Donald trump still leading the republican pack. Those polls were taken after his controversial comment that john mccain was not a war hero. And the polls are becoming increasingly important because only the top ten candidates will be allowed to participate in the first republican debate. That is set for next week in cleveland. New world record. Weve been talking about this on the show. We need a world record of some kind. We wouldnt have been able to do this one. The largest balloon sculpture ever created. Lets show it to you. Its a huge inflatable dogging ing whatting . Thats lying on its side. I dont make it out just yet. There we go. I see it. It reminds me of a poodle. Measures about 65 feet by 32 feet. The artist who created it an is a guy named jerry tellford. Took him around 80 hours, over four days to create this thing. We have got to find a world record to do. Yeah. This one looks like pink zwr ujubes. Okay. That could be a record. How quickly can you pop the dog . Its still i
Stemming from nearly two dozen recalls. Those involve some 11 million vehicles including some of the companys most popular models. Those are some of your top stories on this monday july 27th. From abc news this is world news now with t. J. Holmes and reena ninan. Good morning. We begin this half hour with a battle against wildfires. 24 major fires burning in five states this morning. Four of them near sacramento california. Hundreds of families have been forced from their homes. Hundreds of others are ready to go. Abcs Clayton Sandell on then already tough fire season. Reporter an air war. Planes and helicopters knocking back flames in hard to reach terrain 45 miles northeast of sacramento. Burning so hot, you can see it from space. Were hitting it with everything we have. Reporter firefighters are working to protect about 2,000 structures, hundreds of people told to evacuate their homes. We decide to get home start packing and loading up the camper. This is always going to be our get
Shot out with police, hitting the bystander, before crashing his car, carjacking a second vehicle, and crashing that vehicle as well. Theyl conner is monitoring story in springfield where the gun man is still on the loose, cheryl . L thats right, and Fairfax County Police Justin lifted the crime tape, so we are able to get closer to the Jewelry Store. We just watch the owners go in and gather belongings. They did not have any interest in talking to us come all of this 11 hours later, and the suspect is still on the loose. The last piece of evidence left for the police, a vehicle involved in a carjacking, crashed in the woods in springfield. Certainly hope they catch him. Cheryl she is glad that her neighbor is ok. He was all right and he said yes. He grabbed a duffel bag and ran off. They came in contact with a man who the police were searching for following a robbery and officerinvolved shooting. A Fairfax County Police Officer responded to an Armed Robbery at dubai Jewelry Store in b
Officers on trial in the death of freddie gray. The verdict delivered today from a judge allowed a baltimore officer to go home a free man. After the case ignited anger across the country earlier, today it remained calm. It is an another blow to the prosecutor in her attempt to hold Police Accountable for the death of a black man. Chris gordon is live in baltimore with more on this verdict. Reporter well, wendy, the judge not only delivered his verdict, but explained the details, how he reached his decisions. I spoke to the lawyer who represents the family of freddie gray. The first thing he said was that he is satisfied with the judges verdicts. Then he continued by adding second thing i want to commend judge williams for is not bending to the tremendous pres to find these officers guilty. That pressure is inappropriate because guilt or innocence should be determined based sl d solesole ly on the evidence presented. Reporter judge Barry Williams read the reasons for each of his verdic