this as new details emerge surrounding the arson suspect in northern california. >> 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 naked sports caster 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. this was taking place late last night near milwaukee and near the site of ongoing protests over the fatal police shooting of a black man. he called the recent riots on assa

another storm system is lashing northern california roadways to flood. the current advisories stretch from one side of the country straight across with high wind warnings today in the northeast. >> speaking of high winds, they are sparking flames in northern california. a grass fire near fort collins doubled in size in 15 minutes last night. check out the pictures. thanks to winds gusting up to 60 miles per hour. so far, no homes are threatened or evacuations ordered. it may have been s.t.a.r.tarted power line. >>> devry settled a lawsuit for $100 million. the illinois based school was accused of misleading students with false advertising about the success of its graduates. half of the settlements includes loans issued to current students or debt owed by students. they denied any wrong doing. >>> from new york, a story of a sanitation worker's trash also being his mom's treasure form of the mortgage payment. >> we're talking about prishna who works on long island, his mom rushed in, she tossed a bag of trash containing her $5,000 mortgage payment all thi

. >>> the search continues for a northern california mom who disappeared while jogging. she was last seen more than a week ago. her husband believes she was abducted because her cell phone and headphones were found nearby. the sheriff says the husband had passed a lie detector test and continues to cooperate with the authorities. brad pitt cleared of wrong doing after an investigation by child pitt was accused by his estranged wife of being abusive towards their son on a private flight, she filed for divorce after that flight doing it for the good of her family. >>> closing the book on a particularly nasty campaign season. some of the lows and super lows. you're watching "world news now." ? ? >>> something like that, wasn't it? >> you nailed it. perfect. >> nasty is definitely been the word for this presidential >> we could use the laughs because the nastiness left many now asking how does america move forward after moment like these. >> such a nasty woman. >> put half of trump supporters in a basket of deplorables. >> she doesn't have the look. she doesn't have the stam

. >>> 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 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 the 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, had he 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, step curry. they've been y

. >> 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. >>> between 2007 and 2014 the elephant population in africa decreased. 30%. poaching is the greatest threat. 20,000 elephants in 2014 were killed for their tusks. >>> fossils found in greenland could mean there was once life on mars. these will 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 this player in colorado. check out this video. it's a moose. bending it like beckham in a backyard about 60 miles from denver. he dribbles, reverses. he even takes a head shot at one point. and he never uses his hands. very good. >> take a look there. he doesn't have the focus to be a professio

. ♪ >>> a rare and wild sighting in northern california. in san francisco bay, hump back whales feeding at the surface. they usually feed further north. experts say they were probably feasting in 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. auto makers aren't paying enough attention to this basic equipment. it recommends you use the high beams whenever possible. >>> 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 bacteria in a patient who underwent surgery in a new york hospital. >> a trauma surgeon at parkland hospital in dallas is sharing some strong and personal words about the recent police shootings. >> dr. brian williams says he understands the anger and frustration and distrust of law enforcement, but he says the police are not the problem. >> but routinely treat multiple

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. 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 and it has two modes, one where th

. >>> a suspect has been arrested for allegedly starting a wildfire in northern california. the fast moving blaze has destroyed nearly 175 homes and businesses and forced thousands from their homes. the man is being held on 17 counts of arson. officials estimate the fire has caused at least $10 million in damages. the governor has declared a state of emergency. >>> police officers are out in full force in milwaukee after two nights of violent unrest. around a city park that's closed from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. that's where protest started. the city imposed a 10 p.m. curfew for young people. there have been about a half a dozen arrests overnight amid relative calm. >>> let's get to the olympics. mother nature had her stay. >> a downpour stopped the track and field events. the main entertainment was a d.j. playing tunes like singing in the rain, or on the flip side, "i can't stand the rain". >> missy? ♪ i can't stand the rain >> if you love or hate the rain, there were songs for you. >> people were wearing the ponchos. the u.s. raised the total of medals to 65. that's 29 ahe

continue to scour northern california for those who ob ductsed sheri papini, they are haunted by another disappearance, 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 b 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 play, and both cases captivated the city of redding, california. there's glaring differences. sherri released weeks after curtain, and she was there. her poor face. and i just hugged her, and i just held her. i felt like i hugged her for 20 minutes. >> reporter: smith and the family never got their thanksgiving day miracle. >> brought back a lot of the memory of those initial days. >> reporter: unlike the papini's, smith believes he knows what pp daughter. >> we knew since the first night. >> reporter: while there was no s

and very cold temperatures to 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 hoped. it's something members of the cleveland cavaliers apparently figured it out better than we have. >> there they were last night at bench. this was going on after the cavaliers blew out the knicks. almost. >> 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 be happy. look at lebron and his posse. oh, you almost got it! >> that was

