david kerley, abc news, washington. >>> and there's concern about russia this morning. nato is keeping a close eye on war games being conducted by the russian military. russia says the exercises involve nearly 6,000 of its own troops along with aircraft, tanks and artillery. but estonia, which is a nato member says up to 100,000 russians could take part. the last time russia conducted this type of war game, they were followed by an annexation of crimea. >>> 30,000 workers have fanned out across florida and they've restored 60% of the power. >> president trump flew to florida to get a birth's eye view of the damage, meet with first responders and hand out sandwiches. and we're learning more from a nursing home. molly hunter has the latest. >> reporter: nurse judy from is being hailed as a hero. her quick thinking leading to the evacuation of this hollywood nursing home. it all started at 3:00 a.m. wednesday morning. an hour later, another patient and an hour later, a third emergency call from the same nursing home across the road. >> i, along with another colleague, deci

and abc's david kerley is following late developments in washington tonight. >> reporter: good evening, david. according to nhk, the japanese broadcaster, this missile passed over the northern part of the country at 7:06 a.m. no word on what type of missile this may have been. the north koreans did fire two icbm missiles back in august, and there has been a flurry of activity from that country in the past month. a ballistic micele fired on august 29th, then that big h-bomb test on september 3rd. sanctions passed by the u.n. security council. and then, on the 14th, today, another launch as we say, we don't know what kind of missile it was. we're only hearing this from nhk. no word from the pentagon so far, david, as to what missile may have been fire oefrd ver ja. >> david kerley, thank you, leading us off with that move by the north koreans. >>> in the meantime tonight, we turn next to that new and horrific description of what really played out inside that nursing home, where several residents died, days after hurricane irma. no power, using backup generators. no air conditioning in th

kerley starts our coverage from the white house. >> reporter: just hours after showing off what was said to be a hydrogen bomb capable of fitting on intercontinental missile, seismographs start dancing from this remote site, an underground north korean nuclear test shaking the earth. the north claimed its sixth nuks leer test was a perfect success. but this was its first much more powerful hydrogen bomb test. cheers greeted the announcement in pyongyang, south korea believing the test suggests a bomb four to five times more powerful than the one that hit nagasaki. the provocative move met with a stern response from president trump calling north korea hostile and dangerous. >> mr. president, will you attack north korea? a month ago the president threatened north korea with military action. >> they will be met with fire and fury. >> reporter: just a week and a half ago saying the statement wasn't strong enough he suggested kim was starting to respect the u.s. a different message just hours ago. defense secretary james mattis emerging from the meeting with the president was blunt. >> any th

>> david kerley, our thanks to you, leading us off with that provocative move. yet another move by the north koreans. >>> in the meantime tonight, we turn next to that new and horrific description of what really played out inside that nursing home where several residents died, days after hurricane irma. no power, using backup generators. no air conditioning in the sweltering heat. you saw the evacuations play out, and now, we learned how this unfolded. some residents had initially been brought to the hospital across the street, where doctors and nurses were so concerned with what they saw, they went to the nursing home themselves. and what they witnessed, this nurse says, will haunt her forever. multiple patients with body temperatures in the triple digits. one reaching 106 degrees. abc's chief national correspondent tom llamas from florida again tonight. >> reporter: tonight, we're learning how one quick-thinking nurse triggered the emergency evacuation of that florida nursing home, saving countless lives. 3:00 a.m. wednesday morning, a into memorial regional h

>> david kerley in washington. thank you. >>> tonight, president trump inviting chuck schumer and nancy pelosi to the white house. two democratic leaders, of course. it comes after he brokered a deal with them just last week. abc's mary bruce tonight, on a white house now insisting president trump is a republican. >> reporter: meeting with members of both parties at the white house today, the republican president sounded a lot like a democrat, saying the wealthy may have to pay higher taxes. >> if they have to go higher, they'll go higher, frankly. >> reporter: with his own party struggling to deliver on his agenda, the president has been wooing the other side. in the oval office last week, he struck that government funding deal with chuck schumer and nancy pelosi. tonight, they're back for an intimate dinner with the president. he calls them chuck and nancy now. a friendlier tone that's raising questions about where he really stands. the president has called chuck schumer a clown, pelosi a loser, but now he seems

