. >> stephanie ramos tells us more. >> reporter: 30-year-old shannon miles walked into a houston court this morning, arraigned for the murder of darren goforth. miles' arrest saturday came less than 24 hours after authorities say he ambushed goforth at a gas station. the houston area deputy never saw it coming. >> this is just a cold-blooded execution. >> reporter: miles seen here on surveillance cameras came up behind the deputy, allegedly pulled out a gun and began firing. goforth fell to the ground and miles allegedly kept firing. >> the gun holds 14 in its magazine. and one in the chamber. 15 shell casings, you can do the math. he unloaded the entire pistol into deputy goforth. >> reporter: the 47-year-old deputy, father of two, is remembered as a family man, and as a deputy dedicated to his job. fellow deputies now reflecting on his decade of service with the sheriff's office. >> he was a good man. >> reporter: the motive behind the shooting? still unknown. the killing triggering an emotional response from the local law enforcement community. sheriff ron hickman says the attack wa

in washington, stephanie ramos, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> back here a road in white marsh montgomery county is still closed at this hour after a water main break, chopper 6 hd was over the scene yesterday afternoon when the flooding started. a 6 inch cast iron water main broke at 5:30 last night and the road was suppose to be reopen before midnight. there is no reopening estimate. >>> and now some got to pick the perfect bike, the action cam was in southwest philadelphia where the vets got a bike fitting, tomorrow they leave on a three day cycling retreat focused on healing and comradery and healing, they say that the ride is meant to help the vets deal with lost limbs or chronic pain, it started at the nova care complex and continues into knowledge over the weekend. >>> the philadelphia zoo had a big birthday celebration for some of their biggest residents. euna the hippo turns 26. they got zucchini and lettuce treats today. both are on exhibit through the weekend as the birthday celebration continues. >>> more ahead on "action news" at 12:30, caught on camera, a gr

stephanie ramos, abc news, washington. >>> jeb bush will be in the bay area tomorrow.ning reception in san francisco and head to silicon valley thursday. >>> coming up at 4:00, the employer telling new moms to bring their newborn babies to work. >>> first, the california city playing ball twlen comes to beating the drought. >> i'm spencer christian. mainly blue sky, but we have some big changes coming our way as well. i'll have the accuweather forecast in a moment. >>> a live look at the afternoon commute. highway 101 in san rafael. oncoming traffic is usually the heavier commute direction. moving decently. better on the right side southbound for those drivers going back toward the golden gate bridge and into san same plan. new phone. or a new plan. and a just in case. add a new line. or three. and unlimited talk and text for unlimited tweens. take a carrier store detour at target, and upgrade to a shiny new everything. and now when you buy a phone, get 20% off your target run. all things mobile. all in one place. >>> more than 10,000 people are without power in arizon

abc's stephanie ramos is in washington with more. >> reporter: republican presidential candidate donald trump still out front in the polls and he is not backing down from his comments about "fox news" host megyn kelly. >> you could see blood coming from her eyes, blood coming out of her, where ever. >> reporter: trump during an interview on cnn, saying he felt attacked by kelly during the g.o.p. presidential debate. on "fox news", she defended her questioning of trump. >> he felt attacked, it wasn't an attack but it was a fair question. >> reporter: g.o.p. backlash more intense then what trump faced over his controversial comments on mexican immigrants and american pow's. the billion air business mogul did try to clear things up on this week with george steponapolus insisting he has no problem with women and that he was not implying anything about menstruation. >> i referred to nose, ears, very common statement. >> reporter: what about trump's refusal to not take a pledge to run as an independent candidate. senior advisor to trump tells john karl that trump is under increasing pressure

stephanie ramos abc news, washington. >>> and governor jerry brown issued a statement after mr.the governor saying he welcomes this bold and absolutely necessary carbon reduction plan. he says california is fully engaged in tackling climate change. he says california is already on track to meet president obama's new plan. >> bobbi kristina brown was laid to rest today at the same cemetery where her mother whitney houston is buried. brown was buried in a private ceremony in new jersey this afternoon. she died july 26 nearly six months after being found unresponsive in a bathtub. >>> there is more fallout today from the controversial killing of a lion named cecil. delta airlines announced it will no longer allow the shipment of lion leopard elephant or trophies on its plan. it comes after the popular line was killed in zim bab which by a minnesota dentist. it has spawned worldwide outrage of trophy hunting. >> kids can be picky eaters. up next the study that shows this could be a sign of a bigger problem later on in life. >> but first, fire and rain as the west coast fights out-of

