there is breaking news on this wednesday, july 28th. >> a late model airbus jet crashes overnight, with more than 150 people onboard. rescue crews are still on the scene. countdown to controversy. protesters are ready and so are police. but will a judge delay arizona's new immigration law. and diva duet. the queen and condoleezza, on stage for a very good cause. and good morning, everyone. we begin with breaking news overseas. a deadly plane crash in pakistan. >> the passenger jet en route from karachi to islamabad, went

down while trying to land in bad weather. >> at least 25 people are now confirmed dead. but officials fear that toll could go higher. in all, there were 252 passengers onboard that airliner. the crash site is a challenge, given the mountainous terrain. >> reporter: there are rescue teams rushing to the site. they have to go to a certain point and then trek up to the areas of the debris of the aircraft. it's will not be an easy rescue. this is the first crash for this airline, airblue, which began flying in 2004. we'll have much more from the crash site, later today on "good morning america." next, to arizona, where a kg crackdown on illegal immigrants is set to become law. the go ahead is expected to come today. in the meantime, the latino community and the police are bracing for a battle. john hendren is joining us from washington with the latest. good morning, john. >> reporter: good morning,

vinita. thousands of undocumented workers, today, are awaiting the ruling of a federal judge. and some of them have their bags packed. it's a modern day exodus. >> this is my home. and i don't want to be separated from my family. >> reporter: an exodus of fear. a federal judge will decide today whether to block the nation's toughest immigration law. it goes into effect tomorrow. >> i got my family. >> reporter: the law requires police in arizona to question anyone they have a reasonable suspicion may be illegal. many undocumented workers, like francisco, are not waiting for the ruling. >> my kids born here. and now, i have come back to mexico. >> reporter: apartment building owner rollie rankin is feeling it. >> it's cost 10% of our

business. and potentially, it could have cost us our whole business. >> reporter: critics say, that's the point of the new law to make arizona so hostile to immigrants that they go somewhere, anywhere else. san diego is already seeing an influx of displaced arizonans. >> there has been an increase of arrivals of immigrants from the state of arizona. >> reporter: for those who remain, arizona police are preparing a new home, in jail. police are also gearing up for civil disobedience, as protesters block access to federal buildings. >> thank you. president obama is facing something of a democratic revolt over the war in afghanistan. it all played out on capitol hill, as the house of representatives debated a $33 billion bill to fund the war. last year, only a handful of democrats were opposed. this year, one after another went to the podium to say why

they would vote no. >> wake up, america. wikileaks' release of secret war documents gave us 92,000 reasons to end the war. >> it is wrong to be borrowing money from china, laying off american police officers, to train police officers in afghanistan. >> the funding measure was eventually approved, though, thanks to the support of house republicans. well, it is now 100 days since the nation's worst environmental disaster began to unfold in the gulf of mexico. the new man in charge of bp now hopes to turn the page. diana alvear is joining us from buras, louisiana, with the latest. diana? >> reporter: vinita and rob, good morning. today marks the 100 days since the initial explosion. but the new man in charge of bp is wasting no time in laying out his plan of attack. >> we clean up the beaches. we restore the gulf. we'll be doing that for a long time. that is my number one focus. >> reporter: bob dudley says he

is committed to managing the crisis he inherited. now that the damaged well is close to being completely sealed, the incoming ceo of bp is facing a tough task, finding the 180 million barrels of oil that have gushed into the gulf. aerial views of the spill zone reveal little oil on the surface. the vast majority of it has sunk. >> there's a lot of dispersed oil in the water. and that stuff can end up in the food web. >> reporter: ask the men who fish these waters. and they'll show you why they believe fishing bans should be lifted. no visible oil in these oysters. >> we have to be sure that they're safe for the consumer. >> reporter: the oil has kept fishermen and others who depend on the gulf to make a living no way to do so. on capitol hill, the man in charge of handling claims promised to speed up the process. >> i'm working as fast as i can, as diligently as i can, full time, to get the gulf coast claims up and running. to get it funded, so these

emergency claims can be made as soon as possible. >> reporter: and once again, the white house promised bp will pick up the tab. >> american taxpayers will not be responsible for any costs related to the spill. >> reporter: and oil has begun to leak back into the gulf again, this after a tow boat ran into a well head near the spill zone. vinita? rob? president obama is promising a quick response to another spill. this one an 800,000 gallon leak in michigan. residents are warned to stay away from the kalamazoo river, where oil has coated birds and fish. the leak began monday, on a line that carries crude to ontario. the company that owns it says 19,000 barrels of oil leaked before it was capped. in new mexico, fuel cleanup is under way after a train derailment. 19 cars left the tracks, possibly after a wooden bridge

