time of the explosion after a report that gas -- someone smelled gas. none of them were injured. >> this house had been put up for auction just a week ago but it was still occupied. more than a dozen nearby homes have been evacuated. turning now to a new study that's raising some new concerns about potential health dangers of e-cigarettes. >> researchers at university of pennsylvania say that just one use of e-cigarettes can reduce blood flow. here's abc's gio benitez. >> reporter: vaping, we see those e-cigarettes just about everywhere. a new study says that just vaping once, even without nicotine or thc, can temporarily change your cardiovascular function. >> i don't think there's a single study that i've reviewed that hasn't established that vaping poses a health risk, it's just a question of how much and whether it causes other harmful effects like we're describing here. >> reporter: the study, published in the journal "radiology," recruited 31 healthy people in their 20s and 30s. they were all nonsmokers.

they each took 16 three-second puffs of e-cigarette liquid without nicotine. what they found was that it temporarily damaged that person's blood vessels. this is the artery before the e-cigarette, and this is the artery after. after vaping the blood flowed slowly, in some cases the effects lasted for minutes. researchers are calling for more review to see if this behavior, repeated enough over time, could possibly have lasting effects down the road. >> i think it's so clear that there's a short-term risk that if you extrapolate a bit, it only makes sense to think that there is a long-term risk. certainly decreased circulation to the heart muscle is going to result in heart damage. >> our thanks to gio benitez. e-cigarette maker juul is saying this study called for vaping that is, quote, unrealistically high in volume with limited time between puffs. >> and the president of the vaping association says

short-term changes don't necessarily say anything about long-term use. we've seen a lot about vaping in the news lately. many people calling for more research. >> right. it's still an incredibly new thing. >> yeah. >> so we don't know, really, anything about it. and that's how it works for me in most cases. this morning our most favorite reluctant chef is at it again. >> our own chris campbell tries his hand at barbecue, oh lordy. dirty dirty. 't they just need a quick refresh. try new febreze clothing quick dry mist. it eliminates odors and refreshes lightly-worn clothing. breathe happy febreze... la la la la la.

♪ mashed potatoes mashed potatoes ♪ you know, few things go better with mashed potatoes than some hot and spicy barbecue. >> they say. and this morning the kitchen bromance between cooking host steven kasado and our coordinating producer chris campbell finds its way to the outdoor grill. ♪ >> what are you doing, bro?

>> come on, i'm relaxing. >> my house, i'm not even home. i got back from shopping, i thought we were cooking. >> you're cooking, i'm relaxing. what's the matter with you? >> sick of showing you how to cook. what's this about? you're interrupting my sleeping. >> always taking it easy over there. >> of course. you cook, i chill, that's how this works. >> when you're grilling it truly is like a real act of cooking. you have to be there. >> this is what i do. i heat it up, i throw the meat down, i close it, i come back in 10 minutes, i flip it, then everybody eats. >> two things wrong already in what i heard. let's just get it started. >> all right, let's go. >> so we've got some coals and the grill to set up. first what i want to do is get some oil on here, get some black pepper. then right before we're going to throw it onto the grill, we're going to season it with salt. >> okay. >> so the first side, just a

little bit of oil. that you just rub in like that. >> give it a little massage here. >> no, you don't need to do that. hey, hey. >> don't massage the meat? >> no, no, no. i almost -- >> i call that marking my territory. >> i almost just slapped you. >> once steve and i made up, we moved forward and started to season the ribeye. >> now i'm going to go heavy on the black pepper. >> okay. >> so now let's get the grill nice and hot. >> using a charcoal grill was new to me. what are we waiting for? we waiting for these to turn? >> white hot. >> white hot, okay. >> the smoke got to be too much so steve showed me tom, his tomato plant. >> do you see this right here? the smoke, it was just killing us before. kind of blowing out the scene. now it's nice and calm. it's clean. >> i would create a grill with a fan on top to cool the cooker. >> at the end of the --

>> sort of defeats the purpose of what we're doing here, but -- >> all the waiting around got me tired. yawn again. hey, steve, don't let those coals get too hot, i don't want my steak to -- >> want a beer? >> beer would be great, thanks. it's in the kitchen. >> okay, so yo five minutes? ♪ >> after that rude awakening, it was back to work. >> so now we got the steak that you sort of smashed. now we're going to season it. season it with salt. you want to cover it up nicely. might look like a lot to some people. >> it would, i would think this is a lot. >> we salted the other side and placed it on the grill. >> i'm going to spin the grate to the hot side and sear it about a minute. it's been around a minute.

