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people are returning home after being forced out by a wildfire in northern arizona. authorities say it's no longer an imminent threat. flagstaff residents were evacuated on monday. since then rain, higher humidity, and cooler weather have helped firefighters fight the flames. now to a change of heart by a school district in pennsylvania. >> the wyoming valley west school district is now willing to accept a donation from a local businessman to wipe out $22,000 in lunch debt for about 1,000 students. the district had at first turned that offer down saying some parents could afford to pay the lunch debt.

>> of course the controversy came when they sent out a letter originally saying your children could be taken away if you don't pay that debt. the hunt for two young suspects in canada considered armed and dangerous is intensifying. >> they're linked to the deaths of an american woman and her boyfriend found shot to death while on a road trip. the new discovery, another burned-out vehicle. >> abc's matt gutman is on location. >> reporter: canadian police hunting two teenage murder suspects, setting up checkpoints outside a remote town after finding their torched car. >> last seen confirmed in gillam, manitoba. >> reporter: the two nearly crossed canada the past two weeks starting out from western british columbia. police say just three days later, murdering chynna deese and lucas fowler. the boys allegedly torching their camper and murdering another man 300 miles away before popping up on surveillance in this toyota another 1,000 miles away in saskatchewan. finally in manitoba.

bryer's father speaking to tv saying they are good boys who like to play war games in the woods. >> both of them are totally into that. if there was any threat, they would have done what they've actually trained themselves to do. and they would have camouflaged themselves in the woods. >> reporter: we're told there are thousands of canadian officers involved in this dragnet spanning most of canada. police tell us they want to catch these two teen suspects alive because just like everybody else, they want to know why they allegedly did this. matt gutman, abc news, canada. coming up, selma strong. the actress gives us an update on her brave battle with m.s.

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actress selma blair is opening up about her struggles with m.s. >> one year after her diagnosis she says she's feeling more joy now than ever and feels more comfortable in her skin now even if her actual skin is uncomfortable. >> abc's linsey davis on selma

strong. >> reporter: with her signature megawatt smile and rocking her cane as an accessory, a vibrant selma blair opening up to "people" magazine nearly one year after she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. >> i have to say i have more joy now than i ever have. >> reporter: the actress, who says she was suffering from m.s. years before it was diagnosed last august, talks about balancing her health alongside her day-to-day routine as a mom, even telling robin roberts earlier this year, the relief she felt when the illness was finally diagnosed. >> when you were first diagnosed, what initially went through your mind? >> i cried. i had tears. i wasn't -- they weren't tears of panic, they were tears of knowing i now had to give in to a body that had loss of control. and there was some relief in that, because ever since my son was born, i was in an m.s.

flare-up and didn't know. and so when i got the diagnosis, i cried with some relief, like oh good, i'll be able to do something. >> reporter: since then selma has become an advocate, bravely sharing her day-to-day struggles dealing with the disease with millions of fans on social media. >> i'm not a celebrity anywhere. i go in the bathroom, i have women, like it's an '80s movie, like whoo. so i think any time we do come out and have a sense of humor, just show, this is how i'm living my life today, and it's okay today, you know, just for some inspiration. >> she's connected with strangers that are either suffering from other diseases that are similar or are also housebound. selma says that's something that has really brought her joy, to be able to connect with other people that know exactly what she's going through. >> reporter: in february selma discussed how she pushed through some of her darkest moments. >> what gets you through those difficult days?

>> i get in bed, and i don't move. you just have to, you can't do it all. it's fine to feel really crappy and say, i've got to. and my son gets it. and now i've learned not to feel guilty. >> reporter: the 44-year-old also gushing about her 7-year-old son, arthur, telling "people" her son tells people, mommy's not sick, mommy's brave. >> and he's very empathetic and very grounded. sense of humor. and he has great hair, he's a good-looking kid. he makes me laugh all the time. i love being with him. >> i think selma blair is incredible. >> i do. >> i have loved her from back in the "cruel intention" days. when robin first did that interview so many months ago, i thought it was incredible to see her still maintaining that sense of humor even in the face of the personal struggles that she's bravely taking on.

