making news in america this morning, overnight president trump revealing his strategy for the war in afghanistan. ruling out a withdrawal. his harsh words for the neighboring country pakistan. we're live in washington with details. tensions flair overnight at a city council meeting in charlottesville. watch as protesters storm the room with signs and hear what they're demanding. breaking right now, dozens injured near philadelphia as a train crashes into a parked train. the details coming in. and one last look at the solar eclipse. see the highlights as it made its way across the country and we'll also show you the view from space and the traffic jams back on earth and

family taking part. great news, a lot got to see it. bad news they're still stuck in traffic on the way back home as we say good morning on a tuesday. we start with the president ready to rev up supporters after laying out his war plan for afghanistan. >> he's holding a make america great again rally in phoenix ignoring a request from the mayor to delay it and jim mattis skipped the president's speech today or yesterday, rather, heading to iraq, but it appears the president is taking his advice on afghanistan. >> yeah, mr. trump announced that he's not pulling out of america's longest war any time soon but he's staying away from time lines and specific numbers on u.s. troops. abc's arlette saenz has the latest. >> reporter: in a prime time address to the nation, president trump placed his own stamp on the 16-year

>> we are not nation building again. we are killing terrorists. >> reporter: with u.s. troops sitting before him the commander in chief made it clear he's listening to his generals who say the way to beat the taliban and isis is with more boots on the ground. the announcement marks the stark reversal from mr. trump's position as a private citizen. >> what are we doing? let's get with it. get out of afghanistan. >> reporter: after consulting his national security team including a recent meeting at camp david seen in this white house montage, the president admits he's changed his mind. >> my original instinct was to pull out but all my life i've heard that decisions are much different when you sit behind the desk in the oval office. >> reporter: the president did not say how many more u.s. troops he would send to afghanistan. but has given that authority to defense secretary james mattis who favors adding around 4,000 more

one other thing not provided, a time line for withdrawing u.s. troops. >> we will not talk about numbers of troops or our plans for further military activities. >> reporter: democrats pounced on the lack of specificity. ohio senator sherrod brown tweeting a commitment to win is not a clear strategy and our troops on the ground in afghanistan deserve more. president trump is placing new pressure on pakistan for sheltering terrorists insisting that must change. diane and kendis. >> we'll see if we hear more about this at today's rally. arlette, thanks. the president kicked off that speech on afghanistan with a call for peace and unity here at home. >> he seemed to be trying to do some damage control after blaming both sides for the violence in charlottesville and he held up members of the military as inspiration to help the country heal its divisions. >> they wound inflicted upon a single member of our community is a wound

all. when one part of america hurts, we all hurt. and when one citizen suffers an injustice, we all suffer together. >> the president added there is no room for prejudice, bigotry or hate. but his remarks on charlottesville from last week are taking a toll. our new poll shows 56% of americans disapprove of the president's response to the events in charlottesville. meanwhile, anger boiled over in charlottesville again overnight at the first city council meeting since those protests. outraged residents shouted down the mayor and other city officials calling on them to resign. they slammed the decision to grant a permit to hate groups and blasted the police response to the violence. several people were charged with disorderly conduct. house speaker paul ryan delivered his sharpest criticism yet to the president's comments about charlottesville. ryan was asked if he would condemn trump's

trump's comments last monday were pitch perfect. it was what trump said the following day that ryan didn't quite care for. >> he made comments that were much more morally ambiguous. much more confusing and i do think he could have done better. i think he needed to do better. >> ryan also denounced trump's statement about there being fine people on both sides in charlottesville and he said he would not support a house resolution to censure the president for his comments. police in spain say they ended the threat from the terror cell responsible for last week's terror attacks after killing a suspect. the 22-year-old man was killed after being found in a vineyard near barcelona. he's believed to be the driver of the van that barreled down a crowded promenade last thursday killing 13. he was carrying a bag full of knives when police found him. and rescuers are working through the night after an earthquake hit an island off the italian coast. among those rescued so far,

7-month-old baby. now they're still trying to free that baby's two brothers. two women, however, died and more than two dozen people were injured by that magnitude 4.0 quake. as many as ten people still missing. back at home a look at your weather. the latest radar images show a storm system concentrated over southern minnesota, iowa and northern missouri moving into illinois. it's the same system that hit kansas city hard last into the dumping up to six inches flooding low-lying areas and triggering flash flood warnings into this morning. just north of the city rivers and dams were inundated and caused widespread power outages. more heavy rain expected for that region today. and the weather was near perfect across a wide swath of

>> millions of people converged on the 70-mile-wide path of totality. across 14 states from oregon to south carolina to take in the coast-to-coast total solar eclipse. >> but now the traffic jam. traffic snarls along highways never intended for such an influx stretched for miles in some areas. >> want to see something cool. look at this from high above satellites capturing this amazing image of the moon's shadow as it crosses from coast to coast. >> looks eerie. >> president trump and the first lady also caught a glimpse of the eclipse with their son barron. the president even dared -- he apparently glanced right up at the sun directly without the glasses on before all three then decided to play it safe and put the protective eyewear on. still ahead, a chemist just discovered something about avocados and it turns out we've been throwing out the best part. >> broking

train collision in philadelphia. what we're learning about the details. plus the record lawsuit settlement. hear why johnson & johnson is forced to pay a woman nearly half a billion dollars.

