pickup truck rolling out of control. he used his hand to push down the brake and stop the truck. bonda and a firefighter pulled the man from the truck and gave him medical attention. great work by those folks there. philadelphia police are searching for a suspect accused of attempting to rob a store because he said he needed to fund his daughter's kidney transplant. >> he had the money in his hand but changed his mind. saying the crime wouldn't help his daughter's kidney operation. police say they may know who the would-be robber is. they also may be able to offer assistance to his family. an atlanta police officer was fired after $500 went missing from a murder victim's wallet. body cam video shows the paramedic handing the victim's wallet and telephone to the officer. she's seen in the car handling the wallet but without the cash inside. the police department conducted an investigation but did not conclude the officer stole the money. she was fired for failing to follow proper procedure. she's trying to get her job back.

we're gettg a look at the u.s. coast guard stopping smugglers on the high seas. nbeuspect incredible vi drug smugglers hiding 17,000 pounds of cocaine. here's abc's pierre thomas. >> reporter: what you're looking at is a coast guard interdiction team in hot pursuit of suspected drug smugglers. a crew member screaming in spanish "stop the boat." that boat on the run, a submarine-like vessel called a semi-submersible designed to keep a low profile. it had been spotted by a marine patrol aircraft hundreds of miles off the coast of the ecuadoran/colombian border in the eastern pacific. waves crashing, the coast guard finally pulling alongside. a member of the team dressed in tactical gear boards the vessel.

then pounding on the hatch demanding that the smugglers surrender. inside the coast guard discovers five suspects and in excess of 17,000 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated $232 million. the same week that cocaine was confiscated in june, u.s. authorities discovered this ship in the atlantic carrying more than $1 billion worth of cocaine. and cocaine-related deaths have more than doubled in recent years. 10,000 fatally poisoned in 2016 alone. pierre thomas, abc news, washington. >> or thanks to pierre there. just incredible video. >> absolutely. >> those stats there are staggering. >> yes. one baseball league has gone high-tech behind home plate. >> this week the atlantic league used a computer system to call balls and strikes in its all-star game. it's called track man and uses doppler radar to determine whether pih bl or a strike. it's connected to an iphone on a

human umpire behind the plate. they hear either ball, strike, or did not track in their ear. >> and human umps will overturn the software on a technical glitch. interesting how they're making this work. but got to be careful of those robots. taking over everything. >> i mean, the people like to yell at the umps. are they going to yell at the robots? >> oh, yeah, you're right. >> you hunk of junk! you bag of bolts! >> you had those ready to go, didn't you? >> no, i just thought of them just now. >> you bag of bolts! >> i'm quick like that on this friday. coming up, the new science of sharks. >> could the wind and weather affect where and when sharks attack? for up to 10 hours of protection. it catches leaks, so you can catch zzzzs. because my morning starts, before morning starts. always.

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it does seem like there's more. >> right. >> it seems like they're more vicious. when it comes to shark attacks this summer, a lot of people are thinking twice about going into the water. but what if there was a way to predict where and when sharks might pop up? >> at least one group of scientists now says shark attacks could be as predictable as the weather. abc's will reeve took a ride on a boat off the coast of cape cod for a firsthand look. >> reporter: after a series of shark encounters off the carolinas in 2015, these two scientists went on a mission. >> coming in fast, too fast! >> reporter: now dr. greg skomal and national weather service meteorologist joe merchant are showing us firsthand how they're testing a revolutionary new theory on forecasting shark attacks. joe believes a weather condition called a sea breeze may set off a predatory chain reaction, bringing nutrient-rich deep water closer to the surface, attracting tiny marine life that feed on the nutrients. those small creatures attract

larger fish, which in turn attract the ocean's largest predators, sharks, on the hunt for prey. at the same time, sea breeze conditions make for great beach days, drawing sunbathers into the water. >> if we can use the weather to indicate what sharks are doing, we might be able to predict whether or not a shark attack can occur. >> i'm really excited to work with greg to show him that my hypothesis is correct, that the wind and the weather have an effect on where shark location is. >> reporter: they say sea breeze at the sites of many of those attacks was a factor. >> lead the way. >> reporter: so far, skomal and merchant have gathered data in the bahamas and their research continues in cape cod. >> what are we hoping for? >> well, we're going to get out of this inlet here and that's the primary hunting area for the white sharks. we're hoping that we'll see one and then get a tag in it. >> what level of confidence do you have that one day you'll be able to forecast when sharks are going to be near humans? >> i am very confident.