. >> 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. well, chicago, detroit, indianapolis and cincinnati will see severe weather. >> the scorcher continues in the southern states with the heat index over 100 degrees from texas to florida and into the carolinas. >> when we come back the early father's day gift for some nfl dads. and what mark zuckerberg td dad. you're >>> the >>> the fund to help victims and families of the atlanta night club massacre got a boost. disney pledged a $1 million cash committee to the one orlando fund. 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 occasion courtyard marriott hotels produced a heartwarming video about nfl dads and their kids. they were asked questions about their fathers but they weren't told their dads were actually watching from another room. >> and what played out was just, i mean, so much cutenes

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. >>> the arson suspect in the major northern california fire is due to make his first court appearance today. officials say he is an ex-con who once trained as an inmate firefighter. we have more details on his arrest. >> apsil on arson. >> it makes me angry. so angry. >> reporter: police say the man is a serial arsonist who sparked fires across this california county, including the one that exploded over the weekend incinerating 175 homes and businesses. a long time resident is not mincing words. >> if it was up to me, i would have him be in a place where he found a began of gasoline and a lit match and let things happen the way they happen. >> reporter: investigators say they tracked the suspect for more than a year. is it possible that all of this destruction could be avoided. >> it's difficult to build a serial arson case. it starts small with the first investigation. >>> now to flood ravaged louisiana. a curfew is in effect after 10 people were hearrested for looters. at least 40,000 homes were damaged in the area around baton rouge. many owners have no home insurance. 11 people h

in northern california, the arson suspect there is due to make his first court appearance today. >>> the suspect faces multiple charges in connection with the fire which destroyed at least 100 homes. he has a long criminal record. year sentence for illegal possession of drugs and firearms. a fire is still only 35% contained. >>> a curfew in parts of louisiana this morning after reports of looting. at least 40,000 homes were damaged in some of the worst flooding in the state history. 11 people have died and authorities are going door to door looking for the missing. in livingston perish, 75% of the homes are a total loss, and many have no flood insurance. >>> we're getting new about the armed robbery of ryan lochte and teammates in rio. lochte says he didn't initially tell officials about the incident because the swirms were afraid they'd get in trouble. the delay caused confusion between the usoc and the olympic committee. his attorney says he cooperated fully with authorities. >>> meanwhile the u.s. smash day count again. >> the americans now have 28 golds and 84 overall. >> reporte

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but one group in northern california got more than they bargained for. the plane ended up landing like this upside down in a vine yard. the plane experienced trouble north of lodi. the pilot tried to rur there were some scrapes and bruises but considering the accident, it's amazing the injuries weren't worse. >> miraculous there. a second auction site seems to have backed out of selling the gun george zimmerman used to kill trayvon martin. the gun was first yanked from gun broker.com yesterday morning. and just as auction was set to begin, it was then listed on another website, but that sale was called off last night. zimmerman had said he wanted to use some of the money to fight violence against police by black lives matter. >>> and some roller coaster ridesers got quite the scare at a busch gardens in tampa. 60 people were strand ford more than two hours. all the riders were safely evacuated. park officials say the ride won't open till they figure out what went wrong. >>> you remember that solar-powered plane that's been crisscrossing the country? it h

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 wildfire near sacramento. >>> 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 head lock. the altercation started when the student was late to class. >> 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 wha >> well, the teacher was injured badly enough he required sti stitches. the student charged with assault. >>> to the major leagues, a debut for one member of the baltimore ore yals. >> got into the first major league game last night against the red sox and parked his first career big league home run. >> the ball was given to his and went to oriole games as a kid, and his grandfather had season tickets for 20 years. you can see the family g

