Tonight, try pure zzzs all night. Unlike other sleep aids, our extended release melatonin helps you sleep longer. And longer. Zzzquil pure zzzs all night. Aeep. More than 200,000 acres are on fire in california. Record heat, statewiildfires wde forcing the governor to declare a state of emergency. Experts say air quality in some areas may be worse today as winds carry smoke across fema is stepping in to help crews in a number of counties. Many of the 30plus fires are less than 50 contained. A bear decided to take a break from the recordbreaking california heat in a familys pool. They stayed inside the arcadia home while the animal took a dip. Scientists in Washington State say theyve captured one of those feared socalled murder hornets. Theyre the real de, a male asian giant hornet. They say this catch could be a positive development in the fight against these monster insects. Heres abcs Kayna Whitworth with more. Hornet invasion in Washington State. This was a little bit of a surprise for us. Reporter officials announcing theyve trapped the first male asian giant hornet near custer, washington. Thats not far from where they found a queen in a trap in midjuly. Five other murder hornets have been collected in the wild. They first started appearing in the Pacific Northwest last year. Theyre up to five times bigger than a honeybee, and even beekeeper suits are no match for their stingers. They reportedly kill as many as 50 people a year in their native japan, and now they threaten the u. S. Honeybee population. The mandibles, there you go, you can sort of see them, are pretty large. Theyryvee ryve, thats what they use to decapitate bees. Reporter officials now racing to track and eradicate the hornets before they start mating. Once a live hornet is captured, well be affixing a radio tag and attempting to follow it back to its nest. Reporter these bees behind me, thats whats so concerning for evybody. They pollinate 75 of our fruits and vegetables. Experts say if we dont work to eradicate these murder hornets now, they could decimate our bee population. Kayna whitworth, abc news, los angeles. Kayna, thats a promising new development. Yes, it is. Coming up, though, more about the coronavirus. It appears to have all but eliminated the flu in south africa, but can it happen here . Our medical expert weighs in on that. Broke through. Ition and we youve tried retinol. But not olay retinol24. Olays retinol24 complex hydrates better than the 100 retinol cream. Visibly smoother brighter skin in just 24 hours. A skin upgrade . Crushed it. Olay retinol24. Hd5. Hd5. Hd5. New questions are being raised about the underrepresentation of minorities in covid19 vaccine trials. It comes as a new report suggests the pandemic appears to have had a significant influence on the flu in south africa. Earlier, i spoke with dr. Laleh gharahbaghian. Its flu season in the Southern Hemisphere, but numbers from south africa show the coronavirus pandemic may have all but eliminated the flu in that country. Caoflu by now, but theres000 only one. Why is that, and could it happen here . The reports are definitely very interesting. It may show that the flu is less contagious than covid because of such low numbers of flu, but still numbers of covid being represented. But we have to put these results in context. These countries that are in the Southern Hemisphere had an overlapping flu season that anso d to the fears of the it. Collapse of their health care system, many went to get thelu vaccine, and the country implemented very strict shelter in place and far stricter than us. They blocked travel. And they closed schools and they mandated masks. So that, with good hand washing, they have these types of results with the flu. I dont anticipate the same will happen here. We still are anticipating a flu season. The degree, of course, is still unclear. Here in this country, hundreds of thousands of americans have signed up for vaccine trials. But few of them are minorities. What effect might that have on getting a vaccine that works for everyone . Research in general, and ented niinly our population. To ensure and really prove to everybody that the conclusions and the effect of the vaccine is relevant to every single one of us. Its especially important since covid has hit the underrepresented so very hard. And a vaccine must work for them in order for us to succeed in controlling covid for us all. And more than anything, it just vaccine to every Single Community in this country so that they will get it. Lastly, gyms in many states are open, but new yorks governor has just outlined requirements to open gyms in new york, which could happen next monday. Would you personally go to a gym, and what should people know if theyo a workout . Iremoi s tti gcking to outn exercise and activity in areas that are less crowded. And for me to trust a gym, there needs to be enough space and barriers between equipment. There needs to be personnel there to disinfect equipment right after every single use. There should be adequate ventilation and air filters. Hand sanitizers everywhere. Masks mandated. Even an area of outdoor exercise thats possible. But what i would recommend to anyone who is going to go to the gym, wear a mask. Wash your hands frequently. Sanitize your hands. Dont touch your face. Physically distance from others. And avoid the