he'd been asleep in myrtle beach with bambi. most challenging part of the case was the blood on rick's shoe. to explain how it got there, rick took the stand. he pointed out on the morning the bodies were discovered, police examined him thoroughly and found nothing. >> if there was blood on my shoes that morning, i would have been arrested right then and there. there was no blood on my shoes. >> that came later when he stepped in the blood-soaked bathroom. he insisted the window blinds were open and worried simply that bambi might see the horror inside. >> i went in and shut the blind. i didn't think she needed to see that. >> he testified that the blood got on his shoe at that moment, not before. >> did you go into the house and kill big charlie and diane at the instigation of bambi? >> absolutely not. >> are you two in a conspiracy to kill those people? >> no, sir. >> so who did kill the couple? we don't know, said the defense, but it wasn't rick gagnon. with that, the jurors filed out to deliberate. rick waited with his attor

he'd been asleep in myrtle beach with bambi.the case was the blood on rick's shoe. to explain how it got there, rick took the stand. he pointed out on the morning the bodies were discovered, police examined him thoroughly and found nothing. >> if there was blood on my shoes that morning, i would have been arrested right then and there. there was no blood on my shoes. >> that came later when he stepped in the blood-soaked bathroom. despite that police photo, he insisted the window blinds were open and he worried simply that bambi might see the horror inside. >> i went in and shut the blind. i didn't think she needed to see that. >> he testified that the blood got on his shoe at that moment, not before. >> did you go into the house and kill big charlie and diane at the instigation of bambi? >> absolutely not. >> are you two in a conspiracy to kill those people? >> no, sir. >> so who did kill the couple? we don't know, said the defense, but it wasn't rick gagnon. with that, the jurors filed out to deliberate. rick waited with his a

she and rick found a home of their own in myrtle beach.fter a long struggle, she was ready to be a mom to her boys again. >> i was getting on my feet and i just -- i wanted cody and nate there with us. >> grandparents charlie and diane agreed very reluctantly to let the boys move in with bambi and rick. but no sooner had the boys moved than diane was making the case to get them back. >> mama was concerned. >> did she want to hold on to the boys? >> she said that she would like for them to, you know, to continue to stay with her. >> boyfriend rick thought bambi couldn't catch a break with her family. >> everybody pretty much treated bambi like crap. it stemmed from, you know, issues that diane and charlie and bambi had. >> those issues were simmering into an angry family drama. and then just a few weeks after the boys were turned over, it happened. it was april 12th, a tuesday morning. bambi called her mom, no answer. big charlie was late for work. one of his barn employees went up to the house to look for him. moments later, he called 911.

lauderdale was diverted to myrtle beach.'m not making this up. >> laura: spirit is the worst -- it's the worst experience. i'm sorry. i've been on spirit air lines before. they charge you for air, for god's sake. don't breathe. it's $25. >> i'm bringing a camera next time. >> laura: sorry. no can do. >> the passengers started complaining. they got nauseous. they grounded the plane in myrtle beach. when people went aboard, they couldn't find the smell. i said why didn't you check the passengers? you have a stinky sock smell. have you traveled when these people -- >> laura: no, no. >> -- take their shoes -- >> laura: no, no. i took a photo of a flight from chicago. >> not you. >> laura: i didn't -- not the face but a 20-something. had bare feet and putting her filthy bare foot with toe rings on the arm rest next -- okay. i got like a dry heave. >> this is why -- >> laura: here's a message. if you're traveling, it's not your bedroom. >> it's not your bathroom either. clipping the nails. >> laura: oh, no! >> clipping the toenail

you can see passengers standing on the tarmac in myrtle beach in south carolina. >> we got scared. we didn't know what was going to happen. you know, something that just doesn't happen. >> paramedics actually rushed 12 people to the hospital. but as of right now spirit airlines has not said what caused those people to get sick. >>> a live look from our san francisco camera. the golden gate bridge, a foggy day, summer san francisco, typical. well, aside from a fresh coat of paint, a report says the 81-year-old bridge is in good shape. you may remember workers dangled from the top to inspect the bridge. there are a few parts that need to be repaired because of rust like corrosion and a small loss of steel, but overall, no struck montreal issues. there's a price tag for the repair work, $30 million. >>> it was an incredible site that lit up the skies. the blood moon eclipse. our business reporter scott budman tracked and streamed online and joins us with the beautiful pictures. scott. >> reporter: yeah, janelle, it was something watched by a lot of geeks. we won't be able to see it in

