. . . . . . good morning. i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm diane macedo. here are some of the top headlines this morning on "world news now." breaking news overnight. north korea fired four banned ballistic missiles toward the sea of japan. triggering an angry response from the japanese prime minister calling a an extremely dangerous action. we'll have the latest details ahead. james comey is challenging president trump's claim that he was wiretapped by president obama. sources say comey wants the justice department to publicly reject the allegation. but the president insists congress needs to look into this. and the trump administration is issuing a revised travel ban today. iraq has been removed from the list of countries targeted by the ban. the new executive order makes changes to restrictions on refugee and visa holders. the defense department

launching an investigation that some marines distributed nude photos of female colleagues on a secret facebook page that reportedly has nearly 30,000 members. those are some of the top stories we're following on this monday. from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning. we begin this half hour with the breaking news out of north korea. and another provocative show of force. >> the state fired four banned intermediate banned ballistic missiles toward the sea of japan traveling some 620 miles. three of the missiles landed directly into japan's economic zone 200 nautical miles from the coastline. >> the japanese prime minister shinzo abe called the launch a clear violation of u.n. security council resolutions. they say it was likely in response to joint military

exercises between south korea and the united states. >> this is north korea's second missile launch since president trump took office. it's not the intercontinental ballistic missile launch that kim jong-un warned is coming. it's part of north korea's attempt to test while president trump's policy is heading. >> you can expect the united nations will meet today or tomorrow about this and perhaps mention some more sanctions against north korea. that's the provocative move overnight by pyongyang. and now to president trump's latest twitter storm. fbi director james comey is now refuting the president's claim that president obama wiretapped him. >> president trump is calling for an investigation without offering any evidence, but sources say comey wants the justice department to publicly dismiss the allegation. abc's richard cantu with more. >> reporter: a senior justice department official tells abc news that the fbi director james comey has asked the justice department for a public statement rejecting president

trump's claim is false. comey reportedly thinks the accusation makes it appear that the fbi behaved illegally. and wants to defend the integrity of his agents. the white house is waffling. >> if this happened, martha -- >> if, if, if -- >> i agree. >> why is the president saying it did happen? >> look, i think he is going off of information that he's seen that has led him to believe this is a very real potential. >> reporter: the white house says there will be no further comment until congress investigates the allegations. president trump made about the former president in these tweets. terrible just found out that obama had my wires tapped in trump tower just before the victory. nothing found. on meet the press the former director of national intelligence disputed the president. >> for the part of the national security apparatus that i

oversaw as dni, there was no such wiretap activity mounted against the president-elect at the time either as a candidate or against his campaign. >> reporter: adding during his tenure he saw no evidence of collusion between the trump campaign and russian officials. >> we had no evidence of such collusion. >> welcome news for team trump but now overshadowed by the tweets. rechd richard cantu, abc news, new york. attorney general jeff sessions is planning to the amend his testimony before the senate judiciary committee in writing today. sessions is responding to questions raised by democratic lawmakers following a revelation that he met twice with the russian ambassador to the u.s. during the campaign. he's expected to explain why he failed to disclose that during his confirmation hearing. a washington state man who is a member of the indiana sick community in that state is home after he was shot in his driveway in what appears to be a hate crime. members of dozens of groups turned out to show their support for the sikhs in their community. what appears to be latest hate

crimes nationwide has them worried. >> some comments were made to the effect of get out of our country, go back to where you're from. and our victim was then shot. >> the fbi is assisting the local police in the investigation. the victim is a u.s. citizen born in india. and india's foreign minister expressing dismay about this attack. iraqis are speaking out about chemical weapons. a red cross person says people have been hospitalized with injuries consistent with chemical weapons. nine women and children. the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons is asking iraqi authorities for more information. and video out of panama of a bus crash that killed 18 people and injured about a dozen more. no word on what caused the bus to careen into a ravine. officials say all the dead and injured were adult males on the bus carrying more than 50 farm workers. facebook is labeling some news items on the site as disputed news.

