serena marshall, abc 7 news. >> today's debate starts at 5:00 p.m. after abc 7 news at 4:00. we'll have a special edition of abc 7 news immediately following the debate around 8:00 p.m. you can catch jeopardy and wheel of fortune at 9:00, a new episode of tamron hall at 10:00. stay with us for abc 7 news at 11:00. >>> this story is developing news out of walnut creek. police need your help finding two people caught on camera robbing an elderly woman as she was shopping inside a grocery store. >> you can see them targeting her, making off with her wallet. now police need to catch these people. amy hollyfield is live with this. good morning. >> good morning. shop here's were as outraged as you are when they saw the video, but especially when they saw who the victim was. take a look. we have this video. you can see an elderly woman in a pink sweater, she was the target. you can see in this surveillance video, a woman tries to get close to her. she is interrupted by other shoppers, then she grabs the wallet and then seconds later both suspects are seen leaving the store. police s

serena marshall is live from the debate hall with a preview. good morning. >> good morning. the democratic field still stands at 20, but the strict new requirements from the dnc means we will see ten of them on the stage. >> the stage is built, the podiums are set, and for the first time all ten candidates will face off on the same night. the latest abc news "washington post" poll shows the top five democrats from biden to buttigieg would beat president trump if the election were held today. and while these two won't be side by side at the debate, mayor pete buttigieg and senator amy klobuchar were on the same flight together into texas. others already in texas previewing their platforms at pre-debate rallies. >> a full-time minimum wage job in america will not keep a mama and a baby out of poverty. >> the goal for all -- >> we're all unified in beating donald trump in 2020. >> voters here in texas, they want to focus on key issues like immigration, health care and gun reform. hanging over all of this is that question of electability. serena marshall, abc 7 news. >> today's

serena marshall, abc news, washington. >>> turning to the race for the white house. senator kamala harris opened up her first california campaign office, it's in oakland. she's calling this her hometown headquarters. she was joined by a crowd of supporters and volunteers. liz pena was there. >> reporter: it was a packed house. volunteers and supporters of kamala harris were on the roof, in the hallways and backyard of the new headquarters in the oakland. >> reporter: the vast majority of us have so much more in common than what separates us. >> reporter: throughout her speech she spoke about unity, resonate ing wi sawyer who listened from the hallway. >> really felt coming and more convinced she's on the right track. planning to vote for her. >> reporter: also local politicians attended. >> it's not just going to help oakland, but it's going to help all people. >> reporter: even with the love senator harris received, the most recent poll in california by uc berkeley is telling a different story. shows her fourth among likely democratic primary voters. so we asked her

abc's serena marshall has the latest from washington. serena, good morning. >> reporter: janai, good morning. this latest shake-up at the white house comes amidst some major disagreements. this one so severe they can't even agree on what happened. after 17 months president trump's third national security adviser john bolton being told you're fired coming in a tuesday tweet. i informed john bolton last night that his services are no longer needed. i disagreed strongly with many of his suggestions, therefore, i asked john for his resignation which was given to me this morning. 12 minutes later bolton tweeting it wasn't a firing but a resignation. i offered to resign last night and president trump said, let'se realtime. >> he's watching. >> can you read it? >> yeah, he said, let's be clear, i resigned. >> reporter: the closing contradiction caps off months of contention between the two. >> john bolton is absolutely a hawk. if it was up to him he'd take on the whole world at one time, okay? >> do you take kim jong-un at his word? >> the pres

live in houston, serena marshall, abc news. back to you. >> thanks, serena. >>> in a unique moment last night candidate andrew yang offered money to potential voters if they can show how his plan wouldwork. if elected he would give everyone 18 years old and up $1,000 to address pover the i. >> i ooh. going to do something impressive. my campaign will give a dividend of $1,000 a month for an entire year to ten american families, someone watching home at now. if you believe you can solve your own problems better than any politician, go to yang2020.com and tell us how $1,000 a month will do just that. >> the entry form is up on yang's website along with details and a tthe rules. yang said it will come from campaign funds unlike earlier when it came from his own money. experts say it's not a violation of campaign rules because he's not asking for a vote in exchange for the money. red it co-founder ohanian said he would pay for it because he likes the idea so much. others ridiculed yang compared his offer to the lottery. >>> if you

