Morning. Well start with that deadly tragedy at a state fair. A thrill ride operating seemingly as normal when suddenly it malfunctioned breaking apart midair. Were freezing the video because its actually too disturbing to show from here. Officials conducted whats called a standard inspection just hours before the deadly accident. Overnight a trip to the Ohio State Fair going horribly wrong. Watch as the ride called the fireball swings and spins in the air then suddenly it breaks apart midair. The rest of this video too graphic to show. Riders tossed onto the concrete below. Multiple passengers were ejected at high speed with high energy. Many feet, at least 20 or 30 if not more into the air. Victims rushed to the hospital ranging from their early teens to 60s. An 18yearold pronounced dead there on the scene. Oh, my god. It happened on the opening day of the fair. Organizers say the ride passed inspection just hours bachelor the accident. The Ohio Governor ordering the rides at the fair shut down until additional safety inspections can be done. Its kind of hard to imagine that you have amelie that go to the state fair and there are calls that come that there was a tragedy and someone you love was involved. The fairgrounds in columbus will reopen this morning with safety checks being done on all rides, a similar ride at the Orange County fair in Southern California was immediately shut down overnight after the incident in ohio. That ride was also reinspected. President trumps surprise announcement via twitter declaring a ban on transgender people in the military is reverberating from the pentagon to capitol hill to the streets. Well, critics are blasting the move calling it a turn about from the campaign when donald trump promised to protect, gay, lesbian and transgender rights. City hall was lit in purple overnight and protesters gathered to express their outrage. Abcs emily rau has the details. Reporter a chorus of outraged protesters echoing nationwide. [ chanting trump is a liar ] reporter coming in Early Morning tweets declaring the u. S. Will not accept or allow transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the u. S. Military. I want to be fair and the best way to do this is have a hearing, not a tweet. Reporter the new policy and how it was announced quickly criticized by democrats and republicans alike. It is a cruel and arbitrary decision designed to humiliate transgender americans. Reporter and the white house. Not giving many answers about whats next. What happens to Transgender Service members now . Are they immediately thrown out of the military . Thats something that the department of defense and the white house will have to Work Together as implementation takes place and is done so lawfully. Reporter the pentagon estimates there are roughly 2500 active duty Transgender Service members. A group whose rights candidate trump promised to protect. I will do everything in my power to protect our lgbtq citizens. By the dawns early light reporter the transgender sister of Jackie Evancho speaking out. Us transgender folk can fight just as well as any other american. Reporter while the policy does appeal to some in his conservative base i really dont think thats where transgender belongs. Reporter the fate of thousands of american Service Members now filled with uncertainty. President trump did successfully change the conversation with this series of tweets but now instead of answering questions about russia, the white house is having to address what critics call a matter of human rights. Diane and kendis. Emily rau live from washington for us, thanks, emily. The president cited what he called the tremendous medical costs associated with Transgender Service members. But heres a look at some of the numbers. The military Times Newspaper reports the pentagon spends about 8 million a year on health care for transgender troops. Now, get this, in comparison it spends ten times as much, 84 million just on erectile dysfunction medication for Service Members. 41 million alone on viagra. The presidident didnt seem to want to comment in person at least on his transgender ban. That was clear during an American Legion event in the rose garden when our own Arlette Saenz posed a question. How do you decide your policy on transgender people in the military . You go ahead. Yeah. Shes very rude. Arlette never did get an answer from the president. Were guessing from his reaction she wont any time soon. The silent treatment for a little bit. President trump is reportedly considering replacing Jeff Sessions while congress is on vacation. Sources tell the washington post, the president has spoken to advisers about the possibility of a recess appointment to sidestep Senate Confirmation but hes been warned not to fire sessions. The president attacked sessions on twitter again yesterday. Meanwhile, sessions attended a meeting at the white house but aides say he did not see the president. Press secretary Sarah Sanders says the president still wants the attorney general to do his job. As speculation intensifies about his fate secretary of state Rex Tillerson is shooting down rumors about his own future. When asked about reports that he might resign, tillerson insists hes not going anywhere. And he said he has a Good Relationship with the president. One more note from washington. Republicans are running out of opposites following the failure of two health care measures. So far the senate rejected a repeal and replace bill and also a repeal only plan with a twoyear delay to come up with something new. They may now consider a socalled skinny repeal that would roll back parts of obamacare like the mandate that all americans have insurance and leave the resin tact. It could drive up premiums, though, and leave 15 million more americans uninsured. Now for a look at your weather. Heavy rainfall caused severe flooding outside birmingham, alabama. As much as 3 inches of rain fell in an hour. Cars were washed away out of parking lots and employees of a Bowling Alley had to be rescued by boat. The city manager says storm sewers were overwhelmed by the volume of water. High temperatures in that part of the deep south will reach the 90s today. Itll be a little cooler to the east, hotter to the west. Temperatures will only reach the 80s in the midwest and northeast and 70s and 80s along the west coast. Still ahead right here get ready for more changes at the airport when it comes to your electronics. Overnight Justin Bieber behind the wheel of a vehicle that allegedly hit a member of the paparazzi. A new video and what police are saying next. Plus, the murder mystery at sea. A woman found dead on a cruise ship, the Investigation Underway as the victim is identified overnight. Not all Fish Oil Supplements provide the same omega3 power. 