abc's marci gonzales is watching the latest development and she joins us live from new york. marci? >> reporter: rick, protest and organizers designated this as a day of civil disobedience. extra officers are on patrol concerned about a potential repeat of last nights violence. today pro protests planned after a chaotic night. a black teenager shot by police after they, say he opened fire, on officers. the violence and looting, following a week of peaceful protests and marches. >> my family. >> reporter: commemorating first anniversary of the shooting death of 18 year-old michael brown by police officer darren wilson. >> there is a a small group of people out there that are intent on making sure that we don't have peace that prevails. >> reporter: police say the 18 year-old shot last night tyler harris was not part of the protest but was in this crowd when gunshots rang out at 11:15 between two rival groups. investigators claim harris ran and started shooting at a police suv were four detectives inside. authorities say as the detectives got out of the vehicle, harris continued to sh

abc's marci gonzales has the story. marci? >> reporter: shirleen, the blast was so big it could be seen from space. today hospitals in the area are overwhelmed with patients and people looking for missing family members. today thousands of rescuers desperately searching for survivors near the still smoldering rubble from this massive explosion in china. hundreds of people injured, dozens killed. the death toll still rising from this disaster that started yesterday just before 11:00 p.m. local time in the city of tianjin. firefighters responding to a fire at a warehouse storing hazardous materials. then a half hour later as they battled the flames, a huge blast followed by another, bigger explosion. people nearby left with no time to find safety. among the dead some of those firefighters and migrant workers sleeping in neighboring dormitories. abc's bob woodruff at the scene today. >> look. it's absolutely destroyed. oh, my god. these are people's homes. this is where they lived. dvds, music. this advertise horrible. >> reporte

live in atlanta, marci gonzales, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you, marci. >>> three of four lanes have been reopened on route 22 in new jersey following yesterday's flooding. right now the left lane is closed and the eastbound lanes between westfield and glenside in scotch plains. yesterday more than three inches of rain fell in the area. drivers were stranded on the highway and the roads and suffered damage. >>> new details about a baby locked in a safe at a hotel in niagara falls. police tracked down the parents who are from our area. it turns out the baby was accidentally locked in the safe during a game of hide and seek among siblings after a maintenance worker freed the child, the family from new jersey headed to nearby ontario to visit friends. when they heard the buzz they contacted police. they were cooperative and no charges will be filed. >>> turning to a vicious attack in queens. a woman becoming the victim of a senseless act when a man threw an acid liquid on her face without any warning. police say the attack was random, hammed in the sunnyside section of the queens a

marci gonzales is live in new orleans with that story. marci? >> reporter: yeah, ken, so many people proud to share the progress made in the past decade. during his visit, president bush said new orleans is back and better than ever. the vibrant soul of this city shining on the eve of the anniversary of one of new orleans's darkest days. 10 years after hurricane katrina ravaged this community and other parts of the gulf coast, homes are still being rebuilt. a new 14 billion-dollar levee system and a resounding sense of resilience. >> this is home. >> there are wounds that are still healing. >> this is horrible. >> including memories of the more than 1,000 lives lost and the devastatingly slow response. >> i forget how all levels of government left us abandoned here. >> when i think back and i say, you know, how did they do that 0 to us . >> reporter: today former president george w. bush returned to tour the school he visited on the first anniversary reflecting on the recovery and fog -- focusing on the future. >> we are the resilience of a grea

marci gonzales has the latest on the deadly explosions. >> reporter: hundreds of people hospitalized recovering after these massive explosions. one blast after another in the chinese port city. dozens of people killed including firefighters called to the scene a half hour earlier for a fire in a warehouse storing hazardous material. they along with everyone living nearby caught off guard. the force and the flames ripping through neighboring homes where migrant workers were asleep. bob woodruff at the scene. >> look at this. absolutely destroyed. oh, my god. these are people's homes. this is where they lived. >> reporter: devastating damage throughout the major port city, even a mile away, windows left shattered. oh, my gosh. >> reporter: the blast so strong they registered on the richter scale and could be felt and seen for miles. >> we are getting a shock wave. it rattled the doors. seemed like big wind then the big one was the one that felt like an earthquake. >> as rescuers continue searching for survivors in the rubble, people living nearby are being evacuated because of concerns

live in the stock exchange, marci gonzales, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> okay. thank you. >>> we want to go back to the scene of that breaking news off sandy hook. apparently -- at first we were unsure what the coast guard was looking for or who. apparently the captain of another boat in the area said he saw a 40-foot commercial fishing boat capsize. right now they are trying to search for anybody who may have possibly been on that commercial boat. we do know that there were at least two coolers and a life ring in the water. we can see that they are there on the scene. we can see that life boat right there. and, again, they are looking for anyone who may have possibly have been own that 40- foot -- been on that 40-foot commercial fishing boat. we will keep an eye on this and bring you any new information. hopefully they will be able to find anyone who may have been on that boat. bill? >>> in new jersey, a $225 million settlement between the state of new jersey and exxon mobile tonight is a done deal. it has been approved. the judge giving the green light to the

