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comedy neighbors seems just as as good as the first. here's a look at the hot trailer. >> welcome. [ cheers and applause ] >> hi, what are you doing? >> we don't hit drinks in here? >> your parties must suck. >> in the united states, sororities don't serve parties in their own houses. >> party the way that we want to. >> what's the name of our sor sorority. >> kappa. >> kappa new. >> what are we going to do? >> maybe it's not that bad. girls are usually quiet. >> oh, no. i killed a girl. we need somebody who can relate to stupid young people.
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control. >> you look like a psychopath. >> people love clowns. >> stop doing that. >> get away from me! >> they're using their sexuality as a weapon. >> get out of here, you animals! sexier! >> drop it! >> neighbors 2 hits theaters may 20th. that's going to do it for us from foxwood's resort casino. i'm sonia isabel. thanks so much for watching. be sure to follow us for all your entertainment news. turned 19 on sunday.
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juvenile system. in 2013, couch was driving drunk when he crashed killing four people. he was given probation but fled to mexico. meanwhile, new details about lis court ordered rehab treatment in 2014. taxpayers apparently covered most of the $200,000 bill because his parents could not afford it. in massachusetts, the wife of bill cosby has been ordered to continue with the deposition in a defamation lawsuit filed by seven women accusing cosby of assaulting them decades ago. camille cosby wanted to end the proceedings because she found the first one outrageous and improper in her words. the judge did limit the types you have questions. students won't be playing much basketball at a los angeles high school anytime soon. that's because the courts there have collapsed. the gaping hole is what's left of a retention basin designed to collect storm water. the hole is about eight feet deep. this morning, the clean-up
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hailstorm in northern texas that had families huddling together fearinging for their lives. abc's phillip mena shows us the incredible images. >> oh, my gosh! >> reporter: terrifying storms blasting up to softball-sized hail. families running for cover outside dallas. >> get in there. find the cat. >> reporter: donna ruth cole getting her son to safety as giant hailstones shatter windows. >> i was a little bit worried, but i didn't have any clue it was going to be to that magnitude. >> so scared. >> it's okay, i'm with you. >> reporter: john cavallo covering his daughter in a towel, getting to an interior room. glass exploding nearby. >> that's the moment when you know, oh, my god, something's really going on here. >> reporter: that same living room shredded. damaging winds extending to arkansas. and lightning sparking a fire at the church in el dorado. and this is all that's left of the church, burned to the ground
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the storms also bringing flooding to mississippi. >> that might be a totaled car. >> reporter: but by far, texas was worst hit. sara correa and her daughter trapped in their car out in the open. >> and then the back window just completely shattered through. it was the scariest thing i've ever been through. >> reporter: daughter addison's carseat covered with hail. thankfully, both are okay. here in north texas, they are still assessing the mess. two hailstorms last month already did a billion dollars in damage. and peak season is just getting under way. phillip mena, abc news, wiley, texas. >> those images are just absolutely incredible. >> that shredded up living room. i don't think i've seen a hailstorm liking that. >> and the sound. >> wow. >> completely terrifying for those folks in texas. the fbi is offering a reward for help recovering iconic andy warhol art. seven prints of campbell's soup cans are part of a set of ten. three were left behind and the
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worth half a million dollars. and in case you're wondering, the cans not taken were cream of mushroom, petr pot and beef con so may. >> the thief was a chicken noodle fan i'm guessing. >> i think the art is eaten by now. >> from lost to found, a very, very, very pricey piece of artwork has been found. 340e69 experts believe it's a long lost work by car vajio depicting a rather violent scene from the bible's book of judas found in the attic of a home in france. when the owners went to fix a leak in the roof. >> so the house dates from the 17th century. the painting does, too. it was probably in the attic for 150 years. and if it was painted by car vajio and not an aprentice, it's worth about $135 million. >> there's one expert who doesn't think it's an actual carvaggio.
