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test test a dog brought train service to a halt in san francisco. the terrier puppy was discovered on the tracks at a light rail station yesterday. it was first seen running in a tunnel. a station agent eventually went onto the tracks and brought that dog to safety. officials contacted the owner thanks to a microchip in the puppy's skin. good thing he's okay this morning.

former florida deputy scot peterson is out of jail this morning. >> peterson was released yesterday after a judge lowered his bail and lifted some restrictions. he's facing 11 charges for failing to confront the gunman in the parkland, florida high school massacre. peterson was allowed to return to his home in north carolina. while out on bail he's not allowed to possess a firearm or take any job involving children. singer r. kelly was back in court facing new sexual assault charges. >> and with these new charges, if convicted, kelly could be facing more than a century behind bars. r. kelly in court again where he pleaded not guilty to revenue charges. >> mr. kelly, i want you to understand, you have four cases in front of me. >> reporter: they include four counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault. each carrying a maximum prison term of 30 years. >> i need to arraign you on that new indictment on that case only, you understand? >> yes. >> r. kelly what do you want to say to your fans?

>> reporter: back in february r. kelly pleaded not guilty to 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse. the singer's lawyer says the accuser in these new charges is one of the four women from the previous case. >> it's the same batch that we know now, and it's the same witnesses, and we expect that it's going to be the same result. he's going to walk out the front door. >> reporter: r. kelly's publicist saying the 52-year-old will be exonerated. >> if i was facing 45 years, i'd be depressed. but if i knew i was innocent, i wouldn't be depressed. >> r. kelly is scheduled to be back in court on june 26th. the judge warned if he doesn't appear, a jury trial will be held without him. coming up, the growing catfishing crisis. >> the online identity-stealing scam that the fbi estimates is now a billion-dollar business.

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there are quite a few men who have no idea what women are saying about them or to them. >> it's a growing crisis called catfishing and it affects both men and women who discover that scammers have stolen their identities to use a dating app. it's all to scam others who are out there looking for love. here is kyra phillips. >> reporter: a retired colonel from the u.s. army -- >> i'm lieutenant colonel bryan denny. >> reporter: bryan found himself immersed in the shady world of online romance fraud when he discovered his photos had been stolen and used to lure women from all over the globe into thinking they were in a relationship with him. when did you first become aware that your identity had been stolen? >> i got a note on linkedin saying i've been talking with someone who says they're you. she said she met me through social media and this guy had been -- she had sent him money

for airline tickets. >> did he come and visit? >> he did not. >> reporter: it didn't take long for bryan to realize this was more than just a one-off. >> there's been over 3,000 false accounts just on facebook alone. >> more than 3,000? >> that's correct. >> reporter: internet crime is a big business. but unlike many criminal enterprises online, the world of romance scamming doesn't exist on the fringes of the dark web. >> get your military injury pics, photos, any format, at low cost. >> reporter: facebook groups like these ones trafficking stolen information out in the open. >> free fake profiles so you look legit and european. >> reporter: on community forums which actually teach people how to create fake profiles. >> instagram account for sale, 950-plus followers. >> reporter: and lure clients, even facilitate money laundering. amy hess works at the criminal cyber response branch at fbi. she says as social media has become more popular, these cases, called confidence frauds,

have become much more prevalent. >> it's in the billions of dollars. each one of those is a person. each one of those is a victim. those are people's life savings. >> reporter: despite bryan's best efforts, a quick search on instagram or facebook still turns up dozens of active profiles using his name and his image. bryan has taken his cause up with facebook, where he has found the highest concentration of false profiles with the help of kathy waters. the duo met when kathy reached out after her friend was scammed by someone using bryan's photos. together they started a group advocating against romance scams, submitting a lengthy report to facebook about what they say are major platform flaws. they also lobbied to congress. in a statement to abc news facebook said, impersonation violates our policies and has no place on facebook. we've developed technology to specifically combat

impersonation and will continue to make improvements. we are thankful to bryan and kathy for working on this issue with us. as a result of our investigation, facebook removed those groups we flagged to them, telling us they were in violation of the platform's community standards. for bryan, any action or legislation is too little, too late. he just hopes to serve as a cautionary tale to others lured into a false sense of security on social media. his fight is far from over. >> if there's a woman watching this interview right now and she thinks she's communicating with you, colonel bryan denny? >> she is not. she is not. it's not me. right? it's fake. it's all made up. it's all a lie. >> reporter: i'm kyra phillips in williamsburg, virginia. >> of course we've heard of catfishing before. there's a whole show about it. had no idea that it was such big business. just be careful out there. >> no idea.

