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social media. >> he's got some explaining to do for that one. >> the me too continues at the zoo. now to an idaho couple who's recuperating after being rescued from an ice cave. they were trapped about 32 hours. they were soaking wet and shivering. the woman fell 15 feet in the cave and was injured. the they burned their backpacks and other belongings to stay warm. they went on the hike and left their 1-year-old daughter with their grandmother. thinking of the little girl helped them survive. >> when you get to that point, the things that you stressed about so much are usually tiny, pathetic things that don't actually matter in the big scale. >> things that were important before definitely aren't anymore. i can't watch regular tv or look at instagram or facebook, because selfies aren't important

anymore at all. i don't care. >> definitely offering good perspective. local officials say the caves are like a maze and mostly unmapped. only those with experience should enter them. search and rescue personnel train there regularly. a school district in colorado has just wiped mondays off the calendar. >> district 27j, one of the state's larger districts, will switch to a four-day weekly schedule, tuesdays through fridays. >> they're doing it because of money. they'll save about $1 million in teaching salaries, utilities and transportation costs with this move. >> kind of amazing, just running fewer buses will save $700,000. >> yeah. >> no small amount. >> so just cut back to one day a week. >> we should try that. no? >> the kids would be happy with that. coming up, a beatles family

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♪ we're back with a cover of a classic country song. can you even recognize listening to that version of it? that's like a trombone version of garth brooks' hit there. he's really serious about music pirating. >> besides having friends in low places, he just got knocked from the top spot of the highest-paid country music stars. >> it's almost as if the '90s are back. this year's number one goes to luke bryan. >> he pulled in $52 million last year, thanks largely to his worldwide tour and hosting "american idol," returning in the spring, not to mention endorsement deals.

>> and garth still did all right, hauling in $45 million, thanks to his tour with wife tricia yearwood. and rounding out the top three is kenny chesney. he also earned his money from the tour. this man knows how to operate. cheers to you, kenny. well played with that. next to someone else on that forbes. it's really, really rare, talking about kylie jenner. how rich is she, do you ask, kendis? she's so rich that she has her own closet just for her purses. her purse closet is bigger than my apartment. >> and she decided to post a tour. it pulled in about a million views in less than a day, and it was a life-changing experience. >> i have been collecting these bags for a minute.

they're also a great investment. this one here is really special. if my house is on fire, i would take this one out of all of them. >> i'm so happy she's thought out her zombie apocalypse scenario. >> yeah, we're so happy for you, really, truly. finally now an epic reunion of two of the greatest show writers of all time. lennon and mccartney. >> they look different. >> yeah. >> that's not the lennon and mccartney i know. maybe you were thinking of their more famous dads from the beatles? john and paul. those are actually their sons, and their sons are song writers as well. john's son is 41, and paul's is 43.

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whatever are looking to get back into the workforce. here is rebecca jarvis. >> reporter: meet kelly thompson, an aerospace program manager outside hartford, connecticut. >> we build and design parts that are used in commercial aircraft. >> reporter: but three weeks ago, she was an intern. >> you're interns? shut up. >> reporter: nearly a decade ago, kelly left the industry to raise her three children. >> i said's just going to be a few months, a few months turned into a few years. >> reporter: nine years later she was ready to go back but it wasn't that simple. >> it was a hit to me to not even have people be willing to speak with me because i had elected to take time off to raise my family. >> reporter: what she needed, not an internship but a returnship looking for people to relaunch their careers after time off. >> i was a little surprised how much my skills needed to be

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good morning. i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm maggie rulli in for diane macedo. here are some of the top headlines we're watching today. the first time a transgender candidate has won a primary for governor. and in wisconsin paul rooif clinched the republican seat that paul ryan is vacating. and documented widespread abuse by priests. the cases go back as far as the 1940s. it's back to school today

for students at marjory stoneman douglas. and what better way to celebrate world elephant day than to welcome a new elephant? a big baby introduced at the san diego zoo, tips the scale at 270 pounds. those are some of our top stories on this wednesday, august 15th. as we say welcome. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> started walking there. >> i know, i'm impressed. 270. we have a lot of bulking up to do. >> exactly. let's not. of course congratulations to the san diego zoo on that. we're going to start this half hour overseas with a sad update that we're just learning within the last few hours in italy. the death toll in the genoa bridge collapse has risen to at least 31.

