danya bacchus, abc news, los angeles. >> our thanks to danya. >>> more fans lining up this morning to a glimpse at the queen of soul. the public viewing for aretha franklin started yesterday at a museum in her hometown of detroit. look at these images. she arrived in a gold plated casket dressed in red even down to her stilettos. franklin died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 76. her funeral set for friday, stevie wonder, jennifer hudson, faith hill and learning ariana grande is the latest to be invited to the service to perform. former president bill clinton and jesse jackson will speak at the ceremony. >>> the man who survived the shark attack off cape cod two weeks ago is speaking out for the first time. william lippetten says he escaped by punching the shark in the gills after it clamped down on his leg. a move that may have likely saved his life. the 61-year-old doctor from new york hit the shark so hard that he now has to wear an arm cast. he underwent six surgeries and now faces weeks of rehab. >>> a texas family of six is alive thanks to a police officer, sam click. on his o

danya bacchus, abc news.eles. >>> new details in the investigation of ohio state head football coach urban meyer. the ex-wife of fired assistant zach smith met with the team hired by school truste res on monday. meyer originally denied that he knew about the allegation against that coach. smith was arrest for drunk drin told the school. >>> four young girls in michigan n hurt after fighting off an alleged attacker. the girls were leaving a convenience store when they say the man started following them and grabbed the youngest girl just 11 years old. the other girls pounced, kicking him and hurling hot coffee at him. the girls say he grabbed another girl by the hair, and the friends came to the rescue once again. >> i grabbed my drink and chucked it at his head. i tried to get -- i punched him in the head. >> kicked, screamed, punched, clawed, threw their hot drinks, their slurpees on him. they did what they had to do. >> the man was arrested a short time later. >>> three people are facing charges over a selfi

danya bacchus, abc news, los angeles. >>> officials in italy have increased the death toll in the genoa bridge tragedy. at least 35 people are dead after cars tumbled more than 100 feet from the morandi bridge during a rainstorm. you see some of the images there. officials are focusing on a possible structural weakness in. heavy equipment and dogs are at the scene as officials search for more victims. prosecutors have opened an investigation into this tragedy. >>> police in london are focusing on three locations in their search for clues in the suspected terror attack near parliament. scotland yard raided the addresses hours after a car slammed into security barriers. they have identified the 29-year-old suspect. born in sudan. he was arrested following the high-speed chase through london. investigators say the man was not known to police before the incident. >>> now to those severe storms rolling through the plains overnight. oklahoma city was hit with heavy rain, gusty winds, hail, and flooding. dozens of drivers were trapped in fast-moving flood waters and had to be rescued. cmesowes

abc's danya bacchus has more on the 20-year grudge that police say was behind the murder. >> here is a photo of the suspect. >> reporter: after nearly two weeks of investigating. >> it's important for people to be on the lookout for this man. he's very dangerous. >> reporter: houston police have identified the prime suspect in the death of prominent houston doctor, mark hausknecht. the 65-year-old who once treated former president george h.w. bush was gunned down on july 20th as he rode his bike to work. police say joseph pappas seen here moments after the shooting may have held a 20-year grudge against the doctor. >> the suspect's mother was a patient of the doctor and died during surgery over 20 years ago. >> reporter: wednesday police raiding a home linked to pappas but finding no sign of him. neighbors say he never did anything suspicious. >> just a regular guy, quiet, okay, kind of stayed to himself as far as i know. >> reporter: investigators say it's possible he once worked in law enforcement, which could explain the suspect's brazen alleged crime. >> there was a lot of planni

abc news reporter danya bacchus has the latest including a perspective from one of the last people tor alive. >> it was one of my worst nightmar nightmares. i didn't know what to say or do. >> nicole atkinson didn't want to think something bad happened to her friend when she couldn't get in contact with her last monday. she had a feeling something wasn't right. >> she wasn't there. the girls weren't there. it didn't make sense. like, if her car was there, where was she? >> say hi. >> she was the last known person to see shan nana live. dropping her off at her colorado home after a late business trip. >> i didn't get that early morning text. >> when she learned the 34-year-old pregnant mother of two had missed a doctor's appointment, she alerted the husband chris and called police. >> he just kept saying he didn't know where she was. she was on a play date but couldn't give us the name of the friend. >> chris watts who used to work at anadarko pe troll belpetrole his wife and drove the children to a company property shan nan was found in a shol owe grave, the two girls submerged in oil

