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making news in america this tuesday morning, breaking overnight, a stern warning from the white house directed at syria threatening the assad regime over what the white house says is another planned chemical attack. the republicans' new health care plan takes another blow as overnight another republican senator says she's not on board with that plan. this comes after a new report finds 22 million people are estimated to lose coverage under the plan. we're live in washington with the details. the breaking news from the west coast raging wildfires in the west, new evacuations ordered overnight as the flames creep closer to homes. people using their own pools to fight the fires. and see the emotional speech after russell westbrook is named the nba's mvp. >> i told him, i said, i ain't going to cry, but i love you from the bottom of my heart,
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brother. i promise you. i appreciate you. >> see why he broke down while talking about his little brother. talking about his little brother. couldn't have happened to a nicer guy there. we'll get to that a little later on as we say good morning to you on this tuesday. we'll start with that overnight warning from the white house aimed at syria. >> a brief but ominous statement claims that there's potential evidence that syria is preparing for another chemical weapons attack. you might remember an attack on a rebel held area in april killed dozens of people. the u.s. followed that by firing 59 missiles at a syrian air base. the white house is now warning that another chemical attack will result in bashar assad and his military paying a heavy price. several military officials were caught off guard by the white house announcement according to "the new york times." some questioning the timing of all of this. the white house's motivation for releasing the statement is unclear, but the public warning might have been a way to deter
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the bashar al assad regime from another strike. we'll have more on this on "good morning america." and now to the scramble to save the gop health care bill. six republican senators are now refusing to support it. the latest susan collins of maine to announce her position after learning 22 million americans could be left uninsured. some conservatives are criticizing the bill as too generous while moderates say it doesn't go far enough. >> it's a big challenge for the gop leadership now falling short of the 50 votes they need. abc's emily rau has the latest from washington. emily, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, diane and kendis. potentially smaller premiums and a shrinking deficit. the republicans really are making their case for the bill, but the big question, will it be enough? >> i will stop this bill. [ chanting "yeah" ] >> reporter: as democrats gathered with protesters -- >> i'll tell you right now. this evil bill is not about going together. it's about leaving people behind.
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>> reporter: republicans continued last-minute negotiations. >> this is the art of the possible and the art of getting 50 votes. >> reporter: the nonpartisan congressional budget office revealing the senate health care bill would leave 22 million more americans uninsured over the next decade. 15 million more next year alone. >> unfortunately, the forgotten men and women remain ignored in both the house and senate bill and that's where i'm trying to press. >> reporter: republican ron johnson citing the working class americans president trump has called forgotten. >> save medicare, medicaid and social security without cuts. >> reporter: candidate trump pushing to save medicaid but the bill he now supports would slash medicaid spending by $800 billion. >> i'm also very concerned about the medicaid cuts, what it means to our most vulnerable citizens. >> reporter: those concerns from senator susan collins now on the growing list of republicans who say they'll vote no on this bill.
