good morning. i am diane marcedo. >> i'm kenneth moton. here are some of the top headlinewe flo o "world news " several airlines are grounding all boeing 737 max 8s after one crashed in ethiopia. all 157 people onboard were killed, including eight americans. we have more details straight ahead. communities in the south are cleaning up again after the second consecutive weekend of tornadoes. nearly a dozen confirmed in five states. it caused damage and power outages but no deaths or serious injuries. american-backed fighters in syria resumed their offensive against isis. their hope is to capture the only remaining town still under control of the terror group. thousands of women and children have been evacuated but some are still there to act as human shields.

a visir to an arizona gu authorities say the woman climbed over a barrier to get "a closer look" to snap a selfie.. those are some of our top stories on monday, march 11th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning to you. >> good morning to you. i was going to say it first and then you said it. >> no. you are not on the show anymore. >> okay. >> so you are silenced. >> well, thanks so much for having me, kenneth. >> it's good to have diane macedo here to my left. we're slow clapping you all morning long. >> thanks, everybody. i missed everybody else but kenneth. nice to see everybody else.>> d talking about.who >> he just disappeared. we will have fun later, but first we have to start with

serious news this morning. the airlines around the world grounding the same type of jet in the accident in africa. it went down in clear skies on sunday killing everybody onboard. >> this morning ethiopian airlines grounded all its max 8s, cayman airlines and all airlines in china have stopped flying their max 8s as a safety precaution. the airlines in the u.s. is still flying the jet. >> it visited a crash scene, and his airline admitted this morning it does not know what caused the crash. >> the flight that was headed to nairobi, kenya experienced problems almost immediately after takeoff. the plane's flight recorders haven't yet been found. >> abc's brad mielke has more details on this. brad? >> 157 people onboard this plane going from addis, ababa to nairobi, kenya. nobody survived. we're learning a lot of these people were aide workers. the u.s. state department says there were eight americans onboard. the united nations says the flight was carrying 19 staffers working on issues like food

shortages and human rights. more than victims and geography that stood out was the type of plane that crashed. david kerley says the same model went down nearly four months ago. >> reporter: this is a brand-new aircraft, 737 max 8 from boeing, went into service in may of 2017. there are more than 300 of them in the world. 70 plus flying in the united states. yes, indonesian lion airplane crashed in indonesia. we immediately say, hey, is there a connection between the two crashes? it's a brand-new derivative of the 737 and you have two crashes this close together, is there something going on? >> is that cause for alarm or just coincidence? >> reporter: we don't know yet. we don't have enough data to see if they are connected yet. >> guys, just this inspections. we will have more on "start here" this morning. listen on your apple podcast or favorite podcasting app.

kenneth, diane. >> brad, thank you. let's turn to washington where president trump is trying to get congressional funding for the border wall. >> the 2020 budget proposal will be released today. it includes $8.6 billion for the wall, plus another $3.6 billion to replace the funds diverted under the national emergency. congressional democrats say it won't happen, setting up another fierce battle over that border wall. north korea is evading sanctions intended to pressure it to give up its nuclear weapons program. >> a report says north korea is still trading in petroleum and arms. meanwhile the president's chief national security adviser says the u.s. is watching north korea constantly and also is keeping an eye on other foreign hot spots. abc's lana zak reports. >> reporter: president trump's national security adviser, john bolton, said he did not want to go into specifics on new satellite images that appear to show rapid rebuilding of a north

korean launch site. he said that the u.s. watches north korea constantly. >> the united states government, i will put it this way, expends a lot of resources and efforts. we don't have to rely on satellite imagery. there's a lot of activity all the time in north korea, but i'm not going to speculate onuoha that commercial satellite shows. >> reporter: the renewed activity was detected two days after the summit in hanoi where they failed to reach an agreement. president trump said it's too early to draw conclusions. >> i would be very disappointed in chairman kim, and i don't think i will be but we'll see what happens. >> reporter: responding to questions about other areas of international concern, bolton says he believes the upheaval if m esident juan arrest juadoand e ought reason is because they fear if he obeys the order.

>> reporter: isis could under go a resurgence and 100% of isis in sere kra has been defeated. >> he has never said the elimination of the territorial caliphate means the end of isis. we know right now there are isis fighters scattered still around syria and iraq, and that isis itself is growing in other parts of the world. >> reporter: bolton adding the isis threat will remain. lana zak, abc news, washington. a south by southwest is billed as a music and film festival. this year, it is a forum for presidential politics. quite a few democratic hopefuls are there, and even republican john kasich. the first presidential candidate debates are just three months away. a newly discovered videotape is the latest twist in the on going legal case problems of singer r. kelly. a man is claiming to have found the tape in his home. he thought it was from an r.

