making news in america this morning, protesters hit the streets after a former police officer is sentenced to ten years in prison for murdering her neighbor. the outrage on display just hours after what many are calling a powerful moment of forgiveness. the victim's brother hugging the former cop. the new message overnight from his mother and when that convicted ex-cop would walk free. the president lashing out. >> are you talking to me? >> attacking democrats using profanity as the impeach investigation takes a new turn. overnight, a new statement from joe biden. his message to the president plus the testimony expected today on capitol hill. the deadly plane crash at a major airport. a vintage plane falling from the sky killing seven people. how the other six people aboard made it out alive and the big question this morning.

plus, the homeless woman whose singing has become a sensation. ♪ getting some life-changing news. the fastest fast food. which chain has the best service at the drive-through. the new rankings. >> and the man who broke into this car and got quite a surprise. good thursday morning, everyone. thank you for joining us. we begin with two different reactions to the former dallas police officer now sentenced to ten years in prison for murder. >> overnight a heated scene played out on the streets of dallas as protesters outraged faced off with police while chanting no justice, no peace. officers seen arresting at least one person. the clashes came hours after a

jury sentenced former officer amber guyger for shooting her neighbor. as protesters gathered the victim's family asked for people to focus on this moment of forgiveness in court wednesday right here when the victim's brother asked if he could give his brother's killer that hug. overnight emotions running high in dallas. [ crowd chanting ] protesters hitting the streets even blocking intersections. the crowd angry at a former police officer's ten-year prison sentence for murder. >> how many of us is it going to take before you understand that our lives matter. >> reporter: a jury convicted amber guyger of murder for shooting her neighbor botham jean. she claimed it was an accident when she entered jean's apartment mistaking him for an intruder. prosecutors wanted a sentence of at least 28 years. that's how old jean would have

turned sunday. >> ten years imprisonment in the texas department of criminal justice. >> reporter: but the sentence handed down means guyger could be eligible for parole in five years. earlier on the stand guyger's mother asked for leniency. >> she wishes she could have taken his place. >> reporter: then this emotional moment when botham's 18-year-old brother took the stand. >> if you truly are sorry, i know i can speak for myself, i forgive you, and i know if you go to god and ask him, he will forgive you. but i love you just like anyone else. >> reporter: then he turned to the judge. >> can i give her a hug, please? >> yes. >> reporter: that moment even surprising guyger's lawyers. >> we've got decades of

experience sitting in front of you, and none of us have seen anything like that. it was humbling, amazing moment. >> reporter: this morning, jean's family says they accept the jury's decision. >> i do not want us to mistake forgiveness with responsibility. persons must take responsibility for their actions. yeah, it's not because he's forgiven her that right away everybody can think that there is a clean slate. >> and botham's family says there was an attempted cover-up by the police department. the police chief says she's launching an internal investigation. >> abc news has learned that a major settlement is expected to be announced stemming from the shooting massacre in las vegas two years ago. the settlement is expected to

resolve claims against mgm resorts where a gunman shot and killed 58 people during a country music festival. sources say the financial payouts are likely to be in the hundreds of millions of dollars. now to president trump lashing out as the impeachment battle takes a new turn. the president is going on the attack as democrats threaten to subpoena the white house this week for documents related to the ukraine scandal. meanwhile, late last night former vice president joe biden spoke out in harsh terms taking aim at the allegations coming from the president. abc's serena marshall has the new details from washington. serena, good morning. >> reporter: janai, good morning. house democrats have set a deadline for the white house to turn over the documents we want related to that phone call or face a subpoena at the end of the week. as democrats prepare to subpoena the white house, the president unleashing. >> we don't call him shifty schiff for nothing. and let me tell you something, biden's son is corrupt and biden is corrupt. you look at the whistle-blower statement, and it's vicious, vicious. >> reporter: from the democrats

leading the investigation to the whistle-blower, mr. trump's frustration beginning with a furious tweet saying the democrats should be focused on building up our country, not wasting everyone's time and energy on bull. democrats argue this is no joke. >> we're not fooling around here, though. >> reporter: and put the white house on notice, turn over the information related to president trump's efforts to have ukraine investigate his political rivals or face a subpoena. >> well, i always cooperate. this is a hoax. >> reporter: neither the white house nor the president have yet to say what about the whistle-blower's complaint was inaccurate. when pressed it was one question he couldn't or wouldn't answer. >> the question, sir, was what did you want president zelensky to do about vice president biden and his son hunter? >> are you talking to me? >> yeah, it was just a follow-up of what i just asked you, sir. >> listen, listen, you ready? we have the president of finland, ask him ray question. >> i visit onenenene forororor wantededo follow upthe one i >> did youear me? d you hear m >> yes. .

