accused of war crimes by some of his own former team members. those s.e.a.l.s allege during their 2017 tour in iraq, gallagher shot at unarmed civilians and killed an isis fighter after he was captured. in court one s.e.a.l. testified the chief got on the radio when this wounded teen was taken into custody and said, "no one touch him, he's all mine." prosecutors say gallagher, a sniper and medic, was supposed to treat the prisoner. instead they say he killed him and posed for pictures with his body. a second s.e.a.l. testifying, i saw him stab him in the neck. the defense painting a different picture, saying there's no physical evidence gallagher killed the teen. >> this is not a murder, this is a mutiny. this is a group of young disgruntled sailors didn't like they were being called cowards so they decided to conspire to take down the chief. >> reporter: president trump says he might consider pardons for service members accused of war crimes but only after their trials. if convicted gallagher faces

life in prison. ? in los angeles, will car, akaca news. >> our thanks to will. commissioners in the florida city of riviera beach have decided to pay about $600,000 in ransom to hackers who have paralyzed city computers. >> they called a special city council meeting where they agreed to pay that ransom in bitcoin to get their stolen data back. the hackers got into the city system when an employee clicked on an email link that allowed them to upload malware. it will be really interesting to see if this has wider impacts. that's interesting. a texas woman turned a highway near houston into big bear country. >> her name, bessie. she caught lots of stares with this 8-foot-tall, 95-pound teddy bear on the back of her car. she says she was moving across town and teddy didn't fit inside. she made sure her turn signals and license plate were not covered. bessie says a police officer gave her a thumbs up during the trip. >> wow.

unfortunately, i bet bessie needed a bath when they got there because she probably smelled like outside. >> you smell like the outside! you come inside and your parents say, you smell like the outside, take a bath, take a shower! >> that was bessie. coming up, revisiting the infamous case of the central park five. >> the netflix series that's generating plenty of buzz and backlash. generating plenty of buzz backla

♪ it was a rape case that gripped new york city and the rest of the nation. the shocking attack of a woman who was known only at the time as the central park jogger. >> now a new netflix miniseries is generating both buzz and backlash over the dramatic retelling of the now-vacated convictions of the so-called central park five. here's abc's juju chang. >> police! >> reporter: a visceral and dramatic retelling of the infamous central park five case through the eyes of the five

teenaged boys convicted of raping and brutally beating tricia meili as she jogged in central park in april 1989. after years in prison the young men's convictions were vacated in what has become a permanent stain on the city's police and justice system. the netflix series from emmy award-winning director ava duvernay, executive produced by oprah winfrey, sparking renewed discussion about the polarizing case and how authorities handled it, especially the woman in charge of the city's sex crimes unit, linda fairstein, portrayed by felicity huffman. >> let them name their accomplices. this is not business as usual. the press is crawling all over this. no kid gloves here. these are not kids, they raped this woman. >> reporter: the real linda fairstein calling it an outright fabrication that defames her, in an op ed. "attempts to portray me as an overzealous prosecutors and a bigot, the police as incompetent or worse, the five suspects as

innocent of all charges against them. none of this is true." she added she never made any of the comments the screenwriter attributes to me. ms. duvernay does not define me and her film does not speak the truth. questions about the prosecution's case and the validity of some of the videotaped statements arose in 2002 when serial rapist mathias reyes confessed to attacking and raping meili alone. a dna test revealed he was a perfect match to the dna found on meili, something the prosecutors never had from the five teenage boys. reyes had raped another woman in central park two days before meili. he insisted he acted alone and seemed to know details about the the crime. in an interview with abc news earlier this year, fairstein took issue with pbs' portrayal. >> that film was made while we had the equivalent of a gag order from a federal judge. we could not speak publicly. the daughter of the filmmaker had worked for the legal team of the five, so i didn't exactly think we'd get a fair hearing.

>> reporter: in the aftermath of the convictions fairstein became a successful crime novelist, high-profile prosecutor, celebrated advocate for sexual assault survivors. >> final jeopardy, cult hit. >> reporter: in the wake of netflix's take on the case, fairstein's life and legacy have been called into question. >> linda has sort of overnight become a pariah. she's losing esteem everywhere. >> reporter: in the days since the netflix series debuted, social media has taken fairstein to task with #cancellindafairstein. online petitions have sprung up demanding her resignation from various positions, even a request to prosecute her. fairstein has deleted her twitter account, resigned from the boards of several organizations, and has been dropped by her publisher. fairstein declined an interview request from abc news. duvernay also did not respond to abc news' request for comment. some police involved in the case are defending fairstein, including the former detective,

