making news in america this morning, countdown to cleveland. just five days until the republican national committee and donald trump holds another rally with another potential vp pick and blasting ruth bader ginsburg telling her to resign. president obama and former president bush honoring the slain dallas police officers. >> we are not as divided as we seem. >> the emotional service plus two officers in the middle of the gunfight talking for the first time. >> see what happens when a wild high-speed chase ends in a crash sending a suspect 20 feet into the air. and a big bear getting into trouble trapping itself in a car. the risky rescue to get him out.

good wednesday morning to you all. we begin with donald trump putting another potential running mate on display. >> he held a public audition for indiana governor mike pence. they appeared together at a rally near indianapolis last night with pence looking to prove that he's the right man for the job. meantime, trump is also engaged in a bizarre battle with supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg. >> hillary clinton gets a long awaited endorsement from bernie sanders. we get the latest now from abc's kenneth moton. good morning, kenneth. >> reporter: good morning, diane and kendis. donald trump's vp short list is getting shorter but who will be the last man or woman standingy one person on the list admits it all feels like a reality show. donald trump's running mate. >> mike pence, i don't know whether he's going to be your governor or your vice president, who the hell knows. >> reporter: sources tell abc news the

could appear with his number two as early as friday. >> it's a little bit like "the apprentice" you find out sooner or later who the last one standing is. >> reporter: newt gingrich peered on fox news but the network suspended him as a contributor over the speculation he's on trump's short list. another auditioning, mike pence who got his shot on the rally stage last night. >> donald trump gets it. >> reporter: pence seems ready to take on hillary clinton. who finally got the endorsement she's been waiting for. >> i have come here to make it as clear as possible as to why i am endorsing hillary clinton. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: clinton is trying to win over those young supporters still feeling the bern. >> our country desperately needs your voices and involvement. >> reporter: the two democrats say they're stronger together to defeat trump but this morning the billionaires at war with rbg,

justice ruth bader ginsburg who said "i can't imagine what this place would be with donald trump as our president." this morning trump fired back on twitter saying justice binns berg of the u.s. supreme court has embarrassed all by making very dumb political statements about me. her mind is shot. resign. all playing out before the start of the republican national committee in cleveland. diane and kendis. >> trump saying he couldn't believe it when he first saw it, kenneth. thank you. loretta lynch was grilled over her decision not to charge hillary clinton for using a private e-mail server and deflected most questions to last week's testimony by fbi director james comey. lynch said she saw no reason not to accept his recommendation. she also insisted her meeting with bill clinton in phoenix was just a social conversation. we are learning some new details about the dallas police shooting from two of the officers who survived. el centro

bryan shaw and jim abbott were shut ki shards of glass but kept pursuing the gunman inside the college building and came under fire a bullet grazing shaw's side. >> i was in the area about three feet wide, three to four feet wide and he shot at, what, seven, eight times. and i barely got grazed. i mean if god hadn't been watching over me i wouldn't be here. >> while dallas pd negotiated with the shooter in that building the pair rescued 30 students. shaw still has bullet fragments in his stomach and will have surgery soon. both say they did what they were trained to do. >> and the law enforcement community has begun to say good-bye to colleagues who did not survive that attack. funerals will be held over the next few days. sergeant michael smith and senior corporal lorne ahrens will be paid to rest. all of the vics were remembered yesterday during an interfaith

empty. abc's adrienne bankert was there. >> reporter: president obama joining a host of dignitaries and law enforcement at an interfate service to honor the five fallen officers gunned down in dallas. and to commend the city and police for efforts to unify the community. >> the murder rate here has fallen. the dallas police department has been doing it the right way. >> reporter: the president along with vice president joe biden and former president bush and their wives paying respects. >> those who love dallas and call it home have had five deaths in the family. >> reporter: the city of dallas rocked to the core following the assassination of police officers working to protect and serve during a peaceful black lives matter protest. abc news learning the gunman, micah johnson, used this high-powered rifle in a one-man mission to target and kill white officers. the president categorizing the

