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literally means "seven," because the first month of the year on the original roman calendar was the equivalent of our what? >> okay, so september now is the ninth month. so if it was seven we would go backwards. and i'm going to take my time to do that. >> do so. >> so september--okay. seven, six, five is september, august, july. four, three, two is june, may, april. so right before that is march. i'm just gonna make sure. so march, april, may, june, july, august, september is seven. so that would make it
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this wild and bizarre scen this wild and bizarre scene on a highway south of the border, a car racing a few motorcycles clearly no sensible reason to be doing that. someone pulls the car's emergency brake, yet another development i'd say. it looks like a stunt from a hollywood movie. not real life. fortunately, no one was hurt in that accident. bill cosby and his lawyers are back in court today near philadelphia. they'll be asking a judge to
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either throw out cosby's criminal sex assault case or let him face his accuser in court before trial. the lawyers want a chance to cross-examine the accuser. prosecutors say her statement to police is enough. we'll turn now to another high-profile lawsuit. this one in the world of television. a former fox news anchor is suing the chairman and ceo, roger ailes. >> gretchen carlson is accusing ailes of sexual harassment. >> reporter: she was a former miss america, turned fox news anchor, an 11-year veteran. gretchen carlson suing her former boss, ceo roger ailes for sexual harassment. just days after her contract wasn't renewed. alleging he ended her fox news career after she rebuffed his sexual advances. the lawsuit claiming ailes repeatedly injected sexual and/or sexist comments into their conversations, allegedly ogling her in his office and
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talking about her figure. saying when she complained about her sexual harassment, she says he told her i think you and i should have had a sexual relationship a long time and ago and then you'd be good and better and i'd be good and better. also claiming he boasted he'd slept with three former miss americas but not with her. >> hi, everyone, welcome to "the real story" i'm gretchen carlson. >> reporter: in the lawsuit, carlson also alleges her former "fox and friends" co-host created a hostile work environment by regularly treating her in a sexist and condescending way. carlson seeking unspecified damages telling abc news she decided to sue to stand up for myself and speak out for all women. fox news and ailes responding to the lawsuit calling her allegations false and claiming that her lawsuit is retaliatory based on the network's decision not to renew her contract. brian smith, abc news, new york. when we come back, the fairy tale wedding between the singer
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and the quarterback, inside an english castle. and some bad news for fans of "game of thrones," spoiler alert, next.
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we're starting with a storybook wedding taking place in the uk. >> after tieing the knot at a star-studded wedding, sierra and russell wilson shared this photo with the caption, we are the wilsons. >> the bride looked like she was dressed for a fairy tale with no tear from our producer. walking down the aisle at peck forten castle in england. these are really the notes from him. in a white lace couture gown with bell sleeves, laceup corsets and a floor length veil, whatever that means. >> you can't come up with that yourself? >> no, no. >> she looks beautiful no matter what she wears. she looks stunning here. there were about 100 guests. jennifer hudson was among them. >> what was she wearing. >> beautiful in coral -- >> a glamorous coral gown with a shoulder length cape top. >> you happy now? >> yes.
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>> and how about that venue? >> yeah. feast your eyes on the venue. the castle features vaulted ceilings and opulent furnishings. again, whatever that means. boasting 48 bedrooms surrounded by 36,000 acres of parkland. >> according to tmz, the happy couple asked guests to hand over their mobile phones ahead of the ceremony so no photos could be posted to social media. i'm okay with that rule. >> i'm okay with that. >> here at home, there's soon to be a new iron man, but not so much on the man part. >> marvel announced the events at the end of the comic book event series civil war 2 will result in tony stark shedding the ironman suit with a new character stepping into his considerable shoes. >> riri williams is a black girl to enrolls at mit at the age of 15 and catches tony's attention when she builds her own ironman suit in her very own dorm room. >> she made her first appearance
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in invincible iron man number 7. as the story now goes, her ascension to ironman successor results from her diving into science after a tragic episode of street violence. of course. >> by the way, marvel says tony's departure doesn't mean you know the end to civil war two yet. not a spoiler. an ironman suit in your dorm room. take that, mark zuckerberg. >> exactly. you create your facebook. >> social media, i have an ironman suit. turning to some distressing news for "game of thrones" fans. >> not only will season seven of the hbo series be shorter than usual, now it's going to be delayed. >> the co-creators say it's because of the weather, or rather, the season. since the major development in the final episode of season six meant that winter has arrived, they're going to have to wait until the sunny summer rays are
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pushed aside by gray gloom. >> now, when asked the series will return in april, they admitted they don't have an air date yet saying it will probably be a bit later. >> oh, my word. it might be two years. >> winter is not here. it's not winter's arriving. it's winter is here. you have to say it that way. >> i haven't watched that episode yet. >> winter is here. >> i want to know who she is. and finally, dame helen mirren speaking out in favor of air brushing, kind of. >> but only in certain instances. it was sparked by claims from the actress's ads were retouched by loreal. >> loreal says no retouches were made to her skin. an independent industry investigation backed up those claims. >> they have investigations for that? >> i guess. >> mirren herself weighed in saying she absolutely does not allow digital retouching for her loreal ads. which she proudly says is a 70-year-old woman selling
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products to other women. >> she admits she's flexible about airbrushing for movie posters. she says that's about selling movies and that's hollywood.
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♪ racing. racing game. >> yes. >> check that out. >> and nba live mobile. >> so many apps, so much technology, it is possible for kids to get too much of a good thing. >> a growing number of experts say low-tech toys go farther in sparking churn's creativity. >> it's a philosophy one couple used to build a massive empire of simple toys and games. here's abc's ju ju chang. >> reporter: i'll make you a sandwich. >> i would actually love that. >> melissa and doug are like the ben and jerry's of toys. they built a $350 million
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conglomerate, using creativity and lots of hard work but they've never paid for a single ad. they never invited tv cameras into their home until now. >> i feel like i'm parked inside melissa's imagination right here. what makes a good melissa & doug toy? >> we've taken an old-fashioned categories but we inject excitement in them. >> reporter: your toys kind of slow down childhood. >> exactly. >> that is what we wanted to do. >> reporter: and after 28 years and over 5,000 products, they're now in the same league as toy titans matel and lego. it started as a humble operation. >> for about two years we ate ramen. >> chicken, hot dogs and ramen noodles. >> it's a glorious day to play. >> reporter: they've come a long way since the ramen days. now they have their own basketball court and bowling alley, all built for family fun. the melissa and doug philosophy, matching the american academy of
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pediatrics recommendations. that parents limit screen time for young kids. their toys often tested out by their own six kids. >> reporter: tell me why imaginary play is important of kids. >> that's the essence of childhood. through imaginary play you discover who you are. you explore, you create. you try things and fail. it's okay because it's just imaginary, right? you learn to take risks and discover in that who you really are. >> reporter: ju ju chang, abc news, new york. they say the best kind of toys are open ended like legos and building blocks that can be played with multiple ways. >> play-doh. >> yes. >> those sort of things, the simple things. let us know what your favorite toy is on facebook, wnnfans.com.