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some random little thing you don't think is very valuable and you go on antiques road show. >> and boom. >> i keep going to shops around the city and trying to show them some old teapot. >> doesn't work. >> so far no go. the french government an partial won't that painting leave the country for another 30 months while they perform tests on it. >>. >> coming up, the school bus driver in oklahoma who is being hailed a hero. her split second decision that may have saved the life of this little boy. overseas, the royal road trip. halfway through their trip of india. the reception the duke and duchess of cambridge are getting from both young and old as we look at the forecast map on this national peach cobbler day. we're 60 degrees in d.c. where folks are watching us on wjla. >> good weather for peach cobbler. >> it is. >> announcer: "world news now"
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jungle boogie, jungle boogie >> there was quite a bit of jungle boogie going on at the zoo in england. so that is -- this is awesome. the gorilla got his bal lynn na on and it was caught on camera. i guess twirling around in a series of turns, the 3-year-old ape moved across the floor about as gracefully as well, a gorilla. at least he's having fun. the zoo is known for all four great ape species including the united kingdom's only group of. >> i wonder if he fellows how to do the thriller dance. >> the producers at "dancing with the stars" plan to tie him up for monday. better than anything geraldo did on that show. >> oh, he tried.
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he tried. >> true. and here at home, we're getting a rare look at a newborn baby giraffe calf. the as yet unnamed baby girl was born at the san francisco zoo on friday. this video captured this rare moment of mother and daughter when she was just five hours old. now just five days old. she's already six feet tall and was walking within just 30 minutes of being born. >> do you know they have the largest size hearts in proportion to their bodies. >> i didn't realize that. >> >> they have to pump all that blood all at way up to their head. the motherly instinct kicked in almost immediately for a teacher's aide and bus driver outside of tulsa. >> her split second likely saved the life i've young boy. jeremy fa rin nas of our tulsa station has the story. >> what are you doing? >> we've got a point. >> you got a point.
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5-year-old boy is seen gasping for air while teacher ginger maxwell is behind the wheel. >> i thought he was teasing me and wasn't following my instructions. >> but she soon realizes something is wrong. >> his sister said i think he swallowed a coin. >> she pulls the bus over in a safe spat. >> i made sure the bus was secure. went back and xwrabed the student. testifies gasping for air. >> reporter: here you can see her springing into action and starts prognosising the heimlich maneuver as the child is choking. > come here. >> okay, it's okay. you'll throw it up. got it. >> reporter: i heard it hit the floor and seen it rolling. i said we got it. she says this is the first time in 17 years she's used the life saning skills she learned during training. > i was surprised that this was happening and i thought i've got to see if my training if i was paying attention when had i my
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>> don't do that again. you scared me to death. you hear me? okay. >> reporter: while she's being hail aid hero by many, she says keeping kids safe and alive is part of her job. >> i feel like i don't deserve a lot of credit. it's god working through me. >> channel 8. >> good for her. she made it look easy, too. >> a quick decision. >> good do see the little boy doing just fine. coming up, rather, how to get back not just coins but as many dollars as you can from the federal government. >> nice segue. finding the biggest bargains in this year's income tax deductions. you're watching "world news
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pay are just break even. there year a refund. >> reporter: you can thank the child tax credit. each kid you claim as a dependent earns you a credit up to $1,000. if you're paying for child care, potentially even more. working parents may qualify for a daycare or baby-sitting credit for kids under 13. plus the credits don't stop when your teenager goes away to college. >> the biggest of those is the american opportunity credit good for the first four years of secondary education. that can put $2500 into your pocket. >> reporter: if you're a small business owner, check into something called section busy 179. it allows businesses to deduct purchases of equipment or software. but one of the most popular uses, buying a mu vehicle. if you use that car suv or truck for business, an the least half the time, it can qualify. now the fine print here is important. it can it be new or used as long as it's new to you. and size matters.
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to $25,000. for home owners, it's a good time to go green. the irs includes big credits for it. up to 30% for things like solar panels or wind energy. even insulation. protecting your home can also protect your pocketbook. rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. so my squad goals for 2016 having a kid and a house. >> yeah. don't forget. >> working on that. >> income tax credit. don't forget earned income tax credit. >> okay.means that most nights, this is the potty. these robot sheets, they needed more than detergent could handle. they needed a rescue. otherwise, we might have had to say bye-bye to our favorite robots ya. so we added tide rescue to the wash. it cleans super deep down where detergent just doesn't. daddy, i've got to go potty! progress! go, go, go! eww stinky. introducing tide rescue. eliminates tough odors at the source.
