right now on "america this morning," double disasters. hurricane sally gaining strength bearing down on the gulf coast. what we're expecting when the storm makes landfall late tonight. plus, the new battle heating up in the west as historic wildfires burn through an area the size of new jersey. president trump's controversial indoor rally defying coronavirus restrictions. now leading to a fine. who will be paying up? plus, new research on kids and coronavirus. what we're learning about day cares. breaking overnight, an attorney general under scrutiny. he reported hitting a deer with his car, but he actually hit and killed a man. what he's saying this morning. plus, walmart at war against amazon. the service launching today. a very different macy's

thanksgiving parade. this year's plans revealed. and from a bear waking up this guy by the pool to a feline finish at this track and field event to the potential signs of life on a planet other than mars, all the trending stories for your tuesday morning. and good tuesday morning, everyone. we begin with that state of emergency on the gulf coast, hurricane sally gaining strength. >> the slow-moving storm is packing winds around 100 miles per hour. it's expected to drop nearly two feet of rain. >> for only the second time in recorded history, five tropical cyclones are churning in the atlantic at the same time. we're running out of letters to name them, so soon we'll be using the greek alphabet for storm names. this morning, hurricane sally intensifying as it heads towards the gulf coast. nit. lightninse eurrine as s se

the ak landfall late tonight along the mississippi/alabama border as a category 2 hurricane. forecasters expect the hurricane to then stall dropping more than 20 inches of rain with a life-threatening storm surge. >> if this one hits the caost at a cat 2, i'm thinking we could have six to seven foot of water where we standing at. >> reporter: this morning, water already spilling onto roads and docks in coastal mississippi. and this video showing the water levels rising in st. bernard parish, louisiana, well before sally's arrival. a hurricane warning remains in effect overnight in new orleans where sally could pose the latest test for pumps used in the low-lying city. abc's elwyn lopez is there. >> here in new orleans, some of the businesses closed and boarded up. others lined with sandbags preparing for what sally might bring. >> reporter: as the warm waters of the gulf of mexico fuel the hurricane, officials are warning of prolonged impacts, possibly bringing dangerous storm surge and flash flooding for days.

>> the slowing of the storm that is conrng, the lge stays ouinhemore aher the likelihood is that it continues to grow. >> sally could dump a foot of rain farther inland. the full forecast in just a few moments. now to the fire disaster on the west coast, more than 3 million acres have burned so far this year. that's nearly 30 times more than last year. and we have two more months of fire season left. one doctor says breathing the air near san francisco right now is like smoking eight cigarettes. abc's megan tevrizian reports on the call to better address climate change. >> reporter: this morning, a brief respite for firefighters in the west. cooler conditions giving crews a chance to make headway as they battle dozens of wildfires. in oregon nearly two dozen people are missing after fires destroyed entire towns. >> it's ashy and smoky everywhere. >> reporter: portland's air quality now the worst in the

world. officials warning no one should be outside. and in california, apocalyptic scenes as residents make their way back into hard hit areas. >> i have not seen a structure standing. >> reporter: president trump visiting monday insisting wildfires could be controlled if states did a better job managing the forest. >> when you have years of leaves, dried leaves on the ground, it just sets it up. it's really a fuel for a fire. >> reporter: washington's governor slamming those comments. >> what a bunch of ignorance. you know, and for the president to try to tell us we're not managing our forest, i don't think he could find which end of an axe to hold or to pitch a tent without an instructional manual. >> reporter: but california's governor trying to find a middle ground. >> i think there is an area of at least commonality on vegetation, forest management. >> reporter: while emphasizing that the state just saw its hottest august ever. >> the science is in, and observed evidence is self-evident that climate change is real, and that is exacerbating this.

>> reporter: just minutes later trump appeared to question that claim. >> okay. it'll start getting cooler. you just watch. >> i wish science agreed with you. >> well, i don't think science knows actually. >> reporter: california's secretary of natural resources later pushing back against the president. >> 57% of our forest in california are owned and managed by the federal government. >> reporter: scientists say warmer temperatures are directly to blame for an increase in droughts and other conditions like bark beetles, which kill millions of trees then create dangerous fire conditions. >> this climate-driven extreme weather has overwhelmed our resources. >> reporter: the problem goes far beyond california. the northern hemisphere just experienced its warmest summer on record. and these new satellite images show glaciers in antarctica deteriorating, which scientists say could lead to a ten-foot rise in a levels. here in southern california, the sky is still orange and hazy. we've had some days where we've

woken up and cars are coated with ash. thankfully we are seeing some improvement with the smoke, but the air quality is still unhealthy. kenneth, mona. >> megan, thank you. turning to the race for president, there will not be a green party candidate on the ballot in wisconsin. the state supreme court has denied green party candidate howie hawkins' request saying it is too late. absentee ballotsis can now be sent to voters. the city in nevada where the president hosted a crowded rally is now fining the venue that hosted the event for violating coronavirus rules. the president hosted another crowded rally last night. this one in arizona courting latino voters. it comes as one of his top aides, michael caputo, suggests the cdc is working against trump. caputo even warns there could be an armed revolt. abc's ines de la cuetara has more. >> reporter: overnight president trump on the campaign trail in arizona where there was little social distancing, and few of his supporters wore face masks. >> this china virus was a big

