>> reporter: officers occurred nguyen and took him to a police car. he said asked one of them -- >> what am i being charged with? >> i was told, i have no rights. >> the video speaks for itself. >> nguyen's turn, kate. he saw a woman being hurt and he, you know, acted as best he could in a nonviolent way to just address this. >> reporter: prosecutors told abc7 news they decided not to charge nguyen. but nguyen wants to pursue this complaint of excessive force, regardless. this was his first encounter with police, he feels his rights were violated when he tried to do the right thing. vic lee, abc7 news. >>> a 15-year-old will be charged as an adult in the kidnap and murder of 8-year-old madyson middleton. police say adrian jerry gonzales lured the little girl to his apartment before killing her. chris is live with the story. chris? >> reporter: the suspect is being held at the juvenile hall here in santa cruz. he will make a court appearance tomorrow, those who knew him say they never thought that he'd be capable of committing such a horrific crime. a

>> reporter: officers occurred nguyen and took him to a police car. he said asked one of them -- >> what am i being charged with? >> i was told i have no rights. >> the video speaks for itself. >> nguyen's turn, kate. he saw a woman being hurt and he you know acted as best he could in a nonviolent way to just address this. >> reporter: prosecutors told abc7 news they decided not to charge nguyen. but nguyen wants to pursue this complaint of excessive force, regardless. this was his first encounter with police he feels his rights were violated when he tried to do the right thing. vic lee, abc7 news. >>> a 15-year-old will be charged as an adult in the kidnap and murder of 8-year-old madyson middleton. police say adrian jerry gonzales lured the little girl to his apartment before killing her. chris is live with the story. chris? >> reporter: the suspect is being held at the juvenile hall here in santa cruz. he will make a court appearance tomorrow, those who knew him say they never thought that he'd be capable of committing such a horrific crime. a smal

i'll send it over to my colleague betty nguyen. >> serena williams taking on maria shareapova. she moves onto the finals. >>> and tour de france has been stressful this week buts they got a little comic relief when a fan suspended his bike from a lift truck and pedals above the racers. that's one way to stay out of traffic jams. >>> and for the second time in the past week, a nascar driver in a serious wreck. ben kennedy racing at the camping world truck series. and he makes contact with another car, causing him to slam into the catch fence and ride atop the wall. he was not injured.

kind of funky. >> i'm betty nguyen on msnbc." starts right now. >>> breaking news overnight. former president george h.w. bush waking up in the hospital being treated for a broken neck. what happened and the update on the 91 yeerd-year-old's condition. >>> would you revoke the medal of freedom from bill cosby? >> there's no precedent for revoking a medal. we don't have that mechanism. i'll say this. if you give a woman or a man for that matter without his or her knowledge a drug and then have sex with that person without consent, that's rape. >> we'll have reactions to his comments about comedian bill cosby. and must-see moments from last night's espys. and rousey takes on mayweather. >>> the show takes on mayweather but wants to stay on ronda rousey's good side. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> good morning everyone. it's thursday july 16th. i'm ayman mohyeldin. we begin in portland maine

i'm betty nguyen. right now investigators are looking for a moetive after a shooter killed four and wounded others in chattanooga. he was killed in a shootout with police at the second facility. it's unclear if police killed him or he killed himself. an autopsy will be done this weekend. what more do you know about the what verdicts call an act of terrorism? >> reporter: this is the second of the scenes where four marines were killed. a sad morning here in chattanooga. four families are grieving. investigators are asking today, was it an act of terrorism? is. >> our hearts are breaking for the families of these marines tonight. >> today investigators are trying to determine why. >> it was loud fast. >> on thursday investigators say mohammad youssuf abdulazeez opened fire with 25 rounds on an armed forces recruiting center. >> we didn't escape through our active shooter drills. we barricaded in the building. >> the gunman drove seven miles to a marine training center where he gunned down four marines. >

i'm betty nguyen. all right. we are new details act a federal raid at the home of subway spoke american jared fogle. it was part of a child pornography investigation. officers could be seen carrying electronics including a computer and dvds out of fogle's home. the sandwich chain is distancing it's from him. the quote says jared continues to cooperate with authorities and expects no actions to be forth coming. at this point he has not been arrested or charged with a crime. his investigation stard two decades ago when a company learned he lost more than 200 pounds by eating a steady diet including their sandwiches. >>> the details about the weapon used in the fatal shooting. it's making a tragic story harder to bear. the gun was stolen from a federal agent in a car burglary. the man accused of the crime was arraigned yesterday. franchez pleaded not guilty to murdering the 32-year-old while out with her dad. the public defender claims it was an accident that the gun went off when he touched it after bein

i'm betty nguyen. thanks for joining us. there's a heightened security as we head to the holiday weekend. authorities emphasize that this is only a precaution and say there's no specific terror threat. brian moore is live in washington. what kind of security preparations are underway in the nation's capital? >> hey betty. in the nation's capital, like the rest of the country, there's the visibility authority. authorities say there's no credible harm but reason to be on alert. this turned out to be a false alarm. it was what cops hope don't happen this holiday weekend. >> stay vigilant to areas you are in. >> with isis and other terror groups calling for attacks and after high profile string of arrests, departments are on alert. >> we try to be very visible. >> from san diego to wichita, kansas and new york city. they're asking for individual lens from the community too. at the same time they say fear shouldn't outweigh fun on the fourth. >> police say wherever you are, if you see something out of the ordinary, go ahead and r

