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let's get far away from that and go now to the children who were flying halfway across the country when their plane was diverted. we've been following these kids, apparently, they were sent to another city. >> and the parents were never notified when their kids were being shuffled around. here's steve osunsami. >> reporter: their parents are furious. 9-year-old carter gray and his 7-year-old sister etta were flying as unaccompanied minors on frontier airlines in july. mom was waiting for hours at the airport. stormy weather was keeping flights from landing. shortly after midnight, the 9-year-old using another kid's phone messages his father that they are stuck in atlanta where the plane was diverted. still no word from frontier. >> i think i was starting to boil over after every minute going by. >> reporter: at 4:23 a.m. the

kids text that they're in a hotel with five other children. five boys slept in one room and their son shared a room with a 14 year old he had just met. all this time, the parents haven't received a single phone call, message or update from frontier. no one asked their permission to put the kids in a hotel. the children were flown home safely the next morning. in a statement from frontier airlines, they say they were always attended with one of their supervisors and that they were in contact with their mother before they were moved. steve owes owes is an any, abc news, atlanta. >> they were only given rice crispy treats and water for dinner. >> rice crispy treats? they were bouncing off the hotel walls there. the jingle challenge invading broadway. and a hollywood studio's accidental upload. "the skinny" is next. d a hollywood studio's accidental upload. "the skinny" is next. accidental upload. "the skinny" is next.

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i loved my trapper keeper. you have to check out what becky rhuli found out. >> reporter: meet the maxwells from san carlos, california. sam in high school. luke and will are in middle school and are helping us answer a burning back to school question. where to shop? big box? online? or dollar store. for a challenge we use a mandated list of supplies. the list also includes staples like cleaning supplies and tissues that schools now ask parents to provide. 20 items on these lists, exactly the same. you are headed to the big box store, and you guys are headed to the dollar store. go! meanwhile, sam and i shop the same list online. andrea and will are doing well at the big box store. lots of choices and sale items. mark and luke make quick work at

the dollar store. everything is really a dollar, and they've stocked up for back to school. online shopping is fast and easy, we get everything on the list and are done in minutes. when the shoppers come home we compare the haul. our online shopping netted 20 out of 20 items. all 20 things for $16. our big box shoppers were next. 19 of the 20 items. we spent $105. >> reporter: but the dollar store team had a very different tally. >> we got 16 of the 20 items and spent a total of $33.38. >> reporter: that's a $72 difference. even if they spent $20 to buy the missing items online, they would still save $50 over the big box store and $109 off the online shopping spree. >> high-five for savings! >> yes! >> that was terrible.

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good morning. i'm maggie rulli in for diane macedo. >> i'm kendis gibson. here are some of the top headlines we're following on "world news now." back to the drawing board. president trump has reportedly rejected the latest conditions for an interview. >> hawaii is being spared a direct hit from hurricane hector. but the island is getting gusty winds and dangerous surf. the rape conviction of former student brock turner will stand. an appeals court denied his request for a new trial.

he served six months, six months for a 2015 attack on an unconscious woman. and changes are coming to the oscars, including a new category and a promise that the show will only be three hours. just three hours? those are some of our top stories on this august 9th. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> there is a new category that is a controversial one that we'll talk about that has i'd say the likes of tyler perry happy. >> good for everyone. >> his movies will finally get a nomination, i think. we'll get to that a little later. but we're going to start this half hour with the russia investigation. the ball now back in robert mueller's court. >> president trump's legal team has responded to the special counsel office's latest offer. after eight months of negotiations, it looks like questions about obstruction of justice are still proving to be a major sticking point.

