Start of the deadly wildfire on maui. A new court ruling on the abortion pill, what it means for womens access to the drug. An Urgent Health warning, three deaths now linked to a flesh eating bacteria infected after eating raw oysters or swimming in saltwater. Why doctors are seeing more cases. Forget the murder hornet. Theres a new bug in town where the invasive yellow legged hornet was found for the first time. And we have a winner. Meet the kid crowned mullet champion. And what he plans to buy his sister with the prize money. Its thursday august 17th from abc news in new york. This is a merica this morning. Good morning, everyone. Im andrew dymburt. Good thursday morning. A Morgan Norwood in for rhiannon. And we begin with two major midair mishaps that left passengers frightened. Flames shot out of a planes engine as it left houston, forcing an emergency landing. And horrifying witnesses on the ground. And during a flight from miami to santiago. A pilot suffered a medical emergency
Augustine allegedly posting his intentions online after dozens of searches for isis propaganda. At one point even looking up direction to isiscontrolled territory. It was here on this street in key the fbi says Bernard Augustine started searching online for how to join isis. His classmates from Pittman High School in turlock were surprised to hear he was arrested overseas. He is just a quiet guy, smart. I mean, thats all i know about him. Reporter the complaints unsealed today shows augustines expressed desire to join isis in texts and online posts, and he supported their cause. It charges that he searched for jihadist propaganda, showing executions along with the literal search, how to safely join isis. And in february 2016, agents say augustine flew from sfo to tunisia, where he sent family members messages on social media saying not to contact him. But he was ultimately arrested trying to enter an isiscontrolled part of libya. Oh my goodness. Thats scary. Because i lived right in fr
The presiding officer please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The presiding officer the clerk will read a communication to the senate. The clerk washington, d. C. , april 4, 2016. To the senate under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable bill cassidy, a senator from the state of louisiana, to perform the duties of the chair. Signed, orrin g. Hatch, president pro tempore. Mr. Mcconnell mr. President . The presiding officer the Senate Majority leader. Mr. Mcconnell id like to welcome our colleagues back from their state work periods. The senate has gotten a lot done under e new majority and will continue well continue our work today. But first i want to remember the daily sacrifice of our Capitol Police in light of the inciden
Get on up. The alist superstar who crashed center stage at a bruno mars concert. Fans diving to their phones to record the blockbuster moment. He rocked the stage. And wait until you find out who is making the ultimate pit stop. Its a good morning when george says, get on up. Get on up. You know its going to be good. I think we know who you were referring to. Kind of gave it away. With the pit stop thing. Who knew, mr. Brad pitt, tambourine man, though. In a rhythm. Thats quite surprising. It is all for a good cause. Hes in new orleans, raising a lot of money and building those houses. Hes doing a lot of good down there. We have breaking news on several fronts. Lets begin with the wild weather hitting so much of the country. Almost a dozen reported tornadoes. Hail and powerful wind as well. Ginger is tracking it all. Good morning, guys. Yesterday was plenty busy but this morning, its happening now in parts of nashville, around kentucky, excuse me. And in the midatlantic and the northea
[ barks ] whoo mmm oh, yeah [ whistling ] [ male announcer ] discover your new orleans. Start exploring at followyournola. Com. [ woman ] and i love new orleans live from the cbs bay area studios this is kpix5 news. And tonight new video of a dramatic final seconds right before police shoot and kill a man. Betty yu is in salinas tonight. Reporter police say they put out this new video hoping people can better understand their actions. We normally wouldnt show this video to our viewers, but we believe it will help you gain a better understanding of what transpired and the controversy surrounding it. So we warn you parts of it may be tough and disturbing to watch. People around who were defenseless against we threw them out of the backpack. Reporter these are the actual shears. Salinas police say the man in this Surveillance Video used them to threaten two cops as they moved in on him tuesday afternoon. 44yearold carlos mejia accused of breaking into a womans home and threatening here wa