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safely. a father and son in maryland are being called heroes for fighting off a would-be robber at a 7-eleven. >> paul and dad jim were at the counter when the suspect came in, dropped his weapon, picked it up and announced a robbery. paul grabbed the gun, wrestled the guy outside. a brief struggle ensued. the suspect took off. now paul sporting a big shiner. >> i would fight again. i have a daughter, i have a girlfriend. all i could think about was, what about my family was in here right now? and i wasn't here and no one did anything? >> oh my gosh. his father helped find the suspect, who was arrested. police advise against taking on an armed gunman for obvious reasons. they say the gun didn't fire because it wasn't loaded properly. thank goodness. >> just a wild scene there. >> yeah. >> glad everyone's okay. heroic effort, but yes, don't take on any gunmen.

>> yes. american rapper a$ap rocky has taken the stand in his assault trial in sweden. >> he's accused of beating a teenager there last month. he claims he acted in self-defense but prosecutors aren't buying it as we hear from abc's michelle franzen. >> reporter: rapper a$ap rocky testifying thursday in a stockholm courtroom, describing events as he said they unfolded outside a swedish bar on june 30th. the platinum-selling artist, real name rakim mayors, describing how he and his entourage tried to avoid a confrontation with men they say persistently followed them. >> we didn't want to provoke these guys, we wanted to defuse the situation and get away from those guys. >> reporter: until, according to his testimony, one of the men, 19-year-old mustafa jaffarry, picked a fight. >> next thing i know i see my security guard tim lifting

jafari by his collar. jafari proceeded to swing and hit him and he hit him with headphones twice. >> reporter: a$ap rocky saying despite multiple appeals, jafari and his friend refused to back off. >> that's when i intervened and i threw jafari to the ground, i stepped on his arm. i kicked his arm. my friends came to help. i saw jafari's friend charging at me. he and i, we pushed, shoved for a bit. right after that, my security guard tim came and turned me around and walked me up the block. >> reporter: footage obtained by tmz appears to show the rapper and a bodyguard grabbing then throwing a man in a white t-shirt to the ground, then beating and kicking him. the musician saying he acted in self-defense, posting this video to instagram, allegedly showing the moments leading up to that altercation. >> we don't want to fight y'all, we're not trying to go to jail. >> reporter: the rapper's mother in the courtroom, this case garnering international attention. if convicted he faces up to two years in prison. michelle franzen, abc news, new york.

>> a crazy story there that lots of people have been following, of course seeing video on both sides. that video of a$ap rocky telling the man, we don't want to fight you. he says it was self-defense but the alleged victim who was reportedly harassing the rapper, allegedly has a criminal assault record. >> yeah, and a$ap rocky and his management, they canceled all of the upcoming tour dates and festival dates for july, and we'll see how the legal process plays out in sweden. >> yeah, we'll be watching. coming up, the one show every country music star keeps coming back to again and again and again. >> thousands of fans, four days of music, nearly a dozen country legends. just because i felt like it was so oily and greasy. but with olay regenerist whip spf 25, it's so lightweight. i love it. i'm busy philipps, and i'm fearless to face anything.

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>> cma fest is the ultimate country fan experience, and our friend maggie rulli got an exclusive behind the scenes peek, catching up with some of country's hottest stars. >> reporter: it's the one show every country superstar returns to again and again. >> cma fest is unlike any other -- like no other genre of music has this. the stadium crowd at cma fest is absolutely insane. everybody just shows up wanting to have a great time. >> this is one gig you can't miss. if you're a fan of country music, you come here this weekend, it's like disneyland. >> reporter: the annual cma fest. thousands of fans, four days of music, nearly a dozen country legends. >> you are, everyone is very excited. >> legend, does that mean like you're done? '91, '92? when i first put my first single out. nobody asked for my autograph. and i ended up cleaning up and tearing down the booth. so to see where cma fest has

become is pretty special to me. >> reporter: it's only here at cma fest where we could see a moment like this. ♪ ride till i can't no more ♪ i'm gonna take my horse to the old town road ♪ >> this was a magic moment. this song is just -- it's been such a fun ride. the funnest thing i ever got to be a part of. >> 100%. >> what is it about "old town road"? >> what is it about "old town road"? "old town road" somehow manages to hit every demographic and they love it. and it's like magic somehow. >> so you're learning from all this? >> i really am. >> what did you learn tonight? >> what i learned tonight with keith urban joining us in this magic moment, and the fans being what this week is really all about. and i've seen it since it was fan fair. >> yeah, it was crazy. i love the song so much. >> reporter: this weekend bringing people together. >> it's the first time back on stage with my band. it creates a fire, an energy that elevates the performance.

