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muslim. that took place while the attacker worked as a security guard at a courthouse. it show the gunman told workers he had ties to other shooters. >> baltimore city leaders are urging patients after another cop was acquitted in the death of freddie gray. a judge ruled that prosecutors did not prove that they willfully allowed gray to be injured. three other officers have been acquitted. a fourth cop's trial ended in a mistile. >> in germany, an attack raising questions about refugees in europe. police say a 17-year-old afghan migrant armed wounded four passengers. he was shot and killed by police. the victims were family from
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hong kong. three were seriously hurt. the attacker east moti's motive known. >> the cliff creek fire has destroyed 22 00 acres in a national forest. residents of the area have been ordered to evacuate, and the forest has requested help fighting the fire. only one structure has been destroyed so far, but the heavy smoke is causing a health hazard. >> a driver launched his truck as well as his boat. police in halake wood said he didn't set his parking brake. it rolled back into the water. boat launch failure. >> oh, no. also on the water, a paddle boarder in half-moon bay got a close look at a whale. >> okay, maybe the strangest -- whoa. >> let's see
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>> oh, he was jumping. it was a buffet. >> the strangest part, the woman on the paddle board says she plays the flute for the whales and they come to her. but she didn't quite expect that. >> so it wasn't the herring? it was the flute? >> that's what she's saying. >> they wanted to hear the music a little bit better? >> the whale whisperer. coming up. yes. i hear you. the words of inspiration and the call to action from a former navy s.e.a.l. the lone survivor, a lone figure last night on the stage at the republican national convention, speaking from the heart. the message he had for veterans and the next generation. >> and the considerably lighter message from america's comedic people. we'll check out some of their bests from around the campaign trail. first, here's a look at today's temperatures. >> "world news now" weather. brought
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this was a powerful moment at the white house. president obama awarding the nation's highest military honor to retired lieutenant colonel charles kettle. he risked his own life running missions that saved more than 40 soldiers. the president called him a wonderful inspiration. >> it was the recipient of a purple heart who brought the republican national convention crowd to their feet. >> retired navy s.e.a.l., marcus luttrell, he shared some tough love from the stage last night for veterans and the next generation. >> to next generation, this is for you. your war is here. you don't have to go searching for it. your people are afraid. i stand among you, walking. i was allow
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giants. all right? and now we're looking for the next generation of giants. who among you will love something more than yourself. who among you are going to step up and take the fight to the enemy, because it's here. i challenge all of you to fight for this country and for each and every one of us. look, the world outside of our boarders is a dark, scary place. america is the light. and her people are the goodness that grows from that. she'll always be worth fighting for, and it was my greatest honor to fight for her every day of my adult life. all right? and i -- [ applause ] >> i just wanted to come up here and thank each and every one of you from the bottom of my heart for allowing me to serve you for 20 years, and i wear to god, i'll spend the next 20 paying you back. thank you again. god
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anything. he received the navy cross and purple heart for his actions in 2005 while fighting the taliban in afghanistan. >> and if you've not read the story the lone survivor or seen the movie, both bring home how heroic his actions were. >> a true hero. no doubt. >> coming up, the art of the steal. >> the warning from the man who says he was the real author of donald trump's best selling book. why he's saying a trump presidency could be the end of civilization. that's fwhex.
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as donald trump takes center stage at the republican national convention, the man who essentially first introduced trump to the world now is issuing a warning. >> we're talking about tony schwartz. there he is. he was the ghost writer for trump's best selling book, "the art of the deal". >> now schwartz tells the new yorker that the book was essentially lipstick on a pig. warning
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the entire world in danger if he wins the presidency. >> mr. schwartz, thank you for joining us. you wrote the art of the deal, donald trump didn't? >> he made a few red marks but that was it. >> i got to ask you about this sentence. you said i believe if he wins and gets the nuclear codes, there's a possibility it will lead to the end of civilization. that's an extreme statement. >> it's a terrifying thing. i haven't slept a night through since he announced running for president. i believe he's so insecure and easily provoked and not particularly nearly as smart as people might imagine he is, and in the face of somebody like putin, provoking liing him clev because poout season smarter than trump.
