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making news in america this morning, breaking overnight, a ride malfunctions at a state fair sending people flying through the air. the details on injuries and the concern at other state fairs. there are new protests after the president's announcement that transgender people will not be allowed in the military. the new reaction overnight and what's next for the thousands of transgender military members already in service. breaking news, justin bieber involved in a collision. allegedly hitting a member of the press with a vehicle. the new video just coming in. and what happened nine months ago in a particular city that is causing a baby boom.
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we do say good thursday morning. we'll start with that deadly tragedy at a state fair. >> a thrill ride operating seemingly as normal when suddenly it malfunctioned breaking apart midair. we're freezing the video because it's actually too disturbing to show from here. >> officials conducted what's called a standard inspection just hours before the deadly accident. overnight a trip to the ohio state fair going horribly wrong. watch as the ride called the fireball swings and spins in the air then suddenly it breaks apart midair. the rest of this video too graphic to show. riders tossed onto the concrete below. >> multiple passengers were ejected at high speed with high energy. many feet, at least 20 or 30 if not more into the air. >> victims rushed to the hospital ranging from their early teens to 60s.
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an 18-year-old pronounced dead there on the scene. >> oh, my god. >> it happened on the opening day of the fair. organizers say the ride passed inspection just hours bachelor the accident. the ohio governor ordering the rides at the fair shut down until additional safety inspections can be done. >> it's kind of hard to imagine that you have amelie that go to the state fair and there are calls that come that there was a tragedy and someone you love was involved. >> the fairgrounds in columbus will re-open this morning with safety checks being done on all rides, a similar ride at the orange county fair in southern california was immediately shut down overnight after the incident in ohio. that ride was also reinspected. >> president trump's surprise announcement via twitter declaring a ban on transgender people in the military is reverberating from the pentagon to capitol hill to the streets. >> well, critics are blasting the move calling
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from the campaign when donald trump promised to protect, gay, lesbian and transgender rights. >> city hall was lit in purple overnight and protesters gathered to express their outrage. abc's emily rau has the details. >> reporter: a chorus of outraged protesters echoing nationwide. [ chanting "trump is a liar" ] >> reporter: coming in early morning tweets declaring the u.s. will not accept or allow transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the u.s. military. >> i want to be fair and the best way to do this is have a hearing, not a tweet. >> reporter: the new policy and how it was announced quickly criticized by democrats and republicans alike. >> it is a cruel and arbitrary decision designed to humiliate transgender americans. >> reporter: and the white house. not giving many answers about what's next. >> what happens to transgender service members now? are they immediately thrown out of the milita?
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department of defense and the white house will have to work together as implementation takes place and is done so lawfully. >> reporter: the pentagon estimates there are roughly 2500 active duty transgender service members. a group whose rights candidate trump promised to protect. >> i will do everything in my power to protect our lgbtq citizens. ♪ by the dawn's early light >> reporter: the transgender sister of jackie evancho speaking out. >> us transgender folk can fight just as well as any other american. >> reporter: while the policy does appeal to some in his conservative base -- >> i really don't think that's where transgender belongs. >> reporter: the fate of thousands of american service members now filled with uncertainty. president trump did successfully change the conversation with this series of tweets but now instead of answering questions about russia, the
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call a matter of human rights. diane and kendis. >> emily rau live from washington for us, thanks, emily. the president cited what he called the tremendous medical costs associated with transgender service members. >> but here's a look at some of the numbers. the military "times" newspaper reports the pentagon spends about $8 million a year on health care for transgender troops. now, get this, in comparison it spends ten times as much, $84 million just on erectile dysfunction medication for service members. $41 million alone on viagra. the president didn't seem to want to comment in person at least on his transgender ban. >> that was clear during an american legion event in the rose garden when our own arlette saenz posed a question. >> how do you decide your policy on transgender people in the military? >> you go ahead. yeah. sh
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answer from the president. we're guessing from his reaction she won't any time soon. >> the silent treatment for a little bit. >> president trump is reportedly considering replacing jeff sessions while congress is on vacation. sources tell "the washington post," the president has spoken to advisers about the possibility of a recess appointment to sidestep senate confirmation but he's been warned not to fire sessions. the president attacked sessions on twitter again yesterday. meanwhile, sessions attended a meeting at the white house but aides say he did not see the president. press secretary sarah sanders says the president still wants the attorney general to do his job. as speculation intensifies about his fate secretary of state rex tillerson is shooting down rumors about his own future. when asked about reports that he might resign, tillerson insists he's not going anywhere. and he said he has a good relationship with the president. >> one more note from washington. republicans are running out of opposites following the failure of two health care measures. so far the senate rejected a
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a repeal only plan with a two-year delay to come up with something new. they may now consider a so-called skinny repeal that would roll back parts of obamacare like the mandate that all americans have insurance and leave the resin tact. it could drive up premiums, though, and leave 15 million more americans uninsured. now for a look at your weather. heavy rainfall caused severe flooding outside birmingham, alabama. as much as 3 inches of rain fell in an hour. cars were washed away out of parking lots and employees of a bowling alley had to be rescued by boat. the city manager says storm sewers were overwhelmed by the volume of water. high temperatures in that part of the deep south will reach the 90s today. it'll be a little cooler to the east, hotter to the west. temperatures will only reach the 80s in the midwest and northeast and 70s and 80s along the west coast.
