MORNING.
>> HE WAS LOVED BY SO MANY.
EVERYONE FROM DOLLY PARTON AND 
BLAKE SHELTON SHARING HOW MUCH 
THE STAR HAS MEANT TO THEM.
>> WHAT A VOICE, WHAT A 
CONTRIBUTION HE MADE.
"RHINESTONE COWBOY."
WE'LL HAVE A LOT MORE BUT FIRST 
NEWS FROM OVERNIGHT. 
>>> THE DRAMATIC ESCALATING 
TENSIONS FROM NORTH KOREA.
THEY DEFIED PRESIDENT TRUMP WITH
A NEW THREAT AGAINST GUAM.
THAT CAME HOURS AFTER THE 
PRESIDENT WARNED THAT ANY NEW 
THREATS FROM NORTH KOREA WOULD 
BE MET BY FIRE AND FURY.
YOU KNOW, THAT BLISTERING 
RHETORIC IS A REAL BREAK FROM 
PAST PRESIDENTS AND IT IS BEING 
MET WITH CONCERN FROM REPUBLICAN
AND DEMOCRATIC LAWMAKERS AS THE 
NEW POLL SHOWS THAT SIX OUT OF 
TEN AMERICANS ARE UNEASY ABOUT 
PRESIDENT TRUMP'S ABILITY TO 
HANDLE NORTH KOREA.
OUR CHIEF GLOBAL AFFAIRS ANCHOR 
MARTHA RADDATZ STARTS US OFF.
GOOD MORNING. 
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING.
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS 
ALWAYS SAID A MILITARY OPTION 
WITH NORTH KOREA REMAINS ON THE 
TABLE BUT AS A LAST RESORT.
BUT THESE WORDS FROM PRESIDENT 
TRUMP DID NOT MAKE IT SOUND THAT
WAY.
AFTER THE PRESIDENT, THE 
DRAMATIC ESCALATION. 
>> NORTH KOREA BEST NOT MAKE ANY
MORE THREATS TO THE UNITED 
STATES.
THEY WILL BE MET WITH FIRE AND 
FURY.
>> Reporter: AND ONE U.S. 
TERRITORY JUST OVER 2,000 MILES 
AWAY FROM NORTH KOREA IN THE 
CROSSHAIRS.
OVERNIGHT, THE SMALL PACIFIC 
ISLAND OF GUAM HOME TO CRUCIAL 
AMERICAN MILITARY BASES AND MORE
THAN 7,000 U.S. FORCES ON ALERT 
AFTER NORTH KOREA SAID IN A 
STATEMENT ITS LEADERS ARE 
SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING A PLAN TO 
TARGET THE TERRITORY WITH 
MISSILES.
>> AN ATTACK OR THREAT ON GUAM 
IS A THREAT OR ATTACK ON THE 
UNITED STATES.
>> Reporter: THIS AFTER THAT 
STUNNING WARNING FROM PRESIDENT 
TRUMP WHO NORTH KOREAN LEADER 
KIM JONG-UN YESTERDAY.
>> HE HAS BEEN VERY THREATENING 
BEYOND A NORMAL STATEMENT AND AS
I SAID, THEY WILL BE MET WITH 
FIRE, FURY AND, FRANKLY, POWER, 
THE LIKES OF WHICH THIS WORLD 
HAS NEVER SEEN BEFORE.
>> Reporter: AN OVERT MILITARY 
THREAT, ALL THE MORE ALARMING 
GIVEN THE LATEST EXTRAORDINARY 
INTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENTS OF 
NORTH KOREA'S NUCLEAR 
CAPABILITIES.
U.S. ANALYSTS NOW BELIEVE THE 
COUNTRY CAN PRODUCE MINIATURE 
NUCLEAR WARHEADS LIKE THE ONE 
KIM JONG-UN POSED NEXT TO LAST 
MARCH CLAIMING THEN IT WAS, 
INDEED, A MINIATURE NUKE.
THOSE WARHEADS ABLE TO FIT 
INSIDE ICBM MISSILES THAT KIM 
LAUNCHED TWICE LAST MONTH, THE 
LAST TRAVELING FARTHER THAN EVER
BEFORE.
