martha. for bill hemmer. according to latest reports. he is the suspect. he is a identified as 20-year-old wasil farookky. he may have been trying to sneak into syria to join isis. here is the police dispatch chatter after attack. >> one male patient with necklace race. there is female with a leg laceration. one they're applying tourniquet to. martha: peter doocy is live in washington. can you confirm they're investigating a an attachment to isis. reporter: he shouted "allahu akbar!" after attacking one of the victims. roanoke police department started to investigate after details like that came in. special agent in charge of the richmond decision quote, the fbi is working with the police department following the incident that occurred on saturday evening. i can not discuss the details of the investigation at this time, i do want to reassure the commune that we are working to determine the nature of the incident. the man in custody charged with two counts of aggravated malicious wounding is w

martha? martha: what is next?ly, in these situations, the world sort of turns its attention away and people are left with a long time rebuilding process. how is that going, jeff? reporter: in this case sort of the world turned its attention away at beginning. we were slow to this i think in a lot of ways but a lot of these people, the important part of this, is, that this was not a flood-prone area. a lot of these communities. so people don't have flood insurance. so, you see all of this damage out here, the question is, who is going to pay for cleanup and who will pay to get these people back on? we had colonel or general russell honore on fox business this morning, in this case it has to be the government. i don't know who else can do it. this is hugely widespread. there is a lot to do here. i leave you with this picture. it's just incredible. this goes on for mile after mile after it is difficult to look at. martha: you are so right. everybody was late to the game here in recognizing what was happening in louis

martha?mp is trailing in four must-win battleground states but constant drip of possible corruption in the clinton foundation could soon take its toll on hillary clinton. that is no doubt what the trump campaign is hoping at this point. dr. larry sabato joins us with his crystal ball into the election, plus this. >> [laughter] >> oh! [bleep] >> hold on. hold on. eric: man, oh, man, the catch of a lifetime as you can see. sometimes it doesn't always come easy. >> whoa! ♪ this is todd hardy. a fitness buff, youth baseball coach-and lung cancer patient. the day i got the diagnosis, i was just shocked. the surgeon in dallas said i needed to have the top left lobe of my lung removed. i wanted to know what my other options were. and i found that at cancer treatment centers of america. at ctca, our experts examine a variety of therapies, treatments and technologies to identify a plan specifically for each patient. my doctor understood that who i am was just as important as what cancer i had. we talk

martha.aign? what is she running on? she is mostly running i'm not donald trump and you can't afford to have donald trump. but what is she really running on? i think that is the thing that the debates possibly are going to illuminate, the difference between the two candidates. martha: we'll see. good to have you in new york. thanks for being here, bret. see you soon. gregg: there is growing concern that russia may try to rig u.s. elections by tampering with the results in november. senate minority leader harry reid now asking the fbi to investigate recent cyber attacks targeting state election data. chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge live in washington with more. what are you hearing from the fbi? reporter: well, thanks, gregg. speaking in washington this morning at a cybersecurity conference the fbi director said the u.s. government must make clear to foreign adversaries that it will have a zero tolerance policy. >> we take very seriously, any effort, by any actor including

martha.his. as chairman paul manafort done excellent job coordinating, with our 72 congressional endorsers. talking to the state directors. making sure they have tools they need within our swing states, which is no easy lift. and also paul has been great on tv. , getting out, doubling down the message. doing a fabulous job at the convention. we think the convention went well for mr. trump. paul and rick who were in charge of that. these presidential campaigns are hard. everybody gets to be exhausted. traveling a great deal. i think for donald trump, advice he gets, solicited and unsolicited you have to pivot, what they mean is on style. whereas what you're seeing just this week, just in the last two days, i think it will go down as one of the best weeks in the trump campaign, last two days he has given back-to-back speeches, policy speeches. first telling the american people, you have been at war against terror for 15 years. i will talk to you like a grown u i will tell you what the problem a