more from arlette saenz. >> reporter: president trump's legal team making a counteroffer to robert mueller. the president's lawyers rejected the special counsel's request for an in-person interview on a range of topics, including possible obstruction of justice by the president. sources familiar with the negotiations tell abc news the president's lawyers told mueller's team he's willing to consider, quote, appropriate written questions, but he's not inclined to answer questions related to obstruction of justice. and the president's lead attorney urged mueller to wrap up his probe ahead of the midterms. >> it's about time it ends, and i hope the special counsel is as sensitive to it as we are. this should be over by september 1st. >> reporter: he made those comments in a radio show hosted by another trump lawyer, jay sekulow. >> if there's not going to be an interview, let him write his report. >> reporter: this comes one week after mueller told trump's team he wants to ask the president questions related to obstruction of justice and those questions

would be both in writing and in person. for months, the president has said he's willing to do an interview with the special counsel. >> i would love to speeam has cautioned against it. though they acknowledge the final decision about an interview rests with the president. >> it's his decision, both as an individual and as a president. >> reporter: negotiations over a potential interview between the president and special counsel have been going on for months. mueller could ultimately decide to subpoena the president, but the president's lawyers said they're ready to take that fight to the supreme court. prosecutors in the trial of paul manafort are expected to rest their case by tomorrow. manafort's long-time business associate, rick gates, wrapped up testimony with the defense painting him as a liar and philanderer. and an fbi accountant took the stand saying she had traced

money going to offshore bank accounts. more than 15 million used to fund his lavish lifestyle. new york representative chris collins is accused of passing information to his son that he was privy to as a board member of a drug company. prosecutors say his son dumped his shares before the stocks plunged more than 90%. but collins is calling the allegations meritless. here's abc's emily rau. >> i look forward to being fully vindicated, and i will be on the ballot, running for reelection this november. >> reporter: republican chris collins defiant wednesday night after federal prosecutors laid out their case against him. >> congressman collins is charged with insider trading and lying to the fbi. >> reporter: collins now facing federal charges stemming from an

e-mail he received while at a white house picnic. one of candidate's first supporters. >> oh, chris, right from the beginning, he said trump is going to win. >> reporter: collins sat on the board of a biotech firm testing a drug for multiple sclerosis. when he read that e-mail about the drug's failure, he told his son knowing he would use it to trade and tip off others. >> he tipped his son to confidential corporate information and lied about it to law enforcement to cover it up. >> reporter: the indictment creating a tough spot for the president. >> the president can't claim not to know the guy. even if this has nothing to do with his time associated directly with president trump, this is problematic for president trump. >> reporter: and serving up more ammunition for democrats heading into the midterms. >> in their minds, it will all add up to a president who said he would drain the swamp

actually making the swamp rom two committees. the razor thin race in ohio's 12th congressional district is now tighter. balderson has declared a tentative win over o'connor. balderson leads with about 1700 votes. thousands of provisional ballots still left to be counted. there will be an automatic recount if the margin is within a half a percentage point. now to stunning charges coming out of new mexico. a father is accused of training children to commit school shootings. prosecutors say wahajj and four other adults kept the children on a compound near the colorado border living in filth and underfed. investigators also found human remains whom they believe could be his son who went missing.fat

they got a text from his son saying that they needed money. >> they was saying they was in dire need. they had run out of money. and you know, starving. my intention was to come down here with a care package, to give them money to help them out. >> the children are in state custody. we should say the defense attorney is questioning the claim, saying it lacked details. authorities are searching for suspects in the shooting of two new jersey police officers. police have released these photos of two people of interest. they want to know if they are connected to the ambush of two camden police officers on wednesday night. they were shot while waiting at a red light. lindssey davis has more. >> reporter: an urge is is under way in new jersey en fire uponwoti it happened in camden tuesday night around 8:30. police say the two detectives, one male, and the other female,

were in plain clothes and were ambushed while stopped in their unmarked car at a red light. >> a male walked up and began opening fire. we have anywhere between ten and 25 rounds fired at the officers. >> reporter: while officials are not sure if the undercover officers were targeted, they point out that it took place on national night out. a night aimed at improving relations between police and their communities. >> unfortunately on a night when we're supposed to be celebrating safety, two of our detectors were engaged as victims. >> reporter: one of the officers fired back. it's unclear if either suspects were hit. the female detective is said to be recovering from a gunshot wound to her hand while the male is recovering from two gunshots to his arm. both are said to have sustained non-life-threatening injuries. linsey davis, abc news, camden, new jersey. more fallout for a chicago megachurch embroiled in a sexual misconduct scandal.

