boom. >> boom. >>> coming up -- >> well, it's romantic. >> the hunt in northern california for two armed suspects on the run. >> yes. they're believed to have been the abductors of the so-called super mom. as we learned new details about her discovery in the early morning hours of thanksgiving badly beaten, but alive. a remarkable story. >>> and the stories are pouring in, too, about fidel castro's treatment of his people. this morning, we hear from two women who lived through the cuban exile experience who today are proud americans. >>> and find us on facebook, wnnfans.com and twitter @abcwnn. you're watching "world news now." @abcwnn. you're watching "world news now." . and my cold medicines' ugh, iwearing off.chtime i'm dragging. yeah, that stuff only lasts a few hours. or, take mucinex. one pill fights congestion for 12 hours. no thank you very much, she's gonna stick with the short-term stuff. 12 hours? guess i won't be seeing you for a while. is that a bisque? i just lost my appetite. why take medicines that only last 4 hours, when just one mucinex lasts 12 hours? start the relief.

light rain in northern california. unusually warm in the midwest to the northeast. >> 70s in dallas and washington, d.c., 60s in new york and chicago. 50s in great falls, and albuquerque, 40s in boston and seattle. >>> well, a chicago area woman was charged with drunk driving after police saw this. take a look. a 15-foot tree wedged into the grill of her car. she had obviously run into it at some point because police noticed that the air bags were already deployed. the driver admitting striking the tree but couldn't remember where. >>> well, usually when we show you cars of the future it's a model that the car companies will have on streets within the next year. that's not the case with the new offering from bmw. >> the german car giant unveiled a vehicle it called the vision next 100. yesterday, its doors open toward the sky. its steering wheel emerges from the dash board and its tires are like nothing ever seen before. >> it also includes a full display windshield that warns of obstacles moving into the car's path an

unbelievable video. >>> a vigil was held in northern california last night for a sheriff's deputy who was killed while responding to a call. authorities say dennis wallace was killed with two shots to the head. wallace's death marks the fifth california law officer killed in the line of duty in just two months. a suspect identified as david machado was caught after a manhunt. >>> after more than 25 hours of jury deliberations, a mistrail called against a white university of cincinnati police officers charge in the shooting death of a black man in a traffic stop. >> the verdict sparked anger in the streets and raises questions about a potential new trial. gloria rivera has the latest. >> reporter: outrage and disbelief filling the streets of downtown cincinnati. >> we have to eventually here fight back as black people. >> reporter: ray tensing, a white police officer, faced two counts of murder after he fatally shot unarmed black motorist sam duboise in a 2015 traffic stop that went wrong. >> what's wrong? >> again, the front tag. >> reporter: jury unable to decide if the actions were

. >>> and in northern california, a quickly spreading wildfire. at least 1,000 acres forced some mandatory evacuations in the small town of susanville. it grew rapidly yesterday because of strong winds. the latest reports say no structures have burned in the flames. >> so it will be cooler in northern california today. it will be a pleasant day in the northeast, ohio valley and the great lakes region, as well. there will be rain and even snow in the rockies. >> the high temperatures in the northeast beginning the 70s. miami and new orleans hitting 88. portland will be warmer than los angeles today, but great falls, montana, only 49 degrees in great falls. >> not so great. >>> we have new video this morning of some little boats being swamped. >> this happened at a port in sicily last month. a carnival cruise ship's powerful engines too much for the small marina. >> when the water gets churned up, it causes damage. they're going to need a new dock and luckily no one was injured in that whole mess. >> and it is a bit of a mess. >> many unhappy boat o

this as new details emerge surrounding the arson suspect in northern california. >>> and while you're trying to sell your house, some people are hoping to get a steal. we're not talking about the home. we'll show you the video raising alarms for homeowners looking to sale. >>> and simone biles adding to her collection. it was another performance by a naked sportscaster that's grabbing headlines. we'll tell you where his clothes went on this wednesday, august 17th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> i wonder how many people that were listening ran to the television thinking you were talking about yourself. >> no, they would be scared to see something like that, but interesting way to wake up on this wednesday morning. >> maybe one day? >> never happening. >> we begin this half hour with donald trump making his biggest pitch yet to african american voters and repeating his call to restore law and order. >> he delivered what was a mostly scripted speech. he was reading from the teleprompter. this was taking place late last night near milwaukee and near the site of ongoing p

. >>> in northern california, firefighters are making progress against the big sur wildfire. the blaze is 45% contained, and some evacuations have been lifted. nearly 60 homes have been destroyed by the flames. >>> dreams of gold end in a horrific crash in rio. the rider in intensive care after this crash. the dutch cyclist suffered a concussion and three small spinal cord fractures. however, she's conscious and okay. those are some of our top stories on this monday, august 8th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good morning to you all. we begin this half hour with the death of a 10-year-old boy during a family outing at a water park. caleb schwab was riding on the slide in kansas city, kansas, the tallest in the world -- 17 stories high. >> the name means insane or crazy in german. riders have to follow some strict rules. there's no word, though, on how this accident took place. >> we honestly don't know what's happened. that's why an investigation, a full investigation is necessary. all our rides are inspected every day. and our rides are inspected by an outs

