Entire cities inundated with water. Homese l tin tossed the tracks and its not over. The Severe Weather threat today. Plus, a covid Success Story. The summer camps that never saw a single case. What our schools can learn from their example. Sharpshooter. The moment the coast guard opens fire on a circling shark. And the new study revealing whats different about people who make their beds every day compared to those who dont. Good friday morning, everyone. Kenneth is off. Im will reeve. Im mona kosar abdi. We begin with President Trumps message to america explaining why he deserves four more years in the white house. It was like no other Convention Speech in history with the white house used as a political prop. The president outlining his accomplishments and attacking joe biden as weak and out of touch with the needs of america. Abcs ines de la cuetara begins our coverage from washington. Ines, good morning. Reporter good morning, will and mona. President trump accepting his partys nomination from the white house targeting joe biden and making law and order his central message. President trump closing out the rnc. I profoundly accept this nomination for president of the united states. Reporter speaking to a crowd of supporters outside the peoples house where there was little social distancing and few wore face masks. At no time before have voters faced a clearer choice between two parties, two visions, two philosophies or two agendas. Reporter the president and the gop making law and order the central message of trumps reelection campaign. The Republican Party condemns the rioting, looting, arson and violence we have seen in democrat run cities. Reporter while fresh protests could be heard outside the white house as trump spoke. The president also looking to rewrite history in his administrations handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Our nation and the entire planet has been struck by a new and powerful invisible enemy. We are meeting this challenge. We are delivering lifesaving therapies. Reporter joe bidens campaign called it delusional completely divorced from the crushing reality that ordinary americans face. The former Vice President also hitting back on msnbc. The problem we have right now is were in Donald Trumps america and what is he doing, pouring gasoline on the fire. This happens to be Donald Trumps america. Reporter both tickets now hitting the campaign trail. Joe biden will be heading to some critical swing states while President Trump in his capacity as president will be going to areas ravaged by hurricane laura. Will and mona. Ines, thank you. People protesting the convention confronted senator rand paul and his wife near the white house forcing police to escort the couple to their hotel. Video shows an officer getting pushed into paul. The senator later thanked police saying he was, quote, attacked by an angry mob of over 100 people. Thousands of people are gathering on the National Mall in washington today for the get your knee off our necks march. The event beginning at the Lincoln Memorial honors the 57th anniversary of Martin Luther kings i have a dream speech. Demonstrators will call for Police Reform and voter protection. Todays march comes after protesters gathered for a fifth night in kenosha, wisconsin, demanding justice for jacob blake. More questions are being raised after blakes father said his son was handcuffed to his hospital bed despite being unable to walk after Sundays Police shooting. In the meantime, more pro athletes have gone on strike in protest. This morning, more fallout from the shooting of jacob blake in kenosha, wisconsin. Blakes father says his son was handcuffed to his hospital bed when he visited him wednesday despite being at least temporarily paralyzed. The governor says hes looking into that claim. Does it concern you . Hell, yes. I have no i would have no personal understanding why that would be necessary. Certainly hes paid a horrific price already. Reporter authorities have not announced any charges against blake, the 29yearold shot by a Kenosha Police officer. Authorities say they were called to the scene sunday because a woman claimed her boyfriend who was not supposed to be there was on the premises. Authorities have not said blake was that person. When police tried to arrest blake, video shows a struggle ensued between officers and blake. Officer Rusten Sheskey is seen shooting blake seven times in the back as blake appears to lean into the drivers side of the vehicle. Investigators also say blake told officers he had a knife and that knife was later found on the floor inside his car. [ crowd chanting ] wisconsins National Guard says troops from three more states, arizona, alabama and michigan are headed to kenosha where blakes shooting has kicked off days of unrest. One of the confrontations during the protest turning deadly. A teenager will face a judge later today for his alleged role in tuesdays shooting which left two people dead. Police identified the suspect, 17yearold kyle rhytittenhouse youre ready to defend the