marci gonzalez, abc news, new york. >> legally it's tricky. the carnival operator can't write you're doing this and they're an solved. >> they say that, but it doesn't fully absolve them. it's a mine field. >> it's precedent for both. >> there is. >> coming up, this year's wild might come down to black and latino voters in pennsylvania. you're watching "world news ? ? ? >>> the presidential candidates have been criss-crossing key campaign states, but they both k have been chris crossing key campaign states. they both have a lot of unfinished work to do in the keystone state. >> for both hillary donald trump victory might come down to pennsylvania's minority voters. here's abc's martha raddatz. >> reporter: north philadelphia in all its rich diversity. this is clinton country. at least it should be. do you trust hillary clinton? >> trust? define trust. >> reporter: it's not that she has to worry about lots of voters here supporting her rival. how about donald trump? >> that bad boy. >> reporter: with the candidate latino voters, it takes guts t

abc's marci gonzalez has more from hofstra university in new pkg script: facing off - for the first time trump: "i will release my tax returns as soon as she releases her 33 thousand emails" clinton: "i made a mistake using private email trump: that's for sure if i had it to do again i'd do it differently, hillary clinton and donald trump - each on the attack? clinton: "donald i know you live in your own reality but that is not a fact trump: you have no plan.. clinton: oh but i do and hitting each-other on the issues? from taxes? trump: my tax cut is the biggest since ronald regan clinton: you plans would add 5 billion dollars to the debt to stop-and frisk holt: the argument is it's a form of racial rofiling trump: these are bad people who shouldn't have guns etc clinton: stop and frisk was with 1 out of 5 voters saying they could change their minds after the debate - the candidates -fighting hard to turn this tight race- sot clinton think donald trump just criticized me for preparing for this debate and i did and you know what else i prepared for- the presidency sot trump i have much be

marcy gonzalez in long island for us. thank you. >> marcy, thank you. you know, it's interesting to watch these debates and how they progress because we talk so much about their preparation going into this. well, now they've both had this experience. >> yep. >> oftentimes we see candidates change demeanor and strategies as the debate process goes on. interesting to see how that works. >> interesting to see if donald trump takes a few days off the campaign trail ahead of the october 9th st. louis debate to prepare more. that's one of the things that a lot of folks thought that he needed to prepare a little bit more going into last night's debate. of course, hillary clinton was, i think she might have had one day on the campaign trail in the last week. trump took off friday to do some debate prep, so we'll see if that strategy at least changes. >> uh-huh. there were some, though, saying maybe that was just in order to temp her expectations. they like to say he's not >> yes. and maybe some are saying that's exactly what happened. all right. stay with abc n

abc's marci gonzalez has more as world leaders are speaking out. marci: what is believed to be its biggest nuclear test yet. state tv announcing the powerful explosion that caused a magnitude 5 tremor. this as the north continues testing ballistic missil with an increasing range, saying their goal is to miniaturize a nuclear warhead and place it on a missile capable of reaching the u.s. while they don't have that capability yet, tests like this raise serious concern. >> north korea's programs will continue to grow. their range of their missiles will continue to extend, unless the united states and the international community take steps to negotiate a freeze with marci: president obama briefed on the test, which was about 10 times more powerful than north korea's first test in 2006. the president calling it a grave threat to regional security and to international peace and stability. as other world leaders join in strongly condemning pyongyang's nuclear efforts. secretary kerry: obviously, japan and south korea particularly are deeply concerned becau

marci gonzalez is tracking the international fallout. marci: north korea launching what is believed to be its biggest nuclear test yet, state tv announcement state tv announcing the powerful explosion that caused a magnitude five tremor. this as the north continues testing ballistic missiles with an increasing range saying their , goal is to miniaturize a nuclear head and place it on a missile capable of reaching the while they don't have that capability yet tests like this , race serious concern. >> north korea's programs will continue to grow. their range of their missiles will continue to extend, unless the united states and the international community take steps to negotiate a freeze with north korea. marci: president obama briefed on the test, which was about 10 times more powerful than north korea's first test in 2006. stability as other world leaders , join in strongly condemning pyongyang's nuclear efforts. secretary kerry: obviously, japan and south korea particularly are deeply concerned because of the neighborhood, but i think

