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after explosives inside pagers detonate across lebanon. the plot targeting hezbollah fighters. the militant group blaming israel. what we have learned overnight about how this unprecedented attack was carried out, music mogul sean diddy combs heads back to court today after pleading not guilty to sex crimes stemming from parties he referred to as freak offs. >> how prosecutors say the rap star ran a criminal enterprise that abused women. >> former en back on the campaign trail for the first time since that apparent assassination attempt, answering questions about how he would bring down grocery prices, but why his running mates claims about childless women are now back in the spotlight. >> plus, new protections for teens on instagram. what critics are saying. a special honor today for the women. >> the hidden figures who helped america win the space race. >> caught on camera, the man who found a bear in the garage. >> and later michael jordan's mansion finally being sold after

12 years on the market. >> from abc news. this is america. this morning. >> good wednesday morning, everyone. i'm rhiannon ally. >> and i'm lionel moise. we begin with the unprecedented attack in the middle east. thousands of pagers belonging to members of hezbollah exploded across lebanon, injuring thousands of people. >> among those killed was a young girl. sources say israel was behind the attack, apparently hiding explosives in pagers. hezbollah vows to retaliate. >> abc's christiane cordero is here with the very latest. christiane. good morning. >> lionel. good morning. this appears to have been a sophisticated remote attack. and we're learning more about how it was pulled off this morning. schools across lebanon are closed after an unprecedented attack involving thousands of pages held by hezbollah militants that exploded simultaneously. >> these were not lithium ion batteries cooking off. these were explosives. >> thousands of devices detonated in lebanon after receiving a message yesterday,

killing at least nine people and injuring nearly 3000. hezbollah saying as many as 11 of its members were killed. the devices blew up in hand's pockets and here, in a shopping bag, security video shows a man reaching for his pocket before it explodes. israel has not claimed responsibility, but a source says israel was working to perfect what's called a supply chain interdiction attack. former state department official steve ganyard explains how it may have worked. >> the israelis likely saw an opportunity, bought up thousands of pages, took them apart, inserted explosives and then put them back on the market to sell directly to hezbollah, and then using the radio frequencies that normally bring data into that pager, they simultaneously detonated all of the pagers. >> lebanon's council of ministers called the attack criminal israeli aggression on a sovereign country, and hezbollah warns a response is coming. >> u.s. officials believe there will be a response by hezbollah, but it may take some time.

hezbollah has not only lost a principal way it communicates, but had operatives killed and hundreds, if not thousands of wounded operatives put out of commission for weeks. if not months to come. >> a company in taiwan says the pagers were made in budapest. the new york times saying each contained 1 to 2oz of explosive material. back in february, hezbollah fighters shifted away from using cell phones due to security concerns. >> they've been told by the head of hezbollah that the israelis are probably using those cell phones to track their whereabouts, so that they think that they take a lower tech solution to protect themselves, when what they really did was create a vulnerability that it seems the israelis have exploited. >> u.s. officials say they had no involvement and no warning about the attack. observers say the attack will prompt many militaries around the world to look into replicating this technology. rhiannon. all right, christiane, thank you for that. >> music mogul sean diddy combs is due back in court today, appealing for bail in a massive

sex crimes case. his lawyer says combs is now in therapy getting help. this morning, sean diddy combs is in federal custody, denied bail after pleading not guilty to racketeering and sex trafficking charges. his attorney had offered a $50 million bail, arguing that combs is not a flight risk. >> he came here to turn himself in. why doesn't the government want him to turn himself in? because then they can ask for detention. so they go and they arrest him. >> but in denying bail, the judge cites combs substance abuse and anger issues, saying the danger is quite serious for witnesses and alleged victims in this case. between at least 2008 and the present. >> combs abused, threatened and coerced victims to fulfill his sexual desires, protect his reputation, and conceal his conduct. >> combs pleaded not guilty to charges that he led a criminal enterprise that subjected young women to violence, use of firearms, threats, coercion, and verbal, emotional, physical, and sexual abuse. the indictment

claims combs manipulated women to participate in highly orchestrated performances of sexual activity with male prostitutes, called freak offs. >> he used the embarrassing and sensitive recordings he made of the freak offs as collateral against the victims. >> prosecutors say authorities seized the recordings along with firearms, drugs and more than a thousand bottles of baby oil and lubricant during raids last march on diddy's homes in miami beach and los angeles. >> the freak outs sometimes lasted days at a time, involved multiple commercial sex workers, and often involved a variety of narcotics to keep them obedient and compliant. >> prosecutors claiming when combs did not get his way, he hit kicked, threw objects at, and dragged victims at times by their hair, adding, the victims didn't think they could refuse him without risking further abuse. but combs attorney insists the freak offs were consensual and it was adults and

consensual, and everybody who was there wanted to be there. combs is reportedly being held in a special housing unit in the detention center here in new york, separate from the general prison population. but he will be back in court today to appeal that bail decision. if convicted on these charges, he could face the rest of his life in prison. >> the fbi now investigating suspicious mail sent to election offices across the country. letters were received in these 16 states, containing a white substance that has been deemed non-hazardous. some letters had a return address in maryland from a sender called the traitor elimination army. meanwhile, the candidates are back on the campaign trail, including former president trump for the first time since the apparent assassination attempt in florida. >> just a lot of people for a town hall. >> former president trump talking crowd size at a town hall in michigan. >> you know, a town hall is supposed to have about 300 people. you have about 8000 people here. >> the event moderated by

