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making news in america this morning tissue breaking overnight. crews are on the scene of a massive explosion at a gas plant. details coming in. proposal shift. donald trump seeming to back away from his plan to temporary ban muslims. as we learn who is formally being vetted by hillary clinton. ikea is recalling millions of pieces of furniture after another child dead. why this 70-foot-long blue whale is in desperate need of help. and we do say good tuesday morning, everyone. we want to get straight to the breaking news. a natural gas explosion at a bp
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plant in mississippi. >> flames lighting up the sky. a pair of workers were on duty at the time but they're actually okay. >> some nearby residents were evacuated as a precaution. fire is contained. all fuel lines have been cut off. no harmful chemicals have been detected in the air. we'll stay on top of this. new developments in the race for the white house. donald trump is making what some are calling a shift in one of his signature proposals. seeming to soften his controversial call to ban muslims. >> this as trump pivots to the general election. his campaign is sending conflicting messages about what the immigration ban will now entail. we get the latest from lana zak in washington. >> reporter: donald trump is giving a speech on the economy today. we'll also be listening to see if the candidate himself artdss
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changes to his ban on muslims. donald trump may be walking back his controversial call to ban all muslims from erngt the united states. eric trump explained. >> the difference with somebody of a muslim faith coming from scotland, you actually vet them. >> donald j. trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states. >> reporter: but now, the campaign says the ban would only apply to immigrants from quote terrorist countries who could not properly be vetted. an overwhelming majority of people think trump is biased against muslims, women, and minorities. on the democratic side, clinton is vetting e elizabeth warren. >> donald trump says he'll make america great again. it's -- right there. stamped on the front of his
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goofy hat. >> reporter: the two all smiles in ohio. >> i do just love to see how she gets under donald trump's thin skin. >> reporter: joining forces in attacking trump and his response to britain's decision to leave the eu. >> within 24 hours, americans lost $100 billion from our 401(k)s. he tried to turn a global economic challenge into an infomercial. >> reporter: and clinton may be facing a tough day with the possible release of the house benghazi report today. already, etch before it's been released, her campaign is denouncing it calling it partisan and a waste of $7 million taxpayer dollars. >> they could release the findings today. democrats on the same committee have already published their
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findings. the report says then secretary of state hillary clinton never personally denied any requests for additional security on the outpost attacked on september 11, 2012. the report says the u.s. military could not have done anything differently to save the lives of those killed. a landmark supreme court ruling in favor of abortion does not mean texas will see new clinics anytime soon. a judge struck down a texas law that required abortion providers to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals. the restrictions placed an undue burden on abortion access. >> many states have restrictions like texas'. i think they're quite likely unconstitutional after today's decision. >> hillary clinton responded saying it's a victory for women across america and in texas.
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more repercussions for britain's brexit vote. there could be a slight turnaround today. the british pound keeps falling. two credit ratings services have downgraded the united kingdom. both say further cuts are possible. american diplomats in mos kou are complaining of stepped up harassment. families have been followed and tires slashed. some say their apartments were broken into and furniture moved around. secretary of state kerry complained directly to president putin. so far, it hasn't helped. rain stopped falling in west virginia overnight. a state crippled by historic and deadly flooding. thousands of homes and businesses have been destroyed. thousands more need to be rehabbed. still no water or electricity in many areas. the governor concedes that state officials were caught off guard by how much rain fell in a short
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period of time. in central california, residents are returning to see the damage after a wildfire r ravaged their neighborhoods. at least 250 structures were destroyed. ca kayna whitworth spoke to a rez e dent. >> reporter: so many of your neighbors lost their homes. how did that make you feel? >> sad. especially when there was lives lost. >> reporter: yeah. >> and there were. i know two. >> reporter: yeah. >> a couple of old people down on mcray. they didn't get out of their house. >> that elderly couple he was speaking about was apparently overcome by smoke. the cost of fighting the fire was nearly $8 million. full containment is expected by thursday. investigators are still looking into what sparked it. south of the border, an
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earthquake struck southern mexico yesterday. the 5.7 magnitude quake was felt in mexico city, 225 miles away. felt in five mexican states in all. no significant damage or injuries were reported. a suburban philadelphia police officer is recovering at home after being shot seven times. christopher dorman was released from the hospital just three days after being severely injured. dozens of law enforcement officers turned out to show support. he was later asked about his future zplp can you tell us how you're feeling? >> good. very -- ready to get back to work. >> now, his life was likely saved by his bullet-proof vest. a suspect has been dharnlged with attempted murder and aggravated assault. still ahead, millions of dressers being recalled from ikea after the death of another child. plus, a boy is taken from his home at gun point. this morning, family members are
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service in washington, d.c.'s metro system should be back to normal this morning. a track fire broke out last night in downtown d.c. during rush hour. it was caused by debris burning on the tracks. at least one person was hospitalized for smoke inhalation. the metro is undergoing major maintenance blitz. a virginia man is in custody after threatening several senators on twitter.
