this is a this is a lesson in tailgating in england. a truck -- whoa, slammed in the back of a car on a highway in london. the vehicles stopped because of an accident ahead of them and the video is parted of the highway's stay safe, stay back. >> yeah, those guys were, like, looking at what is going on over there and that happened. i know down south, we are always nosey. driving down the road, mom. pay attention. >> pay attention and be careful. back here at home a man accused of murdering his wife made his first court appearance. >> he was caught in arizona near the mexican border and extradited back to his home state and now investigators are looking into the death ofis

first wife. here is our friend, diana macedo. >> reporter: the north carolina man accused of killing his wife, shackled and asking for an attorney. he is charged with first degree murder after his arrest in arizona, miles from the mexican border. his wife, a 38-year-old emergency room nurse and mother of two was reported missing on march 9th. three days later her body was discovered in the woods about 30 miles from their home. police say she was stabbed. a friend of diana says her husband was controlling and made her cut off their friendship, when he found out diana was planning to leave him. >> i was crying. she told me not to cry, that everything was going to be okay. >> reporter: now investigators have new questions about the death of his first wife, that died in 2006 after an accidental fall at home. police say they are considering exhuming her body. >> there are questionabl thing

i ule to get him to expand mr on to give us a clearer picture of what happened. >> reporter: he did not enter a plea and is being held without bail and is due back in court next month. you may want to send a sympathy card to the greeting card industry. >> walmart and cvs and other retailers are cutting back on how many greeting cards they stock. many people are using digital alternatives. we still buy $6 billion a year. >> retailers say they are using too much display space for too little sales. i get it. they will have rows and rows and rows of cards for anybody, for everybody and it's like, how can i find anything in here. >> i saw all the tabs and i thought they have something for everybody. if i don't send mom that mother's day card, i will hear from her so make sure they have enough for mother's day. >> you better make sure to get one. coming up, the 19-year-old

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♪ you are beautiful, no matter what they say ♪ ♪ words can bring you down >> a 19-year-old social media influencer is redefining what is beautiful and he's not letting any words get him down. >> no, he's not. his name is james charles and he is quickly becoming a household name among his young fans. here's abc's maggie ruly. >> reporter: this is a glimpse into the new megawatt stardom social media make-up artist, james charles. his fans, who he calls sisters -- >> hi, sister. >> i was going to wait how long it took before you called me sister. i was really excited. >> reporter: the 19-year-old swept up hoards of generation z make-up enthusiasts with his online tutorials.

>> use a fluffier brush to go over the edges. >> reporter: what do you think it is about you? >> i started doing makeup when i was 16 on youtube and instagram and i was working really hard. people like being around me and watching my contact because it's relatable and really fun and inspires people. >> reporter: clearly, charles brings something to the scene, being a young man in makeup. >> guys! >> reporter: he embraces his individualalty. he goes from fresh face teenager to glamazon. he considers his face a human canvas. he started in high school outside of albany, new york. giving basic makeup tips and creating elaborate eye shadow designs. months after entering the social media universe came a tidal wave of likes and followers and subscribers, reaching 15 million

on instagram and youtube. james' uniqueness that so many love also makes him the target of hate, something that is difficult for his mom and dad. >> i am grateful for all his fans that follow him and protect him and support him because it gives me strength to know that there's plenty of people out there that don't feel the way those selective few do. >> thanks, dad. >> are you guys excited to see james charles? no haters here. james and his parents along with 15 of his sisters joined us with a sweet meet and greet where james answers all the questions he wanted to know. dalia wanted to know how you deal with bullies out there. bullies online and in real life? >> for me i had thick skin and i got bullied a lot in high school. i personally, ignored it. i would try hard not to pay attention. and it's important to stand up for yo and i cla back and they were not expecting that. when i hit them, oh, the game

they are playing. >> reporter: where is polly? polly wants to know, do you have any other projects in the works? we know you just came out with your eye shadow palate? >> i am working on a lot of different things, including -- i can't tell you. everything in my videos i talked about, you never know what products i'll come out with. you know i never rest, i keep going, going, going. >> reporter: whatever is next for james charles, his sisters will be watching. for night line, i'm maggie ruely. >> he is an artist. >> sister maggie there, he is an artist. he's a beat artist, right? >> yes. >> beat for the gods. >> you were just reapplying yourself -- >> i was, i was getting a little shiny. >> you were saying, charles -- >> you were at my wedding. he's awesome. he says that now he doesn't really read his comments.

and that's good because internet trolls, nobody needs that. >> nobody likes twitter trolls, insomniacs. >> yeah, don't add us. don't add us. >> don't come for me, i don't want to hear it. >> unless i send for you. >> i'm taking the james charles approach. it. i'm taking the james charles approach. test. test. test.

