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you're looking at a mangled you're looking at a mangled mess on a pennsylvania highway. hundreds of empty beer kegs spilled from a tractor-trailer that rolled over and plunged about 20 feet from an overpass onto i-95. the driver is in critical condition. the road was shut down for hours. >> ekes. also, the first of five additional accusers has taken the stand against bill cosby. >> heidi thomas testified that he knocked her out with a potent glass of wine in 1984 during an acting coaching session and she woke up to find him molesting her.
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>> his lawyer called constand a con artist. the founder and pastor of one of the biggest evangelical churches in the country has stepped down. reverend billy hybels said he was retiring. women in the church have accused him of inappropriate behavior for decades. including touching and kissing. he denied it but says it was a distraction. t.j. miller has been arrested by the fbi for allegedly calling in a fake bomb threat on an amtrak train. the former silicon valley star was going from washington, d.c. last month when he called 911 to report a female passenger had a bomb in her bag. after he had gotten into a confrontation with that woman, miller, it turns out, could face up to five years in prison if convicted. and a connecticut man may be facing hard prison time after robbing a bank, he says to impress taylor swift.
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26 year old bruce rowley robbed a bank near new haven, connecticut last week and drove to the singer's $17 million rhode island estate and allegedly tossed some of the money over her fence before being caught by police. >> did it work? did they ride off into the sunset together and live happily ever after? >> no, not quite. but hey, chivalry. it's a good attempt. >> the guy's putting in some effort. that's more than most. coming up, drinking with matthew mcconaughey. >> and las vegas gets yet another new resident. and "the skinny" is next. is next. of things to wash we got this. even on quick cycle, tide pods cleans great 6x the cleaning power, even in the quick cycle it's got to be tide
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♪ ♪ ♪ let's keep on d ♪ ♪ let's keep on dancin' we have got some big news of another artist keeping the sun from setting on their career by moving to sin city. >> yes, gwen stefani is getting into the sin city thing for her just a girl show. she is expected to perform early hits.
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>> and we can imagine that fans will go b-a-n-a-s. >> it's the words from the song. wow. >> you have to have the rhythm right. i have the wrong em-fa-sis on the wrong sill-al-able. >> and will she bring blake shelton. >> maybe he can bring those sweet locks back before he stole the title of sexiest man alive. >> the important thing is gwen thinks he's the sexiest man alive and that she thinks about marrying him all the time. i'm thinking, she clearly wants to get married. they're going to be in vegas together.
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>> uh-huh. >> connect the dots here. >> boom. bring back the hair. that'd be nice. next to matthew mcconaughey who's desperately looking for people to drink with. >> but's got his first drinking buddy, mom. >> she joined him for a live stream, announcing his new venture with wild turkey and the liquor that gets you there quicker. >> hello, world, matthew mcconaughey here, on a beautiful tuesday afternoon in texas, all right, all right, all right, yes, sir. and the question. we got doodle doo, doo, doo. if you only have one glass left, who would you give it to? i'd hand it to myself. i would hand it to myself. you wouldn't need a mirror to do that. >> amen.
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>> all right, so matthew's still new this whole live streaming thing. >> it kind of reminds me when he had the bongo drums way back when in texas and beating those drum all naked. >> kind of makes me jealous that we can't drink live stream. >> hi, yolanda, how you doing? >> drive. >> troy. how you doin'? those are actual real names of people in our lives. so we're sticking with the family theme for the next story. late night host seth myers and his wife alexis welcoming a new baby in the lobby of their apartment building. >> he talked about the moment their second child made a hasty entrance into the world. >> she lied down in the lobby and we created a semicircle and the baby was just out.
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the head of the baby was out. i called 911. this is how fast it happened. i called 911, and over the course of a minute the conversation, i said we're about to have a baby, we're having a baby, we had a baby. >> he shared a photo. there's the baby. so cute. baby and mom are doing very well. they named him axl. >> kind of looks like jimmy kimmel's kid a little bit. >> because he's a baby? >> yeah. late night comedian babies, they look alike. >> good work by first responders. and a kim kardashian instagram is getting a lot of attention. >> here she is by a beach enjoying some rays. looks like a typical day. >> but look closer, there's this weird smudge on image, leading suspicionists to conclude, photo shop fail. >> but the image is still up.
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♪ youtube isn't there, but it is another popular app with the kids these days, and now a coalition of consumer groups is calling for an investigation into youtube, claiming the company is violating privacy laws. >> but youtube is pushing back, saying the site is not for kids. >> reporter: lauren says her kids are on youtube all the time. >> youtube is extremely popular in our household. >> on youtube i like to watch kid things, because it's really cool.
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and there's lots of kid stuff on it. >> reporter: but now more than 20 consumer advocacy groups have filed a complaint with the federal trade commission asking for an investigation into youtube and its parent company, google. >> youtube is collecting tons of information on all of us when we're watching video, including all the children watching videos. so given that, they need to get parental permission to collect information from kids. >> reporter: the complaint alleges youtube is in violation of the children's online privacy act, which means parental consent is needed before collecting certain information on kids under 13. it includes telephone numbers, location information and identifiers that can be used to recognize a user over time on different websites. >> if this complaint is true, it's pretty bothersome to me. i feel like it's very important to keep their information private. >> reporter: the ftc confirmed it received the complaint and had no further comment. youtube says it is evaluating the complaint and whether there are things it can do to improve. the youtube kids app is
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specifically designed for children. they add they have clear ad policies that restrict advertisers from targeting personalized ads to children under 13. if you click on youtube's main site terms of service, the terms state you affirm you are over the age of 13 and you can't register for an account without navigating an age gate. >> accessibility is overwhelming. so being able to share that information a little bit more clearly so that there's a clear understanding of what is being shared would be very helpful. >> our thanks to becky worley there. you have to be careful, especially with the digital stuff. everybody's got your information. >> mm-hm. nowadays, yeah. >> don't miss our updates on facebook on wnnfans.com. >> it is our way of getting your information, but really, it's just to check us out on facebook. >> you are getting sleepy.
