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♪ r-e-s-p-e-c-t ♪ r-e-s-p-e-c-t ♪ find out what it means to me we start "the skinny" with aretha franklin. her voice spanned generations. offering words of remembrance include smokey robinson. this morning my longest friend in the world went home to be with our father. i will miss her so much, but i know she is at peace. >> and he saw her a few days ago at her home in detroit. barbra streisand said it's difficult to conceive of a world without her. >> quincy jones wrote that he treasured every moment they spent together, on the steps of the memorial or hangin' in the kitchen. >> adele wrote, i can't remember a day in my life without aretha franklin's voice and music

filling up my heart. and fans have been sharing their favorite memories of aretha on stage. like this time when she performed on b.e.t. and the moment she tossed that wig right off. >> do we have that video? wait for it! there it is. feelin' herself. and then take a look there. an epic nearly five-minute national anthem before the lions game on thanksgiving 2016. people kept thinking she was finished. >> no. >> but wait, there's more. >> they figured the lions had been waiting a while for a super bowl victory, they can wait for a national anthem lasting five minutes. >> people started opening their eyes. >> but to be there in that

arena, breathing the same air as aretha franklin, as long as that was, we would have taken it. >> still in her fur coat nonetheless. next to a milestone for an iconic movie, "grease", sandy the good girl and john travolta as danny zuko. >> and everyone is going a little crazy over these photos of newton-john and travolta in beverly hills going with the more modern look. 40 years later the magic appears to still be there. >> still got it. yesterday madonna turned 60, and so did angela bassett. good 60th birthday for her, both of them. >> she celebrated by posting

this. >> is that a 60 year old? >> it was not a tbt. so happy birthday to all my leo brothers and sisters, let's eat cake. it doesn't look like she's eaten cake in decades. >> i'll have whatever she's having. >> yesterday was quite a day. belinda carlisle is 60. madonna is 60. >> they make it look good. >> i didn't look like that at 20. finally to western new york we go where there are now thousands of phish fans from all over the world without their favorite band to jam to. >> over 50,000 were expected to attend the festival, curveball, but because of recent floods. it was canceled because of health concerns. they don't have enough safe drinking water, apparently. >> no tossing of glow sticks and no listening to 25-minute songs and fans are crushed. some say it feels like christmas was canceled on christmas eve writes one of them.

>> another writes the curveball is that the fest was canceled. >> they'll find something to numb the pain i'm sure. canceled. >> they'll find something to numb the pain i'm sure.

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terminated, he tweeted finally, the list of bad players in the fbi and doj gets longer and longer. devastating bridge collapse in italy. >> rescuers still searching for any signs of life in the rubble. cars and trucks plunging 150 feet to the ground. italian officials now investigating what may have caused the horrific accident. predators in every diocese weaponized the catholic faith and used it as a tool of their abuse. >> the report names more than 300 predator priests. including one harrisburg priest accused of molesting five sisters in one family, back in the 1980s. in case after case the report says, church leaders maintained a circle of silence. fast-moving storms at this hour.

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good friday morning. i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm linsey davis in for diane macedo. here are some of the top headlines we're following on "world news now." remembrances of lady soul. tributes continue to pour in from aretha franklin fans. from those who met her on tour or at the white house are honoring her. the military parade for this year has been postponed. some officials say it could cost more than $90 million. but james mattis is shooting down that number saying he's received no such estimate. google admits some of its apps and websites do continue to store your location data, even if you've asked it to stop.

the practice was uncovered by a berkley grad student. and one of the most prestigious medical schools in the country is out with a novel idea. full scholarships for all students. we'll explain how nyu plans to pay for that. those are some of our top stories on this friday, august 17th. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> i think we both ought to just go to medical school for free at nyu. >> who knew that was an option? instead, we went into journalism. >> ah, that's another story. we begin this half hour with the celebration of the life of aretha franklin. the queen of soul losing her battle with pancreatic cancer. >> she is being honored around the country, including in detroit, of course. fans have been gathering outside the church where she got her start singing gospel as a little girl.

