good morning, america. breaking overnight, horror on the highway. a wildfire sweeps across a freeway in california. cars and trucks engulfed in flames. >> my god. >> i can feel the heat. >> drivers running for their lives. helicopters called in, but were efforts to douse the flames hampered by drones? terror attack investigation. new information about that gunman who killed four marines. [ sirens ] his troubled family life. his mysterious trip to the middle east as we learn more about his victims, heroes who were cut down in a hail of gunfire. a weekend of wild weather. giant blocks of hail falling from the sky. chaos at a concert. fans running for cover. the deadly lightning strikes, 45 million americans in the danger

zone right now. and caught on camera. elephant rampage. the angry animal gone wild chasing down his handlers tossing this car like a toy, so what set him off? all right, hey, good morning. we're going to start here with the story that is still developing this hour. firefighters tell us they've never seen anything like what happened overnight on this freeway in california. >> the video shows the moments when a fast-moving wildfire swept across this highway. the drivers were surrounded by those flames. hundreds of them running for safety. their cars and trucks left to burn. and an infuriating question this morning, were efforts to fight those flames from the air hampered by the interference of amateur drone operators? let's get the latest now from

abc's matt gutman who is on the scene in phelan, california. good morning, matt. >> reporter: good morning, paula. that fire is still smoldering. now, it raced across the countryside here chewing through thousands of acres in six hours. so facet caught up with motorists on a highway trapping some of them. overnight the horror on the highway. another racing up the hill leaping onto this interstate. cars, semis, even this boat bursting into flames. some turned into charred metal husks. the fire burning thousands of acres moving so fast this family narrowly missing it. >> oh, my god. >> i can feel the heat. >> reporter: the scene apocalyptic, an exodus of those fleeing their cars on foot, others taking to the hill. sedans on single track roads. this man from michigan on his first trip to california. >> people were running up the hill. it was just a nightmare. >> reporter: his kids taking it hardest.

>> i just grabbed my kids, and everyone was screaming, cars were on fire, blowing up. >> reporter: squadrons of jets dropping tons of flame retardant hoping to slow the fire. helicopters dumping buckets of water on those burning cars to little effect. the wildfire problem so severe a second fire popped up just miles away chewing through woods near several packed summer camps. 300 people evacuated including a group of 90 girl scouts. some seen huddling in this red cross shelter. that wall of fire creating a massive curtain of smoke pluming over the town of oak hill. only 5% contained, the fire consumed more than 3,000 acres. >> where do you want me to go? >> i want you to get in your truck and leave. >> reporter: emergency crews saying their relief efforts delayed because of interference of five personal drones in the area. 26 minutes, that's how long fire officials tell me they were delayed because of those drones. no arrests were made. it is bone dry out here.

you can hear it and see it. this is already shaping up to be one of the worst fire seasons in well over a decade and it's not even halfway over, dan. >> no, there's a long way to go and they're really going to have to figure out this drone issue. it's not the first time it's happened, and i expect it'll pop up again in the future. matt gutman, thank you for your reporting this morning. we're going to move now to the full-scale federal investigation into the young man who shot up those two military facilities in chattanooga, tennessee. we are learning more about the gunman and his possible motives, and abc's chief investigative correspondent brian ross is here with the new information this morning. brian, good morning to you. >> reporter: well, good morning, dan. fbi technicians are working through the weekend this morning to go through to exploit the computers and cell phones that once belonged to mohammad abdulazeez. the computers and cell phones were seized from his home, a quiet street in the small tennessee town of hixon to determine what drove the young man who until this week neighbors had considered an all-american kid. >> in my experience this was an isis-inspired attack.

