david kerley for us at the white house. david, thank you. i want to bring in abc's military analyst, retired marine colonel, steven ganyard. the north koreans shot this straight up into the air, and what does this distance tell you about where it could reach? >> they have launched the missile almost straight up because they didn't want to overfly japan or russia. the missile itself reached an apex of over 1,700 miles, which means it could have reached anchorage and wouldn't have been far from seattle. the u.s. has been developing a ground base interceptor system that has been testing to counteract these missiles. but it's very complex science. it's very much like hitting a bullet with a bullet. although the most recent test was successful, the system itself is still only barely over 50% reliable. >> steve, north korea's leader, kim jong-un has been described as a loose cannon. will the president's tweet about him, does this guy have anything better to do with his life -- will that provoke him further? >> tom, i think it's only going to make

david kerley, abc news, the white house. >>> david thank you. and president trump is hiding to poland today ahead of the g-20 summit in germany, and his much-anticipated meeting with russian president vladimir putin. the white house is describing friday's meeting as a normal bilateral discussion. but russia is calling it a full-fledged formal sit-down with an agenda that includes the war or terror, and sanction. the white house is not saying whether the president will confront middling. >>> now 40 states say they are unwilling or unable to give information to the voter commission. the information sought includes the last four digits of social security numbers. the president has claimed that millions voted illegally in the 2016 presidential election but has yet to provide any evidence for that claim. >>> and now overseas, iraq's prime minister is congratulating both government forces and brave residents for what he's calling the big victory over isis in mosul. his jubilation coming as fierce fighting still rages in mosul's old city. just days ago

david kerley. >>> there are dozens of wildfires, but two of the most active are in california. the jennings fire was started yesterday afternoon by a vehicle's exhaust. it grew quickly hundreds of acres, forcing evacuations and even the closure of interstate 8 there. another fire near san jose has already destroyed two homes. this is the view as a husband and wife escaped a wildfire in western canada. it began in heavy smoke and turned really fright anything as their car was surrounded by flames. >> british columbia has been under a state of emergency since friday. more than 200 fires have burned more than 150 square miles and forced 14,000 evacuations. >>> major league baseball's all-star game doesn't count anymore. but it still has drama. >> the best met in miami, seattle's robinson cano broke a tie with a solo homer off the cubs' wade davis. he picked up the mvp and the victory. now i know how it ended. the win is only for bragging rights. home field advantage is no longer determined by the all-star game. >>> and the seattle teammate, nelson cruz had the social media moment

and here's abc's david kerley. >> reporter: sending shrapnel flying from a 767. and inside, chaos.eated start rushing forward, climbing over middle seats. information just released by the ntsb show the pilots following procedures struggle to activate fire extinguishers. so when flight attendants start evacuating on their own, watch these new pictures as some of the first passengers down the slide are blown around by the engine's thrust. one thrown to the ground of the o'hare runway, then as the rear slide is deployed, it's blown about by the engine's exhaust. it was more than a minute and a half about that second engine was shut down. 20 were hurt, but everyone survived the terrifying evacuation which may prompt changes. >> we'll learn something about how to evacuate planes better, we'll learn about emergency procedures on airplanes, there's always good lessons to be learned. >> reporter: american is cooperating with the investigation. and hints recommendations to be coming, saying, any changes ordered will make aviation safer. david kerley, reagan international airport. >>> thanks

abc's david kerley srt the white house. >> reporter: u.s. officials confirm tonight this launch appears to be a major breakthrough. a north korean two-stage intercontinental ballistic missile. supervising it all, kim jong-un. it's a missile that could potentially reach the u.s. kim, his military leaders and scientists all celebrating. a success, declared a news radar. north koreans applauding the news. the missile reached 1,700 miles high, landing in the water 577 miles east to the sea of japan, angering the japanese. experts say such a missile might be able to reach alaska. the military calling this, the quote, final step in creating a confident and powerful nuclear state that can strike anywhere on earth. that possibility, that escalation, coming just days after president trump, word of a nuclear warhead on this type of missile, put north korea on notice. >> the era of strategic patience with the north korean regime has failed. many years, and it has failed. and frankly, that patience is over. >> reporter: reaction today came in a new twee

