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these fisherman and their boat got caught up at a dam in grand rapids, michigan. it spun around for some time and jumped out and swam to another boat, then taken ashore. emergency crews say they were all okay. and the faa is investigating after a hot air balloon caught fire north of phoenix. 13 people were on board at the time. but happy to report they're all okay. the crash triggered a brush fire. you could see fire crews were able to put that out quickly. it started when a tree branch punctured the balloon. from the southwest, two pilots in two different aircraft

reporting close encounters with a mysterious flying object. >> one was in a learjet, the other was in control of an american airlines pilot. hear part of their conversation with air traffic control. >> was anybody above us that passed us like 30 seconds ago? >> negative. >> okay. something did. >> it's a ufo. >> yeah, something just passed over us. i don't know what it was. but it was at least 2,000-3,000 feet above us. couldn't make it out whether it was a balloon or whatnot. >> a ufo. one captain says a beam of light shining off the object was so bright, he couldn't see exactly what it was. >> he said that glare was really something to just -- that caught him instantly and i'm pretty sure this is a close encounter of the third kind here. >> two different pilots reporting that.

>> i don't like it. i don't like it. and i know this texas woman definitely didn't like this. she's taking the federal government to court claiming a navy hospital cost her years of constant pain by leaving a needle in her back. >> she says she had severe back pain ever since giving birth via c-section in jacksonville in 2003. it revealed a piece of an epidural needle. she's been told surgery to remove it is risky and she'll be in pain the rest of her life. >> wow. that's incredible. >> how do you forget an epidural needle in someone's back. >> and how does she live with that for so many years? i get a little sinus infection and i want to go to the doctor immediately. >> yeah, we women learn to live with a lot of things.

i'm just tough like that. >> i'm not going to disagree. >> smart man. when we come back, j-lo and a-rod moving in together. >> their penthouse love pad is coming up next in "the skinny." stay with us. i just want to find a used car start at the new carfax.com show me used trucks with one owner. pretty cool. [laughs] ah... ahem... show me the carfax. start your used car search at the all-new carfax.com.

♪ the love shack is a little old place where we can get together ♪ >> it is skinny time. we're going to start off with a very high end love shack. >> oh, i like it. jennifer lopez and alex rodriguez have been a couple for a little over a year now. it seems like just yesterday we broke the news on "world news now." but they finally have a little old place they can get together. >> it's the world's tallest residential tower here in new york. price tag for 4,000 square feet. $15.3 million. >> they got it for a steal. you can get a decent size kitchen. i hope so.

you can get three bedrooms, i hope so. and four 1/2 baths. i really hope so, for that price. >> that view of central park. residents also have access to a private restaurant and a huge indoor pool. >> okay. congrats, guys. >> 15.3 mill. >> that's a nice love shack. >> hollywood's greatest directors calling cut on a burger chain's tribute. >> stephen spielburg has been promoting "ready player one." carl's junior thought they'd attach his name to one of their menu offerings. but spielberg really wasn't feeling it and posted this to twitterer. >> hey, there. it's recently come to my attention that carl's jr. wants to rename the charl broiled sliders, spielburgers, they are

pretty good, but i'm passing. cease and desist. sorry, guys. >> carl's jr. obliged. it did not end there. they released the fake movie trailer with the title graphics reading "spielburgers" not coming soon to carl's jr. >> you know what i like the most about that video with him? his house. i was thinking it's a hallway -- >> i was looking at nothing. all i could think about was carl's cheese burgers and how i would be totally okay if they wanted to name one after me or send some to me. >> what would your burger name be? >> diane macedo burger. doesn't quite work. we'll come up with something. so we told you about last week the fair well to the mustache. now, actor army hammer is

bidding a fond farewell. >> and we've seen him on the red carpet in tuxedos. but he prefers the athleisure look. hammer explained to conan o'brien, he got a case of senioritis while on a 14-month press tour for "call me by your name." but he's officially retiring all 70 track suits. >> some fans are beside themselves. some are asking if they can have the track suits. one site even offered a eulogy for the track suit. and we've got a little music cue for you. could we get it? ♪ i don't want to wait for our lives to be over ♪ >> a little paula cole the theme song for "dawson's creek." >> they got together for the 20-year reunion. it launched the careers of -- >> here they are now. josh, casey, joey, jen, casey

talking about the show that captivated teen fans for six seasons. >> but is that chemistry there? >> i'd say so.

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number one show. >> are you ever sorry we got married? >> every second of my life. >> reporter: it's been 20 years. roseanne, surrounded by her family, there wasn't always harmony. they reflected the times and they still do 20 years later. the connors are back. older, slightly wiser, now watching their children raise their own children. >> i'm not afraid of you. >> give it time. >> reporter: in a divided country, they are divided at their own table. >> but most of all, lord, thank you for making america great again. >> mom. >> it's okay, darlene. >> reporter: 18 million people watched. it was quite a rollout. >> roseanne bar and john goodman. >> reporter: on jimmy kimmel, on their couch. >> how many times did you quit the first time around? >> my mother says i have always had trouble with with authority. >> are you over that now? >> yeah. >> you are?

