that is spacex so-called falcon heavy rocket blasting off just moments ago from the kennedy space center in florida. it's the third trip into space for the world's most powerful rocket. on board are two dozen small satellites for the u.s. military and other customers. >> love seeing those images out of brevard county. well, some well-known actors have put on a unique performance, reading from the pages of the mueller report. >> annette bening started the reading here in new york last night. it was streamed on the internet as well.

some of the other actors involved were kevin kline, john lithgow, alyssa milano, mark hamill, jason alexander. for all those politicians, lawmakers on capitol hill, who said, no, i haven't read the mueller report, there's an easy way for you to tune in, they can read to it you. >> happy listening. a sunday morning blast that shook a german town is being blamed on a bomb from world war ii. >> how about that for a throwback. the explosion left a 30-foot-wide crater in a cornfield about 30 miles outside frankfurt. police say they're almost certain it was a dud from the second world war. experts say undiscovered bombs can explode because their detonators decompose. good news, no one was hurt. turning now to a heartwarming reunion for one world war ii veteran that's been 75 years in the making. >> it comes on the heels of so many war heroes making that historic pilgrimage back to normandy. here's abc's david muir. >> reporter: it was just three weeks ago we documented their journey back to normandy 75 years later, picking up some of the sand to take home. you'll remember onofrio zarqawi,

the perfect strangers walking up to him to say thank you. >> thank you for everything you guys did for us. >> thank you for your service. >> reporter: we'll never forget onofrio's one wish to find the cross of the friend he lost. he's carried this photo from so many years ago. he found him, donald e. simmons, and it turns out simmons' family was watching back in the u.s. from upstate new york. >> here we go. >> reporter: and they met nono when he came back. >> now that's him. >> yep, that's him. >> reporter: then that moment, two veterans walking hand in hand on the beach. on the left, 97-year-old k.t. robins from mississippi who had always had one wish too. he met someone in france in 1944 he never forget, janine genay, she was 18, his first love. >> janine genay. >> reporter: here he is walking up to her for the first time in 75 years. >> i'm glad to see you, girl. >> reporter: janine is now 92.

and this is what he told her. >> always loved you. i always loved you. >> reporter: she says in french, "he loves me. i understood. i have always thought about him too." he was a baker and baked for his fellow soldiers, and many in the community met him, including janine. she says, "when he left in that truck, i cried. i hoped he would come back after the war." 75 years later, he came back with the photo he's carried all those years. each married, both of them lived happy lives, and both never forgot one another. >> war can tear a lot of people apart, but it can also bring them together as well. >> great story there, our thanks to david. coming up, kate gosselin back on tv this time looking for love. >> you're watching "world news now."

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around, even though if we had a song that was fifth time around, probably would have played that. because kate gosselin looking for love on a brand-new show. >> the reality tv star is opening about facing down the cameras and facing down intense public scrutiny in her new search for companionship. here's abc's deborah roberts. >> reporter: for more than a decade, she's lived her life from the chaos of raising sextuplets and twins to the breakup of her marriage with reality tv cameras rolling. >> very swiftly we turned into two different people. >> reporter: first on tlc's "jon and kate plus 8." and later post-divorce on "kate plus 8." exposing herself to intense scrutiny on everything, from her funky haircut to the way she raises her children. >> it's really hard like when people ask me questions like, so what is your life like? i mean, i almost feel like

saying, do you have ten years for me to explain it? >> reporter: so, when kate gosselin was finally ready to find companionship again, she went back to, you guessed it, reality tv. >> can you really find love on reality tv? >> i think we'll just have to find out. honestly, i mean, i'm not going to rule it out because just about the time in my life that i say, i mean, for real, is that even really possible? i mean, never say never. >> reporter: never. so get ready for "kate plus date." >> let me show you how it's done. oh my gosh, it's so sweet. >> reporter: on the new show, a relationship expert sets up a number of dates for this mom of eight. >> give it to me. >> i actually have five kids. >> reporter: some that go well. ♪ >> that is crazy amazing. >> reporter: and others not so much. the good, bad, and ugly. it's all there. one of the guys that you were dating asked you if you were

really trying to find love or if this was all about the show. >> oh, that was right out of the gate. that was like guy number one, date number one. and i was sort of like, um -- can i quit? >> reporter: her two oldest, twins cara and maddie, offer straight talk, even criticism, of their mom. >> i think that she is the worst possible person on the planet at hiding her emotions. >> reporter: maddie and cara, who weren't even 4 years old when their six brothers and sisters were born, are now 18. >> were you worried about her dating? >> i think we've all been worried. i mean, not thinking about it constantly, but it's always in the back of our mind. like when we all leave, she'll be here by herself with the dogs. and we didn't want her to be alone. we all feel that way. >> reporter: despite her fame, kate insists she's just like any other single mom, dipping her toe into the dating pool. >> if it's encouraging to other single parents to kind of walk through the awkward, scary, exciting process with me, i'm

happy to be the guinea pig. >> reporter: reality tv, she says, has taught her kids valuable lessons. >> i do know that kids in terms of like meeting people, their people skills, like intentions, learning, you know -- all of those things. like they definitely are quick studies. and they're wise. they're wise beyond their years. >> reporter: with her children now nearly grown, kate gosselin says life for her is about looking ahead, not behind. do you hope to find love and marriage again? >> oh, "m" word. i'm just going to start with dating first. and, you know, we'll cross that bridge when we get there. if we get there. >> hmm. >> kate on a date. testing fate. looking for a mate. that would be great. to all of those kids, you know she's got eight.

