g coming your way. everybody have a good thursday. making news in america this morning, breaking developments. plane debris found. it's being called a major lead in the search for malaysia airlines flight 370. that plane vanishing over a year ago. the tantalizing clue being analyzed right now. also breaking right now, a new wildfire raging on the west coast adding to the dozens already burning. evacuations under way right now. officer indicted facing murder charges after shooting an unarmed man during a traffic stop. new body cam video of the incident released overnight as protests grow. and drama on the diamond. brought to tears, what made this professional baseball player so emotional in the middle of a game?

well, good thursday morning, everyone. we begin with that stunning discovery in the search for the missing malaysian passenger jet. a piece of debris washing ashore nearly a year and a half after the plane vanished. >> it was found on a tiny french island near madagascar. thousands of miles from the search zone. experts say it is believed to be part of a wing that's only found on a boeing 777, that is the same model as flight 370. let's get the very latest now from abc's bazi kanani. >> reporter: this could be an important clue in one of aviation's biggest mysteries. crews on reunion island off the coast of east africa examining what investigators believe is likely a piece of that missing malaysia airlines plane. >> i have sent a team to find the wreckage. >> reporter: a source close to the investigation tells abc news this piece does appear to be from a boeing 777, and there is only one of those planes missing in the world. the piece is possibly a flap

from the edge of a wing, a type that is movable and used during takeoff and landing and that is specific to the 777. military helicopters launched to spot debris and sonar devices scanning the bottom of the ocean. this massive multinational search for the missing plane has turned up nothing in the 17 months since malaysia flight 307 disappeared off the radar. 239 souls on board. if this is indeed part. the plane, it would be the first physical evidence found. while it may give hope to grieving families, analysts say it is unlikely to provide them with the answers they are still waiting for. >> because it has spent a year drifting thousands of miles away from where we think the actual impact point is, it probably isn't going to help us find where the airplane is on the bottom of the ocean. >> reporter: where this piece turned up is on the drift track of where investigators believe the plane crashed and they say

if confirmed, it puts to rest a theory that perhaps the plane landed somewhere after being hijacked. bazi kanani, abc news, washington. >> bazi, thank you so much. also breaking now the growing battle against two dozen major wildfires in the west including a new wildfire in drought-ravaged california. the new blaze breaking out north of san francisco near clear lake forcing evacuations in the first six hours, fast-moving flames burned through more than 3,000 acres of thick brush and destroying some structures. it's one of the most of dozens of active fires burning up and down the state. in southern california, the coast guard trying to determine the source of a three-mile-long oil slick. it mysteriously appeared in the water off a popular beach near santa barbara. marine experts say it's not thick enough to scoop up and believe it is dissipate on its own. turn to the shooting of an unarmed black driver by a white police officer in cincinnati. the officer is expected to plead not guilty to murder charges later today. overnight the lawyer for ray

tensing, the officer, says his client is being crucified. much of the evidence comes from the body cameras worn by the two officers who responded. this morning a new angle after the deadly shooting. police officers converge on sam dubose's car, one of those officers, ray tensing, charged with murder after turning himself in. >> this is without question a murder. >> reporter: it happened july 19th during a routine traffic stop a few blocks from the university of cincinnati. officer tensing asking why the car has no front license plate. >> do you have your license on you? >> yeah. >> what's that bottle on the floor there? >> a bottle of -- >> a bottle of what? [ inaudible ]. >> okay, do you have your license on you? >> reporter: dubose hands the bottle over but doesn't produce a license. tensing keeps asking. >> i'm asking you a direct question. do you have your license on you? >> i thought i did. what did you pull me over for? >> reporter: the officer then reaching for the car door.

>> i didn't even do nothing. >> take your seat belt off. stop, stop. >> reporter: we won't show you what happens next but you can hear the gunshot. moments later the car now out of control rolls away until it crashes, dubose slumped at the wheel. minutes later on police radio this is how tensing describes what happened. >> i almost got ran over by the car. he took off on me. i discharged one round struck the man in the head. >> reporter: police reports show tensing claims he was being dragged by the vehicle and had to fire his weapon. overnight dubose's mother saying she's pleased her son will get some kind of justice. >> i'm relieved because now i realize that my son did not do anything and i know that everybody know now he didn't do anything. >> the family in the midst of their mourning also calling for calm in the community. the demonstrations overnight remained peaceful. now to the nfl deflategate controversy, the players union

has filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking to have patriots quarterback tom brady's four-game suspension thrown out. it follows a defiant stance by brady and patriots owner bob kraft calling the league's decision unfathomable. brady denied doing anything. he said simply he replaced a broken phone with a new one. another critical phase of the theater shooting trial. jurors set to begin deciding the punishment for gunman james holmes today. holmes' mother took the stand yesterday for three often emotional-filled hours. arlene holmes said her son never harmed anyone until july 2012, the day of the shooting. >> he has a serious mental illness. schizophrenia chose him. he didn't choose it, and i still love my son. >> jurors already rejected an insanity plea from holmes and

they must now decide whether he should be executed for his crimes. a big show of support last night for one of the school teachers wounded in that deadly louisiana theater shooting. the teacher got up and spoke about the tragedy at a prayer service. she was repeatedly interrupted, though, by cheers of encouragement. she says going to the movie with a fellow teacher was a last-minute decision. she told the crowd how she got away after the gunman opened fire and shot her in the leg. >> instantly i started crawling to the exit, and as i crawled, i was praying because i really thought he was going to shoot me in the back of the head as i crawled on the ground. so i prayed. i was able to run towards the front exit. >> the teachers got separated as the bullets were flying, and that's when one of the teachers was able to pull the fire alarm to alert authorities. well coming up, water woes new this morning. a serious concern at the

location of next summer's olympics. plus new details on the dentist who admitted to killing a well-known african lion. growing protests at his office. the letter he wrote to his patients and where is he now? and there's no crying in baseball. so what left this mlb player in tears in the middle of the game?

@ in portland, oregon, environmental activists have suspended themselves from the st. john's bridge. they're protesting the arrival of a ship that royal dutch shell plans to use in its arctic offshore drilling project. the activists say they have enough supplies to stay on that bridge for several days. police say that for now they don't have plans to remove the

protesters. new concerns this morning about water safety in brazil as athletes around the globe prepare for next year's summer olympics. researchers say they'll be swimming and boating in waters so contaminated they could become violently ill. the study commissioned by the associated press found viral and bacterial pathogens and that includes human feces but brazilian officials insist the water will be safe. more fallout now from that discredited "rolling stone" article on rape at the university of virginia. the managing editor is stepping down. "rolling stone" has been the target of lawsuits following the article including one yesterday from three fraternity members for defamation. well ford's new f-150 truck, the best-selling truck in the u.s. is getting mixed results after undergoing crash tests. the four-door version scored top ratings in five tests the only one to earn a top safety pick but the smaller super cab version did poorly on

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be on the lookout for flooding along the gulf coast, also, you may find some wet roads in the northeast and southwest. if you're flying, airport delays possible in boston, new york, philadelphia, washington, d.c., phoenix and los angeles. well, now to the growing outrage over the minnesota dentist who killed a beloved african lion. >> protests yesterday outside the office of dr. walter palmer. in a letter to his patients palmer wrote "i don't often talk about hunting with my patients because it can be a divisive and emotionally charged topic." the safari club international which is a global international organization said it was suspending palmer's membership pending an investigation. palmer whose whereabouts are unknown at this point has said he had no idea he was shooting a prized research lion and deeply regrets it. in zimbabwe, one of his african guides had a court hearing and could face up to 15 years in prison. the guide thought he acted legally in killing the lion and then was shocked to find the animal had a tracking collar.

palmer could also be prosecuted in u.s. courts, but in his statement said he had not heard from authorities. a 911 dispatcher in new mexico has resigned after hanging up on a caller trying to get help for a dying teenager. >> okay you know what ma'am, you could deal with this yourself. i'm not going to deal with had. >> no my friend is dying. >> the fire chief said his actions were out landish and un unforgivable. the ak-47 bandit truck again. the prime suspect in a robbery of a credit union in mason city, iowa. during tuesday's holdup he was wearing a black ski mask and carrying an ak-47. the bandit accused of a string of bank robberies that began in early 2012. during one of those incidents he seriously wounded an officer while making his escape. and this from south florida will just break your heart. a teenager stealing an ipad from a 4-year-old boy. the kid was just watching cartoons at a hair salon where his mother was working when that

teen pulled that ipad right out of his hands and ran out the door. that teen is still on the loose. the little boy not hurt but certainly upset. >> understandable. animal control officers in houston are trying to figure out how one of the deadliest snakes on the planet ended up inside a luxury high-rise. residents spotted a two-foot-long albino cobra slithering down a hallway and called police who tried to corral the serpent but it put up quite a fight. finally they got it in a bag with a broom much to the relief of the residents. >> everybody was shocked. >> we talked about throwing a laundry basket over him but worried the snake would go someplace we couldn't find him so it was better to keep him insight. >> i scaled the wall into my place. >> animal control officers say one misstep by police who captured it could have landed them in the hospital or worse. ooh. i don't think i would have returned home. you know the old saying there is no crying in baseball. well, try telling that to mets

