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we are back with this dramatic rescue from the florida everglades. three people were trapped in a swamp after their offroad vehicle broke down. they were on top of their vehicle waving their hands when they were spotted by the collier county sheriff's helicopter. they were airlifted out. authorities say they were cold and tired but safe. >> thank goodness for that. federal investigators say the deadly collapse of a pedestrian bridge in miami was the result of a faulty design and lax oversight. the bridge fell onto an eight-lane road next to florida international university in march last year killing six people. >> ntsb said errors led to unusually severe cracking in the concrete which should have prompted the road to be closed. the agency blamed designers, engineers, builders, and the school for failing to realize

the cracking had reached unacceptable levels. the u.s. postal service next year is marking a milestone in women's rights. a new stamp will celebrate women getting the right to vote with the 19th amendment. there will also be stamps for journalist gwen ifill. and golfer arnold palmer. as well as the 50th anniversary of earth day. other subjects are also flowers, fruits, vegetables, hip-hop music, and dance. >> we're waiting for harriet tubman on that 20, though. a new study suggests when it comes to people and music, listeners usually take a goldilocks approach, that is, they like their music not too complex, also not too simple. researchers used a computer model to determine the complexity of a piece of music then asked listeners to rate how how much they liked the music on a scale of 1 to 4. most listeners preferred songs with a medium complexity which had a familiar sound but which can be a little unpredictable. coming up, the douglas dynasty. >> cameron douglas opening up in an exclusive interview with diane sawyer about his downward spiral with drug use and just

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♪ they ♪ they've been one of the ruling families of hollywood for generations. but while fame ran through the douglas family, so did decades of scandal, pain, and heartache. >> cameron douglas, son of oscar-winning actor michael douglas, is now opening up about a downward spiral of drug addiction that nearly tore his family apart. abc's diane sawyer has this exclusive interview. >> a kind of miracle you're okay? >> i like the sound of that word. >> reporter: now 40, cameron douglas was confined seven years behind bars, including in maximum security, and nearly two years in solitary confinement. >> when you were 13 you were smoking pot. when you were 15 you were snorting cocaine. when you were 17 you had sampled crystal meth. 19 liquid cocaine.

26 heroin. how close were you to dying? >> probably pretty close. >> reporter: a father comes to join us. to talk about the awful dance of lies, broken promises, hope, and despair. >> you rack your brain. you take it personally. you're beginning to start blaming yourself. >> reporter: he has three seizures. he writes that every injection pushes him close to overdose. he's so paranoid from the cocaine that sometimes he holes up in his closet for days. he is hiding from his father. >> he had -- he had reached a point where i thought i was going to lose him based on everything i'd seen. and was not willing to emotionally commit any more. >> and you said, don't you love me any more, dad? >> and i said words -- those words were heartbreaking to me. >> reporter: as his dad limits

the money, cameron said he had to do something to get the drugs his body craved. in the past he's experimented with robbery, putting on a mask, a drug-fueled raid on a liquor store, then a motel where an elderly woman is behind the desk. she only has $20. but he takes it. >> probably the lowest point. >> reporter: now he's going to target drug dealers, and he brings a weapon. how close did you come to killing someone? >> i don't know. >> reporter: at this time he is also scrambling to learn a new trade, trafficking drugs across the country. crystal meth in bath salts, hidden in gift baskets. his communications are in code, his equipment encrypted. a knock on the door at a hotel in new york city. >> i open the door to a central casting dea agent. that was the moment that i knew that it was over.

>> reporter: his name is now beneath a prison number. though his lawyers did manage to get him a sentence of only five years, and he starts out in minimum security. about a year in, he is caught flagrantly using heroin. a furious judge hauls him back in court. >> my sentence was just doubled from five to ten years. overwhelmed, i pass out. >> reporter: for the first time since he was 13 years old, cameron douglas has long stretches without drugs. was it prison that turned you around? >> it was getting away from addiction and allowing me to begin to see things more clearly. and then, you know, the constant love and support of my family. never giving up on me. >> reporter: i wondered if he had a final question for his dad. >> i guess i want to know if you -- if you truly gave up -- if you truly thought that i

wasn't going to make it out. or you held on to some hope that i was going to be able to pull through. >> well i -- i mean -- hope? yes. pe, yes. but -- if you were, you know, asking me -- yeah, always had hope. but no, i did not think you were -- i did not think you were going to make it. >> just stark honesty right there. and our thanks to diane. again, seems like he almost didn't make it. there were a lot of challenges there. and i'm sure the challenges continue when it comes to drug addiction as well. >> and the detail with which he shared with diane.

the lengths he was going to, to get the drugs, even in prison. >> our thanks to diane, again. coming up, the shocking number of people who don't tip their uber drivers. >> wait, what? that's next on "world news now." if you're age 50 to 85, 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. . . . . . i'm 54. alex, what's my price? you can get coverage for $9.95 a month. i'm 65 and take medications. what's my price? also $9.95 a month. i just turned 80. what's my price? $9.95 a month for you too. if you're age 50 to 85, call now about the #1 most popular whole life insurance plan,

