and matt gutman joins us live tonight. and matt, you were reporting in this afternoon that all that damage caused by a burst dam? >> reporter: that's right, david. in fact, eight dams have burst in this county alone. and i want to give you a sense, for the power of that flooding, using that live drone shot right now. this was once a bridge. completely blown out. you can see debris hurled hundreds of yards in that direction. more bad news coming for folks living here. the rivers are only expected to rise. david? >> just an incredible drone image tonight. matt gutman, our thanks for your reporting all day. >>> and we turn to other breaking news that happened just as we came on the air tonight. samsung now joining the government, a rare move, telling customers they should power down their galaxy note 7 smartphones, both the original ones and now the replacements, too, amid here's abc's chief business correspondent rebecca jarvis. >> reporter: tonight, shawn minter describing the frightening moment he woke to a smoke-filled ro

here's matt gutman. >> reporter: it was a sensational murder case. >> the mystery killing of a prominent law professor. >> murdered execution style. >> reporter: a mystery assassination of a law stunning turn or flip. >> we change the plea at this point in time. >> reporter: one of the two hit men charged is now cooperating with the prosecution. >> do you understand what you're doing? >> reporter: the man who clammed up for months has now opened up, talking with prosecutors in exchange for a vastly lighter sentence. prosecutors say rivera and his accomplice were hiredor alleged hit. it was july when mark jrnelle was shot in his garage. who would want the beloved professor dead in his beautiful ex-wife also a law professor told the police not everything had been amicable in their divorce. >> it caused me a lot of grief, but i would never do something like this. >> reporter: her boyfriend at for blocking wendy and their kids from moving away. >> the family desperately wants her back in south florida. mother, father, and she has a brother. >> they hate danny in a way i've never seen this ki

matt gutman, our thanks for your reporting all day. >>> we turn to other breaking news that happened just as we came on the air tonight. samsung now joining the government, a rare move, telling customers they should power down both the original ones and now the replacements, too, amid reports they are now ig nighting, as well. here's abc's chief business correspondent rebecca jarvis. >> reporter: tonight, shawn minton describing the frightening moment he woke to a smoke-timed room. >> i saw the smoke, sizzle and burn. >> reporter: he says his unplugged phone was in flames. >> a thousands what ifs went through my mind. what if my s w >> reporter: tonight, that government warning to all consumers power down and stop using all galaxy note 7s, including those replacements. after at least five fires in the new replacements. including the latest in a houston restaurant. and one aboard a southwest flight. the new replacement galaxy note 7 meant to fix problems, after nearly 100 fires involving the original, including one that reportedly set this suv ablaze. >> this is a black eye for the re

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matt gutman, abc news. >>> overseas now, the middle east. government forces say they are just about ready to move against the last iraqi city held by isis. the iraqi army is moving heavy equipment to mosul. the prime minister promised to retake the city before the end of the year after two years of occupation by isis. u.s. troops play a significant role in backing up the iraqi forces, and also in the middle east, two missiles fired from within yemen at a u.s. navy destroyer in international waters. both missed the uss mason, and there was no damage. the after an air strike by a u.s. backed coalition hit the funeral home kills dozens of people. the u.s. says they are reevaluating its support. >>> a vigil held outside the palm springs police department after two officers were killed. were shot dead saturday respond to go a domestic disturbance call and a third officer injured. zerebny just returned from maternity leave and the palm spring police chief recalls the heartbreaking moment after the shooting. >> to witness her husband in full rivers

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abc's matt gutman is in the for this storm are in the billions of dollars and in this commercial district you can tell why. all of these businesses swamped but perhaps what's most astounding, the scope of this flooding, that water goes all the way back a mile and a half. >> more than a million people are still without power after that storm. at least 28 deaths from florida to virginia are now being blamed on matthew. >>> the u.s. navy is in haiti trying to help residents there recover and rebuild after the on haiti's southwest peninsula. the u.n. says 750,000 people in that region will need life-saving help throughout the end of the year. the death toll in haiti has already risen above a thousand and take a look at these new images just coming in. these are before and after shots of communities in haiti and you can see in them entire neighborhoods wiped out. >> quite dramatic and quite dramatic overseas. there is a plea from a humanitarian group to end the violence in syria. ct to stop the bombing in aleppo so it can reach the wounded and says there are only 35 doctors serving a populatio