i'm betty nguyen. thanks for joining us today.t now. >>> it was raised more than 50 years ago as a symbol against the civil rights movement. we're hours away from history as south carolina prepares to take down the confederate flag. progress in columbia but explosion in washington. >> will we allow the healing to continue or will we try to roll with back the clock? a vote to legitimatize the confederate battle flag would be a seminole moment in time for the united states house of representatives. we have come together in this country under a flag that represents unity. one that stands for liberty and justice for all. the flag of the united states of america. this is not that flag. >> the debate over the future of the confederate flag on federal grounds as gop tries to avoid another embarrassing moment. >>> we learned something new about the public presidential debates. big question did gop find a way to keep donald trump from from participating? >>> is the lawsuit accusing tom selleck of taking water about to be water under the br

i'm vicky nguyen. on "today in the bay." should he have been on the streets. the controversial policy now being questioned in the wake of a deadly shooting in san francisco. >>> also, it's a dangerous tradition that has firefighters worried during our drought. how they are cracking down on illegal fireworks this weekend. >>> temperatures taking a dip this fourth of july. anthony slaughter will let us know what to expect for your day at the beach or your backyard barbecue. proungs from nbc bay area this is "today in the bay." >> good morning to you. your time now is 6:59. we want to start you off with this independence day, a live look outside at san jose as that sun comes up. the sky looking pink and gorgeous ahead of the firework. good morning. thank you so much for waking up with us. i'm vicky nguyen. standing by is anthony slaughter, of course with a look at the holiday forecast. >> a little fire in the sky. kind of fitting. we have fog out there built in the coastline to our inland valleys. do i ha

investigative reporter vicky nguyen has our story. vicky nguyen: photos of 21-year-old annais rittenberg show a free spirit with an infectious smile. penny kreitzer: she was joyous, and she was funky, and she always thought out of the box. annais rittenberg: hi everyone! vicky: annais was in the prime of her life, doing exactly what she loved, teaching art to children at camp tawonga. the camp is 8 miles from yosemite on 160 acres of pristine land, surrounded by huge trees. it was one of those trees, an 80-foot tall, 300-year-old black oak, that came crashing down on the morning of july 3, 2013. these photos show where it fell, the amphitheater and fire circle known as downtown tawonga. this is where annais was eating her breakfast before campers headed outside. penny: and the only thing that saved the camp and the children there was timing, and the timing was only 2 minutes. [phone dialing] male: we have a tree down at camp tawonga. possibly 20 injured. vicky: 9-1-1 calls flooded the phone lines, but first responders couldn't save an

chris nguyen is live with the latest. chris? >> reporter: dan gonzalez did not enter a plea this morning but he will return for a formal arraignment in mid september. dressed in green shirt and khaki pants and with a public defender by his side adrian jerry gonzalez should motionless waving his right it a speedy trial. >> our job is to review the efd, conduct our own investigation, and make sure that minor like every citizen accused, s receives a fair trial. >> reporter: special allegations are rape kidnapping and lewd acts with a child younger than age 14. gonzalez will be tried as an adult. >> we are in the position to go forward at a moment's notice on this case and we are confident that the jurors of santa cruz fairly hearing this. >>. >> reporter: outside the courthouse -- >> he did threaten suicide a couple of times but didn't feel super serious. >> reporter: katie carol, one of gonzalez's former friends, said he never seemed like the type of person who would harm anyone. >> not much empathy can you have for him. but i cou

i'm betty nguyen. >>> a pro surfer comes head-to-head with a shark on live television. australian mick fanning was in the water when a shark attacked and pulled him under. kelly cobiella has more. >> reporter: the world surfing final was just getting under way. mick fanning was waiting for a wave. then this. >> you can see a little splash. oh! holy [ bleep ]! >> a shark knocks fanning off his board, pulling him under. competitor julian wilson frantically paddles towards him. then fanning emerges and swims for his life. within seconds both men are safely out of the water. >> you get a couple of punches in? >> i punched it in the back. >> reporter: back on shore -- >> i just saw it like taking my board away and just cracked it. >> reporter: relief and shock over their narrow escape. >> i was like he's gone under. it felt like i couldn't get there quick enough. >> just kicking in. tripping up. >> reporter: the surfers didn't get back in the water. instead instead, sharing first place. two champions and one very close call. kelly cobiella nbc news london. >> way too close.

i'm chris nguyen in for carolyn tyler. let's start with a quick look at the forecast. here's lisa argen track live doppler hd. >> hi, chris. we have low clouds and fog and mist and drizzle as well. the marine layer well into the valleys. maybe 2,000 feet deep or 2500 feet deep. we will look at the possibility of showers and thunderstorms in the sierra nevada but overall the carolina afternoon highs you will notice. 63 in hayward, 61 fremont. and san jose, as well as los gatos. the plan today is for the high clouds and the mid-level clouds to eventually clear back to the coast, about you that brings the 60s and 70s mainly around the bay. we will tell you how much it continues as we continue the cooling much of the work week. chris. >> we develop a a story out of vacaville, a wind-blown fire is caused evacuations is now 30% contained. fire broke out after 11:00 last night on the back side of keating park. residence of terrace, hidden cortes atherton and sell by courts were advised to leave. you hear the wind whistling as it fans the flames. last word it was 325 acres. so

