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making news in america this morning, president trump is warning republicans about the consequences of not repealing and replacing obamacare. this comes as the president's son-in-law heads to capitol hill today to answer questions about russian election meddling. another busy week is getting under way, and we're live in washington. also developing, the human trafficking tragedy in san antonio. authorities now detailing the nationalities of those found in that scorching hot truck and mourners gathering overnight to honor the victims. new this morning, the shocking street signs that have started appearing in minneapolis following the police shooting death of a woman from australia. and vacation dangers, new warnings about holidays gone wrong south of the border.
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a good monday morning to you all. we begin with the first member of president trump's family set to answer questions on capitol hill about russia. >> the president's son-in-law, jared kushner, will face investigators this morning. his appearance comes as they give mixed messages on the use of presidential pardons. >> and the president is looking to focus on his agenda delivering remarks today on health care. abc's emily rau has the latest from washington. emily, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, diane and kendis. two of the summer's biggest stories, russia and health care, could see some big developments in the next few days, all of this while democrats seize the opportunity to start a story line of their own. president trump's son-in-law jared kushner heads to capitol hill today for a closed door interview with the senate intelligence committee investigating russian meddling. >> i'm confident that tomorrow when jared kushner speaks, and i'll keep my fingers crossed in saying this to you, it'll
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probably be the last time that he has to talk about russia. >> reporter: over the weekend kushner revised his financial disclosures after he inadvertently omitted 77 assets. team trump also trying to steer the conversation away from talk of presidential pardons. >> the issue of pardons is not on the table. there's nothing to pardon from. >> reporter: this after the president tweeted over the weekend, all agree the u.s. president has the complete power to pardon. but by sunday night his tweets turned to health care with the senate votes slated for tuesday a warning. if republicans don't repeal and replace the disastrous obamacare, the repercussions will be far greater than any of them understand. and, meanwhile, democrats preparing for a big reveal of their new economic agenda today. it does not address health care, but instead promises a three-pronged economic booster for working families. >> a better deal for working families, higher wages, less costs, tools for the 21st century.
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>> reporter: democrats are looking ahead to the 2018 midterm elections trying to present a united front and also appeal to those working class families who supported president trump in november. diane and kendis. >> that's abc's emily rau from washington. emily, thanks. and there are some conflicting responses from the white house to a bipartisan bill that would require president trump to get permission from congress before lifting or easing sanctions against russia. new press secretary sarah sanders told abc's "this week" that the president now supports the bill, but her new boss, communications director anthony scaramucci, says the president has not made a decision yet. we're learning some new details this morning about the deadly human trafficking tragedy in san antonio. at least 9 people are dead, 17 critical condition after a tractor trailer was discovered with its human cargo, people crammed together as the temperatures hit triple digits. overnight these scenes, vigils there in the city. >> police say the victims include several mexicans and at
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least two guatemalans. the alleged driver is due in federal court this morning. abc's kenneth moton has more. >> reporter: what happened in this big rig truck parked at a texas walmart is now considered a crime. >> we're looking at a human trafficking crime. >> reporter: just after midnight sunday morning, a store employee called san antonio police. he told officers a disoriented man approached him asking for water. when police arrived, they opened the back of the tractor trailer and found dozens of people inside including children. >> the air-conditioning was not working, so everyone was removed. >> reporter: first responders say the 30 survivors were hot to the touch showing signs of heatstroke and dehydration. it quickly became a race against time. >> we utilized helicopters to get patients out. we utilized at least seven area hospitals to transport these people out. >> reporter: officials looked at the store surveillance video which showed vehicles arriving and picking up people from the truck.
