making news in america this morning, strong warnings aimed at north korea after its latest nuclear test. south korea's military holding live fire drills overnight while president trump considers american options for retaliation. we're live in washington. and new this morning, details on what the president plans to do with the so-called daca program for those who were brought to the u.s. illegally as children. his controversial decision set to be formally announced tomorrow. >> we're tracking the tropics as irma spins into the caribbean. it could impact the east coast. the forecast ahead. and caught on camera, a fiery scene at a racetrack. fans are burned when a

shoots flames in their direction. and a good morning to you on this labor day. i'm diane macedo. >> and i'm nick watt in for kendis gibson. we begin with north korea's latest nuclear test posing a bigger threat than ever before. >> kim jong-un is facing international outrage for detonating what's believed to be a powerful hydrogen bomb as the world waits to see how the u.s. will respond. the u.n. security has called an emergency meeting. >> meanwhile, south korea is flexing its muscles. janai norman has the latest. good morning, janai. >> reporter: good morning. this is the most powerful military act ever by kim jong-un and met with swift global con e condemnation. a strong warning overnight from south korea's military to

pyongyang. simulating an attack on north korea's nuclear test site. six nuclear tests reported on state television as a hydrogen bomb that could be mounted on an icbm said to be a perfect success and estimated four to five times more powerful than the atomic bomb the u.s. dropped on nagasaki in world war ii. word of the much more powerful bomb test cheered in pyongyang. but back here at home -- >> mr. president were will you attack north korea? >> reporter: defense secretary james mattis being more direct in what could be in store for north korea amid steadily rising tensions. >> any threat to the united states or its territories including guam or our allies will be met with a massive military response, a response both effective and overwhelming. >> reporter: and treasury secretary steve

north korea needs to be cut off economically. any country that wants to trade tore do business with them would be prevented from doing business with the u.s. >> thanks so much. president trump is expected to announce tomorrow that he will end the daca program which allows undocumented immigrants to live, work and study in the u.s. if they were brought here as children. the president will include a six-month delay to give congress time to address the issue, possibly with new legislation. the immigrants known as d.r.e.a.m.ers fear they'll be uprooted from the only home they've ever known. >> we're here for the same reasons they are. we want to better our families, we want to better -- we want a better career and make something of our lives just like everyone else and this is the only chance we've got, the only opportunity we get to make that happen. >> the president has grappled with a decision on daca for months and sources say nothing's final until the official announcement is made.

obama said he would speak out if trump ended the program. this morning, thousands of homes in texas are under new evacuation orders as officials prepare to release water from reservoirs to ease pressure and that flooded, damaged chemical plant all the fires are out officials say and residents are now being allowed back into their homes near the plant. meanwhile, j.j. watt and teammates were handing out relief aid. food, water, clothing and cleaning supplies. all of it donated and not from the $18 million watt has already raised. there is more to do in that recovery. abc's elizabeth hur has the story. >> reporter: new mandatory evacuations in west houston. >> you got water in your home i'm requiring you to evacuate. >> reporter: and in thousands of homes already flooded, power cut off to reduce the risk of electrocutions. >> we just don't know where -- when it's going to end

>> reporter: frustrations mounting but officials maintain the decision was necessary because water levels in the area are expected to get even higher and not recede for weeks after the controlled release of two major reservoirs. >> seven foot of water, total devastation, a wreck, no doubt. >> reporter: and in the city of beaumont -- >> they still can't drink the water. they can't cook with it. >> reporter: nearly 120,000 residents must rely on bottled water with crews still waiting for floodwaters to recede before they can repair the broken water pumps. ♪ all of this as the people of texas came together on the national day of prayer to begin the process of healing. the governor says there is still a lot of work ahead but progress is being made, for instance, where we are here at the nrg center the number of evacuees is now down by just about half from when the shelter opened last

elizabeth hur, abc news, houston. and the trump administration is proposing a $7.9 billion disaster relief package but the treasury secretary steve mnuchin says it should be combined with an increase in the borrowing limit otherwise the treasury department won't be able to pay for it because it won't have legal authority to borrow the money. the u.s. on track to hit its debt limit by the end of this month. another hurricane headed to the u.s. hurricane irma is heading into the caribbean expected to become a category 4 storm hitting the leeward islands wednesday and bahamas thursday. after that projections say it could make landfall on the east coast anywhere from miami to charleston and could be felt as far north as the mid-atlantic states according to accuweather's paul rms. good morning.

