making news in "america this morning" -- record rains. hundreds of people stranded on a high wind with swapped cars. where the danger areas are right now. president obama's performance. new polls out this morning. a new low for barack obama, as he prepares to outline his strategy to combat the i.s.i.s. threat. elevator knockout. public outcry growing after new video surfaces of ray rice in a domestic dispute with his then-fiancee. now, under fire and the rice jerseys being dumped by fans. cool kid. a boy without a care in the world, cutting a rug like you've never seen before.

and a good tuesday morning, everyone. we begin with monster storms triggering epic floods from coast-to-coast. >> at least two people have died in the phoenix area from rushing floodwaters. and the images from the storm zone are alarming. the water in some areas, approaching three feet deep. >> and left behind in its wake, miles and miles of mud and utter devastation. abc's tahman bradley has the latest. >> reporter: record rains, paralyzing parts of the southwest. in phoenix, more than three inches fell. the city's wettest day ever. at least two people were killed. >> that's going to be close. oh. don't move that car. >> reporter: cars stranded on highways. >> a big tidal wave came up and took me out. and it flooded my truck. >> we had calls in the hundreds of people of stranded, flooded out cars, accidents. people sliding off the roadway. >> reporter: this gives you a sense of how high the water rose. watch this kayaker pass by a basketball hoop. >> oh, my god.

oh, my god. >> reporter: near tucson, a woman was killed when water surged, pushing her car under a bridge. >> really, no words would put into effect, you know, the panic and what that person was feeling when, obviously, that car got swept away. >> reporter: about 100 homes were evacuated in mesa, when waters rose above transformers, a frightening fire hazard. in nevada, an indian reservation was evacuated and an interstate shut down, after four inches of rain fell in just two hours. it's not just the southwest. this is what coastal virginia looks like after a day of rain. officials say 30 inches of water covered some roads. and the rain is not over. flooded parts of the southwest could see three more inches in the coming days. and on the east coast, an eerlyy similar forecast. six to ten inches of rain possible some places. tahman bradley, abc news, washington. but the weather is helping firefighters in yosemite national park, as they are battling a wildfire that's

quadrupled in size. calmer winds and some rain are slowing the spread of this 2,500-acre blaze that forced dozens of hikers to be airlifted to safety. the terrain is so rugged, the blaze is being fought almost entirely by air. president obama is gearing up for his national address to the nation, outlining his strategy on confronting the threat from i si. >> but it comes as his approval rating of leadership plummets to its lowest level ever. abc's devin dwyer has the numbers released overnight. >> reporter: the u.s. military in iraq is going from defense to offense. part of a new strategy to confront i.s.i.s. militants. president obama will lay out in his speech to the nation tomorrow. >> the principal goal here is to make sure people understand what the clear stake is for the american people in our nation, in this ongoing violence that we're seeing, in iraq and syria. >> reporter: details of whether obama's speech are still tightly held. but the white house says the president will detail his plan

to degrade and ultimately defeat i i.s.i.s., a goal that officials tell abc news will take years to complete. >> our global coalition will be built, not just in a matter of days or weeks. but it will be built to endure, for the months and, perhaps, even the years to come. >> reporter: the speech comes as approval of president obama's handling of foreign affairs, hits an all-time low, in a new abc news/"washington post" poll. 52% say mr. obama has been too cautious in confronting i.s.i.s. 65% favor extending air strikes into syria, something the president is opposed. >> he needs to outline why this is a threat to the united states. as well as the degree to which this growing menace of i.s.i.s. threatens to further destabilize the region. and poses a long-term challenge, not unlike the challenge we faced after 9/11. >> reporter: a challenge president obama will address on the eve of the 13th, 9/11

anniversary. devin dwyer, abc news, washington. one other note from the abc news/"washington post" poll that devin mentioned. >> when asked if president obama is a strong leader, 55% said no, compared to 43% who said yes. the cdc is warning parents and doctors to be on the alert for a rare virus hitting children especially hard. this unusual respiratory virus has spread to 11 states. it's called enterovirus 98. it is highly contagious and can live on surfaces. abc's dr. richard besser has some advice on what you can do. >> reporter: you can't eliminate the risk. but good hand washing will help. covering coughs and sneezes. and keeping your child home if they're sick. that will help prevent the spread to others. i think we'll be talking about this more in 11 states. viruses don't respect borders.