i'm going to spin it again. i'm going to flip it. and put it back on the other side. so just in a minute that's the kind of sear that it gets. >> oh, it's gorgeous. as every great chef does, it's time to take another rest. >> sounds good, i love that sizzle sound. >> it's looking good too. you would know if you weren't laying down. now i'm going to take it off and let this rest. >> all right. how long do we have to let it rest? >> at least five or ten minutes. the more you let it rest, the better it will be. >> i just want to eat. oh my god, look at that. >> and finally -- >> i'm going to see if i can finish all this before steve gets back with a fork and a knife. nk's back. treou >> you picked a good piece of beef. you had one that's nicely marbled. all that fat is going to melt when it cooks and it's going to baste the interior of that meat, creating a better steak. >> almost as if the pounding of the steak made it better.

as if i discovered a new way. >> i ain't going there, bud. >> this is so good. >> oh, man. i'm so hungry. >> i cannot stress enough how critical of a mistake it is to massage your meat before laying it down on the grill. guys? >> that's a good tip there. >> absolutely. >> that's helpful. >> big thanks to chris and steven for putting up with chris for that. >> really enjoyable. >> yeah. >> you don't eat steak. >> i don't eat steak because i'm trying to help the environment. >> oh, okay, high roading me right there. >> yeah, no. >> unbelievable. >> you like steak? >> huge fan, yeah. >> what about hot dogs? >> yes also. >> mystery meat? >> depends on what the mystery is. find out after the break. what" is next.

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about 400 years of public sex. wait, what? >> yeah. so the five men and the one 85-year-old woman were charged with breach of peace, public indecency. >> yeah, i'll say. >> right, yeah. >> yeah. >> and it happened in the grace richardson conservation area in connecticut. the area is reportedly known as a place for people to have sex. >> huh. wait, what? >> right? >> yeah. >> grace richardson conservation area. doesn't sound very conservative to me. >> my goodness, not at all. >> yeah. all right, moving on. yeah. okay, so a fish with two mouths. >> two mouths. >> wait, what? >> take a look. >> oh! that's weird. >> yeah, i don't like that. but it might be easier to catch if you're fishing. >> double the chances, right? >> where was this at? lake champlain? >> uh-huh, so the couple returned to land after going fishing and shared a picture of this interesting one. no one's sure how the fish ended up with two mouths.

everyone has their theory, including pollution or injury. >> couple real -- also interesting that they shared to it a facebook page called knotty boys. >> wait, what? >> wait, what? knotty. i don't know what the overarching theme of knotty boys is. >> somebody tell us. >> i don't want that on my browser history. >> yeah, i don't want to get caught with that. a new study from ucla finds the crazy cat lady stereotype is a myth. >> oh, okay. >> wait, what? you're buying it? wait, what? >> the segment's now called "oh, okay." i guess i buy it. how did they study this? 500 pet owner, they found nothing to support the crazy cat lady stereotype. >> wait, what? >> yeah. so this conclusion backs a 2017 study with no link between cat ownership and development of psychotic symptoms. >> okay, wait, what? i didn't know that psychotic symptoms were associated. >> i thought it was just

loneliness. the mystery continues.

this this morning on "world news now," an intense investigation into a fiery jet crash. >> the plane had just filled up with 400 gallons of jet fuel, this morning on "world news now," an intense investigation into a fiery jet crash. >> the plane had just filled up with 400 gallons of jet fuel, and it ran off the runway and burst into flames. what the pilot did just moments before that fire was sparked. i am the chosen one. somebody had to do it. >> also this morning, president trump proclaiming he is the chosen one while discussing the trade war between the u.s. and china, why he insists he has to take on china. danger in the water. a little boy bitten by a shark during his vacation with family. hear how he describes the terrifying attack. plus we're just a week away from the long labor day weekend, but it's not too late to catch a last-minute travel deal. we have the tips and tricks to a quick getaway on this thursday, august 22nd.

