country. >> i thought she was going to pluck one or two and it was going to hurt. this little girl lost her mind over $5. >> is it bad? >> is it [ bleep ] bad? >> oh, yeah. she really got him. something is telling me his wife did not really like the beard. >> come on. you ain't got to do a brother like that. >> see, but getting the niece to do it, you've got that degree of separation. she didn't attack the beard. she did. >> he finally was convinced to just shave the thing off, but he did leave a remnant. >> there you go. >> that's how you get revenge. >> you want to play games? now your husband looks like a creeper. >> after that brief handlebar scare, she says he's completely clean shaven now. now i am driving down to the ocean. >> matt and his wife have youtube channels.

his wife said if this gets 45,000 likes, i want you to put on a wedding dress and jump into the ocean. >> like trash the dress. >> pretty much. but he says he went to goode weg to get the dress. >> all right, guys. i have the dress on. >> it's a mermaid dress. >> there we go. >> come on. get in. >> he fulfilled the promise made on youtube. >> who was it, matt? >> surprisingly refreshing. that's a look at some of the day's top viral videos. thanks for joining us, everybody. as always, the next "rtm" is all brand new.

just two years ago, chris

soules, star of the bachelor and contestant on "dancing with the stars." >> this morning facing a harsher spotlight. maggie rulli with the latest. sounds like he has got himself in a bit of trouble. >> exactly. remember the star on "the bachelor" after that went back to iowa. let go of the spotlight. living the small town life. instead now chris and that small town are back in the headlines. this time, unfortunately, for a tragic reason. >> love is a lot like farming. you plant a seed and hope it grows. chris soules captured america's heart as prince farming. >> reporter: pegged as a small town farm boy looking for love on reality tv. this morning soules facing a very different reality. arrested early tuesday, and charged with leaving the scene of a fatal accident. >> the driver of the tractor is unconscious in the ditch. >> reporter: according to

officials soules rear ended the tractor with the pickup truck sending both into the ditch. killing the tractor driver. 66-year-old kenneth mosher. the victim's family saying he was a loving son, husband, father, grandfather and friend. he was also one of soules neighbors. documents unveil that alcohol was found at the scene. soules was not charged. >> not the first time chris had a run in with the law. a series of speeding tickets. and multiple citations for drinking underage. and was arrested for a dui a little over ten years ago. >> reporter: now the small town boy has to deal with the new charges in the spotlight. finding fame as the bachelor on season 19. >> we're going to iowa. >> reporter: even bringing the women to his beloved hometown of arlington. >> welcome to iowa. >> reporter: but the town of about 400 people living in just

one square mile, was a tough sell for many women. though he proposed to whitney bischoff. >> will you marry me? >> reporter: the two eventually split. soules returned to his rural roots and posts pictures of of what he calls farm life in god's country. now he will have to stay there, he has been forced to surrender his passport and wear ankle monitor. he can leave the state with a court approval. and if he is convicted, he could face up to five years in prison. >> very serious case. >> quite a fall from grace possibly for him. >> maggie, thank you. when we come back, the hollywood couple that put in a nine-figure bid for a new house. >> yeah, "the skinny" is next.

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>> i don't know what dance move. >> something like that. she does. just seems as if. i don't know. she is getting information. she is getting all her bank account information. jay-z as well. a-list couple hoping to buy mega mansion. >> page six reporting the couple put in a bid for what is called the most lavish home in l.a. that bid, $120 million. >> piece of cake. >> the hill top mansion in bel air 30,000 square feet, eight bed rooms, 11 bathrooms, four swimming pools, and, a basketball court. >> also has bulletproof windows, 15 car garage. and of course separate staff quarters. >> of course. real estate source tells page 6, the house is beyond words. no expense was spared. >> queen b and jay-z anxious to

settle into a home in l.a. since their twins likely to arrive in june. also reportedly checking out private kindergarten for their daughter, blue ivy. >> three kids. need more space. >> the private kindergarten is on the west wing of the house. >> the staff quarters will be the school. >> mark your calendars for key hollywood opening dates. >> yes, disney, parent company announcing release dates for a slew of movies, live action remake of "the lion king" starring donald glover and james earl jones reprising his role. the lion king will hit theaters july 19th, 2019. >> ah, too far away. >> yeah, yeah. disney and lucas film will complete star wars revival, "star wars 9" may 24, 2019. >> studio also pushed back release dates with several films including untitled fifth indiana jones movie for july 2020. >> i have plans.

>> sorry, buddy. the highly anticipated "frozen 2" slated for release on november 27th. 2019. >> i'm busy. know where i won't be. >> have to try to find plans to fill the time. >> think i can figure it out. anybody want to hang out with us? pamela anderson is turning heads with a poem about donald trump and state of politics today. it's titled. "i like how you resist me." touches on everything from julian assange, tips for the u.s. and uk. i may have advice for trump and may, on special relationships. >> it really is deep. i mean, i have read it. it has just been an amazing experience reading something. >> really? >> you want to hear some of it? >> sure. >> meet me over at camera three. >> what? >> got my own little beetnik set

up over here. >> here we go. if i could get my mike on. >> got so excited dropped your microphone. >> did, completely. >> we must not forget how to make love, but war no more war. and no walls around countries, or embassies. i will stay relentlessly engaged, like it or not. ♪ >> wow. >> just as dysfunctional lover, the usa has been spying on uk. all this, that the usa does is a freakish lover or a stalker would. >> did pamela anderson recite it this way? >> think she did. just about the time the cush hit. >> the words of pamela anderson. >> well done. finally, the queen of instagram, shocked her online fans again. check it out, selena gomez,

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>> after a short safety quiz which luckily was not in hawaiian. >> let's watch that again. see that hand signal we are making, that means hang loose. yet i keep saying, mahalo, thank you. which makes no sense. >> shaka. >> from there my instructor took over. strapping me in. i remained calm. not too loose. >> it has to be loose. you have to run. >> finally, it was time to fly. >> three, two, one. launch forward. oh, my god, this is so cool. ♪ ♪ i want to get away i want to fly away ♪ ♪ yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ got to get away ♪ i want to get away i want to fly away ♪ >> what a rush.

