good morning, i'm diane macedo. >> i'm kenneth moton for kendis gibson. here are some of the top headlines we're following on "world news now." a white house shake up may be coming soon. a confidant who spoke with the president over the weekend says one or two major changes are in the works. could the va secretary be next? adult film star stormy daniels is sharing details of her alleged affair with with donald trump. she described a one-night stand and what happened when she saw the president after that. italian police are hunting for a tunisian drug dealer who also belongs to isis. reports say he's behind a threat to carry out a terror attack in the center of rome, targeting tourist sites and subways. and the march madness final

four is all set. kansas was the last team to qualify after beating duke in over time. they'll play villanueva in one of saturday's semifinals. it's michigan and loyola chicago at the other semi. those are some of our top stories on this monday, march 26th. >> announcer: from abc news this is "world news now." >> i love how sister jean is the breakout star. >> she is. and her bracket is good because she had them going all the way. >> she didn't have them past the sweet 16. >> you are right. sister jean, what's up? you're right. we're going start off with with the white house facing a new round of departures. following weeks of turmoil a close friend of the president and other sources say more major staff changes are in store. meanwhile the president had to reverse course on a new addition to his legal team. david wright has more. >> reporter: the white house is bracing for another staff shake up.

>> he told me he thinks the white house is operating like a smooth machine, his words. >> reporter: trump's friend spoke with with the president. >> he said he's expecting to make one or two major changes to his government very soon. other white house sources, not the president, tell me the veteran affairs secretary is likely to depart the cabinet very soon. >> reporter: a holdover from the obama administration has been under fire for lavish travel under the taxpayers dime. others that are on thin ice with the president are, for the moment, safe. among them, hud secretary ben carson and chief of staff john kelly. meanwhile, former campaign manager cory lewandowski insists if trump does fire kelly, he might not replace him. >> john f. kennedy didn't have a chief of staff his entire

presidency. the difference with this president is he is the decision maker and he loves to have all the information brought to him. >> reporter: the president is shaking up his legal teem, too, despite tweeting many lawyers and top firms want to represent me in the russia case don't believe the fake news narrative. the lead in the russia probe resigned. days later, it turns out the two lawyers expected to replace him won't be there citing conflict with other clients. the legal shake up comes at a potentially significant moment as trump considers whether to testify before the special counsel. david wright, abc news, washington. turning to stormy daniels. the adult film star is offering new details about an alleged one-night stand she had with president trump. >> she says when she met trump

12 years ago, she made him drop his pants and jokingly spanked him before having unprotected sex. in 2011, when she gave an interview about the encounter, she was threatened in las vegas by an unidentified man. >> i was in a parking lot going to a fitness class with with my infant daughter. seats facing backwards in the backseat, diaper bag, getting all the stuff out and a guy walked up on me and said to me, leave trump alone, forget this story and he leaned around and looked at my daughter and said it's a beautiful little girl. it would be a shame if something happened to her mom. >> you took it as a threat? >> absolutely. my hands were shaking so much i was afraid i was going to drop her. >> the president's attorney has acknowledged he paid daniels $130,000 out of his own money. >> he hasn't said why he paid

that money. he sent a cease and desist letter, denying he had anything to do with threatening her. and daniels is making it clear to was entirely consensual. >> they're trying to, oh, she comes out, #metoo. this is not a me too. i was not victim. i've never said i was a victim. i think trying to use me to further someone else's agenda does horrible damage to people who are true victims. >> the affair happened years ago, before donald trump was president. daniels says she's speaking out now because it's important to defend herself. >> she told anderson cooper, she is not okay being called a liar. >> so far he's made no direct comments on this. >> his friend revealed some of the thoughts the president has shared with him. >> i cann't tell you everything he's thinking, only what he told me. he thought that much of the stormy daniels stuff was a

political hoax. again those were his words. >> daniels signed a nondisclosure agreement days before the 2016 presidential election. the president's lawyers claim she broke the deal more than 20 times. daniel's attorney says the agreement isn't valid because trump, himself, never signed it. many of the students who participated in the march for our lives will be back in school this morning, among them the kids from stoneman doug last high school in florida who will get back to class amid new security measures. emma gonzalez addressed the cloud in d.c. take a listen. >> 6:20 with with an ar-15 and my friend carmen would never complain to me about piano practice. aaron feiss would never call keira ms. sunshine, jaime guttenberg would never. amy pollak would never.