abc's serena marshall continues our coverage. she's in new smyrna beach, florida. good morning, serena. >> reporter: kenneth, good morning. the florida national guard has already activated 4500 troops to respond to this storm, and the american red cross set up 60 shelters just here in florida. this morning, hurricane dorian threatening nearly 1,000 miles of american coastline. >> if you're in a mandatory, you have to get out. >> reporter: with the storm lorida all theay to the derecuat outer banks of north ceact ylon vacate and seek shelter. >> reporter: police going door to door in boynton beach where patients at hospitals are being moved inland. despite the warnings, not all have evacuated. this man venturing out to test the waters in palm beach getting wiped out by the massive waves. >> it looks like he's going to be all right, though. >> reporter: but many have deserted the area fleeing homes and businesses. >> so right now you're just watching and waiting. >> like everybody else in volusia county. >> reporter: in south carolina all lanes of this highway now le

serena marshall is live from the debate hall with a preview. >> good morning to both of you. the democratic field is still officially made up of 20 candidates, but those those thoe quali qualifications mean we will only hear from ten of them. >> the podium is built, the stage is set and for the first time all top ten candidates will face off on the same night. the latest abc news "washington post" poll shows the top five democrats from biden to buttigieg would beat president trump if the election were held today. and while these two won't be side by side at the debate, myor pete buttigieg and senator amy clklobuchar were on the sam flight together into texas. others are previewing their platforms at pre-debate rallies. >> a full-time minimum wage job in america will not keep a mama and baby out of poverty. >> the goal for all -- >> we're all unified in beating donald trump in "20/20." >> reporter: for the voters in texas, they want to hear about key issues like immigration, health reform and gun reform. looming over all of this is that question of electability. serena marshal

here is reporter serena marshall. >> reporter: all four are described as alert and in good condition. the coast guard captain says the rescue came because they made noise. trapped more than 30 hours. the last of the crew on land in this video captured by the coast guard. the four all smiles and relief following the daring rescue. coast guard rescue crews working for hours. >> their condition is relatively good for having spent close to 34 or 35 hours in the conditions they were in. >> reporter: the desperate rescue's success attributed to salvagers locating the men after hearing them tap on the ship. rescue teams working in sweltering temperatures but 36 hours after those first calls for help. >> all vessels are requested to keep a sharp look out and assist if possible. >> reporter: all 24 crew members of the overturned 650-foot ship accounted for. the rescuers proud of the happy ending they orchestrated. now the work turns towards figuring out what went wrong and removing the ship from the busy waterway which could take weeks or months. environmentalists are expressing concern as poo

serena marshall there in florida, thank you. let's take a closer look now at where hurricane dorian is headed.oronrns stor sue. facing the biggest threat. you see that area from melbourne all the way up to savannah, georgia, facing a possible seven-foot storm surge. accuweather's adam del rosso has been tracking the storm all night. adam, good morning. >>> janai and kenneth, good morning. major hurricane dorian still at category 5 with sustained winds of 180 miles per hour as it inches its way westward across the grand bahama islands. now we're going to be watching this gradually take a turn to the north as we head through early parts of the week. very slowly weakening. still a category 4 by tuesday morning then a category 3 as we head toward wednesday evening. still creating many problems along the southeast coast of the united states in terms of heavy rainfall, damaging wind gusts even though the eye wall is currently forecasted to stay off the coast. there's still going to be hurricane-force wind gusts across the carolinas at

serena marshall, thank you. >>> new defiance from north korea. the country has fired two more unidentified projectiles into the sea. it's the tenth launch since may and came just hours after a top north korean official said they're willing to resume nuclear talks if washington comes to the table with acceptable proposals. in response, president trump said, quote, we'll see what happens. >>> and new details about a cia informant in moscow who had to be pulled out of russia after exposing the plot to interfere in the 2016 election. "the new york times" reports the informant was a midlevel russian official who rose to the upper ranks at the kremlin but "the times" says the cia pulled the informant out of russia in 2017 when questions from the media endangered his safety. the cia denies that those safety concerns were the result of the trump administration mishandling intelligence. >>> now to president trump lashing out during a campaign rally in north carolina last night. he made it clear that his eyes are set on 2020 and the democrats. in the meant

