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patriots significantly more room under the nfl salary cap. so before the extension, apparently brady was due to make about $15 million for the coming season. >> wow. a little sports with reena there. >> you like that? a little abridged version. like to keep you updated. >> we like to see him around. so these are big days for one of cuba's best known products. talking about the cigars. the country's annual cigar festival kicked off on monday. >> it's the 18th annual festival and attracts hundreds of buyers from around the world. cuba's weather adversely affected this year's tobacco crop shrinking it siftly. >> there still 150e78 to be plenty around with the u.s. and cuban relations warming many say it won't be long before more and more of those famous cigars make it here legally.
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still going to be a thing if they're legal now? >> oh, i mean, they still -- they're still pretty good. >> you still enjoy a good. >> legal or illegal i think. yeah. >> i'm not really into smokes but you are. >> i mean, try it once in awhile. come up, we're going behind the scenes of the quirky hipster comedy portlandia. >> who would try to rip off the girl scouts by paying for cookies with counterfeit money? who saved the day after an outrageous ripoff. >> the tearful answers from erin andrews. her her difficult day in court in a case getting widespread attention. that's after today's forecast map. 52 degrees in great falls on
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allegedly stolen u-haul van began on an interstate highway, then moved to local roads. chase continued even after the truck's tires blew out and an obstacles police had placed in the road. finally a deputy banged into the van with his quad car. the truck came to a halt and the driver was under arrest. i didn't know that police put obstacles in the way but look at that, there's one. >> one reason to hate moving. let's move on to a serious stop. "dancing with the stars" host erin andrews broke down yesterday. >> she's sue ago is the nashville ho fell for $75 million after she was secretly filmed in her room. abc's eva pilgrim has more. >> you know your body. and i saw it for two seconds and i was like, oh, my god. and i shut it down. >> reporter: erin andrews breaking down in court today, as she relived the moment she discovered a naked video of herself online. >> dad, i'm naked all over the internet. i don't know what it is. >> reporter: the popular sportscaster and cohost of "dancing with the stars" is
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this nashville marriott, where she was secretly filmed by a stalker in 2008. the video has been viewed nearly 17 million times. andrews' mother, paula, described consoling her daughter. >> there was no calming her down. it's -- it's a nightmare that doesn't stop. >> reporter: andrews is also suing the man who filmed her, michael david barrett, a former insurance executive. she claims the hotel made it easy for him to track her down and film her on his cell phone through a peephole he modified. >> i picked up the house phone and i called the operator and asked, could i have erin andrews' room. they connected me. so that i knew what room she was in. >> reporter: the hotel calls barrett a criminal who tricked them into gaining access. barrett pled guilty to stalking in 2010 and was sentenced to 30 months in prison. >> they could have stopped this and i'm so angry. >> erin andrews wasn't the only woman michael barrett secretly recorded in a hotel room.
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videos online. eva pilgrim, abc news, nashville, tennessee. >> and some credit the fact she says that "dancing with the stars" helped her get her peace back because she was back on stage. it seems like such a long road for her. i don't think people realize how difficult it's been. >> it's been several years but she's still dealing with it. she said afterwards, her espn colleagues were great. like tirico who said come on back, we need to you smile again on air and be back at work. so at least they were there for her. >> right. coming up, the sketch comedy tv show that's attracted a cult following. > how comedians fred archison and carrie brownstein have become hipster heros and what's
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which it started about five years ago as a sleeper sketch comedy on ifc lampooning political correctness and the northwestern hipster culture. >> last sunday saw the premiere of the show's sixth season. it's gains an almost run away cult following. what's in for this season. we're up "up all nightline" with nick watt who goes behind the scenes. >> i guess i do have a question about the chicken. if you could tell us more about it. >> reporter: if you actually order food like this. >> you have this information. this is fantasticing. > absolutely. his name was colin. here are his papers. >> that's great. he looks like a happy little guy that runs around. >> welcome to women first. >> book stores like this. >> different daughters. >> we could order that for you. it will take a year to get here. >> it has to be written. >> reporter: if you as hipster precious as this. >> she read add article about artists knots in the sunday times". >> wow.
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>> huh. >>. >> reporter: if you are then, shouldn't the show's portland "portlandia" really, really offend you? >> i do like walking around downtown. >> reporter: we met the stars carrie brownstein and fred armisen at the ace hotel here in the l.a. they call it the deuce. >> we give out free typewriters. you want one? >> oh, my god. >> how is it going. >> and hinster fans confirmed they're not offended. >> can you acts like you're kissing me? >> wow. >> reporter: the shows pray dead pan on the lipster morays of portland, this is not comedy of the unkind. go vegan. >> i skipped wilshire and took beverly over to santa monica. >> reporter: after more than a
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>> there's a live audience there. the meaner a sketch was, the less the audience reacted. if it stays in a place of affection, it does a little better. >> reporter: the show has moved beyond short starp sketch to longer tales with our heroes playing versions of themselves. >> good night, carry. >> sometimes it's subtly off and sometimes it's nights and day from who we are. it's fun to play a version of ourselves. >> i can't this year. >> reporter: the season one entire episode deals with the early middle aged admitting they would rather watch from home than go to the music festival. >> we're introducing the first phase in virtual participation. using drones. >> he new technology. >> you want to be like someplace where you don't have to stand all. >> reporter: it's more the bathroom. >> yes. you were just in a line the whole time for the bathroom. i'm thinking about it the entire time. i'm not enjoying it. >> the flame is lips here. that would be us.
