good monday morning. i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm diane macedo. some of the top headlines we are following this morning on "world news now." senate republicans preparing to take up the health care bill. planning to start from scratch with their own version aimed at replacing obamacare. a full report coming up. congress poised to hear from former acting attorney general sally yates. set to testify today about potentially troubling contact between former national security adviser michael flynn and a top russian diplomat. north korea has detained a fourth american for alleged haasile acts against the country. kim song worked for the same university. there are four americans detained in the north. the curtain has now come down on one part of the greatest show on earth. the first of two final ringling brothers barnum & bailey circus

wrapping up last night in rhode island. the second tour ends later this month. those are some of the stories on this monday. it is may 8th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning to you, everybody. the start of the workweek. going to start this half-hour with former president barack obama, looking to defend his legacy as the republican health care bill heads to the senate. >> the former president chimed in overnight accepting an award in boston. he urged congress to look beyond party lines as they consider the future of health care. house leaders insist their legislation will protect people with pre-existing conditions. senate republicans say they plan to come up with a bill of their own. abc's richard cantu has more. >> you are a fraud. you are a phony. and your days are limited.

>> reporter: a tough sell back home for republican lawmakers, pushing the house gop version of health care reform. >> you are victimizing even more those who are ill. >> reporter: the main concern, what about pre-existing conditions? >> the bill protects the pre-existing conditions. >> no! >> liar, liar! >> reporter: health insurers would still have to cover them, but the house bill could still allow insurers to raise rates on the patients. >> you cannot be denied coverage. under this bill -- >> but you can charge people more. >> let me finish my point. >> you can't charge people more if they keep continuous coverage. >> reporter: some republicans are breaking ranks. >> i'm worried about the future and these people who are really vulnerable. >> true under the house bill that a state that gets a waiver would still have to provide coverage to people with pre-existing conditions. but that coverage might well be unaffordable. >> reporter: stage four breast cancer survivor told abc's david wright she has coverage now, thanks to her job.

>> god forbid you lost your job. >> if something happened and i lost my job, or let's say some amazing job opportunity appear, i can't take it. i am absolutely locked in. i like my job, but i am absolutely locked into my job. >> reporter: the senate takes up the bill next. >> the senate is starting from scratch. we are going to draft our own bill. >> reporter: richard cantu, abc news, new york. turn our focus to the big news overseas. emmanuel macron won a victory over marine le pen. in the run-off election over there. >> the election of the 39-year-old former banker backed by the community for globalist views, widely seen as a test of the wave of nationalism sweeping europe. >> here at home, president trump, congratulated macron what he called his big win. tweeting i look very much forward to working with him.

>> hillary clinton sent out a congratulatory tweet to macron. victory for macron, for france, the eu and the world. defeat to those interfering with democracy. but the media says, i can't talk about that. >> all right. little bit of shade from hillary clinton. the senate committee looking into russia's meddling in the election. we'll hear from two obama administration officials today. former acting attorney general sally yates expected to testify she warned the white house about contacts that could have been compromising between national security adviser michael flynn and russia's ambassador to the u.s. now the former director of national intelligence, as well, see him there, jim clapper scheduled to testify. governor of texas signed legislation banning sanctuary cities across the state. republican governor abbott made the announcement last night. without advance notice. it would allow police during routine traffic stops to ask if someone is in the u.s. legally. sheriffs could be jailed if

they don't cooperate with immigration officials. the law set to take effect in september. opponents vowing to challenge it in court. staying to the south and wildfires across parts of georgia and florida raging out of control this morning. triggering evacuations and road closures. more than 100 fires are burning across florida alone. and on the state's border with georgia, at least 118,000 acres across the national wildlife refuge have been scorched. abc's rob marciano on the latest. >> reporter: flames shooting into the air as wildfires rage across several states. >> real smoky, bad. >> reporter: 106 fires burning in florida right now. dry conditions fueling this blaze near tampa. firefighters dousing the flames from above. plumes of smoke, dropping visibility to quarter mile. shutting down a major highway for a time this weekend. >> i saw ashes and smoke, looked like a giant blob in the sky. >> reporter: in southern

georgia, wildfires forcing evacuations. residents there grabbing the bare necessities as inferno advances. >> important papers. food. food, our food. what we could. everything we could. everything else we just had to leave. >> reporter: schools in charlton county, closed monday. the fire moving quickly. burning estimating 1 mile each hour. charring an area bigger than city of atlanta. that fire still not under control. >> scared for my nanny and all my friends here. it's pretty bad. >> reporter: the wind have come down across the fire zone. still bone dry across the state of florida with no real rain in the forecast. at least through the end of this week. rob marciano, abc news, sunrise, florida. >> thank you, rob. after a three-year hostage ordeal, dozens of school girls in nigeria have been freed. a government official says, 5 boko haram commanders were released for the 82 girls. boko haram seized over 200 from

a boarding school in 2014. many of the girls escaped. others since released. but 113 girls are still missing. >> that sparked the whole bring back our girls campaign that went viral. officials in upstate new york are trying to figure out what exactly killed a three-time u.s. olympic gold medalist. team officials believe that 37-year-old bobsledder, died in his sleep in lake placid. autopsy found fluid in his lungs. preliminary toxicology results did not show any drugs in his system. coroner says there is no suspicion of foul play. an inmate who went missing at a prison in indiana found, authorities thought that orville morris escaped. he never left the prison. discovered yesterday, hiding in the ceiling along the heating and ventilation ducts. serving a burglary sentence. now in high security housing facing additional charges for the escape attempt. >> not most effective escape attempt. >> no. did not have success.

