. >> america might also like some news headlines from ron claiborne. >> thank you for that. good point. >> save us all. >> good morning, everyone. >>> we're going to begin with breaking news from overseas. u.s. responding to north korea's test firing of a intercontinental ballistic missile this week. overnight pentagon officials announcing that two u.s. bombers flew over the korean peninsula dropping dummy bombs on a target range in south korea. the bombers were joined by other allies from the region, south korea and japan. >>> and back here at home, a federal appeals court is dismissing hawaii's legal challenge to president trump's travel ban. state lawmakers there in hawaii asked the court to block parts of the temporary ban. the u.s. supreme court ruling to uphold some of the 90-day ban pending further argument before them in october. >>> and overseas now to greece, a college student from texas was killed while vacationing with friends there. 22-year-old bakari henderson was allegedly beaten to death by two groups outside of a bar on a greek island. eight people have been

here's ron claiborne. >> reporter: a new beginning. a chance for a new life. oklahoma police officer cementing their special bond. >> he was helpful to me. he's the reason i'm here right now. >> reporter: officer jody thompson rescued john, now 10, from deplorable conditions. investigators say he was abused and starved by his biological parents. officer thompson took him to the hospital and stayed by his side in the intensive care unit until he got better. >> when i seen him in that house i knew. >> reporter: he knew that he wanted john to be a part of his family. and that's just what he did. it took more than a year. but thompson and his wife adopted john. and now john is thriving. a straight-"a" student. on the honor roll and in the gifted and talented program at his school. >> he went through more than many adults have been through. >> reporter: and more than that, when the thompsons found out john's biological mother had a baby girl in prison, they adopted his newborn sister, too. >> we picked her up at the hospital. she was barely 24 hours old and brought

thank you ron claiborne. >>> coming up, a nightmare for any mother expecting.n american woman goes into early labor while on vacation in mexico. how the family claims the newborn was held hostage until they shelled out $30,000. >>> plus movie makers making news at comic-con with a sneak peek of the justice league trailer. and a major announcement from a blockbuster superhero, inside fandom's biggest party. coming up here on "gma" here on this sunday. when you're close to the people you love, does psoriasis ever get in the way of a touching moment? if you have moderate to severe psoriasis, you can embrace the chance of completely clear skin with taltz. taltz is proven to give you a chance at completely clear skin. with taltz, up to 90% of patients had a significant improvement of their psoriasis plaques. in fact, 4 out of 10 even achieved completely clear skin. do not use if you are allergic to taltz. before starting you should be checked for tuberculosis. taltz may increase your risk of infections and lower your ability to fight them. tell your doctor if you ar

>> i'm not saying -- listen -- >> maybe it was ron claiborne. >> one time someone came up to me and said, general powell, can we take a picture with you and i posed with them and i never said anything. >> and they're happy and you're happy. >> stolen valor. >> yeah. general powell. >> i should say, the former president looks rested. >> he does. >> if that is him. >> if that is him. >> we will look into that. >> or it's ron. >> ron claiborne/general powell. >> general claiborne. >> thank you very much. we salute you. >> general claiborne. >> general claiborne. >>> coming up here on "gma," it's a high-tech prison break. it's the second time an inmate from south carolina has escaped from a maximum security prison. did a drone help him get out this time? >>> plus, just released video showing the deadly crash involving tennis star venus williams. could this prove her innocence? >>> also, one of stars of "the avengers" jeremy renner speaking out about the injuries he reportedly suffered on the set of his latest movie coming up in "pop news." we'll be right back. >>> "good morning america" is b

>> ron claiborne. >> yes. >> ron claiborne -- >> a man from the west and it's looking kind of ugly outone, ron. nice work there. >> it's sunny somewhere. >> i still have 30 seconds left now. let's talk fires and 35 large fires burning out west. some of them the containment is beginning to grow thankfully but one that's just outside of bakersfield and remember how much rain they got over the winter and how lush and green these hills were. now they're browned out but there's all this fuel for the fires and we are way above normal as far as how muc burned so far so the fire season is not going well because of all the rain that they had over the wintertime. it's heating up across the west, not quite record shattering what we saw a week and a half ago. we don't see much in the way of weather for the west through the weekend this. is your fourth of july forecast for tuesday, cape cod, massachusetts, what a great spot, 75 degree, water temperatures right around 60 degree, maybe near 70 degrees in atlantic city. it's not in vegas, laguna beach and lady liberty in new york city in the harbor ne

