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good morning. i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm diane macedo. we have some of the top headlines we're following for you this morning on "world news now." starting with donald trump on defensive. following a "new york times" report on how he treats women. as trump fired back at the media, president obama is blasting trump during a commencement speech. we have full details ahead. secretary of state john kerry wraps up meetings in saudi arabia where syria, libya and yemen were all on the agenda. he's now in austria where there will be more high level meet this is week about the crisis in those countries. and hundreds gathered at agee ho va's witness hall to remember prince. his protege sheila e. and sinbad were both there but his family was not. it was a s
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celebration at windsor castle for queen elizabeth's 90th birthday. she was treated to everything from dancers -- interesting act there. fire work disease as well as 900 horses took part. those are some of our top stories we're following on this monday, may 16th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> just making a list of all the things i want for my next birthday party. >> including 00 horses. >> i think so. >> prince william, as well. >> especially in the middle of manhattan. >> it was quite affair. we'll get into that throughout this morning. >> that's right. unfortunately we start with some sad news and new developments and safety questions following that deadly bus crash in laredo, texas. eight people were killed when the bus rolled over. records show the company had twice been ordered to repair brakes and exits on a bus last year. >> it's not clear if that's the
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same bus involved in the accident. more now from abc's lauren lyster. >> reporter: investigators trying to figure out how a trip to the casino turned deadly. the death toll at eight. and dozens injured, including esequiel garza's mother. >> she blacked out. she has no clue exactly how she got taken care of. who took her out. but fortunately she's still alive. >> reporter: virginia ramirez still shaken from getting the call her mother was onboard. >> the first thing i kept telling was, is my mother okay? is she okay? >> reporter: her mother, recovering in the hospital and blaming the weather. >> she says that, because of the rain, the bus started slipping, went into the grass. that it was not going fast, that the driver tried to control the bus, and it actually flipped. >> reporter: federal investigators still trying to figure out how the driver lost control, and if the rainy weather was a factor. the wrecked bus, now locked down inside this tow yard in laredo, texas, about 45 minutes from the crash site off a rural highway. we've seen casino tour bus crashes before. last year, nine were hurt when this bus smashed into a building in new york.
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flipped in the snow en route to a casino in connecticut. but how often do these crashes turn deadly? the latest data, 31 deadly crashes in 2014, killing 47 people. 19 of them onboard a bus at the time. as families here search for answers, we reached out to the company that operates this bus and haven't heard back. but we do know, the department of transportation ordered this company to pull one of its two buses off the road last year for brake problems. it's unclear if that's the bus involved in this accident. lauren lyster, abc news, laredo, texas. >> going to switch gears and go to the race for the white house. donald trump refuting scathing allegation afc inappropriate behavior with women. "the new york times" conducted more than 50 interviews. the reported accounts of unwelcome romantic advances unsettling workplace conduct and unending commentary on the female form. trump fired back calling the report false and claiming to be the target of a witch hunt by the media. trump is
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indictment from the man who wants -- ho wants to replace. president obama blast trump during his commencement speech at rutgers university in new jersey. the president never uttered trump's name but he slammed him on everything from his views on free trade to his explosive rhetoric on muslims and immigrants. >> suggesting that we can build an endless wall along our borders, and blame our challenges on immigrants. >> the president also accused trump of rejecting facts and science telling students that ignorance is not a virtue. hillary clinton is making it clear she has a specific role lined up for her husband if she wins the presidency in november. clinton mentioned earlier this month she wanted the president or president clinton to come out of retirement to help with the jobs plan but yesterday, she told voters in kentucky she would actually put the former president in charge of revitalizing the economy. and as voters head to the polls tomorrow in
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bernie sanders is hoping to keep his winning streak going. after campaigning in kentucky, sanders is making his rounds in puerto rico today. that contest is less than three weeks away. and sanders still vowing to stay in the race till the convention. >> a horrible weekend in iraq. a series of attack biz isis left at least 30 people dead in or near baghdad. the top diplomat in charge of fighting isis says the terror group is actually losing territory in the battle for hearts and minds, as well. abc's martha raddatz got a firsthand look at how u.s. marines are preparing for a major offensive. >> reporter: we arrive at the air base 150 miles west of baghdad. to meet the u.s. marines in the fight against isis. >> it's very, very different how we're doing it by and through the iraqi military. >> reporter: leading the charge on the grounds he's elite iraqi counter-terrorism forces. their goal, r
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iraq's second largest city and isis defacto capital in iraq. they train for an assault. rappel down buildings and set off an explosion. this may be an exercise to train all these new recruits, but these counter-terrorism forces have been in the fight for years. on friday, we got a firsthand view of what that fight means. driving to ramadi, recaptured from isis just months ago. in the rubble, thousands of unexplosioned bombs. >> martha, when you and your crew are walking around, please do not leave any hard surface or pavement. >> reporter: despite the dangers a small number of the families that once lived lear are now returning. children make peace signs from their balcony. isis held this town for about eight months and finally the iraqis were able to retake it. but taking mosul back will be a much bigger challenge. back at the base, the u.s.
