Reporter they live in this home that is surrounded by firefighters. This is right off of dill hill road. They say officially no homes are threatened but learnly the flames were coming very close to this home. This is your home here. Yes, it is. You drove out here 1015 minutes ago. Yes. They told us to evacuate as a precaution. How scary was it to look out your back window . [ technical difficulties ]. You feeling thankful they have a handle . Yes. They are doing a great job. When we first came out, you cant see it now but the whole hillside was it will up. It looks like they got it contained. Doing a great job. Reporter they certainly are. Trevor and his family they woke up this morning and someone was knocking on the door telling them they needed to get out of their home. Very scary situation in the middle of the night. As you remember here pam just 1520 minutes ago when we got here this whole hillside behind us huge flames were coming from this hillside burning through this dry brush
Is reporting that cecil the lions brother jericho has also been killed. The group says jericho seen here on the left was shot today. There is a conflicting report from at least one other Wildlife Organization that jericho appeared to be alive and that his gps was sending back a signal. Minnesota Hunter Walter james is accused of luring cecil out of the park to kill him in early july. The search is on for a violent robber who struck in central park. The thief, a panhandler who appeared to use when it his request for money was denied. Take a good look at the sketch. He approached a 53yearold man asking for money, saying he was hungry. When the victim refused to give him anything, the suspect choked that man until he passed out and then ran off with his cash and other belongings. A string of gun violence left one man dead and five others wounded. All of this in brooklyn. For many there, enough is enough. The victim killed 24yearold donald smith. He was shot in a barrage of bullets at a ho
Too far just for tv . And big game lack lash. A second american doctor accused of illegally killing a lion using a bow and arrow in a restricted area now in hiding as calls to ban big game hunting grow. The american hunters coming to the defense this morning of a sport they love. And good morning, america. Boy, what a rough weekend for millions of americans. Were going to take a live look right now. Just outside chicago this morning, the aftermath from those powerful storms overnight. You see that building right there. Also take a look at this. A large tree right in the middle of a city street completely uprooted right there. Wow. And so many wildfires burning right now out west. More than 20 in california, more than 12,000 people forced from their homes, and they dont know when theyll be able to go back. More on that just ahead. But we do begin in chicago, site of that deadly tent collapse. Abcs gio benitez is on the scene right now. Good morning, gio. Reporter yeah, george, good morn
That coveted triple crown. We have tips before your head out to the park. Good morning, everybody. Youre looking live at lower manhattan. Its gleaming in the sun. Thank you for joining us on this sunday, august 2nd. Summer is moving along. Here we are. Not too fast. Slow down. This is the dog days of summer but with sunrises like that you cant complain. Im tony yates in for michelle charlesworth. Im rob nelson. Good to have you back. Thank you , dear. Michelle is waking up along the beach. Were all jealous of you, michelle. Enjoy this weekend and next weekend off. Going to work with you again. Certainly. You know who is in the house with us this morning. Miss freeze. Right, a my. Looking out over the east another temperatures starting were a stormfree end to the weekend as well. Lows this morning starting cool in monticello in the 50s. Everybody else 60s and 70s over night. Newark had 69, satellite and radar picture, it looks really nice across the area. Wall to wall sunshine as you wa
After noon the mid 80s until sunset. 88 is the forecast high. Chances for rain once we start the work week and a major temperatures cool down is coming. That coming up. Were following breaking news out of brooklyn the morning. A mass shooting has left at least nine people hit by bullets in East New York. Witnesses tell us the victims began scattering everywhere to escape the gunfire. Kristen thorn is live on stanley and pine street. Kristen. Reporter good morning. We have learned more about the victims hurt during this shooting. We learned that includes five women and four men. The most serious injuries are to a 19yearold and 24yearold, both of them shot in the neck. This happened around 2 30 at this home on stanley avenue in East New York. Were told that there was a house party going on in the backyard, an argument happened, the next thing people knew bullets were flying. Nine people shot. Were told the ages of those victims 19 to 38 years old. Besides the two shot in the neck seven o