a week away from labor day weekend?he end of the summer, right? >> yeah, who approved that? >> i don't know, it sure got here quickly. >> i'm okay with it. >> yeah, we'll talk about that later this half hour. we do begin with a fiery plane crash in northern california. >> so this small jet shot off the runway when the pilot aborted the takeoff. >> eight passengers and two pilots were on board, and they escaped without injury. the faa and ntsb are investigating. abc's david kerley has more. >> reporter: that cessna citation bursting into flames after running through the end of a runway and crashing. >> one plane fully involved off the runway, approximately a half acre of grass burning. >> on the scene from our affiliate krcr, reporter briana haynie. >> it does look like they're getting a handle on these flames. it's causing a lot of smoke in the sky. >> reporter: once the fire was out, just a shell of the

two-engine private jet remains. investigators say the jet, having stopped for fuel, was taking off from oroville, northern california, on a flight to portland, oregon when for some reason the pilot decided to abort the takeoff. apparently unable to stop in time. word that all ten aboard this jet escaped with their lives uninjured. it was just last week that another cessna citation ran through a runway, this time in tennessee, and this jet owned by the nascar legend dale earnhardt jr. in fact, you can see earnhardt jr., his wife, their baby daughter, two pilots, and the family dog exiting that burning jet. investigators say earnhardt jr.'s jet was landing and hit the runway at least twice, hard, its landing gear failing, before running through that fence at the end of the runway. those pictures of the citation right after it came to rest in california are striking. you can see everybody's off the aircraft. the engines are still spinning. ten very lucky people. david kerley, abc news, reagan national airport. >> thanks to david.

turning now to president trump declaring himself the chosen one for taking on china on trade. >> escalating fears of a recession could jeopardize the president's re-election chances. but he said he had no choice but to impose tariffs which are rattling the stock market, putting a drag on american manufacturers and driving up prices. >> taking america into a recession, is it worth it? and do americans need to back that up? >> the united states is doing phenomenally well. but one thing i have to do is economically take on china. because china has been ripping us off for many years. somebody had to do it. i am the chosen one. somebody had to do it. so i'm taking on china. >> as the president continues to insist the economy is strong, he's waffling on cutting payroll taxes. first the white house denied the move was under consideration, then the president acknowledged that he was thinking about it. on wednesday, though, he changed

his mind again, saying a payroll tax cut is not necessary. and as all that's going on the president is also backtracking when it comes to tighter background checks, still sending mixed signals weeks after those mass shootings in el paso and dayton. >> students who survived last year's high school massacre in parkland, florida know exactly what they want. they unveiled a sweeping gun control plan that calls for bans on assault-style rifles and high-capacity magazines as well as the creation of a mandatory gun buyback program and a national gun registry. >> the president had called for stronger background checks in the immediate aftermath of parkland and the most recent attacks, but he is changing his mind again. and he's pushing back against claims that he's caving in to here's abc's mary bruce. >> reporter: just after the el paso massacres in dayton and el paso, president trump said this time would be different. >> there's a great appetite, and i mean a very strong appetite, for background checks and i think we can bring up background checks like we've never had before. >> reporter: americans have been calling for change too.

>> do something! do something! >> reporter: in iowa, republican senator joni ernst shouted down by voters demanding gun reforms. >> a lot of the incidents that we've seen do come back to mental illness. >> no! >> that isn't true! >> reporter: president trump has also been facing a different kind of pressure from the gun lobby. and now two weeks after el paso and dayton, he's changing course. >> we have a lot of background checks right now. gun owners can tell you that, others can tell you that. but there are certain weaknesses. we want to fix the weaknesses. it's a slippery slope and that's what actually your gun owners and a lot of other people are concerned with. >> reporter: sources tell abc news the president promised the head of the nra, wayne lapierre, that he will not support universal background checks. >> 100 people a day die from guns. do you see that as a public health emergency? >> i do. i do. sure, i do. and they die for a lot of other reasons too. we're working on background checks.

there are things we can do. but we already have very serious background checks. we have strong background checks. >> reporter: after the parkland shooting last year, the president welcomed survivors to the white house and made similar promises. >> and i don't understand why i can still go in a store and buy a weapon of war. >> reporter: the president says he still has an appetite for background checks but it's unclear what exactly he's willing to support. without clear guidance from the president, it's unlikely the republicans in congress are going to support any major changes. mary bruce, abc news, washington. >> our thanks to mary there. the next democratic debate is three weeks away hosted by abc news in partnership with univision. >> ten candidates have qualified so far under more stringent party rules including former vice president joe biden and senators bernie sanders, elizabeth warren, and kamala harris. if more than ten candidates meet those new thresholds for polling and fundraising, the dnc will add a second debate night. >> the debate is slated for september 12th and 13th at texas

