>> gio benitez live in miami for us. thank you. >>> and before dorian reaches the u.s. mainland, it will barrel through the bahamas, where hurricane warnings are now in place. flights expected to be cancelled there. the leading edge of transportation disruptions on the way here as well. as of now, the orlando airport will be closed monday morning. amtrak trains suspended already in florida. and cruise ships are being rerouted. here's marcus moore in the bahamas tonight. good evening. >> reporter: tom, they are preparing for a direct hit here in this part of the bahamas. you can see they have cleared out the marina, no boats. hurricane warnings have just been posted. evacuation warnings at this popular vacation spot. we're told most of the tourists have left. we should start to feel the effects of dorian late tomorrow. some cruise liners trying to figure out where to send their ships on their way here or back to florida. we've seen people frantically boarding up homes and businesses here. and you can see the line at the supermarket where people are stocking up on food an

>> gio benitez, thank you. >>> and there are new developments in the investigation into the death of jeffrey epstein. tonight, the medical examiner is out with the official cause and manner of his death. it comes as the woman accused of recruiting underrage girls was reportedly seen in public. here's stephanie ramos. >> reporter: tonight, the official cause of death for disgraced financier jeffrey epstein revealed. new york's chief medical examiner ruling the multimillionaire, who was awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges, died from suicide by hanging. according to "the new york times," in epstein's autopsy he hung himself with enough force that he broke several bones in his neck. guards who were supposed to do welfare checks every 30 minutes failed to do so. guards finding him early saturday mornings in his jail cell. the report coming as conspiracy theories swirled about how epstein could kill himself days after being removed from suicide watch and after an earlier suicide attempt. all this as epstein's longtime associate ghislaine maxwell was reportedly seen in public

jeef gio benitez is in miami. >>av cruise liners already diverting their ships around dorian. air travel is being impacted, too. authorities are testing w lying areas to get their sandbags now. the governor has already declared a state of emergency here with hurricanes like michael, irma and matthew fresh on their minds here, they are not taking any chances. tom. >> gio benitez in miami, thank you. >>> at the white house tonight, president trump taking aim at puerto rico, home to millions of americans as they were staring down a natural disaster, call puerto rico, quote, one of the most corrupt places on earth. democratic rivals firing back. this as the trump administration is choosing at the height of the hurricane season to divert millions in fema disaster funds to border security. kyra phillips is at the white house. >> reporter: as puerto rico braces for hurricane dorian, president trump sounding annoyed. the island s hurricane maria when he tossed paper>>eo ricobuown our budget a little out of whack. >> reporter: today with storm prep under island as one of the most corru

gio benitez is in miami. good evening. >> reporter: tom, good evening to you. dorian may be days away but floridians are already racing to get ready, not sure where that storm may hit. we've already seen store shelves all across the state once full of water now just emptied out. we have cruise liners that are already diverting their ships around dorian. air travel is being impacted too. authorities are testing water pumps that help control flooding while urging residents in low lying areas to get their sand bags now. the governor has already declared a state of emergency here. with hurricanes like michael, irma and matthew fresh on their minds here, they are not taking any chances. tom. >> gio benitez in miami for us tonight, thank you. >>> at the white house tonight president trump taking aim at puerto rico, home to millions of americans, as they were staring down a natural disaster. the president calling puerto rico, quote, one of the most corrupt places on earth. his democratic rivals now firing back. this as the trump administration is also choosing at the

>> gio benitez tonight. gio, thank you. >>> president trump tonight escalating his trade war with china, threatening new tariffs, that they're coming soon, and they are sweeping. the dow reacting immediately to the news today, plunging, closing down 280 points. and tonight, how it could affect the prices you pay on a whole range of goods. abc's kyra phillips is at the white house tonight. >> reporter: tonight, president trump escalating his trade war with china, slapping a new 10% tariff on $300 billion worth of >>or arhias ucts. ll o dlarseaanitimha we rebuild country. >> reporter: the tariffs mean american shoppers could see prices go up on everything from clothing to smartphones to tvs to toys. the chamber of commerce saying tonight, the president's move will "inflict greater pain on american businesses, farmers, workers and consumers, and undermine an otherwise strong u.s. economy." what do you say to american business owners and consumers who are going to pay the price for these tariffs? >> what would y