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here's abc's ron claiborne. >> it happened on tennis's biggest court. legendary roger federer against cilic. with a scorching ace. then cilic breaking down, crying. his shoulders heaving with emotion, with a doctor kneeling next to him. >> extraordinary scene on center court. marin cilic has been in tears throughout this changeover. >> reporter: it went on for nearly three minutes in a break between games. >> something's hurting. he doesn't think he can play. >> reporter: at one point, he covers his head with a towel, but cilic did muster himself back on the court. blinking away tears as fans cheered him on. but federer would go on to rout his opponent. to capture his eighth men's title. afterwards, cilic explained he suffered a bad blister on his foot and become overcome with emotion, disappointed that it was limiting his play. >> it was just a feeling that i knew that i cannot give my best on the court. >> it's cruel sometimes, but he fought well, and he's a hero. >> reporter: for federer, it was his 19th grand slam title. and at this age of 35, ancie

here's ron claiborne. >> reporter: it happened on tennis' biggest court. legendary roger federer with a scorching ace against marin cilic. then, a moment rarely seen in sports history. cilic breaking down, crying. his shoulders heaving with emotion, with a doctor kneeling next to him. >> extraordinary scene on center court. marin chilic has been in tears throughout this changeover. >> reporter: it went on for nearly three minutes in a break between games. >> something is hurting to the point where he doesn't think he'll be able to continue to play. >> reporter: at one point, cilic covering his head with a towel, but cilic did muster himself back on to the court. blinking away tears as fans cheered him on. but federer would go on toou his croatian opponent in straight sets to capture his record eighth wimbledon men's singles title. afterward, cilic explained that he'd suffered a bad blister on his foot and had been overcome with emotion, disappointed it was limiting his play. >> it was just a feeling that i knew that i am, i cannot give my best on the court

she was involved in a fatal crash, ron claiborne explains. >> reporter: this newly released surveillance shows tennis superstar venus williams. another car comes from her right and slams into her vehicle. attorney for williams say the video shows she was not in the wrong. >> reporter: she entered the intersection on a greenlight. the passenger in the car that struck williams injured in the crash and died later. his wife linda who was driving was seriously injured. the family attorney said they had the right-of-way. in a statement friday, palm beach gardens police said it was determined that the vehicle driven by venus williams lawfully entered the intersection on a circular green traffic signal. lawyers for both parties say they will examine the cars involved in the crash in order to obtain key date from the black boxes. >> we are pleased that the evidence will be preserved and examined we're confidence that the evidence will show miss williams was at fault. >> this is a very unfortunate accident somebody died. she is distraught about it. >> reporter: all of this taking place 4,000 miles

ron claiborne, abc news, new york. >>> thousands of young americans are banking on a real estate optionigned to help them afford homes. it's called e-fund, and it resembles crowdfunding. investors buy a minimum of 100 shares in fund rise. business insider reports e fund then sells its shares for $10 each, then pays to renovate older homes and build new ones. investors can then buy those homes at 10% less than they would with a broker. >>> looking to make a few extra bucks? seems like many of us are. there's a growing sector of the american economy known as a side hustle. from baking to driving, millions of people are taking on a second or even a third flexible job, but that money-making tactic comes with a warning. here's abc news reporter rebecca jarvis. >> reporter: tonight from uber to etsy, millions of americans taking on extra work to make some extra cash. jason is a working actor who uses the app task rabbit to find odd jobs to supplement his income. >> i'm going to be installing some window guards, fixing some light bulbs. >> and how much are you making? >> it varies from task to