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for the couple during this road trip. >> it seems like everyone has been buzzing about comments that kate made about how she really stays so slim. abc's llama hassan has the story. >> reporter: the duke and duchess of cambridge visiting some of india's most vulnerable street kids at new delhi's main railway station hearing their harrowing experiences firsthand. >> they do a lot of work with young people at home and want to bring that over here to india, as well. >> reporter: on monday, the coup ol ending the day with a celebration fit for a queen. attending an enchanting garden party in new delmi in honor of the queen's 90th birthday next week. kate dressed in a long skirt and top by one of her favorite designers is alice temperly. >> everyone had high hopes for her fashion on this trip. i'm hoping if the best is yet to come. i think for the west of the trip
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indian designers and hopefully more adventurous outfits. >> when asked by one of the party guests how she stays so trim, she gave prince george and princess charlotte all the credit telling them i'm running after my kids. the royal couple in charge of cutting the queen's birthday cake with a sword. then william delivering a heartfelt speech to the crowd. paying tribute to his beloved grandmother and britain's long reigning monarch. >> i'm incredibly lucky to have my grandmother in my life. as she turns 90, she'ses energetic and a guiding force for her family. >> reporter: and also very much the head of the family. >> she may be my grandmother but she's also very much the boss. >> reporter: although their young children are not long for the journey, they're not far from ha their parents' minds. >> george and charlotte too will discover how lucky they are to have such a wonderful great grandmother. a role model for the rest of their lives. >> reporter: lama hasan, abc news, london.
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this morning on "world news now," political questions and answers. >> hillary clinton says she's asking questions on behalf of all women while she sakes aim at opponents on both sides of the aisle. and how speaker paul ryan has an answer for anyone hoping he would steal the show. count him out. damage control. north carolina's governor says
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lawrie advised citing what he calls people's selective outrage and hypocrisy. the latest twist in this heated debate. and love is blind or is it drink in love in check out this couple oblivious to the fact they're in the middle of an armed robbery at bear. their makeout session sbupted. >> why some of the world's biggest strike minds are betting big money that a spaceship that can fit in your pocket will be the future of interstellar travel. it is wednesday on this april 13th. >> reporter: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> we were hoping for hover boards and we end up with a spaceship. >> the size of our pocket. >> shays ship. >> careful. right in our pocks. who knew? what is in that? >> i'm fascinated by the video we're going to talk about later, the couple making out.
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>> do you think their wives and husbands know they were there? i don't know. >> hopefully they're not watching at this hour. >> absolutely. but let's get started with the race for the white house and donald trump, of course, he's opening a new line of attack against hillary clinton as he continues to rail against the nominating process. >> trump is now characterizing clinton's life as "one big lie" as the battle nor new york heats up, he also appeared on cnn with his family saying the rules for selecting delegates are stacked against him. abc's stephanie ramos has the latest from the campaign trail. >> reporter: bernie sanders, hillary clinton, donald trump and john kasich are all in a new york state of mind. sanders greeted by a pumped up crowd of supporters in syracuse where the vermont senator went after the opponent he would like to face in the general election. >> in the general election poll match-up, we are beating trump you have by 20 points. >> reporter: a new quinnipiac
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beating sanders in new york by double digits. as she also tries to win over voters in her home state. at a new york city roundtable, clinton weigh ing inon the gender gap whether he it comes to equal pay. >> the last time i collected, there's no discount for being a woman. >> reporter: on the republican side, trump in rome, new york, still maintaining a double digit lead in the empire state but still had over a loss to ted cruz in colorado. >> it has nothing to do with democracy. they took is the votes away from the people in colorado. >> reporter: next up a cnn town hall with his family. >> i truly feel that my father the best father, the best lus truly. >> reporter: house speaker paul ryan totally ruled out a run for president even at a contested convention. >> i believe that you should only choose from a person who is actually participated in the primary count me out. >> reporter: ryan also says even though he didn't want to be
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taking the job he says this is different, like ands and oranges. >> stephanie, thank you for that report from washington. in the meantime, the pentagon says u.s. air strikes killed about a dozen suspected militants linked to al qaeda. attacks monday and tuesday were conducted in the southern somalia area. the al shabaab group are often targeting civilians such as a car bombing outside a restaurant in mo die shoe. at least five people were killed in in incident including children. there's word of more air strikes against isis in iraq and syria by the u.s. as well as its allies. the coles says it's bombing runs hit islamic state tactical units fighting positions and more. eventually the coalition will try to retake the iraqi city of mosul. the u.s. military is dropping cyberbombs on islamic state to increase pressure on the militants. >> the governor of north of carolina is taking action to address concerns over a state
