from the upper deck. like everybody else, you're in a state of shock. the adrenaline kicks in and you don't think. >> reporter: you can see dr. ricotta and others at the game administering cpr. ricotta estimates for as long as ten minutes, before paramedics rushed murrey to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. witnesses tell espn murrey was heckling at yankees player alex rodriguez when he suddenly fell over the rail. >> certainly it's a tragedy. it's one of those things that you hope you never see or experience, and i certainly hope i never see or experience it again. >> reporter: fans getting badly hurt at stadiums is an ongoing concern at baseball games. in june at fenway park, part of a broken bat struck a woman in the head. at today's braves game, the flag at half staff for murrey, and a moment of silence to honor the longtime season ticket holder. atlanta police say there's no indication of foul play. the braves have released a statement calling murrey an

indredbly passionate fan. >> a junior varsity player everywhere california is listed in critical condition this morning after undergoing brain surgery. nick brown was rushed to the hospital after he suffered a blow to the head. he underwent surgery to reduce swelling of the brain. one teammate is hospitalized but little is known about his condition. tom brady and roger goodell will be in court today for another hearing. session the last chance for lawyers from the nfl and its players union to make their points about brady's looming four-game suspension. the judge had urged both sides to make a deal. if that doesn't happen, he could rule from the bench today. in the past, he's said he would issue a ruling by this coming friday. less than a week before the patriots' first game. they're cleaning up from severe weather on one coast and battening down the hatchs on the other. at least two people died in the pacific northwest during

powerful wind storms this weekend and what's left of tropical storm erika is bringing heavy rain to florida today. abc's rob marciano reports. from the winds to the rain to the thunder and lightning. the country feeling mother nature's wrath from coast to coast. in florida, the rain keeps coming down as what's left of erika soaks the state. >> are you worried about the rains coming in? >> seems like it's going to be pretty rough yeah, the next couple days. we have some sandbags set up but figured we might need more. so not taking chances? rains flooded roadways in a matter of hours. west coast got slammed, too. waves on lake washington near seattle crashing around this highway. 50-mile-per-hour wind gusts whipped up this dust storm in spokane and winds brought down trees injuring four runners. >> we had branches falling off trees in up in the hills.

>> reporter: in oregon, winds toppled tents at this festival in seaside. >> felt like it was a tornado coming through here. >> reporter: all that means clean-upcies are working overtime clearing downed trees and snapped power lines. >> i just saw like the tail end of the tree just like boom, you know, falling and i'm just like no. >> reporter: trying to restore power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses like this target where an outage trapped customers inside. >> we'll, we're stuck up here. because escalators don't work and the will bes don't work. >> reporter: across the northeast, the summer heat is building. will get into the 90s in many spots by the middle of this week. rob marciano, abc news, tampa, florida. >> got to check in with mom and dad today. >> any reason is a good reason. >> that's right. >> tropical storm watches and warnings are going up in hawaii. >> and while what's left of tropical can storm erika moves north with downpours our coverage continues with molly cochran at accuweather. >> thanks phillip and reena.

for monday, heavy travel delays going to be a strong possibility across florida. erika's moisture continues to get pushed into the state. we're worried about some flash flooding issues. we have watches in effect, tampa, orlando it, 2 to 4 inches of rain is expected. where we see that dark green shading with locally higher amounts just to the north of miami, we've already picked up over 5 inches of rain and this threat continues into the middle half of the workweek. meanwhile, we continue to keep an eye out on hurricane ignacio. although going to likely miss hawaii impacts still going to be felt. we're looking at rough surf through thursday. gusty winds and locally heavy rain. phillip and reena, back to you. >> wow, that's fascinating. you were saying ignacio means nacho. >> no, it's like a nickname. hey nacho. >> i wouldn't tees is just yet. thank you so much for that. now phillip to your hometown, el paso. sorry. >> get it right.

>> to determine the fastyer wiener in el paso. >> there you go. the winner walked away with 500 bucks. eight pups lined up for the competition but that was the real winner, that adorable pup. he stole the show and some parties, as well. little guy kept running even after the race was over. the wiener dog managed to evade capture. that went on for two minutes. they finally nabbed him after several attempts. >> but what you didn't fail to say is el paso's -- how do you, chihuahuas. >> the chihuahuas. >> they lost the game 4-1. >> but that was probably more entertaining than the game then. people love watching them running around and catch them. yeah, the chihuahuas, would you consider that's a chihuahua barking? >> that sounds like a german shepherd. >> it's more of a yip. thechy wa was, i got to say wasn't big fan of the flame at first. it's so popular now. >> okay. >> i love that el paso chihuahuas. >> i like that. >> i'm a season ticket holder.

