so this was the scene. listen to it. so this was the scene. listen to it. ooh. in hoboken, new jersey, of course that's just across from manhattan, after one yacht collided with another. the larger yacht was hosting a high school senior prom when it hit the empty yacht. i guess it kept pushing, didn't it. no one was injured. the damage was minor, but that prom was cut short. with graduation season in full swing millions of seniors are eagerly accepting their hard-earned diplomas. >> but it's an achievement one valedictorian never thought he'd reach.

here is david wright. >> reporter: richard jenkins is valedictorian of his class for gifted students of disadvantaged backgrounds. you must have pretty good grades. >> yeah, pretty good. >> reporter: but there's something else in his background that truly sets him apart. so you were homeless. >> yes. >> reporter: for two years. >> yes. >> reporter: during middle school he got involved in an afterschool writing workshop for inner city kids. >> some people cry about it, he was able to write about it. >> it gave me a sense of confidence. >> reporter: he says kids used to bully him for trying hard at school. >> some used to call me harvard back then, which is ironic, because here i am. >> reporter: this fall he's heading to harvard on a full scholarship. >> your mom must be proud. >> she expected it. >> reporter: from homeless to harvard. are you kind of nervous? >> i am kind of nervous.

>> reporter: everybody is. >> i would hope so. i don't want to be the only one. >> reporter: bright future indeed. david wright, abc news. and next for the parents who went to court to get their son out of their house. >> a judge says he needs to be gone by noon next friday or sheriff's deputies can remove him. he has lived with his parents without paying rent since he was 21. >> his parents sent him a number of eviction letters and offered him cash to find a new place. he says he needs six months to move. the judge said that's outrageous. >> outrageous particularly because his parents have been notifying over the past few months in writing to get out. >> he says the cooking has dropped down. >> he did continuously say i'm not bothering them. michael, if they're sending you letters to get out, you just might be. coming up, kendis with

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>> it's not for me, it's just, it's on the internet. >> messenger. next to john mayer. he has a new video and ran into trouble while doing the video shoot. >> he tweeted i needed to make a video for new light, but nobody could agree on a budget, music industry, am i right? so i went to a place downtown and made this with a company that usually does birthday and bar mitzvah videos. ♪ >> nice of you to dress up for the occasion, too. he is not in his bar mitzvah outfit. >> no, it's not even what he got for his bar mitzvah. >> i love the content. >> i like it. while many "star wars" fans will be watching "solo", we have news about another in the works.

>> hollywood is buzzing about the movie project, like "solo", it will tell the back story of the mercenary for the empire. but here's how they will likely not be portraying the character in a sex scene. this is a burlesque parody. >> the show's across california, complete with sexy storm troopers as well as all of your other favorite characters. >> who knew? >> that's what sexy storm trooper looks like. now we know. where's jabba the hut? >> it's really too bad disney isn't milking enough of the franchise. >> they pay our paychecks. >> it's awesome what disney is doing to the "star wars" franchise. and finally, the most

sought-after tourist hot spot made popular by yours truly. >> mm-hm. >> earlier this week i took you to singapore where the pool parties are mply hvenly, and even if the summit with north korea doesn't happen in singapore, everyone seems to want to go there now. >> okay, okay. >> because i was there. >> so we saw that you thoroughly enjoyed the marina bay sands. >> uh-huh. >> well, now so is thor. >> get out. >> there's kendis enjoying it. >> hi, everybody, in singapore at the moment. just arrived at the hotel room. look at this. ♪ and -- >> that piano is oddly familiar, by the way. chris hemsworth apparently gets his travel tips from kendis. >> to be kidding. see that piano? look at this. >> maybe you can play better than chris can. can we hear it? ♪ temporary ♪ good times

♪ >> i think it's a little off with the audio there. >> much better than chris hemsworth. how about the big finish. ♪ aren't you lucky we have them ♪ >> oh, there, there it is. ♪ good times >> there's your big finish. perfect. you nailed it, buddy. absolutely nailed it. here's the real reason why hemsworth was in singapore. ♪ ♪ i came in like a wrecking ball ♪ >> he was at home doing some lip syncing with the kids. but here's what gets him most excited. the dog just attack, attack thor. >> the dog didn't seem to like his wrecking ball routine. you think his wife was like, enough, just go to singapore.

enough with the dog barking. >> chris hemsworth played on the same piano as i did. i wish it was liam, though, i prefer liam. >> what? >> i'm a liam person. >> i'm a liam person. iam person.

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claiming that a fbi informant questioned two campaign members. he was asked if the spygate allegations are an effort to undercut the russia investigation. >> no, no. what i'm doing is a service to this country. >> the nfl addressing the national anthem controversy and some players are not happy about it. >> if any one is on the field and is disrespectful to the flag there would be a fine against the team. >> under the new rules, players may stay in the locker room during the star-spangled banner, but if they are on the field they must stand or the team could face fines. the nfl player association says it was not consulted.