>> reporter: up above, a spotter plane stalks our target. >> so he's at 10:00, 9:30 right now, the plane. rr a k. >> you're working in tandem with the plane who's seeing the sharks? >> right. >> so we are going as fast as we can to find the shark that the plane spotted from above -- >> reporter: finally -- >> i see it, i see it. >> reporter: a nine-foot great white shark just feet from an isolated beach. >> this is so close to the beach. this is really close to where humans would be. oh my god. look how big that is. >> reporter: greg takes his tagging pole to the front of the bow and waits for his moment. >> we're tagging a shark. oh! >> wow. >> got it! oh, there's the fin. once the tag's in it, we'll start learning from that fish. one of the things we're trying to do is get a sense of what drives the behavior of these sharks. certainly it could be weather conditions, it could be water temperature. we're testing all these various factors to see if there's any patterns, including joe's ideas,

that drive the behavior of these sharks. >> reporter: sharks like james, a 14-footer and a regular at this beach every summer. >> he's dead ahead. this is a nice big fish. this is a real shark. >> [ bleep ], [ bleep ]! >> reporter: there have been dozens of shark sightings this summer and many more around the country. the ultimate goal of joe and greg's partnership is to make people smarter and safer about potential attacks. >> pretty cool to see that up close. >> it could help a lot of people. and shark fest. you ready for shark fest? >> yes, it's a big, fun week to look forward to in the summer. >> it starts this sunday on nat geo and runs for three weeks. as i was mentioning off the top there, we're talking about it more, people are concerned, they hit the beaches this summer, they're on the lookout as they should be. >> in between swimming with sharks here, covering shark attacks there, we want to let you know we're tracking them. >> you know what, exactly. coming up, another terrifying creature is set to attack the weekend box office. >> why so many critics are going crazy over "crawl."

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>> exactly, like jaws, it's going to work, ready? >> we killed some people. >> go! oh! >> huh. >> looks fun, but critics are not giving this five stars. "stuber" is getting a 48% splat on rotten tomatoes. jennifer bessette writes, despite "stuber's" cars, sex, guns, and buddy cop fuel engine, its one-star stupidity brings an occasionally amusing uber ride to a screeching halt. a sloppy action comedy that never surges to life. >> oh, i mean -- you're going to go see it? >> i think for what it is. if you go in there expecting -- kind of this silliness -- >> look at you trying to be optimistic, that's nice, kenneth. >> trying, trying. >> next to a thriller critics say could end up being the sleeper hit of the summer, "crawl," a devoted daughter who ignores evacuation orders amid a massive hurricane to search for her missing father. she finds him gravely injured in the basement but they both

quickly learn that rising floodwaters are the least of their worries. >> ellie, are you hurt? >> i'm fine. hello, can anybody hear me? i'm trapped with my father in a house in coral lake -- >> ellie! >> please send help. >> ellie? >> we're down here! >> did you hear that? >> that just scared me. get this, "crawl" is scoring a phenomenal 100% on rotten tomatoes. eric davis says, it's everything you want from a trapped in the basement with an alligator movie. it's scary and thrilling, the kills are gnarly, funny, freaky, and totally worth it. drew taylor is calling it the horror movie of the summer. >> what? >> it delivers big-time. >> i definitely plan to see that. you know who i will not see it with? because you jump and scream. >> i did. when that thing popped up?

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this morning on "world news now," bracing for barry's impact. >> the tropical storm is strengthening and is expected to become a hurricane soaking an already water logged region along the gulf coast. our accuweather meteorologist is standing by live. also this morning, 2,000 immigrants living on edge as the trump administration moves forward with sweeping immigration raids. which cities will be impacted this weekend. terrifying turbulence. several people critically injured when a flight hit sudden and severe turbulence over the pacific. the pilot forced to make an emergency landing. meet the cancer survivors in the middle of their 3,500-mile bike ride from canada to florida. their incredible journey, the challenges they faced, and their inspiring message this morning. it's friday, july 12th.