stephanie ramos has the latest. e: democratic candidate hillary clinton parting ways from obama on drilling in the arctic ocean. she tweeted her opposition to the president's decision to allow u.s. oil companies to begin drilling off the coast of alaska. writing, "the arctic is a unique treasure. given what we know it's not worth the risk of drilling." today she focused on labor union. clinton and bernie sanders are in las vegas trying to gain support from the labor leaders. the g.o.p. front-runner donald trump may have off the trail today but still got an attack out against clinton. trump posted a video attacking clinton using her own words while clips in benghazi. >> what difference does it make? >> flash on screen. another busy day at the state fire. marco rubio taking note of the weather. >> maybe lightning later. >> scott walker outlined his first major policy initiative of the campaign saying he will repeal president obama's healthcare law and replace it with his own plan. >> by repealing obamacare entirely we

stephanie ramos, abc news, washington. >>> three major airlines have banned the transport of huntingter the shooting death of cecil the lion. united and delta will no longer allow the transport of trophies. others have not yet clarified their hunting trophy policies. >>> abc news reveals the simple step to savings next time you go online. >>> the hole in the ground causing big problems in the big apple. >>> a few clouds around. moisture streaming in our direction which could provide spotty showers overnight. i'll have the accuweather forecast coming up. >>> a look at traffic at 4:35. it's moving in both directions. perhaps a looks like you left these two west coast birds behind! foster farm's chicken's california grown. you guys aren't from here. well do we get points for trying?! fresh and natural chicken. california grown with no added hormones. from foster farms. simply better. a hamelted cheddarger, with crispy hash browns and an egg your way. now that's a burg... (explosion) (groans) you want that to go again sweetie? the thing burger. welcome to denny's. fantastic 4, only in th

stephanie ramos, channel 7 eyewitness news. back to you. >> thank you. >>> now the bridge problem on i 495 in new jersey. the first part of repairs were completed overnight. a weekend ever work lies ahead. that means delays for anyone helping to the city through the lincoln tunnel. crews worked to stabilize a damaged bridge deck joint. the repair work resumes at 9:00 p.m. tomorrow night through the weekend for however long it takes until it is completed. >> a nightmare coming on to this particular road and get off on the new jersey turnpike. you have to cross four lanes in about 300 yards. i don't know what will happen but it will she backed up forever. >> most of the 495 roadway into the lincoln tunnel dates to the 1930s and '50s. >>> this afternoon we are learning more details about the tire slashings in new milford, new jersey. police gave us a sketch of the suspect wanted for slashing 37 tires on 22 vehicles. it happened during the early morning hours last friday. police think the vandal was on foot because the slashings we

stephanie ramos is in washington, d.c. with more. stephanie? >> reporter: good afternoon, shirleen. most of the democratic party supports presidential candidate hillary clinton. but that is not going to stop vice president joe biden from possibly throwing his hat into the white could 2016 be about hillary and joe? and the path to more memorable moments to the vp like this one, those words muttered as the two hugged after the celebration speech on the passing of the affordable health act. political director rick clean says if joe biden wants to run, his political operation will be ready for him. >> it's not clear that he is running but the people around him have the systems in place to make sure that they can support the run. >> running for president isn't anything new for joe biden. this would be his third presidential run. >> yes, there is a chance. i don't think you have to make up your mind until the summer. >> reporter: a decision that his late son beau pushed for. biden recently lost beau to brain cancer. on his death bed beau had a mission. he tried to make his father promise

in washington, stephanie ramos, channel 7 eyewitness news. want. >>> good and the fbi is getting involved in the investigation into hillary clinton's e-mail account during her time as secretary of state. the agency looking into the security of the private e-mail storage devices used during her time in that position. clinton's attorney said they are fully cooperating with the investigation. questions arose after the benghazi investigation revealed clinton used a personal account at her home to handle official state department business. >> a manhunt is underway in california for a suspected police say is armed and dangerous. the sheriff says the man in this sketch began his crime spree july 28th. he held three men hostage at gunpoint then shot a retired dentist to death two days later. when two s.w.a.t. members got close to him, they were shot and wounded. police are scouring a remote desert looking for him. >>> an entire team benched because of the gender of one of the players. >> coming up, the basketball team forced to sit out a tournament b

stephanie ramos has the latest. >> reporter: plums of smoke billowing over torched vehicles. food inside of crates inside the shell of a bad dad market. iraqis reeling from a bomb that ripped through this neighborhood. the injured rushed to the hospital. nearly 70 people killed by the blast in one of the deadliest attacks on the iraqis capitol in years. the islamic state group claims responsibility and voice more at -- vows more attacks. >> we have a middle east shrouded in instability with the rise of isil. >> reporter: chief of staff said isis is a problem in the middle east. the u.s. will deal with it for years to come. he shared his disappointment about how things turned out in the country. >> i believe a couple of years ago, 2010, '11, it was in a place in the right direction. as it turned out they weren't prepared to handle that. >> because of iraq's instability, isis has been able to flourish in both iraq and syria. that problem, he says, needs to be resolved by the countries in the region. >> we could go in there with a certain amount of american force and defeat. the

