marci gonzalez, abc news on hawaii's big island. >> those tense moments do continue there. our thanks to marci. >>> turning now to the weather, more heavy rain is causing flooding and flight delays in florida. let's take a closer look at your forecast for this monday. >> good morning. dry for most throughout the northeast, however, look for stormy conditions to rumble throughout the ohio valley region south of detroit, throughout cincinnati, throughout the tennessee valley region and the south will be soaked. charlotte, atlanta, montgomery, jackson, mississippi, down towards new orleans and all of florida from tampa all the way down to the tip for miami with widespread thunderstorms likely there. we'll see some spotty storms throughout portions of nevada as well. watching out for flooding along the potomac. i'm accuweather meteorologist paul williams. >>> coming up, new details about the mountain lion that attacked and killed a biker near seattle. >>> but first the border patrol agent accused of detaining two americans after hearing them speak spanish. >>> and why prince har

marci gonzalez, abc news, hilo, hawaii. >>> at least two are dead and others injured after church vanshed. a deer ran into the road and the driver swerved trying to avoid it. several people were trapped inside the van and had to be rescued by emergency crews. about seven people were taken to the hospital. at least one other vehicle involved in that crash landed in a pond. >>> former president george h.w. bush is back in kennebunkport, maine. he was given a warm welcome as he arrived by motorcade to his family summer retreat. he arrived in maine without his wife barbara for the first time after 73 years of marriage. she died just over a month ago. bush's spokesperson tweeted this image of the president waving to well-wishers. >> he's a few weeks away from his next birthday. no doubt he plans to celebrate it there in maine. >>> we're also celebrating another great american. meghan markle. now she's partly brit. prince harry and meghan markle are enjoying their first full weekday as the duke and duchess of sussex. >> the couple was spotted arriving back at their home, kensington palace,

>> marci gonzalez on the ground for us there in hawaii. marci, thank you. >>> next, to the other developing headline tonight. new reporting that president trump knew about the payment to stormy daniels to ensure her silence while he continued to say he knew nothing about it. the president's story changed this week, after his new attorney, rudy giuliani, said the president paid that money after all. abc's tara palmeri on why the timing matters. >> reporter: president trump hitting the battleground state of ohio, but tonight, unable to escape questions over new reporting, claiming that he knew about the hush money payment to porn star stormy daniels months ago, despite his denial. "the new york times" citing two people familiar with the arrangement, reports that the president was aware of the $130,000 payment to daniels, months before he told reporters he had no knowledge of it. >> mr. president, why did you change your story on stormy daniels? >> we're not changing any stories. see, excuse me -- >> well, you said on air force one that you di

>> marci gonzalez for us tonight. marci, thank you. >>> let's turn to politics now, and a cleanup operation from the white house. after what a staff member said during an internal meeting about senator john mccain, who is battling brain cancer. sources tell abc news the press secretary, sarah sanders, chewed out her staff, but still no public apology. the white house also trying to correct the record about the latest statements the president's new lawyer, rudy giuliani, told a reporter. abc's tara palmeri is at the white house. >> reporter: tonight, for the first time, the white house publicly addressing the callous remark about senator john mccain. but still not apologizing. >> it was a joke. it was a badly considered joke. an awful joke that she said fell flat. >> reporter: the comment, made by white house staffer kelly sadler in a closed-door meeting, that mccain's opposition to their nominee for cia director gina haspel, "doesn't matter, because he's dying anyway." mccain is battling brain cancer. >> this was a pr

marci gonzalez, abc news, los angeles. >>> and the cdc has confirmed the first death in that nationwide. coli outbreak involving romaine lettuce. that death happened in california, but the outbreak has been traced to romaine from yuma, arizona. it produces 90% of the nation's winter lettuce. so far at least 121 cases have been reported in these 25 states. nearly half those people have been hospitalized with kidney failure. >>> lawmakers in iowa have approved the most strict abortion bill in the country. the so-called heartbeat bill blocks most abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected, which is typically six weeks into the pregnancy. now, critics point out that at six weeks most women don't even know they're pregnant as yet. the governor has not said whether she plans to sign the bill. >>> cheerleaders from one nfl team are making some shocking allegations about their treatment during a photo shoot. five cheerleaders from the wall washington redskins spoke to "the new york times" saying the team, quote, pimped us out to a trip to costa rica in 2013. they say they were required to be

