this morning on "world news now," the post holiday fireworks. donald trump firing back after hillary clinton and president obama offer a one, two punch. everyone now in attack mode as the summer heats up. and severe summer weather hitting the upper midwest and rain dumped on the twin cities. so much rain that some parts, the suer withes couldn't handle it. >> an attempted abduction. shown on video. >> the child quickly grabbed from someone outside the store. see why the quick reactions of the mother may have stopped it. >> >> we're finding out who is and who is not going to be speaking and performing inside and

outside some politics in the skinny. this wednesday, we drop it like it's july 6th. ♪ >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> right there. >> got it going on. good morning, everyone. a little snoop dogg for you to start things off. >> we're going to begin with hillary clinton, avoiding criminal charges over her use of a private e-mail server. she did not escape blistering condemnation. >> james comey blasted the behavior as extremely careless, even though the investigation found no intent to break the law, he said information could have been compromised and he revealed more than 100 of the e-mails contained classified information despite clinton saying it didn't. >> donald trump pounced on the recommendation calling it unfair.

>> trump said hillary put the entire country in danger and he questioned the meeting against bill clinton and loretta lynch saying it was no accident that they ran into each other. >> i don't know about you but i always felt that hillary clinton could escape criminal charges for her dangerous and illegal behavior because i always knew and i always see and it's so sad, that our system is, in fact, rigged. >> trump added it was no accident that the fbi announcement came the exact same day that president obama joined clinton on the campaign trail for the first time. >> as the president campaigned clinton in north carolina, they made no mention of the scandal. they both took jabs at donald trump. let's get more now. >> reporter: it wasn't shaping up to be the kind of day where hillary clinton would smile much, but there she was, her most powerful political ally, not just in her corner but on

>> fired up. >> fired up. >> i am fired up. hillary got me fired up. president obama joining clinton on the campaign trail just hours after the fbi blasted her for that e-mail use. but from the president, nothing less than a ringing endorsement. >> and there has never been any man or woman more qualified for this office than hillary clinton. ever. [ applause ] and that's the truth. that's the truth. >> reporter: no mention of that investigation, but several nods to the long road they've traveled together. >> i've known the president in many roles, as a colleague in the senate, as an opponent in a hard-fought primary, and --

>> reporter: now a united front against donald trump. >> can you imagine him sitting in the oval office the next time america faces a crisis? >> everybody can tweet but nobody actually knows what it takes to do the job until you have sat behind the desk. >> reporter: for clinton, the fbi announcement, sweet relief. her team saying we are glad this matter is now resolved and that it was a mistake to use her personal e-mail and she would not do it again. the democrats now trying to turn a page with president obama leading the charge, boosted by his sky high approval ratings. >> i'm ready to pass the baton. and i know that hillary clinton is going to take it. and i know she can run that race.

>> a blast of powerful storms slamming the upper midwest right now after hitting parts of minneapolis with gusty winds and flooding. some commuters were trapped in their vehicles by flash flooding. more than 130,000 people have no power in the twin cities. strong winds toppled trees, power lines damaging homes as well as businesses. there are also reports of tornadoes and baseball sized hail. so far no reports of serious injuries. and take a look at this amazing video. it is posted on twitter. you can see the water gushing after a manhole cover is blown off flooding also caused several streets to close as well. other parts of the country are going to get hit by a double punch of heat and thunderstorms. >> paul williams joins us with the details. good morning, paul. >> good morning to you. we have a high pressure system that's going to protect us from surrounding rain around this high. typically that's a good thing.

we could use the rain. the real feel for wednesday, picture this. it's going to feel like 100 to 105 in new york, philly, d.c. going to feel at least like 95 to 100 in pittsburgh up toward buffalo. that's too much heat for the northeast. >> paul, thank you. now to a crime at a california cell phone store that had nothing to do with the money or cell phone. a girl is standing near a candy machine when someone reaches through the open door with one arm and yanks the girl out of the store. the mother and the customer immediately chase after the kidnapper. the suspect was caught quickly and thankfully that girl is okay. >> south arve can athlete oscar pistorius is being sentenced today. he was found guilty. he was sentenced to five years initially for manslaughter but a group said