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david kerley, thank you for the update. for more, we want to bring in retired marine corps colonel and abc news contributor steve ganyard. thank you for joining us this morning. first and foremost, if the claims are true. >> good morning, paula. >> that the north has a hydrogen bomb and can use it on the u.s., how concerning is this to you? >> it's a big concern, paula. this is a step up in nuclear capability. in the past, they had only demonstrated what we call a fission bomb. what the u.s. used in nagasaki and hiroshima. moving up to a thermonuclear device is a big step. and as ian said, it's much stronger. a big step up in capability. very worrying when you put it together with the pictures of kim jong-un showing a miniaturized thermonuclear device. >> the president has promised fire and fury. what options does he have here? >> dan, other than a preemptive strike, which nobody wants to do because it could turn the whole peninsula into fire and cause millions of casualties. one of the problems here is not being able to do

david kerley, abc news, was washington. >>> and coming up, apple surprises fans with three new iphonesephens. she explains why she was totally shocked by her win. that's next on "world news now." >>> having done this once, does it give you a hunger to do this again? feel this feeling again? >> of course, girl, did you see that check that lady handed me? like, yes! [ laughter ] >> sloane keeping it real. she's like, oh, my god, are you kidding me? sloane stephens there had ice running through her veins throughout the whole tournament until she got that $3.7 million check. >> not a bad chunk of change for a 24 year old, and that winning moment was certainly priceless. not just for sloane but for her mother as well. >> and robin roberts got to sit down with both sloane and mom. >> reporter: congratulations. >> thank you. >> reporter: has it sunk? >> i always wanted to win slam, but i never pictured myself in that situation, the dramatic falling and all that. i never saw it. and when it happened i was like, wait, what do i do now? do i cry? roll on the ground? i'm not sure. i was so shocke

here's david kerley. >> reporter: word tonight that some american diplomats serving in cuba not only suffered mild traumatic brain injuries, but also some with permanent hearing saying it met with ten of those affected. who were hit by the sonic harassment attacks. along with traumatic brain injury, some officers are experiencing loss of balance, severe headaches, and cognitive disruption. a source says starting last december, the u.s. officials were exposed to a sonic device which experts suggest cold produce sound waves below, and above human hearing which could cause these symptoms. some officials were medically evacuated. the news tonight coming from the officers' union, not the state department which refused to reveal the diagnosis, but did expel two cuban diplomats in retaliation. >> we hold the cuban authorities responsible for finding out who is carrying out these health attacks. >> reporter: cuba says it has never used or allowed its territory to be used to attack diplomats. tonight, the state says the number of people affected stands at 19, the most recent, just a month ago

david kerley, thank you. let's bring in abc news political commentator cokie roberts who is also in washington this morning. cokie, good morning. how in your view is the president handling this disaster thus far? >> well, he's doing a redo today. the trip earlier this week, as you just heard from david, didn't go well. he was seen as being aloof and distant. the first lady, who did show up with a baseball cap and sneakers, but left washington in stiletto heels, and there was a lot of comment about that, but the president clearly understands partly because the vice president and mrs. pence did such a good job of going in and working really on their hands and knees with the victims, the president understands that he has to go back. now, we know that his redos times work and sometimes don't. his redo of the charlottesville situation backfired against him so we'll have to see how it goes today. >> now, cokie, this isn't like president bush circling katrina and not landing. i mean shouldn't we be really critiquing

