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>> it was racially profiling me, yes, i was offended. >> reporter: easter acknowledges arguing with the doctor when he couldn't schedule her surgery sooner. >> she's a handful. she had some choice words for us in the clinic when we didn't book her case within two weeks. >> reporter: a letter from the hospital said that doctors need to be mindful of their comments at all times. but also there is an no further action is warranted at this time. similar recordings have resulted in lawsuits against doctors. easter says that practice of unkind surgical banter has to end, and she, too, says she's considering a lawsuit. matt gutman, abc news, los angeles. next to outrage from an airline passenger who says he was consisted off a united airlines flight because of his weight. 31-year-old airline was set to return home toe jersey city from las vegas till another passenger complained about his size. at 385 pounds,
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has never been an issue on the flights before. he called it one of the most humiliating experiences of his life. >> i was embarrassed. i'm already big. you know, growing unyou always get those big jokes and what have you. like 31 years of living with myself, i know how i am, i still look good. >> good for him. >> i make this look good. >> united says it requires customers purchase a second seat if they can't sit with both arm rests lowers and without encroaching on the seats of fellow passengers. he says he has no problem with buying a second seat but rather united's inconsistent implementation of its policy. >> it's true. i deal with this with car seats. sometimes they let one on, sometimes they won't. >> it's inconsistent. speaking of flying, secretary of state john kerry has set a new travel record. >> kerry is now the most traveled secretary of state in u.s. history as he arrived in bahrain yesterday, he pushed past 1.06 million
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>> nearly beating condoleezza rice by about 1,000 miles. >> he surpassed hillary clinton's mileage tally last december. at the rate he's going, he still has ten months left, he could easily pad his record by hundreds of thousand of miles before leaving office. you were saying? >> yeah, i like that it's a race for who hits the most miles. unfortunately what they don't realize, they don't get air miles on that flight. >> but the journalists do. >> it depends. some at the white house may. >> i should point out, he hasn't traveled to that many countries. he's only done 81 countries. >> is that less than the others? >> konddy had more and hillary clinton traveled to more countries than any other secretary of state. well over 100 countries. >> they made a big deal about that. >> 1812 countries for secretary clinton at the time. coming up, a pope's blessing. >> a little girl losing her sight meeting pope francis. how her parents reacted to the
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incredible moment that's going viral. >> and later janet jackson postponing her tour yet again saying she's now planning a family. but the big question, is she pregnant. but first a look at today's temperatures. you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" weather, brought to you by american advisors group.
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congo. the wildlife conservation society blames illegal hunting, mining, loss of habitat and civil unrest. >> a little girl is very special and has what many would consider the moment of a lifetime. she had a personal moment with the pope. >> it happened yesterday and was part of what her family is calling a visual are bucket list. as abc's elizabeth hur reports, it's something of a race against time. >> reporter: lizzie u myers waves and smiles hoping to catch the pope's attention as he drives by. at first, like so many others, the little one is just glad to have caught a glimpse of the holy father. then this. >> we're au struck. i mean, not just -- >> he blessed her eyes. he asked that we pray for him and he said he will be praying for us. >> it's a meeting they will treasure more than ever perhaps when he understands the gravity of
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have to tell her. i dread that day but right now, we just don't feel that it's necessary for her to know. i think it will hold her back. >> lizzie doesn't know it yet but she's slowly going blind because of a rare genetic place. >> because we're catholic and also because of lizzie's interest in art, you know, and big things. >> reporter: and lizzie wanted to meet the pope so with a visual bucket list on hand, the myers flew to rome hoping for a miracle and once their story made the news, they that i their prayers were answered. >> what pope francis has done for her, if there's any chance for a miracle, it will be there. >> reporter: she's already suffering from hearing loss and wears aids. her family says they went to rome hoping for amazing memories and now they say they will continue to pray for that miracle. elizabeth hur, abc news, new york. >> faith can make such a difference in a family's
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♪ you know what? i can hardly wait for the next month to go by. has nothing to do with you. >> i wouldn't take it personally. >> why you may ask? >> help me. >> okay. do you know why? >> you're going on vacation. >> well, there is that. but it has to do with captain america. yes. >> you're a big fan. >> yes, absolutely. civil war. abc's nick watt talked to the upcoming movie stars. >> you know i wouldn't do -- but he's my friend. >> so was i. >> reporter: it's the avengers gone wrong. it's civil war. captaiam