breaking overnight dozens of people are hurt after a train crash outside of philadelphia. it happened just after midnight. now, the terminal in upper darby, investigators say a septa high-speed train hit an empty parked train. none of the injuries are considered life-threatening. the crash at the same terminal in february injured four people. new overnight navy divers are starting to search flooded parts

missing for ten crew mens who haven't been seen since it collided. the navy is going to conduct a broad investigation of the mccain's collision along with the deadly accident involving the "uss fitzgerald" in june. a pause in navy operations has been ordered until that investigation gets under way. a coast guard search operation now called off for the crew of a black hawk helicopter that went down off hawaii. five army crew members taking part in a nighttime training mission when their chopper was lost. more than 96,000 square miles have been searched last week. more than a thousand secret service agents may not be paid for required overtime unless congress steps in. the shortfall is partly attributed to protecting president trump and his large extended family of 18 around the clock as they travel frequently. but the head of the secret service says caps on agents' salaries and overtime have been an issue long before this administration. the white house says it will

problem. johnson & johnson is planning to appeal a massive jury award in a case that linked baby powder to cancer. the health products giant has been ordered to pay a california woman $417 million. she claims the company failed to warn her of the cancer risk of the talc in its baby powder. now she now has terminal ovarian cancer. it's the latest and largest in a series of verdicts against johnson & johnson over that powder. new guidelines mean more teens and children will be diagnosed with hypertension or high blood pressure. the american academy of pediatrics is calling for those changes under the old guidelines of about 2% of young people considered hyper tensive. that figure is expected to double. just when you thought you knew everything about avocados a texas researchers says we've been throwing out the best part about avocados. he said the seed husbanding is packed with all sorts of useful nutrients that can

cholesterol. avocado consumption is soaring eating closer to 2 billion pounds of them a year and discarding all those husks. >> a little hard. >> it is. it's kind of -- >> to bite into. >> we've tasted it. when we come back, a judge ambushed outside his own courthouse. but see how he was ready for the attacker. plus, a woman recovering after getting attacked by a coyote. how she fought back.

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south straight up into new england. if you're flying airport delays are possible in chicago, detroit, memphis and atlanta. and a teenager is looking at possible prison time, more time in a mental facility after entering a guilty plea in the so-called slenderman stabbing case. >> anissa weier admitted helping another girl try to kill a classmate in 2014. she said the attack was to impress the fictitious horror character slender man. a trial will determine whether she goes to prison air mental facility. a judge in ohio in stable condition after a brazen ambush. nate richmond attacked judge joseph bruzzese firing five shots at a close range. but the judge pulled out his own weapon and returned fire. a nearby probation officer shot and killed the gunman. richmond is the father of a former ohio high school football player convicted in 2013 of raping a 16-year-old girl. butt'

now, for the first time we're hearing from ray woman who survived a coyote attack in uptate new york and says she was walking along a bike path taking pictures of birds when that coyote attacked. rita sweenor says she hit the animal with her camera and tried to throw it into some nearby water several times but the coyote just wouldn't leave her alone. >> he just kept coming. you he attacked me 10 or 15 types. i just had to stand and fight. >> after she threw the animal into the water, she made it to the closest home and got help. she's now recovering from wounds to her face, arms, legs and scalp. the bike path where the attack took place has been closed. let's move on to sports and the associated press preseason college football pool is now out. alabama, ohio state, florida are the top three. >> boston college. >> oswego state. >> not on the list but that's okay. let's get some preseason pro football highlights now from espn.

nicole, i'm max and monday night football is back although right out of the jump some concerns for the giants. >> the giants, probably didn't like what they saw here taking on the browns. odell beckham makes the catch on the right sideline. calhoun goes low. right for his knee with the helmet. you could call this dirty. it was legal, though. beckham falls to his side and does hit his head. tries to walk off. as he goes to the tunnel he just -- that's it, collapses. he was carted off for an x-ray. good news, just an ankle sprain. the dodgers, they are exceptional taking on the pirates, trailing the pirates bases loaded for curtis, he's somebody's grandson granderson. it's terrible but i love it. that's a grand slam to make it 5-3 but the pirates would come back to tie things up,

there is yasiel puig. solo shot, pirates would not score in the bottom half and that would be that. you know how many games above .500 the dodgers are, nicole? >> a lot. >> 53 to be exact which can also be classified as a lot. >> a lot. see, they couldn't possibly lose two in ray row. >> better than the cubs from last year. >> that is true except the cubs did win the world series a season ago. fact. >> they're still debating. >> she got the last word in. up next in "the pulse" end he can photobomb. what was seen streaking across the sun in the middle of the eclipse. don't throw those eclipse glasses away just yet. why one organization is collecting them for a good cause. the entire abc news special showing the eclipse from start to finish. interesting tv. that's on atmfans.com.

