anything big for a while. expected back in game shape in late september but smith now at least back on the field doing what he can. >> that's good news.

join the conversation on facebook, twitter, and instagram using the hashtag #abc7ny. you can find the entire eyewitness news team at 11:00. that's the news for now. i'm sade baderinwa. >> and i'm bill ritter. jimmy kimmel is next. eyewitness news returns tomorrow morning at 4:30. for the whole team, have a great them he had sex with a 15-year-old schoolmate last year. >> i had left under the

impression that they did have sex in the time wherever they were. >> did he tell you not to tell anyone? >> i believe so, yes. >> reporter: in an emotional three days of testimony last week, the alleged victim, now 16, says labrie raped her. but labrie denies ever having sex with the girl. his defense attorney challenges her story. >> well, why were you cloudy? >> i was raped. >> reporter: the detective remembers going back to the scene with the girl. >> she started crying. she was unable to talk to me or answer any questions beyond pointing out the area that owen had put a blanket down. >> reporter: the defense is frying to establish reasonable doubt by saying labrie's messages about sex were just teenage exaggerations. he's plead not guilty and he could end up being the defense's only witness to take the stand. gio benitez, abc news, concord, new hampshire. a star running back at florida state is back with the

team after being cleared of punching a woman. dalven cook was cleared by a jury after a one-day trial which included testimony from the alleged victim and several of his teammates. cook was serving a school suspension and now reinstated and says he's ready to get back on the field. a fa ternt in virginia has been suspended after some members hung sexually suggestive banners reading hope your baby girl is ready for a good time and freshman daughter tropoff were hung. the university is investigating. from our health headlines, a potential break through. scientists say they're one step closer to creating a universal flu vaccine. researchers say they have a vaccine that uses part of a virus that does not mutate as much. that would eliminate the need of having to get the flu vaccine every year. the results with animals have been positive. the next step is testing it on people. well, a month from now, the

u.s. will be caught up in pope francis mania as 9 pontiff makes his first trip to the east coast. >> he'll end his visit in philadelphia where prison inmates are busy working 0 a present for him. this hand carved chair took about two weeks to carve it out of ten planks of maple. >> it will be up holstered before being given to the pope when he visits the prison in person. i think this is a really cool gift into it is a really cool gift. but -- >> but? >> it is. that's beautiful. >> what's going on? >> you know, i just have -- with all the stories in the news, you're like giving prison inmates tools? >> getting a little bit worried. >> yeah, exactly. this is a beautiful thing and obviously they are probably well monitored. >> they were not dropped in by drone we should say. >> very important to note. coming up, sweating the details over gym memberships. how to get a better deal before you workout. high on the hog. when new harley-davidsons hit the road they get attention. see what makes this new cycle a

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for law enforcement particularly prison officials. officials have reported recent attempts to smuggle illegal contraband into prisons using crohns in south carolina and ohio. we're getting a look inside a brazen prison break. two con vicks in upstate new york who broke free earlier this summer. >> it shows every step of a high stakes 20-minute journey making their way to temporary freedom. abc's linzie janis has the video. >> reporter: this obtained by abc news revealing how david sweat and richard matt raced from their prison cells to freedom in just 20 minutes. shot by two investigators, the video shows how the inmates crawled through holes in their cells onto the catwalks behind. then shimmying down four floors to the prison's underground tunnel system. in nine minutes they made it the length of two cell blocks and are entering the last one. >> approaching the first significantly tight squeeze. >> reporter: minutes later, they're under the prison yard.

>> underneath the asphalt yard. >> reporter: connecting with that now infamous steam pipe. >> i'm gonna get in this pipe. >> reporter: the investigators squeezing through. >> emerging from the steam pipe. >> reporter: and three minutes later, they're free emerging through that manhole on to the street. their brazen escape kicking off a massive manhunt across this dense terrain. police killing matt, capturing sweat alive just a mile and a half from the canadian border. sweat in court just days ago facing new charges. linzie janis, abc news, new york. >> remarkable. they spent five weeks planning it and t ty were housed in the honor block for good behavior. >> now they've ruined it for all the inmates who behave. now they don't have some of the privileges because these two guys abused those privileges and escaped. >> and they've actually upped security in prisons throughout america after hearing about this story. coming up, saving big while getting fit. how you can make the most out of