crowds. Our thanks to dr. Gharahbaghian. Coming up, saving the surf dogathon. How the wildly popular surfing dog competition is moving forward during the pandemic. Orward. Welcome back. We know that so many annual events have either been canceled or drastically modified to accommodate social distancing during the pandemic. But this morning, the dog surfing competition that will still go on. Our own will ganss has that story. Thank god it is still going on. Its a tail as old as time. Surfers and their wavecatching canines participating in the annual surf dog surfathon. But this summer its going to look a little different. For the past 15 years the competitio surf dog surfathon has been hen t furrocious. But this year the competition is a virtual one, to keep in line with social distancing guidelines, to mns your havanese can hang ten from anywhere in the world. We think theres so many things we cant do because of covid, but we can get in the water with our dogs. Why not do it, have a blast with your dogs, then find a way to connect through online. Reporter so instead of an inperson, inpuppy competition, the center is accepting videos from anyone all over the world, whether forward or barkward. Standing up or pickupside down. Submit a vid of your pup catching a wave for the win. Well have surfers doing the judging. Reporter if you think your dog is, theyll let you know real quick whether they are or not, the center is offering free virtual lessons. It is incredibly safe. Theyre the foam boards. Theyre all required to wear the life vest. Reporter each surfing poochs owner will be responsible for a 25 entry fee. Every doggone cent going to help shelter pets find homes. Who came up with this idea . Which by the way is maybe the greatest idea in the world. They developed a sport with their human that they know their human loves, and they bonded with them. Its become this beautiful thing. You see these animals just eijoy in sh a wa bth yut fatoy a well. Reporter for the 15th year in a row, though in a slightly different way, surfs up, dog. If your canine doesnt totally want to hang ten, dont worry, the Helen Woodward Animal Center has a category for couch surfing. You Better Believe archie and i will be submitting several photos for that category. Oh, let me borrow a dog, i do that on the regular. Yeah, i couch surf. Life vest, foam board, and your dog has to give you one of dont just take your dog out there, this is not a freeforall. Dont throw archie in the water misthorng now, another prominent republican speaks at the Democratic National convention. With joe biden in the white house, you will never doubt that he will stand with our friends and stand up to our adversaries. Never the other way around. General colin powell, former president clinton and jill biden speaking on the night joe biden becomes the partys official nominee. Full coverage and analysis ahead. Crisis at the post office. The postmaster general stopping controversial changes just as mailin ballots are set to surge. Now he must face lawmakers on capitol hill. The incredible survival story. A man stranded in the wilderness for two weeks. Well show you how he was finally found. And if 2020 has you down, maybe you need a relaxing dip in this, yeah, a hot tub boat. Brought to you by the makers of the hot tub time machine. Its wednesday, august 19th. Good wednesday morning to you. We are halfway through the week. Now, will, id be lying if i said that this wasnt a cool concept, and pre2020 i probably wouldnt have batted an eye on it. But now all i see are germs, ges its contaminat ed in your mind. I think its a lot of fun. I just feel like it might sink. Im sure theres physics involved that i just dont understand. I didnt think about that, great. Its very 2020. You know what else is 2020 . A Virtual Convention. That is where we begin this half hour, with another night of ringing endorsements for former Vice President joe biden. Biden formally nominated for president in a virtual statebystate roll call. Former president bill clinton called him a man with a mission to take responsibility and not shift blame. Pinoll elow republicans publicly pledging his support. And his wife, jill, gave us reporter on night two, the democrat is continued their unkeli nhtig more significant. It marks the official nomination of joe biden for president on the democratic ticket. Night two of the Democratic National convention marking the official start of the joe biden and Kamala Harris ticket in the 2020 race for the white house. Headlined by joe bidens wife, jill i fell in love with a man and two little boys standing in the wreckage of unthinkable loss. Mourning a wife and mother, a daught and sister. Liring her remarks from a Delaware High School where she once taught, reintroducing herself to voters as a potential first lady if her husband wins in november. How do you make a broken family whole . The same way you make a nation whole. With love and understanding. And with small acts of kindness. With bravery. With unwavering faith. Reporter stepping into the a mix of some of the democrats old guard and new standouts. Former president bill clinton endorsing biden. Our party is united in offering you a very different choice, a go to prkwodesirent reporter freshman congresswoman alexandria ocasiocortez also a guest speaker, although the progressive