>> reporter: officials tell abc news a seven-month stay in the mideast in jordan last year by abdulazeez could have been a turning point. >> why did he go overseas? who did he meet when he was there? >> reporter: from what authorities have learned so far, abdulazeez's transformation from teenager at a swimming hole to mixed marshalltial arts fighter to terrorist happened in rapid fashion. a friend who ran into him just a few weeks ago said he saw nothing out of the ordinary. >> i saw him maybe two weeks ago completely 100% normal. >> reporter: but for all the smile, abdulazeez grew up in a family with strife. court documents filed by his mother allege his father beat her and the children and threatened to take a second wife as permitted by islamic law, and in a blog posting last monday, abdulazeez wrote "life is short and bitter." [ sirens] three days later the deadly attack.

the fbi had no warning abdulazeez was even thinking about violence. a stealth terrorist. >> these individuals are learning how to avoid the fbi and our surveillance. there was no opportunity along the way to stop this individual from carrying out this attack. >> reporter: the fbi says it has not yet found the evidence on public social media that would show abdulazeez was inspired or directed by isis, but the work this weekend at the fbi lab will be to determine if he was communicating on secret encrypted channels used by isis that the u.s. for all its might so far has had a hard time cracking dan. >> they're really worried about these encrypted chapels. my question is if he was in touch with isis, which we don't know yet, why wouldn't isis already have claimed responsibility? >> that's an excellent question. and generally they do, although now lots of isis followers are praising him but so far no direct claim of responsibility. >> okay. at this point he seems like the nightmare scenario doing it on his own. >> absolutely. >> all right. brian ross, thank you. appreciate it. >> dan, thank you. and this morning we are

learning that another victim has died in the shooting. 24 years old, randall smith along with those four marines who were lost in this tragedy. young sons and fathers. jim avila has more on these five lives taken. >> reporter: the fifth is a sailor from ohio shot three times and has been in critical condition since the attack. he did not survive surgery. he is survived by his wife and three young daughters. >> it's extremely tragic to see an american soldier killed on american soil. ♪ god bless america ♪ >> reporter: overnight mourners gathered to grieve the loss of the fallen heroes from the just enlisted to combat veterans, the faces of those murdered where they worked. the faces of the victims. the baby face skip wells just 21 years old, the only son raised by a single mother, he had only recently joined the marine reserves.

>> no one ever would expect to die in the capacity in which he did, but he died with his boots on, and he died doing what he loved. >> reporter: and in the moments before he died, wells according to the associated press texting his girlfriend these last words, "active shooter." mohammad youssuf abdulazeez opening fire at the marine corps facility after driving seven miles from the recruiting office where he began his rampage on thursday morning. gunnery sergeant thomas sullivan, 40 years old, who survived two tours of duty in iraq only to be gunned down here at home. sullivan's family draped a flag over their restaurant in springfield, massachusetts, and wrote this, "he was our hero and he will never be forgotten. thank you, tommy, for protecting us." in grantsburg, wisconsin, carson holmquist's picture hanging on

his high school's military honor wall he was only 27 and in berkdale california david wyatt remembered by his aunt. he was dedicated as a father and husband. his aunt says his life was one of joy and love. dennis pedigo he's the police officer who was wounded during the firefight said that he is doing well and his spirits are good. dan. >> jim, and we thank you for your reporting. and this statistic from "the new york times" this morning is jarring, more marines were killed in chattanooga than in all of afghanistan this year. a horrific event, and that concludes our coverage of that story this morning. we're going to move on to the extreme weather this weekend. 45 million people across the midwest and the plains bracing for severe summer thunderstorms packing damaging winds, large hail and flash flooding, and rob is here. rob, teach me how to speak, please. >> just let him do the weather. >> the problem with summer thunderstorms, they're not only

tough to say, but they're kind of scattered. we got them across much of the country and got them across the northeast but a strong complex of thunderstorms right now moving across wisconsin. we have a severe thunderstorm watch out till 9:00 central time. this is the same line of storms that moved through minneapolis just a few hours ago. overnight, the skies lighting up in minneapolis. thunderstorms firing across the u.s. in salida, colorado, four people struck by lightning, leaving one dead. and in kentucky as storms roll in, sam smith giving a concert in louisville escorted offstage then chaos as concertgoers run for cover. luckily no injuries, but that outdoor show ending early. >> i can't see the center of the road. i can't see anything. >> reporter: in south dakota, hail hammering down. drivers getting pelted, and watch as these huge ice chunks pummeled this golf course some the size of baseballs.

