she and her kids fell through the ceiling of a home right into the living room. the babies were caught quickly. mom, though, she was not going down without a fight. eventually, they did manage to trap mom. they say she and her babies are now back in the wild. now to the new allegations against a mysterious self-help group called nxivm. prosecutors are painting it as a sex cult involved in human trafficking. >> a former member says the group's doctor forced her to watch violent videos and filmed her reaction. >> abc's amy robach has the latest on the case. >> reporter: u.s. attorneys say more arrests are eminent in the case surrounding the secretive self-help group nxivm, accused of branding women and forcing them to act as sex slaves. with allison mack coming face-to-face with reporters outside federal court, avoiding questions as she faces sex trafficking questions in connection to her alleged involvement in an organization she once promoted with videos like this. >> when i first came, i had on the surface something that

seemed to be a perfect life or a pretty good life. >> reporter: mack best known for her role in "smallville", appearing in court for a pretrial hearing seated near keith raniere. said to be nxivm's leader. the pair seen together in this video released by the organization. >> one would say authenticity is being as you are. and expressing as you are. >> i don't know why it makes me want to cry. it's beautiful. >> reporter: prosecutors say mack actively worked on recruiting women for raniere. in 2016, mack reached out to emma watson, tweeting, i'm an actress like yourself and involved in a women's movement i think you'd dig. i'd love to chat if you're open. but watson never responded. raniere's attorney say nxivm's members aren't forced to joining the group or participating in any activities. >> women joined of their own volition for their own reasons

and as part of what they thought they wanted to accomplish in life. >> reporter: both mack and raniere have pleaded not guilty, as abc news has learned a medical doctor said to be affiliated with the group is now under investigation by the new york state health department for allegedly improperly conducting research studies on members. documents obtained by abc news outlining charges against dr. brandon porter, accusing him of moral unfitness, gross negligence and gross incompetence, saying among other things that porter allegedly performed an unsanctioned fright study on nxivm members and monitoring their brain activity as they watched videos depicting sexual assault and murder. >> our thanks to amy robach. that doctor has been charged with an oversight board with illegally conducting experiments. >> he may have conducted fright study on up to 100 people. raniere and mack deny any wrongdoing.

>> also court documents show allison mack married another actress from "battle star galactica ". >> a former member says raniere ordered her to marry mack to keep her in the u.s. it's supposedly a tactic he uses to keep women from being deported. when we come back, we're going to mix things up a little bit by mixing fashion and religion. >> god only knows what's behind some of those looks. we're going to check out last night's met gala in "the skinny," coming up next. 60% of women wear the wrong size pad and can experience leaks. you don't have to with always my fit try the next size up and get up to 20% better coverage day or night. because better coverage means better protection

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♪ ♪ skinny ♪ ♪ skinny ♪ just give me "the skinny" we're going to take you to church for "the skinny," actually we're going to take you to the red carpet. for the biggest night in fashion. the met gala. >> last night's theme was heavenly body. fashion and the catholic imagination. >> the night is not for the fashion faint of heart. tickets cost $30,000 apiece. the event raised $12 million for the metropolitan museum.

>> some took it more seriously than others. >> whoa, j. lo. so we're inviting the most fashion-forward person we know to break down last night's looks for us. >> jack sheehan, everybody. >> glad to be back. let's start. jared leto in gucci. what is that? >> that's jared leno in gucci. >> he looks like jesus. >> i think that's what he was going for. the crown? it's not of thorns. >> this is my favorite. >> j. lo. belle mie. that's a lot of leg right there. nicki minaj, oscar de la renta. >> you have a lot of detail. that's a beautiful train. >> that's a lot of red. >> sarah jessica parker, dolce

and gabbana. >> what fabric is that, jack? >> i'm not really sure, she's got andy cohen, chadwick boston. he had the whole cape thing going. >> from "black panther." >> mitt romney and ann. his wife ann, ann romney. why were they there? >> yeah. >> he's running for senate in utah. he's on the upper east side. forget about them. the last time we saw tom brady he was losing in the super bowl. he was with gisele. >> i think he's winning at life, though. >> probably. >> what is that outfit? what is he doing? >> tough to know what's going on there. >> all that was the warmup for the battle for fashion domination between katy perry versus rihanna, jack, what did you think of this one? >> it's the first time i've seen it, so let's see it now. yeah. >> who is it? which one is that?

>> that's riri. >> from last year? >> oh, that's from last year. let's see it from this year. >> oh, there's katy. look at the wings. >> nice! >> she's going with the angelic look. >> that's kind of like a tattoo i have. >> rihanna looked like the pope. she had some big hat thing going on there. that was from last year. a lot of people are saying she won the met gala last year. this year she pulled out this stuff. >> bless me, father, for i have sinned. oh, my god, it's been a couple decades since my last confession. >> many were saying rihanna won. but then katy had the whole angel wing thing going on. >> i'm going angel wings. >> you're going angel wings? >> i think so. >> kendis, who do you like? >> i like them all. i'm trying to get donna in trouble here. attaching the headgear. >> she tried to run offstage, but kendis held her hand so she

couldn't get away. >> where are you going? it's only getting good. >> i thought, you are looking heavenly. >> thank you very much. i was about to say, who wears a pope hat, but i guess now we know. all right, jack. your fashion expertise appreciated as always. >> i'll see you for the analyst. >> we'll see you for the bachelor. fashion wasn't the only thing that had people dropping to their knees. we also had a met gala proposal, everybody. >> the rapper two chains got down on his knee to ask his girlfriend and love to marry him. he previously proposed to her at the bet awards but they never made it official. >> they have three children together. two chains always refers to kesha as his wife, but they are not actually married, but they will be. >> you look heavenly. >> thank you, dear. ♪ just like a prayer >> i don't know if you're rockin' the pope or something else.

