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remember sawyer voting for gomez? here is gomez later that day voting for sawyer and then there's fill ting of san francisco casting multiple -- phil ting of san francisco casting multiple votes. watch this. he stands up to speak in support of a gun control bill. then right away he rushes back to his desk to vote not only for himself, but also adam gray of modesto and adrin nazarian of van nuys. what's going on here? it's called ghost voting and in california it's not allowed. look at the assembly rules book. it couldn't be more clear. a member may not operate the voting switch of any other member. so what do they center to say for themselves -- have to say for themselves? rendon didn't seem to know there was a rule. >> it's a custom and something you're allowed to do. >> reporter: we saw him ghost voting all day long. it's perfectly fine? >> it's perfectly fine. >> reporter: from others we heard various versions of what's okay and what's not. this is isadore hall from compton. >> the member is required to be on the g

. >>> and a diane sawyer exclusive. for the first time, linda ronstadt, after all those hits, "you're no good" -- ♪ you're no good ♪ you're no good ♪ baby you're no good >> tonight, right here, she reveals what's stolen her voice, with one powerful message. >>> good evening. it's great to have you with us here on a friday night. diane is on assignment. and we do begin with those ferocious floods in the west. surrounding entire towns tonight, in fact, look at this. neighbors wading through waist-high water. a lone car there, a driver right in the middle of a street that suddenly turned into a river. the national guard, charging to the rescue at this hour. family members, so many of them, this mother and daughter, comforting one another. and just listen to this raging river. you could see it there, eating away at the roadway, surrounding a home. and this scene being repeated across colorado. and tonight, the story behind the driver caught in the car on the right-hand corner of your screen. right there. his rescue, p

remember sawyer voting for gomez? here is gomez later that day voting for sawyer and then there is phil of san francisco casting multiple votes. watch this. >> we're just asking this body to support. >> he stands up to speak in support of a gun control bill. then right away he rushes back to his desk to vote not only for himself but also adam gray and another. >> what is going on here? >> well, it is called ghost voting and in california it is not allowed. >> just take a look at the assembly rules book. it couldn't be more clear. a member may not operate the voting switch of any other member. so what do they say? >> hi. >> i'm anthony. >> he didn't seem to know there was a rule. >> it is a custom in something you're allowed to do. >> we saw him ghost voting all day long. >> it is perfectly fine. >> from others we heard various versions of what is okay and what is not. >> this is is sa door hall from compton. >> you have to be on the green carpet on the floor. >> a member can't be in his office? >> oh, no. >> even rich

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i'm diane sawyer. so glad you're with us tonight. it is a big night of high stakes on the world stage and the situation is changing fast. president obama is now just moments from speaking directly to the american people on syria, on that threatened military strike by the u.s. and whether it's all changed tonight because a dictator may be backing down. our abc news "washington post" poll has shown that a majority of americans tonight, 64 percent, oppose a u.s. strike on syria and so some questions, is america safer w

and tomorrow, diane sawyer sits down with president obama with the tough questions on syria. her interview, right here tomorrow night on "world news." and of course, tuesday night, abc news will carry the president's speech to the nation. will americans be convinced that the u.s. should get involved? tuesday night, 9:00 eastern, 8:00 central on abc. >>> and in the meantime, as the president prepares to make his case to the american people, wall street already revealing it is not convinced about a u.s. strike. millions of americans and their 401(k)s already feeling this, even before any possible action. so, i want to bring in abc's chief business and economics correspondent, rebecca jarvis, who is with me here tonight. we already saw how wall street is, in real time on this. >> reporter: david, this is issue number one for the stock market. if you look at this, the stock market responding almost immediately, where you see on the left-hand side of your screen, the comments from putin, that russia would be backing syria and not the united states, a 150-point drop in the dow, bec

