he's having words with the freshman, henry, and seems a little perplexed. then, this is still in that same huddle here. the little lung there by izzo. you see the players getting between -- >> all right michigan state's head coach losing his cool with a player despite getting a win. >> march madness is officially under way. >> we got to look up. our own basketball super fan, will ganss is here, with some of yesterday's highlights.

>> he did teach me how to dribble a ball.setsnd teaching you how to dribble. some records were broken and if you recorded the games and have not watched th now is the time to mute your tv. before we get to the games, last chance for filling out the brackets. if you are not one of the 17.2 million folks who have filled out your brackets already and need a little inspiration, how about former barack obama sharing his brackets yesterday, podus 44 choosing number one seed duke to take the final over north carolina. and obama taking uconn over baylor. when he shared his picks on twitter, he said his brackets have never been his shining moment. me too, president obama, me, too. now sister jean, you remember the chaplin for last year's cinderella story, chicago, and

her team didn't make it this year, but sister jean is still in the spotlight, stopping by ""access hollywood"" to let them know her picks. >> i have duke, gonzaga, virginia and kentucky. >> i'm sorry, where is unc in there, sister jean? do you have the tarheels anywhere in your four -- >> i axed some of them out early. >> ruthless, sister jean. by the way, she'll be celebrating her 100th birthday in august. >> get it, sister! >> still going strong. >> yes! >> on the first big day of game day, 12 seed murray upsetting marquette. stealing the show creating a triple double, and he is projected to go second in the 2019 nba draft. and the intern, willy, tells me he's the guy to watch. he flagged that one.

more history was made tonight in the seton game. fletcher mcgee became the ncaa's division one all-time leader in career three-pointers. the game marks the first time ever that wofford won in the ncaa tournament. >> congratulations to wofford. so much excitement. how many people were busy watching this and not working yesterday? >> i honestly watched a lot more basketball than probably i have in my entire life. >> good. i'm impressed. >> doing your research. so, we have been talking about basketball. do you guys call it a hoop or a goal? >> it's a basketball goal. it's basketball goal. >> you shoot the ball into a hoop. i'll be your goal. >> there you go, janai. >> come on, make the goal. make the goal. >> boom. >> yeah, he wins. coming up in our insomniac theater, we have the latest fright fest from the writer and director of "get out." you are watching the only program to watch at this time, "world news now."

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time for our insomniac theater previewing two movies hoping to unseat our parent company's, disney's, "captain marvel." >> good luck. this morning, we are starting with a middle-aged woman. julie anne stars at a divorcie who, by day is a drab office worker, but by night, a dancing queen who finds herself thrust into a new world finding some unexpected complications. >> what is your name? >> gloria. ♪ >> hello? are you asking me out? >> ouch. >> you want more on the sides? >> a little more, actually.

>> if you were water i would be a glass. if you were a foot, i would be a sock. >> "gloria bell" is scoring a 93% certified fresh on rotten tomatoes. laura demarco writes, ultimately "gloria bell" is not a film about finding love, but about findi finding yourself or like 50-something gloria rediscovering herself. and another calls it a delicate bitter tweet portrait of life at middle age. >> the next one is a nightmare from writer and director of "get out." lupita nyongo stars in "us." there's a couple and their relaxing vacation at their beach house turns into horror when their family is terrorized by an evil yup of doppelgangers. >> there's a family in our driveway. >> it probably the neighbors.

>> hi, can i help you? if you want to get crazy, we can get crazy. ♪ >> what are you people? >> it's us. >> janai, i cannot watch that movie by myself. i wouldn't be able to do it. "us" is scoring good on rotten tomatoes. one writes, quote, it's a privilege to step back in the fun house of jordan peele's imagination. another said "us" gave me real life nightmares. >> that is one i can't wait to see. wee actual gng to see it today. that's a big deal. i don't usually go see movies on fridays, but that looks good. remember "get out" by jordan peele? >> yes, i remember "get out."

