making news in america this morning, the nominee, donald trump, makes it official accepting the gop presidential nomination. the billionaire businessman laying out his core message. >> nobody knows the system better than me, which is why i alone can fix it. >> his plan for america in one of the longest convention speeches ever, but the night not without controversy. we're live in cleveland. breaking overnight a brush fire spreads to a poe tell creating a massive blaze. guests inside were forced to evacuate for their safety. we have new video just in. and the heat dome dominating the country on the move scorching temperatures for most of the nation where triple-digit heat is expected this weekend.

and we do say good friday morning, everyone. we'll begin with the grand finale to the grand ole party convention. donald trump now the nominee. >> trump painted a bleak portrait of the country and the world placing the blame on hillary clinton and president obama, but he declared he's the one who can fix it. >> right after the speech, trump and running mate mike pence signed the official papers formally accepting their nominations in writing. abc's stephanie ramos is live in cleveland for us this morning. stephanie, good morning. >> reporter: kendis and diane, good morning. the crowd here last night was energized. we heard familiar chants, we saw standing ovations and donald trump hitting up terrorism, poverty and hillary clinton during one of the longest convention speeches in decades. donald trump sealing the deal. >> i humbly and gratefully accept your nomination for the presidency of the united states. >> reporter: on the final and

biggest night of the republican national convention, the billionaire businessman turned gop nominee ended his party's convention the way he began his campaign, attacking the political establishment. >> i have joined the political arena so that the powerful can no longer beat up on people who cannot defend themselves. >> reporter: and painting a dark picture of america, but one he promises to fix. >> the day i take the oath of office, americans will finally wake up in a country where the laws of the united states are enforced. >> reporter: trump's speech jumping from terrorism, the economy, even remembering the 49 people who lost their lives in orlando. >> as your president i will do everything in my power to protect our lgbtq citizens. >> reporter: this part of his

extra long 1:15 speech bringing a trump supporter to tears. >> i havican party doesn't embre his lifestyle but we do. we love him. >> reporter: then came a familiar theme throughout the convention, trump intensifying attacks against his democratic rival. hillary clinton. >> this is the legacy of hillary clint clinton, death, destruction, terrorism and weakness. >> reporter: now, kendis and diane, if you listen closely, you can hear some of the equipment and some of the teardown that's happening right now on the convention floor. as soon as everyone cleared out crews came in for the cleanup clearing out all of the chairs, lifting the red carpet, sweeping up all of those popped balloons that you'll remember that there were 125,000 balloons just hanging on to the ceiling, those balloons came falling down with

confetti at the end of donald trump's big speech at the end of the night. so very messy but the cleanup crew is doing an amazing job. they're pretty much all done happening right now. >> it's amazing how quickly they work and how quickly the scene changes. >> yeah, absolutely. to get rid of all that balloon, all that confetti as well probably giving her the stank eisaiing are you done, let's get out of here. >> reporter: that's right. we've had a couple of workers come in and say, hey, can you give us a minute to remove the banner that's right below us here and just five more minutes, i promise. but do want to let you know hillary clinton's campaign manager did say that next week in philadelphia the democrats will, quote, focus on the issues, not anger, kendis and diane, that convention kicks off on monday. >> absolutely. >> and the entertainment continues. >> yes, it does. >> yes, it does. >> we want to give one more bit of props to the republicans in the final night of their

convention that also featured a historic moment. there was a silicon valley billionaire who was expressing gay pride. >> and as stephanie mentioned trump's daughter highlighted women's issue taking some by surprise. abc's adrienne bankert is here with reaction to ivanka trump's speech. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. people have called ivanka trump donald trump's secret weapon. he even joked that she would be a wonderful vice president. his devoted daughter delivering a rousing speech with an appeal to women, young voters and the many who haven't necessarily felt a part of either party. >> like many of my fellow millennials i do not consider myself categorically republican or democrat, more than party affiliation, i vote based on what i believe is right for my family and for my country. >> reporter: and ivanka trump not only touted her father's leadership and business abilities but he is a proponent for equal pay for equal vote and reaction on twitter mostly

