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welcome back. fourth of july celebrations went horribly wrong for a man in lakeland, florida. jonathan soto was seriously injured here when a mortar-style firework exploded in his hand. he was waiting for it to ignite. he suffered with injuries to his hand and chest. alcohol was a factor. a woman in dallas has given new meaning to the term "don't mess with texas" by taking down an alleged carjacker. >> the suspect jumped into her mini van while she was paying for gas. her children were in the back seat, so she pulled a gun out of the glove compartment and shot him in the head when he refused to stop.

>> the suv crashed into a pole. the suspect is hospitalized in serious condition but the children were not hurt. a teenager in maine has made what's called a miraculous recovery after being shot in the head by a pellet gun. >> talking about charlie quimby. his mother was told he would not survive. even a priest was called in to read last rites to him. then charlie shocked the family and doctors by waking up and moving around. >> i was so happy, i started crying. i was like, oh, my god. this is just wonderful. i didn't expect that at all. >> his mother says charlie still has a long road ahead but is now expected to make a full recovery. and doctors are saying removing that bullet from the pellet gun is too dangerous, so he will have to live with it lodged in his head. >> he does have a long road of recovery ahead.

but quite a miracle. now to a newlywed couple in milwaukee. they talk about how much they love each other as newlyweds do. they sat down and talking about how great it is to be in love. i imagine she goes, i love you, and he goes i love you more. and then -- out of nowhere, this happens. a tree crashed right, oh, right on top of them. amazingly, they run out of the way just in time. >> that's great.s to the guy in the back, above her shoulder. i'm just looking at this. >> oh, there is -- he falls down. someone was affected by the tree falling. >> why do you suddenly fall down in the background? >> we don't know about the man in the back, but we will work on it. >> watch it play out. >> the couple's fine. [ laughter ]

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♪ skinny ♪ just give me "the skinny" it is your friday skinny time. and we're going to start with a honeymoon that didn't quite go as planned. >> honeymoons are about sandy beaches and drinks with umbrellas in them. but take a look at how big bang star kaley cuoco is spending her honeymoon recovering from shoulder surgery. >> he's smiling. that's her new husband carl who's taken a lot of photos for instagram. here's his new wife, sleeping. >> and again, sleeping.

>> and another pic of her looking really happy. kaley's calling this look her newlywed glow. >> you rock it. you look great. here's another one, kaley snoring in the car. that is so me. her and her new husband got married just last weekend. >> for better or worse, he didn't realize the worse would come three days later. >> i think you look great. you have a pretty snore. now we're going to throw it back to 2001. and everyone thinks of one thing, right? it's the year aaron carter beat shaq. >> of course. >> he was so adorable back then. >> back then.

>> it was an unlikely victory, but young aaron revealed some of shaquille's weakness there. but fast forward to today. >> oh! >> and the high school standout did that. right over the big man on a little hoop. wow. >> so unlike aaron, even though i love you and don't believe your story one bit, the kid really did beat shaq. next to tom brady who's pretty good at football. >> in a new video that surfaced via his wife, we're reminded of why he's such a tough competitor and all-around nice guy. >> there he is, going all billy madison at a dodge ball game with kids no less. >> with children.

>> nailing a woman with small children potentially in the crossfire of his canon. >> no word whether those balls were deflated. just kidding. i want the record to say that was written by a new york producer. you're watching and i know none of those dodge balls or any balls were ever deflated. they're very inflated. >> just for the disclaimer. >> just the disclaimer. >> he's excited by bears. listen to him. >> bear. >> he's out in the woods. oh, my god. >> there's a bear! >> that's exactly how he's going to be when he sees chicago's defense this season. >> those are bears! >> man, this is what happens when you lose? lose the super bowl?

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so, despite the holiday, it's been a fairly busy week of news. >> and we've also been given a glimpse of the alter ego of a co-worker. here is our friday rewind. >> president trump reveals his pick for the supreme court on monday. >> republican leaders now jockeying to influence his choice and some taking aim at one candidate, brett kavanaugh. he's embraced chief justice roberts' edict that judges should be more like umpires. >> it means a willingness to change your mind. a british couple confirmed to have been sickened by the same nerve agent that nearly

killed a former russian spy and his daughter. >> trying to zero in on how two british nationals were poisoned with the deadly nerve agent novichok. this area cordoned off where the skripals were seen just before they collapsed from the same type of poison in march. tonight the british couple in critical condition. >> black hoods placed over the victims' heads. scheme, they were allegedly neal and two other men. the pair pistol whipped and blindfolded. >> fires are exploding in every western state, devouring land and homes.

