making news in america this overnight. a powerful system moving through the heartland. several inches of rain falling in just a few hours. cars floods. disrupting labor day plans. thank you this morning, the the dentist who kyleilled cease tl lion. what he's saying about keeping a low profile and his return to work this week. blind sided. two football players with a seemingly deliberate hit on a referee. and hygiene expirmt. the scientist who hasn't take an shower for a very long time. he's now telling his secret to

staying clean. and good morning, i'm mara schiavocampo. >> i'm kendis gibson. the severe weather disrupting labor day plans for millions of americans. >> let's look at the radar. damaging winds, hail, and torrential downpours. >> in iowa this mork, flash flooding after nearly six inches of rain fell in just a matter of hours. the water partially covering that suv's tires. >> the time lapse showing a supercell forming. mollry cochran is tracking it all. >> for the labor day hol day we're looking at weather that could impact plans here. severe thunderstorms possible from kansas city into lincoln, nebraska. right on the brim of omaha. and flooding downpours across

central iowa. we could see one to three inches of rain by the time all is said and done. meanwhile, across the northeast, it's unusually warm. we just have the heat and humidity returning into the region. so hopefully, you didn't put the a/c away quite yet. meanwhile, we keep an eye on grace. it will continue to push to the west. right now, just disturbing some fish. mara and kendis back to you. we switch gears to the political climate. hillary clinton campaigns in iowa on this labor day. >> bernie sanders gaining in the hawk eye state. he's pulled ahead in new hampshire. bazi kanani joins us from washington with more. >> reporter: good morning, mara. good morning, kendis. the latest poll has not been a good predictor of who goes on to become president. but as the e-mail controversy continues to dog clinton, her campaign acknowledges they're

heading into what could be a bumpy fall. >> off we go, joyfully. >> reporter: hillary clinton shows no signs of concern about her sliding poll numbers. but her competitors believe she has reason to worry. >> don't tell anybody. i think they're getting nervous. >> reporter: democratic challenge bernie sanders surging ahead in the early voting state of new hampshire in a new poll that also shows him closing in in iowa. and for the first time, shows clinton behind donald trump in a hypothetical matchup in iowa. clinton continues to avoid attacks on fellow democrats. instead taking aim at the republican field. >> their flamboyant front-runner has grabbed attention. if you look at everyone else's policies, they're basically the same. they're trump without the pizazz or hair. >> reporter: another candidate

is hopping into the race. harvard law professor larry lessig is joining the race. >> we have to get us a government that would work again. that is not captured by the tiniest fraction of the 1% who -- >> reporter: mara? kendis? >> bazi kanani, live in washington. thank you. now the kentucky clerk who refused to grant marriage licenses to gay couple. s she's spending labor day in jail. her earl leer appeal has been amened. a support rally is planned in kentucky tomorrow. now to the path for asylum for thousands of refugees

pouring into europe in search for a better life. they're arriving in germany on one packed train and another. pope francis is urging churches across europe to take in some families. >> reporter: cheers. applause. and high fives as thousands poured off of trains in munich. germany welcoming them with open arms and essentials. food, clothing. for the children, baby shoes. even candy. for so many like this 20-year-old, this is the finish line. after a grueling and dangerous two-week journey by boat, foot, and train. the final leg, the ride from austria's capital. this train line to munich has become something of a refugee express. packing the cars. so much so that little ones like the baby are sleeping in the luggage racks.

there, we met ruah. >> there's no way to live. >> reporter: she left war-torn syria two weeks ago to join her father, who she hasn't seen in almost six months. she's unsure if her father is coming. then -- [ sobbing ] >> i can't believe it. >> reporter: family reunited. now, with so many people arriving there are new warnings. us a tia saying lit soon remove the emergency measures that kept its border so open. germany warning its limits may soon be overstretched. alex marquardt, abc news, munich. back here in this country, the shooting of a las vegas cop is being called an ambush. the suspect walked up to the police car when it stopped for a traffic light and opened fire. the injured cop was shot in the hands. officers arrested the suspect after a brief foot chase. and thousands of mourners

are expected in the small town of fox lake, illinois today, for the funeral of officer joe gliniewicz. he was gunned down last week. a search for the killers has turned up empty despite a $50,000 reward. tom brady says he's ready to put deflategate ge hind him. speaking publicly for the first time about the alleged deflation of footballs for a competitive advantage. a judge last week threw out his four-game suspension. >> it's been a very tough situation for everybody. it's but a lot of stress on everybody's families. >> brady says he feels terrible for the two equipment workers suspended indefinitely. brady says he has opinions but he's keeping them to himself. overnight. how low will they go. and new this morning, the

den pits hunter who kyled cecil the lion. returning to work. boaters getting off in a storm. dropping massive hail.

a jaw-dropping scene near l.a. a driver suddenly stopping in the center lane, bails out. but the car keeps going with the driver's door open. the car rolls into oncoming traffic. it hits an suv and then some trees. the whole scene captured on another driver's dash cam. the driver of that silver car arrested for drunk driving.

