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ca an ohio state trooper's dash cam was recording when a driver ran a stop sign and the car went flying about 15 feet into the air. witnesses say it traveled nearly the length of a football field. the airborne car cut off some treetops before landing in a front yard. believe it or not, the driver was not seriously injured. missouri's attorney general and other state politicians are calling for the governor, a republican governor there to step down after graphic new reports of an admitted affair with his hairstylist. >> the woman testified eric greitens physically abused her. and according to the report, the woman claimed he threatened to release a partially-naked picture of her if she told anyone about their affair. the governor denied the allegations. >> i want to say again what i have said from the beginning. this is a political witch hunt.

>> the governor did not testify before the committee, which is considering whether lawmakers should begin impeachment proceedings. and prosecutors in los angeles are considering a criminal case against actor kevin spacey. >> the case involves a man who accused spacey of assaulting him in 1992. he is also under investigation for similar accusations in massachusetts and london. no comment so far from his spokesperson. more than a dozen men have now accused the two-team oscar winner of sexual misconduct. and david copperfield may be forced to reveal some of his closely held secrets. >> gavin cox was plucked from the audience years ago for an act. he tripped and suffered a traumatic brain injury. copperfield is expected to be asked in court about how the illusion is done. copperfield's attorney denies the allegation.

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♪ skinny ♪ we are going to begin, yes, ♪ skinny ♪ we are going to begin, yes, is that what it does? >> bing, bing. >> the illuminati football specimen known as tom brady. he has appeared to try his hand at quote-unquote normal life. >> so we've heard about brady's meticulous health regimen. he's eoted his own guide to healthy living on his tom versus time web series, and he looks like he's got a houseful of equipment, so it looks like he has all he needs to stay in prime form right there at home. but check it out. here he is mixing it up at the equinox. >> look at that. he goes to equinox. that's a precision running lab in massachusetts.

the cost for a non-member to attend one class, by the way, is $30. >> oh, that's it? >> yeah. so clearly that super bowl loss hit him really, really hard. yeah. >> he's looking for bargains now. mark zuckerberg has spent the last couple days being grilled on capitol hill. >> people are joking about him trying to appear like a human. twitter was obsessed with zuck slowly drinking water. we did not slow this down at all. that actually took about 13 seconds for him to get a cup and drink it. >> people are wondering, could he be a bot? >> that is confirmation. >> they also compared him to the star trek character. remember him? >> they went even further. the internet is a great place. this real picture from the scene

there. fully transformed into data there in robot form. but speaking of robot form, check out the guy sitting behind zuck who seems to mirror the faces that he's making, leading some to believe that he's actually controlling zuck from behind. >> zuck is just his avatar. that's the real mark zuckerberg, but he's got to work on his water drinking abilities. >> you want to do it? >> slowly. slowly. did you just make a creak sound? >> it worked, it worked. it worked. >> i was afraid you were drowning. >> little did you know, they put bourbon in here. >> i knew i should have done that bit.

next, let's go to hugh jackman who posted a tribute to his wife debra lee. >> he wrote, i believe in life. we need to see and truly be seen by the most important people in our lives. deb, from day one, we had that. 22 years later it only gets deeper. >> ah. >> the roll in aisle three. >> guess who just trolled jackman? no surprise. kendis' favorite. ryan reynolds. he replied to the post saying, i gave this three months, tops. i was wrong. >> i would be right with you. ryan. >> block of ice. >> come on. >> and a former playboy bunny's on a mission to show age ain't nothing but a number and has the lingerie photos to prove it. >> check out dorie jacobson who worked for playboy in the '50s. she's made the transition to modeling. >> she's got her own fashion blog called the senior style bible. she regularly poses in her intimates to show that growing

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tj holmes has the inspiring story. >> on his way! down it goes. welcome to the nba andre ingram. >> reporter: andre ingram on fire at the age of 32. >> ingram, on its way! again. he's got two threes. >> reporter: but for the past ten years, he has been a fixture on the lakers' minor league team when he thought his season was coming to a close when coaches gave him the big news last week with the help of a surprise guest. >> i appreciate that. appreciate that. >> come on tomorrow and get ready. >> reporter: and of course he brought his family along for the journey of his dreams to the staples center. >> i thought he was calling to tell me when he was coming home. but when he said he was being called up to the lakers, i literally lost it and started screaming. he called me back and was like,

okay, you have to pack, because you are coming out here. >> reporter: from a part-time math tutor to the oldest american rookie in the last 50 years, ingram is now teaching lessons in the big leagues, scoring 19 points, going four for five from three-point range against the rockies, who else could possibly get the game ball. tj holmes, new york. >> what a feeling it must have been for magic johnson to come out. >> hey, what's up? still have to shoot and score? congratulations to them and the lakers will be back next year. don't miss our updates on facebook at wnnfans.com. don't forget to check out our live stream. >> the knicks are bad and just fired their coach. this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades.