stephanie ramos, channel 7 eyewitness news. back to you. >> thank you. >>> big changes are coming to the port authority bus terminal in manhattan. your ride home may be leaving from a new gate or platform. the agency is changing the gate numbers for many buses putting new jersey transit on one floor and private commuter buses on another. the goal is to combat congestion at the terminal. the bulk of the effect september 8th. >>> a white house aide arrested and put on leave. >> plus, one republican is running into big problems on the presidential campaign trail. >> new information about a woman hit and killed by a met north train. why her family >>> we have breaking news in the child custody battle of accuweather forecast federal reserve kelly rutherford. a judge in manhattan ordered rutherford to return her two children to their children in monaco. earlier she declined to appear in court with the two children in violation of the judge's order. the children were eventually brought to court when the judge ruled against her. the ch

stephanie ramos, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> another hazy, hot and humid day. we want to turn to meteorologist bill evans. >> he has the afternoon accuweather forecast. >> temperatures are creeping up and it's getting close to 90 as we speak. 86 degrees. humidity has been around 55%. laguardia. 90 brooklyn. this will jump in another hour or so into the 2:00, 3:00 time slot. 95 to 98 for the real feel, maybe 100 west of the city. around newark, you see around elizabeth, 88 degrees. a southerly wind which pushes some of the humidities up like jamaica queens and j.f.k. for the daylight afternoon hours pretty high. taking the ferry pack and forth, a great ride. you will be over the waters about 75 degrees and out in the sound the water temperature in the sound has warmed to 79 degrees if you go back from port jeff to bridgeport today. we will talk about the rest of the week, the weekend, all that in the accuweather seven-day forecast in a moment. ken, shirleen, back to you. >> very warm. thank you, bill. >>> the mystery behind a headstone found at a new jersey tran

stephanie ramos shows us what it looked like. stephanie: in many parts of the world 78-year-old pope francis has rock star status. the first latin american jesuit to lead the roman catholic church. today, another historic land mark for the pope from argentina. he became the first pope to hold a virtual audience via satellite with hundreds of people in los angeles, chicago, mcallen, texas, with "world news tonight" anchor david muir moderating at the vatican. it lasted an hour as the pontiff engaged with individuals from three groups. students from the jesuit high school in chicago's inner city, con gre grants from the church and homeless women, men and families in los angeles. he said it is important to meet with them, those who have problems like anyone else. he heard stories of struggle and gave immigrant children hope for a better future. at one point asking a teenager with tough personal battles to sing for him. she did. >> i had to do it. it's the pope. stephanie: pope francis helped directly on woman who helps those in texas

things may not be so positive within his campaign as abc news reporter stephanie ramos tells us that campaign is regrouping after an internal shake-up. >> reporter: republic unanimous presidential candidate donald trump still out front in the poll and he's not backing down about his comments about fox news host megyn kelly. >> you could see there was blood coming out of her eyes -- blood coming out of her -- wherever. >> reporter: trump saying he felt attacked by kelly during the gop presidential debate. on fox news, she defended her questioning of trump. >> he felt attacked? it wasn't an attack. it was a fair question. >> reporter: the gop backlash more intense than what trump faced over his controversial comments of mexican immigrants and american pows. the billionaire business mogul did try to clear things up on "this week with george stephanopolous" insisting he has no problem with women and he was not implying anything about menstruation. >> i was referring to nose, ears, a very common statement. >> reporter: and what about trump's refusal to take a pledge not to run as an indep

in washington stephanie ramos channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> it's 81 degrees right now. let's turn back to meteorologist bill evans. beautiful day right now but he's tracking some storms in >> absolutely. and today enjoy. it's 81. we have very low humidity outside. as a matter of fact, the humidity are at 44% in laguardia. really there's no heat index out there with the humidities at that level, and you're going to be taking the ferry back and forth a little southerly wind at 15, gusting to 17. the water temperature about 75 here in the sound so you're bridgeport. going to be a pretty good afternoon. boating forecast out and about, moderate risk of rip current at the beaches. new york city beaches, jersey shore is a low rip current risk. the wind will come around to the southeast later on today. we're going to be talking about a nice afternoon today with showers and thunderstorms are headed your way for tomorrow morning for the morning commute. we'll talk about that in your accuweather seven-day forecast in just a moment. david, shirleen back to you. >>> thank you. a new

stephanie ramos joins us with more. >> reporter: shirleen, the flag raising ceremony was a moment in history. secretary of state john kerry praising u.s. and cuban leaders foe reopening diplomatic relations. today the u.s. flag raised above the american embassy in havana, cuba, for the first time since 1961. raised by current u.s. marines as the marines who lowered it 54 years ago looked on. >> for an old guy like me that has been around the world two or three times, this is the icing on the cake. >> reporter: cuba and the u.s. broke diplomatic relations in the midst of the cold war in 1961 when cuban president fidel castro banished dip mow mats. john kerry in havana for the reopening of the em ball see. >> this is a memorable occasion. a day for pushing aside old barriers and exploring new possibilities. >> reporter: the first u.s. secretary of state to land on the island since 1945. the u.s. and cuba restored full diplomatic relations, reopening embassies in each other's capitols. last month the cuban embassy reopened to full fanfare. >> having normal relations makes it easier for