THIS MORNING SOME POLITICAL 
LEADERS EVEN FROM THE 
PRESIDENT'S OWN PARTY CONCERNED 
THAT THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF'S 
FIERY WARNINGS COULD FURTHER 
INCITE THE ALREADY VOLATILE 
NORTH KOREAN LEADER.
>> YOU GOT TO BE SURE THAT YOU 
CAN DO WHAT YOU SAY YOU'RE GOING
TO DO.
THE GREAT LEADERS THAT I HAVE 
SEEN, THEY DON'T THREATEN UNLESS
THEY'RE READY TO ACT.
>> Reporter: AND, OF COURSE, 
THIS WAR OF WORDS IS ALL THE 
MORE WORRISOME GIVEN THAT 
INTELLIGENCE REPORT ON THE 
NORTH'S CAPABLE, GEORGE. 
>> MARTHA, YOU MENTIONED THE 
MINIATURIZATION OF THE NUCLEAR 
WARHEADS.
THAT'S NOT THE ONLY ALARMING 
NEWS IN THERE. 
>> Reporter: IT ISN'T.
INTELLIGENCE HAS ESTIMATED FROM 
A COUPLE TO SEVERAL DOZEN 
NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN NORTH KOREA 
BUT THIS LATEST REPORT PUTS THE 
NUMBER AT 60, THE HIGHEST WE 
HAVE EVER HEARD AND THE MOST 
DEFINITIVE, GEORGE. 
>> THEIR PROGRAM ACCELERATING SO
QUICKLY, MARTHA RADDATZ, THANKS 
VERY MUCH. 
>> THANK YOU, GEORGE.
WE'LL TALK MORE ABOUT IT.
JOINING US IS OUR CONTRIBUTOR 
RETIRED COLONEL STEVE GANYARD.
SO TELL US WHAT IS THE POSSIBLE 
THREAT TO THE U.S.
>> WELL, ROBIN, WHAT HAPPENED 
YESTERDAY WAS THE U.S. 
INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE -- 
COMMUNITY FINALLY SAID WE THINK 
THEY CAN MINIATURIZE ONE OF 
THESE WEAPONS TO PUT ON A ROCKET
THAT WILL GET ALL THE WAY TO THE
UNITED STATES.
SO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS VIDEO 
HERE.
THIS IS THE EVOLUTION OF HOW 
LONG THESE MISSILES AND HOW FAR 
THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO REACH OVER 
TIME.
THIS IS WHY THE NORTH KOREAN 
THREAT HAS BECOME SO MUCH MORE 
SERIOUS BECAUSE THEY'VE FINALLY 
DEVELOPED THOSE KINDS OF WEAPONS
THAT CAN REACH ALL THE WAY TO 
THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES.
SOME PEOPLE EVEN BELIEVE THAT HE
CAN REACH SOMEWHERE OUT HERE 
MAYBE AS FAR AS THE EAST COAST 
OF THE UNITED STATES. 
>> WHAT ARE AMERICA'S OPTIONS 
HERE?
>> WELL, ROBIN, WE HAVE WHAT'S 
CALLED A GROUND-BASED 
INTERCEPTOR AND THAT IS A 
BALLISTIC MISSILE SYSTEM THAT IS
ABLE TO -- IS ABLE TO REACH UP 
LIKE A ROCKET AND BE ABLE TO GET
INTO SPACE AND INTERCEPT THESE 
NORTH KOREAN MISSILES AS THEY 
COME IN TO -- TOWARDS THE UNITED
STATES SO THE WHOLE IDEA IS WE 
HAVE THIS DEVELOPING SYSTEM.
IT'S A TECHNOLOGICAL MARVEL BUT 
ONLY AT A 50% RATE OF SUCCESS SO
WE NEED TO PROTECT THE 
CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES. 
>> STEVE, YOU HAVE SERVED IN THE
STATE DEPARTMENT SO YOU KNOW 
ABOUT THE DIPLOMATIC SIDE OF 
THINGS AND WHAT IS YOUR TAKE ON 
THE WORDS, THE LANGUAGE THAT 
PRESIDENT TRUMP IS USING WITH 
THIS?
