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good morning, america. breaking overnight, airline outrage. passengers stranded. their plane forced to land in a remote spot in canada. >> here we are, walking on a trail somewhere in canada. >> their overnight stay in an unheated military barracks. so, why did the crew stay in a hotel? >> i don't think i'm ever going to fly united again. >> the response from the airline this morning. new insight this morning into the attack in dallas, the standoff that ended in flames. a gunman's wild rampage. bullets flying at the police headquarters. the officers just inches from death. and this morning, what the gunman's own father is saying. and an abc news exclusive.
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naacp leader rachel dolezal's adopted brothers speaking out. >> she told me to make sure that no one found out where she was actually from. and for me not to blow her cover. >> now, dolezal's getting ready to publicly answer the questions everyone is asking. ♪ can't stop me no ♪ and ready to rebound? can lebron james bounce back after spilling blood in that crushing cavs' defeat in game four? we're live on the warriors home turf as we head into tonight's high-stakes matchup. >> good morning, america. >> get ready for game five. good morning, happy sunday, everybody. also, coming up this morning, we got some new information about this woman at the center of that brazen escape from that
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maximum security prison in new york. >> joyce mitchell was allegedly planning to pick them up in the getaway car and run away with the two convicted murderers. this morning, where the inmates could be as the search enters its ninth day. >> that story is coming up. but we're going to start here with a true travel nightmare, airline passengers on their way from chicago to london, marooned in rural canada. look at this shot of the passengers lining up for bed assignments in an unheated military barracks. >> apparently there was no room at the inn. because the crew looking fresh from a night at a hotel while their passengers were revolving it. everyone then flew to newark airport, which is where we find abc's mary bruce. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, paula. this experience redefines a travel nightmare. passengers abandoned at military barracks outraged this morning after being forced to endure a long cold night. overnight, hundreds of airline passengers furious after spending over 22 hours at an air
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force base in a remote region in canada. >> okay, so, here we are, walking on a trail somewhere in canada. >> reporter: united airlines flight 958 taking off from chicago o'hare at 5:25 p.m. saturday evening headed for london. but three hours into the flight the plane faces a maintenance issue and is forced to turn back. landing in goose bay, canada. passengers stayed in military barracks with no heat and just a few blankets in nearly freezing temperatures while the plane's crew was taken to a nearby hotel. united telling abc news in a statement, hotel space was not available, so we accommodated our customers at a local military base. >> we have spent the last day and a half in a really traumatic manner. >> reporter: this morning the passengers are finally back in the air, boarding a new plane headed to newark, where they will get on a flight to london.
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now, that flight is expected to finally land a little before 2:30 p.m. london time, over 30 hours after taking off from chicago. paula. >> boy, will they be relieved to arrive in london. mary, thank you. and we turn now to that brazen attack on dallas police headquarters. a crazed gunman fired on officers from inside an armored van. now, he was killed during the standoff. he planted bombs around the building. this morning we're learning more about what set him off and how close the officers came to death. abc's ryan owens has the latest from the scene. good morning, ryan. >> reporter: good morning to you, paula. need more evidence of the violence of this attack? look no further than right behind me. this is the front door of the dallas police headquarters. you see the windows have been shot out. they're all boarded up this morning as we learn more about the man responsible for it all. new details this morning about an all-out assault against a major american police department, dallas police under
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attack. >> we believe this suspect meant to kill officers. >> reporter: police haven't confirmed the gunman's name but family members identify him as james boulware. his father telling abc news, the 35-year-old blamed police after losing custody of his young son. >> was he a perfect son? no. none of us are. but did he deserve to lose his son? no. >> reporter: boulware's rampage started at 12:30 saturday morning with that barrage of bullets outside police headquarters. then leading cops on a chase before stopping at this jack in the box restaurant, less than 20 miles away. by 4:30 in the a.m. a bomb rob pickckg up a suspicious package at police headquarters, it was filled with pipe bombs. just more than a half hour later, snipers firing through the windshield killing the suspect. finally after noon on saturday, that armored van gutted by a
