chaos in a cincinnati courtroom as a former judge has to be dragged out after being handed a six-month sentence for misconduct. tracy hunter went limp and appeared to be unconscious but was seen gesturing to the gallery. the sentencing came despite a request from the city's mayor that hunter stay out of jail, saying she'd been punished enough professionally. a police officer from the cibaays he was lled a m frohibuinvehicl >> take a look at this video. the car was on its side and the fremont officer couldn't put out the flames so he went in from the back.

he was able to pull the victim over three rows of seats and into the street. moments after the rescue, the entire vehicle went up in flames there. quick, fast work by that officer. now to a heartbreaking family tragedy at a north carolina beach. a wave hit a 37-year-old father of six as he was playing with his children. >> the wave knocked him down, breaking his neck and killing him. here's abc's gio benitez. >> reporter: he was a father to six children and a family is in mourning after a freak accident. >> you feel such overwhelming sorrow and grief for their family. >> reporter: lee dingell was in oak island beach in north carolina, in shallow water playing with his kids, when he got hit by a wave. the force knocking him down so hard he broke his neck. his wife shannon posting on twitter that his own kids tried to save him but he did not survive. the dingells have two biological children and four adopted. his friends remembering a caring man. >> he saw each child for who they were uniquely and supported them.

>> reporter: the dingells were the subject of a 2016 profile by our rally station wtvd, when their daughter zoe was gifted an electric lift for her wheelchair. and a gofundme account has been set up for the family. his wife says that his organs will be donated. yet another selfless act. gio benitez, abc news, new york. >> our thanks to gio there. just incredible story there. coming up, the missing persons cases that have been largely ignored. >> we hear from parents fighting for attention from the police and the media next on "world news now."

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on tv. they are the other missing children of america. >> black, vanished, and largely ignored even by law enforcement and the media. abc's steve osunsami followed families suffering heartache in pursuit of what they say is justice long overdue. >> it's very hard living day to day not knowing where your child is. >> reporter: paula hill hopes that someone who sees these photos will help bring her missing daughter home and help mend her broken heart. >> she's 8 here. >> reporter: ten long years have passed since the young black girl and these precious memories disappeared without a trace. shamika vanished a few days after christmas that year. >> december 28, 2008. that was the last day that i seen her. >> you've come back to this neighborhood a number of times? >> yeah. >> reporter: her daughter was here outside st. louis movies with cousins, when everyone woke up the next morning and discovered she was

gone. she was 16 years old, a door was unlocked, and police believe she ran away. so they never searched for the girl. >> they're not doing anything because they think she gone on her own. i don't know what to do. i didn't know who to turn to. >> reporter: at the center for missing and exploited children, director robert lauery told us 800,000 americans go missing each year. what percentage of those are african-american or of color? >> about 60% of the reports that we see here in the u.s. that go into those databases. >> more than half? >> well over half. it really breaks a lot of commonly held thought on who are really the missing children in the u.s. >> reporter: the numbers show that missing black americans are disproportionately represented. in 2018, more than 30% of all missing persons were black americans, despite making up just 13% of the total u.s. population. but only around one-fifth of those cases are followed by the news. i was one of the reporters covering 17-year-old kaitlin forsina in 2017, who went

missing in florida. at the same time, 14-year-old yania javan disappeared in atlanta. carter didn't get half the media attention, but luckily, she was found alive. we got more than an earful of parents and loved ones of missing black children in washington, d.c. they told us they'd take a fraction of the compassion and attention that went to the families of natalie holloway, elizabeth smart, laci peterson, and so many others. when you see me as an african-american in this country out covering these cases over and over again of missing white children, it's depressing to you? >> yes. i don't know how many missing people of color that are missing. i would say did he do his homework to talk about us. >> this person's child can go missing around the same time, but i had to fight to get mine on local news and this person's on national news with the fbi overnight. >> exactly.

>> i was like, i'm tired and i'm frustrated and i'm pissed. >> reporter: they want america to take a greater interest in these names. unique harris. christian muse. relisha rudd. keeshae jacobs. terrence woods jr., who went missing last october. >> a lot of people get the misunderstanding that we immediately get help from the police department. that's not the case. >> reporter: but there's a small ray of hope shining on the horizon at the national center for missing and exploited children. they're bringing in representatives from local law enforcement and the news departments in the d.c. area to point these differences out. >> we've initiated a minority children initiative here to examine that very question. those large-scale searches in our experience have been predominantly for caucasian children.

reasons that we don't always understand. >> reporter: paula hill shares this determined optimism. she and her other two children have submitted dna samples to a national registry praying for a match. >> i still have hope that one day i'm going to find my child. >> reporter: for "nightline," i'm steve osunsami in washington. >> incredible, important work by steve osunsami. so much time and effort has gone into that piece. i saw an email from a year ago when steve told me he was working on this. >> steve talked about it, we've been reporting in the news for some years now. we've been in the same place he's been in with who's newsworthy, who's not, when it comes to who's missing. there needs to be a loud wakeup call for news stations and networks across this country when it comes to covering the missing. >> it's an example of unconsasn newsros, and it's why diversity at the table in positions like this, in

positions like steve's, is so important to make sure that these stories are getting the attention that they need. >> our thanks to steve.

