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making news in america this morning -- extreme weather. a freeway bridge collapsing giving way to rushing water. trapping a driver. what's left of a hurricane bringing dangerous conditions to drought-stricken areas. we're tracking it all. historic day. cuba and the u.s. formally restoring up doe mattic relations. an investigation under way at demi moore's home. man found h her pool. the actress is talking about where she was when it happened. caught on camera. a pro surfer fending off a shark, live on tv.
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good monday morning to you all. we begin with heavy downpours from once hurricane delor res. giving the west coast much-needed rain. >> heavy flooding caused this bridge to collapse on interstate 10 in california. trapping a truck and it's driver. the driver was freed after nearly two hours. >> that interstate a key route for many travelers. the bridge collapse happened halfway between palm springs and the arizona border. >> fast-moving water movewashed away the bridge. traffic was backed up for miles. and in anaheim, a rare sight at the ballpark. for the first time if 20 years, rain forced an angels game to be postponed. that's over 1,600 home games with no rainouts. in san diego, the padres game affected by rain. the team posting this picture saying we don't always have rain delays but when we do things get weird. >> paul williams of accuweather
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is tracking it all for us. >> thank you t.j. and reena. delores is acting like the relative who refuses to go home after the holiday soefr. abnormal rain throughout san diego, los angeles and a good portion of california. the moisture coming off the water creating drenching storms, flash flooding. travel delays. the two will meet in arizona and stay stuck like glue. that's where you have the greatest flood threat. for the north central part of the country, storms forming along the front. it will make indianapolis cincinnati louisville and st. louis miserable on their monday. it's a heck of a way to kick off the work week. back to you reena, t.j. >> thank you, sir. about 500 people expected at a ceremony in washington today. it will mark the reopening of the cuban embassy.
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>> it's up to congress to remove travel retrixs. good morning, bazi. >> reporter: good morning, t.j. morning, reena. president obama says u.s. disengagement with cuba simply has not worked. big issues remain. but the leaders of both countries believe this is the best way to move toward eventually resolving them. inside the stately building is shined and ready. the cuban flag is soon the be unfurled this morning the hang outside the caribbean islands embassy in washington, d.c. for the first time in a half century. in cuba workers have been sprucing up the building that today is once again an american embassy. cuban president raul castro says this day is the beginning of long and complex road to normalizing the relations between the two countries that severed ties in 1961 shortly
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after a young fidel castro seized power. more than 50 years later, president obama decided it's time for a new approach. >> i've been clear we'll also continue to have serious differences. i strongly believe the best way for america to support our values is through engagement. >> reporter: among the differences still clearly present, freedom of speech and assembly. just yesterday, cuban security forces arrested political protesters. critics, including several republican presidential candidates say cuba has not yet done enough to earn a new relationship with the united states and threaten a change of course. >> i would end the diplomatic relations until such time as they actually held a democratic opening in cuba. >> reporter: secretary of state john kerry will meet with his cuban counterpart at the state department later today and will travel to cuba next month for a
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formal ceremony there. reena? t.j.? >> bazi kanani live in washington. thank you. we turn to politics now. donald trump refusing to back down from comments he made this weekend about john mccain. speaking to a conservative christian group in iowa trump said mccain was not a war hero despite the fact that mccain was captured and held as a prisoner of war for five years. trump doubles down. >> what could john mccain have done not the be captured? >> i do say this. people that fought hard and wrpt captured and went through a lot, they get no credit. they're forgotten. nobody talks about them. >> writing in this morning's "usa today" says he doesn't need to be lectured by the other republican candidates. many of whom are failed politicians. former president jochlt h.w. bush is spending his first night in bed after falling. he's said to be very grate to
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feel be back home. doctors say he did not suffer nerve damage. he's expected to make a full recovery in three to four months. the navy's newest combat ship hit the water over the weekend with quite a splash. whoa. yes, whoa is right. that is the u.s.s. little rock. 3,000 tons of her. the navy's ninth veszing of that type. the little rock will undergo sea trils before being officially delivered to the navy. always especially proud to see my home state represent pmd the u.s.s. little rock. a death investigation at demi moore's house overnight. gone in a flash. a car is stolen. the precious cargo inside as it drives away. and amazing escape. a surfer fights off a shark on
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live tv. this morning, he's talking about what he was going through and what was happening in his mind.
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well as the fbi continues to look into links between the chattanooga gunman and radical islam, his parents are offering new information. the fbi wants to know more about mohamed you receive abdulazeez's trip last year. randall smith was one of the marines gunned down last week. >> my son is a hero. he died doing what he loved.
