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passengers on board a russia passengers on board a russia jetliner on their way to a summer seaside resort watched in horror as the left side of their plane burst into flames. the plane quickly made an emergency landing and the passengers were evacuated. >> no one was injured. one passenger could be heard on video saying that his desire to fly has left him. you think? another replied that his left a long time ago. >> understandable. >> mine would have left on takeoff. the actor, ben affleck is said to be back in rehab. >> he is being treated for alcohol addiction and his ex, jennifer garner, accompanied him to a facility in malibu. it comes after he was receiving an alcohol delivery at his home. he has had at least ious stints in rehab. the most recent last year. turning now to the growing

sexual assault scandal that landed a prominent figure in the me too movement on the other side of the accusations. >> asia argento is facing an accusation from a then underage actor. even as photographic evidence is surfacing. here's kayna whitworth. >> reporter: this image of asia argento in bed with 17-year-old jimmy bennett coming to light as the star forcefully denies allegations that she had sex and gave alcohol to the actor who was underage at the time. text messages obtained by tmz allegedly show argento texting to a friend, i had sex with him. it felt weird. i didn't know he was a minor until the shakedown letter. they met when she played his

mother on the big screen. but the "new york times" reporting it received settlement documents from an anonymous encrypted e-mail outlining a $380,000 settlement between argento and bennett. argento now saying she and her then boyfriend anthony bourdain dealt compassionately with bennett's demand on the condition that we would no longer suffer intrusions in our life. argento, one of the voices in the me too movement, describes bennett as having severe economic problems. but bennett says my trauma resurfaced when she came out as a victim herself. there was still a stigma to being in the situation as a male in our society. i didn't think that people would understand the event that took place from the eyes of a teenage boy. kayna whitworth, abc news, los angeles. when we come back, guess who

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an actor for endorsement or royalties from movies. ttom of the list of the actor list? >> you would think. for years, paul newman topped the list and it had little to do with acting. >> in a distant two, but significantly more than clooney's 6 million in acting, dwayne the rock johnson banked about $124 million. he was in "ballers". that's nearly doubling his earnings from the previous year. >> coming in third place, robert downey jr. at $81 million only thanks to his iron man character. there were like nine of those last year too. >> exactly. they're not starving. chris hemsworth, he made about $64 million. just for looking really hot. >> and we're going to skip down to number eight. this is interesting.

number eight is adam sandler, just over $39 million, which is particularly noteworthy, because he hasn't starred in a box office blockbuster in about 20 years since "the wedding singer", but he's been quietly been making so much bank as a producer for movies like "hotel transylvania." >> he's smart. >> yeah, smart man. >> this won't last forever. >> got to do some other work. >> yeah. next, talk about a throw-back thursday. >> remember this guy? markey mark? made quite a stir when he showed us his funky bunch in this ad in 1992. apparently didn't take much to cause a stir. >> let's fast forward 26 years from the more innocent years to today, here he is.

47-year-old actor flexing his muscles and caught maybe accidently reenacting. >> is he considered a daddy or a zaddy? what would the kids say? a loss for words. a little bit of both. it happened while he was on vacation in cape cod, looking good for 47 years old. impressive. next, a big honor for an even bigger ego. >> simon cowell has been awarded his own star on the hollywood walk of fame. >> he was dressed in his usual look. he was joined by some stars, including kelly clarkson, whose career he helped launch and heidi klum, mel b and louie tomlinson. >> he described getting his own star as surreal. so "the big bang theory" is going out with a bang.

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as dramatic as beyonce's. and finally, a side by side photo we had to share this morning. >> that is basketball player yao ming. on the right is bear grylls. yao stands 7'6" tall. >> but he's absolutely dwarfing grylls. he is at 6-feet. it's posted on grylls's instagram page. this is during the film of his tv series. >> it's like they put a special effect on bear grylls to make him look smaller. >> we are all midgets next to yao. more news next, stay with us. this is abc's "world news now." informing insomniacs for two decades.

