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panic in their voices. incredible effort here as an officer and four other people push aside a burning suv in east anchorage, alaska. they rescued a man whose arm was trapped underneath. they rocked the car just enough for the driver to free his arm. and the crying man scrambled away from the suv. just moments later it, burst into flames. anyone outdoors at this time was awarded with a rare sight, a fire ball cut across the skies over new england and the northeast. it's believed it was a meteor about five feet in diameter. it was seen as far as north as new brunswick, canada, and as far as south as new jersey and then accompanied by a large boom. >> switching gears now to a frightening case for a colorado family. terrorized by a home invasion. >> it happened to two middle school teachers while their children were sleeping in what police now say was a case of mistaken identity. abc's clayton sandell has the latest. >> oh, my god. oh, my god.
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>> reporter: the call for help is frantic. >> 911? >> there's three men that just came in my house and attacked my husband and i. >> reporter: a knock on the door in this golden, colorado, neighborhood. >> they knocked on my door and then they came in my house. >> reporter: a husband and wife, both middle school teachers, at home with their two kids when three suspects break in. the husband is stabbed, but fights back, grabbing a knife, taking one suspect down. >> he has a cut on his arm and he's gushing blood out of his arm. >> reporter: police say the home invaders were looking for drugs and $10,000 in cash, but it was a case of mistaken identity. the bad guys had the wrong house. >> there were three guys. we have one of them down inside of our house. he's been down. hey, baby, you're okay. oh, my god. we have two kids downstairs in the basement. >> people could have certainly been killed in this situation, but obviously, this father was protecting his wife and children. >> reporter: the neighborhood here is now quiet.
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the husband is in the hospital. he's expected to survive. the two children are okay. police say the suspects are still on the loose. clayton sandell, abc news, golden, colorado. >> frightening indeed. we should point out the wife was not injured besides the children. >> that's right. the husband had stab wounds. as we heard, he's expected to be okay. but the family now says they're so terrorized they can't go back home. >> they're looking to move. when we come back, celine dion opens up about her final moments with her husband. the abc news exclusive is next.
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♪ skinny, so skinny time now for "the skinny" and topping our headlines this morning, an abc news exclusive. >> celine dion has opened up to our own debra roberts in her first tv interview since the death of her husband in january about the final moments that she
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shared with him. >> i started to talk to him and i said you know what? i want you to just go in peace. i want you to not worry. you are worrying for my career. you are worrying for the children. you are worrying for everything. it's enough. i promise you, we're going to be okay. >> so rene angelil was husband, father of their three sons and her manager for so many years. you can see more of that interview later this morning on "good morning america." was a tough moment for her and he had been battling cancer for so many years. so it was almost as if she was prepared for that moment. >> and a big part of her life both obviously personally but also professionally that
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relationship. a lot to part with there. it was a very moving interview. >> yep. next, let's move to tom hanks who is now opening up about his diabetes and blaming himself. >> the actor revealed two years ago that he was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and now, he's admitting that it was his diet that did him in, calling himself part of the lazy american generation and telling the radio times "i was heavy." you've seen me in the movies. i was a total idiot. >> hanks went on to say that he is hopeful, however, if he hits a certain target weight, he'll be able to reverse the disease all together. he says that's what his doctors told him. >> interesting side note. hanks says it could have been worse but says what helped keep him away from booze and drugs was becoming a father at the age of 21 and being forced to grow up fast. >> that's right. he said did he his fair share of certain things but he didn't make it a habit.
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he says i may have at the time thought i was missing out but i was actually able to be aware of what was going on in the world and see my kids grow up. and now he has yet another reason to thank them. >> i never heard if you lose weight, then you can kind of reverse the effect. >> it works in the opposite way. so next in our celebrity health watch, sofia vergara with a reminder for all women. >> she's reminding fans it's that time of year. the "modern family" star instagrammed this photo of herself getting a annual mammogram. >> you may recall she's a cancer survivor. she was diagnosed with thyroid cancer 16 years ago. >> she has said in past interviews the diagnosis changed her life bringing her down to earth and forcing her to take better care of herself. she takes a pill everyday to manage her thyroid hormones. and finally it's the end of an era for tom cruise. >> yes, it is or at least the end of a real estate era. in what seemed like a "mission: impossible," the actor managed to off load his 10,000 square foot beverly hills mansion that he shared with his wife katie
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holmes at the time for $45 million. >> that looks like more than a mansion. that looks like five mansions. >> that looks like vatican city. so after knocking $5 million off the price. >> bargain. >> he's now been able to sell it. >> the estate has seven bedrooms, nine bathrooms, a tennis court, a pool, a playground and several guesthouses. >> well, i mean, in case you have many other guests. >> there's no room for them in the house so you need to have a guest house for them. >> by the way, tom and katie bought the home for just over $30 million. that was back in 2007 when he was still jumping on oprah's couch. so he's still walking away with a cool $15 million. >> the 53-year-old has been quietly selling off his properties yesterday. he recently sold his hollywood hills home for $11.4 million, his manhattan apartment for $3 million and listed his 33 acre colorado retreat for $59 million. you're holding out for the colorado retreat. >> what does he have left after all that? >> i'm guessing he has more property than that. he's tom cruise. lots of real estate to go around
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in the cruise family. >> clearly those "mission: impossible" movies were successful. speaking of movies, betting on bond, james bond. betting on bond, james bond. ♪ music ♪ introducing new k-y touch gel crème. for massage and intimacy. every touch, gently intensified. a little touch is all it takes. k-y touch.
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>> bond, bond, bond. >> james bond. >> reporter: the ideal bond needs craig's craggy charm. >> what about a drink at my place? >> reporter: connerry's charisma ♪ underneath the mango tree >> reporter: moore's viral voice. >> can you swim. >> reporter: is the silver screen spy for over 50 years and now that daniel craig nearing 50 himself is hinting he'll hang up his holster. >> i understand 00s have a short life expectancy. >> reporter: the replacement race is on. >> idris elba, a streetwise sleuth in the bbc's "luther" could be the first black bond rumorville tom hiddleston. >> he's my birth right. >> he played thor and just proved his espionage chops in "the night manager," has a way with the ladies. >> forgive me father for i have sinned. >> that's putting it mildly, 007.