>> yeah, i'm on social security now. >> are you really? >> yeah. >> reporter: on social security and twitter saying i'm so grateful to the fans for remembering those family pictures. >> what are you doing with the pictures? >> i'm getting rid of the ones where you were fat. >> those are the only ones where we're happy. >> before we go, a lot has been said about that infamous roseanne couch. we are now learning another sitcom sofa may be available for purchase. that's right. >> the couch from "married with children" where al bundy would settle in after a long day of selling shoes is selling for $149. >> what? >> at a furniture warehouse in south jersey. they claim they have the original. >> well, abc news could not independently verify the claim, but if true, we're going to jersey, people. who's with me?

good morning. i'm diane macedo. >> i'm kenneth moton in for kendis gibson. here are some of the top headlines we're following on "world news now." protesters in sacramento are showing no signs of easing after the death of stephon clark. details about spreading protests and security measures straight ahead. after getting fired by president trump, david schulkin says washington has become so toxic, it's impossible to do his job. in a new york times op-ed, he warns privatizing the va will hurt veterans. back in pakistan for the first time since being shot in 2012 by taliban angered by her focus on girl's education. she is set to meet with the

prime minister today. and winter ends for millions of baseball fans today. the 2018 major league season gets underway with with its earliest opening day ever. first pitch is set for marlins park. those are some of the stories for this thursday, march 29th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> ready for opening day. >> yeah. >> you ready? good one. it's a foul ball. we'll get to more of that in a moment. but we begin with spreading protests after the shooting death of stephon clark. >> demanding justice for clark who died 11 days ago in sacramento, california. police say nearly ea dozen people were arrested. >> and the sacramento kings say there will be a heavy police presence at their arena tonight. the hope is to avoid things like outside the last two home games. emotions in sacramento are expected to be high today as clark is buried.

natalie has more. >> reporter: after an emotional wake, 22-year-old stephon clark's family, sharing how they'll remember him. >> as kind, as a loving father, always smiling. >> reporter: clark's shooting death has ignited days of angry protests across the city. loved ones now questioning the officer sworn to protect them. >> we believe in our system but we don't trust it. okay? so make us trust y'all. >> reporter: that distrust echoed at tuesday's city counsel meeting. clark's brother jumping on the desk, demanding justice. outside city hall, surrounding the golden one center for the second time this week, clashing with fans and blocking entry to the nba game. >> i suggest you all turn around. is >> what more do we got to do? i don't think the kid should

have been shot. >> reporter: the state attorney general looking into this footage of officers shooting at clark 20 times when he was unarmed, carrying gist a cell phone. the police association defending those actions saying clark took a shooting stance and the actions of the officers were justified. sacramento police plan to release more body cam video in the coming days. this, as clark's family is set to bury him >> our thanks to natalie. you saw stephon clark's brother in that report. he went on tv last night for an interview. there were several uncomfortable exchanges between them. earlier outside the wake, he was eventually carried out. and to the out going veteran's affairs secretary slamming washington politics as toxic. in a new york times op ed, david

shulkin says the va is tangled in a power struggle. the president announced plans to nominate white house doctor, ronny jackson to head the va as shulkin faced allegations of using the agency funds for an expensive trip. admiral jackson served as a physician for the last three years at the white house. he recently made headlines for the glowing report on the president's medical exam. a date has been set for the summit between north and south korea. officials saying overnight it will take place april 27th. this follows kim jong-un's secretive trip to china. martha raddatz has the details. >> reporter: the clues were all there. the secrecy. that deep green armored train in beijing. the heavy security for the convoy that was there on arrival, but the mystery is now over. kim jong-un had journeyed outside north korea for the first time since taking power.

his wife at his side. chinese president xi pulling out all the stops. a review of the troops. toasts between the two leaders and a banquet. the chinese who released images of him taking notes as president xi spoke says kim told them the issue of denuclearization can be resolved if south korea and the united states respond to our efforts with good will. >> we're going to be cautiously optimistic, but we feel like things are moving in the right direction. >> reporter: it took the white house by surprise. president trump preparing for his own meeting with the north korean leader, raising expectations with the tweet, everyone said peace in the denuclearization of the korean peninsula was not even a small possibility. now there's a small chance kim jong-un will do what is right for his people and humanity.

his incoming national security adviser, john bolton was one of those voices of gloom. >> there's an all purpose joke here. question, how do you know the north korean regime is lying? answer, their lips are moving. >> reporter: he hopes the meeting between trump and kim jong-un can be sooner than may. he doesn't want the north koreans to stall us while continuing with their nuclear weapons program. so the sooner the better to see if they are are sincere. abc news, washington. julian assange has no access to the internet again. he is held up in london. officials cut off his access to the web after his recent activity on social media. ecuador also suspended his access during the 2016 campaign. police believe sergey and

his daughter first came in contact with the nerve agent on their own front door. they were later found unconscious on a public bench. russia is being blamed for the attack. it prompted an expulsion of 150 russian diplomats from britain to the u.s. and several other countries. we are tracking severe weather from texas to ohio. radar shows the path moving north and east. forecasters warn that southeast texas, northern louisiana and northwest mississippi have the greatest chance for flash flooding today. >> here is a look at jackson, mississippi last night and more on the way later today. check out this scene from a&m texas university as flooding rains hit college station. accuweather's paul williams joins us with the forecast now on what to expect today. >> good morning. flash flooding, damaging winds in excess of 75 miles per hour or worse and widespread tornados

possible throughout louisiana and central and western portions of mississippi. eastern mississippi into alabama along i-20, i-10 and southern portions of i-55. then a flood threat from houston to jackson to nashville shy of the ohio valley region particularly along i-20. and there's a social media in south korea's largest city. >> that instagram account three years also boasts as being the city's official account. there's one problem. >> charleston officials have no idea who's running the account but it's not them. they've complained to instagram. but the posts keep coming. the legal department is trying to sort things out, but that unofficial official account has 76,000 followers. it links to the city's website.

the city of charleston doesn't have an instagram account. rather than complaining, be happy. they're getting free pr. >> you can't go wrong with any image out of charleston in the greatest state of united states, south carolina. the palmetto state. >> no bias. >> i know a little about that place. >> no bias at all. >> go to charleston. it's beautiful. >> i think we found the operator of that account. mystery solved. we are going to talk about another state further north. coming up the cast of "jersey shore" is back. and all grown up. also ahead some folks on safari get the scare of their lives. look who's joining the fun. you are watching "world news now."