eric reynolds. >> it's appalling. most people who are against her or hate her or whatever their feelings are, they don't know the facts of the case. >> reporter: the jogger told abc earlier this year it's possible reyes did not act alone. >> there is medical evidence to support that more than one person was responsible for the attack on me. >> reporter: while the report concluded that police had not engaged in any misconduct in obtaining the confessions, the men continue to maintain they were coerced into confessing and that they are innocent of all crimes. >> there will never be closure in the central park five case. no amount of money can bring back the years that those boys lost, the innocence that was taken from them. >> no amount of money will bring back that time that was taken from those five men. >> i saw "when they see us" over

the weekend and it shook me. i didn't think that was possible when we know there are injustices in the system. >> right. >> so now we call them the exonerated five. for anyone who thinks that this case is ambiguous, that there is still some hint of guilt, you're wrong. the dna says you're wrong. and i feel like we have to look at that. and so we point out racial issues, political issues. and let's take the netflix series out of the mix here. just talk about the details of the case themselves. go back and read them. go back and look them up. people have studied this over the years. and these men deserve to be exonerated. they suffered at the hands of the justice system. and again, they are now the exonerated five. >> like the justice system, it points to issues within it. 20 years after this case you've got the story of khalif browder in new york arrested for stealing a backpack, 16, spent six years on rikers island, two of those in solitary confinement, never tried, then

finally let go, ends up committing suicide. >> the five are now doing amazing things with their lives to help improve the system. things with their lives to help improve the system.

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also, this happened. a tackle like none other. this police officer was giving a news conference, he saw this suspect running. he goes over and boom! somebody draft this man into the nfl, please. takes down the suspect. the man apparently had made -- allegedly made some lewd comments to a man's daughter. the man was chasing him. the father was chasing him. then boom. >> got him. >> there you have it. >> jack's a big fan of that one. >> where did that one happen? i want to say where it happened. >> it happened. >> it happened -- somewhere. >> australia also? we do love australia. >> we do love the aussies. a penny pyramid that's worth a whole, whole, whole bunch of money. about 10,000 bucks worth of pennies in this. a man did it. took him awhile to break this record. 46 youtube videos, after working for three years. $1,030,315 pennies. goingat

like a famous duck used to do. >> he says next he wants to go to a casino and do it with quarters. 4.1 million quarters. >> a lot of change. how about some cute dogs here. this happened. >> oh! >> this short-legged pooch there. in australia. struggles to get over a sliding door there. the puppy's legs are so short, ended up getting stuck. look at him, so cute. >> so cute, that chunky little thing. also, this happened. look at this pup right here. >> oh! >> he's trying to get through the cat door. little chunky bulldog. that's for the kitties, not for the dogs. he's trying. he got through. >> oh, maybe go on a little diet? >> this isn't just for cats! >> this isn't just for cats!

david "big papi" ortiz. >> it turns out he was not the intended target in a murder for hire plot. so who was? biden on defense. the democratic frontrunner is defending his comments about segregationist senators. why he's now saying cory booker is the one who should be apologizing. freeway fireball. two people were killed when a semi truck fell off an interstate, exploding into a ball of fire. what caused this deadly crash. plus ticket trouble. two former lovers fighting over a lottery ticket. it's worth $500,000. we'll explain how the court system is now involved on this thursday, june 20th. good morning, that's a fight.

>> that is a fight. >> i mean, $500,000. after the taxes, the legal fees. can we not work this out? >> i know, right? >> outside of the courts? >> i would think so too, some kind of mediation. >> we're going to talk a lot about that one coming up. let's start with that case of mistaken identity that nearly cost baseball legend david ortiz his life. >> big papi was supposed to be a bystander on the night he was shot, not the target. the gunman mistook him for the man he was actually hired to kill. victor oquendo is in santo domingo. >> reporter: dramatic new developments in the attempted murder of former boston red sox slugger david ortiz, "big papi." the dominican republic's attorney general and head of the national police revealing they believe david ortiz was not the intended target of the attack. investigators say the real target was ortiz's friend, who was sitting at the same table and was dressed similarly to ortiz. 11 suspects have been arrested so far, including this man, 25-year-old rolfy ferreyra cruz who police say pulled the

trigger. last week the chief of police held up the gun he says cruz used at the alleged ambush at a nightclub. authorities say this surveillance video shows the suspects riding a motorcycle to the scene. the hitman in a baseball cap walks right up to ortiz and fires into his back. clubgoers run from their seats as big papi falls to the floor. some of the suspects, including cruz, also face possible criminal charges in unrelated cases in the u.s. cruz wanted for armed robberies in new jersey. luis alfredo rivas, known as "the surgeon," wanted for conspiracy to commit attempted homicide in pennsylvania. the all-star is still in intensive care at a massachusetts hospital. his wife releasing a statement through the red sox saying he's been upgraded to good condition and thanking fans, writing, your support has lifted his spirits tremendously. prosecutors say the alleged assassin was basing his target off a photo taken minutes before the attack with poor lighting, that he hit david ortiz by mistake. that suspect's name, victor hugo gomez.