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here is abc news reporter gio benitez. >> a person with a weapon. >> reporter: police say he grabbed a shopping cart and started walking around the store, filming himself on his phone. >> i heard a voice off to my left saying, is that a real rifle? >> reporter: the store manager pulled the fire alarm. as shoppers were evacuating, an off duty firefighter spotted if man, holding him at gunpoint until officers arrived. no shots were fired. >> i'm still shaking. it was just terrifying. >> reporter: this video shows the moment outside the store as you can see the suspect, hands raised with his phone still in his hand recording every moment, approaching police where he is eventually arrested. police not yet saying what his motive may have been. new information out of allen, texas, where police confirmed the mother of the el paso walmart shooting suspect did call to report her concerns that her 21-year-old son owned an ak-style rifle weeks before the massacre. >> the information that the caller relayed did not warrant any additional enforcement activity. >> reporter: according to police, th

gio benitez leading u >> reporter: tonight, philadelphia police officers you under siege. a gunman inside a home, the neighborhood on lockdown. the first shots fired around 4:30 p.m. >> we're pinned down. >> reporter: at least six officers shot. you can see the bullets ricocheting off of nearby homes just feet away from the kiovd parked cars. >> we have an officer shot, and they're still being shot at. >> reporter: police seen rushing their wounded brothers out of the line of fire and into cruisers. this officer hit in the leg. and listen this. >> send additional cars immediately. >> reporter: gunshots heard in the background. all of it playing out on live tv. >> tense >> reporter: the city's elite strike force moving in with an armored vehicle. residented repo residents reporting hearing more than 100 gunshots. >> gio, we're just learning why the officers were responding at that home? >> reporter: that's right. we're learning they were trying to serve a narcotics warrant at that home. police often tell us that serving a warrant is one of the most dangerous operations. we'

here's gio benitez again for us in miami tonight. >> reporter: tonight, residents along florida's east coast boarding up. the clock ticking on final preparations as more than 17 million residents wait for word on evacuations. >> if you're in an evacuation zone and you're ordered to evacuate, please do so. >> reporter: many cities, including miami, handing out free sandbags. hurricane irma is fresh on gabriel velazquez's mind. >> when irma came, the whole apartment, the whole complex, the first floor was flooded. but to prevent that, this year, i'm getting sand. >> reporter: the hunt for fuel is on. in southwest miami-dade, long lines at 2:00 a.m. and they're not letting up. by midday, pumps running dry at more than half of the gas stations in the miami-ft. lauderdale area. i'm looking for gas myself. but at the stations with no lines, well, that's because the pumps are covered up. they've run out of gas. the florida highway patrol now escorting tankers, bringing in more fuel. in ft. lauderdale, a parade of boats heading to safer water. at the kennedy space center, nasa moving that 400-

abc's gio benitez is in miami with more. >> reporter: worried residents are lining up across the entireore dawn, racing to get generators. and long waits for fuel at this tampa-area costco. this is what we're seeing across south florida, people preparing for this storm, loading up that plywood to board up their homes. at this miami home depot, we met jose noriega buying 26 sandbags. >> obviously planning for the worst possible, hoping for the best. >> reporter: dorian tore through the u.s. and british virgin islands wednesday. winds gusting above 110 miles per hour. ripping this roof to pieces. and it's getting stronger by the minute. florida's governor telling residents the time to prepare is now. >> you should have seven days of food and medicine and water. >> reporter: with more than 17 million people, nearly the entire state of florida, in the cone of uncertainty, mass evacuations are likely. >> it's mind boggling because nobody knows exactly where this storm's going. >> reporter: hurricane hunters flying inside dorian trying to track the storm's every movement. at kennedy space cen

janai norman, gio benitez. >> right?dy, lucille ball on what would have been her 108th birthday. both fans and family were getting in on the celebrations tuesday. >> select theaters across the country screened five episodes of "i love lucy" fully restored and in color. fans flocked to theaters to see the classic sitcom 68 years after it premiered. >> ball's daughter lucie arnez is telling abc her mom gave her great advice about life, taking care of herself, saying, put your oxygen mask on before anybody else. >> very smart. >> meaning, always take care of your yourself first so you can help others. >> of course, that's why airlines tell you that. >> amazon is working on a bio-pic about lucille ball and cate blanchett is attached to play the sitcom star. >> amazing. were you a big fan? >> huge. >> i know. "nick at nite." >> every single night i was watching "i love lucy." >> i know, there are so many good moments. of course one of the most classic is the assembly line with the chocolate. >> just too good. and desi arnaz.