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people swim in these waters knowing that the sharks are out there? you say? >> would you swim? >> yeah. >> you would swim. >> live your life. ♪ hey hey hey ♪ you live your life >> yeah. thank you, guys. we gave some tips to people last week about those -- our fun summer show on friday. >> uh-huh, you did great with that piece. >> people should be with groups. outrun the other person. no. no, but be in groups. make sure -- obviously be aware. >> don't get into the water. >> if you're leading, yes. >> you personally would get in? >> i would get into the water. >> i would be a little more hesitant. i would still go and frolic and i can splash around. remember that girl in california, it was knee-deep. maybe this was a seal. be careful. >> ask the question how deep would i get in? only to my ankles. i'd get in. all right. patriotic states.

we've got the top five and the bottom five of the most patriotic states. the top five most patriotic, new hampshire, wyoming, vermont, utah, idaho. >> okay. >> the least? >> new jersey, new york, california, west virginia, texas. while it helped put these together, you know, based on people like the americorps volunteers who voted in the 2016 election -- >> i thought it was based on how much beef you eat, how many guns you have here in america, how many acres of land. >> how many flags you have around your house, how many -- >> how many fireworks on the fourth of july. >> new york, new jersey, california, i'm not surprised that we're not so patriotic. >> yeah, that's true. >> west virginia and texas, i'm surprised they're on the least list. >> all right, my biggest issue with this is the great state of south carolina is not in the top for most patriotic. corona set to test out a stackable beer. >> so you can carry multiple ones. sounds like a plan to me.

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this morning on "world news now," the crisis with iran escalates. >> president trump has slapped the country with new sanctions and iran responds with a new threat. still developing, an excursion emergency. a bus in the bahamas flipping over, leaving americans seriously injured. the air force rushing to get them to hospitals in the u.s. new this morning, an alarming attack. an exotic cat normally found in parts of africa attacking a mother and her child right here in the u.s. what we're learning about the animal. and just when you thought your adrenaline rush was done, think again. nik and lijana wallenda revealing that their high-wire walk was even more dangerous than we thought. the close call 25 stories above times square on this tuesday, june 25th.

good tuesday morning. >> good morning, everyone. i knew something was up, i knew it. when they did that little crossover? we're not going to give it all away right now. but i will say some of the things. and when we tell you guys about this you're going to go, oh, yeah, i knew it. >> i thought so too. >> yes. >> so that's coming up. but we do begin this half hour with president trump delivering a financial blow to iran, imposing yet another set of tough sanctions. >> the president signed an executive order to unleash the new economic penalties aimed at iran's top leaders. trump says it's a strong and proportionate response to iran's provocative actions, including the downing of a u.s. drone. but as abc's jonathan karl reports, the iranians are already warning that they could strike again. >> reporter: the president announced new economic sanctions on iran, directly targeting supreme leader ayatollah khamenei, upping the pressure while saying he wants diplomatic talks. >> i look forward to discussing whatever i have to discuss with

anybody that wants to speak. in the meantime, who knows what's going to happen? i can only tell you we cannot ever let iran have a nuclear weapon. and it won't happen. >> reporter: a short while later, iran's ambassador to the u.n. flatly rejected the idea of talks while the u.s. imposes more sanctions. >> you cannot start a dialogue with somebody who is threatening you, who is intimidating you. >> reporter: president trump, who has said the u.s. could obliterate iran, insists he has shown restraint by calling off a planned military strike to retaliate for iran shooting down a u.s. drone. >> i think a lot of restraint has been shown by us, a lot of restraint, and that doesn't mean we're going to show it in the future. >> reporter: now, one year after he tore up the iran nuclear deal, the president is telling the ayatollah he wants to negotiate a new one. >> he has the potential to have a great country and quickly, very quickly. and i think they should do that rather than going along this very destructive path.

