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What he told his team right before the big game. And good morning, america. Not so fast, says lebron james, Cleveland Cavs 12090. Lebron said this is my house. 32 overnight he dropped as they faced off on his home court there in cleveland, three game, three blowouts. Absolutely amazing and take a look at this. Even though the commercial break or break he even wont let steph curry score. How serious its gotten. The cavaliers at home said, no, no, no. Not in my house. Steph is like, oh, come on me. Cant you at least let me score that . First to the race for the white house. Pressure growing on Bernie Sanders to drop out of the race and endorse Hillary Clinton and Abcs Cecilia Vega is here, has the latest. Good morning, cecilia. Reporter robin, good morning. The calls for unity growing louder by the day, even some of Bernie Sanders top bac congress are now publicly calling on people to unite around Hillary Clinton. Bernie sanders now off the campaign trail and back on his vermont home turf. Welcome home, bernie. Reporter mapping out his next move ahead of todays visit with president obama. Their last known meeting in january. This time around, the president wants to send a message, dropping out or staying in the race is sanders decision to make on his time line. The vermont senator Still Standing his ground telling supporters in an email we will continue to fight for every vote and every delegate we can get. Say what you want to say reporter while Hillary Clinton says its time for unity. I am looking forward to working with him to unify the Democratic Party against the threat that donald trump poses to our country. So we are talking. Reporter she is celebrating after clinching that nomination sending this tweet in her own writing saying you and dedication put the biggest crack yet in that Glass Ceiling and she is now amping up the attacks on donald trump. I think he represents a great threat to our society and our economy. Reporter and that meeting this morning between the president and Bernie Sanders comes at the senators request. They have had some phone calls recently but nothing in person and at some point soon after this big meeting, george, the president is expected to endorse Hillary Clinton formally. No mystery there, cecilia, thanks very much. Matthew dowd is here with us right now. Matt, lets start out looking at more of president obama. On jimmy fallon. Here he was talking about Bernie Sanders. It was a healthy thing for the Democratic Party to have a contested primary. I thought that Bernie Sanders brought enormous energy and new ideas, he pushed the party and challenged them. I thought it made hillary a better candidate. You see there a nice big arm around Bernie Sanders as ushering him out of the race. Pushing him in the hall now you need to do what you feed to do in the course of this. Bernie sanders taking the meeting is basically the beginning of an indication hell come on board and needs to do it in his time. No question about that, right . I dont think theres any question. To have Bernie Sanders combined with barack obama and the course of this election is going to give Hillary Clinton a big lift. Yeah, because right now shes only getting 75 , 80 of the democratic votes and this should pop it up to 90 . The republicans still trying to figure out how to handle donald trump. Paul ryan, as you saw, saying hes made this racist comment but im going to endorse him. I was surprised to see donald trump said yesterday he was surprised and disappointed by ryans comments. I think paul ryan and many others are in this really difficult spot because they know Donald Trumps behavior and watched his behavior and hasnt always as we said been positive. Donald trump committed a series of personal fouls in the course of the primary. Judge was a flagrant foul and i think republicans watching this are thinking does he have another flagrant foul in him. If he does, you know what happens when you get two, you are out of the game. Some talk amongst some republicans maybe they can find a way at the convention to block him from getting the nomination. Realistic. Thats not going to happen. He has over 1,500 delegates and more votes than anybody has ever gotten in the course of this. If that would happen it would be a bigger rift in the party. Theyll have to hold their nose and accept everything donald trump does in the course of the next 152 days. Saying it doesnt define us. It doesnt define the republicans but hard to separate the lead of the ticket from the rest of the ticket. Matthew dowd, thanks very much. Back to robin. That breaking news overseas. A deadly terror attack. At least four People Killed when two gunmen opened fire at a crowded Shopping Mall in tel aviv, israel. Both assailants in custody. Abcs terry the latest. Good morning, terry. Reporter good morning, robin. This attack struck the heart of tel aviv shattering a summer evening out at one of the citys most popular destinations. [ sirens ] mayhem inside an israeli restaurant. Two palestinian gunmen opening fire, surveillance cameras capturing the chaos, people running for their lives as bullets fly setting off a stampede for the exits. The gunmen dressed in dark suits reportedly disguised as Orthodox Jews moving from table to table shooting diners killing four and injuring five. Israeli forces arriving on the scene minutes after. Firing back. You can see this officer taking down one of the suspects. This morning both gunmen are in custody one being treated for a gunshot wound, the two have now been identified as palestinian cousins from the west nk the streets and they raided the homes of the suspects sealing off their town. And the government has now revoked work and travel permits for thousands of palestinians during the holy month of ramadan. This is a savage crime, a murder, and terrorism in the heart of tel aviv. Reporter overnight israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to attack the attackers. The shooting happened across the street from the equivalent of the pentagon for them. The u. S. State department called it cowardly, part of a deadly escalation we are seeing in this neverending conflict. In the past eight months palestinian attacks are on the upsurge. 