LET'S HAVE A GREAT START TO OUR MONDAY MORNING. RIGHT NOW ON WJCL 22 MORNING NEWS ... *EXTREME - *WEATHER. FROM POWERFUL ... TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS ... CAUSING RECORD- FLOODING ... TO EXTREME DROUGHT ... WE'RE TRACKING THE BIGGEST IMPACTS THIS MORNING. MUSLIM MURDER MANHUNT. THE URGENT SEARCH FOR WHOEVER AMBUSHED AND GUNNED DOWN *FOUR MUSLIM MEN ... AND THE *ONLY CLUE INVESTIGATORS HAVE TO GO OFF OF THIS MORNING. THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT PASSES. I'M AMY LU AT THE WHITE HOUSE WITH THE MORE ON PRESIDENT BIDEN'S DOMESTIC AGENDA...AND WHERE IT'S HEADED NEXT. A LOT OF GOOD TEACHERS HAVE LEFT ... AND THEY ARE LEAVING. TEACHER SHORTAGE - *CRISIS. HOW SCHOOLS ARE GRAPPLING WITH THE WORSENING ISSUE ... AND WHY SO MANY TEACHERS ... ARE CALLING IT QUITS. HERE'S A LIVE LOOK AT TYBEE ISLAND ... THANKS FOR STARTING YOUR DAY WITH WJCL 22 NEWS. GOOD MORNING - - I'M FRANK SULKOWSKI. METEOROLOGIST JONATHAN MYERS IS JOINING NE NOW .... NOW, HERE'S YOUR STORM TRACKER RADAR... TODAY A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY AFTER NOON. MOSTLY SUNNY, WITH HIGHS 88-92. CALM WIND BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. NEW RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN A TENTH AND QUARTER OF AN INCH, EXCEPT HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN THUNDERSTORMS. TONIGHT MOSTLY CLEAR, WITH A AND HERE'S A LOOK AT YOUR TRAFFIC TRACK 22. THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS ON THE ROADS THIS MORNING. I-95 AT HIGHWAY 80 IN POOLER ALL NEW THIS MORNING ... FROM ATLANTA ... TO COLORADO ... TO CALIFORNIA ... COMMUNITIES ARE DEALING WITH *RECORD - *FLOODING ... AND THE AFTERMATH FROM SOME - *VICIOUS SUMMER STORMS. JUST *ONE *WEEK ... AFTER DEADLY FLOODING IN KENTUCKY ... FORECASTERS ARE PREDICTING *MORE DOWNPOURS IN THE AREA. ABC'S CHRISTINE SLOAN BRINGS US THE WIDESPREAD IMPACTS THIS MORNING. THIS MORNING, THE SUMMER OF WEATHER EXTREMES NOW EXTENDING INTO A NEW WEEK. ROADS ARE CLOSED TODAY IN CALIFORNIA'S DEATH VALLEY AFTER WHAT WEATHER EXPERTS ARE CALLING A "ONCE-IN-A- THOUSAND-YEARS EVENT" --- HISTORIC RAINFALL STRANDING ABOUT ONE-THOUSAND PEOPLE OVER THE WEEKEND. JOHN SIRLIN: "IT SOUNDED LIKE THE WORLD WAS ENDING AND THEN YOU KNOW, JUST THIS RUSHING WATER EVERYWHERE IN A PLACE THAT'S USUALLY ABSOLUTELY BONE DRY. IT WAS PRETTY INCREDIBLE." MORE THAN SIX MONTHS WORTH OF RAIN FELL IN A MATTER OF HOURS TURNING ROADS INTO RAGING RIVERS - BURYING CARS IN MUD AND DEBRIS. JEFF MORENO: "WHEN I STEPPED OUT IT PROBABLY CAME UP JUST BELOW MY KNEE. UP BY THE PARK ITSELF HE WATER SPOTS WAS PROBABLY OVER YOUR HEAD." ACROSS THE COUNTRY, IN ATLANTA, THREE AND A HALF INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN SIX HOURS.. FLOODING ROADS. SIMILAR PROBLEMS IN BROOKLAND, ARKANSAS - WHERE HEAVY RAIN FLOOD HOMES. AND IN PHILADELPHIA - SIX PEOPLE WERE INJURED DURING A CLASS REUNION AT THIS PARK WHEN A MASSIVE TREE CAME CRASHING DOWN. FLORENCE HAGAINS: "ALL WE HEARD WAS A LOUD CRACK AND THE TREE FEEL DOWN ..BUT THE MEN OF WEST PHILADELPHIA HIGH SCHOOL STEPPED UP. THEY ALL RAN FROM WHEREVER THEY WERE TO HELP GET OUR CLASSMATES OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE TREE OUT THERE." THE STORMS WREAKING HAVOC ON AIR TRAVEL: MORE THAN 900 FLIGHTS CANCELED NATIONWIDE SUNDAY. AND MORE THAN 6- THOUSAND DELAYED. BUT A DIFFERENT KIND OF EXTREME WEATHER AT LAKE MEAD IN NEVADA - THE HISTORIC DROUGHT SHRINKING THE COLORADO RIVER RESERVOIR -- THE WATER NOW SO LOW THAT PARK RANGERS HAVE FOUND THE FOURTH SET OF HUMAN REMAINS IN THE LAKE SINCE MAY. MEANWHILE BACK EAST, PRESIDENT BIDEN VISITS KENTUCKY TODAY.. TO MEET WITH FAMILIES DEVASTATED BY THE FLASH FLOODS LAST MONTH, WHICH KILLED 37 PEOPLE. YET ANOTHER FLOOD THAT'S BEEN DESCRIBED AS A "ONCE-IN-A- THOUSAND-YEARS" EVENT. CHRISTINE SLOAN, ABC NEWS, NEW YORK RIGHT NOW ... MUSLIM MURDER MANHUNT. INVESTIGATORS ON THE WEST COAST ARE SEARCHING FOR THE PERSON SEEN DRIVING - *THIS *CAR. THEY BELIEVE THEY *COULD BE CONNECTED TO THE RECENT MURDERS OF *FOUR MUSLIM MEN. THEY ALL HAPPENED IN NEW MEXICO ... THREE OF THEM ... OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS. THE MOST RECENT ... JUST HAPPENED FRIDAY. NOW ... THE STATE'S GOVERNOR IS CALLING THE KILLINGS *TARGETED ... AND - *INTOLERABLE. THE F-B-I AND U- S ATTORNEY'S OFFICE ARE NOW HELPING ALBUQUERQUE POLICE FIND WHOEVER'S RESPONSIBLE. AUTHORITIES SAY ALL FOUR MEN WERE GUNNED DOWN ... AMBUSHED ... WITH NO WARNING. THE FIRST ... IN NOVEMBER OF 20- 21. AHMAD ASSED, PRESIDENT OF THE ISLAMIC CENTER OF NEW MEXICO: "THIS IS REALLY A SURREAL TIME FOR US. WE'RE IN FEAR OF THE SAFETY OF OUR CHILDREN, OUR FAMILIES." INVESTIGATORS NOW BELIEVE ALL FOUR CRIMES COULD BE CONNECTED. AS SOON AS WE LEARN MORE ... WE WILL BRING IT TO YOU. "THE SENATE BEING EQUALLY DIVIDED, THE VICE PRESIDENT VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE AND THE BILL AS AMENDED IS PASSED. CHEERS" THIS MORNING ... THE SENATE HAS BEGUN ITS AUGUST RECESS ... AFTER A WEEKEND VOTE TO PASS THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT HOW OUR LAWMAKERS VOTED. SOUTH CAROLINA SENATORS TIM SCOTT AND LINDSEY GRAHAM BOTH VOTED AGAINST THE BILL. WHILE GEORGIA SENATORS JON OSSOFF AND RAPHAEL WARNOCK VOTED *FOR THE BILL. WE WANT TO CHECK IN WITH OUR AMY LU IN WASHINGTON ... WITH WHAT IT TOOK TO GET HERE ... AND ... THE NEXT STEPS. THE MEASURE WOULD CAP PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRICES FOR THOSE ON MEDICARE -- AND SUBSIDIZE HEALTHCARE FOR MILLIONS. -- WHILE INVESTING BILLIONS TO FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE. MEASURES -- THAT REPUBLICANS SAY WILL REPUBLICANS SAY WILL ONLY ADD TO RISING COSTS -- DESPITE MOST ECONOMISTS DISAGREEING. SEN. LINDSEY GRAHAM, (R) SOUTH CAROLINA "THIS THING IS GOING TO MAKE EVERYTHING WORSE, AND NOT ONE REPUBLICAN IS GOING TO VOTE FOR IT." THE PACKAGE RAISES CORPORATE TAXES -- HELPING PAY DOWN $300 BILLION DOLLARS FROM THE FEDERAL DEFICIT OVER THE NEXT DECADE. OTHER PROVISIONS -- LIKE UNIVERSAL PRE-K AND PAID FAMILY LEAVE -- ULTIMATELY SCRAPPED TO GET ALL DEMOCRATS ON BOARD. SEN. CHUCK SCHUMER, (D) NEW YORK, SENATE MAJORITY LEADER "...IT'S BEEN A LONG, TOUGH AND WINDING ROAD. WE DIDN'T HAVE A SINGLE VOTE TO SPARE..." THE HOUSE WILL BE MEETING THIS FRIDAY AND IS EXPECTED TO APPROVE THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT -- BEFORE IT HEADS TO THE PRESIDENT'S DESK. AT THE WHITE HOUSE. I'M AMY LU. IT'S THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS IN MCINTOSH COUNTY. LOCAL OFFICERS ARE REMINDING DRIVERS TO BE CAUTIOUS.. AND KEEP AN EYE WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH SCHOOL ZONES. RIGHT NOW ... SCHOOLS HERE AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE DEALING WITH A TEACHER - *SHORTAGE. DISTRICTS ARE SCRAMBLING TO FILL THE GAPS. SOME PLACES ... HAVE - *HUNDREDS OF OPENINGS TO FILL BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS. A RECENT STUDY BY A TEXAS TEACHERS UNION FOUND ... 66- PERCENT OF ITS MEMBERS ... RECENTLY CONSIDERED QUITTING ... BECAUSE OF THINGS LIKE INCREASING WORKLOAD ... SAFETY CONCERNS ... AND LOW PAY. I WAS DEFINITELY VERY EMOTIONAL ABOUT LEAVING THE KIDS, BUT I JUST STARTED TO REALIZE THAT I NEEDED TO DO IT FOR MYSELF. WOULD YOU STAY IN YOUR JOB IF YOU?RE NOT PAID ENOUGH BASED ON YOUR EDUCATION AND YOUR EXPERIENCE? A LOT OF GOOD TEACHERS HAVE LEFT AND THEY ARE LEAVING. THE EXODUS IS STILL HAPPENING. DISTRICTS ARE DEALING WITH IT BY INCREASING CLASS SIZES ... OR REDUCING THE SCHOOL WEEK ... NEITHER IDEAL FOR STUDENTS. SOME PLACES ARE ALSO