>> ROBIN, THIS IS REALLY THE 
FIRST KIND OF FIERY RHETORIC 
WE'VE SEEN OUT OF A U.S. 
PRESIDENT SINCE REALLY HARRY 
TRUMAN AND SO THE PRESIDENT HAS 
MADE THE DECISION TO MAKE A 
DIRECT VIDEO APPEAL TO KIM 
JONG-UN TO MAKE HIM UNDERSTAND 
WHAT THE U.S.' RESPONSE WILL BE.
THE QUESTION IS DOES THIS RAMP 
UP, DOES IT CONTINUE TO RAMP UP 
OR DO THINGS BEGIN TO CALM DOWN?
THE NEXT FEW DAYS WILL BE 
CRITICAL. 
>> STEVE, THANK YOU. 
>>> ROBIN, THANKS.
STEVE MENTIONED THIS WAS THE 
RHETORIC HARRY TRUMAN USED AFTER
DROPPING THE ATOMIC BOMB ON 
HIROSHIMA.
WE WILL TALK ABOUT IT MORE WITH 
CECILIA VEGA RIGHT HERE.
SUCH A BRACING MOMENT TO SEE THE
PRESIDENT HUGGING HIMSELF AS HE 
SAID THESE WORDS BUT PARTS OF 
THE STATEMENT TIGHTLY SCRIPTED. 
>> VERY MUCH SO AND THIS WAS A 
QUESTION THAT WAS PROMPT.
THIS WAS AN ANSWER PROMISED BY A
QUESTION BY A REPORTER.
HE WAS THERE TO TALK ABOUT 
OPIOID ADDICTION AND WAS ASKED 
THIS QUESTION AT THE END OF 
THAT.
LOOK, I AM TOLD THIS WAS VERY 
MUCH A STRATEGIC ANSWER BY 
PEOPLE IN THE WHITE HOUSE, THAT 
THE PRESIDENT KNEW IF HE WAS 
ASKED ABOUT THIS, THAT HE WOULD 
HAVE THIS ANSWER READY TO GO AND
IF YOU WATCH THAT TAPE OF THE 
PRESIDENT, IT SEEMS AS THOUGH 
DURING PARTS OF IT HE LOOKS DOWN
AND -- SEEMS TO BE READING A 
LITTLE BIT.
THIS -- WE'VE SEEN RAMPED UP 
RHETORIC FROM THE PRESIDENT. 
>> THE PRESIDENT ALREADY SET OUT
A RED LINE IN JANUARY WHERE HE 
SAID HE WILL NOT -- NORTH KOREA 
WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CREATE A 
BALLISTIC MISSILE CAPABLE OF 
REACHING THE UNITED STATES AND 
WE HEARD STEVE GANYARD SAY THEY 
HAVE DONE THAT AND THEN HE SAID 
IT WOULDN'T HAPPEN AND 
PARTICULARLY THE USE OF THE WORD
THREAT YESTERDAY DRAWING THIS 
RESPONSE FROM THE PRESIDENT 
BECAUSE, OF COURSE, THE NORTH 
KOREANS CAME OUT WITHIN HOURS 
WITH A NEW THREAT. 
>> AND DRAWING CRITICISM FROM 
PEOPLE WITHIN HIS OWN PARTY.
JOHN McCAIN, YOU JUST HEARD 
MARTHA TALK ABOUT IT, SAYING YOU
HAVE TO BACK THIS UP IF YOU USE 
LANGUAGE LIKE THAT.
YOU AND I BOTH KNOW THE ONE 
THING THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH 
THEM IS THEY SAY THAT THE 
PRESIDENT IS NOT GOING TO 
MESSAGE WHAT HIS MILITARY 
ACTIONS WILL BE.
BUT WE DO KNOW THAT HIS NATIONAL
SECURITY ADVISER H.R. McMASTER 
SAID THE PRESIDENT HAD BEEN 
BRIEFED ON MILITARY OPTIONS IN 
NORTH KOREA.
