Container ship near japan and killed seven sailors. Good evening, im eric thomas. Thank you for joining us. Tonight we remember comedian, actor, and telethon hero jerry lewis. I do not particularly worry about how im going to be remembered. Reaction as we lose a second comedy pioneer and activist this weekend. Jerry lewis and dick gregory were known to give all to others. Cornel bernard joins us with more about their lives and legacies. Thats right, eric. Many considered jerry lewis the king of comedy and humanitarian. Dick gregory faced racism with his humor. The passing of jerry lewis generating thousands of reactions on our abc7 facebook page. Many of you have a memory. My grandmother used to call me jerry lewis. Really . Yeah, because i was the comedian in the crowd. I loved him. He was very funny. Especially in his younger days. I true comedy legend, jerry lewis defined comedy as a man in trouble. Gags and prattfalls were the foundation of his career. His expressions and over the
The big day is almost here for the Great American eclipse tomorrow. The path of totality will sweep across the u. S. Abc7 News Reporter maggie ruely joins us live from the final u. S. City to see the spectacular sleftial event, charleston, South Carolina. Hi, maggie. Reporter hi, eric. Well, the excitement just keeps building and building here in charleston, but the only downside to that is the businesses are struggling to keep up with demand. Were less than a day away from the Great American eclipse. [cheering and applauding] reporter as the moons shadow races from oregon to South Carolina, small towns are turning into International Hot spots. And with the excitement comes massive crowds and epic traffic jambs. Were really concerned with the population surge in the rural area. The infrastructure is not really set up for that. So, weve really beefed up our resources, our assets. Reporter but for most people visiting, all the hassle is worth it. It had to be totality. We couldnt settlin
At least ten american sailors missing after a us. Navy warship collided with a tanker. Uss john s. Mccain collided early this morning. Suffered significant damage and five sailors were injured. Its the second collision involving a u. S. Navy ship in just two months. Good morning, the uss john s. Mccain arrived at a Singapore Naval base this morning. It happened in one of the worlds busiest ports. The injured sailors were evacuated but the search for ten more missing sailors continues. Since the uss john s. Mccain collided last night with an oil tanker while heading to singapore on a routine port call in the south china sea. Video shows a gaping hole in the port side of the guided missile destroyer. Its hard to invision exactly how crowded a waterway like that can be at night in the dark waiting to come or go and trying to stay out of everyone elses way. President trump tweeted his support writing, thoughts and prayers are with our u. S. Navy sailors aboard the uss john s. Mccain where
The seer where those thunderstorms fell apart. 62 at Half Moon Bay and livermore and 60 to the north with novato at 61. Fog, son and hazy skies with thunderstorms popping up over the sierra. 60s and 70s for many, upper 70s and low 80s if you get our enough away. Traffic is moderate and a regular monday morning. Traffic is backing up and the first day of school for many people today around the bay area. You will see traffic okay. As we go to the toll plaza, i show you this slow traffic which is backed up all the way to the maccarthur maze. The metering lights are on. We are back in the swing of things and every week we get closer to september with today one of the days when many are back in school. Here is a look at interstate 880 north and southbound with traffic moving okay both directions. Okay from the san mateo and dumbarton bridge. San mateo looking fine but slow traffic on the dublin grade. It is 6 02 am. We are about four hours away from the first total eclipse to sweet the coun
Showman jerry lewis. We begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. U. S. S. John s. Mccain collided with a merchant vessel. A search and rescue mission is under way for ten missing sailors. The disastrous collision happened in one of the worlds busiest ports. You see that giant gaping hole in its side, thats the point of impact. Its the second accident involving a ship from the navys seventh fleet in two months. President trump is poised to unveil a new strategy for afghanistan tonight. Do you agree that President Trump is mentally unstable . There are serious issues with our president that arent going to go away. Indeed, with the pressures of the job may get worse. Military drills under way between the u. S. And south korea. There is a red line. We are not going to sit back and have our people targeted by regime. The wait for the Great American eclipse is almost over. Millions are getting ready for a spectacular dance between the sun and moon. Be su