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psychologists are encouraging mothers to take vacations from being moms. can i get an amen! >> that sounds really great. mom-cations, little getaways to recharge, are reportedly on the rise. escapes are said to be increasing as a new study shows mothers work an average of 98 hours per week. that sound accurate? >> it certainly does. >> i believe that. that's two full-time jobs plus overtime. psychologists say just two days away can benefit mental health and improve marital relationships. >> oh my gosh. >> that sound good? >> it sounds fabulous. i was just telling trevor that wednesdays are my long days. >> right. >> because my husband goes down to d.c. for work so i spend extra time being mom after this overnight shift. >> right. >> it's exhausting. >> yeah, that's a nonstop day. >> right? yeah, just momhood in general. >> i'm realizing my whole life is a mom-cation. >> how lucky, how lucky. moms, you know what, we're going to take our time back, let's do it. >> you've earned it.

is it a bird? or a bunny? we'll let you decide in "the mix." >> a classic dilemma. the latest shark attack, the victim this time an 11-year-old boy wading in knee-deep water. you'll hear him describe the moment it happened next. news from the "titanic." what the first people to dive down to the wreckage in nearly 15 years are saying about the ship's condition. >> plus here's a look at the nation's weather. look at the nation's weather. for singing definitely dry mouth has been a problem for me. i'm also on a lot of medications that dry my mouth. i just drank tons of water all the time. it was never enough. i wasn't sure i was going to be able to continue singing. i saw my dentist. he suggested biotene. it feels refreshing. my mouth felt more lubricated. i use biotene rinse twice a day and then i use the spray throughout the day. it actually saved my career in a way. biotene really did make a difference. [heartbeat]

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they disappeared friday and were last seen near port canaveral. a shark sighting shut down beaches on cape cod. it was spotted off of the head of the meadow beach. swimming was banned for about an hour. it's not known whether this is the same shark spotted on monday. and farther south, there has been yet another shark attack off the east coast of florida. >> this time the victim is an 11-year-old boy. he was enjoying the sand and the surf in ft. lauderdale. here's abc's maggie rulli. >> reporter: another shark attack terrifying swimmers all along the east coast. this time in ft. lauderdale. >> just kind of bit. it almost felt like human teeth. and then i ran out screaming. >> reporter: 11-year-old christian mariani was on vacation with his family about he says he was wading in knee-deep water. nearby lifeguards raced to get christian off the beach into the hospital where he needed 17 stitches.

>> it was really scary. >> reporter: so far this year there have been 34 shark attacks in the u.s. that's more than in all of 2018. days ago a 9-year-old was bitten by a shark on new smyrna beach in florida. she was also in knee-deep water. >> it almost felt like a grab at first, then it felt like a bite. i got 12 stitches. i kind of like tugged my leg away but it let go pretty quick. >> reporter: over the weekend shark sightings forced beach closures from cape cod to hawaii, where a woman survived bites on her back and hip 50 yards off the beach. it was a close call for this surfer in hawaii as well. >> it bumped me off my board, then it takes a chomp out of it, and then i'm in the water right now, and then i just know that i have to start swimming. >> maggie rulli, abc news, new york. >> you've got to be careful when you're in the water anywhere, but especially down there in florida. >> i feel like we're talking about these constantly now. >> i know. is it just us? are there more of them? >> it could be, this is my first year working with an

organization that extensively covers shark attacks. for me personally, i'm very tuned into shark attack data, i suppose you could say. but yes, statistically, i don't think it's that much more than usual. >> right. >> 2017, apparently a bad year for shark attacks. >> be careful out there. so the heart may go on but about the "titanic" wreckage apparently won't. >> a series of deep sea dives to the wreck of the sunken luxury liner finds some of it is decaying rapidly. the worst deterioration is on the starboard side of the officers' quarters. >> oh, that is where they were playing the music until it went down? >> that would be where the band is? >> yeah, right? >> by the officers' quarters? >> i don't know, i don't know. >> did the captain stay? >> look, you guys, the biggest question is still to this day, and will be, was there room for jack on the door? >> yeah, well, has the door deteriorated to the point where there's only rose now? >> yeah, you're right. >> i don't know. >> there's only rose.