>> would you like to try flying? >> really? >> i really am flying. i really am flying. ♪ i believe i can fly >> oh, the other way. >> but the big question, could i stick the landing. >> oh, boy. >> clearly my instructor had as much fun as i did. ♪ hallelujah ♪ hallelujah ♪ hallelujah >> just thanking the lord. >> want to go again? that was his reaction. can't imagine why i exhausted him. >> how tough was it sticking the landing? >> a little tough. you are attached to the person. they're so used to following you in sync. they said sometimes they paraglide home because they live on the mountain. how cool is that? >> that's great. thanks.

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good morning. i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm diane macedo. here are some top headlines we're following on "world news now." good morning. here are the latest headlines we are following on "world news now." stemmed from payments he received from a russia organization in 2015. full details ahead. ahead of president trump's 100th day in office. it's not clear if they have enough votes to push it forward. today the president is set to unveil details of his plan to cut taxes for businesses to 15%. the pentagon is criticizing deadly turkish air strikes against kurdish militants in syria and iraq. turkey considers the militias that were targeted terrorist groups but also u.s. allies in the fight against isis. ivanka trump is dismissing boos and hisses.

the all-female audience engineered as she praised her father as a champion of families. those are some of our top stories on this wednesday, april 26th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning to you all. we'll start this half hour off with legal questions surrounding the national security adviser. >> they say michael flynn may have committed a crime in connection with his trip to russia two years ago. he accepted thousands of dollars in payments. >> lawmakers say he didn't disclose those payments to the federal government which could be a felony. >> reporter: as president trump approaches day 100, he's forced to deal with what happened on day 24. the firing of his first national security adviser, general michael flynn. emerging in agreement saying flynn failed to disclose his business dealings with russia

and likely broke the law. >> as a former military officer, you simply cannot take money from russia, turkey or anyone else. it appears he did take that money. it was inappropriate and there are repercussions for the violation of law. >> reporter: in 2015, flynn received $45,000 to appear at this moscow gala. that's flynn shaking hands with russian president vladimir putin. flynn also received $500,000 on behalf of the embattled turkish government. he was forced to register as a foreign agent. >> general flynn had an obligation to proactively seek and obtain permission. doesn't appear as if he did. >> do you think he broke the law? >> i don't see anything in those records that he actually complied with the law. >> reporter: flynn talked about breaking the law during the campaign when it came to hillary clinton. >> lock her up. that's right. yep. that's right.

lock her up. >> reporter: but now if it's true that flynn broke the law, he's the one who could face prison time. up to five years. the white house won't say if any laws were broken, deflecting new questions about whether flynn was properly vetted. >> the white house has refused to provide this committee with a single piece of paper in response to our bipartisan requests and that's simply unacceptable. >> reporter: the white house insists they're not stonewalling. >> ask for every call or contact that a national security adviser made is pretty outlandish, if you will. >> reporter: flynn is now responding. in a statement his lawyer said flynn did push the department extensively and he didn't go beyond that and didn't address the specific charges that flynn broke the law. mary bruce, abc news, capitol hill. now to the far east and some military moves amid the ongoing

tension with north korea. the u.s. aircraft carrier "carl vinson" closing in on the korean peninsula as the ship has been on the move, its aircraft have been in joint exercises with japan's air force. north korea has threatened to sink the "vinson" if provoked. this, by the way, the first look at the joint military drills that the u.s. and south korean forces held, but this is the first time we're seeing these images. they were conducted as north korea was preparing to mark the anniversary of its military. these drills have taken place since the late 1970s and overnight south korea announced that key parts of a u.s. military defense system are now in place. the full senate goes to the white house this afternoon to get a closed door briefing about the north korean situation. the president's crackdown on immigration has suffered another setback. a federal judge in california blocked the administration's attempt to withhold funding from sanctuary cities. calling an egregious overreach and vowing to win in the supreme

court. let's get more now from melanie woodrow. >> reporter: in san francisco approximately 1.2 to $2 billion of the city's $9 billion budget was at stake. the threat for that funding looming as the city worked to set its budget. city attorney dennis herrera said the court sided on every issue in the lawsuit the city filed over president trump's executive order on sanctuary cities and san francisco would not stand by and have the constitution turned on its head. >> this is why we have courts. to halt the overreach of a president and attorney general who either don't understand the constitution or choose to ignore it. this is why san francisco had to stand up on behalf of people everywhere. be they immigrants or native born. >> reporter: a sentiment echoed by mayor ed lee. >> not just a victory for the cities, but also, in my opinion, it gives a little more calm to the residents of san francisco, particularly immigrant

populations. they're living in shadows. some of them are not going to school or scene a doctor because they just don't know what's going to happen to them. >> reporter: the mayor said the city had promised all residents city officials would fight for their rights and they did. in san francisco, melanie woodrow, abc news. president trump is expected to return to his home town next week for the first time since the inauguration. that hometown, you might know it, white house says the president is visiting new york city to deliver a speech aboard "uss intrepid" and meet with the australian prime minister while there. it's raining in new york and along most of the east coast right now. you can see the system moving up the hudson valley and all of new england. another inch or two of rain is responsible but just showers for the rest of the northeast. the rain is fading away in north carolina, but still the threat of flooding.

