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With Norah Odonnell. Reporting from the nations capitol. Odonnell good evening, and thank you for joining us, were going to begin with the first night of the Democratic National convention and what will be an unth docks political event brought on by an unprecedented pandemic. The Coronavirus Crisis is not only changed how tonights speeches will be given, but what they will focus on. Over the next four nights democrats will appear virtually without the pomp and sirks were used to seeing, where th...

Skyrocketing. Dr. Deborah birx of the coronavirus revealing what she wishes america did in the early days of the pandemic. A major break in the cold case murder of run dmcs Jam Master Jay shot in cold blood. What prosecutors say led to his murder and the two men under arrest. Ellens apology. The talk show host reportedly speaking to her staff overnight in an emotional call announcing major changes to the show after accusations of a toxic work culture. Plus, close call. A woman moves seconds befo...

After reopening. Plus could a new saliva test just approved by the f. D. A. Be the key to getting rapid results . Our new series the new normal, back to school, a look at schools in one hot zone where the question remains should children be required to wear a mask in class . Dangerous heat, thousands evacuated amid raging wildfires out west as 40 Million People face the worst heat in years, now threatening californias power grid. What residents are doing to escape an energy emergency. Will Lori ...

I am dave clark. Its august 18. I know where to find Steve Paulson. Even though i know we are in the middle of a heat wave, there is some good news to look forward to. Looks like it tomorrow. A little bit. It will be above average. Coming down it looks like 5 plus degrees. The higher clouds have drifted northward. If you are in santa rosa north, more high clouds. We are not expecting thunderstorm activity unless you were in mendocino county. Warm and hot. A little cooler toward the coastal bay. ...

Another man on a jet ski also helped with the rescue. Well done by them. Day one of the newlook nba playoffs is done, and all the socalled home teams came away winners in orlando. The top performance, utahs donvan mitchell, 57 points in the jazzs loss to the Denver Nuggets but thats the third best in nba playoff history. Todays schedule opens with title favorites milwaukee taking on the orlando magic. Turning to the nfl and the big announcement from the washington Football Team. The franchise is...

At least there is some near the coast. It will be a tough day for some. List cloud cover and temperatures jumping up. 70s through 90s. One more hot day. Over to sal. See if theres anything new. Anything there . Nothing new. We are still okay. I like what i see. Slow Traffic Building at the bay bridge toll plaza. It is not a major deal. It is the normal commute we see. We dont see a line in oakland. A couple of earlier accidents that cleared to the shoulder quickly and didnt cause slow traffic. I...

Cooler out towards the coast. More details in your forecast are still to come back to you darya thanks a lot with the heat it was just what weve been seeing with wildfires. This is dangerous for big fires are burning across. The bay area in the east bay and the north bay right now. And they were likely sparked by the lightning. So we added that to what weve been through and as john said its going to let up a little bit its still going to be hot really worried about when to when it comes to fire ...

Reopening, the university of North Carolina is back pedaling. Switching to Remote Learning after 130 students contracted the virus. Elementary schools in the state are also seeing an uptick in cases. This school temporarily shutting down after a cluster was linked to a faculty member. Also new trouble at one of the nations largest fire department. Chicago fire academy had to close down after an outbreak. Officials saying theyve had nearly 300 cases and two chicago firefighters have died from the...

Teachers in mississippi now in quarantine after more than 400 people test positive. A Key White House Coronavirus Task force member joins us live. Abc news exclusive. The former high ranking trump official with harsh words for the president. The president wanted to exploit the department of Homeland Security for his own political purposes. He says what he witnessed the president do was terrifying. Hes now breaking republican ranks and endorsing democratic nominee joe biden. Miles taylor joins us...

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