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ron claiborne, abc news, new york. >> ron claiborne, back on the case for us. thank you for watching here on a wednesday night. i'm david muir. i'm see you on "gma" in the >>> new lawsuit accuses a gilroy school district of failing to protect students from a sexual predator. >> i'm drew tuma. a bit of a cool down that will not last that long. temperatures in the highs and the details in the accu-weather forecast. >> why saturday will look different than in years past. >> professional arm wrestling is not for the faint of heart. one of the world's best headed to compete this weekend ahead on abc7 news. >> our client was seriously harmed and impacted by the failure to protect us. >>> a scandal using online trickery known as cat phishing. the response is now the subject of two new lawsuits by gloria allred. >> police say the male teacher posed as a girl and tricked high school boys into sending him naked pictures. >> we're live with the developments. david? >> reporter: the two new lawsuits are details that classes taught at gilroy high school may have been subjec

here's abc's ron claiborne. >> reporter: people in oak ridge, new jersey, say, there's no doubt about that's the same bear, all right. the same one they first spotted nearly two years ago. a black bear, walking on its hind legs with the agility and ease of any human. >> i don't see it. >> reporter: now, nicknamed pedals, he was first seen and captured on video back in august 2014. >> there it is. there it is. >> does she know that's a bear? >> you know that's a bear, right? >> i know! >> more than likely it was a car accident. bears can walk on their hind legs very well. and it's just, they don't choose to do so. >> reporter: at one point in the on all fours, but then he's right back up again and on the move. there had been concerns that pedals could not survive in the wild. state and wildlife officials said if it is the same bear, he's still going strong and is testimony to his indomtable will. so, they will let keep him roaming. or, in this case, walking. ron claiborne, abc news, new york. >> now, that last video that one, you see at one point, whoever's filming sort of loses sigh o

ron claiborne is standing by. >>> also, the bloody clashes. protesters on the attack. taking aim at donald trump supporters. the chaotic scene, the injuries. and trump responding. >>> also breaking, five american soldiers dead, four missing. swept away in the floods. >> get out! get out! >> tonight, the new warnings, and the other major storm about to hit up and down the east coast. >>> and the alarming videos just released by the chicago police department. amid questions over excessive force. was it excessive? the outrage already. >>> and the road rage epidemic. the hunt for the driver is on after a couple is run off the road by this pickup truck. >>> and so many in on the surprise waiting for one little girl, and you'll see it. who is our person of the week? >>> good evening. as we come on the air in the west, we begin with the breaking news about muhammad ali. there is growing concern about his health. he's hospitalized, suffering from respiratory trouble. his daughter has issued a statement. ron claiborne on what we know about the greatest. >> float like a butterfl

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from more more from ron claiborne on this unlikely friendship. >> just have a little dance like you'reecond. you have to time it. >> reporter: they were boxing's odd couple, muhammad ali, the brash young black boxing champ from louisville, and abc's howard cosell, a jewish sports reporter from brooklyn. >> this fella making all this noise is howard cosell. >> reporter: somehow it worked. >> you're being extremely truculent. >> whatever truculent means, if that's good i'm there. >> reporter: for over 30 years, they played their roles to perfection. cosell, the pompous commentator. ali, with just the needle to puncture that pomposity. >> you are always coming up with a lot of big words. [ laughter ] >> reporter: but there was also genuine respect and affection. especially when ali felt slighted by others. when ali adopted a muslim name, cosell was one of the first reporters to call him by it. >> how do you want to be called now, muhammad ali or cassius clay? >> muhammad ali. >> reporter: when ali was banned from boxing for refusing to be drafted, co sell stood by him. on ali's 50th birth

ron claiborne, abc news, new york. >> $99,000 for tickets. is right here, tomorrow night, beginning at 7:30 eastern on abc. enjoy the rest of your weekend, everyone. have a great night. >>> next at 6:00, fire rips through half dozen san francisco buildings, destroying businesses and forcing people to run for their lives. >>> plus. >> it's kind of weird right now. >> saddened. the people of oakland react to ongoing controversies and turmoil in the oakland police department. >> going to be a hot father's day. find out how much it will heat up where you live. abc7 news starts right now. >>> fire destroyed or damaged six buildings in san francisco today. it started this afternoon at mission and 29th. the flames quickly spread through businesses and homes. right now people are being told to shelter in place because of heavy smoke, while some evacuees have no homes to return to. thank you for joining us, i'm eric thomas. let's go to lisa amin gulezian who begins live team coverage on the fire. >> reporter: the fire is still not under control. there

ron claiborne, abc news will, new york. >> interesting.oday barbara boxer paid off her nba finals bet with an ohio lawmaker perform she had to hand over beer brewed at the 21st amendment to senator sherrod brown while wearing a lebron james jersey. she made a walk you have shame at the u.s. capitol. she says she almost include aid warriors towel because brown will be sweating the next time the two teams meet. >> she's right. on to sports. >> we have rick in for larry tonight. >> i heard she was so mad, she nearly threw her mouth guard at him. show restraint. we now know who play argentina in the sunday's copa america finals. tonight in pittsburg, the red hot giants close out another crystal geyser alpine spring water to you from us crystal geyser. always bottled at the mountain source. >>> coming up tonight on abc7 news at 11:00, bay area democrats taking part in a historic sit-in happening right now on capitol hill. these representatives say they will not leave until the gop allows a gun control vote. >>> also a mile in her shoes. the wal