the 12th installment in the x-men series hits the box office this weekend. >> what critics are saying coming up on "world news now."

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>> "dark phoenix" starring james mcavoy and michael fassbender and jennifer lawrence and distributed by our parent company disney is scoring an abysmal 23% splat on rotten tomatoes. meg downey writes it's both joyless and boring, the x-franchise should have quit while it was ahead. >> yikes. >> this botch job doesn't just suck big-time, it's the worst movie ever in the x-men series. >> my goodness. >> a bit on the fence about this one? >> didn't hold back. well, next, to a comedy about the world of late night comedy. emma thompson stars as a legendary talk show host whose world turns topsy-turvy when she hires her only female staff writer who's determined to prove she's not just a diversity hire. >> we need to hire a woman. >> would a gay guy work? >> no. i'll tell you what doesn't work. a newcomer giving me her assessments of my comic persona. >> i will not be marginalized because no one here looks like me. >> she's not trying to silence

your spirit. you're a new writer with no experience, write something. >> okay. >> costarring mindy kaling, "late night" is scoring a solid 78% on rotten tomatoes. rather than scourging the complacency and hypocrisy of television, it subjects the medium to a vigorous exfoliating scrub in the name of feminism. it doesn't go far enough. so they're split. so they're split.

this morning on "world news now," president trump doubling down on his tariffs threat. >> as trump continues to demand mexico stop migrants from crossing the border into mexico or face tariffs, mexico is making a move of their own. developing now, a deadly military accident. a tactical truck with 19 cadets on board flipping over, killing one. what went wrong? blocking robocalls. your phone carrier can put a stop to robocalls by default but it could cost you. we'll explain. so, you like doughnuts, eh? >> uh-huh. >> well, have all of the doughnuts in the world! ha ha ha ha ha ha! >> you get a doughnut, you get a doughnut, you get all the doughnuts in the world too. it is national doughnut day and we're here to prepare you on how

to celebrate this delicious holiday on this friday, june 7th. it's friday. we made it. thank you for joining us. and it's national doughnut day. it doesn't get any better than that. >> feels good. thanks for the clap. >> we've got a big special surprise with the doughnuts later this half hour so stay with us. we do begin this half hour with mexico announcing plans to beef up border security before tariffs on goods heading to the u.s. kick in next week. >> mexico is sending 6,000 national guard troops to its border with guatemala to help control the flow of central american migrants making the trek into the united states. top officials from the u.s. and mexico are in washington for a third day of discussions that also includes major changes to asylum rules. >> for now the president is planning to go through with his threat, telling fox news that tariffs are a beautiful thing. >> they send in drugs, illegal drugs, $500 billion, 100,000 people are killed, dead, every

year from what comes through our southern border. they shouldn't be allowing people to come through their country from central -- from honduras and guatemala, el salvador. they walk right through our country. >> the president claims he's not concerned about how tariffs might affect the trade deal with mexico and canada. he said, quote, they need us, we don't need them. and president trump is heading back to washington today after paying tribute to the heroes of d-day. the ones who are still with us and the ones who are not. >> the president was joined by french president emmanuel macron in normandy, sharing the stage with aging veterans and recounting the brave sacrifice they made for freedom 75 years ago. and there was a 21-gun salute on the beach where allied forces suffered the heaviest casualties. abc's david muir has more from normandy. >> reporter: they were determined to make the journey back. the american world war ii veterans who were here on d-day

returning to the beaches hand in hand, perfect strangers saying thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you for everything you guys did. >> thank you for your service. >> thank you. >> reporter: that gratitude came from world leaders. the president of france, emmanuel macron, the first lady, bridget macron, landing here to thank the americans, the allied troops, for liberating france. greeting president trump and first lady melania trump, the two world leaders would take to the stage with those world war ii veterans, among them so many of the veterans we have followed. president macron walking up to stan friday from pennsylvania. president trump with vince unger from florida. moments later it was the french president shaking vinny's hand. president trump greeting jack claiborne from tennessee. and when the crowd gathered here, saw the veterans' faces on those big screens, a swelling applause.