they believe he's part of a drug cartel. he is one of three suspects they are still searching for. they have asked the fbi for help. victor oquendo, abc news, santo domingo. >> our thanks to victor there. a lot going on in the d.r. these days. >> yeah. >> it appears that law enforcement worked pretty quickly on this one, rounding up a number of suspects. >> almost a dozen of them. >> almost a dozen. apparently -- i mean, i can't even go through this. apparently like somebody's related. victor laid it all out about possible cartel, now american authorities are involved as well. >> the intended target, the person who allegedly ordered the hit, they're said to be cousins. a lot to sort through there. >> good news, david ortiz is doing better in good condition. house democrats are vowing to take the trump administration to court after former white house communications director hope hicks failed to answer key questions. >> lawmakers grilled hicks for nearly eight hours behind closed doors. under orders from president trump, information about her time in the white house was off limits. abc's mary bruce was there on the hill.

>> reporter: the president's former top aide and confidant, hope hicks, not commenting as she arrived on capitol him. >> miss hicks, are you going to answer questions about your time at the white house? >> reporter: inside the hearing room, she didn't have many answers either. a white house lawyer blocking her from answering any questions about her time in the administration, claiming she has what they describe as immunity. >> where is your office located? objection! it's ridiculous. >> reporter: often seen but rarely heard -- >> thank you, donald trump! >> reporter: hicks was by the president's side throughout the campaign and during his first year in office as his communications director. she was one of trump's most trusted advisers and one of the most frequently named people in the mueller report. >> now hope hicks is a tremendously talented person. she started off with us right from day one. >> reporter: there for so many key moments, hicks was on air force one when the president crafted that misleading statement for his son don jr.

about that trump tower meeting with the russian lawyer. democrats who hoped to grill hicks about the president's alleged obstruction exasperated. >> this is an ongoing effort by the president of the united states to obstruct justice, to prevent congress from finding the facts and behaving as if he's above the law and the court's not going to allow it. >> reporter: committee chairman jerry nadler does say they learned considerable information from hope hicks. asked if he was satisfied with her testimony, nadler said, in some ways yes. he also made clear the white house's claim of absolute immunity here will not stand. while the president has been blasting democrats tweeting that they are, quote, putting wonderful hope hicks through hell. mary bruce, abc news, capitol hill. >> our thanks to mary bruce. former vice president joe biden is not apologizing for remarks about working well with segregationist senators. >> fellow democrats criticized biden for saying they got things done with civility in the '70s, even with segregationists in congress.

biden also singled out a white supremacist senator from mississippi saying, quote, he never called me boy, he always called me son. senator cory booker called on biden to apologize, but biden fired back. >> cory should apologize. he knows better. not a racist bone in my body. i've been involved in civil rights my whole career, period. period, period. >> the flare-up came on the same day of the first house hearing on slavery reparations in more than a decade. many black americans are also marking juneteenth, a cultural holiday commemorating the emancipation of slaves in america. a syrian refugee is under arrest in pittsburgh for allegedly plotting a terror attack. he planned to bomb a christian center. they claim the 21-year-old suspect named mustafa mousab alowemer was inspired by isis. he entered the u.s. as a refugee nearly three years ago. court papers say he allegedly

provided a 10-point plan on bombing the church to an undercover fbi employee. he is expected to make a court appearance tomorrow. racist, violent, misogynistic social media posts led the philadelphia police force to take action against dozens of officers. 72 members of the department are now on administrative duty as part of an investigation into offensive online comments by officers. a not-for-profit journalism organization brought the posts to light. injustice watch found thousands of controversial comments from current and former officers nationwide. you heard us talking about it at the top, a $500,000 lottery ticket has come between a north carolina woman and her now ex-girlfriend. >> jasmine watkins says she bought the winning ticket last month and gave to it her then partner to hold. a lawsuit claims watkins' ex took the ticket to a state lottery office and claimed the money herself. a judge has put the claim on hold.

as you can see, they were dating at the time. >> at the time. >> was it this that broke them up? >> hmm. >> i don't know. >> inquiring minds want to know. there's surveillance video of watkins -- >> roll the tape! >> buying the ticket, apparently. they were both in the store and bought other tickets as well. >> roll the tape! >> we've got to get that surveillance video. >> that's all i'd be saying if i bought it. >> yeah, wonder what's going to happen here. >> cue the footage. coming up later in "the mix," how quickly could you spend $10 million? plus the young basketball powerhouse who's on track to win his own jackpot as the likely number one nba draft pick. why zion williamson says his mom has been his toughest coach. first, what we're finding out this morning about the highway accident that turned into a deadly inferno. into a deadly inferno.