♪ it's wednesday, and that means weird science. we're starting with mars. as you were saying in the break, we so badly want there to be life on mars, right? on the red planet. >> i wonder why? >> it's said to be barren. well, nasa's rover got pictures of martian mushrooms. it proves it is home to organic life forms. this is a controversial study by scientists. they have multiple pictures showing these mushrooms growing on mars. they are calling them martian mushrooms, 15 images.

also some algae. the claims are yet to be confirmed or refuted by nasa. it's possible there could be life out there. >> i wonder if those mushrooms can get you high? >> oh, my gosh. >> i'm just asking. >> maybe. maybe. hello. hello. >> can we get one of those good ones from mars? >> yeah, it will cost a lot, though. >> it sure will. paleontologist uncovered the largest t-rex fossil. this was discovered in canada. the giant t-rex, they nicknamed it scotty. it's the largest dinosaur fossil ever recovered. i didn't know we were still looking for these. >> yeah. >> i know as a kid, i was a fan of fossils being found and "indiana jones" and all these other fossils. apparently we're still looking. you believe in dinosaurs, don't you? >> i sure do. why would you not?

dinosaurs. next in "weird science" a sushi-making robot. can it come by my house? it's capable of making up to 200 sushi rolls an hour and 2400 rice balls, so they are intended to be used alongside human chefs in cafeterias and chain restaurants but they are able to roll them up with all different types of fish and vegetables. >> fried chicken? >> fried chicken tempura. my favorite. i am allergic to seafood and i want to participate. as long as we don't take away the jobs of the sushi makers. >> that's happy. >> can we work alongside these dogs here, and apparently a restaurant in bangkok have these corgi's running around the

restaurant. >> okay. >> they work six days per week while you have lunch. >> $11 an hou

" juss sllett off the this morning on "world news now," jussie smollett off the hook. >> charges have been dropped against the actor accused of faking a racist attack on himself, even as prosecutors insist he did it to advance his career. new backlash this morning. also this morning the scare involving one of the grounded boeing jets. one being flown to a storage facility was forced to make an emergency landing. plus, is boeing any closer to a fix? plus, how a man ended up all smiles after losing his wallet and how he tracked it down in one of the smelliest, nastiest and grossest places possible. why the pope was caught on camera doing this. vatican catholics trying to kiss his ring. cold and flu season, perhaps?

it's wednesday, march 27th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now."is wed. >> and you finally showed up to work for your own show? >> here i am. >> janai norman is back. >> so glad to be back. so glad to have kenneth back in the seat today. >> thank you, appreciate it. >> all week. >> i will be here for a little bit. >> yeah. >> i can honestly say after you were gone for two days, i really, really, really, did not miss you. >> lies. lies. lies. he was texting me the last two days nonstop. >> when are you coming back? hurry up, it's your show. get back here. >> look at you trying to front for the viewers. thank you for welcoming me back. thank you for joining us. we begin with the outrage being expressed at the stunning end of the legal case with actor jus jussie smollett. >> his attorney was on tv last night saying smollett should be able to move on with life, and chicago police officials are

furious they dropped all charges against smollett who was accused of a racist, anti-gay attack on himself. abc's alex perez is in chicago. >> reporter: prosecutors in chicago making that surprise deal with jussie smollett to drop charges, blind siding and angering chicago's mayor and top cop. >> i have been truthful and con since tent on every level since day one. i would not be my mother's son if i did what i was accused of. >> reporter: officials quickly blasting prosecutor's decision to make a deal with smollett. >> you all know where i stand on this. do i think justice was served? no. >> this is a whitewash of justice. at the end of the day it's mr. smollett that committed this false claim. >> reporter: under the deal, smollett did community service and will forfeit his $10,000 bond in exchange for no charges. even prosecutors said, they, too, believe he lied to police. >> you believe he lied in the police report?