abc's marci gonzalez is on the ground with families whose nightmare has come true. >> reporter: it isvolcanoes in hawaii. in some places lava reaching as high as 330 feet, higher than the statue of liberty's torch. people saying the sound was akin to a jet engine's roar. >> it was thunderous. it was just like whoo. >> the level of lava coming out of that fissure is bad. the volume of lava is bad. this whole thing is a bad situation. >> reporter: the lava reaching temperatures of nearly 2,000 degrees fahrenheit. so hot it can melt gold. take a look at this time lapse video of a mustang bursting into flames as it's consumed. >> it's the lava from here going underground through here to the neighborhoods. >> that's right. >> reporter: that molten rock traveling underground and erupting through the earth. spewing out 20 mild away on the neighborhood of leilani estates. nearly 2,000 residents of this and one other community evacuated. >> i started to panic and just grabbing pictures. my mom's wedding gown. just baby photos. important things. >> reporter: we met woody keahai nelson at this r

in hilo, hawaii, marci gonzalez, abc news. >> i might have some good news for you. if your diet includes this, it is national eat what you want day. whether it's extra toppings on your pizza or eating dessert before a meal and maybe after a meal still, go ahead and do it and maybe you don't have to feel guilty about it? a lot of nutritionists say taking a short break from your regular diet routine is good for you. >> yes, i can fully get behind this deal. >> who makes these days up? who decides? >> i don't know. >> there's a day for everything. >> the restaurant association of america? >> i was just thinking of that. >> or someone who is really hungry. >> i think so. >> hangry. >> the hamburglar? >> i guess my cheat date will be today instead of tomorrow, but great day to be outside, maybe work it off a little bit. a nice, warm afternoon coming at you, and in the evening, and another one tomorrow. but then mother's day, we're still looking at a little bit of a cooling trend as a sea breeze returns. we're going to show you walnut creek, reaching the mid-80s today und

marci gonzalez is on the big island tonight. >> reporter: tonight, raging rivers of molten rock closingdestroying four more homes. >> it's incredible. it's a once in a lifetime experience. >> reporter: the fast-moving lava flow covering a roadway trapping several people on the other side. rescuers forced to go in by helicopter to pull them to safety. 22 fissures have now opened here in this corner of hawaii's big island in the past two weeks. this is one of the latest fissures to open and it is just incredible to see this massive fountain. the earth underneath just pulsating. some quieting down only to burst open yet again. and this is fissure number 17. it's been the most active spraying lava like this now for almost a week. and that hissing, roaring and booms coming from this thing can be heard for miles. 25 miles away at the summit of kilauea, yet another explosive eruption overnight like this one, spraying ash 7,000 feet into the air. >> i am thinking that this is the new norm. >> reporter: residents ready for the potential this volcanic emergency -- may not end for weeks. and they'

abc's marci gonzalez is there with the latest. >> reporter: officials here are trying to calm concerns as lava flows onto the property of a geothermal plant here coming within 40 yards of the plant's wells. now, those wells have been secured, but officials say it is possible if lava flows over those wells, it could send an explosion of hydrogen sulfide into the sky, and air quality is already a major concern as winds die down threatening to blanket these communities with another toxic gas, sulfur dioxide, which is spewing from several active fissures, and that can cause surplus respiratory issues and those lava flows are also destroying more homes. more than 40 in all and cutting off roadways and threatening to block hi highways. it is why the military is on standby prepared for possible evacuations by ground and by helicopter. marci gonzalez, abc news, pahoa, hawaii. >> heard to believe we're in our third week of that tense moment on the big island. >> time for a closer look at your weather for this holiday monday. >>> good morning. as we take a look at alberto, alberto continues to t

>> marci gonzalez for us. marci, thank you. >>> and there's still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this memorial day. the fast food drive through holdup and the unexpected gunfire, that worker and that suspect didn't see it coming. who was shooting? it's all caught on camera. >>> plus, the starbucks confrontation that sparked so much outrage. the reason 8,000 stores are closing their doors tomorrow afternoon. >>> and the medical headline on former president george h.w. bush, hospitalized again this weekend. the memorial day tweet to the nation from his hospital bed and an update on his condition. stay with us. ♪ if you have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis, little things can be a big deal. that's why there's otezla. otezla is not an injection or a cream. it's a pill that treats psoriasis differently. with otezla, 75% clearer skin is achievable after just 4 months, ... with reduced redness, thickness, and scaliness of plaques. and the otezla prescribing information has no requirement for routine lab m