that truck at the top, that driver said he was in shock most of yesterday after pressing on the brakes and preventing that vehicle from going down into that ravine. some 16 people are also injured besides those that are dead. 12 are listed in critical condition. they are searching for even more victims. in the meantime, prosecutors have opened up an investigation into what italy's premier has called an immense tragedy. here is julia mcfarland. >> reporter: shock and horror as this bridge collapses, sending dozens of vehicles plunging 150 feet to the ground below. this green truck stopping mere feet from the edge, the driver slamming on the brakes just in time. the taillights still on. this man narrowly escaping from

his truck. i heard the rumble, he said. i saw myself flying away, and that's it. he is one of the lucky ones. they are sending in dogs to search through the twisted mass of concrete, racing to find survivors. using cranes to lift victims on stretchers, airlifting them to the hospital. the bridge in the seaside city of genoa is a main thoroughfare between france and italy. it was raining heavily when the bridge came crashing down. bridge came crashing down. some witnesses saw lightning strike. the government here is struggling to find the cash to fix its aging infrastructure, another tragic reminder of the need to do so and fast. julia mcfarland, abc news, rome. scotland yard raided

addresses hours after a car rammed barriers. investigators say the man was not known to police before the incident. the british government opted not to raise its terror threat level after the attack, leaving it at severe. los angeles is beefing up anti-terrorism security for its mass transit system. it is the first in the nation to use body scanners to detect explosives. the units are portable and can be moved to any station if there's a threat or major event. passengers can be scanned without slowing down. let's turn to the showdown between the president and omarosa, now declaring that she will not be silenced. president trump called his former aide a lowlife and dog. his campaign is taking legal action against her, saying she violated a secrecy agreement. but omarosa as undeterred as she peddles her new book that is out. she released a recording of aides discussing whether there might be a tape of the president

using the n-word on the taping of "the apprentice." >> i can't guarantee anything, but i can tell you the president addressed this question directly. i can tell you that i've never heard it. >> the press secretary there saying she cannot guarantee that the president did not use the n-word. omarosa is also accusing the president of trying to start a race war. in the meantime, she now claims that she was interviewed by the special counsel robert mueller's team but offered no details. breaking overnight, dangerous weather is hitting the plains. oklahoma city was hit with a round of severe storms. a family had to be rescued from their home and dozens of drivers were stranded in fast-moving floodwaters. states of emergency have been declared for new york, pennsylvania and new jersey.

firefighters had to be rescued from by flash flooding. water from a swollen fishing creek flooded several homes and businesses causing major damage. we're going to go now to paul williams for today's forecast. >> good morning, kendis, maggie. showers and thunderstorms still throughout tulsa, arkansas, missouri. the northeast dry for wednesday but not so thursday through sunday. another round of heavy showers, causing more flooding from new york down towards d.c. watch for scattered showers along the four corners region in the southwest, but hazy, smoky and hot from portland to los angeles. >> the pacific northwest dealing with unusually hot temperatures. investigators are trying to determine what caused a natural gas explosion in denver. the blast caused the apartment house to partially collapse.

first responders rescued two people trapped in the building. neighbors say it sounded like a bomb. the university of maryland is admitting that mistakes were made when a player collapsed. he died two weeks later. the team's strength and conditioning coach has resigned and other coaches have been suspended. the head of the university went to apologize to the parents. stevie wonder visited aretha franklin at her home in detroit. she received visits from jesse jackson and her ex-husband, glen turman. the 76-year-old singer is reportedly gravely ill and in hospice care at home. fans held a vigil at lafayette park across the street from the white house late last night. well, kendis, this might not be a problem for you, but for other people, sometimes we have

bad hair days. if you were looking at the denver broncos, that was a day for you. >> the veterans got some of the new guys, whoa, good in the barber chair. >> that's bad. >> and it was not pretty. so here's this other look. i kind of like it. >> do you? it has design to it at least. >> we were going to do the same thing with zachary kiesch when he first came here. wow. >> the broncos have been doing this for quite some time. this isn't their first rodeo. they gave tim tebow a friar tuck look. >> not tim tebow and that good head of hair. >> can you imagine? i would cry. coming up, the terrifying near disaster on an airport runway, the van that crossed the path of a jetliner that was taking off. and the stunning report

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we're seeing our first images of an incredibly close call at the airport in springfield, missouri. an employee drove a van across a runway seconds before a passenger jet carrying 57 people took off. the worker was reportedly trying to make it to a company picnic. he told investigators ground control gave him the go ahead to cross the runway. >> that is an insane idea. >> you have to make it to the barbecue. >> glad it worked out okay there. we're going to turn now to a scathing new report that says church leaders in pennsylvania covered up child sexual abuse by hundreds of priests. >> that report says there are about 1,000 victims. here's david wright. >> priests were raping boys and girls, and the men of god who were responsible for them not only did nothing, they hid it all, for decades.

