so he told sammy go to my house and get the van because sammy couldn't get his truck out by then.n the house and, you know, and get dry clothes and stuff. so sammy got in there and made breakfast for mom and dad. dried their clothes, everything. and danny told them, get my grandki grandkids. and just take them to rick's. so i said, yeah, just bring them over here. so that's what he was doing. that's what he was doing. he was trying to get around the flood. and he came up to a bridge that it wasn't very wide. i mean very long. but it still has water on it. he was thinking about turning around and dad said you can go. just do it. and we were raised, dad tells you to do something, you do it. even at 84 years old he was very demanding. sammy went across the bridge and he made it across the bridge. but on the other side of the bridge, there was a dip in the road and when the van went down, it just started floating and he had no control after that and he said dad kept telling him to go, go. you know, hit it and sammy said it's not doing anything. it is just spinning and making it worse.

sammy lost control of the van and it's in the buy you. i finally got ahold of sammy. of course, he was barely able to talk. he was saying that he was going down lay road, or green river, lay road. they came up to a bridge where lay road and green river come together and the bridge was overflowed, dad said go, you can make it, i can see the guard rail, go. you listen to your dad. dad was real demanding even at 84 years old. so he went. like i told sammy, i can't see myself doing anything different. dad told me to go, i would have tried to make it. of course, like anybody else, he panicked. he said him, mom and dad were under water, they were under wart and he got out of the van, he didn't even take off his seatbelt. the window was halfway open, he just slid out. he grabbed a branch or a twig, what he called it. he called it a twig. i don't know if it was a branch or a tree or what and the kids were screaming. he could hear them screaming or crying. of course, they wanted out of the van. he kept telling them to get out the back door. >> that's one of the most heartbreak

motives are sammie i get the impression that there's been a devolution of responsibility here. taking what joe just said about saudi arabia do you think the big ministration is kind of allocating saudi arabia to be its point man in the region of course it has its israeli we have the saudis and the israelis very close together but there's one problem with all that and that is turkey and now a nato ally here i mean what's going to happen there because there is an enormous amount of friction here and it's all summed up in one word kurds go ahead sami. i think at the end in mind when it comes to the united states of america has been said to clearly by their chief of the pentagon general davis and he's kind of sitting there. for your interests in iran so the goal is facing iran now the problem is. america does not have the tools. to face to iran iraq and syria it's true that they could rely on a proxy. in iraq but this has limit because of supporting the kurds. and here i mean you can understand the position of secretary of state who try to. set the bridges with russia because washi

you won't necessarily find sammy hagar performing at el paseo.(sammy and fan) i'm sammy.ve you. still fans - drop by to say hi. and i managed to coax sammy hagar to belt it out just once.(song - "55") ...fifty five!!! (sammy and fan) definitely keep driving under 55. proving the point you're never too old to rock and roll. in mill valley vicki liviakis kron 4 news. ( tiffany ) still ahead... the gender pay gap is getting worse for women. we'll give you the alarming new numbers and explain why, on the kron four morning news at seven. and after the break. you'll get a closer look into the future of space travel. next. people love my breakfast burritos. and my french fries. wait! what if i put them together?! a burrito stuffed with scrambled eggs, creamy guacamole, bacon and crispy french fries. i'll call it the california breakfast burrito! boom. someone got that, right? scrambled eggs. guacamole. bacon. french fries. you'll call it the california breakfast burrito. boom. good work everyone. another winner. introducing my new california breakfast burrito. only at jack in th

rick saldavarious's brother, sammy, was behind the wheel. >> he said the van was bobbing in the water, that's how deep it was. he kept yelling at the kids. you could hear the kids screaming and crying trying to get out of the van. >> reporter: sammy clung to a tree for nearly an hour before help arrived. >> the sheriff came over there with a boat. threw a life line to them. >> reporter: sammy's parents, retirees in their 80s. 16-year-old debbie posted earlier, no sleep and anxiety. please let this pass. but harvey barreled into their neighborhood. brothers dominic, 15, xavier 8, and little sister daisy, just 6, watched as floodwaters kept rising. the drive to safety turned tragic. their aunt said there was nothing her nephew could do. >> they couldn't talk to me about the kids. it's a great loss. i mean, it's very, very devastating. >> reporter: the bodies of the victims and the van are still missing. tonight green's bayou is a sea of floodwaters. search crews clinging to hope as they wade through so much loss. miguel almaguer, nbc news, houston. >>> incredibly, harvey which is back o

