know more. w,trking the tpics thers a stright pil storm doria on the caribbean. it may even become a hurricane. also this morning, second thoughts by president trump on the trade war with china as americans brace for the stock market to reopen. hear how trump now feels about tariffs on chinese goods. new this half hour, an allegation that is out of this world. >> an astronaut is being accused of committing a crime from space. hear what she's accused of doing amid a bitter divorce battle. from "bachelorette" to newlywed. former bachelorette rachel linsey tying the knot in a truly made for tv romance. we'll have complete details in "the skinny" this monday, august 26th.

>> what did i miss last week? >> nothing. >> i think so. the u.s. now owns greenland. the world has found out how great trevor ault is. >> yes. >> and he's hilarious, he's funny, he was my friend first, i met him months ago. >> aww, look at him calling dibs on trevor. >> and popeye's told chick-fil-a to sit down, we've got something for you. >> and they keep running out of those sandwiches. >> can anyone find the sandwich? >> tell us, you know what, you guys, tweet us and tell us which one you prefer. i don't eat the meat, but you do. have you tried either? >> i have not been able to make my way to the four popeyes here in manhattan. don't ask me how i know there's four, don't ask me. >> all right, all right, good start to a monday, thanks for joining us. we begin with weather.

dorian churning out there. >> and on the mainland, mudslides closing highways in noccuweather's adam del rosso has today's forecast. >> janai and kenneth, good monday morning. a cold front extending from the great lakes into the central plains expected to bring some severe storms to start off the week. we're talking damaging wind gusts, hail, heavy downpours. into the tropics, tropical storm dorian working westward toward the windward islands. the track taking it there by tuesday morning. wednesday and thursday closer to puerto rico and hispaniola. gusty winds and heavy rainfall which could lead to flash flooding off the atlantic coast of the u.s. another system, an area of low pressure, but as we head through the early parts of week, because it is moving through warmer waters, it is expected to strengthen into a depression by the middle part of the week. janai, kenneth? >> thank you, adam.

in southern california, a brush fire near los angeles forced evacuations for a time. the flames broke out yesterday afternoon near glendale. the smoke surrounded the busy 134 highway and could be seen from miles away. helicopter crews dropped water on the flames to try to get the fire under control. no injuries have been reported. president trump holds a news conference this morning in france before leaving the g7 summit. >> there seems to be some disagreement at the summit about how macron's meeting with a top official from iran came about. a french source says the official was invited in an attempt to ease tensions over iran's nuclear program. president trump says he didn't sign off on any message being delivered to iran and an official said the white house wasn't aware of the invitation in advance. >> the president also seemed to make a surprising admission yesterday when he was asked about his trade policy toward china. >> any second thoughts? >> yeah, sure, why not? might as well. might as well. >> do you have second thoughts

about escalating -- >> i have second thoughts about everything. we're getting along very well with china right now. we're talking. i think they want to make a deal much more than i do. >> hours later the president's press secretary issued a statement saying trump's answer was greatly misinterpreted. she said trump answered in the affirmative because he regrets not raising tariffs higher. >> and the g7 leaders have agreed to help brazil fight the raging fires in the amazon rainforest. it will include both technical and financial assistance. thousands of brazilians are not satisfied with their government's response. next the battle over a resource that's been used by people in immigration detention for years. it was shut down after being featured on "orange is the new black." >> the national immigration detention hotline has offered free confidential legal assistance to detainees since 2013, but it was silenced by i.c.e. less than two weeks after being mentioned on the netflix series. abc's rachel scott reports.

>> reporter: it was a scenario immigration advocates hoped would only play out on screen. >> you have to be careful, though, okay? apparently if they figure out that you're using the hotline, big brother shuts it down. >> reporter: that free hotline for detained immigrants depicted in the latest season of "orange is the new black" is real. >> i found this group online. it's called freedom for immigrants. >> reporter: freedom for immigrants say after that episode aired it was silenced. >> since our involvement in "orange is the new black" i.c.e. has completely shut down our hotline. >> reporter: producers and the actors of the show demanding the hotline be restored. in a statement i.c.e. said organizations found to be violating the rules may be removed, adding, detainees can still call the group directly. an i.c.e. official telling abc news the group was taken off for three-way calling and call forwarding, which are strictly prohibited. that group saying if that four-digit hotline is not restored, they'll see i.c.e. in court.

rachel scott, abc news, washington. >> our thanks to rachel in washington. former congressman joe walsh is challenging president trump for the republican presidential nomination. while announcing his candidacy on abc's "this week," walsh called trump erratic, cruel, incompetent, and nuts. walsh was part of the republican tea party wave that swept into congress in 2010 but he lost his seat two years later. his entry got a one-word response from the trump campaign saying, "whatever." disgraced movie mogul harvey weinstein is due in court today for arraignment on a new indictment. it has not been made public. prosecutors say it involves actress annabella sciorra. she has accused weinstein of sexual assault. a rulingue. prosecutors oppose moving the sexual assault trial out of new york city. four florida nursing home employees are facing charges in the deaths of 12 patients during hurricane irma.