and this morning, residents cleaning up after seven confirmed tornadoes ripped through northern illinois and iowa earlier this week snapping trees, tearing roofs off homes and destroying cars. >> all of a sudden all i kept hearing was it's all gone. it's all gone. it's all gone. >> more tornadoes possible today and tomorrow though the main threat is going to be some damaging straight-line winds and frequent lightning as we've been seeing. this line of storms will kind of stretch out. this is the typical time of year where the northern half moves more quickly than the southern half so back through the high plains you'll see severe weather. chicago today i think you'll get it later on this morning and then tomorrow, kansas city back through indianapolis all the way up through buffalo, that's where the cold front will be. damaging wind, hail and a brief tornado possible tomorrow and also some heavy rain with these storms even across parts of new england, we could see 2 to 3 inches of rainfall as we go through monday. paula, much more weather coming up in just a few. >> rob, great to have you back and we'll check in with you a little bit later. now to the mysterious jailhouse death of a woman in texas seen here on cell phone video. now, authorities say she hung

herself in her jail cell, but her friends and family say they cannot fathom that she would kill herself as they led a demonstration outside the jail demanding an investigation. abc's mara schiavocampo is on the story for us this morning. good morning, mara. >> paula, good morning. yeah, her family saying that she was excited about starting a new job and would never have taken her own life. they're now demanding a full investigation and are joined by a u.s. congresswoman from her district. >> we demand -- >> all: answers. >> reporter: overnight protesters gathering outside this texas jail where sandra bland spent her final hours. >> sister sandra dee serves justice. >> reporter: the rally seeking answers to the 28-year-old's mysterious death. >> you just slammed my head into the ground. >> reporter: bland taken into custody after this routine traffic stop took an aggressive turn. a bystander capturing the moments on camera. >> for a traffic signal you slam me into the ground and everything. >> reporter: police saying in a statement on thursday that bland was argumentative and uncooperative. but this morning, the officer involved is now assigned to

administrative duties for violations of the department's procedures regarding traffic stops. the fbi now also looking into the case. abc's linsey davis speaking with the congresswoman from that texas district. >> i don't believe that we should allow this case to languish without a full investigation. >> reporter: authorities discovered bland dead in her cell three days later saying she hanged herself. the district attorney saying videos like this -- >> it's a little bit of depression as well as ptsd. >> reporter: -- could be used in the investigation. >> self-diagnosis is certainly something that we are going to look at and consider with the motive for a suicide. >> reporter: but bland's family saying she would never take her life and was the one assaulted. >> based on the sandy that i knew, that's unfathomable to me. >> reporter: now, the officer involved in the arrest will remain on administrative duties until the conclusion of the investigation. the texas department of public safety also says the fbi will

conduct a forensic analysis of the videos related to the case, and they will release related video footage to the public as soon as possible. a lot of questions here to be answered. >> but that social media post about ptsd and being depressed, her friends and family saying it was taken out of context. >> that's what we're hearing. but, again, it's all part of the investigation into what her state of mind was at the time of her arrest. >> as you said, a lot more questions to be answered. thank you, mara. we'll switch gears to the race for the white house. your voice, your vote and the unexpected twist for hillary clinton. many people thought her run for the democratic nomination would be a cakewalk, but there she was in iowa overnight sharing the stage for the first time with bernie sanders, the socialist senator from vermont, who is generating surprisingly robust crowds, donations and excitement and abc's devin dwyer is on the story this morning from the white house. good morning, devin. >> reporter: hey, good morning, dan. things starting to get interesting for democrats. bernie sanders, hillary clinton, the other democratic candidates, as you said, on the stage together in iowa side by side for the first time. they didn't go after each other by name, but it's clear this

nomination race is heating up. for democrats, it's finally a face-off. >> this country belongs to all of us. >> we are ready to win this election. >> reporter: overnight hillary clinton sharing the stage in iowa for the first time with bernie sanders, the socialist from vermont who's been drawing huge crowds. >> we need a mass movement from coast to coast. >> i'm running for you. >> reporter: clinton, the front runner, meeting real competition in iowa for the first time standing shoulder to shoulder with former governors martin o'malley, lincoln chaffee and former senator jim webb. die-hard democrats are excited to size up their options. clinton is highly popular but faces shifting support. 70% of democrats in the latest ap poll seeing her favorably, that's down 11 points since april. >> thank you so much, iowa. >> reporter: the clinton campaign announcing friday it's buying its first tv ad time. >> everyday americans need a champion. >> reporter: spending more than

