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live in mexico beach, florida, marci gonzalez, abc7 news.eon: might want to tell that kid that surfing is not a good idea. maureen: what about us? doug: d.c. metro, if the storm stays on the track it is on right now and doesn't do anything unexpected, most everywhere west of chesapeake bay will get off easy. our area will be breezy at times but every 10, go of the day will get rainier and rainier. let's take a look at what we have for you right now. circulation of hurricane hermine still located a good 50, 60 miles south of the upper coast of the florida peninsula. it is really getting stronger now. you know it by looking at this enhanced satellite image. it shows the strength of the storms developing. with that in mind, 75-mile per hour sustained winds gusting to 90 miles an hour. it is possible before it makes landfall about the mouse east of where we saw marci a while ago. sustained winds could be 80, 85. then it will move the next few days and we can of it as a goes northeast. it will pass to the southeast and the underside of the storm

marci, thank you. >> marci, thank you. you know, it's interesting to watch these debates and how they progress because we talk so much about their preparation going into this. well, now they've both had this experience. >> yep. >> oftentimes we see candidates change their demeanor and their strategies as the debate process goes on. it will be interesting to see how that works. >> it will be interesting to see if donald trump takes a few days off the campaign trail ahead of the october 9 st. louis debate to prepare more. that's one of the things that a lot of folks thought that he needed to prepare a little bit more going into last night's debate. of course, hillary clinton was -- i think she might have had one day on the campaign trail in the last week. trump took off friday to do some debate prep, so we'll see if that strategy at least changes. >> uh-huh. there were some, though, saying maybe that was just in order to temper expectations. they like to say he's not prepared. >> yes. and maybe some are saying that's stay wi

abc's marci gonzalez has the latest. marci: spraying for mosquitoes from coast to coast. communitites battling against zika but the fight for federal funding to protect against the >> the motion is not agreed to. marci: the $1.1 billion bill approved by the house now failing a third time in the senate, with democrats blocking it because of an included provision that would keep money from going to planned parenthood. senator rubio: my message to both parties and both chambers for this month is simple and straightforward. zika is not a game. marci: concern over zika growing with 7 new cases transmitted in the virus. >> all of them were acquired outside the continental united states. marci: the cdc saying it is out of money to spend on zika. >> is the funding is an available now, six to nine months from now we will see babies being born with severe brain damage from a birth defect that is preventable. marci: end of the month to approve a spending bill that could include funding to fight zika or could risk a government shutdown. sean: hurricane newton made landfall in mexico

a birth defect marci: that is preventable. countries has until the end of the month to approve a spending bill that could include funding to fight sica or risk a potential government shutdown. antoinette: apple will release its latest iphone and if rumors are right the biggest change might be what is not on the n to phase out the analog headphone jack. your buds will plug into the lightning port, the port is used to charge it. other than that, big changes are not expected to be unveiled. apple might save that for next year, the iphone's 10th anniversary. cindy: i'm still trying to figure out how to plug in my other headphones. the madness. [laughter] emily: blackberry. cindy: we have some big-time heat moving in. 90 coming up on friday. things are going to be changing around here. we've had a cool start of the month of september. each and every day so far this month has been below average. the average high is at least 76 today so we are going to warm things up a soon as we get rid of this here. hermine, we have been talking ab

we start with marci. good morning, marci. >> reporter: hi. good morning. this is an area that was bracing for some of the worst of the storm, but you can see things are pretty calm here. not much wind. the rain has been off and on, but that is not the case to the south and east of here. hurricane hermine hammering parts of strong winds relentless rain and the biggest concern, the storm surge, expected to reach up to 12 feet in some places. >> the most important thing we are to put in our minds is this is life threatening. >> reporter: mandatory evacuations ordered in some coastal communities. >> please protect property and evacuate immediately. >> reporter: as even before land fall hermine's outer bands homes. >> about 4 1/2 inches of water inside the house. >> reporter: shelters opened and a state of emergency in place for much of the soaked sun shine state. >> you know when you live in florida, this is what it is. if it gets bad, you leave. if you think you can ride it out, ride it out. >> reporter: some riding it out with sandbags in place, windows boar