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that puts a total of six in the no column when this bill can only afford two no votes to pass. kendis and diane. >> all right. which is why the vice president is trying to turn some of those votes. emily thank you. president trump is calling the supreme court decision to partially reinstate his controversial travel ban a clear victory for our national security. that travel ban was a signature trump campaign promise and now the government will begin implementing it on thursday morning. abc's terry moran has more. >> reporter: the supreme court ruling will allow the president's travel ban to go into effect but only partially. is this a clear victory for president trump? >> i would say it's not a clear victory for either side and this strikes me as a compromised solution that hands both sides something of what they wanted but doesn't give anybody a clean victory. >> reporter: under the court's ruling some people will be banned. some not. the president's order blocked travel to the u.s. for 90 days by people from six predominantly muslim countries, iran,
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syria, libya, yemen, somalia and sudan but the court declared that the government cannot ban people if they have a bona fide relationship a person or entity in the united states. that includes the court said family members of u.s. residents, students admitted to american university, workers accepting a job offer in the u.s., speakers invited to address an american audience and more. in the end, analysts say those most impacted will be refugees with no connection to the u.s. and that may turn out to be a relatively small number of people. terry moran, abc news, washington. a highly anticipated decision by one supreme court just ended up not happening at all. some court observers expected 80-year-old justice anthony kennedy to announce his retirement but he didn't and despite speculation he hasn't said publicly anything to suggest that he would be leaving the court any time soon. we have some new details now what authorities believe caused the nation's largest wildfire. officials now say the so-called brian head fire started with someone using a torch to burn
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weeds. that fire in utah has scorched more than 70 square miles in 10 days and burned at least 13 homes. investigators say they know who was using that torch but haven't revealed the person's identity or what charges they may face. the fire is only about 10% contained this morning. and officials say a single car accident is what sparked a fast-moving wildfire about 80 miles east of los angeles. the flames have burned across two square miles in just a matter of hours. that fire is still considered out of control and closer to l.a. residents and some homes used water from their swimming pools to keep flames at a safe distance. air drops were also brought in to try to get that fire under control. now, let's take a look at today's forecast. good morning, diane, kendis. extreme heat eases, however, we're still very parched and dry in the desert southwest. and you add on to that onshore flow and weak cooling coming from the north and just becoming breezy in general, and it
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makes a parched situation more dry so that they'll have more problems with the fire so we're looking for an elevated fire danger. now, another part of the country, there's a danger of thunderstorms erupting throughout the dakotas with severe afternoon, evening thunderstorms starting in the afternoon leaning into the evening hours with damaging winds, flash flooding and possible tornadoes. kendis, diane. still ahead, the summer's black friday. we now know what amazon is holding on its annual prime day. another airline facing criticism. a mom says her infant's life was in danger after overheating during a tarmac delay. what the airline is now saying this morning. plus, a new battle of the sexes. serena williams responds to john mcenroe's comments after he said she can't compete with male players. players.
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we're getting some new details this morning about the moments before the deadly collision between a navy destroyer and a massive container ship. the captain of the philippine cargo ship reportedly said the "uss fitzgerald" failed to respond to his warning signals after veering into his path. according to reuters he said he tried to make a hard turn to avoid the crash, but it was too late. seven american sailors were killed. multiple investigations are now under way. and a manhunt is under way in new orleans after a brutal attack on tourists in the city's popular french quarter. surveillance video shows four men jumping the two victims, beating them and then robbing them. one of those men was knocked unconscious. he's now in critical condition reportedly in a coma. both of the victims were with a church group visiting from boston. police have already made at
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least one arrest in the case. the family of philando castile has agreed to a $3 million settlement in his death. the agreement with the minneapolis suburb of st. anthony came ten days after the police officer who fired those fatal shots was acquitted. castile was killed during a traffic stop after he let the officer know he was armed. his girlfriend posted the moments after the shooting on facebook live sparking outrage across the country. he had a license to carry that weapon. and we're learning some good news. a u.s. program to fight malaria in africa has been shown to save the lives of nearly 2 million children. a new study shows the pez's malaria initiative which was started by former president george w. bush has saved 1.7 million young lives since 2006 reducing deaths by 16%. a new study shows reports of beauty and personal care products causing injury more than doubled last year. that report in the "journal of american medical association" begins much of the increase or
