. >> back in may we learned about dan thomas's battle with cancer. he was diagnosed and it's it's i fatal diagnosis. the entire time he has been sharing his experience. >> end of life stuff. >> he says so many people watch reality tv. well, he wanted to show you the reality of life. in his case, life with a death sentence. >> on my way to get food and my mother decides to shout out, oh, what's that? it's the victoria and albert museum. >> in the previous story i showed you guys his relationship with his mom and going through the treatments but we also noticed what a wonderful attitude they had. i'm going to go there while you're having your chemo. thanks, mom. >> hey, everyone. welcome back. >> we have an update. >> if you know anything about me you know this is one of my favorite places in the world. i have an obsession with space. >> which is why this video is so cool. >> much to my surprise the other day i was sent a video from the international space station. >> wryeah. >> what? >> a cosmonaut in the international space station learned of his sto

i'm eric thomas. >> dan and alma have the night off. that tragedy happened last friday in fairfield. officials say the 36-year-old suspect sean michael was driving recklessly before the crash. >> our reporter has details. ornell? >> reporter: yeah erind dion. the chp says the suspect was distracted and speeding on interstate 80 when he caused this terrible crash which could have been prevented. >> this tragedy has affectd all of us here in slerno county and has changed lives here forever. >> reporter: the solano county district attorney announcing a a indictment. authorities say he had made a routine traffic stop last friday when walker struck him with his pickup truck. abrams says he was driving distracted. >> he was driving as an excessive speed on the freeway while he was on his phone and then he caused this accident. >> reporter: the chp says they have witness accounts before the crash. >> we want the message to be sent that your actions have consequences. that answering a phone or sending or answering a text can result in the tragi

thomas. >> and i'm ama daetz. dan is off tonight.t's top story, a complaint filed against bart on behalf of nia wilson's family. >> it's been nearly a month since the 18-year-old was killed in an unprovoked attack. it happened while she and her sisters were transferring trains at bart's mack car their station. >> a man with a knife fatally stabbed nia and wounded her sister lau sister latifah. melanie woodrow is live with today's newly released information. melanie? >> ama and eric, the attorneys for nia wilson's family say there are 22,000 fare evaders. they say john cowell was one of them, and had bart stopped him wilson would still be alive. the attorneys for nia wilson's family said bart failed to provide

i'm eric thomas in for dan ashley. >> i'm dion lim in for kristen sze.t attorney. >> nancy o'malley is asking for a trial in the ghost ship case for the two men charged. katie utehs is live in oakland. katie? >> reporter: eric, today's news follow's last week's shakeup in the courthouse when the judge dismissed a previously brokered plea deal involving defendants derick almena and max harris. now it appears that the da and at least harris's defense attorney are welcoming a trial. district attorney nancy o'malley is making her own plea to the court on behalf of the victims of the deadly ghost ship fire. the letter, seen here, has been published by our partners at the east bay times. o'malley writes, the people stand ready to try this case against both defendants. >> what's unusual here is first the da was willing to make a deal, and now the da is not. >> o'malley's change of course follows the presiding judge's. last week he dismissed a brokered plea deal for the defendants. almena and harris admitted to their involvement in the fire that killed 36 people

thomas cook clearly isn't taking any chances. danjohnson, clearly isn't taking any chances. dan johnson, bbc news.tralia has sworn in its sixth prime minister in 11 years after malcolm turnbull was forced out by his party rivals. scott morrison, who had been an ally of mr turnbull, won a leadership contest held this morning. no australian pm has served a full three—year term since 2007. 0ur correspondent hywel griffith sent this report from the capital, canberra, and a warning that there are flashing images. meet australia's latest prime minister, the fifth in just eight years. scott morrison is known as "scomo" to his friends, allies he'll need as he seeks to rebuild a governing party which has torn itself to shreds and lost the trust of the australian public. there's been a lot of talk this week about whose side people are on in this building. we are on your side. that's what matters. so, once again, australia has a new prime minister. but scott morrison faces a huge dual challenge, notjust healing the wounds of his warring party, but in seeking the forgiveness of the australian public, who have

thomas. >> and i'm ama daetz. dan is off tonight. now to tonight's top story, a complaint filed against bart on behalf of nia wilson's family. >> it's been nearly a month since the 18-year-old was killed in an unprovoked attack. it happened while she and her sisters were transferring trains at bart's mack car their station. >> a man with a knife fatally stabbed nia and wounded her sister lau sister latifah. melanie woodrow is live with today's newly released information. melanie? >> ama and eric, the attorneys for nia wilson's family say there are 22,000 fare evaders. they say john cowell was one of them, and had bart stopped him wilson would still be alive. the attorneys for nia wilson's family said bart failed to provide the highest standard of care. they filed a complaint against bart. >> nia's death is not some horrific anomaly that occurred in two seconds that nobody could do anything about. >> on sunday, july 22nd, john cowell is accused of stabbing nia wilson and her sister latifah in the neck at the macarthur bart station. th

