taken over her life. >> there have been times where i've had to miss work. i've had to skip going to people's birthday parties. i've had to miss things because i just haven't felt good from this. it is that serious. >> reporter: and she's not alone. >> statistics show anywhere from 25% to 40% of people suffer from sinus problems and allergies. >> reporter: sinus and allergy specialist jordan josephson says he's seeing far more patients. >> our offices are full. i mean, people are just miserable. >> reporter: it's misery they don't have to live with, though. katherine roberts with "consumer reports" breaks down ways to keep your allergies from triggering inside your home. >> it's really important to sort of tackle this from multiple angles. >> reporter: saunders says she frequently cleans her sheets too, even vacuums her bed. roberts goes as far as recommending certain kinds of sheets. >> look at the label, make sure it's woven sheets. look for a pore size of 6 microns or less. >> reporter: both women also recommend keeping windows closed and cranking the ac instead, and

showering before sleeping can help. saunders says weekly vacuumings to get rid of dust mites, mold, and pollen is important. she says her biggest secret is knowing her limitations. >> it involves being really aware, protecting yourself really from allergies at all times. >> the doctor we spoke with also recommends trying things like natural honey or irrigating your sinuses with saltwater. of course, if none of those things work, the best thing is to see a doctor. zohreen shah, abc news, new york. >> great tips there. yeah, it is rough. rough season. >> it has been. and some of the main sources of allergens indoors, pets, wall-to-wall carpets, soft furniture, soft toys, bedding, damp areas, indoor lights. >> also indoor i'm allergic to janai. uber down under has gone underwater. a rideshare submarine service is up and running in australia. it's called scuber.

tourists get the chance to take an up-close look at the great barrier reef by sub for the very first time if they like. >> customers request a trip through the uber app then spend an hour under the sea. the cost, a little over $2,000. >> you still have to deal with the driver talking to you a lot. >> there's no silence button even if you are under the sea. >> that is really cool. >> that is really cool. >> i have witnessed the great barrier reef there in australia. >> oh! >> i'm well traveled. >> look at him. >> if i could have seen it by uber all those years ago? >> would have made it that much better. don't even think about taking a road trip before checking these out. >> our own giz wiz will be here with the summer's hottest car gadgets for those long drives. test test

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♪ i love you for your pink ♪ i love you for your pink cadillac plush leather seats ♪ welcome back. we are quickly approaching the on-ramp to the summer road trip season, and this morning we're checking out some of this year's hottest new gadgets for your car that you never knew you needed with our giz wiz dick debartolo. >> summer travel, spring travel. this is the car step safety gadget. a lot of people have suvs and they want to put luggage in the rack. so a retied placement, mo tory, sent me video of how he uses this step. you open your car. we're going up -- he keeps luggage on the top in the rack

there. take the step, unfold it. it goes into the latch on the door. he's going to stick it in there. then it will latch down. the company says it can hold up to 500 pounds. now you have a step halfway up your car. >> nice. >> so that you can get up there and throw something on the roof, or if you don't have a roof rack and you want to salmonize your entire car. >> it's a lot better than trying to just crawl up there, not have that step. seems safer as well. >> yeah. but wait, there's more! >> there's more? >> okay, a little window breer to break the side window if you get trapped if your car. seat belt cutter. if you're changing a tire or you don't want your car to roll, you have a little car tire block. >> that is an all in one right there. >> here's another all in one. we have a mini fake dashboard here. i'm going to pull this out. it's lighting up blue to tell you that it's charged because this has its own external battery inside.

you pull it out if you need a flashlight. okay, i'm going to turn it on here. so you hold it in. and you have a light. >> nice. >> then you get a brighter light. then you get a -- it's not going to do it for me. >> oh, yeah. >> it does red flashing too. >> nice. in an emergency situation -- >> put it out -- >> on the side of the road. >> exactly, so that people know you're there. oh, now it says look at me, look at me! >> i don't think you need us to bring you any more attention, dick. >> exactly, good. so now you can have google assistant in the car. okay, so google assistant most likely is on your phone. but this is an easy way to do it because this has built-in noise reduction microphones, twin mics. even if your phone is in your pocket or down in the seat compartment there, you can talk through this, get the information you want from the