and then a standing ovation. president macron saying, france has not forgotten. >> we know what we owe to you veterans. our freedom. on behalf of my nation, i just want to say thank you. >> reporter: and president trump who singled out so many of the world war ii heroes on hand telling them this -- >> you're the pride of our nation. you are the glory of our republic. and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts. >> reporter: and then that rare honor, the legion of honor, the highest distinction from france, for five americans, including stan friday, who we have followed all the way from pennsylvania.

who after d-day went far out ahead of the rest to scope out the danger. he was a scout. witnessing two concentration camps before they were liberated. >> monsieur stanley friday. >> stanley friday, on behalf of the french republic, i award you the distinction of knight of the legion of honor. >> what was it like up there on that stage? >> thrilling. like a dream. >> reporter: at 96, this is stan's first time back to normandy. for years he would not talk about what he saw. looking out over omaha beach, the two presidents and the first ladies and the flyover. and for stan, this day and his new medal is for all of the brothers they lost. >> the medal is for the guys

that's out there, they're the heroes. i'm the standby, they're the heroes. >> every one of those men right there. >> i represent them. >> it is difficult to put into words what it feels like to sit across from these d-day veterans, the profound gratitude you feel. they are humble, they are modest, they are quiet heroes. they will tell you they are not the heroes, their fallen brothers are the heroes, right here behind me at the normandy american cemetery, more than 9,000 americans are buried here. we honor our veterans 75 years after d-day. >> a big thanks to david there in normandy. 9,000 americans who gave the ultimate sacrifice that day 75 years ago, changing the course of world war ii, the course of history. and we saw so many of those ceremonies honoring them yesterday. >> absolutely. it's just great to see them being recognized. folks that were there said that the president, president trump, appeared to be moved by the observances, saying that this was a special day.

>> special day indeed. from the d-day anniversary to a deadly accident involving some of the military's next generation of leaders. >> the u.s. military academy at west point is mourning the loss of a member of its upcoming senior class. the cadet was killed when a large transport vehicle overturned in rough terrain on the way to a training exercise. maggie rulli has the details. >> reporter: a military investigation's now under way after a routine training session for west point cadets turned deadly. >> today was a tragic day for the west point community in our united states army. >> reporter: a five-ton cargo truck, similar to this one, was transferring members of the west point class of 2020 along route 293 near the camp natural bridge training site when it overturned. >> they were headed to land navigation training when they were in the back of the truck. they were being transferred to the training site and that's when the vehicle had the accident. >> reporter: in that truck, 19 cadets, all seniors. one killed in the accident.

the other 18 cadets and two active duty soldiers suffering injuries ranging from facial abrasions to a broken arm. >> their injuries are not life-threatening. our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the deceased and our injured. >> reporter: the report of a group of 2,400 cadets participating in required summer training, seen in this west point video from last year. >> it's very rough terrain. you can see the hills we have here. we want to make sure our soldiers and cadets train in realistic training environment, so this is part of our realistic training. >> reporter: president trump offering his condolences from france tweeting, so sorry to hear about the terrible accident involving our great west point cadets. we mourn the loss of life and pray for the injured. god bless them all. officials will not release the name of the cadet who was killed until 24 hours after his family is notified. maggie rulli, abc news, new york. >> our thanks to maggie there. all of us have a new layer of protection against robocalls. >> the fcc has given phone companies the right to block those calls without the customer's permission.

