whit. >> jaclyn lee, thank you.et's get right to meteorologist jeff smith from our new york station wabc. and jeff, the smoke from those wildfires also causing poor air quality in several states. >> and the sheer number of wildfires burning is absolutely staggering, whit. we have 100 in the u.s., 900 in canada. that's why we have so much smoke in both countries basically causing hazy skies out there. the most concentrated smoke, though, right near that explosive park fire. you could wake up to an orange, reddish kind of mars-like appearance to the sky in places like reading and chico, california, that spreads into northern nevada during the day tomorrow, even salt lake city, and idaho poor air quality by tomorrow afternoon. mother nature not going to be helping our cause either, approaching 100 degrees in chico by wednesday and that heat wave could be rivaling records in colorado spring and amarillo by monday, tuesday, and wednesday. >> jeff smith, it's great to have you. we appreciate it. >>> now to the breaking ne

all right, jaclyn, thank you. >>> overseas tonight, the historic landslide victory changing the shape of british politics. a new prime minister moving into 10 downing street, riding the labor party wave into office. conservative lawmakers swept from power in a monumental collapse. abc's foreign correspondent james longman in london. >> reporter: a seismic shift in british politics tonight. 10 downing street with a new resident. labour's keir starmer now british prime minister, defeating the conservative party in a historic landslide. >> we did it! >> reporter: winning a staggering 412 of the 650-seat parliament. the changeover in the uk immediate. today rishi sunak offering his concession speech. >> i am sorry. i have given this job my all. >> reporter: starmer then heading to the palace, where the king asked him to form a new government. he's britain's 58th prime minister and charles' third. >> the work of change begins immediately. >> reporter: starmer, a former public prosecutor, vowing to rebuild britain and its working class. after 14 years of conservative rule, which saw the par

jaclyn lee reports from the fire zone. >>> the abc news exclusive. stunning new details from a local s.w.a.t. team who were standing guard during the attempted assassination of former president trump. they said they had no communication with the secret service until after the shooting. aaron katersky reports. >>> with just 100 days to go, the race for the white house tightens. details of the new abc news/ipsos poll. what voters think of vice president harris and former president trump as pressure mounts on republican vice presidential candidate jd vance. >>> fears of a wider war in the middle east. israel retaliates in response to the deadly missile strike on civilians in the israeli controlled golan heights. matt rivers reports from israel and marcus moore on the ground in beirut. >>> calls for justice across the country, a day of mourning for sonya massey. the black woman shot dead in her own kitchen by a deputy. >>> a terrifying attack on the high seas. a pod of killer whales sinks a yacht two miles off shore. >>> the promising new alzheimer's blo

abc correspondent jaclyn lee joins us.e courtroom in santa fe, new mexico, and has the latest. jaclyn, good morning. >> reporter: whit, good morning to you. you could feel the tension in the courtroom as the case started to unravel. alec baldwin remaining a free man who cannot be tried again. this morning, a dramatic hollywood ending in actor alec baldwin's criminal trial. >> your motion to dismiss with prejudice is granted. >> reporter: after the judge ruled that the charges of involuntary manslaughter in the case be dismissed with prejudice. baldwin crying, hugging his wife hilaria. the judge ruling prosecutors withheld key evidence from baldwin's defense team. >> they buried it. they put it under a different case with a different number. >> reporter: that evidence, an envelope of ammunition turned in to investigators earlier this year allegedly from the same batch that killed "rust" cinematographer halyna hutchins. prosecutors pushing back arguing those rounds did not match the bullets on set. the judge sending the jury