stephanie ramos has more on the opposition and fanfare. >> reporter: a moment in history more than 50 years in the making. today, the u.s. flag raised above the american embassy for the first time since 1961 in havana, cuba. u.s. and the u.s. broke diplomatic elations in the midst of the cold war in 1961. secretary of state john kerry in havana for the reopening of the embassy. >> this is truly a memorable occasion. exploring new possibilities. >> reporter: u.s. and cuba have now restored full diplomatic relations reopening embassies in each other's capitals but not all reaction to the move is positive. gop presidential candidate marco rubio, himself the son of cuban immigrants talking to a new york audience about the castro regime's violations of human rights. saying no human regime critics were invited to the ceremony. >> their exclusion ensures it will be little more than a propaganda rally. >> reporter: the prime minister says full normal relations depends upon the total lifts of u.s. embargoes and the return of the guantanamo navy base. >> there is no plan to change guantanamo. >

abc's stephanie ramos is live in washington, d.c. with more. >> reporter: sharrie, this is really neat to see s the event comes just weeks before the pope's upcoming visit to the u.s. in many parts of the world, 78-year-old pope francis has rock star status. he's the first latin american jesuit to lead the roman catholic church and today another historic landmark for the pope from argentina. he became the first pope to hold a virtual audience via satellite with hundreds of people in los angeles, chicago, texas with abc world news tonight anchor david muir moderating at the vatican. the virtual audience lasted about an hour as the pontiff engaged with individuals from three different groups. students at the high school in new york citin. the pope said it's important for him to meet with all of them, the citizens of the united states who have problems like anyone else. he heard stories of struggle invoking fears and gave immigrant children hope for a better future: at one point asking a teenage interchicago fighting tough perth battles to sing fo

stephanie ramos tells us why they're going against president obama on the issue. >> reporter: as the deadline for the final deal on iran's nuclear program looms over congress, the obama administration says endorsements are trickling in. >> 12 members of congress have come out in support of the deal. and that's seven in the house, five in the united states senate. >> reporter: but just days after the president in a speech passionately explained why congress should approve the agreement with iran, top democratic lawmakers are saying no to the deal. new york senator chuck schumer announcing he plans to oppose the agreement. he's not alone. representatives elliott engel and anita lowie, two others with close ties to israel, also announced they'd be voting against the deal. the obama administration isn't surprised by the recent opposition. >> we've got a strong case to make in terms of persuading members of congress and the american public that this is, in fact, the best approach. >> reporter: the united states and other world powers who negotiated the deal with tehran have repeatedly sai

abc's stephanie ramos with more on the debate and reaction to what the candidates had to say. >> reporter: this was the first faceoff for the top gop candidates, many of them trying to keep donald trump from getting any extra air time. >> in front of a packed house, republican presidential candidates clashed soared, and some faltered. right from the start, there were fire works. donald trump, the main attraction flanked by nine other republican candidates raised his hand when asked whether he would consider running independently. >> i will not make the pledge at this time. >> okay. >> trump then called out by moderator megan kelly for his offensive remarks and tweets about women. >> i think the big problem this country has is being politically correct. what i say is what i say. >> after the debate trump complaining he was picked on. >> the questions asked of me were much, much more difficult and poignant and really unfair. >> while trump may have been the center of attention, the other candidates tried to grab the spotlight. senator marco rubio shifting the focus. >> this election is a re

stephanie ramos, abc news washington. >> developing news now former eagles wide receiver erving fryerfound guilty in a new jersey mortgage fraud case. fryer was convicted of applying for multiple mortgage loans in quick succession while using the same property as collateral. frier and his mother turned downdeals. >> governor jack markell signed several internet privacy bills into lawful he signed four bills in wilmington. one deals with protecting students when they use the internet in school. at aims to make sure children don't see online advertising that they shouldn't. the third helps folks who want to stay anonymous online such as victims of crime or those in witness protection. the fourth bill aims to make sure social media information is not something employers can require of their employees. >> i do appreciate very much the leadership of the attorney general and the legislators for sort of thinking this through and as the attorney general said particularly in a session which was so busy and there were so many things going on. >> the attorney general says the next step is to mak

