here's abc's mary bruce. >> reporter: it's a nightmare scenario. a plane caught in a dangerous storm and the pilots flying blind. >> we're having a hard time here. >> reporter: baseball-sized hail pounding this packed delta jet, pushing in the nose, cracking the outer windshield, making it impossible for the pilots to see clearly. >> our windshield is pretty severely damaged. >> reporter: onboard, passengers rattled and terrified, frantically texting loved ones. >> very loud clattering, as if you were in an oil can and somebody was dumping gravel on it. >> reporter: the airbus a-320 was traveling from boston to salt lake city when it hit this. you can see the gap closing between these two storms. in a disturbing twist, passengers monitoring the storm on their ipads tell us they saw these images, but the experts say pilots may not have received the information as quickly. the faa restricts internet access in cockpits, because of security concerns about hacking. >> the people in back who are using the wifi to look at the radar display may have a bett

mary bruce, abc news, at the u.s.f her interview with veern th serena. >>> that's what's making news in america this morning. >> here's what's happening on this august 31st. >> a man is in custody after an off-duty philadelphia police officer was killed in a hit-and-run crash. >>> a security breach at the newark/liberty airport prompts an evacuation. >> let's go over to karen rogers and matt pellman. >> reporter: good morning, we're starting off warm and muggy. we have light showers in the

mary bruce, abc news, new york. >> thank you. >>> also tonight, we're remembering frank gifford. he earned nearly every honor there was to in football, and was also a sports caster. chris connelly with our look back. >> reporter: from the 1950s onward, frank gifford was charismatic on the field and off. >> hello, everyone. frank gifford with al michaels and dan dierdorf. >> reporter: achieving his greatest moments of celebrity with abc's "monday night football." on the broadcast team for 26 years. his chemistry with don meredith and howard cosell was wonderful. it was football that made gifford a star. beginning in college, and then 12 seasons with the new york giants, where he was made an icon of the era. >> i was out of the ordinary, i was from california, my nose wasn't broken, i had all my teeth. i paid a price for it on the field, until i proved i could hit back as well as i could be hit. >> sends frank gifford flying. >> reporter: with the giants, he won a championship in 1956. retired in 1964, becoming a broadcaster. with unmistakable star quality, as another former giant,

here's mary bruce. >> reporter: tonight, new fears that this hick yellow muck rushing down the animas river could soon reach a popular vacation destination. and concerns it could reach as far as the grand canyon. one million gallons of toxic wastewater spewing from an abandoned mine in southwest colorado. >> it's scary. i mean, it's dangerous. >> reporter: and the environmental protection agency, tasked with protecting these waters, is to blame. a clean-up crew was digging near the old mine when it accidentally ripped this hole, releasing the mustard-colored sludge. >> we misjudged, and this is something that i'm owning up to. >> reporter: the epa under fire after waiting almost 24 hours to notify state and local officials of the spill. the waste water, snaking its way through colorado and new mexico, creeping toward utah. and officials saying it contains materials heavy metals, including lead and arsenic. the acidity in some areas, as strong as black coffee. the epa has warned people to stay out of the river. mary bruce, abc news, new york. >> mary, thank you. >>> also tonight, we're

mary bruce, abc news, new york. >>> a small plane landed safely without wheels in ft. lauderdale, florida today. it came down smoothly because the landing gear didn't work. the fire burned off fuel to reduce the risk of fire. firefighters were on hand just in case they were needed. they were not. >>> in australia a couple of four wheel drive vehicles are likely ruined after getting stuck in the sand there. look at this. the life guard went out to see if anyone was inside. no one was hurt. first the suv trying to help a jet skier and then the suv got stuck. >> walked on the beach and saw this car was stuck and we try today lift it up with 25 guys and tried to push it. didn't work. >> did not work. at low tide the vehicles were towed to dry land. local police say driving below the high tide mark not recommended for this very reason. >>> a family from tennessee traveled across several states to be reunited with a dog they thought was gone forever. they spent nearly a decade searching for her. boozer the boxer was traced back to his original family from the microchip embed