complimentary. she picked up fans across the aisle chiming in she was speaking more to democrats than republicans at some points however one tweet is not so nice. the estate of the late beatle star george harrison calling out the campaign for having her walk out to the song "here comes the sun" saying it was offensive. the rock group queen was upset about the use of its anthem and started complaining earlier this summer for trump's campaign using the song "we are the champions." kendis and diane. >> all right. a lot of fans get upset about these things but there's not a ton they can do. >> not a lot but they did use the rolling stone, as well. >> defiant again. abc's adrienne bankert, adrienne, thank you. >> speaking of defiance, ted cruz standing his ground after getting booed off the convention stage wednesday night. >> so many republicans were outraged cruz refused to endorse donald trump, instead telling the crowd to vote their conscience. cruz met with the texas delegation yesterday and adamantly defended his decision not to honor the pledge to

support the gop nominee. >> that pledge was not a blanket commitment that if you go and slander and attack heidi that i'm going to nonetheless come like a ser vial puppy dog and say thank you very much for ma lining my wife and maligning my father. >> cruz called his decision a matter of principle and also made it clear it was intensely personal. >> so as stephanie mentioned democratic national convention kicks off monday in philadelphia and hillary clinton expected to announce her running mate today in the battleground state of florida. senator tim kaine and secretary tom vilsack among the top contenders. southern california, a brush fire spread to a motel filled with guests. it happened at the super 8 motel forcing people to evacuate. this dramatic video shows some of those guests running to their cars and shouting to alert others, as well. at least two buildings and several cars were burned. so far no injuries reported.

>> we are also following the dangerous heat wave that's impacting some 100 million americans. the hot, sticky conditions triggered violent storms in minnesota and wisconsin that created a major mess there. falling trees are blamed for killing two people at a boy scout camp. now, forecasters say this could be the most significant heat wave to hit america in four years. and it's not over yet. far from it. meteorologist rob marciano tracking it. >> we have heat warnings up from coast to coast once again. it's going to feel like 110 in places like st. louis, 105 in dallas and by saturday that hot dome smothering the east coast, mid-90s in new york and boston and 100 or more in d.c. and philly. >> all right, quite -- people have to try to stay cool in all that heat. rob marciano there. well, still ahead an american community with thc found in their water. >> breaking overnight a college basketball player collapses after a team workout. the investigation now into his death under way.

caught on camera, a fireball, what was seen streaking across the sky overnight.

a fireball across the nighttime sky in western states got a lot of attention overnight. this video was taken in las vegas but there were also sightings in southern california as well as neighboring arizona. we've posted more of the video on our website. atmfans.com. a chicago police officer is recovering this morning after being shot. the officer and his partner approached a man in a city park who was acting erratically. that man pulled a gun out of his backpack and started firing. he was killed in the exchange of gunfire with police. the police superintendent said

it was another example of too many guns and too many people willing to use them. the injured officer, though, will be physically okay. one of the fallen baton rouge police officers will be laid to rest today. matthew gerald was only on the job four months before he was gunned down. he served in the marines and army and will be buried in a veterans cemetery not far from baton rouge. there will be a full transparent investigation of the shooting of an unarmed black man. the officer did not have the same vantage point as this video which shows charles kinsey and an autistic patient he was caring for on the ground. the police union claims the ivor who opened fire thought kinsey was in danger and that he meant to hit the patient. residents in a small colorado town have been told not to drink water from their taps. that's because some tests there in hugo, colorado, have found the water is contaminated with thc. the psycho active chemical in

marijuana. there is evidence one of the town's wells had been tampered with. bottled water is being brought in for residents to drink. when we come back a cat burglar using a doggie door in this brazen break-in. epic fail. a goalkeeper's big blunder scoring a classic own goal.

