clayton sandell, abc news, denver. >> he may have saved someone's life. >> he absolutely probably did. he said, as you heard him say, it was because one of his best friends died in a drunk driving incident he decided to take action and followed him. police don't recommend this sort of thing. it worked out there. who knew that you can still make citizens arrests. >> houston police did say that a breathalyzer did prove that that 28-year-old driver was in fact under the influence. >>> when we come back, is justin bieber really starting a church? >> "the skinny's" next. ♪ >>> is that the one move? >> no, there were others, but one you have to be seated and two, i don't think i could do them on national television. they're a little inappropriate. >> ooh, the church of bieber. there you go. justin bieber, as you know, canceled the remaining dates of his tour. he reportedly explained that he's fine but needed to take a break after what he described as 16 the road. >> or maybe he's actually trying to learn the words. finally. >> that's true. >> however, a report from australia's today show ha

clayton sandell. >>> this will be the last year to buy a volvo fueled only by gasoline. they plan to offer only new models that are electrics or hybrids starting with the 2019 model year. volvo is the first major manufacturer to announce the switch. but others are likely to follow. >>> and hobby lobby will pay a $3 million fine for buying artifacts smuggled out of iraq. they date back to 5,000 years. the company was warned the items may have been stolen when it bought them six years ago. in addition to the fine, hobby lobby has to give up all artifa artifacts. >> wallet hub ranked lake olathe above miami. >> so olathe does have big plans for lake olathe, created bay dam in the 1950s. they will be adding a sand volleyball court, too. take that, miami. >> olathe. >> the very popular hot spot of olathe. >> if i mispronounced, which i'm sure i did, tweet me. i may regret. >> so miami's very upset about this, but wallet hub says it measures affordability, safety and education. >> 650 miles away from the nearest water. gulf of mexico. >> nearest seawater. >> nearest seawater,

"abc 7 news" clayton sandell has a look at what happened when a witness moved in to make a citizen'st. >> he's driving really fast, man. >> on the wrong side of the road. >> reporter: alejandro fernandez knew shg was wrong when this white mustang, already damaged in another crash, nearly hits him. >> we decided to turn around, start following him. >> reporter: fernandez headed to dinner friday with his family calls 911 but stays close, following the driver into this houston parking lot. >> hey! >> reporter: trying to get away, the mustang driver backs into a truck. >> stop it! >> reporter: he's trapped. that's when fernandez moves in to take the driver out. >> stop it, man. >> reporter: police continue recommend this sort of thing, but for fernandez -- >> one of my best friends, he died because of a drunk driver, so i was thinking about stha. >> reporter: clayton sandell, "abc 7 news," denver. >>> the san francisco police officer who was shot in the head last year threw out the first pitch at tonight's giants' game. sfpd station tweeted this video of kevin downs at law enforcement ap

"abc 7 news" clayton sandell has a look at what happened when a witness moved in to make a citizen'sest. >> he's driving really fast, man. >> on the wrong side of the road. >> reporter: alejandro fernandez knew shg was wrong when this white mustang, already damaged in another crash, nearly hits him. >> we decided to turn around, start following him. >> reporter: fernandez headed to dinner friday with his family calls 911 but stays close, following the driver into this houston parking lot. >> hey! >> reporter: trying to get away, the mustang driver backs into a truck. >> stop it! >> reporter: he's trapped. that's when fernandez moves in to take the driver out. >> stop it, man. >> reporter: police continue recommend this sort of thing, but for fernandez -- >> one of my best friends, he died because of a drunk driver, so i was thinking about stha. >> reporter: clayton sandell, "abc 7 news," denver. >>> the san francisco police officer who was shot in the head last year threw out the first pitch at tonight's giants' game. sfpd station tweeted this video of kevin downs at law enforcement

consider putting a fence around the pool and require every kid to wear a life jacket, clayton sandell, abc news, denver. >> i wonder what the cdc says about cows. >> let's move on from the cows. >>> when we come back, which super hero may be flying off in the sunset. >>> and which celebrities are so rich they can just leave money lying around? "the skinny" is next. >> you going to be all right? ? who love this country so dearly, they go into harm's way to defend it. ♪ i am the force behind those who stand between us and all who mean us harm. and for those serving far from home, i am the force that makes sure home has their back. ♪ i am the force behind all who serve, connecting them to every comfort of family, home and country possible. ♪ we are the force we are the force behind the forces behind the forces we are the force behind the forces. ♪ [male narrator] visit uso dot org slash force to learn how you can be the force behind the forces. ♪ skinny ♪ skinny ♪ so skinny >>> time for "the skinny," and this is usually the time when we have our chief senior global analyst of "the bachel

