martha raddatz with the dramatic pictures coming in now. >>> the developing headline, the shooting inside a federal building in new york city. the gunman shooting himself dead. >>> also at this hour, the hurricane in the atlantic. the track at this hour. >>> breaking news in the case of the porch shooting of an unarmed black athlete. tonight, the jury and what they revealed a short time ago. >>> your money. tonight, the dow plunging. down nearly 900 points in two days. what now for americans planning to retire? >>> and the hack attack on a website for cheating spouses widens tonight. up to 35 million now revealed. cheaters linked to the state department and homeland security. reality star josh duggar is on the list. >>> good evening, we begin with breaking news on several fronts tonight. first, the two american servicemen that jumped into action when a gunman hoopen fir on a train. police meeting the train in a station in france. at their feet, some of the attacker's ammunition. investigators combing the train, at least two wounded. martha raddatz leading us off. >> reporter: tonight, on

here's abc's chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz. >> reporter: that legendary course is designed to break you. mentally, physically, but today, for the first time ever, alongside new male rangers, the army introduced two women. >> it's definitely awesome to be part of the history of a ranger school. >> reporter: first lieutenant shaye haver, west point graduate, attack helicopter pilot. >> each event that we succeeded in, we kind of we winning hearts and finds as we went. >> reporter: captain kristen groois, west point, military police. >> i was thinking, really, of future generations of women that i would like them to have that opportunity. >> reporter: both women meeting the same standards the men did. >> i have no issues with them serving next to me in combat. >> reporter: a possibility that these women are ready r. >> we're expected to do, you know, what we ask of our soldiers and then some. we're supposed to be leading from the front. >> reporter: but women can't serve as rangers yet. the secretary of defense will make a decision by the end of the year which combat

abc's chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz with what those women had to endure every step of the way to qualify as rangers. >> reporter: it is a legendary course. meant to bruise, blister -- >> let's go! >> reporter: and break you. >> ranger school is the absolute toughest most demanding course in the military. not just in the army, i think actually in the military. >> reporter: and this is the first year ever that women were allowed. from the first phase requiring 49 push-ups, 59 sit-ups, six chin-ups and a five-mile run in no more than 40 minutes, to the last phase in the snake-infested swamps of florida -- 20-hour days, grueling obstacle courses and hikes with 50 pounds of gear that, in the end, equal the distance from boston to new york city. >> the female students are doing the same thing as the male students. we just consider them all ranger students. >> reporter: only 2 out of 5 male soldiers ever make it through. but this friday, when this historic ranger class graduates, two women will be there, proudly wearing the ranger tab. >> really incredible feat. martha wit

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martha raddatz with the dramatic pictures coming in now. >>> the developing headline, the shooting inside a federal building in new york city. the gunman shooting himself dead. >>> also at this hour, the hurricane in the atlantic. the track at this hour. >>> breaking news in the case of the porch shooting of an unarmed black athlete. tonight, the jury and what they revealed a short time ago. >>> your money. tonight, the dow plunging. down nearly 900 points in two days. what now for americans planning to retire? >>> and the hack attack on a website for cheating spouses widens tonight. up to 35 million now revealed. cheaters linked to the state depame

for more on this let's bring in martha raddatz who's hosting "this week" later this morning. martha, good to see you. still so early. what do his new poll numbers say about the state of hillary clinton's campaign in iowa? >> well, tom, the campaign has to be worried. as devin said, she's lost one-third of her support since may, but the campaign is putting the best spin on this, saying, we have always said that this would be a competitive primary, nothing is inevitable. and they feel confident in the state of the race right now. that would be hard to explain. let's remember 2008. she finished third behind barack obama and john edwards. a loss she described as excruciating. this morning, the pollster in iowa who conducted the most recent poll said this feels like 2008 all over again. >>> let's turn to republicans, trump is on top. that's not a new story. but one who was up is down in a significant way. >> scott walker has to be another unhappy candidate taking a real tumble in the polls, "the des moines register" poll showing him now in a tie for third place. he was number one

