danica patrick and music from michael ray on the way.st congratulations are in order for france. there is much celebration in france. the french yesterday beat croatia 4-2 to win the world cup. that's soccer, by the way. [ cheers and applause ] in case you don't get up early to watch sports. this is the biggest victory for france since 2007 when marion cotillard beat meryl streep to win best actress at the academy awards. [ laughter ] french president emmanuel macron was at the game. he really got into it. look at this picture. he is -- it almost looks dangerous. can you imagine donald trump being this excited about anything? maybe if they brought back the mcrib. but other than that. [ laughter ] that is about as enthused as you can get in a button-down shirt. the french haven't been this happy since they invented cigarettes. there's a lot of excitement, looting, et cetera over there. and now the world cup is over. and just like that we have another four years before we care about men playing soccer again. [ laughter ] fortunately, we st

danica patrick made history as the first female host of the espys.e point, she was joined on stage by an young comedic hopeful. >> lebron james is coming to l.a. and he's already bought two houses. a black man hasn't caused this much commotion in brentwood since o.j. >> next to the red carpet. >> danica patrick and aaron rodgers made their public debut as a couple. she had these really cool spider web sandal boots going on. >> i like your fashion analysis. you didn't say anything about aaron. >> he's wearing a black tuxedo, way to go, aaron, branching out of your comfort zone. >> and here's juju smith schuster turning heads with this plaid tuxedo shorts, the free the knee campaign continues. >> he's got a lot going on there. he rocked shorts with a fleur de lis pattern. >> i kind of dig it. former olympic gymnast natasha liukin showed up in this red dress. >> hello! adam rippon sported an embellished jacket with a mandarin collar. >> he kind of looks like brian boitano there. >> a little bit. >> and adding a pop of color, sierra. her husband russell

<> the point here is not to knock danica patrick...her agent com,es to her and says here is a fat check.people love you..just get up there and read what somebody else wrote...ratrher i'm knocking ther guys who sit behind a desk and figure anybody can be entertaining just follow the format.....no..exhbit a danica patrick..see you next hour. (vicki) new tonight at nine: some people caught behaving badly are more memorable than others.(grant) today on the peninsula...stanley caught some stop sign violators...who ...need to review the rules. .. do you know why he stopped you? well i imagine it was some kind of trap because i've seen you catch three people today and this was our first stop you know this might actually be opposite day, allow me to explainthis driver just ran a stop sign in pacifica.there you go now since i'm riding with officer nelson from the town of hillsborough police department door shutsofficer nelson is going to have a chat with the driver just as soon as she remembers opens her window hello, officer nelson of the hillsborough police department i stopped you today becau

p tonight, jason sudeikis, espy host danica patrick, and music from michael ray.[ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: thank you very much. [ cheers and applause ] hi, everybody. i'm jimmy. i'm the host of the show. thank you for watching. thanks for coming. [ cheers and applause ] welcome to the show.

. >> reporter: former race car driver danica patrick, first female host in history of the event.at on stage, handled the hosting like take turn two at indy. i was here, not one person came up until we went live. live in l.a., larry beil, abc7 sports. >> thanks larry. espys and he's out giving heismans to new friends. nice job. demarcus "boogie" cousins will be introduced tomorrow. shock waves through the nba, gives warriors five all-stars. chronicling his rehab from torn achilles tendon and wild ride through free agency. >> reached out to teams, pelicans, no offer. so talked to draymond, k.d., steph, and they were like, hell yeah, let's do it. you know. this is my ace of spade. this is my nuclear bomb. >> this abc7 sports report sponsored by river rock casino. used to be you had a camera, people were shy, not anymore. you get >>> that's our report.r me danle thanks for joining >>> tv's number one daily viral video show "right this minute." nowhere to hide as a tornado barrels down sending a guy flying through the air. >> see the wildly unpredictable scenes when crazy weather stri

