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>> cory weiden was investigated by illinois state child services after someone called authorities to report her 8-year-old daughter walking the family dog around the block alone. the police came to the house, investigated the case and did not pursue any charges, but weiden says that apparently was not good enough for the person who called police. >> apparently whoever called the police didn't think the police were a good enough judge of what was okay and not okay. and they called dcfs. the police did not call dcfs. >> the illinois department of children and family services found the call to be unfounded. weiden will be on "good morning america" talking about this. so obviously a different time, you know, back in the day when our parents grew up, you could kind of roam the block. >> my parents would be please, leave. i'm like, mom, i just left the womb.

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he's facing years in prison. >> michael cohen pled guilty to two campaign finance charges. >> a wild scene outside of court. michael cohen just left as people were screaming at him at the top of their lungs "lock him up ". the president's team saying there is no allegation of any wrongdoing against the president. >> he has been living in the shadows for decades. wheeled out of his home by i.c.e. agents and deported to germany. during a single nightmarish day in 1943, all of the 6,000 prisoners that he had guarded were systematically butchered.

new developments in the murder of the college student in iowa. >> the tragic ending mollie tibbetts' family most feared. the police recovering a body, charging this man with murder. rivera confessing to the murder. he abducted mollie while she was out for a run on july 18. we're going to start feeling tropical storm conditions tonight in honolulu. churning up the pacific, the slow-moving storm already swamping roads with a foot and a half rain in hours. we're still talking about a certain performance. >> because i'm forcing you? >> one jennifer lopez. show-stopping mashup of her greatest hits, decked out in gold. >> it was a great performance. >> it was! >> it was a great show. >> i loved it. >> is it camilla? or cabello?

good morning, i'm stephanie ramos in for diane macedo. i'm kendis gib good morning, i'm stephanie ramos in for diane macedo. i'm kendis gibson. here are some of the top stories we're following on "world news now." will oahu take a direct hit from hurricane lane? the next 24 hours will be critical. the latest details in a moment. a preliminary autopsy indicates molly tibbetts was stabbed to death. cristhian rivera was charged with her murder. duncan hunter and his wife pleading not guilty to accusations they spent campaign funds on personal items. both are free on bond. and you'll soon be able to buy that jaguar that electrified

crowds at the royal wedding. there it is. jaguar plans to start selling it, but it will cost you about $450,000. and those are some of our top stories on this friday, august 24th. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> for $450,000, i would hope that prince harry would be driving it for me. >> or at least have him for a day. >> just for a day. just to run around. >> how's life, guys? >> party with them for a little bit, but no, not the case. we're going to start this half hour with hurricane lane slowly moving towards the hawaiian islands but already unleash being drenching rain and flash flooding. >> we have a live look at oahu. it's a little dark there, but

you can see the outline of the palm trees of moving in the breeze there. everybody is hunkering down hoping to ride out the storm safely. >> a hurricane warning is still in effect for oahu and maui. and it's bringing dangerous surf and a storm surge up to four feet above normal. marci gonzalez is monitoring. >> unreal, huh? >> reporter: more than 20 inches of rain already drenching parts of hawaii as hurricane lane closes in, causing landslides and flash flooding on the big island. >> you can see major flooding in progress. the water is several feet deep out ahead of us. >> reporter: the powerful hurricane expected to weaken as it barrels closer to the islands before turning to the west. forecasters keeping a close eye on its track, saying it likely won't make landfall but could still bring severe storm surge, flooding from another possible 20 inches of rain and damaging winds to the state. >> there's a lot of uncertainty. what is for sure though is that

hawaii is going to be impacted by hurricane lane. the question is how bad. >> reporter: schools closed, emergency shelters now opening. residents facing long lines and empty shelves at supermarkets as they make last-second preparations for hurricane lane. >> i'm concerned about the storm. >> i'm concerned. even if we dodge it, it's going to be a lot of rain. >> reporter: and with this hurricane moving so slowly the impacts are expected to be felt from now through the weekend. marci gonzalez, abc news, los angeles. >> and for anyone hoping to get back to the beach today or tomorrow, forget about it, it's expected to linger through the weekend. >> julia weiden joins us now with the forecast. >> we are watching intense rainfall from hurricane lane as it traces the coastlines of the hawaiian islands. it will head over to the west by sunday. could see rainfall totals of one

