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Pumps are working double to try and get that water out. first time in history all 244 flood gates were sealed off and closed, look at this video, its something thats not happened as part of massive hurricane protection system following hurricane katrina. throughout various storms in history since katrina, half of them have been closed, 75% but never all of them, they decided yesterday to go ahead and do that including the ones up here along lake pontchartrain, so that is something thats happenin...

Manhattan. at least 12 people injured. an 18-wheeler plunging off this bridge in houston. the driver did not survive. and you can see the traffic there backed up for miles. despite these challenges, a record number of people are expected to travel for this fourth of july. abcs gio benitez starts us off. >> reporter: tonight, these dramatic images on one of the busiest roads in the northeast, just as the fourth of july holiday rush begins. a sanitation truck overturning on the outbound side of ne...

California that was part of the congressional group that visited the facility just yesterday. congressman, thanks for being here. >> tharchgs for having me. >> weve heard a few accounts of what was seen inside. what did you see in that facility? >> we saw a number of facilities. we saw the office of refugee resettlement where some teenage young people had been placed. we saw cells where women were placed in prison-like cells where they were sleeping on the floor 12 to 15 in a cell. those are jus...

Have ever given it by jay leasing called the if you want and i went swimming from 5 to 8. which is i think is probably the ideal way to escape the heat. basically the hottest people wait what you need to know is that more homes people die of a summit then during the winter in fact because we tend to take a look after the homeless and when they get cold and we see them freezing but in fact in some of the neglected and theres meant much more people who die who are homeless this summer and right no...

Declaration of war by the congress of the united states. now that doesnt preclude defensive action if were attacked, yes, if some ship is attacked, is that an attack on america? i dont think so. >> unless its a u.s. ship then it would be an attack on america. >> correct. >> congressman, thank you so much. just ahead, break iing news. the joe biden shows up at a forum with his democratic rivals saying if hes nominated, hell campaign and win against president trump in the south. also, a source say...

Kids. she was twice named detective of the year. later lazarus worked at internal affairs, investigating other officers accused of wrongdoing or corruption, and was then promoted to the lapds art theft unit. her personal life was good, too. in 1996, lazarus got married to another lapd detective. together they adopted a baby daughter. life both at home and on the job never seemed better. >> she was a happy person. she loved when she did for work. she loved her husband, loved their life. >> but in...

Of a friend of mine. the doors open. it looks like a gun shot hole in the window, and theres a shell casing inside and the bedroom doors closed. >> who are you doing the welfare check on? >> jim knapp. >> reporter: jim knapp was dead. gunshot wound. the medical examiner ruled it a suicide. >> i was stunned. it was -- it was one of those moments where it just sort of took my breath away. and then when i found out there was no note and as i learned about the details of what the scene looked like, ...

And then saying, no, russia didnt help me get elected and talking at this length, which tells you the degree to which what mueller said, the impact of mueller saying it and the fact that mueller might say it again despite he doesnt want to go before congress rank els the president and is rattling around inside that presidential head. >> so jeremy, the white house and the president what he was saying is case closed. he believes this is over, the special counsels office has been closed, bob muelle...

Weve been asking the justice department what exactly hes been up to now that the investigation has been closed, for nearly two months, they havent commented. but he will now have his chance to speak about whatever he wants. hes not taking any questions from reporters, but again, i am told his statement will be substantial. just to give you a little bit of behind-the-scenes color on how this all came together, my colleague jeremy diamond is told that the white house was given a heads up yesterday...

United states supports japans -- we make the best equipment in the world. in 2018, japan was one of the worlds top purchasers of defense equipment. they have just announced the intend to purchase 105 brand- new f 35 stealth aircraft. the fact is, you cannot see them. this purchase will give japan the largest f 35 fleet of any u.s. ally. america and japans closed, close security ties are grounded in shared values. tomorrow, i will visit american troops stationed alongside the japanese self-defens...