google assistant, on the top it can be charging two gadgets, and that's about 50 bucks. if you don't have bluetooth it comes with a little auxiliary cable so you can plug this directly -- >> not a bad deal, especially if you're in the car. having extra ports for charging and whatnot. especially when we have all the kids. that's a good thing, right? >> well, this -- if you need charging and you have kids. this is very clever, it's called the x5 from rapid x. the x5-plus. so this goes into the car -- it used to be the cigarette lighter, now it's the 12-volt auxiliary port. >> it's 2019, who smokes in their car? >> super-fast charger, regular charger. but this little thing can connect -- i'm going to take it out here so i can show you if you want to store it away. you can actually run this under the rug to the back seat. and then this will charge that. then the back seat, they have usb c and two charging ports. you can be charging five

devices. >> this is great for all the electronics, to watch the movies. i feel you've got one more big thing for us. >> i look for weird, okay? any idea what that is? >> i see a little -- what looks like a cup holder right here for a drink or something. >> oh, okay, very good. this is the steering wheel tray. okay? >> a steering wheel tray, what? >> there you go, okay? so you bring it up under the steering wheel, then let it go. one side is your workstation. and that's where you saw the drink. >> that is pretty cool. >> this is your eating station. this is your workstation. a place for your styles there. it's like 12 bucks on amazon. not when you drive. >> but not when you drive, that is so important to say that. yes. this is a cool, cool product. but not while you're driving, right? >> the thing is you really couldn't use it when you're driving. >> i don't know. people, they have a way. >> they can try it. >> they'd make a way. >> don't try it. >> dick, thank you so much.

you can check out these and other gadgets for your car on dick's website, gizwiz.biz. dick debartolo, thanks for joining us.

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♪ ♪ it is time for our "insomniac theater," previewing two movies kicking off the summer box office season. >> this morning we start with what's being called a radical new genre, superhero "brightburn" focuses on a bad seed from another worlds who crash lands in the backyard of a kansas couple who have been praying for a child. as they soon learn the hard way, not this child.

>> come to the sound of my voice! >> you're safe now. >> no, no, no! >> oh! oh, that is not superman. at all. "brightburn" is getting a 63% rating on rotten tomatoes but critics are not impressed. it lacks visual stylization or to elevate it from the realm of the cruel effective "b" movie. a watchable but super-silly mix of superheroics and evil child horror that mashes together singularly uninspired ideals from both. typically our show here. >> i guess so, i guess so. next to the main event this memorial day holiday weekend and the live action adaptation of "aladdin" from our parent company disney. the reboot of the 1992 classic stars the will smith as genie.

look at him there all in blue. it stays true to the original story of a street urchin named aladdin who finds a magic lamp and uses it to win over princess jasmine and defeat the evil jaffar. >> what i would have to do? hey, can you make me a prince? >> there's a lot of gray area in "make me a prince." i could just make you a prince. >> oh, no -- >> y'all see my powers? >> you look like a prince. on the outside. but i didn't change anything on the inside. showtime. >> no, i'm in charge, okay? i say when it's time. really? i thought a princess could go anywhere -- >> "aladdin" is scoring 59% on rotten tomatoes and critics are mixed. a thread bare magic carpet ride to nowhere special. it's pointless in a particularly aggressive way, yikes.

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this morning on "world news now," severe storms are on the move. >> as strong winds and heavy rain pound the east coast, people are left picking up the pieces in the heartland. see how the severe weather outbreak will affect your memorial day weekend. also this morning, the ongoing war of words between president trump and house speaker nancy pelosi. plus the moment the president asked his staffers to explain how calm he was during his face-to-face with pelosi. new video just in of a crash landing. a small plane slamming right into a homeowner's backyard. and it's graduation season. stars from jennifer garner to oprah giving words of wisdom to the class of 2019. we've got the best and funniest moments of this year's

commencement speeches coming up on this friday, may 24th. a little bit of "pomp and circumstance" on this friday morning. >> good morning. >> thank you for joining us. >> we started the week with a generous gift to the morehouse graduates and we're ending it with some free advice. but priceless as well. >> what would you tell graduates? >> if you ever find yourself working with an employee that you don't like, just power through. >> just smile. >> because friday's always around the corner. >> just smile. >> i'm kidding! >> we will get to all the fun. we do begin with that weather that's not letting up. the rash of violent weather now adding the northeast to the list of targets. the radar shows storms hovering around pennsylvania and west virginia and chugging toward maine. >> thunderstorms lashed d.c., maryland, and northern virginia, also known as the dmv. about 100,000 people are still

