making news in america this morning -- the presidential race tightening. hillary clinton feeling the heat as bernie sanders closes in. and vice president biden right me hind, without officially entering. meanwhile, trump continues to ride high among republicans. we're live in washington. storm fronts. heavy rain expected to hit the southeast. florida bracing for up to five inches of rain. while the west cleans up from damaging winds as hurricane ignacio threatens hawaii and the pacific. close encounter. a woman comes face to face with a small but tough bear. the woman frozen in fear, unable to run. how she managed to escape. and kanye 2020?

the superstar's announcement in a long, rambling speech. one of many big moments in mtv's show. good mornings. i'm phillip mena. >> and i'm reena ninan. we begin with presidential politics. >> the latest polls find rival bernie sanders gaining ground and her potential republican damageser donald trump surging ahead. bazi kanani has the e details. >> reporter: new trouble for hillary clinton as bernie sanders nips at her heels. >> is hillary clinton's campaign in trouble? >> i don't know if her campaign is in trouble. but our campaign is doing great. >> reporter: on abc's "this week" he tells martha raddatz the situation. >> they're not anti-hillary

clinton, they're pro-bernie sanders. >> reporter: her lead is at its lowest level yet. joe biden, not in the race, gets 14%. >> it's good to be home. >> reporter: over the week end, the vice president joining delaware democrats. >> doesdiscouraging. >> it's probably unlikely. >> no. >> i just think it's the wrong year. >> very good magazine this week. >> reporter: donald trump is staying strong, leading in iowa with 23%. his closest competition, neuro surgeon ben carson. their rivals trying to steal some of the spot light. >> people that want to come to our country should come legally, learn our language. >> secure the border. enforce the laws. no amnesty. >> reporter: and governor chris christie defending his comments

on fox news sunday that the government should track immigrants with systems used by fedex. there there's nothing wrong with that. and i don't mean people are packages, so let's not be ridiculous. >> reporter: we can expect more candidates to try to steal the spot light today while the front-runners, hillary clinton and donald trump, stay home. interesting times for sure. phillip? reena? >> a september to remember. i like that one. bazi kanani, live in washington. thank you so much. to the extreme weather on both coasts. >> in florida, what's left of tropical storm erika is expected to drench the state through wednesday. with as much as six inches of rain. the ground is saturated already. several rivers are at or approaching flood stage. >> hawaii likely to see heavy rain and strong winds this week, as hurricane ignacio passes by.

it will pass about 200 miles northeast of the big island and maui. residents and vacationers are likely to see rough surf and strong rip currents. in the pacific northwest, people are cleaning up after strong wind storms. thousands lost power. most have had service restored. all major and secondary roads are now clear of fallen debris. let's get the complete forecast from accuweather's molly cochran. >> for monday, we're looking at localized flooding across florida. flash flood watches in effect from tampa into orlando. until monday night. erika's moisture funneled into the sunshine state. over the next couple of days, the rain could add up. two to four inches between tampa, orlando, and jacksonville. prepare for heavy travel delays as well. meanwhile, with keep an eye out

on hurricane ignacio. phillip and reena, back to you. >> all right, molly, thank you. breaking overnight, two southwest planes clipped each other at the airport in oakland, california. passengers posting alarming photos to social media. we want to show you the top part of one wing is broken off. we don't have that video right now. southwest says both aircraft have been taken out of service to undergo a maintenance check. no one was hurt. passengers were put on later flights. and a security breach at new york liberty airport forced the shutdown of a busy terminal. man was taken into custody after he entered a secure hallway through an exit door. the terminal was searched by dogs, leading to dozens of flight delays. the man was taken to a nearby hospital for evaluation. the suspect in the ambush of a sheriff is due in court today.

the suspect killed deputy darren goforth in a surprise attack. the two journalists shot to death on camera have been remembered at a community memorial service. alison parker and adam ward were gunned down last week. thousands turned out for a memorial service for three firefighters killed in the line of duty. the u.s. forest service fighters were battling those raging wild first in washington state, more than 80 vehicles took part in a procession leading to the service. others held u.s. flags and signs that read you are heroes. they died nearly two weeks ago after their vehicle crashed and flames rolled over them before they could escape. no sign of foul play in the death of a man at an

below. he landed near an area where the players' wives and families sit. a doctor was nearby and immediately went to help. >> out of the corner of my left eye, i saw -- something fall from the upper deck. like everybody else, you're in a state of shock. the adrenaline kicks in. you really don't think. >> he says he hopes he never has to witness something like that again. the long-time season ticket holder is the third fan to die at turner field in the last eight seasons. major change in alaska ahead of the president's visit to the state. mount mckinley is now known as denali. alaska yans had formally been using that name. coming up, the celebrity who

announced his candidacy for the white house a little early last night. first, a missing hirk, though e, found. the harrowing ordeal rg crawling with a broken leg for days. and tom brady back in court today. will he be able to get back on the field when the season starts?