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good morning. i'm diane macedo. >> and i'm kendis gibson. here are some of the top headlines we're following on "world news now." a chilling new video shows a closeup view of police officers in baton rouge, louisiana, tackling a man moments before they shot and killed him. the man's family called it an execution. the justice department is now involved. we're going to have more in a moment. and another video is triggering widespread anger online. the images appear to show a man in falcon heights, minnesota, inside a car covered in blood after reportedly being shot by police. that man died but a woman and child also inside the car were not injured. a scathing new report blames former prime minister tony blair for missteps leading up to the war in iraq.
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responding to the criticism, blair says the world is a better place without saddam hussein. and taiwan is on high alert because a super typhoon is expected to hit within hours. it's packing winds of 160 miles per hour, heavy rainfall and flash floods are also threats. those are some of the top stories on this thursday, july 7th. from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning, everyone. let's start in louisiana with that scuffle in baton rouge. that ended with police shooting alton sterling to death. the justice department has now opened a civil rights investigation. >> family and friends gather for a vigil last night outside the store where sterling was shot. they're angry and frustrated over sterling's death saying it was an execution by police. >> the protests are spreading including this one outside of baton rouge, i should point out, in philadelphia where demonstrators blocked a freeway off ramp. police did arrest some people but overall, the protest was peaceful.
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we get more now from abc's elizabeth hurr who has the latest. >> reporter: a community outraged, standing in solidarity. >> they murdered him senselessly. >> reporter: in the name of justice. >> this is the beginning of what is to come. >> reporter: gathering wednesday night where 37-year-old alton sterling was shot and killed by police. the store owner who captured this graphic video of the shooting on his cell phone still in disbelief. >> i didn't know what was going on. i didn't know why they were out here. neither did he. he was confused. he was lost. >> reporter: it was just after midnight tuesday, police say they got a call about a man selling cds outside the triple s food mart, brandishing a gun. the responding officers telling investigators they first tried to use a stun gun and then opened fire fearing for their lives. >> we want to get to the
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answers, the bottom of of the answers and the truth. >> reporter: louisiana's governor turning the investigation to the fbi. but sterling's son inconsolable with his family vowing to fight for answers. >> i will not rest or not allow him to be swept in the dirt. >> reporter: and with protesters gathering not just here in louisiana but all accents the country, the family is urging the public to remain peaceful. diane and kendis. >> thank you. there's been so much reaction to that shooting, including from some more famous folks. drake really had an interesting take on this. he posted on his instagram, look at this. this really lengthy response. he goes no one begins their life as a hash tag yet the trend of being reduced to one continues. >> katy perry posted about the
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incident saying, you can't just go on with your day, you must watch this. we must face this outrageousness #alton sterling. >> and rihanna took a different approach addressing the death on thing to share moving video of a mom talking about the shooting with her kids in the backseat of their car. we show you the celebrity reaction to it, but many folks, including that mom that you saw there, many of the folks i know have been reacting to it just on a simple level. >> that's right. >> and saying that they have to have a similar conversation with their kids as a result of this shooting. >> no doubt. >> but it's not clear exactly what took place. we want to move our focus to the weather and the intense heat and humidity expected from new mexico to connecticut today. >> 55 million americans could be affected by the first heat wave of the summer. the heat index will be close to 100 in major cities on the east coast. including philadelphia, baltimore, and new york city. >> parts of the midwest are bracing for severe weather as cleanup continues from an earlier storm. thousands of people are spending the night without electricity
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after strong winds brought down transmission lines. >> that severe weather is plaguing an area from minnesota to nebraska right now as well. there are more severe storms in the ohio valley. >> here's a look at the rest of the weather. most of the south will be rain free with oppressive heat and humidity. some showers are possible in the carolinas as a storm moves into oregon as well as washington. >> dallas and phoenix will be at or above 100 degrees as well. chicago and detroit in the upper 80s. let's talk about politics now. hillary clinton is slamming donald trump's business practices. clinton uses a casino as a backdrop to accuse him of using bankruptcy to stiff workers and contractors. meanwhile, clinton is ignoring the uproar over the decision not to bring charges over her use of a private e-mail server. house republicans have summoned fbi director james comey to capitol hill today to question him about the e-mail investigation. bernie sanders may be on the verge of throwing his support
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behind clinton. sources tell abc news their campaigns are in talks and an endorsement could come as soon as early next week, possibly at an event in new hampshire. sanders is applauding clinton for her new college affordability plan that embraces his ideas. it is a compromise that would make public colleges tuition free for most middle income families. donald trump says he's now considering ten people as possible running mates. newt gingrich is on the list. trump heaped praise on the former house speaker as they appeared together at a rally last night. senator bob corker has taken himself out of the running opting to stick to his current position of senate foreign relations committee. and senator joni ernst of iowa says the best way for to help president trump is from the senate. and we're learning stunning new details about the death of a navy s.e.a.l. trainee. a medical examiner says it's a
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homicide and finds faults with the acts of his instructors. abc's martha raddatz has the details. >> reporter: it is the most rigorous training in the u.s. military. but according to the medical examiner, this time it went too far. surveillance video from the combat swimming exercise reportedly shows 21-year-old james derek lovelace, who was wearing camouflage uniform and boots, struggling in the pool. witnesses say his face was purpose -- purple, his lips blue, when, against regulations, an instructor dunks him not once but at least twice. lovelace's head disappearing under the water multiple times before the instructor pulls him out still breathing but moments later unresponsive. the death ruled a homicide. but that doesn't necessarily mean a crime has been committed. just that lovelace's death was, quote, at the hands of another. the instructor has been placed on administrative duty. s.e.a.l. training is so
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important, but what makes this case different is that dunking is prohibited in this particular kind of swim training. so we are told charges are possible. martha raddatz, abc news, washington. in california some parents are suing over a new law requiring mandatory vaccines for school children. the lawsuit claims the law violates the children's right to an education. they want the law suspended until the lawsuit plays out. last year governor jerry brown signed that law despite fierce opposition. parents who refuse vaccination for their kids may seek a medical exemption or opt for home schooling. a heart-stopping experience for a championship hang glider in norway. he's in the air as his hang glider snaps in two. a stunned crowd watches as he plunging toward the crowd. despite the malfunction, he's able to pull his emergency chute and land in the lake. he was rescued by boaters and he suffered minor injuries. he blames speed for the mishap.
