abc's marci gonzalez reports. today - investigators are trying to figure out how this happened. nat viewer vid - "oh my god" this 175-million dollar, top-secret military surveillance blimp, ripping free from a military base in aberdeen, maryland yesterday afternoon. .. nats - oh my god it's dragging a 66-hundred foot metal cable behind it, knocking out powerlines, wn kid down our power at school and it knocked columbia's power. the helium-filled blimp... crossing over neighborhoods.. we were just like holy cow! that thing is enormous. military officials- unable to stop it ganyard there's supposed to be a switch that somebody on the ground, in an emergency can flip, that will do an emergency deflation and bring it down. in this case, they tried that switch but it didn't work the blimp, equipped able to search an area the size missiles and nearly 3-billion dollar system to defend the nation's

jack abc's marci gonzalez has more. " " a land-mark lawsuit... quick trial nats? a gun store- found liable in the shooting of these two police officers - that left them physically and emotionally scarred. sot: officer bryan norberg/milwaukee police "i felt like i didn't deserve to live anymore. committing suicide." officers bryan norberg and graham kunish shot in the face - following this 2009 altercation with suspect julius burton... he was 18 - too young to buy a gun at the time- and this video shows another man - illegally purchasing the pistol for him - at badger guns in milwaukee . even admitting on the form - that the gun was for someone else. the officers - sued the gun store..claiming it repeatedly looked the other way and sold weapons to criminals milwaukee authorities say that between 2006 and 2009 more than 1,800 firearms from badger guns were used in crimes. gun store officials - argued on the stand - that was never their intention- sot: donald flora/badger guns "the last thing we want to do is put a gun in somebody's hands, that's going to commit a cr

abc' s marci gonzalez has the latest. marci: today, a muddy mess in southern california after this, severe thunderstorms yesterday setting off massive mudslides. >> everybody up here is completely landlocked in by debris flow. marci: that flow miles long suddenly swallowing cars, stranding more than a hundred people. >> i don' t know what to do, i can' t, the car can' t move. >> are we stuck? >> yeah, we' re stuck. marci: shutting down a 30-mile stretch of interstate 5, one of california' s busiest freeways. gabby vesquez: next thing you know boulders are just coming down the mountain. it was just really crazy. mike martinez: it just happened quick, so it was scary, it was scary. marci: this woman forced to abandon her car and trudge through the fast-moving, debris-filled floodwaters >> she' s at least waist-deep. marci: emergency crews helping other drivers dig out of the thick mud. rescuers spending hours searching from the air making rescue, after rescue. the los angeles fire department tweeting pictures of one of their

nearly two dozen people are abc' s marci gonzalez has more. marci: today, the ntsb on the scene, investigating this scare >> engine' engine' marci: passengers sliding down the emergency chutes frantically poured out of the other side of daniela magro: i was freaking out. i was terrified at what was going on. marci: the dynamic airways flight was about to take off from fort lauderdale to venezuela thursday when another pilot first spotted a fuel leak. >> do you copy? >> yes, sir, we copy. marci: that fuel quickly igniting. david magro: in the window, it' s like flames all over the turbine of the plane. marci: all 101 people on board escaping, but more than 20 were hurt. some still in the hospital today. the charred jet removed from the runway overnight. investigators finding a small fuel leak between the engine and the wing caused it. kent george: they will be talking with the people that with the flight crews. there might even be some interviews with passengers later on today. marci: dynamic airline officials say the nearly 30-year-old plane wa

abc' s marci gonzalez takes a closer look. marci: a land-mark lawsuit. a gun store found liable in the shooting of these two police officers that left them physically and emotionally didn' t deserve to live anymore. i actually considered committing suicide. marci: officers bryan norberg and graham kunish shot in the face following this 2009 altercation with suspect julius burton. he was 18, too young to buy a gun at the time, and this video shows another man illegally purchasing the pistol for him at badger guns in milwaukee. even admitting on the form that the gun was for someone else. the officers sued the gun store, claiming it repeatedly looked milwaukee authorities say that between 2006 and 2009, more than 1800 firearms from badger guns were used in crimes. gun store officials argued on intention. donald flora: the last thing we want to do is put a gun in somebody' s hands that' s going to marci: after nine hours of deliberations, the jury awarded the officers nearly $6 million in damages, a rare ruling experts say could have broader implications. >