>> more than 1,000 children have been sickened by the virus and hundreds have been hospitalized. so far, there have been no fatalities. a fourth american infected with ebola is expected to arrive here this morning. the patient is a doctor who tested positive for the virus. the doctor is being flown to atlanta where dr. kent brantley and nancy ribol recovered. there does not appear to be infection of a u.s. marshal in guarantee after being attacked by a syringe. the marshal boarded this flight to houston, texas. that's where he was met by cdc workers who put him in isolation. the marshal, showing no signs of illness. but investigators said he posed no danger to passengers. air safety officials in holland released a preliminary

report this morning on the downing of flight malaysian 17. the jet crashed in july. the details the voice and data recorders, as well as radar and satellite images. but it will not make a statement about blame. the plane was shot down over a contested part of ukraine. two former presidents are once again setting politics aside to work together for a good common cause. >> president bill clinton and george w. bush, were in washington to launch a scholars program on presidential leadership. they acted like old friends, sharing lots of lighthearted moments. and when clinton's phone rang, he joked that it might be word from chelsea about the baby. and bush offered some advice about being a grandpa. >> be prepared to fall completely in love again. get ready also to be, like, the lowest person in the pecking order in your family. [ laughter ] >> the two men also laughed about a possible 2016

presidential run, pitting hillary clinton against bush's brother, jeb. bush saying the first clinton/bush match didn't turn out too good. >> that's bipartisanship. coming up on this tuesday morning, home depot sounding the alarm about a massive credit cart breach. should you be calling your bank? plus, the nfl suspends ray rice, after new video surfaces of him punching his wife. did the league know about this months ago? new reaction from fans and the ravens coach. and hunters searching for a dangerous predator circling off the coast of a popular beach.

and welcome back, everyone on this tuesday morning. home depot, confirming its in-store payment system was hacked. 60 million accounts may have been affected. sources say the malicious software to infect the home depot system, was similar to that used at target stores. if you used a card at a home depot store in the last five months, you may ask your bank for a new card. there's people waiting in line outside apple stores around the world. even though chances are, none of the new products will go on sale today. one report says the new iphone 6, including a model with a larger screen, will be available in ten days. also expected is apple's entry into the smartwatch market. and a new mobile operating system. twitter is touting a buy

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it was a rare sight in the skies last night, after two spectacular supermoons this summer. last night's final supermoon of the year, happened to be this year's harvest moon. the harvest moon is the full moon closest to the autumn equinox. >> a beautiful sight. also a reminder that daylight saving time, quickly approaching. not yet, though. a look at the morning road conditions. wet roads across the gulf and the southwest coastlines. flooding conditions across the four corners and the wide swath of the upper midwest. >> if you're flying, delays possible in phoenix, las vegas, minneapolis and kansas city. back to the news. and fallout from the domestic accuse case involving now former baltimore ravens running back, ray rice. it stems from this video. rice seen knocking out his fiancee in the elevator of a new jersey casino. >> rice's original punishment

was a two-game pensisuspension. >> it changed things. it made things different. >> so different, that the ravens immediately cut rice from the team. and the nfl suspended him indefinitely. the league claimed it only saw that new tmz video yesterday. but a tmz executive said someone from the league went to the casino and watched that video. if that is the case, it's unclear whether that person reported what they saw to nfl commissioner roger goodell. the nfl's online stores no longer carrying anything associated with ray rice. sporting goods stores are pulling their rice merchandise off the shelves. and one eatery offered a free pizza to anyone turning in a number 27 jersey. >> i was going to burn my jersey in a fire pit. and we decided to get a free pizza, instead. we had these jerseys for four or