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ball of flames. bomb texts fearing the vehicle may have been rigged with explosives. all while investigators try to figure out where he bought an armored vehicle complete with gun ports and whether it may have once belonged to a sheriff's department in south carolina. abc news also spoke to the gunman's mother. she, too, is relieved her son did not kill any police officers and, dan, she calls her son's death suicide by cop. >> and that may turn out to be exactly what it was as this investigation continues and those pictures of those van extraordinary. ryan, thank you. we want to move on now to the new information about joyce mitchell, the woman who has allegedly admitted to police that she helped those two convicted killers escape from the prison in upstate new york. what was motivating her and what she's allegedly revealing about how much planning the inmates did before they broke out as we enter day nine of the manhunt here's abc's phillip mena. >> joyce! >> reporter: this morning, for the first time, investigators revealing what prison worker
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joyce mitchell discussed with detectives during those days of interviews before her arrest friday night. district attorney andrew wiley telling abc news she says she planned to meet the escaped inmates at the powerhouse near the prison the night of their escape without knowing where she was headed only being told it was a wooded area seven hours away where a four-wheel vehicle would be needed. wylie also revealing that matt and sweat were rehearsing their escape for five weeks. asking her to bring them tools with headlights since december. now, abc news has learned that one or both of escapees had a cell phone in prison. police say that mitchem has been cooperative since the day of the escape admitting herself into the hospital talking with investigators throughout the week. >> law enforcement was trying to get as much information as possible from her, because once she's charged, she'll hire a lawyer and she won't speak any further.
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>> reporter: miles surrounding the prison, known as little siberia, armed prison guards and state police, along with search dogs, still looking where the escaped killers might be. at the canadian border, cars normally only checked leaving canada, now being inspected leaving the united states, while these killers are on still on the run. >> if they haven't escaped the area or they have not availed themselves of shelter, you have to assume they're coal wet and hungry hungry, but i would advise and remind the community and the residents that that makes these criminals even more dangerous and desperate. >> reporter: this morning joyce mitchell is sitting in a jail near albany but by this time tomorrow, she'll be on her way back to court. paula. >> all right, phillip, thank you. and the race to the white house is heating up this weekend. democratic front-runner hillary clinton relaunching her campaign and republican jeb bush is set to launch his tomorrow. here's abc's cecilia vega on the campaign trail in des moines, iowa. >> reporter: hillary clinton
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2.0. a presidential campaign kickoff part two, clinton's first rally since launching her 2016 run drawing thousands. >> i may not be the youngest candidate in this race, but i will be the youngest woman president in the history of the united states. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: husband bill and daughter chelsea right there with her as clinton made the case for why she's running for a second time. the election still 512 days out heating up. >> great to be back in iowa. >> reporter: former republican governor jeb bush releasing this ad just ahead of his expected announcement on monday. >> we fix how we tax, how we regulate. >> reporter: democratic challenger vermont senator bernie sanders drawing big crowds of his own. >> people have had it with establish many politics. they want some real change in terms of economics and our politics. >> reporter: and overnight, clinton hitting the campaign trail, too. one of america's most well-known
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politicians, now trying to reintroduce herself again to voters. >> welcome to sioux city, iowa. >> reporter: starting in the hawkeye state. >> i want to work with you to build an economy that works for everyone. >> reporter: and from iowa, clinton heads to a number of early voting states. dan, we've talked a lot about how she's been criticized for being light on policies so far. well this first major stump speech surprised a lot of people on how heavy on policy it was and more to come in the coming weeks. >> cecilia vega on the campaign trail, thank you. for more on this, let's bring in abc news chief anchor george stephanopoulos who will be hosting "this week" later this morning. good morning. >> hey, dan. >> in the past, hillary clinton has not wanted to be seen as a class warrior, but in this speech, she really went for it. she criticized income enequality in this country, hedge fund manager and on the cover of "the new york post" they've got a headline "rodham hood."
