Good wednesday morning, everybody. Lots happening at this hour and lets start with Hurricane Maria right now bearing down on millions of americans. Its 160milrpee wurho have been lashing the u. S. Virgin islands overnight before an expected direct hit on puerto rico. The governor of the u. S. Territory warns maria could hit, quote, with a force and violence that we havent seen for several generations. We also heard from the islands Public Safety commissioner sounding the alarm with a blunt message for people in vulnerable areas saying, you have to evacuate, otherwise youre going to die. We begin with abcs arlette saenz. Reporter Hurricane Maria barreling towards puerto rico. The islands 3 million u. S. Citizens bracing for impact. Bth most dangerous storm in our generation. Reporter many in puerto rico heeding rnings to ev streaming into shelters, catching lastminute flights out of san juan. Cynthia manfred and her family seeking refuge in a hotel. With a bum leg, with three dogs and a 99yearold mom, i didnt want to risk it. Reporter puerto rico facing up t fo neniet oeef ofraint. In the neighboring virgin islands, the u. S. Navy ac personnel ahead of the storm. Maria escalating from a category 1 to a category 5 hurricane in just nine hours. The storm battering the caribbean first making landfall in dominica, winds gusting at 160 miles per hour. The huicto hhean clyonatoregy i believe we caught a very bad blow. There appears to be a lot of destruction. Reporter families of american medical students there still trying to reach their loved ones. Marco has been there since may. Is an awesome kid, and i just need to hear from him. Reporter the storm already turning deadly killing at least one in guadeloupe and more still missing. Arlette saenz, abc news, washington. So once again a direct hit hours, and the president also tweeted his support for the people of puerto rico promising help after m of course, were going to have live reports from there on good morning america. But now to our other uake disaster in mexico. Overnight the death toll has beenreisinreg, c nonowce irns t morning that more buildings in mexico city could collapse like that one. Dozens came down following the 7. 1 magnitude quake trapping an unknown number of people, and get this, 40 of mexico city, a city of 20 million, is without power. Up the waters wildly rocking boats in a nearby river. Abcs Danya Bacchus has more. Reporter the terrifying images from inside buildings showing the power of the 7. 1 earthquake. In this newsroom, ceiling lights swing uncontrollably as one man. And in a restaurant at mexico t cover under a table. Earthquake. Shg li fivwhole lding was minutes. People just running in every direction. Reporter one american tourist describing the chaos. Walls started falling down. People were screaming. People were crying. Reporter outside, buildings rocking so hard, glass from a window falls to the ground. Pot akshs from the air, a clear picture of the devastation, more than two dozen buildings collapsed with reports of some children inside. [ speaking a Foreign Language ] i was trapped on the third floor, says this woman. We tried to get out, and the people in the house next door helped me get out with a ladder. Rescue workers racing inside this building rushing a woman to safety. Another woman covered in dust is carried through a crowd on a stretcher. With the death toll expected to ngse, crews are now scmb lito find more victims. Millions of residents are without electricity as the country now begins to assess the earthquakes toll. Danya bacchus, abc news, los angeles. And how ironic, the quake came on the 32nd anniversary of an earthquake that killed mark that anniversary, thousands of people actually took part in a quake preparedness drill just hours before the shaking started. Earlier we spoke on the phone with fusion reporter rafa fernandez, who was in mexico city when the quake hit. He said even he was frightened. 12th floor of a skyrise on reforma avenue, which is one of the main avenues in mexico city, and i just felt you know, i thought it was a second drill, because we had a drill an hour before that and but i suddenly saw that everyone was of going side to side and, you know, everyone just started walking and running down the stairs trying to get back into the streets. At first it was a bit of chaos, you know, a lot of people, you know, walking in all Different Directions not really sure where to go. Yoknowotheeartuakeried about, coming in after this one. That was reporter rafa fernandez for us in mexico city. Now, to make matters worse, experts say mexico citys one of the worst places for earthquakes because of its soil. The city was built on a lake bed, and that can actually amplify the shaking. Our quake coveragetion c esnu now to President Trump, tweeting overnight that World Leaders are in agreement with fg nortkorea. The president urged the United NationsGeneral Assembly to confront kim jongun over his Nuclear Arsenal and vowed to wipe the country off the map if pushed too far. E rth korean del walked out in protest before the president took to the u. N. Stage for the first time firing off threats and mocking their leader. The uniatstd as hes strength and patience, but if it is forced to defend itself for its allies, we will have no choice but to totally destroy north korea. Rocket man is on a Suicide Mission for himself and for his regime. The United States is ready, willing and able, but hopefully this will not be necessary. By the way, overnight searches of roet man surged