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tracking down this hit-and-run vehicle, watch as the car rolls through a stop sign, hitting two children on bicycles. the 12 year old girl was hit, suffered a concussion, the boy has a sprained wrist and fingers. luckily both of them were wearing helmets, but the driver is still on the loose. now to the dramatic moment in jerusalem for monica lewinsky. walking off stage over a question about former president bill clinton. . >> lewinsky is now an anti-bullying activist. she had delivered an emotional speech at the event and was about to take part in a discussion when she was asked about president clinton's remark that he had apologized to her publicly. [ inaudible question ] >> i'm so sorry. i'm not going to be able to do this. >> and just like that, lewinski took a long walk off the stage with the host following after her. she later tweeted that she had set clear parameters. she said the host asked that

same question the day earlier and she told her the question was off limits. lewinsky adds that it's important for women not to allow others to control their narrative. roseanne barr says losing her sitcom was like a death to her, and she has plans when the reboot debuts without her, fall, she'll be overseas. she talked about the controversy around cancellation and the reboot of the show called "the connors." show's going to israel to study judaism. when the conners begins on abc. >> just we beware of that first question they ask you. in israel. >>actl ers.n we pumped. would happen. >> "the skinny's" next. it needs

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>> i don't know, you'll have to ask tia that. >> some are suggesting the breakup was well-timed, because colton was a candidate to be the next bachelor. incidentally, whoever will take on that challenge will be announced this morning on "good morning, america." >> oh, so the next bachelor will be on gma in the morning, and colton tia just broke up. . >> last night. >> conspiracy theory. jack, what do you think? >> you think? >> i'm thinking it might be, or it might not be. >> great analysis. that's why he gets paid the big bucks. thank you, jack. >> that's a tease. >> there was some happiness on the beach as well. franchise veterans jared and ashley got engaged as the current cast looked on. >> ah. >> the happy couple had a well-documented rocky relationship. plenty of tears as well. take that, tia and colton. but now they're getting married. congratulations, guys.

>> jack, have we ever had a bachelor who was a virgin? >> that's a very good question, and i do not have the answer. >> there may have been, and there may not have been. >> there you go. the closest we'll probably get to a case of double vision on the golf course. >> -- there with the predictions. >> check out what happened at this pga event near boston. >> tiger woods was wearing his usual red shirt. which he always wears during the final round of a tournament. he finished tied for 24th place. not bad. >> the tv coverage showed tiger there taking some photos, except he was also on the 12th green. turns out, that's not tiger woods, people. >> that's a fake tiger? >> fake tiger was out there take pictures with the fans, having a great time. while real tiger was putting in the work on the golf course. >> the only difference between

the guy on the left and the guy on the right. oh, wow, is that the guy on the right took home more trophies. >> i would imagine. >> and more money. $71,000 for playing in the tournament. >> the guy on the left looks like he had a great time. >> sure. wait, you get to look like tiger and not have all of tiger's issues and baggage. >> no pressure. >> no pressure. >> no need to even play golf. all right, so we haven't been together at the anchor desk for quite some time. and during all those week, those months that diane has been off in the south of france, diane didn't send a single postcard or anything like that. >> all right, one, i was working the entire time. i was just on a different shift. here, right here at abc headquarters. two, what did you send me, buddy? >> i couldn't find you. >> didn't notice all those "i miss you" posts? . >> didn't find

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we want to have as much impact for all the things we care about as much as possible. >> reporter: harry and meghan will present courage awards to seriously ill children. it will be an action-packed fall for the couple. meghan already studying up for her first commonwealth tour, focusing on australia and new zealand, kicking off invictus games with a star-studded guest list, including david beckham, he says he couldn't wait to be a part of the energy and excellence of the games this year, using sports as a powerful force to rehabilitate and unite. the couple hoping to inspire kids and teams in australia, new zealand, fiji and tonga. >> both of us have passions for wanting to make change, change for good. and with lots of young people running around the commonwealth.

>> reporter: meghan now following in diana's footsteps, meeting with foundations privately. ahead royal . >> once you have responsibility and a voice, people are willing to listen to, that comes with a lot of responsibility. >> reporter: their niece and nephew, prince george and princess charlotte spend their first days back at school. charlotte set to learn poetry and pottery this year. the prince and princess on hand to teach baby louis. the new black lab joins the cocker spaniel lupo. >> all right, they're getting ready. >> we learned everything about the royals. >> including the new dogs. . >> right. we're getting ready. >> including a new dog. >> when they're getting their baby teeth pulled. >> it's called investigative journalism. . >> it is.it >> i hope they have a good trip down under. it will be difficult, a difficult task. this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades. icult, a

good morning. i'm diane . >> good morning, i'm diane macedo. >> you're in for yourself? >> i'm kendis gibson. >> so funny. >> a busy day ahead, emergency preparations are under way from alabama to louisiana as tropical storm gordon heads for fal fall. >> voters are headed to the poll polls. >> social media withdraw was felt all over the world. facebook apps went dark for a while, instagram, messenger and