president obama told news anchor diane sawyer this could be a breakthrough or a stall tactic. >> if bashar al-assad yields control of his chemical weapons to international authority, is military strike on pause? >> absolutely. if, in fact, that happens. and so you know, i consider this a modestly, positive development. you know, john kerry is going to talk to his counterparts and we're going to run this to ground. >> meanwhile, president obama is preparing to speak directly to the american people about the crisis in syria. he will do that tomorrow. in the meantime, congress, the american public and allies around the world signalled that they are not convinced that a military strike is the right thing to do. abc news reporter karen travers is in washington. >> reporter: president obama continued to make his case for a military strike against syria, earlier today he sat down with diane sawyer. the foreign minister there said they will push syria to put their chemical weapons under international control and then destroy them. >> what i said i said specificai want to make sure that norm agains

sergeant jason sawyer. [applause] can i have officer pete sable. officer thomas smith. officer michael wolf. officer ronald laberto. >> mike wolf decided to be with his wife, having a baby and missed our ceremony. see if he ever gets anything again. >> and the silver medal awarded for the first officer on that night sergeant roberto. and although captain told the story as well could be told. i was there that night. and the story pales by comparison if you saw what these officers encountered. and the fact of the smoke and the rounds going through floors and ceiling and fire and all the buildings attached. i can assure that the shot taken that night by officer hines saved lives as well as all of these officers. [applause] and one person that is not mentioned in the report is captain jason turnis, i don't know if he's here. but he's the captain on scene that had the courage and experience to call for the green lights. and green lights are less common than gold medals. because it takes that much thought and puts the commanding officer out there. and for jason to make that c

twainiacs come to see the childhood home of mark twain and a replica of tom sawyer's famed picket fence. >> after more than an hour, that crowd of young ladies and gentlemen. >> jim rodell performs as mark twain. >> there are probably as many mark twain impersonators as there are elvis impersonators. >> richard gary has been portraying mark twain for 40 years. >> he's dealing with eye problems in huckleberry finn. in one sense, he would update it if he was writing today, but he could write about the same subject material, because in huck l bury finn, you have substance abuse, you have child abuse, you have racism. >> hannibal is also the birthplace of mark twain's disdain for authority, which began when a teacher asked... >> are there any idiots in the room, and if there are to please stand up. well, she was staring right at me, so after quite a long silence, i stood up. oh, young sammy clements, why do you think you are an idiot. i said, actually, ma'am, i don't. i just hate to see you standing up there all by yourself. [laughter] >> this mark twain is film actor val kilmer. >> you're

sergeant jason sawyer. [applause] can i have officer pete sable. officer thomas smith. officer michael wolf. officer ronald laberto. >> mike wolf decided to be with his wife, having a baby and missed our ceremony. see if he ever gets anything again. >> and the silver medal awarded for the first officer on that night sergeant roberto. and although captain told the story as well could be told. i was there that night. and the story pales by comparison if you saw what these officers encountered. and the fact of the smoke and the rounds going through floors and ceiling and fire and all the buildings attached. i can assure that the shot taken that night by officer hines saved lives as well as all of these officers. [applause] and one person that is not mentioned in the report is captain jason turnis, i don't know if he's here. but he's the captain on

here's diane sawyer. >> we're in washington. the countdown on the government sitdown and what it means for your fame -- shutdown and what this means to are your family wallet. >>> this wasn't your typical day on the job. >> two sisters helped deliver a baby girl. little miranda was delivered at the police station. the mom was in labor. they stayed calm under pressure. >> she's like she's having a baby and i'm like i need gloves. that was my first thought. i need gloves. >> mom did everything. mom did all the work. really, we were just glorified catchers because she did all the work. >> the sisters said it was an honor to be part of miranda's birth. they called it one of their best days on the job. >>> coming up we're going to tell you about women who struggle to get pregnant. there may be new hope. >> we have technology and science colliding. >>> the next phase of affordable care act starts tomorrow but what should you do? brian kuebler breaks down the bill. >> a government shutdown could be looming, hours away for what it could

