new details on a hit and run in florida last month that sent a highway trooper to the hospital. we told you about this when that trooper suffered serious head injuries when he was flipped over the hood of a car on memorial day weekend in hollywood. the suspected driver was captured in new york city friday. he's facing attempted murder and other charges. that video was definitely hard to watch. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell says he'll call for a vote to extend funding for 9/11 victims and responders. >> mcconnell says the measure

ensuring the fund will never run out of money will be taken up before the senate's august recess. the promise follows activist jon stewart accusing mcconnell of slow-walking the bill for political reasons. >> all that emotion from jon stewart, then we saw action right away. turning to the growing legal problems for cardi b. >> the grammy-winning rapper made an appearance in court. >> that's right, good morning, thank you. cardi b appearing at a new nyc vesquare garden or barclay's center but the biggest courtroom queens, new york has to offer. this morning cardi b swapped screaming crowds at the american music awards and b.e.t. awards for fans waiting outside a courthouse in queens, new york. cardi appearing in front of a judge for upgraded charges after a fight in a strip club last summer. the grammy winner arraigned on an 11-count indictment including two charges of felony attempted assault. >> we don't believe that the

indictment changes anything. we understood that it was a possibility. >> reporter: cardi pleading not guilty. just a few days ago during a performance, cardi addressed the charges, saying into her mic. two bartenders claim the rapper and members of her entourage attacked them at the strip club last august, throwing bottles and drinks at them. one of the alleged victims saying the suspect slammed her head against the bar. >> i know cardi as a wife, as a mother, as a daughter, as a sister. i know cardi to be a decent and kind human being. >> reporter: initially cardi was charged with misdemeanor violations but turned down a deal that would have meant no jail time at all. now the artist faces up to four years of jail time if convicted. cardi seemingly unfazed posting this teaser for her next music video on instagram, which seems to show cardi in an interrogation room, hardly losing any of that infamous cardi confidence. inside that courthouse in queens, the judge asked cardi b to state her name for the record and she replied," who, me?"

>> a little cardi b personality there even in court, walking into court. this is obviously something very serious and it shows like -- she just came on the scene hardcore a couple of years ago and blew up. and this is the other side of that, when there's trouble, and there's a spotlight on her when there are incidents like this. >> one of the things i think folks forget is she's only 26 years old. it feels like she should be older because she's such a big deal these days, grammy winner and all that. she's young. >> we love cardi, we're such a fan, but these are absolutely serious charges so we'll see how this plays out. >> she's obviously mounting a very fierce defense there. she's got a legal team not taking that plea and obviously facing whatever comes next and promising to fight those charges as well. thank you, will. we appreciate it. coming up, james middleton opens up about his struggles with mental health. >> how the brother of duchess kate says he managed to conquer what he describes as crippling depression. depression.

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♪ this morning we are hearing new details from the brother of duchess kate about his struggle with depression and anxiety. >> james middleton is now sharing new insights about his private and painful battle and how he says he conquered it. here's abc's lama hasan. >> reporter: james middleton opening up once again about his battle with depression. the brother of kate, the duchess of cambridge, telling the british magazine "tattler" that he was crippled by the illness. "it's what keeps you in bed while anxiety makes you feel guilty for being there." middleton acknowledges he has a charmed existence, saying that when the depression struck, he asked himself, what do i have to be depressed about? i've been so lucky with my upbringing.

i had all the things i wanted. it's not that i wanted more, but there was something that wasn't always there. the more i ignored it, the more it was taking over. he said when his sister married the future king of england, he spotlight and he struggled with the scrutiny. judged whether i was a success or a failure. that does put pressure on you. because in my mind i'm doing this irrespective of my family and events that have happened. he hit crisis point in late 2017 and sought professional help. in january of this year he wrote very candidly in "the daily mail" about his mental health problems. he said then that he came forward to tell his story to help remove the stigma surrounding mental health, a cause close to his sister's heart. kate, alongside will and harry, spearhead the heads together initiative. >> mental health is just as

important as physical health. >> reporter: middleton telling "tattler" that therapy has helped him. "i am happy, i feel like james middleton again, i feel like i was when i was 13, excited about life. i feel like myself again, and i couldn't ask for more." >> depression, anxiety, they do not discriminate. >> absolutely. >> the wealthy, the poor, the less fortunate. and i applaud him for opening up and being very revealing there. because i think it could help others as well. because he even asked himself, what do i have to be depressed about? >> whenever we hear these stories, i always think that it is so brave, so courageous. because you are -- these people are being so vulnerable. opening themselves up to share what they've gone through makes a huge difference for any number of people out there who feel like they're going through the same thing and may not know how to handle it or even be willing to speak up about it. so any time we have a story like this that focuses on mental health, i think we are doing good. >> tearing down that stigma as well.