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he would have it no other way. i wish i could just hold him one more time. >> in light of the shooting guardsmen at recruiting stations in indiana will begin carrying their own personal handguns starting this morning. other states are taking similar measures. the family of a woman found dead in an east texas jail cell has ordered an independent autopsy. a memorial service was held at her alma mater, where she was about to start a new job. police say she hanged herself. they're pointing to a video she made saying she suffered from depression and ptsd. friends and relatives say she would never take her own life. long lines began forming at grooek banks. there are restrictions of $65 a day or $50 a week on withdrawals. the european markets seem to
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have recovered. u.s. stock futures are up slightly many morning. the laits martest marvel movie climbed to the top of the box office. it did well overseas. it earned $58 million. minions hung in with second with $50 million. and trainwreck did better than expected opening with 30. when we come back, new details in the bill cosby sex abuse scandal. his own admission about drugs, promises of fame and hush money. and a fan's unfortunate moment caught on camera. even capturing the attention of the players, stopping the game. ugh, this pimple's gonna last forever. aw com'on. clearasil ultra works fast to begin visibly clearing up skin in as little as 12 hours. besides, its not like acne will last forever. just like your mom won't walk in on you... forever. stephen! stephen! stephen!
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residents in wickenburg arizona, are cleaning up after weekend flooding. mud and debris was washed into buildings. a normally dry river is flowing rapidly. >> roads from one side of the country to the other will be wet or flooded today. though not until the afternoon for the east. the worst driving conditions in missouri. if you're flying airport delays likeliest in kansas city and los angeles. back to the news now. the bomb shells from court documents obtained by abc news in the case against bill cosby. >> cosby talking candidly about
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pursuing women, giving them cash and drugs, and keeping everything hidden from his wife. when asked if one woman was in a position the give consent, cosby said quote, i don't know. the lawyer who represented cosby in the case calls the documents only one side of the story. a 21-year-old man drowned in demi moore's pool. it happened early yesterday at a party thrown by her assistant. the actress and her daughters were not home at the time. she said i'm in shut shock. the loss of a child is an unthinkable tragedy. and my heart goes out to this young man's family and friends. a frightening incident caught on camera. folks, you just don't want to turn your back on a child and leave him in a car for even a second. this is a scene outside a new jersey gas station. you can see this man casing a car. he jumps in and speeds off. the baby is inside.
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the child's grandmother, you see her come out of the store, screaming for help. the baby was found unharmed a short while later. >> i don't care how much of a split second you're going to be in a store, take the baby out. let -- i don't care if they want the car. take the baby out. >> well the grandmother's cell phone was still in the car as well. that helped police find the child. they're still looking for that suspect. also on camera here. a wild truck crash in xhin that. a truck carrying water millionens. the toll booth was empty. the truck driver and passenger were treated at the hospital. as for the cause? it's believed the driver was tired. the brax had issue as well. for the first time since 198, golf achts british open is ending with a monday finish. >> jordan spieth says he's not playing to come in third. he's already won the year's first two majors. goes into today's final round today one stroke back.
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22-year-old paul dunne starting the day with the lead. he is an amateur. time for the sports highlights. this morning, that means baseball. >> we throw it to our guys at espn now. good morning to you, jay harris kevin connors here from the "sportscenter" set in bristol. >> what a pitching matchup. zack greinke going up against max scherzer. two of the best in the game. scherzer in trouble early on. he gets yasiel puig. wild pitch. andre ethier comes in to core. dodgers take a 1-0 lead. that would be all zack greinke would need. he struck out 11. nationals first double-digit strikeout game in season. eight shutout innings. gave up just three hits. he extends his scoreless inning streak to 43 2/3.
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hasn't given up a run in six starts. dodgers win it 5-0. cardinals-mets. bottom 13 is where we start. colten en kolton wong says how about another one? game tied at 1-1. top 18 now. still 1-1. bases loaded. no outs. ruben tejada. flying out to deep right center field. that's called a sac fly. flores scores. the mets win it 3-1. >> you can see the mets in action monday night on espn. >> i have no papers. you have several papers. i can leave. you have to stay. >> what? >> ah fellas thank you. rarely do speck tagt ersers receive a agree of infamy like
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this woman did. she's about to take her seat. how did things go. oh my word. >> she completely misses. she's obviously embarrassed because sher fall was shown on live tv. even the players were laughing. >> so she owns it. take a bow. that wasn't too bad. >> nicely done for acknowledging acknowledging. up next a pro surfer attacked by a shark in a televised competition. and a 9-year-old kid learns a hard way to not eat one of the world's hottest peppers. i guess i never really gave much thought to the acidity in any foods. never thought about the coffee i was drinking having acids. it never dawned on me that it could hurt your teeth. my dentist has told me your enamel is wearing away, and that sounded really scary to me and i was like well can you fix it can you paint it back on and he explained that it was not something that grows back, it's kind of a one-time shot and you have to care for it.
