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making news in america this morning, breaking overnight, hurricane matthew tearing through the caribbean with life-threatening rain, wind and storm surge. thousands of people bracing for the pose powerful storm in almost a decade. we're tracking the latest path. donald trump is trying to may not have paid federal taxes for years as hillary clinton tears into trump's business skills. and the vice presidential candidates are set to face off in their first debate. we're live with the details. in you this morning a major police bust involving an organized crime ring. an alleged shoplifting gang of thieves hitting several american cities over the years. a truck used in a smash and grab plows through a storefront and the thief gets away with an
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and w and we do say good morning on this tuesday and start with that weather situation in the caribbean. >> a catastrophic strike from hurricane matthew is imminent for haiti and parts of jamaica. you can see the storm on the radar swirling in the sea, packing winds of more than 140 miles per hour. overnight in jamaica the outer bands hit kingston sending a wave crashing into the gas stations closed as police rescue people and try to take them to higher ground. we have this video from haiti in the meantime, taken right before sunset. the sea is already rising even with the storm well offshore. three people have already died in the caribbean because of the storm. people in cuba are also preparing for the worst by boarding up buildings and filling sandbags. the storm is then expected to head toward florida's east coast. accuweather's paul williams is tracking it for us. what can you tell us?
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we take a look at the latest what we refer to as the spaghetti models. most indicate we're pretty consistent with the moving across eastern portions of cuba and along the east coast possibly skipping closer to north carolina and it'll restrengthen to a category 3 by then. other news, we have severe storms expected throughout portions of wichita towards oklahoma city and up towards omaha. with this potential, this could possibly affect matthew downroad. kendis, diane. >> all right, our thanks to paul and we live coverage from both jamaica and haiti later on "gma" but first to the political spotlight turning to the lesser known bottom of the ticket in the race for the white house. >> the vice presidential nominees are set to square off in their own lonely debate tonight and abc's maggie rulli has an preview from farmingville farmingville. >> reporter: good morning. as you mentioned it doesn't have quite the reality show spectacle the first presidential debate
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seasoned highly polished politicians that will take the debate stage starting with hillary clinton's running mate democratic virginia senator and former governor tim kaine. he's a formerly harvard trained trial lawyer so he's going to be ready when he lands on that debate stage. he's been in intense debate prep but he will play to that strength of being well liked and be himself. turning now to donald trump's number two, we have republican indiana governor and 2-year congressman mike pence. he was a former radio talk show host so will go out and be ready to debate and been preparing for this in overdrive trying to make up for what many saw as an unprepared trump at last week's presidential debate. now, we should also be able to see both vice presidential candidates go out there trying to answer to their presidential controversies that have been happening to their parties. well, here kaine will talk about
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address trump's tacks. we've seen them both be mild-mannered but rumors that he will be fiery and feisty when pence gets out there on stage tonight. now, kendis and diane, it hud be noted that when it comes to a vice presidential debate, it might not have the big-time appeal as the president's but turns 0 outat most don't know the know the presidential candidates. >> we'll find out if that motivates people to find out more or not. that's maggie rulli at longwood university. >> people looking for answers like who are they? you can see the vice presidential debate with tim kaine and mike pence tonight at 9:00 eastern right here on abc. on sunday it's showdown number two for the presidential nominees. that debate will take place in stall. co-moderated by our own martha raddatz. join us for full team coverage on abc.
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hillary clinton are trading barbs over his taxes. >> yes, so clinton is blasting trump over those leaked tax returns that show he may not have paid federal taxes for nearly two decades but trump is touting his use of the tax laws as proof of his brilliance. here's abc's orlando that sack. >> reporter: hillary clinton is hoping and endorsement by lebron james will help her with ohio voters. >> i'm truly honored to have his support. >> reporter: campaigning in the buckeye state clinton hit her riva bankruptcies that she says hurts small businesses. >> i can't imagine having a president who believes that that's the way you're supposed to treat people. but you're going to very much me make sure he never gets near the white house. >> reporter: she also hammered trump on "the new york times" report that the republican nominee may have avoided paying taxes for nearly two decades because of big business losses in the '90s. >> here's my question. what kind of genius loses a billion dollars in a single
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colorado, trump fired back bragging about how he used the tax laws. >> i have legally used the tax laws to my benefit. and to the benefit of my companies, my investors and my employees. i mean, honestly i have brilliantly -- i have brill lapsely used those laws. >> reporter: trump didn't confirm that he didn't pay taxes, but previously he had scolded those that didn't. here's trump on "h 2011 >> that's the amazing thing half the country is paying nothing, zero and even if you don't make a lot, you should have to pay something, just something to be a part of the game. >> reporter: and what we'll watch to see if any of these controversies as well as growing questions about his business dealings with an iranian bank make it into the vice presidential debate tonight. i'll see you there. kendis, diane. >> sounds good, thanks. the u.s. has broken off talks with russia over a cease-fi
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aleppo there's nothing left to discuss. 400 civilians killed there since the cease-fire collapsed two weeks ago. just yesterday bunker busting bombs destroyed one of the main hospitals leaving seven people dead. back in this country an out-of-control grass fire in eastern colorado has forced hundreds of residents to evacuate. the fire in pueblo county grew very quickly to more than 3,000 acres because of strong winds and dry conditions. authorities say the fire actually split in two and is heading in different an all day tech and music festival in his own backyard inspired by south by southwest that's held every march in austin, the south by south lawn brought out leonardo dicaprio who talked about climate change with the president? the president said more work is still needed to combat climate change and dicaprio urged voters not to elect politicians who deny its existence. other celebrities included the
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things." >> it wasn't always serious. the president appeared to enjoy the event even thoefting in this with a lego man, one of several leg bow sculptures on the south lawn. >> that's pretty good work there. >> i thought it was someone in costume. >> i thought so too. well, still ahead, ford is bringing back a classic suv. >> and new this morning a massive shoplifting ring busted. investigators explain how they hit several major american cities. plus, a tv photographer going to the rescue here driver in a burning car.