>> reporter: and far from apologizing for shooting down the u.s. drone, iran has made it clear that if any u.s. aircraft enters its airspace, they are fully capable of shooting it down again. as one top iranian military official was quoted in an iranian news agency, quote, the crushing response can always be repeated and the enemy knows it. jonathan karl, abc news, the white house. >> our thanks to jonathan there. new details this morning on the effort to crack down on migrants at the southern border. >> mexico has reportedly deployed nearly 15,000 troops to its border with the united states and they're detaining central american migrants to keep them from entering the u.s. that's in addition to the 6,000 troops patrolling its border with guatemala. >> meanwhile, we're learning that hundreds of migrant children have been removed from a border patrol station in clint, texas, where conditions were said to be inhumane. lawyers visiting the facility say it was filthy. kids were hungry with no access to soap and water and older children were left to care for infants and toddlers. over the weekend president trump

called off nationwide raids to deport undocumented immigrants after a phone call from house speaker nancy pelosi. >> when i spoke to the president i said, look, i'm a mom, i have five kids. seven -- nine grandchildren. and -- and children are scared. you're scaring the children of america. >> the president is blaming democrats for the conditions at migrant centers saying they're not approving needed funds. trump is giving lawmakers two weeks to act on immigration or he claims he will go forward with the raids. a man charged in connection with a horrible traffic accident in new hampshire will be arraigned today. 23-year-old vladamir svekofzy is charged for the deaths of seven motorcyclists. witnesses say the pickup he was driving collided with the bikers on a two-lane road. he was arrested last month after failing a sobriety test, his second dui arrest in six years. a dream vacation turned into a nightmare when a tour bus

flipped over in the bahamas. 32 passengers from a carnival cruise liner were on the bus when it wound up on its side. at least 26 people were injured. the accident took place on an island there. authorities are looking into how it happened. four people were flown to florida in a u.s. military c-130 cargo plane after suffering injuries too severe to be treated in the bahamas. ambulances took them to hospitals for treatment. one person may have been paralyzed. a stun gun incident has placed washington, d.c., police in the spotlight. lawmakers are calling on two officers to be suspended after they used a taser on an unarmed man. police say he was interfering with an investigation. but witnesses say it was the officers who escalated the conflict. here's abc's linsey davis. >> hold on, hey, hey, hey, hey! >> reporter: anger and frustration reaching a boiling point over this video. >> chill, chill, chill! chill! >> reporter: this was the scene at a d.c. train station saturday.

a man approaches police officers, intervening as they question several black juveniles who were suspected of threatening riders. bystanders on the platform recording it all on video, horrified as an officer shoves the man, then uses his stun gun. >> that is not necessary! he's not even resisting, he's not even resisting, he's not even resisting! >> reporter: according to an officer's statement the man said, go ahead, tase me, and took a combative stance by clinching his fists. what we see in the video is the man approaching with his palms out. >> if you're having a hand out, palm out, that doesn't say aggression. that says stop. that says pause. that says wait. >> stop! >> reporter: the metro transit police department says it's opened an internal investigation into the use of force saying, we are committed to fostering the public's trust in us. that man is not expected to be charged. we've also heard from the mother of one of those juveniles and she is calling that man a hero saying had he not intervened, things likely would have been a lot worse. linsey davis, abc news, new york.

>> the video in the situations tend to help. new video shows the plane in the hawaii skydiving tragedy nearly crashing three years ago. >> the ntsb says the pilot on this 2016 flight lost control and the plane began to spin. the video came out as the names of 7 of the 11 people killed in last week's crash were released. the ntsb has called on the faa to tighten parachuting regulations. an exotic cat attack sent an illinois woman and her daughter to the hospital. bloomington police say a caracal escaped from a home and went after the child. her mom managed to get it away. both of them suffered puncture wounds and scratches. the animal was put down when it lunged at animal control officials. its owner received a number of citations. >> that kitty. >> my goodness, yeah. would you have thought it was just a neighborhood cat? >> no, i would not have at all thought that was a neighborhood cat. >> fido's loose! >> no thank you.

>> fido's loose. so, for those men who have ever believed the woman sitting across from them on a date was just a foodie call, there's a study to back you up. >> a foodie call? >> a foodie call. >> what does that rhyme with? >> i'm not saying it. >> researchers in california found as many as one-third of straight women go out with men because they're more interested in getting a free meal. the study, again, the study also found those women score high on what's called the dark triad of personality traits. >> oh. >> the study says that includes being a narcissist, a psychopath, and manipulative. the study says. >> kenneth wants you to know that those words are not his, they are the study's. >> the study says that, look, people hungry. >> that is true. i have -- you've heard of people doing this before, right? >> oh, yeah, definitely. >> yes. a funny story. that is why when i first met my husband, he took me to breakfast. because he said, when you're dating, dinner's too expensive. to be taking multiple people.

>> ihop, denny's. >> it was not ihop or denny's. >> grand slam. >> then we went to dinner. so i got my two meals. >> he got a grand slam. >> yes, he did. >> i'm complimenting her. >> yes, a grand slam. >> stop, stop. >> thank you, jack. right? >> she doesn't know when i'm complimenting her. i've heard about this at restaurants, at bars, when guys are buying girls drinks. the girl's like, thank you, then they walk by, see ya. like, you know what? that's the name of the game. >> you're fine with it? >> i didn't say i was fine with it. >> oh, but that's just how it goes? >> i only pay for myself. we're going dutch. >> that's how you roll. waiter, can you split this, please? separate bills. >> what you do is you see if the other person reaches, at least. you've got to at least reach. oh, i was -- >> make an effort. >> sure. if someone says to you, oh, no, i got it. it only takes once for me. i'm not going to insist. >> right.

i will remember that the next time we go to brunch. coming up, bill gates opened up about one of his biggest professional regrets. and later, the wallendas open up about the scariest moments on that tight wire that none of us even noticed. but first, the new details we're hearing about this morning and the disappearance of a college student in utah who's now been missing for more than a week. you're watching "world news now."