good morning, i'm lynda lopez in for diane macedo. >> i'm k "world news now." we're learning more about the mexican man charged with the murder of mollie tibbetts. he was using a false name. hurricane lane is bringing life-threatening rain, wind and waves. urban meyer has been suspended for three games and losing six weeks of pay as a rms

meyeapoliz le last night. and members of the thai soccer team who spent all those days trapped in a cave are eager to thank the world for the outpouring of love and support. they talk about some of the this is thursday, august 23rd. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> and that interview on "good morning america" coming exactly two months to the day that they went into that cave and started that adventure, a world exclusive on gma. >> quite amazing. but we going to start this half hour with details stemming from the murder of mollie tibbetts in iowa. she's being remembered by her classmates this morning. >> meanwhile, the suspect is said to be in the u.s. illegally

and his employer says he used a false name during his four years of work. zachary kiesch last more. >> reporter: university of iowa students coming together for a vigil to remember mollie hlast u en cineror vitoemembee. vigil to remember mollist more. >> reporter: university of iowa students coming together for a vigil to remember mollit more. >> reporter: university of iowa students coming together for a vigil to remember molli more. >> reporter: university of iowa students coming together for a vigil to remember mollie tibbetts. >> from this day on, mollie will always be with me. >> reporter: the young jogger's accused killer appearing shackled in an iowa courtroom wednesday afternoon. 24 year old cristhian rivera listening to the charges against him through a translator, held on $5 million cash bond. mollie disappeared while out for a jog on july 18th. rivera led investigators to her body. investigators solved the case using surveillance footage this showed mollie on her run. >> eventually saw mollie on the video. led to mr. rivera, identifying the vehicle.

>> reporter: the farm where he worked for the last four years saying when they hired him they screened him through an older system instead of e-verify. >> what we learned in the last 24 houwahehe was >> reporter: senator chuck grassley now asking homeland security to turn over all information on rivera. grassley co-sponsored legislation with joanie ernest called sarah's law, named in honor of another young iowa woman, sarah root, killed in 2016 by an undocumented immigrant. zachary kiesch, abc news, new york. president trump is up overnight lashing out at the mueller investigation. >> he tweeted this, no collusion, rigged witch hunt. earlier, he called michael cohen a bad lawyer who lied under oath to make a deal.

>> cohen pled guilty to paying off women who claimed to have affairs with donald trump before he became a candidate. he said he did so at the direction of trump, that is donald trump. but the president says that he didn't learn about the payments until much later and there was no violation of election laws. >> they didn't come out of campaign, in fact, my first question when i heard about it was did they come out of the campaign? because that could be a little dicey. and they didn't come out of the campaign. >> did it come out of the campaign? >> it did not, he says. >> did not. >> president trump says the money came from him. cohen initially said it came out of his own pocket. >> you can tell the cicadas are in season in d.c. they're very much loud in that interview. meanwhile, cohen's own attorney says the self-proclaimed fixer mass more has information information that is of interest to the investigators. >> new york state is already talking about the donald trump foundation and that's not likely

tom h try >> reporter: leaving court, michael cohen was silent. michael, what's your message to the president? is he ready to tell all? >> yes, 100%. >> reporter: michael cohen claims that just before the election president trump himself directed an effort to silence two women who claim to have had affairs with him. prosecutors say they have a mountain of evidence about the hush money scheme, audio recordings made by cohen, documents, and e-mails. cohen's lawyer says his client is ready to talk, not just about payoffs but russian hacking and what president trump may have known. >> russia, if you're listening, i hope you're able to find the 30,000 e-mails that are missing.

>> reporter: cohen suggesting he had information about whether donald trump knew in advance about the russian hacking. >> i can tell you that mr. cohen has knowledge on certain subjects that should be of interest to the special counsel. knowledge about the computer crime of hacking and whether or not mr. trump knew ahead of time about that crime and even cheered it on. >> reporter: cohen has pleaded guilty to eight felony charges, but there was no agreement to cooperate with the federal government. he's hoping that sharing information with investigators now will help reduce his prison sentence. >> will michael cohen accept a presidential pardon? does he want one? >> he will not and does not want anything from donald trump. after working for him all those years he came to the recognition that donald trump is a president unsuitable to have that office. >> reporter: and there's a new

development with michael cohen. he's been subpoenaed by state investigators connected to the donald trump foundation, the one-time charitable organization. they were sued in june accused of self-dealing and illegally coordinating with the trump campaign. michael cohen was subpoenaed and called investigators right back asking them when they wanted to talk. tom llamas, abc news, new york. breaking news from hawaii where hurricane lane is moving dangerously close to the major island. forecasters are calling the storm life-threatening, say it's packing high winds, heavy rain and dangerous surf. residents and tourists have emptied out store shelves. most will have to stay where they are for the duration. unlike those on the mainland, they can't get in their cars and just drive to a safer location. you can see some of the surf being whipped up there. paul williams joins us now with

a look at the hurricane's path. >> lane's a big story in hawaii obviously, because we're looking at a high to moderate risk to life and property. life-threatening flash flood, brief tornados, damaging winds and dangerous surf. it will be down to a one by saturday morning as it turns away from honolulu. as far as the impact is concerned, we're looking at it possibly hitting maui by thursday night. other storms, we're looking at severe storms throughout the dakotas with damaging winds and large hail, with this low pressure system, it's going to cause problems in the north central part of the country. grammy winning star gretchen wilson is facing charges after an incident on a flight to connecticut. police say wilson became belligerent.