>> police are searching for multiple suspects. >> just before 2:00 in the afternoon, the first female killed in the line of duty here was responding to a suspicious vehicle. a possible burglary, when witnesses say they heard gunshots. officer amy caprio's alleged killer facing murder charges. >> we asked katy perry if we could be her left shark. >> left shark. >> and then they proceeded to ask her if i could be her backup dancer. she's like no. >> immediately. without question. very definitive no. >> so she's saying there's a chance. this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades.

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>> good morning. i'm diane macedo. >> i'm kendis gibson. here are some of the top headlines we're following on "world news now." harvey weinstein is expected to surrender later today in new york to face the first charges connected to alleged sexual misconduct. this comes after morgan freeman apologizes to eight women. a civilian is being called a hero after killing a gunman. a mother and daughr were injured in the initial shoing but are expect to recover. irish citizens from around the world are flying home today for a historic referendum. voters in ireland will decide today whether to repeal the

country's strict decades-old ban on abortion. the vote is expected to be close. the rockets edged out golden state by four, and now the defending champs are looking at an early summer. from abc news, this is "world news now." and we do say good morning, everyone. we're going to start this half hour with two new major developments in scandals that have been sweeping hollywood. >> harvey weinstein is set to turn himself in to police to face charges and morgan freeman is apologizing amid allegations. here's maggie rulli. >> reporter: eight women claim morgan freeman harassed them. one caught on tape. >> i'm enjoying the bachelor life, immensely.

i get to look at you and drool. >> reporter: this reporter says she did not find the words offensive, but cnn entertainment reporter says she started to investigate him after a press junket. he denies the allegations saying anyone who knows me or has worked with me knows i am not someone who would intentionally offend or knowingly make anyone feel uneasy. i apologize to anyone who felt uncomfortable or disrespected. that was never my intent. and new developments with harvey weinstein. he's expected to turn himself in to police in new york. he's been under investigation for months by the manhattan district attorney's offense. lucia evans says he forced her to perform a sexual act on him, and another actress says he raped her. these are just two of the women

who have accused him of rape or sexual harassment. these will be the first criminal charges against him. he's also under investigation in l.a., the uk and by federal prosecutors here in the u.s. diane and kendis? >> maggie rulli there on that. she mentioned the whole morgan freeman thing. the union, sag actor, is saying any accused person has the right to due process, but it is a starting point to believe the brave voices who come forward in an incident like this. >> and as for weinstein, we just hear the continuing message that weinstein has said all along he did not have non-consensual sex with anyone. maybe we will hear more today as he faces a judge. breaking overnight, two suspects are on the run after an ied device exploded in a restaurant in canada. >> three were critically hurt. two men were captured on

surveillance video leaving the scene immediately after the explosion. the blast comes a month after ten people were killed in toronto after a van plowed into a group of pedestrians. and aaa says new record numbers of americans will be spending the holiday weekend away from home. the largest airlines expect more than 8 million passengers between now and tuesday and they say allow extra time for long lines. >> if you're traveling by car, plan or major gridlock, especially if you're trying to leave a big city. you'll have to dig a little deeper at the gas pump, prices are up 33 cents from this time last year. another thing is the threatening weather. melissa constanzer has the forecast. >> as we look into the yucatan, we are watching a tropical

system or what's likely to be a tropical system. and it will probably receive a name. meanwhile, into your saturday we are looking at more thunderstorms through the great lakes. and by memorial day, it's a wet one as the tropical system nears. diane, kendis? >> it's looking pretty nice in los angeles for the memorial day weekend. turning to north korea, expressing hope that president trump changes his mind about canceling his summit with kim jong un. the president cited the north's tremendous anger and open hostility as the reason behind his decision. the rhetoric between the two countries heated up as north korea slammed top u.s. officials. in a letter to kim, the president pointed to the u.s.'s military might but added a summit was still possible at some point. the president's explosive allegation that his campaign was spied upon has led to a meeting.

but democrats say there was nothing to bolster the president's claim. pierre thomas has more. >> reporter: congressional leaders and senior members of the white house staff heading to the justice department for a classified briefing after president trump's unsubstantiated claim that a spy was in his campaign. >> we now call it spygate. >> reporter: he says it's looking like the biggest political scandal in history but has provided no proof. it was triggered by a report that an informant questioned two trump campaign advisers about their contact with russian operators. the "times" never mentioned anything about a spy inside the campaign. still, the president ordered justice department officials to brief republicans in congress. >> what i'm doing is a service to this country. >> reporter: when the unusual briefings ended, republicans

disappeared, not saying a word, but from democrats, this blunt assessment. >> nothing we have heard today has changed our view that there is no evidence to support any allegation that the fbi or any intelligence agency placed a spy in the trump campaign. >> reporter: democrats were expressing concern that white house chief of staff john kelly and a white house attorney showed up at today's classified briefing. and senator mark warner tweeted that the president's aides, quote, have no business showing up at a classified intelligence briefing. pierre thomas, abc news, washington. the president's daughter and adviser has reportedly been granted full security clearance. a source confirms to abc news that ivanka trump's clearance was upgraded to permanent top security and she has received it at the same time as her husband jared kushner that we learned about earlier this week. samsung has been ordered to pay apple for illegally copying