>> i don't know who i'm supposed to be, actually. i'm supposed to be, actually.

♪ we are already at the ♪ we are already at the halfway point for "dancing with the stars." and it just started. >> only the second week. >> i know. >> okay. short season. >> all-athlete competition, so let's get going. let's marvel at how creative choreographers have to be to make kareem abdul-jabbar not look out of place in this big group number. taking lots of wide shots during this tribute to elvis. >> they surround him with other dancers to try to distract. let's give him some credit here and check out his official performance with partner lindsey. check out their salsa. not so bad. right? look at him. >> he can shimmy like the best of us.

good job. >> i give kudos. >> i give him two. >> then there was tonya harding. with a quickstep. chasing her partner around the dance floor. >> not bad. >> tonya did well. >> arguably the best performance of the night went to figure skater mirai. the foxtrot routine earned her the highest score of the night. adam rippon also had a 37 by the way. but we're going to get right to it, shall we? karim is gone. >> he shimmied. >> he was eliminated along with a fellow basketball player. and to dr. dre. who doesn't often lose when he's battling other rappers. he just lost a battle against a

gynecologist. >> so that obgyn goes by dr. drai. spelled d-r-a-i. the musician tried to block the medical doctor's trademark of the name. citing confusion. but the judge tossed out the case against the dr. drai. which means he can keep selling 20 things you may not know about the vagina and the companion volume, 20 things you may not know about the penis. >> interesting. i think we may have found a new sponsor. >> i have both your books. >> knowledgeable. >> it is knowledgeable. finally, dolly parton made a surprise visit to the senior center in tennessee. she sang and lifted weights at the center dedicated in her parents' honor. >> she saw an old boyfriend from high school which said she looked like a million bucks. thank you, she replied,

good morning. i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm diane macedo. good morning. i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm diane macedo. here are some of the top headlines we're following on "world news now." president trump is poised to point to whether he will walk away from the iran nuclear deal. he's expected to pull out despite pleas from european allies to stay put. breaking overnight, a top champion of the me too movement in new york resigning after allegations he abused his romantic partners. primary election season kicks into high gear with voting in four states. the polls will soon be open. results will determine who will be on the ballots in november's midterm elections. katy perry grew some wings. it was a heavenly display at new

york's annual met gala. those are some of our top stories on this tuesday, may 8th. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> sarah jessica parker looked amazing. it was very subdued, but still elegant and on theme. >> yes, very on theme. >> we'll break that down a little bit at the end of the show. we're going to start this half hour off with the fate of the iran nuclear deal and president trump and whether the u.s. will abandon the agreement. >> the president will announce his decision at 2:00 p.m. today following last-ditch efforts by european nations. he may reimpose sanctions. without the u.s., the deal to

collapse. now to first lady melania trump laying out her agenda centered on america's children. >> it addresses the overall well-being of kids across the country, zeroing in on drug abuse and bullying online. cecelia vega was at the white house. >> reporter: the first lady alone as she walked into the rose garden to unveil her official policy platform. her focus, helping children, in part by combating cyber bullying, a campaign called "be best." >> let us teach our children the difference between right and wrong and encourage them to be best in their individual paths in life. >> reporter: as she implored people to be kind, her husband right there in the front row. later joining her on stage with a kiss. a show of affection with their marriage under fierce scrutiny, amid mounting questions about hush money paid to porn star stormy daniels just 11 days before the election, and now the president's attorney telling george stephanopoulos it's possible other women were paid

off too by president trump's long-time fixer and lawyer. >> did he make other payments? >> i have no knowledge of that, but i would think if it's necessary, yes. >> reporter: are there other women out there who received money from the president to stay quiet? >> i'm not aware of any other activity, but i would refer you to rudy giuliani to respond to any of those questions. >> but you've been in his circle for a long time now, were you in the campaign, is that anything that came across your desk? >> i'm not aware of anything like that. >> reporter: he did little to clear up one big question, whether the president was lying last month on air force one when he said he knew nothing about that payment to daniels. >> did you know about the $130,000 payment to stormy daniels? >> no. >> reporter: giuliani's focus? robert mueller, the prospect of a presidential interview now seeming increasingly dim. cecelia vega, abc news, the white house.

the president's embattled nominee to lead the cia is hoping to convince democrats she's the right person for the job. gina haspel had a meeting with senators as she continues to face criticism for her role in the enhanced interrogation program. haspel had offered to withdraw her name last week but she now says she's looking forward to her confirmation hearing tomorrow. >> reporter: and the white house says president trump will not attend the opening of the new u.s. embassy in jerusalem next week. but there are now road signs in hebrew, arabic and english pointing the way to the compound. trump was condemned when he announced it would be moving. he says it makes achieving middle east peace more difficult. the u.s. delegation will include ivanka trump and her husband jared kushner. and vladimir putin is starting his fourth term as russia's president with a promise to boost his country's

economy. after he was sworn in, he called on russia to develop technology and improve its agricultural exports. putin said he hopes russia can grow into a top five global economy. president trump offered his congratulations to putin through his press secretary. >> that inauguration was an elaborate affair. watched it at 5:00 a.m. yesterday morning. it was a whole lot of putin walking, walking, walking down long hallways. >> he must be tired. >> he scored his fitbit goal by 5:15 in the morning there. back here in new york, a stunning fall from grace for the state's top law enforcement official. the new york state attorney general eric schneiderman resigning overnight after four women accused him of abuse.

>> hey, word had been swirling that something was about to go down. but nobody knew how bad these allegations would be until "the new yorker" published them. well, from there it was three hours before new york attorney general eric schneiderman had announced he would resign. abc covers law enforcement here in new york and i was told these allegations would be disturbing to anyone. particularly someone that investigated harvey weinstein. >> allegations involved four women. two came forward to the new yorker anonymously. but two others used their names. they're ex-girlfriends of eric schneiderman. they all tell remarkably similar stories. they say eric schneiderman, usually in bed and usually after drinking hit them. there are allegations of sexual violence, denied by eric schneiderman. he says he did not commit assault or engage in non-consensual sexual relations. he did acknowledge role playing during intimate encounters.