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it is not an uncommon crime in texas. earlier this month a police officer found 12 people stuck in the back of an unair conditioned box truck. one of the deadliest cases on record happened in victoria, texas, back in 2003 when 19 people locked in a stifling hot big rig died, and this most recent case authorities have taken the driver into custody, and the u.s. attorney says he will be charged. >> the south texas heat is punishing this time of year. these people were helpless in the hands of their transporters. >> reporter: immigration and customs enforcement along with homeland security are now involved in the investigation. kenneth moton, abc news, san antonio. and there are flash flood watches and warnings in effect for the mid-atlantic region overnight. you can see on the weather radar the storm system moving across pennsylvania. many roads south of philadelphia are closed from flooding, some drivers have even had to be rescued from their vehicles. about a fourth of flights into and out of mid-atlantic airports yesterday were delayed. and the search resumes this morning in northern kentucky for an elderly man swept away in
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flash flooding over the weekend. his home was one of two that washed away by the swollen creek right where it flows into the ohio river. cars were also damaged and left in a creek. the mayor of maysville, kentucky, says he's never seen flooding like this before. a group of hikers remain stuck in an arizona park overnight cut off by flash flooding. half the group was rescued by helicopter. the water is too high and too fast to attempt a rescue of the other nine. rescue volunteers have joined them, though, and the group hopes to walk out at some point overnight when the water level goes down. we take a look now at what's ahead for your weather this monday. good morning. thunderstorms will expand in the desert southwest from monday to wednesday. gusty winds but wildfire relief throughout the four corners region and a little bit further to the north. now, in the southeast we're expecting widespread thunderstorms as well from little rock down towards the gulf coast covering all of
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florida into actually south carolina, and then as we go into the midweek, we're expecting widespread scattered showers to re-establish itself throughout the midpart of the country, steamy conditions and steamy in the deep south and the southeast stays wet. i'm accuweather's paul williams. a suicide bomber is being blamed for a deadly blast in the afghan capital of kabul. at least 24 people were killed this morning when a car packed with explosives rammed a bus filled with government employees heading to work. dozens of people were injured including children. the taliban has claimed responsibility. staying overseas at least two people are dead after a shooting at the israeli embassy in jordan. an israeli security officer opened fire after one of two jordanian men attacked him with a screwdriver. the two men were supposedly coming to the building to do carpentry work. another jordanian man struck by a stray bullet was also killed. israeli authorities are calling
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it a terror attack. we're seeing new images of senator john mccain since he was diagnosed with brain cancer. >> meghan mccain tweeted this image of herself with dad taking a break during a hike over the weekend. mccain also tweeted an image showing himself relaxing with a friend dipping their feet in a creek. still ahead, what's expected today in the final hearing for baby charlie gard. plus, the warning from authorities on the east coast as they conduct a massive manhunt. the man on the run considered armed and dangerous. and new reaction from o.j. simpson as he begins preparing for parole. his attorney is talking about how simpson is now doing behind bars. ind bars.
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we are looking at video of a dramatic rescue at sea. five people, you can see there, stranded after their boat capsized off the north carolina coast on sunday morning. after a mayday call, the coast guard manages to respond with a spotter airplane and two boats and got everyone out safely. tourists are being told to stay away from part of a national forest this morning because of a manhunt that's taking place. the suspect wanted for kidnapping, a break-in and thefts was chased into the pisgah national forest near have beenville, north carolina. he abandoned a vehicle in the forest, allegedly stole a mountain bike and then rode off. the suspect is considered armed and dangerous. this is what drivers are seeing on the streets of minneapolis, fake street signs that say, warning, twin cities police easily startled. it comes as tensions mount over the fatal police shooting of an australian woman, a bride-to-be who had called 911. the officer who pulled the trigger reportedly said she had startled him. the city's mayor forced the
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police chief out of her job amid calls for the mayor to resign. and charlie gard's parents are back in court today as a judge considers new medical evidence. it's the final hearing in the ongoing legal battle for the terminally ill british baby. gard's parents want to bring him to the u.s. for experimental treatment, but british doctors say that's pointless. the judge is now expected to review findings by an american doctor who examined gard. a california man is in a multimillion dollar fight with the state's lottery commission. >> ward thomas says he has a winning $5 million scratch-off ticket but the state won't give him the cash because thomas' 16-year-old son bought the ticket for him. thomas has now filed a lawsuit. he says the vendor never told his son he was too young to buy that ticket. >> i see there. well, when we come back, one company's innovative way for employees to buy a snack. and a couple of winners claiming some of the biggest prizes in sports. sports. if you have moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis like me,
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firefighters are struggling to battle roughly 3 dozen active large wildfires in 11 western states this morning and many more smaller ones. just those large ones have now burned more than 1 million acres. one of the largest is the detwiler fire in california's central valley. it's now destroyed more than 76,000 acres and 63 homes. morning road conditions now, and flooding is possible in the southwest as well as other parts of the west. roads will be wet for nearly the entire south, the southeast and the northeast. if you're flying airport delays are most likely in new york, philadelphia, washington, atlanta, dallas, charlotte and phoenix. >> busy day there. >> yeah. a wisconsin couple says they may have solved the mystery of their daughter's death while on a family vacation in mexico.
