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ryan smith has more. >> oh! >> overnight an independent day fireworks celebration taking a frightening turn. >> oh! >> oh, my god. oh my god. >> thousands of spectators gathered for a fireworks display in avon colorado, friday night, when suddenly -- >> oh, my god. >> reporter: fireworks shoot directly into the crowd. shocking revelers. nine hurt. medics on the scene treating the injured for burns. authorities still investigating the incident. but this morning's event organizers telling abc7 news a fire shell explode inside its canister causing several others to tip over. >> oh, my god. >> firing toward this unsuspecting crowd. >> oh, my god. >> instead of up in the sky. >> that roos ryan smith reporting. the injuries were minor. self e several planses were on scene just for situations like that. >>> coney island crowns a new top dog. what san jose native and eight-time winner joey chestnut says about the upset. >> a live look from sfo shows ♪ we came in station wagons, campers, on planes to see what walt had bu

welcome to ryan smith. >> wow, welcome to ryan smith! >> yes. >> that's the show now?, actually. >> when you're not here. >> t.j. holmes is on assignment. great to be here today. great to be with you on this pre-fourth of july day. but let's start with something serious, though taking a turn here. we begin with that fiery accident in tennessee. toxic chemicals and fumes keeping thousands of people from their homes for now a second night. >> the car that derailed and erupted in flames was carrying 24,000 gallons of a highly flammable and poisonous material. and this morning, officials are still monitoring the air quality. here's more from abc's alex perez. >> reporter: that dark cloud of toxic fumes hovering over parts of eastern tennessee, the fire from that freight train accident still smoldering. >> i can see it down the tracks burning. i'm going to put my gear on and start that way. >> all right. don't get too close. >> reporter: the fumes forcing 5,000 residents to evacuate. >> it sounds to me like we need to upgrade our evacuation. station check that and see if we

here's abc's ryan smith. >> reporter: it was an ordinary traffic stop that escalated into this. >> get out of the car! i will light you up. get out! >> wow. >> now! >> reporter: the trooper arrests 28-year-old sandra bland. three days later, she's found hanging in her jail cell, a garbage bag around her neck. the ultimate question, how did someone involved in a minor traffic stop end up dead in a jail cell? >> there are a lot of questions we have. >> reporter: the mystery began late friday afternoon. sandra bland is pulled over by state trooper brian ensenia. everything seems routine. >> hello, ma'am. the reason for the stop is you failed to signal your lane change. do you have your driver's license and insurance? >> reporter: a few minutes later the situation grows tense. >> you seem very irritated. >> i am. i really am. nor what i'm getting a ticket for. you were speeding up, tailing me, so i moved over and you stopped me. so yeah, i am a little irritated but that doesn't stop you from giving me a ticket. >> reporter: then he asks bland to put out her cigarette. >> you mind putting o

>> all right, ryan smith with us here tonight. ryan thank you. >>> we're going to turn next to new details of that miraculous survival. 16-year-old autumn veatch speaking out, wondering for two days and emerging from the woods to call 911. speaking about her step-grandparents, who were on that plane. she tried to pull them out. they did not survive. here's abc's kayna whitworth with the interview. >> i was positive i was going to die and then i was positive i was going to live. >> reporter: with just a bandaged hand scratches and bug bites, tonight, autumn veatch is telling an incredible story of survival. >> completely white and then but as we were starting to go up i could see the trees and we just crashed and i felt everything jolt. >> reporter: autumn's grandparents were flying her from montana to washington state, with just 30 minutes left in their flight the plane hit stormy weather and crashed into a mountain in the torte kasnorth kas yads. she couldn't get to her grandmother through the flames and burnt her hand trying to