properties. Yes, we are. Reporter graphic video shows a crowd chasing a man. When he falls to the ground and starts firing. As officers approach the scene he was seen with his hands up but was not taken into custody. When someone has been in a shooting before in situations that are high stress, you have such an incredible tunnel vision. Reporter now protests in the wake of blakes shooting are spreading across more professional sports. The nba says its hopeful playoff game also resume today or tomorrow after some players refused to take the court. In Major League Baseball seven games were postponed thursday. Players from the mets and marlins made their message clear. As the first batter stepped to the plate players instead held a moment of silence then placed a black lives matter shirt on home plate before walking off the field. So it would appear as though after a poignant moment, that the mets and marlins will not be playing baseball tonight. And police have not commented on the claim that blake was handcuffed to his hospital bed. Officer sheskey and two others remain on administrative leave pending the results of the investigation. We turn now to new video of the damage and destruction from hurricane laura. At least six people have died in louisiana. Nearly 800,000 Power Outages have been reported. This morning, laura pushing north triggering flash floods and heavy wind all the way to illinois. Water still rising. Reporter but in the south oh, my gosh. Reporter the path of destruction left in her wake now becoming clear. This place is completely gone. Reporter Cameron Parish in louisiana, ground zero for her landfall. The first images of the wreckage devastating. Homes stripped to their foundations, trailers toppled and twisted and huge trees snapped like twigs by winds topping 150 miles per hour. Homes like this completely destroyed ouy charle similar winds from hurricane laura took upper floors of this hotel and ripped it to shreds. Reporter huge branches catapulted by the wind skewering cars. This radio tower mangled smashing nearby buildings. And this threestory floating casino wedged under a bridge. So much of what weve seen in louisiana defies imagination. What youre looking at here is a half mile of upended railcar, each one of these things weighs 65,000 pounds. Reporter just west of lake charles, a fire breaking out at this chemical plant, sending noxious chlorine gas and smoke into the air forcing residents to stay inside their homes if they still have one. Do you see this slab . Yeah, thats where his house was. Reporter many communities still too dangerous for rescuers to reach. Power poles and live wires blocking all lanes in many areas but neighbors already doing their part to start the recovery. This woman even saving llamas on the loose. Oh, my gosh. Reporter despite the destruction that aint good. Reporter Officials Say lauras aftermath could have been far worse. When you consider the magnitude of the damage that could have occurred here, we did dodge a bullet. One reason there was less damage than predicted was the storm making landfall further east than originally forecast. Millions of people are still feeling the effects of laura. Lets take a look at your friday weather. On the radar you can see whats left behind of hurricane laura bringing heavy rain as it tracks towards kentucky and tennessee. A tornado was reported near jonesboro, arkansas. Forecasters are warning of a possible second one saying the system may be Strong Enough to cause damage this weekend when it reaches the east coast. Checking todays high temperatures, summerlike weather from washington, d. C. To new york where thunderstorms are possible. Hot and humid from chicago to kansas city. You have 85 in los angeles. A hot 111 in arizona. Coming up, the new study on people who make their beds every day. But first when we come back, the long wait for justice. A man walking free after 37 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. What he plans to do now. A Success Story in the fight against covid19. What we can learn from the summer camps that never saw n hi, america. Hi, america. Hi, america. Hey, there, america. During this crisis. Over 37 million people. Dont have access. To nutritious foods. But there is a way we can all help. With feeding america. Their network of 200 food banks are up and running. Distributing food to people and communities they serve. Across the country. Please visit feedingamerica. Org. To locate a food bank in your community. Together. Together. Together. Lets feed the love. We are back and that is a yacht on fire. It eventually sank. This was off the coast of italy. 