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find a last-minute deal. >> reporter: 11th hour travel requires an open mind says pauline frommer of the family whose books have guided travelers all over the globe. be flexible with where you're going and when. surprisingly labor day travel's become cheaper lately. >> there's also less demand for hotels and airfare overall because a lot of people have headed back to school already. >> reporter: hopper, a mobile app for forecasting and tracking flights and hotel prices. hopper found travel deals for over the labor day holiday from new york to montreal for $270 round trip. to nassau, bahamas, $429. that's today's price. expect fares to climb every day you wait. >> prices will spike about $8 every day between now and labor day. >> reporter: halley says their research found flying out domestically on saturday before labor day is the cheapest, but taking off for international destinations, friday was the better day.

we checked google flights and found fares from new york to orlando still available saturday, august 31st, for $271 round trip. on friday getting to florida cost $314. the key is you have to return tuesday for these prices since flying on labor day is a peak travel day. >> no one's in the city so you can score a real deal. >> reporter: if you don't want to fly, no better time for a staycation. hotel rooms in big cities away from the beach are bargains. the inside tip, pauline says? wait until the very last minute, and be prepared to hop to a different spot to save the most. >> come into the city, because you will not have business travelers here, and there's certain hotels that cater only to them. so you could be in a very cushy place for very little money. >> our thanks to wabc's nina paneda. pauline says typically friday before labor day you can call and negotiate a great hotel rate. for the deepest discounts check in on saturday, not friday, and check out on tuesday. >> so you're like the super traveler around here.

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okay, that makes sense. that's good deductive reasoning. you've done optical illusions before. >> yeah, my eyes are well trained. >> i saw a rabbit first. it took me about 10 seconds to be, oh, that's a beak. >> yeah, that's interesting. sorry. >> it's okay. >> my foot accidentally touched trevor's, i didn't want him to think i'm trying to play footsie. >> one person said, i sat for ages seeing someone petting a crow with its beak open thinking, rabbits? >> that's a new sentence, i don't think that sentence has been said before. >> i don't think so, either. glad we cleared that up, right? this guy is very skilled. g. he slices an arrow in half with a sword in slow motion. so, you know, slow motion means it's taking a really long time to get there.

>> it will arrive eventually. >> okay, it's coming, it's coming, here we go -- >> and -- great. >> wow. >> that takes some skill. >> i wonder how many times he had to try that. >> good question. >> amazingly he manages to hit every one first time. watching the broken shards -- >> first time? >> yeah, that's what they claim. >> i believe them, i have no reason to doubt the slo-mo guys. >> right? >> i'm sure that's accurate. let's keep it with impressive feats. this one is a skilled young boy. here we go. cash. from deep. >> oh my goodness. >> excellent. so this is luka from nevada. >> a social media star. >> firing away, has mastered the celebration. love that form. oh, yeah. >> and he's 3 with a killer hair-do. >> yeah, those are some locks right there. >> yeah. i am loving it. also, if you're ever stuck in an airport, how about this to beat the boredom for a delayed flight? a live-in band. >> on board? >> on board, that's even better, right?

this morning on "world news now," president trump doubling down as he insists jews are being disloyal if they vote for democrats. hear what he had to say about denmark's prime minister when she responded to his trip cancelation. and why he says he's the chosen one. burning wild, the amazon rain forest is burning at a record rate. the fires are so intense, they can be seen from space. the environmental issue has turned into a political battle. hear who the brazilian president is blaming. new this half hour, the search for a sniper is on. >> authorities say a sheriff's deputy was shot and wounded when someone with a sniper opened fire. how that deputy is doing this morning and what we know about the suspect on the run. and they just can't calm down. what taylor swift just did for some 200 of her closest

superfans who are camped out braving heat, humidity, and summer storms ahead of her "gma" concert later this morning. it's thursday, august 22nd. the swifties are out in force. >> have you secured your spot for the concert? >> no. i'll be in times square. >> oh. well. la-ti-da. >> might be more cool at the park enjoying all of it? >> i've got to get some connections at abc to get close to it. >> to meet taylor herself. nypd is out protecting all the swifties who got some pizza. we've got all the "t" coming up. >> do we? i think you do, and i'm here. >> i've got the "t," trevor's here. we begin this half hour with president trump taking his defense of the trade war to a new level now claiming to be the chosen one when it comes to dealing with china.