some of the iphone's features. the company claims samsung actually owes more than a billion dollars. samsung puts the figure closer to $28 million. the two sides have been battling over patent infringements since 2011. from that battle to another one. this one on the hard court. game five of the nba western conference finals included special guests. ♪ o'er the land of the free ♪ and the home of the brave >> the santa fe high school choir performed the national anthem prior to the rockets hosting golden state. then it was time for the players to go to work. >> yeah, so chris paul with the shimmy. steph curry saying, well, if you shim on somebody you can expect to be shimmied back. >> oh, boy. >> chris pl was on fire. j.j. watt in the audience. is that justin timberlake as well? it was j.t. >> star-studded game.

>> that was the extent of our coverage of that game. >> do you have any idea what happened in that game? >> the rockets won. >> the end. >> shimmy, j.t., j.j. watt. >> i liked it. you should do sports more often. >> exactly. we also have an explanation about what happened when that golfer was denied his celebratory kiss. >> it was awkward. he tried to kiss his girlfriend after he won his first tour. it looked like she turned him away, but aaron is setting the record straight. >> she says they were surprised to see each other, because reagan flew in that day, she was so excited about his win that she didn't realize that he was making his move. >> ah. >> ah, yeah. >> got to go for it, aaron, none of this subtly business. coming up, the latest on the lava spewing out of the ground in hawaii. we're hearing of possible new evacuations. >> those are live images coming from the big island right now.

and while we're at it, there's this. >> dick debartolo, emergency backpack, emergency radio, emergency inflatable lantern, even a solar panel you can wear on your backpack. you're watching "world news now." on your backpack. you're watching "world news now."

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my this is still a very active eruption on the big island of hawaii. it is spewing lava into the air sometimes 150 feet into the sky. we are also seeing the color blue, as in blue flames coming out of the ground. that we are told is caused by methane gas trapped underneath the lava. another unusual sight, some residents are returning home to find giant cracks, sometimes ten feet wide, hundreds of feet long running right through their yards. there are two big concerns here. the first is that lava is and if it crosses, 1,000 people could be cut off. on a plan to use large transport helicopters that can evacuate people. the second worry is that toxic gas is coming from the lava. the trade winds are blowing it away from us.

if that changes, there could be more evacuations on the way. clayton sandell, abc news, pahoa. first close-up and we're getting our first close-up look at what happens when your camera gets too close to a rocket launch. >> this is what's left of a $3,000 camera that had been set up at this week's falcon 9 launch. it's been scorched, melted beyond repair. >> glad no one was holding it at the time. luckily, it did capture a few dramatic snaps before its untimely death. the photographer had four cameras closer to the launch pad. they came out unscathed. >> amazing indeed. coming up, your "world news now" survival guide. >> the giz wiz. indeed. coming up, your "world news now" survival guide. >> the giz wiz. s why pantene has the perfect conditioners for everyone. from air-light foam, to nourishing 3 minute miracle, to the moisture-infusing gold series. we give more women great hair days - every day.

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with emergency gadgets. it's something we don't like to think about but we need to. >> this is your survival kit, one person, three days, poncho, we have a space blanket for you, mylar to keep you warm. >> i'll use that in the studio. >> there is three days of water. three days of food. there's a first aid kit, a signal mirror. an l.e.d. flashlight, which is really neat. i'm just going to wet my finger. so when the flashlight gets wet, it starts blinking. it's also a regular flashlight. >> most importantly, how do i look? >> you are ms. emergency. there you go. >> this kit is $59.99. and they make kits for more people. >> that's cool. people are always trying to put together go bags and stuff, and

you don't always know what you need. >> waterproof matches, a knife with tools. >> this is very sparkly by the way. you're making a statement. >> i know you got to take that home. it's okay, it's okay. >> this is from eaton, their bluetooth radio. i'm going to hit the front here so it will light up. when there's an emergency you can have it send you texts. it can light up in different colors to tell you the emergency. it can sound off a siren. this is a solar panel to keep it charged. a lantern light on the side, the emergency lighting going on. there is also, when all else fails, a crank, so when there's no more battery power. >> you can charge it manually. i always wonder, what about nighttime? that's when you really need it. >> all else fails, it's five minutes of cranking for a minute of talk time. >> and you get a workout.

