one final note nascar dale earnhardt jr. is sitting out the rest of the season. he has been out since july because of a concussion. he missed six races and skip the remaining 12 events as he tries to recover. maureen: wish the best for him. thanks. brian: weather wise. nuisance rain here. clouds, maybe sunshine. spotty showers. it will be cool. biggest effects are felt at the beaches. the winds are gusting to 50-mile-per-hour. saturday, sunday and monday. off and on the showers. not a great weekend for the beach. around here we have outdoor time. there is breaks in the clouds. it's not awful. not pouring, wash-out rain. monday is more sunshine. maureen: look forward to that. "world news tonight" with david muir is coming up next. join us have a good night and a great weekend. >>> tonight, we're following the path of destruction. hermine now on the move, hitting florida as a deadly hurricane. winds up to 80 miles an hour. homes badly damaged. hundreds of thousands without power. millions bracing for a possible labor day washout. and tonight, watches and warnings u

dale earnhardt jr. out of the driver's seat, the lingering health issues causing him to miss the rest of the nascar season. miss the rest of the nascar >>> a good monday morning. i'm diane macedo. >> and i'm nick watt in for kendis gibson. we begin with hermine battering beaches and causing dangerous conditions on this labor day. tropical storm warnings remain in effect for parts of new england, but overnight they were cancelled for new york city and points south. >> here's what the storm left behind on long beach island, new jersey. huge waves caused so much erosion they >> right now on radar hermine is a post-tropical storm hundreds of miles off shore with near hurricane force winds. abc's maggie rulli is tracking the storm and the damage it's causing. >> reporter: hermine continues to batter the northeast. >> you can feel it in the house when the waves hit the pile and shake. >> reporter: now a post tropical cyclone, the former hurricane is churning up dangerous waves and potentially life threatening rip currents. >> reporter: governors along the eastern seaboard are taking merge precautions. new york

dale earnhardt jr. is stepping away from the track for now. health concerns and future in nascar. >>> and the manhunt is on for a murder suspect who made a bizarre escape from police custody. how he made it out of a police interview room while handcuffed, ahead. >>> plus a speeding car smashing through buildings, trees and a fence. the wild crash caught on camera. through buildings, trees and a >>> >>> police in wisconsin say a driver may have been going as fast as 100 miles per hour when he crashed into two buildings, a fence, a light pole and a tree. he finally came to a stop when he crashed into an accounting debris 100 feet from the crash. >>> nfl quarterback colin kaepernick's protest against police racism and brutality is paying off in a manner of speaking. sales of the number 7 jersey is top for his team and fifth in the league. santa clara's police chief is vowing to provide a safe environment as his police union threatens to boycott 49ers games. >>> u.s. soccer star megan colin kaepernick by taking a knee. she knelt as the national anthem was played in chicago. the world

marie rescued the passengers and kept them on board until the coast guard could arrive. >>> nascar's dale earnhardt jr. says he hopes to be back on the track next season. he spoke sunday in south carolina after announcing on friday that he's done for this season due to conduction-like symptoms following a june crash. earnhardt missed time on the track four years ago following two concussions. to drive. >>> tennis superstar serena williams has picked up one record and is well on her way to two more with her straight set victory over johanna larsson. williams has now won more matches in grand slam singles events than any other woman and as many as any man. if she wins the u.s. open, williams will have the most championships and the most u.s. open titles. >>> it's a busy time of year for sports. besides tennis, there's football >> and basketball and hockey are right around the corner. let's get more now from our friends at espn. >> good morning, america. max and the coach here with you. what a scene sunday night in austin, texas. number ten notre dame invading texas land. we pick it up late. after the go

