making news in america this morning, hurricane florence grows stronger overnight on a collision course with the east coast of the united states. a state of emergency now declared in three states. this morning, the storm's track, how strong it could be and when it could hit. breaking overnight, one of the most powerful executives in the entertainment industry resigns as more women come forward with sexual misconduct allegations. the claims against les moonves and what happens now to his repoedserance package. a dallas police officer under arrest after fatally shooting her black neighbor inside his home saying she mistook him for an intruder in the wrong apartment.the from the young victim's mother.

those stories plus children unite in protest, fed up with their parents' constant use of cell phones. a sunday night thriller. what happened after aaron rodgers left the field with a knee injury and the packers went down 20-0. and this morning, the new miss america and the history-making pageant results. and we do say good morning, everyone, on this monday. we begin with hurricane florence getting stronger overnight. now posing an extreme threat for millions of people. >> the storm appears to be on a collision course with the carolina coast. florence is expected to become a category 4 storm today with 150-mile-per-hour winds and could hit the east coast by thursday night. >> people in the southeast are already preparing with sandbags and other supplies. governors in north carolina and south carolina and virginia now declaring states of emergency. accuweather's erin calandra is tracking the storm.

erin? >> reporter: good morning, diane and kendis. we continue to track hurricane florence. it is expected to develop into a very powerful storm over the next 24 hours into a category 4 as it treks toward the u.s. now we expect it to get close to the coast thursday night into friday. if you are in this red zone, you need to have a plan in place. start thinking about evacuations and certainly listen to your local authorities. we're also tracking hurricane isaac. it's a category 1, will be pushing off to the west weakening as it approaches the lesser antilles and we have flooding downpours. that's across the northeast, mainly pennsylvania into upstate new york. certainly a day you want to bring the umbrella. don't forget about that. kendis, diane, back to you. >> erin, thank you. and our other top story this morning. one of the most powerful executives in hollywood has resigned amid new sexual conduct -- misconduct allegations. >> more women have come forward claiming the former cbs chief les moonves used physical

violence and intimidation against them. >> reporter: this morning, the head of cbs is out amid new accusations of sexual assault and harassment. in a just published "new yorker" article, six additional women are coming forward with allegations against les moonves. phyllis golden-gottlieb told the magazine he sexily assaulted her in 1996. phyllis golden-gottlieb said, he reaches over and pulls me up, i mean hard, against the wall. golden-gottlieb said she kept quiet because she feared for her livelihood saying, he absolutely ruined my career. he was the head of cbs. no one was going to take me. massage therapist deborah kitay says moonves exposed himself to her during a session in the '90s. >> when i was at his home, i had brought my massage table and he was lying on his back. i had him covered up with a sheet, and he actually pulled the sheet off of himself and threw it onto the floor. i just picked it up and put it

back on him and said, you know, cover that up. >> reporter: these latest accusations add to those from seven other women who previously accused moonves of offenses ranging from unwanted advances to sexual assault. just last year the media mogul addressed the me too movement. >> i think it's important that a company's culture will not allow for this. >> reporter: in a statement released overnight, moonves called it a privilege to lead cbs, adding, untrue allegations from decades ago are now being made against me that are not consistent with who i am. critics are taking aim at a cbs board member's statement on moonves' exit that thanks him for his accomplishments, and some are expressing outrage over a severance package for moonves that could be worth more than $100 million, but this morning, that pay package is on hold pending an investigation by the company. and that said, cbs and moonves have announced they will donate $20 million to organizations that support the me too movement.

a dallas police officer who shot and killed her neighbor in his own apartment has been arrested, but the man's family says that arrest took too long. attorneys representing botham jean's relatives say they are happy officer amber guyger was arrested sunday night, but they say allowing her to be free for three days shows a double standard in yet another death of an unarmed black man. police say the officer entered jean's home thinking it was her apartment and mistook him for an intruder. >> black people are being killed for driving while black, walking while black. this you had him living while black and he still was shot in his own apartment. >> i don't know what to say to her. i know she took my life away. my very own life. >> officer guyger is charged with manslaughter. she is free on $300,000 bond. former president obama is taking on president trump disputing trump's claim of

responsibility for the economy. obama is hitting the campaign trail for democrats ahead of november's midterm elections and the white house is now firing back. abc's emily rau has the latest from washington. good morning, emily. >> reporter: good morning, kendis. we're seeing the race toward the midterms really heating up. president trump has shown influence, and now democrats are hoping president obama will motivate voters. with less than two months to go until the midterm elections, president obama is back on the campaign trail. >> we have a chance to restore some sanity in our politics. >> reporter: a few days before, directly criticizing his successor. >> sometimes the backlash comes from people who are genuinely, if wrongly, fearful of change. it did not start with donald trump. he is a symptom, not the cause. >> reporter: and the current administration fighting back. vice president mike pence appearing on fox news sunday. >> the truth is the american people in 2016 rejected the

policy and direction of barack obama when they elected president donald trump. >> reporter: the vice president also blasting the anonymous op-ed in "the new york times" and the unnamed white house official who describes an organized effort to subvert president trump's agenda. >> it's not just deceitful, but it's really an assault on our democracy, and that person should do the honorable thing, step forward and resign. >> reporter: but as the administration tries to figure out who wrote that letter, another warning from the author of the latest book about the trump white house, reporter bob woodward on cbs. >> you look at the operation of this white house and you have to say, let's hope to god we don't have a crisis. >> reporter: so these next few months really are critical. democrats are hoping obama will give them the boost they need to take back the house, but already we're seeing president trump spending a lot of time on the campaign trail. diane, kendis? >> a critical 57 days ahead for the election.