i love sammy davis, jr. >> i know, awed statue of sammy davis, jr.ildhood home. >> did it look like this? >> no it, did not. >> a lot of rings, necklaces, stuff like that. >> okay. so here is the question of the morning, for you. when you would go -- >> sue is dying right now. >> so whether you go to a philadelphia sporting event. which is the most satisfying experience? there is a survey out. and i apologize already. i didn't put the survey together. but the philadelphia soul was not part of the survey. so ron judge war ski, don't yell at me. >> here is jenny. >> good morning, guys, should it stay, should it go? talking about the frank rizzo statue, a lot of police officers were here, overnight, now not so much. but the barricades remain. with a threat of vandalism. as a lot of people are calling for the removal of this monument. we will be right back. you need the best equipment. for the best ride. the best fit. and the best night's sleep. the beautyrest black hybrid features advanced memory foams for individualized support and a conforming feel. y

sammy lost control of the van and everybody's gone. i finally got a hold of sammy. he said of course he was barely able to talk. they came up to a bridge. and the bridge was overflown but dad said, go. i mean you can make it. i can see the guardrail. go. and sammy told -- we were talk you can -- you listen to your dad. dad was really demanding even at 84 years old. so he went. and like i told sammy, i said i can't see myself doing anything different. i would -- dad told me to go i would have tried to make it. he panicked. he said him, mom and dad were in underwater. and he got out of the van. he didn't even take off his seatbelt. the window was half way open. he slid out. and he came -- grabbed a branch or twig, what he called it. he called a twig. i don't know if it was a branch or tree. the kids were screaming and crying. of course they want the out of the van. he kept yelling climb out the back doors. >> that's one of the most heart breaking parts of this incredibly heart breaking story is that your brother witnessed it all happening. >> yeah. van go down, knowin

the life of sammy davis junior. a multiple award winner and the "sweetok was called thunder, the life and times of sugar ray robinson," named as a best book of the year by forbes. his other books are two of the river, about a 2500-mile journey down the mississippi river, and the family memoir of columbus, a family memoir: the story the butler needs no induction. a story of eugene allen, a white house butler who served eight presidents, turned into a blockbuster movie. mr. hagood's career has been notable for 17 years he was a national and foreign correspondent for the boston globe. in 1990, he covered the civil war in somalia and was taken hostage by the rebels. he was eventually released with the aid of pakistani and troops. on another foreign correspondent ce he found himself standing outside south africa, the south african prison where freedom fighter nelson mandela was released after 27 years of imprisonment. little-known fact, he was one of the few american journalists to report from behind the berlin wall. mr.

with sammy davis junior, he could cole, he could dance with sammy davisjunior, he could take over havee could annoy sean connery on the golf course, which a lwa ys connery on the golf course, which always tickled me. tell us more - you can't just leave it always tickled me. tell us more - you can'tjust leave it there! he was just a great, you can'tjust leave it there! he wasjust a great, great you can'tjust leave it there! he was just a great, great guy, you can'tjust leave it there! he wasjust a great, great guy, and our greatest talent. him and roy castle we re greatest talent. him and roy castle were the two most talented guys i've worked with in british show business. he was unique. he was well—dressed, good fun, meticulous. he looked after himself. he liked to drink bourbon, to make fingers, no lice. —— two fingers. he said he had a dog that used to bark like him. he would say, i don't talk like that, but of course, he did. jimmy, we have heard a lot of tributes from people who have worked with him, yourself included, about how he was caring and sharing in terms of nurturing new t

is my nephew sammy jo. >> pamela sue martin was the first feisty carrington daughter fallon.abeth gillies. >> i say jump on board now. you don't want to be the loser who missed the whole thing and is in "game of thrones" trying to catch up. hop on board early, join your fan club and get ready. >> oh, man. getting crazy, but i want to know this. who will be the new one? >> joan collins is irreplaceable, right? but the c with, is going to try, and they are in the casting process por that role. >>> let's continue the throwback thursday theme. you remember sharon stone? how could you possibly forget that, right? well, now we're going to get a look at how she got that infamous role more than 25 years ago. >> cheers. my friends call me katherine. mostly. >> sharon posted her audition tape to twitter. at the time, she was just 32 years old and got to say, her tryout was almost sexier than the finished scene. >> do you have any coke? >> there's some in the fridge. >> that's really not the same thing, now is it? >> give me coke. >> it's in the fridge. >> that's not really the same thi

