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apparently, new jersey radio hosts have been suspended due to insensitive comments about their state's attorney general. they referred to him as the turban man, who is a sikh. >> when asked if it was highly offensive, they tried to justify it. >> if you called me baseball hat man, should i be offended? >> no. >> so the attorney general, turban man, says he's not going to prosecute. >> he says i'm a sikh american, i have three daughters, and yesterday i told them to turn off the radio. malloy and franco issued an apology.

roseanne barr was on television last night. >> she sat down with fox news channel's sean hannity apologizing for what she called an ill-worded post about valerie jarrett and insisted that she's not a racist. she did not know jarrett was black. and hannity repeatedly urged barr to apologize to jarrett on the air, and she eventually did. >> i'm so sorry that you thought i was racist and that you thought that my tweet was racist, because it wasn't. it was political, and i'm sorry for the misunderstanding that caused, my ill-worded tweet. plus, i'd tell her, she's got to get a new haircut, i mean, seriously, she meeds a new haircut.

>> in all fairness, she also criticized hannity's haircut. she reiterated several times that the tweet was mischaracterized. >> she says she's been apologizing and asking for forgiveness for months now and feels that she's paid the price for her action. i doubt this will be the last we hear. >> i doubt it. coming up, what we're hearing from cardi b. >> and another charlie's angels reboot. >> yeah! woo-hoo! reboot. >> yeah! woo-hoo! obiotic. and try new align gummies with prebiotics and probiotics to help support digestive health.

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in emergency payments right before the midterm elections. tariffs remain in place for now, but the u.s. and eu will work together to open markets. >> that explosive recording of donald trump speaking with his attorney, michael cohen, about buying the rights to a story of a playboy model who claimed to have had an affair with trump. >> when it comes time for the financing -- >> what financing? >> we'll have to pay -- >> no, no, no. >> the mentioning of cash is indicative of someone planning to engage in illegal activity. >> torrential downpours triggering flash flooding across the country. >> flash flooding is forcing rivers from their banks, high water surrounding homes in central pennsylvania. rescuers able to move this family of five and their four pets safely to dry ground.

>> california's governor declaring that state of emergency for two california counties. the cranston fire exploding in the last 24 hours, forcing thousands to evacuate. >> one of the most intense feelings of heat that i've ever felt. >> is it me, or does riley sound like he's singing "toxic"? and it's right on key. >> blended there. [ laughter ] >> i still love how perfect that mashup was. >> perfectly on cue, on key there. and of course i just got that song out of my head. >> oh, well, you're welcome. it's stuck there for another week. you know what else you can do? that wasn't english. this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades. two decades.

good morning, i'm diane macedo. >> i'm kendis gibson. here are some of the top headlines we're following on "world news now." in northern california, a wildfire has tripled in size and turned deadly. dozens of homes destroyed amid new evacuation orders. and the court deadline to reunite 2500 immigrant children with their parents has now expired. about 1800 are back with their families, but hundreds of others are still in limbo. so what happens next? the remains of what are believed to be soldiers from the korean war are in south korea. they arrived there overnight after being released from the north, part of a promise kim jung-un made at the summit with president trump last month. and get ready to look up at the sky. it is the night of the blood moon.

scientists say you'll be able to see it on every continent, it's expected to last more than 90 minutes, making it the longest lunar eclipse of this century. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> maybe i'll finally catch an eclipse. >> it will be hard to miss. but we are going to start this half hour with the wildfire burning for days suddenly exploded overnight and killed a bulldozer operator. >> these horrifying images show flames racing through an area surrounding the city of redding. there are mandatory evacuations under way and traffic is backed up everywhere as residents are trying to escape. the evacuations include our

colleagues at the station krcr. they announced live on the air that they would have to leave. >> they were apparently some ways from where the fire lines were but still a part of the evacuations there. in southern california, this is the cranston fire that has grown to 7500 acres. at least 3,000 people have been evacuated. but our focus is on the northern california situation where the fire has grown and exploded overnight. part of what is feeding all of this is the weather system. let's check in with julia weiden for details. >> we're looking at another day of dangerous heat where temperatures will likely surpass the triple digits. those at the coast will be feeling a little cooler. and we will be watching for thunderstorms. on the east coast, is cold front will trigger off the flash floo.