>> reporter: surrounded by tearful victims, pennsylvania's attorney general released the long-awaited report, over 1300 blistering pages. perhaps the most detailed and disturbing account to date of the sexual abuse scandal in the roman catholic church. >> they weaponized the catholic faith and used it as a tool of their abuse. >> reporter: more than a thousand victims in all, more than 300 priests singled out by name. and dozens of church officials accused of covering it up. and this is just one state. donald wuerl is called out, the former bishop of pittsburgh. according to the report, there were multiple cases in which wuerl informed the vatican but allowed offenders to quietly transfer rather than face charges.

>> if there were allegations we dealt with them immediately. >> reporter: he disagrees with some of the findings and deferred his record on cbs. >> we're very, very sorry this happened, and that's why we've taken the steps to see that it doesn't go on. >> reporter: the story of sexual abuse is not new, but even after the prize-winning expose chronicled in the oscar-winning movie "spotlight", actor stanley tucci's character is one of the attorneys who represented the boston victims. >> what is reported in pennsylvania right now is unfortunately the tip of the iceberg. there will be a lot of victims coming forward in the future. >> reporter: the pennsylvania diocese covered by the grand jury report each issued apologies. >> in the name of my predecessors, i am sorry.

>> there were instances in the past as outlined in this report where the church acted in ways that did not respond effectively to victims. >> reporter: bishop david zubik went on to say they have since implemented reforms. this attorney doesn't buy it. >> the catholic church is trying to take a more public relations approach of oh, we're sorry. we really feel bad for the victims. we failed children. yet, they haven't put any safeguards in place. >> almost every instance of child sexual abuse we found is too old to be prosecuted, but not every instance. >> reporter: for the church, the challenge now is to regain people's trust. >> as i walk the streets in my

roman collar i feel pretty strongly that people are aware and making judgments in their minds. >> reporter: oh, really? >> oh, i do. i do. >> reporter: even if they don't know you, they judge you by the collar. >> i've had people spit at me, people give me the finger. >> reporter: the church now seeking forgiveness from the mortal sin of harming so many children. i'm david wright for "nightline" in new york. we're going to lighten things up with the queen of accessible french cooking. >> that's right, julia child is next on "world news now." right, julia child is next on "world news now." mother...nature! sure smells amazing... even in accounts receivable. gain botanicals laundry detergent.

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oh, it is done. it's perfect, it's just perfect. look at that. souffle, that's just exactly what he ordered. >> i love this so much. here we have a rare clip of cooking icon julia child burning dinner, of course we know this is just a joke segment, because the late great j.c. could fire it up.

>> since it's j.c's birthday today, let's open up the vault to 2002 when she was a sprite 90 years old. >> we're cooking a goose today! ♪ welcome to the french chef. i'm julia child. >> reporter: the cause of all this celebration turns 90 today. she has been vetted around the country for her contributions to the culinary arts in america. >> very impressive. >> reporter: and now perhaps the most remarkable honor of all. >> i want to be just like julia when i grow up. >> reporter: her kitchen is being installed at this smithsonian museum of american history. were you flattered? surprised? >> i'm very flattered. it's a good kitchen. i think more people should have

one like that. you can find everything. because most everything is hanging up. oh! now i've done it. i've cooked the dickens out of my finger. you must stop. oh, bon appetit. >> terribly funny. we have a tape of it. save the liver. that was very funny. >> reporter: her emergence as an american icon is a far cry from the life her conservative background might have predicted. born julia williams, she was born in pasadena, california. >> a nice middle class family. and my mother didn't cook. in the teens and '20s, there was loads of help. >> reporter: did you have any interest in food back then?

>> i was always anxious to eat back then, always hungry. >> reporter: for 40 years, her philosophy hasn't changed. butter, of course, is a staple for her. >> that little bit of butter is what did it. >> reporter: along with a few other basics. >> do you still love red meat and gin? >> reporter: but to her, moderation is the key. that principle has stayed with her through all the food and fad diets of the ages. >> as we say in the american institute of wine and food, small helpings, no seconds, a little bit of everything. no snacking. and have a good time. i think, if you follow that, you're going to be healthy and wealthy and wise. >> reporter: you heard it from the french chef. eating should be a pleasure. >> this is julia child. see you next time. bon appetit.

>> julia child passed away on august 12, 2004 at 91. >> she would have been 116 today. happy birthday. 116 today. happy birthday. anif you've got a lifee. you gotta swiffer

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this morning on "world news now," the white house versus this morning on "world news now," the white house versus omarosa. >> the president calls his former aide a dog, as she faces new legal questions and action, plus she's out with a new recording of trump campaign aides talking about the possibility of a tape of the president of the united states using the n-word. you'll hear it ahead. the death toll is rising overnight at the scene of that horrible bridge collapse in italy. a giant span coming down during a storm in the middle of the day. see one van stopping just feet from the edge. new information is out on what's happened to kate spade handbag sales in the wake of her death. and part of keeping the

skies safe means accepting dance challenges from 6 year olds. safety first and flossing. it's wednesday, august 15th. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> can you do it? >> yeah. that was great. people were sneaking through with other stuff that might have been dangerous for the flight. but hey, his floss was on point. >> you know, called priorities, kendis, get them straight. as we do say good morning, everybody on a wednesday. we're going to start this half hour with the white house, former white house aide, omarosa manigault newman saying she won't be bullied. >> this comes after a tweet from president trump. omarosa is now facing legal action. she released a third recording, this time of campaign aides discussing the president's alleged use of the n-word.