>> never again! never again! never again! never again! >> since the time that i came out here it has been 6:20. the shooter has ceased shooting and will soon abandoned his rifle, blend in with the students as they escape and walk free for an hour before an arrest. fight for your lives before it's someone else's job. >> and former republican senator rick santorum put himself at the center of controversy. he suggested instead of pushing for new gun laws, they should learn how to save lives during an emergency. >> how about do something about

taking cpr classes or deal with situations that -- >> he also suggested students could work to stop bullying in their communities, instead of asking lawmakers to approve legislation to protect them. they're turning their attention to voter out reach and making sure high school seniors are registered to vote. one of the largest gun makers is filing bankruptcy citing declining sales. according to the wall street journal the filing was set for last month but delayed after the parkland school massacre. amid the worldwide events for the march for our lives, pope francis made a special call to young people. he used palm sunday mass to urge youth to keep fighting. the pontiff told young people, quote, you have it in you to shout. so back in the day a non-stop trip from england to australia was a prison sentence

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earnest silva fell nearly 30 feet when the floor in the wellhouse gave way. he treaded water until rescuers could get to him. he suffered a cut to his head and hypothermia but he's okay this morning. the question this morning, are you paying too much for prescription drugs at the pharmacy counter? >> if you are, you're not alone. but a simple question could save you big money. the warning that could save you money. >> my only option was a transplant. >>ed to richey is recovering from a transplant. >> i take five pills in the morning and five or six at night. >> researchers say many people using insurance could be paying more for medicine. the cash price could be less than your co-pay. a newly are released study found consumers paid on average $8 more per prescription, totaling $135 million in a 6-month period. >> the member paid more than the

cost of their prescription and then some. that then some was additional profit. >> reporter: who is getting that profit? researchers say pharmacy benefit management companies called pbms. they will say it would be cheaper unless you ask. >> you feel better that you shared with with somebody you can can get this cheaper this way. >> reporter: gag clauses are illegal in 11 states and cvs and walgreens say they don't engage in call backs. a group representing pmbs seays it supports the patient paying the lowest cost. so of course we know when you're talking about drug companies, it all sounds complicated. just to break it down here, experts say the simplest thing you could do is ask your pharmacist that question. >> and the question is can can i

get this cheaper if i pay out of pocket? can can i get this cheaper if i pay out of pocket? even i can remember that. >> just that simple. just that simple. >> and what's their motivation for charging more? >> money, money, money, money. >> okay. >> money. so coming up our toy insider for family, fun and games for the easter season. a milestone 80 years in the making. you are watching "world news now."

welcome back. we are less than one week away from easter sunday. if you are looking to have family fun, here with ideas on how you can beat the easter bunny at his own game is the toy insider. this is my dream come true when it comes to an easter basket. >> they can can choose to fill it with small toys instead of candy, a healthier option. >> what do we have here? >> the lol pack. the newest iteration of the very popular collectibles --

>> i can can pull this? >> go ahead. >> so i get to make a mess. i like that. >> each layer you unwrap has different surprises. you get stickers, tattoos. and all the accessories over here. >> oh, that's pretty cool. >> the confetti is what's new. it makes it a party. >> oh, fun. >> next up the peter rabbit plush. >> were these after frank the bunny? i think these are his cousins. do you know frank the bunny? >> i don't. >> that's diana macedo's frank. she has a bunny that's real just like these guys. well, they're not real. but okay. diane, i'll get these for you for frank. >> they're only $7.99 each. sth sthak. >> that's it, $7.99. do i get to smash something? >> you do. they're sports theme collectibles. you're going to get a collectible.