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good morning. i'm good morning. i'm diane macedo. >> i'm kendis gibson with a look at some of the top headlines
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we're following on "world news now." the trump administration is working with france and britain, developing options for military strike against syria, that possible attack would be in retaliation for syria's use of chemical weapons against its own people. facebook ceo mark zuckerberg is back on capitol hill. and he seemed to leave the door open to possible regulations for social media. tide rolled straight into the white house. the president welcoming the university of alabama football team a few months after its heart-stopping win in the national championship game. harry and meghan are making a statement with their wedding invitations. they are not inviting political leaders to next month's ceremony, including not just president trump but even prime minister theresa may. those are some of our top
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stories on this wednesday, april 11. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> also not on the list is the former president, barack obama and michelle obama, who is actually friends with prince harry, not on the list. >> but we're still waiting for ours. >> the queen is on the list. we're going to start overseas this half hour and the planning for what seems like an almost certain military strike against syria. >> possible targets include syria's military facilities as well as chemical weapons stockpiles. the president has discussed the situation with top military commanders and working with key allies, particularly britain and france. martha radatz has more. >> reporter: the countdown begins to possible u.s. military action. it was just a year ago u.s. tomahawk missiles, pounding a syrian airfield, three days after images of a chemical attack emerged.
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and now, with those new images, the president making clear a u.s. military strike could happen anytime. >> we're making a decision as to what we do with respect to the horrible attack that was made near damascus. and it will be met, and it will be met forcefully. >> reporter: but this time, the president may not have to go it alone. french president emmanuel macron saying he wants a strong response. which theresa may said was reprehensible. >> russia chose protecting a monster over the lives of the syrian people. >> reporter: a u.s. destroyer now in the eastern mediterranean with missile strikes possible from submarines and b-2 bombers
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as well. president trump is getting updates from his commanders, but despite the speed of last year's attack, this time the u.s. is consulting more with its allies and hoping they can join forces to send an even stronger message. martha raddatz, abc news, washington. asian stock markets trade in about an hour. president xi promised to open the country's markets further. he said he would lower tariffs on import cars. the trump administration called that encouraging. wall street liked it. but stock futures are indicating a slightly lower opening this morning. lots of information about the fbi raid targeting president trump's personal attorney. they are speaking out, saying the agents were respectful and courteous when they showed up at his door at 7:30 in the morning. sources say cohen is under
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investigation for bank and wire fraud. >> reporter: it's extraordinary move sending shockwaves through the white house. early morning raids on the office, home and hotel room where michael cohen was staying. sources close to the investigation tell abc news that the fbi seized electronic devices, phones and a host of other documents, including some related to cohen's $130,000 payment to adult entertainer stormy daniels in the days leading up to the 2016 election. the white house has repeatedly denied that trump had an affair with daniels. he says it is part of the witch hunt against him. >> it's a real disgrace. it's an attack on our country in a true sense. >> reporter: but senior officials at the department of justice and a federal judge had
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to sign off on the raids after special counsel robert mueller referred the matter to his boss deputy attorney general rod rosenstein. he then passed the case over to federal prosecutors in new york who decided there was enough evidence to justify searches. >> the standard for a judge to sign off on this is high. >> reporter: president trump slammed these raids on twitter, saying attorney/client privilege is dead, but legal experts disagree. >> if the authorities believe that the president and his lawyer, or anyone and their lawyer are together engaged in a possible crime or fraud, then the attorney/client privilege doesn't necessarily apply. >> reporter: investigators will be digging into nearly every aspect of cohen's life, including finances, companies he owns, anything that may reveal evidence of a crime. maggie rulli, abc news, new york. teachers in parkland, florida will not be armed after the school district voted down the idea.
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the broward county school board unanimously rejected a new program that would allow certain teachers and other staff to carry guns. the issue was raised after the valentine's day massacre at the school. they want to redirect the funds to hire more resource officers. more national guard troops are heading to the mexican border. it's triggers new frustration for mexico's president. here's donya baccus. >> reporter: after the call for up to 4,000 national guardsmen to mobilize at the u.s./mexico border, mexico's president nieto calling for a formal review of u.s. cooperation. so far, texas and arizona have deployed more than 500 guards men for what the department of homeland security is calling a growing migrant crisis. >> your mission is to support
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the efforts of the u.s. department of homeland security in their efforts to secure the border and keep the communities on the border safe. >> reporter: new mexico just announcing more than 80 troops will deploy later this week. it is also beginning wall construction along a 20-mile stretch of the border this month. >> it's going to be harder to get over, harder to get through, harder to get underneath. >> reporter: dhs says attempted border crossings increased 200% in march, compared to last year when illegal border crossings were at historic lows. some are worried. sister pimenthal runs a charity that helps the families. california is the only border state that is not committed to sending national guardsmen to the border. a guard spokesman said the governor is considering it.
