after spending five years in prison and more on parole, he sought out justin brooks to prove he's innocent football player. >> you got my letter. >> letters, plural, right? brian, look, we only work with wrongly imprisoned people. >> i was wrongly imprisoned. >> i know, i know. you're out now. and you took a plea. >> i only took a plea -- >> that's okay. you didn't go to trial, so you can't appeal. there's nothing you can do. >> there's always something you can do. >> greg kinnear joins us at the table. good morning. a long ways from the days of "talk soup." i remember watching that. >> the bright light? got a table here. >> brian banks was at the table not too long ago telling his story six or seven years ago. it's a true story and a special story when you consider the timing as we just talked about cyntoia broin who was released from prison today. but you did heavier. in terms of getting to know this character. you sat in on some of those law classes from justin brooks at california western. why was that so important, and what more did you do to propair for this role? >> you know, justin

brian sought out the help of justin brooks who runs the california innocence project which is exonerated for stuff they didn't do, and not technicality stuff i mean, these are real people who just flat out didn't do it and he -- you know, brian, who is an incredible advocate for himself and kind of a ere,ery pe person, he wheot ts case overturned and hisam it is an incredible -- the way that it finishes up is pretty good >> jimmy: wow. >> yeah, yeah. >> jimmy: i want to show everyone a clip. here's greg kinnear in the new film "brian banks. take a look at this. >> look, brian, i know, i must explain to you, we only work with wrongly imprisoned people >> i was wrongly imprisoned. >> i know, i know, but you're out now, okay. it's a good thing and you took a plea >> you don't have to elead out, you didn't go to trial so you can't appeal there's nothing you can do >> there's always so >> you can file a habeas petition >> a what? >> it's the writ of habeas corpus you challenge the conviction based on new evidence. but if you were paying attention, and there you heard me, it's gotta be damn go

so we were lucky to have both brian banks and justin brooks there as great assets, you know, tellingwhat was a really fantastic story. >> they're actually executive producers of the film, right. >> ya i. >> were they on set the whole time? >> pretty much. it was -- obviously for me -- when you read the story, brian's journey, he starts at 16 years old, wrongly convicted. he gets pulled into that criminal justice system, spends six years in prison. and really it was his own advocacy. brian pulled the cip with him through this story into getting this case overturned with not a lot of time left, an it was a little unusual, the case, in the sense that normally, you know, the cip gets people who are locked up out of prison. brian was out. he was out. he was on parole. >> that's why they weres he tangible to even take this because he was already on parole. >> that's right. but he made the case i'm still in jail. he couldn't fulfill his dreams as a football player and he was in the criminal sex registry. the fact that this was real, these amazing and inspiring people were surrounding him. >

justin thomas and brooks koepka head the field although play was suspended about an hour ago due to lightningportsday. we'll have more sport throughout the weekend. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are olivia utley who's deputy editor of the news website the article — and the guardian columnist dawn foster. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. world leaders are to hold emergency talks this weekend on the wildfires engulfing the amazon rainforest — that's on the front page of the guardian. the ‘i' leads with the prime minister borisjohnson calling on action from the g7 members to tackle the amazon fires. borisjohnson will lay down his red lines for a post—brexit trade agreement with america when he meets the president at the g7 this weekend, that's according to the telegraph.

justin thomas. your leader brooks 18th hole and great approach shot from 224 and he would make birdie and finish atouple more rounds of golf left in the playoffs. that's it for sports. >> robert the ghost was also on the news at 4:00. what a nice guy. >> couldn't be any nicer but those fists can fly. >> yeah. >> you watch out. >> he's a very nice man. >> no reporter participation. [ laughter ] >> we're not trying that. >> nice of them to give back. >> really nice. >> hometown hero. >> join us tonight for abc 7 news at 11:00 just ahead of a perfect weekend for hiking. sand sandhya talked about the great weather. several trails are closed. you'll hear about the mountain lion and its family. >> wow. >>> a man finds a 100-year-old ring on the floor of a california grocery store. how he fended off scammers to find the rightful owner. >>> coming up tonight on abc 7 at 8:00 it's american housewife followed by fresh off the boat and a new episode of what would you do. at 10:00 catch 20/20. stick around, jimmy kimmel live comes on at 11:35. >>> finally tonight a few thoughts what really matters. i don't kno

