>> i see what you did there. >> surfing gone to the dogs. right now right now on "america this morning" sally gaining strength expected to turn into a hurricane as it barrels to the gulf coast. new orleans could be in the bull's eye. up to 20 inches of rain expected. the rush to evacuate. also right now, the death toll climbing. the devastating discovery in california as wildfires burn in areas the size of connecticut. the new warnings across the region and the big concern today. vowing to get vicious. >> joe biden is shot and everybody knows it. >> president trump ramping up the rhetoric after the biden campaign launches a new ad. the president holding a jam-packed rally. despite pandemic regulations. his new message to supporters as we learn in a new timeline in the race of a coronavirus vaccine.

plus, called out by kaepernick. why the former quarterback is slamming the nfl for its new campaign in support of racial justice. rachael ray takes us inside her kitchen for a first look inside her home after a devastating fire. later the new music trend setting a retro record. >> announcer: from abc news in new york this is "america this morning." good monday morning. we begin with this historic hurricane season spawning another major threat to the gulf coast. >> tropical storm sally is expected to grow into a rran states of emergency have been declared in louisiana and mississippi. new orleans is bracing for the possibility of a direct hit. >> the big concern is just how slow the storm is moving. this morning millions of people along the gulf coast bracing for a new round of dangerous winds and deadly flooding.lld to make landfall early tomorrow as a

category 1 or 2 hurricane. mandatory evacuations have been ordered in mississippi and louisiana with the storm's new path putting new orleans in the bull's eye. >> after katrina anything around here you're going to take serious. you can't take anything lightly. >> reporter: sally already dumping more than 9 inches of rain in south florida over the weekend triggering flash floods in the keys. >> power is going out right now. >> reporter: now up to 20 inches of rain is expected when the storm makes landfall along the gulf coast. bringing life-threatening storm surge. we have really good reason to be very concerned about this storm, particularly because it is going to be a very slow-moving storm. >> reporter: the threat coming less than three weeks after hurricane laura slammed into southwest louisiana. >> power went out in lake charles. the wind is buffeting our hotel. >> rorr: more thuiin

om thas stilwioupowe now in mississippi long lines of boats waiting to evacuate in biloxi as residents prepare for whatever comes their way this time. >> every time a storm whips up i say i should get sandbags. if i don't need them for this storm, i might need them a week from now. >> the storm will bring a threat of tornados. we'll take a closer look at the forecast in a few moments. on the west coast more dry windy conditions expected today as president trump visits california wear 29 major wildfires are burning. at least 27 have died in fires across california, oregon and shgtla dozens are missing. here's abc's megan tevrizian. >> reporter: this morning firefighters in the west bracing for more dangerous conditions. >> it's a perfect storm. >> reporter: in california where more than 3 million acres have burned, an area the size of

connecticut, winds are expected to pick up fanning the already fast-moving flames. >> once it gets up so fast you can't stop it. >> reporter: the so-called bobcat fire exploding in size sunday forcing new evacuations near los angeles. overnight a devastating discovery near chico. the north complex fire claiming two more victims. the death toll now at least 24. >> we're literally out of firefighters and equipment. >> reporter: in oregon the flames incinerating six towns leaving at least 10 people dead. >> people are dying. houses are flattened. this is awful. >> reporter: among the likely victims mary joiner's aunt. mary said she received a string of frantic calls with the 92-year-old pleading to be rescued before the phones went dead. >> she kept yelling come get me. get me out of here, mary. >> reporter: driving through talent, oregon there's little left standing to show the town

ever existed. >> all but nine homes burnt to the ground. >> reporter: even the fire department falling victim to the flames. this fire gi burned out. >> we weren't able to do anything. it was futile. we would put as much water as we had and it didn't seem to do one thing. >> reporter: there is potential good news for the pacific northwest. the forecast shows rain as early as tonight. in california there's no rain in the forecast in the future. kenneth, mona? two los angeles county sheriff deputies remain in the hospital. a $100,000 reward is being offered as police search for the person in this video. you see him there. the shooter walked up to the deputies car and fired multiple times before running off. the victims a 31-year-old mother and 24-year-old man were able to radio for help. both are in stable condition. >> our female deputy was hit at

least once in the jaw and twice in the arm. the male deputy was hit a couple times in the arm also. >> grieving offers were stunned by the behavior of people outside the hospital who tried to block the entrance and shouted death to police. turning to politics, president trump is vowing to be vicious in going after former vice president joe biden. last night in nevada for the first time in three months the president held a rally indoors. a new poll shows the president is struggling to gain support when it comes to his handling of the pandemic with a 65% disapproval rating. meanwhile new hope for a vaccine. the ceo of pfizer says there's a good chance the company will know by the end of october if a vaccine is effective. th.stcagn trump holding his first indoor rally in defiance of nevada's regulations, telling thousands