. >> i am chris nguyen here for christian. we are off to a cool start. >> hello, chris nice to see you, thanks forgetting up early. live doppler hd shows a possibility of fog forming because there is not much cloud cover across the north bay. the air is dry. petaluma is down to eight miles. late arriving clouds on our exploritorium weather window, we are cooler this morning at 50 to 61 and by noon total sunshine and it will be strong at 64 to 76. by 4:00, 64 to 84 and below average. grab a coat. 60 to 76. friday lite commute? leyla? >> this is richmond-san rafael toll plaza and traffic is light. and sparse. it will only take five minutes to head into the north bay. into the north bay into napa county roads are still closed. highway 128 at wragg canyon because of the wragg fire you will not be able to use the roads. both sides are shut down. another closure will impede the commute up to lake tahoe and that is in the next report. chris and eric? >> developing news residents near the out of control fire bumping in napa county hav

chris nguyen is live at the police department. chris, you heard from his friends and mother today? >> reporter: his mom was in disbelief. the shooting happened in front of the family home. this tragedy left many people stunned, wondering why this young man was shot. they call themselves a family on, and off the ice. >> chris was everyone's brother. we host a brother. >> reporter: these hockey players remember their teammate. >> i am just going to miss just the energy he brought to the sport. >> reporter: saturday night san jose police say a man was shot to death inside of this mobile home park on sunbeam circle. >> it's not fair. just wrong. >> reporter: authorities have not officially released the victim's name, but his family and friends say it is chris kyle. police say a vehicle pulled up with two people inside. one got out, shot the victim got back in and raced away from the scene. >> i couldn't believe it. and i thought it had to be a joke. it couldn't be real. >> reporter: his band of brothers wandering why it happened to one of the team. police tell us the investigation cont

in santa cruz, chris nguyen abc7 news. >>> a science camp counselor accused of molesting a young boy has been charged with molesting a second child facing charges for sexually abusing an 11-year-old boy. today, santa clara county prosecutors charge hadded women molesting a 7-year-old or 8-year-old boy. he volunteered at walden west science camp. >>> sky 7 hd flew overhead while they looked for clues near richmond park way. the fire broke out this afternoon. investigators are looking for what caused someone to start the burn. >>> details on a murd year suicide involving a father, daughter and son-in-law in vallejo. all three people have now, in last week's shooting on songwood road now died. police say baker shot his father-in-law after an argument then shot his estranged wife, and turned the gun on himself. the bakers both died at the shooting. the father passed away, yesterday. >>> breaking news now, several homes are burning in solano county. the fire started this afternoon firefighters believe it began as a brush fire and spread to the mobile home. firefighters expect to contain t

chris nguyen is live at the police department. chris, you heard from his friends and mother today? >> reporter: his mom was in disbelief. the shooting happened in front of the family home. this tragedy left many people stunned, wondering why this young man was shot. they call themselves a family on, and off the ice. >> chris was everyone's brother. we host a brother. >> reporter: these hockey players remember their teammate. >> i am just going to miss just the energy he brought to the sport. >> reporter: saturday night san jose police say a man was shot to death inside of this mobile home park on sunbeam circle. >> it's not fair. just wrong. >> reporter: authorities have not officially released the victim's name, but his family and friends say it is chris kyle. police say a vehicle pulled up with two people inside. one got out, shot the victim got back in and raced away from the scene. >> i couldn't believe it. and i thought it had to be a joke. it couldn't be real. >> reporter: his band of brothers wandering why it happened to one of the team. police tell us the investigation cont

in santa cruz, chris nguyen abc7 news. >>> a science camp counselor accused of molesting a young boy has been charged with molesting a second child facing charges for sexually abusing an 11-year-old boy. today, santa clara county prosecutors charge hadded women molesting a 7-year-old or 8-year-old boy. he volunteered at walden west science camp. >>> sky 7 hd flew overhead while they looked for clues near richmond park way. the fire broke out this afternoon. investigators are looking for what caused someone to start the burn. >>> details on a murd year suicide involving a father, daughter and son-in-law in vallejo. all three people have now, in last week's shooting on songwood road now died. police say baker shot his father-in-law after an argument then shot his estranged wife, and turned the gun on himself. the bakers both died at the shooting. the father passed away, yesterday. >>> breaking news now, several homes are burning in solano county. the fire started this afternoon firefighters believe it began as a brush fire and spread to the mobile home. firefighters expect to contain t

i am vicky nguyen. let's get a check of how warm temperatures will be with anthony slaughter. good morning to you. >> it will be similar to what we saw yesterday, in the 70s and 80s for most of us. i want to give you a heads up as we move to the upcoming week. we are fire danger ahead of us. right now, just looking at cloud cover. san francisco, the embarcadero, cloudy skies in the bay area. it will be breezy. this is what i want to hit on. we are talking about wind. winds gust tonight through tomorrow. that's going to increase fire danger with temperatures soaring into the 90s tomorrow. enjoy today. it will be nice and comfortable most of the day. 85 degrees for the north bay, 68 for san francisco, 73 for the east bay, 83 for the south bay. tri-valley close to 90 again. tomorrow we go into the 90s and triple digits by tuesday and wednesday. could be looking at some of the hottest air all season, temperatures close to 110. get ready. >> wow. good that the weather is so nice now. today so many events are happening in the bay area. we have the garlic if he festivd the marathon.

