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.

we do say good morning, everyone, on this wednesday. we'll start with the new developments overnight after the fbi's recommendation not to charge hillary clinton over the use of a private e-mail server. >> house republicans are planning to hold hearings on the decision now and that followed a year-long investigation. despite the lack of direct evidence against clinton fbi director james comey slammed her actions as extremely careless and also questioned her judgment and contradicted her claims that none of the e-mails contained classified information. abc's stephanie ramos has the latest on that. good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: good morning, it may have been one of her most successful days on the trump. hillary clinton dodging criminal charges in that e-mail investigation and campaigning with a sitting president by her side. >> fired up. >> all: fired up. >> i am -- i'm fired up. >> reporter: the commander in chief stumping for former first lady hillary clinton in front of nearly 10,000 people. >> there has never been

or woman more qualified for this office than hillary clinton. >> reporter: the former team of rivals making no mention of the investigation into clinton's private e-mail server use while she was secretary of state. soon after the fbi cleared her of any criminal charges. >> no reasonable prosecutor would bring such a case. >> reporter: reaction from donald trump almost immediate. >> i always felt that hillary clinton would escape criminal charges for her dangerous and illegal behavior. >> reporter: republicans like wisconsin governor scott walker swarming in. >> to me for those who raise concerns like i just did about the judgment of hillary clinton in terms of not just those e-mails but some of the over issues. >> reporter: walker announcing he'll speak in support of trump at the republican national convention in cleveland. this as anti-trump protesters plan a counterconvention outside. >> we worry that this city could turn into a war

>> reporter: and hillary clinton today holding an event in atlantic city where she plans to go after trump's business record. as for trump he'll be in cincinnati with former house speaker and possible vp candidate newt gingrich. kendis and diane, back to you. >> that's abc's stephanie ramos in washington, stephanie, thank you. more controversial words from trump. this time he's praising saddam hussein for having been tough on terrorism. he told supporters in raleigh, north carolina, that iraq has become the harvard for terrorism in the absence of its former dictator and lauded hussein's ruthlessness. >> saddam hussein was a bad guy, right? he was a bad guy, really bad guy but you know what he did well, he killed terrorists. he did that so good. >> well, house speaker ryan denounced those comments and the clinton camp responded to the latest comments saying it shows how dangerous trump would be as commander in chief. breaking news

pistorius is in court right now awaiting his sentence for the murder of his girlfriend on valentine's day three years ago. the form he olympic sprinter found guilty last december. initially he was sentenced to five years for manslaughter but a higher court then upgraded that conviction to murder. pistorius whose lower legs were amputated as a child even walked on his stumps last month to show his disability. his lawyers have argued it should be a factor in reducing his sentence. a french commission says the signs were there before the series of attacks in paris last year but they say intelligence officials just missed them. the commission was looking into the attacks on a satirical newspaper, kosher butcher shop and coordinated assaults in paris in november. all terrorists involved were known to french intelligence officials among the commission's 40 proposals, a major overhaul of french intelligence agencies including their merger into a single unit. the u.s. did something similar after 9/11. the death toll from

bombing in baghdad has risen to 250 while another 200 were injured. according to iraq's minister of health, this is a single deadliest attack claimed by isis worldwide. it's part of a wave of violence that killed 350 people across several continents during the holy month of ramadan which ended last night. investigators in egypt now suspect that the pilots on egyptair flight 804 tried to put out a fire at the front of the plane before it crashed into the mediterranean sea. earlier flight data had shown smoke in the bathroom and avionics bay and ifd of fire, heat and smoke on the wreckage found in the water, but it's still not clear what caused that fire. so the midwest is seeing another round of severe weather. the severe storms are moving through iowa and wisconsin right now bringing with them hail and possibly tornadoes. >> last night's heavy winds and torrential rains caught residents of the twin cities by surprise. roads flooded. trees uprooted and power was out for thousands and more powerful storms are expected

now from accuweather's paul williams. good morning, paul. >> good morning to you, as well, diane, kendis. we have a high pressure system that's going to protect us from surround rain around this high. typically that's a good thing but not in this case. this case we could use the rain because the real feel for wednesday picture this it's going to feel like 00 to 105 in new york, philly, d.c., going to feel at least like 95 to 100 in pittsburgh up towards buffalo. that's too much heat for the northeast. diane, kendis. >> well summed up there, paul thank you. if you missed out on the mega millions drawing last night you still have a chance. there was no winner last night. that means the jackpot for friday's drawing will be more than $500 million. >> that's right up from tuesday's jackpot which was an estimated 454 million. but either way you slice it they will not be easy to winch the odds of

game are 1 in 259 million. >> odds have stayed the same from last night through next friday. still ahead, getting starbucks, get ready or starbucks lovers get ready to raise more money to buy a drink. plus, tension running high right now in louisiana after a police involved shooting leaves a black man dead. and a rare sight off the coast of cape cod. the experts are saying it was an old friend coming to say hello.