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forces commander gary valeski explains how dire the situation in mosul is. >> people that try to leave mosul are being executed. my assessment in mosul, it's getting worse every day. >> reporter: martha raddatz, abc news, baghdad. the coast guard has called off the search for a passenger who went overboard from a cruise ship. surveillance video indicated the woman fell from the tenth deck early friday morning. she was on board a carnival ship in the gulf of mexico. the footage suggests she was sitting on a deck railing and fell back into the water. though word spread quickly to other passengers. >> everything kind of resumed to normal activities. but i will tell you the mood of the passengers and the crew was much more subdued. >> crews searched for 20 hours and covered more than 4,300 square miles. the ship had left galveston for a four-day cruise through mexico. >> a pilot is dead after his stunt pne
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the aircraft hit the ground and broke into pieces in front of spectators. here's gloria riviera. >> reporter: one moment, air show pilot greg connell is soaring into georgia's blue skies. then, a free fall. >> oh, my god! >> he's down midfield. fire trucks are on him. >> what do you think, he crashed? >> affirmative. >> oh, god! >> reporter: black smoke filling the air as thousands looked on in horror. >> i see the plane! >> reporter: announcers telling parents to shield their children's eyes. >> it was stunned silence. there was disbelief. many were in tears. >> reporter: it was the first fatality in this air show's more than 30-year history. connell, a veteran pilot, had performed aerobatic tricks at shows around the country. describing his plane as "custom built" and "highly capable." the faa sets minimum safety standards for air shows but rules can vary state to state. >> when you see some civilian air shows, you can't be sure of how well they're trained, how good the pilots are. you can't be sure how well the airplanes are maintained.
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investigating the crash site but that large fire consumed much of the plane. a full report could take a year. gloria rivieraia, abc news washington. >> fans of the red who the think chili peppers will be happy to here front man anthony keytis is expected to be okay. the band had to cancel a performance in california after the 53-year-old suffered complications from a bout with intestinal flu. a concert set for tomorrow night in burbank postponed. >> most dogs can't wait to come home from doggy daycare. apparently not riley a golden retriever was let out to play for a while in the backyard. when his owner wasn't looking, he slined out the gate and trotted a mile right back to the happy dog cafe. >> apparently they drove past. he saw all his friends inside and he wanted to hang out with them. riley's owners were not charged for the visit and they say they wi
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so he can see his friends but they're going to make sure the gate is more secure from now on. >> they have treats there. you can kind of understand. we hear all the storieses of dogs that get taken to shelters and somehow make their way back home. this dog was like, no, i want to go over there. forget you guys let me out. good for you, riley. coming up, the growing frustration at america's airports with some passengers now being told to arrive at least three hours before their flights. what the tsa is now doing that it says can cut the long security lines in half. and why so many fans are talking about a rematch between lebron james and steph curry. could these twos basketball greats be headed towards an epic showdown? >> first, here's a look at today's temperatures. >> announcer: "world news now" weather, brought to you by my pillow.
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spectacular site especially seen from orbit. this time lapse video was taken from the international space station just over 200 miles above earth. american astronauts jeff williams points out those aboard the iss get 16 sunrises every day. >> wow. >> that means they get how many sunsets. >> do you think it gets boring after awhile? >> over the sunrise. >> just another sunrise. no big deal. >> speaking of the iss, this was huge overnight. this took place overnight. it began its 100,000th orbit of earth. the first piece of the station was launched 171/2 years ago and continuous human habitation began two years later. nasa had a live feed that was completely compelling. no, it wasn't. so more than 220 astronauts from 18 given countries have lived or visited the iss. >> whether or not they're getting bored of sunrises they were definitely into that. we were watching video of them taking photos of it from inside the
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back here on earth, there's new frustration building among americans trying to take flights of their own. >> and some airline passengers are now being told to arrive at the airport at least three hours ahead of time for domestic flights. >> but the tsa is making an innovative move to cut down on the long waits. here's abc's david kerley. >> reporter: tsa lines already stretching for an hour, even two or three, ahead of the summer travel season. but a partial solution could be walking on four legs. >> nice and easy. >> reporter: this is the tsa's training facility in san antonio, texas, where bomb detecting canines learn their trade, checking baggage, cargo, even aircraft. despite all the high-tech scanners and x-rays, the dogs beat them all. we have all this great technology but it's still the nose of the dog. >> it's the nose of the dog. one of the most effective tools. >> reporter: in fact, the head of the tsa calls his dogs the best portable bomb detector in his arsenal.