his own press secretary could not say for sure that trump never uttered the racial slur. here's abc's jonathan karl with the details. >> reporter: president trump's campaign is taking legal action to silence omarosa, as the president himself launches a vicious counterattack, calling his former senior adviser a crazed, crying lowlife, adding, good work by general kelly for quickly firing that dog. is this any way for a president to talk about any american, let alone somebody that he hired and made the highest-ranking african-american woman in his white house? >> i think the president is certainly voicing his frustration with the fact that this person has shown a complete lack of integrity. >> why did he hire her? why did he hire somebody he's describing as a dog, a lowlife? >> the president wanted to give her a chance. >> reporter: of course the president used to talk glowingly about omarosa. witness the tape she released about just after she was fired. >> omarosa, what's going on? >> general kelly came to me and said you guys wanted my to leave. >> nobody told me about it. they run a big operation, but i

didn't know it. i didn't know that. god damn it. i don't love you leaving at all. >> reporter: eight months later being she is now leveling explosive allegations, that there is a recording of trump during his apprentice days using the "n" word. and that his own campaign advisers had been concerned about it. >> no one doubted that he said it, and in fact, they worked to suppress this tape for so long. >> reporter: she provided cbs news with another secretly recorded conversation, this one featuring trump campaign aides in 2016 seeming to discuss whether the president had been caught on tape using the n-word. >> i'm trying to find out at least what context it was used in. >> reporter: another aide says she asked the president about it. >> i said, well, sir, can you

think of anytime that this may have happened, and he said no. >> well, that's not true. >> he said how do you think i should handle it, and i told him exactly what you said, omarosa, and he said it depends on what scenario you're talking about. he said why don't you just put to bed. >> he said it, he said it. he's embarrassed. >> reporter: via twitter, the president said the executive producer of "the apprentice" said there are no tapes of him using such a terrible and disgusting word, adding, i don't have that word in my vocabulary and never have. but at the white house press briefing -- >> can you stand at this podium and assure the american people they will never hear donald trump utter the n-word in any context? >> i can't guarantee you anything, but i can tell you the president addressed this directly and that i've never heard it. >> reporter: omarosa claims she was interviewed by special counsel mueller. sources close to the white house

say mueller never requested an interview with omarosa while she was at the white house. and of course she left in december. no one can say whether a request from the special counsel came after that. jonathan karl, abc news, the white house. and closing arguments are set today in the fraud trial of the former campaign chairman paul manafort. the defense rested its case without calling any witnesses and manafort told the judge he did not want to testify. his lawyers said they believed the government had not met its burden of proof. 27 witnesses were called during the two-week trial. they said that manafort lied and hid millions of dollars to avoid taxes. a new report says the catholic church covered up sex abuse. hundreds of priests were involved, and there may have been more. some church records were lost

and some victims were afraid to come forward. the cases stretch back to the 1940s. the statute of limitations has run out on nearly all of the cases so no charges can be filed. now to the unfolding tragedy in northern italy. part of the city of genoa looks like a scene from a disaster movie after a deadly bridge collapse. live images coming in the early morning hours, genoa being about six hours ahead of the east coast. crews are using daylight there to get to more of the victims. more than two dozen people were killed after part of the 51-year-old span came crashing down during a strong rainstorm. and now officials are trying to figure out why. here's abc's julia mcfarland. >> reporter: i'm here in italy and we're here because earlier a motorway bridge collapsed in the italian city of genoa.

it sent dozens of cars plunging down. now there's questions arising out of this incident. why did this bridge collapse all of a sudden? there have been thunderstorms across italy. witnesses describe seeing lightning strike the bridge just before it collapsed. but the bridge is said to have been decades old, and there are questions about aging infrastructure. now this country is dealing with spiraling debt and the government is struggling to find the cash to fix its very old infrastructure. so another tragic example of the need for the government to do that. from rome, julia mcfarlane, abc news. >> the death toll rising overnight there. now the suspect in the attempted terror attack near parliament in london is still being questioned by british police. they are also conducting a number of searches in london as they look for more clues. investigators say the 29-year-old united kingdom national slammed a car into security barriers right near

some officers. the crash ended a high speed chase. a number of pedestrians and cyclists were injured. their injuries, however, are not considered life threatening. several people were wounded in a gunfight in a walmart. he and a woman companion possibly his sister fled and crashed their car into a parked police cruiser. none of the injuries are life threatening. it's been nearly 330 days since hurricane maria made its devastating affect on puerto rico. yesterday is the first time that the entire island finally had power. officials say the goal now is to make the grid more resilient. a fema spokesperson says there's still lots of work to be done. sales of kate spade's handbags have soared since her death. tapestry recorded an increase in revenue.