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is this a winning strategy for her? >> there's a lot of populous energy in that speech. our latest poll shows why she's doing it. a strong majority of americans believe inequality is a problem and something has to be done about it and there's special energy on the democratic side. cecilia showed bernie sanders and martin o'malley emphasizing these issues 'well. hillary clinton knows if she's going to get the nomination she's got to hold on to that energy. the populist gaze. >> not a few people have pointed out that she's in a tricky situation, criticizing the rich while she's rich. >> definitely part of the 1%. >> yes, a fine line to walk right there. >> george, thank you. for a reminder george will have much more later on the race to the white house later on "this week." he'll go one-on-one with a potential republican governor chris christie. that's later this morning right here on abc. thanks, again, george. appreciate it. >> looking forward to that. we want to turn to ron with the top stories including gun shots at a wedding. >> that's right. good morning to you, paula and dan. good morning, everyone. we begin right here in new york
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city with chaos erupting at a wedding reception at the famed waldorf-astoria hotel when a guest's gun accidentally fired, while the wedding guests were taking pictures near a hotel lobby. one woman was grazed in the head by the bullet. three others were injured by flying debris. none of the injuries is considered life-threatening. and on to kentucky, a deadly police encounter caught on surveillance camera. an officer approaches a man, said to match the description of an assault suspect. witnesses say the man was drunk in the video you're going to see here in a moment, you see him stumbling away, he then comes back a short time later swinging a metal flagpole right there. hitting the officer. the officer then fired two rounds, killing that man. the shooting is now under investigation. the police officer placed on administrative leave. and in cleveland, a new report into the deadly police shooting of 12-year-old tamir rice. several police officers saying that officer timothy loehmann told them immediately after the fatal shooting that he had warned tamir but the boy reached
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for a weapon then he shot him but investigators say it's unclear whether officer loehmann issued commands from inside the car. he was holding a nonlethal pellet gun. a report will be given to a grand jury. and a big homecoming for nfl star adrian peterson in his hometown of palestine, texas, on saturday. after holding a camp for kids, at his alma mater, peterson spent time with fans. he was suspended most of last season after striking his 4-year-old son with a switch. he pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge. and finally, there are flips and then there are monster flips. check this out. watch. as 11-time monster jam champion tom meents, he's making history there. >> was that deliberate? >> first-ever front flip. you didn't know this, did you, of a monster flip. watch. he flipped forward once in the air and added an additional roll on the ground before coming to a
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rest. that is history you're seeing being made there. >> athe -- the additional -- >> stuck the landing. >> that's history. always bringing it back to gymnastics. >> just as important as crossing the delaware. >> i have a little bit of history for you. >> do you? lay it on us. >> a record number of you have tuned into nba finals between cleveland and golden state. the series tied at two games apiece. now king james, lebron, taking a hard fall in game four. trying to bring cleveland its first-ever nba championship. there's your history, dan. abc's t.j. holmes is at the arena in oakland, the site of the showdown. hi, t.j. >> reporter: speaking of history, i know, i know cavs/warriors, doesn't sound as sexy and historic as lakers/celtics, but we're watching a classic right now. this will go down in history. they have us asking, what will do they next?