>> abc is going to get me if i break this desk. oh a little green monster. what's this? it's a little toy that's inside. >> a toy inside. there's a bunch you can collect. there's a collectors guide, so you know what you can get. you can can put them back together and smash them over and over. >> keep smashing, smashing, smashing. >> it keeps them busy. >> i mean, while we're at it, i might as well keep smashing. >> do them all. >> that's fine. >> more fur babies here. >> and they're super fun. here, i'll show you. you just stick your finger in the back and when you move them their eyes and ears move. >> can you see this? let me move the hair back? the eyes are going crazy. i don't think my eyes are doing anything. >> you got the little pocket

back there? >> oh, there you go. >> there you go. so they're fun, cute and they also come with with play sets in addition to just the plush. >> these seem fun and soft and everything. >> and very fun. >> marvel, "star wars" here. >> you can can pick your favorite character and their expression changes. >> this is monday. wait. we're okay. we're all right. we're going to put this right back here. this is why they don't want me to come here often and fill in for kendis. because i smash things. you see the face? that's happy, sad. this is friday, this is monday.

this is what? wednesday? there we go. what else do we have here? these awesome card games i knocked over. >> from winning moves. >> so monopoly is a card game? >> it's a card game now, you can take it on the go. we have monopoly, clue suspect card game which is the same but you're using cards. and pictureka four different games in one. >> so much fun. this all seems like an incredible spread here for easter for my basket. i can't wait and these are ideas that families for generations they can use all of this. >> and parents will love some of them too. >> so our thanks from the toy insider. you can head to their website at thetoyinsider.com for more info on these toys and more. you're watching "world news now." toy insider, everybody. easter baskets. ser bac eer

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you're going to get us killed. >> i can can get us out of here. >> i just got us out. >> you give up way too easy. >> that's what they think. >> while the monsters beat the superheroes this week. "pacific rim" loosened "black panther" hold on the box office. >> it took in $28 million, black panther with 17 million, "i can only imagine" came in third. and finally this half hour

survivor of the holocaust receiving a gift he never saw coming. >> we have more on this very special surprise. >> reporter: it's a rite of passage for jewish teens. but samuel hider is 93. his dream of a bar mitzvah as a young boy dashed by the darkness of the holocaust. his family torn apart as the nazis invaded poland. they were separated and sent to concentration camps. >> my parents didn't live to be at my bar mitzvah. >> reporter: his parents and siblings perished but sam still clinging to their memory and to this picture of his sister. he managed to save it fighting. >> god was with me and i managed to keep the picture till this day. >> reporter: after the war he immigrated to dayton, ohio building a new life and family. decades later his daughter linda with this surprise.

>> i told him we're not having just the birthday party today. it's going to be your bar mitzvah. >> reporter: days before his 94th birthday, sam, surrounded by his community, finally celebrating his bar mitzvah. >> god gave me strength. >> reporter: a milestone. >> this day is for me. a happy day and a very emotional day, too. >> reporter: a blessing, a toast to life. aerial russia, abc news. >> what a great idea. >> yes. >> he seemed genuinely surprised by it, too. >> congratulations, to him. >> mazel tov. and that's the news for this half hour.

this morning on "world news now," the interview with stormy daniels. >> the adult film star reveals details about her alleged affair with president trump, claiming she was threatened to stay silent. new reaction and what's next in the legal battle. a close friend of the president tells abc news, one or two major staff changes is coming to the white house. hear who is on shaky ground. from 64 teams to the final four, the ncaa basketball tournament finds three familiar schools and one cinderella team with sister jean. hear what she gave up for lent. punxsutawney, wanted on criminal charges. why a pennsylvania sheriff says the groundhog should be locked up as phil, himself, speaks out saying they have the wrong suspect. it's monday, march 26th. announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now."

welcome back kenneth moton. >> hey, it's good to be back. >> kendis gibson is on vacation. we have kenneth with us. >> should i do like kendis and show some chest. >> yeah, show a little chest. >> this is kendis gibson, right? my mother told me to put that away, so i'm going to button that up. i'm not going all kendis on you. >> kendis is on the run with punxsutawney phil. we are very happy to have you. >> thank you, it's good to be here. we are going start with adult film star, stormy daniels revealing graphic details about her alleged affair with president trump. >> there was only one sexual encounter, claiming it took place at a lake tahoe suite. she said he told her she reminded him of his daughter and he suggested having her on the "celebrity apprentice." >> she says she was later threatened and kept quiet out of fear.