his attorney says that was too much. he's a gold metal para olympic runner. new details about an american college student in rome murdered. they believe beau solomon was murdered and robbed. got into a scuffle with a homeless man who pushed him into the river. the homeless man is now in custody charged with murder. the university of tennessee settled a lawsuit regarding sexual assault cases. that settlement almost $2.5 million. eight women were suing the school over the handling of cases involving student athletes. they agreed to drop that lawsuit. the school has also agreed to let a commission review the way sexual assault cases are handled. the judge has to approve the settlement. >> it could be the williams sisters in the fins

wimbled wimbledon. both venus and serena advanced yesterday on the grass courts. nus is the oldest semi wimbledon finalist in 22 years. her younger sister is the top seed. >> the russian player solved a problem for her opponent. she actually won in straight sets knocking the opponent out of the tournament. the other opponent can get married now that that happened. she scheduled her wedding for the saturday figuring it wouldn't be a problem. she's not usually a great player on the grass but she was moving ahead. if she had won, she may have had to miss her own wedding. she'll still be wearing white on saturday, but not at wimbledon. and hopefully not such a revealing dress as the one they're complaining about. >> coming up, stuck inside t

is that it? why so many fans are commenting on this photo from her fourth of july party and why they're worried about ryan reynolds' state of mind. >> first, what high-tech thieves are using to hack into your car and what you can do to stop them.

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on his way to court but took off in his jump suit. officials from the sheriff's office finally coaxed him back inside. he's now expected to face additional charges. >> man, at least if you're going to go for it, go for it. >> he just wanted to smoke outside. >> from catching that thief to apparently stopping one, right in his tracks. >> high-tech car thieves are finding an easy way to break into cars by using a device that exploits weakness in their keyless entry systems. >> there's an easy way to foil that device. >> reporter: these may look like average car owners but police say they're thieves. who have broken into the cars using a high-tech hack. no smashed windows here. but still in california police say three crooks got in essentially by replicating the key fob used for keyless entry. >> if you have a car and they can beat it with some kind of technology, they're going to do it. >> reporter: here's one way. criminals attach home made

devices like this under cars. >> as soon as the user of the car unlocks their vehicle, this has a code used later on. >> reporter: most of the time they take off with things in the car, but if it comes with a keyless ignition, police say they can take off with the whole car. steve meyers says his volkswagen was stolen from his driveway. >> i put two and two together and realized it was a key fob attack. >> reporter: they say there's an easy way to prevent. when you close the door, lock it several times. that resets the codes. that makes the stolen code useless, resetting the code. also, there are some other companies that help protect you and protect your key fob that you can sign up with. >> i tried to -- i was driving one of my friend's cars this weekend. he has one of these situations. it took me like ten minutes just to figure out how to start the car. ther

nothing about it was clear. is it that hard to just put in a key and turn? >> it's become that much more difficult, i guess. >> i find the whole key fob more thing more difficult than having a key. >> i agree. i find snap chat tough. >> that's hard too. >> when we come back the big name rapper headlining at the democratic national convention. >> and the patriotic message that john cena is sharing with the world. "the skinny". that john sena is sharing with the world.

♪ time for the skinny and some celebrity appearances expected at this year's political conventions. >> it's not often we have politics in the skinny. a pro clinton superpac confirmed that rapper snoop dogg will be headlining a unity party on the final night of the democratic national convention in philadelphia. >> all right. and meanwhile over in cleveland the prophets of rage say they will be outside the republican convention and are promising to, quote, cause a ruckus. you might

rage performed outside the dnc in 2000 in protest of the two party system. >> okay. so inside the republican convention in ohio, however, it's still anyone's guess who will appear. donald trump is expected to release the list of speakers sometime today but who will not be on the list, at least according to espn includes tom brady. >> mike ditka said donald trump invited him but he probably won't go, and neither of the bush presidents, they won't be attending as they say, tune in. we'll find out later on today about who will be on the list. can you imagine? >> the republicans keeping everyone in suspense? >> yes. imagine the hot box that will be that party that snoop dogg puts on. >> it's a unity party. >> yeah. >> everyone is going to be united. >> you get a contact high. you get a contact high. >> everybody gets a contact high.

