16 kids? >> maybe they should have thought about that before going on tv. >> the show's going to go, on they say. we're going to have that in our next half hour. first, president obama in full campaign mode. he's in iowa and virginia today. two of his key states from 2008. last night he had a huge college rally in wisconsin, trying to target the voters who surged the polls but have been sitting this year out. and the big question is, can he recapture some of that 2008 magic? it's been the tea party's year. >> it certainly has. also this morning, strong charges coming from a man accusing the pastor in the sex abuse. we'll hear explosive charges from the 23-year-old who says bishop eddie long is a predator. that's the word he used. we begin with the latest tropical weather brewing off of florida this morning. it's set to make a run up the east coast and could cause serious flooding. >> we're going to talk a little bit about this storm. it is tropical depression 16. if you're looking for it to kind of perform like a big, tropical storm, it's not. but it's going to drop a lot of heavy rain. take a look at floridians preparing for this. this storm was south of cuba yesterday and dropped as much as six inches of rain in some locations. so, everybody's getting ready for what will be a big flooding rain all day long. the radar this morning is showing the connection of moisture from cuba up carolinas. and heavy rain, from miami, ft. lauderdale, and west palm beach. here's what the hurricane sther has on the storm. it's going to be in new england, like a big, powerful nor'easter. but it will get some kind of name in this area off the coast of florida and the carolinas. it's all over florida during the day today. by tomorrow afternoon, it's on the shore of the carolinas. and most of this will be flooding. it won't have the big, strong winds. it won't have that kind of damage. but that's from raleigh, richmond, washington, new york and burlington. today, the rain is in south florida. our matt gutman is in key largo. matt, what does it look like there? >> reporter: good morning, sam. you can see the rain is starting to come in sideways. it's been pouring all night, basically. as you said, the flooding is the major concern here. up to ten inches of rain possibly forecast for south florida. about two hours north of here, they've started giving out sandbags. they've moved out mobile pumping stations to get the water out from the low-lying areas. here in key largo, we've seen some hotel cancellations. some of the boaters have been taken out of the water and put into dry dock. this is not the major tropical storm we had expected to see by this time of the year. there hasn't been one major direct impact by a tropical storm on the continental united states just yet. >> all right, matt. sam will have more coming up. officials are on high alert. a radical cleric connected to terror plots in the u.s. has resurfaced. this comes as authorities in europe have detected new plans for a multicity attack. brian ross has the latest on this for us. good morning, brian. >> reporter: good morning, robin. the u.s. is watching al qaeda on two fronts. in pakistan, and also in yemen, where the radical cleric, anwar has been inspiring jihad. a new video from him may be coming, triggering concerns there may be new attempts to attack the u.s. this yemen group is the most serious threat to u.s. cities. at the same time, u.s. and european authorities are searching for a team of commandos, allegedly planning attacks in britain, france and germany. all based on the interrogation of a suspected german jihadist who was captured over the summer. among those being sought, a contingent of other radicalized germans, who have been training at terror camps in pakistan, too. producing videos in german, to gain more recruits. >> they are a threat. not only to germany but also to our allies and especially the u.s. they are extremely anti-american. >> reporter: german officials say some of the recruits actually came from the same mosque in hamburg where the 9/11 hijackers gathered. the mosque was closed in early august, after officials learned of this new plot. young men were being turned into religious fanatics there. an official said in announcing the closure. u.s. law enforcement officials say the german now in custody said the new attacks were planned as commando-style raids. similar to what happened two years ago in mumbai, india. u.s. officials said there was no specific information about possible targets. and that an attack in europe seems much more likely than one in the u.s. >> so, brian, we've got bin laden. the cleric. growing concerns in europe. is there any worthat there's a coordinator effort between all of them? >> reporter: that's the fear. particularly because this alleged plot in europe, according to the captured german, was personally approved by bin laden. it raises concerns. perhaps there was going to be the next big spectacular. he