>> zachary kiesch reporting live from morgan city right now. and as we said, the torrential rain from barry is just getting started. and we already are seeing its damaging effects. flooding in myrtle grove, louisiana, cutting off highway 445. and this neighborhood in livingston parish is already under water. abc's senior meteorologist rob marciano is in new orleans tonight. >> reporter: tonight, floodwaters rising on the outskirts of new orleans. lakeshore drive inundated with storm surge. high winds and heavy rain have city officials bracing for the worst. >> the primary risk continues to remain heavy rains for the city of new orleans. >> reporter: this levee south of the city spilling over, one of several to breach, submerging vulnerable neighborhoods. >> we have our boats, generators, as well as our high water vehicles stationed across the city in preparation for any events that we may face within the next 24 to 36 hours. >> reporter: authorities are confident that the levees and these flood walls will not be overtopped. the question is, how

here's abc's zachary kiesch. >> reporter: dramatic new video showing flames tearing through a home in chicago with more than a dozen people sleeping inside. the only one not sleeping, little 5-year-old jaden, who just happened to be staying over at his aunt's house. he sprang into action. >> i got mad. because aunty's house was on fire. >> reporter: jaden was watching tv when suddenly he smelled smoke. without flinching, he told his family, including his two sisters, to get out. >> because i'm smart and i'm brilliant. >> reporter: jaden, whose favorite superhero is the flash, running down the stairs, telling the neighbors about the fire, helping 13 people escape the flames. were you scared? >> yes. what do you think? i was scared. >> he saved everyone. if he hadn't got sent to his aunty's house wednesday, then he would have never been there to get everybody out of the building. >> reporter: jaden doing what superheroes do. >> i'm flash. i can go fast, look. >> reporter: the red cross is providing support to jaden and the others impacted by the fire while investigators continue to sear

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abc's zachary kiesch is in morgan city, being called the storm's bull's-eye. zachary, what are the conditions there right now? >> reporter: eva, good morning to you. we're in morgan city, about 90 miles outside of new orleans where this thing could make landfall. we have been given these heavy gusts of wind. we have seen bands of rain. the power went out at the hotel this morning at about 3:30, but things aren't all that bad right now. they are expected to deteriorate, however. this is the old downtown area. you can see some of these businesses have sandbags in front of them. beyond the front wall, here is the river. you can see the basin is completely flooded, and the levels here are absolutely up. it's a combination of that, the rain we're expecting and the surge that could cause real problems in this area. you have got to remember this is part of the country that's essentially an island. it's surrounded by bayous and rivers, and at some point, this water just won't have any place to go. whit? >> zachary kiesch for us in morgan city bracing for the storm's im

abc's zachary kiesch has more now on the reunion. >> reporter: through the thick billowing smoke fromher way out, watch as this father drops his 2-month-old baby into the arms of a total stranger nearby. construction worker said, when they heard the cries they ran over to help. >> i just seen a bun and then i somebody say, drop her to me. drop her to me. i put my faith in them. he did what he was supposed to do. >> we saw the smoke coming out of the window and we saw him hanging out with his 2-month-old daughter. our reaction was just help, help. that's all it was. so i got under him, hold him to drop the baby. >> reporter: moments later, he drops his 2-year-old boy to the men. both children got out okay. gabriel and his fiancee, can disholmes were able to get out through that window, and down that ladder. >> thank you so much. >> reporter: we were there for the emotional reunion. >> oh, my gosh. >> man saved your life, honey. >> reporter: the family calling their rescue a miracle. >> he's my hero, my daughter's hero, my son's hero, my wife's hero. we wouldn't be here if not for these

here's zachary kiesch. >> reporter: tonight, new developments in the brutal murders of a young american woman and her boyfriend in british columbia. reports that a witness saw a suspicious man arguing with 24-year-old chynna deese and her 23-year-old australian boyfriend, lucas fowler, before they were found dead last week. and for the first time, we're hearing from this woman and her husband, the last people to see them alive. >> we were there to help them. it just blows my mind that on that same highway there could be so good but yet so evil. it just -- i don't know. >> reporter: police found the couple and this blue van they were driving on this stretch of road on monday morning. investigators think the van broke down but don't know what happened next, and aren't saying how the two were killed. deese was from north carolina. her family says the two met in croatia and shared a love for travel. police say they found a third body several hours away from where the couple was found killed. they have not made a connection between the two cases. but right now, they're working on a sketch fo

