grace: contact brightfocus and learn more. america this morning. making news in america this morning, roseanne barred. new details overnight on roseanne's racist tweet and the decision to cancel her number one show. the medication the star now says she was taking when she sent that tweet. her apology overnight and the response from the obama aide she targeted. president trump rallies the crowd at a campaign rally in nashville making a new pledge about the border wall with mexico and who will pay for it. this morning reaction from mexico's president. morgan freeman fights back. his new demand this morning after being accused of sexual harassment. those stories plus we hear from the televangelist who claims god told him to buy a private jet. his fourth one.

also, why authorities have issued a warning about roasting marshmallows at the site of the volcanic eruption in hawaii. and they may be a girl's best friend, but see why diamonds are about to get a whole lot cheaperment. we do say good morning, everybody, on this wednesday. the actress roseanne barr offering a new explanation for that racist tweet that cost her her tv show. she was back on twitter with mixed messages. >> barr is now calling her remark egregious and unforgivable telling fans not to defend her. she also had a message and cast and crew of "roseanne" who are now out of work but did retweet several tweets that did defend her. abc's stephanie ramos has the latest. good morning, steph. >> reporter: diane and kendis, good morning. well, after roseanne posted that tweet that got her show canceled, she's tweeted many apologies, and in the latest tweet she calls her own words indefensible and blames ambien for her initial tweet

where she insulted a former presidential aide's race. ♪ the revival of the hit show "roseanne" was canceled just hours after its star roseanne barr tweeted this, muslim brotherhood and planet of the apes had a baby equals vj. the vj she's referring to is valerie jarrett, a former adviser to president obama. by tuesday morning, barr's tweet had been deleted and replaced with an apology saying in part, forgive me, my joke was in bad taste. roseanne's tweet outraged fans but also her own castmates. sara gilbert, also an executive producer of the show, calling the comments abhorrent and do not reflect the beliefs of our cast and crew or anyone associated with our show. meanwhile, the subject of the tweet, valerie jarrett, responded on msnbc. >> well, first of all, i think

we have to turn it into a teaching moment. >> reporter: she believes abc did the right thing by canceling the show. >> bob iger, who is the ceo of disney, called me. before the announcement he apologized and said that he had zero tolerance for that sort of racist bigoted comment and wanted me to know before he made it public he was canceling the show and so i appreciate that. [ applause ] >> reporter: barr was back on twitter late tuesday with another apology posting, don't feel sorry for me, guys. i just want to apologize to the hundreds of people and wonderful writers, all liberal, and talented actors who lost their jobs on my show due to my stupid tweet. streaming service hulu and other cable networks have already removed "roseanne" reruns and barr was dropped from her talent agency. kendis, diane. >> all right. stephanie ramos for us live from d.c. thanks, stephanie. president trump did not mention roseanne during a campaign rally in nashville. the president was helping to raise money for the senate candidate in tennessee. now, during his speech he announced that his administration will unveil a new health care plan in two weeks.

he also repeated his promise to build a border wall and criticized mexico for not helping to stop the flow of illegal immigrants into the u.s. >> but, in the end, in the end mexico is going to pay for the wall. i'm just telling you. i'm just telling you. they do nothing to help us. nothing. they're going to pay for the wall, and they're going to enjoy it, okay. they're going to enjoy it. they do nothing for us. >> well, mexico's president obviously wasted no time replying to that claim saying on twitter, no, mexico will never pay for a wall. not now, not ever. and he signed it, sincerely, mexico, all of us. special counsel robert mueller's reportedly looking into allegations that president trump tried to get attorney general jeff sessions to reverse his recusal in the russia investigation. according to "the new york times," the president asked sessions to regain control of the investigation in march of last year, but sessions refused. meanwhile, a top republican who attended a classified iefing

last week says the fbi acted properly despite the president's claim that agents spied on his campaign. >> i am even more convinced that the fbi did exactly what my fellow citizens would want them to do when they got the information they got and that it has nothing to do with donald trump. >> the president repeated the unsubstantiated claim again last night saying his campaign was infiltrated. the white house now says it expects the summit with kim jong-un will take place after all. a top north korean negotiator is reportedly visiting the u.s. to meet with the secretary of state, mike pompeo, and set the agenda for the june 12th summit. also today, russia confirmed that its foreign minister is heading to north korea for talks which will be held tomorrow. the governor of missouri will be stepping down friday after a sex scandal and an investigation into his use of campaign donations. an invasion of privacy charge related to an extramarital affair he had was dropped. a felony charge stemming from his alleged fund-raising violation is expected to be