the new pastor and board have resigned saying the church needs a fresh start. bill hybels resigned in april amid the allegations. his latest assistant was the latest to come forward. to the weather and menacing wildfires in california. a man is facing arson charges for starting the holy fire in southern california. that one has charred more than 6,000 acres. >> the fire is forcing more evacuations and threatening communication towers, and it's just one of 18 fires devastating california right now. let's go to accuweather's paul williams for this and more. >> good morning, maggie, kendis. record-setting scorching hit, triple digits for several cities in the northwest, and for the southwest, triple digits as well. showers and thunderstorms from boston north, and we're looking for scattered showers throughout

the deep south, currency of the steamy moisture from the gulf. and the southern rain will continue going into the weekend. let's talk about hector. a strong hurricane passing to the south of hawaii as a category three. but still going to cause problems with dangerous swells, enhanced showers and john will be downgraded to a tropical storm and unfortunately won't help us out with the fires in southern california. >> the atlantic staying quiet for now. our parent company disney wants to help your kids sleep, not by watching us. >> that would keep them right up. disney has created a sleep hotline so frazzled moms and dads can get their little ones to shut their eyes. dial 1-877-7-mickey, and you'll get a message telling your son or daughter it's time for bed. you can choose from mickey or

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can we fight it? >> once again, the oscars will be on abc in 2019, but already the academy is announcing some new changes. and some of them are stirring up some controversy. soon there will be a new award for outstanding achievement in popular film, basically ensuring that a big blockbuster will walk away with something. i talked to tim gray, a senior vice president at variety, and their awards editor, because that's a thing. walk me through that decision. >> because for the last ten years, it's been increasing where audiences, tv audiences around the world are saying i've never heard of these films that are nominated, why am i tuning in? the year "titanic" was nominated, they had huge ratings. they liked the film and tuned in to see the oscars. other since then, it's these little indy films that earn maybe $3 million at the box office.

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wouldn't that be nice today? that same year, james bond in goldfinger in that race with the mustang. bond picked up in a mustang in "thunder ball". the speed too much for bond. >> you look pale, mr. bond. the speed might be too much for you. >> no. >> some men don't like to be driven. >> no, some men don't like to be taken for a ride. >> reporter: and "charlie's angels". now mustang, made in america, sold in 150 countries, and ford making its 10 millionth mustang, spelling it out with cars. workers have shown us the parts for various makes and models made in america. the glass here, where's that from? tennessee.

and those mustang makers celebrating a new milestone. david muir, abc news, new york. >> thanks, david. >> that's such a part of our culture. believe it or not, it's even part of gender reveal celebrations now. let's take a look at this. is it a boy? or is it a girl? >> oh, he did the burnout. >> ooh, burn it out. >> so i guess it's a boy. >> how do we know? how do we know if it's a boy or girl? >> thankfully, the owens family had this informative graphic here. >> oh, blue, thank goodness. >> this is before the video clip. blue is for boy and pink is for girl. >> i think we all know blue means boy. in case you were confused. how about this guy, using a ford mustang to do donuts. and while eating dough knnutdou. >> mind blown.

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this morning on "world news now," almost unbelievable new claims about that remote compound where 16 people were found starving and living in filth. >> a father arrested there was allegedly training children to commit school shootings. a republican congressman and close ally of president trump now charged with insider trading and lying to the fbi, and he spoke out just hours ago. the blistering heat is not helping firefighters battling waging wildfires in the west. in the holy fire, a suspect is under arrest charged with arson. he reportedly warned, this place is going to burn. and it is a hairstyle so

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they also found the remains of a child and are revealing in court the children may have been trained to commit school shootings. >> one by one, the adults found living on the new mexico compound were led into court to face child abuse charges. the women wearing muslim head scarves, believed to be the parents of the 11 children who were rescued. in court documents, prosecutors allege at least one of the kids was being trained to use a gun in preparation for a school shooting. >> there was a shooting range on the left side of the property. >> the documents allege one of the men instructed the child in the use of an assault rifle. wahajj is the father of a wahajj's son. >> we did find remains of a young boy.

