making news in america this morning, breaking overnight, senator john mccain diagnosed with an aggressive brain cancer. the plan to treat it. also breaking right now, president trump is on the attack going after members of the administration in a new interview. why he's expressing regret about nominating jeff sessions as attorney general and what he said about the tense hand shake with the french president. the closely watched parole hearing for o.j. simpson. while all signs point to the juice going loose. feeling hot. tabasco out with something new and even spicier.

and we do say good morning on what's turning out to be a busy thursday morning. i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm erielle reshef in for diane maid and new reaction to the announcement senator john mccain is battling brain cancer. >> they found a tumor while removing a blood clot located above mccain's left eye. they have managed to remove all of the tumor that at least was visible on scans. we have more now. >> reporter: good morning. john mccain has built a career as a fighter. as a prisoner of war on capitol hill even in past battles with skin cancer. his new fight a rare and aggressive form of brain cancer. >> if we're going to stay here to work let's get some work done. >> reporter: just one week ago a fiery mccain urged his colleagues to fight for their priorities. the very next day he flew home

a blood clot above his eye. that thwarted plan to for the vote but led to this diagnosis. a brain tumor, known as glioblastoma, a rare form of brain cancer, the former presidential candidate has battled cancer before including three surgeries to remove four melanomas between 1993 and 2002. this latest diagnosis for the 80-year-old republican unleashed an immediate flood of support from across the political spectrum. >> we talked about five minutes, you know, it's going to be a tough way forward and he says i've been through worth. >> reporter: everyone from president trump and his senate colleagues to former presidents bush, clinton and obama who warned, quote, cancer doesn't know what it's up against. give it hell, john. cindy mccain posted their wedding photo along with the pledge that the family will face this next hurdle together. and in her own heartfelt

daughter megan confessed her fears of losing her father but echoed the conviction of other, cancer pay afflict him in many ways but it will not make him surrender. nothing ever has. now, with this type of cancer the five-year survival rate over the age of 55 is just 4%. but mccain's doctors saying his underlying health is excellent and that they're now working out a treatment plan for the senator. >> all right, well, ted kennedy and beau biden passed away as a result of this type of cancer. we wish the senator the best. thank you amna. a top cabinet member was criticized. >> the president suggesting he regrets choosing jeff sessions as attorney general and emlay raw h rah has the details. >> reporter: the competence of several top officials

jeff sessions. the president still fuming over the attorney general's decision to recuse himself from the russia investigation. he calls that decision very unfair to the president and says at the knew of his recusal he would have nominated someone else for the job. >> sessions gets the job, right after he gets the job he recuses himself. >> was that a mistake? >> well, sessions should have never recused himself and if he would -- if he was going to recuse himself he should have told me before he took the job and i would have picked somebody else. >> reporter: the president complained that sessions' decision led to the appointment of a special counsel that should not have happened. president trump also expressed frustration with the deputy attorney general and the fbi director. the acting fbi director. he also slammed james comey, the former fbi director who he fired in may saying comey's testimony on capitol hill was, quote,

now, in a lighter moment the president also addressed that lengthy handshake with the french president emmanuel macron saying, quote, he is a great guy, straight, strong, and loves holding my hand. he noted he enjoyed the bastille day military parade in paris and would like to see something similar on pennsylvania avenue. >> emily rau in washington. becoming phone for his handshakes. >> also interesting during the interview his granddaughter walked in and spoke chinese. ivanka's daughter, pretty interesting moment. one of the president's closest confident is heading to capitol hill as the probe moves forward. jared kushner is set to appear before the senate intelligence committee on monday behind closed doors. and the senate judiciary committee has asked donald trump jr. and former campaign chairman paul manafort to testify next week but they haven't said if they'll appear. lawmakers want to know more abou

russian lawyer and any other russian contacts. republican senators gathered again last night to talk about health care but failed to resolve their differences. the late night meeting came hours after a white house lunch to discuss the same issue. president trump has repeatedly changed his position on how to move forward with health care as several republican plans were rejected. he's now turning back to his original plan to abolish obamacare. we should repeal and replace and we shouldn't leave town until this is complete. until this bill is on my desk. >> more than 150 protesters arrested on capitol hill as they rallied against the push to get rid of obamacare. the latest report from the congressional budget office says a repeal only bill would leave 32 million more people uninsured over the next decade. and average premiums would double. >> a massive wildfire in california is growing but it is moving away

national park. thousands of residents in the central valley have been evacuated. the detwiler fire as it's called has already destroyed more than two dozen homes and threatens hundreds of others. today's dry conditions won't help firefighters. other parts of the u.s., however, will be too wet. here now is the thursday forecast. good morning, severe weather along with flooding, that's going to be the concern throughout the plains states but also into the upper midwest as we go throughout the daytime hours and, again, many of these same areas experienced and are still experiencing flooding. so big delays going to be a possibility. south and west of there, it is going to be just all out torrid in terms of heat. 115 degrees into the afternoon. i'm justin povick with your accuweather forecast.

