>> janai: good morning, america. destructive storm. ophelia's remnants drenching the east coast with as much as 4 inches of rain. the storm flooding roads, downing trees and power lines. the warnings and advisories still in effect this morning. >> whit: crisis at the border. we're on the ground in a city under strain, trying to cope with the crush of migrants as a new poll takes a look at how voters feel about president biden's performance on the

issues, and a potential biden/trump matchup. >> gio: strike deal? the latest reports overnight that union writers are close to shaking hands with hollywood studios. >> janai: joining the picket lines. uaw strike expands to parts distribution centers. what it could mean if you are trying to repair your car. >> whit: "jugging" cases. thieves following people home from the bank, holding them up in the driveway. how to protect yourself. >> gio: fans behaving badly. the brawls caught on camera, and how the nfl is working to stop it. >> janai: kerry washington gets personal. the famously private actress making revelations to robin. >> and you said that you felt that you had to be the one to fix it. >> janai: as she gets ready to release her new memoir. >> whit: daring mission.

nasa's osiris rex delivering its precious cargo this morning, asteroid samples that could yield answers about our planet. >> gio: return to lahaina. survivors of hawaii's devastating wildfires allowed back to survey their property. ♪ how you like me now ♪ >> janai: and making history. haley van voorhis' feat on the football field. the history-making moment for the safety at shenandoah university. >> gio: boy, i love that story. go, haley. >> whit: what an accomplishment. >> gio: good morning, america. so good to see you on this sunday here. we've got a lot to get to this morning, including the news about the latest abc news/"washington post" presidential poll and what it says about the potential matchup between president biden and former president trump. >> whit: yes. that poll coming just days ahead

of the second republican debate in which trump again will not take part. the former president instead planning to speak to striking autoworkers in michigan just before that debate begins. we'll have more on all of it just ahead. >> janai: so much to get to this morning, but we do begin with the damage from tropical storm ophelia now weakened, but still affecting millions in the northeast. somara theodore is here with the latest, and somara, it's still going to be a rainy day. >> somara: we're not done yet, janai. tropical storm ophelia was the 11th named storm we have had just in the last month. yesterday it made landfall in north carolina bringing heavy rain and damaging conditions up and down the east coast. this morning, destructive flooding and tens of thousands without power along the east coast as remnants of tropical storm ophelia moved up the east coast. the center of the storm now moving into maryland. overnight in virginia, ophelia flooding roads. the strong winds creating dangerous offshore conditions and damaging homes from fallen trees. ophelia making landfall in north carolina saturday, flooding

coastal communities, waves crashing into homes. >> we have a storm surge here that i think was mighty unexpected. this storm has just hit us perfectly coming in. >> reporter: a u.s. coast guard helicopter lighting the way for the coast guard cutter after rescuing five people including three young children, stranded on a 38-foot catamaran as ophelia caused swells as high as 10 feet. >> it's pushing a lot of heavy wind and heavy seas towards us, and at that point in time we were probably at about the heart of it. >> reporter: the fierce winds knocking trees down onto homes and causing thousands to lose power. in greenville, this police officer just in time rescuing a small pitbull tied to a fence and inches away from drowning. in delaware, the storm bringing strong winds inland and along the shore as well as coastal flooding. and in new jersey, ophelia churning the ocean off atlantic city as the storm approaches. advisories warning of a high

risk for dangerous rip currents. some coastal communities already flooded. this woman rescued from her car stuck in the rising waters. residents wary of what's yet to come. >> it just comes up so fast. you don't realize it. you could be walking down the street and then you come back ten minutes later and the whole street is flooded. >> somara: so let's talk about what ophelia's going to do next. so what's left of it, will actually continue to track through the northeast. you see that timestamp up there. by this afternoon, a lot of the heavy rain makes its way to new england. then you head to your monday morning. this is the time a lot of folks will be hitting the road in the morning. the morning commute looks dry for baltimore and philly. cities like new york out towards boston still very wet, and then that rain starts to move off coast by about 4:00 p.m. tomorrow. totals we could see anywhere from 2 to 3 inches with the highest amounts being in new england over the next 48 hours. we've also got our eye on this severe weather. in henryetta, oklahoma, they saw softball-sized hail, today