she had an altercation with another passenger. she's free on $1,000 bail. she won a grammy for "redneck woman" back in 2004. and there's more trouble of sorts for president trump. steven tyler wants him to stop playing his music during rallies. the president played "living on the edge" at his west virginia rally. tyler sent a formal cease and desist letter. he says it's not about politics but protecting copyright. new york city has a place where wine lovers can get their rose all day. >> in a big way. if you head to the heart of manhattan, you'll find the rose bar. no red or white in the place. the 14-room popup bar is home to 120 kinds of rose. that's what you do. >> you pass out into the bubbles. >> but you're not just going to get wine. you'll find a bar with hot pink

sand and a bathtub full of roses. the mansion is open through october. why is it mostly women that we see there? >> yeah, that's feeding into a stereotype. men like rose. >> not preferably. >> all right, great. >> if i have to, i'll go for it. >> party of one. >> if there's nothing else around, he's like, okay. >> desert island drink. >> oh, that's too bad. >> if i was stranded on a desert island and there was nothing but rose. >> i'll take the box to myself. coming up, what's causing this ethereal glow in the waters of this beach? we'll have some answers later in weird science. >> big word there, ethereal. >> luminescent. but first, ariana grande describing her life in her own

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heading to orbit. it was launched from french guiana. it will monitor weather patterns with the goal of forecasting and weather research. anything to make paul williams more accurate, we're all for it. ironically the launch was postponed for a day because of strong winds. >> that is ironic. back here at home, we're learning new details about a stunning indictment of representative duncan hunter and his wife and where they allegedly spent his campaign money. >> woond hearing from the congressman this morning. here's abc's linsey davis. >> reporter: the california congressman accused of using campaign money as a personal piggy bank defiant. >> this is the new department of justice. this is the democrats' arm of law enforcement. that's what's happening right now, with trump and with me. >> reporter: but in a 47-page indictment, prosecutors allege duncan hunter and his wife used

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democrats now believe both seats could be in play for the midterms. linsey davis, abc news, new york. coming up, ariana grande riding a new crest of success. >> what she's saying about her new love and her new album. you're watching "world news now." . >> what she's saying about her new love and her new album. you're watching "world news now." [stomach gurgles] ♪when you have nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach, diarrhea... girl, pepto ultra coating will treat your stomach right. nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach, diarrhea.♪ try new pepto with ultra coating.

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pretty nice. days after ariana brought down the house at the vmas, she's at a high point after a rollercoaster year. >> a rough year, a new album, a new fiance, here's michael strahan. >> reporter: she is known for her big vocals, hitting high notes in hits. she is no stranger to success. but this time, she's making a comeback. i want you to finish a sentence for me. ariana grande is -- >> i don't know, man. living her best life. grateful, happy. >> reporter: a year ago, this kind of happiness didn't seem possible after her life changed in an instant. last may a deadly blast rang out following the singer's manchester performance. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: a suicide bomber killed 22 and injured hundreds more.

less than two weeks following the tragedy she was back center stage in manchester again, for one love manchester, a benefit concert she organized for the victims of the bombing. >> i didn't think anyone was going to show up at my shows and they did. >> reporter: over 50,000 people. and now her most intimate album yet, sweetener. >> i felt very inspired this time. >> reporter: congratulations are in order. i can barely look at you, because i'm looking down at your finger. congratulations on your engagement. >> thank you, thank you so much. >> reporter: to the very talented, very funny, pete davidson. the couple announcing their surprise engagement earlier this summer after weeks of dating. the couple is obviously smitten. ♪

ariana including an ode to her fiance on the album, aptly named "pete davidson." >> a nice little love letter. >> reporter: also on the album, some help from some pretty talented friends. you offer "god is a woman", and you have madonna as the voice of god. what made you choose madonna? >> she's paved the way for every single artist today. everyone in the pop game right now is doing something that madonna probably did first. >> reporter: the culmination of an incredible year. i'm michael strahan in new york. >> our thanks to michael. too bad they are not into pda at all. public displays of affection. >> what an incredibly brave decision to go back to manchester. it was very much heartfelt for her. >> and for them to have pulled

all that together, that massive concert right there in the city where that tragedy happened. it's actually a very decent album, a good listen. coming up, the deepening mystery high in the skies. >> you're watching world news now. . >> you're watching world nows now.

