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>> cool, collected, polite. >> with a very good mouth. >> no temper at all. >> a real nice guy. he and his assistant was able to stop a school shooting in michigan. after an instagram follow-r alerted him to a threatening post on his page, they were able to track down the 14-year-old user that admitted to making that threat and they found two rifles in his house. now the patriots wide receiver is giving the story exclusively to abc news. >> i'm in austin visiting a teammate, ex-teammate. and this kid, communicating with some of my friends to get together in austin and i see direct messages. there's this kid saying hey, take a look at your comments section on the picture you just posted. some kid is talking about shooting up this school. i go and screen shot it.

at first, i was like i don't know if this is real. and literally 15 or 20 minutes went by and i was like that's kind of weird, especially with what's going on and all these other school shootings and this world that we're living in now, i called shannon and she ended up calling the authorities saying that we potentially were able to get the authorities on it. >> good work by edelman and his assistant. he also called the follower that alerted him to that threat an awesome human being the real hero in all of this. "the skinny" is next. also the "jersey shore" returns. it's t-shirt time. >> cabernet is here. >> no. it's not -- >> cab-r nay is here.

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sweetheart isn't on the show because she said she's in a really good place right now and didn't want to go back to a toxic environment. so they brought a doll to represent sammy. >> michael is late to the party because of his legal troubles. that didn't stop the group from heading to the club where they fist bumped the night away and dodged grenades and showed off their abs. >> plus it wouldn't be a true episode without pizza bingeing. >> it's so good to see they've grown up. warms your heart. fashion designer, marc jacobs proposed to his boyfriend charlie, via flash mob. this is nice. this is a real love story. so he popped the question at a chipotle. >> that's romance right there. check it out. the group danced to prince's "kiss."

charley said yes and i want to know did he spring for the extra guac. >> that's the question. chipotle said that's perfect as chips and guac. >> but guac is extra to be clear. all right. >> a honeymoon at mcdonald's. from the happy couple to heart break. actor russell crowe is getting divorced. he is holding an auction to sell off his most prized possessions. >> it's titled russell crowe, the art of divorce. it's expected to raise more than a million dollars. >> some items, a lot of interesting clues. the leather boxer protector, aka, the leather jock strap he wore in "cinderella man." >> unwashed. and the armored vest from "glade yea tor." >> i kind of want that one.

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so march madness finally came to an end in the first week of april which means sister jean went back to chicago. >> we also covered a sewer rescue and severe weather all over the country. it's time now for the friday rewind. >> we begin with breaking news from california. the active shooter emergency at youtube head quarters in san bruno. >> confirming she is the suspect. >> that's what we were told. >> 39-year-old wounded three people, all youtube employees before killing herself. she was reportedly a disgruntled youtube user with no other connection to anyone working there. >> i don't know how she did this. i'm sorry. i can't believe it. >> both federal and local law enforcement agencies we've spoken to said there's nothing

they could have done to prevent this. president trump speaking for the first time about the alleged scandal with stormy daniels. >> $130,000 payment. why did michael cohen make this? >> you have to ask michael cohen. >> we're going to begin with president trump's decision to send troops to the border. >> they won't say how many troops, the length of deployment or the cost. >> severe weather striking the heartland as 60-mile-per-hour winds in houston, texas, blowing over this hangar. a system spinning up at least eight reported tornados. in ohio, roofs torn off of the homes. take a look. you can see how powerful it was, completely ripping this structure to pieces, now, just a pile of wood. >> now to the rescue effort in los angeles. after a teen age boy was swept away by a river of sewage. >> after nearly 13 hours of searching in the dark, they finally found him.

>> i was thinking i was going to die. when i heard noises i was screaming and whistling loud. >> he said don't be mad i lost my phone. don't worry about the phone. >> another national championship. >> how does it feel to lead your team to a national title? >> it's awesome because i know those guys all year. they pushed me to be the best player i could be. >> drops it in. it goes. >> but apparently i don't know what's happening. >> oh, hug an anchor. >> that time we thought our crew was trying jump us. >> yeah, exactly. ever since then, we've been looking over our shoulder at every moment. you never know around here. >> happy national beer day tomorrow. >> yes. cheers. bottoms up. announcer: this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades. insomnia

good morning i'm diane macedo. >> and i'm kendis gibson. here are some of the top headlines we're following on "world news now." the epa chief, scott pruitt facing new reports about questionable activity this morning. despite the controversy swirling around him, the president says he's still confident in pruitt. full details, straight ahead. another facebook official is apologizing for misuse of data. she's saying users that want to totally opt out of facebook ads will have to pay for it. ufc superstar, connor mcgregor here in custody for this, seen here throwing a hand truck through the window of a bus carrying other ufc fighters. the attack took place at a marina in brooklyn where a ufc

event is being held tomorrow. tens of thousands of fans lined the parade route to honor villanova men's basketball team. they get back to class today allegedly. those are some of our top stories on this friday, april 6th. >> announcer: from abc news this is "world news now." let's start things off with epa administrator, scott pruitt, who is facing new questions this morning. >> two epa officials say he backed a plan to give big salary increases. that goes against what pruitt told fox news when he said he only found out about the salary hikes this week. "the new york times" reporting five epa officials were reassigned or demoted after pushing back to the spending requests. boarding air force 1,