. >> abc's serena marshall has the latest from washington. good morning, serena. >> reporter: kenneth, elizabeth, good morning to both of you. the president spent much of his weekend tweeting out a defense of that phone call along with retweeting his allies. even his white house sources tell us they do not plan at this time to set up a war room. as the impeachment probe heats up, the president's allies doubling down. >> the salem witch trials have more due process than this. >> this individual is a saboteur. >> first did they have firsthand knowledge and, second, what is their motivation? was there some kind of bias? this individual has problems on both of those counts. >> reporter: going on the offense attacking the unknown whistle-blower's credibility even as the intelligence community's trump appointed inspector general found the complaint to be credible and of urgent concern. the president arguing he over the weekend the accuser. whistle-blower's attorney in a letter expressing serious concerns we have regarding our client's personal safe

serena marshall in houston. thank you for joining us. we asked our team who won the debate and will it change the race. >> we begin with our congressional correspondent mary bruce. >> i do think joe biden had a good night in that he came out more forcefully than he had in the believe -- previous debates. the second debate, did not harm but i don't know if he did himself too many favors and today he sort of -- he was more aggressive. >> i don't think it changed the race. that's good for biden and warren and good for bernie sanders because i don't -- i think they remain the top three but if i were to pick a winner, i'm going to go outa limb and say mayor pete. mayor pete had a really solid debate. >> in general i don't think it's going to move the needle that much. >> any losers? >> julian castro. he came to play, no question about it. very talented politician but he took a shot at biden going there on his age and he was wrong. it was he who forgot, not biden. >> now it's back to the campaign trail. the next debate is in october, the 15th

serena marshall has the latest. >> reporter: good morning. the president spent most of the morning tweeting about the phone call even as white house sources tell us they are not setting up a war room. as the impeachment probe heats up the president's alleys doubling down. >> did they have firsthand knowledge? was there a bias? this individual has problems on both of those accounts. >> reporter: going on the offense, attacking the unknown whistle-blower's credibility even as the intelligence community's trump appointed inspector general found the complaint to be credible and of urgent concern. over the weekend, the whistle-blower's attorney in a letter expressing serious concerns we have regarding our client's personal safety explaining certain individuals are offering a $50,000 bounty for the whistle-blower's identity. even with that concern, the whistle-blower is ready to testify. >> we allow that testimony go forward in a way that protects the whistle-blower's identity. >> reporter: congress may be on setting up depositions, hearings and is

abc news reporter serena marshall is live in new smyrna beach, florida, with more. good morning serena. >> reporter: good morning to both of you. this is the most intense storms to ever strike the bahamas, one of the most intense ever recorded in the atlantic. more evacuation orders expected in the next few hours here in north central florida. >> wind gusts breaking 220 miles per hour. storm surge hitting 20 feet as hurricane dorian bashed the bahamas for nearly 24 hours. abc's marcus moore riding out the devastating storm. >> we've seen large pieces of debris flying in the other direction. looks like we just lost power. >> reporter: scenes of utter devastation just starting to come in. the bahamian prime minister calling sunday the saddest and worst day, tweeting, we're facing a hurricane that we have never seen in the bahamas. please pray for us. the strongest hurricane on record to strike the region now inching towards the florida coastline. president trump visiting fema headquarters sunday. >> the category 5 is something that i don't know that i've ever even hea

serena marshall, abc 7 news. >>> a sad return to school afte. thieves leave them without critical learning tools. >> this morning, you're taking a live look at the big board at the new york stock exchange, doing pretty well this morning. up a few points. another update on how the markets are doing. >>> first you're never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. mike? >> if you're coming into the city or waking up in the city, temperatures range from 55 in noe valley to 61, lake merced and potrero hills. a lot of mid to upper 50s, even low 50s. losing about 2:30 of sunshine every day. walnut creek 62, palo alto 61. some of our milder spots. 59 on the ridge mond side of the richmond-san rafael bridge. you can see the mid level clouds off in the distance. that's the monsoon moisture. patchy fog near the coast for your commuted this morning. cool this morning for mass transit. warm inland this afternoon. breezy conditions on the golden gate bridge, carquinez, benicia and richmond-san rafael bridge during the evening commute. east b

serena marshall joins with us more. serena? >> reporter: ama, this quickly went into legal challenges, logistical challenges and questions of filibustering and accusations. corey lewandowski may have shown up to the hearing but answering questions is another story. >> you don't have any independent recollection whether you met with the president on that date? >> i'm just trying to find where it states that. >> he's filibustering. >> reporter: the back and forth continuing for more than five minutes. >> i simply ask you if it's correct as reported on june 19, 2017, you met alone in the oval office with the president. >> could you read the language of the report? i don't have it available to me. >> i don't think i need to do that. did you meet alone with the president on that date? >> congressman, i would like you to refresh my memory so i can follow along. >> reporter: even though lewandowski never worked in the white house, the former trump campaign staffer abiding by the white house's claim his conversations with the president

