it's one of the poorest in ohio and the copper in the lines was valuable. there could be hundreds of dollars worth in the cable strung between two utility poles. at the time thieves were stealing all kinds of metal throughout ohio, parts from farm equipment and electrical substations, manhole covers, grave markers. for five years running the state has led the nation in metal thefts. from one corner of ohio to another thieves have put the public in danger. according to police here in akron, there was an accident on that interstate highway behind me because of an attempt to steal copper wire from the high tension lines beyond it. the would be thieves climbed up and cut the line so it dangled under the interstate under thousands of volts of tension. when an suv got too close, there was a bright flash to blew out the windshield and knocked the driver unconscious. the driver survived, but thieves themselves aren't so lucky. >> i'm struck by the idea of someone climbing up a utility pole and carrying something like this down. this is going to be carrying a lot of

wenstrup: one of these facilities is in ohio. today, half a century later, it needs to be decommissioned and cleaned up, a task that has been entrusted to the department of energy. like other d.o.e. projects, this is largely funded through uranium sales. since the price of uranium has dropped significantly since fuke, additional funding is necessary it to make up for the loss of revenue. the community cannot move forward without an adequate cleanup. the people of pike county and the region worked extremely hard for the national security interests of this country. unfortunately we, the federal government, seem to be running from them in their time of need. this community is helds who tanl, unable to develop -- hostage, unable to develop their economy or their land until the cleanup is complete. delaying the cleanup punishes a community that answered our nation's call and now our nation is willing to walk away from them, leaving a radioactive and chemical contamination. without adequate funding, the federal government is leaving a m

turner is running against john husted for secretary of state in ohio.r to run an all or nothing campaign. >> in hamilton county there was a move to move the board elections from a central place in downtown cincinnati to a suburban area that if somebody had to catch the bus it could take them up to two hours one way. >> houston kafrt tcast the deci vote this afternoon. they say it limits the number of people who can take advantage of early voting. >> two hours one way and even when they got off the bus they would still have to walk quite some distance. >> we took the trip with senator turner to see just how long it would take. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> we are in -- it's taken us about an hour and ten minutes. >> ten:19 right now. upon. >> and we got on the bus at 9:09. that bus didn't leave until 9:19 and here we are about an hour and 15 minutes later just getting off the bus and now walking to the polling place. so this is the entrance to where the place will be, but you still -- we've still got to walk all of the way back there. where are the sidewalks for us to wa

michael collins, the third of the apollo astronauts, who was in the columbia, went armstrong left nasa to go to ohio, he took a swipe at him. he said that neil armstrong was locking himself in a castle and pulling up a drawbridge by going back to the midwest and abandoning the fame of being in washington or new york. armstrong usually did not fire back. he said about collins, you know, those who live in the hinterlands think that the people inside of the beltway have the problem. he wanted to get back to his roots. what he decided when he came to purdue and why aviation meant everything -- i want to read a line. by the time i was old enough, things had changed. the great airplanes that i had revered were disappearing. the chivalry of the world war i pilots, frank luke, eddie rickenbacker and billy bishop. by world war ii, ariel chivalry aerial chivalry seems to have evaporated and air warfare becomes impersonal. the record-setting flights, harold gaddy, charles lindbergh, across the corners of the earth, had all been accomplished. i resented that. for someone who was immersed and fascinated and dedi

proceed and keenan will be retried for murder. >> the court is going to go on the record, the state of ohioeenan. >> watching from the gallery is michael's younger brother, patrick, along with members of the defense team. first, the judge will ask if keenan has accepted the plea deal. >> is mr. keenan prepared to go forward with this change of plea? >> your honor, he is not. >> okay. that being said, then i have an opinion with respect to the motion to dismiss. and so i'm going to read that opinion here this morning. it is without question, based on the egregious history of the prosecutorial misconduct in this case that the state willfully withheld exculpatory evidence from keenan and his attorneys. the knowledge of this material prior to trial would have clearly benefited mr. keenan's case. i do want to state that the court wants to make a clear statement that the decision here today is not a reflection on the current team of assistant county prosecutors that have been assigned to this case. they have conducted themselves in a professional and forthcoming manner. nor is this a reflection o