. >>> and a diane sawyer exclusive. for the first time, linda ronstadt, after all those hits, "you're no good" -- ♪ you're no good >> tonight, right here, she reveals what's stolen her voice, with one powerful message. >>> good evening. it's great to have you with us here on a friday night. diane is on assignment. and we do begin with those ferocious floods in the west. surrounding entire towns tonight, in fact, look at this. neighbors wading through was waist-high water. the national guard, charging to the rescue at this hour. family members, so many of them, this mother and daughter, comforting one another. and just listen to this raging river. you could see it there, eating away at the roadway, surrounding a home. and this scene being repeated across colorado. and tonight, the story behind the driver caught in the car on the right-hand corner of your screen. his rescue, playing out on television. the only air he could breathe, from an air pocket inside his car. and tonight, there are dozens of people unaccounted fo

. >>> and a diane sawyer exclusive. for the first time, linda ronstadt, after all those hits, "you're no good" -- ♪ you're no good ♪ you're no good ♪ baby you're no good >> tonight, right here, she reveals what's stolen her voice, with one powerful message.

remember sawyer voting for gomez? here's gomez later that day voting for sawyer and then there is another person from san francisco casting multiple votes. watch this. >> so we're just asking this body to support it. >> reporter: he stands up to speak in support of a gun control bill. then right away, he rushes back to his desk to vote not only for himself but also adam gray of modesto and another person from van nuys. what's going on? it's called ghost voting. it's is it not allowed in california. it couldn't be more clear. a member may not operate the voting switch of any other member. hi. >> reporter: rendon didn't even know there was a rule. >> it's a custom and something you're allowed to do. >> reporter: we saw him ghost voting all day long. >> it's perfectly fine. >> reporter: from others, we heard various versions of what's okay and what's not. this is isidore hall from camp ton. >> members are required to be on the green carpet. >> a member can't be in his office. >> oh, no. >> reporter: even richard gordon o

tonight diane sawyer asks the president -- >> is this it? >> in the mississippi delta, they grow to over 700 pounds. for ten days a year, the gator hunters get to take population control into their own hands. we join them in their death te fieing mission. >> 53 hours in the water. how did she do it? or did she? diana's non-stop swim from cuba to florida now being questioned. >> from new york city, this is "night line" with dan abram. >> good evening and thanks for joining us. tonight the verbal war between president obama and syria's president reached a fever pitch. assad in his first interview with an american journalist since the incident denied he was responsible and suggested there would be repu purepercussions i americans take action. >> in washington, a president in the political fight of his life. >> we will be stronger if we take action together as one nation. >> in damascus, another president in the fight of his life. >> he did not present any evidence. they didn't present anything. >> nearly three weeks, 20 days after the chemical

. >> one network interviews with diane sawyer. president obama will get a boost on his syria policy today from his former secretary of state, hillary clinton. she will speak briefly about syria when she visits the white house. we're told clinton will reiterate her written remarks last week in which she expressed support for the limited strike. stay with abc news for the latest on syria. and live coverage of the president's speech. 9:00 p.m. tomorrow night. >>> overseas, more than a dozen airline passengers are recovering this morning in thailand after their plane kidded off the run way. the nose gear on the thai airways airbus failed as it tried to land. skidding at a stop in a grassy area beside the runway. passengers and crew members were evacuated. the airline said 14 had to be sent to the hospital. >> more than a dozen people injured on a ride in connecticut. the swing ride lost power. forcing the ride to slam to a halt and sending riders many kids flying. wabc's lucy yang has the story. >> reporter: rides under the long cresc