abc's mary bruce is at the white house, and mary, this would certainly shake up the race. >> hey, paula, good morning. well, nothing has been decided yet, but many have voiced concerns there aren't more candidates on the democratic side, now it seems that the vice president could change that. this morning, joe biden isn't saying yes, but he isn't saying no to a possible run at the white house. his political machine is gearing up. >> hi, how are you? >> reporter: abc news has learned the vice president's chief of staff is quietly talking to biden supporters, and democratic donors, clearing the way for a possible presidential campaign. the vice president hasn't indicated yet if he's in or out. but it's no secret that he's interested. >> yes, there's a chance. >> our nation needs my father, my hero, joe biden. >> reporter: one thing reportedly weighing heavily on his mind, his son beau's dying wish. "the new york times" reporting, on his death bed, beau had a mission, he tried to make his father promise to run. >> so help me god. >> reporter: biden is an experienced campaigner. if he runs,

abc's mary bruce is on the story. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning. well, we all know how scary it could be to fly through choppy weather. this was so severe. passengers tell us this morning they feel lucky to be alive overnight a terrifying emergency landing at denver international airport. hail pounding on to this packed delta jet smashing the windshield so badly pilots couldn't see enough to land. >> we have a visibility problem. be advised both our windshields have significant damage. >> passengers on board this salt lake city bound flight telling us they feared for their lives. >> people holding hands and others cries. there were kids that were crying. i was nervous messaging my wife. this is pretty scary. >> reporter: the hail ripping through the metal nose of the plane causing damage to the crucial gps systems the pilots and air traffic controllers rely on for landings. >> i didn't realize we were in as much danger as we were until we got on the ground and saw the damage to the plane and then i realized we were lucky to be alive. >> reporter: t

mary bruce is at the white house tonight. >> reporter: tonight, the question facing joe biden, to run or not to run. his advisors telling abc news, biden's political team is ramping up. clear signs that he's considering jumping in the race for the white house. >> hi, how are you? >> reporter: his chief of staff quietly talking to biden's supporters and democratic donors. in the past, biden's been clear, he's interested. >> yes, there's a chance, but i haven't made up my mind about that. >> reporter: one thing weighing on his decision. >> my father, my hero, joe biden. >> reporter: his son beau, who died of cancer just two months ago. the "new york times" reporting that on his deathbed beau had a mission -- he tried to make his father promise to run. biden's a tested campaigner. >> so give me a break. >> reporter: this would be his third run at the white house. but from his touchy-feely side to his blunt straight talk. biden is also a master of the faux pas. a biden run could complicate things for president obama, forcing him to choose between his number two and his former secretary of

here's mary bruce. >> reporter: tonight, the unstoppable serena williams ready to claim the one prize that's managed to escape her. the tennis superstar poised for what may be the most demanding feat in all of sports, the grand slam. attempting to claim all four major titles in the same season. the pressure is tremendous, but williams is playing it cool in an interview with abc's robin roberts. >> you're about to start the u.s. open and you seem so chill. i mean sincerely. >> i'd rather be in the position where i have the pressure and i have people expecting me to win than be in a position where it's like, oh, well, she probably won't win, she'll probably make a deep run. and that's not what i want and once i realized that i embraced it. >> reporter: steffi graf scored the last grand slam in 1988. the 33-year-old powerhouse has already won the other three major titles this year, and the u.s. open six times before. but lying in wait, the only two players who have managed to beat williams this year, belinda bencic and petra kvitova. they could possibly derail her, but it's a long shot.