here's abc's gio benitez. >> reporter: vaping, we see those e-cigarettes just about everywhere. a new study says that just vaping once, even without nicotine or thc, can temporarily change your cardiovascular function. >> i don't think there's a single study that i've reviewed that hasn't established that vaping poses a health risk, it's just a question of how much and whether it causes other harmful effects like we're describing here. >> reporter: the study, published in the journal "radiology," recruited 31 healthy people in their 20s and 30s. they were all nonsmokers. they each took 16 three-second puffs of e-cigarette liquid without nicotine. what they found was that it temporarily damaged that person's blood vessels. this is the artery before the e-cigarette, and this is the artery after. after vaping the blood flowed slowly, in some cases the effects lasted for minutes. researchers are calling for more review to see if this behavior, repeated enough over time, could possibly have lasting effects down the road. >> i think it's so clear that there's a short-term risk that if

gio benitez, abc news, new york. >> thanks to gio.ld attacked by a mountain lion in colorado is said to be doing well, quote, in light of the circumstances. >> so the child was bitten on the head wednesday night in bailey while playing with his brother. yesterday two lions were caught in the area, both were euthanized. it's believed one of the animals was involved in the attack. >>> look at these frightening moments at yellowstone national park. this is video showing a bison stampede. this herd was crossing a road filled with tourists in their cars last week, and one bison rammed one of those vehicles, shattered a window. the family is okay. >>> in pennsylvania cameras caught a four-legged thief. look at that bear. >> methodical. >> dragging a package away. that package had been sitting on a porch near scranton. the owner says the delivery wasy obously tht,is my luh. >> that's cold-blood. >>y' been told they'll receive a replacement. >> i don't like what bears are developing. >> i know, and what's the bear do, have a box opener somewh

gio benitez leading us off. >> reporter: tonight, philadelphia police officers under siege. a gunman barricaded inside a home, the neighborhood on lockdown. the first shots fired around 4:30 p.m. >> we're pinned down. three individuals handcuffed. we can hear the male moving downstairs. >> reporter: at least six officers shot. you can see the bullets ricocheting off of nearby homes just feet away from the officers taking cover behind parked cars. >> we have an officer shot, and they're still being shot at. >> reporter: police seen rushing their wounded brothers out of the line of fire and into police cruisers. this officer seen limping, hit in the leg. and listen to this. >> please send additional cars immediately. >> reporter: gunshots heard in the background. officers calling for backup. all of it playing out on live tv. >> a tense situation. >> reporter: the city's elite strike force moving in with an armored vehicle. residents reporting hearing more than 100 gunshots. the air thick with the smell of gunpowder. >> i heard so many gunshots that i got scared. >> gio, we're

here's gio benitez. >> reporter: tonight, a stern warning from the illinois department of public health. someone who had been vaping died after being hospitalized with severe respiratory illness. the department saying, quote, "using e-cigarettes and vaping can be dangerous." just in the past week, experts say 22 people in illinois, 17 to 38 years old, "have experienced respiratory illness after using e-cigarettes and vaping," with symptoms ranging from cough, to shortness of breath, to fatigue. they are still looking into where these devices were obtained and what was in them. >> there are many things we don't know about the ingredients in e-cigarettes. >> reporter: this, on the same day that public health officials in ohio announced that six people there experienced severe pulmonary illness after vaping. earlier this week, we saw this disturbing scene of a texas teenager in a coughing fit after admitting to years of vaping. he was in a medically induced coma for ten days, but survived. the cdc and the fda now investigating at least 193 possible cases of severe lung illness among users

. >> gio benitez in philadelphia, thank you. >>> new reporting in the investigation of jeffrey epstein's death. sources say the autopsy reveals he had broken bones in his neck. does it raise new questions? sources say the injuries can be consistent with suicide and with strangulation. here's abc's whit johnson. >> reporter: tonight, a source telling abc news the autopsy of disgraced financier jeffrey epstein revealed a broken hyoid bone in his neck. the break can be associated with strangulation or sometimes suicide. sources say epstein hanged himself with a bedsheet, but authorities are not yet releasing an official cause of death. the report coming as the probe deepens into what happened before his final moments. investigators questioning for the first time the two guards tasked with watching epstein. camera footage inside the jail according to sources shows they did not make their required welfare checks every 30 minutes, and they are suspected of falsifying log entries. all this as we hear epstein in his own words in a newly resurfaced interview from 2003 with journalist david bank.