martha?big question is going to be what impact the presidential race has on these down-ballot races. what sense do you have on what north carolina voters are thinking about that at point, jonathan? >> reporter: well, we talked to political scientists who say that the north carolina senate race is relatively low profile compared to other races, certainly the presidential race. and so presidential candidates are likely to have a significant impact on down-ballot races in this state. listen. >> what's helping deborah ross right now is that hillary clinton campaign and surrogates are blanketing the airwaves. they virtually have the north carolina airwaves to themselves. very few donald trump ads out there. >> reporter: at the same time, professor diamond says republicans are banking on donald trump's ability to draw nontraditional republican voters to the poms, vote -- to the polls, voters who people assume would also vote for the republican senate candidate. martha? martha: and his ads are about

martha? off calls for a news conference. >> i've to got a lot, a lot that i have been sharing with the press, talking to the press as i'm doing with you right now, so, you know, or stay tuned. martha: stay tuned. it is 260 days since her last news conference, so how long will she go? that plus this -- >> [bleep] >> oh! martha: wow. that caused a lot of damage -- >> well, he stopped now. martha: we'll show you when we come back. >> he just took out that car! es? you could apply for a medicare supplement insurance plan whenever you want. no enrollment window. no waiting to apply. that means now may be a great time to shop for an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. medicare doesn't cover everything. and like all standardized medicare supplement insurance plans, these help cover some of what medicare doesn't pay. so don't wait. call now to request your free decision guide. it could help you find the aarp medicare supplement plan that works for y

martha.ublican vice-presidential nominee mike pence calling for a federal investigation into the clinton foundation. this comes after emails released last week sparked allegations of a pay for playset upbetween donors to the foundation and the state department. >> do you believe that hillary clinton was involved in a pay to play arrangement as secretary of state, with big donors to the clinton foundation. >> looks that way more and more every day, doesn't it. the new emails made public in the last week seem to make a direct connection between favors done by state department officials and major foreign donors to the clinton foundation. but the american people have a right to know. martha: michael warren, online editor for "the weekly standard." good to see you this morning. >> morning. >> what do you think about what pence had to say to chris wallace? >> look, there could be some kind of direct connection with hillary clinton knowing about the sort of pay for playset upi think that really kind

martha: awful. what a night that was. 49 innocent people lost their lives before the suspect was shot and killed in standoff with the police. the attack is the worst mass shooting in american history. gregg: the f.b.i. recovering 30 emails related to the benghazi attack in the hillary clinton eminvestigation. those emails were not part of the thousands previously handed over to the department of state. clinton said she only withheld and deleted personal emails. joining me the assistant attorney general under president george w. bush. we'll get to her representations which may or may not have been true. the public is going to get to see this f.b.i. file. their investigation into hillary clinton's emails. what might be there. >> i think it's a good thing they are making this available. i know my reaction and the reaction of a lot of americans where he heard director comey's statement. his ultimate conclusion didn't seem to match the fact that he established. i think what we are going to see in this re

martha.a: so big news. paul manafort is out of the trump campaign. your reaction? >> it's a huge development, and it come on the heels not just of the shake-up, but of a string are of really kind of devastating stories, three big stories on the front pages of the national newspapers today all discovering new information that shows manafort more closely tied to ukrainian leaders who are connected to vladimir putin than he had acknowledged. in fact, undercutting some of the denials he had made earlier in the week. so manafort's to position had increasingly become untenable. the trump campaign, others in the campaign feeling he was increasingly becoming a distraction and, obviously, he was frustrated to be sort of sidelined earlier this week by both kelly ann and steve bannon. martha: yeah. the ukrainian ties, i think, are interesting to people who watch the background of the political scene and who also think about the comments that have been made about vladimir putin in the context of this who