>> schneiderman does not explain what happened point by point. he says he didn't cross the line into non-consensual sex. but that is not what these women are accusing him of. you can hear that entire conversation on "start here" this morning. check it out on apple podcast. four people are dead in a shooting police say was sparked by domestic violence. three people were killed in a home in brookeville, maryland, about 20 miles outside baltimore. the alleged gunman shot and killed himself after a standoff. the suspect's wife says he held her hostage over the weekend. police believe a temple university junior shot to death in his off-campus apartment knew his killer. 21 year old daniel digman managed to call 911 before he died on saturday night, but police still don't have any suspects. they believe the killer was in

the apartment before the shooting because there were no signs of forced entry. a reward is being offered in that case. george zimmerman is back in the news charged with aggravated stalking. the former neighborhood watchdog is accused of threatening a private investigator who was researching the 2012 shooting of trayvon martin. zimmerman was acquitted in that case. and now he's accused of making threats to an investigator working on a documentary about trayvon. two new vents have started emitting toxic gas. molten rock is running down a street and consuming a mustang. the lava has destroyed at least 30 homes and other property. and because the suburban division is near an active volcano many do not have homeowner's insurance. >> what's going to happen if we lose our farm? we don't know where we're going

to go. you lose your income when you lose your home at the same time. >> authorities are allowing some of the nearly 2,000 evacuees to return to their homes for brief visits. two non-residents were arrested for trying to run through police roadblocks. and a woman in zimbabwe refused to let anything get in the way of her wedding day including a near-death experience. >> here she is standing at the altar. a week earlier she lost her right arm when it was bitten off by a crocodile. the couple was canoeing when the croc attacked. he wound up saving her life. >> and they were married right in the hospital where she is still recovering, but if you notice, her right arm is bandaged up. >> yeah. >> matching her white dress, though. >> it does. >> at least that, but she said nothing was stopping her from walking down that aisle. >> no. and especially after he saved her, like, man.

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a smash and grab burglary a smash and grab burglary captured here on camera in north carolina. thieves breaking into a mall in the middle of the night and went straight for the jewelry store. they used a sledge hammer to smash display cases and scoop up $500,000 worth of jewelry. one of them was cut by broken glass and police are hoping to use the dna to track them down. southwest airlines is investigating after one of its planes collided with a pickup truck. >> the flight from ft. lauderdale had just landed.

it was sitting on the runway when the truck struck the plane. no one was hurt. the ntsb is investigating it. southwest is having the worst year yet. check out this scene, water flowing into the parking lot at philadelphia's airport after a water main break. toilets inside the terminals couldn't be flushed. water fountains didn't work. water pressure has been restored. and dramatic body camera video has been released showing life-saving actions of one officer. >> he responded to a multi-vehicle accident in february. six people were injured, including a 4-year-old girl who wasn't breathing. an officer and nurse in the area performed cpr on that girl until paramedics arrived. after a few minutes they reestablished her pulse.

all victims were treated at hospitals. and luckily, happy ending there. now to the growing controversy following that university of florida graduation. new video has emerged showing several students were forcibly removed from the stage after celebrating when they were receiving their diplomas. >> the school's president has apologized for the aggressive nature of the usher. victor oquendo has the latest. >> reporter: growing outrage after students celebrating graduation were grabbed and physically shoved off the stage at the university of florida in front of family and friends, even broadcast on the jumbotron. >> how would you describe that manner that they handled you? >> like assault. >> reporter: the graduates say they weren't given any guidelines before the ceremony and that their brief dances are

a tradition with symbolic meaning in their fraternities and sororities. >> it is definitely targeted towards black students. >> reporter: the university president who was on stage at the time later apologizing at other ceremonies. >> we inappropriately physically rushed students off the stage in one of our commencements. >> reporter: reaching out to all the students personally with a phone call. >> i'm just appalled that we did this to you, and i personally apologize that this happened. >> in that moment to have your family and friends celebrate their achievement, to have it taken away, a moment that can't be given back to us. >> reporter: the university says students will no longer be rushed. and they are investigating that one staff member who was aggressive with students. >> that guy would make a great bouncer at a bar. man. coming up, lin manuel miranda is using his star power to shine the light in puerto rico. plus, how he's using his show "hamilton", to help. you're watching "world news now."

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i like it. >> yeah. >> so hurricane season begins next month, yet, there are still people dealing with the aftermath of last year's devastating storms. >> that's not why we're dancing. the reason we're dancing is lin >> that's not why we're dancing. the reason we're dancing is lin manuel miranda is doing a lot to draw attention to that island. robin roberts sat down with him. >> reporter: nearly eight months after hurricane maria, an incredible category four hurricane that left millions in despair, the number of people still without power remain in the thousands. with hurricane season 25 days away, many believe the island is unprepared for new threats.

lin manuel miranda, known as the force behind the broadway smash sensation "hamilton" has been taking matters into his own hands. the award-winning composer dedicating his voice and time to his family homeland of puerto rico. ♪ miranda penning "almost like praying", his tribute to the island. >> i called almost every famous puerto rican person i know and am i don't to sing on this song and raise money for the hispanic federation. >> reporter: he helped raise over $35 million to help puerto rico's recovery. you are bringing "hamilton" to puerto rico next year. woo! [ applause ] >> the goal with that is to, basically to raise, we're trying to raise millions, you know, we'll have hundreds of $10 tickets available for puerto

ricans on the island, but we're having super expensive tickets, and with the super expensive tickets we're hoping to return arts funding to the island. >> reporter: it's great to see you back on the stage like that. >> yeah, i have to remember the lines. i wrote a lot of them. and it's my own fault. i'm looking forward to doing it. i'm hopeful that we'll be ready and hoping to raise a lot of money for puerto rico. >> reporter: there are still a lot of things people can do. >> the tourism website. and a lot of people are doing things where they take a trip to enjoy the island. it's still puerto rico. it's still gorgeous, but you can volunteer. you can volunteer to rebuild roofs and do volunteering in addition to vacation. >> such a worthwhile cause and necessary one. he's done a lot to raise money for the island already outside of this. >> puerto rico has great rum. i'm more than happy to help the economy. >> right here. big heart.

