and then went to sleep, so all you people that think these drugs are bad, well, the hell with you guys. >> reporter: what typically takes ten minutes taking two hours. witnesses say joseph wood snorted and struggled to breathe. >> at a certain point you wondered if he ever was going to die. >> reporter: the process taking so long, his lawyers were able to file an emergency appeal to the u.s. supreme court to stop the execution while it was underway. >> i can liken it to if you catch a fish and throw it on the shore, the way the fish opens and closes its mouth. >> reporter: woods' case will ad to scrutiny surrounding lethal injections after two controversial botched executions in ohio last january and oklahoma last april. >> he eventually died, but i

can't imagine this is what the criminal justice system had hoped for when they came up with this new drug protocol. >> reporter: a jury convicted wood in the 1989 shooting deaths of 29-year-old debbie dietz and 55-year-old gene dietz. this morning the dietz family is outraged that the focus is turning to wood's death. >> everybody is more worried about did he suffer? who really suffered was my dad and my sister when they were killed. >> it's not just about him. >> arizona governor jan brewer says she's now directed her state's department of corrections to conduct a full review of the process. the u.s. reports a little progress in refereeing the fight between israel and hamas. >> smoke poured from buildings once again early this morning in gaza, and hamas is insisting on certain conditions before a cease-fire. abc's susan saulny reports there was some improvement overnight for travelers. >> reporter: thousands of airline passengers who had been stranded in israel and around the world are free now to fly in and out of tel aviv's international airport. overnight, the faa lifted its

temporary ban on u.s. flights there following a rocket strike that landed near the airport. the government's information culled from the cia and nsa indicate the airport area is now safe. [ sirens ] yet on the front lines, the conflict rages on. in gaza, deserted neighborhoods and rubble from the israeli pounding with heavy artillery. hamas militants fighting back. >> there's small arms fire, so be careful. >> reporter: and palestinians protesting in bethlehem clashing with israeli troops in the west bank. secretary of state john kerry spent all of wednesday in the area trying to secure a cease-fire. >> the people in the palestinian territories, the people in israel are all living under the threat or reality of immediate violence, and this needs to end. >> reporter: 15 days of carnage have now triggered a u.n. investigation into war crimes with each side accused. at least 718 palestinians have died.

the u.n. says nearly 75% were civilians, but israel says it's targeting militants accusing hamas of using innocent palestinians as human shields, itself a war crime. more than 2,000 rockets have been fired from gaza into israel. three civilians have been killed, and at least 32 israeli soldiers have died. secretary of state john kerry is back in cairo this morning in his effort to find a diplomatic solution continues from there in egypt. reena, ryan. >> hopefully the tensions will ease soon. susan, thank you. stormy weather on the trailing edge of a typhoon was the likely cause of a plane crash on a taiwanese island that killed 48 people according to the airline. the turboprop was making a second landing attempt when he went down. ten people survived including a girl who escaped and called her mother to let her know she had been in a crash. a big push by australia overnight concerned about security at the malaysia airlines crash site. australia is sending 50 police

officers to london, and they may then go on to the ukraine. but australia lost at least 3 dozen citizens on flight 17. there are fears that some of the victims may never be identified unless investigators are given safe access to the site. in amsterdam last night, several thousand people gathered for a silent march in honor of those who died in the malaysia crash. the marchers wore white tops and carried white balloons that were released into the air at the end of the march. new fallout this morning from that recent anthrax scare at a government bioterror lab. the director of that troubled lab michael farrell has resigned after dozens of employees were potentially exposed to anthrax. nobody got sick, but an internal investigation uncovered a number of serious safety lapses. breaking news this morning, air algerie says of this's lost contact with a passenger plane, 50 minutes after it took off from the west african nation of burkina faso. the plane is carrying 110 passengers en route to algiers. the plane's flight path takes it