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♪ time for "weird science." so we talk about janai eating a lot here on the show. when she's hungry, she eats, it doesn't matter the time of the day. sometimes i hear she wakes up from sleep, eats in her sleep. >> that is not true. >> there's a new study that says -- that talks about how you can lose weight and coming up with a meal-timing strategy. and fasting from time to time or eating earlier in the day may help people lower their body mass by reducing their appetite. so it says about coordinating meals with your sir kad yum rhythms.

your body's he internal clock. this study is for those who are not insomniacs, who don't work these hours, who work a normal day. so they have participants who attempted two meal-timing techniques. the first was a 12-hour period starting with 8:00 a.m. breakfast and 8:00 p.m. dinner. you're going to go to sleep soon with all that food on your tummy. then people who ate three meals in a six-hour window. starting 8:00 a.m. breakfast, ending with a 2:00 p.m. dinner. >> eating three meals in that time seems like a lot of food. but you know, i'm all for the intermittent fasting. >> yeah. >> especially on this shift. don't you go a long time without eating on this shift? >> yeah, that's part of my thing sometimes. >> part of your thing. >> i actually don't eat any food overnight at all. >> oh, i've started to. >> but 2:00 p.m. dinner, though? then -- i'm just angry the rest of the day. >> yeah. >> by 8:00 i am just, don't talk to me. that's about normal. >> i do just eat when i'm hungry. >> you do. >> i've got two bowls of cereal waiting for this show to end. >> right in my ear, crunch away. >> two bowls of cereal, two of them.

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this morning on "world news now," president tr mvior's testimony. >> the former special counsel went before congress and testified for more than six hours. we have the key takeaways from his testimony. breaking news, puerto rico's embattled governor resigns. people on the island erupted into cheers when the announcement was made. but he's not leaving the governor's mansion just yet. plus, he picked the wrong victim. a woman chases a man after he flashes her while on a jog. hear what happened next in her own words. mystery solved. we now know how a fully intact delicious double-double in-n-out burger ended up in new york city. it's thursday, july 25th.

goodngeveryone. it was this time yesterday we were wondering and anticipating robert mueller's testimony. we were thinking -- >> all eyes on capitol hill. >> -- will it be fireworks or much of the same we already know? we do begin with robert mueller's long-awaited appearance on capitol hill, delivering reluctant testimony peppered with one-word answers that offered no new revelations. >> mueller denied the investigation was a witch hunt and disputed claims by president trump that russian election interference is a hoax warning, quote, they're doing it as we sit here. the former special counsel made it clear that he did not exonerate the president, who was quick to weigh in saying mueller did a horrible job because he had nothing to work with. >> house speaker nancy pelosi said americans now realize more fully the crimes that were committed, but she stopped short of calling for impeachment. abc's mona kosar abdi has more details from capitol hill. >> reporter: it's the moment

democrats had been waiting for. >> as you know, in may 2017, the acting attorney general asked me to serve as special counsel. >> reporter: but mueller's highly anticipated testimony on as docrats pushed him on his decision not to clear the president of obstruction. meanwhile republicans took a more aggressive approach, calling into question his reputation. >> credibility is always relevant. it's always material. that goes for you too. >> reporter: mueller defended his team and against the president's characterization of his investigation as a witch hunt. and most notably made it clear that he did not clear the president on obstruction. >> did you actually totally exonerate the president? >> no. >> reporter: as to why he did not push to interview trump during his investigation -- >> why didn't you subpoena the president? >> the reason we didn't do the interview is because of the length of time it would take to resolve the issues. >> reporter: regardless, president trump declared the hearings a win for the republican party and for himself. >> republicans that defended

something and defended something very powerful, very important. because they were really defending our country. >> reporter: house speaker nancy pelosi also calling the moment historic. >> it is a crossing of a threshold in terms of the public awareness of what happened and how it conforms to the law. >> reporter: pelosi and house chairman schiff remain firm on their stance to impeach and say house democrats will continue their investigations. mona kosar abdi, abc news, capitol hill. >> robert mueller said russia is still trying to interfere in our elections. our chief justice correspondent pierre thomas has more on what mueller had to say about that matter. >> reporter: former special counsel robert mueller wanted to emphasize just how grave the russian threat remains. here's one quote that struck me. he said it wasn't a single attempt, they're doing it as we sit here, and expect to do it during the next campaign. mueller took every opportunity to describe what he calls the sweeping and systematic attack

on the 2016 election by the russians. he was clear that the russians were in fact trying to help then candidate trump and to hurt hillary clinton. but mueller also acknowledged he did not find conclusive evidence of a conspiracy between the trump campaign and the russians. pierre thomas, abc news, washington. >> no matter how you look at this, republican or democrat, obviously everybody's spinning it the way they want to spin it. did we hear anything new? not necessarily. but there were some key moments. and here's what mueller said about charging trump with a crime after he leaves office. >> was there sufficient evidence to convict president trump or anyone else with obstruction of justice? >> we could not make that calculation. >> how could you not have made the calculation? >> the olc opinion, office of legal counsel, indicates that we cannot indict a sitting president. so one of the tools that a prosecutor would use is not there. >> okay, but the -- could you charge the president with a crime after he left office?