we made it. >> we made it. >> to friday. >> we made it. >> you've got beautiful, luscious hair, friday hair on fleek. >> thank you. >> is that what the kids say, on fleek? >> that is what they say. >> that is how you know it's friday. >> that is how you know. we're so excited to have made it to the end of another week and thank you for joining us. we've got a big weather weekend. we begin with tropical storm barry. a federal declaration of emergency for louisiana. >> sandbags are piling up along the coast as residents brace for what forecasters say could be 18 to 24 inches of rain. >> the rainfall is expected to worsen the flooding that's already begun on the streets of new orleans and other low-lying areas. >> and of course that storm is already taking a toll on air travel. so far american, jet blue, southwest, and united have

issued travel waivers allowing travelers with flights to most gulf coast airports to change their itineraries without a fee. abc's rob marciano is in new orleans with more.>> reporter: a coast, thousands sandbagging and scrambling to evacuate ahead of tropical storm barry. >> we're just hoping that everything will, you know, will be okay and life and property will stay safe. >> reporter: in new orleans, hundreds of floodgates are closed in and around the city. the mayor telling residents there to have a plan and be ready to shelter in place. >> you need to have at least 72 hours of food, water, and medication for everyone in the house, including your pets. >> reporter: just a day after storms tore through new orleans and flash flooding swamped this city in just a few hours, louisiana is facing a new threat for the first time, a potential hurricane roaring ashore while the mississippi river is still at flood stage. swollen by months of flooding upstream. >> this is going to be a major weather event for a huge portion of the state of louisiana and everyone needs to pay attention

to the track. >> reporter: new orleans sitting below sea level is the most vulnerable. miles of these levees protect this city. look how close the water already is to the top, and this wind is only going to get worse. hurricane storm surge being pushed upriver, essentially stopping the flow, lifting the levels, and potentially sending water right into downtown. the army corps of engineers says though the roughly 20-foot-high levees may be overtopped, they will not fail, nor should the flood walls, improved after katrina. >> we are confident we are not going to have a duplicate of katrina. however, if you have a storm that has elevations much higher than those flood walls, you're going to get water in the city. >> reporter: a storm of this magnitude will certainly be a test of those katrina upgrades. rainfall over 2 feet in spots. flooding issues here in new orleans for sure and certainly in towns further inland. rob marciano, abc news, new orleans. >> louisiana's governor says national guard troops and rescuers in high-water vehicles are already in position across

that state. >> let's get the latest on the storm track. accuweather meteorologist chris nallan joins us live with that. good morning, chris. >> good morning to you, kenneth and janai. yes, we are watching this storm right now. pretty disorganized at the moment. but let me step away and show you what's going on as it sits right over the gulf. remember, very warm water, so that's key for further development as winds right now packing up towards about 50 miles per hour. but winds expected to strengthen as it comes closer to the coast. as of right now what we're thinking as it comes toward south-central louisiana, what does it do? heads toward st. morgan city as a strong tropical storm, close to a hurricane, a strong tropical storm. then moving inland bringing with it lots of rain. so that's going to be a concern as we head forward. so many impacts, kenneth and janai. >> and chris, we know that new orleans we've been reporting this week is already saturated with water. we saw people having to be in

boats and kayaks to get home. what are some of the other things that those in louisiana and other neighboring states will be most concerned about? >> you're right, you're notithe. so now what we're talking about is going to be that storm surge. so any time a storm system starts to wrap around and bring with it water that piles over land that's already saturated, low-lying spots, storm surge could exceed 3 feet, up to 6 feet. and that will be a concern for low-lying areas. back to you, kenneth and janai. >> chris, thank you so much for joining us. we will definitely be watching that throughout the weekend. new orleans is one of the ten cities targeted for deportation raids this weekend, but i.c.e. officials now say they'll temporarily suspend operations in areas affected by the storm. agents are set to go after thousands of migrants in at least nine other cities, focusing on those with final deportation orders. matt gutman has the details. >> reporter: those possible i.c.e. raids sowing fear across america. as reported by "the new york times," the roundups would target some 2,000 undocumented people on deportation lists. they'd reportedly begin sunday