president trump said he has scott pruitt's back. later he gave this ringing endorsement. >> scott is doing a fantastic job. i think he's a fantastic person. >> reporter: but privately a senior white house official says there's growing frustration with the embattled epa head. the white house thinks this was a mistake. >> do you take responsibility? >> i'm fixing the problem. >> reporter: pruitt, defending himself, in a contentious one-on-one with fox news. even though one official told him not to do the interview. white house lawyers are investigating after abc news broke the story of pruitt's alleged sweetheart real estate deal. last year, brew it paid just $50 a night to rent a room in this d.c. apartment, apparently far below the costs of the units. >> this was like an airbnb situation. >> reporter: pruitt insists it

was all by the book. >> the ethics officials here at the agency reviewed the lease, reviewed the terms of the lease. >> when did they review it? march of this year, after you moved out? >> but that's what's important. they are viewed it. >> reporter: the agency top ethic watchdogs said when they reviewed it last week, they didn't have all the facts. pruitt has been under fire for allegedly wasting taxpayer money. two of his aides received large salary hikes. one receiving a nearly $57,000 pay raise. but pruitt said it was not his idea. >> who did it? a career person or political person? >> i don't know. >> reporter: and one of pruitt's closest long-time advisers is out, abruptly resigning. mary bruce, abc news, charleston, west virginia. and one of the biggest rain storms is slamming the west coast with what could be a record amount of rainfall. >> construction crews working to rebuild the fire ravaged city of

sant rosa. scrambled the finish up projects before the downpours hit. the entire fire zone is at risk for flash flooding and landslides. melissa joins us now with the forecast. good morning. >> i hope you're in the mood for some snow because we are going to see it through parts of northern new england. we are looking at 2-4 inches of the white stuff. it could build up on roads, maybe even interstate 90 as you travel through new york state. that's just today with the snowfall and there's more to come. it's still moving through the central plains. kansas city could get 1-3 inches through the day and the night. keep in mind, it could be more in parts of kentucky. on the southern side of the system, the threat turns to severe weather. we'll be talking about damaging winds. isolated tornados is also a possibility in the south. diane? kendis? >> our thanks to melissa.

many forecasters say it will be april 15th before we start seeing spring-like temperatures in most of the country. growing fears of a trade war putting investors on edge. president trump is considering hitting china with an additional $100 billion in tariffs. it's the latest noouf a tit for tat that includes duties on imports from china. that country, slapping tariffs on american goods like soybeans, pork and whiskey. the president blames chinese trade practices for millions of american jobs. china is showing no signs of backing down. for the first time, the president is answering questions about the scandal surrounding an alleged affair with porn star stormy daniels. he says he knew nothing about hush money paid during the election. >> reporter: president trump breaking his public silence, telling reporters on air force 1 he did not know about the $130,000 payment his personal attorney, michael cohen, made to

the adult film actress. >> did you know about the $130,000 payment? why did michael cohen pay it? >> you'd have to ask michael cohen. michael is my attorney. you will have to ask michael. >> do you know where he got the money to make that payment? >> no, i don't know. >> reporter: the president ignored a follow up question about whether there was a fund cohen could draw money from. more than 20 million people tuned in to watch daniels admit she had sex with him in 2016. >> did you want to have sex with him? >> no. but i didn't say no. i'm not a victim. >> it was entirely consensual? >> oh, yes. yes. >> reporter: she says in 2011 she was physically threatened, approached by a man in a parking lot when she was with her baby. >> a guy walked up on me and said to me leave trump alone, forget the story. >> reporter: daniels said that encounter is one reason she

signed a $130,000 nondisclosure agreement with the president's lawyer, 11 days before the election. the white house says daniels' allegations of an affair are not true. >> the president strongly and consistently denied the claims. the only person who has been inconsistent is the one making the claims. >> reporter: daniels attorney tweeted we very much look forward to testing the truth on this including the $130,000 payment. it is one thing to deceive the press and quite another to do so under oath. abc news, the white house. hundreds of thousands of delta airlines customers may have had their credit card information stolen last fall. it targeted a vendor that ran a chat function on its website. it didn't effect bookings. the same vendor also informed sears that its customers may

have also been affected. sears says customer credit cards were affected by the data breach. they're setting up websites to help effected customers. a magnitude 5.3 earthquake rattled nerves in california but didn't do any damage. >> triggering minor landslides. but they reported feeling the rumbling more than 100 miles away. >> i was bending over, getting the stroller. i started feeling woozy and i thought i was getting sick, but my friend said i think we're having an earthquake and we have a big tv behind us that's shaking. >> and these baby bald eagles were also startled by the shaking. she did return to comfort the little guys. many expecting couples, expecting parents are trying to outdo each other with an original way to reveal their

baby's gender. it can lead to interesting stunts. this couple in georgia being surprised they were having a girl. >> we saw the fire hose, the balloons. then there's this one from a woman in florida. after going to extremes to hide a balloon with confetti, one of them couldn't wait. he popped the balloon on himself before she could even get it in the car. >> oh, my gosh. she looks so disappointed walking back. the pink confetti going all over the front yard. look at that. mom, what's it going to be? what's it going to be? >> i guess it's a girl. surprise. >> you're having a baby sister and we know who's going to be her favorite from now on. not that little one. coming up, a movie whose

name we can't say out loud. >> they uncover their teen's plot to lose their virginity and hilarity ensues. plus, the changing face of skating. a group of inner city girls finding a home and sisterhood on the ice. first, here is a look at today's temperatures. ice.