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♪ ♪ we've been missing music from today's show. i got spoiled yesterday. >> she likes the music. it's your first time with our segment "wait, what?" >> but we had some wait, what moments yesterday. >> we sure did. this is the official wait, what? >> wait, what? did you know most uber riders don't tip? are you a tipper? >> i won't say wait, what on that. wait, what, why are you calling me out? there's a whole thing about tipping, everybody gets into it, it's taboo to talk about it. for some reason. >> let's talk about it. >> also the fact that obviously from country to country it's different. when it comes to uber, uber, it was all about the cash not changing hands. and you don't have to tip.

and then because of lyft, the whole tipping craze started. >> now there's a tip option. so researchers from the university of san diego and stanford, they studied tipping on uber app, it turns out riders only tip now 16% of uber rides. men are more likely to tip than women. female drivers are more likely to get tips than male drivers. >> i think it's built in, honestly. also they got rid of surge pricing. it's increased fares now. and look, you're still getting paid. if you're helping with my bags, yes, i'll throw you some. really it's already built in. why are we falling for this? >> but we are. moving on to another wait, what? this is like equal parts public service announcement -- >> and it's nasty. >> also i feel like i need to apologize for ruining -- >> your morning coffee, yeah. >> did you know if you're drinking coffee made from preground beans there's a good chance there are ground-up cockroaches in there too. >> wait, what?

university of montana biology professor says he learned that, you know the cockroaches apparently get -- the processed beans that are in huge stockpiles, they get infested with cockroaches, so when they get all ground up, you get cockroaches in there. look, it's all in there together. it's okay, right? >> yeah, it's organic. >> it's organic. it's going to be hot. >> i can't. >> it will be fine. >> i'm buying whole beans from now on. >> protesters sing "baby shark" to help calm a child here. >> you have to see this video. protesters in lebanon surrounding this car, the baby starts to panic a little bit, the mom asks for some help and this is the solution. >> from a protest to "baby shark." i feel like they're in the same vein, really, to disrupt. >> nationals fans can tell you a little something of that. >> baby's first protest,

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this morning on this morning on "world news now," anher key witness in the impeachment inquiry headed to capitol hill. >> a day after testimony that democrats called the most damaging yet, another top official who deals with ukraine is preparing to be grilled. breaking overnight, the new video just in, a brush fire in hawaii has shut down an airport and is threatening homes. a possible medical breakthrough. a company says it has a new drug to treat people with early signs of alzheimer's disease. but there are skeptics. what happens next. and my friend jimmy kimmel this week setting brooklyn on fire. what the late-night host had to say in an exclusive one-on-one about me. it's wednesday, october 23rd.

good morning, everyone. it's our final installment of "kenneth and kimmel." but don't be sad because kaylee hartung is back. we did not scare her off yesterday. >> thanks for having me back. i think i'm only back because i laughed at all your jokes. >> that's a great reason. speaking of jokes, jimmy kimmel and i, we go back and forth, he gives me some advice about joke telling so we'll see fit works. i nomd to pay attention to. >> we can't wait for all that fun. >> we do need to get some news this half hour, talking about that stunning testimony from the top u.s. diplomat in ukraine offering up a detailed account of the quid pro quo allegation at the center of the impeachment inquiry. >> today the house committees conducting the investigation will hear from another senior state department official. they're still digesting ambassador taylor's closed-door interrogation lasting 10 hours. >> now the president is facing backlash for comparing the impeachment investigation to a

lynching. abc's mona kosar abdi has more. >> reporter: lawmakers on capitol hill describing audible gasps and sighs during explosive testimony delivered by the president's top diplomat to ukraine tuesday. in a closed-door hearing acting u.s. ambassador bill taylor telling congressional committee members that the president himself ordered officials to hold foreign aid to ukraine until that country's president publicly announced an investigation into the 2016 election and the bidens. >> in my 10 short months in congress, it's not even noon, right, and this is the -- my most disturbing day in congress so far. >> reporter: in his opening statement obtained by abc news, taylor said it was also clear that the quid pro quo conditions were quote driven by the irregular channel i had come to understand was guided by mr. giuliani. taylor describing two channels of policy-making with regard to ukraine often separate and at odds. the white house dismissing taylor's testimony calling the career diplomat a quote rod call

unelected bureaucrat. >> they're interviewing ambassadors who i've never heard of. >> reporter: trump also dominating headlines by using a new epithet to describe the impeachment probe, equating it to a lynching. >> how dare he compare our constitutional obligation for oversight to a hate crime. >> reporter: one of the president's allies, lindsey graham, quick to come to his defense. >> when it's about trump, who cares about the process, as long as you get him, so yeah, this is a lynching in every sense. >> reporter: while other republicans on the hill rebuked him. just this week the president called on republicans to form a united front, but senate majority leader mitch mcconnell in a rare move broke from the president saying, given the history in our country, he wouldn't compare the process to a lynching but rather an unfair process. kenneth, kaylee? >> our thanks to mona for that report. the senior trump administration official who