>> the father of the other men arrested, lucas morton, said his son texted him to say they were out of money and starving. >> my intention was to come down here with a care package to help them out. >> but before he could meet them, the five adults were arrested and children taken into custody. >> five peaceful adults trying to change things and make a better life for themselves, but they just went about it the wrong way. >> a foster parent now taking care of one of the children told authorities about the training for school shooting. the public defender is questioning that accusation saying the claim was made with very few details. a republican congressman arrested on insider trading charges is denying that he did anything wrong. representative chris collins of new york is accused of sharing inside information with his son while he was the largest

shareholder and a board member of a biotech company. collins allegedly called his son cameron after learning that the trials for a drug failed. his son and his fiance's father immediately sold off their shares. days later the company stocks plunged more than 90%. all together they avoided nearly $800,000 in losses. >> i believe i acted properly and within the law at all times with regard to my affiliation with innate. throughout my tenure in congress i have followed all rules and ethical guidelines. the charges that have been levied against me are meritless, and i will mount a vigorous defense in court to clear my name. i look forward to being fully vindicated and exonerated. >> reporter: collins, his son, and his son's future father-in-law are all out on bail. collins was the first member of congress to endorse president trump. he says he plans to remain on the ballot for the midterm election in november. turning to the russia investigation, president trump's

attorneys have responded to the special counsel's latest requests for an interview. they are looking to narrow the scope and omit any questions about obstruction. here is jonathan karl. >> reporter: it's a move that sets up a potential constitutional showdown between the president and robert mueller. president trump's lawyers rejected the special counsel's request for an in-person interview on a range of subjects including possible obstruction of justice by the president. sources familiar with the negotiations tell abc news, the president's lawyers told mueller's team that he is willing to consider, quote, appropriate written questions but is not inclined to answer questions related to obstruction of justice. it's a counteroffer unlikely to satisfy mueller. and the president's lead attorney called on mueller to wrap up his investigation before the start of the fall campaign. >> it's about time that it ends, and i hope the special counsel is as sensitive to it as we are. we do not want to run into the november elections.

this should be over by september 1st. >> mayor, thank you for being with us. >> reporter: giuliani made the comments on a radio show hosted by another trump lawyer, jay sekulow. >> let him write his report. >> reporter: the latest move by the president's legal team comes a week after mueller told them they wanted to ask questions related to obstruction of justice and that the questions needed to be in writing and in person. the president has said he was eager to do an interview with mueller. would you be willing to speak under oath? >> 100%. i would love to speak. i would love to. nobody wants to speak more than me. >> reporter: his lawyers however, acknowledge the ultimate decision is the president's alone. >> it's his decision as an

individual and as the president. >> reporter: it's anybody's guess over how long this back and forth over an interview can go on. but a subpoena from the special counsel is a distinct possibility. in fact, the president's legal team is already preparing to fight a subpoena on the belief that one could well be coming. jonathan karl, abc news, the white house. the trump administration is hitting russia with new sanctions. this follows the poisoning of former russian double agent and his daughter in britain. they had previously condemned the attack. russia has denied any role in the poisonings. the sanctions go into effect later this month. california continues to battle through what could be the worst wildfire season in the state's histy. the blistering heat in the west isn't helping matters at all. there are red flag warnings north of san francisco. and death valley is at 120 today.