>> exactly. this is really neat from anchor, their portable solar charger. this little guy opens up. it's three solar panels. 21 watts of charging and these grommet holes can hang it from a backpack, from a tree, you can charge two devices at once. >> these look like they also have solar chargers. >> they do. this is neat. >> it looks like an arm floaty. >> it's called lumenade. there's a little button here. it lights up. >> ooh, that's fun. >> three degrees of illumination. >> it blinks! >> the handles open up. not only -- that's the big one.

this one has a 4,000 miliamp battery in it. this is $20. then, when you are going to -- >> can you use them as little floaty devices? >> we'll have to ask the company. >> okay, fine. >> so these are very clever. and then just take the pin out, deflate it. >> deflate them. >> and it looks like this. this is the little guy here. >> you can use it on a picnic. you don't have to wait for an emergency. you know what else we could use these for? >> discos. >> yeah, a little club action. ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh. >> if you want to make up your own ready kit, ready.gov. drop the water! we didn't tell them water's coming. >> for more information on disaster preparation, visit ready.gov. dick debartolo, always great to have you.

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>> i heard a story about you, i was wondering if it's true. >> everything you heard about me is true. >> no lie, that was the action scene from "solo." both men sat down with abc's chris connolly, opening up about the experience and what they grew up watching. >> when you jump to light speed, it's crazy. >> that's a good version of the sound. >> when i went to do my screen test on the millennium falcon, i pretended like i'd been on this before. >> i wanted to exude a sense of competitiveness, like i win by being smooth and he wins by being a cowboy. >> the movie opens in a very

different place, and he's got a very different feeling, so kind of incorporating all those elements and making it feel like a real performance. >> "solo" is getting a solid 69% on rotten tomatoes. >> the village voice says "solo" like the falcon and empire seems to sputter just when it should leap into overdrive. >> and the atlantic says it is not particularly daring or innovative. >> did you see donald glover's suit? it looking like they were out in space. >> i saw the mechanism that came over and poured a drink every time he wanted it. can we get one of those in the studio? it's wine day, cue the wine. cue the wine. >> not quite. clap on?

this mor this morning on "world news now," new developments as the president cancels the summit with north korea. >> the north responding to that overnight saying its leaders are still willing to talk. where things stand right now. also mayhem at an oklahoma city restaurant as a man walks in and opens fire. an armed civilian jumps into action, shooting the suspect to death. we have details ahead. plus, the nba rookie tased and taken down by police is talking about it exclusively to abc news, telling our reporters he's mad every time he sees the video. hear what else he told robin roberts. and time to break out the corkscrew and let the bottle breathe a bit before pouring,

because it's national wine day, everybody. so would you like some cabernet, chardonnay or boxed varieties? the greatest achievement is honored today on this friday, may 25th. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> i don't think i've ever heard the wine song. i like it. >> wine to the left. hey, everybody, boxed wine. yeah. >> all day. >> rose all day. >> rose all day indeed. the president probably already had a nice bottle of wine that was ordered for a hotel in singapore. >> ready to go. >> mm-hm. candlelight, flowers. >> rose petals. >> it was set, please. >> and then, maybe not. >> dating ain't easy. neither is diplomacy. >> clearly. >> north korea, however, breaking up isn't easy, either, north korea is still holding out hope for that historic u.s.

summit hours after president trump was abruptly saying nope, it's canceled. >> they said it's regrettable and are willing to give the u.s. time to reconsider. the announcement came after kim jong un allowed international journalists to witness the explosion of a nuclear test site. here is jonathan karl. >> president trump warned the collapse of the summit is bad news for the entire world. >> i believe that this is a tremendous setback for north korea and, indeed, a setback for the world. >> reporter: the president pulled out in a wistful letter to kim jong un, addressing the north korean dictator as "his excellency", writing we deeply appreciate your time, patience and effort, but due to open hostility i feel it is inappropriate at this time to have this long-planned meeting.

you talk about your nuclear capabilities, but ours are so massive and powerful i pray to god they will never have to be used. this comes after a north korean thaw in relations. including two meetings between mike pompeo and kim jong un and the release of three american prisoners. the president even relished talk of a nobel peace prize. >> do you deserve the nobel peace prize? >> everyone says so, but i won't say it. >> reporter: president trump tried to show some flexibility. >> i don't think i want to totally commit myself, but all in one would be a lot better. >> reporter: but after vice president pence suggested dire consequences if kim doesn't give up his nukes, north korea lashed out, calling pence a, quote,

political dummy. but, in his letter, president trump told kim, quote, i felt a wonderful dialogue was building up between you and me. and the koreans released a conciliatory statement, calling the summit desperately needed adding, we are willing to sit down with america at any time to solve the problem with a generous and open heart. at one point, the president suggested that the june 12th summit date could be saved after all, that it could go forward as planned. but later white house officials made it clear that is not going to happen. but the president very clearly would like to see a summit with kim jong un at some point. it just won't happen on june 12th. jonathan karl, abc news, the white house. >> lots of drama, we will keep an eye on that one. some violence in oklahoma city is over after a gunman was shot and killed by a civilian. policeay the shooteralked into that restaurant, opening fire, injuring a woman and her 12 year old daughter.