>>iteans that e gngo tled holdy hand and watch it with me. steele? >> yes. >> that was fabulous. it means that one is going to be good. >> he's scared. >> a little bit. i'm scared. hold my hand and watch it with me.

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>> new zealand's prime minister calling for stricter gun laws. >> more than 80 cities and0 counties are underwater in nebraska alone. the flooding has been deadly. >> repairing public property in this state could cost more than half a billion dollars. agricultural losses could be double that. >> amid reports of the 737 max 8 crash. >> with the crash in ethiopia and clear similarities to the lion air, secretary of transportation, elaine chow asked the inspector general to conduct a formal audit of the certification process by the faa to the 737 max. >> now to the breaking news about the massive chemical plant fire in texas. firefighters are now reporting all the tank fires are contained. >> some people were finding huge pieces of debris in their yards, and others are already reporting issues like dizziness and itchy eyes. officials here say they have been monitoring the air quality since all of this started. they say the air quality has stayed at safe levels. >> and the president taking aim the kellyanne conway's husband,

calling george conway a loser. it comes after he questioned the president's mental fitness for office. conway saying it's getting worse and americans should be thinking seriously now about trump's mental condition and psychological state. the well-known conservative lawyer and frequent trump critic posted pages from the american psychiatric association manual highlighting disorders for narcissistic and anti-social personalities. reporters asking kellyanne conway if she shares her husband's concerns. >> no, i don't share those concerns. a 71-year-old man has surpassed the guinness world record for the longest plank. >> marcus has the shakes going on here but he's trying. >> i like the silhouette. my eye liner is running. >> look, we're going to get you summertime fine in no time. that man did 38 minutes and he was 71 years old, and marcus, you are younger than that. >> i'm done. i'm still sore. >> i was going to say, he's

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this morning on "world news now," new zealand falls silent. the victims of the mosque massacre. >> it has been a week since 50 lives have been taken in christchurchcoming together to stand in solidarity. also this morning, increasing safety concerns. the two doomed boeing max planes lacked a safety feature offered as an add-on at a price. find out which airlines paid for that add-on and which did not. people tossed around like toys inside a public bus. see what caused this chaotic crash. plus, national puppy day is almost here. if you don't have a forever friend, yet, we are going to introduce you to a cross-country program that's putting shelter pets in schools, teaching kids just how much they can learn from man's best friend. it's friday, march 22nd.

>> announcer: from abc news, ce ppies ancute kids.ki". >> oh, my gosh, all the reasons to celebrate making it to the weekend, almost. >> absolutely. >> we'll get to all of that, but we begin on a more somber note with an incredible show of solidarity in new zealand earlier today. >> that entire country paused for two minutes of silence as people observed the friday muslim call for prayer and to worship. thousands gathered in the park across the street from one of the mosques that was attacked one week ago today. >> prime minister, jacinda ardern wore a hijab. so did many other non-muslim women. >> many in this country are wondering why it has not happened in the u.s., 15 months after the mass shooting of a florida high school. >> new zealand is doing the

right thing. apparently we are somehow surprised about what new zealand did instead of being surprised about what we don't do. >> new zealand's gun ban is widely supported even by one of the country's largest gun retailers. 50 people were killed in the mosque shooting last week and the youngest victim was a 3-year-old boy. >> so many things remarkable about this, how quickly they acted. i mean, incredibly quickly. they will do a buy-back program to get more guns off the street and they are following in the footsteps of australia, what they did after a 1996 massacre that worked there. even the main conservative opposition party in new zealand supports this. as you said, a gun retailer. >> it's important to point out, because people are asking why that has not happened here in the u.s., and new zealand is a smaller country, and also the gun lobby is not as strong in new zealand as it is here in the u.s. those are perhaps some of the reasons why we have not seen that here. >> certainly something that we