dropped today, but impeachment proceedings were already under way, and he says it's all created incredible strain on his family. >> i know and people of good faith know that i am not perfect, but i have not broken any laws nor committed any offense worthy of this treatment. >> missouri's lieutenant governor will serve the rest of greitens' term, which runs through 2020. we learned overnight that 75 homes on hawaii's big island have now been destroyed in the volcanic eruption. that's a dozen more in the last 48 hours. now, fountains of lava are shooting hundreds of feet into the air, and the lava has forced the partial closure of a major highway there, highway 132. it also cut off access to a local power plant, but authorities insist the plant poses no danger to the public. the volcanic haze now stretches as far as guam, some 4,000 miles away. a new report finds the death toll in puerto rico from

hurricane maria may be 70 times larger than the official government estimate. harvard researchers suggest the death toll could be more than 4,600 people. the report relied on household surveys. it found many of the deaths were due to a lack of medical care after the storm. and authorities have confirmed a national guardsman missing in the flood that hit ellicott city, maryland, has been found dead. eddie hermond was helping a woman when he lost his balance and fell into the raging floodwaters. in the meantime, what's left of alberto is moving north causing flash flooding. a boy in northwest tennessee has died after he was struck by lightning during a storm. and crews have been working through the night to re-open interstate 40 in north carolina after this mudslide. a few miles away officials say the lake tahoma dam now appears to be failing, and some evacuations have been ordered but just as a precaution. let's take a look now at the rest of your forecast for this wednesday.

good morning. alberto still expected to move right along the mississippi river right into the great lakes region bringing with it the heaviest rainfall with localized flash flooding, reduced visibility, travel disruptions for chicago, near st. louis, indianapolis, and really half of illinois and indiana. in addition to that, watching out for severe storms in all of ohio going into pittsburgh down towards charleston and the most western tip of virginia and then we'll brace for drenching thunderstorms in the southeast and by late in the week, rain east of the mississippi. i'm accuweather meteorologist paul williams. coming up, why diamonds are getting a lot cheaper. but first the famous magician on trial. the verdict is now in. the results. and outrage over a video game that allows players to go on a shooting rampage inside the school. the company behind the game is now responding to t

we're back with video from rodeo drive there in beverly hills. several men there jumping out of those vehicles to smash the storefront windows, and seconds later they returned with their stolen goods. police chased them to an apartment complex, but they were able to get away. the saleron and the zadig & voltaire were targeted. some of the stolen merchandise has been recovered. magician david copperfield has been cleared of liability for the injuries of an audience member at his las vegas show. the jury found copperfield negligent for the incident five years ago, but the verdict places 100% of the responsibility for the tourist's injuries on the man himself. he fell in a dark passageway after leaving the stage during a vanishing act. the ruling means he cannot seek monetary damages.

and actor morgan freeman is demanding an apology from cnn for its story accusing him of sexually inappropriate behavior. last week the network reported multiple women including a reporter who worked on a story claimed freeman harassed them but he denies the accusations. his attorney calls the cnn story malicious and journalistic malpractice. cnn says it stands by its reporting. a violent video game that allows players to go on a shooting rampage inside a school has been pulled days before it was set to be released. the computer game called active shooter allows players to act as the gunman, stalk school hallways and rack up kills. it sparked an outcry from parents including those who lost children in the parkland, florida, school shooting. uber's new passenger safety feature, a so-called panic button is now available nationwide. it dials 911 directly in most cities. it shows dispatchers your location in realtime. in some areas it transmits the caller make and the model of the

car that you're riding in. a similar button will be available for drivers. well, diamonds are forever and now forever may come from a lab. de beers, the world's largest diamond miner, says it will begin selling man-made diamonds for as little as 200 bucks. it's a major reversal which has been a fierce critic of synthetic diamonds. it says the move is in response to consumer demand. so finally i can afford it after a couple of months. coming up, the mother of all comebacks for serena williams. but first a woman sued for posting a negative review about her doctor online. so can a bad review be considered defamation? and up next, the televangelist asking for donations so he can buy a private jet. why he says god told him to do it.

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we can go anywhere in the world in one stop. >> a televangelist with viewers around the world is on a new mission this morning to get a private jet. jesse duplantis is asking his followers for donations so he can buy a $54 million plane. >> yeah, so he posted the message on his website claiming he needs the new jet to preach in other countries. it would be, however, his fourth plane. he says the new jet has better fuel economy, and he says god told him to buy it. >> it was one of the greatest statements the lord ever told me. he said, jesse, you want to come up where i'm at. and i said, what do you mean? he said, before you ask,ask, i'll answer, isaiah 65-24. he said i want you to believe me for a falcon 7x. i really believe if jesus was physically on the earth today he wouldn't be riding a donkey. think about it for a minute. he'd be in an airplane preaching the gospel all over the world. >> duplantis has defended his use of private jets in the past saying the demons on commercial airlines get in the way of his busy schedules.