. >>> good morning, i'm martha raddatz. we begin with that shakeup in the 2016 race,

martha raddatz exclusively tagging along. >> four years ago, the people at the bottom of the polls didn't do so well. >> who was here. >> michele bachmann and rick santorum. >> but they're not me. they're not me. >> reporter: tonight, trump getting more serious and specific about his policy. >> reporter: we're building a wall it's going to be strong. >> reporter: trump says he would forced mexico to foot the bill for his border wall. he tripled the number of immigration officers and end birth right citizenship which he calls the biggest magnet for illegal immigration. it's full steam ahead for trump who's willing to spend more of his own money on his own campaign than his rivals. >> i would do that if i had to. >> reporter: trump still way ahead since that first debate, while jeb bush has taken a hit, down to fourth place. ben carson surging to number two, arrived today at the fair. >> can you catch trump in the iowa? >> it's a marathon not a sprint. >> reporter: no surprise, donald trump, hillary clinton right out front. tom. >> abc's devin dwyer from des moines. >>> overseas to china wh

. >> martha raddatz has more on the iowa state fair. >> reporter: good morning from iowa state fair we spent the day with donald trump riding in his helicopter out with the massive crowds to greet him. there's fierce competition, dr. ben carson and carly fiorino joins us. that's coming up on this week. >> we'll be live at the linc with team coverage as the eagles take on the colts in their first preseason game. >> what a thrill, an 85-year-old south jersey man goes skydiving as he works through his bucket list and he did it as a when i whim. >> good for him. >> for nydia han, chris sowers, tamala edwards, and the entire "action news" team, i'm eva pilgrim. have a great morning! what do a nascar® driver... a comedian... and a professional golfer have in common? we talked to our doctors about treatment with xarelto®. xarelto® is proven to treat and help reduce the risk of dvt and pe blood clots. xarelto® has also been proven to reduce the risk of stroke in people with afib, not caused by a heart valve problem. for people with afib currently well managed on warfarin, there is limited

martha raddatz with the dramatic pictures coming in now. >>> the developing headline, the shooting inside a federal building late today in new york city. a security guard shot and later dying in the hospital. the gunman shooting himself dead. >>> also at this hour, the hurricane in the atlantic. hitting category three strength. the track at this hour. >>> breaking news in the case of the porch shooting of an unarmed black athlete. tonight, the jury and what they revealed a short time ago. >>> your money. tonight, the dow plunging. down nearly 900 points in two days. what now for americans planning to retire? >>> and the hack attack on a website for cheating spouses widens tonight. up to m

. >>> and one of those getting a ride on trump's helicopter, our own martha raddatz. >> reporter: you don't think this is a little much? >> no. >> reporter: it's very trump, right? >> yeah, it's me. i am who i am. it's good for the kids, the kids love it. >> you can watch martha's full behind the scenes report tomorrow morning on "this week." >>> and we turn overseas now to china. that massive warehouse disaster growing tonight. new blasts and more evacuations in tianjin. authorities finding potentially deadly chemicals in the air there. this police officer wearing a gas mask to protect himself. the death toll now stands above 100 and is expected to rise. abc's bob woodruff reporting in once again from the scene. >> reporter: three days after those massive explosions, a miracle emerging from the charred rubble. rescuers pulling a 50-year-old man to safety. many of those rescuers wearing protective masks as they carry him to an ambulance. the man reportedly spent three days trapped in a shipping container, but tonight, he's recovering in a hospital. the race to find the missing, more u

and martha raddatz reporting in. >> reporter: tonight, new information about life in captivity of kayla mueller. the young woman held by isis for more than a year and a half. they tell abc news that kayla was repeatedly raped by the leader of isis. her paints confirm that u.s. officials gave her similar information. she weren't to syria to work with war refugees. >> i am in solidarity with the syrian people. >> reporter: her parents sharing details from a better. i will not give in no longer how long it takes. but after a fail the u.s. rescue effort, time ran out. the circumstances of her death still unclear. friends and family creating this tribute video. >> i will always love you. it's never good-bye among friends. >> she would have been 27 today, martha, as you were reporting earlier. and you learned more from the family tonight? >> reporter: well, the family says they were told that el baghdadi made repeated visits to the camp where she was held. >> thank you. >>> we turn to stunning new nifk tonight about a british air ways spring. the pilots feeling disoriented putting on their ox

abc's chief global affairs correspondent, martha raddatz live in washington. martha, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, david. the good news is these were unclassified e-mails but you're still talking about a network of 2500 people on the pentagon's joint staff, war planners, decision makers. a pentagon official tells us they have never seen a cyber attack quite like this one. it was sophisticated yet simple. a phishing attack, meaning that the hackers dummied up either an e-mail or a log-in that looked so real that a member of the joint staff could have been fooled by it and opened up all kinds of opportunities from the hackers who they do believe were from russia or china. david. >> we turn to the severe weather tonight, 20 million americans in the storm zone, flash flood watches in seven states at this hour. look at this. in oklahoma, sheets of rain overnight and this super cell forming in the skies over arcadia, oklahoma. two very powerful pockets of weather and ginger zee tacking them. >> david, already dozens of storm reports, especially in the sou