>> yes, and this is not an exoneration. to say he was exonerated by us or anyone else is not true. >> reporter: chicago police officials say they had no idea this was coming. >> it shows they hide behind secrecy to broker a deal. >> reporter: it comes after smollett was indicted on 16 counts about allegedly lying on a hate crime attack. smollett, describing a homophobic and racist incident where two men beat him and left a noose around his neck. >> who [ bleep ] could make something like this up? >> reporter: police have insisted they have plenty of evidence to prove smollett lied including the testimony of two brothers who said he paid them with this $3,500 check. those men later seen buying supplies for the attack. >> mr. smollett is still saying he is innocent, still running down the chicago police department. how dare him? how dare him?

this is a person now who has been let off scott free with no sense of accountability. is there no decency in this man? >> reporter: smollett's legal troubles may not be over. the fbi is still investigating whether he mailed a threatening letter to himself. alex perez, abc news, chicago. >> this is just the latest stunning development in this case that had so many twists and turns when it first came out and it just leaves you scratching your head. >> one legal expert said it's bizarre, highly unusual. people are baffled right now, and people that believe smollett and those that don't believe him, they are all being critical of prosecutors and the chicago police department. so, the city does not look good, no matter which way you look at this. it's stunning. and the informat won't know, and sealed documents always lead you to more questions. >> i couldn't believe it when i saw it.

it leaves you wondering if he did it why is he not being charged, and why were they dropped? president trump celebrating the end of the russia investigation with republican lawmakers. >> the justice department prepares to turn over more of robert mueller's repord, they are shifting focus on capitol hill with the shifting fight over obamacare. abc's mary bruce has the details. >> reporter: as president trump arrived on capitol hill it was announced a version of robert mueller's report will be released in weeks and not months. >> mueller report was great. it could not have been better. it said no obstruction, no collusion. >> reporter: that's half true. the special counsel did not find collusion between the trump campaign and russia. he made no determination on obstruction of justice. writing, quote, while this report does not conclude the president committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him. attorney general, bill barr, said the evidence was enough to convince him to clear the president himself. >> the american people deserve to see the mueller report, not

the barr summary. >> reporter: house speaker, nancy pelosi telling democrats, let's just get the goods. the president's victory lap threatened as his administration picks a new fight over obamacare. >> the conversation has shifted already, in a day, to health care and the republicans know they're in trouble. >> reporter: in a dramatic reversal, the administration telling a federal appeals court they want the entire law struck down. if the courts agree, insurance for millions of americans could be in jeopardy. 13 million people got coverage under obamacare's medicaid expansion, more than 2 million young adults joined their parents plan. the 52 million people with pre-existing conditions were protected. a provision the president promised not to touch. >> i will always fight and always protect patients with pre-existing conditions. >> what is your message to y ic soon be known as the party of

health care. >> reporter: right now, there is no replacement plan standing by here on the hills. republicans are renewing their calls to repeal and replace obamacare and democrats feel it is a winning issue for them. mary bruce, abc news, capitol hill. >> thanks to mary in washington. as the president met privately with republicans, house speaker, nancy pelosi held a closed-door meeting with democrats urging them to be calm and focus on policy. when asked about impeachment, pelosi told reporters, quote, impeachment is not on the table until it is on the table. she said william barr was appointed to make sure the president is not above the law. one of the grounded boeing 737 max jet was forced to make an emergency landing. no passengers were aboard. it was headed to the california desert where other max's are being stored. it just took off when the crew reported an engine problem but it was not related to the

software issue that is seen on all 737 max jets that were taken out of service. meanwhile, there was a delay in faa certification of the new software that was expected today. boeing is still submitting additional documentation for the software fix by the end of the week. new england patriots owner, robert kraft is changing his defense strategy against the prostitution case. he wants his case to be tried by a jury, not a judge, as he previously sought. the 77-year-old billionaire also waived his arraignment, which means he will not make a court appearance in florida tomorrow. the nfl is moving to avoid another controversy like the one at the end of january's nfc championship game. you all remember that one. league owners overwhelmingly approved a rule change to allow past interference to be challenged by koshs and reviewed by officials. that includes noncalls. like the one that changed the outcome of the rams/saints game. turning to the weather, it's raining again in parts of california. a severe storm system is moving in off the pacific and will also impact oregon and as far west as

denver. there's a risk of flooding. in the plains and midwest, rivers are still running high. in hope county, missouri, between omaha and kansas city, the missouri river is already seven feet above flood stage. 70 miles up river in bellevue remains flooded and is expected to stay that way all week. we have some happier news out of atlanta. a prize-winning show dog is back with her handler. >> the terrier disappeared at one of the busiest airports three days ago. she was supposed to be put on a flight home to amsterdam. gale had been taken out of her cage to go through security. >> when she was put back in the door was not closed properly, she was spotted yesterday in a nearby field with heavy brush, recaptured using a baited trap. >> seeing her today was great. now that she's safe, it's very rewarding. >> the 22-month-old dog was heading home after competing in an event in louisville. klm, the dutch airline, is