marci gonzalez, abc news, hawaii. >> our hearts go out to the people in that area. you too, marci, stay safe. >>> tension is high in israel ahead of a ceremony to open the new u.s. embassy in jerusalem today. the president's daughter and her husband are part of the delegation. they attended a dinner hosted by benjamin netanyahu last night. he says israelis will be eternally grateful for trump's decision to move the embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem. >> we are deeply grateful and our people will be eternally grateful for his bold decision to recognize jerusalem as israel's capital and move the embassy there. >> israel has beefed up security along the gaza strip. dozens have been killed during recent protests and tens of thousands are expected to gather there today. israel has told citizens to stay away from the area because of possible violence. the main cargo crossing has been closed after disruption of many essential items. it could take months to repair the damage. >>> and in france, police are questioning the parents and friend of a suspect. isis quickly claimed

marcie gonzalez abc 7 use. >> we have live pictures to bring you from the big island as fountains oflava bubble into the air. it's beautiful, but it's so distrukting. >> it's amazing to see but your heart goes out to the people dealing with this. >> from my days of reporting on this before, this could go on for months p a friend of mine is an underwater photographer and he will dive down and get close up to the lava as it goes into the water. it's a beautiful thing, you see boats that go by and they're volcano tours -- or they were in the past. obviously the concern now is for safety and those people trying to get their lives back on track. as you can see, not any time soon given this. >>> now your accuweather fast with spencer christian. >> it's a sunny afternoon. i'll show you where the clouds are. we have a few clouds along the coastline, mainly south of the golden gate. here's the view looking west ward. tree pollen is low now, weed pollen and mold spores no concern. moderate glass pollen. the uv index is high, sun screen is highly advisable. 25 miles per hour winds in san franci

abc news reporter marci gonzalez has the latest from hawaii. >> flames shooting from thatives it swallowst mustang. unstoppable destruction on street after street here in this neighborhood on hawaii's big island as the volcanic eruption shows no sign of stopping. >> it's heartbreaking. >> spewing lava and molten rock more than 300 feet in the air. >> it's powerful and thunderous. it's like -- it's erupting like a jet engine and sounded like bombs. >> more than 30 homes destroyed. >> my son asks, mommy, can we go home? >> many of the 1800 people forced to evacuate questioning whether their homes could be next. some evacuees allowed back home to pick up pets. >> hi honey. >> joyful, gratitude of oh, yes. we can go back and get the things. we can get our hands-on. >> knowing this may be their last chance. >> the lava exploding from the house. >> is the house going to be there when we go back there. >> others told high levels of toxic sulfur dioxide lingering, they wait and watch as the devastation spreads. >> hundreds of earthquakes have hit this area over the past week. experts say there is

marcy gonzalez, hawaii. >> there is maef massive settlement today michigan state university announced its agreed to settle with the cases for $500 million believed to be the largest settlement ever in a case involving a university. the agreement follows negotiations with attorneys representing 332 claimants. nassar is currently serving a 60-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to child pornography charges last year efrmgts our sister network espn pays tribute this summer to the hundreds of athletes coming forward to accuse nassar. the women will receive the arthur ash courage award during the annual bruft on july the 18th. >>> putting an end to the stigma of post partum depression. >>> plus meghan markle before prince harry high school, to charity of. >>> piem spencer chris fibrin sutro tower. the increasing cloudy sky. the clouds gathering over the bay awareness month. and today we are talking about post partum depression. dr. ian tong a clinical assist professor at stanford medical school. and you are here to shed light on the subject for everyone here at home. at many as one

abc reporter marcy gonzalez on the big island. >> reporter: tonight lava closing in and destroying four-a-lifetime experience. >> reporter: the fast-moving lava flow covering a roadway, trapping several people on the other side, rescuers forced to go in by helicopter to pull them to safety. 22 fissures have opened here in the corner of hawaii's big island in the past two weeks. this is one of the latest fissures to open, and it is just incredible to see this massive fountain. the earth underneath just pulsating. >> reporter: some quieting down only to burst open yet again. >> reporter: and this is fissure number 17. it has been the most active, spraying lava like this now for almost a week. that hissing, roaring and the booms coming from this thing can be heard for miles. 25 miles away at the summit of kilauea, yet another explosive eruption overnight like this one, spraying ash 7,000 feet into the air. >> i am thinking that this is the new norm. >> reporter: residents ready for the potential this volcanic emergency -- may not end for weeks. >> and they're bracing for the possibility of