meantime, there's been an arrest in the so-called holy fire outside los angeles. authorities say the suspect sent an ominous message to fire officials. here's will carr. >> reporter: an all-out battle on the lines of the holy fire. the blaze still burning out of control. now that it's gotten so big, it is so difficult to defend. now threatening critical communication towers. authorities telling residents to get out now. there is a major air attack going on right now. planes flying by and dropping retardant all throughout this area. we met a neighbor, including darla stewart, watching. >> scary, just trying not to panic. >> reporter: this man facing arson and other charges. calling the local fire chief warning him this area will burn. they are making rare nighttime water drops.

the mendocino complex fire expected to burn through september. we have seen drop after drop. there's fire retardant splattered on these windows. this is the firefighters making their stand. in riverside county, will carr, abc news. the harlem globetrotters have managed to sink a shot that might even make sweet georgia brown do a double take. >> trotters is a hard word to pluralize. he and the pilot swoop down over the basket. they're going 70 miles per hour. wait for it, wait for it. oh! bucket. >> i'm not that impressed. >> what?

shut the front door! >> here's a view from the hoop cam. so bullard becomes the first globetrotter to make a shot from a plane. >> going 70 miles per hour. he's in an airplane and he makes the shot. >> the wright brothers are like we made history for this? >> he's also done it before from a helicopter. it's not his first airborne shenanigans. coming up, the hurricane threat for hawaii, the forecast coming up. plus, the adventurer who says he saw evidence of an alien visit just off american shores. and check out our behind the scenes pics. maybe hot hair pics. you're watching "world news now." you're watching "world news now."

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a major hurricane is just missing the hawaiian islands. >> let's go to paul williams for >> as far as hector's concerned, staying a hurricane passing south of the mainland. going into thursday, large swales, dangerous surf. and dangerous winds. although hector is far away from hawaii. john downgraded to a tropical storm by this morning and will continue to lose strength as he moves on. >> thanks, paul. now turning to a treasure hunter who says he's found evidence of visitors from outer space and through the bermuda triangle.>> claims fou aalien s so mikolas tel

it has 13 extensions sticking out of it and there were strange formatio ait. w leled as being an unidentified object. >> somewhere nicolas cage is like where is my treasure map. we're all about spaceships. >> will smith's like i'm going there on vacation. coming up, a diverted flight strands two kids traveling alone. right after the break, the issue of 3d guns remains a real minefield, and we'll take a look at the technology behind the revolution of homemade weapons. the technology behind the revolution of homemade weapons. hease weapons. se weapons.

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divisive as gun control in this country, and the newest problem, what to do with the 3d printed guns >> they are completely unregulated and untraceable and now at the intersection of the first and second amendments. here is linsey davis. >> reporter: untraceable. largely unregulated. no background check needed. this ar-15 was not made by a gun manufacturer. the government doesn't even know it exists. >> i know that there is a culture war on for this. >> reporter: at the center of that culture war is cody wilson, called one of the most dangerous people on the internet. do you like the image that many people have of you, that you are this dangerous guy? >> i don't dislike it, but i'm more like amused by it, i'm

entertained. >> reporter: for years, wilson has been fighting to make his gun blueprints available online so anyone can make one at home, simply using a 3d printer. back in 2012, he and some of his friends were some of the first to 3d print a plastic gun which they call the liberator. they shared the blueprint file on the internet. wilson says it was downloaded more than 100,000 times in just the first week. >> we will have the reality of a weapons system that can be printed from your desk. >> reporter: that's when the government jumped in, claiming that it violated laws about exporting weapons abroad. >> it had to be on a first amendment claim. >> if it's a piece of data, are you allowed to share it and call it free speech? that is the argument that he has been making. >> reporter: andy greenberg has been covering the debate since 2013. >> all the headlines are always

about 3d printed guns. 3d printing is just a stand-in for almost like a digital tool that with just a download and click can create a gun component at home. >> reporter: this is your 3d printer here. >> it's kind of a relic these days. >> reporter: but this is what you made the liberator on? >> mm-hm. >> reporter: now they use metal. wilson has developed this computer-automated milling machine small enough to sit on a desk. these metal versions can be comparable to what you buy at a gun store. as a part of his research, greenberg used the machine to make an ar-15 in the offices at wired. >> they require almost no skill, which i had none of.