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spent 12 hours removing cancer from his upper jaw and limp nodes. just weeks after he announced it had returned for a third time. kelly's wife released a statement asking friends and fans to continue to pray for his recovery. turning to the mounting pressure on facebook. the social media company is making major changes to your privacy settings. >> amid that scandal, they're putting them all in one place making it easier to delete or download every post, picture of comment facebook has ever tracked. here is rebecca jarvis. >> reporter: facebook unveiling changes designed to make it easier for users to protect their privacy. >> easier to understand the data facebook has on you. and facebook is going to be easier to delete some of that data if you want to. >> reporter: instead of nearly 20 separate screens, you will be able to access settings on one page and a more straight forward way to delete anything you don't want in your facebook profile. including, apps, posts, photos

and comments. facebook already under fire after confirming it logs calls for some android users. those users allowed. apple ceo tim cook making news telling recode, i wouldn't be in this situation. something he hinted at when i asked about the responsibility of tech companies to their users? >> it's the people who create the products that decide whether they're making products that do good or not. there's a lot of good products that can be used in bad ways. >> reporter: facebook is acknowledging it must do more to keep people informed. and for anyone who wants to see a copy of personal information, go to facebook.com/settings from a desk top and click download for a copy of your facebook data. a number of producers at abc news tried downloading the information and foun the files could be hundreds, even thousands of pages long. one producer found contacts she hadn't spoken to in over a decade.

she joined facebook in 2006. rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. all right, coming up, the cast of mtv's hit, "jersey shore". >> snooki takes us on a tour of their vacation home and shows why moms party harder than anybody. all right. you're watching "world news now." lergy pills? flonase relieves your worst symptoms including nasal congestion, which most pills don't. flonase helps block 6 key inflammatory substances. most pills only block one. flonase. ayep, and my teeth are yellow.? time for whitestrips. crest glamorous white whitestrips are the only ada-accepted whitening strips proven to be safe and effective. and they whiten 25x better than a leading whitening toothpaste. crest. healthy, beautiful smiles for life.

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laundry. little fist pump and repeat. >> rinse and repeat. >> all right. in case you are completely confused, this is all leading up to the cast of mtv's "jersey shore," is reuniting for a family vacation. >> gio benitez has an exclusive look at their new digs. >> whoa. >> reporter: they're back and ready to party. >> going harder than we've ever gone before. >> reporter: one of the most famous casts in reality tv are reuniting in miami for the new mtv series, "jersey shore, family vacation." snooki, j-wow, mike, vinnie, pauly d and arguably all grown up with with careers, spouses, even children. >> i feel like they're bringing all the other shows back too. "will & grace", "roseanne."

>> reporter: nicole, snooki gave night line an exclusive first look at their new digs. >> we are in the dining room. this is where we have our sunday dinners. and you walk in to our master kitchen. we use the juice, put it in the blender. i'm pretty sure he uses vodka, watermelon. that's all i know. >> no thank you. >> well, good luck in your interview. >> thank you, mama. >> hello, miami. ! >> just look at the view and the buildings, they light up. oh, hey. >> the best part of the house. in the day time you see sting rays, dolphins and sharks. >> we get coconuts. >> we open it and we drink from it because it's healthy. coconut water is healthy. >> it is healthy. >> when have you opened one to drink one? >> just lie. >> we have a sleeping situation.

>> not guilty. not guilty. >> reporter: the world was first introduced to the jersey shore in 2009. the show entertained fans for six seasons with its own-the-top portrayal of a lifestyle fuelled by partying, fighting and tanning. >> gtl, baby. gym, tan, laundry. >> it was a version of "the real world." except instead of seven different types of people, they took seven of the same type of people and put them together. that's why they really gelled, had chemistry and were like a little family that also had sex with each other. >> reporter: from snooki's arrest, though the charges were later dropped and the infamous note, those iconic moments would help turn the show into a cultural phenomenon.

>> the most popular show in mtv and in all of tv for unscripted. >> reporter: despite the fact it hasn't aired yet, "family vacation" has already been renewed for a second season. >> we're excited. >> so cool. that's blessed. >> my liver's still punching me in the face. >> i still have a hangover, for sure. >> reporter: i'm gio benitez in new york. >> i'm guessing they're going to have another one after this vacation. >> time fo go gtl. >> they come from new jersey. we don't pump our gas, we pump our fists. there we go. >> where are the kids? >> they're on vacation. they left the kids at home. >> just a vacation. >> better off anyway. >> probably. so, coming up, stall invader, everyone. take a look at this. that locked door doesn't mean privacy always. >> this happened. it's coming up next on "world

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test. test. time for this happened and there can can only be one carnival cruise on snapchat. so, carnival cruise, apparently, is trying to get its snap chat handle back from a 15-year-old boy. they put up signs looking for him and finally located the 15 year old. he's been offed $5,000 from canival cruise for a free vacation. they say, you can even post as many snaps as you want from this cruise. >> wow. >> they tracked him down. my question is, is $5,000 enough? >> they really wanted that handle. >> you could have probably got a lot more out of them. >> i think $5,000 is a pretty good amount.