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anti-lgb t-bill in the country. his new order extends to states equal opportunity employment policy to include sexual orientation and gender identity and says private companies can establish their own bathroom and locker room policies. >> we're a state that stripes to allow our people and businesses to be as independent as possible without overreaching government regulations. >> reporter: still the order does not address the most controversial part of the law which requires individuals use public bathrooms that correspond with their gender at birth. this morning, there's a new twist in the death of former football star will spith new orleans police say they found a fully loaded gun inside his vehicle. however, there was no evidence it had been fired. smith and his wife were shot in a road rage incident saturday night. louisiana law allows someone to claim self-defense if they feel threatened. meanwhile, there will be a parade honoring smithing this evening in new orleans. >> sweeping reforms of a jail where a young woman was found
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arrested after a routine traffic stop in july. the panel's recommendation includes how inmates are treated for medical and mental health issues. and in chicago, a tack force is recommending that the police department acknowledge a history of racism. it also calls for overlawing the handling of excessive force complaints. the panel was formed after video showed a white police officer shooting a 17-year-old black male. the report condemns the police department and its oversight agencying. > turning our focus now to the new efforts in the battle against the zika virus. the house passed a bill offering incentives to companies work on drugs to treat the virus. but a vaccine could still be several months away. here's abc's steve osunsami. >> reporter: authorities at the cdc tell us they're worried about what's happening in puerto rico. they believe hundreds of infants like these, with smaller brains, who will need lifelong care, could soon be born to infected
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new, and it's not good. besides birth defects and smaller heads, babies are being born premature and blind. health officials are racing to prevent an outbreak here in the u.s., working with states like florida on mosquito control, and warning travelers to cover up. and pressuring congress to release $1.9 billion in emergency money that the president requested in february. >> we're in a situation with a lot of unknowns. there really isn't any time to spare. >> reporter: and it's not just women. men can get sick, too. the virus attacks brain cells and can cause neurological damage. and they're seeing cases where a man, bitten by a mosquito, ends up passing the virus to a woman through sexual contact. health authorities here say they are already planning to put together response teams that will fly to locations in the u.s. as soon as they find any transmissions here. steve osunsami, abc news. >> music producer and reality tv star david gest has died. he was found dead yesterday in a
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an autopsy is bending. suspicious. his marriage to liza minnelli ended badny in 2003 when he sued her for $10 million over alleged beatings. he was 62 years old. >> for basebook, it's all about bots. founder mark zuckerberg says you should be able to messages to a business and vice versa but you won't be chatting with a real person but with an artificial intelligence. more than two dozen companies are on board with this including our parent company disney. ducker berg announced a new feature that lets you broadcast friends. >> people love going live because it's so unfiltered and personal and you feel like you're just there hanging out with your friends. in a funny way, we found live takes some of the pressure off having to find that perfect photo or video because everyone knows it's live. and it's not cure rated. >> okay.
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video streaming not just from the smartphones but other devices even drones. facebook plans to give live feeds. >> it's being called the return of the trilogy. the first three "star wars" films will be back in theaters starting august. the triple feature will be offered in more than 20 cities, showings. there will also be additional footage, contests and props from the films but purists beware, these are not the original theatrical versions but the 1997 edition. >> when they redid some of the >> i don't know. >> i saw one recently. the end was different. >> i have to confess, my "star fantastic. building? >> but i did love the last one. three. the luke skywalker first three. i agree. and calling the king of the couch potatoes this guy 25-year-old brooklyn man has just set the world record for
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he did so watching tv including game.thrones, alejandro or a. j. as his friends call him spent 94 hours straight in front of the tube. >> the stunt was organized by the multiempty media software company cyberlink which makes a media player for computers. he says while it's great to have the record he wouldn't do it again and does not recommend that you try it either >> he said he stood up a lot during it. that definitely helped. >> 94 hours. i did watch two seasons in one weekend. >> of "game of thrones." >> easy. >> you watched two seasons in five years if. >> >> i've watched all of them. i don't remember anything. >> maybe i can bench watch all of the star wars movies because i clearly have catching up to do. 94 hours. >> 92 hours to go after all that. coming up, the 72-year-old grandmother who got lost in the arizona desert and found herself stranded for nine days. what she did that may have saved