the tag went live quietly over the weekend. the social network promised it would do something about the epidemic of fake news. disputed news items will be visible but with the tag and links to fact checking sites that explain why it's not true. however, it could take several days before a story is so labeled as disputed news. this is an effort that abc news is a part of as well. a texas a&m star is making it clear he's an nfl top prospect. the defensive end myles garrett. the 270 pounder ran a 40 yard dash in 4.6 seconds. faster than some quarterbacks. don't be surprised if former university of washington john ross gets misty if he hears the classic run dmc song. adidas promised to give an nfl prospect an island worth $1 million if they broke the record for the 40-yard dash which was

4.24 seconds. ross did it in 4.22 seconds. >> all right. the island. bring it on. >> wait. he was wearing nikes. >> oh. >> the fine print of the deal required adidas shoes. >> that's awkward. if he -- >> can he do it again? >> the thing is, adidas knows that if he was wearing adidas kicks, he'd never break the record. it's got to be the shoes. >> i don't know if it worked that way, but i believed it as a kid. if i wear the air jordans, i can jump higher. it didn't work. my basketball career didn't go very far. anyway, spectators saw all brands of footwear at the wife carrying championship across the pond.

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indicating the statements serve no purpose other than to improperly influence potential jurors. they now want him off the case. the team firing back alleging the prosecution is trying to deprive her of her right to counsel of her own choosing. >> when you remove chosen counsel, that's a weighed issue. one i won't shoot from the hip on. >> we weren't conducting press conferences on a daily basis. the media asked us what happened during the day. >> reporter: it's the alleged murder for hire plot that went viral. reality tv cameras rolling as there was a staged crime scene to deliver this news to the 34-year-old. >> your husband has been killed. >> reporter: but michael was not dead, and investigators say her reaction was all for show. she was convicted and sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2011 despite her attorneys arguing it was all just a scheme to launch the couple into reality tv

stardom. it was a stunt. it was a hoax. >> reporter: that convention was thrown out and the second trial had a hung jury. >> did you want your husband dead? >> no, absolutely not. >> reporter: abc news, new york. >> a bizarre case that continues to get more bizarre. the judge saying he's considering the request by the prosecution as well as another for a gag order. that would prevent both sides from talking to the media at all. >> one thing is for sure. it's probably the last time that that one defense attorney might. it's probably the last time that that one defense attorney might talk on behalf of his client. >> we'll get a ruling on the next few days. coming up, a heart breaking custody battle involving a 3-year-old girl. >> on one side, her adoptive family. on the other, her biological father. the question is, what's best for braylen? e. but lysol kills 99.9% of germs including 8 cold and flu viruses. to help protect your home

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now caught in the middle in a case that could help spell out what happens to other families in this same situation. >> say hi. >> reporter: ed and tammy first welcomed braillen into their lives in 2013 when she was a newborn. >> brought her to our house. a beautiful bundle of baby. >> reporter: she was born in south carolina with cocaine in her little body. they became her foster parents? >> we thought at the beginning we were working a foster care plan to help a mother get her child back. >> reporter: but then her health issues became more serious. she needed a special helmet like this one, and as foster parents, they weren't allowed to make these kinds of medical decisions. her birth mother, erika was struggling with addiction and had to make a difficult choice. >> probably one of the hardest

choices i could imagine a mother making. and that's handing her daughter over to somebody else. >> reporter: to you? >> to us. but she knew that we loved her, and she knew that it was a good placement for her. so she made a sacrifice as a mother. >> reporter: in her new home with seven brothers and sisters, braillen and her south carolina family with clearly happy. >> say merry christmas. >> reporter: a year and a half later a letter came in the mail. braillen's birth father appealed their adoption saying only he is braillen's daddy, and the girl should be with him in virginia. andrew meyers was in prison when she was born. he says he turned himself over to authorities were what were nonviolent crimes in the hope that he could serve his time and start raising his daughter. we reached out to meyers and were directed to speak with his lawyer, nathan shelton. >> from the beginning mr. meyers had a plan that he should be unified with his child, and that the child should be moved to