>> let's do it. coming up, a night at the museum.

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♪ beautiful ♪ crazy ♪ you can't help but amaze me ♪ beautiful ♪ crazy ♪ you can't help but amaze me ♪ the way that she dances ♪ ain't afraid to take chances ♪ and wears her heart on her sleeve ♪ >> beautiful crazy. it is beautiful. and there was a lot of beautiful and some would say crazy on display just about a mile from where we are right now at the museum, the met gala. >> big night for fashion. >> uh-huh. >> and fashion statements at that. the theme this year was heavenly bodies and was supported by the catholic church. >> reporter: stars like katy perry were asked to wear their sunday best. and those instructions were interpreted any number of different ways.

>> nails, rings, you know, headpiece, red. >> reporter: the arrivals took place at the intersection of fashion and religion. so madonna looked quite at home here, and so did rihanna. ariana grande wore a vera wang dress with a rendering of the sistine chapel on it. >> i am so excited. this is my first time. >> amal clooney was as elegant j. lo and a-rod were as stylish as ever, but sarah jessica parker went way out with it. francis mcdormand was on another plain all together. at a cost of $30,000 per ticket, this is not for the faint of pocketbook. but the event did raise $12 million for the metropolitan museum of art. i'm sandy kenyon, abc news.

>> such a fun -- >> sandy looking sharp in his tuxedo. >> yes, he was. inside the metropolitan museum it was quite the scene. there was a surprise performance by who else? ♪ feels like >> the madge, madonna, of course. >> what else would she perform than "like a prayer". they had a choir in there as well. really, really very cool there. my favorite part was watching tom brady. and his outfit. >> he got a lot of attention for this one. >> black turtleneck. who does he look like? >> some people were saying he's embracing steven segal. >> yeah. yeah. >> others are saying he looked like a magician. >> oh, yeah. a people in.

this morning on "world news now." the breaking news, the stunning resignation. >> new york's attorney general eric schneiderman resigns over allegations he assaulted several women. and the president is set to announce whether the u.s. will pull out of the iran nuclear deal. allies have pressed him to stay and the city of toronto has been claimed by a new king. but did lebron jr.'s trash talking help seal the deal? and this isn't a funeral for your digestive tract. it's a memorial for taco bell. students remembering the good times as the sounds of the last crunch rings out in all of its glory. our heartfelt condolences on

this tuesday, may 8th. r.i.p. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> well, i thought i liked taco bell a lot. that is -- >> they're, that's some serious obsession with their taco bell. we begin with breaking news, that surprise resignation by new york's attorney general. >> the democrat, eric schneiderman resigned three hours after a magazine article accused him of physical violence. four women which whom he had been romantically involved claimed he choked and hit them. >> his ex-wife says it is impossible to believe these allegations, but he resigned. >> reporter: the allegations in "the new yorker" would be shocking against anyone, but against the state attorney general, a self-proclaimed champion of the me too movement.

>> there has got to be a message that no one is too big. >> reporter: that cost him a career. "the new yorker" magazine published a scathing and meticulously documented piece on the new york attorney general with allegations of violence so striking that even schneiderman realized he had no chance of surviving political lay. one of the accusers was his off and on girlfriend. she quotes schneiderman as quoting, if you ever leave me, i'd kill you. the other woman is tonya silveratnam. she's quoted in the article as saying during her year-long relationship with schneiderman, we could rarely have sex without him beating me. he was obsessed with having a threesome and said it was my job to find the other woman and he would hit me until i agreed. sometimes he'd tell me to call him master and slap me until i did.

he admitted to role playing in the privacy of intimate relation -- relationships. he did not deny the specific allegations of beating, spitting at and choking women. he did, in the end, though, resign. >> and in the article, schneiderman issues a statement saying the privacy and relationships i engaged in role playing. and other consensual activity. i have not assaulted anyone, but he did resign about three hours after that report came out. and the reason it's such a big focal point is his history. he has championed himself as a champion for women. >> sued harvey weinstein. >> he had this brochure in his office about women's right >> sued harvey weinstein. >> he had this brochure in his office about women's rights. this was his cause. >> absolutely shocking resignation. you do get the sense, though, that although there are four women who have come forward, there may be others that might come forward after they hear all about this.

interesting story there here in new york. we're going to move on now, we're hours away from finding out whether president trump will pull the u.s. out of the iran nuclear deal. the president has been highly critical of the 2015 nuclear agreement. but many allies have been turning up the pressure to uphold the deal. >> reporter: president trump made headlines teasing ahead to a big announcement 2:00 p.m. later today about the iranian nuclear deal. this is the deal that the president had vowed to tear up. european leaders had been on a mission making the plea in person. the brits made a last-ditch effort, even sending someone to fox news trying to get the president to hear their case. one european diplomat tells us it seems pretty obvious president trump will exit this deal. cecelia vega, the white house. and first lady melania trump has rolled out her official platform focussing on helping kids across the country.