good morning. i'm diane macedo. >> i'm kendis gibson. here are some of the top headlines we're following on "world news now." calling it quits, paul ryan is retiring after two decades in congress saying he wants to spend more time with his kids. what does this mean for republicans as the crucial midterm elections approach. mike pence leaves today to attend the summit of the americas in peru. president trump was originally planning to be at the summit but decided to stay in washington to oversee the possible military attack against syria. the pope is now inviting abuse victims to rome so he can personally apologize. and the rockies and padres cleared the benches after san diego's pitcher threw behind the batter, and that was just the

start. last night the yankees and red sox went at it after a pitch hit tyler austin. a total of eight were ejected. and those are some of our top stories on this thursday, april 12th. from abc news, this is "world news now." quite a fight. >> fight night. >> exciting baseball. >> geez. >> fight night there. let's start with capitol hill, and that stunning announcement from house speaker paul ryan who's stepping down as republicans get ready for a possible power shift in congress. >> last night ryan attended a white house dinner hours after saying he will not seek another term. you can see him there with president trump and other leaders with two of his possible successors. >> reporter: in a surprise announcement, speaker paul ryan announced that he's done with congress.

>> i'm announcing that this year will be my last one as a member of the house. >> reporter: this ahead of a tough midterm election that could have landed him the title minority leader. his wisconsin seat isn't necessarily safe for republicans, reminding that he never sought the title that placed him third in line to the president. >> you all know that i did not seek this job. i took it reluctantly. but i have given this job everything that i have. and i have no regrets whatsoever for having accepted this responsibility. >> reporter: president trump tweeting that he's a good man and will, quote, leave a legacy of achievement that nobody can question. his biggest achievement? tax reform. >> that's something i've been working on my entire adult life. >> reporter: but he's also struggled with a very fractured republican party and frequently dealt with blows from the president, most recently, when trump threatened to veto the omnibus. >> i think everybody will start jockeying for position immediately.

they won't wait for nine months. >> reporter: house speaker paul ryan is the most prominent republican to announce he's retiring, but he's not the only one. 23 other republicans have announced they won't be running as well. >> he announced the desire to spend more time with his family. >> but he may be jumping ship just as the political tide is turning. we get insight from rick klein. good morning. >> house speaker paul ryan is getting out ahead of the gathering political storm, opting to retire than face the voters for another term. but he is not avoiding the turbulence that will afflict so many of his colleagues in an election that could very easily flip control to the democrats. his own seat could be one that

flips to democrats. a record number of retirements giving democrats possibilities. there may be more retirements. and the message could be that republican leaders think that the house is already lost. that fulfills upon itself and is a tough scenario for republicans as they face down what was already going to be a very difficult year. a lame duck speaker who is facing all the political cross currents that happen in the trump era will be more hard-pressed to make sure that the trains run on time. it is telling that president trump who came in as an anti-paul ryan figure against the establishment and so much of the established order of washington will still be there when paul ryan is done. paul ryan was brought in to try to bring order to a chaotic house of representatives and leaves a washington more chaotic than ever. >> such a positive outlook there on the end. interesting times in d.c. here. thanks to rick there.

we turn now to word of a new plan to cripple the russia investigation, reportedly floated by ousted white house chief strategist steve bannon. he wants the president to fire rod rosenstein. stop cooperating completely with robert mueller and exert executive privilege. but the president is said to be still very angry with bannon. so it's unclear if he'd be open to any of those suggestions. president trump is telling syria and its ally, russia, to get ready for u.s.-led military strike against syria. some russian officials say a u.s. attack will be viewed as a war crime. we get more now from maggie rulli. >> reporter: a missile attack on syria now seems inevitable. but russia threatened to shoot down any missiles fired on its ally, syria. president trump tweeting, get ready, russia, because they will be coming nice and new and smart. you shouldn't be partners with a gas-killing animal who kills his people and enjoys it. but despite those tweets, the white house insists no decisions have been made.

>> why is the president telegraphing his military intentions on twitter, announcing effectively an attack on twitter? >> again, the president has not laid out a timetable and is still leaving a number of other options on the table. >> reporter: those smart missiles with precision-guided system based on lasers and satellites to pinpoint targets with precision. there could be submarines with tomahawks. a french warship off lebanon's coast. french aircraft could launch from jordan. the british from cyprus. >> we stand ready with military options if they're appropriate as the president determines. >> reporter: among the options, striking chemical weapons storage airfields, or assad's command headquarters. >> assad was given a warning a year ago. he didn't heed that warning, so the president's going to have to go in with something that's going to make more of an impression on mr. assad. >> reporter: there are russian

ships sailing out of the base in syria. a series of women who claim bill cosby drugged and sexually assaulted them have not held back on the witness stand. one who claims cosby molested her in 1986 attempted to address cosby directly, asking, quoting, you remember, don't you, mr. cosby. other accusers have called him a serial rapist. it's the height of spring break season in cancun, but the city is grappling with violence. the highest ever number of murders ever recorded. it is blamed on mexican gangs battling for turf. more than 100 people have been murdered in cancun this year and most of those cases remain unsolved. and today israel is marking its annual holocaust remembrance day.

memorials are under way across the country, tv and radio stations are only broadcasting holocaust-related shows like documentaries and interviews with survivors in places of entertainment like cafes and cinemas are closed. speaking of world war ii, we're getting the first look at pictures of a sunken world war ii ship discovered by microsoft co-founder. >> search crews found it 2800 feet below the surface in the south pacific off the coast of the solomon islands. >> all but 168 of the 900 man crew survived. it was one of three that sunk during world war ii. coming up, a reporter dives into an assignment.