this threat still looms. this morning even, we're seeing flooding concerns throughout the state of arkansas, and as we head into the overnight hours, that's when the threat for severe weather really revs up. you can see through much of the state of texas and parts of southern oklahoma we are anticipating damaging winds and very large hail. that's a look at the forecast, gio, back to you. >> gio: so much severe weather across the country. thank you, somara. we'll check back with you soon. we turn to breaking news overnight, and reports hollywood writers may be close to a deal to end their five-month walkout. abc's jaclyn lee joins us now from los angeles with the latest. good morning to you, jaclyn. >> reporter: gio, good morning to you. everyone wants some sort of resolution for this, and now it looks like they are one step closer. the strike that has left hollywood paralyzed for nearly five months may finally be coming to an end. according to "the hollywood reporter," the writers guild of america and alliance of motion picture and television producers concluded a full day of negotiations with attorneys

reviewing the studio's so-called best and final offer. >> everybody's on pins and needles to see how this is actually going to resolve, if this actually means the end of the strike. so it's a big moment in hollywood. >> reporter: according to multiple media reports, the offer made saturday suggested that studios had taken steps in areas pertaining to residuals, minimum staffing, a.i., and data transparency, all key facets of the writers guild's agenda. more than 11,000 members of the wga on strike for nearly five months, a near record amount of time over issues including pay, the size of writing staffs, and restrictions on the use of a.i. >> what i hope is that we get a fair contract. we have been out here a long time. >> reporter: sag-aftra joined the writer's strike in july still with no sign of resolution. as a result, movie releases have been delayed. >> and shatter. >> reporter: and filming on several productions has been paused. actors and supporters walking the picket lines. more determined to get more

compensation as streaming grows in popularity. the economic impact being felt outside of the guild. experts estimating the wga and sga strikes have cost california $3 billion. some industry workers resorting to selling items at a local flea market to make ends meet while their productions are on pause. >> anybody who could say they were out of work because of the film industry shutting down was in. >> reporter: and overnight, the two sides releasing a joint statement confirming they met for bargaining on saturday, and will meet again on sunday. whit? >> whit: that is encouraging. jaclyn, thank you. now to the intensifying crisis on the u.s. border with mexico. abc's matt rivers is live in el paso, texas, where the city is expecting a large influx over the next few days. matt, good morning. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, whit. we've seen an unrelenting flow of migration up and down the border. and for border communities here,

it's clearly unsustainable. >> numbers have really started to increase. >> reporter: this morning, officials overwhelmed by the mounting crisis at the border. authorities in el paso, texas, saying their facilities are reaching capacity. >> today's numbers were over 2,000 yesterday, and we also -- the numbers that cbp have were about 6,500. the facilities do not hold those type of numbers. >> reporter: trying to get ahead of the constant flow of migrants, tomorrow, the el paso city council will likely finalize the purchase of this abandoned school to use as a migrant shelter. u.s. homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas meeting with the president of honduras, discussing cooperation between the countries as they work to curb irregular migration. and texas governor greg abbott now sending more buses to move migrants to other parts of the country. >> every individual that boards one of those buses is going voluntarily. >> reporter: as the crossings continue to surge, authorities at the southern border reporting the third migrant death there in

just three days. officials in eagle pass, texas, responding to calls about a body found in the rio grande river friday morning. authorities saying a man between the ages of 30 and 40 drowned in the river. his identity unclear. migrant crossings this month on pace to be among the most ever. in an exclusive interview with border patrol chief jason owens, he says the scale of the problem is unprecedented. >> i don't think that there's been a time in our history of organization where we haven't faced some sort of trial or tribulation or adversity, and it's no different right now. >> but this is up there in the terms of the challenges. >> it is. absolutely. in terms of flow and the threats that we're seeing with fentanyl and with the criminal organizations that are our adversary, it's about as bad as i've ever seen it. >> reporter: and we know this migrant flow is going to continue, just last month, 82,000 migrants crossed from colombia into panama.