danica patrick was the first female host of the show ever. >> despite the historic momentet she's nottingviews this morning. annie is here to break it all down forots. >> no, she's n getting the best reviews. i was trying to scroll through twitter looking for some sitive reviews. >> it was very hard to find. there we some people out there that tught she did fine job. she's just receiving a lot of criticism from her opening monologue saying her jokes were bit awkward, fell flat with the audience, so we'll you be the judge. atoine phent sri mte a joke the nfl kneeling controversy. k checit out. >> give it up for the u.s. men's oh, is there extra? keep going. for instagram. give itp u moren's curling team. pplause]oook home gold.[a >>> and forhose unfamiliar curling is the sport where you are allowed to kneel. [laughter]>> > encouraged. that's right. we have to mention t elephant in the room. anthemme to t talk abohe [laughter]sy. >> okay. >> all right. en'and the moment twitter can't get over chris long'she reaction wh appears to mouth was d. how, she tried to poke fun at lebron jame moving

danica patrick became the first woman to host the awards she was hosting the newest laker, lebron james. >> lebron is the newest los angeles transplant los angeles transplant ialso what he googles when he needs new hair that's okay. lebron, he host and made fun of me, too. i would say even j.r. smith would say we are up by one >> in the biggest awards, snowboardechloe kim won best female athlete and kate becken sale accepted on behalf offal ex ovechkin the jimmy v award for perseverance as he battles oral cancer leaving few dry eyes. >> if you have somebody out there suffering, it doesn't have to be cancer it could be somebody not having a good day your mom or d or grandparents. what you say to them, the smile that you have on your face could be what makes the differce the next day always, always persevere nevee ever givup >> the best coach award was awarded to three hero coaches killed in the mass shooting in d stonemanglas high school >> 141 gymnasts who surved sexual abuse by larry nasser took the stage closing out the night as the arthur ashe courage award. >> to all the survivors t

. >> host danica patrick was also making news for a few firsts. she was the espys' first ever female emcee, and it was her first red carpet with boyfriend aaron rodgers. the green bay packers quarterback and ex olivia munn were espys dates back in 2016. >> amazing mom, amazing person. >> and nfl star russel wilson had wife ciara and their two adorable kids on his mind. >> sienna is the cutest thing in the world. >> oh, my gosh. >> she was dancing. she was dancing to "level up" today, right. and she's grooving. she's grooving, and i'm like, man, she's got better rhythm than me, and she's 1. >> and it looks like future may have a future in athletics actually. >> yes! >> the cutest thing is the baseball. it's really a great little family. >> thank you so much. >> thank you so much. >> russell wilson is not little future's buy logical dad, but he has been a father to that boy since day one. >> i always admire her on the red carpet. always gets it right. >>> meanwhile, justin bieber and hailey baldwin have a wedding to plan. >> they sure do. so how soo

and you can watch the 2018 espy awards hosted by danica patrick tomorrow at 8/7 central right here onyou for watching "nightline" tonight. as always, we're online 24/7 on our "nightline" facebook page. thank you again for watching and good night.

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performance and this year's ceremony in los angeles had a female host for the first time racing driver danica patrick an appropriate choice given what was to come the arthur ashe courage award is given to sports stars who are deemed to possess strength in the face of adversity courage in the face of peril and the willingness to stand up for their beliefs no matter what the cost this year's winners were the survivors of one of the biggest sexual abuse scandals in schools victims of a former u.s. gymnastics team doctor larry nasser olympic gold. maybe jim best i mean we've been sent a strong message to anyone who had protected message with so many years all we needed was one adult to have the integrity to stand between us and larry nasser just one i don't have the list since believed and acted the people standing before you on this stage would have never met him first thirty years people at the united states olympic committee usa gymnastics and michigan state university all placed money and medals above the safety of child's needs. serving a sentence of up to one hundred seventy five years in prison fo

it was also a history-making night, race car driver danica patrick became the first woman to host thew and, yes, it had a lot of heart but she had some fun with adam rippon who was there as a special "gma" correspondent and presenter. she introduced him as instagram's adam rippon, oh, yeah, he also won a medal. >> your buddy. >> he's everybody's buddy. he's so fun to be around. >> looking forward to his report later. >> a lot more coming up. >>> the brand-new fallout from the president's summit with vladimir putin. his latest response on russian meddling and another contradiction of top intelligence officials has white house officials scrambling to explain. the president is tweeting just moments ago about fake news. our senior white house correspondent cecilia vega asked the key question of president trump. she starts us off. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: george, good morning to you. this has absolutely nothing to do with fake news. it has everything to do with continual head spinning explanations from this president and this white house. now, for the second time this week they