with your gma first look i'm david kerley, abc news, washington. >>> now a live desk update from abcrnings. >> new from our live desk this morning residents beginning to return to south florida in the wake of hurricane irma. new video here coming in of people at a checkpoint in florida city just south of miami. authorities are allowing some residents to return home to survey damage left behind. high winds and storm surges destroyed homes and left millions without power. several major airports in florida that stopped passenger operations due to irma will begin some limited service starting today. >>> it is 5:16. you are about to see a small plane crash caught on camera in connecticut. we want to let you know that the pilot only suffered minor injuries, he is expected to be okay. a witness captured the video of the cessna yesterday morning short therefore after it clipped the top of several trees, flips and crashes there. the pilot is an 81-year-old man, he was rushed to a nearby hospital. no word on why he came in so low. there was a small fuel leak in the parking lot where he crashed

here's david kerley. >> reporter: for these young girls, 12 year old sheila, 10 year old sister kathrynsome justice, they were snatched from a maryland m to more than 40 years ago, all these years later, this carnival worker, now 60, faced a judge. the girls' parents and brothers there. thanking police and prosecutors who kept this cold case alive. >> they have treated sheila and kate as if they were their own sisters. or daughters. >> reporter: but there's more to this case. lloyd welch admits helping abduct the girls, transporting at least one body to virginia but denies raping or killing them. prosecutors suggest others involved in the killings are dead or a case could not be proven. >> we put one of the main perpetrators away for all intents and purposes the rest of his life. >> reporter: that's because he is already serving time for a separate sex crime and will be sentenced to 48 years for the killing of these two young girls. david washington. >>> and coming up, apple surprises fans with three new iphones. what you need to know to be the first to get one. >>> but first, we're one

here's david kerley. >> reporter: just hours after showing off what was said to be a hydrogen bomb, seismographs start dancing from this remote site, an underground north korean nuclear test shaking the earth. the north claimed the test was a perfect success. but this was its first, much more powerful, hydrogen bomb test. kim jong-un's provocative move met with a stern response from president trump, calling north >> mr. president, will you attack north korea? >> we'll see. >> reporter: a month ago, president trump threatened military action. but just a week and a half ago said kim was starting to respect the u.s. a different message just hours ago. defense secretary james mattis, emerging from a meeting with the president, was blunt. >> any threat to the united states or its territories, including guam or our allies, will be met with a massive military response, a response both effective and overwhelming. >> reporter: but the defense secretary also messaged north korea that the u.s. is not seeking hostilities. >> we are not looking to the total annihilation of a country, namely north korea, but

the 49ers did release wide receiver jeremy kerley despite resigning him in march.e led the team in receptions and yards last season. the team also released the defensive tackle quentin dial after four years as a 49er. >>> tonight, derek carr's childhood dream came true. his number was retired at fresno state during a halftime ceremony at the bulldogs game. he holds the school record. now joins his brother david. the raiders were worried he was going to get a little bit emotional during the ceremony, but he kept up his composure like usual. >>> the giants only had one hit in the first eight innings against saint louis. in the bottom of the 9th inning, buster posey singles home hunter pence, then nick hundley goes opposite field for a walk off home run. his second career game ending homer and the giants come back to win 2-1. >>> fans in seattle hoping to see oakland snap their four game losing streak. blake's pitch slips past bruce maxwell allowing jean segura to score the game winning run as the mariners win 7-6. the as have now lost five in a row. and that is a tou

david kerley is there. they have deployed fema across the region. >> reporter: they have.busy. at this point here at the fee ma response center the question is where will they be sending the material. they're adjusting their plans. remember we thought miami was going to get hit hard. now it's looking like tampa/st. pete. but over the last few days trucks of material have been moving south. staged over the border of florida, georgia, alabama as well. utility trucks have been coming from the north, south and west and closer to this area. as soon as the storm passes they can move in. now the state of florida has a lot of material and consumables already on site and ready to go. fema is the backup. they brought in and prepared more than 10 million liters of water, meals, tarps, everybody standing by. where is it going to have to go? which area is the hardest hit? they are watching the storm like the rest of us. >> and they are coming off hurricane harvey as well. what's moral like there? >> it's good. they talk about having to pull a lot of people out of houston into this area