♪ i want you all to myself >> reporter: the epic party taking over nashville. >> it's just amazing to be able to see all your favorite artists in one spot. >> reporter: the music city rolling jamboree bus with some surprise sing-along guys, runaway june. ♪ at the end of the night when they turn on the lights ♪ >> every year we're all coming back. >> reporter: maggie rulli, abc news, new york. >> looks like a fun weekend. >> yeah, who has more fun than maggie rulli. >> karaoke about there. >> also you know who has more fun than maggie rulli? lil nas x. >> you're right, in his orange getup, top notch. >> we love him. coming up, we're putting the pedal to the metal. >> the highly anticipated "fast and furious" spinoff. what the critics are saying this morning about "hobbs and shaw." we'll tell you coming up. you're watching "world news now." ♪

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♪ we are back with our "insomniac theater." we're previewing two movies hitting box offices this weekend. >> and this morning we're starting with a psychological thriller titled "luce." kelvin harrison jr. stars as an all-star athlete adopted from a war-torn country a decade earlier. but his image as a model high school student is shaken when his teacher makes a troubling discovery. >> you threatened your teacher? >> i didn't. >> luce, don't lie to me. >> i'm not. >> luce. >> it's the truth. >> what happened with miss wilson? >> there were a lot of rumors.

>> this woman decided to go after him on some witch hunt. >> my home is vandalized. >> i'm not going to ruin some kid's life because you come in here with some hunches. >> is my son being accused of a crime here? >> he's about to be. >> i get to be a saint or a monster. >> tell me the truth! >> also starring octavia spencer, naomi watts, tim roth, scoring a solid 95% on rotten tomatoes. an electrifying, uncomfortable film about racial stereotypes that crackles with tension. a penetrating examination of the constant battle of trying to see past our prejudices, truly a movie of and for its time. i'm not a big movie watcher, but this one looks interesting. >> you're in? >> yeah, i think so. >> okay. i mean, a movie of and for its time, take it. >> sounds good. now for the seventh time, i think, the highly anticipated

"fast and furious" spinoff, "hobbs and shaw." we got dwayne "the rock" johnson, jason statham, unlikely allies forced to team up against an even greater threat, a cyber genetically enhanced anarchist. >> what? >> that's my sister. family. >> when it's the fate of the world, it becomes my business. >> this whole thing sounds really dodgy. >> look after your sister. >> i'll handle it. >> the only way we survive this is working together like a team. >> let's do this. >> buckle up, fat boy. on my three. one -- >> whoo! see the look on his face? you have no idea how long i've been waiting to do that. >> 71% on rotten tomatoes for "hobbs and shaw. audiences always love "fast and furious" movies. reviews from critics are mixed. whatever this is, it's not a movie, it's more deserving of a road test than a review. it's neither particularly fast

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this morning on "world news now", a new tragedy for the kennedy family. >> first responders rushed to the family's compound on cape cod where one of robert f. kennedy's granddaughters was found dead. the escalating trade war with china. the president announces new tariffs meaning you could pay more for everyday items. stock markets taking a hit but will they rebound today? the reds and pirates players the reds and pirates players learn their punishment, some of them benched for a while. and holy guacamole. the shocking headline about what's really in your guac. some restaurants are being forced to find a substitute for those pricey and popular avocados. we'll show you what they're using on this friday, august 2nd.

good friday morning. thank you for joining us. glad to be with you. so glad that we have will reeve here. we do begin on a sad note this morning with another tragedy for the kennedy family. the young granddaughter of robert f. kennedy has died. >> saoirse kennedy hill suffered an apparent overdose at the kennedy family's compound on cape cod. she was just 22 years old. shaun chaiyabhat of our station in boston has more. >> reporter: paramedics rushed to the kennedy compound just after 2:30 p.m. 911 calls coming in for medical emergency. >> engine 6 on location. >> bring that ambulance closer to the front door, three minutes. >> we're ready to come downstairs. >> reporter: sources say 22-year-old saoirse kennedy hill died of apparent drug overdose. the granddaughter to robert f. kennedy found inside the kennedy retreat. >> not just the family but the whole nation has trouble with

that. we can learn from it. it's hard to get help in this country. >> reporter: police were seen in and out of the home as relatives converged, some consoling one another. the six-acre compound made famous by president john f. kennedy vacationing here with his family. a statement from the kennedy family reads, our hearts are shattered by the loss of our beloved saoirse. her life was filled with hope, promise, and love. she cared deeply about friends and family. >> my heart goes out to the kennedy family. i remember when bobby passed. and -- and my heart just goes out. >> reporter: the young kennedy talked openly about her struggle with depression. her grandmother, ethel kennedy, saying the world is a little less beautiful today. in hyannisport, i'm shaun chaiyabhat with abc news. president trump holding his first campaign rally since a racist chant erupted among his supporters. last night in cincinnati there

