making news in america this morning, wild weather across the country. florida swamped after days of downpours, high winds being blamed for another deadly tent collapse. wildfires on the west coast still rapidly spreading and a tropical storm watch issued overnight. we're tracking it all. debrate countdown. nearly all of them on one stage overnight with one big absence, where was donald trump? also, the harsh words the candidates have for hillary clinton. shackled in school, hands behind their back, children with special needs restrained with handcuffs. the deputy now facing a lawsuit. plus, runaway trash truck. barreling down a street smashing into cars and the workers racing after it.

hey, everybody, good morning. we begin with weather extremes in every corner of the country. >> a tropical storm watch announced overnight, fires in the west, storm turing deadly in the northeast and downpours in the sunshine state. >> this is the worst i've ever seen it here. >> this video taken near west palm beach, florida. two tornadoes there yesterday. you can actually see white caps in that lake. the furniture blowing across the patio. >> across the state in pasco county, this pool lifting right out of the ground. relentless rain causing the worst flooding in the tampa area in 60 years. >> this time in new hampshire, here's abc's bazi kanani with the details, another tent collapse. >> terrifying. >> reporter: a circus tent shredded by sharp winds and

hail. rescuers in lancaster, new hampshire, say 100 people were inside at the time. panicked as the tent's giant poles crash down. >> all i could think i just need to get my son out of there. >> reporter: a father and young daughter did not make it out alive and this morning at least 22 are recovering from injuries. >> i don't want to be here. >> reporter: the violent storm system spawning multiple tornadoes tossing vehicles and shredding homes in the upper midwest. in the southeast central florida is drenched this morning. >> it looked like a literal rushing creek running down here on us. >> reporter: hundreds of homes flooded. this mobile home park in palm harbor evacuated as rescuers moved in on boats and carried out those trapped. >> look how tall the water is. insanity. >> reporter: this woman astonished by the nerve of drivers still trying to get around after repeated warnings still in effect this morning as the waters rise. >> the situation is still

dangerous. do not go in this high standing water. do not go out there if you don't need to be. >> reporter: bazi kanani, abc news, washington. >> incredible images. extreme weather conditions for hawaii. a tropical storm watch in effect as former hurricane guillermo bears down. >> could be heavy rainfall, strong winds and mudslides. the worst expected tomorrow and thursday. weather also a factor in spreading california's huge rocky fire. strong winds carried burning embers across the state highway being used as a buffer zone. backfires had been set earlier in the day. the rocky fire has now consumed nearly 100 square miles and is only about 12% contained. more than 13,000 residents have been evacuated. there are about 20 other fires in california, oregon and washington. turn to some presidential politics now. a preview of thursday's republican debate. many gop candidates gathered last night in new hampshire to explain why they should be the nominee. notably absent, the

front-runner. the largest gathering of the crowded republican field yet, all but three of the 17 presidential contenders. noticeably missing donald trump telling the forum's host the new hampshire union leader since he's not likely to get the paper's endorsement he'd pass. no one was throwing pumps at each other. >> i'm really impressed with the caliber of the people that are running for president. i'm not here to criticize my matter. >> reporter: instead using the stage to take digs at president obama. >> this president's done an awful job. >> we're not keeping that promise right now because of the incompetence of this administration. >> democratic presidential hopeful hillary clinton also a target. >> hillary clinton, president obama they're no better. just not honest enough to call themselves socialists. >> they knew it was a purposeful terrorist attack on the anniversary of 9/11. >> reporter: issues like immigration and foreign affairs took top billing but all candidates kept to their talking points. breaking out south carolina senator lindsey graham getting laughs. >> i'm fluent in clintonspeak. when he says, bill says, i

didn't have sex with that woman, he did so i understand this crowd and i can beat them the next president needs to be sure of who he -- i'm sorry -- i can't talk. the next president needs to have their act together. [ laughter ] >> not in the crosshairs, trump, none of the candidates even mentioned the republican front-runner. the clock is ticking now. fox news says the ten candidates who do the best in the polls released before 5 p.m. today will be aloudlowed to debate. the man accused of killing a police officer in memphis surrendered. tremaine wilbourn will be arraigned today. police say he shot officer sean bolton multiple times as he interrupted a drug deal. bolton was a 33-year-old former marine who served in iraq. he'll be buried on thursday. the jury in the colorado