our gio benitez spoke with their attorney two years ago. >> they want a sense of peace in their life. they can never see themselves living in this particular house. >> reporter: the town's police department investigated the letters, but tonight "the watcher's" identity is still unknown. no comment tonight from the home's new owners, or the broaddus family. but they did warn prospective buyers about the letters and "the watcher." tom. >> thank you. >> when we come back, details coming in about a massive fire in a home used as a daycare facility. horrifying discovery inside. >>> and a clash between muslims and jews. stay with us. i have heart disease, watch what i eat, take statins, but still struggle to lower my ldl bad cholesterol. which means a heart attack or stroke. could strike without warning, pulling me away from everything that matters most. (siren) because with high bad cholesterol, my risk of a heart attack or stroke is real. ♪ repatha® plus a statin seriously lowers bad cholesterol by 63%. and significantly drops my risk of having a heart attack or stroke. do not take repath

here's gio benitez. >> reporter: tonight, newly-released video shows the terrifying moment after a mom returned to her hot car to discover she had left her baby inside. first responders taking the child to the hospital. >> i just -- i don't know. i honestly don't know how it happened. i don't. >> reporter: body cams rolling as 37-year-old stacey holly tells rescuers that she accidentally left her 5-month-old in the backseat. >> we're lucky that this isn't something else. >> no, i totally -- i know you're doing your job. i'm not a neglectful mom. this is -- i'm not a bad mom. >> reporter: the mother says she was distracted talking to her sister and took her 6-year-old out of the car, but left the baby in the back while all three went shopping. surveillance video released by police shows them entering the store and leaving nearly 50 minutes later. >> sim sorry, i know, i know, i'm sorry. >> reporter: the high that june day, over 100 degrees. 130 degrees inside that car. the baby was okay. holly lating telling police she never thought she'd make that mistake. >> i think that these people

. >> and i'm gio benitez in for kenneth moton. >>> we begin with new details about the gunman in the back-to-back massacres in el paso, texas, and dayton, ohio as president trump heads to both today. he's prepared to face protesters angry about his revelation. >> new disturbing revelations about the ohio gunman. his ex-girlfriend said he was obsessed with violence and wanted to hurt people. megan tevrizian begins our coverage from el paso. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it is nearly impossible to express the emotional toll this shooting has had on this community. this memorial behind me as grown every day. there are people here day and night. there are 22 crosses, one for each victim and the family members are here at all hours carefully tending to them as the president plans to visit el paso today. people here are demanding change. the investigation is on into what led two suspected shooters to kill at least 31 people in two massacres. the fbi now saying there is evidence 24-year-old connor betts and suspected dayton shooter was exploring violent ideologies. >> the shooter

gio benitez out to save your money. >> macy's labor day sale. >> reporter: ton coast to coast. and if you're looking for a new car, you're in luck. 2020 models will be released in the fall, so experts say right now, you can get a great deal on a 2019 model. >> it's time to save on the last of the 2019s. >> reporter: and you'll have the widest selection to pick from. it's also a good time to shop for major appliances. best buy putting that sale price tag on washers, dryers and stoves -- 40% off. >> mattress firm labor day sale. >> reporter: and if you're in the market for a new mattress, mattress firm is offering some better zs for a lower price -- a king-sized mattress for the price of a queen. a queen-sized mattress for the price of a twin. and david, summer's not over yet, but labor day sales are known as summer clearance events, up to 60% to 80% off summer clothing and outdoor items like barbecue grills, so, it's a good time to stock up for next year's beach season. david? >> thank you, gio. >>> when we come back here tonight, the major fire at an historic church in the nort

. >> and i'm gio benitez in for kenneth moton. we begin now with a new development in the el paso massacre. the suspect's mother has now revealed she contacted police weeks before the shooting. >> a family attorney says she was worried her son wasn't mature enough to own a highpresident trump traveled toh cities reeling from the mass shootings. he was met by hundreds of protesters and took aim at his political rivals. >> abc's mona kosar abdi is here now with the new details. mona, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, gio and good morning to you, janai. president trump says his visits were warm and welcome then attacked local lawmakers who he says mischaracterized his trip. president trump's calls for unity and healing overshadowed by his polarizing visit to console two grieving communities. president trump and first lady melania first landing in dayton and releasing this image there greeting staff thanking first responders and consoling victims. >> all over the world they're talking about the job you've done as police, as law