. >>> now for the latest in sports i'll send it over to my colleague betty nguyen. >> serena williams taking on maria shareapova. she moves onto the finals. >>> and tour de france has been stressful this week buts they got a little comic relief when a fan suspended his bike from a lift truck and pedals above the racers. that's one way to stay out of traffic jams. >>> and for the second time in the past week, a nascar driver in a serious wreck. ben kennedy racing at the camping world truck series. and he makes contact with another car, causing him to slam into the catch fence and ride atop the wall. he was not injured. >>> and former oakland raiders quarterback died wednesday as a result of complications with colon cancer. known as the snake, he helped lead the raiders to a victory in 1976 and continue the success with victory in the super bowl xi. stabler was the perfect quarterback and the perktd raid er er. he was 61. well, lebron james had agreed to sign a 46 million dollar deal with the cavs. this is the first time james has resigned with a team. james says he is more motivated to

i'm chris nguyen. let's start with a first look at the forecast with frances in for lisa. >> good morning, everyone. great to start off. in the north bay we had fog and limited visibility. petaluma five miles. elsewhere the clouds will clear to the coast pretty quickly. right now, temperatures mainly in the upper 50s to low 60s except for parts of the north bay. mid 50s in napa. beautiful shot from mt. tam. you see the low clouds and clearing inland in east bay areas. look for 60s around the bay. partly cloudy with a breeze. your complete accuweather seven-day forecast. >> all lanes of 880 and san leandro are back open following a deadly overnight shooting near the marina boulevard off ramp. officers heard shots fired. they were in the area to investigate another traffic accident. officers followed the sounds of those shots. that's when they found the victim. >> they did see a vehicle pulled over to the right hand shoulder just north of the marina boulevard overcrossing. that's when they drove up to fi

i'm chris nguyen. let's start with a quick look at the forecast. here's lisa argen with the weather. >> good morning, chris. we are look at a pretty good holiday. it will be a typical customer sometime pattern. right now live doppler hd gets you the clouds, they are with us. and there is economist drizzle. so live outside from the kgo roof camera. you notice that we are looking at clouds, and temperatures are mild, though. 64 in san jose mountain view. 57 half moon bay. we will look for the low clouds and fog to pull back. a sunny inland forecast around is the bay. but we will have clouds banked up along the coasts. it will take about noon for the clouds to clear. san francisco, the question is will we see the temperatures? we will talk about temperatures and the forecast coming up next. >> new developments in a random shooting that killed a woman on the san francisco waterfront this week. abc7 news learned that this man, 47-year-old sanchez, confessed to killing katie steinle. this is calling into question san francisco's immigration policies. her

i'm chris nguyen.arting this half-hour with a quick look at the weather. lisa has the day off. france dinglasan is tracking the weather for us today. >> cool temperatures in the north bay. fog is also limiting visibility in santa rosa at 53. novato 52, napa 51. elsewhere a lot of upper 50s to low 60s. mountain view at 60 degrees. here's a live look from emeryville toward the bay bridge. here's what you can expect this afternoon. the inland areas and east bay communities, temperatures will be in the 80s. along the coast and around san francisco it will be cloudy, cool, we have the on shore flow. temperatures in the 60s and become partly cloudy by this afternoon. south bay, westerly breeze at 10 to 20 miles an hour. big warmup coming next week. i'll let you know when you can expect to see triple digit heat. chris. >> thank you. louisiana police are vow to go get the bottom of this week's movie theater shooting from two women died. they want to know what motivated john russell houser to open fire and then

i am vicky nguyen. thaungs for waking up with us. i am here with anthony slaughter.eather looks amazing. >> good for running weather, if you're standing outside watching a little chilly. lots of cloud cover out there. even in the south bay where we had lots of sunshine at this time, it is cloudy across the bay area. it will be a cloudy morning for the next few hours. we will be dealing with cloud cover. by 11:00, sunshine. temperatures will be similar today as they were yesterday. 85 for the north bay, 73 for the east bay, 83 for south bay. we have a major warming trend headed our way tonight. winds increase fire danger temperatures in the triple digits. details on that coming up. >> looking forward to it. >>> happening now as we mentioned, thousands of runners on the streets of san francisco, the 38th annual san francisco marathon and half marathon. again, 5:30 this morning. this is a look at the flurry of activity on the embarcadero yesterday. dozens of people working to make sure the event runs smoothly. there's a new element this year, top finishers can qualify f

