We begin with the new threat from north korea to launch rockets near a u. S. Territory. Take a look at one of three American Military bases on guam located roughly 2,100 miles from the Korean Peninsula there. Now, the north in a bold statement says its working on an attack plan for the waters near this island. But japans defense minister today said his country could shoot down any missiles fired toward the u. S. Territory. Abcs Erielle Reshef joins us now from washington with more on north koreas latest threat. Erielle, good morning. Reporter good morning, kendis and diane. North korea now putting a time line on its threats warning it could strike guam by the middle of this month. President trumps tough talk on north korea echoing around the world. North korea best not make any more threats to the united states. They will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen. Reporter abc news learning those statements caught even some of the president s own inner circle off guard. The language not vetted by his National Security team. Fury and, frankly, power. Reporter overnight pyongyang calling the president s words a load of nonsense. The korean army saying sound dialogue is not possible with a guy bereft of reason and only absolute force can work on him. The regime doubling down on its previous threat to attack guam adding it could strike as early as midaugust. The u. S. Territory home to Critical Military bases and 160,000 americans just 2,000 miles from the mainland. We encourage everyone to go through their lives and live them like you would do any other day. Reporter the president there reacting as well. I believe in the u. S. , theyll take care of us. I think one of the safest places to be is wherever theyre aiming. Their tests dont seem to be too successful usually and we have Missile Defense and stuff. Reporter American Allies like australia condemning the norths aggressive threats. Our collective strategy has not changed and that is to bring pressure to bear on north korea through diplomatic and economic means, to force it to change its behavior. Reporter but some World Leaders urging President Trump to dial it back. Look, i think the comments are not helpful in an environment thats very tense. Reporter and secretary of state Rex Tillerson trying to tamp down tensions trying to explain that President Trump was only trying to use language that the north korean regime would understand. Diane, kendis. Rex tillerson made a critical stop in guam just yesterday. Erielle, thank you. One question on many peoples minds this morning continues to be whether the verbal conflict could lead to actual military action. Abcs Martha Raddatz reports the military has necessary plans in place. Reporter it is important to say war is the last thing anyone at the pentagon wants to see happen, but Pacific Command has been doing updated war planning and theyre certainly focusing on defensive measures as well but if those tough sanctions imposed on north korea do not work, if kim jongun continues to make progress on a nuclear tipped missile, a senior official told me that in 6 to 12 months the administration will have to decide whether some sort of preemptive strike or some other measure should be undertaken to stop kim. And martha will have much more on Good Morning America on the north korean tensions a little later on today. And a spokesman for Paul Manafort confirms the home of the former Trump Campaign chairman was raided by the fbi. A source tells abc news manafort was woken up two weeks ago by armed fbi agents executing a search warrant at his home in virginia. Those agents were seizing documents and other materials as part of the special counsels investigation into Russian Election meddling. Manaforts spokesman said mr. Manafort has consistently cooperated with Law Enforcement and other serious inquiries and did so on this occasion, as well. Also from the d. C. Area, an unarmed Russian Air Force jet like this one has flown over several u. S. Government sites that are usually closed to air traffic. It flew over the pentagon, the capitol, cia headquarters, as well yesterday before then flying to bedminster, new jersey, where President Trump is on his working vacation. The flight was in accordance with a 15yearold treaty in which the russian and american militaries are allowed to observe sites in the others country. American diplomats in cuba seemed to have been targeted with some kind of sound weapon. They suffered unexplained hearing losses that are being attributed to covert Sonic Devices apparently secretly deployed. This happened at the u. S. Embassy as well as other american facilities in havana. Now, cuba says its looking into the matter. The u. S. , in the meantime, has expelled two cuban diplomats from the u. S. In retaliation. French president Emmanuel Macron is urging vigilance after an ambush outside paris thats under investigation as a possible terror attack. One man is in custody after police say he deliberately slammed his bmw into a group of soldiers injuring six of them and then sped away. The driver led police on a fivehour chase which ended when they finally cornered him and opened fire. Well, in this end of the world, Hurricane Franklin has made landfall on the gulf coast of mexico. Franklin slammed into the coastline as a category 1 storm with 85mileanhour winds. Now, franklin is packing a pump with four to sixfoot storm surge and damaging winds and