stephanie ramos stels us it involves the way she handled classified information. >> reporter: more e-mailrouble for former secretary of state hillary clinton. the democratic presidential candidate is turning over her private e-mail server she used while in the obama cabinet to the department of justice. two of four e-mails that the intelligence community believe should have been classified have now been deemed top secret. a thumb drive was also turned in last week. clinton's staff says it's the only device that holds copies of thousands of her e-mails. >> i fully complied with every rule that i was governed by. >> reporter: mrs. clinton and her camp maintained nothing on her server was classified at the time she saw it. but the attacks are pouring in. gop front-runner donald trump has accused mrs. clinton of breaking the law with her use of private e-mail. >> it is a big, big problem. >> reporter: but her role as the nation's top diplomat is also coming under scrutiny with gop rival jeb bush trashing clinton's foreign policy record. >> isis grew while the united states disengaged from the

in washington, stephanie ramos, channel6 "action news." rie. >> stephanie, thank you. >>> meantime search and rescue teams are still hard at work in china but the death toll from the explosions has increased to at least 56. this is new video from an american who was watching for shooting stars on the roof of his apartment building when the warehouse full of ha hazardous materials blew up. he recorded both blasts before running for safety. >> i didn't know if the building was going fall down the i thought you a dead. i thought we were going to die. >> back at the scene of the explosion where an incredible rescue played out earlier today. a 19-year-old firefighter was pulled from the rubble alive after more than 30 hours. there are still a few small fires burning and hazmat teams are testing the air quality. chinese officials, though, are insisting it's safe. >> volkswagen is recalling 420,000 vehicles in america because of a problem with front air bags that might prevent them from deploying in a crash. the recall affects eight models in all.

in washington, stephanie ramos, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> police officers in queens rescuing a small dog from a very hot car. it happened yesterday afternoon in forest hills. temperatures were in the high 80s, somebody noticed the dog in the car and they alerted police who were able to get into the vehicle through a slightly open window. the puy had been left there an hour without any vision of the owner. issued a summons but allowed to keep the animal. >>> a bad boy -- bat boy struck and killed on a baseball field. >>> another frightening escalator accident. >>> coming up you will meet a new yorker who helped save an entire bus load of people in north carolina including his up. >>> great to see you. coming up here more on those hour. they are telling drivers in one city to stay off the streets as major storms now move east. >>> also the manhunt in one major american city warning he is armed and dangerous after killing an officer they need your help. >>> and an update on a beloved actress right after [excited yelling] ah, yes! you can't stop it! aww...your mom liked my post. you're f

stephanie ramos has the story. >> reporter: a study of air traffic controllers kept hidden for severalthat many controllers are having trouble staying awalk on the job. putting lives at risk. in kentucky, 49 people were killed in this crash. 2011, safety investigators decided to focus on controller fatigue. >> we have air traffic controllers working very, very hard to be 100% perfect 100% of the time. and cumulate fatigue is a big problem. >> reporter: in washington, d.c. similar problems with air traffickers asleep and jet liners landing without guidance. >> tower is apparently not manned. nobody is answering. going to expect to go in. >> reporter: according to the report on fatigue conducted by nasa. controllers reported an alarming lack of sleep. three quarters of more than three thousand surveys said their schedule led to chronic fatigue in in 2012 the faa said it implengmented a schedule on fatigue. >>> nfl team owners are meeting in chicago right now. on the agenda, the raiders, new stadium. the raiders and sh san diego chargers have announced plans to built a joint stadium. they

in washington, stephanie ramos channel 6 "action news." >>> there was a has matt scare this morning in university city, staff at the pen school of dennistry called in a spill at 2:00 a.m. authorities said it was a none lethal liquid leaking from a tank. >>> governor jack markell is signing a law aimed at improving fire safety it requires builders of single family and two family homes to provide families the cost of putting in an automatic sprinkler system and home buyers get information from the state marshall for auto matic sprinklers. >>> this morning in south philadelphia dozens of volunteers spent a few hours filling backpacks with school supplies for local children in need it was all part of the backpackathon at lincoln financial, volunteers stuffed them with notebooks paper and pencils, the backpacks and supplies are donated to 24000 children from low income backgrounds. >>> and today local teens are hoppering their local police officers by preparing and serving them lunch. they were here as they worked on the project working for our heroes they started cooks at k and lunch was s

stephanie ramos channel 6 "action news." >> as for the democrats we'll have to wait until october to see the candidates face-off. the five candidates will debate for the first time in nevada on october 13 and, five other debates follow one in new hampshire broadcast here on 6 abc. >>> it is time now for a check of the accuweather forecast morning clouds have cleared up to make way for a pretty sunny looking friday. sky 6 hd showing us a view of penn's landing, it's shaping up to be quite a beautiful day, meteorologist, karen rogers is tracking the latest conditions. she joins us live outside. karen not a bad start to the weekend. >> i love it out here alicia soaking up the sunshine and it's warm and a nice breeze you can see by my hair blowing and kicking up and feeling comfortable with dew points in a comfortable position as well. stormtracker 6 live double scan showing it's not entirely sunny we have clouds and precipitation just kind of hugging the coastline from atlanta city on south, specifically in cape may county as well. the bulk of it is off the coast. parts of southern dela

