making news in america this morning, a candlelight march at the university of virginia. the large crowd called for peace and understanding in the same place white nationalists gathered a week ago. that gathering followed an emotional memorial service for the woman killed in last week's chaos. president trump facing new fallout from his comments about charlottesville and concerns beginning to grow about a big rally being planned for this weekend. we're live in washington. also, a potential break in the case of natalie holloway. what her father is saying about human remains that he recently found after a tip. the powerball jumbo jackpot swelling overnight. no winner after last night's drawing so how big it is it

a good thursday morning. i'm diane macedo. >> i'm ryan smith in for kendis gibson. we begin with a powerful show of solidarity and peace in charlottesville, virginia, just days after the city erupted in violence. >> hundreds descended on the campus singing together and honoring those who died. that gathering happened in the same spot where white supremacists had just spewed hatred and gathered just the weekend before. >> the vigil playing out as president trump faces more fallout. abc's emlay rah has the latest from washington. good morning, emily. >> reporter: good morning. president trump's latest comments really the last straw for a lot of the country's top ceos. the fallout tipping for president trump as the charlottesville community comes together. >> but still like dust i'll rise. >> reporter: less than

later hundreds gathered once again. ♪ let it shine >> reporter: but this time in the name of peace. >> we're here to take back the lawn from this student generation. >> reporter: the show of support coming as president trump continues to lose backing from the business community. >> i think there's blame on both sides. you look at -- you look at both sides. i think there's blame on both sides. >> reporter: those comments setting off another wave of backlash. trump who sold himself as the businessman president forced to shut down his major business advisory councils amid an exodus of corporate leaders. a key advisory council of top ceos from powerhouse companies like pepsi, ge, ibm and walmart, even voting to disband informing president trump who quickly tweeted. rather than putting pressure on the business people of the manufacturing council council & strategy & policy for rum, i am ending both. thank you all. the ceo of apple is

i step further announcing a million dollar donation to two civil ryes groups and telling employees he does not agree with president trump's comments. diane and ryan, back to you. >> that's abc's emily rau reporting from washington. thanks. sorrow an anger over charlottesville followed vice president pence to latin america. dozens of people mostly americans gathered for a vigil across the treat from the hotel he was staying and had signs denouncing hate. a controversial rally on saturday and organizers are calling et a free speech rally. but there is some concern because some of the people who appeared in charlottesville had been scheduled to speak in boston. still organizers say they do not support hate groups and are not affiliated with the organizers of the charlottesville protests. boston officials warn that the rally will be shut down if it gets out of control. >> respect this city because we respect your right to come in and speak. so if we're going to respect your right to come in, we expect

people, the people that live here. don't pass hate. don't pass judgment on people. >> all marchers will have to adhere to conditions including a ban on any weapons, backpacks or even sticks. >> the grieving parents of heather heyer, the car attack victim in charlottesville are calling for calm in the wake of her death. >> mark heyer and susan spoke about their daughter during yesterday's memorial service. susan asked mourners to make a difference. heyer made a call for peace. >> she wanted to put down hate and for my part, we just need to stop all this stuff and just forgive each other. >> say to yourself what can i do to make a difference and that's how you're going to make my child's death worthwhile. i'd rather have my child but by golly if i got to give her up we'r

>> more than a thousand people gathered for that memorial just a half a mile from where heyer died. >> we have new details about the past of the man charged with killing heather heyer. 911 cran scripts obtained by abc news reveals james alex fields assaulted his mother who uses a wheelchair. two reported incidents in his early teens. he is being held without bail on a number of charges including second degree murder. the man some are blaming for president trump's response to charlottesville is speaking out. steve bannon is now slamming the far right as irrelevant saying, quote, i think the media plays it up too much. these guys are a collection of clowns. >> abc news has learned the investigator leading the special counsel's russia probe has left. it's the first reported glitch in robert mueller's probe. the agent is now working with the fbi's human resources department. it's unclear why he left or if the move was voluntary. the unexpected departure comes as the investigation appears to

be intensifying. a search is on for five crew members missing. the black hawk went down during a routine training exercise on tuesday night and that's after losing radio and visual contact with another chopper. now, search and rescue crews found and collected pieces of the helicopter's fuselage and a helmet in the debris in a field over oahu. now for a look at your weather. an out of break of severe storms spawned seven tornadoes in minnesota including this one in southwest minneapolis. hurricane gert is now a category 2 storm with 105-mile-per-hour winds. it should start losing steam later today as it tracks farther out to sea but still triggering dangerous surf and rip currents along the new england coast. three tropical waves still have the potential to develop in named storms over the next several days, be careful if you're hitting the beach.

