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independent report sparked by violent protests after the police killing of 18-year-old michael brown. >> if we are clear about accountability, if we're serious about racial equity and do want all to have an opportunity to thrive, it gets tough. but it's worth it. >> reporter: officer darren wilson shooting of brown was deemed justified but the commission found excessive police force eroding community trust. strained relations between officers and frustrated residents who don't feel respected. social and economic divisions, the commission recommended changing in policing, increasing the minimum wage and improving disparities in the educational system. >> our hope is in reading this report it will begin for some, continue for others a learning process. >> reporter: the report says black drivers were 75% more likely to be stopped in missouri than whites last year. the department of justice discovered similar findings in march, racial bias and the need to generate revenue fueled traffic stops.
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the doj and ferguson commission both made recommendation buzz there are questions whether and how soon action will be taken. governor nixon says the commission's work will not be in vain. kendis and reena? >> thank you so much. a big honor is in store for one of the american heroes who stopped a rampage on a train in france. airman first class spencer stone will be awarded the purple heart. he was stabbed last month as he and two friends disarmed the heavily armed gunman. he received the air force's highest noncombat honor. >> well, deserved. who doesn't love pizza, even on your free day? clearly one bear in colorado loves it, as well. >> that's right. you see the small bear wandered in the back rooms after a colorado springs pizza shop there. employees found it among the boxes and other items. >> poor guile apparently had fallen asleep. so police fran pa quillized and carried it out.
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bears are eating just about anything so we're likely to see more incidents like this in the weeks ahead. he looks pizza drunk there in that video. >> it's a pizza coma. coming up, fashion week meets tech geek. incredible creation you'll have to see. i'll be asking how do you wear that. we'll show you right here in the studio. the alarming trends of kids getting drunk on hand sanitizers. a warning from doctors for parents. first a look at today's weather forecast across the country. "world news now" weather, brought to you by downey. laundry can wreak havoc on our clothes, ruining them forever. sweaters stretch into muumuus. and pilled cardigans become pets. but it's not you, it's the laundry. protect your clothes from stretching, fading, and fuzz. ...with downy fabric conditioner... it not only softens and freshens, it helps protect clothes from the damage of the wash.
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over the last five years among children younger than 12. the alcohol content ranges from 45 to 95%. sending thousands kids to the hospital. some with alcohol poisoning. some kids drink it, get drunk while others say it actually is tasty. >> what happened to good old mad dog? >> mad dog. >> yeah, back in the college days? >> what? >> i'm dating myself. a new case of the bubonic plague is reported here in the u.s. officials in michigan confirmed the case in the northern part of the state. it's unclear if the patient contracted the disease in michigan or elsewhere. he or she recently traveled to an area of colorado which cases of the plague have been reported. now to a problem of chronic pain so many americans suffering many in silence. >> thanks to technology, there are many promising treatments. here's abc's robin roberts. >> reporter: pain is a debilitating disorder that over one-third of americans bat
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willing with every single day. >> i've had this pain for 53 days. >> it turned to chronic an about ten years ago. >> the medical community defines pain as an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage. an experience that is often subjective, making it so difficult to diagnose and treat. >> we spend about a half a trillion dollars a year in the management of pain. >> dr. shawn mackey it, chief of pain medicine at stanford university led the back pain education day to a sold out crowd. >> so the focus is on more mind body approaches to pain. things such as mindfulness, meditation, physical therapy approaches and a better understanding of what their pain is and what it represents and how they can learn to take control of it. >> reporter: on the forefront of chronic pain treatments showing us a new technique being used transcranial magnetic stimulation. >> our interest is stimulating
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or inhibiting brain regions involved with pain. we've been seeing real dramatic reductions in chronic pain and improvements in function. >> it works by placing a set of coils on the head sending magnetic pulses to the brain. the mechanism by which it works is still unknown but it's believed that the repeated stimulation of the brain may help decrease the body's response to pain signals in the nervous system. >> as a stimulate this, we can see twitching of his hand. it's his brain entirely that's doing that. >> reporter: cutting edge technology. with props for a pain-free future. >> the brain is so remarkable how much information and sensory situations you can really withdraw from this and also the white house is looking into studying more on the brain just like we mapped dna to see what else they can learn from it. >> it's interesting to see the reaction there of so instant there. more than 100 million americans
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suffer from pain on a regular basis. so it is an important thing for a third of the country. >> it certainly is. coming up, cutting edge style. dresses that respond to your moods. >> it's a marriage of high fashion and hi-tech. when we come back.