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>> an nfl running back won't face charges after a strange accident in florida over the weekend. a police officer discovered denard robinson asleep at the wheel of his car and submerged in a pond. a woman was also asleep in the passenger side of the car. the police officer determined the running back was not impaired. he just fell asleep at the wheel. he acknowledged the incident in a tweet saying, he should not have been driving when he was so tired. we know at least one of the teams playing in the european soccer championship on sunday. and it's not wales. not wales. >> it's portugal. >> you could say that with a smile if you want. >> it is portugal. they won yesterday. they were led by some dude. >> some guy. only the best player in the world. >> just ask him. he'll tell you that. >> yeah. >> the final score was 2-0. a better team would have scored more. the team will face either france
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viva la france or germany. the next door neighbors will battle it out later today. germany is the reigning champ. they will go down. >> if it does end up being portugal versus france, it will be a "world news now" showdown. >> we'll have to have a hefty bet. >> okay. put your money where your mouth is. >> do a full romney, 10,000 bucks. or full gibson, 5 bucks. >> now we're talking. >> we'll have to come up with interesting terms. maybe viewer feedback on that as well. coming up, the fire ball in the sky. where it happened and it caught so many truckers by surprise. surprise. here's a hint. everyone is driving on the left side of the road. and the fireworks fail caught on video.
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max cover is another great way to lysol that. dash cam video from down we're looking at dashcam video from down under. that's a fireball spotted shooting across the sky. the real question is, is it a meteorite or something else? >> a ufo. >> the man who captured the video says you could see parts of the tail breaking off even with the naked eye. >> freaky. a russian space capsule is heading to the international space station. the capsule is to dock with the orbiting space lab on saturday. among the new crew members is an american astronaut who will be dna sequencing in orbit. and human rights record, kim and ten other top officials were slapped with sanctions for alleged abuses. it's the first time that kim has been personally sanctioned and the first time that any north korean officials will be
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black listed in connection with the rights abuses. the abuses include murder, torture and forced labor. let's turn to a trial that will be playing out in massachusetts. >> the state's highest court ruled a teenage girl can stand trial for manslaughter, for goating a friend into committing suicide by taunting him with text messages. here's abc's lindsay janice. >> reporter: michelle carter, the massachusetts teenager accused of urging her boyfriend to commit suicide by a text message is now facing up to 20 years in prison. the state's highest court ordering her to stand trial. deciding friday to uphold carter's grand jury indictment on a manslaughter charge for the 2014 death of 18-year-old conrad roy. roy died of carbon monoxide poisoning after locking himself inside his truck in this kmart parking lot. at the time prosecutors say he was on the phone with carter for 47 minutes. his girlfriend allegedly convincing him to stay in the
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truck after he had second thoughts. >> he was scared. she told him to get back in the car. >> reporter: in a series of text messages leading up to roy's death, prosecutors say carter was essentially bullying him into suicide. texting, you need to stop thinking about this and just do it. and, there is no way you can fail. tonight is the night. it's now or never. >> when are you going to do it? stop ignoring the question. >> reporter: carter's lawyers argued the then 17-year-old's texts were protected by the first amendment and didn't cause roy to kill himself. saying roy was the one who convinced carter he should commit suicide. >> he has, in fact, brainwashed her to the point where she's now accepting his idea of this is my only option. >> reporter: but massachusetts supreme judicial court disagreed saying carter engaged in a systematic campaign of coercion
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that targeted roy's insecurities and that her instruction to get back in his truck was a direct link to his death. lindsey janice, abc news, new york. >> the legal issue of whether or not this is cyber bullying actually matters a lot. the laws apply differently. there are laws against encouraging someone to kill themselves in 39 states but massachusetts is not one of them. >> there are cyber bullying federal laws as well. this is just a horrible story. if you get a chance to read the transcript of text messages, it's insane. no matter whose side you believe in this, it's absolutely heartwrenching. >> a disturbing case all the way around. i cannot imagine the parents of that boy. >> this boy's mom says every day it hurts her. coming up, 500,000 hover boards are being recalled. >> the self-balancing scooters are being called a fire danger. what you need to know
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♪ one of last year's hottest christmas gifts is being recalled due to a fire hazard. >> after more than a dozen injuries and millions of dollars worth of property damage, you
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have 500,000 hofverboards being called. >> reporter: hoverboard hazard. >> if you own a hoverboard, please stop using it immediately. >> reporter: those popular two wheeled motorized boards have been the hot item, iterally, under fire by government regulators for catching fire. videos of the malfunctioning hoverboards vent viral online. now a massive recall of a half million boards made by ten companies. >> all of the models that are recalled were made with fundamental design flaws that put people at real risk. >> reporter: the consumer product safety commission says that flaw is battery packs that overheat, explode or even catch fire. causing dozens of house fires and injuries. >> this is indicative of improper designs, improper manufacturing. >> reporter: the recall impacts
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hoverboards sold from june 2015 through may of this year. many airlines and college campuses have banned them. now there's a scramble for repairs or even refunds. online retailer overstock.com says it stopped selling hoverboards in december and offered full refunds to customers. the company hit the hardest by the recalls, swagway of indiana hasn't commented. >> there's still a serious concern that all the hoverboards that are out on the market that do not comply with the underwriter's laboratory standard present a real fire risk. >> reporter: for now, those who want to keep cruising around are urged to check the recall list. >> we should point out the full list of the recalled hoverboards are on our website, abc.com. >> good to know. coming up, the guy who got chased around his yard by his own fireworks. and the baby raccoon rescued at sea. yes, this happened. next.