you know, people in my district and across the state of ohio are just upset about all of the differenthat are being played with voting rights. i hear people tell me, i thought there was a bipartisan law that was passed that created early voting and provisional ballots, i told them, you know, that was the case, unfortunately, after the presidential race of president barack obama, the republicans felt that the wrong people in their minds came out to vote, and because it was not in the constitution, they're able to change those laws to fit the needs that they have. and so that's why we're going for voter bill of rights, constitutional amendment, and we have over 100,000 people who signed that petition in 90 days. >> do the republicans who are pushing this, do they ever admit the game they're playing in ohio? i know it's happened in pennsylvania, my birth state, where they came out and say, we're doing this so romney can win. do the people of your state admit they're playing a game to keep the blacks and hispanics from voting? >> of course not publicly. they're not saying that but we caugh

. >>> the director of ohio state university marching band has been fired. ay he ignored, quote, sexualized culture in the famous halftime unit. sexually explicit hazing. those are some of the top story this is friday, july 25th. announce announce from abc news, this the "world news now." >>> happy friday to you. we'll kick it off this half hour with the violence in the middle east. this time, in the west bank. >> that's right. this morning near ramallah, at least one palestinian has died during fighting with israeli forces. palestinians were on the streets protesting israel's military action in gazs which included a deadly strike on a u.n. shelter for families seeking refuge. >> reporter: chaos at this hospital in northern gaza as after a united nation's school was hit. blood and shrapnel still littering the courtyard. within, u.n. workers and so many children are reportedly among the injured and dead. this was supposed to be a safe place for palestinian families to hide from the barrage of rocket fire that has destroyed homes reportedly displacing more than

of 2012. i think it was smart to go to ohio. we ran for governor of ohio twice.e're happy for the people of ohio. the republicans have to pull an inside strait to get the 270 electoral votes. >> it's always fighting the last war. the republicans thinking, if we had ended the primary sooner, get to the general election pot of money sooner, we would have had a better shot. they were not going win any way. >> the longest running primary patle in modern times. 2008, obama-clinton. this is going to hurt the democrats in the fall. they're atag nizing supporters. i tend to agree with david. too many debate, too long a primary season. too much daniel done in the season. end it quickly. get on with it. there's truth the that, too. >> they were not just too many. they were ridiculous debates. >> i think we're overthinking it. i don't think too many people are paying attention to the conventions. >> i think it does. >> says the guy sitting on a big pot of money with romney sitting in the desert. >>> we'll be back more with martha raddatz. >>> back now with "the roundtable"

here's a list of his ohio odyssey towns. lisbon 1930, war in 1930, ruffino 1931, shaker heights 1932, cleveland avenue -- cleveland heights 1932, war in 1933, jefferson 1934, war in 1930 six, malta 1937, st. mary 1938, upper sandusky 1941, all -- wapakoneta, 1944, where he graduated from high school. all in the state that likes to boast first in aviation. his love of being a pilot was not that unusual for that era. here at purdue were i will mention in a second, i don't know if a lot of people realize, but a man named cliff turpin in 1908 helped the wright brothers redesigned their engine and their controls, not early, from purdue university. the wright brothers were great heroes to any kid growing up in ohio because of their famous bicycle shop near dayton. it celebrates aviation as much s you do here at purdue. 6 years old, neil armstrong goes on his first flight. he goes up in a ford try motor, the tin goose. it obviously had a big impression on him or at least it is one of the ones he was willing to talk about as an adul

speaking of ohio, the ohio valley also, a number of tornado watches or that entire region, so pass the mason-dixon line, there will be a severe thunderstorm watch issued. it might even be another tornado watch. waiting to seee when it is issued, with storms as beginning at this time. very warm, very humid, not really hot, but as we with the on tonight, another punch of great cold canadian air. the outlook, this passes on through tonight, the cold front, and tomorrow, west winds kick in, and humidities drop the temperatures, though still warm. it will take you to monday night, tuesday, wednesday, and that is when that cooler air starts to spill in. strong to possibly severe storms. waking up in the morning to a mild one. the road should be free and clear. one or two w isolated storms tomorrow. west winds, 10 to 20 mile per hour gusts. the humidity is down, and the temperatures about where they were today. going to tuesday, wednesday, this is where that cooler air drops in. we could be talking morning record low temperatures. that is before a very mild afternoon. severe stormsme this eve

