conditions are especially dry. no word on what started the fire. in other part of the country, mandatory evacuation worded because of a huge wildfire in central california. the rough fire as it's called is approaching 100,000 acres and it's less than a third contained. most of the fire in the sierra national forest. it began more than a month ago with a lightning strike and currently the largest wildfire in california. the threat of severe thunderstorms continues in the plains and midwest today. tornadoes and flash flooding hit the region while a heat wave sizzles the eastern half of the country. there are extreme conditions along the west coast. rob marciano has the dee tal z >> reporter: powerful weekend storms scattering beachgoers in florida. the last unofficial day of summer, with beaches almost empty. only a brave few out roaming the sands this morning. time lapse video showing the light show off the palm beach coast, and above the nebraska plains. in carroll, iowa, rain falling at two inches per hour. this street turning into a

river, swamping cars. >> it came down in a matter of seconds and there was not a whole lot we could do about it. >> reporter: the inside of that man's car, now filled with dirt and debris. this creek in augusta, wisconsin, still swollen after a half-foot of rain in less than 12 hours. >> you can see it washed right on out. >> reporter: in nearby eleva, floodwaters leaving behind a muddy mess. clear skies in southern california, but rip currents and waves at newport beach, well over ten feet high. lifeguards rescuing hundreds of swimmers up and down the coast >> i was just so far out there. i couldn't -- i couldn't get back. i had no idea it was so powerful. >> another day of rough surf and rip currents along the california coast on tuesday and another day of heat and humidity for the northeast. extending beyond the labor day holiday. rob marciano, abc news, new york. amazon be reportedly about to release a new tablet computer for $50. "the wall street journal" reporting the device would have

a six-inch screen and go on sale in time for the holidays, of course. it would be half the price of the cheapest amazon fire tablet but sufficient for traeming video and shopping on amazon. a true fall favorite goes on sale today at starbucks. the pumpkin spice latte, of course. the drink debuts in au locations today. even though fall doesn't officially start till two weeks from tomorrow. they'll be adding real pumpkins this year and it's removed the artificial flavors and colors. we've got to get this one. >> season creeps up to you earlier every year. >> it's never too early. >> that's a favorite. so the druth is being blamed for anner i harvest of grapes in california. the harvest in napa valley should be just starting but it's already about a third of the way through. there are much fewer grapes on the vines this year. some growers say their yields

are up to 50% lower than normal. >> you can't stockpile gas. >> you can stoung right now. we'll stop at a bev mo. >> california throwback there i guess. get some wine. and a grape lover in michigan was facing something scarier than prices. >> ariel jackson was about to wash a bunch of grapes she bought at walmart when she spotted something crawling around inside the carton. turned out to be a deadly black widow spieder. >> i would i would just take a paper towel and try to clean it. >> no. >> squish it. >> she called 911 and the operator told her to kill the spieder. she got her brother and boyfriend to do the job. no one was hurt. could you imagine? it could be very deadly. >> i can't imagine. >> walmart says the allegations they take it seriously and are investigating. coming up, it could be

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market. >> it's ugly when they start burning trees. now to the outrage over the minnesota dentist who killed a lion. he's broken his silence more than two months after killing cecil. >> as dr. walter palmer goes back to work today, he insists he did nothing wrong. ears abc's david wright. >> we rececil. >> reporter: for the first time since the protesters shut it down, this minnesota dental clinic is expected to can back open for business. dr. walter palmer is now breaking his silence for the first time since his controversial hunt speaking to reporters from the minneapolis star tribune and the "associated press" who described him as tense. >> bright white smile. we never saw that smile during the interview. it was very business like. he told them if i had known this lion had a name and was important to the country or a study, obviously i wouldn't have taken it. he insists the hunt didn't break any laws and disputed early

reports that said he wounded cecil, then talked him another 40 hours. he told reporters the interval was much shorter. he hasn't been seen in public for months. his home vandalized his family receiving death threats. i've been out of the public eye. that doesn't mean i'm in hiding he said. >> he mentioned he's been concerned about the safety of his family. he said his wife and daughter in particular. >> reporter: the question now, will his patients come back. >> and one side he is an excellent dentist. phenomenal, very high quality. on the other hand, i don't agree with some of the this innings that ethically he's done. >> reporter: palmer says he's heart broken for his staff whose lives have now been disrupted. david wright, abc news, new york. a lot of protesters expected back there again today. that will be quite a scene. >> so heart breaking because the conservation monitoring the situation said that he was attacked and then 40 hours left

there and finally makes it out. it's a heartbreaking situation. >> horrifying for any animal. coming up, we're going on location to the emerald city. living life as tom hanks and meg ryan did. >> sleepless in seattle" and its real life landmarks. you're watching "world news

