happening now in america this morning, growing outrage and new questions about the death of happening now in america this morning, growing outrage and new questions about the death of accused sex trafficker jeffrey epstein after his apparent suicide in jail. what we learned overnight about the protocols that were not followed and the so-called extreme overtime that the jail guards reportedly had to work. panic at the mall. >> they're shooting, go! >> a masked man triggers a major scare at this texas shopping mall days after those shootings in el paso and dayton. with the nation on edge, a new proposal in washington to address public safety concerns. daycare tragedy, five children are killed after fire rips through this home in pennsylvania. what authorities have revealed about the daycare facility and the possible cause. plus olympic hero simone

biles making history twice in one weekend. her new record achievement overnight. and from janet jackson's big surprise to the big news about lucky charms cereal to this man being shot out of a cannon, all the trending stories to jump start your monday morning. good monday morning, everyone. thank you for joining us. we begin with new details on what took place inside that new york city jail before the apparent suicide of accused sex trafficker jeffrey epstein. >> the jail was reportedly so short staffed that one guard had worked five straight days of overtime and guards failed to check up on epstein as often as required. as we wait for autopsy results, conspiracy theories are flourishing but the criminal investigation will continue amid allegations that epstein spent decades preying on underage girls. >> mona kosar abdi has all the

new details. good morning, mona. >> good morning, kendis and janai. that investigation is centered around the 24 hours leading up to jeffrey epstein's death and how epstein who was placed on suicide watch just less than three weeks ago for a short period of time was left alone and unmonitored. >> reporter: the death of squlof jeffrey epstein sparking an investigation into the correctional facility in manhattan where the accused sex trafficker was being held without bond. just after 6:30 monday morning the wealthy financier was found hanging inside his cell. this comes after another incident where epstein was found unresponsive with marks on his neck. bruce barket represents epstein's cell mate at the time. >> one has to wonder how it is that this man who just tried to take his own life by hanging himself a few weeks ago was in a position to successfully hang himself. >> reporter: abc news has learned guards were supposed to check on the alleged sex

trafficker every 30 minutes but sources say that protocol was not followed in the hours before epstein's death. another source familiar with the matter tells abc that both guards assigned to the unit where epstein was being held were on overtime. news of epstein's death taking a toll on witnesses who were hoping for justice. >> i really wanted him to take up for what he did and to be put in jail or prison and have to sit there and think about what it is he exactly did to so many people. >> reporter: less than 24 hours before his death, 2,000 pages of new documents containing says she was a sex trafficking victim of epstein and his acquaintances. >> the people who really have to be concerned are the ones who worked with jeffrey epstein, the ones who may have helped facilitate what he was doing. >> those documents were filed as part of a now settled defamation lawsuit against elaine maxwell, a longtime associate of epstein's. one accuser says that maxwell recruited her to be a teenage

sex slave to epstein. it's important to note that maxwell denies those allegations and has not been charged. >> again, federal authorities say the investigation will continue. mona, thank you. overseas a shooting at a mosque in norway is being investigated as a terror attack. police say the suspect was overpowered by a worshipper at the mosque in oslo. they describe the suspect as a white norwegian citizen around 20 years old. he was reportedly inspired by the new zealand mosque attack and the el paso shooting. he's also accused of killing his teen sister. to the fears here at home. a little over one week since the mass shootings in texas and ohio, a scare at a mall in houston sends people running for their lives and it's just the latest example of how the nation is on edge. now one senator is calling for a new law in response to the safety concerns. >> they're shooting, go! >> reporter: panic at a busy houston mall sent shoppers sprinting into oncoming trfic trying to escape what they

believe to be an actor shooter but it was likely a false alarm. police say it started when a masked man jumped on a table in the food court threatening to take his own life. then he dropped an unidentified object to the ground causing mass chaos. authorities are now searching for the suspect and calling the incident a terrorist threat. it's the latest example of communities around the country unnerved after those back-to-back mass shootings in el paso and dayton. in times square last week, a loud popping sound from a motorcycle backfiring caused hundreds to flee the area. >> it was like pretty much a stampede of people sprinting as fast as they could. they were knocking over tables and knocking over the chairs. >> reporter: the fbi has been on high alert with concerns about copycat attacks. last week this 20-year-old was arrested at a missouri walmart after entering the store carrying a loaded military style rifle and wearing body armor. police say he wanted to test the boundaries of his second amendment rights.

at least eight walmarts around the country have received threats in the last week alone. last weekend police in new facebook message about a puerto rican festival. elsewhere, two alleged white supremacists face charges for reportedly planning attacks. >> i have my ar-15 rifle. >> reporter: in las vegas agents arrested 23-year-old conor climo. they say documents and messages indicated he wanted to blow up a synagogue or gay bar. meanwhile, in response to the recent mass shootings, senate minority leader chuck schumer announced he's introducing a bill that would require fbi permission for civilians to buy body armor. >> this demands an fbi check especially now after what happened in these killings. this would empower the fbi to set regulations as to who can get advanced body armor. >> senator schumer says a bipartisan bill on body armor sales would pass if it were

brought to the senate floor, and he thinks president trump would sign it. top immigration officials are defending the sweeping crackdown on undocumented workers in mississippi. children were left sobbing because their parents were detained at food processing plants. now the trump administration is under fire for punishing workers and not punishing their employers. but officials insist the immigration crackdown will likely lead to charges against the companies. >> this was a joint criminal investigation with i.c.e. and the department of justice targeting work site enforcement, meaning companies that knowingly and willfully hire illegal aliens. in most cases they can pay them reduced wages and exploit them further for their bottom line. that's what this investigation was about. >> the crackdown took place as the president traveled to el paso after the deadly mass shooting targeting mexicans. the acting homeland security secretary called the timing unfortunate. authorities in wisconsin are investigating a deadly home explosion in the central part of the state.

