and mandatory evacuations are under way. overnight, president trump makes a new statement on dismantling the program that protects immigrants who came here as children. the program's fate now up to congress and the backlash, protests are growing and strong words from former president obama. a woman drops her car off at the mechanic only to find him out on a joyride. confronts him. and the boston red sox under investigation accused of using apple watches to gain a competitive edge.

a good morning to you all. i'm diane macedo. >> and i'm nick watt in for kendis gibson. one of the most powerful atlantic hurricanes ever is speeding towards florida. >> hurricane irma made its first landfall in the caribbean overnight. the category 5 hurricane is expected to hit the u.s. virgin islands later and pass north of puerto rico tonight. >> time-lapsed photography shows the outer bands rolling into the island of st. martin. also in irma's path, tourists and resort workers are riding out the storm in hotel ballrooms there. >> all the forecasts agree that hurricane irma is headed straight for florida, but after that there's several paths it could take, up the east coast, along the gulf coast or through the middle of the state. but wherever it goes, florida is getting ready. abc's janai norman has more. >> reporter: a monster storm whipping through the atlantic. hurricane irma, a category 5 storm, with its eye on the

caribbean heading toward the florida peninsula. >> it's a really big storm. they're really taking it serious this time. >> reporter: now one of the most pow powerful storms ever recorded over the atlantic ocean. irma's force registering on seismometers. that storm still deepening and strengthening with winds topping 185 miles an hour and could bring waves up to 25 feet. >> this is a category 5 hurricane, yeah, so this is really scary so you have to be prepared as much as possible. >> reporter: governor rick scott preemptively issuing a state of emergency in all of florida's 67 counties. in south florida, gas stations running dry as store shelves are emptying quickly. >> the line to get water goes around the whole supermarket. >> reporter: and in miami, the mayor sounding the alarm calling for evacuations ahead of the storm. >> this hurricane is far too powerful, poses far too great a threat for us to delay actions any longer. >> i'm going to board up the house and probably head north. >> reporter: in the low-lying

keys mandatory evacuations. officials telling tourists to get out as soon as possible and telling residents not to rely on shelters. >> going to stay with family or friends outside of the evacuation zone is the best choice since shelters only provide for basic needs. >> reporter: janai norman, abc news, washington. >> and cruise lines have also moved ships out of irma's path. >> accuweather's justin povick has the latest forecast. justin, good morning. >> nick and diane, thanks, and good morning to you. we continue to very closely follow dangerous hurricane irma, major hurricane here, movement off toward the west and the northwest. we've already had reports of winds gusting over 150 miles per hour toward barbuda and, again, that's going to cause catastrophic devastating damage, and that's the case as we go throughout the morning toward anguilla and eventually the british virgin islands later on tonight talking about impacts here spanning the next several days. this is expected to remain a

major hurricane, and notice we get toward that friday, saturday, sunday time frame and the concern turns to cuba, also the bahamas and southeastern florida. the most likely scenario here is that the system will impact florida in a major way. we're going to be talking about extreme surf conditions, more so waves topping 25 feet, the potential for hurricane-force winds and also a dangerous storm surge, again, as this, like i said, makes its move off to the west and northwest the next several days. nick, diane. >> justin, thank you very much. and lurking behind irma is tropical storm jose. it could become a hurricane by tonight but is not expected to threaten the u.s. moving on to the day's other top story, president trump is now promising to revisit his decision to end the daca program. he tweeted overnight that congress has six months to legalize it, and if that doesn't happen, he'll revisit the issue. >> young immigrants now protected from deportation by the program turned out from coast to coast to rally against the decision that could force

them from the only home they've ever known. abc's emily rau has more. >> i have a great heart for the folks we're talking about. a great love for them. >> reporter: president trump insisting he loves the so-called d.r.e.a.m.ers, 800,000 undocumented immigrants brought here as children. >> people think in terms of children, but they're really young adults. hopefully now congress will be able to help them and do it properly. >> reporter: but attorney general jeff sessions striking a different tone. >> we cannot admit everyone who would like to come here. it's just that simple. >> reporter: even before that announcement, protests popping up from the white house to trump tower, students even staging a walkout in denver as so many now face possible deportation as soon as next march. >> i won't have anywhere to go because this is my home. >> reporter: the white house saying the d.r.e.a.m.ers won't be a priority for deportation, however, in this memo obtained by abc news, the trump administration urges members of