were no "send her back" chants. the president slammed the four congresswomen of color known as the squad as left-wing extremists without mentioning them by name. >> for decades these communities have been run exclusively by democrat politicians. and it's been total one-party control of the inner cities. for 100 years it's been one-party control, and look at them. we can name one after another, but i won't do tt. because i don't want to be controversial. >> the president also pounced on the democratic presidential candidates. he said they spent more time attacking president obama during the debate than they spent attacking him. the president also addressed the intensifying trade war, telling supporters until there's a deal, the u.s. will be, quote, taxing the hell out of china. hours earlier he announced

sweeping new tariffs on chinese imports set to take effect next month. the dow plunged on the news, closing down 280 points. abc's kyra phillips has more on the tariffs and how americans could feel the pinch. >> reporter: president trump escalating his trade war with china, slapping a new 10% tariff on $300 billion worth of chinese products. >> for many years, china has been taking out hundreds of billions of dollars a year and rebuilding china. it's time that we rebuild our country. >> reporter: the tariffs mean american shoppers could see prices go up on everything, from clothing to smartphones to tvs to toys. the chamber of commerce saying the president's move will inflict greater pain on american businesses, farmers, workers, and consumers, and undermine an otherwise strong u.s. economy. >> what do you say to american business owners and consumers who are going to pay the price for these tariffs, sir? >> what would you say when china, for the last 20 years,

has been taking hundreds of billions of dollars out of our country? so now it's time that we change things around. if they don't want to trade with us anymore, that would be fine with me. >> reporter: but china buys billions of dollars in crops from american farmers. and they've responded with tariffs of their own. in may with the trade war in full swing, we spoke with john keefener, a soybean farmer from illinois. >> i'm preparing for the worst. >> reporter: china bought 60% of u.s. soybean exports before the trade war started. not anymore. >> a lot of farmers are going to have to come up with alternative sources of income. >> reporter: kyra phillips, abc news, the white house. north korea has launched yet another round of missiles, the third weapons test in just over a week. officials in south korea believe at least two short-range ballistic missiles were fired into the sea. the north has expressed increased frustration over stalled nuclear talks and upcoming military drills between the u.s. and south korea. trump played down the launches calling them very standard.

he says they won't stop him from negotiating with kim jong-un. residents who witnessed a gas pipeline explosion in kentucky said it looked like an atomic bomb detonating. the blast sent a fireball 300 feet into the air. the intensity of the fire scorched everything in the immediate area. one woman was killed. police believe she died when she left her home and was overtaken by the heat. at least five houses were completely destroyed and several agencies are looking into the cause. in south florida, a driver died after plowing through detour signs into a highway construction zone. the driver smashed into a crane which collapsed onto the suv. police say toxicology tests are under way to determine if drugs or alcohol played a role in the crash. fire crews say they're beginning to mop up after a wind-fueled brush fire threatened homes and businesses in san diego. the fire exploded when flames engulfed an industrial property stacked with wooden pallets and sent huge plumes of black smoke

into the air and all those flames. police issued evacuation orders to a nearby community college along with some homes and businesses. those orders have since been lifted. amazingly no structures have been lost and no injuries were reported. a blood test to detect possible signs of alzheimer's is in the works. researchers in missouri say the test measures protein deposits in the brain that are a risk factor for the disease. scientists say it identified those deposits faster than brain scans. they believe the procedure is up to 94% accurate, but they say it will be years before it's widely available. major league baseball has handed down suspensions for tuesday's chaos in cincinnati. >> the reds/pirates brawl started when cincinnati's amir garrett charged the pittsburgh dugout, taking on the whole team. six players, both managers, are being punished. the pirates' keone kela got ten games, garrett received eight. the players can appeal their suspensions and play while

they're appealing them, the managers cannot, they're on the bench. >> i heard that espn coming out, you got excited. >> i did. you didn't get excited? that never happens in baseball. >> yeah. >> it is nuts. also nuts, we have a warning for all foodies. beware of phoney guacamole. >> the fake stuff is making its way into restaurants in the los angeles area. the bogus ingredient is a zucchini-like squash that they say takes the place of avocados. some restaurants are making the change because avocados have been in short supply, but they haven't been telling customers. the difference between the two is the fake stuff is more watery. i'm sorry, i know my avocados, i know my guacamole. >> i don't know my squash but there's no way a squash and an avocado look the same. >> there's no way. the consistency has to be different. 24-pound carton of avocados from

mexico currently are selling at $66, almost twice the price from last year. >> now i have a reference point, thank you. >> there you go, in case you need to know how much a 24-pound carton of avocados costs. coming up, what a growing number of people say we should not be doing in the elevator. first the new shark sightings off the east coast of the united states. this popular beach that was temporarily closed over reports of several great whites. and hot car deaths hitting a record high this year. we're hearing from a group of moms pushing for new technology to keep kids safe.