>> an act not just of dementioned violence but of racial hatred. >> reporter: the site remains a crime scene detectives pouring over hours of body cam footage. authorities believe johnson an army veteran legally purchased the three weapons he had. dallas' police chief using lyrics from a stevie wonder song to express his love for the officers and their grieving families. >> i'll be loving you until the ocean covers every mountain high. >> reporter: back at the white house the president is set to meet with law enforcement officials and community leaders in hopes of finding a solution to end the violence. diane and kendis. >> all right, our thanks to adrienne. now to louisiana where three have been arrested in what authorities call a substantial credible threat against baton rouge police officers. the alleged plot was discovered following a burglary at this pawnshop in which several handguns were stolen. police say one of the suspects admitted the purpose of the burglary was to harm officers.

department has come under fire following the killing of alton sterling outside a convenience store. now to the severe weather hitting the midwest. wisconsin emergency officials say everyone is okay after 32 people were briefly trapped on an island in lake superior following a storm. the state has dealt with heavy rains over the past 24 hours which caused flooding and extensive damage to roads and bridges. the governor has declared a state of emergency in eight hard-hit counties. and northeastern florida is recovering after being pounded by severe weather as well. winds gusted up to 70 miles per hour in clay county blowing over large tries, damaging homes and bringing down power lines. political drama overseas. david cameron serves his final day as britain's prime minister today after an appearance before parliament he'll head to buckingham palace to tender his resignation to the queen. he resigned after the country voted to leave the european union. in a matter of hours. theresa may will be the new

family will live. you see his home in london, it's currently being rented. well, still ahead, the big change coming to beer bottles. and pokemon go is sweeping the country in a new craze but it's also sparking new privacy concerns, even some places now banning the game. plus, d.b. cooper vanished after hijacking a plane. why the fbi is officially closing that case.

six people rescued including four children after their 15-foot boat capsized near ellis island in new york harbor. a girl was partially trapped under the boat. a good samaritan jumped in the

all of the passengers were taken to the hospital and released. minnesota senator al franken has questions about the summer's big sensation pokemon go. franken wants to know what the user data the company collects how it's used and if it's shared. he says he's concerned about their personal information being shared without permission and raising questions about the company's process for confirming parental concept. as millions of people hunt for pokemon characters it is worth mentioning there are some places players should not go. officials at arlington national cemetery say they do not want anyone trying to catch virtual monsters among the graves of fallen soldiers. the cemeteries of one two somber sites designated within the game. the other is the holocaust museum trying to get the landmark removed. the dow opens at a new high gaining 120 points yesterday breaking a previous closing

the s&p 500 closed at its highest ever. investors have 14 rugged off the initial concerns to britain's brexit vote and they're optimistic about the economy. beer bottles and cans will soon have a list of calories, carbs, protein and fat along with alcohol content. no word on when the nutritional information will begin appearing. consumer advocates also wanted ingredients listed but beermakers said they'd provide that online or elsewhere. amazon's second prime day sale is over and early indications are this year's results were about the same as last year. the sale could mean significant revenue for amazon in an otherwise quiet time of year. amazon was tweeting fun facts to hype prime day such as it sold enough toilet paper to reach all the way to the international space station. >> i might have been one of those that bought toilet paper from them yesterday. i got hooked. >> if it's a deal it's a deal. when we come back, a city on edge after seven deat

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des moines. if you're flying, expect airport delays in chicago and kansas city. and in phoenix, police are searching for a possible serial shooter or shooters linked to at least seven killings. >> take a look here. police released a sketch of a possible suspect. the shooting started in march and have several things in common. they happened on weekend nights and the victims were shot in front of their homes. there was no clear motive for any of the shootings. police are offering a $30,000 reward. meanwhile, the fbi is closing the books on a decades old manhunt. the search for d.b. cooper is now officially closed. cooper disappeared after collecting $200,000 in cash ransom and parachuting out of the plane over the pacific northwest. the only clue to surface in the case is the cash from the ransom. that turned up in 1980 and was identified by serial numbers on the bills. last night

closed the case for good. >> everything that has come in we've taken a look at it. we're run it to ground and arrived at our conclusion it was time to close the case because there isn't anything new out there. >> the case is firmly planted in american crime lore with cooper romanticized as an american folk hero. newly released court documents further tarnish the legacy of joe paterno. he said he didn't know mr. the serial sexual abuse of boys by assistant coach jerry sandusky until 2001. these documents show he was told about it in 1976. the documents came to light in an insurance lawsuit. a stunning high-speed chase caught on camera in baldwin county, alabama. police pursuing a suspect in a stolen vehicle. now, as the speed reaches more than 100 miles per hour the driver loses control of the car sending the car flipping several