over mali where unrest continues in the northern portion of that country. well, severe storms that have been plowing across the nation are leaving major messes behind. >> that's right. in western arkansas winds clocking about 80 miles an hour downed trees, toppled power lines and blew out building windows, and lightning bolts sparked suppliers but no major injuries have been reported. in new mexico torrential rain was too much for one suburban albuquerque neighborhood overwhelming an irrigation ditch. it wasn't long before thick muddy water was flooding a mobile home park preventing some residents from getting inside. but in much of the west, scorching heat is the problem. southern california is in the middle of a triple-digit heat wave that makes a game of tennis feel more like hiking in the desert. in fact, the desert around palm springs hit 118 degrees yesterday breaking a record set in 2006, and forecasters say it will be more of the same throughout the weekend. and that heat wave is reaching across the southwest to texas and beyond.

another day of heavy rains in the gulf coast and the mid-atlantic but sunny and gorgeous from the great lakes to the northeast. >> that's true. chicago, detroit, boston and new york with highs mostly in the 70s, but across the south and most of the midwest, you're looking at highs around 80s and 90s. coming back, got a bad back? it turns out a popular drug that's usually recommended by doctors may not work at all. and caught on camera. a suspect's crime spree gets more dramatic by the minute with a wild ending with guns drawn. plus, #getoff. an airline kicks a man and his family off a plane because of what he wrote on twitter just before boarding.

the back-to-school price wars are heating up. walmart has cut prices for 10% more items than last year and is increasing the number of back-to-school items on its website by 30%. a company exec also says everyone's promotions are starting earlier. back to school is the second biggest retail season after the winter holidays. well, there are six new recalls from general motors this morning. they cover more than 700,000 recent models. with a variety of problems, it's gm's 60th recall this year covering 30 million vehicles in north america, but here's a surprise. gm sales are actually booming despite all the recalls helped by new suv models. and amazon is now selling its own smartphone and the reviews are mixed. users can control some functions with head movements, but only a few apps take advantage of that feature, and it makes shopping on amazon very easy, but underneath the flash, the amazon

fire is a solid phone with loads of storage. it's available only on at&t. and investors expect facebook's stock to hit an all-time high later today after shares climbed nearly 4% in after-hours trading. profits were driven by mobile ads, which accounted for about 62% of its ad revenue in the second quarter, up from just 41% a year ago. okay, so it's going to cost a bit more to buy m&ms, twix and snickers. mars says it's raising candy prices by about 7% to offset rising costs. the move was expected ever since hershey announced a pretty similar price hike just last week. >> ooh. >> i'd still buy them. >> i think so. i think a lot of people will. all right. well, still ahead, we know kids say the darnedest things, but one boy's mouth got him banned from a store for life, and some say the punishment just doesn't fit the crime. plus, long-legged and on the lam, a giraffe makes a break.

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making the world a little more progressive. oh, this was the scene last night at yankees stadium as the heavens opened up, the grounds crew had the biggest problem trying to put the tarp on the field. the tremendous amount of rain in a short time and strong winds mean they didn't get it on before the infield was completely flooded. look at that. the game was called off after a nearly two-hour delay. the yankees, though, for you new york yankee fans, they won, 2-1. >> well, a lot of this morning's commuters will find similar conditions on the roads. look out for possible flooding around the mid-atlantic region and also plan on some rain along the roadways in the northwest, upper midwest and the gulf coast. and despite all that rain, the only real airport delay expected today will be in charlotte. now to the wild chase of a carjacking suspect in the denver area. it all started after reports of shots fired. >> a female suspect was taken