theater shooting trial is one step closer to recommending the death penalty. the nine women and three men needed just three hours to died there were not enough sufficient reasons to excuse the behavior of shooter james holmes. next, starting today family members of the 12 people he killed will testify before the jury makes a final decision on the death penalty. comedian amy schumer speaking out in the wake of last month's movie theater shooting incident in louisiana. that incident took place at a showing of her movie "trainwreck." two women killed before the gunman killed herself. she smoke emotionally calling the attack personal and supporting new gun control legislation being proposed by her cousin, senator charles schumer. >> we're here today to say enough is enough. to mass shootings in our schools, our college campus, our military bases and even in our movie theaters. >> we're standing here because we're united in a cause. how many breaking news flashes

will it take for congress to act? how many tears, how many lives lost? >> schumer's legislation seeks to improve on gun background checks by offering states inson tiffs for improving their databases. those are used to block sales to people with criminal records or a history of mental illness. some news about former president jimmy carter recovering from a liver operation. the 90-year-old carter had what was described as a small mass removed from his liver at a hospital in atlanta. the spokeswoman said it was elective and he is expected to make a full recovery. unclear what type of follow-up care carter will receive. well, still ahead, u.s. airlines taking a stance on animal trophy hunting after the death of cecil the lion. plus, controversial punishment. a child restrained with handcuffs in the principal's office. this video now the center of a federal lawsuit. dramatic rescue. a deputy risking his life pulling a man to safety as a train barrels through. born in joplin, missouri,

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an intersection. nobody hurt here. city councilman calls the balloon's escape despicable. of course. minions are part of that "despicable me" franchise. drivers in the midwest won't be dodging bullets but flooding could be a problem in the plains. mid-atlantic coast and most of new york and new england. if you're flying airport delays are likeliest in kansas city and washington. we turn now to some video that's pretty difficult to watch. a kentucky sheriff being sued after video shows a school resource officer putting two elementary students in handcuffs. both of the children suffer from adhd. >> the lawsuit asks for a judge to ban the school from doing this again and for money to compensate for the pain and emotional trauma and for attorney's fees. the mother of the boy in handcuffs says he has trouble sleeping, suffers from anxiety and is afraid of police. the death toll from an outbreak of legionnaires'

disease has risen to seven. they answered questioned last night. legionnaires' is spread through mist that comes from a water source. the five cooling towers have been decontaminated. not clear if they are the actual source. investigators in the netherlands are looking into the collapse of two huge cranes, the first comes crashing down then seconds later a second one also comes down. that bridge section falling on top of five homes as well crushing all of them. one man was pulled from the wreckage. he was the only person injured. a powerful blast in wisconsin is raising safety concerns across the country. a u-haul exploded while transporting a gas grill with a propane tank. the propane leaked and was sparked by the igniter on the kill. the key to preventing this is tightening the valves on the tank and taking it off the grill. well, a dramatic rescue in california's silicon valley. watch now as a sheriff's deputy,

look closely, highlighted, pulse a man from a car just before the train hit it. the 20-something driver was incoherent, not responding to deputies. another report says the driver may have crashed into a crossing gate and suffered only minor injuries. also, this was caught on camera. only can be described as a runaway garbage truck, there it is running away. you also see one worker, here he comes, chasing after it. then another running down the street as well trying to catch up to the truck. by the time they caught up ittage daed three other cars. police say the truck's brakes somehow disengaged. when the driver got out, talked to a supervisor, nobody injured here. how about sports highlights? baseball, our highlights from the guys at espn. >> good morning, welcome to our "sportscenter" set here in los angeles. along with neil everett, i'm stan verrett talking baseball and battle of brandons. >> he's got a cyclone. i have to go first.

that's how good it is. brandon crawford, brandon belt. brandon crawford, second home run of the game. first of the highlight. giants are up, 6-0. had -- matt cain had a lead and got away. it was 7-5. bottom nine. now it's 7-7. a.j. pierzynski, two-run shot and boiman of the 12th with the giants up 8-7, adonis garcia off vogelsong. 9-8, the braves win. texas two-step in arlington, astros and rangers. adrian beltre, he's got a triple. came back in the bottom of the second. that ball hit nearly the same place, thought about three here, but then realized he's not that fast or that young. he'll take two. then a base hit. so now home run gives him the

