making news in america this morning, president trump feeling some new pressure from the polls. a new survey shows the president's support weakening while voters say his tweeting is getting him in trouble. the details live from washington. also powerful storms move east leaving behind a big mess. some winds were so strong they threw around cars like toys. millions are still dealing with the threat. we have the forecast ahead. new this morning, pirate threat on the high seas. luxury ship, passengers forced to take extreme measures for days. because of fears over being attacked. a dog is dead after a fatal flight. hear why the family is blaming united airlines and what the airline is doing about it now.

we do say good morning on this tuesday. we start with the president on attack firing off more than a dozen tweets in less than a day as he marks 200 days in office with those dismal new poll numbers. >> the latest figures show the president's approval rating dipped to 38%, an all-time low in cnn polling. the president is also spending his working vacation taking direct aim at a sitting senator. erielle reshef has the latest from washington. erielle, the president keeping busy on vacation. >> reporter: i would say so, kendis and diane. good morning. so, the president not giving much credence to those polling numbers, instead focusing on his fervent supporters and turning his sights on a democratic senator. the president spending more than two weeks away from the white house after a turbulent first six months in office. the most recent cnn polling putting donald trump's approval rating at just 38%. his favorability among republicans, 59%. >> it needs to go up. they are telling him just enact

your program. >> reporter: still the commander in chief isn't putting too much stock in the findings tweeting the trump base is far bigger and stronger than ever before despite phony fake news polling. pointing to rallies in ohio, pennsylvania and iowa as evidence of solid support unleashing a tirade targeting richard blumenthal. the president reviving an old embarrassment for the lawmaker who once apologized for insinuating he served in the vietnam war. interesting to watch senator richard blumenthal of connecticut talking about hoax, russian inclusion when he was a phony vietnam con artist trump tweeted. the president incensed after blumenthal criticized the justice department's war on would-be leakers. >> i'm very concerned that the department of justice is weaponizing these laws for its personal and political ends. >> reporter: in that interview blumenthal also embracing robert mueller's investigation into

possible collusion with the russians and the senator not backing down. >> i won't be distracted by these bullying tweets. if anything, they strengthen my resolve. >> reporter: and some interesting polling numbers or rather numbers on the president's twitter i should say. the cnn poll found the majority of people don't believe that twitter is the most effective way for the president to be communicating his views. 72% saying it sends the wrong message to leaders around the world and one other quick twitter number, only 10% of those polled have actually either responded to or shared one of the president's tweets. kendis, diane. >> give you zero, the likelihood that the president will care about what we think about his tweeting habits. erielle reshef, thank you there in washington. the secretary of state rex tillerson is in thailand continuing to turn up the pressure on north korea. tillerson is urging thai officials to tighten their visa program to keep north korean businesses from setting up an economic hub with sham companies

threatening revenge over tough new sanctions imposed by the united nations. a new government report says americans are feeling the impact of climb change right now obtained by "the new york times" found the average temperature in the u.s. has gone up rapidly since 1980 and recent decades have been the warmest of the past 1500 years. much of the blame is attributed to human activity. a claim questioned by president trump in the past. and the trump administration has to sign off on the report before it's made public. some scientists are now concerned it'll be suppressed. much of the eastern u.s. is bracing for another round of violent weather. >> the latest radar shows a severe weather system stretching nearly 1200 miles from way down there in the deep south you see the scene in houston to the northeast. >> now, that follows a day of dangerous storms in maryland where a possible tornado blew through the city of salisbury flipping cars in this parking lot. police posted to twitter no injuries have been reported. other damage around the area

included roofs torn off walls caved in trees as well uprooted and power lines in this d.c. suburb knocked down. >> moving over to delaware roads inundated but despite the flooded roads and repeated warnings of people not to drive through flooded areas, it didn't stop these drivers from braving the wear and now let's take a closer look at today's forecast. good morning. looks like we'll have more of the wet tough than we need. particularly throughout salt lake city, nevada, utah going into southern portions of wyoming and all of colorado just to start off but that's not the only place. this is where it's going to be a problem for the southeast. steamy flee continuing out of the south will create continuous rain for the entire week for houston, jackson, mississippi, new orleans as well as atlanta, over towards jacksonville, tampa all the way towards miami. i'm accuweather meteorologist paul williams.

tropical storm franklin has made landfall on the east coast of the yucatan peninsula. franklin is expected to track across the peninsula and back over open water before making a second landfall on thursday in eastern mexico, possibly as a hurricane. franklin could dump more than a half a foot of rain across the yucatan before heading back offshore. the godson of el chapo is now under indictment in the u.s. he pleaded not guilty to smuggling and other charges during a bail hearing in san diego. serrano's father is a reputed top lieutenant for el chapo, the leader of the sinaloa drug cartel. el chapo arrested last year. the pentagon identified the three marines killed when their osprey aircraft crashed off the coast of australia. lieutenant benjamin cross and corporal nathan ordway both members of the flight crew as well as private first class ruben very last co-who just

turned 19. all three died when it went down during a training mission. the wreckage of the aircraft has also been located. and 16 years after the 9/11 terror attack the remains of another victim have been identified in new york. the identity of the 1,641st victim was discovered through dna retesting. about 40% of those killed more than 1100 victims still remain unidentified. also here in new york, an emotional and rare ceremony where lost purple heart medals were returned to the veterans and their families. >> bagpipers opened the ceremony because one was returned to a member of the department in iraq who was injured 13 years ago. several others were turned to veterans' families awarded to men who fought in korea and vietnam. well, still ahead, we learned overnight about cruise ship passengers taking extreme measures because of pirates. plus hikers come