he's optimistic and he has plenty of reasons to be. maybe including this. speaking of the royals, james middleton's sister and brother-in-law have made it to the top of britain's social power index. >> they have been named britain's most socially significant couple by british tabloid "the tattler." >> actor idris elba and wife sabrina made number two on the list. 7-year-old harper beckham made it to number four but her power couple parents, david and victoria beckham, did not make it onto that list at all. >> what do you think dinner's like at their house? >> harper's like, i said i want this. >> yes. and when they say no, well, did you make the list? yeah. >> and i call mom vicki. vicki? >> maybe she calls her posh. >> oh, maybe so. >> oh, posh. posh was always my favorite. she was. >> tell me what you want what you really, really want. >> what you really, really want.

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on the red planet. >> oh ho ho! >> that mars rover capturing some good stuff on mars. >> yeah. >> by the way, it captured a similar photo on mars horizon in 2014 but said that was just the sun reflecting off the rocky surface. >> meanwhile that surface of mars looks beautiful to go visit. you know, the mountains and everything. what? >> you should go to mars. let's shoot her up. beam her up, scotty. >> you go first and don't you come back. so the driving dead. no one dead is actually driving. do you ever drive and then feel like, whoa, how did i get here? i don't even remember this. you're just driving on autopilot. this is the case of the zombie drivers. a new study found that 27% of drivers admit to zoning out behind the wheel. so here's what happens. about half of them say they've got a lot on their mind, and i totally get that. you're just in your head and you're suddenly home. almost half of them say they drive while tired. drive on a stretch of road

they're familiar with, so you know you don't have to have all your cylinders firing, you're just on autopilot. they drive the same route. i mean, all of these things. >> you've got to pay attention. >> you do. >> get your eyes off the gps, it might take you in the wrong direction. how about this, mountain lions versus coyotes. what will happen in that matchup? we get to see in this video. wildlife in action caught on camera. monica in california heard strange noises and found this scene happening outside. guess where she lives? remember we're watching a mountain lion. >> mars? >> los gatos. now my eight years of spanish coming into play here, that means "the cat." >> and we found at least one. >> did you take spanish? >> i took a bunch. enough to still be fumbling around when i go to a spanish-speaking country but i'm trying.

this morning on "world news now," time to testify. >> former special counsel robert mueller has agreed to do something he's been hesitant to do, testify before congress about his report. we have new reaction from capitol hill. also this morning, the crisis at the border is growing as more disturbing images and details about migrants crossing into the u.s. come to light. the house is taking action to try to help this humanitarian crisis. brought back to life. meet the guy who was officially dead for 20 minutes. the doctors revived him. hear how they did it. and this morning, bye-bye botox? we're headed to face gym. it's the fave of supermodels and a-listers everywhere. but does it work? we'll find out on this wednesday, june 26th.

good morning, everyone. will, you're looking younger already back there. >> you are. >> who, me? me? >> your face is looking as bright as the yellow janai's wearing. >> look, i'm here for all of it, will's face, this yellow dress. >> i like it, i told you earlier i liked it. we do begin with that breaking news from capitol hill. robert mueller has agreed to testify before congress. >> mueller will be questioned on july 17th in back-to-back public hearings before the house judiciary and intelligence committees. mueller has made it clear that he had no plans to speak publicly about the russia investigation beyond his initial statement in may, saying his report is his testimony. but he was subpoenaed after two months of negotiations with lawmakers. >> he was and is deeply reluctant to come testify, but nonetheless he has agreed to respect the subpoena, so we expect all of the members of our committee will have an opportunity to ask him questions. congress has questions that go beyond the report.

there are any number of issues that we wish to cover with him. >> after a two-year investigation mueller found there was not enough evidence to establish a conspiracy between the trump campaign and russia. but he said he could not exonerate president trump on obstruction of justice. >> the president has responded with a pretty big tweet. we haven't heard much from republicans or the white house. the president tweeted in big bold words, presidential harassment. >> i'm sure we will hear more from the president, most likely from twitter, on this subject. july 17th, back-to-back hearings. we were both down in washington when james comey was on capitol hill, remember that comey day? imagine what this will be like, all eyes. >> democrats will likely try to get clarification from mueller on prosecutorial decisions. also clarification about the report itself and where he landed truly on obstruction. i mean, obviously it's in the report but they have a lot of

clarification-type questions they want to ask. republicans most likely want to focus on the origins of the mueller report and the russia investigation, any allegations of political bias within the fbi. we're probably likely going to see some grandstanding, surprise-surprise. >> just like last month when we did hear from mueller himself, he said that his report was his testimony, so we will see how true to that he stands, if he will say anything more or if it will just be what is already out there. >> exactly. so we'll see. >> yep. moving on to a new homeland security shakeup. the acting border chief suddenly resigning with an immigration hardliner poised to take his place. >> the departure comes amid shocking reports migrant children are being neglected in u.s. custody, forced to live in deplorable conditions. we now know 100 children have been sent back to the texas facility at the center of those complaints. and in a late-night vote the house approved a $4.5 billion aid package to help migrant families detained at the border.