we played van halen with sammy haggar singing lead. that's the problem.resident obama is the david lee roth of the democratic party. >> hillary clinton is the gary sharone. >> nicely done! beautiful. >> obama is the guy that steals your girlfriend and tries to give you relationship advice. [laughter] what are you doing? you destroyed the party. you lost 1,000 seats in the last couple of years. it's been destroyed. great analogy. cruise on his charisma. it's exactly right. it's exactly right, gutfeld. the guy had it all. he won re-election because people thought he was a decent man and they didn't like mitt romney, but policies he enacted all failed, foreign and domestic. and now they're left holding nothing. and he will come back and be a punching bag for donald trump. trump will love obama coming back. first hillary and then obama. >> the democratic numbers are higher than trump, but it will not be enough because the democratic party needs to articulate what it will be moving forward. >> stay right there. "facebook friday" who are these people? the energ

what a wide receiver, sammy. i met him. >> greg: i would save me. i met myself early.uld take me to car shows. kent mccord and martin milner. come on people. adam 12. adam 12. i got autographs from both of them. >> greg: i have no idea who that is ha >> greg: you are like 12. a lot of tv stuff. famous talk. i will start with you with dana. what is your favorite childhood star and character? do not say "little house on the prairie."ar >> dana: but that was my favoriteteai show. >> mo: >> greg: what is a womano works or? >> dana: i like her. melissa francis. there was laura, the older one paid what was the middle one? >> greg: wow, this was her favorite show. >> dana: we would get dropped off on the bus at three, 40, in the show was atm 4:00. it was a 20 minute walk, so i would run. i would turn on just-in-time. because we did not have dvrs. jessica makes me want wyoming sounds really fun. sorry, dana. dukes of hazard. bo and luke. uncle jesse too. b5 "dukes of hazard" >> kennedy: i see different stroke. also, "dallas." i loved the billing. my mom would let me stay up la

nosotros" los residentes del rea cerca de donde ocurrieron los hechos recuerdan al chofer de nombre sammyvar llego desesperado en busca de ayuda. sot: esteban ruiz / residente del rea 10:10" cuándo llego el señor que te decía? -el gritaba, estaba desesperado. qué te dijo que había pasado? -que allá estaba su familia, que se le había quedado. -cómo estaba? estaba devastado, impotente y uno también pues no podía uno entrar" en el interior de la camioneta viajaban los padres de sammy, manuel y bella, poco antes debbie de 16 aÑos haba puesto en facebook: no puedo dormir, estoy ansiosa. por favor que esto pase rpido. las otras vctimas sus hermanos dominic de 15, xavier de 8 y la ms pequeÑa daisy de 6 aÑos de edad. esta tarde amigos de la familia llegaron hasta el lugar. sot: benito rodriguez / amigo de la familia 21:42" "me dio mucha tristeza no pude ni llegar mejor me regresé nomás de imaginarme el cuadro mejor me regresé de verdad es triste y le damos nuestro más sentido pésame a la familia" la camioneta fue recuperada justo a un lado de este vecindario en donde hoy sus residentes lamentaban

he said dad kept saying go, hit it, but sammy said it's just spinning making it worse and the nose ofinto the bayou and sammy said him and mom and dad were under water and got out of his seatbelt and out of a half open window off the driver side and he clinged on to what he called a twig, just a branch or tree don't even know but he said that the van was just bobbling in the water that's how deep the water was and could hear the kwid screaming and cryin crying to get out of the van, he kept telling him go to the back door. i'm sure they couldn't even grab a grip much less open it and he said it just went under the water and after that i talked to the sheriff's department since then and they told me he was hanging on to the branch for like 45 minutes screaming for help. don't know who heard him but the sheriff's department went over in a boat and literally threw him a life line and he grabbed on it to it on the first shot and they pulled him to the boat. f and he was very upset and distraught saying the van's dow by that time the van had been under water for 45 minutes so there was no

i remember amazing duets with sammy davisjunior. i remember amazing duets with sammy davis junior.sort of also hosting have i got news for new the 905. also hosting have i got news for new the 90s. he was able to appeal to people of every generation. yes, what he did was reinvent himself. his appearance in the 19905 on have i got news for you was after a time away from the spotlight, that could have backfired spectacularly. he could have really found himself dated, struggling to catch up with the contemporary comedians but he knew what he was doing. so did the producers who turned around and spotted him doing that and said, we will have him for strictly. an excellent choice. thank you very much. the veteran comedian jimmy much. the veteran comedianjimmy tarbuck has been paying tribute to his long—time friend. has been paying tribute to his long-time friend. very sad day and i am doing a show tonightt long-time friend. very sad day and i am doing a show tonight t will be very difficult but there is only one way i will open, i will walk on and say only one way to say good evening, ni

