check out this video from thailand. a driver smashed through a checkpoint station. luckily that post was empty. my goodness. the driver's okay. police believe he fell asleep at the wheel either due to fatigue or because he'd been drinking. the great white shark that was tracked off the coast near new york city is apparently on the move. >> scientists tracking the shark say it's now north of martha's vineyard but not before it set off quite a frenzy. here is gio benitez. >> reporter: fascination growing

with this great white shark named cavit, its tracker locating it lurking very close to shore in new york-area waters just as thousands are set to head for the beaches for memorial day weekend. >> have common sense. don't swim in the food chanin. go to an area that is quieter. >> reporter: interest so high the website that tracks it crashed several. it was the most popular google search at one point, the spike fueled by recent shark attacks in the northeast. on fire island two children were bitten last summer but survived. >> whoa! >> reporter: there was this scare in cape cod when this great white lunged at a scientist. >> did you see that? >> reporter: a tragedy also striking cape cod, a 26-year-old man died last september, the first shark attack fatality there in 82 years. >> sprinted back up the beach, screaming like a lunatic, call 911, there's been a shark attack. >> reporter: scientists say warmer waters and more fish to feed on account for the increase in shark populations along the coast. cabot is nearly 10 feet long and weighs over 500 pounds.

researchers say he's still growing. we mentioned that tracking website has been crashg. it seems to be up and running, at least for now. i pulled it up on my phone. no doubt a lot of people are going to be checking this website this memorial day weekend. gio benitez, abc news, just off the coast of long island. >> thanks to gio there on a boat. >> on a boat. >> on a boat. we were going to take a look at the website to see where exactly cabot is. and there he is. >> summering off the coast of the cape. where do you summer, cabot? in the cape. >> where in the world is cabot? >> we're going to call him cape cabot. interesting enough, named after the cheese. coming up, a new parent alert about your child's brain on "fortnite."

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♪ i got pac man fever pac man fever ♪ ♪ i got pac man fever pac man fever ♪ ♪ it's driving me crazy driving me crazy ♪ ♪ i got pac man fever i was never good at pac man, i always got eaten up. >> me too. >> parents have come quite a long way since dealing with pac man fever in 1981. >> today's more sophisticated video games are triggering fresh worries and the one game that seems to be causing the most concern is "fortnite." here's abc's becky worley. >> reporter: 10-year-old cash loves "fortnite." he plays every day. his mom says sometimes as much as five hours on weekend days. he doesn't want to go on play

dates because he'd rather play "fortnite" with friends online and the game is the first thing he thinks about in the morning. >> he would definitely choose to do "fortnite" over most things. >> is there anything you'd rather do than play "fortnite"? >> that's a good question. um -- no. >> reporter: he says sometimes he plays so long that -- >> you know, just like lightheaded and you can't get enough "fortnite" but it hurts inside. >> reporter: "fortnite" has 250 million players. while the company doesn't report hours played daily, parents are at wits' end. >> how much money do you think cash has spent in-game? >> thousands. i no longer pay him allowance in dollars, i pay him allowance in v-bucks. >> you're completing challenges. at the end of those various challenges you level up. you earn rewards. cosmetic items that you can show off. >> reporter: to see what

actually happens in cash's brain when he's playing "fortnite," we head to the marcus institute of integrative medicine at jefferson health. neuroscientist andrew newberg -- >> we're going to put a little helmet kind of on you. >> reporter: how does cash's brain respond to three things? random visuals with color and motion. a similarly violent video game from a few years back. and then to "fortnite." >> hopefully we'll get a good picture of how these games affect the brain and also how there's a difference between the two different games. >> reporter: cash will do this exercise, but as a comparison his schoomate 12-year-old amado will go through the same process. one big difference, amado doesn't play "fortnite." >> it's one of those games where you kill each other, and i just -- i'm not interested in the game. >> reporter: he prefers racecar

games and reading about sports. amado watches video of the birds and the older game, then "fortnite." >> you liked the birds better, okay, sounds good. >> reporter: now it's cash's turn. not much activity in his brain with birds and the older game. but "fortnite"? dr. newberg says it was a very different story than his schoolmate. what lit up? >> so the area that really hit up is a dopamine area of the brain. >> reporter: you can see cash's brain on the left, amado's on the right. watching "fortni," dr. newberg says cash's brain had much greater activision in the interior singulate, in part involved in dopamine release, in some people can be associated with addiction. >> these are areas very involved in our reward system of the brain. >> reporter: dr. newberg says gaming addiction is a real disorder, but gaming has also been proven to improve visual and spatial awareness.