marci: what is believed to be its biggest nuclear test yet. state tv announcing the powerful explosion that caused a magnitude 5 tremor. this as the north continues testing ballistic missil with an increasing range, saying their goal is to miniaturize a nuclear warhead and place it on a missile capable of reaching the u.s. while they don't have that capability yet, tests like this raise serious concern. >> north korea's programs will continue to grow. their range of their missiles will continue to extend, unless the united states and the international community take steps to negotiate a freeze with marci: president obama briefed on the test, which was about 10 times more powerful than north korea's first test in 2006. the president calling it a grave threat to regional security and to international peace and stability. as other world leaders join in strongly condemning pyongyang's nuclear efforts. secretary kerry: obviously, japan and south korea particularly are deeply concerned because of the neighborhood, but i think it's fair to say that c

marci gonzalez, abc news, new york. in the weather center now with mike wankum and the calendar says mid-september. mike: it feels like the middle of summer though. heather: it feels like mid-august. mike: it is hot and humid. the humidity i can live without. heather: i can live without both. 75 and sunny is perfect. mike: you're seeing upper 80's. year is 75 degrees. lows are supposed to be about 60 caret we barely got down that low tonight. it's a warm one and humidity is high as well. we have a hazy sunshine and the air is there. we have a frontal boundary coming through. behind it, we have lower humidity moving in. expect a little bit overnight. the next 12 hours we top off it 90 degrees at 4:00. a lot of 90's, low 90's. do you want to say goodbye to this and go to fall like weather? i will show you that in a few minutes. as well. heather? heather: some incredible video out of hull. police, fire, and animal control, working tirelessly to wrangle the fawn. they were able to tranqualize it and lift it out of the pit.

marci gonzalez, abc7 news. michelle: thank you. want to help you stay connected as hermine heads toward us. we are always updating the forecast and the beach outlooks as the labor day weekend approaches. you can find the latest details on the website following us on facebook, twitter or downloading the storm watch seven weather app. leon: rain to snow. and word that maryland is getting some money back after january's massive snowstorm. the state emergency management agency said fema is reimbursing the state and the local governments in maryland $25.4 million. that will cover most of what ey snow that fell january 22 and 23. michelle: still ahead, a lunch date to remember. >> i was like can i have a seat? eat with you? leon: one of the best stories of the week. michelle: this is so sweet. why a student stood out to the florida state football player and the lasting impact that the invitation has had on the young boy. leon: coming your way, new at 2:00 tonight, the lasting legacy of the d.c. police chief cathy lanier. she sits down wi

fox 10 is marcy jones is live at the home tonight. she spoke with neighbors. marcy? >> 24 hours after it happened, it still smell likes this fire was just put out. the colossal damage behind gaping hole in the roof. again, we can't say this enough, this is just miraculous that nobody lost their life. >> i have often thought about why this had to happen, and i don't know. i guess that's for everybody's own conclusions. but i believe in miracles, and this was one of them. >> b calling what happened last night a miracle. after a small plane previously carrying four passengers and a pilot crashed into this home. it's miraculous no one lost their life. neighbors say it was a horrific scene. >> we walked outside to our backyard, and we saw the ball of fire up in the sky, so we knew it was an airplane on fire, and then we just saw it coming down. >> reporter: barbara says at first no one knew exactly what was going on when a crowd of center watched the fire fall from the sky. >> at that time we didn't know what it was. we just saw a flame going across the sky. we did see th

marcy, good morning. a talked about moment, i wrote it down here, hillary clinton said trump supported the war in iraq. >> reporter: right. this was a pretty lengthy exchange. trump insisted that he'd always oppose the war in iraq, but moderator, lester holt, pressed him on that saying the record didn't show that. there was a radio show with stern who asked trump if he supported the war, and that's when trump said, yeah, i guess so. so in the debate, trump said he answered lightly, but insisted every interview after that, he adamantly opposed the war. >> marcy, another big issue here is race, a discussion on black community, tensions with recent shootings, how did the candidates do on that issue? >> reporter: yeah. the issue definitely came up including some of the recent shootings that they didn't get into those specifics, but clinton said race is a significant challenge in this country. she said that we have to restore trust between the community and police, and then trump in his rebuttal said he was us