>> reporter: the bombshell interview, stormy daniels alleging an affair with donald trump in 2006, breaking her silence with anderson cooper. >> you had sex with him? >> yes. >> did you want to? >> no. but i didn't say no. i'm not a victim. >> it was entirely consensual? >> yes. yes. >> you work in an industry where condom use is an issue. did he use a condemn? >> no. >> reporter: daniels signed a confidentiality agreement in exchange for $130,000 days before the 2016 election. she's suing the president saying it was void because then candidate trump never signed it. in 2011, years before signing the agreement, she was threatened about going public. >> i was in a parking lot, going to a fitness class with my infant daughter and a guy walked up on me and said to me, leave trump alone, forget this story and leaned around and looked at my daughter. it's a beautiful little girl, it would be a shame if something

happened to her mom and was gone. >> you took it as a threat? >> absolutely. >> reporter: trump's attorneys denied the threat and pressure and intimidation against daniels. >> he said he thought that much of the stormy daniels stuff was a political hoax. >> reporter: the president's lawyers say daniels broke the confidentiality agreement 20 times and filed a motion seeking damages of $20 million. in the "60 minutes" interview, she was asked if she had evidence of the affair. >> you don't want to say if you have text messages of other items? >> my attorney recommended i don't discuss those things. >> now, trump's lawyers, lawyer -- >> lawyer's lawyer -- >> correct, demanded she cease and desist from making false statements, issue a retraction. >> you know the case gets

complicated when the lawyer has a lawyer. >> a lot of people are asking why is this important? it seems like it happened more than ten years ago, before the president was the president. why are so many people talking about this? it's about the $130,000 payment to stormy daniels. there are questions about, was it used, did it break a finance law or campaign finance laws. something that's possible being looked into. that's the reason. so many people say why is this so important? >> people will be looking into it. moving on, the trump administration is bracing for more high profile staffers. >> chief of staff secretary john kelly and ben carson are expected to stay on the job. the embattled head of the veterans affair could be ousted this week as he faces allegations of spending abuses, according to one of president trump's close friends who spoke of the impending shake up. >> he told me he thinks the white house is operating like a smooth machine, his words. he did say he's expecting to

make one or two major changes to his government, very soon. other white house sources, not the president, telling me the veterans affair secretary is likely to depart the cabinet very soon. >> meanwhile, two lawyers expected to join the legal team defending the president in the russia investigation will not be at it after all. one of trump's attorney's cited conflicts as the reason for the change of plans. >> ryan costello will not seek re-election in november. one of the reasons he won't defend his seat is pennsylvania's new congressional map made his district more democratic. he is among three dozen republican house members not seeking re-election. the fbi is assisting in a search for a murder suspect on the run for nearly a week. he slipped away last monday during a visit to a colorado hospital and hasn't been seen since. abc's adrian bankert has more.

>> reporter: right now, the nationwide manhunt for an escaped inmate wanted for attempted murder. >> the community is not safe with him out there. >> reporter: he was in custody at this denver hospital, but somehow got away from deputies. witnesses say he took off on foot. a massive search for several hours, but no luck. then this scene, unfolding in nearby aurora later that night. this suv riddled with bullet holes. the result of a high speed chase and deadly shootout with these two men, who police say are believed to be associates of gonzalez. he's been on the run now for nearly a week. it's not his first time evading authorities. in september, he allegedly abducted his ex-girlfriend and her 1-year-old child, at gunpoint. >> a dangerous individual, our top priority. >> reporter: he was expected in court before his escape. there's now a $10,000 reward for his capture. adrian bankert, abc news, new york.

the bodies of an iowa family are expected in the u.s. wednesday after their bizarre death on vacation in mexico due to asphyxiation. they passed away after inhaling toxic gases in a condo at a resort. the type of gas is being investigated. family members are planning a single funeral for all four. a new storm system is making its way into the central u.s. as many are digging out from last week's snowfall. it will take shape overnight and expected to cause problems into tomorrow. texas, oklahoma and louisiana are bracing for severe thunderstorms. there could be heavy flooding in the south, upper midwest and northern plains will see snow. meanwhile, it will feel like spring in the mid-atlantic states and new england. sam champion is tracking the latest. millions digging out across 11 states. up to 14 inches of snow in minnesota.