abc' s marci gonzalez has more on the damage the storm has caused so far. marci: relentless rain, wind, and dangerous flooding along the east coast. >> nothing much you can do but hunker down. marci: all of this from a separate storm unrelated to hurricane joaquin. gov. mcauliffe: we are dealing with two situations, a major , major severe event of rainfall . at the same time having to deal with this potential hurricane. marci: joaquin a category 4 hurricane battering the bahamas, lingering in the caribbean before moving north. forecasters expect it to stay off-shore. >> that' s a big sigh of relief. marci: but are still warning people to take precautions. dr. knabb: a hurricane does not have to go directly over your town, it doesn' t even have to make landfall to have an impact on you, especially if you' re along the coast. marci: in new jersey, residents along the shore are closely watching the storm track. >> i am very nervous. marci: nearly three years after superstorm sandy, they are building up beach barriers , getting ready in the rain for possible flo

here's marci gonzalez. >> reporter: tonight, questions about this takedown of a texas city councilman tased by police in his front yard. >> put your hands behind your back. >> reporter: police body cam video shows councilman jonathan miller outside of his home thursday night, asking officers why they were questioning three of his friends. >> i'm not trying to be combative or anything. >> okay, i'm not either. >> okay, man. go stand over there, man. this is a scene. come on. >> please don't put your hand on me. >> go over there before you go to jail for interfering. >> reporter: the tension, quickly escalating. >> i'm telling you one more time go over there before you go to jail. turn around. >> i'm not saying nothing. >> reporter: cell phone video repeatedly ignoring officers' demands to stop. >> reporter: the prairie view police chief telling abc station ktrk the female officer who responded to sandra bland. miller, charged with resisting arrest and interfering with public duties, now out of jail. he and neighbors, raising concerns over the male officer's use of force. those officers

as marci gonzalez reports, so far doctors in houston haven't figured out what is going on. marci: nearly nonstop. 12,000 times a day. caitlin says it started suddenly three weeks ago. >> painful. marci: and has taken over her life. >> she can't go to school. she can't really do anything normal. it has asked everything. >> the 12-year-old isn't the first to serve like this. >> it's frustrating. >> lauren started sneezing five years ago and was diagnosed as a symptom of a disorder that because treated. but doctors at texas children's hospital in houston still don't know for sure what is behind her case. referring to the condition as involuntary repetitive movement known as a tic. >> she described a funny feeling before having to make the movements and the sounds that got better afterwards. that piece of history is suggestive of a tic. >> whether it turns out to be the cause or not, they are confident they will find a way to help her to finally stop sneezing. >> this has taken a huge toll on my life. i want nothing more than for this to end. i just want it to be gone for good.

marci gonzalez has the latest. marci: a disturbing case inside this secretive central new york church where police say a teen was beaten to death by his own parents. leonard charged with manslaughter after they say the 19-year-old son lucas was brought to a hospital monday with injuries so severe doctors at first thought he had been shot. the teen pronounced dead. the swat team surrounding the word of life christian church in new hartford, new york. officers going inside. after hours of searching finding lucas' 17-year-old brother christopher also badly beaten but alive. police say the two were assaulted the night before during the what church members describe as a counseling session. >> both brothers were continually subjected to physical punishment over the course of several hours. in hopes that each would confess the prior sons and ask for forgiveness. marci: four other church members arrested and charged in the attack that left one hospitalized in critical condition. other children inside the church were taken t