facebook itself during a network glitch. people found a way to buzz over former vice president joe biden literally running at a ha bore day parade in pittsburgh. wide isn't fought ruling out running for the white house again. sources say he'll decide by january. those are some of our top stories on this tuesday, september 4th. january. those are some of our top stories on this tuesday, >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." well, good morning to you, hi diane macedo is here with us. good morning, everybody. yes. >> hi, everybody! good to be back. thank you very much. >> it's as if you were here every day. >> you don't miss me? >> i have this photo of you, this 8 x 10 you left in my office. >> i was waiting for my cardboard cutout. hasn't been made yet. >> we will start with the supreme court, sparks are rt in a few hours,r prekapolkavs

but senators were given 40 pages on kavanaugh last night. we have more on that front. brett kavanaugh, a 53-year-old judge, if confirmed could serve on the supreme court bench for decades to come. >> brett kavanaugh, an extraordinary judge, a long record, 12 years, on the circuit bench. over 300 decisions. >> reporter: sources say he has been intensely prepping for his confirmation hearings on capitol hill. judge kavanaugh likely to face hot buttondecrats are expected him on roe v. wade and health care, given that, he promised to

appoint judges to overturnlaw. >> he was explicit. those may be popular with the american barracks not with the people. >> in the past, heed a indicated. they should be free of positions that could benefit president trump in the long run. >> he chose the one person that has written that he should have immunity from any investigation and from any kind of prosecution that might result. >> reporter: despite the concerns, kavanaugh may very well be confirmed by the end of september the gop currently holds 50 seats and the late senator john mccain's seat could be filled by another republican very soon. >> if he does well, my belief is 55 or higher. >> democrats are concerned kavanaugh could overturn roe v. wade, republicans are also worried. so far, it's unclear if any of those republicans will give

cavanaugh a no vote. >> thank you. now to president trump, currenting his attention to trade. the president abruptly overturned his golf plan, he decided to place calls on trade instead. he reached a deal with mexico, but the u.s. is locked in difficult talks with canada over revising nafta. later this week the president may hit china on tariffs on another $200 billion of products. the "new yorker" magazine disinvited steve bannon from the star-studded fall festival. bannon was supposed to be interviewed, jim carey and filmily fallon said they would not attend if bannon was included. the editor said he would interview him in another setting but would not give him the platform of the festival. we are following the strengthening tropical storm gordon. >> it is churning off the florida gulf coast right now. you can see it.

ssissippi expected to make landfall tonight. >> we learned gordon has strengthened with winds of 65 miles per hour. >> it was brigg strong winds and heavy rain it isn't the only extreme weather. >> accuweather paul gordon has more. >> this week gordon will bring about heavy showers, from alabama going into florida as it stretches around the warmer water in the gulf. watching out for gusty tornadoes as well. we will hvy thunderstorms. there will be a flood threat towards milwaukee and the

northeast is hot and sticky. >> we will dry out on the west coast. myanmar is facing outrage of jailing two journal its. they were reported releasing state secrets. >> they were reporting on the rohingya there the case is widely seen as a test of democracy if myanmar or perhaps the lack of democracy there. abc's brad mielke this morning. >> reporter: hey, guy, u.s. officials want to investigate this has a genocide. they estimate 10,000 rohingya have been kille iec o the journalists. this weekend, two reporters were sentenced to seven years in prison after their reporting. i talked to stephen butler on the committee to protect

journalists. heayss>> he received a call fro police asking to him come to dinner. this was said to be an urgent affair. his reporter instincts were immediately raised. he was suspicious. he says bring along a colleague to be safe. so the two of them went to dinner and had what apparently was a reasonable dinner with official, just as they were leaving, they were handed documents romd up inside a newspaper. they stepped outside the restaurant, they were immediately arrested and held for possession of these documents, which they had not even looked at. >> they were siting inside the newspapers? >> they were sitting inside the newspapers. >> there is a police officer who testified we set these guys up, that police officer is now in jail himself for being an insnowboard navenlt to hear what is happening in myanmar later this morning on "start here." check it out on your apple

podcast or your favorite ap. >> a lot of people aren't paying attention to myanmar. secretary of state mike pompeo faces a chilly reception. he is chance eming another $3 million in aid to pakistan, saying the company has not done enough with terror groups operating within pakistan. earlier this year, president trump said all the u.s. has gotten from its previous aid for pakistan is quote lies and deceit. the nfl may have something to say about nike's new ad company the company which provides league uniforms made former quarterback col enkaepernick of the face of its "just do it" campaign. monday he posted an ad, believe in something even if it means sacrificing everything. he is suing the league claiming the owners concluded to keep him side lined after he started

protesting racial injustice. a strange sighting near charlotte, north carolina, vivian hymn says he took several nos to of this object during a storm as he was driving. he also posted it on facebook page. he doesn't necessarily believe in ufos. >> that's a flying sauceer, clearly. . he says it's possible what he saw was a military aircraft. north carolina is one of the top ten states when it comes to alleged ufo sightings, according to national ufo reporting centers. what do you think of this? >> it's a reflection of the light in the living room through the glass? >> it is a flying soccer goal post. that's what that looked like. >> totally it. i think you nailed it. it looked better than your reflection off the window. >> i was trying to go legit.