. >> all right, coming up we'll have world news with diane sawyer. >> after that stay tuned for the list coming your way. >> baltimore signed at the emmys. why veep and house of cards made our city proud and what you messed during the speech. that's coming up tonight on "the list" at 7. >>> all right. we're getting lots of calls with the university of university of maryland medical center. talk about the hyperbaric chamber. >> there are different types of wounds we've been talk bsmght a wound needs oxygen to heal. the cells need the oxygen so they can replicate and heal. sometimes despite maximizing blood flow and doing everything else the wound doesn't heal. by using it in certain patients who are candidates for this, we can increase it at the wound and see if that works. >> okay. that's why is very important to come in and get that. >> okay. doctor, thank you for joining us. we're going to be here for a couple more minutes. you can get your questions answered. we've been taking quite a few calls. the number to call is 410-481-2222 as we wrap up our house calls segment. >>> here's a loo

. >> in an interview with abc's diane sawyer, president obama said while the proposal put forth by the russians appears promising, the threat of military action against syria needs to stay on the table. >> i don't think we would have gotten to this point unless we had maintained a credible possibility of a military strike . >> these latest developments came as support in congress for a resolution authorizing force was slipping. the senate majority leader says he is postponing the vote planned for wednesday. all of this is good news for the dozens of protesters who gathered outside the federal building in san francisco. this was one of nearly 200 demonstrations across the country aimed at putting pressure on lawmakers. >> we are barely out of iraq and afghanistan. now we are planning to bomb to smither reins yet another middle east country? that's wrong. >> the president hopes to convince the american public otherwise in a nationally televised address tomorrow. janeen is a guest lecturer and correspondent for the "washington post." she said the clock for mr. obama to make his case is ti

. >> next week on "world news with diane sawyer" on abc. >>> what's inside a man? in tonight's feed frenzy. the crowds have tamped up for days in line for this morning's release of the iphone 5 s. most in demand is the gold version whose hallmark feature is a fingerprint sensor you can use. but apple isn't the only one raking it in. for 135 million video game fans, nothing can top the excitement of the release of grand theft auto 5 with many seeming to reach the end of their wits long before the end of the line. they opened their wallets to the tune of $800 million in sales on the first day. but in the world of grand theft auto, anything goes from sex to drugs to graphic violence, to the latest version

. >> in an interview with abc's diane sawyer, president obama said while the proposal put forth by the russians appears promising, the threat of military action against syria needs to stay on the table. >> i don't think we would have gotten to this point unless we had maintained a credible possibility of a military strike . >> these latest developments came as support in congress for a resolution authorizing force was slipping. the senate majority leader says he is postponing the vote planned for wednesday. all of this is good news for the dozens of protesters who gathered outside the federal building in san francisco. this was one of nearly 200 demonstrations across the country aimed at putting pressure on lawmakers. >> we are barely out of iraq and afghanistan. now we are planning to bomb to smither reins yet another middle east country? that's wrong. >> the president hopes to convince the american public otherwise in a nationally televised address tomorrow. janeen is a guest lecturer and correspondent for the "washington post." she said the clock for mr. obama to make his case is ti

we'll check on katherine sawyer at a camp. we were talking about this, six years since the violence and the people have been in displacement camps. it's an extraordinarily long time. >> yes, it is an extraordinary long time. the people have been talking - i have been talking to some. displaced people waiting for the president to hand cheques to them to start their new lives. they were telling me that six years is a long time. they are tired of living in tents, tired of living in squaller, and say the money is not enough for them to do much with. it's not enough for them to buy land or build, because that's very important to them. it's better than nothing, and better than living in tents. they welcome the move and are anxiously waiting for the president who is supposed to arrive any time. >> if not during the last six years, why now. is there a timing or symbolism as to what's happening now in kenya? >> the symbolism is that cases are coming up, the president and the deputy president are coming up. it's significant in the sense