kendis, diane? >> quite a busy time on the east and west coast weather wise. meantime we move on and sources have confirmed to abc news that trump's former attorney claims that trump knew ahead of time about that 2016 trump tower meeting to get damaging information on hillary clinton. >> michael cohen says he witnessed donald jr. informing his father about the meeting despite his claim that he didn't find out about it until a year later. sources say cohen is willing to share that story with special counsel robert mueller as well. >> this is on the heels of a subpoena for one of trump's longest serving employees that was mentioned in the tape not once but twice. here is pierre thomas. >> reporter: he is perhaps the most powerful person in the

trump organization not named trump, allen weisselberg. in a word, he's been subpoenaed by federal prosecutors. weisselberg at trump's side for decades, even doing a cameo on "the apprentice." >> you think george is tough, wait until you see allen. >> reporter: he currently runs the president's company along with eric and don jr. and is caught up in the wide-ranging financial investigation of michael cohen. prosecutors in new york also examining whether cohen broke laws. weisselberg mentioned in the recording. cohen proposes a shell company. >> i have spoken to allen weisselberg about how to set the whole thing up with --

>> reporter: prosecutors using a federal grand jury to question weisselberg. he knows all there is to know about the trump family business. the tape is of high interest and they just got access to it this week. weisselberg is a key witness in knowing more about trump's finances. trump wrote in one of his books, allen has been with me 30 years and knows how to get things done. pierre thomas, abc news, washington. a group of investors is calling on mark zuckerberg to step down as chairman of facebook. >> they say it weakens the oversight. facebook has rejected similar requests in the past including one last year.

house lawmakers have gone on summer recess without considering articles of impeachment against rod rosenstein. a handful of republicans are accusing him of not complying with requests for documents. house speaker paul ryan says he does not support impeaching rosenstein. the measure is likely to fail in a vote. eric church is pointing a finger over the las vegas concert massacre. church tells "people" magazine the national rifle association is responsible for the attack for in his words holding up gun control legislation. 58 people were killed and hundreds were wounded. church played at that festival two days before the attack. he was gone from las vegas when it all unfolded. and the family of a man killed in a controversial stand your ground case in florida is speaking out.

they say the father of three was murdered and are demanding a change in the law.re is linsey . >> reporter: the family of maurkice mclofton is demanding a change in the law after police cited they would not file charges against the man who killed him. >> i'm still in shock how this white man, this stranger, came up to my car and harassed me and my babies. >> reporter: mclofton was inside a clearwater convenience store with his 5-year-old, buying snacks. he then rushed out after michael drejka confronted his girlfriend because she was in a handic ot. >> make no mistat, this was a cold-blood murder. >> drejka claims self defense. his family is urging the state attorney to reverse course and charge him.

at least 27 states have similar stand your ground laws. and now the family's attorney who also represented trayvon martin's family in a similar case is demanding that law change, so that someone who starts a confrontation can't then claim immunity. linsey davis, abc news, new york. connor mcgregor has plead guilty. he attacked a bus. he will complete five days of community service. back in april, i don't know what the bus said to mcgregor, but he was not having it. huh-uh. >> he didn't like the way the bus was looking at him. >> he was like oh, no, you didn't.

mcgregor went ape wild on that. so mcgregor could also be ordered to enter an anger management program. you think? >> nah. he's fine. >> if he stays out of trouble for a year, his record will be wiped, just like what mayweather did to him. >> ooh. careful. >> and that bus was not saying a word to him. a group of kids in colorado have done their part to restore our faith in mankind. >> this is haley winki and her 6 year old brother wearing the helmet, as well as a friend of theirs.et filled wind the cash and left a message. >> we found your wallet outside your car and thought we would give it back to you. so i don't know, i'm going to put it over here so no one takes any money. >> the doorbell prompted them to

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women across america are looking to get comfortable and kick off their high heels. >> it's all part of an apparently growing movement moving away from fashion and embracing comfort. here's brad mielke. >> you may have noticed this at the office or at the club. we are living in a moment where women's shoes are becoming more comfortable. it started with heels. designers started moving back to block heels, then unveiling upscale sneakers. now heel sales are declining as sneakers explode. i went shoe shopping with a fashion editor at "footwear

news" and she says the retail numbers backed us up. >> they've seen a 30% increase in the number of heels sent in by sellers. they are sending in their pumps, meaning they don't want them anymore. they are adding more sneakers to their carts. sneaker sales soared 46% with demands mixed among fashion and athletic brands. >> and she made me cram myself into women's shoes to feel the difference. you can hear how it went on start here later this morning. check it out on apple podcast or your favorite podcasting app. i guess that settles it. we should be wearing sneakers to work. >> no, no, no, i am not down with that. it's just not becoming. >> those are beautiful. we'll be right back. >> these heels are made for walking. ...