sales are expected to grow even higher next year. she hadn't been associated with the label for a decade. and you can add southwest airlines to the list of carriers restricting emotional support animals. only cats and dogs will be allowed and only one per customer. animals must be on a leash or in a carrier. so far southwest is the only airline to limit them to cats and dogs. >> how are you going to travel with your pig now? >> that's not a very nice way to describe my significant other. >> that's not true. there's one thing you should never do, and that's get into a battle with a tsa agent. >> a dance battle broke out. on one side, the little guy in blue, on the other side, the big guy in blue.

>> joshua mccall said, it's on. he's pretty good at this. the little kid, i think won. >> he went into a robot move. >> i think the tsa official said don't worry, this is done only once after protocols have been followed. >> in other news, there was a three-hour delay at tsa at newark. wonder why. the building obliterated in an explosion and leaving several people hurt. we'll show you what happened. plus a school superintendent accused of relieving himself on a track is about to get a big payday. >> relieving, we mean he pooped. >> everybody poops, okay? >> you're watching "world news now." ng "world news now." pooped. >> everybody poops, okay? >> ir'watching "world news now." .

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the rest treated for minor injuries on the scene. this is being called the biggest home explosion in that city in a decade. you can understand why they're saying it was one for the memory. >> incredible images. now i want to get to a school superintendent who we now have known as the pooper-intendant. he's getting a big payoff. >> yeah, more than $100,000. the new jersey school official was allegedly caught on tape relieves himself on the athletic field. basically, he pooped. a motive for it is unknown. maybe he had something that he ate the night before. he's been on paid leave. the separation agreement includes his salary while suspended, severance pay and unused vacation days. >> that's a pretty good payout.

i don't want you getting any ideas. knock it off here, no matter what you think, this is a one-off. you can't be the pooper anchor. we're going to turn to new mexico where there is growing outrage directed at a judge there for granting bail to the child abuse suspects found at a filthy remote compound. >> the suspects were on what they call a violent mission, training kids to shoot and kill teachers and law enforcement officers. here's gio benitez. >> reporter: a new mexico judge facing threats after granting bail. >> the state alleges that there was a big plan afoot. but the state hasn't shown to my satisfaction by clear and convincing evidence what in fact that plan was. >> reporter: the judge saying the government failed to articulate any particular threat to public safety.

it comes after stunning new details about the death of abdul wahajj, allegedly kidnapped by his fair. another child told them that the child died during a religious ceremony. >> the children were told he would be resurrected and come back as jesus. >> reporter: who would direct them to attack banks. last week, 11 emaciated children were rescued from that compound. all five suspects have pleaded not guilty. the father of the child who died may be held. gio benitez, abc news, taos, new mexico. coming up, we're going to turn to one of gio's other beats. >> he's got a warning for anyone spending money through smartphone apps. part two is next on "world news now." smartphone apps. part two is next on "world news now."

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♪ some guy's moving something really big across times square right now. the queen of soul singing "money won't change you" but what is changing is money itself. >> what if you make a simple typo? our man gio is on the case. >> reporter: peer to peer payments like apple pay and venmo make it easier than ever to send money to friends, family and even some businesses. >> tens of millions of americans use them every year and it's growing very fast. >> reporter: how does it work? it's as easy as typing up a phone number or pulling up an existing contact in your phone. you type the contact, the amount and confirm and it's on its way. >> it's important to check before you push that button.

>> reporter: irving accidently sent more than $1700 to the wrong person. >> i made a mistake. i lost my money. >> reporter: he called the cell number that he transferred the money to but no response. he reached out to his bank, chase, and they gave him back a portion, $800 as a courtesy. we're looking at three peer to peer payment services, first up, zelle. i'm going to send some money to my producer. i get a warning right away and that says only send money to people you know. next we try apple pay and venmo. both ask me to confirm my payment but don't check to see if i was sending it to the right person. but they detect we already know each other. venmo says their algorithm

detected that we have mutual friends on the app. if they detect you don't know the person you're sending money to you will receive a warning like this one from venmo and this one to apple pay. in all three cases, once i sent that dollar to my producer, i'm probably not getting it back. you get a text message? >> i got your dollar. >> she's not asked to confirm her identity. >> there's nothing criminally law enforcement and a prosecutor can do. >> reporter: for this man, he had to file a non-criminal report and they told him it isn't a crime. >> there's something in the system that needs to be fixed. >> reporter: and his bank, chase, says for misdirected payments we work with customers on a case by case basis. if we find a payment was made in error, we will work to recover those funds. >> it is a huge loophole. >> reporter: gio benitez, abc

news, new york. >> still waiting for my dollar. >> gio, where's our money! coming up, a scorned lover steals a toilet. coming up, a scorned lover steals a toilet. are