>> yes. >> you believe that he committed -- you could charge the president of the united states with obstruction of justice after he left office? >> yes. >> and there hearing directly from robert mueller. as you said, we weren't necessarily expecting to hear a lot of new information because robert mueller was insistent he wanted his report to speak for him even if he were to appear on capitol hill. during the course of this two-year investigation we reported on the back and forth over whether the president would sit for an interview with the then-special counsel. in the end the president ended up submitting written answers, and here's what robert mueller had to say about the president's answers. >> director mueller, isn't it fair to say the president's written answers were not only inadequate and incomplete, because he didn't answer many of your questions, but where he did his answers showed that he wasn't always being truthful? >> there i would say -- generally. >> so we know republicans want to move on. they want to find out the

origins of the investigation. they want to move on really from still the russia investigation and its involvement with the president. democrats obviously saying, not so fast. and so there are obviously still developments that could come from that. democrats who control the house and what they will do next. >> we will see if this will be dragged out even longer. turning now to breaking news overnight. puerto rico's embattled governor is resigning. >> ricardo rossello said in a video message he'll step down august 2nd. this comes after nearly two weeks of protests demanding he quit. protesters started celebrating after hearing that announcement. they've been in the streets since those offensive chat messages came to light between the governor and his inner circle. puerto ricans have also been fed up with the island's debt crisis, corruption scandals, and slow recovery from hurricane maria. moving on now, u.s. officials are confirming that north korea has fired two short-range missiles. the first launches since may.

the missiles traveled more than 250 miles. the launches follow president trump's historic meeting with kim jong-un last month at the korean border where they agreed to resume nuclear talks. earlier this week the president touted his relationship with kim saying there's no rocket or missile testing. also breaking overnight, embattled financier jeffrey epstein was reportedly found unconscious in his jail cell. the report alleges epstein tried to take his own life. the 66-year-old was discovered by guards on the floor at the jail in manhattan and was rushed to the hospital. epstein is facing sex trafficking charges involving dozens of underage girls. he is supposed to remain in custody while he waits for his trial. president trump has suffered another defeat in his latest effort to stem the flow of migrants at the southern border. a federal judge in san francisco blocked the administration from enforcing new restrictions that would ban most asylum claims from central americans by forcing them to apply in the first country they pass through. the ruling came hours after a judge in washington sided with the administration on the same issue.

supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg is speaking out on her longevity. the 86-year-old noted she's outlived a u.s. senator who gleefully predicted her death after she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2009. ginsburg, also known as the notorious rbg, says, "i'm very much alive." she has survived three bouts of cancer. that senator, jim bunting of kentucky, died in 2017. one of the men who led great britain into brexit is in his first full day leading the country. boris johnson met with queen elizabeth shortly after taking over as prime minister. he also spent day one on the job yesterday installing fellow brexit backers in his cabinet. johnson has promised to deliver on the deal to break away from the european union by october 31st. we will be watching that. buckingham palace is apparently not immune to the heat waves sweeping great britain. >> take a look, a good look in the background of the photo. that's a dyson fan next to the

fireplace. upon closer examination, we could see it's an air purifier, which according to the company website purifies all year round and cools when you need it. the queen, she'll need it today, temperatures in the uk are expected to reach triple digits. >> so that fan goes for $575 but i don't think the queen's sweating it. >> she's not sweating it at all. >> yeah, not sweating period. >> so we did some research around here. like, it's an air purifier. >> yeah. >> the website says, because we nosey. >> that's exactly what it is. it wasn't even like investigative journalism, it's being nosey. >> this is why you can't post pictures of your house on facebook. oh, what's that kitchen look like right there? oh, is that a fancy new fridge? >> that is exactly what will happen. >> the queen said, i will not be hot today. i'm 90 something years young. >> that's right. >> i was going to say, she's got boris johnson but she started with -- who was the prime minister?

i just said it yesterday. >> winston churchill? >> thank you. i sounded smarter yesterday. >> you did, you stumbled. >> a long day after the mueller, stayed up watching that. >> i still know you're smart. you guys know too now. coming up, find out why right now the end of july is a stressful time of the year for parents. first, caught on camera. a man flashing a woman while out for a jog but she did not let him get away with it. hear what she did next after she chased him down. plus a popular beach is closed this morning. we'll tell you about the danger lurking in the water next. lurking in the water next.