. >> i am chris nguyen here for kristen sze. it is friday july 24. we made it to friday. we will start off with a look of weather and traffic. meteorologist mike nicco, how is it going? >> chris, nice to see you. we have the fog developing on live doppler hd. across santa rosa and half moon half visibility to petaluma hill road and any are taking a ferry it is quiet this morning. check it out. almost like glass. a late arriving marine layer. temperature is cooler, 50 to 61 and 64 to 676 and strong sunshine across the board and maybe a tumor clouds. 64 to 84 by 4:00 so that is below average. i will need a light jacket, at 76 inland at 7:00. everyone is falling into the 60s by 9:00. now a check of the only commute. we are using our mobile 360 to check out oakland and right new we are headed eastbound on 580 and traffic is certainly light under x-ray skies. we are going to look at westbound traffic moving along just fine. we have problems to the south. this is in hayward. i hold of. >> -- of an early accident a truck and vehicle hit head on and eight miles per hour with the

for lisa, carolyn and the rest of us here at abc7 news, i'm chris nguyen. a great day evof everybody! my name is jeff richardson the vice president of operations here at c.k. mondavi. to make this fine wine it takes a lot of energy. pg&e is the energy expert. we reached out to pg&e to become more efficient. my job is basically to help them achieve their goals around sustainability and really to keep their overhead low. solar and energy efficiency are all core values of pg&e. they've given us the tools that we need to become more efficient and bottom line save more money. together, we're building a better california. oh, oh, oh, oh, oh! . . (applause) well, god bless you! it's always a joy to come into your homes. and if you're ever in our area, please stop by and be a part of one of our services. i promise you we'll make you feel right at home. but thanks so much for tuning in. and thank you again for coming out today. i like to start with something funny and i heard about this country couple. they were celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. they'd nev

. >>> now time for the latest in sports i'll send it over to my friend betty nguyen. good morning. >> we start in kansas city as royals versus rays top of the fourth. logan forsyth hits this one deep field and gordon runs into the wall and injures his left groin. he would leave the game. and forsythe takes advantage and completes an inhouse the park home run. and first time since 1997 that there were two inside the park home runs in one game. the royals win. 9-7. tour de france ahead, a second big crash this week. with less than 16 miles left in stage five three readers bumped into the crash barrier, thanks to slippery brakes and wed wet tires. it caused a domino effect involving more than 20 cyclists. >>> and a judge agreed the washington redskins trademark was droog torreye derogatory and therefore ineligible for trademark protection. and it doesn't prevent the team from using the name. and c.j. wilson the second player to lose fingers. due to fireworks this month. wilson was holding a roman candle type device when it exploded in his hand and wilson lost his middle

i'm chris nguyen. here's a quick look at the weather with france ding, in for lisa argen. >> good morning everyone. check out santa rosa, down to a half-mile, even less than fourth of a mile in petaluma. everywhere else overcast companies but fairly clear. and half moon bay five-mile visibility. temperatures on the cool side in the north bay where we do see the fog. 53 napa, 48 novato. 43 santa rosa. elsewhere look for upper 50s to near 06. and even oakland hitting 62 right now. here's what you can expect this afternoon with a live look from emeryville. so inland east bay areas will be in the 80s. around the coast in the 60s. and in s. f. and around the bay temperatures in the upper 60s to upper 70s. we have a big warmup in store for us. i'll tell you when and where with the seven-day accuweather forecast. chris. >> thank you. now to breaking news from the san lee a en degree freeway. all lanes of north lanes of interstate 880 are closed after a fatal shooting on the freeway. 880 was shut down after a

i'm betty nguyen. >>> donald trump seems to take a step back from his comments about john mccain's war hero status. he's unapologetic. he offered this compliment to john mccain. >> i'm going to say this. i have respect if for senator mccain. i used to like him a lot. i raised a lot of money for his campaign against president obama. hopefully i said it correctly and shortly thereafter said it correctly. >> trump blames the media for the controversy insisting his comments were distorted. he's reiterating he does think john mccain is a war hero and what he meant over the weekend. here's his original comments. you decide for yourself. >> someone run against john mccain, who in my i opinion has been not so hot. i supported him for president. i raised $1 million for him. he lost let us down. you know he lost. i never liked him much after that. i don't like losers. frank let me get -- >> he's a war hero. >> he's a war hero because he was captured. i like people that weren't captured. i have to tell you. he's a war hero because he was captured. okay? i believe perhaps he's a war hero. right no

i'm betty nguyen. >>> greece has a deal just a short time ago. european leaders have introduced they have reached and agreement with greece to resolve its debt. 17 hours of all-night talks in brussels an agreement has been reached and include serious reforms and financial support. german chancellor angel merkel is behind the agreement and will recommend the deal to parliament so keep an eye on stock futures and see the reaction from the world markets today. >>> an international manhunt is under way for the head of a drug cartel who escaped from his prison cell. it was a prison break by joaquin guzman, nicknamed "el chapo." mark potter has the details. >> reporter: when joaquin guzman, the notorious kingpin known as el chapo was arrested in february of last year, after a 13-year manhunt, mexican authorities bragged they were cracking down hard on major drug traffickers and promised he would never escape from their maximum security prison, but he did escape in a daring highly sophisticated scheme involving a mile long tunnel beneath the prison wall