abc's matt gutman has more. we must warn you, some of these images are difficult to watch. >> reporter: amid headlines of horrific conditions for those 300 migrant children moved from that texas facility, now that stunning resignation. the president distancing himself from john sanders, cbp commissioner he appointed in april. >> i don't think i've ever spoken to him, actually. we have some very good people running it. >> reporter: sources tell abc sanders' resignation had nothing to do with revelations the border patrol housed migrant children in texas in conditions a doctor who visited the facility likened to torture facilities. a border station in clint, texas reportedly denied 300 children soap and toothpaste, according to lawyers who went inside and spoke with them. the children were found filthy and sleeping on the concrete floor with only mylar sheets. the cbp has denied most of the allegations. while the agency said earlier this week it removed 250

children, we learned about 100 more were transferred there. that outgoing border chief, john sanders, recently railing at facilities just like clint. >> children should not have to sleep on the ground huddled under mylar blankets. this is the united states of america. we can and we must do better as a country. >> reporter: there are currently about 13,500 children in u.s. custody. one reason congress is now debating a $4.5 billion emergency funding bill. >> hopefully today, hopefully they'll be passing the bill, it's a humane bill, that's what we want. it's all about humanity. it's about helping children. >> reporter: all this as this graphic video is now emerging. a gut-wrenching reminder of the perils migrants face. mexican authorities say this father and his 23-month-old daughter drowned in the rio grande. the father reportedly putting his daughter on the u.s. side of the riverbank. when he went to ferry the girl's mother across too, the toddler jumped after him.

he reportedly tried to rescue her, stuffing her in his shirt. it's believed they were both swept away. government officials tell us that the president's choice for incoming cbp commissioner is mark morgan. morgan is a former fox news contributor. he's the acting director of i.c.e. and one of the people who pushed hard for those raids against undocumented migrants in u.s. cities last week. matt gutman, abc news, los angeles. >> our thanks to matt. now to the escalating war of words between the u.s. and iran. president trump is threatening to respond to an iranian attack on anything american with obliteration. and he says he doesn't need an exit strategy in the event of a war. but the president also signalled that he's still open to negotiations even after iran's president rejected talks without sanctions relief and said the white house is afflicted with mental retardation. e-cigarettes will be officially out in san francisco after the new year. the board of supervisors confirmed its earlier vote to ban the sale of e-cigarettes, making it the first city in the country to do so. backers of the measures say they

hope it will curb underage use. opponents say it will make it harder for adult smokers to quit. they point out marijuana use is legal in san francisco and the rest of the state. pot is about to become legal in illinois. the governor has signed a bill that goes into effect january 1st. it sets limits to the amounts illinois residents may possess and restricts visitors to half those amounts. the bill also addresses past convictions for possession. illinois will be the 11th state to legalize recreational cannabis. investigators seem to be blaming the pilot for crashing his helicopter into a new york skyscraper two weeks ago. the ntsb's preliminary findings into the fatal crash indicate pilot tim mccormack was lost in the sky before coming down on top of a 54-story building. several minutes after taking off in bad weather, mccormack asked to return to a heliport saying he didn't know where he was. mccormack was not certified to fly in those conditions.

a 20-year-old in michigan is now a real-life miracle man after doctors say they brought him back from the dead. >> michael pruitt suffered a massive shock when a metal laddere hwa deacas d,rr no ngyi vital signs, for 20 minutes. shocks from a defibrillator weren't working until they ramped up the power and they finally got a heartbeat. when he regained consciousness, doctors say pruitt turned into the incredible hulk. >> all of a sudden he's just, you know, pulling at his tubes and -- you know, we saw all his limbs moving, which was really a good sign for us. >> wow. pruitt said, i remember being electrocuted while holding that ladder and shaking, and then nothing. his mom said, i knew he'd be okay when michael made a sarcastic gesture when i asked if he had any other superpowers. i can't get over -- 20 minutes. 20 minutes. that's a long time. >> his friends are going to joke about him being a zombie. >> yeah. >> he's a blessed man. i'm sure he'll be in church on sunday.