marci gonzalez has the details. >> reporter: a disaster declaration for the big island after the volcano eruptions, and now they watch for a massive explosion here at kilauea summit. it could send boulders the size of cars rocketing out of the crater, ash blowing 20,000 feet in the area. the kratser crater is in volca national park. outside of the park, there is no danger, but ash could rain down for miles. >> this is not life threateing, but it is something that people need to be mindful of. >> reporter: 20 miles away, the 15 fissures that septemb s sent sky and detouring homes pausing for more than two day, but evacuation orders are still in place for nearly 1800 residents as geologies say it is likely lava could start flowing again. and they worry smaller cracks like this could expand and open in more roads stranding people who decided to stay behind. alan still refusing to evacuate. what will it take to get you to leave? >> lava coming down the street. >> reporter: most people did leave and still have no idea when they will be able to go back. as for that steam explosion they are exp

marcy gonzalez, abc news, helo, hawaii. >> it's a good point.eople should recognize if you are going to maui or oahu there is no active volcano there. the question, are homes covered by lava insurance? that depends zpl "7 on your side's" michael finney is here with the answer plus more. >> it bummed me out lab for the people there. i have to tell you it's hopeful a problem we never deal with in california. but in hawaii home insurance will likely not cover lava flow for home owners. most insurance companies don't there offer lava coverage in the estates because the us geological survey deemed it a high risk for lava. some home owners are hopeful for fires insurance because the homes were burned by flames caused by lava but not directly by lava. however that only affects homer owner that have special coverage for lava pch they can cost more than $3,000 a year. >>> a new auto found the epa the epa could have done por to catch the vox wagon scheme. . volkswagen paid penalties after being caught. now it's running west better testing and it's working

marcy gonzalez, abc 7 volcano, hawaii. >> announcer: now the accuweather forecasts with spencer christian. >> mostly sun ohhy on a warmer afternoon than yesterday. a live the life doppler 7. check out the 24-hour temperature change. 13 degrees warmer than this hour yesterday. 14 degrees warm ner yukia. many locations inland especially warmer right now. 75 right now at 78 in sanity yolk. plenty of warming inland. and here is a forecast animation showing that low clouds and fog push out over the by and locally inland once again tonight. 5:00 tomorrow morning commuters will be greeted by reduced visibility. a lack at the forecast in a few minutes. >> thank you. >>> a peninsula mother is deeply concerned about the fate of her son who has been jailed in the himalayan nation of nepal. >> her son is an ordained monk committed to helping a young women in a country with few opportunities. more details about the arrest and the u.s. state department response. >> 31-year-old wolf price has been in jail in nepal for six weeks. the palo alto native spent 12 years in nepal raising money and creating edu

abc news reporter marci gonzalez has the latest. >> reporter: another line of lava spewing from a newck in the earth. one of the latest fissures sending what the usgs called splatter bombs 500 feet into the air. >> rocks fly over the tree line. >> it was so loud, this is the headline in the newspaper. >> i heard what sounded like a jet turbine. >> 19 fissures opened here in this corner of hawaii's big island in the past week and a half. fresh ee rupss prompting new evacuations and a warning that as many as 2,000 more people could soon be ordered to leave. >> officials are worried about more cracks like this opening in one of the major roadways here potentially stranding people on the other side. >> the national guard says they have an emergency response plan in place for that and for another looming threat. 25 miles away, geologists are watching this crater at kilauea's summit. saying a steam explosion could happen any day, sending giant boulders and plumes of ash into the sky. experts explaining the bold urs would only fall here within volcano's national park now closed because of th

marci gonzalez, hawaii. >> thanks to marci.a precarious situation. 26 homes on the big island burned so far. back here on the mainland, the main concern is the dangerous heat in the southwest making the extreme drought worse in some parts of the country. >> paul williams is showing us what we can expect. good morning. >> good morning, kendis, diane. dry and hot for the southwest. this high pressure system will wring the atmosphere out like a wet sponge, keeping us totally dry. then the heat builds in texas and the south central part of the country making this heat a bigger fire danger because of ongoing drought, dangerous winds. from pueblo, albuquerque, amarillo and tucson. 20 degrees above normal and we're bracing for storms into the dakotas. >> quite a lot keeping paul busy these days. >>> now to the latest round of stunning statements from rudy giuliani as he tries to defend president trump in the court of public opinion. during an exclusive interview on "this week", he said the president does not have to comply with a pote