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♪ so when it comes to dress making most designers stick with some fabric, needle and thread. but for one designer a 3-d printer can stand in for a sewing machine. >> the simple stuff. tech contributor trina trinh checked on fashion week going on here in new york city and discovered some very hi-tech tools transforming fashion. >> reporter: this isn't an everyday dress. this is not your office job dress. this is a dress that kind of represents what is possible in the future of fashion technology. when animals are in fight or flight mode, when they feel stress, then their sill yet expands. that concept of that adrenaline response is the inspiration behind the dress. the whole dress is 3-d prinned
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from top to bottom. designed in collaboration with francis betante. this is flex no wire wa that's triggering the motion of the carbon fiber structure. it's 365 moving carbon fiber pieces. >> making garments intelligent is something everybody is trying to do. we're just trying to make it simpler and easier by putting this tiny module in the dress to make it smarter. >> the adrenaline sensor is a band inside of the dress responding to your breath. if your breath changes it knows you're feeling stress and then it expands. >> in the scenario where this dress would be interacting would be when the wearer feels that they are in danger or when they feel that they need to be the most strong powerful version of themselves and visually appear so. my goal for the long-term would be complete cuss timmization, accessibility having clothing be
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downloadable and having that change the entire industry where you'll be downloading the files, applying it to your body scan and printing it in the color of your choice. that accessibility is something i find really interesting. >> trina trinh joins us now with the adrenaline dress. >> welcome. so i can see myself getting into the dress but i can't see any self-respecting cab driver picking me up. >> it's not the most practical dress for getting around town. i'll give that you. in terms of getting people to think about the idea of fashion and technology as one concept and not two separate ideas, it's a great starting point. you have a lot of designers these days really thinking about how to integrate technology into their clothing and actually make it stylish and not this ugly big clunky thing that's like bolted to your dress. >> i don't necessarily think of designers as fashion designers aztecies. how are they merging the two nowadays? >> they're basically partnering with tech companies. and they're bringing the best of
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both worlds into one garment. and this is a great example. this is obviously designed by intel and crow mat together. have you companies like google and levi's pampbting up, zack pozen showed a dress last week all lit up and coded with different patterns to light up on the wearer as they twirled around. you have you know, ralph lauren thinking about integrating a heart rate monitor into the shirt itself. they're coming togher and really coming up with really stylish clothing that people will want to wear. >> you know what i can see? i can see the gyrocopter guy, the next one will be the fashion designer who flies into the capital. be careful, washington. >> if i see a date show up with that. >> this is sexy, come on. >> this part is a party. that part is just construction. >> this part is framing the wearer i think. >> love the concept. trina trinh, thank you so much. >> everything that you guys. coming up, much more "world news now."
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♪ okay. so finally this half hour, a product found in every household used for lots of things, but did you ever wonder what wd-40 stood for? >> and that the secret formula is made right here in the u.s.? abc's david muir checked it all out and where the all-american product is created. >> reporter: here in california, our made in america team in search of something eight out of ten americans have in their own home, that blue and yellow can, wd-40. >> we're going to go to where the secret formula is mixed. >> ceo gary rich taking us behind the skens at
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headquarters. the formula made right here in san diego. the formula nearly the same since it was invented more than of 0 years ago. >> it's a special thing. we covered that concentrate. >> reporter: that secret recipe written in pencil on a steno pad. where is it? locked in a bank vaught right here in san diego on rosenkrantz street. the year was 1953 and rocket chemical company set out to keep missiles from rust and corrosion. it took them 40 tries so the name stuck. water displacement 40th formula, wd-40. business doubling in the last ten years alone selling around the world 176 countries. these cans headed for malaysia, patty doing xwault control on the line for nearly 17 years. >> it's a name brand. >> reporte customers writing them saying they've used it from fixing a squeaky hinge to keeping bathroom. >> mario:s from fogging, even removing stains from fabrics. wd-40 says 2,000 ideas sent to
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them and counting. but they're also out to wipe away something else, the counterfeits along the way. hb-40, wo-60. it's not wd-40, one of the original cans right on display. >> i will guarantee you that this can still works. >> it works. >> reporter: that secret formula with three words in mind. made in america. whoo. >> who knew? >> do you have a can in your mansion? >> no. >> no? all right. >> my humble home does not have any wd-40. i should get some now that i know. >> yes, made in america for 60 years. >> that's the in us for this half hour. >> remember to follow us on facebook, wnnfans.com. i've got to the get a little bit more handyer around my house. >> that's what you have your minions for.
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this morning on "world news now," wild inferno. >> entire communities burned to the ground. thousands forced to evacuate as their homes are destroyed. the flames now turning deadly, a full report just ahead. the donald in dallas. an enormous crowd comes out for the gop leader as trump shows some love for his poobts while protests are marched against the white house hopeful. the simple way you can save face after a summer of spending. sell off all your old clothes. it's a lot easier than holding a garage sale. the few easy steps to make a buck and clean out your closet. and a real-life rocky raccoon relentlessly rapping at the door. is it looking for a meal or is there something more sinister at play details

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