as t.j.nts the money in the cash drawer, one of the women approached the bar. >> i thought she was going to ask for another round of drinks. >> but the woman is not thirsty. >> she grabbed me and sort of pulled me toward her. and to this day, it's the weirdest thing, but i thought she was going to try and give me a kiss. i thought she was coming onto me, to be honest. then i realized, of course, pretty quickly that she wasn't. she was attacking me. she was going for the drawer of money. >> she is not acting alone. >> another patron from the bar, a male, ends up assisting the female and starts to attack the bartender. >> lakewood police detective matt vandiver investigated the case. >> the bartender attempts to get away from her with the cash register and it gets knocked to the ground. >> suddenly the tussle takes a more dangerous turn. >> that's when i saw the knife. she's trying to slit my throat from behind, telling me she's going to kill me or i'm going to die. >> the blade just misses t.j

>> you know what, i have no idea. >> t.j. wagner are at a block party that night in tinley park, illinois. >> we were just having a couple of beers, maybe eating some food, and having a good time. >> but the events that are about to unfold are not, he says, witnessed through beer goggles. >> my son, justin, said, "look, there's strange lights," i believe. >> a ufo. it's moving. nobody believes me. >> they really didn't believe him. and then my brother-in-law, dave, said, "t.j., no, you need to look up." i'm like, "no, you guys are razzing me." "no, look up." i ended up turning my head -- you got to be kidding, what is this? >> i was very excited, screamed to t.j., telling him to get a camera and film it. >> i got it on tape! i have it! >> do you have it? yes, i have it! sounds like "seinfeld," but i have it on tape. >> three bright lights are hovering above tinley park. >> when you zoomed in on them, it became different colored lights -- blue, green, red, white, yellow. it was hard to actually get a solid picture where there

but this is t.j. mcdaniel's first time inside and possibly his last chance to escape a similar fate. >> the judge told me he wanted me to get a feel how prison is. he said my life is like this. right now. if he send me to prison, he said for a sentence and he feel my life is going to be over with. he said if he give me a chance to demonstrate that i'm going to be all right and i can succeed and be successful in the community, then i'm going to be able to get out. now that i'm here, i have got to follow all instructions, do my program and stay out of trouble. >> four fingers. so you nervous coming today? >> no, not really. >> why? it's prison. >> why wouldn't you be nervous? killers in here. thugs. >> it's everywhere. that's my life. >> what you out there doing? houseling dope? >> no. >> stealing? carrying weapons? >> carrying weapons. >> you were carrying a gun, i guess, right? >> yeah. >> why? >> i didn't want to be victimized. >> you want to shoot somebody first before he shoot you? >> no, i just wa

i'm t.j. holmes.ld trump surprises the other republican candidates at last night's debate by saying he would not rule out a third-party run. he also took a jab at rosie o'donnell, of all people. more from the debate coming up. >>> the russians are said to be behind a cyber attack targeting the joint chiefs of staff and their employees. the good news is that none of the compromised e-mails were classified. >>> the death toll from legionnaires' disease in new york city is up to ten people now. at least 100 cases have been diagnosed. also, a 53-year-old woman in cleveland has died from legionnaires' after a three-week stay in a hospital. >>> and on last night's final episode of "the daily show with jon stewart," the host was given a fitting send-off from friends and former colleagues, signing off with his signature wit and, of course, one last moment of zen. those are some of our top stories on this friday, august 7th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with t.j. holmes and reena ninan

t.j. holmes and reena ninan. >>> well, we start now with investigators in new mexico looking for clues after two bombs went off outside las cruces churches during sunday services. >> as federal investigators move in today, worshipers describe the moments of terror and confusion after the blast. abc's kayna whitworth has the details. >> reporter: the fbi investigating two terrifying explosions at churches in new mexico. >> it sounded like something had fallen off and, like, shattered the glass in the back. >> reporter: 8:00 a.m. an explosion in a mailbox outside cavalry baptist church. parishioners left with their ears ringing. 30 minutes later, 8:30 a.m. just as worshipers were receiving communion, another explosion shattering the glass front doors at holy cross church in las cruces. >> can you contact the daso bomb squad? >> reporter: that bomb exploding in a trash can near the entrance. police arrived, escorting everyone out. >> i didn't even see police like walk up to the altar. then al