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the suspect, man named kyler george schmidt communicated with another user on twitter about purchasing a gun. ikea is recalling dressers that could tip over. six children have been killed. they're offering a recall repair kit. the offer involves 29 million units. some sold more than a decade ago. the price tag to settle volkswagen's emissions scandal is going up. drivers could get as much as $10,000 apiece. the settlement includes fines. diet pepsi pulled from shelves last year is now making a comeback after sales of the reform lated soft drink plunged. in september, the company will resume offering the soda made
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with the artificial sweetener aspartame. they'll continue to sell diet pepsi made with splenda. the fda stands by its safety. a small plane comes down in a neighborhood injuring a woman on the ground. new details about what caused the crash. and people jumping into action, trying to help a massive blue whale.
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southwest ft. worth was hit the worst. the storm moved out after two hours. there is a chance of rain in north texas. thunderstorms a risk along the west coast. and it could be a tough day for air travel with delays possible in atlanta, hoous. new orleans, new york, plaid plaid. >> wow. >> and washington, d.c. >> it will be busy at the airports. now to a so-year-old boy back with his family after he was kidnapped during a terrifying home invasion. >> robbers kicked in the door of his relatives' home and demanded money. when they didn't find any cash, they took nicholas as his frightened teenage cousin hid in a closet.
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>> i hear them coming into my mom's room and my dad's room. i didn't know what to do. they said, hey, grab the boy, the cops are coming. >> nicholas was found safe eight hours later on a street corner about five miles away. the kidnappers may have been targeting his father. the most rift involved only suffered minor injuries. on interstate 94. this is in minnesota. the guy on the bike comes up behind the boat when a big object gets loose. and takes him down. ouch. again, only minor injuries. the motorcyclist was inexperienced. he learned a memory there. now the a crash landing in detroit. a small plane coming to rest in a residential neighborhood. the 18-year-old pilot was towing a banner over fire works when he ran out of fuel. the plane brought down overhead
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power lines and a woman getting out of her car was shocked by a live wire. the pilot was not injured. rescue efforts resume for a blue whale off the california coast. it was entangled in hundreds of feet of fishing line, probably crab trap lines. there are still some lines around the whale's flipper. it dove out of sight at night fall. rescuers have tied a tracking buoy to the whale to find it in the morning. let's go to baseball highlights. >> what a game for chris bryant. first player in the modern era to hit three home wruns two double ifs the same game. how about that? 6 rbi for bryant in the game. 16 total bases for him. that's the most since josh hamilton four years ago when he had 18 total.