into custody without incident, and that was hardly the case for an alleged male accomplice. a news helicopter was overhead keeping an eye on the carjacking suspect who was armed with a rifle. he's seen at a highway maintenance facility checking to see if a couple of trucks could be used to get away. when that doesn't work, the guy enters a house and makes quite an exit driving a minivan straight through the garage door. he drives down a dead end road then flees on foot right on to an interstate. after several drivers don't stop for him, an officer forces him to put down his gun, but he doesn't give up until a cop gets ahold of him and wrestles him to the pavement. the suspect's name was not released. thankfully no one was injured during the incident. well, a teen pilot's dream has ended in tragedy. 17-year-old haris suleman from indiana crashed yesterday after taking off from america samoa. he was trying to set a record and raise money for a charity with his flight around the world. his father was with him, but his body hasn't been found yet. friends and family remember the

boy's sense of humor. >> this was a really good opportunity for them to do something that they both loved. they both loved to fly. they both, you know, really wanted to travel, and it was a great opportunity for both of them, and they got to see the world. >> she says her father and brother were together doing what they loved. the flight was raising money to build schools in pakistan, a charity for which the family has already raised more than $500,000. the airlines do read what you tweet about them, so be careful what you say. a passenger claims that he was kicked off a southwest airlines flight in denver after he took a dispute with a gate agent public. at issue was whether his young children could board early with him, and in his message, he named the agent and the gate number and said she was rude. >> i said, you know, real nice way to treat, you know, someone. i'll be sure to tweet about it. something to that effect. >> the gate agent said she felt threatened and had him and his kids removed from the plane. they were allowed to reboard after he deleted the tweet.

southwest says the incident is under review. a 4-year-old connecticut boy has been banned from his favorite doughnut shop because the management says he's rude. during a recent visit a very curious justin otero asked another customer if she had a baby in her belly. turns out she didn't. justin's mom was mortified. of course, apologized immediately, and the woman said, no problem. but the next time they went to the doughnut shop, justin's mom said they were turned away. to medical news now and an important study for the millions of americans who suffer from low back pain. researchers found that acetaminophen was no better than a placebo in relieving back pain. acetaminophen is sold under brand names like tylenol, anacin and panadol, and it's effective for headaches, toothaches for pain after surgery but the mechanism of back pain is different. now sports. we've already told you one baseball result from last night. >> so we get the highlights from a couple of other games from our guys at espn. >> good morning, america. to those of you up late or up

early, this is the "sportscenter" set here in los angeles. i'm stan verrett. this is neil everett. we're going to talk baseball. >> yeah, this is not a spray tan. >> somebody has been on vacation. let's check out the rays and the cardinals. the rays may never lose again, or they may lose this game. alex cobb, the pitcher with his first career hit. rbi too. he said, hey, man, this is the coolest thing that's ever happened to me in the big leagues. brandon geyer pinch hitting for matt joyce. top nine, he singles, desmond jennings scores and the rays, they win 3-0 or 3-nil as they'd say in soccer. so the brewers able to extend their lead in the nl central if they can beat the reds. that hasn't been a problem for anybody lately the way the reds have been playing. bottom second, scoreless. khris davis, ramon santiago. premium quality play there. brayan pena helped them out on the other end making the scoop. reds, though, trying to avoid a sixth straight loss since the all-star break, which means absolutely nothing to mark

reynolds. that's mike leake's 15th, but reynolds came back for more. this one off jumbo diaz. reynolds' second of the game, and the brewers win it, 5-1. >> i'm thinking of a jumbo hot dog since wednesday was national hot dog day. >> that's all we got. >> right here is all we got, huh. >> got me thinking hot dogs. thanks, guys. up next on "the pulse," weird al has been around for 30 years, but he just accomplished something in the music world for the very first time. and talk about freefall, the new amusement ride, yeah, it's not for everyone.