. >> reporter: our gio benitez spoke with their attorney two years ago. >> they want a sense of peaceir life. they can never see themselves living in this particular house. >> reporter: the town's police department investigated letters but the watchers's identity is still unknown. >> i think there's some sense of relief and a hopefulness that they can kind of move on with their lives after a really rough five years at this point. >> reporter: there's been no comment from the home's new owners or the broaddus family but we do know they did warn prospective buyers about the watcher and the letter. j >>> after nearly one week an escaped inmate wanted for murder in tennessee is back in custody. curtis ray watson was captured outside memphis sunday, surrounding to authorities after walking out of a soy bean field just ten miles from the prison where he had escaped. he had been spotted hours earlier right there on a home security system as he opened a refrigerator. watson's daughter said she's been concerned for years that her father would break out of prison. >> this has always been a chil

abc's gio benitez with the latest. >> reporter: tonight, nearly 60-mile-per-hour winds sending umbrellas somersaulting in delaware, as severe storms strike the east. outside philadelphia, nine people hurt, including seven kids, after authorities say lightning struck a tree sunday, causing it to fall on this tent. >> witnesses in there told me that there was lightning strikes immediately before the tree was damaged and there was quarter-sized hailstones. >> reporter: a home security camera capturing winds toppling this tree in charlotte saturday. and north of wichita, winds gusting above 65 miles per hour in the area, causing more than 140 train cars to derail. extreme summer heat now spreading throughout the east. the heat claiming the life of a 22-month-old girl in camden county, new jersey, friday. she died after being left in a hot car. and david, we've already seen some strong winds across the northeast tonight. and for much of this week, we will expecting some more damaging storms. david? >> we are indeed. gio, thank you. let's get to ginger zee, tracking it all for us. hey, ginger.

bruce — who replaced rafael benitez in the summer — has been criticised by some fans since the startmier league after a 3—1 win at bournemouth. sergio aguero scoring twice for the champions. rory mcilroy won the tour championship last night in atlanta, the final event in the fedex cup, earning him more than £12 million in prize money. he finished with a birdie on the last hole to win by 4 shots. it's the second time that the northern irishman has ta ken the tournament. nice work if you can get it! that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. thank you. the warm weather means it's likely to have been a busy weekend for garden centres, but there's growing concern about one of their most popular products. campaigners are calling for a legally—enforced ban on the sale of peat compost, because of the damage the production process does to the environment. samantha fenwick reports. they say we are a nation of gardeners, but at what cost? we've been digging up peat to use in compost for 70 years, and we get through a lot. every year, uk gardeners and commercial grow

abc's gio benitez is in miami tonight with the rush to get ready. >> reporter: tonight, worried residents are lining up across the entire state of florida, snapping up supplies. outside this lowe's near orlando before dawn, racing to get generators. and long waits for fuel at this tampa-area costco. this is what we're seeing all across south florida. people preparing for this storm. loading up that plywood to board up their homes. at this miami home depot, we met jose noriega, buying 26 sandbags. >> obviously planning for the worst possible, but hoping for the best. >> reporter: dorian tore through the u.s. and british virgin islands wednesday, winds gusting above 110 miles per hour. ripping this roof to pieces. and tonight, it's getting stronger by the minute. florida's governor today telling residents the time to prepare is now. >> you should have seven days of food and medicine and water. >> reporter: with more than 17 million people, nearly the entire state of florida in the cone of uncertainty. mass evacuations are likely. >> it's mind-boggling, because nobody knows exactly where thi

gio benitez leads us off. >> reporter: tonight dimitri andreychenko in jail on charges of making a terrorist threat after setting off fears of a mass shooting. >> male wearing a bulletproof vest and an a.r. around his neck just walked into the store and is recording himself. >> reporter: just after 4:00 p.m. thursday, the 20-year-old walked into this walmart in springfield, missouri, dressed in body armor, carrying an assault rifle. police say he had 100 rounds of ammunition. a store manager pulling the fire alarm, sending customers fleeing outside. >> i realized it wasn't a hunting rifle, that it was an assault rifle. and that really scared me. >> reporter: minutes later, a bystander, julie belew, capturing this terrifying scene, the suspect walking right towards her car with his hands up in the air. >> he's got a handgun in his waistband. >> i was about to get out of my car when i heard a voice off to my left say, "is that a rifle? is that a real rifle?" >> reporter: a former firefighter confronting andreychenko. he does not want to be identified. >> i drew my weapon, told him to put his h