her family says that doesn't sound like someone who would take their own life. >> ryan smith with us here tonight, ryan, thank you. >>> we're going to turn to a developing headline tonight and these live pictures coming in at this hour, what's left of a massive warehouse fire still smoldering near a major artery right here in the northeast outside new york city in fact. after a five alarm fire, families displaced tonight, more than 100 people at a middle school shelter told it's not safe to go home yet. they are now testing the air quality, and abc's gio benitez is on the scene tonight. >> reporter: tonight, 175 firefighters tackling a stubborn blaze. thick black smoke billowing into the air. >> we have heavy fire, we've got heavy smoke. >> reporter: it started in the middle of the night, 2:30 a.m. at a car repair shop, spreading so far it's destroyed 8 businesses. a warehouse as big as 50 football fields. wam, watch, it's so close to a train track, you can see a new jersey transit train moving right next to that fire. >> the whole thing is on fire. >> fires are blowing up. there's ba

come on people. >> got to the call ryan smith. what's he doing tonight? all right.oming up stall tactics. >> that's what we were doing, a stall tactic. team usa. the goalie, this was beautiful on her part. she got in that opponent's head. mess this had woman all up. it paid off for the usa playing on the championship on sunday. aware you're watching "world trading-in or selling your car, truck or suv? webuyanycar.com takes the hassle out of selling in just 3 easy steps. one, get your free online valuation. two, drive to your local car buying center. and three, walk out with your check in as little as 30 minutes. buying used cars is all we do... all makes and models... no dealership pressure. we'll even settle your loan or lease. so don't wait. get your free online valuation now at webuyanycar.com >> this is brutal folks. women's world cup, second semifinal for the right to take on the u.s. in the championship. japan takes the lead on a penalty kick there. england gets their own penalty kick, ties things up. this was -- 60 second seconds left in the match. and an own

. >> ryan smith in for t.j. holmes. reena ninan. thank you so much.o interested in the cleaning story. i'm neat i'm not clean. >> are you organized? >> very organized. >> your office is very clean. you've got like perfect pictures up. is that a legal thing from your law school days? >> i think so. everything is easier to find. it's calming. >> i go for mass chaos. i feet creativity emerges from the mass. >> as does clutter. >>> well on a more serious note we begin with the mystery of the malaysia flight 370, finally starting to unravel as investigators take a closer look at what may be the first sign of the plane in 17 months. >> people have been waiting a long time for clues. the clues from the wing flap that an washed ashore suggesting it may have been no accident. and another piece of debris drawing attention. here's more from abc's jim avila. >> helicopters searching the shores of reunion island a suitcase found on a beach. no clues about its origin. on shore, local police load the sea worn but crucial wing part into an evidence van and strap it i

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come on people. >> got to the call ryan smith. what's he doing tonight? all right.oming up stall tactics. >> that's what we were doing, a stall tactic. team usa. the goalie, this was beautiful on her part. she got in that opponent's head. mess this had woman all up. it paid off for the usa playing on the championship on sunday. aware you're watching "world news now." >> "world news n >> this is brutal folks. women's world cup, second semifinal for the right to take on the u.s. in the championship. japan takes the lead on a penalty kick there. england gets their own penalty kick, ties things up. this was -- 60 second seconds left in the match. and an own goal by england. that young lady laura basset i just want to hug her. poor thing doing what she was supposed to do, trying to defend a pass and she kicks it into her own goal. >> heart breaking >> this was one of the worst things i have seen in sports. i'm serious, y'all. this is awful, awful, awful. england had a chance to get to a final for the first time. this is the first time they'd been in the semifinals. all o

here's ryan smith with more. >>reporter: tonight the blockbuster reveld. what we never knew. new england patriots sawper star quarterback tom brady 120 million win the super bell had the assistant destroy the cell phone before meeting with league investigators according to the nfl. in this 20 page ruling commissioner roger goodell slamming brady. claiming he attempted to conceal evidence of his personal involvement in the tampering scheme. commissioner also revealing that destroyed phone contained nearly 10,000 text messages with many individuals over 4 months. during the time brady was investigated for his role in deflating the footballs. with the phone gone and text messages wiped out his suspension will stand tonight. one fourth of the season he will sit out. in january brady told reporters when asked if he was a cheater. >> is tom brady a cheater. >> i don't believe so. i mean i feel like i have always played within the rules. >>reporter: tonight responding to the commissioner decision brady agent firing back calling the appeals process a sham. and about brady turning ove