virginia. >> reporter: he was released from a virginia prison in november. and now an appeals court is siding with him. >> i got my life together. there's no reason she shouldn't be able to come home to me. >> reporter: the dawsons believe what's good for braillen should matter most and say they have the means to provide her a beautiful life. they filed an appeal and lost. now they're taking their case to the state supreme court. >> we have no plans of stopping if it does not get corrected. >> reporter: you'll take it to the supreme court? >> it's going to take the united states supreme court to deny us. >> reporter: for nightline, in rock hill south carolina. >> meyers says it boils down to a decision in 2013 to end his parental rights. he wasn't playing child support. he wasn't married to the mother. he's saying that decision was wrong. >> it's a tough one there. you hope what's best for the young girl, but it's hard to decide. coming up, 2000 dogs and

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there morning on "world news now," the head of the fbi rejects the president's wiretapping claim. and while many are still looking for truth, the head of the fbi is weighing in, asking the justice department to refute the notion of any wire tapping taking place. the white house now waiting for an explanation. full details, ahead. we have breaking news on a new act of aggression from north korea. the country has launched internationally banned missiles into the sea. and back here in this country, transformers activate. well, not quite. dangerous situation there on the roads in texas getting out of control, folding into itself. that tractor-trailer, while trying to move. not even optimus prime would like that move. >> no, i don't think so.

and we haven't seen a combination like this since peanut butter and jelly. get ready for the late night/early morning mashup, wine coffee. >> it's because they're drunk. >> happy monday, everybody. it's march 6th. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> never been so excited for a monday. >> did you ever some of that wine-infused coffee making transformer references in the middle -- >> i was trying to figure out what else to say about that tractor-trailer. all right, optimus prime. >> we're off to a good start on this monday morning. but we have serious news. we're going to start with the fbi director shooting down president trump's explosive and unsubstantiated claims that president obama tapped his phone. >> fbi chief james comey is calling the president's allegations false and wants the justice department to set the records straight.

but the president is now asking for a congressional investigation. abc's brian ross with the latest. >> the actual source of the president's stunning claim, the fbi bugged trump tower on the orders of president obama remains a mystery. but late word that fbi director james comey has weighed in. the senior justice department told abc news comey has asked the justice department to publicly reject the president's statements as false. the only white house official to speak publicly appeared on the abc news program "this week" and tried to change the subject and call for an investigation but martha raddatz called her about the information from the source. >> let's press on to this. if this had is -- >> the president of the united states is accusing the former president of wiretapping him. >> i think that this is, again, something that if this happened, martha -- >> if, if, if, if.

>> i agree that -- >> why is the president saying it did happen? >> look, i think he is going off information that he said has let him to believe this is a real potential. >> but the president's series of twitter messages was not about the potential, rather that it did happen. he wrote, terrible, just found out obama had my wires tapped in trump tower just before the victory. nothing found. this is mccarthyism. as president, mr. trump has unlimited access to the country's greatest secrets, but it seemed clear that he relied heavily on questions raised on a fox news report on the flip side. are you concerned on the flip side that the obama administration may have been -- >> and on the breitbart report. >> how many of trump's people were eavesdropped on? >> look, i think the bigger thing is, you guys are always telling us to take the media

seriously. well, we are today. >> the media speculation was all focused on possible russian connections to trump. whether alleged conclusion did lead to an fbi weather tap. the director of national intelligence, james clapper, said trump was never part of the wiretap. >> for the part of the security apparatus that i oversaw such as dna, there was no wiretap activity mounted against the president-elect at the time as a candidate or against his campaign. >> we're hearing the director is extremely unhappy. not only is he saying the trump tweets are false, but they make it appear the fbi acted illegally and he's defending the justice department defend the integrity of the bureau and his agents. >> and the trump administration is expected to unveil its new travel ban today, revoking and replacing the original executive order that was blocked by a