bruce, who replaced rafael benitez in the summer, has been criticised by some fans since the start of staff that have worked with me all week to try and quite —— quieten the storm. manchester city are second in the premier league after a 3—1win at bournemouth. sergio aguero scored the first goal 15 minutes in — david silva with the intial cross — he was making his 400th appearance for city and was involved in all three city goals. raheem sterling scored the second. harry wilson pulled one back for bournemouth, but it wouldn‘t be enough as aguero scored again in the second half to secure the win. in the scottish premiership, celtic beat hearts 3—1 to maintain their 100 percent record and stay ahead of rangers who also made it three wins out of three. it was borna barisic who scored the only goal at st mirren for steven gerrard‘s side. the croatian fired this incredible free kick on his return to the side. st mirren have now lost their last four meetings with rangers. rory mcilroy won the tour championship last night in atlanta, the final event in the fedex cup, earning him more than £1

thankfully, an offduty firefighter stepped in, and gio benitez is back.out it. listen, with the nation on edge people aren't taking chances. this comes days after the fbi warns of possible copycats. take a look at this. the young man wearing body army, -- armor, military fatigues and carrying an assault rifle. he approaches police with his hands in the air, eventually surrendering. police tell us he walked into that walmart in springfield, missouri, carrying more than 100 rounds of ammunition. a manager pulled a fire alarm to get people out of that store. an armed offduty firefighter happened to spot him, held the suspect at gunpoint until police arrived. thankfully, no one was injured, but law enforcement agencies across this country want you to be watchful just like the people at that missowalmart. >> yes. don't hesitate. thank you so much, gio. >>> we have a lot coming up including a grilling danger. we're going to tell you what this x-ray reveals and why it took months to discover. an important alert before your next cookout. >>> and he is the captain

let's go right to gio benitez who is miami with more on the preps under way. gio, good morning. >> reporter: hey, tom, good morning. we are surrounded by three gas stations right now. take a look at this one right here. the lines are long. this one is just wrapped around this station. take a look at that one across the street. the line goes all the way down the road and over there on the other end, that gas station doesn't have any gas at all and it's only going to get worse from here. all across the state of florida, it's a race against time for more than 17 million people in the path of hurricane dorian. residents rushing to stores and gas stations overnight loading up on food, bottled water and gas. >> hard to get gas right now. water, just everywhere is just packed. there's cars everywhere. >> i already went to like five different stores. nobody have water nowhere. >> i was here like three hours ago and there was no way to come in. >> reporter: residents in davey waiting in a line that wraps around the store hoping to scoop up the last of the precious good

gio benitez, abc news, new york. >>> we have new details on disney's streaming service, the bundle dealou can get when it rolls out in november. >> walgreens stores closing. why nearly 200 locations will shut down. >> reporter: home buyers, do you know your debt to income ratio? i'm michael finney. this is a "7 on your side" quick tip. because of the 2008 mortgage crisis your debt to income ratio is more important than ever before. that's because there's a rule that says lenders must believe their borrowers can pay their money back. that may sound like a no-brainer to you. before 2008 if your breath could fog a mirror, you could get a loan. now lenders have specific rules and here they are. they want to know nor more than 28% of your gross income is going towards your mortgage payment and no more than 43% of your gross inskom going toward all your bills. wh you're looking at is car loans, credit card bills. if you have $10,000 a month coming in, 2800 t >>> here is a look at why we'll have a dramatic change. west wind gusting up to 30 miles per hour. all bay water and delta under a small

here is abc's gio benitez. >> this morning police in missouri say this is the man who set off panic inside a springfield walmart. they say he entered the store wearing a bulletproof vest armed with an assault rifle. he grabbed the shopping cart, walking the store filming himself on his phone. >> i heard someone to my left saying "is that a real weapon? >> an off duty firefighter spotted the man being held at gunpoint until officers arrived. >> when sfpd arrived, there were a lot of people hiding outside. >> i'm still shaking. it was just terrifying. >> reporter: this video shows the moment outside the store as you can see the suspect, hands raised with his phone in his hand recording every moment, approaching police where he is eventually arrested. police not yet saying what his motive may have been. >> what's happened in texas and dayton in the last seven days is on everybody's minds. >>> new information out of allen, texas, where police confirmed the mother of the el paso walmart shooting suspect did call to report her concerns that her 21-year-old son owned an ak-style rifle weeks befor

