Appearing to be an imminent u. S. Response. As the u. S. Considers its military options, with each passing day, it looks more and more like a u. S. Strike against the syrian government. Its just a matter of time. Abcs devin dwyer has the latest from washington. Good morning, devin. Reporter thats right. President Obamas National Security team met at the white house last night to discuss syria. The president has decided to take action. The only question, now, is how. This morning, the white house has absolute certainty that Syrias Bashar Al Assad poisoned his own people. Theres no doubt who is responsible for this heinous use of chemical weapons in syria. The syrian regime. Reporter still, no decision on how the u. S. Will respond. The white house, saying all options are on the table. The pentagon has identified potential targets for air strikes against syria. But Officials Say removing assad from power is not a goal. President obama has been working the phones with world leaders, while top aides are making the case to members of congress. We dont need u. N. Corroboration. But it would be nice to have it. Reporter the white house says u. S. Intelligence alone is compelling. Including intercepts between syrian commanders. Syria says it will respond to any military strike by using all means. If Bashar Al Assad didnt hesitate to use chemical weapons against his own civilians, whats to stop them from using them against sleeping turks, or israelis. Thats the broader scenario. Reporter the conflict has rattled syrias neighbors and many americans. I think we should stay out. Im retired military. I think the last two wars killed our economy. Im convinced that chemicals were used by him. I dont know. What responsibility the u. S. Has, i dont know that either. Reporter polls show most americans oppose u. S. Intervention in syria. But top u. S. Officials say theres a moral and legal obligation to prevent chemical weapons from being used again. John and diana . Devin, it seems like the military action is likely going to happen and will happen soon. Any chance that the u. S. Is going to wait for the u. N. To finish their investigation . Reporter the white house says that u. N. Investigation is irrelevant. The white house says the mission of that u. N. Team is simply to find out if kem wall weapons were used, not who used them. They say they already have enough evidence that chemical weapons were used here and that the assad regime used it. Devin dwyer in washington for us. Thank you. Supporters may be responding with a threat of their own presemtive strike. The hacker aligned with is a sad, are bragging about taking over twitter and the New York Times. The New York Times site was down more than 12 hours. Learning this morning that a radioactive water leak at japans tsunami waterravaged plant is more serious than thought. Theyve raised the severity rating from level one to level three. 80,000 gallons of water leaked last week and may have reached the sea from a rain gutter. The wildfire thats been burning its way through yosemite forest is now about 20 contained. So far, its consumed 282square miles, destroyed more than 100 structures and is threatening thousands more. The socalled rim fire has also sparked a scary side effect, ash raining down on the hetch hetchy reservoir, which has most of San Franciscos drinking water. We have been monitoring water at all times. And weve seen no change in water quality. What makes this fire so tough to put out is its burning a long time since the last time. So, vegetation is sick. Its considered the seventhlargest fire on record in california. Across the pond, the investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine Mccann is gaining fresh momentum in portugal. The 4yearold british girl disappeared in 2007, while her family was on vacation there. Scotland yard is going to interview 38 people. A psychiatrist convicted of killing 13 people at the shooting rampage at ft. Hood could find out if he will live or die. Closing arguments are expected to begin this morning in the sentencing phase of major nidal hasans trial. Hearing how parents, husbands and wives of those who died are still struggling to cope. Former patriots star Aaron Hernandez may have a big payday coming to him, even as he sits in jail accused of murder. The nfl trying to force the patriots to make good on a previous agreement to pay hernandez in 82,000 in Offseason Workout bonuses. He was cut from the team after the murder charge. Protecting hernandezs rights is for the benefit of all players. It will be another day of heat warnings and sweating across the middle of the country. The extreme heat forcing ends of school. Kids were sent home early because the unair conditioned schools were too hot to stay inside. Expect plenty of the same as temperatures remain high today. Moving on to the maps now. Clear skies across the nations middle. Plenty of scorchers out there. Elsewhere, thunderstorms in the midatlantic region. We have heavy rain for the southwest and the rockies. Showers for the northwest and in florida. It will be 90 in miami. 91 in new orleans. 92 in atlanta. 