decades. making news in america this morning, wildfire tragedy. firefighters killed on the front lines while battling a fast moving blaze. new details just in about how it hatched. war of words. jeb bush and donald trump taking jabs at each other, the back and forth in a battleground state. ice bucket breakthrough. last summer's viral campaign for als paying off. the major discovery announced just because of those donations. moving and grooving in the delivery room. a mom's labor dance entertained the nurses and the internet. good morning, everyone. i'm reena ninan. >> and i'm phillip mena. we start with the breaking news from the battle against the wildfire in washington state. three firefighters there killed

in the line of duty. >> officials say the firefighters were involved in what's described as initial attack operations against the fire. during that time their vehicle crashed and it's believed they were overtaken by the flames. with more details here's abc's kenneth moton. >> reporter: washington is in a state of emergency requesting immediate federal help hours after three firefighters were killed and another four injured while battling a raging wildfire in the eastern community of twist. the sheriff describing it as a hell storm. >> the bottom line this was hell in here and it's just obvious. it was blowing in every direction and we lost men. >> reporter: more than 230,000 acres burned. several homes have been evacuated in okanogan county posting it has been a rough day. we have lost three firefighters, homes and security. the national guard is on the ground trying to protect thousands of homes. >> past ten hours we're up here, it's hot, you know, i got new boots yesterday.

we're breaking them in, getting blisters on my heels. >> reporter: nearly 100 wildfires have been wreaking havoc across the west. in california they forced evacuations at national parks. in eastern oregon, governor kate brown toured the destruction where three dozen homes were destroyed including one belonging to carolyn hodge. >> obviously we're going to have to find a place to live for probably a couple years because just getting anything done up here and then we're going to start working on this, cleaning up and take it one day at a time at this point. >> reporter: kenneth moton, abc news, washington. well, firefighters in the northwest can expect worsening conditions today. >> while a powerful storm system is moving from the great lakes to the east coast, delaying travelers this morning. accuweather's justin povick has the latest. good morning, justin. >> phillip and reena, thanks, good morning. showers and thunderstorms are making their march slowly to the east and we are concerned that these are going to produce very heavy rain, in fact, flash flooding is going to be possible from pittsburgh to philadelphia

and south to our nation's capital to richmond looking at heavy rain, as well. one more dry day from hard to boston and fortunately friday in those areas. in the northwest we need the rain here desperately, unfortunately, not in the cards today or tomorrow. instead winds will increase. situation. in terms of the tropics we still have danny churning west pbound. let's toss it back over to you. >> now breaking overnight at least three have been killed in a shooting in rochester, new club. drive-by. gunfire rang out when a basketball game was under way. across the street from the rochester headquarters for the boys and girls club. four other people were wounded in that shooting. another fatal police shooting has triggered a new round of protests in st. louis. police shot and killed a young black suspect yesterday while serving a search warrant at a neighborhood.

but this time they say the 18-year-old had a weapon and apparently was ready to use it. >> two young african-american men ran out of the back door, both were armed, one was armed with a -- what appears to be a 9 millimeter with an extended magazine. the other individual had two guns and a quantity of crack cocaine. as they ran one of the individuals turned and pointed the gun at the officers. >> protesters angry set this house on fire. others threw bottles and rocks at officers. nine people were arrested and police used tear gas to break up the crowd. this taking place just over a year after michael brown was killed in nearby ferguson. well, government leaders in thailand now say this week's deadly bombing in bangkok was not likely carried out by international terrorists. instead investigators are looking for a man seen leaving a backpack behind just minutes before monday's attack at a downtown shrine. two other people seen near that

man are also considered to be suspects in the blast that killed 20 people. well, a man accused of threatening to blow up the statue of liberty in april has been arrested in lubbock, texas. the bomb threat turned out to be a hoax but more than 3,000 tourists had to be evacuated from liberty island. jason smith allegedly made the call from his ipad using the name of one of the conspirators from the 1993 world trade center bombings. smith is also accused of threatening to attack times square and kill police. to politics now and a war of words erupting between two republican rivals in new hampshire. donald trump speaking at a town hall meeting he scheduled to compete with one hosted by jeb bush just miles away. bush calling into question trump's republican credentials, trump saying bush is low energy and unelectable. >> mr. trump doesn't have a proven conservative record. he was a democrat longer in the last decade than he was a republican. >> will, i think jeb bush is

