Biles making history with her fourth gold in rio flipping in a flawless floor routine on the final night for americas final five and from the mat to the track, that heartwarming moment, putting spirit ahead of medals. And youll meet the american man called the olympic selfie king who called his boss saying i cant return to work until he lands the one star that got away. Can our team help him get to the finish line . Square and rio de janeiro, this is Good Morning America. And we do say good morning, america, on this wednesday morning. And what a stunning night at the olympics. Simone biles as you said, david, making history with her fourth gold in rio. She is just incredible. And take a look at this, simone on the cover of Sports Illustrated along with Katie Ledecky and Michael Phelps and they simply just say the greatest. That they are. A medal but they won our hearts and a lot of praise. Abbey dagostino and Nikki Hamblin helping each other up on the track. Boy, that was a moment. Mor
The news site breitbart and demoted controversial chief paul man afort. First though, turkey is freeing some 38,000 prisoners early. Its being seen as a move to free up space in the jails for the tens of thousands of people who have been destaind in the wake of last months failed coup. Reporter waiting outside the prison gates, these families are eager for news about their loved ones. Nearly 40,000 inmates are set for Early Release as part of a reform to the turkish prison system. We are waiting for our son to be released rye now. I cant find wards words to say. Im excited. Im waiting for my grandson. When i see him released, i dont care whether i live or die. Do you understand . I dont care whether i live or die. He didnt have a father. I raised him. The move will free up space in prisons for those arrested in last months failed coup. More than 35,000 people have been detained in the coup. Ordinary wan believes recep they erdogan believes teamed to conspired to bring down the governme
Might end. Call ahead to find out about possible delays. People in howard beach queens will gather for a memorial walk. She was murdered two weeks ago while out for a run. The community has been on edge since. Jessica is in howard beach where the search continues for the killer. Reporter been the same since the murder. It was around this time the 30 year old was in the area for her daily jog and never came home. Her father along with authorities found her body later. Police say she put up a ferocious fight. Tonight her Community Still grieving is um canning together for coming together for a the tragedy. Her parents are expected to attend as Police Continue the search for the killer. There are signs like this one posted on every block, a reminder that there is a huge reward for information in the case to help bring the killer to justice. People will be gathering over the next hour. The walk begins at 6 00. Well have a live update for you then. In massachusetts, Funeral Services were he
Wildfire continues to burn out of control with flames shooting as high as 80feet and destroying a number of homes. Thousands of people have been forced to evacuate and a state of emergency has been declared. We have Team Coverage on the fire this morning. Ken and les are standing by to discuss air quality and road closures related to the fire. Peter dawson is live the red cross shelter in hesperia. To give us an update on evacuations. But first. Mike doria joins us live near hesperia. Mike you talked with people on the road, how are they holding up. The fire is 0 contained with now 18,000 acres burning. Helicopters of been flying overnight dousing hotspots and flames with water and fire retardant. More than 82,000 told to evacuate from wildfire a fastmoving Bernardino County has been shooting flames 80 feet high and has become a 28squaremile monster thats burned a number of homes. Tens of thousands of people have been forced to flee, including the ski resort town of wrht ranchlands 60
The massive blue cut fire continues to grow after more than 12 hours of failed efforts to contain it. Im john huck. Im christine maddela. The fire caused major problems and destruction for those in the cajon pass. We have Team Coverage tonight. Fox5s Cyndi Lundeberg has alternate routes to take if youre traveling that way. Chief meteorologist ted pretty shows us how the fire will affect air quality in the valley. But first Miguel Martin v damage the fire has already caused. The out of control brush fire has prompted a state of emergency, massive evacuations, and many road closures. Were about a half mile away from where Fire Fighters are still combating the growing flames. We were there earlier and as your about to see the fire destroyed everything in its path. The devastation continues in Southern California as the blue cut fire spreads rapidly over cajon pass. Gary sigler, retired fire fighter one of the largest fires ive been here 18 years and i thought a lot of fires down on cajon