>(tiffany) sammy's parents and four children are all missing and presumed dead.not been recovered. (mark) an elderly dog is becoming a symbol of endurance after a picture of him carrying dog food went viral. "otis" who is a golden retriever mix lived in sinton texas. he got out of is house friday during hurricane harvey. his owners looked everywhere for him, but couldn't find him. otis came back home the next day carrying a huge bag of dog food in his mouth. (mark) more than 100 dogs and cats impacted by hurricane harvey are now in san diego county. they arrived from a shelter in louisiana yesterday. eighty five dogs and 20 cats were onboard the flight. the dogs and cats will be taken to several facilities in san diego. they are expected to be up for adoption soon. (will) coming up... people all across the bay area are helping the people in texas with donations to the red cross. i have the details. third graders today. their new gogurt tubes are easy open. and p.e. consists of sitting around on mats. hippies. oh, mom, making them eat their favorite snack in the b

sheriffs deputies rescued sammy from a tree. he was clinging on to. >>> mentioned this death. houston police mourning the loss of officer who drownedeter chie to work. confirmed the death. family feared for safety when he left for work that day. >> wife told me she had asked him not to go in. his father-in-law who is a korean war veteran in the army, combat veteran, told him not to go. the conditions were so bad. his response was, i've got work to do. >> fellow officers eventually tracked his car to a flooded underpass. the dive team found his body. >>> spoke with a philadelphia woman who now lives in rockport texas, couple hundred miles southwest of houston. the coastal region where harvey made land fall friday night. listen as she explains the devastation in her community. >> the church we go to is pretty much in half. a lot of my friend's homes, the roofs have been taken off or it's just destroyed. >> her seven month old son safely evacuated her home. she's told it could be up to six weeks before she can return. she has no way of knowing whether her home is destroyed. >>> p

. >> sammy haggar, not my choice.ial school board in my hometown, portland, oregon, voted to change the names of three schools with "lynch" in the title, because of the concern of racial connotation. it was named for the lynch family that donated the land for the schools a century ago. here's the school board chair. >> we are doing what we believe is right for our children. we have children of color and other cultures and we want to be sure they can cross the threshold of those schools and be comfortable within their surroundings. >> so, greg, do you think it's doing the greatest service to children to not teach them to differentiate between a verb and a noun? [laughter] >> that's -- shouldn't stop there. they should go over loretta lynch, james lynch, jane lynch. who does this satisfy? it seatisfies outrage addicts looking for a cause. it's fake outrage syndrome. it makes them feel good. i believe it's a sickness to feel strongly about something like this. portland, they're upset about words. and what is happening in

sammy awami, bbc news, in northern tanzania. the death of princess diana in paris. her sons, the princes william and harry, have visited a memorial garden, created at london's kensington palace, in memory of their mother's life and work. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. the flowers and the tributes are back at the gates of kensington palace. a very small echo of how it was 20 years ago, but a reminder of feelings which the years have not erased. and this afternoon, william and harry came to view the tributes. they took their time, they looked, and they read. they laughed at some of the photographs showing them as small children with their mother. it was impossible not to be reminded of how it was 20 years ago when, aged 15 and 12, on their return to london, they'd come out, still numb and bewildered, to meet the people who'd gathered there and to see for themselves the many thousands of bouquets which had been left. diana's boys are both in their 30s now. william's settled, and about to begin full—time royal du