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>> they're calling it a sky glow. they're calling it steve and a sky glow, which means they really don't know. >> nice job, steve. here's something that looks pretty cool. this was filmed in australia, that glow that she's stepping on is a luminescent algae. it comes on the beach for several days. a lot of people get to witness that really cool natural phenomenon. >> that is cool. does it stay with you? >> hopefully not. because then you'd be walking around -- >> yeah, just glowing in the dark. >> like burning man written all over it. >> it really does. that would be trippy. taking place in about a week or so in the desert.

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this morning on "world news now," the race to get ready for a hurricane. >> hawaiians are scrambling as hurricane lane bears down on the state. watches and warnings are in effect for all the major islands. schools are closed. even the navy is moving ships out to sea. the president lashing out at his former fixer as michael cohen pled guilty to campaign finance violations. the president says no laws were broken. breaking overnight, ohio state's head football coach suspended for the start of the season and without pay. the school's athletic director also punished for how they handled domestic violence claims against an assistant coach. and in real estate, location

is everything, which is why this burned out home is going for a sky high price. not $1 million, not even $2 million. the asking price later in "the mix" on this thursday, august 23. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> that might be a tricky, tricky photo there. maybe across the street is this amazing vista of the ocean or something? >> or that's a tiny little part of the house, the rest of the house is okay? >> yes, it could be something absolutely spectacular if it's going for more than a million bucks. >> or two. >> we'll break that down a little bit later on in the mix, but we want to show you what's really a big concern to some of our neighbors. that is hurricane lane bearing down on hawaii. it could be the most powerful storm to hit the island since 1992. >> it is moving dangerously

close to the main islands, threatening tourists and residents with heavy winds and torrential flooding. >> we'll start with marci gonzalez. >> reporter: hurricane lane a dangerous category four storm. >> forecast to stay close to the entire state. >> reporter: residents and tourists bracing for up to 20-foot waves and destructive winds. >> we are very scared. >> we are not prepared for this. >> reporter: with sustained winds of 155 miles per hour seen from the international space station, prompting hurricane warnings for maui and hawaii counties. >> we have to plan for the worst and hope for the west. >> reporter: kauai still recovering from the devastating floods now under a hurricane watch. >> all of this is happening at this time.

>> reporter: water at this walmart in honolulu sold out. gas stations running out of fuel. hurricane hunters flying into the eye of the storm, tracking its intensity. >> the forecasters want to see exactly what's inside the storm. >> reporter: president trump tweeting to people in hawaii, please prepare yourselves. >> the president is concerned for the well-being of all hawaiians and has directed fema and officials to remain in close coordination with the state of hawaii and stand ready to support them in whatever they need. >> forecasters don't expect the storm to make landfall, but it could past near maui and oahu this week as a damaging category two hurricane. marci gonzalez, abc news, los angeles. >> and a disaster declaration has been declared for hawaii giving them access to aid. >> paul williams is tracking the path.

>> lane's impact thursday going into saturday, life-threatening flash floods and mudslides, damaging winds, brief tornados and dangerous surf. the risk to life and property will range from high to moderate. we expect it to stay a category four for this morning and a one as it goes to honolulu and then downgraded to a tropical storm. >> a lot of people keeping an eye on that storm. now to politics, and the drama isn't over for president trump's former personal attorney. >> new york state officials have subpoenaed michael cohen as part of the investigation into the donald j. trump foundation. cohen's own attorney says his client has more information that will be of interest to prosecutors, and the state tax department says that's why they want to talk to cohen. >> trump is blasting him saying he made up stories to get a deal and that no campaign finance violations occurred. tara palmeri with more.

>> reporter: the president claiming no campaign finance laws were broken. even after michael cohen pled guilty to arranging hush payments weeks before the election. the president telling fox news -- >> they weren't taken out of campaign finance. that's a much bigger thing, did they come out of the campaign? they didn't come out of the campaign. they came from me. >> reporter: sarah sanders on the defense. >> did president trump commit a crime? >> we've stated many times he did nothing wrong. there are no charges against him, and we've commented on this extensively. >> reporter: the president lashing out at cohen, accusing him of making up stories to make a deal with prosecutors, even mocking the man he once praised tweeting if anyone is looking for a good lawyer i would strongly suggest that you don't retain the services of michael cohen. cohen pled guilty to eight counts. including making campaign contributions in coordination with a federal candidate.