17 passengers on board. They and the crew were safely rescued a short time later. The 155foot long yacht was submerged. No official word yet on what started that fire. A close call. Schools are looking to reopen that that are looking to reopen may learn a lesson from sleepaway camps that managed to keep the coronavirus at bay. It details the success of summer camps in maine that followed strict protocols. Among them a 14day quarantine before camp. Wearing a mask and having campers quarantine in pods and maximizing outdoor space and emphasize a culture of compliance. Camps and schools are not the same, but what this study adds, if one is diligent about multilayering Public Health interventions, covid and the spread of covid can be mitigated. The camps in maine were in stark contrast to a georgia camp where 260 kids and staff got infected. The cdc found while staffers were wearing masks, the campers were not, and they were frequently shouting and chanting. Now to the florida man finally free after spending decades in prison for a crime he didnt commit. Abcs Megan Tevrizian reports on the Wrongful Conviction and the newly discovered evidence. Reporter this morning, a florida man is waking up a free man after spending 37 years behind bars. Never used an iphone, never used a computer, never been to a walmart, never been to a home depot. Reporter officials now revealing that 55yearold Robert Duboise was wrongly convicted of raping and murdering a teenager in 1983. His conviction hinging on two factors, a bite mark on the victims cheek an a jailhouse informant who claimed he confessed to the crime. Im nervous but im excited too. Reporter two years ago, the Innocence Project started working on his case uncovering that the jail house informant duboise allegedly confessed to received a much shorter sentence after he testified against duboise. And newly discovered dna from the rape kit 37 years ago revealing duboise is innocent, something he maintained throughout his decades in prison. I have no bitterness at all. If you keep hatred and bitterness in your heart, it just steals your joy from everything else. Reporter duboise saying he now plans to get a job in plumbing or electrical work, and when asked if he had a message after all those years in prison just that im not the only one. Reporter at one point duboise was sentenced to death, but that was later changed to life in prison. Dna evidence finding possibly two new suspects in the case. Will, mona. Megan, thank you. And coming up, the takeaways from President Trumps big night. Our political roundtable weighs in. But first the wild video, coast guard opening fire on a shark to save crew members who were swimming in the water. Stick around for the details on that. When migraine strikes, dissolve it with nurtec the only quickdissolve treatment for migraine attacks that can get many people back to normal activities and last up to 48 hours with just one dose. Onederful. Dont take if allergic to nurtec. The most common side effect was nausea. Nurtec. One dose. Onederful. Concentration in we suppohectic times. Oments, and focus to win the day. Unlike ordinary memory supplements. Neurivas clinically proven ingredients fuel 5 indicators of brain performance. Take the neuriva challenge with our moneyback guarantee so we collaborate ocean spray works with nature every day to farm in a Sustainable Way back now with members of the coast guard shooting at a shark. An eightfooter was circling dozens of guardsmen. It was during a training session. A specialist on watch saw it and started firing. The shark wasnt hit but did swim away and the guardsmen are okay. An inflatable unicorn was also saved. And we turn now to the big takeaways from the final night of the Republican National convention and where we go from here. We gathered our political roundtable to get their thoughts on the president s speech last night and the state of the Campaign Going forward. Governor christie, earlier this week you said i think you said it again tonight. What he had to do was deliver on specifically what he plans to do in his second term. Did he do it . He did it pretty well, especially at the end of the speech he did go through a laundry list of things that he wanted to get done in the next four years. I think the thing he did best tonight in his speech was the contrast of what he says is his vision for america and joe bidens vision for america. Thats what hes got to get it down to. Hes got to get it down to a binary choice between those two visions. If its a referendum on the incumbent president , he will lose. If its a binary choice, then we have a ball game. Rahm, whats your reaction to the president s speech. Well, i think, first of all, i think he ran out of time, ran out of ideas, ran out of gas and i dont think it actually accomplished the goal. Its not going to be a morning in america like Ronald Reagan and bill clinton. That was one model, a morning in america, building the bridge to the 21st century. An optimistic picture. The other model is the bush 43 and barack obama model which is make this a choice. I think the choice that he talked about, the problem with the argument is everything hes talking about joe biden is happening on his watch and i think thats where it falls apart. I still think also his major challenge here is that covid is such a dominant factor in peoples lives, he is trying to push it to the side and its not going to work. The president and the speakers this week have all said that the only