abc's marci gonzalez joins us from hofstra university in new york with more. good afternoon marci -- tonight- facing off for the first time hillary clinton and donald trump -taking on the issues- and each other in their first presidential debate sot - less visceral. she needs mor h heart in the course of the debate." the 90 minute showdown- broken down into 15 minute segments?with clinton going first? each getting 2 minutes to reply. and with the latest polling showing a close race - tonight, could be a turning undecided. sot - cokie roberts / abc news political commentator "the debate can absolutely have an impact on the outcome of the election.. with such a small undecided vote but it's also hardly any difference between the candidates in the polling.. so that the 1% or 2% change could make all the difference.." both candidates taking different strategies, in preparing? clinton- holding mock debates, studying video of trump in his past 11 trump's ghost writer for personal insight. trump - down-playing the amount of work he's put into getting ready? trump - do

marci gonzalez, abc news. joyce: a bizarre scam in california. a woman spotted her own photo on jars asking for donations to help pay for her funeral. there are at least two jars with her photo, found in a gas station and 99 cent store. there's a picture taken from her facebook page and a handwritten note asking for donations. >> supposedly i'm dead, but i'm not. i am alive. >> you are very alive. >> i'm very alive. i'm here. a lot of people thought, hey lupita died, it's like no, i'm right here. joyce: she's now trying to spread the word about the scam and track down whoever stole her photo. when she found the jars, there was about $15 inside. she's planning to donate that to her church. patrick: drones delivering burritos to college students. it's about to happen at virginia to begin the delivery. students and employees will be able to order chipotle burritos on a special kiosk. they'll be made at a chipotle food truck on site, and then delivered to a confined area. the self-navigating drones will lower the burritos using a tether. the san fran

marcy gonzalez, abc news, new york. >> now, to a live look behind me at the tower in san francisco, this is one of the special bay area tributes to the 3,000 lives lost in 9/11. the tower and san francisco city hall are lit up in red, white and blue and at least 25 people from the bay area died in the september 11tht attacks. >>> in lafayette, a special boy scout group led a group over the bridge, and lot of the drivers noticed the american flags driving over the bridge, and this tribute started with one man and one flag, and since then, it is a gathering spot to pay tribute to the victims. >> americans need to remember this day to process what happened and what has since happened over 15 years. >> the organizers say is important to educate the kids who were very young or weren't born yet when 9/11 happened. >>> abc news was in pal toe alto as all faiths marched in vol dare ti. they the remembered the victims and their families and they wanted people to think, feel, and believe different things to come together to share a moment. first responders around the bay area paid tribute to their

marci gonzalez is with us from florida and justin povick is tracking the storm. we start with marci. good morning, marci. >> reporter: hi. good morning. this is an area that was bracing for some of the worst of the storm, but you can see things are pretty calm here. not much wind. the rain has been off and on, but that is not the case to the south and east of here. hurricane hermine hammering parts of strong winds relentless rain and the biggest concern, the storm surge, expected to reach up to 12 feet in some places. >> the most important thing we are to put in our minds is this is life threatening. >> reporter: mandatory evacuations ordered in some coastal communities. >> please protect property and evacuate immediately. >> reporter: as even before land fall hermine's outer bands homes. >> about 4 1/2 inches of water inside the house. >> reporter: shelters opened and a state of emergency in place for much of the soaked sun shine state. >> you know when you live in florida, this is what it is. if it gets bad, you leave. if you think you can ride it out, ride it o