if we're going random. it looked like a u for unc charlotte. >> i like jack's better. >> all right. now, two florida gator hunters have made the catch of a lifetime. >> buddies corrall a fdlong all than 750 pounds. they say they were looking for gators afl that >> brandon square didn't realize how big it was until they started pulling it into the boat and saw the size of the head. >> that is a big gator. >> they need a whole bunch of different things. >> why didn't we send kendis to that story? he loves those kind of stories. coming up, new details on a wife's plot to kill her husband

and what she allegedly used to bring about his death. also a big day for the engine. google is almost able drink as it celebrates this 20th anniversary. >> happy birthday, google. >> opening up the vault. >> i put my teeth on the mug. >> who knew it was a vir go? you are watching "world news now." things to know about medicare. first, it doesn't pay for everything. say this pizza is your part b medical expenses. this much - about 80% - medicare will pay for. what's left is on you. that's where an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company comes in. this type of plan helps pay some of what medicare doesn't. these are the only plans to carry the aarp endorsement for meeting their high standards of quality and service.

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a woman in south carolina is now behind bars, charged with the murder of her husband. it's a case that has baffled the couple's neighbors. >> police say the woman has admitted to poisoning her husband with a chemical found in over-the-counter eye drops. here's erielle reshef. >> reporter: this murder mystery deepening, a wife accused of poisoning her husband with over-the-counter eye drops. their south carolina mansion turned crime scene. >> we don't have a clear cut reason why she committed the crime that she did. >> reporter: prosecutors say lana clayton admitted to killing her husband steven by spiking his water over three days. . >> she revealed she used the liquid that is known normally like eye drops and put it in his food.

>> reporter: he died after ingesting toxic levels of tetrahydrozoline. the key ingredient in some eye drops and nasal sprays. doctors say in large doses, it can cause seizure and a coma. the bizarre case rocking this neighborhood. steven's family saying they are shocked and mortified. all of our family and friends knew how much he loved his wife lana and how devoted he was to her. she is now charged with murder. she is being held without bond. erielle reshef. abc news, new york. a texas doctor in the meantime is apologizing for saying that the gender pay gap in medicine is fair because women do not work as hard. >> oh, no, he didn't. >> mm-hm. he said female physicians do not work as hard and do not see as many patients as male physicians.

>> so he says most of the time women have other priorities like family. the doctor was widely criticized for those views. he says the comments were taken out of context, and he's sorry for any pain they may have caused. >> he's saying a lot. >> and he's sorry for the backlash, i'm sure, that he's receiving. coming up, celebrating 20 years of google next. >> they've been working hard.

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what about what about these, the bagels and all that? >> it's free, anything you want. >> if you're insisting, i'll have a couple of them. four of them. what about five of them? >> a friend, too. >> why don't you just make it seven. do you have a guzzler? . >> i'll take it with the straw. >> that's vince vaughan in "the internship" learning about the percs of working at google. it turns 20 years old today. >> the company's co-founders were named people of the week on world news tonight in february

of 2004. let's open the vault right now for this report from peter jennings. >> a tremendous responsibility for us to have all the eyes focussed on what we do and to give people exactly what they need when they ask for it. >> and as we go forward i hope to continue with this technology to make really big advances in how people live and work. . >> this is sergei invention, chances are you know it well. and this week, the most popular internet search engine add a billion new sites. >> when we started out, we didn't decide we were going to do online horoscopes, but search which is about information which can make a real difference in people's lives. >> reporter: this all started as a research project when they were at sanford university. they didn't quite start in a gage. they started in larry's dorm. but in the great tradition of invention, they moved to a garage. >> we stumbled onto building a search engine, even though we didn't intend to do that originally. >> reporter: the competition to be the search engine of choice is fierce.

yahoo and microsoft wanted to be number one. google is rumored to be going public this year. google ipo. there are 224,000 pages on this alone. they live and work well, they work their heads off, to put it politely. and they pretty much had to make the office a place where people wanted to be a lot of the time. >> hey, charlie, how's it going? >> the food we have on campus i think is one of the best decisions we ever made. >> reporter: we heard their chef used to cook for the grateful dead. chef, grateful dead. they don't have much free time. both are single, and they eat a lot of dinners at work. sergei does have an interesting hobby. >> i like to do a variety of acrobatics. i did the flying trapeze for a little while. >> reporter: and finally, their philosophy. these young men who have brought so much into our lives already,

larry. >> we have a mantra of don't be evil. which is to do the best things that we know how for our users, for our customers. and for everyone. so if we are known for that, it would be wonderful. >> obviously, everybody wants to be successful, but i want to be able to look back on us being very innovative, being very ultimately make being a big difference in the world. >> he should have added it ultimately being worth $50 billion. because that's what each of them are apparently worth. >> impressive. >> google at that time had 1,000 employees. last year its parent company employed more than 88,000 people. >> you know why today is a day that everybody remembers? >> why? >> it's also beyonce's birthday. >> oh. >> it's called a non sequitur. >> paying homage to the queen.