without power. abc's rob marciano reports the plains and midwest are also still firmly in the storm zone. >> reporter: tornado warnings and power flashes in the washington, d.c. area. that powerful storm system racing east after violent tornados pummeled the heartland. tornado sirens sounding the alarm in missouri. >> that thing is a block in front of my house and it's going to get so dark nobody's going to see it. >> reporter: light flashes revealing an especially dangerous nighttime twister moving toward jefferson city. a rare tornado emergency in missouri's capital. daybreak revealing the devastation. residents trying to salvage what they can after an ef-3 twister, winds up to 160 miles per hour, ripping off roofs. the ferocious tornado with enough force to knock over this semi and then go right into this neighborhood. roof tile, lumber, insulation strewn all about, snapping these trees in half, destroying people's lives.

and at this car dealership, vehicles were thrown like toys. >> it's pretty amazing if you look close. >> reporter: kevin riley's family has owned this business for three generations. >> what are they saying when they see your lot like this? >> praying for you. >> reporter: first responders, some using dogs, going door to door. thankfully everyone in town is accounted for. tragically in golden city, missouri, three were killed when a storm hit there. in oklahoma, days of rain making rivers rage, taking out homes. runaway barges careening downstream. watch as they get sucked into a dam. officials now releasing more than 1.8 million gallons of water per second from the keystone dam, and sounding sirens to warn residents downstream of impending flooding. rob marciano, abc news, jefferson city. >> our thanks to rob there. unfortunately most storm-weary residents in the heartland are in for more nasty weather over the holiday weekend. but the northeast will begin drying out later today with plenty of sunshine and

temperatures in the 70s and 80s. >> new storms will spread into the plains and great lakes beginning today, producing heavy rain, damaging winds, hail, and again some tornados. the south will be mostly dry and heating up with temperatures hitting the 90s. cool conditions expected in the northwest. the national forecast for memorial day travel is crowded. >> aaa is anticipating nearly 43 million americans will get away from home this weekend. that's the second-highest figure for any holiday since 2000, a record 37.6 million travelers will be driving. travel times on the roads could be three times longer than norm. >> the high volume on the highways comes despite rising gas prices. the national average is nearly $3 per gallon. california already above $4, the highest in the country. that's followed by hawaii, washington state, nevada, and alaska. >> for the least expensive gas alabama, louisiana, mississippi, and the great state of south

carolina are all under $2.50 per gallon. >> prompter didn't say the great state. >> watch your speeds going through, like friends in south carolina, those troopers, they'll get you memorial day weekend. >> oh yes they will. >> watch out. >> put your phones down. >> cheaper gas but you're going to get a ticket. >> you'll make up the difference. now to washington and the bitter war of words between president trump and house speaker nancy pelosi, questioning each other's sanity and stability. >> it got nasty. a day after the president walked out of a meeting with democrats, pelosi called him a master of distraction, saying he flipped because he wanted to change the subject away from his problems. the president declared himself, quote, an extremely stable genius after she suggested that he needed an intervention. >> the president again stormed out. i think, what, first pound the table, walk out the door. another temper tantrum. i pray for the president of the united states. i wish that his family or administration or staff would have an intervention for the

good of the country. >> sort of a nasty type statement, but i will say this. she said i walked into the room right next door yesterday and walked in and started screaming and yelling. just the opposite. just the opposite. she's a mess. >> the president then went aroundhe room asking top aides to weigh in on his tone and behavior at that meeting. one by one each staffer backed their boss saying he did not have a temper tantrum. now breaking news about former movie mogul harvey weinstein. he's reached a tentative $44 million deal to resolve lawsuits filed by women who accuse him of sexual misconduct. other parties involved in the proposed deal are board members from weinstein's former company and the new york state attorneys general office. the deal calls for $30 million to be divided among plaintiffs including alleged victims. >> the rest of the money to pay legal bills and fees for weinstein's associates who were named in lawsuits.

