making news in america this morning, president trump is heading off to europe where he'll meet with america's allies and have a high stakes face-to-face meeting with russia's vladimir putin. we have a preview live from washington. and new this morning, more missiles flying from the korean peninsula. these were part of the u.s. and south korean response to north korea's firing of an icbm. the tension being addressed today at the u.n. a bizarre attack caught on camera. hear from witnesses who were there when a driver plowed his car straight into an apartment building. and a man is pulled to safety by colleagues as floodwaters rage all around him. his rescue in the nick of time.

good wednesday morning to you all. i'm diane macedo. >> and i'm nick watt in for kendis gibson. we begin with president trump just hours away from embarking on his second foreign trip and the biggest diplomatic test of his presidency. >> the president is stopping in poland before he'll head to germany for the g20 summit and a sit-down with russian president vladimir putin. abc's emily rau has a preview from washington. emily, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, diane and nick. for months speculation has grown about president trump's relationship with vladimir putin and when the two world leaders sit down together expected on friday, they will address some of the most pressing global issues of our time. [ playing "hail to the chief" ] >> reporter: after a fourth of july celebration at the white house -- >> our country is doing really, really well. >> reporter: -- president trump now heads to poland on the way to germany for the g20 summit and all eyes are on the friday sit-down with russian president vladimir putin. >> i think donald trump is in sort of a precarious position

because one of the only friends he has is vladimir putin in the international community when he meets over in europe. >> reporter: but after praising putin in the past -- >> i think putin has been a very strong leader for russia. if putin likes donald trump, i consider that an asset, not a liability. >> reporter: will the president press him on russia's hacking of the u.s. election? >> you would think he would have no choice but all the reporting and all of the things we've heard is that he is not going to bring it up. >> reporter: the white house won't say either way. last week downplaying the meeting altogether calling it a normal bilateral discussion. but russia, not so much, instead billing it as a full-fledged seated meeting releasing a detailed agenda of putin's points of interests ranging from the war on terror to sanctions imposed by president obama in response to meddling in the election. the russian hacking of the election definitely the elephant in the room here but another big item on the agenda, how to deal with north korea. nick and diane. >> a lot of topics to deal with.

abc's emily rau from washington for us. emily, thanks. and the united nations will take up the issue of north korea's latest missile launch in an emergency meeting this afternoon. and this new video just in shows that launch, the north's first of an intercontinental ballistic missile. the missile blasted 1,700 miles into the sky before landing in the sea of japan. but analysts say if it had been fired on a straighter trajectory, it could have easily reached alaska or even farther east. secretary of state rex tillerson is calling the launch a new escalation of the threat to the united states. the u.s. and south korea's military responded by firing missiles in a defiant show of force and solidarity. meantime, north korean leader kim jong-un appeared to be delighted with the international uproar calling yesterday's launch, quote, a gift to america on its independence day. kim proposed today that he will keep sending washington more gift packages of missiles and

atomic tests, and he is vowing to never abandon nuclear weapons. a bipartisan delegation of senators visiting u.s. troops in afghanistan is calling on president trump to come up with a coherent strategy to combat the taliban. the group led by john mccain addressed the country's growing military and political problems as america's longest war drags on now in its 16th year. lindsey graham stressed the need for more troops. >> i think more american forces with nato forces with more aggressive rules of engagement, the utilization of american air power will turn a stalemate into success. >> the senators are also urging the president to fill vacant state department positions including naming a permanent ambassador to afghanistan. meanwhile, iraq's prime minister is crediting both government forces and brave civilians for what he's calling the big victory over isis in mosul.

with the u.s.-backed iraqi forces on the edge of finally retaking the city from isis, militants are still mounting a fierce fight in mosul's old city neighborhood. just days ago iraqi forces achieved a major symbolic win by reclaiming mosul's landmark al nuri mosque in that ancient quarter. and isis militants are putting up a fierce fight in neighboring syria just one day after u.s.-backed syrian opposition forces breached the 1,300-year-old city wall in raqqah. isis forces have been digging in even booby-trapping portions of that old wall to hang on to their de facto capital. the western u.s. is experiencing an extreme heat wave, and that's just one reason there are at least 30 large wildfires burning there in 14 states. nearly 250,000 acres have been consumed overnight. a brush fire is threatening homes in a section of los angeles, one of several fires burning in california. two of the biggest fires in the west are in northern nevada.