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cape cod's long nook beach was temporarily shut down after a state police chopper crew spotted some great white sharks swimming very close to that shore. marine mammal experts warn the summer is peak shark season on the cape, although attacks on people are rare. experts do recommend people don't venture past waist-deep water, and if you see any seals, stay out. >> oh my gosh. so you can't really go swimming, and, will, you're really

familiar not only with this area but with sharks. >> yes. i have been following sharks, i've been tracking sharks for abc news all summer. >> you've been tagging sharks. >> tracking sharks on cape cod, tagging them with some researchers, which was a crazy experience. and to have grown up actually going to that beach was surreal. but definitely good to follow them and stay out of the water when you're near them. >> and fortunately all your time growing up on that beach, you didn't run into my sharks. >> no, i have all my appendages, i'm good. a group of campers in new hampshire had their field trip cut short by a multi vehicle accident. >> they were on a school bus in salem. a pickup truck was pushed into the bus after it was hit by a dump truck. 20 people including 17 kids were taken to a hospital with minor injuries. most were treated and quickly released. in new york prosecutors have

put on hold the case against an iraq veteran and father charged in the deaths of his 1-year-old twins after he forgot them in the back seat of his overheated car. >> the father in court yesterday holding his 4-year-old son, his wife by his side, saying it was a tragic mistake. but it was just one of the latest in a series of hot car deaths this summer. and it's compelling at least one group of moms to take action. here's abc's diane macedo. >> i screamed, oh my god, the baby. i was shouting, get back in the car, the baby's in the other car. >> reporter: it took only minutes to turner erin holly's world upside down. on a hot summer day in 2017, she and her husband accidentally left their 5-week-old son finn locked in a car. they raced back and luckily when they arrived on the scene, a miracle. >> the car was still cool when we got back to it, and he was perfectly fine. he was still asleep when we got there. >> reporter: now holly is a mom with a message.

>> if this could happen to our family, when we firmly believed it never could, then it absolutely can happen to anyone. >> reporter: erin is part of an organization called kids in cars which advocates for tougher children's safety measures in the auto industry. jeanette fennel is the founder. she's dedicated her life to making sure the auto industry implements those changes. some automakers like gm, nissan, and hyundai, are getting on board voluntarily. gm says the majority of their 2019 models include rear seat reminder technology, and by 2020 all models will. for 2019, nissan added hot car child alerts to some of its most popular models, including the rogue and altima. in many models like seen here the alert is displayed on a dashboard, reminding the driver to check the back seat. fennel says most carmakers are not going far enough. >> the key is any technology that is added to the vehicle should detect the presence of a

child. now there's a couple of vehicles, a hyundai santa fe, palisade, and there's a kia telluride, where the kia and the hyundai vehicles go that extra step that we need, is when you lock your vehicle and you walk away, if it senses any motion in your back seat or third row if have that, the vehicle, after 20 seconds, it will start beeping and the lights will start blinking. so everybody would know that there is a child at peril. >> reporter: car seats are also incorporating technology to alert parents when a child is left behind. right now only two companies have models on the market, even flow and cybex. when i put the call out for advice on social media, parents offered homemade hacks. many said leaving something critical in the back seat is the best, like a purse or wallet. megan suggested, leave your phone in the back seat next to baby.

another mother posted, take off your left shoe when you get in the car if your baby is with you. when you reach your destination, you're not going to walk out with one barefoot. lauren says put a big stuffed animal in the car seat. whenever you put your child in the car seat, move the stuffed animal to the front seat every time. for "nightline" i'm diane macedo in new york. >> a big thanks to our friend diane, who was here yesterday, and amazing to get to see her son, adorable baby in that piece. it is a problem. this keeps happening. and i know a lot of us are left scratching our heads wondering how? but it does. >> those tech changes could really help and save some lives. >> yeah, absolutely. coming up next half hour, the traffic stop that one state trooper will never forget. that's because it involved that. why the pilot of that plane was forced to make an emergency landing in the middle of rush hour traffic. but first, how one very special young woman who always dreamt of being a flight attendant just earned her wings. ♪