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. >> reporter: four days ago abc's marci gonzalez met retired electrical engineer herschel hood.s wife had made the difficult decision to flee. >> this is my life savings. this is my lifeblood. this was everything i ever wanted. and if it's taken away, i can't see starting over. >> reporter: today we drove together back into the hazard zone with herschel to see what remains. >> when's the last time you saw him? >> friday of last week, four days ago. >> reporter: but also to ferry supplies to neighbors. >> got the gate open? all right. >> reporter: like alan, who defied evacuation orders and stayed behind. >> nice to meet you. >> i thought my house was going to fall apart. >> literally shaking your house. >> oh, yeah. every five seconds. boom, boom. >> when did you get some sleep? >> i haven't slept for days. >> reporter: and herschel's home? >> okay. >> reporter: spared. >> still here. >> reporter: for now. and just a few hundred yards from there, down a grassy patch, that fissure roaring and belching molten rock. and those explosions of gas and rock sending those boulders hundre

abc news reporter marci gonzalez is tracking the threat. >> reporter: more evacuations ordered as fountains of lava explode from new cracks in the ground. >> people are starting to panic right now. >> another fissure opening sunday, the 18th here on hawaii's big island in more than a week. >> this fissure opened in a wooded area nowhere near homes, but that lava is spewing 40 feet into the air. it is so powerful, you can feel the vibration from it. one of the major concerns blockage of a major roadway which could leave some residents stranded. vacation rentals near the evacuation zone told to shuttle down to relieve the demand on water. >> just like unpredictability of the weather. the lava is more unpredictable. we are preparing for the worst. for mass evacuations. >> this as eastern part of the island braces for another eruption. 20 miles away at summit of kilauea, gee ol jiologists watcr a steam explosion, could send boulders and ash into the air. ash potentially raining down for miles. >> we all feel scared. nobody ever seen it happen before. so it's, i guessing game are we safe? >> exp

marci gonzalez in hawaii tonight. >> reporter: tonight, fountains of lava engulfing neighborhoods on hawaii's big island after multiple new eruptions from the kilauea volcano. flames and lava shooting a hundred feet in the air, forcing at least 1,800 from their homes with just minutes to spare. >> we could hear the lava exploding from the house. you know, is the house still gonna be there when we go back over there? >> reporter: the actual volcano crater miles away from the vents in the ground where the eruptions are exploding. >> my house is on stilts so the whole house actually shook. >> reporter: officials say at least two homes have been destroyed. witnesses comparing the sound of the eruption to a jet engine. >> we were a couple blocks away from where it was happening, but you could feel the heat, feel the power of the eruption. >> reporter: a line of lava spewing from a long crack in the earth, spilling out onto the streets. plumes of thick, pink smoke rising high above the island. the smell of toxic sulphur dioxide and burning trees hanging in the air. >> all around is a sulph

abc's marci gonzalez is there. >> reporter: the biggest concern is with the sulfur dioxide fumes pouring into the air from the eruptions. the toxic fumes in the smoke engulfing those neighborhoods. >> reporter: hundreds of small earthquakes are also jolting the area of after a magnitude 6.9 quake, the largest to hit hawaii in more than 40 years. scientists warn the event is far from over and say more earthquakes and eruptions are likely. and locals on the big island are comparing what's happening now to a lava flow back in 1955. that eruption lasted 3 months and covered 4,000 acres in lava. >>> to washington where president trump's nominee to head the cia will meet with senators today amid reports that she offered to withdraw her nomination because of her record on torture. gina haspel has spent 33 years at the agency, and after 9/11 she was in charge of a detention center in thailand where at least one al qaeda suspect was waterboarded. a white house statement last night called haspel highly qualified, and she's expected to face some tough questions during her confirmation hearing this

abc's marci gonzalez is there. >> this fissure opened up in a wooded area. it is nowhere near any homes, but the concern is that more could open up, and so they're telling people who are not in evacuation zones to be ready to get out immediately. >> reporter: meanwhile, the threat of another kind of eruption looms. a massive steam explosion geologists say could happen any day with the potential to catapult enormous boulders and rain down ash for miles. >> if there is a steam explosion, the national guard might have a bigger play dealing with evacuations, dealing with security. it has a major impact in the area. >> reporter: and people are also facing concerns over air quality. as many as 2,000 people could be forced to evacuate because of lava emitting toxic fumes. kendis. >> yeah, quite a tense moment there in hawaii. janai, thank you. >>> and now to an about-face by president trump. he's offering a life line to a japanese phone company that was punished by the u.s. last month for violating sanctions against north korea and iran. president trump now says he