. >> what they want us to believe is that the guy that plays sawyer from lost is -- >> don't hate. chris brown, man. >> but it seems so unrealistic. like a basketball coach is going to teach these kids how to be a professional dance crew. >> i don't want to know that. >> can i believe it? >> don't kill my vibe. >> i'll go see it because we dancers. >> i'm offended. >> at what? >> only her are dancers. >> you know what i'm saying. >> who is the best dancer in this room? >> i think i might be. p. >> i think i'll give you a run for your money. i will move my microphone to the side and we will let you vote. go to our facebook page and vote. ♪má' >>> flnext -- who will take hom the trophies? a brand new emmy debate. hey, have you guys hearard about probiotics? for digestive health? yes and did you know that trubiotics is a daily probiotic that helps in two ways? it supports digestive and immune health by working in your gut where 70% of your immune system lives. try trubiotics today. by working in your gut where 70% of your immune system lives. warm up your home embracewith fall's f

. ♪ i need you more than anyone darling ♪ >> all i can say is somewhere diane sawyer is smiling. that's her favorite song. remember, she had a music video to it? >> everybody sang that. >> can we do that? >> yeah. >> made a lot of people happy in l.a. we're going to get to that in a little bit. >>> a lot of news to get to this morning. >> new details how the terrorists pulled off their massive attack at the upscale mall in kenya. renting a store where they stashed their weapons and planned their attack. >>> mr. smith goes to washington for the tea party right now. texas senator, ted cruz, has been holding the senate floor since after 2:00 yesterday afternoon, all to show how much he wants to block president obama's health care law from taking hold next week. and abc's jeff zeleny tracking it all night long. jeff, you look okay. >> reporter: good morning, george. this freshman firebrand from texas is really holding an all-night crusade. but this is no ordinary policy debate. he talked about dr. seuss. and in the wee hour, he invoked the reality show, "duck dynasty." let's get to i

. >> in an interview with abc's diane sawyer, president obama said while the proposal put forth by the russians appears promising, the threat of military action against syria needs to stay on the table. >> i don't think we would have gotten to this point unless we had maintained a credible possibility of a military strike . >> these latest developments came as support in congress for a resolution authorizing force was slipping. the senate majority leader says he is postponing the vote planned for wednesday. all of this is good news for the dozens of protesters who gathered outside the federal building in san francisco. this was one of nearly 200 demonstrations across the country aimed at putting pressure on lawmakers. >> we are barely out of iraq and afghanistan. now we are planning to bomb to smither reins yet another middle east country? that's wrong. >> the president hopes to american public otherwise in a nationally televised address tomorrow. janeen is a guest lecturer and correspondent for the "washington post." she said the clock for mr. obama to make his case is ticking. >> rig

. >> next week on "world news with diane sawyer" on abc. >>> what's inside a man? in tonight's feed frenzy. the crowds have tamped up for days in line for this morning's release of the iphone 5 s. most in demand is the gold version whose hallmark feature is a fingerprint sensor you can use. but apple isn't the only one raking it in. for 135 million video game fans, nothing can top the excitement of the release of grand theft auto 5 with many seeming to reach the end of their wits long before the end of the line. they opened their wallets to the tune of $800 million in sales on the first day. but in the world of grand theft auto, anything goes from sex to drugs to graphic violence, to the latest version getting flak for a fortune. critics complained that the franchise celebrates brutality. while fans only say it's a reaction to the real world. the money is real. sales have surpassed a billion dollars in three days. the graphics are great. i'm not so sure about the content. >>> thanks for watching abc news. tune in to "good morning america" tomorrow. we're online at

. ♪ i need you more than anyone darling ♪ >> all i can say is somewhere diane sawyer is smiling. that's her favorite song. remember, she had a music video to it? >> everybody sang that. >> can we see that? >> yeah. >> if there's a god in heaven we'll be seeing that, soon. >> made a lot of people happy in l.a. we're going to get to that in a little bit. we have a lot of news to get to this morning. >> we certainly do. we have new details how the terrorists pulled off their massive attack at the upscale mall in kenya. renting a store where they stashed their weapons and planned their attack. let's get right to that. mr. smith goes to washington moment for the tea party right now. there you see the texas senator, ted cruz, has been holding the senate floor since just after 2:00 yesterday afternoon, all to show how much he wants to block president obama's health care law from taking hold next week. and abc's jeff zeleny tracking it all night long. good morning, jeff. you look okay. >> reporter: good morning, george. this freshman firebrand from texas is really holding an all-night cr