however it's not mandatory. in fact they could decide to charge customers. 5 billion robocalls are made every month in the united states. >> incredible. and some big news here. april the giraffe is out of the baby-making business. >> the long-legged mom whose two pregnancies spawned millions of views online will start receiving birth control today. an official at the central new york animal park april calls home said the 17-year-old is being retired from its breeding program. they made the decision after her youngest calf was born back in march. another giraffe will take on april's job, along with her former mate, oliver. oh, so she's given up making babies, she's given up oliver. april? >> this is incredible, though. i mean, the number of people that have tuned in to watch her give birth. 300,000 back in march.

then over 232 million people in april. it's incredible. >> people watching all these crazy things on the internet -- >> not me, not me. >> if it's not cat videos it's a giraffe giving birth. now we've got to find something else to watch. there is a new development in the case of those three americans who died at the same resort in the dominican republic. >> all three died within days of each other, and preliminary autopsy reports are providing new details. plus plane parts fell from the sky and hit an apartment complex. more on what happened after the break.

♪ i been in the right place but wrong time ♪ ♪ been on the right stage with the wrong line ♪ a jam session from new orleans music icon dr. john, singing his best-known hit "right place, wrong time." the rock and roll hall of famer died yesterday from a heart attack. born malcolm john rebennack, dr. john began performing when he was just 13. he worked with artists from ringo starr to aretha franklin

and paid tribute to new orleans after hurricane katrina prior to super bowl xl. dr. john was just 77. switching gears now, a piece of military plane fell from the skies over las vegas. >> the fighter jet had just taken off from nellis air force base when a panel fell off. it reportedly hit a car and an apartment complex, but no one was hurt. the air force says the plane belongs to a florida-based contractor. that jet was on a training mission and the faa is investigating. preliminary autopsy reports are now in in the deaths of those three americans who died at adjoining hotels in the dominican republic. >> authorities in the dominican republic are on the defensive insisting those deaths are unrelated. abc's tom llamas. >> reporter: new details into how those three american tourists died in the dominican republic. preliminary autopsy results show 41-year-old miranda warner suffered a type of cardiac

arrest that led to respiratory failure. she died just two hours after checking into a bahia principe resort. authorities say nathaniel holmes and cynthia day, seen here kayaking on vacation, died the next day from organ failure. the couple found inside of their hotel room five days after warner in an adjacent property. >> the information that's been released thus far does not explain sudden death in any of these people. >> reporter: and abc news is learning a colorado couple is suing the la romana resort. kalen knoll saying last year she and her boyfriend had to leave the resort after the room reeked of chemicals, alleging it led to abdominal cramps, dizziness, shortness of breath. >> we both woke up soaked in sweat at 4:00 in the morning, kind of terrified. we booked a flight home before the sun came up. >> reporter: the dominican republic minister of tourism on the defense suggesting all three

deaths may well have been coincidences and officials pointing to pre-existing health conditions in all three autopsies. cynthia day's family vowing to pursue this further once they have her body. >> we are going to continue to pursue and go where the evidence takes us. >> reporter: the big question remains, what, if anything, preceded those fatal medical issues for the three american tourists? news the families back in the united states did not want to hear. the toxicology results which could answer a lot of those questions could take up to a month. tom llamas, abc news, dominican republic. >> our thanks to tom. you can see from tom's shot there with the beautiful palm trees behind why the dominican republic is such a tourist destination. so many questions that a lot of people are tuning in to find out these answers. >> tom said in his report this may have been a coincidence, but obviously still a lot of answers we're trying to figure out. we understand the fbi is assisting local authorities with these toxicology reports. coming up next half hour, the controversial sideline shove. >> the swift action taken by the

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the nearly 200 foot long research vessel operated by the group ocean x has already discovered new specie for the ocean right now. it's critically endangered, it's critically threatened. i want people to think about the grandeur and beauty of the ocean and how important it is to human life. >> reporter: now their latest mission, exploring a deep sea coral reef in the atlantic, looking for clues about the ocean's health. crucial to the mission is this eight-ton submersible vehicle capable of withstanding thousands of pounds of pressure. the reef, more than 1,000 feet below us, right in the middle of the gulf stream. the powerful current that could push us off course if we don't find our target in minutes. , let's do it., >> yeah. >> reporter: we're lowered in and the mission begins. the power of the atlantic all around.