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>> still ahead right here get ready for more changes at the airport when it comes to your electronics. overnight justin bieber behind the wheel of a vehicle that allegedly hit a member of the paparazzi. a new video and what police are saying next. plus, the murder mystery at sea. a woman found dead on a cruise ship, the investigation underway as the victim is identified overnight.
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quickly brought under control after it erupted near the police academy. the california teen who live streamed a deadly car crash where her sister died has pleaded not guilty to six felony counts against her. obdulia sanchez is accused of driving drunk with two 14-year-olds in the car. one of them her sister who died in the crash. prosecutors say the video which shows her taking her hands off the steering wheel and saying, she killed her own sister will be a key piece of evidence in the case. police in mississippi are trying to figure out why officers went to the wrong house and then killed a man. ismail lopez was shot by police in the town of south haven. they had been searching for a domestic violence suspect who officers went to lopez's house which is across the street from the suspect's home. police say lopez pointed a gun at officers when they arrived and ignored orders to drop it. a major change coming to the minneapolis police department after the deadly shooting of justine damond. starting this weekend, officers
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cameras rolling on all calls and traffic stops. damond, the bride-to-be, was killed by police responding to a 911 call. the officer's body cameras were not on. the tsa implementing a new position at airports that forces passengers to remove all electronic devices larger than a cell phone from their carry-on bags. that means tablets and other devices must go in their own bin for inspection. the tsa says the new rule should not increase security lines because the increased number of devices being screened means fewer bags will need secondary inspections. okay, you may want to mark next wednesday on your calendar if you want work -- at least you want work for amazon. they're looking to fill 50,000 jobs. most of them full time. so amazon is holding a massive job fair at a dozen locations across the country. the company promises thousands of candidates will know if they have gotten the job before they leave the fair. >> not bad. when we
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justin bieber was involved in a car crash overnight that sent a photographer to the hospital. >> bieber was leaving a church service in beverly hills when he apparently accidentally ran into one of the photographers taking his picture. the singer stayed at the scene speaking with the injured man and police before driving off in his truck. the photographer suffered a leg injury but he's expected to be okay. police say no one was cited or arrested. the fbi has a suspect in custody in the death of a woman who died while on board a cruise ship near alaska. >> the ship was diverted to juneau while investigators tried to figure out what went wrong. the fbi is investigating a suspicious death on board alaskan cruise liner "emerald princess." princess cruise lines reports a 39-year-old woman from utah died following some kind of domestic dispute. >> they just said security breach, security breach. we could tell by the sound of his voice that it was something really scary and really serious. >> reporter: some witnesses tell
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tuesday they heard a woman near a balcony screaming for her life and at one point a man threatening to jump overboard. before security officers on board detained the suspect. one passenger says a member of her family saw the victim's young daughter moments after the incident describing her as hysterical. and the fbi and u.s. attorney's office plan to hold a news conference later today to announce charges. new research finds an alarming trend. male fertility has dropped by more than half over the past 40 years. an international team looked at data from nearly 200 studies in developed countries and they say this may also be a problem in less developed countries but there's not enough information on that as yet. the study didn't look into the causes. others have blamed chemicals, stress and obesity. legendary music producer quincy jones has won a legal battle against michael jackson's estate. jones was awarded $9.4 million in the case stemming from th
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projects including jackson's concert film "this is it" in a statement he said the suit was about the legacy of his work with jackson. jackson's side plans to appeal. time now for some sports including a little craziness in baseball. >> the highlights of that and a good night for u.s. soccer fans. here's our guy at espn. good morning, it's "sportscenter" from los angeles. i'm stan verrett. baseball, rangers and marlins, crazy game not only because the marlins scored 22 runs but check this out, the umpire told adrian beltre to get in the on deck circle and obliges by moving it to where he wanted to be. the umpire didn't like it. and tossed him from the game. the manager didn't agree with the call. probably didn't agree with the outcome here. the marlins put 22 on him. won by 12. goal cup final. u.s. men's soccer team taking on jamaica. we'll pick it
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usa on a free kick. jamaica's keeper after blake got hurt and beats him. bruce areason that, the u.s. coach looking for his third gold cup championship. chassis zardez across jordan morris made a bad play. redeems himself with that goal and team usa able to win that one and win the gold cup over jamaica. next up for them more world cup qualifying against costa rica on september 1st. that's it from here. back to you. >> jamaicans were so good for a little while the u.s. team was jamaican me crazy. >> every time. every time. >> up next the baby boom in one american city and trying to heap it sticks. not quite. nine months after something amazing happened. and behind apple's earbuds. wait until you hear what the designer had in mind when making them.