>> across southern colorado, 63 wildfires burning in more than a dozen states, all fueled by roiling temperatures, strong winds and bone-dry conditions. >> if you watch us here, you're familiar with our chief medical correspondent jennifer ashton, but you may not be familiar with her love of cardi b. >> hot tamale. wow. >> she's probably done that dance. >> any of the dance moves. >> i like her in purple, too. >> it's a new thing. >> i think you should do this. and you should rock the purple hair. don't miss our updates on facebook at wnnfans.com. this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades. two decades.

good morning. good morning. i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm maggie rulli in for diane macedo. a rescue diver has died in thailand. it comes amid the threat of even more torrential rains. sizzling temperatures, bone-dry conditions fueling wildfires threatening thousands of homes out west. and 30 million americans in the southwest face heat watches and warnings. and the president uses another rally to go on the offensive against critics, including attacks on senator elizabeth warren and journalists as well as a promise that he's ready to meet vladimir putin. and we're seeing rare film footage of president franklin roosevelt walking.

he had polio and didn't like to be seen struggling to walk. imdiscn neva. those are some of our top stories on this friday, july 6th. from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning. we begin this half hour with that breaking news out of thailand. a rescue diver has died at the scene of the cave rescue. >> the diver was a thai former navy s.e.a.l., a volunteer who ran out of oxygen while trying to place oxygen canisters along a possible evacuation route for the team. >> it comes as crews try to drain the floodwater out of the cave before more predicted rains begin to fall. here's elizabeth hur. >> reporter: in thailand, the

pressure mounting before the monsoon rains move in. inside, divers are putting in ropes for the boys as a guide through the cave. outside, experts are training new divers, running pumps day and night. and on thursday, the thai navy s.e.a.l.s. releasing pictures showing progress and how much of the water has been drained. but as of now, there's no clear plan for getting the boys out. the boys have been practicing breathing with diving masks but have not yet been trained to do so in the water. >> if you don't know how to swim and you're in a very black environment as you are in a cave it's not a good environment to learn in. try to get them comfortable, create an environment where they can safely get away, that's feasible. >> reporter: one official telling james longman -- one idea involves fitting the boys

with life jackets and floating them out one by one once the water comes down below the neck level. we're learning from authorities, because of safety concerns, they have ruled out having the boys swim and dive out of the cave. instead, crews will continue drilling to make passag ways wider and keep water levels down. >> we should mention that james longman at the cave mentioned, they identified the diver and he's being hailed as a hero to that country, understandably so. but it shows the dangers. staying in the region, mike pompeo is on a trip to north korea. >> this is the secretary's nuclear negotiators. meanwhile, the white house is pushing back on claims that it's softening its stance against

north korea. >> and president trump is in for a welcome when he heads to england. a trump baby balloon. the balloon was approved by london's mayor after more than 10,000 signed a petition. the trump administration is scrambling to meet a court-ordered deadline to reunite parents and children separated by its controversial border policy. in boston a mother saw her 8-year-old daughter for the first time in eight weeks. the emotional reunion comes amid more news there may be more separated families than first thought. here is marcus moore. >> reporter: as cameras capture the rare family migrant reunions, hhs says there are more children separated than first reported. the hhs secretary is reporting under 3,000 remain in the government's care, that number

considerably higher than the 2,000 first reported by hhs. the new numbers were revealed in a call with reporters, describing the situation as unprecedented and promising the resulting reunifications will be as compassionate as can be. the court deadline says that they have to be reunited by july 26th. but there are questions on how it will be done. in a series of tweets, the president wrote when people with or without children enter our country, they must be told to leave. tell the people out, and they must leave, just as if they were standing on your front lawn. and there are 11 unaccompanied migrant children being cared for at this church facility, and hhs secretary says they will use dna screening to determine family relationships and reunite all of those separated families. marcus moore, abc news, ft. worth, texas. we're hearing new details about the fourth of july activist who forced a shutdown

ofheibtyd so conduct. here is whit johnson. >> reporter: federal charges for the woman at the center of this fourth of july takedown, patricia okoumou, toying with police for nearly four hours. >> she couldn't go any further. >> reporter: officers finally securing her, using a safety harness, ropes and a ladder to take her into custody. okoumou was part of a group protesting president trump's immigration policy but says she made a spur of the moment decision to climb the iconic statue. >> when they go low, we go high, and i went as high as i could. >> reporter: but prosecutors say her actions put lives in danger. the nypd diverting resources. auth tourists. >> we planned it and everything on the fourth of july on purpose.