demonstrators on the confederate monument debate faced off in new orleans. hundreds gathered for the take them down march. protesters calling for the removal of statues, honoring jefferson davis and, robert e. lee. three arrests were reported. but the protests were largely peaceful. >> all taking place, jazz fest is taking place in new orleans. prices at the pump dropped this month. latest survey shows drivers are paying 5 cents a gallon less than they did just two weeks ago. nationwide average is $2.41. however, still 14 cents more than a year ago. a beach that completely vanished in ireland more than 30 years ago has suddenly reappeared. spring storms washed away all of the sand back in 1984, leaving nothing but rocks behind. but, last month, a strange tide re-created the beach. dumping tons of sand back on to the shores. villagers say they're thrilled to have their beach back. the whole thing is incredible

example of the force of nature. >> hope the sand stays for a while. through the summer. former president obama touched on the danger of divisive politics as he accepted the annual john f. kennedy profile encourage award. >> that's right. form former president joined by former first lady, michelle obama and joe biden for sunday's ceremony in boston. he called on congress and america in general to fight back against hate. >> our politics remains filled with division and discord and everywhere we see the risk of falling into the refuge of tribe and clan and anger at those who don't look like us or have the same surnames or pray the way we do. and at such moments courage is necessary. at such moments we need courage to stand up to hate.

>> the former president is keeping busy. he heads to italy today where he will deliver a keynote address on climate change and food security in milan. and we saw some history overnight in major league baseball. >> overnight, yesterday morning, yesterday afternoon. so the yankees played an 18-inning game that just ended around 2:15 a.m. eastern time. after more than six hours. the team combined for 48 strikeouts. by the way, a major league record for any game in the end. the yankees won 5-4. >> yes! >> lot of people at wrigley for the game. >> stuck around. >> yeah, celebrate now, yankee fans, because they have to play cincinnati at 7:15 p.m. eastern time tonight. >> not a lot of rest. >> no problem, baby. no problem. >> we'll see. so not unusual, of course, to see animals inside an airport. but they're usually on leashes or in carriers. >> that's right. how about this one?

peeking through a hole in the ceiling. >> oh. >> yes, the scene at baggage claim inside toronto's pearson international airport. a raccoon, peeking through. >> just hanging out. >> oh, heck no. >> luckily didn't trigger a panic. of course, canada. just kind of hanging out. some cheers and laughter among airline passengers. >> yeah, as long as he stays in the ceiling. imagine when that thing jumps down. panic. everybody panic. >> we would be freaking out. evacuating the airport. >> where is he now? is he here? >> by the way. >> make it on to a flight. >> same raccoon. >> let's hope not. >> spotted elsewhere in the airport. seven hours later. >> probably not in new york. >> no. thankfully. >> whew. need to build a border wall make sure that raccoon doesn't make it here. >> a city evacuated. murder mystery in boston. two doctors found dead in their

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this brace girl scout is under police protection after she was caught on camera in the czech republic. the 16-year-old started receiving threats on facebook after the photo went viral. anti-terrorism authorities are taking the threats seriously. they took immediate action to make sure the teen remains safe. some tense moments played out in frankfurt, germany, forcing the evacuation of 50,000 residents. it happened after three world war ii era bombs were discovered at a constructing site. this after about nine hours. bomb disposal experts, diffused all three bombs. the all-clear signal was given. people were returned home. >> meantime back here in the u.s., police in boston are looking into any possible connections between two doctors engaged to be married and were killed in their luxury penthouse apartment and the suspect in this case. >> that's right the suspect

injured in a shootout with police at the same location. now learning he may have known the victims. abc's eva pilgrim has the the latest. >> reporter: two boston doctors brutally murdered in their penthouse condo. investigators now closely examining the couple's final moments. a 30-year-old in custody after a shootout with police. >> we just ran in as the shots were being fired. >> reporter: accused of killing 39-year-old lina and 39-year-old richard field. authorities say the two died after of a violent struggling. suffering a great deal of trauma. police rushing to the luxury condo after fields sent a final urgent message to a friend. >> got a message from a friend saying that there is a gunman in the house. >> reporter: investigators say the two doctors were targeted although authorities won't say how the three knew each other. >> we got to believe that -- you know, that somehow, there was some type of knowledge of each other here. >> reporter: both respected an n

theseiologists engaged to be married. facebook page set up as a remembrance contains pictures of the two together. >> you guys ready? >> reporter: this video showing her laughing doing the ice bucket challenge. employers for both doctors say they are devastated. eva pilgrim, abc news, boston. coming up, we know botox is used to erase wrinkles and smooth the skin, but something new is going on. >> could it also work the same magic on depression? that's next. next. you won't see these folks at the post office. they have businesses to run. they have passions to pursue. how do they avoid trips to the post office? stamps.com mail letters, ship packages, all the services of the post office right on your computer. get a 4 week trial, plus $100 in extras including postage and a digital scale. go to stamps.com/tv and never go to the post office again.

