making news in america this morning overnight, this morning, former president george h.w. bush hospitalized for a broken bone in his neck. we're live with the latest on his health scare for the 91-year-old. pushing on, president obama taking it to the opponents of the iran deal and making an unprecedented trip today where no sitting president has gone before. in the spotlight, caitlyn jenner and her big moment at the espy awards last night. her strong message to the world. >> if you want to call me names, make jokes, doubt my intentions, go ahead. >> who she's really fighting for now. and the rest of the major moments from the biggest awards show in sports the stars including some tough word ss from one fighter to another.

and good thursday morning to you all. we begin with that breaking news overnight. a new health scare for former president george h.w. bush. >> he's in a maine hospital right now after breaking a bone in his neck during a fall. doctors especially concerned because he's 91 years old. abc's bazi kanani joins us from washington where she's been tracking the story overnight. good morning, bazi. >> reporter: good morning, reena. good morning, t.j. president bush was taken to the hospital by ambulance when he reported neck pain after his fall. his spokesman said he remains in the hospital out of an abundance of caution because of his age. former president george h.w. bush is recovering at this hospital in portland, maine, this morning suffering from a fractured vertebrae in his neck after falling at home. he is fine says his spokesman in stable condition and will not need surgery. it's not known yet how or why the 91-year-old fell at his

summer home in kennebunkport, maine. pictured there last month at a family gathering in the wheelchair he's been using for the last two years as he battles a form of parkinson's disease, one of several health issues the former president has faced since leaving office, diagnosed with graves disease in 1991, a thyroid condition. two years ago he spent two months in a houston hospital for a bronchitis related cough and other issues and just last december a week in the same hospital for shortness of breath. but bush 41, the nation's oldest living former president, has hardly let those health challenges slow him down. just last summer marking his 90th birthday with a thrilling sky dive near his home in maine just as he did for his 75th, 80th and 85th. this morning a spokesman for the family says president bush is optimistic about his recovery fully expecting to be back in texas by the start of football season. >> now bauer of the fractured

vertebrae president bush will have to wear a neck brace, probably for a couple of months. we don't know yet how long he's expected to stay in the hospital. reena, t.j. >> abc's bazi kanani in washington. thanks so much, bazi. we turn now to president obama. he's pushing back against critics of the historic nuclear deal with iran. the president defended the agreement at the white house news conference yesterday saying it will make the world safer. the deal will sharply limit iran's nuclear program in exchange for lifting crippling sanctions. the president insisted there are only two options here. >> either the issue of iran obtaining a nuclear weapon is resolved diplomatically through negotiation or it's resolved through force, through war. those are the options. >> israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is calling the deal a historic mistake

and says israel is not bound by it and could still take military action against iran. today the president turns to domestic issues during a visit to oklahoma. last night the president calling for you expanding the internet to rural areas. today he becomes the first sitting president to visit a federal prison. the president will speak with inmates and officials as part of his effort to reform the prison system. federal investigators say they've broken up a drug ring operating out of dallas reaching cities all over the u.s. an fbi undercover sting operation uncovered nearly 50 people smuggling drugs onto flights from the dallas/ft. worth airport in exchange for thousands of dollars in payments. investigators say most of those arrested either worked at the airport or used inside information to bypass security screening. back to work this morning for the jury deliberating the fate of colorado theater shooter james holmes. the nine women and three men deliberated for more than seven hours yesterday. during that time they asked the judge three questions and requested a white board. also considering whether holmes was legally insane when he killed 12 people and wounded

dozens more in that 2012 attack. u.s. and mexican officials have been holding talks on working together to capture notorious drug lord joaquin "el chapo" guzman. meanwhile, new details emerging about his brazen prison break. surveillance video you're seeing here shows the exact moment of escape. el chapo walking into his shower stall and vanishing into the tunnel below. officials say they found a dead bird in his cell. they believe it was used to test the air quality in the tunnel. well now to the first comments from president obama over the bill cosby scandal. when asked about revoking cosby's presidential medal of freedom, the president rejected the idea saying there was no precedent for doing so. but he indirectly addressed the string of sexual assault allegations against the comedian. >> if you give a woman or a man for that matter without his or her knowledge a drug and then have sex with that person

without consent, that's rape. >> cosby received the medal of freedom from president george w. bush in 2002. an advocacy group for victims wants the president to rescind it or ask cosby to return it. you're likely to hear plenty of talk today about an inspiring appearance by caitlyn jenner at last night's espy awards. >> she was there to receive an award named for the late tennis star arthur ashe. she talked about acceptance as dan harris reports. >> ladies and gentlemen, the courageous, the stunning caitlyn jenner. >> reporter: a standing ovation for an athlete who became an american hero at the olympics and may now be changing america itself. caitlyn jenner kissing her mother and then walking to the stage at the espys right here on abc to accept the arthur ashe courage award. >> it's been eye opening, inspiring, but also frightening.

