caroline costello, abc news, new york. >>> we can expect powerful thunderstorms again today from thento the northeast. >> as tropical storm dolly is forming south of texas. our coverage continues with accuweather's jim dickey. good morning, jim. >> good morning, reena and tahman. we are tracking a cold front that's brought severe weather across the plains and midwest the past two days. heavy thunderstorms now spreading into the ohio valley and northeast. not quite the severe weather threat but a few storms will be heavy, packing gusty winds, packing hail up to new york down into the ohio valley here and flooding, a major concern as well. meanwhile we're tracking the latest tropical depression, moving off to the west. you see it spinning up here in the last couple of frames. it will make landfall in mexico, bringing thunderstorm activity to south texas. back to you. >> thank you. >> fire crews in northern california having a tough time getting control of a stubborn wildfire forcing evacuations and threatening nearly 700 homes. the fire has burned 100 square miles, doubling in size in

caroline costello, abc news, new york. [ shouting ] >> sorry about that. >> i had nothing to do with that. >> a prankster interrupted today's news conference. benji brock, a regular on the howard stern show, tried to breach security. guards dragged him away as he shouted don't take me to the elevator, a reference to the ray rice domestic violence case. regulars on the show have pulled similar pranks at news conferences before. coming up at 4:30, reaction from domestic violence shelters in the bay area and what they think about goodell's statements today. >>> police are trying to determine the motive for a bizarre murder at a south san francisco gym. a 49-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of killing another man with a solid steel bar used to lift weights. the incident happened wednesday night at bally total fitness. witnesses say after the attack, he dropped the bar and walked out of the gym. he was arrested yesterday by police and a homeland security agent and charged with murder. co-workers of the victim are burning a candle for him at this market on linden and aspen avenues.

caroline costello, abc news, new york. >>> peterson said today he wants people to understand how sorrye is about the pain he inflicted on his son. in a statement he wrote in part, i have to live with the fact that when i disciplined my son the way i was disciplined as a child, i caused an injury that i never intended or thought would happen. i'm not a perfect parent but i am without a doubt not a child abuser. >>> reports just in now say that u.s. air power came to the aid of iraqi security forces being attacked by enemy fighters south of baghdad. officials say the strike represents the newly broadened mission authorized by president obama to go after islamic state forces wherever they are. meantime, diplomats from around the world are pledging to fight islamic state militants by any means necessary. the declaration came from 24 nations as well as the arab league and united nations attending a conference in paris on how to deal with the extremists in syria and iraq. meantime, house republicans propose authorizing a mission to train and equip moderate syrian rebels with an explicit ban

abc news reporter caroline costello has more from new york. >> for all the immediate challenges that we gather to address this week, terrorism, instability, inequality, disease, there's one issue that will define the contours of the century more dramatically than any other. and that is the urgent and growing threat of a changing climate. >> reporter: president obama told the united nations general assembly that as the world's second biggest polluter, the u.s. will do its part to combat climate change but nobody gets a pass, calling on developing nations to reduce their greenhouse gases while growing their economies and calling on china to stand in solidarity with the u.s. in a commitment to reduce emissions. >> as the two largest economies and emitters in the world, we have a special responsibility to lead. >> reporter: as people around the world continue to march and rally demanding an answer to climate change, the president called on all the world's leaders to hear that call to action before it's too late. >> the climate is changing faster than our efforts to address it. we cannot

. >> caroline costello, thanks. >>> a new trial date for the surviving suspect in the boston mars on this bombs. the death penalty trial has been pushed back two months, now january 5th. but the judge denied a defense request to move the trial to washington, d.c. he said there's no reason to assume that a fair jury cannot be selected in massachusetts. >>> a massive wildfire in california is now the second-most expensive in the state this year. it's run up a tab in excess of $50 million. and after two weeks, not even 40% contained. 8,000 fire fighters are on the ground. it's burned through a dozen homes and 145 square miles. >> well, the weather has to pull it together by tonight. most anticipated baseball game of the season. but if you want to go, it'll cost you. >>> also, the problems for millions of iphone owners. apple pulling updated software after just hours. frustration is mounting. what should you do? >>> and the video just in, clinging to a cooler, leading to one incredible rescue. >>> welcome back. there's some new hope that the nation's lagging housing market could be ready

demonstrators, including some celebrities, are protesting against environmental destruction stop caroline costello has more. >> president obama at united nations headquarters in new york city addressing the general assembly at today's climate summit. >> we can only succeed in combating climate change if are joined in this effort by every nation, developed and developing alike will stop nobody gets a past -- nobody gets a pass. >> the president said he would sign an executive order requiring the government to consider climate change when investing in poor nations overseas. he's pledging to offer new technologies to help vulnerable countries adjust to the effects of climate change. first to speak today was leonardo dicaprio. >> i play fictitious characters often solving the dishes problems. i believe mankind has look at lima change in that same way -- as if it were a fiction. >> the caprio and the u.n. secretary general are among hundreds of thousands of people demonstrating in support of combating climate change in manhattan on sunday. new york city mayor come a bill de blasio and former vice resid

in new york, caroline costello, "channel 6 action news," back to you. >> thank you for that report. well the eagles are in indianapolis. ready for a monday night match-up against the colts tonight. the birds lost evan mathis and allen bashry two stars on the offensive line for injuries last night. lane johnson is still suspended. sports team next ndy asked about the o line in front of nick foles. >> we have ultimate confy dhens knows guys especially in this system everybody gets a lot of reps. so any time a guy goes down people have to be ready to step up in their place and i think guys have done a great job doing that so far. >> that's part of football obviously you want to have your full unit out there but one thing we do here well is we get guys ready. so, i think we got the guys to step in and help us be successful. >> colts quarterback luck will test eagles defensive line and secondary tonight in indianapolis. and again the eagles play the colts this evening and you can catch our special "countdown to kickoff" at 8:00 on phl17. the game will follow at 8:30. >> new miss america