kelly concthat th at al >> i think everybody should know -- >> reporter: bombshell claims by gary dennis in manhattan regarding what he says is a never-before-seen tape showing disgraced r & b artist, r. kelly sexually abusing more than one underaged girl. dennis and his wife and their attorney by their side describes in vague terms what the footage shows, which is now in the hands of federal authorities. >> he was telling them what to do and what to say and it appeared that he was in control of the camera. >> reporter: dennis who insists he has no ties to r. kelly, said he stumbled across the old box of vhs tapes inside his pennsylvania homes but has no idea how the tape got there. the discovery came after his wife watched the docu series on lifetime which featured women that claims for years abused them. allred would not say how long the tape is, but believes it's made in the '90s and hinting kelly's face is seen on the

footage. >> can i say that to 100% certainty? no. do i have a basis for believing it? yes. >> reporter: it's yet another bump in kelly's long and winding road. the 52-year-old just got out of jail for failing to pay child support. the embattled artist charged with ten counts of sexual misconduct and aggravated sexual abuse, but his legal team is calling it, quote, open season on their client with regard to the latest tape. steve greensburg saying r. kelly denies he's on any tape with any underaged girls. the doubt here is self evident, we reporting the man on the tape kind of, sort of looks like r. kelly. that doesn't make it him. it is not him. kimberly richardson, channel 7, eyewitness news. passengers on a turkish airline jet got quite a scare while in the air. severe turbulence hit about an

hour before landing at kennedy's airport. passengers were thrown around the cabin and it even left blood on the walls. 30 people were injured, including a flight attendant that suffered a broken leg. the plane did not suffer any damage. iconic new york skyscraper has a new owner. the chrysler building has been sold for $150 million. that's a lot less than the $800 million the last owner paid for the building in 2008. the new co-owners are two real estate firms, one from new york and the other from australia. >> got a bargain. >> sure did. it's like 2017 all over again, because april the giraffe is expected to deliver a her fifth calf at any moment, people. >> again? >> april became an internet sensation two years ago as the world watched and waited and waited and waited for her first baby. >> for seven weeks, more than 230 million viewers kept tabs on april at the animal adventure park in harpersville, new york.

april's home was once again set up with a live-stream camera and the park is providing daily updates. she's getting close. i remember the last one, and i feel like i sat there and sat there and clicked off for a moment and missed it. >> it's like the -- what's the stink flower, the big flower that smells like dead bodies -- >> yeah, i remember, we were waiting and waiting. >> yeah, and when it finally happens, some guy was standing in front of the camera and we missed it. the corpse flower. >> yes. >> but this is not like the corpse flower. it's a beautiful birth of baby giraffe and you will probably miss it again. >> i will watch the replay. coming up, why more than two dozen of the championship soccer team is suing soccer. the frightening attack by a jaguar at a zoo. hear what zoo keepers are saying about the big cat and why it attacked a visitor. you are watching "world news now." attacked a visitor. you are watching "world news now."

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that's the sweetest revenge right there. here in the u.s., raider nation has welcomed antonio brown. >> oakland reached a deal with the steelers to trade the disgruntled star receiver. sources say the raiders will give brown a new, three-year contract worth more than $50 million. and serena williams is just supporting the players from the women's soccer team. >> institutionalized gender discrimination, including a lack of equitable pay and treatment, and it comes three months before the american women defend their world cup title. >> do the men have a world cup title? >> do they? i'm only watching the women. turning now to the attack inside a zoo in arizona. >> officials say a jaguar clawed a visitor after she climbed over a barrier to take a selfie. here's abc's marci gonzalez. >> reporter: this woman attacked

by a jaguar at an arizona zoo is recovering and you can hear her yelling in pain as bystanders and employees rush to help, and one witness distracting the animal with a water bottle. getting it to release its grip. officials at the wildlife zoo near phoenix said the woman crossed over a barrier to take a selfie near the jaguar's enclosure on saturday. the large cat reaching through the fence, digging its claws into her arm. a similar incident happening with the same jaguar just last year. >> are you okay? >> the zoo's d the jaguar will not be euthanized because neither attack was the animal's fault. >> you observe the barrier. they are there for a good reason. we try to keep everybody safe. >> this comes two months after a lion in north carolina mauled an intern to death. and this close call at a zoo in florida, this child injured

after fall into a rhino exhibit. back to the attack this weekend, a zoo spokesperson said the woman who was injured actually went back to apologize, admitting she was wrong to cross that barrier. marci gonzalez, abc news, los angeles. >> it is not worth the selfie. >> it is definitely not. to see her in pain there, i hope that's a big heads up to others who might try to get over the barriers. >> the barriers are there for a reason. >> and the fact she apologized, that's one step closer to knowing she did the wrong thing. coming up, why the government is sounding an alarm over the shareable electric scooters. you are watching "world news now." sounding an alarm over the shareable electric scooters. you are watching "world news now." electric scooters. you are watching "world news now."

they've become really popular. you see the electric scooters in a lot of places all over the place. >> they look fun but the trend triggered an investigation by the cdc. here's abc's eva pilgrim. >> reporter: it's a hot trend --

>> feel the wind blowing in my hair and just cruising down the street. >> reporter: electric scooters popping up in cities all over the country. share services like lime exploding making these scooters easier to get, but with the growing popularity -- >> i don't think it was anything specifically we saw, it was an outbreak of scooter-related injuries. >> reporter: austin, texas, has more than 10,000 scooters, according to taylor, but soon after the boom medical providers and city officials started asking questions. >> they were seeing or hearing about scooter-related injuries, but we had no idea how many were occurring a day or week. >> reporter: with no current national database tracking the accidents, austin public health plans to team up with the cdc to try and learn more. their recent first of their kind study finding surprising trends, including most scooter accidents didn't involve another vehicle.