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lips. >> reporter: the flaming lips guest star. >> do i look like a pimp to you? >> when a man pulse out money from the register, i have to wonder. >> over the years so have steve buscemi in a wig. >> we appreciate it. >> and an efforts while real life mayor of portland. >> i'm still waiting to hear back from my guy. >> reporter: despite its name, the show reflexes a time not just a place. cultural conversation we're having about this stuff. >> reporter: truth is it maybe we're all a little bit "portlandia" ourselves. >> a little san francisco right now. you know what i mean. sorry. much better. welcome to portland. >> reporter: i'm nick watt for night line line" in los angeles. >> so you're into the show. >> i did see that episode, the last scene you saw there, it was interesting. i thought it was good. i jumped off the bandwagon
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>> i've heard good things about the show. i haven't seen it. i've been to portland. it is weird. >> it's very much like portland when you visit it. >> that's what i hear. >> the feel. >> it has won a peabody award. a lot of people are praising it. it shares a title of a sculpture right there on fifth avenue in downtown portland. >> they almost called it stump town. >> really? >> doesn't have the same ring. >> i like there new title. more after this. today you can do everything in just one click, even keep your toilet
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for a decade, the motto of the girl scouts has been be prepared. >> yes but whether he one young scout was caught by surprise by a scammer, a good samaritan stepped in to save the day. kabc's greg lee with the story. >> would you like to buy some cookies. >> reporter: that's that time of year ago. girl scout cookies back on sale. for this one and others like her they help her fund raise for important activities. >> and i get to go to san francisco and camping. >> reporter: lawn na's mom laura sauce it's a good chance for her to learn about mr.ing money. but lana got an unexpected lesson. >> there's good people in this world and there's bad people, and it was a good lesson for her to learn. >> reporter: while helping a big
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her a $100 bill for five boxes. she gave him $75 in change and he left. >> someone gave us a fake 100 bill. >> we're the girl scouts pop who would do that? so yeah, it was kind of shocking. >> police confirm it was a counterfeit bill. while waiting for officers to arrive, another surprise. this time from a good samaritan. >> told her what happened. she went back home and gave us $100. >> she said i didn't want your daughter to have a bad girl scout experience and please take this money. and i was just like wow. >> reporter: a lesson this 9-year-old says she'll never forget. >> thank you for supporting our troop. >> you have a good day. >> reporter: girl skousts orange county says it provides tools to members to help them from receiving counterfeit bills as well as recommending they koent don't accept bills larger than $20. eyewitness news. >> very cool. you can order online now. they'll send you a link and play it to you.
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this morning on "world news now," political drama on super tuesday. >> from the secret service take-down of a journalist at a donald trump event to the campaign direction hillary clinton is now heading. as voters in 12 states go to the polls. cafeteria gunfire. the teenager accused of shooting two students at school. the frightening scene and how the drama ended. tearful testimony. sportscaster and "dancing with
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the stand answering difficult questions reliving a humiliating ordeal. and a health alert about lack of sleep and your eating habits. could insomnia be linked to the munchies. what new research reveals on this tuesday, march 1st. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> that's sort of like could pot lead to the munchies. >> who sponsored that research. >> we needed to get part of that research. we'll defrl into that later. happy super tuesday. >> to you, too. >> yes, it is tuesday. march 1st. a super sized one. we begin this half hour, of course, with the biggest day at the polls before the general election. >> voters in 12 states cast their ballots on this super tuesday. seven of them are southern states including texas, the biggest prize. more than 1600 delegates are up for grabs. no candidate can wrap up the nomination today. but the front-runner coz emerge virtually unstoppable.
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and hillary clinton far ahead of their rivals. >> nearly 50% of republicans are backing trump. leave agmarco rube would he and ted cruz by more than 30 points and hillary clinton hits 595% among democrats compared to 38% for bernie sanders. abc's marci gonzalez has the latest from austin, texas. morning to you, marci. >> good morning, kendis and reen fla. it was a busy and eventful day on the campaign trail ahead of what is so the to be a defining day in the race for the white house. just hours before super tuesday voting begins, last minute rallies and tension. protesters sburpting a donald trump event chanting black lives matter. >> get them out of here, please. >> reporter: and as they left, a photographer thrown to the ground by a secret service agent. trump making no mention of that or of the controversy sparked by these comments on cnn about his
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klan grand wids david duke. >> would you say unequivocally you condemn him and you don't want their support. >> well, i have to look at the group. i mean, i don't know what group you're talking about. >> reporter: trump later explained he didn't hear the question knowing he had disavowed duke but it isn't stopping the attacks from his opponents. >> i don't care how bad the earpiece is, ku klux klan comes through clearly and he refuses to criticize it. >> we should all be united in saying that the klan is reprehensible. and has no place in politics. >> reporter: democratic front-runner hillary clinton hoping to solidify her lead. already looking beyond bernie sanders now targeting trump. >> i don't think america has ever stopped being great. what we need to do now is make america whole. >> reporter: but trump is polling behind here in texas where senator ted cruz is counting on his stuns to bring him a much needed win. kendis and reen fla. >> marci, thank you for that
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stay with abc news all day for super tuesday coverage. our political team will be here tonight at 10:00 eastern with the very latest and be sure to tune in to "world news now" tomorrow morning for the latest results. and on the eve of super tuesday, the state department released its final batch of hillary clinton's e-mails while she was secretary of state. that brings the total to more than 52,000 e-mails. including 2100 that were censored or withheld completely for con dayning information now deemed classified. no e-mails she wrote or seened were marked as classified at the time of transmission which defense. >> there's a new development ahead of the congressional investigation into benghazi. the house committee today interviews an eyewitness to the september of 2012 attack. that person is identified only as being from the national security community. the u.s. ambassador and three others were killed in that attack. the committee is looking into
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department and handled that situation. the u.s. military is now using cyberweapons against isis. the new unit is trying to disrupt the terror group's ability to communicate, control its forces and manage its finances. defense secretary ash carter says the effort is already paying off although he wouldn't provide much details about it. no other country has publicly acknowledged an effort like there. chalk up a legal victory for apple in 80s case against the government. a judge ruled they cannot be compelled to help the fbi unlock an iphone. the judge found no far on how far the government would go to require companies to -- the justice department said it would appeal the ruling. that ruling has no effect on the battle involving apple and the fbi when it comes to unlocking the iphone of one of the san bernardino bombers. apple's top lawyer will testify