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okay. time for the mix on this wednesday, and, you know, breakups can be hard. >> it can be rough. >> they can be rough. this guy and girl dated for some time. and she had some problems with her toilet a little while ago. she thought about getting her landlord to fix it. she said i'll have my boyfriend fix it. they break up, first thing out of his mouth, i'm taking the toilet. >> no! >> she didn't believe him, until she woke up and saw this. that's where the toilet used to be. she posted on reddit, i split up with my boyfriend yesterday.

i fell asleep while he was packing and he stole my toilet. >> what if you have to do number two? or number one? >> clearly there's a school in new jersey where you can poop on the lawn and make $100,000. >> there's a pooper-intendant for everyone. >> so ladies, he's single. and he has somewhere for you to go. >> we're match making. this is great. bodily functions bringing people together. we're going to talk about smart moves from dunkin' donuts employees. you're trying to talk to the employee, but what happens if the intercom system breaks? what are you going to do? don't worry, in new hampshire, they have their own intercom system. they put a baby monitor inside a cone. it's a double whammy of ingenuity.

they amplify it with a cone. smart action right there. speaking of a drive-through, this one in queensland, australia. a bunch of cowboys ride up to the kfc drive-through, two men going through the drive-through, there, no vehicles, but they've got their horses. they were clad completely in their -- >> i like the commentary. the last time i went to a drive-through, i tried to walk through it, and they wouldn't serve me. apparently you have to be on a horse. >> or a vehicle. weird. now we're going to a carjacking scenario. this is a squirrel jacking. look at this cute little feller.

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this morning on "world news now," the stunning new report about church sex abuse in just one state. it lists hundreds of predator priests accused of abusing hundreds of children. plus the escalating feud between omarosa and the president. he calls her a dog. and she alleges that she has talked to the special counsel in the russia probe. and new this half hour, the warning to all parents with an amazon account. >> don't let yourself fall victim to scam artists, particularly small ones who look like children and are asking for toys. and a look at kylie's bag collection. her closet just for purses. on this wednesday, august 15th.

from abc news, this is "world news now." >> kendis, does your murse collection look like kylie's? >> i don't know what i care less about, the murses or the jenners of the world. stars proving they have just like us. it is an impressive collection. >> it is. but we going to start this half hour with a bombshell report on catholic church sex abuse by hundreds of priests. >> more than 1,000 children were abused by priests in cases dating back to the 1940s, and the panel says church officials routinely covered up the crimes. >> david wright has more. >> reporter: the blistering report names more than 300

predator priests and accuses dozens of church officials of covering up. and this is just one state, pennsylvania. >> priests were raping little boys and girls, around the men of god who were responsible for them did nothing, they hid it all. >> reporter: some shared their story in a video. >> i was groomed, starting young. >> they targeted me because i was fatherless. >> he would always have his hands on me. >> reporter: in case after case, the report says, church leaders maintained a circle of silence. >> predators in every diocese weaponized the catholic faith and used it as a tool of their abuse. >> reporter: pennsylvania report comes amid a new wave of sexual abuse accusations in the church at that resulted in the resignation of former washington, d.c. cardinal mccarrick. he is the highest-ranking church official to fall.

father ramsey was one of the whistle blowers. this will result in criminal charges being brought against a few priests, but the vast majority of the cas are beyond the statute of limitations. the bishop of pittsburgh came out and apologized and said there are new systems in place to prevent this from ever happening again. david wright, abc news, new york. a former baltimore police officer seen on video beating a man has now been charged with assault. the officer, arthur williams, has resigned and turned himself in just last night. city prosecutors say they have a great deal more evidence than just this viral video you see there. including two officers' body cam. the victim's attorney says his client and the cop had had confrontations before. the feud between the president and omarosa is heating up after he called her a dog. she released yet another

secretly-recorded conversation. now the white house is speaking out. here is tara palmeri. >> reporter: white house press secretary sarah sanders after denied there was existence of a tape. when asked if she can guarantee there is no tape -- >> i can't guarantee you anything. but i can tell you the president addressed this directly. i've never heard it. >> reporter: omarosa claims she had heard the president on a tape using the n-word on the set of the "apprentice." on tuesday, she released a tape that she says is campaign officials discussing how to deal with such a tape if it existed and came out. >> i said can you think of anytime this might have happened and he said no. >> that is not true. >> he goes, how do you think i