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abc' s marci gonzalez has more. marci: a landmark lawsuit, a gun store found liable in the shooting of these two police officer' s that left them physically and emotionally scars. marci: shot in the face after the altercation with the suspect. he was 18, too young to buy the gun, and it was purchased for him by another man. even admitting on the form that the gun was for someone else. the officers sued the gun store, claiming it repeatedly looked the other way and sold weapons to criminals. between 2006 and 2009, more than 1800 firearms were used in crimes. from the store were used in crimes. >> the last and want to do is put a gun in somebody' s hand that is going to commit a crime. marc afteri nine hours of deliberations, the jury awarded: millions in damages. it could have broader implications. >> i want to make sure possess guns do not get there hands on the guns. marc i: lawyers for the officers say they field indicated. erika: scituate is getting some help protecting its shores. yesterday the governor announced

marci gonzalez, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> more problems for volkswagon tonight over its emissions cheating scandal. the automaker admitting to using software to make emissions seem safer, on models from 2009 to 2015. now volkswagon says there is suspect software in the 2016 models as well. the company is only facing a criminal investigation and billions of dollars in fines. >>> speaking of money, stocks on wall street losing ground. investors weighing the latest corporate earnings report including walmart. the retail relatively flat this year. >>> a horrifying case of animal abuse. coming up on eyewitness news, a dog so badly hurt, we can't even show you the pictures of its wounds. the strange story of how this missing dog was found and the search for its abusers. >> also ahead, taking aim. we'll tell you how authorities busted an interstate smuggling ring bringing assault weapons into brooklyn. >> one fine play. a new york cop catches a foul ball during the nlds but it's what he did my name is amanda and i smoked while i was pregnant. my baby was born two months early and weighed

marci gonzalez, abc news, new york. violence in the middle east ahead of next week's meeting planned between john kerry and officials saying that police fatally shot two palestinians on saturday in separate incidents as they were trying to stab israelis in jerusalem. israel rejects the palestinians' call for u.n. support to help ease tensions on jerusalem's temple mount. >>> and take a look at this picture of a small plane nose down seconds before impact. in lancaster, texas, a single engine plane crashed and bursng into flames. moments later sparking a huge blaze on the ground. investigators say the plane clipped a power line just before the crash. amazingly, both people on board that aircraft managed to parachute to safety bere the plane hit the ground. very lucky. >>>>> and poce in phoenix, arizona, are asking for the public's help to try to track down three heavily armed men behind at least two brazen home invasions in phoenix. one of the suspects appears to be armed with an ak-47. the trio was capred on home survei

`abc's marci gonzalez explains `the jury's reasoning. `reporter: a landmark lawsuit. `a gun store found liable in the `shooting of these two police `officers that left them `physically and emotionally `scarred. ``>> felt like i didn't deserve to `live any more, actually `considered committing suicide. `reporter: officers norberg and `kunis shot in the face following `this 2009 altercation with a `suspect julius burton, he was `18, too young to buy a gun at `the time. `and in video shows another man `illegally purchasing the pistol `for him in milwaukee. `even admitting on the form that `the gun was for someone else. `the officer sued the gun store, `claiming it repeatedly looked `the other way and sold weapons `to criminals. `milwaukee authorities say that `between 2006 and 2009, more than `1800 firearms from badger guns `gun store officials argued on `the stand that was never their `intention. ``>> last thing we want to do is `put a gun in somebody's hands `that has, that's going to commit `a crime. `reporter: after nine hours of `deliberations, the jury awarded `the

abc's marci gonzalez has at story and remarkable images. >> reporter: new video emerging showing the horrifying moments when the scaffolding collapsed in downtown houston. falling down like a stack of dominos. the mangled metal trapping six construction workers. >> i was taking a picture of the station in front of the building. we heard something. people crying then i turned around and took all the picture and the video. >> reporter: first responders were on the scene immediately to begin pulling workers from the wreckage. >> our scope is the rescue and our concern is secondary collapse. >> reporter: the building developer for the apartment complex tweeting we are grateful to the first responders on the scene and pray everybody is okay. the six workers have significant injuries but they are all expected to recover, police say. the houston fire department is still investigating why the structure collapsed. for "good morning america," marci gonzalez, abc news, new york. >> and out of the escalating violence in the middle east ahead of next week's meeting planned between john kerry and

