Using a device containing thc. The fdas new alert. Caught on camera, baby smuggling arrest. The American Mother now in custody accused of trying to sneak a newborn past security in her carryon. Airplane s the American Airlines mechanic facing charges. Investigators say he intentionally damaged a airplane before it was about to take off. And serena slam. Serena williams steamrolled her way into the u. S. Open finals overnight and this just in, duchess meghan reportedly on her way to new york to prove shes best friend serenas biggest fan. Breaking news bulletin from Michael Strahan, Meghan Markle is on the way to new york. Good morning, america. What a win last night for Serena Williams. Boy, she is steamrolling. Yes. Shes about to make history if she wins on saturday. It will be her 24th grand slam which will tie her for the most ever and when she was asked about how she felt about making it to the finals, she said, quote, i dont expect too much less. I love her. Shes on fire. We will be talking a about her of course, all morning long, but first we begin with Hurricane Dorian slamming the carolinas this morning. Take a live look at kill devil hills, North Carolina, getting hit right now and here in new york city, they are closing beaches because of the storm. Hurricane dorian now a category 1 storm. 90mileanhour winds and we have team coverage. Ginger leads us off from wilmington, North Carolina, good morning, ginger. Reporter we are in wilmington, New York New York where Hurricane Dorian is now out in the atlantic. We have cloud cover and plenty of rain extending all the way to maine, but the flash flood warnings and watches are up for parts of North Carolina and virginia. Weve seen close to a foot of rain in South Carolina and North Carolina. Big difference between florence, matthew and dorian. This is racing out into the ocean to Tropical Storm warnings are up for the delmarva peninsula and of course nantucket because tomorrow morning could feel impacts and gusts on the order of 30 to nearly 60 Miles Per Hour and the biggest impacts for most of the northeast going into this early weekend would be the beach closures because waves could reach ten feet. Were talking about rip currents that could be lifethreatening. New york city has closed beaches today and tomorrow which is a good idea because this is where you can lose lives if you go into the water. Michael. Thank you so much, ginger. The storm is slamming the carolinas as we said, but its already turning deadly in the u. S. At least four people are killed in the carolinas. Rob marciano is there in nags head in the outer banks. Good morning, rob. Reporter hey, good morning, michael. We are in it now. It is eye of Hurricane Dorian making landfall 30 miles to the south accelerating to the northeast. In about an hour its going to be worse and as conditions have gone downhill in the last hour, winds ripping off this water. Waves this is low tide and this water is going to come up in the next six hours. If i walk further out towards that beach, winds would really be cranking. Over 300,000 people are without power and damage across the carolinas and we are still far from over when it comes to Hurricane Dorian. Overnight, Hurricane Dorians wrath turning deadly in the u. S. After officials confirm four people died in the carolinas. Listen as a transformer explodes knocking out power to this gas station. The roadways desolate as roaring winds and rain whipped the area. That danger exactly why people are being ordered to shelter in place. Another fierce rain band is coming in. I just got an alert on my phone to shelter in place. Earlier thursday floodwaters swallowing wilmington. This man trying to get his vehicle out of the water, while this truck was left to defend itself on the beach. Mammoth trees uprooted, power lines smoking, wires illuminating the streets leaving nearly 350,000 people without power, and the carolina coast swarmed with tornadoes and waterspouts. The destruction just devastating. A miracle no one was injured in this Mobile Home Park nearly leveled by a reported tornado in emerald isle. Its like a nuclear wasteland. It was a deafening noise, and then it was gone. Reporter one woman in her home as the ferocious winds rip the siding off these condos. All of a sudden the windows broke loose. Everything was swirling in our bedroom. Reporter the intensity of dorians dangerous storm surge put surfside beach, South Carolina under water thursday making way for treacherous driving conditions and homes to be surrounded by water. The water continues to pile up. When we have high tide later today its going to be inundating parts of this area and all the way up north towards Virginia Beach, norfolk, downtown and Tropical Storm warnings are posted for eastern new england and parts of the cape and islands there. So this is not quite done. The tornado risk we had yesterday not quite as bad today but were certainly going to see wind damage, likely trees down and power lines. The only Silver Lining for this storm once painfully slow, finally picking up speed. Cecilia. That surf there is really something. Rob, thank you. The bahamas, of course, still reeling from dorian. The official death toll climbing to 30 and now the Health Minister says the final count will be, quote, staggering, and thats because thousands of people could still be missing there. Victor oquendo traveled with an Emergency Air ambulance to deliver supplies. He joins us now from miami beach. Good morning, victor. Reporter good morning, cecilia. Help is on the way, and they definitely need it, but even though the bahamas are so close to us here in south florida, getting in can be a challenge. Right before we landed in freeport our pilot told us the tower is out and the navy has to coordinate