martha? martha: he may be right about the technology.om happening again? >> reporter: we talked to an aviation expert, joseph george, who works with airlines to improve their technology. essentially, what he told us is that many of these airlines depend on systems that are decades old, really old systems, and with the mergers you've seen recently, you're trying to slap together two systems that basically don't want to work together. he says better systems and backup plans are a must. >> you've got to make sure that your production systems are robust, you're building them to be as tolerant as possible. if you've got failures in the systems, you've got systems that can take over. >> reporter: and for their part, trade group airlines for america says the airlines are spending $1.5 billion a month to try and fix this problem. martha: rob, thank you very much. leland: donald trump and hillary clinton continue to blast each other on the campaign trail. more on that coming up. [ male announcer ] eligible for medicare? that's a good thing, but i

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martha?artha: we have seen several of them return top the battlefield over the course of time. have we heard from the congressional opponents who regularly pipe up about these releases? >> ed royce tore into this. he says the obama administration is doubling down on policies that put americans' lives at risk. he said too many have already died at the hands of former detainees. i fear we'll be dealing with the results of this recklessness for years to come. 5% of the prisoners released in the obama era have returned to the fight. and under the bush administration. 20% returned to the battlefield and 14% were suspected of doing so. bill: joe biden going on the attack against donald trump. >> this man is totally, thoroughly unqualified to be president of the youth of america. bill: trump not mincing word when it comes to what he calls hillary clinton's moral character. martha: a massive wildfire tearing through northern california and police are saying this was no accident. >> we had a great com

the obama's return to martha's vineyard for their seventh summer vacation. the president took one year off when running for reelection. what attracted the obama's to the island retreat in the first place? in his new book "martha's vineyard: ra richard taylor says it is the vision and values of generations of african americans living that made it a safe haven for the obama family. richard taylor is with us in the studio. how are you? richard: fine. nice to be here. karen: for those who do not know, give us a brief history on how african-americans arrived and settled on martha's vineyard. richard: it was not a large vineyard. people came largely as servants, chauffeurs, maids, cleaning people, so this class, if you will, visionary class began to buy property and they began to move on. in some cases, they stayed on. that was the original way. karen: what they servants -- richard: wife's family. karen: captains of the few whaling captains, but largely it was the service class in the 1900s and late 1800s. i can think of one. jones' grandmother came from new jerse

martha? >> carl, thank you. it could be indicating that donald trump making that move from primary mode to general election mode. we're going to talk more about that coming up. and in the meantime, this is the tornado scene of what has swept through central indiana. mike pence on his way back home to get a look at this and to try to help people there. businesses left without power after two confirmed tornadoes touched down. multiple homes destroyed. look at this video. we have seen so much destruction by nature between the earthquake in its and louisiana floods and now and neighbors in louisiana going through very difficult times as well. as i said, mike pence, the governor there, is cutting a campaign trip short. he will head back there to see what he can do it help his own people of the state. 13th century lock tire one the only things standing. over take you there next onto so he so hes when there. how is he going it in the how is he going it in the other patel ground state? you totaled your brand new car. no

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. >> reporter: martha potts prepares families for the first day of classes at oak grove middle school in concord. she is handing out uniforms and backpacks to those who can't afford them. as oak grove's community school coordinator for 17 years, martha's worked with about 50 newcomer families a year who have come from afghanistan, mexico, central and south america, china and mongolia. martha herself a peruvian immigrant knows how to make them feel welcome. >> when people come and say i just arrived and i see in their face the fear, i go like, oh, i remember how that feels. you know, it was in me, too,. >> reporter: these uniforms come from donations martha's received through the assistance league of diablo valley. but day to day, she serves as translator and guide, navigating parents like maria flores through registration, parent-teacher conferences, and referrals to other resources. >> she is so sweet all the time, you come in and ask for help for some help she is opening all the time, never she say i no have time. >> reporter: this person says martha taught his mother english and he

