i'm diane macedo. >> and kendis gibson. here are the top headlines we're following this morning. most of the country seeing extremely high temperatures. there are wildfires in the west. including this one. it's really big. it's near los angeles. at least one person dead and nearly 20 homes destroyed. >> the democratic national convention opens with speeches from bernie sanders and michelle obama. the resignation of debbie wasserman shultz is proving to be a big distraction. we have full coverage ahead. 12 people injured after a man blew himself up outside a music festival in germany. police say the man was a man reduced asylum in the country, but his motive remains a mystery. >> and world youth day in poland. millions are gathering for the

week long spiritual event. pope francis is slated to attend. those will some of the top stories for this monday, july 25th. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." we begin this half hour with a massive wildfire burning outside of los angeles. a fire official now says it's raging through the santa clarita valley like a freight train. >> new video shows one of the 18 homes destroyed. among the homeowners who have lost everything is a firefight battling another blaze. he learned his home was burned to the ground. we have more from the fire lines. >> reporter: the wildfire raging ten miles north of los angeles turning deadly. officials discovering a body inside the vehicle of this driveway. >> that fire came through and blasted the backside of some homes. >> reporter: 1500 homes evacuated. 18 now destroyed.

fire sweeping down into the valleys. flames 40 feet high. >> there's a lot of devastation around the hillsides here. >> reporter: 1700 firefighters. even modified jumbo jets bought in to attack the blaze. choppers grabbing water to douse the flames. this used to be the set of many hollywood productions. firefighters are putting out the flames after it was burned to rubble. this fire just one of more than two dozen burning in ten states out west. the people living in this home able to escape with their lives. but no help for firefighters. it is hot. it is dry, and there is no sign of rain ahead. phillip mena, california. >> the firefighters are also battling high temperatures as are americans throughout the country. it'll feel like 108 degrees for any democratic national convention delegates who venture outdoors in philadelphia. >> east coast will set records today.

paul williams joins us with the forecast. >> good morning. serious heat feeling like 110 degrees throughout the mid south including nashville, memphis, down throughout mississippi and louisiana. same kind of heat in d.c. and philadelphia areas. feeling like 110 or nearly 1 0 0 to 105 surrounding areas. on the west coast as well, a high pressure system strengthening, forcing the jetstream north. challenging record highs and dangerous sun shine, uv index high. everybody will need sun block. >> all right. keep the sun block handy. thank you. turning to the controversy surrounding the start of the democratic national convention. >> this morning has democrats descend on california, debbie wasserman shultz has announced her resignation. leeked e-mails showed party e-mails favored hillary clinton in the primaries. a charge bernie sanders has made for several months. >> debbie wasserman shultz is

still slated to open and close the convention, but democrats fear she may be booed. and the leaked e-mail controversy is stealing the spotlight from the rollout of her running mate. >> she chose tim kaine to share the democratic ticket and address the crowd in fluent spanish as they appeared in miami over the weekend. they attached up for a joint interview last night on of 60 minutes and took aim at donald trump. >> we've both heard from many republicans how distressed they are at the direction that donald trump is taking their party. we know there are republicans who share our concerns, and want to be part of the solution, not just peddling fear and bigotry. >> clinton is getting an unexpected endorsement from michael boomberg, the billionaire who is now an independent. he'll speak at the convention hoping to make the case for clinton as the best choice.

>> tonight's theme is united together. the first lady, bernie sanders, and senator elizabeth warren will be among the speakers. we'll have a special report at 10 p.m. eastern. >> donald trump is expected to be active on twitter as the democratic national convention gets underway. he's busily analyzing his own convention speech and planning revenge on his political rivals. we have more. >> reporter: donald trump still bragging about his own big speech. tweeting out this video with an applause-oh-meter, claiming 24 minutes of pure cheering. >> some people said it was a little dark. >> reporter: did you think? >> i thought it was optimistic. to me it was an optimistic speech. >> reporter: but at times he painted a frame picture. >> a moment of crisis. illegal immigrants ordered deported from our country are tonight roaming free to threaten