>> reporter: jenner sparkled in a stunning versace dress, a stark contrast to bruce jenner, the athlete we've known for decades. the chiseled sportsman with the all-american good looks setting a world record in the grueling decathlon in the 1976 olympics. perhaps the most emotional moment in her speech when caitlyn thanked her children. >> i always wanted my children to be so proud of their dad for what he was able to accomplish in his life. you guys have given so much back to me. you've given me so much support. i am so, so grateful to have all of you in my life. >> reporter: jenner up on stage embracing her voice in the transgender community. >> if you want to call me names, make jokes, doubt my intentions, go ahead because the reality is i can take it. but for the thousands of kids out there coming to terms with being true to who they are, they shouldn't have to take it. >> reporter: dan harris, abc news, new york.

and coming up in just a bit here on "good morning america," our robin roberts talks to caitlyn jenner about this emotional night. the biggest moment of the night, though, on social media came thanks to cincinnati bengals lineman devon still. >> he was accepting an award for perseverance on behalf of his daughter leah. she couldn't be there last night after her battle with cancer but she did appear in a video thanking everyone for their support in a speech. still called children fighting cancer the real heroes. >> great moment last night. >> she is adorable. the other winners and some lighter moments from the espys coming your way. but first the consumer backlash. the blockbuster sale promised as rivalry black friday, not so much. angry consumers lash out.

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it. you got to get the shoes, the hair the makeup the whole process it was exhausting and next the fashion police. ah. please be kind on me. i'm new at this. >> good news for you caitlyn, those fashion police raveing. of her dress, if her goal was to set the bar extremely high for the rest of her red carpet career then mission accomplished. >> well caitlyn jenner certainly wasn't the only one turning heads on the red carpet. >> little league standout mo'ne davis traded in her baseball uniform for beautiful white ruffles and used that pitching arm to hold up her trophy for best breakout athlete. >> dazzling in white. >> our ladies. we know these two, diane sawyer and robin roberts going with pants and looking fantastic. >> they certainly did last night. and making one of the biggest fashion statements of the night,

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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good thursday morning. it is 4:28. i am kristen sze. i am eric thomas with leyla gulen and meteorologist mike nicco. >> us is kind of nice. >> comfortable right now. good morning, everyone nothing showing up on live doppler hd in the form of form. i heard of drizzle around pacifica and around the coast the next three hours through the morning commute is the best chance of drizzle. you can see the marine layer of clouds again. temperature are in the upper 50s to mid-60s in the day planner. mid-80s by noon. in the 60s and 70s around the bay and the coast. 60s at the coast and around 80s and 90's at 4:00 bay and inland. today is the warmest day of the weekend. i will check on the chance of a

thunderstorm this weekend in the seven-day outlook. >> leyla is it going smoothly so far? >> a rough couple of days. >> we have a 15-minute delay on bart and richmond because of equipment problems. we have had our bart problems. hopefully they can get it fixed quickly. the bay bridge toll plaza show if you pay cash you have to wait. in walnut creek you can see southbound 680 light conditions but accident free so far this morning. >> in the east bay firefighters are battling a two-alarm fire at a company that makes wooden pallets. amy hollyfield has the latest. >> yes, the fire is out. firefighters say they are going to be here for a while. it is a palate company. there is a lost wood here. will keep

a close area on the situation. there was a huge burnin quarter acre on fire and it spread to two structures where they build the burned a power line. they got it out in an hour but they are not done. >> we have a backhoe on the way. with a giant pile of wood on fire it will burn a while. crews will be here good part of the morning to make sure it is out before we shut it down. >> this the at last pallet corporation and the mire national believes it is the third fire in 10 years. the companies are notorious for catching fire. there is no