los cuerpos encontrados fueron los de manuel y bella saldivar, padres de sammy saldivar que iba manejandoebbie de 16 aÑos haba puesto en facebook: no puedo dormir, estoy ansiosa. por favor que esto pase rpido. las otras vctimas sus hermanos dominic de 15, xavier de 8 y la ms pequeÑa daisy de 6 aÑos de edad. esta tarde amigos de la familia llegaron hasta el lugar. =sot: benito rodriguez / amigo de la familia 21:42" "me dio mucha tristeza no pude ni llegar mejor me regresé nomás de imaginarme el cuadro mejor me regresé de verdad es triste y le damos nuestro más sentido pésame a la familia" la camioneta fue recuperada justo a un lado de este vecindario en donde hoy sus residentes lamentaban lo ocurrido. =sot: marleen rosas / residente del rea 17:46" "pues es impotente porque no le hubiera gustado salvar a mucha gente, pero estábamos todos en la misma situación, también estuvimos en peligro nosotros" outro el chofer de la camioneta sammy saldivar result ileso, al parecer su vehculo qued varado en el agua en su intento de huir del peligro y se baj en busca de ayuda, cuando regreso la misma cor

sammy awami, bbc news, in northern tanzania.re from the occupants of each cart in china, which headed backwards into a river. it is thought that the driver hit the accelerator, not the break. a mother and daughter were inside, but amazingly they suffered no serious injuries. itjust took 11 seconds. it was noticed by a swimmer, who with a pedestrian pulled them out of the car. that main news is that texas has not seen the worst of the flooding caused by triple storm harvey. it is still affecting the oil supply, with more pipelines and refineries cut in the wake of the disaster. more and —— more on all that and all the news on our website. thank you for watching. hello there. we're moving into the last day of august, but in some places, yesterday, it felt like september had already arrived. because there was a lot of cloud, there was some rain around, and temperatures across some south—eastern areas only got up to 13 degrees. but further north and west, the day brought brighter skies and some spells of sunshine. just a few showers

you could hear the kids screaming and trying to get out of the van. >> reporter: sammy help arrived. >> the sheriff came over there with a boat. threw a lifeline to them, literally threw a lifeline to them. parents, retirees in their 80s. 16-year-old debbie had posted on facebook hours earlier, no sleep and anxiety, please let this pass. but harvey barreled into their neighborhood. brothers dominic, 15, xavier 8, and little sister daisy, just 6, watched as floodwaters kept rising. the drive to safety turned tragic. their aunt said there was nothing her nephew could do. >> they couldn't talk to me about the kids. it's a great loss. i mean, it's very, very devastating. >> reporter: the bodies of the victims and the van are still missing. tonight green's bayou is a sea of floodwaters. search crews clinging to hope as they wade through so much loss. news, houston. >> incredibly, harvey which is back out over the gulf as a tropical storm, is set to make landfall for a third time overnight. this time, closing in on louisiana. evoking haunting memories of hurricane katrina, which also made

sammy survived by clinging to a tree branch, but apparently he could hear the children screaming andesperately trying to get out of the van. sammy's brother broke down and wept when he told cnn's erin burnett about the youngest child in the van, a 6-year-old little girl by the name of daisy. >> oh, she was a -- i mean, as little girls are, i mean, she was just a adorable. she was always laughing, always, i mean, you couldn't help but laugh. excuse me. i mean, the minute she walked in a room, she -- excuse me. >> it's okay. >> yeah, i mean, she was -- she was great. i mean, you know, i didn't see her much. i wish i would have seen her more often before mom and dad really got sick, they used to take care of her and they were always talking about daisy, oh, she did this and she did that and they were always just playing with her. i mean, she was a very good little girl. all of them were. >> our hearts go out to the salvidar family. debbie salvidar, 16 years of age, dominic, 14, xavier 8, and little daisy 6. along with 84-year-old manuel salvidar and his wife, 81 years of age who planned

sammy davis junior was his great idol. together with strictly come dancing. i remember the laughter when they wa nted i remember the laughter when they wanted to come up with the idea, reinventing dancing, it was ajoke. suddenly it all made sense 0n reinventing dancing, it was ajoke. suddenly it all made sense on a saturday night these audience are a result of the formula that only he could do. #in # in other words, please be true. # in other words, please be true. #in # in other words, please be true. # in other words, please be true. # in other words, please be true. # in otherwords, i # in other words, please be true. # in other words, i love you. you can see how much he lived and breathed that. of course in recent yea rs we breathed that. of course in recent years we had unfortunately stories about his ill health which had prevented him in 2015 from hosting the christmas special and then a series of other illnesses. yes, he had been poorly in the last few yea rs, had been poorly in the last few years, but he was still

