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long before he directed comic book guy fare like "the avengers," joss whedon created what female-centric cult tv show? >> i don't even know the time to go off of when these shows necessarily aired. it looks like they're all '90s shows. i can't rule anything out, but i think it's "buffy the vampire slayer." i'm gonna go for it, so... >> let me tell you where you are. >> [laughs] >> $7,000. >> yeah. >> you still have your "plus one." >> mm-hmm. >> right now you're risking $2,000. incorrect answer, you're still walking away with $5,000. >> mm-hmm. >> but obviously, correct answer, you move on. >> i'm gonna say c. final answer. >> i know everybody wanted
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that to be right, so you could move on, and you are. >> that's not nice. >> $10,000! emma! >> $10,000. >> $10,000. [applause] [horn blares] that sound means that time is up for today. >> okay. >> but don't worry, you're not going anywhere. >> [laughs] >> neither is that $10,000, and believe me, everybody is gonna come back to see how you do, and how you finish up. how do you not love this girl? thank you for watching. for everyone who's been a part of this one, i'm chris harrison. we will see you next time. >> [laughs] [cheers and applause] ♪ >> closed captioning sponsored by: tired of re-dosing antacids? try duo fusion! new, two in one heartburn relief. the antacid goes to work in seconds... and the acid reducer lasts up to 12 hours in one chewable tablet. try new duo fusion. from the makers of zantac.
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enough for the english summer, and others aren't wearing it. nike is making some changes so the dress doesn't fly up as high. that apparently is the problem. the whole thing just -- >> yeah. it's a travesty. >> okay. coming up, two freight trains collide at high speed. what we're learning about the crash in texas and about what railroad companies have been doing to try to avoid disasters like that. and the international incident sparked by lady gaga. why she's been bar friday entering china. that's in "the skinny." first, here's a look at today's forecast. >> "world news now" weather brought to you by super poligrip. to you by super polly grip. it's the little things in life that make me smile. spending the day with my niece. grip. polygrip. grip. poligrip. comfortable. even well fitting dentures let in food particles. just a few dabs of super poligrip free
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the international airport in updating our breaking news, the international airport in istanbul, turkey, is operating as normal this morning following a terror attack that killed at least three dozen people. nearly 150 others were injured. the prime minister says all signs point to isis. three attackers set off bombs they were wearing after opening fire. security at the u.s. airports have been increased as a precaution. in texas federal investigators are trying to figure out what caused a high speed, head-on collision between freight trains. >> three are missing, believed to be trapped inside >> reporter: the collision buckling train cars. sending them falling off the tracks like dominos. >> are you calling? >> no. trust me. they know. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: two freight trains ending up on the same track in
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texas crashing head on. >> i could hear this awesome, gruesome sound, and it kept going and going and going. >> reporter: a mountain of twisted metal and flames. thick, black smoke drifting toward homes forces mandatory evacuations for half the town. there were four crew members on board. one person of hospitalized, jumping from the train just before impact. >> there are three people unaccounted for. we fear they may be trapped in the train at this time. >> reporter: there's new technology designed to prevent accidents called positive train control. but railroads say they need more time to make it work and congress has allowed the deadline to slip from 2015 until at least 2018. and now teams of federal safety investigators will be looking for the train's event recorders that they hope will have clues as to how two locomotives ended up on a collision course. abc news, denver. >> dramatic video.
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well, when we come back, the first lady and her daughter are mixing with royalty. >> and hear why lady gaga has been banned from china. "the skinny" is next. lty. >> and hear why lady gaga has been banned from china. the skinny is next
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babies aren't fully developed until at least 39 weeks. a healthy baby is worth the wait. ♪ time for "the skinny." topping our headlines, the obama ladies are mixing with royalty
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in morocco. >> part of their six-day trip. first lady, michelle obama, with her daughters and, of course, her mother. they sat down for a dinner breaking the muslim fast during ramadan. >> they were joined by the princess, the wife of king muhammad vi, along with access meryl streep. earlier the ladies met local girls to promote education as part of the let girls learn initiative. in the north african kingdom, only 36% of girls continue school beyond the primary level. >> so mrs. obama and the first daughters and first grandmother will help to spain today. making some diplomatic waves of her own is lady gaga who angered one of the world's most powerful nations. >> it's all because of this meeting with on sunday with the exiled dalai lama in indianapolis. that landed her on a list of hostile foreign forces banned by
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the chinese communist party. >> it wasn't for her lyrics or outfits? >> nope. dalai lama. >> during the 19-minute encounter, the two discussed meditation, yoga, mental health, and how to detoxify humanity. those are fighting words. >> the meeting sparked an angry reaction from beijing which didn't get the message. they attacked the dalai lama as a wolf in monk's clothing. the spiritual tibetan leader has been in exile since 1959. >> as for lady gaga only are they banned from setting foot on the chinese mainland. chinese websites and media organizations have been ordered to stop uploading or distributing her songs. man, they're mad. and 40 years after the gold, she's come a long way. >> caitlyn jenner has posed for her first "sports illustrated" cover as a woman. the july summer double issue features the 66-year-old olympic
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champ posing in a gold jumpsuit wearing the gold medal she won as bruce jenner at the 1976 games. >> along with the cover, there's also a 22-minute movie. "jenn "jenner: 40 years after gold," where she describes the inner conflict living inside her at the time saying that the decathlon was the ultimate in what people think of has manhood. for me, it was a good place to hide. that's a quote. >> she reveals a complex relationship, apparently, with that gold medal which she keeps hidden away. you can see it there, below a cosmetics case. in the middle of the drawer of her vanity in the bathroom. >> on the one hand hidden away but in a place where she can look at it every day. >> every day. yeah. great memories back in 1976. >> yeah. coming up, would you swim in shark-infested waters? >> not that i'd be able to tell about it. >> how about in purpose? >> couldn't pay me enough. >> what if the anchor throws you
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underwater photographer who studies shark behavior. before we dive at night, i need to get my feet wet during the day. >> sharks get a bad rap. they're polite predators and chill. >> they could kill us, but it's unlikely. >> reporter: at our dive site, the sharks are out in full force. >> you ready to do this, buddy? >> reporter: it's pretty amazing down here, hey? oh, you see that? this is absolutely crazy. they're literally everywhere. i got to be honest, i thought i was going to be completely freaking out. there's something very zen and calm. in the night it might be different. >> reporter: to hunt in darkness, their prey has to be hyper agile. almost whatever their hunting has no chance. >> reporter: their senses include powerful night vision, reflective cells that allows sharks to see ten times better than humans in the dark. which is what makes diving at night so daunting.