the program called be best will raise awareness about opioid abuse and promote kindness on social media. some question her push to curb cyber bullying given the president's habit of name-calling on twitter, but the president was in the audience being supportive as she announced the initiative. >> social media can be both negatively and positively effect on our children. too often it is used in negative ways. and it is our responsibility as adults to remind them that when using their voices whether verbally or online they must choose their words wisely and speak with respect and compassion. >> she offered few specifics of her plan, but a lot of it is expected to be built on existing programs. the u.s. now has a zero tolerance policy on those trying to enter the u.s. illegally. sessions says that means children will be separated from

their parent while being prosecuted. some are calling it inhumane and cruel. >> reporter: his trip to the u.s./mexico border city comes about one week after a caravan of at least 150 migrants arrived at the border, having traveled from central america to the u.s./mexico border, fleeing, they say, violence and persecution. >> we are not going to let the country be overwhelmed. people are not going to caravan or otherwise stampede our border. we need integrity in our immigration system. >> reporter: the department of homeland security has called what is happening at our borders a growing migrant crisis, saying attempted crossings increased 200% in march compared to last year when illegal border crossings were at historic lows. the attorney general saying the trump administration will

continue to fight illegal immigration. >> the department of homeland security is now referring 100% of illegal southwest border crossings to the department of justice for prosecution. >> reporter: sessions also reiterated his pledge to send 35 new assistant u.s. attorneys and 18 immigration judges to the border. diane and kendis? >> danya, thank you. and a broken water main at philadelphia airport caused hours worth of trouble four passengers. water flowed out of the pipe while it was being worked on beneath an airport parking lot. toilets couldn't be flushed. water fountains didn't work and restaurants had to stop preparing food. it's all been fixed and water pressure restored. eggs are getting a clean bill of health from australian researchers. eating up to a dozen eggs a week did not increase a risk to the heart. >> yes! >> for patients with prediabetes or type two diabetes. the university of sydney

confirms previous research. they checked a broad range of risk factors including blood pressure. >> bacon egg and cheese for everybody! >> the cheese and the bacon -- >> they did not specifically say that. >> they didn't specifically mention it was good, either. >> all right. on to pizza, shall we? many native new yorkers say the one thing they miss when they leave new york is the pizza. >> it's because of the water. but this week, big apple transplants living in l.a. can get their fix. jetblue is flying pizza cross country. they are sending plain and pepperoni pies out west. jetblue will cover taxes and delivery fee. >> ordering begins at midnight tomorrow and lasts through friday. $12 for plain, $15 for pepperoni, a limit of 350 pies per day.

>> it will not be delivered in 30 minutes or less. >> that is the catch. that is the real problem with this. >> jetblue says it will take care of the tip too, you don't have to figure out what's 20% of a cross country flight. >> that's a great idea. >> a trained pizza chef will oversee the whole process and the pizza will be delivered hot. i don't know how, but that's what they say. >> where do we sign up? >> i like it. >> can we just get pizza delivered right here? >> we don't have to. more proof why you should watch us over netflix. >> a new study suggests binge watching may be killing your sex life. >> wait. watching us improves your sex life? >> they didn't specifically say that, but that's what they inferred, right? and the latest on the fiery lava flow in hawaii. we're going to take you there next. >> have you seen some of our

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she fell asleep at the wheel, drove her suv into the water and couldn't get out. they pulled her out moments before the suv went under the water. happy to report everyone is okay. two new areas have opened up in hawaii. >> there are now 12 of these openings. nearly two dozen homes have been destroyed and 2,000 people evacuated from the area. >> some are being allowed to visit their homes but only during daylight hours. abc's kayna whitworth is there. >> reporter: slow moving yet unstoppable. the volcano disaster playing out on hawaii's big island, claiming streets, homes and cars. >> it's heartbreaking. and it doesn't look like it's going to stop anytime soon. >> reporter: the 2,000-degree lava pushing through everything in its path.

dozens of homes in the leilani estates neighborhood destroyed. the national guard taking us in. the lava moves down the streets and stops. this is a power line laying over the lava flow. you can feel the heat. the lava bursting and flowing from at least ten cracks in the earth, sending plumes of toxic sulfur dioxide into the air. each one of those is a separate crack in the earth spewing out lava over leilani estates. some of the nearly 2,000 residents are forced to flee. >> last night we went to bed with the good news. and this morning, it kind of shot it all. >> reporter: this weekend they >> reporter: this weekend they were allowed a moment back hom e to gather belongings and pets. >> just all can you do is pray and hope. >> reporter: sherry macarthur forced to leave her farm. >> what's going to happen with us?

you know if we lose our farm, we don't know where we're going to go. you lose your income and you lose your home at the same time. >> reporter: mt. kilauea is relatively flat, called a shield volcano. that allows lava to come out quicker, causing more to come out quicker than a cone volcano. the area's been rocked by over 1,000 earthquakes, including a 6.9, the largest to shake the island in 40 years. a new fissure has opened up on a main road. they're calling this eruption incredibly violent, and they still have no idea when people will be allowed back in their homes. kayna whitworth, abc news. >> definitely going to be a concern for several weeks. coming up, blessings on fashion's biggest night of the year. we're going to go to church. or the met gala. our favorite looks from the big event. but first, see how fenway park's green monster gets so green.

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♪ all right, you know what that means? time for sports. for the third straight year, the raptors will see lebron james in their nightmares. >> he sent the raptors packing. >> the game was close in the first half until it wasn't. lebron made that slick behind the back pass to korver for the score. >> that was stupid. that was just ridic. you see him with the dive, the spin move. he even got his handshake game going pretty good there. the cavaliers won 128-93. now they sit back and wait for the eastern conference finals, who their opponent will be. >> the pregame included some instagram trash talk from lebron james jr. he messaged raptors super fan

drake, your season ends tonight. >> he didn't take that sitting down, he replied with crying emojis and says nah bro, my season starts in june. some think it may be a hint at a new album. >> hmm. >> or maybe -- >> look doubtful. boston got cranky. in the city of brotherly shove. a 6'2" terry rozier and joel embiid got in each other's faces. does embiid still have the face mask? >> calm down. >> he still has the face mask. so the sixers have the last laugh. they won 103-92 to avoid the sweep. boston has its next chance to close out the series tomorrow at home. >> hopefully they'll play nice. and major league baseball is heating up. the ballpark staff has a lot to worry about.