35 israelis and 2 americans have been killed in that time. Okay, terry, thanks. For more we turn back home to a raging wildfire in arizona hitting the same town where more than a dozen firefighters were killed in hundreds evacuated and ginger ha the latest and a heat wave heading for the midwest. I remember covering the hotshots killed in 2013 driving overnight and at that time i had actually been covering a heat wave in las vegas so it all kind of shamakes sense its happenin again getting it under control, no one hurt in this fire. But that heat will move to the east and that ridge that allows the temperatures to soar is going to center itself right over the midwest. Look at minneapolis, goes into the 90s, chicago will see some of its hottest weather since fall of 2013. Add the humidity and its not just the heat. Look what it feels like by saturday. Des moines feels like 101. The heat index minneapolis, 105. So were getting in the summer sizzle quick. Ill tell you when it ends. Thank you. Now to new details about that stanford swimmer behind bars for Sexual Assault. He partially blamed the Schools Party culture for his actions but prosecutors say he has shown matt gutman has the latest from stanford. Good morning, matt. Reporter good morning, robin. You mentioned that behavior. Most disturbing these documents seem to show brock turner was shown acting similar aggressive at the same frat house the week before that Sexual Assault and while he said that the Party Culture at stanford seemed to overwhelm him, these documents show that he seems to have been drinking and using drugs before he got here. This morning, documents obtained exclusively by abc news show brock turner seen smoking from what appears to be a hash pipe was not the babe in the woods prosecutors say he claimed to be. In their presentencing memo to the judge, prosecutors said the former olympic hopeful convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman at the stanford campus last year was, quote, drinking excessively and using drugs before he enrolled at the school. In a letter to the judge during sentencing turner partly blamed his actions on the at stanford. His lawyers telling the judge the teen from a small town in ohio never used any illicit drugs but prosecutors say they dug up a trove of pictures like these from his cell phone, photos of bongs, that pipe and dozens of Text Messages in which the swim star brags about drinking. We could only drink for like an hour and a half, buying pot, you want to smoke right now . And doing harder drugs. Dude, i did acid with blank last week. On his phone prosecutors say they found video showing the then 18yearold turner smoking from a bong and then immediately swigging from a liquor bottle in december 2014. Still, judge aaron persky sentenced turner to just six months in jail. Hes expected to serve only half of that time. And so essentially what became a summer semester in jail for brock turner raised enormous public outcry against judge persky including online oustster and something much more sinter calling to this courthouse wishing death upon him and rape upon his children. Thats horrible. Thanks very much. The latest on that kidnapping attempt caught on camera in florida where a mom fought off the man trying to drag away her daughter and learning more about the kidnapper. Hearing from the Police Officer who came to the rescue. Abcs eva pilgrim here with the story. Good morning, eva. Reporter good morning, george. It happened in an instant. A stranger tried to take a child from this neighborhood dollar general. That man is behind bars and claiming this morning that this isnt the first time hes done Something Like this. An attempted kidnapping just occurred. Reporter this morning new details about this terrifying moment caught on security cameras, watch, this 13yearold girl apparently being dragged away from her mother. I could hear her screaming as i backed up my patrol car. He tried to take my child. Reporter o deputy hailed as a hero was stopping in to pick up cleaning supply, sees the commotion. He fought a little bit. But when he realized i had the upper edge he kind of complied with everything, everything thereafter. Reporter police say the man in the video, 30yearold Craig Bonello is behind bars this morning, denied bond after appearing before a judge now facing kidnapping charges. He has yet to enter a plea. He is a regular customer hes in here pretty much every day with medical issues. Reporter he told them this wasnt his first kidnapping attempt. He did admit he had done this before. Reporter now the Sheriffs Office did search his home just to make sure no one was there. Not able to validate those claims. His prior charges did end up in Mental Health court. Several of them, guys. Surprising he didnt get the help he needed right there. Scary. Now to amy with todays other top stories stain thats right, good morning. Dozens of people have been killed in a series of attacks in baghdad today. Those bombings targeted a Commercial