to three feet. that's a big concern when it comes to flooding and mudslides. also on the southeastern side of the islands we have rough surf. be mindful of that as we go through the first half of the weekend. back on the mainland, a big cooldown in store for the northwest, and we're watching for severe storms from kansas city to milwaukee. stay safe, high gusty winds and heavy downpours are the biggest concerns. stephanie, kendis? >> lots to think about in the midwest. one more weather note from the san francisco bay area. air quality is now three times worse than beijing's legendary bad air quality. the fires burning in northern california have pushed the qualities to unhealthy levels. flights have been delayed and even healthy residents are warned not to stay outdoors for extended periods. president trump says the legal practice of offering

leniency for cooperation in criminal cases should be banned. he's referring to his former long-time personal attorney michael cohen who's cooperating with the mueller investigation, but it appears he's not the only former trump ally doing so. abc's pierre thomas has the story. >> reporter: he's been friends with president trump for more than a decade. but david pecker, publisher of the national enquirer, has now been granted immunity in exchange for his cooperation with prosecutors. a source telling abc news, pecker has told investigators he worked with president trump's former fixer and personal attorney michael cohen to buy the silence of women who claim to have had affairs with trump and that trump knew about the deals. cohen pleaded guilty earlier this week, admitting his role in the scheme, which he claims was directed by the president himself. prosecutors say the plan to protect trump began in 2015. just after the billionaire launched his campaign. they say pecker, in coordination with cohen and one or more

members of the campaign, offered to help deal with negative stories about trump's relationships with women. specifically assisting the campaign in identifying such stories so they could be purchased and their publication avoided. a year later, the enquirer publisher bought the story of karen mcdougal, a former playboy playmate who claimed to have had an affair with trump. cohen says he worked with pecker to bury it. cohen recorded a conversation with trump where they seemingly discussed buying the rights to the story. a source says pecker told prosecutors he also worked with cohen to buy the silence of stormy daniels and that trump knew about that deal, too. idt's own story has been changing for months. >> this is what he told fox news this week. >> did you know about the payments?

>> later on i knew. later on. >> reporter: and the president furious cohen has turned against him. >> everything is wonderful, then they get ten years in jail and they flip on whoever the next one is, or as high as you can go. it ought to be outlawed. it's not fair. >> reporter: trump asked about the prospect of impeachment. >> i don't know how you can impeach somebody who's done a great job. if i ever got impeached, i think the market would crash. i think everybody would be very poor. >> reporter: a source told abc news, pecker also told prosecutors he worked with cohen to buy the silence of porn star stormy daniels and that donald trump knew about that deal, too. pierre thomas, abc news, washington. after months of insults from president trump, jeff sessions is now fighting back. sessions was nominated by the president who's been criticizing sessions from the start. in a fox news interview, the

president says sessions never took control of the justice department. sessions now says he has been in control of justice since the day he was sworn in. pope francis heads to ireland today for a two-day visit, but he's likely to get a lukewarm reception because of the church sex abuse scandal. >> one group is protesting by getting tickets to the event with plans to skip it. brad mielke has more. >> when pope john paul ii went to ireland he had a crowd. for the catholic church, it is damage control time. when reports came out about sexual and physical abuse of children everybody seemed to know somebody who was affected. david wright told me the pope has offered apology, but for many, it is too little too late. >> ireland is an angry country.

many people are not even baptizing their children. priests are dying off faster than they can replace them there. so priests are having to do double duty, running from parish to parish, to face dwindling populations of parishioners. there will be lots of protests. it is a serious test of the pope's charm. >> you can hear more about the pope's visit on "start here" later this morning. check it out on apple podcast or your favorite podcasting app. >> our thanks to brad there. a new study has found the safest amount of alcohol to drink is -- none? the massive worldwide research looked at data back to 1990 related to 23 health problems, drinking alcohol adversely affected all of them. it did find moderate health benefits in having a drink or two each day, but many of the risks outweighed those benefits.

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to which homer was like, and i'm on the national space council that oversees nasa. so is that bad? >> yeah, he's a former nasa engineer whose memoir is the basis of the 1999 movie "october sky." he's kind of important. knows some people around. needless to say, naomi lost that internship. >> naomi will have choice words to homer after losing that internship. her twitter description now reads "taking a break from twitter for a while." coming up, what we're finding out about suspects who allegedly had help inside the bank. and later, murder and mayhem? involving some puppets. there's a clip. you're watching "world news now." now."