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expected to maintain apple's position creating special be software would endanger i pone users everywhere. this morning, puzzling new details about the boston bombers. the older brother passed a u.s. citizenship test just months before the attack. the information is in heavily edited immigration records just released to the boston globe which did not say why tsarnaev was not recommended for citizenship. the bombing killed three people. >> an ohio teenager is expected to appear in juvie court this morning charged with two counts of attempted murder. police say he opened fire in his school cafeteria. alex perez has the story. >> reporter: ohio investigators hunting for answers. >> he just pulled out his gun and started shooting. >> reporter: after lunchtime turned to horror today at madison high school outside cincinnati. authorities say a 14-year-old boy, a student at the school,
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cafeteria, armed with a .38 caliber pistol, and opened fire. >> the first shot went, and then it kind of paused for five seconds, and then bang, bang, bang. >> reporter: two students struck by bullets. another two injured by shrapnel. police say, moments after, the teenaged gunman took off on foot, but officers quickly capturing the suspect. >> he was apprehended up on top of the hill, it appears still on school grounds. he was arrested at that point. >> reporter: the attack sending this community into a panic. frantic parents gathering at a nearby gas station as authorities secured the school. investigators now working to determine a motive. and the 14-year-old suspect has been charged as a attempted murder. authorities say the victims are very lucky. none of the injuries are life threatening. alex perez, abc news, chicago. and happening overseas a cardinal has become the highest ranking official to testify about sex abuse in the catholic church. australian cardinal gorge pell
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this morning, completely was testifying via satellite before an australian commission looking into child sexual abuse. he was asked about the abuse by the country's most notorious pedophile priest one priest who was transferred from parish to parish. allegedly to cover up abuse. he accepted no responsibility for the abuse during the '70s. instead, he blamed a more senior clergy man. >> "dancing with the stars" host erin andrews broke down on the witness stand during her lawsuit against a nashville hotel. she was vitio taped while changing her clothes at the hotel. that video went viral. she described in court the moment she first saw it. >> you know your body. i saw it for two seconds and i was like oh, my god. and i shut it down. >> andrews went on to say she became all but dysfunctional for several months after the video went online and wants $75 million from the hotel which she
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he was convicted and served 20 months in prison. the controversial contraceptive e sure will be given the fda's most serious warning but won't be pulled from the market. it has drawn chouzs of xrants from women who said the pain and bleeding they suffered was so severe they required surgery to remove the device. the fda is ordering the manufacturer bayer to conduct studies of the device to further assess rick in different groups of women. and news about another controversial product for women. a new study finds that women taking the femalely bib doe addy got one additional satisfying sexual experience due to the medicine. researchers concluded the benefits of taking addi weren't worth it. >> well, if you're awake at this hour, this may be a reason why you're gaining weight. >> what? >> a new study says sleep deprivation increases appetite,
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the test subjects had more munger hormones and eta more snacks. and researchers say that the study is too small to be conclusive but more evidence is needed on the importance of getting enough sleep. is it really needed? no, we know. >> what, the study. >> we need to sleep. >> there's a reason we're craving doritos at this hour. >> we crave doritos, i took a butter finger from david muir's office. >> is that where the stash is? 15 months and i just find this out. >> it's not a big stash at this hour. a couple guys in kansas city celebrated yesterday's leap day by taking quite a leap of their own. they leaped right out of or leapt, what is it leapt? out of a helicopter about 5,000 feet up. >> that's not all. that's not all that high really for sky diving but they had things under control because of the members of the red bull air
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at the national world rld war ii museum and memorial. >> quite a way to use the year's only extra day. i'd say. >> i would never sky dive. remember george h.w. bush was very big on his big birthdays would sky dive? not my thing. >> look how long he's lived. it's a key to longevity maybe. >> coming up "in the mix" parents spend a fortune on braces for their kids. now find out why a dog is heading to the or though done activity. >> the military legend given the medal of honor. the heroics that led up to a hero's unforgettable visit to the white house. >> and remembering the rookie police officer police officer killed on her first day on the job. >> be sure to follow us on facebook and twitter at wnn fans. you're watching "world news now." the lawn, put up all the decorations. i thought i got everything. almost everything! you know, 1 in 10 houses could
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a pedestrian is dead after the latest street racing crash in the los angeles area. the two drivers were going close to 100 miles an hour. when a third vehicle tried to make a left turn in front of them. the cars crashed and spun out of control. hitting a man standing on the corner. the two racers have been arrested and charged with vehicular manslaughter. a virginia man is expected to plead guilty tomorrow in two high profile abduction and murder cases. jesse matthew junior is charged with killing 18-year-old university of virginia student hannah graham and linked by dna to the murder of virginia tech
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the plea agreement will apparently spare matthew the death penalty. >> also in virginia a funeral service will be held today for that 28-year-old police officer who was shot to death on her first day on the streets. >> scores of people lined the route on which the body of officer ashley gwen done was transported last night accompanied by dozens of police motorcycles and patrol cars. it came as her accused killer faced a judge for the first time. elizabeth hur has the late jest. >> reporter: ronald hamilton arraigned twice on two murder charges remains in squlal held without bond supply just want to be clear, do we have officers involved in a shooting? >> we have three officers that have been shot. >> reporter: accord doing authorities, the three officers shot were responding to a 911 call reporting domestic abuse in prince william county, virginia. officer ashley guindon killed in the line of duty out on her first street patrol saturday.
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than this in my opinion for a police officer, i always call there an officer's worst nightmare to go to a routine call and wind up dead. >> reporter: as a community mourns, new details emerge about the 28-year-old rookie officer. we're told she spent some six years as a marine corps consist arist and her passion for public service dates back to 2011 when she interned with the police department. >> she did share with us when we rehired her that she felt like she still wanted to do this job. she couldn't get it out of her blood. >> reporter: her accused killer an army staff sergeant assigned to the pentagon has also been charged with murdering his wife. found dead inside their home. his 11-year-old son was also home but not hurt. the two other officers are expected to recover. as for the suspect, he's due back in court april 19th. and facing first degree and capital murder charges makes him eligible for the death penalty if convicted.
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just a reminder of what law enforcement is constantly up against. domestic altercation was what they were responding to. >> none of what they do is routine on any day. the general public is invited to attend the services. of course, you'll have officers from all over the country, as well. >> i imagine yeah. coming up in our next half hour, royal caribbean's "anthem of the seas" damaged after sailing into hurricane force winds last month. it is turning back again. is it because of bad weather ordazs of sick passengers on board? but first an american hero. a member of the legendary seal team 6 has received the nation's highest hirlt honor.
