. >>> road to recovery, dale earnhardt jr. out of the driver's seat, the lingering health issues causing him to miss the rest of the nascar season. clap . >>> a good monday morning. i'm diane macedo. >> and i'm nick watt in for kendis gibson. we begin with hermine battering beaches and causing dangerous conditions on this labor day. tropical storm warnings remain in effect for parts of new england, but overnight they were cancelled for new york city and points south. >> here's what the storm left behind on long beach island, new jersey. waves essentially carved a cliff right into the beach. >> right now on radar hermine is a post-tropical storm hundreds of miles off shore with near hurricane force winds. abc maggie ruly is tracking the storm and the damage it's causing. >> reporter: hermine continues to batter the northeast. >> you can feel it in the house when the waves hit the pile and shake. >> reporter: now a post tropical cyclone, the former hurricane is churning up dangerous waves and potentially life threatening rip cur

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dale earnhardt jr. and the rocky mountain show downturns into the rocky mountain beat >> adele, this is awesome. we are getting our closest look ever at the planet jupiter. juno made its second close fly by. all of the cameras are ready to capture the images of the been photographed since it is difficult to see that from planet earth. it will be making 35 more passes of jupiter in the months ahead. >> pretty cool. >>> nascar's most popular driver will miss the rest of the season. dale earnhardt jr. has sat out several races because of a concussion he suffered earlier this year: earnhardt says this is the right thing to do for his long term health and his career. his doctors are seeing good progress and he is feeling betterys daytona next february. jeff gordon and alex bowman will drive his car for the remaining 12 races this season. >> adele, great driving weather across colorado. >>> i'm meteorologist kathy sabine in the backyard enjoying a beautiful september evening. those traveling off to the east,

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sot dale earnhardt, jr - imagination." that was nascar super star dale earnhardt throwing in the towel....saying he won't race again for health reasons..... it's today's health report... the race car driver says he won't return this year ... because of complications frm crash that happened back in june... earnhardt says he didn't feel any symptoms until weeks after the crash. sot dale earnhardt, jr - "i suffered with my eyes for a while and i'm starting to see improvements there//14:35:15 my balance is miles better than it was." this comes on the heels of his announcement that he's donating his brain to concussion research....after he dies.... earnhardt has suffered several concussions in his career, including two in 2012... for shelter.... what caused this to happened... that answer after the break.... also.... many people are coming to colin kaepernick's defense... including other players in the sports world.... ((you can ad lib about air traffic in airports and traffic (vo) we went to hollywood to ask if america's favori

. >>> and nascar superstar dale earnhardt jr. now announcing that he's stepping away from the race track. >> i definitely don't belong in a race car today. >> the crash that's put his career on hold, sidelining the two-time daytona 500 winner with another concussion. >> it's earnhardt! wheel again? >>> and saved at sea. a fishing boat with dozens on board crashing into rocks, taking on water. passengers scrambling for life rafts, waiting desperately to be rescued. >> we were in the right place at the right time for those people. >> how good samaritans got there in the nick of time. >>> and good morning, america. happy labor day. great to have paula faris >> great to be here. thanks for the invite, george. we hope you're having a safe and enjoyable holiday weekend so far. this morning all eyes are on hermine, tracking north. warnings and watches are in place along the coastline. >> it's still ruining the holiday for millions even as the storm spins into the atlantic. beaches are closed to swimmers this morning after red flag warni

dale earnhardt jr. talks about his latest battle with concussion type symptoms. >>> and more than 100,000 worshippers packed into st. peter's square to witness history -- the canonization of mother teresa. pope francis has officially elevated her to saint less than 20 years after her death. those are some of the top stories on this labor day, september 5th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> move on. >> we begin this half hour with the post tropical cyclone once known as hurricane hermine. the system is off the mid-atlantic coast, but tropical storm warnings have been canceled for new york city and points south. still, they are in effect for the end of of long island and southern new england. and it may take a turn toward boston. >> even at about 300 miles offshore, the former hermine is still churning up the surf and creating dangerous rip currents. most northeast beaches are closed from ocean city, maryland, to ocean city, delaware, to ocean city, new jersey. there are worries now about