i'm reena ninan. >> i'm t.j. holmes.e are some of the top headlines we're following this morning. more than 12,000 people have been ordered out of their homes because northern california's largest wildfire is raging out of control. over the weekend, the rocky fire more than doubled in size. how firefighters are battling the flames. >>> a pair of explosions shook two church congregations in new mexico during sunday's services. investigators haven't said how the two blasts are linked. >>> the jury in the colorado movie theater resuper z-deliberations this morning in the sentencing phase, whether the death penalty should be considered for james holmes convicted of killing 12 people. >>> danger in the skies. another drone sighting dangerously close to an airline filled with passengers. the airline said it was 30 feet away as he was landing last night at new york's kennedy airport. those are some of our stories on this monday it, august 3rd. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now" with t.j. holmes and reena ninan. >> we s

good morning. >> thanks, t.j. and reena. for monday we do have the threat for severe storms across the northeast. the i-95, it is going to be a hot and steamy afternoon. that severe threat does include syracuse and near pittsburgh where flooding downpours and damaging winds will be some of the main impacts. meanwhile across northern california, we continue to have wildfires burn. not the great news coming in for monday. we have dry thunderstorms in place and some additional gusty winds. t.j. and reena, back to you. >>> thank you. we expect to learn new details about president's obama sweeping plan on climate change. the most aggressive of regulations requires the nation's existing power plants to cut emissions by one-third in 15 years. the plan also places heavy emphasis on renewable energy sources. power companies expected to quickly challenge the plan in court. and on capitol hill today, showdown over funding planned parenthood. a republican-led effort to cut funding for the organization is expected to fail. it was started

reena, t.j.?rena, thank you. >>> a republican-led push to cut federal funding for planned parenthood has failed in the senate. this comes after secretly recorded video showed planned parenthood officials discussing the use of fetal tissue for research and how to set prices for it. democratic senators were among those speaking out against the effort. >> many of these women who rely on planned parenthood have nowhere else to go. and i think it's about time that the women in this country say leave our bodies alone. >> louisiana governor bobby jindal took action on his own removing planned parenthood from the state's medicaid system. >>> the man accused of killing a police officer in memphis has surrendered ending a two-day manhunt. 29-year-old tremaine wilbourn a convicted bank robber will be arraigned today. police say he shot officer sean bolton multiple times as he interrupted a drug deal. >>> the search continues this morning for the bomber or bombers who targeted two churches in new mexico. no o

david: t.j. was talking about nuclear nightmares.t the cia officer who says a nuclear nightmare may already be in motion. you don't want to miss this.. >> saudis already have the bomb, but people fail to remember -- david: hold on a second, let me emphasize that point, because that's an important point. you say saudi arabia already has a nuclear bomb? >> several. . david: when we were in the commercial break, the dow hit session lows of 248. it's now down about 238. one of the things weighing on the market is this iranian deal that got a whole lot messier with critics of the deal getting a whole lot anger. we know iran gets to pick its own people to investigate potential nuclear sites. sounds like a joke. here's what donald trump had to say about it earlier. >> look, it's one of the worst deals i've ever seen like negotiated by babies, by incompetent people, and now on top of everything else, on top of the 24 days and the long period before you get to the 24 days on top of not getting our prisoners back, on top of all of the things,

. >>> from abc news this is "world news now" with t.j. >>> so. >> it delivered. >> it delivered? >> it delivered. >> no disappointment? >> not in the least bit. i was a happy man. >> you're such a nerd. i want to repeat that over time. you get so hyped up over these political events. >> that's a badge of honor. i'm not ever accused of being smart. thank you. >>> this republican debate was thing to see. the first time the top ten candidates have shared a stage. >> most of the attention on the front-runner was donald trump who was literally in the center of the debate. did the donald live up to the hype? abc's karen an traverse joins us live from cleveland. what a night. >> reporter: good morning, reena and t.j. this debate certainly lived up to the hype. it did not disappoint. if it was fist a and heated and covered a wide range of policy issues. no surprise, donald trump commanding the spotlight every chance he could get. but for the most part his opponents did not get down in the mud with him. the fireworks started early. >> mr. trump --

t.j.: website ashley madison, famous for encouraging users to secretly cheat on their spouse. >> life is short. have an affair. itshas been caught wi pantnts down after a gup dumped 1010 gigabytes of private user information on the dark web, reportedly including 3million e-mail addresses, nine point x million transactions, plus partial credit card --ormation's, street names, partial credit card inrmation and street names. the hackers threatened to publish names and nude photos andss ashley madison another site owned by avid life media are taken down. >> online extortion is something that is easy to do with a very high return and very low risk. t.j.: coming on the heels of other high-profile attacks, this appears to be motivated by ideological differences. the impact team putting out a statement saying, "we haveve deceit, andfraud, stupidity of avid like media and their members. now everyone gets to see their data." morris: and contracting headlines, fcw reports the deadline has passed for protesting the pentagon plus new deal. "the washington post" reports a tech contractor based in v

