abc's ray raimundi has the latest on rescue efforts! nats this video of an aftershock in the ravished town of amatrice ... depicting the enormous difficulty first responders face... as they attempt to rescue those...still trapped underneath tons of debris this man...lucky to be alive. [in italian, voice of translator] sot - "after the seco on my head, and i got a lot of plaster in my mouth, and i couldn't breathe so i swallowed it. from then i can only remember that i couldn't breathe, i called for help, i was gasping and i thought i was dead, that it was over." the scope of the devastation... a day after that 6-point-2 magnitude quake...seen in this exclusive drone video an invisible line between the new town....where houses remain untouched..... and the old city.......where three quarters of the town...flattened....... nats but beyond the destruction... and cheering of girl being rescued] nats cheers of joy when 10-year-old julia... hands..asking for silence... as they listen for those trapped... the race against time to find scores o

abc's ray raimundi is in miami... where state officials are doing everything they can to stop the spread. pkg script: the air attack on mosquitoes began early thursday morning.. nats: aerial spraying from plane the city of miami dade-attempting to halt the spread of mosquitoes carrying the zika virus... sot - rick scott / florida governor "we're taking it very seriously." nats: ground spraying from the ground.... to high in the skies.... nats: person spraying bug spray area of miami... also known as ground zero of the outbreak sot - tomas regalado / wynwood mayor "they have been testing one thousand mosquitoes a day...and they have not found a single one that is contaminated." nats: police officers handing out flyers it's been three days since the c-d-c issued an unprecedented travel ban.... telling pregnant women to stay away from that miami neighborhood? after the state health department confirmed 15 local cases of zika infection...directly from mosquito bites. causing fear amongst expectant revenues... sot - "i thi

ray raimundi, abc news, new york your vote".... in the race for the white house. hillary clinton continues to face questons..... over special access.... for clinton foundation donors. speaking at a rally in florida.... trump continued his attack... accussing her of using the state department and her family foundation..... as political piggy banks. (donald trump/(r) presidential nominee) "hillary clinton ran the state department like a failed leader in a third world country... she sold favors and access in exchange for cash." an a-p report that says.... that more than half of the people.... outside government..... who met with then.... secretary of state clinton also donated.... to the clinton foundation. 13 action news political analyst jon ralston is here now with a big effort ahead of the november election to register immigrants to vote. --new group this cycle called immigrant voters win, which is union activists dedicated to registering voters and getting them out to vote. some of these voters are difficult to motivate and find, but there has never been this co

as abc's ray raimundi reports, the search for more survivors continues. ray: this video of an aftershock in the ravished town of as they attempt to rescue those still trapped underneath tons of debris. this man lucky to be alive. >> i can only remember that i couldn't breathe, i called for help, i was gasping and i thought i was dead. ray: the scope of the devastation a day after that 6.2 magnitude quake seen in this exclusive drone video. an invisible line between the new town, where houses remain untouched, and the old city, where three quarte o but beyond the distraction, a glimmer of hope. cheers of joy when 10-year-old julia was rescued from being trapped. this little boy another child who survived the tremors. firefighters raising their hands, asking for silence as they listen for those trapped. the race against time to find scores of others who are still missing. we have 30 dogs combing the rubble to find anyone who is still alive. ray: picturesque mountain towns now smashed to pieces. the clock tower the only historical landmark still standing. hom

but as abc's ray raimundi reports.. thankfully.. no one was killed. k responses from emergency officials... and residents heeding to storm say...helped to save lives pkg script: the tornadoes...moved quickly... the tornadoes...moved quickly... carving a path of destruction...in minutes nat: holy cow! thunder kokomo, indiana....the epicenter of the violent twisters storm chasers capturing the moments... nats: of whipping winds of the whipping winds...gusting over 130 miles per hour nats: starbucks being blown over "oh my god starbucks just got blown over" starbucks...no match for the winds...obliterating the structure over 2 p but incredibly no one injured sot - angel ramos / starbucks shift manager "as soon as i saw the clouds twisting, we got everybody inside. we close the doors, and all of a sudden it started rattling....and we were trapped inside because the building collapsed....but everyone came out unscathed, we are all everything. still trying to understand the complete devastation. storms...sharing their stories of survival... sot - "we headed