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bloodied -- >> apparently cut his head a beat. >> reporter: -- and beaten in game four. >> these nba finals are tied up at two games apiece. >> reporter: lebron james looking to bounce back sunday night in a crucial game five of the nba finals. >> we're going to play our game. we got to this point by playing the way we play and we're not going to change. >> reporter: the golden state warriors, thursday, taking advantage of the undermanned and exhausted cavaliers to tie the series at two games apiece. the already-hobbled cavaliers had another scare when lebron took this nasty dive into photographers. >> hit his head right on the cram. camera. >> reporter: now rested and recovering they're hoping to reclaim the series lead. >> i think we're going to be ready to go for game five. >> reporter: but nba mvp and golden state golden boy steph curry -- >> curry got going early. >> reporter: -- seems to have found his groove after a rough start to the series. he knows he'll now have to keep it up. >> i don't know what that signature finals moment will be, as long as we get four wins, that will be signature enough for me. >> reporter: both sides well
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aware of how important game five is. the winner of game five goes on to win the championship 71% of the time. and sunday night's game will be played in oracle arena in oakland, where golden state has only lost four times all year. >> any of the great ones embrace the hostile environment. i think there's a part of lebron james that relishes this opportunity. >> alley-oop to james. >> reporter: and the fans are clearly loving it. >> here we go, cavs! >> reporter: this year's finals the most-watched ever, averaging more than 18 million viewers each game. of course it's still a little quiet out here right now. still early. can't even tell. that was a rap concert that just wrapped up a few hours ago. lil wayne was performing here but, of course the performers will get a lot taller and the night is the big deal. so what's going to be the story line when we wrap up tonight? either the golden state warriors one win away from having the first championship here since 1975 or you're going to have the cleveland cavaliers going back
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to cleveland one win away from getting their first championship ever and we'll see this possible homecoming story of lebron's come to true wig and bring not just a championship to the cavaliers but the first one to the city itself as a whole since 1964 with the browns. paula. >> they are starving. t.j., enjoy the game. >> game five of the finals is right here on abc, tip-off is at 8:00 eastern. >> i'm rooting for both teams. >> dan -- >> because you don't know what sport it is. >> mr. switzerland. thank you for that. >> silence the haters of lebron. >> mr. ambiguous. >> i'm going to go with cleveland. and imagine making history just by being born. the busby quintuplets are the first all girl quints in the country, born in april, they're starting to head home from the hospital. it won't be long before mom and dad will have their hands full caring for their giant family. ♪
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danielle and adam busby overjoyed their five baby girls are finally coming home. >> they're just sweet and precious. >> reporter: and now they're sharing this video, showing off parker and hazel's journey home as they wait for their other three sisters to make the trip this week. little parker goes first, bundled up in yellow, she gets a quick nuzzle from mom. hill hazel wrapped inably goes soon after. both girls giving up a crib's high eye view as they zoom out of the nursery, through the halls, down the elevator, and for the first time out into the world. >> all you want to do is hold them. you just want to stare at them. i want to put them next to each other and i want to see if they look alike. >> reporter: dad is waiting with the family car and the first of what will soon be five car seats. >> all right, we got two. >> reporter: and one happy mama giving us a big wave. >> and a little tip, one of my oldest friends has twins. what she do is mark their little
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big toenail to tell them apart by noil ollish. >> you got to do what you got to do. >> a little basketball team there. >> did you know that? it only takes five. >> are you criticizing my lack of sports knowledge? is it time to talk weather, rob? >> in his defense, dan is dialed in now that we're in the playoffs. >> yes, he's zeroed in. >> yes. >> by the way, i only counted four babies in that car. i think there was one on the roof. >> there were three to go. >> they don't put them on the roof rack. that's illegal. want to take you to new mexico, winds have been blowing, look at this. yesterday, a dust storm there, winds blowing 70 miles an hour at times, difficult driving in low visibility. all outflow from thunderstorms that were potting not only there but across parts of west texas and across a huge chunk of the u.s. and texas everywhere around that we got thunderstorms. the pocket is south of chicago and east where you have had some rough weather this morning.
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slicing back through ft. wayne, columbus, ohio and pittsburgh. tomorrow, we expand this threat a little bit with gusty winds and some hail, getting almost to the new york city area. want to talk about the tropics, we have hurricane carlos that will scrape the west coast of mexico and then this disturbance that will get into the gulf of mexico later on today. they will fly hurricane hunter aircraft into there. it could develop into something tropical 50% to 60% chance of doing this. regardless, it will bring more heavy rain it looks like to the southeast coast of texas. houston to lake charles and this rain, again, stretching across the northeast and into the great lakes.