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diane and kendis? the european union's top court has ruled uber can face criminal charges in france. it is gist tjust the latest tro for uber in europe. uber is appealing. the pop culture icon known as ruth bader ginsberg is urging america's latest citizens to make america a better place. >> she told a diverse crowd, quote, we are a nation made stronger by people like you. she shared the story of her dad arriving as an immigrant at age 13. she encouraged the new americans to vote. a mispronounced word caused a north carolina man to experience the wheel of misfortune.
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>> flamingo dance lessons. >> yeah, that was johnny noles, watching prize money and a trip to spain go over to his opponent ashley. >> fly away like a flamingo. as you heard, he said flamingo instead of flamenco. the fail allowed the young lady to johnny's left, ashley. >> apparently, i said flamingo dance lessons. i've never been on national tv before. it's crazy. a slip of the tongue, literally. >> mm-hm. now johnny did manage to end the show with more than $19,000 in winnings, so not too shabby. >> that's not that bad at all. >> but we should point out, he did have another instance during the show, with the clueless dog and pony show me the money kind of thing.
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he guessed the letter c. come on, johnny. >> $19,000. >> not too shabby at all. coming up, new images of that burning dance studio several young girls escaped from. we're hearing from a survivor and a good samaritan. and we know that the stadium shakes whenever messi scores a goal. but could the earth shake as well? weird science is ahead. you're watching "world news now." really cleans better than a manual. and my hygienist says it does but they're not all the same. who knew? i had no idea. so she said, look for one that's shaped like a dental tool with a round brush head. go pro with oral-b. oral-b's rounded brush head surrounds each tooth to gently remove more plaque, and oral-b is the first electric toothbrush brand accepted by the
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counties there. an out of control fire engulfed a dance studio filled with young students. >> it happened in edgewater. >> reporter: incredible bravery. young children leaping for their lives, trapped on the second floor balcony, an inferno ripping through their new jersey dance studio. bystanders rushing in to help, hoisting ladders to get them down to safety. >> it was pretty scary, but i was one of the last ones to jump off. the fire was coming toward me. >> reporter: could you feel the heat? >> yeah. >> reporter: 12 year old nina toomey, her legs dangling before dropping to the ground. walking away with just cuts and bruises. but the last two girls still trapped inside. business owner tony nemi and a police officer among those climbing to the roof, breaking out windows with a ladder, rescuing the dancers.
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>> i just wanted to get them out, you know. that's what i was thinking about. >> reporter: incredibly, the seven students and two teachers inside that burn being dance studio surviving with only minor injuries. a car wash and restaurant were also damaged in the fire. the cause is under investigation. whilt whit johnson, abc news, edgewater, new jersey. >> quick thinking on everybody's part trying to help them. coming up, reevaluating american history, one monument at a time. you're watching "world news now." now."
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we're back now with a look we're back now with a look at the battle over monuments to dark chapters of course of american history and how we can better come to terms with the country's painful past. >> from the streets of charlottesville, katie couric gives us a preview on the topic of this issue. >> reporter: last august, something terrifying happened in charlottesville, virginia. white nationalists descended on this normally-quiet college town. fights are breaking out.
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it was one of the most prominent displays of hate this country has seen in decades. it was hard to believe the match that ignited this was the statue of robert e. lee. from charlottesville to new orleans, from high school football fields to college campuses. there are more than 650 confederate monuments across the country, 85 schools and 80 counties and cities are named after prominent confederate figures. if the battle over monuments has been raging in towns across the country, the early skirmishes started at ivy league universities, like yale. calhoun college was named in
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1933 after john c. calhoun from south carolina who later served as vice president to adams and jackson. but that's not all. >> in the first half of the 19 century, he was the most strident articulator, to use his words, of slavery as a positive good. and he rooted that view that slavery was a positive, both for slaveholders and slaves, an idea that i think is deeply disturbing to us today. he rooted that belief in core beliefs about white supremacy. >> reporter: senior desha moore says the images from his time made her uncomfortable,
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especially in the dining hall. >> right across from me i can see the stained glass window that depicts two slaves picking something. it's a symbol that declares you do not belong here, or you are imagined in this space to fulfill a certain limited role. >> reporter: yale president was originally opposed to changing originally opposed to changing the name. >> our campus, both in the classroom but also outside of the classroom, it is a living history lesson. and i wanted to make sure that that conversation about calhoun was one that we could always have. >> reporter: he appointed a committee to come up with a blueprint for who stays and who goes. after all, nine other buildings on campus are named for men associated with slavery, including yale himself. they discovered calhoun's name was controversial even in 1933.
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>> there were statements written at the time, saying, really? john c. calhoun? >> reporter: so, at a ceremony in the fall, calhoun college was officially renamed after grace hopper, as part of a conscious effort to not sanitize or erase the past, calhoun's name and image will remain on the edifice. >> we can't forget that yale was a university that once did have a college, a very important part of the campus dedicated to john c. calhoun. >> reporter: i'm katie couric. >> it premieres on the national geographic channel tonight. coming up, we're taking a look at weird science. >> sending sperm into space. rm into space. you're welcome. science. >> sending sperm into space. it's never much, just what's left after i break a dollar.