congresswoman rattng rank and file democrats with this. I hereby second the nomination of senator Bernard Sanders of vermont for president of the United States of america. Reporter meanwhile, Convention Organizers continued to bring some republican speakers to the fold, like former george w. Bush secretary of state colin powell, whos throwing his support behind biden. Our country needs a commander in chief who takes care of our troops in the same way he would his own family. Reporter while democrats build up biden, President Trump stopping and stumping in critical battleground states minnesota, wisconsin, arizona, countering the convention with repeated attacks on his opponents, calling 2020 the most consequential election. This election that were eling into is the most important because we had crooked hillary, but this is something, these people are sick. Reporter tonight well get our first look at somebody on the ticket, the Vice President ial candidate Kamala Harris. A headliner will also be another familiar face, former president barack obama. Will . Mona . Andrew, thank you. Well have analysis from the abc news political experts ahead in this half hour. Logon or tune in for tonights coverage right here on abc. Now to the latest. Icemopments in the coronavirus have been diagnosed with the virus, and morth people have died. A penn stateve aniitutrsy 2,5f students could contract covid19 if the School Resumes inperson classes. That study also says two students would die within 90 days. University officials claim the research is flawed. Abcs Steve Osunsami has more on the tough decisions facing schools across the nation. Reporter at notre dame, the school is blaming offcampus parties for the 89 new cases of covid19 counted on monday alone. The fighting irish are now unde remote instruction for undergrads, closed public spaces, and offcampus students have to stay off campus. If these steps are not successful, we will have to send students home, as we did last spring. I think were all disappointed. Reporter its a strange movein day at u. T. Austin at the university of colorado at boulder, where theyre already home because of the coronavirus. I have an inperson class. So i do have to go to class. Im going to do my best and practice safety and wear my mask and wash my hands often. But i feel like that its spreading pretty fast. Reporter School Administrators at unc chapel hill have already had to change plans. Most inperson instruction was canceled monday, and theyre encouraging students to leave. Once they kick us out, well go home. I think thats our plan for now. Reporter students like to party, and health offials warn that parties like this one at the university of north georgia over the weekend are not helpful. We cant have these large parties because of the level of asymptomatic spread. Reporter at Ithaca College ewin hawker got the email from the School President , scho will be online this semester. General health and safety reasons, it makes sense for all of us to stay home. Epter acro students are having to quarantine at home. In cherokee county, georgia, alone, at least that many students are having to quarantine in just one school district. Whats tough is that its best for students of all ages to be but not the safest decision in cities with increasing rates of infection. When youre in a red zone that has greater than 100 per 100,000, or greater than 10 test positivities, you better think twice before you do that. Reporter the nations top Infectious Disease doctor came out saying things might be a little better if the administration had a more consistent message. Expect a swift response. Steve osunsami, abc news, atlanta. Steve, thank you. Postmaster january louis dejoy, a repubmen caga don will appear before the Senate Homeland community on friday. He says hes pausing controversial changes to mail operations until after the november election. Abcs Jonathan Karl has those details. Reporter under pressure from democrats, postmaster general louis dejoy is backing down. Dejoy, a trump mega donor, accused of trying to sabotage the election by making changes to slow down mail delivery just as mailin ballots are expected to surge. To avoid even the appearance of any impact on election mail, he said in a statement, i am suspending these initiatives until after the election. Speaker nancy pelosi learned the news while she was in the middle of an interview. Somebody handed me a note. Reuters reporting postmaster general paused all operational reforms after outcry. Well, he should. They felt the heat. That what we to do is to make it too hot for them to handle. Reporter postmaster general now pledging all Mail Processing machines and collection boxes will remain in place through the election. And that postal workers will still be able to work overtime. Reports of sloweddown mail delivery have made headlines across the country with concerns about more than voting. Michael miller, who has been for 30 years, says his elderly customers are worried about their prescriptions, telling t che especially with the pandemic going on, they dont want to go out. In the town of humble, texas, i he takes to treat his Heart Disease took some two weeks to arrive. Im almost a week without medication. After i finished up my dose i had and the threeday extras that i had for emergency, it was almost a week