serena marshall, abc news, washington. >>> general motors workers in 19 states including california are on the picket lines tonight. nearly 50,000 members of united autoworkers walked off the job at midnight. they are striking against america's biggest automaker because they say gm is putting profits ahead of employees who helped turn the company around during its bankruptcy and federal bailout. the union wants higher hourly wages and a better profit-sharing plan. >> striking is not good for any of us, it's all bad. but i want to get back to work fairly. i want my brothers and sisters treated right. we want fair and equitable wages. get back to work. >> gm says it made a strong offer that included a pay hike and investment to bring new jobs. negotiations have been tense but they continue. >>> one firefighter is dead and six others hurt after a gas explosion in farmington, maine. officials think the explosion was caused by a propane leak. megan tevrizian is in new york with the latest. >> reporter: this debris littering the ground is all that's left of a building in farmington, maine, af

serena marshall, abc news, washington. >>> the united auto workers union is on strike against general motors. about 48,000 members walked off the job at midnight. it's the union's first such walkout since 2007. the union is seeking higher wages, lump sum payments and a better profit sharing. >> when they were in tough times, we made sacrifices. now the times are good, they need to come up and give us fair wages, fair benefits at affordable prices, and that's all we're asking. >> general motors says it made a strong offer that included higher pay and benefits. negotiations are ongoing, but a source tells cnn today's meeting was very intense. >>> today san francisco's mayor got closer to her goal of adding a thousand new shelter beds in the city. >> just ahead here, we'll take a tour of a navigation center that just expanded with particular emphasis. >> and we'll talk to a local journalist whose new book exposes a true crime story involving two young drifters convicted of bay area murders and the plight of street children. >>> i'm drew tuma. live look from the tam cam. bright blue skies

. >> abc's serena marshall joins us from the debate hall. serena, good morning. >> reporter: kenneth, janai, good morning to both of you. the field is still officially made up of 20 candidates, but thanks to the dnc's stricter requirements for qualifying tonight, we'll only hear from ten of them. the stage is built, the podiums are set, and for the first time all ten top candidates will face off on the same night. >> i think seeing biden and elizabeth warren and bernie sanders, frankly, on the stage next to each other, the three of them alone have just an enormous share of the democratic electorate right now. >> reporter: joe biden remains the front-runner and he'll be sandwiched between elizabeth warren and bernie sanders, but that doesn't mean the three-hour debate will be a clash between only them. the latest abc news/"washington post" poll shows the top five democrats from biden all the way to buttigieg would beat president trump if the election were held today, and while theua hers already in texas ebras. full time mimag in america will

live in daytona beach, florida, serena marshall, abc 7 news. >> thank you, serena. it's a relief for me to hear that, because my family is in florida. they are not out of the clear by any means, lisa. >> that's right, kumasi. as we look at this powerful hurricane, which is now a category 5, it's going to take a direct hit on the northwestern bahamas, continue in the direction of coastal florida but will make the turn. look at winds, 160 miles per hour, gusts to 185 miles per hour. it continues westward bringing life threatening storm surge and rain for the bahamas and wind and makes that turn up the coast. so for jupiter, west palm, we're looking at winds of perhaps 130 miles an hour, then it hugs the coast up through jacksonville, charleston. it may make landfall from the outer banks of north carolina. this is going to take it up through thursday. as we look at the storm impacts, 15 to 20 foot storm surge for the bahamas, devastating news there, monday night into tuesday off the florida coast. tuesday into wednesday off the georgia and carolinas looking at 5 to 7"

serena marshall, houston, texas. >>> andrew yang offered money to potential voters who could show how the plan would work. he said if elected he would give everyone 18 and up $1,000 a month to address poverty. >> my campaign will now give a freedom dividend of $1,000 a month to 10 american families, someone watching this at home. if you believe you can solve your own problems better than any politician, go to yang2020.com and tell us how it will do just that. >> if you go to yang2020.com, this is what you'll find. yang says the money will come from campaign donations unlike earlier in the campaign when yang paid dividends to three families but he used his own money. experts say it's not a campaign violation because he's not asking for people's votes in exchange for the money. reddit co-founder alex ohanian seemed to offer to cov the $20,000 cost if yang couldn't because he likes the idea so much, but other people ridiculed yang comparing his offer to a lottery. >>> fact-checkers were again hard at work last night. to find out what claims held up, go to abc7news.com. >>> developers in