rob: america's best athletes come together for former professional race car driver danica patrick hostinghat event in los angeles and taking a few political jabs. >> the national anthem controversy. i have not seen a russian displeased with washington since, well, two days ago. jillian: and more touching moments, three coaches killed in the parkland school shooting honored for saving lives with the best coach award. >> jim kelly was fighting cancer giving an emotional speech while accepting the jimmy v award for perseverance. >> doesn't have to be cancer. the smile you have on your face could be different the next day. remember that. always never give up. jillian: our friend jake would, a marine receiving the pat tillman award for service. the nonprofit deployed veterans to help with natural disaster relief. rob: you might remember janice dean after hurricane harvey. 11 minutes after the hour, bright future for the american worker but not if you ask the democrats. what does it take to acknowledge the job creation and economic boom we are seeing under the president. peter morrissey will ex

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although they did make it into host retired danica patrick's monologue right here. >> the golden states out with just a little grit, determination and four of the best players in the planet anything is possible. who doesn't love lebron james he's one of the greatest basketball players of all time. and now lebron is the newest los angeles transplant. los angeles transplant is also what he he need new hair. yeah, it's okay. lebron when he hosted. he made fun of me too. id say we're even. j.r. smith would say we're up by one. >> that is particularly funny i would imagine for warrior fans. >> we have come to that time where we have to check this out. the unofficial one way. you know what watchers of the wall means if you watch game of thrones. look at polar nothing gets over the wall on these guys. these are some of the greatest catches of the first half. and follow that up kion broxton of the milwaukee brewers up and over. he seems to do that about once a week but he had a particular charge out of that. that is a magnificent catch to rob a home run. >>> meanwhile how about this one. adria

. >>> danica patrick also making story.he was the first woman to host the espys and it's trending this morning for her performance. many criticizing her opening monologue saying her jokes were awkward, fell flat with thudience. then later in thee show she tried me poke fun at lebron s moving to l.a. to play withhe lakers buthe audience didn't seem to get her joke about his hairstyle. >> the biggest off season& pickup wasn lebromes. now, lebron is the newest los angeles transplant. los angeles transplanis also what he googles when he needs new hair. >> oh, wow. rful momentf o as the sister su. 141 sexual abuse victims of larry nassar took to the stage to recvertr hu mgahiicnomen spokhetexpe tri tenced. >> we seeou tgme all standin there. dde larry nassar. duad and acted, the people standin before you on this stage would have never met him. >> preach. absolutely.ig alht. powerful moment right there.n, >>> moving o new video this morning of that thai youth soccer team once again doing what they love one day after being leased

danica patrick was host of espn's 2018 espy awards. the former professional race car driver opened with a monologue that poked fun at some mishaps in the sports world this year. >> we have to mention the elephant in the room. it's time to talk about the national anthem controversy. ha ha ha! >> reporter: other moments struck a more serious tone. like when larry nassar victims took to the stage to accept the arthur ashe courage award. olympian aly raisman reminded other victims of sexual assault, they are not alone. >> to all the survivors out there, don't let anyone rewrite your story. >> reporter: three coaches, scott beigel, aaron feis and chris hixon who were killed in marjory stoneman douglas high school protecting students in february were honored with the award for coaches of the year. >> scott, aaron and chris were heroes. the issue of gun violence and what happened at our school isn't a political issue. it's a human issue. >> reporter: the three-hour show also featured appearances by khloe kim, the teen snowboarding sensation w

d danica patrick is hosting her new boyfriend, he is here, aaron rodgers, he didn't want to chat.ontending next year for the stanley cup. >> we've locked up a lot of key guys for a long time. the continuity in the room is awesome. i think guys like leblanc, those guys are going to take the next step in their careers. that will only makesbe. so that he could get cool for a few minutes. you don't want to leave. >> i could talk all day long. i'll stay until the show starts. >> reporter: so this is the mvp on the red carpet right here for cane and many other celebrities we interviewed, the gigantic fan cooling us down. we're waiting on draymond green. we know he will be in the show tonight. there's ten minutes left and the show starts inside. it will be on tape delay tonight on abc 7 with the broadcast beginning at 8:00. live on the red carpet, larry beil, abc 7 sports. >> great stuff, larry. catch the espy awards live at 8:00. and don't miss larry on the red carpet at 11:00. >>> "7 on your side's" michael finney gets hundreds of complaints every week. >> michael is here with those co