thanking everyone who helped find the dog. she ran away and then got out? >> she got out, and apparently they used chicken or something to lure her. gale was hungry. >> fair enough. >> gale was hangry. catholics in italy found out firsthand the pope is not big on protocal, all the time. >> after mass, many of the faithful tried to kiss the pontiff's ring as a sign of respect. each time, you see it right there, he pulled his hand out of the way, creating more than a few awkward moments. >> a papal aide said later, sometimes he likes it and sometimes he does not. looks like he is pranking them. >> yeah, gotcha. that's really funny. they keep trying. >> why would they keep trying? >> yeah, he's like, nope. >> if the dude is like, don't kiss my ring, don't kiss the dude's ring. >> they are still going for it. that one went for the other hand. >> being violent with him, tugging his hand.

>> i'm going to kiss you, if it's the last thing i do. that is funny. >> that's good stuff. >> oh, that pope is fantastic. coming up, drunk shopping. see how much we americans are estimated to have spent online while drunk. it is a lot. a major move by major league baseball against the giants ceo after an altercation with his wife was caught on camera. that's ahead. you are watching "world news now." camera. that's ahead. you are watching "world news now." of a ceo and his wife was caught on camera. you are watching "world news now." camera. you are watching "world news now." ceo and his wife was caugh camera. you are watching "world news now." amera. you are watching "world news now."

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severa several days of heavy rain and strong winds were too much for a single lane bridge on new zealand's south island. it washed away. after 16 inches of rain fell in a short period. other roads are closed as well as some schools. major league baseball has suspended san francisco giant's president and ceo, larry baer because of a public altercation. the incident was captured on video. pam baer fell to the ground when her husband tried to grab her phone during an argument. larry baer has to stay away from the club through july 1st. turning to a scare at a hotel in daytona beach, florida.

>> a 3-year-old boy was under water in a hot tub two minutes. a clerk watching a surveillance video got help. here is abc's victor oquendo. >> reporter: you are watching video of what florida police are calling child neglect. twin 3-year-old boys running to a hot tub at a daytona beach shores resort sunday night, one of them going under. it's agonizing to watch. the adults on the other side of the hot tub later telling police, they didn't realize he was in the water. according to investigators their mother was nearby, supposed to be watching them, but she was drunk and high. she admitted to consuming marijuana, alcohol and oxycotin. it was not until an employee watching surveillance radioed a co-worker and pulls the boy out. the toddler had been under the water for more than two minutes and was not breathing. the staff member begins cpr. others raced to his side. >> we got him breathing, but barely. >> reporter: the boy begins breathing on his own. >> try to keep him warm, okay? don't move him around.

>> keep him warm. >> reporter: first responders arrived and rushed the boy to the hospital. police then arrest the mother. police tell us the boy is in stable condition and thankfully he's doing okay, and his mother has been charged with felony child neglect. victor oquendo, abc news, miami beach. >> so glad that little boy is okay. decorated military veteran in la mesa, california is marking a major milestone. >> he is 100 years old today and kicked off the celebration earlier this week with a big bash. he was a lieutenant colonel that served in world war ii and the korean war. he has nine children, the grandfather of 25 and great grandfather of 35. quite a legacy there. >> wow, yeah. 100 years olds. that is impressive. thank you for your service. how far would you go to track down your lost wallet. don't miss this. next on "world news now."

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our next story is truly worthy of oscar the grouch himself. >> imagine sifting through piles of garbage from new york city inside a waste transfer station looking for a lost wallet. that's what one man was forced to do. will ganss is here to sift through all of it for us, because this -- >> i will bring over the hand sanitizer after we are done with this story. good morning you two and good morning to all of you. one new york city man getting ready to fly to europe and realizing he doesn't have his wallet. thanks to technology, he was able to find it in another state in piles and piles of trash. >> i couldn't imagine how it was going to happen. i kept imagining, am i going to be standing in a landfill? am i going to be, you know -- these trucks hold 18 tons of garbage. >> reporter: a ton of stinky possibilities for a new york city man, accidentally tossing his wallet out with the trash. luckily for him, a tracking