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marcy gonzalez has the story from the big island. >> more evacuations junltd way after another fissure broke through the ground. the 17th on hawaii's big island in more than a week. >> it is in line for the zone. we are preparing for the worst. >> people grabbing what they can and fears that a major roadway could be cut off. potentially stranding residents if more fissures open. the latest is less than a mile from a geothermal plant where chemicals have been stored. they've been removed but some residents are worried. >> i don't want to get smogged out with geothermal blowout toxins. >> reporter: this as people prepare for another kind of eruption. a massive steam explosion. experts say it could send giant boulders raining down for miles. >> the last week, it is like your life is on hold. in a hurricane, it will be here and go. a forest fire. this is like slow motion train wreck. >> another big concern, these are emitting toxic fuels. sms 2,000 more people could be forced to evacuate. abc news, had hawaii. >>> a family living with the sudden loss of a mother and wife. now the community

here's marci gonzalez. >> reporter: tonight, a new threat as lava engulfs this corner of hawaii's big island. the flow, spilling onto this geothermal plant. officials saying the wells here are now secured. but if lava barrels over them, it could send an uncontrolled explosion of hydrogen sulfide into the sky. air quality, already a major concern as winds die down, threatening to blanket these communities with another toxic gas. that gas could cause respiratory issues. >> the amount of sulfur dioxide that is in the atmosphere is about, maybe four times greater than what people have been dealing with. >> reporter: and they are dealing with this relentless destruction. this ongoing flow from these fissures creating these huge fields of now hardened lava that's flowing into more backyards and threatening to cover even more roadways. the molten glow, inching the mounds forward. while more emergency evacuations are being forced by powerful lava flows. what will it take to get you to >> lava coming down the street. >> reporter: two weeks later, that's exactly what happened. >> started coming

it's a dangerous new chapter in hawaii and abc's marci gonzalez is in hawaii. >> reporter: tonight, that raging molten river now flowing into the ocean creating a new danger. the lava combining with saltwater, creating plumes of what's called laze, a hazy potentially deadly mix of hydrochloric acid and small particles of glass. >> it can eat a hole in a cotton t-shirt in a matter of a couple of hours. it's really caustic. and, of course, you don't want to be breathing this either. it can cause a respiratory seizure. >> reporter: the red-hot torrent now flowing across a highway forcing new evacuations, after destroying four more homes this weekend. that lava flow cutting a path through neighborhoods and fields, bubbling from fissures like this one, fountaining more than 100 feet in the air. and this explosive fissure, blamed for the first serious injury since this volcanic emergency began on hawaii's big island more than two weeks ago, blasting a chunk of molten rock towards a house, shattering the homeowner's leg as he sat on his balcony. he's now recovering in a hospital. tonight, geolo

abc's marci gonzalez is in hawaii. >> reporter: tonight, new evacuations ordered as yet another crack opens in the ground. lava bubbling out of the 17th fissure to erupt here on hawaii's big island in more than a week. fears now that a major roadway could be cut off, potentially stranding some residents. this fissure opened up in a wooded area. it is nowhere near any homes, but the concern is that more could open up and so they're telling people who are not in evacuation zones to be ready to get out immediately. the latest eruptions, happening less than a mile from this geothermal plant. the 60,000 gallons of flammable chemicals stored there removed but some residents say they're still worried. >> i don't want to get smogged out with geothermal toxins. >> reporter: this, as people brace for another kind of unnerving eruption. a massive steam explosion here at kilauea's summit is expected any day. geologists say it could send giant boulders rocketing out of this crater. that ash potentially raining down for miles. >> if there is a steam explosion, the national guard might have a bigger

abc's marci gonzalez is in hawaii with the latest. >> reporter: this explosive geyser sending mounds of molten destruction surging down neighborhood streets, sparking new evacuations. >> the lava is moving a lot quicker than it was earlier today. >> reporter: it's a dangerous situation, so we've got to get out of here. >> we definitely need to get out of here, please. we don't want to be in the first responders way. >> reporter: first responders then going door-to-door, ordering them to leave. >> homes are getting destroyed tonight. >> reporter: ten more homes destroyed overnight. in all, more than 50 lost the flow of lava. just on the other side of the street, we keep hearing loud booms as it consumes yet another house. and those red-hot rivers spilling onto this geothermal plant, overtaking two wells, but officials say it hasn't triggered toxic gas emissions as some feared. weeks of eruptions now hitting the state's bottom line. tourist bookings down as much as 50%, according to estimates. even though the lava flow impacts only 1% of hi hipp's big island. and with new fissures stil