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created a section of the highway to buckle. traffic was backed up for a few hours until crews were able to repair the damage. that's not the only problem on this morning's commute. be on the lookout for possible flooding in the upper northeast. slick conditions are a possibility along the gulf coast into florida as well as the dakotas and southwest. flying airport delays possible in new york, boston, philadelphia, chicago and detroit. donald trump wrapped up the republican national convention with a pledge to restore law and order. >> okay, so trump's hour and 15-miepts-long speech was filled with doom and floom and laid out a series of problems including rising crime, terrorism, illegal immigration and violence against police officers but he said he was the only one that could fix it and vowed to stand up for working americans. >> my pledge reads, i'm with you, the american people. i am your voice.

so to every part who dreams for their child and every child who dreams for their future. >> trump placed much of the plame for the issues plaguing the country on hillary clinton as well as president obama. >> of course, the main focus of the speech was about fixing america, how he could do is that. >> we put his speech into a word cloud app. here's what came up. the words make, country, great, those were some of the most used words along with violence, trade and plan. >> i love word app. two suspects on the loose, ten others under arrest suspected of planning terror attacks at the upcoming olympic games in rio. brazilian officials say the group was isis inspired and mostly organized online but they were, quote, absolutely amateur. brazilian security has been under intense security in the lead-up to the games. a basketball player that had just joined the team at oklahoma state university has died. 21-year-old tyrek coger

collapsed after a workout yesterday and later passed away. now, he had only arrived at oklahoma state two weeks prior after playing junior college basketball in his native north carolina last season. there's still no word on his cause of death. and the city of charlotte has lost next year's nba all-star game. the pro basketball league is moving the event because of north carolina's controversial law eliminating anti-discrimination protection for lesbian, gay and transgender people. it's estimated losing the game will cost the state $100 million. so the big shake-up at fox news channel that's been rumored for several days now, well, it is official. ceo roger ailes is out. the man who built the network from scratch and ran it for nearly 20 years resigned following a sexual harassment lawsuit against him by former anchor gretchen carlson. ailes denies the charges but says he decided to step down because he didn't want to be a distraction. now, police in st st. petersburg are asking for the public help to catch a

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>> good morning, i'm matt o'donnell, it is 4:27 a.m. friday july 22. donald trump accepts his party as nomination, we'll hear from the nominee from the site of the event in cleveland. we're live outside the wells fargo center where the spotlight turns to the democratic convention in philadelphia. be ready for dangerously hot weather. it will feel like 100 degrees today. david murphy has the latest from accuweather. matt pellman is out there taking a look at the roads are shaping up to be right now. what you could be delayed at later on. "action news" is next. late nig plenty of material to work with. >> i think they were waiting for this. especially melania trump's speech. of course, here now your "friday funnies."

>> melania did it. she found something less original than being a model married to an old billionaire. >> someone did a good job pairing videos up side by side. >> you work hard for what you want in life. that your word is your bond and you do what you say you're going to do. >> the trump campaign insists she did not plagiarize repeats things is how melania learned to speak english. >> melania trump just took something a black woman did first and passed it off as her own or as iggy azalea did it, her hits. >> no one has lost their jobs. if only there was someone in the trump campaign who enjoyed firing people. >> not one republican seemed to think there was anything unusual about how similar the speeches were. >> if they were the same words i would argue melania delivered them a heck of a lot better. >> a great point. she didn't plagiarize the speech. she covered it. like when whitney houston recorded "i will always love

you" or beatles did "twist and shout" it was a cover version of her speech. it doesn't matter who did it first but who did it best. >> did she do it on purpose? how will we ever know? it turns out the only way we know anything these days from kim kardashian's snapchats. >> i think this is a really cool thing to have. >> i know. i can't believe i'm speaking at the convention. i wrote the whole speech myself except the parts that i intentionally plagiarized from michelle obama. >> at least donald trump didn't steal make america great again. >> make america great again. >> whatever. what's your problem? >> a lot of fodder. >> next week we get the dnc. >> it's going to be a fun week. >> it continues. >> have a great weekend.

>> good morning it is 4:30 a.m. friday, july 22. >> here's what we're following for you. it will be a dangerously hot day today, a stretch of excessive heat begins. >> the national political focus shifts to philadelphia today. we'll have a live report from the wells fargo center. >> the republican national convention came to a close with donald trump's accepting the party nomination. stephanie ramos joins us live from the quicken loans arena in cleveland where donald trump offered