i'm martha maccallum. donald trump here in new york where he gets his first intelligence briefing in about an hour. this is something that's done for the nominees in both parties. hillary clinton right now wrapping up a speech in ohio. she's talking about taxes and her new plan. here's a new gop poll showing hillary clinton leading by 11 points, 47-36 in a three-way contest in the home state of his running mate mike pence. chief political correspondent carl cam rob is live outside trump tower where the action is today in new york city with more on this for us. hello, carl. >> reporter: hi, martha. you have to remember it's a red state. if you look at a lot of the battleground states including quinnipiac polls out today, in a lot of the battle grounld states, hillary clinton has moved tout a double-digit lead. the trump campaign realizes they've got to do. as for the classified briefing scheduled for 3:00, that's looking look it's going have to slide. trump also plans to have a meeting with law enforcement

martha? >> he was among those who skipped the convention in the summer in cleveland as well, so sticking with the theme. thank you very much. marco rubio won the primary election after bowing out of the presidential election earlier this year. here he is. >> i couldn't face losing a position, with a vacancy on the supreme court, with all the issues facing america and i'm so grateful now as i'm back with you here today for the support that so many people have given us. >> fascinating story. marco rubio. and there he is sewing that part of the race up. a political consultant for firehouse strategies now and dan ger steen is the president of gotham ghost writers. thank you, gentlemen. welcome to you. >> thank you. >> you must be pleased that the person you supported for so long is still in the senate race. >> yeah, of course. i mean it was a really big night for marco rubio. it's a lot more than people thought. for a man who spent $8 million in campaigning and yet had a resounding victory, it's

and martha stewart - planning to join forces this fall for a new show.it's titled "martha and snoop's dinner party' - and its set to air on vh-1 ts feature the unlikely pair - making a meal for their celebrity friends.it's not the first time the two have been together.snoop made several apperances on martha stewart living back in 2008.they've sat next to each other for justin bieber's comedy roast now time for your juicy question of the morning... surveys show that out 30% of people choose to do this at home.... while 70% percent want to do this somewhere else? our producers believe that matt is the type of guy who will do this at home.tram and jimmy would do it somewhere else.and all of you -- might do it this coming weekend. you've probably been on the light rail before...but have you ever wondered what it's like to actually drive one of those things?krystle got a crash course - and it's harder than it looks! he once tried to sell president obama's old senate seat.and - he's been on donald trump's old reality show.now rod blagojevich is in front of the camera again today...but ####b

abby: i'm abby huntsman in for martha maccallum. reporters not getting far when asking the state department if there was any wrongdoing. >> you don't feelth was up propriety in the relationship between the clinton foundation and the 8 department? >> we talked to many people at my level. >> has the department looked into this and determined there is no impropriety? >> am i not peaking english? the question is whether you determined there was nothing improper here. bill: those revelations putting the spotlight on cheryl mills and her simultaneous work at the state department and the clinton foundation. abby: what are they now saying on this connection? >> the state department just responded to this report that cheryl mills traveled to new york to conduct end views for the clinton foundation. quote the department can confirm the trip was not paid for by government fund. it continues to say all federal employees are subject to ethics regulations including conflict of interest. she conducted clinton foundation business while she worked a

, fashizle. >> martha and snoop's party got the green light to air this fall. >> how did me martha get together to do this show? glass of wine, herbs, atmosphere. >> e they'll host a party inviting celebrity guests for cocktails, cooki conversation. nothing is offlimits. martha? she's smoking in the kitchen. shecook, too. >> finally, nobody puts baby in a corner excebaby. turns out jennifer grey turned down a role in the upcoming tv remake of "dirty dancing." breslin will take over ploying jennifer wouldn't reveal which role she passed on. she wanted abc to do their own take on the classic. ? i had time of my life ? >> i like it. time to move on. >> i want to see her in it. >> you're trying to put baby in the corner. >> i you could say that. >> behind the scenes of paula abdul's comeback concert and what she spilled during her return to the stage. >> i don't remember what i said. >> lat we get a rare look at j. lo inside theec "e.t." on her italian yacht. >>> three decades paul abdul is reeling off number one songs hits in concert since way back then. this weekend she her fans what the