public bathrooms can seem rather public, but her happens never more than at this chick-fil-a. this is andrew 13. >> andrew? >> okay. i want somebody to wash my hand. >> i think your mom's outside. >> what? >> bro, that's mouthwash. i think your mom's outside. can you just -- yeah, all right. that's fine. can you shut the door behind you. >> got to lock it. >> yeah, i'll lock it, thanks, bro. >> apparently the little boy wanted help washing his hands, and he thought why not ask the boy in the stall. >> he's really going to have to wash them after crawling around on the bathroom floor. >> he says chick-fil-a never

ceases to amaze me. he would are have gladly helped the boy had he not >> this cheetah on this safari. he's now bffs with this pup that was also there. he was climbing in, getting up close and personal. would you be okay with this? >> am i in the car? i mean i think he's adorable from here. they are beautiful. over to a different kind of animal. a corgi that looks like it's about to go sky diving and then the truth. >> oh, my goodness! it's snow. i thought it was clouds. lots of people were panicking had they first saw this on twitterer.

this morning on "world news this morning on "world news now," the president's surprise pick. >> the president replaces another cabinet secretary, choosing his doctor to run the second biggest federal department. that makes three top officials fired in just over two weeks. plus, is the president ready to pardon former aides? his lawyer weighs in. this morning, a tragic accident. an entire family is believed to have died when their suv went off a california cliff. one of the children was made famous by a protest photo. a special boy takes a special ride. see what happens when the make a wish foundation teams up with the pope. and get ready for a corn copia, foods that would never go together except at the ball park. we're checking out the most bizarre new menu items on this major league baseball opening

day, thursday, march 29th. >> announcer: from abc news this is "world news now." >> was that an insect? >> was it? >> what happened to buy me some peanuts and cracker jacks. maybe a hot dog, beer. >> do not take me to that ball game if there are bugs. >> too many legs on that thing. we will delve into that later. we're going to start this half hour off with president trump's latest firing. the veteran's affairs secretary is now out of a job. >> secretary of state, tillerson national security adviser, h.r. mcmaster and va schulkin are all gone. if confirmed, shulkin will be replaced by dr. ronnie jackson, the white house physician who delivered a glowing report on the president's health. this follows the shake up the legal team flowed the idea of pardons for two former top aides. cecilia vega has more. >> reporter: president trump

ousting his veteran's affairs secretary, no surprise. under fire for misleading ethics officials over a european tour with his wife, a mostly sightseeing excursion that cost taxpayers $122,000. the president's pick to replace him, the white house doctor, admiral ronnie jackson who recently gave the president a glowing bill of health. >> he might live to be 120 years old. i don't know. he has incredible genes. >> reporter: it comes as the white house is in turmoil and on the defensive, now facing questions about whether president trump's lawyer raised the idea of presidential pardons for two top advisers at the center of the russia probe. according to "the new york times," the lead lawyer, john dowd told attorneys for michael flynn and one-time campaign chairman, paul manafort, the president might consider pardoning them if they are

charges with crimes. >> can you say no one here has discussed pardons? >> i can say that ty cobb is the person that would be most directly involved and he has a a statement on the record saying there's no discussion or consideration of those right now at the white house. >> reporter: as early as december the president wouldn't rule out pardoning flynn. >> i don't want to talk about pardons for michael flynn yet. we'll see what happens, we'll see. >> reporter: but dowd denies he ever discussed pardons. saying, there were no discussions, period. as far as i know, no discussions. dowd resigned last week frustrated the president wasn't taking his advice. as for david shulkin, the president says he is thankful for his service. behind the scenes, he has been livid about the travel scandal, letting shulkin twist in the wind and publicly, for weeks. this is part of a broader staffing shake up. the departure of the national

security adviser, president trump says he is close to having the cabinet he wants more than a year in. cecilia vega, the white house. >> thanks to cecilia vega there. president trump is facing another legal headache stemming from an alleged affair with adult film star stormy daniels. the attorney is asking for permission to depose the president and attorney michael cohen. he wants to question them under oath to find out if trump knew about a $130,000 payout to daniels. he notes former president, bill clinton, was forced to tape a video deposition in the paula jones civil case in office. security will be tight today in sacramento, california for the funeral of 22-year-old stephon clark. protesters disrupted rush hour as they demanded

charges be brought on the officers that fatally shot clark. his brother also shouted at the media outside stephon's wake. he was eventually picked up and carried away. he's apologizing to sacramento's mayor for interrupting a city counsel meeting. we have more. >> reporter: city leaders urging for calm after a week of unrest following the death of stephan clark. >> everybody take out your cell phone. take out your cell phone. does this look like a gun? >> reporter: tuesday, the city counsel meeting interrupted several times. clark's brother, emerging from the crowd, jumping on the mayor's desk. outside, fans prevented for the second time in a week from entering the sacramento kings arena. >> we're committed to doing everything in our power to maintain peace while we pursue justice. >> reporter: demonstrators calling for justice after unarmed stephon clark was shot at 20 times, killed in his brandmother's backyard.

the police association defending those actions saying clark took a shooting stance and the actions of the officers were justified. the california department of justice and district attorney investigating as they review their use of force policy. white house press secretary calling the incident terrible, adding that the president does not plan to weigh in. >> we want to find ways to bring the country together. certainly not looking for any place of division. >> reporter: clark's family prepares to bury the young father of two. i spoke with family members at the wake who are wary of the police investigation. they are encouraged in the state's involvement. they believe in the system but they don't trust it yet. police say they do plan on releasing more body cam footage from the incident. but clark's family says they just want justice. kayna whitworth, sacramento, california. police in northern california say they believe eight members of an oregon family were inside an suv when it plunged off a cliff. search crews only found the

bodies of the parents, there was some hope the other three children survived. but searchers now say that hope is fading. one of the children gained widespread attention when he was photographed hugging a white police officer during a protest over a deadly police shooting of a black man in ferguson, missouri. the severe weather that's been hammering texas and louisiana is on the move. the radar shows the storm system stretching from south texas to washington, d.c. and they say it's bringing more heavy rain. >> that torrential rain triggered flash flood watches in northern louisiana, lasting until later today. check out these texas a&m students pitching in to push a stalled car through the high waters. paul williams joins us with with the forecast. good morning, paul. >> good morning, kenneth, diane. thunderstorms will advance throughout the deep south. it's just going to set the stage for thunderstorms to erupt going into mississippi, alabama and