federal court. the new immigration order removes iraq from a list of countries whose citizens will face a 90-day travel ban. there will be a temporary halt on all refugees, not just those from syria and current visa holders will not be affected. the house is expected to release new legislation this week, as well, to repeal and replace obamacare. there's still some disagreement over how to pay for it. among other things, some conservatives oppose tax credits that will help pay medical expenses for people not covered through their jobs or the government. breaking overnight, north korea has flexed its military muscles in a defiant show of power. japanese and south korean officials say the north has fired four banned ballistic missiles more than 600 miles into the sea of japan. the u.s. military does confirm the launch, but said it does not pose a threat to north america. this is the latest in a series of test launches by pyongyang

which many believe is developing an intercontinental ballistic missile that could eventually strike the u.s. 500 american special forces arrived in the northern city of mon by-ege this weekend. "the washington post" reports the pentagon is calling for more u.s. ground troops along with helicopters and weapons supplies. a u.n. humanitarian agency says the white house has replaced about 66,000 people in northern syria. iraqi citizens are trying to escape western mosul. many of them are women and children hoping to get away from the last isis strong hold. this morning, we're seeing new images of their struggle. >> they're pummeling isis positions in western mosul. u.s.-backed iraq troops stepping up the fight to retake the terror group's last strong hold in iraq. but isis is pushing back. they've controlled this city for

nearly three years. their resistance, fierce. >> car bombs, tenses of thousands of residents fleeing, their escape to hurried and treacherous, many left without shoes, now facing dire conditions. >> people are trapped in by mortars and air strikes from above. people are starving to death. if we don't reach them, they simply will not be able to reach us. >> aide groups believe more than 45,000 people have fled since this fan back two weeks ago with over 7,000 still trapped inside. >> retail the entire city could take months and would be a huge victory for the iraqi troops and the international campaign to defeat isis. jennifer ekel ston, abc news, london. plus of news in seattle this

morning after a member of the sick community was shot in his driveway. representatives of more than 40 different community groups gathered speaking out against hate crimes. the mass shooter allegedly shouted get out of my country. the fbi is helping local police investigating this incident. and a terrifying scene on a highway in houston. watch as that white and red tractor-trailer on the right tried to merge. the driver clearly losing control, his cab skidding. and within seconds, the truck folds into itself into a full jack knife across all four lanes. wow. unbelievably, there are no reports of injuries or even damage to other cars. all right. and i know it's monday, not thursday, but we are going to throw back to a viral video, but shot before videos even started going viral. >> all right. so watch the two basketball

players in white in the backcourt after the steal. check out the reactions. it turns out they're identity twins. >> boom. >> that's from their playing days at mcgruder high school in rockville, maryland, about ten years ago. that video was just posted online and is now going viral. >> it looks like they choreographed it. >> every move. >> that's so cool. the identical twin thing, there's something there. they're in sync. coming up, the new pat-down procedures at airports across the country. >> critics still say tsa's methods are too invasive. and it's the new movie blowing up box offices that i couldn't get tickets to this weekend, couldn't at all. we're talking about "get out," the critically acclaimed horror film written and directed by a comedian. >> my husband saw it. maybe he took your ticket. thanks, tom. >> we'll find out why the music is such a big hit. >> find us on facebook, wnnfans.com and twitter,@abcwnn. you're watching "world news now." abcfans.com and twitter,@abcwnn.

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it has lost almost 7,000 enforcement agents in the past six years with the results that only about 1 million people were audited last year. that's the fewest since 2004. all right. so if you thought your last trip through airport security was intrusive or a good time, just wait. >> all pat-downs will be more thorough, but the question is will it slow down the lines. eva pilgrim has more on what to expect the next time you go to the airport. >> reporter: backlash over the tsa rollout of the new plan for pat down screenings. >> someone who is inexperienced could be threatened. >> reporter: tsa officers used to evaluate the perceived risk with each passenger in question and then choose one of five different patdown options. now there is one option. a full pat down. airports across the country already putting out warnings.

denver international telling employees these patdowns will be more thorough and may involve an officer making more intimate contact than before. >> no discretion. you to pat them down. >> reporter: the tsa saying it does not involve any different areas of the body than were screened in the previous standard pat down procedure. this new plan comes two years after a report on the tsa finding some officers missed guns and other weapons during the screenings. >> we know we're not carrying a concealed weapon, but they don't know, and they have to find out. >> reporter: who gets the pat-down? anyone who opts out of the screening. those who alarm the machines or a k-9, and sometimes it's just random. eva pilgrim, abc news, new york. this all came at the result of an audit that they did in 2015, basically showing people were able to get through when they tried to test the old pat down system. >> let's be honest.