Area of the city already isis claimed responsibility for and this all comes as iraqi forces report more progress in their battle to retake the city of fallujah. One of the last isis strongholds in that country. New details now about the prisoners who have been freed from guantanamo bay. The Washington Post reporting about a dozen former detainees have now launched attacks in afghanistan killing as many as six americans including a civilian aide worker. Back here at home philadelphia could be the first major city in the nation to tax soda. The tax of 1 1 2 cents per ounce cleared and if it gets final approval the soda industry is expected to sue. A dangerous scene in ottawa, canada, when this massive sinkhole opened up in a busy shopping area and it shows it buildings had to evacuate as water gushed beneath the streets. Nearby construction could all be to blame. The final farewell to muhammad ali begins today with an Islamic Prayer Service in louisville. Thousands lined up for tickets to tomorrows public memorial. The 15,000 free tickets were gone in just over an hour and within minutes scalpers were already trying to sell them which is, of course, illegal. There were terrifying moments at this pool as a 3yearold girl appears lifeless. Her 9yearold cousin pulls her out. She had been under the water for two minutes but a teenager nearby ran in to rescue and performed cpr she learned in school and incredibly that little girl is okay this morning. And finally, a warning here, if you try to sneak a nap at work make sure your billionaire boss isnt planning to visit the office. Take a hook at what happened to this Virgin Airlines employee. Napping on the couch at his office when none other than Sir Richard Branson came in for a and then went back to sleep, maybe he thought he was dreaming . He says its okay. The employ was on standby getting some muchneeded rest. He did post it on his blog on virgin. Com so everyone sees. Why have a couch if you dont want naps. Thats right and i think Sir Richard Branson can take it. A guy who would understand. Thank you, amy. Now king james, thats what well talk about reclaiming his court overnight. Lebron james leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a huge victory over the Golden State Warriors and t. J. Holmes, he was there for all of it. Hes in cleveland now so good morning, t. J. You see, strahan, news of the cavaliers demise has been greatly exaggerated. Right . They are back in this thing already but still how do you how do you explain them getting beat by 33, the previous game and now winning by 30 last night . Heels together and said, theres no place like home. One, two, three. Reporter what a difference an arena makes. James, oh, he throws it down. Reporter lebron james and the Cleveland Cavaliers, came alive on their home court dominating steph curry and the Golden State Warriors beating them by 30 in game three of the nba finals. A total turnaround from games one and two when the warriors blew out the cavs in oakland. Its one win and you have to be able to have a short mind but also learn from the mistakes you made the previous game. Reporter the play of the game went to lebron, off the steal then the hustle then the throwdown. The cavs once again held curry in check not giving him anything, not even during a dead ball. Meanwhile, the league mvp took blame for the loss. For me to do what i needed to do to help my team i have to play 100 types better. Reporter james fires away and hits a three. 20,000an credit. The raucous crowd at quicken loans arena was deafening all night to will their cavs back into the series. Its bedlam in cleveland. Reporter all right, this is cleveland, but they have taken on the name believe land right about now and they do believe once again now that the cavs are back in this series that the hopes are still there, guys, that cleveland could get its first sports championship in 52 years but we shall see. But this place was insane. I love how you keep holding the ball. He wants to play so bad. Palming the ball, t. J. , we got it. Yall never let me play. Yall never let me play. We love your style. Looking good with your sleeves pushed up on your blazer. Everybody out there, you can see game four of the nba finals tomorrow at 9 00 p. M. Eastern right here on abc. Lets go from basketball to baseball. Let me warn you out there what youre about to see could scare you. Snoop g looked good. The throw is a little off and san diego maybe the catcher was in the wrong place. The San Diego Padres game it happened at but if you remember rappers should thought not throw out pitches. Remember 50 cent. That cameraman, thank goodness, was not hit. So if a rapper is throwing out the first pitch make sure theyre all which one do you think is worse . Oh, 50 cent. I love how you said the second. You didnt want to say 50 cent. Hey, lets get back to ginger. Storms in the northeast. Cooler weather moving in. 50 cent way worse but i have to say that tenderly, im throwing out the first pitch later this month. Where . At the mets. Im so nervous. Should i toss it. Can i give it to you. Okay. Yeah, your local weather in just 30 seconds. Now go back 30 feet. Partly cloudy with lows in the 50s. Tomorrow, partly cloudy with a a stray mountain shower possible high around 80. Hot and humid this weekend with strong storms possible north on saturday. Highs near 90. Coming up that explosive new documentary revealing new clues about the trial of the century. What o. J. Simpsons defense did to his home before jurors came to visit. The lead prosecutor in the case joins us live. 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