anonymously wrote a scathing op-ed last year is about to publish a tell-all book. >> in the initial essay in the "new york times" the official claimed to be acting as part of a resistance inside the government saying many within the administration were actively blocking some of president trump's orders. the person described the president's leadership style as petty and ineffective. the book out next week is being promoted as an unprecedented behind the scenes portrait of the trump presidency. turkey and russia have reached a deal to divvy up control of syria and push the kurds farther away from the border. >> vladimir putin and turkey's president held talks to fill the void left by president trump's decision to withdraw u.s. troops and abandon america's kurdish allies. abc's james longman is in the region. >> reporter: cementing their power in syria, turkey and russia redrawing the map as the u.s. pulls out. after a six-hour meeting, presidents putin and erdogan agreeing on a new plan for northern syria. the president of turkey telling

the kurds their positions will be destroyed and they must pull back further. the new deal allows turkey to keep this area they've already taken and forces the kurdish fighters to pull back from more territory to the east and west along the border. president erdogan trying to resettle millions of refugees from turkey in that region. the fate of hundreds of thousands of kurdish civilians already uprooted now in the balance, the u.n. warning of a looming humanitarian crisis. with american partners pulling out, the kurds may have little choice but to accept the terms of this day. in days turkish and russian forces will patrol the border, sealing the kurdish defeat. after years of civil war, putin is helping syrian president assad reclaim his country. kurdish forces say they've already withdrawn from large parts of northern syria, although this deal is an even bigger concession. but i think many people there feel in order to save lives, they may have no choice. james longman, abc news in

northern iraq. southern californians are in for another day of the heat wave and the danger of more fires. >> a small brush fire sprang up in the brentwood section of l.a. but a lack of wind helped firefighters knock it down quickly. a red flag fire warning has been posted for later this week as winds pick up. >> accuweather's adam del rosso has the forecast. >> that fire threat remains in place across southern california, but we're also watching from the bay area northward to redding for those fire conditions. not just today but into friday as well. we've got a cold front dropping southward through the rockies. that's going to bring some snow today into tonight in the mountains. 6 to 12 inches. but even around denver we're talking 2 to 4 inches by the time all is said and done into tomorrow. into the northeast the rain wrapping up as this low pressure exits to the north. a dry but breezy day on tap for everyone else. new video just in from hawaii. this brush fire on maui that can be seen for miles around.

it's burned almost 1,000 acres and it's threatening homes. at least one house has been damaged and some residents have been evacuated. officials also have closed a nearby airport used by private planes. an investigation is under way at penn state university into the death of a high school senior who was visiting the campus last weekend. police say 17-year-old jack schoenig went into cardiac arrest and died at an off-campus house. >> members of a school fraternity live at the residence but it's not the chapter's official campus house. the fraternity has been temporarily suspended. the death comes two years after penn state student timothy piazza died after a night of hazing and drinking at a different fraternity house. two students at university of connecticut have been suspended after shouting a racial slur outside student apartments, screaming the slur nearly two weeks ago. the two white 21-year-olds say they were playing a game in which they dared each other to scream offensive words. both could face to a year in prison. former president jimmy carter remains in a hospital after falling at his georgia

home. carter suffered a minor pelvic fracture but aides say he's in good spirits. this is the second fall for the former president in less than a month and his third since may. at 95 years old, he is the oldest living former president. no word yet on when he might be released from the hospital. >> he is a tough one and we are wishing him a speedy recovery this morning. he's a tough one but i would not an tough one for this one, a haunted house in tennessee unlike any other. the owner says no one has ever finished it. >> to visit mccaney manor in the summer town 60 miles from nashville for this horror show? >> no. wait -- >> no, uh-uh. >> you have to sign a 40-page waiver to get through the door. >> 40 pages? >> you have to pass a physical and undergo a background check. visitors also have to watch a two-hour orientation video. >> uh-uh. you even have to pass a drug test on the day of the show. apparently the price is cheap, just a bag of food for the

owner's five dogs. he says no one -- >> who are gnawing at your ears. >> they're part of the show. no one has ever nished a tour but if someone does the grand prize is $20,000. so you know. >> and nightmares for the rest of your life. >> the therapy alone will cost you about $100,000. so apparently no cursing is allowed. that would already put me out. and to quit there's a safe phrase. visitors have to say "you really don't want to do this." and so apparently there's a whole video montage for this. >> people are crying. >> people are saying, "you really don't want to do this." see? they're like no! oh my god i would never. yeah. that's -- no. >> i can't even unsee what we just saw in that video. >> no. i thought earlier you could run through or something like that. >> just jet. no way. >> not with that one. >> they're grabbing you, opening

up trap doors. >> michael myer is in there, probably the real one, to kill you. >> don't go, don't go. >> don't do it. coming up, jimmy kimmel's advice to us about inserting humor into "world news now." but first what could be a major step forward in the battle against alzheimer's disease. the new drug that's showing new promise. later in "the mix," the woman who's been suffering hiccups for 12 years. flush flings odors onto your soft surfaces? then they get released back into the air so you smell them later ew. right? that's why febreze created new small spaces. press firmly and watch it get to work... unlike the leading cone, small spaces continuously eliminates odors in the air and on surfaces-so they don't come back for 45 days. now that's one flushin' fresh bathroom. breathe happy febreze...