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not even an armed robbery. you can see the video shows masked robbers entering a bar in montana guns drawn. but the couple continues to makeout. the pda goes on and on even as other patrons mut their hands up. they come up for their when the suspects take off and the bartender hits the alarm. police are still searching for the robbers. >> that is quite a kiss i don't know if i feel bad for them or proud of them. >> give them props. it's intense. now to this. two skiers rescued after being stranded on an alaska glacier for four days. the pair was in good condition after braving fierce winds and snow by digging a snow cave. they were able to use their cell phones to communicate with friends and rescuers. >> 3500 miles it out south, another dramatic rescue played out. a tucson grandmother found herself stranded in the white
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>> it was creative skills that kept her alive. here's clayton sandell. >> reporter: 72-year-old ann rogers was driving to phoenix to visit her grandkids, when she and her dog got lost, somewhere in the wilderness of eastern arizona. >> there was no cell phone communication, no people coming by. >> reporter: so, on day one, they set out on foot to get a better cell signal and call for help. not a single clue until day nine. this past saturday, when rogers' dog is spotted and the search is back in high gear. supply wrote help with big white sticks and rocks. i need food badly. >> reporter: finally, they find her. >> when they landed, i was sitting there, sobbing. and the officer came over and just held me while i sobbed. and let me know that my dog was safe, too. >> reporter: she tells rescuers, she and her dog survived all that time by drinking pond water and eating plants. and after all that, rogers was taken to a hospital where she was treated for
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was released that same night, now we understand she is back out hiking. clayton sandell, abc news, denver. >> hopefully with the proper satellite cell phone. >> smart of her to spell help. so if your water is limited, keep your mouth closed. >> why? >> because apparently, that helps to expediate account whole die hydration process. same by the way with taking your clothes off. you might feel hot. no, keep your clothes on. it delays dehydration and don't lay down on the ground. ground 30 degrees hotter than standing up up. if you get stranded in the desert, you know what to do and don't panic. because why would you? >> i would be screaming my butt off. would be making signs. i would be screaming help. >> all right. so we don't want you in the desert. >> coming up in our next half hour, some wasteful spending or wise investing. how scientists are defending
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come and take a trip in my rocket ship, we'll have a lovely afternoon kiss the world good-bye, and all we will fly >> fly with me. >> oh, no, kendis. >> dinah washington. >> 55 years ago, when that song was recorded, we were all still dreaming about the possibility of one day traveling to the moon. but -- >> these days we're sitting and setting our sights far beyond our own solar system.
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respected physicists is hoping the key to interstellar travel is a space slip. here's abc's david muir. >> reporter: it's an ambitious plan to build tiny space ships. nanocrafts that could one day travel beyond the planets to the nearest star system. catapulting us into the interstellar age. >> reporter: do you have the spacecraft with you? >> i do. >> can i look at it. >> sure. >> he shows me the spate craft one day powered by light beams. >> so this is it. it doesn't look like a space shuttle or voyager. >> the ultimate spacecraft is going to be about the size of this. maybe quite a bit lighter and having much more functionality. >> reporter: it's pretty light. >> reporter: and right beside him, one of the smartest minds in the world. professor stephen hawking whose ground breaking work was celebrated in the theory of everything. >> in your mind knowing what you know already, what do you expect
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us on earth or is this just an intellectual pursuit? >> the rapid progress of technology for space exploration has improved people's lives in the past. so it would not be surprising if it brought benefits. >> reporter: do you have any reason to believe that we'll find other intelligent life out there? and will it be at a place where we can communicate with it should we communicate with it? >> it is unlikely that there happens to be intelligent life in our nearest star system. >> reporter: but he add the just being able to explore a neighboring star system and to send images back would make history. as hawking tries to inspire the next generation, we asked lim about the generations he's already inspired. >> i want to ask you about the simpsons. >> stephen hawking. >> the world's smartest man. >> of course the hollywood movie so many of us have watched based on your life, how does it feel
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>> i won't feel like a true pop culture icon until i've been on the kardashians. >> be careful what you wish for. >> we see his smile. and we ask yuri where we're sitting atop one world trade. >> you said we're the closest point in north america to the star. >> yes. >> where we're sitting right here. >> yes. >> but you want to get a lot closer. >> if we're not going to achieve it in our lifetime, then we need to pass the baton to the next generation. >> david muir, abc news, new york.
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full attack mode. >> new this half hour, your tax money wasted? >> the mating habits of goldfish, the cleanliness of our pets. that's the latest random ways american tax dollars are going down the drain as we all file our returns. >> and guess how many dollars han solo's leather jacket went for at auction and what harrison ford is doing with those proceeds. that's ahead on skinny. it's wednesday, april 13th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." good wednesday morning, everyone. we've made it to halfway during our inaugural week. does it feel still like it's fresh? >> you sound a little bit surprised. >> we've made it this far? >> it still feels good. feels fresh. >> has that new car smell. the scent. >> i just realized i match the background. >> you kind of blend in. absolutely.