collapsed. a fuel car broke during the derailment. and officials are concerned about the leak's proximity to a wildlife refuge. california governor arnold schwarzenegger has declared a state of emergency to help crews fight a brush fire. they are fighting a fire 70 miles north of los angeles. flames have destroyed as many as 40 homes. evacuations are under way. and now, for this morning's weather from around the nation. severe storms from the midwest to western new york. 80-mile-per-hour winds, large hail and flash flooding in des moines, chicago, detroit and buffalo. thunderstorms from texas to the carolinas, and down to florida. heavy rains in parts of colorado, utah and new mexico. and more humid in the northeast. >> boston heats up to 94. and new york, 89. 91 in kansas city. phoenix hits 101. and salt lake city, 97. it's 92 in billings. 88 in albuquerque. and 78 in seattle. and still ahead, we'll update our breaking news story.

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"jersey shore" ringing the opening bell in new york. the appearance was so popular, the stock exchange had to turn away visitors. chris bosh of the miami heat rings the bell this morning. overseas stocks are rising this morning. tokyo's nikkei average surged 2.7% today. hong kong's hang seng is higher. in london, the ftse opened higher. on wall street, the dow rose 12 points yesterday for its fourth-straight gain. the nasdaq fell eight points. the economy is showing signs of improvement. but most companies are still not hiring. although they certainly can afford to. according to numbers published in "usa today" nonfinancial companies had a record $837 billion in the first quarter. that's up 26% from a year ago. many experts say companies need to invest that money in new facilities and products in order to help create jobs. and the housing market, showing some signs of improvement. but experts don't expect that to last too long. home prices in 20 of the nation's biggest cities rose

1.3% from april to may. it was the second-straight increase, thanks largely to federal tax credits. but many experts now fear prices will drop in many cities through next summer. there was some sticker shock where general motors revealed the price of its new electric car. the chevrolet volt will start at $41,000 when it goes on sale in november. but a federal tax credit cuts the place by $7,500. it's also cheaper to charge the car than fill it up with gas. an investment of $45 could earn as much as $200 million for a california construction worker. ten years ago, rick norsegon bought old negatives at a garage sale. he thought they looked like the work of ansel adams. experts confirmed that's what they are. part of a collection believed destroyed in a fire back in 1937. >> a pretty big payday on those. coming up next on this wednesday, police arrest a mom

for drunk driving after her daughter calls from inside the car. >> wow. and the performance by an unlikely pair.

now, for a look at your morning road conditions. flooding on i-80 from des moines to detroit. and on i-90 from cleveland to

buffalo. slick on i-95 in the carolinas, georgia and florida. wet roads along the gulf coast and texas. and flooding in the southwest and rockies. >> and if you're flying today expect airport delays in detroit, chicago, memphis, dallas, houston and new orleans. prosecutors in maryland have charged a former u.p.s. worker with murdering two women, found burning to death in a stolen car. >> but investigators say they've only just begun to uncover this suspect's crime spree. they believe he's a clever, cold-blooded serial killer, who targeted his victims. >> dewayne: jason scott is behind bars, accused of five murders. and authorities fear five more in three other states. he's a bright, young college graduate, pursuing a masters in computer science. >> what a shame, he did not use his education for the benefit of humanity. he used it for destructive purposes.

>> dewayne: scott is charged with murdering deloris dewitt, a nurse, and her daughter, epny, in 2009. >> she was a beautiful person. had a beautiful spirit. >> dewayne: their burned bodys were found in a stolen car that was set on fire. police believed scott disarmed the security system at this home. and then shot another nurse, karen lofton, and her 16-year-old daughter. it's believed the accused, a u.p.s. employee, used his access to find his victims' addresses. >> this investigation has become critical. and laying out how the victims and everyone was identified. the mansion he used as a hideout, to clues to how many lives he may have taken. authorities have discovered that jason scott was doing research on police forensics. information they believe he used, such as washing down crime scenes with bleach. t.j. winick, abc news,

washington. just weeks after that extraordinary spy swap, there's been an arrest for trying to smuggle weapons to russia. anna fermanova is accused of having three rifle sites in her luggage, on her plane to moscow. her attorney says she was taking them to her husband, who works in russia. and that she has not been charged with espionage. also, a new york woman is facing drunk driving charges after her own daughter called 911 from the car. jamie hicks was pulled over on the highway with her 12-year-old and 10-year-old inside the car. the older girl told the 911 dispatcher her mother's speech was slurred. and she was weaving in and out of traffic. police say hicks' blood alcohol was more than twice the legal limit. in sports, one of the nfl's most controversial figures has a new home. wide receiver terr as signed with the cincinnati bengals, teaming him up with the