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♪ so that is hayley kiyoko.

>> a bit of a breakout moment for her. and now we're getting a behind the scenes look at this artist on the rise. ♪ >> i released my debut album this year, expectations. i am a musician. and i direct my own music videos. ♪ i know exactly what i'm feelin'. it's weird because i'm just being myself and sharing that with other people. "girls like girls" was at a point where no one knows who i am. what's the point of putting out art and music if no one's going

to watch it. putting it on youtube and it went viral. i remember the day it hit 500,000 views. it was a big deal for that video to circulate the way it did. to realize how many people could relate and so many people, even if they didn't like girls were connecting to it. >> i love hayley kiyoko. when i was younger i didn't have any women influences. >> we need people like that. >> this is my first concert ever. >> ever. >> let's do it. >> she just inspires me. >> she's bringing our feelings out to the public and making it more normal. >> i've always known who i was since i was 5. and as someone who's gay or in the community, there's a stereotype. i'm trying to break that wall and that stereotype, because we all are very different. i'm trying to show people that maybe don't understand that we

are normal, and that we are everywhere. and we just want to be loved like everyone else. how i would describe my music to someone who hasn't heard it before, even if you don't like pop, you would probably like my music because i like to genre bend. ♪ my journey to this chair has been very long. and every day has been a challenge. i've always just been a kid with a dream. how do you get to the dream? what do you do? how do you accomplish that? you know, going to my apartment

every day, staring at the wall, googling people, not knowing anyone in the industry, trying to figure out how to get into a studio and record the music. and then from there, it was like i've always wanted to tell stories. my fight is to just have that opportunity for people to understand where i'm coming from, to be able to relate to the music. and create amazing music videos. ♪ how do i do that? well, i have no money, okay, i shoot it at my friend's house, can we borrow your camera, okay, it's been like favor after favor to be included. and have the opportunity for people to listen. "sleepover" is a good example. i only had $400. my goal with my videos and music

is to inspire hope and to show, literally show the hope and be like, hey, you can look like this. you can feel this way, and you can find happiness. and i think it's important for people to be able to see and people in my community have not been able to see that. i especially like the youth. >> do you have any advice? >> just like with bullying and stuff? when you feel alone, you are not alone, and i support you. i'll always be here for you. we're normal. we just have to show the world that. >> big, big thanks to katie spoons who put this together. by the way, it took me until just now to realize that that is not kaley cuoko from "the big bang theory."

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♪ ♪ sitting in these is like mission impossible. >> exploring your new footwear? >> oh, completely, completely. >> i hope that's comfy for you. kendis we're going to start off this "insomniac theater" for a mission for you, should you choose to accept it. >> it's called "fallout", which is kind of what tom cruise has to keep doing to make these movies. so the agent battles a group of terrorists planning an attack on the vatican and mecca. he finds himself at odds with the cia. >> you have a terrible choice to make in berlin. one life over millions.

and now the world is at risk. >> this is the cia's mission. if he had held onto the plutonium, we wouldn't be having this conversation. >> this team would be dead. >> yes, they would. that's the job. >> as you can see, angela bassett is there. critics liking it, earning it a 98% on rotten tomatoes. one writes that it plays out kind of like mission impossible greatest hits album. another calls it a combination of thrilling stunts, insane, clever writing. take your heart meds first and hold on tight. >> cruise broke his ankle for one of those stunts. next to the super hero movie based on the cartoon network's most popular show. in teen titans, their dreams of hollywood stardom are sidetracked by a dastardly villain and his scheme to

conquer the world. >> the whole world will be under my control! destroy them! >> watch me, watch me, watch me! watch me, watch me, watch me. >> we're taking you down! >> how are you going to do it? >> are you going to fart on me? have a dance off? >> it's doing pretty well so far, got an 89% on rotten tomatoes. one says it's far more enjoyable than the grown up super hero blockbusters it spoofs, and one says it's so funny it hurts. >> you know what hurts right now? >> your feet? >> my cankles. should we do a low-speed chase?