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weird science. oh, man, are we ever getting weird. so nasa's spending our tax dollars to send human sperm into space. ♪ weird science. oh, man, are we ever getting weird. so nasa's spending our tax dollars to send human sperm into space. >> okay. >> for real, y'all, they want to see if humans could have babies in space. it's going to be blasted up there on an elon musk rocket. later. several experiments will test how space and low gravity affect male sex cells. so astronauts will thaw this frozen sperm to see if sex in space will lead to successful reproduction. >> if we're going to move there, we might as well be able to procreate. >> that's what they're looking for. spacemen for now. >> okay. we'll move on. a study now says parents who exercise may boost the intelligence of their future kids. the german study found active
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mice are more likely to have offspring with improved learning abilities. apparently, it's all due to alterations in a section of dna in their father's sperm. and we're back. >> we're back to sperm, seriously? >> they're trying to investigate whether those changes accumulate in the sperm after the exercise or if it's just a coincidence. >> wow. >> is the next story about sperm, too? >> yeah, lionel messi's dad had some great swimmers. michael phelps-type swimmers. you know him, the world's greatest soccer player there is. >> second greatest soccer player. >> this is definitive proof. they have a seismometer installed, and it picks up the vibrations every team the crowd celebrates one of his goals.
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yeah, so one of the scientists there in barcelona looked into it and looked at the contrast in crowd signal between the movements of sports fans and those of music fans, and he found like messi moves the world. who runs the world? messi. >> who runs the world? ronaldo! >> doesn't have the same ring. >> -- for barcelona. we can't mention that, though. >> on to a study that i am a big fan of and jeff you will appreciate too. exeter university has found that your sweet tooth may be good for you. experts found that a gene which causes people to crave sweets also lowers body fat. they tested nearly half a million people to come to this conclusion.
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this morning on "world news now," facebook under fire. >> senators hit ceo mark zuckerberg with questions for
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hours. hear his apology as he heads back to the hot seat today. also this morning, president trump's growing anger with the special counsel investigation. could he fire robert mueller? the president is said to be very angry after those fbi raids targeting his personal attorney. we're hearing more about the raids from michael cohen himself. severe spring storms brought tornados with them in florida. one caused delays at ft. lauderdale airport. we're tracking reports of power outages and damage. and is sister jean switching teams? she's getting into the action at wrigley. so is the stand-out star of the final four now taking over baseball? let's hope so. many fans on the north side are relying on her. it is wednesday, april 11th.
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from abc news, this is "world news now." >> sister jean! >> her loyalty, you know. >> i see how it is. >> yankee fans are like calling her saying we need some luck this year. all right, we'll get to that a little later on. but let's talk about facebook ceo mark zuckerberg will begin his second straight day of grilling on capitol hill. >> zuckerberg testified before senators for nearly five hours yesterday. he apologized for not protecting users' data effectively enough and that the company is working to correct that. >> wall street liked what he was saying, sending facebook shares up 4%, adding billions to zuckerberg's already wealthy portfolio. that's the company's biggest gain in some two years. >> reporter: his grilling on capitol hill, the facebook ceo entering a packed hearing room. the billionaire started with an apology. >> we didn't take a broad enough
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view of our responsibility, and that was a big mistake. and it was my mistake, and i'm sorry. >> reporter: more than two dozen senators lined up for questions. many not satisfied. >> after more than a decade of promises to do better, how is today's apology different? >> i think it's pretty much impossible, i believe, to start a company in your dorm room and then grow it to be at the scale we're at now without making some mistakes. >> reporter: cambridge analytica allegedly able to harvest the personal information of 87 million facebook users without their knowledge. >> were these people, the 87 million people, users, concentrated in certain states? are you able to figure out where they're from? >> i do not have that information with me. >> but you can -- >> but we can follow up with your office. >> reporter: zuckerberg also admitted his company was slow to respond to russian interference in the election and revealed facebook officials have been interviewed by special counsel mueller. >> this is an arms race, they're going to get better at this, and
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we need focus on getting better at this too. >> reporter: they may see serious regulations from washington. >> one of the interesting things was a photographer was able to snap a photo of many of his notes, including in those notes, it's his response to the possible question, would you resign? he's saying there's still more work to be done. but the question is, did he stop at super cuts? >> that's what, i understand in the notes. >> that was a bold cut. >> i don't think he was prepared for that question. >> look at it. what do we think? there are better barbers in d.c. >> he could probably afford better, but you know what? he probably doesn't care. >> they asked him about his haircut, he said it's complicated. >> another big question is how people can find out whether their data was affected.
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facebook has a tool for that. >> go to facebook, type in the catchphrase, a box will pop up indicating if your data or that of your friends was affected. shall we move on to a possible military strike in syria, a u.s. official telling abc news that a wide range of military strike options are being considered. >> and the official says those options include possibly striking syria's military facilities or chemical weapons facilities. president trump has canceled a trip to monitor that situation. speculation is growing over the fate of special counsel robert mueller. the president is seething over the raid on his long-time attorney. and the white house insists that he has the power to fire mueller. according to the justice department regulations, however,
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mueller can only be removed by the deputy attorney general rod rosenstein since jeff sessions has recused himself. >> do you believe he has the power to fire special counsel mueller. >> he certainly believes he has the power to do so. >> there were reports he threatened to fire him in december. but backed down after advisers found reports were not accurate. we're getting new details about the fbi raid on the president's personal lawyer. michael cohen says he's rethinking how he handled his payment to stormy daniels. we have more on how the raid went down and what investigators may have been looking four. >> reporter: abc news has learned it began at 7:30 monday morning. cohen was inside the new york city hotel room where he's staying when fbi agents suddenly
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showed up at the door. cohen telling abc news the fbi agents didn't storm in. that they simply knocked on the door. no s.w.a.t. teams, no guns drawn. he described the operation as respectful and courteous. seizing electronic devices, phones and financial documents dating back to 2013. a source who saw the search warrant telling abc news cohen is being investigated for possible bank and wire fraud after that $130,000 payment to stormy daniels, paying for her silence 11 days before the election. daniels claims she had an affair with the president in 2006. >> it was entirely consensual. >> oh, yes, yes. >> reporter: something the white house has denied. just five days ago, the president broke his public silence on daniels, saying he didn't know anything about michael cohen's payment to her.
