making news in america this morning, playing politics with the historic agreement with iran now a done deal. a new round of debate just beginning. those who are vowing to fight the new deal. trump on top. the new poll numbers putting the donald ahead of the ever-growing field. his opponents forced to take him seriously. cybersummer. americans hopping online right now to take advantage of bargain sales but is christmas in july living up to the hype? something borrowed like a ride on the big day. the bridesmaids who had to improvise on the way to the wedding by hitchhiking. well, good wednesday morning.

president obama expected to defend the historic nuclear deal with iran later today at a news conference. >> but republicans in congress are blasting that new deal vowing they will derail it. abc's bazi kanani joining us now from washington with more on that opposition. good morning to you, bazi. >> reporter: good morning, t.j. good morning, reena. it has taken years of diplomacy to get iran to the negotiating table and many months more to work out this deal, but the fight is not over yet. on the streets of iran, celebrations, the crowds hopeful for a better future after negotiators emerged victorious announcing they had finally struck a historic nuclear deal with iran. the basic outline of the deal, iran will voluntarily cut back most of its nuclear activities for the next decade and submit to constant international inspections. in return, the u.s. and its allies will lift the sanctions crippling iran's economy. but it's not a done deal unless

it's approved by congress where the republican majority is already unified in opposition. >> it may be the worst diplomatic agreement in the history of the united states. >> reporter: critics say the deal would only delay iran's nuclear ambitions and would give the country more money to fund terrorist operations. but president obama says legislation to block the deal would be irresponsible and vows to veto it. >> no deal means a greater chance of more war in the middle east. >> reporter: the president and the u.s.' chief negotiator, secretary of state john kerry, now pushing to convince the american public and a skeptical congress to sign on. >> so what's the alternative? the alternative is to, what, go to war immediately, bomb them, sanction them further? well, wait, no, you can't sanction them further. >> reporter: the most recent poll found a majority of americans in favor of working out a deal with iran. now there are some democrats who are opposed to parts of the agreement, but analysts don't

expect there will be enough of them to help republicans overrule a veto. reena, t.j. >> and important detail there, bazi, thank you so much live in washington. in our other major story this morning, the stormy weather forging a path across nearly two dozen state. >> the latest radar showing us the severe weather moving toward the carolinas and georgia where heavy rain, damaging wind and a possible tornado likely. so far, the state of kentucky, though, has been one of the hardest hit with at least two people killed by surging floodwaters. in rural johnson county, 4 inches of rain fell in just an hour destroying dozens of homes, washing out roads and scattering debris just all over the place. the search for six people still missing will resume at daybreak. presidential politics and donald trump topping the latest poll of republican candidates. trump got 17% of voter support in a "usa today" poll followed by jeb bush at 14%. they were the only two candidates to get double digits. but when it comes down to beating hillary clinton, the poll found trump fared the worst among the seven leading gop

candidates. deliberations begin this morning in the mass murder trial stemming from the colorado movie theater massacre. in closing arguments prosecutors insisted that james holmes was sane and deliberately planned that shooting that left 12 people dead and injured 70. but the defense said holmes was controlled by schizophrenia and could not tell right from wrong. the jury has to consider thousands of pieces of evidence and testimony from 250 witnesses. turning now to the hunt for mexican drug lord joaquin "el chapo" guzman seen here in his prison cell before his bold escape. and we're getting a look inside the tunnel that went from el chapo's prison shower to a house a mile away. there's a ladder a motorcycle and a generator, and it's custom built to his height, 5'6". the mexican government acknowledging el chapo had inside help on a grand scale. so far three top prison officials have been fired. a massachusetts man turned in by his police officer father has been ordered to remain in

jail on terrorism-related charges. in court prosecutors played a portion of an fbi interview in which alexander ciccolo expresses support for isis and calls those beheaded by the terror group criminals and the lowest of low. they say ciccolo planned to set off a pressure cooker bomb in a university cafeteria at lunchtime in order to kill as many people as possible. a disturbing videotape has now been released showing an unarmed man shot dead by police near los angeles. this was two years ago. on this video the man who was drunk at the time refuses a police order to stand still with his hands up. he was shot eight times. the city of gardena later paid his family $4.7 million to settle a lawsuit. the federal judge who order the tape released says the public had a right to see the incident which led to that large payout. newly released dash cam showing a police officer getting deliberately run over. a silver sedan and the passenger got out and ran off.