reporting live, marcy gonzales, channel 6 "action news." back to you. >> the search continues for whoever brought an end to hitch did the bot -- hitchbot. it's life was cut short after being left on a bench. it was found a pile of leaves, headless with all it's electronic also stolen. the tongue-in-cheek statement said they have no interest in filing charges against the vandal and they vow to continue the social experiment they started. >>> the first of two job fairs for veterans is being held in wilmington. delaware senators along with the representative are hosting the event. it is going on at the middletown memorial fire hall in west green streets until 2:00 p.m. more than 30 employers are there looking for new employees. a second job fair will be held september 2 at wilmington university dover campus. >> still to come on "action news" at noon, a manhunt continues for a suspect who shot and killed a police officer in tennessee. investigators believe they know who they are looking for. >>> who is behind the series of explosions at new mex

marci gonzales, abc news, new york. >>> the legionnaire scare in the bronx. coming up, we will take you inside to see how they clean the cooling towers and how to keep you safe. >> sandra lee rushed to the hospital. how it involves her recent double mastectomy. >> president obama with strong words over looking for one of these? yoplait. smooth, creamy, and craved by the whole family. >>> parts of the bronx are on high alert because of legionnaires outbreak. we head to one of the places that tested positive and we get an inside look at how they got rid of it. good evening, i'm sade baderinwa. >> i'm diana williams. >>> the legionnaires' disease has sickened dozens. what do you do to get rid of this illness. >> cleaning crews take us back to one of the buildings that tested positive for the cleanup. joe torres is in mott haven. >> reporter: we got an up-close look at the cooling tower at the center. they are at the opera house hotel. the towers have been cleaned but the general manager at the hotel wonders what impact the outbreak will have on his business futu

marci gonzales has more. >> today in st. louis loud protests and peaceful marches. following last night's violence in ferguson this is what happened. >> gunshots and looting, bottles thrown at police. the chaos marring a day of quiet remembrance on the first anniversary of the shooting death of michael brown by a ferguson police officer. >> he's bleeding out, man. please get him some help. he's pleading out. -- he's bleeding out. >> last night police shooting this 18-year-old who ran from this scene where two rival groups were firing at each other. investigators say tyrone harris then shot at a police suv with four detectives inside. when they got out police claim harris continued firing at them with a stolen semiautomatic handgun. police explaining all four detectives shot back leaving the teen in critical condition. >> today police are still at the scene concerned about the potential for another tense night. >> my prayer is that we can move forward without the violence that has unfortunately by associated with this. the stakes are very high here. i've talked a lot

reporting live, marcy gonzales, channel 6 "action news." >> marcy thank you, back here local veterans powered past their disabilities to complete the first leg of the wounded warrior soldier ride, veterans will bike 40 miles over the weekend as part of a three day retreat, wounded warriors organizers say it's to help veterans dealing with lost limbs and chronic pain. >>> coming up the investigation into an apparent isis hit list containing threats against hundreds of americans and more on a deadly roller coaster accident. yeah, i'm married. does it matter? you'd do that for me? really? yeah i'd like that. who are you talking to? uh, it's jake from state farm. sounds like a really good deal. jake from state farm, at three in the morning? who is this? it's jake from state farm. what are you wearing jake from state farm? uh, khakis. she sounds hideous. well, she's a guy so... another reason more people stay with state farm. get to a better state. >>> a new york city firefighter is recovering after being shot in the leg while responding to a scene in staten island, police say a man barric

marcy gonzales joins us live from new orleans, a city that showed resilientsy in the wake of the storm. >> reporter: so many people are here are proud to share the progress made here in the past decade and former president, george w. bush visited and said new orleans is back and better than ever. >> the vibrant soul of this city shining on the eve of the anniversary of one of new orleans's darkest days. ten years after hurricane katrina ravaged this community and other parts of gulf coast, homes are still being rebuild and there is a boom in business, and a new $14 billion levee system and a resounding sense of resilience. and there are wounds still healing. >> it's horrible. >> including memories of the more than 1,000 lives lost and the devastatingly slow response. >> you forget how all levels of government left us abandoned here. when i think back and i say how did they do that to us? today former president, george w. bush, he toured the school he visited right after the storm focusing on the recovery and future. yesterday president obama visited and said he is inspired by this city