while the reward centers of cash's brain are lit up, none of this is predictive of addictive behaviors. >> just because we see a dopamine area lighting up in the gamer that we saw today that doesn't inherently mean that the person has an addiction. what it means is that it's affecting the areas of the brain that are involved in that. we ultimately have to find out how they're doing as a person. >> reporter: cash by all accounts is doing well in school and in other areas of his life. but for his mom, even this rough association is scary. >> how does that make you want to alter or adjust cash's playing? because what i witnessed is an incredibly patient, polite, functional kid who is obsessed with "fortnite." >> it's a big deal. i think everything in moderation. and i don't know what moderation is with "fortnite." >> abc news reached out to the makers of "fortnite" but they declined to comment. mom just touched on a point there. and we know that from this study and what she has gone through with her son that she's now put

time limits on cash there. 30 minutes of gaming on school days, no more than three hours each weekend. >> i hope that that makes a big change. i guess for any parent dealing with this, you would hope they find some way to get those kids off the game.

♪ it's time for "weird science." so self-driving vehicles are making their way into new terrain, so to speak. usps, the postal service, is trying out self-driving trucks. they'll be doing five round trips between dallas and phoenix. and it's over two weeks and they basically want to see if the technology might improve delivery times and costs and help with a driver shortage. when i first heard about this story i was like, who's going to be delivering mail? it's really just to ship the mail. >> just to ship it from one point to the other. >> it's not going to be delivering it. >> one city to the other, one state to the next. >> exactly.

they'll have a safety driver behind the wheel just to make sure nothing goes crazy and an engineer in the passenger seat also to make sure nothing goes crazy. >> wait -- >> if you live between dallas and phoenix -- >> that sounds like a lot of people in the truck. >> a whole bunch of people. >> until they can get it right. >> then maybe there will be no drivers. >> hm. >> i don't like the idea of self-driving cars. people-driving cars is scary enough. >> exactly. you add this whole, no one's behind the wheel. yeah. speaking of life being easier. maybe, possibly. how about this, a study found that life was easier when humans hunted for food. >> oh. >> instead of agriculturally going through digging up the dirt, getting some veggies. >> yeah? >> meat. you want the meat sweats. apparently that's better for you because switching from hunting to farming made life more difficult and forced people to

work longer hours, according to a cambridge university study. >> what are these pictures? >> so they studied this modern-day tribe scattered around -- tribes scattered around remote regions of the philippines. >> so that makes sense. >> they found hunter-gatherers spent 20 hours a week getting food, whereas those who recently had taken up farming took 30 hours to get the same quantity. how many hours just to get to the grocery store and hunt for my meat and veggies there? >> you scavenge for the food. >> how is it easier when you're going to possibly get gout from that meat eating? >> you're going to get gout. meat eating and egg eating -- do you consider eggs meat? >> yes. >> me myself as someone who does not eat meat but does eat eggs i don't consider it meat. >> a light vegetarian. >> a robot makes the perfect omelette. how about that. what makes a perfect omelette? i'm not quite so sure. but this robot does it -- plus a flock of ducks.

>> can't wait to see these guys "flocking" around. whoa!

this morning on "world news no" this morning on "world news now," new devastation in the plains and midwest. >> floodwaters have inundated communities, forcing numerous high-water rescues as the powerful system unleashes new tornados and even closes a major airport. see where it's headed next. the president and nancy pelosi face-to-face as more democrats call for impeachment. also on the hill, see why the housing secretary is sending cookies to one congresswoman. plus the encounter near alaska. american stealth fighters intercepting six russian jets. hear what the russians are saying. and the wild police chase. a suspect trying to get away in an rv. part of it broken off. see how this ends. on this wednesday, may 22nd.

good wednesday morning. thank you for joining us now halfway through the week. we begin this morning with a dangerous storm system that has produced dozens of tornados for two consecutive days. >> the line of strong storms is now moving through missouri and illinois and heading into states south of the great lakes. >> all operations were stopped for a while at st. louis airport after a funnel cloud was spotted to the north. two people have died in missouri, which is under a state of emergency. >> oklahoma's governor has activated emergency operations because of widespread flooding. this caused at least one death in oklahoma. abc's marci gonzalez has more from dallas. >> reporter: floodwater as deep as 5 feet in some parts of oklahoma stranding vehicles and trapping families in their homes. rescue teams using high-water vehicles pulling parents and children to safety. >> keep going, you're almost out! >> reporter: in tulsa this man pinned by a fallen tree, rescuers rushing to save him.

the storm system spawning more than 20 reported tornados across several states. these homes in mangum, oklahoma taking a direct hit. >> we could feel it sucking stuff out. >> reporter: storms flipping campers and mangling the grand stand at the speedway in wheatland, missouri. in dale, oklahoma, this couple asleep when storms hit. >> we felt like we were in the air. because it was so windy. i thought we were up in the air. >> reporter: the home they just moved into a day earlier destroyed. >> we got nowhere else to go now. put all our money into this house. now we're here. we got to figure it out. >> reporter: now that severe weather threat is moving east, leaving at least ten states under flood alerts. marci gonzales, abc news, dallas. more tornados and flooding are likely today. >> accuweather's paul williams has that forecast. >> good morning janai, kenneth.