shortstop, wilmer flores. >> yeah the 23-year-old broke down last night on the field. why? well, there were rumors floating around that he was being traded from the team. now, why would that be so upsetting? well he's been with the mets since he was just 16 years old. it turns out it was just a rumor. that's according to the manager, terry collins. >> somebody came to me and said wilmer is crying. i said, why? well, he got traded. to who? for what? i didn't know. you guys think these guys are stone cold robots. they're not. they're human beings who have emotions. >> we don't see emotion often on the field. >> not anything like this. now, speculation that a deal to trade flores was in the works but then it fell through and he got -- of course in the social media age, everybody has access to phones and whatnot and the crowd was starting to get wind of and was giving him an ovation and got worked up

about that but hopefully he's going to stay with the team that's had him since he was a teenager. >> i heard the yankees might be calling you today. >> you did not hear that. >> i didn't hear that, no. >> goodness gracious. >> you never know. i want to cheer him up a little, teej. >> he'd be happy to go to the yankees? he's not happy to be with the mets? >> well, he's emotional. i don't know. flores, call us on the show tomorrow and we'll chat about it. best boss ever. who is the ceo who gave his employees more than $200,000? >> and is he hiring? also, a giant catch. the 400-pound beast the guy reeled in from his paddle board. woah woah marge... you're not marge? i'm sorta marge. we both drive a stick, we both like saving money on car insurance and we both feel integrity such as, that of healthcare in the america of the us and therefore. yes. thank you. no. no. please, stop! sorta you, isn't you. start with a quote from esurance and get a set of discounts

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♪ time for us to check "the pulse" now. we've got a new nomination for boss of the year. >> after selling his company for a huge profit, a turkish businessman gave each of his 114 employees a generous share. the average payout, $237,000. that's 150 times what the workers in turkey make in a month. >> he said he pushed for the bonuses because everybody worked to make the company a success. that's awesome. >> that's an awesome boss. is he hiring? >> i think we missed the bonus part but still. well, a collection of letters from summer camp is

going viral. >> the online parents are sharing what their kids write to them including this doozy one kid writing, "i'm having to write another letter. no joke. i'm forced to write you guys. okay, bye." >> and this one shgs "i am only smiling in the pictures so you think i'm having tons of fun but i'm not." >> finally this nugget, this kid just misses social media writing, "i cannot survive without instagram." it's camp. go outside. play with something. >> that's the point, right? even in camp they miss the social media. >> almost like a drug. withdrawal period when you can't have your iphone or ipad. >> one week, kids. one week. summer camp isn't for every kid. maybe basketball camp is a better idea but not for this little boy. >> he gets right out there in the middle of the action but no matter what happens around him, he's clearly not ready to play. the teams keep on running past him. there he is. hands in his pocket. not budging. we do give him props, though, for standing his ground. >> he looks like he's on a

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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good morning, thanks for joining us. i am matt keller here for kristen sze. >> i am eric thomas. it is july 30. it was a scorcher yesterday. mike? >> yes, good morning it was a scorcher, with 108 in antioch. we missed a record by one degree. changes are out there. you will notice them around the bay into the north bay and along the coast with the marine layer of clouds are back and no fog to contend with. sfo this morning shows we have flight arrival delays at 12-hour day planner but still mild to warm and temperatures are in the mid-50s to mid-60s through 7:00 and in the 60s at the coast and from low-to-upper 70 from noon to 4:00 around the bay and mid-80's to only 90s by 4:00 falling back to 60s and 70s and 80s by 7:00.

a chance of thunderstorms are coming up. >> today is a sombrer day particularly for traffic because we have sergeant scott lunger memorial today and it will be at the chapel of chimes in hayward off of mission boulevard. as the procession continues expect to have streets closed down. there will be three processions travel between hayward and oakland. the first procession will have closures on 880 between wintom and oracle arena where a memorial is taking place. at 8:45 another row says of law enforcement officers escort sergeant scott lunger from the chapel of the chimes to the arena. expect closures along 238 and mission boulevard and foothill boulevard. at 1:00 o'clock p.m. a procession of law enforcement officers will escort sergeant scott lunger from the arena to the final resting place in

brentwosures along 880 238 and 580 and service streets headed into brentwood. >> than you, leyla. in san francisco, firefighters are on the scene of a husband fire with flames breaking out over an hour ago in a two story home on castro street near 29th. the hose is undergoing renovation. there are no reports of injury. >> firefighters in the east by put out a series of grass fires along highway 24 near lafayette and the orinda border with the fire mar sham say the busiest burned half an acre near central lafayette exit. investigators urge anyone who my have seen anything around 11 o'clock last night went fires started for call the fire officials a fire. >> that lake county, an evacuation center is opened