county. moving over towards page county. then move back into west virginia. harding county, west virginia and shenandoah county in west virginia. right now no severe thunderstorm warnings in our region. the frontal boundary will move through the region overnight. expect to see showers and thunderstorms activity that might even wake you up tonight. tomorrow, however, the warm front is going to lead to very warm temperatures. i ll be back in a bit to show you how warm it s going to feel outside. when lightning does come down and hit something like a house, there s no question about its danger. one family in clinton, maryland, learned that lesson recently when a bolt traveled through a child s bedroom. reporter: the lightning struck just before midnight thursday. piercing the roof above the top floor nursery of the clinton, maryland, home. the roof started burning. but because the smoke blew skyward, the home s hardwired fire alarms and sprinklers did not activate. luckily,
through a series of hand signals, they planned their escape. and i noticed christopher was trying to get my attention. i looked over and he had his arms folded and he was putting three fingers down under his arm. i said run. he shook his head yes. i look over and he was almost ought the door and i had that realization of, oh, my god. so i got behind the pillar and i had to secure myself and a voice went off in my head like run. you can t stay here. he s going to come after you. reporter: the gunman was shot dead. the lives of two men forever changed. there is a reason i m alive. there is a reason i ran out that door. and that reason is to fight every day and make every day worth living. life is definitely a gift. i hug my kids a little tighter. i went home that night and they were in the bathtub and i picked them up. they were still wet. and i picked them up out of the tub and picked up my daughter and i was just holding her. she said, daddy, let me go. i said uh-uh.
america s got talent that is is for sure. and some of the best talent is showcased weekly. we saw a lot of amazing entertainment all summer long. the show brought it all to you. singing, dapsing, the best of the best. so who is going to win? we will bring you some of the finalists here. we have taylor matthews who is a singer, prince, dancers and patrick and the group studio one. so give me a big wave. thanks for joining me this morning. all right. so prince, i want to start with you on the back on the right. q2 have been compared with lady gaga. how does that make you feel? it is a real flattering statement and she is an artist s artist. for the group studio one, for you guys, how do you think about yourselves and rank yourselves when you look at all the other
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so it s no holiday for president obama. he is headed to milwaukee. a new tropical storm headed to texas and new mexico. plus can you believe that voice comes out of that little girl? it s amazing. she is a contestant on america s got talent. i get to talk to the six finalist including her. good morning. and a plan to help put more people back to work. we are live with the very latest. most people have off today because it s a holiday and so many other people have off today because they don t have a job. 15 million people don t have jobs and the unemployment rate is stuck at 9.6%. with summer drawing to a close the campaign season is now in full swing but the president promises an all-out political fight. if we voted tomorrow we would do very well. republicans are on the attack against mr. obama and his party. some are now running away from their own leaders. i don t work for them. if you don t have a job they can t help you. this is a very tough time f