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a pony swim in eastern virginia. thousands of people watched the 94th annual event on chincoteague island. after they're done they chow down on grass before taking a walk to the local carnival grounds. a lot of excitement in eastern virginia. some excitement at cape cod too. more shark sightings have shut down a beach there. >> a great white was spotted yesterday morning about 15 miles from head of the meadow beach in truro. another was seen a few hundred yards out.

sunday two cape cod beaches were temporarily closed after sharks were spotted. dozens of seals have been seen on those beaches. of course that's a favorite food of great whites. also in massachusetts, a mom going about her business and enjoying a morning jog was rudely interrupted. >> a man indecently exposed himself to her in cambridge, but he got the shock of a lifetime when she turned around and went after him. >> julie loncheck from our affiliate in boston has that story. >> reporter: it was just after 6:00 a.m. the single mother had the wind in her hair and a smile on her face as she ran down memorial drive in cambridge. >> enjoying my beautiful day what a great day to be alive. >> reporter: then the unthinkable happened. >> he pulled his pants once, and you know, i didn't react too much. as he came closer, he pulled them again. then i understood maybe it's not what i think it is. >> reporter: she says the middle-aged man reached out to try and grab her, and she flipped. >> was not his lucky day because i decided that's not going to

happen, and i decided to chase him down. >> reporter: surveillance cameras recording as she caught up to him, pinned him down for three to five minutes, and implored passersby to help. >> with all due respect, people, what does it look like? romantic conversation? i'm holding him down yelling, call the police. people just choose to ignore. >> reporter: frustrated, she reached for her phone to call 911, knowing her prisoner might get away, and he did. >> good for her. i think she put the fear of god in the guy. >> reporter: state police say they would have preferred she didn't tackle the alleged flasher, but this former member of the israeli military says she doesn't put up with much. >> i'm 6'1" and pretty fit. >> reporter: speaking out so others don't have to. >> i'm going to get you. >> she said not today. >> she is a former member of the israeli military.

stands 6'1". obviously stays in good shape to have been out for a run and then tackled this man. good for her. >> i got nothing. >> good for her. coming up next, an emergency at the largest airport. a toddler jumps on the conveyor belt. but first feline frenzy. meet the cats taking the internet and social media by storm. the so-called cat influencers next on "world news now." >> but first feline frenzy. meet the cats taking the internet and social media by storm. the so-called cat influencers next on "world news now."

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become the latest social media influencers. >> they have millions of followers, hundreds of thousands of views, and nine lives. here's abc's ashan singh. >> reporter: this is what fame looks like. ♪ meet nala, a 9-year-old rescue cat, the most famous feline on instagram with 4.1 million followers. from living it up in sin city to soaking up some suds to trying on some new shades. this cool cat rakes in hundreds of thousands of views and likes. and she doesn't even know it. nala is just the newest queen bee in a world of kitty influencers that have achieved their own level of online eminence. is nala your full-time job? >> she's been my full-time job for seven years now. >> reporter: bringing along their owners for the ride, nala is now the one paying the bills. how much is she making? >> well, after we bought two houses, we have two adopted kids and we have six cats and a dog.

>> reporter: for these divas and their owners, today is the most purr-fect day of the year. cat-con, the biggest cat-centric event in the world. cat-con boasts center stage for some of the most influential felines in the world. what is it about these cats that make them internet royalty? >> people want something to relate to. >> reporter: susan michaels is the founder of the event in southern california. >> i think like these kitties and what they stand for and even cat videos, people need a break. they need something to believe in. >> reporter: cat-con isn't just about the felines. it's about the owners themselves. and we're about to hang with one of the most famous cat ladies of all-time. angela kinsey, the real-life cat lady version of her character on "the office," angela martin. >> this is halloween last year. just a couple of kittens.

out on the town. >> reporter: seriously, why are you here today? >> why am i here, do you have to ask? because i'm a cat lady. i played a cat lady, i am a real cat lady. >> reporter: beyond the glitz and glam of the con's most famous cats lies an adoption center. a real chance to find a home for some of these fur balls. and i'm finally making friends. >> hey, there. >> this is victorious. >> hey, buddy. >> about 2 months old. just got adopted so we're super happy for him. >> reporter: for the attendees of cat-con, today's about living out the furriest of fantasies. strutting their stuff from whiskers to tails. >> i think people love cats because cats do not care about us at all. they're like, i don't care. do what you want to do. want to take my picture? fine, don't care. >> reporter: for "nightline," i'm ashan singh in pasadena. >> and seeing cat-con and angela from "the office" reminds me of my favorite video from "the office."