we are back now with a possible new use for botox. people often get botox in hopes we are back now with a possible new use for botox. people often get botox in hopes of making themselves look better on the outside. >> exactly.

a new study makes people feel better on the inside as well. here is abc's marci gonzalez. >> reporter: the drug used to fight the signs of aging to treat migraines and underarm sweating. but now the maker of botox, says it may have yet another use. helping to treat depression. >> i would say i have had depression pretty much as long as i can remember. >> reporter: chris explains after taking medications that didn't work long term he turned to a doctor, a paid consultant and says the reason that botox seems to be helping patients with depression has nothing to do with vanity. >> there are hundreds of studies before botox was ever tested, showing that what you do with your face actually influences your mood. >> reporter: he says using the drug between the eyebrows to freeze movement in the area where frown lines form appears to have a psychological effect. >> the brain gets a message. oh, okay, you haven't frowned in the last month. life must be pretty good out there. >> reporter: the treatment is

being tested. but, ray mundie says it helped him. >> i don't think it's like cured me. but i will take what i can get. >> reporter: some experts say while it is giving patients hope. more studies are still needed. >> there have been very mixed results in this, the small clinical trials thus far. >> reporter: botox costs an average of $385 for each injection area, but not yet approved by the fda to treat depression. marci gonzalez, abc news, los angeles. you can get botox to make you stop frowning? >> yeah, you can do it for absolutely everything. >> what if i just, permanent smile all the time. hi, how is it going? i feel happier already. >> trying to prove you don't have botox right now. >> i actually have some. >> no scowling for you. >> right now, scowling. >> you're shedding so much emotion. >> just like. right now.

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♪ "guardians of the finally domsnatiinating and sto "fate and the furious." >> like the poster. >> whole lot in the poster. finally for this half-hour, story of an ohio family proves the more really is the merrier. >> the sanders made a big promise and they are delivering. here is abc's linsey davis with the lesson they're teaching. >> christopher and christina sanners came to court in their sunday best, tissues in hand overjoyed to be there in front of friend and family. the sanders family with five biological children and now

total 11 children altogether. >> it is the first time i had six children being adopted by one family. >> reporter: six newly adopted kids all siblings all fostered by the sanders. >> we made an agreement, whoever we get, we will keep them. >> reporter: they kept their word. >> i officially have signed the entry it is official. >> officially giving the newest sanders kids their forever family. >> you feel like you're in a safe place now? >> new sisters chloe and caitlin dressed as twins. >> best thing about being sisters, i have two sisters now. she is the sweetest sister ever. i love her so much. >> reporter: for the sanders now, 13 strong, family is much more than blood. >> we are all the same in god's eyes. so, the color of any one's skin never had a bearing on any of this. >> say, sanders! >> sanders! >> ah. >> a picture perfect family whose lucky number is now 13. linsey davis, abc news, new york.

>> and the couple says that they realized parenting 11 kids is not going to be easy. but they say the key to it all, the way they see it, patience and love, going to go put extra emphasis on the patience. >> that would be the key. >> and apparently if they ever get unhappy, get botox. >> yeah. >> most of the time, people pull us aside and tell us how well mannered the group is or you are doing an excellent job. >> they say they're not trying to pretend to be perfect. kids have their arguments like all siblings do. overall they get along great. how cute were the two girls in their matching outfit. >> imagine the table at thanksgiving. >> can somebody pass the sweet potatoes. >> the kids' table is an apartment. >> get the sweet potatoes by christmas. es. >> the kids' table is an apartment. >> get the sweet potatoes by christmas.

this morning on "world news now," the health care fight. >> republicans under fire and facing angry constituents for voting in favor of president trump's health care bill. this is former president obama comes out of hiding, defending his signature health care law overnight. resounding win for emanuel macron soon to be the youngest president in the history of france. so, see why the world is watching the election so closely. then the great escape. 10-year-old girl fight off a large alligator. how a recent visit to a theme park likely saved her life. then a new craze is catching on. world naked gardening day. we are getting down and dirty in "the mix" on this monday, may 8th. >> announcer: from abc news this

is "world news now." >> this is a thing now? >> are the people like, clipping hedges. >> world naked gardening day. >> no, i wouldn't want to clip anything near any part of my body. >> very risky activity, folks. we'll show you who did decide to celebrate in "the mix." start the half-hour off with the battle over health care. >> before returning to the white house from a weekend at his new jersey golf club, president trump turned up the pressure on senate republicans. tweeting, they will not let the american people down. some of those same lawmakers have rejected the bill and plan to start all over again. more now from abc's david wright. >> you are victimizing even more those who are ill. >> reporter: republican lawmakers under fire for supporting a health care bill that rolls back some of the key protections of obamacare. >> you're a fraud. you're a phony. and your days are limited. >> reporter: moderate republicans expressing concerns

too. >> it's inadequate. ridiculous. >> reporter: among them, ohio governor john kasich. >> i'm worried about the future and the people really vulnerable. >> the senate is starting from scratch. we are going to draft our own bill. >> reporter: the senate takes up the bill next. maine senator susan collins told george stephanopoulos she is concerned about people with pre-existing conditions. >> it is true that under the house bill that a state that gets a waiver would still have to provide coverage to people with pre-existing conditions. but that coverage might well be unaffordable. >> reporter: house speaker paul ryan was one of the architects of the bill. >> you cannot be denied coverage if you have a pre-existing condition. under this bill. >> but you can charge people more? >> let me finish my point. you can't charge people more if they keep continuous coverage. >> reporter: that's small comfort to this woman, a stage four breast cancer survivor who