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>> ms. wise, you have been charged with aggravated robbery. >> reporter: police say she tipped off her boyfriend and another man moments after she watched the customer make a large withdrawal from the bank for her family business. wise allegedly sending the men a go signal so the men could rob her. >> i do find probable cause. >> all the pieces of the investigation are falling into place, and no one who was involved in this will escape justice. >> reporter: the victim recovering and lucky to be alive. they face robbery charges. as for shelby wise, her bail was set at $75,000. kayna whitworth, abc news, los angeles. >> a little bit of irony there. thanks to kayna. coming up, the mystery

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>> they have a special deejay in for you. a little post malone there. the keyword there, psycho. we are finally hearing from the masterminds behind that viral mass tinder prank that happened earlier this week in new york city. >> hundreds of men turned out for what they thought was a date with a woman named natasha. >> she sounded nice enough. >> she's cute, right? and now natasha is explaining herself. here's abc's amy robach. >> as you may or may not know, my name is natasha, and i have everybody here today to be on a date with me. >> reporter: it's the dating game that took everybody on tinder by storm known as the tinder trap. using the popular app, one woman persuaded hundreds of men to show up in union square to meet up with her. but the men didn't know they were all there for the same date.

now the woman, natasha, and the man behind the stunt, rob bliss are speaking out saying it wasn't to promote any product or company but to conduct a social experiment. >> the purpose was to take the tinder experience and bring it into the real world. >> reporter: this video was produced by bliss's production company, creating a live version of tinder where men compete for the attention of one woman, subjecting them to tests of strength. >> one, two, three, four! >> reporter: and endurance, racing each other across the park. a sea of would-be suitors trying to meet her long list of demands. >> do you have what it takes to win a date with me? >> reporter: the video shows what the men were willing to do for a date, but some watching >> we have stuff to do.

>> reporter: any regrets? any apologies for the men who have some bruised egos? >> i'm taking all of the hits right now. but i don't mind that, because i know who i am. i'm happy and secure in myself. >> reporter: she's received a slough of nasty comments online. >> it's funny. all of the negatives that i'm getting from these guys are still in my inboxes trying to date me. >> reporter: at the end of it all, she did keep her promise and go on a date with one of them. >> i pick the second one. >> reporter: she says it's a way to discuss our dating habits in the 21st century. >> it's become acceptable to disqualify people. you have to work x-job. you should be mad about this. >> there were a lot of guys interested in her. >> a thousand men showed up. >> yeah. >> in the middle of the day. >> right, right. this is kind of like her own version of "the bachelorette," too.

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♪ it is friday, and it is time for "insomniac theater." this morning it has a good beat to it. we start with a psychological thriller. >> it's called "searching." it's about a father trying to find his missing 16-year-old daughter as he turns to her laptop to try to retrace his daughter's digital footprint before it's too late. >> do you mind answering some questions for me to help? you don't think she's involved with anything serious. >> i know my daughter. she has friends, right?

>> why did you invite her to study group? >> this could be interesting to watch. i mean, it's different. it's starring john cho and it's called "searching" and scored a solid 90% on rotten tomatoes. peter travers calls it a high-tech thriller that delivers old-fashioned thrills and leaves you with questions that will keep you up at night. i don't know if i want that. and on roger ebert.com it says it's an original blast of a film. >> an interesting concept. next to a dream film starring melissa mccarthy and the muppets. directed by brian hensen. it's based on a true story. >> i'm not doing this.

>> do it! >> sorry about your dead human friend, phillips. >> [ bleep ]. >> it's also starring maya rudolph, elizabeth banks. >> critics are not happy with the "happy time murders." bob blume writes, the only ones who will enjoy the movie are excited by seeing puppets have sex and dropping f-bombs. and one calls it the single worst movie of all time. so it's a family movie. there are muppets in it, right? can't be all that bad. >> can that be confusing to the kids, oh, muppets, i want to see -- >> you have kids, let's get them together and take them to the movie. >> too young!

this morning on "world news now," happening right now. hurricane lane closes in on hawaii. >> it's already drenching some parts of the state with up to 20 inches of rain. but the most populated areas are still bracing for the worst of it. some airlines are canceling flights to one island today. the attorney general hits back at his boss, the president. as we learn new details about another long-time confidante who's been giving information about michael cohen to investigators. plus the moment an out of control car heads right for a school bus. there are injuries. we'll have the full story. sometimes, especially this time of year, it just gets too hot for a full shirt. good thing guys now have an alternative. oh, yeah, it is friday august 24th.