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and the "new york times" is also reporting the fbi was hunting for something else. documents related to the payment to another woman. former playboy model karen mcdougal who claims she also had an affair with mr. trump. she was paid by the national inquirer for her story that was never printed. what's known as "catch and kill". >> there were real feelings between the two of us. not just myself. not just with him. there was a real relationship there. >> reporter: abc news has learned monday's raids took place after special counsel mueller uncovered information about potentially criminal conduct. but because it was not about russia he alerted acting attorney general rod rosenstein who then alerted the u.s. attorney's office in the southern district of new york who looked at the same material and decided they needed to act
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and quickly. and the state-wide teachers' strike in oklahoma stretches into its eighth day after protests go to oklahoma city. the per-student funding has dropped by nearly 30% since 2008. we have new video just in from south florida of a pair of spring tornados. weather spotters captured one funnel cloud forming in downtown ft. lauderdale. the tornados brought rain, thunder and hail to broward and palm beach counties. thousands of homes lost power. some were damaged, but no one was injured as far as we can tell. and one of the confirmed tornados hit the ft. lauderdale/hollywood airport. flights were delayed but no damage reported. the chicago cubs opened their home schedule a day late thanks to the snowstorm and welcomed the city's favorite nun. >> sister jean made it to wrigley.
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she tossed out the first pitch. even picked up her own jersey. sister jean's doing well for herself. >> unfortunately, she didn't bring the same luck to the cubs that she did to loyola, the cubs lost 8-5. >> thanks a lot, sister jean. check out joey vatto punking a group of philly fans. there goes, oh, oh, oh, not so fast. i don't think so. >> rather than letting the ball over to them, he hustles after it, snatches it, tosses it back to the umpire. the guy in the eagles jersey gets denied. an eagles fan getting denied. >> sorry, buddy. when have we seen a guy in an eagles shirt getting denied before. oh, that guy.
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forgot about that guy. >> yes, yes, yes. i'm going to catch septa, no. we're going to the super bowl! >> it didn't quite go as planned. >> got to go through brady. the video never gets old. >> he's not medically injured. i don't know about okay. coming up, the old test drive switch-a-roo. and the secrets to living longer may not be what you think they are. the world's oldest man on the wonders of telling people off. you can tell us off on facebook, wnnfans.com and @abc wnn. we don't ignore you. sam. wnnfans.com and @abc wnn. we don't ignore you. sam. we don't ignore you. sam.
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we're going to have you "dukes of hazzard," too, just like bo duke. i can swim like a fish.
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>> so a deputy outside columbus, ohio used a bo duke move to get an elderly couple out of their car. they were caught in rising floodwaters, and the door would not open. >> you heard him, they're getting out of the window, the same way the duke cousins climbed out of the general lee. everyone is okay. in austin, texas, police are on the hunt for a brazen car thief. after the woman got back, she asked the salesman who was in the car with her to get out and help guide her into a parking spot. he got out and she took off. an 8-year-old girl is credited with helping police track down a woman who allegedly stole her father's car. she and her little brother were trapped in the back seat at the time. >> the woman was making a beeline for the border when the little girl grabbed the cellphone and called 911. >> reporter: police on the u.s./mexico border, guns drawn,
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swooping in to arrest this woman, accused of stealing a car with two small children inside. authorities notified when 8-year-old maleah called 911 while being held in the back seat. >> i said me and my little brother got kidnapped. she tried to take the phone away from me and i moved away from her. she said i'm going to drive in circles. >> reporter: her father had momentarily run into a store leaving the kids in the car with the engine on. >> she ran the light. so i broke down in the middle of the street. >> reporter: homeland security spotting the vehicle minutes from the border. reuniting the family, after a harrowing ordeal. maleah just recently learned to use a cellphone for emergencies and the suspect now facing kidnapping and theft charges. kayna whitworth, abc news, los angeles.
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>> the person driving the car even tried to grab the phone from her at the time. she dodged that. >> smart young lady. coming up, the simpsons' latest joke. >> only lots of people aren't laughing. joke. >> only lots of people aren't laughing. i can breathe again! i can breathe again! vicks sinex... breathe on.
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♪ i've never heard this version. >> is this a remix? >> the simpsons are facing backlash after receiving criticism over one of its most popular characters. >> one of the show's oldest characters who over the years has been called out for racial stereotypes. now the show's finally addressed it, but they seem to have made matters a little worse. here's eva pilgrim. >> reporter: the convenience store clerk in the simpsons, long the focus of allegations of racism for stereotypical
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portrayal of indians. the show acknowledging the controversy but not apologizing. >> what am i supposed to do? >> it's hard to say. something that started decades ago and was applauded and inoffensive is now politically incorrect. what can you do? >> some things will be dealt with at a later date. >> reporter: one of the original writers predicting a backlash on social media. before the episode, new simpsons in five minutes. twitter explosion in act three. the issue was spotlighted last fall. >> how many of you were bullied in any capacity as a child? now how many have to deal with, like, being called apu or that being referenced? >> reporter: one tweeted, wow, politically incorrect? man, i really loved this show. this is sad.