in as many as 10 major american cities about three weeks after president trump warned this could happen. the result, near panic in some places. we are in los angeles headed to the home of a woman in an undisclosed location who like so many thousands plans to go into hiding. lillian has been in the u.s. for over 20 years. she has two children who are u.s. citizens, but she and her partner are undocumented. are you afraid? >> yes. a lot of scary. because for immigration. >> reporter: what frightens people like lillian the most is i.c.e. deporting undocumented people who happen to be near someone on a target list, like they did at this texas workplace. so this sunday, do you plan to have the shades closed and extra food in the fridge? >> yes. of course. because i go yesterday on the market for prepare. >> reporter: she shows the food

and water she stocked, enough to last several days. immigration groups are fanning out with cards like these, advising folks that they are not legally bound to open their doors to i.c.e. i.c.e. officials will not confirm to us that these raids will happen on monday. they do tell us, though, there are about 2,000 people on their target list and will be deported, quote, soon. matt gutman, abc news, los angeles. and in the meantime president trump hits the road today hoping to garner support for a trade deal with mexico and canada. the white house says the president will visit an aerospace company that provides parts, logistics, and repair service to fixed-wing aircraft. he's also planning to attend a couple of fundraisers, first in milwaukee, then another set for cleveland. wall street opens at a record high today after reaching a new milestone. the dow closed above 27,000 for the first time ever, climbing 227 points. that's mostly due to new signs that the federal reserve will cut interest rates.

the dow was up 16% for the year. #twitterdown has been trending on social media. what's being described as an internal configuration change knocked out the app yesterday afternoon for an hour in the u.s. and parts of europe and asia. users were met with the message, something is technically wrong. ironically it happened during a social media summit at the white house. are we blaming it on mercury in retrograde? >> scary times for sure, i thought the end was near. >> that hash tag was trending but not on twitter. >> on facebook. so the skies over new york city now include uber copters. >> so the chopper service took off this week. for about $200 you can get from lower manhattan to kennedy airport in about ten minutes. if you don't live in new york city, trust it's worth it. if your trip starts or ends in those two areas, uber copter will pop up as an option. right now it's only available to select diamond and platinum uber rewards members and special partners. uber eventually plans to use pilotless electronic-powered helicopters for the service.

what could go wrong? >> so not to brag. >> ah. >> but you know i'm on that diamond platinum list. >> are you really? >> i use uber a lot. >> i'm about to start ubering a whole lot more. ken? ken's not here today. charge it! >> the boss who approves your uber. >> thanks, nicky. >> no, to get from what, downtown to jfk? they say if you take uber black it costs about $200 anyway. so take a chopper, take the helicopter. >> that is true. even from an area that i live in -- i'm not going to tell you -- >> right. >> takes a long time. >> you tell me to come by. this kind of reminds me of back in the day when people used to take a car service. like that went -- that all went away. the clout of that went away when uber came around. now it's like, i took the chopper. oh, you took uber? >> that's the way to humble somebody. i took the chopper. uber?

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we're back with the high seas takedown of suspected drug smugglers by the u.s. coast guard. the smugglers in a submarine were spotted hundreds of miles off the colombian coast. you can see the coast guard boat in pursuit until it's close enough for a crew member to board the sub. he pounded on the hatch, demanding they surrender. more than 17,000 pounds of cocaine with a street value of $232 million was seized. five suspects were taken into custody. >> my mouth is gaping open because that was incredible video, incredible work. >> yeah, action-packed there. i mean, it looked like it was out of a movie there. obviously they're going into a situation where they don't know whether the suspects are armed. they're prepared for anything. >> incredible.

>> i'm assuming that the other members there were ready for anything as well when that man -- you know, that was going on. >> hats off to the coast guard. we're also hearing about a frightening incident that happened high over the pacific ocean. >> sudden and severe turbulence rocked an air canada jet, injuring nearly three dozen passengers and forcing an emergency landing in hawaii. here is david kerley. >> reporter: oxygen masks dangling in the boeing 777 right after that severe turbulence. >> half the cabin didn't have seat belts on and there was no warning. then half of them their head hit the roof. >> reporter: the air canada jet had left vancouver for sydney. halfway over the pacific the pilots turned on the fasten seat belt lights. >> before people had time to get back to their seats the plane just dropped and everybody hit the floor or hit the roof. >> everybody's head in the plane who wasn't wearing a seat belt hit the roof like a jack in the box. >> reporter: the pilots diverting to hawaii, 600 miles away. five doctors on board start treating the 37 injured. there were 284 people on board.

