could this happen? good evening on this sunday night i am rebecca jarvis. we do begin with the severe weather battering holiday weekend plans more than 40 million americans looking to the skies tonight. the storms putting a damper on the start of college football season. the florida gators' game not just delayed but postponed to a new day because of dangerous lightning. rain washing away records in louisiana, nearly eight inches in a day. the forecast for the nation in just a moment. first abc's linzie janis with the wet start to the weekend. >> reporter: tonight, millions of americans in the southeast are cleaning up, after devastating floods damaged homes and cars. in alabama, mississippi and louisiana, heavy rains triggering flash flooding. neighbors wading through streets to help each other. this man in the process of fixing his lake charles, louisiana home from a flood earlier this summer must now start all over again. everything inside this man's garage now saturated. >> enough damage here, you can't have anything in your garage. >> reporter: these children are the only ones smiling here. splashing around in the flooded streets. but in florida, gators' fans trying to make the most of torrential rain, as they waited two hours and 40 minutes before lightning forced officials to postpone saturday night's game. and tonight from kansas city to minneapolis, and from d.c. to nyc, severe storms expected to pack damaging winds and heavy rains, as the extreme weather moves north. here in new york city, a severe storm has already passed through, with more behind it. the rain bringing relief from the heat, temperatures flirted with 90 degrees today. rebecca. >> so many of us looking forward to that relief. linzie janis, thank you. meteorologist jeff smith of our new york station, wabc is here. jeff, where should we look for that severe weather? >> we are tracking a couple zones. one of which is over the plains from kansas up through nebraska, iowa, up through minneapolis. we're talking strong winds, large hail, potential for tornadoes in that orange zone. a small area from washington d.c. to new york city. strong winds and flash flooding the main threats. a lot of destabilization occurred in the atmosphere during the day. tomorrow that shifts kansas city up to peoria, chicago and detroit. another situation where you could have strong winds and large hail. >> when it comes to labor day monday forecast, it's a tale of two countries. >> it's a dichotomy between east coast and west coast. check out the weather across the west, nearly perfect. the only fly in the ointment a couple showers. otherwise sunny and nice. again, severe weather over the midwest. just general showers and thunderstorms up and down the east coast. >> hoping everyone stays safe. jeff smith, thank you. and we turn over seas to that stunning video out of libya tonight. three years after america helped take down moammar gadhafi, the country is in chaos. islamic militants are celebrating. celebrating. >> reporter: a swan dive, plunging into the pool at a u.s. embassy. the celebration for this group of militants, who in their words today have secured this american residential annex in tripoli. empty since diplomats evacuated end of july. libya descended further into chaos. on twitter, the u.s. ambassador said it appeared the embassy building itself is still guardeo town for two months the militants had trapped some 15,000 members of a minority group there. the un feared a possible massacre. new us air strikes cleared the way for iraqi troops and the pentagon says american planes dropped more than 100 bundles of food, water and medicine. abc's senior washington correspondent jeff zeleny joins me. jeff, what does this mean for u.s. action in syria, where isis is also gaining ground? >> reporter: good evening, rebecca. the white house and pentagon say there is a significant break through with the air strikes in iraq. but one u.s. official tells me it's like putting out a brush fire in the broader fight against isis. the question still facing the president, whether he can make the case for expanding military action in syria. congress of course is very skeptical. and even members of his cabinet are divided over whether limited military effort could be successful here. but this is a top agenda item as the president travels to europe for a nato summit. he is trying to build a coalition in the region for possible expansion of the military fight in syria. rebecca. >> a lot on his plate. jeff, thank you. and that isis threat is fuelling a refugee crisis in the region, millions of syrians fleeing their country. many of them to camps in lebanon. our cameras are right there, david muir and our team on the syrian border, where children board pickup trucks taken to work in the fields supporting their families at just eight, nine, ten years old. they come from middle east, middle class families. their parents once teachers, lawyers, and now they are the ones supporting their families. much more of david's reporting and a sliver of hope he discovered this week on world news tonight with david muir. we turn now to a potential game changer for some 5 million americans, who suffer from congestive heart failure. news of an experimental drug so successful, that they stopped the study early finding the drug reduced the risk of death and hospitalizations due to heart failure by 20%. abc's senior medical contributor dr. jennifer ashton is here. jen, 20%. that is sizable. what makes this a breakthrough? >> it's a combination of two drugs, that really target the root cause of the problems that plague patients with heart failure. which is namely fluid overload. it kind of works like a one two punch against the hormonal domino effect. all over the body as well as the heart muscle function better. this study saves lives and improved quality of life all with acceptable side effects. if this drug is approved, it would be the first new oral medication for heart failure in almost a decade. >> there are caveats, you want people to know. >> absolutely. first of all the study was funded by the maker of the medication. it needs more study in african-american patients who are disproportionately affected by heart failure. experts are still calling this a break through. but it comes with a hefty price tag it could be as much as $7 a day. >> some hope. dr. jennifer ashton, thank you so much. now to joan rivers. her fans around the world pulling for her tonight. she remains hospitalized in new york city in serious condition. doctors keeping her sedated and under close supervision. on thursday, rivers suffered cardiac arrest during an outpatient procedure, daughter melissa is by her side. today she thanks everyone and said quote, we are keeping our fingers crossed. to a developing story from the nfl, 49ers defensive tackle ray mcdonald arrested on domestic violence charges. and it comes just days after the league imposed harsh new rules signaling violence against women will not be tolerated. aditi roy has the details. >> reporter: tonight, 49ers defensive end ray mcdonald is making waves off the field. the 29-year-old starter is out on $25,000 bail, arrested early this morning on felony domestic abuse charges. the incident comes just three days after nfl commissioner roger goodell announced harsher penalties for players accused of domestic violence. under the new guidelines mcdonald could face at least a six game suspension. the decision was prompted by ravens runningback ray rice's arrest on assault charges in february. rice was caught on camera dragging his then fiance unconscious out of the hotel elevator in atlantic city. >> i let my teammates down. i let so many people down. >> reporter: the 49ers released a statement saying the team takes such matters seriously. and is not commenting further without more information. the nfl said in a statement, it is aware of the incident. and it is looking into the matter. abc news's attempt to contact mcdonald's attorney have been unsuccessful. mcdonald is a critical part of the 49ers defense, his arrest comes one week before the team kicks off its regular season. rebecca. >> aditi, thank you. nascar superstar tony stewart is back behind the wheel tonight. three weeks after his car knocked a young driver to his death in another race. the investigation into that incident is underway. and gio benitez has the latest. >> reporter: tonight, tony stewart is back on the track. officially racing for the first time since august 9th, when his car struck and killed 20-year-old kevin ward jr. speaking out just this friday sending a message to ward's family. >> every day i am thinking about him and praying for them. >> reporter: this weekend has in some ways been business as usual for the nascar champ. placing in the top 20 in two practice sessions, just this saturday racing as the cloud of an investigation looms over that track. a racer considered a legend, 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