You. We begin with breaking news. An investigation that may become olympic size. This new video in showing two american swimmers shortly after they were detained at the airport in rio pulled off their planes moments before takeoff to the u. S. Now, brazilian authorities questioning whether they along with Gold Medalist ryan lochte and another teammate were really robbed at gunpoint. Theres this video obtained by dailymail. Com showing them ar sunday morning, roughly 2 1 2 hours after they say they were attacked. Now, the judge questioned that time gap and also wondered why they seemed so upbeat if they really had just been robbed. That brazilian judge ordered the seizure but he is back in the u. S. More from matt gutman in rio. Reporter weve learned from Police Sources here that those two men jack conger and gunner bentz have been pulled off a police. Their passports have been confiscated. At issue is a story that those two men plus ryan lochte, one of the most decorated swimmers of all time and jack fagan told police, they said coming back from partying early sunday morning they were pulled over by men Wearing Police uniforms, flashing badges, one of them put a gun to ryan lochtes head and demanded their money. After a couple of days of investigating this, police have found that their facts and the story that they told simply not added up. Now investigating them for providing false testimony to the police. The authorities here in brazil have left the door open to prosecuting all four men. Matt gutman, abc news, rio. Those two swimmers detained overnight are expected to give statements to Brazilian Police today. More on good morning america. Also breaking the blue cut fire in Southern California now spans more than 25,000 acres. Hundreds of firefighters are of it. One bright spot overnight the northbound lanes of interstate 15, the main route from Southern California to las vegas reopening easing the way for commuters and he vac whiches. Stephanie ramos has more. This is nuts. Fire on both sides of me. Reporter the outofcontrol blue cut wildfire is not letting up in Southern California. It hit hard. It hit fast. It hit with an intensity that we havent seen. Ror small brush fire then morphed into this massive blaze burning about 40 square miles. Fire crews fighting the flames on the ground. And in the air, trying to stop the fire fueled by intense winds from ripping through any more dry brush. Abcs rob marciano on the scene. Sky cranes have been dipping into this lake. Moments ago that hillside was on fire. Reporter at least 82,000 people told to evacuate. But fire officials estimate up i see visible flames, i see it down the street im packed up now ready but havent loaded anything. Reporter the better news, the clayton fire is beginning to dwindle. This as 40yearold damin anthony pashlik is charged with sparking those fires. It just caused devastation. Reporter stephanie ramos, to the east coast where severe storms hit the midatlantic region leaving damage and flooding. The roof was blown off of a washington, d. C. Apartment building leaving about 60 residents homeless and streets were flooded in baltimore where power was also knocked out to thousands of customers. But in louisiana, the death toll has risen to 13 in that historic epic flooding. 6,000 people spent another night in shelters down from 11,000. The head of Homeland Security is expected to visit the region disaster. Theres now concern that west nile virus will spread due to all the standing water. A newly named storm formed in the atlantic overnight. Tropical storm fiona located a thousand miles off cape verde islands. We will continuing monitoring it. The coast guard investigating a fire that forced more than 500 people to evacuate wha a ship off puerto rico. More than 100 treated at the the ship was coming from the dominican republic. Mechanics tried to put it out themselves for two hours before sounding the alarm. Donald trump is holding a rally in North Carolina this evening after shaking up his Campaign Staff at the highest level naming a ceo and a new campaign manager. Trump was ushered into an fbi office in new york for his first intelligence briefing. But he raised eyebrows. Before that meeting when asked not so much from the people that have been doing it for our country. I mean, look whats happened over the last ten years. Look whats happened over the years. I mean its been catastrophic. Well, that comment is likely an example of trumps plan to reject efforts to moderate his tone and instead just be himself. Hillary clinton pounced on the shakeup in the Trump Campaign during a rally in cleveland. She told supporters that despite the changes trump is still the same man he always has been. In this election. I keep track of them. Cross them off. And for anyone waiting for donald trump to suddenly become more responsible, remember what a great american, maya angelou said, when someone shows you who they are, believe them. While clinton continues to controversy is not going away. A judge is expected to decide next week when to release thousands of deleted emails from her private server. Lets get back to the olympics now. Shall we. In track and field, a first for team usa. The american women swept the 100meter hurdles, brianna rollins, nia ali and Kristi Castlin took the gold, silver and bronze. Theyre the first hurdlers from any country to finish one, two and three in that event. First time american women have history. Some fun on the track for usain bolt. The jamaican star was having such a good time during the 200meter semis he shared a laugh with one of his opponents. Andre de grasse and bolt were grinning at each other. They have qualified for the final. The u. S. Mens Basketball Team rolled into the semifinals after trailing argentina by ten early on. Points. The americans will play spain on friday. Okay, so lets see how much were dominating rio right now. For the second straight day, the u. S. Picked up nine overall medals. That raises the americans total to 93. The u. S. Also has 30 golds. China and Great Britain are tied with 19. Well have to expand the graph out a little bit if we hit 100. We will. Coming up, the details of a tech giant announcing thousands of layoffs. Changes are coming to the Company Spending millions to ease a specific customer complaint. Plus, j. K. Rolling said she was done with the boy wizard but not so fast. Some new harry potter books a grass fire and a wooden trestle made for a bad combination in northern california. This happened in san jose. The thick black smoke from the burning trestle was visible from miles away. A nearby Apartment Building had to be evacuated. No one was