Foundation. Did she abuse her position while secretary of state . And good morning, america. We want to get right to the breaking news. Relook live at the italian town of amatrice. Town reduced to rubble after a deadly earthquake struck overnight. Look at the before and after photos. The before on the right. The utter devastation on the left. Heres what we know. Around 3 30 a. M. Local time. Dozens confirmed ted. An italian seismologist says there have been at least 150 tremors since. The aftershocks hit in rome. The pope says hes deeply saddened. Praying for the victims. Thanks volunteers and rescuers. Terry moran is there with the george. Well, the quake was felt here if rome for about 30 seconds or so of swaying and shaking. But at the open centers about 100 miles northeast of here, it lasted for a terrifying 14sec2 seconds. It happened in the middle of the night. The worst time. Everyone in nair beds. Rescue workers flooding the scene, trying to save lives. Overnight, a deadly earthquake bringing down buildings in central italy. The debris this morning. Looking for anyone who may still be trapped. This woman was pulled from the rubble alive. Walls of buildings are completely gone. On this building, only the wall remains. The 6. 2 magnitude quake struck just after 3 30 in the morning. The electricity had gone. Down the stairs into the garden. Reporter many people spent the night outside as the aftershocks came. Quite severe shake of the beds. The first thing i did was panic and we waited for it to just subside to go check on our children. Reporter in rome, about 100 miles northeast, buildings shook for about 30 seconds. One local mayor saying half his town is gone. The Italian Government says damage is severe. Theyre sending heavy equipment to clear wreckage in italian summer resort town. In 2009, central italy was hit by a 6. 3 magnitude quake. That one killed over 300 people and demolished towns. No major city was struck by this quake. That devastation region is a region of picturesque hill top towns, stone houses, very vulnerable to quakes. As after every quake, its a race against time. George . Gilroy. He was in the middle of the quake. Thank you for joining us. Youre in a hotel on the second floor in the town of multipulciano. What happened . Yeah, it was just before 4 00 in the morning. You know, we felt kind of the best way to describe sit a rolling of the bed. That quickly turned into a shake. And, you know, we gathered our stuff and ran out as quick as we ul earthquake . Didnt know right away. Actually, my first thought was that it was a medical emergency of some sort. Traveling with my girlfriend. Realized that wasnt the case. On the way out, we saw the pretty big chandelier sway trg side to side. Thats when i think we knew for sure. What is the scoop like right now . Yeah, the destruction looks devastating. You know, it looks like there come down completely into the roads. And really, terrible scene. So is the village locked in right now . Because theres so much destruction . Thats what it looks like. These roads are very, very narrow. And, the homes are built on top of each other. Theyre all brick. When they come down, theres not a lot of space in between. Are you going to be able to stay in your hotel has it avoided enough damage to stay there . Or are you snmgts we had actually planned on leaving. We had a car come at 6 00 in the morning. Were fortunate enough to be able to get out and so we headed down south, away from that region. But the quake region is pretty large, isnt it . It seems to be. You know, we were in the middle of tuscany. A big destination. And it seems like a lot of people were affected all the way down to rome, which is where we michael. Thank you for sharing your story this morning. Yep, thank you for having me. You see so many of those old builtings just crumble. So awful that it happened when it happened. People didnt know what hit them. They were asleep. We want to turn to dr. Lucy jones, an expert in earthquakes for more on the threat in italy and what we need to be prepared for at home. Dr. Jones, according to reports, the earthquake lasted for nearly 2 30. Of how long people felt shaking. That probably includes some aftershock. A magnitude 6 is going to be on a fault about ten miles long and probably last about five or six seconds that the earth is producing energy. Thats interesting. This is the second major earthquake to hit italy in seven years. You have called this area the california of europe, yes . Right. Its just like in california the United States, california is most of the earthquakes are happening. Italy is the same thing in europe. Its the most Common Source of earthquakes. The 2009 earthquake that killed several hundred people is on the same fault system. As was a quake back in 1997. There have been as many as 150 aftershocks. What are the big concerns right now . There mr. Be continuing aftershocks. That Mountain Range is characterized by earthquake sequences, where there will probably be more damaging earthquakes in the sequence, potentially larger than the first one. As theyre