congress to say d.r.e.a.m.ers should prepare to self-deport saying they should prepare for and arrange their departure from the united states including proactively seeking travel documentation. >> this is congress' job to legislate. it's not the president's job to create law. >> reporter: lawmakers appearing to be up for the challenge. >> we need to act on this or we know the consequences or a countdown clock to deportation. >> congress is going to have to up its game. >> reporter: republican senator lindsey graham went on to say that president trump should pitch in, asking him to get involved and work the phones to help get something done. diane and nick. >> emily, thank you. new this morning russia's vladimir putin has made a call for talks with north korea about its nuclear ambitions. putin said sanctions against north korea are not a solution to the current tension. also north korea has answered that u.s. charge that it's begging for war. u.n. ambassador nikki haley made that accusation against the north after its hydrogen bomb

test on sunday. a north korean official called the test a gift package to the u.s. and promised additional tests. >> the u.s. will receive more gift packages from my country. >> reporter: president trump has approved sending more u.s. military hardware to the region tweeting, quote, i'm allowing japan and south korea to buy a substantially increased amount of highly sophisticated military equipment from the united states. and new video shows some of the dozens of wildfires spreading through the western u.s. this is a time lapse of the fires raging in oregon. nearly 1.5 million acres have burned so far across the west. one of the main problem areas is the columbia river gorge which is east of portland and borders washington state. a teenager is suspected of starting the fire with fireworks. now for a look at your weather.

a severe storm brought strong winds and hail to lancaster, pennsylvania. thousands were left without power as trees and power lines were knocked down. some of the trees fell on homes and there were two major house fires, as well. police received 700 calls in just a two-hour period. a cold front, meanwhile, is moving through the northeast and midwest today. so high temperatures will only be around 70. dallas and new orleans will reach the mid 80s, salt lake city will see a high of 97 degrees. pretty hot. still ahead, overnight new crash tests suggest a potential safety issue with small trucks. and the mystery amid the cleanup in houston. a mother of two missing a day before harvey hit, so hear why police suspect foul play. plus, the boston red sox accused of cheating. how league officials say the team used apple watches to help them win.

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hurricane harvey's flooding is being blamed for an estimated $2 billion in auto losses so far. 150,000 claims have already been filed and that number is expected to double. about 20% of texans who have auto insurance don't have policies that cover floods. police in houston are searching for a mother who's been missing for nearly two weeks and likely not because of the storm. police say crystal mcdowell vanished the day before harvey made landfall after heading out to pick up her kids from her ex-husband. police have since found her car but no trace of mcdowell. the desperate search for a houston real estate agent and mother of two who disappeared just hours before hurricane harvey hit. the night before she was last seen, crystal mcdowell posted on

facebook, stay safe out there. according to her boyfriend paul hargrave, this home security video shows her the next morning leaving the house and getting into her car to pick up her kids from her ex-husband who lives just about 20 minutes away. three days later the 38-year-old's black mercedes was found about 13 miles from hargrave's home in this flooded motel 6 parking lot. >> her family wants her back. her children, she's got a 5-year-old and an 8-year-old, and they need her. >> crystal and steven mcdowell divorced in june. investigators say there were two people in crystal's car when it was recovered, but police don't believe they're connected to her disappearance. and harvey is taking a major toll on gas prices. energy department figures show the cost of a gallon of regular jumped 28 cents nationwide in the past week. it's now averaging 2.68. the biggest jump was 41 cents per gallon in the lower atlantic

region, which includes west virginia, virginia and the carolinas. about 20% of u.s. oil refinery capacity was in harvey's path. and new crash tests by the insurance industry suggests that small pickup trucks are falling short on safety. all eight pickups had cabs with two rows of seats, but safety was rated good in only four of them. the toyota tacoma was the best performer. you can see the full list on our website at atmfans.com. when we come back, a mechanic gets busted after taking a customer's car for a joyride. so, see what happens when the car owner confronts him. and how the zika virus could one day help fight brain cancer.

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now for a look at morning road conditions here in the u.s., roads will be wet all along the east coast and all of florida. there will also be puddles in the rockies and the northwest. if you're flying airport delays are expected in charlotte, washington, new york and boston. and we have gotten our first look at the north carolina man who is charged with killing his wife after taking cold medicine. >> 28-year-old matthew phelps has made his first court appearance. that happened yesterday. now phelps didn't enter a plea but a judge told him he could potentially face the death penalty. police say phelps told a 911 operator he fell asleep after taking cold medication and then woke up to find his wife stabbed to death. phelps will be back in court at the end of the month. and a california woman is outraged after a worker at a dealership took her car for a joyride. she caught the man red-handed after her husband dropped off the limited edition camaro to

get serviced. there are only 200 cars like that in the country. she spotted hers at a fast food drive-through and confronted the man behind the wheel. >> i took my car to the dealership so you could change the oil and change the air conditioner. why are you driving my car to get food? why are you doing this? >> you're getting nervous. >> well, why are you nervous? you're not supposed to be getting food. what are you doing? why are you going in reverse? >> the dealership posted an apology saying the technician made a huge mistake and acted against company policy. the owner of the car said she believes incidents like this happen more often than we think. and in an odd twist, scientists now think the zika virus may help them save lives. researchers in california say zika could be a possible treatment for certain cancers in adults. the virus causes neurological problems in babies by infecting stem cells, however, doctors say that same quality may be effective in fighting brain cancers that are caused by stem cell mutations.