>> it led to a legendary career that took her all over the world and into millions of hearts. here's abc's marci gonzalez. >> reporter: from the queen of soul's childhood home in memphis to the apollo theater to her star on the hollywood walk of fame. >> her legacy is written in my heart. >> r-e-s-p-e-c-t. >> reporter: fans honoring aretha franklin around the world and beyond. nasa naming an asteroid after her. the iconic singer whose career spanned six decades, including 100 hits on the r&b chart, 20 reaching number one. ♪ we're going riding on the freeway ♪ >> reporter: was the first woman ever inducted into the rock 'n roll hall of fame. >> she was inducted before the beatles, before the stones and so many greats. she was square at the center of great gospel, rock 'n roll. >> reporter: tributes to her

outside her childhood church. >> everybody in detroit is going to miss her very much. >> reporter: and online from millions of admirers, among them, mariah carey, paul mccartney and smokey robinson. one tweet, the memory of her greatness as a musician and fine human being will live with us forever. >> i remember some of the songs. >> her voice, just pure like natural. >> paying tribute to the queen. queen of soul. tragic loss to the music industry, and i'm not sure if we'll ever recover from this. this is a sad, sad day. >> reporter: aretha franklin died at 76 of pancreatic cancer. funeral plans are still being finalized. >> thanks to marci. family spokeswoman says that they play several events probably early next week in detroit to honor her.

imagine the person who gets to call, who sings at her funeral? >> i found it fascinating. there's a list of her 50 greatest songs. many people are lucky to have 50 songs. this is just her 50 greatest. and also it's been said, 20 number one hits on the billboard r&b chart. no one else has had more number ones. she is tied for that there with stevie wonder. >> very, very impressive indeed. we'll continue to remember aretha franklin throughout the morning. we move on. 12 former senior intelligence officials are taking a united stance against president trump's decision to revoke the security clearance of the former cia director. >> they include those who worked for republicans and democrats. they call it an attempt to stifle free speech. in a "new york times" op ed, brennan calls trump's claim that

he did not collude with russia hogwash. jurors in the fraud trial of former campaign chairman paul manafort are preparing for the second day of deliberations. they ended the first with questions for the judge who urged them to use common sense. here's pierre thomas. >> reporter: president trump's former campaign chairman in a holding cell. the jurors asked for a bigger room, a space wide enough to hold carts upon carts of evidence, 388 exhibits in total. the judge saying you must decide the case solely on what you heard in court and use your common sense. "common sense" invoked by prosecutors. they accused him of defrauding the irs and banks into loaning him more.

they told the jury, use your common sense. does it make sense that paul manafort had 31 overseas accounts and forgot that he had to report them? but manafort's attorneys say they're confident prosecutors did not make their case. soon six men and six women decide if that's true. the jury has gone home, but before leaving, they had four questions for the court, including one where they asked the judge to define reasonable doubt. pierre thomas, abc news, alexandria, virginia. the vatican promises pope francis is on the side of church sex abuse victims. they are reacting to a pennsylvania report that found that hundreds of priests abused children. the vatican says there should be accountability for the abusers and the church leaders who allowed it. one of queen elizabeth's doctors was observing national

cycle to work day when he was hit by a truck and killed in london. dr. peter fisher served the queen for almost 15 years as a member of the royal household. he was 67 years old. we could find out today whether charges will be filed in the case of a shove that went viral. a friend pushed 16-year-old jordan holgerson off a bridge and into a river. she suffered broken ribs and fractured jaw. prosecutors have been trying to decide whether to file charges against 18-year-old taylor smith. you can hear from smith on "good morning america" in her first interview. this weekend is getting off to a soggy start in the mississippi, ohio and tennessee valleys. you can see the storms right there. they are likely to present heavy winds and rain and hail as well. in stillwater, oklahoma, cars were swept away and homes damaged. but leave it to college students

to make the most of adversity. lightning forced fans to leave vikings training camp in minnesota. they moved the practice indoors. tomorrow is expected to be a busy wedding day, not just because summer is coming to an end. >> a quick check of the calendar shows tomorrow's date is 8/18/18. the number eight is considered lucky in many cultures. one website noted 30,000 weddings planned for tomorrow. >> and more than a few businesses are deciding to try their luck with a few deal. hotels in las vegas are even running eight themed wedding specials. a good way to do it. the most popular wedding day of this year. >> because i wonder if it happens -- no, it wouldn't. because 18, you wouldn't have that, i'm a little slow. numbers are not my thing. >> that's why we're journalists.