this year, the two men are accused of insighting violence after the disputed 2007 elections, katherine sawyer reports from the strong hold in western 10 10 ken kwr56789 ken. >> reporter: he will be one of the biggest tests of his lying at the hague for three months and intermittently until the trial end. >> we ask for your prayers. we will go there, speak the truth, and shame the devil. >> reporter: in western kenya, the epicenter of the 2008 violence, some members of his community attacked those from the president's crime killing thousands and displaining many more, the president is also charged by the international criminal court with organizing retaliatory attacks. you can't really talk about the post election violence without remembering here, at least 40 people, including women and children, were burned alive while hiding out in the church that stood here. these are some of the crimes that the deputy president has been accused of helping plan and fund. elizabeth were hiding in the church that day, they both escaped, but it was not until a month late their they she found her son in hospit

. >> president obama will speak to six tv network anchors today, including our diane sawyer. >> late sunday, president obama made an unannounced visit to a dinner hosted by vice president joe biden. >> tahman bradley joins us with more. good morning, tahman. >> reporter: good morning, diana. good morning, john. over the next two days, the president will make his push in public and private, knowing that winning this vote in congress may be the biggest test of his presidency. president obama is making an all-out push to persuade congress to authorize a military strike against syria. but it's a hard sell. even senior administration officials admit the president faces an uphill climb with congress. >> they have no viable plan. >> reporter: last night, president obama surprised about a dozen republican senators who were being lobbied over dinner by the vice president. today, the president sits down for six network tv interviews before delivering a rare, primetime message to the nation tomorrow night. the administration is using this gruesome video of what it says is theafter math of an au

. ♪ i need you more than anyone darling ♪ >> all i can say is somewhere diane sawyer is smiling. that's her favorite song. remember, she had a music video to it? >> everybody sang that. >> can we do that? >> yeah. >> made a lot of people happy in l.a. we're going to get to that in a little bit. >>> a lot of news to get to this morning. >> new details how the terrorists pulled off their massive attack at the upscale mall in kenya. renting a store where they stashed their weapons and planned their attack. >>> mr. smith goes to washington for the tea party right now. texas senator, ted cruz, has been holding the senate floor since after 2:00 yesterday afternoon, all to show how much he wants to block president obama's health care law from taking hold next week. and abc's jeff zeleny tracking it all night long. jeff, you look okay. >> reporter: good morning, george. this freshman firebrand from texas is really holding an all-night crusade. but this is no ordinary policy debate. he talked about dr. seuss. and in the wee hour, he invoked the reality show, "duck dynasty." let's get to i

diane sawyer right back here tomorrow evening for "world news." have a good evening. good night. >>> you're watching the station that works for you. >>> now, abc2news at 6:30. >>> shots rang out in a quiet baltimore neighborhood. a man is kid in his home with three small children also inside. five baltimore businesses go up in smoke but what sparked this huge fire. they join the effort to find a cause. >> thanks for joining us tonight. i'm christian shaffer. >> in baltimore county an early morning shooting. the 44-year-old was killed. he was inside his home in rosedale. the shot came from outside the house. neighbors we spoke with are shaken up. they say they did notice a suspicious man in the area before the shooting. >> the day before it happened we seen a suspicious man walking around the neighborhood, a very big man, 6'4" or 6'5", 350 pounds. we never seen him so we don't believe he lives in this neighborhood but he was walking around the neighborhood, i'm assuming casing the place. >> baltimore county police looking into that. they tell us there were three small