rivers are rising and there are fears that a dam in wake forest could breach overnight. many area roads are closed after that flooding. six to nine inches of rain came down, which is more than what would normally fall in a month. well, when you go to court, you're told to turn off your electronic devices. it seems a supreme court justice may have violated that rule. justice breyer's phone went off. he appeared red faced as he tried to stop the noise. we've all been there. justice breyer normally leaves his phone else where. i'm curious what his ring tone is. can you imagine if it is some beyonce music. >> like, all right. remember the chocolate river in willy wonka? this street in russia was a poor imitation. the roof of a pepsi factory

collapsed injuring two people and sending tons of fruit juice into the surrounding roads. a sea of orange liquid was flowing through the streets. some of the fruit juice managed to make it to a nearby river, as well. >> imagine that cleanup. >> it will smell good, though. >> that's true, it will. when in rome, the police may give you a helping hand. >> yeah. the police department in rome, new york, that is. up there in central new york took a homeless resident and gave him a makeover. >> the officers themselves gave him a shave and gave him a hair cut. also got an entire wardrobe of new clothes all donated. the police say bobby, as they called the man, left looking like a whole new person. what do you think? a little before and after shot. >> who needs to go on a bravo show to get a home makeover. >> i heard bobby asked if you could give him a hair cut. >> bobby, you look great.

>> you look good. like the bobby we remember when he was in high school. coming up, the before and after. dramatic. the women who won the 100-meter sprint and she's just 101 years old or young. how she managed to snag that first-place prize. and the lawyer for that passenger dragged off a united airlines flight is now speaking out about his client's next legal step. first, here's a look at today's temperatures. >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by life alert.

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caught on camera, a woman in canada demonstrating how steal a caught on camera, a woman in canada demonstrating how steal a package nicely. pedals up. walks up to the porch. put the package in her backpack. then she is back on her bike. and pedals away. >> guessing the package didn't belong to her? >> no, not at all. she's called the amazon bandit on youtube. >> she has a nickname at least. more fallout from united passenger dragged from the airplane by police officers. the chicago aviation police department is now being rebranded, the word police is being replaced by security. officers union is protesting what it calls a downgrade. and plans to file a formal complaint today.

>> still learning a bit about incident. thought you have seen all images and heard everything there is to hear about it. linsey davis gives us the update. >> reporter: new video shows dr. david dao and his wife now boarding the infamous united flight. less than two minutes later his wife runs off then back on again. the reason is unclear. then, this call to police. >> the airline overbooked the flight. and they need two passengers to get off. they're refusing. >> dao was dragged off after refusing an offer of $800 voucher to turn over seats to a united crew later seen boarding the flight. the newly released police report appears to blame dao for his injuries saying aggressive, physically abusive dao lost his balance and smashed into the armrest when he knocked the officer's arm away. the lawyer calls that nonsense. saying his client lost two teeth, had his nose broken and

suffered concussion. after being dragged from the plane, a bloody dao runs back in, but is eventually taken to an awaiting ambulance. how is dr. dao? >> he is hurt. >> no plans for legal action? >> i am doing what i am supposed to be doing, that's getting ready. >> united promised to release results of an internal review and actions it plans to take by end of the weekend. linsey davis, abc news, new york. >> the video is tough to watch. the case is going to be so complicated. you hear the stories back and fort. >> the lawyer that is the lawyer used in the case with the mom on the american airlines flight with the stroller. >> quite a list. >> growing one. >> so, embarrassing incidents like that help give united the lowest customer satisfaction score among so-called legacy airlines, that's carriers that have been in business a long time. but united score still rose by a few points because customers are more likely to judge airlines by their own experiences. the worst rated airline overall was spirit. for the third year in a row. >> ah, spirit. reigning champion of the worst.

>> if you are going to -- be some where on the bottom. you might as go all the way. admit to it. >> spirit airlines saying they have made strides to improve their customer service. obviously, they're still the bottom feeders when it comes to airlines. coming up. the revelation by celebrity deejay. zeke thomas is just now opening up about a painful secret from his past and how he hopes it will help others.

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welcome back. son of basketball legend isaiah thomas is opening up about a dark secret in his past. >> yeah, he hopes by talking about it it will actually help others. here's our own robin roberts. >> my name is zeke thomas. and i am a survivor. >> reporter: 28-year-old deejay and music producer, zeke thomas is appearing in this new psa for sexual assault awareness month. >> the path isn't always a straight line. you don't need to go it alone. >> reporter: sharing something deeply personal publicly for the very first time. how is it for a young man to have to stand up and say, you know what, i was raped. >> being gay, being african-american, it's definitely something that -- that i never imagined would happen to me. >> when was the first time you

were a victim? >> the first time i was a victim when i was 12 years old. then it happened again, last year, last february. when it happened again, i was terrified. i really felt that -- that my manhood had been taken from me. >> you did not press charges? >> in pressing charges the first thing that came through my mind was being labeled a victim. being put on the public record, the public stage. i wasn't ready. i just wasn't ready. >> sadly zeke's trauma is not uncommon. newly released data from the cdc estimates that over 19.5 million u.s. men are the victims of contact sexual violence including rape over the course of their lives. starting at the age of 12, how do you even begin to process what is happening to you and who to go and talk to about it? >> well at first, i didn't realize what had happened.

what transpired. i knew it was wrong. i knew that i did not want it. i did not seek it out. i hadn't let my family know until much later that, that this had happened. it was definitely hard for them to hear. and even more hard for them to hear that it happened again. >> zeke says the healing process, especially this past year, could not have happened without the love and support of his family. including his dad, nba hall of famer, isaiiah thomas. >> tell us about the conversation you had with your parents? >> they let me know they're here for me. and we're going to do everything in our power to -- to help you through this journey. i sought out the help of medical professional, therapists and doctors. it's been a journey. >> a journey aided by his passion for music. tell me how music has soothed your soul. and has helped-up through this? >> music has been very therapeutic to me. >> share some lyrics with us.