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creepy edits, you have "get out". nick watt takes us behind the scenes. >> to do you smoke in front of my daughter? >> i'm going to quit. >> she can take care oh of that for you. >> hypnosis. >> reporter: on the face of it, "get out" is a low budget horror flick. that's just the face. bombshell social critique. overnight sensation, "the economist." can a film be too inflammatory for it own good, "the new yorker." >> no. >> reporter: it's a horror movie partly about race. >> telling the story of this racial monster that lurks under the surface and that we weren't talking about. >> reporter: written and directed by jordan peel. >> i knew this movie would work if it ever got out. so i was just waiting. i was like are they going to let me do this.

>> reporter: yep, the same jordan peel of another show. >> you got your -- >> reporter: here's the basic premise. >> do they know i'm black? >> should they? >> reporter: allison williams plays rose, a rich white girl taking chris, daniel, home for the first time. why allison? >> there's a familiarity, right? she seems like somebody we should know. >> reporter: have you through the going to the parents east house with the white girlfriend? >> yes. i'm married to a white woman. >> i feel everyone has an opinion on interracial relationships. it's a horror film on that. i want to see what happens. how does it manifest? >> i go do my research. >> apparently a whole bunch of brothers missing in this suburb. >> genius producers would got it. >> reporter: jordan is first time writer and director. >> he was completely natural. i would never know this was his first time director. this is my first time doing a movie.

i feel like we're in it together for both our first. >> we get to look our deepest fears in the barrel and laugh at them and walk away having dealt with that. >> reporter: is your deepest fear the ax murder or a casual racist? >> it's a little of both. my view on race is not all white people are bad. everyone categorizes. deal with it by being able to acknowledge that in ourselves. >> reporter: there are also classic thriller twists, deeper themes and terrible horror i will not give away. are you now jordan peele horror movie director? that's it? >> say it again. i love it. yes, i'm complicated. >> reporter: i'm nick watt in los angeles. >> my husband saw it. he loved it. apparently he wasn't alone. it grossed $26.11 million this

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crimes a lot. there have been many. >> iceland tried to ban hawaiian pizza. we've got some guy in georgia eating pizza with peas and mayo. now a 20-year-old college student posted a picture that has people outraged. he's dipping his pizza in milk -- she, i should say. she had to make her account private because of the outrage she received. the question is, is that the worst pizza crime yet? are we done yet? >> that's the worst. get an apb out for that young lady. that's a crime. here's something cool. this is mesmerizing people around the world. some creative artist in new york city, his name is krzysztof leemon, decided that he would draw a bicyclist there on the window of a bus in the city. and then people -- >> do you know how long it took me to figure out what was going on. >> somebody recorded a video. it looks like he's riding the streets. >> that's so cool. who thinks of these things? who thinks of these things? >> i don't know but they'r

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breaking news this morning on "world news now." north korea launching four ballistic missiles. the banned weapons fired into the sea. just as joint war games between south korea and the u.s. get underway. we'll have a full report this morning from seoul ahead. and new developments in the fallout over president trump's tweet storm claiming president obama ordered a wiretap during obama ordered a wiretap during the campaign. the administration is staying tight lipped. there are reports of disarray among seen yore white house staff. and the frightening encounter in a hotel lobby. >> terrorizing a desk clerk as she's thrown around by the attacker who is a registered sex offender. an award show turned into a display of pda between those two. >> and justin timberlake also

won something. we'll tell you all about the iheartradio show. it is monday, march 6th. ♪ i'm not looking for somebody with some -- ♪ >> from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning, everyone. zblu just weeks after test firing a new kind of plifl, north korea earlier law firmed four ballistic missiles. some 620 miles into the sea of japan. that's a move japan's prime minister is saying is a violation and an extremely dangerous action. >> three of the missiles landed in japan's economic zone inside the sea of japan. we have the latest on 90 miles away from the north korean border in seoul.

