making news in america this morning, fast-moving and out of control, a raging wildfire fueled by triple-digit heat. dozens of homes destroyed and thousands evacuated. new vodka coming in to us. a military plane crashing in a neighborhood smolder debris pouring from homes. close call a driver speeds up on an open drawbridge launching off the top. this is no daredevil. that's just a distracted driver. laid out. a music fan picks the wrong stage to rush and nfl player was waiting in the wings. and good tuesday morning to you all. we start with the wildfires

causing so much concern over the west right now. >> and take a look at this stunning image. wenatchee, washington about 120 miles east of seattle. firefighters obviously still with plenty to do before that fire is under control >> that's the case for dozens of other wildfires burning in several states. abc's kenneth moton with the details. >> reporter: the firefight continued overnight. the firestorm in washington state fueled by strong winds, dry conditions and triple-digit temperatures in wenatchee. in the light of day, incredible scenes of destruction. a 3,000-acre fire leaving behind charred earth. so far more than two dozen homes, some mansions destroyed. thousands of residents evacuated. >> embers were going from one house to another catching the roofs on fire. >> you grab your family. >> kids. >> kids and our animals. stayed with friends across the wenatchee river and watched this

area burn all night. >> reporter: embers from the massive wildfire have also reached businesses sparking explosions and industrial fires. ammonia leaked from buildings sending thick, soxic black smoke into downtown wenatchee. a red flag warning remained in effect as firefighters gained ground. >> i think the worst is over but still have to be vigilant. >> reporter: that will be needed throughout the summer. right now across the west 75 wildfires are burning from alaska to arizona. in california a much smaller but still destructive fire burned 300 acres in mesa. fire crews have been working from the air and the ground. 1400 people have been evacuated. no homes or other structures are lost but emergency officials say the fire has the potential to do a lot of damage. kenneth moton, abc news washington. the unfortunate news is the forecast isn't offering much assistance. the fire crews working those crews red flag warnings are in place today. >> and washington oregon and

idaho, justin povick has the forecast for us in that area and elsewhere. good morning to you, justin. >> t.j. and reena, thanks and good morningment record-breaking temperatures back in the forecast over the northwest and this is very concerning because when you talk about heat major droughts gusty winds, low humidity and dry lightning. thunderstorms here now producing not rain but the worst of a possible situation as dry lightning. we are concerned about extreme wildfire danger and that's going to span throughout much of the week. not just on this tuesday. on this tuesday, though concerned about wet weather rolling into p.a. new york and i-95 corridor cities around d.c. baltimore, philadelphia and new york city and then it looks like the rain chances will continue for the fourth of july weekend. not a wash out but storms around. t.j. and reena, back to you. >> thank you, sir. breakingover night a military cargo plane crashed into a resident neighborhood in indenearby that. it had just taken off from an air force base with 12 crew on

board when something went wrong. the plane reportedly slammed into two houses and a car then burst into flames. a hospital in the area says at least 20 people are dead. new this morning, german airline lufthansa expected to make settlement offers as soon as today to families who lost loved ones in the germanwings crash. investigators believe that pilot andreas lubitz deliberately crashed into the ail ps killing all 150 on board. it was later revealed he was treated for depression. another major story we're following is the aftermath of that prison escape in new york. the fbi is investigating an alleged heroin ring inside involving inmates and guards. well the prisoner who was captured alive over the weekend is now speaking out from his hospital bed. david sweat says prison worker joyce mitchell failed to show up to give them a ride. >> they would kill mitchell's husband and then get in the car and drive to mexico on the

theory that mitchell was in love with one or both of them. >> well when mitchell was a no show the escapeties decided to make a run for canada instead. sweat also telling investigators he and richard matt separated in the final five days because matt was slowing him down. matt was shot and killed by authorities on friday. well the crowd of republican for president could get more interesting. chris christie announces later today that he's joining the race. christie is expected to make the announcement at his former high school where he was student body president. known for his brash, some might say overbearing personality, christie could be a natural on the campaign trail. >> it is clear that he is very capable of rebounding and that he's a masterfull retail politician so i don't think it's tremendously surprising that he chose to move poured. >> according to our latest poll 22% of americans see christie favorably. 42% unfavorably. >> expect heavy traffic on the

state department website as the first batch of hillary clinton's e-mails are made public. she admitted she used her private mail to conduct state department business. today's release will be own a small fraction of her 55,000 e-mails sent as secretary of state. good news millions of american workers will be eligible for overtime pay proposed by president obama. the president recommends that salaried workers who earn rough roughlyrough roughly $50,000 a year be guaranteed time and a half after a 40-hour week. only those earning 23,000 or less are eligible. greece is on the verge of bankruptcy. that's shaking up 401(k)s here at home. greek banks are shut down. withdrawals from atms limited to $67 a day. the government says it will not be able to make a $1.8 billion loan payment that is due today. that uncertainty caused the dow to fall 350 points. biggest loss in two years.