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>> and by the way, fly them if you got them, baby, it's flag day. >> oh, it is. >> one of my favorite holidays. that's for you, ron. >> thank you. >> put that on the porch back home. >> i will. >> thanks for that reminder. i did not know. my mom does. mom, make sure your flag is up. all right, coming up on "good morning america" -- an abc news exclusive. the adopted brothers of the naacp leader accused for wrongly claiming she's black. they speak. the secret she asked them to hide. a young girl dies in a zip-line. we'll take a look at the risks. of this popular summer ride. what parents need to know. and the man managing to upstage jennifer lawrence, if you could imagine that. why he's burning up the internet. up ahead in "pop news." >> who is that? "good morning america" is brought to you by lumber liquidators. hardwood floors for less.
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♪ enter night ♪ ♪ take my hand ♪ take my hand. we're off to never never land. >> perfect morning music. >> i know. the unforgettable rift of metallica and "enter sandman." getting ready for a very special performance. more on where they'll be playing in "pop news." or, you can just ask us to sing it. >> part of "good morning america" summer concert series? >> no. that's a negahot. >> negator. >> that would be morning music. also, coming up, an important story for parents as we head into summer, zip-lines are super popular. but after the death of a camper, that is coming up but first we have some vital safety information for you. but first, we have an abc
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news exclusive. the story of rachel dolezal, the naacp leader lying about being black. her own parents coming out and saying, their daughter, in fact, is white. >> her two adopted brothers are speaking out, offering their take on the sister and the secret that she asked them to keep. abc's kendis gibson is in spokane, washington, for us this morning. hi kendis. >> reporter: hi paula, hi, dan. the more we talk with people in this relatively small town population of 200,000, the more we get the sense they feel duped by the head of the local naacp. but the person at the center of all of this at the root of it isn't speaking out. at least for now. this morning, the adopted brothers of spokane's naacp leader rachel dolezal speaking out for the first time about the controversy surround her racial identity. >> she took me aside and told me to make sure that no one found out where she was actually from and that she was going to change her identity and for me not to blow her cover. >> uproar.
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>> reporter: dolezal making national headlines after this interview went viral. >> are your parents -- are they white? >> reporter: the civil rights activist and african kana studies student accused of lying about her race. marking black on a city of spokane job application. >> she had the best of intentions and she did some good, but she did not go about it in the right way. she was white and she was really privileged growing up. >> reporter: this photo of dolezal sporting long dreadlocks at a rally in january, appearing different from the blonde girl born in montana, seen in these photos released by her parents. dolezal's brother saying rachel's physical transformation started a few years ago. >> it started out with the hair and then she would have, you know, probably a little darker tan and it was very progressive. >> reporter: dolezal e-mailing naacp chapters members over the weekend writing there are many layers to this situation. her credibility on the docket
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monday when the board meets. her predecessor as chapter president telling me that he had no idea that dolezal might be white. you had no idea that she was white? >> it didn't matter with me, really. so, she said, i went by what she said. >> and what did she say? >> she said she was african-american. >> reporter: a lot of people around here feeling dupred and shocked by all of this. in the meantime, dolezal says that she plans to discuss her race tomorrow night in that meeting with board members in spokane. a lot reacting about those comments from her adopted brothers. >> absolutely. lot of people looking forward to what she's going to say tomorrow. kendis, thanks for being on the story for us. >> definitely sparking debate as well. >> this conversation is not over. and let's go back to ron on a historical attempt at sea. >> an unsuccessful attempt, actually. a florida woman was trying to be the first to row solo across the pacific. she had to be rescued. overnight sonya baumstein