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for now sales at this car max in bakersfield, california, have gone up in smoke. a brush fire destroyed or damaged 86 vehicles totaling more than $2 million. it's believed something dragging from the back of a truck on the nearby highway caused sparks that started the fire. the carmax employees evacuated and no one was injured. i'm pretty sure customers really will be checking that carfax now. >> 86 vehicles, more than $2 million? i thought those cars sold for a better deal than that. >> well, you can if you haggle with them. >> i guess you're right. no haggling. >> thankfully, no one was injured in that incident. and one of the biggest

wildfires in the u.s. right now is the woodbury fire in central arizona. >> officials have released this time-lapse video of the fire advancing over the weekend. it's burned nearly 113,000 acres in the tonto national forest northeast of phoenix, and it's 48% contained. a team effort saved a window washer's life in philadelphia. >> the man dangled for more than an hour and a half 6 1/2 floors up. co-workers saw that he was panicking and lowered himself to talk to him, and then firefighters dropped their own yellow rope to the pair. the stranded window washer was lifted to the roof and to safety. we see our action news right there, wpbi, getting that interview. >> exclusive! >> as the man is getting on. he looks relieved. >> yes. >> and definitely -- i think -- is that my friend sarah bloomquist? >> you see why pbi's a powerhouse station down there. >> hey, friends, get that interview. the mystery this morning is deepening around the disappearance of a college student who was last seen taking a rideshare from the airport in salt lake city. >> and new details are surfacing this morning about what the

driver of that rideshare has revealed to police. here's abc's matt gutman. >> reporter: when 23-year-old mackenzie lueck landed at salt lake city airport last monday, she texted her mother around 2:00 a.m. she was taking a lyft. the driver telling police that when he dropped her off at a park she was not in distress. >> mackenzie was met at hatch park by an individual in a vehicle. >> reporter: that new twist, a mystery car and driver, sending the search into overdrive, her cell phone now off. >> our detectives have been working around the clock on this case. finding mackenzie is a very high priority for us. >> reporter: as it is for family and sorority sisters at the university of utah. >> not having her respond is just very strange. >> reporter: on june 20th, the family officially reporting her missing. she has since missed midterm exams, which her friends say is unlike her. >> have no idea what happened to her, where she is. nobody does. and it's pretty terrifying. >> reporter: police say that lyft driver picked up passengers right after dropping mackenzie off. police say they now want to know

whether she had an alternate cell phone or even secret social media accounts. matt gutman, abc news, los angeles. microsoft founder bill gates says the biggest mistake of his career was not pushing harder on smartphones. >> windows mobile actually came out years ahead of apple's ios and google's android but gates said he didn't give mobile the support it needed. he estimated that his mistake cost microsoft about $400 billion. >> don't worry, bill gates, you guys are doing okay. >> $400 billion. >> they're fine. >> i mean, i guess you're right, right? >> they're good. >> $400 billion. chump change. coming up in our next half hour, team usa does it again. >> whoo! >> yeah! the big win in france for the u.s. women's national soccer team. the two big scores by megan rapinoe and where the team is headed next. but first, the thrills and chills 250 feet over times square.

the wallendas opening up about their scariest moments. that's next on "world news now." that's next on "world news now."

i got it. i did 25 times. got it. >> okay, stand by. >> you all right? nik, are you okay? >> yeah, fine. >> oh, that was just one of the many, many tense moments sunday night for nik and his sister 25 stories over times square. >> yeah, but even as an entire nation watched their every move, some of those scariest moments we didn't even know about. >> yeah. >> will ganss, did you know about them now? >> y'all got some kleenex? my palms are sweating, i'm serious, like, they're probably glistening in the light right now. but if your palms were sweating when you were watching it life, brace yourselves, because it turns out as you guys just said, we didn't even notice the most

dangerous parts of that wire walk until now. >> i got this. >> reporter: 25 stories above times square. it turns out the moment that stopped hearts around the world was even more dangerous than what we saw on live tv. nik explaining to "gma" what happened while he was stepping over his sister lijana on that wire. >> what people didn't realize is, my balancing pole started to slide down. i was wearing these lulu lemon pants that happened to be slippery and i'm used to practicing in jeans. that's why she said, are you okay, nik? she saw me starting to teeter a little bit. it freaked me out for a second, and then i was able to hook in, hook her back in, everything was fine. >> reporter: fine in terms of viewership too. "high wire live" winning sunday night's ratings fight. abc drawing in 5.3 million audience members to watch nik and lijana do the impossible. this coming two years after lijana's near-fatal fall during a practice in florida. she explained what it was like getting back on the wire all this time later. >> i'd say the first probably 20