ask him a queueion. i will. i've given u a long estion. k this gentlan a question,n, dodot be rude. >> no, sir, i don't want to be rude. i just wanted you to have a chance to answer the question i asked you. >> i've answered everything. it's a whole hoax. >> i think the president knows the argument that can be made against him, and he's scared. >> reporter: as for joe biden, he's now fighting back. >> let me make something clear to mr. trump and his hatchet men. i'm not going anywhere. >> reporter: now, the whistle-blower's lawyer overnight pushing back on the suggestion that a member of congress helped draft that complaint saying the statement that their client was the only one to write that complaint and meanwhile on capitol hill, you guys, kurt volker, the former envoy for the state department will be meet behind closed doors the first in a series of depositions with different committees. janai, kenneth. >> we'll be closely watching what comes out of those. serena, thank you for joining us. breaking overnight, a training mishap sent at least a dozen army national guard

paratroopers to the hospital. the incident happened during a night jump at camp shelby in hattiesburg, mississippi. about 90 soldiers missed their mark and landed in trees. officials now plan to conduct a safety investigation. and bernie sanders is recovering from an emergency heart procedure. doctors inserted two stents to open a blocked artery after sanders complained of chest discomfort and had to sit down during a campaign event. at 78, sanders in the oldest candidate in the presidential race. he's canceled all appearances until further notice, but experts say he could return to the campaign trail in just a matter of days. sanders tweeted, i'm feeling good, along with his signature campaign promise, medicare for all. time now for a look at your weather for this thursday morning. the historic heat wave that's gripped the south all week continues today. forecasters say temperatures will run well into the 90s, but when you factor in humidity, the heat index soars into the triple digits.

elsewhere around the country a big cooldown in the northeast with high temperatures dropping into the 50s and 60s along with some rain. expect 50s and even 40s in the northern plains and western great lakes. cooler and mostly pleasant in the west. coming up, the fast food chain with the fastest drive-through service. we've got the new rankings. but first a vintage plane crashes killing at least seven people. how one man aboard helped save lives preventing an even bigger disaster. later, the opposite of affordable housing. what it costs to rent this

we are back with this bull that found its way onto the streets of baltimore. it was first spotted near coppin state university. police and workers at the maryland zoo managed to corral the animal and return it to its owners. it's the second baltimore bull sighting in three years. an investigation is under way at the airport in hartford, connecticut, where a vintage world war ii bomber crashed into a warehouse. the plane suffered mechanical trouble just after takeoff then returned to the airport and slammed into the building. at least 7 of the 13 people on board were killed. one of those who survived is an air national guard commander who is now being called a hero for saving lives. >> he is very familiar with the back of an aircraft, very lucky he had gloves on. our understanding is he popped the hatch and was able to extract some individuals. >> this airplane was not just old, it was ancient, and so it's a real question for the faa. how old is too old? >> and the so-called flying

fortress was built in 1944. it was 1 of only 18 still left an of a national education tour offering flights to civilians. on wall street the dow opens lower for a second straight day. by the time trading ended wednesday, the dow tumbled 494. investors nervous about trade tensions. the trump administration's tariffs on products from europe are set to go into effect in two weeks. they'll affect large airplanes as well as cheese, wine and many other products. airlines here in the u.s. say they'll be seriously harmed by tariffs on planes they've already agreed to buy. the new rankings are out this morning on which fast food chains have the fastest service at the drive-through. this may be a surprise because chick-fil-a came in last place when it came to speedy service. >> they say worth the wait. >> i know. it had an average time of 5:23 per order.

the fastest chain was dunkin' at 3:37 per order, but many dunkin' orders are only coffee. >> you know what, i love dunkin'. and we have more evidence of the high cost of living in california. this backyard shed in san diego is available for rent for, get this, $1,050 a month. the 200-square-foot unit has plumbing, a wall air conditioner and a kitchenette but no parking. how about that. >> still a steal. coming up, the challenge of getting a moose out of your pool. we'll show you. also ahead, the police officer who wasn't a cop, how he got busted. and important new information about the deaths blamed on vaping and e-cigarettes. what doctors have now learned. so you can enjoy it even if you're sensitive. delicious. now, i've heard people say lactaid isn't real milk. ok, well, if it isn't real then, i guess those things over there can't actually be cows.