he didn't elaborate on who those demons were. >> i guess jesus didn't tell him to sell the other three to get the new one, the one with the great fuel economy. los angeles police now say 52 former patients have come forward claiming alleged misconduct by a former gynecologist at the university of southern california. dr. george tyndall worked at the usc health clinic for nearly 30 years and saw thousands of students. police are hoping more victims will come forward. tyndall has denied any wrongdoing. a doctor in new york city filed a million dollar defamation lawsuit against a patient who give him a bad review on yelp. michelle levine says she was overcharged for a visit that was supposed to be covered by insurance. her review posted on several websites claimed the doctor had a crooked business practice. well, the doctor calls that an outright lie. >> it didn't even cross my mind. i was shocked. at first i was in disbelief. i wrote back to a lawyer and i was a little mad.

i'm like, that is not defamatory. everything i wrote is true. >> just because you are allowed to and are able to doesn't mean that you should do so without reservations about what you say. your first amendment right doesn't giveou the righto defame someone. >> interesting, so, levine says that she's already spent $20,000 fighting the lawsuit, and the case is far from over. nearly 200,000 packs of birth control pills are being recalled because they could increase the risk for unwanted pregnancy. the packs of taytulla pills contained placebo and active pills out of order. the packs have an expiration date of may 2019. more details on atmfans.com. the mother of all comebacks and serena williams made a major fashion statement along the way, her first major tournament as a new mom. she went with the black skin tight catsuit in her first match.

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♪ ♪ your wednesday "pulse" will start with kim kardashian visiting the nation's capital. >> "vanity fair" reports she'll visit the white house today to discuss prison reform with president trump. kardashian is asking for a pardon on behalf of alice johnson, a 62-year-old woman serving a life sentence for a first time drug offense. >> "vanity fair" says kim will not be bringing the camera crew from her reality show, and she will not also be bringing her husband kanye either. as we know, kanye's a big fan of the president. and officials have been issuing lots of warnings about the volcano in hawaii. >> yeah, so they've mentioned the gases emit -- that are emitted are poisonous and the ash it spews makes breathing difficult. also the lava incinerates anything in its path.

>> but now there's a new warning out there, marshmallows. yes, marshmallows. in response to a tweet a man posted asking if roasting marshmallows over the volcanic vents is safe, the u.s. geologic survey, believe it or not, actually responded. >> because the u.s. geological survey out there has nothing else to worry about than people with marshmallows. so the answer, it says, no, it's not safe, and the marshmallows also won't taste good either. >> that's the important part. >> yeah. >> there you go. >> there goes our plans for s'mores at kilauea. >> not going to happen. and one football player's big bet could cost him a lot of money. >> yeah, we're talking about damarious randall of the cleveland browns. well, he tweeted if the cleveland cavaliers win the 2018 nba finals, i'll buy everyone who retweets this a jersey. the post now has 600,000 retweets. >> randall didn't say which jersey he would buy everyone, but an official jersey typically costs about $99.

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12-hour planner. let's get to sue for the information. >> we have a sig alert in the dublin area. it's been out there for a little while. a tanker truck hit some debris and ruptured its gas tank. it was carrying fuel. now we have fuels in lanes southbound 680 near al costa. not much of a backup yet. this could affect your morning commute. i believe our abc 7's matt keller is on scene and will have an update shortly. more on the gas spill. >> let's go to matt live in dub len. what are you seeing this morning? >> reporter: good morning, reggie and natasha. we have three lanes clocked on southbound 680 were dublin boulevard and the 580 split. the good news is you have three lanes open. traffic is moving well right now. here is what happened. this big rig to the right of me at about 2:10, it was driving along the road. the truck driver says some type

of malfunction, something popped. his gas tank somehow came off and started spilling diesel fuel onto the road. that caused him to swirl and end up in the middle divider and got to the side here. as you're coming down 680, you'll smell this crash before you see the crash out here. you can smell that fuel out of the road. now what caltrans is going to have to do is get out here and sweep up. chp says they're not here yet. once they get here, they're hoping it will take about an hour for them to do that job. live in dublin, matt keller, abc 7 news. two consumer groups will call into a new investigation into tesla and the auto pilot feature. >> investigating what they call tesla's misleading and deceptive marketing practices. they say ceo elon musk is making people believe the cars are totally autonomous.

>> investigating whether auto pilot had anything to do with with a tesla. a model s slammed into a police car in laguna beach. the officer was not the car when the crash happened. this is the third time this year. let's get a quick update on weather and traffic starting with meteorologist mike nicco. >> hi, everybody. let's set the table for what's going to happen today. you start by looking at the winds. 18 at sfo, 13 at oakland, 12 at hayward, gusting to 28 in concord, 33 in fairfield. all pointing back towards the high country. that means an onshore breeze is back. look at the dramatic drop in the temperatures today. no one needs to have the air conditioninger on today. starting off in the low to mid 50s at 7:00. we'll see increasing sunshine at noon. mid 50s to mid 60s