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time for "this happened." we've got a doozy for you. >> all right. >> a 500-year-old ship was just brought back up. risen. has it risen? so the remains of a 500-year-old ship that is so astonishingly preserved it looks like it sank yesterday were reveal today, following its discovery on the ocean floor. so it's still down there, hasn't been risen. experts found the incredible shipwreck located 24 nautical miles from the swedish coast. oh, so just off the coast of sweden. that's why they're too busy to get to asap rocky's case, they're too busy with this ship. further investigation by a team of international scientists including a group from the university of southampton have revealed its pristine remains

using underwater robot homophobic technology. >> pristine is obviously like relatively speaking. >> oh, no, because it's moldy. >> right. that's what it looks like to me. >> if that one sank yesterday, maybe that's why it sank, because it looked like that. >> right, yeah, we've heard about these cruise ships. >> experts believe because of the lack of oxygen and icy depth, that's why it's still intact. >> oh, well, good to know that that happened. and this happened in the philippines. they attempted a basketball record. getting together 3,800 people. oh, yeah. to dribble some balls. so there they go. look at that. >> dribbling away. >> dribbling. >> dribbling, dribbling. >> there's some people who are walking. they're not dribbling. >> look at you, calling them out. they didn't make the record anyway. they fell short. they got all these people together to try to break the guinness world record but they fell short of the 7,500 people who broke the record set in gaza in 2010.

how you gather all those people, all those balls, to let's all dribble, i don't know. >> they're juggling a lot of balls there. >> juggling balls. >> dribbling. >> juggling balls and breaking records. >> yep. wait, no dribble. not -- i was just -- wait. okay. >> i'm calling the lawyers. >> we got a game to play. we got where's waldo? we got where's shaq? shaquille o'neal. see if you can spot him in a mosh pit. >> oh, found him, found him. >> quickly, huh? >> there he goes. >> that's the former nba great shaquille o'neal. >> the current -- what is he, a florida deputy sometimes? what's he doing? >> he's an analyst for basketball. >> yeah. >> he was at tomorrowland, a big music festival in belgium. big music festival over the weekend. >> do you think the people there knew who he was? shaq is worldwide. >> sometimes when i go to foreign countries, they think i'm shaq. they're like, are you denzel?

shaq? >> no, he didn't say denzel.

this morning on "world news now," violent storms on the move. >> heavy downpours brought fierce flooding, turning busy streets into rivers and swamping subways. power is out to thousands overnight. accuweather has the forecast. also this morning the escalating tensions. iranian authorities say they have arrested more than a dozen spies working for the cia and some could face the death penalty. hear how the u.s. is responding. plus, one mom's mission after a soldier son said his military-issue sneakers had worn out. see how she got to work to help the troops. she's a woman inspiring so many people this morning. when you spill red wine on your all-white outfit? don't freak out, just spill some more. it's tuesday, july 23rd.

this is a good vibe to start the morning. >> it really is. i feel good. i've got red wine under the desk here. >> yes, sir. >> been drinking it all night. >> uh-huh. >> i have not. >> we wish. >> i'm sober. >> can't wait to get to that story. because it is so funny, that woman is the queen of everything today. we begin with severe storms that have left thousands of people without power overnight. >> checking the radar, heavy rains have been soaking the mid-atlantic and the northeast. the storms have extended into the carolinas and as far south as tennessee. >> in pennsylvania powerful winds knocked down trees and power in the delaware valley. a tree in philadelphia fell after being hit by lightning. >> the midwest also felt the storms. cars were swallowed up by flash floods in eureka, missouri, just outside of st. louis.

>> and forecasters are cautioning florida residents about a tropical depression that has formed in the atlantic. it could drench parts of the state later this week. but overnight the area of concern remains in the northeastern u.s. this morning torrential downpours triggering flash floods. parts of new york city left under water after rain fell at a rate of 1 to 2 inches per hour. commuters dodging a waterfall at this manhattan subway station. and this woman crossing the street in brooklyn in water up to her knees. >> it was shocking to me. i haven't seen water come up like that in this area ever. i've lived here my whole life. >> reporter: in new jersey, floodwaters submerging several cars in this neighborhood. and outside philadelphia -- >> holy [ bleep ]. >> reporter: debris blowing down this street after powerful winds tore the roof off an abandoned car wash. >> holy moly. >> reporter: in maryland, the storms turning deadly after a tree fell on an 89-year-old man. >> we're not sure why, i don't know if he was assessing the damage at the time, but a neighbor came home and found him