one of those doubled in size just yesterday afternoon. now for a look at your weather. >> good morning. fire hazards in the west still a big priority and concern. silver dollar fire, brian head fire, frye fire, schaeffer fire and truckee fire because of low humidity and we're looking for afternoon and evening breezes combined with near record heat from wednesday going into saturday, the fire threat rises and abnormally hot conditions in idaho. 100-degree temperatures there and 100 teens in the desert southwest. i'm paul williams with your accuweather forecast. and the fireworks show at hershey park in pennsylvania ended early last night. >> that's because there was a brush fire in a nearby field that was once the local airport. that fire was quickly brought under control, and there were no injuries.

luckily no mishaps at the biggest fireworks show in the country here in new york city. an average of 2,400 shells a minute were launched from barges in the east river. >> washington's show on the national mall was presented against the inspiring backdrop of national monuments. there was also a live concert before the fireworks. >> and there were two professional fireworks shows in los angeles and many amateur ones. the pros were also at work in disneyland. and coming up, a congressman's controversial trip to a former nazi death camp. also, the fiery scene at a florida apartment building. what police are saying about the driver's motive. plus, new attempts to silence infamous pharmaceutical executive martin shkreli during his ongoing fraud trial. prosecutors and defense attorneys are squaring off over his recent comments.

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>> oh, my god. oh, my god. >> a florida man is dead after police say he rammed his propane tank filled car into his ex-girlfriend's apartment building. the impact set off an explosion. 18 people were inside the ft. pierce building at the time including five children. they were a little shaken but all made it out safely. >> we heard like a boom. we thought it was the trash because it's trash day and all of a sudden we heard another boom. so i looked out the window and saw the car and it was on fire. >> the impact so so hard it shook my television while i was watching it. my tv shook, my couch shook. >> police say the driver rammed the building on purpose. they say he had a history of domestic violence issues with his ex his. the jury in the philando

castile is receiving support after jeronimo yanez was acquitted last month in castile's killing. the aftermath of the shooting was streamed live and the verdict was widely criticized. but the judge says in the letter the verdict was supported by a fair interpretation of the law and the evidence. and prosecutors are looking to silence martin shkreli as he continues to engage the media and the general public. >> shkreli gained notoriety by hiking the price of a life-saving drug 5,000% but he's now on trial for defrauding investors in his hedge fund and lawyers on both sides want him to stop talking. abc's linsey davis has more. >> reporter: one day after prosecutors asked for a gag order infamously outspoken martin shkreli appeared on his youtube live stream. late month prosecutors filed a motion to silence him saying he embarked on a campaign of disruption by surprising reporters in an overflow room in court during his trial for

charges on securities fraud calling the prosecution junior varsity saying his attorney brought down the house against them. the prosecution is also asking the court to ban shkreli from social media. his attorney objected to that order but outside court friday told cnbc shkreli should stick to his right to remain silent. >> i would appreciate it if he did not talk to the press. >> reporter: linsey davis, abc news, new york. dozens of people have been killed by the devastating flooding in southern china. >> but co-workers saved a man trapped in a garage as it filled with water. they tried to use a fire hose as a rope but it was too short. finally one of the rescuers went out on the ledge to lengthen the hose and the man was saved. >> incredible video. when we come back a wild scene on a highway in pennsylvania and things didn't go too well for this truck. and the fate of a four-legged forager caught on camera inside this home.

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death camps. a response read, everyone as a right to personal reflections however inside a former gas chamber there should be mournful silence. it's not a stage. higgins has not publicly commented on the criticism to the video. and the police officer who nearly died during the alleged terror attack at the airport in flint, michigan, is praising those who helped him. >> lieutenant jeff neville is still recovering after being stabbed in the necklace month. he says thanks to people who were there, he had the chance to survive. >> don't forget the maintenance worker that was with me, richard crewel, because that guy is a hero. i wear a uniform and vest and gun. he doesn't wear that stuff and he still pulled that guy off me so i could turn around and do my little part. >> despite being stabbed he fought the suspect until more help arrived. that suspect is due back in court today. investigators say he shouted an

arabic phrase before the attack. a michigan homeowner's pest control efforts worked a little too well. he set off a smoke bomb in his detached garage to get rid of a wasp's nest but ignited fireworks that were stored in that garage and the structure caught fire. the wasps are now gone but so is the garage. >> small problem. and a frightening scene captured on camera. a 375-pound bear rummaging through a home in colorado springs. the bear broke in through a first floor window and roamed the house for five hours. even opening the refrigerator. wildfire officials believe it's the same bear that was spotted in a garage last week. the bear eventually left. but wildfire officers had to euthanize him because he posed a threat to the community. all right, time for sports now. >> there are plenty of fourth of july baseball highlights now from espn. >> john buccigross, lisa kerney. you were probably in bed last night when clayton kershaw was