totally out of touch on women's health issues. i mean totally. >> trump is still touting his controversial plan to deport millions of undocumented immigrants. when asked how, trump said he'll enlist local police to help with the job. well, former subway pitchman ryan fogle is -- jared fogle is prepared to plead guilty to underage sex with girls as young as 13 and also received and distributed child porn. he has agreed to pay as much as 14 victims $100,000 each in restitution. his wife now filing for divorce. it looks like oscar pistorius will not be free from prison tomorrow after all. the justice department in south africa put the release on hold and sent the case back to the parole board for a hearing. pistorius was due to be set free after serving just ten months of a five-year manslaughter sentence for ki8ing his

girlfriend reeva steenkamp. her friends and family say ten months is not enough. we expect to learn more about jimmy carter's health crisis when he speaks today in atlanta. it was just days ago that mr. carter revealed he had cancer and that the disease had spread through his body. the former president did not reveal what kind of cancer, but his brother, father and two sisters all died of pancreatic cancer. well, learning more about two women who are the first to complete the grueling training to be army rangers. captain kristen griest from connecticut is a military police officer who served in afghanistan and first lieutenant shaye haver from texas is an attack helicopter pilot. both are west point graduates. they'll be among the 96 soldiers graduating tomorrow and what a remarkable milestone. i can't believe it. it's pretty remarkable. >> yeah, congratulations to them. well, still ahead, the american airline accused of shaming customers into buying upgrades. and look out below, falling

from the sky, a plane part crashing down on a golf course. how did it happen? plus, we saw the videos. now the results. researchers announcing a big als breakthrough, all thanks to the

ice bucket challenge. welcome back. newly released surveillance video shows the exact moment when that motel 6 near seattle exploded. fire crews and cadaver dogs sifting through the rubble confirm nobody died in that blast and they say the credit goes to the quick-thinking manager who sounded the alarm quickly and made sure everyone evacuated. well, possible interest rate hike was one of the reasons for a sell-off on wall street.

evidence from the most recent federal reserve meeting indicatings that a rate increase could come as early as next month but the hike could be put off because fed officials also seemed concern about some economic factors. all that and the dropping price of oil hit all the major averages. the dow losing 162 points. nasdaq dropping 40 and the s&p 500 off by 17. delta is accused of pressuring passengers to spend more on upgrades. carriers often use up-selling tactics. they get passengers' attention with low fares then try to sell them upgrades. but a passenger rights group says delta is now trying to shame travelers who buy economy tickets on their website by highlighting the drawbacks such as no seat assignments, no refunds and being last to board. apple stores across the country getting a bit of a makeover as ipod sales dip, they'll be moved to the side with headphones and accessories. once a hot seller they're no longer in the middle of the stores with the iphones, macbooks and computers.

starting next wednesday gone are the ipad smart signs making room for more sample products. well, for a second year in a row, a brewery in colorado is using count chocula serial. it is being made at the black bottle brewery. full boxes of general mills serial, yeah, the full boxes of the cereal go straight into the vats and they bought all the serial in a couple supermarkets. this year they got a big delivery from general mills. i loved this cereal as a kid, full of sugar. turns the milk brown and can't imagine putting it in beer. >> chocolate beer. >> you're so adventurous. >> got to try it out. when we come back, students getting a random drug test at high schools. the loophole allowsing them to do it. cool and calm under pressure. a 6-year-old being called a hero.

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southeast all the way to texas as well as around the great lakes. if you're flying airport delays possible in atlanta, charlotte, washington, d.c. and philadelphia. well, we're learning new details about the man rosie o'donnell's teen daughter spent time with after run ago way from home. >> police in new jersey found chelsea o'donnell with steve shearer, a man they say is a known criminal. shearer has a number of drug convictioned on his record as well as an arrest for endangering a child but so far he is not facing any charges in connection with chelsea o'donnell. golfers playing a round at a north carolina golf course got the surprise of their life when a panel door from a passenger jet fell and landed on the 7th hole. the 15x15 inch section came from a nonpressurized area of a flight that was about to land at charlotte airport. those golfers were stunned when they saw it heading in their direction. >> just trolling around in the air falling to the ground. >> i mean it could have killed one of us.