>> it's people who are riding it, who may have a collision with the curb or a post or a pothole. >> reporter: in san antonio, this woman thrown to the ground after being hit by an electric scooter. one dallas rider says her first ride quickly took a turn for the worse. >> i was going probably a little fast. i hit where the trolly exchanges, face-first, like, over the scooter. >> reporter: other major cities like san francisco, denver and los angeles all struggling to deal with the growing trend, issuing temporary bans on the scooters in the past, and many of the bans have been lifted or overturned. in austin, the city planning to use the information from the new study to make new regulations. >> definitely safety concerns there. and down in d.c., i see them all over the sidewalks, they are everywhere. >> and lime is saying they are now working with local government to try and encourage safety. >> ride safely. safety. >> ride safely. local

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today's my last day. >> wait. what? >> today's my last day. i'm glad you finally woke up instead of sleeping through it. >> if it was your last day, we would have a montage or something. >> and queue the montage. i thought it would be my last day on the show, but here i am again. i can't stay away. >> here you are with a special edition of "this happened." >> yes. i kept my word and i went ahead and had my baby. that did, in fact, happen. there is my little baby boy, who is now not so little anymore. 3 1/2 months. that was the new year. he was my little new year's day, i got to give him a little new year's kiss. and this weekend he got christened. >> oh, congratulations. >> i bought him a little embarrassing white tuxedo that i thought was so cute. >> that is the most adorable

little tuxedo. he is so handsome. >> it was me the year before, which one was bett >> we should move on. anybody else do anything fun this weekend? >> i spent time with family over the weekend. always good for the soul down in south carolina and it was good to be with them. >> great. >> yeah. will, what did you do? >> will didn't do anything important at all. >> you can hear a little rasp if my voice. >> what is that from? >> what did you do? >> i celebrated my birthday. i had family in from texas and we started the day off with soul cycle. there we are, sweaty and post dried. then that night the reason that the voice sounds a little raspy, an '80s party. there's my whitney houston tank top -- >> what was the song that got your voice where it is right now? >> i think "we're alone now" by tiffany. >> okay. >> that will do it. that will do it. >> maybe whitney houston -- >> what is that?

>> which whitney song? >> i wanted to be there. "how will i know"? and -- ♪ i will always love you >> falsetto. >> not so bad. >> there you go. >> see, once you left -- once you left we had to have a new singer and it had to be me. >> is that how you got the role? >> i'm going to redo "the skinny" soon. >> everybody auditioned for this job by reading the news, and kenneth shows up and sings whitney houston. >> whitney, beyonce, the list goes on. >> next time you want the '80s party, you don't have to go to the bar, you can just -- >> yeah, just show up at the anchor desk. >> you are good to go. that's the news for this

this morning on "world news now," new fallout after a deadly plane crash in east africa. >> it's a national day of mourning for all 157 people killed in the american-made jet crashed minutes after take off. the same model was involved in a deadly crash months ago. now airlines worldwide are grounding that model plane. looking at a path of destruction left behind after multiple tornadoes touched down in the south. it's the second round of severe weather that struck that area in a week, and peak severe weather season has not even started. caught on camera, a rush to rescue fisherman stranded on a sheet of ice. a fun day of fishing that turned into a nightmare. >> and the cbd is popping up on resta menus and health food stores, but you might have questions. is it legal? what does it do to your body? we have a special report ahead on this monday, march 11th.

>> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." i feel like i had a weird dream that i left the show, and yet here i am. >> diane, i had a dream that you left and had a beautiful baby boy, and the guy sitting here before went to cable news somewhere, and jack, you were there, and ken, you were there, and tony -- >> you clicked your heels and you are still here. >> diana macedo, everybody. she's back. >> hi, everybody. >> welcome back. >> i could not stay away. i could not stay away. >> it is so great to have you back. >> i missed you guys. i missed everybody. >> anything new? >> just a little baby. >> a little baby boy. >> a little baby boy. i'm a mom now, guys. it's awesome. >> you are a mom and a lot has changed for you. >> i look a little different since the last time you saw me. >> yes.

after being the mother to kendis gibson for so long, this is blood. >> this is much easier to carry than kendis was for three years. >> we are happy to have you back. we are going have fun this morning, but we have a lot of news to get to as well. >> yeah, and we are going to start things off with the deadly plane crash in ethiopia. the search is on for the flight data recorders from the doomed ethiopian airlines flight. >> we know there were at least eight u.s. citizens on the flight. american investigators are going to the scene. >> and the crash is raising new questions about the model. it was just delivered to the airline in november. ethiopian airlines are among the airlines grounding their boeing 737 max 8 as a safety precaution. abc's david kerley has more. >> reporter: u.s. investigators are racing to this ethiopian crash site of another new boeing 737 max 8. eight americans are among the 157 killed, including many aide workers. >> we are very, very saddened. our heart is broken for this

tragic accident. >> reporter: the airline's ceo visiting the site just east of the addis, ababa airport, and the jet taking off for kenya when there was trouble almost immediately. >> the pilot mentioned he had difficulty and want to return. >> reporter: the data shows the pilots were having trouble controlling the aircraft. after that radio call, just 6 minutes after takeoff, the data stops. >> that would suggest the possibility of an inflight explosion or possibility of a fire. >> reporter: in october another 737 max 8 crashed in indonesia. in that case, the pilots failed to disengage the autopilot and had a nose down safety system. now two crashes of the new jet in service for less than two years. >> there's nothing i know of that would give credence to this particular airplane. these two crashes are widely