marci gonzalez, abc news, hempstead, new york. toya: tonight's presidential debate will air right here on wisn 12. you can watch abc's live coverage, starting at 8:00. then stay with us for in-depth coverage tonight at 10:00. "upfront" host mike gousha will be here to discuss wisconsin's role in the november election. donald trump's running mate mike pence was scheduled to speak in waukesha. the trump campaign says a scheduling conflict is to blame. trump will be in wisconsin on wednesday. he's holding a rally at the waukesha expo center. it starts at 6:30. as for hillary clinton, no word when she will return to wisconsin. her daughter, chelsea, is expected in the green bay area this week. patrick: early voting is underway in milwaukee. the polls are open until 6:00 tonight. there were lines inside the zeidler municipal building this morning. two more early voting locations will open on october 10, at the midtown center and the forest every municipality has different early voting rules. we have all the early voting information pos

marcy gonzalez abc news, new york. >> let's take a look at some of the candidates facts tonight. first here is one of hillary clinton's statements on one of the most pressing issues facing our nation right now in race relations. >> reporter: and it is just a fact that if you're a young man, you are more likely to be arrested, charged, convicted, and carcerated. >> we are looking into the claim and finding that clinton's statement is true. african americans are more likely to be arrested and getting longer sentences. when donald trump talked about race relations, he said african americans and hispanics are living in hell because it is so dangerous. he also says that stop and frisk policing should be brought back. then when prompted by moderator lester holt he went on t that law and order is needed in our inner cities. trump also talked about other contentious issues that are going on right now when he will release his tax returns. take a listen. >> i will release my tax returns against my lawyers wishes when she releases her 33,000 e-mails that have been deleted. as soon as she re

. >> marci gonzalez live for us. thank you, and stay safe. >>> as we mentioned, north and south carolina also preparing for hermine. other states keeping a wary eye on it, as well >> let's check in on where the storm is headed. justin, good morning. >> good morning to you. it looks like hermine is setting it sights on the carolinas next. winds currently 80 miles per hour. trucking along at 14 miles per hour. that is some good news. this storm system does have some wheels. at least the heavy flooding rains will not be over a prolonged period of time. still, though, five to ten inches of rain in five or six hours is not good news. this will be weakening as it moves inland over the course of the next couple of hours. located right now about 10 miles to the north and east of st. marks. that's where the lowest pressure was, and just getting pounded right now in tallahassee. lots of downed trees and power lines and lots of flash flooding. this will go north and east over time. rainfall amounts, anywhere from two to nine in

. >> the candidates sparred over nuclear weapons, isis and police >> marci gonzalez has the highlights from the debate hall. marci, good morning. >> hey, guys, good morning. even this early in the morning, there's still some action here. earlier, donald trump broke tradition. he came through here talking to reporters about that fierce battle on the debate stage. >> democratic nominee for president of the united states hillary clinton and republican united states, donald trump. >> facing off for the first time -- >> i will release my tax returns against my lawyer's wishes when she releases her 33,000 e-mails that have been deleted. >> i made a mistake using a private e-mail. >> that's for sure. >> and if i had to do it over again, i would obviously do it differently. >> hillary clinton and donald trump each on the attack, your own reality, but that is not the fact. >> but you have no plan. >> educate -- oh, i do. >> and hitting each other on the issues. from taxes -- >> my tax cut is the biggest since ronald reagan. >> your plans would add $5 trillion to the debt. >> -- to stop and fris

as marci gonzalez reports, yesterday's debate wasn't without theatrics. >> reporter: a plea for zika virus funding. >> i rise with about 100 mosquitos. >> reporter: a jar of mosquitos brought onto the house floor by a republican congressman from florida lawmakers for not passing a bill that would combat the virus. >> can you imagine the fear and anxiety in this chamber if these mosquitos were outside the jar not inside. members of congress would run down the hall to be tested. they would spray themselves before coming down here. this is the fear of floridians right here. >> reporter: with new zika virus cases in florida and at fort brag. mosquito spraying ramping up across the country. >> the motion is not agreed to. >> reporter: democrats blocking it because of an included provision that keeps money from going to planned parenthood. >> the house did its job, and the senate has been blatantly political with zika virus funding. >> reporter: the cdc said it's out of money to fund zika virus. it's critical to protecting americans, especially expectant mothers. >> if the funding nnt avai