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>> very good theme for this one because one of america's bravest heros has been awarded the nation's highest military honor. >> a member of s.e.a.l. team 6 and his acts of bravery to save an american hostage will go down in history. here's abc's david muir. >> an american hero stepping out of the shadows. a member of see see team 6,
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sixth navy seal see in history to receive the medal of honor. >> that night we had a mission and that was to rescue an american who is staj. >> reporter: sent to the mountains of afghanistan to save an american doctor abducted by the taliban. >> they told him the americans are not coming for you. they were wrong. >> reporter: arriving to gunfire, his teammate charged first. he was hit. ed fought off two guards kawing to that american doctor. i heard his voice and jumped on to the american hostage. shielding the doctor with his own body, ed pinned another taliban guard to the wall waiting for his teammates to reach him. >> by going after those guards, ed saved the lives of several teammates and that hostage. >> reporter: three years later ed and his fellow s.e.a.l.s honored at the white house. >> we sleep more peacefully in our beds tonight because patriots like these stand ready to answer our nation's call and protect our way of life now and forever.
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news, new york. all of this happened he said in less than a minute. >> wow. >> the attacks of all five of these taliban militants and also saving this guy's life. it was pretty remarkable. >> dr. joseph has praise the work of all of his rescuers but still troubles by the events of that night. his story differs a little bit from the official military report. coming up, we're going to switch gears. getting braces for your puppy. >> and an ice cream filled doughnut. we'll explain. dinner. dishes. marriage. dishes. di - filled doughnut. ng. (snoring) (sputtering) dishes. not sleeping. dishes. life. dishes. death. dishes. existence. dishes. dishes, dishes, dishes... every dish, every time. only finish has the power ball
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now it's time for "the mix." parents spend a lot of money on braces. >> yes. >> what if your dog had issues with his teeth. meese wesley, a cute gorgeous pooch. is he not adorable? he's from spring lake, michigan. apparently the 6-month-old golden retriever. his adult teeth weren't coming in correctly and his owner molly moore was worried about him because he wasn't eating or
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it turns out her dad is a veterinary dentist. he put braces on. thing. >> he put braces to fix the teeth and apparently it really, really worked. now wesley is happy, healthy and eating and back to normal. check out that smile. >> if only i have a couple of my lower teeth that need some work. >> we could recommend you to wesley's grandpa. >> he's pretty good. remember already rich eisen, now he's at the nfl of network and gotten a little older and he's a dad. but take a look at this. the nfl combine is taking place right now. where they try out all of these college athletes. he wanted to see what his timing was on the 40 yard dash in his suit and look at that. that is just blazing speed. >> that's great. >> it was 5.94 seconds. >> that's wonderful. right? >> let's compare it to the semi pros. the would be pros. this is joey boza who is from
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defensive line man. not even close. that's how these would be youngsters do it. >> oh, look at that. different. >> they're like 4.3 seconds. >> had he was one second off you mean. >> nearly two seconds. that's critical. >> these guys have been training. let this dude try longer. give him six months to condition and train. i bet he would be up here. >> he would still get beat. >>py by probably five seconds. >> i would say change your sneakers. >> no, he's -- he wouldn't be able to do it. >> we like our sweet treats here on the overnight. apparently there's a doughnut that's filled with ice cream. look at this. is it not deliciouses? another reason to love prague. you get this amazing treat or snack. it's an ice cream wrapped in doughnut. you can buy them as prague's good food cafe and bakery. looksz amazing. > that looks amazing. we're not even going to think about the calories. that's awesome. >> it's calorie free froo book
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>> we've seen a lot out of the boston dynamics folks. now they have a robot dog. four legs taking on a real dog here in the parking lot. they encountered an actual dog who is kind of hanging out in the parking lot. >> smart dog. he should be upset by this. what is it? we're not sure. >> he's kind of weirded out by it.
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this morning on "world news now," campaign take-down. the journalist tackled by the secret service at a donald trump event. the controversy and the candidate's comments on this super tuesday. clinton's challenge now that the latest batch of controversial e-mails are released. can hillary clinton take her campaign to the next phase? and new this half hour, the big change in space today. >> astronaut scott kelly is returning from the international space station after his
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so who is taking over as commander as kelly returns to earth? >> and later in "the skinny," fantasy suite excitement on "the bachelor" involving ben higgins and three young women and some difficult decisions. our senior analyst is here with exclusive insights and analysis on this tuesday, march 1st. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." your description of the bachelor," it is -- it's interesting. yes. >> when it gets to the fantasy suite it, becomes something completely different. >> a little. >> i felt like i needed a shower after watching the second hour of the bachelor. >> you don't feel like that often. >> no, exactly, as you know. sorry. well, let's get to what this day is all about. it is march 1st. it is super tuesday. the presidential candidates battling out on the busiest day of the primary season.
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heading to the polls with a treasure trove of delegates at stake. nearly 600 on the republican side and more than a thousand for the democrats. >> the latest national polls donald trump with a commanding lead of 49%. marco rubio, ted cruz trailing far behind. more than 30 points down and trump though is making headlines again this morning, this time for a protest and a sideline scuffle at a campaign event. abc's david wright begins our conch. >> reporter: a raucous rally at radford university and a reporter roughed up by a member of donald trump's secret service detail. the "time" magazine photographer chris morris says he stepped out of the press pen. secret service agent blocked him. harsh words exchanged. [ bleeped ]. >> reporter: witnesses say that's when the agent grabbed him by the neck and threw him down. republican primary seems like a school yard brawl these days. >> rubio's won nothing.