for the state of ohio, baby.ng to wait for that trophy for the state of ohio. >> reporter: look at this. this is just a panoply of of cleveland. we're all here, all down here, all very happy. and, of course, this is a great day for the city of cleveland. they were heartbroken not that long ago. and i think all is forgiven, don. >> i can't it tell. they're very demure and reserved. are they excited, marty, there? i don't know what's going on there. i'm not sure. marty, how are you -- how do you feel? you're a die-hard fan. >> reporter: yeah, well, i think everybody -- when the news first came out, there is like that second and a half where there was just like silence, because we're not accustomed to hearing these great things and this is that moment we heard in the past wait a second and somebody said it's real and the celebration began. and for a lot of reasons, great news. if you read what lebron writes about this city, northeast

to stand here today as the third african-american and second woman to represent the 11th district of ohio members of the congressional black caucus which i'm honored to chair. the civil rights act of 1964, did more than help in the discrimination in america. the civil rights act established legal discrimination would no longer be a barrier to what one could achieve, but that achievement should be solely determined by one's ability and ambition. the civil rights act clarified the difference between all men being created equal, and all men receiving equal treatment. the constitution established one as a principle the civil rights act of '64 established the other as a practice. giving a generation of americans hope that they too could be acknowledged as full citizens of this great nation. as president johnson signed the civil rights act of 1964 into law, he stated that america's founders knew freedom would only be secure if each generation fought to renew and enlarge its meaning. with the civil rights act and his other great works, president johnson did his part, and to protect our freedom a

we're happy for the people of ohio.he problem with the electoral college is, the republicans still have to pull an inside strait to get to the 270 votes. >> it's always fighting the last war. the republicans thinking, if we had ended the primary sooner, get to the general election pot of money sooner, we would have had a better shot. they were not going to win that election any way. and they'll have a tough time the next time. >> the longest running primary battle in modern times. 2008, obama-clinton. a lot of the republicans thought, boy, this is going the hurt the democrats in the fall. they're wasting all this money. they're antagonizing supporters. i tend to agree with david. the republican national chairman does believe, too many debates, too long a primary season. too much damage down in that season. end it quickly. get on with it. there's truth the that, too. >> they were not just too many. they were ridiculous debates. >> i think we're overthinking it. i don't think too many people are paying attention to the co

the watch, as we mentioned earlier, in effect for almost all of ohio, kentucky, even parts of north carolina, until 9:00. even into pittsburgh. severe thunderstorm watch here for detroit. so tornadoes are possible with this as well. not just hail and damaging winds. here's that forecast for tonight. possibly seeing severe weather ramping up in eastern pennsylvania later on today. a watch may be expected there. watch the cold front move east tomorrow. behind it we'll cool down. ahead of it, still enough instability we may see more severe storms in the morning hours, including boston, maybe some of the higher elevations. isolated storms behind it. southeast also looking at severe storms as the front continues to push off to the south. as i mentioned, once this goes through, we'll see a much bigger cooldown for everybody. back to you. >> kim, thank you very much. >>> firefighters in northern california tonight are battling a wildfire that has forced hundreds to evacuate. and has destroyed at least ten homes. the so-called sand fire is in the sierra nevada foothills near the wine growing regions

laws are having effects in the deep south and all of a sudden, ohio. why? t the the same kind of people in 2010 that were elected in some of those southern states. they didn't run on those issues. they ran on saying they were going to bring jobs back but they have slowly but surely, sometimes through administration actions. head of ohio right to life was put by governor john kasich on the medical bothered. now you have people defining compliance with these laws are people that are very extreme on these issues. it's coming to ohio. it's coming to a lot of states. it's not just something happening in the deep south. >> help folks to understand, because as my producers and i were kind of reading through this, i kept saying, this is like a crazy catch-22. so, the state has passed a law that requires abortion providers to get transfer agreements, but also made it illegal for publicly funded hospitals to give transfer agreements to abortion providers? do i have that right? >> right. so, what it means is that it would have to be a private hospital or a hospital tha

through southern maryland and the eastern shore earlier, but i want so show you the showers moving out of ohio. this will continue to track east. no severe weather tonight. the severe threat aliva -- arrives tomorrow. much more on your full forecast in just a little bit. >> all right. thank you. >> a $12 hour truce between israel and hamas. there was a temporary pause in fighting today to move medical supplies and remove the dead. the state department has temporarily closed the u.s. embassy in libya. fighter jets and drones provided protection in the air while u.s. marines rode in convoys. >> violence is around the embassy and not on it but it presents a very real risk to our personnel. >> this is the second time in three years the tripoli embassy has closed. a 2012 attack in bengazi killed an ambassador and four other americans. >> the plane crashed thursday in the african country of mali killing everyone on board. nearly half of the 118 passengers and crews were from france. the french president called for three days of national weather. >> and forensic experts have identified the first susp