device linked to an app on his phone, helping make a clean recovery. >> when they dumped the second pile, all of a sudden, my app said wallet is nearby. >> it started with his wife asking him to take out trash, while visiting friends. like any good husband, he did. the only problem, he took out more than the trash, not realizing it until the next day. >> friday afternoon i basically was about to head out and, i'm, like, where is my wallet? >> luckily he keeps a tile tracker in his wallet, tracing it back to his friends address. with that info, the sanitation department helping track it to a truck at a transfer facility in new jersey. once there, he teamed up with officials to parse through the 18 tons of garbage in the truck, waiting for his tile app to notify him when his wallet was close, which it wasted no time doing. >> this is the easiest one we have ever, found it in five

minutes. it was picked up toward the end of the day, that meant the bar ganlg at the end of the truck, so that made it easier. >> and he found more than just his missing wallet. >> i found the workers in the sanitation department are the most wonderful, caring, kind and sweet people. >> i talked to him before his flight to poland last night, he told me the reason he got the tile tracker in the first place is because six months ago, he was at the movie theater with his cousin and his wallet fell out and he was never able to find it. now that he has the app, he doesn't have to worry anymore. >> that thing is genius. >> yeah. >> but sifting through trash? >> yes, it's genius until you realize where it is. >> and new york city trash, no less. >> i know. >> all trash is nasty, i'm sure new york city was like -- there is nasty in the midwest. >> come on, you have walked down the street and smelled new york trash. >> yeah. >> well, that is a very cool story, will. thank you for enlightening us.

>> of course, yeah. coming up, how much americans have spent online while drunk. >> "the mix," that's next. ♪

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♪ it's time for "the mix" on this wednesday. we are starting with something you may know about, drunk online shopping. yep. americans do it a lot apparently. >> i'm not surprised. >> there was a survey of more than 2,000 people that consume alcohol about shopping patterns. get this. americans spent $48 billion shopping online in 2018 while they were drunk. >> with a b? >> $48 billion. approximately 85% of them purchased items on amazon because they have everything you need. >> you do it like one click. >> right. and the things you don't need, but want. >> drunk shopping made easy. >> i would like to see a list of

what people buy on amazon. >> i thought it was 48 billion because, can you shop for food? >> yeah. >> i am always shopping for food when i partake -- >> be careful out there spending all that cash. >> have you ever had any regrettable looks in your life? >> absolutely not. >> besides the ones i have seen on this show. >> sizzle. sizzle. >> there's a list out for the top ten regrettable looks. no, you always look great, you do. stunning. these are the biggest regrets, shoulder pads, 29%, and dyeing your hair, a perm, baggy clothing, remember the baggy clothing? >> yeah. >> hair gel -- >> yeah, late '90s. boy band. >> the list goes on there. >> gosh. >> i have never had any regrettable looks. >> i don't believe that for a second. >> whoa! >> oh, my gosh. how cute. how cute. >> those -- >> that is adorable. >> fresh prince. who else had the flat tops back

in the day? that's why -- that was the style. >> yeah. looks like it. >> had that all the way up until middle school. >> you have to regret that one. >> go to my instagram page and you will see it. people were joking about this last week with my throwback and i had the casual news man going. >> casual news man. >> it said trust me. i'm also serious. you can trust me. >> was that captain morgan? >> by the way, when i had that hair, i had it up until middle school. when i finally shaved it, my mom was like, thank god. i said why didn't you tell me? because you liked it. i kept it for years. >> that is sweet of your mom. >> did we see will ganss? will, did you have a regrettable -- whoa. >> oh, yeah. >> american eagle. >> he doesn't regret that at all. >> and then, like -- >> look at the hair. >> i know. you can imagine my dating life in junior high was -- >> your hair has always been great. >> amazing.

