>> stick around for "gma." making news in america this wednesday morning, donald trump jr. defending himself over claims of collusion with russia. as some republican lawmakers voice their concerns, the controversy likely to follow the president on another foreign trip starting tonight. we're live in washington. we have new details about that deadly military plane crash. hear why mississippi's governor has issued a warning about the widespread debris field. a close call in san francisco bay. some boaters getting up close and way too personal with a whale. and baseball game's all-star game nine innings was not enough. we have highlights in the extended midsummer classic.

took them a while but they wrapped it up. >> they did. >> as we say good morning to you, everybody, on this wednesday, we'll start with donald trump jr. speaking out overnight hours after posting the e-mails that led to his controversial meeting with a russian lawyer. >> in an interview last night don junior said he never told his father about that meeting. he also said in retrospect he would have done things differently. >> abc's janai norman is following the developments for us from washington. good morning, janai. >> reporter: good morning, diane and kendis. some democrats are saying those e-mails are clear signs of collusion and even some republicans are expressing concerns over trump junior's willingness to accept help from russians. donald trump jr.'s e-mails. for some on capitol hill the fire where there's already smoke. >> this is moving into perjury, false statements and even into potentially treason. >> donald trump jr. was openly salivating about the prospect about getting damaging information from the russians. it is certainly evidence of collusion. >> reporter: the e-mails

released by trump junior show on june 3rd acquaintance rock goldstone told him the crown prosecutor of russia offered to provide the trump campaign with some official documents and information that would incriminate hillary and her deals with russia and would be very useful to your father. this is obviously very high level and sensitive information, but it's part of russia and its government's support for mr. trump. minutes later trump junior responded, thanks, rob. i appreciate that. if it's what you say, i love it. especially later in the summer. is that evidence that the trump campaign then knew that russia was trying to interfere? >> no, i don't think so, no. >> reporter: on fox news' happ "hannity" trump junior maintained it was much ado about nothing. >> in retrospect i probably would have done things a little differently. >> reporter: two weeks after that meeting at trump tower, he dismissed suggestions the trump campaign had anything to do with russia. >> it's disgusting, it's so phony. i can't think of bigger lies but that exactly goes to show you what the dnc and what the

clinton camp will do. they will lie and do anything to win. >> reporter: and from the white house a short statement from the president saying, my son is a high quality person and i applaud his transparency but "the new york times" says donald trump jr. only released those e-mails after learning of their plans to release them. diane and kendis. >> all right. janai norman following a lot of developments there in d.c. and, janai, some lawmakers are calling on donald trump jr. to testify before congress. and he says he's happy to cooperate. >> but the president's son may have violated a campaign law as abc news chief legal analyst dan abrams explains. >> well, it's not going to be the smoking gun for the larger investigation that robert mueller is doing, but the question of is this criminal with regard to donald trump jr., there's a strong argument to be made that this is a technical violation of campaign finance law. >> don junior's lawyer insists he did nothing wrong.

we're told robert mueller will examine the meeting. the president is heading to paris where he'll celebrate bastille day with the french president emmanuel macron. now, the two leaders are at odds over climate change and the president's decision recently to withdraw from the paris climate accord. but they're hoping to find common ground on terrorism and defense. protesters plan to voice opposition with what's being called a no trump zone. and senate republicans work on their version of a health care reform bill. a top senate republican says an obama tax increase will likely remain in place. number two senate gop leader john cornyn says their current framework retains two tax increases on couples making over $250,000 a year levied by president obama. analysts say those two alone yield $23 billion a year. meanwhile, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell is delaying the chamber's summer vacation. mcconnell says he's cutting the senate's august recess in half so they can focus on health care

reform among other legislative agenda items. he's accusing democrats of obstructionism and a lack of cooperation. the search continues for wreckage from a military plane that crashed in rural mississippi. governor phil bryant is warning people not to remove the debris which is scattered over several miles. now, this comes after reports of people actually taking items from that crash site. the marine corps kc-130 plane was taking an elite special operations unit across the country for training. that unit was based in north carolina. all 16 on board were killed. foul play not suspected. we're getting a look at a major moment in america's missile defense program. this military video shows the first successful test of the thad system against an intermediate range rocket. the system managed to intercept a missile fired near hawaii with a rocket fired from alaska. the missile that was destroyed is similar to those being developed by north korea. the newest wildfire in the west has already left its mark.