and we'll know today if the u.s. open women's semifinals will feature only americans. last night venus williams made sure one of those semis will be all red, white and blue. >> the 37-year-old williams needed three sets to defeat petra kvitova. williams' win makes her the oldest women's semifinalist at a grand slam event since 1994. she will face fellow american sloane stephens in their semifinal tomorrow. and now some baseball. >> one game from last night stretched into this morning. let's get the highlights from espn. >> good morning, it's "sportscenter" from los angeles. stan verrett here. neil everett there. you get to go first. >> okay. let's go. let's go to fenway. get me a sam adams, and don't close in the seventh. because we're going to be here a lot longer. top 11, justin smoak, jackie

bradley, out and out. jose bautista out. let's go to the bottom of the 19th. oh. maybe they should just wrestle after so many innings. each team pick a guy. hanley ramirez, mookie betts who doubled, leadoff double. red sox win 3-2. it took six hours. >> all right, so the red sox's lead was 2 1/2 games over the yankees when the night started. so boston with a "w." yankees taking on the orioles. mark trumbo for baltimore. it's 6-5 now. trumbo's 22nd. bottom nine, same score, runner on first and two outs for manny machado. already hit one home run in the game, and there goes the second one. and it will end the game. time to bounce in baltimore. machado with his third walkoff home run of the season. orioles take it, 7-6. >> what if we had anchor

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good morning. thanks for joining us on this wednesday, september 6th. i'm matt keller. reggie is off. >> i'm natasha. we have the full team here, and mike nicco has carl the fog back. >> it sure looks like it. hi, everybody. yes, it's back. the marine layer is here. and it's filling in the bay and it's trying to climb over the east bay hills and into the south bay. and that means a little cooler weather is on the way. not only this morning but this afternoon. let's start with what's going on right now. 59 in santa rosa. 61 in novato to 62 in san francisco. 61 in san ramon. 71 in brentwood. and san jose at 68. here's a look at what we're talking about. we'll talk about your 12-hour day planner coming up in a few minutes. here's alexis. >> we've got just a minor issue in the tri-valley that could slow you down if you're heading out in the next couple minutes.

westbound 580 at the 680 connector, a little delay right now. that connector is closed for a couple more minutes. we had some attenuator repair that started up about 4:00 this morning. they should be done by about 4:30. that connector will reopen any minute. as soon as i get the all clear, i'll pass it along to you. we also have a fatal crash overnight. we'll talk more about that next. >> we're tracking breaking news. a big police investigation under way in the south bay. >> abc7 news reporter tiffany wilson is live on story road in san jose. >> san jose police are investigating a crime scene here at story road and hopkins. a source at the scene tells us this is a homicide investigation, although police at the scene have not confirmed this is a homicide at this time. part of story road is shut down to through traffic. we have already seen one driver miss the turn-off and end up driving the wrong way down the street. we're told the initial call was for shots fired around 9:30 last

night. police set up a wide perimeter, investigating and documenting evidence in this strip mall parking lot and the apartment complex across the street. just a couple minutes ago, i saw an officer duck into the building surrounded by police tape. other officers have gone in and out of the mobile crime scene unit. officers at the scene have not been forthcoming with information, keeping everything close to the vest. a couple pedestrians trying to waux by are told to walk well around the crime scene. this appears to be a homicide vez, but we're working to confirm that. live in san jose, tiffany wilson, abc7 news. >> thank you. >> chp investigating a deadly hit-and-run in san rafael. a man found near the bus stop at lucas valley off ramp on highway 101 just after 8:30 last night. he was pronounced dead a short time later. his injuries are consistent with being hit by a car. chp asking any witnesses to contact them.

and i'm tracking breaking news in atlanta. where only moments ago, there was a tiger on the loose in the outskirts of the city, and police were forcing to kill the animal when it tried to jump into the backyard of a home. all of this happening in the suburb of jonesboro. only a few minutes ago, this was the scene. you can see dozens of police cars. not too many homes in the area, but obviously some there. this is also near a main highway. right now, unclear where the tiger came from. perhaps a zoo. police say they do not know yet. they say it was a very large animal and threatening, which is why they felt it was necessary to kill it. i'm working on gathering any new information. >> thank you, jessica. >> it's 4:30. let's get a quick update on weather and traffic where you live as you start your day. mike. >> all right, let's talk more about the changes in our sky this morning, n