>> he said when people ask if his hair spikes naturally he'll tell them it's because he was electrocuted. >> i find that story shocking. >> we're halfway through the week, guys. coming up later, the most regrettable college majors in america. but first the new workout for your face. we're checking out a face gym. will ganss getting us in shape for the summer. plus the woman who had 34 bridesmaids for her wedding. 34. and the three simple rules each woman had to follow.

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we're back with a wildfire that has scorched about 50 square miles of florida everglades. officials say it was started by lightning and has grown steadily since then. smoke from the fire was so thick yesterday that police briefly closed a stretch of highway called alligator alley. no buildings are being threatened by the flames. now to an awful story that does have a silver lining. police in georgia say a baby that was found in a plastic bag is now thriving.

>> we want to warn you this video may be hard to watch. police released stunning body cam footage of the moment they opened the bag with a newborn inside. you hear the cries there. the child was found in the woods northeast of atlanta three weeks ago by a family who heard her cries. she's being called baby india for now. authorities say they released the video in hopes of generating tips about her identity. i saw this video on social media a few hours ago. it was actually hard to hold back the tears to watch this baby. but to know she is thriving this morning. she's 3 weeks old at least. and that the family found her. it was a miracle they found her. >> also, in seeing that video, it is a reminder of the very tough job those first responders have and the tough images that they see on a daily basis. there is a new development in the search for a college student in utah who's been missing now more than a week. >> police in salt lake city have released the last known images of the young woman as she hailed a lyft ride from the airport.

here is clayton sandell. >> reporter: police releasing new photos of 23-year-old mackenzie lueck, arriving at the salt lake city airport eight days ago. >> she did not appear to talk to anybody in the airport. >> reporter: from there the university of utah senior took a rideshare to a north salt lake city park. there she met with a mystery person at 3:00 a.m. then the trail goes cold. >> description we have is vague. it could have been a male or a female. we've exhausted all avenues of determining that information. >> reporter: police say they are serving search warrants and want to know if lueck had any secret cellphones, social media accounts, or dating profiles that might offer new clues, including whether or not she knew the person she met. >> the insinuation is that perhaps she was leading some sort of double life? >> we don't have any indication of that. we want to make sure we're covering all of our bases. >> reporter: police insist that rideshare driver is not a suspect. they say they have six detectives assigned to this case

and have over 125 tips but still no sign of mackenzie lueck. clayton sandell, abc news, salt lake city. coming up next half hour, the colossal gps fail. the crazy route their gps apps told them to take and how it left dozens of drivers stuck. but first, getting in shape for the summer. this morning we're starting with your face. your face.

♪ pump up the jam pump it up pump it up yo ♪ americans get pumped for the beach. we decided to check out the favorite gym of supermodels and other a-listers. >> my gym? oh, okay. it's all part of our brand-new wellness series, and our own will ganss is kicking it off this morning. >> you're my favorite supermodel, yeah, did you know? uh-huh, uh-huh. >> you've seen me on the catwalk. >> i have and i loved it. so excited for their new series. it's called "mind, body, swole." it's about getting your mind right, your body tight, and your soul swole. our first stop this morning,

face gym. trying to get that beach bod ready? better hit the gym. whoops. face gym isn't really that type of gym. you won't sweat much. but your body will be better for it. my trainer, and yeah, that's what they're really called, wants to know about my skin to get this workout started. >> sometimes i look in the mirror and i'm like, i look tired. if i can walk out of here looking like beyonce, you'll have done your job perfectly. >> absolutely. >> reporter: not all of us can wake up flawless. that's where face gym comes in, offering workouts starting at $70 a session. because your face deserves a good workout too. for me the party face workout which costs $150. >> so we're doing our party face workout today, which is my favorite workout. yours will last you about a week initially. just like when you exercise any other muscle group, your muscle

memory increases over time with practice. but you do want to keep those muscles engaged just like any other muscle group when you work it out at the gym. >> reporter: like a workout at a normal gym, we start by warming those muscles up. a massage. cleanser and a warm towel. and then -- >> this is our yoga ball. it's going to help to stretch out your muscles and relieve tension. take a deep breath for me. >> reporter: a moment of relaxation before being hit with the bad news. >> fluorescent lighting can age you as well. >> what? >> yeah. >> i'm shook. >> reporter: better get to work. the skin iv to clean impurities. >> you ready? >> i'm ready. born ready. >> reporter: a cool blast of a special cocktail, aloe vera, vitamin b5, to brighten the face. training serum. >> it's going to help your cell metabolism and give you super hydration and brightening. >> reporter: time to bring the heat. >> this is getting into our cardio now, warming up the