this morning on "world news now," the midnight family reunification deadline has now passed. >> but not all children have been reunited with their families or sponsors, so what happens next? a potential disaster in the making as a fire in california destroys homes. there are some injured firefighters, and the national guard on the way as the governor declares a state of emergency. facebook stock tanks. shareholders are pressuring mark zuckerberg to step down as chairman of the company he started. and these guys are having a great day until a creature forced itself upon them, forcing these big, bold men to take to higher ground.

we're going to reveal the menace. what could it be? >> in "the mix" on this friday, july 27th. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> that must have been some terrifying creature to get that reaction. they all scattered. >> i can only wonder what it is. maybe it's pizza rat. we're going to begin with the court-imposed deadline to reunite 2500 immigrant children with their parents. it has come and gone with about 1800 reunited with their families. >> some parents have already been deported out of this country while they're still abc's tom llamas with the details. >> reporter: right now reunions like this playing out across the country, but still hundreds of migrant children remain in limbo, despite a court-ordered

deadline. the government ordered to reunite more than 2500 children with their families. for months, we reported on children taken from their parents at the border, ramped up under the trump administration's zero-tolerance policy. and we saw up close the trauma parents faced. this mother crossed illegally into the united states. she said she had been traveling for a month. she said gangs threatened to kill her child. they already killed his father. and this boy was reunited with his parents after living with a foster family in michigan for eight months. back in guatemala he looked shell-shocked. more than 700 were ineligible because of an issue with one of their parents. we know more than half of the kids, the parents are no longer in this country. the federal government is going to have to work to see if and when they can reunite those

children. tom llamas, abc news, new york. we move on to the weather. the national weather service is confirming that two strong tornados touched down in central massachusetts. they uprooted dozens of trees tossing debris onto roadways and homes. it caused downed lines and road closures. powerful waters swamped route 99 in pennsylvania. look at that. that's the asphalt buckled and destroyed the roadway. and now that the floodwaters are receding, dozens of other roads are closed because of oily mud. floodgates were opened on this dam to ease water on the susquehanna river. record water flow could get higher this weekend.

we're following breaking news from california where three major wildfires have prompted governor jerry brown to declare a state of emergency. a bulldozer operator has been killed in the carr fire burning in and around the city of redding. it has tripled to 45 square miles. officials say some firefighters and civilians are also injured. marci gonzalez has details on the other fires burning hundreds of miles to the south. >> reporter: the cranston fire in southern california burning out of control. quickly exploding in size, tearing through more than 4700 acres and growing. those flames destroying several homes, threatening hundreds more. >> we're going to try to save every house that we possibly can. >> reporter: mandatory evacuation orders in place. hundreds of kids at summer camps and residents rushing to get

out. >> i was like, we got to go. he looked outside and there was smoke. and the ashes were coming down, and it was pretty crazy. >> reporter: the suspected arsonist accused of starting this fire now arrested. more than six dozen other large fires burning in the western u.s., including the ferguson fire, forcing yosemite national park to close for the first time in 28 years. and dry brush is a major factor in this and so is the heat with temperatures again in the triple digits. marci gonzalez, abc news, los angeles. the man who has handled the trump family money has just received a subpoena. allen weisselberg's name was mentioned in that secret tape. he spoke about setting up a tape to reportedly buy the rights to karen mcdougal's story.

and the president is trying to reassure farmers who may be feeling the pinch from china's retaliatory tariffs. he traveled to iowa and touted his agreement with the eu to buy more soybeans. but many farmers are losing patience. terry moran has more. >> reporter: in dubuque county, iowa, president trump came bearing gifts for some supporters now getting anxious about his trade agenda. >> we have a lot of farmers in this place. we had this hat made up. >> reporter: it wasn't just the hats. the president offering an acknowledgement that his trade war with china has hurt these communities. beijing's retaliatory tariffs are clobbering farmers here. >> they want to attack the farm belt, because they know the farmers love me. they voted for me.