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>> it was a great idea three hours ago. now that it's pitch black -- >> reporter: it's crazy. it's like you're in the abyss. you can't see anything. you really can't even hear anything. oh, boy, this is a big one. it's a really, really, oh, oh my god. it's coming right for me again. crazy. he's literally right beside you one second and the next second disappeared completely into the darkness. it must be such an advantage over their prey. their ability to see, their ability to smell. the electromagnetic fields. that's why it's the perfect killer, all the different tools. jessie palmer, abc news. >> that's the eeriest part, how quickly they completely disappear. ♪ >> yeah. >> no idea they're there and they're so close. >> no, thank you.
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good morning, i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm diane macedo. here are some of the top headlines this morning on "world news now." the international airport in istanbul turkey is open following a terror attack that killed at least three dozen people. in response security at the airports in u.s. has been ramped up. a chilling play by play of the orlando nightclub massacre has been released to the public. the documents detail a gripping police narrative of the attack from the time the first call comes in to moments officers take down the shooter. and voters in california will decide in november whether recreational pot should be legal in the state. >> president obama on his way to canada today for his final north american leader summit. meeting with the canadian prime
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minister and the mexican president. they'll make a pledge to use more clean energy. those are some of our top stories on wednesday, june 29th. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> we begin this half hour with the breaking news from istanbul, turkey. this might be our first look at one of three reported explosions. >> this is video of the attack that made its way onto the internet. you can see the blast followed by people running for cover. at least three dozen people were killed. nearly 150 others injured. >> turkey's prime minister says isis is likely to blame. we have the details. >> reporter: it's the fifth major attack in turkey's largest city in the past month. gunfire and explosions rocking the istanbul airport's international terminal.
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in what appears to be airport term value video. a fireball flashes on the screen as one of the attackers detonates himself on the building. turkish officials say another suicide bomber ran outside. the injured being rushed to area hospitals in ambulances, vans, and taxis. >> people were shooting on one side. we ran the other way, and then the bombs went off. and people were running the other way and there was more shooting. we came out, and after that i think there's another bomb. >> reporter: the violence erupted at about 10 p.m., a busy time for one of the middle east most popular travel hubs. officials say the attackers arrived by taxi, then opened fire with assault rifles, detonating suicide belts. >> a lot of people attacking. i didn't see, but i heard it.
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one bomb i think in the arrival area. i think two in departure area. >> reporter: inside the airport, confusion. people looking for cover. some holding children. others on their phones. >> sit down. >> reporter: back in march terrorists linked to isis launched deadly assaults in brussels at the airport and metro station. dozens died. the three attackers were detected by police by making it to the main terminal. thankfully security saving many lives. >> i've been so that airport there. not a long time ago. one of the key differences is the layer of security at the entrance. metal detectors, and that's different from here in the united states. we have a big holiday weekend coming up. what's being done here? >> reporter: around the country a lot of airports have ramped up security for that reason. at l.a.x., they ramped up security ahead of the fourth of july holiday on monday. in addition to the warning or the threat that happened as a result of this attack.
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now, of course, security at airports like jfk international also ramped up. they'll have having tactical vehicles and weaponry highly visible to passengers to provide an extra layer of safety, security. but also the department of homeland security saying there will be unseen security enforcement as well. >> and what was the reaction from the white house and the campaign trail to this? >> reporter: president obama saying he's been briefed on the situation early on when we first heard about the bombings and the gunshots ringing out at istanbul's airport, the key thing here is to examine exactly how the presidential candidates are using this and tieing this into the messages they've been speaking about for months. hillary clinton hailing the work of police there at the airport, saying they were heroic. also mentioning the u.s. needs to strengthen the ties they have to allies both in the middle east and in europe. meanwhile, donald trump was
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saying that while he sends his condolences, it is very important that the u.s. makes sure that something like this doesn't happen in america. >> and trump in his speech last night saying we need to bring back waterboarding. adrienne, thank you for that report. now, the airport in istanbul is open right now. there are planes flying in and out. some flights have been cancelled. >> it's an airport our molly hunter is familiar with. she's tracking the latest. good morning, molly. >> reporter: good morning, diane. that's right. the istanbul, turkey airport is open. flights from the u.s. have resumed and most of the normal air activity is back up and running as the investigation goes full speed ahead. again, this is the fourth major attack in istanbul. this was not a civilian target. this was not a military target. this was the airport. and if, indeed, the attackers come out as isis, this would be fascinating. this is the airport that
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thousands of foreign fighters flew from europe, making their way to syria. the border with turkey is porous. many refugees have come out and many fighters have come over and thousands of foreign fighters have gone the other way, and they've come out of that airport. this is a fascinating target. turkey deals with multiple security threats with the pkk as well as isis. now, again, we don't know, there has not been a claim of attack. but the pkk separatists have typically targeted military targets which obviously this was not. the president has said this can happen anywhere. if this can happen at ataturk, it can happen anywhere. you talked about security. that's exactly right. like many airports in the middle east, this layer of security prevented the attackers here from getting further to the actual security lines or to where passengers are checking in. in so certainly they'll chalk that up as a success for the airport. and certainly save more lives. >> scary to think how much worse
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this could have been given how much death that already happened here. molly, we're also nearing the end of the muslim holy month of ramadan. what's the significance on that front? >> reporter: absolutely. we're nearing the last week, and the last ten days are the holiest, the most important for muslims around the world. now, most people, most muslims during the last ten days focus on reading the koran. it's a solitary period of this time of celebration and fasting that most people will be, sit agent the main mosque reading the koran. i will say one thing. not only does the koran prevent or condemn any spilling of blood, especially during the ten days but any spilling of blood of muslims. many turks are muslims. we don't have the break down of the victims, but you can be sure there were all faiths and nationalities in the airport at the time. we heard from the president last night who said clearly the attackers showed no targeting
