back here this wednesday night. now new york's number one news. 16 people are dead after a hot air balloon crashes and catches fire. new details from the scene as the investigation gets underway. first, torrential downpours in new jersey turns streets into rivers and scrambling for safety. good evening. >> the rain was widespread today. new jersey was hit the hardest. we will have more in just a moment. first the showers continuing at this hour and we might get more tomorrow. >> meteorologist jeff smith has been tracking it all evening. >> new information hot off the presses here from the national weather service. flood warning now for southeastern hunterdon county in new jersey. we are talking about the of middlesex county, southern parts of somerset and mercer counties through 2:15 in the morning. some of the rivers in those areas include the millstone river and lawrence brook rising and probably going above flood stage as we head through the night. also, a flood advisory in effect for much of hunterdon county. this is the rainfall that we had earlier. just incredible. right here over middlesex drenching the area for four consecutive hours. thankfully, things have begun to taper off. it takes a while for the rivers to respond and they are is still rising right now at or above flood stage. radar estimates upwards of close to half a foot of rain over southwestern parts of middlesex county between monmouth junction and cranberry. an upper level disturbance over the great lakes right now. moves through to get rid of the chance of getting showers and thunderstorms in any of these over the next several days, they can contain some downpours because we have a muggy air mass in place. guess what? tomorrow our high-resolution futurecast showing some downpours potentially affecting the same areas that got hammered during the day today. we will detail that in your full accuweather forecast coming up. as we just said, jeff just talked about it, one section of new jersey got just drench. just a few hours causing flash floods. water rose quickly in low-lying areas. somerset counties the storms brought down power lines. over a thousand people are still without power. in morris county 27,000 customers for the dark. princeton, people say some streets were impassable. stephon kim has details. >> reporter: well, ken, police say when they first arrived on cars in order to stay dry. that's how high the water was teenager a. less than an hour ago that water was waist-level high. at the peak of the storm the water was at the top of the tunnel. it caught some off guard, and it came in fast. this is the princeton junction nj transit station looking more like a dock for boats and a stop for trains. the flash floods sending riders ground. >> it was pretty crazy. >> reporter: some riders stuck at the station for hours with the parking lot turned into a river. matthew was one of those riders. over the phone he tells us how he watched a fellow rider trying to make it up to the platform. >> she was neck deep in water trying to can swim in the current of flood coming from that area into the parking lot. >> live wires and stuff down, man. much of new jersey. from somerset to south brunswick to plainsboro, mother nature flexing her muscle. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: calling a state of emergency. as much as four to five inches of rain in some areas, creating major traffic headaches on route 1. a 20-minute drive took them more than an hour. >> we had to make so many u- turns. >> reporter: now, late tonight we are also learning not too far from here emergency crews are also dealing with downed power lines on route 1. so the traffic headaches on route 1 are continuing late into the night. cefann kim, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you very much. new details tonight on that deadly hot air balloon crash in texas. 16 people were killed when the texas near austin. tonight a team of ntsb investigators is headed to the scene to take over the probe. among the questions they will be asking, were safety procedures followed, and were too many people on board that balloon. christine dobbyn with our sister station ktrk has details. >> reporter: a summer morning's flight of fancy crashes to earth in flames killing all aboard. >> you could see their heads. like they were, you know, all -- lots of pe there. >> first i heard a woosh, like a wooshing sound, and then it just -- a big ball of fire up. >> reporter: it plunged into this field after hitting power lines and bursting into a fireball. >> a vehicle fully engulfed in flames. >> reporter: all over so suddenly. no one could help. >> the popping sound was the balloon connecting with the electric lines. by the time i turned and saw basket was on the ground. >> reporter: it was a large balloon. 