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(colonial penn jingle) it is time for one of our favorite features "this happened" which is when we share some of the craziest video we get into the newsroom. >> yes. this morning we're starting with what else, of course, a backyard fireworks epic failure. take a look. this guy is starting to set off his fireworks. the fireworks starts going off in all directions, chasing him. >> not quite as planned. >> he's trying to hide behind the trampoline in the middle of his backyard. you see it there better. he's like where do i go? luckily nobody is seeing this. the moral of the story here could be that a trampoline is not the best shield against rogue explosive devices. >> and don't light fireworks in
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your backyard if you don't know what you're doing. that could also be another lesson. >> he looks weird running around trying to avoid the fireworks. >> poor guy. next, a steak and a drone. >> this guy is all about making the quirkiest videos and posting them online. this one might take the cake, though, or the steak. >> watch as he uses a drone to cook a steak. look at that. he's going to grab it. that's a drone that's holding it up. >> he's controlling the remote, not too gracefully. >> no, not at all. and then just popping it on there. >> he uses the drone to flip the steak. >> you can cook it the old-fashioned way with a spatula in a fraction of the time.
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>> probably tastes better too. >> his name is fryheight. >> yep. >> what was the joke. >> he's not frying height. he's grilling height. now i owe brian a dollar. >> that was our producer's killer joke. next with a dramatic fourth of july rescue of a baby raccoon right near the nation's capital. >> it happened on swan creek. this is in the chesapeake bay area. boaters heard crying and they found this little guy treading water near the boat. so they threw him a life preserver and towed him safely back to shore. >> the boaters believe he may have been lost and swimming for hours before they finally found him. they released him and he's free to destroy somebody's trash. >> exactly. all of that happened. yeah. >> no cute puppies. >> no.
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this morning on "world news now," growing outrage over the latest police involved shooting. >> new video shows a clearer picture of the deadly altercation between altonst altonsterring and two baton rouge police officers. vigils and protests are being held in response as the fbi takes over the case. political distractions dogging the clinton and trump camps. hillary clinton hoping to put the e-mail controversy and investigation behind her. and donald trump still explaining that now really controversial six pointed star. and it was a bizarre scene on the senate floor. protesters threw cash down at politicians from the gallery. hear why they chose to make their statement by making it rain. and how about this, would be armed robber getting a surprise after barging into a store not realizing there's a security system in the form of a fearless dog.
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meet the hero canine who helped take out the trash on this thursday, july 7th. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> we do say good morning to everyone on this thursday. i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm diane macedo. we begin with the growing outrage over the deadly shooting of a black man by two white police officers in baton rouge now under investigation by the justice department. >> family and friends of alton sterling gathered for a vigil in front of the store where he was shot. they are mourning the loss of man they loved and nicknamed big boy. saying he was always upbeat and never angry or violent. they're also pleading with protesters to demonstrate peacefully. a new video emerged showing the officers pinning sterling to the ground just before opening fire. the police chief says sterling was armed but he admits there are still questions about how events unfolded. abc's alex perez has the latest. >> reporter: new chilling images
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of that deadly shooting captured on cell phone outside a baton rouge convenience store. >> get on the ground! >> reporter: one officer pinning alton sterling to the ground while another kneels on his arm. you can see one officer drawing his weapon. >> you move, i swear to god. >> reporter: within seconds gunfire, sterling dying there at the scene with gunshot wounds to his chest and back. an officer then pulls something from sterling's pocket. protesters taking to the streets calling it an execution after this video of the shooting was shared by millions on social media. >> [ bleep ]. [ bleep ]. >> reporter: it was just after midnight tuesday morning when police got a call about a man selling cds outside the triple s food mart brandishing a gun.
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>> they told him he couldn't be around there. >> reporter: police say he was armed when the officers approached him and their body cameras dislodged during the altercation. >> shots fired. both officers okay. suspect down. >> reporter: the man who recorded the video said sterling seemed confused about why police approached him. >> he was asking them, while they were throwing him on top of the car, asking them what did i do wrong. >> reporter: sterling was a friend who sold cds for two years outside his store. >> he's never violent or somebody to threaten anybody. >> reporter: sterling's family demanding answers. his 15-year-old son cameron bursting into tears. >> the individual involved in his murder took away a man with children who depended upon their daddy on a daily basis. >> reporter: the officers involved are now on paid administrative leave, telling
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detectives they used deadly force because they feared for their lives. >> we want to get to the answers, to the bottom of the answers and the truth. >> reporter: louisiana's governor turning the investigation over to the fbi. >> this incident will be investigated impartially, professionally and thoroughly. >> reporter: alex perez, abc news, baton rouge, louisiana. and another shooting right right now is prompting outrage on social media right now. a man in the st. paul suburb shot by an officer last night while inside of a vehicle with a woman and his child. a graphic video live streamed on facebook seemed to show the aftermath. the man covered in blood while an officer continued to point his weapon at castile who later died. at a news conference moments ago, police say they recovered a gun at the scene. we'll continue to stay on top of this story developing in minnesota. president obama scrapping plans to cut u.s. forces in afghanistan by half before leaving office.
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the president has ordered 8,400 troops to remain in the country because of what he calls the precarious security situation. the taliban in afghanistan says the president's decision to leave more troops will only prolong the fighting there. and a scathing new report says former prime minister tony blair overstated the threat posed by saddam hussein and took military action too early. the report also says blair had an exaggerated sense of the uk's ability to influence the u.s. blair is defending his actions saying the world is a better place without saddam hussein. the death of a navy s.e.a.l. trainee has been ruled a homicide. james lovelace died during a water exercise in may. witnesses say the 21-year-old was clearly struggling, his face turning purple and lips blue. the instructor allegedly violating regulations, dunking him at least twice. the medical examiner says those
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actions were exsifs and contributed to lovelace's death. that instructor has been placed on administrative leave and could face criminal charges. the former army analyst charges with leaking information was hospitalized. chelsea manning is reportedly back at a military prison at ft. leavenworth, kansas. her legal team says the army is refusing to share information with them. an army spokesman says manning is being monitored. she is serving a 35-year sentence. fbi director james comey has been summoned to capitol hill after recommending no criminal charges against hillary clinton. he'll testify before the house oversight committee into the investigation into clinton's use of a private e-mail server. the case is officially closed after attorney general loretta lynch accepted comey's recommendation. house speaker paul ryan is suggesting that clinton received preferential treatment. it's "your voice, your vote." we have the latest in the battle for the white house is heating up. >> reporter: donald trump campaigning in the key battleground state of ohio. >> we really have a movement going. this is a movement like people have never seen before.