>> reporter: four ballistic missiles this morning falling into the east sea close to japan. the origin was close to china. the area where north korea typically launches long range missiles that could possibly launch the united states. >> this is north korea's second missile launch since president trump took office. but still not the big launch that jim jong-un himself warned would come. the u.s. south korea military drills are underway, and calls reignite for the a u.s. antimissile defense system to be deployed sooner. just last month, north korea tested a solid fuel rocket which raised concerns the missile program is dropping faster than expected. the slew of provocations including the public as is

nation of kim jong-nam at an airport, are all part of north korea's attempt to test where the trump administration policies are heading. back at home there is pushback from fbi director james comey after president trump over the weekend accused former paul drk president obama of tapping his phones. >> comey denies the claims and wants the justice department to publicly reject the statements as false because it implies that the fbi broke the law. >> and former director of national intelligence, james clapper, is also denying that any such wiretapping ever took place. the president offered no evidence to his claim, but he's now calling for a congressional investigation. david wright has reaction from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. >> with the president back in washington, the white house is bracing for a fight. members of the president's own party are openfully skeptical about the unsubstantiated claim that president obama tapped the phones in trump tower. >> i've never heard that allegation before. >> it would probably be helpful if he gave more information, but

it might be helpful if he allowed us to do our work. >> i think it's a distraction to distract from this very, very serious interference by foreign power. >> some of them now calling for an investigation of trump's tax returns to determine if there's any sign of a russia connection there. >> but if it's true, it's obviously extremely serious. >> reporter: it was senator al franken's question that tripped up the attorney general at his confirmation hearings. >> i did not have communications with the russians. and i'm unable to comment on it. >> sessions now admits that was not accurate. >> in retrospect, i should have slowed down and said but i did meet one russian official a couple of times. >> reporter: tomorrow the attorney general owes a full explanation of why he failed to

tell the truth. >> if he lied knowingly, then he committed perjury. >> reporter: at the start of this weekend, the president erupted in anger at his top aides in the oval office according to sources, demanding they step up their game. this weekend, hundreds of trump supporters held rallies around the country, many of them willing to give the president the benefit of the doubt, even on the wire tabbing claim. >> i think there's validity in mr. trump's comments? >> if he said it to lash out, i said no, now the left is going to have a field day. >> reporter: as for the tense oval office meeting, the white house cautions not to read too much into who is in or out based on which aides ended up coming down to palm beach. they say the bottom line on this meeting is that the president was expressing his frustration

about messages and his senior staff heard that message loud and clear. david wright, abc news, west palm beach. the obamas in the meantime don't appear too troubled over the phone tapping allegations. the former first couple spotted leaving the national gallery of art. enjoying the weather in the nation's capital. the u.s. marine corps is now investigating a photo scandal. this comes after a veteran reported that some marines distributed nude photos of female colleagues taken without their knowledge happening on a facebook page. hundreds could get caught in the scandal. it's said to have nearly 30,000 active duty members on the facebook page. a milestone for chicago. the city went six days without a homicide. that's the longest stretch without a murder in more than four days. already this year there have been mor 100 homicides. president trump has threatened to send in the feds if chicago can't control the violence. omaha police arrested a man. a video shows a masked man

stalking a female desk clerk and attacking her and throwing her on a table. during the struggle she pulled off his ski mask. his face was seen on the video. the man is a registered sex offender. a rare event for people in the bay area. hail fell in san francisco. social media users posting pictures and video online. there was even snow in some of the higher suburbs. and while it hailed in san francisco, across the bay was actually sunny as you would expect with the microclimates there. >> san francisco weather. now over to sports, hockey goalies are taught never to give up on a play. >> check out this play. minnesota, the badgers, hits the

crossover bar on a break away. do you see it? >> wow. >> that's maddie rooney. goes behind her back to make the save. >> look at her just holding the puck behind her back. that's so cool. >> oh, my. >> and a winner's victory lap is getting more attention than her actual win. >> we're talking about laura muir who won the 1500 meter race on sunday. she thought a victory lap was in order. she won. one of the people had other ideas. she was trying to be a buzz kill, but muir gets in front. she tries to get past and was blocked again. finally she says the heck with it and takes off for her victory lap.