mary bruce, abc news, at the u.s. open in new york. >> that is so true, mary.really exciting. robin roberts will actually have more of her interview with serena later this morning on "good morning america." >> espn will be the home for the 2015 of u.s. open. coverage starts this afternoon at 1:00 eastern. >> you see that that leopard print present outfit she was wearing. she's being outfitted by nike and said her stheem greatness. ha does it look like in an outfit. >> looks like that. >> what does greatness look liking in and chore outfit? >> i think it looks like that. clearasil ultra works fast to begin visibly clearing up skin in as little as 12 hours. besides, its not like acne will last forever. just like your mom won't walk in on you... forever. stephen! stephen! stephen! stephen! stephen! see what i'm saying? acne won't last. but for now, let's be clear. clearasil works fast. looki had the whitest smile. now i'm going to show up to the reunion with this whole situation. oh please. do what i'm doing. use crest whitestrips! crest 3d white whitestrips... re

mary bruce, abc news, new york. >> seems hard to imagine but there isn't a major health risk. there's apparently a resort that has to have water trucked in from 40 miles away. >> they have owned up to it. >>> coming up in our next half hour, distracted bus bus drivers caught using phones while driving buses full of children. who is sounding the alarm and what's being done to stop it. >> first airlines being told to cut down on the hidden charges. what you need to know before this summer. you're watching "world news now." "world new you know the fare isn't the only thing you're paying for. there are more airline fees than ever before. >> between choosing a seat or changing tickets or checking a bag or even carrying one on, there are always fees. now some lawmakers are saying enough is enough. here's abc's aditi roy. >> a call for a major government crackdown on airlines for the added fees to ticket prices. a recent report released by the minority staff of the senate commerce committee claims fees like checking baggage, change or cancellation chargesing are often hidden, confusi

abc's mary bruce has more. >> reporter: new fears that this thick, yellow sludge is rushing down thecrystal waters of lake powell in utah, a popular summer destination, and concerns it could reach as far as the grand canyon. toxic wastewater spewing from an abandoned mine in southwest colorado. >> it's scary! i mean, it's dangerous. >> reporter: and the environmental protection agency tasked with protecting these waters is to blame. a clean-up crew was digging near the old mine when it accidentally ripped this hole, releasing the mustard-colored sludge. >> we misjudged. and this is something that i'm owning up to. >> reporter: the epa under fire after waiting almost 24 hours to notify state and local officials of the spill. the contaminated wastewater snaking its way over 100 miles through colorado into new mexico, creeping toward utah. environmental officials say the water contains heavy metals, including lead and arsenic. the acidity in some areas as strong as black coffee. municipal drinking water is safe, but the epa has warned people to stay out of the river. mary bruce, abc new

abc's mary bruce is in flushing meadows where the u.s. open gets started tomorrow. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, sara. it all comes down to this -- serena williams has had a banner year, 48 wins, right here this week she'll attempt to pull off what is arguably the most difficult achievement in all of sports. this morning, the queen of tennis is appearing to play for the ultimate crown. >> next stop, new york. >> reporter: -- the illusive grand slam. serena williams attempting to take all four major titles in the same season a feat of athletic excellence not achieved in nearly three deck aids and the pressure, so thick williams could slice it with her famous serve. the williams, playing it cool in an interview with our robin roberts? >> how do you keep it all together as you get closer to the start of the open? k >> actually it's easy. i don't feel pressure to win here. probably more than anybody. i want to win here more than anyone. but at the same time, i don't feel that pressure. i felt a lot of pressure in wimbledon going for the serena slam, gett

abc's mary bruce is at jfk airport with the story this good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, paula. we're hearing new recordings this morning, revealing the white-knuckle moments inside the cockpit and back in the cabin, packed with terrified passengers. when delta flight takes off from boston bound for salt lake city, almost an hour late, passengers think their travel headaches are over. unaware of the nightmare ahead of them. it's roughly three hours into the flight, when a passenger notices something it's not quite right. >> things started jumping around >> we're having a hard time here. >> reporter: the flight ran into an unexpectedly dangerous storm. according to passengers grapefruit-size hail is pounding down on the air bus. the sound, deafening. experiencing the same turbulence. >> getting rolled 40 degrees left to right. >> reporter: growing more fearful, tim wessman more fearful. in the cockpit, pilots sending an urgent message of their own. >> we have no weather radar. that's out, too. >> reporter: the hail continues to pummel the aircraft. becoming so intense it c