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. >> reporter: just this spring in myrtle beach, another incident.'s foot got stuck in a suction line and was trapped underwater for several minutes before rescuers could pull him out. he survived. to see if everyday people would notice a silent and fast drowning, we recently put a group of parents to the test. you see them distracted in the backyard, while young lifeguards and swim instructors simulate drowning. we're now looking at more than two and a half minutes, and still, nobody notices a thing. one simulated drowning after another, not a single adult noticed. so, what should you do? well, when someone's in the pool, make sure you have a designated water watcher. this is someone scanning the pool from top to bottom, because experts say that adults tend to think that somebody else is watching swimmers in the pool. tom? >> a water watcher. all right, good tip, gio. thank you. >>> and up next right here when we come back, what police are saying about this arson suspect caught on surveillance. they're asking for your help tonight. >>> and the close

to stay offshore, as it moves off to the north and strengthens, but dangerous rip currents from myrtle beach to the jersey shore. this is what's left over of beryl. flash flooding in puerto rico. this will spin his pan owe la and maybe regenerate through the rest of the week. two systems right through friday. >> watching it through the night and through friday. congrats on the baby boy. >> reporter: thank you, david. >> thanks, rob. >>> there's still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this monday. an american airlines flight out of chicago forced to turn back, and we've learned why. >>> also, outrage tonight. a police officer pulling a gun on a group of kids, some ail >>> and look at this image. there's something in this photo that is about to go away. it's got a lot of people talking. a lot of people upset, but some cheering it. more news ahead.ahead. are holding you back, and your current treatment hasn't worked well enough, it may be time for a change. ask your doctor about entyvio, the only biologic developed and approved just for uc and crohn's. entyvio works at the site of inflamm

. >>> time now for the index, and the possible shark attack in myrtle beach, south carolina.ystanders and lifeguards on the beach hearing a family calling for help. a young girl apparently bit on the leg. witnesses report seeing what looked like a fin in the water. the girl is expected to recover. >>> and the high tech rescue in nebraska. this is a police helicopter camera searching for an elderly man lost in a cornfield, and this is when the pilot switched to the thermal vision, spotting him immediately. pretty incredible there. the chopper guiding police on the ground to the man's location. they were worried he had been overcome by extreme heat. he was not hurt. >>> and new allegations tonight against actor kevin spacey in london. tmz reports three more men have come forward, accusing him of sexual assault between 1996 and 2013. scotland yard already investigating three other claims against spacey. separate investigations are also under way in massachusetts and california. spacey has previously denied allegations against him. >>> and the tight squeeze when you fly. the faa

meaning to smelly socks on a plane. 220 passengersonere ard the flight when it was diverted to myrtle beachause of a dirty sock odor. it was so bad, that several people got sick. burning throats, crest pains. more than a handful of passengers had to be taken to the hospital. the source of the odor is still being investigat. we just checked flight aware. and the flight finally made it to ft. lauderdale just before 5:00 this morning. >> all right. >>> a missing man is facing charges after hopping the jfk international airport runway fence. he was reported missing from a me two days later, he was found soaking wet on the runway. port authority police say they asked him how he got on to the runway. he said he swam across the jamaica bay and climbed a perimeter fence. not clear how he ended up in new york. officials are reviewing the security measures at jfk. >>> details on an alligator-like animal living in a d. home. >> megan mcgrath is live with details on the bizarre discovery. what else did they find there? >> unusual situation. imagine going down into a thsement and finding a large caiman.