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this morning on "world news now," the stock shock worldwide. >> the worst day in four years for the markets. what led up to the huge selloff? and how foreign markets are reacting right now. the jolt felt from the wall street to your street. american heros after getting the highest honor in france, three men who stopped an attack on a train are in for more tributes and there's another american who was on that train getting attention. grief and gratitude in louisiana after an officer was killed during a traffic stop. who is paying tribute to good samaritans and their brave actions. later, classroom connections. why would one of the biggest hi-tech executives in the country want to pay a visit to a school in a tiny southern town? it's a lesson from apple. on this tuesday, august 25th. from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning on this tuesday. i'm phillip mena.

>> i'm reena ninan. don't freak out. hang on to your 401(k)s. it's going to be all right. it's going to be all right. i read somewhere since 1980, 29 times or so the market has dropped below 5% with the indexes of the stock market. 60% of those times the following week, it's corrected itself i'm just worried what if we're in the 40%. >> it's reassuring. teetering on panic worldwide. >> a wild ride on wall street. the world stock marks really. so much concern what's happening in china. >> that's where we want to start again this morning plunge downward continuing overnight for shares on china's main exchange. slumping more than 6% in the first few minutes of trading >> things improved after that. those losses being trimmed somewhat, an shares in other asian markets were mostly higher in today's trading. . all that follows a wild day on wild street as elizabeth her reports.

>> stock shock on wall street following a big drop in markets in asia and europe. the dow plunging just minutes after the opening bell down more than 1,000 points before rebounding somewhat and points. >> it gives you butterflies in your stomach. >> reporter: over the last week, $9,000. sounds bad but over the last five years, that same retirement account is actually up about 60%. meaning if possible, remain calm. the white house is blaming the market volatility mostly on china's economic slowdown and downplaying any talk of a u.s. recession. >> u.s. businesses over the last 65 consecutive months have added 13 million jobs, the longest sustained private sector job growth streak in american history. >> reporter: if you're in the market for a new car or home, we could see the first federal interest rate hike since 2008. and with all things considered,

experts say proceed with caution. >> the market has gotten ahead of where the actual economy is. this is rarely a one-day event. this should play out over a couple of weeks. >> reporter: bottom line, according to experts we've been down this road before and eventually bounced back. so with that in mind, don't panic and don't make any hasty moves. elizabeth her, abc news, new york. all right. to presidential politics now and those questions whether joe biden will run for president. sources say he's leaning toward a campaign. he's expected to make a decision before the first democratic debate in october. if he runs, that would put president obama in a tough spot choosing between his vice president and his former secretary of state. but a surprise from the white house yesterday president obama is not likely to remain neutral. jeb bush has taken his bat with donald trump over immigration to the border. speaking in mccallan, texas, he denounced the trump plan to build a border wall as unrealistic and expensive and

did it mostly in spanish. trump isn't backing down from his proposal to deport 11 million immigrants. when asked whether he would have federal agents round people up, trump said we have no choice. a new poll shows most hispanic voters have a strong opinion about trump. the gallup poll survey shows just 14% have a favorable opinion of trump. two-thirds view him unfavorably. 34% of hispanic voters considered bush a' favorable candidate. the only democrat firmly recognized by hispanic voters hillary clinton, 58% have a favorable opinion of her. trump also has an unfavorable opinion of u.s./china relations. if he elected he says china's president would not get special treatment at the white house. >> i would not be throwing him a dinner. we've had this conversation. i'd get him a mcdonald's hamburger and say we've got to the get down to work because you can't continue to devalue. >> they do have mcdonald's in china.

