making news in america this morning, president obama and his passionate speech at the dnc praising hillary clinton and bashing donald trump. >> and then there's donald trump. don't boo. vote. >> and even clinton made a surprise appearance hugging president obama and then, of course, there's fired up joe biden. urging espionage? donald trump under fire after saying he hopes russia hacked hillary clinton's e-mails. overnight moscow is responding as legal experts discuss are his comments criminal? a group on a snorkeling trip missing for a day has been rescued. see the emotional reunion with the family after the coast guard's quick actions. mysterious fireball streaking across the fire

overnight and this was no meteor. a mystery. we have the answer to that mystery. a good thursday morning. we begin with hillary clinton preparing to take the stage for the final day of the dnc today. dnc, that is, today, after some of the biggest names in politics delivered a rallying cry on her behalf. >> president obama had the crowd on their feet even before he started speaking. defending his own legacy and depicting donald trump as a bully who's unfit to be president. then there was a grateful hillary clinton who joined the president on stage after he praised her intelligence, toughness and tenacity. >> vice president joe biden didn't mince any words accusing trump of exploiting our fears. the latest from lauren lyster live from philadelphia. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, kendis and diane. democratic leaders trying to pass the baton. pennsylvania avenue transported

here to this philadelphia arena, president obama giving a speech filled with hope of handing his job off to the new democratic nominee. ♪ i'm yours >> reporter: a historic handoff. the country's first african-american president obama embracing the nominee for office quite literally and with his impassioned convention speech. >> there has never been a man or a woman, not me, not bill, nobody more qualified than hillary clinton to serve as president of the united states of america. >> reporter: a surprise appearance from hillary clinton at the convention on a night where the current white house was in full force to show support for her and to take a stand against donald trump. >> america is already great. >> he's trying to tem us he cares about the middle class. give me a break. that's a bunch of malarkey. >> reporter: the current vp --

>> hillary gets it. >> reporter: and the man hoping to take his spot, senator tim kaine. >> i trust hillary clinton with our son's life. >> reporter: one billionaire businessman takingen 0 another in mike bloomberg's attack of trump. >> i'm a new yorker and i know a con when i see one. >> reporter: and donald trump's campaign responding to the dnc speeches overnight calling them empty rhetoric, of course, here tonight a big moment for hillary clinton when she is set to accept her party's nomination. kendis and diane. >> that, indeed. i remember back in 2000 when bill clinton was saying good-bye to the office at the dnc, had this long walk and highlighting his accomplishments. president obama did something a little different. in fact, kind of pointing out the somber moments. why did they do that, lauren? >> reporter: one of the things we were expecting for the president to try to show what it takes to hold this office, to be president of the united states. its not just stump speeches and

wooing voters with your charisma but dealing with crises and tragedy, things like the sandy hook massacre and other horrible events and he was trying to make the distinction in his speech in that video of the tough times kind of punctuated that. that this is a tough job and he was making the point that in his view with hillary clinton's resume, she is qualified to do it and donald trump is not. >> all right, certainly puts things into perspective as to how big of a job it is. lauren lyster, thanks so much. protesters are expected to gather around the convention center there in philadelphia for the fourth straight day. at least seven demonstrators were arrested last night after climbing a security fence. many are demanding sweeping democratic reforms. and not that they needed it but democrats were armed with a new round of ammunition to use against donald trump handed to them by donald trump himself. >> earlier in the day trump called on russia to hack hillary clinton's e-mails and release them publicly. abc's adrienne bankert is here

to explain. >> reporter: good morning, kendis and diane. democrats pouncing on donald trump's word to russia. his campaign manager says his comments were meant to be a joke about hillary clinton's handling of the now infamous e-mails. this morning, moscow is responding. donald trump igniting a firestorm. >> i wish i had that power. >> reporter: accusations he seemingly invites russia to meddle in the presidential election, others saying it's just sarcasm. >> russia, if you're listen, i hope you're able to find the 30,000 e-mails that are missing. i think you will probably be rewarded mightily by our press. let's see if that happens. >> reporter: those missing e-mails from hillary clinton's private server when she was secretary of state, trump's comments come as speculation widens about russia's alleged involvement in the e-mail hacking of the democratic national convention committee. the republican presidential candidate standing firm after being pressed by reporters.

>> do you have anany qualms abo asking a foreign government to interfere, to hack into a system of anybody's in this country. >> it's up to the president. let the president talk -- >> does that not give you puce. >> no, if they have them, they have them. what gives me more pause a person in our government, crooked hillary clinton, here's what gives me -- be quiet. >> reporter: overnight moscow responding saying russia would never interfere with another country's election. and trump's comments getting criticized at the dnc last night, retired navy rear admiral john hudson calling his actions criminal. >> this morning, this very morning, he personally invited russia to hack us. that's not law and order. that's criminal intent. >> reporter: after trump's comments online -- went online searches for the definition of treason surged.

this morning a legal expert tells abc news his comments are not criminal but protected free speech. >> definitely free speech for him. adrienne, thank you. more controversy surrounding donald trump's wife this morning. according to the huffington post her professional website has been taken down. this comes as questions were being asked about her biography on the site which claims she has a degree in design and architecture. a book earlier this year had said that melania left college after just one year to pursue modeling. still ahead, no winner in last night's powerball. the jumbo jackpot now eighth largest ever. chaos on board a flight. a man accused of assaulting a flight attendant, hear what started it all. a hall of famer showing off his wounds left by a shark. this was the scene in los