the couple had booked the holiday with thomas cook, and the travel company says it's offering its 300 customers alternative hotels or the option to return home. dants. this is the steigenberger aqua magic hotel on egypt's red sea coast. thomas cook says there is no evidence of carbon monoxide poisoning here but because other tourists have been ill, they have decided to move their 300 holiday makers or bring them home early. it is entirely possible the deaths and illnesses are not linked. people staying here are an easy. everyone is really worried. people start talking and they start talking to each other. the answers from thomas cook is disappointing. we flew out oi'i cook is disappointing. we flew out on tuesday which is the day these are people died. i think we should have been given the option of whether to come or not. we would have not. thomas pitt have stopped taking bookings for the hotel and those due to travel in the next month will be offered an alternative. thomas cook says safety is its first priority. janine and his partner were unwell at their state. based on our story, if there is anything outbreak, they have made the right decisio

dan is here. we believe good news ruhles. thomasdriving down a highway in texas when he saw a white car going the wrong way. he immediately sprang into action, driving full speed to stop the woman as she drove straight into oncoming traffic. he crossed to the wrong side of the road and stopped the driver, who is a 94 year old, before anyone got injured. thomas, you deserve a shoutout this morning. thank you for being a greatall- guy. i'm stephanie ruhle. i'll see you at 11:00 with ali velshi and all day on twitter. >>> right now, more news with my friend and colleague, hallie jackson. >> thank you so much. i am hallie jackson in washingt washington. on this friday, august 31st, 2018, the nation is pausing to remember and celebrate the lives of two american icons. all of it is happening right now. over the next hour, too. the left side of your screen, live pictures from detroit. thousands of people have lined up to pay their final respects to the queen of soul. a celebration of the life of aretha franklin. it'll be a who's who in the

. >> abc 7 news anchor eric thomas is live in walnut creek with the story tonight. eric? >> reporter: and dan, the person who had the measles has recovered and is no longer contagious, while he or she was, they visited sedona, arizona and los angeles county where the health departments are notifying people. when they person came home to contra costa county they also visited, as you mentioned, and may have exposed people here, at john muir medical center. measles is rare these days because most but not all people have been vaccinated. >> red eyes, fever, sore throat, rash that starts on the head and moves down the body. someone who get measles could potentially get much more serious complications, pneumonia, swelling of the brain, permanent disability. >> reporter: a contra costa county resident with the measles visited john muir hospital's emergency department on august 11th from 11:00 in the morning until 2:00 in the afternoon. the same person also had a meal at chow restaurant in lafayette on august 14th from 9:00 in the morning until 11:00 in the morning. >> anyone who is not vaccinated or

. >> we start with eric thomas with what we've learned about the crash and the officer who was killed. eric? >> reporter: dan, we can tell you that officer here at the solano county chp wearing black bands over their badges already and the flag here is flying at half-staff in honor of officer kirk griess, who was killed this morning doing what he did every workday, his job. a solemn procession of police motorcycles led the van carrying the body of the chp officer from the hospital to the coroner's office. kirk griess, a former marine, spent 19 years with the highway patrol, 16 working out of the fairfield office. >> today is a tough day. it's a tough day for the california highway patrol >> reporter: this morning dispatchers began getting frantic calls from motorists about an accident on the interstate 80. >> west bound 80 is a motorcycle involved, possibly a chp motor officer that was hit by a vehicle while he was on a traffic stop. >> reporter: indeed, he had pulled over the driver of a saturn. only moments later, disaster. >> for unknown reasons, the driver of a three quarter ton pickup left the main port

eric thomas is live in berkeley with a story and a very clear example of the risk. eric? >> reporter: yes, indeed, dan, you mentioned the millions of cars that will be on the road this weekend. the cdc says about every 50 minutes on average 29 people die in alcohol-related accidents. that's why the state, the insurance industry and ford decided this would be a perfect time to tell and show teenagers the danger of impaired driving. >> it's an odd experience. my equilibrium was so off. >> they're getting behind the wheel with movement restricting braces on knees, elbows and necks, goggles that will -- and a wristband that makes his handshake. >> every step i take i feel like i will fall. >> reporter: it's an experiment. the outfits are designed to show teenagers how drugs and alcohol affect perception and fine motor skills. >> these are the 100 deadliest days, the days between memorial day and labor day when we have so many teen drivers on the road. >> reporter: like this august 12th accident on highway 24 in walnut creek in which two antioch teens died, the 18-year-old driver was arrested for dui. here

abc 7 news anchor eric thomas continues our live team coverage from weaverville in trinity county. eric? >> and, dan, that's because weaverville was the site of a community meeting where cal fire briefed people on the progress of the fire. the carr fire as you mentioned started in shasta county. but in the words cal fire likes to use, it slopped over into trinity forcing the evacuation of the small community of lewiston which is about 35 miles west of redding. some of the evacuees crammed into this 240-seat heater in weaverville to get the update from fire and law enforcement about the progress so far in fighting the carr fire. they heard that up to 38,000 people in both counties are out of their homes, and they don't expect the fire to burn any farther east towards redding, but some evacuees from lewiston say they are not getting enough info about what's happening on their side of the county line. >> it's just a repeat of everything that's happening in redding, which, you know, we're sad for all of that too. but this fire is still active on our side, you know. it's raging up there. >> moving as fas