has coverage now thanks to her job. >> god forbid you should lose your job. >> if something happened and i lost my job. or, let's say some amazing job opportunity appeared. i can't take it. i am absolutely locked in. i like my job. but i am absolutely locked in to my job. >> reporter: hannah statland has a pre-existing condition and obamacare. >> this bill has placed me in fear. this bill is a threat to my livelihood, my family's plans for the future. >> reporter: health care reform now head to the senate. and they're likely to take their time. some senators will start from scratch. david wright, abc news, new jersey. someone else talking health care overnight. former president obama urging congress to look beyond party lines as they consider health care coverage here in the country. >> the former president accepted courage award from j.f.k. library foundation in boston last night. he told the crowd he is hopeful

lawmakers will look at the facts and speak the truth even when it contradicts party positions. and praised democrat whose lost their seats after voting for affordable care act. >> and these men and women did the right thing. they did the hard thing. theirs was a profile in courage. because of that vote, 20 million people got health insurance who didn't have it before. >> obama heads to italy today to give an address on climate change and food security. >> president trump meanwhile is praising france's president elect for his landslide victory yesterday. >> take a look at the scenes right here along the famed boulevard there in paris. the mood upbeat as the country voted in 39-year-old emmanuel macron, the youngest leader since napoleon. >> cheering crowds packed the area near the louvre museum. many considered the race against marine le pen a test in the wave of nationalism saw britain

leaving the european union. abc's tom rivers has the latest from paris. ♪ >> reporter: a huge party in paris. emmanuel macron celebrating with supporters in the shadow of the louvre famous pyramid. projected to be france's new president. >> translator: you have won! france won! >> reporter: macron defeated, far right leader, le pen. 65% to 35%. >> translator: i called mr. macron to congratulate him being elected. i believe in the main interest of the country. therefore i wish to success to him. >> reporter: a closely watched race worldwide. and largely seen as a follow-up to the u.s. elections. pitting the populist, le pen against the more moderate macron. president trump had not officially endorsed anyone. he praised le pen. last week, former president obama went on the record throwing his support behind macron.

>> i am supporting macron to lead you forward. >> reporter: french voters lined up all day to make their voices heard. >> macron is the future. perfect, no? >> i just don't want madam le pen to be president. >> reporter: macron is 39 years old, which will make him france's youngest president ever. the former investment banker is a moderate and supports keeping france part of the european union. >> he wants france to play a role in the eu. >> reporter: now he's faced with handling one of the world's largest economies, struggling under 10% unemployment rate. >> since the eu is the largest trading partner of the u.s., any disruption in the eu will certainly affect what we do over here. >> tom rivers, abc news, paris. >> 39 and president of france. amazing there. back here at home, the family of a teenager shot and killed by a dallas area police officer is taking legal action. 15-year-old football star, jordan edwards was buried over the weekend. one week after he was gunned

down inside a vehicle leaving a house party. officer roy oliver originally said the teens were aggressively backing up. but his own body camera video apparently contradicted that story. well now edward's family is suing the officer and the police department. saying, oliver wasn't trained properly on the use of deadly force. >> it's been 47 years since the state of texas had a conviction for murder of a law enforcement officer. so, family as they said from the beginning for the long haul. >> officer oliver faces a murder charge and could face up to life in prison if he is convicted. no comment from oliver or the police department on the lawsuit or the charges. now to mysterious double-murder two of boston doctors. authorities trying to determine if they will be able to arraign the suspect today. he remains in the hospital after being wounded in a shootout with police on friday night. that shootout happened at the same billing where moments later, police found the body of

the doctors in their penthouse condominium. police have not revealed a motive. they think he knew the couple who were engaged to be married. in chicago, two people are dead after gunfire broke out at a memorial for victims for another shooting. eight people were injured in that shooting yesterday afternoon. and the men and women were killed, the victims remembering a man shot to death earlier that same day. police say both shootings were gang related. wildfire raging near tampa bay, florida, forcing officials to evacuate a nature preserve and shut down the highway. the pasco fire has grown to 2,200 acres and 50% contained. officials say the cause of the fire is under investigation. more than 100 wildfires burning across the sunshine state. florida experiencing quite a bit of a dry spell of late. meantime, parts of california looking unseasonably white. and unusual winter like storm. hit southern california over the

weekend. packing heavy downpours. lightning. you see there snow. in the mountains. the storms came days after the region basked in summer-like weather. >> hope you didn't put away your winter coats. retailers trying to one up each other selling distressed clothing. >> you may recall two weeks ago told you about muddy jeans on sale at nordstrom's. the pants with the fake dirt stains are going more than $400. >> neiman marcus upping the ante future destroyed high top sneakers. the kicks come complete with holes, tears and scratches and they can be yours for the bargen price of $1,425. >> nice. >> awesome. >> the sneakers -- also have staples in them. >> in that case. >> they're not dirty. you provide your own scuff marks. do they reek? that's what you need. >> old sneaker smell.