that's across parts of ohio and even further south and also into parts of up state new york. weather wise we have a concern in terms of prop cal weather. we have tropical depression number one formed off the coast of florida with tropical storm warning watches in effect from daytona beach through florida and we are looking at the concern for wind gusts 40-50 miles per hour. there could be isolated tornadoes. that storm system is forecast to be a tropical storm later today. maximum winds 25 miles per hour. we could be looking at rainfall and strengthening and ruining the holiday weekend for millions of americans. >> a fox news alert. while you were sleeping israel retaliates after three missing teenagers including an american citizen are found dead. >> benjamin net yaw due saying h hamas will pay. >> here's the mood going on. israel began unleashing the fury launching air strikes. charged the home of one suspected of killing the teens. israel blames hamas for the death of the teens who were abducted while walking home from school. >> your worst fears are realized. it is awful,

. >> parts of ohio, they are bracing for another round of damaging storms after getting pounded on on monday. an inch of rain in columbus. powerful winds leaving behind damage. >> i have never seen anything like it before in my life. >> i ran out, shut the front door. i held it shut. all of a sudden, roofing flying off everywhere and trailers rolling over. >> up state new york, buildings damaged, power lines and trees down. officials are trying to confirm whether it was, in fact, a tornado that touched down during a violent storm sunday. >> i heard like a high wind. i was like that's what. she's hard-of-hearing and had no idea. i look and see the tornado was like, i just saw it tunnelling down. i'm like oh, my god. >> check out the flooding in the chicago area. wow! roads all over town absolutely impasse zable as thunderstorms packing 60-mile-an-hour winds store think the region triggering flash floods. more severe weather today. o'hare was a joy. that car should have never been there. >> i want to show more flooding. this is brinkley, arkansas. they didn't need more but got it. up to

the same combination the state of ohio used in january during the execution of convicted killer dennis mcguire. mcguire took 25 minutes to die. mcguire's death should have been a red flag for arizona officials. >> it was an experiment because the state of arizona decided to follow the lead of the state of ohio and use the mixture of hydro morpone and medazalan to carry out this execution when they were fully aware of the problems that had occurred in ohio. >> of course those aren't the only incidents. in april, oklahoma's execution of clayton lockett dragged on for 40 minutes before he died of a heart attack. oklahoma used a three-drug combination, but it included the same sedative used in arizona and ohio. as we said earlier, it's becoming increasingly difficult for states to find the drugs they need to carry out executions and here's why. back in 2011, companies in europe stopped selling a key anesthetic to the united states. it's the same year the only domestic supplier of the drug stopped making it completely, so it left prisons scrambling to find reliable suppliers. for a time sta

their work out equipment is crammed into every spare corner of the ohio. r bells, cardio machines, you need that kind of distraction. because life on board a submarine like this can be spartan. nine to a room. >> each person gets their own rack. get their bunk pan to fit whatever they can fit in there. >> the captain's cabin is little bit bigger. pretty close quarters. how do they get along. >>> we love and hate each other like brothers and sisters there's days that we're all smiling and laughing. there are days we're yelling at each other but at the end of every day, we're professionals. >> the ohio can stay underwater for three straight months. only goes to surface to get more food. the kitchen is always busy the sailors get four meals a day. the ohio makes its own power with newark collar power plan much makes its own water and that's not all the ohio actually make its own air using one of these. this is oxygen generator they name -- this one is named claudia. they pull sea water out from the ocean, put electricity through it and that separates the oxyge

there had been strong conservative forces behind bob taft, for example, of ohio. but what happened in 1964, it's one of those rare moments in history where you can really, really see and the television audience did. this is the first real television convention as well. >> that's important. you could see the page being turned. it wasn't simply that barry goldwater and his forces took over the republican party. it's the old eastern establishment that had dominated and rallied around rockefeller and scranton were permanently relegated to a minority status tom wicker who wrote about this july keepth, 1964 described as a complete state of exhaustion for more than eight hours for those not old enough to remember. this is when conventions really matter. >> platted platforms mattered. the out-voted liberals, we will call them, the eastern establishment, if you will, rallied behind a pro-civil rights plank. but, also, nelson rockefeller who had fought goldwater in epic contests through that spring was the main speaker for a proposed amendment on tuesday night at the convent