8500 cubic meters. able to carry 16 people. that size balloon carrying that much weight takes a bit more time to rise or descend. the balloon was operated by heart of texas hot air balloon rides. the company is owned by skip nickels, who regularly celebrated his love of flying on facebook. >> if you are trying to land oftentimes going to require you to either skip over or land close to high tension power lines. >> reporter: now the ntsb begins its grim task. >> this will be a difficult site to work through. >> reporter: but they are already on the ground. the full team of 13 investigators from the ntsb will be here by sunday trying to find answers for the loved ones of 16 victims of tragedy. christine dobbyn for abc news, rape attempt in manhattan this morning. they say a man attacked a 20- year-old woman in greenwich village at four this morning. he tried talking to her and then grabbed her and touched her before she fought him off and he the man was about 5'6" and wearing a dark cap and backpack. in the campaign for president, new pictures tonight of the woman who could be the first lady. in tomorrow's edition, the "new the post says they were shot in manhattan back in 1995 when mrs. trump was 25 years old prior to meeting her husband. the newspaper says those photos were taken for a now shuddered french men's magazine. we have reached out to the trump campaign for comment. we are waiting for a response. meanwhile, donald trump is responding to the army veterans father who criticized him at the democratic national son died serving in iraq, said trump hadn't sacrificed anything. in an exclusive interview with abc news, the republican presidential nominee implied a clinton campaign speech writer had come up with that line kahn. >> i think i made a lot of sacrifices. i worked very, very hard. i have created thousands and thousands of jobs. tens of thousands of jobs. built great structures. i have done -- i have had kahn did not speak because she was forbidden because of her muslim faith. she is responding tonight. you will hear that coming up at 11:30. you can see all of george stephanopoulos' interview with donald trump tomorrow morning on this week at 10:00 a.m. on channel 7. as democratic hillary clinton hits the road on her bus tour, there is word that her campaign. russia could be behind it. clinton's campaign is reassuring supporters it only involved publicly available information. she wrapped up the day in ohio where polls put her neck and neck with donald trump. >> we are on this bus tour to highlight what our plans are to create more good jobs and raise incomes. and we wanted to come to pennsylvania and ohio because these are two states where people still make things. >> clinton is joined by running mate tim k husband the former president. new at 11, a former nfl player and his wife found dead in their home. tonight their teenage son is in custody. details about that shooting and the suspicious note found next to the gun. mike piazza retiring his number. what made today's ceremony extra special for the iconic player. and long lines outside when you can take your hands off the wheel to get out of a tight spot. when you can relax with your 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location. mistakenly led troopers to a house in cumberland county. they were shining a flashlight through the door when a 76-year- old resident fired at them. a trooper fired back and hit him. that man is in critical condition. the attorney general's office is investigating. right now eager harry potter fans are lined up at bookstores around the country. this is a live look from barnes & noble at union square. at midnight, "harry potter and sale. it's the script of a harry potter play currently running. >> i just love the story. it's really exciting. it just makes me want to keep reading. >> yeah. >> like i never want to stop. >> well, earlier wand making was an activity at a party the store hosted for eager fans. people have been at the store all night. >> okay. it's past somebody's bedtime. >> i mean, actually. >> for real. new zika cases in florida are prompting a travel warning that precautions people. how health officials are working to stop the spread. a specialty party going viral. the moment that created an unbreakable bond between this police officer and a little girl. a live look outside now. children. have you seen haley? thank you for helping protec it has been an interesting evening of weather for a lot of people. >> we definitely need the rain in the region. but it was way too much of a good thing in a small area. the same thing can happen tomorrow. if you are in one of these unlucky spots, can you get a whole lot of rain in a short period of time and that could cause flooding. there will be showers and thunderstorms around that provide that much needed drought. especially during the day today. temperature right now is 74. wind from the southeast at 3. look at the humidity up there at 93%. a muggy air mass in place and the atmosphere is like a sponge right now and that sponge is going to be wrung out in the form of showers and heavier thunderstorms. 84 is the normal high. 98 in 1988 was the record. a quarter inch of rainfall in central park. boy, i mean, south and west of the city and i whole different story. the sun setting these days at 9:13 p.m. here are the headlines. localized downpours possible through monday. doesn't mean it's gonna be raining the whole time. any shower or thunderstorm can be on the heavy side. finally clearing out i think by midweek. so even tuesday we could have some clouds and maybe a spotty shower. by wednesday we really start clearing things out. it's going to be average in the temperature department for the night, flash flooding situations, flash floods average 89 fatalities per year in the u.s. 50% of those deaths are related. so really don't drive in areas where water covers the road. it also causes $8 billion of damage per year. a lot of flooded basements. 