." >>> the canterbury hills subdivision in paducah, kentucky, is a good place to raise kids. tidy homes kept up by neighbors living ordered lives. so as the front porch lights winked out on just another day, what happened one cold january night in the wee hours was especially alarming. orange flames were licking the tree tops, a roaring all-consuming fire was devouring one of the nice homes. >> it was awful. half of the house was gone. >> what would rise from the ashes was far more than a fire marshal's investigation into cause. there would be a probe into the deepest roots of a treasury beyond most people's comprehension. >> it's not true. no way. >> what had they all missed? >> a monster, a liar, a cheater. >> he's destroy mid-entire family. >>> before it became charred rubble, the house was home to a long time paducah couple, keith and julie griffith, churchgoing, golf playing high school sweethearts 36 years into a marriage that had produced two sons, aaron, the older. >> they were very supportive parents. they were loving. they loved my kids. >> aaron took after his dad

long time paducah couple, keith and julie griffith, churchgoing, golf playing high school sweethearts 36 years into a marriage that had produced two sons, aaron, the older. >> they were very supportive parents. they were loving. they loved my kids. >> aaron took after his dad -- athletic, easy going, level headed. younger brother zach was more of a firecracker like his mom. there was the time, for instance, in the sixth sixth grade zach grabbed a shovel and started digging a hole for a koi respond in the backyard. >> my parents come home, they're like "what are you doing?" i'm like "we're going to have a pond." [ laughter ] >> were they okay with it? ! >> they were fine. they were like this is going to be a nightmare. >> when aaron and zach flew the nest, the griffiths' lives seemed to get busier. they joined a motorcycle class through their church, friends craig and temple bradley. >> everybody that knew keith loved him. great guy. >> did he become your best friend? >> one of my very best friends. >> temple felt that way about julie, too. >> she had a heart of gold. she would do anyt

this is steve from paducah. a german immigrant.e to tell people, where all the mighty jewish communities are situated. if it were not for the juice of paducah, kentucky, god knows where we would be. he is a businessman. he is not a property. profiteer at all. he decides he will act on it and he throws all the jews of paducah out. men, women and children. but on a boat and sent out to cincinnati, ohio. he gets off the boat and says he went to see the famous rabbi. he says don't worry, my boy, i will take this up and we will have a national protest. he is not satisfied with that. train and a characters and he is in washington in two weeks on january the third. 1863. two days after the amalgamation proclamation. he sees abraham aiken and he shows lincoln his expulsion orders which he has carried all this way which he has shown to newspaper reporters all along the way which is how we have recruited all this. is important. people doubt it is true? mr. zola: lincoln says he does not believe it. he shows up at and the famous exchange, the

castle from paducah.in a german immigrant to -- who comes to the country and settles in pad you can ooh, kentucky. i like to tell people if it weren't for the jews of paducah, kentucky, god knows where we would be. kaskel is a businessman. he's not a profiteer at all but it so happened -- hams that the provost marshall decides he's going to act on this and he throws all the jews of paducah out. men, women, children. he gets off the boat and says he -- i went to see the famous rabbi, who said don't worry, i'm going to take this up and we'll have a national protest. kaskel is not satisfied and he gets on trains, on carriages and two weeks laying -- later he's in washington. two days after the issuance of the emancipation proclaimation and with help he gets in at 8:00 at night to see lincoln. he shows lincoln his expulsion order which he's carried all the way with him. and newspaper orders -- erin: and that's an important thing, right, because people doubted it was true. gary: lincoln looked at him and said

severe weather threat today from oklahoma city to paducah. that's the national outlook, here's what's going on locally. >> reporter: all right rob, we have showers down south, they are starting to lighten up in milltown, delaware. taking a look outside, cloudy skies in cape may on sky6 live hd. not exactly a downpour there. as we take a look at the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, nice day over most of the region, more sun to the north, more clouds to the south, low humidity and high of 82. spotty shower activity down the shore. tomorrow, increasing clouds and afternoon and evening rain possible. we'll see you in about ten more minutes. >> want to repeat. do not take rob's safety device seriously. he does have detailed instructions on running with scissors on his website. >> blindfolded. >> why don't i save you for once, dan harris. >> okay, fine. >> reporter: there's a new darling at wimbledon. america sam querrey serving up a big victory and sending the number one tennis player in the world home packing. >> novak djokovic is out of