emily, thank you. and kim jong-un's show of force to celebrate his nation'sr part of his arsenal. his nuclear missiles were nowhere to be seen. president trump called that a positive step. meanwhile, dancers put on a show for the crowd of 150,000, featuring scenes from the country's history and recent images of negotiations with the south. time now for a look at your weather for this monday morning. as we take a look at the radar you can see what's left of tropical storm gordon dumping rain along the east coast. parts of washington, d.c., baltimore, philadelphia and new york are getting the worst of it. dozens of people were stranded as heavy rain flooded shops and restaurants in alexandria, virginia. emergency crews used boats to rescue several people. at least one person was injured. parts of the south, texas, are also bracing for possible

flooding today. coming up, see what work crews just dug up beneath an old theater in italy. and also ahead, the boy who organized this massive protest trying to get parents to put down their phones and pay more attention to their kids. but first, the shocking

we're back now with we're back now with a close call for a boy in new hampshire. watch as he walks toward his bus and a car just misses him. the 7-year-old stepped out of the way just in time. his father posted the video online to remind drivers to slow down and stop for buses. police are now studying this

video trying to identify the driver. authorities say they do not believe terrorism was behind a stabbing rampage in paris that left seven people injured. the attacker was arrested shortly after the mayhem near a movie theater who reportedly had a knife and a pipe. at least two british tourists are among those injured. the final phase of the flight 93 memorial has been unveiled ahead of tomorrow's 9/11 anniversary. the tower of voices is 93 feet tall and features a wind chime for each of the 40 passengers and crew who died when that plane crashed into a field in pennsylvania. it's dedicated to those heroes who fought back against the hijackers. the new york subway station destroyed when the twin towers collapsed has now reopened. trains rolled into the world trade center station this weekend for the first time in 17 years. wow. authorities in northern italy have confirmed an exciting discovery. during a construction project, workers dug up a stone jug under an old theater and found

hundreds of roman coins inside. they could see the gold through the crack in the jug. some of the coins date back to the 5th century. they could be worth millions of dollars. wow. and some well-organized children are fed up with their parents spending so much time on their phones so they decided to do something about it. more than 150 kids in germany held this protest called play with me, not your phone. the whole thing was organized by a 7-year-old. the young protesters marched with their parents demanding they put down their phones when they are around their kids. the 7-year-old organized the protest. i feel like a slacker this morning. >> they are fighting back. all right. coming up, aaron rodgers does it again. also, stadium security has their hands full during an epic weather delay. but first, that moment serena williams took on the umpire at the u.s. open. thquestions now being raised about gender bias. >> i know you don't know that

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signal. the tennis superstar was seething. >> i don't cheat to win. i would rather lose. >> reporter: after the match, her coach saying he was doing what's become a common tactic. >> well, i mean i was coaching. i don't think she looked at me. so that's why she didn't even think i was. >> reporter: serena saying she had no idea. her frustration building. at one point she breaks her racket. the ump issuing another violation. >> i have a daughter and i stand for what's right for her, and i never cheated. you owe me an apology. >> reporter: but it was this moment that sent the situation spiraling. >> you stole a point from me. >> reporter: late in the match, the ump handing serena a game penalty. >> violation, verbal abuse. >> it was up to serena and the chair umpire to rein it in, and neither one of them did what they should have done. >> reporter: she calls for a referee, accusing the ump of a sexist double standard. >> because i'm a girl, and how can you stand out here and say

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here's alexis. good morning, mike. overall, we are looking okay right now. we started off with a what we thought would be a significant issue in the east bay. eastbound 580 we had a crash involving a semi and the trailer disconnected. i'm surprised how quickly they were able to clear this. all lanes are back open. you could see a little activity on the shoulder. no delays in the area. toll plaza, metering lights are not on. we should have 45, 50 minutes. crews are making progress on the snell fire that are affecting napa county. 200 homes have been evacuated. napa county sheriff gave some residents permission to go back in and get essential items from their homes. it is now 20% contained.

there's a creek in the area serving as a natural barrier and helping firefighters, at least for now. >> concern right now is just it's holding along cuda creek. if it jumps, it gets into the community area. we want to make sure we are confident that area is cooled down enough we won't have to re-evacuate people. >> no injuries reported, no structures lost. the cause of the fire is under investigation. cal fire said they should have a better idea this morning when residents could return home. now to our north. caltrans says part of interstate 5 in shasta county will be closed because of the delta fire. i-5 became a ghost road after the fire turned hills on either side into walls of flames. it has burped 30,000 acres since it broke out on wednesday. it is only 5% contained.

homes along the corridor are still evacuated. full containment of the devastating mendocino fires is expected today. firefighters on the ranch fire are working to contain the very last section of the fire by cutting hazardous trees and tending to soil erosion. that fire has burned 400,000 acres and is 98% contained. the adjacent river fire burned 49,000 acres. it was contained weeks ago. you can get constant updates on the northern california wildfires on our free abc 7 app. enable push alerts >> if you're just joining us, over to mike nico. we had quite the warm weekend. >> it was quite nice, wasn't it? a schooling trend is on the way. back to the fires real quick. the temperatures actually up about 55 degrees. 30% humidity not good.