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officials in boston are investigating officials in boston are investigating why this fire engine's ladder collapsed onto an apartment building. the ladder extended about 70 feet before it broke in four pieces. no one was hurt in either the ladder collapse or the fire. the boston fire department says the fire engine is 12 years old but has undergone extensive preventive maintenance. and a funeral service is set this morning for the first of 16 people killed in a hockey bus crash in canada. >> tyler bieber was the radio broadcaster for the humboldt broncos, the team athletic therapist became the 16th person to die from her injuries just yesterday. the team was heading to a playoff game when a tractor-trailer slammed into their bus in saskatchewan.

and a new legal battle around usa gymnastics. they are suing insurance carriers for defense costs from lawsuits by victims of former sports dr. larry nassar. no comment from any of the insurance companies. michigan residents from flint traveled to the state capital to demand clean drinking water. they disrupted a legislative session a day after the last distribution site for free water was shut down. many people were sickened four years ago when flint switched its water-source. residents are not convinced the water is safe. >> we're letting them know, despite the fact that it's four years into this lead crisis it is still a crisis. we are still concerned about the contents in our water. >> organizers say they will continue to hold demonstrations until all the lead pipes in flint are replaced. >> scary scenario. >> it's really, really expensive

and might not necessarily happen. >> they understand we have some trust issues there. coming up, cristiano ronaldo's epic bicycle kick is inspiring copycats. we'll see what happens when a reporter gives it a try. >> what could go wrong with that? this happened, our popular segment is coming up. this happened, our popular segment is coming up.

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♪ president trump has signed a new law that punishes -- >> wait, wait, wait, you're doing it all wrong. you guys are doing this all wrong. >> what? what are you doing? >> just kidding. that story that you thought you were reading, you're not. because we're celebrating, cue the music. >> what are we celebrating? >> the confetti. >> it's just something in the control room, we are celebrating two milestones, kendis, you just made television history, my friend. you have become "world news now's" longest-running male anchor. >> yay! >> woo! >> check you out. >> i have a bobblehead. >> woo. >> take that, rob nelson. >> so we're going to take you out on a little journey. >> oh, my gosh. >> bright eyed and bushy tailed.

>> reena. >> this was -- >> that was '14. >> you have been sitting in this chair longer than any other "world news now" dude. >> i don't know if that's a good thing. >> we have a very special message from a man you broke. broke his record. >> well, looks like the day has come. oh. i did that overnight show "world news now." joyously, i might add. two years, eight months and three days. at the time, the longest-serving male anchor in the 20-plus history, 25-year history of that show. tonight it's time for the dethroning. and i heard kendis was taking over the crown. this is just more fake news, you know?

but apparently, it's not. apparently, the calendar does not lie, my friend. i had a good run, a little over five years since i left the show. it was a good run. held onto that record for a while. but tonight, for the sake of history, for the continuity of government, the peace and tranquility of the overnight show, i hand over my crown, my record to kendis gibson, and a serious note, do wish you, sir, nothing but more good times, more laughs, more good work. it is still one of the coolest jobs in tv. it's an honor to sit in that chair, especially since you have such a great co-anchor in ms. macedo. i joke, but it's a pleasure. if anyone i had to give this record to, i'm glad it's you. it's the last part of my life where i'm known for longevity. i will get over it. and i wish you and the show nothing but the best. >> oh, thank you so much.

it was great. >> that's his moment. >> we're almost out of time, but that's not all, diane. two years! >> two years! >> that makes you the longest-serving anchor team, but, maybe -- >> oh, that was the first day. >> oh. >> he forgot the name. you can't have slime and not get slimed. >> cake? >> cake. >> wow. >> awesome. >> what a great two years it has been. >> he got really helpful. >> look at that.

>> oh, thank you so cool. >> what a great two years. >> what a great two years. >> two more wonderful years. tony produces "america this morning." there's a cake with our face on it. >> we totally broke the bank on that cake. >> we love it. congratulations, record holder. >> oh, we love you guys. >> thank you for watching. >> i beat rob nelson. i beat rob nelson. ♪ celebrate good times, come on ♪ ♪ celebration >> rob's speech went on for like five minutes. >> seriously, he was milking that time. >> thank you. it's a different flat rob.

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so i think we're supposed to so i think we're supposed to do "this happened." there's nobody like, venita and jeremy aren't hiding under the desk. let's start with a bbc reporter who was trying to do something a little interesting here. >> congratulations. >> oh! oh, no. >> while interviewing this british swim team, mike bushel was his name. he said i'm going to be careful. because he has a sound pack on. >> congratulations. >> ooh. he made quite a splash. and there goes the audio. >> oh, poor guy.