that's marci gonzalez live for us at hofstra university. marci, thank you very much. >> all right. so after the debate, trump broke tradition, as we mentioned, and appeared in the spin room. >> and he told abc's tom llamas that he had a great night. he then congratulated himself on not bringing up bill clinton's affairs, even though he had hinted about them. >> i thought it was great. other than the transgressions of bill because she takes all commercials spending literally hundreds of millions of dollars on commercials, and they are lies. they are lies. but i thought -- and i didn't want to do it with chelsea who i think is a very wonderful young lady. i didn't want to say what i was going to say with chelsea in the room. >> trump hinted he might bring up the subject, though, during the next debate. >> of course, his daughter and chelsea are reportedly really good friends, so maybe that played a factor into it. victory. >> trump complained that his mike was defective and wondered if it was done on purpose. and the clinton camp is looking to depict trump as thin-skinned. abc's liz

abc's marcy gonzalez was in the spin room and she's still more. marcy, good morning. one of the more talked about moments, i wrote it down here, was when hillary clinton said trump supported the war in iraq. >> reporter: right. this was a pretty lengthy exchange. trump insisted that he'd always oppose the war in iraq, but moderator, lester holt, pressed him on that saying the record didn't show that. there was a radio show with stern who asked trump if he supported the war, and that's so. so in the debate, trump said that was the first time he was asked about the iraq war saying he answered lightly, but insisted every interview after that, he adamantly opposed the war. kendis and diane. >> marci, another big issue here was race. a lot of discussion about the police community, the black xhoougz community, tensions between the two with recent shootings. how did the candidates do on that issue? >> reporter: yeah. the issue definitely came up including some of the recent shootings that they didn't get into those specifics, but clinton said race is a significant challenge

. >> we have live coverage with marci gonzalez and justin povick at accuweather. out what you're seeing there. >> reporter: good morning. such a difference here. 80 miles away from where it made landfall. the wind is barely blowing. it's not raining. relatively calm. other parts of the gulf coast are getting pounded by this hurricane. we'll show you video. also south in cedar key, they're seeing what's believed to be record storm surge. there are streets there already under water. and while the governor warned some areas could get as much as 12 feet of storm surge, that's why he's calling this a life-threatening storm. mandatory evacuations were put in place yesterday for some barrier islands and coastal communities. they're feeling impacts of the wind and heavy rain inland. tallahassee not far from where the storm made land fall, north of there getting hid especially hard. >> and we know floridians are seasoned as far as these things are concerned. is everyone prepared? >> reporter: everyone we talked to said they were taking the warning seriously. keeping a close

abc marcy gonzalez joins us live with more on today services. good morning, marcy. >> reporter: good morning, nydia and gray, from the moments of silence to the reading of the names, this is an annual tradition so many families gathered today, today has not gotten any easier. ♪ today from the raw emotional images seared into the collective memory to the faces and stories of the two thousand 996 lives lost. this morning a somber reflex on all the heartbreaking horror of 15 years ago today. the impact of the september 11 terror attack piercing through the haunt recollections. >> as we called in deeper squeezing through tiny openings and smoke filled environment we came to the understanding we were together go die in the pile. >> reporter: the lingering effects, 127 new york city firefighters who stayed at ground zero in the days and weeks that followed the attacks searching heroically through the smoldering toxic debris have died of respiratory or other aliments, gagging chronic the chronic became acute. >>> from here below the resill yanlt reflex