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>> reporter: hillary clinton's campaign hit the jersey shore. standing in the shadow of the now closed trump plaza hotel, on the atlantic city boardwalk, clinton delivered some of her harshest attacks yet on donald trump. >> make sure he never has the chance to bankrupt america the way he bankrupted his businesses. >> reporter: it's a blueprint team clinton will come back to, that trump made his millions at the expense of the working class, unpaid bills, massive debt and layoffs. >> i want you to understand what he did here in atlantic city is exactly what he will do if he wins in november. >> reporter: after her remarks, clinton stopped by a picket line of casino workers striking outside the trump taj mahal. the presumptive republican nominee doesn't own the casino anymore but democrats are pointing to its history of bankruptcies as a sign of trump's failings as a businessman. and cross one name off of
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trump's list of potential running mates. tennessee senator bob corker tells abc news he's taking his name out of the running. with just 11 days until the republican convention, few details are known about it. but diane and kendis, donald trump promises today he'll unveil a list of speakers. >> thank you. and former trump rival and marco rubio is the latest republican to announce he will not go to the gop convention. rubio had planned to attend before he decided to seek re-election. his spokesperson says he'll focus on campaigning in florida instead of gathering with his party in ohio. on capitol hill, tense moments on the senate floor. protesters tossed cash from the senate gallery over a bill regarding the labeling of genetically engineered ingredients. they yelled at lawmakers receiving money from special interest groups. four people were arrested. the bill blocks states from issuing mandatory labeling laws. despite the protests, the bill cleared a major hurdle on a
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procedural vote. it could win final approval next week. derek jeter is getting an apology from the u.s. air force. the former baseball star got a ticket july 4th for boating in a restricted air force base in florida. >> the issue came to light because of a facebook posting from an airman. it showed the citation along with the caption, on behalf of the boston red sox, here is your ticket, derek jeter. the air force said the posting was totally inappropriate and that the airman would be disciplined. >> now, there were signs apparently posted around the area saying not to enter with boats but i guess that wasn't the issue. it was more the trash talking? >> i kind of liked it. >> on social media. >> it's baseball. it may not be allowed in the air force but it's definitely allowed in baseball. >> exactly. you give derek jeter a $300 ticket and the burn. boom. >> love me some derek jeter and the yankees. team jeter on this one.
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>> all righty. i've got nothing. coming up, a startling investigation, doctors, thousands of them, disciplined for sexually abusing patients. why have so many escaped criminal charges? and no water? no problem. we'll dive or rather slide into the world of sand kayaking. would you be up for the challenge? >> probably not. but in the meantime, look at fun pictures of us on instagram and one of our key producers today. who is it? >> oh, who made the cut. >> abcwnn, you're watching "world news now." >> oh, who made the cut. >> abcwnn, you're watching "world news now." up to you. that's where aarp medicare supplement insurance plans insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company come in. like all standardized medicare supplement insurance plans, they could help save you in out-of-pocket medical costs.
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thousands are still without power in the minneapolis st. paul area after that severe weather that took place earlier this week. miles of transmission lines are still down. some residents said it was the worst storm they've lived through. 55 million americans are facing intense heat in the day ahead from new mexico to connecticut. now to a bomb shell investigation into doctors all across the country accused of sexually abusing their patients. >> more than 2,400 doctors have been sanctioned so far but many have escaped criminal punishment. and thanks to physician dominated state medical boards, were even allowed to keep their licenses. we get more from abc's brian ross. >> reporter: it happened in a hospital room as she regained consciousness and her doctor leaned over. >> i remember him kissing me on
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the lips, and then manipulating, physically manipulating my hand to basically rub him. >> reporter: erin vance of oregon is now speaking out about what has happened to thousands of women in this country, sexually abused by their doctors. >> he said, it's okay, this is how we wake you up. >> reporter: her doctor, the anesthesiologist was sentenced to 23 years in prison for assaults on at least 12 women. according to a first of its kind 50 state survey out today from an investigative team at "the atlanta journal constitution," more than 2,400 american doctors have been disciplined for sexually abusing their patients in the last 16 years. and quietly, more than half of them were allowed to keep their medical licenses. >> some of these doctors are the most prolific sex offenders in the country. >> reporter: often those doctors escape serious punishment.
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dr. david maatta, a family practitioner, once praised in congress as a great humanitarian pleaded guilty in 2011 to six felony counts with sexual acts with female patients but received only probation, no prison. when we went to see dr. maatta at his california home, he refused to show his face but maintained his innocence. you're hiding behind a door but i want to ask you, did you violate your oath? did you violate those patients? >> i am going to make no comment on that. >> reporter: dr. maatta's medical license was initially revoked but he is now eligible to re-apply for it. brian ross, abc news, emmitt, california. >> apparently in many of those cases the doctors admitted to wrongdoing, doing what they were accused of, or investigators after the fact said they did believe the accusations. >> the medical boards try to give them a second chance which is why so many of these doctors have been able to keep their licenses despite this. the prosecutors will often dismiss or reduce a charge as well.
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>> and the communities rally around them. the medical community. >> a lot of smaller communities only have that one doctor so they rally around them. coming up in the next half hour, the major lawsuit filed against the head of fox news. >> what former anchor gretchen carlton is saying about fox news ceo roger ailes in her sexual harassment lawsuit and how fox news and ailes are responding. first, revolutionizing the way you workout. the new technology using biomechanics that's making workouts for women more comfortable than ever. you're watching "world news now."