lawmakers are scrambling over how to respond. >> these are serious charges and can't be ignored. >> reporter: do you think they are high crimes and misdemeanors? >> i wouldn't go that far yet. >> reporter: cohen says he doesn't want anything from the president. mitt romney, without naming trump or cohen, called their alleged conduct both dishonorable and illegal. lynda, kendis? >> tara, thank you. some in tight races are advised to distance themselves from the president. democrats plan to make the culture of corruption a central issue in the elections. but their leaders are warning candidates don't use the word "impeachment ". they worry that talking about impeachment will generate

sympathy for president trump. we're learning that betsy devos reportedly wants to use federal education funds to buy guns for teachers. she is considering taking money from the only program in federal education law that does not specifically ban the purchase of weapons. that would go to states or districts for guns and training to use those guns. ohio football coach urban meyer has been suspended three games. an investigation found that he mismanaged the case of zach smith who allegedly abused his wife three years ago. zach smith allegedly abused his wife and meyer failed to report the claims against smith and seemed to misunderstand his obligation to tell school officials about them. meyers apologized at a news conference late last night. >> i followed my heart and not my head. i fell short because at each juncture i gave zach smith the benefit of the doubt. i should have demanded more from

him and recognized red flags. i need to show more care and concern for the entire situation and the people involved. >> urban meyer gets paid about $7 million a year. he won't be paid however for six weeks and won't be on the sidelines for games against oregon state, rutgers or tcu. tiger woods and phil mickelson will play a high stakes match over thanksgiving weekend. they will play 18 holes in a pay-per-view event in las vegas. the winner will take home $9 million. woods and mickelson will make side bets too. such things as who hits the longest drive during the match. >> thanksgiving has been a rough time for tiger woods in the past. hopefully he ends up a winner. >> seems to be a winner either way, $9 million. we send our happy birthday wishes today to the youngest panda at the national zoo.

>> bei bei has turned 3 years old. he celebrated with an ice cake filled with diluted apple, cranberry and grape juice. decorations included carrots, bananas and cooked sweet potatoes. >> so not on the keto diet. bei bei is about 215 pounds, which is average for an adult panda. he still has a year to go before he's considered fully grown. he looks excited. >> he looks like no one else gets my cake. it's all mine. are those donuts on it, too? >> looks like that. his dad turns 21 on monday. on loan to the zoo until 2020. coming up, another attack by an alligator. plus, inside afghanistan, our reporter talking to taliban fighters and their one message to america. you're watching "world news now." our reporter talking to taliban fighters and their one message to america. you're watching "world news now." anual to an electric toothbrush.

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in russia. the whirlwind sent people scattering as cushions and other items went flying into the water as a result of the dust devil. as quickly as it popped up, it was gone. the devil stayed around less than a minute. that guy was happy to get back in the water. >> when you see the birds flaying away as quickly as that one was you know to get out of the way. days after an alligator killed a woman in south carolina another woman survives an attack in florida. felicity was swimming in a state park north of tampa when a gator latched onto her arm and tried to pull her into the water. she fought is off and is expected to recover. monday, cassandra klein was killed by a 9-foot gator on hilton head island trying to save her dog. the man accused of killing mollie tibbetts faces life in prison. >> he has no criminal record and was an employee in good standing for four years.

but he got that job using a fake i.d. alex perez has more. >> reporter: the man accused of killing mollie tibbetts arriving at an iowa courthouse, cristhian rivera facing a judge. >> you have been charged with murder in the first degree. >> reporter: rivera listening to the charges through a translator. his girlfriend and family in the courtroom. rivera confessed to abducting and killing mollie tibbetts while she was out for a jog, dumping her body in a cornfield. investigators cracked the case using surveillance footage. >> frame by frame, real team motion and eventually saw mollie on the video, identifying the vehicle. >> reporter: rivera, who's from mexico, was in the country illegally.

the owner of the farm where he worked says rivera lied. >> what we learned in the last 24 hours is that our employee is not who he says he was. >> reporter: they screened him through an older system instead of homeland security's e-verify. and the judge ordered the suspect be held on a $5 million cash bond. we are also hearing from mollie's family. they issued a statement thanking the public for their love and saying their hearts are broken. alex perez, abc news, brooklyn, iowa. >> quite an ordeal the last month for that family indeed. a major drug bust in arizona unveiled a tunnel. >> it was 600 feet long and led from the old kfc to a home in sonora, mexico. >> the discovery stemmed from a traffic stop last week. the driver was carrying 350

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a new development overseas could have a major impact on america's war in afghanistan.