coming up, the bold move by new york university. announcing its med school tuition is on the house if you get in, of course. what's behind this surprising move. and from the biggest stages to the smallest moments, we're looking back at aretha franklin, the queen of soul, and aretha franklin, the human being. you're watching "world news now." ♪ of liberty ♪ of thee i sing ♪ of thee i sing

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stop potentially fatal reactions to bug bites and nuts and eggs. one of the most prestigious medical schools has a plan making people drop their jaws. >> tuition is free! brad mielke explains. >> this is something that could change how medical school works, at least in new york. yesterday at new york university, a bunch of first year students are getting white coats, their first day. and then they announce they are no longer charging tuition. from now on, every med student goes here for free. dr. edith sanchez is a member of the abc medical unit. a lot of students are staying away from the medical field because they can't handle the debt. >> as we plan our future together, we have to think, this is almost like a mortgage.

of course we don't own a house. and for other people, it really determines the type of specialty that they pursue. they're thinking of more lucrative types of specialties. >> going to a rural area that doesn't pay is off the table. >> and i know people who have made that decision based on how much money they owe. >> now she says that could all change. nyu says it needs about $600 million to make this a permanent thing, but it already raised near $500,000. you can learn more on "start here." check it out on apple podcast or your favorite podcasting app. >> i went to nyu for grad school. is this retroactive? journalism school? this could be across the board. >> are you still getting phone calls from your best friend, sally mae? where's that tuition? it would be great, even as journalists.

we don't get paid -- >> not at all. >> but i like the idea. coming up, the moment that the icon, aretha franklin, asked for a piano lesson. >> aretha needed a piano lesson? you're watching "world news now." ♪ sweet land of liberty ♪ of thee i sing or, here. kick your antacid habit with prilosec otc. one pill a day, 24 hours, zero heartburn.

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♪ ♪ on the freeway of love ♪ ♪ we goin' ridin' on the freeway of love ♪ in a pink cadillac the year was 1985, and aretha was taking us on a ride. >> we have a look back at some of her biggest moments on stage and who she really was off. >> welcome to the inauguration -- >> reporter: it's american history in the making.

the inauguration of the country's first black president, and with the whole world watching, a very special performer is required to rise to the occasion. >> aretha franklin, to sing "my country tis of thee." >> honestly, who else was he going to call? >> it was the coldest day like in the history of washington, d.c. and aretha came out, and of course killed it. and wore that unforgettable hat. ♪ >> reporter: it's an event that seems to truly cement aretha's status as america's singer. the culmination of those huge moments on the national stage, her first inauguration performance in 1977 for president jimmy carter. ♪ god bless america

>> aretha franklin. >> reporter: she also brought down the house at president bill clinton's 1993 inaugural gala. ♪ and i was unafraid ♪ dreams were made ♪ and you, you, you, you >> please welcome the legendary aretha franklin to the stage. >> reporter: no audience to big or prominent for this legendary singer. she performs for pope francis for his u.s. visit. ♪ how, how sweet >> reporter: but while the public aretha franklin was a larger than life star with an outside divaesque persona, the private one was modest. >> she was a regular lady moving around detroit. you'd see her pumping her gas or at the grocery store.

>> reporter: and she also cultivated her serious love for classical music. ♪ >> reporter: in 2008, in her 60s, she took private piano lessons from a juilliard-trained classical pianist. >> i said how did you learn about me? she said i found you on the internet. >> reporter: she was an eager and willing student. >> she was very friendly, very down to earth, extremely respectful. and it really felt like another piano lesson with another student. >> reporter: but of course what set this student apart was her deep, abiding appreciation for music whatever its form. >> i could hear her from a distance, exclaiming, ah, that's what i love to hear. and i played this piece. ♪

>> reporter: but perhaps aretha franklin's biggest private passion was giving back to her hometown of detroit, especially to the church where her father was once pastor. >> she's the lifeblood of the church. she takes care of those in need, and quietly. doesn't make a big thing about it. >> reporter: during the water crisis in neighboring flint, michigan, she stepped up in a big way, paid for hotel rooms and food for residents in need. >> she'll be remembered as one who always gave back. she's the fabric of the community that there will be a huge void that will be missed. >> our deborah roberts there. and i've heard so many messages from folks in detroit who are absolutely saddened. she was true detroit, even though she was born in memphis. >> oprah winfrey saying no matter how many great singers and voices, there will always be one queen #aretha queen forever.