>> audio engineer's like -- keeping with themes of reporters keeping things interesting. the other day we showed you cristiano ronaldo's bicycle kick. they are extremely difficult. but that did not stop an argentine journalist from giving it a try. watch how manuel does it. ball goes up. manuel goes up, and, but watch him land. >> oh! >> yeah, so when you do one of these, you usually land on your back, he landed on his leg. a trip to the hospital later. manuel is said to be recovering, but he may have broken his leg. this is why you don't try this at home. >> but i love that they were laughing at him. as they ran up to him. >> something tells me the same thing would happen here. an adorable little boy who

won't let trickery in soccer defeat him. this is in pennsylvania. a little boy, isaiah here tried to kick the soccer ball but missed each time but he finally got his shot, with persistence. >> come on, buddy. >> yay! a teacher during midterms didn't want people looking up info. but eric really wanted to hear music while taking his test, so he found a way around it. instead, he brought in a record player. he said he wanted to listen to some kanye west while he took his exam. the student brought in a record player and is bumping kanye west in his headphones. he was listening to the album "college dropout." maybe not the best inspiration. by the way, venita, and jeremy. >> we're comin' for you. >> two months.

this morning on "world news now," the u.s. prepares for a strike on syria. >> president trump warns that missiles will be coming. airlines are even avoiding the region in case of airstrikes. we have the latest on the showdown. also this morning, new reporting on the special counsel's russia investigation. is former aide steve bannon trying to derail it? and the "access hollywood" tape is back. and scenes playing out across major league baseball. the rockies and padres get into an all-out brawl and a little fiasco at fenway. and we're taking you along on an in-depth journey to the heart of one of the simplest yet easy to mess up meals in the world. the grilled cheese. it's an international celebration.

the sandwich that never fails to please. >> the last one looks a little burned. >> oh, geez. it's thursday, april 12th. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> are we having a grilled cheese party? >> can you smell it? i think like somewhere back there. >> i just got really excited. >> oh, my gosh, grilled cheese, something else for me not to eat. >> we can see them. >> we are having a grilled cheese party. >> next week, ramen noodles. >> more on that. >> don't mock the grilled cheese. we're going to start things off with sharp words from all sides about a possible military strike in syria. >> the president is warning syria and its main ally, russia, that an attack is coming, even though top military officials here in the u.s. say they're still working on a plan. >> a russian official says missiles shot at syria will be shot down and launch sites will be targeted. >> that threat brought a strong

response from the president on twitter. >> reporter: just hours after a russian threat to shoot down missiles fired on its ally, syria, president trump declared, those missiles are coming anyway. get ready, russia. the president tweeted, because they will be coming. nice and new and smart. you shouldn't be partners with a gas-killing animal who kills his people and enjoys it. it's a break from what president trump has said over and over again. that military actions should be kept secret until they happen. >> militarily, i don't like to say where i'm going and what i'm doing. i don't want to telegraph what i'm doing or what i'm thinking. i'm not going to tell you anything about what response i do. whatever happened to the element of surprise? >> reporter: despite presidential tweets, the white house insists no decisions have been made. >> the president was direct in talking about missiles. he said get ready, russia, because they will be coming. nice and new and smart. why is the president telegraphing his military attentions on twitter, announcing effectively an attack on twitter?

>> the president has not laid out a time table and still leaving a number of other options on the table. >> reporter: the president's tone towards russia has taken a sharp turn, from never criticizing to declaring, quote, our relationship with russia is worse now than it has ever been, and that includes the cold war. but he offered a surprising reason. tweeting, quote, much of the bad blood with russia is caused by the fake and corrupt russia investigation. isn't it russia's support for what the president himself calls a gas-killing animal or its meddling in our elections or its military intervention in ukraine, aren't those the actions that have caused bad blood? >> it's both of those things. neither one of those things are good for our country. certainly, the things that you listed off as well as the investigation are all things that have hurt that relationship. >> robert mueller's actions are similar to -- >> i didn't say that. you're certainly putting words into my mouth. i said both of those things are bad for america. that's all i said.

>> reporter: jonathan karl, abc news, the white house. >> so we should point out, there's plenty of firepower in that region right now around syria. and that has many analysts fearing a wider confrontation. >> the u.s. and britain could have submarines armed with tomahawk cruise missiles, and there's a u.s. destroyer already there. a french warship is off lebanon's coast. british planes could fly from cyprus. >> syria's military has been repositioning its assets. turning now to the bombshell announcement from paul ryan. after 20 years in congress, ryan has decided not to seek reelection. his retirement comes as republicans struggle to fend off a democratic wave in the upcoming midterm elections.

ryan reluctantly accepted the speaker position in 2015 but says he has no regrets and expressed pride in his accomplishments, such as helping to push through the massive tax cuts. he's only 48 years old. he says he wants to spend more time with his family. >> my dad died when i was 16, the age my daughter is. and i just don't want to be one of those people looking back at my life thinking i should have spent more time with my kids, when i know if i had another term they would only know me as a weekend father. >> he will remain on the job until january. kevin mccarthy and steve scalise are considered the top contenders to replace him. former aide steve bannon wants president trump to fire deputy attorney general rod rosenstein. he wants him to stop cooperating with robert mueller and exert executive privilege. but the president is said to be still angry with bannon. so it's unclear if he'll be open to those suggestions.