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include koog the dig beal, big story, ben affleck is going to be starring in another batman. >> that's the top story. >> we will get to that. you stay tuned for more on ben affleck and batman. our top story, the new twist in the death of football star will smith. he was shot during a road rage incident in new orleans. >> but the latest developments cast doubt on which driver was the aggressor. we get more from abc's ryan smith in new orleans. >> reporter: new orleans police saying in a statement, the loaded handgun in nfl star will smith's car was a.9 millimeter which had not been fired. police also saying they found a loaded gun in hayes' car, in addition to the one they say he used to gun down smith. that new video obtained by abc news may help clear up the murky details surrounding the deadly shooting of former nfl star will smith. this surveillance footage provided by a restaurant two blocks from the shooting captured just minutes before gunfire erupted. a car matching the description of smith's suv rear ends a hummer resembling the vehicle of
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hayes. then, as the hummer appears to pull over, the suv speeds off. seconds later, the hummer appears to follow. hayes' lawyer saying his client was not the instigator of the road rage incident. >> my client trailed behind this person in an effort to get their license plate number. my client also called 911. >> reporter: hayes' attorney claims it was during that 911 call when the accident occurred. police say an argument ensued, and that hayes then shot smith in the back and torso. now behind bars, hayes' defense suggesting someone else was posing the threat. are you saying that your client felt threatened by the presence of something smith had or someone in his party had? >> everybody out there felt threatened. >> reporter: by smith? >> by someone other than mr. hayes. >> reporter: we called the police department about the new video. they have not commented. fans remembering smith with this memorial. as for hayes, if convicted of second degree murder, he faces life in prison.
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orleans, louisiana. turning now to politics and a resounding no from house speaker paul ryan as the republican inches closer to what may be a contested convention. ryan is ruling out a white house run. speculation escalated last week when he posted a video that some say looked like a campaign ad. but ryan is now making it clear that heal not accept the republican nomination in 2016. >> if no candidate has a majority on the first ballot, i believe that you should only choose from a person who has actually participated in the primary. count me out. >> okay. so if this sounds familiar because it is, ryan also said that he did not want to be house speaker but ended up taking that job. he says this is different like apples and oranges. ted cruz is firing back at donald trump with some of his harshest rhetoric today. -- to date. cruz blasted trump as a bully comparing him to the godfather and union thugs and accused him
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violence and intimidating voters and delegates. cruz told glenn beck saying given how he runs his campaign, it appears he can't run a lemonade stand. but trump is doubling down on his complaints against the delegate selection process. he made an appearance on cnn last night with his wife and four adult children saying the gop nominating rules are stacked against him by the establishment. his family praised him as a great father, husband and leader and daughter ivanka explained why she and her brother won't get to vote for their own father in the primary. >> new york has one of the most onerous rules in terms of registration and required us to register a long time ago, almost close to a year ago. and we didn't do that. we found out about it. >> when asked about her dad being presidential, ivanka says at times she advises him to withhold some of his fire. >> as for the democrats, hillary clinton is using her latest ad
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trump and bernie sanders. clinton is still hitting sanders on gun control telling voters that weak gun laws in sanders' hope state of vermont clear the way for many guns to end up in new york. as thousands of supporters turn out to see sanders, he's continuing to hammer clinton to release transcripts about her paid speeches on wall street. now to the politically charged battle over gay and transgender rights in north carolina. the governor taking action following outrage over a new law in the state but his order leaves the most controversial part of that law unchanged. here's abc's elizabeth hur. >> the people of north carolina are entitled to both privacy and equality. >> reporter: the north carolina governor bowing to pressure on the state's so-called bathroom bill. pat mccrory rolling back portions of the controversial law. >> the private sector can make its own policy with regard to restrooms, locker rooms and or shower facilities. this is not a government decision.