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your acceptance is guaranteed. and this plan has a guaranteed lifetime rate lock, so your rate can never go up for any reason. so call now for free information. and you'll also get this free beneficiary planner. and it's yours just for calling. so call now. at least 15 people are dead after nearly a week of violent protests in chile. security forces used tear gas and water cannons to stop rock-throwing demonstrators. much of the country is under a

state of emergency with curfews. protesters are frustrated by income inequality. now to a possible breakthrough for treatment of alzheimer's disease. >> a drug company biogen says it will seek fda approval to treat people with the earliest signs of the disease. earlier this year biogen scrapped research saying the drug didn't work. the company now says new analysis suggests it was effective in higher doses. some experts are skeptical for several reasons including the fact that the company hasn't released the data. e-cigarette company juul is facing a lawsuit allege is the company marketed its products to minors and young adults. here is abc's linsey davis. >> i had to learn how to walk again, basically. i couldn't really walk. >> reporter: in a new lawsuit, 21-year-old conner evans alleges his 2 1/2 weeks in a pennsylvania hospital are directly linked to his year-long vaping of the popular e-cigarette juul. >> my lungs were filled up to

80% of the capacity filled with fluid. >> reporter: evans is suing the company claiming it failed to warn him about the dangers. the once-healthy high school hockey captain was admitted to the hospital in may having great difficulty breathing, later placed in a medically induced coma for eight days. >> you're sitting in a bed, your parents are just looking at you, your family, you know -- everyone -- you don't realize how much you're cared about until like that happens. >> reporter: according to the lawsuit, juul failed to properly assess and warn about the harm that its products cause to the human lungs and body, adding, the e-cigarette brand falsely advertises its e-cigarette system as a safe alternative to traditional cigarettes and knew or should have known the potential dangers of its products. >> what the risks are to adolescent brains in sucking down nicotine, what the risk is to conner evans' lungs long-term is yet to be told. >> reporter: while cdc and fda

is currently investigating the growing list of severe lung injuries errored, so far they have not tied them to a specific brand, substance, or product. evan says he was 19 when he began vaping and never smoked cigarettes or any other product. >> i wish i never had done it. >> our thanks to linsey davis. abc news reached out to juul about the lawsuit but the company had no comment. coming up in our next half hour what you need to know about this year's world series. even if you haven't seen a single baseball game this year. but first, my exclusive one on one with jimmy kimmel, just two humble and modest celebrities sitting down for one big interview.

♪ ♪ in case you haven't heard, we're in the midst of jimmy kimmel taking his show on the road and bringing it right here to our very own backyard. >> for jimmy's annual pilgrimage back to his nati

♪ in case you haven't heard, we're in the midst of jimmy kimmel taking his show on the road and bringing it right here to our very own backyard. >> for jimmy's annual pilgrimage back to his native brooklyn we sat down with the man, the comedian, the legend to discuss his show, and me. >> please relax, here we're all week, we're here for slightly less time than felicity huffman will be in prison. >> reporter: jimmy kimmel back with benedict cumberbatch and kelly ripa. >> this show is great. >> what? >> you here in brooklyn. >> reporter: jimmy sitting down with celebs and helping us out on "world news now." >> we're the show that comes on like two hours after yours so i feel we have some of the same viewers. we call ours insomniacs. any advice for us on our show "world news now"? >> i do love the idea it's the middle of the night and people like me who love being up at night, or who are disturbed and can't sleep, or a lot of women feeding their babies -- >> yes, new moms. >> shout-out to the new moms because those -- that's who you really want to connect with.

>> i like sleeping on this slide right here. i'm a serious news man -- >> that's debatable. >> no, you've seen the show, right? you've seen the show. we still have fun, entertainment. i try to tell a joke. what i've learned, joke-telling is hard. so any advice to me at all? >> well, surround yourself with sycophants. that's my advice. people who will laugh at anything you say. then you won't even know you're not funny. >> speaking of, your family. >> see, that's a good joke. >> reporter: 17 seasons in on abc and the late-night host has come face-to-face with one celebrity after another. but does he remember the most famous one of them all? me.

>> i actually tell people we're friends. >> oh, you do? >> jimmy and i are friends. >> oh, i don't -- are we sure -- are you sure about that? >> reporter: yep, i'm sure, diane. i just have to prove it to jimmy. >> do you remember me and do you know how many times we've met? >> how many times -- of course i remember you, but let's see, how many times have we met? i'm going to say -- do you know the exact number? >> i do know the exact number. because we're friends, jimmy. you should know this as we. >> well -- you know, it's weird, because you're on tv. >> right. >> i have seen you. >> let me help you out here. let's go to the tape here. this is us here, your first time here in brooklyn, remember that? >> reporter: also that time in philadelphia. and two years ago when i went to jimmy's show in l.a. >> your dad has just given me a tour. >> i'm dying. oh, my dad gave you a tour, that's right.