our gio benitez spoke with the family lawyer just over two years ago. >> that's a great house. and nightmare for my clients. >> reporter: that nightmare began just days after threatening diatribes angry about renovations to the home, and detailing the movemoors all watch you and track you as you move through the house. another saying, i watch and wait for the day the young blood will be mine again. the family later tried to sue the old homeowners who allegedly threw a letter away from the watcher a week before closing and never mentioned it. in an skber interview with "new york" magazine last year, derek said, it's like cancer, we think about it every day. despite surveillance cameras, private investigators, security firms and authorities, the watcher has never been found. >> our police department conducted an exhaustive investigation.eango charges being filed. >> so the whole thing is so unsettling it feels like it's from a scary movie or a tv show, and now it's about to become one because netflix bought the rights to the story last year. tom? >>> time now for weather. back ou

florida highway patrol is now being used to escort fuel trucks to areas that need it and abc's gio benitez is right there in miami with that part of the story. gio, good morning to you. >> reporter: hey, dan, good morning. listen, finding a gas station with gas and without lines, well, that's just a needle in a haystack. and this morning we are learning that more and more gas stations are just out of gas. frustration rising among florida residents as they prepare for hurricane dorian. >> i waited more than an hour. >> reporter: in some places lines of cars stretching down entire roads. >> every pump you go to has lines and lines. >> no more. >> reporter: this gas station owner waving off drivers telling them the day's 7,000 gallons are gone. governor desantis acknowledging the shortage. >> fuel is an issue. there are gas stations that have run out of fuel. >> reporter: as of this morning at least six counties in dorian's path saying their pumps have nearly run dry with more than half of their supply already gone. miami/ft. lauderdale hit the hardest. 72% of their gas stations are without f

our gio benitez spoke with their attorney two years ago. >> they want a sense of peace in their life.can never see themselves living in this particular house. >> reporter: the town's police department investigated the letters but the watcher's identity is still unknown. there's been no comment from the home's new owners or the brotus family, but we do know they did warn prospective buyers about the letters and the watcher. janai, kenneth? >> spooky. >> yep. >> i don't want to talk about it. >> our thanks to trevor. >>> coming up, the act of charity by a 6-year-old girl. >> is teaching us all the meaning of fellowship and helping others. that's next on "world news now." helping others. that's next on "world news now." so the thing no one tells you about tampons? you gotta change sizes to match your flow. only tampax pearl makes five. so if it hurts to remove? go down a size. leaking? go up one. and every size has our leakguard braid for back-up protection. find your flow combo with tampax. ♪ ♪ >>> so helping to shelter homeless women and children in phoenix is a 6-year-old girl with a

gio benitez has that story. >> reporter: this morning, school district officials re-opening their investigationte speech at school after a new batch of videos surfaced showing students in a los angeles area school appearing to throw nazi salutes and wrapped in confederate flags sparking outrage. in one video you see a boy carrying a german flag appearing to goose step and do the sieg heil salute. others appearing to make the same salute in unison coming to light after this video of students from pacifica high school also appearing to do a sieg heil salute went viral earlier this week. school officials saying they knew about the video but did not inform parents or teachers. >> i'm not asking for an explanation. there is no excuse. it's beyond unacceptable. >> we were completely blindsided and feel outraged. >> reporter: school officials apologizing for a lack of transparency and say an initial investigation fell drastically short. >> this new information which continues to unfold minute by minute demands a school-wide call to action to address the severity of these claims to ensure hate speech n

gio benitez is on the scene in philadelphia this morning with the very latest.ood morning, gio. >> reporter: hey, david, good morning. yeah, just an incredible, scary situation for both residents and officers. take a look behind me because if you look closely, you can see all the evidence markers on the ground. that's because more than 100 bullets were fired here. residents jumping fences just to get away from all that gunfire. overnight, a dramatic surrender. a raging gunman turning himself in to police. maurice hill taken into custody bringing a violent, seven-hour tense standoff to an end in philadelphia. >> give me s.w.a.t. asap. long guns, asap. i got officers shot. >> reporter: his surrender comes after gunfire rained down on police for hours. gunshots hitting six officers. bullets ricochetted off the sidewalk and nearby homes. officers crawling and crouching to avoid getting hit. the shootout started while officers were serving hill with a narcotics warrant. >> we have an officers shot, and they're still being shot at. >> reporter: the situation quickly e