under the tree. >> reporter: overnight, more than 500,000 people were without power across five states from the northeast to the midwest where this funnel cloud was spotted over lake erie. in the west, flash flooding near joshua tree national park in california as forecasters warn monsoon season is about to ramp up. >> crazy images there. the flooding that we've been seeing, very dangerous. the northeast and gulf coast will see heavy storms today. >> here's accuweather's adam del rosso with the forecast. janai, kenneth, good morning. more rain along the 95 corridor in the northeast to start off our tuesday. this will become more spotty in nature as we head toward the afternoon. behind it the cooler, drier, less-humid air will be working on in. we've got storms across the southeast as well. the heaviest across the carolinas into southeast virginia with flooding downpours and gusty winds as we head into the evening. we need to watch for storms across the four corners region as more monsoonal moisture works on in. a growing wildfire has

triggered evacuation notices north of phoenix. officials say the museum fire has burned more than 1,000 acres near flagstaff after doubling in size between sunday night and yesterday morning. authorities believe the fire was caused by a human. evacuations are under way in northern california thanks to a brush fire in napa county. the 75-acre fire broke out yesterday afternoon. crews say they are making progress against the flames. in washington the white house and congressional leaders have reached a two-year budget deal that would raise spending by $320 billion and suspend the debt ceiling. >> the agreement would allow the government to keep borrowing to pay its bills well past the 2020 elections and avert the first ever default on u.s. payments. spending on domestic and military programs would increase equally. president trump is calling it a real compromise. a vote is expected by the end of the week. in the meantime the justice department is warning former special counsel robert mueller not to go beyond his written conclusions when he testifies

tomorrow, even though mueller's spokesman already said he would only talk about what's in his report. in a letter from a top justice official, mueller was also told not to discuss the actions of people who are not charged in the russia investigation. after slamming the probe for more than two years, president trump acknowledged that he may watch some of the testimony. >> no, i'm not going to be watching, probably, maybe i'll see a little bit of it. i'm not going to be watching mueller because you can't take all those bites out of the apple. >> the president also attacked mueller as conflicted and said democrats were desperate. overnight he tweeted that he read the entire mueller report and concluded, quote, there is no there there. amid heightened tensions president trump is denying iran's claims that 17 iranians have been arrested for spying for the cia and some sentenced to death. >> iran is sharing images they say are the cia officers who ran the operation. they've also released some video of the crew from a seized british oil tanker. abc's martha raddatz has more.

>> reporter: iranian state television claiming these images, which we've blurred, show cia officers who ran a network of spies. 17 iranian nationals they say were spying on nuclear, cyber, and military programs for the u.s. >> that's totally a false story. that's another lie. they put out propaganda. they put out lies. >> reporter: this comes as the first video of the crew of a british-flagged oil tanker has emerged. the 23 crew members captured after a dramatic seizure at sea by iranian commandos seen circling the tanker looking for a spot to land with a warning to the commercial vessel to turn around. >> change your course to 360. 360 degrees immediately. if you obey, you will be safe, over. >> reporter: but it was a british warship that responded

to the warning, trying to stop the iranian commandos from boarding the stena. >> please confirm that you are not intending to violate international law by unlawfully attempting to board the mv stena. >> reporter: but within moments, the iranian commandos were rappelling down the tanker from the helicopter, a short time later raising the iranian flag above it. as for those images of what the iranians claim are cia officers, some of the names do match with current or former state department employees. but they came from business cards that the iranians found. but whether they were real cia officers or not, the iranians have put those individuals in danger by releasing those images and names. martha raddatz, abc news, washington. back here in this country, hundreds of thousands of people flooded the streets of puerto rico to demand the governor's resignation. >> the massive crowds shut down an expressway, paralyzing the city of san juan. protesters and police crashed monday night and tear gas was used. the island was already reeling from hurricane maria, debt crisis, and a corruption scandal.

the release of private messages between governor rossello and his inner circle may have been the final straw. the governor says he won't seek re-election but frustrated residents want him out now. much of venezuela is in the dark this morning. in caracas the power outage snarled traffic, shutting down the subway system. workers were forced to walk home during rush hour. it's the first blackout to hit the capital since march. the government blames this power outage on a so-called electromagnetic attack. authorities are working to restore service. a top credit reporting agency will pay dearly for a breach that exposed sensitive information for nearly half the country. equifax will shell out at least $700 million in a settlement 17attr thatnc to $20,000 per person for breach-related expenses. 147 million people were affected. so good news for every dad who has ever told a joke and the guy sitting next to me.

laughter makes bad jokes seem better. >> ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! >> he's sick. >> oh my gosh! >> you're sick. you're sick. >> a study says laugh tracks or even forced laughter will make people think a joke is funnier. researchers say the tendency for people to repeat the behavior of others around them may explain why. we don't need to show video because we are the video. they say spontaneous laughter has a greater effect there. >> you know, that was really good. that was really fake laugh that made me laugh at you making fun of me, so i'll give you that. >> so you missed my round of jokes yesterday when lana zak was filling in for you. i had some jokes, hot jokes. it's so hot. >> how hot is it? >> it's so hot they told the statue of liberty to put down her arm. wait, who just laughed? >> that laugh track. >> still funny.