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♪ ♪ time to check "the pulse," the stories you're going to be talking about today beginning with a blast from the past topping the music charts. >> oh, i love, and we're talking about weird al yankovic who once said that in his wildest dreams he never ever expected to have a number one album, but with the release of "mandatory fun," now he does. ♪ because i'm tacky ♪ i would live-tweet a funeral take selfies with the deceased because i'm tacky ♪ >> weird al's new album is number one on billboard, itunes and spotify to name a few. >> and the new videos that he put out to promote the album with all those stars in them are approaching nearly 50 million views online. and you know what's funny. >> huh? >> people forget he can actually kind of sing. >> yeah, he really does have a good tune but just i can't get over the wardrobe of this. >> there's margaret cho before. there's everybody on this video. >> it's a big deal. summer is a great time for amusement parks and thrill

rides, and this might be the craziest one yet. >> it's in denmark, and it's pretty simple. you strap on a harness put on a helmet and you freefall. 100 feet into a safety net below. >> or reminds me of bungee jumping. during that three-second ride, they say freefallers reach a speed of about 55 miles an hour. we think it's fair to call it an attraction, but that's truly not for the faint of heart. would you do that? >> sometimes i feel like our broadcast is freefall. i'm very grateful that you catch me. >> as you do me. >> there you go. >> yeah, i just need to strap on a harness. >> there you go. i'll bring my helmet. here's a baby picture you're not likely to forget. this is a little orphan manatee being cared for at seaworld in orlando. the two-week-old was rescued after she was found swimming alone near a power plant. >> that makes me sad just thinking about that. the goal is to rehab the young manatee so she can be returned to the wild. manatees are endangered with only about 5,000 of the mammas s left in americans waters so thank goodness they found her

and will get her back safely. >> yeah. they made us take classes in the sixth grade about manatees. >> interesting. >> thank you. >> so you know more than the average american. >> yeah. all right, listen to this, an escapee in mexico is back behind bars, but it's not what you think. bingo, the giraffe, made a break for freedom. check him out. let's go. he was spotted galloping down a busy street. the keeper had left the gate open. uh-oh. i feel bad for him right now. motorists had to pull over to avoid the giraffe. >> one cab driver complained he actually almost hit the giraffe, and he just knew that his insurance company would never cover that claim. i bet he's right. i bet he's right. the circus says the giraffe soon returned to its enclosure completely on its own. can you believe that, after winning this race by a neck. >> ba-dum-dum. you know what this reminds of? >> what's that? >> >> always get giraffe insurance. always. >> who knew? >> always. >> do you have it? >> now i do. >> you're the attorney. of course, he does. of course, he does. the attorney. >> well, for some of you, your local news is next. for everyone else we'll be back with an incredible bond

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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. good thursday morning. thanks for starting your day with us. we have changes coming our way. >> did they say "warm-up," mike? >> heat wave begins. we have a clear sky over san francisco. inland, the north bay and east bay valleys, 81 to 96. at the coast we hit 69 to 76 in downtown san francisco. around the bay, 78 to 88. watch out if you are in the sun, u.v. index is very high. strong sun and dry air and temperatures above average. we will see how long it lasts. here is leyla gulen. >> good morning, everyone. happy friday eve at 4:28. we are looking at clear

conditions. we do not have working accidents. we have construction in different areas although there is slowing with a project that will be picked up by 5:00 a.m. the traffic not too much to add that were time to the commute and westbound 580 from tracy to dublin is 31 minutes. highway four westbound antioch to concord is 15 minutes and san rafael to san francisco is 18 minutes. >> egg is -- everything is clear on 101, a fatal crash the third person to die on that stretch of highway in less than a week. katie marzullo is on the scene. the crash happened at midnight but all lanes re-open at 3:00 a.m. and northbod 101 is moving as normal. only one car involved in the accident a late model corvette. c.h.p. says the car seems to

been speeding before the wreck and could not negotiate the on-ramp. witnessing say the car flipped four or five times and slid on the roof across the lanes. c.h.p. got on the seen and the corvette was right side up with to people in the passenger was dead, described only as a man in his 40's and the driver sustained major and life threatening injuries. you will remember on friday a young woman died in a car accident and police believe drinking was involved in the case and on tuesday, right from here north of the great america parkway, a motorcyclist crashed into the back of a big r