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if you think about it ♪ ♪ i wonder if you know i wonder if you think about it ♪ ♪ once upon a time in your wildest dreams ♪ a very special young woman just had the opportunity to live out her wildest dream. >> and she had a plane full of her brand-new closest friends joining her for her big ride. here is david muir. >> reporter: chantel has dreamed of being a flight attendant. here she is at the airport getting a hug face-to-face with this american airlines worker. here she is with the flight crew, her mother with the pilot behind her. she knew so many at the airline because this was the flight she had taken so often for medical treatment. she has down syndrome and a respiratory disease, and a surprise was coming. this was the moment her dream came true. they named her honorary flight attendant. >> thank you for your attention. enjoy your life. >> reporter: helping everyone prepare for that flight, the

airline documenting the moment. when it came time to serve the snacks, the smile better than what she was serving. >> her smile will light up a room. she has so much joy. >> reporter: listen to the captain talking about channie as one of his three flight attendants. >> three of my finest aboard the aircraft, thank you for joining us on a special day. welcome aboard. >> reporter: she left that flight with that smile, and her family says it has powered her through surgery at the cincinnati children's hospital. she is recovering. >> there you go, girl. >> reporter: and her mother is grateful for that surprise on board that flight. >> it's important to celebrate her now. she needs to see the love and support she has. >> reporter: from that american airlines crew, from the passengers, and from her family who wanted to make sure one day channie got her wings. >> what a great story, thanks to david muir. >> so sweet. >> a spokesman for american airlines says the girl is a close friend and honorary colleague to the american team.

coming up, what we should not be doing on the elevator. and just in time for those dog days of august, hot dog ice cream, friday "mix," and polka coming up next. e cream, friday "mix," and polka coming up next. "mix," and polka coming up next. me machine. (woman) and why is that? i was talking with our insurance agent and he said life insurance for people our age can be very expensive. -and? -and i'm planning to go back in time to buy life insurance we can afford. (whimsical funky music) ♪ silly, you do not need a time machine. here, call this number. colonial penn life insurance company has been providing affordable coverage for people our age for over 60 years. well, that does sound easier. (jonathan) it is easier. hi, i'm jonathan, a manager here at colonial penn life insurance company. and if you're age 50 to 85, you can get guaranteed acceptance whole life insurance with options starting at just $9.95 a month.

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all right, guys, it's time for "the mix" on this friday. we're starting with something we all right, guys, it's time for "the mix" on this friday. we're starting with something we can probably all relate to. chitchatting on an elevator. you probably don't like doing it, do you? >> i don't know, i feel like you and i are both friendly people. you see someone, say hello, ask them how their day's going. but an elevator is kind of a sacred, silent place. >> it is. a new study found 66% of people don't want to talk in the elevator. 1 in 5 said they would actively avoid getting in an elevator if someone they didn't like was in it. so they've dubbed july 26th talk in an elevator day to help change that. and they said on the first floor, keep it simple. ask your fellow rider how they're doing, how their day's

going. by the seventh floor spice things up by asking, have you ever kissed in an elevator? >> how slow are these elevators? >> yeah, i know, right? >> there's nothing happening in these abc elevators. >> because you're waiting forever for one, yeah, good point. >> also, janai, i like ice cream, how do you feel about ice cream? >> love it. >> how do you feel about hot dog ice cream? >> what? >> oscar mayer, it's got bits of candied hot dogs. there's a wienermobile driving around manhattan week of august 12 distributing free samples. polka time. >> from new york city, bryant's park presents accordions from around the world, hit it! ♪ politics and foreign wars all the weather all the scores that's the "world news" polka if you're insomniac and a good night's sleep you lack do the "world news" polka ♪ ♪ it's late at night you're wide awake and you're not wearing pants so grab your "world news now" mug and everybody dance ♪

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this morning on "world news now," president trump back in the spotlight after this week's democratic debates, holding his first campaign rally since a racist chant erupted among his supporters. did he allow the crowd to do it again? breaking overnight, tragic news involving the kennedy family. robert f. kennedy's granddaughter found dead at the kennedy compound on cape cod. we'll have the latest details. new this half hour, the indirectly close call on the highway. >> a plane making an emergency landing with drivers right beneath it as it comes down. we'll hear from those right there. and a runner comes face-to-face with a bear who charges at her. what she did to stop the bear from attacking on this friday,