dissimilar. >> reporter: they are grieving the loss of staff killed in the crash. from britain, 36-year-old joe ann tooele, who going to a conference. the founder of a group who works with unicef. more than 70 of these aircraft are flying in the united states. all carriers say they remain confident in this 737 version. it is early to determine if there is any length between the two crashes. david kerley, abc news, reagan international airport. >> our thanks to david. he mentioned how many are flying in this country, and as we think about those who are lost, and who is flying it, american, southwest, united. u.s. air carriers fly the max and they remain confident in this aircraft as well. >> meanwhile china ordered all chinese airlines that are flying this model to ground those

planes as they investigate. >> yes. we'll be watching the developments with that one this morning. and we are dealing this morning with more tornado aftermath. the second monday in a row, the deep south is cleaning up after a series of tornadoes. at least three ef-1 storms touched down in shreveport, louisiana, just in that area alone, and a dozen tornadoes were confirmed in the south. they produced considerable damage. >> luckily, there are no reports of serious injuries. stephanie ramos has more. >> reporter: a second round of destructive tornadoes pummeling the south. >> it's coming right at us! oh, wow! >> reporter: wat tornado tear across this parking lot in louisiana. 105-mile-per-hour winds, sheering the roof right off this building. this just one of ten reported tornadoes in five states saturday. this video from mississippi showing just how fast these twisters move. >> debris right here. it's coming right at us.

>> reporter: that same tornado leaving the town of walnut in shambles, and similar scenes in arkansas after an ef-1 tornado injured two people near little rock. >> that town, they said take cover. it came through and did damage. >> reporter: memphis, tennessee, slammed. 60-mile-per-hour winds smashing a tree into a home. this was a close call for you guys. >> yeah, i was shaken. >> reporter: the same system turning roads into obstacle courses in the midwest. more than 170 crashes reported across minnesota. this car flipped on to its roof. it rained so much here in memphis that ground saturation d is msi tree to ft rnof the couny is dealing with a second round of weather. peak severe weather is more than a month away.

in memphis, stephanie ramos, abc news. >> to see that tree right through the house. thank you, stephanie in memphis. the south could be in more trouble today. >> new mexico and texas are expected to get hit with severe storms, damaging winds and lightning and snow is expected in the western mountains. president trump will release his 2020 budget today. it is expected to set up another fight over the southern border wall. the plan calls for $8.6 billion for the project and would replace another $3.6 billion from the president diverted for construction funds under the national emergency. congressional democratic leaders are already calling the request dead on arrival. and chef boyardee is recalling chicken and rice over a labeling issue. the 7.5 ounce bowls are actually beef ravioli products which may include milk and wheat. that is not indicated on the label. consumers are advised to throw out the product or return them for a full refund.

we have sprung forward this past weekend. she's already asleep on the job, guys. she's been back for like five minutes. daylight saving time is back again and the general feeling on social media is the concept should be put to rest. >> i do find it funny, people say, oh, i lost an hour of sleep. try working the overnight shift. i lost an hour of sleep. what is it like to get an hour of sleep? we have no idea. and then here on social media, who decided that daylight saving time needed to start on the middle of the night on the weekend? what is wrong with middle of the afternoon on monday. hey, everyone, it used to be 4:00, now it's 5:00. go home. check this out. daylight doesn't need you to save it. complete with clapping emojis. >> i love a good clapping. daylight doesn't need you to save it. then the new coffee-sized one. a bucket of coffee for today. >> yeah, you will need a lot of

coffee today. by the way, this is national napping day, for those of you that wanted to catch up. we have learned, though, especially telling the insomniacs, you can't catch up on sleep. >> this is a bad day for me to talk about this. >> it is a bad day. because you have been sleeping or getting sleep, i don't care if you have a kid, you have been getting sleep. you have been getting sleep. don't come here, diane, when i have been working on these overnights and you have been away -- >> the guy without kids is telling me i have been getting sleep with an infant at home. you wait, buddy. i can't wait. coming up, how harley-davidson is attracting a new generation of riders. how about harley for kids? a dramatic rescue on lake erie. dozens of fishermen find themselves stranded on an ice float. see how they got out. you are watching "world news now." stranded on an ice float. see how they got out. you are watching "world news now." [sfx] sniffffff uhhh, honey? isn't that the dog's towel?

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>> the ice broke loose off of a state park, and 75 people are trapped. >> reporter: over 100 ice fishermen finding themselves stranded on partially frozen lake erie saturday morning, near cataba island. >> you said i don't know if it would be good to go on the ice today. >> no, i knew better. >> reporter: but temperatures continue to rise, causing the ice to break apart,ree lake wat separating them from shore. >> in a matter of 20 minutes, it was open 20 yards. >> reporter: the coast guard springing into action to save the men using airboats and even lifting two others out by helicopter. >> we were taking people across on this. we had about 1,000 foot of rope. >> reporter: everybody managing to get off the lake without serious injuries. next we are looking at the new cannabis trend gaining momentum. >> yeah, coming up, why so many people are flocking to cbd oil. coming up, why so many people are flocking to cbd oil. flocking to cbd oil.