muscles, getting them ready to sculpt. >> i don't know what it looks like but it feels so good. >> reporter: that signature massage lifting the muscles, getting oxygen to them. >> doing this is going to help to shape instead of being round with a knot, we can really cut you. >> reporter: no barbells but this gym offers clients heavy machinery. the gold roller. >> it's kind of increasing that micro circulation in the skin. so it's going to help to prevent and buff out any superficial lines. >> reporter: the pure lift electrical magnet, which felt really weird. >> was that your finger in my hair? >> no, that's your -- you have a tendon that connects your frontalis muscle and occipital muscle. >> reporter: the muscles moving involuntarily. see that eyebrow situation? but it works. we took a break mid-face to look. >> hot will over here.

sad will over there. >> reporter: thankfully we finished the workout. with vitamin shots, i'm about good to go. face gym offers folks a wide variety of products to take home. the tools they used on me and these training sticks that activate when you sweat. leaving feeling like beyonce? ♪ look so good >> reporter: yeah, i'm fully impressed. see? it's written all over my face. but the really great thing about face gym is that it's much cheaper and much less invasive alternative to folks who want to lift, tone, and tighten their skin as opposed to havin serious work done. >> oh my gosh. that looks really cool. the eyebrow thing? >> it felt so weird. so weird. >> wow. >> really excited about this series. you got a lot lined up here for our wellness. >> yes. >> did you get our friends from surf yoga beer back in? people should go check out their instagram. >> jen, dale, if you're watching. >> mind right, body tight, soul swole.

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broadcast journalists in local news markets she goes, are you sure? i thought you'd be a doctor, lawyer, something. no, mom, i want to do this and change the world. first amendment. >> yeah, there you go. and you know what i was steadfast too about the whole journalism thing until i didn't get into the "j" school i went to that out of state school for. but look at me now. >> look at her now. >> i just said it's a regret. just kidding, guys. there was no regret from this bride who decided to ask, get this, 50 women to be her bridesmaids. she only got 34 to confirm. she asked 50 of her closest friends, 16 were not able to be a part of the wedding because of conflicts. kasmi got married june 2nd in destin, florida. part of this group, six sisters, 28 girlfriends. she's met people from over the years, 20 years of friendships here.

and that's how many she has. >> i am here for all of this. >> guess how many the groom had, gary carter? 12. i guess they have to double up. >> i guess so. >> double up. >> double fisting. >> you didn't have any. >> i didn't have any. i said i'm not dealing with all of that. kudos to this woman. they didn't have to do much, right? just wear a light color and red lipstick? >> that's it. >> i would show up for that too, i'm not mad at that. a toddler got stuck in one of those claw machines. the claw. trying to get one of those stuffed pikachu. look at the little girl. we've blurred her face to protect the innocent. she wound up in there trying to get her hands on one of those pikachu dolls. they eventually got her out. >> very cute kid. how about this cute kid? he was pulled over in orlando in his little toy car. get him! >> license and registration,

this morning on "world news now," former special counsel robert mueller agreed to testify publicly. he'll speak before two house committees after saying we would never hear from hi also this morning, countdown to debate night. the 2020 democratic candidates are getting ready to face off for the first time. it's a two-night event. a mere 496 days until election day. new this half hour, a good lesson for anyone who uses a navigation app. >> dozen of cars stuck in the mud after their gps systems send them on a wild ride down a dirt road. it's the great debate that has oprah and gayle on opposite sides of the fence, could it be? the question, what would you do if you saw a friend's husband out with another woman? >> oh! >> the opposing advice from the

two long-time bffs that surprised us all later in "the skinny." it's wednesday, june 26th. i'm telling. i am a snitch. >> yeah? >> yes. i am. >> you're going to tell it? >> oh, 100%. i might facetime. look, look, look, see for yourself. >> you're going to facetime, like girl, he cheating. the fact that oprah and gayle have a disagreement over this? i can't wait to hear the debates over this. >> we will get into all that later this half hour, we're so excited to dive into that. we will get to that breaking news on former special counsel robert mueller agreeing to testify in public after months of resistance. >> mueller will appear in two hearings on july 17th before the house judiciary and intelligence committees in compliance with subpoenas from both panels. he'll be questioned about his findings in his investigation into russian interference and possible obstruction of justice by president trump even after

expressing reluctance to testify saying his report speaks for itself. >> any testimony from this office would not go beyond our report. it contains our findings and analysis and the reasons for the decisions we made. we chose those words carefully and the work speaks for itself. and the report is my testimony. i would not provide information beyond that which is already public in any appearance before congress. >> house intelligence chairman adam schiff said congress has questions that go beyond the mueller report. president trump fired off a two-word tweet saying, presidential harassment. and president trump is threatening to obliterate iran as the rhetoric and tensions heat up. >> after a fresh round of u.s. sanctions, iranian leaders hurled new insults at the white house and said the door to diplomacy is closed. president trump is still open to talks and national security adviser john bolton reminded