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so with this test right here virgin galactic is closer to sending paying tourists to space. virgin says the vss unity, as it's called hit nearly twice the speed of sound reaching an altitude of more than 84,000 feet. it's the first powered test flight since the crash that killed one of its pilots. branson said he hoped to begin commercial launches this year, but none have been scheduled. the man found libel in the case is blasting the multimillion dollar verdict against him. we have the story. >> reporter: one day after a jury found adam liable for the

2011 death of rebecca, he and his attorney, obviously disappointed. >> i have never seen such a catastrophic manipulation of the court and judicial processes as i saw in this case. >> if you vl evidence, we made a good case, if you don't vl evidence, then i guess we failed. >> reporter: she was found in the mansion owned by her pharmaceutical boyfriend. her death ruled a suicide but her family not convinced. >> our family can't get her back but hopefully people will know she didn't commit suicide. >> reporter: adam was in town after jonah's son, max, fell over a railing that led to his death. rebecca was the only one home with the boy at the time of the accident. days later, they found rebecca's lifeless body. awarding her family damages in

civil lawsuit. >> hopefully, it's going to come back to, after reversal, a defamation suit, a malicious prosecution suit. >> i do expect an appeal. that's what this group does. i'm confident that we will prevail on the appeal. >> reporter: and while the sheriff's department stands by the original investigation. they're willing to review any new evidence that may come out of the trial. coming up, a new program that is guiding young girls, not very far from where we are to greatness on and off the ice. >> it's a one of a kind program, changing the face of figure skating. you are watching "world news now." show "world news now." happy anniversary dinner, darlin'. can this much love be cleaned by a little bit of dawn ultra?

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running man on the desk. >> could you do it on the ice? >> that would be tough. sthak would be the true test. we're going to a group of girls changing the face of figure skating. >> can you name an olympic black figure skater? debbie thomas. professional figure skater, for that matter. it is tough. this new program in harlem is hoping to change all of that. here is linsey davis. >> it just kind of guided me in the right direction. >> reporter: ela and her best friend are co-captains of figure skating in harlem, a program specifically geared toward girl that is are black and latina. access to an elite sport where few look like them. >> right up into it. yes! >> reporter: even at this year's winter olympics, the complex of the sport hasn't changed that much.

historically, the winter olympics is overwhelmingly white. this year's team is most diverse ever but still 92% white. the girls are headed to one of their last competitions of the season. the connecticut synchronized skating competition. >> i'm excited, a little nervous. i want to place. >> reporter: but being one of the only teams in the country that's exclusively for young women of color, they say their differences aren't always celebrated. >> it's unfortunate. but race isn't everything. another team came past us and they're like don't let them take your bag. we're like, we're not even by you. we don't want your bag. we have our bag. >> reporter: the founder of figure skating harlem says 100% of her students pursue higher education. that's the goal. >> our big wins are when our students go on to gorgetown, howard. >> reporter: she was once a figure stater herself with

dreams. she always felt the sport she loved was missing something. >> the pallet doesn't look a whole lot different than it did when i skated. >> reporter: teaching girls in east harlem to skate. in 1997, she created a formal arguization funded partially through charitable organizations. they train on and off the ice taking classes in science, technology and leadership. how can ice skating be transformative for someone else's life. >> it's really hard to figure skate. it takes perseverance. >> reporter: what does ice skating bring to your life? >> ice skating definitely brings confidence in my life. i feel like this is where i'm supposed to be, like my home. >> reporter: back at the competition, girls are preparing to take the ice. they are here with three other fsh teams, some as young as 6 years old. they perform exuberantly. but fall short of their goal. they come in eighth place. >> a little nervous.

>> reporter: for the younger team victory, vindication and validation. it is all at once a sisterhood, a therapy session and a confidence booster all built on a foundation of ice. >> we walk in with our heads held high and let them know we're here and we're here to stay. >> reporter: i'm linsey davis in harlem, new york. >> ah, ye. >> i was trying to remember the name. saria bonely. she was the one who did the back flip on the ice. it was so cool. >> she was absolutely amazing to watch. just fun to watch. so, over the last 30 years, we have two. >> they're working on it. >> and on the men's list? crickets. we're getting there. we're getting there. glad these programs are around. all right.

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time to turn off your cell phones because we're in the insomniac theater indeed. this morning, we are checking out an old school thriller. >> it's called "a quiet place." directed and co written and starring john krasinski, it also stars his wife, emily blunt. they're forced to hide in silence as they hide from creatures who hunt by sound.

i'm scared just watching that. >> don't say a word! >> so, the critics gave "a quiet place" a 97% certified fresh on rotten tomatoes. not bad at all. "the movie grabs you at the start and never lets go." and david calls it aggressively scary. it certainly looks that way. >> we saw, during the super bowl, the preview for this. since then, i've been like -- next up is "blockers." >> similar genre. >> parents discover their daughters have made a pact to lose their virginity on prom night. they embark on a covert >> julie left her laptop open. >> we don't understand what they're saying so it's not snooping. >> great, what are they saying? >> there's something about an

egg plant handshake. >> eggplant agreement. >> they got an agreement to make egg plant parmesan. >> that's true. emojis all have secret meanings so trees are weed and snow flakes are cocaine and that thing is yas queen. >> what the hell is that? >> you've never heard of that? >> no. >> all right, grandpa. >> they're just saying you're okay with me. you're okay to me. >> so "blockers" is way more than okay to the critics giving it a solid 82% on rotten tomatoes. peter travis calls it a rowdy ride that never forgets to make us care. and "one of the best mainstream hollywood comedies in years." >> awesome. so, we have two great choices in the theater this weekend. the question is, do you want to be scared or laugh? >> but it ruined egg plants for me, especially on a friday.