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necessarily based on faith or nationality. but i will say that also for muslims, anything you choose to do, whether it's giving to charity carries that much more meaning because of holy month. >> more than 100 countries have serviced from that airport. molly, thank you. to our transportation disaster at home. a head on collision between speeding freight trains. three of the four crew members are missing and there are fears they may be in the fiery wreckage. firefighters are still pouring water on the blaze. a fourth trainman was injured when he jumped from his train. the speed limit for trains is 70 there. a judge in mexico has temporarily blocked the extradition of el chapo. he was supposed to be sent back to the united states to face drug trafficking and homicide charges. now that probably won't happen until later this year because his lawyers are appealing the transfer. el chapo was captured after an
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escape from prison last year. it's not what visitors expect to see but off duty police greeted people with a sign saying welcome to hell. it says the cops are not getting paid and visitor safety is uncertain. they're complaining about the lack of gasoline and county in rio. they say the federal government is too concerned about the olympics to deal with those issues. and u.s. swimmer missy franklin is concerned about the rio olympics. she's not doing well at the trials underway in ohm away. she finished seventh in one of the events she won at the london olympics. michael phelps is on his way to making the team. finished more than a second ahead in his heat of the butterfly. he turns 31 tomorrow and is seeking his fifth shot at the
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olympics. he already has 18 gold metals and four others. >> slacker with those. he couldn't quite achieve. >> he's like you want a silver? >> the largest auto settlement in u.s. history. volkswagen agreeing to pay nearly $15 million to settle t case. nearly half a million americans are set for a major payday. and life animated. how animated movies are cracking the code of silence giving children with autism a brand new voice. >> first, here's a look at today's temperatures. children with autism a brand new voice. >> first, here's a look at today's temperatures. children with autism a brand new voice. >> first, here's a look at today's temperatures. giving chi brand new voice. >> first, here's a look at today's temperatures.
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(sound♪ of music ♪histling) 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. the latest in the aftermath the latest in the aftermath of the terror attack at the international airport in istanbul, turkey. officials there have been assessing the damage left behind by three attackers. look at the explosion here. the airport is once again open this morning with some flights being cancelled or delayed.
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the attackers opened fire before setting off explosives they were wearing. the explosions killed at least three dozen people and injured nearly 150 others. turkey's prime minister says isis is likely responsible. >> as a result of the turmoil in the middle east, there's no end in site of the refugee crisis. doctors without boarders say they've picked up thousands of refugees in a single day. most of the migrants were on boats just off the coast of libya. this is the third year of europe's worst refugee crisis since world war ii. a billion dollar bill aimed at addressing the zika virus is falling apart. republicans insist it's effective funding. the president requested nearly twice as much money. the white house blasted republicans, accusing them of
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play g politics with pregnant women and newborn babies. volks wa g en has agreed to pay nearly $15 billion. it stems from the massive fraud case involving emissions in the diesel vehicles. >> and nearly half a million americans are in line for major payback. >> reporter: their ads touted how clean their diesel cars were. we know it was all a lie. and now volkswagen is paying up to the tune of $14.7 billion for rigging cars to cheat on emissions tests. allowing them to pollute up to 40 times more than allowed by the epa. >> volkswagen turned over half a million american drivers into unwitting accomplices in an unprecedented assault on our country's environment. >> reporter: the proposed settlement means they'll pay $10 million to buy back 475,000 cars. 2009 to 2015 advocacy wagens and
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audis. owners like lisa will get whatever their car was worth before the emissions scandal plus cash ranging from 5100 to $10,000. >> i think it sends more of a message to this company and other car companies that consumers don't want to put up with lying. >> reporter: while they have the option to get their car fixed, vw hasn't announced what that fix would be. and volkswagen is still the subject of a criminal investigation. lindsay davis, abc news, new york. coming up, the language of animation. >> how animated movies are creating a language breakthrough for children with autism. you're watching "world news now." now."
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for many families living with a for many families, living from many families living with a child with autism means living with an almost impenetrable communications barrier. >> one family found the key to crack that code and it involves the magic of movies. we're up "all nightline" with deborah robert. >> i'm captain hook. you're peter pan. okay.
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>> reporter: the precious home video. make believe between a 2-year-old boy and his dad. but this moment in time would later mean so much more. not long after filming this scene in 1993, owen's world halted. his parents ron and cornelia got a shattering diagnosis. regressive autism. it must have devastating. >> we just froze. the doctors start ed to explain, okay, this is going to change your life. he may never get his speech back. many of the kids don't. >> reporter: ron, and award winning reporter, gifted with words, but now his own son has none. >> owen just started to vanish. he couldn't look at you. >> reporter: his language gibberish, his frustration growing. >> he's saying juicer. she thought he wanted juice. she gives him juice, he knocks the cup over. >> reporter: a hallmark of
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autism is a focussed interest in a particular topic. for some it's "star trek", others, maps. for owen, disney movies. he was fixated on a pivotal scene from "the little mermaid." >> he rewinds it the second time and third time, and she goes this is not juice. >> reporter: what does it say? >> it won't cost much, just your voice. >> it won't cost much, just your voice. >> and just her voice, and he looks at me for the first time in a year and says just her voice, and that was the pandemonium broke out in the bedroom. >> reporter: 20 years later owen and his family are sharing their journey in a new documentary, "life animated." a remarkable discovery. owen had memorized every line from every disney movie. and the family now realized by speaking in those character's voices they could communicate with their son.