hello everybody, i'm martha maccallum. hillary clinton loses a bit of her lead to donald trump in the national polling. he is now threatening perhaps to deal her a larger setback, at least that's what he hopes. can she combat that? we've got team fox coverage on the campaign trail. mike emanuel and carl cameron are standing by. first we go to catherine herridge with the very latest on the fbi hillary clinton investigation, live for us in washington. >> reporter: thanks, martha. the bureau will release portions of the clinton fbi file. it could happen as early as this week, possibly tomorrow. as you mentioned a short time ago, the white house said they were not involved in the decision. >> i can tell you that the white house did not consult with the fbi about that decision or any of the other decisions that they've made in terms of handling some of the investigative material that they've collected when they looked into this matter. with regard to the potential impact on the election, there are any number of people employed

dan. >> and martha, it's only august.you think this conservative group, citizens united, that's releasing these e-mail, do you think they may have a bigger bomb to drop come october? >> paula, what we do know is that clinton and her lawyers say she turned over all work-related e-mails to the state department from her private server. yet, the fbi found nearly 15,000 more during their investigation. those 15,000-plus e-mails on the server from clinton staffers will continue to drip out until election day. and, maybe even after that. >> so this issue and perhaps more not going away anytime soon. martha raddatz, really appreciate your guidance on a sunday morning. we should say martha will have much more on the presidential campaign coming up later this morning on "this week," right here on abc. donald trump transition team chair governor chris christie will talk to martha about the candidate's shifting immigration policy. plus, dnc chair donna brazile talks to martha about the state of hillary clinton's campaign including th

nothing is offlimits. >> martha? she's smoking in the kitchen. she can cook, too. >> finally, nobody puts baby in a corner except baby. turns out jennifer grey turned down a role in the upcoming tv remake of "dirty dancing." playing baby in the three-hour tv m jennifer wouldn't reveal which role she passed on. she wanted abc to do their own take on the classic. ? i had the time of my life ? >> i like it. time to move on. >> i want to see er in it. >> you're trying to put baby in the corner. >> i guess you could say >> behind the scenes of paula abdul's comeback concert and what she spilled during her >> later, we get a rare look at j. lo inside the recording studio as mariah carey takes "e.t." on her italian yacht. >>> "suicide squad" had a big weekend. >>> three decades paul abdul is like "straight up." she hasn't performed any of her hits in concert since way back then. this weekend she gave her fans what they've been waiting for. only we were backstage. >> it's been 26 years. let me tell you something, it's different today than it was 25 or so

maybe you're be at the martha's vineyard bash.who knows. >> reporter: yeah we'll do that. >> always next year. thank you have much. >>> up next, tough talk, president obama breaking tradition by wading into the political debate and he's not holding back on donald trump. >> i obviously have a very strong opinion about the two candidates who are running. one is very positive and one is not so much. crabfest is on at red lobster so come dive into dishes like the new alaska bairdi crab dinner with sweet crab from the icy waters of alaska. or try crab lover's dream with tender snow and king crab legs. love crab? then hurry, crabfest ends soon. parts a and b and want more coverage, guess what? you could apply for a medicare supplement insurance plan whenever you want. no enrollment window. no waiting to apply. that means now may be a great time to shop for an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. medicare doesn't cover everything. and like all standardized medicare supplement insurance p