a raging wildfire in northern california. authorities say a 40-year-old man has been charged with 17 counts of arson in lake county including the most recent fire. officials estimate that the blaze in the town of lower lake has caused more than $10 million in damage. >> what's worse, dozens of families are without homes because of the blaze. firefighters are struggling to contain it. mary bruce is there. >> reporter: an all-out battle to tame the flames. winds and bone-dry conditions fueling a blaze that barrelled through lower lake. more than 4,000 acre charred. 175 homes and businesses burned to the ground. >> this is where we all grew up. >> this is all we know our whole life. >> and our neighbors, look what they have to come home too. >> reporter: thousands of residents scrambling to escape as firefighters struggle in 100 degree heat. this man and his son jumping in their pool as the flames closed in around them. >> it got intense. sparks just blowing far while. >> reporter: fearing his home would burn he moved his most p

air force pilot dead, another injured after a crash in northern california. it happened during a training mission for a u2 reconnaissance plane about 15 minutes after takeoff from the air force base. the pilots ejected before the spy plane crashed into a rural area, sparking a 250 acre wildfire near sacramento. the u2 fleet is based there. >>> a philadelphia high school teacher under investigation after video shows him fighting with a student. the pair kick and punch each other, and at one point, the student in a headlock. the altercation started when the student was late to class. mary mccollum's grandson attends the same school. >> i came from the old school. we did not fight our teacher. we listen at the teacher, and we did what we had to do. we did what we was told to do. >> well, the teacher was injured badly enough he required stitches. the student is charged with assault. >>> to the major leagues, a debut for one member of the baltimore orals. his name is trey mancini. we might remember it from now on. >> we will. he got into his first major league gam

. >>> first, the latest wildfire in northern california exploding overnight as hundreds are forced to evacuate. some homes are already burned. we'll have the latest on the fast moving blaze. >>> remember to find us on facebook, wnnfans.com, and on twitter at abcwnn. you're watching "world news now." abcwnn. you're watching "world news now." abcwnn. you're watching "world news now." introducing new k-y for massage and intimacy. every touch, gently intensified. a little touch is all it takes. k-y touch. >>> the fast-moving clayton fire is threatening towns and forcing hundreds of people to evacuate. officially ten homes have been destroyed, but eyewitnesses report seeing others on fire, as well. commercial buildings and a post office have burned and another 1,000 structures are in danger. and the fire is only 5% contained. >>> the victims of a plane crash this weekend in alabama have been identified as three married couples from mississippi. the group was returning from a dental convention in florida. the pilot issue aid distress call before crashing south of the airport in tuscaloosa.

another storm system is moving into the northwest and northern california with snow expected in portland and seattle late today. >> portland's high today will be freezing with seattle not much warmer than that. great falls reaching three degrees, highs in denver and chicago are 24, twice that in atlanta and washington. >> and miami is nice at 82. okay. >>> so the water bottle challenge, well, it really seems to be catching on. it's -- >> that was pitiful. >> that's not how you're supposed to do it? >> we got in on the act awhile ago and failed. >> i can't. so it's supposed to land upright, but it didn't go the way i was hoping. it's something members of the cleveland cavaliers apparently figured it out better than we have. >> there they were last night at new york's madison square garden doing the water bottle challenge on the bench. this was going on after the cavaliers blew out the knicks. >> was that lebron? >> even lebron taking part. >> that was not planned, but it's a long season, and they have to pass the time somehow, right? when you win by that much -- >> phil jackson will not b

however, out in the pacific northwest, it's snow in the higher elevations, and rain in northern california. in the northeast, we are going to see dreary skies and showers and a snow in northern maine, and as we head into the weekend, though, the eastern half of the country is nice and dry, and it's out west where we are going to see a potent storm system moving in, bringing cooler temperatures, but also some rain from seattle down to san diego. much needed rainfall moving into california this weekend, else as we head into late day saturday, and another system rolls in on sunday, and that's going to bring drenching rainfall from san diego to san francisco. back to you. >> all right, cam tran, thank you. >>> two people are dead following gunfire at a youth football event in kentucky. four others injured and hospitalized during the annual youth bowl, as it's called, a thanksgiving day tradition. those injured are expected to survive. the park was packed with hundreds of families watching the games. police are searching for the suspects. no word yet on what may have caused the shooting. >>> au

heavy rain from northern california to the northwest. with mountain snow. >> 80s along the gulf coast, 40s in the northwest and the northeast. 15 to 20 degrees warmer than usual in the midwest. >>> humboldt county in northern california is notorious for its production of marijuana. >> so, it's no surprise that humboldt distillery is putting a new spin on your boring old cocktails with this. yeah. weed-infused vodka. hang on, don't get too excited. this stuff uses cannabis sativa, legally grown hemp with only 0.3% concentration of the psychoactive chemical thc. >> it's not enough for you to get stoned. you need proof or 40% alcohol that surely will get you drunk. >> it will get you drunk, not necessarily stoned. >> are there combinations that don't work in life? >> that might be one. instead of an edible, it's a drinkable. >>> coming up, this has been an unforgettable season of "the bachelor." we're looking back at the humorous highlights with our senior analyst. >>> also ahead, get your brackets ready for march madness. it's almost time