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>> reporter: damian lewis see showtime's "billions" and "homeland" can play the maverick and has the right level of brit posh. >> rather a sweeping statement considering we've never met. >> reporter: the first ginger 007. nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >> do you have a -- >> after seeing "night manager" now on a&e with tom hiddleston, i would say he would be an excellent, excellent bond. >> i'm an elba fan. "luther." >> so is reena. >> he's charming, he's cunning. yes. or better yet, how about a mr. kendis gibson in there. >> there has not been a bald bond before. >> see that. >> oh, hey. >> or a female bond. >> female bond. take that. i like that. >> i like it. >> you could be my bond girl. >> that would be a different kind of bond flick. >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now." informing insomniacs for two decades. insomniacs for two decades.
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good morning. i'm diane macedo. >> i'm kendis gibson with the top headlines we're following this morning on "world news now." bernie sanders celebrating a victory in oregon. hillary clinton has declared herself victorious in kentucky although the race is officially too close to call. and her overall delegate lead is all but impossible for sanders to overcome. donald trump sits down with megyn kelly after a bitter feud that lasted for months. hear how he defended his attacks as counter punches and says he's not a bully. the storm system that caused flooding in texas and oklahoma now doing dabbling to central florida. flooded roads, vehicles and house and downed trees and power lines all over the place. heavy rain in the forecast for today, as well. today the obama administration will announce new overtime rules.
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starting in september, anybody making less than $47,000 a year can qualify for overtime pay when they work more than 40 hours a week. those are just some of our top stories on this wednesday, may 18th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." we begin this half hour with the race for the white house and another notch for bernie sanders. >> here's the latest. sanders defeated hillary clinton in the oregon primary, and vowed to remain in the race until the last ballot is cast. the kentucky primary is too close to call. sanders and clinton locked in a virtual tie. clinton is declaring a victory in the state where she easily won in 2008. they'll end up splitting the delegates there but clinton is expected to clinch the nomination next month and focused solely on beating donald trump. we have more now on that from abc's cecilia vega. >> reporter: from hillary clinton's allies, a scathing
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attack on donald trump. using trump's own words. >> you know, you can see there was blood coming out of her eyes. blood coming out of her wherever. does she have a good body? no. does she have a fat ass? absolutely. >> reporter: the first shot in a $130 million ad campaign by the pro-clinton super pac. >> you can tell them to go [ muted ] themselves. >> does donald trump really speak for you. >> reporter: trump now throwing a counterpunch at both clintons after hillary hinted bill would have a key role in her administration. >> my husband who i'm going to put in charge of revitalizing the economy because you know he knows how to do it. >> trump tweeted crooked hillary said her husband is going to be in charge of the economy. if so, he should run, not her. but the fact is, bill clinton is more popular than his wife and twice as popular as trump. in one recent poll, trump's favorability rating 29%. 44% for hillary clinton and bill clinton's 58%.
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hillary clinton hopes her husband reminds voters of the economic boom of the '90s. trump wants to remind them of a different chapter. >> in the history of politics hillary clinton's husband abused women more than any man that we know of in the history of politics, right? >> reporter: but the former president's strategy for now at least, rarely even mentioning donald trump's name. and a new dig from trump's wife me lan ya, the clinton's famously attended their wedding but melania saying, i don't think they sent a gift, and she goes on to defend her husband saying "he's not hitler. he wants to help america. he wants to unite people." and in a new interview, donald trump now says he would be willing to meet with north korea's leader kim jong-un to try to stop that country's nuclear program trump saying "i would have no problem speaking to him." there are currently two americans being detained in that country and a meeting with that
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country's leader would mark a major shift in u.s. policy. cecilia vega, abc news, louisville, kentucky. south carolina governor nikki haley says she will almost certainly sign a trshl abortion bill prohibiting almost all abortions after 19 weeks of pregnancy. similar laws have been blocked by court challenges in three states. the supreme court has yet to rule on the constitutionality of that ban. more tsa agents are heading to o'hare airport after growing complaints about the long security lines there. passengers have been told to arrive three hours before their domestic flights because of the lines. the head of the tsa did apologize for the chaos but could not explain why o'hare was being hit much harder than other airports. take a look at this intense fire in new york under a major rail line in harlem. it could mean a nightmare
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commute for tens of thousands of people this morning. it was fueled by chemicals and propane thanks and may have damaged the bridge carrying the tracks. it's the main rail line from grand central terminal from the northern sub herbs. many commuters were stranded at the station last night. federal investigators say it wasn't a fire but rather human error that caused a tragic railroad derailment a year ago in philadelphia. the amtrak engineer was apparently distracted by rocks thrown at another train. abc's david kerley has the story. >> reporter: the newest clues about what triggered that devastating amtrak derailment, seen here in these still frame images, edited together. >> heard the noise from the brake and went, "we're turning over." >> reporter: josh gotbaum was in the third car. >> first reaction was "okay, am i dead?" >> reporter: eight passengers were killed and 200 hurt. the engineer, brendan bostian, had a clean record, but investigators say it was human error that caused this catastrophe. >> he went in a matter of seconds from distraction to disaster. >> reporter: bostian, heading north out of philadelphia, hears
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radio calls about a commuter train being hit by a rock. >> transit 1, let those personnel know -- so, use caution. >> all units copy? >> reporter: investigators believe bostian "lost situational awareness" as he listened to those calls. thinking he had passed a dangerous curve, after which the speed limit is 110. he increases speed to more than 100 miles an hour, but his train is still heading towards that same curve, with a speed limit of just 50 miles an hour. investigators are adamant that if the safety system ptc, positive train control, was in place, this accident would have never happened. the ntsb has been calling for ptc for 40 years. but congress just extended the deadline for railroads another two years. what would you tell them, after this investigation? >> what i would tell them is, i hope we're not back in this room again, looking at another ptc preventable accident. >> reporter: all amtrak rails now have you ptc. the engineer remains on leave. a criminal investigation is still open, and several families are suing amtrak.