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dr. rebecca landa who spent 20 years working with children with autism says it's important to pay close attention to what they're trying to express. >> they can't put together the words from scratch to express their idea. so they're borrowing from the movie. ♪ >> speaking the language of disney to each other. it's like magic. >> reporter: today at 25, owen is working and living on his own. >> he changed. but he didn't become less. we just needed to learn who he was. >> reporter: deborah roberts in new york. ♪ >> quite fascinating to see how it has that kind of impact. >> disney is our parent company, but this isn't just disney movies. they say some kids are focussed on harry potter. others are focussed on dinosaurs. others focussed on "star wars." it's a matter of finding what that particular child's focus is. >> and that documentary, "life
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animated," was a big hit at sundance, winning the best director award. a fascinating look in their world. in their world. >> coming up, remembering a sporting legend.
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♪ makes live pictures into gifts. or videos. >> okay. yeah. you used one. >> i did. >> she built the university of tennessee's lady volunteers into a powerhouse, becoming the winningest coach in the history of women's basketball. >> pat summit has died at the age of years after being diagnosed with alzheimers.
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robin roberts remembers her fondly. >> reporter: how do you earn the title winningest coach in division one basketball history, men or women's? like this. >> i want to win a national championship. >> pat summit and destiny. >> reporter: and sometimes doing it all with your baby boy on your hip. pat summit was a girl from humble beginnings. at 22 she was hired as head coach at the university of tennessee, a team she led for 38 seasons. it was this story life book of memories she was suddenly faced with losing when five years ago she announced she'd been diagnosed with early onset dementia. alzheimer's type. have you had the "why me" moments? >> a few. >> reporter: what is it that you want people to understand about you that can help them? >> it may not be the best thing, but you just got to make it what it is. and just keep living your life. >> reporter: 1,098 wins. 18 final fours. 8 national championships. training 14 future olympians, and 34 wnba players. a 100% graduation rate of her
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players who completed their eligibility at tennessee. >> it's all about the players. i like to see young people succeed. >> reporter: you still feel you have something to teach them?
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breaking news on "world news now." airport terror attack in turkey. >> dozens are dead, and over 100 injured at one of the world's busiest travel hubs. there are new images of suicide bombers detonating explosives after opening fire in that terminal. we have team coverage ahead including how the latest tragedy is affecting airports in the u.s. new details on that explosive train crash in texas. the fire still burning at this hour, as we learn more about why two trains ended up on a collision course. and a burglary suspect gets taken down after trying to outrun a police chopper. a crew member chases him down after the helicopter lands, and we'll have that story and more of this morning's headlines on this wednesday, june 29th. good morning, everyone, i'm
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kendis gibson. >> i'm diane maceda. more on the international terror attack in istanbul, turkey. >> investigators continue working at the scene. at least three dozen people were killed when three attackers wearing bombs blew themselves up after opening fire. nearly 150 others were injured. turkey's prime minister says all signs point to the attack being carried out by isis. >> and this might be our first look at one of the three reported explosions in what appears to be airport security video of the attack that made its way on to the internet. you see a blast followed by people running for their lives. two explosions took place at the entrance of the airport's international arrivals terminal. the third happened outside where taxis were waiting to pick up passengers. >> that airport is one of the busiest in the world and remarkably resumed some operations a few hours ago. this is a live image coming now. you see that it is daylight there in turkey.
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they are seven hours ahead of the east coast. a very different scene from 12 hours ago. we begin with abc's adrienne bankert. >> reporter: the fifth largest attack in the city in the past month. gunfire and explosions rocking the istanbul airport's international terminal. in what appears to be surveillance video that landed on line, a fireball flashes on the screen as one of the attackers detonates himself inside the building. turkish officials say another suicide bomber ran outside. [ siren ] the injured being rushed to area hospital in ambulances, vans, and taxis. >> people were shooting. we all ran the other way. and then the bombs went off, and people started running the other way. there's more shooting, and we came out, and after that -- i think there was another bomb.
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>> reporter: the violence erupted at about 10:00 p.m., a busy time for one of the middle east's most popular travel hubs. official say the attackers arrived by taxi, then opened fire with assault rifles, detonating suicide belts. >> a lot of people attacking. i didn't see it. i heard one bomb. i think the arrivals. i think it's two, departure area. >> reporter: inside the airport, confusion. people looking for cover. some holding children. others on their phones. back in march, terrorists linked to isis launched deadly assaults at the brussels airport and a metro station. dozens died. abc news has learned that all three of those attackers were detected by police before entering the main part of this terminal which is good because there could have been many more lives lost as a result of this terrorist attack. >> thank you. >> adrienne, not only two days
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ago, the state department sent an alert that sounded like they were warning american travelers of this exact thing. what's being said? >> reporter: the concern is that they were seeing evidence that tourists, particularly americans, were being targeted. people of different religions were being targeted while traveling in istanbul. the justice department responding today saying that they cleared all flights, not only going to istanbul but coming here from istanbul, saying there was no threat, but that there would be increased security. the department of homeland security saying that there would be more security at major airports in both seen and unseen ways. >> quite understandably. thank you for joining us. for more, we want to turn to abc news consultant and former counterterrorism official for the fbi, steve gomez, joining us from l.a. good morning. so what we've seen of that surveillance video, the attackers and the coordinated sort of attack seems to be the hallmark of one particular group, doesn't it?