so i'm very upset. >> reporter: okoumou thanked the u.s. park officers involved in her arrest. she's now pleading not guilty to the multiple charges against her. whit johnson, abc news, new york. speaking of the statue of liberty, the u.s. postal service owes a sculptor millions of dollars. his image was used on stamps of lady liberty on the las vegas strip. it was mistaken for the real statue of liberty. the post office is ordered to pay $3.5 million. >> you can't make this up. >> the post office can't afford -- they cannot afford $3.5 million. >> it's an honest mistake. they're so similar looking, right? >> i have forever stamps, don't worry about it. so the world cup resumed today, which means, again, there will be that mysterious thing. >> i don't know, no one knows. that's the answer.

but there are some on the field that tells you how long it is, do you believe them. there are new reports that injury time is relative. here's brad mielke. >> i've been super into this world cup. but the thing that enrages me is the time wasting. you know what i'm talking about, dudes that are winning, running out the clock, taking on substitutions. but our partner at 538 loves this stuff. he has broken down game tape to single out the biggest time wasters. >> instead of handing the arm band to the next person, he wants to put it on them and somehow cannot get it right. takes two or three chances to actually get that on there.>> bn or you gs. and later today you are going to see some of the greats. if you break down the minutes,

france has the best lollygaggers remaining in the tournament. they play slowly today. and you can hear more about the ugly side of the beautiful game later today on "start here." check it out on apple podcast or your favorite podcasting app. >> brad with his uruguay. but the french, my team. >> lollygaggers. lollygagger. brad mielke taught me. >> -- from colombia is watching the rest of the tournament. >> i don't know what a farcow is. >> he was the guy with the arm band. >> one of today's quarterfinal matches has brazil facing belgium. >> and one can only hope that neymar has recovered from this horrible injury, he was left flopping on the pitch. >> are you okay? >> he says it was terrible. >> disgraceful. >> but he looked great while in pain. >> he has a reputation for oscar-winning performances.

so much so that he inspired this kfc ad in south africa. they put it out before the tournament. >> before. >> before the tournament. in the ad, a player's rolling around, he's in agony. he keeps -- wait, is this actual footage? apparently he just keeps rolling. he keeps rolling. he keeps rolling, until he rolls right up to the door. oh, he's still rolling, never mind. more people are rolling now. they're all rolling. >> he eventually makes it. >> he eventually rolls up to his favorite fast food restaurant. >> which of course, would be the kfc. neymar has inspired worldwide sensations. coming up, the newest super hero movie is in theaters today. if that's not your thing, we're going to check out the film called provocative and thrilling original.

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school out, but also extra hot with the record-breaking temperatures we've been seeing. >> so playground equipment, even the rubber they walk on, can become dangerously hot very quickly. kayna whitworth has more. >> reporter: summertime means playtime. slides. swings. and that burning sun. we're spending a day with a biometeorologist to see the shocking temperature readings at several playgrounds near san diego. >> the swing is about 148 degrees fahrenheit. >> reporter: this plastic slide, 160 degrees. >> one of the things we're starting to see is that some playgrounds within already-hot cities are acting as mini heat islands. >> reporter: from our drone, eq undeniable. most of the playground glowing yellow, seemingly on fire, the rubber surface your kids might

be running on is hot enough to make them run to the shade. >> we're seeing kids run around the park jumping around because their feet are so hot. >> reporter: and what's really scary is that just at 140 degrees, a child can get a second degree burn in three seconds and a third-degree burn in five seconds. they often don't know how to remove themselves from a hot surface. and don't let a mild day fool you. tinley went do adegree weather third-degree burn on the back of her leg. >> she screamed really loud. >> reporter: a possible solution? more shade. you can see in the shade, it's a very safe 90 degrees.