abc's ray raimundi has more on the desperate search for survivors. pkg script: as the sun sets in central italy nats the desperate search for survivors continues into the night. nats signs of hope... nats as first responders continue to pull people from underneath tons of rubble. the gutwrenching images of those right on the street....covered in blankets. children...among the dead. this image... capturing a nun...sitting in front of one of those bodies sister maryanna...describes her daring escape. sot - "when i realized what had happened, i tried to hide myself underneath the bed. i went outside to ask help, but no one heard me." the town of amariche...one of the hardest hit.. buildings....which towered high above this hill-top town...now disintegrated chunks of rock and concrete...scattered everywhere. sot - (thru voice of left standing. i'm so sorry for so many people who are under the rubble. they are people i love. the 6-point-2 magnitude earthquake... violently erupting in the middle of the night. aftershocks and tremors... felt along the lengt

ray raimundi, abc news, new york. kathy: patrick joins us from the newsroom. patrick social media is playing zuckerberg is headed to rome after the earthquake in central italy. he says he'll meet with facebook users, and plans to hold a townhall q&a session there. facebook has taken on an big role in international disasters. in addition to status updates, people use facebook's safety check feature to let friends and family know they're ok. facebook activated that safety check in italy last night. meanwhile, twitter lit up with people sending their condolences to those in italy. celebrities were among those tweeting messages. lady gaga tweeted, praying for the people in italy who are suffering from earthquake. my family will make a donation to help repair these beautiful cities. with you, italy. #italyearthquake. one of the biggest obstacles right now in the town of amatrice, they don't know how many people were in the town. the population is normally around 2500 people, but a big festival was planned for this weekend which draws an average of 10,000 people. we

abc's ray raimundi has latest. >> reporter: this drone video giving a snapshot of parts of baton rouge, louisiana, submerged underwater. u.s. national guard helicopters swooping in to rescue this man and this little boy from the rising floodwaters, just 2 of the more than 20,000 rescued in southern louisiana. the federal government officially declaring louisiana as a major disaster. >> obviously this remains a very >> reporter: cars submerged underwa underwater. dramatic rescues like this. >> get my dog. >> your dog? >> get my dog. >> this man rescuing a woman after her convertible sunk underneath the rising water. this highway now ache makeshift river with abandoned cars. as you can see behind me a lot of >> we've been here for about 30 hours now. >> reporter: the national guard moving in to rescue those trapped. more than 10,000 people now in shelters. this woman lucky to escape the floods with her two daughters. >> i just wanted to get out. i'm like it's not going to stop. once i saw it coming up my steps. we got to get out. >> reporter: in the midst of the disaster extraordinary ac

abc's ray raimundi...with the latest developments.... nats this video of an aftershock in the ravished town as they attempt to rescue those...still trapped man...lucky to be alive. [in italian, voice of translator] sot - "after the second tremor, more rocks fell on my head, and i got a lot of plaster in my mouth, and i called for help, i was gasping and i thought i was dead, that it was over." the scope of the devastation... a day after that 6-point-2 magnitude quake...seen in this exclusive drone video an invisible line between the new town....where houses remain untouched..... and the old city.......where town...flattened....... nats but beyond the destruction... a glimmer of hope [celebration and cheering of girl being rescued] nats cheers of joy when 10-year-old julia... was rescued from being trapped this little boy...another child who survived the tremors nats the race against time to find scores of others who are still missing sot - "we worked through the night? the teams didn't stop.. // we have 30 dogs combing the the clock towe

