making news in "america this morning" -- dramatic comeback? he won the popular vote 15 years ago. so, could al gore be making run in 2016? and this's only possible shake-up in the democratic field. weather warning. experts already sounding the alarm. this year's el nino expected to be historic bringing bitter cold and flooding rains. caught on camera. a fire truck and an ambulance racing to separate scenes on a collision course. and ambushed. a man in the fight of his life with a bear. >> again, i punched him and then i went to try to hit him again and he latched on to my arm. >> how he fended off the massive animal and the tiny dog that came to the rescue.

good friday morning. i'm reena ninan. >> and i'm phillip mena. we begin with the race to 2016 and new challenges for important from-runner hillary clinton. >> al gore said to be talking about the joining the race. kenneth moton with the latest. >> reporter: could al gore be making another run for the white house? one-time high-ranking political adviser to the former vice president said a group of friends and aides are having conversations about gore 2016. overnight, a spokeswoman said a newspaper, he's not exploring a run. this comes as current vice president joe biden spends time this month. meanwhile gop front-runner donald trump is taking a one-two

punch from rand paul in a new ad claiming trump is not really a republican. >> the billionaire is leading major polls and he's hiring. more staffers, that is in iowa, new hampshire, south carolina and maybe in nevada. trump is also making more headlines for a controversial video featuring one of the vicious killers in the isis ranks, jihadi john, posted on social media with the caption not under my watch. donald trump is headed straight for iowa this weekend to the state fair, he and the other candidates, republican and democrat will shake hands, talk to voters and eat all of the deep-fried food they can handle. >> deep-fried anything is good. all right, kenneth moton live in washington. new details in the e-mail controversy dogging the clinton campaign. new information surfacing about

the con ternt of those two top-secret e-mails on her private server, the app reporting over night, one included talk of a u.s. drone operation. clinton defenders said she did not write the e-mails. the star and stripes are raised over the u.s. embassy in cuba for the first time in more than a half a century. the same marines that took down the flag in 1961 will be there to fly it once again. secretary of state john kerry will there to preside over the ceremony. >> reporter: the building an embassy on july 20th. they waited until secretary of state kerry could make the trip himself. he'll be mingling with dissidents. >> kerry is likely to see many american tourists.

tourism up already 50%. the next step after today's ceremony, negotiations to expand economic ties between the two nations like direct flights and mail services. credible new evidence this morning that isis fighters in iraq have used chemical weapons. isis used mustard gas against kurdish fighters earlier this week. it's believed the gas came from either the leftover saddam hussein regime or was brought over from syria. now the scene in northern china after two fiery explosions at one of the world's largest ports. scouring the smoldering rubble have pulled a firefighter to safety. dozens still missing. at least 50 are missing. abc's bob woodruff has the latest. >> reporter: new video showing the massive blast lighting up the night sky.

shot by an american, running for his life. >> let's go! >> reporter: the view from above shows fires still burning, row upon row burned out cars. there's still smoke. it's still burning. whole buildings now reduced to twisted metal. this is people's homes. here's the fan in their room. we passed exhausted firefighters. er is. ing for the dozens of people still missing. more than 50 are dead and 700 wounded. the blast sending neighbors into the streets in just nightgowns. an american watching from his window. >> the big one hit and i thought the whole building was coming down. >> reporter: the force is strong as 21 tons of tnt. long lines of people wait for clothes and battered cars.

where the fire began, teams in hazmat suits are testing the air, many people on the streets wear face masks. students light candling for all who are lost. the sun is just rising in tianjin. of those 50 who were killed, 15 were firefighters. bob woodruff, abc news, tianjin. in connecticut, 11 death row inmates have been spared now that the state's supreme court has ruled their executions would be unconstitutional. two men who tortured and then murdered the wife and two daughters of dr. william petit. >> relief overnight in the battle against a wind-driven wildfire in northern california, firefighters took advantage of the cooler temperatures. the fire still spreading.

it's now 50% contained. the current goddzilla could become the strongest ever. forecasters say there's a good chance the weather pattern will bring record heat and more strong storms with drenching rain and for bone-dry california that could mean floods, mudslides and mayhem. abc's rob marciano takes a look at what's in store. >> no one is sounding the alarm, strengthening and significant. likely to peak late fall. where california normally gets its rain. that will bring the storms into the southern california. the northeast could go either way during el nino. >> despite the expected record-breaking rain, there's no guarantee that el nino will end the grippaling draut. tom brady was back on the

field last night. despite his looming suspension and the fight over it. he threw four passes, completed one of them for ten yards and that was it. talks between attorneys for the nfl and the players union in a settlement continues. still ahead -- sesame street finding a new home. and another police shooting under scrutiny. claiming the teen tried to run them over. but the heartbroken parents telling a different story. slamming into a building. . the dramatic [airplane sounds]

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improving. colorado's governor seems convinced as he drank some of the water to prove its safe. epa accidentally triggered a toxic spill last week. samsung is looking for an edge in its smartphone competition with apple the company unveiled its two new models. the galaxy note 5 and s6 edge. screens measuring 6 inches die yagally. the hit stores next friday. well, sesame street is heading to hbo. the long-run public television show will be shown on the network for the next five years. the episodes will air on pbs nine months later. the sesame workshop says the detail will provide critical funding to keep the 45-year series going. a new treat for sweet