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been in the army for a good chunk of time, about 16 years now. >> we appreciate your service. this is the other part time job, and it's a busy day. we're going to start with hurricane lane where it is drenching the big island. emergency crews had to rescue five people from a house that was nearly submerged. >> the national weather service has downgraded lane to a category three storm but warns it is still extremely dangerous with more than 30 inches of rain possible in some areas. >> that is such a troubling image as you take a look there. you can see how huge that storm is and how close it is to the hawaiian islands. in the meantime, we take a look at the conditions on oahu. this is near waikiki beach where the wind is kicking up in a big way. you can kind of see some of those waves. the palm trees are swaying in the late-night hours in hawaii.

now warning sirens have already sent most people indoors. abc's gio benitez is there. >> wow. >> reporter: conditions deteriorating in hawaii as the eye of hurricane lane moves closer to shore, churning up the pacific. the slow-moving storm already swamping roads on the big island with a foot and a half of rain in just hours. you can see major flooding here in progress. >> reporter: reports of mudslides, drivers making their way through treacherous high water. time to prepare all but over. residents racing to grab dwindling supplies. >> even if we dodge it, it's going to be a lot of rain. >> reporter: all public schools closed. officials urging people not evacuating to stay put. >> be prepared to shelter in place. 14 days of food and supplies and water. medicine.

>> reporter: first responders from the mainland, like these from washington, are racing into hawaii to help. while tourists are flocking to airports, trying to get out. what were you thinking knowing that you still had a flight tomorrow? >> i just wanted to get out as fast as possible. just so i didn't have to, i guess, stay for the aftermath. >> reporter: and officials now are warning to get out of the water. we just heard a lifeguard on a megaphone to get out. they don't want them in there. it's just too dangerous. we've been watching as these waves get bigger and bigger. powerful bands are just hours away. gio benitez, abc news, honolulu. >> it's something they will be dealing with through sunday. some of the major airlines are doing what they can by capping airfares. >> united airlines reduced fares from honolulu to san francisco but canceled all flights to and from maui scheduled for today. hawaiian airlines has canceled all island commuter flights today. >> julia weiden is tracking the storm.

>> kendis, stephanie, we are still watching hurricane lane. it is expected to weaken some today. and though it never quite makes landfall in hawaii, it is still going to bring some concerns with regards to flooding rains and rough surf. again, as it heads its way northwestward through the day, it will weaken slightly. we are still expecting to see up to one to three feet of rain in your high-elevation spots and the surf will be quite rough especially on the southeastern sides of the islands. >> we'll keep an eye on hawaii. the state department in the meantime has issued a travel advisory for americans visiting parts of western mexico. it comes days after eight bodies were found inside the tourist resort of cancun. however, it does not include the cancun region itself.s eral

jeff sessions. >> he's expressing disappointment in the justice department chief that he actually nominated. and now the attorney general is hitting back. >> plus we're learning that another trump friend struck a deal with federal prosecutors. let's check in with our own friend, kenneth moton reports. >> reporter: a difficult week for president trump, hours after his long-time former attorney michael cohen pled guilty to violating campaign finance laws, he speaks out on fox news. >> everything's fine and they flip on the next one. or as high as you can go. >> reporter: but cohen not the only one talking to prosecutors. david pecker, publisher of the national inquirer, getting an immunity deal. he worked with cohen to silence women who said they had an affair with the president. one or more members of the campaign offered to help deal

with relationships with women, specifically assisting the campaign in identifying such stories so they could be purchased and their publication avoided, a practice called "catch and kill." the president also embroiled in a very public feud with his attorney general sessions. sessions firing back, releasing a statement. i took control of the department of justice the day i was sworn in, which is why we've had unprecedented success in effectuating the president's agenda. the president calling him beleaguered, disgraceful, very weak. but sessions was very clear. while i'm attorney general, the actions of the department of justice will not be improperly influenced by political considerations. president trump still furious sessions recused himself from overseeing the special counsel's investigation into russian meddling. kenneth moton, abc news, washington. pope francis heads to ireland tomorrow with the global

sex abuse scandal looming over thpal visit in 40 years. he's planning to meet with abuse victims during the two-day trip. meanwhile, missouri and illinois have launched investigations into sex crimes within the catholic church. aretha franklin's funeral is a week from today. stevie wonder, faith hill and jennifer hudson are among the names scheduled to perform. it takes place in detroit's greater grace temple. it follows days of remembrances, including a public viewing on tuesday and wednesday and public concert on thursday as well. >> star-studded. as we mentioned, you know, you're a major in the army. >> right. >> but a lot of people need to put a little respect on your name when they listen to this. ♪ oh, say can you see >> oh, my goodness.

