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two decades. informing making news in america this morning -- fighting the fires. fast-moving flames burning states. thousands of people forced to evacuate with no signs of slowing. immigration plan. after a dramatic arrival in iowa, hovering in a helicopter, donald trump getting more specific about policies if e elected president. mass deportation. that's not all he wants to do with the immigration system. wild reck. check the clearance. a truck driver smashes through an overhead. it's all caught on camera. going viral. an nfl player taking a stand. taking away his kids participation trophies, sparking
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a new debate this morning. good mornings, i'm marci gonzalez filling in for reena ninan. >> and i'm phil leplip mena. >> the flames fueled by erratic winds and skornling heat are taking a toll on firefighters. and forcing the evacuation of campgrounds near los angeles. this fire-fighting plane dubbed the super scooper swooping down near beachgoers to fill up with water. more from abc's kenneth moton. >> reporter: it's a fire fight across the pacific northwest. tens of thousands of acres in california, washington, oregon, destroying homes. >> our state's resources are stretched so thin. it's up to us to defend our own property. that's what people do. >> reporter: the worst, the
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ridge viewer in washington. burning more than 50,000 acres. an assault from the air and on the ground where thousands of firefighters are getting backup from the washington national guard. 75 homes and businesses, possibly more, are gone. at one point, more than 10,000 people were without power. >> we don't have enough resources to put this huge containment line around all this fire. they have to prioritize what is near structures. >> reporter: in drought-stricken california, light winds helped crews increase containment on the fire near laings will. firefighters treated for heat exhaustion, minor injuries. home others did what they could to save the properties. >> it was a panic zone. we had enough time. people coming up and telling us, hey, man, it's heading your way. >> reporter: kenneth moton, abc news, washington.
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oppressive heat is expected again on both coasts. >> temperatures nearing triple digits sent millions to los angeles county beaches this weekend. >> according to a tweet, the attendance at l.a. county beaches, 2,067,000 people. >> thank you, phillip and marci. we have the threat for excessive heat coming into the northwest monday through wednesday. not the best of news, as we continue to have wildfires burn across idaho, washington, and oregon. farther to the east, the threat for afternoon severe colorado springs. monday, some of those storms could bring isolated tornadoes and the threat for hail. this area of low pressure will be gaining strength as we go throughout tuesday and wednesday. moving into kansas city and wichita. and then by the middle half of the week, impacking chicago as well.
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the heat is going to be felt across the northeast for the early half of the workweek from new york city to d.c. phillip and marci, back to you. >> thank you, molly. search and rescue teams are preparing to reach a site of a plane crash in indonesia. no word if any of the 54 people on board survived. the airline, trigana is well known in that part of the world. parts. >> the european union won't let them in because of their safety record in the past. >> bad weather hampered efforts to reach the site. the death toll from the explosion in the chinese city of tianjin is expected to rise. 114 people have died.
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hundreds more on inare injured. residents are demanding to know why huge quantities of dangerous chemicals were stored near their home. an army sky diver was killed after a collision midair with another sky diver. corey hood was killed. the 32-year-old was a decorated veteran who served five tours in iraq and afghanistan. the navy jumper he collided with suffered only a broken leg. donald trump off the campaign trail today. he's expected to report for jury duty here in new york. over the weekend, he helicoptered into the iowa state fair, where he greeted the crowds. he detailed his immigration poll sip among the most controversial, eliminating so-called birthright citizenship. when children born here to parents illegally are automatically american citizens. then there's the proposed wall with mexico.
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>> we're building a wall. it will be strong, solid, policed. >> trump said he would back mandatory deportation of all illegal aliens. an estimated 11 million people. the white house today announcing a new policy aimed at reducing the number of deaths from heroin overdoses. public health and law enforcement will be paired to focus on the treatment, not punishment, of addicts. heroin overdoses nearly 2013. denson. the first openly gay player on a minor league team afile yated with major league baseball. he plays within the milwaukee brewers farm system in idaho. he says the support he's received from teammates after telling them about his sexuality
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that has not had a major eruption since 19877. a hot air balloon zept in pennsylvania happened over the weekend the. one of the victims was in cardiac arrest by the time rescue crews arrived. the faa is investigating what caused the top of the balloon to blow on to the touch the wires. a software glitch probably caused the widespread delays over the weekend. it was supposed to provide additional tools for controllers. it's been suspended while the agency completes its investigation. 500 flights were canceled and another 500 delayed. apple is reportedly set to move forward for testing technology for a self-driving car. the work is called project titan.