70 in newburgh. 75 islip. 75 down the shore at belmar. still have the flood warnings. many creeks and streams up over flood stage or at flood stage. rainfall thankfully has tapered off for the time being. these are the storm reports from earlier right along that route 1 corridor in middlesex county getting the lion's share. i hope this does not happen, but you can see heavier downpours over the same areas that got so affected today. middlesex county, monmouth, even the five burroughs of new develops tomorrow afternoon. accuweather forecast tonight, mostly cloudy and humid. a few leftover showers. down to 72. a heavy shower or thunderstorm 7:00 tomorrow morning. a break around midday. maybe some more showers and thunderstorms developing during the afternoon tomorrow. still a shower or thunderstorm around into tomorrow evening. down to 71. monday an afternoon shower or storm could be on the heavy side. 82. cloudy tuesday, or mainly cloudy. a sher in spots. 80. we clear out wednesday, thursday, friday. temperatures in the lower to middle 80s, upper 80s by later on in the week. maybe some storms returning by saturday. keep an eye to the sky the next 48 hours. >> yeah, thank you jeff. becky is coming up next with sports. >> well, i have one weekend to celebrate the career of a hall of famer. the summer of mike piazza continues. tonight the party arrived at citi field as the mets gave their star catcher the ultimate the trade sit us at tri-state bmw.com. bmw. the ultimate driving machine. if you want to be a future met, you can't ask for number 31. >> no. it is off the market. to be enshined in the hall of fame. it was the fourth met to have his jersey retired by the team. number 31 will never be worn again by an amazing. piazza was honored with the pregame ceremony. he threw out the first pitch. he threw the ball back to the pitcher's mound. it was a special day for all involved. >> so every time these guys are down and you need a little bit of inspiration, just give a little peek up to old mikey. >> [ cheers and applause ] >> and know that i'm back home watching you guys on tv saying a lot of prayers, praying for the mets. >> how can you not love that? mets and rockies continuing their series. first inning the amazings made their way. neil walker scores. they eventually lead 2-0. bartolo colon not getting help first. a run scores. 2-1. very next batter david dahl taking colon deep. rockies 3-2. then justin was just signed by the mets before this game, struggling here. d.j. lemahieu the single. two more are going to score. 7-2 the final. the rockies. now 6-0 against the mets this season. with baseball's trade deadline less than 28 hours away, the rumors are heating up. nothing appears to be imminent. reportedly office travis d'arnaud, brandon nimmo and another player for jonathan lieu cray, the yankees shopping mccann and others. the pinstripes' roster remaining the same. you ready for a home run derby? here we go. brad miller taking eovaldi deep. it was just the beginning. in the third yanks still trailing. brett gardner says good-bye to that one. a two-run homer. yanks take the lead. inning. bottom of the third. two runs score. rays back on top. that's where they stay. tim beckham yet another home run. two-run shot. the yankees drop their third in a row. it appears that mother nature is not a fan of golf this weekend. today supposed to be moving day at the pga championship on the course. instead, they were forced to move off of it. well, yes, they call this moving day in the golf tournament as players jockey for position ahead of the final round. 12 golfers never teed off championship. round 3 suspended due to heavy rain at baltusrol. there was still though some golf to be played at the season's final major. phil mickelson with a 2 under 68. the lightning came in. the others never left the clubhouse. their play resumes tomorrow morning at 7 a.m. as they try to squeeze in as much golf as possible. one week from tomorrow football is back with the hall of fame game kicking you have every time, which of course includes the giant. a ton of potential, especially at the receiver position with the addition of rookie sterling shepherd and victor cruz and odell beckham jr.'s could be special. for now he is learning. >> they have had a lot of success in the league. having them be able to coach me up on stuff, they know what they're talking about. so you got to listen to them. >> at florham park, have completed practice number three. last season gang green missed the playoffs. while they don't like talking about the past, that performance and ultimate outcome provides a good foundation from which they can build. >> we have got to get better. we did some things that were okay last year, but there is a lot of things that we can improve on. so we just got to become a smarter football team. >> that hair. it hasn't been the easiest three straight road games, including another lopsided loss to the red bulls last week. still first in the eastern conference. this afternoon at yankees stadium the blue were trying to keep it that way as he hosted the rapids. the team star added two scores for the first hat trick in nyc fc's young history. 