reporting live, marcy jones, fox 10 news. >> all right, marcy, thank you for that. >>> in chandler, investigators looking into a string of suspicious fires there, as many as five started in the last month, and investigators are now trying to figure out who is starting the fires. they held a neighbor with concerned neighbors tonight about their investigation. >> this is the home where the latest suspicious fire is thought to have happened. it happened on sunday. fire officials are telling us this was the biggest and caused the most damage out of all of the fires deemed suspicious. fire officials, along with several people living here in the neighborhood tell us ta their fear is that these fires could get worse. chandler officials and police and fire in the neighborhoods holding a community meeting tonight, one of the topics, four to five suspicious fires that have happened near chandler in the last month. >> started in the beginning of august. the last couple was a fence fire that kind of grew a little larger, didn't get to the house. >> the last one happening here on sunday here on tyson street.

marcy jones joins us live tonight. marcy, this is scary stuff. >> it really is, marc, and i spoke to the young couple whose security camera captured that suspect on their footage, and they went through it with detectives early this morning. they say that the phoenix police department has been great about doing neighborhood checks, but right now they are really looking to the city council members to create real change. when kerry and luke heard a man but not entirely surprised. >> there has been a significant increase in the vagrancy and the amount of people walking around that don't belong. we have been a calling crime stop and talking to as many of the council members as we could, but nothing is getting done. there hasn't been any solutions made by any council members, any members of the government. the neighborhood is just now, now that that's occurred, it's hit a little too close to home. >> the couple, who have three young children, say it's a great, tight knit neighborhood, but they believe drug clinic close by, s

fox 10's marcy jones is live tonight with more. marcy? >> that's right, kari. i got a chance to sit down with one of dinya's former employers, terry. she says she remembers her as a fabulous mother with a flair and a great passion for decorating. she says right now though is the wonderful person that she was and to get justice for her. >> glowing, friendly, warm and kind. those are the words used to describe 49-year-old dinya farmer, her former employer, terry bowersock says she was a beautiful soul. >> she loved to decorate. i mean we would both get there in the morning and decorate ter terry's consignment from morning to night. we had a blast. >> shooting on state route 51 last night, sh ehad no idea dinya was the victim. >> the first thing going through my head, is there any reason why someone would do that? and i can't think of one. she's not the type of person that someone would be mad with her. >> she says the mother of three daughters was a good provider and also a survivor of breast cancer in the past year, adding that the daughters will now have to be

marcy jones is live in phoenix with more on that. marcy? >> reporter: yes, kari and it goes without saying that rose had a monumental impact not only on the state but on the country. but a lot of those lives she touched were just local people around here. we are outside of phoenix city grille. the employees here say they are just going to miss her warmth and her happiness. she had a rose's table, right by the front. they say she chose it because she loved to greet people as they walked in, start up conversations and laugh. that's what they say they are going to miss the most. >> rose mofford to me stands for someone who fought for social issues for people, equality, and we need more politicians like that these days. >> not only was rose mofford a pioneer and a fierce politician, she was also a woman about town. >> there is nothing more arizonan than governor rose after her, a drink on the list, and it is the most popular drink on our list as well. >> one of her favorite spots, phoenix city grille, even has a corner dedicated to rose. >> thi