this milling machine is actually the most practical right now for homemade guns that circumvent gun laws and present a much more practical threat than 3d printing. >> reporter: he says he is aware of the dangers of making ghost guns easier. how does that play when there are real life consequences of putting these ghost guns in the hands of people that don't have the best intentions? >> this isn't just like a playing games on your keyboard, right? but, again, my avocation is that these are the necessary consequences of betraying the people's right to keep and bear arms. >> reporter: despite all the legal battles ahead, wilson refuses to back down. >> a gun is power. this is the essence of the project. i'm giving people the power. >> reporter: there's a flip side. that innocent lives are lost. >> power is power. people can misuse it. but it is a conversation beyond good and evil.

>> reporter: linsey davis in austin, texas. >> our thanks to linsey there. buns or no buns in the mix, next. linsey there. buns or no buns in the mix, next. >> our thanks to linsey there. buns or no buns in the mix, next.

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you can quit. for free help, call 1-800-quit-now. this morning on "world new this morning on "world news now," a sitting republican congressman vows to fight insider trading charges. a close trump ally, representative collins is accused of warning his family to dump stock before it tanked in value. the parkland school shooter breaks down under investigation. what he says about a demon voice inside his head. and a real travel nightmare. >> a young brother and sister got diverted. the panicked parents say the airline never told them about it. and either social media challenges are getting lazy or we've all lost our minds.

the new thing is to sing a commercial jingle for a law firm's phone number. because remembering those digits can be pretty tough. it's thursday, august 9th. this "world news now." >> just when you've got this law firm's commercial out of your head -- >> don't do it, don't do it to me, don't bring it back in. >> this will seep back in. we have plenty of time for it to seep back into our heads. we begin this half hour with that republican congressman chris collins who is vowing to fight charges of insider trading. >> he insisted he acted properly and within the law at all times. but prosecutors say he illegally shared information with his son, tipping him off to dump shares before the stock plummeted.

rebecca jarvis has the details. >> reporter: he's one of president trump's most loyal supporters. >> donald trump is a movement! >> reporter: the first member of congress to endorse him. >> right from the beginning, he said trump is going to win. >> reporter: but new york republican congressman chris collins is charged with insider trading and lying to the fbi. allegedly sharing inside information to save family and friends nearly $800,000. >> he placed his family and friends above the public good. >> reporter: collins, who posted this photo from a white house picnic in june 2017 where he allegedly received an e-mail from the head of australian pharmaceutical company, innate. the ceo informing him their most important drug for ms had failed a test. collins writing back, wow, makes no sense. just a minute later, he called his son passing on the

information. the congressman spotted here at the picnic on his phone. his son sharing that information with his future father-in-law, steven zarski and others. the next morning, the group started dumping shares of the company. four days later, when the failed test results were publicly disclosed, the stock plunged 92%. the congressman, his son, and zarsky all pleaded not guilty. >> the charges levied against me are meritless, and i will mount a vigorous defense in court to clear my name. i look forward to being fully vindicated and exonerated. >> reporter: house speaker paul ryan says he'll let the court decide whether he is guilty or innocent, but he wants a thorough investigation, and until it's resolved, collins will no longer serve on the house energy and commerce committee. rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york.

president's legal team has responded to the terms outlined by special counselor robert mueller for an interview. sources say the president is not inclined to answer questions about obstruction of justice. they are willing to consider what they call appropriate written questions. a subpoena to compel the president to submit to the interview is possible. there's word that omarosa secretly taped president trump. the ex-apprentice star who followed the president to washington has reportedly played the recordings for a number of people. sources describe them as everyday chatter and say omarosa used them to leverage to get to a deal for her soon-to-be-released book titled "unhinged". a new round of evacuations under way in southern california as the holy fire threatens

homes. it has already burned more than 6,000 acres. a subject has been arrested for starting it. this could become the first worst fire season in california ever. that's saying a lot. danya bacchus has more. >> reporter: on the ground a firenado in california. from the sky, a devilish plume of smoke above the 6,000 acres it has burned. they arrested 51 year old forrest clark for starting that fire. >> this should be called the holy hellfire. >> reporter: firefighters are stretched thin, many working 24-hour shifts. 14,000 of them trying to control the 17 wildfires raging across the state. >> mother nature is undefeated. >> reporter: scorching over 600,000 acres.