>> whit: jaclyn lee, thank you. >>> now to the tragic news from the nfl.kie cornerback khyree jackson was among three people killed this morning in a multicar collision in maryland. an alleged drunk driver appears to have caused the crash. new details coming in tonight, and reaction from the nfl. here's abc's morgan norwood. >> reporter: tonight authorities in maryland believe an alleged drunk driver is behind a horrific three-car crash just outside washington, d.c. that killed 24-year-old vikings star rookie khyree jackson and two of his high school teammates. just after 3:00 this morning, police say the driver of an infiniti, identified as cori clingman, hit two cars while speeding. causing a chain reaction. a dodge charger with jackson and former college football stars isaiah hazel and anthony lytton jr. inside, then slamming into several tree stumps. >> the minnesota vikings select kyhree jackson. >> reporter: not even three months ago the nfl's minnesota vikings drafted jackson in the fourth round, a contender as starting cornerback. tonight the team

jaclyn lee has the details and tips about what you can do if you're caught in a rip current. >> reporter: tonight, a reminder of the dangers of rip currents after seven swimmers nearly drowned in florida. veteran lifeguard mariano martinez now being called a hero. he was off duty at the beach in sarasota county last saturday when he received an alert on his phone. >> i saw many, many people in distress. fighting for their lives. >> reporter: several swimmers were caught in a rip current and dragged more than 200 yards off shore. martinez jumped into action, grabbing his rescue gear, making multiple trips into the surf before bringing everyone back to safety. >> when you have seven people in the same moment in the same place, and you have their lives in your hands, it's hard. >> reporter: rip currents can be incredibly powerful, capable of pulling even the strongest swimmers into dangerous weathers. >> the weather is going to predict the rip currents as well as lightning and rain and things like that. it will ruin your day. >> reporter: in 2023, there were 90 rip current fatalities report

abc's jaclyn lee is in los angeles with the latest on this.ing, jaclyn. >> reporter: hey, rhiannon, good morning to you. wildfires are a huge concern right now, more than 232 wildfires erupting on thursday alone across the state of california. let's talk about the most pressing wildfires and the first start off with the lake fire in santa barbara county, that one has already burned more than 4,600 acres. outside of fresno, we also have the french fire. that spread so rapidly it shut down the highway going into yosemite national park temporarily. more than 1,000 people were evacuated, and according to cal fire, more than 900 acres burned, and that one is only 20% contained. outside sacramento, we also have the thompson fire. that one has burned more than 3,800 acres, more than 28,000 people evacuated, and it's injured at least two firefighters. now, of course, when you think about all the factors that go to these large-scale fires, you have several things, the record heat, you have the wind, and you have the low humidity in death valley this we

jaclyn, thank you so much.'s go to the smoke danger now spreading across the west because of those wildfires. somara theodore is here with the details. good morning, somara. >> somara: good morning, gio. yeah. this dangerous situation will continue to unfold. now, these are the conditions you need, low relative humidity, where the park fire is burning, 22% relative humidity. the areas in gray,s that a where they're having an air quality alert because of the smoke. and if you look, it's not just the usa. canada, 926 active fires burning right now. that smoke is going to make its way down to the lower 48. in the coming days this is where the heavy smoke will migrate. northern california, nevada, parts of utah, and as we head into august, temperatures will be much warmer than normal out west, and that itself will definitely be conducive to more wildfires. whit? >> whit: all right. somara, we'll check back in with you in just a bit. >>> to politics now and donald trump turning his attacks on his new opponent, vice

jaclyn you think the president made the right decision stepping aside? >> i think he made the right decision to unify the party and unify the country. i would to thank president biden for his years of service, 58 years a lifetime of service, the selflessness to the country that he loves it. the biden family are come as my eldest would say, are the salt of the earth, good people to their core. he sacrificed so much a pretty came into office losing a wife and a son on still took his oath. his son was in the battle, had cancer, still ran for president. the man is just decent. no matter what he has been through he is still showing up for america. i know the time he did not have to step down he did for the good of the country, for the good of the party. he is putting himself over party. it is just a matter of country first we have these slogans people throw around, this is someone who's actually lifted his entire life. his record will stand for what he is done in three years and bringing us out of covid. rebuilding infrastructure, more manufacturing jobs, his