another push of steamy air will kick off isolated storms near the dallas area into arkansas, louisiana, mississippi, the mid south in general. watching out for rounds of heavy rain from sioux falls to lincoln, kansas city, wichita, down towards oklahoma city. and this rain's going to cover north dakota, south dakota, and there's going to be snow on the back side. yeah, snow. 1 to 2 feet of snow. 7,000 feet and above from casper all the way down to denver. >> say it ain't snow. our thanks to paul. house speaker nancy pelosi is meeting with congressional democrats today to tamp down growing calls for impeachment as lawmakers continue to investigate president trump. the house judiciary committee issued subpoenas for documents and testimony from former white house communications director hope hicks and another panel aide. vowing to hold white house counsel don mcgahn in contempt. mcgahn defied a subpoena at the president's direction, refusing to testify at a scheduled hearing. housing secretary ben carson in the headlines for trying to make light of a bizarre exchange

at a congressional hearing where he appeared to be stumped by a standard real estate abbreviation. carson said he's sending freshman congresswoman katie porter a package of oreos after he appeared to confuse the oreo with the acronym of reo, real estate properties. >> i'd also like you to get back to me if you don't mind to explain the disparity in reo rates. do you know what reo is? >> oreo? >> not an oreo. reo. >> real estate? >> carson is also facing criticism for his response to another congresswoman over public housing. new york democrat nadya velasquez described carson's budget as, quote, shameful and immoral saying it didn't include enough money to address the nation's housing crisis. carson told her, we have to use our brains and think logically rather than just emotionally.

the tension between the u.s. and russia now extends to an incident in the sky off the coast of alaska. american fighter jets intercepted russian war planes. as martha raddatz reports, both sides agree this happened in international air space. >> reporter: it is the first time russian aircraft have come near alaska since january. four russian bombers and two fighter planes intercepted by american war planes. usf 22s intercepting the russian aircraft in two separate encounters. the russian aircraft never leaving international air space. >> they're very gradual rendezvous where the intercepting airplanes come alongside the russian bombers or russian fighters and slowly escort them out of u.s. air space. >> reporter: u.s. war planes do the same kind of surveillance off russia's coast or its border. we were part of a 10-ship fighter exercise along the border with estonia. but the russian response, this

one over the black sea, can be far more provocative and dangerous. sometimes within feet of u.s. aircraft. in a tweet, the russians acknowledged they were escorted by u.s. fighters but making a point of saying they were in neutral air space during their 12-hour flight and making the point that these aircraft can carry strategic weapons. martha raddatz, abc news, washington. there are two more guilty pleas in the college admissions cheating scandal. one man who admitted his role in the scam yesterday is the co-chair of a prominent law firm. the other owns vineyards on the west coast. both admitted to paying big money to help get their daughters into schools. they will be sentenced in october and could spend up to 15 months in prison. they are among 14 parents, including actress felicity huffman, who have pleaded guilty in the scandal. huffman will be sentenced in september. former "bachelor" star chris soules is waiting to find out if he'll go to prison in connection with a fatal accident two years

ago. his sentencing was delayed. he's pleaded guilty for improperly leaving the scene of an accident and agreed to pay a settlement of $2.5 million. lyft is adding a panic button feature for riders. it is part of its app for customers. the company is also enlarging vehicle license plate information on the screen. this all comes after a university of south carolina student was killed by a man allegedly posing as her uber driver. the saying goes, those who don't learn history are doomed to repeat it, which may explain the reboot of new coke. >> people are still drinking it. so the drink designed to replace the original coke failed spectacularly in 1985 as we reported on "world news tonight." >> very disappointed. i think we've lost the american tradition. >> flat. it doesn't have the zazz that

you need when you want a coke. >> that was reaction in 1985. new coke was sweeter, like pepsi, but consumers hated it. >> now new coke comes back tomorrow for a limited run. it's in connection with season 3 of the netflix series "stranger things." the show's characters are traveling back to the summer of 1985. >> when we reported the new coke, we, rit -- how old were you in 1985? like 34? >> still old enough to be your daddy. >> whatever. we're on television. >> new coke lasted 79 days. people did not like it. >> i'll tell you what people don't like. >> jack, did you like it? >> i don't recall. i don't recall it, to be honest. but i was early in my teenage years. >> right. >> but i'll be more than happy to do a taste test on air. >> we'll be setting it up.

