making news in america this morning, tracking hermine, the powerful system is now off the coast but still threatening with storm surge and beach erosion. we'll look at the warnings still in effect and the damage already left behind. breaking news, more missiles launched from north korea but this time it happened just hundreds of miles away from president obama. overnight, the white house responding. sales soar for colin kaepernick jersey after the football player refuses to stand during the national anthem. plus another professional athlete takes a knee in support of his protest. road to recovery, dale earnhardt jr. out of the driver's seat, the lingering health issues causing him to miss the rest of the nascar season. miss the rest of the nascar

clap a good monday morning. i'm diane macedo. >> and i'm nick watt in for kendis gibson. we begin with hermine battering beaches and causing dangerous conditions on this labor day. tropical storm warnings remain in effect for parts of new england, but overnight they were cancelled for new york city and points south. >> here's what the storm left behind on long beach island, new jersey. huge waves caused so much erosion they a cliff right into the beach. >> right now on radar hermine is a post-tropical storm hundreds of miles off shore with near hurricane force winds. abc's maggie rulli is tracking the storm and the damage it's causing. >> reporter: hermine continues to batter the northeast. >> you can feel it in the house when the waves hit the pile and shake. >> reporter: now a post tropical cyclone, the former hurricane is churning up dangerous waves and potentially life threatening rip currents.

careful with keeping people out of the water. >> reporter: governors along the eastern seaboard are taking merge precautions. new york city beaches are shut down for the second day in a row and new jersey has declared a state of emergency in some coastal counties. crews have been working through the weekend building up sand dunes to keep the storm surge at bay. >> ferocious. absolutely ferocious. >> reporter: hermine slammed into florida friday as a category one hurricane with 80 mile trees, exploding power lines and causing death. >> i look out my window and we have an ocean on our front porch. >> reporter: hermine then turned towards georgia, the carolinas and virginia with torrential rain, leaving some entire neighborhoods under water and and caving in this giant sinkhole. maggie rulli, abc news, washington. >> thanks, maggie. where the former hurricane goes next could impact millions of people. >> accuweather's paul williams is tracking the storm. good morning, paul.

diane, nick. still concerned about hermine although subtropical for quite some time now. still causing additional influence right along the coast. it's going to cause four main concerns. this will not remain for monday but possibly tuesday. it will affect folks from virginia beach to ocean city, atlantic city, all the way up towards long beach. and this impact is going to bring with it erosion along the coast and very strong winds. here's the tracking of the storm. it's expected to hook away from the east coast eventually and move back out towards the water but it's goi from tuesday going to wednesday we'll watch for that hooking pattern. in addition, we're looking for widespread beach erosion along the coast, and then watching for stormy weather throughout the midwest courtesy of this front. diane, nick? >> thanks, paul. breaking news from asia where north korea has test fired three ballistic missiles. this happened as major world

obama meet 650 miles away in eastern china. engaging in rocket tests especially when the world's eyes are turned to northeast asia. the u.s. is condemning the missile launch saying it violates u.n. security council resolutions and also poses a threat to aircraft and commercial ships in the region. meanwhile at the g20 summit economic talks in asia veer to a discussion of ending the blood shed in syria. barack obama spent day two in china meeting with russian leader vladimir putin. working on efforts to achieve a cease-fire in syria which would allow humanitarian aid to reach hundreds of thousands of civilians. in other g20 news, there's a lot of talk this morning about what happened when president obama arrived. the chinese apparently did not provide the president with a staircase to leave air force one or a red carpet which some are calling a deliberate snub. china state media is accusing the west of hyping up the

accusies the western media of hyping up the issues. donald trump is expected to spend labor day off the campaign trail after making his first direct pitch to an african-american audience. trump visited a predominantly black church in detroit over the weekend, telling the congregation he was there to listen and learn. he called black churches the conscience of our country and said the nation needs a civil rights agenda for our time. >> i fully understand that the african-american community has suffered from discrimination and that there are many wrongs that must still be made right. >> meanwhile, trump's campaign manager is insisting that his immigration policy has never changed, saying, trump will build a wall at mexico's expense, but a new abc news poll shows nearly 80% of voters do not believe he will get mexico to pay. hillary clinton is attending

illinois while joe biden and bernie sanders are hitting the campaign trail on her behalf. clinton has been raising millions of dollars with the help of hollywood a-listers but she's been accused of ignoring the press. it's been 275 days since she's held a full news conference. now running mate tim kaine is coming to her defense. >> all the time as hillary is out on the trail, she's talking to the press, hundreds of interviews. i'm doing the same. the labor day to election day stretch is going to ramp up even more. >> the clinton camp is not saying when she will hold her next press conference but she is now using a bigger plane that will accommodate the traveling press corps. oklahoma regulators have ordered more than three dozen disposal wells closed after a powerful earthquake. this weekend the wells are associated with fracking which many blame for the recent rash of quakes. one person was injured in saturday's quake and at least 14 buildings were damaged, but officials were breathing a sigh of relief that the destruction wasn't worse. still ahead, dale earnhardt jr. is stepping away from the