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♪ young love ♪ do you want it ♪ do you want it ♪ i'm just a dead man walking today ♪ ♪ but you need it, yeah, you need it ♪ ♪ ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪ young >> five seconds of summer. >> i like this one. >> with the number two song in the country. >> yeah. >> natural. imagine dragons is number one. okay. time for this happened. >> mm-hm. >> cool. we -- >> oh. >> what? the "this happened" music is good. >> i was enjoying that. . >> okay. sorry. >> youngblood, awesome. dogs need to be rescued in the south pacific. so these little pups in the cook island here are so loveable.

they love humans so much. so they go out after the folks who are out in the water there snorkeling, and then they get out there so far and they realize, whoa, i actually can't swim anymore. so then it turns out that the snorkelers have to end up snorkelers have to end up like grabbing the dogs and bringing them back in to shore. it's actually become an issue, because it's kind of dangerous for some of the snorkelers who don't expect it, and all of a sudden, it's like oh. >> the dog goes to somebody else. . >> yeah. >> that's so funny, like, hey, people! they get out there, i'm tired. so the dogs aren't so bright, and neither is this burglar in virginia. so the shoe store owner says he lost several pairs of shoes. check it out. the burglar comes in and raids

the display case. here's thing, though. the owner says he lost 13 shoes. notice that's an odd number. most of them were just the right foot. >> oh, why? >> see, when they put out the displays, usually they leave the left foot in the back of the store. so they only display the left foot. here's the thing, this isn't the only time this happened. apparently in july somebody broke in the store and made out with a ton of display items, also only the right foot. someone else was charged in that incident. whoever did this one is on the loose. but you got to wonder. >> so police are looking for a pair of burglars in this case. >> why do you need only the right shoe? >> they need better security. police in cape coral got a call about a pesky animal and the police showed up. but the pesky animal kept running after the cop who showed up. as you can see, the officer was under attack. holy cow! >> attacked by a pig. all right. maybe the pig needs better teeth.

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this morning on this morning on "world news now," the race to get ready along the gulf coast. >> they're bracing for a possible hurricane after drenching south florida, tropical storm gordon is on the move and set to target the central gulf coast. tonight possibly a hurricane strength. see how residents are getting ready and we will check in with accuweather for the very latest storm track. the president lashing out at a popular target. putting jeff sessions ahead of the mid-term. plus, potential 2020 challenger, joe biden out stretching his legs in pennsylvania. but is he running? or is he running? >> i see what you did there. >> not only works twice. plus, the concern on social media. users are reporting that

facebook and instagram were down on labor day! oh, the humanity! >> oh, mlord. >> hear what facebook is saying caused the technical glitch. and something's different around here. can't quite put my finger on it. >> why? >> what is it? >> hey, how you doin'? it's tuesday, september 4th. >> what is different? >> hi. ♪ reunited and it feels so good ♪ ♪ reunited because we understood ♪ >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." ♪ we both are so excited >> hi, everybody! what a reception! yay! i missed you guys! >> i never get the fur love. >> shall we, you want to talk about that? >> welcome back! >> hi, guys!

hi, insomniacs! hi, everybody. >> a little stranger. >> missed the crew over here. missed all of you. >> constance is so excited she walked out. >> so i see not much has changed around here. >> we have missed you. >> i've never had a shark hug and big banana hug. it's weird. >> another reason for you to stay on board. >> there you go. >> we can't forget ted. >> hi, ted. with those folks. >> i have, so i've been spending the past few weeks sort of doing some work on the day shift. the bosses have been easy on me in the sleep schedule. >> i noticed you got pregnant during that time. >> we are full on out there. it's happening. i'm enjoying a little bit more sleep and i'll be dipping in and out. i guess, over the next few weeks as well. >> awesome.

>> but for this week, at least, i am back. >> it's great to have you back. i can't wait to stick around for the next few days. >> thank you for the slow clap. but let's get going to all we have going on this morning. we're going to start with tropical storm gordon. >> it is west of florida heading toward louisiana, mississippi and alabama. we'll get the latest track in just a moment. >> it's heavy rain. it's drenching south florida for hours after landfall on the tip of the peninsula. >> gordon is expected to make a second landfall tonight in alabama or mississippi as a tropical storm or category one hurricane. mississippi officials ordered boat owners to move their boats there and are telling residents of low-lying areas to get out now. >> people are stocking up for food and water and batteries. victor quendo on the preps. >> reporter: fast-moving tropical storm gordon lashing south florida. wind gusts topping 50 miles per hour. >> they're telling people to stay off the roads.