serena marshall, abc news, washington. >>> senator kamala harris is back in the bay area this weekend. the former san francisco district attorney opened the campaign head quarters in oak lapd yesterday, bnd yesterday. a poll shows her fourth among likely democratic voters in california. >> i know i must earn the vote of everyone and i intend on doing that. that's what we've done every time and we've won. >> senator sanders, senator warren, vice president biden are leadingnay. california is following that trend. she will be able to make a break through in california through iowa. if she does well in iowa. >> those iowa caucuses are in february. ttlesidewalkpace in a san francisco neighborhood has taken another turn. abc 7 news was in clinton park alley between delores and valencia streets where several boulders are back on the street again. on saturday city crews rolled the boulders back on the sidewalk after someone moved them on to the street friday. 24 boulders have been set up legally on the sidewalk by neighbors. they say it's meant to discourage drug dealers from gathering in fro

abc news reporter serena marshall is live. >> reporter: good morning. we're starting to feel some of the outer rain bands from dorian hitting us in florida. that's why they've urged an evacuation of the beaches, an evacuation order starting in just about 30 minutes. wind gusts breaking 220 miles per hour, storm surge hitting 20 feet as hurricane dorian bashed the bahamas for nearly 24 hours. abc's marcus moore riding out the devastating storm. >> we've seen large pieces of debris flying in the other direction. looks like we've just lost power. >> reporter: scenes of utter devastation just starting to come in. the bahamian prime minister calling sunday the saddest and worst day tweeting, we're facing a hurricane we have never seen in the bahamas. please pray for us. the strongest hurricane on record to strike the region inching towards the florida coastline. president trump visiting fema headquarters sunday. >> category 5 is something that i don't know that i've ever even heard the term, other than i know it's there. that's the ultimate and that's what w

serena marshall is live in daytona with more. >> reporter: good morning. dorian is now the strongest hurricane in hess tree to hit the bahamas. in florida while the risk decreased in the past 48 hours a hurricane watch is in effect for much of the coast. in palm beach county they have already started evacuations: hurricane dorian slamming the bahamas this morning with sustained winds of 180-mile-an-hour. the island is expected to see lisue, extreme rainfall, and hurricane-force winds going into the evening hours. the prime minister hoping residents heeded his warning. >> those who refuse to evacuate place themselves in great danger from this very powerful and potentially life threatening hurricane. >> reporter: the slow moving storm continuing to strengthen, electric trucks from more than 30 states and canada prepositions in daytona beach ready to respond, coordinating with the federal government. president trump receiving a briefing at camp david as borian continues towards florida. now a hurricane watch issued along portions of the coast with some counti

live in daytona beach, florida, serena marshall, abc 7 news. >> even though it might be shifting, florida still has to worry about some things, lisa. >> that's right, kumasi. this is the first time we've seen a category 5 in four straight years for the peninsula. already picking up on watches and warnings along the coast here. getting ready as the system slams into the bahamas. there is that eye where it's going to move over northwestern bahamas island. winds 60 miles an hour and gust. makes the and orcoast. asrg coas souright on throughth. d ppleo cover, anywhere from 15 to 20 feet is where the water is going to rise from the land in the bahamas. monday night into tuesday, saw those impacts for the florida coast. that's tomorrow for the holiday, tuesday and wednesday. 5 to 10" of rain likely for the carolinas. kumasi. >> thanks, lisa. coming up on this week, acting department of homeland security secretary kevin mcaleenan and florida officials will discuss preparations as dorian makes landfa landfall. can you watch it on abc "this week with george stephanopoulos." >>> just ginsburg addre

live in new smyrna beach, florida, serena marshall, abc news. >>> people in the bahamas need help. disney, the parent company of abc 7 is donating $1 million toward relief and recovery efforts in the bahamas. you can help out, too. donations can be made by calling 1-800-red-cross. you can also text the word dorian to 90999 to donate $10 or you can donate through our website, abc7news.com. >>> at least one person is dead after a crash in san mateo county. this happened just before 1:30 on highway 101 near marsh road in menlo park. the chp says one car went off the freeway and down 15 feet into an embankment. it's unclear what caused the car to crash or if anyone else was hurt. >>> the search and recovery effort continues following that deadly dive boat fire off southern ca the remains of 20 victims have been recovered. 14 others remain missing, but they're believed to have died when the 75-foot charter burst into flames before it finally sank. investigators say the passengers were trapped in a sleeping deck when flames blocked the only stairway as an escape hatch. we spoke to the mo

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