insurance policies would cover the $44 million if the deal is finalized. the proposed settlement does not affect the criminal sexual misconduct charges weinstein faces in new york. he's pleaded not guilty to those charges. there are also new legal problems for wikileaks founder julian assange charged by the u.s. with violating the espionage act by publishing secret documents containing the names of confidential military and diplomatic sources. assange is serving a 55-day sentence in britain for jumping bail. he's also fighting extradition to the u.s. where he's already facing a hacking charge brought by federal prosecutors. the new charges immediately raised concerns among new media advocates who claim they could threaten press freedoms. chef mario batali will be arraigned on an indecent assault and battery charge stemming from a claim made by a woman who says batali forcibly kissed and groped her in a restaurant two years ago. his attorney says batali denies

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we're back. and that's what's left of a small plane that crashed into a house north of dallas. a mother says her 1-year-old child was in the home's living room just feet away from where the plane hit. the baby is fine but two people on the plane were injured. federal investigators are looking into what caused this incident. turning to florida where the owner of a daycare center is under arrest in jacksonville, accused of leaving a 4-month-old girl in a hot van. >> it happened wednesday when temperatures soared into the 90s. the little girl did not survive. here's abc's victor oquendo. >> reporter: the co-owner of a jacksonville, florida daycare facing a judge after allegedly leaving a 4-month-old baby girl to die in this van in the blistering sun. darrell ewing arrested and charged with child neglect. >> from about 8:00 a.m. to about a little after 1:00 p.m., almost five hours. >> reporter: the sheriff's office says ewing transported the children to the daycare and unloaded them, including two of

the victim's siblings. but when their mother called in the afternoon, police say workers realized the baby wasn't there. she was found still in her car seat with temperatures outside topping 91 degrees. one mother who did not want to be identified telling our jacksonville affiliate she pulled her children out of that daycare after they were once left behind. >> they were left on the same exact daycare van, grade school age, couldn't get themselves off. >> reporter: the department of children and families says the daycare never told them they were transporting children so that part of the operation was not inspected. victor oquendo, abc news, miami beach. a burglar in massachusetts credited with making a very clean getaway. >> nate roman says he got back home to his house there in marlboro last week and discovered he'd been the victim of a break-in, but there was nothing missing except dirt and dust.

the burglar cleaned the place, literally scrubbed it down, and left it spotless and left roman speechless. >> but they scrubbed everything. scrubbed everything down. did the shower. did the toilets. these toilet paper roses were left on my toilet paper rolls. >> roman says every room was clean except for the kitchen. he thinks the culprit may be someone from a cleaning service who went to the wrong house. police don't have any suspects. >> he left the backdoor open and i think maybe when everyone goes away on vacation they should start leaving a backdoor open if this is what happens. >> aren't you going on vacation? >> i will leave a door open for anyone who wants to come clean, yes, please. >> i would not call that in to police. i would say, thank you. >> yes. a big thank you. coming up in our next half hour, some kids in d.c. get a big surprise when this guy, who's that, former president obama, drops by to pass the football.

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♪ ♪ it is graduation season. as mentioned one of the most widely talked about groups of graduates is at the u.s. military academy. you can see right here why. a record 34 black women will graduate from west point

tomorrow. >> we're also learning more about the class of cadets, about one-quarter of them, 223, are women, the largest number ever. 110 black cadets are graduating. that's double the number from just a few years ago. and the class also has the largest number of latinos ever at 88. look at that. >> love it. millions of graduates are hearing those familiar strains of "pomp and circumstance" as they close an important chapter in their lives. >> that's not all they're hearing at their commencement addresses, as we're hearing this morning from our own master of ceremonies, our summa cum laude, will ganss. >> give me the tassels, i'll take it. from jeff daniels to james patterson, the biggest names from every industry are speaking up and offering some words of wisdom to the class of 2019. ♪ >> reporter: for the graduating class of 2019, a star-studded list of commencement speakers offering some advice, from

athletes -- >> so what i have for you today is four lessons that i've learned about following your dreams. >> reporter: to actors. >> don't use a fake i.d. to buy wine and then try to pay with a check. >> reporter: from politicians. >> we believe in you. >> reporter: to musicians. >> i didn't do well in english. i always refer to it as my second language. >> reporter: superstars coming back to campus to share their words of wisdom. apple ceo tim cook urging young people to continue their search for the next game changer. >> don't make the mistake of being too cautious. don't assume that by staying put, the ground won't move beneath your feet. the status quo simply won't last. >> reporter: kristen bell poking fun at usc while giving her speech there. >> being nice sometimes means avoiding the obvious joke. i am choosing not to reference

