abc's -- eva pilgrim -- has more. more than 100 shots fired? police ending a terrifying series of attacks. officials say the number of actual shots fired at christopher sowell... still being tallied. sot - commission right now that count is 109 shots fired police are now identifying the 9 officers who opened fire, but not saying which hit and killed the 32-year-old suspected in a series of violent attacks on 5 people- investigators say he stabbed two children, including his own 8 year old son? sot - dan sowell/brother: it's a shame that he did it to his own kids but in the end, it wasn't fair that the cops shot an unarmed man that many times. the philadelphia police weapons used to slash and attack sowell's alleged victims were found? sot - commissioner richard ross/philadelphia pd: it is of serious concern to us the number of shots that were calls "contagious fire" at the chaotic scene? and is promising more training. sot - lz: it's about certain biases and whether or not police officers are properly trained to recognize when someone is mental

abc's eva pilgrim is in lakeland, florida.... this morning? relief for a florida family after two days of searching for their missing daughter. sot -- luther lewis/dad - family talks to eva pilgrim - "he has no chance at hurting my state of tennessee-after four year old rebecca lewis was found by hospital workers in a memphis parking lot. sot grady judd, polk co. sheriff's office - "the state of tennessee chose not to do an little girl disappearing from (gfx) according to authorities, surveillance footage tracked rebecca and 31 year old family friend west hogs from a local mcdonalds to a georgia gas station. (gfx ) amber alerts issued in florida, georgia, and alabama? but not tennessee (gfx) a park ranger there stopping hogs sunday night, but later letting him and little rebecca go. (gfx) by the time that ranger saw a police bulletin and realized who they were? the pair was gone. authorities will bring rebecca home to her family today. sot -- luther lewis/dad - family talks to eva pilgrim - "he's the one who made the this man is in custody acc

abc's eva pilgrim is reporting from inside the storm zone. >> reporter: hurricane matthew continuing to wreak havoc, pummeling the florida coastline. >> you see just how bad it has gotten -- >> the category 2 hurricane showing torrential downpours and powerful winds up to 110 miles per hour. in haiti the death toll soaring. the storm leaving close to 300 dead. here in st. augustine, florida, devastating flooding. >> more than 1 million without power in florida. we are part of that group. we're staying in a holt, no power here. you can see they used glow sticks to light the way to the hallway. >> reporter: the storm's dangerous center as it moves north. states of emergency declared in georgia, south carolina, and melbourne and vero beach too. in its aftermath, water taking over the town, swallowing park benches, streets, tearing up roots and tearing down trees. over 3 million fleeing their homes from florida up the north carolina coast as matthew sets sights on georgia. >> thanks to eva pilgrim. we'll keep tracking the storm and political turbulence 24/7. tune into "good morning ameri

that was eva pilgrim reporting. now -- to a new scandal -- rocking the nfl. giants' place- kicker -- josh brown he's sidelined -- until further notice -- after admitting -- in hand-written journals -- to abusing his wife. brown was arrested last year -- accused of beating his wife. but charges were never filed. and the league suspended him -- for just one game. nfl commissioner -- roger goodell says -- they are re-evaluating -- brown's case. a washington-state mom -- is furious tonight. thursday evening -- hospital staff -- locked savanna lewitt -- and her their clinic. lewitt says -- they were led to an exam -- and forgotten. "because the feeling i felt, and how scared and alone, like i couldn't do anything," lewitt said. "i don't want somebody to ever go through that feeling. it was horrible." a cleaning crew -- found the mother and son inside -- and helped them out. lewitt's son never received treatment. the hospital is apologizing. they say -- they're investigating the incident. downtown saint joseph, missouri. the flames -- broke out in a building last n