ray raimundi, abc news, new york. >>> and the region's rivers are cresting, which means more flooding is likely. the storms are still active and moving up from the gulf of mexico bringing in more heavy rain today as well. >> yeah, so clearly we're in the thick of a busy weather pattern right now. accuweather's paul williams tracking it all. good morning. >> good morning to you as well, diane, kendis. a high pressure system will keep it hot, steamy throughout boston, new york down towards d.c. but here's what's in the wings, afternoon, evening thunderstorms from richmond all the way towards columbus covering the ohio valley region, and it reaches down towards the deep south as well. in fact, this is widespread rain that's going to be in the midst of heavy downpours and likelihood of some flash flooding to occur. gusty winds with these as well. winds accelerating up to 45 to 65 miles an hour. kendis, diane. >> all right. our thanks to paul. >>> and now to the other breaking news story we're following, this one from northern california. a fast-moving fire known as the in northern califor

abc's ray raimundi has the latest. >> reporter: this drone video giving a snapshot of parts of baton rouge, louisiana, submerged underwater. >> i roger that. >> reporter: u.s. national guard helicopters swooping in to rescue this man and this little boy from the rising floodwaters, just 2 of the more than 20,000 rescued in southern louisiana. the federal government officially declaring louisiana as a major disaster. >> obviously this remains a very serious event, a historic flooding, and it remains ongoing. >> reporter: cars submerged underwater. >> i'm going to break this window. >> reporter: dramatic rescues like this one captured all across southern louisiana. >> get my dog. get my dog. >> your dog? >> get my dog. >> reporter: this man rescuing a woman after her convertible sunk underneath the rising waters. interstate 12 a major highway now a makeshift river complete with a ten-mile stretch of abandoned cars. >> as you can see behind me, a lot of the interstates actually flooded. we've been here for about 30 hours now. >> reporter: the national guard moving in to rescue those tra

ray raimundi, abc7 new, york. leon: thousands in louisiana are still struggling tonight to find a home after devastating floods. among those seeking homes animals rescued directly from the floodwaters. right now 66 dogs and dozen cats are at a rescue center in waldorf. that is where the volunteers are getting them ready to find a new forever home after going to louisiana to bring relief supplies there and animals needing a home back here. >> neighbors or friends. animals are in need. we just helped a tiny portion. the need is so great down there. >> now last chance animal rescue tells us they plan to hold an adoption event september 10 in alexandria. and september 17. we'll see how it goes for them. find them a new home. michelle: they are so overwhelmed down there so it is great that the folks from the area are getting involved. our weather is just beautiful. if you like it warm. not that horrible heat and the humidity combination we had a couple of weeks ago. typical late august and september. most areas we have

they will not stop...until all survivors are found ray raimundi, abc news, new york. police say a car hit a female kennedy high school student outside of the school. investigators told tv-9 that, at heading eastbound on 42nd street ne hit the 15- year-old girl -- west of the intersection with wenig road. police said responders took the teenager first to st. luke's -- and then to uihc - with serious injuries. this time of day - 20 minutes before the start of class - often has dozens of students walking to school from nearby neighborhood s. police told tv-9 the student was not in a crosswalk at the time of the crash. . the driver of the car involved d face charges. parents had to be very patient when they drove their kids to the first day of school in north liberty. drivers reported substantial traffic delays. this is video from outside garner elementary on front street when it was a little better yesterday afternoon... although still slow going. the delays probably resulted from two factors. elementary classes starting an hour earlier this year and the iowa city distri

abc's ray raimundi has the latest developments. reporter: the war against c.k. continues. -- zika continues. the target, a mosquito that is area and skill that doesn't travel. >> it has been three days. the first local zika cases were found. stay and local health departments have deployed 100 teams to the field. they areas where breeding could occur. >> we are telling everyone this is a say the state. >> 40% of the territory could be infected by years end. >> i keep telling her we take precautions. were making it so she doesn't hear their baby is ok. with travel to and from the olympic games, lord is governor says mosquitoes will be an ongoing problem. the stay is prepared and will use all available resources to combat zika. heather: joe biden honored for his efforts pushing he received the atlas award for his work leading the federal government's national cancer moonshot program. president obama put biden in charge of the one billion dollar cancer initiative aimed at shooting for the moon earlier this year. this program directs funding towards increasing the sp