. >> reporter: on abc's "this week" he tells martha raddatz the situation. >> they're not anti-hillary clinton, they're pro-bernie sanders. >> reporter: her lead is at its lowest level yet. joe biden, not in the race, gets 14%. >> it's good to be home. >> reporter: over the week end, the vice president joining delaware democrats. >> doesdiscouraging. >> it's probably unlikely. >> no. >> i just think it's the wrong year. >> very good magazine this week. >> reporter: donald trump is staying strong, leading in iowa with 23%. his closest competition, neuro surgeon ben carson. their rivals trying to steal some of the spot light. >> people that want to come to our country should come legally, learn our language. >> secure the border. enforce the laws. no amnesty. >> reporter: and governor chris christie defending his comments on fox news sunday that the government should track immigrants with systems used by fedex. there there's nothing wrong with that. and i don't mean people are packages, so let's not be ridiculous. >> reporter: we can expect more candidates to try to steal the spot light

martha raddatz says that others stumbles. >> rick santorum. >> they're not my. >> reporter: he was not selected for jury duty. he will not be called back for another six years. he is back on the trail wednesday, visiting the important state of new hampshire. david? >> a quiet scene there, thank you. >>> we have new developments on the hillary clinton e-mails and the server. the state department finding 305 messages need to be examined further. clinton making light of it at a recent event. >> by the way, you might have seen that i recently launched a snapchat account. i love it. i love it. those messages disappear all by themselves. >> hillary clinton trying to inject humor about the e-mails in iowa over the weekend. >>> we move on to overseas. a deadly attack in a religious area. a shrine, a popular spot for visitors. foreign visitors are among the dead. terry moran tonight. >> reporter: the security camera capturing the attack in rush hour. a tremendous blast. people flee and fall to the ground in terror. this area, kind of the times square of dang dock. shopping malls, hotels. timed

martha raddatz with the dramatic pictures coming in now. >>> the developing headline, the shooting inside a federal building in new york city. the gunman shooting himself dead. >>> also at this hour, the hurricane in the atlantic. the track at this hour. >>> breaking news in the case of the porch shooting of an unarmed black athlete. tonight, the jury and what they revealed a short time ago. >>> your money. tonight, the dow plunging. down nearly 900 points in two days. what now for americans planning to retire? >>> and the hack attack on a website for cheating spouses widens tonight. up to 35 million now revealed.

. >> reporter: on abc's "this week," sanders tells martha raddatz his ideas are winning. >> the vast majority of the people are not necessarily anti-hillary clinton. they're pro-bernie sanders. >> reporter: the former secretary of state's lead in the critical early voting state is now at its lowest level yet. sanders, just seven points back. joe biden, not in the race, gets 14%. >> it's good to be home. >> reporter: over the weekend, the vice president joining delaware democrats. fueling speculation about whether he'll run. >> does joe biden get in? >> i don't think so. i think the response out of the dnc this week was pretty discouraging. >> it's probably unlikely. >> l.z.? >> no. >> i just think it's the wrong year. >> very good magazine this week. >> reporter: among republicans, donald trump is staying strong, leading in iowa with 23%. his closest competition? neurosurgeon ben carson. and their rivals, now trying to steal some of the spotlight over immigration. >> people that want to come to our country should come legally, should learn english, adopt our values. immigration witho

but this weekend on the trump helicopter in iowa, abc's martha raddatz reminding him that other candidates have stumbled. >> rick santorum. >> yeah, but they're not me. they're not me. >> reporter: he was not selected for jury duty. he will not be called back for another six years. he is back on the trail wednesday, visiting the important state of new hampshire. david? >> a much quieter scene at the courthouse behind you, thank you. >>> we have new developments on hillary clinton ice e-mails and the privateer is verse. in a review, finding they say 305 messages need to be examined further. clinton making light of it at a recent campaign event. >> you might have seen that i recently launched a snapchat account. i love it. i love it. those messages disappear all by themselves. >> hillary clinton while in iowa. >>> we move on to overseas. a deadly attack in a religious shrine in bangkok, thailand. a security camera recording the powerful pipeline blast. a shrine, a popular spot for visitors. and this evening, foreign tourists are among the dead. abc's chief foreign correspondent terry moran t