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it's time for "the mix." it's really unfortunate that it's the end of july and we're already talking about back to school. but a new survey finds that 57% of parents of school-aged kids say that this is the most stressful time of the year. >> why? >> that's even outside of christmas, halloween -- >> probably because they've got to get all the colored pencils -- >> right, right. all of those things. >> loose-leaf paper. >> right, the kleenex for the teacher, and you're like -- >> the elmer's glue. >> the top worries are whether kids will have good teachers. if your child is eating healthy foods at school. and the cost of new school supplies, which that is kind of unfortunate that parents have to worry about that. unless it's like because the school's just asking for so many things.

>> right. there are even obviously charity drives around this point to help out. other parents give a little extra for those who don't have. and so -- >> a study found parents worry more than kids. >> yeah. >> good luck during this stressful time. this was not stressful anymore, the mystery over the in-n-out burger that made its way from we think california. >> right. >> to new york city. it's confirmed, it did come from cali and we now have the story behind it. mystery solved. it wasn't from a movie set. it was from a woman who got on a red eye after getting a couple of burgers from in-n-out in california. >> smart. >> and they were in mint condition because she didn't get the soft, soggy, lettuce, tomatoes. she got it separately to put it together. >> it was going to be pristine when she bit into that burger. >> she had one on the plane. when she got off the plane and was trying to make her way out of the airport, she dropped the second one. >> oh my gosh. >> she was like literally ready to eat it and she like -- >> look how ready it was, yeah. >> i would have picked that

sucker up, gone to town. my burger. >> yeah. and so today we're celebrating a big day. we always are. it's national intern day. ladies? >> national intern day! we have amazing interns here. meet isabella and sofia. >> and ladies, we've got a surprise for you. >> oh, thank you. >> flowers! >> flowers. >> and you guys know what's so great about them? we sent them out to get the flowers. >> oh, yeah. because that's what we do. >> the coffee, printing the scripts, pick out flowers. you guys, what have you learned during your time here with us? >> um -- definitely how to write scripts and everything. and just about -- >> and how to get janai coffee? >> more than that. about everything. >> good. >> dressing up as a shark. >> beautiful. >> yes, and a banana. >> there you go. >> the summer show was fun.

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this morning on "world news now," breaking news. protests in puerto rico erupting into celebrations when embattled governor rossello announces his resignation. mueller testimony. the former special counsel went before congress confirming he did not totally exonerate president trump. hear what else he revealed and what the democrats may do next. and new this half hour, a toddler in trouble. >> he was caught on camera being swept away on an airport conveyor belt, and his mom saw it all happen. hear how he's doing this morning after the ordeal. and it's one of the biggest parties of the year in miami as j. lo turns 50. see how she celebrated in style coming up in the skinny on this thursday, july 25th. ♪ ♪

good thursday morning. are you still searching your email for that invite? >> my evite. you knew what i was doing. where's my -- i must have missed my evite, j. lo. >> shows we spend too much time together. >> 50, still looking amazing. we do begin this half hour with breaking news. puerto rico's scandal-scarred governor announcing his resignation. ricardo rossello said in a video address he'll step down august 2nd. >> protesters in san juan erupted in cheers and singing after hearing the news. this follows nearly two weeks of sometimes violent demonstrations demanding that he step down. it all started with the leak of offensive chats between the governor and his inner circle.

our other big story is robert mueller sticking to the script, refusing to share his opinions, repeatedly referring to his report, declining to answer questions again and again. >> mueller said his investigation did not clear president trump of obstruction and he said he generally agreed with the assertion the president was not always truthful in written responses he submitted for the investigation. house speaker nancy pelosi is not budging on impeachment, making it clear she's not ready to go down that path, at least for now. mary bruce has more. >> reporter: robert mueller walking into a hearing two years in the making. >> you swear -- >> reporter: he was a reluctant witness but democrats forced him to appear. pressing him on whether the president obstructed justice. >> director mueller, the president has repeatedly claimed that your report found there was no obstruction and that it completely and totally exonerated him. but that is not what your report said, is it? >> correct, that is not what the report said. >> the report did not conclude that he did not commit obstruction of justice?