of mostly maskless supporters the pandemic is under control. >> we have done an incredible job. we get absolutely no credit for the job we've done. i don't want it myself. i want it for the admirals and generals and mike pence. >> reporter: the president's comments coming as more than 190,000 americans have died from covid-19. the virus claiming nearly 1,000 lives a day. nevada's democratic governor calling the president's rally reckless and selfish. >> if the governor comes after you, which he shouldn't be doing, i'll be with you all the way. don't worry about a thing. >> reporter: the biden campaign pouncing writing in a statement every rally turns into a super spreader event and is another remind to americans that trump still refuses to take this pandemic seriously and doesn't have a plan to stop it even after nearly 200,000 deaths and untold economic damage. this coming after the president

continues to face backlash after telling bob woodward he deliberately played down the virus. woodward tells "60 minutes" what determination he made about the president in his book. >> i say the president is the wrong man for the job. he could not rise to the occasion with the virus and tell the truth. >> reporter: "politico" now reporting trump administration officials tried to interfere with cdc reports on covid-19 as they pushed for the cdc to better align with president trump's optimistic claims on the virus. meanwhile former new york city mayor michael bloomberg who spent $1 billion on his presidential campaign said he'll spend $100 million to help joe biden in florida. ke kenneth and mona? >> thank you, inez. many students at temple university are headed home as the school makes the switch to online classes.

they've confirmed 200 cases on campus. students moving out of dorms are getting a refund for housing. new video this morning as canadian firefighters work to extinguish a fire on a peer in vancouver. officials say the cause of the fire is unclear. it was part of a riverside park. part of it was destroyed. in seattle part of a pier collapsed sunday. men were about to remove part of the dock when it gave way sending them into the water. time for a look at your monday morning weather. >> reporter: good morning. we are tracking sally as this tropical storm continues to move northwest and will bring life threaten storm surge south of mississippi and outside new orleans. we anticipate landfall tuesday morning, potentially as a category 1 storm. the system will bring storm conditions monday during the day. at night we'll deal with hurricane conditions in places like new orleans. i'm marvin gomez with your

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grateful for the chance to rebuild ment a sheriff's deputy in georgia has been fired after this video showing hem beating a man near atlanta. a criminal investigation is under way into friday's incident. his attorney says walker and his girlfriend and son were passengers in a lyft vehicle that was pulled over for a broken taillight when things went very wrong. >> despite roger not being the driver, was the passenger, they immediately approached him arou and asked him for his i.d. he informed them he didn't have i.d. and he didn't need it because he was not driving the vehicle. it escalates to him being beaten on the ground, tased and almost dies. they take him to jail. >> walker was jailed for allegedly biting the deputy. officials say he has not been released due to a felony probation warrant. united airlines is denying allegations of discrimination made by two flight attendants. they're suing the airline. they claim united only allows young blonde flight attendants to work on charter flights for

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checking the top stories residents along the gulf coast from northern florida to louisiana are bracing for sally. it's expected to intensify into a hurricane toda flooding and life-threatening storm surge. president trump heads to california as wildfires ravage the west. fires have burned more than 4 million acres. 35 people have died this year. trump has faced criticism from local leaders for suggesting a lack of forest management is to blame for the fires. israel is imposing a new lockdown after a surge in coronavirus cases. schools, restaurants and businesses will close. cases in the uk have doubled in the last few weeks. today's weather a mostly calm day across the country other than the hurricane warnings. rain in florida and showers along the west coast.

so gnarly pets. >> here's will gans with the first ever dog surf-a-thon. >> reporter: the most important athletic event is on. the world's best surfing canines hanging ten. >> did a little spin around. >> reporter: the annual event going virtual this year to keep a social distancing guidelines. the pool of 100 applicants expanding from san diego to include japan, england and brazil and all over the united states. >> way to go frenchy. look at the core control in the new york pool. >> reporter: the competition more furr-ocious than ever this year. >> we'll have real surfers do the judging. they look at the length of the ride, the confidence. sometimes the dog does something

tricky. >> reporter: like samson who surfs backwards. kai and gilbert teaming up to take the surf. rothstein seems like the bulldog to beep. the top three spots would be claimed by surf gidget coming in third place. >> charlie surfs up. >> reporter: second place going to charlie surfs up and the top dog at the 2020 surf-a-thon -- >> sugar. >> reporter: we're all winners here. >> you see these animals experiencing it, you kantd can't help but feel joy as well. >> reporter: it's also a fundraisers for the helen woodward animal center raising thousands of dollars. the bulldog fetching the most donations of any participant. even though he didn't win, that's consolation. >> not bad.

those are those are those are >> i see what you did there. >> surfing gone to the dogs. right now right now on "america this morning" sally gaining strength expected to turn into a hurricane as it barrels to the gulf coast. new orleans could be in the bull's eye. up to 20 inches of rain expected. the rush to evacuate. also right now, the death toll climbing. the devastating discovery in california as wildfires burn in areas the size of connecticut. the new warnings across the region and the big concern today. vowing to get vicious. >> joe biden is shot and everybody knows it. >> president trump ramping up the rhetoric after the biden campaign launches a new ad. the president holding a jam-packed rally. despite pandemic regulations. his new message to supporters as we learn in a new timeline in the race of a coronavirus vaccine.