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time now for "insomniac theater." >> and this morning we're going to start with an action thriller called "mile 22", starring of course, mark wahlberg. your typical espionage flick. he is an operative leading a paramilitary team. they're in a race against time, involving bad guys, guns, car chases. let's cut to the chase. >> i'm totally calm. >> that's because you're mentally unstable.

>> thank you. >> major contact. >> get out of there. >> he'll kill us all. is that the game today? that's a weird game, but okay, i'm playing. >> it's like the poor man's "bourne identity." >> i feel like i've seen this before. >> i do too. it stars john malkovich and ronda rousey. it's getting a mere 23% on rotten tomatoes. katie walsh calls it a riot of nearly incomprehensible editing. wow, katie. and the san francisco chronicle says it's about a bad dream about a bad movie. rousey loses. >> tough. next to a movie that actually hit theaters on wednesday, but everybody seems to be talking about it, and now so will we. "crazy rich asians."

she goes to her best friend's wedding in singapore, and she finds out how rich her boyfriend's family really is. >> these people aren't just rich, they're crazy rich. >> you are like the prince william of asia. >> that's ridiculous. more like harry. >> you're unrefined. >> yellow on the outside, white on the inside. >> yellow on the outside, white on the inside? >> this is the first major hollywood production in years to have an entirely asian cast, a solid 93%. i didn't know rotten tomatoes went that high. certified fresh they're calling it. one writes this is precisely the movie entertainment we need at the end of summer. and adam graham calls it simply a wealth of fun. i might have to check that out. >> the books are great, and they've done a good job with the movies.

that's it for this half hour. >> thanks for watching.

this morning on "world news now," paying tribute to the queen. >> from harlem to hollywood, fans across the country and around the world are remembering aretha franklin, the queen of soul. plus, her a-list friends are sharing their memories this is morning. breaking overnight, the pentagon puts the brakes on the president's big military parade in washington amid reports it will cost $90 million. plus the major veteran's group who says it has a better idea. family members of a utah man who piloted and crashed a plane into his home are speaking out for the first time. his wife and son were apparently the targets and miraculously survived. aretha franklin wasn't just a queen but a diva and a proud one.

♪ i'm so excited ♪ ♪ is your engineer here ♪ don't you keep me waiting ♪ hurry from abc news, this is "world news now." >> nice way to start a friday. >> it is a good way to start a friday, with a dance party for the queen of soul. some folks were saying songwriters can put something on a paper and when aretha gets to it and sings it, it brings it to life. that's true. >> it does not get old. >> it does not get old. people around the world are >> as we take a look at the hollywood walk of fame right there, where fans everywhere have been coming to try to place their remembrances to aretha

franklin there on the hollywood walk of fame. the 76-year-old legend died yesterday at her home in detroit from pancreatic cancer. amid the sadness of her passing, there is joy, joy of six decades of music she left behind. from the queen of soul's childhood home in memphis to her hometown in detroit to the apollo theater in harlem. >> her legacy is written in my heart. >> r-e-s-p-e-c-t. >> reporter: fans honoring aretha louise franklin around the world. nasa named an asteroid after her. >> she is just the queen. it's not much more to say. >> reporter: the iconic singer whose career spanned six decades and included nearly 100 hits on billboard's r&b chart, 20 reaching number one. ♪ we goin' riding on the freeway ♪ >> reporter: was the first woman ever inducted into the rock 'n roll hall of fame.

talking about that moment on "nightline" in one of her trademark hats. >> how did you feel when you first heard the news? >> i was flattered. absolutely flattered. it's a wonderful thing to be alongside your contemporaries and the first woman. it's overwhelming. >> reporter: she won 18 grammys and made grammy history in 1998 when she performed opera with only two hours' notice when luciano pavarotti got sick. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: this morning the tributes to her are growing, outside of her childhood church. >> everybody here is going to miss her very much. she's so special to us. she touched so many people. >> reporter: and online from her millions of admirers. among them, her fellow diva, mariah carey. smokey robinson. tony bennett tweeting the memory

of her as a musician and fine human being with live with us forever. >> and both the current and former presidents are paying their respects to the queen, aretha franklin, performing at bill clinton's inaugurals calling her one of america's greatest national treasures. >> her last inaugural performance came for president obama. he said they could feel their history in her voice. president trump called her a wonderful gift from god. >> she's brought joy to millions of lives and her extraordinary legacy will thrive and inspire many generations to come. she was given a great gift from god, her voice, and she used it well. people loved aretha, a special woman. i want to pass on my warmest and best wishes and sympathies to her family.