. >> hundreds of homes evacuated in northern california because of a raging wildfire south of san jose. one home already has been destroyed and another damaged. the flames are unusually high because the brush is so dry. >>> another deadly police shooting is under investigation. police near san diego killed a man they said acted erratically before pointing an object at officers allegedly. the police say the object was not a gun. >>> the fbi released a new photo of the men they are looking for in connection with a pressure cooker bomb left in new york city. the two men removed the bombs from a piece of luggage. those are the top stories on this wednesday, september 28th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good morning. we begin this half hour with the race to the white house. they're in the home stretch now following the first debate watched by a record 84 million people. >> just incredible numbers there, just about 41 days to go, and after celebrating her debate performance at a rally in north carolina, hillary clinton picks up an important endorsement today from john warn

. >>> to california now and a skydiving adventure in northern california ending up just not quite the way it was expected to. the plane upside down in a vineyard. aircraft experienced trouble shortly after taking off from a skydiving school north of lodi. the pilot tried to return to the airport but crashed instead. there were some scrapes and bruises, but considering the accident, it is amazing there weren't worse injuries there. >>> and the head of the tsa faced some tough questions from lawmakers on capitol hill yesterday. the issue is those long lines at the nation's airports. there are more flyers, up to 8% more but the number of tsa officers is flat. the white house though blaming congress for the long lines and not funding for additional security officers. >>> and if that wasn't bad enough in, phoenix, a tsa computer problem meant that 3,000 bags didn't get where they were supposed to yesterday. the problem has now been fixed and a spokeswoman says they are cautiously optimistic this morning's flights will go off without a hitch. >>> breaking over night, hackers have again stol

. >>> a fire in northern california santa cruz mountains spread to six and a ha >>> a fire in northern california santa cruz mountains spread to six and a half square miles. so far flames destroyed eight homes and sent a firefighter to the hospital. it is still threatening more than 300 structures. >>> new details surfaces in the south carolina shooting. police say a teenager first killed his father before going to the elementary school and opening fire. >> we are learning there were warning signs about that boy years ago. abc's steve osansomi with more. >> move that patient towards the helicopter. >> reporter: cell phones in the pockets of frightened parents across this small town started burning up at 1:45 p.m. just before the end of classes in townville elementary. >> we did have report of a third patient. >> reporter: police say a local teenager armed with a handgun appeared at a playground behind the school and started shooting at teachers and children. >> i think there were some students out in the recess area, and the shooting may have occurred there and the teacher got the stud

. >> turning now to the out of control wildfire raging in northern california, the fire near big sur has already destroyed about three dozen homes and threatens 2,000 more. officials estimate it will take until the end of august to extinguish the blaze which has already burned 42 squire miles. >>> this new jersey teenager got the shock of a lifetime. quite literally. lightning knocked the 16-year-old right off his feet. he was recording the storm over bradley beach on the jersey shore when the bolt hit the ground right next to him. he had to go to the er. he escaped without a scratch. >>> so anyone who saw the hash tag that was trending yesterday, #savecupca #savecupcake, don't worry. georgetown cupcake will be open later. >> that's not what it was about. everyone need to know cupcake is fine. cupcake, this one, a 13-year-old horse who fell over in muddy water during a horseback ride in colorado state park. a fire rescue squad came and saved the day. >> cupcake does look exhausted. so apparently they brought in a vet who hooked her up to an iv that gave her more energy. >> it took tw

. >> on the weather front today, a storm system is moving through the pacific northwest and northern california, bringing snow to the mountains on this june 15th. >>> chicago, detroit, indianapolis and cincinnati will see severe weather. >> still in the mountains but this continues in the southern states with the heat index over 100 degrees texas, carolinas. >>> when we come back, the early father's day gift for some nfl dads. >>> and what mark zuckerberg told jerry seinfeld about being a dad. you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world new ♪ when you recognize something isn't right, make the call to the veterans crisis line at 1-800-273-8255 and press 1. ♪ >>> the fund to help victims and families of the orlando night club massacre just got a boost. >> our parent company disney announced it pledged a $1 million cash committee to the one orlando fund established by the mayor's. in addition donations from disney employees will be matched dollar for dollar. >>> next a special surprise for a group of nfl dads. we are just four days away from father's day. >> to honor the

northern california's been lashed by heavy rain and winds, flooding roads as well as farmland. as well as , thousands of eugene, oregon residents without north, thr what's considered eugene, oregonstorm in decades sringing down trees and wires. storm in decernight blizzard warning for upstate new york and ernight blizzast coast seeing low temperatures as well as coast winds today. temperatures as well y.at little cold, man, you can feel it all over the place. east sees snow as well on top of that. plachat's right, accuweather has well on ts today. good morning, justin. ng,thanks, good morning to you. we're tracking snow, sleet, freezing rain, virtually every we're tracking ype of frozen precipitation for fr every ver the upper midwest and ty precinto the great lakes. utice where it goes later on theght, towards the windy city goesicago. icy roads possible. flight delays possibility as tonight, towards t well. rves into the northeast and icing in the southeast friday flight night with several inches of snow north of i-80. back to you. >> all right, thank you so much, chapter in