good morning, t.j. donald trump was himself as promised blunt and bold and he faced few direct challenges from the other candidates who were hoping not to give him any more air time. donald trump emerges from the debate gloating. >> i really enjoyed the evening. >> reporter: right from the start a jolting warning from trump, the only candidate refusing to promise not to run as an independent if denied the nomination. >> i will not make the pledge at this time. >> okay. >> this is what's wrong, he buys and sells politicians of all stripes. >> reporter: the candidates spar over a host of hot button issues from illegal immigration and gay marriage to terrorism. a testy confrontation over the nsa's bulk data collection. >> i want to collect more records from terrorists but less records from innocent americans. [ applause ] >> when you're sitting in a subcommittee just blowing hot air about this, you can say things like that. >> reporter: but again and again trump manages to steal the spotlight. characterist

t.j. smith is just trying to steal your cuteness award. t.j. is the infant son of former maryland terrapin torrey smith, now receiver with the san francisco 49ers and he loves posting videos of his adorable son dancing. >> this is my favorite move right here. you've got to steal this move. >> i don't know if it looks as good on me. >> not as cute on you? >> not as cute on me. >> he's constantly posting videos. he's just -- he loves music, loves to dance and got a little belly roll. >> lean back there, lean back. >> lean back. >>> that's wusa9 news at 6:00. cbs evening news is next. >>> and we will be back for your only local news at 7:00 and we hope to see you then. bye-bye. >> rose: danger in the skies. one jetliner strikes runway light. a piece of another plane falls off in flight. also tonight, as western wildfires spread to more than a million acres, they're calling in the cavalry. fallen hero pitchman jared fogle will plead guilty to sex crimes. his wife leaves him. and minted ballplayers refuse to call time. >> we're going to do a couple

. >> reporter: highly anticipated, t.j., good morning, reena. in less than a year republicans will crown their presidential nominee in cleveland, ohio but to get there, analysts believe that candidate must first stand out at tomorrow's debate. the city of cleveland getting ready for the national spotlight. the largest crowd in republican presidential debate history, 5,000 will gather at the quicken loans arena when the top ten candidates take on the issues and possibly each other. >> certainly i don't want to attack. if i'm attacked i have to do something back. >> reporter: donald trump says he will wing it not rehearsing for the debate as the other nine candidates are including dr. ben carson and mike huckabee seen here in practice sessions. analysts say there are different rules for trump, the faraway front-runner and his competitors. >> i think donald trump needs to show himself if i were advising him to be substantive and not, you know overly clownish which some people are going to expect but be serious and feel presidential and then the oth

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. >> reporter: good morning, reena, good morning, t.j. it is a relief for some and a major disappointment for seven others who did not make the cut and who analysts say will now struggle to keep their campaigns alive. this is the starting line according to analysts and these are the ten republican candidates who have reached it. with the highest poll numbers, donald trump will take center stage at the first gop debate. jeb bush and scott walker beside him. for the seven republican candidates who didn't make the cut, the consolation prize is a separate forum four hours earlier, not likely to get much attention. while donald trump has claimed he will not practice for the debate, analysts believe the other candidates will be well prepared to take on trump head on. something they refused to do monday night at a forum in new hampshire that trump skipped. and while trump has refused to back away from any of his controversial remarks, jeb bush is yet again clarifying comments he claims were misspoken. >> although i'm not sure we need a half a bi

t.j. and reena. now for monday, we do have the threat for some severe storms across the northeast. the i-95, it is going to be a hot and steamy afternoon. that severe threat does include syracuse and near pittsburgh where flooding downpours and damaging winds will be some of the main impacts. meanwhile, across northern california we continue to have wildfires burn, not the great news coming in for monday. we have dry thunderstorms in place and some additional gusty winds. t.j. and reena, back to you. >> thank you, molly. >>> another close call between a drone and a passenger jet in the country's busiest airspace. sources tell abc news that the pilot of a shuttle america flight spotted a drone while coming in for a landing at jfk airport in new york last night and the drone, well, it came dangerously close to the plane packed with passengers. >> there is a drone incident runway. >> location please. >> right behind -- [ inaudible ]. >> altitude? >> 30 feet. >> this was the third drone sighti