$7 million in the early primary states including nearly $4 million in iowa. bernie sanders hasn't announced a single major ad buy. >> there is nothing we cannot accomplish. >> reporter: today republicans are attending another iowa cattle call too. 10 of the 15 candidates in the gop race converging on a summit with religious conservatives. donald trump, who is on the cover of "the new yorker," making a belly flop splash is near the front of the pack saying he expects to win iowa. now, wisconsin governor scott walker and former florida governor jeb bush also near the front of the pack there in iowa. almost all the 2016 candidates will be swarming the state this weekend. those critical iowa caucuses now just about six months away, dan and paula. >> full employment act for political reporters across the country. it's going to be a great race. devin, thank you. we want to turn things over to ron with the other stories we're tracking including a shooting spree in maine. >> that is right. a convicted sex offender in maine is back behind bars this

morning accused of fatally shooting two people and wounding three others in separate incidents in that state. police say that anthony lord beat a man and stole guns from him and a pickup truck before going on that rampage. when he was arrested, a 22-year-old woman was rescued, would have been in his custody unharmed. and a small passenger plane crashed into a rugged mountainous area of alaska killing one person, but four others on board that plane survived. coast guard officials say their rescue efforts were hampered by poor weather and the steep terrain, but they were able to hoist the survivors by helicopter from that crash site. and overseas in south africa more than 300 people injured when their commuter train rammed into a stopped train. the accident occurred in johannesburg on friday during the height of the evening rush hour. the stopped train was in a station at the time. and back at home, it's three strikes, and you're out in baseball. last night it was three outages, power outages, that stopped a game between the washington nationals and l.a. dodgers in d.c. a bank of stadium lights behind

third base went out the first time leading to an hour plus delay. in that game, well, they got the lights working. it went out again and again. three times was enough. the game was suspended in the fifth inning with the dodgers up, 2-1. that game, if you're keeping score will resume later today. and finally, in denmark three elephants from a traveling circus got loose, went on a rampage in a beach. it apparently began when a circus worker struck one of the animals, the elephant with a stick causing that one to run offer. yes, the angry pachyderms tried to pick up a truck with his tusks. >> so, they're really strong. >> a lot of adrenaline. paula. >> they're very angry. eventually the elephants were calmed eded down and they were rounded back up. >> how about this, why don't we leave the elephants in the wild and stop making them travel around in circuses. >> i would be in favor of that. >> i was chased by wild elephants in the wild once, one of the most terrifying experiences in my life. i'm not even making that up. >> did you provoke the elephant? >> no, they saw us and ran after it. >> you are a threatening human

being. >> i am not a threatening -- >> what do you do with an elephant, you don't stop, drop and roll or anything. >> you send your chihuahuas after them. >> you run as fast as you can. >> ron is correct on this as he is in most things. >> we want to know what do you do if there are summer thunderstorms. is that how you say it? >> i was unable to say thunder or summer thunderstorms. but, rob, you saved me. >> let's live in the present. >> well played. well played. >> if you are in a fire, stop, drop and roll is the proper way. coachella festival over but winds blowing. we had a thunderstorm outside of there yesterday caused some winds to kick up the classic haboob. a sandstorm, low visibilities. might see more of these as we go through time because we'll see more thunderstorms. very active monsoon season. and what's left of dolores is going to cause more in the way of thunderstorms. they could cause flash flooding. tropical storm dolores was at one point a category 4 hurricane. now the moisture will get into the desert southwest and

even parts of california will see it especially in the sierra. might be more sparks from lightning, but we'll have to watch that potential for fire. heat, my goodness. heat advisories all the way from the gulf coast really to canada. it is a swelterer out there. heat indices going to feel like it's up and over 100 degrees for a good chunk >> kind of teased you with the bouncing beach ball. we're going to get to the beach forecast in the next hour. >> heat, my goodness.