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we are seeing it in lots of places, but also hearing lots of questions. brad mielke is here to separate fact from fiction. what do you have for us? >> cbd seems to explode on the market, and enthusiast say it's a medical marvel, but it's in the legal gray area. the fda has strict regulations but dea is not pursuing anything. they are going full ahead. they are now hitting a speed bump. from vape shops to health shops, and even yoga classes, cbd is everywhere. >> the past generation, cannabis has been thought of as a gateway drug to much more serious drugs. today, cannabis is a gateway plant to a new generation of health and wellness. >> he owns a store where cbd is the main attraction.

who comes here? who is your customer? >> we have a millennial customer that almost expect the opportunity to explore the use of herbs and botanical medicines for health. >> he offers workshops to customers who are interested in learning about cbd to relieve their ailments. >> when i put it on my muscles, i felt like my whole body kind of relaxed. >> i felt an affect but it was weak.lmologist recommended it for me. >> what is cbd? look at it like this. you have cannabis, a bunch of strains containing a different mix with chemical compounds, and thc, you have heard of is the compound that gets you high. anything above a tiny amount is illegal under law. cannabis also contains cbd, and it's known for inducing the mellow, calming sensation. is this smoke in mirrors or based on actual science? i spoke to a doctor studying it to ask about the risks and benefits.

>> it decreases stress and makes people calmer, and decreases anxiety, and a lot of studies are being done to see if it's affective for chronic pain. >> is there a risk of getting addicted to cbd? >> no. anybody taking cbd thinking they are going to get high, it never happens. >> she is working with medical grade stuff, lab conditions. can you see benefits from the stuff you buy than at the health food store? >> if a medication says it works for everything, there's something wrong. to me, that's snake oil. >> how do you know if you are going to a shop or a place that sells some of this, how do you know if it's good? how do you know that it works? >> you don't. that's the problem in an unregulated stage that we're in today. >> this is a central issue with businesses that want to sell cbd. >> most are not fda approved because they have not gone through that scientific rigor. >> that's where the newly

booming market hit a roadblock. under the farm bill, hemp can be legally sold as long as it comes from a licensed grower, but the despite the recent passing of the bipartisan bill, the fda has been reluctant to up its regulation. it causes major confusion. the agency has to approve all consumable cbd products and it's only done it with one drug so far, that is for children with epilepsy. after going for months without clear, updated fda guidance, some cities and states have decided to crack down on cbd additives. one restaurant has been forced to change their menu or face fines. suddenly, that bar can't cktailt coffee shop can't add a few drops to your latte. >> before this started, now we start losing money and we have

to change menus and explain to our customers what is going on and we lose business. >> some places sell prepackaged good, so they are conducting business like usual. but some states like ohio and maine are going farther and banning all edibles with cbd. frustrated lawmakers are demanding answers. one democratic lawmaker obtained a letter written by her and 11 other lawmakers urging the commissioner to provide lawful pathways for hemp-derrived cb thl lookt gazing fdaapprovedoo. th ian uned announcement last tuesday he revealed he will resign next month likely further delaying action. for americans in other states where cannabis is legal, the doctor says you may want to try the cbd infused cocktail, just don't expect a miracle. >> if it's placebo and helps you, i'm fine with placebo affects.

>> the question now is whether researchers, businesses and government leaders can all get on the same page. the incredible thing is in new york, maine, ohio, they have legalized marijuana as a form of medicine. places like new york are saying, sorry, if you are not approved by the fda, you can't put cannabis compounds in food, without the science to back it up. it is why advocates are saying, hurry along the research, please. a lot of uncertainty in the small businesses. >> what is most fascinating, when it comes to the cannabis debates, liberals and conservatives, so many people getting behind the issue. decades ago, years ago, we did not see this. >> that's right. it's a completely bipartisan issue for a lot of people right now. you have places like new york city where people are asking the fda, let's go, and also people in kentucky with a booming hemp industry saying let's get on the same page. >> you have addresses this on your abc news podcast, start here. it's great and i urge you all to listen to it. brad, thank you so much. coming up, "the mix." you are watching "world news

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♪ time for "the mix" on this monday morning. apparently harley davidson doesn't think their typical riders are cute enough. >> oh, really? >> yeah. they said it. i didn't. >> uh-oh, no you didn't. >> apparently, they are marketing to kids now. >> harley-davidson is marketing to kids? >> yes, they actually plan to come up with 12-inch, 16-inch models there, available to kids. >> are they motorized? >> they are not. they produce electric bicycles. >> oh. >> they have a little -- even at the bottom there, it kind of helps them out there, got the helmet on. >> good thing they have the helmet on. >> a harley can cost a lot, and these babies, 700 bucks. >> bargain! see that, bargain and you are riding to school in style. by the way, i missed a holiday this weekend. i am so upset about this. turns out sunday was national

ranch dressing day, and to celebrate hidden valley ranch invited fans to come out to vegas and fill any vessel they possibly could show up with. >> someone showed up with a half yard glass usually filled with booze, filled with ranch dressing and topped with fries. some guy showed up with a kiddie pool full of ranch dressing. my question is, was that for food or did they bathe themselves in ranch dressing? is that gross or amazing? i can't decide. >> how big are the chips for that kiddie pool? let's move on to rabbit news. >> oh. >> illinois, apparently, has the oldest living rabbit. >> how old? >> 16 years old. >> wow! >> this is mick from bourbon, illinois. >> hi, mick. >> he marked his 16th birthday.