himself doesn't have that many people to control. but there's groups in yermen, northern africa, pakistan, around the world. if you can bring them together, that's the real concern. >> brian, thank you very much. george? >> robin, thanks. it's time, now, for the latest in politics. a new poll shows the tea party gaining strength. they make up one-third of the most likely voters for control of congress. but president obama is firing back on a cross-country tour, in wisconsin last night. jake tapper is with the president in iowa, where the president has his next event today. right in the backyard where you're standing. >> reporter: that's right. an economic meeting with the iowans. with the club family. they were picked because they have such a big backyard. but the highlight was in madison, wisconsin, where the president tried to reinvigorate the young voters who helped elect him in 2008. all the while, in smaller settings, the president is expressing irritation at democratic voter apathy. >> hello, wisconsin. >> reporter: the president's challenge is to motivate all those obama surge voters from 2008. >> i don't know about you. but i'm fired up. >> reporter: and he told an estimated crowd of 26,500, at the university of wisconsin, madison, that they need to prove the pundits wrong. >> the prediction about the pundits is, it's going to be a blood letting for democrats. >> reporter: working to re-create some of the spirit of candidate barack obama in 2008. >> tonight, we're on our way. >> reporter: the president sought to make the young voters part of his mission. >> i am telling you, wisconsin, we are bringing about change. and progress is going to come. but you've got to stick with me. you can't lose heart. >> reporter: even democratic senator, russ feingold, who had originally not planninged to be there, showed up. it was inspiring comments, to "rolling stone" magazine, where he seemed irritated about apathy. >> it's inexcusable for any democrat or progressive right now to stand on the sidelines in this midterm election. if people are sitting on their hands, complaining, it's just irresponsible. >> reporter: a message that rubbed many liberals the wrong way. >> he is telling voters, on the democratic base, they are irresponsible. they're slackers. they don't care enough to show up. and it really could depress democratic turnout in the fall. >> hello, penn state. >> reporter: vice president biden is also refining his motivational message from earlier this week, when he told the democratic base to stop whining. at penn state, he told students not to make opponents like sarah palin, lightly. >> take them seriously. if we don't take them seriously, they mean what they say. they mean what they say. and the only thing that can allow them the win is our apathy or our anger. >> reporter: and president obama has started criticizing, specifically, the republicans' pledge to america. saying it would lead to education cuts of 20%. george? >> okay. thanks, jake. joining us now from washington, our political contributor, matthew dowd, former pollster for george w. bush. he has advised candidates of both parties. matthew, thanks. it's pretty clear now. the president's strategy in the last five weeks. it's all about rallying the base. effective? >> it's about turning up passion on the democrats' side. all of the passion and emotion is on the republicans' side now. that's why you see poll after poll, the enthusiasm gap that exists between republican voters and democratic voters are astoundi astounding. he's trying to do it. we'll know in five weeks if he's going to be effective. we'll see what he does. >> there is some evidence that the democrats are starting to come home. in a same poll we showed, the abc/"wall street journal" poll, it shows there's been a tightening to control congress. late august, republicans lead by nine points. now, among likely voters, 46% republican, 43% democrats. democrats are starting to get more engaged. >> i think the elections, toward the midterm, they're going to bounce around and a smaller margin point. obviously, republicans still an advantage. i think democrats know republicans are going to pick up seats in the house. they know they're going to pick up seats in the senate. i think they're just trying to stem the tide at this point. i think what the president did in wisconsin, trying to get younger voters, who, as you know, george, a huge part of his constituency. in wisconsin, he carried younger voters by 30 points. that's what he's trying to address. and the democrats know the next generational voter is not engaged right now. >> is there a danger? you saw jane hamsher, that the president is basically scolding liberal voters. you saw vice president biden came out earlier in the week saying, stop whining. do they need to refine the message? >> i think you'll see refining. these are momentary things. i don't think you want to be talking to voters and lecturing voters. at