both are expected to recover. the suspect then walked outside where unfortunately for him he encountered an armed civilian. >> the suspect exited the establishment, he was confronted by a citizen. the citizen had a weapon, took out the weapon and shot the suspect. >> reporter: the mother and daughter were there celebrating the girl's birthday. the shooting appears to be random. harvey weinstein is expected to turn himself in to police in new york to face charges involving sexual misconduct. these would be the first criminal charges stemming from allegations made by two women. according to cnn, weinstein will be charged with rape. weinstein has said all along that he did not have non-consensual sex with anyone. in the meantime, morgan

freeman has issued an apology. eight women are now reportedly accusing him of sexual harassment and inappropriate behavior on movie sets or inside production companies. the 80-year-old oscar winner is apologizing, quoting here, to anyone who felt uncomfortable or disrespected by his behavior. the screen actor's guild is considering possible actions regarding the lifetime achievement award it gave freeman just four months ago. all right, memorial day weekend kicks off and millions of people are hitting the roads and airports. >> the biggest challenge facing drivers, of course, spiking gas prices estimated to be the highest on memorial day weekend in four years. >> it's all paul williams' fault. >> and more than 3 million are expected to flood the nation's airports which means delays are possible. >> and millions are in the path of a system set to drench the gulf states. melissa has our forecast. >> it's going to be another wet day here in the southeast, with spotty showers and thunderstorms

creeping their way a little further north than yesterday. but all eyes will be turning to the tropics this weekend, because there's a low pressure system off the yucatan, and this is likely to become a named tropical system today. as it moves into the gulf of mexico it encounters warm waters and could make landfall between louisiana and the big bend of florida. either way, it means a wet setup through saturday.as we move also watching showers and thunderstorms around the great lakes for saturday as well and then very heavy rainfall in the southeast as we step into memorial day. have a backup plan for that outdoor barbecue, diane, kendis? >> the southeast has been wet a lot over the last week. so flooding problems could be a big deal by monday. thank you to melissa. and government forecasts in the meantime are predicting what they call an active, nearly normal hurricane season, they expect 10 to 16 named storms, five to nine as hurricanes, as many as four of them could be

major with sustained winds of 111 miles per hour. over to hawaii and a new threat from the kilauea volcano as fissures continue to spew red hot lava into the sky. this video shows streaks of blue flames springing up in cracks in a road. that is methane as a byproduct of burning vegetation, and now it's posing a new danger, possible new and unpredictable explosions. a toddler hit by one of two cars racing on a tampa street has passed away. 21 month old lilia and her mother were run down on wednesday morning. the 24 year old, jessica, died shortly afterwards. the cars were traveling at about 60 miles per hour. both drivers now face two counts each of vehicular homicide. the passenger is charged with street racing. ck johnson has been pardoned nearly 70 years after his death.

he was the first black boxer to win the heavyweight title in 1908. he was convicted of transporting a white woman across state lines and served ten months in prison. >> john mccain has been asking for that pardon for several years now. it's good to see that has finally taken place. in the meantime, the president's decision to call off the summit with kim jong un has driven up demand for a commemorative coin to celebrate the event. >> the website for the white house gift shop crashed as it was promoted as the deal of the day with the price dropping from $25 to $19.95. >> the new coin will feature silhouettes of trump and kim and come in a black velvet box. >> maybe you can get a two for one deal from the royal wedding gift bag and the commemorative coin. at least the wedding actually h.

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about 15 barges filled wit about 15 barges filled with coal broke loose on the monongahela river near pittsburgh. that forced the shutdown of two bridges at the height of rush hour. two of those barges sank and the coal spilled into the river. and the driver in the new jersey bus crash is facing two counts of vehicular homicide.

>> he was attempting an illegal u-turn on interstate 80 on the way to a middle school field trip when a dump truck slammed into the bus. one student and one teacher were killed. several others were injured. authorities say his driver's license has been suspended 14 times since 1975. most of them, though, for parking violations. nba player sterling brown is speaking out after body cam video showed police tased him over what started as a parking violation. >> the police had accused him of being combative. but the police have apologized since. and now brown is telling his story to alex perez in milwaukee. >> taser, taser, taser! >> reporter: just one day after the release of that video showing the tasing of sterling brown, the milwaukee bucks player sitting down with robin roberts, talking about that moment.

>> physically, mentally, being tased like that, how did that impact you? >> it was a shock, like it came out of nowhere, like, i tensed up instantly. emotionally, it just -- i got tased. >> reporter: that confrontation with officers after he illegally parked his car at walgreen's. the video slows him calmly talking to officers, when suddenly -- >> take your hands out of your pockets now. >> reporter: officers take him down and tase him. >> taser, taser, taser! >> they still, you know, they got me pinned down. i tried to stay calm to get out of this situation. >> reporter: brown plans to file a lawsuit. the police chief here has condemned the conduct of the officers involved. he says they have been disciplined, and he has

apologized. alex perez, abc news, milwaukee. >> and you of course can see robin's interview, all of it, exclusively this morning on "good morning, america." coming up in the next half hour the accident at a crematorium that sent human ashes into the air. bur first a surprise guest as airbnb mistakes a home on georgia avenue for the country of georgia. thousands of miles apart from one another. next on "world news now." as airbnb mistakes a home on georgia avenue for the country of georgia. thousands of miles apart from one another. next on "world news now." actually, it's bulkier. always discreet quickly turns liquid to gel, for drier protection that's a lot less bulky. always discreet.