severe weather threat today from oklahoma city all the way to paducah. west looks to be nice for the fourth of july.be a washout, an outdoor activities may have to be adjusted to avoid getting wet. afternoon temperatures will rebound to the middle 70s to around 80 degrees, well below average for this time of year. >> good morning, america, and happy birthday, america, a day early. we'll see you in about ten more minutes. >> want to repeat. do not take rob's safety device seriously. he does have detailed instructions on running with scissors on his website. >> why don't i save you for once, dan harris. >> okay, fine. >> reporter: there's a new darling at wimbledon. america sam querrey serving up a big victory and sending the number one tennis player in the world home packing. >> novak djokovic is out of wimbledon! >> reporter: a stunning defeat and shock on the court at one of the greatest spectacles in tennis. top seed novak djokovic knocked out on saturday in the third round. the backhanded surprise coming at the hands, or racket, of american sam querre

record for the day and now all that rain is pushing across southern illinois, southeast missouri, paducah kentucky, as well. we're watching for the flood threat to push eastward. and we'll see a threat for west virginia, once again, today and tomorrow and not as bad as we saw previously. with the rain there, we have to keep an eye on it. rain for washington, d.c. hopefully it won't spoil the fireworks. storms in the forecast tonight. chicago looks kn, partly cloudy. notice how hot and humid dallas will be at the time the fireworks go off. even around 9:00, 9:30, still in the 80s. still the story of the day. dangerous heat building all the way through to next weekend, even in coastal carolinas, looking for temperatures into the 90s, but feel in the triple digits with heat and humidity across the south. so, looking at your fourth of july forecast. we have 83 in minneapolis, chicago 81. beautiful weather, though, for new england. that's where we'll see great fireworks and really great weather conditions. >> thank you so much, bonnie. >>> chaos at a kenny chesney concert sends dozens to the e

pa paducah and evansville. and all part of the same system that brought the rains and flooding to kansas. will roll up the east overnight. stretching into washington, d.c. by tomorrow afternoon. and the rain getting a little farther north, towards philadelphia by nightfall. the western half of the country, dry and warm. looks to be dry in boston. here in new york city, the rain at least should hold off at least for the start. >> we'll take it, rob. >>> in new york today, the funeral held for holocaust survivor and nobel laureate, elie he was remembered for his eloquence, as a man of peace and moral courage. >>> to texas now, and a plane crash landing, smack in the middle of a lake. going down near austin, then flipping over. three people escaped just as the plane went under. here's adrienne bankert. >> reporter: tonight, a texas ther and son are feeling blessed after a bucket list plane ride went wrong. jonathan smith, arranging a sightseeing plane ride to celebrate his father. >> it started sputtering, the eng

including paducah and evansville. severe thunderstorm watch out fas well. and all part of the same system that brought the rains and flooding to kansas. will roll up the east overnight. stretching into washington, d.c. by tomorrow afternoon. our nation's capital likely to see rain. and the rain getting a little farther north, towards philadelphia by nightfall. the western half of the country, looks to be dry and warm. so be careful if you're celebrating with fireworks there. looks to be dry in boston. here in new york city, the rain at least should hold off at least for the start. >> we'll take it, rob. >>> in new york today, the funeral held for holocaust survivor and nobel laureate, elie weisel. he died at at the age of 87. his life dedicated to fighting for human rights. he was remembered for his eloquence, as a man of peace and moral courage. the family plans to announce a public service soon. >>> to texas now, and a plane crash landing, smack in the middle of a lake. the small plane going down near austin, then flipping over. three people escaped just

by tomorrow morning, it's nashville, paducah and parts of western kentucky and tennessee.ow, look at this summer heat. everybody's talking about it. it finally really feels like july. but now it's record. amarillo hit a record of 105. overnight, we're not going to cool down. you don't go below, really, 80. >> all right, good luck sleeping tonight. ginger, thank you. >>> overseas this even, and the changing of the guard in britain. new british prime minister theresa may meeting with the queen today, following the resignation of david cameron. abc's alex marquardt tonight on the new leader. many asking, is she the new iron lady? >> reporter: the country's now second female prime minister has drawn comparisons to its first. "iron lady" margaret thatcher. headlines across europe highlighting her hard as nails toughness and bold sense of style. she comes to power in the chaotic wake of the brexit vote to leave the european union, which forced david cameron to resign. david cameron leaving 10 downing street after six years, far sooner that he expected. coming out of this officia

a severe weather threat tomorrow across oklahoma, pushing north and east in paducah, and large hail, winds there. and central kansas, 3 to 5 inches already falling. flood willing be an issue and 7:00 a.m. tomorrow, some of the rain to st. louis and farther east. farther east monday, the fourth of july, wet in the nation's capital. wet in the carolinas. the west of the country looks to be dry. >> you will track it all, rob, thank you. >>> to a state of emergency in florida. a foul-smelling algae outbreak disrupting beachgoers and threatening marine life. tonight there are protests as residents and tourists are fed up. here is abc's eva pilgrim. >> reporter: tonight, an unwanted visitor. tlitden to the for popular beaches. >> we have a water problem and it's not going away. >> reporter: the view from the air shows the toxic algae spreading on the florida coast. from the coast, one describing it as guacamole thick. >> the smell and toxicity as it dies is overwhelming. >> reporter: this video shows a manatee caught in the seeping goo, poking its head out, trying to breathe. the florida d

