making news in america this morning, rocky relationship. trump, pence and republican leaders. the tension seemingly at boiling point as the gop's frustrations with their candidate mount. plus, the moment hillary clinton brought a donald trump tie to a rally. we're live in washington. heart of london. this morning investigators looking into the suspect's past. the search for a motive. was it terrorism? landfall. hurricane earl strengthening overnight before slamming into central america. belize in its bull's-eye. the new video just in. and close call. an eight-foot pole slamming flew

good thursday morning. i'm nick watt. >> and i'm linzie janis. diane and kendis are off. we begin with the republican party in crisis mode. struggling to get donald trump back on track. >> after feuding with the family of a fallen soldier refusing to endorse two republicans and repeatedly veering off topic trump is denying reports that his the gop is preparing to are a worst case scenario. the latest from maggie rulli. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, nick and linzie. as donald trump's republican support continues to slip away the candidates insists his campaign is stronger than ever. >> the campaign is doing really well. it's never been so well united. right now it's the best in terms of being united that it's been since we began.

and are practically begging trump to rein it in. >> you have one person to attack, hillary clinton. don't run against the world. >> he has to find a way to slow down, really learn some new lessons. this is a little like "the apprentice." >> reporter: reince priebus called trump personal ly about his attacks on a american-mum limb soldier. hillary clinton opened up a ten-point lead on donald trump that's up six points just one month ago. vice presidential candidate senator mike pence broke with trump wednesday by endorsing ryan's re-election. something trump said he's not quite there yet. republican leadership tells abc they've been working on contingency plans should trump leave the race so far he hasn't expressed interest in doing so. hillary clinton not missing her opportunity stopped by a tie company in denver yesterday.

why he paid chinese workers to make trump ties. >> reporter: continuing on to mock trump's campaign slogan, saying if he wants to make america great again, he should start by making things in america again. trump is trying to smooth over some self-inflicted damage. after he angered many veterans he met with gold star families to hear their concerns. >> maggie r washington. donald trump is getting some good news on the fund-raising front. significantly closing the gap with hillary clinton. >> trump took in $80 million last month for his campaign and the republican party. powered by small donations. that's compared to 90 million for hillary clinton during the same time period. back in june, the campaigns had a nearly $20 million fund-raising gap. the recent controversy surround the trump campaign turned out to be the tipping point for a republican

representative adam kinzinger was on the face but doesn't now see how he could endorse trump. he crossed so many red lines a presidential candidate should never cross. he said he is an american before a republican and he won't be silent. the obama administration's secret 400 million cash payment to iran has become a campaign issue. donald trump called it a scandal. the white house says the payment made just as four released from custody in january was the settlement of an old legal claim, not ransom. trump says it was his opponent, former secretary of state hillary clinton, who started the talks about the money in the first place. >> we paid $400 million for the hostage, right. such a bad precedent. >> this $400 million is actually money that the iranians had paid

>> other top republicans are claiming the cash payment was nothing more than a bribe for the nuclear deal with iran. terrorism has not been ruled out as a possible reason for a deadly knife attack in central london. police secured the russell square area. a woman in her 60s was killed and five others wounded. a 19-year-old man was tasered by police before being taken into custody. authorities say his mental factor in the case. that area was the scene of the deadly july 7th bombings in 2005. a landing gear problem is the focus of an investigation into the crash landing of an emirates airliner jetliner. it was seen sliding down a runway in dubai yesterday. moments later a fuel tank exploded part flying into the air. all 300 people on the plane evacuated safely. some even grabbing their bags on

slides, questions remain about whether the pilots may have failed to deploy the landing gear. >> even with all the sophisticated electronnys of these modern day jets you have to put the gear down itself. it will squawk at you and give you warnings and have checklists, almost an infinitesimal probability landing gear problems will occur. we may have seen one of the first instances of t >> one firefighter was killed while helping to extinguish the plane. the 13-year-old plane was up to date with its safety inspections. hurricane earl has made landfall in the central american nation of belize. the storm came ashore with heavy rain and winds of 80 miles an hour. the government opened storm shelters and residents of low-lying areas were urged to move to higher ground. honduras, guatemala and mexico