in iowa, up to 17.5 inches of snow. this jackknifed tractor trailer stuck in its tracks. up to ten inches in indiana with indianapolis getting the second biggest march snowfall ever, car upon car, stranded with hazards flashing. >> my car got stuck on the ice, couldn't move. >> in ohio, this suv spinning off the road into this building. white-out conditions in illinois. this truck, toppled on to its side. at least two dozen weather related crashes reported in virginia. it took a truck and chain to pull this car out of the drifts or>> f a has added color to the slopes. >> check out the hills of sochi, russia. they are blanketed with orange snow. the resort wasn't trying for this new look, it just happened. >> it was caused by dust in the atmosphere, carried from the sa

hera and arab bran deserts 1500 miles away. >> they are ginger for the weekend. >> does that look like mars to you? >> maybe it is. maybe this isn't sochi. all right. on to a new conspiracy theory. punxsutawney phil may want to stay in his hole for a while. >> the monroe county pennsylvania sheriff's office put out a warrant for the famed groundhog. this is breaking news. the woodchuck deceived everyone. >> phil saw his shadow, predicting six more weeks of winter. the poster said that six weeks should have run out before that storm. the storm happened seven weeks later. phil is guilty of deception, but the twist -- >> what's the twist? >> his local sheriff's office, jefferson county says, uh-ah, we are protecting phil. he is under protective security. good luck getting him, monroe county. >> free phil! >> it's a sheriff showdown in pennsylvania. >> he's wanted. how's that song go, wanted dead or alive. >> you nailed it.

>> wanted. >> you nailed it. now, phil might never come out of his hole, ever again. thanks for that. coming up, march madness enters its final round. >> you got it. it was a busy weekend of exciting games. even more exciting off the court. now that sister jean has a twitter account. and, she's at the final four. >> hundreds of thousands of young people calling for common sense gun laws and marching for their lives. we'll see who came out in support of the movement. find us on facebook, wnnfans.com and twitter abcwnn. you are watching "world news now." and twitter abcwnn. you are watching "world news now." i'm only in my 60's. i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i looked at my options. then i got a medicare supplement insurance plan.

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my grandfather had a dream that his four little children will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by their character. i have a dream that enough is enough. and that this should be a gun-free world, period. >> that impressive young woman right there, that's yolanda renee king, the granddaughter of

late martin luther king jr. speaking to the massive crowd at the march for our lives, calling for gun control in the nation's capitol this weekend. >> there were huge events with hundreds of thousands taking to the streets in major cities and small towns. and kenneth, we know you were there on pennsylvania avenue in d.c. we saw the streets packed all around the white house area with young protesters. what was it like? >> it was an incredible sight to see. especially for so many young faces calling for change across this nation. no matter where you stand, the fact those young people were there trying to take action. communities hit hard by gun violence, all of them stars to this movement and they passed the mike to some famous faces. ♪ >> star power boosting the march for our lives from singers like

demi, arianna and miley. >> i'm lucky to be in the presence of all you wonderful people fighting for what's right. >> to broadway actors. ♪ tomorrow there will be more of us ♪ >> celebrities in the entertainment and industry lending a hand in the coast-to-coast call for gun reforms using their powerful voices for activism. ♪ >> and los angeles. >> the nra has got to go. >> this is an issue that effects us across the board, not just in our classrooms but our communities. >> we need to come to some understanding that human lives are more important than gun sales. >> hundreds of thousands of marchers, george clooney and his wife, amal clooney, the couple donating a half million dollars to the cause. and in new york, paul mccartny,

honoring john lennon. >> one of my best friends was killed in gun violence right around here. >> and mccartny representing john lennon who was shot dead in front of his new york city home in 1980. many are asking, diane, this morning, what's next? how do they take that momentum? how do they take and keep that fight in the spotlight? and obviously for that piece right there it's most likely to use the famous voices, faces and the financial backing to keep it going. >> the other question, with elections coming up, will all these people hitting the streets translate that into votes and actually make it to the polls? we'll see. coming up this next half hour, aspiring vocalists. "american idol" digs deep. who the judges had to sit through, later in "the skinny." the final four, coming up next on "world news now." on "world news now." you know what they say about the early bird...