he took your friend mark halperin up there along with martha raddatz from abc. other than that, he took some rides with some kids who had gathered. they heard he was giving out helicopter rides. he took kids and some families. the helicopter took some of the kids without donald trump in it. they were not random but they were donald trump fans. it was certainly a magical experience for those who had it. still ahead, a college education typically boosts income and wealth but it has not been working out that way for many african-american and hispanic american students. we will tell you what a new federal reserve study found when we return. ♪ mark: welcome back. let's check on the markets. julie hyman joins us. julie: we are seeing a recovery and it is sort of holding. the major averages are all in the green. they have been extending the gains. the s&p 500 and the tao are up about 0.5%. basis, the s&p 500 turnaround happened between 10:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. before that time, we had the national association of home builders index of confidence and that is at the highe

abc's martha raddatz is in washington with the latest. good morning, martha. >> reporter: good morning, lara. the u.s. is pointing the finger at china or russia. the leading suspect, russia and they're not just talking about a couple of russian hackers, they mean state sponsored hacking with the blessing of russia's secretive and aggressive president vladimir putin. think about it, the pentagon is one of the most secure facilities in the world and yet hackers were able to penetrate that system. the good news is this was the unclassified e-mail system but you're still talking about at least 2500 people on what's called the joint staff, war planners, decisionmakers, people who the russians would love to know more about. and while this attack was sophisticated, it was also dangerously simple. it was a phishing attack meaning they dummied up an e-mail or login that looked so real that a member of the joint staff could have been fooled by it, lara. >> so real looking. so what are we doing about this problem? >> reporter: well, the pentagon mos

devin thank you. >>> abc's martha raddatz was on the chopper with the donald as he landed at the state fair. here's a snippet of their conversation. >> you don't think this's a little much? >> no. i am who i am. it's good for the kids. the kids love it. >> all right, martha is on the fairgrounds in iowa right now where she'll be hosting "this week" later this morning. martha, you have been on choppers in the middle east, what was it like to be on a helicopter with the donald? >> very, very different than those helicopters in the middle east, a lot quieter, the leather seats, a lot nicer. you think folks here in iowa, that's what they want, but they loved seeing that helicopter flying overhead, emblazoned with trump across it. and donald trump loved it as well. and i have to say, those little kids in the helicopter were absolutely thrilled. >> so much has been made of trump's controversial comments about immigrants and women. is any of that controversy seem to impact his reception at the state fair at all? >> you know, dan, i asked again and again, trump supporters, whether they wanted

from abc news, a special edition of "this week" with martha raddatz reporting live from the iowa state fair. begins now. >>>ing good morning, organizers say a million people will visit the iowa state fair, but it's just one person who managed to steal the show this weekend. we were with billionaire and gop front-runner donald trump every step of the way. trump, front and center, from the start. >> you're going to love me in terms of immigration and illegal immigration. we're building a wall -- it's going to be a wall that -- nobody's going through my wall, when trump builds wall i build walls. i don't think i have made mistakes. you want to know what things i'm going to differently for this country? almost everything. everything we do is wrong. the military, we're not taking care of the military. not taking care of our veterans. we're not taking care of our country. we're not taking care of our finances and our trade deals. we don't have victories. >> this morning, so many new questions about 2016, can donald trump keep up this momentum? how will his opponents step out of his shadow? w

martha raddatz will be live from the iowa state fair. with more on the fair and other things. >> the edibles. pom ticks. going to be a fun morning. we'll see you then. thank you for joining us. >> see ya. >>> good morning. come up on 9:00 a.m. a firefighter is recovering after that intense standoff on staten island when a gunman set of a smoke bomb and then opened fire on responding emergency crews. eye witness news is live. >>> dramatic new video this morning, a murder suspect firing shots into a building in brownsville, leaving two people injured and one victim dead. we have surveillance video that police now want you to see. >>> good morning taking a live look at the east river lower manhattan, brooklyn bridge to your right. sunny skies, blue skies on this saturday morning good to have you with us on august 15. >> half way through august. summer just chugging along. i don't want to hear it. >> no. >> not checking in on that. >> don't even worry about it. good morning. i'm rob nelson. thanks for being with us. >> fresh off vacation . i