peaceful citizens. the attacks on our police and the terrorism of our cities threaten our very way of life. >> reporter: trump now also refusing to end his feud with ted cruz. >> stand and speak and vote your conscious. vote for candidates up and down the ticket. >> reporter: it's been days since cruz was booed off the stage after refusing to endorse trump as the ball heir watched from the crowd. >> i did him a favor. had i not walked into the arena at that moment, i think they would have ripped him off the stage. >> reporter: but trump's goodwill ends there. he's now promising to send a super pac to take out cruz and john kasich who boycotted his convention. >> yeah, i'll probably do a superpac when they run, against kasich. for 10 million to $20 million against ted cruz. and maybe one other person that i'm thinking about. >> reporter: it's unclear which

politician he was speaking about. he will be busy this week hitting battle ground states including north carolina, florida and ohio. the coast guard was called in to rescue a sick cruise ship passenger. authorities say the 19-year-old passenger was experiencing severe stomach pains. she was aboard the norwegian break away. she was flown to a hospital. some russian athletes will taking part in the summer olympic games. the call was rejected to ban the entire team. instead any russian athlete who has ever had a doping violation will not be allowed into the games. they began their baseball careers in opposite ends but ended at the same place, cooperstown. >> griffey was the number one draft pick in 1987. the highest pick to ever enter the hall. piazza wasn't chosen until the

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dozens of people hurt after a crash involving a commuter bus and a tractor-trailer outside of philadelphia. witnesses say a jeep crashed into the bus which hit the tractor-trailer. 26 passengers on the bus and two pedestrians taken to the hospital. none of the injuries are life threatening. the secret service is in overdrive hours ahead of the zns democratic national convention. they're barely catching a breath after last week's republican national convention. >> reporter: it was the moment the secret service had been anticipating for months. the republican nominee nearing the convention hall about to accept his party's nomination. we caught up with the secret service director just before donald trump was set to arrive. >> we continue to go back over your plan. you never think you have the plan perfectly in place. >> reporter: the pressure intense for the 28 -year

veteran. >> you still get butterflies. i get butterflies. i'll feel the anxiety. >> you walk around the post. >> reporter: these last critical moments, the director is mindful of recent outbursts of violence internationally and here at home. it's been an incredible news cycle where you had the horror of dallas, and then the tragedy in nice. >> it's a reminder that we always have to be ready for any scenario. we should have a plan in place for whatever we may be confronted with. >> reporter: security for the conventions in cleveland and philadelphia has been unprecedented due to the threat environment. thousands of police and federal agents including tact. >> caller: teams, and barriers and fences to prevent access to venues. no specific credible threat has been identified. so far so good. the protests in cleveland were not marked by violence. but with the conventions back to

back, no break inbetween, no one celebrating yet, not until philadelphia is over. >> they're two different venues. the landscapes are different. a lot of the personnel in cleveland are being used in philadelphia. >> reporter: long hours for the troops. >> and you roll onto philadelphia? >> reporter: i'm going to philly and martha's win yavineyard. >> reporter: that's not a vacation. he'll be with the president. agents swarm out of the vehicles to protect the man of the hour. the opening act of the general election almost over. when is a moment you'll breathe a little easier in cleveland? >> well, it usually takes about 24 hours after an event. >> reporter: you have to sleep on it? >> you have to sleep on it a few hours. >> reporter: only a few. the democratic national convention starts in less than 24 hours. >> they have a tough job ahead.

some 44 00 delegates inside the center. >> reporter: it starts at 4:00 p.m. eastern time. >> coming up, lights, camera and more lights? >> everything l.e.d. a little bit of history and then a lot of fun l.e.d. gadgets including l.e.d. flashing gloves. you're watching "world news now." p?p?o?gv

it's hard to believe it's been ten years since l.e.d. lightbulbs hit the market. they were cold and harsh and expensive. you would spend as much on lightbulbs as caviar, but today there's a whole new light. joining us, our giz wiz. >> i like the caviar reference. >> the finer things in life. >> yes. >> first l.e.d. bulb was about $100. then the switch 60 was about four years ago. it was the first l.e.d. that had a dimming range. and also it had a more pleasant look to it. >> it looks like a fairly complicated contraption. >> this bulb weighs almost 10

ounces. >> it feels like a mini snow globe. >> it's an engineering masterpiece, but now, this is from cree. this is $6 to $8. >> that's better. >> exactly. dimmable. >> and looks more like an lightbulb. >> you can put it in any lamp and people don't realize it's an l.e.d. $6 to $9 for that. now a different kind of l.e.d. bulb that also goes into any fixture, but it adds a little bit of fun, because it lights up in colors. >> how about that? >> you can pick the color or you can let it roam through colors. you can do fades. this guy is only $9. and they make different wattages. this is nice for -- >> a party. great for a kid's bedroom as well. >> yes. and in a minute i'll show you something great for the kid's bedroom.

