we travel to a key battleground state speaking with business owners, farmers and consumers who will feel the squeeze. president trump is out toing his tariffs as a negotiating tool with china. but could trump s escalating trade war damage the economy and shake up his base? plus, on abc september 12th, ten candidates, one night. who will seize the spotlight at the next democratic debate? the latest analysis from abc s political director and the powerhouse roundtable. announcer: from abc news, it s this week. here now, co-anchor martha raddatz. good morning, and welcome to this week. millions of americans are on alert this labor day weekend, trading their plans for outdoor barbecues with intense preparations for an incredibly powerful category 5 hurricane that forecasters are calling a monster. as with any forecast, hurricane dorian s track has been in state of a flux, though this storm has been particularly erratic. one emergency management official saying that the o
and it s an abc news exclusive. hero s homecoming. one of the americans who took down that terrorist on a train back on u.s. soil this morning. [ applause ] the whole airport cheering. his parents in tears. he s telling his incredible story in his first live interview this morning only on gma. and we do say good morning, america, on this friday morn and it s a big morning because dan harris is here. always an occasion. great to be here. and alek skarlatos is here. he s here live with us this morning. he is we don t throw this word around lightly. a true hero. and we have so much with him still ahead. he landed on thursday. it was quite a scene at the airport. we re going to talk to him coming up. but we want to start with that tropical storm churning. in the caribbean right now. there s a live look at the radar. erika hovering near puerto rico. the storm is already picking up strength and it could become, could become, the first hurricane to hit florida
and it s an abc news exclusive. hero s homecoming. one of the americans who took down that terrorist on a train back on u.s. soil this morning. [ applause ] the whole airport cheering. his parents in tears. he s telling his incredible story in his first live interview this morning only on gma. and we do say good morning, america, on this friday morning and it s a big morning because dan harris is here. always an occasion. great to be here. and alek skarlatos is here. we don t throw this word around lightly. he is a true hero and we have so much with him still ahead. he landed on thursday. it was quite a scene at the airport. we re going to talk to him coming up. but we want to start with that tropical storm churning. there s a live look. erika hovering near puerto rico. the storm is already picking up strength and it could become, could become the first hurricane to hit florida in a decade. it has caused problems in the islands and caribbean causing major damage
exclusive. hero s homecomi. one of the americans who took down that terrorist on a train back on u.s. soil this morning. [ applause ] the whole airport cheering. his parents in tears. he s telling his incredible story in his first live interview this morning only on gma. and we do say good morning, america, on this friday morning and it s a big morning because dan harris is here. always an occasion. great to be here. and alek skarlatos is here. we don t throw this word around lightly. he is a true hero and we have so much with him still ahead. he landed on thursday. it was quite a scene at the airport. we re going to talk to him coming up. but we want to start with that tropical storm churning. there s a live look. erika hovering near puerto rico. the storm is already picking up strength and it could become, could become the first hurricane to hit florida in a decade. it has caused problems in the islands and caribbean causing major damage blamed for at least fo
and it s an abc news exclusive. hero s homecoming. one of the americans who took down that terrorist on a train back on u.s. soil this morning. [ applause ] the whole airport cheering. his parents in tears. he s telling his incredible story in his first live interview this morning only on gma. and we do say good morning, america, on this friday morning and it s a big morning because dan harris is here. always an occasion. great to be here. and alek skarlatos is here. we don t throw this word around lightly. he is a true hero and we have so much with him still ahead. he landed on thursday. it was quite a scene at the airport. we re going to talk to him coming up. but we want to start with that tropical storm churning. there s a live look. erika hovering near puerto rico. the storm is already picking up strength and it could become, could become the first hurricane to hit florida in a decade. it has caused problems in the islands and caribbean causing major damage