he set a guinness world record for this one. his owner actually got this bunny in 2004. >> wow! >> mick is still just enjoying life there, which kind of makes me think about another bunny. >> hey, frank! >> how is frank doing? >> frank is not 16 years old, >> the most asked about bunny on twitter. >> but he is doing very well. he made sure we are still paying attention to him by running around my ankles and tripping me. >> we miss frank. i'm surprised you didn't bring frank. >> i ran out of arms. >> too much to carry. >> i had a lot to carry today. finally, let's end the mix over in north carolina. a student decided to come out and support his team and got quite the surprise. they invited him out to the half-court shot, and -- boom! he makes it!nd serious bragging rights.

this morning on "world news now," a national day of mourning in ethiopia after a boeing 737 crashed killing all 157 people onboard. eight americans are among the dead and now concerns are growing over the model of plane made right here in the u.s. hear which countries have already grounded fleets of that plane model. developing this morning, another explosive allegation against embattled singer, r. kelly. a man says he found an old videotape showing what appears to be r. kelly sexually abusing girls. new this half hour, talk about up close and personal. >> take a look at this.basi there, inside the mouth of a whale, almost swallowed up while diving. how did he survive? his and, on the third night of "american idol" audition, several country singers got that golden ticket. there weren't any tears this time, but there were goose bumps. we will have it all for you in "the skinny" on monday, march 11th. ♪

>> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." i couldn't tell what you were doing in the screen. >> diana macedo, everyone. >> hi, everyone. >> we are going to slow clap you throughout the morning, that's what we are going to do. >> good to be back. good to be back. >> is it like riding a bike? >> i don't know, i think the pin you are out of practice, it takes a while to get used to it. we'll see. >> it's great to have you sitting right back there. we do begin with several airlines grounding the newest boeing 737 max after the deadly crash. >> it was a brand-new 737 max 8 that went down in 2008. the same model involved in a deadly crash last fall. this morning china ordered all of its airlines to ground the max 8 while safety measures are evaluated.

the ethiopian airlines flight had just left addis, ababa headed to nairobi, kenya, and all 157 people onboard were killed, including at least eight americans. daria albinger reports. >> reporter: investigators from the national transportation safety board are now headed to the site of this ethiopian plane crash. 157 people killed, including eight americans. >> we are very, very saddened. our heart is broken for this tragic accident. >> reporter: the jet taking off from addis, ababa heading to kenya. data shows the pilots were having trouble controlling the aircraft when it went down. >> the pilot mentioned he had difficulty and wanted to return. >> reporter: after the radio call, six minutes into the flight, the data stops. >> the fact they wanted to come back to the field might have had nothing to do with what brought them down. but, of course, it looks like they might be connected.

>> reporter: just this past october another new 737 max 8 crashed in indonesia. in that case, the pilot failed to disengage the auto pilot when faulty readings engaged a nose down safety system. >> here, we don't know what we have, for sure, but it does not appear to be directly related to the pilot action, at least not in this stage. >> reporter: his father is one that died in the crash. >> i'm still probably in shock from just finding out what happened. not just to him but all the people there that were on the flight. >> reporter: also killed, a 36-year-old toole, and also a founder of an italian group that works for unicef. they con sefirmed several u.n. staff members were on the the ill-fated flight. daria albinger, abc news, new york. >> a lot of americans warrant to know where those flights are here in the u.s., and american,

and southwest, and those airlines say they believe these aircraft are safe, so. >> american investigators are heading to the scene to try to help in the investigation of the ethiopian flight any way they can. president trump is expected to try to get funding again for the border wall. >> the white house will release its 2020 budget today and it includes more than the request that triggered the government shutdown. the plan also includes deep cuts in domestic spending. it's the border wall funding that is getting all the attention. abc's tara palmeiri has the wil uphe ante, requesting $8.6 billion in the budget to continue building along 700 miles of the u.s.-mexican border. >> we need the wall and it has to be built. we want to build it fast. >> reporter: the president's latest ask is billions of dollars above the $5.7 billion

he demanded months ago sparking the longest government shutdown in u.s. history. >> i am proud to shut down the government for border security. >> reporter: house speaker, nancy pelosi and chuck schumer says the president's request will lead to another shutdown. in a joint statement, they smacked down his funding attempt saying president trump caused wise spread chaos hen he recklessly shut down the government. congress refused to fund his wall and he was forced to admit defeat and re-open the government. it will repeat itself. we hope he learned his lesson. >> we're not doing a wall. does anybody have any doubt we're not doing a wall. >> reporter: when the president didn't get money he wanted for the wall, he declared a national emergency to access billions of dollars and go around congress. that executive decision already fas,ng this comment he made while announcing the emergency. >> i didn't need to do this, but i would rather do it much faster. >> reporter: the white house saying he won't give up this fight. >> yes, he will stay with this wall and he's going to stay with

the border security theme. i think it's essential. >> reporter: the senate will likely pass a bill to terminate the declaration, forcing him to issue the first veto of his presidency. white house officials tell me there's still concern about the growing number of republicans that are in favor of this bill. abc news, west palm beach, florida. >> thank you. the deep south will see more rain today. >> nearly a dozen confirmed tornadoes touched down in the south, leaving damage in central arkansas, but only a few minor injuries. other storms reported in louisiana, tennessee and mississippi and texas. >> snow was the problem about 60 miles northwest of green bay, wisconsin. the firehouse roof collapsed on to some of their trucks. luckily, their new fire truck was not there at the time. >> and temperatures in the midwest will be below normal with a high of 30 in minneapolis. chicago topping out at 42. washington will be 20 degrees warmer.