mary bruce, abc news jfk international airport. >>> and another plane forced to make an emergency landing. this one in philadelphia because of flames coming from the engine. according to the faa, the crew declared an emergency shortly after taking off for seattle and turned around to land just after 9:00 last night. american airlines says the scare was caused by the plane burning off unburned fuel just as it was taking off. all 133 passengers and crew members were put on another flight. >>> french military photos show the search from the air for more possible pieces of the malaysian airlines flight 370. the search is concentrated on and around the island where a wing part was found last week. officials say paint color and maintenance record matches proved it was a piece of the wreckage were the missing jetliner. the boeing 777 disappeared in march 2014 with 239 people on board. >>> a philadelphia group says that it is offering the pope the use of a lectern once used by president lincoln. the stand could be used by pope francis for his planned speech outside independence hall. lincoln gave

abc's mary bruce is in flushing meadows, new york, where the u.s. open gets started tomorrow. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, sara. well, it all comes down to this serena williams has had a banner year, 48 wins, right here this week, she'll try to pull off the most difficult achievement in all of sports. this morning, the queen of tennis is preparing to play for the ultimate crown. >> and next stop is new york. >> reporter: serena attempting to take all four major titles in the same year. an achievement not achieved in 30 years. the pressure so thick serena can slice it with her famous serve. the williams playing it cool in an interview with our robin roberts. >> so, how do you keep it all together as you get closer and closer to the start of the open? >> actually it's easy. i don't feel pressure to win here. i feel like i want to win here more than anyone. but at the same time, i don't feel that pressure. i felt a lot of pressure at wimbledon going for the serena slam, getting that four in a row, that was interesting. >> reporter: this year, the 33-year-old has

abc's mary bruce joins us from roanoke this morning. hi, mary. >> reporter: hey, paula, good morning. as this community comes together to mourn these two young lives, this morning we're getting a clearer picture of their killer. this morning, new chilling details about the popular, young man from oakland, california, who grew to become an angry, cold-blooded killer. those who knew vester lee flanagan say he was one of the cool kids, junior prom prince, a former model. his old head shots found tacked on the fridge in his apartment showing a young man full of ambition. >> live in henry county, bryce williams. >> reporter: as he bounced from one small tv market to another, former colleagues say there were no signs of trouble. but when flanagan overheard some at his tallahassee, florida, station joking about him being gay, he appeared to snap. >> it started spiraling in so it really became a problem with him. >> reporter: he began lashing out berating co-workers over slight comments and eventually was fired. after years away from television

mary bruce, abc news, the white house. >>> again a look at most of the republican be presidential candidates during a forum tonight in new hampshire. unlike the debate on thursday, this forum is open to all candidates who want to take part. donald trump has declined. >> a teenage girl wounded during an attack at a gay pride parade in jerusalem has died. the 16-year-old was stabbed last week by an extremist. five others were also injured. the suspect described as an ultraorthodox jush man who carried out a similar attack ten years ago. he was just released from prison last month in relation to that previous attack. >>> malaysia investigators are hoping to find more aircraft debris after confirming the wing flap that an washed ashore is from a boeing 777. the part called a flaperon was being analyzed this week by experts in france trying to determine if it came from the missing flight 3 0 and how it may have broken off. so far no other wreckage has been lynched to the plane including a metal object found on the shores of the island turned out to be a ladder. >> another close call between a dro