5-1. new york with the win. wow, what a difference a season makes. this year they say that again. thank you, laura. a zika outbreak in america. four cases in florida. now an international warning goes out. pregnant women are being told to cancel trips to the state. can the virus be contained. a battle over prince's estate. stingray surge. ?? on... it's a fortress. and with this standard of luxury... it's an oasis. introducing the completely redesigned e-class. it's everything you need it to be... and more. see your authorized dealer for exceptional offers through mercedes-benz financial services. mercedes-benz. the best or nothing. now here is a look at tonight's top stories. torrential downpours drenching parts of new jersey and causing flash flooding. plainsboro got nearly 6 inches of rain in a matter of hours. we could get more rain tomorrow. meteorologist jeff smith will have details in a few minutes. an ntsb team is on its way to texas to investigate a deadly hot air balloon accident. 16 people died when that balloon grazed power lines, tomorrow's cover of the "new york post" will feature nude photos of melania trump. they were shot in 1995 when mrs. trump was 25 years old prior to meeting her husband republican presidential nominee donald trump. we have reached out to the trump camp for comment. we are waiting for a response. topping our news this half hour, england has issued a warning to pregnant women. put off your travel to florida. four cases of zika virus in florida are now believed to have been the state. even people in our area are now taking precautions. here is eyewitness news reporter tim fleischer. >> reporter: as health officials in south florida take preemptive steps like spraying, mosquitoes are being blamed for spreading the zika virus for the first time in the u.s. >> four people in our state likely have the zika virus as a result of a mosquito bite. >> reporter: all of the cases stemming from this square mile just north of downtown miami. because zika is a particular in great britain now caution pregnant women should consider postponing non-essential travel to affected areas until after pregnancy. at present only a zone of one square mile in miami-dade county is considered at risk of active transmission. >> it's really a judgment call. if these were the first cases in a latin american country, the cdc would put in a travel advisory. that's because the first cases in latin american countries have led to widespread disease. they don't expect widespread >> reporter: dr. richard besser, abc's chief health and medical editor, believes pregnant women should take health precautions traveling to miami. >> if you are avoid those parts of miami until it's sorted out, that's not a bad idea. >> reporter: the cdc says intense mosquito control are ongoing and adds, if we see evidence of transmission recommendations. literally a day by day-to-day decision. still, expecting their second child any day now, they would not take the chance traveling to florida. >> i will not travel being pregnant and taking the risk. it's not worth it. just wait nine months and then we will travel. >> it worries me. >> reporter: samantha and tony still plan on traveling. >> i will still go. i am actually going at the end of the month. >> i wouldn't want it to hinder what i want to do. >> reporter: you take the precaution? >> absolutely. a lot of bug spray. >> reporter: health officials control any spread. reporting from union square, tim fleischer, channel 7 eyewitness news. still no researchers in the fatal shooting of a -- still no arrest of a fatal shooting after father in brooklyn. a man was shot in bedford- stuyvesant just before 1:30 this morning. he was pronounced dead at the hospital. byrd was on his way to pick up his three-year-old daughter from his mother's apartment. prosecutors in belgium have charged a man with attempting terror group. the 33-year-old and his brother were taken into custody yesterday after police searched seven houses in two cities. they were only identified as nourredine h and hamza h. now, one of the brothers was freed without charge. authorities say no further information will be released. a scare on a flight that left new york for canada. the american eagle plane was headed from laguardia to toronto. there were reports of smoke in -- cabin. the plane touched down safely in toronto and was evacuated. crews are investigating what happened. no reports of injuries. a kayaker in distress in the long island sound got much needed help from suffolk county police last night. the kayak took on water and sank near the old field point lighthouse about 10:00 p.m. a police helicopter spotted the kayaker 100 feet offshore. marine bureau boats were unable to reach him because of rocky man and pulled him in. we're told he did not need medical treatment. well, it was a key moment at the democratic convention. the father of a fallen muslim soldier scolding donald trump and his lack of sacrifice. tonight trump is creating