zachary kiesch has the details. >> reporter: a tulsa neighborhood shook from armed robbers and a resident who fired his gun claiming defense. here police say two brothers just 15 and 17 attempt to rob a man watering his lawn who pulls out his own gun. the 15-year-old flees. the other suspects taking off but quickly crashing their getaway car. the 15-year-old police say would end up on zach cook's property and cook shot him. >> we were in the kitchen. and we hear "pow pow pow." >> the guy that shot the citizens at south fulton. that's where we're at, in his backyard right now. >> we got a black male down. he's talking. he's shot in the gut. >> reporter: that teen expected to survive. cook was charged with intent to kill. authorities say cook felt he was depending police. >> he thought the officers were in trouble, maybe his life was threatened and his as well. that's what he stated originally. >> reporter: in all three suspects those two teens and 20-year-old andrew peyton were charged with armed robbery. tom, still some mystery on whether the neighbor still faces charges of intent to kill

here's zachary kiesch. >> reporter: tonight, dramatic new video showing flames tearing through a home in chicago with more than a dozen people sleeping inside. the only one not sleeping, little 5-year-old jayden, who just happened to be staying over at his aunt's house. he sprang into action. >> i got mad because auntie's house was on fire. >> reporter: jayden was watching tv when suddenly he smelled smoke. without flinching he told his family, including his two sisters, to get out. >> because i'm smart, and i'm brilliant. >> reporter: jayden, whose favorite super hero is the flash, then running downstairs, telling the neighbors about the fire, helping 13 people escape the flames. were you scared? >> yes, what you think? i was scared. >> he saved everyone. if he hadn't gotten sent to his auntie's house wednesday then he would have never been there to get everyone out of the building. >> reporter: jayden doing what >> yes, i am flash. i can do fast stuff. look. >> reporter: the red cross is providing support to those impacted by the fire while investigators try to determine the cause.

as abc's zachary kiesch reports, some witnesses are coming forward. >> reporter: new developments inrican woman and her boyfriend in british columbia. an australian news agency is reporting that a witness has come forward saying she saw a suspicious man arguing with 24-year-old china dees and her 23-year-old australian boyfriend, lucas fowler, before they were found dead last week. for the first time we're hearing from this woman and her husband, a mechanic who offered to help the couple. they were the last people to see them alive. >> we were there to help them. it just blows my mind that on that same highway, there could be so good, but yet so evil. it just -- i don't know. >> reporter: police found the couple in this blue van they were driving on this stretch of road monday morning. investigators think the van broke down but don't know what happened next and aren't saying how the two were killed. dees was from north carolina. her family says the two met in croatia and shared a love for travel. police say they found a third body several hours away from where the couple was found ki

abc's zachary kiesch has the very latest this morning. good morning, zachary. >> reporter: whit, good morning to you. this brooklyn park has become a crime scene. we have seen police comb through. we are told that a gun was found just over my shoulder here, just outside the park after gunfire erupted at a block party. >> we got multiple people shot in the park. we need this area lit up at the playground. >> reporter: when a dozen people >> reporter: when a dozen people were shot at a killed. >> we got multiple people shot in the park. we need this area lit up at the playground. >> reporter: the chaotic scene at a block party filled with people just before 10:00 p.m. last night. >> very depressed, very sad that this event has happened and people have been victimized. >> reporter: debris strewn about as victims were taken away on stretchers. from the air to the ground, police combing the area for evidence. this officer going through a bag, pulling out what appears to be a gun. police saying the number of shooters is unclear and that they're

taking place right here in new york city ready to turn teenagers into multimillionaires and abc's zachary kieschon. zachary, good morning to you. >> it's incredible how lucrative this whole world has become. these guys have turned this game into big business, dan. over 40 million competed to qualify but only 200 made the cut. this tournament is pairing well-known stars of the game like marshmallow and ninja with complete unknowns. an international game connecting 250 million users around the globe. >> these guys are all very experienced in terms of navigating. >> reporter: and this weekend the cream of the crop, the best fortnite players on the planet are in queens. >> scissors goes down. >> reporter: at the arthur ashe stadium, the home of the u.s. open for the first ever fortnite world cup finals. where are you from? >> i'm from hawaii. >> new york. >> south florida. >> all over the place for this. >> reporter: the best players e of thousands of fans. a $30 million pot is up for grabs and the winner will walk away with $3 million. >> we're seeing this sort of scope and scale to this tournament