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the fire marshal's office is investigating the cause. in wisconsin several people are recovering from injuries they suffered in a horrific traffic accident. >> that chain reaction accident killed two truck drivers and shutdown a section of a major interstate. alex perez was on the scene. >> reporter: the horrifying deadly crash bringing traffic on this busy wisconsin highway to a standstill. plumes of black smoke filling the sky. >> we got multiple vehicles on fire up on the interstate. >> reporter: a tractor-trailer trying to avoid the pile-up losing control, going off the road, bursting into flames. kaitlin planka was driving on the frontage road when suddenly there was a thick, dark cloud of smoke in front of her. >> i was kind of scared that it was going to blow up or something. and there was a lot of debris flying everywhere. >> reporter: multiple 911 calls streaming in around 11:00 a.m. after another tractor-trailer hit a construction barrier here

along i-41/i-94 in racine county. the truck crashing into the concrete median, pushing it into oncoming traffic. >> as a result, three passenger vehicles also collided with one another, within the barriers, within the wall itself. >> reporter: the drivers of the two semis were killed. two others taken to the hospital with critical injuries. this is one of the busiest highways in the entire state. you can see crews have been working around the clock nonstop trying to get this highway back open as quickly as possible. alex perez, abc news, caledonia, wisconsin. >> our thanks to alex. residents of southern california are wondering if the big one is coming after a recent swarm of small earthquakes. >> during the past three weeks, starting on may 25th, the usgs has recorded more than 1,000 small earthquakes in an area covering less than a square mile about 40 miles east of downtown los angeles.

geologists say these quake swarms are fairly typical, especially in a state full of active faults. >> while saying they can't predict earthquakes, they do learn valuable information from these flurries of small shakers. can be pretty scary thinking about the big one. i spent some time out west about four months. and everyone -- they're pretty calm about it. i was like, earthquake, is there going to be an earthquake? they're like, this is what you do, calm down you east coaster. this is what you do. and i'm like, aren't you guys afraid of the big one? >> i'm sure they're thinking about it. granted most of these are so small they didn't even feel them. but of course the looming threat of the big one, yikes. coming up in our next half hour, the company that's hoping you'll want to stand during an airline flight. >>fit the man w being called the future of the nba just hours away from the nba draft. zion talks about being coached by mom. g tip from mr. clean. cleaning tough bathroom and kitchen messes

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♪ so just ask me to fall we are just hours away from tonight's nba draft, and we're hearing from the young man who is widely expected to win this year's first pick. >> basketball phenom zion williamson is only 18 years old, but he's already well on his way to stardom, superstardom, that is. abc's robin roberts sat down with williamson in his first exclusive one-on-one interview. >> reporter: at just 18 years old, zion williamson is being called the future of basketball. after an explosive freshman year at duke university, he declared for the nba draft in an emotional instagram post this april. >> i will pursue my next dream and declare for the 2019 nba draft. >> reporter: he's widely expected to be the number one pick at the nba draft. >> how high can you go? >> everyone is saying with the first pick, the new orleans pelicans are going to say your name. what goes through your mind when you think about that? number one pick.

>> i never saw myself as even being a top three, top four pick. for people to think that i can go one, it means a lot to me. the hard work is paying off. i just want to get drafted, period. >> number one picks, lebron, shaq, zion. going by first name only. don't even need a second name. i mean, those are some big shoes to fill. are you ready? >> those are big shoes to fill. but i'm not looking to fill those, i'm looking to just be the best zion i can be. >> i know that you're aware that the new orleans pelicans, that they traded anthony davis. so if indeed you are the number one pick, you will be the face of that franchise. are you ready to take on, at your age, a role like that? if it should happen? >> gosh, who said that? i'd be the face? i think i'd be ready. because i just love this game.

i'm a competitor. whatever i'm doing, i want to win. i think the same for the players that are already there. >> when is the first time you had a basketball in your hands? >> probably before i can remember. >> reporter: zion was 5 years old when he told his mother he wanted to be a professional basketball player. what was it like being coached by your mom? >> i stand by this to this day, she was the hardest coach i ever had. don't let that mom word fool you. we'd be in the car ride back home after middle school games, i'd be like, that was a great game. my mom would be like, what? good game? you missed a pass there, you didn't shoot it there. her being my biggest critic was the best thing for me, actually. >> reporter: and it paid off. by the time he was in high school he was already garnering legions of fans, even drake posting a picture sporting a then 16-year-old zion's jersey. >> how do you stay grounded with everything that's coming your way? >> there are times when this wasn't here. there were no interviews.

there were no fans. gym was empty. actually wasn't even a gym, outdoor court, me and my stepdad. >> who has helped you to get to where you are right now? >> my mom and my stepdad. they've been there since day one. they've always told me that i can achieve my dreams. >> i thought you might say check ball. don't make me embarrass you. >> reporter: he is definitely ready. >> he's going to go far in the nba, that's the mentality you've got to have, you're not going to play nice. don't buy that smile. he's got that killer instinct. who are some players in the nba you look to as a role model to help you at this next level? >> i mean -- gosh. i'm not going to view them as a role model when i get there, but -- >> oh, okay, i love that. >> people i have respect for. lebron. because since day one, he had the highest expectations. and he's exceeded all of them, on and off the court. russell westbrook. i love the tenacity he brings.

