dr. besser with us tonight. rich, as we await the lab results, likely tomorrow night right here, in the meantime, the warning already from the world health organization that you just reported on, telling athletes to avoid swallowing wa water, avoid open cuts in the water, that's alarming. >> reporter: that is alarming. you know, you would not expect that athletes coming to the olympics would have to take those precautions. but these aren't typical games. the athletes this year are going the be competing in what we >> all right, dr. besser with this and the results on the way. rich, thank you. >>> there is still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this wednesday. the discovery behind the supermarket. two teenagers, and now the murder mystery this evening. late word of an arrest tonight, as an entire community now mourns the loss. we'll have more on the late breaking developments right after the break. >>> also the major headline tonight involving michael phelps, on the eve of the rio olympics. >>> and the emp

dr. besser, who will stay on this for us. rich, thank you, again. >>> next, to the extreme weather right now. we are tracking a tropical storm tonight, and new flash flood warnings in this country, after those dramatic flood rescues we showed you this week already. that human chain. and tonight, heavy rain and strong winds in ocean city, maryland. a confirmed tornado in that area. this kentucky neighborhood under water, as well. and in missouri tonight, families finding their hopes surrounded by all of that water. let's get right to chief meteorologist ginger zee, tracking it all. >> reporter: you need one storm to zillionth and just drop rain for an hour or two and that's what causes the problem. that's what we're watching on the map tonight. the flash flood watches for places like arizona, i just saw a report of a swift water rescue. so, these numbers and accidents are coming in. please do not drive into water. especially in the areas that are getting some of the bulls eyes of two to three inches. and then, that tropical st

dr. richard besser dr. besser has some advice. >> what we know is that zika has been transmitted in one neighborhood around miami. so if you're pregnant or trying to get pregnant you may want to avoid that area. mosquito that could transmit this disease exists. so if you're pregnant or trying to get pregnant use repellent but at this point no one is recommending any travel warnings for that area. dr. richard besser, abc news, miami. >>> and this one square mile area is being called ground zero. zika carrying mosquitoes don't travel very far from where they're born. that has allowed health officials to zero in on this area. >>> and a major recall of flour caution to bakers. general mills has recalled 45 million pounds of flour testing points to its being tainted with e. coli bacteria at a company facility in kansas city, missouri. at least sickened in 21 states. to help avoid problems the fda says consumers should never taste raw cookie dough or cake batter. >>> and we've now got a decent idea of when apple w

dr. richard besser with us tonight. and dr. besser will stay on this. >>> in the meantime, to new flood concerns at this hour tonight, amid the storms hitting right now. it comes after that historic flooding in maryland, triggered by torrential rains. a human chain saving a woman. more than 100 others saved, too. the power of that rushing water washing cars away. as though they were toys. the water tearing up the asphalt. this car almost buried underneath it. ginger zee is standing by with the track of these new storms hitting right now. but first, abc's gio benitez with that dramatic human chain. >> reporter: a desperate attempt to save a woman's life, as a powerful flood engulfs ellicott city, maryland's historic district. this man, first swept away by rushing waters, only to fight his way upstream to help form a human chain. >> come on! >> reporter: 29-year-old jamie knight crawling out of her car window and finally pulled to safety. a simple message for those good samaritans. >> i'm grateful. i'm very thankful. i wish i knew

dr. richard besser, in miami tonight. and rich, when you see hundreds of residents getting tested, many of these patients who had no symptoms beforehand, and now this warning not to travel to that certain neighborhood, a lot of people are going to be asking at home, how can you be sure they can con stain it to one neighborhood? >> reporter: well, i don't think that they can. this is a mosquito that's found in 30 states. we're going to see this cropping up in other places. the move the cdc is taking today, it's unprecedented. at no time in recent history have they told a group of people not to travel somewhere in america for health reasons. >> unprecedented move, as you point out. and now, rich, the warning that these mosquitos could be resistant to pesticides? how much does that concern you? >> reporter: well, that's very worrisome. if you can't knock the mosquito down, you have to rely on people using repellent, getting rid of free-standing water to control this disease. it's much harder. >> all right, rich, thank you. a