♪ by the dawn's >> that's major ramos there. >> wow, you dug that up. >> belting out the national anthem. if you do a little google search, there are many places you have performed. >> especially during my time in kansas city, missouri. i was working at knbc there. >> abc powerhouse. >> yes, the abc powerhouse in kansas city. hello, guys! and i actually used to watch this show every morning as i was getting ready for the local morning show. this was at the kansas speedway and i have been singing all my life. i went to a performing arts school here in new york city. >> belt it out. we promise not to take a knee. we'll give her a commercial break. >> nice dig there. yeah. spent some time on youtube. coming up, cars full of people watched, and he might be regretting it now.

he's heading to jail. plus a congressman and his wife have entered pleas. they're accused of misusing campaign funds for fast food, an airplane ride for a pet rabbit. and remember to find us on facebook and twitter. you're watching "world news now." and remember to find us on facebook and twitter. you're watching world ne"world " now." especially when you're in accounts receivable. only one detergent can give you a sniff like this... try gain botanicals laundry detergent. one of the many irresistible scents from gain.

so check out this video of a car speeding out of control in pearl, mississippi. the chevy camaro sped across the median as you can see, flipped over a car and slammed into the school bus. authorities say the driver was likely racing. he crawled out of the car and was not injured. a mother and child were treated at the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. the school bus driver was described as shaken, understandably. no children were on that bus at the time. now to the allegations facing a congressman. >> duncan hunter and his wife are facing a 60 count indictment for spending $250,000 in campaign money on personal expenses. here's linsey davis. >> reporter: jeers and chants of

"lock him up" greeting duncan hunter as the republican congressman arrived at court separately from his wife margaret. inside, the couple pleading not guilty to an explosive 60-count indictment. federal prosecutors detailing a laundry list of instances from 2009 to 2016 of the couple allegedly using $250,000 in campaign money to pay for personal expenses. more than $15,000 for airline tickets and hotel rooms, including a lavish trip to italy. $250 to fly a pet to washington, d.c. according to prosecutors, they spent more than $3,000 on fast food. the family dental bills paid with campaign funds as a donation to smiles for life. and when they didn't have enough money for shorts, they bought them at a golf pro shop. all this as the couple racked up

more than $37,000 in insufficient funds fees on their accounts. >> the u.s. government can do what they want whenever they want to. they showed that against me and against trump. >> reporter: hunter maintains the indictment is politically motivated, despite the charges being brought by a trump appointee. because hunter won the primary in june, his name has to stay on the ballot. california does not allow write-ins, so these allegations could allow a traditionally republican seat to be up for grabs. linsey davis, abc news, new york. and the man who killed john lennon has been denied parole again. >> mark david chapman will remain behind bars for at least two more years. it's the tenth time he's been turned down. he shot and killed the beatle a few blocks from here back in 1980. a 55 year old man has been sentenced to 130 days for this kind of foolishness.

raymond renke pleaded guilty for taunting the bison. he said the animal didn't deserve what he did. renke also has to go through a drug and alcohol program as a result. he's lucky that he's still alive after all that. >> absolutely. that's the bison's neighborhood. that's his backyard. >> territory, yeah. coming up, the abc news exclusive. >> that thai youth soccer team and their coach open up about their harrowing ordeal in their own words, next on "world news now." ordeal in their own words, next on "world news now." th unstopables in-wash scet boosters by downy. ah, it's so fresh. and it's going to last from wash to... ...wear for up to 12 weeks. unstopables by downy.

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for 17 days. they spoke with james longman. >> reporter: 11-year-old titan says i feel the love. i feel warm. the 25-year-old coach describing the moment he discovered they were trapped with no way out. you said i'm stuck, i need to find a way to get everyone out. and you had some rope. what was your plan? i volunteered to dive to see if i can get everyone out. i said if i don't tug it is safe to come through. but if i tug twice, it's dangerous and i'm coming back. when i realized we were stuck inside the cave i didn't tell them because i didn't want to panic them. so he turned to meditation. i'm used to prayer, i've done it every night of my life. so i asked that they'd have a peaceful night and a deep sleep. the 13 surviving on water dripping from stalactites.

on the fourth day, they began digging with rocks they found inside. and weak after nine days missing, a surprise in the darkness. >> how many of you? 13? brilliant. >> reporter: when the british divers came and you could hear them in the water, who went down to the water first? i was in shock says adunn. i thought one day they must come. we were waiting and hoping every day. but a fun moment of misunderstanding. who was translating? i asked them to translate, but no one was, because they were so surprised. so i was shouting, please, someone translate. and then bonding with their rescuers. who played the game with the navy s.e.a.l.s.? all, everyone played games. using soil and stones to play checkers. and who beat the navy s.e.a.l.? everybody lost.