this morning on "world news now" president trump makes his first comments about stormy daniels. >> he says he didn't know about the payment to the adult film star just days before the election. those comments, possibly giving new life to her case against him. also this morning the president's new comments supporting epa chief scott pruitt. but those come as reports come about the epas questionable spending, including plans to spend $70,000 on two desks. one of the strongest earthquakes in years rocks southern california causing minor landslides and freaking out a mother eagle. and another eagle felt right at home on a mariner's pitcher. see how this ended this friday, april 6th. >> announcer: from abc news this is "world news now." >> i'm not going to do what everybody thinks i'm going to do

and freak out. >> which is what we totally would have done. >> well, we'll show you what his reaction was. >> there's nothing more american than that picture right there. >> the bald eagle and baseball all in one. >> exactly. we're going to start this half hour with the president unscripted, delivering free wheeling remarks on a range of topics and then breaking his silence on stormy daniels. >> he literally threw out his prepared remarks at an event in west virginia that was supposed to focus on tax cuts, then delved into everything from illegal immigration to voter fraud. >> on the way back to the white house, the president answered questions for the first time about the payment to the porn star. more from abc's cecilia vega. >> reporter: president trump breaking his silence on stormy daniels. on air force 1, the president offering a short but forceful denial about knowing anything

about the $130,000 hush payment his personal attorney, michael cohen paid to the porn star just days before the 2016 election. >> did you know about the $130,000 payment? why did michael cohen -- >> tough ask michael cohen. michael is my attorney. you will have to ask michael. >> do you know where he got the money to make the payment? >> no, i don't know. >> reporter: the president's comments come less than two weeks after that interview in which daniels claimed she had an affair with mr. trump in 2006. >> you were 27, he was 60. were you physically attracted to him? >> no. >> did you want to have sex with him? >> no. but i didn't say no. i'm not a victim. i'm not. >> it was entirely consensual? >> oh, yes. yes. >> reporter: the white house repeatedly denied the affair. the case between daniels and the president tied up in court. her lawyer tweeting the strength

of our case just went up exponentially. you can't have an agreement when one party doesn't know about it. the president's public comments coming on his way home from west virginia where he went to talk about his tax plan, but literally tossed out the script. >> this was going to be my remarks, but it would have taken about two minutes. that would have been a little boring. little boring. >> reporter: a day after he ordered the national guard to the u.s./mexico borderer saying the situation has reached a point of cries. in front of the cameras, he went off on illegal immigration, from reigniting his false claim of voter fraud. >> many places, like california, the same person votes many times. you probably heard about that. they always like to say, that's a conspiracy theory. not a conspiracy theory. millions and millions of people. >> reporter: to revisiting one of his most controversial lines

ever. those comments about mexicans during his campaign kick off. >> they're bringing drugs, they're bringing crime. they're rapists and some, i assume, are good people. >> reporter: he seemed to suggest rampant rape in the migrants traveling north in a caravan through mexico. >> remember my opening remarks at trump tower. everybody said oh, he was so tough and i used the word rape. yes, they came out where this journey coming up, women are raped at levels nobody's ever seen before. >> reporter: his frustration growing and on full display. >> this is the kind of stuff and crap that we're allowing in our country. we can't do it. we can't do it anymore. >> reporter: and for the first time we're hearing numbers about the president's plan to send national guard troops to the u.s. border with mexico. he said he wants to send between 2,000 and 4,000 troops. they could be there until the

border wall is built. cecilia vega, abc news, the white house. >> thank you, cecilia. an organizer of that caravan moving through mexico is disputing the president's claim of rampant cases of rape. he told abc news, there have been no instances of rape reported during the current trip. the white house says he wasn't talking about the caravan but about women and girls being victimized in general making the journey north. turning now to the escalating trade dispute, president trump is considering hitting china with an additional $100 billion in tariffs. the president asked the u.s. trade representative to determine if the move is appropriate. it's the latest noomove in a ba and forth uncolliding the u.s. imposing duties of $50 billion on china and china slapping it on soybeans, pork and whiskey. china is showing no signs of backing down. serious questions about the future of scott pruitt as the head of the epa.

two agency officials tell abc news pruitt supported a plan to give two of his most loyal aides big salary increases. that contradict's pruitt's claim in a fox news interview, which he said he only found out about the salary hikes earlier this week. "the new york times" reports at least five epa officials were reassigned or demoted after pushing back against the spending requests. those requests, which were not approved included a $100,000 a month private jet membership, a $70,000 for two desks in pruitt's office. and president trump seemed to back pruitt still. >> scott has done a fantastic job. i think he's a fantastic person. i just left coal and energy. they love scott pruitt. they feel very strongly about scott pruitt. they love scott pruitt.