gio benitez here with the details. good morning, gio. >> george, good morning. because of what they call a safety concern among young people especially. this morning the agency thinks other cases haven't even been reported yet. >> reporter: this morning the food and drug administration is investigating 127 cases of people including children and young adults who have reported experiencing seizures after vaping. according to the fda, users in some of those cases also reported experiencing fainting or tremors. the fda says that while it's unclear if the e-cigarettes caused the reported seizures and that the reports do not necessarily indicate an increase in frequency or prevalence of seizures among people who vape, it's asking the public to come forward to report any unexpected health issues after vaping. >> the amount of accumulated nicotine in the bloodstream potentially leading to seizures is something that can occur with vaping devices. >> reporter: the liquid inside e-cigarettes contains nicotine and can be poisonous if swallowed causing nausea, sweating, trem

gio benitez is here with more. siri and alexa, things like that. >> reporter: those personal devices, you've got google and sir rhys a se siri and alexa. they have simplified the lives of millions of people, but the better business bureau is warning there is one thing we should be doing the old fashioned way, finding phone numbers for businesses and dialing them ourselves. the scammers have worked their way up the search results with phony numbers for real companies and it may be difficult for your smart device to recognize it. the bbc says to recognize a scammer, they ask you to pay by wire transfer or prepaid debit card. >> i miss the days of the phone book, i guess. what can people do to avoid falling victim to this? >> they say, be careful when searching for numbers. be aware of fake ads, and always get information from the website directly and always ma /* make payments with a credit card because a wire transfer or prepaid debit card is like paying cash. once it's gone, it's gone. when reached for comment, goo

abc's gio benitez is here with more.s like there is a new story every morning about e-cigarettes. >> we just keep talking about this. amy, robin, george, good morning to you. researchers at the university of pennsylvania say one use of an e-cigarette finding it reduces blood flow and that's without nicotine. now they want to know what this means for long-term use. >> reporter: vaping, we see those e-cigarettes just about everywhere. but this morning a new study says that just vaping once even without nicotine or thc can temporarily change your cardiac function. >> i don't think there is a single study i reviewed that hasn't established that vaping poses a health risk. it's just a question of how much and whether it causes other harmful effects like we're describing here. >> reporter: the study published "recruited 31 healthy people in their 20s and 30s. they were all nonsmokers. they each took 16 three-second puffs of e-cigarette liquid without nicotine and what they found was that it temporarily damaged that person's bl

the entire thing caught on camera and gio benitez has this story. gio. >> reporter: hey, amy, good morning. yeah, those passengers had seen the sharks earlier in the day and now they were faced with an excruciating decision, stay on that burning boat or jump into the shark-infested waters. they jumped. >> stick together. grab each other's arms. >> reporter: you're watching nearly 30 people forced to jump off their burning ship in the middle of the night and into shark-infested waters in the galapagos islands. >> are you guys holding on? >> reporter: 16 vacationers and 11 crew members vacating after their boat filled with smoke. >> hold your breath. >> reporter: frightened passengers grabbing life jackets fearing for their safety. >> whistle is right here. >> reporter: whistle bartley from kabc was on board and immediately started filming. >> it was a perfect trip until the last night when the boat caught on fire. >> reporter: she was traveling with her friend dana, a nurse from california. >> all hell broke loose and got chaotic. >> smoke filled the

gio benitez starts us off in pennsylvania where that lightning strike sent a tree crashing into a tent full of people, severely injuring some of them. good morning, gio. >> reporter: yeah, cecilia. good morning to you. it was just after 5:00 p.m. on a sunday afternoon at this popular swim club when lightning struck causing havoc and serious injuries. a summer day at this pennsylvania swim club taking a sudden and severe turn. >> traumatic injuries. mass casualty incident. >> reporter: lightning striking this tree, sending it falling onto a tent. two adults and seven children injured. >> there were three serious injuries and the rest were minor. it was back injuries and two head injuries. >> reporter: this summer sunday coming after a weekend of wild weather across the country. north of pittsburgh, these patrons taking cover after a microburst tore through this outdoor brewery. trees and powerlines swinging violently. firefighters working around the clock. >> this is one of the worst i've ever seen. we're just glad there were no casualties. >> reporter: the storms leaving thousands with