into portions of louisiana as well. we have the threat of tornadoes throughout the morning time in jackson and louisiana. mississippi going into alabama, several tornadoes likely, along with damaging winds, and then the flood threat that reaches from houston to new orleans, up to nashville. kenneth, diane? >> paul, thank you. a judge has thrown out the most serious charges in a hazing case. penn state student, 19-year-old timothy, died last february after an alleged hazing ritual that involved heavy drinking. the judge dismissed involuntary manslaughter charges against the five fraternity brothers after a hearing to determine if there is enough evidence to go to trial. his parents say they hope to get justice for their son. and we're learning new information about howard university who fired six employees last year for abuse. a school investigation found the workers received tuition benefits to cover the cost of taking classes at the same time

they were apparently receiving school grants. howard's investigation found double dipping went on for nine years. the school isn't saying exactly how much money was involved in the case. boeing is trying to ease concerns this morning after a ransomware attack. the country's largest aircraft manufacturer was hit by the wannacry virus. it could affect airplane software. the company says the breach affected a small number of systems. boeing hasn't confirmed the source of the attack. last year, the u.s. officials blamed a world wild wannacry attack on north korea. an unruly passenger may have to reimburse a canadian airline the cost of disrupting a flight. they want the man to pay $17,000 to cover fuel and other expenses incured by sun wing airlines. the passenger was so drunk and disorderly the cuba bound flight was forced to return to

montreal, escorted by fighter jets. a young man's wish has been granted. >> pope francis took 12-year-old peter lombardi for a spin in the pope mobile. peter was born with down syndrome and a few years ago, he was diagnosed with leukemia. >> so peter was having chemotherapy treatments and couldn't see the pope in person. the make a a wish foundation stepped in to help set up this lap around the square. i think he was satisfied. >> i think so. very, very special. peter in st. peter's square. >> there you go. it's amazing what this organization does and amazing for the pope to participate. >> definitely. all right. very nice to see. coming up, making a run for it. watch as they make a mad dash toward freedom. how he was caught, next. also, a father who owes over $500,000 in child support disappears the day he is due in court. why a paddle board is at the

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one person is dead after a bizarre hit and run in san francisco. police say the driver swung an ax at five pedestrians after an argument, then jumped into his car and plowed into them before driving away. one victim died at the scene, the other four are in the hospital. police say they have a suspect in custody. watch this. a surveillance camera captured the moment a handcuffed prisoner bolted from a police car. ducked under a closing garage door and took off. police caught up with him in a wooded area. he was barefoot, still handcuffed when police took him into custody. now, to florida, a man no vanished the day he was due in court for not paying over $500,000 in child support. >> police believe he was last seen paddling into the ocean. victor oquendo has the details. >> reporter: a florida family

clinging to this footage showing him paddle boarding behind his parents' home in ft. lauderdale. the question, some closest to him are asking, did something happen to him more than a week ago or did he escape on purpose? >> when you see his dive back with the wallet, telephone, keys, all that here, something was way off. >> reporter: the 52-year-old, whose family described as a highly skilled diver leaving behind his passport, adding to the mystery. >> i hope he didn't have a heart attack or something like that, hit the water and drown. >> reporter: theo harris is believed to have paddled out last week. he was scheduled later that same day for a court hearing. he owes more than $500,000 in back child support. last month, his ex-wife's attorney writing the severest of sanctions must be imposed against the former husband, including incarceration. his loved ones desperate to know what happened in the moments after this video. >> i was in his room going through his stuff and found his watch there. i'm going to keep his watch on

until we find him. >> reporter: he paddled out along this stretch of beach when the surf wasn't this rough. police now asking for the public's help. his brother asking helicopters to join in on the search. so far, no sign of theo harris or his blue paddle board. victor oquendo, abc news, ft. lauderdale. >> such a bazar case. even his family members don't know what to make of it. you heard his brother saying the distress of the court hearings may have given him a heart attack, other family fearing suicide. others say he left the country somehow. >> this goes back to not paying child support up to august, 2014. $500,000. >> it is a lot of money. he left all his documentation behind. >> right. >> a lot of questions, a lot of odd ends in this one. >> we're going to keep a watch on this one. coming up talk about the pains of child birth. a mom finds out 14 years later that her chronic back pain is caused by something left inside of her during labor.

first, a proathlete steps out of the shadows, calling attention to the many boys and men suffering from eating disorders. some warning signs, next on "world news now." signs, next on "world news now." i'm never gonna be able i'll take a sick day tomorrow. on our daughter's birthday? moms don't take sick days... moms take nyquil severe. the nighttime, sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aching, fever, best sleep with a cold, medicine.

we're back now with the story of a major league baseball player revealing his secret struggle with eating disorders. >> it's an issue rarely spoken about with men. mike is hoping the story changes all that. here is paula ferris with more. >> reporter: for seattle mariners catcher playing in the majors was his dream from early on. but his road to the pros wasn't without personal roadblocks. >> i had baseball taken away from me my junior year of high school.