>> i wanted to prove to everybody we're actually friends, we actually know each other. >> how do you feel about me? >> i like you. >> thanks, jimmy. >> let's work on our relationship. >> so you can really remember me. >> first i'm going to put this in my house. then i'm going to forget it. >> so there's a picture of us now that will be in jimmy's hoin l.a., that's great, right? >> clearly you're friends now. >> officially four times. four times we've met. it's on the record. >> documented thoroughly. >> big thanks to jimmy kimmel, we had so much with him, we wish m the best of luck the next couple of days as he finishes tonight he's got bill murray, senator bernie sanders, big show. eddie murphy as well. >> all the while he'll be working on your relationship. >> he will. and i'll be there rit there with him, working on it, because we're friends and that's what friends do. coming up, the woman who's been hiccupping since 2007. and the halloween costume for every fan of popeye's. every fan of popeye's.

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and a price that fits your budget. i'm 54. alex, what's my price? you can get coverage for $9.95 a month. i'm 65 and take medications. what's my price? also $9.95 a month. i just turned 80. what's my price? $9.95 a month for you too. if you're age 50 to 85, call now about the #1 most popular whole life insurance plan, available through the colonial penn program. it has an affordable rate starting at $9.95 a month. no medical exam, no health questions. your acceptance is guaranteed. and this plan has a guaranteed lifetime rate lock, so your rate can never go up for any reason. so call now for free information. and you'll also get this free beneficiary planner. and it's yours just for calling. so call now.

time for "the mix." we're going to start with a medical condition that i really feel for this mom. she has been apparently -- had the hiccups -- >> i can't imagine. >> -- for more than a decade. lisa graves, mother of two. she's looking for answers. the doctors cannot figure this out but they think it might the side effect of a stroke that was noticed during pregnancy for her first child. she says she's been dealing with it for so long, though, she doesn't really notice. i mean, it's noticeable but she's kind of used to it. she compared it to a dog's bark after it's been stood on. she's got a sense of humor as well. noise of a chicken, apparently. >> i found it interesting, she's

a nail technician. if you've ever gotten a manicure, i can't imagine somebody with sharp objects near your fingers or nail polish with a hiccup, a jolt. >> they jerk a little bit, right? especially -- yeah. she can't -- i know it's halloween season but i don't think you can scare her out of these hiccups here. >> that was good, that was good. >> appreciate it. >> do you have a joke for this next one? a basket building, apparently an icon if you've ever been to newark, ohio. look at it right there. >> oh, it's cute. >> once the headquarters of the longaberger basket company, now turning into a luxury hotel. isn't that where you've always dreamed of spending your vacation? >> i can't really say that but i hope it's got some good picnic food? or maybe it's a hotel that we can all go to here at "world news now" because we've got a lot of basket cases here? let me see if i've got another. i don't. >> i'm following jimmy kimmel's advice and i'm just laughing at all of your jokes because i have none. this building, how about this.

the developer bought it for just $1.2 million. i don't know what hotel you can buy -- i think that's steal. you've got to make a profit on that. >> i think so. maybe somebody could make a profit off this. we've heard about sexy halloween costumes. you remember mr. rogers? >> i don't know how you -- >> the fries that were in a precarious location? this one capitalizing on the craze over popeye's and that chicken sandwich that sold out. this is the sold-out chicken sandwich costume available right there. >> wait, are you kidding me? >> yeah, it's comprised of a flesh-toned strapless body suit with a cheeky backside. the bodice of the costume -- >> it is sold out. >> it's got "sold out" on there. the costume's not sold out, the chicken sandwich sold out. have we still not heard about this chicken sandwich? >> have you had the chicken sandwich? >> no, i never got it, i wanted

it.

this morning on "world news now," democrats and republicans sharing their outrage after president trump compared the impeachment process to a lynching. it's a term used during the last impeachment battle as well, and one presidential candidate is apologizing. also this morning, dangerous weather coast to coast. hot and dry conditions are creating favorable conditions for fires in california. while the northeast is being pummeled with rain. new this half hour the most dangerous celebrities online. >> the report of which celebrity searches could expose fans to viruses and malware. that's ahead on "the skinny." game one of the world series goes to the nationals thanks to great pitching and big hits. but if you struck out watching any of the season leading up to this, will ganss will have your world series 101 to catch you up

and thankfully he'll get a big assist from kaylee. it's wednesday, october 23rd. we've got our sports aficionado, expert kaylee hartung back here to really help us. we need you now more than ever. >> i was really hoping you were going to give us the keys -- >> nope. >> -- to watching the world series. >> no. will ganss and i, we're typically horrible with some sports here. we'll just be like, you just take it. >> a big win for the nationals. we'll just go ahead and put that out there. >> we'll get into that in just a moment.