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>> absolutely. all the hallmarks of isis. and these three guys came in strong. they were armed with firearms. they had explosive belts that they were prepared to use right away. and as we saw, once the shooting started, they immediately started to explode those devices. >> steve, the u.s. state department, we were discussing, issued a warning that sounded like they were warn being this very thing just the day before. should we be optimistic that it seems they're noticing red flags or pessimistic that not more was done to prevent this even with those red flags? >> well, at least for americans that were looking to travel into turkey, such an advisory, it's a good warning for them knowing that there's a potential vulnerability there in istanbul. i know that there's an issue with the border going between syria and turkey, and that's a big concern. the fact that there could be isis fighters coming into turkey, that could commit this
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type of attack. and of course that's what we see today. >> from what you're hearing from your colleagues in the counterterrorism business, with the fourth of july holiday coming up, a few days away, and record number, 43 million people expected to travel in this country over the weekend, is there a reason for us to be concerned back here at home? >> absolutely because the problem i have with this attack is that it happened before the screening area in the airport. and usually once you get up to that screening area, you know, nobody's checking you out unless they, you know, some law enforcement personnel sees somebody acting suspicious. it's vulnerable. nobody's been checked. once you go through the screening center, then they have been checked, and everybody should not have any kind of firearm or explosive. the security officials have to look at that now. what do they have to do as people are coming into the airport because there are a lot of people there, a lot of taxis, cars, and so on, and that's what the terrorists are looking for. >> and steve, flights originally to istanbul from the u.s. were halted. now that's been lifted.
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are there any precautions you think that need to go into effect immediately here and there? >> well, the fbi and the other government agencies here in the u.s. are going to be looking at all the intelligence that was occurring prior to this attack. all the chatter, so to speak. they're going to try to determine were there signs that this attack was on the horizon? if there are other attacks that are potentially going to occur, whether it's also in turkey, someplace in europe and here in the u.s. that's what the analysis is going to be doing right now with regards to the threats that are out there from isis. >> all right. that's steve gomez. we appreciate you taking the time to talk to us. abc counterterrorism contributor steve gomez. thank you. immediately after the attack, as i mentioned, flights to and from the u.s. were stopped. that's been lifted. >> at the time, ten passenger flights were flying from turkey to the u.s. when the attacks occurred. all landed safely and without
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incident. many airports across the u.s. did beef up security immediately afterwards. officers with tactical weapons have been deployed at the nation's busiest hubs, particularly here in new york city. we're going to continue to track the latest from istanbul throughout the morning. another live update is ahead in our next half hour. three crew members are missing after a fiery head-on train collision in the texas panhandle. the trains were on the same track, each with a conductor and engineer on board. one crew member jumped and was injured. the fire is still burning, and the other three workers have still not been found. the speed limit for trains in the area is 70 miles per hour. a wildfire burning near phoenix has forced evacuations and closed part of an interstate. the bug creek fire has burned about 1,000 acres. crews are being challenged by strong, erratic winds which caused the fire to shift directions.
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investigators are looking into the cause of the blaze which might have been sparked by lightning. voters in california will decide in november whether recreational pot should be legal in their state. officials said there were more than enough valid signatures to place the question on the ballot. the effort is backed by a group headed by former facebook president, sean parker. opponents include the california republican party, the teamsters union, and groups representing police chiefs and hospitals. in the wake of the orlando nightclub massacre, gay rights groups and others are calling for a change in federal rules about blood donations. the fda does not allow men who have had sexual contact with other men within 12 months from giving blood. the blood donation center put out an urgent plea after the massacre but had to turn many away because of the rule. at the vatican, two popes, retired pope benedict xvi appearing with pope francis marking 65 years since benedict was ordained as a priest.
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>> the pope has only appeared a few times since retiring in 2013. benedict thanked francis for letting him live out his remaining years in the beauty of the vatican gardens in which he said he felt "protected." do you think it's awkward that they're wearing the same outfit? >> kind of awkward. we won't go into who wore it better. coming up in "the mix," we'll explain the latest behind corgi-con. first, the latest from the campaign trail. how candidates are reacting to that terror attack in turkey and the latest report on clinton's time as secretary of state and how it's affecting her run for the white house. tony hawk nailing if. the michael jordan of skateboarding, nearly 50 years old, pulling off one of the rarest sport feats yet. find us on facebook and abcwnn. on abcnews.com and abcwnn.
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want to update breaking news. turkish officials say all signs point to isis behind the terror attack on istanbul's international airport. at least 36 people from various countries were killed when three attackers opened fire, then detonated the bombs they were wearing. nearly 150 others were injured. the airport has reopened. flights between the u.s. and turkey have also resumed after being halted for several hours.
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security has been beefed up at airports across the u.s. in response. and the presidential candidates, they didn't take long at all to weigh in on the terror attack in turkey. donald trump starting by sending prayers to the victims' families. >> trump tweeted about keeping terrorism away from our borders and told supporters in ohio that we have to do everything in our power to improve security to keep america safe. >> there's something going on that's really, really bad. it's bad. we'd better get smart and get tough, or we're not going to have much of a country left, okay. >> trump reiterated his call for the return of water boarding and other harsh interrogation techniques in the battle against isis saying we have to fight fire with fire. hillary clinton also ex-private sectorsed condolences for the dead and those injured saying the attack is a reminder that the united states cannot retreat. a statement released by clinton also read "terrorists have struck again in the heart of one of our nato allies, and all
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americans stand united with the people of turkey against this campaign of hatred and violence." new fallout from the report released by house republicans on clinton's response to the 2012 attack in benghazi. >> as she responds, donald trump is going on attack. here's more. >> reporter: hillary clinton touring a denver training facility, touting an innovation plan -- >> i do plead guilty to being a policy wonk. >> reporter: and surprising the crowd, taking a question about the house republican report on benghazi. >> after more than two years and $7 million, i'll leave it to others to characterize this report. i think it's pretty clear it's time to move on. >> reporter: the 800-page report released by the panel's chairman didn't have a smoking gun against clinton -- >> speaker boehner nor speaker ryan have asked me to do anything about 2016 presidential politics. >> reporter: some wish to blame the nominee with an addendum.