i wasn't able to play, unfortunately, because of my eating disorder and hospitalizations. >> reporter: opening up about that eating disorder in a new documentary short from uninterrupted. >> you could die. you can die. >> reporter: and the 28-year-old is hoping to shed light on a topic that's often deemed uncomfortable in male culture. >> going into my eighth grade year of junior high school, that's when it really started. my way of thinking is if i have a girlfriend, i have to have a six pack. i thought if i didn't eat anything, i wouldn't get fat and if i worked out a ton i would get big and muscular. >> reporter: he says that's when things spiralled and began to consume him. >> i progressively got into anorexia and ultimately the bingeing and purging. i was rock bottom when i was a junior in high school. being put in an inpatient program, that's when it really hit home that maybe i do have a problem. >> reporter: that problem is not

at all uncommon. 1 in 3 struggling with an eating disorder is male and in the u.s. alone, eating disorders will affect 10 million males at some point in their lives. and now 11 years later, he's in recovery and not taking his success or platform for granted. >> if i can effect one person that doesn't have to are have their hopes and dreams taken away, that's all i really want. >> reporter: paula faris, abc news, new york. >> good for him to tell his story. this is part of a new documentary we're exclusively premiering from lebron james' production company, "uninterrupted." >> important to open the conversation about those sorts of things especially when so many boys, men, they don't talk about it. >> 1 in 3 eating disorder patients are male. >> wow. incredible. coming up we have the mix. we're going to discuss a little

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>> time for the mix and it is opening day. whew. what's your favorite food at the ball park? >> hot dogs. >> anything else? >> beer. does that count? that counts, right? >> what about toasted grass hoppers? >> huh? >> toasted grass hoppers. we'll get to that in a moment. >> peanuts and cracker jacks. >> there are weird foods out there when it comes to opening day. take a look at this list here. what about the dilly dog? >> what is it? >> that's disgusting. >> that is dill pickles, corn dolls, all mixed together in this hybrid fun fried -- >> that actually sounds good to me. i would try that. >> i think those flavors would go together. >> i like pickles on a burger,

why not a hot dog? >> you can get it at globe life -- >> what else do you have? >> back to the toasted grasshoppers. that's in seattle. maybe teriyaki sauce. next on the list, barbecue loaded funnel cake. this is a travesty. >> funnel cake is delicious. >> i don't know if i want that but you can get that at the houston astros, minute maid park. >> got it. >> tater kegs. what about those? >> those look good. what's wrong with that? >> so, a jumbo tater tot on a stick. >> yum. >> can you get better than that? >> sign me up. >> those all seem delicious except don't do that to the funnel cake. funnel cake is my favorite. don't put barbecue on that. >> i didn't know funnel cake was sacred. got it. noted. let's go to north carolina where a congressional candidate there is making a name for himself as many political candidates seek to do. only he's using a different platform than most, tinder.

here's patrick's profile. he says he's trying to make the next six weeks magical with voters and trying to really connect with them and, thus, using tinder. >> swipe. >> he's an underdog in the election but says hey, we can do this and says just looking to match with as many voters as possible to find out what's really on their minds and have personal conversation. if you swipe right, he will not take it as you want an actual relationship with him, he just wants to connect with voters. >> good luck. to a guy who isn't getting voters, he's not running for anything, rudy giuliani, maybe he needs to figure out how to wear his air pods. that's a picture of him with his air pods. apparently he doesn't know how to wear them. the internet is having a lot of fun with them, even putting drake on top of the ear pods. >> that's hilarious. apparently, he said he had no idea he was wearing them the wrong way.

this morning on "world news now" strong storms are effecting millions from texas to ohio. major downpours and flash flooding are already causing havoc and leaving a mess behind. we are tracking it all for you. more changes in the president's cabinet. the va secretary is out. replaced by the president's doctor. plus new reports that the president is not happy with amazon. that caused the company to lose billions of dollars. >> and new this half hour, a women finally uncovers why she's been suffering severe back pain for over a decade. >> it started after she gave birth. wait until you hear what caused it. and the man whose name has been attached to some of the greatest films of all time is not ready for the fast food world. hear why stephen spielburg is telling a burger chain to cease and desist. it's thursday, march 29th.

>> announcer: from abc news this is "world news now." >> i can't wait to hear that one. >> cease and desist. >> okay. we will get to that in a moment. but we begin the stormy weather pounding the north and extending toward the great lakes and mid-atlantic, packing plenty of rain and potentially damaging winds. >> heavy rain has been falling in jackson, mississippi. where a flash flood watch will be in effect at least through this afternoon. the system has torn through a lot of texas. storm chasers grabbed video of this land spout. and the streets of san antonio could be turned into rivers, crippling traffic. accuweather meteorologist, paul williams joins us now with what's to come. paul, good morning. >> good morning, diane, kenneth. well, we're looking for thunderstorms, severe thunderstorms to advance, with this front pushing through, causing havoc throughout louisiana, mississippi, alabama, tennessee, arkansas, even up towards kentucky.

we're watching out for damaging hail, winds in excess of 65 miles per hour, 75 or worse and then widespread flash flooding. but, first of all, tornado threat in effect throughout louisiana, mississippi and in the afternoon for mississippi, going into alabama along i-10, particularly along i-20. then the big problem is widespread flooding that will reach down to houston along the coast of texas, louisiana, throughout mississippi, tennessee, alabama, going into kentucky and not only that, the rain will reach into the ohio valley region. kenneth? diane? >> paul, thank you. turning to the firing of yet another cabinet secretary in the trump administration. >> veteran's affairs chief is out amid spending abuses. the president says the white house doctor will replace him. maggie rulli has the latest. >> reporter: it's another shake up at the white house. david shulkin is out as secretary of veteran affairs. the president, once again, made the announcement on twitter

saying he intends to nominate ronnie l. jackson. admiral jackson served as the white house doctor in the last three sessions. the president says he is, quote, highly trained and qualified and, as a service member himself, he has seen firsthand the tremendous sacrifice our veterans make. he was a loan hold over from the obama administration and unanimously voted in 100-0. many people saw this coming. he often butted heads with the president during his time in office and was caught up in ethics scandals, accused of using va funds for a personal trip with his wife. for the president, the v.a. has been vital to his office. often campaigning on a platform of reforming the department. many times saying, it's toum to make the v.a. great again. maggie rulli, abc news, new york. amazon stocks fell sharply on a report president trump wants to go after the company and regulate its business model. the president made it clear in the past, he's not a fan of