trump told fox news channel he fears china's devalued currency is spreading worldwide. from devastating news now from the world of auto racing. driver justin wilson who was seriously injured in a race on sunday has died. wilson was hit in the head by a piece of debris from another car's crash during a race in pennsylvania. he was airlifted to a hospital where he was in a coma. wilson died of his injury last night. he was 37 years old. two of the three american heroes who took down a would be terrorist on board a european train are now at a u.s. military hospital in germany. all of them grew up in the sacramento, california, area. the city is planning a parade to honor them. meantime, waer learning of another american's role in the incident. details from abc's marcy gonzales. >> another american hero identified french investigators say mark moogalian is one of the brave men who stopped a violent attack on board a packed paris-bound train friday. authorities claim he first saw the gunman walk out of a bathroom with an ak-47, managed

to get the weapon away from him before the attacker took out a pistol and shot him in the back. three other americans on board stepped in. >> alek said let's go. >> helping moogalian. >> i stuck two fingers in the hole, found what i thought to be the artery, pushed down and the bleeding stopped. >> reporter: and bringing down the gunman who slashed one of them with a box cutter. >> ran down, tackled him. >> reporter: airmen first class spencer stone, army national guard specialist alec skoe las toe and their friend anthony sadler all given france's highest civilian award. >> translator: the entire world admires your bravery. >> pinned with a legion of honor medaling >> his first reaction was to disarm the pistol and then go down the train to try to see if there were any other terrorists in the strain. >> reporter: the accused attacker identified by

investigators as a cube el khazzani is it still being questioned by police. his attorney says the 25-year-old claims he only planned to rob passengers. meanwhile, we've learned moogalian will be given the legion of honor medal once he's released from the hospitals. marci gonzalez, abc news, new york. three men are emerging as heroes following that deadly attack on a louisiana state trooper. the suspect was taken into custody at the scene by other drivers who were in the area. charliebers yea and sam ed monson drove up on what they thought was an arrest sunday afternoon. then they saw the trooper laying on the ground and called 911 this at the flagged down another driver and together went into action. >> as we got close arer we realized it was a state tooer on the ground and this man was going through his pockets. >> the trooper died yesterday of his injuries. the suspect is charged with first degree murder of a police officer. authorities disrupt add attempt to smuggle drugs into a maryland prison using a drone.

two men arrested after drugs, tobacco pornography and a drone found inside their car parked near the prison. this is the latest battleground for law enforcement particularly prison officials. they note they're not equipped to fight the growing problem. >> there are several towers around many of the facilities. those are not manned 24/7. more eyes obviously on the air and on the ground would help increase safety for inmates and fers. >> officials have reported recent attempts to smuggle illegal contraband into prisons using drones in south carolina and ohio. in the ohio incident, a fight broke out in the yard after a drone dropped in drugs. terrifying moments at a los angeles mall during a brazen midday robbery of a rolex store. two men armed with assault rifles wearing masks headed for the store. one suspect allegedly fired a round and ordered everyone to the ground. the suspects ransacked the store and fled with watches and other merchandise. they remain at large. okay. just in time for your labor day cookout. it's actually disturbing finding

about hamburger meat. consumer reports found that 300 packages of ground beef it sested almost all contained bacteria, a significant amount contained super bugs, bacteria resistant to three or more classes of antibiotics. the recommendation look for beef labeled as no antibiotics, grad fed or organic and cook your burgers to at least 160 degrees or get a tofuburger. >> i wonder if the chick-fil-a cows are behind that study. >> we mentioned the wild swings of the stock market earlier. well, the head of starbucks says that volatility could lead to customer stress. in a letter to all his employees ceo howard schultz says customers "are likely to experience an increased level of anxiety and concern because of the markets." he tells his baristas to be sensitive to pressures that patrons may be under and then exceed their expectations. all right. here is a pretty amazing

youngster combining two very particular skills winding up in the guinness book of world records. >> 14-year-old stewart so bes ski can complete a rubick's cube and ride a unicycle. he decided to combine them earlier in the month and attempted to complete the most cubes while riding the unicycle. he had to stay on or else he starred all over. >> no problem. he blast the old record of 28, in fact, he completed 80 cubes in under an lawyer. that is very impressive, stewart. >> when asked how he felt afterwards, he said it felt amazing. like a weight has been lived off my hurled shoulders. >> a lot of pressure on himself. summertime, man. chill. >> hey. >> i mean, it's very impressive. hopefully, he's 14 years old, high school freshman age. hopefully his comras mates appreciate his talents. hopefully. >> that's a good way to spend the summer. >> hard to do. coming up "the mix," imagine opening a tub of butter and seeing donald trump's image. >> all right.