>> still funny, jack? >> you like that one? >> still funny. >> i don't believe jack. >> i like that laugh track, let me hear it again. >> ha ha ha! >> yeah. yeah. we need that more. >> that's how a relative of mine used to laugh back in the day. yeah, no, it's contagious, they say. >> right, yeah, i believe it. >> that's why with the kids when kids do something, toddlers, you laugh, they'll keep doing it again. i'm like, okay. >> that's enough. >> that's enough. >> that's enough. thank you. >> she tells me "that's enough" all the time. still ahead this morning, new research on how to fall asleep faster. first the critical clue police are reviewing to help solve the murders of an american woman and her boyfriend in canada. see what newly released video is revealing. plus, a dramatic rescue, a toddler, look at that, dangling from outside of a building. see how this ends next on "world news now." from outside of a building. see how this ends next on "world news now."

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we're back with the rescue of a young girl in china. she was hanging by her head after falling through a safety grate outside a window. a firefighter made his way down from the roof while others broke down the door inside her apartment and used heavy equipment to cut through the

bars. she had been left home alone while mom ran an errand. also overseas, fire crews in central portugal are battling a major wildfire. >> more than 1,000 firefighters and over a dozen aircraft are being used against the fire which is raging about 125 miles from lisbon. temperatures in the area reached over 100 degrees yesterday. the region is extremely dry after several weeks with little rain. more than 30 people have suffered injuries, but so far no deaths have been reported. new details this morning in the murder of an american woman and her boyfriend found dead while on a road trip in canada. >> police are now revealing the cause of death and a sketch of a person they want to question. this comes as authorities are trying to determine if a third body found nearby is related to the murders. here's abc's matt gutman. >> reporter: canadian police revealing the murder of that young couple along a remote highway and a third mysterious death could be connected. >> it's unusual to have two major investigations undergoing of this nature in northern b.c. at the same time. and so we recognize that there is a possibility that these could be linked.

>> reporter: that as new details emerging about the pair of young adventurers. >> we can now confirm that chynna and lucas were the victims of gun violence. >> reporter: in this surveillance video, american chynna deese and boyfriend lucas fowler embrace at a gas station about a day before they were murdered. police releasing this sketch of a bearded man they say was seen talking to the couple. that sketch similar to the second sketch, another unidentified, bearded man, this man found dead friday, also in northern british columbia. that man found about a mile from the burning camper of two teens believed to be missing. it is the height of tourism season in british columbia and canadian police seem concerned, urging campers to stay near established campgrounds, to stay vigilant, to even establish check-in times with their families. matt gutman, abc news, los angeles. >> disturbing details there, our thanks to matt. ten horses have died in nine days at racetracks across new york. the horses died at four tracks between july 9th and 18th during

racing and nonracing incidents. >> 50 horses have reportedly died at new york racetracks this year. critics say the deaths are the byproduct of a dangerous industry. the sport is facing greater scrutiny after dozens of horses died at a california racetrack. new york is now the first state in the nation to ban the declawing of cats. >> animal advocates call the procedure cruel and unnecessary. declawing is already illegal in much of europe and canada as well as in los angeles, san francisco, and denver. bills similar to the one passed in new york are now pending in new jersey, california, and massachusetts. coming up, how one mom jumped into action when her son serving overseas said he needed shoes. ♪

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shoes. abc's david muir has the story. deborah hausladen of melbourne, pennsylvania, is a mom on a mission. it all began with a call from her son who was serving in afghanistan. >> he needed a pair of sneakers. because his sneakers were starting to wear out. >> reporter: the sneakers he'd been issued were worn through. >> we said we'd gladly send him a pair of sneakers over and we asked about the other men in his platoon. and he said, same situation that they needed sneakers, their sneakers were wearing out. >> reporter: as any mother would, deborah got to work. >> within a week, we had sneakers for soldiers formed. >> reporter: her nonprofit, sneakers for soldiers, partnering with a local shoe store and a marketing firm. shipping more than 200 pairs of sneakers to troops overseas. there's now a waiting list. >> such a basic, simple thing as sneakers. >> reporter: each pair individually chosen depending on what they're looking for, what they need. in afghanistan, for one,

conditions can be so harsh, the terrain, the temperatures. we saw it firsthand earlier this year. our troops, no surprise, in better shape than the rest of us. >> thank you for your service. we're all proud of you back home. i'm proud of your workout too. >> reporter: so many of our troops in their new sneakers and grateful in the letters they send back to that mom, deborah. >> it reminds us not all americans have forgotten us. >> reporter: it all began with that request from her son. >> it is just a wonderful feeling knowing that something as basic and as needed as a sneaker is putting a smile on their face. >> love that story. >> our thanks to david there. as they say, they recognize that feet are a soldier's foundation. it's so important. she mentioned a couple of times, deborah there, that it seems basic. just shoes. but for those soldiers who are doing work for this country overseas and they're walking around a lot, they need to work out and they're wearing out