and kawhi leonard. because he don't say much, he just handles his business. just goes on about his day. and i respect that so much. >> just hours away from now, your life is going to change. >> i don't see it so much as my life changing. i'm going to still be playing the game i love. i feel like with the circle i have around me, that they'll keep my life the same as it's always been. just probably more people calling my name. >> and i'm pretty sure they're going to be calling his name loudly. it appears that he's ready. i want to see robin take him on. >> i would love to see that. >> rooting for robin. >> yes, completely. when he was at duke, ticket prices were through the roof, especially for the unc game. they were like super bowl level. with the pelicans likely to take him as the first-round draft pick, the number one pick, the pelicans just traded anthony davis to the los angeles lakers. he joins lebron now, which means the western conference could be shaping up to be very interesting. >> i can't wait to see. the nba draft will be on espn starting at 7:00 eastern.

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it's time for "the mix." we're starting with millions. millions of dollars. >> millions? >> 10 million. how would you spend it? >> oh. >> yeah, what would you spend it on? can't imagine that. a new survey of 2,000 americans looked into how they would spend $10 million. so the average american said it would take about seven years for them to spend $10 million. what? seven years? that's really quickly to blow through all that money. >> i got champagne dreams. >> okay. 38% of respondents said it would take more than 10 years to spend the money. 11% said they would splurge and spend it all under three years, which is just insane. so what would they spend it on? the top would be invest, about

53% said they would do that. half said give money to family. put it into savings, buy property, pay off debt. all good, smart ways generally. i don't know about just giving money to family. but top ten answers, dream home. travel. vacation home. luxury vacation the latest technology. you couldn't do all that and still have like $9.5 million left? >> if you invest it, you will have money. because dollars make dollars. investor money. pretty sure there is a song about investing right now that i can't think of. you mentioned buying a vacation home. maybe you can also just -- >> buy an island? >> no, layout at the pool. >> that is true. and if you want to do that, there is a way to get ready for that. hotels.com apparently has a job for you to pool hop. >> yes. >> travel around the country reviewing hotel pools. and they will pay the chosen candidate $10,000 plus travel and lodging expenses to travel to six of the most epic hotel

pools in the u.s. and document that experience. >> anyone from hotels.com, please look out for my entry. because i will be applying. i'm telling you i'll be good for it. >> you need to write 100 words on why you would be right for the job. why would you be right for the job? >> first off i love traveling, i love spending time at the pool, anything by the water. i like a good drink by the pool. >> the places in hawaii, los angeles, las vegas, new york, miami. >> it's all domestic? >> yes. see how bougey she is. >> can we get an island in there? okay, so minor leaguers sport a dad bod jersey. look at this. >> nice. hair and all. >> eww, lots of hair. ♪ too sexy for my body >> jack, you like that? >> i just laughed at it. >> why? hit too close to home?

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this morning on "world news now," reparations for slavery. on the same day activists make their point as to why the government should pay billions this morning on "world news now," reparations for slavery. on the same day activists make their point as to why the government should pay billions of dollars to descendents of slaves, former vice president joe biden faces backlash for his comments about segregationist senators. breaking news. tensions rising between the u.s. and iran. iran now claiming that it shot down a u.s. drone. new this half hour, the flying saddle. >> a company has improved the standing seat for airplanes but would you sit on one? and it's been off the air for eight years but is "the oprah winfrey show" coming back? is it? we'll hear from oprah herself ahead in "the skinny" on this thursday, june 20th. aahhhh! come back, oprah, come back, we

need you. >> oh, the headline's probably getting some people real excited. >> oh, yeah. including this one. >> yeah. we can't wait to bring out oprah as our special guest to talk about it in "the skinny." >> we will. we'll also play some of my favorite theme songs from over the years on "the oprah show" coming up. >> go to my instagram and look at my story to see him listening and singing to oprah. ♪ right on right on >> that's all coming up. we do begin this half hour with the debate over slavery reparations taking center stage on capitol hill for the first time in more than 10 years. >> house lawmakers heard impassioned testimony for and against the idea of compensating african-americans for generations of racial injustice sparking cheers and boos from the gallery. abc's terry moran was there. >> reporter: in a packed hearing room, an emotional debate. should the federal government pay billions of dollars in reparations to african-americans who are descended from slaves as a way to make amends for the atrocity of american slavery?