feet, i was a little shaky in the legs, you know, but then it really becomes home. i remember this is what i love. this is what i've done my whole life. and it truly becomes home. it's sort of -- it's peaceful. >> reporter: lijana adding overcoming that fear was important to her. >> i feel like i conquered it. i could have taken that fear from falling and never walk the wire again, i could have walked away, but i wouldn't let that fear conquer me. >> reporter: instead, nik and lijana conquering the wire. nik finishing first and racing back to meet lijana when she finished the walk. embracing one other after yet another high-flying wallenda success. before you let your heart rate come all the way back down after this latest stunt -- wait until you hear what nik is planning next. >> i said i wanted to find a volcano to walk over. and i have found my active volcano. and that's what i'll be doing next. >> the brother and sister duo also revealing the building structures got in the way of those long balancing poles they needed to walk the wire, so it was hard to get on and off. >> oh, my gosh. an active volcano?

>> the lights of times square. volcano.

♪ it's time for "the mix." and we're starting with an in-depth look at the royal family's finances. >> okay. >> how's that sound? okay, oh. >> we're nosey. >> okay, once a year the royal family offers the public this inside look at their finances. in total the sovereign grant for the 2018-2019 financial year was 82.2 million euros -- no, i'm sorry, pounds. >> pounds. under $104 million. >> so just over 104 million in u.s. dollars. so basically per taxpayer that equals about $1.58 per person in the uk that they're paying for the royal family. now seeing where some of that money went? >> let's get into it. >> about $3 million went towards

prince harry and duchess meghan turning frogmore cottage into their family home. >> you know what? the people got to help out with those expenses. >> $3 million. >> look at that place, it's beautiful. >> oh, my gosh, anything for baby archie. >> people knock on the door and say, hey, can i get something out of the kitchen? >> yes, honor thy neighbor. >> feed thy neighbor. >> also, the number of official engagements taken by members of the royal family, 3,200. >> so they're doing their part. >> they are. they're doing a ton. they're out and about. >> the royals are popular right now. at least over here. >> right. americans appreciate it. >> we really do. especially since we don't have to pay taxes, despite the war. >> you know. hey, how about this one. so you've heard of man's best friend. what about when you turn man's best friend into your best man? that happened for a groom in scotland who decided to make his doggie his best man. it's a 6-year-old rottweiler

there with the minitux on. christopher mccarron, margaret alison, jumping the broom there, getting married. they got their rescue dog, the rottweiler there -- why are you giggling? because of the tuxedo and the dog? >> it is the tuxedo. >> they actually met at a shelter. >> oh, that is very sweet. >> they got together and there's his best friend. >> very sweet-looking rottweiler there. so kfc is looking to release a new chicken sandwich that features cheetos. >> wait. what? >> if you need some extra crunch in your life -- >> a little crunch -- crispy. real crispy. >> chicken sandwich -- >> oh, and it's orange. >> i don't know about that. but they say it's finger-licking good. >> i'm pretty sure it is. >> well, but you have to lick your fingers when you're eating cheetos. like, you have to. >> always. this is finger-licking good. a baby deer and a dog find each other in the woods and love ensues. >> wasn't this a movie, "lady and the tramp"? >> where's the spaghetti?

this morning on "world news now," president trump's newest accuser. a woman says he sexually assaulted her and now trump is fighting back saying it didn't happen and she's not his type. also this morning, new video from the night actor jussie smollett was allegedly attacked. he has a noose around his neck, we'll tell you what else it's revealing. and wake up and smell the coffee. >> then take a sip if you want to slim down. a new study says coffee could help with your weight loss. we'll tell you all about the brown fact. >> excuse me? and hannah really goes for it in lafayette. naked bungee jumping on "the bachelorette." >> what? >> the guys are upping their games as well. the details coming up in "the skinny" on this tuesday, june 25th.

we need to go back through these headlines. >> okay, all right, all right, all right. so coffee -- >> to slim down. >> did you see my little slimdown? >> i did, whoo-hoo! >> and naked bungee jumping? >> yeah. >> and jack's going to give an example? >> they said he was going to, yeah. we got pictures and everything. >> he's going to share his own pictures from back in the day? >> i'm giving an example of drinking coffee right now. >> oh, and you look slimmer by the second, by the sip. >> look, there he goes, before our eyes. a lot to get to. >> a lot to get to. but we do begin this half hour with new reaction from president trump to his latest accuser describing her allegation of sexual assault in graphic detail. >> "elle" magazine advice columnist e. jean carroll said donald trump forced himself on her in the mid '90s in the dressing room of bergdorf goodman. an upscale new york city department store. carroll and trump were once photographed with their spouses during what she called a brief encounter. the president insists he didn't know anything about carroll and claims she's lying.