police arrested 19-year-old ryan smith on at home in voorhees monday night. they say a woman called to complain he was committing a lewd act while sitting on the hood of his car. when police arrived he admitted to the act and taken into custody. >>> former president george hw bush is in the hospital falling at home breaking a vertibrae in his back. >> reporter: former president george h.w.bush is recovering at this hospital in portland maine suffering from a fractured vertibrae in his neck after falling at home. it is not known how he fell at his summer home in ken -- kenny bunkport maine. diagnosed with with thyroid condition in 1991. two years ago he spent two months in a houston hospital for a bronchitis related illness. bush 41, the nation's oldest living president has hardly let the health challenges slow him down just last summer marking his 90th birthday with a thrilling skydive in maine. this morning the spokesman for the family said president obama is optimistic about his recovery fully expected to be back in texas by the start of football season. >>

. >> i'm ryan smith.re following this morning on "world news now." the heat wave in the west is fueling dozens of wildfires. some homes destroyed and hundreds of people evacuated. the air quality is considered unhealthy because of the smoke. more details in a moment. >>> european finance ministers meet today hoping to resolve the greek debt crisis. germany holding firm but other countries may be willing to make concessions after greek voters rejected new austerity measures. >>> a million people greeted pope francis in his stop in ecuador. the first stop for the native son. the first latin american pope on his first papal visit to his home continent. >>> starting today, your morning brew at starbucks going to cost you a bit more. while coffee prices are down, the cost of labor and rent is up. starbucks increasing prices by about 1% more for customers. those are some of our top stories on this tuesday, july 7th. captions paid for by abc, inc. >> from abc news, this is "world >> good morning to you. we begin

police arrested ryan smith on echelon road in voorhees.oman called to complain he was committing the lewd act on the hood of his car. he confessed to police when he was was taken into custody. >> john brennen said someone stole flowers from the bench which honors the life of his son. the memorial was set up to honor casey brenner, one of four mainland high school football players killed in 2011. his dad said this is a special place for him he wants the flowers returned. >> i don't like going to the cemetary, this is where i come, this is casey hung out when he was a little boy his christmas tree is here. it kind of breaks my heart. >> brenner said this location was not the only place targetedment thieves stole planters from another bench in nearby linwood. >> 5:57. following developing news at newark airport where laser points forced several planes to change their course. >> we're monitoring reports of george hw bush who was admitted to the hospital last night. i guess i never really gave much thought to the acidity in any foods. never tho

i'm ryan smith in for t.j.r is out of jail this morning. >> that's right. ray tensing was released on bond after pleading not guilty to murdering an unarmed driver during a traffic stop. abc's tom llamas is in cincinnati. >> reporter: stripped of his uniform, his badge, and now in stripes, former university of cincinnati officer ray tensing marched before a judge. tensing pleading not guilty to charges he murdered 43-year-old sam dubose. cheers in court as the judge set his bail. >> the bond will be $1 million any way. >> reporter: and new details about the minor traffic stop that turned deadly. >> hey, how's it going, man? >> hey, how's it going? >> reporter: and just two minutes later. >> but i didn't even do nothing. >> go ahead and take your seat belt off. stop, stop! [ shot ] >> reporter: after tensing fires, another officer's body cam showing him on the ground. but he gets up chases the car, which rolls 100 yards before crashing. new video shows tensing looking in the driver's seat, shutting off the ignit

details from abc's ryan smith. >> reporter: from the local sheriff, an explosive admission.es that she had attempted suicide within the last year, but she said she is not feeling suicidal today, all leading to new questions about whether she was watched closely enough. also, the phone call. on saturday, one of her friends received this message, the voice believed to be sandra bland's. >> i'm still just at a loss for words, honestly about this whole process, how this switching lanes with no signal turned into all of this. >> reporter: that call obtained by our houston station ktrk came just hours after bland went before a judge. her bail set at $5,000. this police dashcam video of her arrest raising new questions about how a simple traffic stop could go so wrong. >> hello, ma'am. >> reporter: trooper brian encinia approaches her car. >> the reason for your stop is you failed to signal a lane change. >> reporter: the interaction quickly growing tense. >> you seem very irritated. >> i am. i really am. >> reporter: he asks her to put out her cigarette. >> would you mind putting