aunt becky in any way, shape, or form. >> reporter: and at colorado college, oprah also making a few jokes before driving home her point. >> whatever you imagine my life to be like, i wonder what oprah's doing right now? it's always 10 times better than whatever you think. you have to pay attention to your life. because it is speaking to you all the time. and the bumps in the road and the failures that pointed me to new direction and led me to a path made clear. that is what i'm wishing for you today. your own path made clear. >> reporter: and finally, jennifer garner offering some simple yet incredibly practical advice to the graduating class at dennison university. >> don't smoke. and don't vape. and i'm going to say this because everyone says it but you won't listen because nobody does. nothing looks better in your 50s than sunscreen in your 20s. i know, i know. neutrogena.

when it comes to halloween costumes, go funny over sexy. why would you dress like a flirty nurse when you could be a mailbox? mixed signals are not mixed signals, they're a "no." >> mixed signals are not mixed signals, they're a "no." i'm saving that for later. >> good advice. >> of course graduation season isn't over yet. later today michael bloomberg will address university of maryland. and bill nye will speak. >> i hope bill nye is a little less frantic and aggressive than the last time we saw him on climate change. but some true gems dropped there. >> yeah, especially from oprah, who really is -- she's the queen of a lot but when it comes to commencement time, it's like her super bowl. >> colorado college is not that big. it's a pretty small school. for her to show up there -- she picks and chooses. >> will, advice for the graduates? >> i would say, always say yes. >> janai?

>> learn to say no. >> and i say, don't take no for an answer when it comes to employment opportunities. >> there you have it. >> congratulations. >> oh, yes, congratulations to everyone. everyone. everyone. sun care is self care. i used to not love wearing an spf just because i felt like it was so oily and greasy. but with olay regenerist whip spf 25, it's so lightweight. i love it. i'm busy philipps, and i'm fearless to face anything.

it is time for "the mix" on this friday. we're starting with a boy, a frog, and tears. and y'all, you're about to be in tears laughing. this poor little boy. he was just out playing. noticed a little frog on his arm. and he's not having it. he's frantic. >> but it's just a frog! >> it's just a frog, it's just a frog. mom wants to help. >> oh god! >> okay. his reaction, the frog, everything, we'll get it again. look at it again, ready? ready? >> wait, wait for it, wait for it, wait for it. just pure terror.

>> oh my gosh. >> why don't we terrorize the kid and enjoy it. >> poor boy. how about this, the world's smallest mcdonald's and it's not for humans. it's for the bees. the honeybees. yeah. this mini mickey d.'s is a hive crafted to house thousands of honeybees. pretty cool. it's in sweden. my question is -- >> is their ice cream machine working? >> there it goes. polka. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

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this morning on "world news now," a bombshell in the harvey weinstein saga. we've just learned of a tentative settlement worth millions that he is set to pay his alleged victims. is this the end of hollywood's biggest sex scandal? also this morning a tragedy on mt. everest. an american reached his dream of climbing to the summit but then died on the mountain. find out why his family may not be able to get his body back. new this half hour, the best type of vacation for your well-being. >> experts say this total escape experience is a y to go to get your r&r. you won't believe where this study says you should go. and it was so nice, we're seeing it twice. abc's live reboot of "all in the

family" and "the jeffersons" was such a smashing success we're getting an encore rebroadcasting this holiday weekend. we'll have the details in "the skinny" this friday, may 24th. good morning, everyone. i wrapped up watching it. >> yeah. >> yesterday morning. and it was phenomenal. >> it was that good. >> everybody's still talking about it. >> yes. >> as we wrap up this week, and happy friday to everyone. >> happy friday, thanks for joining us. we do begin with that breaking news about former hollywood mogul harvey weinstein. >> he's reached a tentative $44 million deal to settle sexual misconduct lawsuits filed by several women. that deal must be finalized by those overseeing bankruptcy proceedings of weinstein's former company. >> $30 million would go to plaintiffs including alleged victims. abc's aaron katersky says the settlement is definitely not the end of weinstein's legal battles. >> this does not let harvey