injured. Target is making some major changes after immre meplementin policy for transgendered. Stall bathrooms to their stores. Groups had threatened to boycott them over that policy. Cisco is laying over 5500 employees. Its the largest manufacturer of networking gear and has struggled as technology changes. Remember that attempt to add a healthy touch to its happy meals. Well, it appears to have backfired already. Those brightly colored fitness trackers are no longer part of the happy meal. The company says it pulled the of skin irritation, possibly caused by the band. At t is joining other wireless carriers in eliminating fees for data overaverages. Starting sunday at t users can choose a plan which will slow down their data speed when they approach their data limit instead of paying the overaverage fee. Now, verizon announced a similar plan last month. A daredevil from ireland says hes learned his lesson. Empty pockets before bungee jumping. The guy was brave enough to jump off a very high africa and also recorded the whole thing. But he also recorded the part when his phone slid out of his pocket plumbing to the ground. That same phone was stolen then recovered in italy earlier this year so he was pretty lucky the first time he lost it. Were guessing not so much this time. Just destiny for that phone. Really wanted to get away from him. All right, when we come back severe storms taking a toll on communities across a dozen a chase. Clean food. Words you dont often hear. Words we at panera live by. Because clean food is food as it should be. With no artificial flavors, preservatives, sweeteners, and no colors from artificial sources. We think clean food tastes better, feels better, does better. Every bite will be food as it should be. If your sneezes are a force to be reckoned with. 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If youre flying you can expect delays in dallas and minneapolis. A Police Officer was wounded in a wild shootout caught on camera in chicago. The police were chasing a suspected carjacker when that man opened fire. The bullet came through the officers windshield and grazed his face. The suspect was arres suv. Hes now already a convicted felon who was on parole for armed robbery. And a murder trial is under way in south florida after a woman was accused of skilling her birlova who is a miami Police Officer. Abcs Steve Osunsami has the latest. Reporter lawyers fighting for her freedom say that that Nico Thompson is a victim claiming her Police Officer birlova was physically abusive and saying that she shot him accid accidentally as they struggled then the swabs came back positive but her dna up on his fingernails. Reporter before Police Charged her with Second Degree murder she told wtvj her birlova officer Karl Pat Africa put a gun in her face the night he died in may of 2014. And i held on and we struggled because i wasnt going to let go. Reporter but prosecutors say its all a lie saying that for 13 months she pretended she was pregnant with his child and the fight broke out, they say, when he learned atlanta. The man who climbed trump tower here in new york has been arraigned. 19yearold steven rigato used suction cups. Prosecutors say he actually planned and practiced the climb ordering the equipment on amazon and waiting until his parents were away before going to new york city. He entered no plea from a hospital room where hes been undergoing mental evaluation. The youngest girl injured in 6yearold Briley Reynolds was released wednesday. She suffered a traumatic brain injury from the nearly 40foot drop. Briley and her older sister kayla and a 16yearold friend were all hurt. The other two treated and released. Explorers have made an incredible discovery. They found a ship that sank more than 200 years ago. The washington went down during a storm in 1803. 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Well at least hes wearing shoes. Well done champ. Get gooey, flaky, happy. Checking our top story, two u. S. Olympic swimmers were pulled off their flight home and detained overnight in rio. Authorities there are now looking into that claims that they and two other teammates including ryan lochte were robbed at gunpoint. In Southern California a part of a major interstate reopened as crews make progress on the blue cut fire. Flames are still, however, threatening several communities. And its an olympic first for the u. S. Women in track and field. Positions on the medal tan in the 100meter hurdles, the first time any nation has ever swept the event. Todays weather headlines, mostly dry in the northeast. Storms in the upper midwest. Recordbreaking heat in the northwest with highs near 100 in portland. Gus if i winds in the fire zone. And finally, the countdown is on to the next season of dancing with the stars. And heres a look at top secret list of contestants thats being finalized with the show just weeks away. Several of the shows pros took part in whats called a dance lab. Kabcs George Pennacchio explains. . Reporter many of the dancing with the stars pros are gearing up for season 23 and on wednesday evening some of them were on a different stage giving a mini dance lesson to fans. Side, together, side. Reporter this gave the pros and their fans a chance to meet, take pictures. Maybe even bond a little. Its just amazing to get their advice and perspective on life, dance is more than just getting out there and moving. Its a lifestyle. Theyre all just amazing people. Nice people. The show has given me an opportunity to become friends with a lot more people than i would have otherwise become friends with. To see them on tv and then we sort of try to do our own like great time and its been awesome meeting them today. Reporter its also been awesome for the pros to see young talent join them on stage and chacha their hearts out. They were wearing the right shoes, the right pants and here to have fun and brought back so many memories when i was a kid doing exactly the same thing. Reporter for some fans dancing with the stars is now a tradition. Every monday night we get together, make dinner, in between commercials were dancing and it. Reporter fans will find out the new roster of dancing stars, august 30th. The pro cast is very exciting and people will be very happy with what they see. As far as the celebrities go, im in the dark. Reporter season 23 of dancing with the stars kicks off september 12th right here on abc. In los angeles, George Pennacchio for abc news. Cannot wait. We dont need that dance lab. We already got ours. I was watching them. Got it. Is that it . Good morning to you im ken
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