an intense search is under way for a marine that disappeared during a ski trip in california, sierra nevada mountains. he is based at camp pendleton. his father notified authorities when he failed to return home as expected on march 4th. avalanche debris was spotted during the search. winter storms have dumped record amounts of snow making the search even more difficult. an attorney for singer r. kelly says a newly discovered video tape is evidence that it's open season on his client. a man that claims to have found that tape said thought it was aa abusinyoung girls. the man, gary dennis, who found the tape came forward with attorney gloria allred at a news conference in new york and says the tape has been turned over to law enforcement. >> r. kelly appeared to be on the tape but not in concert.

instead he was sexually abusing underaged african-american girls. he was telling them what to do and what to say -- >> his attorney, gloria allred, acknowledged she could not be 100% certain that the man on the tape is r. kelly. the singer's lawyer says it's not r. kelly and he denies kelly is on tape with any underaged girls. venezuela's opposition leader plans to call for a state of emergency as the blackout crisis continues. part of the country remained without power over the weekend. the government has closed schools and businesses today. at least 17 deaths have been blamed on the power failure. president nicholas maduro says the u.s. is behind the blackout. now to good news and bad news when it comes to the flu. the cdc says the flu season appears to have peaked but there are concerns a strain that leads to more illnesses and deaths may be on the rise. the agency says 60% of samples have contained that more dangerous strain.

the cdc estimae u killed at least 20,000 americans this winter. igloo recalled four brands of its coolers after a child locked himself inside one of the containers. a 5-year-old boy used the case to play hide-and-seek. the latch is on the outside, but he managed to lock it while he was in the cooler. he was trapped for two minutes until his parents got him out. you see them rushing there. a little hide-and-seek -- a little too good with the hide-and-seek. >> yeah, yeah. at least they found him. >> yeah, they did. how much snow is too much snow. people around squaw valley in california have a good idea. >> check out these pictures from the area. more than 50 feet of snow has fallen, so far, this winter. it's so deep cars are traveling between giant walls of snow. it's like they are in a little cave. >> a local sheriff took a picture of his cruiser next to one of the massive piles. the ski resorts are loving it. at least one resort announced it's staying open until july. >> how about that? >> oh, my gosh.

i love that scenic, from the aerial view. that's pretty cool. >> it's pretty, i have to say. it's nice, white and fluffy -- >> yes. >> unlike around here where it just gets black and gray. on to more pleasant thoughts, shall we? >> yes. coming up, the diver that got quite the scare and quite the view. a giant whale nearly swallowed him. see how this ended. and later in "the skinny," could j lo be finally getting her happily ever after? major new development from a-rod. could it be? >> he didn't? >> he did. >> he didn't. >> you are watching "world news now." >> he didn't. >> you are watching "world news now." after. >> he didn't? >> he did. you are watching "world news now." insurance on a fixed bud, remember the three p's. what are the three p's? the three p's of life insurance on a fixed budget are price, price, and price. a price you can afford,

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that's a commuter bus on fire in stockholm, sweden. there were no passengers onboard but the driver was rushed to the hospital with severe burns. the bus was powered by natural gas which is stored in a tank on the roof. authorities say the bus appeared

to strike barriers on the top of a tunnel causing the gas tank to explode. here in the u.s., chaos is blamed on a social media influencer. >> large groups of teens and young adults ran for the exits on saturday. some witnesses said they thought a shooting was the reason. the crowd was there for a meet and greet with the youtube star who has millions of followers, and the police said he didn't have a permit for any event at mall. no shots were fired and luckily nobody was hurt. half a world away, a diver off south africa's port elizabeth studying marine wildlife really got swept up into his research there. >> that's one way of putting it. in the blink of an eye the 51-year-old man got snatched away and turns out he was in the jaws of that whale. here's abc's lana zak. >> reporter: take a look at this photograph. those legs dangling out of a whale's mouth belongs to reiner. he was taking photos of the

sharks feeding in the sardinesns in south africa, but has he was concentrating on the sharks, he didn't realize there was a far larger animal coming to the surface. >> out of nowhere the whale came up from the side. i realized a split second later i was inside the whale. it was pitch black. i couldn't see anything. >> reporter: at 50 feet long, weighing 55,000 pounds, this whale could have crushed his ribs or brought him deep under the water. >> i thought he can't swallow me, because his throat is too small to swallow a human but he could take me down into the water with the fish. >> reporter: he filled his lungs with air, preparing for the worst, when suddenly -- >> he just twisted and with the water he pushes out me, and i was out of him. >> reporter: last year another whale made news capsizing a 20-foot fishing boat in the atlantic. last summer this humpback whale breached next to a boat, but none of these encounters have been closer than his.