reporting live, marcy jones, fox 10 news. >> thanks, marcy. >>> here's the other big news in the valley. it was out at university of phoenix stadium, where the arizona cardinals faced off against the buccaneers. what a game. >> such a great game to watch. let's get over to jude right now with a recap of today's action. jude? >> i'll tell you what, when you look at it, mark, one of the interesting parts of this game performance by larry fitzgerald. let's send it out to richard saenz at university of phoenix stadium, standing by with more from fitz. richard, what have you got for us? >> reporter: jude, that's what i'm talking about. the cardinals playing much better this weekend, the boys clicking on all cylinders. i'm not surprised. the cardinals always play better when they play on fox. as head coach bruce arians said all week long, the good teams don't lose two weeks in a row. both b.a. lot different this weekend. >> what did we have, four turnovers? five, i'm sorry. when you have a defense that can go out and create five turnovers, seven in two games, i know coach was upset we only ha

marci gonzales, abc news, new york. thema: right now, we are remembering the victims of the temperate -- the terror attacks 15 years ago today. we listen into the remembrance ceremony in new york city and the names of some the nearly 3000 victims are read. inspire our world's spiritual and political leaders towards peace, and asks that you guide america's next commander-in-chief and help make america safe once again. we ask this in the name of jesus the christ, amen. [applause] names] thema: we were listening in new york city as some of the names of the nearly 3000 victims from the september 11 attacks were read aloud. 35 minutes after the hour, and we turn our attention now to the weather in check in with meteorologist jeremy nelson in the weather center. jeremy: we are tracking the next round of rain showers when it enters the work we forecast, coming up. thema: thank you, jeremy. still ahead -- a new spin on a wisn 12 political program. the updates starting today on "matter of fact," and the mission the new host has.

marcy jones, fox 10 news. >> thank you, marcy. >>> an update on a story that we brought you last night. died in a crash on grand avenue. a 70-year-old man named franklin martin. he was a passenger in a car that hit a power pole after it was sideswiped. the driver suffered life-threatening injuries. impairment and speed does not appear to be an issue. >>> federal prosecutors have announced they will seek a life sentence against a man who helped plan an attack in abdul malik abdul kareem was convicted for providing the guns used in the attack in texas at the cartoon prophet muhammad contest. the 45-year-old said he didn't know anything about the attack. >>> gas prices on the rise sitting above $2 across the country. according to gasbuddy.com, the today and here in arizona, we're paying less than that at $2.09. hawaii has the highest gas price, not surprising, an average of $2.80. texas maintains the lowest price at $1.93 a gallon. >>> shopping with a super hero to help abused children is one what group did this weekend to make sure any -- neglected children have something to look forward

marci gonzalez, abc news, new york. >> legally it's tricky. the carnival operator can't write you're doing this and they're an solved. >> they say that, but it doesn't fully absolve them. it's a mine field. >> it's precedent for both. >> there is. >> coming up, this year's wild might come down to black and latino voters in pennsylvania. you're watching "world news ? ? ? >>> the presidential candidates have been criss-crossing key campaign states, but they both k have been chris crossing key campaign states. they both have a lot of unfinished work to do in the keystone state. >> for both hillary donald trump victory might come down to pennsylvania's minority voters. here's abc's martha raddatz. >> reporter: north philadelphia in all its rich diversity. this is clinton country. at least it should be. do you trust hillary clinton? >> trust? define trust. >> reporter: it's not that she has to worry about lots of voters here supporting her rival. how about donald trump? >> that bad boy. >> reporter: with the candidate latino voters, it takes guts t

marcy jones, fox 10 news. smokers to light up in california. governor brown signed a bill that prevents people from lighting up within 200 feet from sporting events and anyone caught lighting up or using e-cigarettes could face a fine. the smoking age was raised from 18 to 21. >>> when you cast your ballot, you get a sticker that says i voted. more and more people are they are exercising their right by taking a selfie but not everyone is smiling about it. >> reporter: selfies in the voting booth are at the center of a federal case. new hampshire is appealing a court ruling that struck down that selfie ballot ban. >> a secret vote is very important to the preservation of liberty. >> reporter: the secretary of state of new hampshire william bedrock principle dating back to the founding fathers. in the 19th century, the secret ballot was to prevent intimidation. garner says it should stay that away i. >> it is what a lot of people fought and died for, the right to have a free and independent vote and not to be being able to vote that way. >> this,