august 2nd. good morning. it's the best kind of friday. >> why's that? >> a summer friday and we've got will reeve here. >> hello. >> welcome back, friend. >> glad to be back. thank you for the warm welcome. one slow clapper in the back, that's all i need, i'm good. >> thank you, jack. we begin this half hour with president trump rallying supporters in cincinnati, looking to take back the spotlight after two days of democratic debates. >> the president ripped into the democrats vying for his job and the four minority congresswomen he's targeted for weeks, but this time the crowd refrained from chanting "send her back." abc's rachel scott has more from ohio. >> reporter: president trump in cincinnati for a keep america great rally, wasting no time going after democrats. >> while republicans are working every day to build up our country, the rage-filled democrat party is trying to tear

america apart. >> reporter: at a rally last month the crowd breaking out in a chant directed at congresswoman ilhan omar after the president attacked four democratic congresswomen. >> send her back! >> reporter: this time no such response when he brought up the four lawmakers. >> the democrat party is now being led by four left-wing extremists who reject everything that we hold dear. >> reporter: the president then facing criticism following his attacks against representative elijah cummings and the city of baltimore over the weekend. >> for decades these communities have been run exclusively by democrat politicians. look at them, we can name one after another, but i won't do that. because i don't want to be controversial. >> reporter: the candidates continuing their attacks against the current administration. >> it reminds me kind of like the wizard of oz. pull back the curtain and there's just this really small guy there. >> reporter: former president barack obama also the subject of

criticism, something that surprised former vice president joe biden. >> proud of the job he did. we faced a different problem ten years ago when the economy collapsed because of republican policies. now we face a problem that the economy, as well as the soul of this country's, collapsing because of this presidency. >> reporter: rachel scott, abc news, cincinnati. >> our thanks to rachel there on the trail. the only black republican in the house has announced he will not seek re-election next year. three-term representative will hurd of texas tweeted he's leaving congress to help the country in a different way. hurd has clashed with president trump over race and immigration. he's the sixth republican member of congress to announce their departure in less than two weeks. embattled puerto rico governor ricardo rossello is set to step down today but it's not clear who will replace him. he was forced to resign after weeks of protests triggered by an offensive group chat that was leaked. puerto rico's house of representatives is set to vote today on the man rossello tapped to be his successor.

if he's not confirmed the justice secretary would be next in line but she's already said she doesn't want the job. a statement from the kennedy family says their hearts are shattered by the death of robert f. kennedy's granddaughter. saoirse kennedy hill suffered an apparent overdose at the kennedy compound. she was a member of the class of 2020 at boston college where she majored in communications. during her time in prep school, kennedy hill had written about her struggles with depression and mental illness. she was 22 years old. residents who were forced from their homes by a pipeline explosion in kentucky have been allowed to return. the blast and fire which followed it took the life of one woman and left behind a massive burn scar where houses used to stand. abc's alex perez is there. >> it looks like the gas station exploded. >> reporter: residents jolted away just before 1:30 a.m. by an explosion and a loud roar. >> all units be advised we are receiving multiple calls of an explosion in the area. >> reporter: the 30-inch-high

pressure pipeline exploding sending a massive fireball into the air. >> our windows were shaking really bad, our doors, you could hear the ground moving and tumbling and rolling. >> reporter: residents said it was like an atomic bomb. >> just whipping around. it looked like a tornado, like a fire tornado. >> reporter: some suffering burns as they ran for their lives. >> it was so hot, i don't -- i don't see how we got out of there. >> reporter: daylight revealing a massive blast zone, at least five homes wiped from the map. and here up close you can see the power of those flames. the heat of that fire. the land here completely charred. in the distance there, look at those cars, destroyed, melted. >> it looked like daytime. you could literally see everything at 1:30 in the morning. >> man, it's crazy. >> reporter: the 9,000-mile pipeline carries natural gas from the gulf of mexico to the northeast. authorities say a 58-year-old woman was killed. officials believe she was trying

to reach her neighbors but was overtaken by the heat. several people were reported missing, but all are accounted for. after being at the scene, walking through, frankly, that is surprising. this could have been much, much worse. >> reporter: the exact cause of this blast remains a mystery. you can see all of that charred debris still behind me here. ntsb will be sending a team of three investigators who will be working to pinpoint what exactly triggered all this. alex perez, abc news, lincoln county, kentucky. >> our thanks to alex. two escaped inmates, including an armed and dangerous white supremacist, are back in custody this morning. chris sanderson surrendered to u.s. marshals early yesterday evening in northern arkansas. sanderson and wesley gullet were on the run for at least a day. investigators say they broke out of a jail in pine bluff by hiding a dummy under a blanket in their cell. a man from texas has pled not guilty to charges he fought for isis in syria.