iran that all options remain on the table. here's abc's terry moran. >> reporter: amid escalating threats and talk of war, the commander in chief was asked in the oval office -- >> do you have an exit strategy for iran if war does break out? >> you're not going to need an exit strategy. i don't need exit strategies. >> reporter: the president's swagger comes on a day of furious back and forth between washington and tehran. iranian president hassan rouhani defiant, rejecting any talks with the u.s. "the white house is afflicted by mental retardation and does not know what to do," he said. rouhani sending a clear signal, no talks without sanctions relief. the president fired back on twitter with a threat. any attack by iran on anything american will be met with great and overwhelming force. in some areas, overwhelming will mean obliteration. but later, trump once again held out an offer to negotiate. >> the country's not doing well

economically at all. that can be changed very quickly, very easily. >> reporter: all this comes on a day when the president has a new press secretary succeeding sarah sanders, tiffany grisham, a long-time trump team member, joining the campaign back in 2015. she's been serving at the white house as press secretary for the first lady. it was melania trump who announced it on twitter, suggesting she'll serve in both positions. grisham is tough and loyal, just like her predecessor. terry moran, abc news, the white house. the house has approved a $4.5 billion emergency aid package to care for migrant families and unaccompanied children crossing into the country from mexico. the vote came hours after the acting border chief announced his resignation amid reports of inhumane treatment of migrant children in u.s. custody. abc's elizabeth hur has the details. >> reporter: lawmakers in the house voting to rush $4.5 billion in emergency aid they say is for the children. amid reports of hundreds of

immigrant children now moved out of a holding facility due to deplorable conditions, president trump voicing his support for congress trying to rush aid to the border. >> it's a humane bill and that's what we want. it's all about humanity. it's about helping children. >> reporter: but the president is distancing himself from john sanders, the u.s. border protection chief he appointed in april. >> i don't think i've ever spoken to him, actually. >> reporter: this following news of sanders' sudden resignation. abc news learning from sources his resignation had nothing to do with the revelations that the border patrol housed migrant children in texas in conditions a human rights lawyer who recently visited a facility compared to torture facilities. there are reports alleging a border patrol station in clint, texas denied about 300 children soap and toothpaste according to lawyers who went inside and spoke with them. the children were also described as being filthy and sleeping on the concrete floor with only mylar sheets, conditions sanders

criticized just last month. >> children should not have to sleep on the ground, huddled under mylar blankets. this is the united states of america. we can and we must do better as a country. >> reporter: the cbp has denied most of the allegations, explaining overcrowding was the problem with some 13,500 children currently in u.s. custody. elizabeth hur, abc news, new york. those conditions at the border are the reason for a planned walkout today by workers of the online retailer wayfair. >> employees are protesting the company's sales of furniture to a government contractor that's been managing facilities for migrant children. workers asked management to stop doing business with the contractor. executives refused so the workers scheduled this afternoon's walkout at wayfair headquarters in boston. vice president pence was in miami to launch an effort aimed at getting more support from latino voters.

he called the president a great champion for latino and hispanic americans while touting the administration's economic policies. pence's visit was a day before the start of the democratic presidential candidate debates in miami. ten candidates will debate tonight, ten more tomorrow night. so yesterday we told you about foodie calls. today we give you places where you can take that special dinner partner. >> how about that. the new list of the world's best restaurants is out. apart from good food, the one common trait is they're far away. a mediterranean spot in the south of france is number one. four of the top five are in europe. number four in thailand. only one american restaurant made the top 25, cosme, a mexican restaurant here in new york city. >> have you been? >> i have not been. but i certainly plan to go now. >> you're going to get a man to pay for that meal? >> yeah, my husband. he'll take it right out of that joint account. >> i'm surprised because number 23 for the first american restaurant on that list. >> yeah.

>> and i'm looking, there's no good south carolina restaurants on there. >> that -- i too was shocked. yeah. i was shocked by that. >> you were shocked? >> i was looking for the whatever restaurant where they're selling that south carolina vittles. >> the vittles? she recently learned what vittles are from "the beverly hillbillies." they're back in the news as well. we'll get to that in a little bit. >> they are, yeah. >> no bojangles, no popeyes, no kfc. >> not even with the cheeto chicken sandwich? >> i'm really surprised. >> oh, sounds like this list is faulty. >> the u.s. should have more on that list. coming up, the iraq war hero who just made history. but first the gps detour that led to dozens of drivers getting stuck. and the house immortalized by the clampett family in "the beverly hillbillies" gets a super-sized price reduction. what it's now priced at later in "the skinny." >> the vittles are included.