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civilization. >> give us an example of why it would lead you that to the that kind of anxiety? >> he has a short attention span. he was unable to do interviews with me past so 10 or have 15 m. the idea we'd have somebody with a tiny attention span, my two-year-old grandson has a longer attention span than donald trump. that's terrifying. this is a complex and difficult world as we know just from the events of the last week. >> i know he called you and said have a nice life. you kept your silence for a long time, for years, for more than a decade. you collected millions of dollars on this book. you're a lifelong liberal. you've given money to democrats year after year. you have an
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>> i do have an agenda. it's about donald trump's character. he has no ideology. he's not a person who has beliefs, except the belief that he, except, should prevail in the end. so, really, what i'm talking about is character. and every american should be concerned about his character. >> if that's the case, why keep your silence for soo long? >> because we had a successful experience together. i never, in a million years thought he would run for president. had i thought that 30 years ago, i wouldn't have written the book. for 29 years ago, i don't think he would. i now feel it's any my civic du. i have given every dollar of royalties since he announced presidency to a series of nonprofit causes aimed a at the people whose rights he wants to abridge. immigration
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>> you said nothing you wrote was on its face false in the book. do you stand by that? >> you know, no. i suspect there are quite a number of things that were false. in middle of when i was writing the book he was telling me great stories about his three casinos and how successful they were, while, at the same time, all three of them were going bankrupt. so, no, it's full of falsehoods. >> to you regret writing the book? >> i do. had he not run for president, i wouldn't, but if this contributes to him being elected president, i think this is a man with more sociopathic tendencies than any candidate in my adult life that i've observed, oh, yeah, i regret writing the book. >> all that, trump said schwartz had little role. we started the
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a beautiful cleveland ohio there, and the republican establishment may not all be out in force at the rnc in cleveland. >> but america's comedians haven't missed a beat. >> for a lot of americans this is the choice between two terrible options. it's like going to the brake room and seeing the only snacks are half a plain donut and a racist. >> reporter: late night tv hosts have upped their election year game. their zingers finding online audiences too. >> trump is the nominee. i'm just going to get comfortable for a second. >> a younger
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engaging with them on facebook and twitter. >> a little bit truth trump slipped out. a trumpian slurp. >> me interviews me, that's what i call a great idea. >> are you familiar with man splaning? >> yeah. that's when a man explains something to a woman in a patronizing way. >> actually, it's when they do it in a condescending way, but you were close. >> remember when i told everyone to stop talking about your damn e-mails? what a smuk. >> i know. >> in a campaign year where the rhetoric has gone where few could imagine. >> you know what they say about men with small hands. >> look at those hands. i guarantee you there's no
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problem. >> he's seemed impervious. >> black people supporting trump? >> do you know how wrong you have to be for a pope to dislike you? >> i've said a few things about you over the years that are, you know, impolite company, unforgivable. >> and some nice things. >> i don't remember. >> the gop convention getting underway. one thing seemed certain. >> we all know this is the craziest election americans have seen. >> just imagine what it will be like tonight. >> they're getting a lot of material throughout both of these conventions. looking forward to see how they continue on. nice to have a nice note to end on. >> fou
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this morning on "world news now," a roller coaster ride on the first day of the republican national convention. >> from delegates fighting on the floor to the grand entrance of the presumptive nominee, and then developing overnight, did melania trump's prime time speech plagiarize michelle obama's prime time speech. >> with all the no shows, the pressure falls on the trump family. we'll hear from ivanka has to say about people sitting this one out. we have analysis of the rnc. >> and in baton rouge, the community rocked by the deaths of three police officers. we're learning new details of the take down of the killer and the emotional moment when both families of the divide came
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