as the officer moves to go after the passenger, the driver ran him over sending him sliding over the hood of the car. the officer managed to fire three shots. he and the driver both suffered nonlife-threatening injuries. a regional airline is being punished by the faa because of a recent incident in which one of its crews had an encounter with an aircraft. the southwest crew was operating when this occurred. it lost 12,000 feet of altitude so the faa says skywest flights now must fly at a lower altitude and maintain minimum speeds. skywest says no stall took place. well, a big sigh of relief for nasa getting confirmation last night that its mission to pluto is a huge success. after hours of silence, the new horizon spacecraft phoned home letting the space agency know that it had come within 8,000 miles of the distant planet. the nearly ten-year shgs 3 billion mile journey making

the u.s. the only nation to visit every single planet in the solar system. >> today's mission was just one more step on the journey of getting humans to mars because it gives us one more piece of the puzzle about our solar system. >> today the spacecraft will beam back the closest pictures ever taken of pluto and it will spend the next 16 months transmitting data back to earth. well, coming up, why kids are choosing apps over desserts when it comes to rewards. >> i just made a deal that just went live but are the online megasales really worth it? and it was no day at the beach for these folks. the flyover that got a little too close for comfort.

♪ blurred lines ♪ well the fight over that hit song "blurred lines" won't cost pharrell williams and robin thicke as much as they thought. a judge trimmed $2 million off. they will have to pay marvin gaye's family $5.3 million for copying part of his 1977 song "gotta give it up." the judge awarded the family 50% of "blurred lines" future royalty. amazon's megasale in celebration of the company's 20th anniversary. the prime day sale promises to rival black friday with rock bottom deals on everything from electronics to toys. the deep discounts available for just one day only to samson prime members who have a subscription service which is $99 a year. the christmas in july promotions include a 32-inch l.e.d. tv for only $75 and bose

headphones for just under 80 bucks. on twitter overnight some called it a letdown and joke. walmart is also putting thousands of products on sale. the finance division of honda paying $25 million to settle claims it charged minorities higher interest rates. those minority customers paid an average of $150 to $250 more during the terms of their loan according to the justice department. an investigation revealed honda dealers could raise interest rates at their own discretion and get more money from honda by doing so. blue bell says it's about ready to start making ice cream again. the struggling company stopped production and recalled its products in april after the ice cream was linked to listeria illnesses and at least three deaths. now blue bell has received a big investment from a prominent texas businessman. no date yet for when it will return to shelf. turn now to a sign of the digital times. a new study indicating how popular playing with tablets is

for kids. >> i couldn't believe this. it says 41% of parents say their kids would choose the tablet over eating dessert. 33% say the kids would prefer having a sweet treat to finish a meal. the same study says 58% of kids have their own tablets. maybe that makes a difference. we only had three channels growing up. >> maybe it will cut down on childhood obesity skipping dessert. the incredible survival story of that teen stranded in the woods after her plane crashes. how watching television helped her get out alive. baseball's best to the diamond last night but were they outshined by a controversial star? it's so shiny. i know, mommy, but it's time to let the new kitchen get some sleep. if you want beautiful results, you know where to go - angie's list. now everyone can get highly rated service even without a membership.

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details on the newly released 911 calls. a selfie. she's 16. we hear the in woman's voice as she tells a 911 operator how she lived through a plane crash. >> yeah i'm the only one that survived. >> are you injured at all? >> yeah i have a lot of burns on my hands and i'm like kind of covered in bruises and scratches and stuff. they were threeing from montana to washington state when the small plane hit bad weather and slammed into a side of a mountain. >> she's like a superhero. >> reporter: with no sign of help she walked down a mountain walking the waters edge until monday she found a road and flagged down a car. her dad said she learned how to stave alive in this rugged wilderness by watching survival

shows including discovery's "survival man." >> they should be proud of her. >> reporter: ryan owens, abc news brewster washington. >> also an explosion overnight in washington state. a hazmat team had to be called in to the plant which makes interiors for airplanes. residents a mile away held the explosion. witnesses told us that an apartment complex and fastfood store was evacuated. and they still believe the gone girl case was a hoax. investigators showed her trp lawyer matthew muller masterminded the it crime and others. in march, aaron quinn reported he had been tied up and his girlfriend denise huskins had been kidnapped. she turned up safe two days