sizzling conditions for the west, southwest as well. we are expecting by midweek a stubborn high pressure system to challenge some record highs, high fire danger, reduced air quality. and then well to the east in the atlantic, watching out for what's happening with irma. to the north of islands with possible category 4 hurricane strategy. i'm accuweather meteorologist paul williams. still ahead an instagram hack. more accounts are being affected than originally thought. and a husband has been charged with the murder of his young wife. you'll hear part of his call to 911 and his claims about taking too much cold medicine. the incredible security camera footage showing an suv plowing into a laundromat. what witnesses are saying coming up.

check out this video from outside of florida home. that blast is a lightning bolt hitting a palm tree in the front yard in st. augustine. luckily no one was hurt. now except the dirt around the tree. looks like that was a little damaged. >> yeah. switching now to a murder investigation under way in raleigh, north carolina, after a husband called 911 to say he may have stabbed his wife. >> matthew phelps told police he found his wife lauren stabbed multiple times friday morning and in a frantic 911 call he tells the dispatcher he dreamed that he killed her after taking too much cold medicine. >> i have blood all over me and

there's a bloody knife on the bed and i think i did it. i can't believe this. >> what medicine did you take? >> i took [ muted ]. so a lot of times i can't sleep at night. she's not moving. oh, my god. she didn't deserve this. >> now, the couple married in november. police say matthew phelps has no prior criminal record. he'll make his first court appearance tomorrow. and instagram is warning a recent hack affecting high-profile accounts may have been larger than original thought. the social media site says as many as 6 million user accounts may have been compromised. the latest breach targeted stars such as selena gomez and justin bieber. reports say there's now a website with a searchable database of some instagram users' personal information. and the summer movie season is ending the way it started with some disappointing box office returns. so this could be the lowest grossing labor

1998. >> it's also the first labor day weekend in 25 years that there wasn't a major new release. "the hitman's bodyguard" starring ryan renn that woulds and samuel l. jackson set to top the box office. a wild end to a high-scoring college football game. that crazy keen from a racetrack down under. fans burned when a doughnut demonstration goes completely wrong. sara, could you come in here. yep, coming. oh wow, what kind of underwear are those? they're breathable underwear from fruit of the loom. [gasp] what are those? guys... they're breathable underwear from fruit of the loom. yes, they have these tiny holes to let the air through, can you help me? wa wa weewoo look at those. can you feel this? [blowing] turn around for me. seriously? yeah. slow...slow...slower...slower is that okay.

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and a look at the roads in the u.s. flooding south of the great lakes. drivers may also encounter wet roads throughout florida and georgia and in spots in southeastern texas, the upper midwest, rockies and southern california. if you're flying delays are most like will in detroit. this morning wildfires are raging across eight states out west. one of them is the so-called caribou fire in mountain not that doubled in size burning 14,000 acres. several fires also burning across california but there is some good news this morning about the historic fire within the city limits of los angeles. abc's marci gonzalez has more. >> reporter: a state of emergency in california. dozens of wildfires burning across the state including the largest ever recorded in the city of los angeles, scorching more than 7,000 acres of the iconic hills surrounding the country's second largest city. >>

this is an island of regtation that hasn't burned in 45, some cases 0 years. >> reporter: a wall of smoke towering above l.a. neighborhoods. >> it isn't over. once we get it out, you have mud slides. >> reporter: the inferno shutting down a major freeway destroying at least three homes. this morning progress in the firefight. evacuation orders lifted. but throughout the west more wildfires are burning across seven other states. marci gonzalez, abc news, burbank. and here in new york, a frightening scene as a driver de dentally guns his car in reverse crashing into a laundromat. police say the 74-year-old driver may have confused the gas and brake pedals. at least six people were injured. witnesses say they heard the driver call it a horrible mistake. >> i heard this thunderous boom. i thought it was an explosion. >> saying get the car off me. >> mov

just put it into drive and it just didn't -- it moved but they were like, no, no, never mind, never mind. >> reporter: all of the injured are expected to recover. no word yet on whether the driver will face charges. first responders in cleveland are planning to protest the cleveland browns opening game. police and paramedics are refusing to hold the american flag during pregame ceremonies. they're upset over some cleveland players kneeling during the national anthem at a preseason game. a union leader says his members are offended by those players' actions. time now for some highlights. let's get the sports from espn. good morning, america. i'm scott van pelt. if you were watching texas a&m and ucla and went to bed when it was 44-10, here's what you missed. you missed ucla with 35 unanswered. this is josh rozen to soso jamabo and the fake spike and rosen goes up top to jordan lastly bobbling as he comes down with

does he? a&m fans can't believe it. ruled touchdown on the field. man, you wonder when did he have it? but again the extra point after that touchdown gives ucla the one-point lead and here kellen is dragged down short of the line to gain. they took a look and reviewed it and said, nope, ucla and rosen, phenomenal comeback. four touchdowns in the fourth and threw for nearly 500 yards. speaking of .500 hit this nearly 500 feet. he gets every bit of this. his 38th home run of the year and take it from boston. they head to baltimore for a game on labor day afternoon. labor day evening tennessee and georgia tech here on espn with "sportscenter" to follow. i will see you then. hope you enjoy your labor day. >> all right, back at you.