>> in an interview with "the hill" the president said, quote, i'll say it with great respect. number one, she's not my type. number two, it never happened. it never happened, okay? last night carroll fired back. >> i love that. i am so glad i am not his type. i am so glad. this was 20 years ago. walked in, and the minute i was in there he shut the door and pushed me up against the wall and bang, banged my head on the wall and kissed me. i just -- it was so shocking. so, you know, he pushed me, held me with his shoulder. and i was wearing a coat dress and tights. and he pulled down the tights. i realized that this was -- this was -- this was a fight. >> carroll's allegation against the president is included in her upcoming book. she's among more than a dozen women accusing him of sexual misconduct.

now to the showdown with iran. president trump has signed off on new economic sanctions directly targeting the country's supreme leader and other top officials. the president said the move is in response to the attack on a u.s. surveillance drone and other provocations by iran and he vowed to keep up the pressure until iran abandons its pursuit of nuclear weapons. but iran is refusing to negotiate saying it could shoot down another u.s. drone. a multi-day cruise from florida to the bahamas took a horrible turn for a group of tourists on a shore excursion. >> their tour bus wound up on its side and dozens of people were injured, some very seriously. authorities are trying to figure out exactly what caused the island crash. abc's victor oquendo reports. >> reporter: the race to treat american victims of a bus crash in the bahamas. 32 passengers from the carnival "ecstasy" cruise ship were on a tour bus on the island of eleuthera when it flipped over. at least 26 were injured. at least four passengers airlifted in this c-130

transport plane because their injuries were too serious to treat in the bahamas. the carnival "ecstasy" on a five-day bahamas cruise that departed jacksonville two days ago. airport officials tell us three out of the four americans who were airlifted here to south florida suffered broken bones, internal injuries, to possible paralysis. no official word on the cause of the crash. but carnival says they've suspended several of those tours. >> our thanks to victor there. extreme weather is barreling toward east coast, leaving damage in its wake. >> a tornado may have touched down near charleston, west virginia, ripping up trees and power lines. as many 50,000 people may be without power overnight. and look at this, a homeless houston man is lucky to be alive after he was caught in flash flooding. he'd been camping near a bayou when the water started rising. he had to hold onto a railing until firefighters could rescue him. >> and you can see on the weather radar a line of severe storms extending from the deep

south all the way up to the great lakes and moving east. commuters may face some of that heavy rain this morning. >> we expect thunderstorms in the midwest extending almost to the gulf coast and as far east as atlanta. the southeast will be hazy, hot, and very humid. but in the northeast, the humidity will clear out later in the day. just days before he participates in the first democratic presidential debate, senator bernie sanders is out with a new student debt plan. it would cancel $1.6 trillion worth of student debt which sanders says would free 45 million americans from a significant financial burden. sanders says he is so-called college for all act would be paid for by a series of taxes on stock trades and other investments. >> amen to getting rid of student debt. the l.a. dodgers say they will be extending the safety netting at their stadium. that announcement came a day after a girl was hit in the head by a foul ball. she was seated along the first baseline just beyond the current safety netting at the stadium. the team didn't give a timeline for when that net extension would be in place. and a delegation of italians

went wild yesterday after being awarded the winter olympics. the international olympic committee awarded the 2026 games to milan and the alps ski resort of cortina. the italians beat out a bid from sweden. the deciding factor was said to be a lack of enthusiasm for hosting the games from the swedes. the winning cities in italy are 260 miles apart. okay, so let's get into it. coffee may help bring your weight down while it's keeping you up. a study in great britain found that a cup of java may trigger your body's fat fighters. researchers say coffee simulates our brown fat, which produces heat. the energy from the heat burns off calories. they plan to look at whether caffeine pills produce the same results. when you dance like that you're definitely working off -- >> slim down. >> she's definitely working off the brown fat. how much brown fat you got? >> not enough. not enough.

>> yeah. work it off. >> shut your brown fat mouth. "jeopardy!" james has gone back to his card-playing roots. >> james holzhauer, fresh off his 32-win, $2.4 million run on the show, took a seat at the world series of poker last night in las vegas. holzhauer used to be a semi-pro online poker player but admits he hasn't played in eight years. he plans to donate half of anything he wins to charity. holzhauer says he and his wife have already given about $300,000 to various groups. >> he's a winner and he gives back. >> there you go. coming up, the hard-fought victory for the u.s. women's soccer team. but first, the new video released by police in the jussie smollett case. why the actor could possibly face new charges. and later in "the skinny," the major honor for our dear robin roberts. >> yes, on fire! >> yes. >> hot! >> the inspiring words she's sharing with us all.