>> it was like a scene from a movie. like the worst possible scenario you can think of where you see a movie where a plane's about to crash. it was like that. it was just like people went whack, straight up in the air, then from there, masks came down, people were screaming, kids were crying. >> charlie 9 will be at your gate and medical personnel will be standing by. >> reporter: turbulence can hit with little or no warning. this is one of the most severe cases from just last month. a flight attendant picking up glasses over europe when she and her cart are thrown to the ceiling. the airline says she was not injured. in the u.s. these turbulence events happen nearly 30 times a year, injuring more than 80 people. word from hawaii that among those who were injured, some hurt seriously. >> a very traumatic experience. but i'm glad we're here anyway. >> reporter: of the 37 injured, hawaiian officials tell us that 30 of them were taken to the hospital, nine with what were described as serious injuries. david kerley, abc news, reagan national airport. >> scary, scary stuff there over

the pacific. >> yeah. >> and that turbulence was rough. >> any time a plane hits turbulence, but when it's that bad, yeah. the gator missing in a chicago park apparently doesn't want to be found. >> the five-foot gator was first spotted tuesday and last seen wednesday. the reptile, dubbed, get this, chance the snapper, has drawn crowds to humboldt park lagoon but it hasn't bitten on any of the traps set up in the area. officials have put restrictions on park usage until chance is caught. >> so his namesake, chance the rapper, chicago native. >> absolutely. >> and you got this guy here. is he a native of chicago as well? >> maybe, chance the snapper. love that nickname. coming up, the duo inspiring others to be the match. >> the two cancer survivors who were bicycling nearly 4,000 miles across north america. we're talking to them straight ahead.

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transplant. >> reporter: bob and annie both received life-saving bone marrow stem-cell transplants. bob in 2009, annie a year later. bob has been biking to raise funds for cancer research for a while now. annie wanting to join since she was in recovery until now joining bob on this cross-country trip, his longest ride yet. >> it's great to have another transplant survivor along. annie and i are in good friends. it's been a pleasure. >> reporter: their starting line all the way back in vancouver, canada. this morning these cancer survivors and thrivers are in north manchester, indiana, about 1,500 miles away from their finish line in florida. and the ride hasn't been totally easy. >> for me getting used to the day-to-day pace of the ride, so riding 70, 80, 90, 100 miles day after day after day. >> reporter: passing through mountains in the rain and the cold. >> a 16-mile climb up a mountain and then down a mountain where it was still cold and raining.

neither of us could feel our fingers. >> reporter: but for this determined duo, it is all worth it. their 3,500-mile journey an effort to raise funds and awareness for be the match, a foundation providing cures for blood cancers. >> your goal doesn't have to be riding a bike 4,000 miles across the country. it can be going back to work. taking your kids to school. walking around the block. it doesn't have to be this grand. whatever that goal is for you that makes you feel happy, healthy, and whole. >> happy, healthy, and whole. bob and annie are looking forward to making a stop at emory university hospital in atlanta where they both got their treatments, and they're going to visit with doctors and nurses and celebrate with be the match. to register or donate, go to bethematch.org. >> be the match is so important. bob and annie doing amazing work there. >> incredible. i mean, it's so difficult for people to find a match. annie only had one match in the

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this morning on "world news now," tracking tropical storm barry. the system could turn into the first hurricane in the atlantic, set to make landfall on the gulf coast which is already swamped by flooding. accuweather is standing by live. also this morning the president backs down. he abandoned his fight to put a citizenship question on the census. hear how he plans to get the data anyway. breaking overnight, embattled r&b singer r. kelly has been arrested again. >> he's now facing new federal charges on top of the charges he's been fighting this year. we have new details on the charges and what's next. are you ready to shop till you drop? hear the deep discounts in store coming to amazon's prime day and other retailers. it's friday, july 12th.