they're not going to win, just so you understand. we have all the cards. we're going to win. >> reporter: the upper midwest, a crucial part of the president's base, but now he's faltering. look at wisconsin, just 31% say he should be reelected and 63% say he shouldn't. in other midwestern states similar numbers. most farmers supportive but still worried. like mark. he grows corn and soybeans. >> farmers have been willing to give the president latitude as far as how he handles trade. but now it's hitting close to home. lower prices. we're going into the fall with a larger crop it looks like. and we're going to have questions about where are our opportunities for profitability coming from now. >> reporter: the president tweeted famously back in march, trade wars are good and easy to win. but they're not. and the trump administration has approved a $12 billion bailout. but steve mnuchin hates that word. >> we're not bailing out any farmers. it's a ridiculous comment. >> reporter: whatever you call it, farmers aren't happy.

>> as farmers, i can tell you, we would rather get our income from the market. and it's a handout that we really don't want. >> reporter: the president claimed he found the fix. trade with europe. he announced in the rose garden. >> basically, we opened up europe. that's going to be a great thing for europe and a great thing for us, and a really great thing for our farmers. >> reporter: but already europeans are backing away from the idea of importing american agricultural products especially if they're genetically modified, cost more because of shipping distances or use chemicals banned in europe. and where they grow soybeans, there is worry it will do lasting damage. >> for me, it is a great loss, not just because the price has dropped but our future markets will be taken away from us. >> reporter: he says farmers are the big dupes in the process. the concern is that it's taken years, sometimes decades to earn

a market share in these countries. now that they're priced out of that market, their competitors are rushing in to steal all of that. the longer the trade war goes on, the greater the risk of longer-term damage to american farmers. terry moran, abc news, the white house. mark zuckerberg is under new pressure to step down as the chairman of facebook. the company lost 19% in value after a disappointing earnings report. the group says having him as chairman and ceo weakens oversight of facebook's management. facebook has rejected similar requests in the past. including one last year. michigan state university has stopped all payments from a fund that's being used to pay victims of larry nassar. the $500 million fund was set up in may. hundreds of women were receiving

payments but those have now been stopped until possible fraudulent claims can be investigated. the halt comes as michigan state announces it is suing its insurance company. new details on demi lovato's overdose. redacted audio of the 911 call has been released and the caller asked that paramedics not use sirens as they approached the house. it does not include details about why lovato was taken to the hospital. she has received treatment in the past for drug and alcohol addiction. her rep initially reported that she is awake, but so far no updates on her condition since then. and a man who said i wanted to see a mountain lion got his wish. >> andy davis was having morning coffee at his house outside denver when four-legged visitors

came. a mother lion jumped on the deck joined by her three kids, drank from the water fountain and exited through the driveway. >> he's like, i don't need that water fountain, take the house. wow. >> thank you. coming up, inside that miracle rescue in thailand. >> what the divers are now saying as we learn the specific drug they used to knock them out along their escape route. and the growing national debate over the music heard while holding on the phone with a popular pharmacy. it's really dividing america. it's definitely on one of diane's playlists. you're watching "world news now." now." diane's playlists. you're watching "world news now." ♪ a

a truck driver is recovering this morning after a massive tanker fire in west texas. it started at a truck stop in sweetwater. witnesses reported hearing an explosion as the fire broke out. the driver suffered burns and broken bones in his face but is expected to be okay.

we're learning incredible new details about that cave rescue in thailand that includes details that they may have had a horse tranquilizer that was used? >> those brave rescue divers are sharing their stories, a few details about how the rescue went on and the serious doubts they had going into it. here's matt gutman. >> reporter: their daring mission captivated the world. the worry that nearly half of the thai soccer team would not survive that journey out of the cave. one of the big concerns for divers like jason. the boys panicking. >> the potential for them to kill themselves, potential for them to kill us. >> reporter: so they administered a powerful sedative to knock them out cold, ketamine. they used full face masks so the boys can breathe, tightly strapped to prevent any leaks.