aircraft carrier - v that was eva pilgrim reporting. a washington think-tank says -- the world's most powerful military - makeover. the center for a new american security -- wants -- the pentagon -- to scrap its 40-billion dollar -- aircraft-carrier program. the center recommends -- canceling the ford-class aircraft carriers. instead -- they say -- spend the money -- on the b-21 bomber -- new submarines -- and the battle for mosul. intense fighting -- now underway. abc's -- martha raddatz -- reports -- iraqi and kurdish fighters -- backed by the u-s -- are closing in -- on the largest isis stronghold -- in iraq. script: the resistance has been fierce. nats a suspected isis suicide vehicle today speeding towards a convoy of advancing forces?those forces opening fire. after one narrow miss, then another, finally the car is struck, catching fire. nats the gunfire also intense saturday on the some of the many perils as thirty- thousand iraqi and kurdish troops push towards mosul-----aided by american airpower, artillery..and ground troops (

abc's eva pilgrim with the details. >> reporter: thousands of soldiers fighting a new battle against the military they once proudly served. >> i had done everything they asked of me. these were promises that were made. >> it's caused stress and anxiety on my entire family. >> it was a slap in the face. >> reporter: during the height of the wars in iraq and afghanistan, the national guard offered bonuses. >> if we could wave the magic wand and make all this go away, we would. then we would be breaking the law. >> reporter: now the military wants the money back from thousands of soldiers. the bonuses were supposed to go to soldiers with skills in high demand. the pentagon says they paid out bonuses to guardsmen in all 50 states who never should have qualified for the extra cash. in california, the guard going after 9700 current and retired guardsmen. paying about $1300. >> reporter: chris van meter, a purple heart recipient survived a roadside bomb in iraq, forced to refinance his home to repay $46,000 in bonuses. >> you have thousands of soldiers having to pay this money back. >> repo

and abc's eva pilgrim on the big question over at least one alert that did not happen right away. >> reporter: tonight, relief for a florida family after a two-day ordeal. hospital workers in memphis today spotting 4-year-old rebecca lewis and her alleged abductor in a parking lot and calling police. 31-year-old west hogs, a former family friend, now in custody. the family to be reunited tomorrow. >> the family is going to get together and throw her a welcome home party when we come home with her. >> reporter: the little girl disappearing from her lakeland, florida, home on saturday. a georgia gas station. amber alerts spreading to georgia and alabama, but not tennessee, where a state park ranger stopped hogs last night, but let him go after hogs told him he was waiting for the girl's mom. by the time the ranger saw a police bulletin, they were gone. the sheriff here in florida, blasting tennessee for their delay in joining the amber alert. >> the state of tennessee chose not to do an amber alert when we asked them to. tennessee. he was there. >> reporter: david, tennessee put that a

>> all right, eva pilgrim, thank you. >>> when we come back here, the major ice cream recall in 25 states. the big mixup tonight. >>> also, the bear attack in the park. authorities on the scene right now. the hiker saying the bear came bader against berg weighing in on that national anthem protest and her very candid words, when we come back. then i realized managing was all i was doing. when i finally told my doctor, he said humira was for people like me who have tried other medications,... but still experience the symptoms of moderate to severe crohn's disease. in clinical studies, the majority of patients on humira relief... ...and many achieved remission. humira can lower your ability to fight infections... ...including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal infections and cancers,... including lymphoma, have happened; as have blood, liver, and nervous system problems, serious allergic reactions,... ...and new or worsening heart failure. before treatment, get tested for tb. tell your doctor if you've been to areas where certain fungal infections are common, and if you've had tb,... ..