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blames much of the increase on a swell of complaints about wen hair care products. the fda is investigating 21,000 complaints of alopecia and scalp irritation and still remain on the market. for those of us who like to shop online, amazon prime members will have a special day to snag new deals and get free shipping. it's slated for tuesday, july 11th featuring lightning deals, last year amazon featured those new discounts as often as every five minutes. all right, well, when we come back, now they're telling us, if you're suffering from insomnia, it might not be in your head. how your genes could be to blame. and the nba mvp in tears, see russell westbrook's emotional speech as he accepts his award. thanks for the ride around
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in the distance. you can see a waterspout on lake erie was spinning about 15 miles northeast of cleveland. waterspouts are rare this time of year. there was no word of any damage or injuries caused by this one. all right, back on land, let's check your morning road conditions. you can expect some wet pavement in ohio and elsewhere in the northeast. same thing in the rockies and some flooding is possible for the entire gulf coast and a lot of texas. if you're flying airport delays are possible in houston. united airlines is facing another customer complaint. >> a colorado mother claims united refused to let her off a delayed flight in denver as her infant son overheated during last week's heat wave. >> "the denver post" reports emily france and her baby were stuck on the hot plane for nearly two hours. crew member, however, reportedly did allow them to step out for 20 minutes even providing bags of ice. united says the pilot returned to the gate and called paramedics. the infant is now recovering at
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home. the co-owner of a massachusetts pharmacy behind a deadly meningitis outbreak has been sentenced to nine years in prison. barry cadden's company distributed contaminated steroids in 2012 that led to the deaths of 76 people and sickened hundreds more in 20 states. prosecutors say the pharmacy used expired ingredients and made those steroids in rooms that were not disinfected and had mold present. if you suffer from insomnia which, of course, many of us do, your problem may not be just in your head. researchers in the netherlands have found that insomnia is driven not only by psychological factors but also biological ones. they've now identified seven genes linked to insomnia and scientists hope these new findings will lead to a better understanding behind the biology of insomnia and new ways of treating it. i love these videos because it always shows people who are not suffering from insomnia who are just sleeping away. we're so jealous of them. >> i believe that study, by the way, because i get that from mom, who for that reason is
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watching us right now. hi, mom. >> hello. time now for sports including the nba awards show. and the dodgers finally lose a game. here's our guys at espn with the highlights. good morning. this is our second take. >> the nba held its first annual awards ceremony on monday night in new york city, and the league crowned russell westbrook its mvp. westbrook got 69 out of 100 first place votes. he had 42 triple-doubles during the season. averaged a triple-double for the season. he beat out james harden and kawhi leonard, the other finalists for the mvp award, so russell westbrook nba's mvp. >> russell westbrook grew up in los angeles, went to ucla. i'm guessing he's probably a dodgers fan. that seems to be the norm for the locals. ricky nolasco you can see giving up the most home runs in the american league and cody bellinger, he's been fond of hitting home runs. the angels got two on the board early after nolasco was able to get out of a bases loaded jam in the bottom of the first.
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bellinger swinging sway like sammy k. it was not his night. it was not the dodgers' night. that win streak, they won 10 out of 11. the angels win the freeway series. they even call it that even without mike trout participating. 4-0 over the dodgers. >> well, you know it had to end sometime. dodgers have been scoring -- >> they weren't going to win the rest of their games. >> no. >> that's all we have. >> we have more but that's all you get. >> back to you. >> that's all we get? >> it took them two takes. >> all right. well, luckily we have a little bit more on russell westbrook being named the mvp's most valuable player. >> so, after accepting the mvp trophy westbrook launched into what was an emotional speech. he thanked his mom and dad for supporting their family, and he spoke directly to his little brother. >> you mean so much to me, man. you -- you're my role model. you're my role model. i look up to you, man. i truly look up to you. you're an amazing blessing. i'm so happy to have you as my
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brother. my brother, man, he texts me every single game at halftime every game since i been in the league. he texts me every game at halftime. he don't got to do that, man. he does that because he has a kind heart and he looks out for me. man, i love you from the bottom of my heart, brother. i promise you. i appreciate everything -- >> it was such a moment. and westbrook called being named the league mvp a true blessing and something he could never imagine. congrats to him. it's really too bad though that he misses out on chest day at the gym once in a while. >> i don't think that's a problem. >> no, not at all. up next in "the pulse" some thing most of us use a lot turns 50 years old today. you might be surprised it's actually been around that long. and a great catch at the airport. see what the tsa is saying about this massive live lobster found in someone's luggage. is saying about this massive live lobster found in someone's luggage. says.