i'm betty nguyen. buckle up. donald trump is taking his texas size personality to the state. fellow gop candidate rick perry unleashed this verbal lashing. >> he offers a barking carnival act. donald trump's candidacy is a cancer. it must be discarded. i can only ask as senator welch did of senator mccarthy, have you no sense of decency sir? >> another rival is going trump with a meat cleaver. this is a tongue and cheek response to trump's decision to read out loud graham's phone number during a press conference. here to sort this out, good luck to you tracey pots. things are heath up. >> they are. this morning it's reported the national union of the local that invited trump cancelled their event. trump trump's campaign tells that he will be there today. he's supposed to meet with the union, hold a news conference at the border and speak to officers. trump's comment about immigrants coming in is now having other candidates barking back. perry calls trump out. >> it must be clearly diagnosed excised and discarded. >> lindsey graham released this video after trump released his

abc 7 news reporter chris nguyen takes a look at the shift throughout the state. >> reporter: at thestaurant in san jose xavier sanchez savors the chance to share his passion for food. >> i call it the path of the heart. you follow the path of the heart and you know when you're doing right, you feel good in your heart. >> reporter: sanchez was born in whitdier but moved to san jose at the age of 4. he would eventually graduate san jose state go on to serve in the army and later become one of san jose's first latino firefighters. he's proud of his heritage and was inspired to open his restaurant after groping up in his father's cantina. >> my father, i learned from him to work hard and to be honest. >> reporter: sanchez is one of the many who have contributed to the cultural fabric of the south bay. in fact, according to the most recent data state now has approximately 14.99 million latino compared to about 14.92 million non-hispanic whites. together the two groups make up nearly 80% of california's population. ron gonzales, the first hispanic to serve as mayor of san jose since state

now let's get caught up on sports with our sports headlines with my colleague, betty nguyen. >> goodrning, melissa. >> yankees slugger alex rodriguez celebrating his birthday and became the fourth player in mlb history to homer as a team and in his 40s. he finished the game three for four with four rbis and they beat the rangers 6-2. rockies, cubs, bottom of the 9th. and a walk-off home run, first career walk off for bryant. cubs win it 9-8. >>> the arizona cardinals are making history, by hiring what's believed to be the first female coach in nfl history. walter played linebacker for 14 seasons in the women's football alliance where she helped win 14 championships and was also the first woman to play in a non-kicking position in the men's professional league in 2014. >>> the nfl is finalizing new rules for inspecting footballs. the changes stem from tom brady's use of underinflated footballs in the afc championship game. brady was given a four-game suspension and appealed and is still waiting for roger goodell's ruling. the nfl would like to see a suspension while the player's assoc

. >> my name is nguyen thi duyen. i'm 36, and i live in hue. >> right now i'm working as a bamboo weaver, earning 7 euros a day. >> to me, globalization means that the products from the company i work for, ngoc minh, can also be exported abroad. >> my family and the fact that i have a steady job. >> my wishes are very simple. i want a good education for my children. >> germany. every time i hear something about germany, i want to visit the country. kate: our next destination is not germany. to east africa now, and a national park which straddles uganda's border with kenya. named after the volcanic mountain range at its heart, the mount elgon national park was once a paradise for plants, birds, and bigger beasts such as elephants, leopards, and buffalo. over time, however, the park's biodiversity became depleted by deforestation, poaching, and increased demands on the water supply. the government's response was drastic, and the local human population is still learning to live with the consequences. reporter: it's also

giang nguyen reporting from the tokyo stock exchange. >> thanks for that report. >>> moving onto other markets in the asia pacific region. stocks in china seem to need more time to stabilize. shanghai composite slid 1.1% closing at 3663. for july plunged 14.3% marking biggest monthly decline in six years. hong kong added more than half a percent boosted by shares of casino operators but gains were limited as some investors are still cautious about the markets in mainland china. the index fell for a third straight month. sydney rose half a percent extending its winning streak to a third day. earlier losses up 5%. for july posted its sharpest monthly drop since december. trade negotiator from japan and united states are close to reaching an agreement on one of their most contentious issues. they are working on the final touches to clench a dial on japan's imports of u.s. rice. officials holding talks in hawaii for proposed transpacific partnership free trade deal. the meeting is scheduled to run through friday. the japanese propose a system that will allow a certain level of increase in

i'm betty nguyen.>> this is the most dangerous, irresponsible step i've ever seen in the history of watching the mideast. >> this is an important step in putting the lid on iran's nuclear program. >> he went from desperation. he shouldn't have been desperate. we're giving them billions in this deal. we should have kept the money. >>> nuclear fallout after the deal with iran. now getting it through congress. >>> is trump front runner for presidential nomination? see why democrats may be celebrating the latest national poll. >>> now you see him, now you don't. the video of el chapoing escaping from prison. >>> it's 2:30 out west. the show "way too early." we love a disappearing act but not from prison. ♪ >>> good morning everyone. it's wednesday, july 15th. i'm ayman mohyeldin live from washington d.c. president obama will face lingering questions about the nuclear deal in the press conference today. the deal reached after two years of negotiations is a diplomatic break through for two countries at bitte

