Allegedly flashes her. Im going to get you, darling. What she says happened next. Caught on camera, a quick thinking firefighter grabbing a tarp to catch a falling dog. And forget the holidays. Have a Holly Jolly Christmas why some say the most stressful time of the year is just a couple of weeks away. Good thursday morning, everyone. Lets get right to that breaking news. Puerto ricos embattled governor is stepping down after nearly two weeks of massive protests. In a major aboutface, Governor Ricardo Rossello made that announcement on facebook shortly before midnight announcing that he will leave office next friday on august 2nd. Protesters started cheering, waving flags and singing after hearing that the governor had decided to quit. Residents of the u. S. Territory had vowed to keep protesting until he stepped down. [ cheers ] overnight celebrations on the streets of san juan, puerto rico. The islands embattled governor announcing his resignation in a late night facebook post. The crowds erupting after the announcement. Abcs Victor Oquendo is there. The governor just made it official moments ago, and the streets here erupted. This is the happiest weve seen this crowd in nearly two weeks. Thats the Governors Mansion just that way. Theyll be celebrating all night. Reporter protests have grown in size and intensity for the past two weeks. Demonstrators have been calling for Ricardo Rossello to step down since a Profane Group chat between rossello and his aides was leaked. The governor is no good. He should be get rid of him. Get a good man in there, okay. Peace for everybody. Reporter rossello apologized for the chats, which contained nearly 900 pages laced with sexist and homophobic language but many called it the last straw after the islands severe debt crisis, corruption charges and slow recovery from hurricane maria. The protests on the island sparking several in the continental u. S. As well with chants of ricky resign echoing in new yorks Grand Central station. The resignation comes a day after a judge in puerto rico issued search warrants for the cell phones of several government workers involved in the chats. Many of the governors aides have already resigned due to the fallout from the scandal. And puerto ricos next governor is expected to be justice secretary wanda vasquez. Normally it would be the secretary of state, but hes among the many officials to resign amid the socalled chatgate scandal. And the mayor of san juan released a statement moments ago saying shes prouder than ever and Puerto Ricans have shown the world that there is nothing that a People United cannot accomplish. Moving on to our other big story this morning, reaction to Robert Muellers long awaited appearance on capitol hill making good on his promise to stick to his report. The former special counsel repeatedly offered up oneword answers denying both parties the sound bites they were looking for. He defended the investigation saying it was not a witchhunt and mueller made it clear that he did not exonerate President Trump. Still, Top Democrats stopped short of calling for impeachment and the president took a victory lap. Abcs trevor ault has the details from washington. Good morning, trevor. Reporter good morning, kenneth. Good morning, janai. Now that Robert Muellers long awaited testimony is in the books, both parties are focusing on how to move forward. The democrats are insisting theyre going to stay the course, but republicans are saying now is the time to turn the page. Following a marathon day of testimony from special counsel Robert Mueller, House Speaker nancy pelosi calling wednesday a milestone. This is very serious. Today was very important. Reporter but the speaker still not budging on impeachment for now. I think that if we go down that path, we should go in the strongest possible way, and thats all im going to say about the subject. Reporter the president with a much stronger reaction calling muellers testimony a big day for the Republican Party and for him. What he showed more than anything else is that this whole thing has been three years of embarrassment and waste of time for our country. This was a very big day for the Republican Party, and you could say it was a great day for me but i dont even like to say that. Reporter over more than six hours in the hot seat, mueller largely referring to the specific wording of his report though on multiple occasions refuting some of the president s claims about the investigation. Did you actually totally exonerate the president . No. Well, your investigation is not a witchhunt, is it . It is not a witchhunt. Would you agree that it was not a hoax, that the russians were engaged in trying to impact our election . Absolutely it was not a hoax. Reporter democrats zeroed in on possible obstruction by the president including trump allegedly ordering his former White House Counsel Don Mcgahn to fire mueller. Your investigation actually found substantial evidence that mcgahn was ordered by the president to fire you, correct . Yes. Reporter but republicans questioning muellers credibility. Its starting to look like having desperately tried and failed to make a legal case against the president , you made a political case instead. I dont think you reviewed a report that is as thorough, as