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tonight, breaking news. several swimmers swept away. killed when a wall of water rushes through a popular swimming spot. some of the victims, children. now, the rescue efforts, and the flash flood watch as we come on the air. historic low. president trump responding to our new poll. what americans are saying about his leadership and russia, and the tough message tonight for democrats. health care on hold. why senator john mccain's surgery caused mitch mcconnell to table his health care bill indefinitely. inside the inferno. 26 stories above honolulu, no sprinkler systems. the third victim now identified. as residents return to charred remains.
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on-court meltdown. the critcal match on the game's biggest stage. a tennis star breaks down. and what his opponent roger federer said, after he made history. and good evening. thanks for joining us on this sunday. i'm tom llamas. we begin tonight with a deadly flash flood tragedy in arizona. eight swimmers are confirmed dead, at least two of them, children. after flash floods tore through a popular swimming spot. two still missing tonight. and new flash flood watches across arizona. more on the forecast with rob marciano in a moment. but we begin with the new developments. here's
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>> reporter: fast-moving waters sweeping away a group of swimmers in arizona. one woman capturing the horrifying moments on camera. >> there's the son. and the mom is in the water. >> reporter: water, mud, trees and debris rushing down the mountain. flooding the creek below. at least eight killed, two children. four rescued. but tonight, the desperate search for two more, still missing. >> one of the witnesses said he looked up and saw a wall of water coming toward him. >> reporter: choppers scouring the rough terrain for survivors. the flash flood triggered by torrential rain. that blinding rain, bending trees, sending people running for cover. >> when it rains up here, it really pours and knocks down trees.
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40-mile-per-hour winds. visibility, less than a quart of a mile. this tornado, tearing across the highway. tonight, the search continues for the missing swimmer. we're told the wall of water was nearly six feet high, rushing at nearly 30 miles per hour. >> thank you. let's bring in rob marciano. >> we're getting into monsoon seasons. heavy thunderstorms throughout the afternoon. flash flood watches through tomorrow night for arizona especially. >> and nearly 50 wildfires burning right now. you mentioned firefighters lost ground on one of the biggest ones yesterday. >> the whittier fire, red flag warnings
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california. the heat will shift east, and we'll see dangerous heat from st. louis to kansas city. and in the northeast, could see damaging winds and large hail from western pennsylvania to new york. next to politics, and president trump defending himself from historically low approving ratings. 36%, the lowest level at this point in 70 years of presidential polling. 58% say they disapprove. but trump insisting the poll is not bad. but democrats, not much better. 37% say the democratic party stands for something. with the majority saying they only stand against trump. the poll comes as the trump team faces questions about don junior and the
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witch hunt. here's david wright. >> reporter: today's abc news/washington post poll shows donald trump is off to the worst start of any president since polling began. americans have deep concerns about his competence and effectiveness. two-thirds don't trust him to negotiate with other world leaders. nearly half say the u.s. has grown weaker on the world stage on his watch. trump does have diehard supporters. >> it's all just anti-trump propaganda. his supporters believe him, not you. >> reporter: but they're in the minority. today trump pushed back. "the abc/washington post poll, even though almost 40%, is not bad at this time, was just about the most inaccurate poll around election time." not true. abc's last poll before the election predicted the national results within two points, showing hillary clinton winning the popular vote. in fact, the only other
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president to rate below 40% six months into his term was gerald ford, after ford pardoned richard nixon for watergate. and trump's approval rating is three points below ford's. one major stumbling block for trump is russia. >> i have nothing to do with russia. i told you. >> reporter: 6 out of 10 believe russia did try and influence the election. and what about that meeting last june when don junior, jared kushner, and campaign chair paul manafort sat down with a russian lawyer whom they were told had dirt on hillary clinton? >> here you have now, evidence in black and white that, yes, the campaign was encouraging the russians to give them dirt. >> reporter: the poll shows nearly 2 out of 3 americans agree that meeting was inappropriate. >> this meeting lasted what, they're saying 15 minutes? it was short. nothing was produced. >> reporter: as for the poll, trump's reaction today is true to form. >> i love to talk about polls. you know i'm a poll maven. only when i'm in first p
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believe me, if i'm not winning, i don't talk about them. >> reporter: he's tweeted before that in his view, "any negative polls are fake news." >> and david joins us now. there were some bright spots for the president on our poll. >> reporter: he does get higher marks for his handling of the economy than the job overall. the numbers almost an even split. trump has strong support among republicans, more than 80%. but more than balanced out by the disapproval by democrats and independents. and voters keeping a close eye on the president's promise to repeal obamacare. but that is facing a setback, after john mccain had surgery. now, the legislation in limbo.
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here's gloria riviera. >> trumpcare has got to go. >> reporter: tonight, the health care reform hitting a major snag. the vote scheduled for next week, delayed indefinitely. the reason, a key vote is missing. senator john mccain is under doctor's orders to rest in arizona after surgery to remove a blood clot above his left eye. mitch mcconnell announcing the vote will be deferred. this coming as trump's weekly address promised progress was on the way. >> we're very, very close to ending this health care nightmare. >> reporter: with two republican senators opposed, mcconnell needs at least 50 committed vo
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deep cuts in the medicaid program, which has been on the books for more than 50 years. >> reporter: collins and paul do not support the bill. >> does senate majority leader mcconnell have the votes to pass this revised bill? >> i don't think right now he does. >> reporter: mccain and eight others have expressed doubts about the bill. now, lawmakers will face more pressure from voters as they try to make the case for the new bill to pass. >> gloria, when is the earliest we could see a health care vote. >> reporter: all we have to go on is from mcconnell's office. he said they will focus on other items. mccain has been ordered to rest for the week, but there is no concrete timeline.