well, still ahead right here the wait is over. the winner of a half billion dollar powerball jackpot coming forward. >> sadly it was neither of us. a pistol packing former firefighter opening fire on a utility truck. why he says he did it. >> caught on camera, the dramatic scene as a plane lands on a highway touching down in the middle of traffic.

you're looking at the lovelock correctional center in nevada. o.j. simpson has called it home for nearly a decade and will today go before a parole board there. now, simpson will plead for his

freedom. nearly nine years after his sentence there. the former nfl star was convicted of trying to take back some sports memorabilia that he said belonged to him. it happened in las vegas. now, simpson is now 70 years old and has been a model prisoner. legal experts say he's likely to be released. stay with abc news for live coverage of that hearing today at 1:00 p.m. eastern. the victims of the movie theater attack in aurora were remembered overnight. a dozen people killed and 70 others injured in that attack that happened five years ago during a screening of a "batman" movie. the gunman is serving 12 life sentences in prison. a frightening incident in south carolina. they were crossing a bridge when construction netting, tarps as well as cables on a portion of the bridge in north charleston collapsed. about a dozen vehicles were trapped for some time. everyone got out safely. one driver taking a photo of a net on top of their vehicle. the hope this morning is that the bridge will be ready for

carrier corporation is laying off about 300 workers today at its indianapolis plant. it comes after a deal praised by president trump to prevent 11000 jobs from going to mexico in exchange for the company getting $7 million in state tax incentives. another 300 jobs will be cut just before christmas. and the southern california man has claimed last month's huge powerball jackpot. >> lucky guy. the golden ticket totaling 448 million bucks making this the tenth largest lottery jackpot in u.s. history. jeff is taking a lump sum option, just a mere $279 million. >> he bought it as an afterthought and then left it on the kitchen counter for some time until he heard that a ticket purchased nearby had won. when we come back a helicopter makes an emergency landing splashing down into the ocean. that famous face that was on board. how experts say liking a post on facebook is making us dumber.

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moms, we can't wait. crazy video you have to see this morning of a road rage incident dispute that erupted into this wild scene. here in new york city, the guy in the white t-shirt you hear wielding a machete while the guy in the tank top hurls that trash can at him. one swing and it went flying down broadway then they were standing in the middle of the street fighting each other exchanging those punches. the guy who had the machete was arrested. >> many new yorkers said, wednesday. morning road conditions and flooding likely from the southwest up to the canadian border to the great lakes. drivers are also likely to find wet roads in florida. if you're flying airport delays are most likely in detroit and miami. the minneapolis pol

killed a bride-to-be still has not spoken with investigators. >> but his partner has and his attorney says justine damond may have startled the officers as they drove down a dark alley with the lights off. a source tells our minneapolis station the two cops might have thought that they were being ambushed. investigators are now looking for a possible eyewitness, a young man on a bicycle who stopped at the scene after that shooting. madonna has fought to block the auction of some of her personal items she obtained a temporary restraining order saying some were too personal. among the 22 lots is a breakup letter from tupac shakur so it is indeed personal. she says she had no idea the tupac letter was no longer in her possession and describes the woman who consigned the items as a former friend. a helicopter flying over long island forced to make an emergency landing at sea. the pilot reported mechanical trouble then hit the water. he

afloat until emergency responders were able to get there. the chopper was carrying the wwe executive shane mcmahon, the son of vince. neither mcmahon nor the pilot suffered any injuries. the pilot of this plane had to make an emergency landing. perfect if it was on a runway. but it was on a highway. he had mechanical problems and left him with no other choice. police are praising his skills saying he had to fly over a highway sign then under an overpass before he managed to make that perfect landing there. no one injured. a florida man apparently took get off my lawn way too far. cell phone video shows him methodically shooting out the tires of an at&t bucket truck, several parked on his street and also shot at other parts of the truck such as the radiators and windows. one of the workers was up in the bucket while all of this was going on. no one was injured but the cops

was arrested. he was reportedly upset about having the trucks parked in front of his house. >> oh, wow. >> said i don't want you in front of my house. you're going to damage my grass or my driveway, something to that effect and they said look, we're doing it as quickly as we can but they were on public access. >> a police spokesperson says the homeowner appears to be a quiet man and he doesn't know what made him snap. that he did. golf's third major of the year, the british open is now under way. the winner, of course, crowned on day four sunday. >> now some baseball highlights from espn. good morning, it's "sportscenter" from los angeles. i'm stan verrett. hottest team in major league baseball, the los angeles dodgers. entering wednesday they had won 30 of their previous 34 games, taking on the white sox. chris taylor at bat, top of the first. leadoff home run and off to a great start once again, first career leadoff home run for taylor and dodgers take a 1-0 ad

fourth. dodgers up 3-1. corey seager and that's gone. seager's 44th home run as the dodgers' shortstop everybody, the most in dodger history at that position already. take a 5-1 lead and game got called due to rain. bryce harper sitting out. nationals taking on the angels. mike trout 0 for 2 with a walk so far. talking with angels coach dave anson prior to his at bat. i don't know what he told him but it worked. one on and one gone, second straight game with a home run. missed a bunch of time with that thumb injury but back now. 18th of the year and angels had plenty and win it 7-0. that's it from here. i'm stan verrett. back to you. >> thanks, stan. up next in "the pulse," why everyone is buying the jersey of a little known nfl rookie. it's selling nearly as well as tom brady's. what in the world is going on here. a woman's unpleasant experience

