this morning on "world news now," extreme conditions for firefighters notice west. battling nearly two dozen wildfires. their struggle as the rest of the country swelters. accuweather tracking it all. air scare. hail stones seriously damage one of the most advanced jumbo jets in the sky. >> the engines or control surfaces it can make a plane unfly ball. >> the latest incident for the boeing dreamliner facing a brand-new round of safety questions. harsh reality for a celebrity on reality tv who claimed he was incapable of hard work. how the feds cracked down accusing him of disability fraud. and later, saving a bundle on that bundle of joy. parents pinched by the high cost of diapers, wipes and other products. how you can save some money with our expert advice.

it's tuesday, july 28th. from abc news this is "world news now." with t.j. holmes and reena ninan. >> good morning to you all. the west is burning. that's where we need to start the battle against these wildfires out there. heat and wind causing all kinds of problems with these flames and causing problems with the firefighters out there. >> that's right. this morning, 23 significant wildfires burning in five states in california conditions so dry, the heat alone can spark new trouble. abc's matt gutman is right there. >> reporter: an onslaught from the air, and the ground. those flames fueled by heat and 30-mile-per-hour winds proving too much for four firefighters badly burned when the fire overran them. undaunted, brigades of firefighters continue to troop up the sierra nevadas to battle the lowell fire.

hundreds evacuated with the fire only 20% contained. the willow fire near fresno also breathing flames torching more than 1500 acres and forcing the evacuations of people from 450 homes. 23 significant wildfires lighting up the west. >> authorities tell us those fires were mostly started by lightning but this one may have been started by a car's exhaust. that heat about 150 degrees can ignite grass like this. back in grass valley, we caught up to logan tony in his tractor. i see you've cut a bunch of trees down. how many have you felled? >> about 70. >> reporter: 70 trees? hacking down his livelihood to save his home. those helicopters buzzing have been dumping a tremendous amount of water on that fire. the goal is to prevent it from creeping up this hill and keep it contained. matt gutman abc news grass valley california. there's no break for western firefighters with hot weather and gusty winds.

>> from the midwest to the northeast, heat indexes heating triple digits. minneapolis sweltering. justin pavek with the outlook for us. good morning to you. >> thanks and good morning to you. heat continuing to affect much of the northeast over the course of the next couple days. in fact, an all-out heat wave on the way. many spots well into the 90s each afternoon through thursday temperatures getting into the mid 100s especially from new york city south and west. boston could feel into the upper 90s. not expecting a lot of wet weather here the next couple days, but there will be gusty thunderstorms later on this afternoon into the upper midwest, eventually getting into the western great lakes, as well. damaging winds and hail the big threats. dealing with more dry conditions. not good news for fire danger here in northern california where temperatures will be quite hot and there could be some gusty winds, as well. t.j. and reena back over to you. >> thank you so much. breaking an awful news out of northern california now. an end to the search for a

missing 8-year-old girl. police in santa cruz say they've found the body of madyson middleton last seen roo riding her scooter outside her mother's apartment complex. the police chief provides details of the discovery at a late night's news conference. >> this is extraordinarily heart breaking news i'm about to give to you. our detectives discovered the body of a young female inside of a dumpster at the complex located behind me. >> the police chief says a 15-year-old boy who lived at the apartment complex is now being questioned in connection with the murder. well the search is continuing through the night for two 14-year-old boys who wentmying during a fishing trip off florida. coast guard says the water's relatively warm and the teens could likely survive about five days hanging on to a cooler or wearing life jackets. perry cohen and austin steven knows were last seen friday when their capsize boatas found

sunday. the parents remain optimistic but the waiting so excruciating >> we're experiencing the same roller coast of emotions not even on an hourly basis. i think it can be minute by minute. >> both boys are described as experienced boaters. their families are offering a $100,000 reward. and they've started a go fund me campaign to contribute to the search effort. a scare on board an american airlines flight. the hi-tech new plane forced to return to the airport after suffering damage from severe weather. abc's clayton sandell with the details and the pictures. >> reporter: the brand new boeing 787 dreamliner took off monday from beijing headed for dallas fort worth, an american airlines flight with 222 passengers and crew. 44 minutes into the flight the plane hit severe weather including hail forcing the jet back to beijing. it touches down safely but this photo posted on a chinese social media site claims to show a

damaging point to the nose. >> hail can bring an airplane down. if it damages engines or control surfaces, it can make it unfly ballable. >> reporter: in june a delta 747 was forced to land after hail pum heed the plane so badly, it was grounded permanently. >> it is made of carbon fiber. it's very difficult to repair. that airport may be sitting there for a long whim. >> reporter: no one was hurt. the airline says they'll all soon be rebooked ob new flights. clayton sandell, did abc news denver. >> a new move in the middle east could i have the escalate u.s. air strikes against isis in syria. the u.s. and turkey agreed to create a so-called safe zone. northern syria. the u.s. and turkish warplanes protecting the safe zone there. turkey stepped up attacks along the border along with the u.s. to use its air base. president obama wrapping up his visit to ethiopia today