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♪ it is time for your tuesday "pulse," and we're going to start with the shade that's being traded between tennis greats john mcenroe and serena williams. >> so, it all started when mcenroe said in an interview williams is the greatest woman to ever play tennis, but that if she played on the men's tour, she would rank about 700. >> oh, no, he didn't. serena taking some time away from the game because she's pregnant but responded on twitter saying, dear john, i adore and respect you but please, please keep me out of your statements that are not factually based. >> she also continued saying i've never played anyone ranked there nor do i have time. respect me and my privacy as i'm trying to have a baby. good day, sir. >> good day, dear sir. >> and just like that. >> boom. >> drops the mic and the tennis racket.
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today, by the way, marks the golden anniversary of the invention that so many of us have depended on for quick cash at our fingertips. >> yep or can be a depressing day on friday when nothing comes out, the atm turning 50. barclays bank unveiling the first automated teller machine in london, june 27th, 1967. back then they used an imprinted sheet of paper before debit cards came along. the scottish inventor who designed the atm was inspired by a candy vending machine. >> another wonderful invention. >> yes. believe it or not, one of the most popular users on instagram is the tsa. >> that's because the agency posts a lot of strange things that people bring on planes but we found a new winner, a 20-pound live lobster found by a tsa agent at boston's logan airport. it was actually in their checked bag. the lobster was allowed to travel to its destination by the way. >> that's good to know. the tsa also recently posted this. someone asked if they can bring a banana shaped as a knife on
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good morning bay area. >> let's glet up and get going good morning on this tuesday, 2010:sfwent a.m. you're up early to be with us here. >> welcome back. >> i was thinking of you mike nicco because i went and sought musical of groundhog day and of course stars a moek local meteorologist and i thought mike nicco would die watching this. and it's basically made four. >> really. >> you should check it out. >> plane trip in the future. >> that would be a long road trip. >> it's going to be kind of like groundhog day today, actually, the weather's going to be a lot like it was yesterday. >> that's good. >> i think a lot of people enjoyed yesterday. gusting to 23, 24 miles per hour through fairfield, those are our winds. you can see double digits in many areas. temperatures at 7:00 mainly mid-50s to low 60s, just barely
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a 60 i should say near fairfield antioch and towards noon plan your day 50s around the coast, 60s in the bay and 70s inland. and the same type of temperatures at 4:00 just a couple degrees warmer. the evening 50s in the bay, 60s and 70s inland. we'll take a look at what's going to happen with a warming trend this weekend. here's alexis. >> so far so good on the roads today. here's a live look at things through walnut creek. southbound 680 wide open this morning. we don't have any issues to report and we're seeing mostly green on our traffic maps as well. little bit of slowing as you get out of tracy but that's just about it. i do have one mass transit note to pass along for today so we'll talk about that in less than ten. we are starting this half hour 4:30 with breaking news from our live desk google just slapped with a record $2.7 billion fine. came down about 90 minutes ago from the european union.
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it is the result of a seven-year investigation by antitrust regulators into its online shopping service. regulators say that mountain view company illegally favored its own shopping service over competitors when displaying search results. google maintains it sponsored ads nad easier for consumers to find what they want. >> the golden gate bridge is short on cash and you're about to pay for if the fast track, carpool and pay by lay all included in a toll increase that starts in a few days. amy hollyfield live for us at the bridge this morning. good morning, amy. >> reporter: good morning. bridge district needs help paying its bills so they are turning to the people who cross this span. they will be raising the tolz. the board of directors actually passioned this about three years ago but it's just now going to be going into effect. the board saying it will help them with a five-year budget shortfall. if you pay with fast track you will be paying a $6.75 toll.
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if you don't have fast track it jumps to $7.75. here's how that money will add up. they say about 112,000 cars cross the bridge every day. you add 25 cents to each car and they'll be making an extra $28,000 a day, more nan $10 million a year just from adding a quarter to every car. this will be going into effect on monday. live from the golden gate bridge, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> all right, amy. thank you. and now to senate republicans healthcare bill. governor jerry brown and senators diane fine stain and kamala harris are host a news conference today to talk about ties deaf stating effect on california. senate is the planning to hold a do or die procedural vote on the bill tomorrow as it faces growing opposition within the republican party. >> i will stop

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