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david kerley, abc news, washington. now, to a major milestone for the nation's military. eric fanning has been confirmed as secretary of the army making him the highest ranking openly gay official at the pentagon. the vote had been delayed for eight months because of an unrelated disagreement between kansas senator pat roberts and the white house over the closing of guantanamo. and gay rights advocates are praising a proposal by mexico's president to legalize same-sex marriage. the proposal would require an amendment to the mexican constitution. top catholic leaders criticized the president's call and urged lawmakers to listen to their conscience and vote against it. new numbers from the cdc reveal a historic drop in the number of americans without health insurance. by the end of last year, number of uninsured adults had fallen to just over 9% down from 16% in 2010 when obama care went into effect. a major new report finds that genetically engineered foods are safe for humans and animals to eat.
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the national science of academies did not find that gmo foods did not lead to an increase of cancer, obesity or host of other health issues. the growing controversy over transgender usage is met mostly with a shrug in this seattle school district. yesterday there were celebrations as the district opened its latest gender neutral bathroom. nearly half of the city's public high schools have restrooms that can be used by people of any gender with one dating back to the 1990s. facebook ceo mark zuckerberg has an important meeting at the network's head quarters. more than a dozen top conservatives will be there to discuss allegations that facebook intentionally down played stories reflecting conservative views. zuckerberg denied the bias. he wants to make sure facebook stays as open as possible. and a senior bank of america executive says her employer isn't very open to women executives. the lawsuit by megan messina calls the bank a bros club that underpays women and claims
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improper activity harmed clients. when she complained she alleged bank of america retaliated by suspending her. it's been a big week for formerly conjoined twins at a corpus christie hospital. the little girls along with their triplet sister celebrated their first birthday. >> they were dressed in big tutus for their "frozen" theme party, of course. they got bigger news, they're expected to go home from the hospital today. it was just a month ago that they were successfully separated. at that time, doctors thought they were going to be in the hospital for a lot longer than that. >> they have been more the most part, the same doctors and nurses have been caring for them pretty much since their birth. >> look at their little outfits. >> it was a "frozen" theme. nice? is there any kids birthday party right now that isn't "frozen" themed? everyone i know having a birthday party for their kids, "frozen." coming up, why living on the other side of the tracks and
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being called unconstitutional. 62 years after brown versus mississippi, a court is ordering a school district in mississippi to desegregate. how secure is your home? the surveillance video that may give you chills this morning. our security expert puts one family to the test. but first, a look at today's temperatures and things are warming up finally in the northeast. >> whoo-hoo. >> announcer: "world news now" weather, brought to you by my pillow. pillow.
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that fire. there's improvement for african-americans but apparently not enough. the conclusion of the report from the national urban league. it shows slight improvements in economics, het, social justice and civic engagement and much better than 40 years ago when the first report was issued. blacks still lag in homeownership. a court forcing a controversial move in a mississippi town. responding to what it sees as another sign of racial inequality. >> you have two high schools. one nearly 100% black, the other historically predominantly white being ordered to integrate. not everybody's happy about it. abc's steve osunsami with the story. >> reporter: the court order sounds damning, and forces the cleveland, mississippi, school district to combine schools, creating new ones that aren't so racially separate. east side high, for example, that's 100% african-american, would merge with cleveland high, that's predominantly white. but here's a wrinkle. the black school is the one with better scores. take a look at a map of the town. an old railroad line divides it. schools with the most white students are on this side of the
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tracks, schools almost entirely black are on the other. some families worry that bussing students around will encourage more white families to leave. >> bad idea, because you're trying to force kids to go to schools they don't want to go to and it's going to cause people to move or go to a different school. >> reporter: no one is accusing current school officials of willfully segregating children like it was 1950, but federal officials say they're not doing enough to keep schools from becoming segregated on their own. it's an issue across the country. here's a look at some of the most segregated states for black students. new york, california, illinois and maryland top the list. in a statement, mississippi school officials say they plan to appeal. steve osunsami, abc news, atlanta. >> that's an interesting one. >> it is an interesting one. it's been a long process to try to integrate these particular school districts. it started about 50 years ago about, 12 years after brown v board of education. it's still an ongoing matter. >> and a heated one, right. >> not a lot of people are
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looking forward to it. >> 29% of the students are white, 67% black and the remainder considered asian or hispanic. coming up, keeping your home safe. how prepared are you if this happens in your home? the surveillance video that may surprise you. >> announcer: "world news now" continues af
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♪ i always feel like somebody's watching me ♪ ♪ and i have no privacy oh, oh ♪ i always feel like >> apparently somebody may be watching. >> you is that right? >> yes, when you're home and worried about this, we all have these paranoid dreams about it. your home may be a lot more vulnerable than you think. >> how prepared are you against home invaders?
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our expert put one family's home to the test. here's abc's lara spencer. >> reporter: watch as this home security camera captures someone outside ringing the doorbell and moments later a crash. two intruders are now inside. in this home break in, they claimed to be police. >> we've got a search warrant. >> at least one appears to be carrying a gun. are you prepared if it happens to you? jeannette brady and her husband raised their family in this beautiful home in williamsburg, virginia. security not exactly the first thing on their minds. >> all in all, we feel pretty secure here. >> reporter: secure enough to allow safety and security expert bill stanton permission to conduct a test. >> when i'm looking around the house, i'm looking for vulnerable points. >> reporter: with their permission, stanton is testing the security of their home to see if he can break in just like a common burglar. >> what jumped out at me, when you went around back there were many, many points of entry. front door, side door.
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but then came the moment, the ureka moment. there was a ladder in the garage that i was going to use to get into the house. >> stanton also uses some technology to help his cause. and with the family's explicit permission. >> i took a gps and i put it on her car. so this way, i could track her. >> reporter: the very next day when jeannette was out, stanton put his plan into action. >> i knew my best shot is on the second story. because most people overwhelmingly neglect second and third stories in their home because they don't think anybody's going to go to the trouble to get that up high. right now, i'm casing the place. >> reporter: and why is he so calm? remember, that gps he put on gentlemen net's car. >> i see they're on the other side of town. >> reporter: he knows exactly where she is and he has plenty of time. >> this looks expensive.