90s from the midwest all the way to the rockies and up to the canadian border. 77 in seattle, sounding nice. The mother of Sarah Murnaghan is looking forward to her daughter going to college and getting married. Sarah came home from the hospital after a sixmonth stay yesterday. She underwent two lung transplants after her parents fought transplant laws. In her first interview with cnn, she shared her plans for recovery. Im not going for easy. Youre not going for easy . Im just going for possible. And whats in front of me right now. Is possible. Sarah is struggling with n stage cystic fibrosis. She has the disease but it will not infiltrate her new lung. Forget the traditional fast food order. Burger king has a new concoction you have to see. A preview of the celebration today in washington. And thousands are expected to remember Martin Luther king jr. s famous words. Escalating tension in syria, again taking its toll on stocks with major losses already today overseas. In the u. S. , all indices down at the closing bell yesterday. The dow lost 170 points. The nasdaq closed down 79 points. Now, the price of oil, that shot up to its highest level in a year and a half, to 112 a barrel. Gold, a classic haven for investors during troubled times, its now up 20 since midjune. Gold edged up to 1,423 an ounce yesterday. A new school year getting under way, theres more and more word, now, that kids are voting with their taste buds against the federal lunch program. Federal officials atheyre aware that some School Districts are dropping out of the program. And the reason is simple. Kids dont like whats on the menu and are not buying it. Thats costing schools tens of thousands of dollars. Saving tens of thousands of dollars are samesex partners of walmarts employees. The nations largest employer is extending its benefits package to domestic partners. Gay rights advocates are praising the move as historic. Burger king launching its latest to the fast food wars. A french fried burger. A patty topped with french fries. It will cost you about 360 calories and 19 grams of fat. I dont care. I want one anyway. I wonder what the formula was that they came up with four french fries. Only four because we have to keep it at a dollar. Fours not enough. I think its great. Might be why they did that. Daredevils taking a leap of faith, 46 stories up. And all of it for a good cause. And alex baldwin in a street scuffle. The actor getting into a fight with a photographer once again. The pictures on how it all went down. Victory is seeing him find balance, watching a little girl become a little lady, and finding the courage to let her go. But what about the Little Victories . A smile. A confident glow. Or a thanks, mom. These are the victories were famous for. Famous brands, famously easy. Famous footwear. Victory is yours. Hanes. A perfect fit for every body. Now in colorful new styles. Car Insurance Companies say theyll save you by switching, youd have like, a ton of dollars. But howre they saving you those dollars . A lot of Companies Might answer um or no comment. Then theres esurance. Born online, raised by technology and majors in efficiency. So whatever they save, you save. Hassle, time, paperwork, hairtearing out, and yes, especially dollars. Esurance. Now backed by allstate. Click or call. A sevenalarm fire burning dangerously close to interstate 80 east of San Francisco has now been contained. Flames broke out on a grassy hillside in fairfield. Then, spread quickly. The fire damaged or destroyed five homes, along with several trees and parked cars. Thick, black smoke rising from the fire forced a twolane closure of the interstate at the height of the evening rush hour. Lets check out your morning Road Conditions in the east. Parts of i95 will get wet in thunderstorms in today. Heavy in the southwest and in the rockies. If youre flying, expect some airport delays in washington, boston and phoenix. Its 50 years ago today, the reverend Martin Luther king delivered his i have a dream speech, calling for an end to racial injustice. President obama was only 2 years old at the time. But today, he embodies what was possible in dr. Kings dream. This is a live picture of the lincoln memorial, where president obama will lead the celebration for that landmark speech today. Heres abcs tahman bradley. Reporter 50 years ago today, they poured into washington by the busloads. A march of tens of thousands. Black and white, to the monument of the president who freed the slaves. Their signs and voices, demanding racial equality. Freedom road reporter today, a celebration of progress at the lincoln memorial. And a call to action on new challenges. Three american president s, jimmy carter, bill clinton and barack obama will speak from the same steps where dr. Martin luther king jr. Delivered his historic speech. I have a dream today. Reporter organizers expect thousands to turn out to show that dr. Kings dream still lives on. A day that will begin with prayer at the historic Shiloh Baptist church, before another march to the national mall. We were over behind where dr. Kings shoulder was. We were close enough to be able