if i go just a few feet this way, it's a 90 degree difference, reading almost 200 degrees. parks with tree cover are great, but it's not always an option, especially in urban areas. >> so here, it has this huge sun shade, protecting all of this equipment. >> yeah, that's going to block about 80% to 90% of the uv radiation. check out the slide. that feels quite comfortable. >> reporter: from that thermal drone cam, it's clear those two sun shades completely protecting the area from heating up in the sun. instead of the hot rubber, cooler wood chips. >> i cannot get over how much more comfortable it is to be in here. >> does make sense to have that sort of shade protection. >> kids are having fun. >> yes, they are. our thanks to kayna whitworth. and celebrating 20 years of

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♪ >> reporter: 70% of hip-hop's buyers are white, which is one reason so many mainstream pop artists are now eager to collaborate with hip-hop stars. >> first of all, i want to say i want lauryn hill to produce my next record. >> what's happening is american culture is crossing over into hip-hop. we're seeing more and more white artists making records getting the hip-hop community excited. >> reporter: the music industry's happy to have found a sound people want to hear. lisa salters, abc news. >> she mentioned 13 of the top 50. the majority on the charts right now are hip-hop albums. >> it's amazing to go back and see how much it's changed.

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own money for her to take a dna test to prove her background. >> we will take that little kit and say -- but we have to do it gently, because we're in the me too generation and slowly toss it, hoping it doesn't hit her and injure her arm, even though it probably weighs two ounces. >> senator warren tweeted, while you obsess over my genes, your ttle ks cause you ripped them from their mamas, and you are too incompetent to reunite them in time to meet a court order. >> jon tester also was an aim. and a thousand points of light. >> so he had a few targets there.

>> no one was safe. >> so that rally took place just hours after the resignation of the embattled epa administrator scott pruitt. >> pruitt becomes the latest high-profile member of the administration to leave. he carried out the president's plan to roll back regulations but also faced heavy criticism from both parties over a string of alleged ethics violations. here's john karl. >> reporter: he was front and center at the white house fourth of july picnic, but now scott pruitt, one of the most embattled secretaries, is gone. trump said within the agency, scott has done an outstanding job and i will always be thankful to him for this. but pruitt's tenure has been beset by scandal after scandal, including a story abc news broke earlier this year about pruitt

renting an apartment on capitol hill from the wife of a lobbyist for $50 a night. >> this was like an airbnb situation. >> so a sweetheart deal. >> reporter: all told, pruitt was facing 12 separate investigations by multiple government agencies and was accused of using his position for personal benefit. he installed a $43,000 sound-proof phone booth in his government office and routinely took first-class flights, spent more than $36,000 for a flight aboard a military jet, tweeted out photos of himself making pasta and enjoying prosciutto on a trip to a conference in italy. he reached out to the ceo of chick fil a trying to secure a franchise for his wife. >> my wife is an entrepreneur herself. i love, she loves, we love, chick fil a as a franchise of faith and is one of the best in

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that he did so because he didn't want to be a distraction and the president called him a terrific guy. jonathan karl, abc news, the white house. the u.s. imposed new tariffs on chinese products. in return, china says it will be forced to make a counterattack. all this has rattled the markets and things could get much worse. in a few weeks, the trump administration plans to move ahead with tariffs on another $16 billion in chinese exports, and china is again promising to retaliate. the secretary of state, mike pompeo, is in north korea this morning for another round of negotiations. it's his first visit since last month's summit in singapore. he wants to expand on commitments made by kim jong un at the summit. the trip follows multiple reports that kim, despite promises of denuclearization, is now expanding nuclear and missile facilities.

and there's breaking news from thailand in the race to rescue 12 boys and their soccer coach trapped in a flooded cave. one of the former navy s.e.a.l.s. has died from a lack of oxygen during the rescue mission. that comes as more heavy rains are on the way. here's james longman. >> reporter: with monsoon rains closing in, the race is on. rescue workers in that thai cave drilling through rock, laying pipes, constructing a dam to divert water, and that could make a crucial difference. it will remove drastically more water than the pumps alone. the goal is to reduce the water level inside to give the boys a chance to escape. areas in front of the cave previously only accessible by drivers now passable by foot. but part of that maze includes chambers filled to the ceiling with water. narrow areas they will try to expand. right now diving is off the table, the fear that they can panic.

