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. >> abc's elwyn lopez begins our coverage. how are conditions there? >> reporter: we're along the mississippi's gulf coast and sally is about to make landfall but already wreaking havoc for hours now in some coastal areas. this morning, hurricane sally slowly roaring ashore. up to 30 inches of rain and more than 10 feet of storm surge expected to storm the coastline from biloxi to pensacola. the national weather service now warning, some areas could face historic life-threatening flash floods. >> this is crazy, and this hurricane is still 51 miles offshore. >> reporter: in mississippi, the storm is expected to dump 4 months of rain in just 24 hours, and in florida -- >> oh, my god. >> reporter: -- trees toppled by the wind. docks shredded by the waves and a barge knocked loose by heavy winds crashing into this bridge. >> the surge here and the wave action in the bay of pensacola is unreal. this persistent wind keeps pushing this water up against the seawall and this will continue for another 24 hours. >> reporter: and in alabama. >> you can't go outsid

here's elwyn lopez. >> reporter: terrifying moments onboard a military charter flight, shortly after taking off late saturday from the honolulu airport. >> declaring an emergency. 8585 engine failure. returning to the field. >> reporter: a passenger sharing this video showing the pitch black cabin, only lit by the flames outside. >> oh, my god. that's so scary. >> reporter: those on the ground watching the scene in horror. >> did you just see the fire come out of it? >> reporter: the plane, with 212 people onboard, was forced to turn back and make an emergency landing. >> the pilot from the emergency aircraft just called. they have severe damage to the right engine. >> reporter: the flight's operator atlas air reporting mechanical failure in one of the jet's engines. earlier this year, a similar incident when an engine seemingly backfired on a united jet from newark to l.a. back in november, passengers on this 777 flight thought they heard gunshots. but instead -- >> we were in the air and it was shooting fireballs. >> reporter: flames spitting out from an engine. atlas said in a sta

here's elwyn lopez. >> reporter: this video going viral, sparking outrage. the deputies restraining a man, pinning him to the ground as his child and girlfriend watched. at least one of them punching him in the face, while shouting that the man was biting him. that man identified as roderick walker. this video taken by a bystander released by walker's attorney. >> he's unable to breathe. he has at least two episodes where he goes unconscious. >> reporter: walker later seen in jail. this photo released by his attorney, who says he was pulled over for a broken taillight. >> despite roderick not being the driver, he was a passenger, they immediately approached him. asked him for his i.d. he said he did not have any i.d., and he didn't need any since he was not driving a vehicle. >> reporter: the attorney says his client was asked to step out of the car. >> it escalates to him being beaten on the ground, being tased, and almost dying. they take him to jail. >> reporter: the sheriff's office has not issued their version of the incident. but in a statement, they s

abc's elwyn lopez is there. >> here in new orleans, some of the businesses closed and boarded up. others lined with sandbags preparing for what sally might bring. >> reporter: as the warm waters of the gulf of mexico fuel the hurricane, officials are warning of prolonged impacts, possibly bringing dangerous storm surge and flash flooding for days. >> the slowing of the storm that is concerning, the longer it stays out in the gulf of mexico, the more and higher the likelihood is that it continues to grow. >> sally could dump a foot of rain farther inland. the full forecast in just a few moments. >>> now to the fire disaster on the west coast, more than 3 million acres have burned so far this year. that's nearly 30 times more than last year. and we have two more months of fire season left. one doctor says breathing the air near san francisco right now is like smoking eight cigarettes. abc's megan tevrizian reports on the call to better address climate change. >> reporter: this morning, a brief respite for firefighters in the west. cooler conditions giving crews a chance to make head

here's elwyn lopez. >> reporter: tonight, a disaster declaration for more than 300,000 texans after aar-old boy died from a brain-eating amoeba found in lake jackson's water supply. >> that first head ct that they did on him did show the brain swelling. >> reporter: josiah mcintyre first complained of a headache. weeks later, he was dead. >> i'm angry and upset and sad and heartbroken. >> reporter: his death sparking a weeks-long investigation concluding that josiah contracted the deadly amoeba, often found in warm water, at a neighborhood splashpad or from a water hose. statistically, what happened to josiah is extremely rare. >> there have only been 34 cases of free living amoebic encephalitis over nine or ten year period. >> reporter: still parents warned to be careful about their kids swimming and bathing. >> it's not about drinking water. it's about avoiding activities where the water goes into the nose. >> reporter: tonight, lake jackson's mayor tells us he simply doesn't know when the water will be safe. is asking people there to be patient until this is resolved. tom? >> elwyn