can look to and admire. >> absolutely. stunning new developments in that investigation into boeing 737 max jets. we are learning money may have played a role in two crashes that took nearly 350 lives. >> both jets crashed due to a sensor issue that caused erratic movement shortly after taking off and the problem could have dealt with if boeing would have paid to install a fix. here's abc's david kerley. >> reporter: word that the 737 max in indonesia as well as the ethiopian airliner, both of which moved erratically up and down before crashing, lacked two available add-on safety systems which the airlines have to pay for. the 737 max 8 has a sensor on each side of the cockpit and it indicates if the plane is level or up or down, but one plane relied on just one sensor to engage. airlines can buy an option, which shows what both sensors

are saying in the cockpit. another option is a light to highlight if those sensors disagree. >> two identical sensors on the airline, they ought to work together. you should not have to pay extra to get them both to talk to the pilots. >> reporter: boeing's software update will now provide the sensor disagree light as standard and will, in the future, rely on both sensors before engaging the anti-stall system. >> the original design relied on the pilot's to take appropriate action, and what we learned from these two accidents that may not occur. >> reporter: in the u.s., southwest and american airlines, both paid for the additional safety features, united does not saying their pilots are trained to shut off the anti-stall system if it engages incorrectly. boeing continues to work on the software fix and indications are it could be ready next week or the following week for the entire fleet.wswashington.we ex

investigation report to be released very soon. >> sources tell abc news no more indictments are expected from robert mueller's team. when the report is released, it won't condemn anyone actually charged with committing a crime. deputy attorney general rod rosenstein said no information will be disclosed that would unfairly tarnish people. the report will be submitted to attorney general bill barr who will decide what parts, if any, to release to the public. turning to the weather, a severe storm system is moving through the northeast overnight from central pennsylvania to the coast. this nor'easter is bringing heavy rain and snow to the region. >> some parts of the midwest are drying out, flood warnings are in effect in towns like craig,i

omaha where levee's have broken there and water rushed into the community. >> the national guard air dropped bails of hay to livestock. the rest of the farmers are facing devastating losses of livestock. there is another system moving into the west coast. accuweather's adam has the forecast. good morning, adam. >> marcus, janai, good friday morning. that low pressure system continuing to make its way into new england, and breezy winds going to be an issue as well. through the mid-atlantic, gusts up to 50 miles per hour. this extends into new england for our saturday. there will be rain across portions of the midwest, not enough to really make matters worse in terms of the flooding. we are tracking another storm across the west coast that will bring rain and snow to the region as well. marcus, janai? >> our thanks to adam. zimbabwe is honoring hundreds that were killed by a cyclone. the death toll from the storm that devastated that nation is more than 550. officials expect the numbers to rise, especially in mozambique. many towns are still under water

eight days after the cyclone hit. helicopter crews have been rescuing people stranded by the unprecedented flooding. tens of thousands more are homeless and waiting for food. federal investigators are outside houston looking into this week's fire that burned for days at a chemical plant. abc news learned the chemical safety board is examining the intercontinental companies preparedness plan. meantime at least four area school districts cancelled classes today and officials say they are being cautious due to toxic contamination fears. residents were ordered to stay indoors for hours yesterday due to a possible chemical leak. some people were so offended by this year's super bowl half-time show, they took their complaints right to the government. >> they did. the fcc revealed the complaints it received about adam levine's performance. the main reason viewers were offended, his exposed nipples. >> we covered them up for you. >> we covered them up because we don't want to offend anybody.

we don't want to do that.isar55 the fcc about the maroon 5 front man. several called the shirtless show obscene. >> i heard most people calling it boring, but now this, and one said national tv is not the place for nipples when childre the fcc received more than half a million complackson's wardrob. and adam levine was not boring during the half-time show, it was just the game overall. it was mediocre. it was nothing big, pretty flat this year. >> it was defensive. >> the sensorship thing we have going on. >> defensive, didn't score a lot. >> what about the artwork he had? the ink, the tattoos. people were complaining about that as well. as a matter of fact there was one complaint -- hold on just a second. this went to the fcc. >> break it down for us. >> a nipple of a woman is far