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we start with a pro surfer who survived a shark attack. his name is mick fanning. a three-time world champ. >> he's a superstar surfer. he doesn't see a shark sneak up on him. this is in the middle of a competition. you could see the fin come up there. the tail knocked him off his board and knocked him around pretty good. >> he wasn't seen for several terrifying seconds. he popped above the surface. swam to a rescuer on a jet ski. he was taken to a small boat. >> i was waiting for the teeth to come at me as i was swimming. i was like ah. >> did you get a couple pumps in? >> i punched it in the back. . >> whatever happened it worked. all this was caught live. this was a live competition. now, would you believe, h e got out of the water. he did not have a single scratch. he didn't break a nail in this incident. >> it's hard to believe. fanning and the guy he was surfing against agreed to split
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the prize money. good call gentlemen. good call. how far would you go to get ewes views on youtube. >> for a 9-year-old boy from scotland he'll go far. >> he popped a carolina reaper. know what that is? it's one of the hottest peppers ever. for a moment looks like things are going well. then he has to run to the bathroom. >> the kid lived to tell about it and to post another video. >> my stomach was burning like satan was burning me. with fire. it was so sore. i'm not joken. but now, my channel's growing. 97 subscribers. thank you so much. >> first it was satan burning him. now we have to thank the lord for the viewers. the video of him eating the superhot pepper now at almost 1 million views.
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>> don't try this at home. all he wants is more subscribers and more views. he's going to eat some more stuff. patrons at a new jersey bar saturday night were treated to more than just the house band. >> bruce springsteen jumped on stage and performed for about two hours. >> you can imagine, people started tweeting. word spread so quickly on social media that it didn't take long that the street outside the bar was packed. with bruce springsteen stansfans. this was a heck of a night. i always miss these. prince does these every once in awhile. late in the middle of the night. >> i wish they would step out and blast an e-mail to fans so we know to show up. >> that would defeat the purpose. >> i'm never around that late at night. >> for some of you, your local news is coming next. >> for everyone else, "america this morning" continues right after this.
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>> good monday morning, i'm tamala edwards. it is july, 20, hot out there. we're working on developing news. new overnight a son computed -- executed on a north philadelphia street all going on in front of his father. a thief steals a car with a young baby inside, that baby is fine but her grandmother is talking about an ordeal. >> a surfer finds himself fighting off a shark the whole thing was playing out on live television. those stories and david murphy tracking the dangerous heat. "action news" is up in two. ears
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of parrishishioners. >> now, at 92 she's ready for some much deserved rest. here's more from walter perez, of our philadelphia station. ♪ >> reporter: it is a big day. you know i guess every day is a big day if you can get up and breathe. that means a lot. you know. >> reporter: sunday morning marked the end of an era. eleanor crane started playing the organ at zion luther ran church in new jersey in 1940. she was just a teenager back then. 75 years later, she played her last song today. [ applause ] miss crane's retirement happens to coincide with her 92nd birthday. she says her church family has been the one constant in her life. >> it hasn't changed that much. we all grow older. our hair turns white before you know it. >> reporter: over the years, she played at count less weddings
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and funerals, started a choir, and passed on her love of music to younger generations. >> it will be sad to see her go. she's maerd mark. >> reporter: the pastor is not the only one who feels that way. >> i'm so proud of her. i think it's wonderful. as i said weaver like sisters. >> eleanor, we love you, we're going to miss you. and we're going to keep that prayer card going every sunday for you. >> reporter: miss crane says she's been waiting to have hip replacement surgery. now is the time. her friends won't let her off the hook. she's agreed to come back for at least a few more encore performances. ♪ [ applause ] >> 92. some monday mornings that's hard to believe. that's what's making news in america.
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good morning developing at 4:30 a young man gunned down on a north philadelphia street his father was watching as he was murdered and chased the shooter. we have a live report. overnight cuba and the u.s. restore relations. >> an excessive heat warning scene of the accident feels like 100 degrees in spots. the heat help line is up, call

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