hinting helped dagss may be coming saying any changes will make aif skrags safer, david. >> david kerley, thank you. >>> now to the severe weather threat. from wisconsin to pennsylvania. the system moving east. thormss in new york city expected. cars stranded by flash flooding in butler, pennsylvania overnight, and millions on alert for possible tornadoes. strong winds and hail involved as well. let's get to rob marciano live with us along new york's west side highway tracking the storms. hey, rob. >> reporter: hi, david. new york on the edge to of the heavy rain shield. the sus kwa hanna valley with five inches of it. flash flood watches for that area. we have severe potential north of chicago and to wisconsin. it's two systems and in new york, you get rain tomorrow, and the second system brings it across the ohio river valley in the average. heed the west as wildfires burn there. that will continue, david, right into the the weekend. >> rob marciano with us tonight. rorks thank you. >>> there was also a rare earthquake in montana today. the magnitude, hitting the city outside of helena

abc's david kerley reporting from the white house. >> reporter: tonight, president trump returning to washington, preparing for his big week. tweeting he's been calling a who's who of world leaders. china, and japan on north korea. arab gulf leaders on middle east peace and europeans ahead of this week's summit, that includes vladimir putin. but it is this tweet, and video -- getting all the attention. of mr. trump in an earlier wrestling -- fake fight -- but doctored with the cnn logo covering the victim. an escalation of the president's battle with the media. >> the media tried to stop us from going to the white house, but i'm president and they are not. >> reporter: now one republican accusing the president of trying to weaponize distrust. >> the first amendment is the beating heart of the american experiment, and you don't get to separate the freedoms that are in there. >> reporter: the white house homeland security adviser watching the video on abc's "this week," coming to the president's defense. >> you're head of homeland security there. that seems like a threat. >> certainly n

here's abc's david kerley. >> reporter: shattered windows. a bullet riddled suv.nd of a road rage shooting that left the driver wounded. >> your patient is a female has neck and back injuries from a shooting. >> reporter: tonight, surveillance video reportedly showing part of the incident. that black suv pulling off the road. it's difficult to see, but the other vehicle, a van, drives on. >> white male suspect, it's gonna be a white sprinter van. >> reporter: an immediate manhunt starts. police say this all began on the interstate after exiting the vehicles hit a spotlight. one witness says the driver of the suv was agitated, pulled in front of the van and got out of her vehicle. >> he pulled next to her. she gets out the car, and he opened the door. he didn't say nothing. just started shooting. >> reporter: road rage incidents are climbing. we have seen vehicles bumping each other, and guns pulled. in fact, a private tracking group says road rage with guns has more than doubled in just the past two years. the incident that happened here has come to an end with th

david kerley, abc news, over new york. >> way to go, al blackman.ou for watching here on a tuesday night. i'm david muir. i hope the see you right back here tomorrow. good night. >>> the newest alameda county courthouse looks shiny and new. just because it looks good doesn't mean things are looking well inside. >>> hundreds of homes near yosemite are at risk of burning down from this wildfire. local firefighters are on the way to help. >>> plus one week after the bike share program expands to the east bay, vandals are already finding vulnerabilities. >>> live where you live, this is abc 7 news. >> it is just a massive failure on multiple ends. >> that public defender is not mincing words. on the opening week of the new alameda county courthouse in dublin, work hasn't gotten off to a smooth start to say the least. good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> i'm ama daetz. the public defender says the first few days have been marked with confusion and delays. many members of the public say they've had a tough time getting there. >> vic lee is live at the new cou

knight: kerley late in the process because i thought it was all going to disappear.en said, if this is a dream, don't wake me. as the years went on, it became more real. can'tot older, i said you take it with you but i wanted to focus on three or four main charities rather than try to spread across the board. given a couple hundred million dollars related to athletics, but you have given millions to a science center. i did you decide to be so generous? mr. knight: i have to laugh is , theyeat entrepreneurs dropped out of college when they were russian. my story is the exact opposite. the company is really the result of two universities. i tried to get back to those, the main contributions. another one that means a lot to leader.ry outstanding you gave them five or million dollars for cancer research. gave a new scholarship program at stanford university. so when you give a $400 million gift, do you actually write a check out or do you wire the money? is it hard to write that check? >> yes. it is stock, some of it is paid out over a few years. have two sons, one that