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facilities in government buildings and schools will still have to use the bathroom according to the gender on their birth certificate. >> i know these actions will not totally satisfy everyone. >> reporter: the change comes after more than 80 businesses asked for the law to be repealed. paypal pulled 400 jobs and a $3.6 million project and bruce springsteen canceled a weekend concert in protest. singer bryan adams canceled a concert in mississippi over a similar situation there. >> somehow we seem focused on passing a bill that will kill our economy. >> reporter: that new law allows public and private businesses to refuse service on religious grounds to gay and transgender people. and not just wedding venues but adoptions, certain medical services and counseling. >> simply all we're trying to do is say that people of faith have some protection from an overbearing government. >> reporter: the governor defending the law, but a group of lawmakers are now
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repealed. for now, this new law in mississippi is set to go into effect july 1st. diane and kendis. >> elizabeth, thank you. the southeast is in for another day of unsettled weather. there will be heavy rain and sometimes thunderstorms but no severe weather is in the forecast. flooding, however, is possible with some gulf coast areas getting 2 to 3 inches of rain. and jackson, mississippi, has probably had enough rain. that's what probably caused the roof to collapse at a prep school caught here on surveillance camera. no one was injured. but there's more rain in that area today as we mentioned and a flood warning for tomorrow. if you ever have a problem with the door at your home, do not ask carlos gomez for help. you saw the bull pen door was ajar last night at the houston astros. >> he wanted to help out. >> he tried to shut it. >> well, as you can see, that didn't quite work out as planned. >> reporter: the door did not want to be shut. >> neither gomez nor the door
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other than the hit to gomez's dignity and the game soon. >> he really went in strong. >> he went in owning it. >> like full kick to the door a team style. this is my mma action move here. >> oh, i wonder if there was someone behind it. >> all right. coming up in "the skinny," the big, big news. ben affleck's back. his latest gig. why he'll be pulling on that iconic cape yet again. that's not all he'll be doing. >> and up next, where your tax dollars are really going. why government-funded scientists are increasingly coming under fire for seemingly off the wall studies and how they're defending their research. but first, here's a look at today's forecast. >> announcer: "world news now" weather, brought to you by colonial penn life insurance. colonial penn life insurance.thing i've done every night since i was a kid, empty my pocket change into this old jar.
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>> the president was busy on equal pay day. a day that marks how much longer it takes for a woman to earn as much as a man. he designated a national monument to honor women's equality in washington, d.c. and he noted the continuing pay gap between men and women urging congress to take action. >> regardless of whether you're male or female, chances are you do work hard for your money. >> with stagnant wages and the ever rising cost of just about everything, a growing number of taxpayers are becoming increasingly critical how the government is spending their hard earned cash. here's abc's mary bruce. >> reporter: this is how your tax dollars are being spent. >> walk forward. forward.
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alligator walks? listening to birds after they've had a drink? analyzing the mating habits of goldfish? one study looks at the biometrics of why walking with coffee can cause it to spill. their solution? it helps to use a lid. republican senator jeff flake wants to put a lid on what he considers wasteful spending. >> you wonder, you know, what they were drinking when they decided that this ought to be studied. >> reporter: but scientists are defending their research. the goldfish study aims to understand how sensory systems work. the coffee research takes a broader look at low viscosity liquid dynamics. remember, this is science. congress allocates bulk funding to preeminent research organizations, who, in turn, decide which projects to fund. flake says that's part of the problem. >> if we had more transparency, more accountability, i think they'd be less prone to spend money on what makes a goldfish sexy. >> reporter: but it's not as if lawmakers are clamoring to review thousands of grants, and these scientific organizations say you simply never know where
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come from. mary bruce, abc news, capitol hill. >> i never thought of a goldfish as sexy before. >> i know another solution to not spill your coffee. empty. >> just have it be empty? >> that's a good call. >> does that count? >> they spent $50,000 to promote christmas trees during christmas time. >> i like the cricket one. $850,000 to fund a cricket league in pakistan. i thought you would enjoy that being that's your number one sport. >> it's huge in pakistan. effects of golf clubs in space. we might need that if we have the spaceship that fits in your >> did you see the golf putt that was made on the moon years it paid off. >> maybe they're studying that, too. $188,000 to find out why americans resist using the metric system. because you don't force us to. >> what is the metric system? >> what is the metric system? canadians use? something or other.
