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being eat in such a disgusting fashion. this guy takes a pancake and he's shoving it in his mouth. it's disgusting. do you want that for your president? i don't think so. >> trump also slapped kasich saying he's refusing to exit the racismply because he's stubborn. kasich says that this whole alliance that they have going on is not that big of a deal. the world health organization warns of the potential for a market increase in the number of zika infections in the coming months. the w.h.o. and officials also say the virus could turn up in new parts of the world. the most pressing need is a tool which would quickly dg the virus in infected people. dozens of property owners in colorado springs are seeking federal aid because their homes are in landslide zones they didn't know about. recent heavy rains triggered slides in the area. they claim they weren't told about the potential threat before they bough
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now hope federal assistance will them them buy out properties damaged or at risk. >> scary moments for a medical crew aboard a helicopter in texas. after dropping a patient off, the chopper suffered a hard landing. the pilot, a pair are medic and nurse on board were able to walk away. a witness said the helicopter shot into the air, started going around in circles and suddenly slammed into the ground. and troubled quarterback johnny manziel expected to be indicted today on allegations he attacked his ex-girlfriend in january. his attorney says he's been told the grand jury will indict him on a misdemeanor assault charge. if convicted he could face up to a year in prison and a fine. >> a reunion of military veterans 50 years in the making. it finally happened last weekend in florida. >> i love this. this is their first picture. four guys and a long surfboard on a beach in 1966. then they went to service in vietnam.
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decades later, they've been back to the beach posing with that surfboard again. three of them now live in florida. one in atlanta. we bet their next reunion won't take daks to happen. >> they look like they're ready to jump right back on the surfboard. >> why not? you know what, look at that, they're like hey, what's going on i wonder if they knew they lived so close to each other. >> i love the guy on the left of the picture to their right. just he took this pose very seriously. >> yeah. >> he was very enthusiastic in '66. very enthusiastic last week, as well. >> looking good, guys. looking good. coming up the disaster that rocked the world exactly 30 years ago today. april 26th, 1986 that the world's worst nuclear disaster spiraled out of control. we're going to take a look at the fateful aftermath. >> the new developments into the investigation of pr
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doctor on stage during his final performance at his home. >> and this morning, the mystery is only deepening as investigators question those wit anies amongst last to see prince alive. here's abc's eva pilgrim. >> reporter: the mystery surrounding prince's death deepened. family and friends in shock. >> price was a health nut. prince was very much into fitness and into taking care of his body and making sure that he was in great shape. >> reporter: investigators still interviewing people that prince interacted with before he was found dead in his home and awaiting the toxicology test results. his final days being carefully analyzed. ♪ the superstar playing his final public show in atlanta, a week before his death, apologizing for canceling earlier shows. >> once again, i have to apologize for the cancellation. i was a bit under the weather. >> reporter: prince's plane forced to land in illinois for a medical emergency. >> they want to you go to the west ramp. >> reporter: the singer throwing
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a private party at paisley park five days before he died. partygoers said he told the crowd wait a few days before you waste any prayers and he made a point to thank one man. >> he thanked his doctor who was there. he said, give him a round of applause. >> reporter: the tributes still pouring in. the boss playing "purple rain" at a concert saturday evening. the question who -- eva pilgrim, chanhassen, minnesota. >> it's strange to hear about the will debate because he has half siblings and happens to live in one of the states where they allow that as a claim. >> we'll have to see what happens there. but you know, a couple interesting facts about prince that you don't know. you don't realize how long he's been in the business. he's one of the people responsible indirectly for the music labels that we see. years ago, he had these coro
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tipper gore was one of the people who formed a parents' music resource center which pressured the music industry into coming up with those labels. so prince was one of the first people to release an album that was a clean album versus an explicit album. now we see those, they're commonplace today. >> it showed the symbol. remember when he changed his name? the artist formerly known aspirins represented by a symbol. the symbol apparently had a name. >> what was it? >> love symbol number two. >> what's love symbol number one. >> maybe he was love symbol number one. >> oh. very interesting. >> thank you for solving that. >> that's my prince analysis for the day. >> i like that. >> write that down. >> coming up, the somber anniversary marking 30 years today. >> the world's worst ever nuclear disaster was sparks at the children noble nuclear power plant. we'll look back next.