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here's ron claiborne on what we know about the greatest. >> reporter: tonight, muhammad ali is in what may be the toughest fight of his life. the 74-year-old former heavyweight boxing champion hospitalized with a respiratory infection. paramedics were called to his home on tuesday. ali, last seen here in april looking frail and drawn, listed in fair condition yesterday. >> they take no chances, and this was a case where they took no chance and the doctor said, "hey, he's got a respiratory issue, let's hospitalize him and watch him and keep track of it." >> reporter: he was last for the last thirty years, he's been afflicted with parkinson's disease. his fourth wife, lonnie, steadfastly by his side. >> you start off as care partner and become a caregiver. >> reporter: in his hometown of louisville tonight, concern from fans. >> we pray he gets better. >> reporter: his daughter posting this photo on facebook, thanking supporters. and sugar ray leonard, posting, prayers and blessings to my friend. the associated press is reporting that family sources say ali's illness is much more serious

ron claiborne is standing by. >>> also, the bloody clashes. protesters on the attack. taking aim at donald trump supporters. the chaotic scene, the injuries. and trump responding. >>> also breaking, five american soldiers dead, four missing. swept away in the floods. >> get out! get out! >> tonight, the new warnings, and the other major storm about to hit up and down the east coast. >>> and the alarming videos just released by the chicago police department. amid questions over excessive force. was it excessive? the outrage already. >>> and the road rage epidemic. the hunt for the driver is on after a couple is run off the road by this pickup truck.

abc's ron claiborne with the stunning admission from prison officials on the security lapse under their watch. >> reporter: tonight, convicted sex offender armon dixon back in prison. after escaping from prison and allegedly assaulting two women. but fellow escapee timothy clausen, also serving time for sexual assault, still on the run. now the subject of an intensive manhunt, on the ground and in the air. >> it is one of the parties -- party in custody 4-9 in francis! >> reporter: officials say the two convicted fellons escaped from a truck when they left their high-security prison friday morning and allegedly stole a red pickup truck that was chased by police and then crashed. >> i knew that there was an accident. i basically thought that's all it was until i saw him chasing and having the jaws out. >> reporter: but the two got away. tonight, corrections officer making the extraordinary admission -- two dangerous criminals were able to escape because of security lapses. >> my agency failed to carry out its mission of keeping the public safe. there are no excuses for this lapse. >> rep

. >>> let's things over to ron claiborne. i know you're tracking the other news headlines this morning. good morning. >> good morning, everyone. >>> we begin with breaking news overnight coming from memphis, tennessee, a police officer killed attempting to clear a street during a shooting spree in the downtown area of that city. >> officer hit at pyramid. ambulance is en route, ambulance is en route. >> the dispatch called just after police officer verdell smith was struck by the suspect after he tried to flee after allegedly shooting three people, two of them inside a bar. two of the three are in critical condition and the suspect now in police custody. smith was an 18-year veteran. >>> and in texas officials at ft. hood army base are releasing the names of eight of the nine soldiers killed last thursday when their vehicle was washed away in a training exercise. so far we know that two female and two male officers died in that incident. the name of the ninth soldier who was killed is being withheld until his family is notifi

ron claiborne takes a very personal look. >> just make me angry. never make me no underdog. >> reporter: cassius marcellus clay exploded onto the scene in 1960s america. bold, brash and black, talking trash and pointing fingers. >> i want everybody out there on tv to know it. i am the greatest. >> reporter: no one had ever seen anyone, certainly not a black man, like him before. >> i'll never lose a fight. it's impossible. tell them. it's impossible. >> never lost a fight in your life. >> ask any of my fans. >> most of us had somehow adopted a code of existence. be a good negro. >> reporter: cassius clay, soon to be muhammad ali, blew up that model. >> i would like you to call me by my name now, muhammad ali. >> reporter: and shocked and angered white america. a lot of black people didn't know what the make of him either. >> i had a number of actors of color that would look at him and wonder, what was his game? what role as he playing? >> reporter: i was growing up, a kid in los angeles, when he stunned the boxing world by beating up the supposed u

now americans are heading to cuba in droves including abc's ron claiborne. ♪ >> reporter: for more thanf a century, it's been forbidden and mostly forgotten by american travelers. until now. >> now it's here. the americans are here. the tourism is here. >> reporter: suddenly, cuba is hot. tony a niv been guiding tours in california for the past four years. >> the ad nauseum thing that you hear from anyone that you ask why you came to cuba and why you came now. i want to see it before it changes. >> reporter: in old havana, we came across vickie from colorado. >> it reminds me of amazing european cities. beauty is raw right now. >> reporter: i first came to cuba 19 years ago. at that time, this area old havana was pretty much in disrepair. i came back a second time two years later and this area was being restored. now 19 years after my first visit to havana, old havana has been pretty much restored to its centuries old splendor. and then there's the other side of havana, the other side of cuba, the millions of cubans whose lives are unaffected by all of the benefits of increased tourism.