. >> the texas state board of education says even if they do approve the book the decision to use it and any other books is still up to local school districts. no talk about literally hitting pay dirt, a man discovered a huge piece prospectors during the california gold rush. 167 years ago. oscar espinosa was searching for small gold pieces in a creek when he found that there. an 18-ounce gold nugget. friends who run a company say they never saw a piece of gold that big before. it could be up to $70,000 for a collector that wants to keep it as a nugget. >>> if you're not near your tv check out the picture behind us there. >> a tourists from hawaii posting it to instagram hoping to find the newlywed couple he captured at the yosemite national park. apparently there was another photographer who posed the couple and took the shots from a different location. the photographer recognized the photo and told the couple about it. the newlyweds say they would like to >> he took my walker. >> heartless attack on a disabled veteran. coming up at 6:00 -- officers want to catch the guys that did i

. >> the texas state board of education is set to review the book this fall for potential use next year. >>> president obama will speak at the opening of the new african-american culture in washington later this month. first lady michelle obama, former president george w. bush and his wife and chief justice roberts will also attend. the obamas will also be featured on the cover of "essence" magazine promoting several stories inside on them. and michelle obama will also be on the cover of "instyle" with an interview on a variety of subjects. >>> and a 5-year-old boy in texas has a lot of new fans this morning because of his extraordinary show of patriotism caught on camera. >> this is royce woodrow thompson stopping to put his hand over his heart for the pledge of allegiance. he was running late, but when he heard his classmates reciting the pledge, he step stopped dead in his tracks to honor his country. >> his mom snapped the photo and later asked him why he stopped. he told her, like, duh, that's what you're supposed to do. duh. >> duh. >> i love when kids say stuff went around that w

. >>> the texas state school board is expected to vote on a controversial textbook. the book calls it inaccurate and discriminatory. >> it's been posted online and some who have read it say mexicans are depicted as lazy compared to americans and europeans. >>> a driver pulls over to help what she believed to be a house cat. turns out it was a bobcat. the woman ended up getting bitten on the arm and had to get tested for rabies. the bobcat had to be put down because it was so badly hurt. >>> obesity is a huge problem and it's raising questions about the health, fitness, and readiness of our troops. 8% of the military is clinically overweight. greater than 25. this rate has crept up since 2001. it's highest among women, african-americans, hispanics, and older service members. >>> the fate of the yoga instructor could be in the hands of the jury today. closing arguments in the case of lindsay -- who is accused of letting boys fondle her at a bar mitzvah. she nt of the boys. >> she seduced these boys all night long. starts at the tables, moves through the house, into the

state of texas. this has the dallas morning news editorial board today publishes a strong rebuke to donald trump.me endorsing a democrat since 1964. chris alyssa and ruth marcus, deputy editorial page editor and columnist. chris, first to you, let's talk about texas. i don't think anyone really thinks that hillary clinton is going to win texas. that said, this is a lot closer than anyone might have expected. >> i think that's right, and it's indicative of the larger donald trump problem. which is that he still is not united all republicans. once he does that, andrea, i think he will win texas. he has not united all republicans, people who call themselves republicans, whether they are part of the base or more swingy voting republicans. he has not united those people. two, any state that is a significant non-white population is going to be closer than you might expect. texas is a great example of that. large african american population as a really large and growing hispanic population. when you are getting 4% of the black vote and 13 or 14 or 15% of the hispanic vote in a state that has a big chunk

state board's next meetings are september 12. reporting from downtown phoenix. >>> now to our omg video of the night. shocking images from texas of cars slamming into kids on the students weren't hurt seriously. a few bumps and bruises. this is all happening in the first week of school. police have issued 900 tickets for cars going around school buses. they handed out 7,000 last year. go to our 12 news facebook page and then share our omg video with your friends. >>> on this true crime thursday, andrea yates drowned her 5 children and she was convicted of capital murder and in another trial she was found not guilty by reason of insanity. she's in so will solitary in a texas mental hospital. the guys that had to recovered bodies. >> he was the first reporter on the scene. >> they brought andrea out and her clothes were wet and her hair was still wet from the bathtub and she looked like a zombie. there was a wildness in our eyes. >> you talked to her on a weekly basis? >> about every 7-8 days. >> how is she doing? >> she's doin well, not a day that goes by where she doesn't care for or talk about, is happy about her children's l

state on board. lieutenant governor dan patrick was named yesterday the texas chairman of the trump campaign and that is very interesting because patrick once had that same job at the cruz campaign and he now has a message for some of the hard core cruz backers who may not be sold on trump just yet. >> all the ted cruz supporters out there, i'm a long time friend of ted. i was his campaign chair in texas. it's time to come on board. we have to defeat her. you have to put everything aside and focus on that supreme court. >> reporter: so any minute from now here in houston trump is set to address the first ever luncheon of the remembrance project. that was established to remember the innocent american victims of murders by violent illegal immigrants. that is an issue that many texans we've spoken to say is of real concern here and signals as well a return to his signature issue which is immigration. elizabeth? >> peter, thank you so much. >>> and as trump is on the campaign trail this weekend a brand new national fox news poll shows that the race between donald trump and hillary clinton as you can see

textbook in texas, activists say that the book called mexican american heritage is filled with stereo types and inaccuracies. people went across the state to austin to voice their opinion at a state boardeducation meeting there. the book is posted online and they say it depicts mexicans as lazy compared to americans and europeans. >> it's about the integrity of texas and the ability of texas to tell the truth. and about respecting our cultures and traditions. and respecting us as human beings. >> the board is expected to take a vote sometime today on whether or not to approve this book. if it passes, it would be used next school year. >>> and now to what is being called a facebook flop, it's getting a lot of attention online. this is a picture of a very nasty crash, one of the many that the driver took from his cell phone, to document the damage, he says an automated facebook feature put together a slideshow and the result is going viral. ♪ ♪ this chipper music probably not the best choice, josh gibson's video has been viewed 1.3 million times, despite making light of the situation. he has never hugged his wife and daughter as tight as he did that night. the automation being is the mus