and finally the rescue itself. there was a funny story about how you decided who would go first. we decided that the boys who lived farthest from the cave could go first so they had time to bike home and tell their parents they were safe. we had no idea there would be so many people outside. but of course young boys need a break. do you want some crisps or some sweets? one on one, he opens up. what do you want to do in the future? >> play guitar and football. >> reporter: and now some are even instagram stars. how many followers do you have? 98,000. 98,000 followers this guy. wow. >> is that what it takes to get 98,000 followers? >> go find a cave. >> i'm going to find a cave in central park and hide for a few

weeks. >> that's a lot of followers, they deserve it. weeks. >> that's a lot of followers, they deserve it.

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worn this before. prince wore it back in the '80s or something similar. it wasn't called the crop top back then. will smith wore it on "fresh prince of bel-air." to each his own. just don't go to a job interview with it. let's get to the shorts and homeboy who was in the pool and his friends pranked him. he thought he was wearing normal shorts, but these swim trunks are dissolvable. >> how did he not know? did he just borrow them? >> it just went away. presenting the multi-talented ann r politics and foreign wars ♪ ♪ all the weather, all the scores ♪ ♪ that's the world news polka ♪ if you're an insomniac ♪ and a good night's sleep you lack ♪ ♪ do the world news polka ♪ it's late at night and you're not wearing pants ♪ ♪ grab a "world news now" mug

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this morning on "world news now," the attorney general shows he's not going to take it anymore, hitting back after another round of public criticism by the president. hurricane lane is lashing hawaii, and the storm moves closer to honolulu today. we have the latest track ahead from accuweather. but there are two guys really watching the storm closely, that's because they're in a row boat about 100 miles from oahu. >> that's their destination after going from california. hear how they plan to weather the storm. and years after it went offer the air, bewitched appears to be coming back. the reboot of the sitcom is set

to have a modern twist to it. we'll have the whole story ahead later in "the skinny." it's friday, august 24th. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> used to watch it as a kid. >> as long as they don't mess with the theme song. >> right. >> da, da. >> it's recognizable. it takes you back. >> stephanie ramos, who's recognizable from our d.c. bureau is here on a friday in for diane, thank you for being here. >> thank you for having me. don't you think there are times when jeff sessions would like to go poof and just disappear? >> probably. he's like what did i get myself into. >> he's not disappearing. >> he's not. he's sticking around. >> he's firing back at the president right now.

>> and it's a first. president trump is expressing more dissatisfaction with sessions. >> it's his angriest yet. here's terry moran. >> reporter: after months of denouncing his own attorney general, president trump finally went too far for jeff sessions, with investigations swirling around his inner circle, he complained bitterly to fox news. >> i put in an attorney general that never took control of the justice department, jeff sessions. never took control of the justice department. and it's an incredible thing. >> reporter: sessions, the long-suffering loyalist, struck back sharply. i took control of the department of justice the day i was sworn in, which is why we've had unprecedented success at effectuating the president's agenda, sessions wrote. trump remains furious that sessions recused himself from overseeing the special counsel's investigation.

>> he took the job, and then he said, i'm going to recuse myself. i said what kind of a man is this? mpgnby the way, he was on the gave him the jo hen be t tget of the president's wrath, calling him beleaguered, disgraceful, very weak. sessions was clear, while i am attorney general, the actions of the department of justice will not be improperly influenced by political considerations. but president trump telling fox he thinks politics matters in prosecutions. >> you look at president obama, he had a massive campaign violation, but he had a different attorney general. we have somebody that wants to go after republicans. >> reporter: paul manafort found guilty by a jury this week of tax crimes and bank fraud. >> i have great respect for what

he's done in terms of what he's gone through. some of the charges they threw against him, every consultant, every lobbyist in washington probably does. >> reporter: the question now, will he pardon manafort, his press secretary says he's never discussed it. rudy giuliani sending mixed signals telling the washington post and the "new york times" he and trump have discussed a pardon but denying it in an interview with fox news. paul manafort has another trial, but president trump doesn't have to wait for that. just as president ford pardoned ars, at any ti.t trump can issue terry moran, abc news, the white house. so many headlines out of that fox news interview, including the president blasting