jaclyn, good morning. >> reporter: whit, good morning to you.s fire ripped through everything within a matter of minutes. including the house, you can see the managed refrigerator. this morning, california's biggest fire of the year scorching more than 350,000 acres, larger than the size of los angeles. now 10% contained. with more than 130 structures destroyed, the fire consuming everything in its path, burning more than 5,000 acres an hour. these are the before and after satellite images showing the extent of the park fire's massive devastation. as you can see, there's a lot of spot fires popping up. the smoke incredibly thick, turning the sky orange. this comes as firefighters are racing to get the park fire under control ahead of the next heat wave. this as evacuation orders are expanding beyond the initial tehama and butte counties, pushing into the neighboring shasta and plumas county. governor gavin newsom declaring a state of emergency. >> it got really burnt up. >> reporter: as we toured the devastation just outside chico, we came acros

our jaclyn lee at base camp. >> when you're on the front lines, what are you seeing? >> we're seeing -- i mean, it's walls of fire. it's extreme fire behavior. it's very hot. we're seeing a lot of civilians who are scared for their homes. >> reporter: paul and janet mallory made it out safely. the last they heard their home was still standing. >> i couldn't believe it because i was fully prepared that our house was gone and i just thought, you know, it's a house, we're safe, we're alive. >> reporter: and now warnings for paradise, the town devastated by the 2018 camp fire, the deadliest wildfire in california history. authorities say the park fire was started on purpose by 42-year-old convicted sex offender ronnie stout, allegedly setting his mother's toyota yaris on fire and pushing it down an embankment. he's being held without bail. authorities in eastern oregon finding a firefighting plane today. it had gone missing near the falls fire. the pilot did not survive. and whit, you can see there behind me this hill just erupted in flames and the trees are topping out.

. >>> next tonight, that historic heat is spanning expansive wildfires, let's bring in abc's jaclyn lee in los angeles. i understand that just overnight, the size of the lake fire doubled? >> reporter: that's right, linsey, fire officials say their main priority is keeping the lake fire near santa barbara contained. and out of surrounding neighborhoods. as you mentioned, yes, it did double in size overnight, consuming more than 13,000 acres partially because of this prolonged heat, it's 0% contained. officials issuing their first evacuation orders overnight as well as a air quality watch in santa barbara county. turning to the french fire in mariposa, that is now 60% contained. this heat wave here in california unrelenting. these triple-digit temperatures breaking records in places like redding as well as palmdale, this is a very dangerous time of year, officials are warning these fires can pop up at any point. linsey. >> linsey: overseas to france, where there's a lot of uncertainty tonight, the far-right fell short of their goal to win their first majority in decades. the pivotal one-

here's abc's jaclyn lee in california. >> reporter: tonight, firefighters battling wildfires and scorchingperatures in northern california. more than 1000 people evacuating mariposa, north of fresno. the french fire temporarily shutting down a main highway into yosemite national park. outside sacramento, the thompson fire now 46% contained after close to 30,000 evacuations. 25 structures destroyed. fire officials say 17 fires are actively blazing across the golden state. more than 145,000 acres burned so far this year, 17 times more than this time last year. >> today is the day. it's the hottest day of the heat wave. >> reporter: a historic heat wave also searing the west. 158 million people under heat alerts. death valley could clock a scalding 129 degrees, just 5 degrees shy of the hottest temperature ever recorded on earth. so what advice do you have for residents? >> we want to make sure they are staying indoors between the hours of 10:00 and 3:00. stay hydrated and rested. >> reporter: they have extra the 5s on hand given the extreme weather. with the record heat, low humidity, and wi

so now i think that jaclyn is gone, they are going to have to turn up energy elsewhere.ng going out already directly attacking kamala harris who has of course been endorsed by president biden to replace him. thank you very much for now, ione wells. first live in delaware, thank you to you. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's turn now to the other big story happening in the us. the director of the us secret service kimberly cheatle is facing questions at a congressional hearing over the failed assassination attempt against donald trump onjuly 13th. there have been calls for her to resign following allegations that top agency officials repeatedly denied requests for additional resources and protection for mr trump. in her opening statement, secret service director kimberly cheatle offered an apology — and said lessons will be learned. the assassination attempt onjuly 13... i offer my sincerest condolences to the former fire chief and a hero who is skilled in the senseless shooting, i would also like to acknowledge those injured in butler, damon dodg