>> you have nothing to regret, but you, on the other hand. >> that hair was stylish. >> stay with us.

this morning on "world news now." an emergency landing involving one of the new boeing's 737 max jets being flown to storage. the jets have been involved in two deadly crashes. we have new details on how close boeing could be to a fix. also this morning, the lopsided vote in the senate over the bill known as the green new deal. why one senator brought visual aids to make his case, and even a picture of aquaman. new this half hour, the drastic measure in one county over the measles. >> officials are saying anybody under 18 years old, who has not been vaccinated to stay away from public areas. >> if you are feeling blue this morning, you are in good company. blues clues is set to make a big return. we have paws all over the

details later in "the skinny." it's wednesday, march 27th. announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." we don't know any "blues clues" to tell us janai is back. >> nope, i'm just here. >> i love "blue's clues." >> i did like that growing up. >> growing up? >> i did. oh, you still love it now? >> watching it with the god children. >> oh, that's precious. >> you said growing up. the show's not that -- >> it is. it came out when i was in kindergarten. we will get to the "blues clues" news coming up in a little bit. we begin with the latest problem for boeing 737 max jet. >> the southwest airlines flight had to turn back shortly after takeoff because of an engine problem. nobody was injured during the emergency landing. >> no passengers were aboard the jet. it was on its way to be stored at an airport in southern california. abc's david kerley has the details. >> reporter: that alarming

headline that it was this southwest boeing 737 max, hit by an emergency at take off. >> 701, we just lost our right engine. need to declare emergency. >> reporter: the jet, with no passengers on board, quickly circling back to orlando airport, in the air for 19 minutes, landing safely. why was it flying? the pilots planned to fly here, the southern california high desert where southwest is storing its maxs. united storing in houston. the entire fleet around the world, still grounded. boeing hopes the software fix will get the jets back in the air and get the update for the anti-stall system. the system implicated in the first crash in the lion air jet and suspected in the crash in ethiopia. ethiopia saying its preliminary report confirming or pointing to another cause is coming later this week. while it's believed a bad sensor and pilot error caused the first crash, boeing says the software update will make the safety system harder to trigger and easier to recover from.

sources told abc news the software update would be documented. certification could be pushed until early next week. david kerley, abc news, denver international airport. actor jussie smollett says he wants nothing more than to go back to work now that the charges he was facing have been dismissed. smollett has been cleared of charges in connection to an attack police say he staged himself. all the records in the case have been sealed by a judge in chicago. abc's alex perez is there. >> reporter: stunning developments here out of the cook county courthouse, an unexpected announcement from the prosecutor's office, dropping the charges against "empire" actor, jussie smollett. the actor was charged with 16 felony counts for allegations he lied to police and staged an attack, a hate crime, against himself. smollett leaving the emergency hearing where the decision was

announced those charges were being dropped, he spoke to the media and told everyone he was telling the truth throughout this entire ordeal and thanked his supporters, but a short time after that the prosecutor's office explained a little more about what happened. they say they reached an agreement with smollett. he did community service and agreed to forfeit $10,000 cash that the county has in exchange for dropping those charges. the prosecutor's office says in a case like this when they are dealing with an individual like smollett who does not have a criminal past it's not unusual for them to drop the charges. the police superintendent, eddie johnson, who had strong words for smollett after the charges were announced, continued with those strong words saying that

smollett and prosecutors are hiding behind a deal after his detectives worked hard to get to the bottom of this case. as for smollett, his legal troubles may not be entirely over. the fbi is still investigating whether he mailed a threatening letter to himself. alex perez, abc news, chicago. >> and as alex mentioned, the strong words from chicago's top cop. the city's mayor, rahm emanuel called the deal, which cleared smollett a whitewash of justice. he criticized smollett for continuing to claim his innocence. >> here's my basic anger. there is no sense from this person who now, the state's attorney says, committed the actual crime or the hoax. there's no sense of contrite. no sense of remorse. >> late last night the attorney for the two brothers were paid by smollett to stage the attack spoke out. she said the brothers were fully prepared to testify in any

criminal proceeding in the jussie smollett case, which is apparently not going to happen now. the bump stock ban that took affect yesterday survived one challenge from gun rights groups while another is pending. chief justice roberts declined to hear an appeal to stop the trump administration from outlawing the devices from firing like machine guns. they were used by the las vegas shooter to kill 58 people. the devices are now being destroyed since anybody who owns or sells them could face up to ten years in prison. the maker of oxycontin and the family behind them will pay $270 million to settle claims they helped create the opioid crisis. the oklahoma case is among 2,000 faced by pharma and the family. the money will create a national addiction and treatment center as part of the settlement. purdue denied any wrong doing. former vice president biden has apologized, once again, for the treatment anita hill received while testifying against then supreme court