>> george bush awarded her the presidential medal of freedom in 2005. he said she finds meaning in lyrics that composers didn't know they had. first inaugural performance for jimmy carter in 1977. >> when they asked president obama at the time who would he like to perform, the first name he mentioned was aretha. she said it was a little cold, she had to wait out there some 45 minutes. >> she still nailed it. >> there's nobody who epitomizes that city more than aretha. >> motown at its finest. >> we will have more on aretha a little later on. but in other news, that elaborate military parade that the president has been longing for since attending one in paris won't take place this year. >> the estimated cost of the parade soared to $92 million.

nearly eight times the initial price tag. but jim mattisai up with that must be smoking something illegal in most states. >> the american legion said they think the parade money would be better spent fully funding the veteran affairs and giving our troops and families the best care possible. the daughter-in-law of the president is shocked by the betrayal of omarosa. in the latest tape, you can hear lara trump offering her a $180,000 a year job with the campaign making it clear she would be expected to say positive things. omarosa says it proves the president wanted to silence her. >> it sounds a little like

obviously that there are some things you've got in the back pocket to pull out. clearly, if you come on board the campaign, like -- >> oh, god, no. >> so i know you were making 179 at the white house. i think we can work something out where we keep you right along those lines. >> the president's lawyer is trying to get simon and shuster to stop publication of the book. the publisher says its client will not be intimidated. google now admits it continues to track your location even if you've asked it not to. an investigation by the associated press revealed that several google apps and websites were ignoring that preference. and the main google website said it was not storing data when location history was turned off, but it was. google says it is trying to be more clear about how it tracks users on certain apps.

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we're hearing from the wife and stepson of a man who deliberately crashed a plane into a home with them in it. >> he had told his biological children to get out. here is kayna whitworth. >> reporter: survivors of this terrifying crash showing the moments that dwayne youd flew a plane into the house. colin mcneill and his mother, sandy youd, the pilot's wife, devastated, even though they were nearly killed. >> we miss him. i'm just so happy my mom and i got out. >> reporter: his wife telling kutv -- >> i love him and miss him. i still can't believe he's not here. >> reporter: earlier that evening, utah authorities arresting youd for a domestic violence incident. he bailed out of jail.

hours later, surveillance video showing the plane leaving the airfield. minutes later crash. >> an incredible husband to my mom. >> reporter: friends thought they were a happy family. authorities telling me that youd called his two biological children who were also in the house that day telling them to go stay at their mother's that night. kayna whitworth, abc news, los angeles. >> you have to imagine that it hasn't sunk in yet for the wife and stepson. it sounds like -- >> intentionally doing this. we all grieve differently, but so training to hear them say we love him so much, we miss him. saying that days after the man intentionally flew his plane into the house. told his biological kids to get out. >> the mom, when she couldn't get out of the front door, she had to leave the house and she wasn't sure whether her son was still alive or not.

hour, the alarming new study about baby food containing potentially dangerous and toxic ingredients. but first, aretha franklin dishes on which of today's popular singers she respects the most. the queen telling it like it is, next on "world news now." ♪ r-e-s-p-e-c-t ♪ find out what it means to me ♪ oh, and finally, in the bedroom our natural lubrication varies every day it's normal so it's normal to do something about it ky natural feeling the lubrication you want nothing you don't get what you want

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♪ find out what it means to me ♪ oh, ♪ chain, chain, chain ♪ chain, chain, chain ♪ chain of fools ♪ every day so aretha franklin had the note, but as uplifting as her music could be, she could sure knock anyone down to size. >> here's abc's dan harris with more on aretha's proud diva spirit. ♪ oh, oh, oh, ♪ >> reporter: that voice. the dresses. the way she moved. aretha franklin can be summed up in one word. >> she was known for being a diva. >> she was the ultimate diva. >> yeah, she was a diva. but, you know what? if anybody can proudly wear that crown, man, that's aretha. >> reporter: even oprah used it. >> i say diva omnipotent. >> the true meaning is being the

lead singer in an opera. if that's the meaning, being the girl that gets it done, yes, she embraced it. >> reporter: one indelible example of aretha franklin embracing her divaness? 1998, a vh1 show called "divas live." franklin and those other megastars gathered to sing "a natural woman." carole king who wrote the song was supposed to sing the first line. ♪ would you forgive me ♪ i don't think so >> reporter: watch her face, though, as she learns that the queen of soul follows no one. ♪ i used to feel so uninspired >> reporter: of course a diva should also be expected to throw hall of fame worthy shade. >> when i say the name adele, what comes to mind? >> good singer. >> taylor swift.