let's go back to jaclyn lee in chico. >> reporter: gio, good morning to you.ters are resting up before redeploying to the frontlines. this as governor gavin newsom declaring a state emergency. this morning an astonishing chaotic wildfire raging out of control, scorching more than 300,000 acres across northern california. the park fire, burning in california's butte county is the state's largest fire so far this year. this as firefighters struggle to gain an upper hand with 0% contained. at least 134 structures destroyed and more than 4,000 people evacuated. firefighters across the state descending on the city of chico at a newly created base camp working up to 36-hour shifts to contain flames in the north that have turned the sky into a fiery red for miles. we are seeing a crew deploying here ready to cut lines, trying to get this under control. you can see the flames burning here. the wind is creating this billowing smoke. this appeared within a matter of seconds showing all the conditions firefighters are dealing with just struggling to contain the fire. and

the former field director jaclyn appears to have written in a facebook post captured by the clarion ledger do not condone violence but please get you some shooting lessons so you don't miss next time. whoops that was not me talking that stirred up a lot of people in social media. thompson did offer his condolences, his prayers and his thoughts to former president trump. some are now calling him out back in april i introduced a bill that would cancel secret service protection for anyone convicted of a federal or state felony with that minimum one year prison sentence. critics say that was clearly targeted toward the former president. >> light on the convention floor, thanks. >> president trump is a former president the nominee of the republican party already receives a heightened level of security. i've been consistent in my direction to the secret service to provide it with every resource capability protective measure to ensure his continued safety. >> the fact this roof was not covered, is a big miss there are a lot of questions that need to be answered. let's talk about some the question

seen as jaclyn howard is with us now with more and some tips on how to stay safe here. so jacklyn, in terms of the concern we've been talking so much about the key in the country. it's happening earlier it is in more places it can actually land people in the hospital oh, absolutely, erica. and that's a major concern right now. we know that heat itself, it can be as silent killer every year, more than 1,200 people die due to extreme temperatures here in the united states and some heat-related illnesses, we see our heat cramps, heat exhaustion dehydration, and heat stroke. and heat stroke itself, erica, it's not an actual stroke. it happens when your body is unable to cool itself down. signs of this are if you have a body temperature higher than 103 degrees, you may have a fast pulse, you may feel dizzy, you may have a headache, you may lose consciousness or pass out and when that happen bins, erica doctors have 30 minutes to cool the patient's body down before they're at an increased risk of organ damage or even dying from this condition. so it's a very, very serious sit

sworn in major advancement for people with amputations, a bionic leg linked to the brain, seen as jaclyn howard is with us now, how exactly does this work? >> yeah, john, it's really fascinating science. the user's own nervous system is what controls the bionic leg. in this case, that's how it's works. electrodes are placed between the amputation site on a person's leg and the bionic leg itself and signals from the nervous system wrecked the legs, movements and the leg is able to sense its own positioning and send signals back to the person's nervous system. and in one study, john, people with amputated legs who were equipped with this bionic leg, they undeen

sworn in major advancement for people with amputations, a bionic leg linked to the brain, seen as jaclyn howard is with us now, how exactly does this work? >> yeah, john, it's really fascinating science. the user's own nervous system is what controls the bionic leg. in this case, that's how it's works. electrodes are placed between the amputation site on a person's leg and the bionic leg itself and signals from the nervous system wrecked the legs, movements and the leg is able to sense its own positioning and send signals back to the person's nervous system. and in one study, john, people with amputated legs who were equipped with this bionic leg, they underwent a specific type of surgery the researchers found that the bionic leg was able to help increase their maximum walking speed by 41%. so this helped people with amputated legs to walk more smoothly and more quickly using the bionic leg. and one woman in the study told cnn that she felt like she had no amputation at all as soon as she was equipped with the bionic leg, she said she wanted to take off running and that's the kind of imp