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allison parker's family says the celebration of her life will be held sometime in the future. well, wes craven, the horror film director who gave us "nightmare on elm street" has died. nightmare starred an unknown named johnny depp. craven directed the screen franchise actor jerry o'connell tweeting they're about to get the crap scared out of them in heaven. wes craven died of brain cancer in los angeles. he was 76 years old. long before she married actor george clooney, amal clooney was a well-known human rights attorney. >> and the world got a glimpse of that side of her after three al jazeera journalists were sentenced in egypt to three years in prison. alex marquardt has the details. >> reporter: it was expected to be the end of a long and painful process for the three journalists the verdict for what were universally believed to be trumped up charges of spreading false news. but the judge stunned the

courtroom and the world by handing down three-year sentences to the three men. one muhammad fahm ty who is also canadian has been represented by amal clooney who blasted the egyptian government for the ruling >> the verdict today sent a very dangerous message in egypt. it sends a message that journalists can be locked up for doing their job, for at thing the truth and reporting the news. >> her reputation for con kerg courtrooms as a human rights lawyer was somewhat eclipsed when he she conquered hollywood's most famous bachelor. >> amal, an whatever alchemy it is that brought us together, i couldn't be more proud to be your husband. >> since her 2014 wedding to clooney, amal has been stealing the show on red carpets and magazine covers and getting a shoutout at the golden globes for her long list you have accomplishments even though george was the honoree. >> so tonight, her husband is getting a lifetime achievement award. >> reporter: but now as the fight to free the al jazeera staff surges back into the

spotlight, amal is taking charge here, too. leading the international outcry against a regime widely condemned for going after respected journalists. >> every single third party that has looked at this case from the beginning from the u.n. to the eu, the u.s., the uk, everyone has said there is no evidence to sustain any of the charges. >> reporter: and shortly after the sentence was handed down, the u.s. state department called on egypt to reconsider saying the freedom of the press to investigate, report and comment is fundamental to any free society. alex marquardt, abc news, london. this is such an important case. i've worked over in egypt before. they can just round up journalists lock them up and just phony charges against them. so the fact amal clooney is using her star power but also she's trained in this. she really is truly passionate about human rights and speaking up for the voiceless. it's incredible even after marrying george clooney, she continues to remain on track to be a powerful voice and advocate

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from thursday night, which means there is still preseason games going on. last night a run one for cardinals quarterback carson palmer. he kept throwing the ball to oakland defenders. the big boys call this an interception. open quarterback david carr played better but it wasn't enough to win. arizona takes the one. 30-23. okay. well, in a game that actually did matter last night, you have to watch some baseball. if you did, you would have seen cubs pitcher jake arrieta throw a no hitter. that means you throw the pitch over the mound and nobody hits. >> over the plate, not the mound. i got it, too. it was against the dodgers. the second no hitter against l.a. in ten days. after the game, arrieta, are what does he do, hunky self, he goes into a oncie. this is a oncie. maybe his laundry day is monday night. he put this on apparently because the cubs were board agovernight flight and right after the game, but you know,

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this morning on "world news now," nonstop rain flooding florida again. >> from the tropical trouble in the southeast to the severe storms in the northwest. the power outages, extreme conditions and travel problems today. community outrage. the deputy shot and killed in cold blood. the suspect facing justice today while investigators want to know the motive. political challenge. the latest of polls showing hillary clinton slip pching while donald trump rides high. what it means for both parties ins this unpredictable race. and later, making history at the u.s. open. can serena williams capture all four titles in tennis this season in the world is watching on this monday, august 31st. from abc news, this is "world news now."

good morning. it is monday. i'm phillip mena. >> good to have you back again. we were talking about the big cubs game. i'm going to get to that in sports with reena in a later half hour. no hitter. >> searching back and forth between that and the vmas all happening at the same time. >> a lot of activity. also a lot of activity people are focusing on which i thought would be a bigger story was the extreme weather on both sides of the country. a major hurricane in the pacific. plus a wet week for florida. it really was. >> the remnants of trp tropical storm erika moving northward through the state. the rainstorm could bring flooding with as much as six inches of rain in some parts of the sunshine state. rob marciano is there. >> residents in the pacific northwest cleaning up, a rare summer windstorm tearing through the region this weekend. whipping up that water on lake washington. in oregon, snapping this power pole apart, sparks spreading flames across the dry grass below and stoppaling scores cans of trees.