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>> reporter: when jeannette does come home, a surprise she wasn't expecting. >> excuse me. i'm going to give you a b minus on the home. here was the mistake. the alarm wasn't set. your garage was left open. and what do we have in the garage? a ladder. and i used. >> you got my ladder. >> i used your ladder to get into your house on the second floor where one door, one entry point was open. >> i'm in. >> interesting. you think maybe your area it's in the suburbs there is secure and safe. >> you always think people would see something. they would say something. a lot of times your neighbors assume it's someone doing work on the house. i'm sure it's nothing. in addition to setting the alarm, try to create the illusion someone's home. >> they say install a motion detection devices inside and outside of your houses. i have one in my home that captured nothing but a ghost. >> a ghost. haunted.
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>> and don't count on the dog unless the dog is trained. the ghost on the other hand will scare the bejesus out of you and any burglars that try to break in. >> true story. e story. burglars that try to breaking inning. >> true story.
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a little touch is all it takes. k-y touch. ♪ i downloaded trump's wall to try to figure out what it is. >> how is that going? >> you basically try to build a wall while he quotes and says i'm rich. deal with it. let me tell you, i'm really a smart guy. >> someone made this app. >> this is an app in a game.
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you try to build -- it's one of the top free apps out there. >> technology. switching gears, in boston this week, a 13-year-old boy has been given a hero's salute for waging and winning a nearly impossible battle. >> it was a surprise planned by his aunt and her fellow soldiers. reed lamberti of our boston station has the story. ♪ left right, left right >> reporter: good news marched into dorchester. it paraded up washington street turned left on to lynnville terrace. and stopped at the front door of a clearly surprised christian lopez. >> present arms. >> reporter: army soldiers saluting a 13-year-old boy who has battled and defeated stage 4 cancer. >> we just wanted to thank chris for fighting one of the biggest battles ever in life. >> reporter: christian's aunt a retired army master sergeant put
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the march together had a hard time keeping it together. >> chris i salute you. you're a true, true soldier. >> reporter: the young soldier was then given his gear. >> you have the united states army, we present you with a pair of acus, an army uniform. >> reporter: he was presented patches earned by these very soldiers here who fought for us all. >> these are all the different patches that all these guys have served in combat. >> reporter: like a patch, the 13-year-old's emotions on full display. each soldier thanking christian. he humbly reciprocated. >> i appreciate you guys coming out here to do this for me. >> reporter: not all soldiers wear uniforms, not all battles fought on foreign land. christian lopez soldiers through his own war, coming out victorious. >> thank you, i appreciate it and god bless. >> our thanks to reed lamberti of our boston station for that report. apparently the mayor declared christian lopez day. >> congrats. s.
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this morning on "world news now," the race for the democratic nomination continues. >> overnight, bernie sanders energized by his big win in the west refusing to give up. as hillary clinton hopes she can collect more delegates from the kentucky primary but sanders promising to fight on till the convention. and many communities across the south are feeling rained out this morning after more downpours caused flash floods closing roads and threatening drivers. plus, heavy winds and funnel clouds destroying property. this frightening scene in new york city as a truck fire ignites underneath railroad tracks. inferno burning as some trains continued passing through the fire and smoke, even as rails started to melt. thousands of commuters trapped for hours. imagine spending an entire day doing pullups. it's become a reality for this
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teen. he's taking it like a champ literally. find out how many it took for him to become the new world record holder on this wednesday, may 18th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." we do say good morning to you, everybody. i'm kendis gibson. >> i am diane macedo. >> we begin with another victory for bernie sanders but still not enough to break hillary clinton's stride. >> sanders won the primary in oregon where more than 60 delegates were up for grabs. the race in kentucky is too close to call this morning. but clinton is declaring victory with a razor thin lead of less than 1%. they'll each end up with about half of kentucky's 55 delegates. overnight sanders telling supporters in california he's staying in the race until the last ballot. it's "your voice/your vote." abc's kenneth moton following developments this morning. >> reporter: the race for kentucky too close to call between hillary clinton and bernie sanders.
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>> you know, it's time people stop listening to republican propaganda. >> reporter: hillary clinton is trying to get within striking distance of clinching the democratic nomination. bernie sanders is hoping to slow her down. >> let me be as clear as i can be. i agree with you. we are in it until the last stop -- >> reporter: donald trump is cruising unopposed toward his party's nomination. the road is still bumpy for the republican who is fighting off allegations of sexism. >> you could see there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her whatever. >> reporter: a pro clinton super pac using trump's own ads. the billionaire attacked the ad on twitter. calling former president bill clinton "the worst in history." and then there's that "new york times" article accusing trump of degrading women like rowanne brewer lane, former model, who said was quoted in the piece "she said she was maligned by the times. >> he's very much a gentleman and he's polite, thoughtful. >> reporter: the paper defended the story and so did trump
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executive now clinton supporter barbara res on cnn. >> we always had comments on people's appearances primarily weight, male and female. >> reporter: the chair of the convention this summer house speaker paul ryan dodged questions on trump's history with women. >> i'm not going to get into the day to day up and down of this campaign just so you know. >> reporter: the attention turns to june 7th. in three weeks, six states, including california, will vote and the front-runners trump and clinton are expected to reach the magic delegate numbers to clinch their party's nominations. diane and kendis. >> our thanks to kenneth there. hillary clinton made another pitch to win over sanders voters once the primary season is over, she tweeted we're always stronger united. >> taking a closer look at the delegate count, clinton is less than 100 delegates shy of clinching the nomination. abc's political director rick klein joins us via skype with more on that. good morning, rick. >> reporter: diane and kendis, hillary clinton simply cannot put bernie sanders away. it is confounding to so many
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democrats how it is that bernie sanders continues to hang with hillary clinton despite the fact she's essentially locked up the nomination. he continues to draw big crowds and sometimes raucous crowds as has happened over the weekend in nevada. it is clear all of the angst and anxiety inside the democratic party is not going away. it could be the democratic convention in philadelphia is more of a scene than the republican convention in cleveland. bernie sanders now in a position to close as strong as he started and it is a mystery to the clinton folks about what they can do. simply put, they are not able to channel the energy that is headed bernie sanders way and not able to end this race despite the fact that hillary clinton is almost certain to be the nominee. diane and kendis. >> all right, rick. he said he would stay until the finish. he seems to be holding that true. thank you, rick. the obama administration is about to make more than 4 million workers, a million more workers eligible for overtime.