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donald trump going after hillary clinton on another issue after his visit to scotland. >> hillary clinton and her friends in global finance want to scare america into thinking small. ♪ >> reporter: and she's been one of clinton's fiercest attack dogs against trump. could senator elizabeth warren take the vp spot? she responded on "the view." >> yesterday was not about vice president. yesterday was about having a chance to get out there with the woman who is going to be the next president of the united states. [ applause ] >> you're not going to answer the question. is that right? >> yeah. that's right. >> our thanks to megan hughes in washington, d.c., on that. coming up, the desperate search -- desperate whale watch off the coast of southern california. >> the 100-ton blue whale that's tangled up inside hundreds of feet of fishing line off the coast there. you can see her there. you're watching "world news now." you're watching world news now.
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it is being called the first of its kind rescue -- freeing a 70-foot blue whale from hundreds of feet of fishing line off the coast of southern california. >> it's quite an undertaking.
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even more so because some of those lines appear to be wrapped around one of the whale's flippers and possibly through its mouth. abc's matt guttman is with the search in the pacific ocean. >> reporter: crews in whale watching boats are scouring the pacific coast for a 100-ton patient. >> this is very unusual. >> reporter: the juvenile blue whale, the biggest animal on the planet, spotted monday off california in distress. >> floating with its chin out of the water. >> reporter: rescuers say the whale was entangled in commercial fishing gear. with those long poles, they got within 20 feet of the whale but missed. it was a nearly impossible task. that whale, as long as this boat, five times as heavy. the boat moving at about this speed, the rescue team had to cut it free with a knife like this. what happens to this whale if a rescue team doesn't find it? >> it will die. >> reporter: noaa has reported 40 whale entangmentments so far
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this year. after 2015 saw a record 61 entanglements, almost four times more than the average over the previous decade. after another day on the water, still no sightings. matt guttman, abc news. >> it's actually really unusual apparently for this to happen to a blue whale because they generally are further -- they're farther off the shore. and they're so big and strong, they can generally fight off these lines when they get entangled in them. a lot of questions being raised over how this particular incident happened. >> noaa saying now that it's seeing more entanglements in the last few years, as you saw in the piece. there are actually about -- between 10,000 and 25,000 blue whales in the world. beautiful animals. >> still considered endangered. so the big rescue mission obviously underway to try to see if they can keep one more. >> yep. coming up, the burglary suspect who tried to outrun a police helicopter. and the 48-year-old skateboarder who's apparently
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very nice. maybe the texans can hire him. now to tony hawk. the ripe old age of 48. two years shy of getting his aarp card. do you remember some 17 -- a long time ago. some 17 years ago he was known for doing the tony hawk 900 which is basically 2.5 revolutions on his skateboard. they were praising him like, you're the greatest thing ever. you were awesome. to mark the anniversary, 17 years later, old man tony hawk decided he would do it. this is him. he posted the new video there for -- >> uh-oh. uh-oh. >> does he -- >> wait. >> no, no -- you got to build up to. it can't just -- >> oh. that was it? >> he stock the landing. yes! that was it. he tweeted by the way saying, thank you all for your kind words. i'm sore. >> thank you, tony. way to go. >> good job there, tony. >> all right. so everyone likes a day at the beach, right? >> yes. >> apparently so do corgies.
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breaking news this morning on the world news now. new developments coming from this turkey, the deadly terror attack at one of the w on "world news now". new developments coming from this turkey, the deadly terror attack at one of the world's busiest airports. suicide bombers target ing travelers from all around the world, killing and injuring dozens. a live report from the region straight ahead. and new details on the orlando nightclub attack at home. what we're learning from the 9-1-1 calls as police lay out the timeline for the deadliest mass shooting in u.s. history. and clothing controversy on the court. >> nike's new wardrobe for female athletes at wimbledon is managing to show more skin than usual on one of the biggest stages in all of sports and not everyone is happy about that. and she is known for causing a stir, but now lady gaga has sparked an international incident. why she's banned from setting
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foot in china and why the government has also banned her music from being uploaded and distributed. the full story ahead in "the skinny." it's wednesday, june 29th. ♪ from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning, everyone, i'm diane macedo. >> i'm kendis gibson. we want to get to our breaking news story developing from overseas. the aftermath of the bombing at istanbul's national airport. here's what we know right now. >> at least three dozen people killed. close to 150 people injured. the airport reopened. investigators continue their work there, and turkey's prime minister says all signs point to isis. >> security points in the u.s. stepped up immediately after the attack in istanbul. that attack coming one day after the state department warned americans about travel in turkey.