hazmat crews treating 7 to 10 patients at myrtle beach airport. one woman taken to the hospital.he plane was heading from fort lauderdale to south carolina. it was due to a chemical odor, no hazardous substances. >> all eligible migrant children reunited with their families and time for the deadline according to feds who say 1400 kids are now with their parents after being separated at the southern border, 378 with other guardians or sponsors in the us. 711 kids remain in shelters because their parents have criminal records, are not in the country or have cases under review. hundreds of miles from the border, helping immigrants in a different way giving them the right to vote. newt gingrich says democrats need illegals to vote because their popularity is dropping. >> the vast majority of votes from illegal immigrants in san francisco. they made it possible without being a citizen. other places around the country democrats advocating they allow people who have not yet become citizens to vote, they think their calculus is they have a harder time winning an election with law-abiding

south carolina's myrtle beach, and a girl injured in an attack.he aftermath caught on cell phone video. this comes amid dozens of shark siteings on both coasts ahead of the fourth of july holiday. abc's whit johnson is on the story. whit, good morning to you. >> reporter: dan, good morning. the woman who shot this video says she heard screams. the family of this girl crying for help. then she claims she saw a fin in the water where the girl was swimming. >> headed over to that shark bite. >> it's going to be 14th avenue pier. >> reporter: what should have been a fun day at the beach turned terrifying for this young girl, reportedly bitten by a shark. a rescue team seen tending to her injured leg. >> we seen the faming. they started screaming, shark, shark. >> reporter: myrtlre takingi t cahoital.beach season. on cape cod, 11 great white sharks seen offshore in the past week. one beach temporarily closed. this shark spotted by the u.s. coast guard off the coast of maine tuesday. and in san diego, three sharks reported just a week after a shark took

. >> reporter: visitors to myrtle beach on monday watched a water spout make its way on shore and transformnto a tornado. parts of colorado, meanwhile, >> the hail just came down, and all of this happened rather quickly. >> reporter: and no moisture but record-breaking temperatures out west. >> excessive heat warnings, valleys, mountains, deserts. >> reporter: central california firefighters hampered by the extreme heat and dry conditions. as they continue to battle a large blaze near yosemite national park. a wild summer weather ride coast to coast. >>> news 4 begins with a storm team 4 weather alert. >> right now at 5:00, here we gg n, folks. >> yes. >> another weather alert today. this is our fourth one in a row. check out this scene. more trees keeling over asin hey ra drenches their roots. hello, everybody. i'm jim handley. >> and i'm wendy rieger. >> no one was hurt in that cident but branches took out a car on 30th street in northwest d.c. you can sees how much rain across our region right now. the flood warnings are up for most of us and they are up through this evening. >> and you

. >> w >>> a water spout took some vacationers by surprise in myrtle beach. doug says this water spout was triggered by the same system that's affecting our forecast. it spanned about 15 yards. eventual did make landfall. tossed around some beach chairs and umbrellas. one man was even dragged along the beach a bit before the water spout just dissipated. >>> one time an olympic hopeful, and now she's seeing usa diving, ohio state and aormer coach who she says abused her when she was underage. esther pryor say s when was just 16 and ohio state coach who .as 27 at the time sexually abused h she told nbc's megyn kelly that theoach had photos and videos of their encounters. pryor says it toohea big toll on emotionally. >> whenes you i your life into a sport and your identity is created throughout that and within my own private community which was -- which was a very wealthy community i was known as esther pryor, the diver,wh and this happened, it -- my identity was changed because somebody like him hn such effect on me. >> now pry saysfter the school found out, oh

. >>> live pictures of myrtle beach on this independence day, the fourth of july.y to go to the beach, have a little break. we'll do that after work today. as we celebrate america's birthday, one of the big conversations around the world is america first and the big debate over the president's trade policy. let's take a peek at what tariffs are in place or potentially in place. the united states fighting canada, fighting mexico, fighting the european union and china. as the president says, i promised during the campaign to get tough or trade. now i'm going to do it. so tariffs or potential tariffs against the united states? $3.2 billion from canada. the european union, a little over $3 billion in the pipeline. $37 billion threatened from china. this against u.s. products. so take a look at it for the fourth of july. fireworks at the moment not covered but $900 million in the american pyrotechnic association says will be spent on fireworks by americans this year. china makes 99% of those that you make in your backyard. 7 70%. at the moment not involved in the tariff

they grounded the plane in myrtle beach. when people went aboard, they couldn't find the smell.inking, why didn't you check the passengers? you have a stinky sock smell. have you traveled when these people -- >> laura: no, no -- >> take their shoes and socks -- >> laura: no, no. i took a photo of a flight from chicago. >> not you. >> laura: not the face but a 20-something had bare feet and putting her filthy barefoot with toe rings on the arm rest next -- okay. i got like a drive heave when i saw -- filthy -- if you're traveling, it's not your bedroom. otherwise just show up in an adult diaper and call it a day. >> it's not your bathroom either. clipping the nails. >> laura: oh, no! >> clipping the toenails -- >> laura: changing babies on the pull-down tray table. >> you have to change them somewhere. every time i travel, i break out the lysol wipes. you call me felix younger. >> laura: and now it's to the point that people ask raymond -- it is the odd couple. >> guilty as charged. >> laura: raymond is like don't move. he's like -- >> don't touch anything. you have to clean it.