the danger too great. look how rough the current is. this professional fighting to hang onto guide ropes, the latest plan is to float the boys out when the water recedes. they must work quickly. the heavy rain could begin in the next 24 hours, five to eight inches forecast in the region. >> when the rain come, the water in the cave is going to fill up, okay. and it's going to be hard for the navy s.e.a.l. to try to take the kid out. >> reporter: we travel to a cave about 15 minutes from where the boys are trapped to get a look at what they face. look, the water gets very, very high. you have jagged rock face, murky water. it gets worse as we move deeper into the cave.

it gets narrower and narrower, and just imagine this but full of water. it's cold, it's damp. it smells. i mean these kids have been in here so long. at the camp they work in shifts. six hours in, six hours out. a grueling effort to save those boys. james longman, abc news, thailand. >> they're not out of the woods in northern thailand. back here at home there is a new heat threat facing firefighters who are battling more than 60 active wildfires in the west. one of the fastest growing is the lake christine fire north of aspen, colorado. it was sparked tuesday at an outdoor gun range and has exploded in the past 24 hours to nearly 5,000 acres and destroyed at least three homes and entire neighborhoods are being

evacuated as it threatens some 500 additional ones. and 30 million americans in the southwest are under excessive watches and warnings. 104 in los angeles today. >> no end in sight. gosh, that is rough. and also this morning, we're talking about a lady who's young at heart and is proving that age is just a number. don't worry about it, kendis. >> thank you. so we're talking about robbie carter who decided to celebrate her 100th birthday by kicking up her heels and riding a harley. >> it started when she was a young gal of 96. she decided to start a tradition by riding with her nephew. and now she does it every year as a metaphor for living her life to the fullest. >> at 96 when she started riding the harley, she's like, why not take up a new hobby. woodrow wilson wor p

coming up, we have a polka world premier, a new one. >> a four-part harmony. but first, president franklin delano roosevelt in a way that we've never seen him before. newly-discovered footage from a private citizen that the white house press corps never got. that's next on "world news now." white house press corps never got. that's next on "world news now."

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police in pinellas park, florida need help in finding a hit-and-run driver. duncan craver was struck by a gold silverado pickup. the truck appeared to drift out of the lane before hitting craver. he was treated for injuries but thankfully is expected to make a full recovery, which is unbelievable, considering some of that footage. >> that is frightening. oh, man. we move on now, and at least 19 people killed and more than 40 others injured at a series of

explosions outside mexico city. the first explosion drew first responders to the scene, and then you have the second blast that killed four firefighters and two police officers. the city has a 200-year tradition of manufacturing fireworks, even billing itself as the country's fireworks capital, but it also has a long history of deadly blasts. >> crazy to see that explosion. switching gears here. you never know exactly what you're going to find when you go through your family's old stuff. often it's nothing, just old stuff. one man in nevada uncovered rare footage of franklin delano roosevelt. >> it was a side of fdr that nobody at that time would have seen. >> reporter: it is only seven seconds long, but what it captured is remarkable. in this recently discovered footage, you can see president franklin delano roosevelt

walking to the south portico of the white house to greet guests of the easter egg roll in 1935. he's walking with leg braces and with the help of his bodyguard who quickly disappears when he reaches the rail. it was shot by a man who was visiting from brooklyn. he eventually moved to reno, nevada where he was regularly seen making movies with his camera. his videos got tucked away, and it wasn't until decades later that his grandson discovered the footage of fdr by accident. a tv station was looking for historical footage and that's when it was found. he immediately contacted the roosevelt presidential museum. >> and they were kind of like, be serious. then i got back to them a little later and they were interested. >> reporter: president roosevelt had been disabled by polio 14 years earlier and walking was painful and difficult. people were warned at the time about filming president roosevelt.