should handle it, and i told him exactly what you said, omarosa, it depends on what scenario you're talking about. and he said why don't you just go ahead and put it to bed. >> he said it, he said it. he's embarrassed. >> reporter: the president firing back claiming that mark burnett told him the tapes don't exist. going even further, when you give a crazed crying lowlife a break and give her a job at the white house, i guess it just didn't work out. good work by general kelly for firing that dog. the white house claiming that was not a racial slur. >> this has absolutely nothing to do with race and everything to do with the president calling out someone's lack of integrity. he always fights fire with fire and certainly doesn't hold back. >> reporter: while the trump campaign takes legal action against omarosa for violating her nda, she told pbs that she never signed one while at the white house.

the pentagon's top spokesperson is under investigation accused of using her staff to run personal errands. the inspector general is looking into allegations that dana white misused her authority by routinely asking members of her staff to do chores like pick up drycleaning or lunch or driving her to work on a snowy day. we turn now to the results from the latest round of primary elections. in vermont, christine halquist became the first transgender candidate to be nominated for governor. she'll face off with the incumbent republican governor phil scott. and the candidate for office in connecticut celebrated his victory with a little dance to "uptown funk." lamont will take on the republican in november.

and kansas governor jeff colyer has conceded defeat. it was initially too close to call. colyer says he would now endorse kris kobach, an immigration hard liner backed by president trump. breaking overnight, the death toll has risen in what italy's premier is calling an inconceivable tragedy. cars went tumbling more than 100 feet from that bridge during a rainstorm. at least 30 vehicles were on the span when it gave way. we're looking live here at pictures many you see heavy equipment and dogs being used in hopes of finding even more victims. meantime, officials are focusing on possible structural weaknesses in the 51-year-old bridge.

the northeast has been hit again with torrential rains, flooding emergencies and water rescues, and they're not alone. severe storms moved through parts of oklahoma as well. thousands are without power in oklahoma city. those storms have stranded dozens of drivers in their cars. first responders had to rescue a family, including two children from fast-moving floodwaters. a fast-moving storm system moved through kansas city. you can see the sky dark. states of emergencies have been declared in parts of new jersey, and the empire state. eight inches of rain fell in brick, new jersey in just hours, forcing evacuations to the town. accuweather's paul williams finally earning his keep, shall we say? good morning. >> good morning, kendis, maggie. more rain is going to hit tulsa. more rain is going to hit tulsa. but the heaviest of the storms

will begin to lift towards the northeast and out of the way. however, speaking of the northeast, hot along the i-95 corridor. but more showers for new york, new hampshire and maine. but by the time we get to thursday going to sunday, another round of heavy rain producing flash flooding. hot and steamy for the majority of the country. >> our thanks to paul. yosemite national park is welcoming visitors once again. the park has reopened after beinclosed for nearly three weeks because of smoke from wildfires. some camps are still closed. the closure came at the height of tourist season costing the park and nearby communities millions of dollars. thin mints and samoas, watch out, you're bet about to get competition. there is a brand new cookie flavor. caramel chocolate chip. and it is gluten-free. it will be available early next year. the newsroom is rejoicing. it means they're super healthy,

right? you can eat them all the time? >> did they send any over? >> good question. good question. >> they didn't arrive? a utah girl is now the test case for parents who let their kids order stuff on the internet. >> her mom told her she could go on amazon and order a barbie doll, but that one doll turned into $300 worth of toys. >> mom and dad didn't find out until the delivery showed up at their door. in addition to the toys they also paid for next day shipping. the arrival also included a devilish grin from their little girl as you can see. >> her parents did make her send back all the toys except for the barbie. she still got the barbie doll. >> so it worked. coming up, the school district that's shifting to a four day week. we'll tell you where and w. and the couple rescued after being stuck in a cave.

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well, new details on the well, new details on the teen whose friend allegedly pushed her off a 60-foot bridge. prosecutors in washington state may file charges against 18-year-old taylor smith. jordan holverson suffered broken ribs and other injuries after landing face first in a river. police are investigating a bizarre stunt at the los angeles zoo. >> a man was captured on camera slapping rosie the hippo on the rear end. what? >> not a smart move, dude. >> the slap appears to have startled rosie's mother mara. police are investigating this as a trespassing case because the

animal wasn't injured. zoo officials learned of the incident after video surfaced on social media. >> he's got some explaining to do for that one. >> the me too continues at the zoo. now to an idaho couple who's recuperating after being rescued from an ice cave. they were trapped about 32 hours. they were soaking wet and shivering. the woman fell 15 feet in the cave and was injured. they burned their backpacks and other belongings to stay warm. they went on the hike and left their 1-year-old daughter with their grandmother. thinking of the little girl helped them survive. >> when you get to that point, the things that you stressed about so much are usually tiny, pathetic things that don't actually matter in the big scale. >> things that were important before definitely aren't anymore. i can't watch regular tv or look at instagram or facebook, because selfies aren't important