>> the u.s. is about to enter into talks with the taliban, this as terrorists inside one of the most dangerous prisons there in afghanistan are vowing the violence will not stop until the americans leave. here's ian pannell. >> reporter: we get exclusive access inside the most notorious jail in afghanistan.ovcrdeto th ho tericerrist you can see the prisoners shackled to one another. we're in one of the main prisons that houses 4,000 convicted terrorists. the prison guards are worried. they told us it's not safe inside. the inmates approach us from the other side of the bars. men who've attacked soldiers and civilians.

among them, a quiet english-speaking doctor, also a hardcore taliban fighter. what would you like to say to the families of those who have been killed and the american government? >> we have the ability to fight up to 30 years. >> reporter: you won't stop. >> no. we will not stop the fight against american soldiers. >> reporter: other prisoners are eager to talk. he says he has no problem with other afghans, just the ones who invaded. the americans. these exclusive photos were taken from inside taliban territory. they now have control or influence over more than half the country. and this is the man in charge of trying to beat them. the commander of all u.s. and foreign troops here. four-star general john nicholson. we fly over land the taliban often attacks. >> it's where 9/11 originated from. >> reporter: we've been given details of a secret meeting once

unthinkable. american diplomats with the state department quietly initiating talks with the taliban. how would you feel about sitting down and talking to the taliban? >> we want to end this war, but we want to end it on terms that protect our nation, our homeland and provide a lower level of violence for the afghans. if that were necessary, then absolutely. >> reporter: but the taliban get a say, too. back at the prison they are firm. no peace until the americans leave. ian pannell, abc news, kabul, afghanistan. >> interesting to get that look inside that war. >> you don't often see that brave reporting. >> america's longest war since october 2001. no end in sight there, and those guys don't look like they're going to give up anytime soon. >> ready to fight for 30 years. coming up, the very wrong color one student picked for his class photo.

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this morning on "world news now," th this morning on "world news now," the president responds after his former attorney implicates him in a crime. plus, michael cohen might be ready to cooperate in a different investigation. happening now, rain from hurricane lane is already drenching parts of hawaii as residents brace for what could be the first direct hit by a hurricane in a quarter century. and terrifying moments for passengers on a jet. >> an engine catches fire. see what happens next. and the latest list of the highest-paid actors in the world. who made it into the number one spot and why many say that person technically shouldn't be on the list at all this year. >> so controversial.

>> controversyaust from abc news, this is "world news now." >> so the president might be a viewer of "world news now," because it appears that he is up. >> awake. >> and you know what i hate when the caps lock is locked on your screen and you try to tweet something and -- >> all caps. >> and it sounds like you're yelling. that had to be what happened, right? the president doesn't drink alcohol, so what else would explain this late/early morning tweet here? >> very brief tweet. >> all caps. no collusion, rigged witch hunt. out of nowhere. >> at 1:10 a.m. >> 1:10 a.m. something's on the president's mind. >> earlier he unleashed a twitterstorm against michael cohen calling him a bad lawyer who lied to get a plea bargain.

>> ceciliaeg >> reporter: the white house embattled and under the president's former lawyer and fixer, the man who once said he would take a bullet for donald trump, now directly implicating the president in a crime. under oath, michael cohen told a federal judge that in the leadup to the election he paid off stormy daniels in coordination with and at the direction of donald trump, knowing that her claim of an affair would be harmful to the candidate and the campaign. so we asked -- did president trump commit a crime? >> as the president said, we've stated many times, he did nothing wrong. there are no charges against him, and we've commented on this extensively. >> reporter: there have been extensive comments, many of them conflicting and down right false. in april on air force one, the president denied knowing anything about the payoff to daniels. >> did you know about the

$130,000 payment to stormy daniels? why did michael cohen make it? >> you'd have to ask michael cohen. he's my attorney and you'll have to ask michael. >> do you know where he got the money? >> no, i don't. >> reporter: the president later admitted he reimbursed cohen for the hush money payment. so many people look back at that tape of him on air force one saying he knew nothing about these payments when in fact we now know he knew everything about these payments. has he lied? >> that's a ridiculous allegation. the president has done nothing wrong and there are no charges against him. >> reporter: the president claimed that michael cohen pled guilty to two finance violations that are not a crime.