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90 feet down an old mine shaft. authorities say he was camping with his family and went out for a night time ride. when he didn't return they couldn't locate him, they called 911. >> you're responding to a 5 mile pass area. again, 5 mile pass. this is going to be for an individual that drove an atv into the open mine shaft. no injuries at this time. we're having search-and-rescue respond as well. >> nearly 100 search-and-rescue members worked several hours to get the man out. he was then airlifted in serious condition to a nearby hospital. but expected to make a full recovery. now to the 10-year-old girl who survived an attack from a nearly nine-foot gator in florida over the weekend. the girl was with her family at a lake when attacked in 2 feet of water. abc's adrienne bankert has more. >> reporter: young girl caught in the grip of a nearly 9 foot alligator. >> female conscious and breathing attacked by an alligator. >> reporter: the 10-year-old

trying desperately to free herself. >> advising the child's leg was bitten. still attached. >> reporter: florida fish and wildlife saying the alligator attacked the child in a designated swimming area at a lake in orlando. she was in just two feet of water. the girl's family saying she escaped using survival techniques she learned at gator land adventure park. >> ever in position where an alligator would grab ahold of you, the nose, not the eyes, the the nose is the spot to go for. >> reporter: the girl tries punching the gator in the nose when that didn't work, she pokes the nostrils. pulls down on the bottom jaw freeing her leg. >> got your head up, buddy. head up. >> to get an animal with the strongest bite on the planet to let go of you is a miracle. >> reporter: the gator's caught by a trapper and put down. state officials closing the water front as precaution. the girl, rushed to an area hospital, with puncture wounds to her knee and thigh. amazingly this quick thinking brave 10-year-old able to free herself from an alligator's jaws is already out of the hospital. her family tells us she is

recovering at home. adrienne bankert, abc news, new york. >> wow. guessing she and her family are grateful for that trip to gatorland. >> some people at the time thought that is weird for a road trip for family, but now they're like, see we knew what well were doing. the folks at gatorland calling it a miracle she was able to get out of that situation. >> good for her and them. coming up in our next half hour, the penn state student speaking out following the death of a pledge at a fraternity party. first, john daly hasn't been on top of a pga leaderboard in 13 years. we have more on his comeback. in our sports roundup. they are so white. . step 1 cleans. step 2 whitens. crest [hd]. 6x cleaning*, 6x whitening*á i would switch to crest [hd] over what i was using before.

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the eastern conference final. >> could lose. lebron and friends finished off the second straight sweep. james led the way with 35 points. cavs knocked off toronto. cleveland making the third straight trip to the conference finals. in nhl, first trip to the conference finals for the nashville predators. they beat st. louis 3-1 yesterday to take their second round series 4-2. predators will meet edmonton or anaheim in next round. >> both teams are playing fairly well this year. in nascar action, we're covering it all. 20 laps left in the geico 500 talladega. crashes happen. this one is a pretty bad one. elliott's car bumped from behind. turns right instead of left. that leads to an 18-car wreck. number 47 not going to win it. car ended up upside down. the race was stopped for 30 minutes.

everyone is okay. ricky stenhouse jr. picking up the win. >> just unbelievable seeing how bad some of these crashes are and then you find out, everyone is okay. >> you guys want to hang out have a beer later? a swarm of bees decided to attend a kansas city royals game, again. that's right. they gathered in the upper deck before the royals 1-0 loss to cleveland indians. as you can see, came out to check out the game. as luck would have it, member of kansas city's ground crew also happens to be a professional beekeeper. >> what? >> the odds of that. he removed the bees. now here is the thing, last spring, bees delayed an exhibition game between kansas city and colorado rockies. this is not the first time they had to deal with this. >> ah, so no need for him to mind his beeswax. >> i wonder if he was pumped about this. is he thinking, yes. >> no protective gear. these are my people.

in golf history, john daly back on top. the golf rebel, rocking the american pants. won the invitational in texas by one shot. his first win since 2004. celebrated by getting doused with booze. >> very john daly thing. >> must have been so mad. seriously, that was for the post party. i didn't mean to win it. >> waste of champagne. >> love that, john daly, arnold palmer with alcohol in it. >> smart drink. >> appreciate that, john daly. dreams of a triple crown in horse racing will continue in a few weeks in baltimore. >> winner of the kentucky derby, always dreaming will race in the preakness, may 20th. the colt heads to pimlico tomorrow to get ready for the second jewel in the triple crown. >> majority of saturday's 20 horse derby field will not race in the preakness. >> patch had a problem at the start.

did you notice the horse -- >> the one eyed horse was in it. >> we were rooting for patch. >> one buckling. i thought that was patch. >> didn't do a lot of good. >> we'll be right back. >> sorry, patch.

who knewhi who knew this was a thing? we start "the mix" here on monday. gardening naked. >> huh? >> yeah, apparently, it's a worldwide thing. >> worldwide? >> takes place. first saturday of may. happening for 12 years. where you are encouraged to go out there. to do some gardening. >> plant. all while naked. >> it says here, description, no other day. only day of the year. exposing your private bits while hoeing around the garden. celebrated internationally. >> garden of eden. >> yeah. afraid of using sharp objects. >> right?