about 4,500 . The president also slammed the states and accused the country of funding terrorism, but he did not say if he would withdraw from that agreement. Now lets take a closer look at your weather. This was the scene in north wildwood, new jersey, as whats left of hurricane jo churned the Atlantic Ocean sending 12foot waves crashing into the seawall. Meanwhile, residents and visitors to cape cod in massachusetts are bracing for whats now Tropical Storm jose d wi win of mil per hour, jose moving further out to sea. Its not expected to directly hit land but is causing dangerous rip currents and rough surf for just about the entire eastern seaboard. Here, amazon explaining why customers received an email about their nonexistent baby registries. And jimmy kimmel gets serious on late night as republicans make a final push to repeal and replace obamacare. Hear why he called one of the senators connected to that bill a liar. , usplnksia part of a home in florida. How the family made it out in the nick of time. Th the scene from washington, d. C. Overnight where Senate Republicans are scrambling to drum up support in a lastditch effort to repeal obamacare, and they only have until the end of the et it done. Gnth to the new plan would end Affordable Care act subsidies and shift federal funds to states to use at their discretion. It would likely mean big cuts to medicaid and higher premiums for people with preexisting conditions. Republicans can only afford to lose two votes if they want it to pass. And republicans may lose a lot more than two more votes after Jimmy Kimmels show last night if fans have anything to say about it. In a scathing sevenminute monologue, kimmel took aim at one of the bills sponsors, senator bill cassidy. Kimmel said the senator lied to his face earlier this year about promising to make Health Care Available and affordable for all children in need. Most of the Congress People who vote on this bill probably wont even read it, and they want us to do the same thing. They want us to treat it like an itunes service agreement, and this guy, bill cassidy, just lied right to my face. Do you believe that every should be able to get regular checkups, maternity care, et cetera, all of those things that people who have Health Care Get and need . Yep. So yep is washington for nope, i guess. Its a very, very quick and quiet yep. Uhhuh. Kimmel wrapped up by telling cassidy there is a new jimmy kimmel test for him, a lie detector test. In a statement ca directly address kimmels monologue but reiterated his commitment to the latest proposed legislation. Cassidy had said his kimmel test was to make sure that kids like jimmys would be able to get care regardless of their financial situation. Abc news has confirmed Deputy Attorney general Rod Rosenstein has been interviewed by the staff of the special Counsel Robert Mueller as they look into the firing of fbi director james comey. The interview first reported by the wall street journal took place over the summer. Rosenstein appointed mueller an russian meddling. Now he had written a memo that President Trump initially used as justification for firing comey. Rosenstein has repeatedly said that he would recuse himself from the investigation if necessary. Well, amazon has sparked confusion and even anger among some of its customers after sending an email about baby gistries. The problem was the customers who got this message saying theyve received a gift were not expecting babies. Random customers received this email notice telling them a gift from their baby registry had been purchased. Well, this morning, amazon is blaming a glitch and has nyonfue emails caused. I actually got one of those emails. But did you get a gift . I donttr nft hbaa e byeg r i was excited about a gift. No gift. Psych. All right, when we come players connected to a hazing investigation turned themselves in. What theyre accused of doing. And caught on camera, a family injured in a Lightning Strike. With safelite autoglass, you get time for more life. This family wanted to keep the game going. So eyn tech with safelite, you get a text when were on our way. You can see exactly when well arrive. Mom sure. Bring it tech im micah with safelite. Mom thanks for coming, its right over here. Tech giving you a few more minutes for what matters most. Take care kids singing safelite® repair, safelite® replace. Tech giving you a few more minutes for what matters most. My doctor recommended i switch laxatives. Stimulant laxati s by forcefully stimulating the nerves in your colon. Miralax is different. It kstoor w hydrate an. Unblocking your system naturally. Miralax. Puerto rico at this hour. The monster storm with 150mileanhour winds. Officials are warning more than a foot of rain could trigger deadly landslides and flooding. Well, heavy rains from Hurricane Irma believed to have helped form a sinkhole that swallowed an entire house in flrae the couple inside was forced to make a quick escape. Ellen and gary miller say they first noticed a depression on monday night. By early tuesday they saw some kswhaccr the iy thsaw n bigger they knew it was time to go. After grabbing what they could, the family sat in lawn chairs and watched their home of nearly 50 years crumble. Now, that area near orlando is r the millers are now trying to figure out what to do next. Inho died. 93yearold carlos canal is the latest victim there. Residents spent several days in sweltering heat after Hurricane Irma knocked out power. The retalibi conti Hollywood Hills is now under criminal