the fast-moving grass fire destroyed at least one large home in the hills near san jose and damaged another. 11 other high-end homes have been evacuated as a result. and in southern california, the jennings fire has destroyed at least 400 acres and forced hundreds of evacuations. at least for a time it closed an interstate in the san diego area. and there are currently 55 active large fires in 14 western states. and this was the view as a husband and wife escaped a wildfire in western canada. it started in heavy smoke and then turned frightening as their car is surrounded by flames. more than 200 fires have burned 150 square miles and forced 14,000 evacuations. a similar concern overseas where wildfires on the slopes of mt. vesuvius caused fears of another massive eruption at the famed volcano. these dramatic images coming in early this morning. although it is an active volcano the last eruption was during world war ii.

and now for a look at your weather. the radar shows us some severe storms moving through the upper midwest. cities from chicago to erie, pennsylvania, could get a direct hit. the entire region could see damaging winds, hail and a few tornadoes. heavy rain could also cause flash flooding. and you could be looking at more scenes like this in the southeast. heavy rain caused this flooding in montgomery, alabama. not only were cars partly submerged, the water also made its way into the state capitol building. high winds snapped up a tree on the capitol's grounds. well, surf's up south of los angeles. >> yes, it is. a tropical storm is bringing huge waves to the wedge in newport beach in orange county. a world famous surfing spot, by the way. tropical storm eugene once a pacific hurricane is bringing waves of 8 to 10 feet to shore. that, by the way, is not the

biggest the wedge has ever seen. but it was enough to bring out the surfers, as well as spectators there. >> enough to keep me on the shore. >> yep. well, still ahead the world's largest drinks maker is trying to get a little more green. we don't mean money. also the blooming medical business right across the border. hear the reason why americans are flocking to molar city. and new details in the search for the missing young men near philadelphia. a person of interest is now today there is only one park for every 14,000 americans. connection to nature is a right that the trust for public land is fighting to preserve. from boulevards to ball fields and ponds to playgrounds, together we have saved over 3 million acres of land. a park is a gift that is worth protecting. help support the trust for public land and the gift of parks today.

here's one you don't see every day. someone in south florida is stealing air bags. this is surveillance video from outside miami. police have been trying to find three suspects since may. that's when they apparently grabbed air bags from seven cars in three apartment complexes. a massive air bag recall is now expanding.

takata has added 2.7 million vehicles to its initial order. the company says some air bag inflators may explode with too much force and send shrapnel onto drivers and passengers. at least 17 deaths have now been blamed on the defect. the initial recall affected 42 million ford, nissan and mazda vehicles. a doctor who cared for olympic and collegiate gymnasts may serve up to 60 years in prison for child pornography. larry nassar accepted a plea deal yesterday. he will be sentenced in november. he worked for usa gymnastics and michigan state university and also faces trials and lawsuits for the sexual abuse of more than 100 women and girls. those accusers include u.s. olympians. well, coca-cola is getting a little greener. coke expected to announce today it'll dramatically increase the amount of recycled plastic used in its bottles. the move comes amid pressure from environmentalists to recycle. new statistics show people buy more than a million plastic

bottles globally -- get this -- every minute. and a growing number of medical tourists from the u.s. are heading south of the border for affordable dental care. the mexican border town of los algodones is southeast of san diego. it's been seeing so much dental trade that it's now been dubbed molar city. many americans who visit it say they've saved thousands of dollars. and msnbc host and former congressman joe scarborough says he's leaving the republican party. scarborough was on stephen colbert's show last night with his co-host and fiancee mika brzezinski. >> they clashed with trump. scarborough says he's becoming an independent because so many republican lawmakers aren't standing up to the president. when we come back, hundreds of skateboarders in a tense confrontation with police. we have new video coming in from san francisco. and a break at the all-star game. so one player could actually get a picture with the ump.

