making news in america this morning, a rare reversal. president trump finally speaking about john mccain. >> we very much appreciate everything that senator mccain has done for our country. >> the flags at the white house right now back at half-staff after public pressure from veterans groups, plus the hero's farewell letter to the country. a troubled past. new details about the suspected gunman who opened fire during a gaming tournament. the history of mental illness and medications. the guns he purchased legally and what's being done to protect gamers at future tournaments. the doorbell mystery. a barefoot woman spotted on a surveillance camera then suddenly vanishing. what police are saying and how it's similar to another case.

plus, spoiler alert. the big clue john goodman just revealed about the upcoming "roseanne" spin-off. "game of thrones" fans get their very first glimpse of the final season.athi clip reveal? and the video going viral. watch as an exterminator takes on a towering hornet's nest. >> this is tuesday morning. good morning, everyone. i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm maggie rulli in for diane macedo. president trump caving under pressure paying tribute to john mccain after two days of silence. >> last night the president uttered the senator's name in public for the first time since his death recognizing his service to the country. this, of course, follows a barrage of criticism, and look at this. the white house flag is flying at half-staff this morning after it was lowered, raised and then lowered again. abc's elizabeth hur joining us

now on the controversy and mccain's farewell message. good morning. >> reporter: kendis and maggie, good morning to you. some say the president was shamed into doing it. whatever the reason, yes, president trump broke his silence and honored senator mccain after critics accused of him of disrespecting mccain even in death. president trump finally praising senator john mccain. >> we very much appreciate everything that senator mccain has done for our country. >> reporter: this after facing backlash for his short tweet saturday night and refusing to comment on mccain's legacy despite being asked at least 11 times by reporters on monday including our own jonathan karl. >> mr. president, any thoughts on john mccain? mr. president, any thoughts on john mccain, sir? do you believe john mccain was a hero, sir? >> let's go. >> reporter: the president's remarks coming hours after this visible push and pull at the white house. the flag first lowered to

half-staff late saturday then raised to full staff monday morning only to be lowered again monday afternoon. the move following intense criticism including from groups representing millions of american veterans. the same day an emotional friend and former campaign manager shared the late senator's final message to the country. >> these are john's words. my fellow americans whom i have gratefully served for 60 years, we have always had so much more in common with each other than in disagreement. if only we remember that and give each other the benefit of the presumption that we all love our country, we will get through these challenging times. >> reporter: well, even before the senator died the mccain family made it clear president trump was not invited to any of the memorial services, and the president says he won't be there. instead he asked vice president

pence to speak at a capitol service on friday. kendis. >> all right, our elizabeth hur joining us in studio, thank you. canada's foreign minister is flying to washington for talks today after president trump reached a preliminary trade deal with mexico. it could replace nafta. the president is calling it the united states/mexico trade agreement but says they'll give canada a chance to join if they negotiate fairly. among other things the deal outlines new rules for automakers and the source of the parts they use. but the deal still needs congressional approval. now to pope francis. he's under pressure to respond to explosive new allegations. high ranking american officials in the church are calling for an investigation of the pope after the accusation that he helped cover up sex abuse allegations. the vatican's former top diplomat to the u.s. claims pope francis knew that former washington, d.c. cardinal theodore mccarrick was a serial predator. the pope declined to address the statement. the statement also claims cardinal blase cupich

was given the head of the archbishop in exchange of keeping quiet about mccarrick's alleged abuse. he says he's astonished by the claim. >> as far as i know, the work that the holy see does in vetting people for various position involves a lot of people. i've never heard of one individual being a key maker who goes in the pope's office and says you should appoint this one individual. that really is quite absurd. >> illinois' attorney general has launched an investigation into the catholic diocese. cupich says he will cooperate. safety protocols are being reviewed for gaming tournaments as we learn new details about the deadly shooting in jacksonville including new information this morning about the gamer who opened fire, his victims and his troubled past. video game developer ea sports is canceling three future events as they review safety protocols following the shooting in jacksonville. the ceo saying in a