>> heard a big crack noise and saw part of the tree fall down onto the line. >> reporter: even catching shoppers by surprise. rebecca hansen with her young daughter when the lights went out. >> we're stuck up here because the escalators don't work and the elevators don't work. >> reporter: back in washington state, falling trees and branches killing two near tacoma. across the country, in tampa, florida, sandbags in high demand. >> not taking any chances. our side yard got pretty flooded last time. >> reporter: more than 15 inches of rain already falling this month. that saturated ground primed to flood again. you're in a susceptible neighborhood. >> yes, i'm in zone a. >> reporter: what does that mean. >> that's the worst. >> reporter: this station handing out over 2500 sandbags alone. it go down as the wettest august on record in tampa. flood watches for much of the state. bhuch of the moisture left over from erika will be spread out across parts of georgia and the

carolinas. rob marciano, abc news, tampa. air travel was disrupted last night at newark liberty airport following a security breach. terminal c was evacuated after authorities say a manmade his way into a secure hallway. he was taken into custody after being confronted by customs and border patrol agents. a spokesman says the man was sent to the hospital for evaluation. hundreds of people joined a prayer march in houston for the deputy sheriff killed while pumping gas. it's believed darren goforth was shot to death because he was he was wearing a uniform. here kendis gibson. >> and they say they know who killed deputy go forth execution style but not sure why. >> our assumption is he was a target bause he wore a uniform. at this moment we found no other moat sniv in father of two ambushed friday night. police say it was 8:30 friday night. goforth in uniform pulls up to a suburban houston gas station

filling up his patrol car when he's shot in the back. >> six to eight shots and an officer is down. >> reporter: police spending hours hunting for the suspected get away vehicle, a red pickup truck. 1:16 in the morning saturday police release surveil labs photos of the suspect. 3:40 a.m., a bern of interest taken into custody at a home a half mile from the murder scene. a red pickup truck parked in the driveway. police charging shannon miles with capital murder. miles with an extensive arrest record but no known run-ins with deputy goforth. ♪ >> reporter: dozens coming together to remember goforth as a vigil, a friend reading a statement from his heart broken widow. >> he was loyal, fiercely so. and he was ethical. the right thing to do is what guided his internal compass. >> reporter: gas station pump number 8 is now a huge shrine

dedicated to the slain deputy. his accused killer is spengted to make his first court appearance. kendis gibson, abc news, houston. >> just a heartbreaking story and two other victims of gun violence remembered at a gun service. leaders remembered allison parker and adam ward, the two television journalists shot on camera last week. the general manager of the tv station where they worked recalled their young lives. >> i want to play softball with adam again and i want to see allison dance. and i will in the wonderful memories they gave me, they gave us. >> the woman who survived the shooting continues to recover. doctors and nurses tell vicki gardener's family she is the poster child for bullet wound recovery. police in atlanta say there is no suspicion of foul play in the diego of a fan at an atlanta braves game. the 60-year-old man felt about 50 feet upper deck to the seating area below in the

seventh inning of the yankees/braves game. he landed near an area where players families and wives sit. >> a junior varsity football player from california is listed in critical condition this morning after undergoing brain surgery. nick brown was rushed to a hospital following friday night's game in which he suffered a blow to the head. brown underwent surgery to reduce the swelling in his brain. one of his teammates was also hospitalized but little is known about his condition. tributes have been pouring in on social media for horror film director wes craven. he wrote and directed the nightmare "nightmare on elm str featuring freddy krueger. his later movies "scream." he said the inspiration came from his own childhood in cleveland when he lived next to a cemetery on elm street. he died in los angeles of brain cancer. he was 76. the family of a hiker

missing pore nine days says she's recovering after surgery to set her broken leg. she was found saturday morning in a remote area of the sierra national forest. abc's clayton sandell has her amazing story of endurance and survival. >> nine days alone out of food, painful broken bones, but none of it could break miyuki harwood's survival spirit. the 62-year-old hiker flown to a hospital saturday rescued after a seven-day backpacking trip became a nine-day fight to live. a few days into the trip, harwood separated from her group, falls down a slope, severely breaking her left leg. >> she crawled for about two days to get to a creek where she could use her water fitter to sustain herself till she was rescued. more than 100 rescuers had their own challenges. a 19-mile hike just to reach the search zone, plus smoke from a nearby wildfire so thick, they

sometimes couldn't see the or fly. >> the smoky conditions made the search and rescue extremely difficult. >> reporter: but it wasn't what they could see saturday. it's what they heard. >> one of the ground teams was getting ready to certainly their assigned area. they heard a whistle. >> reporter: a whistle that harwood used to signal rescuers after she heard their voices nearby. >> we have voice contact with our missing person. she is injured. >> reporter: she was glad to be found. she was very exhausted. >> reporter: after surgery to fix her broken leg from her hospital bed, harwood thanked all the search and rescue teams that like her, never gave up. clayton sandell, abc news, denver. doctors are cautiously optimistic about a new wireless pacemaker it's a tenth the size of a convinceal device. it uses a catheter inserted through the right leg. in tests, it's been 90% effective but has about twice