who flies in and out from a nearby ship. Overnight, the death toll rising five days after Hurricane Dorian left its mark on the bahamas. Officials say at least 30 people have now been pronounced dead with the fear the final death toll will be staggering. Everybody is, like, in a state of shock right now. We lost everything. So right now just, like, in survival mode right now. Everything in abaco is totally destroyed. It literally looks like we were bombed. Reporter we flew with trinity air ambulance to grand bahama with supplies collected by our miami affiliate wplg. From above, everywhere you look, large debris litters the island. Hurricane dorian tore apart the hangars at this airport, and take a look through. That small plane, looks like it was cut in half. The devastation triggering widesp since Hurricane Dorian made landfall, the coast guard have rescued more than 200 people even providing food to those left stranded. Today, this morning, we were down on a couple of remote islands and we came across one. There were about 150 people on the island. It was completely devastated. Reporter other residents left to sift through what remains of their lives. This is like the master bedroom, the bathroom, the living room and theres another bedroom. All of it is gone. Gone. Reporter we met gino daniels whose home was completely destroyed. What was inside is scattered across the lawn. How scary was that . It was pretty scary but during that you dont have time to be scared. Youre in survival mode and doing what you can do and save what you can save. Reporter amid the disaster, he tells us he plans on rebuilding. Still hard to see all what youve been accumulating over the years just completely washed away. Reporter residents in freeport say at this point the emotional toll is worse than the physical. One woman told me that this hasnt been hell on earth but hell on water. George. We are feeling for them. Okay, victor, thanks very much. We move to the wildfire in southern california. New evacuations have been ordered as the flames close in on homes. Clayton sandell is on the scene in murrieta, good morning, clayton. Reporter good morning, george. You can see how much jeopardy these houses were in. This is where air tankers came swooping in dropping this red fire retardant everywhere all part of a desperate fight to stop the flames. This morning, a massive firefight coming within feet of homes in southern california. The blaze scorching close to 2,000 acres in Riverside County 80 miles southeast of los angeles. A thick blanket of smoke and ash falling on nearby neighborhoods. More than 500 homes are evacuated, but retired l. A. County firefighter john samrin and his son refused to abandon this home despite nearly being surrounded engulfing the backyard. It was surreal. Felt like it was a thousanddegree oven. It was crazy. Reporter cal fire coming to the rescue stopping flames just in time. Across town firefighters sprinted from house to house desperately trying to keep the flames at bay. 800 firefighters on the ground and in the air. Authorities say difficult terrain and constantly changing winds are making the fire an extreme challenge. The winds will come out of one direction in the morning and then by the afternoon, well get an 180degree switch. Reporter officials now urging residents to avoid breathing the smokey, polluted air. All that smoke is one reason why schools are closed. Officially this fire is only 20 contained but the big worry today, the return of high winds, michael. All right, big worry, indeed. Clayton, thank you so much. Now we want to turn to those rising concerns about vaping. A second death possibly linked to it. Oregon Health Officials say the person died after using a device that contained marijuana. Abcs janai norman is here with the details. Good morning, janai. Reporter good morning. We have heard a lot about vaping and a second death linked to vaping. This time in oregon. Officials say the patient was otherwise healthy and quickly became very ill, developing a severe lung illness after the device which contained thc from a Recreational Marijuana shop. Officials havent revealed the persons age or gender, and they havent determined what sickened the adult or whether the person may have added something to the liquid or tampered with the device after it was purchased but Officials Say the symptoms were consistent with those of more than 200 cases of a mysterious respiratory illness linked to vaping including difficulty breathing, chest pain, vomiting and fatigue. Fda investigators have reportedly found the same chemical in samples of some marijuana products used by some people who have gotten sick across the country. In a statement to abc news the fda saying identifying any compounds that are present in the samples will be one piece of the puzzle but will not necessarily answer questions about causality so, guys, so many questions still around vaping. Every day a new story. Absolutely. You learn something every day, thanks. We turn to that airline arrest. A mechanic taken into custody accused of sabotaging a passenger plane instead of fixing it and david kerley there at Reagan International airport with the story. Good morning, david. Reporter good morning, cecilia. This is an extremely serious charge. It is willfully destroying, damaging or disabling an aircraft. This happened to an American Airlines jet preparing to take off when the pilots noticed something wrong. It happened in miami, which is an american hub and the federal charges say that the mechanic used a styrofoam material and some super glue to block a port leading to part of the jets flight data system. Now, a tube is supposed to be attached to that port and thats providing Critical Data on air speed and which way the nose