amazon founder, jeff bezos. now they're reporting he's obsessed with with their tax treatment. stocks plummeted more than 4%. a loss of $31 billion that shaved $5 billion off bezos' fortune alone. he's still the richest man on earth. and apple's ceo tim cook is speaking out with criticism of facebook's mark zuckerberg. facebook is being criticized by how it manages the personal use of how to look at digital profiles can be used and the apple boss took a swing at facebook's business model at a cable interview airing next week. >> the truth is we could make a ton of money if we monotized our customer, if our customer was our product. we care about the user experience and we're not going to traffic in your personal life. i think it's an invasion of privacy.

i think it's -- privacy, to us, is a human right. it's a civil liberty. >> cook also called for more transparency about what data is collected online and how it's used. facebook didn't comment on any of what cook had to say. a heavy police presence will be visible across sacramento today as police shooting victim, stephon clark is laid to rest. his brother had angry words for the media outside his wake. he was picked up and carried away. protesters disrupted evening rush hour traffic as they marched through the streets, demanding charges against the two police officers who shot and killed clark. the sacramento kings are urging fans with tickets to the game to arrive early because of increased security. we're learning more about a murder at a maryland high school where a student killed a classmate. for the first time, we are hearing the desperate 911 calls

from last thursday, including a teen who had just been shot. here is steve osunsami. >> reporter: maryland police are are releasing these panicked calls from help at great mills high school. >> a pool of blood on the ground. >> reporter: right outside, in the art hallway, 17-year-old austin rollins is shooting and 16-year-old jaylen willy is bleeding to death. >> are you with her right now? >> no, i'm not. i'm in my classroom with my students. we're hiding behind the desk. >> reporter: inside, the teacher and her students are hoping they are not next. >> okay. you're in your classroom. how many kids do you have with you? >> one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven. >> reporter: meanwhile, police are clearing classrooms. >> anybody need medical treatment? >> no. >> reporter: in room e01, 14-year-old desmond barns is calling on a cell phone with a gunshot wound to his leg. >> oh, my knee hurts so bad. >> we're getting help to you desmond. stay strong, everybody. >> reporter: you hear his

teacher, miss holiday, whispering in his ear that he's going make it. >> hold on. he's bleeding. >> we are getting help to you, ma'am. >> reporter: investigators say the 17-year-old gunman killed himself and was using his father's legally owned gun. steve osunsami, abc news, atlanta. a taiwanese exchange student is in custody near philadelphia charged with making terroristic threats. police in upper darby, pennsylvania said the 18-year-old told a friend to stay away from school on may 1st because he was planning to shoot it up. he later said he was kidding. investigators uncovered an arsenal in his bedroom at the home of his host family. all 22 women in the senate signed a bipartisan letter calling on legislation to help victims of sexual harassment and discrimination who work in congress.

it expressed deep disappointment that the senate has failed to act. schumer says he strongly agreed they should quickly work on the legislation. mcconnell's office said the bill is being worked on, but couldn't say when it will be completed. so, a president and first lady in washington d.c. will soon have two new mouths to feed. >> the proud parents are bald eagles known as mr. president and first lady. they welcomed their first egg of the year on sunday and then the eagle known as first lady laid another. >> the eggs will be incubated for about 35 days until each egg hatches, meaning they should be born in late april or early may. >> the feathered couple makes its nest a few miles from the white house. they raised two eaglets last year. officials are hoping to see another egg in the near future. but we monitored this last year very closely and we will be sure

to do the same for you this year. we are on eagle watch. this is a live shot right here. so much action going on. we will be keeping an eye and keeping you updated every step of the way. >> eagle watch 2018. >> eagle watch 2018 starts right now. >> so we will keep a watch on a that. can we get a banner that says eagle watch wnn or -- >> oh, last year we did, we monitored the entire thing and the eagles finally hatches over the weekend, when we weren't on. after all that we missed it. >> we are on it. >> i think it's going to happen right on our watch. >> coincidence this is happening the it same year the eagles won the super bowl? >> no, i don't think it's coincidence. >> e-a-g-l-e-s, eagles. >> you ready? >> let's do this. coming up, a possible close

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these fisherman and their boat got caught up in a current at the base of the sixth street dam in grand rapids, michigan. it spun around for some time and jumped out and swam to another boat, then taken ashore. emergency crews say they were all okay. and the faa is investigating after a hot air balloon caught fire north of phoenix. 13 people were on board at the time. but happy to report they're all okay. the crash triggered a brush fire. you could see fire crews were able to put that out quickly. it started when a tree branch punctured the balloon. from the southwest, two pilots in two different aircraft reporting close encounters with

a mysterious flying object. >> one was in a learjet, the other was in control of an american airlines pilot. hear part of their conversation with air traffic control. >> was anybody above us that passed us like 30 seconds ago? >> negative. >> okay. something did. >> it's a ufo. >> yeah, something just passed over us. i don't know what it was. but it was at least 2,000-3,000 feet above us. couldn't make it out whether it was a balloon or whatnot. it was a beaming light that went several feet above us. >> a ufo. one captain says a beam of light shining off the object was so bright, he couldn't see exactly what it was. >> he said that glare was really something to just -- that caught him instantly and i'm pretty sure this is a close encounter of the third kind here. >> two different pilots reporting that.