now, running around the outside of our -- >> speaking of party lighting. >> yes, our demo desk is something called super night that's 16 feet plus of l.e.d. lights. 300 of them. and you can outline cabinets. you can outline the dem kno des. this comes with a large remote control. you can change colors. you have to aim it at the remote. >> that's more complicated than the one that controls my entertainment system. >> when you buy the cheap system, it comes with a little ones that uses some of the same codes as your tv remote. you may change it to a color you don't want. i have it on my website. you want the more expensive remote. >> and it comes in a role? >> you can size it. every three inches you can cut it. >> and it's adhesive. >> you can attach them. you can get up to 32 plus feet.

you were talking act kids. this is the bedroom ceiling of the kids room or yours. this is called the ocean projector. we can do fading. >> it looks like you're looking at water. >> yes. >> that makes sense. >> and you can do color. you can flash colors. my favorite is this blue. ? >> it's soothing. the idea is before you go to bed? >> yes, an your ceiling and it'll stay on for an hour and shut off. if you want, you can plug your stereo into it. that's $20. and then the final guy. that's my l.e.d. glove. >> oh, boy. >> why would a person have l.e.d. gloves? >> that's what i was about to ask you, dick. why does one need those? >> the giz whiz needs everything l.e.d. so these are l.e.d. gloves.

mooef it believe it or not, they have six different options for fading and blinking. >> i have to say they seem kind of pointless, but at the same time i want them. >> you want to know something? they are pointless. i could not resist. >> i think we need to go out of the club. >> i looked on amazon and i said what's the use for this? playing the piano in the dark. >> that's one. >> there you go. >> the giz whiz, dick, it's always great to have you on. you kcan check out these and other illuminating gadgets on his website. you're watching "world news now." introducing new k-y touch gel crème.

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invictus games, and she looked stunning in this satin and lace gowns. >> those words don't come out of our own writing. >> that one, i didn't read half of what was in the prompter. >> and it appears someone out there has been listening. someone by the writes the red carpet fashion analysis should be permanent. because kendis and dine give great insights. >> maybe greg hasn't been listening. >> maybe the alias is our writer who loves the fashion. >> nice try. >> nice lace. >> it's kind of a cringe worthy video that we shared with you last week. >> the epic ride on a friend's backyard slide was a tale of survival. >> this happened in texas. he got away with just a few

broken bones, and he actually posted this clip on social media saying he was too old to ride down a water slide. we showed you the clip, but pedro asked why did they have to play it 1 billion times? >> we have to apologize for playing for 1 billion times on tv. on the tv there, it is such a small, small version of it. you don't really get to see it enough. hopefully this helps, pedro. does this help? >> we have it on a large monitor for you. we've hoping that may clarify a few things. if that's enough. >> here it goes, the bigger wall. our apologies for showing this guy going off over the edge -- sorry.

this morning on "world news now," the democrats take center stage. the party led by hillary clinton opens the national convention in philadelphia. and opens up to controversy. the party chair stepping down while bernie sanders supporters say i told you so. we're live in philadelphia. sparks fly in chicago. a powerful storm blows through the windy city. heat waves throughout the country leave many with little relief. >> the shocking security breach at a busy airport. what the tsa said they've done to make sure something like this doesn't happen again. and see what happens when my co-anchor gets on a premier ocean liner. it's lifestyles of the rich and kendis on this monday, july 25th. from abc news, this is

"world news now." >> i don't get seasick on a parked boat, but they did kick me off near the end of that. pack your dramamine for the democratic convention. it seems like it's going to be rocky. >> they kick off the national convention in philadelphia. >> the chair of the dnc is stepping down aft. the controversial dnc chairman made a light night appearance. >> reporter: a late night appearance to an empty arena. she came out on stage and was looking at the whole scene, but nobody here to applaud her or boo her. the final touches have been underway for days. the sound checks, the speech rehearsals. everything is getting one last shine. but the e-mails are dominating the headlines.