storms developing overnight in the midwest. two twisters were spotted in north dakota, no damage reported. those severe storms now moving into minnesota. and in california, strong winds are helping to spread the fire near wine country. the cold fire has burned nearly 5,000 acres and is only 10% contained. hundreds of firefighters are battling the blaze in rugged terrain. helicopters have been scooping water from a nearby lake to drop on the fire. it's called because it's burning near winters, california. a series of earthquakes rattled a remote area last night in california. the initial magnitude 4.5 hit near janesville and it was quickly followed by three aftershocks. there were no reports of damage but one woman said it felt like her mobile home was going to be knocked off its foundation. still ahead, details breaking overnight about a message cyberattack at a health

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seven have died. there's an arrest in a murder mystery in an atlanta suburb. jeffrey hazelwood arrested for killing two teenagers. but police are not revealing a motive or even how they are connected. they do reveal that they were led to hazelwood after getting into the teenager's cell phones. president obama has granted clemency to 214 individual, day since 1900. many of those whose sentenced were communitied were nonviolent drug offenders. the president made criminal justice reform a key issue during his terms. one of the nation's largest health care systems says it has been hit by a large-scale cyberattack. banner health is in the process of notifying nearly 4 million people that their personal information may have been compromised that includes everything from credit card and

health plan details, banner health says it has taken steps to block the cyberattacks. walmart looking to boost its web sales in talks to buy jet.com. the deal would be worth up to $3 billion. jet.com was founded to compete with amazon. but has recently struggled. and tiger woods won't be getting any more new golf equipment from nike. that's because the company will no longer be making golf balls, bags and but it will continue a line of golf footwear and clothing. no word yet on how the move will affect nike's contracts with woods and other golfers. when we come back, close call for one driver. a huge pole slamming through the windshield. and the olympic opening ceremony is tomorrow night but team usa's soccer team already in action. we've got the highlights. the things that i consume on a daily basis,

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now for a look at the morning road conditions. flash flooding is a threat in the four corners area. showers and thunderstorms could pose a risk in the southeast. if you're flying, airport delays are possible in minneapolis, charlotte, atlanta and new orleans. it's a first for american law enforcement. one of their own is charged with a terror-related crime. >> a washington, d.c. transit officer was picked up after an undercover sting accused of helpinis >> reporter: new details on the police officer charged with trying to help isis. the fbi allegedly catching nicholas young in the ago. the fbi saying the 36-year-old thought he was selling hundreds of dollars of prepaid phone cards to an isis operative. but it was really an undercover fbi agent. law enforcement has been here all day coming in and out of this home searching mr. young's belongings.

was so weird. he was just so secluded. >> reporter: officials who had been tracking him for six years say he was part of a medical network and previously associated with this man, amine el khalifi seen in this fbi readying an attack on the u.s. capitol. mary bruce, abc news, washington. >> a south carolina man is fighting for his life after being infected with a rare brain-eating amoeba. the man came into contact with the amoeba after swimming in a the infection is fatal in 95% of cases but experts say you can't get it just by swallowing water. own when water is forced up the nose. a massachusetts woman has survived a freak accident near boston. this metal pole went straight through liz soar's windshield and escaped with minor injuries. she crashed into the fence when she suffered a medical emergency and says she blacked out. the pole came within inches of her head.

elbow. a muslim woman says she was told to either remove her veil or leave an indiana family dollar store. sara safi said she explained she wore them for religious reasons but the clerk said it was a high crime area and the store gets robbed a lot. safi recorded part of the encounter on her cell phone. family dollar has not commented. now to sports. the rio olympics are under way. one of the first team. >> they scored a goal in each half last night in a 2-0 win against new zealand. the next match for the american ladies is saturday against france. the u.s. is trying to become the first women's soccer team to follow. the competition begins in brazil. the u.s. team did not qualify for the tournament. as for baseball highlights

this is larry bei down from san francisco where he does news and sports. so this is going to fit in very nicely with your program. >> they're bleary eyed so probably don't recognize. a highlight. white sox and tigers. chris sale, no scissors in his hand, just a bottom, bottom four, no score. nick castellano and miguel scores. we move ahead to the bottom of the eighth. tied at 1 apie j.d. martinez pitching. this is the way you want to pinch hit. there it comes. there it goes. solo blast. martinez, his first at bat since june 16th and takes it out and tigers win 2-1. >> bartender, j.d. minnesota up 6-2. max kepler on the 1-2 pitch. lonnie chisenhall thinks he made a top play. he did but it's ruled a trap. two runs score so the play would