marcy jones is live with more on that. >> reporter: that's right. the folks at harvest want to and what their mission is that is why today their doors were open to everyone. if you think you have seen it all when it comes to medical marijuana dispensaries, think again. it is the most expensive. >> we put the last three years to design a facility that perfectly fits our need. >> reporter: she got business because of something personal. her 12-year-old daughter no longer suffers massive seizures after taking cannabis. >> she has been doing really well and i knew i had to be involved and start advocating and educating other families on what could come from their family starting cannabis. >> reporter: the new space provides room for critical and educational programs so patients get what they need. meetings. a doctor will come in and talk to people with or without cards, with their medical needs and answer questions they have so they can make an informed decision on whether cannabis is right for them. >> reporter: they have a location in tempe. a medical

unfortunately, the home is a total reporting live, marcy jones, fox 10 news. >> all right, marcy, thank you. >>> chandler fire crews not only put a stop to a house fire today, they also saved five pets that were inside. >> the fire happened at a home near alma school and warner roads. >> fox 10's danielle miller joins us now live with more on this story. >> marc and linda, the fire happened this morning, but and fire crews saved all five pets. chandler fire crews responding to a house near alma school and warner. once inside, firefighters found five pets, two fairly large dogs, and three cats. fire crews quickly grabbed the fido bags from the trucks, which are bags packed with tools to help save animals' lives in a crisis, things like the oxygen masks that >> i don't know a whole lot about the veterinarian business, but i do know that you need oxygen to survive. these cats were pulled fairly sooty in some kind of distress. the dogs seemed to respond fairly quickly. >> the two dogs were okay to stay with the owner, the three cats taken to a vet to be checked out. luckily no one was hurt.

marci: this within hours of another fair accident in chicago. six children hitting their heads when a rollercoaster came to an abrupt stop. >> one of the little girls reporter: in may, a little girl suffering this dramatic expense. >> there is risk in every amusement ride. a majority of the incidents that occur at amusement parks today are human error. reporter: of the more than one billion carnival rides year, just 13,000 people suffer injuries. sheldon: experts from around the world are working to solve a mystery in our nation's capital. an invasive microscopic organism is leaving its mark on washington's monuments and memorials. as sally kidd reports no one's sure how to stop it. sally: they tell our nation's story monuments honoring america's greatest leaders and fallen heroes. >> we noticed right away. sally: but look closer at the jefferson memorial -- >> the dome is so black. sally: the once gleaming white sally: it needs more than a good scrubbing. >> it's not necessarily horrible, right? sally: the grimy film and black splotches are act

abc's marci gonzalez has more from hofstra university in new pkg script: facing off - for the first time trump: "i will release my tax returns as soon as she releases her 33 thousand emails" clinton: "i made a mistake using private email trump: that's for sure if i had it to do again i'd do it differently, hillary clinton and donald trump - each on the attack? clinton: "donald i know you live in your own reality but that is not a fact trump: you have no plan.. clinton: oh but i do and hitting each-other on the issues? from taxes? trump: my tax cut is the biggest since ronald regan clinton: you plans would add 5 billion dollars to the debt to stop-and frisk holt: the argument is it's a form of racial rofiling trump: these are bad people who shouldn't have guns etc clinton: stop and frisk was with 1 out of 5 voters saying they could change their minds after the debate - the candidates -fighting hard to turn this tight race- sot clinton think donald trump just criticized me for preparing for this debate and i did and you know what else i prepared for- the presidency sot trump i have much be

marcy jones live with the story. marcy, what happened? >> reporter: well, unfortunately, as you know, living in the state of arizona this is the type of tragedy we're all too familiar with. even though this was the only the first mountain rescue call they had today. according to firefighters, the 26-year-old firefighter from switzerland was hiking with three other friends when he got separated from his group. the hiker made it down to the phoenician property when he stopped breathing and that is when they performed c.p.r. until rescuers arrived. they used the technical rescue basket to transport the in critical -- patient in critical condition. unfortunately, he did not survive. >> we get a lot of people, a lot of regular hikers who come prepared with the right footwear, plenty of water, they hike later in the the evening because it is cooler they bring flashlights. town who don't have the mountains that we do and don't understand what 120 degrees is. one of the signs should be, if you're the only car in the parking lot at 2:00 in the aft