searching for survivors, theyre having to deal with significant aftershocks, yes . Absolutely. The Recovery Time can be very, very dangerous. The buildings unstable. Any concern here at home . No, one thing we have seen when we look at how earthquakes away, you just dont see any extra triggering going on. It wont affect the rate here. We appreciate your expertise. Dr. Lucy jones, thank you for joining us. Thank you for having me. Well stay on top of the story all morning long. We move on to the cyberattack on the New York Times the. The fbi investigating where the russian attackers who hacked the dnc are behi reporter u. S. Officials this morning confirmed to abc news that the cyberwar sneak attacks by russia are now targeting the American News med yarks including the most influential News Organization, the New York Times. No group of journalists is better connected than those enside this building. Where the most sensitive, highlevel sources inside government. Russian intelligence wants to know what the New York Times is going to write before it writes it. Sources are inside russia. Reporter u. S. Officials are investigating a series of cyberattacks against the times from russia. The times says none of its internal systems was breached or compromised. Attacks came from the same Russian Hackers who did compromise the computers of the Democratic National commit tooe. The telltale signs from the dnc were the ip addses being used were previously to russian attacks. Reporter neutral party firms supposedly tried to undercut the campaign of bernie sanders. Voice mail messages about donors and the favorers they sought. The Russian Hackers have a long list of successful and embarrassing operations. They had the a nonclassified system at the white house and a classified system at the pentagon. A report last week said Russian Communications network for a Foundation One by american billionaire george soros. No News Organization would be able to withstand a sophisticated attack from the Russian Hackers. A cautionary tale. We move on to the race for the white house. Hillary clinton continues to face questions about giving Clinton Foundation to the state department. Tom llamas is here. A poll in the state of virginia shows clinton opening up a huge lead. Thats right. If you go to a trump rally or watch one on tv, he sounds like the candidate from a year ago when it comes to immigration. Now in more and more interviews, he and his team are signaling a shift. Overnight, donald trump making it clear he is changing his hardline stance on immigration. The gop nominee who proposed a about one. Now, saying this there certainly can be a softening, because were not looking to hurt people. We want people. We have great people in this country. We have some great, great people in this country. But were going to follow the laws of this country. Changes . What people dont realize, we have very, very strong laws. Reporter but as trump shifts on immigration, theres no wiggle room when it comes to his relentless attacks on foundation. On november 8th, a very, very important date, we are going to declare our independence from special interests, corrupt politicians, and i might add, very corrupt politicians. Reporter trump and his campaign now seizing on an investigation by the associated press, questioning clintons ethics. The a. P. Reporting more than government who met with clinton while she was secretary of state gave money to the Clinton Foundation. As much as 156 million. Trump calling it a pay to play criminal enter prize. Its now abundantly clear that the clintons set up a business to profit from public office. Reporter before his bid for the presidency, trump himself doe natd more than 100,000 to the his campaign explaining it. He gave money . As he said, sure, because they do good work. He was not paying to play . No, he was not. Reporter the Clinton Campaign saying the a. P. Report relid on utterly flawed data. It did not account for more than half of her tenure as secretary. And left out meetings. Were seeing new elements in the stump speech. To the africanamerican community. Reporter thats right. Sometimes the language he uses gets him in trouble. One line gets play. He said, quote, youll be able to walk down the street without getting shot. Right now, you walk down the street, you get shot. Tom, thank you very much. And new concerns this morning about north koreas military xap blt after con if i mags that they testfired a miss frl a submarine. Many analysts thought north korea was yea in a rare display of unity today, south korea, china and japan joined together to condemn that missile test. This comes as the u. S. And south korea run joint drills in the region. Authorities in australia are investigating whether isis inspired a brutal knife attack on two british tourists. A 21yearold woman was killed. The suspect was french, shouting allah akbar. Theyre investigating whether drugses or mental issues were part of that attack. Now to outrage over the punishment for a former High School Athlete who was charged with sexually assaulting two classmates. He