we do begin this half hour with the explosive testimony from the top american diplomat in ukraine directly tying president trump to an effort to withhold aid for political gain. >> ambassador bill taylor wrapped up nearly ten hours of testimony last night, detailing how military aid hinged on the willingness of ukraine's president to publicly announce investigations into joe biden and other democrats. >> as abc's jonathan karl tells us, president trump is firing back and drawing widespread criticism for likening himself to the victim of a lynching. >> reporter: he's called it a witch hunt, a coup, a frd, a scam. president trump used a new epithet to describe the impeachment inquiry, one with violent racial overtones. he called it a lynching. >> every time his back is against a wall he throws out a racial bomb. but how dare he compare our constitutional obligation for oversight to a hate crime. >> reporter: lynching has long described the racist murders of african-americans by hanging. there have been more than 4,000 documented lynchings since the end of the civil war. republican senator lindsey graham jumped to the president's defense. >> this is a lynching in every sense, this is unamerica >> reporter: tim scott, the senate's only african-american republican, said he didn't think the president's use of the term was racially charged but -- >> i get his absolute rejection of the process, and i wouldn't use the word lynching.

>> listen to what senate majority leader mitch mcconnell told our mary bruce. >> is that how you would characterize this inquiry, as a lynching? >> given the history in our country, i would not compare this to a lynching, that was an unfortunate choice of words. >> reporter: republican senator susan collins was quite critical of the president's use of the term, tweeting quote lynching brings back images of a terrible time in our nation's history and the president never should have made that comparison. jonathan karl, abc news, the white house. >> our thanks to jonathan there. former vice president joe biden was among those criticizing president trump for describing the impeachment inquiry as a lynching calling the comparison abhorrent. >> biden blasted trump in a tweet saying quote impeachment is not a lynching, it's a part of our constitution. but biden later apologized after a 1998 interview surfaced of him making a similar comparison about the impeachment probe against president clinton.

>> even if the president should be impeached, history is going to question whether or not this was just a partisan lynching or whether or not it was something that in fact met the standard. >> in his twitter apology, biden said it was not the right word to use, but he slammed the president saying he chose his words deliberately even though they stoke racial divides. today in the impeachment probe another senior state department official who deals with ukraine, philip reeker, is heading to capitol hill to take questions. breaking overnight, there is a heartbreaking end the search for a 3-year-old girl in alabama. >> police say the body of camille mckinney was found in a dumpster at a landfill. the girl known as cupcake was kidnapped from a birthday party sparking a massive search. patrick stallworth and derek brown are now facing capital murder and kidnapping charges. >> tonight our entire city is mourning. camille is gone. >> tomorrow we will be screening warrants for kidnapping and

capital murder against patrick stallworth and derek brown. >> both stallworth and brown are in custody this morning. turning to the weather the storm system that ravaged the south with tornados is finally moving out to sea off the east coast. another powerful system has been whipping up lake michigan, making it look more like an ocean. 9-foot-high waves crashed against the lake's eastern shore. in washington state more flooding is likely today. one river is flowing at twice the volume considered flood stage, and many roads are closed. >> brush fires are popping up all over the los angeles area, like this one in the brentwood area. the problem is the opposite of washington's. too hot, too dry. temperatures are 10 degrees warmer than normal. >> because of the fire danger, pacific gas and electric may shut off power to 200,000 customers tonight. officials worry sparks from

high-voltage lines may spark new brush fires. the utility has been blamed for last year's paradise fire. prosecutors seem to be cranking up the pressure on parents who are pleading not guilty in the college admissions bribery scandal. >> nearly a dozen of them, including actress lori loughlin and her husband, have been hit with new federal charges. all of those charges stem from the parents' efforts to get their children into usc. abc's eva pilgrim has the details. >> reporter: more charges for lori loughlin and her husband, along with nine other parents who have pleaded not guilty in that varsity blues college admissions scandal. each now facing new federal bribery charges. >> additional charges mean additional possible time behind bars. this is clearly prosecutors trying to pressure these parents into cutting a deal. >> reporter: loughlin and her husband accused of paying $500,000 to get their two daughters into usc by posing them as elite athletes. those daughters no longer enrolled at usc but their parents now facing trial. as for felicity huffman, she is set to be released this weekend from prison where she was spotted getting a visit from her husband and daughter. huffman pleaded guilty to paying

$15,000 to boost her daughter's s.a.t. scores. >> she took responsibility almost immediately. she was contrite, did not try to minimize her conduct. i think she handled it in a very classy way. >> do you guys have any comment? >> reporter: pressure mounting on the families fighting those charges. >> any and all of these parents could still come forward and say, i plead guilty. the question is just, are prosecutors going to demand more from them now than they would have a few months ago? >> reporter: any of these defendants could make a deal right up until trial. none of these cases are scheduled yet so they still have time. eva pilgrim, abc news, new york. >> our thanks to eva. the chicago teachers strike enters its seventh day this morning. >> the 34,000 union employees plan a large rally today targeting the mayor's budget address. police warn some downtown streets will be closed during the morning commute. classes are again canceled today although buildings are open for students.