. >>> to nascar, dale earnhardt jr. said he will not race again this season. he is making progress in coming back from the concussion and plans to be back ready for daytona in february. both jeff gordon and alex bowman will share the duties in nfl team to cut final rosters down to 23 players. greg alman reporting at receiver, the bucs will keep evan spencer. so that means parting ways with kenny bell, freddy martino at tight end. they are keeping 5. dan vitali not one of them. being released. instead the bucs with the undrafted tight end alan cross. in fact four undrafted guys end up making the 53. game at raymond james until week three of the season september 25. but coming up tonight, usf will take on towson of the fcs at ray jay. kicking off their season. usf has won eight games last year. they went to a bull game. willie taggert's team with a ton of talent expected to go even further, and don't tell him good job. he doesn't care for it. good job and really it wasn't a good job at times, and like we said, with this football game we have done the good jobs a

. >>> to nascar, dale earnhardt jr. will not race again this season. he is making progress from coming back from the concussion daytona in february. both jeff gordon and alex bo web site wman will share the duties in the 88 car in the time being. >>> nfl teams have until 12:00 to cut their final rosters to 53 mayors. greg almond reporting that at receiver, the bucs will keep evan spencer and parting way with others at tight end. they are keeping five. dan vitali not one of them. being released. the undrafted tight end alan cross. four undrafted guys end up making the 53. >>> well, the buccaneers don't host a game at raymond james until week three of the season, september 25. but coming up tonight, usf will take on towson of the fcs at ray jay. kicking off their season. usf has won eight games last year. they went to a bull game. willie taggert has a ton of talent but don't tell him "good job." he doesn't care for the term. >> people use that, you know, too freely, good job, good job, good job when really it wasn't a good job at times. and you know -- l

nearly $1,000 a year because of traffic and commuters in the worst. $1,800 lost. >>> and nascar racer dale earnhardt jr. is promising, he will be back in the driver's seat next season. earnhardt ending his season early after a concussion, but he's not yet thinking about retirement. at 41, earnhardt says he's got some good years left. >>> and seriiena williams, a straight-set winner at the u.s. open, giving her 308 grand slam match wins, breaking a tie with roger federer. >>> and good news tonight for giant pandas. conservation experts say they are no longer endangered, on the list of threatened spee seals because they have been upgraded to vulnerable. the number of wild pandas in china got a big boost thanks to decreased poaching. >>> and when we come back, the librarian with the million dollar secret. clarispray provides 24-hour, prescription strength relief from sneezing, runny nose, and nasal congestion. return to the world. try clarispray today. hey, ready for the big meeting? yeah. a meeting? it's a big one. too bad. we are double booked: diarrhea and abdominal pain. why don't you start without me

. >>> and nascar superstar dale earnhardt jr. now announcing that he's stepping away from the racetrack. >> i definitely don't belong in a race car today. >> the crash that's put his career on hold, sidelining the two-time daytona 500 winner with another concussion. >> it's earnhardt! >> will he ever get behind the wheel again?

. >>> and nascar superstar dale earnhardt jr. now announcing that he's stepping away from the racetrack. >> i definitely don't belong in a race car today. >> the crash that's put his career on hold, sidelining the two-time daytona 500 winner with another concussion. >> it's earnhardt! >> will he ever get behind the wheel again?

. >>> and nascar superstar dale earnhardt jr. now announcing that he's stepping away from the race track. >> i definitely don't belong in a race car today. >> the crash that's put his career on hold, sidelining the two-time daytona 500 winner with

. >>> and nascar superstar dale earnhardt jr. now announcing that he's stepping away from the racetrack. >> i definitely don't belong in a race car today. >> the crash that's put his career on hold, sidelining the two-time daytona 500 winner with another concussion.

. >>> and nascar superstar dale earnhardt jr. now announcing that he's stepping away from the race track. >> i definitely don't belong in a race car today. >> the crash that's put his career on hold, sidelining the two-time daytona 500 winner with another concussion. >> it's earnhardt! wheel again? >>> and saved at sea. a fishing boat with dozens on board crashing into rocks, taking on water. passengers scrambling for life rafts, waiting desperately to be rescued. >> we were in the right place at the right time for those people. >> how good samaritans got there in the nick of time. >>> and good morning, america. happy labor day. great to have paula faris >> great to be here. thanks for the invite, george. we hope you're having a safe and enjoyable holiday weekend so far. this morning all eyes are on hermine, tracking north. warnings and watches are in place along the coastline. >> it's still ruining the holiday for millions even as the storm spins into the atlantic. beaches are closed to swimmers this morning after red flag warni