"martha and snoop's dinner stars preparing a meal for their celebrity friends. this will not be the first collaboration between stewart and snoop. the duo first teamed up over the stove in 2008 on an episode of "martha stewart living." it is the longest running series in television history. now the simpsons is making history again.. by airing its first one hour episode, the episode titled "the great phatsby" will air in january 20-17. guest stars keegan-michael key and taraji p. henson will voice characters in the episode. las vegas is getting a dose of the popular hbo show , game of thrones. "musc " the show's composer is taking the music from the show on the road. and is making 28 stops across the u-s-- and one of by a full orchestra and choir to show some of his favorite scenes from show. the "game of thrones live concert experience" kicks off feb. 15 in kansas city it will make a stop at the mgm grand garden arena on march 25th tickets go on sale on saturday. and if you can't get your nose out of the game of thrones books there's some good news for you and a

martha, thank you. >> great lineup as usual.look forward to it. >>> it's the rare occasion when sports and politics collide. and an nfl quarterback has certainly ignited a firestorm. we're talking about colin kaepernick, the san francisco 49ers quarterback, and he's been refusing to stand for the national anthem in protest before all three preseason games. ron is here with his activism. reaction is swift from every side. >> kaepernick, who, just three years ago led the san francisco 49ers to the super bowl is well known for speaking out on social issues. but what he's doing protest over police killings of african-americans is drawing a huge reaction. condemnation from many. support from others. this morning, the spotlight on football star colin kaepernick. for taking a stand by refusing to stand. the san francisco 49ers quarterback remaining seated during the playing of the national anthem at three preseason games. a protest he says over police brutality against african-americans. kaepernick saying in an interview, i'm not going

martha raddatz, appreciate your guidance on a sunday morning. we should say martha will have much more on the presidential campaign late their morning on "this week," right here on abc. governor chris christie will talk to martha about the candidate's shifting immigration policy. and donna brazile talks to martha as well. >> great lineup as usual. we look forward to it. >>> it's sports and politics collide. and an nfl quarterback has ignited a fire storm. colin kaepernick, the san francisco 49ers, refusing to stand for the national anthem in protest before all three preseason games. ron is here with his activism. reaction is swift from every side. >> kaepernick, who, just three years ago led the san francisco 49ers to the super bowl is well test over police killings of african-americans is drawing a huge reaction. condemnation from many. support from others. this morning, the spot light on football star colin kaepernick. for taking a stand by refusing to stand. the san francisco 49ers quarterback remaining seated during the playing of the nation

martha, thank you. >>> next tonight, to rio. the opening ceremony for the olympics just two days away now, and tonight, there are fears about the water in which athletes will be competing. abc's chief medical editor dr. richard besser, traveling to rio to test what's in the water. >> reporter: tonight, the water around rio under the microscope. the world health organization is sounding the alarm, for some 1,400 olympic athletes set to compete in these polluted waters. we took a look from the air, where we could see the pipes directing, we're told, untreated sewage straight into the water. here's something you see all over rio. raw sewage zreeming into waterways that lead out to the bay where they are holding a lot of the olympic events. that's a big health concern. in that sewage, viruses, bacteria, that can cause severe infections. the w.h.o. now telling athletes to cover open cuts, wash immediately after exposure and minimize their time in the water. olympic officials insist the water is safe. but to see for ourselves, we coll

. >>> a shark scare on the vip yard today, martha's vineyard south beach after the sighting. officials have not confirmed the sighting. >>> millenium partners will develop the site of the winter square garage in boston. the proposal is a 55-story tower with condos and office space and a great fall at street level. the price tag, $151 million. >>> and hoping to save the lives of many more addicts. >> the new kind of narcan and why it could work faster to stop an overdose. >> and an incredible sight in the sky over new hampshire. we have pictures for you. >> and this year's trip to martha's vineyard won't be all play for the obama family. we'll tell you about sasha's summer job. >> and we want to introduce you to this week's wednesday's loves to cook and really enjoys spendingly time with friends, playing basketball, going to the movies. he is looking for a forever family who will support him and encourage him to try new things. if you are interested in getting more information about adopting hector, go to our website, >>> new numbers show problem in massachusetts does not seem