here's abc's david kerley. >> reporter: a teen driver, radio on, distracted by her phone, then this.of the teens in these incidented provided by the aaa died. but four teens will die in crashes. could technology cut those statistics? the car patrick harley is driving has been programmed by his parents. seat belts, speed, even radio volume. >> reporter: general motors and rdfo ntion oows ffin vehicles. >> and this, you can limit the speed of the vehicle. >> reporter: freelance writer michael harley, patrick's father, was given a loaner car by gm to test the vehicle for a couple weeks and write an article. it has a report card. not only limits for the car but where the teen travels to as well. for a monthly fee, a parent can see if their teen stays within the agreed boundary. >> family link is going to text you when they arrive at work, they arrive at home or their friend's house. this is all virtual but it's peace of mind to the parents. >> reporter: and patrick knew -- >> in the back of my mind, i know she's going see the report card. hard braking and tailgating. >> reporter: sounds

abc's david kerley is outside reagan national and has that story for us.n, david. good morning. >> reporter: robin, this is a significant fine and probably many in the industry are applauding it because since that united airlines passenger was dragged off a plane, there's been a worry that the atmosphere in jetliners is changing. the number of these scenes is growing. a passenger taken down by a pilot. >> sit down. sit down. enough. you don't put your hands on my flight attendant. >> reporter: fights even before takeoff. [ baby crying ] >> reporter: yelling, screaming. disobeying flight attendant orders. bringing tension to the aluminum tubes that carry us. >> stop. >> reporter: even diverting flights. but this morning similar behavior could be costly. just ask james august who's just been ordered to pay hawaiian airlines nearly $100,000. he was abusive and threatening to his girlfriend and three kids then to flight attendants on a flight to jfk in november. even using the back of his hand to slap an attendant. the pilot turned back. a judge ordering the n

. >> abc's david kerley is at the white house with the very latest on the administration's response to this crisis. david, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, paula and dan. the president is feeling a bit of harvey. it is raining here. the president has now made his first request to congress for helping the victims of harvey. it won't be his last. he's asking for nearly $8 billion. 7.4 billion for immediate recovery and more than $400 million in small business loans. and congressional leaders said overnight they expect to approve this request next week as they return from summer recess. now, with that news in hand, and the request to congress, the president and first lady head back to the flood zone this morning with the white house promising very different than that trip earlier this week. that's when the president only met with his cabinet members and outside the firehouse as you're seeing holding up at that impromptu waving of a texas flag. little direct contact with victims. that will be different, says the white house today, when the president visits houston and lake c

david kerley is there. they have deployed fema across the region. >> reporter: they have.here at the fee ma response center the question is where will they be sending the material. they're adjusting their plans. remember we thought miami was going to get hit hard. now it's looking like tampa/st. pete. but over the last few days trucks of material have been moving south. staged over the border of florida, georgia, alabama as well. utility trucks have been coming from the north, south and west and closer to this area. as soon as the storm passes they can move in. now the state of florida has a lot of material and consumables already on site and ready to go. fema is the backup. they brought in and prepared more than 10 million liters of water, meals, tarps, everybody standing by. where is it going to have to go? which area is the hardest hit? they are watching the storm like the rest of us. >> and they are coming off hurricane harvey as well. what's moral like there? >> it's good. they talk about having to pull a lot of people out of houston into this area to try and help in

more, kerley -- caroline joins us. what are you hearing?ron tried to be cautious, he did mention the budget but he did not give details about the size and scope of the budget. he did not want to put angela merkel in a difficult situation before she forms a coalition. he wanted to talk about the vision and that is different. if you look at brussels the speech was praised in brussels. we heard from the spd, the prime minister who said he -- it was a bold and passionate play against nationalism but a very different approach from the check, saying that the future prime minister possibly running for office saying this kind of speech could lead to more brexit, more countries exiting the eu and macron should concentrate on france. we had criticism and journey -- and germany including from the csu where one member said macron wants to turn the eurozone into and on limited transfer unit stabilityspecting the pact. we will see how he responds when he delivers the budget. how is france responding and how is progress being made, we get the budget later