justin thomas and this guy, brooks koepka also at 10 under par. between schauffele, koepka and thomas at first for ten under. usa basketball touring for next month's world cup, 50,000 fans packing the stadium to see this one. kemba walker, 23 points led the way. former warrior andrew bogut throws it down for his native australia team. jayson tatum, corner three, 11 points for him. usa to steal, get it out to former cal bear jaylen brown, the alley-oop. he had 11 as well. u.s. wins 111-86. steph curry getting ready for another season playing with youngsters. can you imagine being in an open gym with steph curry on the floor? those kids, and of course steph goes splash. he's calling out defense. i got ball. who's got man? how fun is that? steph playing open gym with those youngsters. >> they will never forget that experience with steph. >> definitely. thank you, chris. >> all right, join us tonight for abc7 news at 11:00 from packed bart trains to crumbling bay area roads. the new plan to ease the strain comes with a huge price tag. >> unexpected wi

justin thomas was leading the fedexcup and started the tournamentnt 10 under par but cn only shoot level par. brooksepka was able to catch him. he now shares the lead with thomas in the chase for the astronomical purse. worry mcelroy is a shot further back from the top and set to add to a season best 13 top 10 finishes. as for japan's number one, hideki matsui llama, or patients was requirered to worork his wap the leaderboard. this part for birdiee on the seventh tested his patientnts, t after what s seemed like any eternal weight, -- and eternal weight, he was rewarded. eventually. he remains in hunt for the mother of all paydays. here is a reminder of our top stories. brazil's prprident is facacing owowing pressssure over wilildfs burning out of control in his country's rain forest. several european union leaders described the situation as an internationanal crisis. france and ireland are threatening to block the eu south american trade deal over the president's approach to input -- environment policy. the french city of biarritz is preparing to host g7 leaders this weekendnd as eu leaders hae ca

any real prestige justin thomas was leading the fed ex cup and therefore started the tournament 10 under par but could only shoot level par on thursday that meant world number one brooks kept who was able to catch him reigning p.g.a. champion kept going to share the lead with thomas and zander so fully in the chase for the astronomical us thank you rory mcilroy is a shot further back from the top and set to add to a season best 13 top 10 finishes. as for japan's number one heck you might see armor more patience was required to work his way up the leaderboard. this putt for birdie at the 7th tested said patience but after what seemed like an eternal wait he was rewarded eventually. and remains firmly in the hunt for the mother of all payday as. you're watching the w. news from dan and i'm going to humphrey up next is business with monica joins course you can always get the latest news around the clock on our web site at is d w dot com thanks for your company. she said meeting. up of the agenda global inequality the crisis with iran and international trade. but donald trump spent with his host french president much of the trade war with china candy regular for. the brit

brooks koepka and justin thomas each good for $3.5 million. $24.8 million, this is how much bonus moneyeam could have tried to recoup the money from the man they drafted in 2012 as peyton manning's successor. luck said the unrelenting cycle of injuries, pain, rehab, for the last four years made his decision for him. >> i felt stuck in it and the only way i see out is to no longer play football. it's taken my joy of this game away. i'm sorry. jared: plummeted at fan dual, 15 to one now 60 to 1. aaron judge told one of his biggest fans, the father of the team's bullpen catcher, that he would hit a home run for him and he made good on his promise. he went deep for the third home run of the series for aaron judge, the yankees win 5-1. aaron judge wears number 99. congratulations. that is now 99 career home runs for aaron judge. dagen: that's awesome. jared: andrew luck, what shocker. dagen: talk to me about what's going on. >> a lot of criticism. he was booed by colts fans. he said that hurt. he would be lying if he said he didn't hear that. and as a football fan i'm somewhat disgusted to h