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wild and it turns out that before he became a cop, he had taken lessons in handling alligators. >> apparently he even knows how to wrestle them. >> oh, okay. >> if the whole cop thing doesn't work out. >> based on the graphic we might need to handle that one back there. >> that's a big guy. >> that is huge. next up what some in chicago are calling a cubs inspired baby boom. >> you may recall last year's world series when the cubs ended their long championship drought by beating the indians. well, in fact, wednesday marked exactly 38 weeks since the cubs clinched the series. well, now hospitals in the windy city are reporting a serious spike in births. >> some newborns and their parents even have had pictures taken with the world series trophy. it seems while the cubs were celebrating plenty of their fans were, well, also celebrating. >> i think they were celebrating. in their own way. some of the popular names have been ivy, a wrigley, an addison for one of the streets there in
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wrigleyville. >> cute. your apple ear buds have a touch of the dark side in them. >> so the tech giant's chief designer says the buds look was inspired by "star wars" stormtroopers. i think i see the resemblancres. he passed it along to j.j. abrams. >> interestingly, the movie's costume designer told "vanity fair" that apple inspired the stormtroopers' look in the film. >> wow. >> look at that. >> very inception. very meta. >> the "star wars" movies are just onethanks for waking up with good morning washington. it's july 27th, on friday eve. your forecast is moments away but first-- lets get a quick look at today's top stories. a deadly accident on the opening day of the ohio state fair. riders sent flying after a ride breaks apart several feet in the air. at least 7 people are hospitalized this morning. one 18 year old rider was killed. similar rides in ot
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shut down, pending investigation. controversy growing following president trump's decision to ban transgender people from serving in the military. the president made the announcement in a series of tweets wednesday. the white house says president trump based his decision on military strategy, and healthcare cost. good morning washington. toss to eileen - hottest day of the next 5 (feels: low to mid 90s) - weather alert friday - waves of heavy rain, flood risk - unseasonably cool end of july - cool & rainy saturday - beautiful sunday! today: mostly cloudy. warm and humid. isolated pm thunderstorm. highs: 88-91 winds: s 5-10 mph tonight: mostly cloudy. warm and humid. isolated shower. lows: 69-75 winds: sw 5 mph friday: mostly cloudy with rain likely. highs: 79-83 winds: sw to ne 5-10 mph
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effort is underway to fix this. this was the scene after a huge watermain break on the 55-hundred block of morgan street - this is near north beauregard. police tell us this is the result of several breaks. crews have managed to get the water shut off at the site, but water service to 18 buildings at the woodmont park apartments is impacted. and there is no word yet on when that service will be restored montgomery county police are searching for the person who fired shots at a home in silver spring. it happened around three in the morning on july 17th, at a home on avenel road. the incident was captured on surveillance video. when police arrived, they found gun shell casings on the street. and they discovered, the house had been hit multiple times. police say the neighborhood does "not" have a history of this type of crime. they're offering up to 10-thousand dollars for information leading to an
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happening now in fairfax county... police are looking for a maintenance man - accused of installing secret cameras inside apartments where he worked!! take a look. they're looking for adnan dzubur. police were tipped off by a woman at "the julian" apartment complex in the fair lakes area. she said he came to fix a power problem -- and after he left, she felt something was "off." that's when officers found the camera. he was fired. but police say they don't know where he is right now- and say it's possible he left the country. it's xx and we're just getting started. it's xx and we're just getting started. left the country. it's xx and we're just getting started.
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overnight. more fallout after a fair ride breaks apart in mid air. how this deadly accident is triggering safety concerns in several states. good morning washington. - hottest day of the next 5 (feels: low to mid 90s) - weather alert friday - waves of heavy rain, flood risk - unseasonably cool end of july - cool & rainy saturday - beautiful sunday! today: mostly cloudy. warm and humid. isolated pm thunderstorm. highs: 88-91 winds: s 5-10 mph tonight: mostly cloudy. warm and humid. isolated shower. lows: 69-75 winds: sw 5 mph friday: mostly cloudy with rain likely.
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