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Police in mississippi are trying to figure out why officers went to the wrong house and then killed a man. Ismail lopez was shot by police in the town of south haven. They had been searching for a Domestic Violence suspect who officers went to lopezs house which is across the street from the suspects home. Police say lopez pointed a gun at officers when they arrived and ignored orders to drop it. A major change coming to the Minneapolis Police department after the deadly shooting of justine damond. Starting this weekend, officers will be required to have the cameras rolling on all calls and traffic stops. Damond, the bridetobe, was killed by Police Responding to a 911 call. The officers body cameras were not on. The tsa implementing a new position at airports that forces passengers to remove all Electronic Devices larger than a cell phone from their carryon bags. That means tablets and other devices must go in their own bin for inspection. 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Bieber was leaving a Church Service in Beverly Hills when he apparently accidentally ran into one of the photographers taking his picture. The singer stayed at the scene speaking with the injured man and police before driving off in his truck. The photographer suffered a leg injury but hes expected to be okay. Police say no one was cited or arrested. The fbi has a suspect in custody in the death of a woman who died while on board a cruise ship near alaska. The ship was diverted to juneau while investigators tried to figure out what went wrong. The fbi is investigating a suspicious death on board alaskan cruise liner emerald princess. Princess cruise lines reports a 39yearold woman from utah died following some kind of domestic dispute. They just said security breach, security breach. We could tell by the sound of his voice that it was something really scary and really serious. Reporter some witnesses tell abc news that around 9 00 p. M. Tuesday they heard a woman near a balcony screaming for her life and at one point a Man Threatening to jump overboard. Before Security Officers on board detained the suspect. One passenger says a member of her family saw the victims young daughter moments after the incident describing her as hysterical. And the fbi and u. S. Attorneys office plan to hold a News Conference later today to announce charges. New Research Finds an alarming trend. Male fertility has dropped by more than half over the past 40 years. An International Team looked at data from nearly 200 studies in developed countries and they say this may also be a problem in less developed countries but theres not enough information on that as yet. The study didnt look into the causes. Others have blamed chemicals, stress and obesity. Legendary music producer quincy jones has won a legal battle against Michael Jacksons estate. 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Jamaicas keeper after blake got hurt and beats him. Bruce areason that, the u. S. Coach looking for his third gold cup championship. Chassis zardez across jordan morris made a bad play. Redeems himself with that goal and team usa able to win that one and win the gold cup over jamaica. Next up for them more world cup qualifying against costa rica on september 1st. Thats it from here. Back to you. Jamaicans were so good for a little while the u. S. Team was jamaican me crazy. Every time. Every time. Up next the baby boom in one American City and trying to heap it sticks. Not quite. Nine months after something amazing happened. And behind apples earbuds. Wait until you hear what the designer had in mind when making them. On our Facebook Page see a group of veterans getting a special surprise from steph curry. How cool is this . Thats on atmfans. 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Thats a big guy. That is huge. Next up what some in chicago are calling a cubs inspired baby boom. You may recall last years world series when the cubs ended their long championship drought by beating the indians. Well, in fact, wednesday marked exactly 38 weeks since the cubs clinched the series. Well, now hospitals in the windy city are reporting a serious spike in births. Some newborns and their parents even have had pictures taken with the world series trophy. It seems while the cubs were celebrating plenty of their fans were, well, also celebrating. I think they were celebrating. In their own way. Some of the popular names have been ivy, a wrigley, an addison for one of the streets there in wrigleyville. Cute. Your apple ear buds have a touch of the dark side in them. So the tech giants chief designer says the buds look was inspired by star wars stormtroopers. I think i see the resemblancres. He passed it along to j. J. Abrams. 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They were apart for a little while. Now they are back together as Monica Hernandez of our station in dallas reports. Reporter there are emotional reunions every day at love field. Here we go. Reporter but nothing quite like the one inside the airports lost and found. This is yours, young man . Look at that bear. Reporter this is what it looks like when you finally see your best friend after a desperate nearly weeklong search. The biggest bear hug you can imagine. Look at that bear. He means everything to my son which is obviously very important to me. Reporter 4yearold luke suave ford from rockford thought he would never see it again. Teddy bear disappeared last week after a family trip to denver. He was sad that he was lost. Reporter his parents social media plea sparked a nationwide search because everyone knows what its like to lose something special. Highfive right there. Boom. Good job, teddy bear. This moment is just what kindness and love can do and its thank you to everybody. Its a silly old bear but its amazing. Thank you, guys, very much. Reporter theres a special thanks for ian friar. Thanks, luke. Hes the Security Compliance officer who found teddy in an airport break room. Another employee brought him there from the curb for safekeeping. When i saw the special alert and we knew it was the bear when we found him. He is a part of the family so getting him back is magical and heartwarming. Reporter this inseparable duo is back home now and you wont see them apart for very long. This boy and his bear have a lot of catching up to do. Go down the escalator. Reporter at love field, Monica Hernandez, channel 8 news. He is not letting go. Look at him. Not at all. Kind of reminds me of thunder buddies for life from the ted movies. I still have my childhood teddy bear. I might have mine too. I know you still have yours. He has a good morning it is thursday, july 27 nat is off, Jeanette Reyes is joining us. Were following breaking news. The coroner is on the scene of a house fire in montgomery county. A thrill ride at the Ohio State Fair breaks a part flinging people into the area, one person is dead, others injured in a horrible spectacle. The mayor in allentown is due in court today charge with corruption for a series of pay to play schemes