could be some severe storms, damaging wind will be the primary threat in this slight risk area from paducah to raleigh. once you get into the panhandle of texas, also a slight risk. there is more of a damaging wind and hail threats. but it's looking fantastic for the rest of the u.s. here, fourth of july travel cast, temperatures will be scorching, bismark 92, denver 90. l.a. picture perfect sunny and 70. elaine in boston with the big fourth of july show on cbs, sunny and 88. >> quijano: sounds picture perfect. pamela gardner, thank you. a loud explosion shook a new york city neighborhood sunday. (explosion) that is how it sounded several blocks from the blast site in central park where a 19 year old man was injured. police say it could have been homemade fireworks. they do not think it was terror- related. wildfires are raging in several western states. in california there are at least a dozen large fires, including one that destroyed several homes this weekend. here's mireya villarreal. (sirens) >> reporter: in a matter of minutes, flames raced up the side of this hill in san bernardino d

sections of illinois, and even southeast missouri lightning with this system, working its way through paducah right now. so watch as the rain pushes towards kentucky, and really the entire storm system works its way eastward. that means that west virginia, under the gun once again for flooding. now we could see several inches at times so be careful out there. washington, d.c., you may also have to deal with some storms just in time for the fireworks unfortunately. but look how hot it's going to be in dallas, texas, up to 85. nice and cool in chicago. the heat in texas is going to be a big story going in to the rest of the week, because the heat is building. in fact, it's going to feel like it's in the triple digits across most of the state. some of the heat indexes are all the way up to 110. i can't even imagine with the humidity how hot that's going to feel. also for the beaches of the carolinas like wilmington, and into myrtle beach. it's really going to feel hot out there. even if you're right on the shoreline. across the country, for the fourth, looking great in new england. boston, and t

could be some severe storms, damaging wind will be the primary threat, in the slight risk area from paducah to raleigh. into the panhandle of texas. slight risk. there more damaging wind and hail threat. but, it is looking fantastic for the rest of the u.s. here, fourth of july travel cast. temperatures scorching. bismarck, 92. denver, 90. l.a., sunny, 70. elaine, in boston with the big fourth of july show here on cbs, sunny and 88. >> sounds picture perfect. pamela gardner. k thanyou. we'll be right back. from college student to army soldier. then tragedy struck. my world turned upside down being told i would never walk again. now i'm excited about my life, thanks to paralyzed veterans of america. with their support and adaptive sports programs, my fire is lit again. for veterans with spinal cord injury or disease, pva is our partner for life, assisting as our needs and challenges change. thanks to pva, my life is back on course. to learn more, visit pva dot org. >>> a loud explosion shook a new york city neighborhood sunday. [ explosion ] >> that's how it sounded several blocks from the b

could be some severe storms, damaging wind will be the primary threat, in the slight risk area from paducah to raleigh. into the panhandle of texas. slight risk. there more damaging wind and hail threat. but, it is looking fantastic for the rest of the u.s. here, fourth of july travel cast. temperatures scorching. bismarck, 92. denver, 90. l.a., sunny, 70. elaine, in boston with the big fourth of july show here on cbs, sunny and 88. >> sounds picture perfect. pamela gardner. thank you. we'll be right back. are affected by mental illness. together we can help them with three simple words. my name is chris noth and i will listen. this is your skin. this is your skin in the sun. the sun ages your skin and can cause skin cancer. >>> a loud explosion shook a new york city neighborhood sunday. [ explosion ] >> that's how it sounded several blocks from the blast site in central park where a 19-year-old man was injured. it could be home made fireworks. they do not think terror related. wildfires are raging in several western states. in california, at least a dozen large fires including one that des

so into paducah, strong storms into roanoke. dallas saw lightning early this morning.ago cross indiana, as well. the problem is, as we have had a stationary front really for the past few days. as the low works east, it's going to trigger more heavy rain in west virginia where we don't need any more rain. you may be wondering how this wet weather will impact your fireworks celebration for tonight for the 4th of july. in washington, d.c., celebrations on the west lawn of the capitol, you may have to deal with some storms, rain could move into the area. clear for chicago, but hot and humid for dallas. and the heat building, craig, not just for today, but also for tomorrow and into the rest of the week. dangerous heat across the south. >> bonnie snyder, thank you. >>> a big day for nasa and space fans around the country. a $1.1 billion nasa spacecraft is scheduled to enter orbit around jupiter after speeding toward the planet for nearly five years now. the probe will study jupiter for the next year-and-a-half, hoping to unlock secrets about how the planet was formed. i'm j