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i'm sawyer, we will not defer the fees on the additional stories. >> okay, appreciate it. [speaker not understood]. >> commissioner wu. >> i think that addresses the issue i was asking. i was going to ask the city attorney if we could make a suggestion to dbi what they want to do. >> [speaker not understood] city attorney. you can give recommendation to dbi as to how they interpret their fee deferral program. >> to the maker of the motion, are you interested? >> but they've agreed not to defer. either way. >> so, this is probably one of the few projects that will have this situation anyway because it's just they're coming back for this. i think other projects will either be clean in coming to us now or they already have their fees deferred and they won't be coming back and asking us. >> we can move to approve the project sponsor not to seek the fee deferral for the additional six [speaker not understood]. >> second. >> i guess i have a question about that, though. do we happen to know of other project sites that were zoned that could come back to us a second time around? >

diane sawyer" on abc. >>> what's inside a man? in tonight's feed frenzy. the crowds have tamped up for days in line for this morning's release of the iphone 5 s. most in demand is the gold version whose hallmark feature is a fingerprint sensor you can use. but apple isn't the only one raking it in. for 135 million video game fans, nothing can top the excitement of the release of grand theft auto 5 with many seeming to reach the end of their wits long before the end of the line. they opened their wallets to the tune of $800 million in sales on the first day. but in the world of grand theft auto, anything goes from sex to drugs to graphic violence, to the latest version getting flak for a fortune. critics complained that the franchise celebrates brutality. while fans only say it's a reaction to the real world. the money is real. sales have surpassed a billion dollars in three days. the graphics are great. i'm not so sure about the content. >>> thanks for watching abc news. tune in to "good morning america" tomorrow. we're online at abcnews.com. good night, a

the president told abc's diane sawyer that the assad regime can avoid a military strike if it turns over its chemical weapons. >> i want to make sure that that norm against use of chemical weapons is maintained. if we can do that without a military strike, that is overwhelmingly my preference. >> reporter: the syrian government embraced the suggestion made by secretary of state john kerry, that it could avert a u.s. attack by handing over the weapons. president obama calls it a potential breakthrough. but added, he still wants congress to authorize military action. >> if, in fact, the choice is between a world in which dictators and other countries start believing it's acceptable to use chemical weapons on civilians and children, that will make it more dangerous for us. >> reporter: the possible diplomatic out could not come at a better time for the president. on capitol hill, opposition to a military strike is hardening. >> i see too much risk that a military strike could do more harm than good. >> reporter: polls show a majority of americans agree. that anti-strike sentiment spilling i

i'm diane sawyer. we'll see you right back here again tomorrow night. >> we have team coverage on the fire tonight. and we've heard from people who have had to evacuate their homes. >> and where we've learned no criminal charges will be filed. a neighborhood rebuilding after three years. >> sacramento democrats end their feud over how to make more room in prisons but now putting inmates back out on the streets. >> a dramatic shot from sky 7. smoke and flames from the so called morgan fire approached historic stone lookout tower at the summit of mount diablo. officials say they're confident they can get this fire contained in the next few days. good evening, everyone, i'm carolyn johnson. >> the morlg -- morgan fire has grown too large for local agencies to handle so cal fire has stepped in and taken over management of the efforts. here is what it looked like from our east bay hills camera. we've had reports ash has been falling from the sky. here is a look from san francisco. the smoke diminished but w

. >> we'll see you then but right now we want to take you live to world news with diane sawyer. >> we'll be back. know. scared me to death. >> reporter: out west there were at least a dozen water rescues in southern california, including this one, where the driver got out just in time. steve osunsami, abc news, atlanta. >> incredible pictures. our thanks to steve. i want to bring in sam champion now. this goes into the night? >> it certainly does. it should have been no surprise to folks. they started to see the weather turn on the eastern seaboard. it's been a tough day today. they noticed it on sunday. watch this cold front. it's going to take longer for that front that's steering all that weather, capable of dropping two or three inches of rain in hours. behind it will be the cooler air starts in the morning. you were telling me before we came on, the west is not in the clear either. >> the fires have been the big story and this is where the watches and warnings are. look into the northern california. you see the flood warnings there. anyplace where you get an inch or two of rain that