anymore at all. i don't care. >> definitely offering good perspective. local officials say the caves are like a maze and mostly unmapped. only those with experience should enter them. search and rescue personnel train there regularly. a school district in colorado has just wiped mondays off the calendar. >> district 27j, one of the state's larger districts, will switch to a four-day weekly schedule, tuesdays through fridays. >> they're doing it because of money. they'll save about $1 million in teaching salaries, utilities and transportation costs with this move. >> kind of amazing, just running fewer buses will save $700,000. >> yeah. >> no small amount. >> so just cut back to one day a week. >> we should try that. no? >> the kids would be happy with that. coming up, a beatles family reunion. >> and purses with kylie in "the

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♪ ♪ ♪ we're back with a cover of a classic country song. can you even recognize listening to that version of it? that's like a trombone version of garth brooks' hit there. he's really serious about music pirating. >> besides having friends in low places, he just got knocked from the top spot of the highest-paid country music stars. >> it's almost as if the '90s are back. this year's number one goes to luke bryan. >> he pulled in $52 million last year, thanks largely to his worldwide tour and hosting "american idol," returning in the spring, not to mention endorsement deals.

>> and garth still did all right, hauling in $45 million, thanks to his tour with wife tricia yearwood. and rounding out the top three is kenny chesney. he also earned his money from the tour. this man knows how to operate. cheers to you, kenny. well played with that. next to someone else on that forbes. it's really, really rare, talking about kylie jenner. how rich is she, do you ask, kendis? she's so rich that she has her own closet just for her purses. her purse closet is bigger than my apartment. >> and she decided to post a tour. it pulled in about a million views in less than a day, and it was a life-changing experience. >> i have been collecting these bags for a minute.

they're also a great investment. this one here is really special. if my house is on fire, i would take this one out of all of them. >> i'm so happy she's thought out her zombie apocalypse scenario. >> yeah, we're so happy for you, really, truly. finally now an epic reunion of two of the greatest show writers of all time. lennon and mccartney. >> they look different. >> yeah. >> that's not the lennon and mccartney i know. maybe you were thinking of their more famous dads from the beatles? john and paul. those are actually their sons, and their sons are song writers as well. john's son is 41, and paul's is 43. so congrats, you guys. holding your own.

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♪ ♪ so i'm looking at the top review for hello stars, which is number three there, the person gives it two stars and says probably going to delete it in a few days. >> oh, come on, it was free. >> it was near the top five. we know that internships are one of the best ways to launch a career, but they're not just for students. >> now adults who once put their careers on hold for family or whatever are looking to get back into the workforce. here is rebecca jarvis.

>> reporter: meet kelly thompson, an aerospace program manager outside hartford, connecticut. >> we build and design parts that are used in commercial aircraft. >> reporter: but three weeks ago, she was an intern. >> you're interns? shut up. >> reporter: nearly a decade ago, kelly left the industry to raise her three children. >> i said's just going to be a few months, a few months turned into a few years. >> reporter: nine years later she was ready to go back but it wasn't that simple. >> it was a hit to me to not even have people be willing to speak with me because i had elected to take time off to raise my family. >> reporter: what she needed, not an internship but a returnship looking for people to relaunch their careers after time off. >> i was a little surprised how much my skills needed to be brushed up.

>> reporter: major brands like ibm, ford and mastercard offer these programs to sharpen skills, build confidence and ease the transition back. and far from getting coffee, responsibilities and pay are often in line with other mid career jobs. >> this internship for me was not a step down. it is a full-on executive position that utilizes my skills and background. >> reporter: carol fishman cohen is co-founder of i relaunch. her company encourages employers to see the value. >> we see it as a talent pool that employers can't afford to ignore. >> reporter: after just 16 weeks, kelly was hired full time and says her time spent as a full-time mom is more valuable

than ever. >> i'm completely comfortable in front of anyone. if i can face a roomful of moms, i can face anyone. >> what a great idea.

konser t to her earlier in the week. making news in america this morning -- striking back against omarosa. president trump's campaign lawyers filing legal action. accusing her of violating a nondisclosure agreement. >> i had to cover my back and document. >> but the former aide is not backing down. she's speaking out again overnight. the bombshell grand jury report claiming decades of child abuse by hundreds of catholic church leaders. the report alleging a massive coverup. why justice may never be served. miracle rescue. a couple trapped in an ice cave for two days telling their harrowing story. >> it's pretty scary to face your death, for sure. and we knew we only had about an ur