>> people are like -- >> just as an idea for the producers who are listening. >> yes. >> throwing it out there. >> let's bring back crystal pepsi. >> crystal pepsi? what other things have they tried, different kinds of drinks? >> people are running to try that. >> folks like what they're used to, i don't blame them. >> those who know crystal pepsi know why you were running after drinking it. >> all right, time for the tease. coming up, the terrifying experience for two young children left alone in the wilderness overnight. plus the frightening scene that played out in front of one family's home in florida. see what caused this incredible damage to their truck. first the crazy chase that looked like a scene from a movie. we'll show you how it all ended. ow you how it all ended. i'm alex trebek, here to tell you about the colonial penn program. if you're age 50 to 85, and looking to buy life insurance on a fixed budget, remember the three p's. what are the three p's? the three p's of life insurance on a fixed budget

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this was an this was an unusual and dangerous high-speed pursuit in southern california's san fernando valley. police tried to pull over this rv for a traffic offense. the driver took off at speeds up to 60 miles per hour. the rv smashed into a palm tree and several vehicles. but it kept going.

look! despite that significant damage to the front passenger seat, my goodness, until one final crash injuring the driver of that other car. the driver of the rv then ran on foot. one of her dogs following her. police eventually took her into custody there. >> when you want to go camping, you want to go camping. >> wild scene. a family is back together after a frightening experience in the canadian wilderness. a brother and sister ages 6 and 7 were hiking with their father in british columbia. >> all three fell down a steep hillside. the man left the children in the wild overnight while he went to get help. rescuers arrived to bring the kids to safety in the morning. everyone thankfully is all right. here at home a family in the sunshine state is recovering from a late-night scare. >> it was a disturbance right outside their home, and will is here to show us what they discovered, or rather who, will. >> yeah, a newly released 911 call reveals the moment a florida mom at home with her two kids woke up to the sounds of

someone in her car outside. but bear with us, this isn't your typical smash and grab. >> somebody is outside in the car, right outside of our bedroom window, blaring on the horn. >> reporter: a florida mom jolting awake in the middle of the night to the sounds of someone in her car outside. >> they're opening and closing doors. can the deputy hurry up? >> they're coming to you, lights and sirens. >> reporter: lights and sirens on the ground and overhead -- >> do you hear the helicopter? i have the helicopter in the area as well. >> reporter: the family's white ford explorer totally ransacked and the culprit still at the scene of the crime. >> it looks like it's a family of bears that decided to open your car. >> no [ bleep ] way. >> reporter: yes way. despite the officers' request that the barbarians surrender with their paws up, the furry family making a quick getaway, until the next day when they returned to the scene of the crime and tried the family's other car. luckily the doors were locked this go-around. thankfully nobody was hurt. but you already know filing that insurance claim is going to be "unbearable."

>> ha, that was great timing. >> will, watch out, there's a bear behind you! >> there's a bear behind you! >>'m waiting for the super imposed bear to snatch him up and eat him. >> thanks, will, we appreciate that one. we keep getting these bear stories now that they're waking up and they're hungry and they want food. they're going to find it in your car. >> shout-out to our graphics department for that bear that popped up behind will there. can we get it again? can we see it one more time? >> it's not on demand, is it? >> yes, it is. wait for it, wait for it. okay. >> "bear" with us. >> ha! >> what is happening around here? >> i love it, i love it. coming up in our next half hour, the 17-year-old who's making us all feel like slackers. >> he just graduated from high school, and he's only days away from earning his bachelor's degree from harvard. hear how he did and what he's doing next. but first the star-studded live reboot of two legendary sitcoms, will "all in the

family" and "the jeffersons" resonate with a brand-new generation of viewers? i bet so, that comedy lasts forever.

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♪ we're moving on up to the east side ♪ ♪ to a deluxe apartment in the sky ♪ moving on up. we are gearing up for a very special primetime special tonight right here on abc. >> it's special and it's a live reboot of two of america's most beloved sitcoms," the jeffersons" and "all in the family." here's dan harris. >> oh, archie. >> i love "all in the family." i love "the jeffersons." these are shows i watched over and over again as a kid. i love the shows in their original form. so we thought, why not do it the way that they've been doing these live musicals? >> i'm norman lear. >> reporter: in a special abc event, norman lear's two ground-breaking comedy series, "all in the family" and "the jeffersons" will be brought to life wednesday night in front of a live audience.