more now from abc's ryan smith. >> reporter: tom brady defiant.s, led by owner bob kraft, huddling around him. >> the decision handed down by the league yesterday is unfathomable to me. >> reporter: brady strongly denying the nfl's claim that he covered up his role in deflategate by asking an assistant to destroy his cell phone containing nearly 10,000 text messages. on facebook brady saying "to suggest that i destroyed a phone to avoid giving the nfl information it requested is completely wrong." he insists he simply replaced a broken samsung with a new iphone 6, adding "i have never written, texted e-mailed to anybody at any time anything related to football air pressure." >> it is completely incomprehensible to me that the league continues to disparage one of its all-time great players. >> reporter: brady's teammates firmly behind him. >> tom brady said he did nothing wrong. do you believe him? >> we support him and believe in him. >> reporter: the nfl players union has now filed an appeal of roger goodell's decision in minnesota federal court,

ryan smith reports video of her arrest could provide some answers. >>> you just slammide head into theoutrage at this video surfacing days after sandra bland died in a texas jail. >> i can't even hear. >> the activist. >> my goal is to racially unite. >> died three days after this arrest for allegedly assaulting an officer during a routine traffic stop. police saying in a statement she was argumentative and uncooperative, but police appear to try to stop a witness from filming. >> please leave. >> i'm on public property. >> and sandra applauding him. >> thank you for recording. thank you. >> the medical examiner saying she hanged herself. bland's family demanding answers. >> it is unimaginable and difficult for us to wrap our minds around. >> they say sandra was days away from starting a new job and would never take her own life. >> based on the sandy that i knew that's unfathomable to me. >> this family needs too understand what happened. >> the texas rangers investigating this case and the fbi monitoring it, as well. the family's lawyer telling us they hope to meet with texas authori

abc's ryan smith has the latest. new details from the aunz of sandra bland.horities revealing why they believe she wasn't murdered. >> at this particular point in time, i have not seen any evidence to indicate that this is a homicide. >> reporter: according to preliminary autopsy findings, bland's hands didn't show defensive wounds. something authorities believe may be present in a homicide. and her neck wounds were seemingly consistent with a suicide. and now, this fellow inmate of bland's alexandria pile coming forward. housed in the cell across from the 28-year-old bland, telling our houston station, ktrk, jail was taking an emotional toll on her. >> she was crying and i could barely understand her. she was like, i'm not equipped for this kind of life. >> reporter: bland's case sparking outrage. >> get out of the car! >> and then you're going to stun me? >> i will light you up. get out! >> reporter: raising the question, what are your rights during traffic stops? we showed the video to joseph giacalone, a former nypd sergeant. >> you mind putting out your

ryan smith, abc news, new york. >> that is so sad to hear. >> they have clauss in contracts. you can't ride a motorcycle or do some dangerous things. it's amazing they might have to put don't handle fire works in contract into there's 8,000 to 10,000,000 people a year go to er rooms because of fire works. >> coming up survival buddies, two shark encounter survivors sharing their experiences. >> how they're helping each other and what we can all learn from them. you're watching "world news now." ♪ >>> boy, there's been a lot of fear generated by coverage of sharks. this story is heartwarming. two encounter survivors sharing the experiences with each other. >> one of these guys i spent a lot of time with. the other is a 16-year-old, young man whose arm was bitten off in the carolina coastline. he's getting support from someone who knows exactly what he's going through. >> a month after a brutal shark encounter -- >> his arm is gone. >> hunter is is bravely facing a new life without his left arm. and recently he got a visit from a big fan. >> hi hunter. i'm paul. >> nice to meet

joining us today, ryan smith in for t.j. >> good to be here.ometimes when it comes to love. but some good, some bad. we'll talk about kourtney today. >> we're going to kick it off with new details about sex and drugs stemming from the allegations against bill cosby. >> it is just shocking. court documents show ten years ago the comedian admitted to giving quaaludes to women he wanted to have sex with. here's more from gio benitez. >> after more than 30 women accused cosby of drugging or sexually assaulting them, for the first time cosby reportedly admitting to drugging at least one woman he wanted to have sex with. the "associated press" reporting the 77-year-old makes the stunning admission in a 2005 deposition seen here in an excerpt answering question when asked if he was using quaaludes pore young women that you wanted to have sex with. the depo part of a lawsuit from a former temple university employee. his lawyers objected saying it would embarrass cosby. just this may, abc's linsey davis asked cosby about the allegations. >> this is a si