one time for friday. >> we made it. we made it. >> happy, happy, happy friday. >> and this week will not let us go easy. >> no. it is not -- >> into that sweet gentle night. >> we will absolutely be watching this storm, tropical storm barry, throughout the weekend, packing winds of 75 miles an hour and drenching rain when it comes ashore. >> the satellite shows the storm still churning in the gulf. forecasters predict it will make landfall later today or tomorrow. >> the storm's forecast track extends from western louisiana north into arkansas and missouri, then moving towards tennessee and kentucky by sunday. >> louisiana's governor described conditions this way. quote, there are three ways that louisiana can flood. storm surge, high rivers, and rain. and we're going to have all three. this morning tho louisiana coast are getting out or protecting their properties ahead of tropical storm barry. >> we're just hoping that

everything will be okay and life and property will stay safe. >> reporter: locals are expecting dangerous storm surge, gusty winds, as much as 2 feet of rain. >> you need to have at least 72 hours of food, water, and medication for everyone in your house, including your pets. >> reporter: for much of the louisiana coast, a hurricane watch is in effect as barry may strengthen into a category 1 over the weekend. the governor is urging residents to take action now. >> i am encouraging, i am imploring residents to prepare. >> reporter: the mississippi river, which runs through new orleans, is still at flood stage. swollen by months of flooding upstream. it's expected to crest at 19 feet, just inches from the top of the levees. the army corps of engineers says the levees may be overtopped but they will not fail. >> we're confident that we are not going to have a duplicate of katrina. however, if you have a storm that has elevations much higher than those flood walls, you're going to get water in the city. >> definitely watching new orleans there. now let's get the latest storm track. >> and we are following this. accuweather meteorologist chris

nallan joins us live. chris, this is one of the first tropical storms expected to turn into a hurricane and impact the u.s. we're definitely watching this one. >> yeah, kenneth and janai, good morning to you. we are certainly keeping a very close eye on the accuweather network here, seeing this storm as it strengthens, currently watching it churn over that very warm water. continue to keep an eye on this because it's over that warm body of water and it eventually will make a turn further north. winds upwards of 50 miles per hour and strengthening. moving very slowly to the west at 3 miles per hour. so very low mover, but eventually it's going to take a little bit of a hook and move north at about 8:00 in the morning on saturday and impact south-central louisiana around morgan city, then rolling up north. kenneth, janai? >> we're definitely watching where it will make landfall. we're talking about the intensit power. so tell us how powerful is the storm expected to be? heavy wind and rain i know is expected. >> right. you know, when we talk about the

actual impacts, it's very important that we note that not just storm surge but we are looking at winds. and naturally what do we have here? we actually have hurricane watches. even though it could not become a hurricane, winds could gust up to hurricane force. that's going to pile that water onto land. that means damage to an area that already has seen so much rain and the winds upwards of, get this, 90 miles per hour when it hits, possibly as early as late tomorrow night into early saturday, guys? >> that's right, it could be a category 1 by this weekend. chris nallan, thank you. just one week after insisting he would absolutely go forward with getting a citizenship question into the census, president trump has announced he's dropping that plan. abc's jonathan karl has the details. >> reporter: after weeks of vowing to fight and win in the courts, president trump backed down saying the census will not include the question, are you a u.s. citizen? >> far-left democrats in our country are determined to conceal the number of illegal aliens in our midst. >> reporter: opponents of including the question argued millions of people, mostly

minorities, would be reluctant to take the census if it included a citizenship question. >> it is designed to intimidate families, particularly hispanic families, from answering the basic questionnaire in the hope that they won't and that they won't be counted. >> reporter: that could have a profound impact, since census numbers determine how many seats each state gets in the house of representatives. and how federal money is distributed. recently the supreme court blocked the question. chief justice john roberts calling the administration's argument for including it contrived. the white house acknowledged they wouldn't have been able to fight this in court and still get the census done on time. president trump announced a plan "b." >> i am hereby ordering every department and agency in the federal government to provide the department of commerce with all requested records regarding the number of citizens and noncitizens in our country. >> reporter: now the administration will use existing government information,

including data from the irs and social security administrations, to make an estimate of the number of citizens and noncitizens in the united states. that is a far cry from changing the u.s. census questionnaire. jonathan karl, abc news, the white house. >> our thanks to jonathan there. federal agents are set to begin sweeping raids on thousands of migrant families this weekend. >> the cities on the list are atlanta, baltimore, chicago, denver, houston, los angeles, miami, new orleans, new york, and san francisco. but i.c.e. officials now say they'll temporarily suspend operations in new orleans because of tropical storm barry. >> federal officials say i.c.e. agents plan to target those with final deportation orders, including families whose cases have been fast tracked by judges. breaking overnight, singer r. kelly has been arrested on child pornography charges. the arrest in chicago came hours after a 13-count indictment was returned by federal prosecutors in illinois. the charges also include obstruction of justice. kelly was taken into custody by new york city police detectives. he's expected to be taken to new york.