WE KNOW THAT THIS IS SOMETHING 
HE'S BEEN FOLLOWING CLOSELY.
THIS SEEMS TO BE A BIG SHIFT IN 
RHETORIC, THOUGH, AND IN TONE 
COMING OUT OF THIS WHITE HOUSE 
ON THIS TOPIC. 
>> THEY SAY MANY TYPES NOTHING 
IS OFF THE TABLE.
LET'S SWITCH TOPICS.
THE SPECIAL COUNSEL ROBERT 
MUELLER REPORTED IN "USA TODAY" 
THAT THERE HAS BEEN SOME SIDE 
COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE 
PRESIDENT'S TEAM AND THE SPECIAL
COUNSEL. 
>> ESSENTIALLY WHAT WE'RE TOLD, 
WHAT THIS STORY SAID WAS THAT 
THE PRESIDENT'S LEGAL TEAM HAD 
PASSED ON MESSAGES FROM THE 
PRESIDENT SORT OF NICETIES 
EXPRESSING APPRECIATION FOR THE 
JOB THAT THEY'RE DOING.
WE'RE TOLD BY PEOPLE IN THAT 
CIRCLE THAT THE REPORT SEEMS TO 
BE A LITTLE BIT OVERBLOWN, THAT 
THIS IS NOTHING MORE THAN PER 
FU
PERFUNCTORY CONVERSATION.
WE'RE TOLD NO DIRECT 
COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN THE 
PRESIDENT AND MUELLER, BUT THIS 
REPORT HAS RAISED A LOT OF 
EYEBROWS. 
>> HAS BEEN A GULF BETWEEN THE 
PRESIDENT AND HIS LEGAL TEAM AND
SEEN HIS LAWYERS SAY NICE THINGS
ABOUT ROBERT MUELLER AND SAY 
THEY WANT TO COOPERATE WITH 
ROBERT MUELLER BUT THE PRESIDENT
COMPLAINING A LOT ABOUT WHAT HE 
SAYS ARE THE SPECIAL COUNSEL'S 
CONFLICTS. 
>> CALLING THIS A WITCH-UNDER.
NOT BACKING DOWN.
KELLYANNE CONWAY TOLD YOU THAT 
THIS WEEKEND.
THE LEGAL TEAM SAYS WE ARE 
WILLING TO COOPERATE.
WE'VE HEARD FROM OTHERS IN THE 
PRESIDENT'S CIRCLE CALLED ON TO 
POSSIBLY TESTIFY SAYING THEY 
WILL COOPERATE IF ASKED TO DO 
SO.
THE PRESIDENT HIMSELF, ONE THING
ON THIS, HE IS FIRM, HE IS 
CALLING THIS A WITCH-HUNT AND 
NOT BACKING DOWN FROM IT. 
>> GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE OTHER
MAJOR BREAKING NEWS.
A DRIVER PLOWING INTO SOLDIERS 
IN PARIS.
INJURING AT LEAST SIX.
THE SEARCH IS ON RIGHT NOW FOR 
THE SUSPECT.
ABC'S JAMES LONGMAN HAS THE 
LATEST FROM LONDON.
GOOD MORNING, JAMES.
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING, 
ROBIN.
THAT COUNTERTERRORISM OPERATION 
AND A MANHUNT ARE UNDER WAY THIS
MORNING.
PARIS ON HIGH ALERT AFTER YET 
ANOTHER ATTACK ON SECURITY 
FORCES.
A MAN IS THIS MORNING ON THE RUN
FROM POLICE AFTER RAMMING A CAR 
INTO A GROUP OF SOLDIERS IN 
PARIS.
A DARK COLORED BMW WAS SEEN 
WAITING NEAR AN ARMY BAR RACKS 
IN A NORTHWESTERN SUBURB OF THE 
FRENCH CAPITAL.
IT STRUCK JUST BEFORE 8:00 A.M. 
LOCAL SLAMMING INTO SIX SOLDIERS
TWO OF WHOM WE UNDERSTAND HAVE 
SERIOUS INJURIES ALTHOUGH NONE 
IS LIFE-THREATENING AND THE 
MAYOR CONFIRMING A DELIBERATE 
ATTACK ALTHOUGH NO MOTIVE 
ESTABLISHED.