>> trump has reportedly suggested a higher profile job for scott pruitt. cnn reports the president replacing jeff sessions with pruitt this week. the president denied that report saying pruitt is doing a great job where he is. police in georgia say a charter bus driver was under the influence of drugs when he swerved, hit a median and overturned. that bus was carrying 18 passengers to the master's golf tournament when it crashed. all of them had to climb out of windows and emergency exits to escape the wreckage. the accident backed up traffic on both sides of interstate 20 for hours. nearly all of the passengers were hospitalized with cuts, injuries and broken bones. and the search for a cdc worker missing for two months has come to a tragic end. his body was found on the bank of the chattahoochee river in atlanta. he was dressed in a jogging suit and medical examiner says there were no signs of foul play. >> right now the preliminary

cause of death is drowning. since the investigation is still open, we do not have a manner of death as whether it's an accident, suicide or anything other than that. >> he disappeared on february 12th after leaving work sick after learning he was passed over for a promotion. a former teacher who triggered the five-week nationwide manhunt while he was on the run with a 15-year-old student was found. he had originally pled not guilty but after what he reportedly calls personal reflection and running out of money for a private attorney, he's changed his plea. he faces up to ten years in federal prison as well as state kidnapping and sex crime charges. police outside los angeles have taken into custody a man who they say detonated a small bomb inside a sam's club store. it triggered an evacuation there. no one was hurt. the building in ontario suffered no structural damage.

officials believe the 49-year-old, hugo gonzalez, acted alone. they are trying to find out his motive behind all that. southern california has been rocked by a magnitude 5.3 earthquake. there were minor landslides in the area as well. so far, no word of injuries or serious damage, but witnesses reported feeling tremors more than 100 miles away. the quauk startled this family of bald eagles monitored by a camera. mom did fly off for a bit but she returned shortly after to comfort her babies. >> and the young ones were still calm, cool, collected. >> what happened? >> exactly. i'm hungry. anyone getting into crime fighting has to go through really tough training. >> these new police recruits in australia seem to be doing just fine as they are put through the paces. the hope is some day soon, the german shepherd puppies will be proficient enough to fight crimes involving drugs,

explosives and firearms. they are also going to enjoy belly rubs as well. >> for now, they are being adorable. >> i love them. look at the little vest. i want one. >> pretty cute. coming up we got some sports lined up. highlights from the master's, including tiger's practice pal taking a break from his day job as a firefighter. and it's friday which means -- >> means what? >> just one day more. >> one day more. >> there it is. there sit. i knew we'd hear it. we're going to meet the large family from utah who can sing this song from le mis just as about as well as anybody. you are going to see that coming up on "world news now." ♪ and of course it's the really tough stains that nobody ever

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felt numb. he said sparks surrounded the truck and the force sent his dash board stuffed animal flying into the backseat. his truck was not dammed. >> what about the stuffed animal? >> don't know if it's going to make it. >> poor ted. facebook's apology tour is ongoing. this time, it's the company's second in charge saying sorry. >> chief operating officer's apology follows the revelation that 87 million people may have been misused. here is marci gonzalez. >> reporter: facebook announcing changes as ceo mark zuckerberg takes personal responsibility for the social media giant's failure to do so in the past. >> we didn't take a broad enough view of what our responsibility is. and that was a huge mistake. that was my mistake. >> reporter: revealing as many as 87 million people, mostly in the u.s., may have had their information shared with

political consulting firm, cambridge analytica, far more than the 50 million suspected. the firm denying that, saying cambridge analytica said none of the work it did was on the work it did on the 2016 presidential campaign and they immediately deleted the data after being contacted by facebook. facebook saying starting monday there will be a link to check if your information may have been shared. as the company's coo shared on pbs news hour, they are working on other steps for security. >> to be clear we are late but what we're doing is looking much more holistically at all the ways facebook data is used. we are making a lot of proactive changes. there's real mistakes that we made and i made. there's a lot of concern about what happened in this election. we're certainly concerned about the foreign interference on our platform. >> reporter: zuckerberg is scheduled to testify before congress about user privacy and

the misuse of data, said to take questions from the commerce committees next week. marci gonzalez, abc news, los angeles. >> thank you. and she said they're considering different models to opt out. at the highest level, you will have to pay for that option. >> pay to keep your information private while on facebook. >> right. >> it's not just facebook. remember, they own instagram, what's app, a number of different companies. there are other things to be mipdful of. coming up, julian edelman explains how he stopped a potential school shooting. but first we're heading to the masters. sports is next on "world news now." most pills don't finish the job because they don't relieve nasal congestion. flonase allergy relief is different. flonase relieves sneezing, itchy, watery eyes and a runny nose, plus nasal congestion, which pills don't.

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so hardly feels like so hardly feels like baseball weather across the country. the season is pushing ahead. the washington nationals, my favorite team, playing host to the new york mets for their home opener. the mets proving to be rude house guests. how rude. a grand slam on opening day. 8-2, nats losing.

>> at the coast, opening day at fenway park. red sox alum, david ortiz and ali raisman kicked off the pregame festivities. they struggled all day, trailing the tampa bay rays by two, but they rallied back winning one in the extra inning. so tim tebow hit a home run in his first at bat for the binghampton new york rumble ponies. you know them. they're a aa minor league team. he's homered at all three minor league levels he's played at. how about a road trip? two hours up? >> yes, please. >> the turnpike, not the turnpike. the throughway. >> there you go. and challenger, the bald eagle seemed to be making a routine preflight pregame festivities when he decided to hand on seattle mariners pitcher, james

paxton. luckily paxton somehow kept his cool. he may have mistaken paxton for one of them since he was standing alone on the field at the time. >> that is a big bird. >> did you see his face? >> what do i do? what do i do? route 17 for those that are curious. because throughway goes straight up. so the second round of the masters tees up this morning at augusta national. jordan spieth is a leader after round one. he goes in today with a two-stroke lead after shooting 6 under par. >> the defending champion, sergio garcia had a rough day. his second shot on the 15th hole went into the water. and his next four shots -- yeah. they also ended up in the water. >> wow. >> garcia took a 13, the most ever recorded for that hole. tiger woods starts today seven strokes off the lead. he gets a big crowd, starting at 1:30 p.m. augusta has been the place