sammy. sammy. this is your big moment, sam. hi, you, hi you, boo-boo, yes.ay, talk to my agent, talk to my agebt. i'm sleeping. you can actually have sam and dean. aren't those you want to come out. hi, you, whoa whoa. sorry, sorry, that was rude. they will be opening at 11:30 at the loudoun county animal shelter from 11:30 to 5:00. all fees have been waived. let's clear the shelter. back to you. >> rieger, you just woke them up on a saturday, trying to sleep in, my goodness. but they're cute, that's for sure. >> having too much fun. >>> #cleartheshelters, you'll see that on your social media today. folks twoilg stand in line because it's so nice there. >> we will have a touch of humidity, in the 90s. it will still be hot but not the humidity. >> the stuffiness, suffocating factor. >> so soupy once you head outside. a lot better today and t we have plenty of sunshine today and tomorrow with the humidity a little on the lower side. humidity comes back in as we get to monday, solar eclipse day. let's show you what's going on. the skies are clear, a beautiful m

he danced a lot at sammy's last night. >> sammy's in new york? >> yes. he's from new york.all over -- >> and you guys are here? >> absolutely. >> to wish him happy birthday. >> that's awesome. >> we were here for his 80 tth n years ago. >> glad you made it. bob, we miss you, but happy birthday. take some aspirin. let's look at weather across the country. we are looking at some cooler air starting to try to move in to upstate new york. 78 in syracuse. caribou, maine, 67 degrees. temperatures certainly below average. you go down south, and it is very hot and very humid. highs will be in the low to mid 90s. it's going to feel like it's closer to 100 or higher. on sunday, it still looks very hot, 97 in montgomery, alabama. tallahassee, 94 degrees. again, the humidity will make it very uncomfortable, as well. it is going to stay in the upper 80s and lower 90s through raleigh as we continue through next week. we should get into the 90s this is a live look over san curren temperature right now south 60 degrees. we're expecting to see an dopple is showing that we're expecting for t

how about sammy wiggly.t check >> things look great for the eclipse especially here in philadelphia, as we head to tomorrow afternoon be few clouds, 88 we will have the risk for an 18 shower or storm, tuesday, wednesday, chances for storms, temperatures in the 90's on tuesday, 87 wednesday, then feeling kind of like fall by saturday, high temperature of 79 degrees, that's what i'm talking about >> thank you so much. appreciate that. thank you so much for joining us tonight. we're almost on now, cbsphilly.com. now handing things over to lesley and the cbs3 sports zone, have a great night. everyone. ♪ . ♪ . ♪ . >>> from cbs3 eyewitness sports. this is sports zone.

the often injured receiver in the nfl sammy watkins is no longer a buffalo bill he was traded to the rams. that's a nice target. ej gammel goes to the bills and the bills acquire another receiver to take sammy watkins place and that's george matthews from philadelphia for cornerback ronald darby. it's an unusual time for trades to be made, the regular season is so close. the pga golf championship like the san francisco giants are back in washington having weather issues. you will see what happens, justin thomas likes what he sees with the conditions on number six. how did they do that? justin thomas finds himself five back, jason day also five under and this is his second shot on the par 57 poll. it's 183 yards to the pin and he covers about 82.5 of those yards. that is a beautiful shot leading to an eagle. this is a look at his second shot and number four setting himself up for birdie. kevin kisner foreign eagle and he got it. the heavy rain came in and they are in a major delay. they will start early tomorrow. one of the interesting aspects, the guest commentator. who's the worst g

several big name players — including chris gayle, darren bravo, darren sammy and marlon samuels — areresolve a dispute with the country's cricket board, meaning the west indies are relying on an inexperienced side against england. i think that attitudes have changed somewhat towards training and preparation. if you fail to be prepared, be prepared to fail. most of what has been happening is what about preparation. people might not wa nt to about preparation. people might not want to train their way they should trade and i think what we have done or what has happened is that some players have become accustomed to a certain way of doing things. but you still have to put in the work in order to get to a point to get to the standard required. what we have to do is work hard. chris froome said he had "unfinished business" with the vuelta a espana, after a strong support team was announced. the race begins on saturday, with froome bidding to become only the third rider to win the vuelta and the tour de france in the same season. froome said it feels like we're on much more of a mission this