janai, that's an all-time record. >> janai: and an all-time record, and these are people. these are families that are being impacted every single day. matt, thank you so much. we're looking forward to seeing much more of your exclusive interview on "this week" later this morning. for now, though, we do turn to the autoworkers strike widening to some parts distributors and what that could mean if you need to get your car repaired. abc's melissa adan joins us from a stellantis facility here in new york. good morning to you, melissa. >> reporter: good morning, janai. you can see some of the picketers here behind me this morning, and we're at a key site. this is a plant distribution site here in rockland county, new york, and it's also so critical when we're talking about the strike and what this plant offers. they supply dealerships. so this is key if you're trying to get a certain part to your automaker. you could possibly see a delay, and it's also going to be hitting gm right in their pockets. that's another thing here because this is one of the most profitable parts of the auto business. as selling repair parts and service returns makes up 40% of

their profits. now the strike expanding over the weekend to now 38 gm and stellantis parts distribution sites in 20 states across the country. this, of course, as the united autoworkers union remains steadfast in their demands of higher wages and stronger benefits. the union president coming in and saying they are making progress with ford. he's saying the automakers are showing that they're serious about reaching a deal. in a statement, ford saying there are still significant gaps to close on the key economic issues, but workers say when it comes to stellantis and gm that they have not gone far enough with their offers. stellantis issuing a statement saying that it questions if the union's leadership wants to reach an agreement in a timely manner. in any case, president joe biden is expected to join the picket lines in michigan come tuesday, announcing his solidarity with the union, and of course, all of this coming with those concerns

when you talk about car shoppers heading out to maybe your auto repair shop. you might start seeing those direct trickle-down effects any time now within the next couple of weeks if this all keeps going, and of course, the other people deeply impacted by this, those picketers and their families. gio? >> gio: yeah, thank you so much. we turn now to the looming crisis in washington. the government is set to shut down in just days unless republicans and democrats can reach an agreement, but to do that, republicans will have to make a deal amongst themselves first. abc's maryalice parks joins us now from capitol hill. good morning, maryalice. >> reporter: gio, good morning. this time next week the federal government will be shut down unless congress gets something to the president's desk, but yes, i do think it is important to underscore just how far congress still has to go. at some point, house republicans are going to have to work with democrats who control the senate, but they're not even at that stage yet. everything is still being held up among house republicans.

they can't even agree on something that they will all vote for. now they told us overnight that they are still working on a short-term funding measure. it would keep the government open for maybe even as short as just two weeks. their proposal would include really deep cuts to federal spending, no additional aid to ukraine, some changes to immigration policy so it's hard to see any democrats voting for that, and more than that, there are actually still some house republicans who are telling us at this point that they are not interested in this proposal. so it is not clear that we are anywhere closer. let's remember that paychecks for millions of federal employees around the country including some law enforcement, even some troops all on the line. gio? >> gio: we've got to remember that. maryalice, thank you. a shutdown could without a doubt have an impact on the president's campaign for re-election. that's where we go next. a new abc news/"washington post" poll suggests that former

president trump has a stronger than ever lead over president biden, 51% to 42% in a hypothetical head to head 2024 matchup. let's go ahead and bring in abc news political director rick klein. good morning to you, rick. so good to see you there. the big question right now, is president biden in trouble? >> gio, these numbers are really rough across the board for president biden, across a range of issue areas and on that big number, 51-42, i should note that is well outside what we've seen in other polls. this poll is an outlier. other recent polls and our partners at fivethirtyeight have done an analysis and have it at a one or two-point race. you have to recognize the country is frustrated. looking inside this poll, the perceptions of the economy are just plain bad. right now we have about 30% of the country only saying that they approve of the way that the president is handling the economy. vast disapproval, and a majority of the country saying they're actually worse off than before