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encountered rough seas and sent a distress signal before being rescued off of japan. she was not injured, but her mission is now over. and guitarist michael clifford of the band five seconds to summer suffered an injury to his face because of a malfunction of the pyrotechnics at the group's concert in london. clifford is okay, despite there looking like the invisible man, on twitter posting this photo of his bandaged face. with a thumbs up. in the former soviet republic of georgia dozens of animals including this hippo escaped from a local zoo, the animals have been roaming the streets and the authorities are warning residents to stay home. and finally, take a look at this, about halfway through the grueling 24-hour le mans race in france, this ferrari catching fire during a refueling attempt. that's during a pit stop there. the driver stays in for quite some time before the fire quickly spreads before finally being persuaded of getting out of the vehicle. the driver ended up being okay
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but that was $250,000 going up in smoke. >> gone like that. >> gone like that. hopefully insured. >> hopefully insured. >> the driver he was like just put the flames out, i'm going to finish this puppy. >> just like you. >> fort todayitude and maybe ill-advised. weather time? >> yes. >> let's do it. big buzz around the table because it's flag day, here's a shot for you of the washington mon many all those flags around it just south of the white house. on this day, 1777, congress said you know what, we like the red, white and blue. a couple of stars on there. we're going to make it our flag. old glory, let it fly today. light it up at night. heating up today across parts of the southeast, you got great flag-flying weather here, although it's going to be steamy. and not just -- right on through the rest of the week. temperatures in the 90s. this does not include humidity. actually some of these do, that does, 102 in charleston. some of these heat indexes will be really, really uncomfortable. in some cases on the unsafe side. meanwhile, the moisture is heading up towards the north,
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we're going to see storms fire around the top of that ridge. thunderstorms today rolling across pennsylvania probably getting into the new york city area later on tonight and looks to be more stormy across more of the aij areas. southwest corner of the u.s., you're seeing heat, less in the way of humidity. temperatures up and over 100. 112 in palm springs by the time we get to tuesday. >> this weather broadcast >> this weather broadcast brought to you by petsmart and, of course -- >> in ron's hand. >> not a graphic. >> one more reminder it is flag day. >> happy flag day, everybody. >> paula says she is celebrating flag day by doing sun's out, guns out. showing those muscular arms.
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>> you didn't know that expression. when it's hot, you got to show your guns. and by guns, i mean the nonviolent ones. these. >> show them off year-round. >> say wear a suit all the time. because i'm unarmed. [ laughter ] coming up here on "gma" after a zip-line disaster, a young girl dying while at a camp. new scrutiny on this popular summer thrill ride. information for parents on the best way to keep your kids safe. and benedict cumberbatch makes a big announcement, all of the details up ahead in "pop news." i'm not a fan of infestation and if even one flea or one tick gets on my william or my monty you're going to have to deal with me. how bad is your infestation? it's a nightmare. petsmart has the products you need to treat your pet, home and yard. they don't serve any purpose. they gang up on you. unless it was to annoy us. you have to fight back. and to anger me. you don't want to mess with me (laughs maniacally). no. not at all. petsmart has vet-recommended k9 advantix ii which repels and kills fleas ticks and mosquitos for dogs only. now save up to 10 dollars on this and other select bayer products. 'cause pethood needs a partner.
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it's been a staple of summer for years, the zip-line. >> but a young girl's tragic accident is highlighting the importance of the safety in this sport, and abc's linzie janis has been getting a firsthand lesson. linzie? >> reporter: good morning, paula and dan. placing like zoom zip lines here in new jersey are popping up all over the country, and with so many families preparing to try this out we wanted to find out how to do it in the safest way possible. zip-lining adventures are exploding in popularity for families. but one tour ending in tragedy this week. a 12-year-old girl, dead,
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plummeting two stories, her safety tether reportedly snapping as she zipped through the trees at a ymca camp in north carolina. her death, a reminder of the potential dangers. zip-lining instructor thomas smith telling me how to keep your family safe when you hit the lines this summer. what's your number one tip for zip liners? >> okay, that's easy. my number one tip for zip liners is test your equipment. >> reporter: according to a lawsuit filed by tabatha baker, faulty equipment was responsible for her fall on new year's eve when she was seriously injured after plunging 30 feet. the park owner disagreeing, saying the equipment didn't break. >> you want to look for any loose wiring, any loose stitching. >> reporter: in january, a 15-year-old boy scout was killed in arizona when he zipped without a safety break. no charges were filed. >> you want to make sure that nothing is overlooked because one thing