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the simpsons response tonight is not a jab at me but at what many consider progress. another actor known for roles in "the mindy project" and "pitch perfect" played apu's nephew. his character calling out apu as a stereotype. >> you're a stereotype, man. >> leave a penny, i'm indian. >> reporter: he says the episode failed to address the larger issue. >> it just seems like the simpsons has always been a cutting edge show, and it seemed like a lazy cop-out and them saying, yeah, we had problems, you know, things used to be inoffensive, and now they are. in 1989, when apu was written, it was offensive then. >> reporter: the producers prefer to let last night's episode speak for itself.
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>> the simpsons responded to it with a shrug, like oh, well, it was fine before, now you guys decided it's not okay. but whatever. that was sort of the way it was taken. >> hey -- >> reporter: the voice of the character has not commented about the episode but spoke to tmz about the documentary last december. >> i think it's an important conversation. one definitely worth having. >> reporter: eva pilgrim, abc news, new york. coming up, how to live to 112. and a reply-all fail. the mix is next. fail. the mix is next.
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we're always talking about these studies that say working out, eating healthy, avoiding alcohol or smoking is the key to a long, healthy life. but the world's oldest man is now chiming in with the real goods. >> oh. >> the guinness world records awarded the oldest man award to masazo, he's been alive for 112 years. the key to longevity, eating desserts and soaking in hot springs. amen, brother. his daughter also says he strives to live a stress-free life. and one of the ways he does that is he doesn't hesitate when he wants to tell people off. she says if he doesn't want something, he'll make sure everyone knows about it. so there you go. eat lots of dessert. >> uh-huh. >> enjoy hot springs, and tell everybody off whenever you feel like it. >> so i'm going to live until 113. that's amazing. there is no filter here.
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as you know. interesting thing, this kid should have had a filter in oregon at the southern oregon university. so they sent out an alert, warning, cougar sighted on campus. this student, caleb diaz replied to it saying, that's no cougar, that's just my mom. >> ooh. >> oh-ho. >> the problem with it, that e-mail, and he didn't find out until the next day, got sent to the entire campus about roughly 8,000 students, and then the faculty. his mom says i'm not that old. i'm not cougar age yet. >> hello! get it right. over to a new study now. i'm going to stay with the science theme. a new study shows people prefer watching netflix with their pets.
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apparently the study from netflix shows 71% of americans think their pets are their best partners for a netflix marathon, and 13% have even changed the channel when they feel like their pets don't like what's on television. >> do you normally hang out watching netflix with frank? >> no. that would be weird. >> that would be awkward. >> right? >> don't most people prefer hanging out with their pets than with their partners. >> do you have something you want to talk about? >> how many pictures do you take with frank? >> he's just chilling out on the couch with me. he's adorable. >> these are all from her instagram in the last 12 hours. >> it is not. >> 13 hours. a little girl discovers that a crawfish has eyes!
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this morning on "world news now," the special counsel, could be on shaky ground.
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the president has openly talked about firing robert mueller who's leading the russia investigation, but does he have the authority? we're going to examine the law as republicans are weighing in. also this morning, facebook's ceo faces a second grilling on capitol hill. he apologizes to congress and the american people for not doing enough to protect people's private data. and move over 90210. >> the list of america's richest zip codes is out. and if you're going to drink with someone, should your mom be your first choice? matthew mcconaughey and mama launch his new whiskey while learning that live streaming for the first time might be tough while you're hitting the bottle. cheers. it's wednesday, april 11th. from abc news, this is "world news now." trying to think of what my
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mom would be like after two shots of whiskey. >> wow. >> i can't imagine. >> would she be new to -- >> my mom's not a drinker. now i'm kind of curious. >> that will be our live stream. we're not allowed to drink on the live stream. that doesn't mean our moms can't. >> the wheels are turning up there. we'll talk a little later about that, but we'll start this half hour with president trump openly proposing that he'd fire robert mueller. >> legal experts seem conflicted this morning over whether he actually has that authority. the "new york times" reports the president nearly shut down the russia probe in december, but advisers convinced him to back off. jonathan karl at the white house. >> reporter: in the wake of the surprise raid on his lawyer's
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office, president trump is now openly musing about what once seemed unthinkable. firing special counsel robert mueller. does the president believe he has the power to fire robert mueller. >> he certainly believes he has the power to do that. >> reporter: but there's doubt about that. justice regulations say the special counsel can be removed only by the personal action of the attorney general, since jeff sessions recused himself, the acting attorney general in this case is his deputy, rod rosenstein. so it's unclear what exactly the president can do. what is clear, the president is furious the fbi raided the home, office and hotel room of his long-time personal attorney, michael cohen. >> it's a disgrace. it's frankly a real disgrace. an attack on our country in a true sense. it's an attack on what we all stand for. >> reporter: the president's closest confidantes tell us he is now less inclined to be interviewed by mueller, something he's repeatedly pledged to do, even under oath. his anger is also aimed at jeff sessions, who recused himself
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from the russia investigation. sessions was at the white house, but to celebrate the college football champions, not to meet with the president. >> mr. attorney general, have you spoken with the president today? >> hey, not today. roll tide. >> reporter: republican leaders in congress have a blunt message for the president. do not fire the special counsel. >> he shouldn't be removed from the office. he should be allowed to finish the job. >> i think the president's too smart to fire mr. mueller. if he did, it wouldn't end the investigation. >> reporter: jonathan karl, abc news, the white house. >> in the meantime, the president is looking to overhaul the welfare system. the administration says he wants to get more people back to work. but opponents argue the new move hurts those who truly cannot work. and house republicans have ordered an audit of the travel records for the embattled epa administrator scott pruitt. epa records show pruitt has spent more than $100,000 on flights in his first nine months
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as epa chief of course. at least 80 democrats and three republicans have called for pruitt's firing or resignation over reports that he rented a capitol hill condo for the bargain price of $50 a night from a lobbyist whose husband has represented top energy firms. plans are reportedly moving forward for a u.s. military strike against syria in retaliation for an alleged chemical attack. an official tells abc news a wide range of options are on the table, including targeting military facilities or areas where the syrian government houses weapons. diplomatic negotiations seem to be going nowhere. nikki haley blames bashar al assad and his russian ally. >> the monster who is responsible for these attacks has no conscience. not even to be shocked by pictures of dead children. russia chose protecting a monster over the lives of the syrian people.