and the clinton campaign does not want that to continue and potentially overshadow this week. >> reporter: democrats are scrambling to make sure when their convention kicks off in philadelphia, party unity will be front and center, but a shell, debbie wasserman shultz resigning after wikileaks released thousands of e-mails suggesting the party blacked hillary clinton over bernie sanders. clinton's campaign says the timing of the leak is no coincidence. >> experts are telling yus russian state actors took the e-mails and are leaking them out. >> sanders said she made the right decision. earlier he said the focus needs to be on winning. >> we have to defeat trump. we have to elect hillary clinton. >> reporter: and in their first joint interview on 60 minutes, clinton and running mate, tim kaine responding to donald trump's attacks. >> i'm not going to engage in that kind of insult fest that he

seems to thrive on. >> and what most of us stopped the name calling thing about fifth grade. >> reporter: philadelphia officials are expecting massive dpl demonstrations all week. thousands of bernie sanders supporters braving the heat to take to the streets. >> bernie is the only candidate that speaks to me. >> reporter: debbie wasserman shultz is not going out quietly. she's going to open and close the convention, and she may even give a speech which means bernie sanders supporters could have a couple more opportunities to voice their frustrations. >> karen, do we know what's behind the strategy? why not resign right away? why stay through the convention? >> reporter: she wanted to stay in the spotlight and still play a role in this convention. as i said, she wanted to open it. that was important to her, sending a signal to her constituents and clinging to a little bit of power. though the writing was on the wall on sunday afternoon.

the clinton campaign meeting with debbie wasserman shultz in philadelphia saying, look, you got to do this. even president obama giving her a phone call, saying he understood, but also pushing that message. they wanted this over. they did not want any drama like they say they saw last week in cleveland with the republicans. >> it's still early. we'll see it if plays out as is. i'm sure there will be a lot of boos from the bernie sanders delegates. bernie sanders expected to speak tonight. what can we expect to hear from him? >> reporter: this is a big speech for bernie sanders. this was one of the concessions he got as he was doing his exit negotiations with the party in the clinton campaign getting a big prime time speaking slot, and he also was able to get a state by state role call of delegates instead of just saying all the delegates go to hillary clint clinton, she gets the nomination. every state tuesday night will go through. so his supporters get their moment in the spotlight. but as for his message tonight,

very important what he sends as a signal to party unity and to his supporters. the clinton campaign are hoping his message is behave this week. >> many will be looking to see if that is his message and if, perhaps, he behaves or misbehaves this week. karen reporting from philadelphia. looking ahead to the fist day of the convention, tonight's theme is united together. the first lady, bernie sanders, and elizabeth warren will be among the speakers. and our political team in philadelphia will bring you coverage throughout the day and a special report from the convention tonight at 10:00 p.m. eastern. first, our other big story this morning. the hot, dry winds fanning a wildfire raging in southern california. it's burning in the santa clarita valley north of l.a. nearly 20 homes destroyed and hundreds more threatened. many residents have been hold to evacuate on top of some 1500

already under evacuation orders. they are battling the blaze in hot weather. and there are heat waves all across the country with excessive heat warnings greeting convention delegates in philadelphia this morning. what relief there has been in the midwest as come from severe storms. in chicago one of the storms threw a canopy onto commuter rail lines causing sparks. a driver did the recording here. that fire snarled service on several major rail lines last night. the storms knocked out power for tens of thousands. over seas, new details about a violent attack in germany. officials say he was a 27-year-old syrian who had been denied asylum in germany. 12 people were hurt when the man's bomb went off. it's not clear if he intended to kill people or was carrying out a suicide.

another man was arrested for killing a woman with a machete. it appeared to be the result of an argument. those incidents followed friday's rampage in munich. more than 1,000 people gathers last night near the scene of the shooting to light candles and place flowers. officials are revealing new information about the gunman and his past struggles with mental health. >> the attacker began his rampage firing his gun at a mcdonald's. a moment we learned had been in the works for a year. officials saying the gunman detailed how he would carry out the shooting spree in a manifesto and tried to lure victims by posting an offer of free food on a fake facebook page. they also found his copy of peter langman's why kids kill which studies school shootings. he even visited the site of a 2009 german school shooting.