dr. richard besser is in miami, has the latest for us. good morning, dr. besser. that zika is continuing to spread in this neighborhood, public health has done something they've never done before telling some people to stay away but with all the travel people are doing, they don't believe this will be the last time that happens. here in this florida neighborhood, just one square mile north of downtown miami, 14 cases of zika have been transmitted by local mosquitoes and the cdc has this warning for pregnant women. stay away. apparently the first time it has continental u.s. ever. >> we believe there's still individuals that are at risk in that one-mile square radius. >> reporter: so health officials are testing thousands of residents here in the wynnewood arts district, one of the busiest neighborhoods in the city spraying for mosquito, delivering zika prevention kits, bedding nets and treatments for standing water. >> just doing a neighborhood sweep to make sure there's no mosquito breeding. >> reporter: many of the testing. health officials are expecting more ca

dr. richard besser. he says 80% of people who have zika show no symptoms. but those who do, dr. besser says don't go to the emergency room. instead go to your general doctor and get tested. he also told us he was concerned on a recent trip here to florida. he was in miami talking to being transmitted. >> most people weren't concerned. they weren't changing their behavior or using repellent. it's very important that people in the tampa area usury bellent, take steps -- use repellent and take steps to make sure that pregnant women are safe. >> wear bug spray, get rid of standing water around your house and make sure that your screens are in tact. >>> today, donald trump nearly an hour late to the podium in tampa. and speaking for about an hour at the florida fairgrounds today, hoping to get more minority voters on his side still touting a tough immigration plan. carson chambers is inside the rally today. carson, what was really trump's focus there? >> reporter: hey, guys. you can see behind us they are wrapping up and taking the set apart. florida is a must win for donald trump. in

dr. richard besser, abc news, rio de janeiro. >>> stories about the water in rio are providing plenty ofnight comedians. >> here is what jimmy kimmel had to say about it on his show last night. >> the air is unsafe to breathe and the water has just a hint of raw sewage. there is so much -- they say there's so much bacteria in the water it's hard to tell if they're hosting the olympics or a season of "bachelor in paradise." >> hilarious. >>> we can count on more of that type of stuff all the way to the close of the games which is two weeks from this coming sunday. >>> that's what's making news in america this morning. check us out at atmfans.com. have a great thursday. also this morning, police are investigating a shoot jowd that that -- shootout that happened in of an open day care. >>> heartbreaking when you think about that. all right, go over to david murphy he has a look at accuweather be matt pellman is in for karen rogers taking a lo a

dr. richard besser, abc news, rio de janeiro. >>> stories about the water in rio are providing plenty of material for the late night comedians. >> here is what jimmy kimmel had to say about it on his show last night. >> the air is unsafe to breathe and the water has just a hint of raw sewage. there is so much -- they say water it's hard to tell if they're hosting the olympics or a season of "bachelor in paradise." >> hilarious. >>> we can count on more of that type of stuff all the way to the close of the games which is two weeks from this coming sunday. >>> that's what's making news in america this morning. check us out at atmfans.com. >>> >>> developing hundreds of of a massive fire at a queens warehouse. several streets are shut down. we have a live report from the scene. >>> the search for a killer continues after a jogger is found dead in a park. the leads investigators are focusing on right now. >>> and as zika fears spread a new warning for consumers. how scammers are preying on those fears to make money. >>> good morning i'm lori stokes. >> and thank you for joining us, i'm ken r

dr. richard besser, abc news, miami. >> and this one square mile area is being called ground zero. zika carrying mosquitoes don't travel very far from where they're born. that has allowed health officials to zero in on this area. >>> and a major recall of flour has the fda issuing a new caution to bakers. general mills has recalled 45 million pounds of flour testing points to its being tainted with e. coli bacteria at a company facility in kansas city, missouri. at least 46 people have been sickened in 21 states. to help avoid problems, the fda says consumers should never taste raw cookie dough or cake batter. >>> and we've now got a decent idea of when apple will release the new iphone 7. a seemingly well sourced analyst says apple's official announcement on the device will be wednesday, september 7th. he also says preorders will begin on september 9th, and it will be released on the 16th. >>> and it was "jason bourne" ruling the weekend box office. fans waited nearly a decade for matt damon to return as the super spy. "jason bourne" brought in $60 million. "star trek beyond" was