. >>> abc news reporter marcie gonzalez has the update. >> reporter: tonight the lava river flowing into, creating plumes of what's called laze. a hazy deadly mix of hydrochloric acid and small particles of glass. >> it can eat a hole in a t-shirt in a couple hours. you don't want to breathe it either. >> reporter: the red hot torrent flowing across the highway. forcing more evacuations after destroying four more homes weekend. weekend. bubbling from fissures like this. this explosive fissure blamed for the first injury since it started two weeks ago. blasting molten rock towards a house and shattering the ho homeown homeowner's leg. >> reporter: they're looking for possibly more eruptions from the summit of kilaeuea. >>> more details on the deadly cougar attack in washington. authorities say the animal that killed one mountain biker and wounded another was emaciated. they said the cougar was about 100 pounds and should have been more like 140 to 180. >>> next on abc 7 news at 11:00, the drink that's more than just juice. >> it's a hope for the future for this abc 7 star. how she's hopin

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marcy gonzalez, absence news, hawaii. >>> back here at home, county fair season is now under way in the area. the 82nd annual contra costa fair opened yesterday and runs through sunday. this year's event has something for everybody. rides, food, entertainment and they say be sure to check out the livestock. 4-h kids work all year around getting their animals ready for the show. the fair opens today and tomorrow. >> now your accuweather forecast. >> we have some hot, sticky weather maybe. not this week, in fact. we're going to stay pretty cool. a good reason for that. live doppler 7 shows the fog. we are getting sunshine but we're seeing a series of loech systems visit the northwest coast. that's for enhanced local fog and those cool, breezy afternoons. on the creek, you've got some sun. it is breezy. the marine layer is compressed a bit this morning. sun, sooner for most of you. 55 mountain view. 56 in san jose. on the coast, it's 54 and here we're looking at the gray skies. numbers near 70 today in santa cruz. 50s in santa rosa. concord, you're breezy this morning. livermore, 54 degree

. >> marcy gonzalez reports on the outraged reactions from los angeles. >> kanye west now trying to clarifyse outrage inducing comments he made to tm zploochlt you hear about slavery for 400 years for 400 years that sounds like a choice. like, he was there for 400 years. it's all of you all we're penal mri in prison. >> the rapper facing backlash from a tmz staffer. >> what you are doing the absence of thought i'm appalled and brother i am unbelievably hurt by the fact that you have morphed into something to me that's not real. >> that anger echoed on social media. the hashtag if slavery was a choice no trending on twitter west defending comments tweeting the reason i brought up the 400 years points is because we can't be mentally imprisoned another four hundred years process we need free thought to make myself clear of course i know that slaves did not get shackled and put on a bet by free will. after a long hiatus following his hospitalization west recently returning to twitter with other attention grabbing comments. >> i just love trump. that's my boy. >> and now sharing some of the stru

abc's marci gonzalez is right there on the big island of hawaii with the latest. marci, good morning to you. >> reporter: guys, good morning. on top of that, some smaller cracks opened in the streets that officials are keeping a very close eye on this morning. the eruptions did stop for a few hours. but as you're about to see, they picked right back up again. this morning, sparks violently spurting into the air with two, new lava events erupting overnight. >> the subdivision is right in the middle of the most active zone of any volcano on this planet. so it's hard to say when this might stop. >> reporter: ten fissures now open all running along a line here in these two neighborhoods on hawaii's big island. the mounds of molten lava flowing from them converging crawling towards homes destroying at least five buildings so far. >> guys, you need to evacuate now. >> reporter: iyra haas recording as one of the first cracks opened in the ground near his home sending that molten debris rocketing into the air. >> it was just like -- and just erupting like a jet engine. it

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. >> nearly 2,000 people have been forced from their homes, and abc's marci gonzalez is right there on the big island with the very latest for us this morning. marci, good morning to you. >> reporter: paula and dan, good morning. yeah, since they don't know when and where the ground could open up again, the national guard is set up ready for the possibility of more evacuations as this area deals with aftershocks and more eruptions. overnight, nature's fireworks show on hawaii's big island. molten rock and flames spewing into the air. glowing lava lighting up the sky and flowing into neighborhoods. >> there just seems like it keeps fissuring upwards and becoming more hazardous. >> reporter: new fissures opening up after multiple earthquakes. a 5.0 shaking the big island on thursday, the kilauea volcano erupting just hours later. two more quakes happening friday including a 6.9 magnitude, the largest in the state since 1975 rattling homes and nerves. >> you guys all right? >> reporter: causing landslides and shutting down roads. >> this isn't stopping. >> reporter: the aftershocks ongoin