>> but the good news is no one on the plane or on the ground was injured. federal investigators now looking into how and why that panel came off the jet. in florida, the dangers underground. a sinkhole has opened up in the same spot where a man lost his life in 2013 when the ground gave way. worried neighbors say it's a painful reminder of the tragedy two years ago when a sinkhole swallowed jeffrey bush as he slept. his body was never recovered. florida is prone to sinkholes because of the limestone behind the ground. the family of a 6-year-old north carolina boy says he is a hero because he saved his grandfather's life. trevor fowler was home alone with his granddad when the older man began feeling pain. trevor knew exactly what to do. he stayed calm and called 911. >> alamance 911. >> hello, my papa, his chest hurts and we're the only ones home. >> how old is he?

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>> what you working on? >> a puzzle. oh, i don't know how to do this actually. >> we can move on. you're not missing any play time. >> america. >> governor bush. >> what. >> how would you -- >> oh, come on. come on. that was pretty good. >> what? >> video was posted yesterday and if you believe it, it's got 1.4 million views already. >> just as long as they don't do it with our newscast. >> challenge. the box office smash "straight outta compton" chronicling the band n.w.a. providing inspiration to another legendary group and that may surprise you. >> we are talking about the muppets and their new match-up that includes video from their 1979 muppets movie featuring fozzie bear there, kermit and others paired with audio of n.w.a.'s "express yourself" featuring dr. dre.

get back to the pg that's in this -- make the subject because they like to follow the words >> they are so cool, those muppets. >> yeah, they got attitude, they got swag. looks legit. mention for mixing that audio and video goes to animal robot. >> not to be confused with the muppet animal. >> there you go. viral video this morning, another one we got for you. >> a mom in the boston area finding a creative and entertaining way to beat those labor pains. there she is. you see her there doing the butterfly. she does a side shuffle and the tootsie roll. wow. that's pretty innovative. >> they really did enjoy the show. >> got it all on camera. >> she wanted to be famous and she may have gotten her wish. 3 million people have seen this. >> for some of you -- until i realized our body handles a lot.

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checking our top stories, three firefighters were killed in washington state while battling a fast-moving wildfire. investigators say the flames engulfed their vehicle after it crashinged. former subway spokesman jared fogle is facing years in prison. he's pleading guilty to charges of child porn and underage sex with girls as young as 13. he agreed to pay restitution to at least 14 victims. former president jimmy carter expected to reseal new details about his cancer diagnosis. at a news conference today in atlanta, mr. carter said last week he had the disease and that it had spread. as for today's weather, cooling temperatures along the west coast. it's drying out across the plains. thunderstorms and heavy rain from texas across the southeast. and finally it's not often that a police department posts a warning about one of their own police officers. >> but that is exactly what happened in one utah town where the officer was caught on camera committing what some say is a crime against dance.

reporter kimberly nelson has the details. >> reporter: officer bryson listhra visits this 7-eleven every day. but a visit last week was more than just memorable. >> i was singing the song and i walked in the front door and they asked me if i had -- if i knew the dance, i was like, i know the dance so i did the dance and told them not to record it but forgot about the surveillance camera. >> there's a history. this is not the first time. this is the first time we were smart enough to remember we have footage of it. >> reporter: it didn't take long for them to share it with officer lystrup's colleagues. >> it seems like there's something i want them to investigate so i told them, hey, you better come back and watch this video. >> they're like, uh-oh, did he steal something? and then as soon as they played it, they said, oh, we need a copy.

>> it got saved in multiple places in the police department so it couldn't be deleted because i tried. >> it got shared on their facebook page along with this warning. "this video is a little hard to watch. unfortunately, it does involve one of our officers." officer lystrup hopes this video bridges the gap between the public and those behind the badge. >> i hope that people understand that we're humans too. >> reporter: and in the meantime, he's been practicing his moves. >> a back whip and back and nae nae and then whip, whip, nae nae. >> he has that done. >> he did. he did. he got down dirty, though. >> i don't think it was that hard to watch. >> no, not at all. he was watching like no one was watching except alt of america