. >>> in northern california, investigators are trying to figure out what caused the massive blaze that destroyed an apartment complex under construction. the fire consumed the building in oakland, which was just months away from opening. most of its framework collapsed into smoldering piles. hundreds of people who lived nearby were evacuated as a precaution. and crews are still on the scene monitoring hot spot. >>> and two people are recovering from shark attacks in northern florida. both occurred in the atlantic. in the more serious attack, a surfer was going for one last wave and swimming in chest-high water when a bull shark approached him. >> looked to my left. and i started to paddle. when i looked to my right, there was a shark coming out of the water with my hand in his mouth. and he was shaking like this. and that's when i saw my hand pretty much in his mouth, and he was going like that. and he shook it out of his mouth. >> luckily, the man swam to shore. beachgoers wrapped his hand in a shirt and he drove himself the hospital. he had 17 stitches but suffered no permanent damag

apparent storms will bring rain, wind, and mountain snow to the west, especially for northern california northward. it will be dry and chilly, though, for most of the rest of the country. >> and high temperatures will only reach the 50s in the northwest. not quite 70 in los angeles. dallas, memphis, new orleans should hit 87 degrees today. atlanta 86. washington's high will be 59. cooler further up northeast corridor. >>> and some new details about an amazing story of survival. a 41-year-old motorcyclist survived a crash on a road in tennessee, then survived more than a day before help arrived. kevin diepenbrock fell 100 feet off that road after colliding with his friend, who did die in the accident. he couldn't move because of his injuries and he didn't have cell service. so he recorded a final good-bye video for his family. >> i don't know what to say. hopefully, i'll be able to sleep and catch a state trooper in the morning. i just want to say i love you guys. sorry i was being stupid. but you know, that's what i do. >> diepenbrock was saved when another motorcyclist heard his screams

. >>> a magnitude 5.1 earthquake has rattled a rural area of northern california. no reports of damage or injuries from the quake which was centered about 100 miles east of sacramento. two aftershocks followed. >>> the kansas city, kansas, water park where a boy died will reopen today but not the giant water slide he was riding. that's closed for the rest of the season over mounting concerns over its safety. those are just some of the top stories on this wednesday, august 10th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good morning. we're going to start with a developing story that is taking place from south florida where there has been an unusual and strange deadly police shooting. >> officials in punta gorda said it happened in a role-playing scenario. it was supposed to instruct the class about making decisions using simulated lethal force, but something went very wrong. >> during the first scenario in a horrible accident, a participant was mistakenly shot by a live round. she was transferred to the hospital and pronounced deceased. >> she had just moved

. >> in northern california, not a good night for sharks that make their home on ice. the pittsburgh penguins and san jose against the sharks in game four of the stanley cup final. the home team down 2-1 in the series and down 2-0 in the game. after evgeni malkin there scored in the second, san jose cut it to 2-1, but eric fehr scored in the third. penguins winning it all, 3-1. they're up 3-1 in the series and can clinch their third stanley cup at home thursday night. mario is happy there. >> oh, yeah. >>> well, it's playoff time in college baseball. things got a little heated on tobacco road you could say. >> yeah, so, you have north carolina head coach elliott avent who was not happy with the strike zone against coastal carolina. so, he let the umps know. first he's in the home plate umpire's face who is three times his size. when one of the other umps comes over, he puts on the nice spin move to get away. avent kept it up till he finally grabbed his bag and walked off. by the way, nc state won the game. >> i like the roll dodge move. >> that little spin was -- >> go

. >>> and caught on camera, a theft in a northern california supermarket. two women are shopping in the produce department when the one in the white t-shirt turns her back, you see her there. that's when the other woman reaches over, grabs her wallet. police say the thief struck at other supermarkets in the same area. >>> a new study is shedding light on the crisis facing africa's elephant. between 2007 and 2014 the elephant population in africa decreased 30%. poaching has become the greatest threat to the animal. 20,000 elephants in 2014 were killed for their tusks. this is the largest amount of elephants ever surveyed from africa. >>> fossils found in greenland could mean there was once life on mars. if confirmed these would be the earliest fossils found on earth some 3.7 billion years old. the time conditions on earth and mars were similar. scientists say if life existed here, it could also have existed there. >>> and soccer coaches everywhere may want to check out this player in colorado. check out this video. it's a moose. bending it like beckham in a

. >>> and we have breaking news from northern california where an inmate who escaped jail is in custody. leron campbell has been on the run for nearly a week after escaping the santa clara county jail with three other inmates. two inmates found immediately, and the search continues for the fourth, chavez. >>> mitt romney says he had a wonderful evening with donald trump last night as trump looks to name a secretary of state. romney was deeply critical of trump in the campaign, slamming him as a fraud and a con man. he now says the president-elect can lead us to a better future. >> and he continues with a message of enconclusion and bringing people together. and his vision is something which, obviously, connected with the american people in a very powerful way. >>> trump's administration is taking shape with more appointments, and former goldman sachs executive steve ma mutualin is expected to be named treasury secretary and for transportation, he picked chao, wife of senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. the president-elect and vice president-elect kick off a thank you tour tomorrow e

. >>> the worst appears to be over for a northern california community attacked by killer bees. it's believed the aggressive bees became agitated after an amateur beekeeper destroyed their hive in the bay area city of concord. they're blamed for the deaths of two dogs and stinging people. some had to be hospitalized. police kept people out of that neighborhood and told residents to stay in their houses. >> they were super aggressive literally following us and going after us and banging on the windows. it was freaky. like a horror movie. >> there are still some isolated bees in the neighborhood and caution still advised for residents there. >>> this scene in florida, a shark took a bite out of a swimmer and just wouldn't let go. the 23-year-old woman walked out of the water with a two-foot nurse shark's jaws still clamped down to her right forearm. it stayed there even after it was killed. the victim was taken to the hospital with the shark attached. beech goers say the woman was part of a group teasing the shark. >>> a commencement ceremony brought former political adversaries t