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pol police in north carolina are facing backlash over an arrest captured on video. dejuan yourse is sitting on his mother's front porch and two officers respond to a call about someone breaking into the home. now, yourse tries to explain that he's locked out point situation escalated quickly. he was charged with resisting arrest and assault on a government official. those charges were dropped and both officers have resigned. they will not, though, face protesters marched in los angeles following two deadly weekend police shootings. demonstrators want video released in the first case. carne he will snell jr.'s killing. he's 18 and allegedly pointed a gun at officers during a chase. there's also a man described as hispanic who was shot after aiming what investigators say was a fake gun at officers. and 16 alleged members of a nationwide shoplifting ring are under arrest in san francisco. the suspects are accused of
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barney's, burberry and louis vuitton, they grab as much merchandise as they can and run out the door. this he travel across the country to shoplift making up with up to $2 million in stolen goods. illinois is now the second state to take billions of dollars in business away from wells fargo. the state treasurer suspended $30 billion in investment ago 2i69 from the bank over its account scandal. california made a similar move last week. so ford is bringing back a classic. social media buzzing after a union rep confirmed the bronco is making a return in 2018. their stock production of the bronco 20 years ago, can you believe that. no word from ford on the design but with the cameras, usb ports and navigation systems now in ford suvs you can expect a more high-tech version compared to the ones we're familiaring with from the '80s and '90s.
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here's a radar look at hurricane matthew at this hour, the powerful storm is battering parts of now. just above it you can see the eastern end of cuba in the storm's path. and this is matthew from way above the earth. these images come from the international space station. you can see the eye of the storm and thick clues blanketing the entire central caribbean. and now for a look at morning road conditions. severe weather is a risk in the plains. gusty winds and rain from seattle to portland and all the way to southern oregon. flying, weather related delays in kansas city and los angeles.
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new york city after being robbed in paris. >> armed thieves dressed as police officers tied her up and made up with nearly $5 million in juliry. a police spokeswoman suggested the reality tv star might be at least partially responsible for the theft by showing the jewels on social media and by a lack of security inside the hotel. her husband kanye west has canceled this week's concerts in detroit and philadelphia to be with his wife. opening statements from the defense set for today in the trial of a father in accused of deliberately leaving his toddler to die in a hot suv. prosecutors say justin harris was leading a double life and saw his wife and child as obstacles to his sexual desires. abc's steve osunsami with more. >> reporter: the opening statements prosecutors in the murder trial of justin ross harris question how he could forget to drop his 22-month-old off at day care, especially after the two had breakfast at this chick-fil-a restaurant down the street minute as way from
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where the boy died in a hot suv. cooper harris was trapped in a rear-facing car seat for more than seven hours. this surveillance video shows his father checking on the car in the middle of the day. police say while his son was dying outside, the married father was sexting with other women. >> in his own words show that he's guilty. i love my son and all but we both need escapes. >> reporter: harris is charged with murder and second degree child cruelty pleading not guilty saying this was an innocent. steve osunsami, abc news, atlanta. a brazen theft caught on camera in new mexico is now under review. people in this pickup truck apparently really wanted the atm in this convenience store. they slammed the truck through the front of the place. not once, not twice, three types before they finally got inside. albuquerque police say it happened at 1 a.m. on a basis street but apparently no witnesses. they have found the atm but not the truck.
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photographer being hailed as a hero for rescuing a woman in a car after a wreck. william hays captured the moment he used a crowbar to smash the car windows as the flames started to grow under the hood. police arrived and hays used his flashlight to get their attention. the injured woman is removed from the car. hays says he wanted to film the incident to showcase the first responders but in the meantime, he actually caught his heroics actions on tape. >> here are our friends at espn. good morning, everyone. hope you're enjoying the international news. right now a little break, lighten things up with sports. starting with monday night football. right to it. brrrr. randy moss, he starred for the vikings for years. should have won in '98. this story is about odell beckham jr. losing it a bit. giants down 14-3 and eli manning
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uh-huh. taken by saxavier rhodes. beckham had just three catches for 23 yards. fourth quarter, vikings are up 17-10. jericho mckinnon, that's too easy, vikings unbeaten and win this one, 24-10. nba is coming soon. they'll practice up for it. got the bulls and bucks.dwyane e dwyane wa dwyane wad home. wade comes up with a rip. fancy pass, gibson misses it, jimmy butler doesn't it. that's two. later in the quarter, wade, trails on the play. launches a three. it's good. just under two minutes to go in the first. wade wants some more and he got it. six points for him. bucks win it, 93-91. american league wild card baseball, baltimore, toronto, that's tuesday.
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governor scott declares a state of emergency in florida over fears of hurricane matthew. this powerful storm, as you heard ivan say, is dumping life threatening heavy rain on haiti and jamaica. a brawl breaks out inside a south florida restaurant designed for kids. >> tonight is the first debate about the vice presidential candidates. we have a preview state ahead. >> good morning. thanks for waking up on abc action news. >> ivan cabrera is tracking powerful hurricane matthew. we will check in with him in a moment. >> the storm is passing just offshore. in the bay area, concerned families are waiting to hear
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