>> the first song i'm coming out with, i'm dealing with it. and it begins with i'm not begging for forgiveness. but tonight i've come undone. ♪ let my spirit leave this palace -- ♪ >> really through the process of, you know, i'm blaming myself. and coming undone. and i'm trying to take my power back. >> power he is using for good speaking out hoping to spark a larger conversation, so that others will not suffer in silence. >> one in ten male on male victims do not report it. i am encouraging more victims to come forward. >> what an opportunity to be sitting here and to be the voice for those who don't have a voice. >> definitely how i feel. i want to give the voiceless a voice. >> and hope for others. >> and hope, definitely. >> great report by robin. >> hope for so many young black kids who are gay don't get that support. >> giving a great voice to two

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so last night, was another game. where he had -- it opened and down to his belly button. that was the fourth game they lost when he has done that. so. got to button it up. >> guess he didn't consult you before last night's game. >> should have buttoned up. we would have known. >> bring in our reporter, maggie rulli for the next few stories. maggie found the stories for us. >> hey, how is it going? >> how are you? >> hey, guys. >> our other contributor. >> since maggie found the story, should take responsibility. credit. credit. >> little bit of both. >> kicking things off. little inspiration. take you now to the world masters games in new zealand. check this out. this woman, 101 years old. she is going. going. >> do it! >> whoo! >> 101. taking home the gold. she was the only person in her

bracket. >> hey, hey, hey. >> no one need to know. >> let's not. >> the 70-year-old she beat. >> would her post run selfie compete with the instagram feed of kendis gibson? >> not a chance. >> the next one. all in position, waiting for your live shot. standing by the camera. early morning news. you some times yawn. like ae any body else. not supposed to be on camera. key word. suppose to be. here's what happened to, to deedee sun, out in the field. weatherman. reporting the weather forecast. someone made a mistake. there on the green screen. check it out. >> western kansas. welcome news for some areas. this is a part of the state, deedee looks a little tired out

this morning on "world news now," the latest federal judge to block president trump. >> trump administration looks to make good on its promise to crack down on illegal immigration. a judge in california, has stifled the president's executive order that would withhold funding from sanctuary cities. we have the white house's sharp overnight response. a deadly crash causes an inferno on one of the country's busiest freeways. three massive trucks pile up with cars trapped underneath. the wreckage bursting into flames. the latest on the investigation and what can drivers expect for this morning's rush hour. then another controversial police confrontation caught on camera. hear why the officers pulled their guns on a group of boys in michigan. and why their chief of police is standing by his officers. no, it's not the name of the brand.

these are actual mud jeans. you might be surprised to learn, you can buy them online, complete with that mud or whatever that is. caked on to the denim. wait till you hear how much one department store is selling them for. it's going to get dirty. it is hump day after all. april 26th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> i had jeans like that all through my childhood years. >> yeah, after wrestling around. >> exactly. rolled around in the mud, to my mother's dismay. that's how i looked by the end. >> now we get to pay top dollar. >> leading fashionista at the time. >> trendsetter, mom. see. start this half-hour off with a legal blow to president trump's immigration policy. >> federal judge in california blocked an executive order that threatened to cut funding from so-called sanctuary cities. jurisdictions that do not cooperate with immigration

officials. >> white house chief of staff, reince priebus slammed the ruling calling it an example of the ninth circuit going bananas. >> reporter: another set back for president trump just days out from his 100th day in office. brings the score between the white house and the courts 3-0. federal judges have halted the president's travel bans and now ruling out of san francisco, halting part of an order aimed at punishing so-called sanctuary cities withholding federal funds. >> this is why we have courts. to halt the overreach of a president and attorney general who either don't understand the constitution or choose to ignore it. >> reporter: the trump administration targeted sanctuary cities saying they allow dangerous criminals back on the street arguing the order is necessary to keep the country safe. >> the wall is going to get built, in case anybody has any question. the wall is going to get built, the wall is going to stop drugs and going to stop a lot of people from coming in that shouldn't be here.

>> reporter: mayors of the cities pushed back. >> it was an attempt to bully jurisdictions like san francisco, santa clara into abandoning sanctuary city policies, by the use of unconstitutional executive order. >> reporter: attorneys for san francisco saw an injunction to block the executive order. the judge granted the injunction deciding the president has no authority to attach conditions to federal spending. this comes following a federal appeals court blocking the president's first travel plan. revised and remained stalled in the courts following a second ruling. now this marks the third legal hurdle for president trump in his controversial executive orders. >> thank you. house republicans are entering closer to an agreement on a gop health care bill. conservatives and moderates who opposed initial measure to repeal and replace obama care are reviewing a new plan and includes an amendment that would allow states to opt out of key provisions of affordable care act.

still not clear if they have enough votes. former security national adviser may have committed a felony in connection to payments from a russia media organization. leaders of the house oversight committee documents show flynn never disclosed payments on security clearance paperwork. meanwhile, committee members say the administration won't give them documents about flynn's foreign contacts during his time as national security adviser. >> the white house has refused to provide this committee with a single piece of paper in response to our bipartisan requests, and that's simply unacceptable. >> to ask for every call or contact that a national security adviser made is pretty outla outlandish, if you will. >> in a statement, flynn's attorney said the retired lieutenant general, briefed the intelligence agency after the russia trip. flynn's attorney did not answer questions about the payments. both the state department and pentagon are sharply criticizing turkey for launching air strikes against kurdish militants in syria and iraq.