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words for you. final four. >> we begin with with two titans of college basketball, kansas and duke fighting for a spot in the final four. the game saw high flying action and becoming the mayor of lob city, getting alley-oop slams. fast forward to 30 seconds left in the game, kansas down by there. this guy here, ties it by hitting a clutch jumper. >> there were many more syllables in his name than you just said. with one last chance to win, duke's gracen allen, that was a tough name. >> that's all you got? >> he tries to get a good look. he can't sink it. the game goes into over time. >> with duke up one, carter, thank you for the easy one, producer brian, he got hit with a blocking foul on kansas. coach k., glad i don't have to say coach k's last name.

they wanted an offensive foul called but no dice. >> that's a turning point for duke's three-pointer. duke could not recover. they tried multiple times. gracen allen really wanted to be the hero but he fell short. kansas wins, 85-81, heading to its 15th final four. >> how is that bracket of yours doing? >> yeah, i definitely had duke winning that game. >> i can't remember, actually. >> at this point, there's so many red x's everywhere, there's no point. anyway, earlier yesterday another power house school. i got this one right. >> out of the philadelphia era, villanova. >> aka, villanofun. >> the red raiders of texas tech, 71-59. it will be nova's sixth final four appearance in school history as it tries to win its second national championship in three years.

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snacks and luke parties hard at a wedding reception. so when are we finding this whole idol thing, guys? we'll find out monday, march 26th. announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." they look like they're having way too much fun. >> we'll find that idol at some point. >> at some point, somewhere. maybe at the wedding. >> maybe. maybe. we're going to start this half hour off with with adult film star, stormy daniels breaking her silence after a one-night stand with president trump. >> in a "60 minutes" exclusive, daniels said she had unprotected sex with trump after meeting him at a golf tournament. she made it clear the encounter was consensual. she says years later she was threatened to keep quiet by a man who left her visibly shaken. richard cantu has the details. >> reporter: president trump returned to washington from his

weekend at mar-a-lago. as cbs aired the highly anticipated interview with stormy daniels. >> not 100% sure on why you are doing this. >> it was very important for me to defend myself. >> reporter: she laid out the details of the alleged 2006 affair with donald trump. >> you had sex with him? >> yes. >> you were 27. he was 60. were you physically attracted? >> no. >> not at all? >> no. >> did you want to have sex with with him? >> no. but i didn't say no. i'm not a victim. i'm not -- >> it was entirely consensual? >> oh, yes. yes. >> you work in an industry where condom use is an issue. did he use a condom? >> no. >> did you ask him to? >> no. >> reporter: she says she feared for her safety after giving a 2011 interview for a magazine, which was never published. >> a guy walked up on me and said to me, leave trump alone, forget this story and leaned around and looked at my daughter and said it's a beautiful little girl. it would be a shame if something happened to her mom and he was gone. >> you took it as a threat?

>> absolutely. >> reporter: daniels signed the nondisclosure agreement days before the 2016 election. the president's lawyers claim she broke the agreement more than 20 times. president trump's personal lawyer, michael cohen forced a delaware company to pay daniels $130,000 in exchange for her silence. >> you signed and released a statement that said, i'm not denying this affair because i was paid in hush money. i'm denying it because it never happened. that's a lie? >> yes. >> if it was untruthful, why did you sign it? >> because they made it sound like i had no choice. >> no one was putting a gun to your head? >> not physical violence, no. >> reporter: daniel's attorney says trump never signed the agreement. no word on whether trump watched the interview. he has denied the allegations. richard cantu, abc news, new york. >> the alleged affair was said to have taken place just a few months after melania gave birth to their son. >> after the interview aired,