their shoes on long deployments. it's very important they have these very simple items that we can all donate to. sneakers for soldiers doing very well right now. website. they've devised a way for each soldier to choose a sturdy athletic shoe that best fits their feet, because all feet are different. a great way to give back. >> pretty cool. we've got an adorable, an adorable exchange to share with you. >> while signing autographs following the washington spirits game this weekend, 2019 world cup soccer champ rose lavelle was surprised to meet a young fan. >> what is your name? >> rose lavelle. >> is it really? wait, really? your name's my name, what's up, sister? >> she's as shocked as we were. the two posed for a photo and exchanged middle names. the older lavelle's is kathleen,

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time for "the mix." insomniacs, if you're having trouble sleeping we might have the trick for you. >> we want you to stay up. >> we do but we also want you to get some sleep. >> fine. >> right now keep us on. take a well-timed bath. and then 90 minutes from now you'll fall asleep just fine. researchers at university of texas say taking a warm well-timed bath before bedtime improves sleep in those with nighttime troubles. the results showed the baths were most effective 90 minutes before going to bed, water temps between 104 and 109. >> get out the thermometer. it's got to be hot, hot. >> no, i just do it with my finger. with the bat. >> that kind of hot. it touches your back and you're like, oh! >> too much.

uh-uh, too much. so you take it too soon, you're going to bed too warm. so also, a large rack of ribs and a lot of carbs, you'll also go to sleep pretty fast. no, it didn't say that. >> large rack of ribs while you're in the bathtub. so one woman who we told you at the top of the hour is the queen of everything today. she's at a horse race in an all-white, totally summer outfit. this adorable jumpsuit. >> white colors. >> spilled wine on it, oh, that can totally ruin your whole day, right? eleanor walton was like, nah, not today. so she decided to make the best of it. >> whoa. >> four more glasses of wine, please, spilled the rest on her. >> wasting wine. >> looks like a tie dye outfit. almost looks like it's supposed to be that way. >> in the pictures, but in person -- >> i'm sure she smelled like wine. as you can imagine she was quite drunk, she said, her words, not mine. >> she probably was like, oh my god, i just got to --

>> a few more. >> pour it all over me. you know who also is doing the most? those who want to storm area 51. but a pet shelter says we should jump on the bandwagon here and use it to our benefit. to our advantage. they're asking people to storm their area 51 pet shelter. >> oh! >> an oklahoma animal shelter has jumped on the viral storm area 51 attempting to find forever homes for rescue dogs, cats, and pigs. >> adorable. >> they're saying, storm us. don't worry about the aliens, storm us. >> so cute. also so cute? this dad teaching his son to swag surf. because obviously when someone's really young -- >> yes. >> starting to swag surf. >> yeah, get it. swag, swag. >> what we were all doing in the middle of the night when beyonce dropped that netflix special. >> "homecoming." >> now baby's ready.

>> baby swag. i thought, "the red cross does katrina. they don't help single moms. hi. hi. what happened to our house last year? it flooded. and the water flooded out. yeah. the red cross arranged the hotel for us. they gave me that break, that leverage, to be able to get it together and... take care of them, you know? i feel like we've come full circle. like that! this is how i'll do it. sarah: there you go.

this morning on "world news now," the mueller testimony countdown. the former special counsel is just a day away from publicly testifying about his findings in the russia probe. but this morning he's getting a warning from the department of justice. also this morning, severe weather leaving thousands of people in the dark and under water. powerful storms led to power outages and flooded neighborhoods. drier weather is in the forecast. new this half hour, a rollover wreck rescue. >> it was all caught on camera. good samaritans rushed after a driver trapped in a pickup after a crash. hear from the people who didn't think twice about saving that driver. big-time drama at the rose ceremony on "the bachelorette." just when everyone thought luke p. was gone, he was back. his explanation is ahead in "the skinny" on this tuesday, july 23rd.

good morning, everyone. drama on "the bachelorette" last night. >> a lot of drama. >> drama here on the set because janai norman is back. >> that's right. >> after her long three-day weekend. she couldn't even come to work on monday. >> i took a three-day weekend, i was home sick the whole time. >> and you're back here? you're better now? >> the least i can do is share with my dear friend kenneth, achoo! just kidding. >> or back just in time. we begin this half hour with robert mueller receiving a warning ahead of his much-anticipated testimony before congress. >> a top justice department official sent a letter to the former special counsel telling him not to stray from his report. mueller was cautioned not to discuss the action to people who are not charged in the russia investigation. >> president trump was back on twitter last night claiming there's no there there. the president admitted he may watch at least some of the report. >> reporter: after first