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incredible video from the waters off tampa. you see a man in his flippers there swimming alongside a 30-foot whale shark. he and his friends spent about an hour in the water with the big fish which is sometimes called a gentle giant. the shark was friendly, even allowed him to pet it. whale sharks are endangered and they are the largest of all fish. they can grow up to 40 feet and

weigh 11 tons. wow. potentially more troublesome sharks were spotted off massachusetts. >> seven great whites were sighted in cape cod bay yesterday. at least one of them, a 12-footer, had been tagged by massachusetts officials three years ago. a man was killed by a shark at the cape last year. experts say the warm weather brings them to the area. meanwhile, police in chicago have released new video in the jussie smollett case. >> investigators say the video was taken from a police body cam the night of the alleged attack with the actor wearing a noose around his neck. here's abc's alex perez. >> any weapons or anything inside the apartment? >> no. >> reporter: our first look at jussie smollett the night he claimed he was assaulted. police body cam video capturing smollett still wearing the noose he says his attackers put around his neck. >> you want to take it off or anything? >> yeah, i do, i just wanted you to see. there's bleach on me. they poured bleach on me. >> reporter: the video part of 69 hours of surveillance and other images made public by the

chicago police department. authorities blurring faces. >> i don't want to be filmed. >> reporter: the alleged attackers seen in this video, but the supposed incident itself not captured on tape. for weeks authorities investigated the claims. >> today we have no reason to think he's not being genuine with us. >> reporter: but later determined smollett fabricated the attack. investigators saying the alleged attackers were these two brothers, extras on his show "empire," who police say smollett hired to carry out the assault. surveillance showing the brothers buying masks and hats. and this new video shows them being arrested as they arrived at o'hare back in february. smollett was indicted, but those charges in a controversial decision later dropped by the prosecutor. and the judge has ordered a special prosecutor to review the handling of the case, which means smollett could possibly once again face charges. federal investigators are also looking into whether smollett mailed a threatening letter to himself. alex perez, abc news, chicago.

>> our thanks to alex. it was ten years ago today that fans of michael jackson got the shocking news. >> there are reports that the singer and pop culture icon, michael jackson, has died. he was rushed to the hospital in los angeles this afternoon. >> the singer/songwriter died from cardiac arrest at the age of 50. his physician was blamed for giving him an overdose of a sedative. despite sexual abuse allegations that have surfaced since then, the popularity of the king of pop is still strong. >> in a recent interview janet jackson says she loves when it she sees kids emulating him, when adults still listen to his music. and she added, it just lets you know that the impact my family has had on the world. >> jackson's family believes his legacy will live on forever. jackson won many awards, including 13 grammys, and is one of the best-selling artists in music history. although he died in debt, his estate is earning hundreds of millions of dollars a year. and today is also the 10th anniversary of the death of actress farrah fawcett from

cancer at the age of 62. she's best remembered for her role in the tv series "charlie's angels" and a swimsuit pinup poster. farrah fawcett was a major pop culture phenomenon of the 1970s. both of them very missed. when we come back, naked bungee jumping on "the bachelorette." and the big secret dr. phil just spilled. come on, dr. phil. "the skinny" is next. "the skinny" is next. s next. now, i take metamucil every day. it naturally traps and removes the waste that weighs me down, so i feel lighter. try metamucil and begin to feel what lighter feels like. introducing new metamucil premium blend. sweetened with stevia and made with all natural flavors and colors. it's a delicious way to get your daily dose of fiber. try it today.

♪ skinny just gimme the skinny "skinny" time. we start with bachelorette hannah b. getting her search for love back on track. >> her guys are starting to show their true emotions. so, let's get the details from our chief senior "bachelorette" analyst jack sheahan. jack, naked bungee jumping? >> naked bungee jumping. last night's episode, riga, latvia, it's the capital of latvia. guys trying to stay out of each other's way while developing feelings for hannah.

one little irritant remains. and so, roll that beautiful "bachelorette" footage. riga, latvia, and hannah's men get on message. >> just stay in your own lane. spend your time with her. make the most of it. and keep it moving. >> reporter: one-on-one date with garrett, naked bungee jumping. garrett dishes the details. >> we decided to bungee jump naked. >> naked? >> naked. >> reporter: luke p. thinks he hears alternative facts. >> there is no way hannah went bungee jumping naked with garrett. >> reporter: time for a group date. let's drink some moonshine. >> whoo! >> reporter: hannah eats a pickle. ♪ oh yeah ♪ oh yeah luke p. doesn't like that naked bungee jumping stuff.

>> i'm just thinking of you holding him bare-skinned. it really pissed me off. it really frustrated me. >> reporter: the analyst picked jed. takes matters into his own hands. ♪ and hannah hannah >> reporter: that seemed to work. >> asking hannah about details on a date that you weren't on? that was coming out of your lane. >> i'm not getting in your lane. but when i'm driving in my lane and i look over and i see something that concerns me, now that's you come in my lane. don't text and drive. >> reporter: kiss count, kiss count. the kiss count stops at eight. yeah, so you might recall that last week we had like a nothing kiss count. so that was a serious improvement right there. couple of guys went home. the dirty ds. dustin and dylan. they're gone. don't worry about it, we never knew them anyway. next week seven dudes are left. netherlands.

on that note, i think -- >> seven dudes and the pickles? the pickle coming back? >> let's hope for their sake the pickle is coming back. i'm going to get my coffee. >> analyst out. >> analyst out. >> thank you, jack. next to a very special honor for a member of our abc family. >> our robin roberts looking stunning. "gma" anchor, our mother teresa, our queen of network news, our everything, looking hot in red. there she is last night getting ready for her big night in santa monica, california, accepting this year's sager strong award at the nba awards. >> mama used to say, everybody's got something. a challenge that you faced, already have faced, are about to face, will face in the future. you never know what someone is going through. i urge you not to compare your despair. i don't know what your something is but i do know that we are all stronger than we think we are.