>> oklahoma city? no? >> no. good movie sequence sleeplesses in seattle" introduced a whole generation to the emerald city. >> let's turn a vacation be to seattle into movie magic. here's abc's jesse palmer. >> hello. >> hello. >> reporter:? norah ephron's classic rom come sleepless in in seattle, meg ryan's escharacter annie reed at the present times fate. >> dear sleepless. >> reporter: travel together pacific northwest to see if she and sam baldwin are mfeo. >> mfeo. >> made for each other. >> reporter: the film brought to life by its seattle backdrop. to help you spend the day vacationing in the movie on your way to the emerald city, we're could youing down the top five

most memorable filming locations. the athenian inn at the market. >> so how is my butt. >> where tom and rob reiner ne. >> when is the lt time you were out there. >> jimmy carter, 197. >> reporter: the market, one of seattle's top destinations for fresh seafood. >> this is our signature item called the athenian seafood bow. a mixture of scallops, calamari, collapse and mussels. >> reporter: at number 4 arki beach featured in one of the film's unforgettable boating scenes. ♪ together with a wink and a smile ♪ >> people go to the alki beach. you can make a day event of that. play some volleyball. >> reporter: at number three, the space needle. this skyline defining landmark gets more than 1 million visitors a year. >> there's a lot of things to do

at the needle. you can have lunch or dinner there. the garden of glass. >> reporter: number two, lake union. >> jonah? >> the site of tom hanks' iconic houseboat. >> if you're a water lover and want to see sailboats you have the best views. it's worth getting down here and taking a cruise. >> reporter: at finally at number one, visit the dahlia lounge for a meal fit for hollywood royalty into do you have kids? >> no. >> do you want mine. >> it is the quintessentialal seattle restaurant. the triple coconut cream pie is the best seller. >> reporter: five locations for meet ready moments, it's nice to meet you. >> reporter: on the seattle set of your very own real life love story. thank you very much. jesse palmer. >> i can't believe since 1993 or 1990s, and people are still going to those locations. >> it's a fantastic movie. it makes me think maybe this

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something that could have been more impressive. this is a super heng because this great bank and ditch behind me surrounds an area five times the size of stonehenge. and it's here beneath my feet that arc options found at least an 100 standing stone that would have loomed over it 4 1/2 thousand years ago. systematically scanning can account area with ground penetrating radar researchers have been able to pick up signals reflected from stone about a meter beneath the earth. many of them would have stood up to four meters in height making this a great ancient an arena. >> at least 30 to 40 are still there. they've been pushed over and the massive bank been placed on top of them. so for the best part of 4 1/2 thousand years she's these have just been hidden lost to archaeology and history. >> reporter: the team is still

surveying and continues to find stone around the enclosure. they're building up a picture of a site with far more monoligaments that ever stood at stonehenge. although its purpose remains obscure, experts believe the stones to be part of a ceremonial site. as archaeologies bring new hi-tech tools to the ancient place, it's still revealing its secrets. victoria gill, bbc news. >> you've been to stonehenge. >> it's beautiful. it really is. incredible as you see the light pass through. i think it's really an old back in the day wives every time their husbands forgot something or didn't do what was on the list, the wall got bigger and bigger. >> that was their to do list. >> that's my unscientific. >> not aliens, just husbands in trouble. >> that's the news for this half hour.

this morning on "world news now," political showdown for the democrats. >> vice president joe biden says he's not running but he's looking more and more like a candidate. the democrats challenging hillary clinton, facing tough campaign questions. back to work. the minnesota dentist how kept a low profile after killing a beloved lion in africa. his first public comments as he faces protesters at his clinic today. tennis superstar serena and venus williams competing just hours from now at the u.s. open. all eyes on these fiercely competitive sisters. later, the yoga master making a name for herself on social media by proving that you don't are to be ultrathin to enjoy this form of exercise. it is tuesday, september 8th. from abc news, this is "world news no