the biden presidency. that's extremely hard to come back from. nobody thinks this will be a nine or ten-point race, but i think there's a lot of alarm bells sounding in democratic circles this morning. >> gio: and we are seeing the divisions in this country play out. rick, let's go ahead and turn to the republican field. the next gop debate is just days away. former president trump as you've said is way ahead of the field, but he's not going to be there at that debate. so what does that mean for everyone else in the race, and can one candidate break through? >> this race is not winnowing that quickly, but it looks like there will be one fewer candidate, maybe asa hutchinson, to make the debate stage, but our latest poll has donald trump continuing to romp up almost 40 points over his closest rival, ron desantis. desantis at 15 in our latest poll. that's down about ten points since our last poll back in may. that's been the dominant story line, and i think it puts a lot of pressure on desantis, on tim scott, on some of the others including nikki haley who had a strong debate last time to do something to shine. this may be the last debate that

donald trump doesn't attend. we don't know that quite yet, but it's getting hard for the others to break through. donald trump by all accounts, stronger politically than he's ever been inside the republican party and perhaps nationwide. >> gio: we appreciate you joining us here. thank you, my friend. tune into "this week" later. martha raddatz is going to speak with transportation secretary pete buttigieg about the state of the economy, and she's going to have much more on that brand-new abc news/"washington post" poll. plus, house intelligence chair mike turner on the funding fight over ukraine. the looming shutdown, and the security situation there at the southern border. whit? >> whit: big show this morning. we'll be watching. and while that potential government shutdown plays out, house republicans are getting ready to open up an impeachment inquiry of president biden. ike ejiochi also on capitol hill with more on that. ike, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, whit. this thursday the gop-controlled house oversight committee will hold its first public hearing on the impeachment inquiry into president biden. now many say they expect to

cover constitutional legal questions surrounding allegations of president biden's involvement in his son, hunter's overseas business dealings. the oversight committee plans to call on three witnesses who they say can speak on the alleged evidence republicans believe they've gathered about biden's family's business dealings. as soon as this week they also plan on subpoenaing bank records for hunter biden and james biden, the president's brother. representative james comer, the committee's chair was asked why they haven't subpoenaed the president's records yet. comer said they haven't uncovered any evidence of wrongdoing. now the white house responding adamant that the president has done nothing wrong, going on to slam republicans for the timing of the inquiry just two days before the government could shut down if republicans fail to reach a spending deal. the white house calling this extreme politics at its worst. janai? >> janai: so much news that we are following out of washington,

ike, we appreciate that update from you. turning now to new orleans and concerns for drinking water there. the city's mayor signing an emergency declaration ahead of possible saltwater intrusion in the city's water system. abc's lionel moise joins us with more. lionel, good morning. big concerns down there. >> reporter: good morning, janai. there is big concern that the water in the city of new orleans as you just mentioned and really across the state of louisiana could be at risk as saltwater from the gulf of mexico intrudes upstream into the mississippi river. officials say this is all due to drought conditions and they warn the river volume will fall to historic lows in the coming weeks which will only make matters worse. as you just mentioned, new orleans mayor latoya cantrell tweeted this video signing an emergency declaration for the city over this issue saying it's being closely monitored. now back in july, the u.s. army corps of engineers actually built an underwater barrier sill to create a basin, but the intrusion rose over that barrier last week.

they now plan to expand it in hopes of slowing things down. there is also minimal rainfall in the forecast for the area which is desperately needed to protect the water supply that so many families and businesses rely on. gio? >> gio: so important, lionel. thank you for bringing that to us. time for the weather. let's go back to somara theodore. it's going to be a soggy few days in the northeast. >> somara: oh, ophelia, that's right. take a look. we still have alerts in place because of ophelia. it's been an active morning. lots of flooding. that's a big issue. coastal flood alerts into maryland, ocean city. you could see a high surf alert stretching from long island into new jersey there. still some flood alerts off the east coast of north carolina. now, if you look in the tropics, we're not done yet. we still have tropical storm philippe. right now that is strengthening as it continues to move out. it's looking like a fish storm, but we're also tracking

>> somara: so we are now in third place on named storms up until this point. tropical storm philippe is now our 17th named storm. it's active out there. recenter me. >> whit: thank you, somara. >> gio: some good news now out of hawaii this morning. for the first time since the deadly wildfires broke out in maui, some residents will be allowed to return to their homes in the lahaina neighborhood on monday.