♪ ♪ listen to your heart ♪ there's nothing else you can do ♪ listen to your heart is right. question is, is alexa listening to you? amazon has confirmed that one of its alexa devices listened to a user's conversation and sent it to a contact without permission. >> it's a series of misunderstandings. amazon says it's not uncommon

for the device to erroneously hear the command to wake up, which is what would happen to one of its devices in portland, oregon when this one woman's -- one of her husband's employees alerted her that she was receiving recordings from inside their home. >> ooh. sounds creepy. but amazon explained that alexa woke up when they mentioned some word that sounded like "alexa", and then parts of the background conversation must have sounded like "send a message". so alexa asking to whom. and certain words in the conversation must have sounded like the contact's name. so it recorded the message and sent it to that contact. >> that would be my nightmare. >> oh, yeah. the kind of things that would come out of your conversations. wouldn't you love to be a fly on that wall. >> my kitchen's innocent. >> the rest of the house? >> it's the rest of the house.

well, next to another software glitch, this one from airbnb. a minnesota homeowner was surprised to find a man at his doorstep saying he rented his house. >> except the homeowner never listed the house. so he was surprised again when he checked the site and there was his address. airbnb says the problem wasn't scammers. it was auto correct. >> reporter: this is georgia, the country. this is georgia avenue, 6,000 miles away in crystal, minnesota. how did airbnb in georgia the country wind up steering a man to georgia the street? the trouble started on wednesday when jim belmonte's doorbell rang. the only problem? but to belmonte's surprise, the stranger at the door actually had the right address.

>> looked it up and lo and behold, we were on airbnb. >> reporter: but it was for a different house. >> there were mountains. one thing i can say about crystal, minnesota, there really are no mountains at all. >> reporter: the site auto corrected the address for the original listing in the country of georgia to the minnesota address on georgia avenue. they took the listing down and say they are investigating, but belmonte is worried they aren't doing enough to make sure this doesn't happen again. >> there isn't a vehicle for them to actually guarantee that the person renting the house is actually able to rent the house. that is not enough. >> so airbnb says they've

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and by did not work, i mean epic fail, explosion of wine everywhere kind of scenario. >> opening a bottle with a blowtorch, more fun apparently. >> never tried that one. >> that looks cool. quickly chill a wine bottle with a wet towel or cold towel with cold water. >> i have tried that one. it works. finally, a cop in woodstock, georgia is proving he is a man of his word after a bet with a fifth grader. fifth grader got good grades, he had to wear a purple wig. ♪ ♪ ♪

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this morning on "world news now," breaking news right now. several stories we're following, including an explosion inside a restaurant, injuring 15 people. police say the suspects used an ied. and in another incidence, a man opens fire inside a busy bar and grill, as a civilian takes him down with a gun. and harvey weinstein is set to turn him into police on sex crime charges. the producer will surrender to police in a few hours. and a major snafu at a crematorium. >> it sends smoke and human ashes into the air and a toxic smell. john mayer, is he just giving up?

his new music seems suggests that he is letting himself go. we're with you, man, it's okay, it is friday, whatever, may 25th. when the cush hits, you produce stuff like this. from abc news this is "world news now." >> the last time we saw him, he was doing the smoky eye. now he's completely au naturale. >> with a different look and different sound. a very, very busy start to this half hour with the breaking news, a manhunt for two suspects right now because of an explosion inside a restaurant outside toronto. >> 15 people were hurt by the blast, at least three critically. images of the suspects were caught on security camera. police aren't sure how many were in the restaurant at the time of

the blast but the area is expected to be closed off until later this morning. >> it was an indian restaurant in the town of mississauga close to the airport there. now back to the u.s. and oklahoma city, an armed citizen took down a gunman. the suspect walked in and shot two people before being taken down by the civilian. jonathan cooper has been talking to police at the scene. >> reporter: who is the shooter? what was his motive? who has he been talking to? has he been on social media? who is this guy. a suspect walked into louie's around 6:30, opened fire randomly. he hit two people, a mother and daughter at a birthday party. they have been transferred to ou med. that suspect walked back outside. that's where a good samaritan, a hero is what they're calling him, opened fire on the suspect, shooting and killing him, stopping this threat.

>> i'm just grateful there was someone there who could stop it, and i hope that someday we'll get to meet them and thank them. >> whoever that was, he may have saved our daughter-in-law's life. >> reporter: this is what police said after the shooting. >> you have to start working backwards to find out what his actions were and start looking at if he has any facebook posts or anything like that, if he made any threats. >> reporter: people that work at louie's, people that work in the area, people who were inside the restaurant, they were in complete shock. >> you hear gunshots. i'm more of a slow reactor. i was looking at her. i saw her dart for the door. i hear screaming, i run out as well. it was complete chaos. >> reporter: i did talk to some who said they were thinking about their kids throughout this, thinking they were perhaps going to die. jonathan cooper, koco 5 news.