the prosecutor painted the picture of a disturbed man who was hospitalized for two months last year for depression and social anxiety. authorities arrested one of his friends suspected of knowing about the plot. seven died and two more. almost all the victims were fellow teenagers. the gun the attacker used was a glock pistol. he appeared to have bought it on the black market. it was a restored theater prop. turning to business. it's the end of the road for yahoo. verizon is expected to announce it's acquiring the company. the purchase will include the e-mail service and the news finance and sports websites. yahoo at one point was valued at $1,340 million. verizon is expected to keep the brand. zblnc after weeks of riding the

do tour de france is over the. it finally wrapped up. >> chris broom wore his yellow jersey and enjoyed a flute of champagne as he road toward paris. this is his third overall tour victory in the last four years. >> after the race, he dedicated his win to his infant son, kellin. he said events like the tour put sports into perspective during what he called difficult times. many people in france have had a difficult time. >> and he did pay tribute to the victims, and this is -- he's now only one of eight people to have won three times. he has his eye on the five time record. >> that shocking security breach, a man walking past a tsa guard on his phone. what's being done about it now? >> and kendis shows us how to travel in style. see the latest edition of lifestyles of the rich and kendis. and remember to find us on

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the pilot expected to make a full recovery. federal investigators are trying to figure out what caused the plane to crash. >> and even a dallas fort worth. >> newly released video shows a man with no boarding pass bypassing security, breezing past at least one tsa agent who was distracted by his phone. >> reporter: it is shocking for just how easy it looks. newly released surveillance video shows the man, no luggage or ticket at dallas fort worth airport. he jogged through an unmanned check point breezing through a tsa agent looking at his phone. >> it is serious. >> reporter: the 25-year-old made it onto a plane. finally a gate agent pulling him off the plane escorting him to police. >> he could have something he could inflect deadly force on another person. >> reporter: tsa has been under

fire for other security lapses. an internal test found that undercover agents were able to sneak fake weapons and explosives past the tsa in 67 out of 70 attempts. he was unarmed but charged with criminal press passing in the incident. in a statement the tsa said they made adjustments to check points and adding enhancements to physical security. >> so bizarre to watch him walk right past that agent. >> especially considering how long it takes most of us to get through tsa. he got through quickly. >> doapparently it took them to find him on the plane. and he said according to police that he didn't want his girlfriend going down to fought maw guatemala and being with the wrong guy. >> they'd been having issues so he decided to walk through as if

it's normal. >> maybe he got the girl in the end? i doubt it. >> coming up in the half hour, an update on bachelor ben higgins running for office. what we're learning about his candidacy. we'll have the full story in "the skinny." >> first, getting a taste of the good life on board the world's most famous ocean liner. i'm going to take you on a personal tour of the queen mary two. straight ahead. pop some champagne. i'll meet you on the other side of the break. >> fancy.

summertime is prime cruise time. what better way to enjoy the high seas than on the most luxurious ocean liner? >> it wasn't a hop across the pond, but a trip down the

highway, and i got a taste of how the other half lives aboard the queen mary two for the latest edition of lifestyles of the rich and kendis. ♪ ♪ >> come on. this isn't the love boat. this is the queen mary two. >> oh, it's a little higher standard? >> absolutely. >> let's check it out. this is the queen mary two named of her imagine majesty's mother. it's as glamorous as it gets

with lavish suites, amazing meals and over the top service, the qm 2, the latest in the line of those ocean liners. >> this is the ship's entertainment director giving us an inside look at some of the finer parts of the on board experience. >> specially designed cocktails for the come ddinner. >> or for breakfast. >> what time is it? >> what is this? >> we are now in one of the largest speedways large largest spas at show. massages and facials. i'm getting relaxed already. >> there's even red carpet treatment for the four-legged guests. high end guests pay tens of thousands of dollars for the

crossing, the suite spanning two floors of the 12 story ship. 24 hour butler service and getting exclusive five star dining. >> we're now in the grill restaurant. it's the finest experience at sea. this restaurant has been remodelled. shall a book a table for two? >> can we do a one to six movie? >> absolutely. i'll talk to your friend the captain. >> that's what i did. hello, i'm kendis. can we take a look at your ship? >> please do. walk this way. >> this is so cool. do normal guests get to see the bridge? >> other guests aren't allowed in here. >> he gives me the tour of the bridge with the well worn carpets where he paces. >> this ship was designed specifically to fit underneath the bridge. it's just 12 feet clearance between the top boat and the

underside of the bridge. that's not a lot of room. whenever we go through, all the guests, and they're all watching and counting down to see if we fit, and we get a round of applause every time. >> the captain highlighting the new $130 million refurbishing, and giving us exclusive access to areas where only the likes of sting get to go. >> we get to go somewhere nobody else on the ship gets to go. i think you know what's happening. i'm the king of the world. yep, probably the last time i'll be allowed on board. >> pretty much the last time. escorted. just push me off from there. it was a fun ship. got some really good questions in to the captain including who was a better captain. he didn't know who captain