check out this extremely rare sight off the coast of cape cod. a killer whale, a fishing boat captain snapped the picture. researchers are fairly certain it's the same orca spotted for several years known as old

gotten this close to cape cod. the university of tennessee settled a lawsuit. that settlement $2.5 million. >> in exchange eight women who were suing the school over the handling of cases involving student athletes have agreed to drop the lawsuit. meanwhile, the school is not admitting to guilt or negligence but has agreed to let a commission review the way sexual assault cases are handled and make recommendations. a judge now has to approve that deal. for the first time the u.s. has more oil reserves than either saudi arabia or russia. a new study fds there are 264 billion barrels of recoverable oil in this country. 8 billion barrels more than russia and 52 billion more than saudi arabia. the increase is due largely to advances in technology like fracking. your morning starbucks drink will be more expensive next week. prices will rise as much as 30 cents per beverage starting next tuesday. it's the third year starbucks has raised prices in

some customers were charged the new higher prices last friday through a computer error. coffee bean prices are actually lower right now but barista's wages are going up. ashley madison has admitted that some of the women on its site were not real. that means some men who paid for the site were actually communicating with virtual computer programs. the revelation comes after ashley madison was hacked last year revealing millions of uers' names. hostess the maker of twinkies and plenty of other treats will be listed on the stock market this fall. the company is being taken public two years after emerging from bankruptcy. the investment firm that brought hostess out of liquidation can expect a sweet profit from the deal. the olympics now has its first insect repellant partner, the off brand will distribute thousands of bottles to athletes and visitors in rio. >> all part of a battle to convince travelers and olympians the city is safe from the zika virus which is carried by mosquitoes. when we come back the

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to the southeast but likely from the dakotas to the mid-atlantic states and even some of the deep south. flying, afternoon storms and lightning could cause delays in chicago and detroit. investigators in italy revealing new details about the robbery and murder of an american college student. >> they believe beau solomon became involved in a fight with a homeless man who eventually pushed him into a river. abc's lama hasan has more from rome. >> reporter: an italian homeless man is under arrest for the murder of american student beau solomon just a day after the 19-year-old's body was pulled from rome's tiber river. a woman claiming to be the suspect's girlfriend telling italian tv she saw the two scuffle shortly after solomon was robbed by two other men. the american came this way, she said. one could see he was upset. they were pushing each other, she said the boy pushed back and then it ended badly. the university of wisconsin student had flown to rome on thursday just hours

that first night solomon joined his friends at this bar in an area popular with american college kids and tourists but when his friends came to leave at 1 a.m. they couldn't find him. >> he's the most responsible kid ever so when we see it happening we know it's not anything, so uncharacteristic of beau. >> reporter: police recovering his body three days later 2 1/2 miles from that bar a massive wound on his head his shirt covered in blood. his cell phone and wallet gone but credit card charged with more than $1600. beau solomon's parents are here being briefed by investigators as they await the results of an autopsy. lama hasan, abc news, rome. >> and baton rouge, louisiana, a cell phone video is raising tension after a fatal shooting of a black man by police. the video posted online shows two officers struggling with alton sterling outside a convenience store. the camera then turns away but you can hear gunshots. the officers are responding to reports o

at someone. a witness says sterling was armed but was not holding his gun or even touching his pockets. protesters seeing the shooting as unjustified gathered throughout the day and evening. community leaders and the baton rouge police chief plan to speak about the shooting this morning. now to some frightening surveillance video from a california cell phone store. it shows a 4-year-old girl standing near the front entrance when someone reaches through the door opens the door rather, grabs one arm and yanks the girl out. you can see her mother and a customer then immediately chased after the kidnapper. the suspect was quickly caught. the child was understandably scared and upset but not hurt. many are saying this could be a major advance in the battle against heart disease. the fda has approved the first heart stent that is designed to dissolve. the absorbed device would give cardiac patients an option from the traditional permanent metal implant and could improve cardiac health by reducing the body's exposure to foreign substances.