marci gonzalez, abc news, new york. he claimed to be disabled, but pictures clearly show him running and roller skating. now even behind bars why he says he deserved the money. >>> and it could have been one of tom hank's greatest acting challenging, not just being interviewed by me, but playing a ? ? >>> even for the most talented a-list actor, it can be difficult to accurately portray an american hero, particularly one with a larger than life story. >> even more of and challenge even for actor the hero is captain julily sullenberger who is very much alive and not afraid to tell tom hanks how to do his job. hanks and sully first met randomly at an oscar party. >> i just said, how are you holding up? he was extremely pragmatic and made the adjustment to being a famed celebrated celebrity. >> there's been talk in the press already. >> i'm overwhelmed by the attention. >> reporter: how did you deal with it? >> with some difficulty and a lot of help and over a period of time, you learn how to become a public figure. >> rep

marci gonzalez, you're under a hurricane warning right now. >> reporter: that's right. but it doesn't feel like it at the moment. really the only sign is the waves that are really kicking up here. but still with hours before landfall, this storm is already causing some damage. the drenching outer bands of >> there's still about four and a half inches of water inside the house. >> reporter: homes in largo underwater. voluntary evacuations. >> it's strictly a voluntary evacuation. >> reporter: as the storm heads for a direct hit along the gulf coast. >> the most important thing that we ought to all put in our minds is this is life threatening. >> reporter: hermine will be the first hurricane to make landfall in florida in more than a decade, making the category 1 the first in kristin connell's lifetime. >> kind of happy, kind of nervous, buck can surf in it. i'm kind of scared. >> reporter: others boarding up windows. putting out sandbags. >> whales can i do? >> reporter: saying this is a drill they know well but don't take lightly. >> you know when you live in florida, i

marcy gonzalez, abc news, new york. >>> new video from france. the last 17 people are rescued from a cable car after they inside at the time. more than 3 dozen people were rescued before nightfall but the rest had to stay suspended all night long. >>> a new report showing the population growth of will a teeny ons in the united states has slowed considerably over the last seven years. it's due to lower immigration and declining birth rates. hispanics were once the fastest growing population in the country and now they are behind asian-americans. >>> a ca in shock after a sheriffs deputy was shot and a suspect killed. deputys in merced county rushed to a home during a domestic dispute. a man reportedly walked out of a home with an assault weapon and fired at the deputies who returned fire. the deputy is in critical . >> the teacher shut off the lights, and we pressed against the wall. it was a mess. >>> chaos in texas after shots fired at a high school. we learned that one student is expected to survive. we brought you this as breaking news yesterd

marcy gonzalez, abc news, new york. >>> oakland athletics and their fans paid tribute to local policeycle officers represented several agencies. they paraded around the field and saluted america during the playing of the national anthem. >>> a college football player in southern california was arrested after his game. he is accused of punching the referee and it is caught on camera. abc news reporter with the details. >> reporter: tonight this referee knockout caught on camera -- >> the ref just got punched in the face by a player. what? >> reporter: the ref holding back mount san antonio college lineman bernard shermer as he has words with the other team. then the hit, the ref laid out. the 6-5, 270-pound lineman immediately ejected from the game and arrested. now facing a felony battery charge. >> his father said he was hitting himself in the head to calm down accidently striking the ref. >> if you go back and look for it, you can see he struck himself. >> reporter: trainers were rushing to help the official. he never returned to the game. this is the latest case of a ref roughed up

abc's marci gonzalez has more from hofstra university in new

. >> marcy gonzalez with more on the xhet commemorative events to honor those. >> reporter: who died today. >> reporter: seared in the collective memory. to and stories of the 2,996 lives lost. this morning, a somber reflection on all of the heart break and horror 15 years ago today. the impact of the september 11 terror attacks still piercing through the haunting recollections. >> as we crawled in deeper, squeezing through tiny openings and in to a smoke-filled environment, we came to the >> reporter: and the lingering effects, 127 new york city firefighters who stayed at ground zero in the days and weeks that followed the attacks, searching, heroically through the smoldering, toxic debris have since died of respiratory and other ailments. >> nagging problems worsened, became acute. and the number of those lost to the terror attack of september 11 began to grow. >> reporter: 17 new names added to year, while again, the other names etched in to history are read aloud. from here, below the resilient reflection of the new one world trade center to the pentagon and the field in shanksvi