the complications of conventional pacemakers. it is the size of a aa battery. >> that's fascinating. word is hollywood has survived the latest installment of mtv's video music awards in the annual get together of the good and great was hosted by miley cyrus. >> as you can see,he underwent a virtual frans transformation heech and every time she had a wardrobe change. one of the highlights of the evening taylor swift presented con kay west with the coveted video vanguard award. >> their relationship starting with that awkward moment six years ago when west interrupted swift's acceptance speech. much more on the vmas coming up in our next half hour. >> it looked like she wore more than i anticipated she would wear. >> she's going to be switching in and out. each time an they come out, we'll check that out. >> there's a little bit of a feud of some sort. >> nicki minaj maybe and taylor. we were talking about the

acceptance speech there. we saw a little bit of that. kanye kind you have went on and on about all sorts of weird things pep saw justin timberlake crying at a grammy awards. he said he doesn't even care for awards all in the same speech. >> looking forward to that. apparently presidential news made at the vmas. coming up "the mix," it's an on the job risk for a tv journal gist doing his job, an attack by mother nature. >> the u.s. open starts today. why serena williams could go down in history with this tournament. >> first the dynamics of presidential front-runners while hillary clinton be slips, donald trump rides high. and remember you can find us on facebook, wnnfans.com. and on twitter @abcwnn. you're watching "world news now." what do you got to offer us today? ♪balance transfer that's my game♪ ♪bank you never heard of, that's my name♪

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well, you see him there. vladimir putin, is it the iron man of russia in more ways than one worked out with the country's prime minister at the president's retreat. look at him just showing off those guns and that white t-shirt. yeah, he is 62. look at him pouring tea. he's got a soft side, too. this video was posted on kremlin's official website and shows the twos choug down on barbecue and putin attending a martial arts demonstration. wow, look at that. >> guys got some guns on him.

>> he does. don't challenge him. >> nobody does usually. to u.s. politics now and the 2016 presidential race. hillary clinton facing off as some new challenges among new vote in other words iowa. >> on the republican side, donald trump and ben carson lead the field. here's abc's jonathan carl. it's the tale of two front-runners, for one the best of times. for the other, if it isn't the divorce, it's getting there. the republican establishment fretting their front run ser too strong and could actually win. democratic establishment fretting theirs is too weak and could actually lose. while hillary clinton has a comfortable lead in national polls, she's already trailing a 73-year-old self-described socialist in new hampshire. and now bernie sanders is surging in iowa, as well. despite yet another mea culpa over her home private e-mail

server. >> i should have used two e-mails one personal, one for work and i take responsibility for that decision. >>. >> reporter: doubts over her e-mail account still under investigation by the fbi are taking a toll. 61% of voters now say she's untrustwort untrustworthy. while some democrats are urging vice president biden to jump in handing out these candy bars at this week's dnc meeting. trump meanwhile is having the o. riding high in the early states, riding high nationally. seemingly riding high everywhere. top republicans are worried he's alienating key voting groups. jeb bush even making his own trip to the border to trash trump's plan to be deport undocumented immigrants. >> his proposal is unrealistic. it will cost hundreds ef billions of dollars. it will violate people's civil liberties. >> reporter: but perhaps the biggest attack on the front-runners comes not from their opponents but from voters.

a recent poll asking for the first words that come to mind about each of them. for hillary clinton, liar. dishonest, untrustworthy. for donald trump, arrogant, blow hard, idiot. so much for great expectations for either front-runner. jonathan carl, abc news, washington. kind of hard because you know, doing a putin type video isn't going to help them, right? >> trump are can probably pull off -- you never know with that guy. expect the unsuspected. >> this has never been uttered before on national television. you think trump has guns like putin style guns? >> that's next. i know last week we finally came to rest as far as the hair. remember somebody was tugging on it. we've got to collect that out. what an unexpected potential match-up. >> the two of of them. >> trump and clinton like that. who would have thought a year ago, jeb bush was the

presumptive front-runner there. not the way it's turning out. >> that's what's makes politics interesting in the u.s. >> coming up, another interesting match-up. serena williams on the verge of making history hough at the u.s. open. if she wins this tournament, she's an weave a major milestone that goes back nearly 30 years. ahead, the summer of the shark is not over yet. a great white t taking a bite o of a surfboard. look at that. and a hammerhead menacing kayakers. how this all turned out. you're watching "world news now."

tonight serena williams begins a journey toward the grandest achievement in tennis, winning all four major tournaments in a single year. >> if she wins the u.s. open, it could cement her legacy as one of the top players of all time. mary bruce has the story.