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into a three-story building. at least six people were injured. the driver was pinned inside the bus until rescue workers freed him. authorities say the bus driver made a sharp turn trying to avoid hitting another vehicle. the driver of that vehicle has been issued a summons for making an aillegal left turn. >> that was hard to watch. another accident in north carolina, cameras recording a truck crashing into a ditch and overturning near the entrance of an elementary school. it was the first day of school. parents rushed to the aid of the truck driver. the driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle but he says he's okay. no one else was hurt. >> wow. all right. there is growing fallout over the hacking scandal at ashley madison. the website for married people looking to have an affair. >> police link at least two suicides to the leak of personal information and the company now offering a reward for finding the hackers. abc's lynndy davis reports >> life is short. have an affair. >> reporter: more fallout tonight from that hack of the cheating website ashley madison.

>> as of this morning, we have two unconfirmed reports of suicides. >> reporter: police adding that there is now also widespread extortion with criminals engaging in online scams claiming to provide access to the hacked list, but instead they infiltrate your computer. other websites offering to erase customer profiles from the list for a fee. >> this is also a scam. nobody is going to be able to erase that information. >> reporter: police now calling last week's leak of more than 30 million users' names, addresses and credit card information one of the largest data breaches ever. exposing 13,000 u.s. government accounts, vatican accounts as well as former reality tv star josh duggar. the canadian company behind ashley madison now offering a reward, 500,000 canadian dollars for information leading to the arrest of the hackers. and police sending them a direct warning. >> i want to make it very clear to you, your actions are illegal and will not be tolerated.

this is your wake-up call. >> reporter: ashley madison's parent company released a statement kawing the hack a malicious act. anyone who has been victimized by the breach is being advised to call police. linsey davis, abc news, new york. changed my opinion on this story. at first i thought well, it's karma. you know? and then as more and more of this comes out, you think these hackers are now doing more harm than good. they're not really helping the situation at all. if that was the goal who knows what the ultimate goal was, but you know, you can see all the fallout. it's tragic in some cases. >> suicides and a lot of people so desperate you see these scams now to try and vak advantage of it. that's very disheartening to see. coming up, inside the designer baby trend. medical advancements allowing parents to know more about their babies before birth. even the ability to choose the child's sex. that's also an option. some parents are willing to pay big bucks for it, be but what are the risks?

nirs, classroom revolution, getting our schools caught up with the latest technology as kids head back to school. how apple's ceo tim cook plans to change the game. you're watching "world news now."

"world news w" well, as kids across the country head back to school, a reminder that millions of students are returning to classrooms without the technology some of us take for granned. >> apple is a part of a growing movement to change that. abc's robin roberts spoke with the company's driving force behind it all, ceo tim cook. >> reporter: for the first time in history. >> reporter: while the sixth graders in mr. moore's social studies class are learning about american reconstruction by producing a new show -- >> reconstruction brought

changes to the south. >> reporter: apple's ceo tim cook is focusing on an academic revolution. >> understanding because ofwin dixie. >> reporter: this alabama school is among 114 schools in 29 states that are starting this year with brand new technology. that many kids have never experienced before. >> i think technology has to be a key part and so that's why we're here. i wouldn't be where i am today without a great public education. >> too many times today, kids aren't given the right for a great public education. and this isn't right. it's not fair. >> to help with the reconstruction act. >> reporter: the teachers are already noticing a difference. >> what does this mean to you as an instructor? >> it means a lot to me because you can do a lot at a faster rate. it's hands on with everything in it. last year, we didn't have that. >> reporter: it's not just about creating opportunities for these kids. it's about the future of the nation.

how do we see more diversity not own at apple but in all silicon valley? >> there's not a simple answer. one is there has to be more role models. that's critically important. >> reporter: what would be your three suggestions, tips for a young person? >> it's logic. it's the critical thinking. it's creativity. it's thinking outside of a box. >> remember that cvs is always the best. >> reporter: well done. >> it's so interesting because i didn't realize that tim cook is product of the public schools. he went there and went to school there. that's part of the reason why he feels so strongly about giving back. did you realize a lot of the focus now in schools isn't about memorizing state capitals and memorizing things? it's more focused on thinking thinking skills. >> a lot's changed since we were in school. >> coming up, making fun of ikea's naming system.