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to look for liquid explosives. once the dog gets a sniff, they signal the handler. they sit or lay down, tail wagging. this is someone or something to search. >> good boy. n you sit? >> reporter: play is the reward for these dogs. >> good girl. >> whoa. >> and now tsa dogs are taking on a new task. when i'm standing in line and i see you walk by with a dog, you're checking me out? >> we're working. this dog is working. >> reporter: tsa wants more dogs now using them to shorten the those long lines. no hit, and passengers could be moved to the precheck line. >> i think we can use more dogs. it's an effective method of moving people efficiently through the system. >> reporter: in the 21st century, it's still man's best friend, the best tool to help keep us save and help keep lines moving. david kerley, abc news, san antonio. >> it's going to be a long summer. >> dogs to hang out and play with while we're waiting so we do
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i wish i was a baller ♪ oh. the toron raptors aren't wishing they were ballers. they found a way to beat the heat, defeating them to advance to the nba eastern conference finals. the raptors were led in the blowout by point guard kyle lowery with 35 points. demar contributed with 28. >> toronto led by as much as 28 points in the fourth quarter and dominated off the boards and look at the fans. they were chanting "we want cleveland," as the game ended. that's where the raptors will be. this tuesday night. >> rematch. and they're the biggest names in basketball and they could be headed for an epic battle. >> fans could argue who is a better player, steph curry or lebron james. but what they are agreeing on is a rematch of last year's finals might be epic. here's espn. >> nails the
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another three from curry. >> reporter: two of the nba's biggest stars taking shots off the court. lebron james and stephen curry trading jabs over curry's unanimous mvp win. >> 73 wins. can you have really any debate over that really when it comes to that ward? but when you talk about most valuable, then you can have a different conversation. >> reporter: critics calling foul and attacking lebron for going out of bounds. >> i did not think this was a good look for james. >> best and most valuable are synonyms. >> why can't two boys just get along. >> james does have backup. reigniting a debate between curry fanatics and skeptic who's questioned his success. >> i think it just tells you how watered down our league is. >> golden boy steph curry firing back at his fellow back to back mvp winner. >> i've gotten really good at ignoring people. that is the theme of the last
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>> reporter: so is a new nba rivalry on the horizon. long gone are the day afc chamberlain versus russell and bird versus magic. and with kobe retired, this is supposed to be the reign of the king. but lebron finding himself against curry for the top spot in the league, many speculating curry may have the advantage. >> wow. >> the warriors taking down the cavs in six games in last year's nba finals. >> the golden state warriors with the 2015 nba champions. >> reporter: now excitement is building from fans and critics alike about a possible rematch between king james and the baby-faced assassin. >> i think it's time for new nothing but net commercials. >> yes. >> nothing but net. michael jordan, larry bird. >> way back when. >> over the bridge, over the river. >> the globetrotters are doing that any given day now. the oddsmakers say cleveland cavaliers have
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risked his life to protect the 7-year-old from a rattlesnake. abc's ron claiborne las the story. >> reporter: 7-year-old molly deluca and her family dog haas are inseparable. that may have saved her life. last wednesday she was out in the backyard with haas. suddenly the dog came upon a poisonous eastern diamondback rattlesnake. she saw him jump back and go forward and jump back and go forward. next thing we know there's blood and he was limping and crying. >> reporter: the rattler bit haas three times in the leg but he never got to the little girl. haas was rushed to a vet clinic. >> hey, baby. haas. >> reporter: where he underwent emergency treatment with an anti-venom. >> i didn't know if they would be able to help him. >> reporter: for the past four days, it's been touch and go and through it all, molly has been there by his side. the treatment haas is getting is
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over $9,000 so far. >> is he getting any better? the family set up a go fund me site. money came pouring in, more than $50,000 so far. they say they do not need any more donations. haas is getting better every day. he's getting the best of care. and a large dose of love from one little girl. ron claiborne, abc news, new york. >> quite a bond there. very nice. >> haas looks like he's getting lots of love to bring him back to health, as well. >> we need love around here. >> we need love by the way, because he just gave me a "game of thrones" spoiler. just ruined it. complained somebody else spoiled for him. >> someone tweeted out. i was just mentioning that was wrong. >> no, i don't even want to hear it.