the legal practice of granting leniency in exchange for cooperation in political cases. >> he called cohen a bad lawyer. but it turns out cohen wasn't the only insider aiding the mueller investigation. tabloid publisher, david pecker, was granted immunity. he publishes the enquirer and many other checkout papers. they reportedly have a safe with damaging stories on trump that they did not run. we're learning new details about the death of mollie tibbetts. the preliminary autopsy results indicate she died from multiple sharp force injuries. she was out jogging. her body was discovered on tuesday in a cornfield near her home in brooklyn, iowa. cristhian rivera has been charged with her murder. authorities say he confessed to kidnapping and killing the 20-year-old. funeral services for tibbetts are slated for sunday in brooklyn.

we turn now to hurricane lane off the coast of hawaii. forecasters warn its direction could be crucial especially for the island of oahu. >> along with the wind and rain it is bringing dangerous surf of 20 feet and a storm surge of up to four feet above normal levels. >> it's already swamped the big island with more than 20 inches of rain setting off landslides and floods blocking roads. gio benitez is nearby in honolulu with details. >> reporter: we are starting to feel the rains, the outer bands from hurricane lane, a little weaker than what we're seeing on the big island. but by no means, do not be fooled by the calmer weather. we are here on waikiki beach. we are seeing the waves get bigger and bigger. and we just heard a lifeguard on a megaphone saying to get out of the water because it's too

dangerous. people in hawaii are bracing for the storm. >> hawaii is going to be impacted by hurricane lane, the question is how bad. >> we're concerned about the storm. >> even if we dodge it, there's going to be a lot of rain. >> reporter: officials are saying don't take this calmer weather for granted. at any moment a powerful band can move through here and cause a lot of damage and perhaps even hurt someone. gio benitez, abc news, honolulu. shannon o'donnell is on maui posting updates on twitter. >> she was there on vacation. she said people hit the beach hoping to salvage what is left of their >> the wind is starting to pick up. still plenty of people for better or worse in the water. lots of sailboats on shore as well. so just waiting here for hurricane lane to come around the corner later this afternoon.

>> it was a little windy there as you can tell. shortly after that post, the mayor warned that beach time is over and everyone should be inside. >> julia weiden is tracking the storm and joins us now. >> it is a slow mover and it will have plenty of time to drop buckets and buckets of rainfall. we're talking one to two feet by the time all is said and done. it is going to be weakening but there are still flash flood watches in effect for all of the islands and rough surf. so stay safe. kendis, stephanie? >> despite the hurricane, a blind military veteran is determined to make history, rowing 2400 miles from

california to hawaii. steve sparks and his partner are within 100 miles of oahu. they've been at sea for nearly 80 days. where they've been battered by waves before. at one point their boat capsized and they broke their oars. still they hope to be in oahu sometime this weekend. they're on the opposite side of the island from where the storm is at this point, but still. >> they have to be -- >> it's a big enough storm. it's whipping up some waves. a california couple can truly say their life together has been a rollercoaster ride. >> devin and chelsea from los angeles are diehard jurassic park fans. they decided to spend 13 hours >> during that ride, number 61, there's a surprise. see that dinosaur? devin showed off a tee shirt bearing the question, chelsea,

will you marry me? during ride number 62, chelsea was seen with a tee shirt which read yes. so she knew this was coming? >> i guess. but maybe at the start of the whole adventure he was like, no, we're not getting married. by ride number 40, like, nah. all right, what will it take for us to get off this ride. and finally, he caved. congratulations. >> do something a little different. coming up, the mother who was investigated by state children's services for allowing her daughter to walk their dog down the block alone. and snoop dogg is taking the next step in his culinary career. you're watching "world news now." ld news now." ♪

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the california native died wednesday in a nashville hospital in nashville, after a bout with cancer. king had two tenures with the rock 'n roll hall of fame group. heart problems forced king to retire in 1996, he was 68 years old. fairly young. >> that's one of those songs you can't help but sing to, "sweet home alabama." we have an update on a woman police call the worst dui offenders in history. >> the mother of 11 children was arrested in april at an illinois gas station where she was trying to fill her car with kerosene instead of gasoline. she had six prior dui arrests and still has outstanding warrants. >> and she's now been sentenced to two years probation? unbelievable. and another mother has reignited the debate over

so-called free range parenting. >> cory weiden was investigated by illinois state child services after someone called authorities to report her 8-year-old daughter walking the family dog around the block alone. the police came to the house, investigated the case and did not pursue any charges, but weiden says that apparently was not good enough for the person who called police. >> apparently whoever called the police didn't think the police were a good enough judge of what was okay and not okay. and they called dcfs. the police did not call dcfs. >> the illinois department of children and family services found the call to be unfounded. weiden will be on "good morning america" talking about this. so obviously a different time, you know, back in the day when our parents grew up, you could kind of roam the block. >> my parents would be please, leave. i'm like, mom, i just left the womb.