more controversy with his response to that father. >> reporter: tonight donald trump is sparking outrage and disgust with his response to this grieving father. are honored to stand here as parents of captain kahn. >> reporter: it was the most raw emotional moment of the convention. kazir kahn offering had rebuke of trump. >> you have sacrificed nothing and no one. >> reporter: an army captain, the son of muslim immigrants, died serving his nation in iraq. his father challenging trump. you, have you even read the united states constitution? >> [ cheers and applause ] >> i will gladly lend you my copy. >> reporter: tonight trump responding in an exclusive interview with george stephanopoulos saying that, like the kahns, he, too, has sacrificed. >> i think i made a lot of sacrifices. created thousands and thousands of jobs. tens of thousands of jobs. built great structures. i have had tremendous success. i think i have done a lot. >> i think they are sacrifices. >> reporter: and pointing a finger at captain kahn's mother, suggesting she did not speak because she was forbidden by her faith. >> if you look at his wife, she was standing there. she had nothing to say. maybe she wasn't allowed to have anything to say. >> reporter: the real reason, all-consuming grief. >> i was so much into that. >> reporter: mary bruce, abc news. a minnesota judge has ruled that 29 -- rather ruled out 29 people who claim to be heirs to prince's estate. that ruling was part of a 19- page decision. the singer's six siblings and half siblings are not part of the group. two other people have been genetic testing. prince was found dead of an apparent painkiller overdose in april. he was 57 years old. a day of religious ceremonies for pope francis. he celebrated mass. he visited with local nuns and priests. an unsettling answer to the why authorities believe she caught the attention of an alligator. also, busted for a krispy kreme habit. a man is arrested when officers mistake his doughnut glaze 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week. the flat bodied fish are shy, but their tail stingers pack a punch if they are disturbed. >> reporter: tonight a warning to beachgoers after a surge in injuries from stingrays. >> i was just in shock. li in the water. >> reporter: near san diego, 60 stings in two days. people wading into ankle- deepwater, not seeing the rays, which bury themselves in the sand and then they are hit by that intense pain. >> it was excruciating. i thought i stepped on a piece of glass or something. >> reporter: off the coast of massachusetts this week a rare sighting. this stingray more than six feet wide. marine experts aren't surprised rays closer to the shore. >> we have lots of stingrays. lots of baiters. people are walking out into the water. they are stepping on the back of the stingray. the stingray reacts. >> reporter: experts say the simplest way to avoid that, shuffle your feet as you get into the water to scare off the rays hiding under the sand. if you do get stung, flag a lifeguard and wash that wound out immediately. york. imagine going to prison because you had doughnut crumbs on the floor of your car. that's what almost happened to a man in florida. he was arrested and charged with drug possession. but the case against him got dropped after tests showed what police found weren't drugs. it was icing from a doughnut. now he says he is considering taking legal action. the officers who arrested rushing had been called to a for a possible drug activity. two teens who climbed a utility tower could face charges. one says he did not conceal his identity because he wanted the recognition. what he did not recognize is that gloves he wore for safety made no difference. his biggest fear, now a record. >> i know i am probably going to get charged. i am not worried about the money. but just the record. i don't want to have that follow me the rest of my life. >> his friend who recorded the evt to say he will never do this again. well, a very special pit bull will hopefully have a great home that he deserves. the stray dog stepped in wh a woman was being attacked in tennessee. he was in fact stabbed several times by that attacker. the pit bull nearly died. the officers who responded got that dog veterinary care and even named the dog hero. the owner of a pit bull rescue him. >> for these two officers to go to the extent they did to save him is very heroic and very awesome. i thought he was very cure age -- courageous and brave. >> more good news. hero is pretty much fully recovered after surgery and is just about ready for adoption. >> a police officer has te ? roll all summer with a jersey classic -- dunkin's savory new pork roll breakfast sandwich is here. crave it while you can. introducing dunkin's new cold brew coffee, steeped slowly in cold water for small batches with an ultra-smooth, full-bodied flavor. '. a volcano in hawaii continues to pour out lava months after it erupted. it has been flowing from kilauea since may. earlier this week the lava reached the ocean, spanning 66 feet over the cliff into the sea. kilauea is one of the world's most active volcanos. it's the first time in three that lava from kilauea has reached the ocean. >> wow. >> and over the course of millions and millions of years, that's how the hawaiian islands formed. >> amazing. >> thank you, professor [ laughter ] >> you're not going to like this professor's forecast, unfortunately, if you have outdoor plans for the second half of the weekend. showers and thunderstorms tomorrow. some of those could contain locally heavy downpours. it wasn't be raining the entire be safe. don't drive into areas where water covers the road. we learned that in parts of middlesex county during the day today. live look outside our studios on the the upper west side, the rain has come to an end for the time being. 