>> beautiful gowns, beautiful gowns. >> nikki minaj. >> nikki minaj. no, i'm going to pass on that one. >> reporter: as we said, franklin embraced the term diva. here she is with diane sawyer in the year 2000. >> you like doing the diva thing? >> ah, yeah, i do. sure, i love doing what a friend of mine called a diva step every now and then. yeah, and a diva move, sure. i love doing the diva thing. spur of the moment. you just do. >> that's what divas do, they just do. >> that's right. they just do. >> reporter: franklin even lampooned herself. >> there is a snickers commercial that she's wonderful in. >> can we turn the ac up? i'm dying back here. >> it's on, can't you feel it?

>> it's that people are bitchy or divas, unless they have a snickers bar. >> every time you get hungry, just eat it. you turn into a diva. ♪ land of the free >> reporter: she may have been a diva, no one can deny that she earned it. ♪ of the brave ♪ >> love that moment when she just steals the show with "natural woman." >> carole wrote it. she's like, it is not my song any longer. but, you know, as dan said, she earned it. >> she did. divo is you, right?

>> oh, completely. aretha, sing us out. arrow th aretha, sing us out. ♪

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this morning on "world news this morning on "world news now," new developments as a father reportedly confesses to murdering his pregnant wife and two young daughters. for the first time, the vatican is weighing in on the sex abuse report. what the catholic church is now saying this morning. and new this half hour, the new concerns over baby food. >> a study finds trace amounts of heavy metals in some brands, so what, if any, are the risks? and the queen's subjects are paying tribute this morning. and many of them are kings and queens themselves.

remembering aretha franklin on this friday, august 17th. >> from abc news, this is world news now. >> definitely beautiful. this is the national anthem that she performed for the lions game. >> i still have goose bumps, all week listening. >> so you have a big award this weekend, the video music awards, aretha wasn't a current pop music star, but there are tributes producers will be working on. >> people saying who is in your top three list. who can sing like aretha? we're going to start in the

midwest where police in suburban denver are looking for answers in the death of the pregnant mother and two daughters. police have found their bodies led there allegedly by the husband and father. >> sources say the girls' bodies were hidden inside oil and gas tanks owned by their father's former employer, but prosecutors believe they were all killed inside their home. clayton sandell has more. >> reporter: christopher watts who friends say wore the guise of devoted family man now wears a jail jumpsuit, accused of murdering his wife and two daughters. >> this is absolutely the worst possible outcome. >> reporter: watts being held in the deaths of celeste, bella and shanann. >> i'm watching my kids have fun. they're sitting there playing with daddy. >> reporter: the three reported missing on monday. on tv, chris begged them to come home. >> if you're out there, come back. >> reporter: admitting that he had words with his pregnant wife

before she vanished. >> we had an emotional conversation, i'll leave it at that. >> reporter: police searched the residence, watts is arrested. two law enforcement sources say he confessed. amanda and nick thayer spent nearly every weekend with them. they believed chris' story. they even offered him a place to stay. >> we feel so stupid about that, trusting him to stay the night in the same house as our daughter, we can never let that go. >> reporter: officials say they have found shanann's body and believe they know where the children are at as well. formal murder charges are expected to be filed on monday. clayton sandell, abc news, frederick, colorado. the military parade ordered by president trump has been postponed until at least next year. amid reports it would cost about $92 million. he wants to top the bastille day parade, but the american legion says the money would be better spent funding veterans affairs and caring for military families.