here's david kerley now. >> reporter: tonight, the trashed jet cabin, and federal charges after the violence that broke out 45 minutes into the delta flight to beijing. >> it's going down in here. they're taking some guy off with security, everybody's filming. they getting wild. >> reporter: in court today, 23-year-old joseph hudek of tampa, allegedly tried to open an exit door in first class. a flight attendant stepping in and the man, allegedly punching her twice. >> the real hero, i think, was the flight attendant. >> he was quite violent. >> reporter: other passengers step in to help. two wine bottles grabbed by the flight attendant to hit the suspect in the head. >> the amount of bruising and blood on the, on the passengers who helped and the poor flight attendant. it was a pretty serious incident. >> reporter: the flight attendant and passenger sent to the hospital with severe injuries. >>> and the severe weather moving in this weekend. wind gusts nearly 92 miles an hour blamed for killing a homeowner. here's gio benitez now. >> reporter: tonight, powerful storms racing east. intense r

abc's david kerley at the white house with much more on that. good morning, david. >> reporter: good morning, amy. this morning, the president is being roundly criticized in a bipartisan matter for that tweet and the video amping up his battle with the media and all this going on as his republican colleagues are trying to change health care and sell it back home. the official presidential tweet is an old wrestling video takedown with businessman trump. doctored with the cnn logo covering the face of his victim. one face of the media pummeled in the world of fake wrestling. outrage even from republicans immediately. >> the president of the united states is inciting violence against the free press. >> reporter: but the president defended by his homeland security adviser who saw this for the first time on "this week." >> you're in charge of homeland security there. that seems like a threat. >> yeah, certainly not, though. i think that no one would perceive that as a threat. i hope they don't. >> reporter: elected republicans quickly denouncing the

david kerley at the white house, thank you very much. for much more let's bring in abc's cokie roberts and matt dowd. good morning to both of you. >> good morning. we're glad to see you there, dan and paula -- >> happy fourth. >> so let me start with you, cokie. some defenders of had video are saying, look, this was clearly a joke and self-important journalists are taking it too seriously. what is your take? >> you know, i'd prefer not to talk about the president's tweets at all. i think that he's trying to distract us with sort of bright, shiny objects from his failed programs. but the fact is that this one we really do have to talk about. it is appalling. first of all, i didn't know about the original wwe thing, which is pretty appalling in itself. but, you know, we are in a time when somebody goes to a ball field and shoots people just because they're republicans. not an individual as assassins normally did but just because they're republicans. we could easily be at a time where somebody decides to shoot people just because they're jo

here's david kerley. >> reporter: al blackman, call him blacky, starts work before 5:00 a.m.job he started at american airlines three-quarters of a century ago. it's an accomplishment celebrated today in a jfk hangar. >> is this all for you? >> that's what they tell me. i don't know why. >> reporter: blackman was just 16 1/2 years old when se started. working on the flying boats all the way to high tech jet liners. >> i get up in the morning, and i say, thank you for another day and i go to work. >> reporter: the 92-year-old got a service pin, gifts and then something special. ♪ an american airlines named after him, adorned with his signature, and then a flight around new york. an anniversary celebration, not retirement. >> what do you do when you retire? stay home and watch the television? that's not my style. >> reporter: blacky's job, tomorrow. >> way to go. thank you for watching here on a tuesday night. i hope the see you right becoac here tomorrow. good night. >>> i don't have transportation to get here. >> it's too far, first of all especially oakland is closer. second

here's abc's david kerley. >> reporter: new details tonight on disaster averted on this runway.n air canada pilot, confused on a night approach. >> tower, i just want to confirm. this is air canada 7-5-9 we see some lights on the runway there. >> air canada 759 confirmed, cleared to land 2-8 right. there is no one on 2-8 right but you. >> reporter: what the pilot of the a-320 was actually seeing friday night were four other jets, potentially carrying up to 1,000 people on the taxiway running parallel to the runway. a pilot on the ground sounding the alarm. >> where is this guy going? he is on the taxiway. >> reporter: less than ten seconds later, the pilot told to abort the landing. >> a.c. on the go around. >> begin the 7-5-9. >> reporter: data from a flight tracking service. >> air canada flew directly over us. >> yeah, i saw that guys. >> reporter: shows the air canada jet just 400 feet off the ground, a bit more than a otball field length. the faa is investigating and will determine how close that landing jet got to those on the taxiway. >> david, thank you. >>> next to the