an american teenager is the new world champion at the rubik's cube. >> patrick solved the puzzle in less than 5 seconds at a competition in virginia. his time of 4.69 seconds is 0.04 seconds quicker. >> it took him only 17 moves to solve the puzzle. what's great you can see the reaction of the kids around him. they are just completely stunned. >> yeah, so is he. ridiculous. ridiculous. up next in "the pulse," a big honor for a place that our own nick watt knows very, very well. and a change of chores for one of the best players in the nfl. he wore his helmet and an apron to the changing table. check out our facebook page this morning for a young girl's note to her father who is off helping some of harvey's victims. that's on atmfans.com.

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♪ time for "the pulse" and we'll start with a story close to your heart, nick. a big honor for scotland. >> my native land. it's been voted the most beautiful country in the world by the readers of the travel site rough guides. they say who can deny these wild beach, deep lochs and craggy castles are some of the most wonderful and beautiful sights in the world. by the way, scotland's frenemy england was seventh and the u.s., ninth. >> the castle and lochs. you know what else, the scotch is delicious. maybe that had a little something to do with that good review. >> personally i think the u.s. higher than nint

i like it. we'll take that. all right, well now over to germany, shall we where they're getting ready for oktoberfest and it gets under way a week from saturday in munich. >> okay. and a guy named oliver strumfel is readying carrying 29 full beer steins, more than 40 yards. that's more than 150 pounds of beer and glass combined. >> he beat his own world record which was 27. he says he's been training for this at the gym up to four times a week since february. >> apparently he did actually drop a couple on the way so i think -- >> do it again. >> started at 31. that is ridiculous. >> let's make him do it again. odell beckham jr. put his hands to use in a different way. >> he usually spends sunday snagging passes but he took on the role of baby-sitter yesterday. >> he came prepared. there he is

his helmet all to tame damon harrison's infant son. the caption reads, i swear, this sups it up. >> what's with the helmet? i don't understand. >> maybe he needed protection going into this. >> but anything -- it's going to go through that visor and that's no protection for anything. >> you think this is a bad choice? what about face mask? >> i think a face mask would have been -- or just stripped to the waist and then you can just wash it off. >> there y

school tomorrow; pm storms - rainy midweek - tracking hurricane irma - impacts to u.s. possible by early next week today: mostly sunny. seasonably warm and breezy. highs: 83-86 winds: sw 5-15 mph tonight: mainly clear. milder. lows: 64-70 winds: sw 5 mph tuesday: mostly sunny. hot, humid, and breezy. pm thunderstorms. highs: 86-89 winds: sw 10-15 g 20 mph

from howard county -- police are looking for whoever shot a man in columbia. it happened in the 55-hundred block of harpers farm road late last night. the victim was taken to the university of maryland shock trauma center. officials have not released his condition or identity. no word on a suspect or motive. right now.. the search is intensifying for the killer of a 19-year-old girl in southeast d.c. a vigil was held last night for the victim, unique davis. she was with her sister and a friend on her front porch saturday night.. when all three were shot. unique was the only one who died. unique was a recent graduate of anacostia high

she turned 19 the day before she was killed. last night, the mourners left loving messages and sang songs. they then released dozens of balloons into the sky. not even a mile away -- police tell us a boy was shot in the chest. authorities are still trying to track down whoever pulled the trigger. it happened on pomeroy road in southeast yesterday afternoon. the victim was conscious and breathing when he was taken to the hospital. at this time - there's no word on a suspect. right now -- police are looking for a black mustang with d-c tags after another shooting. this one in northeast. officers say a man was shot just after five p-m yesterday on benning road. no word on his condition. it's xx and we're just getting started. north korea -- possibly gearing up to launch another ballistic missile -- just a day after its hydrogen bomb test! the new information just coming out. plus, harvey is done hammering texas -

risks are far from over. what comes next for the residents in flood-ravaged texas. good morning washington. - sunny & warm labor day - hot & humid for back to school tomorrow; pm storms - rainy midweek - tracking hurricane irma - impacts to u.s. possible by early next week today: mostly sunny. seasonably warm and breezy. highs: 83-86 winds: sw 5-15 mph tonight: mainly clear. milder. lows: 64-70 winds: sw 5 mph tuesday: mostly sunny. hot, humid, and breezy. pm thunderstorms. highs: 86-89 winds: sw 10-15 g 20 mph