abc's marci gonzalez has the story. >> reporter: sneezing nearly nonstop 12,000 times a day. caitlin thornly said it started suddenly three weeks ago. >> it's really painful. >> reporter: and has since taken over her life. >> she can't go to school and can't really do anything normal. it's affected everything. >> reporter: the 12-year-old isn't the first to suffer like this. lauren's sneezing five years ago was finally diagnosed as a symptom of a disorder called panda's and treated. for sure behind caitlin's case, referring to the condition as movements known as a tick. >> she describes a funny feeling before having to make these movements and sounds that then got better afterwards, and that piece of history is very suggestive of ticks. >> reporter: doctors say whether that turns out to be the cause or not, they're confident they'll find a way to help her to finally stop sneezing. >> this has taken a huge toll on my life. i want nothing more than for this to end. i just want it to be gone for good. >> and doctors say they've ruled out allergies and viruses, and as they contin

marci gonzalez, abc news new york. >>> happening response drill at newark airport. passengers may see smoke and emergency vehicles around the airport. you're looking at live pictures right now at newark airport. the drill will test how first responders from multiple agencies will work together if there ever is a real crisis. >>> a long island town is offering discounts on unpaid parking tickets. officials in islip made the announcement today. anyone who has not paid a parking ticket fine from january 1st 2008 to october 30th of this year is eligible. the town will allow anyone that only 60% of the fines and penalties. there are currently 14,000 unpaid tickets for which the town is owed over $4 million. the program begins november 15th. >>> the two tribal casinos in connecticut reporting positive numbers for last month reversing a summertime slide. fox casino and mow hogan sun posted an increase in bets and slot revenue last month. both suffered declines in august. the casino business has suffered because of competition. >>> the city university of new york is looking

abc's marci gonzalez has more. >> the faa announcing strict first of its kind rules for the types of drones most popular with hobbyist pilots confirming on monday the agency will lay out regulations requiring all new buyers to register their unmanned multi copters. part of their effort to get the popular but problematic aircraft under control expected to be one of the hottest gifts this holiday season. estimates say as many as 750,000 will be sold by christmas. the unmanned aerial vehicles have already proven to be dangerous with case after case of airline pilots reporting drones flying too close to their aircraft endangering passengers. >> it just popped up. >> some even impeding fire fighting efforts like this big >> sooner or later we're going to lose an airplane due to a drone collision. >> regulations for commercial faa earlier this year require a written test and limit flight to below 500 feet. >> the objective is to get supposed to fly, keep them from flying where they're not allowed to fly. >> marci gonzalez, abc news, new york. >> all right. know what i want for christmas. >

i'm marci gonzalez in for reena ninan. >> i'm kendis gibson. we'll begin with the south and south carolina specifically bracing for more deadly floods. the death toll this morning at least 19 with raging floodwaters pushing more than a dozen dams to their breaking points and putting nearly 50 others in danger. >> and the view from inside the storm zone is nothing short of dramatic. in the town of andrews, a coast guard helicopter came to the rescue of an 88-year-old grandmother and her two grandchildren whose home was surrounded by water. >> and the danger may not lift until this weekend. abc's stephanie ramos has the latest. >> reporter: cleanup and damage control. both under way in south carolina. as residents get ready for another surge of water, roads are caving in. the rush of water even bringing caskets to the surface and 62 of the dams in the state on the verge of collapse with the rivers now rising. >> this event is not over. >> reporter: the death toll is growing in the state. 19 now dead since the rain began. >> we're holding our brea

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abc's marci gonzalez has the details. hi, marci. >> reporter: hi, paula. the sheriff's department in charge of looking into his colleague's murder. this morning, the scandal is raising serious concerns about two key players in what prosecutors once thought was a slam dunk case. the top cop in one of the highest profile murder investigations in the country thrown off the case. craig clompton, the lead sheriff's deputy darren goforth. a woman at the scene when go qun forth was shot 15 times execution-style while fueling his squad car. >> six to sagt eight shots. an officer is down. matter. all lives matter. well, cops' lives matter, too. >> reporter: now, for the second time, sexual allegations rocking this case. the woman allegedly having an affair with clopton is the same eyewitness who claimed to be in a romantic relationship with goforth for more than a year before the shooting. >> she was laying on top of him. friend. >> reporter: her presence at the scene raising questions about whether goforth was working when he was killed. affecting whether this pro