here's david kerley. >> reporter: disaster averted on this runway, an air canada pilot confused on aas actually seeing was four other jets, potentially carrying up to 1,000 people on the taxiway, running parallel to the runway. a pilot on the ground sounding the alarm. >> where's this guy going? he's on the taxiway. >> reporter: less than ten seconds later, the pilot told to abort the landing. data from a flight tracking service. shows the air canada jet was just 400 feet off the ground, a bit more than a football field length. aviation experts say this is an extremely concerning incident. the faa's investigating and says it will determine how close the landing jet got to those on the taxiway. david kerley, abc news, reagan national airport. >>> there are dozens of wildfires, but two of the most active are in california. the jennings fire was started yesterday afternoon by a vehicle's exhaust. it grew quickly hundreds of acres, forcing evacuations and even the closure of interstate 8 there. another fire near san jose has already destroyed two homes. this is the view as a husband and

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david kerley has the latest. >> reporter: u.s. breakthrough, a north korean two-stage intercontinental ballistic missile. supervising it all, kim jong un, it's a missile that could potentially reach the u.s. kim, his military leaders and scientists all celebrating. a success, declared a news reader. north koreans applauding the news. the missile reached 1700 miles high, landing in the water 577 miles east in the sea of japan, angering the japanese. experts believe such a missile might be able to reach alaska. north korea's military calling this the quote, final step in creating a competent and powerful nuclear state that can strike anywhere on earth. that possibility, that escalation coming just days after president trump worried about a nuclear warhead on this type of missile put north korea on notice. >> the era of strategic patience with the north korean regime has failed. many years and it's failed. and frankly, that patience is over. >> reporter: reaction came in a new tweet. quote, does this guy have anything better to do wi

david kerley, abc news, the white house. >>> a supporter of president trump stopped at his hollywoodtar recently to clean it up. mckenna greenwald posted pictures of herself cleaning the star, with "raised right." her post has been retweeted more than 50,000 times and liked more than 200,000 times. >>> new jersey chris christie is taking serious heat tonight for going to the beach during his state's budget meltdown. a new budget deal was worked out tonight and he says he's going to sign it, but it led to a shutdown that closed beaches. now the goech avernor and his f had one stretch all to themselves. >> reporter: it's the ultimate summer bummer, a government shutdown closing state beaches up and down the jersey shore. >> all 40 state parks are closed. >> reporter: closed but not for governor chris christie who had island state beach park on his own. >> the governor has a residence at island beach. others don't. it's the way it goes. run for governor and you can have the residence. >> reporter: christie had told reporters his family was heading to the beach but implied he was working

chief economist saying home need to start focusing on controlling that supply side cost come up to kerleyicularly lumber. down more than 2%. ,s we continue with that theme you see in white home sale inventory taking a huge drop-down. in yellow, that confidence level i just mentioned, dropping down a bit at the end of the chart. where we wrap it up is in blue. the homebuilding etf on par with where it has been. is this indecision finally having an impact on where the markets are? the markets would say yes. vonnie: we are just waiting for mitch mcconnell to take that podium right there. he is very likely to discuss health care. that has been on his mind for the last several weeks. it has been a frenzy, calling off the recess in order to get this done. it has now finally failed in its entirety, not just the plan to replace obamacare and the second plan, even a third revamp of the plan. instead, today, there was a repeal effort. blame andswitched decided repealing and replacing was a two-year window floated. shortly after that, senders and said they would not be interested in voting on that,

these nine gop sen david kerley is in washington with more on that.g, david. >> reporter: the republicans can only lose two, amy. and just days before the senators return here, but over the fourth of july recess, critics say many republicans have been avoiding public appearances because of the health care debate. [ chanting ] >> reporter: attention over health care reform. critics complaining the republican senators have been avoiding town halls but overnight -- >> i don't think there's been another issue more thoroughly litigated in american politics than obamacare. >> reporter: texas senator ted cruz at a veterans health meeting may have seen protesters outside but inside -- >> we're obviously having major debates about obamacare. i'm doing everything i can to lead the fight to repeal obamacare and to give people choice. >> reporter: the senate leader isn't planning to change the bill. with estimates that say 23 million americans will not be able to get health care in the future. and a o doesn't appear there are enough votes for passage. some of tho