where champions are crowned and dreams become reality, but not just for the players. >> tom has an incredible story for you. >> reporter: meet matt, practicing with tiger woods. you likely never heard of him because he's a full-time firefighter. this week, living a dream. >> i've always wanted to play golf at the highest level possible. that's just kind of what kept me going. >> reporter: never giving up, even practicing during frigid winters in massachusetts and qualifying for this year's masters as an amateur champion. all of this in between shifts fighting fires and the story gets better. his father, vic, a 32-year veteran at the same firehouse is his caddie. >> kind of a dream. i never thought i'd be there just to watch. and now i'm caddying. >> we've had a great time together. he's probably been doing it 15 years for me. so it's a blast. we don't really talk about golf all day. other stuff. it's just a lot of fun.

>> reporter: a lot of fun for father and son on the biggest stage in golf. >> by theway, route 81 to binghampton. theway, route 81 to binghampton.

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♪ the ultimate mash up right there on les mis, the musical. of course, that is one of the signature moments there on the musical and the movie, of course. and a utah family enjoyed it as well. in fact easter sunday they decided to do their version of it. how did they do? ♪ >> not bad. >> seriously? how does everyone in the family sing like a broadway star. >> exactly.

including the 18-month-old that doesn't have a shirt on. so, this is a family in utah that decided after easter dinner to do a little karaoke. >> very different from how my family sounds in karaoke. and to a squirrel that could use lessons in pole climbing. this little guy is trying desperately to get up the bird feeder, but the pole is a little too slippery. can't quite make it happen after a few attempts. he finally gave up trying. a for effort. polka time. ♪ politics and foreigner wars all the weather all the scores ♪ ♪ that's the world news polka ♪ around the world and up your street, "the skinny" is our gossip treat, that's the world news polka ♪ ♪ it's late at night and you're wide awake and wearing thermal pants ♪ ♪ grab your "world news now" mug

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this morning on "world news now" growing fears of a full-blown trade war. president trump fires back at china with a new round of proposed tariffs. will it lead to long-term growth or cut american farms and businesses out of the global market? and the president ditches his script on taxes, pulling out some of his greatest hits from the election, ranting about racists from mexico and rapists from mexico and alleging widespread voter fraud. but should he have gone back on script when he was asked about stormy daniels? and new this half hour, conor mcgregorer turns himself into police after going on a rampage. >> video shows him tossing a barricade at a bus before running away. do you even lift, bro? are you all right? how'd that work out for you? and --

>> cabs are here. >> cabs are here. the "jersey shore" crew is back on the air. yeah. no, but someone was late to the party and another was looking a little more plastic than before. it's t-shirt time on "the skinny," this friday, april 6th. announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> never watch "jersey shore" so he was confused by the entire script. i like how you read that. it's t-shirt time on this friday. >> how is it? >> it's t-shirt time! >> okay. i still don't get it. seriously, when i saw it i thought cabs are here. we have wine? >> we'll have more on that coming up and we'll get your analysis on what you thought of the reunion. first, we are going start things off with the global stock markets rattled as president trump proposes another $100 billion in tariffs. stk president escalated fears of

an all out trade war as he asked the u.s. trade representative to consider the new taxes on yet to be identified chinese imports. this week china hit back with $50 billion on tariffs on things like soybeans and pork. all in response to earlier u.s. tariffs on its products. >> but the president's chief economic adviser tried to down play the trade war suggesting there's room for negotiation. >> at the end of the rainbow, a little pot of gold, and if you open that pot up, it says growth, investment, jobs and wages. >> what do you say to manufacturers and farmers who say they're going to get hit by it if the tariffs go? >> we don't know yet. >> they are worried. >> that's fine. we are in conversation. it's all part of the discussion. but let's not jump to worse case conclusions. >> there are many farmers who say this is the exact opposite for them in economic growth. to that you say -- that's a legitimate fear.

>> that was larry kudlow saying nothing's been enacted yet. that's clearly not enough to calm the market. stock futures are sharply lower this morning with the dow set to opener hundreds of points lower. >> many companies including amazon, apple and ibm calling for the administration to back down and try to work with the chinese. still plenty of time for negotiations. >> sure. >> we are going read -- you know what? let's just forget about it. let's just go off script, shall we? >> wing it. >> yeah. we'll do like the president did. he went off script, reiterating a false claim about widespread voter fraud and railing against illegal immigration. >> the president literally tossed aside his prepared speech at an event in west virginia, where he was supposed to promote his tax cuts. >> this was going to be my remarks. it would have taken just two minutes. that would have been a little boring.

remember my opening remarks at trump tower when i opened. everybody said oh, he was so tough. i used the word rape and yes, it came out that this journey coming up women are raped at levels that nobody's ever seen before. because in many places, like california, the same person votes many times. you probably heard about that. they like to say, that's a conspiracy theory. not a conspiracy theory, folks. millions and millions of people. >> the off-script session continued on air force 1 as he broke his silence on stormy daniels, the porn star suing him and accusing him of having an affair with her. >> he denied knowing anything about a payment his long-time attorney made to daniels just days before the election. >> did you know about the $130,000 payment? >> no. >> why did michael cohen make it? >> you have to ask michael.