MENT SOLDIERS LEAVING THEIR POST
TO BEGIN A NEW SHIFT AS PART OF 
"OPERATION SENTINELLE" TO GUARD 
MAJOR SITES IN PARIS BECAUSE 
FRANCE HAS BEEN IN A STATE OF 
EMERGENCY SINCE THE CHARLIE 
HEBDO ATTACKS OF 2015.
THIS IS THE SIXTH ATTACK ON 
FRENCH POLICE AND THE MILITARY 
THIS YEAR.
THE HUNT IS NOW ON FOR THE MAN 
AND HIS VEHICLE.
THE U.S. EMBASSY IN PARIS 
TWEETING A WARNING TO U.S. 
CITIZENS TO AVOID THE AREA.
USING A VEHICLE AS A WIND WILL 
REMIND PEOPLE OF OTHER ATTACKS 
ACROSS EUROPE AND AUTHORITIES 
ARE SCOURING VIDEO SURVEILLANCE 
OF THE AREA AS THEY TRY TO TRACK
DOWN THAT CAR.
ROBIN. 
>> HOPEFULLY THEY WILL SOON.
JAMES, THANK YOU.
GEORGE.
>>> THE KILLER OF A ROOKIE 
POLICE OFFICER DURING A TRAFFIC 
STOP IN MISSOURI SUNDAY HAS BEEN
CAPTURED.
IAN McCARTHY WAS CAPTURED AFTER 
BEING SPOTTED WALKING DOWN A 
NEARBY HIGHWAY CHARGED IN THE 
MURDER OF OFFICER GARY MICHAEL 
WHO PULLED HIM OVER.
POLICE CALLED IT A COWARDLY 
ATTACK. 
>> WE TURN TO THE TROPICAL STORM
FRANKLIN ON THE VERGE OF 
BECOMING A HURRICANE MOVING 
TOWARD MAINLAND MEXICO.
ROB IS IN FOR GINGER TRACKING 
ITS PATH.
GOOD MORNING, ROB. 
>> GOOD MORNING, ROBIN.
NOW IN THE GULF OF MEXICO 
STRENGTHENING BUT THIS IS WHAT 
IT DID YESTERDAY ACROSS THE 
YUCATAN PENINSULA, PUERTO 
MORELOS AND A TIME LAPSE OUT OF 
CANCUN SHOWING THE OUTER BANS 
GETTING INTO THAT RESORT AREA.
WINDS APPROACHING HURRICANE 
STRENGTH, LIKELY TO BECOME OUR 
FIRST HURRICANE OF THE ATLANTIC 
SEASON.
THE WATERS ARE 90 DEGREES SO IT 
SHOULD STRENGTHEN EASILY GETTING
IN BETWEEN VERACRUISE AND 
TAMPICO.
ALSO SOME FLOODING RAINS ACROSS 
THE SOUTH AND U.S.
WE'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT IN A 
FEW MINUTES. 
>> THANK YOU, ROB. 
>>> ALSO THIS MORNING, PEOPLE 
ARE GEARING UP FOR THE TOTAL 
SOLAR ECLIPSE.
NOW JUST 12 DAYS AWAY.
AROUND 12 MILLION AMERICANS ARE 
IN ITS PATH STRETCHING 70 MILES 
WIDE AND 3,000 MILES LONG FROM 
OREGON TO SOUTH CAROLINA.
T.J. HOLMES IS HERE WITH HOW 
STATES ARE PREPARING FOR THE 
POWER SURGE.
GOOD MORNING, TEEJ. 
>> MORE AND MORE AMERICANS ARE 
GETTING THEIR ELECTRICITY FROM 
SOLAR POWER.
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE SUN GOES 
AWAY?
REGULATORS ARE WORKING PRETTY 
HARD TO MAKE SURE YOUR LIGHTS 
DON'T GO OUT WHEN THE LIGHT GOES
OUT.
SMALL TOWNS ARE TURNING INTO 
BOOM TOWNS AS MILLIONS FLOCK TO 
RURAL AMERICA TO CATCH A GLIMPSE
OF THE RARE SOLAR ECLIPSE.