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this morning on "world news now," president obama is targeting donald trump. >> he didn't say his name, but the president shared plenty of wisdom with graduates in the form of apparent digs at the presumptive republican nominee. warning the crowd that ignorance is not a virtue. saying good-bye to an icon but to prince's fellow church members, he was just another parishioner. their private memorial service and what's next into the investigation into his death. an ugly scene on the field as a bench-clearing brawl finds one of the league's top sluggers getting ouch. the deep seeded tension between the two teams and why many are saying you know what, he actually deserved it. later, ask and you shall receive. the doctor is in talking about questions that you have for us on sleep and how we can try
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get some better rest and, of course, how to get more of that rest, as well. if you want more zs, stay awake just a little bit longer. with us on this monday, may 16th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning. i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm diane macedo. we can't give them the sleep tips yet or they'll fall asleep before the show. >> i thought it was just prescription medication and alcohol before bed and eating a lot before. >> the all myths. we'll get to that. you might need this more than anyone else. >> i've been doing it wrong. >> we begin with president obama using his latest commencement speech to take aim at donald trump. >> the president did not mentioned trump by name as he addressed graduates at rutgers university in new jersey but he slammed trump on a string of issues from his views about muslims and immigrants to free trade. the president even zeroed in on the make america great again campaign slogan. >> point number
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hear someone longing for the good old days, take it with a grain of salt. especially in times of change and uncertainty, to want to look backwards and long for some imaginary past when everything worked. >> well, donald trump is also facing mounting pressure on several other fronts. he's being criticized for not releasing his taxes. he's accused of pretending to be his own publicist and now he's refusing a "new york times" article about how he treats women. >> trump is calling that report false and now claims to be the target of a media witch hunt. it's your voice, your vote right now. more now from abc's mary bruce. >> reporter: donald trump the father not the politician in philadelphia attending his daughter tiffany's graduation ceremony from the university of pennsylvania. overshadowing the family party a "new york times" report on new
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inappropriate behavior with women including unwelcomed romantic advances unsettling workplace conduct and unending commentary on the female form. the nominee has raised plenty of eyebrows in the past. >> must be a pretty picture. >> reporter: trump is pushing back at accusations calling the story a lame hit piece. >> nobody respects women more than i do. >> reporter: the statement likely won't make the story go away. >> these are things he's going to have to answer for. >> reporter: this as democrats are hammering the likely republican presidential nominee on the economy. >> first of all, he says americans make too much, that our wages are too high. >> reporter: building a wall along the southern boarder. >> suggesting that we can build an endless wall along our borders and blame our challenges on immigrants. >> reporter: and critiquing his campaign style that sometimes seems to stretch the truth. >> in politics and in life, ignorance is not a virtue.
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it's not cool to not know what you're talking about. >> reporter: but even republicans admit the normal rules don't seem to apply to trump. >> i don't think the traditional playbook applies. he's rewritten the playbook. >> reporter: mary bruce, abc news, washington. >> in iraq a series of attack biz isis have left at least 30 people dead in or near baghdad. 14 of those victims were killed when a gas plant north of the city was hit by suicide bombers. despite these latest attacks, the administration's top diplomat in charge of fighting isis says the terror group is losing ground and he says isis is losing the ideological battle, as well. and secretary of state john kerry is in austria this morning after wrapping up key talks in saudi arabia. he met with king solomon about the conflicts in syria, libya and yemen in particular he was trying to shore up support for the shaky cease fire. today he'll hold talks focused on libya and tomorrow more than a dozen countries will gather there to discuss syria. to the world he wa
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simply aspirins. to worshipers who gattered at a jehovah's witness hall in minnesota, was brother nelson, a private memorial was held in mini-tonka yesterday for prince. an estimated 500 people attended the invitation only gathering including prince's protege sheila e. and the comedian sinbad. his family was not there. his sister says an official memorial will take place in august. >> ntsb investigators arrived at the scene of the deadly bush crash in texas. eight people were killed and dozens more injured. the bus company involved had been twice ordered to take one of the buses off the road to fix brake and mejs exit problems. it's not known if that is the same bus that crashed. >> the worst appears to be over for a northern california community attack bid killer bees. it's believed they became agitated after an amateur bee keeper destroyed their hive in the bay area city of concord. they're blame f
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two dogs and stinging people. some had to be hospitalized. police kept people out of that neighborhood and told residents to stay in their houses. >> they were super aggressive literally following us and going after us and banging on the windows. it was freaky. like a horror movie. >> there are still some isolated bees in the neighborhood and caution still advised for residents there. this scene in florida, a shark took a bite out of a swimmer and just wouldn't let go. the 23-year-old woman walked out of the water with a two-foot nurse shark's jaws still clamped down to her right forearm. it stayed there even after it was killed. the victim was taken to the hospital with the shark attached. beech goers say the woman was part of a group teegz the shark. a commencement ceremony brought former political adversaries to the same side of the aisle. vice president joe biden and former house speaker joe biden shared a hug at notre dame's graduation sunday. the
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the university gives to prominent catholic. then it was time for not so tough talk about their relationship on capitol hill. >> let's get something straight off the bat, i don't like john boehner. i love him. >> and the vice president also visited the university pennsylvania to see his granddaughter naomi b4graduate. >> of course, he was there along with donald trump who was. >> whose daughter was graduating, as well. >> interesting. so the two top seniors at an illinois high school have a lot in common you might say. talking about addison and cole mackey. they're twins both really smart and they both spoke at graduation ceremonies on sated. >> that's because they're valedictorian and salutatorian but cole got a b in world history. that put him slightly behind his sister's gpa. she got number one spot, he got number two. mom says they are best friends but can probably at times be worst enbhis.