michael is my attorney and you'll have to ask michael. >> do you know where he got the money? >> no, i don't know. >> well, in reaction to the comments, daniels' attorney said quote the president just shot himself in the foot and threw michael cohen under the bus. he says the nondisclosure agreement cannot be valid if one party claims he did not know about it. >> interesting. much of the country is enjoying typical springtime weather. the chicago white sox battled some light snow and bitter cold temperatures in their home opener against the detroit tigers but it wasn't enough to keep veteran midwesterners away from the game. a lot of people out there, actually. >> unfortunately for the sox and the fans, the game lasted ten innings and after all that, they lost. accuweather's meteorologist with what's ahead in today's forecast. good morning, melissa. >> reporter: we're looking at the threat for severe weather in the south from texas back to mississippi as well.

we could see damaging winds as well as a risk for flooding. in the northeast it's all about the snow. april snow showers, hopefully they'll bring may flowers. we have two to four inches possible through northern new england. that's just for today. into saturday we could see more of the snow through the midatlantic and some spots could pick up three to six inches. diane? kendis? >> our thanks to melissa there. spring is still not coming. some angry accusations are being traded over the poisoning of a former russian spy and his daughter in the uk. the russian ambassador claiming his country's being smeared. by british claims russia carried out the poisoning. he says intelligence services from other countries are responsible. britain's ambassador says it's highly possible russia is to blame. in her first comments after being poisoned, the daughter of the former spy says she's getting stronger every day. her father remains in critical condition. we're hearing more about the fatal police shooting of an unarmed man here in new york.

he was holding what officers thought was a gun, but it turned out to be a metal pipe. here is linsey davis. >> reporter: this is the image of the shooting that has many up in arms after police fatally shot this man. police responded just before 5:00 p.m. wednesday. surveillance video shows him pointing a metal object towards this man's head and these two people, including a child, and shoving it into this man's chest. but it was at this moment that four of the responding officers opened fire, shooting the 34-year-old seven to nine times. >> the suspect then took a two-handed shooting stance and pointed an object at the approaching officers. >> reporter: turns out he was unarmed and mentally ill. what they thought was a gun was actually, this silver pipe. >> i'm angry with the police right now. i feel like i could kill them myself. >> reporter: the father of a teenage son and suffered from a

bipolar disorder. while he was known among residents and police, the responding officers were from a specialized unit that had no idea of his history. at the scene of a shooting a large crowd has gathered here demanding justice. the attorney general's office is already conducting an investigation. linsey davis, abc news, brooklyn, new york. we're also learning more details about the pilot in a deadly crash of an f-16 fighter jet outside las vegas. 34-year-old air force major stephen dell bagno, a member of the elite thunderbirds was killed when he crashed during a routine aerial demonstration training flight over the nevada desert. this was his first season with the thunderbirds. the cause of the crash is in its early stages right now. we're just learning the passing of a former star of mtvs "road rules." officials say 43-year-old bryan

lancaster was found dead in his home last week in philadelphia. his death is currently under investigation. his family tells tmz drugs or alcohol were not involved and they believe he suffered heart failure as he had a history with arrhythmia. we all know anything can happen on live television. >> including interruptions. at key moments in action. like, this lakers game, as josh hart went for the game winner. >> three to go. josh hart to the rip -- >> no, no, pick up. >> will go to overtime. >> what happened? >> we didn't edit that. that was a commercial that played at the wrong time. can you believe it? >> how did that happen? >> overtime game with playoff consequences. >> wow! >> the lakers ended up winning in overtime.

>> well, i don't know how they allowed that to happen. luckily we got our act together. next up we have the most incredible story for you. >> this is true. this is a blackbuster development now. >> quaker oatmeal at breakfast is a good, wholesome choice, can really help you get through the morning. >> wow, that story amazing. i don't know how you found that, kendis, but thank you so much for sharing it. >> it brought me to tears. it really was incredible. >> story of the week for sure. >> please, give us your comments on our facebook and twitter page. >> completely off script. >> yeah. that was great. coming up patriots' star, julian edelman is talking about being a real-life hero stopping a potential school shooting. plus, connor mcgregor is in arrested in new york. he gets into another fight with a bus. he lost this one too. we'll have the details coming up. you are watching "world news now."

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surveillance cameras rolling and capturing that moment when a giant crane came crashing down at a construction site, this is in st. petersburg, florida.

crew members scrambled to get out of the way. nobody was hurt. the crane fell on to a spot where it did the least amount of damage. but it's unclear why it collapsed. and ufc superstar conor mcgregor is in police custody in new york after a violent attack caught on camera. >> take a look, this is mcgregor, among others, in a loading dock of the arena in brock lynn, which is hosting a ufc event tomorrow night, by the way. so, mcgregor is seen throwing a hand truck into a bus carrying other ufc fighters. >> at least one fighter on the bus was injured. the whole thing forced ufc to cancel three of the fights tomorrow night. mcgregor hasn't been charged until now and he hasn't fought in 18 months. they said he would be stripped of one of his belts for not defending his title. >> he's generally regarded as a nice --