employees of the rehabilitation center hollywood hills are expected to surrender to police today. the nursing home's administrator and the duty nurse are facing 12 counts of manslaughter. two other nurses are facing less serious charges. the deaths were ruled heat-related homicides because the storm caused a power outage leaving patients with little or no air conditioning. officials are investigating what may be the first-ever crime committed in space. amid a bitter divorce and custody battle, decorated nasa astronaut anne mcclain is accused by her estranged wife, summer warden, of illegally accessing her bank account from a nasa computer while aboard the international space station. >> it's just another method that she uses to basically stalk me, spy on me, know my every move, and tries to use that against me in the court. >> mcclain responded in a tweet saying, quote, there is unequivocally no truth to these claims. the two are in a dispute over parental control of warden's 6-year-old son whom she had

before she ever met mcclain. baseball fans in san diego saw a rip roll movement for the ages. >> the boston red sox and thousands of members of red sox nation were in petco park yesterday against the padres. when the eighth inning rolled around, sox fans were serenaded with their favorite "sweet caroline." then this happened. ♪ >> the padrethe caption "so goo so good" and the laughing emoji. >> that's funny. >> so good, so good. >> is that a mashup? >> i guess so. sox fans on twitter said, how many rings does your skunk team have this century?

out swinging. >> yeah, they did. >> a reminder the padres have the worst winning percentage of all time. >> why you got to bring that up? >> look, i'm just saying. >> those sox fans. >> my goodness. "sweet caroline" gets trolled and how many rings comes up, insecure much? those fans were going back and forth. >> they really were. i'm wondering if they're feeling like the indy fans. >> it should be noted that the padres won that game 3-1. so take that, red sox nation. >> oh. >> so an upset. >> don't get to fighting with ken back there next to you, the biggest red sox fan on this shift. >> see you in spring training, red sox nation. >> listen to ken, ha ha ha! >> cackling back there. >> yep. coming up, the star-studded benefit for dayton, ohio. plus an update on mr. b., the 26-pound feline. he just found his forever home. and why lauryn hill's 1998 hit "doo-wop" is making new headlines in 2019.

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diamond district. at first the gunmen posed as customers, then tied up four employees and looted the store. one employee said they made off with $4 million worth of jewelry. >> in the middle of the day. turning now to ohio where comedian dave chappelle has hosted a block party benefit for the families and survivors of the dayton shooting rampage. >> chappelle had asked the city's mayor what he could do to help, and that's exactly what he did. here's abc's chuck sivertsen. >> reporter: comedian dave chappelle is using his fame to help dayton, ohio, hosting a free concert sunday to benefit victims and survivors of the august 4th rampage that left nine dead and more than two dozen injured. >> dayton is strong. there was 120,000 of us here. >> reporter: chappelle grew up in yellow springs, ohio, about 20 miles east of dayton, and still lives there.

immediately after the shooting he reached out to the city's mayor asking how he could help. >> at the least we can do, dave, is we have declared it dave chappelle day. >> reporter: the event titled "gem city shine" featured both local talent as well as entertainment from across the country. concertgoers were also able to donate to the oregon district business association, helping local businesses recover. >> it is unfortunate how it came about, but i'm very excited to be here. it's good to be back home in the gem city and have and show the support for our city. >> reporter: everyone is being encouraged to shop at stores and dine at restaurants in the area. chuck sivertsen, abc news, new york. >> dave chappelle really stepping and up so many others stepping up as well. >> absolutely. his birthday was saturday. so a great way to celebrate his birthday by giving back to the area he grew up in, still lives in, and to have it marked as dave chappelle day the day after his birthday, amazing. an update on the large cat we told you about last week. >> b.j., also known as mr. b., the 26-pound feline at a philadelphia shelter, is getting a permanent home.

the cat's story broke the morris animal refuge website when it went public. the refuge says it has narrowed the choice to a few potential owners. b.j. is expected to have a new home this week. i wonder how they're choosing which family. like who has the biggest pantry to stock enough food to feed this cat? >> will you put b.j. on a weight loss plan? >> right. >> you know, make sure he stays healthy. >> snuggle him enough? when we come back, an honor for our friend robin roberts. blake lively trolled by her own husband. "the skinny" is next. is next. blake lively trolled by her own husband. "the skinny" is next.

♪ skinny just gimme the skinny it's time now for "the skinny" this monday morning. we're starting with some big, big, big news for our friend robin roberts and diane sawyer. >> our parent company disney has named them and nine other people disney legends for their contributions to their field. we know these women, t incredible leaders here at abc. >> absolutely legends.