meanwhile, a bipartisan effort is under way in the senate aimed at protecting mueller's job. that notorious "access hollywood" tape that emerged weeks before the election is back in the spotlight. fbi agents who raided the home and office of the president's personal attorney were looking for information about the tape, including records tied to possible secret deals. >> reporter: it was the tape that many people believed could destroy donald trump's presidential hopes. federal authorities are digging deeper into it. >> it's like a magnet. and when you're a star, they let you do it. you can do anything. >> whatever you want? >> grab them by the [ bleep ]. you can do anything. >> reporter: the "access hollywood" video first surfaced just a month before the election. sources tell abc news, the fbi

agents who raided the president's personal attorney's home, hotel and office were also looking for this. documents related to that tape. sources telling us the search warrant involves looking for evidence of potential election violations. and michael cohen's personal finances. was money spent? were there secret deals being made outside the campaign to protect donald trump? questions already raised with the payment to porn star stormy daniels, hush money, days before the election, and the national enquirer paying for karen mcdougal's story to kill it. but they want any records or documents connected to discussions cohen had about that "access hollywood" tape at the height of the campaign, even though he was not officially a part of the trump team. michael cohen leaving his hotel and was uncharacteristically silent.

>> mr. cohen, why do you think they raided your office and hotel room? have you talked to mr. trump about a pardon? >> reporter: cohen already admits he paid stormy daniels $130,000 using home equity. and the president said in recent days he never knew about it. cohen telling abc news, fbi agents were courteous, respectful. that at the door when he answered, they asked, is that your phone in your hand? yes, he said. they asked for it, and it was handed over. cohen telling us, after that raid i just want my stuff back. kyra phillips, abc news, washington. california governor jerry brown has agreed to send 400 national guard troops to the mexican border but they will not be used to enforce immigration law. instead, he says they will be used to focus on drug crimes, weapons smuggling and human trafficking. he adds combating these threats are priorities for all americans.

overseas, algeria is in mourning after the worst aviation disaster in its history. at least 257 people died when a military plane crashed shortly after takeoff. most on board were soldiers and their families. an investigation is under way in to how that plane went down. some witnesses reported seeing flames shooting from an engine as it was taking off. well, back in this country, wild scenes playing out across major league baseball. we start in colorado. >> a pitch was thrown and he didn't like that very much. he charges the mound. you see gloves flyin'. san diego's pitcher didn't stop. several punches, didn't quite land them. then you can see. benches clear. by the time it was all over, five guys were ejected from the game. the rockies won in the end. >> who won the fight? >> that part i'm not so sure. that's the important part?

>> was it a draw? >> what do you say, jack? >> everybody to their corners, try it again today. >> there was some good hair flying, did you see that? >> you love the hair. >> we have it in slow-mo. >> okay, that was just the early card. >> warming up. >> in the nightcap, it was the yankees and red sox getting in on the act. boston's joe kelly hitting, oh, no, oh, no. >> oh, no you didn't. >> hit tyler austin of the yankees. let's see how the hair game is with this one. >> all right, so they go after each other again. benches clear. and the bull pen, by the way. austin had been involved in a controversial play earlier, so the idea him getting hit by the pitcher was probably payback. check out aaron judge. all 6'7" of him. he towers over everybody else. like goliath coming in to join the fight. joe kelly in a head lock there.

the yankees won the game. and again, i so appreciate your hair commentary during these. >> the hair commentary? >> last year, was it bryce harper? >> yes, bryce. >> all kendis could talk about was his hair. >> i give that one to the yankees. >> try it again tonight. >> that's the most hits that giancarlos stanton has gotten all season. >> so we ruin their record, too? >> still trailing by three and a half games. >> but we're in the red sox 9-0? >> they were 9-1. they are now 9-2. >> take that! >> i'm like the rest of america right now. i don't care. >> you want to go back to talking about their hair? >> yes. good hair. coming up in the mix. monkey see, monkey do. a trainer finds a new way to work with a gorilla.

>> but first, coming in hot. cruise ship smashes into a pier, startling people nearby. we'll tell you about this port of call next. port of call next.

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taking a look at a popular taking a look at a popular caribbean port in honduras as a cruise ship plowed into a pier as it was trying to dock. oh. this is how not to park the boat. >> i don't understand what's wrong. they're coming in. there are a lot of excursions planned. >> take a look. you're not actually supposed to hit the pier as you come in. taking a look at a popular caribbean port in honduras as a cruise ship plowed into a pier as it was trying to dock. oh. this is how not to park the boat. >> i don't understand what's wrong. they're coming in. there are a lot of excursions planned. >> take a look. you're not actually supposed to hit the pier as you come in. luckily, no one on board was injured. the ship wasn't badly damaged. no impact to the environment. the cause of the accident under investigation. >> this is why we can't have good things down there in honduras. in the meantime, back in this country, an 80-year-old man in kansas city, missouri nearly got away with murder. >> almost. he wasn't considered a suspect until prosecutors say he accidently recorded himself confessing to the crime. here's alex perez. >> reporter: in kansas city, an arrest in the mysterious murder of an attorney. youngerman is the man pickert

defeated in court last summer, ordered to pay $6 million to pickert's client, one of two men youngerman shot claiming they broke into his warehouse. >> they charged at me, put me in fear for my life. >> reporter: pickert was gunned down. investigators discovered a recording youngerman accidently made of himself confessing. people uh, know i murdered that son of an expletive. >> he had killed him with a gun and gotten away with it. >> reporter: the widow calling it justice. >> to draw on something tom once said. nobody gets to be the judge, jury and executioner.