>> the president is still pushing back against claims his tariffs could be instrumental in sending the country into a recession and said he had no choice but to impose the penalties. >> i am the chosen one. somebody had to do it so i'm taking on china. i'm taking on china on trade. >> even though the president says the economy is doing great, he continues to criticize federal reserve chairman jerome powell saying he raised interest rates too fast, too furious. >> the president is also fending off criticism over his abruptly canceling his trip to denmark and slamming its leader. >> the president referred to the danish prime minister as nasty after she rejected the notion of selling greenland to the u.s. as kyra phillips reports, it is an insult that we've heard before. >> reporter: president trump canceling his state visit to denmark saying he didn't like the way the country's prime minister dismissed his interest in buying greenland. >> greenland was just an idea, just a thought.

but i think when they say it was absurd and it was said in a very nasty, very sarcastic way, i said, we'll make it some other time. >> reporter: the prime minister making it clear greenland is not for sale. "thankfully, the time where you buy and sell other countries and populations is over." >> i thought that the prime minister's statement that it was absurd, that it was an absurd idea, was nasty. i thought it was an inappropriate statement. all she had to do is say, no, we wouldn't be interested. >> reporter: the prime minister now joins a growing list of women the president has called nasty. hillary clinton, nancy pelosi, senators elizabeth warren and kamala harris, even meghan, duchess of sussex. his attack on denmark comes as he escalates his attacks on american jews who vote for democrats. on twitter he thanked a conservative conspiracy theorist for saying israeli jews love trump. quote, like he's the king of

israel. while american jews don't even know what they're doing or saying anymore. >> in my opinion, you vote for a democrat, you're being very disloyal to jewish people and you're being very disloyal to israel. and only weak people would say anything other than that. >> reporter: major jewish organizations like the anti-defamation league outraged. >> i will be exactly clear on what that was. anti-semitism. the charge of disloyalty or dual loyalty has been used against jews for thousands of years. >> reporter: the hash tag #disloyaltotrump trending on twitter. the president asked about his words concerning jewish loyalty. >> isn't that anti-semitic? >> no, it's only in your head, it's only anti-semitic in your head. >> reporter: 24 hours ago the president said he was considering cutting the payroll tax to help working americans, but a reversal. he now says it's just not necessary. at the white house, kyra phillips, abc news.

>> thanks to kyra. a manhunt is under way for a sniper who shot a los angeles county sheriff's deputy. >> the suspect opened fire at the lancaster station. the 21-year-old patrol trainee was treated and released from the hospital. he was saved by a ballistic vest. authorities say the sniper may have fired from an apartment building that overlooks the station. also in california, a cook is behind bars for allegedly threatening a mass shooting at a long beach hotel. authorities say rodolfo montoya was upset about a work-related human resource issue. he then told a marriott co-worker he was going to shoot employees and hotel guests. police say they found a stockpile of guns and hundreds of rounds of ammunition at his home. turning to a terrifying close call for ten people aboard a small jet in northern california. the pilot of the twin-engine cessna aborted takeoff at oroville municipal airport. the plane shot off the runway, sparked a fire in the dry grass, and burst into the flames you see there. two pilots, eight passengers,

amazingly escaped without injury. federal authorities are now investigating. environmentalists and brazil's president are trading accusations over the raging fires in the amazon rain forest. these groups say the government is encouraging loggers and farmers to start these fires to clear the land, but the president says they are setting the fires to embarrass him. meanwhile the number of fires this year is much higher than last year. abc's james longman has more. >> reporter: the amazon rain forest, often called the planet's lungs, is struggling to breathe. record fires causing massive devastation. nearly 73,000 detected by researchers so far this year. an 83% increase from 2018. the fires visible even from space. those white patches not clouds but smoke. powerful winds carrying it nearly 1,700 miles away to sao paolo. these images from monday afternoon. drivers forced to use their headlights in the darkness. the major concern, how the wildfires could accelerate climate change.

the amazon rain forest produces 20% of the oxygen in the earth's atmosphere, a vital defense against global warming. brazil's president, without evidence, suggesting environmental groups may have had a role in the fires as a ploy for money. the president's critics say he's harmed the rain forest since he took office, selling it off, they feel, to loggers and miners. james longman, abc news, london. back at home the latest economic news undermines the administration's claim of a strong economy. reports the federal deficit will reach $960 billion by september 30th. that's the end of this fiscal year. it predicts the deficit will reach $1 trillion in 2020, which is two years faster than expected. so the reasons are president trump's tax cuts, the trade war with china, and an increase in federal spending. >> the government now says job growth wasn't as good earlier as first reported. employers added 500,000 jobs