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>> announcer: "world news now
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a somber commemoration was held today in the ukrainian town slav vo tisch to remember those who died in the world's worst nuclear daft. >> in 1986, an explosion at the chernobyl nuclear power plant killed at least 30 people and can kicked off a chain reaction that would poison millions of poernz on that date, the world still had no idea the extent of the damage that that explosion at chernobyl caused. >> but in the days following the size and scope of that disaster started to become -- started to fall into place. we're opening up our "abc news vault" for this look back to april, 1986. >> reporter: it is an accident with enormous ramifications. >> all across the northern tier of western europe today, they were testing the wind. checking the atmosphere for fallout from the ill fated soviet reactor. >> we begin with what washington knows. here's
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>> the black and white picture released by the soviets provides the most dramatic evidence thus far how powerful the explosion at reactor number four must have been. the roof and part of the walls were simply blown away. they used the picture to prove the fire is out. the u.s. says the fire still burns spewing radio activity into the atmosphere. u.s. officials today said they still don't know what touched off the initial accident in reactor four but runs it started losing cooling fluid, they lost control. american intelligence analysts now say that problems at the reactor site apparently began before the weekend. on friday, there were already signs that emergency measures were being taken apparently trying to stop the loss of cooling fluids. by saturday, the fuel rods as shown in these pictures taken before the accident had begun to melt. the reactor was already venting large amounts of radio active gas flootz atmosphere. on sunday, using satellite
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sources now conclude the actual explosion occurred which blew half the roof off building. >> as we said, it was a very different story in the soviet union. abc's walter rogers is in moscow. >> the new soviet ambassador to britain after meeting with prime minister thatcher today also tried to play down the disaster. but the american embassy in moscow has ordered in equipment to interpretly monitor air quality here complaining the soviets are not providing conclusive information on the situation in the kiev area. the soviets themselves are conducting a massive campaign to persuade their people everything is under control and the soviet people generally seem to believe this is a relatively minor incident not a serious nuclear accident. >> unbelievable to hear those words. just a minor incident. nothing serious. still the worst nuclear disaster in history. >> chilling to think about all these years later. some say the levels of ride radio activity in that
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high that some people in the are experiencing serious health problems including forms of cancer. >> unthinkable what those people went through.
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weekend will be tailored to a unique audience. it's a mix of contemporary and street art. >> honestly, these are usually the younger collectors. finally these pieces are starting to sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars and people are starting to respect street art as a serious art form. >> perhaps the most anticipated is a banksy collection featuring eight artworks expected to sell for over half a million dollars alone. the england based artist known for satire and social commentary despite recent investigations his identity remains unknown. there's even speculation banksy is a woman. or a collaboration of seven different artists. >> the fact that nobody knows who he is and that it's a mystery really keeps people engaged. obviously the art itself the fact he goes to different city tans pops up and all of a sudden there's a frenzy. >> reporter: preauction bids have already been accepted. this piece titled "happy
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$100,000. doyle says it could easily go for $250,000. contemporary pieces will be featured including local artists and the work of andy warhol. doyle says if you're looking to add or or start your own collection, you might be surprised how affordable some pieces may be. >> we're talking hundreds, maybe in the thousands. there's great pieces here that will be appreciating in value in the next five or ten years. investment pieces, as well. >> i remember a couple years ago when banksy took over new york. >> yeah. >> even if you didn't like the art, the whole city became a scavenger hunt. from everywhere you went there were clues what you could find next. >> he slammed galleries before for selling his art, calling it unauthorized. >> or she. >> or she or they. >> mystery. >> yes.
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