a single leak could have been fatal. at one point, a 13 year old boy starting to wake up, he had to readminister that sedative. >> had you ever administered a shot to anybody? >> never. >> reporter: one by one, the divers rescuing every one of them. >> we never envisioned that it would be completely successful. >> reporter: most of those boys entering the monkhood. they hope to reunite with their hero divers some day, maybe without the masks. matt gutman, abc news, hong kong. >> we said incredible details, but amazing that they were basically passed out during this rescue operation. >> i know one of the big concerns was when you're underwater diving in the dark in the kind of environment they are in, one of the big concerns was what if they panic underwater, as anybody, especially an inexperienced diver would have a

tendency to do. so such an interesting solution that they came up with to make sure the boys essentially stayed conscious but calm. >> giving them that tranquilizer. coming up in the next half hour, roseanne barr is back on tv. >> what she said since the controversial tweet that ended her comeback. but first, it is something that is really dividing america. forget about blue states and red states. it is whether the hold music at cvs says something about your personality if you like it. >> don't judge me, don't judge me. you like it. >> don't judge me, don't judge me. personality. >> don't judge me, don't judge my. when heartburn hits... fight back fast with tums smoothies. it neutralizes stomach acid at the source. tum tum tum tum tums... smoothies... ...and introducing new tums sugar-free.

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>> at least you know you're still on the phone. >> cvs must like it because they've been using the same song for the past 18 years. the pharmacy says that positive feedback from customers has kept the music on repeat. but many long-time listeners are hoping for a change. there's even a petition on change.org urging the company to pick a new song. >> comments range from someone calling it hypnotizing, deeply moving and existentialist. to someone saying it sounds like grandpa put a recorder in the piano during a second grade recital. >> forget the xanax. put that on and it will lull you into -- >> there you go. somebody suggested better alternatives could include scandinavian thrash metal or nature sounds of whales mating. >> we have the best solution. yoko ono isn't as good as this. ♪

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this other dog in the meantime is scared of going up the escalator here. >> ooh. >> owner's forced to like grab him. come on, come on, little goldie, here you go. politics and foreign wars ♪ ♪ all the weather, all the scores ♪ ♪ that's the world news polka ♪ if you're an insomniac ♪ and a good night's sleep you lack ♪ ♪ do the world news polka ♪ on banjo and accordion ♪ the folks love every note ♪ but when we sing, it sounds like there's a frog stuck in our throat ♪ ♪ sing it loud, b ♪ every anchor frog and pig ♪ do the world news polka ♪ the swedish chef and beaker too ♪ ♪ they do the world news polka ♪ he gets up way before the dawn ♪

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this morning on "world news now," massive wildfires in the west have california's governor declaring a state of emergency. breaking news in the russia investigation concerning that trump tower meeting with the russians offering dirt and hillary clinton. michael cohen now claims trump knew about the meeting before it happened. and new this half hour, a texas detainee makes a bizarre getaway. >> bizarre's right. you can see there as he manages to escape on a speeding police cruiser. props for creativity. and why bruno mars fans won't be see circuit this fall, and why she won't be joining mars on that tour. we'll have the complete story later in "the skinny" on this friday, july 27th.

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we do have to get to the urgent, breaking news in northern california. the firefighting effort, we're told turned deadly, and this as hundreds of people try to escape the flames. >> plumes of smoke and flames are shooting into the sky around redding. the fire now hitting 45 square miles. a bulldozer operator helping to fight those flames was killed overnight. firefighters and some civilians are also injured, and the flames have destroyed dozens of homes and buildings. >> take in some of those images. that tells you the firefight that some of these folks are facing, the governor of the state declaring a state of emergency. will carr reports from the front lines of one of the fires in southern california. >> reporter: with nearly 70 large fires burning out of control in the western united states. >> it's a massive plume of smoke. >> reporter: california's governor declaring a state of emergency.

the cranston fire exploding, forcing thousands to evacuate. the fire has raced down the hillside behind me. you can hear a tree going up behind me. it is 110 degrees out right now. not showing any signs of letting up. the fire roaring through this lumberyard, leaving a snapshot straight out of armageddon. this is one of the most intense feelings of heat that i've ever felt. at least five homes destroyed. the fire 5% contained. >> we were so afraid this would happen. >> reporter: the fire deliberately set. they arrested a 32-year-old charged with five counts of arson. >> i'm glad they caught him when they did. because he had intentions to keep going. >> reporter: residents like haley brooks questioning why someone would want to create this trail of destruction.

