In the white house. And game on the world cup, the single biggest event on the planet getting under way in a matter of hours. And despite problems, organizers are promising an unforgettable show. We have an exclusive preview today, thursday, june 12th, 2014. Abc this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everyone, nice to have you along on a thursday morning. For the next month or so, even people who dont normally follow soccer or football, depending on what you call it Railroad Going to be into the world cup. Without the vuvuzuela. Ready to go. The new violence raging in iraq, major parts of the country now in the hands of militants, once again. After all the years the u. S. Spent there, all that was lost there, the white house once again being asked to intervene. Well go live to nbcs Jim Miklaszewski at the pentagon in a moment. But we begin with Richard Engel who has made his way to Northern Iraq this morning, rich
Children and to demand end of violence. Action news tonight its a vij action News Reporter Sharee Williams is live at the scene of a very emotional gathering tonight, sharee. Reporter jim, it was a touching display of unity as we heard. Directly from the families who were affected by this horrible event. And this memorial, it started at 6 00. Some five hours ago, and as you can see behind me, people are still here. Theyre still gathering and reflecting on the lives lost. We should not have lost three young people. We can change the kulingt tour of philadelphia. From one that has violence in it to one is that the nonviolent. Reporter standing together, a grieving Community Held hands, prayed and even cried together. Hundreds attended a vij toil remember the victims of fridays scar jacking and hitandrun that killed three young children. Father were tired of burying our young people. Keesha williams and three kids were selling fruit at a stand on corners of germantown and allegheny avenue
Section of philadelphia and they came to mourn deaths of three children and to demand end of violence. Action news tonight its a vij action News Reporter Sharee Williams is live at the scene of a very emotional gathering tonight, sharee. Reporter jim, it was a touching display of unity as we heard. Directly from the families who were affected by this horrible event. And this memorial, it started at 6 00. Some five hours ago, and as you can see behind me, people are still here. Theyre still gathering and reflecting on the lives lost. We should not have lost three young people. We can change the kulingt tour of philadelphia. From one that has violence in it to one is that the nonviolent. Reporter standing together, a grieving Community Held hands, prayed and even cried together. Hundreds attended a vij toil remember the victims of fridays scar jacking and hitandrun that killed three young children. Father were tired of burying our young people. Keesha williams and three kids were selling
10 millions of gallons of water down the drain. It was all during this historic drought. A raging river quickly flooded campus sending students running for safety. Good evening. Im dan ashley. The 90yearold main line nearly three feet in diameter burst before 3 30. The water shot 30 feet into the air as you can see out of a huge hole in sunset boulevard. And it took nearly four hours for crews to shut it out. Shut it off. The water poured and soaking the newly renovated basketball court. It was a disaster. These are pictures on twitter. It also made it to the mens locker room and thousands of gallons was cascaded down the stairs. It looked like a water feature. Alex michael son is on the story. Polly pavilion, home to so many ncaa championship banners is home to a clean up. It is underwater. Crews estimate at its height there was five to six inches of water on the floor and now they are doing Everything Possible to get it off before the wood buckles. We know the damage will be caused b
A falls church man tells us about the threehour tour that turned into 15 hours stuck on a boat in the middle of the ocean. Live from the abc 7 broadcast center, this is abc 7 news at 11 00, on your side. First, new information about the bus driver caught using an ipad behind the wheel and the company in charge. An iteam investigation reveals americas bus and limo service as a number of safety issues on its record. The company does business with a federal agency. We wanted to know, why is the government dealing with a company that has a checkered record . Josie is live in arlington with more on this. What did you find out . This bus trip began here in boston. We have new information courtesy of the General Services administration. They do have a contract with America Transportation services. Based on what we have found, they will be investigating the allegations, looking at the companys past performance and potentially taking action if necessary. Track to kings dominion. Passengers got