and it is official. the nation's got a major case of powerball fever. now, no one hit the jackpot last night. the next saturday night with an estimated jackpot of, hold your breath, $510 million. >> a cash value of more than $324 million. but winning all that money is a pretty big long shot. the actual odds are 1 in nearly 300 million. >> i'll take those odds. coming up, the annual list of the nation's friendliest cities is out. plus, the woman who survived weeks in the woods on her own is speaking out in our exclusive interview offering some new details about her life-threatening ordeal. incredible images from overseas. that tumble nothing a raging river. the details straight ahead.

we're seeing heartbreaking images from sierra leone after a building collapsed into raging water below. devastating mudslides have already killed nearly 400 people there. the red cross estimates another 600 people are missing. also overseas a manhunt is under way in london for a gang of jewel thieves on motorcycles. video of their daring heist in broad daylight shows them using a sledgehammer to smash their way into a luxury jewelry store and grab a still unknown amount of valuables and make a speedy getaway. no one hurt and so far no arrests. natalie holloway's father is revealing a possible break in her disappearance in aruba. dave holloway says a tip led him to find human remains behind a house on that

the family is awaiting the results of that test and she disappeared while vacationing with friends. the high-profile case was never solved but vander sleuth is serving 28 years in jail after being convicted of murdering a different woman. two flight attendants were rushed to the hospital after becoming ill. they were overcome by the smell of nail polish remover but it's the third hit by odor within the week. a group representing airline workers say they're getting more issues about odors and they're working on the issue. new details about that giant elm tree that collapsed in new york's central park. injuring a mother and her three young sons. authorities say it suffered from a decay of its root system and added that the tree had been regularly inspected. most recently last fall and there were no visible signs

>> strange. lots of cities have beautiful scenery and beautiful trees, great things to see and great things to do but conde naste has a difference ranking. friendliest, nashville was fourth after ashland. key west and telluride but number one, charleston, south carolina. once again, by the way. >> charleston sticking to the top spot. many conde nastsays it as the charm of an old city. >> you're friendly. when we come back an injury update following an incident for tom cruise. maybe the worst ceremonial first pitch that ever happened. the guy never saw it coming.

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this fiery wreck is causing headaches for commuters in overland park, kansas. the driver likely had a medical episode before crashing. he was able to escape thanks to help of good samaritans but the portion of that highway still closed. roads will be wet nearly everywhere east of the mississippi river with flooding conditions across the great lakes and wet roads through the lower midwest and into texas. >> if you're flying airport delays are most likely in detroit, chicago, and memphis. now, police have all but given hope of finding a young alabama woman missing for nearly a month and found the two men she was last seen with and arrested them for burglary but there was no trace of her. >> and then cops say what was practically a miracle happened and abc's steve osunsami has the story. >> reporter: 25-year-old

theris says she's lucky she's alive. she says the poison ivy still stings. >> it was all about finding a road or finding a person. >> reporter: she and her father showed her the walking stick she found that helped her make it out of the forest. >> it helped me out a lot. >> reporter: she had been missing for 25 days when a woman driving down a country road saw what she first saw was a dead animal and called police. >> i couldn't even hear any cars the whole time i was out there until the end. >> do you think you were drugged? >> it would make sense but i'm not sure. >> you don't know. >> i don't know for sure. >> what do you think? >> i think i heard that maybe so. >> reporter: steve osunsami, abc news, troy, alabama. >> steve will have much more on that story later on on "good morning america." production of "mission: impossible 6" is on hold as tom cruise recovers from an injury he suffered on set. we showed you the video earlier this week. the 55-year-old leaping from

building during a stunt and coming up short. slamming into the side of ray building. yeah. turns out that cruise broke his ankle and paramount says production for the film has shut down until cruise's full recovery. we hope it's a speedy one. it was a night of good and bad for aaron judge of the yankees. first the good. judge crushed his american league leading 37th home run of the season giving the ypgs the lead against the mets. >> latter in the ninth he struck out for the 33rd game in a row. the dubious record for the most consecutive with a strikeout by a nonpitcher. just means he's swinging for the fences and he's obviously doing it. >> you can't win the lotto if you don't buy a ticket is what my coach used to say. enough with baseball and my coach. let's get highlights from espn. good morning. >> america. >> she's nicole. i'm neil. how is my hair? >> stellar. it's all real too, i hear. >> yeah. >> east coast bias so i get to

go first. red sox looking to sweep the cardinals. trailing 4-3 runners on first and second. two outs. mookie betts, off the monster and bogart will score. jackie bradley coming around from first, always fast, gets around the tag at home. molina, yadier molina can't get him. ball isn't in his glove so wouldn't have counted anyway. red sox walk it off, 5-4. sweep complete. you can go. >> no photographers were injured in the making of these highlights. you had a walkoff. the dodgers were in trouble. they were down going into the bottom of the ninth. you know what, the dodgers weren't in trouble because they're just -- they're having one of those seasons. logan forsythe, cody bellinger scores from first. 4-2 becomes 4-3 and then route 66 says walk this way. walk this way. yasiel puig scores

barns, dodgers come back with their 51st home win. 51 games over .500 which is a lot. >> that is a lot. the dodgers are having an historic season and may not be crying in baseball, but it'll be tough not to after watching. >> sorry to the gentleman out there but a young man named jordan tossed what could be the worst ceremonial first pitch in history. watch. last night at fenway, yeah, he does not get it down the plate, instead he hits a cameraman behind home plate. >> that never feels good. the guy whose name is tony later tweeted thank the lord it was just a bit outside. >> tony actually caught a photo of the ball coming in as it was heading toward him. up next in "the pulse," a freak of nature. an easy way to get another carrot for your diamond ring. >> fan also have to do without a certain snack during falcons games. we'll