in northern california thousands of acres burning as fire crews try to contain it day and night. >>> a break in the case of two teenagers found murdered execution style behind a grocery store in georgia against the backdrop of vigils, police have a suspect in custody. what about a possible motive? >>> and nothing to see here. just some bears going for a dip in lake tahoe. the mom and her cubs getting time in at the beach and apparent not bothered by the humans nearby. we'll have that and the latest headlines on this thursday, august 4th. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good morning. i'm nick watt. >> i'm linzie janice. those bears didn't seem too bothered by the people. the people didn't seem too bothered by the bears. we also have a drunk moose. >> later. >> and a kangaroo. >> drunk animals. >> for now, we begin this half hour with the donald trump campaign in turmoil as hillary clinton gets a boost of support. >> a poll shows clinton ten points ahead of trump. her biggest lead in months and more than half of americans feel he's not qualified and lacks the temperamen

. >>> well, one young mother in northern california is spreading her message about the benefits of physical fit innocence one bottle of wine at a time. my kind of woman. >> yes. >> 24-year-old april story's so-called wine workout video has gone viral. >> we see her lifting wine bottles and doing push-ups. while taking a sip of wine. storey says she did the video just to be funny, but she's happy to reach such a wide audience. >> what i want to show people with my videos is fitness is something you can do every day, you can do it anywhere and you can use anything. >> we should be clear, storey has posted dozens of non-alcohol related videos, but she says simple everyday homeworkouts can help just about anyone. >> look at that. >> trying to doing this all day long. show you the gun show. >> i'm not so sure it's going to work for you. you drank all the stuff inside. it's an empty bottle. i'm not sure the workout is going to work for you. >> drank it like two hours ago. >> things you have to do to deal with me at this hour. >> tell me. this is the least of it. i like, it jack. looking good. >>>

. >>> in northern california, the willard fire is now 10% contained. 500 structures are threatened by the fire. hundreds were evacuated as a precaution. the cause of the fire is under investigation. >>> in illinois, a massive fire in chicago's east garfield park neighborhood destroys a strip mall. 150 firefighters responded to that scene. crews are still working to put out some hot spots overnight. the cause is under investigation. >>> wells fargo is facing new outrage over the huge bonus being paid to a company executive. carrie tolstedt was in charge of the unit where employees opened nearly 200 unauthorized customer accounts. the bank is paying fines. but tolstedt is retiring with almost that much. a $125 million payday. her retirement was announced before the scandal was revealed. >>> apparently, there's evidence the sugar industry has been steering health and nutrition policy in this country for about half a century. newly discovered documents found though that an industry group paid researchers the link between sugar and heart health and, instead, blamed saturated fat. researche

. >> with conditions like these, it doesn't take much to spark a wildfire like this one in northern california. that briefly shut down a busy highway. accuweather meteorologist paul williams joining us with more on what to expect today. good morning, paul. >> good morning to you as well, diane, kendis. we have very intense heat producer that's right in the gut of the country. i want you to think about this. everywhere you see yellow and to the north and the south, imagine everything feeling like 100 degrees or up to 120. that's why we have in every area where you see this orange, we have heat warnings, advisories or excessive heat warnings and advisories. and around the outer fringe is where we're seeing scattered showers and monsoonal moisture to create rain in the four corners region, down near the great lakes, down in florida and the southern tip of texas. with the heat and humidity cranking up full throttle for everybody, look at this example. the real feel heat index up to 110 throughout the mid-south and up toward the great lakes. and in the northeast, 100 as well. kendis, diane? >> paul

. ♪ >>> a rare and wild sighting in northern california. two kayakers in san francisco bay spotted humpback whales feeding at the surface. they usually feed further north. experts say they were probably feasting on an abundance of herring. >> disturbing news about small suvs. the insurance industry says not a single one has good headlights. more than two-third of the vehicles were rated as poor with the headlights. automakers aren't paying enough attention to this basic equipment. it recommends you use the high beams whenever possible. more than half of all accidents happen at dusk or at night. >>> now to medical news for only the second time a so-called super bug has been found in a patient in the united states. doctors found the antibiotic resistant e. coli bacteria in a patient who underwent surgery in a new york hospital. that bacteria did not respond to the antibiotic that doctors often used to treat patients who have infections that don't respond to other drugs. >> a trauma surgeon at parkland hospital in dallas is sharing some strong

. >>> the worst seems to be over after a wildfire in northern california. residents forced from their homes by the saddle river blaze are now being allowed to return after firefighters made significant progress. the fire is now 50% contained. some 48 hours after it broke out. three homes were destroyed. the cause is under investigation. >>> heavy rain in the milwaukee area brought flash flooding last evening. many roads were impassable. and cars that tried to go through the water had to be towed away. such as as much as 6 inches of rain fell with winds gusting up to 60 miles per hour. there are reports of power outages and some afternoon and evening activities were cancelled. >>> more heavy rain in the upper midwest today. some of it coming from what was once hurricane newton. there's also a chance of showers in northern montana, the houston area, south florida and late in the day in western new york. >>> a heat wave is beginning in the south and the midatlantic region with temperatures in the mid-90s today with high humidity. it will feel even warmer. >>>