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the company has reportedly contacted a vehicle testing center, asking about using a site. apple's ce orvegs is calling for meetings with top car industry executives. a record-setting weekend for "straight outta compton." the biggest august opening ever for an r-rated film. "mission impossible rogue nation" was a distant second. the man from u.n.c.l.e. was thirl. gone in 60 seconds. an american muscle car stolen from an auto show. wait until you hear who it belongs to. hey! >> and great escape. horses making a run for it. >> how do you stop 'em? one, two, three o'clock. four o'clock pop. five, six, seven o'clock. eight o'clock pop. nine, ten, eleven o'clock twelve o'clock pop we're gonna pop around the clock tonight.
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put your glad rags on and join me hon' we'll have some fun when the clock strikes one. we're gonna pop ...around the clock tonight. we're gonna pop, pop, pop ... 'till the broad daylight. we're gonna pop around the clock tonight. pop in new tide pods plus febreze a 4 in 1 detergent that cleans, brightens and fights stains. now with 24-hour freshness. there's a bazillion waysto top your kids' rice krispies. what's yours? a dash of fruit in their favorite color. a bunch of pineapple 'cause hey - it's summer! bananas and berries 'cause the letter b rocks. a little bit of yogurt? sure! why not? the fun never stops! how will your kids top their snap, crackle and pop? no student's ever done the full hand raise in ap calc.but your stellar notebook gives you the gumption to reach for the sky. that's that new gear feeling. this week, these office depot brand notebooks just one cent. office depot officemax. gear up for school. gear up for great.
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those two sharks caught on long beach, new york, sunday. the guy two reeled them both in also hooked and landed several others. a witness said it took about ten minutes to reel in each one. the fisherman got them all to shore and then released them back into the water. a look at morning road conditions. a slick commute in the eastern rockies. wet at times from the plains into the great lakes and ohio sally. drenched roads across the south from houston to the tennessee
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valley and much of florida. if you're flying, airport delays are possible if denver, chicago, and kansas city. tragedy for the family of actor morgan freeman. >> his 33-year-old granddaughter was stabbed to death on manhattan street over the weekend. the 30-year-old man described by police as her boyfriend was taken into custody. freeman posting this. i want to acknowledge the tremendous outpouring of love and support my family has received regarding the tragic and senseless passing of my granddaughter, edena hines. thank you for the bottom of my heart. two small planes crashed near dag. they were approaching an airport and burst into flames. the wreckage of one of the planes ended up in a nature preserve. the faa and ntsb are investigating the cause of the cash. commuter rail service is
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expected to be back to normal this morning on new york's long island after a small plane crashed on the tracks. the pilot was killed. passenger was injured. the cause of the crash is under investigation. the pilot had issued a may day call. a drug considered the female version of viagra could be cleared this week for use in the united states. if approved by the faa, the pill would be the first drug to raise a woman's libido. the company behind the drug had previously been accused of making misleading statements and downplaying risks. the owner of papa john's pizza is offering a $16,000 reward for the return of his prized 1972 camaro. it was sold to help start the pizza business. he paid more than $250,000 to buy it back in 2010.
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the theft occurred during an annual classic car event in detroit over the weekend. the only thing to say before this next bit of video is let's hope no one's commute includes something like in this morning. [ horn honking ] wow, yeah. never a good thing when the back of a dump truck is up in the air like that when the truck is going down the road. when the truck hit the overhead sign. it's believed this accident happened in pakistan. none of the pieces of the sign fell on any passing vehicles. [ horn honking ] a bunch of horses tried to make a break for it at a circus in indiana. the horses somehow broke free saturday afternoon. you can see them there taking off across the road. they did cause a bit of commotion. they did not get too far before they were finally rounded up, caught, and brought back to the circus. all right. now to some sports.
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a record-setting performance at golf apt final major of the year. >> details on that and baseball from the guys at espn. john's buccigross and anderson. >> sunday, jason day. pga championship. close at the u.s. open. closed it out. shot 6737 whistling straits. won by three over jordan speet. the first guy to finish a major at minus 20. so hard to get that first major. chicago versus chicago. krig chris sale. one of the nastiest pitchers in the game. tied a career-high with 15 strikeouts. fifth pitcher this season to have a game with 15 strikeouts. the cubs were red hot. but chris sales stops that streak.