marci gonzalez is on the big island. >> reporter: good morning. volcanos national park where that huge eruption is expected is closed indefinitely because that is where the greatest danger would be, but these smaller eruptions we keep seeing are bringing their own risks and show no sign of stopping. this morning, that fountain of lava violently gushing from new cracks in the ground. >> people are starting to panic right now. >> reporter: 17 fissures opening here on hawaii's big island in the past week and half. many destructively tearing through neighborhoods. this fissure opened up in a wooded area. nowhere near any homes, but that lava is spewing 40 feet into the air. it is so powerful you can feel the vibration from it. one of the major concerns if it grows or others open, it could block off a major roadway. potentially stranding some residents. >> just like the unpredictability of the weather, the lava is even more unpredictable. we're preparing for the worst. we're preparing for massive evacuations. >> reporter: the eastern part of this islan

abc's marci gonzalez is on the ground there with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. this fissure just keeps growing. fountaining 100 feet in the air. lighting up the sky. sending the rapid river of lava flowing down. it's now covered up -- and for the first time since this eruption began more than two weeks ago, lava is now flowing into the ocean. geologists are warning of the potential danger from the plumes that it creates saying it could send hydrochloric acid and fine particles of glass in the air. we're learning of the first injuries since the emergency began. you can probably hear that roaring, the booming from the fissure just down there. it sent a molten rock flying towards a house. it hit a man in the leg as he sat on his balcony. we have learned he is recovering in the hospital this morning as officials keep a close eye, not only on these fissures, but on the summit of kilauea where there was yet another ash explosion overnight, ron. >> amazing images there. thank you, marci. >>> and in pasadena, texas, near houston, a massive explosion at a chemical plant

abc's marci gonzalez is right there on the big island. marci, good morning to you. >> reporter: guys, good morning. yeah, people here are definitely watching and waiting but experts stress those giant boulders would not reach into residential areas. here they're just expecting a dusting of ash. of course, this is not the only issue they're dealing with here as we learn federal funding to help is on the way. president trump now approving a disaster declaration for hawaii as part of the big island rocked by earthquakes and those volcanic eruptions now watches for a massive explosion here at kilauea summit. it could send boulders the size of cars rocketing out of this crater, ash billowing 20,000 feet in the air. that crater is within volcanos national park now closed this morning because of the risk. vulcanologist rick hazlett says outside the park there is no danger but ash could rain down for miles. >> this is not life-threatening, a light ash fall but it is something that people need to be mindful of. >> reporter: 20 miles away those 15 f

the lava flow reaching the grounds of a geothermal plant and marci gonzalez is in hawaii with the latestorning. one of those fissures erupting on the other side of the trees. you can see it lighting up the early morning sky and the lava flow has now entered the nearby geothermal plant sparking concerns that the 2,000-degree lava pouring over wells could send hydrogen sulfide spewing into the air. the governor was here over the weekend trying to reassure residents there is no health risk. the marines are on standby prepared to potentially airlift residents from the surround neighborhoods if the lava keeps spreading here cutting off more streets. more than 40 houses described and that keeps climbing as rivers of lava spread and more fissures open. 3 1/2 weeks after this volcanic emergency began geologists say this shows no signs of stopping. guys, back to you. >> so much to be concerned about and those images are just stunning. >> marci, thank you. >>> coming up next a sneak peek of tonight's "the bachelorette" premiere and the advice the former bachelorettes are giving becca. >>> and we a

our marci gonzalez was there. >> oh, my goodness, that is just remarkable. >> reporter: in recent years the volcano has been sending lava into hard-to-reach areas along the coastline, but in the last week, more than 15 vents have burst open releasing lava, gas and steam inside residential neighborhoods. this right here is the biggest lava flow in leilani estates. this is the one that continued on for about a half mile and as you fly over it, you can see it has taken down power poles and changed the entire landscape of this neighborhood. underneath some 15 feet of lava rock is homes and cars. there is no sign of how far the lava will spread or when the eruption will stop. police are now going door to door to evacuate residents near two new volcano vents. >> we hope that within, you know, weeks, a month maybe that we'll be back in here. >> reporter: and all of that toxic volcanic gas spreading for more than 60 miles. it's posing potentially deadly risk to everyone in the evacuation zone, especially to the elderly and those with breathing problems. >> it's really thick and it makes your ey