abc's marci gonzalez has the details. hi, marci. >> reporter: hi, paula. not just any investigator. the sheriff's department officer in charge of looking into his colleague's murder. this morning, the scandal is raising serious concerns about two key players in what prosecutors once thought was a slam dunk case. the top cop in one of the highest profile murder investigations in the country thrown off the case. craig clompton, the lead investigator in the murder of deputy darren goforth suspended. according to this court document, admitting he engaged in sexual misconduct with a witness. a woman at the scene when goforth was shot 15 times execution-style while fueling his squad car. at this gas station near houston. >> six to eight shots. an officer is down. >> reporter: the august 28th murder prompting an outpouring of police support and strong words from the harris county sheriff. >> we have heard black lives matter. all lives matter. well, cops' lives matter, too. >> reporter: now, for the second time, sexual allegations rocking this case. sourcing telling abc-owned station ktrk,

for "good morning america" marcy gonzalez abs new york. >>> a family spokeswoman for lamar odom saidnsciousness and gave a thumbs up. a person close to his estranged wife chole kardashian said hello to her. staffers at the brothel said he spent $75,000 and was drinking and doing cocaine and taking herbal supplement. >>> johnny manzell was arrested this weekend after speeding in a vehicle. >> three times, originally kicked the door open, came out was dragged back in, came out almost totally and was in the car and got dragged back into the car again. police say manzell said he had two alcoholic drinks earlier in the day. his girlfriend told police she didn't want to press charges. >>> now the latest in the race for the white house. the next republican debate will not drag on for three hours like the last one did. donald trump and ben carson threatened to boycott if the debate was any longer. the debate will include closing statements from the participating candidates. >>> next week, candidates for philadelphia mayor will face off in the debate for 6abc. once again we want to hear from

marci gonzalez, seaside heights, new jersey. >> one of the last original members is stepping down.etary arnie duncan is leaving in december after seven years on the job. he came to washington with president observing as chicago's school chief. i amgs learned from personal experience how hard it is to be away from your family on a susta sustained basis. >> the president has tapped john king, jr., to replace duncan. >> the vatican is distancing pope francis from kim davis, the kentucky clerk who went to jail for refusing to issue same-sex licenses. today, the vatican saying shefts one of the dozens of people that the pope greeted. davis' lawyer says the audience lasted ten minutes and was just between them. also now saying the pope was with a gay man from argentina and his parter in, as well. >> five are recovering from injuries and severe tush lance today ch the flight was heading from the states to grananda or rather to the states when it hit the bad air, throwing passengers from their seats. the plane landed without further incident. experts say this should serve as another remind

abc's marci gonzalez is right there. marci, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, cecilia. they are already feeling it. the wind is no joke. the rain has been coming down nonstop. look at how rough that water is. all along the jersey shore they've been preparing and building up these huge sand dunes. flooding is a huge concern here, as well, over the next few days already streets that are underwater. as you mentioned this area was hit hard by superstorm sandy, some areas are still dealing with the damage so people living here say they learned some very important lessons, they are heeding the warnings about this storm and closely monitoring the conditions. dan. >> the scars from sandy still fresh in many areas, hopefully this system will be not nearly as bad. marci, thank you to you. >>> hurricane joaquin is lurching north after lashing the bahamas with intense winds and sheets of rain and now a cargo ship with americans on board has gotten caught up in the powerful storm and is lost at sea. abc's linzie janis has the latest now from nassau, in the good morning to you. >> re

abc's marci gonzalez has the story. >> reporter: the faa announcing strict first of its kind rules with hobbiest pilots. confirming on monday the agency ll lay out regulation requiring all new buyers to register their unmanned multi-copters. part of thr effort to get the popular but problematic aircraft under control, expected to be one of the hottest gifts this holididay season, as many as 750,000 will be sold by christmas. the unmanned aerial vehicles have pven to be dangerous with case after case reporting drones endangering passengers. some impeding fire fighting efforts like this fire in july. >> sooner or later we're going to lose an airplane to a drone due to collision. >> regulations for commercl use of drones proposed by the faa earlier this year require a written test and limit flight to below 500 feet. >> the objective is to get people to fly where they're supposed to fly. keep them from flying where they're not allowed to fly. >> reporter: we're told the new registration requirements should be in effect by christmas and get all of the specifics when the faa a holds thnenews