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saudi arabia, caused by a barrage of missiles in yemen. it was meant to mark the third anniversary of a war they blame on saudi arabia. at least one person was killed by a missile fragment in the saudi capitol. more than 10,000 people have died since the conflict started. a single funeral is being planned for an iowa family after mexican authorities say they died on vacation after inhaling a toxic gas. the bodies are expected to arrive in the u.s. on wednesday. authorities in mexico try to piece together what happened. marci gonzalez has the details. >> reporter: investigators trying to identify what gas killed a family of four on vacation in mexico. looking in an oven, checking exhaust pipes, testing the air in this condo where kevin, his wife and their children were found dead, friday. mexican officials rule the cause of death asphyxiation of toxic gases. >> the last few days have been

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he up and left his four children. >> police say he had developed a secret relationship. yu was returned to her family unharmed. esterly faces felony charges of interference with custody of a child. she's moving forward with with a divorce and will fight for custody of their four girls. we have much more from her on "good morning america." facebook is apologizing for what ceo mark zuckerberg call as breach of trust. the alleged exploitation of personal data from up to 50 million facebook users by the firm, cambridge, analytica. zuckerberg saying we have a responsibility to protect your information and if we can't, we don't deserve it. there's a new thing in the world of movies. dog friendly film screenings. >> okay. it started this month in san francisco when a bunch of dogs took in iowa dogs, of course. the latest dog day event

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we're back with with more from the stormy daniels interview that just aired on "60 minutes." >> the adult film star did not offer much new evidence about her alleged affair with the president, but she did say she was threatened to keep silent about the 2006 encounter. >> she says she was paid $130,000 for her silence before the presidential election and is now suing to throw out a nondisclosure agreement. on "60 minutes" she said before the two had sex, donald trump proposed putting her on his show "the apprentice." >> he was like wow, you, you are special. you remind me of my daughter. he's like, you are smart, beautiful, and a woman to be reckoned with and i like you. i like you. >> at this point, was he doing "the apprentice"? >> yes. and he goes, got an idea, honey bunch, would you ever consider going on and being a contestant? and i laughed and said nbc is never going to allow an adult

film star be on. he said, no, no, that's why i want you. you're going shock a lot of people. you're smart and they won't know what to expect. >> did you think he was serious or dangling that to get you involved with him? >> both. >> she got the impression he was keeping the apprentice option to continue seeing her. >> and a year after they met she says he invited her to see him at a hotel in beverly hills. >> i remember arriving and he was watching "shark week." he made me sit and watch an entire documentary about shark attacks. >> it wasn't at that point a business meeting, just watching "shark week." >> yeah. >> did you have sex with him again? >> no. >> did he want to? >> yes. >> how do you know? >> he came and sat next to me and touched my hair and put his hand on my leg and referenced back to how great it was last time. >> how did you get out of it? >> i had been there for like four hours and i said, can we talk about what's the

development and he said i'm almost there, i'll have an answer next week. i said cool, talk to you next week, i took my purse and left. >> trump called her the next month and said he wasn't able to hire her on "the apprentice." through his spokesman, he denied an affair with daniels. according to a friend, he refers to it as a political host. >> so, michael cohen's lawyer responded, demanding they cease and desist and issue a retraction and apologize. all right. that was trump's attorney who allegedly paid her the so-called hush money. so, when we come back "the skinny." we come back "the skinny." and you look amazingly comfortable. when your v-neck looks more like a u-neck... that's when you know, it's half-washed. add downy to keep your collars from stretching.

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♪ skinny, just give me the skinny ♪ i like the new skinny music now. >> well, thank you. >> i didn't like it but now i like it. >> well, it's a good thing we asked your opinion. >> it's skinny time and night five of this american idol

season was unlike any of the previous four except we saw really bad singers and katy perry did more crazy things. >> you can always count on that. our "american idol" analyst is here to give us the breakdown. what is up? >> it was a great night. you like the new skinny music and i liked this episode of "idol." everybody's happy. but when it comes to this episode, the judges like good voices and they just can't deny. you other brothers can't deny. >> when a girl walks in with an itty bitty waist. >> stop there. >> oh. >> because i was really about to break it down. >> it's all good. i wouldn't have been too mad. take a look at lucy clearwater. she covered sir mix a lot on last night's episode. ♪ i love big butts and i can't deny you ♪ ♪ brothers can't deny when a girl walks in with an itty bitty waist and a round ♪ ♪ thing in your face you get sprung ♪