. >> reporter: as investigators continue to scour northern california for those who abducted sherry papini, they are haunted by another young woman's disappear. 16-year-old tara smith vanished in 1998. >> i hope it's not another case of a complete disappearance? >> absolutely it was. it was on the the investigators' minds. in fact, there's a resemblance of tara smith and ms. papini, making it a little bit more eerie. >> this is the two of them side by side, both out jogging when they vanished. both went to the same high school at the same time in the 1990s. sheri auditioned for the same role as tara's sister in this fifth grade play and both cases captivated the city of redding, california. but there are glaring differences. >> she and keith have been reunited. >> sherri was released weeks after her abduction. >> i ran past everybody, and, you know, threw open the curtain, and she was there. in a bed. and her poor face -- and i just hugged her. i just held her. i felt like i hugged her for 20 minutes. >> reporter: but unlike keith papini, terry smith and his family never got that thanksgiv

>>> fire crews say they've encircled the flames near the northern california wine country, but their battle is far from over. that wildfire burning for two weeks near big sur has grown to 79 square miles and only partially contained. >>> more trouble for george zimmerman. the man who claimed self-defense in the fatal shooting of trayvon martin. he says he was punched in the face in a florida restaurant. he was accused of bragging about shooting martin. >>> and the olympic torch passed by a couple of rio's famous last night, soccer legend pele says he's been asked to light it at tonight's opening ceremony. we'll see if that happens. those are some of the top stories on this friday, august 5th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> looking forward to the opening ceremony. >> very much. pele legend. >>> we begin this half hour with conflicting accounts from the trump camp. >> for the second time this week, donald trump told supporters he saw video of a $400 million cash transfer between the u.s. and iran even describing the plane. but that footage apparently does not exist an

. >> and the radar shows a wide region getting hit from northern california to phoenix. accuweather's justin povick is tracking it all. justin what, do you know? >> kayna and kendis, thanks and good morning to you, as well. another storm system impacting the southwest here late week on thursday, this one too bringing with it an equally strong punch with wind, heavy mountain snow and soaking flooding rains. the rains will be confined to the lower elevations but travel delays continue from san francisco to l.a. and points eastbound. eventually this storm system will take shape over the northern plains where it will indeed be cold enough for some snow and some of that can be heavy as we ahead into the dakotas. this taking shape later on today but especially into tomorrow into portions of minnesota. for the weekend, this is rare. january we're talking about rain. and a big rainstorm for the northeast. kayna and kendis, back to you. >> justin, thank you. >>> on now to the neighbor and the accused accomplice of the terror couple who carried out the san bernardino attacks plead

. >>> and the man accused of shooting and wounding two northern california police officers during a traffic stop was found dead inside the home where he later barricaded himself. that home in the city of fremont had caught fire after police fired tear gas inside trying to force the man out. one officer is in critical condition, the other listed as stable. >> a 7-year-old boy missing in a japanese forest for nearly a week has been found unharmed. his parents say they made him get out of the car as punishment for throwing rocks at people and then they drove away. when they came back a few minutes later, he had vanished. he turned up in an army training hut, a little dehydrated and scratched but okay. >> back here in the states in game one of the nba finals, it is in the books and advantage warriors. the defending champs golden state showing their strength in numbers against the cavaliers. >> the warriors took last night's game by a score of 104-89. abc's t.j. holmes was there. >> guys, coming into the finals it was all about the splash brothers, you know, klay thompson, steph curry. they've b

. >>> two northern california deputies are expected to turn themselves in today after being charged with assault. the incident last november caught on camera, the two alameda county officers chasing an auto theft suspect into that alley and then this takes place. the beating there with batons even though he was already on the ground. this goes on for a little bit here. the man can be heard screaming i'm sorry. and help me. >>> new images this morning after a flight from puerto rico to orlando was rocked by turbulence so strong, the oxygen masks deployed. eight people were taken to the hospital. abc's david kerley has the details. >> reporter: the jet blue pilots radioed ahead, passengers heard. >> cleared to land, jetblue 1134. >> reporter: this video, right after getting hit by turbulence. oxygen masks deployed. these photos of debris in the galley, the refrigerator door that burst open. >> unknown injuries from turbulence, inbound jetblue flight. >> reporter: eight passengers injured according to airline for what was a harrowing experience for all the passengers. >> it's super scary. i

latest in northern california just this week. the head of the consumer product safety commission is now calling for a suspension of all online sales of all hoverboards till there's better testing and proof of safety of the devices. he is calling into question the safety of all hoverboards, even those not actually under investigation. >>> well, president obama is already getting pretty emotional about an upcoming major milestone for first daughter malia. >> the president told his lunch companions in detroit that he turned down an opportunity to speak at malia's high school graduation. >> malia is a senior at the private sidwell friends school in washington, d.c., and expected to start college this fall. >>> we still don't know where she's going to go. she's still deciding. > very cute of the president. >>> coming up, an impromptu concert by john legend. >> why the grammy winner sang outside of a detention center yesterday. we'll give you an exclusive look. >>> first, why a tennis player stopped the match to help a ball girl in dis