less than thought. most of the revision came from industries most associated with consumer spending, retail, and travel. it's the biggest downward revision in ten years. so a pricey property known as the mountain has crumbled on the housing market. >> this is an enormous price drop, a 157-acre undeveloped piece of land in beverly hills. it's been owned by the likes of late media giant merv griffin and the sister of the shah of iran. it was lasted last year at $500 million. amazon ceo jeff bezos was among those scoping it out. at a recent foreclosure auction it sold for $100,000. >> holy moly. >> a bargain. >> a couple fewer zeros, i'd say. lenders say there's $200 million in outstanding debt on the property, so, i mean, that's still quite a deal from a billion. what are you doing, counting your coins? >> i couldn't do the math in my

head, four zeros. >> he wrote out the number of zeros for a billion and crossed them out. >> that's 1 billion. >> trevor, tell the people what you majored in in college? >> i have a minor in accounting. >> a minor in accounting. >> if it was a major, i could have done it mentally, yeah. >> thank goodness for that paper, show your work. >> switched the major to communications. the cast is finally revealed for the upcoming season of "dancing with the stars." but first, a plane caught on camera going down in the water off the coast of california. this morning we're hearing from the pilot about what went wrong and his rescue. plus the dramatic fail that may have saved the lives of two people ready to be shot into the air 100 miles per hour. wait til you see what happens next. air 100 miles per hour. wait til you see what happens next. and looking to buy life insurance on a fixed budget, remember the three p's. what are the three p's? the three p's of life insurance on a fixed budget are price, price, and price.

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this fail happened at an adventure park over the weekend. thankfully nobody was hurt but the ride was shut down and the passengers have received refunds. >> good thing. tense moments last evening outside a sports bar in orlando. >> somebody stuffed a suspicious-looking bundle inside the mouth of the alligator statue outside. it appeared to be a plastic bag wrapped with rope. the entire neighborhood was closed at the height of the dinner hour. the bomb squad removed it without incident. officials haven't said what it really was. next to a crash of a small plane off the coast of california. >> the plane went down in the water off san francisco, and it was piloted by a man who's no stranger to making a splash. here's abc's will carr. >> reporter: this frightening moment caught on camera. watch that single-engine plane skip along the pacific ocean then crash. seconds later 34-year-old pilot david lesh and his passenger record themselves incredibly standing on the wing just before the plane sinks.

>> there she goes. >> reporter: at times they laugh, then literally bob in the water waiting to be rescued. >> i'm holding on to my window shades as a flotation device. >> i'm on the seat cushion. >> got a seat cushion here. >> reporter: his plane lost power just south of san francisco on a sightseeing trip. his friends in a second plane recorded video of those heart-stopping moments. the coast guard quickly swept in. the two waving from the water, avoiding serious injury, but stung by jellyfish before they were airlifted to safety. >> i'm david lesh. >> reporter: lesh, the owner of an outdoor clothing company, has a history of attention-grabbing videos to promote his brand. >> our videos are edgy, but if you think that i crashed my brand new airplane as a publicity stunt, you need your head examined. >> reporter: the ntsb tells us they are waiting for it to be recovered before they decide to launlg launch a full investigation.

in los angeles, will carr, abc news. taylor swift performing later today. she's been busy in the booth. >> of course. in the booth. >> that's a phrase that we music fans like to use. she is reportedly planning to retrack her entire sound book. >> so "the hollywood reporter" says the "shake it off" singer tells cbs she's doing it to regain control of her master recordings. it comes in the wake of the surprise purchase of her original master recordings for $300 million by record executive scooter braun. >> take that scooter. use an adult name. swift just delivered a special surprise to nearly 200 of her superfans. her father and management team hand delivered 30 pizzas and water to those fans who are camping out. outside new york's central park, that's where they're camping out, i stopped in the middle of a sentence, eagerly awaiting her concert this morning on "good morning america." janai won't be there, she'll be in times square. >> i won't be there, but maybe

trevor you can get some contacts to get you down there, meet t-swift, taylor, we're excited. when we come back, the fresh controversy swirling around "dancing with the stars." and the bombshell dropped by lionsgate studios. lionsgate studios. sleep. our liquid has a unique botanical blend, while an optimal melatonin level means no next day grogginess. zzzquil pure zzzs. naturally superior sleep.