marcy gonzales was there for the announcement, she joins us live now from the carter center in atlanta. >> he was open and even up beat as he shared details of his diagnosis and thoughts of what is ahead. former president, jimmy carter, still smiling as he detailed his melanoma diagnosis, first discovered during liver surgery. >> it's already in full in my brain so that night until the next day until i came up to emery, i just thought i had a few weeks left, i was surprisingly at ease. you know i have had a wonderful life. >> speaking this morning the 90-year-old is explaining he is fighting the disease going in for his first radiation treatment on his brain today. >> i feel good, i haven't felt any weakness or disability. the pain is slight. >> carter's father and all three siblings died of pancreatic cancer and he talked about his family and history. >> my name is jimmy carter and i'm running for president. >> and his regrets. >> i wish i had sent one more helicopter to get the hostages and i would have been reelected. that may have interfered with the foundation of the carter center

explosions in china. 12 firefighters are among the 50 people killed in the blast that happened yesterday, marcy gonzales has more from new york. >> reporter: rick and sara that blast was so big it could be seen from space, and today hospitals in that area are overwhelmed with patients and people looking for missing family members. today thousands of rescuers desperately searching for survivors near the still smoldering rubble from this massive explosion in china. hundreds of people injured. dozens killed. the death toll still rising from the disaster that started yesterday just before 11:00 p.m. local time, firefighters first responding to a fire at a warehouse storing hazardous materials, more than a half hour later as they battled the flames, a huge blast followed by another bigger explosion. people nearby left with no time left to find safety. among the dead and injured some of those firefighters and migrant workers sleeping in nearby dormitories. bob woodruff at the scene. >> it's absolutely destroyed these are people's home and this is where they live. dvds, music. this is horrible. >> dev

marcy gonzales joins us now. >> reporter: things got started an hour ago with both parties meeting privately with the judge and the judge came out and said he had not decided which side would prevail, today a deflate-gate face-off in federal court. new england patriots star tom brady fighting his four game suspension going head to head against nfl commission under, roger goodell. >> we'll cooperate fully with that and allow the judge to handle the process. before the hearing the judge issuing a last minute orderer, encouraging both sides to engage in good final settlement issues. >> this judge will say if you can't resolve it, neither of you will like it. brady and the union taking it to court after the appeals of the nfl were denied. they said that brady's punishment after they said that they played with underdeflated balls last year. >> it was harsh. >> harsh. >> i have all played within the rules. >> but goodell says he concealed potentially relevant evidence. under the collective bargaining agreement he had every right to issue and oversee the punishment. >> if the punishment is upheld,

marci gonzalez is following the latest from new york. marcy. >> reporter: that state of emergency was just declared this afternoon in response to last night's violence and demonstrators are back out again today and there have already been a few arrests: today in saint louis, loud protests. >> ♪ >> reporter: and peaceful marches. following last night's violence in ferguson. [gunfire] >> reporter: gun shots and looting, bottles thrown at police. the chaos marring a day of quiet remembrance on the first anniversary of the shooting death of michael brown by a ferguson police officer. >> he's bleeding out man. please get him some help, man. please get him some help. >> reporter: last night police shooting this 18-year-old they say ran from this scene where two rival groups were firing at each other. [gunfire] >> reporter: investigators saying tyrone harris then shot at a police suv with four detectives inside. when they got out, police claim harris continued firing at them with a stolen semi automatic handgun. police explaining all four det

abc news reporter marci gonzalez has the story. >> reporter: today cleaning up. >> wiped out bunch of trees just torn up and as you can see thrown over here. >> reporter: after severe storms. >> terrible. >> reporter: and at least half a dozen reported tornadoes in the upper midwest: near chicago sirens blaring into the night strong sudden winds uprooting trees. >> i've never seen anything like that. >> reporter: and toppling a tent at a festival. its support poles sent flying injuring 15 people and killing this father of two. >> it started hailing and stuff so we ran into the tent 'cause we had the girls and then we decided to run in there to be safe and next thing you know it came so fast and i thought he was behind me and he wasn't. >> reporter: nearby everyone escaping just before this sports dome collapsed. >> all of a sudden you could see the rip in the death it just kind of blew down. >> reporter: and thousands of people sent running from the louisiana la palooza festival. flooding as deep as 4 feet in some areas. >> if it gets deeper out here i might be able to go swimming. >>

marcy gonzalez, abc news new york. >>> family and friends gather this morning to remember bobbi kristina brown at st. james united methodist church near atlanta. she is expected to be laid to rest next to her mother on monday. brown died in hospice care 6 months after being found face down and unresponsive into bathtub in her atlanta home. >>> a man from berks county is in trouble with the federal government after slamming his car into a barricade at the u.s. capitol. anthony larosa said he was trying to get a patent for a clothing design. his mother said he has mental issues. >>> the philadelphia fire department scored a major victory scoring a as you will a- multimillion dollar grant that will permit 100 new hierls. >> $22.79 million to higher additional firefighters. >> reporter: philadelphia firefighters responded to almost 50,000 fire calls last year compared to 44,000 the year before. due to attrition and other factors the 2100 amoeba department loses 80 to 110 firefighters a year. the city spends millions in overtime. last year alone it paid 37.6 million to have firefighters work

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