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behind the scenes of this company, industrial light & magic, founded by the geek supreme overlord george lucas, the place where they made movies like "jurassic park" and "star wars." it does huge blockbusters. that's coming up later. first here the new clues this morning in a murder mystery that has baffled police for a year now. >> dan markel, a florida state university professor and father of two, he was gunned down at his home in florida and on the anniversary of his death authorities are revealing new clues that they hope will track down his killer, and abc's phillip mena is here with the story. good morning, phillip. >> reporter: paula, dan, good morning. such a puzzling case, this was a well-known college professor who police said was the intended target of that fatal attack. but here we are a year later and still no sign of a suspect. this morning, new information released by tallahassee police that they hope will solve a brutal crime. >> this is a picture of the actual suspect vehicle. >> reporter: exactly one year ago today, florida state university professor dan markel murdered, shot in his car in cold blood. >> he was so full of life, so

full of love, a friend to so many people. >> reporter: officers releasing information about the suspect's car in hopes of getting closer to solving the crime. >> the first thing is going to be the color. >> reporter: saying the silver vehicle has one black passenger side mirror and a missing tow bolt. police also saying they believe the car's owner may not have known the car was used in a crime. >> i cannot mavenlg a person wanting to hurt him. i don't think any of his friends can. >> reporter: according to police the father of two shot by a waiting assassin. markel on the phone when he arrived home telling an unidentified caller, "someone is in my driveway." the suspect then followed him into the garage shooting him in the head. >> the driver's side window is all bashed in, and he's got blood all over his head. >> reporter: alive when police arrived, markel was pronounced dead in the hospital hours later. two days before his murder markel posted to

his blog about the death penalty. he had received threatening comments in 2012 on the same website. >> is it possible that some of his scholarship and literature created some enemies? i guess that's as possible as any of the other scenarios. >> reporter: and to help get the case solved, the reward money has now been increased from $25,000 to $125,000. >> hopefully that will work. >> and authorities really haven't been able to establish a motive here. >> just that controversial blog post is something that keeps coming up as something to possibly look at but still no motive. >> a mystery. all right, thanks, phil, appreciate it. ron is back with another look at the other news headlines including more on our top story, those california wildfires. >> yeah, that's right. a thousand firefighters out there in california still battling that huge fast-moving wildfire that is east of los angeles. the raging wildfire set 20 vehicles ablaze on interstate 15, the main highway between l.a. and las vegas. that fire only 5% contained at this hour. now to breaking news from chattanooga, tennessee, randall smith a sailor injured during

the shooting spree in that city has died. his death comes two days after four marines were killed and three others injured when 24-year-old mohammad youssuf abdulazeez attacked those recruiting centers. abdulazeez was shot to death by police. and in texas caught on camera a woman giving birth in a car. >> oh, no, please. >> on a busy highway. >> there it is. >> looks remarkably calm. >> isn't that amazing? >> there's no way she just had a baby. >> well, maybe she found that baby. i don't know, or a stork dropped it through the sky light. >> the baby looks real. it is a real child. >> the proud dad presumably on his way to the hospital was driving. i don't believe he is shooting a video at the same time. >> i just wish it looked that -- she made it look so effortless. >> it really looks easy, doesn't it? >> it's hard enough when you have help. you're in a car. >> i assume this happened a little before the video shot. maybe the seat was back. there was some -- >> don't ruin it for us all. >> there was some -- >> i'm not done. >> okay. >> carry on. >> i'm not done. >> ron claiborne. >> i will not be ignored.

finally, tom brady's allegedly infamous deflategate ball could soon have a new home. the ball is going on auction tonight if anybody wants it. the bidding starting at 25,000 bucks, sara. allegedly deflated. the football was found to be underinflated during the new england patriots and indianapolis colts playoff game back in january, and, of course, new england won that game and of course it led to brady's four-game suspension which he is appealing. >> and, sara, after that comment i would advise you never to visit the city of boston. >> or anywhere near there. >> i think the price of that auction is going to inflate. >> oh. i saw what you did there, p. >> yeah, i think everybody saw how poor it was or deflate, exactly. >> hey, rob, you do you want to save paula? >> let's continue this horrible analogy and take it -- you know, their main argument was that the cold deflated the ball.