marci gonzalez joining us live from mexico beach, florida. they are used to dealing with the hurricanes but this is a while since dealing with the hurricane effect in your area. marci: more than a decade. it's been 11 years since it hit the state about even longer since it hit here. it's not looking bad nothing so serious yet. the wind is just starting. it won't hit until tonight and the morning. the west coast is seeing the you effect of the outer band of hurricane hermine. there are homes in largo that have several inches already. there are communities that have mandatory evacuations underway. the big concern the storm surge. the governor held a news conference here to say there could be a 12-foot storm surge. jonathan: are there folks that are already evacuating? in years past they wait it out and have cases. are folks getting out and boarding up and leaving? marci: in some communities. we are not seeing anybody evacuate but they are taking it seriously. they are watching the track and listening to the warnings and they will decide whether

marson is live at mexico -- marci gonzalez is live at mexico beach; florida. does it look so favor? marci: not too bad so far. the rain has been off and on. the rain is picking the storm is causing damage already. >> the drenching outer bands of hurricane hermine flooding part of florida. >> we are still four and a half inches of water inside the half. >> homes in largo are under water. in sarasota, voluntary evacuations. >> this is strictly voluntary evacuation. marci: the storm heads for a direct hit. >> the important thing to put in our minds is this is life threatening. marci: hermine will be the first hurricane to make landfall in a decade. making the category i the first in tristan connel's lifetime. >> happy and kind of nervous. you can surf. i'm kind of scared. >> others turning concern to action. >> boarding up windows. >> this is a trick. marci: putting out sandbags. >> what else can i do? marci: this is a lightly. >> you know when you live in florida this is what it is. you listen and watch. if it gets bad, you leave. if you think you can ride it ou

abc's marci gonzalez joins us from hofstra university in new york with more. good afternoon marci -- tonight- facing off for the first time hillary clinton and donald trump -taking on the issues- and each other in their first presidential debate sot - less visceral. she needs mor h heart in the course of the debate." the 90 minute showdown- broken down into 15 minute segments?with clinton going first? each getting 2 minutes to reply. and with the latest polling showing a close race - tonight, could be a turning

abc's marci gonzalez has more from hofstra university. marci: tonight, facing off for the first time hillary clinton and donald trump taking on the issues and each other in their first pren matthew: they have to switch positions. he needs to be more rational, less visceral, and more rational, and more head and less heart, just like she needs more heart and less head. in the course of this debate. marci: the 90-minute showdown broken down into 15-minute segments with clinton going first, each getting two minutes to reply. and with the latest polling showing a close race, tonight could be a turning point even with only about 3% of voters still undecided. cokie: the debate can absolutely have an impact on the outcome of the election, with such a small hardly any difference between the candidates in the polling so that the 1% or 2% change could make all the difference. marci: both candidates taking different strategies in preparing. clinton holding mock debates, studying video of trump in his past 11 debates and meeting with trump's ghost writ

high: 76 as a-b-c's marci gonzalez experiencing rain as this massive storm works its way toward them. he drenching outer bands of hurricane hermine- already flooding parts of florida man in green shirt: "it was still about 4 1/2 inches of water inside of the house." homes in largo - underwater audio only sot guy: its cedar key- voluntary evacuations? - nat it's strictly voluntary evacuations -as the storm - heads for a direct hit along the gulf coast? rick scott: the most important thing that we ought to all put in our minds is that this is life threatening. if hermine strengthens - it would be the first hurricane to make landfall in florida in more than a decade?making it the first in tristan connell's lifetime! tristan connell i'm just happy because we can surf, and i'm also a little scared. others turning their concern- tony frazier, worker preparing for storm: "this does the trick" and putting out sandbags? woman what else can i do?saying this is a drill they know well? but don't take lightly? our interview tammy cain you know when you live in florida, this is what it is. you just

