surf and rough seas. here's the scenario. maria could move as close as next to the shore and clip part of north and south carolina or could come back out to sea. i believe it's going to split between the two and move parallel to north carolina. kendis, diane? >> and the chancellor of a florida university abruptly resigned amid accusations that she botched irma evacuations. >> that's the st. petersberg campus. the chancellor allegedly sent an e-mail suggesting she was on the waterfront campus. but she was actually in atlanta. the school escaped damage, but officials still wanted the chancellor to go. president trump is holding bilateral meetings a day after unleashing on north korea. in his first speech to the u.n. general assembly, the president vowed to totally destroy north korea if the u.s. is forced to defend itself or its allies. he also called kim jong un rocketma

suicide mission, and the president slammed the leader of venezuela, the syria regime and the iran nuclear agreement but stopped short of saying he would withdraw from the deal. abc news has confirmed that rod rosenstein has been interviewed by the staff of the special counsel robert mueller as they look into the firing of former fbi director james comey. the interview first reported by the wall street journal took place over the summer. rosenstein appointed mule irael. he, you may recall had written a memo that president trump originally used as justification for firing comey. rosenstein has repeatedly said he would recuse himself from the probe if he finds it necessary. two long-lost siblings are back together. they are phillip on born and marilyn myers. >> so marilyn says she knew she was adopted and that her mother's name was

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senate republicans have revived the effort to repeal obamacare, but time is quickly running out. >> yeah, the last-ditch republican plan would give states broader control over obamacare funds and what will it mean for you? here's mary bruce from capitol hill. >> reporter: the mad dash to deliver. are you finally going to get health care reform

the capitol to rally republicans. his message, now is the time. six working days left for republicans to overhaul obamacare with a simple majority vote. the white house is fully on board. the president working the phones. the new gop plan ends obamacare subsidies and the medicaid expansion. instead, states will get some money to use as they see fit. >> here's choice for america. socialism or federalism? when it comes to your health care. >> reporter: but states could allow insurers to charge more to people with some preexisting conditions. and stop covering certain essential health benefits, like prescription drugs or maternity care. republicans can afford to lose just two votes. senator rand paul is already a no. and more are wavering. >> we do need to reform the affordable care act, but we need to do so in a bipartisan, careful way, making sure we understand the consequences. >> reporter: now as for some of

right now are on senator john mccain, he's in a tough spot. his governor supports the gill, his best friend, senator lindsey graham is one of the bill's authors, but john mccain does not like this process. he wants bipartisanship and open hearings. what he does not want to talk about right now is where he stands. mary bruce, abc news, capitol hill. in the meantime, jimmy kimmel took a few moments out of his show to vent his frustration over this health care reform bill. >> he made an impassioned plea this year after his son was born with a congenital heart defect. and one senator said it had to pass the jimmy kimmel test to make sure all kids like kimmel's would be promised care without lifetime caps. >> as it turns out, the bill falls short of those promises. >> and

just lied right to my face. >> do you believe that every american, regardless of income, should be able to get regular checkups, maternity care, et cetera, all of those things that people who have health care get and need? >> yep. >> so yep is washington for no, i guess. and i never imagined i'd get involved in something like this. this is not my area of expertise. my area of expertise is eating pizza, and that's about it. but we can't let them do this to our children and our senior citizens or veterans or any of us. and before you post a nasty facebook message saying i am politicizing my son's health care problems, i am because i have to. >> he urged people to call their representatives in congress and urged them to vote down the bill. >> he tweeted the phone number overnight. turning tragedy into

triumph. >> hear how one man helped hundreds of thousands of people around the world devastated by disasters. that's next

we're taking a look at hurricane maria. the winds are topping out at about 165 miles per hour as it heads to puerto rico. >> now maria's winds and rains already affecting puerto rico. it's expected to make a landfall there on the tiny island in just a matter of hours. so many disasters we've been covering lately. we have the story of a man inspired to help victims after an earthquake-induced tsunami. >> he's reminding us of those who need help from hurricanes irma and harvey. >> reporter: he was a technology executive. that was until disaster struck. on december 26, 2004, an