kelly is already charged with more than 20 counts of sexually abusing women and children in illinois. he's pled not guilty to those accusations. details about this latest arrest are expected to be released today. the road to recovery for former boston red sox star david ortiz has included another surgery. in a statement ortiz's wife revealed big papi underwent a third operation this week due to complications from his gunshot wound. tiffany ortiz says he is in good spirits. at least 14 people are charged in last month's shooting in the dominican republic. disgraced movie mogul harvey weinstein is once again shaking up his legal team. a new york judge approved the exit of jose baez thursday during a court appearance. baez says he and weinstein cannot get along. the latest team includes a critic of the "me too" movement, donna rotunno. she says weinstein is the real victim. his rape and sexual assault trial starts on september 8th. bears need a vacation too. >> that might explain why this furry guest showed up at a

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neither driver was injured. but check out the aftermath. debris was scattered everywhere. but you know, in true new york fashion that restaurant was reopen now to the economy and a bold initiative by amazon. it plans to spend $700 million to retrain about one-third of its entire u.s. workforce. >> with automation and technology disrupts how many employees do their job, amazon says it hopes to retrain about 100,000 of its workers from the warehouses to the corporate offices by 2025. in the meantime millions of amazon prime members are counting down the hours to this year's amazon prime day. >> prime day has become such a phenomenon that even other retailers are getting in on the act, trying to compete with those cut-rate deals. here's abc's linsey davis. >> it's a two-day parade of epic deals. >> reporter: anticipation for the return of amazon prime day, boasting some of the biggest and best bargains of the year. it's estimated more than half of americans have been holding off on a purchase for this very

event. prime day was such a success last year, the website crashed. amazon has now increased the sales from 36 to 48 hours. the deep discounts begin july 15th on everything from kitchen appliances to electronics like the apple macbook air, already $200 off, totaling $999. and the amazon echo dot, half off, selling for $25. and it's not just amazon. coupon site retail me not anticipates more than 250 retailers will participate in prime day-related promotions. >> amazon has figured out a way to really beat that summer slump. other retailers are noticing that and trying to cash in on the hype. >> macy's black friday in july is here -- >> reporter: macy's discounts are already under way now until july 14th. target deal days are during the exact same time as prime day, but no membership is required. of course a reminder you do have to be an amazon prime member in

order to get the special discounts, but it is possible to sign up for the free 30-day trial membership. it's recommended you check out price-tracking sites like google shopping to make sure you're getting the best deal. linsey davis, abc news, new york. >> got to get the best deal. >> confession, i'm not a prime member. >> wait, wait, whoa, whoa, wait. >> yeah. >> so does that mean you're spending money on shipping? >> i wait for like certain deals -- >> you do, no, it -- it's a yes or no -- >> no, it's not that easy, it's not that black and white. it's gray. and i'm serious. like i try to do enough where i get the free shipping or whatever like that. because i don't like paying for shipping. but i'm just like, what's all the big fuss about? >> i'm not going to call you cheap on national television. >> but my friends are always -- >> you're too frugal to not just pay $99 for prime? >> my friends look just like you when i'm not a prime member because everybody's a prime member. >> yes. >> they're like -- i don't know. i'm just not. >> what? kenneth, you're wasting good money.

you got to get a better deal. pay for the prime. >> okay, we'll see. >> so you're not even looking forward to prime day? >> no, i'm looking forward to covering it. >> okay. so a report is out of belgium that reveals someone may be listening to your google assistant when it's listening to you. >> a contractor claims he transcribes about 1,000 audio clips from the app every week. tech companies say the transcription is necessary to improve voice recognition technology. a google official says only about .2% of all audio clips are transcribed. maybe, about, like, um -- >> just happens to be the juicy ones. >> hey, google. get me amazon prime. is that what you want? >> sometimes we're having a conversation at home and siri pops up and i'm like, mind your business, siri! nobody rang you, siri! >> having discussions at home and then it popping up on facebook as instagram. >> yes. >> that wears me out.