they say the homeowner was killed and was likely sleeping at the time. debris flew hundreds of feet into the air damaging nearby buildings. no word yet as to the cause. time now for a look at your weather this monday morning. the heat warnings in the south remain in effect today with a combination of heat and combination of heat and humidity making it feel as if the temperature is above 100. it will feel like 111 in memphis and dallas will feel like 110. the high temperature in dallas expected to be 103, nearly as warm as phoenix. 95 in kansas city and 94 in atlanta. washington will be warmer than miami with a high of 91. boston and new york will beat los angeles by a few degrees. cooler today in the pacific northwest. coming up, just in time for monday morning, we'll reveal the most overworked cities in america. see if you can guess the number one. first, an electric car explodes into flames after

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we're back with this video of a man blasting out of a cannon at the michigan international speedway. david "the bullet" smith has been performing the stunt for more than 20 years. he typically exits at a speed of 70 miles per hour before spending about five seconds in the air and landing safely on that airbag. it runs in the family. smith took over from his dad. tesla has not yet commented on this fiery crash involving a model 3. the driver says the electric car was in driver assistance mode, not quite full auto pilot mode, when he slammed into a truck

stopped on a russian highway. he says he didn't see the truck and apparently neither did the crash avoidance system. at dr suffered a broken leg but escaped from the car. previous crashes have raised questions about the safety of automation in vehicles. tesla has said when properly used, drivers supported by auto pilot are safer than those without it. now to the investigation into a fire that ripped through a daycare center in erie, pennsylvania killing five children. the flames broke out after midnight sunday on the first floor of a residential home that was turned into a 24-hour daycare used by parents who work nights. two teens reportedly jumped from the second floor but the younger kids were trapped and the owner barely made it out. >> it just didn't look real, but you know it was. you're right there. you can feel the heat. you can smell the smoke. then when those firemen carried out them babies -- i can't -- i just can't imagine that. i really can't imagine that. >> so tragic.

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mystery that for years kept them from moving into their dream home. just days after derek and maria broaddus bought this westfield house in 2014, sinister letters began arriving in the mail. the anonymous writer referring to themselves only as the watcher, furious about planned renovations to the 100-year-old colonial, threatening the family and their three children. one reading, i watch and wait for the day the young blood will be mine again. the messages putting the town on edge. >> i was shocked. i've lived here my whole life. >> the people are alarmed to see something like this. >> reporter: after buying the six bedroom house for $1.3 million, records show the family sold it for $900,000, taking a $400,000 loss. >> more than anything at this point they wanted to get rid of the house because they knew it was going to be this burden. they knew they weren't going to move in. from there the next thing they want more than anything is to know who did this. they're not looking for revenge but i think peace of mind.

>> reporter: our gio benitez spoke with their attorney two years ago. >> they want a sense of peace in their life. they can never see themselves living in this particular house. >> reporter: the town's police department investigated letters but the watchers's identity is still unknown. >> i think there's some sense of relief and a hopefulness that they can kind of move on with their lives after a really rough five years at this point. >> reporter: there's been no comment from the home's new owners or the broaddus family but we do know they did warn prospective buyers about the watcher and the letter. j after nearly one week an escaped inmate wanted for murder in tennessee is back in custody. curtis ray watson was captured outside memphis sunday, surrounding to authorities after walking out of a soy bean field just ten miles from the prison where he had escaped. he had been spotted hours earlier right there on a home security system as he opened a refrigerator.

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. making news right now at 4:27, back in service. buses return to the bus deck of the sales force center for the morning commute after nine months of closure. police arrest this lyft driver after a woman accuses him of picking her up at a bar and sexually assaulting her. live with new details about the officers that were supposed to be watching jeffrey epstein when he committed suicide. >> good to start the week with you. sue hall as always, good to have you. >> mike, what is the week looking like for us. >> pretty warm.

we'll build upon that today, tomorrow and probably wednesday. a little tapeering starting thursday. outside right now, mid 50s to mid 60s. one exception, 67 degrees right now in concord. so dress for those temperatures as you're heading out. here is where we head out this afternoon, upper 60s along the coast. low to mid 80s around the bay. nearing 90 in the south bay and the north bay. we'll talk more heat coming up. first, here is sue. we had a couple of incidents cleared. looking at the golden gate bridge, a couple headlights. the san mateo bridge is looking great for about a 15-minute drive across the bay towards foster city from 880. here we take a look at your commute out of the central valley up and over the altamont. an earlier accident pushed off to the shoulder westbound 80 near 1st. happening right now, after being closed for ten months,

commuters can finally use the sales force transit center. >> it closed just a few weeks after the grand opening because of cracked beams. jobina fortson is there live with the day commuters have been waiting for. hi, jobina. >> reporter: good morning natasha and kumasi. what riders need to know is starting yesterday buses will be picking up and also leaving from the sales force transit center. we're told there will be ambassador around the area to make sure people know where they're going. buses back on the bus deck for the first time in ten months since the cracked beams were discovered. the main advantage of the bus deck is one lane goes directly from the upper deck of the bay bridge to the transit center. ac transit operates 26 lines from the third floor deck as well as four early bird express lanes for b.a.r.t.