nominee, clarence thomas. >> in 1991, hill accused thomas of sexual harassment. he expressed regrets during an event in new york last night, slam whag he called a white man's culture of that committee. >> there were a bunch of white guys. when anita hill came to testify she faced a committee that didn't fully understand what the hell it was all about. to this day i regret i couldn't come up with a way to get her the kind of hearing she deserved. >> biden's role in the hearing is among the many political challenges he faces as he considers a 2020 run for president. he would be one of a handful of white men in a field that includes a number of women and minorities. the green new deal is dead in the water after the senate voted down the radical environmental proposal, 57-0. 43 democrats voted in a form of protest. new york congresswoman,

alexandria ocasio-cortez blasted the vote as a disgrace saying republicans brought it to a vote without holding hearings and knew it would fail. >> one unusual display during the green deal debate left some senators scratching their heads. republican senator mike lee took the floor with the help of a few visual aids to lamblast the plan. take a look here. >> i rise today to consider the green new deal with the seriousness it deserves. this is, of course, a picture of former president, ronald reagan, naturally firing a machine gun while riding on the back of a dinosaur. in a future without air travel, how are we supposed to get around the vast expanses of, say, alaska, during the winter. tong tongs, mr. president. this is a picture of aquaman.un is probably hawaii's best bet.

>> the utah senator argued the solution to climate change is to fall in love, get married and have some kids. >> he argues solving climate change involves increasing the population, more people to tackle the problem. ocasio-cortez fired back on twitter saying if this guy can be a senator, you can do anything. >> we have seen crazy visual aids on the senate floor before, and this one here of the late former president reagan there, that's pretty patriotic, you have the flag and a jurassic park style -- you have a machine gun. >> it's fascinating because scientists have weighed in. they have said what they said. >> yes. and they have strong visual aids themselves. coming up, the healthiest communities in america. did yours make the cut? later in "the skinny," the big headline about cult classic, "the princess bride." the story may soon be coming to broadway. and how john legend just

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it looked like the wild, wild west west of boston. surveillance video from the crown plaza hotel shows a man slamming into the automatic sliding doors before frantically running off. another man sticks his gun out of the small opening and fires at him. he missed. all the hotel guests and staff were evacuated in the middle of the night to a nearby mall, and no arrests have been reported. >> wow. health officials in a county outside new york city declared a state of emergency over measles. >> they are now taking the unusual move of banning from public places anyone under 18 years old that has not been vaccinated. here is abc's gio benitez. >> reporter: a state of emergency following 153 cases of measles here in the past six months, most in unvaccinated people. the nation's worst and longest outbreak in decades. >> the focus of the effort is on the parents of these children. we are urging them once again now with the authority of law to

get your children vaccinated. >> the county announcing anybody under 18 who is not vaccinated will be barred from all public places like schools, malls, places of worship and grocery stores and the number of cases are growing around the country, more than 300 across 15 states. michigan just announcing 22 cases in the detroit area. >> they are taking this so seriously here. officials are calling for signs to be posted notifying the public, the ban begins at midnight and lasts 30 days or until those unvaccinated minors get their mmr shots. gio benitez, abc news, rockland county, new york. >> incredible the discussions we're having over measles and vaccinations that is happening right now. korean airlines is apologizing to a georgia family after a teen was removed from a flight and stranded in asia. >> the 16-year-old and his brother were headed from atlanta to a school in the philippines. they were told peanuts would be

served and to leave or deal with it and the boys were removed. korean airlines is saying it's reviewing its practices. grab your popcorn without butter. the list of healthiest places to live it out. >> what is popcorn without butter? for the top five, we start in broomfield county, colorado. fourth and third are outside the nation's capital, louden county, virginia and nearby falls church. >> the second is new mexico in los alamos county. for the healthiest place to live, it's back to the rockies, south of denver in douglas county, colorado. >> seven colorado communities ranked in the top 20. they get all that sunlight so of course they are going to be out there exercising and going to trader joe's. >> they are getting good air in colorado even though yesterday we had a story about too many marijuana gummies and people going to the e.r. for that. >> oh, lord.