well, with the heat now that ball would be so big it would be ridiculous. wouldn't be able to play with it. let's go to philadelphia. >> did you just change the subject? >> what? it's inflategate. we're doing weather. >> that was a seg. >> yeah, call the emmys. philadelphia, there is their skyline. temperatures in the mid-70s. it is going to be toasty there. heat advisory in effect through tomorrow for the city of brotherly love. heat pump is in action. the big blue "h" moves offshore. here we go. the southwesterlies crank up and big cities in the northeast will go into the 90s, easily for new new york city and philadelphia. could be the warmest day of the year so far. it's mid-july so it's nothing out of the usual. so if you want to cool off, head to the beach. water temperatures on the east coast, especially in florida in the atlantic, 87 degrees. already to 75 degrees up across atlantic city so beaches across the northeast beginning to warm up as far as waters go and texas coastline, 85 degrees there. also warm across the pacific northwest. boy, it's been unusually warm for the past month and a half there. heat advisories again for the willamette valley. and folks inland will see

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[ playing the theme to "star wars" ] dan our resident and self-proclaimed, i might add, sci-fi nerd freaked out when he heard about the story. you are breathing a little heavy right now. >> i checked my heart rate. it's okay. as i said the other day on the air, i'm probably not the type of guy that dresses up like boba fett and goes to comic-con, but i do love sci-fi movies. and this morning we're going behind the scenes of industrial light & magic, which was founded by george lucas. these people have been making the effects for blockbusters like "star wars" and "jurassic park" for 40 years. it is the biggest blockbuster of the summer. devouring more than $500 million in profits since it premiered in june. >> these animals are thinking. >> reporter: the next huge hit on the horizon -- >> chewy, we're home.

>> reporter: -- "star wars" fans already in a frenzy for the release in december of "the force awakens." now, we take a sneak peek behind the scenes where the movie magic is made. >> nothing is impossible. >> reporter: this is the special effects studio founded by george lucas called industrial light & magic. it's where indy escaped from "the temple of doom." where dinosaurs were first resurrected. >> away put your weapon. >> reporter: and where yoda evolved from a puppet to a 3d kung fu fighting jedi. >> if we ever were to go forward and do things where he had to walk or sword fight, we would have to come up with a new way of doing it. >> reporter: coming up with a new way is the studio's approach for the past four decades. their innovations motivating others to do the same. >> seeing indiana jones was an inspiration really for me to not only study ancient egyptian texts but create new technologies. >> that belongs in a museum. >> so do you.

>> reporter: it's even changed human lives with "star wars" influencing the invention of a real bionic arm. >> and they were so inspired by "star wars," they actually nicknamed the decca arm the luke. >> reporter: the man who created the "star wars" universe is now hoping his movie magic will spark a new generation of creators. >> who knows what 10-year-olds were inspired by pushing the lever on the millennium falcon. >> can i just say something? i asked dan what thrills him as much as sci-fi. he said "downton abbey." >> not quite that way. >> she's twisting, right? she's twisting it a little bit. >> no, i heard it. i heard it. >> sara heard it. >> it was a very private, beautiful moment. >> it was. >> no longer private. >> no longer private, yes. >> it's actually charming. >> never tell paula anything. and you can catch, by the way, the full special or sara, "raiders, raptors & rebels: behind the magic of ilm" tomorrow on the science channel. it's going to be great.

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♪ ♪ "pop news," sara was away last weekend, and ron is going to grade her with a very tough eye this morning. >> on a curve. >> i think he missed me a little bit. >> discerning. >> discerning, yeah. >> i feel an "a." taylor swift has officially welcomed two new members into her squad. patrick stewart and ian mckellen. it turns out the singer had plenty of mad love for sir ian's dramatic reading of her "bad blood" lyrics during a yahoo! movie movies interview. >> take a look what you've done

because, baby, we've got bad blood. we've got problems and i don't -- >> i think after hearing him i understood the song better. mckellen's best buddy stewart also added his flair to a reading of "blank space," which is my personal favorite and apparently got them entry into taylor's super elite band of friends. the singer tweeting "you made my day. you two are ultimate squad goals" and as all swifties know and apparently patrick stewart knows, that's the highest praise you can receive from taylor with stewart responding, "i die, no, really, i might, i'm old." >> that's funny. >> after they sang they actually tweeted at her, "can we be in the squad?" the fact they knew that -- >> she's so great. >> she transcends. >> paula is making a bid to be in the squad. >> should we tweet her and see if she'll tweet back? >> we will after the show. >> i will wait by my phone. fans of "back to the future" --