when the dow drop dropped 353 in june of 2013. puerto rico's economy in a death spiral. last night the government or governor i should say went on tv to say his attempts to cut expenses and restructure debt has failed. he said the territory's $74 billion debt is unpayable. u.s. bankruptcy law doesn't allow a -- apply rather in the u.s. territory and a federal bailout is not in the works. puerto rico faces a major debt payment tomorrow. a lot of people watching that story. still ahead, is fruit the anti-sunscreen? >> also trump getting fired. nbc severing ties with the presidential candidate following his comments about mexicans. this morning, the donald is responding. plus like "dukes of hazzard" a car launches off the drawbridge. the driver blaming his gps.

historic ballpark in downtown eugene oregon has been destroyed by a fire. flames shooting up twice the height of the stadium and smoke seen all over the city. the staid couple was built in 1938 and officials say it's dry seasoned wood caused that fire to spread quickly. the fire started in the press box not far from home plate. turning to that tragic plane crash in massachusetts. one family dead. another escaped after the private plane slammed into a house. the victims have been identified as a tennessee doctor his wife and teenage daughter flying to a college tour in boston. homeowners and their two children managed to escape un uninjured as their house went up in flames. >> my wife and my boys were upstairs when the plane hit. the boys' rooms are the ones you see burnt out and when i saw the fire p fireball go down the back of the

house we shouted at the kids to get out. >> the pilot reported engine trouble moments before the crash but too late to get to the closest airport. they plan to rebuild but their thoughts are now with the victims. turns out the most american made car is a toyota. survey by cars.com looked at where vehicles' pars are made and where it's bill and the camry is most american made. america's best-selling vehicle for decades, the ford f-150 didn't even make the list because the truck contains less than 75% of american made parts. mcdonald's beefing up its quarter pounder. the burger will grow from four ounces to 4.25 ounces and it will get other tweaks to make it easier. according to reports it's their latest move to stop the losses to trendier competitors including five guys and shake shake. sales have fallen nearly 2.5% this year and some stores are

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take a look at that. a car ending up in a backyard pool. a 17-year-old driver lost control, plowed through the fence, sideswiped the house and drove right into the shallow end of the pool. the driver was embarrassed but not seriously hurt. by the way she lives two doors down. her lexus was mom's and dad's. >> give you a look at morning road conditions that that young lady will not be on. wet in a lot of places southwest in the rockies, across the northern plains in the southeast, as well same deal across the great lakes, ohio valley into the northeast. possible flooding in some of those areas. we'll turn to donald trump now. he's fighting back after being fired by nbc over his derogatory comments about mexicans. >> during the kickoff for his presidential campaign trump said some immigrants bring crime and drugs to this country and some are rapists. trump not only stands by those statements but threatening to sue nbc. >> they didn't want me to run

because they wanted to do "the apprentice." now with my statements an immigration which happen to be correct they are going to take a different stance. >> that's not it. retail giant macy's now being pressured to cut its ties with trump. turning to a health alert involving citrus fruits and skin cancer. researchers found that people who ate 1 1/2 servings of citrus fruit or juice had a 36% higher chance of developing melanoma a deadly form of skin cancer. it may be a chemical in citrus that makes skin more sensitive to sunlight. way too early to eliminate those from your diet. >> thank god. now wild story from remote northern california. a mother giving birth while stranded and completely alone. amber painborn went into labor while driving. she had no cell phone service, the car was out of gas so she gave birth right there. that's right in the middle of the national forest. she had very little water. only four apples for the next

three days. >> and i was crying, like i was just so happy because i thought we were going to die. like i was just so glad that someone finally seen us and like we were going to be okay. >> that was only after she started a fire which drew the attention of the forest rakengers. they spent a couple of days being treated in the hospital. this one from south florida, it looks like a movie stunt. check it out. you've seen this. the drawbridge going up. the car goes over. well this is not a stunt. this is for real. palm beach police cited the 29-year-old man who was driving, cited him for distracted driving of the he didn't see the bridge arms going up. police believe he was adjusting his gps instead of watching the road. well it is a big night for the u.s. women's soccer team. that's right as they take on germany for a spot in the women's world cup final. >> the ladies working out in montreal in the stadium where