five years. and it doesn't mean anything to give them up. i'm done with ray rice. >> rice was charged with felony aggravated assault in the case. he's involved in an intervention program that allowed him to avoid jail time. that program could lead to the charge being purged from his record. a human skull found in tennessee is confirmed to the that of missing nursing student, holly bobo, who went missing years ago. the spot is a few miles away from the home of one of the two men charged with her kidnapping and murder. bobo's brother told police he saw a man leading her into the woods when she disappeared. now, to a deadly shark attack in the waters off australia. a man on a paddle boat was bitten on his leg as his horrified wife watched from the beach. the great white was circling when a swimmer tried to save the man, jumping into the water and dragging him to the sand. but it was too late. the victim didn't make it. investigators in southern california are trying to determine what caused a famous

wooden roller coaster to go up in flames. workers were dismantling the colossus when a fire broke out. the park was closed at the time. there were no injuries. the colossus was the world's tallest and fastest rollercoaster when it opened in 1978. it was retired last month, to be revamped into a new ride. penn state out from under the most severe ncaa sanctions that follows the jerry sandusky sexual abuse case. thousands of students celebrated the end of the football programs postseason ban. all of the football scholarships that were lost are being restored. the decision to ease the penalties followed a report saying the school is making progress in reforming its athletics program. in the "monday night football" late game last night, it was the chargers and cardinals. san diego took the lead with two touchdowns in the third quarter. then, arizona came back, scoring a pair of their own. but two-straight two-point conversions failed. the chargers tried one last

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>> ♪ >> good morning everyone, i'm matt o'donnell. it's 4:27, it is tuesday. we're following new details on a developing story a teenager is gunned down on the streets of philadelphia overnight. we have an unfortunate update on the victim. the nfl is doing damage control this morning as the release of a disturbing video showing football star ray rice knocking out his future wife at an atlantic city casino. we'll have a live report on that. also new this morning, a u.s. air marshall was attacked in africa injected with an unknown substance. we have an update on his condition. we're also track something changes in accuweather. we have your bus stop forecast, checks on traffic and the four-corner states while storms threaten a wide swath of the u.s. rhonda and joe are minnesota's newest million in a irs. yesterday, they claimed the

state's biggest jackpot ever. >> ronda was determined to go to work last night. but she and joe went by anyway. >> reporter: there's a winning spirit here at the lake elmo inn restaurant. and we're not talking about the awards on the wall. >> i think it's great. way to go, girl. >> reporter: a part-time server hit a big-time payout, causing customers to put buying a lottery ticket on their menu. >> absolutely. yes. >> reporter: get a little of the mojo. >> for sure, yeah. >> reporter: the restaurant actually gave ronda the night off. she and her husband, joe, who is retired, won the hot lotto. they will receive $11.7 million. >> it's been really neat and fun. >> reporter: rhonda can live like the lifestyles of the rich and famous. but she says, she's not going to quit her job. >> this is a great place to work. i'm blessed and honored to work here. >> one of our employees won the

lottery on saturday. >> you're kidding? >> yeah. and she plans on staying working. must be a nice boss, yeah. >> reporter: rhonda's boss, john schultz, isn't surprised by her decision to stay, at the restaurant known for their sunday brunch. >> most of them, i would say they would have been done that day. but in her particular case, of all of the people, she is one i would guess would stay. >> reporter: now, the problem for customers here, what do you tip when your server -- >> sorry i wasn't working tonight for all you. >> reporter: is a multimillionaire. >> we understand. enjoy. >> i might have to get a new pair of work shoes, seriously. >> big congrats to them. would you stay if you had $11.7 million? >> no. just kidding. i would. i would. >> you would? >> i do love this job. >> i love this job, as well. $11.7 million is pretty nice. >> that's what's making news in america this morning. >> stay with us for "good morning america." have a great tuesday.

>> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. edwards, karen rogers and >> good morning. we're on several developing stories on this tuesday, september 9th. first up, tragic new developments in the case of a north philadelphia teenager gunned down late last night. we'll give you those new details. >> more fallout expected today on the suspension of nfl ray rice. outrage is coming from every direction over the video shows showing him punching the mother of his young daughter. >> president obama will meet with congressional leaders as he plans to make his case public on how he plans to defeat