ending with a speech to the african union. he attended a state dinner after meeting with the prime minister. he said there's a need for a real democracy. the light side the lighter side, he got an up-close look at lucy. that's 3 million-year-old bones making up the most complete skeleton of an early human ancestor ever discovered. the death of whitney houston's daughter remains a mystery. initial autopsy results on bobbi kristina brown turned up no obvious cause of death and no previously unknown conditions. additional tests will now be prognosis performed. she was found unresponsive six months ago. experts say the time is making the investigation more difficult. michael jackson's father has been hospitalized in brazil after suffering a stroke. joe jackson was taken to the hospital with an irregular heart beat and remains in intensive care. he's communicating perfectly fine without any problems. he went to rio to celebrate his

87th birthday. the mormon church is deeply troubled by the decision to allow gale scout leaders. the change approved yesterday by the boy scout's executive council and takes effect immediately. it allows church sponsored pacs to maintain the ban for religious reasons, the mormom mon sponsor more scout pacs than any other group and will consider forming their own organization. there's a gaping hole in the security of nearly a billion anderson droud smart phones. the security firm says if the hacker has a phone number a text message will take complete control confident device instantly. accessing photos even the camera microphone the user might not know this is going on. this flaw affects nearly au phones that run the android operating system. google says it's working on the problem. so far no reports of any attacks taking place. apple doubling the retail availability of the watch. apple watch. 100 best buy stores plus the

website will have it for sale starting august 7th. another 200 will be selling the watch by the holidays. best buy is the first morning retailer other than apple to sell the device. the stores won't have the top model with the starting price of $10,000. i don't know where you get that. >> are you into that watch? >> i'm not. there was a guy in the elevator talking or doing something. it was annoying. >> with the apple watch? >> it was annoying. >> inspector damage jett. >> i don't want to be that guy. oun washington it's presidents who race around the field. that's the baseball game we're talking about. and in milwaukee, it's var types of sausage. now at a minor league game in michigan, it was home appliances. >> three kids dressed up as a gas range, clothes drier and hot water heater supposed to run past a an fourth kid who was a thermostat. poor little guy. costumes not easy to run in. this is cute. they described this to me earlier and i wasn't so sure about it. now i'm loving it.

you see all the appliances banging into each other. nobody hurt. everybody had a good time. poor little guy. my goodness. >> that is oh and the promotion was sponsored by a local utility company, dte which makes sense. >> of course it was. >> pretty clever. "the mix" coming up and a story i lobbied not to have to do and i won. it's about a special friendship between a young woman and a rode dent. you'll see the pictures and understand i handed this one off to my dear reena ninan. parents pinched by the price of diapers, formula and wipes. kids exsensitive. >> first it the reality tv star known for his fishing trips who had earned,000s in disability benefits. how fraud investigators busted him. check out our behind the scenes piks on instagram. abcwnn. you're watching "world news now."

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all right. take a look. can you make out what's happening? a driver texting. problem is that is the driver of a party bus. scrolling and texting. on his smartphone while cruising down the highway on new york's long island. 45 people on board at the time. one day after another accident. this is a different accident happened near there. i limo driver turning into the path of a pickup truck. four young women losing their lives. the passenger who got the video knew those women who were on

that limo and when the owner of the bus company saw this video, that driver you're seeing there was fired. >> je upsetting >> 45 people on board. you're responsible for those lives and doing that? >> these companies should do more like random tests or checks or something. it happens way too often. >> maybe put cameras in the vehicle. >> so they can monitor. next if you are collecting thousands of dollars in disability payments you probably shouldn't start a reality tv show. >> the government is accusing a captain of a fishing boat of falsely claiming to be disabled abusing his own tv show as the proof. neal karlinksky explains this one. >> it's hard work to be a tuna fisherman. >> reporter: on is the reality show "wicked tune nan" paul hebert doesn't just show off lots of hard work but big paychecks. >> last sony brought in just over $50,000 worth of fish. >> he's under federal indictment for fraud.

charging documents describe that hebert said he was as a dibbled and that he couldn't walk properly and had no income. in all it alleges hebert took in $44,000ed in social security and medicaid benefits between 2010 and 2013. >> $375. >> reporter: tv's spotlight has burned other people, too. when kathy showed up on the price rate right, despite claiming 3g grabbed a month for a shoulder injury boy did she spin that wheel. she pleaded guilty to the fraud. former nfl lineman brad culpepper sued his insurance company after they saw him dominating challenges on "survivor." culpepper maintains he suffers long-term physical injuries and did nothing wrong. hebert's attorney says his client is innocent. neal karlinksky, abc news seattle. so the thing is in his application in 2009 he said he couldn't walk.

he was unable to work and he had no other financial resources even though he was clearly working at that time. you know caught up to him. >> i mean he went to one of those revivals where they heal people. it's a miracle. >> you think it was amiracle. >> it's possible. somebody put the hands on that. have you seen that? you can walk now. he got up. >> he put his hands on the television screen and now he's healed. >> it's possible. >> are you trying to go for his attorney. >> give the brother the benefit of the doubt. but the video don't lie. coming up we've got advice for parents confronting the high cost of baby formula diapers and wipes. it it can add up real, real fast. we have some expert advice for moms and dads to save on the budgets. ahead in our next half hour the season finale of the bachelorette. see which guy won kaitlyn's heart. it was a doozy. you're watching "world news now."