>> woody harrelson and marisa tomei. wanda sykes, kerry washington, anthony anderson, ike barinholtz, ellie kemper. >> "all in the family" premiered in january of 1971. >> i suppose you're going to tell me the black man has had the same opportunity in this country as you? >> more, he's had more. i didn't have no million people marching and protesting to get me my job. >> no, his uncle got it for him. >> it was the biggest television show in america. you're talking about an audience of 60 million people every time they do a show. >> we're at the plaque on the norman lear building. >> reporter: we recently caught up with the legendary creator behind both iconic series. >> the only thing i knew to write about was what i saw around me.

there's nothing that we did in "all in the family" or "the jeffersons" or any other show that wasn't going on. >> norman lear, when you look back at it, was a genius. a genius. because who would think to put this bigot on television and surround him with all of these characters who represent so much in our country. edith, the down-trodden wife. >> you know what i think? >> what, ma? >> i think we ought to eat. >> gloria, the feminist daughter. >> daddy! do you have to treat ma like she was a slave? >> i treat her like a housewife. >> case closed. >> married to a very liberal guy who was forcing his father-in-law to confront his racism. >> black people have arrived, they're here. >> i ain't letting them in! >> archie bunker was afraid of tomorrow. was afraid of progress. ♪ we're moving on up to the east side ♪ >> the theme song for "the

jeffersons" tells it all. moving on up. >> that song is inspirational and it's aspirational, it's celebratory. >> "the jeffersons" represented a middle class, upper middle class, upwardly mobile, they were living the american dream. >> you live in this apartment, right? you got an apartment in this building too? >> yes, that's right. >> how come we overcame and nobody told me? >> reporter: the 90-minute primetime special hosted by kimmel and lear will be the first of its kind, and the pressure is on. >> i think these are great shows. and i want to make sure a younger generation knows them and understands why they are important. >> i think there is, you know, a responsibility to step into this production. the most important thing is you have to do a good job. >> i'd be lying to you if i said i wasn't nervous, if i wasn't scared, if i wasn't excited, if i wasn't proud. i'm all those things and more. >> tonight from 8:00 to 9:30, that's going to be good.

>> two iconic shows, not just knee-slap comedy but also culturally aware, brilliant tv. knee-slap comedy but also culturally aware, brilliant tv.

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time for "the mix." we're starting off with a real-life from rags to riches story. this story is so cool. >> crazy. >> okay, so this man always thought that he looked like an aristocrat. like a real one. one that dates back a few decades overseas in the uk. and so he got a dna test when he found out the man died. turns out he is a direct, not only descendent, that was his father. >> oh! >> a direct descendent of this millionaire who had a big estate. >> so this is his home now? >> this is now his mansion. he now has a whopping -- has

inherited $63 million after getting that dna test. his name is jordan allard rogers. >> he's got a girlfriend there. >> he does have a girlfriend who helped with this process. >> i bet. >> he says since he was 8 years old he suspected he was related to the reclusive blueblood charles rogers. little rich guy. >> you think you might be related to him too? >> possibly. >> you might want to pay for that dna test. >> just like i think i'm part of the class of 2019 at morehouse. so he got the dna test after the man died, finds out, yes, you are the father of this day worker. now he's a rich man. >> waited for those maury results 'til after he died, paid off big for this guy. well, there's an adventurer who went with his girlfriend to the top of a volcano, came down with a fiancee. so this couple, they have a travel blog together, it's called moving routes, focuses on the idea that in life people are meant to be in constant motion, always planning new routes. one thing they did, climbed to

the top of a volcano. and this guy, jared, he had a drone. he had the whole thing all set up. so it follows them as they're trekking up and everything. and he gets down on a knee and he proposes. >> whoo, spectacular drone footage and all. >> they're pretty close to the edge, right? >> yeah, i'm going to tell them to go ahead and jump. the alternative, marriage. >> his life is over. >> we wish them love and happiness. >> uh-huh. >> uh-huh. also people are wishing to see this again. so we'll show it to you. this soccer player who used everything but his hands and the rest of his body parts to get that goal in. sexy, sexy. his name is caleb. plays for the western christian boys soccer team. scored the goal. western christian beat missouri valley 10-0. the scores get that high?

>> and the dog.

this morning on "world news now," the relentless severe weather with dangerous tornados and flash flooding now moving into the midwest. meteorologist paul williams has the latest track. also this morning the battle over abortion rights is intensifying with stop the ban rallies being held across america in protest of restrictive new abortion laws. new this half hour, the 17-year-old who just graduated high school, and next week he's graduating from harvard. >> he's schooling us all and revealing to us how he did it. and the epic carpool karaoke with celine dion. ♪ the heart will go on and on she of course sings her own hits. yes, she does. what about baby shark? yeah. thatater this half hour in "the skinny" this wednesday, may 22nd.

♪ it's all coming back to me good morning, everyone. we love celine dion. >> we do. can't wait to see that. >> she brings a lot of passion. she's going to get down in that carpool karaoke. can't wait to see the highlights on that one. we begin with a severe weather threat now in the midwest. >> a line of strong storms stretches from mississippi into wisconsin. we've had two consecutive days of dozens of tornados and more are likely today. even after the tornados have passed, the heavy rain is proving deadly. overnight, catastrophic floods in oklahoma turned deadly after at least one person was killed when their car got swept away on a flooded road. >> if you're seeing this, don't do this. just go around, turn around, don't drown.