>> reporter: serena williams is on the cusp of history. the tennis superstar poised to achieve what may be the most demanding feat in all of sports, the grand slam. at the u.s. open this week, she'll attempt what no one has done in nearly three decades, claiming all four major titles in the same season. the pressure is tremendous. but williams isn't showing it. playing it cool in an interview with abc's robin roberts. >> you're about to start the u.s. open and you seem so chill. i mean it sincerely. >> i rather be -- after i won i was like i'd rather be in this position where i have the pressure and i have people expecting me to win than being in a position where it's like oh, well, she probably won't win. that's not what i want. once i realized that, i embraced. >> reporter: it hadn't been done since 19 8 when stephie graf scored the last grand slam. >> that's it. >> reporter: this year the

33-year-old powerhouse has already won the australian open, the french open, and the nail biter at wimbledon. >> the next stop new york. >> reporter: she comes home with hopes of becoming truly grand. now, this is hers to lose. serena williams has no clear rival here at the u.s. open and he has acknowledged the only thing standing between her and history is herself. mary bruce, abc news, at the u.s. open in new york. >> that is so true, mary. yeah, i think it's really exciting. robin roberts will actually have more of her interview with serena later this morning on "good morning america." >> espn will be the home for the 2015 of u.s. open. coverage starts this afternoon at 1:00 eastern. >> you see that that leopard print present outfit she was wearing. she's being outfitted by nike and said her stheem greatness. ha does it look like in an outfit. >> looks like that. >> what does greatness look

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and now it's time for "the mix." reporters end up in very difficult dangerous situations. we go into combat zones wearing helmets and flak jackets, into hurricanes with all the weather gear. and sometimes we go into dangerous situations wearing a buttoned down checkered shirt and this happens. >> reporter: oh, oh. what is that? that's because it's hot outside. stuff like that happens. was that live? are we live? oh, brother. >> reporter: yes, weather anchor brad willis of our san diego station, we were live at that moat. and bugging out is a good lower third for this one. it was a large bug. and he attempted to run away from it. it does look like a small airplane. >> it does. swing and miss, fortunately for that bug. trying to shoo it away. he got his composure eventually.

never going to live this down ever but he got his composure and went on with his live shot as you must. it's going to be there for a while. from a bug to a pug. there is a pug named dog, a pug named doug and he's internet famous, he's got like over 600,000 followers on instagram, a couple million on facebook. he basically takes pictures like he's a human. another one capturing attention right now are pictures dressed like justin bieber. >> oh, that's good. >> so his handlers i presume dressed him up like this and see all these pictures that he's trying to imitate all of these justin bieber pictures. look at that little hole for the tail. that's perfect. there's one that needed to be blurred out. just another of doug the pug's bieber-like -- and this is one where he's being held and i guess that's the whole crew over at mashable in charge of doug the pug.

he's living that bieber life, whatever that means. >> there you go. people are always trying to one up everyone else when it comes to baby announcements they're expecting. it maybe comes close to taking the cake. this is what pj and allison decided to do with their january, 2016 due date. they decided to spoof movies like harry potter, st"star wars and make the ultimate pregnancy announcement they did this epic fake movie trailer and obviously with a nod to harry potter and star wars. that's high production val on this. >> it really is a high production value. look at that. >> we don't even have those. >> coming soon. 2016 the baby. so football season is almost here. the start of football season, this he usually send out team photos. university of miami had a lot of fun with this. look at these guys. this is not your typical boring panoramic. this is going to be blown up and made

this morning on "world news now," extreme weather from coast to coast. the downpours from what's left of erika are flooding florida after a powerful storm slams the northwest. accuweather tracking it all. political bombshells. the poll numbers tightening up the democratic race for president. while donald trump's republican rivals try to set themselves apart from the front-runner. also new this half hour, the guy who found 20 bucks on the floor and bought a lottery ticket. >> we are hearing from the instant millionaire. find out how he's celebrating and sharing his good luck with strangers. later the spectacle on stage. miley cyrus hosts the vmas. last night's surprises plus the big winners in a special edition of the "skinny." it's monday, august 31st. from abc news, this is "world news now."