>> it's not bad, i like it. >> a different spin on it. >> i like it. >> i liked our rendition maybe a little bit more. that's just me. so sir mix-a-lot probably wasn't the iconic artist that she should have been channelling last night. how about the king of rock 'n roll? or a few of them. you wouldn't think there would be a place for elvis impersonators but there were plenty. including this guy from my neck of the woods in texas. take a listen to 19-year-old drake from ft. worth. ♪ well how you sparkle know how you shine ♪ ♪ blush on your cheeks is more than wine ♪ ♪ he must do something -- >> he's got a nice voice. >> isn't that amazing? >> but he kind of sounds like scotty mccleary. >> not all country singers sound the same. >> okay, you got me there. >> you didn't need the elvis

costume or voice. >> got the hair thing going. >> i know. the judges couldn't help falling in love with with him but the pressure was spot on. can we get this girl some coffee? the pressure was really on for the other idol hopefuls and i guess they were feeling a little, i don't know the words for it. what do you have to say? ♪ i see you driving round town with with with a boy i love ♪ ♪ and i'm like [ bleep] you ♪ ♪ i guess the change in my pocket wasn't enough ♪ ♪ i'm like [ bleep ] you >> so no golden ticket. the song was a little aggressive. maybe she needed a little snack. >> i didn't know kendis was trying out for "american idol." anyway. >> a snack goes a long way. just ask katy perry. she revealed she is always down for a quick snack. >> i like it.

>> i don't always eat like crap. >> you eat constantly? >> my dog's name is nugget. >> oh, thank god somebody set her down. >> kind of give as whole new meaning to her song, bone appetite. it's always been about the snacks. i hooked this up. >> you came with with the snacks, with will. >> you have to do what you have to do. >> i never eat on camera either. >> this was a fun moment when luke surprised a bunch of unsuspecting wedding guests. >> congratulations. >> my wedding toast can't be used on tv so i might as well not do it. cheers. >> looks like a fun wedding. >> right. so i have to ask what artist would you want to surprise you on your wedding night? >> beyonce. >> i know that's right.

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the nra that allow the continued slaughter of our children, get your resumes ready. >> my friends and i might be 11 and might be in elementary school, but we know what is right and wrong. >> to the white house, president trump livid just 24 hours after the white house said he would sign a spending bill to keep the government open. suddenly, he was threatening a veto. >> i say to congress, i will never sign a bill like this again. nobody read it. it's only hours old. many watching president trump and the first lady. adult film star, stormy daniels about to break her silence, speaking out about her alleged affair with the president more than a decade ago. >> and it's a warning shot to anyone associated with with president trump that they better be very, very careful. >> can we assume that dvd contains evidence to back up stormy daniels position? >> yes. back here at home and the deadly fire at an apartment building in new york city. a movie was being shot in the

building. >> i'm alive talking with with you. it's because of their brooifry. by risking their lives to save us. that's priceless. the loyal chicago ramblers trunsing, kansas state overnight becoming the fourth 11 seed team. >> i say a prayer but sometimes there's a little more than talking to god in the prayer. but i do begin with good and gracious god. i pray for the other team. perhaps not as hard. >> i love it. not as hard. by the way happy birthday today diana ross, stephen tyler, kenny chesney. >> can i say she comes with the shade, the holy shade? >> ooh. when is your day off? announcer: this is abc's "world news now," informing

making news in america this morning -- stormy daniels breaks her silence about her alleged affair with donald trump. describing how she says she and her daughter were threatened. >> a guy walked up on me and said to me, leave trump alone. forget the story. >> this morning, what you didn't see in the interview. plus, the new legal action overnight involving president trump's personal lawyer and a cease and desist order. breaking overnight. the death toll rising after a fire rips through this shopping mall. children among the victims. and now the desperate search for dozens of others missing. a u.s. army veteran who served two tours in afghanistan is deported to mexico. the debate over his drug conviction and the federal response. plus, the orange snow phenomenon. making earth look more like mars.