eva pilgrim, our thanks to you. let's get right back to ginger now, because the central question while we're on the air tonight for so many here in florida, ginger, is what time tonight will they really see the affects of this hurricane? and can you also talk about what you first reported last night, the possibility that this could circle out to sea and then come back and potentially hit twice. >> reporter: well, david, the core of terror, of that storm, the harshest winds, will really come close by midnight tonight for some folks. and really through the early here, i'm expecting it closer to 7:00 a.m., between 7:00 and 9:00 a.m. right along the space coast. but let me take you to that track again. this is a big deal, too, because we have not seen a storm of this magnitude make landfall in florida since wilma, and that was in 2005. remember, that was 4,000 days ago today, actually. and yes, it could turn back around, but it will be much weaker by then. david? >> i remember wilma well, i was right here for that, as w

eva pilgrim, abc news, jacksonville, florida. >> yeah. so between wednesday and saturday, some 3,700 flights canceled so far. and more to come, no doubt. obviously, it's impacting the race for the white house, as well. it's actually forcing both candidates to cancel events and close offices in the critical swing state of florida. >> both candidates are pulling their punches on tv ads until the threat is over tweeting out their next debate. here is abc each tom llamas. >> reporter: in battleground florida hillary clinton and donald trump shutting down their campaign offices for once both on the same page. clinton tweeting, i urge everyone to follow emergency instructions and evacuate if you're told to. trump warning, if your home is in the path of the hurricane and you're advised to leave, you need to do so right now. the storm comes with both candidates deep in debate prep. trump screening video of the first showdown. aides wanted to point out his reaction easy under fire >> perpetuated a false claim. . >> it involves going after then onl

that was eva pilgrim reporting. date night is cancelled -- for people in new york city.. all because of one man. what he did -- causing a panic-- at the opera. and -- have you heard of home-made braces? it's a trend -- catching the eye of teenagers -- nationwide, why dentists say -- it's a horrible i'm catherine cortez masto and i approve this message. as a doctor, i see how decisions in washington impact my patients here in nevada. joe heck's voted ten times to defund planned parenthood, which thousands of women depend on for cancer screenings. and heck opposes a woman's right to choose even when her health is at risk. for me and my patients, shakes central italy -- destroying dozens of homes -- and churches. now scientists say -- the danger isn't over. this drone video -- showing crumbled buildings in the town of amatrice. that's the same town -- already august. the new -- six-point-six quake -- causing even more damage. it's the strongest in italy -- in 36 years. thousands of people are homeless -- tonight. but thankfully -- everyone is alive. right now -- in wisconsin

abc's eva pilgrim looking into it. >> reporter: more than 100 shots fired, police ending a terrifying series of attacks. this mornin number of actual shots fired are still being tallied. >> as of now that count is 109 shots fired. >> reporter: police are now identifying the nine officers who opened fire but not saying which hit and killed the 32- year-old suspected in a series of violent attacks on five people. investigators say he stabbed two children including his own 8-year-old son. >> the thing that he did to his cops shot an unarmed man that many times. >> reporter: the philadelphia police commissioner says while no gun has been recovered mullple weapons used to slash and attack his alleged victims were found. >> it's of serious concern to us the number of shots that were fired. >> reporter: according to the commissioner one factor may have been what he calls contagious fire at the chaotic scene and promising more training. >> it's about biases and are properly trained to recognize when someone is mental ill and how to de- escalate a situation, than someone who is violent and try

eva pilgrim, abc news, hoboken, new jersey. >>> and a sports note, the braves said a final good-bye to atlanta's turner field. the team will open a new stadium about 15 miles away next season. >> say it ain't so. the final game featured a special appearance by two well-known fans, president jimmy carter and his wife, rosalyn. both had their brave hats on and seen on the stadium kiss cam. >> the smooch got cheers, and it was not the first appearance on the kiss cam, by the way, but seen there last september. >> he's a regular. if you see the kiss cam, it's incredible, get you right there, but those guys, they are really the first couple of atlanta. so having them there on the last day is great. >> didn't help the team enough. >> no. braves are terrible. >> sorry. >> new stadium will pick them up. we'll see. >>> coming up in "the skinny," breaking news from paris. kim kardashian held at gun point. the latest and how her husband reacted to the emergency while on stage. >>> plus, the scare in the air. a plane misses its first landing due to strong winds. how it finally touched down. you're