british flag. do your thing. >> i do think the concept of this random woman trying to stand in her way -- you had to know that was going to be futile. she's a runner. she's probably faster than you. you're probably not going to win this game. coming up, how crooks may be using your online photos to cash in. >> the shameful scam of raising money meant for cancer patients and running off with the funds. and adele is apparently making it official she's off the market. confirming her marriage. so who's the lucky dude? and does this spell the end of the incredible breakup anthems? >> it's no longer just rumor. >> hello. >> first, let's say hello to the weather forecast. >> "world news now" weather brought to you by pantene. i will never wash my hair again. i will never never wash my hair again now, i fuel it new pantene doesn't just wash your hair, it fuels it. with the first pro-v nutrient blend, making every...

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what goes up doesn't always come down. when you'd like it to. that's what happened with this 150 foot high buzz saw roller coaster on australia's gulf coast. reports say six passengers were rescued. they're okay. officials say an auto stop sensor engaged in the drive. >> whoops. >> now to a story that serves as a wash warning for anybody who posts pictures online. >> reporter: you can't tell from giani incandella's bubbly personality, but this little boy is in the fight of his life. battling brain cancer. his parents using the online site gofundme to raise money for his expensive treatments. the family says that captivating picture was stolen off the site by other and used to scam

people. >> he looked with me with a big smile and said that's not nice. >> a couple accused of going door to door using that photo to raise membership for a child's funeral until they showed up to giani's grandmother's workplace. the grandmother snapping this picture of the couple last week. then alerting police. the duo arrested friday in a neighboring community, charged with fraud for using giani's photo. experts say any time you post a photo online, there's a risk. one thing you can do to see if your photos are being use second down go to google images, upload your photo and select search. the site will pull up any web pages with that photo. as for the boy, his family is hopeful. police tell us the couple printed the photo and taped it to a jar and asked for cash donations. they're expected in court this week.

adrienne bankert, abc news, new york. and the good part about this is the boy's family says donations have increased on their official gofundme site that is actually raising money for this boy. >> all right. when we come back, we have the most talked about moments from a big awards show overnight. >> and adele is confirming a rumor. we've been talking about this for a while now. now we know it's official. we'll tell you in "the skinny" coming up next. member in your home. but lysol kills 99.9% of germs including 8 cold and flu viruses. to help protect your home lysol that. clearasil rapid action begins working fast for clearly visible results in as little as 12 hours. but can it fix this teen's skateboarding mishap? nope. so let's be clear: clearasil works fast on teen acne, not so much on other teen things.

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♪ skinny so skinny ♪ >> your monday morning skinny. we'll start with a big award show overnight. >> that's right. >> a couple of lovers putting all their love on display. >> one of the winners is getting

more attention for his acceptance speech than the award he won which was a pretty big one. best music video went to zane. he couldn't be at the show. instead he posted an adorable video with his high profile girlfriend. they're normally private, but they were being all cute and petting each other and blowing kisses. >> it's too bad they're not better looking. get a room. it's way too much. oh, my god. all right. let's get to the awards. justin timberlake making a movie speech to the lgbtq community. >> anyone that is treating you unkindly, it's only because they are afraid or they have been taught to be afraid of how important you are. >> sounded like a scene from "the help". you is important. >> you is smart, you is kind. >> you is intelligent. >> his message was probably the most touching and talked about moment of the night, at least as far as speeches are concerned. >> there are other moments.

this was a cute one. this is chris martin from cold play. had his kids accept his award for him. >> so cute. >> very cute. and then most people who are in love, you'd think it was still valentine's day. >> there they are, still going. >> uh-huh. true thing. this is like an actual video from their hotel last night. >> their home video? >> this is their home video. >> another singer is taking center stage in romance. adele has confirmed she tied the knot with her long-time partner. >> she was talking to her audience when she said falling for someone is the best feeling but that she can't do it anymore because, quote, i'm married now. >> oh.