abc's stephanie ramos joins us this morning. >> reporter: good morning. the president of france this morning thanked the three brave americans permly for their courage. in a ceremony at the presidential palace in france, three american friends humbly received france's highest honor, the leej on of honor. alek skarlatos, spencer stone, and anthony sadler and a british businessman were thanked for their courage. they made a split-second decision to stop a gunman. >> it was do something or die. >> reporter: stone showing a lack of regard for his own life sprang into action. >> we hit the ground. alek came up and grabbed the gun out of his hand while i put him in a chokehold. it seemed like he kept pulling more weapons left and right. >> reporter: the gunman neverly severed stoep's happened with a box cutter. that didn't stop him from giving first aid to the british businessman who had been shot. the gunman was identified as a ayoub el khazzani. a lawyer for el khazzani says he's not a terrorist, but a home lest man. reena reena? phillip? >> thank you, stepha

in washington, stephanie ramos, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> and what did you think of the debate? join the conversation on our facebook page and also catch up on some of the best lines from the candidates on our website, abc7ny. >>> and you just heard stephanie talk about differences between senator schumer and the president. long time ally of the president refusing to support the president's nuclear deal with iran, new york senator chuck schumer saying he is against it. he says he will vote against the agreement and now justifying his reasoning to political colleagues. schumer's position became known shortly after fellow senator kirsten gillibrand pledged her support and today in an interview with cnn the president said critics of the agreement are only playing into the hands of the iranian hard liners. >> the truth of the matter is inside of iran the people most opposed to the deal are the revolutionary guard, the cuts force, hard liners who are opposed to any cooperation with the international community. >> congress is expected to start voting on the deal next month. >>> right

abc7's stephanie ramos has the latest. >> reporter: even off the campaign trail g.o.p. front runner donald trump was the center of attention as he arrived at a lower manhattan court for jury duty. at the iowa state fair trump, a popular topic among his g.o.p. rivals. >> can we think of a single instance in which a man's judgment might have been clouded by ms. hormones? >> reporter: businesswoman carly fiorina referencing trump's comments about megyn kelly. fiorina adding she knows more world leaders than anyone else running with the exception of hillary clinton. fiorina not the only one taking a turn on the iowa state fair soap box stage, a traditional venue. scott walker also stepping out and addressing the crowds, saying he's unhappy with the republican leadership of the u.s. senate for their lack of action. adding that he's managed to lower unemployment rates in his own state. >> we have over 8% unemployment and down to 4.6% a big motivator that and manufacturing and agriculture. >> reporter: protesters followed walker around the fairgrounds but as walker told them,

here is more new with stephanie ramos. >> reporter: the faa just released this report on air traffic controller fatigue, many of them dangerously tired while on the job. >> a study of air traffic controllers kept hidden for several years reveals that many controllers are having trouble staying away on the job, 49 people were killed in this crash that, was is the year that safety investigators decided to concentrate on controller fatigue. >> they work to be 100% perfect 100% of the time. >> in washington, d.c. similar problems with controllers asleep and jet liners landing without guidance, the tower is apparently not maniemaniey -- m. >> according to the report on fatigue conducted by nasa, controllers reported an alarmlily lack of sleeps, three quarters said their schedules led to chronic fatigue and they reports falling asleep or losing focus, two in ten admitted to making significant errors with half of them blaming the mistake on fatigue. all of this complied four years ago is now released. >> there is no excuse for none transparency and holding this report back. >> reporter: in

stephanie ramos, abc news, washington. >>> more about al gore's possible entry into the race. no truth to the reports. she says he's "laser focused on solving the climate crisis." instead. >> there's credible new evidence this morning that isis fighters in iraq have used chemical weapons. officials says isis used mustard gas in an attack against fighters earlier this week. the gas can cause blisters, blindness and breathing problems. it's believed it came from either left over shame stockpiles or brought over from syria. >>> isis claimed responsibility for a deadly truck bomb attack in baghdad and the group is threatening more such attacks. at least 67 people were killed in the sadr city neighborhood shortly after dawn. hundreds of people were injured. >>> dozens of people missing it this morning after the deadly explosions rocked northern china. industrial area in the port city of it tianjin looks like a war zone. twisted debris and brand-new cars that were waiting to be shipped you'll of them reduced to burnt out shells. the blast at a warehouse filled with hazardous chemica

stephanie ramos has more. >> the campaign trail led democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton to las vegas where she got into a heated exchange with fox news host ed henry over her e-mail drama. >> what i did was legally permitted. >> the two go back and forth with clinton finally saying >> we turned over everything that was work related. every single thing. personal stuff we did not. i had no obligation to do so. and did not. >> clinton then throws her hands up and walks away appearing exasperated gop front-runner donald trump maybe off the trail but still got an attack out against clinton. trump posting a video on instagram attacking clinton using her own words while clips of benghazi, are front page stories about her e-mail drama. >> difference at this point does it make. >> flash on screen. meantime, another busy yet rainy day at the iowa state fair. republican presidential candidate marco rubio taking note of the weather into maybe even some lightning later. >> reporter: gop presidential rival scott walker was in minnesota outlining his first major policy initiative of th