an urgent search for a missing west point cadet. military officials say kade kurita of southern california has been missing since friday. the 20-year-old failed to show up for a military skills competition at the new york military academy. an m-4 rifle is also missing. the west point officials say he may be a danger to himself but not the public. the logo for the upcoming 2024 paris olympics is out, and it is getting a lot of attention on social media. >> it sure is. it's supposed to show both the olympic flame and marianne, the young woman who has symbolized the french republic for 230 years. can you see the lips near the bottom there? >> yep. >> i see it. >> organizers say they switched from the eiffel tower to marianne partly to pay tribute to women athletes. detractors however say it's more suited to a hair salon, mae a dating site. >> someone even suggested swiping left on the logo. i actually -- okay, so i didn't -- i consciously was like, i don't want to see it

until the show. and i see it now. i actually kind of like it. >> okay. >> it's like you can see the flame -- >> the first thing i saw -- >> and you could see the -- >> -- was the woman's face. it took some explaining for me to get to the point, that's supposed to be a flame. >> really? >> i didn't know anything about it, i just looked at the logo, didn't know what the controversy was about, and i saw the woman's face. i saw someone on twitter saying it looks like rachel from "friends." >> rachel was very popular there. they say one reason to pay homage to women athletes, they were first allowed to compete in the olympics in the 1900 paris games. so it's symbolic. there's a message there as well. pretty cool. >> yeah. hey, coming up in sports, the nba season is finally under way, i'm told, as baseball season wraps up. right, kaylee? >> right, kenneth. if you haven't been paying attention, perhaps, game one already in the books. we're going to tell you what you need to know, we're going to tell kenneth what he needs to know about this year's world series.

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we are back with this incredible video. that's two sisters in their living room when a largeree fell on their house in southern maryland. the girls were not seriously hurt but the house sustained serious damage as you see there. the family's now living in a hotel. a gofundme page has been set up to help them pay bills and start to rebuild. thankfully they are okay this morning. in arizona a new development in a police confrontation caught on video that sparked outrage. >> it involved a father handcuffed, a mother detained at gunpoint, and their 4-year-old daughter accused of stealing a doll. here's abc's marcus moore. >> get out of the [ bleep ] car! >> reporter: new fallout from a tense exchange between phoenix police and a family accused of shoplifting. the chief announcing she is firing one of the officers involved. >> we wear this badge as a symbol of our commitment to a higher standard, one that won't erode the trust of those we

serve or tarnish the pride that is involved with being a phoenix police officer. >> you going to [ bleep ] get shot! >> reporter: shocking cell phone video captured the encounter that happened on may 27th. >> put your [ bleep ] hands up! >> i can't put my hands up! i got a [ bleep ] baby! >> reporter: two officers yelling commands. inside the car two young children. >> when i tell you to do something you [ bleep ] do it! >> reporter: the incident unfolded after their 4-year-old allegedly walked out of a dollar store with a stolen doll. the couple were handcuffed and detained but neither was arrested. the couple is now suing and the other officer who was involved was cited for cursing but has not been fired. marcus moore, abc news, dallas. >> thank you, marcus. the naacp says an oregon state university student's cil rights were violated when she was arrested 10 days ago. >> police say 21-year-old hansen was originally stopped because she was riding her bicycle on the wrong side of the street. an oregon state trooper asked for identification but she refused to comply. their half hour interaction was recorded on police body cam and this is how it ended. >> i need you to either give me identification or you're going to be placed under arrest, which

do you want to do? >> i don't answer questions. >> okay, you're under arrest. >> i don't answer questions, stop! stop! stop! stop! >> okay, you're under arrest. >> hansen was booked on charges including resisting arrest. oregon state police are investigating the case. the school says it may end its law enforcement contract with the oregon state police unless the incident is resolved to its satisfaction. when we come back, the most dangerous celebrity on the internet. >> and what one celebrity dad just did to embarrass his daughters. "the skinny" is next.

♪ skinny just gimme the ♪ skinny just gimme the skinny you know whose voice that is? a little "world news now" trivia for you. >> enlighten me. >> you should know, it's the person who used to sit here in this chair, diane macedo. >> is it really? i love it. >> time for "the skinny" starting with the most dangerous celebrity on the internet. >> cybersecurity firm macafee is out with the annual list of celebrities whose names is likely to land fans on websites carrying viruses or malware.

>> at number three, "game of thrones" star sophie turner. number two, talk show host james corden. >> taking the crowning title of most dangerous celebrity this year, get this, "gilmore girls" and "handmaid's tale" star alexis bledel. >> the survey underscores the dangers to all of us when we click on links without thinking. also in the top ten, lupita, jimmy fallon, jackie chan, lil wayne, nicki minaj. >> not your best boy jimmy kimmel. >> don't even put that out there! don't put it out there, we don't want to get a virus from loving jimmy kimmel there. >> definitely not. >> so yeah, that's pretty crazy, right? somebody searches the celebrity up and it leads to -- >> a bad place. >> yeah. we don't want that. >> it's unfortunate. i mean, if you're one of those celebrities, wouldn't you think you'd want to get a pr company