fair, as consistent as t front us. Reporter heading into Robert Muellers testimony, 92 democrats had said it was time for impeachment proceedings against the president to begin, and after these hearings yesterday, no new democrats jumped on board. This was billed as potentially gamechanging testimony, but one representative telling abc news that nothing has changed. Janai, kenneth. And, trevor, the president hailing those republicans as warriors who defended the country. Trevor, thank you for joining us this morning. Thank you. And Robert Mueller delivered a dire russian warning about russian interference in our elections despite repeated denials from President Trump. And mueller cautioned that other countries are developing the capability to meddle as well. He said its ongoing and expressed fear that it may be the new normal. It wasnt a single attempt. Theyre doing it as we sit here, and they expect to do it during the next campaign. Mueller also condemned the president s praise of wikileaks for releasing stolen democratic emails during the 2016 election. He is said to call it problematic as an understatement. Now to another provocation from north korea firing two shortrange missiles into the sea. These latest launches follow President Trumps historic meeting with kim jongun last month at the korean border where they agreed to resume nuclear talks. Abcs Martha Raddatz has more on whats at stake. Reporter this missile traveled about 260 miles, which is similar to the two that the north launched last may. President trump downplayed the missile launches in may. In fact, on monday President Trump boasted that there had been no missile or rocket testing and that his relationship with north korea is very good. But this launch could further complicate any new talks between kim and trump. North koreas desperately seeking relief from crippling sanctions. Some say launching missiles may be kims way of showing the u. S. What will happen if negotiations fail. Breaking news this morning involving wealthy financier and convicted sex offender jeffrey epstein. There are multiple reports that he was found on the floor of his new york jail cell in a fetal position. An investigation is under way. He was reportedly found semiconscious and had marks on his neck, and hes reportedly been placed on suicide watch. Epstein has pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking and conspiracy charges and was denied bail last week. Also breaking overnight, rapper a ap rocky has been charged with assault in sweden. Prosecutors say the entertainer and two other men with him during a street fight in stockholm will stay in jail until theyre brought to trial. Theyve already spent 20 days behind bars, and that case has drawn the attention of fellow recording artists, even president donald trump. Investigators say their decision is based on witness statements and video not available to the public. Time now for a look at your weather this thursday morning. There are more than 100 active wildfires raging across the west and alaska burning more than 2 million acres. 11 states are reporting large active fires. Arizona has the most with 11. Forecasters are worried the flames will expand with soaring temperatures in the west. Looking at todays high temperatures, its in the 80s in new york and washington, d. C. 80s from seattle to los angeles and 107 in phoenix, but here in the northeast, looking pretty nice. Coming up, the major food chain joining the meatless craze. Also ahead, a new threat for notre dame months after the devastating fire. Why the weather in paris could cause the cathedral to collapse. But first the haunting new hours before she went missing. What investigators are now breaking overnight, an attempt to make history over the English Channel has fallen flat. A french inventor trying to make the First Crossing by hoverboard crashed shortly after takeoff. He is okay this morning. It was the same device used this month during bastille ceremonies in france. We turn to new video of that ole miss student murdered in mississippi allegedly at the hands of a fellow college classmate. Surveillance footage shows 21yearold ally kostial leaving a bar the night she was last seen. Her body was found the next day near a lake shot multiple times. Police have charged 22yearold Brandon Theesfeld with her murder. Overseas the death toll is climbing from that tainted alcohol scare in costa rica. 20 people have died from Drinking Alcohol contaminated with methanol. 