>> reporter: throughout the day tuesday, rescuers in the state worked tirelessly to help trapped residents. firefighters pulling people out of submerged vehicles and swamped homes. the devastation from the flash floods obvious from above as the governor toured the hardest-hit areas. on the ground, roads mangled, neighborhoods inundated, homes destroyed. to the north, at least seven reported tornados touched down in kansas, including this twister in effingham. to the east the governor of missouri declared a state of emergency after a severe storm did major damage. police say one team is lucky to be alive after spending eight hours surrounded by rushing floodwaters. >> to have dealt with what she's dealt with, god bless her. seriously. it's just -- it's pretty impressive. >> reporter: while the grandstands at the lucas oil speedway were completely mangled by a possible tornado -- >> we are still shaken and we are still shocked.

>> reporter: -- people camping out ahead of this weekend's race say they never had a chance to escape. >> we were inside when it blew over. and it was scary. we got our wits about us enough to call 911, and they came, and they broke out the back window, the emergency exit window, and got us out of there. >> so scary. residents of the midwest should be on alert today for emergency notifications in their areas. >> accuweather's paul williams has an overview for us. good morning, paul. >> good morning kenneth, janai. yesterday it was about the storms, the hail, and the winds. today it's about the tremendous amount of rain that's being produced, possibly 12 inches in some places from des moines, lincoln, sioux falls, all the way down towards oklahoma city, with even travel disruptions and planting delays. so this rain's going to cover a good portion of the center part of the country. the same storm's going to create 1 to 2 feet of snow above 7,000 feet. why? unusually cold air throughout the entire west part of the country. janai, kenneth? >> our thanks to paul there. a lot of eyes will be on the white house today. president trump will host top democrats to discuss infrastructure.

>> the president is apparently now hinging any infrastructure package on another deal. he sent a letter to house speaker nancy pelosi and senate minority leader chuck schumer saying congress should first pass the new trade agreement with mexico and canada before taking up a bipartisan infrastructure package. the bill to fix the nation's roads and bridges could cost $2 trillion, but it's not clear how they'll pay for it. the battle over abortion rights is taking center stage across the country. stop the ban rallies were held in every state in protest of restrictive new abortion laws. several democrats running for president were among those speaking out against efforts to strike down roe v. wade as we hear from abc's serena marshall. >> reporter: as nearly a dozen states push for restrictive new abortion laws, protests in response in all 50 states. >> vote them out, vote them out! >> reporter: from town squares to state capitols and directly in front of where the fight will likely ultimately land, the supreme court.

>> anti-choice extremists have been pushing to overturn roe versus wade. are we going to let them? >> no! >> reporter: the protests after recent weeks saw increased momentum to restrict abortions with alabama essentially outlawing the procedure last week. in louisiana the democratic governor signaling he'll sign a bill making abortions illegal once a heartbeat is detected, which can now occur before many women even know they're pregnant. in georgia a similar law recently enacted. in missouri like alabama, the new law has no exceptions for rape and incest. while president trump has distanced himself from the most extreme laws, the vice president says he's -- >> proud to be a part of a pro-life administration. >> reporter: the divisive issue speaking directly to both parties' bases. >> even if there is incest, that child ain't going to know it. >> health care and abortion is a right. >> reporter: those new laws already being fought out in a courtroom. the flurry of laws are the most direct challenge to roe v. wade since the landmark ruling in

1973 and that seems to be the point. >> they are trying to test the supreme court itself based on the premise that the court looks different now than it did before. >> reporter: already there are multiple petitions before the supreme court related to restrictive abortion laws including one that was signed by mike pence as governor of indiana. so far none have been taken up. kenneth, janai? >> our thanks to serena. just as the busiest summer air travel season ever is about to begin, the tsa is having trouble finding and keeping security screeners. the chair of a congressional subcommittee calls the turnover unbelievable. the union representing the tsa workers says the pay is low and the rewards for good work are few. both airlines and airports are worried the result will be long lines and inadequate security. a grand jury in los angeles has indicted a suspect in the death of nipsey hussle. eric holder is charged with murder and several other counts in connection with the rapper's death outside his clothing store on march 31st. holder has pleaded not guilty. he could get life in prison if convicted. students at a california catholic school are fighting a clothing ban they say is sexist.

>> dozens marched in san diego to protest a dress code change that prohibits girls from wearing skirts. starting next school year female students at cathedral catholic high school will only be allowed to wear pants, capri pants, or shorts. they're not happy about it. >> oh my gosh, it is so bad right now. everyone wants to leave cathedral. and it's like not the best. >> everyone should just keep their eyes to themselves. they don't have to be looking down at our skirts. that's not our issue. i think like guys get to wear pants, girls get to wear skirts, it shouldn't be banned. >> school officials weighed in. they say they made the change because there were too many detentions related to school rules on skirts. >> in a letter to parents the school said male faculty feel uncomfortable addressing female students about the length of their skirts. >> and the boys also are getting some attention. the administration will be holding boys more accountable, they say, about their facial hair next year.