daddy's money and thought that this would be something that was profitable and needed here in myrtle beachand it would have been if he kept his temper under control. lemonis: and you've used him before? jeff: i have. the work that they did was very subpar. the lettering was all crooked, it was bubbled up. lemonis: did they try to make it right? were they apologetic? jeff: no. lemonis: did you end up paying for that sign? jeff: well, he actually sued me. yes. i lost $600. lemonis: and he sued you over $600? jeff: exactly. lemonis: [ scoffs ] jeff: i don't think that there's anything that can be done to remove the tarnish of his name and his likeness being associated with that company with the reputation that he already has. you know, he's gotten up in people's faces. lemonis: that's a big risk. jeff: yeah. lemonis: jeff was sued by anthony, so their history has to be taken into account. but i've been around anthony, and hearing this story, it doesn't surprise me. anthony: try to get them as close as you can. man #3: yeah. you want them all to be the same, okay? since this is the top, that's

. >>> this was the scene in myrtle beach, south carolina after a possible shark attack. bitten on the leg, witnesses report seeing what looked like a fin in the water. first responders couldn't confirm it was a shark. the girl is expected to be fine. >> that's where you had your >>sn an ta, . was an encounter. it was scary. >> an entire school of sharks that surrounded you and -- >> it was like that big. when you're swimming in the ocean and something that big swims up to you, that's scary. >> i agree. >> does anyone have a snake, anyone? he's real brave right now. >>> moving on to nebraska where police pulled off a high-tech rescue of their own. >> they used a helicopter to find an elderly man who got lost in this field. >> but then they flipped on thermal vision. spotting him immediately, the chopper was able to guide police on the ground to the man's exact location. he was not hurt. >> that's pretty cool. >> that is actually impressive. >>> a florida family says video showing a relative tumbling out of a moving car is like so no big deal. >> come on, we do this all th

just this spring in myrtle beach, another incident.uction line and he was trapped under water for several minutes before rescuers could pull him out. he survived. what should you do? when someone's in the pool, make sure you have a designated water watcher, because experts say adults tend to think someone else is watching swimmers in the pool. gio benitez, washington township, new jersey. >> so important to keep an eye on the kids. in this case, police think the 3-year-old slipped into the pool. she is afraid of water and doesn't normally go near the pool. she was unconscious when they pulled her out, but they were able to revive her. >> it's a remarkable story. you have to keep an eye on the youngsters, how remarkable these guys were there to pull her out. >> right time, right place. she's expected to make a full recovery. >> it's a beautiful thing. >>> coming up in the next half hour, the failure in the decision-making process for one driver who found himself hanging out in a tough spot. >>> but first, miss usa standing up for swimsu

watching out for more thunderstorms for florida, myrtle beach and raleigh.ing once again, dallas, houston, san antonio, 120 degrees, dangerous heat and dry for the desert southwest, exacerbating the fire conditions and problems. >>> arson is suspected in the devastating fires in greece. at least 80 people have died in those fires. hundreds have been injured. authorities suspect the fires were deliberately set. multiple fires seemed to start at once in different areas. >>> breaking news right now. there are reports of an explosion outside the u.s. embassy in beijing. >> video shows smoke coming from the building. chinese reports say a woman was detained after spraying herself with gasoline in an apparent attempt to set herself on fire. the embassy was not damaged. >>> president trump and the european union have worked out a trade agreement. they will hold off on new tariffs and try to hammer out differences over u.s. tariffs on steel and aluminum. the eu has agreed to buy a lot of soybeans and import more of america's liquid natural gas. >>> mike pompeo faced

