he emulates the pitching style o former major leaguer jim abbott. >> abbott only had one hand. he threw before sliding his glove on to his left hand. he received a care package from the giants. >> that is sweet. >>> world news tonight with david muir is next. >> for spencer christian, michael finney >>> tonight, breaking news as we come on the air. the new hurricane threat. a state of emergency already declared in florida tonight. hurricane irma now just upgraded to a category 4. several states could be hit. 130-mile-per-hour winds already. ginger zee standing by with the new track just in. >>> also developing tonight, north korea's most powerful nuclear test yet. more powerful than either bomb dropped by the u.s. in world war ii. and this evening, the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. saying north korea is, quote, begging for war. >>> hurricane harvey. the newest evacuations. water released from reservoirs, leaving homes underwater. what now for the 85% of residents with no flood insurance? >>> the images coming in at this hour.

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former one-armed pitcher jim abbott heard about shea and sent him a letter of encouragement and autographed photo. today happens to be the anniversary of abbott's no-hitter in 1993. and it's a great story. go to our website abc7news.com to get the full story. bring some kleenex. justin thomas had 12 threes yesterday, and andre iguodala tweeted out, he's putting up more threes than steph curry. >> join us tonight at 9:00. a family believes this woman has been kidnapped by a former boyfriend. police need your help. tat's at 9:00. >>> a seventh brush fire is burning in the gilroy hills. at 11:00, the impact this fire will have on students returning to the classroom tomorrow. >> that's it for this edition of "abc7 news." i'm eric thomas. >> and i'm ama daetz. thank you for being here tonight. (male announcer) shop like a pro at bass pro shops for huge savings! like savings of 40% on redhead camo tech hoodies. save $20 on a muddy 10 megapixel game camera bundle. and save $50 on lacrosse alpha lite rubber boots -- at bass pro shops. i just want to say that i would kill to be an intern at dkny. an