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the labor department today will issue new rules that more than double the cutoff for the pay to more than $47,000 a year. above that threshold they can be designated as managers and not be paid extra. some companies may reduce workers' hours in order to avoid paying overtime. the new rules take effect september 1st. the senate has approved a bill that would allow families of 9/11 victims can sue the government of saudi arabia for the role they may have played in the terror attacks. the bill sends a message that the u.s. will fight terrorism with every tool available. the house still has to vote on that bill. president obama is opposed to the bill saying he has concerns it could expose americans overseas to legal ricks. to a major milestone for the nation's military. eric fanning has been confirmed. as secretary of the army making him the highest ranking openly gay official at the pentagon. the vote had been delayed for eight months because after unrelated disagreement between kansas senator pat roberts and the white house over the closing of guantanamo bay.
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gay rights advocates are praising a proposal by mexico's president to legalize same-sex marriage. the proposal would require an amendment to the mexican constitution. top catholic leaders criticized the president's call and urged lawmakers to listen to their conscience and vote against. the head of the tsa says 58 new security officers and four more bomb-sniffing dog teams are being sent to chicago o'hare's airport to address long delays at security check points. he's also apologizing for the mess at the airport earlier this week. abc's alex perez got a first-hand look at those long lines. >> reporter: the flyers are furious and fed up. >> are you [ bleep ] kidding me, tsa? what the [ bleep ]? >> reporter: with epic lines and thousands of missed flights, there are calls tonight for the tsa head to resign, if he doesn't shorten lines by memorial day, in about two weeks. >> there's got to be a better way. >> reporter: it's so bad, passengers in chicago have had to sleep on those cots at times. >> not the greatest. >> reporter: and news that 100 part-time screeners here will be rushed into full time work by
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this weekend, with 250 more screeners being sent in the coming months. so, check it out. just arriving here at o'hare and the lines are already growing. experts say, to beat the lines, avoid flying early morning and in the evening. the crunch is being felt around the country, all due to tighter security since the brussels attacks, with fewer security officers screening a surge in passengers. since 2013, the number of tsa officers has fallen by 5,000 agents. but passenger volume has spiked over 8%, 68 million more u.s. flyers in the air. and more and more airports now considering joining chicago and denver, asking passengers to show up to the airport three hours ahead of time for domestic flights. alex perez, abc news, chicago. now to the looming showdown on capitol hill over the funding to battle zika. the senate has voted decisively in favor of a bipartisan $1.1 billion measure to fight the
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virus. but the house is expected to approve today a much smaller $622 million bill. the white house issued veto threat on the house measure saying it is woefully inadequate. now it's florida's turn for flooding and drenching rains. many streets and highways on the central atlantic coast are underwater and closed this morning. the town of vero beach received nearly 10 inches of rain yesterday making it the wettest day on record. a tornado also touched down on interstate 95. and there is damage from strong winds, many schools in the are are closed today. let's look at the radar. you can see the storm system right now moving out of texas and into the southeast. texas will still see thunderstorms but the heaviest rainfall will be further east especially in florida. tens of thousands of new york city commuters were stranded last night after a fire broke out below the metro-north railroad tracks. the fire stopped all trains in and out of grand central terminal and the heat from it was so intense it bent some of the supports for the tracks. crews are now trying to make repairs overnight but it's not
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known if there will be service for this morning's rush hour. major league baseball's appeals process is now under way now that suspensions have been handed out following sunday's base brawl. texas rangers second baseman rougned odor faces eight games on the sidelines and a $5,000 fine for his punch to jose bautista. odor says he doesn't regret it. bautista was suspended one game they are both appealing. 14 players and managers and coaches were discipline by that game. and we're waiting to hear about possible fines and suspensions following maybe a similar scene in south africa's parliament. the lawmakers wearing red were arguing the south african president had violated the constitution by improperly using public money. >> when they delayed the session for several minutes, security guards were called in to clear them out.
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oh, and then it got ugly. that didn't go over too well for the lawmakers who fought to stay in their seats. >> the guy doing the sign language, he wasn't exactly sure what to do at that point. just kind of arms at his side for a little while. eventually, they were escorted out the door and then they resumed. things move along. business as usual. >> but the most hilarious scene is the guy with the sign language like hmm. >> he makes this one sign. i don't know if it means fighting. he just sort of makes this one sign and kind of puts his hands down like i don't know what you want me to say about this. the sign language man was speechless. >> he was like it's a hot mess. that's all i can say in sign language at this point. coming up, arguably the greatest nothing but net ever that you should decide and see. first, the reason behind this strange scene. police bull dozers crushing rows and rows of motorcycles. and fighting gang violence. abc news taking you inside the overcrowded prisons housing some
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new york city. >> i would say mission accomplished. i don't think anybody would be riding them any time soon. >> not at all. so turning now to the crime wave south of the border to what's being called the murder capital of the world. >> the government of el salvador is waging an all-out war on brutally deadly gangs exporting their violence to the u.s. "nightline" anchor, dan harris, brings us this abc news exclusive report. >> reporter: it's the middle of the night in the murder capital of the world. we're in el salvador, on patrol with armed to the teeth cops who take us to this rundown police station, where they're holding allegedly vicious combatants in this country's all-out gang war. as we approach the cells, the low roar abruptly extinguished. how many people are they holding in here? 169 people in here? i'm not sure you can get a sense
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of how small this is, but this is tiny. they're just piled on top of each other. they're only supposed to be in here for 72 hours. how long have you been in? >> one year. >> reporter: one year? and now these el salvadoran gangs are exporting death directly into america. active in 46 states, because of a revolving door of illegal immigration and deportation. here, the violence doesn't rest even for those in mourning. this grieving mother is holding a wake for her 17-year-old son, alexis, murdered by gangs, and right in the middle of the service, gunfire. a horrifying scene. in fact, the madness in el salvador has provoked a massive influx of illegal immigrants coming over the u.s. border many of them unaccompanied minors and many of them finding themselves targeted by the very same gangs once they arrive here in the u.s. dan harris, abc news, new york.