>> slavery is the original sin. slavery has never received an apology. >> reporter: this hearing the first on the issue in over a decade. actor danny glover and democratic senator and presidential candidate cory booker making the case for reparations. but even before this hearing began, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell weighing in and sparking controversy. >> i don't think reparations for something that happened 150 years ago for whom none of us currently living are responsible is a good idea. we've tried to deal with our original sin of slavery by fighting a civil war, by passing landmark civil rights legislation. we've elected an african-american president. >> reporter: that touched a nerve. writer ta-nehisi coates fired back. >> for a century after the civil war black people were subjected to a relentless campaign of terror. a campaign that extended well into the lifetime of majority leader mcconnell. rorr:his deb

on the same day vice president joe biden drew fire from fellow democrats for his comments at a. biden spoke of two segregationist senators, saying of one, herman talmadge, one of the meanest guys i knew, guess what, at least there was some civility, we got things done. biden recalling the white supremacist leader james o. eastland of mississippi. he never called me boy, he always called me son. several of biden's rivals in the campaign stunned by his comments including senator kamala harris. >> to coddle the reputations of segregationists, of people who if they had their way i would literally not be standing here as a member of the united states senate, is i think -- it's just -- it's misinformed and it's wrong. >> reporter: biden's campaign adviser anita dunn responded to the controversy saying, biden didn't mean to praise those men, quote, the point of the story is that you have to be able to work with people even if they hold positions repugnant to you in

order to make some progress. that's one of the main themes of the biden campaign so far. terry moran, abc news, washington. >> fellow democratic presidential hopeful senator cory booker also said joe biden was wrong and called on him to apologize. >> last night biden said he was trying to make the point that you don't have to like or agree with other lawmakers to make your case and get things done, and he fired back at booker for requesting an apology. >> cory should apologize. he knows better. there's not a racist bone in my body. i've been involved in civil rights my whole career. period. period, period. >> booker told cnn he's deeply disappointed because biden should not need a lesson in this. he said he never called biden a racist, adding he knows biden and he is better than this. >> and of course that major hearing took place on juneteenth, freedom day as it's called. as we know, slaves were not free on independence day all those years ago.

there were festivities in houston including historical re-enactments, speakers commemorating the end of slavery in the country when those enslaved in texas found out they were free two years after the emancipation proclamation was signed. >> so we hope you had a happy juneteenth and spent time to commemorate the day that is a special one, no matter your skin color. we hope you took the time. >> a big part of our history. >> it's a holiday not recognized in every state across this country, but in many states, it's an important one, it's a symbol for black people, for descendents of slaves. i really thought about this, that juneteenth represents strength, resiliency, courage, the fact that we have come a long way but we still have far to go. >> absolutely, well said, kenneth. breaking overnight iran is claiming to have shot down a u.s. drone amid escalating tensions with washington. the country's revolutionary guard said the shoot-down took place this morning as the drone entered iranian air space. a u.s. official says it happened in international air space. the u.s. just announced plans to deploy 1,000 additional troops

to the middle east and iran is threatening to enrich enough uranium to violate the 2015 nuclear deal by next week. we're following some nasty weather that's dumping heavy rain into the already saturated upper midwest, especially from illinois to ohio. >> we're watching severe storms pounding the dallas-ft. worth area. gusting winds have uprooted trees, downed power lines, and ripped the roof off a church in the nearby city of greenville. >> torrential rain triggered flash flooding in the central ohio city of bellefontaine, sending a rush of water into this hospital emergency room. not far from the hospital steady rain is swamping the streets and shutting down roads leading into the city. >> accuweather meteorologist paul williams joins us with today's forecast. paul, good morning. >> good morning janai, kenneth. we have a june storm that's not typically this strong. as it marches across the ohio valley region, bringing soaking rain in some areas, heightened flood threat for ohio and surrounding areas.

thunderstorms likely as well. not just regular thunderstorms, we're talking about the possibility of tornados in new york, philadelphia, d.c., richmond, virginia, raleigh, down towards south carolina. and we have a threat of more thunderstorms erupting throughout the deep south from charlotte all the way over towards jackson, mississippi. janai, kenneth? >> paul, thank you. current and former pilots ripped into airline officials on capitol hill. >> sully sullenberger, the man who captained the miracle on the hudson, was among those critical of boeing and the faa's handling of the 737 max safety issues. he says blaming the pilots for two crashes that killed more than 300 people is unfair. here's abc's trevor ault. >> reporter: harsh words for aviation officials wednesday at a hearing for the house transportation and infrastructure committee. retired pilot chesley "sully" sullenberger, who safely landed a passenger plane in what became known as the miracle on the hudson, criticized boeing for for not communicating to pilots the existence of the anti-stall system prior to the first of two plane crashes that killed 346 people.

raft design and certification has failed us. these accidents should never have happened. >> reporter: sullenberger says criticism of the pilots in those crashes is unfair, having recreated both crash situations in flight simulators, he says that he can see how crews would run out of time before solving the problems caused by the plane's software. >> i can tell you firsthand that the startle factor is real, and it's huge. it absolutely interferes with one's ability to quickly analyze the crisis and take effective protective action. >> reporter: sullenberger says moving forward, all 737 max pilots should train for the aircraft in a simulator before flying with passengers. captain dan kerry of the allied pilots association said wednesday boeing had invited two pilots to work in a simulator earlier this month but later rescinded the invitation. >> it's curious to me while boeing is working on this fix, they don't want the people who fly it to actually see it.