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time to check "the pulse" beginning with "suicide squad," the long awaited film featuring quintessential comic book bad guys turning good to save the world. >> despite a rash of not so rave reviews seems fans will have the last word. they turned out in droves for the london premiere. greeting the star-studded cast with nothing but cleheers. >> including jared leto one website said, he worked it with all the dandiness of a precious french prince. >> i told you that. okay, let's face it. one of the great things about the summer olympics is the personal stories of the athletes. case in point, u.s. table tennis player kanak jha. that is him in the red. >> at 16 16 years old he's the youngest playing ping-pong since

classes online in order to devote more time to his sport. >> here's the youngest athlete who will compete, a swimmer from nepal. just 13 years old and she'll hit the water sunday in the women's 100 meter backstroke. wow. this is star u.s. gymnast simone biles all 4'8" back to back with david lee who is 6'8". yes, that's a difference, the tallest athlete on team usa. it may be an open and shut case, what is going on with the door close button on your elevator. >> as you may have suspected it's mostly there for show. no matter how many times you punch it, the door rarely closes before it's supposed to. >> according to the world's largest elevator company it's often deactivated to lessen the wear and tear of moving parts. >> more news after this.

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checking our top story, hillary clinton is gaining more ground. a new fox news poll has clinton ten points ahead of donald trump. it's her largest lead in the polls since june. security is tight in central london after a deadly knife attack. a woman was killed and five others wounded. a 19-year-old man is in custody. police are looking into his mental health but they have not ruled out terrorism. ri nation of belize bringing 80-mile-an-hour winds and heavy rain. the government has opened emergency shelters for residents and tourists. looking at today's weather here in the u.s., very pleasant in the northeast, showers and thunderstorms in the south, a scorcher for parts of the midwest, monsoon rains from las vegas to albuquerque. there are security and traffic concerns ahead of the official start of the summer olympics in rio.

the games is the water. because an investigation done by the associated press and released this week basically said the water in rio's famous beaches are as contaminated as ever. abc's dr. richard besser went to rio to test the water for himself. >> the water around rio is under the microscope. the world health organization is sounding the alarm for some 1400 olympic athletes set to compete in these polluted waters and took a look we could see the pipes treating untreated sewage straight into the water but up close garbage, debris and worse. here's something you see all over rio. raw sewage streaming into waterways that lead out to the bay where they're holding a lot of the olympic events, a big health concern. in that sewage virus, bacteria, that can cause severe infections. the w.h.o. is telling athletes to avoid swallowing water, cover

olympic officials insist the water is safe but to see for ourselves we collected a sample in two different spots and took them to a lab outside rio. dr. richard besser, abc news, rio de janeiro. stories about the water in rio are providing plenty of material for the late night comedians. >> here is what jimmy kimmel had to say about it on his show last night. >> the air is unsafe to breathe and the water has just a hint of raw sewage. there's so much bacteria in the water it's hard to tell if they're hosting the olympics or a season of "bachelor in paradise." >> hilarious. we can count on more of that type of stuff all the way to the close of the games which is two weeks from this coming sunday. that's what's making news in america this morning. check us out at atmfans.com.

emily: good morning, it's thursday, august 3. i'm emily riemer. antoinette: i'm antoinette antonio, in for randy. stories we're following on the eyeopener right now, new details in a deadly stabbing spree in london. the suspect in custody amid a terror investigation. emily: a metal pole crashes through a windshield in woburn. the close call for the driver. and why she doesn't even remember it. antoinette: a controversial new program is scheduled to launch this month in boston. the plans today to review the police department's body camera plan. emily: but first, let's check in with cindy. a cool start. cindy: it is. second warning in a row we are dealing with these temperatures for august. 65 in boston and notice the wind is pretty light. we have a little bit of patchy