>> reporter: he's being held without bond. coming up, mariah carey's secret battle. carey's secret battle.

okay, a little mariah carey there, mariah's revealing something we didn't know, a secret struggle. >> she's opening up about her battle with bipolar disorder and says the last couple years have been the hardest. amy robach has the story. ♪ you'll always be my baby >> reporter: she's pop royalty with a one of a kind vocal range. mariah carey's been ruling the charts for nearly three decades with 18 number one singles to her name. but through her successful career, fans have watched her personal ups and downs, more recently documented on "mariah's world" and on this 2016 performance on new year's eve amid technical difficulties.

now carey revealing she's been hiding a secret struggle for nearly 17 years, a battle with bipolar ii disorder. opening up to "people" magazine saying until recently, i lived in denial and isolation and in constant fear someone would expose me. it was too heavy a burden to carry and i couldn't do it anymore. back in 2001, she received her bipolar ii diagnosis after suffering a very public breakdown. the disorder is characterized by unusual shifts in mood, energy and ability to carry out daily tasks. that was the same year of her whirlwind promotional tour for "glitter" which fizzled in the

box office and rumors of a suicide attempt which her team has denied in the past. she spoke of her non-stop lifestyle on "the view." >> i never took a break. i just started making records basically out of high school and never stopped. >> reporter: now carey says she's receiving various types of treatment to help deal with the disorder, including medication, saying i'm exercising, getting acupuncture, eating healthy, and doing what i love, which is writing songs and making music. ♪ i can make it >> reporter: despite her sometimes tough journey, the music powerhouse is finding her inner strength with a positive outlook. i believe everything happens for a reason, so maybe it just took me going through one of the hardest couple of years that i've been through in order to come out in a positive place on the other side. amy robach, abc news, new york. >> got to love hearing those mariah songs.

>> i liked "glitter." no more hating on "glitter." liked "glitter." no more hating on "glitter."

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hardest time i'm having. which end do you untwist? do you twist it clockwise? >> wow. wow. as we go. education for you. >> state university. u.s. government cookbook describes this as navy cooking, broiling. >> if you can get the bag of bread open. >> it's really simple. even i can do it. >> bread. >> cheese. >> more bread, a little butter if you want to indulge. toast that bad boy up and voila. >> we're missing one little part. >> what? >> the toaster. >> yeah, we don't have that part. they've already toasted it for us. >> i'm going to go with this one. >> delicious. >> they say carbs are good, right? >> yes! that is how you do it, baby! >> you look like you have a workout just trying to fit that sandwich in your mouth.

>> do you even lift, bro? >> we're going to let kendis try to digest that. >> anybody for seconds, jack? >> all yours. keep going. you look great doing that, keep it up. >> you will have a new workout routine for us. this is from busch gardens, in tampa bay, florida. a gorilla trainer has found a creative way to work with her playmate. she does a handstand against the glass and watch as the gorilla follows suit. she says -- monkey see, monkey do. >> he's intelligent and she tries new ways to keep him engaged. he enjoys the hand stand. >> so cute. >> i've knocked it down to this size. >> downsizing? >> there you go. >> really yummy. >> it's like appetizing. i'm going to put it on ebay, anybody? >> would you like a bite?

this morning on "world new this morning on "world news now," a military strike against syria could be imminent. president trump warning syria that an attack is coming, despite saying he'd never give advance notice. we have new details from the pentagon and on the ground in the middle east. and the stunning announcement from house speaker paul ryan. he says after 20 years in congress, he's done. hear what he has to say, what kind of impact that could have on the midterms. and the tear down with the top price. how much would you pay for this mess? >> it's going for a pretty penny, because location, location, location. hear just how much ahead. and while mark zuckerberg does his best to look normal by drinking water, tom brady takes his workout to a whole new level and even makes new friends, human stuff in the skinny, on this thursday, april 12th.