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we are now seeing the terrifying moment when a car full of teenagers smashes right into that city bus. look at the passengers thrown about there. police say the teens in the car were trying to get away from officers when it crashed into the dayton, ohio bus, and the impact so powerful that bus overturned and the three teenagers died. to a little lighter news, a match-up of "frozen" and "pet

cemetery" is playing out in maine. >> that's right. three men found this cat ice cold and lifeless in lincoln on monday. they took it to the humane society. yesterday, like the cat in steven king's thriller, he came back to life. >> he looks a lot fluffier, happier. >> king heard about this. he is a maine native and heard about the cat's recovery and he responded from the tag line of "cat cemetery," quote, sometimes dead is better, but not in this case, we hope, end quote. >> cats and their nine lives. >> absolutely. atlanta-based sperm bank in atlanta is promising to revamp their policy after a florida woman discovered she had 50 siblings all over the world. >> think of remembering all those birthdays. she always knew her biological father was a sperm donor. when she turned 18, she tried to track them down and she started on social media and instead of finding her donor dad, she found dozens of half brothers and sisters. >> some pictures started to show

up, this is your brother, your sister. my goal is to meet everybody. >> she met up with her biological father using the donor/sibling registry, and the sperm bank tells our tampa bay affiliate it did nothing illegal, but it will limit each donor to 15 families in the u.s. and another 25 families worldwide. a boston area woman donated her uterus to be transplanted into another woman. >> april lane is a mom to five children under the age of 7. before that she struggled for infertility for years and wanted to help. she took part in a clinical trial at baylor university where doctors took her transplanted it into another woman. two babies have been born. a pet store outside houston has unleashed the pet leash policy put to the test. >> a man walked into a petco

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♪ who let the dogs out ♪ who let the dogs out ♪ who let the dogs out >> tomorrow, saturday, is national puppy day giving us all a chance to celebrate the four-legged friends in our lives. >> our will ganss is here with a vip, a very important pup, to share her story about the joy she and her fellow k-9s are spreading to children, really, one school at a time. >> oh, yes. this is roxy. she just made the journey from spruce pine to new york and i got to be part of that trip thanks to incredible educators

and teachers and truly inspiring young people. ♪ >> when there is a kitten or pete or bailey hanging out with you guys at school, does it take some of the stress out of your school day? >> yes. because, i mean, they are dogs. >> call off the dogs. we found one thing a middle schooler likes more than recess. it's the muttagree program. it's a nationwide program from florida to california. there's a lot to be learned from teacher and the teacher's pet. >> gives children a purpose and they feel they are making a difference in their community and it gives them self worth. some of these children have autism spectrum. they have theom.>>ne ost h bonding with his school dog at harris middle school in spruce pine,s changed a lot

about me. >> ian helping to change a lot about his community, organizing this rescue trip with the muttagrees program, loading up cats and dogs into animal league's van for a trip to the big city. that's where students at ms-88 are waiting, bright bushy tailed, to welcome their new furry friends to the largest, no-kill animal shelter. tell us why it was important for you to be here this afternoon and bring along these incredible young people with you? >> i wanted them to see what it's like to experience a rescue. the synergy between an animal and a child is incredible. sometimes it's hard to express yourself in middle school. sometimes you are having a rough day in middle school and when you have an animal as an adult or child, it makes your day easier. >> these students and this gorgeous gal, roxy, having no

trouble expressing their delight to be here. with a name like roxy, you know she is going to love the camera and she does. ms-88 student ambassador explaining why he is happy his school has gone to the dogs. >> you are not only helping all the kids in the school, you are also helping this dog find a home. it's going -- it's definitely going to be cared for because who better to care for dogs than a bunch of children. >> a bunch of kids in new york and north carolina and every dog gone place in between. do you feel a connection to the other students? feel a very big to the students, because it's special to have kids caring for these dogs who are homeless, and going through tough times. and the fact they are hes rypecial bause w state to can show more love and, like, take care of them and give them all the special treatments they need to survive. >> pups like roxy from animal shelters at capacity to a spot where they'll have more luck

finding a forever home. >> i hope they get adopted and somebody who will feed them and walk them and take care of them so they can see they have a good life. >> a good life, indeed. i want to give a big shout-out to our affiliate wlos and karen in north carolina for helping cover this awesome story because i know roxy appreciates it, too. >> we are so glad to have roxy here. roxy and i coordinated this. we are matching today. >> she's a superstar too, just like you. >> yes. >> so roxy is up for adoption at north shore animal league america if you are interested. i know you and your family might be in the market. >> we are thinking about a dog. >> you can go to animalleague.org to check out roxy's profile and pups like roxy.ars, you a >> aittlpu