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this morning on "world news now," the convention hasn't started but the democratic have controversy on their hands. the party's chair is stepping down after damaging e-mails as hillary clinton and her new running mate keep up a new united front. plus we'll look at donald trump will be doing today in wildfire. >> break right now, wildfire raging out of control near los angeles. fire crews working in harsh conditions and sweltering temperatures. it's already too late for some who have seen their homes go up in flames. >> and new, frightening video from a wildlife park. a woman in china got out of her car feet away from a tiger. we'll show you what happens next. and the big birthday celebration for prince george. william and kate's big boy turning three, but a comment might mean he got a little too much birthday this year. it's monday, july 25th.

the full story ahead in "the skinny". >> maybe little george saw his grandmother's celebration and decided i want -- >> i want several days of that. there's a great poet who said unity. that's for unity. queen latifah, and i think the democrats are trying to get some sort of unity this weekend. >> a little something in their way. >> there's a problem in her way. i thought i'd quote queen latifah. we'll start with the controversy with the democrats threatening the efforts to promote party unity at the national convention. >> debbie wasserman shultz took a tour of the stage a few hours ago despite her plans to resign after e-mails show she conspired against sanders.

she plans to take part in the convention. we have more from cecilia vega. >> reporter: a bomb shell. debbie wasserman shultz resigning after wikileaks released thousands of internal democratic democratic national convention e-mails suggesting the party favored clinton over bernie sanders. an 11th hour effort to blunt the controversy hanging over clinton's convention, and upstaging the announcement of her running mate, tim kaine. >> senator tim kaine is everything donald trump and mike pence are not. >> reporter: fresh off their big debut, clinton's words of encouragement picked up by the microphones. unlike donald trump who spoke for 28 minutes before introducing his running mate. >> back to mike pence. >> reporter: then walking off stage.

clinton made kaine the star of her show. he spoke 38 minutes to her 17. >> hillary clinton, she doesn't insult people. she listens to them. what a novel concept, right? >> reporter: now their first joint interview tim kaine's new role on display. clinton asked what she calls trump since he calls her crooked hillary. >> i don't call him anything, and i'm not going to engage in that kind of insult fest that he seems to thrive on. >> i don't want to -- she's done a good job of letting the water go off her back on that. that's not the way i feel when i see this, you know, crooked hillary or the lock her up, it's just ridiculous, and most of us stopped the name calling thing about fifth grade. >> reporter: they may be presenting a united front, but the hacked dnc e-mails enraging sanders' supporters. in one e-mail a top staffer wonders about sanders, does he believe in a god?

he has skated on saying he has a jewish heritage. i think i read he's an atheist. this could make several points difference. he called for her to back down, but he didn't back down from his support of clinton. swre we have to defeat trump. >> reporter: as for the v.p. pick, choose ing tim kaine comes down to giving hillary clinton a boost when it comes to winning white male and independent voters and is t swing state of virginia. this decision came down to chemistry. you saw them on the stage together. they certainly had that. cecilia vega. abc news, philadelphia. >> thank you. and hillary clinton and president obama apparently both thanked debbie wasserman shultz for her leadership and her service to the party. >> for more now on exactly what sort of role she'll play at the convention that begins today, let's turn to karen traverse who is joining us from philly. why did she ultimately step down?

what tipped the scale? >> reporter: there was too much pressure at this point. the clinton campaign did not want this to be a distraction. the story had been bubbling for a couple days. on sunday no campaign events. nothing out on the trail. that's all pundits were talking about all day. basically the clinton campaign went to debbie wasserman shultz. president obama also speaking to her and saying for the good of the party, step aside. this is too much of a distraction. >> given that, karen, what does the clinton campaign want out of this week and what's the reaction to how front and center debbie wasserman shultz seems to be? >> reporter: they want this to be a positive week, to contrast cleveland which was a dark pessimistic view of where things are right now, and donald trump making the case he can fix it. rick klein put it best. he said you know that show it's always sunny in philadelphia,

that's going to be what the clinton campaign is pushing all week. a lot of biography points about clinton, the historic nature of her candidacy and showing that in a time where being an outsider is getting a lot of attention, the experience and government service can be a positive thing. >> speaking of cleveland, there were protesters out in force every day of the rnc last week. what can we expect and what have we seen so far there in philadelphia? >> reporter: this is going to be bigger. the city of philadelphia issued thousands of permits. they were already out on the streets on sunday. they were peaceful and organized. environmental protests. some bernie sanders supporters. officials here saying they're going to be very big. a lot of demonstrations and marches planned. >> what is donald trump up to while this is going on? >> reporter: guess what. he's not going to be quiet this week. he's going to have events today in north carolina with his running mate, and even if he didn't have any campaign events, you know how much he likes to tweet.

