hummer violently rammed in the back of the mercedes, shattering the rear window. smith got out of the car, words were exchanged. the lawyer says smith's wife and another passenger went to defuse the situation but as they walked back, shots were fired. hayes defense attorney says his client was defending himself. >> it would be safe to say that not only did my client feel threatened but citizens that were out there in that block felt threatened, as well. >> reporter: the coroner's preliminary report says smith was fatally shot seven times in the back and once in the chest. if hayes is convicted of second degree murder, he faces life in prison. kendis and diane, back to you. chicago's embattled mayor is responding to a scathing task force report on the city's police department. it the urged the department to acknowledge its history of racism. mayor rahm emanuel says he agrees with a lot in the report. emmanuel created an the tack force after the death of 17-year-old laquan mcdonald, the dashcam video showing his

shooting by a white police officer led to unrest and pro testeds. >> a cleveland dad is taking four years in prison for taking his son when the child was 5 years old. that child pleading with the judge to spare his father prisontime. here's abc's alex perez. >> reporter: an a cleveland judge, his identity protected by the court, beggg for leniency for the man who kidnapped him, his father. >> i don't know what else to say other than not to send my father to jail. >> reporter: in 2002, defendant bobby hernandez took his then 5-year-old son, julian, from his alabama home. hernandez moved to cleveland, ohio, where he created new identities for him and julian. for 13 years, julian's mother searched for her son. attorney gloria allred reading a letter on her behalf in court. >> during my darkest moments, i considered suicide. >> reporter: authorities even using this age progression picture, hoping to find him. but it

applying for college loans that investigators discovered discrepancies with his social security number. prosecutors wanted hernandez to face 54 years behind bars. the judge sentenced him to four. >> i accept full responsibility for everything i did. >> reporter: and hernandez and his attorney do plan to appeal. prosecutors in alabama are now working to determine if he will face charges there, as well. alex perez, abc news, chicago. now to south florida where a fisherman is recovering after being seriously injured by a shark. some of the injuries to the man's arm are too gruesome to show you. the victim is a former marine who was spearfishing with a group of friends when he was attacked by a seven-foot bull slashing. experts bull shark is one of the most aggressive sharks in the world. if you sneak a peek at your phone in the movie theater, soon enough you may not have to hide.

around the idea of having texting sections in its many theaters across the country. the ceo adam aaron told variety the reason is bhil lennals. he says telling them to turn off their phones is not a realistic request. >> that sounds like an awful idea. >> i think it's all right. >> it's typical every time i read this is what happens. >> you were saying something? >> it's like we're married. it's pretty clear that marijuana has become mainstream now that a giant foodmaker is targeting ads directly at pot users. >> check out this colorado billboard for totino owes pizza rolls. the b 4/20. many mainstream companies are using are ads aimed at the cannabis crowd there. >> there is one major irony. those who make and distribute the products are actually banned from advertising. but those taking advantage of the

money off the back end. fair game. >> do it. now i want some pizza rolls. >> that's smart. why? >> marketing works on me. >> coming up, the little kids with big brains, innovations making the grade at the white house science fair from a 100-pounds subway cleaning robot to apps helping dislexic kids to their homework. >> it's the ends of an era. why so many fans this morning are saying professional basketball will never be the same again after kobe bryant. first here's a look at today's temperatures. 68 in memphis. 64 in atlanta. >> cool. >> announcer: "world news now" weather, brought to you by perillo tours.

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♪ good-bye to everything that i knew ♪ >> so sad. so sad. kobe, of course, best flown for his beef saying good-bye to basketball. >> best known for his beef? >> kobe beef. >> wow. i got it. >> i'm here all night. try the veal. tip irwaitress. >> quite a good-bye for kobe be. >> it was quite an good-bye indeed. one of the greatest players of all time. >> playing his final game of his career, bryant poured in a season high 60 points, steering the lakers to a 101-96 comeback win over the utah jazz. >> starting today, many fans say basketball will never be the same again. here's abc's byron pitts. >> reporter: for the final time, number 24 on the floor. >> reporter: where else but hollywood a storybook sendoff to one of the greatest nba

all time to i ever toil, triumph, torment his rivals and their fans. 18-time all-star, five nba titles, third all time leading scorer, two olympic gold medals. after a 20-year career, he gave the fans what they wanted to see one more time. >> desperate to get to the basket and score. and he does. >> reporter: this was kobe bryant's night. testament to his talent and marketability, nike produced this ad to mark the occasion ♪ >> reporter: it's no hype. bryant was hated in most nba arenas. he wasn't so much brash as he was ruthless. his killer instinct so reveered no one balked when he gave himself a nickname, the black mamba, one of the world's deadliest snakes. he came up with the name a year after one confident darkest episodes of his life. >> charges were filed against kobe bryant. >> in 2003, a 19-year-old woman accused him of sexual