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it's time for your friday "mix." and you guys, it is the best day of the year second only to my birthday. it is national doughnut day. and the entire "mix" is dedicated to all this goodness. and what do you see there? >> who's that? >> the face. >> i'm afraid to touch it. >> the face. look at my face, you guys, on a doughnut. i have made it. mama, i made it. oh my gosh. shout-out to dunkin' donuts for making all of this possible. this is like the best thing i have ever seen. let me just lift this up real quick. okay, you guys, the whole thing about me eating a doughnut right now, i can't because i had one on my way to work. because i stop by dunkin' donuts every night. >> just one a day? >> yeah, just one a day.

go ahead, jack. go ahead, get your doughnut on. okay, we've got fun facts on this national doughnut day. dunkin' donuts did a survey. when do people like to dunk out, take a break with a doughnut? >> i'm dunking out right now. >> when they're checking or answering e-mails, watching the kids, personal finances. when else? when else? >> i'm going to let you finish this -- >> people said it's okay to cut a doughnut in half, leaving behind the other half. don't do that, eat the whole thing. ♪ politics and foreign wars all the weather all the scores ♪ ♪ that's the "world news" polka ♪ ♪ if you're an insomniac and a good night's sleep you lack ♪ ♪ do the "world news" polka ♪ it's late at night you're wide

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while i was on a combat patrol my c in baqubah, iraq,nned out. a rocket-propelled grenade took my arm off at the shoulder. when i came home, i felt alone. my family was around me, but i couldn't talk to them about what i'd seen and what i'd done. i remember just thinking, man, the way i am right now, i don't want to live. i was discharged from the army, and i've been working with the wounded warrior project since 2007. warriors don't have to be severely wounded to be with the wounded warrior project. we do have a lot of guys that have post-traumatic stress disorder. being able to share your story, i guess it kind of helps you wrap your mind around what did happen over there. just because you've left the military doesn't mean your life is over, because when these guys are coming home, i'm kind of leading and training them, instead of for combat, i'm leading and training them to heal. and if i come away with anything from the wounded warrior project, it's them giving my life back. my name is norbie, and yes, i do suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, but i'm okay.

this morning on "world news now", military tragedy. a cargo truck carrying west point cadets flipped over, ultimately killing one this morning on "world news now", military tragedy. a cargo truck carrying west point cadets flipped over, ultimately killing one. how the survivors are doing this morning. severe storms are pounding the south bringing relentless rain and leading to dramatic rescues like this one. the storms are on the move. we are tracking your weekend weather. and new this half hour, the nba banning a golden state warriors owner. >> the ban comes right in the middle of the nba finals after the minority owner shoved raptors player kyle lowry and the punishment may not end there. new overnight, a bradley cooper bombshell. he and his long-time girlfriend are calling it quits. all the details on the split later in "the skinny" on this friday, june 7th.

good friday morning. thank you for joining us as we inch toward the weekend. >> almost there. >> almost there. >> i like that. >> thank goodness. we do start though this half hour with the deadly accident that claimed the life of a west point cadet. >> it happened early yesterday as a group of cadets who are rising seniors at the school were being driven to a training exercise. >> in addition to the one fatality, several other cadets were injured. officials at west point want to get to the bottom of exactly why the accident happened. abc's gio benitez has more. >> reporter: a military investigation is under way. officials here at west point are trying to understand how a vehicle overturned, transporting cadets to their summer training site. >> they were headed to the land navigation training when they were in the back of the truck. and that's when the vehicle had the accident. >> reporter: an army soldier cadets back, all s..w his one,

umf grp r. the vehicle involved weighing five tons. >> today was a tragic day for the west point community and our united states army. >> reporter: the president tweeting, so sorry to hear about the terrible accident involving our great west point cadets. we mourn the loss of life and pray for the injured. god bless them all. the cadet killed has not yet been identified. west point officials are notifying the family. and investigators are on their way right now from alabama. they should be here soon. officials here say that this kind of accident is not common, even though they drive through very rough terrain as part of the training. gio benitez, abc news, west point. >> thank you, gio. we're following severe storms that have turned deadly once again. >> the national weather service has confirmed a tornado touched down in eastern ohio wednesday