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officer chad clark sees two armed robbery suspects, warns his partners and in seconds bullets are flying. officer clark was hit in the shoulder. both suspects were wounded then arrested. yesterday police officials determined the officer's actions were justified. officer clark is recovering. bill cosby is appealing his sexual assault conviction. >> his lawyers say five of the women should not have been allowed to testify at his trial because their accusations were not similar enough to the one for which he was standing trial. he was not charged in those other cases. the judge had ruled the testimony showed a long pattern of criminal behavior. cosby has been in prison since september. the justice department is suing omarosa manigault newman, the former trump aide who became a harsh critic of the president. justice says she failed to file a financial disclosure report after she left the white house. >> omarosa's attorney calls it retaliation and "an attempt to silence a dissenting voice."

he added that the white house has withheld documents she needs to file the report. turning now to one reason why you should trust road signs and your eyes more than your gps app. >> dozens of drivers in colorado hoping to avoid a traffic snarl found the detour suggested by their gps devices led them into a muddy mess. we direct you to our own will ganss. >> your own muddy mess. it's me. yeah, you guys. the gps glitch had about 100 drivers in colorado all asking the same thing. hey, siri, where am i? no people, a few birds, and some bullet holes. that's what you'll find on 64th avenue in aurora, colorado. certainly no cars. there's hardly a road there at all. >> take exit 286 onto tower road. >> reporter: which is why it was weird when gps apps like googlemaps started sending drivers that way instead of staying on the main road. connie was one of those drivers looking to beat the traffic after an accident up ahead. >> it was supposed to be half the time. >> reporter: sound too good to be true? >> it spit us out onto a dirt road. >> reporter: connie and about

100 other cars kept going. >> my thought was, well, all these other cars are in front of me. so it must be okay. so i just continued. >> reporter: but then thanks to wet weather, the road got muddy and slick. >> that's when i thought, oh, this was a bad decision. >> reporter: thanks to that mud and deep ditches, cars started to get stuck. >> why did google send us out there to begin with? it just didn't make any sense. this was no turning back once you were there. >> reporter: that's where things take a turn for the even more awkward. connie's related to abc denver station traffic expert jason luver. >> no, my wife gets stuck in traffic jams too. >> reporter: jason saying it's up to drivers to make the final call. >> you're driving. googlemaps isn't driving. googlemaps isn't perfect. you need to know where you're going. >> camera 3, camera 3! >> turn around, turn around. >> sorry, i thought it was -- sorry, guys. connie's car bottomed out and she collected dirt and grass in the wheel wells. luckily none of the damage to her car was serious. other cars not so lucky.

>> like what is going on? why did the -- i always say this. i feel like there are some people who pay such attention to their gps, they would literally take it into a body of water if it told them to turn left into lake erie. >> who her husband is just makes it even that much funnier. oh my goodness. >> if you're directionally challenged, yes, i understand why you put a lot of faith in your gps. >> directionally challenged. speaking of. face down, that will get you into trouble. pay attention! oh my goodness. and i mean -- and then that's the other thing too, you see everybody else, oh, no, it's fine. >> still wandering around here. there he goes again. >> he's turned left. i have mine, a man with an accent. >> i have mine as you, which means i always do the opposite. >> oh my gosh. when we come back, the moral question that has gayle and oprah taking opposing sides. and the superstar athlete about to land that coveted spot

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♪ skinny just gimme the skinny it's time for "the skinny" starting with the question that has put celebrity bffs -- not us -- oprah winfrey and gayle king on opposite sides. >> we're always on opposite sides. >> always. >> in the latest episode of oprah's magazine video series what would they do if they saw a friend's husband out for drinks with another woman? this is how they responded. >> i would say something to him. i would go to him and i would say, look, i'm going to give you 24 hours, and if you don't tell her, i'm going to. i would go and say something to him first. >> i would definitely say something to you. >> not to him? >> i wouldn't say anything to him. i would go to you. i'd say, i saw him. >> wow. so gayle, good morning, gayle. >> good morning. >> friend of the show. she said, i would give the man 24 hours. >> that is very nice of her.