>> it is raining down there in the southeast portion of the country. >> yeah. >> it's bad, too. it really is. >> a lot of people from coast to coast. it's one of these storms people just start watching to see what the effects will be. it's drenching the southeast for the past week. florida in particular could see as much as 6 inches of rain as the remnants of tropical storm erika moves north through the state. there's also severe weather on the coast. here's more from abc's richard cantu. >> reporter: in tampa, the race is on to fill sand bags as the remnants of tropical storm erika blows soaking rain over florida with more flooding. >> you're in a susceptible neighborhood. >> yes, i'm in zone a. >> reporter: what does that mean? >> that's the worst. >> reporter: more than 15 inches of rain have already fallen on florida, making this the third wettest august on record. tides a foot to foot and a half higher than normal, the surf concealing dangerous rip currents. >> it's pretty strong. and the currents are bad.

so that's probably why you're not going to see too many people in the water today. >> reporter: the rain from erika will move north over the next 12 to 24 hours carrying as much as 5 inches of rain to the carolinas and georgia in the next two to three days. on the other side of the country, stormy weather whipping waves into white caps in washington state. winds strong enough to crack this pole downing power lines and touching off flames. scores of trees were toppled and power went out. >> we're stuck up here because the escalators don't and the elevators don't work. >> reporter: hurricane ignacio seen here from inside a plane is swirling closer to hawaii. it's one of three hurricanes now prowling the pacific, ignacio's projected track takes it just to the north of hawaii over the next few days. richard cantu, abc news, new york. tropical storm watches are posted in parts of hawaii, too. >> and while flood warnings are up in florida as the storm threatens the southeast, molly cochran continues our coverage on accuweather.

mol molly, good morning to you. >> thanks, phillip and reena. for monday, we're looking at substantial rain across florida. erika's moisture just getting pushed into florida, also the southeast. so heavy downpours going to be the main story. flash flood watches are in effect from tampa to orlando. some cities just to the north of miami already accumulating five inches. the downpours going to continue through wednesday where some cities could see 2 to 4 inches of rain. impacts going to be felt to ignacio across hawaii. phillip and reena, back to you. >> all right, molly. thank you. a man is in custody after a security breach at newark liberty airport. authorities say the man entered a secure area and was immediately brought down by customs and border patrol officers. as a precaution, the terminal was evacuated and searched which led too dozens of flight delays. a suspect in the murder of a houston deputy sheriff appears in court today. shannon miles is facing charges which could bring the death penalty. investigators say he opened fire on deputy darren goforth while

he was pumping gas friday night. officials say the two men did not know each other and that the attack was clearly unprovoked. >> our assumption is that he was a target because he wore a uniform. at this moment, we found no other motive or indication that it was anything other than that. ♪ >> reporter: last night, hundreds of people marched to the gas station where the deputy was killed. a memorial is growing at the gas pump where he died. police in atlanta say there's no suspicion of foul play in the death of a fan at a an atlanta brabds, braves game. the 60-year-old man fell about 50 feet saturday night from the upper deck to the seating area below in the seventh inning of the yankees/braves game. he landed near an area where the players' wives and families sit. the long-time season ticket holder is the third fan to die at atlanta's turner field in the last eight seasons. both tom brady and nfl commissioner roger goodell will be in court today for another deflategate suspension hearing.

the session is likely to be the last chance for lawyers from the nfl and its players union to make their points about brady's looming four-game suspension. the judge hearing the case had urged both sides to make a deal. if that doesn't happen, he could rule from the bench today. in the past he said he would issue a ruling by this coming friday, less than a week before the patriots' first game. president obama travels to alaska today to talk about climate change. ahead of his arrival, the white house announced that the name of mt. mckinley is being changed to denali. alaskans have informally called it denali for years. it means the high one. it is the highest mountain in north america, just over 20,000 feet above sea level. to presidential politics now and surging support for donald trump and bernie sanders, two politician who have virtually nothing in common except that they're considered outsiders. here's abc's devin dwyer. >> reporter: new trouble for hillary clinton as bernie sanders nips at her heels. fresh poll numbers from iowa

showing a tightening democratic race. >> is hillary clinton's campaign in trouble? >> i don't know if her campaign is in trouble but ours is doing great. >> reporter: on abc's "this week," sanders tells martha raddatz his ideas are winning. >> the vast majority of the people in this country are not necessarily anti-hillary clinton. they're pro bernie sanders. >> reporter: but her lead its -- in the critical early voting state now it's lowest level yet. bernie sanders just seven points back, joe biden not even in the race gets 14%. >> it's good to be home. >> reporter: the vice president joining delaware democrats fueling speculation about whether he will run. >> does joe biden get in? >> i don't think so. i think the response out of dnc there week was pretty discouraging. >> it's probably unlikely at this point. >> no. >> i think it's the wrong year. >> very good magazine this week. >> reporter: among republicans donald trump is staying strong leading in iowa with 23%. his closest competition,