. >>> nascar favorite dale earnhardt jr. says he hopes to be back on the track next season. earnhardt spoke sunday in south air is linea. friday he announced he's done for this season due to concussion like symptoms following a june crash. he missed time four years ago following two concussions. he says if his doctors tell him he can drive, his decision will be easier. >>> u.s. soccer star megan rapinoe gives a little nod to the nfl's colin kaepernick by taking a knee. was played before the soccer league game in chicago. the world cup and olympic champion said as a gay american she knows what it means to look at the flag and not have it protect all your liberties. >>> oklahoma regulators ordered more than three dozen disposal wells closed after a recordtying earthquake this weekend. the wells were associated with fracking can many frame for the recent rash of quakes. >> reporte quake hit. this sudden and violent shaking -- >> we got a building collapse. we're going to have to do some assessment on the damages. >> reporter: sending stone plunging from the top of this building

. >>> and nascar superstar dale earnhardt jr. now announcing that he's stepping away from the race track. >> i definitely don't belong in a race car today. >> the crash that's put his career on hold, sidelining the two-time daytona 500 winner with

. >>> and nascar superstar dale earnhardt jr. announcing that he's stepping away from the race track. >> i definitely don't belong in a race car today. >> the crash that's put his career on hold, sidelining the two-time daytona 500 winner with another concussion. >> it's earnhardt! >> will

. >>> and nascar superstar dale earnhardt jr. now announcing that he's stepping away from the race track. >> i definitely don't belong in a race car today. >> the crash that's put his career on hold, sidelining the two-time daytona 500 winner with

. >>> and nascar superstar dale earnhardt jr. now announcing that he's stepping away from the racetrack. >> i definitely don't belong in a race car today. >> the crash that's put his career on hold, sidelining the two-time daytona 500 winner with another concussion. >> it's earnhardt! >> will he ever get behind the wheel again?

nascar. superstar dale earnhardt jr. sitting out the rest of the he's 41 now so his future in the sport may be in doubt. abc's t.j. holmes is here with the latest. good morning, t.j. >> george, this is not the biggest name in racing, this is a legendary name. earnhardt. he says he will not race again this year because of an issue we're used to hearing associated with football, concussions. now, we don't know what's going to happen in the future, when he's going to be back in that race car again. because his doctor says he's just trying to get him to be a human being again. >> i think >> reporter: dale earnhardt jr., the most popular driver in nascar, says he's not fit to drive. >> i definitely don't belong in a race car today by any stretch of the imagination. >> reporter: and won't return to racing this year because of complications from a concussion he suffered in this crash -- >> and dale earnhardt jr. -- >> reporter: at the michigan speedway back in june. earnhardt says he didn't feel any symptoms until weeks after t

nascar. particularly people who like dale earnhardt, jr. >> kyndell: that's right. the nascar driver announced he will be missing the rest of the season because of a concussion. the 41-year-old suffered the the most popular nascar drivers. this is the second time earn hart has suffered a concussion. he was also sidelineed in 2012 after a crash during testing. drivers alex bowman and jeff gordon will drive earnhardt's number 88 while he continues to recover. a lot of nascar fans here as well. >> michelle: absolutely. i know that dale earnhardt is yun of the ones people love the we wish him a speedy recovery. >>> okay. >> kyndell: a flied attendant wouldn't stand for it when a passenger started doing headstands in her seat on a plane. >> michelle: i was going to ask what's the weirdest thick you have seen on a plane. >> kyndell: not that. >> michelle: this workout didn't quite work out at cruising altitude. >> reporter: as if shoes on the arm rest, bare feet on a tray seat. >> we were laughing because this was in my opinion the best in-flight entertainment i've ever ha