>> let us know how it goes. fans of "back to the future" will be able to celebrate the film's 38th anniversary. makes me old by going back to movie theaters. all three will return to the big screen in october so get there by delorean, hoverboard or any means necessary. and if you can't get enough of marty mcfly, you can also look forward to an anniversary edition of the trilogy on blu-ray and dvd and a vinyl soundtrack. >> that's what i'm talking about. >> supposedly it's wrapped in like flux capacitor paper. i'm up. i'm doing it. >> i can't get enough of mcfly, by the way. >> i can't get enough of the flux capacitor. why am i the only one that said i felt old? you guys are all older than me. >> because we're old. we don't feel old. we are old. hockey superstar t.j. oshie caused a major upset for his biggest fan when he traded from the blues to the washington capitals this week. 5-year-old libby lu could hardly believe the news. >> t.j. oshie left the team. >> t.j. oshie left the team. he's going to be on another team. >> look at that little face. it's like it rocked her world. basically devastated. >> hockey has young and very passionate fans. >> this is passion at its --

t.j. was able to turn that little frown upside down and recruit a new capitals fan after chatting to libby lu on the phone when she appeared on "sportscenter." he then followed up with the ultimate care package, a signed jersey, which libby lu's mom says they're hoping to frame as soon as they can get her out of the jersey. >> adorable. and really quickly, we have a new contender this morning for the best reaction ever to a baby announcement. take a look. >> you're pregnant? no, sir. no way. oh, my god. oh. oh, my god. oh! >> the baby's very blessed with a proud grandmother. i love this. she has like total optimism. >> that's a good time to ask if she'll baby-sit. >> cash in now, get it on video. >> know the point of tough love. >> "a" plus. >> come on. >> it's for your own good. >> thank you, paula. >> tough room. >> we'll be right back. >> here.

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>> i just want to say -- >> hey, thanks for watching, everybody. rob will be covering the summer thunderstorms all day long. much more coming up on "world news." >> good job today. >> thank you. much more coming up on "world news." good morning. the mild weather in sonoma is posing problems for vineyards. 1 farmers spotted mildew more than normal this year. this season's temperatures in the 90s can stop the growth of grapes. sonoma coast is at higher risk because of the marine layer. 12 areas are under the severe

stress category for powdery mildew. the grape crop is worth $600 million. >> the bay area's real estate market soared during june setting records for sales. researchers say because there have been better jobs that pay more, that allowed residents to buy homes mostly in silicon valley and the east bay. mortgage rates are low and people think they may not stay low longer. >> costa home sales increased 1%. >> our marine layer that keeps us comfortable in the summer is here with us. today will be the warmest day out of the next seven. 61 in san jose. partly cloudy skies. 63 in oakland. another 10 degrees of warming. low clouds and fog burn back to the coast. this element high and mid-level clouds from tropical storm

delores making for thunderstorms in southern california will visit us the second half of the weekend. look for clouds to clear. return to 80s inland. 70s across the bay. we'll talk more 60s at the coast. then the numbers bottom out for the second half of the work week. >> thank you. up next, a fast-moving brushfire spread closer to home in southern california after devouring cars on a san bernadino county freeway. >> a sonoma county dairy company recalls its milk products.

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it's saturday july 18th. thank you for joining us. let's start with a first look at the forecast. here is lisa tracking doppler hd for us. >> this keeps our temperatures so comfortable. our marine layer and things are going to change over the next day or so. showing the fog here. it's this we'll be tracking. flood warnings here throughout south eastern california. thunderstorms for much of l.a. it's the usual. a nice start to the day in san jose. enjoy today. it should be the warmest out there. 65 in concord and livermore. it's sunny low clouds will be bringing back to the coast but will keep the temperatures