weinstein entirely off the hook. it is going to give an amount of money to a number of women, but harvey weinstein still faces criminal charges in new york for sexual misconduct involving two accusers, and he is scheduled to go on trial in the fall. >> abc's aaron katersky reporting there. weinstein claims the encounters in question were consensual. and of course this was -- i mean, in a lot of ways helped kick off the "me too" movement. >> it really did. >> such a big case and big new details that we're getting. >> fleshing this out about the money, this $44 million is not coming out of weinstein's pocket. this is all from the insurance policy here. >> so keep that in mind. now to the washington power struggle. president trump and house speaker nancy pelosi coming out swinging and getting personal. >> pelosi questioned the president's fitness for office

and suggested that his inner circle might want to stage an invention. the president fired back with a string of insults slamming pelosi's intellect and he turned to his staff to settle a dispute about his temperament. jonathan karl has the details. >> reporter: house speaker nancy pelosi accused the president of picking a fight with democrats to create a distraction from his problems. saying he exploded in anger before walking out of their meeting at the white house. >> the president again stormed out. i think, what, first pound the table, walk out the door. another temper tantrum. i pray for the president of the united states. i wish that his family or his administration or his staff would have an intervention for the good of the country. >> reporter: the president was watching the speaker's comments and clearly didn't like what he heard. >> sort of a nasty type statement, but i will say this. she said i walked into the room right next door yesterday and walked in and started screaming and yelling. just the opposite. just the opposite. she's a mess.

>> reporter: the president then began calling on his aides one by one to say that he had been totally calm. first kellyanne conway. >> kellyanne, what was my temperament yesterday in the room? >> very calm, no temper tantrum. >> reporter: and the white house press secretary too. >> hi, sarah, we were just talking about the meeting. were you there yesterday? just come forward. does anybody know sarah? sarah, we're just talking about the meeting yesterday. the narrative was i was screaming and ranting and raving and it was terrible and i watched nancy and she was all crazy yesterday. she with the hands and everything. just out of curiosity, you were there. what was my tone yesterday at the meeting? >> very calm. i've seen both. and this was definitely not angry or ranting. >> reporter: pelosi says the president wants democrats to start the process of impeaching him. >> do you want to be impeached >> i don't think that anybody wants to be impeached. >> reporter: but he continues to insist he won't do business with democrats until they stop investigating him.

he also accused the speaker of losing it, saying she doesn't understand the issues but he does. >> i'm an extremely stable genius. >> speaker pelosi responded with a quip on twitter saying, quote, when the extremely stable genius starts acting more presidential i'll be ppy to work with him on infrastructure, trade, and other issues. so the speaker of the house continues to look for every opportunity to provoke the president of the united states. jonathan karl, abc news, the white house. >> they almost sound like us going back and forth, trading jabs. >> the big difference is i'm not the president. >> yeah, you're right, but you are a genius, my friend. >> i am, a stable one at that. >> and i mean it all the shade in the world. moving on, president trump has ordered the intelligence community to fully cooperate with attorney general william barr as he looks into the origins of the russia investigation. >> the president gave barr sweeping authority to declassify documents related to the probe, but those secrets have been closely guarded to protect sources and methods. overnight trump tweeted that

intelligence agencies were used against an american president. house intelligence chairman adam schiff says trump and barr are trying to weaponize classified information against their political enemies. >> president trump paid a visit to arlington national cemetery ahead of memorial day. he took part in a somber ceremony with the first lady. the president won't be around for the holiday weekend. he'll be on a state visit to japan. we are tracking dozens of damaging storms battering central and northeastern states this morning. >> severe weather tore through the greater washington, d.c. area. wind gusts strong enough to uproot trees and scatter debris for miles. that same storm system sparked power outages that left about 100,000 people in the dark for hours. and the national weather service now confirms that a tornado touched down near baltimore yesterday afternoon. >> the chaos continues in the midwest where floodwaters along the arkansas river could approach or surpass record

levels stretching about 120 miles from tulsa to ft. smith. more tornados have touched down overnight, including this one along the texas/oklahoma border in jefferson city, missouri. residents are trying to pick up the pieces from the ferocious tornado that injured about two dozen people. >> and the heartland is still at risk but the radar shows storm activity starting to move away from the northeast. now switching to sports. toronto moved a step closer to making the nba finals, an international event, for the first time. >> the raptors picked up a road win in milwaukee in game five of the eastern conference finals. 105-99 win. toronto can close out the series tomorrow night in canada where the raptors will be cheered on by thousands, including superfan rapper and toronto native drake who says the city is ready. >> we are like a college sports team, the toronto raptors are a college sports team.