jimmy: next week, we have new shows with jason sudeikis, jonah hill, magic johnson, jim gaffigan, danica patricknham, lakeith stanfield, antonio brown, plus music from jim james, michael ray, lil' baby, and imagine dragons. please join us for all of that. >> jimmy: our first guest is an emmy and grammy-winning person, and maybe our only guest ever to be investigated by the department of justice. the "kathy griffin: laugh your head off world tour" is coming to hollywood next thursday and friday across the street at dolby theater. please say hello to kathy griffin. >> look at you. >> look at this. >> you emerged from your cocoon like a butterfly. >> i'm back, baby. i'm back. they're not going to hold me down. they're not going to hold stormy down. none of us. we're fighting back. >> jimmy: that is your friend now, stormy daniels. >> oh, yes. >> jimmy: how did this happen? >> first, i melt her. stormy daniels came to me on my all mold sold out, world tour, "kathy griffin: laugh your head off world tour." she came to see me in boston. i snuck her in. there are safety issues. we hit it off. when we m

. >>> danica patrick will host the espy a wards tomorrow night right here on abc 7.d from the track. danica has been attending the espys as a guest since 2005. she met her current boyfriend, aaron rodgers at the espys, an event she always looks forward to. >> to think i'm going to be the one on stage is a little crazy. but i did say like ten years ago that i wanted to host the show. i believe it was after lance armstrong hosted it. man, that's so cool. i want to host some day. when i got asked, ooh, it's a whole another thing to say yes and be the one on stage doing the monologue and all the bits. but what an incredible honor. >> yeah. to speak the words. i get scared every night. i'll be there on the red carpet getting one-on-one interviews with the stars. we'll have live reports throughout the evening here on abc 7, starting with our 4:00 newscast. abc 7 sports sponsored by stanford health care. a lot of pressure when you're driving a race car. but you know how to do that. it's another thing when you see all those people out there. >> different element. >> thanks,

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hosted by danica patrick live tonight 8:00, 7:00 central right here on abc. >>> coming up, the fdny workoutt actors. the academy award-winner sat down with sara haines, to chat about his new digital series and to show off some of his best celebrity imitations. >> can you tell us a little bit about the premise of "off script "? >> this is a perfect marriage of what i've done for the past 20 years. i have always had people come to my house and do these incredible sort of off-script interviews without the cameras rolling. i threw a party one time and it was puff and missy elliott and as a matter of fact, it was so long ago there was a guy standing on the wall, nobody knew who he was. it was jay z. >> oh, this little-known character. >> he didn't know who he was. nice party. the party is nice. it's really nice, you know, really nice party. it's crazy. right? so i pitched this back to "off script." we married those ideas together and i said i want to interview the guys that make me go wow and the girls that make me go wow. >> who are some dream guests? >> for me, being in sort of all of the aspe

former race car driver danica patrick hosting the event in los angeles and taking some political jabshe national anthem controversy. [laughter] i haven't seen a russian this pleased with washington since well, two days ago. >> but the night really had a lot of touching moments. three coaches killed in the parkland school shooting hearnsd with saving lives with the best coach award. buffalo bills legend jim kelly fighting cancer giving an emotional speech while accepting the jimmy v award for perseverance. >> i urge anybody out there if you have somebody out there suffering, it doesn't have to be cancer. what you say to them the smile have you on your face that can be the difference it could make the next day. remember that always, always persevere like jimmy v. said never never give up. >> our friend jake wood a marine who founded team rubicon receiving the pat tillman award for service. deploys veterans to help with natural disaster relief. janice dean working with team rye rub rubicon after hurre harvey. >> i consider my family jake and andrea and welcoming a baby in the next couple