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#1 stain and odor fighter, #1 trusted. it's got to be tide. is ♪ who let the dogs out ♪ who let the dogs out >> it's time for "the mix" on this friday. we are still celebrating national puppy day with roxy all cuddled up with will, and we will show you another pooch that is kind of an easter bunny now. you remember the cadbury egg commercials? >> yes. >> you see the clucking. you know, all the animals wanted to be a cadbury bunny, right? easter is coming up and there was a new contest and a cute little bulldog, henry, look, he is a bunny. look at those wrinkles! >> that is priceless. >> yeah. so, he won. he's the new bunny. his owners won $5,000 and he will get all this shine. >> he's lucky roxy was not at the audition. >> right!

>> roxy would have stolen that show. >> i wonder if roxy would have helped her friends break out of the kennel. you think she would do that? >> probably. >> this dog sure did. check this out. this is in vietnam. the dog on the right helps his friend get out of the kennel, because who wants to be all cooped up in a kennel all day. >> i got it. i got it. >> it takes a little while, but bam. there it is. >> and they're out. man's best friend, dog's best friend, will's best friend. >> my best friend. roxy, don't get any ideas from that last video. >> the polka coming up. william shatner. >> what song are we doing? >> i will sing it for you. i will play it and you just, you know, recite it. >> i need to know the tune. >> this is the song. ♪ politics and foreign wars ♪ that's the world news polka ♪ stuff you saw on the show ♪ that's the world news polka

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this morning on "world news now," the release of the russia probe report is imminent. special counsel robert mueller's investigation is coming to a wrap and abc has learned about something that won't be in that highly anticipated report. also, a serious password problem for facebook. facebook admits to storing millions of user passwords in plain text where its employees can access them. what that means to you. an american figure skater accused of slashing her rival. the shocking allegation came after a skater ended up with a cut by american maria bell skates. what the figure skating union is saying about it this morning. and cardi b making money moves this morning has everything to do with her famous catchphrase. >> like this. like this. >> we have all the details in

"the skinny." it's friday, march 22nd. [rolling tongue] >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> say it again. do it again. >> they keep making me do it. >> do it again. >> no. >> why not? [rolling tongue]. >> it's coming up later. we'll get to it. we will get to all this fun on this friday. thank you for joining us. we begin with the imminent release of the mueller report. the special prosecutor has not filed any new cases in two months and no more are expected. >> president trump says he's fine with the public seeing this report. the top justice department official overseeing the probe says there are limits to what it will disclose. abc's jonathan karl reports. >> reporter: wearing a baseball cap and driving himself, robert speculation his investigation is about to end.

sources familiar with the probe tell abc news they expect no i asked the president whether the public will get a chance to see mueller's final report. does the american public have the right to see the mueller report? >> i don't mind. frankly, i told the house if you want, let them see it, let them see it. it's up to the attorney general. we have a very good attorney general and he's a highly respected man and we will see see what happens. >> reporter: president trump says he wants to see the report himself. >> i think it's ridiculous, but i want to see the report. >> reporter: what will the report say about the president and any others who are not indicted? a clue in form of a little notice letter written last year by the man overseeing the mueller investigation, deputy attorney general rod rosenstein. in that letter rosenstein made it clear there would not be a replay of what former fbi director, james comey, did in june, 2016, when he held a news conference harshly criticizing