that i didnt have that heart medication. Reporter President Trump has made baseless charges about mail fraud in the election, but he insists hes not trying to slow down mail delivery. Jonathan karl, abc news, washington. Jonathan, thank you for that report. And President Trump issued a posthumous pardon to famed suffragist susan b. Anthony. An allmale jury convicted anthony of voting illegally in 1872s president ial election. She was fined 100. The president made an announcement during a ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment which gave women the right to vote. Mona, i know theres a lot going on, but this should have been higher up in the show. Theres a new girl scout cookie flavor coming next year. 2021 will bring toastiers, a french toastinspired snack dipped in icing with full flavor in every bite, yum. Pe t of girl scouts season, which begins in january. Its really all year. Isnt it . I mean, it should be. Im going to turn that into a cereal. 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Some models have it veering toward florida and the Atlantic Coast with a 90 chance of becoming a tropical depression or storm by next week. Another day of emotional victim impact statements in the sentence of the golden state killer. Survivors and victims family members appeared in a california courtroom and via video to h an 74yearold whos expected to be sentenced to life in prison friday for 13 murders, dozens of sexual assaults, and other attacks over more than a decade. A woman attacked in 1976 called him an evil monster with no soul. Now to an incredible story of survival in the new mexico wilderness. John utsey says he and his kids were hiking in the Santa Fe National forest saturday. They found a man who said hed been stranded 14 days. They called 911 and told crews where to look but rescuers couldnt find him. Sunday they went back out, found the man again, and this time they led crews to him. The man is now recovering at the hospital. How about that story of survival and perseverance by the guys who found him twice. Exactly. He was actually an experienced hiker, but he somehow hurt his back and couldnt get out of the forest. Just incredible that he was able to hold on, and they were able to save him. We hear sometimes these stories dont turn out for the best. I wouldnt last 14 minutes on my own out there. No . Youre just looking for gps . Please, someone i wouldnt even be in that situation. Coming up in our next half hour, the 6yearold whos doing something rather unusual for his birthday. Hes helping his parents raise money to help other kids just like himself. What were learning about little cooper royall and the rare disorder that affects fewer than 70 people in the entire world. First, our powerhouse nint o of the Democratic National convention. Welcome back. We are taking a live look at wilmington, delaware, where joe biden will accept the nomination tomorrow night. Day two of the Democratic National convention reached its pinnacle last night with a powerful lineup of speakers from former president bill clinton and colin powell to jill biden. Our Roundtable Panel of experts did quite a bit of weighing in as well. Heres a lightning round. Dr. Jill biden. How are you . With a hug from her husband in a class she taught. Love of my life and the rock of our family. She never gives herself much credit, but the truth is shes the strongest person i know. I thought the most powerful part of the entire speech tonight was the end. When Vice President biden walked in, put his arm around his wife. You could see the genuine affection between the two of them. Thats really a partnership. One of the things that america wants in a challenging time like this, in a crisis, is they want people who they believe they can trust to lead them, and they saw a couple there tonight that clearly trust and love each other. Thats a very, very powerful it moment. Because you cant fake that. I think at a time, we know the democrats are setting up this no trump, trumps a disaster. But this is a great and important time to talk to the 50some Million People who are on unemployment or have gotten unemployment or the families of the 200,000 people. We know trump meed it up. What were not hearing is what are you going to do . This pandemic will still be with us, particularly in january. For all the people who are worried about paying rent in the next month, what are you going to do . I would love to hear more of that. Watching iss suorr e pus need to do in their own Virtual Convention next week . I think this is going to be the trump show for four nights. I think this is the way the president sees his best opportunity to win. Tell him not to be shy. Go for it. Im all for it. If theres anybody not to be shy and how not to do it, rahm, it would be you. Well, we dont have a balloon drop. Instead, you see that . A digital map of america celebrating joe biden as the 2020 democratic president ial nominee. And the coverage of day three of the Democratic National Convention Continues here tonight at 10 00 p. M. Eastern on abc network. The highlight, according to viewers, was the virtual statetostate roll call. It was charming. From california to the new york island. It was definitely different from the normal chaotic process on the convention floor. It also showed the diversity of the coalition the democrats have and are hoping to show to the nation. Exactly. And Barack Obamas expected to speak tonight. Coming up, one of the biggest dating turnoffs among generation z. Hows this for a turnoff . Public toilets with translucent walls. For bathroom odors that linger try febreze small spaces. Just press firmly and it continuously eliminates odors in the air and on soft surfaces. 