>> david muir takes us behind the scenes at fenway to see up close and very large a very green piece of red sox magic. >> reporter: walking into boston's fenway park, built in 1912, the oldest in the country. and part of its lore, the green monster, but first, the colorful shop beneath the stands. bob devlin first became a red sox fan in the early '60s. now he's been painting here for 26 years, and there's one key color. looks familiar. and there's a name for it. called fence green. benjamin more fence green, and they have been using it on the green monster for years, used all over fenway. most people are watching the game. are you watching saying oh, there goes a player right into one of my pads? 38 miles away, milford, massachusetts, bernie hilton on the line for 34 years. >> there's the green monster.

>> reporter: and back at fenway, getting the job done, long before the red sox take the field again. as we approach it, the retired player now helping to train. martinez on our way to the green monster. the score board is still done by human beings. >> how big of a job does bob have on his hands every year? i want to give you an idea of how tall, how big this wall is. take a look up. 37 feet, two inches tall. and the reason they built this wall, to keep the people over on lansdowne street from checking out a free game. the historian. got a little green monster paint on me. >> bring it on. >> reporter: taking us inside that score board. i notice they have the crackerjacks ready to go. the numbers painted fence green, each about two pounds, 16 inches tall. >> you can slide it right down in here.

>> reporter: all right. >> congratulations. you are an official score board operator. >> he's still there.

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it is time for your tuesday pulse, and you know there was that whole saying about netflix and chill, and the chill part has nothing to do with chilling. but apparently, there's a study that says netflix is kind of killing our sex life. >> some people are actually taking the chill part seriously. >> yeah. they're like watching netflix. so this is a study that was done overseas where of course they have netflix as well. and they found that electricity use is going up in the later hours of the evening. usually when couples are expected to be, you know. >> romancing each other? >> yes, romancing the stone. good movie. yeah, so it says that couples are just less interested in sex because they are up watching tv in bed.

>> not that there's anything wrong with watching tv in the overnight hours. >> no. >> but at least some of our commercials clearly improve your sex life. >> ky and my pillow and then some. we completely encourage you to watch "world news now" and chill. >> absolutely. >> in your own way. >> don't send us pictures. over to georgia tech where students are holding an unusual memorial. check it out. see that lower gate on the left-hand side? see the sign behind it? taco bell that was in existence on campus until it shut down permanently last week. >> no. >> so the students got together to hold a memorial. to bid a fond farewell to the famous fast food eatery. and in case you're wondering who does that, who holds a funeral for taco bell, the answer is apparently not just students at georgia tech.

let's take you back to alabama montgomery earlier in the year for a taco bell that burnt down. very upset. they take their tacos very seriously apparently. >> they even coordinate their dancing and the sistahs singing. too bad there was not enough chick fil as to get over it. there's this guy from armenia who does these one-finger pushups and stuff. he's at it again, just trying to be a showoff. one finger, one hand. and he's drinking -- >> ow! >> i don't believe it. >> ow. >> there's some trickery there. the met gala isn't the only theme embracing catholicism.

this morning on "world news now," the first super tuesday primaries ahead of november's midterm elections are today. voters will be heading to the polls in four states. one controversial candidate in west virginia is calling himself trumpier than trump. also this morning, the first lady unveils her policy goals with her new advice to kids, be best. plus, what the white house says about a new report that the first lady doesn't even live at 1600 pennsylvania. "dancing with the stars" may not be here for a long time. but the athletes are here for a good time. >> kareem abdul-jabbar shaking what his mama gave him. some good moves there, kareem. nice. and one of fashion's biggest events. the met gala brought heaven to earth for one night.

who was head and shoulders above the rest? we're going to break it down for you on "the skinny" on this tuesday, may 8th. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> sounded like they were saying diane, right? >> it did sound like they said diane. were you there at the met gala? >> no, i wasn't invited. >> it annoys me it's less than a mile from where we are and we're never allowed to just -- >> you tried. >> yeah. >> we'll break it down. some interesting outfits there but we're going to start with primary season ahead of november's mid term elections kicking into high gear today. voters will be heading to the polls in four states. >> and there are more democratic contests than republican ones. but the highest profile of all is in west virginia. >> oh, yeah. that's where there are two

conservative lawmakers battling a former coal mine owner who's actually done time in prison. here's abc's mary bruce. >> reporter: the gop senate candidate is so controversial that his own party is telling voters not to support him. >> i'm neither despicable or a moron or a bigot. >> reporter: president trump is comparing don blankenship to roy moore, claiming he can't win the general election in your state, no way. remember alabama. he responded saying he's trumpier than trump and sometimes the president gets it wrong. pointing out the president's support of accused pedophile roy moore. the coal baron just served a year in prison after 29 people died in an explosion in one of his mines. >> the explosion was caused by the government. >> reporter: the latest ad sparked outrage with this remark about mitch mcconnell's wife.

he told us he's misunderstood. >> i'm probably the most honest person who ever ran for office. >> reporter: now, in this incredibly tight race, blankenship has been embracing the president and his agenda. he claims that trump is being misinformed by the washington an establishment and coming out against him. that they don't want him to win because he'd support trump's agenda. mary bruce, abc news, washington. and breaking overnight, new york state's attorney general resigned suddenly after an article claiming he physically abused women. schneiderman has been a vocal champion against sexual abuse. four women told the new york magazine, he slapped, choked and even spat on them. top state democrats as well as republicans called for him to resign. three hours after the article was published, he resigned.