>> often gun rights activists always say the only person who can stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. it appears as if that might have been the case in oklahoma city. now to harvey weinstein. >> he is expected to surrender to new york police in hours to face charges related to sexual assault allegations. here is linsey davis. >> reporter: former hollywood heavyweight will turn himself into the police. he has been under investigation for months, stemming from accusations of sexual misconduct by two actresses. in 2004, evans says weinstein forced her to perform a sexual act on him. they are just two of the women who have accused him. actress gwyneth paltrow detailed with howard stern that her

then-boyfriend brad pitt threatened weinstein. >> it was like the equivalent of throwing him against the wall. he said if you ever make her feel uncomfortable again, i'll kill you or something like that. >> reporter: these would be the first criminal charges against weinstein. he's also under investigation in l.a., the uk and by federal prosecutors in this country. weinstein has said all along that he has not had non-consensual sex with anyone. his defense attorney declined to comment. we will not know what the charges are until weinstein appears before the judge, but we do know that one of the accusations is rape, which could carry a significant amount of jail time. linsey davis, abc news, new york. hollywood legend morgan freeman is apologizing amid sexual misconduct allegations.

he is apologizing to quote, anyone who felt uncomfortable or disrespected by his behavior. eight women are now accusing him of sexual harassment and inappropriate behavior both on movie sets and within production offices. north korea is now issuing a conciliatory response after president trump called off his meeting with kim jong un. an official says they're still willing to hold talks at any time for peace and stability. in a letter to kim, the president said his decision to cancel was prompted by what he calls anger and open hostility by the north. it came after a korean diplomat referred to mike pence as a political dummy. >> i believe that this is a tremendous setback for north korea, and indeed, a setback for the world. >> the president said the u.s. military is ready if necessary, but he also left the door open for the summit to take place at a later date. before his announcement, north korea blew up a nuclear test

site with about two dozen western journalists looking on. president trump is praising the nfl's new policy that requires players to stand for the national anthem or stay in the locker room. the president said players should stand or shouldn't be playing, adding maybe they shouldn't be in the country. this all comes after players either remained seated or took a knee to protest police brutality. united airlines has reached an undisclosed settlement with the family whose dog died on a flight in new york. the flight attendant would not allow them to put the carrier under the seat and made them put it in the overhead bin where the dog eventually suffocated. united claims the flight attendant didn't understand that the dog was inside the bag. and authorities outside tacoma, washington got an unusual call about a flying gun. >> yeah, so a handgun was lodged

right in the bumper of a honda. police confiscated the gun, which they believe was used in a nearby shooting earlier in the afternoon. >> so many questions. >> how? >> we will be staying on top of that one for you. so curious. and an accident at a crematorium near san diego sent plumes of smoke containing human remains into the air. >> fire officials say an oven door that failed to close properly is to blame for the escaping smoke. look at the scene there in san diego. crews were able to shut that door and ventilate the building. and the only damage was to the oven. >> fire officials say the building also contained a suppressant. but the escaping smoke posed no health risk to the publi coming up, two yachts with only one spot at a dock. see how this one ends. and big willie style is

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so this was the scene. listen to it. ooh. in hoboken, new jersey, of course that's just across from manhattan, after one yacht collided with another. the larger yacht was hosting a high school senior prom when it hit the empty yacht. i guess it kept pushing, didn't it. no one was injured. the damage was minor, but that prom was cut short. with graduation season in full swing millions of seniors are eagerly accepting their hard-earned diplomas. >> but it's an achievement one valedictorian never thought he'd reach. here is david wright.

>> reporter: richard jenkins is valedictorian of his class for gifted students of disadvantaged backgrounds. you must have pretty good grades. >> yeah, pretty good. >> reporter: but there's something else in his background that truly sets him apart. so you were homeless. >> yes. >> reporter: for two years. >> yes. >> reporter: during middle school he got involved in an afterschool writing workshop for inner city kids. >> some people cry about it, he was able to write about it. >> it gave me a sense of confidence. >> reporter: he says kids used to bully him for trying hard at school. >> some used to call me harvard back then, which is ironic, because here i am. >> reporter: this fall he's heading to harvard on a full scholarship. >> your mom must be proud. >> she expected it. >> reporter: from homeless to harvard. are you kind of nervous?

>> i am kind of nervous. >> reporter: everybody is. >> i would hope so. i don't want to be the only one. >> reporter: bright future indeed. david wright, abc news. and next for the parents w went to court to get their son out of their house. >> a judge says he needs to be gone by noon next friday or sheriff's deputies can remove him. he has lived with his parents without paying rent since he was 21. >> his parents sent him a number of eviction letters and offered him cash to find a new place. he says he needs six months to move. the judge said that's outrageous. >> outrageous particularly because his parents have been notifying over the past few months in writing to get out. >> he says the cooking has dropped down. >> he did continuously say i'm not bothering them. michael, if they're sending you letters to get out, you just ghbe.