hillary clinton even though she was not going to be indicted. as rosenstein wrote, we have the duty to prevent the disclosure of information that would unfairly tarnish people who are not charged with crimes. while i am told not to expect anymore indictments coming from the special counsel, white house officials are keenly aware the end of the special counsel's investigation does not mean an end to investigations related to the president. there are still multiple criminal investigations, and, of course, democrats in congress are just getting started. jonathan karl, abc news, the white house. >> that's the important point here, this is far from over in terms of all of those investigations. >> absolutely. this investigation has dominated headlines since it began 22 months ago, and as the president said -- well, the president said let's see if it's fair. lots of people waiting to see what is in that. moving on, president trump says the u.s. should recognize israel's authority over the golden heights. israel seized the territory from

syria 52 years ago, but so far, no country recognized it as part of israel. the president's tweet is seen as support for the israeli prime minister. benjamin netanyahu is in a tough re-election battle and boasts of his strong relationship with mr. trump. >> the confusion as brexit is pushed back. the uk has been granted more time to leave the european union. the eu says the uk can push back their departure until may 22nd, if british parliament approves a twice-defeated exit deal next week. if not, they have until april 12 to find a way forward. new zealand is marking one week since the attacks on two mosques that left 50 people dead. >> people across the country paused for two minutes in the afternoon answering the traditional muslim call to prayer. thousands also gathered near the two mosques including the country's prime minister. >> she and many other nonmuslim women were wearing hijabs or head scarves to show solidarity. thousands of new zealanders attended the mass funeral for

half of the victims, including a 3-year-old boy. now to new and stunning details emerging into the investigation into the crashes of two boeing 737 max jets. >> ethiopian airlines is denying a report saying its pilots were not trained to deal with potential software problems. meantime, the report says neither jet had a safety feature that might have prevented the tragedies because there was an extra cost. we have more. >> reporter: in the final minutes inside the cockpit of lion air flight 610, panic, as the pilots quickly flipped through a quick-reference handbook to stop the plane from diving but the pilots ran out of time and the plane crashed into the java sea killing all on board. the disaster taking on new urgency as investigators find similarities to the doomed ethiopian flight. preliminary data points to a planesstall system which may have been caused by faulty

data from the sensors. the 737 max has two sensors on each side of the cockpit. boeings' anti-stall system which drove the nose of the lion airplane down only relies on one sensor. >> using the complete design, that the original design relied on the pilots to take appropriate action. >> reporter: in a disturbing new report "the new york times" says both 737 max 8s lacked two notable safety features that may have alerted the pilots to the problem because boeing charged extra for it. according to the times, airlines can buy an option that shows what both sensors are saying in the cockpit and another option is a light to highlight the sensors disagree. >> with two identical sensors, they both ought to be in the cockpit and you should not have to pay extra to get them to talk to the pilots. >> reporter: in boeing's yet to be released software, it will come standard. in the u.s. american airlines

and southwest paid for thed t td they trained their pilots to shut off the anti-stall system. mona, abc news, washington. are suing jetblue and two of the pilots claiming they were drugged and raped during a layover in puerto rico. flight attendants say they met the pilots on the beach and shared a beer they claim was laced with a drug. they say the pilots assaulted them, leaving one of them with an std. jetblue says it's investigating the accusations. facebook admits it stored hundreds of millions of user passwords for years in a readable format that its employees could access. the company found no evidence employees abused access to the data. they insist outsiders had no way to access them. experts recommend to change your password now. the beer battle over corn syp leing to a crt fight. anheuser-busch over its super bowl ad. the maker of budweiser said they

contained corn syrup and high fructose corn syrup. miller coors wants them to quit running the ad. >> that has been brewing since the super bowl. former president jimmy carter has a new title this morning. >> mr. carter has now lived longer than anybody who has held the office. 94 years and 172 days. that put him a day past former president george h.w. bush who died in november. mr. carter is among six former presidents that reached the age of 90. >> wow. >> and he stays busy. >> he was just 56 when he left office. of course, so much life. >> he has written so many books and stays busy with habitat for humanity and still flies coach and all of these things. >> everything. living his best life. coming up the startling revelation from "game of thrones" star, emilia clarke. what she is saying about the two aneurysms she suffered years ago and what you need to know if you think you are suffering from