45r fos. Ay d start your day with secret. Secret stops sweat 3x more than ordinary antiperspirants. Try it a money back. With secret,oppable. Time now for the mix. And during this pandemic, we cover a lot of dating stories, talk about dating virtually, dating during a pandemic. But apparently new stats show that millennials and genzers, which is between the ages of 18 to 29, wont date someone romantically if they dont recycle. That was pretty high up on their list. Not this millennial. Iprcle, jt geranoru b its nolt a deal breaker for you . Its not high on the list. A whopping 47 say they wouldnt be romantically involved with someone who neglects to recycle. The study set out to determine if tech savvy young peoples Environmental Concerns affected their buying and recycle decisions and inadvertently found out their dating decisions are affected as well. Okay. I suppose good to know. Right. So if youre out there, yeah. Something totally different. I was trying to think of how to transition to this and totally failed. Weve got transparent toilets. We were teasing this as translucent. Theres a difference between translucent and transparent. In japan there are these toilets that have glass. You can see into the toilet. Then ultimately they frost up like that and you cant see into them. Okay. Not exactly where id want to go, but sometimes when you gotta go, you gotta go. Also, japanese toilets, elite. Theyve got a lot of cool features. They look a lot cleaner than portapottys that you use at festivals or outdoor events. Im hoping the minute you look in my notes, that is what happens. Whew. I do not need to see it and i dont want to be seen. For sure. Were talking about things that were environmentally friendly. This apparently was delicious. The swiss are known for their chocolate. Apparently in one ton i switzerland, a Chocolate Company factory had a malfunction. It started snowing chocolate. Not bad, right . Perfect. Yeah, there you go. Take a look at the picture, its very hard to see. There we go. I mean, its small chocolate flakes. Is better than no chocolate at all. In new york, you saw brown stuff on the ground, youd know its not chocolate. Do not, abort. People were tweeting out, finally, 2020 delivers, it is snowing chocolate. The Company Offered to pay for the necessary cleaning, but apparently they didnt need to. I wonder if the guys in the hot tub boat would like choce atol. Inra on the river thames, in jolly olde england, these people are floating down the river in 100degree water, and im in. Once we can get to the u. K. , i will do that. If we entrust this nation to joe, he will do for your family if we entrust this nation to joe, he will do for your family what he did for ours. Bring us together and make us whole. This morning on world news now, dr. Jill biden on the personal side of joe biden as he officially becomes the democratic nominee for president. The prominent political figures making the case for a biden presidency. Plus what running mate Kamala Harris was doing during night two of the dnc. There is growing concern on College Campuses as coronavirus cases rise. Plus is one widely used test giving some false results . New this morning, he billed himself as the lottery lawyer, representing winners of huge lottery jackpots. Now hes accused of scamming some of them out of millions. An d ne its release, the very first harry potter film hitting a new milestone. Why the pandemic has been good for harry potter and the sorcerers stone ahead in the skinny. It is wednesday, august 19th. My humble opinion, thats the best book out of the entire series. Its the only one i read. Its the only one i read, exactly. Exactly that. Its the only movie i read. You read a movie, wow. Potter fans are going to come after me, because theres a lot more in the series, and they are diehard fans. Apparently now a lot of them are maybe doubling back, new fans are being made 20 years later. We will get to that in the skinny. We begin this half hour with joe biden officially securing his partys nomination. Night two of the Democratic National convention featuring two former president s, two prominent republicans, and a video mashup of rising political stars all singing bidens praises. His wife jill spoke from a Delaware School where she once taught, saying the country needs honest leadership. Bidens running mate, senator Kamala Harris, was watching from home, her husband posting this photo of her taking it all in. Abcs juju chang has more highlights. Reporter celebration at biden headquarters. The candidate rejoicing as he crossenue th oermb needed to clinch the democratic nomination for president. Well, thank you very, very much from the bottom of my heart. Thank you all. It means the world to me and my family, and ill see you on thursday. The great state of alabama id t. 5 stcate2 joe biden reporter for the first time in the modern era, the roll call across a ccarig inom representatives actually in their home states, instead