she said about 6:00 last nine the dawn of a detailed description but they're still working the liza paducahion will come back into your about having to that could be the biggest event in san francisco this week their enormous rip-off on to people who want to eat dark and socialize some this is the have and specials and a giveaway to people or planned in a way to talk to a couple people who will be participating. >>reporter: there is no word as yet on how organizers expect to handle the crowd control to put on notice on there and then asking participants to be respectful of the city. >>darya: 41 complete to walk and trees and parking meters we have new information about the man charged the stabbing someone that will begin and santa rosa is will we learn about his life and history. >>reporter: better news coming out of the golden gate bridge this morning we did have a major accident the clear direction on south 11 but had three of the four lanes blocked that is now not the case in the longer you concede traffic from an just fine however traffic is very slow on south 11, rinsing and finally on

this is part of a line that has a storm threat from dodge city to memphis and near paducah.does, damaging winds and hail as well. and then later this afternoon we'll be watching this line develop later today in the northeast to new england from new york albany up to burlington. look for airport delays probably from new england all of the way down to washington d.c. rest of the country out west, another gorgeous day in seattle. 77 and sunshine. 87 and sunny in los angeles. the heat continues down in texas. hit or miss showers and thunderstorms through the gulf and sultr >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we have a hot day expected in the bay area. in san jose, we're starting out with sunshine. we're already up to 67 degrees. it's now 59 degrees in san francisco. a spare the air alert has been issued, especially for the east bay and south bay. if you can, catch some public transportation. we'll see highs in the upper 80s and low 90s. even 101 today in fairfield. >>> when you leave the house, take us with you. go to sirius xm channel 108 and listen while you work. >

this is part of a line that has a storm threat from dodge city, memphis, paducah, tornadoes, damagingl. then later this afternoon, we're going to be watching this line develop later today in the northeast of new england from new york, albany, up into burlington. look for airport delays probably from new england all the way down to washington, d.c. the rest of the country out west, another gorgeous day in seattle. 77 and sunshine. 87 and sunny in los angeles. the heat continues down in texas. hit or miss showers and thunderstorms through the gulf. it is going to be sultry in the southeast. that's what going on around the country, here is what's happening in your neck of the woods. >>> 78 degrees right now. by noon we're already in the low 90s. highs today in the mid-90s. official high in washington of about 96 degrees. but when youac humidity, look at how hot it will feel at 3:00 this afternoon. feeling like temps are in the low triple digits in many locations. about 101 in the district. heat advisory for d.c. metro areas and areas from noon until 8:00 p.m. hot again tomorrow but not a

louis, missouri, and stretch into paducah, kentucky.t is south of minneapolis but minneapolis could see another round of stronger storms and the threat a threat of tornado is possible it's the threat of the straight line wind gusts that can cause damage and dangerous lightning and flash flooding and we could see one to two inches of rain fall in a short period of time. >>> good morning. here in washington, temperatures in the mid to upper 70s already. 76 in fairfax. and 77 already in virginia. forecasts highs today, well up into the low 90s with heat index values peaking near 100 degrees this afternoon. the next couple of days, no relief in the heat until sunday and then it will be cooler and more importantly it will be less humid. >> that's your latest forecast. >>> coming up, a cabdriver finds nearly $200,000 in his cab, and returns it. but here is the question, why was a passenger carrying that >>> motivational hot coal walks. jeff? >> good morning to you. we heard about the motivational hot coal walks and they are calling it fire wa

this is part of a line that has a storm threat from dodge city to memphis and near paducah.amaging winds and hail as well. and then later this afternoon we'll be watching this line develop later today in the northeast to new england from new york albany up to burlington. look for airport delays probably from new england all of the way down to washington d.c. rest of the country out west, another gorgeous day in seattle. 77 and sunshine. 87 and sunny in los angeles. the heat continues down in texas. hit or miss showers and thunderstorms through the gulf and sultry i then >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. a steamy day ahead. hazardous heat. we have issued a first awlurt for today and tomorrow. temperatures into the finds. feels-like temperatures topping 100 degrees in center city. the lehigh valley and suburbs could see late day showers and thunderstorms. they're less likely in new jersey. sunny skies. 94 degrees in pemberton. at the shore, upper 80s this afternoon. we'll feel like 101 in cape may, and into the middle 90s in smyrna. any fog this morning disappea