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right here, that is the moment five people fell from a high wire. a famous acrobat, nick wallenda was involved in this, but he was not one of the people that fell. it happened back in february of 2017 in sarasota, florida. several people were seriously injured. that is terrifying to see. you know, nick wallenda, he's known for his high wire acts and on a more fun note, i actually saw him scale the orlando eye when i worked in orlando back in 2015 and that piece i did was my first overnight and i did it in the overnight and they ran my piece and t.j. even said my name right. >> that was a proud moment. >> and it all comes full circle. ho a here you are. we turn to the american figure skater who landed in the middle of an international incident. this is on the ice in japan. >> mariah bell is accused of

user her skate blade to attack a rival and now a olympic figure skater is coming to her defense. here's kayna whitworth. >> reporter: it was a stunning allegation. american figure skater, mariah bell accused of injuring a fellow skater, a representative for the korean skater, lim said bell struck lim's leg with her skate, cutting her calf at the warm ups in the a world championships in japan. the 16-year-old went on to compete, spotted with a band-aid on her calf. even scoring a personal best, placing fifth, just ahead of bell. >> this season i will continue to follow my dream of making the olympic team. >> reporter: bell was featured in this 2017 figure skating video and she trains with lim under the same coach at this california rink. lim's representative said bell had been bullying lim for months. speaking exclusively with abc news, olympic bronze medalist, adam rippon, who is a choreographer for bell defending the skater.

>> in no way, shape or form do i think it was intentional. >> reporter: tonight the international skating union said it has seevio of the incident and at this point ll intended any rm to miss this morning we are remembering a rising country music star, justin carter, billed to be the next garth brooks. >> the 35-year-old singer died after a reported accidental shooting in his texas apartment. his management company is revealing the gun that killed him was the same one that was going to be used in the upcoming music video shoot. it's unclear exactly what happened and how the singer was shot. carter's mother says his music was his world. awful story there. >> yeah. canadian prime minister justin trudeau is embroiled in a scandal this morning. >> he had to publicly apologize for eating a snack. watch this.e, a number of people were eating in their seats, including the minister of defense, including

the prime minister who app >> indeed, mr. speaker, i apologize. it was not a bagel, it was a chocolate bar. i apologize. >> the house of commons, trudeau was caught eating a chocolate bar, which, apparently, is not allowed. the speaker publicly reprimanded him and trudeau was correct to say sorry, and he corrected him that it was not a bagel because it was a chocolate bar. his supporters just laughed about it in the background. >> of course there was seriousness because they were handling there a vote regarding a scandal that is unfolding there, but he called him out and said it was a bagel, and prime minister trudeau was, like, no, no -- >> no, no, no, no, no, not a bagel. it was a chocolate bar. we could get behind that. >> i would have a barbecue rib to be honest with you. >> i'm being honest. >> a barbecue rib. and then when we come back, the revelation from david letterman about why he remained. and what cardi b did with her trademark.

"the skinny" is up next. >> did i do okay? [rolling tongue] "the skinny" is up next. with her sound. "the skinny" is up next.

♪ skinny, ♪ skinny, just give me the skinny ♪ it's time for "the skinny" on this friday. starting with a bombshell revelation from former late-night tv king, david letterman. >> letterman appeared on ellen yesterday and he dropped a bombshell on her saying he overstayed his welcome on late night tv and he should have left ten years sooner. >> here's the mistake i made. i stayed on television way too long. >> that's not true. >> yes, it is true. i will tell you what happened. turns out nobody had the guts to fire me. >> by the way, letterman announced ellen herself will be a guest host on his netflix show and will be a guest during the upcoming new season. >> that's an impressive beard he's got going on. next, to the latest internet challenge. there's a new one every day, but this one we cannot get enough of. >> highlight some of the