>> reporter: this hearing comes two days after boeing executives apologized to airlines and families of the victims of the 737 max crashes. the company now trying to win back the trust of pilots, regulators, and the global traveling public. janai, kenneth? >> a big thanks to our friend trevor ault there in washington. persistence has not paid off for a company selling seats that have you standing during airline flights. an italian firm is again pushing the sky rider seat at this week's paris air show. you sit on something similar to a bicycle seat in an upright position with just 23 inches of leg room. most airlines have 31. this is version 3. changes include some built-in reclining and possibly a shelf underneath the seat so shorter passengers' legs don't hang during the flight. it's like that ride, so you get on a roller coaster that stands, you know, they lock the seats so you've got to really get your height. sometimes you're not right and they lock it and you're -- >> you're stuck. >> you're stuck or your feet are

dangling, legs are dangling there. i would think it would be like this for the airlines. >> could you ever be convinced to stand during a flight? >> if it was $1. >> no matter how long the flight was? >> no matter how much. if you can get me to europe for $1, get you to an island for $1. >> next, all the reasons kenneth will sell his soul if the price is cheap enough. coming up, 103-year-old woman who just set a new track record. but first, the base brawl that broke out among parents at a little league game. what sparked this fight. later in "the skinny," america's favorite batman. the poll that's surprising many of us this morning.

action at the usa surfing championships in southern california came to a quick halt when lifeguards spotted a shark putting on a show of its own. >> wow. >> look at that. the surfers all came ashore while officials monitored the shark's movements. they decided to issue a low-level advisory and allowed the contest to resume. that shark wanting to be a whale so bad. >> sharks showing off. on the other side of the country, sharks seem to be

getting bolder. >> in myrtle beach, south carolina a tourist was on her 15th floor balcony when she snapped these pictures of sharks ght o peadininalloe you see winter, who lost her leg and some of her fingers earlier this month. i'm pretty sure we reported yesterday, last year that state had only three attacks in the whole year. >> yes, exactly. police just outside of denver are searching for the alleged instigators of a fight that broke out among parents at a little league baseball game. >> as eva pilgrim explains, a controversial call by a young umpire sparked what eventually turned into an all-out brawl. >> reporter: parents brawling at a 7-year-old's little league game in colorado. >> what is happening? >> reporter: police releasing this video, trying to identify those involved. one man seen grabbing another from behind as a horde of people rushed to the fence throwing punches. police now looking for this man

in a white shirt and teal shorts. he then appears to sucker punch another man. boe' 7-year-old ba. 7-year-olds. it's the parents who need to grow up. >> reporter: the fight at west gate elementary school sparked after the umpire, just 13 years old, made an unpopular call. several parents were hurt, one police say some were cited but no arrests have been made yet. >> kids look u if you don't lead by example, what do you expect the future to be? >> reporter: so what started this whole thing? one of the players allegedly batted out of order. eva pilgrim, abc news, new york. >> wild video there. our thanks to eva. former "jeopardy!" champ james holzhauer is putting some of his winnings to a great cause. >> "jeopardy!" james won nearly $2.5 million this spring. he was contacted by a woman in his hometown of naperville, illinois. she asked him to appear at a pancreatic cancer fundraising walk next month. holzhauer said he could not

attend but sent a donation of more than $1,000 and a message dedicating the money to alex trebek and all the other survivors. the "jeopardy!" host is currently battling pancreatic cancer. >> very, very good on "jeopardy!" james. when we come back, the tv reboot that could end all reboots. "the oprah winfrey show"! what oprah is saying this morning. and how "avengers: end game" is heading back to theaters even while it's still playing. "the skinny" is next. "the skinny" is next.

♪ i would come home after school and that music would be playing, i'd know it was time for the oprah show. then she had a music video, listen. ♪ right on right on ♪ i would come home after school and that music would be playing, i'd know it was time for the oprah show. then she had a music video, listen. ♪ right on right on ♪ because oprah did different theme songs throughout her run of 25 years. >> oprah did everything. >> yes, she did. and that -- i swear, i love the theme songs. the time she did "i'm every woman." that was awesome. >> that was your favorite? we're starting with some exciting speculation from oprah.