investigation and is also facing several lawsuits. Ps accused of a brutal hazing attack on a fellow player turned themselves in overnight. Theyre among five Wheaton College players accused of kidnapping a freshman teammate, binding him with duct tape and punching him attempting to sodomize him and dumping him on a field half naked. School just outside of chicago. The victims Attorney Says he shoulders requiring surgeries. In the meantime, police in baton rouge, louisiana, have made an arrest in the murders of two black men that they say may have been racially motivated. Investigators say 23yearold Kenneth Gleason targeted black families and homes shooting and killing a homeless man and another man who was on his way to work. When they searched gleasons house, they say they found a copy of a speech written by adolf hitler. The navy is investigating some images of newborns at a florida military hospital. Two staffet arsnae thvy hospital in jacksonville have been removed from patient care after the images appeared on social media. They were seen giving the middle finger to a baby and calling the babies mini satans. Now banned cell phones in patient care areas. A powerful Lightning Strike al cinniorif oh, my god. I just got shocked. Ance from the scene of the Lightning Strike near fresno. Witnesses say the dad and his sons fell into a lake after they reho scked. The bolt fused the fathers clothes to his body. His ds a recerinfrom burns and punctured eardrums. Time now for a look at sports. This morning were talking some baseball. Lets get the highlights now from espn. Goor, erica. Larry, stan. We have the best from a tuesday night for you. And were talking home runs. A whole bunch of them in Major League Baseball this season, in fact, more than any single season in histy. Heres the one that broke the record. Citys alex gordon with number 5,694 of the season and still a couple of weeks to go in the season. So that record is going to get shattered this season for the most home runs. How about jay bruce and the indians taking on the angels. Angels trying to catch minnesota for that wild card. E cing tyler. Man on, second and two out. Top of the right field wall. Rbi double and indians up, 10. Now its a 21 lead in the sixth. Bruce to right field. Kole calhoun lays out. Cant quite come up with it, so thats a triple for bruce who would later score. Bruce finished the night a home run shy of the cycle on a night when we had a ton of home runs. E bottom eight, angels down, 32. Mike trout, mr. Clutch but cant get it done in this situation, and the angels fall 63 to stay a game and a half back of the twins who also lost. So the indians right back winning again after that long win streak. Thats all they do. All right. Thats it from here. Back to you. Ts,nkhalael fs. Up next in the pulse, the celebrities you dont want to look up on the internet. And two friends are neighbors, but they just found out theyre a lot closer than that. Hear their story coming up. My 30year marriage. My 3month old business. Plus. What if this happened again . 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We have a roll over crash in pa. Breaking news from our live fire overnight in San Francisco including a child. And look at this video we just got. The child and an adult had moderate burns, but the third victim, a male adult, is in Critical Condition in the hospital right now. You can see here firefighters there allenve o they were in the second story window. You can see it burned out right above the garage. It happened around 3 00 this morning near harvard in the excelsior district. You can see an engine truck out there as well. Took them nearly an entire hour to distinguish the flames. It is unclear if that one home was the only unit damaged there, but we do knot least six pe aople were wdisplaced. Natasha . Jessica, thank you. Were tracking developing news o o f desperate search for survivors is extensive following the powerful magnitude 7. 1 earthquake. The Civil Defense chief has lowered the number of confirmed dead to 217. Still, of course, a staggering number. It is already mexicos deadliest quake in decades including nearly two dozen a mexico city. 30 children and eight adults reported missing there. Rescue workerstion cenu listenim the rubble. Thousands fled into the streets in panic whenha tt yesterday. One american tourist describes the chaos. The whole building was shaking for, like, five whole minutes. People running in every direction. Mexicos president rg u remai. He says the priority at this moment is to keep rescuing people who are trapped and to give medical attention to the injured. Reggie, i want to jump in because the search for survivors is starting to pay off right now. We have at least 60 people pulled from the rubble including a young boy who wased by federal policecu r aesfter a ho collapse. Crews scrambling to find more victims right now. In fact, the citys mayor says buildings collapsed in 44 different places within just the city limits. And right now emergency workers and the mexican ay qui ackly as apartment complex that collapsed in mexico city. I will let you knowdate as frso. A lot of people in the bay area have family or friends in mexico. They are turning to the consulate general of mexico in San Francisco to look for help. People desperate to hear from lovedsinne o the consulate. The consulate general says if you are worried, give them a call. We have the capacity to reach people in mexico city. If they cannot find anyone, they can reach us and we will try to help