from abc news, this is "world news now." >> thirsty? oh, yeah. it was -- you're doing it way too fast. it was the slowest. >> it was the slowest drink of water. >> the concentration. the look. >> you've been practicing. >> mm-hm. wow. wow. >> we will dissect that further, believe it or not. >> as the producers freak out that we killed 30 seconds, that's awesome. we start things off on a much more serious note, a possible missile strike against syria. >> president trump is warning syria and its main ally, russia to get ready for an attack in retaliation for the alleged use of chemical attacks against their own people. russia says any missile fired at syria will be shot down. >> there are plenty of weapons

ready to be used if the u.s. does launch an attack. martha raddatz has the details. >> reporter: a missile attack on syria now appears inevitable, with the missile warning from the president, those smart missiles, satellite-guided precision weapons poised to launch from the air and the sea. the u.s. and britain could have submarines in the mediterranean armed with tomahawks, but there is a u.s. destroyer laden with tomahawks already there. a french warship off lebanon's coast, and french aircraft could launch from jordan, the british from cyprus. >> we stand ready with military options if they are appropriate as the president determined. >> reporter: those options range from striking chemical weapons storage to air fields to bashar al assad's military command headquarters. >> assad was given a warning a year ago. he didn't heed that warning, so

the president's going to have to go in with something that's going to make more of an impression on assad. >> reporter: assad denied his forces carried out that chemical attack, but activists have photos on twitter showing an unexploded barrel bomb which a man wearing a gas mask says contained chemicals. but the u.s. has also blamed this on russia. >> russia was charged with removing chemical weapons. so we are going to address this issue. >> reporter: and the syrian military has begun repositioning their war planes and put their forces into a defensive posture, meanwhile, european officials are warning civilian aircraft to be cautious when flying near syria because of the possible missile strikes. martha raddatz, abc news, washington. >> and syria's government called president trump's threat reckless.

>> meantime, syrian president bashar al assad was meeting with religious scholars and intellectuals. it's meant to highlight unity. and russia and iran maintain facilities across government-controlled areas of syria. >> russia says any strike that harms members of its military would bring about swift retribution, and that has plenty of people worried. abc's james longman is in the region. >> reporter: growing questions about how russia will act if the u.s. bombs syria. the ambassador in lebanon says they will target launch sites. the kremlin did not repeat that threat saying that u.s. action could lead to the gravest of consequences. a u.s. strike plan would aim to avoid russian defense systems in the area.

nevertheless, with american troops in eastern syria fighting isis, the potential for direct contact between the two sides could be edging closer. >> intense 48 hours ahead in that region. the "access hollywood" tape that nearly cost donald trump the presidency is now being linked to that fbi raid on the homes and office of his attorney michael cohen. federal agents were looking for records related to the video in which trump made lewd comments about groping women. they're trying to determine if there were secret deals or cash paid on the side to protect trump. possible election violations. now to house speaker paul ryan walking away from one of the most powerful jobs in the country. ryan abruptly announced he will not seek reelection. he says he has given the job everything he has and is now ready to devote more time to his family. mary bruce has more. >> reporter: a standing ovation for the speaker of the house.

paul ryan breaking the news to his staff. >> why are you resigning? >> i'm not resigning. >> reporter: the decision, he says, is personal. >> some of you know my story. my dad died when i was 16, the age my daughter is. and i just don't want to be one of those people looking back at my life thinking i should spend more time with my kids, they will only know me as a weekend father. >> reporter: he insists it has nothing to do with his rocky relationship with the president or the prospect republicans could take a beating in the midterms. >> the chance that you might not be speaker if the democrats retake the house, did that factor in? >> no, not at all. >> reporter: on the hill, house republicans are looking for a new leader. all eyes are on ryan's number

two, kevin mccarthy and the majority whip steve scalise. now last night, republican leaders had dinner with the president at the white house, including speaker ryan and his rumored replacements, kevin mccarthy and steve scalise. the president says he wishes paul ryan well but has not yet said who he would like to see as the next speaker of the house. the fight to loosen marijuana laws has gained an unlikely new ally. former house speaker john boehner. he has joined the advisory board of one of the largest cannabis corporations. he says his thinking on cannabis has evolved. he used to be opposed to it. >> so that's what happens when you leave congress, apparently. imagine if it happened while they were in congress. all right. ceo mark zuckerberg has faced an

even tougher round two of grilling on capitol hill. lawmakers turned up the heat, threatening regulation as they challenged zuckerberg on the company's handling of the cambridge analytica scandal and misuse of private data of 87 million users, including his own. >> was your data included in the data stolen by third parties? >> yes. >> your information. >> and the censoring of diamond and silk, zuckerberg said the company had reached out to the sisters to fix that problem. but last night the sisters tweeted that no one on facebook had contacted them. >> are you thinking of twisted. >> yes, twisted sisters in my brain.

over to florida, where the alleged gunman in the parkland school massacre is offering to give up his inheritance to benefit victims and their families. the estate of nikolas cruz's late mother is not settled, but he could gain up to $800,000. he wants the funds to go to an organization that would help the community heal. apple has been ordered to pay $500 million. apple is expected to appeal and an appeal board has reportedly deemed the patents in question invalid. not far from where apple is located, a house has come on the market with an asking price, a steal, $799,000. >> oh. so normally, that would be a huge bargain, except, well, the house in san jose is basically a

shell. it was almost completely destroyed by a fire. still, the listing agent says buying the burned out home and remodelling it would be less expensive than the purchase price of any new home in the area which runs closer to $1.5 million. it's a bargain. >> it looks move-in ready to me. it's all about location, location, location. this house happens to be very close to where google plans to build a new campus as well. >> it gets lots of natural light through the roof and has a nice cross breeze as well. >> exactly. nice -- we might need it. it's a fixer-upper indeed. coming up, new developments involving a scandal in a rising star in missouri. the governor of missouri receiving new calls to step down. and hugh jackman and relationship goals. see why he's putting most guys to shame. first, here's a look at today's forecast.