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24th. we do know senator mccain is tough, he's handled a lot more than a blood clot in his time. in a tweet today, he said he's feeling good, and looking forward to getting back to work. >> thank you. and now to another bloody weekend in chicago. ten killed in 37 wounded in weekend shoots. among the dead, william "willie" cooper, shot in the back and mouth while walking on the sidewalk. a 9-year-old boy also killed. 2,000 people have been shot since the beginning of the year. next tonight, new developments in the fire in alcoh honolulu. here's marci gonzalez. >> reporter: tonight, a first look at what this raging fire that tore through a honolulu high rise. incinerating balconies and engulfing homes left behind.
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the fire alarm still blaring as residents return to the soaked floors, and singed walls. in the marco polo condominium complex. >> all turned black up there. >> reporter: angie novey's family, assessing the damage, salvaging what they can. right now, nowhere to go. >> right now we're completely homeless. >> reporter: the worst of the damage, on the 26th floor, where the inferno started friday. >> it's like a war zone in there, it's completely burnt out. >> reporter: the overwhelming flames and smoke there, killing three people. reller's desk where he worked at hawaiian airlines, now turned into a memorial. the 54-year-old's family frustrated, learning their heartbreak and all of this loss could have possibly been prevented. >> if there were sprinklers in this apartment, the fire would be contained to the unit of origin. >> reporter: there were no
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because in honolulu, they aren't required in buildings constructed before 1974. >> how is it possible that a corporation doesn't install something as inexpensive and effective as sprinkler systems, yeah, there's anger. >> reporter: honolulu's mayor says this may now force a change to that law. and tonight, investigators are still piecing together what caused the fire. tom? >> thank you. now to a pivotal moment in the ongoing controversy over baby charlie. a doctor expected in london to assess his condition. both pope francis and president trump have weighed in
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case. a judgment expected by july 25th. and roger federer winning in wimbledon, but his opponent unable to hold back the tears. here's ron claiborne. >> reporter: it happened on tennis' biggest court. legendary roger federer with a scorching ace against marin cilic. then, a moment rarely seen in sports history. cilic breaking down, crying. his shoulders heaving with emotion, with a doctor kneeling next to him. >> extraordinary scene on center court. marin chilic has been in tears throughout this changeover. >> reporter: it went on for nearly three minutes in a break between games. >> something is hurting to the point where he doesn't think he'll be able to continue to play. >> reporter: at one point, cilic covering his head with a towel, but cilic did muster himself back on to the court. blinking away tears as fans cheered him on. but federer would go on toou
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his croatian opponent in straight sets to capture his record eighth wimbledon men's singles title. afterward, cilic explained that he'd suffered a bad blister on his foot and had been overcome with emotion, disappointed it was limiting his play. >> it was just a feeling that i knew that i am, i cannot give my best on the court. >> it is cruel sometimes but he fought well, and he is a hero. >> reporter: for federer, it was his 19th grand slam title. and he says he wants to win more. tom? >> it's rare to see a professional athlete that exposed. ron, thank you. there's still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this sunday. two kayakers go overboard. we'll show you the rescue. and they call it a side
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>> because millennials are contending with record numbers of student loan debt and underemployment, they are extremely likely to side hustle. >> reporter: but experts warn, be careful with that cash. >> some of the cons of a side hustle are burnout, living beyond your means because you're overly dependent on your side hustle income. >> reporter: instead, money from those side jobs should be used to pay down debt and beef up that savings account. so that you're not living beyond your means. rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. >> thank you. still ahead, the developing story. the emergency evacuation of a u.s.-bound passenger jet in mexico city. and you can't beat these gas prices. did you drive by the gas station selling gas for 71 cents a gallon? we'll tell you where this happened. stay with us. but to help others, they first had to protect themselves.
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that went viral. tonight, the story behind that photo. it's the type of photo that gives you goose bumps. there, in the pouring rain, a soldier standing at attention saluting a funeral procession. kentucky resident erin hester was driving behind that soldier. >> it was the most memorable amount of respect that i've ever seen another american or human being for that show you know somebody else that they had never met before. >> reporter: she then shared it on her facebook. it went viral. at last check, shared more than 133,000 times. >> the next morning i woke up and there were, i had like, i think 900 facebook notifications. >> reporter: that soldier also was on facebook and noticed a photo of what looked like himself. >> i was just a little taken back, a little surprised, and kind of wondering how it happened. >> reporter: colonel usery, who
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did tours in afghanistan, didn't know the anyone in that funeral procession. so why did he get out of his car? >> family hurting, bad day, rain makes it worse, maybe i can help. and i just did it. >> reporter: having shared that special moment and all that attention afterwards, erin and colonel usery decided to meet up. >> hi! i feel like i should give you a hug. how are you? >> it's so good to see you. >> reporter: colonel usery knows knows people will remember this photo. but he hopes they never forget the lesson. >> i think the single simple message i'd ask folks to think about is every single day we're all given opportunities if we just slow down and just help somebody. >> great advice for each one of us. tonight, we salute him for being "america strong." we thank you for watching. "gma" first thing in the morning. david muir right back h
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>> everyone is still time to process what happened. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> in northern virginia community college together to get over the pain of losing a person during an attack. a white house in turmoil from russia to health care. the roadblocks preventing the president's agenda from moving forward. , deadly flashters flooding. where in dangerous current rushed through -- where a dangerous current rushed through. now, abc 7 news at 6:00 30 on your side. tohor: a beautiful sunday the outside. thank you for joining us. i am kimberly suiters.
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