to hear all of the speeches. Reporter lynn french was just 16 years old when she attended the march on washington. She hopes todays speeches inspire younger generations to keep fighting for justice. Whats disturbing is, to see that even with a black president , we still have a long way to go. Reporter congressman john lewis was there, too, then a young student organizer. One line from dr. Kings speech still resonates today. Let freedom reign. And i think people all across america, in our hearts, believe that freedom should reign for everybody. Reporter tahman bradley, abc news, washington. And this leads us to our facebook question of the day. We want to know, what cause would you march for today . We look forward to seeing your comments at atmfans. Com. And be sure to join abc news for live coverage as president on obama honors the 50year anniversary. Our coverage here begins at 2 30 eastern. Its a virus that may be to blame for killing more than 300 dolphins along the east coast. The worst deadly outbreak in more than 25 years. The bottlenose dolphins have been washing up on beaches from new york to North Carolina since july 1st. Most of the dolphins that were tested were infected with a disease similar to measles. Marine experts say it could last until next spring. A 16yearold boy who survived the first documented wolf attack in minnesota is now recovering at home. Noah graham was on a camping trip when the gray wolf chomped down on its head. Me wouldnt let go. He actually freed himself by prying open the wolfs jaws with his bare hands. He had a gash on his head. Trappers killed the wolf. Its being tested for rabies. Well hear from noah on good morning america. What a story. History at the u. S. Open. A cinderella story is taking shape for an american player. Heres neil and stan at espn with your sports. Welcome to our sportscenter studios here in los angeles. Im stan verrett, along with neil everett. Dodgers had their ace on the mound tuesday. cause its time for dodger baseball. Clayton kershaw, his last ten starts a 1. 10 e. R. A. Against the cubs this season. And wouldnt you know it, up 20, on kershaw. Seven hits, one earned. 32. Yasiel puig. One on, two outs. Bottom nine. He went two for five, that wasnt one of the two. Kevin gregg gets the save. Cubs 32 winners. From the u. S. Open, 17yearold Victoria Duval makes some history at the u. S. Open, facing 2011 champion, samantha stosur. Third set, 53. Match point. Stosur able to return the serve. Duval hits it wide. Ranked number 296 in the world. She had never faced a top20 player. Got into the u. S. Open as a qualifier. Unseeded. But shes moving on. 57, 64, 64. Really interesting story. Nearly lost her father in the Haiti Earthquake in 2010. She was involved in an Armed Robbery when folks broke into her house when she was 7 years old. But shes moving on at the open. Shes officially the darling of the open. Have a great day. Guys, thanks. Some daredevil spirit and willingness to put it all on the line is the reason why this is our play of the day. It happened in denver. A couple of guys took a flying leap off of a four seasons hotel. That makes me nervous. They floated down to a parking lot in what was called denvers firstever b. A. S. E. Jump event. And as you might have seen from the parachute, it was one of the stunts put on by red bull. It was a fundraiser for a scholarship fund. All right. Not too bad. Did he catapult or something . It looked like he really sprang out. You jump close to those things, you dont know what will happen. Right. Check out this close call at the finish line at the half ironman triathlon in brazil last weekend. Here we go. A guy has the lead. And thinks he has the race won. And he stopped and starts celebrating before he actually gets to the finish line. He doesnt see the guy in second, steaming towards the finish line. The last second, he holds his challenger off and finishes first. The lesson here, do your celebrating after you win the race, not before. Also, is it fair to hold off is that like an infraction . This guy never read the tortoise and the hare, by the way. And hes a showboat. My goodness. Finish the race and celebrate. In my mind, he did not win. The other guy won. He should file a little protest or something. I agree. He was very gracious. If you see the video, he came up and shook his hand. Still. Dont showboat. Up next, the pulse. Rumors swirling about a hollywood power couple. Could it be over after 13 years of marriage . And meet the big man on campus, who is only 11 years old. A mattress until you visit a sleep number store. When we actually lower the sleep number setting to get the sleep number bed to conform to them, its amazing the transition that you see with people. Oh, that feels really good. Its hugging my body. They just look at you like you cured all the problems theyve ever had. We hear it all the time i didnt know a bed could feel like this. Oh yeah. At our biggest sale of the year, every sleep number bed is on sale. Queen mattresses now start at just 599. And for one week only, save an incredible 50 on the sleep Number Limited Edition memory Foam Mattress