>> could there possibly be a reboot of her iconic show? it's been eight years since the final episode of "the oprah winfrey show" aired and now she's confessed to "e.t." she's been missing out. >> for 25 years it was perfect. the only time i missed it was like, you know, during the election or when something really big happens in the news. i think, gee, i wish i had a show. >> we miss you. >> well, thank you. >> that reporter speaking for all of us. oprah said she would love to make it happen but maybe not every day. that's fine, we'll take you part-time. >> i actually have oprah to thank for my job at abc. >> oh, really? >> so i joined wpvi, philadelphia's powerhouse station, the summer that oprah was about to end her run. >> yeah? >> they wanted to start a 4:00 newscast once oprah was over so they were hiring new reporters. >> oh my goodness. >> that's how i got into abc, and look, thanks, oprah. >> oh, oprah. email us, email us.

>> please, god, please. next to the big news for "avengers" fans. >> marvel, you know, our parent company, disney, has apparently decided to release "avengers: end game" with new material. >> it comes as the original "end game" is still playing in theaters. that's right, it's still playing. marvel's studio head says it won't necessarily be an extended cut but rather with a few new things at the end of the movie after the credits. >> that will be out next weekend. ♪ money money money money >> right. do you remember the guy, he's watched the movie 100 times or something. he's like, arrgghh! no he's like, no! i don't want to spend more time in the movie theater! >> he probably does. next to another favorite superhero. >> robert pattinson is officially our next batman? that's news to me. that's how i read it. a new poll from "the hollywood reporter" asked fans who their favorite batman is among the five most recent, including michael keaton. that's not really recent.

michael keaton, george clooney, christian bale, val kilmer, ben affleck. >> the winner by only a razor-thin margin was christian bale with 39% of the vote, narrowly affleck 18%, kilmer 17%. who's your favorite? >> keaton, because i remember we went to pick a flick. that was the blockbuster in our small town of abbiville. we got the vhs of that batman, michael keaton was the star. back then, whenever. few years ago. >> yeah. >> not recent at all. next to the major headline this morning for a special friend of our show and member of our abc family, robin roberts. >> lifetime has greenlighted the first film under the "robin roberts presents" movie and documentary banner. yeah! >> she executive produced this herself. "kidnapped: the ka maya mobley story" stars niecy nash and the true story of a young woman who discovers at age 18 she had been abducted as a baby, and the family she thought was hers wasn't. >> that's set to premiere next

year along with a documentary also. also. that's set to premiere next year along with a documentary also.

♪ it is the night my body's weak ♪ ♪ i'm on the run no time to speak ♪ ♪ i've got to ride ride like the wind ♪ one woman in albuquerque, new mexico has been lacing up and riding like the wind all the way to a new world record and two gold medals. >> here's the amazing part. she didn't start running until she hit 100. that's years, not meters. here's abc's david muir. >> reporter: we first introduced you to julia hawkins when she became the oldest woman to compete in the usa track and field championships at 102. setting the world record in the 60 meter dash, 24.79 seconds. julia graduated from lsu in 1938. she didn't even start running until she was 100.

>> at 100 i started running. i thought it would be neat to run at 100 and do the 100-yard dash. >> reporter: so quick they call her hurricane hawkins. >> the hurricane is in the house. >> reporter: and hurricane hawkins is back at it. breaking another record this week. running the 50-meter dash in 21.05 seconds. and by the way, she's now 103. and she's checking in with us. >> hi, david. it's been wonderful to be here racing. and i'm glad i won two gold medals. it's awe-inspiring to me to be able to do this. >> reporter: julia, it is awe-inspiring to us too. what is her advice for others? >> realize you can still be doing it at this kind of an age. >> our thanks to david bringing us that amazing story about julia "hurricane" hawkins.

she is sharp, and as she points out, you've got to stay active. at 103, that's very active. >> that is very active. and speaking of very active, i mean, we have to find a way to stay active on -- >> what's she going to say? oh! >> i saw kenneth posting this video and i said, get this in the show. >> oh, i was just talking about this video. >> any time he takes himself to the gym he's got to get videos to let you know he was working out. >> her husband literally just sent me a message that said my form was essentially bad. this was just for show, it was only for the gram. lay off my form here. >> he did no working out before or after this video. he got all dressed, put on the knee braces just for this. >> you know why i'm getting ready? because we've got a big summer show tomorrow and i got to show off those guns. i got to get them ready. >> summertime fine in 24 hours. the video is so good, he was not ready for it.

breaking news in america this morning, what could be a major escalation. iran now claims it has shot down a u.s. drone. the details just coming in. also this morning, the alleged plot to bomb a church in pittsburgh. the refugee under arrest and how the feds tracked him down. joe biden backlash. this morning the 2020 front-runner not apologizing. >> there's not a racist bone in my body. abc news exclusive, the fiance of the woman killed when this massive crane crashed through their building described the terrifying moments and the one thing he was able to save before fleeing.