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what's being described as an around the clock manhunt is now under way in missouri. heavily armed police as you can see there have been going door to doorp outside kansas city looking for ian mccarthy charged with first degree murder of a rookie police officer. authorities consider him to be armed and dangerous. just learning about a luxury round the world cruise that included preparations for a pirate attack. a freelance travel writer is telling the story of the "sea princess." it included a ten-day dusk to dawn blackout. no lights or loud music. the 1900 passengers endured pirate drills warning that the risk 6 a pirate attack as they traveled from the indian ocean to the suez canal was real. luckily no pirates spotted. hackers going by the name of mr. smith have posted a fresh batch of stolen documents from hbo and are now demanding several million dollars in ransom from the network. the documents appear to be

scripts from "game of thrones," several episodes and they've also shared sensitive internal documents including executive e-mails. hbo says it's working with police and cybersecurity experts. google has fired an employee who wrote a controversial memo against diversity. james demoore argued the lack of women is due to biological differences as opposed to discrimination. the senior engineer accused the company of then silencing right wing opinions. google's ceo says he crossed the line by advancing harmful gender stereotypes in the workplace. others suggest the company may have violated his freedom of speech. when we come back one family's anger because of the death of their dog on board a united airlines flight. and some new health concerns from a former nfl quarterback. boomer esaison speaking out with another season about to get under way. things are busy at mom, inc. as chief everything officer, lynne smith, gets ready to launch the school year. binders, done. super-cool notebooks, done.

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morning road conditions. possible flooding is expected throughout the deep south and along the gulf coast down into florida and up into washington, d.c. roads will also be wet over the rockies and into parts of the midwest. airport delays possible in houston and atlanta. speaking of houston, a houston family is now blaming united airlines for their dog's death. the family says when their flight arrived in san francisco, lulu was dead. >> not the first time they've come under fire for treatment of a pet. jim avila with the details. >> reporter: lulu, whose owners said they signed off on her health. the flight was delayed on the ground in houston for two hours according to lulu's family facebook post. when we went to pick her up, she was dead. from 2014 to 2016 of the 26 pet deaths during transport, united

had nine, more than any other u.s. carrier. the airline says in a statement, they are so sorry to learn of lulu's passing. they've offered condolences and assistance to the family. >> we should note the humane society warn that cargo hold travel should always be a last resort and some dogs should not fly. a third boy scout has died after a tragic sailing accident in east texas. 11-year-old thomas larry was unresponsive after a catamaran carrying three scouts collided with a live power line and caught fire. thomas was riding with two older eagle scouts ages 17 and 16. both died at the scene. the cause of the accident is under investigation. and day two of jury selection gets underway in denver in taylor swift's sexual assault case. swift accuses david muellerer of groping her during a preconcert

publicity shoot. mueller is countersuing for getting fired from his job and blackballed from the ciindustry. no jurors seated. two prospects have been eliminated. former star nfl quarterback makes a shocking admission saying he may have a degenerative brain disease. boomer ee eyeson believes his 14-year career left him with cte. he says all football players probably have it but, quote, we don't know all the answers. he was discussing the research showing 99% of players' brains examined after their deaths revealed signs of the disease. a pair of backpackers came frighteningly close to nature in california. they found themselves in a staredown with a mountain lion and froze and luckily for them the cougar did as well. that gave the hikers time to figure out what to do next. >> what are we supposed to do? >> i don't know. i don't know. i don't think you're supposed to

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>> ♪ >> good morning, everyone, i'm matt o'donnell. it is 4:27 on this tuesday. coming up next on "action news" a body is found inside a burning home in philadelphia's kensington section and a second person jumped out to escape. we have live details. the philadelphia school district is rolling out new immunization requirements. we'll tell you who it affects and what they need. a whopper of a jackpot is on the line tonight in mega millions and there's another big one tomorrow. a grocery store is holding a hiring blitz starting today. plus we have the full accuweather forecast, a look at the roads at this early hour. it's all coming up next on "action news." see you in two minutes. >> ♪ er. broadway sensation and "frozen" star idina menzel got a big surprise in it can and

invited an 11-year-old fan to come sing one of her biggest hits. >> let's just say that he let it go. like he really did. and he was a broadway star in the making. here's byron pitts. ♪ let it go ♪ let it go >> reporter: step aside elsa "frozen" fans have found a new star. idina menzel inviting a group of kids on stage during a concert in texas. >> my name is luke. >> hi, luke. one, two, three. >> reporter: asking luke, the only boy to sing the chorus. ♪ anymore >> i know boys don't like "let it go" because it's a girl song but songs are for everyone. it's music. it's heart. ♪ the cold never bothered me anyway ♪ >> can you all shut up for a minute and let him sing it again. >> i sang it again and the whole audience gave me a standing

ovation and i was like, wow. had has never happened before. >> i was crying. it was just awesome. you know to get to see your kid meet his idol and pull off a fun dream. >> his performance going viral, menzel tweeting you blew me away, luke with these pipes it seems this is only just the beginning. ♪ the cold never bothered me anyway ♪ >> reporter: byron pitts, abc news, new york. [ cheers and applause ] >> forget our traditional slow clap around here. >> no, that deserves a standing ovation. wow. >> menzel said there are many subtleties that you weren't necessarily hearing right there with all the noise and he nailed it. >> wow. well, very impressive,

>> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> good morning everyone. it's 4:30 a.m. on this tuesday august 8th and here's what we're following for you on "action news." >> breaking news. a fire mystery in philadelphia's kensington neighborhood. one person is found dead and a survivor may hold clues to the tragedy. >> philadelphia police shoot a man who they say fired on their officers. we have obtained new video of that confrontation. >> and yesterday's storms leave behind more flooding in margate. a town already grappling with a dune dispute. >> and we are also tracking some leftover showers out there. david is off. we have karen rogers here and matt pelman.