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and now it's time for "the mix." i think this next video is a sign of true love when you really love someone. it's a couple, they do their annual i guess ikea shop moving into a new place, it's like a ritual. he ends up taking all the ikea names for furniture and doing crazy puns his girlfriend tolerates. you got to see this one. >> donna, i've got you on my radar. donna, my hair's a bit fluffy. can you remind me to buy gel lighter? what did the guy say at the miniature horse race? good luck tiny pony. i'm so skilled at this though. >> stop, you're not. >> i'll stop if you want me to. >> good. i thought it was clever. >> it is, it is. >> she was very tolerant too. >> you got find something to do hanging out at ikea for hours besides chomping meatballs and pretend to not check the scores.

>> il never look at the labels again. >> very creative young man. all right. these days an donald trump is everywhere. we see him everywhere. but one woman in missouri, she saw him in her butter. let's take a look. she opened up a brand-new package of butter and she thinks that looks like donald trump. >> you don't think it looks like the scream? >> you know what? it sure does. there's a side by side. give you a better idea. now you see kind of what she was looking at. so that is donald trump in butter, believe it or not. okay. pretty close call there i think. this next video you could call it the silence of the kangaroos. there's zombie apocalypse. this could be kangaroo apocalypse. this man rolls newspaper this field and all of a sudden, the kangaroos go silent for this australian cyclist. take a look. >> that is creepy looking already. >> it's like they're frozen in

time mogs motionless not moving. there's one little guy moving. but it's like what did they know we don't know the about the cyclist? and where are they going now? >> i know. maybe i should not go down that road. all right. creepy kangaroo to a water wa aerobics instructor in spain. really popular these days because he can do this. beyonce ain't got nothing on him. all the single ladies. >> this is a water aerobics class. >> he's teaching it. >> he's got the moves. >> yeah, like jagger and like beyonce and everyone else. he's really taking over. >> i think beyonce needs to invite him to a concert. backup dancing >> we're going to see a couple of touch down dances this football season that mimic this. mark my words. >> you heard it here first.

>> that will this morning on "world news now," worldwide selloff. the worst day on the stock market in years. how foreign investors are react reacting right now and how this impacts you. >> explosive crash. did an air traffic controller send a pilot in trouble to an air strip that closed 25 years ago? what investigators are revealing about the deadly crash. also new this half hour, campus controversy. a fraternity in trouble. >> the outrange eversexually suggestive banners hung from an off campus house. the immediate crackdown and demand for answers. later in the skinny, the guy who will be looking for love in the next season of "the bachlor"". our senior analyst is here with new insights you won't get anywhere else. it's tuesday, august 25th. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good tuesday morning to you. i'm reena ninan. >> i'm phillip mena. the stock market on everybody's

mind this morning. >> china the second largest economy in the world. a lot of people anxious. it's been a great six years with the stock market in the u.s. very, very strong. some people are saying it's just correcting itself right now. it will be fine. wait it out. this very moment, lots of people watching to see how the stocks will be performing. it's been a mostly positive day on the asian major marks so far. >> the only exchange suffering a seriously sharp decline shanghai, china, where the main index plunged more than 6% right out of the gate before recovering somewhat. >> all that followed by a wild ride on wall street. the dow plummeting it nearly 1100 points yesterday before closing down 588 points. abc's rebecca jarvis has all the details. >> reporter: it started with a plunge. the dow cratering an unprecedented 1,000 points just minutes after the opening bell. >> it give you little butterflies in your stomach. >> reporter: even veteran traders stunned by the drop. what's one word to describe the feeling on the floor today? >> anxious.

>> reporter: moments later, stocks clawing back, reversing some of the losses. >> people were nervous, but there was not that sick feeling in your stomach that sometimes you get at times like this. >> reporter: before plummeting yet again. so what's driving the volatility? triggered by a massive sell-off that started in china last week, the dow now down more than 16 points in just five days. traders fearing the slowdown in china could lead to weakness here. the white house trying to calm those nerves. >> what i would encourage people to evaluate is the ongoing strength and resilience of the u.s. economy. >> reporter: but to many on wall street, with stocks up nearly 60% over the last five years, this slide was long overdue. there feels like there's this disconnect. the economy's chugging along, but the market has gone up exponentially. >> the market has gotten ahead of where the actual economy is. >> reporter: ending with an unusual sigh of relief.