neurosurgeon ben carson. their rivals trying to steal some of the spotlight over immigration. >> people that want to come to our country should come legally, should learn english and adopt our values. immigration without assimilation is invasion. >> enforce the laws, no amnesty. >> reporter: governor chris christie defending his comments on fox news sunday that the government should track immigrants with systems used by fedex. >> there's nothing wrong with that. and i don't mean people are packages so let's not be ridiculous. >> reporter: as the raucous campaign enters september, a quiet day ahead. front-runners clinton and trump staying home. devin dwyer, abc news, washington. we'd like to introduce you to the luckiest man of the week. bartender hubert tang, he found 20 bucks lying on the street. he decided to use the money to buy two california state lottery scratchoff tickets and one of them had the $1 million jackpot. for now, tang is going to put most of the money in savings, but not all of it. >> we've got to have a little celebration dinner kind

of thing, right? mom can definitely look forward to like a new car or something. >> you know what? i'm glad you remembered mom. a lot of people forget mom when they make it b. tang thinks maybe now he'll leave $20 bills lying on the ground himself. by the way, he hadn't played the lottery in a decade. he remembered mom and he's going to pay it forward by putting $20 bills around. >> karma on your side and you may win the lottery. >> there you go. >> one of the new venues for next year's olympics is now open for business. there's still some finishing touches to be done but the mayor of rio de janiero opened the olympic bmx center this weekend and he even took a spin around the bicycle track himself. he's also denied a nearby bay planned for several aquatic events is too polluted for use during the games. there is a lot of controversy when it comes to that sort of thing because just last summer, rio hosted the world cup and they were building all of these different venues for that, too. and people were upset about it because they were doing it in

the middle of these impoverished neighborhoods and still spending money on hosting these events. >> it's such a catch 22. it does allow for some advancement, we saw in china certain things happened but sometimes at the expense of the less fortunate, even though they're trying to better their nation. >> it doesn't always work long-term. athens, greece is still reeling from when they hosted in 2000 the olympics there. so far sounds like a good idea at the time, but a long enough time line, it doesn't always work out like that. >> okay, good point. coming up in "the skinny" what made justin bieber cry last night at the vmas. >> also ahead from the vmas, miley cyrus and her unforgettable fashion. see what she was and was not wearing. the southern california thought she spotted a dolphin in the water but it was actually a shark who took a bite out of her board. the warnings along the coast, but first, the forecast. you're watching "world news now." board. warnings along the coast, but "world news now" weather, brought to you by clairol nice'n

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weekends of summer, two close calls with sharks have shaken two california beaches. one shark near san luis ibispo taking a big bite out of a surfer's board. >> i was sitting on my board. i was a little bit further out than everybody else. i looked down and thought wow, what is that under the water. came up and then bit my board. i thought it was a dolphin. he bit the board so i turned around and started swimming. >> reporter: that bite believed to be from a six-foot great white. the same day another shark just north of san diego, reportedly eight to ten feet long spotted saturday underneath kayakers. >> came close enough to the swimmers to be concerned. the swimmers climbed on board some kayaks that were nearby. and were escorted to the beach safely. the whole time, the shark was following the kayaks. >> reporter: beachgoers near la jolla cove and shores popular beach and tourism spots evacuated. >> i saw the fin. it was going over to the kayakers and it was a hammerhead

shark and it was being feisty. >> reporter: at a time when technology is letting professionals film sharks up closer than ever, this footage from this weekend airing on discovery. this damaged board and the kayakers video, signs of encounters way too close for those just trying to enjoy the waves. that beach near la jolla reopened sunday morning but the one to the north of here, that state beach is still closed. authorities say they will wait 72 hours before letting anyone back in the water. ryan owens, abc news, santa monica, california. the people are suggesting what to do with that surfboard. yeah, and some people are suggesting to make an art piece out of it. but she was saying she might not want to remember this encounter at all. >> i could see. you've had close calls with sharks t too. >> i lived to tell about it. i'm saying hello. thought it was my final moments. luckily, survived. >> but it was a great instagram photo. >> there it is. >> glad you had time for a selfie despite the danger lurking in the waters.