next to the patriotic message from john cena. >> the wwe superstar posted a video on twitter in a fourth of july message about diversity and how love has no labels. >> this year patriotism shouldn't be just about pride of country. >> it should be about love, love beyond age, disability, sexual sexuality, race, religion, and any other labels. because the second any of us judge each other because of those labels, we're not being patriotic. >> he reminded fans that to love america you have to love all americans. i wonder if that's what he's thinking about when he's in the ring trying to -- >> thinking of -- >> bash someone's head in, body slam them. >> it's all about love. >> yeah. i'm doing this out of love. it will hurt me more than you. >> it hurts me more than it hurts you. >> i said that in reverse. >> it's typically the case.

>> next to a fourth of july fail. >> we told you yesterday about taylor swift's beach party. we didn't get invited to it. among the guests ryan reynolds and his beautiful wife blake lively. this photo may tell a different story. there's reynolds and his wife in the center. >> looking all cute. look at everyone so happy. >> flanked by swift and her current boyfriend and the other couple to be named later. >> now, i mentioned everyone looked so happy. everyone, that is, except ryan reynolds there, and his facial reaction has sparked some fan reaction with many suggesting it's no fun being inside the hitl-swift zone. >> he looks chris christie in the press conference with donald trump just standing there. >> one guy says he looks like he's dying inside. another describes his eyes as dead pools. >> oh, i get it. they kind of

reynolds was sending a signal, help me. i looked for some signals from his twitter account. >> you think he's being held hostage? >> he says i'm currently lost in prayer. who knows? for years he played a cop on tv. >> erik estrada is wearing a badge for real. he's known for his role on tv. along with his side kick john. >> and now nearly 40 years after chip's premier, the 67-year-old estrada has been named as a reserve officer with the st. anthony police department in idaho. >> it happened over the fourth of july weekend. he tweeted out this photo saying -- he's looking pretty good for pushing 70. a motorcycle and everything. >> officer estrada will be working with the department to help keep children safe from online predators. >> we did a poll in the news

the under 30 crowd in the office had no idea who he is. >> the rest of us knew. >> it was a sad moment. >> then we realized that's where the divide exists. >> we'll be right back. divide exists. >> we'll be right back.

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from easy, breezy, beautiful covergirl ♪ now that we're in the heat of summer beach season, many of us are trying to break out of our comfort zone and strip down to what your mama gave you. no. >> today 19 athletes are stepping way out of their comfort zone. forget the swim suit. they're baring it all on the page of espn's body issue. here's jesse palmer.

>> reporter: it's daring. it bares it all. it's espn's the body issue. a celebration of confidence in all shapes and sizes. it's highlighting the toughest athletes, fittest athletes, fully exposed. including dwyane wade confident on the court but terrified to take it all off. also olympic swimmer and a surfer the, a soccer star and for the first time ever, this year, a transgender athlete, chris moser. while the magazine is filled with rock hard abs, a 325 pound footplayer is slaying the cover. vince wol for saying confidence in your body and going after your dreams is what it's about. >> i'm 120% confident in myself. i am who i am. when it was time to get no business, it was no different than me getting ready to play a football game. i was there to do a job. i attacked it that way. >> also on the

it all on the mound saying his strong stance is his most important feature. >> your balance or direction doesn't alter horizontally. in a direct line from myself to the target. you hear the glove pop down and away, it's a perfect transfer of energy at an intense high velocity. >> reporter: a magazine filled confidence, insecurity, and with honesty and lots of muscle making this issue a must-see. well, that pitcher from the cubs made me realize it was more than about people stripping down. >> i was listening to him. >> it was deep. contemplative and interesting. espn is owned by disney, the parent company. it goes online today, the espn body issue. >> pick it up.

making news in america this morning, a new investigation. hillary clinton tries to put her e-mail controversy behind her but word this morning of a push by republicans to keep the heat on the former secretary of state following the fbi's ruling. former olympian oscar pistorius is back in a south african court learning his fate for the murder of his girlfriend. severe storms rolling through the midwest causing big problems for this morning's commute. a child grabbed by a stranger with her mother just a few feet away. we have new details about the attempted kidnapping and the video. last night's mega millions jackpot, well, this morning's two-word headline, no winner, oh, yeah.