i know many of us myself included are filled with shock and grief. our teams have been working nonstop to do what we can to respond to this terrible situation. shots are fired during a madden nfl '19 video game tournament where hundreds of people from around the country came to play. on the live stream of the competition you can hear the shots being fired and then screams. >> what'd he shoot me with? >> reporter: before taking his own life police say david katz killed taylor robertson and 22-year-old elijah clayton. in this image a red dot can be seen on elijah's chest. >> so one of them did have an after mark laser site that attaches to the trigger guard. >> reporter: he's being remembered as a kind-hearted student. >> he was a good man. he did not believe in violence. he never even had a fistfight. >> reporter: robinson from west virginia is survived by his wife and son. ten others shot included timny anselimo. he was hit three times as his half brother watched the live

stream. >> my son was shot twice. he fell. he had to jump over the fence and when he got up to leave, that's when he got shot the third time. >> reporter: his mother says the reality he may not be able to play again is devastating. >> for him to come to a gaming event where as his mother i thought he'd be safe, and he wasn't, it's insane. >> man, david katz keeps to himself. >> reporter: court records obtained by abc news shows katz previously had been hospitalized for mental illness and was prescribed antipsychotic and antidepressant medications. >> i don't think of myself as a seven seed. i think personally i'm one of the better players. >> reporter: his divorced parents reportedly could not agree on how to care for him. police say before the shooting he retrieved two guns from his vehicle. both weapons were purchased legally two weeks ago from a licensed dealer near his home in baltimore. and authorities say surveillance video shows katz walking past people in the mall clearly targeting other gamers. police have not released a motive, but katz was reportedly eliminated from the tournament before the shooting.

it's time now for a look at your weather this tuesday morning. well, good morning. we're looking at hot, humid conditions dominating from the ohio valley region throughout the northeast and the mid-atlantic. get this, we're going to have a real feel between 100 to 110 in new york, d.c., charlotte. it's going to feel like at least 100 in pittsburgh. detroit and buffalo and that goes into wednesday as well. by the way, bracing for scattered showers and thunderstorms with severe weather across the great lakes region right into the heart of the country, des moines and kansas city. i'm accuweather meteorologist paul williams. well, coming up, the sky high fees for air travelers. the cost of checking your bag hits a new high. also, talk about sticker shock. a family gets a $13,000 cell phone bill. what their son did and the lesson they learned. and later the girl seen in a

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we're back with a terrifying accident for a school crossing guard. watch it there as it plays out in florida. the 72-year-old was 12ruk by that suv. the teen behind the wheel wasn't paying attention. the crossing guard is recovering from her injuries. police released the video as a reminder to be careful on the roads now especially with kids going back to school. lawyers for president trump's former campaign chairman paul manafort reportedly tried to reach a plea deal before his second trial gets under way next month. he's accused of money laundering and failing to register as a foreign agent. "the wall street journal" reports the two sides failed to reach an agreement. those talks came before his conviction last week on separate charges. the real estate company

owned by the president's in-laws has been fined more than $210,000 for false documents. new york regulators say the kushner companies managed by jared kushner at the time falsely claimed that its buildings had no rent regulated units which made them more valuable. it blames third party consultants. s.a.t.s taken saturday were leaked ahead of the test reportedly. the college board reused the same entrance exam that was given in asia last fall. and screen shots were posted online along with the correct answers. the college board says appropriate action will be taken if it's determined that students gained an unfair advantage. well, heads-up to frequent flyers. jetblue is going where no other airline has gone before raising baggage fees to $30 and checking a second bag will cost you 40 bucks. the fee increase applies only to customers who buy the airline's cheapest so-called blue fares tickets. analysts say other major carr r

carriers may soon follow. a very young t-mobile user got hit with a $13,000 cell phone bill. all because he played a game for about 30 minutes. so, he insists he was using his iphone in airplane mode while flying to asia for a family reunion. that's when the chess app on his phone that he was playing used data in the background while they were flying over vietnam. vietnam wasn't included in his free roaming plan. his mother says she nearly fainted when she got the bill. but our san francisco station actually covered the story and got t-mobile to cancel the charges. >> 13 grand for a game of chess. should have played checkers. >> and he probably lost. well, coming up, snow in august. we're going to show you where. first, the mystery spotted at a doorbell. a woman who appears to be in trouble. what else it reveals. the big reveal from john goodman about the "roseanne" spin-off.