>> I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT. 
>> Reporter: WHEN THE SKIES 
DARKEN ACROSS THE UNITED STATES,
ELECTRIC COMPANIES WILL FACE A 
MASSIVE CHALLENGE.
HOW TO AVOID POWER DISRUPTIONS 
AND A POST-ECLIPSE SURGE THAT 
COULD CRIPPLE THE NATION.
GRID OPERATORS ARE URGENTLY 
TRANSPORTING ENERGY ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY TO PROPOSE FOR THE 
TEMPORARY SHORTFALL IN SOLAR 
DEPLETED REGIONS.
FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AT A TIME 
BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 11:35 AND 
2:35 EASTERN TIME THE MOON WILL 
TOTALLY OBSCURE THE SUN IN 14 
STATES.
THIS WILL STRAIN SOLAR 
PRODUCTION SIMILAR TO THE EFFECT
OF SHUTTING DOWN 15 POWER PLANTS
ALL AT ONCE.
IN CALIFORNIA WHERE NEARLY 5 
MILLION HOMES ARE SUPPLIED WITH 
SOLAR POWER OFFICIALS ARE URGING
RESIDENTS TO UNPLUG AND CONSERVE
ENERGY USE SAYING, QUOTE, LET'S 
GIVE OUR HARD WORKING SUN A 
BREAK.
NORTH CAROLINA RIGHT IN THE 
PRIME PATH OF THE ECLIPSE RANKS 
NUMBER TWO IN THE COUNTRY FOR 
SOLAR POWER.
>> WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE 
OUR POWER PLANTS IN RESERVE THAT
CAN TAKE UP THE SLACK WHEN THE 
ECLIPSE IS HAPPENING BUT ALSO BE
ABLE TO PULL THEM BACK WHEN THAT
SOLAR STARTS TO OPERATE AGAIN.
>> Reporter: AND GET THIS, 
ANOTHER ISSUE HAS TO DO WITH 
CELL PHONE USAGE BECAUSE SOME OF
THESE RURAL TOWNS, YOUR 
POPULATION IS 6,000.
IT WILL GROW TO 150,000 PEOPLE 
COMING TO CHECK IT OUT.
YOUR CELL PHONES WON'T WORK SO 
THEY'RE BRINGING IN CELL PHONE 
TOWERS AND EVERYBODY WILL TRY TO
SEND OUT A PICTURE AND YOU WON'T
BE ABLE TO GET THOSE MESSAGES. 
>> ALSO LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD 
SERIES IS GOING ON AT THIS TIME.
THEY'LL PLAY THROUGH IT. 
>> THEIR SOLUTION, TURN THE 
LIGHTS ON.
>> REALLY. 
>> THEY'RE GOING TO PLAY THROUGH
IT.
HIT A SWITCH.
IT WON'T BE A FULL ECLIPSE WHERE
THEY ARE, PRETTY SIGNIFICANT 
COVERAGE OF THE SUN BUT THEY'RE 
JUST GOING TO TURN THE LIGHTS ON
AND YOU WON'T MISS A PITCH.
WE'RE GOING TO PLAY BALL, YES. 
>> THANK YOU, MAN.
>>> ALL RIGHT, MICHAEL.
THIS MORNING WE'RE ALSO 
CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF GLEN 
CAMPBELL.
YES, HE WAS A LEGEND.
HE PASSED AWAY TUESDAY AT THE 
AGE OF 81.
HE WAS KNOWN AS A RHINESTONE 
COWBOY AND ONE OF THE BIGGEST 
NAPES IN SHOW BUSINESS.
HIS DAUGHTER ASHLEY POSTING A 
TOUCHING TRIBUTE SAYING SHE'S 
HEARTBROKEN.
I OWE HIM EVERYTHING I AM AND 
EVERYTHING I EVER WILL BE.
HE WILL BE REMEMBERED SO WELL 
AND WITH SO MUCH LOVE.
WELL SAID.
ABC'S DAVID WRIGHT HAS A LOOK AT
HIS REMARKABLE LIFE.