i am excited for the fans and people of cleveland and ohio. and people deserve a winner more than them." okay. i want to cnn sports commentator's greg anthony's reaction to all of this. greg, what's going on? all of a sudden everything is forgiven now in cleveland. and he just wrote one article and he's coming back and everybody is we forgive you, come on back. >> yeah. it is, you know, what a difference four years makes. four years ago, lebron james was probably the most hated athlete in professional sports in north america. now for about 90% of the country he's probably the most beloved. i mean, you know, you have to put in perspective, too, when you think about the era of free agency, really for all sports, but particularly in basketball, you have never seen a guy that's considered without question the best in his profession go to a small market. you know, that also in and of itself is a bit shocking to some respect. but also to what you said earlier, don. he is going back home. he's got the familiarity there. he's also going back as a world

we are going to be watching michigan into northern areas of ohio for a possible watch to be put intoce by the storm pre-dix sent he were within the next few hours. thooingsz not the om plates. the strong to severe threat shifted east today. we are watching for isolated tornados, strong damaging winds as well as large hail and that extends over into parts of west virginia, all the way in to nor northern areas of village and parts of the northeast as we get into later this evening. here is the set-up, an area of low pressure going to continue to lift northwest n advance of the front, we have the warm moist air lifting northward that will fuel the storms and we are going to see a lot of heavy rainfall. there are a number of flash flood watches in effect. areas could end up with two, possibly upwards to three inches of rainfall before it's all said and done. morgan, back to you. >> ebonis, thanks so much. thank you for watching ""al jazeera america"." i am morgan rad fovrld. "101 east" is coming next. another look at the blast that brought down cooling you see towers in southern england.

ohio. >> everybody is happy. everybody i walked by has a smile. this is one of the greatest moments in cleveland snrk only four years ago james's decision to take his talents to south beach sparked a fire storm in his home state. lebron teamed with chris bosh and dwyane wade, forming a power house that made four trips to the nba finals. today, heartbreak and disbelief for fans in south florida. >> i'm thinking i don't know why you would leave this the situation. >> reporter: in ohio, excitement is building. a community once scorned, opens its arms to welcome back a hometown hero who played his first seven nba seasons in cleveland. >> thank you, lebron. you have done a wonderful thing for cleveland. all is forgiven. we love you. >> reporter: a rabid fan base starving for a champion in any sport for 50 years. >> all right. so now that he's made the decision, 12 hours later, twitter is still buzzing right now. we'll share some coming up in sports. back to you. >> thanks, diana. a california mother is getting national attention after she was pulled from a concert fo

he has now made the break for all of cleveland and ohio. ink of the fact that right now, i was just talking with some of the broadcasting folks, there were 25 national appearances coming towards the cleveland cavaliers they did not have. take about the fact that he held up the signing of 10 players that cascaded from his announcement on saturday. and think about the fact that richard nixon who has made such a comeback in terms of perception from four years ago in cleveland to 62 and 68. he is the king of ohio. >> i thought you're calling for a subsequent comeback that did not happen. i covered basketball for a long time and i did not expect to be covering it again but i wonder in what ways do you see the value create business opportunities to change for lebron or the cleveland cavs by social media and new landscapes that we saw even perhaps with the world cup. >> i will take it from the media standpoint first. you saw that the clippers just went forward. that estimate for the cavs if they have the kind of success that the heat had for finals

and his hometown of akron, ohio, they were celebrating in the streets. miami. four years ago to many fans thought they would never see him, but james is back. he said that his goal is to bring at least one championship to the people of northeast ohio. he has his work cut out for him. lebron has decided. now the other dominoes will fall. kevin love visit reportedly intrigued with teaming up with brawn in cleveland. chris bosh re-signed with the miami heat, five years, $118 million. the wizards have their own free agency concern with trevor ariza. trevor is one of the players who has rings in this league. we would like to have him back. he has experience, length, his quickness, his ability to shoot threes. he's very important to our team. >> the nationals kicked off their final series before the all-star break in philadelphia. did not go well early or late. jimmy rollins with the big swing, say goodbye to the baseball, 2-0 phillies. in some real concern in the fourth inning. mound zimmermann on the throws the page, then grabs his arm. he would leave, not return,