they will play tonight, the fourth time the u.s. and germany met in a world cup and the previous three times, get this the winner has gone on to win it all. tens of thousands of american fans expected at the match, many pared at u.s. headquarters. there is going to be a reason. there will be a reason to celebrate tonight as well. now, as for some of last night's sports -- >> get our highlights from our guys at espn. >> good morning. it's "sportscenter" set in los angeles. he's kenny mayne, i'm stan verrett. you get the first game. >> we'll show you baseball. it's going to be good stuff. ready, here we go. mike trout. he and the angels host the yankees. mike trout gets that over some fencing. brett gardner tried to pull it back. he couldn't do it. some "d." center field and trout is after it like willie mays pulls that home, leaping catch. fifth inning young is up again. hits it to roughly the same

spot. but they hadn't taken him out of the game. he does that twice. hit the homer and angels beat the yankees, 4-1. >> so trout with his 20th. the dodgers and diamondbacks. top four dodgers up 3-0. pederson. a solo shot for him. dodgers up 4-0. that one 460 feet. don't ask how we know. runner on first. castillo ending a whole lot of frustration for the diamondbacks. they lost seven straight against them. they tack on three more and finally beat l.a. 10-6 the final in that one. >> in other news marshawn lynch jumped into a pile of skittles on "conan" and i was edited twice for innuendo. >> we should have gotten those takes. >> skittles does it every time. up next in "the pulse," why today will actually be the

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♪ okay time to check "the pulse." today may feel extra long. >> it's going to be a long day folks. one second is being added to your day. it's called the leap second. 7:59:59 eastern standard time one second will be added to the world clock. why? to keep up with the official time keep us in sync with the earth and its seasons. >> internet companies are keeping a close eye on what

happens. during the last leap second in 2012 reddit yelp and linkedin all got knocked offline. christian farley hitting theaters in a new documentary in the new trailer getting buzz and trending all night on social media. it's titled "i am chris farley" chronicles the highs and lows of his life cut short at the age of 33. >> there are home videos "snl" sketches from his friends and comedians. >> the world only got to see this part of the iceberg that is chris. >> it may not be ken doll but it comes together and it's extreme extremely attractive. >> the physicality. you saw his quality as an actor there. >> when everybody decided who is the funniest farley is the funniest. >> our generation was into him. >> chris just stops and turns to me and goes this is what we're going to do for the rest of our lives. >> ah. farley died of a drug overdose

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>> ♪♪ >> good morning, i'm matt o'donnell. it is 4:27. it is tuesday morning. we have developing news for you. the hunt is on for suspects in a double shooting that injured a pregnant woman and left her unborn child dead. new this morning, we are just getting new details on a crash involving an off duty police officer. his car slammed into a tree. it's a big day for new jersey governor chris christie. et cetera expected to announce his run for president. hear what experts are saying about his decision. and we have breaking news. a military plane crashes into a residential neighborhood overseas. it's all next on "action news." in. well finally the best reporters trying to get up close to whatever action they're covering. how do you report on alien abductions. >> well our guy, nick watt well you find a ufo landing

site and you just wait for your ride to come along. ♪ >> reporter: manchester california one of the world's most mystical mountains. why does shasta draw the ufo crowd, the spiritual, the buddhists and the truth seekers? many believe shasta is an energy vortex alien landing site, a portal to the spirit world. to increase my chances of abduction i'm camping halfway up in an apparent ufo landing soprano. >> you're right here right here now. >> i have to catch the images in the smoke because i think it gets their energy field. the only way to know is for it to happen to you. >> reporter: before the ufo crowd, of about the crusties came the buddhists. apparently their leader was just driving by and noticed a cheap motel for sale. >> clouds and lenticular clouds which is sort of circular type clouds and people associate those with ufos. it's not clear why. >> reporter: not even the buddhists believe. >> how are you?

>> good i'm walking eagle. >> reporter: maybe walking eagle will have solid answers to my question why shasta? >> the little people the big people the spaceships all this stuff. >> reporter: you see the spaceship. >> oh yeah, oh yeah. >> reporter: okay maybe not. in there walking eagle communes with the spirits. ♪ that was amazing. does it mean that mt. shasta is magical? probably no one will ever prove it. i still all these people are odd. i don't believe them but i really like them all and thanks to them well maybe my soul is now just a little bit ajar. i feel fantastic and i'm going to sleep like a baby. i'm nick watt from mt. shasta in california. >> and watt world premieres on the travel channel.

>> ♪♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪♪ >> ♪♪ >> good morning. we're on a developing story on this tuesday june 30. >> a pretty good woman is the victim of gunfire. her baby did not survive. we have a live report on the hunt for suspects. >> happening today, new jersey governor chris christie returns to his alma mater for a big announcement. >> a few hundred customers are still without power in south jersey. a full week after those strong storms. we will update the efforts to turn the lights back on. >> and we hope today is their day. good morning, it is 4:30 now. let's go right over to dave murphy, karen