>> reporter: police say, one driver losing control and crashing on i-95 in miami. >> right now, they're not letting cars get on to i-95. >> reporter: the driver did not survive. this storm has been hammering south florida all day long, and the winds are starting to pick up. this time lapse video showing the bands of rain moving through boca raton. further south, miami's named beaches usually packed on labor day, now deserted. shut down on the holiday. gordon now taking aim at the central gulf coast. tropical storm and hurricane warnings stretching hundreds of miles with the risk of life-threatening storm surge. outside new orleans, residents loading up on fuel. >> you don't take any of these storms lightly, even though it may not be a hurricane. >> reporter: and racing to fill sandbags. residents along the mississippi coast bracing for impact, too. parts of the gulf coast already reeling, rounds of heavy rain from a separate system, submerging streets in galveston,

texas. more than a half foot of rain in some areas. so many communities along the gulf coast now bracing for tropical storm gordon. in new orleans they're prepared for high wind and rain. and we've seen voluntary evacuations for people outside the protected levee system. >> all right. thanks. it's so important for people to know where that storm is headed. accuweather is tracking tropical storm gordon for us. >> yes, paul williams, what do you say? >> good morning. gordon's impact is going to bring storm surge across mississippi, louisiana and alabama. localized flooding, landfall late tuesday. now, in addition to that, if that's not enough, we're looking at this continuing to push its way towards the north and then possibly downgraded to a tropical storm. risks to life and property,

we're looking at extreme risk around mobile, alabama to moderate throughout portions of mississippi. we're looking for the threat. it's mainly about flooding. slight threat with damaging storm turn and tornados. look at the rain, over 8 inches in the new orleans area. >> fast-moving waters quickly turned towns into lakes in reilly county, kansas. forecasters say the rains were a once in 500-year event. hundreds had to be rescued by boat. floodwaters have destroyed homes and businesses and many are without power. flood warnings are in effect until the end of the week in some areas. and in chicago, flooding created a mess at o'hare international airport. passengers had to leave their cars and walk because a terminal entrance road was flooded. it was also flooded inside the terminal. hundreds of flights were canceled, and delays averaged more than three hours. the senate has been given 42,000 additional pages of documents on supreme court

nominee brett kavanaugh. they just got that a few hours ago, hours before his confirmation hearings get under way this morning. kavanaugh is expected to be grilled on a wide range of topics, including abortion rights and presidential privilege. the senate minority leader, chuck schumer complained that senators won't be able to review the late release of records ahead of the hearing. but republicans insist, there is time. >> a lot of reading tonight. and president trump has launched a new attack on attorney general jeff sessions, this time suggesting he's put republican control of the house in jeopardy. he's tweeted that two very popular congressmen were indicted ahead of the elections by the jeff sessions justice department, adding that two easy wins are now in doubt. abc's kyra phillips explains. >> reporter: he's referring to chris collins and california's duncan hunter, the first two

congressmen to endorse trump's candidacy. hunter facing charges of campaign finance violations. now, with the crucial midterm elections approaching, the house could be on the line. critics slamming the president's tweet, saying he's trying to politicize the justice department. it's not clear if he thinks the charges are misguided or if it's just the timing. no comment from the justice department or the white house. from capitol hill, i'm kyra phillips, abc news. thanks, kyra. there was a comment, however, from republican senator ben sass. he says the u.s. is not a banana republic. one service member is dead and another injured after a so-called insider attack in afghanistan. this is the second time in nearly two months that an american has been killed by afghan forces that he was training. 60 u.s. troops have died in afghanistan this year. the pentagon says the wounded service member is in stable condition. we are learning some new details about the stabbing of

two american tourists in amsterdam. dutch authorities say the suspect is a 19-year-old afghan asylum seeker desperately chose it insults islam. the two are recovering but have not been identified. facebook says a technical glitch threw its social media universe into panic on monday. facebook, instagram, messenger and whatsapp all went down. reports say the outage hit four continents, including north america and forced users to twitter. >> ah, oh! >> that's where they complained about the service issue. facebook users reported seeing a message saying your site is unavailable. they say it's due networking. >> on my space, they said "we back." >> i think it's going to take a little more. >> it will take a little more than that. former vice president joe biden has decided to run again. >> oh. a third time?

>> not for president, at least not yet. >> okay. so biden was caught on camera, literally running to catch up to a labor day parade in pittsburgh. after two failed bids for the white house, his supporters are urging him to throw his hat into the ring again. sources say, biden is convinced that he can beat president trump. the 75-year-old is making it clear that he has not ruled out a third term or try. >> if i were to run for president, i'd be here a lot. >> so as the video of the sprinting former vp spread online, as you can imagine, people on social media started making lots of different jokes. the #run joe run started trending on twitter. is there a segue scooter? what's going on here? all right. coming up, the largest skateboard in the world. >> he could have used one of those, see? >> exactly. it's put to use, not in pittsburgh.

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officials are blaming years of funding cuts for this massive fire that destroyed the national museum in rio.he wld's largest anthropology collections were almost totally wiped out. experts have warned the 200 year old building was a fire risk. protesters protested the government neglect. a tragedy in the waters off los angeles. it's now under investigation this morning. >> a woman was killed when her kayak was hit by a boat. in mar na delray. they are cooperating with police. no charges have been filed. and investigators are trying to figure out what caused another tragedy on the water on the colorado river. >> two boats collided near the california-arizona border. the search resumes this morning for several people still missing.