thousands of people turned out in the mountainous area of syria to protest those air strikes which reportedly killed nearly two dozen kurdish militia members. you see turkey considers the militias that were targeted as terrorist groups. but they're also u.s. allies. in the fight against isis. aircraft carrier "uss carl vinson" closing in on the korean peninsula. the ship's movement comes amid the current saber rattling with north korea. this note from the region. china has launched its second aircraft carrier, it must first undergo sea trials before becoming fully operational. the first one built right there in china. trade tensions are ramping up between u.s. and canada despite conversation between president trump and prime

minister trudeau. that discussion follows the the announcement of tariffs on canadian lumber entering the united states. and trump's claim the u.s. will not stand for canada's dairy trade policies. trudeau is warning both countries could suffer from what he calls a thickening border. ivanka trump dismissing a rough reception she faced in berlin as politics. trump took part in a women's summit during her first official trip abroad as a assistant to the president. shared the stage with german chancellor angela merkel and other powerful women but when she called her father a champion of families then the crowd turned on her. hissing. groans, boos. >> he has been a tremendous champion of supporting families. and -- enabling them to thrive in the new reality of -- >> you, you hear the reaction from the audience. >> i certainly have heard the criticism from the media. and that's been perpetuated. >> trump sitting there next to the head of the imf as well.

she continues to defend her father saying, that thousands of women who have worked for him, are testament to his belief that women can do the job as well as men. university california berkeley officials are preparing for possible violence tomorrow night ahead of planned speech by conservative commentator ann coulter. one sponsor pulled out, fearing violence from unrestrained leftist agitators. and inadequate security. university officials announced the event would be canceled citing security concerns. coulter tweeted, she still expects berkeley to provide a room. an appearance by another far right speaker in february was canceled. authorities in southern california are hoping for a much better morning commute today. this after a fiery and deadly crash shut down part of a busy highway in los angeles for several hours. the multivehicle accident left a twisted burning mess on the 5 freeway. here is abc's correspondent. >> reporter: a fiery collision

along one of the busiest freeways in los angeles. six vehicles including three semis sparking an inferno. >> big rig has gone through the center divider and is on the southbound side. >> reporter: cars pinned underneath the big rig. >> the camry underneath the semitruck. >> reporter: authorities say one man was killed. ten others injured. including a 27-year-old woman who is critical. for hours, drivers on both sides of the freeway at a stand still. >> as we start closing things off. start collecting our evidence. we will then determine where the vehicles were driving and approximately how fast and what caused the collision. >> this investigation is still ongoing. the big question for authorities is, what caused that semitruck to jump over the center divider. completely going through the k rails set up to prevent accidents like this from ever happening. abc news, los angeles. in addition to drinking, driving, growing concern on the

country roads about drugged driving. for the first time, statistics show more drivers killed in crashes are now testing positive for drugs, than alcohol. the governors highway safety association points out increase occurred as more states legalized marijuana. the governor's group says states need to address the problem of drug impaired drivers. uber is promising a network of flying cars in just three years. it plans to have systems operating in dallas fort worth and dubai by 2020. the company would use electric powered vertical takeoff and landing vehicles known as v-tols. uber partners include aircraft manufacturers, real estate developers and those actual cities. not april 1st, right. sure about this one. >> exactly. do think uber is trying to get publicity as well. just because you shop at high-end department store doesn't necessarily mean you can't look like one of those guys. >> all right. nordstrom is selling these

straight legged jeans that embody rugged american work wear. >> yes. >> according to the store's website, the jeans show you are not afraid to get down and dirty. >> yeah. >> they come already heavily distressed. by heavily distressed we mean it looks like they're covered in mud. >> it's fake mud. that is just wrong. >> what? >> otherwise it would come out, wash right off. have to go out and buy a pair. $25. so, these. you don't need to do, $425 jeans. got a pair of jeans right here. got some real mud. >> i got an idea. >> ready? >> oh. >> you sure about this? >> i don't know. good. making you high end. >> high end. >> yeah. yeah. hold on. we need more water.

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back with a look at police back with a look at police body cam video from michigan. that's stoking controversy. >> started out as officers

responding to a report of someone with a gun. just blocks away, they draw their own guns on a group of boys in the street who they say match the description. abc's alex perez with the details. >> reporter: this police stop of five boys in grand rapids, michigan, under scrutiny. >> hey. come over here. keep your hand where i can see them. get on the ground. >> officer with gun drawn, stopping the group of african-american boys on their way home from a basketball game last month. on body cam video you hear the boys, ages 12 to 14. they appear confused and frightened. one begins to cry. >> what did we do? >> we are giving you directions okay? >> another officer arrives as they try to figure out if this is the same group of boys just been in a large fight nearby. one neighbor reporting he had seen a gun. >> how do you want to do this, troy? want to just approach? >> one boy consoling another. police move in but find no gun. the young boys then released to their frightened parents.

>> y'all didn't see a gun. >> reporter: as officers defend how they handled it all. >> you have to understand our position as well. >> yeah. the way you're acting. >> i can't help it. that's my baby. >> i understand. i am a parent. >> i apologized to the young men and their families. >> reporter: the police chief apologizing, but standing by his officers. >> what if one of our babies had made the wrong move. and they wouldn't be here with us tonight. >> reporter: the police officers involved were not reprimanded and remain on the job. the police chief here insists they followed protocol. alex perez, abc news, grand rapids, michigan. >> all right, alex. thank you there. coming up. checking up on president trump's campaign promises. >> how the former ceo is doing with regard to his plans for business? you're watching "world news now". now". give you bare feet... and we ...backsweat and gordo's everything. i love you, but sometimes you stink. ♪ new febreze fabric refresher with odorclear technology...