arkansas governor sarah huckabee sanders, who served as trump's press secretary. she discussed a moment she recently had with her daughter. >> my sweet daughter reaches up and pats my shoulder and says, it's okay, mommy. one day you can be pretty, too. so my kids keep me humble. unfortunately, kamala harris doesn't have anything keeping her humble. >> trump's first question came from a retired nurse asking how he plans to bring down the cost of groceries. >> we have to start always with energy. always. i don't want to be boring about it, but there's no bigger subject. it covers everything. if you make donuts, if you make cars, whatever you make, energy is a big deal. >> vice president harris discussed her plans for the economy with reporters in philadelphia. >> is the price of groceries still too high? yes. do we have more work to do? yes. what i imagine and believe and call it

an opportunity economy. what we can do to grow an opportunity economy where all people have access to the resources to compete. >> trump's town hall was his first campaign event since a man was arrested in florida, accused of waiting at trump's golf course with a rifle just weeks after trump was shot in pennsylvania. you know, only consequential presidents get shot at. >> i got a very nice call from kamala. no it was very nice. it was very nice. it's it was very, very nice. and we appreciate that. >> from what i have said publicly, there is no place for political violence in our country. >> the secret service now telling trump additional planning and security procedures will be needed for him to continue his golf outings. homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas says the level of security trump is receiving from the secret

service is quite approximate to what president biden receives, and the congressional committee investigating that july assassination attempt on trump will also look into sunday's incident. >> former detainee paul whelan is thanking the people who helped get him out of russia. whelan was on capitol hill making his first public comments since being released last month. he said his five and a half year detention ended with solitary confinement, and he had a message for those americans who were still being held on hostile soil. >> we're coming for you. yeah the united states is not going to let people like me, mark trevor, and brittney languish in foreign prisons. it might take time, but we're coming for him and everybody else. >> on a lighter note, whelan said he's now trying to adjust to new technology like electric cars. >> happy he is home.

firefighters and a marine rescue team on cape cod have saved a group of beached dolphins. 11 of them got stranded on the shore. the group used hoses to keep them cool while they were moved back to the ocean. more than 140 dolphins got stranded in the same area in june. >> it is time now for your wednesday weather. well, these kids were enjoying the fun swinging in the rain in north carolina after coastal areas got more than 18in of rain in just 12 hours. a state of emergency is in effect. dozens of roads are closed. many are damaged. most of the rain is now moving through virginia, maryland and washington, d.c. before arriving in the new york area by tomorrow. checking today's high temperatures record highs are possible from texas to the upper midwest. 70s for the northeast and the west coast big change for uber riders today. and it's in the name of safety. >> also ahead, new protections

for teenagers on instagram. what critics are saying. >> and later, the sisters celebrating their 102nd birthdays. we'll tell you their secret to a long lif

and the first golden bachelorette is here. >> here in the u.s. our politics can certainly get nasty, but not like this. a candidate threw a chair during this debate in brazil after he was questioned about a sexual harassment accusation. the other candidate suffered a fractured rib. >> uber has introduced a new feature to protect drivers and passengers. all customers will now have their identities verified. the news comes on the same day uber's ceo told congress that 15,000 accounts have been banned due to false data. user information will now be cross-checked with third party databases. >> instagram has unveiled new

features to protect teens who on average, spend more than three hours per day on social media. but advocates claim it's too little, too late. this morning, instagram is rolling out a sweeping overhaul that limits content for teenagers and beefs up parental control over the app. >> things like who can contact them, what content they see and how much time they spend on their device. and we've built things like making sure these are all private by default. there's restrictions on who can message your teen, there's content restrictions so that they see less inappropriate content. >> teens who already have an instagram account will automatically be enrolled in a so-called teen account, and anyone under 16 will need a parent's permission to change the settings. but what if a teenager lies about their age? >> if a teen is on our platform, they see these protections coming in. they try to set up a new account, an adult account. we're going to ask them to verify their age. if they try to change their age to an adult ag,

we're going to ask them to verify their age. >> instagram parent company meta confirms it will not require teens to obtain parental permission to create an account. some child safety advocates say the new features don't go far enough. they want federal legislation instead. >> i want legislation that actually protects our kids and doesn't leave it to these platforms to make these decisions. >> but some experts warn there will always be workarounds. >> there are going to be loopholes. >> so i think short of barring your kid from social media, which i don't know how realistic that is, you need to be part of their lives, talk to them, keep the lines of communication open. make sure you make it your business to know what it is they are doing. >> good advice from alexis christoforous. there in washington today. house lawmakers will take up the kids online safety act. this includes many of those restrictions that instagram has now implemented. >> coming up, the man who found a bear in the garage. >> also ahead, a special honor today for the women who helped today for the women who helped win the space race some days, you can feel like a spectator

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