the dow down 588 points. but it could have been so much worse. the typical 401(k) is now down about $9,000 in just the last week. all eyes now on china. what happens in their markets and the federal reserve's next move. when do they hike interest rates from 0% where they have been for the last six years. phillip, reena. >> rebecca, thank you. with oil prices plummeting, impacting the stock market, the dramatic downward price trend continues at the gas pump. the average price for a gallon of gas nationwide is now $2.59. the lowest average for this time of year in 11 years. analysts predict it will drop below $2 by christmas even though the demand for gas remains high. >> that would be a great christmas gift. >> it appears vice president joe biden is leaning towards a run for the white house. there are reports president obama has given his okay and the white house saying even in a primary battle between biden and hillary clinton, the president

may pick sides. biden is expected to announce his decision before the first democratic debate in mid-october. hispanic voters are showing little support for republican donald trump in a new poll. the gallup survey shows just 14% have a favorable opinion of trump. two-thirds view him unfavorably. 34% of hispanic voters consider jeb bush a favorable candidate. 23% think otherwise. the only democrat firmly recognized by hispanic voters hillary clinton. 58% have a favorable opinion of her. devastating news from the world of auto racing. driver justin wilson who was seriously injured in a race on sunday has died. wilson was hit in the head by a piece of debris from another car's crash during a race in pennsylvania. he was airlifted to a hospital where he was in a coma. he died of his injuries last night and he was 37 years old. >> so heartbreaking. a lot of people refer to him as the gentle giant of nascar. he has a wife, two young daughters. they are all heartbroken, the debris hit his head and he died

so suddenly. >> our thoughts too them. a new york traffic controller directed a pilot with engine trouble to a nonexisting landing strip at a closed airport just before the small plane crashed. that's the preliminary result of an ntsb investigation into the crash which killed a pilot earlier this month. experts say the final decision of where to land the plane rests with the pilot. >> you don't know exactly what he was dealing with. his passenger will be able to tell the ntsb what he saw. >> the passenger told investigators he heard some sputtering before the pilot lost control. some expect that the air traffic controller will get a letter of reprimand. no more victims have been found following that crash at a british air show. officials had feared the death toll would soar past the 11 confirmed dead. so far, that's not the case. abc's terry moran reports from the crash site. >> reporter: at the crash site, a crane gently lifted pieces of wreckage from the roadside. they're still looking for human remains here from that almost

surreal moment at saturday's air show, the 1950s hawker hunter t-7 high in the cloudless sky performing a thrilling loop above the ground, then failing to pull up and exploding on to a highway. >> oh! >> reporter: a terrifying, traumatizing sight. >> oh. >> there's nothing we can do except stay where we are. >> reporter: the huge fireball of impact, the plane, loaded with fuel. this whole scene is now a memorial, people leaving flowers and notes of sympathy and prayer. the inferno of the crash, just a couple hundred yards back there, and given that this is an area of many villages, local businesses and busy roads, it's a miracle there weren't more victims. alish southall was on that road when the jet came down. >> we just ran and just protected ourselves from the debris. >> reporter: survival and loss in an incomprehensible instant. terry moran, abc news, england. >> japan is the latest victim of

a killer typhoon that battered the southern parts of japan with rains and powerful winds. thousands were forced to evacuate their homes. the typhoon has been spinning in the pacific. it killed at least 26 people in the philippines including a 9-month-old boy and his sister. help is arriving from near and far in the northwest wildfire zone. 70 firefighters from australia and new zealand are doing orientation in boise, idaho before heading to the fire lines. some of them could be deployed to what is now the largest fire in washington state history. it's burned more than 400 square miles. thousands of volunteers have answered washington's call for help. so far hundreds with the right experience have been approved to work. >> sexually suggestive banners from members of a fraternity in virginia with going viral this morning. reading hope your baby girl is ready for a good time and freshman daughter drop-off hung at an off campus house where members of sigma nu lived. some students found it funny.

but a spokeswoman for old dominion university says the school is not laughing. >> rest assured student organizations and our students are subject to our student code of conduct and due process. we take that very seriously. >> sigma nu's national organization has suspended chapter activities at old dominion while it investigates. >> you know, for some of us the sound track to summer is i can't feel my face. i can't feel my face. >> it's a good song. >> my weekend, right. >> there you go. for millions of americans, late summer sounds like this. [ bugs chirping ] >> yeah, you're seeing right. those are a choir of cicadas back in huge numbers across a number of states including here where this video was shot. the quad cities. there could be more than a million per acre and an individual cicada can belt out a buzz equal to a jet engine. how can those little guys do that? >> i don't know. but it's annoying.