>> reporter: helicopters and divers desperate to find three people still missing after two boats collided head on, on the arizona/california border. police recovering the body of chrissy lewis. she was 52-years-old. the tragic crash happening saturday night. >> a boat hit head on about 50 miles per hour. >> reporter: there were 16 people in the two boats. all of them thrown into the water as both boats sank. one of them remarkably still intact. >> we haven't had a chance to delve into the specifics of what actually occurred and caused the crash. >> reporter: witnesses say one boat was speeding on the wrong side of the river with no lights on. >> usually on holiday weekends they have problems up here, you know, all the time. >> reporter: nine people were .

at least one person listed in fair condition. authorities now investigating if speed and alcohol were factors in the crash. kayna whitworth, abc news, los angeles. >> kayna, thank you. meanwhile, a new york city man is crediting facebook with saving his life when he was 10,000 miles from home. >> michael lithkott says he and a friend were riding a scooter in bali, in indonesia, when it flipped into a radio 15. he took out his phone and posted help, in danger, call police, on facebook. . >> get this, friends in the states, saw the message. one called bali rescuers. >> rescuers tracked the pair down through his facebook gps location. . >> wow! >> how about that? >> that is awesome. >> we did a story not that long ago about people stuck in an elevator in lisbon, portugal. they ended up calling lisbon, maine, when they called 911. so there you go, you get around the whole 911 misdirection.

>> it's important to do that location check in when you post onto facebook. that's exactly what it is. >> now we know. unless they're down. it's a good thing -- >> oh, my gosh. >> that the facebook outage didn't happen on that day. coming up in the next half hour, monica lewinsky walks out of an interview. you'll hear the question that drew her emotional reaction. nike sparking a firestorm with its new "just do it" ad. some questioning why colin kaepernick is a part of it. kaepernick is a part of it. so it's normal to do something about it ky natural feeling the lubrication you want nothing you don't get what you want

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>> oh wow, i remember that one clearly. after three decades, there have been numerous just do it ads. featuring stars like serena williams and lebron james. but as the campaign enters its fourth decade, nike is taking heat over one of its new faces. former quarterback colin kaepernick is being featured with a picture and a caption that says believe in something, even if it means sacrificing everything. just do it. >> kaepernick hasn't played since the end of the 2016 season. the news comes after an arbitrator ruled his case can go forward. his selection has sparked some

anti-nike backlash on social media with some calling for a boycott. nike's move has been called pathetic by some others, calling it a big problem for the nfl. but there are a whole bunch of people who are actually praising the move. >> sure. >> a lot of the black community has come to his defense and others. serena williams who is also with nike says she's proud to be part of the same label as nike. nike is the official shoe, by the way, of the nfl, featuring kaepernick. may be trouble for the league as it was trying to move past the anthem. big and rich wrote this on instagram, saying his sounds man cut the swoosh sign off his socks. he says get ready, nike. multiply that by millions. >> i think they'll also gain plenty of supporters because of this. >> looks like kenny stills is starting the #i'm with kap'. a few more sports headlines. the potential dream matchup headline opened the draw between novak djokovic and roger federer will have to wait. >> he moves on to the

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this morning on "world news this morning on "world news now," hurricane warnings are up. plus the flooding across the plains in the mid-west, even inside o'hare airport. plus, extreme showdown, nominees get under way. the democrats complain after getting thousands of documents overnight they have to look over before the hearing begins. >> new this half hour, monica lewinsky abruptly leaves an interview. >> she is explaining why she walked off the stage. in jerusalem. one tiger was on the green. another tiger was roaming the crowd.

we will clear up a case of the golf double vision in the "skinny" on this tuesday, september 4th. >> he was fat. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> you know, tiger could have used that excuse one thanksgiving a few years ago. >> it wasn't me. it wasn't me. >> it was my double. >> oh, there is another guy out there looks just like me, honey. all right. we're going to let tiger -- >> pull those golf clubs away, indeed. >> we will let tiger off the hook for now at least and get to some news. we will get to the bottom of the story. we are starting off with extreme weather along the gulf coast. >> tropical storm gordon is expected to hit south florida. tropical storm gordon is on the move and set to target the central gulf coast. tonight possibly a hurricane strength. >> reporter: tropical storm gordon bearing down on south florida. miami beach which is normally packed with tourists on labor day is deep. wind gusts in some areas up to 50 miles per hour.