clayton sandell with us. clayton, thanks. >>> there is an emotional debate tonight making global headlines. the fate of a terminally ill infant on life support, known as baby charlie. his parents desperately want to move him to a new hospital. the current hospital is resisting. and now president trump and the vatican are getting involved. abc's james longman from london tonight. >> reporter: a family facing the greatest loss imaginable, tonight caught in an international tug of war over their dying child. charlie guard has a genetic disease. he is unable to see, hear or even breathe on his own. british doctors say there is no cure. they want to switch off the machine that keeps him alive. days ago, his parents pleading to bring him home to die. >> we promised our little boy every single day that we'd take him home. that is a promise we thought we could keep. >> reporter: but then new hope, the pope lending the family support, a vatican children's hospital offering charlie treatment. tonight, the british gover

here's abc's clayton sandell. >> he is driving really fast, man. >> on the wrong side of the road. >> reporter: alejandro fernandez knew something was wrong. when this white mustang, already damaged in another crash nearly hits him. >> we decided to turn around and start following him. >> reporter: fernandez headed to dinner friday with his family, calls 911 but stays close, following the driver into this houston parking lot. >> hey! >> reporter: trying to get away, the mustang driver backs into a truck. >> stop it! >> reporter: he is trapped. that's when fernandez moves in to take the driver out. >> stop it, man. >> reporter: police don't recommend this sort of thing, but for fernandez -- >> one of my best friends died because of a drunk driver, and i was thinking about that. >> reporter: and according to court documents, this is that driver's third arrest for driving under the influence, and this time, he is charged with a felony, david. >> clayton sandell. clayton, thank you. >>> now to the american company sparking a fierce debate across the country tonight. a business in wisconsi

clayton sandell, abc news, denver. >> brave man to get involved like that. he may have saved someone's life. >> he absolutely probably did. he said, as you heard him say, it was because one of his best friends died in a drunk driving incident he decided to take action and followed him. police don't recommend this sort of thing. it worked out there. who knew that you can still make citizens arrests. >> houston police did say that a breathalyzer did prove that that 28-year-old driver was in fact under the influence. >>> when we come back, is justin bieber really starting a church? >> "the skinny's" next. you're in a group most likely to develop skin cancer, including melanoma. that's why your best shot is to check for a spot. follow through and check your skin. go to spotskincancer.org to find out how. ♪ strummed guitar you can't experience the canadian rockies through a screen. you have to be here, with us. ♪ strummed guitar travel through this natural wonder and get a glimpse of amazing. with a glass of wine in one hand, and a camera in the other, aboard roc

here's abc's clayton sandell. >> reporter: this 4:00 a.m. wakeup call nearly killed d sound and a lot of pain. i could hear the bear, i could smell him. i could feel him, and it wasn't stopping. it was growling. >> reporter: a280-pound male bear dragging him out of his sleeping bag. but he fights back. >> yelling, screaming, hitting it and trying to poke its eyes. anything tender. i was pulling on its noise as hard as i co. >> reporter: his injuries, severe. >> hostile bear attack. lots of bleeding. >> reporter: but with the help of his co-workers, mcwilliams gets away. >> very lucky. i feel god had a hand in it. >> reporter: officials say bear sightings are up because they're hungry. >> freakin' bear, get out of my garage! >> reporter: and no rain means food sources are drying up. this bear in colorado springs. the bear that attacked mcwilliams was trapped and killed now wildlife officials want to know if the bear was might explain his very unusual behavior. >> very uncharacteristic. especially black bears, they're pretty docile. >> apparen

clayton sandell, abc news, denver. >>> and coming up in our next half hour. of americans take a dip in swimming pools this holiday. >>> first, see what happens when a woman confronts a man texting someone about letter weight. ett. . . . . >>> now to the plus-sized model speaking out after taking on the man who she says body shamed her while sitting next to her on a flight. >> now that confrontation and herm her message are resonating with a lot of people. >> you know nothing about me by the size of my body. >> reporter: watch and listen as natalie hay confronts the man she says body shamed her on a recent flight. >> my body is none of your business. the. >> reporter: it all started when she boarded an american airlines flight last week, taking her seat in the middle of an exit row. >> i notice immediately that the man to my left at the window was huffing and sighing incredibly loud. >> reporter: that's when natalie pulled out her phone, capturing the man texting jokes about her weight. >> the person he talked to, hopefully she hasn't eaten any mexican food. a