equally flamboyant schad ochocinco. now, here's adnan virk with the baseball highlights. >> good morning. stephen strasburg has been the talk of the year. but they would have to wait for another day. strasburg, after warming up, had difficulty getting loose. he was scratched as a precautionary measure. listed as day-to-day. can i get a refund on my tick sunset the young ace, tommy hanson, did pitch. runners on second and third. ian desmond, a two-run single. the nationals go on to win this one, 3-0. miguel batista started started in place of strasburg. he was terrific. c.c. sabathia, his last 11 starts. indians up 2-0. matt laporta. a drive over the head of curtis granderson for an rbi double. 3-0, indians. sabathia allowed two runs, three

walks and five ks. alex rodriguez, 1 away from home run number 600, gives it a ride in the seventh. the yankees down 4-0. that's warning track power. zach thomas saved his major league debut. a-rod, another chance. yankees on down three, two on, two out. a-rod, goes 0 for 8 so far in the series. and the orioles visiting the blue jays north of the border. jose ba's thety leads the majors in home runs. ken millwood, i'll unload. bottom of the eighth, bautista batting with one on. good-bye baseball. the jays win it 8-2. bautista leading major league baseball in home runs. that does it for your sports update. back to you in new york. they put aside politics to create an unlikely alliance on a philadelphia stage. ♪ for ever and ever

each day in my heart ♪ >> that, of course is staunch democrat and queen of soul, aretha franklin, as she belts out some of her most damous hits last night. accompanied on piano by former secretary of state, condoleezza rice. the event was a fund-raiser to benefit inner city children. >> nice team. up next, we'll update the morning's breaking story. up next, we'll update the morning's breaking story. of course, that deadly crash of@

and now, a look ahead to the stories we'll be watching on this wednesday. investigators suspect that bad

weather may have led to a deadly plane crash in pakistan. at least 25 people were killed when the jetliner tried to land at the islamabad airport. officials fear the death toll will go much higher. a federal judge is expected to rule today whether arizona's new law on illegal immigrants can take effect tomorrow as scheduled. some groups and the u.s. justice department department have filed lawsuits to stop it. and it's been 100 days since the deepwater horizon has exploded in the gulf, leading to the nation's worth environmental disaster. the new head of bp is now vowing to stop the leak, clean up the beaches and restore shareholder value. firefighters in california are battling a wind-driven fire that's burning out of control in a mountain community 70 miles north of los angeles. flames have already destroyed as many as 40 homes. and president obama is spending the day in the new york area. he's visiting a new jersey sub shop to talk about his lending initiative for small businesses. he's also attending fund-raisers in manhattan. and will also tape an appearance

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the world about the wild. >> zoo keeper and tv host, jack hanna, was on a hike over the weekend. and he had to take his own advice when a family of bears came too close for comfort. hanna shared the ordeal with diane sawyer. >> we have to get out of his way. so i back up, and i seem like a seem like an hour, but it was just five minutes. >> reporter: where were you looking? >> no, i wasn't looking it in the eye. just looking to back up on this trail. it's not a matter of looking in the eye. the thing is, you cannot run from these animals. they run a football in six seconds. 100 yards. i finally found a clearing, as i'm backing to my left. because remember, on the other side is a cliff. i say, everybody, get on your hands and knees. >> reporter: then, one of the big, young bears, seen in this picture taken by jack's wife, suzy, turns toward them. >> just stops. and his hairs brisle up on his back. i said to myself, crap, you know, which means, this ain't good. so i take my pepper spray and i unload the first blast with the wind blowing.

it blew the pepper spray right away. he's still coming. so, i blast him again about 15 feet. he goes like that. about ten feet, right in front of me, i have the pepper spray right in his face. i said, this is it for me. i just go -- unload the whole thing in his face, right. it went backwards. pepper spray burns. he went backwards. and he took off. >> reporter: jack actually filmed a public service announcement encouraging hikers to carry pepper spray just for this >> carry bear pepper spray. and be sure to make it accessible. >> reporter: and if the pepper spray hadn't worked, jack says, hunker down. brace yourself. >> what you don't want to do is run. you put your arms in front of your face, protect your face. they're going to hit you, blast you. it's going to be stitches involved. they are going to bat you around and bite you. then they're going to leave you alone. they are telling you to stay away. they're not there to eatter: we >> reporter: well, on a scale of one to ten, given all the things you've encountered, all the animals and scary situations, how scary was this? >> i'd say we're approaching