first lady melania trump has announced her formal agenda, aimed at the well-being of children. the campaign called be best will tackle the growing opioid epidemic as well as cyber bullying. she called on children to speak verbally and online respectfully. she has ignored criticism over her choice to combat social media abuse while the president continues to use his twitter but he actually sat right there in the front row as she unveiled that plan. and in a rare, public display of affection, the president embraced his wife and gave her multiple kisses following the rose garden announcement. earlier, the press secretary sarah sanders dismissed a rumor that the first lady doesn't live in the white house but instead lives with her parents in the suburbs. >> that is an outrageous and ridiculous claim.

the first lady lives here at the white house. we see her regularly. and i think that's a, something that belongs in tabloid gossip, not on the front pages of the "washington post," and i hope they'll do better next team. >> washington post mentioned the rumor in a report that said the first lady and president are spending totally separate lives and spend little to no time together. oliver north, remember him? he will soon take over as the next president of the national rifle association. the retired marine lieutenant colonel was picked by the nra board of directors. >> north gained attention in the '80s when he was a central figure in the iran contra scandal. he was convicted on several counts in 1989. the convictions were overturned two years later. he's expected to have a role like charlton heston who served as the group's president for five years. up to 2003. and evacuated residents in a rural community on hawaii's big island are being allowed back into their homes to pick up belongings, but only during daytime hours. lava has destroyed at least 30 homes and new vents are still opening up. danya bacchus has the story.

>> reporter: it is slow moving and unstoppable. 2,000-degree lava destroying everything in its path on hawaii's big island. >> kept me up weeks on weeks knowing a volcano is there, and this nightmare came true today. whole house up in flames. >> reporter: more than 30 homes wiped out by massive rolling lava. some of those told to evacuate hoping their homes will not be next. what's going to happen? >> what's going to happen? if we lose our farm, we don't know where we're going to go. you lose your income and your home at the same time. >> reporter: some evacuees able to return home for a couple of hours. >> honey! hi, sweetie. >> reporter: to gather their valuable possessions they were forced to leave behind. >> joyful, gratitude of oh, yes, you know, we can go back and get those things we can get our hands on. >> reporter: at least two fissures continue to spew lava and molten rock more than 200

feet in the air, taller than the statue of liberty's torch. since the eruptions began, the island has been rocked by over 1,000 earthquakes, including a 6.9, the largest to shake the island in more than 40 years. and one of the biggest concerns, the sulfur dioxide, pouring into the air from the eruptions. the toxic fumes and smoke engulfing those neighborhoods. the volcanic activity is still under way. we've been told of a possible new fissure, meaning the damage there is far from finished. diane and kendis? >> our thanks to danya. a new york secretary's bank account left her family stunned when she passed away. >> she died two years ago at the age of 96. her family says she was a quiet and frugal life as a legal secretary for the same law firm for 67 years. you can imagine their surprise when they found out she left some cash to a social service agency.

>> and by some, try more than $8 million. it was part of her $9 million fortune. she saved up the money, thanks to copying the investments that were made by her bosses over the years. she made many stock buys for her bosses but would copy their purchases in much smaller amounts. based on her salary. >> smart move. her family's like, how much left to charity? where are my -- coming up, a family of uninvited guests drops by through the ceiling, and they were not greeted kindly. and the super bowl of fashion. takes us to the seventh layer of hell and heaven, with a religious theme at the met gala. we're going to try to understand what inspires the rich and famous to wear stuff like this. you're watching "world news now." now."

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the babies were caught quickly. mom, though, she was not going down without a fight. eventually, they did manage to trap mom. they say she and her babies are now back in the wild. now to the new allegations against a mysterious self-help group called nxivm. prosecutors are painting it as a sex cult involved in human trafficking. >> a former member says the group's doctor forced her to watch violent videos and filmed her reaction. >> abc's amy robach has the latest on the case. >> reporter: u.s. attorneys say more arrests are imminent in the case surrounding the secretive self-help group nxivm, branding women and forcing them to act as sex slaves. with allison mack coming face-to-face with reporters outside federal court, avoiding questions as she faces sex trafficking questions in connection to her alleged involvement in an organization she once promoted with videos like this. >> when i first came, i had on the surface something that

seemed to be a perfect life or a pretty good life. >> reporter: mack best known for her role in "smallville", appearing in court for a pretrial hearing seated near keith raniere. said to be nxivm's leader. >> one would say authenticity is being as you are. and expressing as you are. >> i don't know why it makes me want to cry. it's beautiful. >> reporter: prosecutors say mack actively worked on recruiting women for raniere. in 2016, mack reached out to emma watson, tweeting, i'm an actress like yourself and involved in a women's movement i think you'd dig. i'd love to chat if you're open. but watson never responded. raniere's attorney say nxivm's members aren't forced to joining the group or participating in any activities. >> women joined of their own volition for their own reasons and as part of what they thought they wanted to accomplish in life.

>> reporter: both mack and raniere have pleaded not guilty, as abc news has learned a medical doctor said to be affiliated with the group is now under investigation by the new york state health department for allegedly improperly conducting research studies on members. documents obtained by abc news outlining charges against dr. brandon porter, accusing him of moral unfitness, gross negligence and gross incompetence, saying among other things that porter allegedly performed an unsanctioned fright study on nxivm members and monitoring their brain activity as they watched videos depicting sexual assault and murder. >> our thanks to amy robach. that doctor has been charged that doctor has been charged by an oversight board with illegally conducting experiments.