by 1961 he was appearing in the royal command performance, doing a terrible imitation of sammy davis # that's why the lady is a tramp! he became a star presenting itv‘s sunday night at the palladium. it was a perfect showcase for his talents, including one segment in particular, beat the clock. a bit of paper, come on. that's it. nice to see you, to see you, nice. he was an old—fashioned entertainer, alljutting chin and jaunty manner. he was witty, waspish and brilliant at helping ordinary people. this is another phyllis here. i don't like being called phyllis. it's phyl with a y. this is another bit of trouble. he presented the generation game for 11 years, it was typical saturday evening fare, complete with conveyor belt of prizes contestants had to memorise. and all driven at a hectic pace by brucie, catchphrases at the ready. didn't he do well? he spent much of the next a0 years presenting game shows like play your cards right. are you going to go on? likea gingertom. and the generation game the second time around, using his talent for quickfire wit and honest vulgarity. tony bla

he danced a lot at sammys last night. >> sammys in new york.recovering and you guys are here. >> wish him happy birthday. >> we were here for his 80th 10 years ago. >> glad you guys made it. we miss you but happy birthday. take some aspirin. >>> a look at the weather across the country, we're looking for syracuse, caribou, mairch, 60 degrees. below average. down south it is hot and humid, highs in the mid 90s and feels like 100 degrees or higher. tallahassee, 94 degrees, the humidity will make it very uncomfortable as well. it will stay in the upper 80s and lower 90s through raleigh next week and we should get in the 90s in new york city by tuesday. that's a look at the country. now a peek out your window. >> you will not feel the humidity, not as bad as yesterday and it comes pouring in monday and we have rain chances on wednesday. temperatures in the 70s, warming up to the lower 90s for daytime highs today. if you're headed out this evening for the redskins >> that's your latest forecast. guys? >> thank you. >>> still to come, a look at the p

>> sammy, sammy. >> you have archetypes in the bar, office, workplace, taxi company.re there because they're real, honest and true and we all recognize them. >> i don't deserve this, god damn it, i don't but you do. because you are all losers. every mother [ bleep ] one of you, loser. loser! >> the worst word you can hear when you're trying to make a comedy is likeable. from the suits. it's not believable if everybody is likeable. we're not. >> what happened to old idea of doing something for your fellow man? of service. i mean today people just -- >> mr. fawlty. >> i'm coming! wait a moment. >> there's no comedy in likeable. i always go to louie depalma played by danny devito. >> sunshine cab. crazy lady, give me a break here. it's ma. >> this was a troll. mean. said the worst things. was he likeable? no. loveable? yes. why? he's really funny. >> this guy does the best addy g. impersonation. do it. go on. >> i don't. >> oh, sorry, it's not you. it's the other one. >> the other what? paki? >> that's racist. >> i think the thing that made "the office" successful with r

both do anything, and they were great together when they worked, he was great when he worked with sammyis. he worked with the queen and more than held his own. he wasjust a terrific performer. that first night with the palladium, and the last night i worked with him, was the 100th royal show at the albert hall, her majesty was in attendance and they thought of a great idea. they brought des, little ronnie, bruce and myself on together, its the only time the four of us have worked together, and it went well, thank goodness, but it was the finale that was wonderful because we walked down together, the four. i said as we were coming on, let's enjoyed this boys, because we will never do this again, let's take our time and the walk down for the four of us, we got a standing ovation from the audience and it was wonderful and we were coming off, and he said to me, i enjoyed that, and he said to me, i enjoyed that, andi and he said to me, i enjoyed that, and i said, so did i. then we went and i said, so did i. then we went and had a drink and we had a laugh. we have heard so much and we have ta

this is sammy alexander, who posted this video, what the scene looks like they're in corpus christi -- there in corpus christi. we have robert calling from illinois. he is a republican. good morning. caller: good morning, c-span. document dumpght -- president obama's administration made it an art form. trump is following suit. the republicans when they come back from recess have to get behind the president and vote in his agenda that he's been pushing for and hopefully make this country great again. thank you. ,ost: as robert points out republicans are coming back to the hill in september. president trump has been taking shots at members of his own party, mitch mcconnell, jeff flake, john mccain. now, senator bob corker of tennessee. here's the story in "the new york times." back to the phones. bill calling from washington, d.c. bill is a democrat. good morning. caller: good morning. , it's we let this slip by important that we realize what's going on in texas right now. this giant hurricane, category 4 , is going to be flooding for almost a week unparalleled. a clear message to our r