♪ skinny just gimme the skinny time now for "the skinny" starting with the moment we have all been waiting for. >> each and every one of us. after an unprecedented one-year hiatus, we are getting our first look at the cast of season 28 of "dancing with the stars." >> thank goodness. >> finally it's here. oh, it's still me. the 12 new contestants include bachelorette hannah brown. nfl hall of famer ray lewis. lamar odom. and mary wilson of the supremes. >> and "queer eye's" karamo brown, as well as modeling icon christie brinkley. >> chicago, chicago, it could be a leg up a little bit? >> no, no. >> no? >> no, not at all.

you know, a leg up, i think of the real dancers, like they could knock their own teeth out with their knee. i can barely get my leg up. and believe me, what i learned in "chicago" doing the honey rag, you cannot dance to beyonce doing the honey rag. so i need some moves. >> i was going to say i totally called karamo brown. >> deciphered all the clues. >> i did. "gma" posted something on their instagram, can you guess who it is? and i guessed it. so yes. >> a certain bit of controversy this season. former white house press secretary sean spicer. >> right, including spicer in the mix of this season's contestants triggered host tom bergeron to tweet his displeasure with the show's producers. >> he posted a lengthy statement about how he'd hoped the new season, quote, would be a joyful respite from our exhausting political climate and free of inevitably divisive bookings from any party affiliations.

>> uncharacteristically feisty from tom bergeron. >> yeah, and can sean spicer dance? >> i doubt it. >> i guess we'll -- >> i wouldn't count on it. >> i think you're probably right. next we want to move to the bombshell dropped by lionsgate. >> the hollywood studio has released the trailer for "bombshell" about the women who took on fox news channel's boss roger ailes. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> hot in here. >> you would not be able to tell that's charlize theron. she looks so much like megyn kelly, it's unbelievable. so this is "bombshell."

it's going to be released srona go attin roles. i told you i'm not a big movie person, but in middle school i did see "monster" and she was in that. >> that's the movie that you've seen? >> she totally transformed her look, just like there. one was far more drastic than the other. >> i mean, that doesn't look anything like her either way. >> you're right. depends how you define drastic. good job. >> what was your review of "monster," the only movie you've ever seen? >> i loved the movie, i think the story is fascinating. >> you should see more movies. >> i'm not in a rush, i'm not in a rush. things are apparently heating up between tyler cameron and gigi hadid. >> gigi and the former "bachelorette" contestant were spotted out and about in new york city hanging with tennis legend serena williams. >> oh! a source telling "us weekly" that hadid is, quote, really into cameron and another source tells e! that cameron is super into hadid too. glad they're finding love.

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superfan. >> terry has been a fixture in our community for decades. children in our band and their parents and their parents all grew up knowing terry. i knew it would mean the world to everyone and to terry to be able to come and play for him today. >> reporter: terry ranieri, who graduated from hempfield in 1975, fighting an aggressive form of cancer. >> terry has very little things to be positive about right now. but he always seems to smile, give you a thumbs up. he's the most positive individual that you could possibly imagine. >> reporter: for the past 45 years, terry lived for those friday night lights and his favorite part, the music. and thanks to the band's special surprise performance just for him, he got to hear it again. >> he's just a really great supporter of us. it's really cool.

>> seeing him at football games all the time, he was always there to cheer us on and was one of the biggest spartan superfans i've ever met in my entire life. >> reporter: terry was in for one more surprise. >> it's my pleasure to announce that we are making you an honorary member of our wall of fame, forever serving as an example for our graduates. >> thank you. i love you all. >> so amazing. our thanks to our pittsburgh station wtae-tv, pittsburgh's action news, for the help on that report. a facebook fan page created just for terry now has nearly 10,000 fans. >> man, that was great. >> yeah. >> i liked his -- it's amazing we caught his reaction. appreciate. appreciate. >> love that story. don't miss our updates on facebook, wnnfans.com. >> we've got more news next, keep it here. com. >> we've got more news next, keep it here.

happening now in america this morning, for the second time in one week, a jet crashes bursting into flames at a u.s. airport. the same plane as the one that crashed with racing star dale earnhardt jr. on board. new this morning, witnesses describe how it happened. breaking right now, the manhunt for a sniper. who shot a california sheriff's deputy in the station parking lot? the deputy walking to his car when he was targeted. the one thing he did that saved his life. the new interview with a teenager who nearly died of lung failure after smoking e-cigarettes. >> my heart was just pounding out of my chest at 100 miles an hour. >> the growing concern linked to vaping now being reported in 16

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