>> just women of grace, poise, we love them so much. it was just a big honor. >> and such an impact, not just here in-house within abc news, within the disney family, for so many people around the country. so amazing to see them honored for the work that they've done for decades. >> but that's not all the company announced this weekend at the d-23 expo in anaheim. >> so disney premiered its first trailer for the live-action remake of "lady and the tramp." as well as giving the world its first glimpse of emma stone as cruella deville, look at that. >> disney developed footage for "the jungle cruise" movie starring "the rock" and emily blunt. a sequel for "black panther" is set for 2022. >> oh ho ho! >> mark your calendars. >> that's going to be a big one. are you going to dress up, the cosplay? >> i am not going to dress up. >> did you the first time? >> i didn't really have to dress up because i'm just in this costume all the time.

>> all right, here he goes, here he goes. >> i guess we know who won't be in that movie since we know what happened in the first movie. >> oh, yes, that's true. >> i don't want -- no spoilers for anyone. >> for anyone who still hasn't seen it. >> they probably in wakanda. next to the major headline out of "bachelor" nation. >> former bachelorette rachel lindsay and fiance bryan abasolo have just tied the knot. >> "people" magazine reporting the happy couple exchanged vows in cancun, mexico over the weekend. she first gained tv fame in 2017 when she competed in season 21 of "the bachelor" with nick viall. she was named the bachelorette later that year. >> let's go ahead and bring in our chief national "bachelorette" analyst jack sheahan. are you excited for them? >> i have been an advocate on the broadcast of more love in the world.

if rachel and bryan's wedding brings more love to the world, then good for them, congratulations. long may they be a couple. it should be noted, i believe that the analyst predicted back during rachel's season that she would pick bryan. >> well, you are the analyst for a reason. no big deal. >> so it took, what, two years for that to come to fruition. >> full circle. >> yeah. >> for the analyst to be proven right. >> they had to, you know -- didn't want to rush into anything. >> right, right. oh, jack. speaking of bringing more love into this world, summer's just about over but you can party like it's still memorial day thanks to the obamas. >> the former first couple has just released their 44, you know, 44-song summer playlist in honor of 44. the list reads like a veritable who's who of music, spanning the decades.

>> from "i'll be around" by the spinners to "do wop that thing" by lauryn hill. ellie fitzgerald, frank sinatra. the obamas' playlist definitely has a little something for everyone. >> when i saw the email saturday night, i sat there and went to apple music, i'll take this one, i'll take this one, i'll take this one. >> what about the reading list? you getting to that one too? >> first things first, shady. ryan reynolds has offered birthday wishes to his wife, blake lively. by sharing these candids of her. >> they're so funny. the photos feature lively, who's pregnant with her third child, in not so ready for camera poses. >> quote, there are no bad pictures of blake lively. i would agree with that.

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than wine ♪ 1957 jimmy roberts was topping the charts. ike was in the oval office. everybody was watching "gunsmoke" and "ed sullivan." >> a woman named margaret friedlander lost her purse in downtown detroit. tom llamas picks up the story from there. >> they found the purse right here in this corner. >> reporter: in downtown detroit, construction workers just found a time capsule with one incredible treasure. this simple black purse. inside, so many clues. photos, keys, a sailor's commission certificate, and a first aid card dated 1956 with the name "margaret friedlander." >> it was so old. the purse was dusty but everything inside of the purse was amazing. that you just knew those were awesome things that someone

would want to have back. >> reporter: the wife of the construction worker who found it posted what happened on facebook, showing the items in the purse, even googling margaret friedlander's wedding announcement to help in the search. >> then i found the names of margie's kids. >> reporter: eventually tracking down margaret's son, sending him the purse. >> and i looked through right away. it was clear this is definitely my mom's stuff. >> reporter: and this is the moment. margaret friedlander sees the purse she lost in 1957. >> you remember it? >> yes. >> reporter: opening her purse and going back in time. >> it's just amazing that they're still intact. >> reporter: a photo of her father, who had died two years earlier. her prom picture. a social security card. a handkerchief given to her by her mother. the key to her office. lipstick. and a compact with powder still in it. >> we all had these. >> reporter: 62 years ago, this purse, these memories, were stolen from her.

now back where they belong. >> it's a great gift. but it does, it's -- it's things that i don't have anymore. >> just incredible there. a treasure trove of really just items there. and the pictures of her. things from her mom, her parents there. i just -- yeah. >> and fascinating how well everything was -- what good condition. >> intact, almost like a museum there. >> yeah, very sweet that she got to see that all. especially -- i just imagine as a woman like looking back and seeing her powder and her lipstick from all those years ago. so great story there, our thanks to tom for that. don't miss our updates on facebook at wnnfans.com. >> more news next, stay with us. >> more news next, stay with us.

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happening now in america this morning, financial markets respond overnight to the new confusion in the u.s. trade war with china. president trump's eye-opening comments at the g7 summit and how the white house is clarifying them. crisis in the amazon. we take you to the front lines of the fires ravaging the rain forest. just how understaffed the fire crews are and the growing outrage at the response. the star nfl quarterback retiring at age 29. this morning the backlash after a critic claims andrew luck is just another millennial who lacks toughness. plus, a brazen heist. $4 million in diamonds stolen in the middle of the day. the surveillance video and the manhunt right now. health alert.