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your thursday "pulse" starting with the facebook feature hurting our intelligence. >> it is. according to the new research facebook likes are dumbing down the way people are communicating. experts say giving a thumb's up to a post stops us from responding intelligently and the likes offer an easy interaction that doesn't require much thought. >> doesn't matter if you give the heart, thumb's up or smiley face or other stuff. >> angry face. >> it's not that deep. next up, one of the newest members of the pittsburgh steelers whose apparently also among the most popular, this guy right here, you see him there, he looks jacked. james conner. >> conner was drafted by the steelers in the third round of ap

the second biggest seller in the entire league behind tom brady according to one retailer. >> he went to the university of pittsburgh and successfully battled hodgkin's lymphoma two years ago and his story has connected with fans and that's credited with driving jersey sales. so you might need the fire extinguisher if you like this one. if you dare to try the blazing new hot tabasco sauce. >> so the renowned brand revealed a scorpion sauce, even the name is threatening and 20 times hotter than tabasco's popular original red sauce. it's made with fiery scorpion peppers from trinidad combined with guava and pineapple. >> it sounds delicious to me. tabasco describes the concoction as a tangy sauce with untamed heat and a touch of caribbean sweetness. >> ah. so there's a little sweetness to it. traveling by air, seemed to be getting less fun and here's the latest evidence. you see it there.

three seats in her row to herself and then this happened. >> there are no words for this, folks. two feet sticking through the row from behind her seat. using the armrest as foot rests and at one point the passenger even opened the window shade with a toe. with her foot. >> the woman called over a flight attendant but, surprise, the feet were no longer there by the time the airline employee arrived. >> serious. >> at least she took it down and got a pedicure beforehand. >> more news after this.up withd morning washington. temperatures already topping 80 degrees outside, and the sun isn't even up yet. when will this heat wave finally end? your forecast is moments away. but first here are some of this morning's other top stories. shocking news on capitol hill. arizona senator

diagnosed with brain cancer. the senator is back in his home state-- recovering from surgery to remove a blood clot near his eye. doctors say during that surgery they found a brain tumor. the senators family is now considering treatment options, and say the senator is doing well and is in good spirits. the "congressional budget office" predicts 32-million fewer americans will have health insurance in 20-26... if the republicans simply repeal the affordable care act. the c-b-o also says -- premiums would double. during a lunch at the white house, president trump told g-o-p senators to cancel their august recess and continue working. capitol police arrested 155 health care protesters for staging sit-ins at senate offices. good morning washington. toss to eileen toss to eileen - code orange air quality alert - high heat & humidity continue through the weekend - heat advisories possible this weekend - relief comes next week today: hot and humid. sunny to partly cloudy.

alert. highs: 95-98 feels: winds: sw 5-10 mph tonight: partly to mostly cloudy. warm and very muggy. lows: 74-80 winds: sw to w 5 mph friday: partly sunny to mostly cloudy. still hot and humid. highs: 94-98 winds: nw 5-10 mph

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montgomery county. police investigating a fatal shooting in silver spring. this was the scene in the 21-hundred block of belvedere boulevard. police tell us that just before 10 o-clock-- a suspect entered a home there and shot one of the people inside. overnight-- the victim died at a nearby hospital. we have a crew on the way to the scene and will have a live update on the investigation, coming up at 5 o-clock. a chaotic end to a police pursuit in southern california-- and it was caught on camera. take a look. a man- leading officers on a chase- ending in a violent

does not stop the suspect. after getting hit - he jumped out of the car and ran. police eventually caught him. now to a story you saw first on 7... people in one arlington neighborhood are facing a vicious problem -- a rash of raccoon attacks! the latest -- happening wednesday as a man tried to take out his garbage in fairlington. this is the second attack in as many weeks... and the fourth incident in the past ten months. the animal welfare league says trash is the animal welfare league says trash is a big reason why raccoons come to an area. in fairlington -- the home owners association has strict rules regarding trash collection... including what times garbage can be put out to the curb and how long it can stay there. a major victory - in the fight to build the purple line, in maryland.

court" has ruled construction can begin on the light rail project... despite a lawsuit that's trying to derail it. the 16-mile project would stretch from bethesda - to new carrollton. the ruling also allows the state - to pursue 900 million dollars in federal grants to pay for the line's 2 billion dollar construction cost. it's xx and we're just getting started. breaking overnight - shocking discovery. longtime senator john mccain diagnosed with brain cancer. more on the senator's condition and reaction to the news that is rocking the political world. also breaknig overnight - president trump says he regrets appointing jeff sessions as attorney general. good morning washington i'm adrianna hopkins in for autria godfrey. and i'm larry smith. we also have a heat advisory set to go into effect in the day ahead. let's get right to stormwatch-7 meteorologist eileen whelan.