i would bet that starting every night at 10:00 during prime time speeches, go to twitter. donald trump will be weighing in. >> no doubt. karen traverse in philadelphia. karen, thank you. and our full political team is in philadelphia covering every moment of the convention. you can talk tonight's special report at 10:00 eastern time or check out the live stream on abc news digital. >> and donald trump is defending roger ailes calling him a good person. ailes was forced to resign last week amid sexually harassing more than two dozen women. allegations. trump said he feels bad for ailes and he's casting doubt on the accusers. he said some of them had wonderful things to say about ailes and now are saying terrible things? in california a wildfire. raging out of control. it's located north of los angeles. as many as 2000 homes in the path of the blaze.

so far it's destroyed 30,000 acres. one person is dead found in a burned out car in a driveway. at least 18 homes have been destroyed. new video shows some smoldering homes. everything inside reduced to ash. hundreds more. residents have been told to evacuate with others told to be ready to flee at a moment's notice. and hot dry weather in california isn't helping. extremely hot for most of the country today. >> let's get details from paul williams. paul, good morning. >> good morning. thanks to a high pressure system that will strengthen and force the jetstream to the north, a challenging of record highs everywhere you see the hugh color. reno up toward seattle. great deal of sun shine. high uv index. everybody will need sun block. whether you're dark as me or light as frosty the snowman. a high fire danger. we're looking at exceptional to extreme drought throughout the southwest. we still have the active heat advisories from san diego up

toward the burbank area. throughout the midwest warnings around st. louis and advisories through arkansas and the east coast targeting philly. >> that heat is pretty intense there in pennsylvania, obviously, for paul. thank you. he started out as frosty and turned to paul williams. in china a visit to a wild animal park that turned deadly. take a look at this video that you might find difficult to watch. on the surveillance video you can see a woman get out of her car in the park quickly attacked by a tiger. a man and another woman then also exited the vehicle trying to save her. the tiger killed the woman. the man and the child inside the car were not injured. the first woman is recovering in a hospital. the park is now closed. although the blog claims it's because of flooding. >> grief on college campuses following a deadly car crash. a nebraska punter and former

michigan state punter were killed. a kicker from lsu was hurt in the accident. the men had just left a kicking clinic in wisconsin when it happened. it's believed the driver was speeding. a university of florida football player is being praised for stopping a sexual assault. he was working as a security guard at a bar when he spotted a couple in the parking lot. he said it was obvious the woman was too drunk to have given her consent and he knew it was his duty to get involved. so he and another witness stopped the attack. that suspect is now behind bars. a nightmare for frequent fliers. no internet or streaming video. on a delayed flight stuck on the tar mack. the flight attendants on one flight asked if anyone wanted to entertain the other passengers. >> as it turns out, there were a number of pageant participants on board. that resulted in this.

♪ somewhere over the rainbow ♪ way up high >> very nice. >> that was jessica bailey performing for a crowd, i'm sure surprised to get this level of entertainment on the flight. she was followed up by her six-year-old daughter and they went up there using the microphone and put on a show. >> all of the judges thought their performance was great. >> that's right. no simon cowls on board. >> coming up, the show of female force this weekend. why this year it's all about girl power at comic con. >> first, an update on a dramatic plane crash in connecticut. the story coming from the man inside that home. you're watching "world news now." ♪ susie got all germy

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four four people are dead after a bus transporting staffers for the dallas cowboys collided with a van in arizona. authorities say the van was making an illegal left turn when it crashed into the bus. it was headed to a fan event. all four people inside that van were killed including two teenagers. a connecticut man has an amazing tale of survival. he was sitting at home watching tv when a small plane crashed into his home. >> he says the plane missed him by a few feet. witnesses say they noted a problem with the plane shortly after takeoff. adrienne bankert has more. >> reporter: this small plane plunging into this home in seconds. the man running to the crash scene with others to help. amazingly, that plane just missing norman hanenbom who was

at home watching tv. >> i ran outside and a man said there's a plane on your roof. >> reporter: he said he didn't hear it coming. >> i guess had i been two or three feet closer i would have been hit. >> reporter: the pilot air lifted but in critical condition. he had just taken off from a local airport when witnesses say the plane seemed to be struggling. one witness reports the plane barely cleared the trees.