as ray raimundi reports now the race is on to find people who could be trapped under the rubble. ray: as the sunsets in central italy, the desperate search for survivors continues into the night. as first responders continue to pull people from underneath tons of rubble. the gut-wrenching images of those who perished, covered in blankets. children among the dead. this image capturing a nun sitting in front of one of the bodies. sister mariana describes her daring escape. >> i tried to hide myself underneath the bed. then i went outside. but no one heard me. ray: the town of amatrice, one of the hardest hit. buildings which towered high above the hilltop town now disintegrated. chunks of rock and concrete standing. i'm so sorry for so many people that are under the rubble. they are people i love. reporter: the 6.2-magnitude earthquake erupting in the middle of the night. more than 150 aftershocks and tremors felt along the length of the country. pope francis now asking for the world's prayers. this clock tower, the only iconic structure left standing in the town of amatrice. these

abc's ray raimundi has more on the desperate search for survivors. pkg script: as the sun sets in central italy nats the desperate search for survivors continues into the night. nats signs of hope... nats as first responders continue to pull people from underneath tons of rubble. the gutwrenching images of those right on the street....covered in blankets. children...among the dead. this image... capturing a nun...sitting in front of one of those bodies sister maryanna...describes her daring escape. sot - "when i realized what had happened, i tried to hide myself underneath the bed. i went outside to ask help, but no one heard me." the town of amariche...one of the hardest hit.. buildings....which towered high above this hill-top town...now disintegrated chunks of rock and concrete...scattered everywhere. sot - (thru voice of

ray raimundi with the efforts to stop the virus from spreading further in the u.s. mosquitoes began early sunday morning. >> we are taking it very seriously. ray: from the ground too high in the sky, intense spraying taking place in miami, also known as ground zero of the outbreak. >> they have been testing 1000 mosquitoes a day. they have not found a single one that is contaminated. ray: it has been three days since the cdc unprecedented travel ban, telling pregnant women to stay away from that miami neighborhood. after the state health confirmed 15 local cases of zika directly from mosquito bites, a panic creating a frozen zone for tourism, causing fear among expecting mothers. >> i think the perception is as bad as reality when it comes to something like this. breeding areas for the insects so they can destroy them. $26 million and spent to stop the spread of the government demanding help from the government. >> let's not lose focus there is $300 million sitting there waiting to be spent. ray: florida's governor is making zika testing available for pregnant women

in 2009, an earthquake killed 300 people and demolished town theater in new york, ray raimundi, abc news. jummy: the impact is in our region. suzanne kennedy continues team coverage with that part of the story. suzanne: there are heavy hearts here in the italian embassy in northwest washington where the flags are at half staff. italians in the united states are learning of the devastation overseas that took place overnight. we will work to find a information for residents here in the u.s. who had family and friends impacted by this natural disaster. the video of the damages are to watch, made even more challenging by limited information coming out of the areas hardest hit. a pastor at holy rosary church and anhwest arkansas italian immigrant spoke with us about what it is like to see what has happened in his home country. >> unfortunately, italy had a major earthquake not too long ago, and when i heard, i thought please, god, not again. suzanne: father is trying to find a silver lining in all of this, one of them being the fact that the earthquake hit a part of the country where there ar

ray raimundi, abc news, new york. >>> the region's rivers are cresting which means more flooding is likely. the storms are still active and moving up from the gulf of mexico bringing in more heavy rain today as well. >> clearly we're in the thick of a busy weather pattern. accuweather's paul williams tracking it all. good morning. >> good morning to you, as well, diane, kendis. high pressure will keep it hot, steamy throut york down towards d.c. here's what's in the wing, afternoon evening thunderstorms from richmond all the way towards columbus covering the ohio valley and it reaches down towards the deep south as well. in fact, this is widespread rain that's going to be in the misery of heavy downpours. gusty winds as well. winds axccelerating up to 45 to 60 miles an hour. >>> the other breaking news story from northern california. in northern california. forcing thousands of people to evacuate. officially ten homes have been destroyed but eyewitnesses report seeing others on fire. commercial buildings and a post office burned and another 1,000 structures are in danger right now. one res