of the Massive Convention hall. From the cradle of the Civil Rights Movement and in the spirit of good trouble, georgia cast our 117 votes for our next president. C homeland of my ancestors 25 of us for our next president , joe biden. Reporter all this caps a night of the old guard ushering in the new guard. Now joes committed to building america back again. Reporter the dnc blending generations to make the case for joe biden. And in every election, we choose how we will create a more perfect union. Reporter in a first, instead of just one new voice, the dnc highlighting 17 rising stars. We are in this to win for america. So lets get it done. Reporter night twos big theme, leadership. The party tapping two men who led the nation through the 70s and the 90s. President s bill clinton and jimmy carter. Joe has the experience, character, and decency to bring us together and restore americas greatness. Its trumps us versus them america against joe bidens america, where we all live and work together. Its a clear choice. The future of our country is riding on it. Dr. Jill biden. Reporter at the end of night it was dr. Jill biden and her keynote speech who hit the emotional moment of the evening. How do you make a broken family whole . The same way you make a nation whole. With love anrsdeuninndta reporter the former second lady of the United States saying it was the tragedy of her husbands past that drives him forward into the future. There are times when i couldnt even imagine how he did it. How he put one foot in front of the other and kept going. But ive always understood why he did it. Urha tnktos and for the second straight night, President Trump tried to steal the spotlight, addressing supporters in arizona using a page from his 2016 campan ig playbook saying joe biden would allow open borders and allow immigrants with criminal records to roam free and steal jobs from americans. The president bragged about his immigration policies and called bidens plan radical and dangerous. For complete coverage of night three of the Democratic National convention. Speakers include former president barack obama, hillary clinton, and Vice President ial nominee senator Kamala Harris. Th. Eastern on 1abc. M0 00 p now lets get to the latest developments on the pandemic. More than 5. 4 million americans are infects with the coronavirus. Nearly 172,000 people have died. The World Health Organization warning on tuesday that young people are becoming the primary spreaders of the disease in numerous countries. And theres growing concern about the inaccurate test results. Abcs Megan Tevrizian has more. Reporter this morning, new concerns about faulty coronavirus test results. Tests could be giving invalid or false negative results. The administration also warning that the tests produced by Thermo Fisher scicifnt re a vulnerable to false negatives if the samples arent properly processed. Areas of the country, several, at are actually in community spread. Reporter it comes as states grapple with how to stop the virus from spreading. You go in, people get down. Reporter in new york city, people coming in from states on the travel advisory list must sign a Quarantine Form at hotels and shortterm rentals before theyre issued keys. Hawaii is now postponing tourism until october 1st after seeing covid cases spike, despite strict quarantining measures. Cheols ac tssroou astntruggling with how to move forward, too. Iowa state finding 175 cases in its first week after testing students moving into residence students my age dont really take it seriously, or as seriously as it needs to be taken. Reporter the university of alabama announcing fans will be able to watch foll gbaamot in person, despite students warning that social distancing is already being ignored by their classmates. I drove by and saw one of the bars like have a line outside. And they werent following like the 50 capacity rule. Reporter and at notre dame, students are under two weeks of 89 new cases on monday alone. Most of those innsioct ow n traced back to offcampus parties. We cant have these large parties because of the level of asymptomatic spread. Reporter offcampus parties also to blame for a cluster at the university of tennessee and North Carolina state. 14 of North Carolinas total cases are now among people age 18 to 24. But today one party is stunning most of the world. Thousands gathering in wuhan, china, ground zero of the virus. The city hosting a massive concert and pool party over the weekenstd juth mons te virus ravaged the city. Back in the states, an outbreak in maine has been linked to one wedding reception earlier this month. The cdc saying 24 people tested positive out of the 65 people who attended. Will, mona . Our thanks to megan. Postmaster general louis de mentroversial costcutting io those changes were blamed for mail slowdowns and threatening mailin voting in november. For now, mailsorting machines and public collection boxes will stay in place and postal workers are still eligible for overtime. Dathatore an 2stat on the same a Republicanled Senate panel has issued a final report on russian interference that found that the 2016 Trump Campaign had repeated contacts with russian operatives and was eager to accept the kremlins help. The report concluded former Trump Campaign manager paul na gpog information to a russian intelligence