>> so at least it's equal. now to sports. the home teams continue to hold serve in the nba's eastern conference finals. >> that means the series heads back to milwaukee tomorrow all even at 2-2 games. toronto got 25 points from kyle lowry and the raptors led by as many as 25 in their 120-102 win over the bucks. >> toronto's highest-profile fan rapper drake chipped in. he had some fun trolling giannis antetokounmpo at the free-throw line and it may have worked. he was only 6 for 10 for the game. >> so we could be hearing this name giannis antetokounmpo. >> yan-nis. >> yan-nis? >> giannis antetokounmpo. >> is there a short name for this guy? >> no, giannis, we got you, we got you. >> ante up, everybody!

>> substitute teachers could never pronounce my name, so i feel you, giannis. i was called yanni once, in fact. >> is a.a. ron here? >> that's good. >> where's a.a. ron? coming up, the 17-year-old who's about to graduate from harvard. first, the new round of sexual harassment complaints against mcdonald's. as the chain braces for a nationwide strike. later in "the skinny," celine dion takes a bite out of "baby shark." you're watching "world news now." ld news now."

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here's a graphic reminder that even sheriff's deputies should obey railroad crossing signals. an officer's suv in midland, texas was hit by a train while responding to an emergency call. the deputy waited for one train to pass but didn't see the one coming from the opposite direction. the sheriff says the officer was banged up but still, quote, walking and talking. >> got to be careful. mcdonald's is facing a fresh

round of sexual misconduct complaints involving at least 25 allegations across 20 cities. >> as linsey davis explains, it's sparking protests amid the new threat oa nationwide strike. >> reporter: the golden arches under fire. hundreds taking to the streets, their mouths taped shut, but their message loud and clear. workers in 20 cities filing more than two dozen lawsuits or complaints against both the mcdonald's corporation and independently owned restaurants saying they were sexually harassed on the job. multiple women say once they reported the behavior they faced retaliation, in some cases fired. some of the workers as young as 16 years old at the time. jamila fairley, a corporate-owned location employee, says she was sexually harassed by two co-workers on multiple occasions. >> they also cut my hours, pretty much. i'm working seven hours per week, i used to work 25 hours. it's making it impossible for me to feed my daughter or have child care. >> reporter: mcdonald's is one of the most iconic brands in the

world. the company and its independent franchises employ nearly 2 million workers in more than 100 countries. while mcdonald's has long maintained they are not responsible for workplace harassment at independently owned restaurants, mcdonald's ceo shared this letter with abc news, outlining the company will be rolling out training for frontline employees and franchise operators and implementing a complaint hotline. sexual harassment claims in the restaurant industry are pervasive. according to "the harvard business review," as many as 90% of women in the industry said that they'd experienced some form of sexual harassment. linsey davis, abc news, new york. >> our thanks to linsey. we're learning about some incredible generosity for the people of paradise, california. >> the town was severely damaged by a massive wildfire last november. but that didn't stop the local high school seniors from having their prom last weekend. the tuxedos were free for the guys and estee lauder sent

dozens of makeup artists to help the young ladies. >> the prom's highlight was the playing of 30 videos sent by actors, musicians, and pro athletes. they all wished the kids well and told them to follow their dreams. some great messages there. when we come back, justin bieber gets into the beauty business. and the nfl star who just made the grade for one lucky sixth grader. "the skinny" is next. "the skinny" is next. "the skinny" is next. teenager. "the skinny" is next.

♪ skinny just gimme the skinny ♪ skinny just gimme the skinny time now for "the skinny" on this wednesday. we made it to the middle of the week. >> thank goodness. >> we're going to start with an unforgettable "carpool karaoke." >> it was so good. james corden took a spin along the vegas strip with none other than celine dion, and she was dressed to impress for this car karaoke. the five-time grammy award winner belted out some of her most popular songs, even improvised a few other classics. then she put her own dramatic twist on a certain viral children's song.

♪ baby shark do do do baby shark do do do ♪ ♪ baby shark do do do baby shark ♪ >> i thought we were going to get a chest bump there. ♪ baby shark do do do do do >> oh, that is great. that song is a little less annoying when celine dion sings it. okay, so get this. she and corden then channeled kate winslet and leonardo dicaprio. >> oh my goodness. >> recreating that iconic scene from "titanic." >> this is fantastic. >> on the lake of bellagio as she belted out her signature tune "my heart will go on." listen a little bit. ♪ my heart will go on and on oh my god, love it. >> celine, we love you. >> i hope the iphones are out at the fountains there for that scene. people are probably like, is that celine dion? >> plus corden forced celine to give away a few pairs of her shoes to random strangers after