the defense secretary, james mattis, pushed back saying whoever came up with that $92 million estimate must be smoking something illegal in most states. initial reports are that it will cost $12 million. former national security officials are coming to the defense of john brennan after president trump stripped his security clearance. the president is now connecting his decision to the russia investigation. and last night, 12 retired officials, including six former cia directors, say it was an attempt to stifle free speech. and william mccraven slammed trump in an op ed, saying he would consider it an honor if

the president revoked his clearance. jury deliberations resume in the trial of paul manafort. jurors had four questions for the judge, including one about what exactly is reasonable doubt? he defined the term, but on the other questions he told them to use their common sense. manafort is accused of hiding millions of dollars from the irs and lying to get loans. the vatican says the church needs to learn, quote, hard lessons from its past. a pennsylvania grand jury report found widespread sex abuse in the church stretching back to the 1940s. it documented more than 1,000 victims but says the total is probably much higher. a vatican spokesman says pope francis wants to wipe out this tragic horror. >> we can express our feelings about these horrible crimes in two words. those are shame and sorrow. the holy see is taking very seriously the grand jury report from pennsylvania. clearly the holy see condemns sexual abuse of minors.

>> the vatican says the victims should know pope francis is on their side. the honors continue for aretha franklin as the world remembers who taught them how to spell "respect." >> her passing has led to a stream of tributes expected to last for days. >> this is a look at her star on the walk of fame. franklin received that honor 39 years ago this month. >> the church founded by her father and where many first heard her voice, those people came to say their good-byes today. >> i came because who she was, who she has been in my life and who she will always be. there's only one that god blessed us with that kind of gift. and although you have the

current artists extraordinary, she had a touch that can never be measured. >> two sisters outside new bethel lent their voices, belting out their version of "respect." in her autobiography she wrote, it is in detroit that i continue to cultivate my career and from detroit that i continue to receive much love and support which i reciprocate. >> she grew up in a singing family. >> here's abc's david muir with a look at the career that many people knew as riri. ♪ what you want ♪ babe, i got it ♪ what you need ♪ you know i got it >> reporter: aretha franklin commanded respect. seen here in 1968 in her mid-20s, her voice already a force on the stage.

♪ r-e-s-p-e-c-t ♪ find out what it means to me ♪ >> reporter: she had nearly 100 hits on billboard's r&b charts. the first woman inducted into the rock 'n roll hall of fame and one of the first african-american women on the cover of "time" magazine. there was reinvention and a comeback. ♪ go ♪ we're going riding on the freeway of love ♪ ♪ >> reporter: 1999 awarded the national medal of arts from president clinton. the medal of freedom in 2005 from president bush. and she was there at the inauguration of the first african-american president, barack obama. ♪ our country tis of thee ♪ sweet land of liberty

>> reporter: tributes growing on her star on the hollywood walk of fame and at the apollo theater in new york. then and now. her family says aretha franklin, who had pancreatic cancer, was surrounded by loved ones and family in the end. we have lost the matriarch and rock of our family, they say. so many artists paying tribute on social media. mariah carey among them. and that song that carole king co-wrote for aretha. ♪ lookin' out on the mornin' rain ♪ ♪ i used to feel so inspired ♪ when i knew i had to face another day ♪ ♪ >> reporter: and it was aretha

franklin who brought everyone to their feet. ♪ you make me feel >> quite a moment right there. and coming up, we are going to have the tributes coming in, more of them for aretha. and we're going to take a look back at some of the funnier moments when the queen held court, keeping everyone on their feet. and a class reunion at rydell high. the stars of grease 40 years later. you're watching "world news now." ♪ you're the one i want ♪ ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ ooh, ooh, ooh on will will

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metals like lead. >> the results were troubling. here is paula faris. >> reporter: his breakfast, cereal. and it is one of the products tested by researchers. consumer reports tested for heavy metals, including lead, cadmium. they found at least one metal in all of the samples. >> this is a concern, because people should not have heavy elements or heavy metals in their food, particularly for their children. >> reporter: consumer reports concluded that 68% of the samples they studied had at least one heavy metal at levels considered worrisome. and some were concerned over 30% if they were consumed in one serving a day. >> it's information to make balanced, concerned choices for your children.

>> reporter: james dickerson says these heavy metals can occur naturally or come from contaminates in water or equipment used for processing raw food. if ingested regularly, over time, these elements increase the risk for certain health problems, particularly for young children. >> these metals pose very specific risks to children, because their brains are still developing. our goal in an ideal world would be to limit and completely eliminate metals from our food. >> reporter: the following companies said they were dedicated to the quality and safety of their foods and went by the guidelines. and their own strict internal standards. >> thanks to paula faris there. and coming up, a 60 year old star in a bikini.