i love toronto, i love this team. >> drake also pronounced the fans and the teams that a canadian team is going to the nba finals, which is, yeah, what he just said. >> yeah. >> just wanted to reiterate that. >> yeah. just hit it home. >> yeah. >> if you didn't hear drake, we're going to tell you again. >> we're going to tell you what he said, and he is hyped. former president barack obama handled political footballs while in office. >> now we get to see him tossing around a real one. mr. obama made a surprise visit to a washington, d.c. youth academy wednesday. he threw a few passes, connecting on a touchdown with one of the kids, then took a swing at a softball, doubled on his first pitch, despite claiming his game was raggedy. >> the kids seemed to enjoy it, out there having a little fun. >> living his best life, good for him. coming up, the tragedy for an american man on top of mt. everest. plus why some people say

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>> liftoff. spacex has sent its first batch of starlink satellites into orbit. the falcon 9 lifted off on schedule from cape canaveral. 60 satellites have been deployed. starlink is expected to provide high-speed limited-delay internet around the world. the system is expected to eventually include more than 12,000 satellites. i'm sure you saw some of those launches while covering central florida. >> broward county, space coast. they were always beautiful, always benefit the u.s. in a spectacular way. overseas another kind of sky-high adventure turned deadly for one american. >> the 55-year-old father from utah who quit his job to pursue

his dream of climbing the highest mountain on every continent died just after reaching the top of mt. everest. here is clayton sandell. >> reporter: when don cash reached the top of mt. everest this week he completed an achievement few ever will, conquering the tallest peak on all seven continents. but while taking pictures at 29,000 feet, hiking guides say cash fainted from high-altitude sickness. sherpas gave him oxygen and cpr and tried moving him to a lower camp, but he did not survive. cash was 54, a family man from utah, a hard-core climbing enthusiast who once lost fingers and toes to frostbite. he documented his journey to everest on instagram, including this close call. one of the last messages he sent was to his son. >> he said, i feel so blessed to be on the mountain that i read about for the last 40 years. >> reporter: cash is the second person to die on everest in the last week, and right now good

weather means peak crowds. this picture showing more than 300 climbers waiting in line to reach the summit. cash's body lies near the top of everest, and right now it is not clear whether his body will be recovered or whether it will stay on the mountain that has claimed hundreds of climbers. clayton sandell, abc news, denver. on a lighter note, if you're looking for a vacation that will keep you happy for six months after you come home, researchers, they say you should try a cruise. >> a study out of china says cruises are best at improving what's called our subjective well-being which includes life satisfaction and emotional state of mind. the research says vacations on the ocean offer a total escape experience which allows us to be more relaxed. the study found the feeling lasts up to six months later. >> hopefully the norovirus is cleared by then. >> yeah, how are the measles? or the -- >> you made it back home after the ship overturned. >> or running aground. >> yeah, right? all these cruise stories we do. >> look, yes.

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♪ we're moving on up moving on up to the east side moving on up ♪ ♪ to that deluxe apartment j-hud really did that. >> yes, she did. >> time for "the skinny" starting with that exciting development involving abc's live reboot of "all in the family" and "the jeffersons." >> jimmy kimmel's passion project wednesday night with producing legend norman lear handed abc its highest primetime ratings in six months.

>> wow, and we just can't get enough of scenes like this. >> there's just one thing. do you folks mind if i ask you something? >> no, go right ahead. >> you got an apartment in this building? >> uh-huh. >> and you got one in this building too? >> yes, that's right. >> well, how come we overcame and nobody told me? >> that's 87-year-old marla gibbs reprising her role as florence. >> if you missed it or if you want to see it again, abc plans to rebroadcast the entire 90-minute special this saturday night at 8:00 p.m. it's because it is that good. i'm sure you know because people have been talking about it. >> wanda sykes, jamie foxx, woody harrelson. >> so applicable to life today. >> it was so good. >> so enjoy it. >> yes. next we head across the pond where rihanna has opened business in paris. >> the singer unveiled her first