. >>> nascar favorite dale earnhardt jr. says he hopes to be back on the track next season. earnhardt spoke sunday in south air is linea. friday he announced he's done for this season due to concussion like symptoms following a june crash. he missed time four years ago following two concussions. he says if his doctors tell him he can drive, his decision will be easier. >>> u.s. soccer star megan rapinoe gives a little nod to the nfl's colin kaepernick by taking a knee. was played before the soccer league game in chicago. the world cup and olympic champion said as a gay american she knows what it means to look at the flag and not have it protect all your liberties. >>> oklahoma regulators ordered more than three dozen disposal wells closed after a recordtying earthquake this weekend. the wells were associated with fracking can many frame for the recent rash of quakes. >> reporte quake hit. this sudden and violent shaking -- >> we got a building collapse. we're going to have to do some assessment on the damages. >> reporter: sending stone plunging from the top of this building.

superstar dale earnhardt jr. sitting out the rest of the he's 41 now so his future in the sport may be in doubt. abc's t.j. holmes is here with the latest. good morning, t.j. >> george, this is not the biggest name in racing, this is a legendary name. earnhardt. he says he will not race again this year because of an issue we're used to hearing associated with football, concussions. now, we don't know what's going to happen in the future, when he's going to be back in that race car again. because his doctor says he's just trying to get him to be a human being again. >> i think >> reporter: dale earnhardt jr., the most popular driver in nascar, says he's not fit to drive. >> i definitely don't belong in a race car today by any stretch of the imagination. >> reporter: and won't return to racing this year because of complications from a concussion he suffered in this crash -- >> and dale earnhardt jr. -- >> reporter: at the michigan speedway back in june. earnhardt says he didn't feel any symptoms until weeks after t

one final note nascar dale earnhardt jr. is sitting out the rest of the season. he has been out since july because of a concussion. he missed six races and skip the remaining 12 events as he tries to recover. maureen: wish the best for him. thanks. brian: weather wise. nuisance rain here. clouds, maybe sunshine. spotty showers. it will be cool. biggest effects are felt at the beaches. the winds are gusting to 50-mile-per-hour. saturday, sunday and monday. off and on the showers. not a great weekend for the beach. around here we have outdoor time. there is breaks in the clouds. it's not awful. not pouring, wash-out rain. monday is more sunshine. maureen: look forward to that. "world news tonight" with david muir is coming up next. join us have a good night and a great weekend. >>> tonight, we're following the path of destruction. hermine now on the move, hitting florida as a deadly hurricane. winds up to 80 miles an hour. homes badly damaged. hundreds of thousands without power. millions bracing for a possible labor day washout. and tonight, watches and warnings u

. >>> dale earnhardt jr. provided an update on his health and the libertarian presidential candidate received an endorsement. those are some of the headlines on the morning newsstand. >>> the richard times dispatch endorsed gary johnson. they praised his record in business and the governor and called the major parties candidates unacceptable. they have only endorsed third-party presidential north dakota. protests confronted work he's saturday. two guard dogs were hurt. tribal official say the construction destroyed an indian burial ground and a construction site. >>> the news from dale earnhardt's brain injury. he has suffered concussion symptoms since a crash two months ago in a nascar race. >> i definitely don't belong in a race car today by any stretch of the imagination and i -- you know, you don't -- you don't know how long this process is going to take. >> the 41-year-old earnhardt will skip the rest of the nascar season but plans to return in 2017. >>> the "los angeles times" speaks with cornell univer

particularly people who like dale earnhardt, jr. >> kyndell: that's right. the nascar driver announced he will be missing the rest of the season because of a concussion. the 41-year-old suffered the the most popular nascar drivers. this is the second time earn hart has suffered a concussion. he was also sidelineed in 2012 after a crash during testing. drivers alex bowman and jeff gordon will drive earnhardt's number 88 while he continues to recover. a lot of nascar fans here as well. >> michelle: absolutely. i know that dale earnhardt is yun of the ones people love the we wish him a speedy recovery. >>> okay. >> kyndell: a flied attendant wouldn't stand for it when a passenger started doing headstands in her seat on a plane. >> michelle: i was going to ask what's the weirdest thick you have seen on a plane. >> kyndell: not that. >> michelle: this workout didn't quite work out at cruising altitude. >> reporter: as if shoes on the arm rest, bare feet on a tray seat. >> we were laughing because this was in my opinion the best in-flight entertainment i've ever h