. >>> and in northern california, residents have been allowed to return home after leaving from -- evacuating rather from a fire in calaveras county. the cheyenne fire is now about 50% contained. officials say it was sparked by a lawnmower. >> okay. so here's part of the problem in that area. heat will reach extreme levels in california over the next few days. today there's the threat of severe storms in maryland, virginia, west virginia as well as pennsylvania. >> looking at temperatures, extreme heat, and humidity in the central and southern mississippi valley as well. it will feel like 110 in dallas. >>> coming up, the chaotic scene in northern france. why riot police were forced to use tear gas against a crowd of soccer fans from england ahead of a major match between england and wales. >>> and is taylor swift shaking it off with a brand new boyfriend? could tom hiddleston be just a rebound or is this the real thing? and is it too soon? that story ahead in "the skinny." you're watching "world news now." tory ahead in "the skinny." you're watching "world news now." into this old jar. it's

while in northern california, more heavy rain led to this mudslide forcing several families to evacuate their homes. strong winds have toppled trees here on the west coast. one fell on top of a car, killing a man in washington state. reena and kendis? >> thank you so much. checking today's forecast, snow in the west up to two feet. severe weather threatens the midwest with powerful winds and downpours, rain in miss and tennessee valleys. rainy and chilly in the northeast. >> 40s in great falls, montana and boston. 50s in denver and detroit. 60s in kansas city and washington, d.c. 80s from phoenix to miami. >>> let's get to this next video. this one we're about to show you, we promise you will absolutely melt your heart. >> this is buddy. a 13-year-old golden retriever. and she's nearly deaf. and this is the moment when she's reunited with her human. 21-year-old army private hannah. it's her first time in three months since she left for basic training. > buddy was so excited. she actually seemed to be crying since the private says she's never been away from buddy before. she keeps in tou

showers in northern california as well as the northwest and in the rockies, heavy rain in the central plains and chilly this morning and blustery in the northeast. >> the temperatures will not get out of the 40s and 50s, in the south, low 80s, and low to mid-50s in the midwest, and phoenix is 92 degrees, on the other hand, and los angeles, 73. >>> new recommendations about parents for ways to reduce the risk of sids or sudden infant death syndrome. the american academy of pediatrics say babies should sleep in the same room as their parents for the first year, but not in the same bed. they also add if the baby is held skin to skin for the first hour of life, the risk of sids goes down, and the risk of sids drops 50% if the baby is vaccinated. >>> there's new evidence of just how damaging concussions can be for young brains, and a new study suggests that even after immediate concussion symptoms subside in kids, their participation in school and other activities is affected by prolonged symptoms. some of the symptoms can persist for weeks. >>> okay. some of you may remember a stunt this

. >>> this is video from northern california capturing an incredible moment at nature. look at this. that's some of more than 500 dolphins leaping through the water in monterey bay, and humped back whales. >> have i don't know sue that up close? >> is it fascinating? >> just go to maui and go whale watching. >> choose that opposed to the south of france. >> oh, you live in california, it's not that serious. >> it's not a big deal. >> still, it is a big deal to see that moment many nature. >> yeah. >>> three members of the toy hall of fame. little people. >> oh, okay. >> dungeons and dragons. >> question. >> i didn't know it was a toy, but apparently the swing is a toy. >> huh. >> they were chosen from 12 finalists, the announcement made at the museum of play in new york. >> the swing is a toy? apparently they were honored for longevity and ability to foster learning, creativity, or discovery or taking children and adults to new heights. >> literally. >> yes. >>> coming up, let's take a moment, just take a moment, deep breathe. relax. this is my motto for life, actually.

california after a storm-related derailment. investigators say the commuter train derailed because of a mudslide that sent a tree across the tracks. one of the cars plunged into a creek. nine people were injured, four of them seriously. but rescue crews say it was a miracle no one was killed. >>> a health alert this morning. the world health organization reporting sexual transmission of the zika virus is more common than previously thought. the w.h.o. advising pregnant women not to travel to places with zika outbreaks. that's the same advice the cdc gives here in the u.s. >>> well, incredible pictures this morning from the middle east. quite a rush hour in qatar. >> here's what we mean by a rush hour. look between the cars coming this way. that's a large tiger cub that's on the loose. >> holy cow. >> reports say it was an escaped pet. >> thankfully the cub, there was plenty of traffic on the expressway. no one was going anywhere too fast. by the way, it's illegal to keep wild animals as pets so somebody should be in big, big tro

. >> it's a case you have perfect timing in the rescue of a northern california girl. 10-year-old samantha white suddenly fell into this ten-foot hole you see right there while snowshoeing with her family in the sierra. a marin county search and rescue team happened to be hiking down the same trail after spending the day training. the team used ropes to hoist the terrified girl out before hy hypothermia could set in. her parents incredibly grateful. >>> we turn to the weather front. there's a strong system sweeping across the south. >> bringing dangerous conditions from texas to the gulf coast and could threaten millions in the east. here's is paul williams at accuweather. hey there, paul. >> good morning to you, reena, kendis. an ugly storm is going to pose serious problems throughout the deep south for louisiana, mississippi, alabama, into georgia just shy of atlanta. we're talking about damaging winds between 65 to 70 or more miles per hour. damaging hail. we're looking for multiple opportunities for tornadoes. that same system by wednesday will shift towards the east coast from d.c. do

. >>> the two wildfires that burned in northern california last fall did at least $1 billion in damage. this is according to the latest estimate from the state department of insurance. the price tag does not include damage to community infrastructures and utilities. the valley fire destroyed nearly 2,000 structures. the butte fire burned about 800 homes and businesses. >>> in the meantime, indiana's controversial religious objections law, remember that? well, it may have cost the state about $60 million in lost revenue. this is all from a tourist industry group that says a dozen conventions picked cities other than indianapolis, all of that because of their uproar over the law. now, critics say the law makes it okay to discriminate against gays based on religious objections. >>> even darth vader isn't all that bad. hard to believe? >> yeah. >> well, the star wars villains you see there and storm troopers delivered a new hope to a fourth grader in nebraska. this is albert gonzalez who was born without an arm, but limitless technology, a nonprofit organization, arranged for replacement l