>> siri's like, did you say blah, blah, blah? mind your business, siri. >> it's like being up here, someone's always listening. >> always listening. when we come back, celebs on parade. he was just being so shady. at the latest awards show. >> and what serena williams just did at wimbledon. did at wimbledon. "the skinny" is next. it traps and removes the waste that weighs me down, so i feel lighter. try metamucil, and begin to feel what lighter feels like.

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two others. >> what are the chances? >> i know. >> and they're all beautiful, all sofias and isabellas across the board there. ciara and russell wilson also turned out with their kids, sienna, princess, and future zaire. >> gabrielle union and dwyane wade who took off his choker and their adorable little daughter. remember the espys last night, d-wade had on that choker. >> he had on a nice suit. now he cut -- he had on shorts. he cut the pants down. i don't know if you can see there. >> a little hot out there, i guess. >> lebron, he was wearing the short/suit combo. >> odell beckham jr. and his girl scouts -- >> yeah, we love those. across the pond, serena williams just took one giant step closer to 24. >> her quick defeat of czech barbora strikova in straight sets advances williams to her 11th wimbledon singles championship. the second most all-time behind martina navratilova's 12 at 37 years old. williams will also be the oldest women's finalist in the open

era. we've got to point out her age. right? >> we do. a win on saturday would tie williams with margaret court for the most career grand slam singles titles of 24. it will be serena williams facing off against romanian simona halep saturday morning at 10:00 a.m. eastern. we love some names around here on "world news now." >> i was going to say, they gave it to us. >> you got the two hardest ones. i got margaret court and halep. >> i said, bring it on. bring it on. if serena can do that on the court, i can do this from the anchor desk. >> hooked on phonics, it worked for janai. >> worked for me. meanwhile on the other side of the channel, washington redskins quarterback josh norman, hey cuzzo, is apparently taking the bulls by the horns literally. >> norman came face-to-face with a bull after participating in the annual running of the bulls in pamplona, spain. >> and then --

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♪ bad girls talking about the sad girls ♪ ♪ bad girls talking about the sad girls ♪ ♪ sad girls talking about bad bad girls ♪ beep beep toot toot! donna summers was dominating the airwaves this week in the summer of '79 with those bad, bad girls. >> dominating the news headlines in the summer of '19, a team of some serious bad girls. here is our weekly "friday rewind." >> california on alert. more than 5,000 aftershocks rattling the state. the tremors igniting raging fires and damaging homes. >> that severe shaking scarred the landscape.

look at this. there is a crack that stretches through the desert as far as the eye can see. >> a frightening sight for passengers. an engine blown and a nose cone from that engine still tumbling inside. >> after we heard the boom we just saw all this smoke come up into the cabin. >> the captain announces the engine loss and flight attendants start preparing the passengers for an emergency landing in raleigh durham. >> remembering an american original tonight. ross perot, a plain-talking texan, a self-made billionaire, whose third-party run for the white house in 1992 made history. in fact, 19% of american voters chose him that year for president. running as an independent, many argued afterward he helped seal george h.w. bush's fate up against bill clinton. >> ross perot was 89. now to that break-in at buckingham palace, an intruder scaling the gates while the queen was there asleep. >> this was a stunning breach in security and could have been a very close call with the queen in residence and asleep at the time. a 22-year-old man managed to

scale the big gates here at buckingham palace in the early hours of wednesday morning and managed to wander about for a good four minutes before police swooped in and arrested him under suspicion of trespass. >> team usa does it again. before a sold-out crowd, the women win their fourth world cup crown. >> the world cup champions were showered with adoration and confetti as they made their way through the canyon of heroes in new york city. >> thank you so much, it's not possible without everyone. >> after being showered with one last huge blast of confetti, the world cup champs partied their way off the stage. >> love celebrating those ladies. and here at "world news now," i had to double-check this -- we are celebrating one of our favorites. writers, producers, matt nelko. >> that is matt nelko, who also picks a number of the musical

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making news in america this morning, bracing for barry. >> this is a very significant severe weather event. they're using terms like life-threatening floods. >> the storm strengthening overnight as it barrels towards the gulf coast with new orleans in its crosshairs. the latest path. preparations under way and when it could make landfall. plus, the severe flooding in the northeast. we're tracking it all. breaking overnight, singer r. kelly taken into custody again. the new charges he faces. also breaking overnight, a soccer star hotel's room burglarized while she was at an awards show. what was taken including her