dr. richard besser, abc news, rio de janeiro. >>> stories about the water in rio are providing plenty of material for the late night comedians. >> here is what jimmy kimmel had to say about it on his show last night. >> the air is unsafe to breathe and the water has just a hint of raw sewage. there's so much bacteria in the water it's hard to tell if they're hosting the olympics or a season of "bachelor in paradise." >> hilarious. >>> we can count on more of that type of stuff all the way to the close of the games which is two weeks from this coming sunday. >>> that's what's making news in america this morning. check us out at atmfans.com. emily: good morning, it's thursday, august 3. i'm emily riemer. antoinette: i'm antoinette antonio, in for randy. stories we're following on the eyeopener right now, new details in a deadly stabbing spree in london. the suspect in custody amid a terror investigation. emily: a metal pole crashes through a windshield in woburn. the close call for the driver. and why she doesn't even remember it. antoinette: a controversial new program is scheduled to lau

dr. richard besser, chief medical editor for abc news. what's your reaction to the travel advisory? >> i think it was the right way cases is increasing. it clearly wasn't just a few isolated cases. there's some ongoing transmission and the cdc, wherever that's taken place around the world, has issued advisories to pregnant women or women trying to get pregnant. it's a smart thing to do to avoid going to those areas because of the potential for birth defects. >> do you think we can expect that area to spread, that infected area? >> that's a hard call. clearly the mosquito that in 30 states. i think one thing we can expect is this cluster taking place in this part of miami won't be the only cluster of zika we see. there's so much travel between new york, between the whole united states, and places where zika is transmitting. those people who come back become the potential source for local transmission in place where's the mosquito exists. >> i know you've spoken to people there. they've got to be a little nervous. what's their reaction that you of surprised at how little reaction i've

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dr. richard besser, abc news, miami. >> and our thanks to dr. besser. >>> now to the weather.aryland's governor says deadly floods left part of his state looking like a disaster movie. the baltimore suburb of ellicott city remains under a state of emergency. two people were killed when floodwaters raced through the streets saturday. residents joined together to save each other. some forming a human chain to save a woman as her car was being swept away. >> that video is incredible. >>> the question this morning, what could ellicott city and others on the eastern seaboard expect today. >> accu-weather meteorologist paul williams is tracking it. >> good morning. flooding down pours expected along the east coast where you have new york, philadelphia, and d.c. everyone right along 95. between those cities flash flooding expected. massive travel delays. it's going to be a bear trying to travel along 95. particularly into the afternoon and evening hours. keep in mind, we have a low-pressure system that will begin to stay put for us on monday. that's going to create the scattered show

dr. besser is in the process of testing the water.l be able to tell you how bad it is. >>> when we come back, what we're finding out about kris jenner's car crash. >>> and orlando bloom's uncensored photos. "the skinny" is next. uncensored photos. "the skinny" is next. ♪ ♪ >>> time now for the skinny. during the commercial break she was looking at naked photos of a certain celebrity online. >> way to expose me. >> with a traffic scare for the kardashian matriarch. >> kris jenner was treated by paramedics after collide with a red light running prius just off the 101 freeway near her home. these photos from tmz. >> and she reportedly broke her wrist in the accident. there's no word on whether the other driver was injured. it's her car, her car that apparently suffered the worst of the injuries. >> this car was so new it didn't have its permanent license plates. >> roles royce? >> $250,000 rolls royce. it was so new. it didn't have its license plates. this comes not long after her ex had a pretty bad crash as well. >> yeah. a lot of driv

dr. besser's reports. it does not look good. thank you. >>> >> reporter: a little rough on the roads this morning. as we look on 42 slowing as you pass route 41 heading toward 295. norristown high speed line has 20 minute inbound delays because of equipment issues. on the the other regional rails, scattered delays on the west trenton and paoli thorndale line. we're not back to a normal weekday schedule until october, unfortunately, david. >> reporter: 69 degrees at 8:00 a.m. low to mid 60s across the region. it's a great morning to get errands done head to the market. 76 degrees by 10:00. lots of sun and low humidity. warmer this afternoon, once again today we're going for a high of 84 degrees, we'll hit that at 3:00 p.m. with low humidity it's a darn nice august afternoon ahead. nydia and tam. >> this is new video, i love this beach goers spotted a family of bears frolicking in the water at lake tahoe in the water. nearby kayakers and swimmers watched, they wandered on to the beach before leaving the area. >>> now it's time to

