unfolding in the northeast. it entire towns cut off by historic flooding. one state's capital city shut down. the emergency rescues and damage assessments, plus the extreme conditions in other parts of the country. >> what could become the longest heat wave on record and where the ocean temperatures are now in the 90s. >> president biden at the nato summit in europe this morning. but back at home, staffing

concerns at the pentagon on why the marines are without a confirmed leader for the first time in more than a century. >> violent crime emergency with big cities across the country facing major crime concerns. what washington, dc is doing today for the first time in generations to take back the streets. >> caught on camera a grizzly bear approaching. hikers at a popular national park. >> fighting back. meet the six year old girl. police say fought off a would be kidnaper real life treasure. >> the civil war era discovery in one man's backyard and a consumer alert. >> the credit card skimming fraud uncovered in the checkout lines at several walmart locations is. from abc news new york. >> this is america this morning . >> good tuesday morning, everyone. i'm rhiannon ally. >> and i'm andrew dymburt. we begin with a developing story. new video coming in from the flood emergency in the northeast. some towns have

received an entire summer's worth of rain in only a matter of hours. >> in vermont, entire communities are cut off by floodwaters and the capital city is shut down right now with an emergency health order due to the worst river flooding in nearly 100 years. this morning, rescue teams from across the country are racing to vermont, completely destroyed where flash floods are wreaking havoc on mountain towns. >> swiftwater rescue teams from north carolina. and we have swiftwater rescue team coming from michigan and from connecticut, nearly a foot of rain has fallen since sunday. >> this image taken overnight shows a flooded downtown montpelier, the state's capital . more than 50 people rescued in the state as of last night. some towns are inaccessible, all including ludlow, seen here in this drone video. our infrared picture transportation line run over the mountains. >> all those transportation lines for two thirds of the state are cut off right now. so

our teams have to transverse those mountain ranges coming up from the south and working up north in neighboring new york, a woman was killed, swept away by floodwaters in the village of highland falls while trying to get to higher ground with her family and dog. >> and then they made it across . yes. and then i guess she freaked out and panicked and tried to make it across with the dog. and he said it just happened too. suddenly some areas north of new york city received a summer's worth of rain. >> in six hours, the damage being compared to tropical storm irene more than a decade ago. meanwhile, triple digit temperatures are expected in parts of the south for several more days in what could become the longest heat wave on record. el paso, texas, has seen 25 consecutive days of 100 plus degrees in florida. it's not just the air temperature that's soaring. an ocean heat wave is pushing water temperatures in the gulf of mexico into the mid

90s for casters also say a saharan dust cloud moving across the atlantic could soon reach florida, potentially bringing less rain and poorer air quality. so the heat index in miami has hit at least 100 for 30 consecutive days. we will check the rest of your forecast in just minutes. >> authorities in northwest pennsylvania are investigating whether a murder suspect who escaped from jail got some insight. help 15 law enforcement agencies are now searching for michael durham. the former army reservist escaped from a jail in warren, pennsylvania, thursday night using a rope made of bed sheets to repel down a wall. he's considered armed and dangerous and is a self taught survivalist. police believe he's been hiding in the woods. former president trump is pushing for a lengthy delay in the criminal trial over his handling of classified documents. in a new court filing, trump's attorneys are suggesting that it would not be possible to try the case before the 2024 election. special counsel jack smith has requested the trial begin in december. no word when a

decision could come. >> now to president biden at the nato summit this morning, focusing on the war in ukraine. but back at home, the pentagon is also focusing on a staffing issue, a protest by one us senator is blocking hundreds of military appointments, including a top position in the marine corps. abc's justin finch is here now with more details. justin, good morning. >> good morning. rhiannon the president's trip is focusing on nato, but it comes as the marine says are left without an official leader for the first time in more than a century. as the nato summit kicks off today in lithuania aimed at strengthening the military alliance, the us marine corps is without a senate confirmed leader for the first time since 1910. general david berger's four year term ended yesterday. but alabama senator tommy tuberville is blocking more than 200 military appointments, including berger successor in

protest of a pentagon abortion policy. defense secretary lloyd austin urging the senate to act. >> we have a sacred duty to do right by those who volunteer to wear the cloth of our nation. and i remain confident that all americans can come together to agree on that basic obligation to those who keep us safe. i am also confident that the united states senate will meet its responsibilities. >> general eric smith, the marine corps second in command, will serve in an acting capacity. it comes as president biden is set to meet with the president of turkey today, one day after turkey dropped its objection to sweden joining nato. biden will also meet one on one with ukrainian president zelensky at the summit. a sign of unity days after saying ukraine is not ready to join nato. meanwhile, a surprising

claim from moscow regarding last month's failed revolt by yevgeny prigozhin, the leader of a mercenary group, the kremlin now says prigozhin met with vladimir putin just five days after the failed rebellion and pledged his loyalty despite but pagosa wants a fixture on social media, has not been seen in weeks. and when he meets with turkey's president today, president biden is expected to discuss the sale of fighter jets to turkey. the white house isn't saying whether those jets are in exchange for turkey allowing sweden to join nato. rhiannon. >> all right, justin, thank you. >> an investigation is underway into the stabbing of former usa gymnastics team doctor larry nassar at a florida prison. nassar is serving 60 years on child charges. he suffered a collapsed lung during sunday's attack. sources say guards in his unit were working overtime due to staffing shortages, as northwestern university has fired football coach pat fitzgerald amid a hazing