torrential rain expected to trigger widespread flooding and landslides. Now, for a closer look at thursdays forecast. Good morning. After make its second landfall early on this morning, franklin later on this morning will be weakening but Still Producing some very heavy rainfall. We are concerned about flash flooding, especially here throughout the central portions of veracruz where wind damage is going to be a possibility here toward the coastline. The winds will be coming down throughout the day but could see over a foot of rainfall. Mudslides again possible. Im Justin Povick with your accuweather forecast. A protester took a creative approach to trying to get a message to President Trump just steps from the white house. It is being called chicken don. The 30foothigh inflatable bird is roosting at a park just south of the white house. A filmmaker put it there to criticize the president for being weak and ineffective in his words. Well, still ahead, powerball officials just gave an update. Did anyone hit the latest jackpot . Plus, sparks fly at a Council Meeting but not because of a heated debate. Well tell you what caused this purse to suddenly explode. And a feisty cat invades a baseball game causing a delay. Why the home team is calling the feline their little hero. Ouch. For the thousands of Wounded Warriors returning from battle, Wounded Warrior project has developed the warriors to work program, a unique program that helps Wounded Warriors translate their military experience to the civilian workplace. The warriors to work program also works with employers to find the right job for the right warrior. Contact Wounded Warrior project at findwwp. Org. Welcome home the brave. Martin luther king jr. we hold these truths to be selfevident that all men are created equal. John f. Kennedy the torch has been passed to a new generation of americans. Barbara jordan the American Dream need not forever be deferred. Lyndon johnson this is the richest and the most powerful country. President trump is facing his first lawsuit for that tweet announcing transgender people would be barred from serving in the military. Five active duty Transgender Service members claim the ban is unconstitutional and violates their rights. Theyre asking that the ban not be enforced and so far the pentagon has not made any changes to military policy. Republican senator ron johnson has apologized to colleague john mccain for a comment regarding mccains health care vote. Johnson was giving a radio interview when he was asked about mccains thumbs down vote which spelled the end of the republican efforts to repeal and replace obamacare. Take a listen. He has a brain tumor right now. That vote occurred at 1 30 in the morning. Some of that might have factored in. Really . That was the radio host reacting there. Mccains spokesman responded saying, it is bizarre and deeply unfortunate that senator johnson would question the judgment of a colleague and friend. Senator mccain has been very open and clear about his reasons for his vote. A new food line by Oprah Winfrey is coming to supermarket shelves this fall. The o thats good food Line Features comfort foods with a healthy twist. Mashed potatoes include a small amount of cauliflower. A broccoli cheddar soup replaces some cheese with butternut squash. All the items retail for less than 5. And facebook is taking a big step towards launching its own video streaming service. A new service dubbed watch starts offering programming today on mobile, desktop and facebook tv apps. It includes several dozen original shows and will offer a Major League Baseball game once a week. Well, if you bought a powerball ticket, heres the good news. You can play again and still yay. Yeah. Playing. Thats what people are in it for. Thats what the dreams are. They love the game. So nobody won last nights jackpot. 307 million were up for grabs. The winging numbers, 12, 30, 36, 47 and 62. Powerball was 9. Good luck, everybody. The next drawing on saturday is worth an estimated 356 million. But there were some three tickets, one in iowa, oregon and texas worth 1 million apiece. All right, so you dont want to turn them away. You dont want to tear them up and toss them yet. Do check those numbers. When we come back, a snake surprise. A man finally found the cause of a strange noise in his attic. Uhoh. But wait till you hear how long it was there. And people scramble for safety after fireworks were set off inside a restaurant. Well show you the video. Nt. Well show you the video. Restlessness. Extreme anxiety. Pacing. A constant urge to move. If someone you know is suffering from schizophrenia they may also be struggling with akathisia a common side effect of some schizophrenia medications. Learn more at myakathisia. Com. My doctor recommended i switch laxatives. Stimulant laxatives make your body go by forcefully stimulating the nerves in your colon. Miralax is different. 