she made a stunning admission about how many pairs she actually owns. >> 10,000 pairs to be exact. 10,00! >> what? >> she said she keeps them in one little small closet. no, actually, she keeps them in a warehouse in las vegas, she says, and her house in florida. her shoe closet is actually computerized. that's fancy. >> oh my -- just handing them out. >> she's so upset, no, my beautiful shoes! what size does she wear? >> that was my first question in my mind. >> i know. i want some free shoes. >> we could squeeze some feet into some celine dion shoes. just saying. next, a lucky sixth grader got extra credit, major extra credit, thanks to an nfl star. >> when texas defensive end j.j. watt, when he isn't earning $16 million a year for tossing a pigskin, he's being a pal to some of his biggest fans. >> when sixth grade teacher paula trippel tweeted out a photo of her students' class project which included a celebrity endorsement from watt,

the football star couldn't resist, creating his own mock commercial. >> only one bag a day gives you all the energy you need for the whole day. they keep me hyped. wow. and they're delicious. >> wow. it does give me more energy. should probably eat one. let's go! >> oh that's funny. trippel later noted that she gave her student an "a" on the project. i'd say the student deserved it. >> well deserved, well deserved. next to another nfl star finding his way into "the skinny." >> ravens tight end hayden hurst believes he may have found the one. but he let her get away before they could exchange digits. >> hayden says he saw his dream girl sunday night on a spirit airlines flight from jacksonville to baltimore. but as they disembarked from the plane, a fan intercepted the star. >> so hayden tweeted his plea saying, quote, you walk

incredibly fast but here's hoping you have twitter. the tweet has already been liked more than 4,000 times, so gorgeous tall brunette, if you're out there, your dream guy is looking for you. this is a cinderella type story. we don't know if she has a boyfriend. she may have another prince. >> right. >> she may have someone else. look, just a missed connection. just wants the opportunity. >> i'm thinking back to when i said he was on a spirit airlines flight. sir, you make a little too much money for that. >> we shaming him for the budget airlines? >> no, no, no. he's fiscally responsible, that's true, that's true. i would have made that joke as well. i just wanted to go at janai for that one. i'm shady like that. >> just being honest. what about justin bieber? >> he's keeping it fresh. he announced he's getting into the beauty business, becoming the new face of natural deodorant brand schmidt's. >> "people" magazine reports bieber's here plus now deodorant will launch this fall and be made vegan, cruelty free, all plant-based ingredients. bieber reportedly helped design the label artwork and formulated

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>> you picked up the telephone and called this guy? >> no, i facetimed him. >> oh, okay. >> yeah. a little more modern than, yeah, just the old -- yeah. anyway, braxton moral is set to pick up his degree from harvard 11 days after graduating high school. we spoke with the kansas teen whose extracurriculars include overachieving and making the rest of us look like slackers. like most 17-year-olds, braxton moral feels good about graduating high school. >> i'm feeling pretty great, i'm excited. >> reporter: his grad party is going to be twice the celebration because he's getting a degree from harvard less than two weeks later. how'd he manage that? >> high school was very nice and they allowed me to take a couple hours each day to work on some of harvard's curriculum. >> reporter: for the past 5 1/2 years braxton splitting his time from your typical junior high and high school english classes and his favorite from the harvard curriculum. ancient greek hero on the classic epics and mythology. that's not totally easy for a 17-year-old to manage. >> so i don't think it was the workload. i think the most difficult thing is just keeping focus throughout

the entire 5 1/2 year span. >> reporter: braxton's mom and dad so proud. his fellow high schoolers? >> they think i'm a dork. they're with me. they keep me grounded. >> reporter: aside from that whole harvard degree thing, braxton's like most of his peers, enjoying video games, sports, movies. but his recipe for success is anything but ordinary. >> i think the most important thing is visualizing success even when you're not succeeding. >> reporter: when asked if this incredible academic has any final words of wisdom to impart here's what braxton had to say. >> you don't want to ask me what products i use for my hair or anything like that? >> you pointed out his hair, you said you liked it right at the top of the piece. braxton's next stop is law school to study constitutional law. i told him he could have a career as a comedian if the law thing doesn't work out. >> or inspirational speaker. he said you have to visualize success even when you're not succeeding. braxton dropping gems. >> he is a smart one. we wish him the best of luck. braxton, that hair, spot-on. >> the hair, the name, the insight. >> we love this guy.

>> this kid is going places. >> he is.

making news in america this morning, deadly flood emergency. >> just happened so quickly, it was like too late. >> cars swept away. homes destroyed and at least one person killed as severe storms slam the plains and midwest overnight. where the storms are heading now. losing ground. the internal poll reportedly showing president trump falling behind in key battleground states even surprising members of his own team. how the white house is responding. plus, repairing america's roads, bridges and schools. the new demand from the president as he sits down with democrats to talk infrastructure. abc news exclusive, one-on-one with the man at the