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>> they're now pointing to the possibility of tainted alcohol served at an upscale resort, and other families are making similar claims. after just two hours in playa del carmen, mexico, 20-year-old abbey conner ended up unconscious in the resort pool and died just days later. her family questions tainted alcohol at the resort contributed to the tragedy. now other american families are coming forward. >> i thought i was dying. >> reporter: jamie and rick valerie stayed at another resort in 2015. they tell "the milwaukee journal sentinel" they both blacked out after just a few drinks and a website was created. maureen webster created the site mexico vacation awareness and highlighted potential risks after her 22-year-old son was found unconscious in a resort pool and later died. webster claims the resort medical staff wouldn't help her son saying he was just drunk, something webster denies. >> and a recent report found that 43% of alcohol consumed in mexico is illegal. a lot of it is bootleg liquor
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that includes grain alcohol or dangerous levels of methanol. o.j. simpson's attorney says he's very happy after being granted parole last week. the former football and media star won't leave prison until sometime this fall, but we're told already that he is on cloud nine. the attorney tells fox news that simpson plans to lead a quiet life after he gets out probably in florida and california and has no plans for reality tv. and a man in new jersey who lives just outside atlantic city is now the best poker player on the planet. scott blumstein is this year's world series of poker champion. he beat more than 7,000 other players to take home $8 million. now, this was the first time in the main event this is the first time in the after the win he says he's pretty tired of poker right now.
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>> and he won it with a pair of 2s. >> hard to blame him. pro cyclist chris froome says that his fourth tour de france win was his toughest yet, froome in the winner's yellow jersey and his teammate, a little champagne, as well enjoyed it triumphantly riding through the streets of paris. now, the guy in his team car also celebrated with those in a different car. the tour was 2,200 miles long. froome's final margin of victory was just 54 seconds. >> i like that move, sharing the champagne across the road. >> yes, exactly. >> but not with the driver. and the end of the tour wasn't the only big sporting event in europe. >> it was actually a remarkable end to golf's british open. here now highlights from espn. good morning, america. welcome in to "sportscenter." that's john buccigross. i am lisa kerney, and how about jordan spieth, turns 24 thursday, got the party started on sunday. >> the young american, the youngest ever to win the open championship. matt kuchar, jordan spieth, and here he is for eagle on 16. he had a weird day, lots of bogeys, a wild 13th hole but bouncing back with that eagle. there's his caddie michael greller helping him through a
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very strange sunday for jordan spieth, but in the end, again, the youngest american ever to win the open. he is joining an impressive list of historial golfing figures with every major win. spieth wins the open by three. to baseball, now the dodgers had won 14 straight. clayton kershaw starts, the lefty, hit a snag facing the braves. in the second inning kershaw starting to experience some tightness in his back. he was pulled from the game after two innings. manager dave roberts says a trip to the dl is likely for the dodgers' ace. we continue in the eighth. cody bellinger, party of one, his 27th home run of the season. dodgers win it in extras, 5-4 the final. up next in "the pulse," the highly anticipated race between michael phelps and a great white shark. plus, a new implanted way to pay at the office vending machine. who needs a credit card anyway? that's what i say. and check out our facebook page.