zachary kiesch joins us now with the story. it has now caught the attention of social media. ing, zachary. to you. >> reporter: eva, good morning to you. the coffee house got a lot of backlash initially on twitter specifically from the rank and file officers in the police community. starbucks committed to use this as an opportunity to initiate dialogue and strengthen community. this morning, starbucks is facing fresh criticism following a july 4th incident at one of their arizona locations. a barista said she was approached by a customer saying they felt unsafe. with six tempe officers gathered for coffee at the store. the president of tempe officers association telling abc news -- >> very politely and very nervously ultimately asked and said that there was a customer inside the establishment that was -- felt unsafe. >> reporter: that employee apparently giving the police officers the option to move out of the customer's sight or leave the store. the officers decided to leave. >> it was upsetting for them, clearly being asked to leave because you're simply wearing a police uni

abc's zachary kiesch is in hard-hit morgan city, louisiana, with more on that. ing to you. this is just an example of the punch that barry threw around here yesterday. you can see the size of those roots and this big tree just crushed the side of this house and this suv. we talked to the folks who lived here yesterday, they weren't home and that's the good news. we saw some lights on on the way over here. that's good news too. the entire city has been without power for the last day. it's dark, it's hot, and it's not over yet. tropical storm barry continues to pose life-threatening flash flooding this morning as it slowly crawls inland. the storm dumping heavy rain overwhelming banks and bayous. some areas under floodwaters by several feet. breached levees sent water gushing into neighborhoods just like this. powerful winds across louisiana knocking over power lines and leaving more than 150,000 without light. >> what we got is a curveball, hadn't seen much rain then we get some 60, 70-mile-an-hour winds and all of a sudden a city that hasn't seen a hurricane in t

abc's zachary kiesch has more. >> reporter: this morning, an investigation is under way after seven americans died in a fourth of july helicopter crash. according to authorities, the chopper headed to ft. lauderdale went down just minutes after takeoff but wasn't reported for more than 12 hours. among the dead, west virginia billionaire chris cline coined the king of coal. cline worked early on in the mines then founded one of the nation's top coal companies. multiple agencies including the ntsb and leonardo, the manufacturer of the aircraft, are joining in on the investigation. the crash site, grand cay, is in the bahamas, found there buried in 16 feet of water, its tail and rotors nonexistent. >> because the wreckage was found in shallow water, mishap investigators should have a pretty good idea of what went wrong. >> reporter: cline's wealth allowed him to be influential in the world of politics. he donated $1 million to president trump's 2017 inauguration. overnight president trump tweeting, my deepest sympathies go out to the family and friends of great businessman and energy expert chri

here is zachary kiesch. >> reporter: starbucks is facing fresh criticism following an incident on julya barista said she was approached by a customer, who said they feel unsafe, with six tempe officers at the store. telling abc news -- >> very ultimately asked and said there was a customer inside the establishment that felt unsafe. >> reporter: that employee giving the cops the option to move out of the person's sight or leave the store. the officers decided to leave. >> it was upsetting for them clearly being asked to leave because you're simply wearing a police uniform. >> reporter: the incident is picking up steam, saying #dumpstarbucks. >> if their presence is making you feel unsafe, that's ridiculous. >> reporter: the tempe police department issued this statement saying it is our hope that the incident was an isolated incident between one community member and a single employee rather than an entire organization. >> it's not acceptable anywhere, any day asking someone based upon what they do. >> reporter: we don't know the race involved of anyone but this is not the first time they

abc's zachary kiesch is here with the latest. orning, zachary. >> cecelia, good morning to you as well. for the first time we're hearing the 911 calls after that precious little baby was found next to a heap of trash. it all went down in boca raton, florida and this resilient young child is alive and well. >> reporter: it's the incredible discovery that was made at this west palm beach apartment complex by two maintenance workers back in may. >> 911, what's the address of your emergency? >> yes, there's a baby in the garbage. >> baby in the garbage. >> reporter: the workers at first say they thought the baby was a whimpering cat. >> is the baby breathing? >> yes, she's still alive. >> reporter: according to police the baby's mother, 35-year-old rafaelle sousa admitted she delivered the baby in her bathroom then abandoned her in the dumpster claiming she thought the baby was stillborn. sousa has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and child abuse. >> try your best to wrap them in your arms, okay. just the warmth from your body w