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gooey. flaky. happy. toaster strudel. now with more icing. a vicious thunderstorm pounded las vegas yesterday afternoon, knocking out power, flooding streets according to weather watchers, a month worth of rain fell in two hours. dozens of flights were grounded or delayed. but this morning, the storms settling down, allowing airport operations back to normal. now for a look at morning road conditions, a wet and windy ride at times across idaho and montana, slick streets around the great lakes. spotty thunderstorms could make highways slippery across florida and upstate new york. it's shaping up to be a great day for air travelers. weather-related delays are expected only in chicago. they're investigating a fae

tall shooting of oftenen armed teenager. >> killed in a parking lot during a drug bust. but an autopsy was shown he was shot in his back. >> this was over a little bit of marijuana. you don't kill people over marijuana. our kids are getting killed. sure, you know, they make mistakes. but, you can't just kill them for it. >> hammond's parents are calling on police to release dash cam video of the confrontation and they want the officer charged with murder. the parents of a race car driver kevin ward are speaking about their son's death, ward was killed a year ago when he walked on to the track and was struck by nascar driver tony stewart. his parents have filed a wro wrongful death lawsuit.

the grief-stricken mom and dad spoke to abc's paula faris. >> we feel that tony acted recklessly. there were six others cars that past my son while on the track. yet we have the best driver in nascar sliding his car. he ended up hitting and killing my son. >> paula faris' entire interview later on "good morning america." 11 children, 2 adults are recovering after a horrifying accident not far from newark, new jersey. they were on a school bus, that slammed into an suv and slammed into a store. they're investigating that claim. an ambulance and fire truck both speeding to emergency calls collided in a busy miami intersection. the patient in the ambulance had

to be rescued and take on the the hospital. no one seriously hurt. investigators now tlieg to figure out who had the right of way. a man in central california is recovering from a vicious bear attack, a black bear pounced on him as he stepped out on to his front porch. he said the bear kept coming after him but he kept fighting back. >> he jumped on me and then he started, you know, biting me. i punched him and put my feet underneath his belly and kicked him. the bear flipped backwards. then he jumped back up. he started coming at me again. >> the bear only turned away when it was distracted by his tiny dog there, finally giving him a chance to escape. now to sports. dustin johnson is the leader going into the second round of the pga championship in wisconsin, the third major this year and he's had the lead after

18 holes. >> we get our football and baseball highlights from espn. >> grateful dead night at san francisco park thursday. this is a jerry garcia tie. i forgot to mention that. >> nfl preseason football on thursday. let's start with the patriots, taking on the packers, and yes, that is tom brady and yes, he did play. finds gibson for ten yards. brady, 1 for 4. three and out. four and out. jimmy garofalo he's going to be the man if the four-game suspension for brady holds up. aaron rodgers played the entire first quarter for green bay. it looks like he's ready. finds jordy nelson there. the packers win. to baseball, blue jays and

a's. mark buehrle, thursday was actually international left-handers day. bu buehrle is going to get the win. got to get some runs, too. one on board. let's put another one. three-run homer. blue jays win, 4-2. the blue jays host the yankees with david price on the mound. blue jays hot. mets still hot. we're out. >> we're still here. up next in the pulse, another '90s sitcom possibly t getting a reboot. his business is taking off. )

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>> good morning, i'm tamala edwards. it is friday, july 14. a lot to talk about. the new information that comes out about the security for the pope's visit. we know about the traffic boxes. now we know about the fence and where it is going, we'll break down what is going to be an impact. also a from it frightening scene caught on camera. the school bus did you see that with students on board slammed into a new jersey business. tolls will be free on the ac expressway, we'll tell you when and which toll plaza. all those stories and the weekend accuweather is up next.

be a few years two late. >> i was going to say nose and/or ears but that's a very common statement. >> since when does she have blood coming out of eyes nose and ears. i have been watching wheel of fortune and i have never seen that. >> trump said that kelly should apologize to him. when she heard that she was like -- [ laughter ] >> oh, god. bernie sanders is leading hillary clinton in new hampshire. leading her. he's like seven points ahead. yeah. yeah. so, screw those e-mails from when she was secretary of state. i want to see the e-mails hillary sent out this morning. sanders have been trailing

her now he has a lead. i think he might be getting a little cocky. take a few new slogans he's telling out. bern down for what? hillary just got weakened at bernies. released a line backer for breaking a jaw. the jets finally get a player who can hit and they release him. nokia is celebrating its 50 anniversary as a company this year. they had a crazy party. it was like. i'm in a club, can't hear you now. >> that's funny. >> i love that. and the game snake that went along with that ringtone. want to remind you about "good morning america." the band perry. that's what's >> good morning, here's what's

happening on this friday morning. >> this morning the stars and stripes will be raised over the reopening of the u.s. embassy in cuba. >> a council meeting for a delaware county borough turns into a shouting match. >> good morning, 4:30, friday, august 14. matt o'donnell is off, erin o'hern is joining us, let's head over to david murphy, boy yesterday was great. karen rogers has traffic. >> reporter: i was going to his i want for a walk yesterday afternoo m