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Tell your doctor about all planned medical or dental procedures. Im still going for my best. And for eliquis. Ask your doctor about eliquis. Arkansas cleaning crews had quite a challenge after a truck crashed and left hundreds of frozen pizzas all over the road. A portion of that highway had to be closed for a few hours. This all happened after a tractor hit an overpass or a tractor trailer, that is. A tractor was brought in to help scoop up all those wasted pies. No injuries reported except to the pizzas. Yeah. Now for a look at your morning road conditions. Wet conditions stretch along the gulf coast up into the ohio valley as well as the Great Lakes Region and drivers could see flooding conditions from the rockies across parts of the midwest. If youre flying airport delays are possible in new orleans and atlanta. And this morning, a father and daughter in North Carolina are headed to prison after being convicted of beating her husband to death. Now, prosecutors pointed to a 600,000 Life Insurance as a possible motive. But as linzie janis tells us, the father and daughter say they were actually acting in selfdefense. Reporter this morning former au pair Molly Martens corbett and her father tom martens heading to prison. A jury finding both guilty of Second Degree murder in the death of mollys husband jason corbett. The father and daughter each sentenced to the maximum 20 to 25 years. Martens and his daughter have always maintained they acted in selfdefense. As the defense claimed investigators missed key evidence that they say showed a fight for survival. Investigators testifying that the physical evidence, specifically the blood spatter, proved corbett suffered fatal blows to the head after he was already down. The weapons, a baseball bat and a brick. Linzie janis, abc news, lexington, North Carolina. And cameras in nevada caught a very heated moment at a city Council Meeting. And not that kind of heated moment. Thats a womans purse erupting into flames while it was on her lap. People started screaming. You see the woman jump up. Now, fortunately, the citys top firefighter was at the meeting and put out that fire. Yep. A battery inside the womans purse apparently malfunctioned and caused it. Fiery debate. And police are searching for the suspect who threw fireworks inside a florida restaurant. The Sheriffs Office released surveillance video. An employee sitting nearby when they were tossed inside the wendys restaurant. Luckily no injuries reported. Police say at least eight suspects were involved. And also in florida a family there recently discovered they had an unwanted guest living in their attic. That guest, a sixfoot boa constrictor. A snake trapper helped the family safely remove the boa from the attic. The trapper says the snake has likely been living in the attic for years and may have once been a family pet and entered the home by a tree branch near the house. That snake looks very well fed. Id be worried about what that snake has been living on for that year. Its not starving. Time for sports and for the first time anyway long time, lets go over to the nfl, shall we. Preseason nfl football. The highlights from espn. Hey, everyone, i know youve been getting lots of cheery news. Time to break that up with some sports. You go first. I have actual pictures of National FootballLeague Action and i am thirsty and hungry for wings just thinking about it. Here we go. Panthers texans, first quarter. Thats derek anderson, kelvin benjamin. All about the benjamins and all about this nice grab in the end zone, two catches, 40 yards, 1 touchdown. Who are you saying isnt in shape . Benjamin is. Panthers grab the early lead. Later in the game, 12th overall pick won a championship with the tigers a season ago, youre expecting big things from him in houston and they got them already. Ran for a touchdown there. 15 of 25 through the air, a buck 79. 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Developing news from north korea. That country announcing a detailed plan to launch Ballistic Missiles toward guam by the middle of the month. North korea says the plan will go to leader kim jongun for approval once this is finalized. Earlier this week, President Trump said if north korea makes any more threats to the u. S. , they will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen. Those statements caught some of his own inner circle off guard. North korea dismissed it as a load of nonsense. Our collective strategy has not changed. And that is to bring pressure to bear on north korea through diplomatic and economic means. To force it to change its behavior. Japan has said it could shoot down north korean missiles if theyre fired toward guam. Jim mattis is coming to the bay area. Secretary mattis is coming to Silicon Valley to encourage private business participation in deck knowledge for national defense. Hes expected to meet with staff and talk with leaders in the techcommunity. His First Official visit to Silicon Valley. B. A. R. T. s board will get an update on a controversial proposal to extend service in the east bay to livermore. Supporters say it will alleviate congestion on 580. It plan has drawn criticism from some, including scott wiener, who has the 1. 3 billion cost is too much. B. A. R. T. Is also exploring other options including not Going Forward at all or using express buses. Lets get over to alexis with a check of your commute. Good morning. Yeah, pretty light at 4 30. We have one issue in the San Francisco area. Weve got a collision reported on the transition between southbound 101 and the 80 merge here. But i dont think were seeing any delays yet. Our traffic map still showing all green in the area. A tow truck is on the way. Theyre trying to sort out how many lanes are blocked. I believe it is just one at this time. Quick check outside. The bay bridge toll plaza. 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