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you have a greater chance of finding love online or through an app. >> if you do find love, will you know the right words to explain? >> probably not. >> what's going on. >> will you know the difference between cc? here is kayna whitworth. >> reporter: summer isn't just for flings anymore. if you're looking for love, now's your chance with cupid. >> we are predicting this sunday to be bigger and better than valentine's day this year. >> reporter: everybody has an opinion about dating. here in california we are hitting the streets to find out if people are really ready for the hottest day of summer loving. what's the best thing about online dating? >> the convenience. >> reporter: we questioned singles about the latest trends. what about stashing? where you're dating someone where they are not going to introduce you to their family or friends. they sort of have you stashed away.

>> i just broke up with someone a month ago. >> she is calling you out. >> reporter: ghosting, when someone after a few dates cuts off all communication. have you ever been ghosted? >> yeah. >> reporter: that's terrible. zombieing. do you want to take a guess? >> show up on a date? play dead? >> reporter: zombieing is if someone ghosts you and all of a sudden they show back up in your life as if nothing happened. >> i call that gaslighting. >> reporter: gaslighting. i'm learning so many terms. >> i did some research, though. let's see how well kendis was paying attention to the dating world. first, peacocking. >> is that dirty or what? >> no, it's not. it's when you wear something fly, fresh. >> of course. >> you get dressed up in your instagram.

how about hat fishing? wearing a hat so no one knows you're bald. >> that's me. wearing a lat so no one knows you're bald. >> that's me.

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this morning on "world news now," the new co this morning on "world news now," the new concern as dozens of wildfires rage in the western u.s. extensive heat warnings and record-breaking temperatures. and president trump lashing out, including the me too movement and trashing george ting bush. a lot of traction this morning. and new this half hour, a miracle. >> against all odds, a teen survives a gunshot to the head, waking up just as the priest read him the last rites. >> and apparently losing the super bowl can lead to communing with nature or leading a youth game. we have tom brady in "the skinny" on this july 6th.

from abc news, this is "world news now." i could watch tom brady reading a phone book. >> we're going to break down what tom is doing, communing nature and attacking bears. some 30 million americans are under excessive heat watches and warnings. it could reach 116 in yuma, arizona and 118 in palm springs. and outside denver, colorado, firefighters had to deal with another threat from mother nature, a tornado. clayton sandell has more.

>> reporter: flames darting towards hundreds of homes. the lake christine fire north of aspen sparked by people shooting at an outdoor gun range, exploding to 4900 acres and growing, flames closing in on this market. nearly 500 homes are threatened, three destroyed. one belonging to volunteer firefighter cleave williams. his sister in law lives nearby and only had ten minutes to escape. >> i grabbed some of my scrapbooks. my baby books from when my kids were little. >> reporter: in southern california, the spring fire is the largest in state history, torching an area larger than manhattan. extreme heat and wind right now fueling 35 uncontained fires out west. >> it's frustrating not knowing if we're going to have anything left.

>> reporter: you can see these water-dropping helicopters are very busy. two people have been charged with arson in this fire. at this hour, it is 0% contained. clayton sandell, abc news, colorado. meanwhile, in other parts of the country, they're facing torrential downpours. >> julia weiden is joining us with the forecast. >> we are watching for the potential for flooding in many cities along the i-95 corridor as drenching showers and thunderstorms move their way through. this will hopefully clear the area by the time we get to the evening. temperatures are going to be soaring into the triple digits. you add on humidity to that and you get excessive heat warnings in effect. temperatures are forecast to be

well in the triple digits, including in long beach, up to 103, possibly 10 degrees above the record. meanwhile, out to sea, we're watching beryl, which is forecast to head toward the leeward islands. possibly bringing flooding rains. kendis, maggie? meanwhile, president trump focused on new and old targets during a rally in montana hours ago. >> he mocked elizabeth warren's unproven claims of native-american heritage and offered to give a charity $1 million if she proves her background. he also took issue with a slogan once used by george h.w. bush. >> all the rhetoric you see with 1,000 points of light, what does that mean? i know one thing, make america great again, we all get that. 1,000 points of light, never got

that one. >> the president went after critics claiming that he won't be ready for his scheduled meeting with vladimir putin. >> one thing he didn't mention, his outgoing epa chief. but while flying to montana, he did say scott pruitt said he didn't want to be a distraction. pruitt has handed in his resignation amid months of scandal and investigations saying the unrelenting attacks against him and his family finally took their toll. >> reporter: scott pruitt took part in fourth of july celebrations at the white house but he is now out. president trump announced the resignation in a tweet saying he had done an outstanding job. his time at the epa was overshadowed by scandal after scandal, including a real estate