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a message from the foundation for a better life. nasdaq opens in record territory. above 6,000 for the first time in history. >> all right. you see real numbers there. a lot of people are checking different numbers when it comes to -- president, president trump's campaign promises. >> abc's rebecca jarvis has a progress report. >> i will be the greatest jobs president that god ever created. i tell you that. >> reporter: from the very beginning he cast himself as the

the business man in chief. >> my plan for the economy can be summed up in three very, beautiful words. jobs, jobs, jobs. >> reporter: on the campaign trail promising to create the 25 million new jobs over the next decade, which would be the most, created under any u.s. president ever. and, rip up trade deals. he said were putting americans out of work. nafta, signed by her husband is perhaps greatest disaster trade deal in the history of the world. >> reporter: even before being sworn in, trump zeroing in on this carrier plant in indianapolis, claiming credit for saving 1,100 jobs from going to mexico. >> he is not in office yet already cutting deals and saving jobs. that's huge. >> reporter: that victory not without controversy. the company later conceding that only 800 jobs were ever at risk of heading south. in his first week in office, the

president making good on that promise to pull out of a major trade deal. the tranpacific partnership. >> great thing for the american worker. what we just did. >> reporter: the markets also initially climbing with investors cheering on the prospect of lower taxes and fewer regulations. the dow rising above 21,000 for the first time ever in march. the so-called trump bump. but stocks now back below that benchmark. >> hype is morphing into gripe that investors are saying, gee maybe the president won't be able to get a lot done. >> reporter: still the average 401(k) has gained as much as $5,698 since inauguration day. economy adding 317,000 new jobs since february. but last month. hiring slowing dramatically. just 98,000 jobs added in march. only half of what was expected. all right. rebecca. thank you. coming up, why you should head for the stairs before you grab the second cup of coffee.

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>> apparently. >> this study sucks. >> it is temporary. does not last through the day. cheaper, healthier than drinking energy drinks and coffee. >> all right. >> say it could elevate mood. so does a really good cup of coffee early in the morning. >> jack, how you feeling? >> little tired after all that. >> let's get to the pretzels. >> yes, everybody. it is a national holiday. national pretzel day. >> now my mood is elevated. >> i have pretzel balls i am going to whip out right now. right here for you. you don't mind if i whip these out here. >> this is definitely going to cause a few social media comments. >> while we have the pretzel balls here. >> take one for the team. >> right. right. >> some facts about pretzels. >> why don't you put one of those in your mouth. why don't you taste one?

>> kendis, these are delicious. good. >> give one a try. come on. >> pretzels are great. >> not as salty as i expected. >> there might have been. might have started in 610 ad, or -- or later. >> okay. let's move on. oh, my god. this is great. this kid. >> just know, a dad let his young son, 3-year-old pack his own lunch. this was the result. >> this was the result of it. >> look at that. wouldn't that be the result for any of us. >> totally fine. looks like a well balanced meal. >> caption on the next video is simply. florida. >> yep. that's, some one towing a boat

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th this morning on "world news now," the chilly reception iva in, invanka trump received on the world stage. getting booed and hissed at while defending her father in europe. the tough questioning she received. the president herself or her business interest. police in arizona may have a break in the case of a series of deadly street shootings dating back to last year. investigators are remaining tight lipped but abc news is learning more about the possible connection. we'll have the latest. also new this half hour the new reality for a former bachelor. >> the boy who found fame in reality tv is facing a harsher spotlight after being involved in a fatal hit and run. what police are now saying about the very real prison time he could be facing. and flying high.

how our own diane macedo spent her easter vacation by checking this one thing off her bucket list. >> why did you forget how to pronounce my name? >> doing it like spanish. >> i'm not spanish. >> anyway, complete report from this high altitude special assignment coming up later this half-hour on this wednesday, april 26th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." kind of funny you say that. mispronouncing my name. there are so many hawaiian words that i attempted to say. totally botched. >> were you able to pronounce mai thai? >> that one i got. no problem until i drank a few too many of them. then i got -- >> then just empty. >> we'll get to that. looks really cool. can't wait to see the story. start this half-hour with the president's daughter brushing aside the jeers from, an all-female audience in germany. >> ivanka trump got boos and groans during a women's summit

when she defended the president's record on women and families. she remained unphased by the reaction saying politics is politics. >> it's been fun watching the newspapers in europe. including this moment here. the daily telegraph writing, "daddy's girl on the world's stage." abc's linzie janis is there in berlin. >> how are you? >> ivanka trump stepping out on to the world stage. the president's most trusted sidekick on her first official trip abroad, as assistant to the president. the former corporate executive joined german chancellor angela merkel and other female leaders at a woman's summit in berlin. >> this role is quite new to me. >> reporter: where she spoke about her signature issues.