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>> i really do have a strangely serious investment in these films. >> reporter: what do you mean by that? >> it's not going to be entirely predictable, characters are going to make choices that surprise you. captain. >> the comic books were really wonderful pieces of literature. >> reporter: the basis for this film but it will diverge from the source material. >> i think that marvel likes to keep fans excited, guessing, curious, all that stuff. >> reporter: are you a good person or a bad person? >> i think we're all good and bad in this film. >> reporter: you're all good and bad. >> yeah, because it's a civil war. >> downey is playing a much darker version of tony stark and he's crushing it. >> punch you in your perfect teeth. >> reporter: they say you go to a fairly dark place in this movie. >> good. >>? >> reporter: there are two teams. are you on the same team? >> none of your business. >> chadwick? i'm on
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chad which can boseman is black panther. do you go by chad which can or chad? >> try calling me chad. try it. >> reporter: this is what the movie looks like. here's the set. open air. >> this set is an airport. it's very hard to shoot at real airports. >> reporter: here we are on a hot and humid set outside atlanta. >> we have cooling systems that like fit underneath their uniforms. >> my dad was a roofer. you know? so i've seen the workman's half of reality. when i'm out here in a costume and they're like we need you to run in the heat in a costume, done. i don't have to get on the roof? we'll do it. you're out of your mind. >> get to come and play and eat and they feed you. >> reporter: which can be a curse or a blessing. >> a guy got food poichbing from chicken noodle soup. it was such good soup. >> reporter: one other thing chris has
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on the straight and narrow. >> you really don't want to do some horrible thing in your private life and have it ruined. >> reporter: the movie in some ways is kind of a love story but with ridiculous special effects. nick watt, abc news on the set of "captain america civil war." >> on the roof. >> oh. >> you like? >> kind of cool. >> yeah. >> yeah. spiderman's in it.everybody's in it. >> it's going to be a big movie. who are you rooting for. >> i'm rooting for shira from the '80s cartoon. >> from the he man she ra. >> i'm hoping there's a shaq sighting in there because ann comes in somewhere in there. >> you like that, huh? >> coming up, a major and we mean major change of plan
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l that. ♪ and finally that half hour, an janet jackson taking a time-out in her unbreakable tour and seemingly for a good reason. >> yeah, janet is saying let's wait awhile before resuming her tour as she takes control of her family planning. but promises that we'll be together gin. so now we go deep with byron pitts. >> that's pretty amazing. >> reporter: hey, you guys. >> the 49-year-old superstar surprising her fans with this announcement on twitter. >> my husband and i are planning our family. so i'm going
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the tour. please, if you could try and understand that it's important that i do this now. i have to rest up, doctor's order. >> reporter: the video fueling plenty of pregnancy rumors on shows like "extra." >> the baby news speculation. >> reporter: she wouldn't be the first pop star to start a family later in life. mariah carey and celine dion both gave birth in their 40s. >> three, two one. >> reporter: who is if the rhythm nation singer's main man? a jet setting billionaire i businessman from qatar. it seems only natural they plan to start a family of their own. jackson herself comes from one of the most iconic musical fames of all time ♪ >> reporter: but the brothers the jackson five rising to fame with hits like "abs" performed her on "american bandstand.." >> channeling her family's fame and her talent into a successful career of her own with hits like "escapade" and "miss you
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stadiums for diapers sometime in the near future and she has another message for her fans. >> i have not forgotten about you. i will continue to tour as soon as i possibly can. >> reporter: promising an return to the is taken sometime soon. byron pitts, abc news, new york. >> that's a great reason for a delay of a tour. >> it is a great reason. fans are giving her a lot of feedback saying it doesn't really matter. i'm sorry. >> you put so much effort into that intro. >> we realize you don't know what you got till it's gone. >> my gosh. >> you're still a part of the rhythm nation here. >> yes. we'll be back again. >> you like that, huh? >> because of love, she's stepping away. she found someone to call her lover. call on me. >> that's the news for this half hour.
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this morning on "world news now," political pressure mounting. >> republicans and democrats face off courting delegate-rich states hitting each other harder than ever before with ted cruz forced to explain what he calls new york values in the heart of the empire state. >> new fallout from the largest data leak in history. the global implications of the panama papers beginning to take their toll as leaders from the political, sports and entertainment worlds are forced to explain themselves. >> coffee confrontation. the governor of florida gets an earful from an angry constituent during a stop at a local starbucks. what she said that had him rushing for the door. >> and honoring an outlaw, the death of country legend merle haggard and the tributes coming in from around the world in music.
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