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sweat like he sweats. >> reporter: the tone set not just by trump mocking his rivals but by his rivals mocking him. >> he doesn't sweat because his pores are clogged from the spray tan that he uses. >> reporter: marco rubio hasn't yet called trump a short fingered bulgarian. >> i don't understand why his hands are the size of someone who is 5'2" . have you seen his hands? they're like this. you know what they say about men with small hands. >> reporter: but he's used just about every other insult. >> you can't trust him. >> reporter: chris morris has since apologized for escalating this confrontation. >> he choked me so i put my hand on him and that's when i was arrested. >> reporter: but the trump campaign and the secret service have yet to apologize to him. david wright, abc news, new york. never a dull moment. in the meantime it, melania trump is speaking out saying she doesn't always agree with her husband, especially his language. including when he repeated a crude word that a woman at one
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describe ted cruz. >> i was in new hampshire when the woman was shouting out the inappropriate word. >> right. >> and i was there and i'm thinking like don't repeat it in my head. just for him, don't repeat it. just don't say it because the next day, media all day will talk about that. but he repeated. >> clearly that interview was shot at a motel 6. mrs. trump tells cnn that afterward she did share her thoughts with her husband. >> to the democrats now and bernie sanders raising more than $5 million yesterday alone simply by asking small donors for more money burks sanders is fight aguphill battle. the latest poll has hillary clinton at 55%, nearly 20 points ahead of sanders. with more here's abc's cecilia vega. >> all right, everybody, are you fired up? >> reporter: hillary clinton hoping to sweep the south and win super tuesday. >> if you go out and vote for me
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fight for you throughout this campaign, no matter who the republicans nominate. >> reporter: in virginia, with just hours left until voting begins, clinton feeling confident. secretary clinton, your super tuesday prediction? >> just happy to be in virginia, working hard for every single vote. >> reporter: she's riding a wave of momentum after her south carolina blowout, winning 86% of the black vote. that's even more than president obama won in 2008. now, she's looking for a repeat in states like georgia and alabama, where african-americans make up half of all democratic voters. >> and tomorrow, this campaign goes national. >> reporter: bernie sanders now facing tough questions about the future of his campaign. >> we got decimated. but we got killed. >> reporter: while he packed in the crowds -- >> we can win, no question, here in minnesota if we have a turnout. >> reporter: the vermont senator logged just two stops on the
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while clinton and her husband made a super-sized super tuesday push, visiting three different states and eight different cities. both clintons now have their eyes on the same target -- donald trump. and the state department has now released the final batch of hillary clinton's e-mails from her private server, more than 50,000 pages in all. and while she is certainly gladded to have this chapter behind her, she heads into super tuesday with an fbi investigation still hanging over her head. cecilia vega, abc news, fairfax, virginia. and look for more coverage from cecilia and our entire crew today on super tuesday. and in our next half hour, tune in as well and tune in tonight at 10:00 eastern for election returns and political insight. we'll have a special edition of "world news now"" tomorrow morning also. >> well, there were gasps yesterday in the audience at the supreme court after justice clarence thomas spoke. it's the first time in ten years thomas has said anything during an oral argument at the court.
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exchange that lasted several minutes. thomas has said before that he relies on written briefs and doesn't need to ask questions. efforts to fill the vacancy on the court take a small step forward today. president obama expected to meet with top republican lawmakers on the issue. they vowed to block his nominee no matter who it is. the white house says presidential advisor brian dees will head up the efforts to the select the nominee. right now, he oversees the president's climate change policy. >> a veteran hollywood character actor has died. george kennedy is best remembered for his supporting role in "cool hand luke" for which he won an oscar. but he acted in dozens of other major films in his more than 50-year career, often as a tough guy. but he switched to comedy in the "naked gun" series of cop spoofs. george kennedy a world war ii veteran died of natural causes. he was 91. health officials in chicago announced the first case of zika
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a woman who had recently traveled to columbia has since recovered and scientists say they may have the first proof that the virus causes temporary paralysis. the research was based on an outbreak in tahiti two years ago. in that study, none of the patients died but 38% had to be admitted to the icu. there's a delay in salt warnings in new york's city's chain restaurants. today was the day that big apple eateries had to post icons in their menus warning about high sodium items or be fined some $200. but an industry group won a last-minute temporary reprieve pending appeal. it says the city is overstepping its authority. these are the last hours in space for american astronaut scott kelly. he's been on the international space station for nearly a full year. >> kelly handed over command of the station to another astronaut monday. and later he and two russian crew members will ride a
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kelly says being up there so long required a lot of help. >> space flight is the biggest team sport there is. and it's, you know, incredibly important that we all work together to make what is seemingly impossible possible. kelly and the russians will land tonight in kazakhstan. when he returns to houston, he will undergo tests with his twin brother mark in order to gauge the effect that all of that time in space had on his body. >> incredible. they said it could take months possibly for him to recuperate. >> wow, it's going to be tough. coming up in "the skinny," excitement on last night's bachelor" including three young women, the fantasy suite and so much more. our senior analyst is here to explain. also ahead, the young woman who dresses up as a disney princess on a search for smiles. it's a job she takes very seriously. >> and the luxury cruise on a ship that's no stranger to problems from illnesses to rough weather.
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and this certainly was an adventure in moving. near detroit, a high speed chase of an allegedly stolen u-haul van began on an interstate highway, then moved to local roads. the chase continued even after the truck's tires blew out, based on obstacles police had placed in the road. finally a deputy banged into the van with his cruiser and the truck came to a halt. but i'm sure the cops didn't help with the moving at that point. well, on the high seas a troubled cruise ship is racing back to the home port. it was in new jersey. this is the second time it's coming back home. >> we're talking about royal caribbean's "anthem of the seas." you've heard of it. damage after charging into hurricane force winds last month. well, it is now being forced to turn around yet again. here's abc's gio benitez. >> reporter: for the second time this month, the "anthem of the seas" is heading home early, but royal caribbean says it's because of the weather, not because ten people a day are reporting symptoms of
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the cruise line tweeting that a "severe forecast storm" is to blame and that norovirus in a small percentage of 6,000 passengers "didn't affect the decision to return." an abc news forecast map shows the ship now racing to beat the storm, and arrive on wednesday. ahead of that oncoming storm that will hit on friday. this just weeks after the very same ship took a ferocious beating from 30-foot waves and 120-mile-per-hour hurricane-force winds. passengers forced to hunker down. >> the water kept constantly coming above the window and it looked like we were in aquarium. >> reporter: and those passengers have already filed suit. now royal caribbean says it's just trying to be extra cautious, as that new storm approaches. that ship will arrive right here wednesday morning. gio benitez, abc news, bayonne, new jersey. >> when we come back, "the bachelor" now into the homestretch. which lovely lady will win the grand prize. >> is it a prize?