setsbut only through labor day the sleep number bed is more than just a mattress. You sleep on it, youll understand. Dont miss the biggest sale of the year on the bed that can change your life. The sleep number bed. Special offer ends labor day. Only at a sleep number store. Sleep number. Comfort individualized. Goglossophobia, is the fear of public speaking. The only thing we have to fear is. Fear itself. You see the mini ion my chest . Funny, yes . No. Im huge. Flavor . Im bursting with it. Creamy . I ooze it. Rich. Creamy. And 100 natural cheese. Mini babybel. Snack a little bigger. Time to check, the pulse. And we start with an amazing young man. Hes 11yearold carson hueyyou. He just started his freshman year at texas christian university. University is what john said. Young carson scored 1770 on his s. A. T. Do they even go that high up . He speaks mandarin and plays the piano. When it comes to classroom stuff, he says calculus and complicated sciences are what relaxes him. You say, oh, that makes sense now. Just after going after it, going after it. It just kind of like that one moment of thought. My favorite part of the story coming up right here. Carsons mom goes to school with him every, single day. She expects him to graduate in four to five years. Carson says he hopes to have his ph. D. Before hes 20 years old. What a kid. My goodness. The latest battle between alec baldwin and the paparazzi has ended up in a draw. Apparently fed up with being followed, baldwin slammed a photographer on to the hood of a parked car which happened to be an Undercover Police vehicle. Witnesses say the shutterbug had been tailing the new parents, baldwin and his wife, hilaria, from the moment they left their home. Baldwin and the photographer declined to press charges. The rumor mill is abuzz about one of hollywoods most enduring power couples. Yeah. Word that the 13year marriage between Michael Douglas and Catherine Zetajones is over. Douglas is expected to announce plans for a divorce any day now. And there are reports that they are already living apart. Douglas is 68. Jones is 43. She stood by him during his battle with throat cancer. And he supported her while she was treated for bipolar disorder. One of those iconic couples. Were sad to hear this happening. For some, your local news is next. Married to morty kaufman. [ lee ] now that im getting older some things are harder to do. This is not a safe thing to do. Be careful babe. There should be some way to make it easier. [ doorbell rings ] lets open it up and see whats cookin. Oh i like that. Look at this. Its got a handle on it. I dont have to climb up. This yellow part up here really catches a lot of the dust. Did you notice how clean it looks . Morty are you listening . Morty . [ morty ] im listening i want you to know. The juicy dragon. They show funny videos to a giggly dragon. He laughs so hard that he cries superjuicy tears and they put em into starburst. A juicy dragon . [ female announcer ] starburst. Unexplainably juicy. Live from the kgotv Broadcast Center this is abc7 news. Good morning at 4 28 on wednesday. Nice to see you all after a few days off. The band is back together this morning. Mike nicco has a look at the forecast. Nice to see both of you. The radar is dry as far as rain. We have mist and drizzle and fog. The visibility in santa rosa is quartermile visibility and we have a very, very, low ceiling and this is how it looks from emeryville. You cannot see the top of the span of either bay bridge. A dip in temperatures today. It will be from 80 to 89 inland. 70 to eighth around the bay and 62 to 66 loan the coast into San Francisco. Leyla gulen . Good morning, everyone. At 4 29 this is going to be the last day before the bay bridge closes. Tonight at 8 00 we will see the bay bridge shut down for a few days. Hopefully everyone has plan b in affect. We have construction on the northbound and southbound side of the nimitz. We will see construction crews blocking lanes. We are not seeing delaying and you are in decent condition to make it to the macarthur maze or the oakland airport. The bay bridge toll plaza shows traffic funneling well in the westbound direction with three lanes blocked until 5 00. We have a final morning commute on the old eastern span of the bay bridge. The five day shut down will transition us to the longawaited safer new span. Abc7 News Reporter matt keller has the final preparations. Matt . The toll plaza will be empty tonight but at 8 00 the entire bay bridge will be closed down until tuesday. How do you get to San Francisco or oakland without using the bay bridge . During the closure bart will run Hourly Service from 14 stations across the system. It is adding longer trains to accommodate the increase in passengers. A. C. Transit will deliver passengers to four bart stations. San Francisco Bay ferry saw ridership triple dug the bart strike. It is adding service because of that. It could open before scheduled before 5 00 tuesday but it is not a sure thing. We have not closed the bridge yet so we do not know how quickly the construction will
comparemela.com © 2020. All Rights Reserved.