. >> the moment ron claiborne is waiting for. >> yes! >> wings you have been eating all morning. >> amen! >> hooters have smoked wings now. they are hatch the calories of the original style. paula, i don't know if they are gluten free but they are lower calories. >> they are okay. i will eat them. >> you can get them with different flairs, rubs, and ted is ten for ten. you buy ten wings, you get ten free. it's also national lasagna the one with the meat. because we are still in national eye cream month. we have a sweet virgs. it has bacon and klondike bars and bananas. you can see it's multilayered. >> what do we do now? >> peanut butter and bacon? >> we have to say good-bye. jon will be back tomorrow, right? >> i think so. if you will have me. >> cheers. >> this is a good morning washington update. >> the heavy rain is winding down for the d.c. area. showers still off to our west, but the heavy rain is about over. you can see all of this dry air getting an pretty quickly. to the east near ocean city, still picking up some showers. we still have a few flood warnings in effect. th

. >> the moment ron claiborne is waiting for. >> yes! >> wings you have been eating all morning.amen! >> hooters have smoked wings now. they are half the calories of the original style. paula, i don't know if they are gluten free but they are lower calories. >> they are okay. i will eat them. >> you can get them with different flavors and rubs, texas barbecue, caribbean jerk. and today is 10 for 10. you buy ten wings, you get ten free. it's also national lasagna day. we don't have the salty one. the one with the meat. because we are still in national eye cream month. we have the sweet version. it has bacon and klondike bars and peanut butter and bananas. you can see it's multilayered. >> what do we do now? >> peanut butter and bacon? >> we have to say good-bye. jon will be back tomorrow, right? >> i think so. if you will have me. >> cheers. if you will have me. >> cheers. >>> i'm gray hall coming up next on "action news" at 9:00 a.m. floodwaters are causing problems in some short towns following a morning storm. >>> president donald trump names a new chief of staff 6 months into

. >>> a lot of other news and kick it over to ron claiborne. what's happening? >> dan, good morning to you and paula, adrienne. robert. we begin in afghanistan where the pentagon is saying that u.s. forces have killed the leader or emir of that country's branch of isis known as isis-k calling the death of abu sayed a victory and sayed was killed in the kunar province. sayed is the third leader there killed this year. >>> betty shelby, the wte fatal shooting of an unarmed black man last year has resigned from the police force. shelby had been placed on desk duty since returning to work acquitted of manslaughter charges in may and tulsa police have been conducting an internal investigation into the shooting but say the investigation is now over. now that the officer has left the force. >>> and brazil an appellate court dismissed charges against u.s. olympic swimmer ryan lochte. lochte was accused of falsely reporting a crime to police in brazil after he and three other u.s. swimmers claim they were robbed at gunpoint. they were caught on camera van da identilyzing

. >> we want to turn things over to ron claiborne, the bespectacled dan's favorite look. >> i'm bespectacled. >> good morning, paula, dan. good morning, adrienne. >> hi. >> how are you? >> i can't complain. i had a nice weekend. >> taking time away from me here. >> good morning, everyone. we'll begin in afghanistan with the pentagon confirming a u.s. air strike has mistakenly killed 12 afghan national police officers. the air strike was launched friday against taliban insurgents. it's believed by afghan officials that the officers were not in uniform at the time of the occurrence which could have led to them being mistakenly identified as taliban fighters. >>> back in the u.s. a florida judge has sentenced dalia dippolito who was found guilty to having her husband murdered to 16 years in prison. dippolito was caught on camera trying to hire an undercover detective to kill her husband michael. that was back in 2009. prosecutors say she wanted to get the family home and the couple's savings. dippolito's attorneys say they will appeal her conviction. >>> here in new york city ten people had to

