here is mona kosar abdi. >> reporter: already thinking with holiday travel? in-ti in-ti enticing deals for travelers. with the holidays just around the corner, the deals may stick as people cancel their big trips. >> we're seeing airfare being cut for travel not only six, nine months down the road but position for travel tomorrow. >> reporter: and people are interested, but experts say they aren't committing just yet since last minute tickets are so cheap, many are waiting. >> without the business travelers, the airlines don't have as many people that they could potentially get extra money from from last minute bookings. >> reporter: and coming up, we'll tell you what you need to know for stay safe and save money. i'm mona kosar abdi, abc news, new york. >>> and since we're talking about trip, you could see have i it theresa may aga visit hawaii again. but you have to show a negative covid-19 test. you have to take it sometime in the three days before you are set to arrive. >> getting on a plane with 100 or 150 other people that have already been tested too i

here is reporter mona kosar abdi. >> reporter: this morning the cdc warning americans to brace for nearly 30,000 more coronavirus deaths before the enkd of th end of the month. this as dr. fauci breaks his silence on the controversial vaccine time line. >> i don't think that it is likely. >> reporter: while saying it is possible, it is unlikely that the government will have anything ready to distribute by november 1. >> i think most people feel it will be november, december. >> reporter: and fauci warning that these seven states are at high risk for a new surge of covid cases. >> we don't want to see a repeat of the surges that we have seen following the holiday weekend. the. >> reporter: and cities are gearing up for the holiday rush. california hoping to prevent a new spike by bringing in private security guards to ensure social distancing on busy beaches. florida taking a similar approach. meanwhile colleges are shuttering busy bars after scenes like these of students ignoring safety guidelines. at least eight universities in the u.s. are now reporting horn 1,000 cases of covid on camp

. >> and i'm mona kosar abdi. we begin with the new move by president trump to cut off federal funding to cities like new york and seattle. >> part of a crack down on riots and looting and what the president described as lawless protesting. >> the biden campaign saying the former vice president will hold a community meeting to discuss the challenges we face, but we begin with that new threat from president trump. this morning, president trump taking steps to revoke federal funding from what he calls anarchist cities. the president is asking all federal agencies to send reports to the white house within 14 days laying out funds that can be redirected. trump's memo signaling out washington, d.c., seattle, portland and new york city. the president writing in a tweet that his administration, quote, will do everything in its power to prevent weak mayors and lawless cities from taking federal dollars. overnight new york city mayor bill de blasio calling the move a cpaign stunt and new york governor andrew cuomo claiming

. >> and i'm mona kosar abdi. we begin with president trump heading to kenosha after the police shooting of jacob blake. >> blake's shooting kicked off days of protests in several cities, some turning deadly. president trump is defending the teenager charged in the killing of two people in kenosha. this as we learn new details about the man killed in portland, oregon, this weekend. >>> in a new interview, the president defended police officers who misused deadly force saying they choke sometimes like a golfer missing a putt. abc's megan tevrizian has the latest. >> reporter: this morning family and friends demanding justice for aaron j. danielson. >> he was a good, good man that would have helped anyone in any need at any time. >> reporter: investigators identifying danielson as the man shot and killed in portland when pro-trump demonstrators clashed with counterprotesters. the 39-year-old reportedly a supporter of the right wing group patriot prayer. his friends call him a proud american. >> aaron j. danielson wa

. >> and i'm mona kosar abdi. we begin with breaking news. the prime suspect in the death of a trump supporter in portland, oregon, has been killed by federal agents. >> investigators say they found michael reinhoehl at home outside portland where allegedly he pulled out a gun prompting agents to open fire. >> during an interview published hours before that shooting reinhoehl admitting to killing aaron danielson claiming self-defense. video shows a person shooting danielson after a caravan of trump supporters drove through the city. also breaking overnight, two men have been arrested in connection with the unrest in kenosha, wisconsin. investigators say the men from missouri were heading to kenosha to, quote, pick people off in the wake of the shooting of jacob blake. prosecutors say the men were seen on facebook with guns and a blue lives matter flag and say guns and tactical gear were found inside the men's vehicle. >>> we turn now to a prediction about the coronavirus as we enter the holiday weekend. >> the cdc predicts the number of death