they are indeed a crime spelled out by federal prosecutors. and a fox news, the president floating another defense. >> did you know about the payments? >> later on, later on i knew. but what he did, they weren't taken out of campaign finance, that's a much bigger thing. did they come out of the campaign? they didn't come out of the campaign. >> reporter: but lawyers say that still doesn't make it legal if the money was never disclosed. and cohen has released a secretly recorded conversation seeming to discuss another hush money payment weeks before the election. >> when it comes time for the financing -- >> what financing? >> we'll have to pay -- >> reporter: the president now blasting his one-time righthand man but publicly he has nothing but love for paul manafort, convicted of defrauding the federal government and facing life behind bars. >> he is evaluating all of his options at this point. >> reporter: the president tweeting, feel very badly for

paul manafort and his wonderful family. unlike michael cohen, he refused to break, make up stories to get a deal. such respect for a brave man. the big question right now, will the president pardon paul manafort. so far he says he is not thinking about a presidential pardon, but in a matter of weeks, manafort goes back to trial facing more time behind bars. the pressure is on. does he plead guilty or hold out hope for a presidential pardon? cecelia vega, abc news, the white house. >> after cohen took the plea deal, his attorney said cohen is ready to tell the rest of the story. tax officials think that may include information about the donald trump foundation. they are investigating whether he used the foundation improperly. president trump is using the murder of mollie tibbetts as an example of why the u.s. needs stronger border laws. he called the immigration system a disgrace.

24 year old mexican immigrant, cristhian rivera, is charged with killing tibbetts. he is in the u.s. illegally. the owner of the dairy farm where he worked for years says rivera used a false name during his employment. he's held on $5 million cash bond. hurricane lane is poised to slam into the hawaiian islands. before it's over, rainfall totals could top 20 inches in some areas. >> images show the scope of the hurricane is huge. it dwarfs the island chain. gio benitez is in hawaii with details. >> reporter: residents rushing to stores and gas stations, loading up on food, water and gas, as lane, a category four hurricane, barrels toward hawaii. hurricane hunters flying inside

lane's eye, as the storm reached category five strength. schools closed.fr san diego flying in to help. >> this hurricane lane is a dangerous storm. we've got to take it very, very seriously. >> reporter: many tourists in the middle of vacations here caught off guard. >> we are not prepared for this. we are going to the airport and hopefully get a flight to maui tomorrow. >> reporter: we're talking about the possibility of 20-foot waves, devastating flooding and perhaps landslides. gio benitez, abc news, honolulu. forecasters say the wind and rain from the hurricane could pound the islands through sunday. >> accuweather meteorologist paul williams is tracking the storm's path. good morning, paul. >> good morning lynda, kendis. we are looking at a high to moderate risk to lives and property. mudslides, flooding, dangerous

winds and dangerous surf. a category one as it turns away from honolulu and on sunday likely to be downgraded to a tropical storm. >> the hawaiian islands are getting a brush with lane. verizon is accused of creating a safety threat. data speeds were cut 99% after reaching monthly limits during the mendocino complex fire. now they insist the downgrade called throttling was due to the repeal of net neutrality rules. verizon admits mishandling the incident and says the problem wasn't caused by net neutrality changes. sears and kmart will be closing another 46 stores by november. liquidation sales at all of them

begin at the end of the month. the company has been struggling because of declining mall traffic, more online competition and some mistakes. if you want pasta, olive garden wants you. >> the restaurant chain has launched its first-ever pasta pass. the first 1,000 customers willing to plunk down $300 will be able to eat all the pasta they want for a year. >> all the pasta you want. >> for those who aren't as hungry, there's an eight-week all you can eat pasta deal for $100. >> $300 for a year of pasta, that's a deal. just saying. >> if you want one, don't sleep on it is what we're saying. >> don't sleep on olive garden. good stuff. coming up, the latest battle fought by ben affleck. >> what the two-time oscar winner is doing for the third time with the help of his

ex-wife jennifer garner. >> and this image rocked the world back in 1992. we'll tell why you it is back in the headlines this morning later in the skinny. you're watching "world news now." now." you're watching "world news now."

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passengers on board a russia passengers on board a russia jetliner on their way to a summer seaside resort watched in horror as the left side of their plane burst into flames. the plane quickly made an emergency landing and the passengers were evacuated. >> no one was injured. one passenger could be heard on video saying that his desire to fly has left him. you think? another replied that his left a long time ago. >> understandable. >> mine would have left on takeoff. the actor, ben affleck is said to be back in rehab. >> he is being treated for alcohol addiction and his ex, jennifer garner, accompanied him to a facility in malibu. it comes after he was receiving an alcohol delivery at his home. he has had at least two previous stints in rehab.

