making news in america this morning, breaking overnight, another historic black church in the south burned. the seventh to go up in flames in two weeks. is there a connection? also breaking overnight, the first trove of hillary clinton's e-mails released. thousands of messages from the presidential candidate. which ones are the republicans calling troubling? cockpit misconduct. two pilots fired snapping selfies with a playboy model even allowing her to take control of the plane. victory. team usa knocking off the germans, one more win and the team makes history.

good wednesday morning to you all. we begin with the breaking news out of south carolina. fire tearing through another black church. >> it's the seventh predominantly african-american church to go up in flames since the charleston massacre. too soon to determine a cause but this church had been torched before. we get the latest from abc's kenneth moton. >> reporter: this historically black south carolina church was gutted fire ripped through mt. sighin' ame 60 miles north of charleston. state and federal investigators moved in. it's the seventh house of worship in the south to burn in ten days. the causes are still under investigation. weather and electrical problems are believed to be factors for some but the one that took down this one in charlotte, north carolina last week is being called arson. >> whoever has done this we forgive you and hopefully there's an opportunity for us to even meet. >> reporter: in macon, georgia, investigators also determine someone intentionally set god's

power church of christ on fire. >> we want to find them. that's a crime and we want to solve that. >> reporter: the fires sparked in the move to remove confederate flags after parishioners at emanuel ame church were gunned down by an allegedly racist white man. there is a reason to believe the fires are racially motivated. for mt. zion ame this is the second major fire. 20 years ago the kkk burned down the church. but this time was it the work of man or nature? a law enforcement source says storms were rolling through south carolina and a witness reported hearing a loud boom before the fire. an indicator of a possible lightning strike. kenneth moton, abc news, washington. also breaking overnight our first look at some of the e-mails hillary clinton kept on a private server while she was secretary of state.

state department released the first batch of about 3,000 pages. so far no major bombshells certainly related to benghazi. there were dozens from her adviser sidney blumenthal. they're calling that troubling. most of the messages dealing with clinton's schedule and the mundane, one even about her preference for iced tea. another exchange showed her inability to work a fax machine. aides kept her updated on her husband's news about him, as well. the batch -- this batch, only 7% of the total all expected to be released by january. new fallout from the prison escape in upstate new york. the head of the prison and security chief are on paid leave. ten other employees put on leave. this is captured convict david sweat talking about the escape restreaming he and richard matt were cutting holes in their cells and exploring the prisons tunnels for six months. he said they conducted a test run the night before they left for good. sweat also told authorities he never had a sexual relationship with the prison worker accused

of helping the men escape. the families forced out by a fast-moving wildfire in central washington have been returning home. some of them to scenes of devastation. that fire scorched two dozen homes, several businesses in the city of wenatchee. fire crews have made some progress. fire is about half contained now. one man came home to find just about nothing left of his house. >> we weren't anticipating this or ready for this. my wife and i came out kind of let the kids though what to expect when we brought them. pretty surreal. pretty overwhelming. >> there are about 45 large fires being tracked across the drought-stricken western u.s. 25 of them in alaska alone. incredibly 2200 square miles in that state are actively burning. well it was a tornado the people in one philadelphia suburb that's what they think hit them. fast-moving storm brought wind and hail to that area and one community declared a state of emergency. what's ahead today and bring in

accuweather's justin povick. good morning to you, justin. >> t.j. and reena, thanks and good morning. the threat for severe weather will start to shift a little further south and west later on this afternoon. a couple of days ago we had dangerous thunderstorms near st. louis. i think we could see some more of those this afternoon, damaging winds being the primary threat but flash flooding is another big concern. toons of wildfires going on throughout the northwest. poor air quality and lots of smoke continuing to press into the northern plains. t.j. and reena, back to you. >> thanks so much justin. overnight jeb bush releasing his tax records for the past 33 years. they show that the former florida governor has earned nearly $28 million since leaving office. his primary occupation was as a consultant though he also made 10 million giving speeches. the gop presidential hopeful is in the top 1% of taxpayers. landmark announcement today on the renewed relationship between the u.s. and cuba. president obama will unveil plans for both countries to re-open their embassyies shut

down more than 50 years ago. both are expected to be up and running by the end of the month. the u.s. embassy will be located in its old building in havana. well new security measures going into place at the white house. sharp metal spikes are being added to the white house fence. installation begins today and is expected to take about six weeks. the change comes after a string of security breaches including an intruder who jumped the fence and made it all the way inside the white house. this is a temporary fix until a long-term solution is approved. the president seems to be tweeting a lot here lately. has reason to tweet and this time it was a congratulations to the u.s. women's national team they are bound for sunday's world cup finals. >> all excited about this. ladies beat germany last night, 2-0. abc's paula faris was at the match in montreal. hey, ball la good morning. >> reporter: well reena and t.j., they did it. they are back in the finals. you know this was billed to be one of the greatest women's world cup matches ever and it certainly didn't disappoint. number one versus number two,

the top offense in germany versus the top defense in team usa. you know this was a very pro-american crowd here in montreal and the momentum finally started to shift in the second half towards the americans when carli lloyd nailed that penalty kick putting it in the back of the net she was mobbed by her teammates and team usa did it. they beat the mighty germans. >> it was a pk that i needed to sink and my teammates were you know graciously waiting for me to sink that so it was great. >> reporter: so up next team usa, they travel to vancouver, they will play in sunday's championship game against either japan or england and team usa going for history trying to become the first country to ever win three world cup titles. t.j. and reena. >> we are rooting for this one. sunday night. still ahead, the vaccine debate heating up. another state telling parents, get shots for your kids or homeschool them. in-flight fallout.

two pilots fired accused of allowing a "playboy" model to take control of the plane. plus power couple split. ben affleck and jennifer garner calling it quit. fans reacting overnight on twitter.