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>> we should caveat it had a 6% drop off in the second weekend after people saw it. have you seen it? >> no. >> should. >> i'm waiting for express mail to dvd. >> maybe i should wait. maybe the next one will be better. i do like ben affleck. >> he's a good director. >> now to a less than ground breaking admission from keith richards. >> the 72-year-old rolling stone's rocker has broken his silence about what's really behind business colorful wardrobe. they're not all his clothes apparently. he didn't go to the thrift store for it. in fact, he admits the vast majority of his clothes he swiped out of the closets of his wife and daughters over the years. >> that's the way to do it. richards was apparently complaining his wardrobe was raided for the band's first ever major exhibition called exhibitionism. at a gallery in southwest london. he says he still wears those things. they're not history. they're his clothes. >> they're his clothes. >> these are mine, by the way. >> come on. >> don't get any ideas.
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bender thing. >> i see a --. >> it's already rolling in my head. >> i can see the photoshop issue going on right now. >> that would be something you don't want to see. >> we'll see. >> is that a fat joke? >> vin sent. >> next to something that harrison ford will definitely not be wearing ever again. >> he has auctioned off his distressed leather hans solo jacket, the one he wore in the latest "star wars" movie "the force awakens." it went for $191,000. harrison ford promptly handed all that money over to charity. >> is that a spoiler alert by saying he won't be wearing it ever again? >> i mean that's because he auctioned it off. >> good point. >> he can't wear it again. >> get us out of trouble now. >> you got rid of it. someone else now owns it. >> yes, it's gone. the gift will benefit epilepsy research which his 25-year-old daughter also his second wife, the late melissa matheson had suffered years of health
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finally being diagnosed. >> more than 50 people bid on the jacket which started at just $15,000. all going to a good cause. >> good deal. >> finally, there's a lot of puppy love to go around for one of our own "world news now" alums. >> anderson cooper a legend around here shared this touching photo on instagram. it is kind of cute. >> how cute. >> it is of andy cuddling his new puppy lilly. the caption reads, "my dog molly passed away a few months ago. this weekend, lily showed up. she's a welsh springer spaniel," and he hash tagged it the rainbow comes and goes. >> the post comes just seven months after the death of his 11-year-old dog molly. she was also a welsh springer spaniel. our warmest wishes to anderson and his new little girl. >> that's very cute. >> now i want a puppy. >> i do want one, as well. but you have a rabbit. >> but don't tell frank i said that. >> rabbits attack puppies or is it the other way around? >> no one attacks anyone.
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>> we'll see how that works out. coming up, how is this for a tease? diane dances. to "thriller." >> this is news to me. this is totally news to me. >> your "thriller" moves. >> we're talking about the zombie apocalypse. >> all right. >> go practice it. >> i'll have to go watch the video now before we go to the commercial break. are you going to do it with me? >> oh, no, no. >> come on.
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>> i'm slightly afraid. >> you should be scared. >> my gosh. >> all right. >> so we all know. >> finally got that out of our system. >> the thriller video was all make believe. but for one young girl what we're about to show you next for her looked and felt like the real thing. >> it's a prank played by two brothers on their little sister that's now going viral. here's abc's dan harris. >> are you ready? >> of course i'm not ready. >> reporter: this is millicent. she's just had her wisdom teeth pulled in the post and these yas haze when all of a sudden, an alert comes across the radio. >> local officials have reported cases of high fever, nausea, death and even cannibalism. >> a call from mom confirms the news.
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>> what? cannibals? zombies? >> it's not a scene out of the "walking dead." it is a prank pulled off by her brothers they say who posted the hoax online. the video quickly going viral with more than 4 million youtube views and counting. you can see here her brothers begin mock preparing for the worst throwing garden equipment and other weapons into the back seat. >> a garden hoe? we have guns. why are you putting garden equipment in a car? what is this supposed to do for me? give me a knife. >> watch as she's forced to make some tough decisions. >> we can only take one pet. which pet? the cat or the dog. >> the cat you idiot! >> they talk about heading to mexico but when asked about her spanish -- >> i can say pants.
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their sister out, the brothers gently bring the hoax to an end. >> it isn't a zombie apocalypse. >> oh. >> dan harris, abc news, new york. >> that's awful. >> that's so mean. >> that is so cruel. >> have you had your wisdom teeth out. >> yes, and i've been drugged up. you'd believe anything. >> very vulnerable. very vulnerable. >> we're not doing this again, are we? >> o >> i'm alex trebek. if you're age 50 to 85, i have an important message about security. write down the number on your screen, so you can call when i finish. the lock i want to talk to you about isn't the one on your door. this is a lock for your life insurance, a rate lock, that guarantees your rate can never go up at any time, for any reason. but be careful. many policies you see do not have one,
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