the most recent last year. turning now to the growing sexual assault scandal that landed a prominent figure in the me too movement on the other side of the accusations. >> asia argento is facing an accusation from a then underage actor. even as photographic evidence is surfacing. here's kayna whitworth. >> reporter: this image of asia argento in bed with 17-year-old jimmy bennett coming to light as the star forcefully denies allegations that she had sex and gave alcohol to the actor who was underage at the time. text messages obtained by tmz allegedly show argento texting to a friend, i had sex with him. it felt weird. i didn't know he was a minor until the shakedown letter. they met when she played his mother on the big screen. but the "new york times"

reporting it received settlement documents from an anonymous encrypted e-mail outlining a $380,000 settlement between argento and bennett. argento now saying she and her then boyfriend anthony bourdain dealt compassionately with bennett's demand on the condition that we would no longer suffer intrusions in our life. argento, one of the voices in the me too movement, describes bennett as having severe economic problems. but bennett says my trauma resurfaced when she came out as a victim herself. there was still a stigma to being in the situation as a male in our society. i didn't think that people would understand the event that took place from the eyes of a teenage boy. kayna whitworth, abc news, los angeles. when we come back, guess who topped the list of this year's highest paid actors? you won't guess because it is

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♪ ♪ the person singing this song, probably. >> the person we're about to mention. >> absolutely. we're talking about mucho de niro. >> forbes is out with the list of the highest-paid actors. >> topping the list is george clooney. >> what? >> he's an actor. he's made movies. he raked in $239 million. >> but was it from acting? no. $233 million was from the sale of his tequila company. >> $233 million of his $239 million. >> meaning he made $6 million as an actor for endorsement or royalties from movies.

does that mean you're at the bottom of the list of the actor list? >> you would think. for years, paul newman topped the list and it had little to do with acting. >> in a distant two, but significantly more than clooney's 6 million in acting, dwayne the rock johnson banked about $124 million. he was in "ballers". that's nearly doubling his earnings from the previous year. >> coming in third place, robert downey jr. at $81 million only thanks to his iron man character. there were like nine of those last year too. >> exactly. they're not starving. chris hemsworth, he made about $64 million. just for looking really hot. >> and we're going to skip down

to number eight. this is interesting. number eight is adam sandler, just over $39 million, which is particularly noteworthy, because he hasn't starred in a box office blockbuster in about 20 years since "the wedding singer", but he's been quietly been making so much bank as a producer for movies like "hotel transylvania." >> he's smart. >> yeah, smart man. >> this won't last forever. >> got to do some other work. >> yeah. next, talk about a throw-back thursday. >> remember this guy? markey mark? made quite a stir when he showed us his funky bunch in this ad in 1992. apparently didn't take much to cause a stir. >> let's fast forward 26 years from the more innocent years to today, here he is. 47-year-old actor flexing his muscles and caught maybe accidently reenacting. >> is he considered a daddy or a

zaddy? what would the kids say? a loss for words. a little bit of both. it happened while he was on vacation in cape cod, looking good for 47 years old. impressive. next, a big honor for an even bigger ego. >> simon cowell has been awarded his own star on the hollywood walk of fame. >> he was dressed in his usual look. he was joined by some stars, including kelly clarkson, whose career he helped launch and heidi klum, mel b and louie tomlinson. >> he described getting his own star as surreal. so "the big bang theory" is

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they skyrocketed 1400%. album sales climbed over 1300%. >> sales of the greatest hits album increased by 13,000%, putting it back on the top ten. her highest placement on the billboard 200 in 46 years. >> in 1985. >> there was that old saying when elvis died, an agent in hollywood said "good career move." and next, channeling beyonce, mother earth. >> we all remember beyonce posing for that recent cover of "vogue" magazine, giving face. >> quite the headdress. >> with that bouquet on top of her head. >> now actress mindy kaling, who's made no secret of being the number one fan of queen bey recreated the cover her own way. >> i see what you're doing there. >> a crown of flowers, not quite as dramatic as beyonce's. and finally, a side by side photo we had to share this morning.

>> that is basketball player yao ming. on the right is bear grylls. yao stands 7'6" tall. >> but he's absolutely dwarfing grylls. he is at 6-feet. it's posted on grylls's instagram page. this is during the film of his tv series. >> it's like they put a special effect on bear grylls to make him look smaller. >> we are all midgets next to yao. more news next, stay with us. with us. this is abc's "world news now." informing insomniacs for two decades.

news in america this morning. making news in america this morning, a new warning issued for hawaii now including honolulu as hurricane lane barrels toward the islands. up to 20 inches of rain and 20-foot waves possible. the island is now bracing for possible mandatory evacuations. president trump tweeting at 1:00 this morning a message of defiance as we learn his former lawyer, michael cohen, now appears ready to cooperate in a new investigation. also overnight, word the president is considering a pardon for his convicted former campaign chairman. federal funding to arm schoolteachers? this morning, the new policy being considered by the trump administration to help school districts buy guns to protect students. one mother fights back after

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