evening, damaging several structures. >> in baton rouge, louisiana at least one person was killed during a round of drenching rain that set off widespread flash flooding. al in thso rut e me areas couldee more than 6 incabc's marcus moore re the storm zone. >> reporter: powerful storms turning deadly in the south. dramatic high-water rescues in baton rouge. watch as firefighters race to save a woman as floodwaters carry away her car. after nearly 3 inches of rain fell in one hour. desperately trying to break the glass. moments later pulling open the door and guiding her to safety. tragically, another driver rescued from his car did not survive. the storm's powerful winds, gusts up to 65 miles per hour flipping cars at this baton rouge hospital. multiple tornados reported. a dash cam recording as this one forms, churning up debris. crossing the road near convent, louisiana.

five hurt nearby at this exxonmobil facility in sorento. that flooding danger extending to oklahoma city. interstate 44 sh >> there's a lot of force in that water right there. it's going to continue to feed eventually into arkansas. >> reporter: this round of rain means it will take even longer for residents downstream to dry out. here in houston they have already taken a beating by severe weather with the dangerous flash flooding. and now the concern will be going into the weekend the high temperatures and high heat indices. marcus moore, abc news, houston. >> thank you, marcus. forecasters say most of texas is about to see drier weather, but for the rest of the south, storms are not over yet. >> accuweather meteorologist adam del rosso joins us with those details. adam, good morning. >> janai and zachary, things quieting down for most of the southern plains including oklahoma city, dallas, houston. heavier rain shifting east through the mississippi river valley and the southeast going to continue to track that threat for flooding.

these dark-shaded areas of green, 4 to 8 inches of rainfall expected all the way through the weekend. several days of heavy rainfall. meanwhile into the northeast, a quiet friday and a beautiful saturday as well. it does look a little wet and cool across the pacific northwest. zachary, janai? >> our thanks to adam. federal prosecutors have released the audio from a 2017 voice mail left by an attorney for president trump for a lawyer representing former national security adviser michael flynn. >> then-trump attorney john dowd is heard asking flynn's lawyer for a heads-up about the nature of flynn's cooperation in the russia investigation. excerpts from the voice mail were included in the mueller report and made public last week. this is the first time we're actually hearing the call. >> this is john again. if, on the other hand, well, there's information that

implicates the president, then we've got a national security issue, or maybe a national security issue, i don't know, some issue. we've got to -- we've got to deal with not only for the president but for the country. so -- you know, then -- then, you know, we need some kind of heads-up just for the sake of protecting all our interests, if we can. >> flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi and prosecutors say the voice mail is one of many potential efforts by those close to the president to thwart the investigation. dowd had dismissed it as a baseless attempt to damage his reputation. mexico is deploying 6,000 national guard troops to its border with guatemala in hopes of averting tariffs set to take effect on monday. officials from mexico and the u.s. are discussing sweeping changes to asylum rules to curb the influx of central american migrants crossing into the u.s. president trump told fox news that tariffs are a beautiful

thing that's great to negotiate with, and he said republicans should love what he's doing. president trump is wrapping up his week-long trip to europe after commemorating the 75th anniversary of the d-day on the shores of normandy. >> the president was joined by french president emmanuel macron and some of the surviving veterans who fought in that historic battle. they honored the thousands of lives lost with emotional tributes, and macron expressed gratitude for the allied forces that liberating france from the nazis. >> we know what we owe to you veterans. our freedom. on behalf of my nation, i just want to say thank you. >> you are the pride of our nation. you are the glory of our republic.