stephanie ramos abc news. >> stay with eyewitness news and abc news for updates on the terror attack investigation. good morning america will pick up our coverage with a live report from paris. >>> multiple explosions and a large fire at a u.s. army base lit up the night sky tokyo. the first blast came after midnight in a building that stored compressed gas. no word on why this happened, but video on japanese television showed a fire in the distance, subsequent explosions shooting small fiery blasts into the night sky. we are working to confirm whether anyone was hurt. >>> there are new signs vice president joe biden could be serious about jumping into the race for president. martin o'malley told george stephanopoulos it would be nice to have biden in the race. o'malley says he has a great deal of respect for biden. biden met with massachusetts senator elizabeth warren. it is thought that biden could have made a pitch for her support. >>> former president jimmy carter is given two back to back bible lessons to large crowds. more than 700 people attended the sessions in plains georgia

stephanie ramos, abc news, washington. >>> american airlines and u.s.ways merged but reservations systems are not entirely integrated yet. >> one family got caught in the middle. michael finney is here to tell us how it ruined their vacation. >> tough, tough story this, young family was out thousands of dollars because of an american airlines snafu. that is when 7 on your side got involved. robin and ashley were excited to vacation in the caribbean this summer to celebrate ashley's mom's 60th birthday with the family. they bought six tickets on american airlines for themselves and their four children, traveling on u.s. air and american, which have merged but are still operating as separate carriers. when they got to the gate in oakland, though -- >> they tried to scan my ticket and my daughters' tickets and it wasn't valid. >> the family stood on stand by and watched, the gate shut. >> they admitted they weren't able to get us on. the airline offered to rebook them out of sfo. >> they gave us tickets from san francisco and then tickets to go from phoeni

stephanie ramos, abc news, washington. >>> american airlines and u.s.ways merged but reservations systems are not entirely integrated yet. >> one family got caught in the middle. michael finney is here to tell us how it ruined their vacation. >> tough, tough story this, young family was out thousands of dollars because of an american airlines snafu. that is when 7 on your side got involved. robin and ashley were excited to vacation in the caribbean this summer to celebrate ashley's mom's 60th birthday with the family. they bought six tickets on american airlines for themselves and their four children, traveling on u.s. air and american, which have merged but are still operating as separate carriers. when they got to the gate in oakland, though -- >> they tried to scan my ticket and my daughters' tickets and it wasn't valid. >> the family stood on stand by and watched, the gate shut. >> they admitted they weren't able to get us on. the airline offered to rebook them out of sfo. >> they gave us tickets from san francisco and then tickets to go from phoeni

in northwest, stephanie ramos, abc7 news.athan: up next on "abc7 news at 4:00" -- we are going to explain how iphone's personal assistant siri is being credited with saving a teenager's life. kimberly: plus an nfl player stirring up controversy off the football field. what it has to do with taking a certain kind of trophy away from his son. jonathan: we are getting new details in the death of morgan freeman stepgrandfather. kimberly: it's horrible. her boyfriend is charged with the murder. he is in under custody undergoing psychiatric evaluation. police say he stabbed the actress devil times outside her upper manhattan apartment early sunday. a neighbor says he heard it all happen including what the suspect allegedly said while stabbing the victim. >> jesus, god, i command you demons, get out. i heard two screeches. i looked out the window and i saw a man over the girl. kimberly: disturbing. hines is the grand daughter of freeman's first wife but the actress always thought of her as his own grand daughter. this is pretty biza

in washington, stephanie ramos, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> we want to turn to meteorologist amy freeze. she is in for bill evans today. she has the afternoon accuweather forecast. a beautiful day. >> it is. if you can get out for a break, it's gorgeous. if you can make a run down the shore, it will be a nice day. low 80s in the city. expect 8 o degrees for new york beaches. there is a storm making its way across the midwest. we will watch it carefully. it could go through south jersey and bring us showers tomorrow for parts of the area. not a big deal. but another beautiful day in front of us. low 80s expected. a high of 83 in new york city. coming up, we will talk about as we ease into the weekend what we can expect as far as temperatures. see you then. >> see you soon, thank you, amy. >>> an end of an era. the daily show with jon stewart is preparing for its final episode. >> a big change in how new jersey evaluates its teachers. >> chilling dash-cam video shows the moments a police officers shot and killed an unarme look how beautiful it is... honey, we need to talk. we do? i took t