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>> and the extent of the violence once here in the u.s. is absolutely horrible. but largely involves a lot of prostitution as well as drugs and human trafficking. > these gangs have active members in 46 states in the u.s. already. >> amazing. > good stuff, dan. thank you. coming up in our next half hour, a family in denver terrorized. two middle school teachers, their children asleep, attacked by three men who burst through the door. but as it turns out, it was all just a case of mistaken identity. but first a warning for summer. your sunscreen may not be working as well as you think. the new report and some backlash from sunscreen makers. you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations.
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♪ i'm walking on sunshine whoa oh, i'm walking on sunshine whoa oh ♪ ♪ i'm walking on sunshine, whoa oh, and don't it feel good ♪ >> i could use some sunshine right about now. i'm tired of this cloudy weather. >> it's been insane. >> summer's on the way. we'll have some sun soon. but you might want to think twice before breaking out that bottle of sunscreen or know a little more about it. >> there is this new report on
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the effectiveness and it has some sunscreen makers firing back at a trusted consumer magazine. here's abc's brandi hitt. >> reporter: a new warning from consumer reports that your sunscreen may not be providing as much protection as you think. "consumer reports" tested 65 lotions, sprays and sticks marked with spf 30 or higher and claims 43% tested below the advertised spf level. >> we found that two sunscreens with kids in their name claimed an spf of 50 plus and in our tests, tested at an spf of 8. those were cvs kids sun lotion spv 50 plus and banana boat tear free sting free kids sunscreen lotion. >> reporter: both cvs and banana boat reject consumer reports testing methods. cvs says its own fda approved testing say no indication our product has a rating less than 50.
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"consumer reports" did release its list of top brands meeting spf claims and says chemical based sunscreens performs better than mineral based products. look for an spf label higher than 30 which is recommended by the american academy of dermatology. >> if you look for a higher number, you will have a better chance of getting at least the spf of 30. >> the most important thing is that you use the sunscreen correctly, that means applying it at least 15 minutes before you go outside. use at least one ounce each time you put it on and reapply every two hours or sooner if you've been in the water or you're sweating a lot. if you do that, how high the spf is doesn't really matter. >> reporter: "consumer reports" says it stands behind its own scientific testing and also it recommends wearing hats and staying in the shade as much as
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possible. brandi hitt, abc news, los angeles. coming up, the secret behind pulling off 7,000 pullups. 7,000. >> and dude perfect, smashing 11 new world records. "the mix" is next. smashing 11 new world records. "the mix" is next. "the mix" is next.
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ninja warrior. >> wow, good for him. >> i think he has a head start. >> he should hang out with that little girl that did the 2,000 plus situps. a lot of impressive people coming out this week making me feel like a total slacker. >> you can do 7 in 24 hours. >> seven, take off those two zeros, not going to happen. i have more impressive things to show you. remember the old nothing but net commercials with larry bird and michael jordan? the last one ended with them standing on top of a skyscraper because they kept having to up the ante to see who would miss the basket. these guys from dude perfect just sort of made that a real y reality. they set out to break all these different world records and this one is the tallest basket ever made. >> no. >> oh.
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wow. >> and watch it. 533 feet as you can see, he goes absolutely bananas. that was just the last of i don't know, at least ten world records that they broke. >> there's a reason they're probably dude perfect you would say. speaking of competition, there's a little bit of a competition that is taking place here in new york city with advertising firms in lower manhattan. they started this post-it war on their windows. it started out with one advertising company posting hi. and then shortly after, it was on like donkey kong. look at that. all post-its there. then the others tried to up the ante and they've tried to outpost each other. >> are they now hiring special post-it artists to do this? don't they have jobs? >> you would think at this point. we tried to get marcus to match -- i can't figure out what he's trying to. >> i see i heart -- marcus, how we doing? >> marcus, what is that? >> i love lucy. >> i love me. >> i love me. >> okay. >> we're not very good -- we're not going to win that competition. >> i love wnn. i love me.
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thanks, marcus. >> nice. >> humble.
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this morning on "world news now," bernie sanders is picking up momentum. hillary clinton is still leading with delegates, but as sanders celebrates winning another state overnight, he says he's even more determined to keep going. and playing nice? donald trump and megyn kelly sitting down to hash out their differences. how he responded to his previous attacks on the reporter as hillary clinton rolls out a new ad hoping to highlight a weakness among female voters. and new this half hour, an incredible rescue caught on police dashcam. >> the officer responding to the scene of a man trapped under a burning vehicle, enlisting the help of good samaritans just in time to save his life. the abc news exclusive. five-time grammy award winner
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celine dion opens up in her first television interview since the death of her husband. what she said to our own deborah roberts ahead in "the skinny," on this wednesday, may 18th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning, everyone. we begin this half hour with the latest contest in the race for the white house. bernie sanders is vowing to soldier on as he racks up another win. >> sanders defeated clinton in oregon by several percentage points, but he failed to slow her march to the democratic nomination. in kentucky, the race is too close to call. they're running neck and neck with clinton leading by about 2,000 votes, a margin of less than 1%. >> but clinton has claimed victory in kentucky with a tweet thanking supports and calling for unity. >> meanwhile, sanders attracting 11,000 supporters at a rally in california. liz kreutz has the latest. good morning, liz. >> reporter: good morning. now, hillary clinton is still way ahead in the delegate count but last night, again showed us
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where she continues to fall behind and that is momentum. bernie sanders drew massive crowds at his rally in california, a state where he's making a big last effort push as he remains determined to keep his campaign alive. >> we have received a significant majority of the votes of young people. >> reporter: hillary clinton, though, is turning her sights to the general election. overnight her campaign released her financial records which she's using as another way to hit donald trump for not disclosing more about his finances. clinton's document does not tell us how much she gave in taxes last year but does reveal more about the controversial paid speeches. according to the form in 2015, she and bill clinton gave a total of 28 paid speeches earning nearly $7 million combined. diane and kendis. >> our thanks to liz there. donald trump took a swipe at the democrats overnight on twitter last night calling bernie sanders a joke and hillary clinton a nightmare. >> he also tweeted a compliment
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to megyn kelly telling her well done after their interview aired. we have more on the interview that followed a bitter feud that dragged on for months. good morning, ines. >> diane and kendis, last night donald trump finally confronted megyn kelly and it was the first time the two publicly came face to face after their feud began after the first gop debate. >> let's talk about us. >> okay. >> reporter: overnight, donald trump reconciling with megan kelly, fox news anchor. >> i have great respect for you that you were able to call me and say, let's get together and let's talk. >> trump made offensive comments about kelly over the summer. >> you could see there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever. >> reporter: but tonight an apology. >> bimbo? >> there was a retweet. did i say that? >> many times. >> oh, okay. excuse me. over your life, megyn, you've been called a lot worse. is that right? wouldn't you say? >> reporter: trump filing campaign documents about personal finances with the sec.
