playing in sochi, part of team usa in the paralympics. >> here comes sweeney! and he scores!for team usa against russia. >> josh sweeney, the best player on the ice. >> reporter: tonight as josh is about to be honored, he told us that the real victory is simply being part of a team again. >> being part of a team again after being injured and being pulled away from my guys, it's huge. it feels like i'm part of a unit again. it's just the sled hockey unit. >> josh so deserving of that ward. by the way, the sp awards air tonight on our partner network, espn, 9:00 p.m. eastern. robin roberts is there. i hope to see you again tomorrow on "good morning america." good night. this is "jeopardy!" please welcome today's contestants -- a nurse from double oak, texas... a library reference clerk from smyrna, tennessee... and our returning champion, an attorney from washington, d.c...

playing in sochi, part of team usa in the paralympics. >> here comes sweeney! he's alone!d win the gold for team usa against russia. >> josh sweeney, the best player on the ice. >> reporter: tonight as josh is about to be honored, he told us that the real victory is simply being part of a team again. >> being part of a team again after being injured and being pulled away from my guys, it's huge. it feels like i'm part of a unit again. it's just the sled hockey unit. >> josh so deserving of that award. by the way, the espy awards air tonight on our partner network, espn at 9:00 p.m. eastern. robin roberts is there and she'll be reporting in first thing in the morning on "good >>> a bank robber is dead, so is a hostage. we'll be live with breaking developments and a deadly shootout in stockton >> california drought enforcement. neighbor versus neighbor the biggest water waster may be our number one provider. >> a bomb shell on the california death penalty. a judge is ruling capitol punishment here no longer does good. >> a crucial decision expected on the fate of the a's and

. >> the german paralympic committee agrees, saying that excluding a disabled athlete from able-bodiedompetition is a step backward. >> it is disappointing, and a setback or tort -- toward including people with and without disabilities in competitive sports. >> rehm says he is considering challenging the association's decision. >> we go to a short break. when we come back, the price of energy in europe could be rising as russia response to eu sanctions. >> and life on the iss. don't go away. ♪ >> she is a woman with a vision. the development of women as economic drivers. she produces high-quality seeds for farmers. she began small, convinced a bank to give her a loan -- >> we have bought machinery, delivery trucks. we are proved to the bank that a woman can be equally competitive. >> gave women opportunity -- it is smart economics. worldbank.org. >> welcome back to the program. there has been a swift and sharp response from russia to the eu sanctions on moscow over ukraine. >> the kremlin has warned it is prepared to raise energy prices as a consequence, and has said measures will boom

. >> the german paralympic committee agrees, saying that excluding a disabled athlete from able-bodiedompetition is a step backward. >> it is disappointing, and a setback or tort -- toward including people with and without disabilities in competitive sports. >> rehm says he is considering challenging the association's decision. >> we go to a short break. when we come back, the price of energy in europe could be rising as russia response to eu sanctions. . worldbank.org. >> welcome back to the program. there has been a swift and sharp response from russia to the eu sanctions on moscow over ukraine. >> the kremlin has warned it is prepared to raise energy prices as a consequence, and has said measures will boomerang and harm europe's own fragile economic recovery. >> sanctions were matched by equally tough ones from the u.s. targeting russia's banking and energy sectors. >> the g-7 leaders have issued a joint statement expressing grave concerns about russia's actions to undermine ukraine's sovereignty. >> russia has given its answer to the west's economic sanctions. that recruit and thre

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on abc 7 news at 5:00, you heard the special olympics and maybe the paralympics. there is another special game you may not have heard of. >> one of the remaining stories of triumph is coming up at 5:00. >>> right now it's perfect pet time. >> who is your friend? >> he's only 3 months old. his name is jetsam. this is from the best bay spca. >> we think he is a pit bull bassett hound mix. he has a brother named flotsom. he's been adopted. we are looking for a home for him. he's so adorable. >> he seems just like fast friends with everybody here. >> have you had kids around him yet or dogs? >> no. he could use some, we have puppy classes and that will help get them socialized at the east bay spca. check our website. it's great for any pooch. >> would be nice to know how big he is going to get. >> unfortunately, we don't. >> any special story behind him? >> no. we brought him in from a public shelter. got him all neutered, vaccinated, micro chip and up for adoption. >> tell us about next week. >> saturday july 19th we have our annual adopt-a-thon. we are hosting 35 re

a paralympics style competition for injured service men. see the resemblance here?? >> not bad at all. >> he is playing legendary richard pryor in an upcoming biopick. he has been growing out the facial hair, and he has been chain smoking, he says. pryor died in 2010 from a heart attack. >> the voice will be the hard part. >> he will do great. sharknado is back. sharknado 2, the second one, airs on sci fi july 30th. >>> russia says no to a request by netflix house of cards producers to film at the u.n. security council in new york. the kremlin says it wanted to keep the room available in case of emergency. all other members of the counsel and the office of secretary general had approved the request. >> are they planning an emergency? >> no, but if everybody else agreed -- >> maybe they saw the script, and there's anti-russian in there. >> did they get it over there? we'll have to see. i'm dara brown. this is "early today." we hope it's just your first stop of the day on nbc. ♪ ♪ fill their bowl with the meaty tastes they're looking for, with friskies grillers. tende