abc's eva pilgrim filed this report on matthew's impact. >> reporter: hurricane matthew tearing through georgia and slamming the south carolina coastline. the monster storm barreling along the coast. >> you cannot stand in one place. >> reporter: leaving behind a trail of destruction. >> sounded like a train hitting the house. the wind was so strong. the hurricane killing 6 overnight in florida, the storm surge sending floodwaters through saint augustine, vehicles submerged people stranded at this bed and breakfast forced to wait out the downpour. the damage left by matthew, catastrophic, watch this wall of water blast through the dunes rushing into the city streets. in the aftermath swallowing whole roads, debris piling up, these trees folded over while rooftops and stoplights litter industry streets. hope alan said she and her husband was forced to evacuate twice. >> i have no idea if i have a home to go to. >> reporter: this morning over 1 million left in the dark. >> no power here, they used glow sticks to light the way. >> reporter: more than 6,000 national guardman and women in th

abc's -- eva pilgrim -- has more. more than 100 shots fired? police ending a terrifying series of attacks. officials say the number of actual shots fired at christopher sowell... still being tallied. sot - commissioner richard ross/philadelphia pd: as of right now that count is 109 shots fired police are now identifying the 9 officers who opened fire, but not saying which hit and killed the 32-year-old suspected in a series of violent attacks on 5 people- investigators say he his own 8 year old son? sot - dan sowell/brother: it's a shame that he did it to his own kids but in the end, it wasn't fair that the cops shot an unarmed man that many times. the philadelphia police commissioner says while no gun has been recovered? multiple weapons used to slash and attack sowell's alleged victims were found? sot - commissioner richard ross/philadelphia pd: it is of serious concern to us the number of shots that were factor may have been what he calls "contagious fire" at the chaotic scene? and is promising more training. sot - lz: it's about certain bia

eva pilgrim tells us about him. >> reporter: this morning the damage to the train station slowing down investigators in their search for answers as to why a new jersey transit train crashed into the platform killing one person and injuring 114 others. >> because of the asbestos and the unsettled structures we are not sure about i'm not allowing anybody in there. >> reporter: trapped in the evidence key evidence, the plaque box and the image recorder. one recorder was sent to the manufacturer, to figure out how fast the train was going and if the brakes were used before the disastrous stop. officials have not said how howt the train was going. witnesses say it was going three times faster than normal. the train hit with such violent force part station ceiling collapsed debris raining down on hundreds of people waiting for trains. >> our objective is not to find out what happened, but why it happened so we can prevent it from happening again. >> reporter: investigator are planning to speak to the engineer identified as 48-year-old thomas gallagher, preliminary drug and alcohol tests have

a financial mixup causing frustration and fury among american soldiers and their abc's eva pilgrim shows us, the government wants them to give their business -- their bonus pay back. eva: thousands of soldiers tonight fighting a new battle against the military they once proudly served. >> i had done everything they have asked of me. these were promises that were made. >> it's caused a lot of stress and anxiety on my entire family. >> it was a slap in the face. eva: during the height of the wars in iraq and afghanistan the national guard offer bonuses. but then we'd be breaking the law. eva: the bonuses were supposed to go to soldiers with skills in high demand. but the pentagon says it paid out bonuses to guardsmen in all 50 states who never should have qualified for the extra cash. california alone the national , guard now going after 9,700 current and retired guardsmen , $22 million already recouped. >> month after month we were eva: chris van meter, a purple heart recipient, survived a roadside bomb in iraq now forced to refinance his home to repay $46,000 in bonuses. >> you still hav

one of the two black boxes did not work the day of the accident abc's eva pilgrim reports from hoboken. >> reporter: for the first time, the engineer's account of what happened in the moments before that train, full of commuters, crashed killing one person and injuring 114 others. >> he looked at the watch and noticed his train was about six minutes late arriving at hoboken. he said that when he checked the speedometer, he was operating at 10 miles per hour wh >> reporter: thomas gallagher, the 48-year-old engineer, says he has no memory of the accident, only waking up on the floor of the cab. another setback in the search for answers. this event recorder recovered from the back of the train was not working. >> we want to get in and get the exact speed of the train. >> reporter: new jersey transit had been under investigation by the federal railroad administration for the past five years, finding 183 safety violations, some related to and almost $5 million in damage to tracks and equipment. the train is required by law to have a working front event recorder. so investigators are hopefu