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trump says the documents show "tremendous cash flow" and prove that they demonstrated he has "the kind of thinking the country needs," but maintains he won't release tax returns till november. on tuesday trump also said he's open to speaking directly with north korean leader kim jong-un to try to put an end to the nation's nuclear weapons program. the meeting would mark a big departure from the current policy. later today, donald trump will be meeting with henry kissinger who was a top adds visor to nixon and ford. >> our thanks to ines. now to the flooding in the south. some areas in the south received as much as a foot of rain in just 24 hours, breaking records all the way from southwest texas to florida's atlantic coast. the result was flooded roads as you can see there. there's also reports of several stalled vehicles as well as damaged homes. rivers and streams are at capacity and the ground can't absorb any more water. the storms are also brought strong winds and hail to the
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region including more than half a dozen tornadoes. and speaking of, one of those funnel clouds spotted in ft. pierce, florida. another seen in nearby vero beach. they caused some damage to homes and knocked down trees and power lines. there are no reports of serious injuries. and there will be more unsettled weather in the south today with thunderstorms in texas again. rain heavy at times in the south, especially in florida. >> and it will be dry and mild in the northeast. we'll see a chilly start to the day in the midwest before it warms up. showers and even some snow in the rockies and a new storm system is moving into the pacific northwest. now to a bizarre incident on the national mall. a man claiming he had been contaminated by anthrax drove his pickup truck right on to the middle of the grass there. he said he had some of the substance in his truck. he didn't. all of the officers in contact with him went through decontamination to be safe. a chicago police officer is facing brutality charges. he allegedly beat a patient while in handcuffs.
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incident was caught by surveillance camera the at hospital where the man was undergoing mental evaluation. what the video didn't show is the patient had just punched the officer in the face. this happened two years ago. the charges were delayed because at alleged victim couldn't be found. the fbi and federal prosecutors are getting involved in the international sports doping scandal opening an investigation into alleged state sponsored doping by dozens of past russian athletes. prosecutors are looking into russian government officials, athletes, coaches and anyone else who may have unfairly benefitted from the doping. it's believed conspiracy and fraud charges are being pursued. u.s. prosecutors are allowed to bring cases against foreigners living abroad if they have a connection to the u.s. one of russia's most recognizable athletes maria sharapova learns today how long she will be banned from tennis. sharapova failed a drug test at this year's australian open and admitted to taking a heart disease medication banned at the start of the year.
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experts believe she will be banned between six and 12 months. in the nba playoffs now, the cleveland cavaliers had nine days off before last night's game one of the eastern conference finals against the toronto raptors. lebron james and his team were well rested and it showed. they let the raptors know it. james scored 24 points including a powerful dunk. nice shot. >> this was a blowout, 31-point lost yet, by the way, in the t post season. they've won nine straight games so far. one off the record. game two against toronto is tomorrow night. >> looks like a good one. >> and not really. if you're a cleveland cavaliers fan. also big winners last night, the philadelphia 76ers. we haven't been able to say that all season, think won the nba draft lottery. which means they will select first in next month's draft. the sixers can use some high-profile help. they finished last season with a horrendous 10-72 record .
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we have to give a shoutout and hearty congratulations to a 100-year-old record holder. she is ella mae culbert of south carolina. >> ella mae tripped and fell yesterday in her first attempt to set a 100 meter dash record for her age group. but we got back up and tried again. >> under 47 seconds later, she crossed the finish line. the official time was kept. they will be passing the evidence along to guinness. she'll be credited with a new world record. the old record was 1:17. we're told she beat that. >> so quick math says she set that new world record by just under 31 seconds. impressive. very usani boltesque, not quite. but that's really, really impressive. to be moving that fast at 100. >> i feel like it wasn't that long ago that we reported on this record. so i feel a little bit bad for the previous record holder. >> i'm sure she's fine.
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>> you can really just hear the panic in their voices. incredible effort here as an officer and four other people push aside a burning suv in east anchorage, alaska. they rescued a man whose arm was trapped underneath. they rocked the car just enough for the driver to free his arm. and the crying man scrambled away from the suv. just moments later it, burst into flames. anyone outdoors at this time was awarded with a rare sight, a fire ball cut across the skies over new england and the northeast. it's believed it was a meteor about five feet in diameter. it was seen as far as north as new brunswick, canada, and as far as south as new jersey and then accompanied by a large boom. >> switching gears now to a frightening case for a colorado family. terrorized by a home invasion. >> it happened to two middle
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school teachers while their children were sleeping in what police now say was a case of mistaken identity. abc's clayton sandell has the latest. >> oh, my god. oh, my god. >> reporter: the call for help is frantic. >> 911? >> there's three men that just came in my house and attacked my husband and i. >> reporter: a knock on the door in this golden, colorado, neighborhood. >> they knocked on my door and then they came in my house. >> reporter: a husband and wife, both middle school teachers, at home with their two kids when three suspects break in. the husband is stabbed, but fights back, grabbing a knife, taking one suspect down. >> he has a cut on his arm and he's gushing blood out of his arm. >> reporter: police say the home invaders were looking for drugs and $10,000 in cash, but it was a case of mistaken identity. the bad guys had the wrong house. >> there were three guys. we have one of them down inside of our house. he's been down. hey, baby, you're okay. oh, my god. we have two kids downstairs in the basement. >> people could have certainly been killed in this situation, but obviously, this father was protecting his wife and
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children. >> reporter: the neighborhood here is now quiet. the husband is in the hospital. he's expected to survive. the two children are okay. police say two suspects are still on the loose. clayton sandell, abc news, golden, colorado. >> frightening indeed. we should point out the wife was not injured besides the children. >> that's right. the husband had stab wounds. as we heard, he's expected to be okay. but the family now says they're so terrorized they can't go back home. >> they're looking to move. when we come back, celine dion opens up about her final moments with her husband. the abc news exclusive is next. and the stunning health revelation from tom hanks. "the skinny" is next. >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations.