>> he has made the break on the lake for all of cleveland and ohio. talking to some of the nba broadcasting folks. over 25 national appearances coming toward the cleveland cavaliers he did not have this year, the maximum they could have. think about the fact that he held up the signing of 12 players that cascaded from his announcement on saturday. they are talking about dan gilbert. richard nixon has made such a comeback in terms of perception from four years ago in cleveland. now, he is the king of ohio. >> i thought you were calling for a subsequent comeback from nixon, which did not happen. i have covered basketball for a long time. i did not expect in this job i would be covering it again. in what way do you see the business opportunities change for lebron or the cleveland cavaliers by social media, by a sort of new media landscape, things we saw perhaps even with the world cup, that were not around last time? >> from the media standpoint, you saw what the clippers just went for, that one billion estimate for the cavs if they have a kind of success

not to bring these children to this state of ohio. we can't pass school levies here. 's really tough. we have -- it's an industrial state. we have lost so many jobs here. the governor of the state of ohio is trying to do the best he can. governor kashich. but the job -- it's a jobless recovery. most of the recovery here in ohio is done by cuts. it's not that there's a great job increase here. these people aren't welcome here. >> now, you talk about violating treaties. you could argue that south of the border they're violating a few. just sticking you with this bill. having said that, i'm curious. what happens now? do you fear that obviously these kids -- they're not all kid but they're reprocessed all over the country, including ohio -- moneys aren't allocated yet but your state is going to have to pick up the tab for housing, for schooling and all of that, and like you said, you don't have the money to do it. what do you think? >> we don't have the money. neil, we don't have the money to -- our jails are full, overcrowded with the heroin endem maybe. -- epidemic. we c

. >> director of ohio state's legendary marching band has been fired amid allegations of a culture driving spectacular halftime shows. here's abc's paula faris. >> reporter: they are the world renowned marching band known for those wild formations. everything from spelling out the word "ohio" to michael jackson's logo. ♪ that alleged bad behavior by some in the ohio state university marching band has left their band director john waters without a job. the university president releasing this video statement. >> very serious cultural issues and an environment conducive to harassment within the band. >> reporter: among allegations, annual tradition of members marching in their underwear, under supervision of marching band staff, including waters, sexually explicit nicknames and sexually explicit skits performed by band members. the investigation was launched two months ago after a parent thought the band was, quote, sexualized. waters' attorney tells abc news his client did nothing wrong. he tried to do the right thing at every turn and claims much of the behavior existed when he took the job

in the "crossfire," ted strict land, a democrat former governor of ohio and bob early a former republican governor of m.d. >>> plus the yous rage of the day. tonight on "crossfire." >>> welcome to "crossfire." i'm stephanie cutter on the left. >> i'm newt gingrich on the right and in the "crossfire" tonight, two former governors. every month about 10,000 children come across the american border seeking asylum. the prospect of actually stopping them seems to be beyond washington's grasp. if we were a competent serious country we could fix the problem this week. congress would pass a law, the president would sign it and the government would enforce it. unfortunately, the bureaucracy seems to be stupid, the congress seems to match it and add to that the president's massive incompetence and you get a total fiasco. >> strong statement to follow. >> that's right. >> it's awfully easy to throw out throwaway lines and place blame but there's not one piece of evidence that this is lax inforcement or insecurity at the border. it's law that's being enforceds and a group of children that need to be t

he has now made the break on the like -- lake for all of cleveland and ohio. ive the fact that right now -- i was just talking with some of the nba broadcasting folks -- there are 25 national appearances coming toward the cleveland cavs that they did not have this year. that is the maximum you can have. the about the fact that he held andhe signing of 10 players that cascaded from his announcement saturday. -- you'ret the fact talking about dan gilbert -- think about the size richard nixon, who has made such a comeback in terms of perception from four years ago in cleveland from nixon in 1962-1968 -- he is now the king of ohio. >> i thought you wanted a subsequent comeback from nixon. i have covered basketball for a long time. i did not expect to be covering it again of this job but in what ways do you see the value created, the business opportunities change for lebron james or the cleveland cavaliers by social media and by the new media landscape? from the media standpoint, you saw what the clippers went 4, 1 billion estimate for the cavaliers if in fact they