she'd had enough. but our facebook responses are overwhelmingly in favor of that mom. >> karyn writes, i walked and rode my bike all around my neighborhood at my age. >> rebecca says i rode my bike miles to 7-11 and bought cigarettes for my dad when i was 8. i make my kids walk our dog at 8 and 10, get over it. >> will writes police should be able to fine these callers after investigating and finding that the call is unwarranted or frivolous. >> let us know what you think about it on our facebook page. when we come back, what we're finding out about the reboot of the classic '60s sitcom, "bewitched." and what sam hunt just did that's lighting up social media. >> sam hunk. >> sam hunk? you think he's a hunk? up social media. >> sam hunk.

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and this morning we are starting with the big news about the reboot. as you can tell, one of the most popular sitcoms made in the '60s. >> yes, "bewitched." it aired right here on abc from 1964 to 1972, starring elizabeth montgomery. >> elizabeth montgomery. >> the witch with magical powers named samantha. she married a mortal man named darren. >> he was played by two different actors. dick york, dick sergeant, just so it didn't confuse the directors. the reboot will be reimagined, this time it will be a biracial couple. >> "black-ish" creator will serve as writer and executive producer, along with another writer from "black-ish." i'm excited for this. >> proof that there are no new ideas in hollywood. >> let's just redo that other

show. >> let's redo it. >> yeah, my mom will be excited about that one. next up, snoop dogg. we have snoop news for you. snoop dogg's latest career move. you want to hear this. >> the rapper and renaissance man who is all set to star in a musical this fall has been killing it with martha stewart on their cooking show. >> what? we won this [ bleep ] already, you know? go home. >> i've never seen potato chips in chicken before. >> we put them all in that's -- there in ten minutes, because we try to make this grade a. >> seth rogen, and they made fried chicken with crumbled potato chips. >> snoop dogg is set to release his first cookbook entitled "from crook to cook."

it will features 50 recipes including baked mac and cheese and fried bologna sandwiches. >> all are said to be cannabis free. >> i don't know. we have a copy of the book. there's one about edibles. let's see what it says. i'm told it's a contact high. >> i see. >> snoop dogg's book is just -- woo. that's great. >> snoop dogg, you outdid yourself. next, to another renaissance man. ♪ >> country singer sam hunt is known for his distinctive, close-cropped dark beard and luxuriously coifed hair. is this like a tinder profile? not anymore. >> he's rocking a brand new look. look at him. in favor of the low-maintenance grooming regimen.

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he's facing years in priso >> michael cohen pled guilty to two campaign finance charges. >> a wild scene outside of court. michael cohen just left as people were screaming at him at the top of their lungs "lock him up ". the president's team saying there is no allegation of any wrongdoing against the president. >> he has been living in the shadows for decades. wheeled out of his home by i.c.e. agents and deported to germany. during a single nightmarish day in 1943, all of the 6,000 prisoners that he had guarded were systematically butchered.

new developments in the murder of the college student in iowa. >> the tragic ending mollie tibbetts' family most feared. the police recovering a body, charging this man with murder. rivera confessing to the murder. he abducted mollie while she was out for a run on july 18. we're going to start feeling tropical storm conditions tonight in honolulu. churning up the pacific, the slow-moving storm already swamping roads with a foot and a half rain in hours. we're still talking about a certain performance. >> because i'm forcing you? >> one jennifer lopez. show-stopping mashup of her greatest hits, decked out in gold. >> it was a great performance. >> it was! >> it was a great show. >> i loved it. >> is it camilla? or cabello?

strikes. >> that's it for this friday. making news in america this morning, hurricane lane bearing down on hawaii at this hour. 30 inches of rain possible. a massive storm surge, landslides expected. the warning overnight from the governor and where the storm is heading today. we take you to honolulu. another one of president trump's longtime confidants strikes a deal with prosecutors. what the head of "the national enquirer" has reportedly revealed and this morning, the safe that was reportedly used to stash damaging trump stories. fired for being pregnant? one woman's ordeal after she asked her boss for maternity leave. the message she got back and what happened next.