affordable child care and paid family leave. but after calling her father a champion of families, the crowd's response. audible. >> he has been a tremendous champion of supporting families. and enabling them to thrive. the new reality -- >> i certainly heard the criticism from the media, and that's been perpetuated, but i know from personal experience, and i think the thousands of women who have worked with and for my father for decades when he was in the private sector are a testament to his belief and solid conviction in the potential of women. and their ability to, to do the job as well as any man. >> reporter: she has already joined her father alongside meetings with world leaders and tweeted this photo sitting at the president's desk in the oval office. but a new poll revealing only 34% of americans approve of

having ivanka and her husband jared kushner in major positions in the administration. ivanka talked about syria, calling reports she was behind her father's decision to strike that country, a flawed interpretation saying she did express her feelings about the chemical attack with him, ultimately the decision to act was made from the highest levels of government. >> linsey, thank you. president trump is planning to unveil today what he has billed the biggest tax cuts in u.s. history. the plan calls for drastically reducing tax rate for businesses from 35% to 15%. republicans say, it would spur economic growth. but, the official nonpartisan scorekeeper for congress said in a cut that big in corporate taxes even if temporary would add long-term budget deficits. republicans would need support that is from democrats in order to get a 60 vote majority. >> president is scheduled to drop by when the entire senate is briefed about north korea.

at the white house this afternoon. that meeting as "uss carl vinson" nears the korean peninsula. tension with north korea heightened overnight, when south korea announced key parts of a u.s. missile defense system are now in place. arizona officials now believe they may have a break involving a series of shootings last year and they won't have to look very far for the man they want to question. he's already in custody. abc's clayton sandell has the the latest. >> reporter: police in phoenix have a new lead in a serial street shooting case. >> they just shot him. >> did this happen in front of the house, ma'am? >> yes. >> reporter: investigators tell abc they have a person of interest. reportedly he is aaron saucedo in a series of nine neighborhood shootings last year march to july. seven people killed at random. this man, one of the few to see the suspect, and live to tell about it, says police told him, >> we caught a guy and we think it might be him. >> reporter: police won't confirm saucedo was a person of

interest. >> aaron -- >> reporter: recently arrested for a 2015 murder allegedly using the gun he sold to a pawnshop. the gun by coincidence was tested during another unsolved serial shooting case on phoenix free ways in 2015. but investigators say for now, there is no evidence saucedo is involved. saucedo has not been arrested or charged or named suspect in any of the shootings except for the 2015 murder. he says he didn't do it. clayton sandell, abc news, phoenix. the federal government is cracking down on 14 companies that make false promises about cancer cures. the fda calls the more than 65 products quoting here, a cruel deception. some of the products are dangerous because they may keep patients from seeking real treatment. others may be harmful themselves. they include pills, ointment, and teas, we posted more information on our website at wnnfans.com. and we have new details on the death of "happy days" star,

erin moran. former co-star, scott baio, posted a letter. from moran's husband on facebook. detailed erin's rapid decline from skin cancer. the 56-year-old diagnosed in december. she could no longer speak, eat, or drink, by mid february. fleischmann said she died saturday after he fell asleep next to her. as they watched tv in their home in indiana. the man nascar fans know as junior is calling it quits end of the year. dale earnhardt jr. says 2017 will be the last lap for his number 88 car. the death of his legendary father, dale sr. in 2001 put junior in the spotlight. the two-time daytona 500 winner says he wasn't worried about trying to live up to his dad's legacy. >> i saw at an early age before i was a driver, growing of in that man's shadow was going to be a real hard challenge. but i wanted to race. i knew racing would put me in the shadow. i accomplished way more than i

ever dreamed. way more. >> earnhardt says he made the decision to retire last month. he missed half of last season while recovering from a head injury. earnhardt plans to race twice on nascar's second tier series next year. >> he's still relatively young. 42 years old. you never really know what you're going to see in a soccer match. and here is a great example of that. >> nothing to do with the players. check out the referee. whoa. >> whoa. >> let's see that again. >> he pulls off a perfect split to avoid the ball. referees don't want to interfere in the play. and the best part, gets right back up to his feet. >> as you do. >> right up there with simone biles. >> impressive. >> so good. it's so good. >> my gosh. you think he is, we are going to see him, next in the olympics in tokyo. >> i hope so. do you think he has been waiting

for that moment to whip out that trick. or do it all the time when the ball is not coming at him. >> comes so naturally. >> a career in break dancing if refereeing should not work. >> refereeing. coming up in "the skinny," it's been called hollywood's most lavish home. 30,000 square feet. eight bed rooms, four pools, guess who just put in a bid for $120 million? >> wow. >> kendis? >> if it was $120. new reality for former bachelor chris soules facing possible prison time after a fatal crash. our reporters here with the latest. but, first, here's a look at today's forecast. ♪ >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by -- fisher investments. ♪ >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by -- fisher investments.

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soules hollywood's it guy star of "the bachelor" and even a contestant on "dancing with the stars." >> this morning facing a harsher spotlight. maggie rulli with the latest. sounds like he has got himself in a bit of trouble. >> exactly. remember the star on "the bachelor" after that went back to iowa. let go of the spotlight. living the small town life. instead now chris and that small town are back in the headlines. this time, unfortunately, for a tragic reason. >> love is a lot like farming. you plant a seed and hope it grows. >> reporter: chris soules captures america's heart as prince farming. pegged as a small town farm boy looking for love on reality tv. this morning soules facing a very different reality. arrested early tuesday, and charged with leaving the scene of a fatal accident. >> the driver of the tractor is unconscious in the ditch. >> reporter: according to officials soules rear ended the

tractor with the pickup truck sending both into the ditch. killing the tractor driver. 66-year-old kenneth mosher. the victim's family saying he was a loving son, husband, father, grandfather and friend. he was also one of soules neighbors. documents unveil that alcohol was found at the scene. soules has not been charged with driving under the influence. >> not the first time chris had a run in with the law. a series of speeding tickets. and multiple citations for drinking underage. and was arrested for a dui a little over ten years ago. >> reporter: now the small town boy has to deal with the new charges in the spotlight. finding fame as the bachelor on season 19. >> we're going to iowa. >> reporter: even bringing the women to his beloved hometown of arlington. >> welcome to iowa. >> reporter: but the town of about 400 people living in just one square mile, was a tough sell for many women.

though he proposed to whitney bischoff. >> will you marry me? >> reporter: the two eventually split. soules returned to his rural roots and posts pictures of of what he calls farm life in god's country. now he will have to stay there, he has been forced to surrender his passport and wear ankle monitor. he can leave the state with a court approval. and if he is convicted, he could face up to five years in prison. >> very serious case. >> quite a fall from grace possibly for him. >> maggie, thank you. when we come back, the hollywood couple that put in a nine-figure bid for a new house. >> yeah, "the skinny" is next.