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decade ago in her garden now back on her finger. her daughter-in-law found it wrapped around a carrot. >> yep, after all those years the carrot grew straight through the ring. allowing it to be plucked right out of the soil when that daughter-in-law plucked the carrot. >> your joke. >> she always wanted an extra carrot on that ring. >> ba-dum-dum. a wisconsin man cashed in on a big habit from hi younger days. >> charles' old collection of nintendo video games earned him $20,000. he sold 750 games on ebay and he says the collection started when he was a kid. >> he says most of the collection came from garage sales, goodwill and online auctions and paid as little as a dollar for many of them. hey, if you're interested, folks, i got some atari games at home. >> he said while he started the collection as a kid he really got into it five years ago. so this was an adult hobby that

stadium opens later this month. >> this is great. the nfl's falcons will play there and host super bowl liii in 2019 and it's going to have everything a fan could ask for including not one but two chick-fil-a stands. here's the thing. it won't happen on sundays where they play their home games. you see chick-fil-a isn't open on sundays anywhere. >> seven of the falcons' eight home games this season, you guessed it. they're on sundays. chick-fil-a says it will be open to the stadium's other events. >> you can sit outside of it and salivate while buyinup with good morning washington. it's august 16th. a little foggy out there as we start this friday eve. and there some thunderstorms heading this way as well. your forecast in just a moment. but first-- here is a quick look at some top stories. a massive rally for peace last night in charlottesville. this, just hours after loved ones held a memorial service for heather heyer-

car attack as she protested against the "unite the right" rally last weekend. the attack now re-igniting a nation-wide debate about the future of monument statues dedicated to confederate soldiers. president trump says he is "moving on" from his comments blaming "both sides" for saturday's violence at the rally in charlottesville. but the white house is still seeing blowback. hours after those remarks several big business leaders resigned from president trump's business advisory councils. president trump eventually disbanded the councils altogether. despite the fallout, president trump plans to move forward with a planned rally in phoenix on tuesday. the mayor of phoenix - asking the president to delay that rally. good morning washington. toss to eileen - hot and humid to round out the work week - storms today and tomorrow - nice, august weekend ahead - still dry for the solar

scattered afternoon and evening storms. highs: 87-89 winds: s 5-10 mph tonight: mostly cloudy. mild and very muggy. patchy fog. lows: 68-75 winds: s 5-10 mph friday: partly sunny. hot and very humid. pm storms likely. highs: 88-92 winds: ssw 5 mph we are seeing dramatic new

kayaker, rescued in alaska. it's this man's first trip- and within minutes, he was thrown out of the kayak and trapped under a log. fellow kayakers threw him a rope --

weak to hang on. that's when a stranger - on his birthday - jumped in - went underwater- and freed him! the stranded kayaker has a broken rib- but he is expected to recover. a new food choice for fans at the atlanta falcons' new stadium. the problem.... this one won't be open on most game days!! it's a chick fil a booth... and as you likely know, the chain isn't open on sundays! the falcons only have one home game that's not on a sunday -- a thursday night in december. the booth should be open for concerts and other events in the stadium. the summer season is winding down as kids go back to school- but kings dominion - is pumping up the fun! the amusement park has unveiled plans for two big new attractions! the first- twisted timbers- a new hybrid roller coaster - that will open next spring. and this ride will not be for the timid. coming even sooner- the park announced its

coming even sooner- the park announced its winter fest! a holiday event featuring snowfall, a skating rink, and light shows! that starts in november. and the park's manager says -- it's the biggest expense the company has invested, since it opened. it's xx and we're just getting started. a powerful scene at the university of virgina. thousands gather for an impromptu candal light vigil, calling for peace. this as the violence in that city, sparks nationwide debate. good morning washington.

- hot and humid to round out the work week - storms today and tomorrow - nice, august weekend ahead - still dry for the solar eclipse monday today: partly sunny. scattered afternoon and evening storms. highs: 87-89 winds: s 5-10 mph tonight: mostly cloudy. mild and very muggy. patchy fog. lows: 68-75 winds: s 5-10 mph friday: partly sunny. hot and very humid. pm storms likely. highs: 88-92 winds: ssw 5 mph