sammy saldivar the sole survivor.esterday his brother rick spoke with my colleague tom llamas. >> they went together. that's all i can -- you know, that's all i'm happy for, that they went together. that's the only thing you can. >> reporter: almost 100 miles away rescuers are trying to save over 73 elderly residents, many bedridden, stuck in their nursing home for 24 hours. the entire facility enveloped by water. foti calerges at ktrk, abc's own station in houston k took us inside. >> there are many other patients here in beds and they have to have people lift up their beds and try to carry them out. >> do you work here? >> yeah, at night. >> at nighttime. what does it been here? this water just rised all the way -- >> you know what? i was staying at home watching television and i saw this on tv. i could not believe they were still here. so i waded through the water and somebody gave me a ride on a boat to be here. it just breaks my heart. >> reporter: residents were corralled in the front entranceway. the front driv

their son sammy is the only survivor. the gro >> i told sammy that i know they went together.y were holding hands. >> and they were holding hands. >> yeah. they were holding hands when he was driving the van. i can already imagine dad holding mom's hand real tight, you know, as the water rushed in. so i know they went to heaven holding hands. >> miguel, it is an unbearable story. i think we knew what would happen here. i think, i don't know, sort of held out hope as i'm sure so many did that there could have been a miracle here. what else have you learned from officials about what happened? >> yeah. there was a lot of confusion over this one because it was seen. it wasn't clear where it had gone and whether or not anybody survived. but the harris county sheriff said today that they were able to find the van that they found the bodies of all the grandkids in the back. they also had recovered the bodies of the 80-year-old grandparents. just a sad story all around. it does make one appreciate the power of water. they were trying to escape the storm. they were trying to escape the

linda feldman, phil douglas, alan ferguson, and sammy snowing to start. thank you again for doing this. >> thank all of you for welcoming me and mayor benjamin and may or giles. on behalf of the united states conference of mayors. we come to washington for a number of different reasons. one to highlight the fact the political back-and-forth in washington is not an abstract problem for the mayors of america. each and every one of us governs in real time, not in theory and philosophy. we are compelled every day to get the job done and solve problems, to find an answer. if we can't find an answer, we make one. that is the life we live every day. as we come to washington, d.c., become a powerful message. we are problem solvers. we are a bipartisan organization. the presence of mayor giles is the next formation point on that -- an explanation point on that. we have a large group of individuals that work with us in real-time to make sure the conference of mayors knows all the different viewpoints. represent 85% of the people in america that live in cities. the

sammy sleeper. >> seven-time champ coming up tonight at 11:30 on the wrap. >>> there are a lot of gadgets out there that promise to make your homes smarter, but can you figure them out? we will put a 79-year-old grandma to the test next. ♪ [ music ] >>> taking a live look outside towards san jose. recognize that song? 2017 mtv vmas were held today. and ed sheeran takes the top. the 11:00 news will be right back. ♪ ♪ hey, is this our turn? honey...our turn? yeah, we go left right here. (woman vo) great adventures are still out there. we'll find them in our subaru outback. (avo) love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. get 0% apr financing for 63 months on all new 2017 outbacks. ends august 31. >>> it seems like everything is going smart especially inside your home. >> our reporter derek cabara put his grandmother to the test. >> reporter: it should be easy to use if you are nine or 90. while she looks only a year or two past 35, my grandma is, in fact, a little older than that. >> well i'm going to be 80 in another month, so i think if i could do it anybody could do it. >> reporter: i lov

this is a picture of me and sammy davis after i wrote for jerry, i had the honor of meeting sammy. and this is a picture that jerry gave me after the roast. thanks for all of your help from 1986. i can't believe it was over 30 years ago. >> time flies. >> amazing. >> thank god we don't age. >> you don't. >> thank god we all stay the same. >> i can't thank you for coming in and sharing how you worked with jerry lewis over the years, who had done so much, not only in entertainment as we know, also in his volunteer work. >> it was amazing what he did for muscular dystrophy. the night i was with him in his hotel room, they discovered a gene for muscular dystrophy and i shared that moment with him. it was an unbelievable moment i'll never forget in my life. >> meant so much to him. joke writer and close friend of jerry lewis and also the writer of "laughing legends." this is his book that i'll hold it up this way so you can see it in front of the camera. thank you so much. i appreciate it. >> thanks for having me on. >> you bet. >>> let's bring in nbc's morgan radford, who's also been f