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>> something like that. >> i don't know what dance move. >> something like that. she does. just seems as if. i don't know. she is getting information. she is getting all her bank account information. jay-z as well. a-list couple hoping to buy mega mansion. >> page six reporting the couple put in a bid for what is called the most lavish home in l.a. that bid, $120 million. >> piece of cake. >> the hill top mansion in bel air 30,000 square feet, eight bed rooms, 11 bathrooms, four swimming pools, and, a basketball court. >> also has bulletproof windows, 15 car garage. and of course separate staff quarters. >> of course. real estate source tells page 6, the house is beyond words. no expense was spared. >> queen b and jay-z anxious to settle into a home in l.a. since

their twins likely to arrive in june. also reportedly checking out private kindergarten for their daughter, blue ivy. >> three kids. need more space. >> the private kindergarten is on the west wing of the house. >> the staff quarters will be the school. >> mark your calendars for key hollywood opening dates. >> yes, disney, parent company announcing release dates for a slew of movies, live action remake of "the lion king" starring donald glover and james earl jones reprising his role. the lion king will hit theaters july 19th, 2019. >> ah, too far away. >> yeah, yeah. disney and lucas film will complete star wars revival, "star wars 9" may 24, 2019. >> studio also pushed back

release dates with several films including untitled fifth indiana jones movie for july 2020. >> i have plans. >> sorry, buddy. the highly anticipated "frozen 2" slated for release on november 27th. 2019. >> i'm not busy, but i know where i won't be. >> have to try to find plans to fill the time. >> think i can figure it out. anybody want to hang out with us? former "bay watch" star pamela anderson is turning heads with a poem about donald trump and state of politics today. it's titled. "i like how you resist me." touches on everything from julian assange, tips for the u.s. and uk. i may have advice for trump and may, on special relationships. >> it really is deep. i mean, i have read it. it has just been an amazing experience reading something. >> really? >> you want to hear some of it? >> sure. >> meet me over at camera three. >> what? >> got my own little beetnik set up over here.

>> here we go. if i could get my mike on. >> got so excited dropped your microphone. >> did, completely. >> we must not forget how to make love, but war no more war. and no walls around countries, or embassies. i will stay relentlessly engaged, like it or not. ♪ >> wow. >> just as dysfunctional lover, the usa has been spying on uk. all this, that the usa does is a freakish lover or a stalker would. >> did pamela anderson recite it this way? >> think she did. just about the time the cush hit. >> the words of pamela anderson. >> well done. finally, the queen of instagram, shocked her online fans again. check it out, selena gomez, haircut.

>> we've seen her there, signature long hair. >> i like it. >> what do you think? >> i like it.

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i passed the tissue test. oh yeah. crest whitestrips are the way to whiten ♪ ♪ yeah >> that's your wednesday harmony right there. who doesn't want to get away once in a while, take off. and, fly, fly away. >> right. >> during my recent trip to hawaii, i actually did that. and i caught it all on camera. >> we're here in maui, hawaii, at the volcano and i am about to cross something off my bucket list. we're going paragliding. to start things off, the owner of pro flight paragliding multitasks driving us to the launch point while running through safety instructions.

>> didn't know it was being filmed. >> you are doing great. >> after a short safety quiz which luckily was not in hawaiian. >> let's watch that again. see that hand signal we are making, that means hang loose. yet i keep saying, mahalo, thank you. which makes no sense. >> shaka. >> from there my instructor took over. strapping me in. i remained calm. not too loose. >> it has to be loose. you have to run. >> finally, it was time to fly. >> three, two, one. launch forward. oh, my god, this is so cool. ♪ ♪ i want to get away i want to fly away ♪ ♪ yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ got to get away ♪ i want to get away i want to fly away ♪ >> what a rush. >> would you like to try flying?

>> really? >> i really am flying. i really am flying. ♪ i believe i can fly >> oh, the other way. >> but the big question, could i stick the landing. >> oh, boy. >> clearly my instructor had as much fun as i did. ♪ hallelujah ♪ hallelujah ♪ hallelujah >> just thanking the lord. >> want to go again? that was his reaction. can't imagine why i exhausted him. >> how tough was it sticking the landing? >> a little tough. you are attached to the person. they're so used to following you in sync. they said sometimes they paraglide home because they live on the mountain. how cool is that? >> that's great. thanks.

>>. that's what's making thank yous in h america this morning. making news in america this morning -- the trump administration unveiling its tax plan this wednesday. calling for massive cuts. who is set to benefit from it? also happening today, all 100 u.s. senators at the white house to talk about the situation in north korea. we're live in washington. a rough reception for ivanka trump during her first international trip as an adviser. the crowd booed after she said her father is a champion for families. new this morning, bill cosby speaking out for the first time in two years amid sexual assault allegations. what he says about performing yet again. overnight, the pope holds a surprising ted talk. hear his message to world leaders.