is that correct? >> that is correct. >> and what about total exoneration? did you actually totally exonerate the president? >> no. >> reporter: but mueller did not reach a conclusion on obstruction because the justice department's office of legal counsel says a sitting president cannot be indicted. but can he be charged after he leaves office? >> you could charge the president of the united states with obstruction of justice after he left office? >> yes. >> reporter: did the president obstruct mueller? republicans pointed out mueller kept his job. >> were you ever fired as special counsel? >> not that i -- no. >> were you allowed to complete your investigation unencumbered? >> yes. >> reporter: republicans argued mueller was out of bounds for offering examples of potential obstruction without drawing a conclusion. >> you wrote 180 pages. 180 pages about decisions that weren't reached. about potential crimes that weren't charged. >> can i speak for a second? >> reporter: mueller offered a passionate defense of his team

as republicans accused them of political bias. >> i have been in this business for almost 25 years. in those 25 years i have not had occasion once to ask somebody about their political affiliation. it is not done. what i care about is the capability of the individual to do the job and do the job quickly and seriously and with integrity. >> well, your investigation is not a witch hunt, is it? >> it is not a witch hunt. >> reporter: still, republicans said it's over. >> it's time for the curtain to close on the russia hoax. the conspiracy theory is dead. >> would you agree that it was not a hoax, that the russians were engaged in trying to impact our election? >> absolutely. it was not a hoax. >> reporter: he said the russians are at it again right now, and after six hours, one last question. >> i gather that you believe that knowingly accepting foreign assistance during a presidential campaign is an unethical thing to do? >> and a crime.

>> and a crime. >> yes. and a crime given certain circumstances. >> to the degree that it undermines our democracy and our institutions, we can agree that it's also unpatriotic? >> true. >> and wrong? >> true. >> reporter: the big question here now, where do things go from here? and how does mueller's testimony impact that big question about impeachment? democratic leaders are making it clear, don't expect any imminent action. they say they're going to stay the course, to keep up with their investigations and lawsuits, to build the strongest case possible. so for now, impeachment is still on the table. but there is a clock that is ticking. democrats are going to have to decide soon, do they keep up this drumbeat to impeach or do they change course and focus on beating donald trump at the ballot box in 2020? mary bruce, abc news, capitol hill. >> a big thanks to our senior congressional correspondent, mary bruce, after that marathon day on capitol hill. president trump was tweeting about robert mueller before, during, and after his testimony. >> the president claimed victory as he left the white house for a

fundraiser, telling reporters it was a devastating day for democrats, and he slammed mueller's performance. >> this was a very big day for our country. this was a very big day for the republican party. and you can say it was a great day for me, but i don't even like to say that. robert mueller did a horrible job, both today and with respect to the investigation. but in all fairness to robert mueller, he had nothing to work with. you know, you can be a builder, but if they don't give you the right materials, you're not going to build a very good building. robert mueller had no material. >> the president also praised republican lawmakers for their role in the hearings, describing them as incredible warriors who defended the country. in other news, overseas the death toll is climbing from that tainted alcohol scare in costa rica. 20 people have died from drinking alcohol contaminated with methanol. 18 of those victims were costa

rican. none have been identified as americans. the government has confiscated about 30,000 bottles of alcohol suspected of being poisoned and people have been warned to avoid several brands of liquor. we have a health alert about breast implants. allergan has issued a worldwide recall of its textured breast implants because of a possible link to a rare cancer. there are 573 cases of large cell lymphoma. the allergan implants are linked to most of those cases, including 12 deaths. the fda says women who are symptom free do not need to have the implants removed. facebook has agreed to pay a record $5 billion fine over privacy breaches. that's the largest fine ever imposed by the federal trade commission against the tech company. in a separate case, facebook agreed to pay a $100 million fine to the s.e.c. more big news out of the white house during robert mueller's testimony. christmas planning is under way. >> so we know this because first lady melania trump provided pictures. she tweeted, christmas planning has begun in the east wing at

the white house. i'm looking forward to sharing our final vision for this unique tradition in the coming days. so while the white house was in somewhat of a situation room mode with the mueller testimony, mode with the mueller testimony, that tweet came out of -- some people said the tweet came out of nowhere, so the first lady, she's like, look, i've got some things i'm doing over here. >> she has big plans of her own. >> christmas 153 days away so no better time than july, christmas in july on your mind. >> we were just having a heat wave a couple of days ago. she often catches heat for her christmas decorations. so maybe she's just getting a jump start to make sure it doesn't happen. coming up, history on the hoverboard is set to be made today over the english channel. we'll show you next. also coming up, this stunning surveillance video. a toddler getting himself into a little trouble at an airport and his mother is left helpless. and later in "the skinny," former first lady michelle