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down to the championship game. >> oh, yeah, you're right. it's just bachelor ben and his two favorite women left right now. joining us with details of how we got to this point is our senior bachelor. he's broken up. >> was it really that bad? >> there were a lot of tears. i'm trying to hold myself together for the segment. i figured instead of roses i would bring tissues for you folks. fair enough. three women started last night, on the blow, caila, our girl lauren b. and jojo. off to jamaica we go. roll that beautiful bachelor footage. that's caila. the river date with ben. you could tell that caila had something on her mind. she was melancholy as ben said. >> it is jamaica. >> they had dinner. that's when she decided to lay it on him. she said, ben, i'm in love with you. >> she did not. >> ben didn't go there. but they did go to the fantasy suite. come the next morning, everyone
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next up, lauren b. she and ben helping release some baby turtles into the ocean. this was very cute. >> that's cute. >> they really enjoyed each other's company as they usually do. >> how long before a shark attacks those? >> give them a chance, you know. they get to dinner. lauren b. admits some uncertainty. well, she says i love you to him. they wound up back in the fantasy suite, as well. you get the idea. and the surprise was ben told lauren b. i love you, as well. so he went there. he went there on that one. then there was jojo. they took another helicopter ride. they've had a helicopter ride before in vegas, if i recall. well, they took this one in jamaica. they headed off to a very romantic waterfall. jojo decides to get in on the act. she says i do love you, ben, to which ben says, jojo, i love you, too.
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>> you know where that ended up. >> in the fantasy suite? >> right there in the fantasy suite where they had their own hot tub. ben's got himself in a right proper mess by now. and here comes caila. she decides that she's going to surprise ben who is doing some deep thinking right there with the camera perfectly positioned. surprise. you know what the surprise was? she said she wanted to do something spontaneous. well, ben said something spontaneous to her like you know what, you've got to go. she is out of here. >> like he just sent her home without a rose or anything? >> without a rose or anything. caila, thanks for playing. you've come a long way. take a ride. >> he swiped left in jamaica? >> that is all she wrote. >> she is so cute. i have to say, caila, don't you worry, dear. you are a beautiful woman and you're going to find love. just not on the show. >> it was what it was. ben doing some more deep thinking. then there was the rose ceremony. frankly, it was a foregone conclusion at this point. they went through the motions
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jojo got the first rose. our girl lauren b. got the second rose. and now there's just the championship game left. in essence. that's pretty much what we're down to. we're still cheering for our girl lauren b. >> we think it's going to be lauren b. >> we'll see. women tell all next week. check out our videos online. analyst out. >> and he leaves us with the tissue. let's move on. in case you're not totally oscared out at this point, we had to share this adorable moment sunday night of leonardo dicaprio at the governor's ball after party. >> the little gold men are actually blank when they're presented and the winners get the name plates affixed after the ceremony. that's when the this year's best actor apparently tried to make a little small talk with his engraver and this is what came out. >> the engraver handed leo an
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him how to properly maintain his oscar, to which he replied, i have to maintain it? >> he may have to do more than maintain just that oscar of his. >> he might have fierce competition from a young up and coming look alike. he's 21-year-old swedish musician and bartender konrad annerud. that's konrad with a "k" by the way. he just landed his first modeling gig with ralph lauren. >> for barney's here in new york. they look so much align. so we use k-y ultragel. it enhances my body's natural moisture so i can get into the swing of it a bit quicker. and when i know she's feeling like that, it makes me feel like we're both... when she enjoys it, we enjoy it even more. and i enjoy it. feel the difference with k-y ultragel. today you can do everything in just one click,
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she's the real deal. our denver station has the story. >> reporter: some princesses prefer not to live in towers. >> so magical. every time it never gets so would. >> reporter: and some kids fairy tales could use a little magic. >> princesses people always think of them and they're like oh, they wear sparkly dresses. it doesn't matter where you came from, what kingdom you live in. >> reporter: that is until their favorite stories come to them. their kingdom, the inside of denver's ronald mcdonald house where an hour with elsa makes them forget about their battle with illness. now they know let it go >> reporter: her voice brings a glimmer to their eyes. >> we told her elsa was here today. she actually came up from a nap and was on the run for
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>> reporter: their souls shine if even for just a bit. and when it's time to let it go, elsa leaves behind those magical memories. it's time for this part-time princess to return to real life. to a land called colorado where she's a 25-year-old marketing manager named sarah ingle. and her disney impersonations have made her an overnight international internet sensation. she's gotten so good at her transformations, she and her boyfriend started a business called princess ever after. >> i like your dress. >> reporter: but is a princess just a collection of dresses and wigs? >> everyone goes through struggles. >> reporter: or is it the way she treats others that makes her a kind of royalty. >> believe in yourself and you have the right people there to support you and cheer you on, then you can accomplish anything. >> reporter: for denver 7, i'm kristen skovira. >> must mean so much to so many girls and boys.
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good morning. i'm reena ninan. >> and i'm kendis gibson. here are some of the top headlines we're following this morning on "world news now." super tuesday showdown. donald trump and hillary clinton are surging in the polls leaving their rivals in the dust. as a dozen states head out to vote and tempers are flaring with a treasure trove of delegates at stake. a full report coming up. scientists say they may have found the first proof that the
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paralysis, the study was based on an outbreak of the virus two years ago on the island of tahiti. the controversial contraceptive e sure will be given the fda's most serious warning but the device won't be pulled from the market. thousands from women had complained about the severe pain and bleeding associated with e sure. >> a new study says lack of >> a new stud says lack of sleep increases appetite and encourages overeating particularly snacks high in fat and protein and also discourages exercise. those are some of our top stories on this tuesday, march 1st. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning. we're going to start this half hour with a crucial turning point in the race for the white house. voters in 12 states making their picks. >> it's super tuesday. donald trump is holding a clear lead in the latest poll. and looking to cement his front-runner status. but his two closest rivals appear to be digging in for a fight to the end. it's your voice, your vote.
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campaign trail. >> reporter: tension erupting at a trump rally in virginia. >> get them out of here, please. >> reporter: a large group of student protesters marched out of the event. and as they pass, a photographer from "time" magazine, thrown to the ground by a secret service agent. watch again. the agent's hands around the photographer's neck. then, with the man still on the ground, an angry exchange of words. the secret service, now investigating. but that wasn't all. trump singling out another protester, asking if she's mexican. >> are you from mexico? are you from mexico? right smack in the middle of my punch line. >> reporter: confrontations coming as the republican front-runner finds himself in the middle of a new controversy. dodging a question about whether he will reject the support of former ku klux klan grand wizard david duke. >> would you just say, unequivocally, you condemn them and you don't want their support? >> well, i have to look at the group. i mean, i don't know what group you're talking about.