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crashing into a very low boston bridge. this less than a week after the roof of another truck was sheered off in a different accident. that bridge has been the scene of so many accidents, trucks trying to clear that very low bridge that police have decided to install a video camera. in recent years, the issue of gender selection for newborns has become a controversial one. the moral dilemma mixed with medical questions has made it tricky. >> what are the benefits and risks to selecting the sex of your child? abundance's amy robach finds out. >> reporter: it's the big question for every modern family expecting a new baby. >> so would you like to know if you're having a boy or girl? >> yes. >> no. >> i want it to be a surprise. don't you, jay? >> reporter: now a huge spike in the number of couples who are choosing the sex of their baby before they even become pregnant. >> this is the room where the magic begins. >> it's called gender selection. dr. jeffrey steinberg, director

of fertility institutes says up to 90% of his patients come to him specifically because they want to decide whether they have a boy or a girl. >> thousands of cases we have never, never ever gotten the wrong gender. the demand has increased almost tenfold in the past ten years. >> reporter: gender selection for nonmedical reasons is not without controversy. the united states is one of only a handful of countries that allows the practice. >> there's nothing diseased or disorder about either gender. so you're asking for something that's a preference. are we going to have people pick traits of their kids down the road, height, eye color, strength, musical aptitude, sexual orientation? >> reporter: for some parents who already have a chide, gender selection is the way to guarantee a baby of the opposite sex. >> i thought since it's there and we have the option to do that, i would -- we would very much like a girl. >> reporter: this couple who didn't want us to use their names says when they learned about the option of gender selection

during their infertility treatment, decided to select a daughter. >> i come from a family of all boys. we had a son. i really said i'd like to have a daughter. >> and we got two. >> reporter: now they have twin daughters in addition to their older son and haven't ruled out using the selection again. >> are you happy with our decision? >> definitely not. wonderful, couldn't be happier. >> reporter: amy robach, abc news, new york. they are cute but slippery slope. >> uh-huh. >> coming up, a look at the new bachelor revealed last night. our senior analysts weighs in. >> the superstars getting caught intimate with each other. "the skinny" is next. "world news now" continues

after th skinny, so skinny >> so we're going to interrupt this broadcast. we have breaking news overnight. we have a new bachelor, repeat a new bachelor has been named to "the bachelor." >> and taking on that role for the 20th season will be ben h. it was announced last night at the end of "bachelor in paradise" after paradise with chris harrison bringing out ben whose last name is higgins. he was asked if he was ready to get down on one knee and propose after it was all said and done. >> i get that question a lot. 26 years old, people think that's young. a lot of my closest friends are married. they're starting their families. i have a great example of love through my parents. and through grandparents and family. i'm ready for it. i'm excited to start now sharing

life with somebody. >> are you ready for the shirtless scenes? >> now we know who it is. let's ask our senior bachelor analyst jack sheehan, give us your take, jack. welcome. >> thank you. thanks for having me. what do i think of ben? he's a nice guy. what can you say? he's unoffensive. >> that's not a great endorsement. >> you know, obviously we saw him on what became kaitlyn's season here. what is he, a salesman. he lives in denver. grew up in indiana. didn't he just grow up? this fellow is 6'4". >> wow. >> so bachelor ben is a big boy as they say. yeah. he says he's an avid traveler. we saw him with kaitlyn over in ireland. >> is this the fantasy suite? pa. >> in the fantasy suite right there. think things went well for them that night, but it didn't go too well for ben h in the end. so much for that. he says he likes hoops, hiking, fishing and stimulating

conversation. >> okay. >> we all like that. i mean, right? >> sounds like a winner, jack. >> i'll tell you right now. some advice from the analyst if i can going rogue here, ben, be yourself. you can't be anyone else. don't be as boring as chris the farmer, and ben, please, just don't be juan pablo. >> oh. >> season 20 of "the bachlor" is here on abc in january of 2016. >> i got to tell you -- >> that means that nick v. should be back here on abc in february of 2016. it's time for "the bachelor" to go, thanks for having me. >> very impressive. thank you very much. senior analyst jack sheehan, everyone. thank you very much. >> he's always got an interesting take. >> learned everything i need to know about "the bachelor." >> he always fills everyone in. we are turning now to another bachelor and bachelorette, the single superstars sparking rumors of a possible romance.