omar kuzu made his first court appearance yesterday in dallas. federal prosecutors say kuzu and his brother joined isis five years ago. he was captured by the syrian democratic forces earlier this year before being handed over to the fbi. if convicted he faces up to 20 years in prison. the navy has confirmed that the pilot of a fighter jet that crashed in death valley national park was killed. the crash took place during a routine training exercise as the f-18 was flying through what's called "star wars" canyon. the pilot's identity has not been released and the cause of the crash is being investigated. forecasters are tracking storms twirling through the tropics. hurricane erick and tropical storm flossie are churning in the pacific just south of the hawaiian islands. neither storm likely to make a direct hit but erick is approaching the big island today bringing widespread rain, flash floods, and dangerous surf through the weekend. in the atlantic, tropical downpours are developing off the coast of florida packed with enough heavy rain to last for days.

that system will be moving northward up into georgia and the carolinas carrying drenching thunderstorms. those are expected to produce flash flooding. the other shoe has dropped in the katy perry copyright case. a federal jury has now decided how much she and her collaborators have to pay for ripping off a christian rapper. after finding that perry and her co-writers lifted the beat from the song "joyful noise" for her hit "dark horse," the panel now says they must pony up nearly $2.8 million. perry is personally liable for $550,000 of that award. her attorney says they plan to fight the decision. now, janai, usually being named for an item on a taco bell menu probably wouldn't be considered cute. >> says who? >> me. >> unless, of course, you have faces like these. they're part of a litter of puppies up for adoption in oklahoma city. their mom was saved from a shelter kill list. her foster humans named her taco

belle with an "e" on the end. her puppies have been given menu names such as cinnamon twist and crunch wrap supreme. there's gordita. >> there has to be a chalupa. dorito crunch wrap as well. >> completely there you go. adorable. adopt those puppies. >> rescues, good. coming up, the bear scare for a woman during her vacation. what she had just done during a jog when the giant animal leapt into her path. later in "the skinny," rocking out with the rolling stones. jagger and crew stateside again. jagger and crew stateside again.

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moore says the bear took off, then she ran away faster than she's ever run before. i bet she did. >> good time to do that. >> yeah. yikes. >> scary. another incredible sight playing out on a busy highway in washington state. >> you have to see this video. a pilot was forced to make an emergency landing in the middle of rush hour traffic. here's abc's clayton sandell. >> reporter: in his two-decade career, washington state trooper thompson never had a traffic stop like this. >> aircraft incident, possibly just landed on pacific avenue. >> reporter: a small airplane coming head-on into morning rush hour traffic in parkland south of tacoma. >> got closer, got bigger and bigger and bigger. i decided to make it a u-turn. >> reporter: thompson spins his car around, clearing space on the roadway turned runway as the pilot makes a wobbly but safe touchdown, even managing to stop before that red light. >> it was crazy. i mean, you don't see a plane land in the middle of traffic every day. kind of heroic on the officer's

part. >> reporter: that pilot, david aklam, says he was flying to work when the engine quit. >> thanks to the state patrol, and it's a good day to be alive. >> reporter: there were no injuries and no damage. the faa is looking into the incident. when asked if troopers train for something like this, trooper thompson said, "nope." clayton sandell, abc news, broomfield, colorado. >> a simple answer, and i bet they don't train for that. >> exactly, how do you simulate that? >> driving in the car and you saw a plane coming down? >> i would definitely get my phone out. film it. >> got to get this on video. >> send to it abc news, no one else. and buy lottery tickets and share one with the pilot and the trooper. because they're lucky. >> this guy's thinking. a joyride in a school may cost some men in michigan. >> police say the guys on this surveillance video broke into a high school that's under construction. detectives say the trio, quote, may have been drinking before hopping on a floor scrubber and

riding it around the building, smashing it into furniture. they also stole snacks and broke some musical instruments. >> so as you said, officials say they may have been drinking. >> we don't know, we're not sure. >> we're not sure, that's what officials say. >> we are leaving it to authorities and officials. circumstantial. >> cost about $1,200 worth of damage. stole snacks. >> delicious. >> snacks. oh my goodness. when we come back, the rolling stones roll right into the big apple. and jed finally breaking his silence about hannah b. "the skinny" is next. our adult . so we save by using tide. which means we use less. three generations of clothes cleaned in one wash. anybody seen my pants? #1 stain and odor fighter, #1 trusted. it's got to be tide.