abc's eva pilgrim is in hoboken tonight. eva: tonight for the first time , the engineer's account of what happened in the moments before that train full of commuters and injuring 114 others. >> he checked his watch and noticed his train was about 6 minutes late arriving at hoboken. he said that when he checked the speedometer he was operating at 10 mph when entering the station track. eva: thomas gallagher, the 48-year-old engineer, says he has no memory of the accident, only waking up on the floor of the cab. another setback in the search for answers -- this event recorder recovered from the back of the train wasn't working. >> we want to get in and get the exact speed of train. eva: new jersey transit had been under investigation by the federal railroad administration for the past 5 years, finding 183 safety violations, some related to employee drug and alcohol use, and almost $5 million in damage to tracks and equipment. sheldon: the train is required by law to have a working front event recorder. investigators are hopeful

abc's -- eva pilgrim -- is here -- with how devices in your home -- may have been used -- to keep you -- from loggin on -- to popular sites. it started with twitter? (gfx) th dark? hundreds of your favorite websites -- suddenly offline following a massive cyber-attack on friday. (map gfx) from six am on the east coast until late into the night, wave after wave of the impacts blocked access across the globe. sot - frank cilluffo - someone (gfx) according to a 2014 report, "denial of service" attacks similar to this one could cost companies anywhere from $20,000 to $100,000 each hour their sites are down? friday's attack choked access to shopping giants amazon and ebay -- among others --- for have access to tools that can cause significant damage physical world, smoking keyboards are even harder to find in the cyber domain. this morning, the fbi is investigating the widespread cyber-assault - and whether so-called "smart devices" in millions used to launch the attack? turning wi-fi connected devices like refrigerators, printers, doorbells and dvrs (gfx) into a massive "zombie network" r

here's eva pilgrim with the latest. >> reporter: thousands of soldiers fighting a new battle against the military they once proudly served. >> i had done everything they these were promises they've made. >> it's causing a lot of stress. >> reporter: during the height of the wars in iraq and afghanistan, the national guard offered bonuses. but now the military wants that money back from thousands of soldiers. the bonuses were supposed to go to soldiers with skills in high demand. but the pentagonai never should have gotten the extra cash. $22 million already recouped. >> month after month, paying about $1,300. >> reporter: this soldier, forced to refinance his home to repay $46,000 in bonuses. >> i felt totally betrayed by my commanders. >> reporter: the pentagon waived his repayment, but he's not croc dropping the case. >> are any of the soldiers getting to keep their bonuses? >> they've waived a lot of them, but thousands still having repay. >>> still ahead, the race to find a 21-year-old hiker. >>> plus, the problem with yoga pants. what one man said, sending women my friends think

eva pilgrim, abc news, new york. >> the california national guard says it's already waived repayment of $37 million in bonuses. that doesn't mean every is now debt-free. >> thousands of soldiers are still on the hook for a lot of money. gnat's what's making news in america this monday morning. >> do stay with us for "good morning america." have great monday, everybody, >>> now at 4:30, the wait is over. the interbelt bridge reaching its biggest milestone yetment. >>> intense flames destroyed a home. i will have the latest. >> it's just on a totally different level. i am beyond thrilled. >> on monday it will start to sink in. >> an epic world series class now just one day away, and the final preparations that the team is making, and the new