colorful stories out of our favorite state of florida. here's how it works. you google the words florida man plus your birthday. >> john legend tweeted his date of birth, december 28. florida man drops stolen tv from getaway scooter. you probably remember, we told you about that story. >> you can't help but laugh. we tried our own birthdays and i got several, but this was our favorite. florida man hid legless fugitive girlfriend in plastic tote. >> i mean, all the questions. where do you even begin? where do you begin. this one was mine. florida man arrested after hitting dad with pizza because he was mad he helped birth him. one of my favorite lines from that story was deputies observed chunks of cheese and sauce were the incident happened. >> there you go. got to piece it together. next to the latest move by cardi b to protect and cash in on her trademark. >> what's her trademark? >> okay. >> that's not her trademark, marcus. the rapper has officially filed

an application to trademark her [rollingon >> [rolling >> you know, it's like a cold pigeon in new york city. [rolling tongue] >> cardi b filed her application with the u.s. patent and trademark office to trademark her rolling tongue for the use of paper products, mainly paper cups and posters as well as an array of clothing items including sweatshirts, body suits and undergarments. >> can you hear the sound, but if you are not sure how to spell it, she did trademark it with two rs as well as three. just in case. >> the devil is in the details. next, concerned fans of tom brady begging him to be safe. >> this happened after the new england patriots quarterback posted video of himself skiing

at a high rate of speed. >> many of the 6 million followers expressed concern for the 41-year-old nfl star's safety as he blasted down the side of that mountain. i mean, he's not a spring chicken, to be fair. >> he captioned on the video, a little downhill this morning, now we just need to find the jump. no, we don't. we don't need to find the jump. quite a few fans pointed out many professional athletes ended their careers in similar reckless ways. >> deejay, cue that music. not that music. >> which music you looking for? >> yes. ♪ don't go chasing waterfalls ♪ the rivers and the lakes that you used to ♪ >> i don't know the words. i just hum. now, the big headline from & b. >> the new york post is reporting chilly thomas revealed in a cheddar interview that they are working on bringing their story to broadway. >>e ve this and weove them.

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i swear to you that those who will harm you will die screaming. >> you will not hear me scream. >> i will. it is not a scream, only a life. >> she has built a cult following as a warrior in "game of thrones," but this morning emilia clarke is stunning fans with the new revelation about her real life health battle. >> clarke is opening up about suffering not one but two aneurisms. here is abc's linsey davis. >> i am the dragon's daughter. >> reporter: she plays on hbo's fantasy series, "game of thrones," a figure of strength. but now emilia clarke is revealing her own near death experience detailing to the new yorker not one but two aneurisms during her 20s, and the first symptom an agonizing headache at the gym.

>> i suddenly get this unbelievable pain that felt very much like an elastic band around my brain. excruciating. >> reporter: an artery had ruptured in her brain. while recovering from the first of two surgeries, the nurse asked her name and she couldn't remember. >> it was the scariest thing i ever experienced in my life. it was in that moment that i asked them to just let me die, literally. >> reporter: soon after that she describes being so woozy and weak that she sipped on morphine in between interviews. clarke is fortunate. of the 30 to 40,000 cases of ruptured aneurisms annually, half are fatal. it's estimated roughly 6 million unruptured cases may exist. doctors tell us the primary warning sign to look for is a severe headache, a headache unlike any you have had before. and it comes on suddenly. if you have any of those symptoms, go to an emergency room right away. linsey davis, abc news, new york.s y

bringing that story and the important take aways. again, if you are watching, a sudden severe headache is one of the main signs. as the actress, emilia clarke described, an elastic band around her brain. i cannot imagine. >> no, cannot imagine at all. glad she's okay. >> yeah, absolutely. of course there are just 23 days until the "game of thrones" final season. hbo just released the official poster for season 8. >> the poster returns to the basic with the classic shot of an iron throne, and if you look closely you will see the devilish eyes of a hungry dragon. >> dragon. >> april 14th. >> i have not seen the show. i need to see the show. >> my husband is so jazzed up, like the rest of the world. >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades 's "w

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