marci: neighbors goi attacked a senior citizen in broad daylight. the latest example of the record -breaking violence lighting parts of the city. surveillance video shows him outside of his home tuesday. 2 men right eye on bicycles and one comes back. he tries to defend himself but falls down. the man shoots him in the abdomen before stealing his you are not even safe in your own yard. marci: he is in stable condition as frustrated residents way for him and the community. this year there have been already 3000 shootings in chicago and was in 500 murders. that is more than in new york and los angeles >> not a police issue, it is a society issue. in promised neighborhoods and people without hope do these things. kristen: show me a man without hope and i will show you a gun doing with it. -- kristen: a lawyer says that his client is protesting at 24-hour investigators are hoping that the suspect can give information about islamic state's in europe. and identify others who may have been involved in the attack that killed 130 people. flag from ground zer

marcy jones joins us live now from gilbert with the latest tonight. marcy? >> well, marc, the big question on everybody's mind was what exactly happened to led up to the sudden resignation, but that question is still going unanswered tonight because the board said that this was a personnel issue. they discussed it behind closed doors, not with the public included, but that didn't stop them from having an opinion. >> that she notified the district of her decision to effective immediately. i think it is necessary and appropriate to honor her decision without delay. >> no! >> reporter: the crowd erupts with booing after the higley unified school district board came to the decision to uphold the resignation of dr. terri wattawa, principal of williams field high school. >> i know for a fact she loves these kids. she loves you guys. she loves this community. she has worked her tail off for this c and this isn't right. >> reporter: many students and parents saying they felt let down by the board's decision. >> i'm angry because there was no public comment allowed t

marcy? >> reporter: that's right, guys. i'm here on 32nd street and cactus where it's still a fluid scene, seeing a large police presence. i'm going to step out of the way so you can see what's going on behind me. now, they were called here for an armed robbery. here's what we know so far. according to officers, this could be a deal of some kind gone bad, this happening at a closed lal there was some kind of private card game going on. we are told one male was shot twice in the stomach. he was awake when he was transported to the hospital and is expected to be okay. here's the part that's a little wo worrisome. we have two suspects still on the loose, described as two black male suspects in their twenties, one in a white shirt, one in a black sheet. we are still collecting all of the pieces of the puzzle, a lot running tests. we'll keep you updated on the situation, for now, reporting live, marcy jones, fox 10 news. >>> the month of september kicking a you have with a visit from the monsoon. tracking a large wall of dust as

marcy capitol with more tonight. marcy? >> well, kari, you really saw the emotions today. christine jones actually getting a little bit choked up when she conceded. she said that this race, because it was so tight, was pretty much bittersweet because she was so close. it just wasn't enough. after a judge read the results of a recount, christine jones says she made a phone call. >> i called andy biggs, congratulated him, offered my

marcy jones is following the story for us and she joins us live from the jail, marcy. >> reporter: it was this time last night that police say someone went on to drake's tour bus and stole $3 million worth of jewelry inside the briefcase. behind jail. they say the case is more complicated than they might think. talking stick arena security and surveillance. phoenix police say they were able to track down trayvon king, the 21-year-old suspected of robbing drake's tour bus. >> the suspect was able to rock on the tour bus, remove a briefcase that contained $3 million worth of property and >> reporter: police got a good look of the suspect from security foot around but unable access his information because he was being booked by another department. >> he was trespassing and arrested by arizona state university police and in the process of being transferred and booked into maricopa county jail. >> reporter: they believe king could be a contracted worker. >> he has experience backstage where to go and what time to be there. >> reporter: with king behind bars less than 24 hours after the cri

marcy jones is live outside the capitol with more tonight. marcy? >> well, kari, you really saw the emotions today. christine jones actually getting a little bit choked up when she conceded. she said that this race, because it was so tight, was pretty much bittersweet because she was so