here's abc's elwyn lopez. a warning, some of the video may be disturbing. >> reporter: a deputy in georgia fired after this disturbing video went viral and sparked outrage. >> get off him! >> reporter: clayton county deputies restraining a man, pinning him to the ground as his child and girlfriend watched. >> don't kill him! >> reporter: at least one of them repeatedly punching him in the face while shouting that the man was biting him. that man identified as roderick walker. the video taken by a bystander, released by walker's attorney. >> he is unable to breathe. he has at least two episodes where he goes unconscious. >> reporter: walker, later seen here in jail in a photo released by his attorney, who says walker and his girlfriend were riding in a car that deputies pulled over for a broken taillight. >> despite roger not being a driver, was a passenger, they immediately approached him, asked him for his i.d. he informed them he did not have any i.d. and that he didn't need any since he was not driving the

abc's elwyn lopez is in galveston this morning with more. elwyn, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, eva. the storm about 200 miles aywe'ry ng water rising along parts of the texas gulf coast. we've already seen storm surge pushing debris onto roads just east of here, but the worst of it is expected to begin in the next 24 to 36 hours. it is beta's slow pace though that has people taking their time to prepare for this one. officials have gone ahead and issued a voluntary evacuation for low-lying areas including here in galveston, and one of the main concerns is this is going to be a rainmaker for days to come and could see up to 15 inches of rain in coastal areas and 4 feet of storm surge, and it is important to understand, guys, forecasters warn it doesn't take a hurricane to see life-threatening storm surge. >> thank you. let's hone in on the forecast with rob. rob, good morning to you. >> good morning, dan, and welcome to elwyn. the baptism by fire. she was down with hurricane sally last week. here we go. we're into the greek a

abc's elwyn lopez brings us up to date now on where we stand. od morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. a nonpartisan poll shows public stress on the cdc has dropped and this all comes as major drugmakers are working towards a covid-19 vaccine. the race for a covid-19 vaccine powered through volunteers like jennifer haller. >> there are so many other stressors going on in this world that i wanted to use this opportunity to do something to help others. >> reporter: she was the world's first to be given a dose in kaiser permanente's experimental vaccine trial. tens of thousands of volunteers are rolling up their sleeves in the fight against the deadly virus as some major drugmakers enter the last phase of trials. >> i'm here for me and for my community because i have some people that have -- i have lost due to this. i have fears like everybody else, but i'm here to help. >> reporter: those groups most affected by the virus are participating less. experts say that's because of historical societal injustices and mistrust. just last week, 17% of m

abc's elwyn lopez is in atlanta with much more.ning, dan. at least one clayton county deputy is on leave and under investigation following that arrest video, but the sheriff's office has yet to comment on what led up to this incident. this morning, outrage after this disturbing video posted online. witnesses capturing the footage on friday showing deputies in georgia pinning a man down. at least one of the deputies punching the man in the face.oug hi that's roderick walker. his attorney says the father of four and his girlfriend had just dropped off their rental car and got a ride home. shortly after, they say clayton county deputies pulled that car over for an alleged broken taillight. >> despite roderick not being the driver, but the passenger, they immediately approached him, asked him for his i.d. he informed them that he the not have any i.d. and he did not need any since he was in tnot driving the vehicle. >> reporter: that's when walker's attorney said his client was asked to step out of the car. >> it escalates to him being

abc's elwyn lopez has more. >> reporter: this is what's left of the room where kate wise was gettingght the mother of three says she used an off brand hand sanitizer before lighting a candle at her round rock home near austin, texas. >> and then the explosion happened that in a matter of two seconds lit my entire body on fire. and i heard my daughter screaming, mom's on fire. mom's on fire. >> reporter: her two youngest girls, just 6 and 7 years old, were able to escape while kate was left battling the flames to save her teenage daughter. >> evelyn has cerebral palsy so i knew even in the chaos of things that she wasn't going to be able to save herself so my next mission was to get myself, even though i'm unable to see and my skin is sizzling, was to get to heir room. >> reporter: after getting her to safety, kate spent several days in the icu. >> even though i'm in excruciating pain, i'm trying to do what i can do to get back to 100%. >> reporter: hand sanitizers continue to fly off the shelves during the pandemic and although the cdc says fire incidents related to alcohol-based han