marci gonzalez in florida. it's not just florida that will feel the effects of hurricane hermine. eastern coast. >> justin is tracking the storm for us. what are you seeing? >> we are going to be looking at a situation that will continue to be a very busy throughout much of georgia, northern florida and extending to the carolinas here in the coming days. hurricane hermine will gradually weaken as it continues to go ashore. all the yellows and oranges and reds, heavy rains coming down. per hour leading to flooding. very concerning here, especially from tallahassee, north and east toward valdosta. the winds at 80 miles per hour. we expect those to come down into the mid-morning. but we'll still have damaging winds, upwards of 50 to 06 miles per hour 60. a tornado watch until 8:00. we'll likely into the afternoon hours. and the rainfall totals. cross city upwards of nine inches of rain and still the backside of hermine to roll through. >> justin, what areas north of florida are expected to take the heat next and how far north does this thing go? >> we can chart out the time line into

abc's marci gonzalez has the latest. marci: spraying for mosquitoes from coast to coast. communitites battling against zika but the fight for federal funding to protect against the >> the motion is not agreed to. marci: the $1.1 billion bill approved by the house now failing a third time in the senate, with democrats blocking it because of an included provision that would keep money from going to planned parenthood. senator rubio: my message to both parties and both chambers for this month is simple and straightforward. zika is not a game. marci: concern over zika growing with 7 new cases transmitted in the virus. >> all of them were acquired outside the continental united states. marci: the cdc saying it is out of money to spend on zika. >> is the funding is an available now, six to nine months from now we will see babies being born with severe brain damage from a birth defect that is preventable. marci: end of the month to approve a spending bill that could include funding to fight zika or could risk a government shutdown. sean: hurricane newton made landfall in mexico

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the victim is in stable condition right now, and as abc's marci gonzalez tells us , neighbors are hitting the streets to find a break in the case. marci: neighbors goi attacked a senior citizen in broad daylight. the latest example of the record -breaking violence lighting parts of the city. surveillance video shows him outside of his home tuesday. 2 men right eye on bicycles and one comes back. he tries to defend himself but falls down. the man shoots him in the abdomen before stealing his you are not even safe in your own yard. marci: he is in stable condition as frustrated residents way for him and the community. this year there have been already 3000 shootings in chicago and was in 500 murders. that is more than in new york and los angeles >> not a police issue, it is a society issue. in promised neighborhoods and people without hope do these things. kristen: show me a man without hope and i will show you a gun doing with it. -- kristen: a lawyer says that his client is protesting at 24-hour investigators are hoping that the suspect can give information about islamic state's in europe

marci gonzalez explains why the latest effort fell through and what happened next. from coast-to-coast. communities battling against zika as the fight for federal funding to protect against the virus hits a major roadblock. >> the motion is not agreed to. marci: the $1.1 billion bill approved by the house now failing a third time in the senate with democrats blocking it because of an included provision that would keep money from going to planned parenthood. >> my message to both parties in chambers, simple and straightforward, zika is game. marci: concern growing with seven new cases transmitted in miami and at fort bragg. five soldiers being treated for the virus. >> all of them were acquired outside the country at the united states. marci: the cdc saying it is out of money to fend off zika. >> if the funding is not available now to prevent zika babies being born with severe brain damage. a birth defect marci: that is preventable. countries has until the end of the month to approve a spending bill that could include funding to fight sica or risk a potential governm

as marcy gonzalez reports this comes after chicago's deadliest month in decades. >> neighbors going door to door in chicago hoping to track down the men who attacked a senior citizen in broad daylight always he watered his lawn as an example of record breaking violence. surveillance video shows the man outside his home tuesday. two men ride by on bicycle and one comes back and he tries to defend himself and falls to the ground. that's what he shots him in the abdomin before stealing his wallet. >> this is ridiculous, you're not safe in your own yard. laguardia hospitalized and listed in fair condition as frustrated chicago residents pray for him and their community. this year there is already been nearly 3,000 shootings in chicago and more than 500 murders. that's more than new york and los angeles combined. >> not a police issue, it's a society issue. imporverished neighborhoods do these kind of things. you show me a man who doesn't have hope i'll show you one that will pick up a gun. >> reporter: there's a 1,000-dollar reward for the information leading to the arrest of the man who sho