>> the whale got away with a fright as much as i, and i definitely don't want to be inside a whale again. >> reporter: his wife was watching the whole thing from the boat, and she saw something in the whale's mouth but had no idea it was her husband, and luckily he's completely fine. lana zak, abc news, washington. >> i don't want to be in a whale again. that's going to be the line of the week there. >> i'm just going to move on. when we come back, country music takes the spotlight on "american idol." and j-rod is engaged with a whopper of a rock. >> j-rod? >> you like that? the skinny is next. the skinny is next. >> jay -- j-rod? >> you like that? the skinny is next. -rod? >> you like that? the skinny is next.

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excitela night. i wilt just aecond. i do wish we were singing "reunited" right now. ♪ reunited and it feels so good ♪ >> that's the song of the night. whatever happened on "idol." i'm so happy you are here. >> great. >> focus, will. i'm letting my texas roots out this morning. country singers took over the spotlight on last night's episode. first, riley thompson from texas. ♪ i'll like to stop you ♪ but there would be no use to try ♪ ♪ daddy, i don't want to say good-bye ♪ >> she's that's an original song. katy perry called her a country version of l she kind of has that sound. she's on to the next round. and also keeping locked into the

bible belt, drake mccain took us to church and katy perry joined in. ♪ i sing because i'm free ♪ his eyes a sparrow >> i love hearing katy sing, too. you forget she's a preacher's daughter. he works at a country store in tennessee and he's also going through to hollywood. and need to shout-out to madison vandenburg from new york, and the judges say she could be the next kelly clarkson. >> whoa! >> yeah. ♪ i'm speechless ♪ you already know i'm a weakness ♪ ♪ after all this, i'm just as nervous every time you walk into the room ♪ ♪ i'm speechless -- >> while madison hit all the right te everybo l night did.

despite lots of antics from the judges themselves, one guy didn't even know who luke bryant is. >> i was surprised to get a no from lionel richie, and the other guy, i don't think he liked me from the minute i walked in. ♪ "american idol" is back sunday night at 8:00, 7:00 central, right here on abc. >> oh, some dance moves. >> yeah. >> the other guy. the other guy. >> yeah, lionel richie and that other guy. >> yes, as a singer -- >> great voices, though. >> yes. eited. rht. news, thmociave the weekd'brng anticipated celebrity engagement ever, or at least -- i don't know, in a while. j lo and a-rod, and jennifer lopez and alex rodriguez are getting married, everybody. >> wooo!

>> yes, the former yankee's slugger put a ring on it. a really big one, too. look at that rock. it features a 12-15 karat. it features an emerald-cut diamond. it's valued at anywhere between 1 to $5 million. >> that must be really heavy and hard to carry. poor j lo. a-rod shared the news on instagram writing, she said yes. the couple has been dating for two years now. >> they have been enjoying an outpouring of well-wishers including from ellen degeneres, who wrote, yes, i'll be your maid of honor. >> there you go, me, too. we can share the duties. i'll start writing my speech now. >> that's a nice rock. congratulations. >> but her love don't cost a thing, right? >> it really don't, but she's no longer jenny from the block with that ring on. >> i see. she's jenny with a rock. see what i did there. mom jokes. >> she's here until the end of the morning. ♪ g.

it has been 43 years since the electric light orchestra put out that hit. >> yeah, that's "telephone line." this next story is about a different telephone song. this one sparked a nationwide debate. a doctor got so sick of cvs pharmacy's hold music, he started a movement to change it and now he's apparently getting some sweet satisfaction. >> pharmacy, press 3. >> it's the song that sparked a national debate. cvs pharmacy's hold music, the same song they have been using for almost 20 years. the tune gained national attention last summer when one doctor wroteears the song every time he calls in a prescription. >> after i had listened to it for, you know, 300 million

times, i just got tired of hearing the same tune. >> reporter: hundreds of customers even joined an online petition. others came to the song's defense. >> it's a very nice tune. as least you know you are still on the phone. >> reporter: now cvs is finally changing its tune, literally, telling abc news in a statement, cvs pharmacy will be updating the interactive voice response system for our phones later in 2019, including, determining which on-hold music will be used with the updated system. >> i was astatic. >> the doctor said he is looking forward to a new hold song he would like to hear again. what would the doctor like to hear? >> this is such a tricky question. i would go with -- and somebody else might go with classical musi would be that they change it a lot. >> i support his first choice. the doctor did the math and thinks he spent 25 days of his

life listening to the cvs hold music, and so far no word on when cvs will roll out the new song but i'm hoping whenever it is, the doctor can capture his reaction on camera. the first time he makes that call. >> he may not like the music. i really don't like hold music. i know they need it. but they never play what i want to hear. >> what do you want to hear? >> lots of beyonce. give me some r & b. >> there we go. >> give me some good stuff. >> well, cvs, take some notes. or this -- ♪ >> no. then when it pauses for a moment you think -- >> oh, they're here and then it yeah, all owwnfans.com. you can watch this all over again over there.

making news in america this morning -- the airline disaster raising new safety concerns. 157 people killed after an american-made jet goes down in east africa. eight americans among the victims. the plane involved, the same boeing model that crashed in asia last fall. breaking overnight, at least three countries are grounding the plane. this morning, our experts on whatwrong. and what happened just six seconds after that plane took off. also breaking overnight. the white house worried. could republicans on capitol hill block president trump's border emergency declaration? the new vote count as the president prepares to ask for billions more dollars to build that border wall. caught on camera.