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an ohio state trooper's dash cam was recording when a driver ran a stop sign and the car went flying about 15 feet into the air. witnesses say it traveled nearly the length of a football field. the airborne car cut off some treetops before landing in a front yard. believe it or not, the driver was not seriously injured. missouri's attorney general and other state politicians are calling for the governor, a republican governor there to step down after graphic new reports of an admitted affair with his hairstylist. >> the woman testified eric greitens physically abused her. and according to the report, the woman claimed he threatened to release a partially-naked picture of her if she told anyone about their affair. the governor denied the allegations. >> i want to say again what i have said from the beginning. this is a political witch hunt. >> the governor did not testify before the committee, which is considering whether lawmakers should begin impeachment proceedings.

and prosecutors in los angeles are considering a criminal case against actor kevin spacey. >> the case involves a man who accused spacey of assaulting him in 1992. he is also under investigation for similar accusations in massachusetts and london. no comment so far from his spokesperson. more than a dozen men have now accused the two-team oscar winner of sexual misconduct. and david copperfield may be forced to reveal some of his closely held secrets. >> gavin cox was plucked from the audience years ago for an act. he tripped and suffered a traumatic brain injury. copperfield is expected to be asked in court about how the illusion is done. copperfield's attorney denies the allegation.

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♪ skinny ♪ skinny ♪ we are going to begin, yes, is that what it does? >> bing, bing. >> the illuminati football specimen known as tom brady. he has appeared to try his hand at quote-unquote normal life. >> so we've heard about brady's meticulous health regimen. he's even promoted his own guide to healthy living on his tom versus time web series, and he looks like he's got a houseful of equipment, so it looks like he has all he needs to stay in prime form right there at home. but check it out. here he is mixing it up at the equinox. >> look at that. he goes to equinox. that's a precision running lab in massachusetts. the cost for a non-member to attend one class, by the way, is

$30. >> oh, that's it? >> yeah. so clearly that super bowl loss hit him really, really hard. yeah. >> he's looking for bargains now. mark zuckerberg has spent the last couple days being grilled on capitol hill. >> people are joking about him trying to appear like a human. twitter was obsessed with zuck slowly drinking water. we did not slow this down at all. that actually took about 13 seconds for him to get a cup and drink it. >> people are wondering, could he be a bot? >> that is confirmation. >> they also compared him to the star trek character. remember him? >> they went even further. the internet is a great place. this real picture from the scene there.

fully transformed into data there in robot form. but speaking of robot form, check out the guy sitting behind zuck who seems to mirror the faces that he's making, leading some to believe that he's actually controlling zuck from behind. >> zuck is just his avatar. that's the real mark zuckerberg, but he's got to work on his water drinking abilities. >> you want to do it? >> slowly. slowly. did you just make a creak sound? >> it worked, it worked. it worked. >> i was afraid you were drowning. >> little did you know, they put bourbon in here. >> i knew i should have done that bit. next, let's go to hugh jackman who posted a tribute to his wife debra lee.

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tj holmes has the inspiring story. >> on his way! down it goes. welcome to the nba andre ingram. >> reporter: andre ingram on fire at the age of 32. >> ingram, on its way! again. he's got two threes. >> reporter: but for the past ten years, he has been a fixture on the lakers' minor league team when he thought his season was coming to a close when coaches gave him the big news last week with the help of a surprise guest. >> i appreciate that. appreciate that. >> come on tomorrow and get ready. >> reporter: and of course he brought his family along for the journey of his dreams to the staples center. >> i thought he was calling to tell me when he was coming home. but when he said he was being called up to the lakers, i literally lost it and started screaming.

he called me back and was like, okay, you have to pack, because you are coming out here. >> reporter: from a part-time math tutor to the oldest american rookie in the last 50 years, ingram is now teaching lessons in the big leagues, scoring 19 points, going four for five from three-point range against the rockies, who else could possibly get the game ball. tj holmes, new york. >> what a feeling it must have been for magic johnson to come out. >> hey, what's up? still have to shoot and score? congratulations to them and the lakers will be back next year. don't miss our updates on facebook at wnnfans.com. don't forget to check out our live stream. >> the knicks are bad and just fired their coach. this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades. rming insomniacs for two decades.

making news in america this morning, showdown in syria. president trump promises the missiles are coming as he taunts russia for defending a dictator. this morning, the new preparations under way for a military strike. breaking overnight, steve bannon's plan to stop the russia investigation. the former white house strategy man is offering a new method of attack for president trump to take on robert mueller. just as we learn what agents were looking for when they raided trump lawyer michael cohen's office. the infamous "access hollywood" tape now back in the spotlight. beantown brawl. the red ox/yankees rivalry explodes into violence with punches thrown at a pitcher held in a headlock, all just hours after another major league base-brawl. those