nascar now. dale earnhardt jr. will miss the final 12 races of the 2016 season from a concussion suffered back on june 12th in michigan. jeff gordon has come out of retirement to drive the 88 car in his place and will do so this weekend. that's all the time we have for sports here in the csn studio. orioles and nationals and the mystics coming up tonight at 11:00. back to you. >> all right. thank you. >> thank you for joining us. that's our news for now. nbc "nightly news" coming up next. >> see you at hermine. >> we have it for you. >>> breaking news tonight. monster holiday storms, states of emergency as hermine batters the southeast. torrential rain, flooding, powerful winds, 30 million on alert, all the way up to connecticut. and just in time for labor day. >>> soap crackdown, a bombshell from the fda, why it's banning anti-bacterial soap used by millions. >> clinton's fbi files. inside him clinton's fbi interview. what she didn't understand about handling classified material and how a concussion impacted her a

nascar's dale earnhardt junior is throwing in the towel... why the sudden decision to quit..... sot dale earnhardt, jr - imagination." that was nascar super star dale earnhardt throwing in the towel....saying he won't race again for health reasons..... it's today's health report... the race car driver says he won't return this year ... because of complications frm crash that happened back in june... earnhardt says he didn't feel any symptoms until weeks after the crash. sot dale earnhardt, jr - "i suffered with my eyes for a while and i'm starting to see improvements there//14:35:15 my balance is miles better than it was." this comes on the heels of his announcement that he's donating his brain to concussion research....after he dies.... earnhardt has suffered several concussions in his career, including two in 2012... for shelter.... what caused this to happened... that answer after the break.... also.... many people are coming to colin kaepernick's defense... including other players in the sports world.... ((you can ad lib about air traffic in airports and traffic (vo) we went to hollywood to ask if

. >>> and nascar superstar dale earnhardt jr. now announcing that he's stepping away from the racetrack. >> i definitely don't belong in a race car today. >> the crash that's put his career on hold, sidelining the two-time daytona 500 winner with another concussion. >> it's earnhardt! >> will he ever get behind the wheel again?

. >>> and nascar superstar dale earnhardt jr.ng that he's stepping away from the racetrack. >> i definitely don't belong in a race car today. >> the crash that's put his career on hold, sidelining the two-time daytona 500 winner with another concussion. >> it's earnhardt! >> will he ever get behind the wheel again?

. >>> and nascar superstar dale earnhardt jr. now announcing that he's stepping away from the race track. >> i definitely don't belong in a race car today. >> the crash that's put his career on hold, sidelining the two-time daytona 500 winner with another concussion. >> it's earnhardt!

there's news from the world of nascar that dale earnhardt jr. will miss the rest of the season to recover from a concussion. earnhardt hasn't driven since he started having concussion- like symptoms in july. he released a statement today saying he is disappoint and focused on his recovery. earnhardt has had problems with concussions in the past and has said he will donate his brain to concussion research. >>> in the south bay, you could soon start seeing test trains near the new milpitas bart station which is under construction. the vta says passenger services begins in about a year. the bart extension goes from fremont through milpitas. >> we're looking at 23,000 daily trips when you come into san jose and milpitas. we're excited that we're just about a year out. >> this is the first of two phases in bart's silicon valley extension. phase 2 will add six additional miles on to santa clara. >>> a fear of terrorism and a choice on which candidate is the best to handle our country's security. we talk about those polls with our political analyst up

nascar's biggest star is done for the year. the biggest health problems for dale earnhardt jr. and the rocky mountain show downturns into the rocky mountain beat >> adele, this is awesome. we are getting our closest look ever at the planet jupiter. juno made its second close fly by. all of the cameras are ready to capture the images of the been photographed since it is difficult to see that from planet earth. it will be making 35 more passes of jupiter in the months ahead. >> pretty cool. >>> nascar's most popular driver will miss the rest of the season. dale earnhardt jr. has sat out several races because of a concussion he suffered earlier this year: earnhardt says this is the right thing to do for his long term health and his career. his doctors are seeing good progress and he is feeling betterys daytona next february. jeff gordon and alex bowman will drive his car for the remaining 12 races this season. >> adele, great driving weather across colorado. >>> i'm meteorologist kathy sabine in the backyard enjoying a beautiful september evening. those traveling off to the east,