>> macron awarded five american veterans with the legion of honor, france's highest award. and we'll have much more on the d-day heroes later this half hour. there's new information about an american couple who died during a vacation in fiji. michelle and david paul became violently ill before passing away two weeks ago. in text messages obtained by abc news, michelle paul tells her mother that the couple had gastrointestinal issues and that her hands were numb. they saw a doctor but never recovered. results of tests done on blood samples could come back at any time. police in connecticut have been searching properties belonging to the estranged husband of jennifer dulos, who went missing two weeks ago today. it's unclear if any potential evidence relating to her disappearance was found. also authorities say they have received more than 225 tips about the case from the public and 70 video clips from surveillance cameras. fotis dulos, his girlfriend michelle troconis, are scheduled to appear this court next week.

joe biden has made a major position reversal three weeks before the first democratic presidential candidates debate. the former vice president says he no longer supports a measure that bans federal funding for most abortions. biden told a democratic fundraiser that keeping the so-called hyde amendment makes access to abortions more difficult for women who can't afford the procedure. he said his position change came as he's been developing a comprehensive health care proposal. a jersey girl has pulled off a stunner at the french open. >> 17-year-old new jersey native amanda anisimova shocked the crowd in paris yesterday. she beat defending champion and three-time finalist simona halep in straight sets to move into the semifinals. it was the american's first win against a top five player. she came into the tournament ranked 51st in the world. amazing job. i should have done a better job

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police, let me see hands! it's a deer, it's a deer, it's a deer! >> tense moments in eastern texas ended with officers yelling "doh!" police responded to a home after a reported break-in. they found a shattered window, went inside with guns drawn and a riot shield, only to discover a poor deer running around. police say that's when the deer-wrangling began. trying to.

my goodness. they eventually got it to leave there. no animals or humans were hurt. thank goodness. strong words from madonna about her profile in the "new york times." the rock and roll hall of famer wrote on instagram the piece titled "madonna at 60" made her feel raped. she slammed writer vanessa grigoriadis for focusing on what the singer called trivial matters. she wrote she was sorry she spent five minutes with the "times" or the writer. now to some stunningly sad news. country music star granger smith has revealed his youngest son has died. >> river kelly smith drowned at his family's home in texas. doctors tried but were unable to revive the boy after the incident. several country artists are expressing their condolences online. drowning is among the leading causes of death for children ages 1 to 4. r re because it is summer and so many kids are going to be around pools, that is one statistic that really stood out to me.

one of the leading causes of death for children ages 1 to 4. and they say getting your kids swimming lessons can make a big, big difference. >> all the difference, absolutely, thank you, janai. the nba has taken swift action against the billionaire investor with ties to the golden state warriors for pushing an opposing player during wednesday night's nba finals. >> this morning amid a hefty fine and a one-year ban, mark stevens is apologizing. here's abc's will carr. >> reporter: in a highly competitive series, it's this incident on the sidelines of the nba finals that's evoking strong emotions. look closely and you can see raptors guard kyle lowry fall into the front row in oracle arena. the man in the blue shirt, warriors minority investor, mark stevens, shoves lowry and allegedly curses at him. >> he had no reason to touch me, he had no reason to reach over two seats and then say some vulgar language to me. >> reporter: even the warriors voicing their concerns. >> obviously an unfortunate situation all the way around. credit kyle the way he handled it. you know, a lot of different reactions you could have had. but he handled it correctly.

>> reporter: on instagram, lebron james weighing in saying, there's absolutely no place in our beautiful game for that at ens r e ason and fined him $500,000. in a statement stevens said, what i did was wrong and there's no excuse for it. in a statement the warriors say they're extremely disappointed in stevens' actions and want to offer a sincere apology to both lowry and the raptors. in los angeles, will carr, abc news. when we come back, how not to get a job with tyler perry. and the latest hollywood relationship to hit the rocks. "the skinny" is coming up next. "the skinny" is coming up next. olay ultra moisture body wash gives skin the nourishment it needs and keeps it there longer with lock-in moisture technology. skin is petal smooth.