consider putting a fence around the pool and require every kid to wear a life jacket, clayton sandeller. >> i wonder what the cdc says about cows. and safety tip the on that one. >> let's move on from the cows. >>> when we come back, which super hero may be flying off in the sunset. >> and which stars are so rich they can leave money lying around. >> you going to be all right? can leave money lying around. >> you going to be all right? ♪ skinny ♪ so skinny >>> time for "the skinny," and this is usually the time when we have our chief senior global analyst of "the bachelorette" correspondent in the house. >> big title. big title. >> but it was a repeat, so, we're giving jack the night off. >> okay. blue of -- but of course we'll have him back next week. >>> let's get to the real news. robert downey jr. may be hanging up his super hero suit. >> rumor swirling for a while now is that the next avengers movie might be the 57 year old's final run at billionaire playboy philanthropist star. >> his title is almost as long as jack's. >> he's played the role since 2008 and he wants to get out b

here's abc's clayton sandell already tonight, the sheriff in walker county, alabama says the inmates used peanut butter to make a smooth escape. >> that may sound crazy, but these people are crazy like a fox. >> reporter: with a rap sheet including attempted murder and robbery, they used that to change numbers above a jail door, tricking a new employee and thinking he was opening a cell. >> that door number was the outside door. he hit the lock, and out the door they went. >> reporter: that breakout sunday night prompting a massive manhunt. people living nearby told to lock doors and turn on lights. >> we may need to be more concerned in the community of people getting loose. they may have hurt someone night. >> reporter: all but one of the inmates has been found. >> i'm not going to make excuses. it was human error that caused this to happen. >> reporter: when asked this that employee will be punished, the sheriff says he is taking care of that. he also says the jail will not be taking peanut butter off the menu, david. >> all right. peanut butter, thanks. >>> the american city stri

she appeared before the judged too, and here's abc's clayton sandell. ♪ >> reporter: tonight, the womanho allegedly livestreamed moments before and after, a deadly high-speed crash. [ screams ] appeared in a new video, this time from jail. >> do you understand the charges? >> a little bit. >> reporter: prosecutors say 18-year old obdulia sanchez was drunk friday when she lost control, flipping the car. >> i [ bleep ] killed my sister, okay. i know i'm going to jail for life, all right, i understand that. >> reporter: as her own 14-year-old sister jacqueline lay dying -- >> baby, wake up baby! >> reporter: sanchez kept streaming, on instagram. >> this case does bring to light an important issue. social media and the pressure that it puts on kids these days. >> reporter: sanchez was arrested. another passenger, a 14-year-old girl was injured. i never thought this would happen. >> reporter: she says she doesn't blame the driver. if she is convicted, she could face more than 13 years in prison, david. >> clayton, thank you. >>> we turn next to utah where four people are dead after a fiery p

abc's clayton sandell is there tonight. >> reporter: they're supposed to be for celebrating. but tonight, a fourth of july explosion of the worst kind. >> house just blew up. we saw people inside. >> reporter: that missouri house, leveled, injuring three people inside. >> house is demolished. is on the ground. >> reporter: the atf and the local fire chief say a possible cause could be the fireworks' manufactur manufacture,ing, but they are investigating. >> this is bad! >> reporter: around the country the holiday is putting the fire in fireworks, including the legal ones. a show igniting this blaze near detroit. in phoenix, winds carried embers from a firework show into nearby trees. and in texas, fireworks are blamed for this 320-acre wildfire. there are now nearly thirty large wildfires burning across the west. and with the heat and wind, authorities don't need any more. which is why firework shows in places like aspen, steamboat springs and durango, colorado have all been cancelled. there are still plenty of fireworks shows happening tonight, like this one in highlands ran

here's abc's clayton sandell from the region. >> reporter: tonight, a remote stretch of arizona is the center of a manhunt for this suspect, wanted for allegedly pulling a pistol and shotgun on a forest service employee and opening fire. it happened yesterday at this campground near forest lakes. the forest service employee escaped. now dozens of officers, including an fbi s.w.a.t. team have joined the search. police say the suspect appears to be the same man wanted for starting eight small brush fires in the area on monday. >> oh, my god. i can't breathe. >> reporter: that suspected arsonist striking at a bad time. with nearly 40 large fires burning in the west. several growing blazes near sparks, nevada. this one in camarillo, california. feeding off hot, dry, windy summer weather. and it may get worse before it gets better. thunderstorms this week could bring lightning sparking new fires and 100-degree plus heat across the southwest will not make the fire fight any easier, david. >> that is for sure. clayton, thanks. >>> there is an emotional debate tonight making global headlines.

