making news in america this morning, tracking the tropics. joaquin gaining strength overnight. who should be on alert. plus, another weather event happening right now. housing surrounded by water. a college campus flooded. we have the details. breaking overnight, a georgia woman executed despite a plea for mercy from the pope. what she was saying during the execution. a plane coming in for a landing. the wick scraping the ground. fan fail. a major league spectator going viral for his inability to catch. good wednesday morning to you. we're tracking two very serious weather situations right now. >> yes, the system is dumping a lot of rain on more than a dozen

states overnight and we're also watching joaquin. the storm is strengthening swirling in the atlantic. a hurricane watch is in effect right now for parts of the bahamas. still far away but it is one to keep an eye on. >> that entirely different storm system already causing problems on the eastern seaboard drefshing rain, falling right now here in new york city. you can actually see where all this rain is coming from on that radar. again, unrelated to joaquin, rain stretching from the mid-atlantic to new england. >> okay, so here's what these downpours are leaving behind. some dramatic pictures. this home surrounded by water in virginia and also in virginia on the campus of james madison university, this scene, rain submerging parts of the campus. >> busy few days ahead for our team of meteorologists. >> accuweather's justin povick is tracking it all for us. justin, good morning. >> reena and kendis, thanks. good morning. we continue to track a strengthening tropical system. this again joaquin traveling its

way off to the west, expected to turn a quite strong over the course of the next couple of days and this is very important for two reasons, first off we already have heavy rain falling throughout the north ice. this is going to set the stage for future flooding. widespread amounts of 3 to 6 inches possibly 10 inches throughout the week. reena and kendis, back to you. >> justin, thank you. also breaking overnight the state of georgia has executed the only female inmate who had been on death row. kelly gissendaner died by lethal injection at 21 minutes past midnight after the supreme court denied a third appeal. gissendaner who graduated from a theology program in prison sang "amazing grace" before the drugs took hold. gissendaner got the death penalty for helping to arrange the murder of her husband. the killer's life was spared in a plea deal. >> well, the pope is wading into another issue.

lawyers for kim davis says that she met with pope francis last week. now, the vatican releasing a statement saying they will not confirm nor deny the meeting which reportedly took place at the vatican embassy in washington. it lasted about 15 minutes. lawyers say pope francis told davis to stay strong and gave her a rosary. davis spent five days in jail for defying a federal court order to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. the head of planned parenthood has defended her organization in a contentious hearing on capitol hill. cecile richards said less than 1% of clinics donate fetal tissue for medical research. she said that videos released by anti-abortion groups were doctored to appear that tissue was sold. >> the outrageous accusations leveled against planned parenthood based on heavily doctored videos are offensive and categorically untrue. >> some republicans want to pull federal funding for planned

parenthood. some even criticizing richards $500,000 salary which some democrats called sexist. >> well, russian president vladimir putin is getting support for his move in syria from an unlikely source. donald trump. he says he has no problem with russia's recent military buildup. >> there is a war of words between trump and the clintons. it's heating up. abc's stephanie ramos is joins us from washington with more on this. stephanie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, kendis and reena. former president bill clinton is lashing out at donald trump after months of fiery verbal tacks towards hillary. clinton now defending his wife. clinton versus trump. this time it's bill taking a swing at the gop presidential contender. >> you shouldn't be able to insult your way to the white house. >> reporter: in an interview with cnn, the former president firing back at the donald after months of attacking hillary calling them fat tree -- >> she's the worst.

>> reporter: he defended his wife's tenure pointing to the iran sanctions saying her deal was controversial but well done. he added trump's criticisms would be broken down in a general election and the facts would easily come to light. >> the day after you take the oath of office. >> it's yours. >> you can't level an insult or have -- you're not in an episode of "survivor." you're actually supposed to show up and run the show. >> reporter: meanwhile, trump made peace with fox news. >> i'm back. >> after saying he would boycott the network. he reflected on the conflict in syria praising vladimir putin in his support of president bashar al assad. it took top billing at the u.n. general assembly. >> putin is taking over what we started and going into syria and he frankly warrants to fight isis and i think that's a wonderful thing. >> trump also says russia's president is getting an "a" in terms of leadership. as for former president bill clinton he'll hit the campaign

trail in support of his wife to let as many people know she's the right person for the white house. back over to you, kendis and reena. >> love his declaration on "the o'reilly report," i'm back. thanks, stephanie, reporting from washington. the state department will release about 6,000 pages of new clinton e-mails this afternoon that will bring the total amount released to just under 40%. the u.s. military is carrying out three more air strikes on taliban positions around the afghanistan city of konduz. so far forces have not been able to retake the city from the islamic fighters. fierce fighting raged through the night before the taliban retreated under fire. doctors without borders says the city's health care facilities have been overwhelmed by the injured. president obama is warning that the fight against isis will not be won with weapons alone. speaking at a u.n. summit he said that ideas, jobs and good governance are the key to

defeating isis. this is as a new report finds 250 americans have joined isis this year. that's double the number from last year. okay, and this about the president. he has held a second private meeting with cuban leader raul castro. they met yesterday here in new york city. it was the first time a u.s. president has spoken with his cuban counterpart. on american soil in more than 60 years. they spoke about ways the two can work together and mr. obama raised the issue of human rights in cuba. before that meeting president obama hit the hotel gym at the same time as interim manager of the boston red sox, a guy on the right, tory lolello. he asked when he was leaving because it was tough for he and the team to get around of the president apologized for the inconvenience and kind of stalked the president in that. he said he meant to go to the gym early to try to find the president then he scored.