this time lapse showing bands of ryan moving through boca raton. win gusts up to 50 miles per hour. >> the roads are flooded. you have to drive super slow. >> reporter: gordon now heading towards the central gulf coast. outside new orleans, some residents not taking chances, loading up on fuel. storms lightly, even though it may not be a hurricane. >> reporter: storm surge is possible in some areas as tropical storm and hurricane warnings stretched hundreds of miles and weather is not just impacting the gulf coast. rain across the mid-west, halting labor day travel. more than 900 flights in chicago

delayed. the roads around o'hare airport flooding, forcing people out of their cars with suitcases in tow. a weekend of storm dropping 9 inches of rain in manhattan, kansas. >> a little panic. trying to get it on the line. i didn't have time. we took baby and dog and wallet and keys and that's it. >> reporter: more than 150 people rescued. some with only minutes to get out of their homes. louisiana's governor released a state of emergency by any impact by tropical storm gordon. in new orleans, voluntary evacuation orders outside of the levee system. diane, kendis. keeping an eye on it. we hit the hurricane peak in just about a week. >> accuweather's paul williams has the details on that. paul. >> good morning, hurricane gordon could turn into the central part of the country. now, breaking down who we're th

extre lives and property throughout the coastal region. high winds, isolated tornado, dangerous surf. tuesday into thursday, it will strengthen, bringing about gusty winds, isolated tornadoes, reaching up towards little rock and throughout the southeast bringing heavy storms, watching out for rough seas, dangerous rip currents, when he arrives. the center part of the country, heavy storms, bracing for an outbreak of severe storms and wind gusts localized crop damage. diane, kendis. lots to keep an eye out in the middle of the country. japan is keeping an eye out for a typhoon, that could be the most powerful it has seen in years. typhoon jebi is set to hit near osaka with gusts of 130. look at some of the scenes we are getting from there. wow. the flights and train service in the region have been cancelled. there have been warnings of

floods and possible landslides. democrats are not happy of the late night release on the nom know brett kavanaugh. here's kyra philips. >> reporter: the stakes couldn't be higher, judge brett kavanaugh knows it, holding two days of mock hearings, peppered with interruptions by protesters. democrats are making it clear, they will not go easy on the president's supreme court nominee, now accusing the white

house of holding key information as they invoke executive privilege, blocking documents with his time with president george w. bush. chuck schumer says it has all the makings of the coverup. >> it's not possible, we are not able to see 140 documents. >> reporter: four times they have been made available to the committee. that's just from his time in the executive branch. the 53-year-old federal judge has perhaps the most extensive paper trail of a nominee. he served as a deputy to independent counsel ken starr during the clinton-lewinsky scandal, later writing that presidents should not be indicted while in office. >> he chose the candidate which he thought would best protect him from the mueller investigation. >> reporter: sources say cavanaugh isn't expected to offer any commitment to recuse himself from cases involving investigations of president trump. the gop holds a razor thin majority.

so cavanaugh will likely be confirmed, cementing a confirmative side for a majority. holdouts, senator's lisa murkowski and susan collins, signaling they will not vote for a justice that would overturn roe versus wade. >> he says it was settled law. >> reporter: but saying her decision isn't final yet. >> you never know what questions are going to come up. >> reporter: both senators collins and murkowski previously voted for cavanaugh when he was confirmed as a federal judge. and by the time this confirmation vote comes around, the late senator john mccain seat is likely to be filled by another republican who almost certainly would vote for cavanaugh. from capitol hill, i'm kyra philips, abc news. >> a busy day ahead there on capitol hill. well, president trump is blasting jeff sessions again as well as the justice department this time over a high profile

indictment of two congressmen who were among his earlier supporters. representative chris collins of new york and duncan hunter of california put two easy wins in doubt, the justice department is supposed to work independently. critics say the president is repeatedly trying to get sessions to do his own political bidding. president trump went at it with the head of the country's largest labor group. afl-cio president richard trumka criticized the president and the trade negotiations saying canada can't be left out of nafta. trumpka says president trump's policies are devastating to american workers. the president fired back on 26th saying trumka is hurting american men and women and it is easy to see why unions are doing so poorly. pope francis used the pulpit for his resignation and during

monday's mass, the pontiff said the only way to deal with people who seek scandal and division is to remain humble and silent. last week, they confirmed he lifted sanctions against disgraced pastor mccarrick. aretha franklin's family found the sermon disgraceful. williams referred to fatherless homes as quote abortion after birth. he dismissed the black lives matter movement saying black lives do not matter unless blacks stop killing each other. a spokesman for the reverend says he respects the family's opinion and that he's sorry they feel that way. a doctor and a nurse at a california hospital recently discovered they have a very special relationship. . >> ms. wong has been a pediatric

nurse for three decades. one day she realized the doctor had the same name as a premature baby she once cared for. >> it turnedous brandon was the same child who was born at that same hospital and wong took care of him during his 40-day stay in the nicu 28 years ago. how cool is that? >> full circle there. >> so from now on, she has all the leverage, you owe me. i took care of you for 40 days. >> he was probably thought it was rough having his mom say that. monica lewinsky walked out of an interview after a question she says was off limits. and why j. lo may have been singing "tonight" as she celebrated labor day. >> sounds beautiful. ♪ waiting for tonight >> it was a really tricky. >> you are watching "world news now." [ music playing ]