way the economy can get back to where we were precovid is reelect him. Sara, do you think he made a convincing case . I think he made a strong case on his success as the leader in a strong economy. He went back to that. He talked about goals in the second term, creating 10 million jobs, putting more women back in the workforce, putting a woman on the moon for the first time. He had some big ambitions, you know. In terms of what i loved about the speech, i thought he made w speech is i think he spent too much time making the case against joe biden. He had a whole litany of speakers before him who did that. I could have used more on the next agenda. Our thanks to our political roundtable. We have much more analysis right now on abcnews. Com. And coming up, the unusual way a man protected his house during hurricane laura. Also ahead, the new Chicken Nugget feud between wendys and mcdonalds. Uhoh. Lets go. 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Next, two fast food giants are beefing over chicken. Oh, snap. Mcdonalds Just Announced plans to add spicy Chicken Nuggets on to its menu and wendys which already has its own spicy nuggets was not impressed. When asked about mickey ds nuggets, wendys tweeted, must have scraped up all of burger kings leftovers and snapped a mcprice tag on it. Next, the new survey of those who make their beds every day. Apparently it helps you get a better nights sleep. The survey found that nearly half of bed makers say the quality of their sleep has gone up. But heres the big headline, the survey found it can positively affect other areas of your life including your love life. Okay. Moving on, a hairraising world record. A guy from minnesota is now in the record books after styling his hair into a mohawk that was 42 1 2 inches high. It took half a can of hair spray to do, which sounds low to me. Yeah. Apparently back in the day they used to use egg and elmers glue for that. Headlines next. 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More evacuated neighbors getting to go back home. And President Trump closing out the Republican National convention from the white house. He launches a scathing attack on joe biden and democrats. Good morning, everybody. Can you believe it . We made to friday. It is definitely been a week, but im happy that it is friday and happy that mike nicco is still in studio with me this morning. Yeah, nice to see you. Before the show we were talking about just so much happened this week. The hurricane, the nba playoffs being suspended, the wnba. Just all the stuff. The rnc. My goodness. Yeah, it is friday. Lets talk about something that is better and we appreciate those firefighter efforts and Mother Nature bringing us conditions that make it more conducive to be outside. We do have top and bottom unhealthy air quality areas like ukiah, but through the bay, it is green to yellow, maybe not as clean as it was yesterday because that seabreeze is backing off. That is one of the reasons that it will be warmer this afternoon. Right now the santa cruise mountains have unhealthy air. Possible the north bay and Santa Clara Valley through sunday, air quality is going to be unhealthy. 68 in San Francisco to mid90s in the east bay valleys. Your weekend forecast is coming up. And the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on our local economy is a major focus of abc 7s effort to build a better bay area. Today a little more normalcy will return to pts y. With Alameda Countys health order. And Amy Hollyfield is live with the details. Reporter salons like this one have not been allowed to open since march. Here we are at the end of august, they are finally going to be able to open today with some restrictions. They have fought hard for this day. Some salons have held protests demanding that they be allowed to reopen, demanding that they be allowed to try to save their businesses. And they have been fighting to try to open i of heaha tet bay. Closed. Here is a look at what their opportunity looks like. Other counties like Contra Costa County have allowed salons to open but outdoor only and some businesses have told us it is challenging, they have to deal with the weather. The customers wearing that smock and now dealing with the smoke, so air quality has not been good. They have been sitting outdoors cutting hair. And they have to move their equipment in and out every day, so it is not ideal, but at least a way to make some money. Something that they have not been able to do since march. The health order says if it is a service that you have to take your mask off for, including like eyebrow treatments or eyelash, anything up here, that is not allowed. And they are also not allowing tattoos or piercings at this time. But the health Officials Saying what they are allowing they feel like is low risk and they have been able to stabilize their number of virus cases here, so they feel like this is a safe move at this time. Amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. Happening today, ger
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