deal where he rented a capitol hill apartment for $50 a night from the wife of a lobbyist. >> this was like an airbnb situation. >> that's a sweetheart deal. >> reporter: he faces a dozen investigations across multiple agencies and was repeatedly accused of using his position for personal benefit. he installed a $43,000 secure phone booth in his office. he even reached out to the ceo of chick fil a to secure a franchise for herself. she loves, i love, we love, chick fil a as a franchise of faith. >> reporter: the president said there was no final straw, but insisted the scandal-plagued epa

chief no longer wanted to be a distraction. president trump tweeted andrew wheeler, pruitt's deputy at epa will step in as acting administrator. president trump plans to announce his pick for retiring supreme court justice on monday in prime time. he interviewed six candidates, reportedly speaking to one of them twice. the frontrunners are brett kavanaugh, amy coney barrett and raymond kethledge. overnight, the u.s. hiked tariffs on chinese imports. beijing promises to strike back. it's likely to include things like seafood, soybeans and crude oil. now to the breaking news at

the scene of the cave rescue in thailand. and it is terrible. the first death. thai authorities say a rescuer ran out of oxygen while trying to place oxygen canisters along a possible exit route for the boys. more heavy rain is in the forecast, as much as 8 inches of additional rain. >> when the rain come, the water is going to come in the cave throughout. and it's going to be hard for the navy s.e.a.l. to try to take the kid out. >> that death is raising new fears for the safety of these boys who have no diving experience at all. overnight, a local commander says despite the death they're going to push forward and accomplish this mission. >> such a tough story. >> it is an absolutely tough mission. turning now to a sports play by play broadcaster.

if that's your job, you're used to being very close to the action. but sometimes the action can be a little too close. >> this is what's left of roger's laptop, he calls games for the jacksonville jumbo shrimp. the computer had a battle with a baseball and guess who won? hoover got to describe it live, though. >> swing and it's fouled straight back and off my computer, oh, my goodness. that just happened. [ laughter ] so my computer is completely cracked. >> that happened. this just in. he posted a picture to twitter with the caption, this is the battle the baseball always wins, i need a computer. >> that, you do. >> hopefully, the jumbo shrimp will foot the bill for it. >> i have a feeling the jumbo shrimp probably don't have the

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welcome back. fo welcome back. fourth of july celebrations went horribly wrong for a man in lakeland, florida. jonathan soto was seriously injured here when a mortar-style firework exploded in his hand. he was waiting for it to ignite. he suffered with injuries to his hand and chest. alcohol was a factor. a woman in dallas has given new meaning to the term "don't mess with texas" by taking down an alleged carjacker. >> the suspect jumped into her mini van while she was paying for gas. her children were in the back seat, so she pulled a gun out of the glove compartment and shot him in the head when he refused to stop.

>> the suv crashed into a pole. the suspect is hospitalized in serious condition but the children were not hurt. a teenager in maine has made what's called a miraculous recovery after being shot in the head by a pellet gun. >> talking about charlie quimby. his mother was told he would not survive. even a priest was called in to read last rites to him. then charlie shocked the family and doctors by waking up and moving around. >> i was so happy, i started crying. i was like, oh, my god. this is just wonderful. i didn't expect that at all. >> his mother says charlie still has a long road ahead but is now expected to make a full recovery. and doctors are saying removing that bullet from the pellet gun is too dangerous, so he will have to live with it lodged in his head. >> he does have a long road of recovery ahead. but quite a miracle.

now to a newlywed couple in milwaukee. they talk about how much they love each other as newlyweds do. they sat down and talking about how great it is to be in love. i imagine she goes, i love you, and he goes i love you more. and then -- out of nowhere, this happens. a tree crashed right, oh, right on top of them. amazingly, they run out of the way just in time. >> that's great. but look in the back. look what happens to the guy in the back, above her shoulder. i'm just looking at this. >> oh, there is -- he falls down. someone was affected by the tree falling. >> why do you suddenly fall down in the background? >> we don't know about the man in the back, but we will work on it. >> watch it play out. >> love you, we're happy. >> the couple's fine. [ laughter ]

>> glad they're all good. >> they say their love is stronger than the tree. when we come back, the post-surgery halloween honeymoon. "the skinny" is next. honeymoon. "the skinny" is next. boy who dunked on shaq. "the skinny" is next. nditior for freshness that lasts through next week's finale. downy and it's done.