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>> [ bleep ]! [ screaming ] >> witnesses say they'd been a husband and wife pulled from an american airlines flight in miami after she started beating him with a laptop. >> [ bleep ]! [ screaming ] >> witnesses say they'd been arguing about him looking at other women. she chased her husband up the aisle. one attendant and another passenger were hit. they're okay. no charges were filed. >> scary moments on that plane for a lot of people. very tense moments at the nation's largest airport in atlanta. >> a 2-year-old boy wandered away and his mother and climbed onto a moving luggage conveyor belt. steve osunsami has the story. >> reporter: the baggage handlers at the atlanta airport couldn't believe it, seeing this injured child speeding down the conveyor belt. >> the child's hand is really swollen. could you have him step it up? the airport released the surveillance video. the call for help came from the massive bag room that sits below the check-in areas. >> there's no parents with. we don't know what carousel he came down. he was injured.

>> reporter: edith vegas put her son down and he disappeared. this is the moment he gets behind the ticket counter and jumps on the belt. >> i just went blank. hey, my son. i wanted to jump in and go get him but they didn't allow me. i was just freaking out and oh my goodness, i hope he's okay. >> the boy is going to be okay. the airport said the belt was only activated when the child jumped on it and got it moving. steve osunsami, abc news, atlanta. >> our thanks to steve there. did you ever see that movie "bay bay kids"? >> here he goes. >> so i get a bunch to think about. i'm glad the child is okay. >> that is hilarious you just brought up "bay bay kids." >> i'm thinking about what my mom -- >> if you don't know what he's talking about, go google it and enjoy that laugh later. >> i'm thinking about what my mom would have done back if the day if i had somehow made my way onto an airport conveyor belt. >> yeah. right. >> good thing it's a different time now. >> absolutely.

and good thing that kid's okay. i can't imagine being that mom. and of course kids, they get away, that happens to some people. and -- >> yeah. yeah. >> i don't know. because part of me is like, forget what the flight attendants are saying, i would have jumped right over there. >> what do you think about leashes on kids? >> we call ours a harness. >> you don't call it a lease? >> we call it a harness and we got one. he? >> we call it a harness and we got one? >> we call it a harness and we got one. a french inventor trying to fly over the channel on a hoverboard crashed. he is okay. >> he was trying to cross the 22 mile channel in just 20 minutes. the hoverboard was the same device he showed off during bastille days in paris. >> so he could move it nearly 90 miles per hour? i'm just curious about safety, how he's protected. i know he has a lot of protective gear on there, but -- what?

>> you didn't see that video pop up. they took it down real quick. i probably can't call it out because they would have fixed it easily. but sorry. when we come back, we asked you for our celebrity lookalikes and you did not disappoint. >> "the skinny" is next. alikes and you did not disappoint. >> "the skinny" is next. cake in the conference room! showing 'em you're ready... to be your own boss. that's the beauty of your smile. crest's three dimensional whitening... ...removes stains,... ...whitens in-between teeth... ...and protects from future stains. crest. healthy, beautiful smiles for life.

♪ "skinny" time starting with a blockbuster birthday for j. lo. >> jenny from the block, pop icon, mother of two. >> whoa. >> hey, girl. been in the spotlight since "in living color," 1991, is 50. 50. and her party in miami beach probably still going on, so they're probably watching, right? she and 250 friends partied at gloria stefan's mansion on star island. >> she got the key to the city of miami beach, and her boo posted this sweet message for the world to see. >> you are simply the best partner in life. the best daughter, the best

mother, the best performer. we love you, your fans love you, your children love you, and i love you. let's make this birthday a very special one. >> so sweet. a-rod also gave her a red porsche for her birthday, not bad. how else did she celebrate? by performing. she has a show tonight and shows through the weekend in miami. you go j. lo. >> happy birthday, j. lo. >> yes. and we have some viewer feedback this morning. >> that he's so excited about. so we asked for your help after dueling stories about celebrity doppelgangers, including the little girl who is a dead ringer for rhianna, right? the tom cruise impersonator who looks a whole lot like the "top gun" star. >> we asked you for our lookalikes. isaac says janai looks a lot like 19-year-old yara shahidi from "black-ish."