insisting he won't watch the mueller hearings, president trump acknowledged that maybe he will. >> no, i'm not going to be watching, probably, maybe i'll see a little bit of it. i'm not going to be watching mueller because you can't take all those bites out of the apple. >> reporter: robert mueller is a reluctant witness, appearing under subpoena. he had hoped his report would speak for itself. >> and the report is my testimony. i would not provide information beyond that which is already public in any appearance before congress. >> reporter: mueller's spokesperson insists that statement still stands, that mueller will only talk about what's in his report and will be submitting the unredacted version as his statement on wednesday. it will be his 89th appearance before congress. he's been preparing with a team of former staffers in the offices of his old law firm, wilmer hale. democrats planning to push him on why he didn't clear the president on obstruction of justice.

>> if we had had confidence that the president clearly did not commit a crime, we would have said so. >> reporter: the president attacking mueller as conflicted and the democrats as desperate. >> there was no obstruction. there's no nothing. they're wasting their time. >> reporter: robert mueller didn't clear president trump of obstruction, but attorney general william barr did. so did mueller want him to actually make that decision? or did he want congress to decide? this will surely come up on wednesday. kyra phillips, abc news, the white house. >> our thanks to kyra there. iran has announced the arrest of 17 iranians accused of spying for the cia and claims some of them have been sentenced to death. >> iranian state television says these images which we've blurred show cia officers who ran a network of spies allegedly targeting iran's nuclear and military sites. president trump dismissed the allegation as a lie. the trump administration is expanding its powers to fast track deportations. starting today immigration

officers will have expanded authority to deport migrants in the country illegally for less than two years without allowing them to appear before a judge. previously the expedited removal process was largely limited to people arrested almost immediately after crossing the mexican border. now to the weather where violent storms left more than 570,000 customers without power across five states. >> the hardest hit among the five is new jersey. more than 350,000 customers were in the dark at one time. >> in new york city a brooklyn subway station had its own waterfall thanks to flash flooding. >> and in another part of brooklyn, look at this. a woman waded through knee-deep water in williamsburg. >> the severe weather extended to the midwest where a funnel cloud was spotted over lake erie. here accuweather's adam del rosso with the forecast. >> reporter: janai, kenneth, good morning. we're still talking some rain, heavy at times along the 95 corridor in the northeast to start off our tuesday. improvements into the afternoon as this drier, cooler, and less-humid air continues to work on in.

this front across the southeast will also lead to some storms. spotty as you getting across florida. widespread with heavy downpours into the carolinas. we'll need to watch for some localized flooding across the four corners region. monsoonal moisture works on in. janai, kenneth? >> our thanks to adam. investigators are trying to unravel the mysterious death of a college student in mississippi. >> police found the body of the 21-year-old woman near a lake several miles from the ole miss campus. as we hear from adrienne bankert, authorities suspect foul play is involved. >> reporter: police are looking for whoever may have killed 21-year-old college student alexandria ally kostial. investigators say she was discovered dead over the weekend on the edge of this lake near the university of mississippi known as ole miss. ally's father keith posted on facebook ally had been attending summer school and teaching fitness classes at ole miss, writing online that police communicated to us that our beautiful dear ally was the victim of a homicide. the sheriff's department says one of their deputies found her

body about 20 miles from campus and that foul play was involved. a school official shared in a statement, we are truly saddened by the death of alexandria kostial. ally was a valued member of our campus community and ally's sorority sisters are paying tribute to her on social media. one writes, she was the brightest light and always had a smile on her face, she truly was a ray of sunshine. authorities say they're following several leads at this time. the state bureau of investigations as well as police are now assisting in the case. adrienne bankert, abc news, los angeles. >> our thanks to adrienne. former supreme court justice john paul stevens will be buried today at arlington national cemetery. on monday his flag-draped casket was carried into the great hall of the supreme court as more than 100 of his former law clerks stood by. five current justices were also there. >> president trump and the first lady paid their respects. stevens served on the nation's highest court for 35 years. he died last week after suffering a stroke at the age of 99. new details on the asap

rocky case. swedish police have dropped their investigation of the man the american rapper says was harassing him. authorities say the second man was acting in self-defense. today marks 18 days since asap rocky was put in jail after a street fight in stockholm. he still has not been charged. a reminder, asap rocky says that man was following him, antagonizing him, and he was defending himself. louisiana state university tigers football team is getting ready for the upcoming season in style. >> lsu players couldn't contain their excitement as they were led into the new state-of-the-art locker room. >> oh my gosh. >> as part of a $28 million renovation of the school's football facilities. >> oh, the lockers include sleeping pods for every player and places to plug in high-tech devices. not everyone was fired up about the new digs, of course.