officer, saying the interactions represented a grave counterintelligence threat. Breaking overnight, malis president resigns after being arrested by troops in an apparent military coup. Protesters have been calling for his resignation for months, frustrated by an Islamist Insurgency in the west african nation. The Prime Minister and other government officials were also taken into custody. Thons ong thoscondninghe me. E niroanpe u dont count on elon musk to be among the many people that are begging for 2020 to end. Its been a good year for his bank account. The tesla and spacex ceo now the fourthrichest person on the planet on paper, and an 11 jump in tesla stock monday sent his net worth up almost 8 billion. Hes at nearly 85 billion. Despite the pandemic, musks fortune has increased 207 this year. He just falls short of that exclusive Centibillionaire Club which i know hes just dying too alsotherisna won in that club, so i volunteer if you guys want to donate to my gofundme. I would like to be a trailblazer as well. Yeah, mona. Exactly. Ill give you guys the details later. Coming up, the little boy with a big heart helping children just like himself. St ing damage from thatde vaa suspected tornado in florid. What were learning about flooded streets and power outages. Later in the skinny, the new digs that jenny just bout on a brandnew block in miami with ten bedrooms. And to imagine, she only started with a little. I just want the green one want the money want the cash flow for bathroom odors that linger try febreze small spaces. Just press firmly and it continuously eliminates odors in the air and on soft surfaces. For 45 days. Check out the damage in central florida. The National Weather service will be in deland today to look at the wreckage from a possible tornado. The system left behind flooded streets, overturned cars, power outages, and dozens of damaged homes. Officials are going door to door to check on residents. To new york city and an attorney accused of damaging his clients bank accounts. Hes supposed to help people with their lottery winnings. Instead, federal prosecutors say he was helping himself to millions in cash. This morning, a new York Attorney who calls himself the lottery lawyer is under arrest. Ive seen things go well, ive seen things go bad. Were going to have a lot of fun with this. Reporter accused of taking part in a mobconnected scheme that swindled jackpot winners out of millions of dollars. On his website, Jason Kurland d geur him to protect themselves and their winnings. You dont want people asking for handouts, you dont want ngop. Pe neu yourha t tedeam. Me t reporter prosecutors say kurland encouraged his clients to make large investments in entities run by christopher chierchio, who court papers describe as a soldier in a genovese crime family. Authorities say one of their alleged victims won the Mega Millions 1. 5 billion jackpot. People expect attorneys to do the right thing, to represent them. Unfortunately, this attorney crossed the line. Reporter kurland and chierchio, along with two other men, are charged with fraud and money laundering. Prosecutors saying the millions of dollars were stole ton support the defendants lavish lifestyles, including private jets, expensive vacations, and luxury vehicles, including two yachts. Chierchios Attorney Says his client is not guilty of these fraudulent charges, and he also disputed his clients allege e atto trneyor has not commented on these charges. His Law Firm Says in a statement, it is surprised by the charges and is cooperating with the investigation. When we come back, the big reveal from dancing with the stars. And a big reveal from king james himself. Were talking space jam, new unis next in the sk. Jam, ju nyin unis next in the skinny. Over time, you go noseblind to the odors in your home. background music but others smell this. upbeat music thats why febreze plug has two alternating scents imeld breathe happy febreze. La la la la la. Skinny just gimme the skinny time now for the skinny starting with that big reveal we promised to show you fm dancing with the stars. Oh, yeah. Season 29 set to premiere on monday, september 14th. Were finding out that among the pros who will be doing battle on the dance floor, there will be shauna burgess, val sash peter pasha, and emma slater. The gang is back in town. As far as hot season celebs will be, that has yet to be announced, but were hearing from a stunning coronavirus prevention measure. Apparently the show is retiring the married pro couples to live separately during the entirety of filming. The thinking is if one gets infected, the others fate in the competition will be jeopardized. Still, the network promises a fresh take on the competition. E eah. Next, the big reveal from lebron james abo his upcoming space jam sequel. Thats right. The original starred Michael Jordan back in 1996 helping looney tunes win a basketball game against a group of aliens. It wasnt just a basketball at stake. You tell em. Now lebron has tweeted a video of himself in his new uniform, a big departure from the jordanera unis. Whoa its got the looney tunes starting logo going on. The designs got the sunrise bullseye, skyblue background. I told will i wasnt going to look until right now. Whoa, thats completely different. But its also really rad. So im not hating. Space