this driver somehow survived but as eva pilgrim reports, he's now in trouble with the law. >> reporter: tonight, the driver of this demolished pickup truck, a member of the u.s. navy, charged with four counts of vehicular homicide and dui. >> it almost sounded like gunfire, and then you see the vehicle come down. >> the vehicle is on its side, and is going to roll back over. >> reporter: this cell phone video shows the chaos and panic at a crowded fair in san diego after that truck flew off a bridge and plunged 60 feet onto a vendor at a packed motorcycle festival. >> when they arrived, they did find the vehicle on its side and top of four individuals. >> reporter: police officers and authorities say the driver, 24-year-old richard anthony sepolio, seen here being treated at the scene, was under the influence when he lost control. >> there's no other thought but what you see, somebody's got to be dead. >> reporter: sepolio survived the crash and is in the hospital with serious injuries. he has not yet entered a plea. this crash could have been even worse. the truck came to a rest just

abc's eva pilgrim is reporting from inside the storm zone. >> reporter: hurricane matthew continuing to wreak havoc, pummeling the florida coastline. >> you see just how bad it has gotten -- >> the category 2 hurricane showing its torrential downpours and powerful winds up to 110 miles per hour. in haiti the death toll soaring. the storm leaving close to 300 dead. here in st. augustine, florida, devastating flooding. >> more than 1 million without power in florida. we are part of that group. we're staying in a holt, no power here. you can see they used glow sticks to light the way to the hallway. >> reporter: the storm's dangerous center as it moves north. states of emergency declared in georgia, south carolina, and north carolina.

abc's eva pilgrim has more. >> reporter: a packed jet erupting in flames, stirring panic on board just seconds before takeoff. federal investigators revealing something inside the engine of this boeing 767 broke apart. >> examination of the engine has revealed that the stage 2 disks of the high-pressure turbine failed. >> reporter: the miami-bound flight on the runway. >> jump and slide. >> reporter: when hot debris from the engine sparked that massive fire. >> this engine disintegrated. hot metal penetrates the gas tank, and we see a quick fuel-fed fire. >> reporter: the right side of the plane going up in flames. >> everybody's coming towards the left side of the plane where i was. so everybody's pushing us and screaming. >> reporter: the debris flying in every direction. one piece found roughly 1600 feet north of the plane. another in a warehouse almost 3,000 feet south. somehow none of the debris sliced into the cabin, packed with 161 people. >> i ran out into the runway, into the grass area. seeing the plane in flames. and i thought it was going to explode. >> reporter: 20 people

here's eva pilgrim with the latest. >> reporter: thousands of soldiers fighting a new battle against the military they once proudly served. >> i had done everything they asked of me. these were promises they've >> it was a slap in the face. >> reporter: during the height of the wars in iraq and afghanistan, the national guard offered bonuses. >> if we could wave the magic want and make it go away, we would. but then we would be breaking the law. >> reporter: but now the military wants that money back from thousands of soldiers. the bonuses were supposed to go to soldiers with skills in high demand. but the pentagon says it paid out bonuses to guardsmen who never should have qualified for the extra cash. california going after 9,700 current and retired guardsmen. $22 million already recouped. >> month after month, paying about $1,300. >> reporter: this soldier, forced to refinance his home to repay $46,000 in bonuses. >> you still have thousands of soldiers having to pay this money back. >> reporter: another soldier refused to pay. >> reporter: after he filed a lawsuit, the pentagon w

eva pilgrim, abc news, new york. >> the california national guard says it's already waived repayment of $37 million in bonuses. that doesn't mean every is now debt-free. >> thousands of soldiers are still on the hook for a lot of money. gnat's what's making news in america this monday morning. >> do stay with us for "good morning america." doug: 4:30. good morning. october 24. i'm randy price. emily: i'm emily riemer. a warning on a boston campus. the alert to students after a sex assault inside a dorm. randy: loved ones fearing the worst after a teenager is missing. new details that could be emily: presidential candidates hitting the battle ground states. what donald trump has to say about new numbers that give hillary clinton the lead. randy: good morning, cindy. it is nice and cool. nothing too dramatic. cindy: not yet. it's going to get colder each morning. checking a little bit of rain, you can see this showing up mainly in connecticut and southeastern massachusetts. along the pike, you can see a