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♪ >> your favorite music so far. >> actually might be. could you tell? >> i could tell. what would you do if you had $300,000? >> pay off some bills and that's probably it. >> that's what the estimated cost from birth to 18 years old to raise a child. >> oh. >> yeah. >> kids are expensive. we all know that especially if you have a newborn. americans spends thousands every year on children. >> we're told they're worth it. but that doesn't mean you can't find ways to save. abc's mara schiavocampo has tips on cutting down some of those costs. >> reporter: with 2-year-old twins cameron and carter they spent $3300 in the first year per child.

on bakes like diapers, formula and wipes. so what were you spending that money on? >> the most expensive thing was the formula, about $1800 per year pr kid. diapers $1200 per year per kid. >> now with a third on the way? >> i think we'll be more conscious with spending. >> reporter: enter baby bargain expert alan fields. first up when it comes to formula, feeds says don't dismiss generic. >> formula is regulated by the government. whether you buy a name brand or a store brand, it's the exact same noou nutrition. >> reporter: we compared the basic nutritional information in this store brand formula with their favorite name brand. >> tell me how much protein is in each one. >> 2.07 grams in both. >> reporter: the savings using the generic brand saves them $900. next up for baby bargains on diapers and other essentials feeds says try a subscription service like target subscription or amazon mom. it costs $99 a year.

but delivers did straight to your door every month and saves you 20% on every single purchase. >> amazon mom we estimate would save you guys $865 a year. >> wow. >> reporter: finally, one of the biggest expenses of having a baby, well having the baby. the colat toes received a surprise bill after the delivery of the twins, an extra $2,000 for their anesthesiologist who they had assumed was in their network. >> were you surprise when you got that bill? >> very surprised. >> reporter: experts say ahead of time, double-check all of your providers not just your doctor are covered by your insurance. this time, that will save the colat toes $2,000. in total, that's almost $4,000 back in their baby bank. mara schiavocampo abc news new york. >> that's a lot of good tips. >> that's a lot. that stuff adds up. >> it does.

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♪ okay. now it's time for the mix". daredevil. greg godfrey does a lot of daring things. this may be the ultimate one. in montana. look at this. he went to the evel knievel days in the semi truck. and he jumped this massive dirt pile. 166 feet breaking a record inside that semi truck. look at that. >> whoa. >> reporter: that's right, jack. incredible. that's ridiculously dangerous. that's why he said whoa like that. godfrey broke the record set by lotus last year. this was dangerous in the middle of a public road in butte, montana. somehow he managed to do it. we're still looking for our world record.

>> still trying to figure out. tweet us or send us a message on e-mail at abcwnn. let us know what world record we should try to beat on the show. >> we want to be in the record books. gilbert arenas was a sharpshooter in the nba. he was a superstar in his time but known for his jump shot. look at what he did out at the orange county fair out in california. well he went and he pretty big with his kids. how did he do so? they have those basketball games set up. he took on those games and, of course he did really well. he shot them out of house and home. and they banned him. after he won all this with his kids. they said you can't play these games nip. >> they kicked him out? >> they kicked him out. he got to keep the stuff he already won. he's a sharpshooter and stilg has the touch. he said i'm going to beat you at

your own game. >> the kids look happy. look at the smiles on their faces. that's pretty cool. this one you didn't want to do this story because you thought it was funny. >> it didn't sound right to me. a senior from penn state caused mary. they call her the squirrel whisperer. she pets squirs and dresses hem up in weird costumes. that's one cos tup. take a look at the other one. >> these are pets? >> wild squirlz, he's able to touch them dress them up put weird little costumes on them painter, and then she has enough time to take their picture. they call her, this is penn state university. they kaw her squirrel whisperer. >> i'm sure they're proud at penn state. >> that's the deejay one, my favorite one. >> but they're not her pets. these are wide? >> wild squirrels and she's able to get close to them. call her up find out what her

this morning on "world news now," intensifying search. holding out hope for two teens missing at sea since friday. why parents and the coast guard remain optimistic. on the defense. republican presidential hopeful mike huckabee who compared the president's iran deal to the holocaust. the war of words now and why huckabee is not backing down. cover story. 35 women accusing bill cosby of sexual abuse. how they're all speaking out together for the first time. and later in "the skinny," last night's season finale of the bachelorette". what led kaitlyn to choose one guy over the other. she's in search of reality tv love. our senior analyst is here with insights on this tuesday, july 28th. from abc news, this is "world news now" with t.j. holmes and reena ninan.