>> he may have conducted fright study on up to 100 people. raniere and mack deny any wrongdoing. >> also court documents show allison mack married another actress from "battlestar galactica ". >> a former member says raniere ordered her to marry mack to keep her in the u.s. it's supposedly a tactic he uses to keep women from being deported. when we come back, we're going to mix things up a little bit by mixing fashion and religion. >> we're going to check out last night's met gala in "the skinny," coming up next. behind some of those looks. we're going to check out last night's met gala in "the skinny," coming up next. 60% of women wear the wrong size pad and can experience leaks. you don't have to with always my fit try the next size up and get up to 20% better coverage day or night. because better coverage means better protection

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learn how to prevent your child's next asthma attack. because even one attack is one too many. ♪ ♪ ♪ skinny ♪ just give me "the skinny" we're going to take you to church for "the skinny," actually we're going to take you to the red carpet. for the biggest night in fashion. the met gala. >> last night's theme was heavenly body. >> the night is not for the fashion faint of heart. tickets cost $30,000 apiece. the event raised $12 million for the metropolitan museum. >> some took it more seriously

than others. >> whoa, j. lo. so we're inviting the most fashion-forward person we know to break down last night's looks for us. >> jack sheehan, everybody. >> glad to be back. let's start. jared leno in gucci. what is that? >> that's jared leto in gucci. what is that? >> he looks like jesus. >> i think that's what he was going for. the crown? it's not of thorns. >> this is my favorite. >> j. lo. belle mie. that's a lot of leg right there. nicki minaj, oscar de la renta.

>> you have a lot of detail. that's a beautiful train. >> that's a lot of red. >> sarah jessica parker, dolce and gabbana. >> what fabric is that, jack? >> i'm not really sure, she's got andy cohen, chadwick boston. he had the whole cape thing going. >> from "black panther." >> mitt romney and ann. his wife ann, ann romney. why were they there? >> yeah. >> he's running for senate in utah. he's on the upper east side. forget about them. the last time we saw tom brady he was losing in the super bowl. he was with gisele. >> i think he's winning at life, though. >> probably. >> what is that outfit? what is he doing? >> tough to know what's going on there. >> all that was the warmup for the battle for fashion domination between katy perry

versus rihanna, jack, what did you think of this one? >> it's the first time i've seen it, so let's see it now. yeah. >> who is it? which one is that? >> that's riri. >> from last year? >> oh, that's from last year. let's see it from this year. >> oh, there's katy. look at the wings. >> nice! >> she's going with the angelic look. >> that's kind of like a tattoo i have. >> rihanna looked like the pope. she had some big hat thing going on there. that was from last year. a lot of people are saying she won the met gala last year. this year she pulled out this stuff. >> bless me, father, for i have sinned. oh, my god, it's been a couple decades since my last confession. >> many were saying rihanna won. but then katy had the whole angel wing thing going on. >> i'm going angel wings. >> you're going angel wings? >> i think so. >> kendis, who do you like? >> i like them all. i'm trying to get donna in trouble here. attaching the headgear. >> she tried to run offstage, but kendis held her hand so she couldn't get away.

>> where are you going? it's only getting good. >> i thought, you are looking heavenly. >> thank you very much. i was about to say, who wears a pope hat, but i guess now we know. all right, jack. your fashion expertise appreciated as always. >> i'll see you for the analyst. >> we'll see you for the bachelor. fashion wasn't the only thing that had people dropping to their knees. we also had a met gala proposal, everybody. >> the rapper two chains got down on his knee to ask his girlfriend and love to marry him. he previously proposed to her at the bet awards but they never made it official. >> they have three children together. two chains always refers to kesha as his wife, but they are not actually married, but they will be. >> you look heavenly. >> thank you, dear. ♪ just like a prayer >> i don't know if you're rockin' the pope or something

else. >> i don't know who i'm supposed to be, actually. to be, actually. i'm supposed to be, actually.

♪ we are already at the ♪ we are already at the halfway point for "dancing with the stars." and it just started. >> only the second week. >> i know. >> okay. short season. >> all-athlete competition, so let's get going. let's marvel at how creative choreographers have to be to make kareem abdul-jabbar not look out of place in this big group number. taking lots of wide shots during this tribute to elvis. >> they surround him with other dancers to try to distract. let's give him some credit here and check out his official performance with partner lindsey. check out their salsa. not so bad. right? look at him. >> he can shimmy like the best of us.

good job. >> i give kudos. >> i give him two. >> then there was tonya harding. with a quickstep. chasing her partner around the dance floor. >> not bad. >> tonya did well. >> arguably the best performance of the night went to figure skater mirai. the foxtrot routine earned her the highest score of the night. adam rippon also had a 37 by the way. but we're going to get right to it, shall we? karim is gone. >> he shimmied. >> he was eliminated along with a fellow basketball player. and to dr. dre. who doesn't often lose when he's battling other rappers. he just lost a battle against a

gynecologist. >> so that obgyn g >> so that obgyn goes by dr. drai. spelled d-r-a-i. the musician tried to block the medical doctor's trademark of the name. citing confusion. but the judge tossed out the case against the dr. drai. which means he can keep selling 20 things you may not know about the vagina and the companion volume, 20 things you may not know about the penis. >> interesting. i think we may have found a new sponsor. >> i have both your books. >> knowledgeable. >> it is knowledgeable. finally, dolly parton made a surprise visit to the senior center in tennessee. she sang and lifted weights at the center dedicated in her parents' honor. >> she saw an old boyfriend from high school which said she looked like a million bucks. thank you, she replied, that's how much it costs to make me look like this.

pat. back on the speaking circuit. >> do stay with us for "good morning america." making news in america this morning, a shocking fall from grace for a rising political star. new york's attorney general a self-proclaimed champion of the me too movement resigns after several women accuse him of abuse. this morning the explosive allegations and the investigation launched overnight. nuclear decision. president trump announces today whether he'll pull out of the nuclear deal with iran. what the decision could mean for the middle east, for wall street and for gas prices. jury deliberations begin in the trial of a former college football player accused of killing his cheerleader ex-girlfriend. see what he said on hidden camera video played in court. the new up close video from the volcano emergency. >> no way, dud