live in mexico beach, florida, marci gonzalez, abc7 news.eon: might want to tell that kid that surfing is not a good idea. maureen: what about us? doug: d.c. metro, if the storm stays on the track it is on right now and doesn't do anything unexpected, most everywhere west of chesapeake bay will get off easy. our area will be breezy at times but every 10, go of the day will get rainier and rainier. let's take a look at what we have for you right now. circulation of hurricane hermine still located a good 50, 60 miles south of the upper coast of the florida peninsula. it is really getting stronger now. you know it by looking at this enhanced satellite image. it shows the strength of the storms developing. with that in mind, 75-mile per hour sustained winds gusting to 90 miles an hour. it is possible before it makes landfall about the mouse east of where we saw marci a while ago. sustained winds could be 80, 85. then it will move the next few days and we can of it as a goes northeast. it will pass to the southeast and the underside of the storm

right now --a-b-c's marci gonzalez is in the hurricane's path off florida's gulf coast with this update. nat rain the drenching outer bands of hurricane hermine-already flooding parts of florida ((sot)) man in green shirt: "it was still about 4 1/2 inches of water inside of the house." homes in largo - underwater audio voluntary evacuations? -- as the storm - heads for a direct hit along the gulf coast? rick scott: the most important thing that we ought to all put in our minds is that this is life threatening. if hermine strengthens - it would be the first hurricane to make landfall in florida in more than a decade?making it the first in tristan connell's lifetime! tristan connell i'm just happy because we can surf, and i'm also a little scared. others turning their concr into action: (nat of hammering?) boarding up windows soundbite (english) tony frazier, worker preparing for storm: "this does the trick" and putting out sandbags? woman what else can i do? saying this is a drill they know well? but don't take lightly? our interview tammy cain yo

abc's marci gonzalez has the latest on the disturbing attack neighbors -going door to door in chicago- nats? hoping to help track down the men who attacked a senior citizen in broad daylight- as he watered his lawn? in the latest example of the record breaking violence plaguing parts of that city - surveillance video shows 71 year old federico laguardia?outside of his home tuesday? two men ride past on bicycles, then, one comes back, laguardia tries to defend himself but falls to the before stealing his wallet. mos griggs sot: "it's just absolutely ridiculous, you're not even safe in your own yard," laguardia - hospitalized but listed in fair condition- as frustrated chicago residents pray for him? nat wls church service and their community? this year there have already been nearly 3000 shootings in chicago? and more than 500 murders- that's more than in new york and los angeles combine eddie johnson: "it's not a police issue. it's a society issue. impoverished neighborhoods, people without hope do these kinds of things. you show me a man that doesn't have hope, i'll show you a man wh

a-b-c's marci gonzalez has the latest. health officials confirming- 80 pregnant women have now tested positive for the zika virus in florida? as doctors in miami - say they are now treating a second baby born with zika- related birth-defects... experts- explaining many more cases are expected, especially if federal funding to combat the virus isn't approved soon. the job done now? the next spring or summer we gonna see far fewer babies who are affected.. if they don't get the job done.. next spring and summer it could be a nightmare? now- controversy over efforts to prevent the spread of the virus?which has already been contracted locally by at least 56 people in florida. nat protest? protests in miami beach, over plans to do aerial spraying to kill mosquitos that spread zika. protestor we are concerned that naled is going to be considerably? has the potential contracting the zika? doctors, insisting spraying is a safe, effective method? as they warn, of new findings of the impacts of the zika virus, beyond the birth defec