some unsavory traditions are apparently part of a band known for its kre they tif i routine in ohio. ought this about. >>> and our whiz is here telling us about backyard gadgets that you can enjoy during what's left of the summer. all that and more on this friday, july 25th. announ . >>> are you enjoying a nice cup of coffee? >> why did it take a week for you to el me you had a coffee maker in your office? >> i told her before but she didn't listen. >> he's had it for almost a year and i find out he has a frother, too. because i like lattes. >> they're good for you. good for the soul. you can have one any time, reena. >> i want a key to your office now. >>> all right. on a serious note, we begin with the latest details of the crash of that plane bound for algeria. >> in the african nation of mali. none of the 116 souls on board survives. >> kirk hawkins has the latest. good morning. >> reena and ryan, reports are coming in from the burkina faso official that say search crews have located the wreckage of the missing missing algerian. the west african country of burkina faso to algeria.

he was lieutenant governor of ohio at the time, and one of the letters reads, "i do not know what inspiredsurrected me and set me aflame with the fullness of your beauty and the fire of your desire." can you imagine people writing that today? now, the trove has been held at the library of congress under court-ordered seal for the last 50 years. they will be open to the public later this month. but love notes just don't get written like that anymore, you know? they're written by hashtags. >>> we're now hearing from the swimmer attacked by a great white shark in southern california over the weekend. officials say the shark was trying to escape a fisherman's hook when steve robles swam by and was attacked. this aftermath all caught on cell phone video. the 40-year-old was bit on the torso and he's since been released from the hospital, and yesterday he got a chance to thank one of the men who came to his rescue. >> i saw that shark just eyeball to eyeball, just like you and i, like exactly the same distance, and it came in and bit me. >> i saw him out there and i heard screaming, and people w

ohio. some people close to lebron james say this is a movie began seriously considering at the beginning ofthis past nba season. there were strong family considerations and his love for northeast ohio. once he made up his mind, there was no big televised announcement but a message to "sports illustrated." "i'm coming home," the simple statement that sent the sports world into a frenzy. lebron james will be returning to the cavaliers four years after spurting his hometown team for the miami heat. >> at this time i will join the miami heat. >> unlike the now infamous decision broadcast in 2010, james opted for the low-key announcement, releasing the news and a first-person story at sportsillustrated.com. "i did not realize four years ago what i do now. i'm ready to accept the challenge. i'm coming he." while the announcement may have been low key, the reaction has not been. fans have been celebrating in cleveland all day long. some gathered outside of his ohio home. the akron, ohio, native spent seven years in the nba with cleveland. his decision to leave left his hometown feeling betrayed. p

he has now made the break on the lake for all of cleveland and ohio. he fact that right now, and i was just talking with some of the nba broadcasting folks, there are 25 national appearances coming towards the cleveland cavs they did not have this year. that's the maximum you can have. think about the fact that he eld up the signing of 10 players that then cascaded from his announcement on saturday. and think about the fact, you were talking about dan gilbert, ari, think about the fact that besides richard nixon, who has made such a comeback in terms of perception from four years ago in cleveland from nixon in 1962 to 1968, i mean, now he's the king of ohio. i thought you were calling for a subsequent comeback from nixon, which didn't happen. i wonder -- i've covered basketball for a long time, and i didn't expect this job to be covering it again, but i wonder, in what ways do you see the valley created, the business opportunities changed media al media, by a new landscape, things we saw with the world cup. i'll take it from the media tandpoint first. t

the watches we mention earlier in effect for almost all of the ohio, kentucky, even parts of north carolina until 9:00, even into pittsburgh. severe thunderstorm watch here and for detroit. so tore natnadoes are possible this as well. here's the forecast for tonight. possibly seeing severe weather ramping up in eastern pennsylvania here later on today. the watch may be expected there. so watch the cold front move east. tomorrow, behind it will cool down. ahead of it, still enough instability that we may see more severe thunderstorms in the morning hours especially in new england, including boston and higher elevations and a few isolate storms behind it. the southeast is also looking at severe storms as that front continues to push off the south. we're going to see a much bigger cooldown for everybody. back to you. >> thank very much. fire fighters in northern california are battling a wildfire that hass forced hundreds to evacuate and has destroyed at least ten homes. the so-called sand fire is in the sierra nevada foothills near the wine growing regions in amador and eend el dorado count.