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you're looking at an apparent near miss between a sailboat and a humpback whale. it happened over the weekend in san francisco bay. this comes as federal authorities are warning boaters and jet skiers not to get too close to the wildlife in the bay this summer. and checking the morning road conditions, flooding is possible in the southwest and the rockies all the way to the great lakes. wet roads for most of the east coast and the gulf coast as well. if you're flying airport delays are possible in chicago and detroit. a person of interest in the disappearance of four young men outside of philadelphia has now been released after posting bail. >> police and the fbi are still focusing their search on a farm owned by the family of cosmo dinardo. abc's eva pilgrim has the latest. >> reporter: fbi investigators zeroing in on this field outside philadelphia using a backhoe digging and sifting soil by

hand appearing to measure and photograph what they're unearthing searching for four young men missing since last week. >> i think that it's very important to hang on to hope until there is no room left for it. >> reporter: the property owned by the family of 20-year-old cosmo dinardo who authorities say is a person of interest in the mysterious disappearance of those men. 19-year-old jimi patrick was last seen wednesday. >> he was on the shyer side. but you'd get a conversation out of him and get a smile out of him. >> reporter: tom meo, 21, mark sturgis, 22 and 19-year-old dean finocchiaro all missing since friday. dinardo arrested monday on an unrelated gun charge. >> what we're looking for is information that connects these four and may connect them to the property we're searching, connect them to cosmo dinardo perhaps. >> reporter: authorities confirming they have brought in cadaver dogs to search this property. they say they received tons of tips but they need those tips to keep coming. eva pilgrim, abc news, bucks county, pennsylvania. a large gathering of

skateboarders got pretty out of hand in san francisco last night. residents had complained that the informal competition was blocking the street. well, police in riot gear tried to break up the crowd. that's when more than 100 skateboarders clashed with those officers. one officer and at least two skateboarders were injured. two police cruisers were also vandalized. >> wow. well, also in san francisco, salvage crews have started raising a sunken barge out of san francisco bay. the 112-foot barge named "vengeance" sank during a storm three months ago landing right on top of an underwater transit tube. crews working in waters with zero visibility have managed to cut the barge into three sections. the entire barge is expected to be raised by the end of this week. and it's up to paris and los angeles to decide which city will host the 2024 and 2028 olympics. both have said they don't want the 2028 games. now the international olympic committee has passed the torch

saying, you know what, you two figure things out. if they can't reach a deal, the committee will have to choose. the ioc announces the sites of those games in september. you decide. >> you decide. do you want 2024? nope. all right, so the major league baseball season doesn't resume until friday. fans at last night's all-star game got a little more than they paid for. we'll get the highlights now from espn. >> good morning. it's "sportscenter" from los angeles. home of the espys. >> this is the all-star game. this was in miami as stan just said. throwing out the first pitch, legends, hall of fame legends, all throw strikes. max scherzer, he was throwing strikes to aaron judge. this isn't the home run derby. this is the real game. sixth inning, robinson cano -- that's nelson cruz getting a picture with joe west and yadier molina is the photographer. then robinson cano -- >> so he had his phone in the pocket at the plate? >> yeah.

let's all go to nathan's, get the fries. cano wins the mvp with the home run that wins the game. >> how about we exec twitter on that 2-2 count, you know, in between. jason tatum and the celtics taking on the 76ers. look at tatum. 76ers don't have markelle fultz for the rest of the summer league, so tatum just took over the show. boston stockpiling all those draft picks, they used one on tatum, and you can see why, man. he can do some things, long, athletic, able to finish. you saw him hit the jumper, 15 on the night, celtics win it 88-83. boston so far yet to lose in summer league action. >> right. which really means nothing. up next in "the pulse," a fan's epic battle in hopes of staying dry at wimbledon. and there's no way to stay dry when the world's largest super soaker is around. >> yeah. and on our facebook page,