david kerley, thank you very much. >>> we move on now to the wildfires in the west.u see suspected of setting some of those raging fires. there are 38 fires now with california, arizona, nevada the hardest hit. concerns this morning that extreme heat could fuel more flames and matt gutman reports from the heart of the fire zone in california. good morning, matt. >> reporter: good morning, george. the forest service says there are major blazes in 12 western states and 50% more acres burned this year than last year. adding to all that trouble that arsonist you mentioned in arizona. authorities on the hunt for him still and that has included the fbi and s.w.a.t. teams. this morning, wildfires raging across the west. in arizona, where at least 23,000 acres are burning, law enforcement agencies are searching for this man. authorities in phoenix say the suspected arsonist is armed with a pistol and a shotgun and allegedly set eight brush fires and then opened fire on a forest service employee investigating the fires tuesday. the employee was unhurt. in colorado, this fire

>> david kerley at the white house, thank you. let's bring in matthew dowd. matt, good morning to you. >> good morning. happy fourth to you and paula. >> thank you. in this meeting does trump have any choice really but to broach the issue of election meddling? >> well, you would think he would have no choice, but all the reporting and all of the things we've heard is that he is not going to bring it up. but it's obvious the dominant issue in our politics how much they meddled in our elections but i think donald trump is in sort of a precarious position because one of the only friends he has is international community when he meets over in europe. >>matt, putin is expected to demand from president trump the u.s. return those compounds that were sized by the obama administration back in december and russian officials have warned that retaliatory measures have been drawn up if this doesn't happen. how do you see this all going down? >> reporter: well, i think this is such a crucial time as you all talked about related to north korea and everything going on how m

abc's david kerley is at the white house for us this morning with more on that. david, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, paula. we are not hearing from the president about that meeting coming later this week. he is tweeting this morning about the north korean missile launch but he is preparing for that big g20 summit in europe. this morning, ahead of his big meeting the president has been dialing for diplomacy, calling nearly ten world leaders but it is his first face-to-face with vladimir putin, the man accused of meddling in the u.s. elections that will get the attention. two men during the campaign who spoke glowingly of each other. >> putin, he said donald trump is a genius. >> reporter: putin praising trump. [ speaking a foreign language ] >> reporter: leading some democrats wondering if all these kind words led to cooperation during the presidential campaign. the election hacking, contacts between several trump confidants with russians and possible collusion, now the subject of congressional and a special counsel investigation. for several yea

abc's david kerley is in washington. has that story for us.ood morning, david. >> reporter: good morning. this horrific crash one of the deadliest mill yag aviation accidents in recent times. local authorities saying 16 dead and few clues as to what happened to the refueling aircraft which fell out of the mississippi skies. the kc-130 a refueling and cargo aircraft slammed into the ground in a soybean field north of jackson, mississippi. this thick cloud of smoke marking where the spiraling aircraft impacted the ground. one witness heard a boom about 4:00 in the afternoon with clear skies and watch the it start corkscrewing to the ground with one of its four engines smoking. the marine corps saying this morning just moments ago that this was a reserve aircraft that took off from cherry point, north carolina, and disappeared off radar over mississippi. local emergency crews say wr way suggests the aircraft was significantly high when something went wrong but so many killed. 17 years ago, 19 marines were killed when an osprey killed during testi

abc's david kerley is at reagan national airport with those details. good morning, david. >> reporter: good morning. this is the story as much about the scare as it is about five passengers who sprang into action to put an end to it. >> united 898 tango, roger, we'll get medical and law >> reporter: no word whether the passenger will face charges for an emergency scare and landing. just 25 minutes after taking off from houston, passengers say a woman seated in the back row started yelling and hitting the side of the plane. >> i hear a woman screaming in the back of the plane. you know, we're all protected and loved. this plane is going to land beautifully and kindly and beautifully. >> reporter: within mopes he says the woman on the united flight stands up. >> bolts into the aisle and with that starts sprinting toward the cockpit. >> he and other passengers jump into action tackling the woman just before she reached the front of the aircraft. >> it took five, you know, men to hold her down and it wasn't easy. she was in a totally psychotic state. very