the point you stop listening to voters and start lecturing voters, voters really tune you out. over the course, the folks at the white house are smart folks. they'll try to refine that. the question is, can they overcome the big wave that's about to hit against them in the final five weeks? this was a start. but it's only a start. they have a lot more work to do. >> you also saw the president try to make some headway on his own personal image yesterday. he seemed to welcome a question about his christian faith. take a look. >> i came to my christian faith later in life. and it was because the precepts of jesus christ spoke to me, in terms of the kind of life i would want to lead. >> the president stepping it up there. he went to church with his family two sundays ago. everything you see him doing that, trying to re-establish that emotional connection with the voters. >> yeah. it's interesting. i think since the polls came out this summer that showed a number of people don't think he's a christian and more people thought he was a muslim, although still a minority, i think he's done more visible things. yesterday, he welcomed the question on this. ben harper, who played -- the musician, played at the rally. he has a song that i think is the democratic strategy, waiting on an angel. i think that's what they're hoping for. they're waiting on an angel in this election. >> matthew dowd, thanks very much. >> thanks. >> robin? >> all right, george. strong charges this morning against the georgia pastor at the center of a sex abuse controversy. a 23-year-old man, one of the four men, accusing bishop eddie long into coercing them into sex, says the leader of the new baptist church is a predator. steve osunsami has the report on the new allegations. >> reporter: 23-year-old jamal parris, stood by the allegations. he called bishop eddie long a predator. he said he swept into his life, used him for sex, and then moved on. >> i cannot get the small of his cologne. and i cannot forget the way he made me cry when i drove his cars on the way home. not able to take enough showers to wipe the smell of him off of my body. >> reporter: his lawsuit reaches much like the other three. when he was 17, he said long would take him alone to the guesthouse. and encouraged jamal parris to call him daddy. and used the holy scripture to justify and support the sexual activity. >> that man cannot look me in my eye and tell me we did not live this pain. you are not a man. you are a monster. >> reporter: parris' attorney sat down with us last night. and she said the young men were brave to come forward. >> if you are a victim and you are a young man or a boy, no matter when it happened in your life, it is time to stand up and get to someone. and tell them, come forward now. >> i'm going to fight. >> reporter: bishop long continues to deny the accusations. calling himself david, and the young accusers goliath. parris and the other young men says the bishop is confused. for "good morning america," steve osunsami, abc news, atlanta. we requested an interview with bishop long. but again, he declined. it's 7:14. and juju chang has the other headlines for us. good morning, juju. >> good morning, everyone. we begin with the developing story south of the border, where massive landslides triggered by record rainfall, created desperate scenes from mexico to colombia. burying homes and businesses. in some cases, as people were sleeping inside. our jim sciutto shows us the damage. >> reporter: from mexico to colombia, it's the storm that's moving mountains. >> oh. >> reporter: in colombia, a landslide, caught on cell phone at the very moment an entire mountainside collapsed. a single house was spared. dozens were buried. now, here in mexico, a landslide two football fields wide, following the remote village of santa maria. amateur video capturing the town as the dust was still rising. all of mexico mobilized. fearing the worst that hundreds, possibly a thousand, were buried in the mud. by night fall, there was relief. some of the villagers escaped before their homes were buried. from the air, the scale is clear. large swaths of mexico drowning. and with rescue workers delayed by blocked roads and collapsed bridges, it will be days before many victims receive any help at all. 11 people are still missing. and rescue teams were not able to reach the village until late afternoon yesterday. and while they waited, villagers stepped in. digging, searching for their loved ones and neighbors. and many cases, we're hearing saving lives. >> such dramatic images. thanks, jim. jim sciutto from mexico. computer hackers have struck again. this time, braining millions of dollars from bank accounts in britain. authorities arrested 19 suspects, part of a gang, that used a virus to steal online banking passwords. at least $10 million were stolen. we're getting a look inside a historic meeting held in typically secretive north korea overnight. a meeting