. >> and i'm ryan smith in for t.j. holmes. >>> and we begin with new hope in the mystery of the missing malaysian passenger jet. >> the experts are saying they're confident that the wing part found by the man on a tiny french island of africa is from flight 370. >> the debris is already shedding light on what may have happened to the plane. many saying its condition supports the theory that it was a deliberate act, but it's not expected to lead investigators to the rest of the wreckage. abc's bazi kanani has the latest. >> reporter: a critical clue loaded into an evidence van now on the way to france while helicopters search the shores of reunion island for any other debris that might have come from the missing malaysia jetliner. it's not confirmed if a suitcase found nearby is connected to the plane that disappeared nearly 17 months ago. but this morning, investigators have few doubts about the origin of the six-foot-long wing part. a source close to the investigation tells abc news this number was on the piece of wre

. >> and i'm ryan smith in for t.j. holmes. we begin with breaking news out of washington state. at least one person has been killed after an ice cave collapsed. >> the body of a hiker is still inside the big four ice caves. crews hope to recover it today. at least five other people were injured at the popular hiking site, one in critical condition. rescue efforts were delayed for nearly 45 minutes because of poor cell phone reception in the area. >> this past weekend one visitor captured a collapse at the same ice cave. no one was injured in that collapse you see there. now, in may, the u.s. forest service issued a special warning alerting hikers that the caves were in a dangerous state because of high temperatures and they should not go inside. we'll have a report from the scene coming this morning on "good morning america." >>> well, now to the bombshell admission from bill cosby coming in the form of newly unsealed court documents from ten years ago. >> in the deposition from a case settled with an accuser cosby admitted to obtaining quaaludes for women he wanted to have sex

abc's ryan smith tonight asking the questions. >> reporter: tom brady is defiant tonight as the patriots, led by owner bob kraft, are huddling around him. >> the decision handed down by the league yesterday is unfathomable to me. >> reporter: brady today is strongly denying the nfl's claim that he covered up his role in deflate-gate by asking an assistant to destroy his cell phone containing nearly 10,000 tez messages. on facebook, brady is saying "to suggest that i destroyed a phone to avoid giving the nfl information it requested is completely wrong." he insists that he simply replaced a broken samsung with a new iphone 6. adding "i have never written, texted, or emailed to anybody at any time anything related to football air pressure." >> it is completely incomprehensible to me that the league continues to take steps to disparage one of its all-time greatest players. >> reporter: brady's teammates firmly behind him. >> tom brady said that he did nothing wrong. do you believe him? >> we support him and believe in him. >> reporter: the nfl has filed an appeal of the decision in minnesot

. >> i'm ryan smith in for tomorrow holmes. investigators back at the debris field where two planes collided midair. >> one had two people inside. >> the collision raising questions about how something like this could happen. here's abc's bazi kanani with the details. >> we need to get an ambulance. >> reporter: over miles of woods and marshes, tires, engine parts after a horrific midair crash. >> we're getting reports of two planes down. >> reporter: witnesses called for help just after 11:00 a.m. >> sitting there and heard this boom coming from this side. >> reporter: the two planes an f-16 on a training mission out of shaw air force base and a two-set cessna 150 which had been in the air for just minutes before the crash. its two passengers presumed dead. authorities say the pilot of the f-16 ejected safely parachuting down into a wooded plantation. the coast guard flying in to help seen here lowering a medic to reach the pilot. >> the decision to eject is a quick one, especially in a single seat fighter like an f-16 but in