♪ time now for "the skinny" starting with taylor swift's exboyfriend. >> it is often said that the best revenge is a life well lived. and just two months after his breakup with t swift, he appears to be living the high life this weekend attending jennifer lopez's birthday party, and this seems to show harris with his arm around j-lo along with kim

kardashian. >> this is all barely a week after kardashians shares videos showing her husband, west, talking to allegedly taylor swift about lines in his song. so swift is accusing kim or kimye, the couple of character assassination. is calvin taking their side? >> his arm was touching kim a little bit, but all is well that ends well, or at the very least, you can look good amid the drama, i guess. take another look at the spin tight pantsuit j-lo wore. >> she is wearing it well. i do have to admit that. i'm not sure anyone is going to compete with her in a who wore it best contest. >> not at all. you win. next, a story we told you

about ben higgins. he was planning to run for colorado state assembly. >> now it looks like his short lived political career has ended. he filed to run as a republican last week facing off against a democratic incumbent who was recently charged with a dui. he was sentenced to one year of probation. >> he said due to unforeseen circumstances, i will not be able to move forward as a candidate. >> and it may be just as well. ben and his fiance are busy filming a new reality show. it will premier this october. it will be on free form. >> it used to be disney family. it's now free form. and finally from across the pond. you might say was it too much birthday for one young royal? >> the prince and duchess released pictures of prince george looking dapper on his

third birthday weekend. >> during an appearance at a sailing event yesterday ahead of the america's cup world racing event prince william was asked by a competition winner what presents he got for his birthday. >> william replied i'm not telling. he got far too much. he's spoiled. >> can you believe how grown he looks? those photos were adorable that the palace released. >> i still want to know what he got. maybe that chopper. maybe that was one of the gifts. >> coming up, the girl power. a show of force in san diego. apparently it's all about the ladies. >> this is always a big scene, of course, in san diego. so glad that comic con has remained there in southern california. the fierce females making headlines at this event. >> entertaining costumes, always. entertaining costumes, always.

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star trek beyond beamed itself right into first place in the box office in this opening weekend. topping industry expectations and taking in nearly $60 million rounding out the top three. the secret life of pets hanging in there and ghost busters in third place with just about $21 million. outside of the theaters there were major events at comic con.

>> females are proving this year it's all about girl power. >> i believe every year is a female year. >> here's sara haines. >> reporter: at this weekend's san diego comic con, girl power rules. >> how are you? >> reporter: tens of thousands of fans in san diego treated to sneak peeks at the geeky movies and shows. showing love for muggles, but wonder woman won the day. once the look at the movie hit youtube, within hours it had more than 4 million views. trouncing her male buddies in justice league led by bat man. >> i'm putting together a team. >> reporter: move over aqua man and flash.

and the comic con girl power continues in another big movie announcement. marvel unveiling the star of the first ever female super hero lead. brie larson will skyrocket to the top of the trending list. >> and mattel also released a number of barbie dolls. they were tied in with the female hero theme. they have a wonder woman doll. >> i used to live in san diego. about 130,000 people will pack into the downtown -- oh. gas lamp area. the costumes are interesting. >> get a little distracted? >> not at all. the costumes are interesting. >> this is abc "world news now" informing insomniacs for two decades. >> this is abc

making news in america this morning, political shake-up as the democratic national convention gets under way today the chairwoman and party leader announces her resignation. the leaked e-mails that appear to show favoritism toward hillary clinton during the primary. why she is still appearing at the convention and the phone call from president obama that prompted her to step aside. we're live in philadelphia. raging wildfires, houses burned and many more in the flame's path. we have evacuations under way right now as firefighters struggle to get control in dry and windy conditions. tiger attack. a woman leaves a car at a wildlife park. a big cat waiting nearby, the shocking moment caught on camera. a plane goes down slamming into a house, this morning. the homeowner takes us inside to look at the damage.