. >> reporter: martha potts prepares families for the first day of classes at oak grove middle schoolncord. she is handing out uniforms and backpacks to those who can't afford them. as oak grove's community school coordinator for 17 years, martha's worked with about 50 newcomer families a year who have come from afghanistan, mexico, central and south america, china and mongolia. martha herself a peruvian immigrant knows how to make them feel welcome. >> when people come and say i just arrived and i see in their face the fear, i go like, oh, i remember how that feels. you know, it was in me, too,. >> reporter: these uniforms come from donations martha's received through the assistance league of diablo valley. but day to day, she serves as translator and guide, navigating parents like maria flores through registration, parent-teacher conferences, and referrals to other resources. >> she is so sweet all the time, you come in and ask for help for some help she is opening all the time, never she say i no have time. >> reporter: this person says martha taught his mother english and helped h

martha: exactly. have a great day, everybody. "happening now" starts now. >> another shakeup for the trump team as paul manaforte resigns. john: questions about manafor it's ties to ukraine. mike pence and donald trump arrived in louisiana this morning, devastating floods there. this after the republican nominee presented a new side of himself to voters last night on the campaign trail in charlotte, north carolina. in addition to talking tough on terrorism and blasting hillary clinton and president obama on foreign policy, for the first time ever the republican standardbearer expressed regret for his past controversial comments. >> i have a message for the terrorists trying to kill our citizens. we will fight you, we will destroy you, we will absolutely win and we will win soon. she and barack obama unleashed isis, whether you like it or don't like it, whether you want to hear it or don't, that is what happened. sometimes in the heat of debate and speaking on a multitude of issues you don't choose the right words, or you say the

and martha joins us from washington. do we know who carried out those air strikes, martha? >> reporter: well, david, this happened in aleppo, where syrian government forces with the help of russians have been bombing rebel groups. david? >> martha raddatz with us tonight. thank you, martha. >>> there is still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this thursday. the well-known military family, and the mother who authorities now say was drowned by her own son. the shocking homicide shattering that legendary family, and new questions at this hour. investigators on the scene. >>> also tonight, the terrifying moments for the passengers on this flight. what caused the engine to burst into flames in mid-air? >>> and later tonight, back to why is usain bolt smiling? you saw that famous image, even as he was running. well tonight, can you guess how fast he's actually going? the science behind it, coming up. the science behind it, coming up. you don't know this yet but in fifteen hundred miles, you'll see what after five hours of spinning and one unfortunate ride on the gravitron,

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. >> reporter: martha pots prepares families for the first day of classes. she is handing out uniforms and backpacks to those who can't afford them. as oak grove's community school coordinator for 17 years she worked with about 15 newcomer families a year who come from afghanistan, new mexico and china and mongolia. she is an immigrant from peru and she knows how to make them feel william. >> when i see the faces, the fear, i go like, i remember how that fear was in me too. >> reporter: these uniforms come from donations she received from the assistance league. but day-to-day she serves as trance latour and guide navigating parents like these through registration, parent teacher conferences and referrals to other resources. >> she's so sweet. thank you for coming in. ask for help. she is open all the time. never she says i don't have time. >> martha together his mother english and helped him apply to high school. >> she is like a family member we had. >> reporter: martha is available beyond her office hours. >> if i make myself only available during office h

(nat pop from martha stewart) "our new show is rizzle, dizzle for shizzle." that's your eye on entertainment. chris martinez, cbs news, los angeles. /// sherry how's the today... with temps getting back to normal and a little below the next couple of days. ................ we still have some breezes out there after a fairly windy monday. the air is staying very dry again today. gusts have already been bumping around to overnight. ........... and the mountain has some gusts to 20 mph and higher at times. ...................... some monsoon moisture spreading up into arizona, but southern nevada under high pressure and another windy day ahead. ............ tropical moisture from javier desert and bring some heavy rain for the rest of the week. ........... flood watches are already posted over much of arizona and western new mexico. ............... we could see some smoke today again from that fire to the west. let's take a look at >>> back to you!/// ((kirsten joyce)) venture off into a new direction... ((patrick walker)) >> what customers can expect in the nex