t.j. and reena? will be at center stage during tomorrow's first republican debate. ten candidates who made the cut are being placed according to their poll numbers. former florida governor jeb bush could face some tough questions over his comments yesterday on women's health. >> i'm not sure we need $500 million for women's health issues. >> now, he's got no problem giving billions of dollars away to the super wealthy and powerful corporations. but i guess women's health just isn't a priority for him. >> but bush later clarified his remarks, saying he was only questioning the $500 million in federal funding that goes to planned parenthood. >>> well, president obama makes a major sales pitch today for the nuclear deal with iran during a speech in washington. this will be at washington university. the president has also been meeting behind closed doors with top jewish leaders looking for their backing. with more now, here's abc's stephanie ramos. >> reporter: president obama makes the case for the iran

i'm t.j.reena ninan with some of the top headlines we're following this morning on "world news now." >>> gunfire at the movies. a disturbed man goes on an attack in nashville, wielding a hatchet and pepper spray, but he goes down in a hail of bullets before anyone is seriously injured. a full report coming up. >>> french experts are calling for more tests before confirming that a piece of aircraft came from missing flight 370. this after the malaysian prime minister already announced a link had been conclusively made. >>> a man in mississippi will be in court today facing guns and other charges in connection with thfeared attack on a military base. he claims what were thought to be gunshots were really his pickup truck backfiring. >>> also, taiwan preparing for what's expected to be a direct hit from a massive typhoon. forecasters say it should arrive there tomorrow, packing winds around 130 miles an hour. that's the same as a category 4 hurricane. those are some of our top stories on this thu

it's a t.j. holmes classic. how much would you get for this? >> you know what?ll the people what you just did? >> what you do eni just did? >> just wait for the in case you missed it at the end of the week. >>en 0 our "world news now" facebook page. make sure you like it. >> j.j. homes. are you kidding he? >>> this morning on "world news now," stage set. the candidates appearing tomorrow night at the first republican debate. who's in, who's out, and the candidates in damage control mode. >> speaking out. latest comments from the officer who shot and killed michael brown in ferguson, missouri, one year ago. and how they're already sfiring up his critics. >>> ray rice the former nfl player in the middle of a domestic abuse scandal. his comments about that infamous video and domestic violence. >>> and dropping hints about one direction's new sound. what's next for the biggest boy band on the planet after one popular performer quit. >> feel like this is the place we want to be now with our music and stuff. it's as i said earlier, quite an electic sort of sound. >>>

t.j. maxx and marshalls posted second-quarter profits that beat estimates. t.j. maxx also raised its sales forecast for the entire year. the company said the third quarter is "off to a solid start." you can probably thank my mom for that. scarlet: all grandmothers across the country. two more u.s. senators say they are opposed to the iran nuclear deal but the majority leader admits it will probably pass to in a "washington post" op-ed today, senator bob corker of tennessee calls on congress to reject the plan. new jersey senator bob menendez says he will oppose it as well. senator chuck schumer is another. mitch mcconnell says there are probably not enough votes to override the expected veto. make 6me lenovo plans to million a year at a factory in southern india. india is a booming market for smartphone makers. plus, the government has offered to tax breaks. that always helps. alix: the force will be with you on japan's largest airline this fall. they will start flying a boeing 787 painted with the image of the famous robot from "star wars," r2-d2. oh, my god, th

t.j. >> good morning to you there, david. these young ladies were in trouble.were a couple of football fields away from the shore and said that they felt like they were being pulled out by the current. well, this surfer was exactly what they needed, in the right place, the right time willing to help but more importantly he was a good swimmer. he's the michigan surfer turned savior. >> she wasn't breathing. >> reporter: this morning zebulon boeskool credited with rescuing a 14-year-old girl caught in a rip current in lake michigan. >> somebody told me there was somebody drowning. >> reporter: he was out thursday taking advantage of the high waves when two teenagers began struggling in the water. >> female in the water in distress. >> reporter: he was one of two bystanders who rushed to the water to help. >> i didn't think anybody would reach them. >> he ditched the board and swam. >> reporter: boeskool able to get to one of the girls some 800 feet out. another man helping her 13-year-old companion to shore. officials say a red flag signaling hazardous conditions

i'm phillip mena in for t.j. holmes. >> i'm reena ninan. here are some of the top headlines we're following this morning on "world news now." >>> football and sports broadcasting legend frank gifford has died at the age of 84. he was a star player for the new york giants. then part of the iconic can monday night football" football broadcast on abc. >>> an ex-con with a violent past in custody in houston charned with murdering eight members of a family. the victims including two adults and six children ranging in age from 6 to 13 years old. they were handcuffed and shot in the head. >>> visitors to yellowstone national park are on high alert after the death of an hiker. apparently from a grizzly bear. the bear will be euthanized if trapped and linked to the attack. >>> a wildfire sweeping through arizona is forcing the i vacation of up to 1,000 homes. the fire erupted sated is burning 5,000 acres near the california and nevada border. those are some of our top stories on then monday, august 10th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now."