critics started complaining about the price tag so the school issued a reminder it was completely funded by private donations. >> they were quick to say that. >> right. >> private donations, because those lsu fans -- >> i was going to say, right? >> they will pay. >> that football program brings in a ton of money. >> it does. >> now you see where a lot of it went, gosh. >> i hate to say they beat up on the gamecocks quite a few times. i've been to death valley. it's always packed. >> yeah. >> it's always loud. >> i mean, they're good. >> they are good. >> and they're being treated well, these football players. >> you've got former players speaking out saying the money could have gone to scholarships. obviously there are probably more people who are saying, whatever for the football team. >> right, i feel like that conversation goes so many places. it can go to what football coaches are making, how the players aren't getting paid, all that. >> how athletics gives to scholarships outside of hl wl. >> it can ge all we're going to say is ooh and aah over that locker room. it was a race against time to rescue a driver from a wreck.

people jumped in to help the man. hear them describe the dramatic scene next. and -- ♪ it's a beautiful day in the neighborhood ♪ we have a look at tom hanks playing the late mr. rogers later in "the skinny."

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♪ way ♪ way down yonder that was new orleans music legend art "papa funk" neville, founding member of the iconic group neville brothers and the ground-making funk band the meters. he won multiple grammys. over his decades-long career. neville died monday after several years of declining health. he was 81. now to an incredible rescue. bystanders leaping into action to help a driver trapped in his truck that flipped over on a major chicago interstate during morning rush hour. >> our will ganss has the story and that dramatic video. >> yeah, that is right, you guys. this footage is certainly heartstopping, but according to the driver of that truck speaking exclusively to abc this morning, the whole ordeal has restored his faith in humanity. take a look at this. a miracle on i-88 outside of chicago monday morning.

the heart-stopping moment a blowout causes this maroon pickup to lose control, flip, and spin. you can even see the tread coming off the tire here. >> everything happened like in three or four, five seconds. everything. then afterwards like just laying there, and you know, just waiting for people to -- to come and help. >> reporter: john kramer blocking traffic with his own car, running to see if he could help. >> i just think it was the right thing to do. it was really the only thing to do. it didn't really cross my mind. >> reporter: tom myers on his way from his full-time firefighting job to his part-time firefighting job when he came upon the crash. joining a group of good samaritans teaming up to flip the car back onto its side. >> at that point i knew we had to get the windshield and try to cut the seat belt. >> reporter: using tools from nearby construction workers, meyers and the others were able to break that windshield and cut off the seat belt, freeing the driver. >> he was standing there and he said, i want to get out. i said, we should probably wait for the fire department to show up, and that's when he proceeded

to jump out the window. >> reporter: the group realizing he was okay started to cheer. >> finally he emerged out of the car and came out, we were all clapping. it was an amazing moment. it's giving me chills just thinking about it now. >> reporter: the driver saying he felt lucky to be alive, thanking everyone that helped him before emergency crews transported him to the hospital where he was later released with just a few cuts and bruises. experts say if your car gets a blowout, keep a firm grip on the steering wheel, keep the car pointed straight no matter how hard it tries to pull to one side or the other, and don't slam on the brakes. in fact, you may need to hit the gas to counteract the deceleration caused by the tire. when you're at an appropriate speed, then pull over towards the side with the blown-out tire. >> incredible story, will, there. so i'm from this area, i-88 goes directly from chicago to dekalb where i am from, such a busy intersection. imagining those people pulling over to help in the middle of rush hour traffic on any highway, especially that one that can get so backed up, is incredible work, and i can see why it restored that man's faith

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the apartment building where the fire was. when things like this happen, i think you find a new perspective on life. hi. red cross put us in a hotel so we were able to stay together. we're strong and, if we overcame that or if we can overcome that, we can overcome anything, so. [ sniffle ]

♪ skinny just gimme the skinny time to start "the skinny" with the most dramatic night of the season so far on "the bachelorette." >> don't we always say that? >> i know. >> i actually think it's true this time, i saw a piece of it. our senior "bachelorette" analyst jack sheahan is here with the details. >> as we know "the bachelor" and "the bachelorette" is supposed to be about love, stuff like that. in reality it's a numbers game. last night we had three guys. there were two roses to be handed out. then all of a sudden there were four guys. confusion reigned. roll that beautiful "bachelorette" footage. rose ceron

peter arrives. tyler's there. the analyst pick jed is there. and luke p.'s on his way. >> she doesn't realize that i still love her. i want to prove to her how serious i am about this. >> we all thought he was gone last week. no one knows the difference. luke p. takes his place in line. >> why are you here? >> i need to talk to you real quick. >> no. i'm about to go psycho. >> this isn't over for me yet. >> oh my god, well -- all right. >> the guys come to the rescue. >> she said no, how many more nos do you need? >> luke p. trying to have his say. >> i don't want to be misunderstood. >> chris harrison gets in on the act. seems like that's it for luke p. he's back in hollywood. for "the men tell all." >> i got completely blind-sided. if i could go back, i wouldn't change a thing.