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>> we have details on the violence. [ sirens ] >> reporter: devastation and chaos at one of the world's busiest airports. this video apparently showing the moment of the massive blast. officials say three attackers were detected while entering the airport. armed with assault rifles, they stormed the entrance, one opening fire, and then detonating three bombs. shattered doors show the power of the blast, bodies litter the ground. a shaken witness speaking minutes after the attack. >> a lot of people attacking. i didn't see, but i heard it. one bomb i think in the arrival area. i think two in the departure area. two bomb, i think out here -- >> reporter: panic ensued in the airport. terrified passengers crouched down taking cover in a store. others run for their lives. turkish officials confirming more than two dozen dead. more than 140 injured. the wounded scattered on the ground. dozens of ambulances rushed to
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the scene. this man was at the airport and now is desperate to find his brother. >> we are going to get the package in the car, and he was inside, my brother was inside to take it from inside. and he is coming, and the explosion happened. my brother is not very good, and i can't see him now. i want to see him. i don't know what to do. >> reporter: the ataturk airport filled with international travelers every day including many americans. the u.s. consulate tweeting if in turkey contact family and friends and check in in social media to let them know you're safe. >> thanks to terry in london. >> we want to turn to molly hunter in jerusalem covering the story for us. what's the latest? >> reporter: good morning. a lot of specifics remain unclear as the sun comes up in istanbul. big questions remain, but the investigation is full speed
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ahead this morning. as you mentioned, the airport is open. all flights running as normal to and from the u.s. we have a few more details about the how the attack took place. as mentioned in the piece, three attackers arrived in a taxi. just like they did in the brussels attack a few months ago. they were carrying weapons. clearly carrying suicide belts. a lot of the specifics about who detonated the belt is unclear. it's an airport i frequent, as does much of the world. it's the 11th busiest airport in the world. there wasn't a security breach. this is a highly secured airport. when you walk in, you go through a layer of security before actually checking in before checking your bags, and as far as we can tell, and as far as airport security officials are telling us, that worked. they didn't get past that layer of security. now, again, more than 61 million people flew last year through
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this airport alone. it is operating again, and we should learn more in coming hours. >> that, indeed, and it is a relatively large area we're talking about there where you are at your post in jerusalem compared to istanbul and turkey, but the politics of that overall region fairly connected. and are they being involved in that investigation. >> reporter: absolutely. that's an understatement. this is the fourth major attack in istanbul. turkey is a key u.s. ally in the region. also a key ally of israel. there's been a reconciliation deal, and that deal is coincidence. it had nothing to do with this attack. an attack like this would have taken many weeks of planning. no doubt america will take a serious interest in this investigation as well as israel. now, no claim yet, but we heard from the prime minister last night who said that all signs point to isis. now, turkey deals with multiple
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security threats from kurdish separatists, the pkk, as well as isis. we have heard from months, for years now about that porous border with syria. it's been the gateway for of course it's a long border. it's been the gateway to europe both for foreign fighters going into syria but also for fighters coming out of syria and refugees coming out of syria into turkey. take that brussels attack, for example. we know that at least one of the attackers came from syria into turkey relatively undetected. of flagged when he first came if, but was able to get through europe. turkey is a key location. it will be important to see as the investigation goes on how those -- to learn how the attackers got to istanbul. >> we're sure the world will be listening to find that out. molly hunter, we'll check back with you a little later. beefed up security at the u.s. airports after the attack
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in turkey that you're looking at. officials will be looking to see what can be learned from istanbul. many areas of airports including the arrival and drop-off areas remain easy targets. >> we are live in new york with the latest from here at home. adrian, what's been the response from u.s. airports to this? >> reporter: they're doing what we've seen them do time and time again. any time there's an international story, beefed up security is something passengers like yourselves and me and everyone gets used to. we've seen the security in person, but we're also learning about the justice department and the department of homeland security insisting that there is unseen security as it is warranted. however, they don't want to strike fear in the hart hearts of those traveling. they cleared flights to and from istanbul saying there's no foreseen threat. again, as always, they're taking every precaution in light of the attacks. >> and also the attack has understandably, the presidential
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candidates, both hillary clinton and trump issuing statements about it, i believe, overnight. >> they both mentioned their condolences. both of them saying their prayers and thoughts are with the families who lost loved ones and those wounded. two different tones similar to their platforms throughout the campaign. hillary spoke of the heros, the vital gateway between where taxis parked and the terminal, the main entrance of the terminal. as we've been talking about through the night, all three attackers were detected we the metal detecters before they entered the main terminal. thank goodness. one of the men firing off his weapon. police shooting and killing him at the scene. one man getting through, and actually being shot by another officer, but ended up detonating his suicide vest in that main entrance or lobby area ahead of that main terminal, and then a third attacker actually ran back
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outside to where the taxis were. it certainly does make you think about how open u.s. terminals are that anybody can sort of walk through until you get to the tsa check points. again, donald trump, as i don't get off point here, donald trump said his main focus was america's safety saying we have to fight vigilantly against our enemies and make sure what's happened in europe and the middle east doesn't happen here. >> that abc's adrienne bankert tracking the story from new york. we'll stay on top of the latest from istanbul throughout the morning. you can get the latest any time as well at abcnews.com. meanwhile, we're also getting a chilling play by play from the police narrative of the orlando nightclub massacre. hundreds of pages of documents begin with the moment the first 9-1-1 call for shots fired came in just before 2:03 in the morning. it was followed by a string of calls from inside the pulse nightclub.
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one woman was hiding in a closet. another caller was whispering. the dispatcher could hear the shots getting closer and closer. finally, three hours later, the police radio cracks. subject down. now to the severe weather in the denver area. many streets flooded and flights were either diverted or delayed at the denver international airport. at coor's field, nearly six inches of rain fell. the hour-long downpour forced the delay of the start of the game between the blue jays and rockies. the grounds crew used shovels and brooms to clear the rain as well as the hail from the diamond. there's a clothing crisis at the wimbledon tennis tournament. several players decided the nike outfit is too revealing. one tied a headband around her waist.
