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good wednesday morning. i m linzie janis. and i am nick watt. diane and kendis are off today. we begin with the divided gop. the rift wider this morning as donald trump turns his back on two of the country s most powerful republicans. trump is withholding support from house speaker paul ryan and senator john mccain as they run for re-election. another prominent republican is crossing party lines to vote for hillary clinton. and trump is getting an earful from president obama. we get the latest from abc s maggie rulli. reporter: donald trump battling with members of his own party this morning refusing to endorse speaker paul ryan and longtime senator john mccain in their upcoming republican primaries even though they re both supporting him telling fox news i ve never been a big fan of john mccain. reporter: trump ignited a firestorm last year by criticizing mccain s capture in vietnam. this latest dust-up comes at a time when his relationship with military fa ....
this morning on gma. and the greatest, simone biles making history with her fourth gold in rio flipping in a flawless floor routine on the final night for america s final five and from the mat to the track, that heartwarming moment, putting spirit ahead of medals. and you ll meet the american man called the olympic selfie king who called his boss saying i can t return to work until he lands the one star that got away. can our team help him get to the finish line? announcer: live in times square and rio de janeiro, this is good morning america. and we do say good morning, america, on this wednesday morning. and what a stunning night at the olympics. simone biles as you said, david, making history with her fourth gold in rio. she is just incredible. and take a look at this, simone on the cover of sports illustrated along with katie ledecky and michael phelps and they simply just say the greatest. that they are. these athletes may not have won a medal but ....
taylor swift winning big, justin bieber in tears, kanye west announcing a career change. i have decided in 2020 to run for president. and miley cyrus being miley cyrus. i mean, i will do almost anything. the moments you missed today, monday, august 31, 2015. announcer: from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning, everyone. welcome to today on a monday morning. we ve got willie in for matt this week. how long before we say kanye west up six points in iowa? not doing as well in new hampshire. it could happen. clearly laying the groundwork for the run in 2020 by making good with taylor swift. the taylor swift constituency important to his political career. the vmas didn t disappoint. but the weather is the stop story. soaking rains down south and extreme heat. kerry sanders is in clearwater, florida. good morning to you. reporter: good morning, savannah. we have had rain ....
people. about 300,000 citizens of only. the recent killing happening from vernon. he was a rest dented at a nearby halfway house and was shot down in a hail of gunfire. there were at least 15 shots fired. they are following leads in that indication and talking about another homicide, another they feel they have solved. a gang-related shooting. four individuals in connection about with a homicide on january 29 of this year. we are looking for a fifth person related to the homicide. reporter: help is on the way to oakland pd. at the direction of governor brown it will provide help to oakland and stockton police forces. this is a result of a promise made by the governor to open the gospel church on sunday when the governor was pressed for help by the bishop jackson. we have seen when highway patrol officers have worked alongside oakland personnel, we have seen a measurable drop in violent crime. they say it will help but cooperation from citizens is the real key. ....
by and a sneak peek at 30 rock. we say good-bye, kind of an end of an era around here. major guest star on that program tonight, we ll save that for later. starting with the powerful storms, al roker is strtracking them. good morning. good morning, matt and savannah. massive tornado, may be rated an ef-4 when all is said and done. you can see how huge it looks on the ground. let s look live right now in adairsville, georgia. you can see some of the destruction that was left behind, at least one fatality in this system. we look at some of the aftermath now that went on as rescue workers got to the scene. there was one area where 100 people were trapped inside of a factory, causing big problems there. you can see cars tossed around like toys, and more damage throughout the rest of the south, as well. in fact, we had heavy rain, a lot of flooding from the carolinas, all the way into the southeast, where it was a real mess. now, as we go to the maps and show you exact ....