here's abc's clayton sandell. >> reporter: a hot air balloon flight, coming to a scary and soggy end.> all right, folks. we're going to get a little wet. sorry about that. >> reporter: in orlando this morning -- >> a hot air balloon went down in the retention pond. >> reporter: a balloon packed with 17 people makes an emergency splashdown. passengers yell as balloon on impact with the water the company, orlando balloon rides, says a routine landing went awry when the wind shifted, forcing pilot russ lucas to make a tough choice -- collide with nearby power lines or go down in the water. as the basket sinks, passengers including three children just 8 years old, cram scramble to shore, through alligator-infested waters. >> it was adrenaline. it was pumping. it was scary. >> reporter: no one was hurt. the company says "we're relieved they are okay, but we know this has not been the fantastic experience we were looking for." the accident comes almost one year after a balloon hit power lines and crashed in lockhart texas. all 16 people on board were killed. and tonight, the company says ex

abc's clayton sandell with the teen who survived. >> reporter: this 4:00 a.m. wake-up call nearly killed dylan mcwillams. >> it was just a loud crunching sound and a lot of pain and then i realized i could hear the bear. i could smell him, i could feel him and it wasn't stopping. it was growling. >> reporter: a 280-pound male black bear dragging mcwilliams out of his sleeping bag. but mcwilliams, who teaches wilderness survival at this camp near boulder, colorado, fights back. >> yelling, screaming, hitting it and trying to poke its eyes, anything tender. i was pulling on its nose as hard as i could. >> reporter: his injuries severe. >> possible bear attack. there's lots of bleeding. >> reporter: but with the help of his co-workers, mcwilliams gets away. >> very, very lucky. like i feel like god had a hand in it. >> reporter: colorado wildlife officials say bear sightings are up because they're hungry. >> freaking bear, get out of my garage! >> reporter: and without recent rain, natural food sources have dried up. this bear caught rummaging through a house in c

here's clayton sandell. >> reporter: when this 33-year-old man walked into this del city, oklahoma, backyard, what he got wasn't what he was expecting. tackled by the family of a 15-year-old girl he was coming to meet. >> he had planned everything with her. and he was ready. and we were, too. >> reporter: her father, who doesn't want to use his name, says he was tipped off to the illicit rendezvous by using an app called family time that monitored the teen's phone. he notified police who said they couldn't help until the man did something. so dad decided to set up a sting. >> the father took it upon himself to contact this individual as her, and say, are you still coming tonight? and he said he was. >> reporter: but it wasn't the teen waiting in that tent, it was the girl's stepmom. >> we set up by the back door. when he entered my yard, at that point in time, i had to do what was right for her as a father. >> reporter: they tie up his hands and feet until officers arrive. according to police, the man said he was just coming over to talk. >> as a parent, i don't blame him. i think it's a par

and abc's clayton sandell has the latest details. >> reporter: a remote stretch of arizona is the centerlling a pistol and shotgun on a forest service employee and opening fire. the employee escaped. now dozens of officers including a fbi s.w.a.t. team have joined the search. police say the suspect appears to be the same man wanted for starting eight small brush fires on monday. the suspected arsonist striking at a bad time, with nearly four large fires burning in the west. this one in breckenridge, colorado and several more near sparks, nevada. this one in camarillo, california. feeding off hot, dry summer weather. it may get worse before it gets better. thunderstorms could bring lightning bringing new fires and 100-degree plus heat will not make the firefight any easier. clayton sandell, abc news, denver. >>> this will be your last year to buy a volvo fueled only by gasoline. the swedish automaker will offer models only electric or hybrid starting with the 2019 model year. volvo is the first major manufacturer to announce the switch but others are likely to follow. >>> and art retailer

for "good morning america," clayton sandell, abc news, denver. >> you cannot be too careful when it comes word out. >>> coming up on our big board, fx's hit new show "feud" under fire in a new lawsuit. the hollywood legend who claims the show damaged her reputation. our insiders join us next. our insiders join us next. k to the doctor's office, just for a shot. but why go back there, when you can stay home... ...with neulasta onpro? strong chemo can put you at risk of serious infection, which could lead to hospitalizations. in a key study, neulasta reduced the risk of infection from 17% to 1%... ...a 94% decrease. applied the day of chemo, neulasta onpro is designed to deliver neulasta the next day, so you can stay home. neulasta is for certain cancer patients receiving strong chemotherapy. do not take neulasta if you're allergic to neulasta or neupogen (filgrastim). ruptured spleen, sometimes fatal as well as serious lung problems, allergic reactions, kidney injuries, and capillary leak syndrome have occurred. report abdominal or shoulder tip pain, trouble breathing or allergic reactions

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