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a third complaint it wasn't warm enough for the english summer, and others aren't wearing it. nike is making some changes so the dress doesn't fly up as high. that apparently is the problem. the whole thing just -- >> yeah. it's a travesty. >> okay. coming up, two freight trains collide at high speed. what we're learning about the crash in texas and about what railroad companies have been doing to try to avoid disasters like that. and the international incident sparked by lady gaga. why she's been bar friday entering china. that's in "the skinny." first, here's a look at today's forecast. >> "world news now" weather brought to you by super poligrip. to you by super polly grip. it's the little things in life that make me smile. spending the day with my niece. grip. polygrip. grip. poligrip. comfortable. even well fitting dentures let in food particles. just a few dabs of super poligrip free
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the international airport in updating our breaking news, the international airport in istanbul, turkey, is operating as normal this morning following a terror attack that killed at least three dozen people. nearly 150 others were injured. the prime minister says all signs point to isis. three attackers set off bombs they were wearing after opening fire. security at the u.s. airports have been increased as a precaution. in texas federal investigators are trying to figure out what caused a high speed, head-on collision between freight trains. >> three are missing, believed to be trapped inside. >> reporter: the collision buckling train cars. sending them falling off the tracks like dominos. >> are you calling? >> no. trust me. they know. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: two freight trains
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ending up on the same track in texas crashing head on. >> i could hear this awesome, gruesome sound, and it kept going and going and going. >> reporter: a mountain of twisted metal and flames. thick, black smoke drifting toward homes forces mandatory evacuations for half the town. there were four crew members on board. one person of hospitalized, jumping from the train just before impact. >> there are three people unaccounted for. we fear they may be trapped in the train at this time. >> reporter: there's new technology designed to prevent accidents called positive train control. but railroads say they need more time to make it work and congress has allowed the deadline to slip from 2015 until at least 2018. and now teams of federal safety investigators will be looking for the train's event recorders that they hope will have clues as to how two locomotives ended up on a collision course. abc news, denver.
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>> dramatic video. well, when we come back, the first lady and her daughter are mixing with royalty. >> and hear why lady gaga has been banned from china. "the skinny" is next. lty. >> and hear why lady gaga has been banned from china. the skin
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♪ time for "the skinny." topping our headlines, the obama ladies are mixing with royalty
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in morocco. >> part of their six-day trip. first lady, michelle obama, with her daughters and, of course, her mother. they sat down for a dinner breaking the muslim fast during ramadan. >> they were joined by the princess, the wife of king muhammad vi, along with access meryl streep. earlier the ladies met local girls to promote education as part of the let girls learn initiative. in the north african kingdom, only 36% of girls continue school beyond the primary level. >> so mrs. obama and the first daughters and first grandmother will help to spain today. making some diplomatic waves of her own is lady gaga who angered one of the world's most powerful nations. >> it's all because of this meeting with on sunday with the exiled dalai lama in indianapolis. that landed her on a list of
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hostile foreign forces banned by the chinese communist party. >> it wasn't for her lyrics or outfits? >> nope. dalai lama. >> during the 19-minute encounter, the two discussed meditation, yoga, mental health, and how to detoxify humanity. those are fighting words. >> the meeting sparked an angry reaction from beijing which didn't get the message. they attacked the dalai lama as a wolf in monk's clothing. the spiritual tibetan leader has been in exile since 1959. >> as for lady gaga only are they banned from setting foot on the chinese mainland. chinese websites and media organizations have been ordered to stop uploading or distributing her songs. man, they're mad. and 40 years after the gold, she's come a long way. >> caitlyn jenner has posed for her first "sports illustrated" cover as a woman. the july summer double issue
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features the 66-year-old olympic champ posing in a gold jumpsuit wearing the gold medal she won as bruce jenner at the 1976 games. >> along with the cover, there's also a 22-minute movie. "jenn "jenner: 40 years after gold," where she describes the inner conflict living inside her at the time saying that the decathlon was the ultimate in what people think of has manhood. for me, it was a good place to hide. that's a quote. >> she reveals a complex relationship, apparently, with that gold medal which she keeps hidden away. you can see it there, below a cosmetics case. in the middle of the drawer of her vanity in the bathroom. >> on the one hand hidden away but in a place where she can look at it every day. >> every day. yeah. great memories back in 1976. >> yeah. coming up, would you swim in shark-infested waters? >> not that i'd be able to tell about it. >> how about in purpose? >> couldn't pay me enough. >> what if the anchor throws you
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a little touch is all it takes. k-y touch. ♪ ♪ ♪ i had to feel that beat. i see where they go. >> it's a summer version. >> i guess. >> reggae always means summer and a few other things. >> pina coladas. >> sun tan lotion, and one more thing. >> bikini, and, of course, sharks. as part of shark week, jessie palmer took the dive to check out the creatures up close and personal. >> reporter: we're getting up close and personal with sharks. i'm ready to go. >> reporter: my guide an
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underwater photographer who studies shark behavior. before we dive at night, i need to get my feet wet during the day. >> sharks get a bad rap. they're polite predators and chill. >> they could kill us, but it's unlikely. >> reporter: at our dive site, the sharks are out in full force. >> you ready to do this, buddy? >> reporter: it's pretty amazing down here, hey? oh, you see that? this is absolutely crazy. they're literally everywhere. i got to be honest, i thought i was going to be completely freaking out. there's something very zen and calm. in the night it might be different. >> reporter: to hunt in darkness, their prey has to be hyper agile. almost whatever their hunting has no chance. >> reporter: their senses include powerful night vision, reflective cells that allows sharks to see ten times better than humans in the dark. which is what makes diving at
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night so daunting. >> it was a great idea three hours ago. now that it's pitch black -- >> reporter: it's crazy. it's like you're in the abyss. you can't see anything. you really can't even hear anything. oh, boy, this is a big one. it's a really, really, oh, oh my god. it's coming right for me again. crazy. he's literally right beside you one second and the next second disappeared completely into the darkness. it must be such an advantage over their prey. their ability to see, their ability to smell. the electromagnetic fields. that's why it's the perfect killer, all the different tools. jessie palmer, abc news. >> that's the eeriest part, how quickly they completely disappear. ♪ >> yeah. >> no idea they're there and they're so close. >> no, thank you.
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making making news in america this morning -- terror attack. suicide bombers in turkey targeting one of the busiest airports in the world with gunfire and a series of deadly explosions. >> bombs went off and people were running the other way. there's more shooting. >> witnesses describing their harrowing escape. the new video of the attacker detonating a bomb and our first look of the damage this morning as the investigation gets under way. plus, airports on alert. additional police officers deployed as flights from turkey land overnight, hear passengers reacting after landing. extreme weather. a hail-covered coors field in denver. and water rushing into the rockies' dugout. the summer storms pounding

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