. >>> let's send things over to sir ron claiborne. >> sir? >> we have president karl.ir claiborne. >> oh, right, right. good morning -- not sure what to call you now. i'll just call you paula. >> just call me paula. >> good morning. adrienne, dan, robert. we're going to begin in austin, texas, friends and family held a private funeral for the american tourist beaten outside of a bar in greece. streaming video showing 22-year-old bakari henderson being attacked. police still not sure what triggered that brawl. nine men have been charged. >>> in neptune city, new jersey, about 1,000 people gathering for a celebration to celebrate the life of sarah lee stern. two former friends of hers have been charged with her murder. stern's father saying they had to pick a time to let her rest. and this was it. >> pretty awesome to see so many people come out for sarah. they knew we were celebrating her life. that was a good thing. >> her family is keeping the teen's memory alive through the sarah lee stern memorial scholarship fund for the arts. >>> in orlando, a driver walking away

>> ron claiborne. remember how much rain they got over winter?en the hills were? now they are browned out, there's all this fuel for the fires, we're above normal how much we burned so far. so the fire season is not going well, because of the rain they had over the wintertime. heating up across the west, not record shattering we saw a week and a half ago, no rainfall through much of the weekend. cape cod, massachusetts, water temperatures 60 degrees, near 70 degrees in atlantic city, it's hot in vegas, will laguna h in california. that's nationally outlook. >> reporter: the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, is of now, the timing of this, the 4th of july looks like the best day in the seven-day forecast partly sunny, 87. i got more. we have an omega block somewhere. >> you love the omega block. >> sounds like a heart condition or a vitamin. >> an actual meteorological -- he explained it to me. >> remember steve carell from "anchorman." hirst impression of -- >> i love lamb. it's better than that. >> he doesn't paint us in a very bright way

. >>> a lot of other news and for that, as always, we kick it over to another great guy, ron claibornewhat's happening, man? >> dan, good morning to you and paula, adrienne, robert. good morning, everyone. >>> we begin overseas in afghanistan where the pentagon is saying that u.s. forces have killed the leader or emir of that country's branch of isis known as isis-k. u.s. defense secretary james mattis calling the death of abu sayed a victory and in his words a step in the right direction. officials say sayed was killed in a strike in the kunar province on tuesday. sayed is the third leader there killed so far this year. >>> back here at home in tulsa, oklahoma, betty shelby, the white police officer accused of the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man last year has resigned from the police force. shelby had been placed on desk duty since returning to work. she was acquitted of manslaughter charges in may. tulsa police have been conducting an internal investigation into the shooting but say the investigation is now over now that the officer has left the force. >>> in brazil an appella

. >>> let's send things over to sir ron claiborne. >> sir?well, we've got president karl, sir claiborne. >> oh, right, right. good morning to you -- not sure what to call you. i'll just call you paula. >> just call me paula. >> good morning, paula. >> good morning. >> adrienne, dan and robert, good morning to you. good morning, everyone. >>> we're going to begin in austin, texas, friends and family held a private funeral service on saturday for that young man, the american tourist beaten outside of a bar in greece. streaming video showing 22-year-old bakari henderson being attacked by a group on the street. that was on july 7th. police still don't know what triggered that brawl. nine men have been charged in that fatal beating. >>> in neptune city, new jersey, about 1,000 people gathering for a candlelight vigil, an all-day celebration of the life of sarah lee stern. the 19-year-old who disappeared last december and her body has never been found. two former friends of hers have been charged with her murder. stern's father saying they had to p

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the father of a 21-year-old georgia woman told cameras yesterday he texted earthquake ron claiborne -- r. kelly let my daughter free and another always defended the music superstar until she got behind closed doors. ♪ i believe i can fly >> reporter: r. kelly has decades of singles. the most successful in r&b history collaborating with some of the biggest names in ♪ i'm your angel >> reporter: but this morning he's on the defensive vehemently denying allegations first published in this buzzfeed article that he's keeping at least six women under so-called cult-like conditions in his luxurious homes in chicago and atlanta. >> my daughter is severely brainwashed. >> reporter: the parents of one of those women coming forward in a press conference monday. they claim they met the famous singer and producer in 2015, kelly offering to help their then 19-year-old daughter break into the business, but they say once she started spending time alone with him, she changed. not seeing them since december of 2016 and only communicating in a few short texts. >> my daughter is being held against her wi