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bryant said he never had five hits in game before. had three home runs once in college. he's done it again. 5 for 5 with three home runs and 6 rbi. listen, cleveland has not won since the -- has not lost, the indians, since the cavaliers won the nba title. >> so it's lebron? >> it's dellavedova. lonnie chisenhall. atlanta is a struggling franchise. jason kipnis. off matt marksberry. the jk kid. cleveland, 8-3. ten in a row. >> rebron james, triple double. >> lebron james, yes. dellavedova, the assist. >> back to you. here's play no one in the nba would ever get away with in an actual game. >> since it happeneded a a camp,
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you can't fault james harden. just watch. >> right here. right here. [ laughter ] >> oh! >> they should allow that in a real game. >> no, that would be cool. you saw it there in slow motion. harden tossing the the ball with his left hand over the kid's head. and throwing it down. that poor kid. >> how enthusiastically he's still watching. the kid was playing defense. seemed to get a laugh out of the whole thing. the other campers loved it. i think harden had a good time, too. >> i thought the kids were supposed to win. >> wrong camp. up next in "the pulse." the next big name in american sports. the gymnast on top of the world even before the olympics. and a humane society shelter cleaning up after a flood. and the animals are to blame.
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dominating the floor. the routine was posted online. it racked up 12 million views. the ladies are coming off a big win four years ago in london. >> wow. i'm speechless. look how high she gets. >> i know. exactly. about three times her height in the air. >> i'm excited to see her perform in the actual tournament. the 19-year-old is from columbus, ohio. on sunday, she won her fourth national championship. now to south florida, where an animal shelter is looking for some help. all because of a cat accused of what it's accused of doing. >> this happened at the humane society at pompano beach. one of the cats turned on the faucet last week when no one was around. the water kept running and running and running and running. 17 hours later, the place was flooded. the walls were soaked. the cabinets were ruined. the cat soaked the kitty litter and the food.
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>> ♪ >> good morning i'm tamala edwards. it's tuesday, june 28th. we've got breaking news this morning. one person is dead, another in critical condition. we're following details of a bucks county accident that has a road closed right now. happening today, ikea is set to recall 29 million dressers over fears that they can tip over. a third child's death has been linked to this piece of furniture. and a mother first thought she was dealing with a stomach virus but she says her child's sickness was actually due to a cruel punishment at a day care. those stories and karen rogers tracking storms and accuweather. that's all ahead on "action news." >> ♪ florida. most of the west will be dry. as you know, as ana and elsa sing in the movie "frozen" there's a first time for everything. >> in upstate new york, one of
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the movie's biggest fans is enjoying a first that capps changed her life forever. >> reporter: like so many 9-year-old girls, carissa mitchell is a big fan of the disney movie "frozen" ♪ let it go >> reporter: she has an ice blue prosthetic arm, fashioned in upstate new york using 3-d printing. carissa was born without a right arm. the lab created one for her. complete are a hand that can squeeze. >> awesome. >> reporter: all the more awesome because carissa got the prosthetic free of charge. >> the smile on her face is the most amazing feeling. >> reporter: the cost can be tens of thousands of dollars. 3-d printers lower the cost to about $30 to $50. changing lives like alex, who is
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learning to ride a bike. >> it's an amazing feeling to be able to help someone and know that you can help them do things they normally wouldn't be able to do. >> reporter: the first thing carissa did was give little olaf a nice, warm hug. david wright, abc news, new york. >> she's so happy about it. it was all part of a worldwide network trying to provide 3-d printing for those in need. >> that arm. 0 pieces wept into it. it took about 30 hours to print. they're going to continue to work with that family and others in need. >> very cool. and that's what's making news if america this morning. >> do stay with us for "good morning america." have a great tuesday.
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>> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist dave murphy. >> ♪ >> good morning. it's 4:30 on this tuesday june 28th. we're following breaking news. >> one person is killed when two cars collide on a bucks county road overnight. >> a popular piece of ikea is the focus of a massive recall. >> accuweather is tracking unsettled skies and the chance for pop-up showers or thunderstorms today. >> dave murphy is also talking about those pop-up showers. >> we've seen downpours in the overnight hours in an area that needed a lot
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