>> the other guys let luke p. have it. >> you are a narcissistic, cantankerous mig misogynist. >> you're a liar, manipulator, you're controlling, you honestly are a psychopath. >> hannah's back. she gives luke p. an earful. >> that's where you're going to get really, really wrong in misconstruing me as an individual. >> he's just about had it. anna issues an apology. >> i'm sorry for this whole thing with luke and him just being on our television screens for so long. the luke p. show is canceled. we will not renew the season. >> all right, so that may very well mercifully be it for luke p. just as a reminder, we -- when we return to the action next week, there is still three guys involved. there's still two roses to be handed out. two-night finale next week. drama. there's going to be tears. i'm going to go mentally prepare. analyst out.

>> oh, lord. jack, we can't thank you enough. >> thanks, jack. hannah b. really gave to it luke p. last night. she read him -- she wasn't even wearing reading glasses. >> she said, we will not renew it for another season. >> canceled. >> that's right, hannah b. from alabama hannah to another "bachelor" nation fan fave, mike j. the recently eliminated contestant may be finding love with, get this, demi lovato. ♪ baby i'm sorry >> sing it, uh-huh, uh-huh. >> lovato has been a fan of mike j. from the beginning of the season. when mike j. tweeted he was still looking for his perfect woman, lovato commented on instagram, i'm right here, mike, i'm right here, boo, my mom already loves you too. >> mike j. telling "us weekly" he would definitely be interested in taking lovato on a date saying, quote, i would be like, oh my god, girl, come here. >> these quotes are everything. >> stay tuned. next up, a new trailer out this morning has everyone asking the same question this morning. won't you be my neighbor?

>> already stuck being your neighbor. mr. rogers passed away back in 2003 but he's now getting the hollywood treatment, starring of course tom hanks as the tv icon. ♪ it's a beautiful day in this neighborhood a beautiful day for a neighbor ♪ ♪ would you be mine could you be mine ♪ ♪ please won't you be my neighbor ♪ hello, neighbor. >> i mean! >> so good. >> so good, "a beautiful day in the neighborhood" opens this thanksgiving. >> can't wait. and of course it's beginning to look a lot like christmas. we're still 155 days out from the big day but tv networks are giving gifts early this year. lifetime announcing its 2019 holiday lineup will feature 28 original movies. >> hallmark still on top, producing 40, 40 original holiday films.

>> who will hannah be watching those christmas movies with? >> oh, we'll see. >> "skinny bonus round." >> up next!

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♪ gonna take my heart to the old town road ♪ ♪ i'm gonna ride "skinny bonus round." you hear that song just like you have for the past few months," old town road" holding steady at number one on the billboard chart for the 16th week in a row. >> it is incredible that we cannot get away from this song. that ties the all-time record, only two other songs in billboard's 60-year history have done that. >> which ones? >> can you name them? "despacito." by luis fonsi. and daddy yankee. >> you think we would have learned it by now. >> i can't think of that tune. featuring justin bieber. and "one sweet day" by mariah carey and boyz ii men. >> we know that one.

go ahead, go ahead. >> no, no, only if you do it. >> no, that is pretty cool. good for little nas amazing year there. >> he's found a way to stay in the headlines from when he came out during pride week here in new york, and with dolly p >> saying she may rerecord, that's pretty cool. >> yes, he has managed to keep his name out there. more music history being made this morning by queen. turns out a lot of people have seen a little silhouette-o of a man. "bohemian rhapsody" becoming the oldest video to reach 1 billion views on youtube. >> the classic song is the first song released before the '90s to hit may milestone, and the band leased the video in hd to celebrate. >> 1 billion views? >> 1 billion views. >> incredible. >> what a resurgence. >> what a resurgence, that's right. fresh off the "big little lies" finale, nicole kidman is

telling the truth about her husband's risque lyrics. okay, get ready for this. >> okay. >> kidman was asked about hubby keith urban's song "gemini." lyrics like, okay, brace the but a brainiac in the head." >> what? >> "she's waking to make love in the middle of the night." lawyers, don't come after us, his words, not us. >> that's what he said. kidman joking it worse much worse. "it is embarrassing but at the same time it's better than saying, god, i'm so bored, make an effort, nicole." >> touche. >> i don't think she's embarrassed by this because i've been watching "big little lies." she shows a little bit. >> uh-huh. >> i don't think she's embarrassed. >> you know, that's not how you phrased it earlier. >> and finally, sam smith -- >> i've heard -- >> -- in the new music video for

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making news in america this morning, the torrential downpours leading to flash floods. >> holy moly. >> powerful storms leaving half a million customers without power. plus, the tropical threat looming for the east coast. we're tracking it all. breaking right now, the protests in puerto rico taking a violent turn overnight. cars burning in the streets as protesters are hit with tear gas outside the governor's mansion demanding he resign. the dramatic new video coming in. a new warning from the justice department to former special counsel robert mueller. what he's being asked not to say during his upcoming testimony and the president's answer on whether he'll