t.j. holmes, this was great, t.j., to watch this weekend. >> i watched it from start to finish. all accustomed to seeing athletes break down crying after a big win. we don't see them break down before they've officially won. and that's what he did. jason day has been through the fire and back. in his personal life and career. held the lead going to the last day of the last three majors. before today, he was known as the best golfer in the world to never win major. that title no longer applies. >> already starting to show a lot of emotion. >> reporter: emotions running high on the 18th green before the final putt. >> i hope he can see the golf ball for the tears. >> reporter: jason day fighting through the top players and his tears on the course sunday. clinching the pga championship. surpassing the mark tiger woods set years ago. his family rushing on to the course to join the long-awaited celebration. >> as sweet a scene as you'll ever see on the 18th green. >> i had no idea about the record. until after the -- after it was over. to be able to hold that record currently is -- i

here's abc's t.j. holmes. >> reporter: its mother nature's ultimate test. >> as close to the edge as any had ever been. >> reporter: braving subzero temperatures in extreme conditions. to reach the top of the legendary shark's fin on mount neru in the himalayas, a feat never accomplished before. >> this climb has seen more attempts. >> reporter: the journey the subject of a documentary called meru which follows the lives of three expedition climbers. >> your life is in your partner's hands. >> reporter: whose close bond will play a critical role in their ability to survive the treacherous assent. we caught up with two members of the team as i made my first ever climate mohawk preserve, new york state's largest nonprofit nature preserve. >> all right, let's diet, man. >> reporter: this is a filmmaker and photographer. >> i have your life in my hands. >> wow. >> like that. >> i am pretty good. >> reporter: this is conrad anchor, one of the best climbers in the world. he conquered everest many times. >> t

more now from abc's t.j.s to secretly cheat on their spouse -- >> life is short. have an affair. >> reporter: has been caught with its pants down this morning after a group calling itself, the impact team dumped ten gigabytes of private customer information on the dark web. the dump includes 36 million e-mail address, 9.6 million transactions plus partial credit card information, street names and phone number, more than 15,000 of the e-mail addresses appear to originate from government and military servers although there's been no verification. the hackers threatened to publish names and nude photo unless ashley madison with another site owned by avid media is taken down. >> it's easy to do in an anonymous fashion and has a high return and it has a very live risk. >> reporter: coming on the risk of other high-profile attacks like tony and target, this appears to be motivated by ideological differences putting out a statement saying we have explained the fraud, deceit and stupidity of avid life media and their

good morning, t.j. >> reporter: speaking and admitting, yep, we made a mistake, knocked on the wrong door, admitting, yep, i had my gun out, he's even admitting he's not a licensed bounty hunter but despite that he said it's being blown out of proportion because of whose door he knocked on. >> you're looking for who? >> rodderick. >> well i'm not [ bleep ] roderick. >> reporter: this man speaking out about the case of mistaken identity that has him behind bars. >> it's not what i did that is the problem. it's who was involved. >> reporter: brent farley charged with trespassing and disorderly conduct after ang anonymous tip on facebook about a fugitive led him and nearly a dozen bounty hunters to the home of the phoenix chief of police, joseph yahner. >> what is your emergency? >> we have some -- i don't know if they're bounty hunter but they just banged on our door. >> reporter: the situation quickly escalating. farley was the aggressor. >> once the situation got de-escalated one of the individuals that remained there that we booked into jail ultimately was still refusing to leave th

abc's t.j.eports. >> reporter: watch as this guy walks smack dab into a wall while he's fixated on his cell phone. other than damaged pride, he walked away unharmed. but in a new study researchers estimate more than 1500 serious injuries from texting pedestrians or petextrians double since 2005. >> it is a huge problem. everybody is so addicted to their technology. >> reporter: "gma on the lookout" hitting the streets to see it for ourselves and in no time we see plenty buried in their phones. my name is t.j. holmes. i'm with "good morning america." actually doing something, walking and texting. >> i think i have pretty good peripheral vision. >> reporter: you didn't see a car, though. >> okay, i'll give you that. >> reporter: you might think you've mastered the art of texting and walking. experts warn, think again. >> we can't make those split-second decisions if we're focused on our phones. >> reporter: francie said she fell. >> i stepped off the curb and twisted both of my ankles. >> reporter