football a day early for the devils, arizona state riding high after beating up an texas tech last weekend, but the road play, sterling putting them on the board, 7-3. a.s.u. looking to respond. manny wilkins looking to respond, watch out for the train, choo choo, manny wilkins gets nailed. believe it or not he was okay. utsa feeling confident. road runners has to punt. kalen ballage, has he not seen frozen? let it go. road runners back in business, dalton sterling again, tries to buy some time, and it pays off, nice pass for the touchdown, road runners have the lead, thinking upset. not so fast. here comes the sun devils, seconds before the half, great catch right there, so nice, look at it twice. one handed catch makes it 14-12 at the half. second half, utsa comes out red hot, dalton again number. are you kidding me? he was named after patrick swayzy's character in roadhouse. takes it in for the touchdown. what's going on here? more road runners, williams takes it in for the touch, 28-12, beating up on the pac 12 a.s.u. won't quit. takes it in for the touchdown, a.s.u. has just taken the lead late in the fourth quarter. we'll see if they can

texas attitude. all the parent, one parent said i tnk but overwhelmingly the parents have been on board with what's happening there but there are no threat -- before we say, texas, here, most states do allow, have lous th laws that allow teacher carry. they can have those concealed permits. >> when i was in school in texas, the worst you could get was a whipping from the teacher. talk about embarrassing walking back into the classroom. that was pretty embarrassing. >> i bet it was, michael. from google called allo that could compete with snapchat. there's growing concerns. the tech giant will retain everything you write forever. tech expert brooke hammerling joins us, brooke, why? why would anybody want this app? tell us a little more about it. >> as you said there's so many messaging servicers there's whatsapp, snapchat, telegram and google wants to crowded market and differentiate themselves. had they first came out with allo they said they would have privacy and encryption policies in place like whatsapp which is encrypted end to end but when they realized they wanted to have features that allowed you to have a little more fun with the app, google assistant, there are smart re

board said trump's serial shifts on fundamental issues reveal a astounding absence of preparedness while clinton is the candidate more likely to keep our nation safe. it's unlikely that a red state like texas is going to go for the democrat any time soon, but endorsement make an appearance, scott, in clinton's speeches and possibly in her ads this fall. >> pelley: nancy cordes in washington. nancy, thank you. congress is still battling over emergency funding for the fight against zika. in the house today, florida congressman david jolly held up a canister of mosquitoes. they were not carrying the virus, but he said they could be. mosquito spraying in miami beach planned for tomorrow was put off until friday after a public protest. david begnaud is there. >> reporter: it started as a chant outside miami beach city hall. inside it turned into an outcry. >> the plane went over my house 11 times. >> reporter: this woman says she lives in the zika zone of wynwood where the insecticide naled was used for weeks in early august. >> my tongue for four hours felt so tight and shaky i was about >> reporter: and that's what these residents of miami beach are worried about. >> and many miami-dade count

board of education. it is just incumbent to one-party state like massachusetts, texas. >> if you don't vote, you don't countoting is a voice. he got to have an opinion on how your community is run locally on a statewide level, the civil rights attorneys, civil rights the soldiers in this war for voting rights gave their lives and their livelihoods. they gave their energy and some of them like charles hamilton houston for themselves to death. the voting rights that they were able to achieve and the protection ignored everyone, not just people are african american or people of color. that's it needs to be understood. the african-american civil rights movement of the conscience into the constitution and because of that, because of the heartbeat that was given to it, we have to pay some respect to those games if we don't vote, we don't count. that is what is on his tombstone. he was an naacp voting rights activists who was burned alive. and he said he wanted those words on his tombstone because if you don't vote, you don't count. >> what a wonderful powerful and no. i'm so proud this program is part of this pet

board the superstar's infamous floating state stage in atlanta. we suppose he held on as long as he could before falling. that's a story we're not going to cover. >>> former texasck perry made his debut last night on "dancing with the stars." he cut a rug to the hit country song "god bless texas" with partner emma slater. the former governor came in last place. unfortunately his "dancing" debut has been left on the cutting room floor. got to give him credit though. >>> the new oxford english dictionary has 1,200 new words. one of them, merica. the definition is long. yolo is officially part of the english lexicon. if you don't know the definition, ask a millennial and they'll tell you. we don't have time for that either so we'll use another word out of that dictionary, fuggetaboudit. instead when we come back, we'll get an update on a much more important story, the cease-fire that just took effect in syria. ♪ using 60,000 points from my chase ink card i bought all the framework... wire... and plants needed to give my shop... a face... no one will forget. see what the power of points can do for your business. learn more at chase.com/ink see what the power of poi

the board of advisoryto the museum council, secretary davis gordon, to the leadership of the united states congress and all of my colleagues in the house and memory of the late representative room texasredible building and the staff of the white house, federal agencies, congress, the smithsonian that tohed and pulled together make this moment happen. to all of the construction companies and their crews, thank you. for all you did to lead our proprietor to this magnificent day. as long as there is a united there of america, now will be a national museum of african american history and culture. [applause] this is a great achievement. i tell you, i feel like singing from the march on washington 50 years ago how we got over. some said it could not have been. who said you cannot do it. we did it. we did it. we gather here today to dedicate a building. this place is more than a building. it is a dream come true. you and i, each and every one of seed of caught up in a light. minds ofborn in the wars'veterans. they met here 100 years ago. street baptist church, ohill in existence today, what a dream can do. up the sleeves of those ght find theu mi wounds of shackles and fists. could not read