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tracking down this california need your help tracking down this hit-and-run vehicle. watch as the car rolls through a stop sign, hitting two children on bicycles. the 12 year old girl was hit, suffered a concussion. the boy has a sprained wrist and fingers. luckily both of them were wearing helmets, but the driver is still on the loose. now to the dramatic moment in jerusalem for monica lewinsky. walking off stage over a question about former president bill clinton. >> lewinsky is now an anti-bullying activist. she had delivered an emotional speech at the event and was about to take part in a discussion when the host asked her about a recent clinton comment that he had apologized to her publicly. . >> do you accept that social apology? >> i'm so sorry. i'm not going to be able to do this. >> and just like that, lewinski took a long walk off the s she later tweeted that she had set clear parameters. for a 15-minute conversation,

she said the host asked that same question the day earlier and she told her the question was off limits. lewinsky adds that it's important for women not to allow others to control their narrative. well, roseanne barr says losing her sitcom was like a death to her, and she has plans when the reboot debuts without her, this fall, she'll be overseas. she talked about the controversy around cancellation and the reboot of the show called "the connors." it will exist without her character in it. she also reveals she's going to israel to study judaism when the conners begins on abc. >> just beware of that first question they ask you. in israel. >> exactly. >> when we come back the tears and cheers. the moment many bachelor fans never thought wou p hpe >> "the skinny's" next.

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ask tia that. >> some are suggesting the breakup was well-timed, because colton was a candidate to be the next bachelor. incidentally, whoever will take on that challenge will be announced this morning on "good morning, america." >> oh, so the next bachelor will be on gma in the morning, and colton tia just broke up. >> last night. >> conspiracy theory. jack, what do you think? >> i'm thinking it might be, or it might not be. >> great analysis. that's why he gets paid the big bucks. thank you, jack. >> that's a tease. >> there was some happiness on the beach as well. franchise veterans jared and ashley i. got engaged as the current cast looked on. >> ah. >> the happy couple had a well-documented rocky relationship. plenty of tears as well. take that, tia and colton. but now they're getting married. congratulations, guys.

>> jack, have we ever had a bachelor who was a virgin? >> that's a very good question, and i do not have the answer. >> there may have been, and there may not have been. >> there you go. the closest we'll probably get to a case of double vision on the golf course. >> -- there with the predictions. >> check out what happened at this pga event near boston. >> tiger woods was wearing his usual red shirt. which he always wears during the final round of a tournament. he finished the event tied for 24th place. not bad. >> the tv coverage showed tiger there taking some photos, except he was also on the 12th green. turns out, that's not tiger woods, people. >> that's a fake tiger? >> fake tiger was out there taking pictures with the fans, having a great time.

while real tiger was putting in the work on the golf course. >> the only difference between the guy on the left and the guy on the right. oh, wow, is that the guy on the right took home more trophies. >> i would imagine. >> and more money. $71,000 for playing in the tournament. >> the guy on the left looks like he had a great time. >> sure. wait, you get to look like tiger and not have all of tiger's issues and baggage. >> no pressure. >> no pressure. >> no need to even play golf. >> all right, you also don't have tiger's money. all right, so we haven't been together at the anchor desk for quite some time. and during all those weeks, those months that diane has been off in the south of france, diane didn't send a single postcard or anything like that. >> all right, one, i was working the entire time. i was just on a different shift. here, right here at abc headquarters. two, what did you send me, buddy? >> i couldn't find you. >> didn't notice all those "i miss you" posts? >> didn't find it. well, j. lo and.

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we really are. we want to try to have as much imfact for automatic things we care about as much as possible. >> reporter: harry and meghan will present courage awards to seriously ill children. it will be an action-packed fall for the couple. meghan already studying up for her first commonwealth tour, focusing on australia and new zealand, kicking off harry's invictus games with a star-studded guest list, including david beckham, he says he couldn't wait to be a part of the energy and excellence of the games this year, using sports as a powerful force to rehabilitate and unite. the couple hoping to inspire kids and teams in australia, new zealand, fiji and tonga. >> both of us have passions for wanting to make change, change for good. and with lots of young people running around the commonwealth. that's what we want to do. >> reporter: meghan now

following in diana's footsteps, meeting with foundations privately. ahead of announcing her first royal patronage. >> once you have responsibility and a voice, people are willing to listen to, that comes with a lot of responsibility. >> reporter: their niece and nephew, prince george and princess charlotte start their first days back at school. charlotte set to learn poetry and pottery this year. the prince and princess on hand to teach baby louis. the new black lab joins meghan's the cocker spaniel lupo. >> all right, they're getting ready. >> we learned everything about the royals. >> including the new dogs. >> right. we're getting ready. >> including a new dog. >> when they're getting their baby teeth pulled. >> it's called investigative journalism. >> it really is. >> i've got my best people on it. >> i hope they have a good trip down under. it will be difficult, a difficult task. this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades.

was it sold out? that's the key. making news in america this morning, a new state of emergency declared as the gulf coast braces for gordon. this morning, the hurricane warning, the damage already from the flooding rains and the heavy winds toppling this crane. meanwhile, in the plains the rainstorm being described as a 500-year event. also breaking overnight, the new records released just hours before supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh's confirmation hearing is set to begin prompting protests from democrats. new details about whether nbc news tried to kill the harvey weinstein sexual assault story. this morning the reporter who ended up breaking that story speaks out. nike chooses former quarterback colin kaepernick as the new face of its just do it