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William reporting live from our west coast newsroom. >> well, shepard, inside the sheriff's office, this story began to unravel pretty quickly. they called in vehicles. thursday, they cleared the apartment building. they continue to claim that this rookie deputy sustained minor wounds. saturday, after a confession, officials told a different story. >> there was no sniper, no shots fired, and no gunshot injury sustained to his shoulder. completely fabricated. >> as for the why, reportedly, he was about to be transferred and may have seen this as a way to save his young career. shepard. >> shepa...

Caused by a combination of factors believe that warmer temperatures, static water, and you've got something called extreme nutrition. this is like a nitrogen and phosphorus. naturally occurring compounds which are animals and plants need blood are deadly when there's too much. >> because of our activities, whether it's insidious or agriculturally, related nutrient pollution, we are giving them more nutrients and so that's allowing them to grow to these really dense concentrations in lakes and that's why these toxins become a problem. >> you can't tell if algae is toxic just by looking at it. i...

Should be stepping up more, look, for this nation to be the leader of the free world, you have to be vocal about freedom, and this is where it's being tested, right here by china. you have to lead. if we are not going to do that, then we kind of subordinate ourselves to events. mind you, president trump's in the middle of this trade dispute with china. he's trying to navigate that without letting hong kong inflame what he considers a bigger issue. it probably is. at the same time, hong kong is calling and it's asking for help from the world. is asking for pressure to be put on china. >> shepar...

And in prospect park across the river in brooklyn. official city algae can make children sick and even kill animals. earlier this month, three dogs died in north carolina after swimming in a pond with theology. more pets reportedly died in texas and georgia. according to our fox news researchers, this summer, i turned up in half of u.s. states. lauren green reporting for it she is live in central park just north of us here in manhattan. lauren question marks to cut hay, shepard. i am in turtle pond right now, which is one of the smaller bodies of body. here in central park. it's not just on th...

>> shepard: a young sheriff's deputy claimed a sniper shot him. but now, he could face criminal charges himself after investigators say he made the whole thing up. it happened last week in california, about 40 miles north of los angeles. the deputy radioed for help outside of the sheriff's department. he claims someone had opened fire on him while he was walking to his car. >> hit in the right shoulder. an intense manhunt turned up empty. the sheriff later confessed it was all made up. he used a knife to cut holes in his shirt. it is still unclear why he lied.