the governor calling it a slow process as residents of only about 17 destroyed homes will initially be allowed back. this comes as maui electric executives will be in the hot seat this week during a congressional hearing to answer for those fires, and no doubt, lots and lots of questions for them. >> whit: yes, indeed. >> janai: that's good news for those families there. still coming up here on "gma," the nfl's new warnings about those fan fights. what the league is trying to do to keep spectators focused on the action on the field, and not on each other. those images when we come back. i have active psoriatic arthritis. but with skyrizi to treat my skin and joints, i'm feeling this moment. along with clearer skin skyrizi helps me move with less joint pain, stiffness, swelling, and fatigue. and is just 4 doses a year after 2 starter doses. serious allergic reactions and an increased risk of infections or a lower ability to fight them may occur. tell your doctor if you have an infection or symptoms, had a vaccine, or plan to. there's nothing like clearer skin

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>> janai: and former president jimmy carter and his wife rosalynn making a rare public appearance at the plains peanut festival in his georgia hometown. the couple were driven through the peanut-filled fest. the former president who has been in hospice care since february turns 99 next weekend. so great to see them both. >> whit: happy early birthday indeed. we do start this half hour with the violent confrontations playing out among fans at football stadiums across the country. the nfl now working to address these incidents and abc's derricke dennis has been looking into it as well. derricke, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. of course, violence at sporting events is not only unsportsmanlike, it's illegal. these recent brawls we have seen have broken out and that's raising questions about stadium safety and code of conduct for fans. as millions of americans crowd football stadiums this weekend,

the nfl responding to a series of violent incidents among fans at their games. this one during this week's thursday night football matchup, and this fight between fans at the cincinnati bengals and baltimore ravens game. 25-year-old andrew giordano while being restrained, able to head butt another man as he was being taken away. giordano pleading not guilty to misdemeanor charges including disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, and assault. the nfl telling abc news in a statement, our top priority is the safety of the more than 1 million fans who attend games each week. we deplore the activities of a handful of fans who interfere with the enjoyment of others. this, days after the death of 53-year-old dale mooney, a new england patriots fan, pummelled in a fight with a miami dolphins fan. >> why can't it just be fun? that's all it's supposed to be is a fun family event. >> reporter: mooney knocked unconscious, rushed to a hospital where he died. though tests later determined he had a pre-existing medical

condition, the cause and manner of death remain undetermined pending further testing. the nfl's fan code of conduct does warn against physical harassment of opposing team fans with violations resulting in removal without refund and a loss of ticket privileges for future games and despite the violence, the nfl says the number of reports of disorderly conduct league-wide in the first two weeks of the season has actually decreased from 140 in 2022 to 80 so far this year. levi stadium officials also weighing in on the fights at their facility saying there's zero tolerance for violence of any kind and that anyone engaging in violence will be ejected from the stadium and face a ban from future events plus legal consequences. guys, bottom line. fans should just behave and enjoy the game. >> janai: yeah. >> gio: you cannot say that enough. all right, derricke, thank you so much. and now to frightening so-called "jugging" incidents. these are thieves following people home from banks and robbing them in their own

driveway. abc's morgan norwood has more along with advice on how to protect yourself. morgan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, gio. many of us have been taught to cover the key pad, look over your shoulder, stay cautiously aware when at the atm, but when it comes to jugging, oftentimes it's not what happens at the bank. instead after. this morning, these crimes are on the rise and officials want you on alert. this morning, frightening moments caught on camera. police in dallas say this texas dad was a victim of bank jugging, coming face to face with three armed men as they surrounded his car with his stepson in the passenger seat. >> never, ever did i think something like this would happen. >> reporter: jugging is when criminals lie in wait as unsuspecting victims withdraw cash from an atm, follow the victims to their destinations and in many cases, rob them at gunpoint. it's exactly what dallas police say happened to mark gardner just this week. watch as gardner backs into his driveway.