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it's not something most women talk about openly in mixed company, at least, but exercising especially running and jogging can be really uncomfortable if you're not wearing the right bra. >> true. but new technology is now helping every woman find just the right fit. >> aren't you so happy about that? >> yeah. here's abc's becky worley. >> reporter: back pains, aching shoulders, chafed skin, sore breasts. 40 years ago, the jog bra came on the scene, now new technology using biomechanics to beat the bounce with fashion able flair. >> we're looking at the vertical motion, side to side and in and out motion. >> reporter: this lab in seattle, they're using motion capture technology to test bras. to show the difference a bra can make, we start
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jordan in a strappy bra i purchased. not a brooks bra. stacey stephan collects data. they're using markers on shoulders and hips as a baseline. the excess movement jordan is experiencing in this bra is quantified. when jordan changes into an engineered bra, the movement goes way down. >> the bounce is minimal compared to her baseline trial. >> reporter: when running, breasts move in a figure eight. it's not just pressing everything closer to the chest. that's where these images and data come in. >> we want to make sure we stop it happening all around. >> reporter: the ultimate goal, limit motion and pain without, how to say this, smashing your girls. >> i feel supported. i feel like it's the bra i can take to yoga class, take it running, i can do anything. >> reporter: crunching the motion capture data, this bra reduces vertical motion by 66%. and that can make a big difference, just ask robin, an avid runner and a 34 f.
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>> if you're wearing a bra that's not supporting you what does it feel like during or after the run? >> it hurts. >> reporter: as more of us get active, bra companies are taking note. this zip-up from victoria's secret. nike has running bras up to 40 e and title 9, a company founded on athletic bras has a slew of models, calling one they call the last resort bra. as for the old jog bra -- you know the one -- >> this bra i brought with me is quite possibly 15 years old. i still wear this. >> we get this a lot. >> reporter: experts say your bras should be replaced annually. >> the sports bra you purchased a year ago may not be fitting you the same way as it once was. >> i have a lot of personal experience to talk about with this one. >> do you? let's hear it. >> no. please. >> one quarter of all women say their bras hurt them when they're working out, and it can be very uncomfortable, especially if you're doing high-impact exercises. it's one thing if you're doing yoga but when you're running,
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you need yourself a good bra. make sure the girls are secure. >> i agree. that's it.
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♪ ♪ time now for the mix. we start with a video that initially looks pretty scary but lucky for us or more so for the store owner, there's a happy ending. we take you to france. the store owner is taking out the trash. it's the end of the day. he's getting ready to close down the store. when suddenly an armed, masked robber comes into the store and try to hold him up. what the armed robber didn't know is that the owner has a dog and the dog was none too happy about this guy barging into the store. >> the attack dog just goes after him. >> both the dog and the owner were unharmed. the robber left empty handed. way to go, fido. >> and he finished the trash. some cool scenes here. red bull known for showing us some extreme sports, and this is one we haven't seen yet.
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this is a 22-year-old kayaker, german kayaker. this is in namibia. he probably is the first person to go kayaking on the sand dunes in namibia, 100 yards down, hitting speeds of 30 miles an hour on the way down. very cool video of him doing this. he's highly experienced, obviously. he's done many water falls. he says this was probably one of the most intense experiences he's ever had. >> no water? no problem. this next meme hits close to my heart. we've all been there. you're trying to control yourself but you hear a song that you love so much you cannot help but just dance for joy. >> you have the meme here. home girl when "formation" comes on and you have that friend and they just can't help it. >> the friends are saying, don't start, don't start. it's when your friends know she's going to do it, he's going
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to do it. you can't help yourself. there it is. don't start. >> i don't know this. which one is it for you? >> which one am i? >> yes. >> i'm the dancer for sure. my husband is going, don't start. you better not. stop it. >> as soon as a certain song comes on. >> i can't help it. >> we shot our individual ones that people would say don't start once these songs come on. ♪ it's not unusual to be loved by anyone ♪ >> i just can't help it. >> i love when you do the carlton. >> i can't help but break out. >> here's mine. >> what is it? ♪ >> see, i can't even control myself listening to it now. every time this song comes on, my husband buries his face because he knows. but eventually everybody joins in with you because it's such a good song. right, fellows? they're dancing behind the cameras, too. ♪ it's not usual to be
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this morning on "world news now," more e-mail replies. the head of the fbi heads to capitol hill today over hillary clinton's e-mail investigation. as donald trump's family comes to his defense over accusations of anti-semitism. and we have new details coming out of baton rouge in the wake of an officer involved shooting as family and friends react to alton sterling's death. new questions arise over what led to the altercation. and new this half hour, the lawsuit that's rocking the fox news channel. >> gretchen carlson is suing the chairman roger ailes for sexual harassment. hear what she says he did and the response from ailes and his bosses. the storybook ending, or wedding, sierra and russell wilson tieing the knot and proudly announcing, we are the
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wilsons. amid a star-studded wedding ceremony, the full story ahead in "the skinny." it is thursday, july 7th. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning, everyone. i'm diane macedo. >> and i'm kendis gibson. we'll start with the fallout from the decision not to charge hillary clinton over the use of a private e-mail server. >> fbi director james comey is set to testify today before the house oversight committee. republicans want to grill him about the year-long investigation that cleared clinton despite a scathing assessment of how she handled classified information. >> and attorney general loretta lynch officially closed the case yesterday by accepting comey's recommendation. now, comey is a republican but house speaker paul ryan is suggesting that clinton received preferential treatment. now, mrs. clinton made no mention of the e-mail scandal as she ripped donald trump over who she called shameful business failures. clinton stood in front of a shuttered trump casino in
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atlantic city in an attempt to undercut his reputation. she accused trump of abandoning his workers while leaving contractors and suppliers unpaid. trump defended his record saying he created thousands of jobs and made a lot of money in atlantic city. >> reporter: donald trump's son-in-law is coming to his defense. as trump faces allegations of anti-semitism. jarod kushner is one of trump's closest advisors. he's being called out by one of his own employees over trump's tweet that appeared to feature the jewish star of david. we get more from abc's david wright. >> reporter: they're donald trump's pride and joy. his beautiful daughter ivanka, her beaming husband and those three grandchildren. they want you to walk over. and jarod, come up. never far from the candidate's side. kushner, an orthodox jew, is defending trump in a newspaper he owns. my father-in-law is not an anti-semite, he writes. at issue this controversial tweet from trump showing hillary
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clinton next to a pile of money stamped with what money say looks like a star of david. trump's campaign soon deleted the tweet, replacing the star with a circle. trump said that was a mistake. >> when i looked at it, i didn't think anything. it could have been a sheriff's star, a regular star. >> reporter: critics point out the image was first circulated on white supremacist message boards. one of kushner's own reporters accused trump of repeated accidental winks to the white supremacist community and called kushner out, writing when you stand silent and smiling in the background, his jewish son-in-law, you're giving his most hateful supporters tacet approval. kushner is one of trump's closest advisors. >> i have a son-in-law who is jewish. jarod is a great guy. my daughter is jewish. i have grandchildren that are jewish. okay, and i love them. i love them. >> reporter: kushner noted his grandparents survived the holocaust. saying the donald trump he knows is instinctively pro jewish. david wright, abc news,
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cincinnati. >> for the second straight day, donald trump paraded a potential running mate before thousands of supporters. newt gingrich joined donald trump at a rally in ohio. trump called him smart and tough and praised his debate skills. he said gingrich would have a role in the government in one form or another. after campaigning with trump the night before, tennessee senator bob corker is taking himself out of the running as a possible vp pick. corker said he cherished his position as chairman of the senate foreign relations committee and said there are better ways for him to serve. a newly released video is shedding more light on that deadly shooting of a black man by two white police officers in baton rouge, louisiana. it shows the officers pinning alton sterling to the ground, moments before the gunfire erupted. police were responding to a call about an armed man threatening someone outside the store where sterling sold cds. police say sterling was armed but there are questions about how the confrontation unfolded.