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it's time for "the skinny" and will is already into it. that, of course, what you hear, the legendary rolling stones. they're here in new york, in the new york area, to perform two rescheduled shows. >> yeah, the original shows had to be postponed. mick jagger, of course, had that well-publicized heart surgery. >> the stones' first american show, by the way, 55 years ago. and being back in this area, will, where were you earlier? >> i may or may not have been at this concert. >> tell us all about it. >> it was incredible. >> look how excited. >> so good. i'm a big stones fan. i was with my girlfriend, my family, an amazing time. then duty calls so made the trek back here. >> you're hilarious. you said they still got it. were you at this first show 55 years ago? >> i would assume the energy level can't be much higher than it was tonight. they put on a great show. beautiful summer night. all my favorite songs. their set list is just greatest

hits because all their songs are amazing. >> then you had to leave early to be here. >> here with you doing "the skinny," good to go. we're not done yet with this week's dramatic "bachelorette" finale. in case you missed it, jed proposed to hannah. then after filming ended hannah found out that jed had a girlfriend when he left to film the show. >> yeah. so they broke up. and then hannah asked out runner-up tyler c. on "bachelorette live." that was a big moment. yesterday on "gma," jed shared his side and our friend michael strahan asked him why he wasn't honest with hannah from the beginning. >> you know, i was really overwhelmed with how much i actually did fall in love with her. and i was fearful to lose her. and i was acting really more out of fear than my actual love for her. and you know, that's my mistake. but kind of what happened. >> okay, were you guys watching

that closely? the man in the audience over his shoulder, he was into the answer and really into that, love it. so he loved her too much to be honest with her. come on, jed. jed says he wants everyone to know -- look at the guy over his shoulder. look. >> licking his chops. >> yeah, he's like, yeah, yeah. >> i've given that answer before. >> by the way, he's okay with hannah dating tyler. he says if that's what it's supposed to be, then i support that. all right, jed. >> i mean, guy just keeps digging himself a hole, burying himself. >> yeah. sorry, jed. next to a couple of modeling icons who are still at it. >> 48-year-old claudia schiffer, 51-year-old stephanie seymour. >> oh ho ho! >> they look fantastic. >> yowzas. >> making a splash across the pages of "vogue italia" modeling themselves. >> the spreads are generating mixed reviews from readers but some are calling them spectacular, one fan saying, quote, wonderful to see the '90s

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♪ i been holding out so long i been sleeping all alone lord i miss you ♪ we told you the rolling stones taking new york city by storm this weekend. they were topping the u.s. charts on this date way back in 1978. >> staying power. and this morning we're capping off another busy week of news headlines. here now is our weekly "friday rewind." >> and good morning, america. sad news, a deadly shooting overnight at a food festival in northern california. families were enjoying the final night of the annual event when shots rang out. >> it is awful. the scene quickly turning to chaos.

three people were killed. >> authorities now zeroing in on the murder weapon. in all more than a dozen injured. >> a seattle software engineer arrested in one of the largest data breaches ever. these images showing the dramatic fbi raid of the home of paige thompson, guns drawn, after authorities say she hacked credit card issuer capital one, gaining access to more than 100 million applications, exposing credit scores, balances, payment history, and contact information. >> another frightening bison attack at a national park in this country. authorities say a 17-year-old was gored this time after being caught between two fighting bison at theodore roosevelt national park in north dakota. >> there was nothing that i did to aggravate him, then all of a sudden i kind of got this feeling that something was chasing me. and then all of a sudden he just throws me into the air. >> the discovery at bwi airport in baltimore, tsa officers finding a missile launcher in a checked bag. a passenger telling authorities

he was in the military, the launcher was a souvenir, he said. authorities confiscated the device. >> come on, here we go. ♪ one sweet day >> they got the lights going in the back. >> okay. so "one sweet day" was at 16 weeks, eventually tied two years ago by the mega hit "despacito." we're not going to sing that one. >> no, we won't. mariah graciously took to twitter saying congrats to lil nas x, keep living your best life. >> that's so nice of mariah. she needs some lessons. i don't know her. >> did you know how good of a singer i am? >> i didn't, that was shockingly great. >> right, you're so impressed. >> you can do everything. the most talented person at abc. >> look at this guy, trying to score points, you win, you win. stay with us. stay with us.

happening now in america this morning, a new tragedy for the kennedy family. robert kennedy's granddaughter is found dead at the kennedy compound on cape cod. what we're learning about her medical emergency and her troubled past. two stories breaking this morning affecting the u.s. military. word that thousands of u.s. troops may soon be headed home from afghanistan. meanwhile, disturbing details about a lack of discipline among u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s. why a top s.e.a.l. officer says we have a problem. caught on camera. a nightmare for this jogger as a bear comes charging at her. what she did to survive. plus, phoney guacamole.