stephanie ramos abc news washington. >> mean time donald trump is also taking aim at facebook ceo markover immigration. he called for more open immigration policy and wants more h 1 b veath's a so company can higher more skilled foreign workers but trump wants to require workers to pay those workers more money discourage company from hiring them and improve job pros text for americans. >> america perfect it warning it could soon go out of business. los angeles base clothing companylessing money and may not be able to sustain operation for another 12 month months. company blames the foreign exchange rate store closure and the look of new spring and summer fashion line lines. >> google has introduced a low price smart phone 6 african country. android hot 2 phone says for just 98 dollars. it will be sold in stores in nigeria and offered on line in egypt ghana ivl ri coast ken why and morrocco. already sold out late today. it's the push to get in net access into less developed areas of the world. >> next on 7 news at 9:00. if up for night on the town take you to a great local place. >> it

here's abc's stephanie ramos. >> reporter: a day of heavy violence in istanbul, turkey, as gunfire ando women opened fire at the u.s. consulate early monday. the state department says no one at the consulate was hurt. the far left organization revolutionary people's liberation army front claimed responsibility for the attack. >> we've made it clear our expectations is that turkey is going to take the necessary steps to prevent any civilian casualties and to act in accordance with international humanitarian law. >> reporter: turkey has launched air strikes against both rebels from the far left organization in iraq and islamic state militants in syria. abc news consultant brad garrett says turkey's decision to start fighting the islamic state are apparently behind the latest round of attacks by militant groups. >> it's angered both people in the country and groups opposed to the turkish government. >> reporter: turks have said their focus inside syria is to counter isil forces. kirby says the turks also have a right to defend themselves when attacked by other militant groups like the kur

in washington, stephanie ramos, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> disturbing video has a lot of people talking. a little boy handcuffed in the classroom tonight. wait until you see who did this. >>> and it's a growing industry, getting rid of your old clothes for cash. we have tips from the experts on how to get the how's it progressing with the prisoner? he'll tell us everything he knows very shortly, sir. as you were... where were we? 13 serving 14! service! if your boss stops by, you act like you're working. it's what you do. if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. it's what you do. >>> a sheriff from kentucky caught on camera handcuffing an 8-year-old student in class, that sheriff now facing a federal lawsuit. >> you can do what we have asked you to or suffer the consequences. >> that hurts. >> the sheriff handcuffed the 3rd grader because he was disrupting the class and you heard that 3rd grader not happy there. the boy's parents says he has adhd. the video was released monday by the american civil liberties union and part of a federal lawsuit a

with more, here's abc's stephanie ramos. >> reporter: a fired up crowd of more than 2,000 people awaitedn presidential candidate donald trump in michigan for his first campaign event since the debate. >> we have heads being chopped off because they're christian in the middle east. we have borders where people are being killed all up. the world is cracking up and they're worried about my tone. >> reporter: with that tone, he leads in the polls. in new hampshire, trump's lead is at 18%. and while he leads in iowa, among debate-watchers, he's tied with scott walker. trump says he's not worried about winning the hispanic vote. and even after the exchange with fox news anchor megyn kelly, he says he'll get the women's vote, too. >> i will be great on women's health issues. i cherish women. and i will be great on women's health issues, believe me. >> reporter: on the democratic side, front-runner hillary clinton continues to tout her college affordability plan, saying her republican critics don't have a plan of their own. >> there was not one word from one of those candidates about making coll

with more now, here's abc's stephanie ramos. >> reporter: president obama makes the case for the iranh-american leaders who are worried about israel if the agreement goes through. >> the president is going to deliver very clearly his view that this diplomatic effort to prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon isn't just the best way for us to prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, it's also in the best national security interests of the united states and israel. >> reporter: the obama administration and other world powers who negotiated the deal with tehran have repeatedly said the agreement will keep israel safe. but israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, one of the deal's biggest skeptics, has said the agreement would allow iran to develop a nuclear weapon. secretary of state john kerry disagrees. kerry met with top gulf leaders to ease concerns about the regional implications of the iran nuclear deal. >> we focused exclusively on iran's nuclear program and the potential of iran having a nuclear weapon. >> reporter: here's the potential game-changer. the deal is now g

here's stephanie ramos. >> reporter: a standing ovation as president obama took another aggressive stand grandkids not to be able to swim in hawaii or not to be able to climb a mountain and see a glacier because we didn't do something about it. >> reporter: obama unveiled a tougher revised plan to curb carbon dioxide emissions from power plants in the u.s. >> the epa is setting the first ever nationwide standards to end the limitless dumping of carbon pollution from power plants. >> reporter: those plants are the largest source of greenhouse gases in this country releasing about 30% of the u.s. carbon pollution. once president obama leaves office, new requirements include an order that carbon emissions be reduced 32% by the year 2030. but some republicans are joining business groups to say the administration's plan would be costly on the economy. >> they'll also likely result in higher energy bills for those who can least afford afford them. >> president obama says they're wrong. >> the nerdyer way to say that is we'll be keeping 870 million tons of carbon dioxide pollution out of who yo