. >> one person who has experienced that moment, anthony davis.d the court, so says andy sholes. >> selected first overall, nba draft by new orleans, five-time nba all-star anthony davis has a passion for his adopted hometown. he's a big man with a big heart. >> i would like to be involved. i want to be involved. i want to be the one that people see when they show up to a community event. whether it's with kids, having thanksgiving feast with the homeless, whatever it may be, i can do all that here in new orleans. you'll see all the stuff that happened -- that is happening in new orleans and in chicago and it's very similar. and so, you know, i feel the more i'm in a community and the more i can reach out to not just kids but adults as well, you know, and get them away from that by doing a fun, exciting and active community event, the less time they have to be, you know, with all that's going on. the city of new orleans has given me so much. i learned a lot. i'm going to try to represent them to my best ability. >> anthony davis is a recipient of

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i could go full anthony davis. >> there we go. >> this is awesome. >> from anthony davis -- sorry, iing there about your eyebrow dangling? >>> from anthony davis to lebron, shall we? king james is known for wardrobe and epic handshakes. a middle schooler is putting him to shame. check this out. this is a twitter user who posted her younger sister and her teacher. they had a hand shake from the beginning of the year and added to it every friday to the last day of school. here is the end result. >> holy cow. >> not bad at all. >> they've got full-scale choreography. >> yeah, it goes on for a while. we'd be here all day. >>> we will show you the civil war reenactment unlike any you have seen before. take a look. this is the one -- this is one in virginia. it's a roadside attraction that imagines dinosaurs participating in the u.s. civil war. >> kind of interesting. >> yeah. >> not as interesting as did you grow the mustache, or is that natural? >> i forgot to wax today. >>> this morning on "world news now," the shocking and >>> this morning on "world news now," the shocking and unexpect

he beat out lebron james and anthony davis.finished as the league scoring champ, leading the rockets to 65 wins. kevin durmt want was recognized his charitable work, pleming more than $13 million to several charities this year. hey, do you remember this? >> with the seventh pick in the 2009 nba draft, the golden state warriors select stephen curry from davidson college. >> there are some days you never forget. for the warriors, it is june 25th, on this date, nine years ago, they made a move that changed the history of their franchise, drafting steph curry seventh overall. >>> they say it's about the journey, not the destination. only one other has had a journey like edwin jackson. today he started for the a's, tying a record with his 13th major league team. sister act in motown, bottom three, it's as easy as one,ge ckn gav up one run with 7 ks in 6 innings. steven piscotty with the solo shot. the a's with the 27th road game with a homer. john hicks, the liner, dustin fouler laying out to make the grab. and jed lowrie hit the go

anthony davis from new orleans. kevin durant of the warriors. willard. rinaldo got stopped. beautiful. that would be the final score. portugal fails to win but still advances into the knockout round. portugal will face uruguay on saturday. russia despite its three nothing loss will beat morocco with a group v. saudi arabia and egypt are both out of the term and they both out of the term and they will not advance remember two super bowls ago at the halftime show that because of jumped out of her roof onto a field and use them. check this out. last night in houston in something of the opposite kind of happened at the baseball stadium. >> the catcher back behind home plate. now you see it, now you don't. curtis granderson, where is the? he still had two home runs for toronto beat houston last night. nowadays in sports fans let them know how badly they want to play for their favorite teams. no shortage of nba fans tried to bring lebron james to their city. he doesn't want any over-the-top pitches from teams. what they've done to keep john taveras fo

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the three finalists for the mvp title is houston's james hardin, lebron or anthony davis. >> lebron jamese look outs . >>> good sunday morning to you. your time now is 7:00 straight up. it is june 24, 2018. we want to start you off this morning with a look inside san francisco. you recognize that is the trans-america pyramid. a little hazy out there, and if you didn't like the super hot temperatures yesterday, you're in for a break. good morning. thanks very much for waking up with us this morning. i'm vicky nguyen with viane vianey arana. >> we're going toic

in particular, anthony thomas davis, our policies associate. and beatrice -- of our communications department for all of the excellent work they have done to help make this event happen. without further ado, i will turn this over to anne so that our panel can begin. thank you. >> thank you so much, larry. i appreciate it.james klapper, the former director of national intelligence, told congress if there has ever been a clarion call for vigilance and action against a threat to the very foundation of our democratic political system, and he meant russian interference in our election, is it. we know, and larry mentioned this to some degree. as early as 2014, russia was spreading foreign propaganda in the united states to undermine trust in our political system. in advance of the election with an eye toward the election. in fact, many of you who are staffers here may not know this but, they were spreading communications on social media to observe how certain targets originally, congressional staffers, would respond to enable them to find supporters

so, phoenix. >> reporter: in napa, aura anthony, abc7 news. >>> uc, davis, researchers are still lookingpregnant at the time of the fires or soon after who may want to participate in this study. that contact information is available on our website, abc7news.com. >>> all right. thanks for joini us f abc7 news at 4:00. abc7 news at 5:00 starts right now. >> the border is being overrun by those who have no right to cross it. >> the administration defends the policy of separating children from their parents at the border. now local lawmakers are headed to texas to see the problem first hand. >>> under water. scientists say the threat from rising sea level is real. and hundreds of millions of dollars of bay area property are at risk. >>> a dying man gets his day in court. a venetia man sues monsanto claiming the company's product gave him cancer. >> and a new report on job cuts at tesla. the numbers are pretty high. >>> the debate over the president's controversial policy of separating children at the border is intensifying tonight. good evening. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm kristen sze. thanks for