abc's ray raimundi shows us the rescue efforts now underway to find those trapped underneath the rubble. nats of sirens it lasted just seconds.. but the emotional devastation will be felt for a lifetime. the shock ? so ever apparent among the faces of those impacted. nats of searching right now the desperate race against the clock to find people trapped underneath debris. nats: "in italian: can you breathe? in italian: it's important you remain calm" a rescuer tries to re pleading with her to remain calm. people bloodied...cov ered with dust from debris. destruction everywhere. nats of camera's flashing of man being pulled out of stretcher this person...pulle d out alive on a stretcher by rescuers.. those who experienced the violent tremors - now sharing those horrifying moments sot - emma tucker / traveler "i think more than anything? it was just this terrible sensation of literary the ground beneath your feet moving? and having no clue what to do" the six-point-two magnitude quake struck just after 3:30 in the morning.. the u-s geological survey? puts the epicenter ...just over 100 mi

ray raimundi is live now with the latest. ray? >> reporter: an active search and rescue is going on at this very hour. the priority for first responders is to try to rescue those who may still be alive. in fact, firefighters are calling people in the impacted zone to be very quiet. so that they could hear the cries of those trapped underneath the rubble. as the sun sets in central italy -- the desperate search for survivors continues into the night. as first spoerresponders contin pull people from under rubble, the gut-wrenching of those who perished covered in blankets, children among the dead, this image capturing a nun sitting in front of one of the bodies. the sister describes her daring escape. >> i tried to hide myself underneath the bed. and then i went outside to ask for help but no one heard me. >> reporter: the town of amariche, one of the hardest hilt and the buildings now disintegrated and chunks of rock and concrete scattered everywhere. >> there is nothing left standing. i'm so sorry for so many people that they are

ray raimundi, abc 7 news. >>> police in phoenix have linked a ninth incident to a serial street shooter people at random. they began in march. seven people have been killed. the latest happened july 11thth when a 21-year-old man and a four-year-old boy wore shot at in a car. neither were struck. police have released a sketch of the gunman and they are offering a $50,000 reward for his arrest. >>> a deluge of weather caused flooding in downtown phoenix. heavy rain soaked streets and freeways bringing the morning commute to a stand-still. the storms knocked out power to more than 17,000 households. those in scottsdale were told to move to higher ground. they picked up 2.5 inches of rain in three hours of time. >>> clean-up crews are hard at work in new orleans clearing damage caused by a tornado this week. the twister packed 80 mile-per-hour winds and cut a half mile path of destruction through the city's seventh ward and the tremain neighborhood and it brought down trees and power lines and two people suffered injuries and the twister damaged five houses. >>> a terrifying moments at a la

. >> ray raimundi has the latest developments on this. >> reporter: an explosion right in the middle of a runway in dubai. emirates airlines flight 521 erupting in smoke and flames. the incident coming after a hard landing at dubai international airport. at least one firefighter losing his life while battling the flames. among the passengers, six americans, all 300 passengers and crew feeling lucky to be alive. >> reporter: the boeing 77 traveling from south india to dubai and everything appeared normal just before touchdown and then the hard landing and dubai international the busiest airport in the middle east shut down for hours. the emirates chairman addressing speculation on what caused the crash. >> it could be a wind shear in that kind of area. it is not clear. >> but the pieltss had expense -- the pilots had extensive experience flying but the question now what happened in the final moments before landing. for passengers, there is only relief. >> our family is safe. we have our lives. >> reporter: the ntsb is sending five investigators to the crash sight and boeing is launchi