setback, but now we're back to business. >> reporter: it's coming as the number of american lives lost to the covid-19 pandemic inches closer to 200,000. the president facing fresh criticism for holding his first indoor rally in nevada this weekend in defiance of regulations. the city of henderson now issuing a $3,000 fine to the venue that hosted the event. it comes as trump is intensifying his efforts to win over latino voters, blasting his democratic opponent. >> i've achieved more for hispanic-americans in 47 months than joe biden has achieved in 47 years. >> reporter: joe biden firing back. >> i'll work like the devil to make sure. >> reporter: but admitting his poll numbers could be higher with that demographic. >> much higher than his. they got to go higher. >> reporter: meanwhile, the president now dealing with the fallout over comments made by michael caputo, a top official in the department of health and human services accusing scientists at the cdc of, quote,

sedition and trying to undermine the president. caputo under fire for pressuring scientists to change their weekly reports on covid-19 to better align with the president's optimistic claims. and fresh audio from the president's interview with journalist bob woodward, which showed the president defending his handling of the pandemic but more focused on the economy. >> nothing more could have been done. >> well -- >> i acted early. so you think the virus totally supersedes the economy? >> oh, sure. >> the economy is doing -- look, we're close to a new stock market record. >> reporter: and house democrats are now launching a probe into the politicization of those cdc science memos seeking the voluntary testimony of seven dhs officials including michael caputo. kenneth and mona. >> ines, thank you. more schools are facing a teacher shortage because of the pandemic. one county in florida says 200

teachers have either quit, taken a leave of absence or retired and in new york city, teacher retirements jumped 121% last month. a stunning discovery in the world of science. researchers have found the preserved remains of a bear dating back to the ice age. it was found in siberia. it's the first example of the species ever found with soft tissues intact. one scientist says the bear is of great importance for the whole world because of what it means for research. time now for a look at your tuesday morning weather. good morning. hurricane sally could be sparing new orleans as it treks a little farther to the east. however, it could still make landfall as a category 2 storm tuesday night into wednesday morning along the alabama/mississippi coastline with winds gusting to more than 100 miles per hour. storm surge could be six to ten feet. keep in mind, tide and waves still on top of this. plus, we're talking possibly a foot or more of rain, which will create a lot of flooding. for accuweather i'm

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hit and killed saturday night. ravnsborg had told 911 that he hit a deer. it happened when he drove home from a fund-raiser where he insists he drove no alcohol. his driving records shows six speeding ticket in four years but police say speed was also not a factor. we turn to new allegations made against celebrity cheerleader jerry harris, the star of the netflix documentary "cheer" is now reportedly under fbi investigation. >> i'm going to the front the whole time. i'm like this. >> reporter: this morning jerry harris, a breakout star from the netflix docu-series "cheer," is denying allegations against him. according to "usa today," the fbi's investigating him for soliciting sex and explicit photos from two minors. >> i was far away in that one. >> reporter: the 21-year-old and his charismatic personality became a fan favorite in january when netflix released the docu-series focusing on the highly competitive world of collegiate cheerleading. members of the navarro college cheering squad became instant

stars because of the show's success. harris sharing the stage with ellen and oprah and gaining a massive following online with his positive messages. >> at the time of reboot, we charge our mental battery and reconnect with family. >> reporter: "usa today" reports an official wrote to police in august that it learned of inappropriate sexual conduct allegations against harris. according to the report in his letters to police, the varsity official included text messages from may of last year. >> two 14-year-old twin brothers who described a pattern they said of harassment by harris both online and in competitions. that started when the boys were 13 and harris was 19 and continued through earlier this year. >> reporter: harris has not been charged with a crime, and his representative says they categorically dispute the claims against harris saying they're alleged to have occurred when he was a teenager adding we are confident that when the investigation is completed, the true facts will be revealed. varsity would not comment on the

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dr. ribeiro, let's start with the new study that shows that kids can spread covid-19 even when they're asymptomatic. the cdc looked at day cares. what did they find? >> well, i think what they found is not terribly surprising. they had an episode in utah that they tracked where kids spread the virus, asymptomatic and symptomatic children spread the virus to adults, and i think this is consistent with what we've seen in the past. this should be more confirmation that kids can spread the virus and i think as far as a takeaway we say kids should be socially distancing too, kids should be wearing masks and when we're looking at is schools and day-care centers, these can be huge correctors of community spread of the disease if we don't set them up correctly. >> one other study making news concerning antibodies. this is out of pittsburgh. what's the takeaway here? >> when you get a virus or a bacteria your body produces molecules that attack it that are called antibodies, and there are a lot of diseases that we

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review of her debut. >> you're getting a 10. >> reporter: a 10 for tyra. how about this season's star-studded cast. the sky's the limit for skai jackson and alan tangoing their way to the top spot. tied with "one day at a time" justina machado and sasha. ♪ >> reporter: but it was this moment in nelly's dance that has fans flipping out this morning. even still the rapper wound up towards the bottom of the leaderboard with a score of 16 but it wasn't the lowest score of the season premiere. that spot was claimed by carole baskin who trained ferociously. >> i've been using virtual reality to try to firm up everything. >> reporter: dancing to what else, "eye of the tiger." oh, carole baskin scored an 11. see if she claws her way back when "dancing with the stars" is back next tuesday night on abc at 8:00, 7:00 central, kenneth,

right now on "america this morning," double disasters. hurricane sally gaining strength bearing down on the gulf coast. what we're expecting when the storm makes landfall late tonight. plus, the new battle heating up in the west as historic wildfires burn through an area the size of new jersey. president trump's controversial indoor rally defying coronavirus restrictions. now leading to a fine. who will be paying up? plus, new research on kids and coronavirus. what we're learning about day cares. breaking overnight, an attorney general under scrutiny. he reported hitting a deer with his car, but he actually hit and killed a man. what he's saying this morning. plus, walmart at war against amazon. the service launching today.