GOOD MORNING, DAVID. 
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING.
HE WAS A COUNTRY MUSIC LEGEND 
BUT THERE'S A LOT YOU MIGHT NOT 
KNOW ABOUT GLEN CAMPBELL.
DID YOU KNOW HE ACTED WITH JOHN 
WAYNE?
THAT HE BACKED UP FRANK SINATRA 
AND ELVIS PRESLEY.
HE EVEN TOURED WITH THE BEACH 
BOYS.
♪ I'M GOING TO BE WHERE THE 
LIGHTS ARE SHINING ON ME ♪
>> Reporter: WITH THAT CLEFT 
CHIN AND THAT CLEAR COUNTRY 
TENOR -- 
♪ LIKE A RHINESTONE COWBOY ♪
>> Reporter: -- HE WAS A 
RHINESTONE COWBOY DESTINED FOR 
STARDOM.
♪ AND A STAR-SPANGLED RODEO."
>> Reporter: A RIDE THAT LASTED 
60 YEARS IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS 
INCLUDING HIS OWN TV SHOW. 
>> GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND 
GENTLEMEN.
I'M GLEN CAMPBELL. 
>> Reporter: A FEW STAR TURNS IN
THE MOVIES CAST OPPOSITE JOHN 
WAYNE IN "TRUE GRIT". 
>> YOU DO THAT AND I'LL KILL 
YOU.
>> I WOULDN'T COUNT TOO MUCH ON 
BEING ABLE TO SHAKE SOMEBODY I 
DIDN'T KNOW, FELLA. 
>> Reporter: AS A SESSION 
MUSICIAN HE BACKED UP FRANK 
SINATRA ON "STRANGERS IN THE 
NIGHT" AND THE BEACH BOYS ON 
"FUN, FUN, FUN."
THAT'S HIM PLAYING THAT FAMOUS 
GUITAR LICK.
LATELY CAMPBELL SUFFERED 
PUBLICLY FROM ALZHEIMER'S 
DISEASE.
>> WHAT WAS I SAYING?
I WOULD BE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE 
OF A SENTENCE.
>> Reporter: A CONDITION HE 
REVEALED IN 2011 RECORDING ONE 
LAST ALBUM -- 
♪ THE WORLD'S BEEN GOOD TO ME ♪
>> Reporter: RELEASED AT AGE 75.
TOURED 151 MORE SHOWS SAYING 
GOOD-BYE.
THE MUSIC LASTING LONGER THAN 
HIS MEMORIES 
♪ I AM A LINEMAN FOR THE COUNTY 
AND I DRIVE THE MAIN ROADS ♪
A GREAT SONG. 
>> BUT THE FAMOUS LINE FROM IT 
IS I NEED YOU MORE THAN WANT 
YOU. 
>> I NEED YOU MORE THAN WANT YOU
AND I WANT YOU FOR ALL TIME AND 
THE WICHITA LINEMAN IS STILL ON 
THE LINE.
>> Reporter: HIS HEARTBREAKING 
FINAL HIT A TRIBUTE TO HIS WIFE 
PERFORMED AT THE OSCARS BY TIM 
McGRAW.
♪ I'M NOT GOING TO MISS YOU ♪
>> Reporter: HE WILL BE MISSED, 
GLEN CAMPBELL WAS 81.
♪ I'M NOT GOING TO MISS YOU ♪
>> HE WAS THE SOON OF AN 
ARKANSAS SHARECROPPER, NUMBER 7 
OUT OF 12 KIDS AND HIS DAD 
BOUGHT HIM HIS FIRST GUITAR FOR 
5 BUCKS AT A SEARS AND ROEBUCK.
IN HIS BIGGEST YEAR, 1968 HE 
OUTSOLE THE BEATLES. 
>> WOW.
WOW.
THAT IS AMAZING.
YOU KNOW, SO MANY COUNTRY STARS 
ARE TALKING ABOUT HOW MUCH HE 
MEANT TO THEM AND THIS MORNING 
AND GLEN CAMPBELL MEANT SO MUCH 
TO DOLLY PARTON.