>> cool, collected, polite. >> with a very good mouth. >> no temper at all. >> a real nice guy. edelman is revealing how he and his assistant were able to stop a school shooting in michigan. after an instagram follower alerted him to a threatening post on his page, they were able to track down the 14-year-old user that admitted to making that threat and they found two rifles in his house. now the patriots wide receiver is giving the story exclusively to abc news. >> i'm in austin visiting a teammate, ex-teammate. and this kid, communicating with some of my friends to get together in austin and i see direct messages. there's this kid saying hey, take a look at your comments section on the picture you just posted. some kid is talking about shooting up this school. i go and screen shot it. at first, i was like i don't

know if this is real. and literally 15 or 20 minutes went by and i was like that's kind of weird, especially with what's going on and all these other school shootings and this world that we're living in now, i called shannon and she ended up calling the authorities saying that we potentially were able to get the authorities on it. >> good work by edelman and his assistant. he also called the follower that alerted him to that threat an awesome human being the real hero in all of this. "the skinny" is next. with a fashion designer's fast food proposal. also the "jersey shore" returns. it's t-shirt time. >> cabernet is here. >> no. it's not -- >> no. it's not -- >> cab-r nay is here.

don't we love the "j don't we love the "jersey shore." >> it is skinny time. let's get crazy, get wild, let's party, get cloud. the "jersey shore" group is back after a six-year hiatus. >> that's not what they do?

snooki, j-woww, they are in miami. a lot has changed, the girls all have babies. mike, the situation is sober and facing jail time for tax evasion. >> let's keep it real there's a lot still the same including how much ronny talks about sam as we saw how paulie brought everyone a present. >> that is so scary. >> what is it you weirdo? >> is that a christmas tree? >> i feel like that's a head. >> what the [ bleep ] is that. >> come take a look at this, buddy. >> ahhh! >> what the [ bleep ] is that? there's a dead body in there. we're already criminals. that's great. >> oh, hey, sam. >> oh, my -- >> listen. listen, listen. >> if you're not a geedo then you can get the [ bleep ] out of my face. >> so, the real sam, sammy

sweetheart isn't on the show because she said she's in a really good place right now and didn't want to go back to a toxic environment. so they brought a doll to represent sammy. >> seems normal. and michael is late to the party because of his legal troubles. that didn't stop the group from heading to the club where they fist bumped the night away and dodged grenades and showed off their abs. >> plus it wouldn't be a true episode of the "jersey shore" without pizza binging. >> it's so good to see they've grown up. warms your heart. fashion designer, marc jacobs proposed to his boyfriend charlie, via flash mob. this is nice. this is a real love story. so he popped the question at a chipotle. >> that's romance right there. check it out. the group danced to prince's "kiss." charley said yes and i want to know did he spring for the extra guac.

>> that's the question. chipotle said that's perfect as chips and guac. >> but guac is extra to be clear. all right. >> a honeymoon at mcdonald's. from the happy couple to heart break. actor russell crowe is getting divorced. instead of splitting the assets with his soon-to-be ex-wife, he is holding an auction to sell off his most prize zed possessions. >> it's titled russell crowe, the art of divorce. it will have movie and sporting memorabilia, art, furniture and musical instruments. it's expected to raise more than a million dollars. >> some items, a lot of interesting clues. the leather boxer protector, aka, the leather jock strap he wore in "cinderella man." that could go for $500, the estimate. >> unwashed. and the armored vest from "gladiator." >> i kind of want that one. >> hopefully that's been cleaned

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so march madness finally came to an end in the first week of april which means sister jean went back to chicago. >> we also covered a sewer rescue and severe weather all over the country. it's time now for the friday rewind. >> we begin with breaking news from california. the active shooter emergency at youtube head quarters in san bruno. >> confirming she is the suspect. >> that's what we were told. >> 39-year-old wounded three people, all youtube employees before killing herself. she was reportedly a disgruntled youtube user with no other connection to anyone working there. >> i don't know how she did this. i'm sorry. i can't believe it. >> both federal and local law enforcement agencies we've spoken to said there's nothing they could have done to prevent

this. president trump speaking for the first time about the alleged scandal with stormy daniels. >> $130,000 payment. why did michael cohen make this? >> you have to ask michael cohen. >> we're going to begin with president trump's decision to send troops to the border. >> they won't say how many troops, the length of deployment or the cost. >> severe weather striking the heartland as 60-mile-per-hour winds in houston, texas, blowing over this hangar. a system spinning up at least eight reported tornados. in ohio, roofs torn off of the homes. take a look. you can see how powerful it was, completely ripping this structure to pieces, now, just a pile of wood. >> now to the rescue effort in los angeles. after a teen age boy was swept away by a river of sewage. >> after nearly 13 hours of searching in the dark, they finally found him.

>> i was thinking i was going to die. when i heard noises i was screaming and whistling loud. >> he said don't be mad i lost my phone. don't worry about the phone. >> another national championship. >> how does it feel to lead your team to a national title? >> it's awesome because i know those guys all year. they pushed me to be the best player i could be. >> drops it in. it goes. >> but apparently i don't know what's happening. >> oh, hug an anchor. >> that time we thought our crew was trying jump us. >> yeah, exactly. ever since then, we've been looking over our shoulder at every moment. you never know around here. >> happy national beer day tomorrow. >> yes. cheers. bottoms up. announcer: this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades.

america this morning. >> have a great weekend. making news in america this morning, crisis mode. the new controversy erupting overnight surrounding epa chief scott pruitt including a $70,000 request to buy two desks for his office. staff members reportedly demoted for opposing him and this morning, what we've learned about pruitt's claim that he didn't know about pay raises for his loyal aides. also breaking overnight, president trump raises the stakes in the trade fight with china announcing $100 billion in possible new tariffs. this morning, china vows to fight back. stocks overnight plunging. paying to use facebook? executive sheryl sandberg explains what went wrong before the company's data scandal and what users have to do to protect their information. plus, a