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>> haley was speaking after the u.n. security council defeated two resolutions that centered on responsibility for chemical attacks in syria. one of those measures was backed by the u.s. and its allies. the other was supported by russia. now facebook and mark zuckerberg who's getting ready for a second straight day of questions on capitol hill. he spent five hours talking about his company and how they failed to do enough to protect users' personal data. and he'll do it all over again today. abc's mary bruce is on the hill. >> reporter: embattled facebook ceo mark zuckerberg entered a packed hearing room, stepping on to the hot seat for the first time. he began with an apology. >> we didn't take a broad enough view of our responsibility, and that was a big mistake, and it was my mistake, and i'm sorry. >> reporter: but senators weren't satisfied. >> after more than a decade of promises to do better, how is
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today's apology different? >> so we have made a lot of mistakes in running the company. >> reporter: zuckerberg was grilled about why cambridge analytica, the consulting firm hired by the trump campaign was able to improperly harvest the personal information of 87 million facebook users. >> were these people, the 87 million people, users, concentrated in certain states? are you able to figure out where they're from? >> i do not have that information with me. but we can follow up with your office. >> okay. because, as we know, the election was close, and it was only thousands of votes in certain states. >> reporter: again and again, he was pressed over whether facebook protects its users' privacy. >> mr. zuckerberg, would you be comfortable sharing with us the name of the hotel you stayed in last night? >> um, uh, no.
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>> i think that might be what this is all about. your right to privacy. >> reporter: on russian interference in the election, he admits they were slow to respond. nearly 146 million users were exposed to ads placed by russian groups. >> they're going to keep on getting better at this. we need to keep focussed on getting better at this too. >> reporter: and then this acknowledgement. >> have you or anyone at facebook been interviewed by the special counsel's office? >> yes. >> have you? >> i have not, but i know we're working with them. >> reporter: he also promised to work with lawmakers for more robust regulations. >> do you think the europeans have it right? >> i think that they get things right. >> have you ever submitted -- that's true. >> reporter: now the overarching response from lawmakers is that zuckerberg cannot regulate himself.
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that congress has to do more to step in. mary bruce, abc news, capitol hill. spring will finally make an appearance in much of the country -- ♪ happy days are here again >> woo! >> you're late. >> took you long enough. but finally, temperatures will rise in the midwest, south and east. spots like philadelphia and washington, d.c. could see record warmth by the weekend with temperatures reaching the 80s. woo-hoo! >> better late than never. >> there you go. that's the spirit. >> and you notice there's something, some of the warmer temperatures on that map. >> mm-hm. >> are some of the wealthier zip codes out there. >> i see. >> it looks like none of us here made the top three as far as the wealthiest zip codes in the country. >> third place goes to palm beach, florida, home to president trump's resort. average income there, $1.25 million.
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>> wow. number two is atherton, california. a san francisco suburb near silicon valley, of course, has an average income of $1.5 million. >> and top of the list goes to fisher island, florida. average income of $2.5 million. it's only accessible by ferry, so mother nature is a gold digger, is that what you're saying? >> or a private helicopter. mother nature is a gold digger. i don't blame her. coming up, a bizarre incident involving taylor swift. >> no, we're not talking about robbing beyonce and kanye. and kim kardashian enjoys a day at the beach. was she even there? photo shopped evidence in "the skinny." get out the magnifying glasses, everybody. first, here's a look at the forecast. >> it's warm! >> yay!
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you're looking at a mangled mess on a pennsylvania highway. hundreds of empty beer kegs spilled from a tractor-trailer that rolled over and plunged about 20 feet from an overpass onto i-95. the driver is in critical condition. the road was shut down for hours. >> ekes. also, the first of five additional accusers has taken the stand against bill cosby. >> heidi thomas testified that he knocked her out with a potent glass of wine in 1984 during an acting coaching session and she woke up to find him molesting her. the founder and pastor of one of the biggest evangelical churches in the country has stepped down. reverend billy hybels said he was retiring.