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we are getting our summertime skinny on with a classic from dj jazzy jeff and the fresh prince. >> so it's been a while since the latter half of that duo, some guy named will smith, has released new music, but he has just teased us with his first musical endeavor in 13 years. he released a short video of what he's been working on in the studio and why it's taking him so long. >> in his lyrics, he addresses tabloid drama about his marriage. ♪ 20 years of swag ♪ y'all need to stop the divorce rumors ♪ ♪ and mind your damn business >> will and jada are doing just fine. >> at least according to the rap. i wonder if he'll also rap about the rumors swingin', the other rumors that they swing. >> okay. next. >> it's not for me, it's just, it's on the internet.

>> messenger. next to john mayer. he has a new video and ran into trouble while doing the video shoot. >> he tweeted i needed to make a video for new light, but nobody could agree on a budget, music industry, am i right? so i went to a place downtown and made this with a company that usually does birthday and bar mitzvah videos. ♪ >> nice of you to dress up for the occasion, too. he is not in his bar mitzvah outfit. >> no, it's not even what he got for his bar mitzvah. >> i love the content. >> i like it. while many "star wars" fans will be watching "solo", we have news about another in the works. >> hollywood is buzzing about

the movie project, like "solo", it will tell the back story of the mercenary for the empire. but here's how they will likely not be portraying the character in a sex scene. this is a burlesque parody. >> the show's across california, complete with sexy storm troopers as well as all of your other favorite characters. >> who knew? >> that's what sexy storm trooper looks like. now we know. where's jabba the hut? >> it's really too bad disney isn't milking enough of the franchise. >> they pay our paychecks. >> it's awesome what disney is doing to the "star wars" franchise. and finally, the most sought-after tourist hot spot made popular by yours truly. >> mm-hm.

>> earlier this week i took you to singapore where the pool parties are simply heavenly, and even if the summit with north korea doesn't happen in singapore, everyone seems to want to go there now. >> okay, okay. >> because i was there. >> so we saw that you thoroughly enjoyed the marina bay sands. >> uh-huh. >> well, now so is thor. >> get out. >> there's kendis enjoying it. >> hi, everybody, in singapore at the moment. just arrived at the hotel room. look at this. ♪ and -- >> that piano is oddly familiar, by the way. chris hemsworth apparently gets his travel tips om kendi >> to be kidding. see that piano? look at this. >> maybe you can play better than chris can. can we hear it? ♪ temporary ♪ good times ♪

>> i think it's a little off with the audio there. >> much better than chris hemsworth. how about the big finish. ♪ aren't you lucky we have them ♪ >> oh, there, there it is. ♪ good times >> there's your big finish. perfect. you nailed it, buddy. absolutely nailed it. here's the real reason why hemsworth was in singapore. ♪ ♪ i came in like a wrecking ball ♪ >> he was at home doing some lip syncing with the kids. but here's what gets him most excited. the dog just attack, attack thor. >> the dog didn't seem to like his wrecking ball routine. you think his wife was like, enough, just go to singapore.

enough with the dog barking. >> chris hemsworth played on the same piano as i did. i wish it was liam, though, i prefer liam. >> what? >> i'm a liam person. >> i'm a liam person. >> i'm a liam person. iam person.

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claiming that a fbi informant questioned two campaign members. he was asked if the spygate allegations are an effort to undercut the russia investigation. >> no, no. what i'm doing is a service to this country. >> the nfl addressing the national anthem controversy and some players are not happy about it. >> if any one is on the field and is disrespectful to the flag there would be a fine against the team. >> under the new rules, players may stay in the locker room during the star-spangled banner, but if they are on the field they must stand or the team could face fines. the nfl player association says it was not consulted. >> police are searching for

multiple suspects. >> just before 2:00 in the afternoon, the first female killed in the line of duty here was responding to a suspicious vehicle. a possible burglary, when witnesses say they heard gunshots. officer amy caprio's alleged killer facing murder charges. >> we asked katy perry if we could be her left shark. >> left shark. >> and then they proceeded to ask her if i could be her backup dancer. she's like no. >> immediately. without question. very definitive no. >> so she's saying there's a chance. >> so she's saying there's a chance. this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades.

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making news in america this morning, disgraced movie mogul harvey weinstein turning himself in to police. new details on what he could be charged with as one of the women he's accused of assaulting speaks out overnight. plus, the new allegations against oscar winner morgan freeman. the summit collapse. north korea releases video overnight showing what they say is a nuclear test site being destroyed. this comes hours after president trump canceled a meeting with kim jong-un. we have the reaction from north korea. shots fired inside an oklahoma restaurant. an armed citizen credited with stopping the gunman. >> it was probably the guy that saved a lot of lives tonig