bruce right there in north port. again, he's just enjoying hom hazy sun right now. thin clouds moving in. parts of the area seeing more in the way of cloud cover. mary ellen has 79. she's concerned about a storm this weekend. there is a better chance you'll see some showers, parts of monmouth, ocean county, than we will in the city or connecticut into the hudson valley or north and west. readings, though, still in the 70s. but as you look in the picture, more clouds are starting to fill in. mike sent in a picture of the dolphin as well. we're in all over the stories weather-watcher wise. in the city you see the clouds overhead, too. some breaks of blue here and there. not the cobalt blue we enjoyed yesterday. isn't that nice for lunchtime? winds variable at three. numbers around the aeshg the spread, it is about 10 degrees. 70 to 80 or 81 for the jersey shore. these numbers without exception four to say nine degrees cooler than yesterday. we're below normal. after 19 consecutive days above, we'll turn that above. it will be below normal in the next few days. sun sets at 8:06. and even with the clouds, the time of the year, the uv forecast still an e

bruce springsteen is not true? >> what she was asking, what laura ingraham was asking, both me and mary pat, as a friend, who do yougsteen or bon jovi. >> their music or their person. >> no explanation. >> bon jovi. >> bon jovi. >> i don't think anybody really cares which new jersey singer the state's governor likes more. i do think people would care that he would pick that as something to lie about overtly. governor christie, in a blind taste test, you and your wife chose bon jovi. that is a choice you are going to have to live with. we have the tape. that does it for us tonight. taste test you chose bon jovi. we have the tape. "first look" is up next. >>> it's tuesday, august 4th. breaking overnight, two died and many more injured when a circus tent collapsed with many inside. >>>ing -- polls say donald trump is hurting the gop image. >>> a boy shackled at school. >>> heart stopping rescue and more. "first look" starts now. >>> good morning to you on this tuesday. thanks for waking up with us everyone. i'm betty nguyen. two have died and more

and bruce o'briant, and magna carta expert from the university of mary washington. tonight's program will be live tweeted on the consular's twitter page, live streamed on the national archives youtube page, and i'm told that c-span is also here with us this evening. i hope folks joining us at home and around the world will tune in online and on social media. with that, i now have the great privilege of welcoming to the stage our expert panelist as well as our distinguished monolayer -- moderator. please join me in welcoming and then -- welcoming them in. [applause] julie: with that, i hand the reins over to our moderator judge lambert. judge lambert: thank you, julie. as a pleasure to be here. 800 years ago, a group of barons forced king john to sign the magna carta, the idea that the king's capacity to kill and imprison should not be exercised at its whim, but that he should have explicit constraints. and that neither force nor detention should be used against a free man except in accordance with the lawful judgment of his equals or by the law of the land. that's t

bruce springsteen is not true? >> what she was asking, what laura ingraham was asking, both me and mary pat, as a friend, who do your bon jovi. >> their music or their person. >> no explanation. >> bon jovi. >> bon jovi. >> i don't think anybody really cares which new jersey singer the state's governor likes more. i do think people would care that he would pick that as something to lie about overtly. governor christie, in a blind taste test, you and your wife chose bon jovi. that is a choice you are going to have to live with. we have the tape. that does it for us tonight. we'll see you again tomorrow. now it's time for lawrence o'donnell. >> back to machine gun bacon. would we have machine gun bacon in this campaign, were it not for donald trump turning all those guys into now tv reality stars? >> i want to say yes. i want to say that the arc of the moral universe bends toward machine gun bacon and we just get there by 2016, but it's a counter factual. i don't know.

mary, here is the question. what confidence do you sense wall street traders have in china's actions to shall we say calm things? >> you know, randall, traders pointed out that yes, this was seen as a bruceay's rate cut. but it is the fifth one since november. so some people said you know, okay, now what, and there's one trader put it this helps alleviate the short term pain. but it doesn't cure the patient. china is the world's second last largest economy, can't be ignored still worries about the global economy. overall, so the worries are in the background. whether we have seen the worst, nobody really can answer that. >> thank you. we now have with us ann lee professor of economics and finance of new york university, author of what the u.s. can learn from china, obviously one of the international experts. some are saying that the market ruling indicated a connectedness between the chinese market and the u.s. market, and it is too close. that when china sneezes america catch as cold, do you agree with that. >> i guess it depends on which market you are talking about. because you have capitol markets and then you have the real world trade markets. from a trade perspective we are absolut