>> yeah. don't seem to go together. to each their own. >> how long is that? have you ever loved a tweet so much you wish you could frame it? other people have. this is now a thing. you can frame a tweet. one you picked out. little tbt. of me, eating. what a surprise. >> shocking. >> bargain price for an exquisite golden framed tweet. $49. >> that's not that bad. >> if you really like the tweet. they put it around like -- in that gold frame. >> the joke about the banana phone being appealing. >> really, really bad. >> no. >> you want that framed? >> not at all.

okay. so there was a horrible event that took place over the weekend in south korea. here you have, this is why we can't have good things in south korea. you have the -- pokemons putting on display at world festival there. and that middle pokemon left shark at the super bowl started deflating. that's why we have all the suited men come out. and take the, the pokemon out of there. >> is pikachu going to be okay? >> pikachu came back the started deflating again. hopefully the suited people can take that pikachu out of there. that's what you get. >> oh, boy. on to a very crafty animal, the very different kind. meet bela. >> sounds pretty. >> and her best friend, hank. >> oh. hank looks. >> bela's owner. hank belongs to her parents. hank belongs to her parents. every time she brings one to the

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this morning on "world news now," france will soon have its youngest president ever. just 39. moderate candidate followed the far right candidate praised by president trump. see how the markets are reacting to this landslide victory this morning. breaking overnight, north korea detaining an american. why the professor was taken into custody, what we are learning about him. new this half hour, sleeping on the job. >> pilot removed from duty after getting a few hours of mid flight shut eye. asleep in business class with more than 300 people on board the plane. so, who was at the controls while he took a snooze? mtv celebrates big and small screens at the mtv movie and tv awards doing away with separate

categories for men and women. who won best kiss? who ruled the red carpet? grab some popcorn, we have it all on "the skinny," on monday, may 8th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> some gender neutral awards there now at the mtv movie awards. >> speaking of gender wars. >> battle of the sexes in europe yesterday over the weekend. on top came this young man, 39 years old, saying, 39 years old, and president mr. marcon. >> "the liberation" paper here saying, well done. well played. >> that indeed. >> that's the extent of my french. >> you didn't say it in french. didn't try it. [ speaking french ] >> exactly. just what i said. >> perfect. nailed it. let's start with the stunning development over the weekend in france.

presidential election. >> macron defeated le pen by 30 points. the election victory marks, makes the 39-year-old, pro-business globalist, france's youngest leader since napoleon. >> a few years. >> yes. >> his win not surprisingly felt like a bitter sting to supporters of his opponent, marine le pen, who booed as results came in. abc's terry moran with the latest from paris. >> macron, president! >> reporter: at the louvre this was the moment of victory. supporters of emmanuel macron overjoyed and filled with pride in their country. there is triumph and relief in this crowd. many voters thought the soul of france itself was at stake, so this victory is especially sweet. ♪ macron at 39 becomes france's youngest leader since napoleon and walked into history telling

the crowd -- [ speaking french ] everyone said it was impossible. they didn't know france. macron's victory is a rejection of the far right nationalism of his opponent marine le pen. projections show him winning 65% to 35% over le pen. their bitter battle drew in two american presidents. barack obama supporting macron. >> i'm supporting macron. to lead you forward. >> reporter: president trump all but officially endorsing le pen, calling her the strongest on borders and strongest going on in france. for french voters about two diametrically opposed views of the future. le pen anti-european union, anti-immigration, anti-islam. macron, pro eu, immigration and more comfortable with diversity. for many, more about defeating lepen than electing macron. are you happy he won or happy she lost?

or both? >> both. to be honest, both. >> reporter: many look back to what happened in the u.s. election. >> i'm happy. >> reporter: in fact, macron's victory marks a halt in the march of populist nationalism that helped put trump in the white house. the president tweeting, congratulations on emmanuel macron on his win. i look very much to working with him. >> reporter: this is a defeat. for that populist tide, but polls show in many countries, voters remain deeply dissatisfied with political and cultural elites and looking for new approaches on trade, terrorism and immigration. so, le pen lost here. but that new nationalism lives on. terry moran, abc news, paris. macron set to take office may 15th. set to meet president trump later this month. >> the president traveling to europe and beyond. >> stock markets around the

world breathing a sigh of relief over macron's win. at least that's the way it appears. >> u.s. stock features pointing to a higher open this morning. already a big day on the asian markets. nikkei closing up more than 2%. well, former acting attorney general sally yates set to testify today before the senate committee looking into russian interference in the election. yates expected to say she warned the white house about contact between then national security adviser, michael flynn, and russia's ambassador to the u.s. she was set to be concerned that flynn could compromise himself for the administration. yates was later fired for refusing to enforce the president's travel ban. some republican senators are vowing to start from scratch by drafting their own health care bill. they're expressing concern the bill that narrowly passed the house does not offer adequate coverage for people with pre-existing conditions. house speaker paul ryan, acknowledged there is room for improvement, but defended the legislation saying they're keeping their word to repeal obamacare. >> under this bill, you cannot

be denied coverage if you have a pre-existing condition. under the bill. you can't be charged higher? >> let me finish my point. >> you can't charge people more if they keep continuous coverage. the key of having a continuous coverage provision is to make sure people stay covered and move from one plan to the next if they want to. like waiting until your house is on fire to then buy your homeowner's insurance. >> moderate republicans complained about higher costs, americans over 50 could face under the new bill as well as new cuts to medicaid. turn our focus overseas to the breaking news. north korea detained yet another american, over what it calls, some hostile acts against the country. kim hok sun worked for pyongyang university of science and technology, capital city in north korea. his detention two weeks after north korea detained another u.s. national teaching at that same school, tony kim, brings total of americans detained in north korea to at least four.