here's abc's ryan smith. >> reporter: tonight, new details from the autopsy of sandra bland. authorities revealing why they believe she wasn't murdered. >> at this particular point in time i have not seen any evidence to indicate that this is a homicide. >> reporter: according to preliminary autopsy findings bland's hands didn't show defensive wounds. something authorities believe may be present in a homicide. and her neck wounds were seemingly consistent with a suicide. and now, this fellow inmate of bland's, coming forward. housed in the cell across from the 28-year-old bland, telling our houston station, jail was taking an emotional toll on her. >> she was crying i could barely understand her. she was like i'm not and quipped for this kind of life. >> reporter: bland's case sparking outrage. >> get out of the car! i will light you up. get out! >> reporter: raising the question what are your rights during traffic stops? we showed the video to joseph jacolone. >> you mind putting out your cigarette, if you don't mind? >> i'm in my car. why do you have to put out my cigarette

ryan smith tonight on that player just days away from signing a contract worth almost $15 million. >> reporter: tonight two nfl players putting their hands in jeopardy from using fireworks over the fourth of july weekend. >> this is almost unprecedented. these players who had so much football life in front of them suffered needless injuries. >> jason pierre-paul severely injuring both hands lighting this display. medical charts showing his right index finger was amputated. he remains hospitalized. his injury putting millions on the line. pierre-paul seen here bragging about fireworks while holding on infant. >> talk about fireworks on the ground -- >> reporter: hasn't yet signed a $14.8 million deal for next season with the giants and has until july 15th to complete a long-term contract a deal that may be in jeopardy. that same weekend, tampa bay buccaneers corner back c.j. wilson reportedly lost two fingers during a celebration with family and friends. >> i was at a friend's house, a bunch of them got together and just shooting off a bunch of fireworks, had one explode in his hand. >

abc's ryan smith leading us off. >> reporter: from the local sheriff tonight, an explosive admission. on the day sandra bland was put in this cell, she actually told her jailers she had previously attempted suicide, leading to new questions about whether she was watched closely enough. also tonight, the phone call. and on saturday one of her friends received this message, the voice believed to be sandra bland's. >> i'm still just at a loss for words, honestly about this whole process, how this switching lanes with no signal turns into all this. >> reporter: that call obtained by our houston station came hours before bland went off a judge, her bail set at $5,000. she was trying to raise that money. tonight, this police dash cam video of her arrest raising new questions about how a simple traffic stop could go so wrong. trooper brian insin ya approaches her car. >> you failed to signal a lane change. >> reporter: the interaction quickly growing tense. >> you seem very irritated. >> i am i really i am. >> reporter: he asked her to put out her cigarette. >> would you mind putting out you

we get more now from abc's ryan smith. >> reporter: authorities releasing this jailhouse video purporting to show sandra bland as last moments alive before they seemingly discover her in her cell. >> this investigation is still being treated just as it would be a murder investigation. >> reporter: this as bland's family speaking out about new unreleased dash cam video showing the arrest and according to the bland family's lawyer, this dash cam video indicates an officer said planned would get a warning yet ask her to get out of the car. >> it calls into question why it is for a routine traffic stop she was asked to even get out of her car. >> reporter: sandra's arrest police say happened after she kicked an officer. but in the cell phone video she claims they roughed her up. >> for a traffic signal you slam me into the ground. and everything. >> reporter: the 28-year-old bland found hanged to death with a trash bag in her cell three days after her arrest. now the bland family starting their own investigation and conducting an independent autopsy. community leaders expressed outrage over t

here's abc's ryan smith. >> reporter: tonight the blockbuster reveal. what we never knew. new england patriots superstar quarterback tom brady, watched by 120 million win the super bowl had his assistant destroy his cell phone, right before meeting with league investigators, according to the nfl. in this 20-page ruling commissioner roger goodell slamming brady, claiming he attempted to conceal evidence of his personal involvement in the tampering scheme. the commissioner also revealing that destroyed phone contained nearly 10,000 text messages with many individ over four months. during that time brady was investigated for his role in deflating those footballs. with the phone gone and text messages wiped out, his suspension will stand tonight. one-fourth of the season he will sit out. in january he told reporters when asked if he was a cheater. >> is tom brady a cheater? >> i don't believe so. i mean i feel like i've always played within the rules. >> reporter: tonight, responding to the commissioner's decision brady's agent firing back calling the appeals process a sham. a