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shark week 2017 kicks off sunday, july 23rd on discovery. who is your money on, the shark or phelps? >> phelps, especially now that he has the fin. >> you're backing phelps against a shark? >> against a great white, done. >> you're on. >> 23 medals. the best match at wimbledon this week, by the way, speaking of competition had nothing to do with the course. it all happened in the stands. it came during a rain delay and it featured man versus poncho. >> oh, how does it play out? it took this poor fan more than 40 seconds to put on his rain gear. at one point the poncho was ahead 30-0. >> brings to mind another epic battle against a poncho featuring a former president of the united states. >> that was actually pretty epic. george w. bush had trouble with one during president trump's inauguration. look at laura bush there looking on. this spectator in london was in good company. >> w. had some good fun with that moment. so if you decide you want to

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good morning. 4:27 in the morning on wednesday, july 12th. we're welcoming back jessica castro. >> the team is back. >> hi, everyone. i was going to bring back gelato, but it melted. >> she went to italy, obviously. >> back here at home -- >> did you like that, reggie? >> there's a lot of other things you could have brought that didn't melt. >> oh, come on. >> all right, hi, everybody. let's talk about weather outside. not too hot in some areas today. other areas, it could melt gelato quickly. your 12-hour day planner, you can see temperatures in the mid to upper 50s through 7:00. a few 60s, fairfield, antioch, san jose and mountain view. the clouds at the coast more stubborn than yesterday. 60s around the bay, 70s mainly

inland until you get to antioch. 4:00, 60s around the bay. 70s and 80s, and then the 50s, 60s, and 70s. comfortable at 7:00. still tracking some 100 degree heat in the forecast. that's coming up. >> we're starting off with a roll-over crash in the north bay. south 101 around petaluma boulevard south, sounds like a part of an on ramp blocked now, and the vehicle that flipped landed on the shoulder. emergency crews just arrived on the scene. does sound like we have injuries involved. and a quick check outside, 680 through walnut creek, nice and light volume. filling in through the central valley. we'll look at that next. >> developing news in san jose where firefighters are working to contain a fast moving fire. >> they have taken one home and damaged another. tiffany wilson is live near alum rock park in san jose. tiffany. >> reporter: good morning, natasha. i'm standing right in front of

the house that was destroyed by yesterday's fast-moving fire. if you take a close look, you can see the front facade is standing but the rest is just melted away in the heat of those flames. you can actually look all the way through and see the city of san jose spread out through the back end of the house there. now, another house was also damaged, and firefighters are currently camped out, standing by in case hot spots start smoking again. this fire started at 4:39 yesterday afternoon and sky 7 flew over it as a huge cloud of smoke billowed out over east san jose. the fire quickly grew to about 100 acres. as of last night, the fire was contained at 40%. we do expect an update on the fire later on. a total of 11 homes have been evacuated. neighbor residents say it was a scary afternoon. >> with the wind and flames jumping and with the eucalyptus

trees, the dry grass, it is pretty scary. >> traffic coming in and out of clater way has been limited this mrning. there are police stations at the end to make sure no one who isn't supposed to be here comes here. we do expect an update on the fire numbers in a few hours. tiffany wilson, abc 7 news. >> thank you. alameda county fire crews remain at the scene of a two-alarm fire at a junk yard this morning. thick smoke poured from the iron and metal company yesterday. the flames started just before 5:00 and one of the piles of scrap metal and took off from there. a shelter in place order was ordered. some reported having headaches and feeling dizzy. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. >> now to the buzz on capitol hill and much of the world. donald trump jr. defending his meeting with the russian lawyer after being