in the meantime, in europe, denmark, two americans killed in a jet ski accident taking place over the weekend. two women were college students enrolled in study abroad program. on a boating excursion in copenhagen in the harbor. danish police suspect reckless driving by jet skiers caused them to crash into the students' boat. five students were sent to the hospital. police reportedly arrested nine people. delta airlines canceled the scheduled media day event in the wake of congressional probe into customer service issues. the news comes a few days after a family with two young children was kicked off a flight from maui to l.a. for refusing to give up their 2-year-old's seat. the video posted to youtube last week and made quite a stir. in an online statement, delta said the timing for the event wasn't right. now a senior pilot has reportedly been suspended for sleeping on the job. a worried passenger snapped a photo and posted it online.

the pilot with the airline called pia, is under investigation for putting the lives of 300 passengers at risk when he took a nap in business class. leaving a trainee at the controls on a flight from islamabad to london. now the captain apparently did not emerge until 2 1/2 hours later. >> wow. >> guess he wanted a comfortable nap. >> they do sometimes schedule in naptime for the pilots, but i guess the whole trainee at the control thing was an issue. >> might have been the issue. not another pilot on board apparently. every college grad hopes to have a job when they get out of school. student in florida reached that goal in the nick of time. >> friend recorded melanie sanchez receiving a job offer in the middle of her graduation ceremony. she got a call on her cell phone during friday's commencement at university of central florida. it was the hr department from a company she interviewed with just a few days earlier. >> sanchez of course, said yes. she starts next monday. >> who answers their phone in

the middle of their graduation ceremony? >> i don't care if it is an employer. i have something to do right now. >> don't know about this one. >> don't believe it. >> who answers their phone in the middle of graduation, happens to have it on video? i don't know. but congratulations. >> shade. but congratulations. coming up in "the skinny" the "mtv movie & tv awards, "-- >> uh-huh. >> we'll show you the red carpet fashion and big winners. new details in the penn state hazing tragedy. frat brothers waiting nearly 12 hours to call 911. this after a sophomore becomes unconscious. the student who says he tried to help, tells abc exclusively the details. a race car driver saved by a guard rail. we'll show you this violent crash. first. here is a look at today's forecast. ♪ >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by downey.

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a rally car racer in the canary islands no doubt happy

for a well-placed guardrail this morning. he crashed on friday during a portion of a race race on a mountain pass. that rail as you can see kept the driver from going right off the side of that cliff. luckily, both men that were in the car are okay. the rail on the car on the other hand. those are going to need a lot of work. >> not so much. turn to an abc news exclusive. former fraternity brother in penn state frat house where a pledge died speaking out. >> he is sharing horrifying details and claims he wanted to call 911 but no one let him. here is abc's kenneth moten. >> reporter: the final hours of the penn state student, tim piazza life, according to a beta theta pi, frat brother who was there. >> i was screaming at the top of my lungs. >> reporter: in february, freshman davis says he found the pledge on a couch with bruises, eyes closed. >> i was like, tim needs help right now. like we should call 911 right now. >> reporter: court documents say piazza fell head first down a flight of stairs after forced to binge drink.

prosecutors say surveillance cameras show brothers carrying him to the couch and arguing over his condition. >> they said no you are overreacting. i said, no i do know what i am talking about. he could have a concussion. >> reporter: davis not being charged was ignored according to investigators. one brother even getting violent. >> they grabbed me. threw me against the wall. held me there. >> reporter: another brother allegedly tells davis other frat members were kinesiology and biology majors so davis' word meant nothing to him. >> they wanted to make sure they themselves were safe, rather than tim truly being safe. >> reporter: prosecutors say a frat brother called 911 the next morning, 12 hours after the fall. 18 students charged. eight with involuntary manslaughter. the university banning the fraternity. an attorney for one of the students says the incident is a tragedy. that doesn't mean intent was involved. the young men due back in court later this month. kenneth moten, abc news, washington. >> more on the story later on from penn state on "good morning

america." when we come back, it is time to get your popcorn. >> we are headed to the "mtv movie & tv awards." "the skinny" is next. >> announcer: "world news now" >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our continues after this from our abc stations. but at this moment, she's fighting a brain tumor. announcer: please take a moment and join st. jude in finding cures and saving children. visit stjude.org.