bruce: let's go to facebook. anthony duncan says he let because it away at civil rights and soon no one will have civil rights. marie brown says -- the discussion needs to take place on how to comply with law enforcement, it is not about equal rights these days. there is a distinct problem with how people are behaving when they encounter a police officer. anybody want to weigh in on that? >> we can focus on law enforcement, but that is just the most toxic tip of his iceberg because when you go and go for a job and you are discriminated against, it is the same poison happening in a far more subtle form. when you look to rent an apartment or buy a home and discrimination takes place come it is the same poison, it is just more subtle than when there is a gun involved. this is part of a larger systemic and institutional problem that we have to address. if we only focus on law enforcement, then shame on us for not focusing on all of the other issues that we have to deal with, but we have to focus on law enforcement because lives -- black lives -- do matter. bruce: and police officers are in a unique category. they are th

bruce mccloud says some bikes posed a public safety hazard. >> that's just ridiculous. he left kids stranded, took the lifeguards' bicycles, anybody that was there. snap, snap, snap. >> reporter: mary'ster is handicapped. they had their bikes taken and plan to fight the summons. >> the fine is $100 for each bike. that's enough, isn't it? for an unposted law. >> reporter: as of right now, everyone that had their bikes taken did get them back but those of them that are left with these broken locks, they do plan to fight this in municipal court here in september. they say even when their parking meters run out at a parking spot, their cars are not booted or towed right away. live in cape may, cydney long, nbc 10 news. >>> all new on "nbc 10 news at 5:00" crooks using counterfeit cash at stores across the lehigh valley. >> how they are pulling off the scam. what you should know if that cash is passed along to you. >>> we have days of beautiful weather ahead. cooler temperatures tonight. i will show you how cool, plus the tropics are getting more active. we will take a look at the updated track of erica coming up. >>> plus new developments on the main line restaurant shut down because of

mary pat, was as a friend, who do you prefer, springsteen or bon jovi? >> as a person. >> yes, as a person, and jon and thea bon jovi are friends of ours and that was the answer. bruce'susic is still my favorite music. come on, are you kidding? >> thanks, governor. i appreciate it. >> thank you. >> and our thanks to governor christie. >>> coming up, rand paul, once dubbed the most interesting man in politics, he's lately been laying low on the trail, but he's back and will join us for an exclusive interview about how he plans to break out at the republican debate. imagine - sheo remember passwords. or obsess about security. she'll log in with her smile. he'll have his very own personal assistant. and this guy won't just surf the web. he'll touch it. scribble on it. and share it. because these kids will grow up with windows 10. get started today. windows 10. a more human way to do. milk has 8 grams of high-quality protein. which could be the difference between just living life. and milking it. start every day with the power of protein and milk life. leave early go roam sleep in sleep out star gaze dream big wander more care less beat sunrise chase sunset do it all. on

bruce: let's go to facebook. anthony duncan says he let because it away at civil rights and soon no one will have civil rights. marie brown says -- the discussion needs to take place on how to comply with law enforcement, it is not about equal rights these days. there is a distinct problem with how people are behaving when they encounter a police officer. anybody want to weigh in on that? >> we can focus on law enforcement, but that is just the most toxic tip of his iceberg because when you go and go for a job and you are discriminated against, it is the same poison happening in a far more subtle form. when you look to rent an apartment or buy a home and discrimination takes place come -- takes place, it is the same poison, it is just more subtle than when there is a gun involved. this is part of a larger systemic and institutional problem that we have to address. if we only focus on law enforcement, then shame on us for not focusing on all of the other issues that we have to deal with, but we have to focus on law enforcement because lives -- black lives -- do matter. bruce: and police officers are in a unique categ