world number one brooks koepka led heading into the final 18 holes but his challenge faltered and he finished tied for third with justincond fed ex cup in four years. tough coming in stop either to birdies on 1a and 15 and a huge it's been a great season for me and i'll look back on this season and there's been a lot of good things that i've done. i'll try and improve for next year again. antoine griezmann scored twice as barcelona bounced back from last week's opening day defeat with an emphatic 5—2 win over real betis at camp nou. the reigning champions went behind early on but griezmann's double either side of half—time, his first league goals for the catalans, saw them take the lead and three more, the last from arturo vidal takes them up to ninth in the table the final grand slam of the tennis season begins at flushing meadows in new york later. no doubt as to the main attraction in the first round as serena williams plays maria sharapova. while in the men's draw, novak djokovic is bidding to win back—to—back us open titles for the first time. iam 32, i am 32, so, you iam 32, so, you know, things are i am 32, so,

roy mcilroy wasn't really on anybody's radar after justin thomas won last week, but he was red hot this weekend. mcilroy with the lead. brooksoepka had a shot at the title but was hurt by that par attempt that turned into a bogey on number 12. koepka was two strokes back and finished tied for third overall. mcilroy would shoot a 66 that included a birdie to finish his round. the smile you see is the smile of a guy who is $15 million richer. he and tiger woods are the only players to win the fedex cup twice. mcilroy talking more about the competition than the money. >> to play like that, you know, alongside brooks and get the win, win the fedex cup, yeah, it's awesome. you know, it's amazing, you know, how different things can be in a year. >>> you'd have to call this move by the raiders something of a surprise. last year's leading rusher doug martin had been put on injured reserve. since then comes another report the raiders and martin are working on a settlement for his release. after leading the team in rushing last year, martin signed a one-year deal with the his release is to the progress of first round draft pick josh j

any real prestige justin thomas was leading the fed ex cup and therefore start the tournament 10 under par but could only shoot level par on thursday that meant world number one brooks kept who was able to catch him reigning p.g.a. champion kept going to share the lead with thomas and zander soulfully in the chase for the astronomical us thank you rory mcilroy is a shot further back from the top and set to add to a season best 13 top 10 finishes. as for japan's number one headache you might see more patience was required to work his way up the leaderboard. this part for birdie at the 7th tested said patience but after what seemed like an eternal wait he was rewarded eventually. and remains family in the hunt for the mother of all paydays. now here's a reminder of the top story this hour pressure on brazil's right wing president trackballs not his growing of the wildfires burning out of control in the brain farts of several european leaders describe the situation as an international crisis from some of them to threatening to block into south america trades deal over the president's approach to environmental policy. coming up next here on details because saving south

any real prestige justin thomas was leading the fed ex cup and therefore start the tournament 10 on the path but could only shoot level par on thursday that meant world number one brooks kept who was able to catch him reigning p.g.a. champion kept going out shares the lead with thomas and zander so fully in the chase for the astronomical pants. rory mcilroy is a shot further back from the top and set to add to a season best 13 top 10 finishes. as for japan's number one heck you might say yama more patience was required to work his way up the leaderboard. this part for birdie at the 7th tested said patience but after what seemed like an eternal wait he was rewarded eventually. and remains firmly in the hunt for the mother of all payday as. there forget you can always get the w. news on the go just as download on out from the google play all from the app store and that'll give you access to all the latest news from around the world as well as push notifications for any breaking news and you can also use the w. out to send us photos and videos you think will find interesting. you're watching t w news coming up next andy w. news asia too scared to go home and stuck in a f

starting on par justin thomas who leads the fed ex cup standings will begin the tournament at 10 under par and with a 2 shot lead over patrick catley after organizers change the format brooks is a further shot back starting at 7 under par while 2018 masters champion patrick reed and former fed ex cup winner roy are macro roy are each another shot behind the rest of the field are all up to 10 shots behind thomas before they even tee off as people starting the tournament on different numbers the best way to do it you know that's my that's my only thing is you know i get it from a fun experience point of view i get it from you know giving guys that have played better throughout the year an advantage but at the same time. it will make it sweeter for a guy that starts an even or one under par and. goes all the way through the field and wins football or wayne rooney may be leaving d.c. united at the end of the season and will likely be remembered for all the wrong reasons just last week he yelled out a 4th official when he was subbed off against vancouver on wednesday the united captain was sent off early in the 1st half after v.a.r. caught him elbowing his new york red bulls op