>> why would you do that? why put so many people at risk? there are so many homes burned down right now. >> reporter: the cranston fire one of six burning in california. the carr fire now 20,000 acres, and the ferguson fire charring 43,000 acres. firefighters across the region battling fierce flames and scorching heat. witnesses say they saw the suspect driving throughout the area, tossing flares out of his window. they called police and it led to the arrest. with these conditions, mother nature really doesn't need any help creating destruction like this. will carr, abc news. and as the west deals with hot, dry, windy weather, nasty storms are battering the east coast. >> let's look at central pennsylvania where floodwaters swamped what used to be route 99.

julia weiden now with the forecast. >> we're watching a cold front approach the northeast today, that will kick up the threat for thunderstorms. right along the i-95 corridor, there's the possibility for thunderstorms and high gusty winds. widespread heat in the southwest, looking at potentially record-breaking temperatures in the triple digits. >> it's not helping the firefighting efforts at all. breaking overnight, the allegations in the trump tower interview. michael cohen is claiming trump knew about it in advance. cohen first reported that he and others were in the room when donald trump jr. informed the president beforehand about the meeting with russians offering dirt on hillary clinton. sources say he is willing to

make that claim to robert mueller. this all contradicts the president when he said he knew nothing about the meeting. his lawyers slamming cohen's credibility. >> he's been lying all week. he's been like for years. the tapes that we have demonstrate any number of very serious lies by him back a year and a half ago. including his fooling people, hiding tape recordings, telling them they weren't recorded. taping his client, which is a disbarable offense. >> in the testimony, don jr. said his father was not aware of the meeting. and his attorney said donald trump jr. has been professional throughout the investigations. we're very confident of the accuracy and reliability of the information provided by mr. trump jr. on his behalf. meanwhile, the trump organization's chief financial officer has been subpoenaed in

the investigation into michael cohen. allen weisselberg has handled f decades. he was mentioned twice in the cohen recording about the payment to karen mcdougal. and breaking overnight, a homecoming decades in the making. the remains of what are believed to be american service members have been flown out of north korea. they arrived this morning at an air base near seoul, south korea on board a u.s. air force plane. the handover of 55 cases of remains follows through on a promise that the north korean leader made to president trump during their summit. the remains will stay in south korea until next week when they will be flown to hawaii for testing. the government has missed the court-imposed deadline to reunite more than 2500 immigrant children with their parents. 1800 are back with their a families.

including 431 children whose parents have been deported. those cases are taking more time to resolve. a group of shareholders is asking mark zuckerberg to step down as chairman of facebook. they say a lack of oversight has contributed to facebook's mishandling of controversies. after a disappointing earnings report, the company suffered the worst single-day drop by an american company. kayna whitworth has more. >> reporter: investors leaving facebook. they lost close to $100 billion in stock value. >> user growth has slowed. less advertising revenue, which is a shock. >> reporter: the losses stemming

from a weaker than expected earnings report and follows a tumultuous time for the company that including discovert of fake facebook pages linked to russians during the 2016 election. fake adds like that one of a popular cartoon saying dora the explorer knows how easy it is to cross the border. we need to stop this madness. we need trump. then word that cambridge analytica hired by the 2016 trump campaign may have improperly obtained information from up to 87 million users. all this prompting zuckerberg to go to capitol hill and apologize. >> it was my mistake and i'm sorry. >> reporter: he says lost more than $15 billion but also says the company is reinvesting in security and thinks that will make facebook significantly more profitable. kayna whitworth, abc news, los angeles. >> thanks to kayna. and radio shack is apparently making a comeback.

>> yeah, baby. now there's a plan to open more than 100 express sites inside hobby town franchises. the two reached a deal to allow radio shack to sell its merchandise inside those stores. >> hopefully we can bring back crazy eddie, the prices are insane! at a zoo in egypt, they're battling what is known as donkey gate. a visitor said the zoo's zebras look a bit off. >> he said their ears were too big and noses weren't dark enough. kind of like donkeys. so a local vet also had questions. and now the zoo is fighting claims that it painted donkeys to pass them off as zebras. officials insist their zebras are legit.