fenty collection in the city of lights. >> she's now the first black woman to launch a new brand from scratch at lv image. >> fenty features everything from a $25 t-shirt to a $1,300 parka. rihanna says she wants to keep prices as accessible as possible. >> accessible to who? >> a t-shirt 200 something dollars? actually, i'm going to stop there. if you come for rhianna, she will come for you on twitter, and i can't have that. >> yes. >> plus i love her. >> right, we love rihanna. one artist who is still doing music is ed sheeran. >> who wrote that being shady to rihanna? she will get back to the music when she's ready. >> i just told y'all i wasn't trying to come for her. >> and he came all the way for her, see. >> set me up. >> a setup. >> i didn't mean that, it's timeless, work work work work work. >> uh-huh. that's what she's doing.

>> umbrella. >> ella, ella. >> we love you, girl. so ed sheeran. he just released his latest song "cross me," a collaboration featuring chance the rapper and pnb rock, let's take a listen. ♪ ♪ nobody's coming closer and i think you should know ♪ >> both "cross me" and his other release with justin bieber "i don't care" will appear on the collaborations project set for release on july 12th. >> that whole album, all collaborations. the other 13, still waiting to find out who they're with. quite a bit of fashion on display on the red carpet in cannes. >> the glitterati were out in force last night at last night's amfar gala there and of course dripping in bling. >> except maybe for rita ora. >> a woman carrying about $4

million worth of jewels specifically for the singer to wear at cannes left them on the plane. >> lord. she had them tucked into her carry-on luggage which she left on the plane. by the time she realized her mistake that plane had already taken off for the return flight back to london. >> don't worry, the jewelry's safe and sound. no word on whether that courier still has a job, though. tom hanks got quite a surprise from a "toy story" fan. >> hanks who voices woody got close and personal with one fan's woody tattoo. >> hank shared this selfie with the catch phrase caption, "well howdy, partner." "toy story 4" set to hit theaters on june 21st and you better go see it, you know why? because disney is the parent company of abc news. >> you know, things got really weird when he started making woody dance. look. go, woody. go, woody.

coming up, how one 14-year-old just entered the realm of superheroes. >> the new kind of prosthetic arm that is changing her life. >> the new kind of prosthetic arm that is changing her life. you're watching "world news now."

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♪ ♪ ♪ preach preach for a better day a better day ♪ a 14-year-old girl in north carolina has been given a brand-new reach on life. >> she's the state's first recipient of a special kind of 3d printed bionic arm. gina esposito of our charlotte station has her story. >> reporter: it's not hard to smile when talking with giovanna. >> i live my life like a normal human being. i have my sport, i have my instrument, i do my homework every night. >> reporter: 14-year-old giovanna plays the violin, even rock climbs. being born without part of her right arm has never stopped her from pursuing her dreams. but now she can do more.

>> oh! oh my god! >> did you touch it? >> this is awesome! >> reporter: two weeks ago giovanna was retrofitted with a 3d printed bionic arm, having resemblance to something a superhero would wear. the top of the hand lights up when she changes positions, allowing her to do more kid stuff. >> i was eating cheetos the other day during class. i grabbed them, since they're long i was like, ah. it was great, it was really funny, because a lot of my friends were watching and they were like, this is awesome. >> reporter: she used to ride her bike using one hand and an elbow. now she's got both hands on the handlebars. >> i'm just so glad that there are people out there that make these things for people like me. >> then she sent me a picture

with a heart, with the two hands. so i was just super emotional about it. >> reporter: giovanna's parents say they're surprised by how much more their daughter is able to do now. >> you can see here are the electrodes -- >> reporter: the hanger clinic in charlotte made it possible by teaching giovanna's brain to control the movements. >> go ahead and open the hand. the yellow is the open. relax. close. and red is the close. >> reporter: those tiny changes translate into big things. >> i'm just -- i'm so glad that i have this. i'm so glad that it's actually in my life. >> that's so cool. >> it really is. >> i mean, it looks cool how she's able to control it. >> the technology is advancing. it's going to help so many people, especially the young ones there, who deserve all we can give them there. >> we take little things for granted. i mean, it was funny seeing her so excited about being able to eat cheetos. she loved it, just like we love this music. ♪ >> reach! turn it up! ♪ reach reach

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