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the outrage over the shooting is growing with family members calling it an execution. they gathered for a vigil to mourn sterling. he was a father of five. they say he loved his children and was never violent. they're demanding answers from investigators and they're asking that protesters keep their demonstrations peaceful. >> but i'm angry, and i'm mad, because they took something from me that i'll never get back. y'all pray for me. we have to have peace and unity here. >> the justice department is investigating this. they've opened a civil rights investigation into sterling's shooting. unfortunately for those investigators, the body cameras worn by the officers fell off during the struggle. the two officers involved are now on administrative leave. and another shooting by police is prompting overnight outrage across social media right now.
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a man from a suburb of st. paul, minnesota of falcon heights was shot in a vehicle during a traffic stop. he was inside the car with a woman and a child. the man is coveredn blood while an officer continued to point his weapon at him. in a news conference, police say they recovered a gun at the scene. we'll continue to stay on top of this developing story from minnesota. and thousands are still without power in minnesota following severe storms there. powerful winds took down miles of transmission lines. trees were knocked down. even roofs ripped from houses. more severe weather is also in the forecast for later today. and this tornado was spotted in nebraska near the border with south dakota. incredibly, it's almost parallel to the clouds. and here in the northeast, we're in the middle of the first heat wave of the summer. the heat index will be close to 100 for the next few days. 14 states are under heat warnings or advisories from new mexico to connecticut. >> those states include folks in
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texas who will be feeling about temperatures of 105. >> wow. >> and atlanta. triple digits possibly today as well. into the carolinas. >> the desert southwest will see highs of well over 100 degrees as well. most of the west coast, pleasant, though, in the 70s. >> yes. nice to be on the west coast. consumer news. verizon is raising prices. of its wireless service plan. depending on the plan the cost of service could increase by as much as 10 a month. subscribers will get larger data allowances and may carry over unused data to the following month. verizon is also introducing a so-kaled safety mode feature to help avoid coverage charges. mcdonald's is making an addition to the all day breakfast menu. the mcgriddle will be available around the clock starting in september. the maple flavored pancake buns are the most requested item not offered nationally all day.
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mcdonald's all day breakfast menu has helped the fast food chain improve sales. nba superstar dwyane wade made a stunning announcement after 13 years and 3 nba championships, wade is leaving the miami heat for the chicago bulls. he's agreed to a nearly $48 million two-year deal with the bulls. that's the end of an era in miami and the latest big move by an nba player this week. wade co-hosts "live with kelly" later this morning. >> he'll be talking about it. a lot of fans have taken their dwyane wade miami heat jerseys and taken them to the fire pit. >> love to set those jerseys on fire. >> that's a lot of money. now for other basketball news, we head down under with the mornington breakers. you know, the world renowned breakers. >> huge fan of the mornington breakers. >> they're getting ready to defend the peckingham warriors, on the final play of the game.
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the team on the court. did you see that? the inbounds pass went too far. james mcgrath caught it at the baseline. take a look at it again. goes above the board and went in. >> it's a terrible shot to take in any other circumstance, but that buzzer beater won the game. >> they're all floored. >> mornington fans can't believe their eyes. >> there's always next year, mornington. >> nothing but net. boom. >> they celebrate and we're excited over here in the u.s. >> we should practice those shots. that's an impressive one. especially if you get it to land on the cap. >> boom. coming up, the drag race fail caught on video. it happened on a highway in mexico when all of a sudden someone slams on the emergency brake. see what happens next. and we're getting our first look at marvel's new iron man, and this time she's a woman. that story ahead in "the skinny."
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this wild and bizarre scene on a highway south of the border, a car racing a few motorcycles clearly no sensible reason to be doing that. someone pulls the car's emergency brake, yet another development i'd say. it looks like a stunt from a hollywood movie. not real life. fortunately, no one was hurt in that accident. bill cosby and his lawyers are back in court today near philadelphia. they'll be asking a judge to either throw out cosby's
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criminal sex assault case or let him face his accuser in court before trial. the lawyers want a chance to cross-examine the accuser. prosecutors say her statement to police is enough. we'll turn now to another high-profile lawsuit. this one in the world of television. a former fox news anchor is suing the chairman and ceo, roger ailes. >> gretchen carlson is accusing ailes of sexual harassment. abc's ryan smyth has her story. >> reporter: she was a former miss america, turned fox news anchor, an 11-year veteran at the cable news giant. gretchen carlson suing her former boss, ceo roger ailes for sexual harassment. just days after her contract wasn't renewed. alleging he ended her fox news career after she rebuffed his sexual advances. the lawsuit claiming ailes repeatedly injected sexual and/or sexist comments into their conversations, allegedly ogling her in his office and
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commenting about her figure. saying when she complained about her sexual harassment, she says he told her i think you and i should have had a sexual relationship a long time ago and then you'd be good and better and i'd be good and better. also claiming he boasted he'd slept with three former miss americas but not with her. >> hi, everyone, welcome to "the real story" i'm gretchen carlson. >> reporter: in the lawsuit, carlson also alleges her former "fox and friends" co-host created a hostile work environment by regularly treating her in a sexist and condescending way. carlson seeking unspecified damages telling abc news she decided to sue to stand up for myself and speak out for all women. fox news and ailes responding to carlson's lawsuit, calling her allegations false and claiming that her lawsuit is retaliatory based on the network's decision not to renew her contract. brian smith, abc news, new york. when we come back, the fairy tale wedding between the singer and the quarterback, inside an
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english castle. and some bad news for fans of "game of thrones," spoiler alert, next.