an suv immediately pulls in front, blocking him in, and the three men with guns hopped out and they try to bust through the windows. >> this is where they took the butt of the gun and kept pounding it. give it up, give it up. i started banging back and it startled the guy. he went back like this. >> reporter: desperate to get to safety, mark then takes off, dragging two of the suspect who had latched onto the handles. police say these violent robberies are on the rise nationwide, but particularly across texas, and take a look at this incident at a dallas gas station from may. this woman pumping gas after coming from a nearby bank. watch as the man smashes her window and jumps into the front seat of her suv, grabbing the envelope of cash and taking off. >> many of these jugging schemes are armed robbery. in many states, that could carry 20, 25 years if you actually harm the person. >> reporter: mark gardner just says he's grateful to escape and he's sharing his story to warn others.

so, listen up. authorities are urging you to be vigilant, be aware of your surroundings at the atm or the bank. if there's someone suspicious hanging around or in the lobby or parking lot, that could be a red flag, and lastly, if you are a victim of one of these crimes, simply surrender call 911. it's not worth your life. >> janai: and how beneficial is it to back your car in. thank you for that. time now for another check of the weather and somara theodore. hottest september ever? >> somara: it's getting -- >> whit: hot in here. i'm sorry, wrong song? >> gio: the rest of that song -- >> whit: i wasn't going to follow it up. >> somara: keep going, whit. >> whit: you set me up. come on now. >> somara: the hottest september ever throughout the state of texas. a lot of these cities experiencing their hottest september ever, and it's going to be really hot today. triple-digit temperatures throughout much of the state of texas. heat advisories stretching from san antonio up to dallas.

in fact, dallas could be looking at a big record-breaker there, hitting their seventh day at 100 or above during the month of september. if you look as we head into october, we're still staying warm throughout the midsection of the country. even warmer cities like chicago, but look out west. much cooler as we head into october. that's a look around the country. let's see what's going on closer to home. >> somara: and that's your forecast. >> somara: and that's your forecast. back to you guys. >> whit: i really got that wrong. my apologies, somara. thank you so much. we appreciate it. >> janai: your face turned as red as the map. >> whit: we all have different play lists on our iphones here. okay? coming up here on "good morning america," much more right after this. nes here. okay? coming up here on "good morning america," much more right after this. ♪ ♪

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>> reporter: through so much of her life, kerry washington has turned to the stage as her escape. a safe space she could express herself when she felt she couldn't at home with her parents. >> you said you lived among a family of performers, and the magic trick was in pretending. what did you mean by that? >> when people ask me if i'm the first in my family to go into show business, i always say i'm the first person to get paid for it because we were all performing all the time, and i'm really lucky that i got to find a really healthy place to make a living doing this exciting, imaginative pretending, but in our family, you know, we kind of had this appearance of being this kind of very successful, intelligent, elegant family where everything was perfect, and that was not the case. i didn't know what a big deal that was. i just knew that this was who we are as a family, that we play

these roles in the daytime and at night there's other stuff going on behind closed doors. >> reporter: in her new memoir, "thicker than water," kerry writes about her parents' bitter arguments overheard at night while she pretended to sleep. fights about money, her father's drinking, and disappointments in the marriage. >> as they slammed doors and shouted obscenities at each other, i could feel the tension between them vibrating through the wall. i developed panic attacks at night. >> you said that you felt that you had to be the one to fix it. >> i thought, well, maybe if i'm a little smarter or more successful or prettier or happier or thinner, eventually i thought, you know, maybe if i could be better in some way, it will make things better for this family. i talk in the book about feeling like there was something i didn't know, and feeling like there was some distance between

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morning to you. >> i'm zach fuentes san jose police are investigating a hit and run. they say it appears the driver intentionally hit three people with their car and took off. one person is in the hospital with life threatening injuries. the other two are expected to be okay. it happened early saturday morning in a parking lot near alum rock avenue and stewart police are working to identify the driver that left the scene. they say the motive for the hit and run is unclear at this time. the annual folsom street fair returns to the city today. it's an event that's bold, full of costumes and can best be described as only in san francisco, though organizers say it's a chance for people to express themselves. and you can expect to see a lot of leather in the city's soma neighborhood. and fair is celebrating its 40th year and it's expected to draw the biggest crowd not seen since the beginning of the pandemic. folsom street fair goes from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on folsom between eight and 13th streets. let's get a check of the weather now with meteorologist lisa argen. all right, zach, good morning to you. >> mid 60s, downtown, kind of

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