european soccer championships kick off today with portugal, yay. >> taking on the powerhouse wales. highlights of some last night's baseball action from our guy at espn. good morning, it's "sportscenter" from los angeles. i'm stan verrett. major league baseball heads towards the all-star break. let's check out highlights from the ballparks involving some of the all-stars you'll see at the break including madison bumgarner. running nearly 90 feet to make that catch. and you get a hug after that one. six innings, six strikeouts no runs. two on, two out. off cory gar ron and rockies did their damage and arenado with his 23rd and rockies win it, 7-3. juan carlos stanton would have a career game. marlins down

3.63 sicks it took for that one to leave off steven matts. his 16th. marlins up 2-1. bottom 7, two on for juan le gar rest. stanton making the grab. we'll see more of him right here. two on for stanton. this off eric goodell. went as high as 129 fight and still left the yard and ties a career high with five rbi and marlins win it 5-2. that's it from here. now back to you. and the national league all-star team will look familiar to chicago baseball fans. the all four of the starting infielders will be cubs plus one of the outfielders, as well. >> so only one other team hasv: ever taken all the starting infield positions, the st. louis cardinals in 1963 and one of them wasn't elected. he was a replacement. >> and the red sox did pretty well as well. they have four starters on the team. >> 1963 cardinals

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payroll guy left in the front seat. i returned that. they didn't give me nothing so sometimes you get good tips. sometimes you don't. >> well, turns out the money's evener had been living in a homeless shelter for months before he got an inheritance. the cabbie was given $100 for his good deed. the americans are loving it right now at the all england club. three in particular. the williams sister and that guy up there, sam querrey. >> vooeps and serena are into the semifinals. if they win the semis we'll see the first all-williams wimbledon final since 2009. then a former reality star sam querrey's dream run which is going on. querrey is the first american male to make a grand slam quarterfinal in five years today he'll face the tournament's sixth seed with a spot in the semis at stake. >> and a be

become the real thing. >> yes, we're talking about erik estrada who made a name for himself in the '70s as ponch on "chips." remember him? of course. but now nearly 40 years after the show's premiere, the 67-year-old estrada has been named a reserve officer with the st. anthony police department in idaho. >> the whole thing happened overthe fourth of july weekend and estrada celebrated by tweeting out this photo. >> yeah, officer estrada will be working with the department to try to keep children safe from online predators. >> and the photo he tweeted had the iconic motorcycle. >> yeah, he said not bad for a guy who is pushing 70. >> not bad at all. >> still looks good. >> good job, erik. >> looks the same, i'd say.

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this just in, a man wanted for allegedly stabbing a police officer in southeast d-c is expected in court today in north carolina. 32-year-old klein andrew lawrence of hyattsville was arrested in raleigh yesterday, after a police chase. police say on june

supermarket on alabama avenue southeast. after a special police officer confronted him, he allegedly stabbed the officer in the neck. lawrence is also wanted in prince george's county on robbery charges. police are investigating a shooting in southeast d.c. that left a man critically injured. it happened around 11:30 last night on ridge road southeast.. near "b" street. police say the man was shot multiple times. he was rushed to a hospital. there's still no word on his identity. an eventful ride home in falls church. there weremajor backups last night -as route 50 was shut down twice! it's all because of a chain of events that started with a bank robbery- and ended with a robot investigating a possible bomb! jay korff fills in the blanks. source: tu 11p n pkg bank robbery & add gmw tag tusitefeed10pm tc 22:03:25 developing now:

attack- stopped. now: a virginia national guardsman- is behind bars for contact with isis! mohammed jalloh of sterling is accused of soliciting help from terror groups. investigators say he wanted to carry out a "fort hood" type attack on military personnel in the u-s. the f-b-i caught him during a sting operation over the weekend. it's xx and we're just getting started. as of last night -- surge 3 of metro's maintenance project - safetrack - has begun. julie wright breaks down what this will mean for your commute. and no one woke up a mega millions winner but you will have another chance to try to win the 7th biggest lottery in u-s history. good morning washington.

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