>> meanwhile, oprah's like, no, i just go straight to you and say, girl, he's cheating. >> you know, the thing about something like this, though, is like so -- it was phrased, if you see a friend's husband out to drinks with a woman. that doesn't necessarily mean he's cheating. now that's what i would assume. >> right. >> but to be fair -- >> so let's say they're all snuggled up, obviously cheating. sorry, gayle. i have to disagree with you on this one. i'm so sorry, we love you so much. i'm just saying. that gives him a chance to come up with a good lie. to get one last night of loving. and then your friend really will be mad with you if you knew the night before. that one last time. >> see, where's my thing -- i'm like, i'm ruining everybody's night! >> we're burning it down! >> exactly. like i said, facetime. you see this? you see this? i'm letting the other woman know he's got another woman, everybody's life ruined. >> then he's like, this is my business partner. >> oh. >> oh, so sorry. oh. well anyway, enjoy your drinks.

next to a piece of hollywood history back on the real estate market. >> the legendary bel air estate known as chartwell was made famous back in the '60s as the home of the clampett family on "beverly hillbillies." >> in real life chartwell is a 20,000 square foot french neoclassical limestone chateau built back in the early 1930s. >> it boasts 11 bedrooms, 18 bathrooms, a 12,000 bottle wine cellar -- let me in. palatial ballroom, nearly olympic-length swimming pool. not a garage but a car gallery that can hold more than 36 cars. >> that's way too good for the clampetts. the asking price has been cut by $50 million down to, brace yourself, $195 million. >> what? >> that makes it the most expensive private home on the market anywhere in the u.s. folks, also, i'm the only one here at "world news now" apparently who ever watched "the beverly hillbillies."

next to the crowning achievement for one of america's greatest athletes of all time. >> 23-time grand slam tennis phenom serena williams has landed a spot on the wheaties box. >> yes! >> yes, iconic. >> wheaties has been putting athletes on its boxes since 1934. williams wrote on ig, althea gibson was the first black woman tennis player to be on the box, today i'm honored to be the second. >> williams also said in a press release, i hope my image on this iconic orange box will inspire the next generation of girls and athletes to dream big. >> love it. >> keep at it, serena. a lot of friday nights are about to be ruined for fans of "the office." >> nbc has announced it's taking back episodes of "the office" from netflix next year when the show's contract expires with the streaming service. >> that's the bad news. the good news is "the office" is not going away altogether. >> nbc plans to put it on its own streaming service that it's launching this year. we love "the office." funny show. >> got to find something else for netflix and chill.

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♪ he's still a soldier his blood runs red white and blue ♪ ♪ he put away his gun and %-p american dream ♪ one man whose blood without a doubt runs red, white and blue has made history. >> a former army staff sergeant has become the first living veteran of the iraq war to be awarded the medal of honor. here's abc's david muir. >> reporter: army staff sergeant david bellavia on the left, originally from buffalo, new york. he served in the iraq war. he was a squad leader in "operation phantom fury." their mission on the night of november 10th, 2004, to clear a block of 12 buildings where six or more insurgents were believed to be hiding. and he describes that night.

>> so we start the process of methodically going door to door, house to house, looking for something. and it wasn't coming up. building after building after building, nothing. and we walked right into an ambush with machine guns. >> reporter: sergeant bellavia was credited with risking his own life by braving enemy fire to save his entire squad. his platoon members remember that day. sergeant first class colin fitz. >> if it were not for david bellavia, i would not be sitting here today. >> reporter: he was just 29 years old, and today sergeant bellavia became the first living medal of honor recipient from the iraq war. >> the medal of honor to staff sergeant david g. bellavia. united states army. for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty. >> reporter: president trump placing the medal around his neck. moments later in the east room,

32 american service members who fought with sergeant bellavia sharing the stage. >> i never thought i'd see love on a battlefield. but you see people doing things for each other that they would never, ever do in any other circumstance. and it is a sight to see. it will change your life forever. >> reporter: and today he shared his honor with them. >> and our thanks to david for that story. bellavia saying it is an absolute honor to serve in the u.s. military. and about becoming the first living iraq war veteran to receive the medal of honor, he said this entire thing, i can't even comprehend it. >> in true heroic fashion, he really wanted to put the focus on the others, his brothers in arms there. just incredible to see there. >> great, great story there, our thanks to david. stay with us, more news is next.

>> that's what's making news in america this morning. have a great day. breaking news in america this morning, the bombshell from former special counsel robert mueller. he will now testify publicly in front of congress answering questions about his investigation of the president, what prompted his decision and what we could learn. also new overnight, the house passes billions of dollars in humanitarian aid for the border setting up a showdown in washington as the head of border patrol abruptly resigns. what we're learning now about the conditions migrant children are facing in u.s. custody and why border patrol is refusing donation. a developing story in california. a gunman opens fire inside a car dealership. what employees are saying about the shooter. plus, ransom call released. >> $10,000 might be a lot of