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madison bumgarner doing it all against the nats in the seventh. he already doubled. then really unloaded. hoss. home run fourth of the year for bumgarner. now he has to go back to his day job. he struck out bryce harper three times. 14 ks as the giants win it, 5-0. >> it will be hot today in america. >> i'm good with that. >> stay cool, america. >> we don't do the weather. we're the sports thing. >> oh, yeah. let's stay with sports. a unique meeting before an nfl preseason game over the weekend. the league's first female referee, sarah thomas, taking a minute to speck to if first female assistant coach, jen welter. >> they met before the cardinals took on kansas city. the up next in "the pulse." the classic video game researchers say can reduce cravings.
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going viral. an nfl player's post to social media. why hi wants his kids to give back their trophies. it can be especially serious- even fatal to infants. unfortunately, many people who spread it may not know they have it. it's called whooping cough. and the cdc recommends everyone, including those around babies, make sure their whooping cough vaccination is up to date. understand the danger your new grandchild faces. talk to your doctor or pharmacist about you and your family getting a whooping cough vaccination today. before earning enough cash back from bank of america to buy a new gym bag. before earning 1% cash back everywhere, every time and 2% back at the grocery store. even before he got 3% back on gas. kenny used his bankamericard cash rewards credit card to join the wednesday night league. because he loves to play hoops. not jump through them. that's the excitement of rewarding connections.
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the fun never stops! how will your kids top their snap, crackle and pop? time now check "the pulse." and pittsburgh steeler james harrison is getting a lot of attention for action off the field. >> he posted this on his instagram account. trophies his two sons got for participating in a sporting event. those are going back, harrison says, until his boys earn a real trophy. >> he writes, i'm not about to raise two boys to be men by making them believe that they are entitled to something just because they tried their best. he's getting mostly positive reaction to all of this on social media so far. >> sorry, dad, i'm not an nfl player. sorry. >> yet.
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next up, tetris. you remember that? it can apparently help cut down on cravings. you heard that correctly. cravings. >> playing tetris can cut urges for cigarettes, alcohol, food, even sex and sleeping. craving involves imagining something visually. >> playing tetris occupies the same mental process. you have to make a choice. tetris or sex. figure it out. >> i'm going to stay away from that one. moving on to the next story. many big brothers wired to be annoying. but, one guy in california takes it to a whole new level. and it is going viral. >> we want you the meet 29-year-old brian anderson. he's entertaining his sister, ashley, on a seven-hour road trip. from san diego to san jose.
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he put on a non-stop show. lip- lip- lip-syncing every song he could. tell me why ain't nothing but a heartache tell me why ain't nothing but a mistake >> i love this. as you can see, ashley is not feeling it. not amused at all. millions of other people are impressed. this time-lapsed youtube clip has gotten more than 2.5 million views and counting. >> people like to see that sister being annoyed. it's a seven-hour road trip. play along. >> exactly. he's so animated. he has the dance move down. look that. >> she wants no part of it. >> until the very end. >> until the very end. should we spoil it? for some of you, your local
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checking our top stories, a serge plane has spotted the wreckage of an indonesian passenger plane that went missing with 54 people on board. rugged terrain and bad weather are expected to hamper efforts to reach the site. and army sky diver has died after clydeolliding with navy jumper. corey hood had served five tours in iraq and afghanistan. in the west, dozens of homes have gone up in flames. thousands forced the evacuate. firefighters are facing another day of stifling heat. looking at today's weather, hot with red flag warns in the west. maybe you don't mind a guest stopping by unannounced every once in awhile. the more the merrier.
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>> yeah, except when they guest is only interested in getting as much to eat as possible. sara haines explains. match walk sba your kitchen and spotting this furry fella peeking through the cat door. >> i see him bob b in and out. >> reporter: doug carter no stranger to bears rummaging through his deck. lite this one seemingly trying to get in. >> you know, it's very common. i live on a mountain. this is the wirldness. >> reporter: the first visit back many may, when we woke up in may to these furry friends on his back fornlg. >> about 5:00 in the morning. i heard a ruckus. i saw mama bear, one cub. another cub. >> reporter: doug was off the hook for a few months. until arriving home to this, after a brief vacation. this time, the bear making it inside. leaving claw marx on his door
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post. guzzling down a 12-pack of pepsi and chowing down on bars of toblerone. >> i left the sliding glass door open about 7, 8 inches. apparently it squeezed through. >> reporter: he's skribed his porch clean. but there's though telling when or where they'll pop up next. sara haines, abc news, new york. >> looking for porridge. that's what he's doing. >> perfect placement of the camera. >> they need to consider throwing bigger fences, wrought-irp doors, something. it's cute until it's scary as all heck. that's what's making news in america this morning. please stay with us for "good morning america" and have
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