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leave. >> officers used a rope to lead him to a staircase which they had placed in the pool. he eventually got the hint and moved on. well, from that we turn now to the new video of a controversial arrest in texas. officers on horseback were seen leading a suspect down the street using a rope tied to his handcuffs. >> now, for the first time we're hearing what those officers said. abc's steve osun >> it's going to look really bad. >> reporter: police in galveston, texas, who have already apologized to the man you see being taken into custody are now releasing police body camera video of this august 3rd arrest that many are calling shameful. more than once you hear the officers on horseback talk about how this is going to look as they tie a rope to the hands of their black suspect and march him through city streets. >> this is going to look so bad. i'm glad you're not embarrassed, mr. neely. >> reporter: 43-year-old donald neely was living on the streets, has a history of mental illness

and kept showing up at an office building wearing a welding mask. >> you want to make him walk all the way back? >> reporter: for reasons not clear, the two arresting officers didn't call for a squad car and instead walked the man through town creating a scene that many find racially offensive. >> stay next to me because i'm going to drag you if not. you have to stay next to me. >> reporter: after nearly half an hour a squad car finally arrives to take neely to jail. the police chief is now deciding whether these officers will be disciplined. steve osunsami, abc news, atlanta. >> our thanks to steve there. well, a young man in new mexico has been charged with impersonating a police officer. police say the 18-year-old pulled over a driver for speeding, but a real officer drove up during the traffic stop. he noticed the teen wasn't dressed correctly, had police lights installed on a regular car and was carrying a badge purchased online. that's when the phony cop came clean and was arrested. >> i'm just going to be straight up honest with you, i'm not a cop. >> the first thing that ran through my mind is just how

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>> so we take you to siesta key oyster bar in sarasota, florida. the walls used to be covered with years' worth of dollar, dollar bills so the staff took a month to carefully remove all the cash from the walls. >> when they brought it to the bank to be counted, it totaled nearly $14,000. the money will be donated to hurricane relief efforts. so two men in utah have found a way to get mcdonald's, get to mcdonald's without leaving the comfort of their couch. >> they combined some wheels, a kid's bike, a motor and a couch to come up with this. they call it a paracouch. >> they can hit 32 miles per hour. their biggest worry was being pulled over by the police. of course. >> and finally a prowler in oregon is officially the face of shock. >> the not so smooth criminal found out the video the video te system in a woman's car works really well. he was more than a little surprised to wind up on candid camera as it started recording. >> he still is on the run and probably still in shock because his face is all over the television. >> he won't be able to run for long.

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francisco, northbound lanes of highway 101 are closed because of this. a horrible, deadly wrong-way crash involving a taxi. just look at the aftermath. four people have been killed. this is going to impact your morning commute. good morning. we're get to frances in the traffic center. >> this horrible accident happened in a bad spot for to folks, it's north 101 at paul avenue, right at the 280 connector ramp. traffic is being detoured at paul avenue. one alternate is to take pal avenue, head over to bayshore

boulevard and head back on 101 at cesar chavez or take 3rd downtown. the other alternate is taking 280 this morning. again, northbound 101 closed just before 280. 280 will be a better bet heading into san francisco. reggie, kumasi? >> we'll continue our breaking news coverage of that deadly wrong-way crash. >> amy hollyfield is near the scene of that crash. she just got an update from chp. what are they saying? >> we got briefed by officers here. they are trying hard to get two lanes reopened. they're hoping to do that within the next 30 to 45 minutes. right now the entire highway is shut down here. let me show you why. i'll step out so you can see the aftermath of this crash. it's terrible to look at these cars and what's left of them. all northbound lanes of highway 101 are closed right now. you can see right next to the

aftermath, cars that are being diverted. they're having to exit the highway here at paul this happened about 12:30 this morning. this is northbound 101. four people were killed. a car was going the wrong way on the highway. officers say they got a few calls about that car. it was a volkswagen. it crashed head on into a ford escape taxi. the driver going the wrong way was a woman in her 30s. she was killed. so was everyone else. here's the officer who just briefed us. >> there were three occupants in that taxicab. a male driver, which appears to be in his 60s. a male passenger, and a female passenger. at this time we're looking into whether seat belts were being used within that taxicab. it appears one of the passengers

was ejected from the vehicle due to the collision. >> officers say they'll be looking into whether drugs or alcohol played a role in this accident and maybe that's why this woman was going the wrong way on highway 101. this will have a huge impact on traffic for people coming from the peninsula into san francisco. keep this in mind as you plan your commute. as of right now, they don't have an estimate of when they'll get this highway completely reopened. it sounds like they'll be here for a while. again, they are working hard to try to at least get two lanes open. that will make it better. this will be a rough commute. live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> hate to see those pictures. we'll continue to check in with amy and frances at the traffic center to see how it's impacting the commute. it's now 4:30. >> if you're just joining us, we'll get a quick update of weather withdrew. >> tracking temperatures now. cool spots in the 40s. low to