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♪ skinny so skinny time for "the skinny." we're starting with a storybook
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wedding taking place in the uk. >> after tieing the knot at a star-studded wedding, sierra and russell wilson shared this photo with the caption, we are the wilsons. >> the bride looked like she was dressed for a fairy tale with no tear from our producer. walking down the aisle at peck forten castle in england. these are really the notes from him. in a white lace couture gown with bell sleeves, laceup corsets and a floor length veil, whatever that means. >> you didn't come up with that yourself? >> no, no. >> she looks beautiful no matter what she wears. she looks stunning here. there were about 100 guests. jennifer hudson was among them. >> what was she wearing. >> beautiful in coral -- with a shoulder length top. >> a glamorous coral gown with a shoulder length cape top. >> you happy now? >> yes. >> and how about that venue? >> yeah.
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feast your eyes on the venue. the gothic 19th century castle features vaulted ceilings and opulent furnishings, again, whatever that means. boasting 48 bedrooms surrounded by 36,000 acres of parkland. >> according to tmz, the happy couple asked guests to hand over their mobile phones ahead of the ceremony so no photos could be posted to social media. i'm okay with that rule. >> i'm okay with that. >> here at home, there's soon to be a new ironman, but not so much on the man part. >> marvel announced the events at the end of the comic book event series civil war 2 will result in tony stark shedding the ironman suit with a new character stepping into his considerable shoes. >> riri williams is a black girl who enrolls at mit at the age of 15 and catches tony's attention when she builds her own ironman suit in her very own dorm room. >> she made her first appearance
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in invincible ironman number 7. as the story now goes, her ascension to ironman successor results from her diving into science after a tragic episode of street violence. of course. >> by the way, marvel says tony's departure doesn't mean you know the end to civil war two yet. not a spoiler. an iron man suit in your dorm room. take that, mark zuckerberg. >> exactly. you create your facebook. >> social media, i have an iron man suit. turning to some distressing news for "game of thrones" fans. >> not only will season seven of the hbo series be shorter than usual, now it's going to be delayed. >> the co-creators say it's because of the weather, or rather, the season. since the major development in the final episode of season six meant that winter has arrived, they're going to have to wait until the sunny summer rays are pushed aside by gray gloom. >> now, when asked the series
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will return in april, they admitted they don't have an air date yet saying it will probably be a bit later. >> oh, my word. it might be two years. >> winter is not here. it's not winter's arriving. it's winter is here. you have to say it that way. >> i haven't watched that episode yet. >> winter is here. >> i want to know who she is. and finally, dame helen mirren speaking out in favor of air brushing, kind of. >> but only in certain instances. it was sparked by claims from the actress's ads were retouched by loreal. >> loreal says no retouches were made to her skin. an independent industry investigation backed up those claims. >> they have investigations for that? >> i guess. >> mirren herself weighed in saying she absolutely does not allow digital retouching for her loreal ads. which she proudly says is a 70-year-old woman selling products to other women.
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>> she admits she's flexible about airbrushing for movie posters. she says that's about selling movies and that's hollywood.
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♪ ♪ racing. racing game. >> yes. >> check that out. >> and nba live mobile. >> so many apps, so much technology, it is possible for kids to get too much of a good thing. >> a growing number of experts say low-tech toys go farther in sparking children's imagination and creativity. >> it's a philosophy one couple used to build a massive empire of simple toys and games. here's abc's ju ju chang. >> reporter: doug, i'll make you a cucumber sandwich. >> i would actually love that. >> melissa and doug are like the ben and jerry's of toys.
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the married duo built a $350 million conglomerate, using creativity and lots of hard work but they've never paid for a single ad. they never invited tv cameras into their home until now. >> i feel like i'm parked inside melissa's imagination right here. what makes a good melissa & doug toy? >> we've taken an old-fashioned categories but we inject excitement and pizazz in them. >> reporter: your toys kind of slow down childhood. >> exactly. >> that is exactly what we wanted to do. >> reporter: and after 28 years and over 5,000 products, they're now in the same league as toy titans mattel and lego. it started as a humble operation. >> for about two years we ate ramen. >> chicken, hot dogs and ramen noodles. >> it's a glorious day to play. >> reporter: they've come a long way since the ramen days. >> collision. >> reporter: now they have their own basketball court and bowling alley, all built for family fun. the melissa and doug philosophy, matching the american academy of
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pediatrics recommendations. that parents limit screen time for young kids. their toys often tested out by their own six kids. >> reporter: tell me why imaginary play is so important for kids. >> that's the essence of childhood. through imaginary play you discover who you are. you explore, you create. you try things and fail. it's okay because it's just imaginary, right? you learn to take risks and discover in that who you really are. >> reporter: ju ju chang, abc news, new york. they say the best kind of toys are open-ended toys like legos and building blocks that can be played with multiple ways. >> play-doh. >> yes. >> those sort of things, the simple things. let us know what your favorite toy is on facebook, wnnfans.com.
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making news in america this morning, breaking news. a black man in minnesota fatally shot by police while inside a car. this happening overnight. the aftermath of the indianapolis dent streamed live on the internet. the man's death coming as anger grows over the police involved death of another black man in louisiana. hillary clinton attacks donald trump's business practices while trump seemingly criticizes some in his own campaign. meanwhile, the fbi director answers questions today about clinton's e-mail investigation while the field of possible vp candidates dwipdzles. a wild ride caught on camera. the dramatic scene as a hang glider's life is at stake when something goes terribly wrong. an nba stunner. dwyane wade is moving to his hometown team. see the reaction om

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