davis. >> anthony: sinatra was not supposed to be, uh, particularly, uh, amiable at the table. >> benny: sinatraan. but those were the good days. but, it's nice now too. >> anthony: would you describe yourself as a degenerate gambler? >> erick: yeah, i definitely have been, i'm trying to move past that. we have a 2 year old at home. so i'm working in that phase. but i'll always have that gambling gear, there's no doubt about it. >> anthony: erick and erica lindgren are professional gamblers. poker players to be precise. it's routine for them to sit down to a game with a bankroll of half a million dollars. tonight? slightly smaller stakes. >> erick: hey benny, how do you like my chances? >> benny: good. good. >> erica: that's a trained answer. >> anthony: instead of actual poker, we're set up with a dumbed-down, for the camera version, of texas hold 'em. you play against the house. the odds, to say the least, are stacked against you. >> benny: oh here's a winner! here's a winner! yep, two pair. he's cutting up over there. see how easy it is? you got this game down. >> anthony: uh-oh. those are fa

uc davis is beginning a study. >> laura anthony has the story. >> reporter: his name is phoenix.r the ashes. and that is what he did october. flames surrounded the napa valley. >> the fumes were so bad. it was different than just a wildfire where you are worried about particulate matters. >> reporter: eight-month old phoenix and his mom are involved in a study designed to study the impacts. >> everyone who was pregnant at the start of the fires or soon after. anyone who is currently pregnant, we want to enroll you right away because we want to be there for the delivery. >> reporter: the research is funded by uc davis. everything from the air to the soil is being studied. his parents want to learn as much as they can and help others by participated. phoenix didn't get his name by accident. >> driving through the said something good has to come out of this. >>> disasters like the north bay wildfires are having an impact on housing prices. adam data analyzed home prices and determined that between 2007 and 2017, far outpaced home prices in risk areas. some places known for natural b

davis joins us now live. this is the second high profile suicide this week. of course designer kate spade. now anthony bourdain. the cdc is out with new numbers that suicide are up over the last two decades. you have some encouraging news tonight. >> yeah. i want to give you one more statistic. the national suicide prevention life line says calls are up 25% in the last few days. they're saying they believe more people are asking for help because of increased awareness. that number is again 18002738255. people are standing by right now to help. >> we cannot repeat that enough. thank you. such an important message. all of us want to under score there is help. please reach help if someone you love is in crisis. you are not alone ever. >>> next to canada. president trump at the g-7 coming face-to-face with the very allies smeies he spent spet bashing. he's calling for russia to be in vie invited back bo the mix. president trump arrived late and plans to leave early. david wright is there. >> reporter: today as the leaders posed for the traditional family photo president trump was all smiles. make no mista

anthony messenger writing active shooter, 888 best gate, please help us. reporter phil davis saying gunman shot through the glass door to the office and opened fire on multiple employees. there is nothing more terrifying than hearing multiple people get shot while you're upped your desk then hearing the gunman reload. authorities confirming at least five fatalities. saving others were gravery injured. >> it's scary, very scary. sorry, i'm a little shaken up about everything. >> reporter: police inside evacuated people from the building with their hands up. >> they told us to put our hands up and keep them up and start sprinting. >> reporter: authorities say the suspect is now in custody and being questioned. his motive, currently unknown. >> the investigation has just started. we're going to be quite awhile determining what occurred, why it occurred and how it occurred. >> reporter: the governor officering condolences and thanking the responders. >> your heart goes out to the people that lost their lives. >> reporter: the mayor adding a week ago they went through active shoot

anthony messenger, active shooter. please help us. the paper's crime reporter, phil davis, posting this harrowing account on twitter. writing, a single shooter shot multiple people at my office. some of whom are dead. gunman shot through the glass door to the office and opened fire on multiple employees. adding, there is nothing more terrifying than hearing multiple people get shot while you're under your decembsk and hear th gunman reload. davis telling "the baltimore sun," the newsroom was like a war zone. the shooter used some kind of long gun and set off smoke grenades as a diversion. witnesses in other areas of the building recounting their experiences. >> i heard two gunshots. and then, i heard the police shouting, get down. get down on the floor. get down now, don't move. >> reporter: with first responders rushing to the scene, police evacuated 170 employees from the building, exiting with their arms up. >> hands up. hands up. hands up. hands up. to the right. to the right. >> reporter: maryland's capital city, the latest scene of america's mass shooting crisis. 154 mass shootings this year alone. residents h

anthony. irene williamson of virginia, s celebrating 106 years old. mr. jerry pesha a proud formefa 100 years young. and happy 100th birthday to joan davies.one's milestone, go to today.com/celebrates. >>> guess who is co-hosting the fourth hour. >> who? >> carson daly. >> do you remember one time when they had the royal baby and you kept going, to the baby. >> hoda says, i dare you to take a shot right as we come on the air. >> that's all you need. carson daly. >> i love it. guys, megyna victory in the higs >>> good morning. it's 8:56. a victory in the high court this morning for a colorado cake baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. the court voted 7-2 in favor of that baker, calling a related ruling by colorado civil rights commission a violation of the business owner's first amendment rights. happening right now, our bob riddell is taking a closer look at that ruling. he is in san francisco's castro district where this morning they're celebrating the start of pride month. he will have a live report in our midday newscast at 11:00. you can go to our twitter feed for more, including why this really may not be muc