And breaking overnight, an air scare for one nba team. The Oklahoma City thunders rocky postgame flight. Players taking these pictures and tweeting thunder strong, so what did they hit . Hey, good morning. We got the whole team here on set this morning. Paula is off today. Very happy though to have ace White House Correspondent cecilia vega joining us this morning. Absolutely. Good morning to you. On a big political headline day, good to be here with you guys. Absolutely as we take a look at a live shot of the white house. Were going to start with the breaking news that is almost certainly causing reverberations right there in that building. Very little doubt about that. We are talking about that reported bombshell on the russia investigation. Cnn says a grand jury has approved the first criminal charges in the investigation led by special counsel robert mueller. Weve got Team Coverage this morning, and we start with abcs senior justice correspondent pierre thomas, who is in washington
Sea breeze comes back into play. We still have 80s, four degrees cooler than yesterday, still above average. Today is the last day of that. Well talk rain in my sevenday outlook, coming up, chris. Lisa, thank you. This morning, investigators in san jose are trying to determine what sparked a large fire in the foothills. It burned several structures and vehicles. We brought you live coverage yesterday. Abc 7 News Reporter Katie Marzullo has the update. Weve got hoses connected to each other. Reporter neighbors on ruby place werent taking any chances. Will nguyen and his dad worked side by side. We have to do something. This right now is my house. Reporter the fire erupted on Pleasant Acres drive just after 4 00 p. M. A san jose fire captain said it started in a trailer and spread to other structures and vehicles on the property. They had several propane tanks that were fueling the fire and causing it to get larger. Reporter firefighters also had a problem getting close to the fire. As y
Those are only two of my good things. I dont want to tell you about the bad things. But he really helped me. I had had had somebody that guided me and he had a very, very tough life because of alcohol, believe me. Members of the u. S. House met recently about combatting the Opioid Epidemic. They also shared their own stories in dealing with opioids and other drugs. Subcommittee will come to order and for an opening statement. In the midst of a fierce battle against an epidemic by opioids. This crisis has touched every corner of american society. Whielt new england and the regions represent states hardest hit by the epidemic. Health officials from the south and reaching across the Mountain West all reported growing over dose deaths in those counties. The latest deaths is astounding. 91 americans died every day from an over dose. Now more than ever we must come together and strengthen our commitment to fight this malady. I expect todays member state will bring to the forefront key insigh
Today which means we want to make sure you are prepared for the storms ahead. Steve is tracking when the weather will start. Be ready for wet weather today. Rounds of rain. First alert is today through tonight and we will see the entire area in these conditions. So what were expecting for you periods of heavy rain, isolated thunderstorms. Dont be surprised to see street and highway flooding along with gusty winds. Right now Flash Flood Watch in effect for all of new jersey and it has been expanded into the philadelphia area for the reason of the potential of flash flooding later on this afternoon. We are quiet but i am tracking the rain across the baltimore washington area. More of that rain will continue to push in throughout the morning. That first band moving into lancaster county. Well see more rain filling in behind. Why . We have a threepart system thats moving up from the south to the north and along with that cloudy and humid weather we will have a warm day, upper 60s for later
We are expecting periods of rain, isolated thunderstorms. You dont get thunderstorms this time of year that frequently so it shows you the intensity of the storm system along with the heavier downpours, some street flooding and then the strong, gusty winds will kick in later tonight and through the day tomorrow. So get ready. We are expecting some stormy weather. For now if youre stepping outside in philadelphia in trenton or montgomery or bucks county not much in the way of rain. That band of rain to the west and then another band to the south. It will all gel together as we go through the day today. Thats why you need the rain gear. Flash flood watches in effect tonight and the reason why, well, well see several inches of rain. The problem is the intensity of the rain coming down at a fast rate later today. 63 with loads of humidity in the air. 58 in reading. Scattered morning downpours. Not raining the entire time but dont be surprised if you hear a clap of thunder and the evening s