. >>> 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. 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 damage and was released. the other i

abc news, the white house. >>> a suspect behind bars in the northern california sheriff deputy. dennis wallace shot twice in the head at close range. he was a 20-year veteran of the department. the suspect ran from the scene but was eventually captured after an hour's long man hundred dollar. >>> all right, iraqi troops in control of a town where isis committed war crimes against history. two years ago, the militants dating back to 13th century bc and shrines and statues were false idols to be smashed. ark yoelgss condemned the destruction, and the town is 20 miles south of mosul. >>> a warning to aleppo, get out within 24 hours. the text message has little meaning because there's no way out of the neighborhood even if they wanted to leave. there's dire conditions in the rebel held part of the city, two running water, and skyrocketing prices for little food that remains. >>> fires burns in the southeast were started due to arianson. a 21-year-old man is under arrest in kentucky for allegedly starting the blaze to draw attention to his facebook page. there are more than 40 fires

. >> to the west coast where normal train service is expected to resume this morning in northern 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. women not to travel to places with zika outbreaks. >> 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 trouble if they come to claim that little guy. >> do you

. >>> 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. wa 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 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 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 warranted. tensing claims it was self-defense. >

. >> terrible story now out of northern california. feelings of outrage and grief following the murder of a sheriff deputy there. head sunday while responding to a call about a suspicious car and sus pekts. the sheriff calls the death of dennis wallace an execution saying it's time for the killings to stop. >> it's time to stand united. it's time to stand together with public safety and with law enforcement to stop what's happening in our nation. >> reporter: the suspect fled after the shooting. while on the carjacked a kia, carried out an armed r ed robbery and tried tot a woman's purse who fought back and called police and they captured him. >> terrible story there. >>> strong aftersloks shake new zealand after a quake hit a rural area. residents huddled outside after fleeing to higher ground to avoid a possible tsunami. here's more on the moment the >> reporter: cell phone video capturing the terrifying 7.8 quick, the massive tremor striking the south island killing at least two people. dramatic video revealing flattened homes, land

. >>> well, in northern california, the threat is much more wintry. a powerful system brought nearly a foot of snow to some of the higher elevations. strong winds are also limiting visibility with whiteout conditions. many truckers pulled over till the roads were cleared. >> and it may take as long as a week to clean up this weather mess in utah. a strong wind storm followed by a hailstorm and heavy snow. the winds blew vehicles off the road, uprooted trees and knocked a highway sign into power lines. thousands of residents lost power in the salt lake city area. temperatures fell 30 degrees within a short period. >> speaking of today's weather and the forecast, windy conditions will continue to threaten the great plains and midwest with high fire danger. downpours in the pacific northwest. another foot of snow is possible in the sierra nevada and cascades. snow and freezing rain in western new york. >> and we're talking record warmth in the midwest 56 in chicago, 70 in kansas city, 60s in los angeles and atlanta, 80s in dallas and phoenix. 30s in new

northern california santa cruz mountains spread to six and a half square >>> a fire in northern california santa cruz mountains spread to six and a half square miles. so far flames destroyed eight 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 students in the classroom. >> reporter: a young boy was shot i

. >> one young mother in northern california is spreading her message about the benefits of physical fitness. one bottle of wine at a time. my kind of woman. 24-year-old april story's so-called wine workout video has now gone viral. >> we see her lifting wine bottles and doing push-ups. while taking a sip of wine. story 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 anywhere and you can use anything. >> we should be clear, the story has posted dozens of nonalcohol related videos but she says simple every day home workouts can help just about anyone. >> look at that. >> trying to doing this all day long. show you >> i'm not so the 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. >> coming up in "the skinny," major casting ne

. >> 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 scored in the second, san jose cut it to 2-1. 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. >>> 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 abbott who was not happy with the strike zone against coastal carolina. he let the umps know. first he's in the 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. he 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 >> got some skills. maybe he should coach football, too. >

. >>> 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. >>> 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 again 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." too soon? that story ahead in "the skinny." you're watching "world news now." into this old jar. it's nev