angeles last night as a car plowed in the front of a home where a bible study meeting was taking place. at least one was killed. eight others hurt. some seriously. the female driver fled the scene after the accident and was being sought by police. the victims inside the house range in age between 40 and 80. we do have new video of that terror attack on a french church as it unfolded. police moving in on the church, shields up, the two attackers inside with the hostages, using them to block the door. one hostage is seen being led to safety. see it right there. moments later the killer is running out shot dead by the police. isis claimed responsibility and the pope reacting to the murder of the priest calling it an act of war. but pope francis clarifying his remarks saying it's not a religious war. prosecutors in baltimore have dropped the charges against the three remaining officers

remaining to be try in the death of freddie gray. he died in a police van. three officers acquitted and a fourth ended in a hung jury and the police commissioner says it will help the city to move forward. the man who tried to assassinate president reagan could be free as early as next week. john hinckley jr. is seen here. he spent the last 35 years in a mental opt but now a judge says he's no longer a danger to himself or others. president reagan's oldest son said he and his father forgave him but patti davis says she's sickened by the decision. we're all familiar with traffic cameras. they're meant to catch drivers running red lights and turn out they may be saving lives. a new commission finds when cities deactivate cameras traffic deaths from running red lights go up about 30%. on a lighter note the powerball jackpot is $478

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we are keeping an eye on the midwest overnight as tornado warnings are in effect in iowa, kansas, nebraska and wyoming. this shows a possible twister touching down in minnesota, as well. you saw clear skies on the west coast. well, this is what they ended up seeing. streaking bright objects putting on a spectacular light show in the sky over the western states last night and also lit up twitter with all kinds of speculations about the mystery glow, alien, end of days, you name it. turns out it was not a meteor or falling satellite but debris from the chinese rocket launch late last month. >> last month. >> yeah, it takes a while to get back down. on earth you'll find several trouble spots on your morning commute. expect flooding from the western plains south to the gulf coast and east into the mid-atlantic states. flying expect airport delays in memphis, denver and washington, d.c. and now to one of the most moving and powerful moments from night three of the democratic

national convention. >> former congresswoman gabby giffords was introduced by her husband. astronaut mark kelly, giffords now a leading gun control advocate nearly died when she was shot in the head five years ago. she appeared to struggle as she walked on stage then delivered a brief but captivating speech. >> speaking is difficult for me. but come january i want to say these two words, madam president. thank you very much. >> gifford says she's voting for hillary clinton because she'll stand up to the gun lobby. four missing boaters are safe thanks to quick action by the coast guard. after failing to return home from a day of snorkeling off key west, that family was found. the video captures one of the youngest of those rescued embracing family members on land. the concerned relative called the coast guard after they failed to return home as

planned. they were finally found last night a full day after being off at sea. they were 40 miles off the coast. a kentucky man accused of assaulting a flight attendant could face up to 20 years behind bars. the images of the aftermath caught by another passenger. the man refusing to take his seat as a plane taxied to the gate. federal agents say he rushed to the front of the plane kicked a flight attendant knocked her to the ground and called her the "n" word. >> a football hall of famer warns there's a new injury and new story to tell and neither has anything to do with the football field. >> this is sapp. he was left with a nasty injury which we blurred here after he was attacked by a shark during one of the dives. now, following the incident he was bandaged up, sapp then went back into the water before heading to port. >> yeah, because he'll tackle anything. >> well, they say get back on the horse. i guess it applies to the shark too. >> facing warren sapp.

the pga championship begins today at a course in new jersey. >> right now we get some baseball highlights from our guys at espn. >> good morning, it's "sportscenter" from los angeles. neil everett. stan verrett. neil will start with something unfamiliar for familia. >> i was hit in the head earlier. adam wainwright. he hasn't given up a home run since the millard fillmore administration. cespedes and runners in scoring position before cespedes made it a cespedes for the rest of us. so it's 4-3 then familia is in. it's over because he has 52 straight regular season saves but gave up the lead and that's the go-ahead run. kolten wong powered by the hawaiian barbecued chicken, cardinals, 5-4. dwyane wade checking out white sox and cubs from the chicago area with the bulls now and somebody asked him if he

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>> the president hands the baton to hillary clinton asking voters to support her the way they supported him snrrntle jim gardner goes one on one with joe biden this morning. the longest heat wave of the summer continues. relief is on the the way, but for some it will come with storms. "action news" is next. ng the candidates themselves, their families and their staff. >> and then you have those who

are covering all of them. they are members of the media and abc news has a vast team of journalists with the campaign, most of who you never see on air until now. our dedicated abc political reporters covering every rally and speech since the candidates kicked off their campaigns. they're now at the democratic national convention. after lobbying endless hours of travel. >> let's just say that's a lot of hotel points. >> and covering countless events. >> no sleep till november. >> giving us a behind-the-scenes look at life on the trail. >> it was like being at a music festival. huge party was really exciting. >> reporter: coming up they're sharing their most memorable moments following hillary clinton and the strategy behind her groundbreaking campaign. >> i don't think anyone could have expected how unique or exciting this election was going to be and just knowing we're on 9 front lines every day just makes it all worth it.

>> literally given up their lives for much of the last year. >> good to hear them say it's worth it. you know how much they're grinding when out there. >> one last political note. maybe they kind of dug into some of these sweet treats. a bakery in wisconsin has come up with these, donald trump and hillary clinton cookies. >> uncle mike's bake shop started soing them last week for $2 apiece and the shop will continue offering them until election day. the bakery says that the business is bipartisan. it doesn't favor one candidate over the other. >> apparently the sales and popularity isn't an indication of who will win. >> trump cookies are doing better at the moment. and that's what's making news in america.

>> good morning, it is thursday, july 28. gray hall is joining me in the studio, matt o'donnell is live at the democratic national convention in south philadelphia. >> good morning, everyone, president obama comes to philadelphia to tell the nation hillary clinton should be the next president. >> there has never been a woman or a woman, not me, not bill, nobody more qualified than hillary clinton. >>ed -- the