18 of those victims were costa rican. None have been identified as americans. The government has confiscated about 30,000 bottles of alcohol suspected to be poison, and people have been warned to avoid several brands of liquor. A heat wave is threatening Notre Dame Cathedral in paris. There are fears that soaring temperatures could cause the fire ravaged ceiling to collapse. So far there are no signs of deterioration, but the cathedrals chief architect is worried that the waterlogged stones will dry too fast in the heat and fall apart. The centuries old cathedral was nearly destroyed by a fire in april. The meatless craze is coming to dunkin formerly known as dunkin donuts. The chain is adding vegan sausages to its Breakfast Menu in manhattan before taking them nationwide. The offering will come from the Company Beyond meat whose ceo says plans are in the works for plantbased bacon and steak. More than a dozen restaurant chains have added meatless products in the past two years. Can i get an amen . Im so glad theres something for you. Yes, yes. But keep the meat. Coming up, the Innout Burger mystery finally solved. Also a toddler hops on a conveyer belt and goes for a wild ride. How it happened and what his mother is saying this morning. And forget silver and gold, the 2020 olympic medals are unveiled. Wait until you hear what theyre actually made of. avo the russels travel to swim meets every saturday. But now. Its thursday. Good thing they discovered gain flings, with oxi boost and febreze odor remover. Gain flings. Seriously good scent so chantix can help you quit slow turkey. Rkey. Along with support, chantix is proven to help you quit. 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Reporter lorenzos ride continues to the back. The toddler caught up with all the other bags where he enters and passes through an xray machine. I was just freaking out and im like, oh, my goodness, i hope hes okay. I hope hes just enjoying the ride. Reporter his horrifying travels then send him into a massive bag room where workers quickly discover him riding down the belt and rush to his rescue. Probably 2 to 3yearold male. He had lacerations to his arms from coming down the carousel. Reporter a tsa spokesperson tells abc news they will participate and assist with the broader investigation into the incident and Spirit Airlines says the boy passed by a section of our ticket counter that was not staffed or open at the time. But they are currently working with tsa and airport officials to ensure all protocol was followed. Linsey davis, abc news, new york. Now to a medical alert about breast implants. 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American olympic swimmer champion Michael Phelps has seen one of his longstanding World Records broken. An 18yearold from hungary wiped out phelps mark in the 200meter butterfly at the World Championships in south korea. He finished in just under 1 51 knocking nearly a full second off phelps record that he set back in 2009. So the medals for next summers olympics will have a recycled look. The gold, silver and bronze awards handed out in tokyo are made from nearly 80,000 tons of parts from mobile phones and other electronics. The Precious Metals were then extracted from the gadgets. The games open next july. Interesting. The young man who beat phelps from hungary. I guess he was just hungry for it. Well up next in the pulse, the Christmas Plans already under way at the white house. Forget the holidays. Why the most stressful time of year could be the end of the summer. Plus, the recordbreaking shoe deal for nba rookie zion williamson. Woman 1 this is my body of proof. 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Well end up slightly i hait to use the word cooler. How about not as hot. Reaching 70 around San Francisco. You can see the upper 80s to low 80s in the south bay and north bay low to mid 90s. Temporary reprieve from the 100s, but theyre coming back. Here is francis. Were starting off with slow traffic early this morning on westbound 80 as you make your way through richmond because of road work. Here is a live look at westbound 80 for headlights moving through emeryville. The rest of the ride is looking good heading the the bay bridge. Heading across the san mateo bridge, no problems in both direction, but there was a problem westbound 92 at industrial. We could see slowing there. Right now it is looking pretty good. Well check the drive times of that westbound 80 ride if my ew this morning, a violent car crash in San Franciscos bayview district. It left a car cut in half. See that video . The cars engine compartment snapped away from the rest of the vehicle. The crash happened at third street and carroll avenue. Three people taken to sf general with major injuries. The crash also sheared off a fire hydrant. As part of our effort to build a better bay area, were tracking the progress on b. A. R. T. Issues and big issues include bathrooms, Homeless Outreach and the new fair gates. Abc 7 Amy Hollyfield is live at the dublin pleasanton station. Reporter its going to be a busy meeting. The first issue is one thats riders will face when they get to San Francisco. That is the issue of the elevators there. Homeless people have a habit of using them as bathrooms. It was creating quite a disgusting problem. They hired people to patrol the elevators. Its working so well, they want to add more. Today theyll discuss adding them to the montgomery and embarcadero stations. Another step to tackle, the board will talk about adding a Homeless Outreach team to the stations out here in alameda county. Finally, the board will discuss the fare gates. These are to try to keep people from jumping the gate to keep b. A. R. T. From losing money from people who dont pay their fares. People have complained. They have made fun of them, not been received well. They will be taking on the issue of those fare gates today. A lot to keep an eye on. That meeting starts at 9 00 a. M. In oakland if youre interested. Live in dublin, Amy Hollyfield, abc 7 news. Having problems