>> martha raddatz tonight. >>> now, to the race for president. and donald trump's new campaign team has now been in place for a week and it would seem trump is clinton and the clinton foundation, but new headlines about trump donating to the clinton foundation, too. and we stay focused here on those key battlegrounds. a new poll tonight, showing the race very tight in north carolina. clinton and trump in a dead heat. and trump this evening making very overt pleas to hispanic and african-american voters to give him a second look. but will it work? abc's jonathan karl with what he's now saying. >> reporter: it seems, for now at least, trump. relentlessly on message, focused squarely on taking down hillary clinton. >> her actions are criminal. they are purposeful and they're totally calculated. she knew what she was doing. >> reporter: for the candidate who once promised to outlaw teleprompters, they are now ever-present. and as he aims at hillary clinton, trump is also trying to soften his image. >> i think we're doing really great with minority vo

abc's martha raddatz... has his story. script: get him down! carry him! the medics shout as the young boy, on this video shot by syrian activists, is rushed to the waiting ambulance. but with so many more to rescue the five year old, omran is his name sits alone for just a moment. and then that instant--that single still photograph capturing his innocence, it is an image that says "this is a child like my own" doctors say his physical injuries were minor, and the rest of his but surviving another day in syria is never guaranteed. the five year war has left 100,000 children dead. millions of other children remain inside the war torn nation---just like omran. martha raddatz tag this happened in aleppo where syrian government forces with the help of russians have been bombing shared thousands of times.... on social media. tonight... he says... he doesn't remember.... what happened. we are following developments.... including... ryan lochte. tonight... brazilian police are recommending.... that lochte and a indicted saying... the two lied.... about being robb

tonight, the administration denies it was ransom, so, let's get right to abc's martha raddatz. and martha, if it wasn't ransom, what was it? >> reporter: well, the white house coincidence, but david, that $400 million payment, first reported by "the wall street journal" was delivered on an unmarked private plane using foreign currency stacked on pal lets, arriving in tehran within 36 hours of the release of those american prisoners. and within hours of the formal implementation of the iran nuclear deal. >> and martha, the u.s. maintaining tonight that it was >> reporter: yes, from before the revolution in 1979. and that $400 million was just the first payment of a $1.7 billion settlement, but whether they were owed it or not, david, the timing of the repayment allows the iranians to say they got something from the americans for the deals they made. >> all right, martha raddatz tracking this live from washington. 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

and a significant blow to isis, tom. >> martha raddatz for us tonight. martha, thank you. >>> next, we want to show you a new and an alarming video of an american woman held captive by the taliban, pleading with the u.s. to help save her life. kaitlyn coleman and her 2012. in this video, she says that her captors will kill them unless the afghan government frees taliban prisoners. she is asking the american government to intervene. here's abc's chief investigative correspondent brian ross with that emotional plea. >> willing to kill us. >> reporter: as u.s. officials tonight study this new hostage video, one senior analyst says 30-year-old american caitlan coleman and her canadian husband joshua boyle, look healthy but dazed, relaying a >> i know that this must be very terrifying and horrifying for my family to hear that these men are willing to go to these lengths, but they are. >> reporter: coleman and her husband went missing four years ago, hiking in afghanistan. and her family in pennsylvania says she has since given birth to two sons. her father, ji

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 nationa

iranians to say they got something from the americans for the deals they made. >> all right, martha raddatz tracking this live from washington. martha, thank you. >>> next tonight, to rio. the opening ceremony for the olympics just two days away now, and tonight, there are lingering 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 is 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. but up close, garbage, debris and worse. here's something you see all over rio. raw sewage streaming 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. is now telling athletes to avoid swallowing water, c

martha raddatz, appreciate your guidance on a sunday morning. 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 the the ongoing controversy. martha, thank you. >> great lineup as usual. we 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. protest over police killings of african-americans is drawing a huge re

>> 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, your grandkids spot a 6 foot banana that you need to win. in that moment, you'll be happy you partnered with a humana care manager and got your health back on track. until that bell s

martha raddatz, abc news, washington. >>> the high court has banned the ban on burkinis. the mayors in the roughly 30 cities that have put it in place, 20 of them are continuing to enforce the ban even though the high court ruled they can't do it. >> in nice where they had the attacks last month where more than 80 people died, the terror attacks, they just passed a ban on burkinis last week. it's going to be a fight that will continue in france. >> and one of the top issues in their upcoming election as well. people across the country are finding their cars missing. >> it's not because of car thieves. many angry victims are falling to tow truck traps. they argue it's criminal. ? ? >>> yes. you don't quite know. quite a few americans are resorting to flagging down a taxi has discovering their cars were towed. >> and now a growing numbers of drivers are kplainl kpcomplaini they're victims of traps that the tow companies are setting. >> reporter: new video shows car after car being towed. >> i feel like it was bait. >> reporter: katie parked there this week. look at this pho

more now from martha raddatz. >> reporter: "get him down. carry him," the medics shout as the young boy on this video shot by syrian activists is rushed to the waiting ambulance. but with so many more to rescue, the 5-year-old, omran is his name, sits alone for just a moment, and then that instant, the single still photograph capturing his innocence. it is an image that says "this is a child like my own." doctors say his physical injuries were minor and the rest of his family survived, but surviving another day in syria is never guaranteed. the five-year war has left at least 100,000 children dead. millions of other children remain inside the war-torn nation just like omran. this happened in aleppo where syrian government forces with the help of russians have been bombing rebel groups. in the last few weeks alone, hundreds of civilians have been killed, as well. martha raddatz, abc news, washington. >>> back in the country, new developments about the zika virus here in the u.s. at least two cases of the virus have been diagnosed in miami bea

we want to bring in martha raddatz. you covered the state department for years. how unusual sit really to have this kind of coordination between the clinton foundation government staff. >> it's not uncommon that they're in touch and asking for favors. but these are between clinton foundation staff and secretary clint clinton's senior staff. that's the real issue. were they getting favorers from the state department because of their donations to the foundation. there's been nothing proven. but lots of questions about the appearance of a conflict. >> martha, the it's only august. do you think this conservative group, citizens releasing the e-mail, do you think they may have a bigger bomb to drop come october? >> what we do know is that clipt and her lawyers say she turned over all work-lelted e-mails 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

. >> and that gets to the issue we want to discuss with martha raddatz. devin, thank you. >>> as we said, for more on all this, we're going bring in our chief foreign affairs correspondent martha raddatz. martha, you covered the state department for years. how unusual is it really to have this kind of coordination ton foundation and secretary clinton's government staff? even asking for favors. but these e-mails are between clinton foundation staff and secretary clinton's senior staff on behalf of the major donors. to the foundation. so, that's the real issue here. were they getting favors from the state department because of their donations to the foundation? there's been nothing proven. but lots of questions about the appearance of a conflict. dan. >> and martha, it's only august. do 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 fr

martha raddatz standing by. >>> donald trump turning up the heat on hillary clinton. but the trump team is asked, didn't donald trump donate to the clinton foundation himself? >>> and newfound freedom. 25 years in prison, tried twice,

martha raddatz standing by. >>> donald trump turning up the heat on hillary clinton. b but the trump team has asked, doesn't donald trump donate to

martha raddatz standing by. >>> donald trump turning up the heat on hillary clinton. but the trump team is asked, didn't donald trump donate to the clinton foundation himself?