>> sure did. hopefully the photo made up for the inconvenience. the truth revealed in a brand-new study. the popular supplement that apparently doesn't work. >> uh-oh. and close call. wing tipped touching the runway during a landing. what the airline is saying this morning. plus, sting operation. bees overtaking a highway and patrol car trapping the deputy inside.

well, scary moment at the airport in mcallen, texas, a small plane's wing striking the ground while landing. there were no injuries on board. but the airline is investigating. this photo was taken by a novice plane spotter testing out his new camera. guess what, guy, it works. well, changes coming at the

top of one of the most famous american fashion empires. ralph lauren is giving up the title of ceo at the company which he founded nearly 50 years ago. the 75-year-old is not leaving completely. he'll remain as executive chairman and chief creative officer. the president of old navy will take over in november. american airlines now offering free luggage tracking for checked bags. they added the perk without much fanfare saying it's something customer has asked for. it's only available on american airlines website for now. no surprises in the latest "forbes" 400 list of the richest americans. for the 22nd year in a row number one was microsoft founder bill gates. he's actually worth $76 billion and financier warren buffett second, mark zuckerberg broke into the top ten this year at number seven and donald trump, he was number 121. with a mere $4.5 billion and,

kendis, i'm afraid you are not on this list. >> shocking. robbed. >> oh, maybe next year. and unveiled tesla's new electric suv. the model x guess from 0 to 60 in as little as 3.2 seconds and goes 250 miles on a charge. it seats seven adults and unlike the tesla sedan, the suv can tow 5,000 pounds but your wallet won't weigh as much. the price, $132,000. wow. >> and that's before you get it pimped out. >> with the car seats. >> heated seats, exactly. so when we come back, a fascinating story, a fugitive on the run for 24 years finally captured. the tip that landed him in jail. and crazy catch. a football player using his feet and hands to score a touchdown.

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it was as if halloween washed away in western virginia as torrential rains flooded the area sending plenty of pumpkins downstream. businesses and schools closed early. well, this morning there could be flooded roads in the mid-atlantic and northeastern states and rain-slicked highways from virginia down to the gulf coast. roads in the central midwest may also be wet.

if you're flying airport delays likeliest in boston. well, a fugitive from oregon on the run for nearly a quarter century has been captured. >> talking about paul jackson, arrested in mexico where he was live be under an assumed name. he accused of kidnapping and torturing two women in 1990. he was taken into custody after his case was featured on a show women are going to get their day in court. another one down, a really bad low life down. >> well, jackson fled after being bailed out of jail and had been missing ever since. he was booked into a jail in los angeles yesterday and will be sent to stand trial in oregon. well, a major drug bust for the u.s. coast guard in the caribbean. more than $40 million worth of cocaine and marijuana. the shipment was first spotted by a coast guard plane off the dominican republic. the coast guard says this is a record year for drug busts by the service seizing more than $4

billion in cocaine in the past year. all right. so the hunt is on in philadelphia area for a man who got his nails done on sunday and then be ared the nail salon. when he was asked to payee pulled out a sawed off shotgun and demanded cash. surveillance cameras show him grabbing money and some items from drawers there. no shots were fired before the guy made it off with a handful of cash. >> well, forget about loading up on calcium supplements for bone health. two studies found little evidence that they can ward off osteoporosis and the risk of bone fracture in people over 50. what's more, the researchers found that extra calcium can cause problems including kidney stones and cardiovascular issues. >> a unique problem for first responders in oklahoma. take a look at this. angry bees swarmed a police cruiser and other vehicles after the truck carrying them and their hives flipped over south of oklahoma city. at first officers and beekeepers tried to gather up the bees but

you can see afc an overwhelming task. several people were stung. well, there are only three places left in baseball's season or left to claim right now, three spots left. all of them are in the american league. >> and that's because of what happened last night. the highlights now from espn. good morning, it's our "sportscenter" set in los angeles. glad you could join us. real simple proposition for the dodgers, beat the giants and win the n.l. west. >> dodgers, 7-0 on their field this season and the giants have madison bumgarner on the hill. but the dodgers have clayton kershaw. and say what you will, kershaw really good and he breaks a streak of being beaten by bumgarner. i mean jarrett barker didn't know what was going on. cory seager kid is -- look at clayton kershaw. grown men playing a boy's game and douse each other with adult