got two years prohibition instead of prison time. Reporter david becker wont spend a single day behind bars. If he probation, he wont have a criminal record. This morning, a massachusetts teenager charges with sexually assaulting two classmates is free. A judge sentencing him to two years probation. Prosecutors had aked that david becker, seen early this summer in court, serve two years in prison. In april, two of his female classmates said they were sleeping after a house party and assaulting them separately. In an interview with police, becker allegedly denied having sni contact with one of the alleged victims the said that when the other didnt protest, he thought it was okay. In an audio recording from his june plea hearing, his lawyer arguing the former High School Basketball player was a good student, with no previous criminal record. And he was a only have tier. Hes been punished publicly, privately, and internally, and incarceration and conviction requirements are not what he needs. Reporter during sentencing, the judge sharing that the victims did not want to see berks life ruined over this. She says in her own words, i do not want to be responsible for ruining his life. That is moving to the court. Reporter the sentence now compared to the stanford rape case. In which brock turner was an unconscious woman was only given six months behind bars. One person tweeted that prif lenl is a good thing. If he completes his probation, he wont have a record. We have an amazing survival story now. A florida teen beat the odds by beating back a braineating mara shchiavocampo has the stor. Reporter its being called a miracle. That amoeba so rare and deadly, that keeps doctors didnt expect him to survive. Now hes making an amazing recovery, back to walking and talking. Thanks, in part, to an experimental drug. This morning, 16yearold Sebastian Deleon is recovering from the unthinkable. A rare and deadly braineating amoeba that kills 93 of those infected. Me, i had to tell them to say their goodbyes. Reporter doctors at Florida Hospital for children suspect sebastian, a camp counselor, may have been exposed to the amoeba naegleria fowleri. He was admitted and put into a medicallyinduced coma for over a week. We woke him up. Decided to take the breathing were so thankful for the gift of life. Reporter and for getting him the medication he needed to beat tex treatment odds. Hes currently walking. Talking. Its a miracle. Its a miracle. Reporter now, most cases of this do occur in the summer months. Doctors say the best way to lower your risk of contracting this, use nose clips when you swim many fresh water. Its easy to misdiagnose so the doctors get a lot of credit here. Now to rob. The latest on the storm systems . Were getting into prime time Tropical Storm system land. Were talk about gaston. Thats way out in the atlantic. A tropical wave in the northeast caribbean. Most computer models bring it closer to southern florida. By the end of the sure. Well be watching it closely. 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Both made switching good morning, im randy price, a man charged with range a woman in the south end is ready to face a judge today. Police say that Eduardo Rodriguez was on probation for another assault when he attacked a woman near claremont street early on monday morning in the city, and tractor trailer the crash happened early this morning, sullivan square, has been cleaned up, no word on any injuries. And two men seriously hurt after this crash in wilmington. An suv slammed into a utility pole on lake street, just after 10 00 last night. Narrator lets put this political promise to the test. Ayotte ive been an independent, strong voice for New Hampshire. Narrator then why does kelly ayotte still support donald trump for president . Independent minded republicans across america put principle ahead of party and said no to trump. But not kelly ayotte. She says she still supports trump. Ayotte an independent, strong voice. Narrator if shes so independent, why is she still supporting trump . Esponsible for the content of this advertising. Nice and sunny this morning, cindy. Cindy blue skies, were still in the 50s, 55 in norwood, boston 67 degrees, and look how quickly we jump up. Upper 70s here by 10 00. And then were in the 80s most of the afternoon, a light sea breeze may kick in so mid 80s before that happens around boston, but near 90 metro west, merrimack valley, low 80s today on cape cod, and the humidity still low today, but were watching that pull out ahead of this frontal boundary, so first well increase the humidity tomorrow, and well see showers and storms passing through on friday. Randy. It has been a challenging olessa you are talking about the situation in charlestown, which is cleared, sullivan square, that overturned tractor trailer is gone, and south of town, 24, stop and go out of avon, and your ride on the expressway, 25 to 30, braintree into boston and as you travel the pike, 20 to 25 minutes, 495 to 128, and overturned car in the final stages of clearing on route 2 eastbound, 93 south, it looks good