danya bacchus, abc news, los angeles. >>> private jet reportedly carrying rapper post malone made anter two of the tires burst on takeoff. the gulf stream 4 landed safely at stewart international airport in new york state after it circled for two hours burning fuel. it depart ed bound for london when the mishap occurred. >>> new details about your heart and its connection to dementia. >>> and plus what do tired firefighters eat on the fire lines? one knows the answer firsthand. >>> and it has been a dreary day. i'll have a partly dreary forecast coming up what does help for heart failure look like? ♪ the beat goes on. it looks like emily cooking dinner for ten. ♪ the beat goes on. it looks like jonathan on a date with his wife. ♪ la-di-la-di. entresto is a heart failure medicine that helps your heart... so you can keep on doing what you love. in the largest heart failure study ever, entresto was proven superior at helping people stay alive and out of the hospital. it helps improve your heart's ability to pump blood to the body. don't take entresto if pregnant; it can cause harm or de

here's danya bacchus. >> reporter: the plane heading for mexico city smashes into a field, not even am the end of the runway in durango, bursting into flames. video from the is scene shows smoke billowing from the wreckage. despite the images, miraculously, of the 103 people on board, everyone survived. the captain is the most seriously injured. 49 people were taken to hospitals. this passenger says after the crash she and her son jumped out of a hole that opened in the plane's fuselage. some passengers even able to walk back to the airport. at least 65 americans were on board. one is reverend ezekiel sanchez from chicago. he will undergo surgery for multiple broken bones in his arm. many in his congregation anxiously awaiting his return home. >> there are a lot of peoples praying for him. >> reporter: the governor of durango says the plane was lifting off when it tried to abort the takeoff due to bad weather, but it was too late. this video shows the storm rolling through durango at the same time the plane crashed. they found the black boxes in perfect condition, and an investigation

danya bacchus, abc news, los angeles. >> our thanks to danya. >>> breaking overnight, a hurricane warningig island of hawaii as hurricane lane approaches. hurricane lane is now a very strong category five storm, sustained winds are around 155 miles per hour. the governor has just closed all schools on the big island and on maui until further notice. tropical storm force winds and heavy rains are expected today. >>> a young heart patient was led speechless after a kiki challenge led to a big surprise. >> she's awaiting a transplant. she did a little kiki challenge. look at her face. when drake showed up in her hospital room for a visit. so after blurting out oh, my god, sophia and drake took a few photos and talked about basketball and the rapper's fellow canadian, justin bieber. >> oh, my gosh. where's your kiki challenge, kendis? >> kiki challenge describes the moves that i make. >> i know that's my challenge. >>> coming up, remember this guy? we've got an update on the dancing fbi agent. he was the original guy doing the kiki challenge. >> yeah, but first, the search for a young woman i

senators from both parties were critical as danya bacchus reports. >> reporter: the grilling aimed atoption officials. >> who thinks the family separation policy has been a success, raise your hand? which member is responsible for zero tolerance and family separation? >> reporter: both democratic and republican senators questioning the trump administration's zero tolerance in family separation policy. a top official says the agency warned the administration of the consequences. >> we raised a number of concerns in the program about any policy which would result in family separation. >> reporter: the senate judiciary hearing coming after reports of the administration failing to meet the court-ordered deadline to reunite all families separated at the u.s./mexico border. >> nearly 2700 children were separated from their parents and nearly 700 still have not been reunited with their families. >> reporter: the government saying those 700 children were ineligible but not providing details. chuck grassley saying the administration mishandled family separations, citing allegations of sexual and

danya bacchus has more. >> reporter: on the ground a firenado in california.of smoke above the 6,000 acres it has burned. they arrested 51 year old forrest clark for starting that fire. >> this should be called the holy hellfire. >> reporter: firefighters are stretched thin, many working 24-hour shifts. 14,000 of them trying to control the 17 wildfires raging across the state. >> mother nature is undefeated. >> reporter: scorching over 600,000 acres. >> there's more than 10,000 people evacuated. >> reporter: those told to leave grabbing what they can, waiting to see if their homes escaped the fire. >> i don't really know how i'm going to deal with it, because i just don't know. >> reporter: the rush is on to get animals out of harm's way, too. the mendocino complex fire now burning for a 12th day. the largest in state history, charring 450 square miles. this map showing how smoke has spread over the west. forrest clark is held on a $1 million bond facing arson and other charges after he e-mailed a local fire chief warning, this place will burn. kendis and magg