♪ skinny ♪ just give me "the skinny" it is your friday skinny time. and we're going to start with a honeymoon that didn't quite go as planned. >> honeymoons are about sandy beaches and drinks with umbrellas in them. but take a look at how big bang star kaley cuoco is spending her honeymoon recovering from shoulder surgery. >> he's smiling. that's her new husband carl who's taken a lot of photos for instagram. here's his new wife, sleeping.

>> and again, sleeping. >> and another pic of her looking really happy. kaley's calling this look her newlywed glow. >> you rock it. you look great. here's another one, kaley snoring in the car. that is so mean. her and her new husband got married just last weekend. >> for better or worse, he didn't realize the worse would come three days later. >> i think you look great. you have a pretty snore. now we're going to throw it back to 2001. and everyone thinks of one thing, right? it's the year aaron carter beat shaq. >> of course. >> he was so adorable back then. >> back then. >> it was an unlikely victory,

but young aaron revealed some of shaquille's weakness there. but fast forward to today. >> oh! >> and the high school standout did that. right over the big man on a little hoop. wow. >> so unlike aaron, even though i love you and don't believe your story one bit, the kid really did beat shaq. next to tom brady who's pretty good at football. >> in a new video that surfaced via his wife, we're reminded of why he's such a tough competitor and all-around nice guy. >> there he is, going all billy madison at a dodge ball game with kids no less. >> with children.

>> nailing a woman with small children potentially in the crossfire of his canon. >> no word whether those balls were deflated. just kidding. i want the record to say that was written by a new york producer. you're watching and i know none of those dodge balls or any balls were ever deflated. they're very inflated. >> just for the disclaimer. >> just the disclaimer. >> he's excited by bears. listen to him. >> bear. >> he's out in the woods. oh, my god. >> there's a bear! >> that's exactly how he's going to be when he sees chicago's defense this season. >> those are bears!

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so, despite the holiday, it's been a fairly busy week of news. >> and we've also been given a glimpse of the alter ego of a co-worker. here is our friday rewind. >> president trump reveals his pick for the supreme court on monday. >> replin leaders now jockeying to influence his choice and some taking aim at one candidate, brett kavanaugh. he's embraced chief justice roberts' edict that judges should be more like umpires. >> it means a willingness to change your mind. a british couple confirmed to have been sickened by the

same nerve agent that nearly killed a former russian spy and his daughter. >> trying to zero in on how two british nationals were poisoned with the deadly nerve agent novichok. this area cordoned off where the skripals were seen just before they collapsed from the same type of poison in march. tonight the british couple in critical condition. >> black hoods placed over the victims' heads. >> amber neal is part of a scheme, they were allegedly attacked and abducted in 2017 by neal and two other men. the pair pistol whipped and blindfolded. >> fires are exploding in every western state, devouring land and homes.

>> across southern colorado, 63 wildfires burning in more than a dozen states, all fueled by roiling temperatures, strong winds and bone-dry conditions. >> if you watch us here, you're familiar with our chief medical correspondent jennifer ashton, but you may not be familiar with her love of cardi b. >> hot tamale. wow. >> she's probably done that dance. >> any of the dance moves. >> i like her in purple, too. >> it's a new thing. >> i think you should do this. and you should rock the purple hair. don't miss our updates on facebook at wnnfans.com. n facebook at wnnfans.com. this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades. two decades. riday morning.

making news in america this morning, president trump in attack mode taking on members of congress, the me too movement and even an iconic member of his own party. his comment coming hours after he accepted the resignation of his embattled epa boss. breaking overnight, a rescuer in that flooded cave in thailand loses his life while performing a dangerous mission and a commander at the scene says there's now a limited amount of time to save the soccer team trapped inside. fire emergency across the west. flames spreading in hot, dry conditions. fire crews battling scorching temperatures well over 100 degrees today. your forecast ahead. those stories, plus investigators looking for the cause of a deadly series of fireworks explosions. also, the miraculous