he's talking about his lingering health concerns and future in nascar. and the manhunt is on for a murder suspect who made a bizarre escape from police custody. how he made it out of a police interview room while handcuffed, ahead. plus a speeding car smashing through buildings, trees and a fence. the wild crash caught on camera. through buildings, trees and a

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firm leaving behind a trail of debris 100 feet from the crash. nfl quarterback colin kaepernick's protest against police racism and brutality is paying off in a manner of speaking. sales of the number 7 jersey is top for his team and fifth in the league. santa clara's police chief is vowing to provide a safe environment as his police union threatens to boycott 49ers games. u.s. soccer star megan rapinoe gives a little nod to colin kaepernick by taking a knee. she knelt as the national anthem was played in chicago. the world cup olympic champion said as a gay american she knows what it means to have the flag not protect your liberties. the bankruptcy of a major international shipping company could create shortages the many retailers. giant ships operated by hanjin are sitting idle, not able to

new goods. there are no guantees cargo handlers or trucking companies will be paid. the goods includes auto parts, toys, furniture, tvs and clothing. with this final piece in place, the los angeles sky scaper is now the tallest building west of the mississippi. besides its 100 foot height, it's also unique because it doesn't have a flat roof for emergency helicopter landings. the 73-story tower is expected to hope next march. a horror film was enough to take your breath away at the box office. "don't breathe" was number one again, posting some of the best numbers ever for a labor day weekend. it earned $16 million through three days. "suicide squad" was second at $10 million and "pete's dragon" at $6.5 million. when we come back, high seas rescue. more than two dozen people on a boat that's sinking fast. the good samaritans rushing to the rescue. and a late night thriller in double overtime.

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watch this. a dust devil rips through a licensed marijuana farm in oregon. one of the cannabis plants was uprooted and some pots thrown around but otherwise there was no significant damage. strong winds could be a problem for drivers in the northeast this morning along coast. flooding is likely along the gulf coast as well and roads are likely to be wet in the western mountains. >> if you're flying, airport delays are most likely in new york, boston and miami. police in nevada are desperately searching for a murder suspect who managed to escape shortly after he was arrested. >> this is alonzo perez handcuffed in an interview room just before he vanished on friday. police believe he's armed and dangerous, and three days later

>> reporter: a massive manhunt for the suspected murderer seen here in custody at a north las vegas police station moments before making a mysterious escape. >> he was in handcuffs and when the detective stepped out he actually twisted the handcuffs until they broke. >> reporter: authorities say that's when 25-year-old alonzo perez made a break for it, pleeg this police compound on friday undetected and stealing a truck from this nearby rental company. >> this is extremely rare. in fact, we don't ever hear of instances like this because made to break. >> reporter: perez is wanted in the shooting death of mohammed robinson. a 31-year-old father of four. this morning the victim's sister says she's both furious and frightened. >> i want him found and i want him to pay for what he did. >> we'll have much more on the manhunt coming up at 7:00 a.m. on "good morning america." there were more carnival accidents this weekend. four people suffered broken bones while on the moonraker ride at the delta fair in

the ride's operator allegedly released the safety restraints too soon. in chicago six children hit their heads when a roller coaster stopped suddenly. the carnival industry says despite a string of recent incidents, injuries remain rare. the passengers and crew of a sport fishing boat were given a helping hand from the crew of a commercial fishing boat frmth the 64 foot invicta crashed and was taking coast guard awaited permission to entire the territory. the crew of the sweet marie rescued the passengers and kept them on board until the coast guard could arrive. nascar's dale earnhardt jr. says he hopes to be back on the track next season. he spoke sunday in south carolina after announcing on friday that he's done for this season due to conduction-like symptoms following a june crash. earnhardt missed time on the track four years ago following two concussions.

still has the passion and desire to drive. tennis superstar serena williams has picked up one record and is well on her way to two more with her straight set victory over johanna larsson. williams has now won more matches in grand slam singles events than any other woman and as many as any man. if she wins the u.s. open, williams will have the most championships and the most u.s. open titles. it's a busy time of year for sports. besides tennis, there's football and baseball. >> and basketball and hockey are right around the corner. let's get more now from our friends at espn. >> good morning, america. max and the coach here with you. what a scene sunday night in austin, texas. number ten notre dame invading texas land. we pick it up late. after the go-ahead touchdown, texas has their extra point blocked. and shawn crawford takes it back for two. we're tied at 37.