>> i don't like it. i don't like it. and i know this texas woman definitely didn't like this. she's taking the federal government to court claiming a navy hospital cost her years of constant pain by leaving a needle in her back. >> she says she had severe back pain ever since giving birth via c-section in jacksonville in 2003. a recent scan revealed a piece of an epidural needle lodged in her spine. she's been told surgery to remove it is risky and she'll be in pain the rest of her life. >> wow. that's incredible. >> how do you forget an epidural needle in someone's back. >> and how does she live with that for so many years? i get a little sinus infection and i want to go to the doctor immediately. >> yeah, we women learn to live with a lot of things. i'm just tough like that. >> i'm not going to disagree.

>> smart man. when we come back, j-lo and a-rod moving in together. >> their penthouse love pad is coming up next in "the skinny." stay with us. their penthouse love pad is coming up next in "the skinny." stay with us. i just want to find a used car start at the new carfax.com show me used trucks with one owner. pretty cool. [laughs] ah... ahem... show me the carfax. start your used car search at the all-new carfax.com.

♪ the love shack is a little old place where we can get together ♪ >> it is skinny time. we're going to start off with a very high end love shack. >> oh, i like it. jennifer lopez and alex rodriguez have been a couple for a little over a year now. it seems like just yesterday we broke the news on "world news now." but they finally have a little old place they can get together. >> it's in the building. instead of back in the middle of a field. it's the world's tallest residential tower here in new york. price tag for 4,000 square feet. $15.3 million. >> they got it for a steal. you can get a decent size kitchen. i hope so. you can get three bedrooms, i hope so.

and 4 1/2 baths. i really hope so, for that price. >> that view of central park. >> because of the coffee. >> residents also have access to a private restaurant and a huge indoor pool. >> okay. congrats, guys. >> 15.3 mill. >> that's a nice love shack. >> hollywood's greatest directors calling cut on a burger chain's tribute. >> stephen spielburg has been promoting "ready player one." carl's junior thought they'd offer additional publicity by attaching his name to one of their menu offerings. but spielberg really wasn't feeling it and posted this to twitterer. >> hey, there. it's recently come to my attention that carl's jr. wants to rename the charl broiled sliders, spielburgers, they are pretty good, but i'm passing. cease and desist.

can't do it. sorry, guys. >> carl's jr. obliged. they took his name off the sliders. it did not end there. they released the fake movie trailer to celebrate their branding fail with the title graphics reading spielburgers not coming soon to karl's jr. >> you know what i like the most about that video with him? his house. i was thinking it's a hallway -- >> i was looking at nothing. all i could think about was carl's cheeseburgers and how i would be totally okay if they wanted to name one after me or send some to me. that's fine, too. >> what would your burger name be? >> i don't know. spielburg kind of leads into it. diana macedo doesn't quite work. we'll come up with something. so we told you about last week the fair well to the mustache. now, actor army hammer is

bidding a fond farewell to his track suits. >> and we've seen him on the red carpet in tuxedos. but he prefers the athleisure look. hammer explained to conan o'brien, he got a case of senioritis while on a 14-month press tour for "call me by your name." he told conan, he's officially retiring all 70 track suits in his wardrobe. >> some fans are beside themselves. some are asking if they can have the track suits. one site even offered a eulogy for the track suit. they have become quite iconic. >> yes. >> and we've got a little music cue for you. could we get it? ♪ i don't want to wait for our lives to be over ♪ >> a little paula cole the theme song for "dawson's creek." wanna know why? >> why? i'll tell you why. the cast got together for the 20-year reunion. it launched the careers of -- >> here they are now. josh, casey, joey, jen, casey talking about the show that captivated teen fans for six

seasons. >> but is that chemistry there? >> i'd say so. >> i think so.

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>> every second of my life. >> reporter: it's been 20 years. roseanne, surrounded by her family, there wasn't always harmony. they reflected the times and they still do 20 years later. the connors are back. admittedly, slightly older, slightly wiser, now watching their children raise their own children. >> i'm not afraid of you. >> give it time. >> reporter: in a divided country, they are divided at their own table. >> but most of all, lord, thank you for making america great again. >> mom. >> it's okay, darlene. >> reporter: 18 million people watched. it was quite a rollout. >> roseanne bar and john goodman. >> reporter: on jimmy kimmel, on their couch. >> how many times did you quit the show the first time around? >> my mother says i have always had trouble with with authority. >> are you over that now? >> yeah.

>> you are? >> yeah, i'm on social security now. >> are you really? >> yeah. >> reporter: on social security and twitter, thanking the 18 million saying, i'm so grateful to the fans for remembering those family pictures. >> what are you doing with the pictures? >> i'm getting rid of the ones where you were fat. >> those are the only ones where we're happy. >> before we go, a lot has been said about that infamous roseanne couch. we are now learning another sitcom sofa may be available for purchase. that's right. >> the couch from "married with children" the pose i was just doing, where al bundy would settle in after a long day of selling shoes is selling for $149. >> what? >> at a furniture warehouse in south jersey. they claim they have the original. >> for 149 bucks, it's the

assignment. that's what's making news in america this morning. >> have a good thursday. >> have a good thursday. making news in america this morning, yet another shake-up in president trump's cabinet. this time he's replacing the v.a. secretary with his doctor. meanwhile, new questions this morning about whether the white house has offered pardons to key figures in the russia investigation. on the attack, apple's ceo tim cook slams mark zuckerberg over the facebook privacy scandal. accusing facebook of turning its users into products. what cook is proposing, plus facebook makes a new announcement about advertising on the site. a shocking scandal at one of the country's most historic universities. how school employees allegedly stole a million dollars in tuition money. scientists uncover the oldest human footprints ever found in north america. a woman plays a flute during brain surgery. we'll explain why. and no more headaches.