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well, security measures got people on edge there at the bridge. not far from that bridge is wall street. some people on edge for a different reason because this morning an entire country is now in default of its debts. greece missed its huge payment to the international monetary fund yesterday. thousands of greeks -- you're seeing them there -- demonstrated in favor of accepting new tough bailout terms, but the u.s. markets now seem to be shrugging off the greek crisis. major indexes recovered after monday's plunge. the dow was up 23 points, the nasdaq up 28. s&p gained 5. major fashion designer stepping down, donna karan will no longer be the chief designer for her line, which defined the way working women dressed for decades. the 66-year-old will still be a close adviser and the company has no plans to replace her. karan plans to focus on philanthropy and health care. you may find veggie burgers at your local burger king. >> this is what i was waiting on. >> the fast food chain started serving six different varieties in india last november and wants

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won't host the miss usa pageant and mosquito mexico says it won't send a contestant to the pageant which partly owned by trump. trump has filed now a half billion dollar suit against univision. trump sticking by his story. >> you have a contract you can't terminate and they terminated it with a press release. that's because i spoke harshly of the border. the border is a disaster. 80% of central american women and girls are raped crossing into the united states. the country is honestly it's going to hell. >> well trump did tell our station in new hampshire that he loves people from mexico but again, he's spitting out those statistics that he says back up his statements. well no one who isn't licensed is supposed to fly a commercial airliner not even if she's hot. that's why two piles for a domestic argentinean airline

were fired. they were allowed a "playboy" model to spend most of the flight in the cockpit and handle the feels. she took video. that video leaked. all three face legal action not just from authorities but possibly from some of the 36 passengers. california now has one of the toughest laws regarding vaccines for children. the governor has signed a bill requiring nearly all public school students to get shots. only allowing exemptions for medical condition, not religious or personal beliefs sponsored by a lawmakers also a pediatrician. opponents say it violates their parental rights. >> how many children have to die before we do something? >> this legislation won't change parents' minds about vaccinations. it will not. >> the law doesn't apply to private cool students or children homeschooled. it follows a measles out break last winter. we saw some highlights of team usa's win. that was a fun one to watch.

>> it sure was and a little bit more now from our guys at espn. >> good morning. it's a "sportscenter" set in los angeles. he's kenny mayne, i'm stan verrett. baseball to talk about. >> and world cup soccer and nba but we're not going to talk about the nba. world cup soccer u.s. germany, 67th minute. alex morgan coming. oh annika trips her. she's called for the yellow. might have been on the edge of the box. shoot it, shoot it! not really shoot-out but she made it. carly laid makes that then pumped across to kelley o'hara who came into the game late but perfect cross. the u.s. women advance and play japan or england sunday for the title. i'll handle baseball. pirates and tigers. martinez had a great month of june. and it continued tuesday. 11 home runs for martinez in

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♪ topping "the pulse" hollywood shocker just one day after their tenth anniversary, ben affleck and jennifer garner calling it quits. >> they went public with news saying after much thought and careful consideration we have made the difficult decision to divorce. >> it stunned fans taking to twitter overnight, isabella saying ben affleck and jennifer garner are getting a divorce. i'm done. love is dead. i give up. just watch the season of "the bachelorette." that's renew your faith in love. >> oh kim tweeting i feel like i'm going through this divorce with with jennifer and ben affleck and this fan taking it particularly hard saying i'm more upset about the divorce of jennifer garner and ben affleck than i was about my actual parents' divorce. what does that say? >> it says therapy is going to do her good. well next up a trailblazing ballerina rising to the top of her profession. she's 32 years old, misty copeland. >> fantastic story. received a celebratory hug yesterday. you're seeing it after being

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good morning. 4:28. thank you very much for joining us. i'm kristen sze. >> i'm eric thomas. yes, hot again. right off the bat. we'll have a check of traffic. and drew is in for mike to let us know more about -- are we hitting triple-digit temperatures again? >> again. yesterday 108 was the warmest spot. today equally as warm. it may feel a touch warmer. the humidity's going to come into place. it's going to take another day to take it easy out there. live doppler 7 hd showing a quiet scan. tower cam showing a mainly clear public of downtown san francisco. the day ahead, you will notice it turning more humid around lunchtime. then we turn hot in spots. there you go. inland 102 once again. we have that heat advisory in effect through 9:00 this evening.

sunscreen, shade, and lot of water today. >> thank you. we talk hot spots with weather. hopefully no hot spots i traffic. >> reporter: no. the bay bridge toll plaza, cars moving at top speeds. the san mateo bridge, looks hazy. travel across the water only going to take about 12 minutes to make it from hay award to foster city. a couple of construction projects. >> thank you very much. 4:29. we have breaking news in contra costa county. firefighters on the scene of a house fire in brentwood. two people have been injured. the fire broke out on eden plains south of sunset about two hours ago. firefighters knocked it down and found a man and woman in the back yard. both were treated for smoke inhalation and taken to a nearby hospital. no word on their condition or what sparked the fire.

we'll continue to bring you development, and you can follow abc7news bayarea. whether you commute by car, bus, or ferry starting this morning, many of us will be paying more for our rides. abc 7 has more live from the ferry terminal with the various fare and toll hikes kicking in today. >> reporter: good morning. if you're heading out of the house, tropical bring extra cash at least for the ferry ride. you will be paying an additional dollar roundtrip here. there are other fare hikes going on as well. golden gate toll and ferry. sf bay ferry. muni and cable cars. as for golden gate transit that operates the ferry as well as the golden gate bridge, the fare increases are part of a board-approved five-year plan. it's expected to garner $2.6 million. golden gate bridge