and the texas fans can't believe it. so we go all the way to the second overtime and tyrone swoopes, he was the starter last year, back-up this year. he was the star and the hero sunday night. three rushing touchdowns including this game winner. 50-47, charlie strong, my goodness, what a win. if you thought it was over for yasiel lee corso, not so fast my friends. trailing the padres 2-0. two on, puig who was lights out, in his triple a assignment, had four home runs while he was down there, he gets a home run, first since july 4th. dodgers win. their lead in the nl west now three games over the giants. if you have a little room left after all the barbecue labor day, florida state/ole miss 8:00 p.m. eastern on espn. >> that's going to do it for us. he's max, i'm the coach.

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time to check the pulse starting with the nba player putting basketball on the sidelines to care for his wife. >> new orleans pelicans guard jrue holiday is taking an indefinite leave as his wife battles a brain tumor. lauren holiday, a former u.s. women's soccer member is 8 months pregnant with her first child. the brain surgery is scheduled six weeks after their daughter's birth. >> jrue says "my wife is the most important thing in the world to me and comes before anything else." texas is leading the way in great football pictures from the weekend. >> check out this shot from a high school football game in suburban dallas. it looks like the quarterback had a ghost blocker but that's actually just the helmet of his real blocker after it was sent flying. no photo shopping there. and this football player

in this photo. this happened during last night's notre dame/texas game right here on abc. the player did a one-handed flip to avoid a tackle and score notre dame's second touchdown. >> here's some video on this play. you can see he's running with the ball. he gets hit in the legs, then pulls out some gymnastics skills to not only score for his team but keep us all thoroughly entertained, i would say. unfortunately, it was not enough to win the game. texas ends up winning in double overtime 50-47. now, when you have too much time on your hands, you watch stuff like this. >> this is a live stream from jackson hole, wyoming. thousands of people have been watching it when it's live but the big question is why. some people think it's because somebody posted one day that they were going to do something in front of that camera, but -- >> they didn't. nothing happened. nothing has happened on this camera but people are still

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checking our top stories, the u.s. is condemning north korea's firing of three ballistic missiles off its east coast during the g20 summit in china. officials say the tests violate u.n. resolutions and pose a threat to aircraft and ships. president obama met with russian leader vladimir putin at the g20 summit today. they agreed to continue talks aimed at in syria. president obama admits grave differences remain. beaches in the northeast are closed today as what used to be hurricane hermine sits off the coast. the storm's strong winds are churning up the surf and creating dangerous rip currents. today's weather, strong winds in new england, maybe a few showers, thunderstorms off

maybe snow in the northern mountains and the west. finally, the ultimate honor for a woman who dedicated her life to touching hearts and minds around the world. >> mother teresa is officially a saint, canonized by the pope nearly 20 years after her death and that's lightning fast by historical standards. we get more from abc's alex marquardt. >> reporter: to many, she has long been a saint. more than 100,000 worshippers packed into a sunny st. peter's square for the cannonization of mother teresa. pope francis telling the adoring pilgrims that the new saint was a tireless worker of mercy. i think that's really important that this day has finally come for a lot of people. >> reporter: the so-called saint of the gutter was born in 1910 in modern day macedonia, but it was in the slums of calcutta, india that mother teresa found her home and her life's work. she died on 1997 and was put on the fast track to sandhood by paul john ii. now a saint himself. two miracles have been

mother teresa, curing tumors in this indian woman and a brazilian man. the tiny nun who won a nobel peace prize was not without her critics. some accused her of wanting the spotlight, of poor and unhygenic medical treatment and of trying to convert those under her care. none of that mattered to the masses on st. peter's square which included 1500 poor and homeless guests who, after the cannonization, were treated to a pizza lunch served by nuns, courtesy of pope francis. >> she apparently left home at 18 to become a nun and never saw her mother and sister again. >> and to become the most famous albanian to ever live. >> i think so. >> that's what's making news in america this morning. >> check us out at atnfans.com and have a great monday and a great labor day. monday and a

this is abc15 taking action. >> phoenix police sorting out a car crash and a shooting all in one place. we'll sort things out for you coming up in a few minutes. and one of our first responders is injured in a crash. and an old battle reigniting between donald trump and one of our state's leaders. the harsh words donald trump has for senator jeff flake. >> some of you are tuning in after the notre dame, texas game. something that made me happy when i stepped outside, it was actually a little cooler. at least it felt that way. >> definitely some reason to