giang nguyen reporting from the stock exchange. >>> worse than expected numbers dragged down stocks in the ai sh pacific region. the shanghai composite dropped about 1.3% to snap a six-day losing streak. they managed to post a gain of nearly 2.9%. in light of the weak factory data analysts say investors are hoping for further stimulus measures from the government. traders in south korea show concern about the economy of the country's largest trading partner china. it's the lowest closing number in two weeks. the index lost about 1.5% for the week. most other markets in the region ended lower. hong kong retreated from yesterday's gain finishing the day with a decline of more than 1%. and losses to a third day. it has been dragged down by lower commodity prices. >>> south korea's economy has slowed down. growth for the last quarter was near 0.3%. the figure for the april to june period decelerated from 0.8% growth in the first quarter. it came in a touch lower than market expectations of 0.4%. for more insight, ramin mellegard asked a professor in seoul about his view. >> it's been a ver

now for the latest in sports i send it over to my friend betty nguyen. >> time now for more from thet awards night in sports. espys host brought his a game and made sure the world's best athletes got the world-class jokes. he started out joking about victor espinoza and rhonda row rousey. >> rhonda has knocked out more women than bill colby. >> rousey won best female athlete, beating floyd mayweather for the best fighter award during the preshow. and she had choice words for mayweather. >> wow, i can't help but really say that i wonder how floyd feels being by a woman for once. like to hear you say you don't know who i am now. >> and lebron james won best championship performance, the first player in nba history to lead both teams in the finals in points rebounds and assists. james was very surprised though because well his team lost. >> oh, i really wasn't -- you right, second place got me this. it wasn't expected at all. >> and the jimmy v. award for perseverance went to bengals devyn still and his daughter leah. >> i thank god for voubding me with the people we needed to make it t

. >>> now for the latest in sports, i send it over to my friend betty nguyen. good morning. >> good morning, melissa. zach johnson won his second career major yesterday at st. andrew's a four-hole playoff to claim the covet ed claret jug and the first since 2009. johnson was overcome with emotion following this major victory. >> you don't like to see the tournament another miss. i hate that. and louie is a champion and a friend. but i'm grateful and humbled. thankful, i'm honored. i mean, this is the birth place of the game and that jug means so much. >>> becky hammon has made history once more. >> last year she became the first female full-time coach in nba history. and a year later she became the first female coach in any capacity. and to end to her endless list of milestones, she became the first female coach to win the nba summer league title. her spurs beat the suns. >>> and for the first time a in fifa series a woman will be featured on the cover. ea announced that alex morgan will grace the cover of fifa 16. alongside lionel messi. and the canada team ca

. >>> let's head to betty nguyen for sports. >>> red sox and tigers. able to get the ball going. he had a career day. big papi delivered not one, but two three run home runs and drove in a career high seven runs. red sox win it 11-1. >>> a very rare sight on the baseball field. fourth inning, due to great awareness the mariners got their 11th triple play in team history. this one stranger than most. it was a 3-6-2-2 triple play the first in the majors since 1955 and the only second one in history to happen in the game. >>> nothing but net. that is not a term you hear in baseball, right? but that is exactly what mike trout did. bottom of the sixth trout takes a 3-2 pitch and hits it deep into center field for a grand slam. the ball actually lands in a fan's homemade net! that says trout fan. i guess you could say they were fishing for trout. angels beat the rangers 13-7. >>> 102nd tour de france goat to brett swain. the first english rider to win the prestigious bike race twice. his first was back in 2013. >>> last week we showed you steph curry's daugh

i'm betty nguyen. the nfl is upholding brady's suspension with a bomb shell piece of information that brady had his cell phone destroyed. smashed phone leads to roger goodell sacking brady's appeal. rob starts us off. >> six months after it blew up into a major sports scandal, deflategate appears headed for more controversy, heavy court. the court saying the quarterback destroyed his cell phone and 10,000 text messages putting the ball in the hands of the players association which is vowed to continue the fight to seek a court injunction allowing him to play. >> it is definitely a bomb shell. fromfvá public perception that's quite possibly the death for tom brady. >> ted wells concluded quote brady was genuinely aware of the team's balls being intended below the specifications. assistants had texted about brady and deflated footballs. the nfl said brady insisted the assistant to destroy cell phone and sim cards before meeting wells. >> this doesn't look good for brady at all. i don't care how it looks.

i'm betty nguyen. thanks for waking up with us today. a gut wrenching estimate. four or five days that is how long a coast guard says someone could survive floating in the open water. not what family members of these boys want to hear on day four. >> in the desperate search for two missing teens, a discovery grim and hopeful. the capsized boat. no sign of perry and his best friend austin. >> it's terrifying to know your child is out there and if they need help you can't reach out your hand and give them the help they need. >> the two set out with 25 gallons of fuel believed to be headed to the the bahamas 44 miles away. this squall may have caught the marryiners off guard. >> he's so strong willed. >> the capsized boat was 67 miles offshore and 1070 from where it departed. it was caught in the gulf stream, the constant current flowing four to six miles per hour an hour. >> you're look for chest up. it's a small object. >> boy's mother said it's unlikely they were wearing life vests unless they knew they were in florida. most boaters in florida rarely wear it beca