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♪ it is time for your tuesday "pulse." we'll start with the photobomb, perhaps to end all photobombs. >> so during yesterday's eclipse a nasa photographer in wyoming caught that, can you see it, the teeny tiny international space station passing right in front of the sun. how cool is that? >> are we sure it's not aliens? >> no. >> no, okay. meantime, nasa's live stream was the top live video on facebook yesterday. 28 million views, 67% of those talking about the eclipse on facebook were women and the eclipse wrap racked up more than 8 million tweets worldwide. >> not bad. this morning after the eclipse,

memories and those eclipse watching glasses, of course. >> a group called astronomers without borders is asking that you don't throw those glasses away. it is putting together a program so you can donate them to be used by others. >> those donated glasses will be given to children in south america and asia for eclipses in 2019. details about the donation program are still being worked out so stay tuned. >> did you three yours out. >> i never had them. forgot to get them. >> i gave them away to some new yorker yesterday. now to some eclipse shade. you might say. the moon decided to troll the sun on twitter. >> so in the middle of the eclipse that's official twitter page posted i blocked the sun. make way for the moon. the page then posted a picture showing it blocks nasa's official twitter page for the sun, get it. >> oh, i see. >> blocked. >> after the eclipse the moon tweeted the sung let the sun shine. i unblocked you in the sky and on

boom. >> some nasa engineers thought they'd be studying space, instead -- >> a couple of guys in an office with a great idea. >> thanks to that eclipse, by the way, hit song from 1983 is now topping the music streaming charts. can you guess? ♪ and i need you now tonight and i need you more than ever ♪ >> oh, yeah, it's not done yet. bonnie tyler's "total eclipse of the heart" number one on itunes and yesterday it saw a 2800% increase in the u.s. >> i think a lot of those were mine. >>thanks for waking up with good morning washington. a summer scorcher is on the way, with temperatures reaching into the 90's. meteorologist eileen whelan will tell us how long it will last in just a moment. but first here are some quick morning headlines. president donald trump lays out his

plan for the war in afghanistan-- in a major prime-time address last night. president trump vowed to win the war and alluded that more troops were on the way to the region, but refused to say how many. the president also acknowledged that his position on afghanistan had changed since taking office. house speaking paul ryan answering tough house speaking paul ryan answering tough question during a town hall in his homestate of wisconsin. speaker ryan spoke about tax reform, healthcare, and his thoughts on the violence in charlottesville. he told the crowd that all americans must always be united against messages of hate and bigotry. good morning washington. toss to eileen

- hottest day of the week; feels 100+ - not as hot tomorrow with falling humidity - delightful end to the week and weekend - unseasonably cool end to august today: mostly sunny. hot and very humid. breezy. highs: 92-95 winds: sw 5-15+ mph tonight: mostly cloudy. isolated shower. mild and muggy. lows: 70-77 winds: sw 5-10 mph wednesday: mostly cloudy. some late day clearing. falling humidity. highs: 83-85 winds: nw 5-10 mph

breaking overnight.

are in the hospital - four in serious condition - after a serious train crash just outside of philadelphia. septa officials say a passenger train collided with an unoccupied train car in a terminal just after midnight. despite the collision, septa officials say service will run normally this morning. the cause of the crash- now under investigation. we'll hear from witnesses, in a few minutes. clean up and repair efforts going on in charles county-- following a rush hour storm. the fast-moving system downed trees, flooded roads, and knocked out power serice to thousands of people. power crews deployed almost

33-hundred customers that were impacted. residents say the flooding will be a little harder to clean up. power has already been restored to many of the affected customers. thankfully-- no injuries were reported. the secret service- denying a new report that president trump is over-stretching the protection budget! the shortfall was reportedly blamed on president trump's numerous weekend trips to places like mar-a-lago. secret service director randolph alles says his agency has the funding it needs... to protect the president and 18 of his relatives. this is not a new problem. last year, congress had to provide extra funding to pay agents for thousands of extra hours that they had worked above the federally-mandate d overtime cap. it's xx and we're just getting started. breaking news-- a passenger train crashes near philadelphia--

a passenger train crashes near philadelphia-- sending passengers flying! what witnesses saw, just before impact. good morning washington. - hottest day of the week; feels 100+ - not as hot tomorrow with falling humidity - delightful end to the week and weekend - unseasonably cool end to august today: mostly sunny. hot and very humid. breezy. highs: 92-95 winds: sw 5-15+ mph tonight: mostly cloudy. isolated shower. mild and muggy. lows: 70-77 winds: sw 5-10 mph wednesday: mostly cloudy. some late day clearing. falling humidity. highs: 83-85 winds: nw 5-10 mph