scandal. fitzgerald had been suspended for two weeks, but he was fired yesterday after specific cases of hazing and sexual abuse were reported by the student newspaper. >> we turn now to violent crime plaguing big cities across the country. in response, one of those cities, washington, d.c. is set to do something it hasn't done in more than a century, reform its public safety laws. abc's derrick dennis explains us this morning with rising crime a concern across the country, city lawmakers in washington, d.c, are set to vote on what's being called an emergency public safety bill to address soaring crime rates. >> violent crimes in d.c. are up 33% in the last year. murder are up 17. >> when we have members of our community being shot and killed at rates that we haven't seen for 20 years, that's an emergency period. >> the emergency bill would make it harder to release suspects accused of a violent crime before trial, whether they're in

adult or juvenile, and whether or not they are armed. supporters point to this statistic saying right now a typical murder suspect in d.c. has already been arrested. 11 times for previous crimes. >> i think that we're going to be safer because people who are committing violent crime won't be on the street to commit more violent crimes. >> the bill would also create a new criminal offense called endangerment with a firearm making it a felony to fire a gun in public. and it would increase the penalties for illegal gun possession. it would also allow for more police chases. as one city councilor recently said, criminals can get away with murder. in d.c. supporters hope the bill being voted on today will help change that. derrick dennis, abc news. >> derrick, thank you. this would be the first significant update to washington's public safety laws since 1901 overnight. >> the powerball jackpot grew even bigger. that's because once again, there was no jackpot

winner, nearly $681 million was up for grabs. and now wednesday's jackpot will be worth at least $725 million. >> not too shabby. time now for a look at your tuesday weather. >> good morning. the rain is coming to an end for most of the northeast today. that's the good news. the bad news is life threatening flash flooding will continue due to river flooding and road washouts drive extra carefully today across new england, especially, meantime on the plains and in the midwest today and tonight, flash flooding, hail, even a few tornadoes could disrupt travel there. also pretty hot today and tomorrow across the southwest texas and florida. the heat really ramps up, though, later this week. i'm accuweather meteorologist kevin corcoran. coming up, the moment a grizzly bear approached a group of hikers at a national park. >> but first, several homes slowly collapsing into a ravine

near los angeles. new images of the landslide and a credit card skimming fraud in the checkout lines at several walmart locations will tell you how you can protect yourself

>> hey, good morning, america. >> a pilot is recovering after this small plane crashed. nose first into an airport hangar in long beach, california. the cause of the crash is under investigation. the pilot suffered only minor injuries. several homes outside of los angeles have shifted another 20ft just since yesterday, collapsing into a ravine. >> the ground continues to move under homes and rolling hills. estates officials have deemed at least a dozen houses there unsafe. several others are still moving. >> two days ago, there was a garage that was level with the street here. now it's six, 18ft down and there is a fissure that

runs right through the top of this neighborhood that has taken out home after home after home. it is unclear what triggered the landslide. >> some speculate it was a water leak. >> now to a consumer alert that you should keep in mind before swiping your credit card. the alert comes after a scam was uncovered at several walmart locations this morning. an urgent warning after credit card skimming devices were found in the checkout lines and at least eight walmarts in new york. the devices look identical to what you'd find at any checkout, but scammers use them to steal your credit card information. a shell like this attaches to the front of the credit card machine, capturing your card's information and any keypad touches after you swipe it then uses bluetooth technology to transmit the data to scammers. >> they don't have to physically remove it or go back to it. >> police in auburn, new york say this image shows three scammers installing a similar device. it's been called gutsy to put those devices where they were located because it was a very public area. the fbi

estimates skimming costs, financial institutions and consumers $1 billion each year, mainly at gas pumps, atms and point of sale pads like those at walmart. so how can you keep your money safe? first, inspect the credit card reader before you swipe. be aware of anything loose, crooked or damaged. if you're at an atm, use your free hand to cover the number pad before entering your pin, blocking any cameras that may be watching. and at the gas station, try to use a pump in clear sight of the attendant or head inside to pay police are still searching for the scammers who installed those devices at those walmarts as well. >> if you need a car now, might be the best time to buy one because used car prices fell last month, the largest drop since the pandemic. and analysts say it's another sign that inflation is finally easing up. >> coming up, a new investigation into the weight loss drug ozempic. >> also ahead, a brave six year old girl describes how she fought back against a man who fought back against a man who was trying to kidnap her dupixent helps you du more with less asthma.

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from florida who stood tall and protected herself when police say a man tried to kidnap her. >> you're playing over here with my sister and brother. and then where did he come from? well, this brave little girl in miami is describing the moment she was nearly kidnaped while playing outside. >> six year old lyric says a man approached her and grabbed her when he came and grabbed you, did you scream? >> yes. >> she described to our miami station, wplg what happened next. >> and then what'd you do, debbie? >> him. >> and then what? >> then he grabbed me into mon the floor. >> police say the man in this video grabbed lyric and tried to take her, but she fought back, not only biting the man who was many times her size, but also getting a good look at him. >> what did he look like? >> he's got black hair. we jesus, every and white claw.

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