♪ skinny so ♪ skinny so skinny >> "the skinny" time. we have our popcorn, in honor of the "mtv movie & tv awards." >> all right. >> did you eat all the popcorn? >> i might have. sorry. >> closet eater. revamped the show, adding television categories. making categories genderless. >> okay so "be our guest" opening number pretty good here. featuring, rebel wilson, josh gadd, and hailee steinfeld, ripping off her coat, reveal she was belle.

emma watson who played belle in the movie. loved every minute. >> seemed pretty happy there. routine got a little too hot when the stage, accidentally caught on fire. speaking of hot by the way, should we talk about the latest? because they ruled the night, the awards were given based on fan votes. and, we start with, emma watson, showed her in the audience. here she is accepting award for best actor in a movie. >> she looks beautiful. >> uh-huh. >> mtv made the categories genderless this year. which created a lot of buzz. could this be a trend we will see at other awards shows? who knows. >> perhaps. >> i like the idea. then how do you stretch the oscars to four hours if you are just doing best actor? >> maybe help shorten them a little bit. >> that would be a great idea. and adorable, millie bobby brown, from "stranger things," took home the big prize from the small screen category. >> and -- pretty emotional about the win. >> she is. can't wait for season two. >> to an award you don't see on

other shows, but was hugely important last night. the winners of best kiss. they were actually ashton sanders and jharell jerome from "moonlight," won the best kiss. >> he said it is okay for us young performers, especially as minority performers to step out of the box. did they do it again on stage? >> guess not. >> suspense. >> getting a lot of play last night. movie "get out," remember when i did a, poor man's version of the "get out" challenge right here. it was very popular. yep. that's basically. >> funny to watch. >> you were committed. do have to say. you -- are you okay? >> one of the top movies. >> not quite. not quite. but you would understand. >> they also referenced a famous scene from the movie. in the show -- when, devine confronts allison williams about her role. said she was scared of her, and

the teacup, that she had in front of her. i guess there is some power, trance in the movie. let's check it out. >> tap, tap, tap, sink into the floor. >> no -- >> oh, my god. >> such a weird thing. would that ever work? so like, tap, tap, tap -- that's it. kendis. kendis. is that a snake? >> there was a snake, where? i'm out of here. what, there is a snake. >> i knew that would wake him up. what happened? >> you okay, buddy? >> why are there tears running down my face? >> tapping of a teacup. next thing i know you were out. >> i think i am back now. >> you look great. >> how is it going? >> the party was almost over before it started for some stars they walked the red carpet. what started as a drizzle turned into a full blown hailstorm. actually shut down the red carpet. >> that happens.

>> makeup. >> celebs abandoned red carpet moved to the parking garage to wait out the storm before being ushered inside. still some people managed to strike a pose before they were shut down. check out, zendaya glowing in a flowing green dress. looks beautiful. here is blackish star, ready for the met gala. she went, went very artsy. avant-garde. with her dress. >> huh. then there is cara delavigne's look, out of this world. she looks like she is -- a character from a new sci-fi movie. check out the buzzed hair. >> shaved head. rocking it. mtv teen mom, farrah abraham, getting lots of attention for bollywood inspired. >> or "i dream of genie?" >> scary things last night.

number of trailers dropped, "wonder woman" and "transformers" and "it." >> that's the one that is getting a lot of buzz. we can only show you this much uch of it.

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[ bell dinging ] [ bell dinging ] ♪ skinny so skinny >> that's, not a good idea? all right, it is bonus time. start bonus time with, nicki minaj who spent weekend driving her fans literally insane in a good way. >> the singer took to twitter announcing she would pay for her fans' schooling if they proved they have straight as. >> well, nicki's super fan who attended ball state university last year offers up a screen shot of his grades. the freshman had, a 4.0 gpa, and nicki minaj must have been impressed. she tweeted back, with a message. how much do you need?

>> he was overjoyed. nikki said it was fun and would do more mini scholarships in a month or two. all the people trying to get straight as. >> i would not have been able to achieve that at all. >> few students written down. saying they had bs. >> we're out. >> they're out of the running. >> speaking of twitter, we have shocking news, brace yourself, everybody. kanye west has shut down both his twitter and instagram accounts. >> no. >> no! ♪ memories >> we had such wonderful times with him. what's happening? what will we do without kanye's pearls of wisdom? remember some of them. >> shall we take a look back. >> let's take a look back. ♪ misty water colored memories >> have you ever thought you were in love with someone but then you realize you'd were just staring in a mirror for 20 minutes?

>> let's not forget how good he is giving advice to others. like this little nugget. you may be talented but you're not kanye west. >> truer tweet never has been posted. >> every now and then, kanye get into a feud. this one with a certain award show. hi, grammys this is the world's most important living artist talking. >> well said, kanye. >> we will miss you, kanye, your tweets, instagram posts. the way things were. >> see you soon. ♪ can it be >> definitely gone too soon. never forget kanye's tweets. tweet strong, people. finally, adele celebrated her 29th birthday with a photoy shoot. >> it wasn't traditional photo shoot. she transformed into her older self. saying nearly 30. thanks for the well wishes. see you soon. >> i don't know what to make of that? >> you're looking great at 30. >> sort of like she stuck her head in an electrical socket said, all right, camera ready. said, all right, camera ready. >> looking go

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making news in america this monday morning, the battle over health care heating up. house lawmakers hearing the loud complaints from voters for backing the republican plan to replace obamacare. several senators already saying they plan to start from scratch. now, the former president weighing in on the debate overnight. >> and there was a reason why health care reform had not been accomplished before. it was hard. >> we're live in washington with the latest. also developing, france moves on after a bitter presidential campaign. the country's now elected its youngest leader since napoleon. we have some reaction live from europe. caught on camera, a scary ride down the mountain. a lucky driver who is very thankful that a guardrail did its job.