>> there's more than 10,000 people evacuated. >> reporter: those told to leave grabbing what they can, waiting to see if their homes escaped the fire. >> i don't really know how i'm going to deal with it, because i just don't know. >> reporter: the rush is on to get animals out of harm's way, too. the mendocino complex fire now burning for a 12th day. the largest in state history, charring 450 square miles. this map showing how smoke has spread over the west. forrest clark is held on a $1 million bond facing arson and other charges after he e-mailed a local fire chief warning, this place will burn. kendis and maggie. record-setting heat is only fueling the fires. more triple-digit temperatures are expected today. the situation isn't much better

in the east. humidity is making it feel much, much hotter. we're seeing new video of a deadly encounter between a nashville police officer and the suspect he shot. it shows the end of a foot chase. hambrick is several feet away with his back facing the officer when the officer shoots him. the foot chase started over a stolen car. police say hambrick had a gun. community activists are calling for the officer to be fired and charged with murder. the officer right now is on administrative leave. for the first time we're seeing the interrogation of the teen behind the parkland massacre. he says a voice told him to kill, burn and destroyed. victor oquendo has more. >> [ bleep ]. >> reporter: for the first time,

a window into the disturbed mind of parkland school shooter nikolas cruz in the hours after the massacre that left 17 students and teachers dead. >> deserve to die. deserve to [ bleep ]. >> reporter: cruz often seen by himself talking to himself. he's telling the detective he's attempted suicide with ibuprofen and alcohol. killed small animals. and has heard a demon voice inside his head for years. >> did the voice tell you to buy that ar-15? >> yes. >> reporter: he said the voice talked to him the night before the shooting. >> what does it tell you to do? >> burn, kill, destroy. >> burn, kill, destroy what? >> anything. >> reporter: cruz asking to see his brother zachary. >> what would mom think right now? >> she would cry. >> reporter: zachary tried to calm his brother, feeling partly responsible.

>> it's a big part of my fault, also, because we grew up together, like i know i wasn't the nicest to you. >> reporter: we also learned that cruz considered an attack at a park a week before the massacre. specific details about the shooting given in that interrogation were not released. victor oquendo, abc news, miami beach. new york city has put the brakes on uber and lyft at least for now. lawmakers have approved a 12-month cap for new licenses for the ride sharing services. supporters say it will ease the growing congestion in the big apple. a uber spokesperson says the move threatens a reliable option for people outside of manhattan. it also establishes a minimum wage for drivers. with so many problems out there in the world, science has a big job. we have to study really important things, like bfs. >> yh.science. >> thanks science. >> harvard scientists. >> so they took on the issue in

a male fertility study. >> this video. >> sorry, we have to leave the view up for a little longer. >> and the winner is boxers. >> ooh! why? >> we have the best of. the jonas, ronaldo there. >> we'll get to the story eventually. we're just distracted. >> so doctors found that briefs have a bad effect on the concentration and quality of sperm. researchers say the sperm count for the men in tights was 17% lower, and the concentration was 25% below those of guys in boxers. so we saw -- >> how interesting. >> -- beckham in briefs. he has several kids. yeah. michael phelps wears briefs, and he's a swimmer, and he's got kids. >> we need to do a scientific study just with the models of the briefs and boxers.

that would get to the bottom of the debate once and for all. boxer users tend to be younger and trimmer. >> boxer users? >> i'm surprised as well. science doesn't lie, apparently. coming up, a parent's outrage at an airline's treatment of their kids. >> the children were flying alone. when disruptions to the itinerary popped up, the airline took the kids on a magical tour of sorts. how does leo stay so trim? we're talking about his figure, right? you're watching "world news now." figure, right? you're watching "world news now."