david kerley has a closer look. >> reporter: a teen driver, phone.on, distracted by her then this.ut today four teens will die in crashes. >> oh [bleep]! >> reporter: could technogy cut those statistics? the car patrick harley is driving has been programmed by his parents. seatbelts, speed, even radio volume. >> can't put it any louder than that. that's as loud as it goes. >> reporter: general motors and ford now offering teen driving opd the vehicle. >> reporter: freelance writer michael harley, patrick's father, was given a ner car by gm to te the technology for a couple of weeks and write an article. the technology provides a repo card, l recorded. not only limits for the car but where the teen travels to as well. for a monthly fee, a parent can see if their teen stays within the agreed boundary. >> family link is going to text you when they arrive at work, arrive at home or their friend's house. it's peace of mind for the t parent. >> reporter: patrick knew -- >> in the back of my mind i know he's going to see whatever i'm doing later on the report card. >> he was doing a bunch

more than a thousand flights have already been canceled and david kerley has more. good morning, david. >> reporter: good morning, michael. the seriousness of this storm highlighted by the swift action by airlines to cancel flights and get their aircraft out of harm's way. three days before landfall an american airlines took the extraordinary step of canceling every flight in and out of miami and south florida both saturday and sunday. that's 640 flights canceled by american airlines. they've just told us they are canceling any incoming flights from europe and south america starting tomorrow. now, a lot of airlines over the last couple of days were adding flights to try to get passengers out and evacuate tourists. that's coming to an end and of layings to increase today. already more than 1800 flights have been canceled. around the caribbean and around the florida area. michael, the only good news in all of in that irma is hitting during the weekend but you can still expect this to ripple through other parts of our aviation sector. michael. >> all right, thank you,

now open again but flights around the storm zone are just starting to get back on track and david kerleyt for us. >> reporter: michael, the airlines are really struggle ugh to get back up to service. american was only at 20% yesterday. they hope to get to 100% by the weekend. look at these pictures. the skies are empty. repopulated with planes that's the good news. american tells us one of the problems with them is that there aren't hotel rooms to rest their crews. overall, two airports closed, operating about 75% in florida right now. george? >> thanks david. >>> president trump is planning to go down to florida tomorrow to survey the damage caused by hurricane irma. he's also making a big push on tax reform holding a dinner at the white house with both republican and democratic senators and congress has sent a bill to president trump calling the violence last month at charlottesville a domestic terror attack and condemning the neo nazis, kkk and other hate groups. let's get the latest from cecilia vega. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. so far not a lot of details from th

in hurricanes harvey and irma and now they may show up at a used car dealership near you and david kerley out for. good morning, david. >> reporter: good morning, michael. this can happen very quickly. within days these flooded cars can be cleaned up. you might see an ad for them. you might see them on a used car lot and those cars can be ticking time bombs. irma's florida flood didn't spare cars. this morning the owner of kelly blue book estimating that between 200 and 4,000 cars in florida may have been flooded and that's on top of harvey's soaking of houston. these storms flooding somewhere between 500,000 and 1 million as we said, these cars can show up for sale in a matter of days. in fact, even before the storms there was a 20% increase in flood cars back on the roads in just the past year according to carfax. cars that could have hidden problems. >> it's like putting a computer into a bathtub. it's really impossible to tell when it's going to break those systems down but sooner or later the mechanical, the electrical and safety systems could be compromised which puts you and your f

now open again but flights around the storm zone are just starting to get back on track and david kerleyfor us. >> actually we just lost david. we'll try to get that later. >>> president trump is planning to go down to florida tomorrow to survey the damage caused by hurricane irma. he's also making a big push on tax reform holding a dinner at the white house with both republican and democratic senators and congress has sent a bill to president trump calling the violence last month at charlottesville a terror attack. let's get the latest from cecilia vega. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. so far not a lot of details from the white house about what this trip will look like but one difference in one respect we do foe about. when the president went to -- went to texas that first time you'll remember he went to the firehouse and waved that flag. he was criticized for not seeing the damage firsthand with his own eyes for not talking directly to victims. it looks like this trip, george will be a little bit different. he and the first lady are expected to survey directly the damag