centrifuges and settling plates with the fish you know they have there on their right to get one paralympic chairman they need about eight to ten barrels of water in this extraction method so collectively the leftover clay and sand and water and a little bit of fiction and all this together is called tailings so the tailings pines this is essentially what a tailings on looks like. and the plant is supposed to include reclamation and so reclamation is the rebuilding of any of the environment they've disturbed or destroyed in their process so that doesn't just mean refilling in mind it doesn't just mean cleaning up a tanning spot this is a an experiment in trying to make industry more accountable the only area that's been reclaimed to that level of government certification used to belong to syncrude is about one square kilometer and it was certified in two thousand and eight but that's after they started replacing it in the early one nine hundred eighty s. . for twenty five years one square kilometer has been restored hundreds more still await. arab lands covered with slabs of bitterman. but

other charities will use the glass for paralympic athletes, dancers with parkinson's disease, and help people with communications difficulties. >>> uber is agreeing to cap prices in new york and elsewhere during emergencies and natural disasters, part of a deal that the popular ride sharing and car for hire app has struck with the new york state attorney general's office. it's in line with the state's law against price gouging. uber's rates rise and fall with demand, but it's been criticized for surge pricing, particularly during winter storms. uber is expected to apply the same price cap for services nationwide. >>> justin bieber is now facing charges in connection with an egg-throwing incident that damaged a neighbor's home. the pop star will be charged with one count of misdemeanor vandalism. bieber will not be present for this afternoon's arraignment in a southern california court. it is not immediately clear what sort of penalty he could face. investigators searched bieber's home back in january for evidence in this case. surveillance video from his hone home appeared to show the

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the jury is hearing from a doctor who treats the south african paralympic team.'re discussing pistorius's psychological profile. he's accused of shooting and killing his girlfriend reeva steenkamp. he says he thought she was an intruder. >>> happening today, two civil cases involving accused killer aaron hernandez go to court in massachusetts. the former new england patriots tight end is charged in a double murder back in 2012. the victims' families are suing him. he pleaded not guilty in that case and also to murder of a semipro football player last summer. >>> crews in california are battling a growing wildfire in the napa valley that now burned more than 2700 acres. roads are closed and nearly 200 homes have been evacuated. buildings are damaged, no injuries reported. >>> graco is extending a recall on car seats to include nearly 2 million infant seats. they recalled 4 million toddler seats because the harness buckles can get gummed up by food and drink. that makes it hard to get kids out. >>> 6:16. out. ma the door to work, school, wherever you're going, here

playing in sochi, for team usa, in the paralympics. >> and he's alone.gold for team usa, against russia. >> josh sweeney, the best player on the ice. >> usa. usa. >> reporter: as josh is about to be honored, he told us, that the real victory was simply being part of a team again. >> being part of a team again, after being injured and, you know, being pulled away from my guys, is huge. it feels like i'm part of a unit again. and the sled hockey. >> reporter: david muir, abc news, new york. >> such a great story. and a big night at the espys for our friends at espn and everybody in pro sports. >> in fact our own robin roberts is there. and she's going to have live coverage. look at her in that black and white jumpsuit. she looks incredible. i'm absolutely in awe of her. >> she won an espy last year. the arthur ashe courage award. it was great to see her there. >> and she's going to have lots of live reports on "gma." stick around for that. we'll be back. >>> making news in america this morning, temporary cease-fire. the air strikes stopped in the middle ea

the winner is a former marine sergeant and current gold medal winner paralympic hockey player who lost his legs fighting in afghanistan. >> del. >> thank you very much. >> let's look at some of the other headlines making news around the world. the pennsylvania capitol, you see portrait of former governor leaders hanging in the corridors. each of the four leaders shown here guilty of felony crimes. they've actually altered the plaques to reflect that information. in addition to saying the name of the former leaders, all of whom faced felony charges, that information is now in those plaques. >> the movement to save argentina's only polar bear spilling on to social media. this is batter, he endures temperatures over 95 degrees and is slowly going in sane at the zoo. here's what happened. his long time mate died and he now is in mourning, but he's always overheating because it's so hot. he sprawls out on all fours. they say it's a terrible thing to watch. a lot of people say. >> they are trying to transport him to canada or somewhere cooler. >> scientists have created a mutant worm that co

we saw her in the paralympics. and on "dancing with the stars."ee a lot more of her now. >> she's featured in espn's body issue, celebrating top athletes. let's say they are celebrating the athletic form. >> well said. >> okay. >>> but first, we're going to head over to lara there in the social square. hey, lara. >> and robin, i'm here, this is a brand-new series this morning, beauty in a flash poll. we have a lucky volunteer, and our celebrity makeover squad ready to start working. the choices are all up to you, hence the flash poll. here's our volunteer, mom of two, samantha, and we have a picture of her before the transformation. and so many people have already cast their votes online. time now for our first round of results. first, the hair. we gave you three trendy options to choose. come on over here. bangs, bob, layer, and we decided to go with -- or you decided to go, bangs. on to the makeup, three choices as well. and you, our viewers, decided that samantha is getting the smokey look. that's a great, great choice. i have seen samantha, sh