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♪ r-e-s-p-e-c-t ♪ r-e-s-p-e-c-t ♪ find out what it means to me we start "the skinny" with aretha franklin. her voice spanned generations. offering words of remembrance include smokey robinson. this morning my longest friend in the world went home to be with our father. i will miss her so much, but i know she is at peace. >> and he saw her a few days ago at her home in detroit. barbra streisand said it's difficult to conceive of a world without her. >> quincy jones wrote that he treasured every moment they spent together, on the steps of the memorial or hangin' in the kitchen. >> adele wrote, i can't remember a day in my life without aretha franklin's voice and music

filling up my heart. and fans have been sharing their favorite memories of aretha on stage. like this time when she performed on b.e.t. and the moment she tossed that wig right off. >> do we have that video? wait for it! there it is. feelin' herself. and then take a look there. an epic nearly five-minute national anthem before the lions game on thanksgiving 2016. people kept thinking she was finished. >> no. >> but wait, there's more. >> they figured the lions had been waiting a while for a super bowl victory, they can wait for a national anthem lasting five minutes. >> people started opening their

eyes. >> but to be there in that arena, breathing the same air as aretha franklin, as long as that was, we would have taken it. >> still in her fur coat nonetheless. next to a milestone for an iconic movie, "grease", sandy the good girl and john travolta as danny zuko. >> and everyone is going a little crazy over these photos of newton-john and travolta in beverly hills going with the more modern look. 40 years later the magic appears to still be there. >> still got it. yesterday madonna turned 60, and so did angela bassett. good 60th birthday for her, both of them. >> she celebrated by posting this. >> is that a 60 year old?

>> it was not a tbt. so happy birthday to all my leo brothers and sisters, let's eat cake. it doesn't look like she's eaten cake in decades. >> i'll have whatever she's having. >> yesterday was quite a day. belinda carlisle is 60. madonna is 60. >> they make it look good. >> i didn't look like that at 20. finally to western new york we go where there are now thousands of phish fans from all over the world without their favorite band to jam to. >> over 50,000 were expected to attend the festival, curveball, but because of recent floods. it was canceled because of health concerns. they don't have enough safe drinking water, apparently. >> no tossing of glow sticks and no listening to 25-minute songs and fans are crushed.

some say it feels like christmas was canceled on christmas eve writes one of them. >> another writes the curveball is that the fest was canceled. >> they'll find something to numb the pain i'm sure. numb the pain i'm sure. ing

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learned that strzok had been terminated, he tweeted finally, the list of bad players in the fbi and doj gets longer and longer. devastating bridge collapse in italy. >> rescuers still searching for any signs of life in the rubble. cars and trucks plunging 150 feet to the ground. italian officials now investigating what may have caused the horrific accident. predators in every diocese weaponized the catholic faith and used it as a tool of their abuse. >> the report names more than 300 predator priests. including one harrisburg priest

accused of molesting five sisters in one family, back in the 1980s. in case after case the report says, church leaders maintained a circle of silence. fast-moving storms at this hour. >> flash floods sweeping through this town in westchester, pennsylvania. up to four inches of rain falling. this massive sinkhole expanding outside this outlet parking lot. i'm a fan of whales. ah. >> that is relaxing. >> a nice ah. >> lowers the blood pressure. they say slow your breathing rate. >> this is not that relaxing. >> this is not relaxing at all. >> that was how you celebrated national relaxation day. >> and today is national stressed out day. as it would be. robert de niro's 75 years old today. >> lots of birthdays and lots of sweet tooth days, including vanilla custard day saturday. let's celebrate. this is abc's "world news no two decades.

making news in america this morning -- severe storms slamming the heartland. powerful winds causing a large tent to collapse, injuring people sitting under it. and torrential rains submerging cars. where the storm's heading right now. security clearance fallout. overnight, a long list of senior former intelligence officials speaking out after president trump pulled the security clearance of a former cia director. why the architect of the osama bin laden raid is asking to have his security clearance pulled. tragic discovery. police finding the body of a woman and two young girls. after investigators arrested the family's father. >> we feel so stupid about that now. >> and hear from close family friends who offered for the man to stay with them before he was arrested.