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lots of things can bug an umpire, including bugs. >> oh. that's gross. >> what appeared to be a moth decided to make a visit to the ump bruce's ear during the white sox game in chicago. the yanks' trainer, because he's a trainer of everything, tried to get it out. look at that moth! >> that's a huge moth to have in your ear. oh, gosh, put him away, that's disgusting. >> disgusting! >> jinx.

let's get far away from that and go now to the children who were flying halfway across the country when their plane was diverted. we've been following these kids, apparently, they were sent to another city. >> and the parents were never notified when their kids were being shuffled around. here's steve osunsami. >> reporter: their parents are furious. 9-year-old carter gray and his 7-year-old sister etta were flying as unaccompanied minors on frontier airlines in july. mom was waiting for hours at the airport. stormy weather was keeping flights from landing. shortly after midnight, the 9-year-old using another kid's phone messages his father that they are stuck in atlanta where the plane was diverted. still no word from frontier. >> i think i was starting to boil over after every minute going by. >> reporter: at 4:23 a.m. the kids text that they're in a

hotel with five other children. five boys slept in one room and their son shared a room with a 14 year old he had just met. all this time, the parents haven't received a single phone call, message or update from frontier. no one asked their permission to put the kids in a hotel. the children were flown home safely the next morning. in a statement from frontier airlines, they say they were always attended with one of their supervisors and that they were in contact with their mother before they were moved. steve osunsami, abc news, atlanta. >> they were only given rice crispy treats and water for dinner. >> rice crispy treats? they were bouncing off the hotel walls there. the jingle challenge invading broadway. and a hollywood studio's accidental upload. "the skinny" is next. "the skinny" is next. accidental upload. "the skinny" is next.

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♪ 800-888-888 >> oh, i like that. this is all very impressive. but we have celebrities stepping in. check out the broadway treatment. ♪ ♪ cellino and barnes ♪ injury attorneys >> that's so good. >> and sara bareilles gave a shot at it. she was a little slow getting there. >> does she know the lyrics? ♪ cellino and barnes >> was that sped up footage?

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you have to check out what becky rhuli found out. >> reporter: meet the maxwells from san carlos, california. sam in high school.lundl are inm sc and are helping us answer a burning back to school question. where to shop? big box? online? or dollar store. for a challenge we use a mandated list of supplies. the list also includes staples like cleaning supplies and tissues that schools now ask parents to provide. 20 items on these lists, exactly the same. you are headed to the big box store, and you guys are headed to the dollar store. go! meanwhile, sam and i shop the same list online. andrea and will are doing well at the big box store. lots of choices and sale items. mark and luke make quick work at the dollar store.

everything is really a dollar, and they've stocked up for back to school. online shopping is fast and easy, we get everything on the list and are done in minutes. when the shoppers come home we compare the haul. our online shopping netted 20 out of 20 items. all 20 things for $162. our big box shoppers were next. 19 of the 20 items. we spent $105. >> reporter: but the dollar store team had a very different tally. >> we got 16 of the 20 items and spent a total of $33.38. >> reporter: that's a $72 difference. even if they spent $20 to buy the missing items online, they would still save $50 over the big box store and $109 off the online shopping spree. >> high-five for savings! >> yes! >> that was terrible. that was better.

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that's what's making news in america this morning. america this morning. making news in america this morning, a shocking twist in the case of this desert compound where 11 children were found living in filth. this morning the claim that the children were being trained to carry out school shootings. the plot and who was allegedly behind it. the sitting u.s. congressman and close ally of president trump fights back. >> and i will mount a vigorous defense in court to clear my name. >> denying claims that he used inside information for a stock deal. how this scandal could impact the fight for control of congress. the growing uproar over another fatal police shooting. officers saying the suspect had a gun but video shows him running away.

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