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about david duke and the ku klux klan here. but -- >> i don't know david duke. honestly, i don't know david duke. i don't believe i've ever met him. him. i just don't know anything about him. saying he didn't understand the >> so, let me tell you, i'm sitting in a house in florida with a very bad ear piece that they gave me. and you could hardly hear what he was saying. >> reporter: but trump clearly knows who david duke is. listen to what he said in 2000. >> david duke just joined, a bigot, a racist, a problem. i mean, this is not exactly the people you want in your party. >> reporter: but trump's tepid response to duke and the klan drawing anger from his rival senator marco rubio. >> he blamed it on a bad earpiece. he couldn't hear the question. i don't care how bad the earpiece is, ku klux klan comes through pretty clearly and he refuses to criticize it. >> reporter: this weekend, rubio and trump engaging in an epic schoolyard name-calling war. >> i have never seen a human being sweat like he sweats. >> he doesn't sweat because his
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tan that he uses. >> left out of the trump/rubio brawl, senator ted cruz, camped out in his home state in texas hoping a victory there keeps him in the race. there is a growing chorus of republican members of congress who say they will not support donald trump if he's the gop nominee. tom llamas, abc news, val does tas, georgia. >> hillary clinton is enjoying a commanding lead in the latest national poll. she made a campaign stop in norfolk, virginia, where she aligned herself with president obama and touched on everything from health care to the economy. former president bill clinton held a late night rally in massachusetts calling on his wife's supporters to embrace change. bernie sanders was also in massachusetts packing in another large crowd of supporters and he's questioning whether clinton can really bring about change. sanders just received a big financial boost raising $5 million yesterday alone. he simply asked his network of small donors for the money and the cash flowed right in. stay with abc news for comprehensive coverage of super
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our political team will be here tonight at 10:00 eastern. we'll have a complete wrap up on "world news now" tomorrow morning. >> on the eve of super tuesday, the state department has released the last of hillary clinton's e-mails. that brings the total released to about 52,000 messages. clinton has maintained that none of the e-mails was marked as classified at the time she sent them or received them. and this is a first for the u.s. or any other country, for that matter, admitting this. the pentagon is now using cyberweapons against isis. the goal is disrupt the ability of isis to communicate, control its forces and manage its finances. defense secretary ash carter says it may force the extremists to use older technologies that are even easier to disrupt. we've heard for the first time from an american student who has been detained in north korea. he was taken into custody in january after trying to steal an item from a hotel where he was staying while visiting the
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abc's bob woodruff with the details. >> reporter: head bowed, the american student marched in to a government arranged press conference. >> i have made the worst mistake of my life. >> 21-year-old university of virginia student otto warmbier is accused by north korea of committing what they call a hostile act. after warmbier says he tried stealing a political banner from the hotel where he was staying. >> i am begging to the korean people and government for my forgiveness. >> he was detained in january while on a tour with a group that specializes in travel to north korea. in a statement to uva's newspaper, his family, who has had no contact with him since the incident, said, we won't know for sure about his condition until we have a chance to speak with him. now past detainees have often recanted statements they claimed they were forced to say under duress but until otto warmbier is home, we won't know if that was the case here. bob woodruff, abc news, beijing.
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to appear in juvenile court this morning charged with two counts of attempted murder. police say the 14-year-old opened fire in his school two others were hurt while running away. one student heard it all unfold. of paused five seconds and bang, bang, bang. >> the sheriff says he's aware of a motive but he's pot ready to release it. it's both a setback and a one of the google vehicles hit a public bus. no one was injured in the fender-bender. near google headquarters. there have been other accidents involving google's self-driving cars but this is actually the first one where the car was at fault. google says it has tweaked the software. no word in morning on who gets points on their license. >> new england patriots fans can rejoice. tom brady reportedly signed an
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team. brady is 38-year-old but said he would like to play into his 40s. great. well, the reported extension seems to make that a real possibility because the deal is set to give the patriots significantly more room under the nfl salary cap. so before the extension, apparently brady was due to make about $15 million for the coming season. >> wow. a little sports with reena there. >> you like that? a little abridged version. like to keep you updated in the middle of the hour. >> we like to see him around. so these are big days for one of cuba's best known products. talking about the cigars. the country's annual cigar festival kicked off in havana on monday. >> it's the 18th annual festival and attracts hundreds of buyers from around the world. cuba's weather adversely affected this year's tobacco crop shrinking it significantly. >> oh, no. there still seem to be plenty around with the u.s. and cuban relations warming many say it won't be long before more and more of those famous cigars make it here legally.
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they're legal now? >> oh, i mean, they still -- they're still pretty good. >> you still enjoy a good -- >> legal or illegal i think. >> i'm not really into smokes but you are. >> i mean, try it once in awhile. >> coming up, we're going behind comedy "portlandia" ." >> also ahead, who would try to rip off the girl scouts by paying for cookies with counterfeit money? who saved the day after an outrageous ripoff. >> the tearful answers from erin andrews. her difficult day in court in a case getting widespread attention. that's after today's forecast map. 52 degrees in great falls on this national peanut butter lovers day. falls on
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allegedly stolen u-haul van began on an interstate highway, then moved to local roads. the chase continued even after the truck's tires blew out and obstacles police had placed in the road. finally a deputy banged into the van with his squad car. the truck came to a halt and the driver was under arrest. i didn't know that police put obstacles in the way but look at that, there's one. >> one more reason to hate moving. all right. let's move on now to a serious topic. "dancing with the stars" host erin andrews broke down yesterday on the witness stand. >> she's suing the nashville marriott hotel for $75 million after she was secretly filmed in her room. abc's eva pilgrim has more. >> you know your body. and i saw it for two seconds and i was like, oh, my god. and i shut it down. >> reporter: erin andrews breaking down in court as she relived the moments she discovered a naked video of herself online. >> dad, i'm naked all over the internet. i don't know what it is. >> reporter: the popular sportscaster and cohost of "dancing with the stars" is
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this nashville marriott, where she was secretly filmed by a stalker in 2008. the video has been viewed nearly 17 million times. andrews' mother, paula, described consoling her daughter. >> there was no calming her down. it's -- it's a nightmare that doesn't stop. >> reporter: andrews is also suing the man who filmed her, michael david barrett, a former insurance executive. she claims the hotel made it easy for him to track her down and film her on his cell phone through a peephole he modified. >> i picked up the house phone and i called the operator and asked, could i have erin andrews' room. they connected me. so that i knew what room she was in. >> reporter: the hotel calls barrett a criminal who tricked them into gaining access. barrett pled guilty to stalking in 2010 and was sentenced to 30 months in prison. >> they could have stopped this and i'm so angry. >> erin andrews wasn't the only woman michael barrett secretly recorded in a hotel room. he posted at least ten more videos online.