that's resulted in an heir apparent. communist leader kim jong-il, has installed his youngest son as a four-star general. he's 27. and apparently hasn't held any military positions until now. also overnight, a possible easing of tensions, as the north and south agree to hold their first military talks in two years. attention morning commuters. do you want to drive a car that gets 258 miles a gallon? it's not a dream. it's now reality. oh, yeah. and it costs $600. this is the latest model from volkswagen, touted as the most economic car in the world. the single-seater is set to go on sale in china next year. vw insists it is safe for the road. >> safety was not compromised. it's a racing car. >> take two. >> take two. for our friends. for our friends. like sam champion. good morning, sam. >> and you get a car. no? good morning, everybody. let's talk about what's going on with the rain on the east coast. it's fairly dry in the northeast today. that's going to change. after midnight, 10:00, the rain starts to get into, in heavy fashion, in new york city, as the low makes the trip into that area. the dry skies, enjoy them while you can in that area. on the west coast, look at this heat. we were 100 degrees in oakland yesterday. 95 in san francisco. so, the heat is roaring inland. it's not coastal. l.a.'s at 90. san diego, at 78. look at vegas, at 101. a quick look at the big board. and we will have all of the weather as that storm progresses on the east coast. rain and wind in the next half hour. george? >> thank you, sam. have any of you wondered how they capture those amazing shots in nature documentaries. a bear hunting its prey. a pack of wolfs in a feeding frenzy. a person who has made many of those films is now speaking out. and says some of those wildlife scenes are not as wild as you think. >> reporter: revelations from a new book about how wildlife documents get made. like this imax classic, "wolves." the wolves you see living on this mountain, they don't actually live on this mountain. >> they have been rented. >> reporter: it's rent-a-wolf? >> rent-a-wolf. >> reporter: and in the imax film "whales," this whale skull on the ocean bottom. you were lucky to find this. >> except that we put it there. >> reporter: and the wild close-ups on the movie "bears." >> they are behaving on the instructions of a trainer. >> reporter: they're not free-roaming at all. the bears got there by truck? >> yes. >> reporter: essentially? >> yes. >> reporter: "shooting in the wild" is chris palmer's confessions. he produced many of those movies and many others before turning to teaching filmmaking at american university. he says parts of his films and parts of many others, are not always what they seem. >> i just pulled back the curtain on the dark side of wildlife filmmaking. >> reporter: which is to get really compelling shots, they have to make them happen. you see this meal in the movie "wolves"? >> we hold that down in place. >> reporter: hunter says there's an argument for cutting corners and getting the compelling shots. it is cost-efficient. those are the shots that people remember. >> i make films in order to make a difference. >> reporter: he just thinks viewers should know the whole story now. it's why at the end of "wolves" in a captive animals were used in some scenes. so, read the fine print. and be on guard, whether it's wolves, whales or bears, that sometimes what you see in this kind of reality programming, is only reality up to a point. for "good morning america," john donvan, abc news, washington. >> hmm. >> rent-a-wolf. say it ain't so. >> i still love animal planet. >> we, too. coming up, a wham who says she was attacked. acid thrown in her face. we know why she made up the whole story. also, will the family in "sister wives" be charged with bigamy? ♪ we were gonna sneak up on ya. ya know, with our 1.4 liter turbo charged engine and our six speed automatic transmission. shhhh... we're going hunting. it's civic season. ♪ the all-new chevrolet cruze. starting under $17,000. get used to more. ♪ best deal this side of sunrise, so come in and we'll make yours! get a western egg white muffin melt and a 16-ounce cup of freshly brewed seattle's best coffee. just $2.50. build your better breakfast today at subway! just $2.50. ♪ say it like you mean it. outspoken by fergie. exclusively for avon. call your avon representative now. in 2008 i quit venture capital to follow my passion for food. i saw a gap in the market for a fresh culinary brand and launched behindtheburner.com. we create and broadcast content and then distribute it across tv, the web, and via mobile. i even use the web to get paid. with acceptpay from american express open, we now invoice advertisers and receive payments digitally. and i get paid on average three weeks faster. booming is never looking for a check in the mail. because it's already in my email. ♪ [ female announcer ] the best way to tell how great you look is in your jeans