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great white. >> yeah. >> maybe next time we can have a better race. >> yeah. >> some are saying maybe next time it can be a real face-off. sorry to disappoint. phelps wasn't actually swimming right next to a great white. he swam against the shark's time. that shark that you see there was digitally superimposed next to phelps on the screen. so viewers could get an idea how fast the shark was. >> overnight phelps tweeted rematch next time in warmer weather. because it was really cold there in south africa where all of this took place. we hope that he doesn't end up like that image in the rematch. a wisconsin company has a plan to allow workers to pay for snacks with the wave of a hand. >> three square market is the first u.s. business to offer employees microchip implants. the chips are the size of a grain of rice and go in the employee's hands. workers would take an item, scan it and then pay by just holding up the hand. >> so, but get this, the technology can be used for computer log-ins and to enter their building.
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jose where there's a huge police presence on santana row. >> matt keller is live at the scene. matt. >> reporter: good morning. yes, we're on olson drive. standing next to the new splung building at santana row. san jose police have their cars parked here. security is here as well. they have police tape up. not allowing anybody into the santana row area. here's video from earlier this morning. the call came in before 2:00 a.m. police officers were seen getting out of their ballistic barricades, rifles, other s.w.a.t. gear and walking to the middle of santana row. we were told the focus is on an apartment complex here. there are several of those here on santana row. it has been quiet, so much of the action is out of sight from outside of the police tape here. some of the businesses like
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pete's coffee open up at 5:00 a.m. no access for employees or customers. we'll continue to update you all morning long here. reporting live in san hessy. >> thank you. we'll check in with you shortly. >> we'll check in with weather and traffic. how does it look out there, mike? >> looking cloudy and going to get cloud. . the breeze are pretty temperate. 18 in fairfield, 10 at half moon bay. they will pick up this afternoon. look at the grayness and how long it takes to go away, all the way up until noon. we'll be in the 60s and 70s for the most part around the bay and inland. 80s as you head deeper. by 4:00, in the 70s around the bay. 70s and 80s inland. if you're heading out this evening, 60s and 70s. >> good morning. we're starting off pretty quiet on the roads. just checking some overnight road work projects. up until about 30 minutes ago, we a full cloche of southbound 880 in the san leandro area for
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removal of an overhead truss. we're not seeing any delays. the lower deck of the bay bridge, we have lanes scheduled to be close as you head to treasure island until 6:00 this morning. no delays yet. we'll check on drive times coming up in less than ten. >> thank you. a medical breakthrough at the live desk. researchers this morning say there's new hope for aids patients. their progress was announced this morning at an aids conference in paris. they say a south african girl born with the virus kept her infection in remission for more than eight years after she stopped taking anti-hiv medication. she had been given shots every couple months instead of taking daily pills. treatment began when she was 2 months old and stopped 40 weeks later. early treatment can lead to long-term remission and if it lasts, possibly a cure. kurbt treatments keep it under control but must be taken for
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the rest of the patient's life. >> great news. hopefully something will come of that. >> new this morning, president trump's son-in-law and adviser jared kushner said he did not collude with any foreign issued at, including russia. statement over contacts between russia and the trump campaign. he admits meeting with russian officials on four separate occasions but insists nothing happened. emily has the latest. >> jared kushner will meet with the senate intelligence committee this morning behind closed doors. abc news has obtained the statement kushner plans to read to committee giving his version of contact with russians during his father-in-law's campaign. firmly denying any wrongdoing or collusion. >> i'm confident that tomorrow when jared kushner speaks and i'll keep my fingers crossed in saying this to you, it will probably be the last time he has to talk about russia. >> over the weekend, he revised his finanal
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