at least three people within injured in a boat fire near baltimore. they remain hospitalized. two other people on the boat were not injured. the coast guard and baltimore city crews were on the scene. a husband and wife are lucky to be alive this morning after their sing. -henin plane crashed many during an emergency landing in florida.

kenneth mckenzie and his wife, sonja, were on the way to maryland. the plane went down. both are in the hospital. tom brady and nfl commissioner roger goodell will be in court today for another deflategate suspension hearing. it's likely to be the last chance for lawyers from the nfl and its players' union to make their points about brady's four-game suspension that's looming. the judge could rule from the bench today. in the past, he said he would issue a ruling by this coming friday. doctors are cautiously optimistic about a new wireless pace maiker. it's a tenth the size of a conventional device. about as big as a aa battery. it doesn't require surgery to implant. it uses a catheter inserted through the right leg.

in tests, the it's been 90% effective. it has about twice the complications of a conventional pacemaker. and the luckiest man of the week may be this bay area bartender. e he found a $20 bill on the street. he use t it to buy two scratchoff tickets. one of them had a $1 million jackpot. he says maybe now he'll start leaving $20 bills lying on the ground himself. he hadn't played the lottery in a decade. >> look at that. >> he says he's going to throw a party. mom should get prepared. >> $1 million, man. good for you. coming up, a woman's frightening encounter with a small bear coming way too close for comfort. and the incredible survival story of a hiker, found after spending nine days in the wilderne wilderness. en vegetables... fresh local milk, real cream...

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missing for more than a week says she's recovering after surgery on her broken leg. >> the 62-year-old hiker was missing for nine days. she was discovered saturday in a remote area of the sierra national forest. she blew a whistle to get the attention of the rescue team. her family was relieved and excited when they heard she was found. >> they couldn't stop screaming and crying. they were all in a car on the way up here. >> the more than 100 rescuers were also hampered by smoke from a nearby wildfire. with broken bones and huffering from hypothermia, it took her two days to crawl to a creek to sustain herself. tributes pouring in on social media overnight following the death of wes craven. he gave us "nightmare on elm street" and the many sequels. he wrote the entire scream series. he says his stories were

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>> good morning, everyone, i'm matt o'donnell. it is 4:27 on this monday, coming up on "action news" an off-duty philadelphia police officer is struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver. we're learning about a tow truck driver who napped the suspect. police are learning about a teenager who killed a man walking home from south jersey, that is little league series japan defeating central pennsylvania team, 18-11. a california guy turns it it -- finds a 20-dollar bill on the ground and turns it into a million dollars. and kanye west is running for president in 20/20. all next on "action news."

williams will complete a year that's truly for the ages. mary bruce reports. >> reporter: serena williams is on the cusp of history. the tennis superstar poised to achieve what may be the most demanding feat if all of sports. the grand slam. at the u.s. open this week, she'll attempt what no one has done in nearly three decades. claiming all formajor titles in the same season. the pressure is tremendous. williams isn't showing it. >> you're about to start the u.s. open and you seem so chill. you -- i mean, sincerely. >> i would rather be, after i won, i was like, i would rather be in the positiony i have the pressure and people expecting me to win than be in a position where it's like, oh, well, she probably won't win. she'll probably make a deep run. that's not what i want. and once i realized that, i embraced it. >> reporter: it hasn't been done

since 1988 when steffi graf scored the last grand slam. this year, the 33-year-old powerhouse has already won the australian open. the french open. >> oh, williams! >> reporter: and a nail-biter at willabledon. >> next stop, new york. >> reporter: she comes home with hopes of becoming truly grand. and this is hers to win. she has no clear rival. the only thing standing between her and history is herself. mary bruce, abc news, at the u.s. open in new york. >> and robin robert ts will have more of her interview with veern th serena. that's what's making news in america this morning.

>> here's what's happening on this august 31st. >> a man is in custody after an off-duty philadelphia police officer was killed in a hit-and-run crash. a security breach at the newark/liberty airport prompts an evacuation. >> let's go over to karen rogers and matt pellman. >> reporter: good morning, we're starting off warm and muggy. we have light showers in the