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women in the church have accused him of inappropriate behavior for decades. including touching and kissing. he denied it but says it was a distraction. t.j. miller has been arrested by the fbi for allegedly calling in a fake bomb threat on an amtrak train. the former silicon valley star was going from washington, d.c. last month when he called 911 to report a female passenger had a bomb in her bag. after he had gotten into a confrontation with that woman, miller, it turns out, could face up to five years in prison if convicted. and a connecticut man may be facing hard prison time after robbing a bank, he says to impress taylor swift. 26 year old bruce rowley robbed a bank near new haven, connecticut last week and drove to the singer's $17 million
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rhode island estate and allegedly tossed some of the money over her fence before being caught by police. >> did it work? did they ride off into the sunset together and live happily ever after? >> no, not quite. but hey, chivalry. it's a good attempt. >> the guy's putting in some effort. that's more than most. coming up, drinking with matthew mcconaughey. >> and las vegas gets yet another new resident. and "the skinny" is next. of things to wash we got this. even on quick cycle, tide pods cleans great 6x the cleaning power, even in the quick cycle it's got to be tide
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♪ ♪ ♪ let's keep on d ♪ ♪ let's keep on dancin' ♪ ♪ let's keep on dancin' we have got some big news of another artist keeping the sun from setting on their career by moving to sin city. >> yes, gwen stefani is getting into the sin city thing for her just a girl show. she is expected to perform early hits. >> and we can imagine that fans will go b-a-n-a-s. >> it's the words from the song.
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wow. >> you have to have the rhythm right. i have the wrong em-fa-sis on the wrong sill-al-able. >> and will she bring blake shelton. >> maybe he can bring those sweet locks back before he stole the title of sexiest man alive. >> the important thing is gwen thinks he's the sexiest man alive and that she thinks about marrying him all the time. i'm thinking, she clearly wants to get married. they're going to be in vegas together. >> uh-huh. >> connect the dots here. >> boom. bring back the hair. that'd be nice. next to matthew mcconaughey who's desperately looking for people to drink with. >> but's got his first drinking
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buddy, mom. >> she joined him for a live stream, announcing his new venture with wild turkey and the liquor that gets you there quicker. >> hello, world, matthew mcconaughey here, on a beautiful tuesday afternoon in texas, all right, all right, all right, yes, sir. and the question. we got doodle doo, doo, doo. if you only have one glass left, who would you give it to? i'd hand it to myself. i would hand it to myself. you wouldn't need a mirror to do that. >> amen. >> all right, so matthew's still new this whole live streaming thing. >> it kind of reminds me when he had the bongo drums way back when in texas and beating those drum all naked.
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>> kind of makes me jealous that we can't drink live stream. >> hi, yolanda, how you doing? >> drive. >> troy. how you doin'? those are actual real names of people in our lives. so we're sticking with the family theme for the next story. late night host seth myers and his wife alexis welcoming a new baby in the lobby of their apartment building. >> he talked about the moment their second child made a hasty entrance into the world. >> she lied down in the lobby and we created a semicircle and the baby was just out. the head of the baby was out. i called 911. this is how fast it happened. i called 911, and over the course of a minute the conversation, i said we're about to have a baby, we're having a baby, we had a baby.
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>> he shared a photo. there's the baby. so cute. baby and mom are doing very well. they named him axl. >> kind of looks like jimmy kimmel's kid a little bit. >> because he's a baby? >> yeah. late night comedian babies, they look alike. >> good work by first responders. and a kim kardashian instagram is getting a lot of attention. >> here she is by a beach enjoying some rays. looks like a typical day. >> but look closer, there's this weird smudge on image, leading suspicionists to conclude, photo shop fail. >> but the image is still up. and why not, it's a great look. >> if she was ever there at all. >> dunn, dunn, dunn! so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses,
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youtube isn't there, but it is another popular app with the kids these days, and now a coalition of consumer groups is calling for an investigation into youtube, claiming the company is violating privacy laws. >> but youtube is pushing back, saying the site is not for kids. >> reporter: lauren says her kids are on youtube all the time. >> youtube is extremely popular in our household. >> on youtube i like to watch kid things, because it's really cool. and there's lots of kid stuff on it. >> reporter: but now more than 20 consumer advocacy groups have filed a complaint with the federal trade commission asking for an investigation into youtube and its parent company, google. >> youtube is collecting tons of information on all of us when we're watching video, including
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all the children watching videos. so given that, they need to get parental permission to collect information from kids. >> reporter: the complaint alleges youtube is in violation of the children's online privacy act, which means parental consent is needed before collecting certain information on kids under 13. it includes telephone numbers, location information and identifiers that can be used to recognize a user over time on different websites. >> if this complaint is true, it's pretty bothersome to me. i feel like it's very important to keep their information private. >> reporter: the ftc confirmed it received the complaint and had no further comment. youtube says it is evaluating the complaint and whether there are things it can do to improve. the youtube kids app is specifically designed for children. they add they have clear ad policies that restrict advertisers from targeting personalized ads to children under 13.
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if you click on youtube's main site terms of service, the terms state you affirm you are over the age of 13 and you can't register for an account without navigating an age gate. >> accessibility is overwhelming. so being able to share that information a little bit more clearly so that there's a clear understanding of what is being shared would be very helpful. >> our thanks to becky worley there. you have to be careful, especially with the digital stuff. everybody's got your information. >> mm-hm. nowadays, yeah. >> don't miss our updates on facebook on wnnfans.com. >> it is our way of getting your information, but really, it's just to check us out on facebook. >> you are getting sleepy. >> uh-huh.
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morning, trump versus mueller. the white house reveals the president believes he has the power to fire the special counsel in charge of the russia probe. one republican senator saying that would be suicide for trump. this morning, the legal concern, the concern about a potential constitutional crisis and the new report the president tried to fire mueller before. mark zuckerberg reveals facebook is working with the mueller investigation as he faces a five-hour grilling from senators. >> i say this gently, your user agreement sucks. >> this morning what zuckerberg's personal notes show and his answer to the question will facebook always be free? a rising hollywood star arrested by thfb

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