jam a new legacy is set for release july 16, 2021. Like everything thats happening in the near future, we hopefully, hopefully will see it in theaters. Yeah. Hopefully. Next to anota d nbr h isar miami heat legend dwyane wad jolinda wade, for conquering a lifelong fear of the water. Hes sharing these images on instagram saying, after 51 years of not going into pool water, my mother conquered her fear of swimming today. He went on to say, watching her overcome this fear was so other major leaguers, olympic swimmer Simone Manuel calling her feat amazing. Even Michael Phelps shouting out an excited yes. Not the Michael Phelps. The mhael phelps. Thats the stamp of approval i need in life as well. Yeah, we could all use that little bssing from a gold medal winner. Next to the new digs for jrod, is that what we call them . Thats what were calling them, j. Lo and alex rodriguez. The celebrity couple has added yet another address to their portfolio of luxury homes, including a 8 theyve reportedly decided to run up the score by dropping a 40 million on waterfront miami mansion, superprivate guardgated enclave called star island. Its the size of a hotel, a spanish colonial, a mansion. 40,000 square feet, 10 bedrooms, 12 bathrooms, probably a bunch of mirrors. Did we mention its a mansion . A chefs kitchen, wine room, pool with jacuzzi, private dock. Theyll be in good company because neighbors include, oh, her ex, shaun diddy combs, and gloria stefan. And ricky martin, too. Stars island . Star island, pretty cool. Finally, our pandemic pause has apparently been good for j. K. Rowling as well. A rerelease and the sorcerers stone amid the covid19 pandemic helped 1 billion mark at the global box office. It is now the second harry potter film to reach the billiondollar milestone following harry potter and the deathly hallows from 2011. Will, we need to catch up. 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Beaahonooooo ha ast noooooo per bounty picks up messes quicker and is 2x more absorbent, so you can use less. Bounty, the quicker picker upper. An estimated 1 in 54 children have been diagnosed with autism here in the United States. But this morning were hearing about one little boy whos not only living with autism, hes trying to help other kids like himself too. Own withou more. Good morning, will. Good morning, will. Good morning, mona. Cooper turned 6 this week. He and his parents asked family and friends to donate 6 bucks each with the goal of raising 600 total. So far theyve raised quite a bit more than that. Arcooper bedale turned 6 years old this week. Happy birthday, cooper. What do you say . Thank you reporter like other 6yearolds, hes missing a few teeth. He loves the beach. He loves santa claus. Though his little brother does not. Instead of spending his 6th birthday with a big party or snacking on sweets what else did you ask for for your birthday, anything else be project . Cake reporter cooper helping his parents raise money and awareness for kids just like him. Around 6 weeks, i noticed he wasnt doing the same thing the other babies were doing. So we got some testing done. We found out he has a rare chromosome disorder. And then the Autism Diagnosis came later. Reporter how rare . Its unnamed, and to date there are fewer than 70 documented cases in the world. The disorder affecting those who have it very differently. There was one person in the study that it was a 12yearold who could only crawl. Then were lucky enough to have cooper, who has just turned 6, and hes running faster than i can. M ymore. Reporter now cooper and his parents are putting all that energy towards helping others. In honor of his 6th birthday, they launched coopers 6 for 6 campaign, asking friends and family to donate 6 bucks, their goal, to raise 600. E had raised our goal. We had gotten 6,000. We were like, oh my gosh, weve got to keep this going. Reporter now a few days in theyre at 22,000. We are so overwhelmed and humbled by strangers donating to us. Reporter every dollar that comes in will go to providing resources for special needs families. Theres so many other special kids and adults out there just like him, and we just want everyone to know that. Reporter a little boys birthday wish come true. The family says theyre on a mission to provide resources and awareness to amplify the love and understanding of special er 6if fmilies. Or 6 yd few days left, head to cooperroyallfoundation. Org or find them on instagram, you guys. Thank you so much for bringing us that story. Hes such a special boy. Fantastic. Thats whats making news in america this morning. Right now on america this morning, making it official. Our choice is joe biden. Joe biden formally nominated as the president ial candidate on night two of the dnc from former president s to congressional newcomers, the rallying cry from both sides of the aisle democrats and republicans alike call this the most important election ever. Wrong results . F saying a popular covid test may be giving false negatives as states issue new travel advisories, the crackdown on parties and crowds as the countdown to flu season begins. The majoge anchsamey sos theyre already s. Our doctor weighs in. Dangerous weather. From tornados in the east to fires in the west, the growing threat amid extreme conditions
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