is pointed. At the runway the pilots revved the engine and got a warning light so they returned to the terminal with all 150 on board. Now, american found the alteration. This happened in mid july, and they got to Surveillance Video and were able to identify the mechanic. His name is abdulmajeed alani and he admitted that he did try to disable this aircraft. Such a disturbing allegation. Youre hearing that money might have been the motive. Reporter yeah, thats what he says in the interview and federal court documents. American has been locked in a union battle with its Mechanics Union for some time. The mechanic said hes been frustrated by that and it was costing him money and hoping to get overtime by sabotaging this aircraft, cecilia. David, thank you. George. There are new developments in the tragic boat fire off the coast of california that killed 34 people. The owner of the boat is speaking out for the first time about the accident, the crew and the passengers who lost their lives. Will carr has the story. I just wanted to reach out to this community and let them know how we feel. Reporter glen fritzlers dive boat caught fire Early Morning and trapped 34 people below deck. The tragedy is now considered the deadliest domestic boat incident in decades. The cause still unknown. Captain jerry remained on the boat as long as he possibly could trying to get those radio calls in. They said they could see jerry jump from the upper deck, long jump, and that there was a trail of smoke following him. They thought he was on fire. Reporter according to fritzler they say they tried to save the passengers but the flames pushed them back. Within minutes they would have been consumed. Reporter the victims only had two ways out of their bunk room, a staircase and an emergency hatch. In this newly released ntsb video, you can see an investigator struggle to get through an emergency hatch over a bunk bed on a similar boat owned by the same company. As a result, federal investigators now say it would have been difficult for 34 people to safely get away from a fire burning on board in the middle of the night. Would you feel comfortable sleeping in that bunk room . I think i would have concerns. Reporter well, the owner of the boat is offering his condolences. He just filed a lawsuit under a precivil war maritime law to try to prevent his liability. The timing of that lawsuit is being called into question by some members of this community, michael. A lot of questions from the community. Thank you so much. We turn now to that sweet victory for Serena Williams, cruising her way to the u. S. Open final with a straight set win overnight. Now she is preparing for a final showdown, and t. J. Holmes is here. Preparing for a showdown, preparing for history. This is it now. Serena could possibly pick up grand slam title number 24, tieing the alltime record. That could be on saturday. But to do it now she has to beat a player who wasnt even born when she won her first grand slam title. Reporter a fired up Serena Williams powered her way into the u. S. Open final. Serena williams. Who can beat her when she plays like that. Reporter shell now face a 19yearold. Bianca andreescu, canadian who has been open about her admiration for the 23time grand slam winner. The two squared off just last month in the canadian open final where williams was forced to retire with a back injury. Andreescus kind gesture went viral. I watched your whole career. Thank you. I have been through so many injuries already. I know. It sucks. On your back, right . I know everything about you. Reporter williams proclaimed after that she was officially a fan of the canadian player. Williams returns to the u. S. Open final after her much talked about loss in the final last year after a controversial penalty from the chair umpire. Hes giving me a thumbs up, and hes telling me to come on. We dont have any code and i know you dont know that. Reporter that incident left her opponent and winner, naomi osaka, in tears. But no matter what happens on the court this year, andreescu says its a dream come true. I need someone to pinch me right now. Is this honestly, like, is this real life . Serena looks great. The only thing you feel a little weary about this is, she has lost five of her seven last grand slam finals. So she hasnt performed that well and her last three and all since shes given birth so she hasnt won a title since given birth. She said herself shes getting back into playing form. The other thing, she has some support coming, some royal support. Meghan markle, the duchess, was apparently up watching late last night. As soon as serena won she was, like, girls trip. Left the baby, left the husband. Shes coming by herself to the final. You can see that on espn and espn2. You got markle in your corner, youre sort of set. Thank you, t. J. We are following a lot of other stories. Take a look at this. An american under arrest accused of smuggling a newborn on to a plane. She stashed the baby in a carryon. An incredible survival story to tell you about. The 8yearold attacked by a Mountain Lion in his own backyard is speaking out. But first, lets go back over to ginger in North Carolina. Reporter this is the very spot last year in florence that i was standing and it was completely flooded. Not the case this year. Thankfully tide and timing worked out from here back to charleston. Still could see storm surge through North Carolina and virginia but of course that would be on the order of Something Like 2 to 4 feet, maybe up to 7. Lets get to those weekend getaways brought to you by amazon. So do we think Meghan Markle gets a friends and Family Discount on the tickets . You know better than that. She has the money for full price. Well be right back. Than that. She has the m