. >> and i'm mona kosar abdi. we begin with the fallout from president trump's visit to kenosha, wisconsin, more than a week after the shooting of jacob blake. >> the president making little mention of the shooting but defending the police and avoiding answering a question about whether systemic racism is a problem in this country. >> it all comes as the president makes a series of claims about far left groups posing a danger to america. this morning, two clashing narratives unfolding in kenosha, wisconsin. [ crowd chanting ] anti-trump and pro-trump demonstrators facing off after the president's visit to the city, the you epicenter in the fight against racial justice. touring property damage where demonstrations broke out after a police officer shot jacob blake seven times in the back more than a week ago. >> reckless far left politicians continue to push the destructive message that our nation and our law enforcement are oppressive or racist. >> reporter: the president during his visit nevering mentioning blake

here is mona kosar abdi. >> reporter: sentencing day for the sea grams heiress set to be sentenced for her role inside nexvm. saying that her wealth was used to fund a criminal enterprise. >> why is it that i can have a relationship with multiple women for a long time in. >> reporter: prosecutors say that ranieri was a con man and predator when took advantage of women alleged ary recruiting some into a secret society within the group to have sex with him. and coming up, we'll have more details from court and plus why bla claire block mrk man brockman s ranieri. >>> and up ahead, a new study shows -- . >>> now at 5:30, new video showing the fast moving glass fire overnight. amy hollyfield is live in the north bay where this massive firefight continues right now. >>> gentlemen, i think that we've ended this -- >> so unpresidential. >> presidential debate derailed, chaotic clash and the question when climate change that prompted talk about our wildfires. >>> and school reopening plans approved, the bay area district that wants teachers and students back on campus in just a few weeks. >>>

. >>> all right, s time fponews mona kosar abdi has the honors today. >> good morning. >> you came backy, we're starting with brand-new pictures of the royals, prince william and kate middleton releasing these photos of their whole family meeting with sir david attenborough. this is on palace grounds, all in color-coordinated outfits by the way. we love to see it. sir david handing prince george a gift, a 23 million-year-old tooth from a shark believed to have been twice as big as the great white swimming around today. prince william then got a personal screening of sir david's new documentary, which will premiere on netflix in october. i feel like it's a rite of passage as a kid to get a shark tooth. >> that's right. >> except mine was from the hollywood walk of fame, and it was fake. >> take that to the school, look what i have.>> royals, they're e a woinmom.ng it all the way 100, real. she welcomed her first child daisy with orlando bloom. which shared this pic on instagram last month. in a series of tweet, writing, when a mom finally goes back to work, whatever profession they do, i

i'm mona kosar abdi. >> i'm kenneth moton. here are some of the top headlines we're following this morning on "world news now." >>> sally is churning in the gulf of mexico right now, moving toward a potential landfall anywhere from louisiana to the florida panhandle. the slow-moving storm is raising concerns about serious flooding and life-threatening storm surge. more details ahead. >>> covid-19 cases are on the rise in the midwest. wisconsin set another daily record with nearly 1,600 new cases on sunday. students at temple university headed back home after the school switched to remote learning following a spike in infections. >>> oracle beats out microsoft in the bidding war for the u.s. rights to tiktok. the white house threatened to ban the chinese app in the united states due to national security concerns if its american operations were not sold. >>> dominic thiem of austria is the new u.s. open men's champion. thiem came from two sets down against alexander zverev to capture his first grand slam title. those are some of

mona kosar abdi has the story. good morning, mona. >> reporter: good morning, cecilia., she said she and her sister were rejected by a certain teen magazine because of the color of their skin. >> that girl has my face. >> reporter: for six seasons identical twins tia and tamara mowry lit up our living rooms on the hit series "sister sister." >> this is tia. we just found out we were twins. isn't that cool? >> reporter: now tia speaking out about discrimination she says the two faced when they were denied the cover of a teen magazine because of their race. >> we were told that we couldn't be on the cover of the magazine because we were black and we would not sell. >> reporter: the 42-year-old family reunion actress getting emotional on the "entertainment tonight" series, "unfiltered." >> it still affects me how someone could demean your value because of the color of your skin and i will never forget that. >> reporter: "sister sister" first aired in 1994 as part of abc's powerhouse tgif lineup quickly finding massive popularity on the network. but the alleged magazine inc

. >> and i'm mona kosar abdi. the obama white house, revealing what it was like to update the people's house with the former first couple's spirit. he spoke with george and told him the inside story. >>ma paid you quite a compliment in the foreword saying you were the perfect person to balance out paying homage to the historic importance of the white house, making it a real home for the obama family but also sending the right message about the first black family in the white house. so how did you do it? >> the white house is sort of seeped in so much history. they brought wonderful stuff with them but the big initiatives were really to bring a lot of contemporary art and voices of artisans and people who haven't been in the white house before. it was about really trying to highlight the best of america. >> you got to fill us in about this. you and president obama went head-to-head on something very important. curtains in the oval office. >> yes. curtains in the oval office. it was not foreign policy. it wasn't tra