times here and you can actually see one of the passengers thrown several feet into the air. both the driver and the passenger suffered serious injuries. they're also facing some serious charges. and time now for sports and the only baseball game that was played last night. >> yeah, that indeed. stan verrett of espn tells us about baseball's all-star game. >> good morning, welcome to "sportscenter" from los angeles. i'm stan verrett. major league baseball's 87th all-star game. tuesday night in san diego. picture perfect night there. top of the first, kris bryant got it started with a home run. solo shot put the national league up, 1-0. we go bottom second now, and the kansas city royals last year's world champions started to make their presence felt. eric hosmer with a solo shot to tie it at 1. two batters later salvador perez, two-run shot. both these homers for the royals off their former teammate johnny cueto who helped them win

world series last year. american league up 3-1 after that. marcello zuna and brings it within two, american league pitchers kept getting into jams and working themselves out of it. diaz strikes out with the bases loaded and the american league goes on to win it, 4-2 over the national league so once again this season the american league will have home field in the world series. that's it from here. now back to you. >> so wasn't a controversial ending but before the game there was controversy at petco park and not during it. take a look. ♪ we're all brothers and sister s all lives matter to the great ♪ >> that was one of the members of a group called the tenors inserting the words all lives matter into the canadian national anthem. he also held up a sign with the phrase. now, the phrase, of course is a

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huffington post blog and berated them for dehumanizing views basing/woman's worth on her marital and physical appearance. >> she said they're complete with or without a pate and with or without a child and adding we get to determine our own happily ever after. a new crime museum houses an important part of the o.j. simpson case, his white ford bronco made famous during that so-called slow speed chase 22 years ago. it's going to a museum called alcatraz east in pigeon forge, tennessee. >> the chase held the country spellbound for hours before he surrendered. he was then arrested for the murders of his ex-wife and her friend. al ka alcatraz east opens this fall. speaking of cars a bear in colorado ended up trapped inside one. somehow the animal managed to get inside the unlocked subaru but couldn't figure out how to get out.

deputies called in to free the confused bear. one officer manually opened the hatch while the others stood by with a stun gun. the inside of the subaru, look at it. just trashed. so they were really worried for a little while because it is a bear cub and thought mama bear -- >> yep, so they had to get all of this done pretty quickly. >> luckily everyone is okay. including the bear who we're guessing got a little bit of snacks. >> that subaru will need a little help. a disturbing scene during a bird show in australia. a wedge tailed eagle tried to fly off with a boy who was sitting in the crowd, stunned onlookers watched as the bird pounced on the boy. look at this. latching on to his face and head with its talons. >> witnesses say the boy might have been too heavy for the bird luckily. he escaped with a gash to his face and the eagle has now been removed from that show. >> you think? >> yeah. >> more news coming up right after

the heat today and may see some storms. good morning washington. toss to eileen today: humid. scattered thunderstorms, especially this afternoon and evening. highs: 86-91 feels: 95-99 winds: s 5 mph tonight: warm and very humid. stray shower possible. patchy fog. lows: 71-75 winds: sw 5 mph thursday: very hot and humid. isolated afternoon thunderstorm. highs: 91-96 feels: 100-105 winds: sw 5-10 mph

fire department activity bladensburg rd & eastern ave 66 west of 286 metro surge 4 some breaking news.. police are investigating an fatal shooting that happened in upper marlboro. around midnight, police were called to a location on hunterton street. they found a man outside with gunshot wounds. he was pronounced dead at the scene. police say at this point, the shooting does not appear to be random. there's still no word on the victim's identity. a crime alert now.. police are investigating three robberies at the university of maryland at college park. they happened last night.. in front of tydings hall, tawes hall, and queen anne's hall. in at least one of the r

no one was injured in any of the incidents. so far.. no arrests. a fully-automatic machine gun- recovered near the u-s capitol. this morning, three people in custody after shots fred- and a chase. it led to tense moments yesterday as the capitol was locked down for a short time. jay korff talked to witnesses and has the latest on the investigation. nelson 25-28 chief 49-51 or 117-122 jay 126-end trt 1:48 sigout source: tu 11p n pkg capitol lockdown + gmw tag at tusite1feed9pm tc 22:03:10 investigators say they've foiled a plot to kill police

started. president obama honors and attempts to comfort the survivors of last week's ambush on police officers in dallas. and details on the funding going to community groups to help transform neighborhoods in prince george's county. good morning washington. today: humid.