indonesia, it created a massive tsunami, claiming 230,000 lives in 14 different countries. he traveled to thailand in early 2005 to lend a hand. it was supposed to be a short trip. >> i thought i was going for ten days. >> reporter: turned into a new career. while in thailand, he began the hands on thailand.org. he assisted with rebuilding efforts in phuket. following hurricane katrina, he incorporated what's known as all hands volunteers. since then, the organization has enabled more than 39,000 volunteers, helping 500,000 people worldwide, most recently helping people in texas from hurricane harvey. >> we try to get in early and stay late. the recovery period after disasters is underserved. and whether

schools in nepal today, two years after the earthquake in 2015 or in houston after harvey, we've initially made the commitment. we're going to stay more than two years. >> reporter: campbell says the residents in houston have banded together. though there's still work to be done. >> there will be a lot of talk about funding and there will be substantial funding, there are going to be units of 100,000 families who won't receive enough funds to have their homes restored. and we'll be working, trying to develop a home, recovery, restoration program to serve some of those people in the lower incomes, special needs that need help. harvey, we really went all out to have a really strong response for harvey. now we're determining how we can allocate the assets we have to help as best we can after irma. >> reporter: a group from all hands volunteers arrived in the virg virgin islands late last week to begin assessment from

now he is calling on thousands of volunteers to lend their support. >> there will be people recovering from these storms five and ten years from now. there will be permanent loss. our job is to get in and try to minimize that and frankly, get people and funds flowing into these communities to help from now for the direct economic impact but the psychological impact. people are here to help. >> what an amazing organization. so what do people do if they want to help? >> you can go to the website, hands.org. and that will help point you to any of the organizations that they're in right now. you can choose your location and they'll handle everything after that. >> it's sort of like a disaster tourism sort of thing for many people. >> in a way. >> to go there and help as well. >>

and don't know how to go about doing it. is this a good way to fast-track people to get where they need to be. >> fascinating story. we'll be right back.

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years. documenting her routine every night. >> i'm hooked up to this baby 10 1/2 hours a night and it's keeping me alive. >> reporter: the 38-year-old mom of three says she was able to power through most days until last march. >> i actually had to take a passenger's seat on my last flight because i was so ill. >> reporter: she needed a kidney transplant of the search began, and it would turn out she wouldn't have to look much further than the cockpit. alaska air captain jodi was a match. >> pretty fair trade, right? >> reporter: the transplant was a success. and that flight attendant and pilot are both back to work and checking in with us. >> i feel amazing. >> reporter: mutual admiration for the donor and recipient. >> back to normal. i have a little more kick in my step. >> reporter: the pilot,

who donated her kidney, completed a marathon on a nearly 3,000-foot mountain, and she was right there by her side, my kidney's other half is on that mountain. >> back to running mountains and participating in any outdoor activity i can possibly get my hands on. >> for me to have my life back is extraordinary. i wouldn't be the same if it were not for jodi. >> you're welcome. >> reporter: always coming back to the laughter that got them through. david muir, abc news, new york. >> how cute are they? >> very cute. >> here's awesome. jodi, the pilot's house burned down. >> oh. >> so that flight attendant who received the kidney was the first person on the scene, she showed up with a lasagna saying you don't know me, but here's some love. >> your lasagna tip f

this morning on "world news now." the devastating and deadly earthquake that rocked mexico city. >> the desperate middle of the night rescue efforts now under way. dozens of buildings have collapsed. thousands of residents sleeping outdoors this morning. we have a reporter on the scene in mexico city live with the very latest. and hurricane maria takes aim, lashing the u.s. virgin islands with puerto rico also bracing for a direct hit. this could be the most powerful hurricane to hit the island in a century. then world reaction to president trump's new threat at the united nations. this time vowing to totally destroy north korea if the u.s. is forced to defend itself. and normally, when you hear