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♪ skinny, so skinny ♪ skinny, so skinny time now for "the skinny" and topping our headlines this morning, an abc news exclusive. >> celine dion has opened up to our own debra roberts in her first tv interview since the death of her husband in january about the final moments that she
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shared with him. >> i started to talk to him and i said you know what? i want you to just go in peace. i want you to not worry. you are worrying for my career. you are worrying for the children. you are worrying for everything. it's enough. i promise you, we're going to be okay. >> so rene angelil was husband, father of their three sons and her manager for so many years. you can see more of that interview later this morning on "good morning america." was a tough moment for her and he had been battling cancer for so many years. so it was almost as if she was prepared for that moment. >> and a big part of her life both obviously personally but also professionally that relationship. a lot to part with there. it was a very moving interview. >> yep. next, let's move to tom
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hanks who is now opening up about his diabetes and blaming himself. >> the actor revealed two years ago that he was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and now, he's admitting that it was his diet that did him in, calling himself part of the lazy american generation and telling the radio times "i was heavy." you've seen me in the movies. i was a total idiot. >> hanks went on to say that he is hopeful, however, if he hits a certain target weight, he'll be able to reverse the disease all together. he says that's what his doctors told him. >> interesting side note. hanks says it could have been worse but says what helped keep him away from booze and drugs was becoming a father at the age of 21 and being forced to grow up fast. >> that's right. he said did he his fair share of certain things but he didn't make it a habit. he's grateful for that. he says i may have at the time thought i was missing out but i was actually able to be aware of what was going on in the world and see my kids grow up. and now he has yet another reason to thank them. >> i never heard if you lose
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weight, then you can kind of reverse the effect. >> i didn't know it worked in the opposite way. so next in our celebrity health watch, sofia vergara with a reminder for all women. >> she's reminding fans it's that time of year. the "modern family" star instagrammed this photo of herself getting an annual mammogram. >> you may recall she's a cancer survivor. she was diagnosed with thyroid cancer 16 years ago. >> she has said in past interviews the diagnosis changed her life bringing her down to earth and forcing her to take better care of herself. she takes a pill everyday to manage her thyroid hormones. and finally it's the end of an era for tom cruise. >> yes, it is or at least the end of a real estate era. in what seemed like a "mission: impossible," the actor managed to off load his 10,000 square foot beverly hills mansion that he shared with his wife katie holmes at the time for $45 million. >> that looks like more than a mansion. that looks like five mansions.
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>> that looks like vatican city. so aftering $5 million off the price. >> bargain. >> he's now been able to sell it. >> the estate has seven bedrooms, nine bathrooms, a tennis court, a pool, a playground and several guesthouses. >> well, i mean, in case you have many other guests. >> there's no room for them in the house so you need to have a guest house for them. >> by the way, tom and katie bought the home for just over $30 million. that was back in 2007 en he was still jumping on oprah's couch. so he's still walking away with a cool $15 million. >> the 53-year-old has been quietly selling off his properties yesterday. he recently sold his hollywood hills home for $11.4 million, his manhattan apartment for $3 million and listed his 33 acre colorado retreat for $59 million. you're holding out for the colorado retreat. right? >> what does he have left after all that? >> i'm guessing he has more properties than that. he's tom cruise. lots of real estate to go around in the cruise family. >> clearly those "mission:
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>> reporter: the ideal bond needs craig's craggy charm. >> what about a drink at my place? >> reporter: connerry's charisma ♪ underneath the mango tree >> reporter: moore's viral voice. >> can you swim. >> reporter: is the silver screen spy for over 50 years and now that daniel craig nearing 50 himself is hinting he'll hang up his holster. >> i understand 00s have a short life expectancy. >> reporter: the replacement race is on. >> idris elba, a streetwise sleuth in the bbc's "luther" could be the first black bond rumorville tom hiddleston. calls the hype just rumorville. >> he's my birth right. >> he played thor and just proved his espionage chops in "the night manager," has a way with the ladies. >> forgive me father for i have sinned. >> that's putting it mildly, 007.
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>> reporter: damian lewis see showtime's "billions" and "homeland" can play the maverick and has the right level of brit posh. >> rather a sweeping statement considering we've never met. >> reporter: the first ginger 007. nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >> do you have a vote? >> after seeing "night manager" now on a&e with tom hiddleston, i would say he would be an excellent, excellent bond. >> i'm an elba fan. "luther." >> so is reena. >> he's charming, he's cunning. yes. or better yet, how about a mr. kendis gibson in there. >> there has not been a bald bond before. >> see that. >> oh, hey. >> or a female bond. >> female bond. take that. i like that. >> i like it. >> you could be my bond girl. >> that would be a different kind of bond flick. >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now." informing insomniacs for two decades.
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making news in america this morning, a primary showdown in two states. one race still too close to call but in the other bernie sanders comes away with another big win. this as donald trump sits down with megyn kelly months after their feud started with a question about how the candidate treats women. we're live. happening now, a serious weather situation unfolding once again in texas. people trapped in cars as the water rises in heavy rain. we're tracking the storms. and a driver gets trapped underneath an suv after the vehicle flips and bursts into flames. see the video as a police officer and bystanders jump into action. and garden center scare. a man shopping at lowe's coming way too close up with a dangerous snake.

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