chinese president xi jinping invited nguyen pho trong to beijing for talks to counter the united states influence. china's invasion of vietnam in 1979 sparked war. for over 2,000 years, vietnam and china have engaged in hostilities on many occasions. despite their bitter history, however, the two nations have maintained close relations in the economy and cultural fields. an expert suggests that the obama administration is aware of the complexity of vietnam's position in terms of its relations with china. >> i think the u.s. will try to make sure they don't say things that will be needlessly irritating to the chinese and hurt the vietnamese more than it would help them. >> reporter: vietnam cannot avoid dealing with china. for vietnam, the united states is becoming increasingly important as a counterweight to china, but vietnam is now facing a tough diplomatic challenge. it requires the country to strike a balance between two major powers, america and china. nhk world, hanoi. >>> that wraps up our bulletin. i'm patchari raksawong in bangkok. >>> many children become infatuated with compu

i'm betty nguyen. the south carolina house has overwhelmingly approved a measure to take down the confederate flag. state represent jenny horn delivered an egsother motional speech warning others. >> i can't believe we can't do something such as take a symbol of hate off the grounds friday. >> just after 1:00 this morning, the final vote 94-20. the bill must be ratified then sent to governor nikki haley who already called for the flag 's removal. governor haley posted a message of support saying it is a new day in south carolina a day we can all be proud of. a day that truly brings us together to heal as one state. the debate continues. commissioners in one florida county have put the flag back up. it had been taken down after the shooting in charleston that killed nine black men and women. >>> wednesday began with a computer problem forcing a grounding of all united airlines flights. that led to massive delays and cancellations. then a bizarre technical glitch halted trading. computer systems went dow

i'm betty nguyen. it was a much watch, one on one, leader of comedy and of the free world. jon stewart leaves in two weeks after 16 years. the president is having a hard time letting go. >> i'm issuing executive order jon stewart cannot leave the show. >> it appears that you're feeling it a little right now. you've got this deal with iran worked out. you've got fast track authority. are you feeling like seven years in whatever. >> i finally know what i'm doing. >> so we're fighting with iraqis to defeat isis along with iran but in yemen, we're fighting iran with iraqis and saudis. >> that's not quite right, but that's okay. >> who's team -- >> look. >> who are we bombing? >> right now we're going after isil. we've got a 16 country coalition. the deal we've put together i can say iran will not get a nuclear weapon. when you hear critics say it's a bad deal could have gotten a better deal. you then ask them what could happen? typically they're vague. well, if you beat your chest a little more. or if you brought dig cheney to negotiations the country would be fine. the country

i'm betty nguyen. we want to begin with breaking news in tennessee. a csx freight train carrying a toxic gas derailed after mid might. people have been evacuated as a result. we are learning seven firefighters have been taken to a local hospital after breathing in fumes. hazmat and emergency officials are on the scene now. we'll keep you updated as this situation develops. >>> we have the moments leading touch a plane crash earlier this year in taiwan. dash cam caught this plane before it crashed into a river killing 43 in eastboundfebruary. the captain accidentally switched off the only working engine seconds before the crash. the captain previously failed simulator training in may 2014. >>> so we are two days away from one of the biggest beach days of the year. this morning in north carolina major fears of what lurks below the waves. >> it's happened again. beach goers in north carolina stunned after the third shark attack in a week this time ocracoke island. >> the coast guard spent a lot of time with the victim. >> a man was swimming in waist deep

i'm betty nguyen. this is "first look" on msnbc.y" starts now. >>> today is the day that not only angers but saddens all of us. this should never happen anywhere. we never imagine it to happen in louisiana and lafayette. it's an awful night that brings us together as a community. we're a resilient community. >> three people dead and more than half a dozen injured after a shooting in a packed movie theater. we're live on the scene. >>> and trump facing off with reporters and accusing washington of trying to keep him quiet. we'll have the late skpes what he's saying about a possible third party run. >>> new calls for a probe into hillary clinton's private e-mail server. see who's now demanding answer ss 5:30 on the east coast, 2:30 out west. it's time for "way too early." good morning everyone. it's friday july 24th. i'm i can'tayman mohyeldin. there's another deadly shooting at a cinema. three are dead including the gunman that shot himself. nine wounded and one person is in critical condition. the injured include teens to people in

i'm betty nguyen. it happened again. another church went up in flames. this morning, fire officials say the 8,000 square feet church in south carolina is a total loss. there's no official cause yet, and there were lightning storms passing through. many the aftermath of the horrible charleston massacre two weeks ago, a string of fires and seven predominantly black churches in a week has people wondering if it's all connected. this same church was burned to the ground 20 years ago by ku klux klan. fbi is investigating. >>> three and a half weeks after the escape from the prison fa till silty, the boss and other employees are fired. the remaining escapee is revealing his plan. >> da tells nbc news t david sweat started planning the escape in january. sweat said he navigated the maze of cat walks for months all along. the night before the escape the duo conducted a dry run breaking out of prison. >> they did get out to the point of the village and did actually pop one of the manholes up. >> they retreated back to their cells. >> if they were able to pop open