flighting with a no-no. >> the dodgers have 22 no-noes in franchise history. working on another tuesday. two outs, kershaw facing paul goldschmidt. >> got him swinging. >> marte, no-hitter through five, now six, kershaw strikes out fuentes, then chris owings, infield, kershaw, can't cover first in time. he's like, dude, what are you doing, breaks up the no-no there. owings with the hit and kershaw finishes with 11 ks and dodgers get the win. andrew benintendi. nike napoli to left. look at andrew benintendi sail through the air. the youngster just 22 years old, what a catch. grew up in southwest ohio. cincinnati area. went to arkansas to play his college baseball and after the

great web gem there's a home run. and then top of eighth another home run. 5 for 5, two homers, six and a web gem. first place red sox win 11-4. >> you know who else is smiling from a wonderful tuesday? gordon hayward. finally picked the celtics four years, $128 million. have a wonderful wednesday, everybody. >> one more sports item for you. a serious controversy at the tour de france. >> all because of this incident near the end of yesterday's stage rider peter sagan seems to elbow another sprinter mark cavendish to crash. he suffered a broken shoulder out of the shoulder. the other rider was disqualified by race organizer who said he endangered his legs. the ejection was appealed. >> tough video to watch. up next in "the pulse," a world famous product is turning 80 years old today. we hope you're hungry.

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the bay area celebrating the birth of our nation with a bang. but not all the fourth of july celebrations were legal. as i think several of our staff members today will attest to. i heard you were woken up many times. >> i just didn't sleep. >> you didn't sleep? >> no, i didn't. i put in the vacation request for july 2nd through 10th, 2018, already this morning. >> oh boy. >> i swear i won't be here for it next year. torture. terrible. >> i know it was bad far lot of people. >> probably still up, yeah. >> well, talk about that more in a sec. let's start with mike. hopefully you got some sleep. >> woken up just once about 9:40. >> maybe i'll crash at mike's

place next year. >> so sorry. >> one or two illegal fireworks. absolutely. good morning, everybody. here's live doppler 7. i have overlaid the visibility layer. no real fog but the low clouds are around and because those clouds are around, temperatures are going to be quite different depending on where you are today. so let's take a look at the temperatures. you can see it's at 7:00 this morning, mid-50s to near 60 degrees. the cloud cover all the way back to the coast for the most part by noon. 60s around the bay. 70s and 80s inland and then even 70s and 80s at 4:00. 60s and 70s around the bay. 50s at the coast. 50s ee the clouds starting to return as we head towards 7:00 there. the cloud cover will be a dominant force in the forecast the next couple of nights but i have a warming trend coming up. >> we did have a serious issue overnight on state route 37. just cleared up a few minutes ago but just to recap here, a full closure of westbound 37

around mare island. a vehicle was in the vehicle and the driver was pulled. we did have all traffic stopped for quite sometime. so we're back to normal, back in the green and pretty light volumes at the early hour. i they few more people working today than the last couple of days and talking more about that in less than ten. >> all right. thank you. thousands turned out to see the big show in the sky. now the garbage is left behind. >> good morning, matt. >> reporter: good morning, reggie and natasha. the party is over. now all that's left to do is do the big cleanup. we are here at the twin lakes state beach in santa cruz. they're doing the star spangled cleanup. last year 252 volunteers removed trash from the busiest beaches and back doing that again today. volunteers will be starting at 9:00. they're going to be going to

several beaches in santa cruz and the monterey bay. you can volunteer, as well, if you would like to come and pick up other people's trash. matt keller, abc7 news. >> thank you. city crews and neighbors in santa cruz cleaning up debris. take a look. showing what dozens of different fireworks displays looks like happening at the same time last night. illegal fireworks may be to blame for a small grass fire in the oakland hills. it happened on redwood road near old redwood road just after 11:00 last night. quick action by firefighters managed to keep the flames from spreading. an acre burnled in all. the fire department said it's a strong possibility the fire was started by illegal fireworks but still under investigation. our tower cameras captured illegal fireworks going off in san jose. this year the city asked the community to get the word out that all fireworks are illegal there. neighbors putting up signs provided freebie the city to