>> oh, the couple have a four-year-old son together, but they remained coy about that whole marriage thing up until now. >> but still, she was able to write all those beautiful songs about heart break in her last album. you know -- >> those weren't about him. >> clearly. and now to david letterman. he's opening up to new york magazine about and looking every bit the mountainous man. we've heard very little from him since he retired from late night comedy in 2015. he says he doesn't miss his show at all. >> he's busy making toys at the north pole. he says this would have been cool if a woman had replaced him on cbs, someone like maybe tina fey or amy schumer. that's interesting. as for trump, they got him talking about the president. he says the problem he would have if he were still doing the show is it would be too much material, but he also points out there are probably worse problems to have. >> i can imagine a lot of these retired talk show hosts are wishing they were here at this time. >> and finally the battle of the ryans continues with the release of a teaser for "dead pool 2". ryan reynolds comes back as the foul mouthed superhero we love to watch save the day.

>> until he gets stuck in the phone booth changing into this costume. superman, he is not. he finally breaks free rushing to face the danger, running into stan lee, but he didn't get there soon enough. >> also not soon enough, the release date. that the what the trailer says at the end, coming not soon enough, especially if you're kendis gibson. >> so, ryan, being the better looking of the two ryans now that we have this exclusive interview, when is the movie coming out? oh. he's not saying. >> he's tight lipped this morning. >> the silent treatment. he's still a dashing man. >> ryan, don't hold out on us. don't be shy. tell us. it could be our secret. it's fine.

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differently thanks to a special pair of glasses. john donvan with that story. >> reporter: being color blind and that's how casen earlbeck of iowa was born. it's something you adapt to, and casen did. he's a ballplayer. he gets a kick out of spending time with his family, but he wondered what he was missing. when he heard about special lenses that alter the light passing through them to make certain colors pop, he wanted to try them. knowing they didn't work for everyone in his condition. >> we were concerned he would be upset if it didn't work. >> reporter: they worked and it rocked him. >> can you see the differences? >> i could hear him start to kind of choke up almost instantly realizing that what he was seeing was real. >> reporter: it rocked him in such a good way. >> green, blue, orange. everything was so bright. it just popped out at me. >> reporter: he's almost dancing in this moment. >> it's like your life goes into high definition. >> as for more practical benefits, well, there's getting dressed. >> it's easier on me. i don't have to pick out his outfits.

>> reporter: and there's what he sees in his cereal bowl. >> it's colorful. yellow, green. a lot of stuff that looks like i want to eat instead of just, like, brown. >> reporter: and then there's the thing he didn't exactly want to get out of bed for the other day until his dad made him. >> i was like, why are you waking me up? >> reporter: during this dark dawn, that was a sunrise past the window which you do have to see when the world looks new. john donvan, abc news. >> so cool to see his reaction. >> just imagine so many different things that is new to him. >> yeah. he could probably put together this rubik's cube better than i could. i'm not color blind, i just can't do it. i have no excuse. i'm just not very good at it. i'll get it. i'm sure of it i'm sure of it.

making news in america this morning -- new fallout from president trump's claim accusing president obama of wiretapping. hear why the fbi director now wants the justice department to step in. plus, the new travel ban rolls out today. we're live in washington with the details. breaking news, as north korea launches more missiles while the u.s. and south korea hold their annual war games. another defiant show of force by the north. new allegations that isis has used chemical weapons in the iraqi city of mosul. we have the latest ahead in a live report. and caught on camera. close call on a highway in texas. the quick reactions that kept everybody safe. and a good morning to you all.