dr. richard besser solve that sewage firsthand from above. >> from the water, taking two marathons coming will take place. bringing them to a lab outside of rio for testing. the snapshot found bacteria levels in the first sample far above. >> while the sample showed high levels of viruses the indicated sewage this to say. >> diseases that could affect people exposed to these types of pathogens could he respiratory disease, typhoid, gastroenteritis, dysentery, and ear infections. anchor: the international olympic committee did not reply team got their first win last night and a well-known player was not well-received by fans. newscenter 5's ed harding explains, ed? reporter: basically every time americans touch the ball the crowd booed. she posted this picture of herself wearing a mosquito net and holding mosquito repellent. it said no sharing. they booed and chanted zika, zika. team usa one that game. anchor: hard to not call out the elephant in the room. reporter: around here we could use some rain. we have a few sprinkles. here is the number to watch. the national weather service issued

dr. richard wes -- richard besser, abc news, miami. >> our thanks to dr. ds from 12 to 32. >>> in chicago, the family of an unarmed teenager fatally shot in the back by police officers is filing a lawsuit. >> paul o'neil was shot as he got out was what was believed to be a stolen car. a body camera worn by the officer did not capture the shooting for reasons unclear. the shooting is under investigation. >>> july was a particularly violent month in the windy city. according to new stats, there were 65 homicides and more than 360 shooting incidents. the total number of homicides in chicago for the year so far is almost 400 compared with 490 for all of 2015. >>> pokemon go is a no go for sex offenders in new york state. the governor wants to prevent the nearly 3,000 registered sex offenders now on parol from playing the mobile game. the app sends players on a real-world hunt to catch digital characters. the state will give the developer a list of registered second offenders so they prevent them from downloading the app. >>> to sports. it's safe to say that the

dr. richard besser took water samples where ee zentss will take place and it shows it is teeming with organisms that would close many u.s. beaches. one had human waste bacteria with more than 40 times higher than what would be considered co >>> investigators in connecticut with trying to figure out what caused a home explosion so powerful it blew the front door all the way across the street. when fire crews arrived they had to pull four people from the rubble. the four injured victims were all under the age of 16 and three of them are still hospitalized this morning. >>> apple is starting a bug bounty program offering up to $200,000 to hackers who find security flaws in its software. corporate bounties ever. google, facebook and others have long offered such rewards to hackers. >>> when we come back, la costa nostra takes a hit. the major mafia bust in several states including john gotti, the grandson of teflon don. >>> plus, caught on camera. a highway officer making a traffic stop when a car comes careening out of control. ? ? to protect and care for the things we cherish and the ones we love

dr. richard besser is talking to pregnant women who live near that florida neighborhood. >> how does it make you feel that zika is so close to where you are? >> it's scary because as a mother you just want to protect, you know, your child. >> have you taken any steps around your home to cut down on mosquitos? >> making sure none of my plants and i make sure to keep the door closed. >> the cdc advised all expectant mothers who traveled to the area in recent weeks be tested for the virus. >>> donald trump is losing ground in the polls as hillary clinton enjoys a post-convention bounce. >> trump rolled out a disparaging new name for clinton while slamming bernie sanders for negotiating with her campaign. >> he made a deal with the devil. she's the devil. he made a deal with the devil. >> reporter: refusing to back down from his controversial feud with the parents of a fallen american soldier despite growing criticism from republicans and democrats alike. abc's maggie rulli has the latest from washington. good morning, maggie. >> reporter: good morning, linzie. hillary clinton's convention bounc

dr. richard besser is in miami and he says you should miami won't be the only cluster of zika we see. there's so much travel between new york, between the whole united states and places where zika is transmitting. those people who come back become the potential source for local transmission in place where's the mosquito exists. >> and congress recently took off for a seven-week vacation without approving emergency zika funding that president obama requested months ago. meanwhile, researchers say they are one step closer to creating a zika vaccine. trials is already underway. >>> in the wake of the democratic convention, hillary clinton finds herself retaking the lead over donald trump in the race for the white house. a new cnn poll shows clinton at 52%, trump at 43%. clinton now has support of 50% of independent voters. that's up 13 points since just last weekend. trump's ongoing feud with the the gop nominee has been harshly criticized for publically tangling with muslim gold star parents whose son was killed in action in iraq in 2004. tonight trump refusing to apologize or even drop