. >>> a sheriff's deputy in northern california has been shot to death while responding to a call. he joined the department just last week. a suspect is in custody, but no information released until a news conference is held later on today. >>> turning now to a growing outrage in an affluent minnesota neighborhood in a viral video showing a white police officer confronting a black man for walking in the road. >> this is the naacp demanding a formal apology. this as the mayor and city counsel members faced a heated krout of community activists. here's the story. >> reporter: residents frustrated and outraged -- >> a human being, and you treat him like a human being. >> reporter: letting city leaders in minnesota know they want answers. >> it's fortunate, i think, that this was on videotape. i hate to think what would have happened had it not been taped. >> reporter: the first council meeting since this video went viral, two people in the now controversial video were not there. >> you can't just put your hands on me like this. >> reporter: thomas and lieutenant olson, the officer cla

. >>> the search continues for a northern california mom who disappeared while jogging. sherri was last seen more than a week ago. her husband said he believes she was abducted because her cell phone and headphones were found nearby. the county sheriff says the husband had passed the lie detector test and continues to cooperate with authorities. >>> and brad pitt has been clered of any wrong doing after an investigation by child services in los angeles. pitt was accused by his estranged wife of being abusive towards their son on a private flight, she filed for divorce after that incident saying she did it for the good of her family. >>> coming up, trying to close the book on a particularly nasty campaign season. we're going to check out some of the lows and super lows. you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news no ♪ nasty, nasty boys ♪ >> the dancing was something like that, wasn't it? >> you nailed it. perfect. >> nasty has definitely been the word for this presidential campaign season. >> we could use the laughs because the nastiness left many now

. >>> back here at home, health officials in northern california are trying to figure out whether a community thanksgiving dinner led to three deaths and at least eight illnesses, all victims lived in the same assisted living facility and ate the free thanksgiving meal at the american legion hall. it's not clear what caused the death and illnesses. >>> a teenager who climbed more than a hundred stories to the top of one world trade center is at it again, this time, justin kaskeo is posting his escapades on youtube. this makes me nervous watching. he can be seen dangerously dangling from sky scrapers in manhattan. the video shows how justin makes his way through construction sites to get to secured buildings. law enforcement experts are concerned, obviously, for his safety. >> the problem is he's, you know, thousands of feet in the air. you can't tempt gravity that many times and expect to survive. >> okay. justin was arrested when he scaled one world trade center two years ago, but he's just turned 18, and so he could face more serious charges. where are his parents? >> not sure that's right

heavy rain will power its way into northern portions of california. and then it's going to transition into rain and snow. and that's going to reach up into a good portion of oregon, northern and central portions of nevada, and then scattered snow showers reaching a little further to the south. we're watching out for significant snow developing in the upper elevations between 6 to 12 inches there. kendis, reena. >> our thanks to paul. >>> a major highway is closed this morning for at least another day in western colorado. it's a big deal. a rock slide in a deep and narrow canyon has cut off interstate 70. get this. it's forcing a detour of almost 150 miles. a tractor/trailer rig was damaged in the slide, but there were no injuries. plans are to reopen one lane tomorrow afternoon. drivers should expect some long delays. no injuries, just inconvenience following an earthquake in california's sierra nevada. the 4.8 magnitude quake knocked items off store shelves in the big pine area. one resident said it felt as if a car had hit his house. there were seve

more snow showers to the west and the northern rocky mountain states. and a deluge of rain along the west coast that's going to keep california along the wet side, big time. additional snow showers throughout the country, three to six inches reaching down towards is its st. louis, kendis. reena. >> all right, paul. >>> days after the deaths of natalie cole and david bowie, both in their 60s, by the way, fans now mourning another music legend, glenn frey. eagles co-founder glenn frey who died yesterday. he co-wrote one of the group's mega hits including "take it easy" and "hotel california." frey was only 67. he had faced several health challenges, we'll have more reaction to the death coming up later this half hour. >>> mayor of flint, michigan, will be back in washington today seeking help with the city's water crisis. back in flint two class action lawsuits will be announced holding the state officials responsible amid a citifinancial crisis. in april 2014 the state decided to save money by switching the water supply to flint river. residents' lead le

the drought is over for a fourth of california thanks to a rainy october in the northern part of the state. the best drought situation for the golden state in three and a half years. central and southern california still parched. what the drought monitors call severe drought. >> the perfect flight for the traveller with no time to spare. a 13 mile journey from switzerland to germany in just eight minutes. they launched wednesday. it's an eight minute flight, the world's shortest international flight. >> so no peanuts, no cocktails on that flight. so how far would you go to get in a game of golf? how about -- >> this story's great. >> how about sneaking into north korea? >> a pair of australians pulled off this prank. they pretended to be pro golfers, took part in a tournament, outfitted themselves in jackets with australia's coat of arms. morgan said it was then a matter of coming up with the right answers to a few questions. >> initially, we just said we were a couple of australian golfers. you're the team? we just didn't say no. so we just went along with it. >> what? >> the act co