>> i'll take it. isaac says kenneth looks like malik yoba from "new york --" >> okay, that's not the picture of him from back in the day. where's the picture of malik yoba -- >> no, he didn't give the picture from back in the day, did he? >> i think he did. it's definitely not that one. malik yoba back in the day, "new york undercover?" back in the day? >> that's where i know him from. i think you look like him just like that. we have another suggestion for kenneth's lookalike from our friend lisa. >> no, come on. >> i mean -- i mean -- >> no. >> i mean -- >> no. >> what was that guy's name? >> and they said celebrity lookalikes. that guy is not a celebrity. >> touche, touche, touche. >> not a celebrity. >> i mean -- what's funny is after this story yesterday, kenneth was like, you did it

wrong, you're supposed to -- we're the celebrities, you're supposed to have them send us pictures of regular people who look like us. >> yes. >> i said, oh, oh. >> regular people? i don't talk that way. i didn't say we're celebrities. >> but he meant it. >> nowhere near it. >> we're not. thank you, guys, for joining in. next to some life advice we can all use courtesy of michelle obama. >> she was talking to a crowd of college-bound students at her annual beat the odds summit at howard university. she says everybody's faking it. >> that's right, she says, quote, you always think that somebody else knows more than you do. i've been on boards with some of the top ceos, i've had dinner with the queen, i've been to the summit of world leaders, they're not smarter than you. >> also she cautioned students to be attentive to their mental health, to feeling homesick, having some depression, having anxiety, just being nervous, because mental wellness is one

of the paths to success. >> finally she said, don't blow your financial aid on, quote, bad shoes and nails. >> good advice. >> she said in college you are broke, you don't have extra money, that loan might feel like extra money but it's not. >> it is not. >> preach, preach. all of that. >> we used to have overage parties in college. >> that's hilarious. >> i just paid that off, and that was years ago. >> still paying it off. >> great advice from the former first lady. there's news about zion williamson signed by the pelicans. we've learned his shoe deal with jordan brands is worth $75 million. >> my goodness. that is the richest rookie shoe deal in nba history. it's also about twice as much as his actual basketball salary. >> he made news when he was busting out of shoes. >> yep. >> now he can buy a different pair of shoes every single day. >> i guess. >> shoes are probably free, and he gets the money. >> not bad, zion. >> pretty good. >> you go, zion. coming up, the mom who invited her son's entire class to his birthday party -- >> and just one little girl said yes. but what followed will warm your

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>> reporter: christian larsen is from meridian, idaho, and he's turning 9. >> today's my birthday. >> is it your birthday? >> yes, it's my birthday! >> reporter: his mom linsey planning the birthday party for her son, who is autistic. christian wanted to have a science-themed birthday complete with microchips. they're potato chips. and a beaker birthday cake. christian handed out invitations to his entire class, 25 kids. only one little girl said yes. his mom, brokenhearted, posted about it online and a friend had an idea. and with mom recording it all, you could hear them coming. the nampa high school football team, all teenagers, chanting christian's name. >> christian, christian, christian! >> reporter: their coach organizing the whole thing, surprising christian, who couldn't believe it, falling right into the grass. and then this moment, going down the line, one by one getting

high fives from the team, determined to make sure someone showed up for christian's birthday. and one more surprise. a gift bag from the team. inside a team shirt and a football. >> what's that? >> whoa! >> now we can play a real game! >> yeah! >> reporter: christian's family is grateful, and little christian saying this was the best birthday ever. >> so great of that football team. and all those kids missed out because christian had really great ideas for his birthday party. the microchips? the beaker cake? >> then obviously the second round of guests who showed up. how about the community really showing up for a lot of these kids where we hear about these things happening. >> right. >> then others show up. they send them things. it's just so great to see. really, it puts your faith in humanity, doesn't it? >> it sure does. >> and a happy 9th birthday to christian from all of us here at "world news now."

breaking news in america this morning, the governor of puerto rico announcing his resignation overnight. the crowds in san juan erupting in cheers after weeks of demanding that he step down. the governor's message and what happens next. new fallout from robert mueller's testimony. president trump claiming vindication. >> you could say it was a great day for me. >> despite mueller saying he did not exonerate the president. >> absolutely, that was not a hoax. >> the new reaction this morning plus mueller's warning about russia already meddling in the 2020 election. breaking news involving jeffrey epstein. the financier accused of sex trafficking reportedly found injured in his jail cell barely conscious. plus, the wrong person to mess with.

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