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♪ skinny gimme the skinny time for "the skinny" starting with the word from tyler perry to aspiring actors looking for roles on any of his tv shows or movies. >> the actor, comedian, and filmmaker just recently retired his iconic character madea from the big screen earlier this year on "madea family funeral." >> now he's trying to retire something else. he took to facebook with this photo admonishing this actress

for plastering her face on two billboards in his hometown of atlanta begging for work. >> perry says this is the third time someone has pulled this stunt, and now he's asking everyone, save your money. just show up for an audition. it's free. i thought this was really interesting when i saw it. i'm sure the woman was, look, this is going to get me noticed. and it did get her noticed. but not really the right way. he's saying, put in the work, do it like everybody else. >> put in the work, put in the work. trying to go above and beyond, i guess? >> is it above and beyond? >> it's certainly above and beyond. >> uh, yeah, i guess just stick to the old ways. next to the big news involving bradley cooper. >> "people" magazine report the 44-year-old actor has split from his long-time girlfriend irina shayk. after years of dating the couple is reportedly working out how to share custody of their 2-year-old daughter, a beautiful

little girl. >> representative for the former couple didn't respond to the magazine for comment, but news of the split comes barely three months, remember this, after cooper's steamy performance at the oscars, onstage, with "a star is born" costar lady gaga. and that performance had the rumor mills going. people talking. >> should we have seen this coming? >> should we have? >> should we have? >> should we have? next to a major revelation from actor alec baldwin. >> the 61-year-old actor recently sat down with "usa today" to discuss his upcoming role as infamous automaker john delorean. >> but he did have some pretty decisive words about his famous "snl" alter ego, president trump, who he's been parodying since the 2016 presidential election. >> baldwin told the newspaper that he is quote so done with the role and he can't imagine returning it to the show next season. >> he held it down, though, did a heck of a job. baldwin says he feels the role has lost some of its freshness.

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♪ we built it well as history does agree ♪ ♪ while brave men died in the swirling tide ♪ ♪ on the shores of normandy that song "the shores of normandy" has been at number one on amazon's singles chart most of this week, beating out ed sheeran and justin bieber. >> written and performed by 90-year-old d-day veteran, jim radford, who was only 15 years old when he served as ship's galley boy on that fateful day, joining so many other men who would become heroes. here's abc's david muir. ♪ >> reporter: as the sun came up over omaha beach, a trumpeter

playing "taps." ♪ nearly 160,000 allied troops landing here 75 years ago. this photo captured that morning. men from the u.s. 1st infantry division wading ashore on omaha beach. the artist who brings black and white photos to life in color. u.s. troops using a lifeline to rescue fellow soldiers from a landing craft struck and sunk by enemy fire. on this day remembering the african-american troops, the nearly 2,000 that landed here on omaha beach in 1944. among them army veterans william dabney of roanoke, virginia, who served in the 320 barrage balloon battalion. johnny jones, who joined the army right out of southern university in baton rouge, honored with this french medal for his service. back home, d-day veteran frank dipergola of stonybrook, new york, holding the photo of himself as a young infantryman. lawrence telmonte, saluting at the national world war ii memorial in washington.

these veterans are aware we lose more than 300 a day in the u.s. most of them are well into their 90s. here in normandy they are going strong. stan friday, who received the legion of honor. >> you're 96? >> i'll be 97 next month. god bless me. >> absolutely. what's your secret? >> i don't know. >> yeah? >> no. because -- >> if you did know, you're not going to tell me? >> i'll tell you, i'll give you a hint. i did all the wrong things years ago. and i found out later on they come out right. >> they sure did. >> such a touching moment there. david has done a great job. all week long we've gotten these stories about those d-day heroes. and those -- especially those who returned to normandy. so great job there. >> yeah, no doubt. obviously incredible loss there in defense of something bigger than themselves. it's nice that all these years later, they're being recognized. >> 75 years later. don't miss our updates on facebook at wnnfans.com. don't miss our updates on facebook

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breaking news in america this morning, troops to prevent tariffs. mexico makes a new offer to address the border crisis as it tries to stop president trump from slapping tariffs on mexican goods. the proposal and the bold new statement from president trump. what he says would make mexico, quote, fold like an umbrella. joe biden changes his mind. how the 2020 front-runner is reversing his longtime position on a controversial abortion issue. new overnight, the co-owner of the golden state warriors banned from the nba for one year because of this push. >> pushed him off. >> but will he be forced to sell