the charge were eventually dropped. he entered the nba as a brash 18-year-old straight out of high school. the son of a former nba player, he was mature beyond his years. unlike most teenage phenoms, kobe bryant lived up to the hype. he sat down recently with our robin roberts. >> of course, everybody wants to know right now. >> with the achilles injury, that really frightened me. it was a slow three-year process of evolving to get to where i am. >> reporter: he plays the game lis way on his terms. he leaves it the exact same way. byron pitts, abc news, new york. >> well done kobe. well done. >> because he has the same name as the beef. >> that's why, job well done. >> be. >> job well done. >> a rare performance by kobe. >> his mills name after mr. bean. >> i'm going to move on now if that's okwu. coming up, why the boys behind dora explorer is actually in hot water. >> he was sids

years. >> charges of special treatment after an incident in the girl's room. you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now"

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of pressuring a classmate to smoke getting her kicked out of school but she got special treatment it seems. abc's linzie janis has the latest. >> clap with us. >> dora the explorer has long been synonymous with the adorable animated girl who teaches children sfan nish on the hit show but the voice behind dora is now reportedly named in a lawsuit filed in hey manhattan civil court. the a.p. reports the case brought by nadia and frederick sun wall alleges in september, the voice of the most recent edition of dora encouraged their daughter to join her in using a vaping pen to inhale caramel flavored water in a bathroom at avenues, a private new york school. according to the a.p. report, when school officials found out about the incident, the voice of dora the explorer was given a three-day suspension, while the daughterf

the lawsuit was expelled. the couple reportedly arguing their daughter was treated unfairly because she was not a celebrity. >> parents are basically saying the school violated its own rules that it's so unfair that they should be forced to readmit their daughter. >> she and her family say they have no comment. as for nickel yoed done, did says fatima is a terrific young lady and we hope this can be resolved as a private matter. in a statement the school says avenues has very high standards and follows a fair process when there are infractions. we know students will make mistakes, but we expect them to take accountability for them. had the attorney for the coup who brought the suit says what her clients want most is for their daughter to be able to return to school. linzie janis, abc news, new york. i just want to correct that intro. we said pressuring a kid to smoke. it was vaping obviously. >> i guess it was. coming up,

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k-y touch. for some of you this might seem as easy as abc, but for most of us, not nearly as easy as that or 123 for that matter. >> we're talking about the stunning display of innovation at the white house from the nation's brightest and youngest minds. abc's serena marshall was there. >> reporter: they're little kids with big brains. >> i want to be a programmer. program robots makes artificial organs for people. >> spacecraft. >> our electric solar charging station. >> reporter: taking over 1600 pennsylvania avenue in the sixth and final white house science fair. from 100 pound robots cleaning up the new york city subway to apps helping dyslexic kids with their homework. >> we are color

digit with the rainbow pattern. >> reporter: the project started under president barack obama in 2010. to recognize the next generation of scientists. more than 130 kids from 30 states including this 15-year-old who created a power source from the ocean. >> slowly or fast? >> kind of hard. >> okay. >> so now we can watch those lights light up as a result of the power exchanges. >> to sisters kimberly and rebecca and their spacecraft. >> we thought it would be around 20,000, 30,000 feet. it went to 78,000 feet. >> reporter: wands made from a 3-d printer to blow bubbles. >> there you go. >> reporter: even getting some advice from 9-year-old jacob. >> i have a question to ask you. >> of course, please. >> reporter: do you have a child science adviser? >> i don't. i do think you might be interested in that position. >> you should. >> how about we put together a child advisory complete. >> reporter: and while it may be one of his favorite events, e

these bright young minds. >> i do have to say, this is just an aside. the only problem with the science fair is it makes me feel a little inadequate. >> reporter: the president did announce after meeting young jacob that he plans to move forward with that committee. and while this is obama's last science fair, the white house has said that they hope whoever the next president is will carry on the tradition. diane, deny kiss. >> that was abc's serena marshall. you know what i developed for my science fair when i was a kid? it was a miniature light bulb that lit up when you attached to a battery. >> did it work. >> yeah, kind of like a flashlight which already existed at the time. but i thought it was innovative. >> i invented an iphone last year. >> yeah? got some stock you want to share with me. >> that's the news for this half hour.

this morning on "world news now," political party time. >> a massive crowd of sanders supporters swarm an iconic new york city park as donald trump takes aim at the head of his own party, saying he should be ashamed of himself. details ahead. this one's a little too close for comfort. russian jets fly repeatedly over an american unable ship in the most aggressive act since the cold war. what was really behind the show of force. then hunters searching for the lochness monster make a thrilling discovery. it's 30 feet long and was found at the bottom of the lake. but it wasn't quite what they were hoping for. and the golden state warriors surpass michael jordan's bulls with the nba's best regular s