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nashville, tennessee. >> and some credit the fact she says that "dancing with the stars" helped her get her peace back because she was back on stage. it seems like such a long road for her. i don't think people realize how difficult it's been. >> it's been several years but she's still dealing with it. >> she said in the initial aspect afterwards, her espn colleagues were really great. mike tirico among those who is said come on back, we need to you smile again on air and be back at work. so at least they were there for her. >> right. coming up, the sketch comedy tv show that's attracted a cult following. > how comedians fred armisen and carrie brownstein have become hipster heros and what's next for "portlandia."
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ago as a sleeper sketch comedy on ifc lampooning political correctness and the northwestern hipster culture. >> last sunday saw the premiere of the show's sixth season. it's now gained an almost run away cult following. so what's in store for this season? >> he we're "up all nightline" with nick watt who goes behind the scenes. >> i guess i do have a question about the chicken. if you could tell us more about it. >> reporter: if you actually order food like this -- >> you have this information. this is fantastic. > absolutely. his name was colin. here are his papers. >> that's great. he looks like a happy little guy that runs around. >> welcome to women and women first. >> reporter: bookstores like this. >> different daughters. >> we could order that for you. it will take a year to get here. >> it has to be written. >> reporter: if you as hipster precious as this. >> we read an article about artisan knots in the sunday times.
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>> huh. >> reporter: if you are then, shouldn't the show's ifc's "portlandia" really, really offend you? >> i do like walking around downtown. >> reporter: we met the stars carrie brownstein and fred armisen at the ace hotel here in the l.a. they spoof the ace in the show. call it the deuce. >> you know, we give out free typewriters. you want one? >> oh, my god. >> how is it going. >> and hipster fans confirmed they're not offended. >> can you act like you're kissing me? >> wow. >> reporter: it the show prays dead pan on the hipster morays of portland. this is not comedy of the unkind. go vegan. >> i skipped wilshire and took beverly over to santa monica. >> reporter: after more than a decade on "snl," armisen knows what works. >> there's a live audience
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the meaner a sketch was, the less the audience reacted. if it stays in a place of does a little better. >> reporter: the show has moved beyond short sharp sketch to longer teas with our heroes playing versions of themselves. >> good night, carrie. >> sometimes it's subtly off and sometimes it's night and day from who we are. ourselves. >> reporter: the season one entire episode deals with the early middle aged admitting they would rather watch from home than actually go to the music festival. >> to solve this problem, we're introducing the first phase in virtual participation using drones been. >> a new technology. >> you want to be like someplace where you don't have to stand at all. >> reporter: it's more the bathroom. >> yes. you were just in a line the whole time for the bathroom. i'm thinking about it the entire time. i'm not enjoying myself. >> the flaming lips here. that would be us. >> i'm sorry, who are you? >> he's coin of the flaming
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guest star. >> do i look like a pimp to you? >> when a man pulls out money away from a register, i have to wonder. >> over the years so have steve buscemi in a wig. >> we really appreciate it. >> and an erstwhie real life mayor of portland. >> i'm still waiting to hear back from my guy. >> reporter: despite its name, the show reflects a time, not just a place. >> it's part of a bigger cultural conversation we're having about this stuff. >> reporter: truth is, maybe we're all a little bit "portlandia" ourselves. >> a little san francisco right now. you know what i mean. sorry. much better. welcome to portland. >> reporter: i'm nick watt for "nightline" in los angeles. >> so you're into the show. >> i did see that episode, the last scene you saw there, it was interesting. i thought it was good. i jumped off the bandwagon because you know, but -- >> i've heard good things about the show.
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for a decade, the motto of the girl scouts has been "be prepared." >> yes, but when one young scout in orange county, california, was caught by surprise by a scammer, a good samaritan stepped in to save the day. kabc's greg lee with the story. >> would you like to buy some girl scout cookies. pa. >> reporter: it's that time of year ago. girl scout cookies back on sale. selling thin mints, shortbreads and caramel delights help her fund raise for important activities. >> and i get to go to san francisco and camping. >> reporter: lama's mom laura says it's a good chance for her to learn about managing money and interacing with others. but while selling cookies in front of this grocery store, lana got an unexpected lesson. >> there's good people in this world and there's bad people, and it was a good lesson for her to learn.
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her a $100 bill for five boxes. she gave him $75 in change and he left. someone gave us a fake $100 bill. >> we're the girl scouts. who would do that? so yeah, it was kind of shocking. >> police confirm it was a counterfeit bill. while waiting for officers to arrive, another surprise. this time from a good samaritan. >> told her what happened. she went back home and gave us $100. >> she said i didn't want your daughter to have a bad girl scout experience and please take this money. and i was just like wow. >> reporter: a lesson this 9-year-old says she'll never forget. >> thank you for supporting our troop. >> you, too. you have a good day. >> reporter: the girl scouts of orange county says it provides tools to members to help them from receiving counterfeit bills as well as recommending they don't accept bills larger than $20. reporting in costa mesa, greg lee, abc 7, eyewitness news. >> very cool. >> you know, you can order online now.
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it to you. it comes quickly. >> i'd much prefer you visit me. >> with that dress, yes. say yes to the girl scout dress. >> what are those critters you're selling though? >> those are the chocolate covered bug cookies coming out next year. >> we'll sell those at the oscars next year. >> there you go. year. >> we'll sell those at the oscars next year.
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making news in america this morning, super tuesday showdown. the most important day so far in the presidential election. multistate voting with a lot at stake. we're live in washington with the candidates last-minute efforts and states seen as must wins today. violent rally. chaos erupting at a donald trump event. protesters disrupting the front-runner and a photographer getting slammed to the ground by a secret service agent.
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