involved, get somebody on the internet to flush that garbage out? you would think. next to the major headline from "the fast and the furious" universe. >> fresh off her big-screen debut on "the hustlers," cardi b is set to join the cast of "fast and furious 9." star and producer vin diesel teased her new gig on instagram. >> j-86 here on the set of "fast 9." >> i'm tired but i can't wait. it going to be the best one. >> there it is. >> if you saw her in "hustlers" you know she is going to bring it to this role. "fast and the furious 9" hits theaters next year on may 22nd. no "the fast and the furious" could be complete without paul walker, rest his soul. >> we miss him so much, and we're looking forward to "the fast and the furious 100" when we get there. next to a cringe-worthy celebrity video. >> actor jerry o'connell is sharing a video of himself belting out or more accurately butchering one of prince's

biggest hits. take a listen but please remember we did warn you. ♪ >> turn it down! >> this is real music, listen! ♪ maybe i'm just too demanding maybe i'm just like my father too bold ♪ ♪ maybe i'm just like my mother ♪ guys, stop it! ♪ she's never satisfied >> oh my god. >> his poor children. >> the doves are crying, everybody's crying, that video has racked up 188,000 likes. and a lot of downs as well. >> i would love to give you the opportunity to sing -- >> i don't sing that much, no one really hears me sing. >> except me, like yesterday. >> and everyone, really. >> and everyone, yeah. so moving on to a new revelation about moustaches. >> as part of a cheeky psa government mo-vember, the annual urging of men to grow moustaches to raise awareness, nicole scherzinger joined other celebs with tongue in cheek moustache facts.

>> the rock band queen have sold 200 million records solely because freddie mercury had a moustache. >> you could be absolutely naked in the arctic, and if you had a moustache you would survive. >> a recent survey found that men with moustaches are better in bed and more successful in life than those without them. that's where i've been going wrong. >> oh, okay. by the way, she also sang the national anthem last night ahead of the first game of the world series. but back to the moustaches, i don't know if she has a point at all about that. >> what about women with moustaches? >> you mean my grandma? just kidding, grandma did not have a moustache. i love you, grandma, i love you. >> have you ever had -- oh hey. hey, jack. >> how's it going? go irish. >> you look way more comfortable with this. >> um -- kaylee, i will say that you could have that moustache on and people on twitter are still going to be talking about how

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♪ time for some sports, and thank the lord we got louisiana native kaylee hartung to take it away. >> are you sure, kenneth? i mean -- >> it's all you, all you. >> the nba season is under way with a pair of games, first the pelicans in toronto to take on the raptors. a big night for the raptors as they presented their players and coaches with the largest championship rings ever produced. they went on to win an overtime battle 130-122. meanwhile an opening-night battle in l.a. between the teams that share the staples center. the clippers beating the lakers 112-102. >> you really sound like you know what you're talking about. >> really? >> when you do this, when you do the sports, it's like you've been doing it for years.

what about baseball? i heard something about the nats and the -- >> who'd they beat tonight? >> it was the yankees. i mean, no, astros. >> really actually -- >> game one of the world series, right? >> that's right. yes. the nationals won game one of the world series. they pushed out the astros in the fifth inning. it was a 5-4 win at minute maid park, a win that a lot of people didn't necessarily see coming for the nationals. but lucky for us we have our own baseball superfan will ganss here now with more. good morning, will. tell us what we need to know as we all dial in, i'm sure kenneth from now on is going to be super dialed in to the world series. >> yeah, you got it. if you haven't been paying much attention to baseball this season, don't want to strike out when everyone's talking sports at the office later this morning, don't worry, i've got your bases covered. here's our world series 101 in less than a minute. it's time for the world series. the houston astros are taking on the washington nationals.

despite the astros having home field advantage, the nationals took game one 5-4. the nats are one of only six teams who have never won a series. in fact, the franchise has never even been to the fall classic before, let alone won it. the astros, on the other hand, have won the world series, two years ago against the dodgers. this world series pits some of the best pitchers in the mlb against one another. fun facts. justin verlander is married to model kate upton. max scherzer has one brown eye and one blue eye. like that model from taylor swift's "style" video. ♪ back to baseball. juan soto, aka the nats' chosen one, is only 20. >> 20 years old and just bursting with power. >> he turns 21 on the day of game three. the nats relief pitcher, fernando rodney, is double that age, he's 42. if you're betting, maybe go with the nats. 18 of the last 22 teams to win game one of the world series have gone on to win it all. really all of us are the winners because thankso a stolen base during last night's game one we all get to steal a free taco

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morning, the explosive new testimony in the impeachment investigation. what a top u.s. diplomat is now saying about president trump's effort to withhold military funds from ukraine and why the white house is dismissing the testimony as more hearsay. new this morning, the backlash after president trump uses the word lynching to describe the impeachment inquiry. we go back into the archives to see how democrats use the same word during president clinton's impeachment. the developing story from penn state university. a fraternity now suspended. the death of a 17-year-old high school student under investigation this morning. what authorities are now saying. caught on camera, the terrifying moment a tree comes crashingou