74 degrees. cloudy skies. the wind from the southeast. ironically, even though we are talking about flooding rainfall, we are in a moderate drought. we will get an update from the u.s. drought monitor next week, see if that area shrinks a little bit after all the rain it's going to be unsettled tomorrow. weak area of low pressure moving just off to the south. enough instability, enough moisture and warmth in the atmosphere to spur on more shower and thunderstorm activity. even into monday, as well. really the next 48 or so hours we have that chance of getting heavier downpours localized. 75 belmar right now and islip. 70 at newburgh. here are the alerts that we have in effect right now. still a food warning for county, southern somerset, and southeastern parts of hunterdon county in new jersey. a flash flood watch in effect through midday on sunday for sullivan county and pike county because we're expecting some heavier batches of rainfall to move over that area overnight into tomorrow morning. that can cause some flooding. in general, you see nothing compared to what we had earlier when we had those 1-2 inch per hour rainfall rates. we have light patchy rain around the five b new york city. one near philadelphia across ocean county. these are the radar estimates from earlier that were confirmed by some weather spotters. upwards of close to half a foot of rain, unbelievably, over parts of middlesex county, and also between 2-3 inches of rain along i-84 orange county into pike county, pennsylvania. this system over the great lakes is going to move so slowly to the east. it doesn't get out of here until tuesday. shot of getting some shower and thunderstorm activity tomorrow, potentially in the morning, and then another rebirth of thunderstorms into the afternoon hours. 7:00 in the morning cloudy with a shower or a thunderstorm around. there could be a shower or thunderstorm at any point tomorrow and it could contain a heavier downpour. keep that umbrella handy. afternoon thunderstorms likely on monday. 82. a shower in spots on tuesday. mainly cloudy, getting up to 80. finally, we dry things out, friday as we move deeper into august. temperatures in the lower and middle 80s, 88 by friday. normal for this time of the year. maybe some showers and storms returning next week. amy freeze has an update tomorrow morning. >> thank you. very sweet photos going viral tonight featuring a police officer and a little girl sitting down to tea. >> they are family, but these two share an unbreakable bond. a little girl named bexley dressed up to drink tea and wearing blue, a cop named patrick ray. a friendship that began a year ago as a rescue. you can't tell here, but this videotape from officer ray's body camera shows when, after swallowing a coin, bexley was starting to suffocate before officer ray got her breathing again. >> it was the most beautiful sound i heard in my entire life. >> did he save your life? >> yes, did he. party was bexley's mom's idea. >> this is a day i will celebrate because i have her. >> reporter: and celebrating the good work cops do in a time when they are literally under fire. it's why the family, including bexley's big brother, five-year- old lincoln, prays for officer is ray's safety every flight. >> the night of the dallas shootings he asked me if officer ray was okay. i wasn't ready for that question from my five-year-old. both because bexley is here, and because, yes, real men do tea parties sometimes. john donovan, abc news. >> that story is so sweet. it really is. nothing like a fake tea party. >> [ laughter ] >> pretending you have something in your cup, you know? that's gonna do it for us. thanks for staying up. i am sandra bookman. porter who broke this story-- vanessa chandler of the "post's" styles section. vanessa, we have a name now. (phones ringing) former white house communications director olivia pope. how sure are you that she's the woman who had an alleged affair with president grant? it's just one source, but it's a good source-- a source in a position to know the true identity of the president's mistress. (clicks) and, well, you know how this works. it's just a matter of time before others come out of the woodwork and more details emerge. this person was in the administration? no, but i will say that my source is 100% sure... (lock clicks) that ms. pope is the president's mistress, and if they're right-- and obviously i believe they are-- it's only a matter of time before more details come out. 22 minutes without making a sound. if only you'd been this quiet as a child. why did you try to have me killed? i didn't try to have you killed.