>> visitors noticed there were smudges on the zebras' faces. >> the paint is rubbing off? >> who paints a donkey? coming up, roseanne barr in her first interview since the ill-fated tweet. and later in "the skinny," chrissy teigen's near-death experience that she didn't know about at the time. you're watching "world news now." orld news now." she didn't know about at the time. you're watching "world news now."

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apparently, new jersey radio hosts have been suspended due to insensitive comments about their state's attorney general. they referred to him as the turban man, who is a sikh. >> when asked if it was highly offensive, they tried to justify it. >> if you called me baseball hat man, should i be offended? >> no. >> so the attorney general, turban man, says he's not going to prosecute. >> he says i'm a sikh american, i have three daughters, and yesterday i told them to turn off the radio. malloy and franco issued an apology.

roseanne barr was on television last night. >> she sat down with fox news channel's sean hannity apologizing for what she called an ill-worded post about valerie jarrett and insisted that she's not a racist. she did not know jarrett was black. and hannity repeatedly urged barr to apologize to jarrett on the air, and she eventually did. >> i'm so sorry that you thought i was racist and that you thought that my tweet was racist, because it wasn't. it was political, and i'm sorry for the misunderstanding that caused, my ill-worded tweet. plus, i'd tell her, she's got to get a new haircut, i mean, seriously, she needs a new haircut. >> in all fairness, she also criticized hannity's haircut.

she reiterated several times that the tweet was mischaracterized. >> she says she's been apologizing and asking for forgiveness for months now and feels that she's paid the price for her action. i doubt this will be the last we hear. >> i doubt it. coming up, what we're hearing from cardi b. >> and another charlie's angels reboot. >> yeah! woo-hoo! woo-hoo! reboot. >> yeah! woo-hoo! obiotic. and try new align gummies with prebiotics and probiotics to help support digestive health.

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i think i underestimated this whole mommy thing. she's been tweeting about how kulture never sleeps. >> she says i still love her, but she never sleeps. you're conditioned for it now. >> i've had good training. next to the charlie's angels reboot. >> it's not a reboot, it's a reboot of a reboot. it's based on the original tv series starring farrah fawcett. >> it made a comeback with lucy lu. >> now sony pictures has found new angels, kristen stewart, elizabeth banks set to direct.

>> is edward going to be there? >> i can't wait. chrissy teigen had a near death experience with a bug. >> we're actually not exaggerating. it wasn't just any bug. the model was on vacation in bali. they came across this insect. she decided to bring it up to her daughter luna. >> what is this, luna? >> a bug. >> is it a nice bug? you want to give it a kiss? >> except he's not a nice bug. that is a tarantula hawk wasp and can send you into immediate paralysis.

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farmers a whopping $12 billion in emergency payments right before the midterm elections. tariffs remain in place for now, but the u.s. and eu will work together to open markets. >> that explosive recording of donald trump speaking with his attorney, michael cohen, about buying the rights to a story of a playboy model who claimed to have had an affair with trump. >> when it comes time for the financing -- >> what financing? >> we'll have to pay -- >> no, no, no. >> the mentioning of cash is indicative of someone planning to engage in illegal activity. >> torrential downpours triggering flash flooding across the country. >> flash flooding is forcing rivers from thlvania. rescuers able to move this family of five and their four

pets safely to dry ground. >> california's governor declaring that state of emergency for two california counties. the cranston fire exploding in the last 24 hours, forcing thousands to evacuate. >> one of the most intense feelings of heat that i've ever felt. >> is it me, or does riley sound like he's singing "toxic"? and it's right on key. >> blended there. [ laughter ] >> i still love how perfect that mashup was. >> perfectly on cue, on key there. and of course i just got that song out of my head. >> oh, well, you're welcome. it's stuck there for another week. you know what else you can do? that wasn't english. >> portuguese. this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades.

great weekend, everybody. making news in america this morning -- state of emergency. yet another major wildfire erupts in california, this one is already deadly. destroying dozens of homes, even forcing a local news station to evacuate. >> we are going to leave the station because it's now unsafe. >> this morning, new images from the front lines. also breaking overnight -- the explosive new allegation in russia investigation. what former trump lawyer michael cohen is now saying about this meeting in the trump tower with the russians and what then-candidate donald trump knew about it. $119 billion gone in a day. what's behind the record-shattering loss at facebook and the new push for