beverages. dodgers win 8-0. their third straight division title. >> wee! tigers taking on the rangers. rangers, still working on the a.l. west trying to finish that off. bottom four tied game, one on, two outs. adrian beltre, fly ball, martinez in position but hard to figure out what happened there. shin-soo choo score. the rangers take a 7-6 lead. guy happy to have the ball. top nine, same score. runners on the corners, kinsler hits stubbs. he'll catch this one on the run makes the grab and rangers win 7-6 so they're still in control of the division race but the angels leapfrogged the astros into the second wild card spot in the american league for right now. >> what? >> back to you. all right. well, one more highlight for you happened in a football game between tiny knoxville college and lawrence university. >> yeah, knox on offense, the quarterback rolls out and puts

up a long pass, take a look. his receiver's foot makes contact with the ball popping it up in the air. it comes down in the air right to him. they went on to win the game, 20-6. >> wow. >> lucky grab. all right, up next in "the pulse," father of the bride stopping the procession with an emotional gesture that's going viral. plus, a yankees fan showing why he's in the stands and not out on the field. >> come on. rheumatologist about a biologic, this is humira. this is humira helping to relieve my pain and protect my joints from further damage. this is humira helping me reach for more. doctors have been prescribing humira for more than 10 years. humira works for many adults. it targets and helps to block a specific source of inflammation that contrubutes to ra symptoms. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal infections and cancers, including lymphoma,

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to the stepfather and invite him to join him. the gesture all the more touching because the two men haven't always gotten along. >> yeah, but they said their little girl's happiness was the most important and by the way, both men are named todd. >> oh. >> very ironic. >> after nearly 40 years there's a reunion in upstate new york between a nurse and a patient. amana scarpanat suffered devastating third-degree burns in an accident and always wondered who that nurse was holding her in this picture. well, she really wanted to meet the woman. >> she posted the photo on her facebook page and within a day or two, she had her answer. that nurse sue burger then 21 years old yesterday the two women met. both describing it as a very special moment. >> i can't believe today actually happened. i got to meet her and it's a dream come true. i never in a million years thought that i would actually

know who she was. >> scarpinata tried to find her 20 years ago with no luck, that was before facebook, of course. >> so emotional for both but after all these years to finally reconnect. >> very touching photo. there's a reason why some people play professional baseball and the rest of us just kind of watch it. these behind us are three reasons -- this guy, those are three catches right there. oy. he had three tries to catch a ball at last night's red sox game against the yankees in new york and he blew all of them. a fly ball, a ground ball and lastly a ball tossed to him from the ball boy. >> the guy was a good sport about his performance, next time he's going to sit in the front row and he might want to bring a glove. give him a break. >> but his shirt looks nicely ironed. >> baseball might not be his thing. >> more news after this. looks like some folks have had it with their airline credit card miles.

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>> ♪ >> good morning everyone, i'm matt o'donnell. it is wednesday, 4:27. we're tracking some leftover rain on this wednesday morning. storm tracker6 live radar shows it moving out through new jersey. karen rogers has details on what could be a wet rest of the week as well. breaking overnight, georgia executes a woman on death row for the first time in 70 years. a man with freshly manicured fingernails is the prime suspect in the robbery of a salon that was caught on tape. and local businesses say their proceeds from there papal weekend don't stack up all that high. we'll also look at the roads. we still have some closures from the papal weekend. it's all coming up next on "action news." was no small gro >> they came to southern california to set a new record while plunging toward the ground and abc's rob mcmillan of kabc

reports that they were successful. >> reporter: there were more than 200 of them, skydiverers from nearly 30 countries all around the world but there was only one goal, to set a new world record. >> we're in the buildup phase right now and we've been practicing for the last two days. >> reporter: the task seemed almost impossible. 202 sky divers loaded up onto nine different planes. once hit altitude with the planes in perfect formation the skydivers jump like putting together a jigsaw puzzle they all get into formation then break and make a second formation, august of this in just 60 seconds. the old record was 121 people here they're trying for more than 200. >> it's a zero effect environment because everybody has to be right. >> there have been four or five attempts earlier, you know, a couple of years ago, but they

all failed. >> reporter: people came from all over to watch. >> unbelievable. >> you see them like it's never that many. >> to watch them come in so fast one after the other, kind of gives you goose bumps. >> reporter: these skydivers go up every couple of hours each time getting closer and closer to setting that record. >> there they go. >> wow. >> reporter: they were confident that they did it. >> whoo! >> reporter: a set of judge has to make the decision. >> you guys broke the record. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: 202 skydivers from all across the globe all of them now in possession of the world record. this is rob mcmillan for abc news. >> it looks so beautiful but i'm still worried about my parachute not opening up. >> luckily it was safe. that's what's making news in america this morning. >> stay with us for "good morning america." have a great wednesday.

>> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> followingbacking news on this wednesday september 30th. >> georgia has executed its first woman in 70 years. it happened overnight. despite a plea from the pope and last minute appeal. >> a new report shows how philadelphia businesses faired during the papal visit. >> accuweather is tracking rain for your morning commute. >> good morning, it is 4:30. tam and david are off. we have and not necessarily in this order, nydia han, karen rogers and matt pelman. good morning. >> good morning. you can see he that yes, you're starting your morning with some rain in spots