>> you have to document. how stels are you going to know that really happened? no one would have believed me if i hadn't done that. >> the selfie generation. >> it would have been a tall tale but now there's proof. survived. it wasn't quite an attack. he was just kind of nudging the back of my head. >> coming up the surprises at last night's vmas from miley cyrus and her wardrobe. >> to kanye west's unusual monologue and a political promise and we'll tell you about the winners too next in "the skinny." >> "world news now" continues after this from our abc

♪ skinny, so skinny okay. welcome back to "the skinny," mtv music awards edition. miley cyrus played host. >> she says they gave her the job so she wouldn't have to perform especially after that twerking episode a couple years ago. but miley put on a show anyway with her costume changes from her first appearance arriving down a slide. >> some others featured a lipstick skirt and plastic and strategically placed dots. a barely there halter top. sparkly coat with a leotard underneath. the color chart number and finally, finally, a silvery outfit she calls conservative. yeah, that is pretty conservative. >> a lotf halloween costume ideas there going to be ripped off for sure.

nicki minaj opened the show with a medley of her songs, but then a surprise duet with taylor swift. the two the circling each other to swift's "bad blood." a tense reminder maybe of a twitter spat that they've had previously over vma nominations. >> i remember that. nikki went on to win the best hip-hop video award but called out miley cyrus for talking to a reporter about her. >> back to business. they had a lot to say about me the other day in the press. miley, what's good? >> hey. we're all in this industry. we all do interviews and we all know how they manipulate [ expletive ]. nicki, congratulations and just because the vmas have already started. >> did it seem a little wwe a little bit? >> yeah, this is no tupac and big e rivalry. this is no ice cube, n.w.a. sort of. >> maybe it was a show. who knows. we're not sure.

>> this is very toned down compared to the way those guys used to get down. a moment though for taylor swift and kanye west. taylor presenting kanye with the michael jackson video vanguard award. recalling that historic vma moment when kanye rushed onto the stage and protested her award when she got it over beyonce. >> kanye's rambling acceptance speech got a little weird, partly because he admitted he had smoked a little something something to "take the edge off." we'll take a listen to some excerpts. >> when i'm in the grocery store with my daughter and i have a really great conversation about fresh juice, sometimes i feel like i died for the artist's opinion. for artists to be able to have an opinion after they were successful. i don't understand when the biggest album or the biggest video, i still don't -- i've been conflicted, bro. i just wanted people to like me

more, as you probably could have guessed by this moment. i have decided in 2020 to run for president. >> wow. that would be very interesting. >> yep. sounds like a rambling dude in the corner of the street. what is up with justin bieber? he performed "where are you now," and his new single "what do you mean," the music and dance were great. >> then he was lifted to the rafters in a pool of light and when he landed, he put his head in his hands and started to cry, cry, very emotional for some reason. >> all right. but how about a very upbeat close they had at the vma from miley how did perform after all. she had this colorful number, a new track called "do it." on stage with her a group of famous grag drag queens and a surprise cameo from the flaming lips. >> she announced an album online for free, a take home goodie bag for anyone tuning in.

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♪ this weekend, ten years ago, hurricane katrina slammed ashore in new orleans, taking lives, destroying homes, driving a million people away and silencing the music that is so much a part of its identity. >> now the city is recovering and the music, it's back. abc's bob woodruff was there.

>> reporter: in this city, the music is in their souls. as katrina flowed in, musicians poured out. thousands of instruments destroyed in the floods. >> everybody sing. ♪ what a wonderful world >> reporter: but slowly in the big easy where jazz once began, the tone came back. ♪ on the streets and in the bars. ♪ >> reporter: ten years ago, people south -- sought refuge in the superdome, but 13 months later, they return. u 2 and green day came to play. ♪ and katrina and its destruction have become part of the lyrics. is there much music about katrina? >> there is. there's a ton. there's a ton. >> reporter: like what? >> al carnival time johnson is a local r & b artist who wrote a song called "the lower 9th ward blues," that's really great. ♪ i don't know just which way to

go because my home is not there anymore ♪ >> reporter: the wind and the water of katrina did hurt the city, but it could not silence the sounds. ♪ this little light of mine, i'm going to let it shine ♪ >> bob woodruff, abc news, new orleans. >> those images still so powerful. >> and the music and the sound so new orleans. and i have to also plug again i thought our robin roberts did a fantastic job on the special last sunday, "katrina ten years later." it was powerful and there was a young chef who came back and helped revitalize the town. check that one out. don't miss our updates also at facebook, wnnfans.com. >> this is abc's "world news now" informing insomniacs for two decades. abc's "world news now" informing insomniacs for two decades.

making news in america this morning -- the presidential race tightening. hillary clinton feeling the heat as bernie sanders closes in. and vice president biden right me hind, without officially entering. meanwhile, trump continues to ride high among republicans. we're live in washington. storm fronts. heavy rain expected to hit the southeast. florida bracing for up to five inches of rain. while the west cleans up from damaging winds as hurricane ignacio threatens hawaii and the pacific. close encounter. a woman comes face to face with a small but tough bear. the woman frozen in fear, unable to run. how she managed to escape. and kanye