later. a stunning scene from an air show in pensacola. how low? too low. thousand gathered along the shore line. the jet's power sent tents and umbrellas flying into the air. let's turn to another big show last night. the all-star game in cincinnati. before it started, former cincinnati reds' great pete rose made a rare onfield appearance receiving a long ovation from the fans. rose as you know is banned from baseball after betting on games. the commissioner said he set a meeting to discuss his application to reinstatement. and following that all-stars got back to business. >> highlights from our guys at espn >> jonathan coachman, kevin connors is there. tuesday night was all about one thing, the 86th all-star game. >> and a 23-year-old who many people consider to be the best

player in baseball stole the show for the second year in a row. the very first batter of the game is mike trout. he won mvp last year. he won mvp again this year. solo home run first player to lead off the all-star game with a home run since joe morgan back in 1977. how about andrew mccutcheon. first pittsburgh pirate to homer in an all-star game since the cobra, dave parker. top seven, manny machado, off frankie rodriguez. brock holtz is going to score on the rbi double. the american league led 4-2 and then top of the 8th inning they would tack on some more. brian dozier only named to the all-star team after jose bautista had to sit out with a shoulder injury. dozier off mark melancon. the american league goes on to win it, 6-3. they have home field advantage now in the world series. the a.l. now 15-3-1 in the last 19 all-star games. all the guys have the next

couple of days off then everybody will be back at it on friday night. that's going to do it for us. kev, coach, enjoy your day. >> our thanks, guys. some of those guys have the night off because they'll be partying this evening. we have a special programming to tell you about. for the first time espn's espy awards will be here on abc tonight. caitlyn jenner will receive the prestigious arthur ashe courage award. the show starts at 8:00, 7:00 central. look forward to that. well, up next in "the pulse," going away. the stranded bridesmaids forced to take drastic measures on the big day. and feeling the force, the jedi masters taking on the empire with their gopro cameras? ♪ instantly quenches skin to keep it supple and hydrated day after day. formulated with hydrating hyaluronic acid which retains up to 1000 times its weight in water. this refreshing water gel plumps skin cells with intense hydration and locks it in. for supple, hydrated skin that bounces back.

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. live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good when morning. thank you for joining us at 4:28. i am kristen sze. >> i am eric thomas with leyla gulen. mike? >> any direction ill? anyone? >> no. >> no. >> marine laser there but not so moist as yesterday. three miles visibility at half moon bay. you can see headed through the day, a little bit different than yesterday. it will be warmer. we start off with the same temperature, mid-50s to low 60 at 7:00. through 12 hours mid-60s at the coast. low 70s around the bay. low 80s inland. 90s inland by 4:00, nearly 80 at bay and mid-to-upper 60s at the coast. it ought to be less comfortable. the update on the chance of a

thunderstorm this weekend. >> leyla, hopefully comfortable for the drivers? >> it is. you may want to use the air conditioning. our bay bridge has cars collecting in the far right hand lane trying to move from the east bay into san francisco. on the north bay, 101 headed to 580, we have cloud cover in the distance. we could have some fog that could impede visibility if you head through the devil's slide waldo tunnel. >> the city of berkeley has strict new building regulations after a vote last night in the wake of the deadly balcony collapse. amy hollyfield has details from berkeley. amy? >> look at the memorial in berkeley outside the apartment building where this happened. flowers block the sidewalk here. the victims have not been forgotten in berkeley. six students died when the balcony they were standing on collapsed.

they were celebrating a birthday. seven others were hurt. several people spoke out at the berkeley city council meeting in favor of tougher building regulations. the city council did decide to call for inspeses on balconies every three years. an attorney for the family of a victim was an advocate calling for change. >> there could be other buildings with the same design and the same issue out there and problem. why do i say that? because we know the same contractors have had similar issues with other buildings that were built at the same time in other locations. >> here is a look at balcony that fell last month. the city plans to hire certified professionals to do the inspections. the city has not said how much it will cost or how many ball cozy are considered "unsafe," in the city.