i want to bring in democratic congresswoman of ohio. the cochair of the ukrainian caucus. congresswoman, what do you hope to hear from president obama? >> i hope that he builds on the strength that he has shown in liberties behalf to help the people of ukraine who seek to build a sovereign nation. the president imposed sanctions. he's urging the european allies to dot same. and i'm hoping that the president will press for the votes at the u.n., again, to allow international investigation of what happened. i think what the russians and their counter parts in ukraine are doing is the sack religion the way they treated the bodies of the crash. it's a moment in history that will be remembered, and we need to have full investigation and put the blame where it lies. >> congresswoman, let's just say hypothetically that russia does allow these international investigators into the crash site. and let's just also say that these investigators conclude that russia was indirectly responsible for bringing down of the jet. then what? >> well, i think, first of all, truth will out. we nee

back in 1959 that span was the widest bridge in all of ohio with four lanes in both directions. there will be two new bridges coming up, one to carry traffic in each direction. >>> enjoy the rest of the weekend, monday is a yellow alert day, erica coming back with a forecast. jake and i have been best friends for years. one of our favorite things to do is going to the dog park together. sometimes my copd makes it hard to breathe. so my doctor prescribed symbicort. it helps significantly improve my lung function starting within five minutes. symbicort doesn't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. with symbicort, today i'm breathing better. come on, boy! [ female announcer ] symbicort is for copd, including chronic bronchitis and emphysema. it should not be taken more than twice a day. symbicort contains formoterol. medicines like formoterol increase the risk of death from asthma problems. symbicort may increase your risk of lung infections, osteoporosis, and some eye problems. tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or high blood pressure before taking it. [ man ] n

the governor of ohio's pretty pleased. >> all of a sudden, the sun has risen high in the sky in clevelandh in the sky in ohio. this is just fantastic news for everybody who is a buckeye, everybody who is an ohioan, and we should celebrate today. >>> all right, we'll admit it, it could be a bit of a stretch, but if lebron james decides to come back to cleveland, it could affect the rnc. james has played in five of the last eight nba finals, and if he were to do that with the cavs in 2016, the finals and the republicans could collide if the convention is held in june. just saying. >>> all right, so, democrats, senate democrats, in fact, are preparing to offer up legislation today that would reverse last week's hobby lobby decision. the measure would stop businesses from refusing federal coverage mandates based on religious grounds, but many say the measure doesn't stand a chance of passing in the house. >>> the president of france might have a new addition to his summer reading list. while visiting paris to promote her new book, "hard choices," hillary clinton met with president francois ho

. >> this is brand new storm video out of ohio. a severe thunderstorm toppled campers at an rv park. employees from a home depot are going door to door offering supplies for those who need them. >> reporter: mostly dry this morning, mostly, as you head outside it's dry along the blue route in delco. but we are dealing with a crash by the route 1 media bypass. one vehicle involved, but the side of her car is scraped up and she has a flat tire. police and penndot are assisting and traffic is getting by without too much of a problem. you're getting by on the pennsylvania turnpike without the left lane approaching willow grove. overnight construction wrapping up there. shuttle busing on the norristown regional rail line, everything is back to normal and the rains are on time so far. >> reporter: it's dry in philadelphia, but showers and thunderstorms developing in south jersey and delaware, be careful if you're heading to the shore. it's humid today, it's not going to rain all day long, but a thunderstorm at any point especially later

lets look at the stories making our national headlines, amazing dash cam video out of ohio, good smartns, come to the rescue of the police officer, you can see them wrestling with the suspect there on the ground. he was investigating a burglary. all have of a sudden suspect turns nasty and started punching him. witnesses, rupp up and try to help the officer yum pink out of the car as they held seven the suspect being put in handcuffs there the the officer only suffered minor injuries. >>> people living in texas at an apartment building got quite a wake up call when a suv plowed right in the building. the crash happened early yesterday when people were still sleeping. the driver came barreling through the the iron fence lining the property and crashed right in the bedroom walls. the driver ran from the scene but was arrested a short time later. the owner says, he is happy no one was home at the time. >> that car crashed in my bedroom, and, what this was all about. we have a difficult as ter. nobody was here. >> great attitude. >> could not be positively ided as driver of the car so he w