SHE SENT OUT THIS TWEET SAYING, 
GLEN CAMPBELL WAS ONE OF THE 
GREATEST VOICES OF ALL TIME.
I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU, GLEN.
HE MEANT SO MUCH TO SO MANY 
PEOPLE AND, ROBIN, I KNOW YOU 
WERE A COUNTRY MUSIC DEEJAY. 
>> I WAS. 
>> YOU KNOW HIS MUSIC SO WELL. 
>> IN THE LATE '70s AND EARLY 
'80s AND OFTEN GOT REQUESTS FOR 
GLEN CAMPBELL AND WHEN WE WERE 
SHOWING THAT PIECE AND I WAS 
SINGING ALONG. 
>> "WICHITA LINEMAN."
>> I ALMOST HAD TO PLAY HIM 
EVERY HOUR BUT JUST THE BREADTH 
OF HIS EXPERIENCE AND, YOU KNOW,
THE BEATLES AND ALL THAT, HE'S 
JUST ONE OF THOSE RARE 
INDIVIDUALS AND THE WAY HE 
HANDLED HIS ILLNESS WITH SUCH 
GRACE AND STRENGTH.
BEAUTIFUL.
>> THANK YOU, DAVID.
>>> NOW LET'S GO BACK TO ROB.
WE'VE GOT A LOT MORE FLOODING 
ACROSS THE SOUTH.
>> WE DO, GEORGE.
THAT SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT ALL THE
FLOODING RAIN ACROSS TEXAS IS 
SLOWLY SLIDING EAST.
THE PICTURES FROM YESTERDAY.
UP TO 8 INCHES FALLING ACROSS 
PARTS OF HOUSTON.
THAT AFTER THE FLOODING ACROSS 
AUSTIN AND SAN ANTONIO, 
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, 
GETTING 3, 4 INCHES IN A SHORT 
PERIOD OF TIME FOR SOME 
FLOODING.
THERE FLOOD WATCHES STILL UP FOR
SOUTHEAST TEXAS, PARTS OF 
MISSISSIPPI AND ALABAMA AS THIS 
SLIDES TO THE EAST.
A LOT OF MOISTURE COMING IN FROM
THE GULF OF MEXICO ALONG THIS 
FRONTAL BOUNDARY SO HEAVY 
DOWNPOURS FROM JACKSON TO 
MONTGOMERY TO CHARLESTON.
CHARLESTON COULD SEE SEVERAL 
INCHES AND FLOODS EASILY.
LOCALLY 3 OR MORE INCHES IN SOME
OF THESE SPOTS.
y
- No sign of high heat
and humidity
TODAY: Mostly sunny.
Low humidity. Very nice 
for early August. 
Highs: 82-85
Winds: N to SE 5 mph
TONIGHT: Mainly clear.
Another comfortable 
night.
Lows: 65-70 
Winds: SE 5 mph 
THURSDAY: Sunny 
start with increasing 
clouds late. Still
pleasant. 
Highs: 81-84
Winds: SE 5-10 mph
>>> EARLIER WE HEARD T.J. TALK 
ABOUT THE ECLIPSE.
OF COURSE, YOU NEED CLEAR SKIES 
FOR THAT SO THE PRESSURE WILL BE
ON LOCAL FORECASTERS AS WE GET 
CLOSER TO THAT IN A COUPLE OF 
WEEKS, GUYS. 
>> POOR LOCAL FORECASTERS.
DON'T PUT IT ON THEM. 
>> I TOTALLY PASS THE BUCK.
COMPLETELY PASS THE BUCK.
>> WOW.
COMING UP THE RADIO DEEJAY TAKES
THE STAND TESTIFYING ABOUT 
ACCUSATIONS THAT HE SEXUALLY 
ASSAULTED THE SUPERSTAR.
HE'LL TELL HIS SIDE OF THE 
STORY. 
>>> ONE OF THE POSE FAMOUS 
HOTELS IN THE WORLD HIT WITH A 
MAJOR LAWSUIT.
SIX WOMEN WORKING THERE COMING 
FORWARD, WHAT THEY'RE ACCUSING 
THEIR CO-WORKERS OF.