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is this a list you want to be on? if you want a stone cold student experience brigham young rank dead last and shell greated by opening a big old bottle of chocolate milk. >> you noticed all those schools come from very, very cold winters. what else are the kids going to do down there? >> you got to warm up. this has a lot of women including this one, the reason she has a blanket. nodding their heads in agreement or disagreement in the newsroom here. scientists say the workplace temperature is set for middle-aged men meaning it's too cold for women who have a lower met boltic rate. >> most follow a model developed in the '60s. women keep space heaters during the summer months to keep the chill away. i use this morning blanket. >> every single day she has this blanket on. >> ratty. and, yeah, there i am. this is actually a real picture. now it's gone. finally a close encounter of the extremely unwanted kind. it could happen to anyone during

the summer holiday trip into nature. >> a guy who shot the video was hiking last summer in glacier national park when he came just about face-to-face with a mountain lion. >> probably 50 feet away from me. staring right at me. i barely saw him. no, hey, hey. hey. back up. >> okay, the guy kept making more noise as the animal moves away further into the woods. >> and later in the video he admits being scared during the encounter then he says, oh, that was awesome. >> but let's keep filming. mountain lion right there, i'm going to keep rolling. >> my fear would be that there's another mountain lion -- you know what they say about deer, they travel in a group. >> somebody else was around. >> yeah. >> he kept rolling. rolling for me would have been high-tailing it out of there. t.j. rolling. all right. for some of you, your local news coming up. >> everyone else, "america this morning" continues after this.

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>> ♪ >> good morning, i'm tamala edwards. it's tuesday, august 4th and we're following some breaking news. a taxi slams into a building after a crash involving a philadelphia police cruiser. we're live with the details. following new developments on the tent that collapsed just as severe weather was moving into the area. also, order today, maybe delivered today. details of a new service that bloomingdale's will begin offering right here in philadelphia. accuweather is tracking storms out to the east. that's all next on "action news." l plains and into the northeast. and finally this morning, the excitement growing ahead of this morning's special concert that you can see on "good morning america." the stars of the show one direction, the superstar boy band playing right across the

street from our studios here in new york's central park. >> yeah, many ticket holders spent the night lined up as you can imagine and have been braving rain and lightning. jim dolan spoke with some of these folks. >> he don't know about -- ♪ things we do they don't know about the i love you ♪ >> reporter: they're in pretty good spirits and voice considering some of these girls have been here since early sunday morning. >> my neck really hurts. >> reporter: well, sure, because you're sleeping and sitting on stones for the last day and a half. it's not a job, it's a vocation. they are here, of course -- >> because of one direction on "gma." ♪ you don't know you're beautiful ♪ >> reporter: one direction, the phenomenally popular english and irish boy band that if you're 18 years old has been huge for, like ever. >> i just love them because i love their music. and, you know, that's all. >> reporter: the band just lost founding member zayn malik recently but the girls are over it totally. >> we miss him but they're doing

great without them so -- ready to move on because they just love -- >> their hair. >> their personalities. >> they're nice. they're good people and their music is beautiful. >> reporter: sleeping on rocks, making sign, pitching tents, could it all be worth it? duh. >> so excited. >> reporter: 22,000 people on the waiting list. they will probably not get in because everybody who got a ticket is happy to get it and they're going to be going. reporting live from central park, jim dolan, channel 7, eyewitness news. >> do you think some people might move off the wait list because of the storms? >> one direction fans are not going anywhere. this is a live look. it's been raining like crazy on those folks but i bet they're not going anywhere. >> i think you're right, teej. that's what's making news in america this morning. >> one direction down one member coming up.

>> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> we are following several breaking news stories on this tuesday morning. >> a police cruiser and a taxicab crash in west philadelphia this morning injuring both drivers. >> canine units are scouring a wooded area in the central jersey looking for the gunman who opened fire outside a hip hop concert. >> and police in the lehigh valley have announced tighter security measures for this year's musikfest. >> good morning, it's 4:30 on this tuesday august 4th. matt pelman is here in for karen and dave murphy is tracking some heavy hitters. >> some rare thunderstorms coming in during the morning hours, guys, and we have a