>> beautiful. >> the award is named for late sideline reporter craig sager, who died three years ago after a battle with cancer. robin, a former sports reporter, is also a cancer survivor and battled a rare blood and bone marrow disease years later. hats off to robin, so humble, so sweet, so amazing. >> co-hosting last night's event, shaquille o'neal, who kicked off the show with a bit of dancing and a funky remixing of the song "stir fry." >> shaq, of course, who also goes by the alias dj diesel when he's spinning the vinyl, is in the midst of an 18-day international summer tour. >> what? >> really? he does everything. >> he's an entertainer, he's an athlete -- >> he's like sheriff's deputy on the side. >> law enforcement. go, shaq. next to dr. phil spilling the beans about joe jonas and sophie turner. >> on saturday sophie posted a steamy snap of herself and joe jonas in front of the eiffel tower on instagram to which the tv host replied, easy now, one week to go, ha, see you at the

wedding. >> the couple had been keeping the details of their second wedding ceremony under wraps. of course they're already married but they had blowout bachelor and bachelorette parties after tying the knot back in may in las vegas. >> doctor's orders, take it easy. and it's how every celebrity aspires to be immortalized, a 40-pound block of cheese. >> but not just any cheese, wisconsin cheese. >> carrie underwood's likeness. >> hey, that"s obviously carrie underwood. right there. >> her "cry pretty" was on display. a stop last thursday in milwaukee, of course in wisconsin. carrie shared the image on instagram saying, quote, i'm speechless. >> no word on whether she ate any of that cheese as she tries to adhere to a primarily vegan diet. >> left her speechless. >> you don't want to eat yourself there. cheese. that's fine. let's pull that tom brady bust out again. >> oh, yeah. or that rinaldo one. >> hey, carrie?

you got off easy there. >> but carrie looked sharp. sharp cheese. >> cheesy. i stole that joke.

♪ whoops i did it again i played with your heart got lost in the game ♪ ♪ oh baby baby oops you think i'm in love ♪ ♪ i'm not that innocent america's pride and joy on the soccer field did it again. proving themselves to be an unstoppable force. >> and they're fueling some over-the-top excitement back here at home. our own soccer superfan will ganss is here with the latest. and we're so lucky to have you. >> i appreciate that. for everyone watching, that was a britney spears reference, nailed it. but from britney to fifa. fifa frenzy officially sweeping the nation and monday's game turned one u.s. player into a superhero and you won't believe what fans are calling her now. >> u.s. is going to the quarterfinals!

>> reporter: the u.s. women's national team does it again in france. megan rapinoe scoring not once but twice. >> rapinoe will strike. rapinoe scores! 2-1, u.s. >> reporter: both goals the result of penalty kicks. the team captain reaching superhero status. her hot pink hairdo lead to a new nickname. the u.s. women's national team tweeting, go, go megan rapinoe, our very own pink power ranger. pink ranger along with the rest of the defending fifa champs besting spain 2-1. back here in the states fans going wild at watch parties across the country. soccer superfans in kansas city. students in the bronx. this high school team in frisco, texas. and these diehards in los angeles. in fact, fifa frenzy reaching such a fever pitch, tickets for the u.s. women's team's next match against france on friday are listed on stubhub for more than $11,000. making this quarterfinals matchup one of the most sought-after women's sporting events ever.

the players feeling that love back on the field too. in a show of sportsmanship, megan rapinoe swapping jerseys with a member of the spanish team at the end of monday's matchup. the women's next game is this friday in france against team france. they have the home field advantage, yeah, in the quarterfinals. kickoff set for 3:00 p.m. eastern. >> well, fortunately, we fly out at 7:00 in the morning so we'll there be. >> thank you so much, abc, for flying us to france. >> paid for by abc, right, ken? paid for -- yes, he's got our tickets. live coverage from "world news now" starting? >> we wish. we wish. >> okay. no, i'm really excited about these women. because they are great, they're athletes, they're entertaining, they're giving us a show on that field. you don't typically get that in soccer. >> you are right so we appreciate it. almost as much as we appreciate this good old britney spears throwback. can we bring that up, deejay? deejay, run that back? >> this is the part where she's like, oh, it's for me? so lucky.

>> go team usa.

breaking news in america this morning, iran fights back saying overnight that the time for diplomacy is over now that the trump administration has imposed new economic penalties on iran's leadership. this morning what president trump is saying about a possible military strike and why he won't need congressional approval. migrant children in u.s. custody on the move. the government responds after lawyers reveal the conditions that children were forced to endure including no diapers, soap or toothbrushes. a new decision from border patrol. the new "gone girl" theory in the search for a missing mother of five from connecticut. did she stage her disappearance like the character in the hit movie? her family and friends speak out. plus, the perks