the flight crew diverted the plane and eventually landed in myrtle beach, south carolina, 70 miles awaywe were in rage. we were very angry. this is 1:00 in the morning at this point. we were exhausted. tired. yeah, we were enraged, really. >> the airport in wilmington was open the whole time. more passengers were delayed yesterday morning when the plane that was supposed to be in wilmington couldn't make the scheduled return flight to charlotte. >>> another mess here, a recent flight diversion due to an unruly passenger. it has resulted in a hefty fine for the passenger. >> in addition for a federal assault charge, the man is being charged thousands to recoup the costs for that unscheduled landing. here is david kerley. >> reporter: this man's behavior on an airline could cost him nearly $10,000. the delta flight from portland to atlanta just six weeks ago was diverted to tulsa so the man could be removed. he admits to singing and screaming loudly, telling a flight attendant, if you touch me, you will regret it. his plan to plead guilty also includes restitution. the little detour on th

up the coast in myrtle beach, vacationers comingac face-toe with a waterspout this. bystander video showing it turning into a tornado, whipping its way onshore. >> there is a message from the city of houston. >> other parts of the country ar dealing with oppressive heat wave. >> heat advisory extended for monday afternoon. residents seeking relief may access city cooling centers. >> sweltering conditions out west puttings californi on high alert. >> excessive heat warning. valleys, mountains, desert. >> reporter: parts of arizona are facing dangerous heat. in phoenix set agnew daily record at 115 deees. folks there are interesting urged to stay indoors and stay . hydrat meanwhile a much cooler story here in the northeast. savannah and hoda. >> all right, catie beck in bald. thank you. >>> any relief from th heat out west, rain on the way? al is tracking things in mainet morning. >> hey, you guys. the answer is no. here.got a foggy morning we are looking at rain not too far away. in fact, we've got flash flood watches and flash flood warnings a huge swath of the thst.

the kids favorite place was south carolina, myrtle beach. arthel: remembering beautiful moments and recalling an unthinkable nightmare. a young woman there, tia coleman of indiana lost nine members of her family in that boating accident there in branson, missouri, including her husband and all three of her children, ages 9, 7, and 1. she's asking for prayers. no doubt she will need them. and there has been a go fund me account set up by the company that owns that boat. go fund me.com/branson-duck-boat survivor. we're going to get the graphic up for you. there it is right there. go fund me.com/branson-duck-boat- survivors. so far $71,000 has been raised. blake, the money will definitely be needed because unfortunately, tia coleman, again a young woman who looks to be somewhere near 38 or 40 something should not be bearing this sort of tragedy in her life at any point and certainly not now. she's going to need the money because now she has to bury her husband. she has to bury her three children, ages 9, 7 and 1. 17 people all together died in

bill in myrtle beach, south carolina.aller: unfortunately, what we are seeing is a president who is doing what he thinks is right, and when it goes against both parties in congress, both parties get upset. upset and question his motivations, his strategies, and everything else. interestingly enough, we are talking,the democrats trying to get pompeo to talk about the president. they are using the great tool of oversight, which is the exact same thing that the republicans the institutions of our government, to try to get to the truth as well. when it comes to the situation of pompeo, he is doing the same thing that every secretary of state has done. what he did do yesterday in that it is muchd i know to the chagrin of the democratic party, what he did do was create and show the contrast between barack obama and president trump. in every instance, barack obama was passive. he was complacent and not aggressive. now, look at what is happening. our economy is coming on. we have changes in negotiations on trade deals. we have go

griff: we see that i was just yesterday in south carolina near myrtle beach and talking to a gentlemane beach there walking in the morning. and he spoke directly to what the president tweeted. and that kellyanne conway was saying last night which is this is the expected outrage that we have come to see every day. here is what kellyanne conway said last night. >> for a media that is so precise about the language they always want to hear from everyone who works here, boy, do they just toss words into the salad bowl. they are, i think, physiologically incapable of finishing a sentence or addressing any issue without mentioning donald trump's name five or 10 times. the obsessive outrage mainstreamed. it's not justth outrage and who can outcrazy the next on cable tv has been accepted. it's now expected. pete: so the president has called out the fox news media the enemy of the people. because only the most partisan democrats believe the collusion after the last 18 months of what's gone on. you go out and talk to folks in middle america. you wait for them to use the word russia and you might