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abc's matt gutman has more. >> reporter: the woman suspected of playing a key role in the killing of florida state university law professor dan markel taken into custody. katherine magbanua is facing a first-degree murder charge. police say markel was gunned down in 2014 in his driveway as part of an elaborate murder for mire plot, orchestrated by the wealthy family of his ex-wife, wendi adelson. police say the 31-year-old alleged triggerman and wendi adelson's family. and they say magbanua was the girlfriend of wendi's brother, charles. did she have anything to do with his murder? >> no. >>> this morning, we have video of the moment a balloon show went wrong. this happened in the albuquerque balloon fiesta. one balloon drifts away and goes into a power line. the accident spark a flames and 1200 customers lost power. but luckily, no one was hurt. >>> it was a close call over the weekend for families gathered at a car show in houston. watch as this mustang shelby spins out of control and just misses people on the street. panicked onlookers scrambled out of the way. parents tried to sc

the damage - homes - businesses - roads all needing repair abc's matt gutman.. in the middle of the devastation. script: matthew's final punch bashing the coast with a final dose of wind and rain and hatteras the rain swamping fayetteville - over 14 inches there?a third of it's average annual falling in hours? sot gov.pat mccrory / r - north carolina "our state is facing major destruction and, sadly, loss of life," the storm has claimed at least 20 lives?and in north carolina over a thousand water rescues ? the water carving a canyon into this road?this woman's car submerged? as rescuers approach - notice that bundle under her arm? its hera waaaaa scooped to saftey by rescuers - nats ("it's ok buddy its ok") gutman oc "in so many parts of north carolina, it's the rain that created that flooding. but here along the coastal communities, it's the wind that pushes that storm surge onto land creating a water world in every direction." millions without power across the south? the howling storm blowing transformers and ripping down powerlines in a flood-battered-charle

matt gutman in north carolina tonight. >> reporter: matthew's final punch bashing the as last dose of wind, rain, and fire -- this house engulfed in hatteras. the rain swamping fayetteville, over 14 inches there, a third of its average annual falling in hours. >> our state is facing major destruction and, sadly, loss of life. >> reporter: the storm has claimed at least 20 lives. and in north carolina, over 1,000 water rescues. the water carving a canyon into this woman's car submerged. as rescuers approach, notice that bundle under her arm? its her baby. scooped to saftey by rescuers. in so many parts of north carolina, it's the rain that created that flooding. but here along the coastal communities, it's that wind pushing that storm surge onto land creating a water world in every direction. millions without power across the south. the howling storm blowing transformers and ripping down power lines in a flood-battered charleston, south carolina. in florida, they're still matthew raked past it. >> reporter: the waves were so big. they came crashing up and over this nine-foot storm wall

. >> reporter: our matt gutman, >> the entire part of this town is completely submerged. hundreds of homes in this area. the destruction is so vast that not even our drone can see the edge of this flooding. >> reporter: new evacuations ordered overnight outside fayetteville, after authorities discovered the woodlake dam leaking. first responders racing to stabilize it. >> they're risking their life to get this thing done, and to me, those are superheroes. and one man was killed in an officer-involved shooting. police say he was hostile and displayed a handgun in a flooded area. >> and phillip mena with us live tonight. and phillip, we are told there are still rescues going on where you are? >> reporter: absolutely, david. all day, we have been seeing rescue boats coming and going in and out of this neighborhood. and there are parts of north carolina that are still under a dangerous flood risk, and will be that way for at least another three days. the governor here asking people david? >> just look at the floodwaters there. days after the hurricane now. thank you very much

matt gutman is in california. >> reporter: that video showing one officer approaching alfred olango. he backs away. then this cruiser pulls in, seeming to corner him. from the left of the screen, you she is the one that called 911 to get him help. because she said he was acting erratically. prior to tonight, police have released this single still image. >> that's a decision that they make based on being in that environment. i can't see, smell, and hear what those officers are experiencing at the time. >> reporter: in the second video from a cell phone, you can see olango seeming to brace himself. police called it a shooting stance. four shots were fired and an instant later you can hear his sister's screams. but police acknowledge there was no weapon, only this electronic cigarette. we won't show you the moment of the shooting, but its aftermath was captured by a bystander. broadcasting this video live on facebook. you can hear olango's sister wailing. she had been waiting for them to arrive for nearly 50 minutes. >> why couldn't you tase him? >> reporter: that question triggering mo

i'm matt gutman, and we're on a sea rescue!