eric thomas is live tonight in oakland to find out if this could, eric, be the final season of competition for some of these student athletes. >> reporter: at this point, dan, all we know for sure is that this year has been saved. ironically football was not one of the sports threatened we limb nation in the oakland unified school district, but the sports teams that were were saved this year by a professional football team. >> one, two, three, hut. >> reporter: these high school golfers have known for a couple days their team would be spared the budget acts. all ten sports threatened we li -- elimination this year would be okay. >> it gives us a sense of community we don't have in regular education. >> reporter: outside donations, including $250,000 from the oakland raiders helped save the day. the raiders owner told us why in an exclusive interview by phone today. >> after school sports were important for me, and kept me out of more trouble than i got in. you know, i've always felt an affection for that. we decided to do the $250,000 to get this thing going, and it's all based on, you know, the raiders are born in oakland, and it's always going to be part

abc 7 news anchor eric thomas continues our live team coverage from a fire station in napa county with the story. eric? >> and dan, that red flag warning runs until 11:00 tomorrow night. we're at station 27, one of two stations we visited today along with station 25. the firefighters there know what to do in the event of a red flag warning. but as you said, one of the issues is manpower. and right now, they're spread a little thin. >> 14, 14, 1241. >> firefighters at napa fire station 25 are keeping one ear on the radio. one hand on their fire engines, and both eyes on the dry vegetation in the hills around them. >> the red flag warning means that the conditions are going to be very receptive for potential fire behavior and large incidents. >> which is what firefighters here are dreading since napa county already has strike teams in redding for the carr fire and in lake county for the mendocino complex fire. it means fewer firefighters here at home. >> we are thin. we do have resources committed on major incidents right now. but as far as locally, all of our napa fire stations are staffed, and the firemen and wom

the couple had booked the holiday with thomas cook and the travel company says it's offering its 300 customers alternative hotels or the option to return home. dansed john and susan cooper ‘s deaths? their daughter says john collapsed in his room on tuesday and susan fell ill a few hours later. the egyptian authorities say they both suffered low blood pressure and heart failure. this is the steigenberger aqua magic hotel on egypt's red sea coast. thomas cook says there is no evidence of carbon monoxide poisoning here. but because of the tourists —— other tourists have been ill, it decided to move its 300 holiday—makers or bring them home early. it is entirely possible the deaths and the illnesses are not linked. but people staying here are uneasy. everybody is really worried and obviously as the anxiety raises and obviously as the anxiety raises and people start talking, talking to each other, they are looking for a nswe rs each other, they are looking for answers from thomas cook. it is really disappointing. we flew out on tuesday, the day that these poor people passed away and i am really sorry about what happened. but i think we should have b

thomas cook is removing all its customers from the hotel following the deaths. a little earlier our news correspondent danon of what led to their deaths. but there is certainly an investigation ongoing and that‘s why thomas cook says as a precaution it is going to move people from this hotel, at least give them the option of switching hotels within hurghada or coming home if they prefer. and it‘s taking every step to support the family because susan cooper was one of their own employees, she worked at the thomas cook travel office branch in burnley, she is described as a loyal, long—serving member of staff. that that branch is closed. australia has a new prime minister after malcolm turnbull was forced out by his party rivals. scott morrison, who was treasurer in the government led by the liberal party, won a leadership contest held this morning and has been sworn in as leader. mr turnbull, who did not stand in the vote, said he was proud of his record and blamed "insurgent" mps for bringing him down. the chancellor, philip hammond, has been accused of launching a "dodgy project fear" by brexit—backing co

dan + shay, on another nomination. >> thank you. >> we have two more categories to unveil. take it away. >> the nominees for cma vocalist of the year are dierks bentley. [ applause ] luke combs. [ applause ] thomasof the year. >> that's right. all right. here we go and so finally this is a big one right here, man, the nominees for entertainer of the year are, jason aldean. [ applause ] television superstar mr. luke bryan. [ applause ] we also have kenny chesney. [ applause ] yep. chris stapleton. [ applause ] and mr. keith urban. [ cheers and applause ] those are the nominees for entertainer of the year. >> awesome. luke, come on up here, luke. congratulations, you guys. [ cheers and applause ] television superstar. >> i got to get an instagram account now for under that handle. >> television superstar. let's -- >> it started right here. we started it right here. >> we did. so sugarland, jennifer and christian, congratulations. you've already won this category five times but now you're back on tour for the first time in six years. is it different this time around? >> it's different in a good way, you know, in the sense that we've come back and feel fresh and our cups are filled and it makes this