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♪ come on in ♪ what did you say you see a clue ♪ time for "the skinny" starting with the big headline about "blue's clues." >> after going off the year 13 years ago, nickelodeon announced it's rebooting the popular children's series. the reboot called "blues clues and you" will have blue herself reviving the role of the loving pooch. steve, the original host, had a hand in finding blue's new bff. >> that's the steve i grew up with. he's a 30-year-old actor, a broadway actor. steve told "people" magazine, quote, he can fill my shoes and the rugby shirt. >> the "blues clues" will

premier in november. >> can we see blue one more time? >> where's blue? >> blue, one more time? >> is there mail? >> get over here, dog. >> is there mail? go ahead. >> here's the mail, it never s, your tail, when it comes i want to wail, mail. i really did used to like that show. next to a milestone by former first lady, michelle obama. >> mrs. obama's best selling memoir "becoming" sold nearly 10 million copies. >> the publisher says it could become the most successful memoir in history. >> wow. >> it means she really raised the bar for her husband. >> former president obama set to release his much anticipated presidential memoir later this year. that's something to watch out for. >> she will definitely beat him. >> i think so, too. she's so personable. next, speaking of raising the bar, the daddy to end all daddy sharks. >> ten-time grammy winner john

legend blew the internet away with his own rendition of baby shark and his 2-year-old daughter, luna. ♪ daddy shark, doo, doo daddy shark, doo, doo, doo -- >> he has sharks on his shirt. >> very cool. the viral could officially hit the billboard top 100 in january. >> i thought he was going to sing it all soul. >> i did, too. i thought he was going to do -- ♪ baby shark ♪ baby shark >> take the microphone. that's enough. that's enough. next, a few things that apparently shocked justin timberlake except for perhaps using his name as a safe word. >> as a safe word. one super fan posted a video in an interaction between herself and the pop star which her husband was holding up a sign reading, my wife's safe word is justin timberlake with arrows

pointing towards her. >> the pop star's reaction was priceless. >> i have to clarify this. you just yell out my name and he has to stop? >> the husband is smart, because if you are yelling out justin timberlake's name, we're stopping. we're not doing anything else if you are thinking about jt. >> that's hilarious. now to another princess heading to broadway. >> our parent company, disney's "princess bride" just took another step towards the stage, disney theatrical production assembled a new creative team including composer, lyricist and two writers. >> it's silent on any other details including when and where and who else might be involved in this adaptation of the movie. >> that will be very exciting to look forward to. >> yes. >> yep. more "skinny" is next. stay with us. >> fun.

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♪ mariah carey rang in her 49th birthday last night at a fashionable manhattan restaurant following a sold out show at radio city music hall. meantime, music legend, diana ross rang in her 75th birthday yesterday at a concert as celebrity tributes pouring in yesterday on social media. inspired by vintage photo of ross wearing an i'm gonna win t-shirt, many snapped pictures with that t-shirt. her daughter, of blackish and look, our own robin roberts there.

>> i wish when i was seeing all of those that i had one. >> go run out and buy -- >> i am going to grab a white t-shirt and write it on. look, i have mine too. >> ghetto style. next to a brand-new meme going viral. >> it features meghan mccain, and our own will ganss is here to tell us about it. >> the way that sentence was written, it doesn't feature meghan mccain and me. i am just here to tell you about it. i'm going to do that right now. if you have been online at all this week, you know about the clap back heard around the twitter verse, a contributor for the federalist tweeting her negative opinions about some of the hosts of "the view," and there's a problem with that, though. she has a pretty personal connection to one of those hosts. yeah, meghan mccain. tweeting a very simple response, you were at my wedding, denise. which obviously instantly became the clap back meme of the year, one person sharing this photo.

oh, there was -- we'll post it to our twitter. i will retweet it, i promise, with the caption, you were at my wedding, denise. another person posting this tweet, one big collective you were at my wedding denise, for everyone who thinks gif is pronounced with a soft "g." >> wait, but it is -- >> it would be jif. >> when the waiter is like, was the pepsi okay, you respond, you were at my wedding denise. yeah. >> i think that is hilarious. she really went after them, then meghan mccain's response is epic. when it comes to "the view," those women giving their opinions, some really strong opinions, and those women are bright, beautiful and smart and that tweet was ugly, to be honest. >> right. so now anytime you are having a situation, you were at my wedding, denise. tt'whm gointoay whenenne ibeing shady, you were at my wedding, kenneth.

>> and i talk about it a lot. dot, dot, dot. >> yeah, we will use that one.

making news in america this morning, stunning reversal. prosecutors drop all charges against actor jussie smollett accused of staging a hate crime for publicity. this morning the growing backlash. new details on the secrecy surrounding the case and what's next. the new battle over obamacare. health insurance for millions of americans now in jeopardy as the trump administration looks to strike down the law. the new way democrats are threatening to fight back. measles emergency. health officials take drastic new measures to stop the spread of the contagious disease now banning unvaccinated children from all public places. the growing concern and the new outbreaks we're tracking. plus, the mother who says