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overlooked could be tragic. >> reporter: and actor hugh jackman was injured in 2010 when he zipped in front of a live audience. one industry body estimates of the millions of zip line rides we take every year less than 1% result in accidents. but there's still no federal oversight. only 18 states setting specific regulations. but all states do require inspections of stationary amusement parks so before you choose a zip line check its safety record. also when you arrive look out for an up-to-date inspection sticker. so, paula and dan, i'm on a supersafe one and i'm ready to do my first zip line. wee. >> and she's off. that's very low. you got to give her kudos. have you ever been zip-lining. i did once and my heart -- my stomach was up here. >> it's a thrill ride. a lot of people love it but important to stay safe especially after what happened. >> thank you, linzie, for those important tips. and coming up on "good morning america" -- the new man
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♪ ♪ ♪ it always leads to this. haines-y, what do you got? >> we've all been waiting for. it's hard to upstage a megatalent like jennifer lawrence. but the bus lately doesn't have much to do with her but her bodyguard. the internet going crazy over this guy. paula and i might have jumped in a little. greg lenz could easily be mistaken as a leading man. and how adorable does he look carrying around this little puppy. >> and the man purse. >> the purse isn't as cute but
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the puppy will do it. a man purse doesn't do it for me. things are purely professional. greg is married. jen has been linked to coldplay's chris martin. that bodyguard looks like he would be in a movie called "the bodyguard." we can almost -- >> should we call him kevin costner? >> kevin costner is cute. >> there was a movie called "the bodyguard." >> kevin costner is cute. that guy should have gotten the part. >> his wife should be very happy. >> on the line to you very soon. >> a hate tweet. please tweet me, kevin costner. congratulations going out this morning to benedict cumberbatch and his wife sophie hunter. "people" magazine reporting the couple welcome edd their first child. a cumberbaby boy. they were expecting in january, two months after their engagement, valentine's day. the queen just named him to her birthday honors list. >> how do you get on that list? >> i was looking up -- i don't really understand why you get the honor at all. >> one step below knighthood or something like that. >> i don't know if it's just one step. >> you need an accent.
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>> really? >> sure. >> just say there's no hope -- >> it might be cool. >> don't go for it. and the excitement is building for tonight's nba finals game. and fans are in for a treat. the golden state warriors invited hometown boys hetfield and hammett of metallica to perform the national anthem at their arena. in oakland. check out their recent gig at the x-games in austin last week. ♪ listen to that a little. >> yeah! get it. i hope they have a guitar solo. and i have no doubt they'll bring down the house again. you can catch game five -- i want to hear that -- is that a riff? between the warriors and the cleveland cavaliers tonight at 8:00 eastern right here on abc. that will be pretty cool. >> that's when you want the national anthem to go on and on an on. >> nothing more american than metallica. >> you're flying a flag today. >> was that a riff? isn't it when they go nnnrrr
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nnnrrr -- frts >> how is that again? >> i think that's a riff. okay, do you remember the game barrel of monkeys? well, i just found something even better, it's a wheelbarrow of baby orangutans. >> oh, that's dorable. >> these little guys at the international rescue center in indonesia. they all climb in for their ride to school. it's like a little buss. >> that's not a baby. >> gigantic baby. >> at school, guys, they learn skills like forageing and climbing to help them survive when they're released back into the wild. apparently much like children, they don't like to walk, so the vets find it faster to cart them back and forth. ♪ the wheels on the barrow go round and round ♪ >> is that a riff? >> dan, don't get any ideas of the wheelbarrow. you can't trade in your stroller for it. >> really? >> no, you can't.
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you can't put your guy in there. >> can you take me back to my office in a wheelbarrow. >> i'll brought you your sippy cup. >> it all worked out. we'll be right back. we'll show you how this plan comes to fruition. >> i think a baby bjorn would be better for you. >> oh, nice. how much protein does your dog food have? 18%? 20? introducing nutrient-dense purina one true instinct with real salmon and tuna and 30% protein. support your active dog's whole body health with purina one. if you misplaced your discover card you can now use freeze it to prevent
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