we're talking about drake and tennis phenom serena williams. >> drake was seen cheering serena on, the top women's player in the world. judging from new photos from tmz, drake seems to have moved in as serena's new doubles partner. there they are, cincinnati, apparently celebrate agafter williams big win in the tournament this past weekend. >> can't get privacy. although the two are said to be close, the reps for the stars denied relationship rumors despite those pictures. we should note the u.s. open starts today. keep an eye out for our favorite canadian over the next couple of weeks. >> they do look close. >> but they're denying it right now. >> thanks for straightening that out. >> very important. the first contestant from next season's dancing with the stars, they've been announced ahead of the rest of the back. bindi irwin. >> the 17-year-old has been following in the footsteps of her late father, crocodile hunter steve irwin documenting wildlife and yesterday talked on

"gma" moving to los angeles with her family for the competition. >> my mom and little brother robert are here with me at the moment. that he support me throughout. i hope my dance partner whoever it is very patient and likes animals. you never know what i'll bring to rehearsals. >> i and a huge fan of hers. this is wonderful. she said she's more scared of the show's judges than wrangling crocodiles. >> the new season of "dancing with the stars" premieres monday september 14th on abc. >> look forward to watching her. finally, george clooney having fun doing a little photobombing. you could argue he's the least good looking one in the photo. >> okay. well, let's see. phillip, there's clooney popping up in the background while cindy crawford and her husband randy gerber sharing a romantic moment in ibiza. >> see what i mean? crawford posting this picture on instagram. they were there for clooney's brand of tequila. now it all makes sense to you. >> coming up, we'll soak up the booze with some eco-friendly food trucks. the booze with some eco-friendly food trucks.st

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i cannot believe what you told me on commercial break. >> oh, about the food trucks. >> phillip says the food trucks in texas are way better than the food trucks in new york. i just outed you on national television. >> i've got to say, i mean, when the moment though, when you need it and it's right there, they're here. they're here. they can give you exactly what you need. >> well, stumbling on food trucks can be like finding a meal in an oasis. you can get exactly what you need in a moment. there's growing popularity. abc's tech contributor trina trinh shows us an echo friendly future of food trucks. >> reporter: wow, that's definitely bigger than our american hot dog. >> yes, it is. it's absolutely delicious. >> i'm on board a food truck with south african chef hugo showing me his version of the hot dog. everything about this wiener is unique right down to the dressing which includes a

mustard made from figs. what else makes it different? this dog was grilled with solar power. it's all part of an initiative by move systems to get food trucks to go green. >> right now vendors are forced to use generators that are run on gasoline or diesel up to 14 hours a day. >> reporter: with nearly 8,000 food carts in new york city alone, that adds up to a lot of air pollution. >> taking one food cart off the road and replacing it with a move systems cart is like taking 200 carts off the road. >> the tanks also pose a safety threat. >> vendors don't need to worry about handling propane tanks built for your backyard barbecue. not for the heavy use of an urban population. >> reporter: move systems truck uses compressed natural gas as a cleaner fuel alternative along with solar power and rechargeable batteries. >> charging an electrical battery over night drives the savings. the generators are running about two hours a day on much cleaner natural gas. that's where we see the dramatic

emissions reductions. >> reporter: one of the most noticeable things you notice right away is the huge solar panel on the top there. that's pretty cool. >> one to two hours of power just from a solar panel itself. it also serves as a great sunroof that can provide increased ventilation. >> reporter: so it's open inside. >> exactly. >> reporter: great. >> i can cook anything here. what's great about this unit, they will allow you to custom build it and the fact that it's echo friendly, how can i ask for more. >> reporter: whether you're a foodie or environmentalist, the end results can be save ordered by everyone. delicious. trina trinh, abc news, new york. >> the first 100 trucks in new york will go to veterans because the president of the company is a veteran himself. >> help us out.