president obama plans to mark labor day by ordering more paid sick leave. it today's order will require federal contacters to provide seven days of sick leave. he'll also call on six leave and family leave to be expanded to the private sector. your trip home may be cheaper than your outbound trip. gas prices are down two cents since the start of the weekend. the average is now less than -- more than 7 cents from a week ago. >> good news for the 30 million people traveling. with new iphonefoenphone models likely being announced this week, people are asking, can apple do it again? probably not. they set 180 million iphones.

a 36% increase over the 5s and 5 5c models. a 4% sales increase is realistic. "strait outta compton" was pushed out of the box office. the faith-based movie "war room" made just over $9 million. comp on the was sect with just earned $9 million. and "a walk in the woods contracts strolled into third place making $8 million. >> both movies i want to see. when we come back, a bandaged foot, an amazing story to tell. a kayaker talking about his terrifying encounter with a hammerhead shark. space junk? or something else? what was spotted streaking across the sky? when is your flu shot more than a flu shot? when it helps give a lifesaving vaccine to a child in need in a developing country.

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the dentist who killed cecil the lion is speaking publicly for the first time. dr. walter palmer says he intends to resume his practice as early as tomorrow. it's been closed since july after international outrage over the killing of the lion. >> he says he's been keeping a low profile. reiterating an earlier written statement, he says he had no idea the lion he killed was a protected animal. a kayaker is recovering from a shark attack off california. dylan mark was bittenly a ten-foot amor head. his foot was dangling over the side of his kayak when the shark chomped down. >> it got scared. it thrashed around. i was in the way. i'm not shark-fishing anymore. i really respect them. it brought that to light.

>> marks flagd down a fishing boat and wiz air-lifted to the hospital. a recent burst of incidents along the west coast is partly a result of wamer waters attract attracting hammerhead sharks. on the other coast, a crowd tried to save a huge shark stranded on the strand. frantically pouring water on the great white. it died a short time later. a dangerous fugitive is back behind bars in indianapolis. a cheetah. it escaped from the zoo. visitors were taken to safety zones. the cehhtah never got beyond a barrier. he was shot with a tranquilizer dart and ran back into the exhibit exhibit. he had just arrived at the zoo. maybe he was home sick. a fireball bright enough to be seen the daylight streaked

over downtown bangkok this morning. it was seen in other parts of thailand. no reports of missing or crashed aircraft. a sizable piece of an american observation satellite did so this morning. another piece of video you have to see. two high school football players in san antonio have been suspended from school. the first player slammed into the ref in what appears to be an intentional hit. as the official hits the ground, the second player pounces, head-first. the teens may have been upset because two of their teammates were ejected earlier in the game. an investigation is under way. time for sport ts. baseball highlights. >> let's check in with the fellas at espn. >> really good morning if steve levy is on your tv. i'm john anderson. i like the brewers. they don't make any news. >> i like the mets. ace matt harvey made it sound

like when he got to 180 innings on the season, he wouldn't throw another pitch. he tried to clear things up. saying in the player's tribune. ly be healthy, active, and ready to go. i can assure everyone we're all in the same plays. we're coming with a plan. espn. gerrit cole. night. john jay goes down swinging. seven innings, no runs, two hits, 7 ks. rodriguez. 16th win of the season for cole. college football week one wraps up with number one, ohio state, starting its national title defense monday against the only team that beat them a year ago, virginia tech. espn college football primetime monday.

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checking our top stories this morning. attorneys for jailed kentucky clerk kim davis have filed an charge. a las vegas police officer was shot in the hand while in a light. suspect. officials are calling it an ambush. people in the midwest will spend labor day cleaning up after veer weather. an intense storm hit nebraska and minnesota. iowa received nearly six inches of rain in just a few hours. monsoon rain and storms continue in the desert southwest. temps 10 to 15 degrees above normal in the northeast. an emotional homecoming for new parents from new jersey.

>> they have been stranded in fornlg gal with their newborn baby for weeks. >> it was a crash course in becoming a father. >> reporter: e moeshl nally 'caused. >> we feel like we're coming home incomplete. we're happy to be home. it does feel like there's part that's missing. >> reporter: he's talking about his son, hudson, hayden's twin, who died two weeks after the infants were born at a hospital in portugal. kim and fred, after getting the okay from several doctors, headed overseas for a baby-moon. the twins were born 13 weeks early. hudson didn't pull through. hayden was holding her own. initially, their insurance company wouldn't pay for a medical transport. elected officials helped them.

late last week, high mark blue shield reversed the decision. they began their cross-atlantic trip on a private jet from fox flight, which specializes in medical transport. this home video shows the crew taking hayden off the plane. did hayden sleep? >> she slept a lot. she was awake for quite a bit as well. >> reporter: this family still faces a long road. hayden will have to stay in the hospital for some time. and then, there's hudson. >> the rooms are gorgeous. all set up for hudson and hayden. my daughter wants hudson to be remembered. he will be. >> reporter: as far hayden, fred and kim plan to one day take their little girl back to porch gath gal to meet the doctors and nurses now considered family. kimberly richards. channel 7 eyewitness news. stay was. "good morning america" coming up.