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we're back with winter's very early debut in august. yeah, look at that. that's snow? montana's glacier national park. forecasters say as much as ten inches of snow could fall in the mountains of montana and wyoming. even winter weather advisories have been posted for parts of both states. okay, i won't complain about the heat in the northeast. >> a lot of people all across the country dealing with heat but some with snow. now to a mystery in texas where a woman was captured on home surveillance video frantically ringing a doorbell. she appeared to be in distress but was gone before anyone could answer. >> several residents in houston are reporting a similar experience. police are now trying to determine whether she's a victim or a con artist. this morning, what police call a mystery caught on a doorbell cam. people in this montgomery county, texas, neighborhood are concerned after seeing this woman appear on video then seemingly disappear. they say they believe she looks

indistress without shoes and with what they think may be restraints around her wrists. >> we don't know who the girl is, if she's local, from somewhere else. does she come within the neighborhood. >> she was being very quiet and looked distressed. >> reporter: it was past 3:30 a.m. friday. police say they have no idea who she is. the incident eerily similar to one in toronto early thursday morning. a 28-year-old woman captured ringing a doorbell and activating a doorbell cam. nobody was home but watch, a man grabs her by the hair. >> i think i'm going to die. >> i kept playing it over and over and over again because i couldn't believe my eyes. >> reporter: police say the toronto woman said to have been abducted has now been found safe but the alleged abductor is still on the run. in texas police say they're reviewing other surveillance videos from the area. so far they have not identified the woman. also in the houston area a nurse there is under investigation for a message she

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about a meningitis b vaccine. good morning eashiood morn . thanks for joining us. >> you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. did my eyes deceive me, or did i see wet roads? >> yes, the drizzle is heavy yf, things are getting damp, and i used the windshield wipers several times on the bay bridge into san francisco. temperatures mild this morning. in the upper sgiflts to low 60s. that hasn't changed much. let's see what the highs will be today. mainly mid 60s along the coast and san francisco. upper 60s to mid 70s around the bay, and mid to upper 70s inland. a touch cooler than even yesterday. yeah, let's talk to alexis and see if it's causing issues this morning, the damp roads. >> not yet. we're starting off incident free this morning. so hopefully that will last.

we're looking at our typical slow spots starting to fill in. westbound 205 getting out of tracy down to 24 miles per hour. westbound 580 just started to slow down approaching altamont pass, and yes, a stack-up in the cash lanes for the bay bridge toll plaza. no metering lights. we should have just under an hour before they're flipped on. >> thank you. >> we begin with the latest on the mass shooting in jacksonville. >> the shooting suspect was hospitalized twice for mental illness, divorce filings from the parents of 24-year-old david katz say he was on antipsychotics and antidepression medication at a young age. the filings al say he played vid yegames obsessively as a young boy, refusing to go to school or bathe. electronic arts is now taking action in response to the shooting, and here's abc's kendis gibson with more. >> video game developer ea sports is canceling three future events as they review safety

protocols following the deadly shooting in jacksonville. the ceo saying in a statement, i know many of us, myself included, are filled with shock and grief. our teams have been working nonstop to do what we can to respond to this terrible situation. shots were fired during video g where hundreds of people from around the country came to play. on the leave stream of the competition, you can hear the shots being fired, and then screams. >> before taking his own life, police say david katz killed two gamers. 28-year-old taylor robertson and 22-year-old elijah clayton. eliejy is being remembered as a standout former high school football player and a kind hearted student. robinson is survived by his wife and son. ten others were shot, including timothy, who was hit three times as his half brother watched the live stream. >> my son was shot twice. he fell. he had to jump over the fence. when he got up to leave, that's

when he got shot the third time. >> david katz keeps to himself. >> court records obtained by nbc news showed katz previously had been hospitalized for mental illness and was prescribed antipsychotic and antidepressants. his divorced parents reportedly could not agree on how to care for him. kendis gibson, abc news, new york. >> we're also learning more about the victims david katz shot and killed as well as his troubled past. be sure to enable push alerts for breaking news updates as the story develops. >> it's 4:30. let's get a check of weather and traffic where you live. let's start with mike nicco. >> thank you very much. hi, everybody. let's look at the winds. ia can see a nice steady diet of onshore wind this morning, up to 28 miles per hour in fairfield. look at the grayness that is out there. it's a little juicier this