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>> do all the same things, same sports, even going to the same college. >> good deal. coming up, later in the mix," when following your gps isn't such a good idea. we'll explain. >> on the field tension that led to this player getting a right hook right to the jaw. find out what caused this massive brawl. >> also ahead, everything you wanted to know about getting more sleep. the sleep doctor is here answering your questions. and remember to find us on facebook wnnfans.com and twitter @abcwnn. you're watching "world news now." for dog hair and dirt i use resolve pet foam. spray it on evenly. rub it in. and then i vacuum. it's like i have a brand new carpet. and, rigby is enjoying it as well. when i have a pet stain, i use resolve pet expert carpet spray. it just takes a couple of sprays. and then you dab it up. smells nice, stains gone!
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let's just call this a base brawl. a slugfest. it happened during the toronto/texas game after the blue jays jose bauts slid hard into second base and the rangers slugged the slugger. the benches cleared. by the time the brawl was over, six players and coaches had been re-eje re-ejected. >> who won the fight last year. >> nobody wins those fights. >> okay. >> all right. i definitely say bautista was a loser there. he took a hit there. >> that one is safe to say. >> that was more hits than the pacquiao fight with mayweather. it wasn't a brawl on the field but another baseball bat that's injured another fan. >> i hate
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it happened at fenway park in boston. these accidents are happening with such frequency, even the players are speaking out about them. abc's eva pilgrim has the story. >> reporter: this fan the latest to be bloodied after a bat flies into the stands. >> it hit him right in the head. it was straight on in the head. >> reporter: the bat hitting the man above his right eye at the red sox game. leaving this scar across his ahead. this, now the third incident at fenway park in less than a year. in june, this woman wheeled out of the park on a stretcher after a broken bat hit her in the face. spending a week recovering in the hospital. and this woman hit in the face with a foul ball. >> there was no reaction time. i did see it coming. >> reporter: it's not just fenway. this fan hit by a line drive in tampa at the beginning of this season. even players are now speaking out. >> it seems like something happens once a game where a ball just misses a fan. it's something that needs to be addressed. immediately. >> reporter: more than 1,700
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fans every year are hit by balls flying into the stands. that led major league baseball to recommend protective netting between the field and the seats be extended. that's something fenway has done. but its newly-installed safety netting wasn't enough to keep a shattered bat from flying five rows up on the third baseline. that fan was not seriously hurt. he was treated at the stadium, taken to a hospital and later released. he is now recovering at home. eva pilgrim, abc news, new york. it's pretty intense to see that even with the new netting they have at fenway, a shattered bat or possibly a ball could still go through. >> still manages to get through. i was surprised to learn that baseball is largely protected from any lawsuits because of the assumption of risk. fine print on the back of your baseball tickets. >> coming up in our next half hour. the new risk to your identity. you may be careful wuerl credit card information. you may regularly change your password buzz thieves have a new target. you
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what you need to know to keep your personal information safe. >> first getting answers to your questions about sleep. the best ways to fall asleep, the best ways to stay asleep and what you want to do when your mind just won't shut up. we'll have that next on "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now"
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♪ welcome back. so if you're watching this, that means you're not sleeping when nearly everyone else is. so it's probably something you struggle with. a few weeks ago, dr. rebecca robbins from the nyu school of medicine joined us with advice on the topic. "sleep for success." you reached out to us with a lot of questions. dr. robbins,
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we have a lot of yes, sir viewer questions and questions from the staff we want to get to. i want to start with matthew gis wold, one of our viewers addresses something i hear frequently. people who are okay falling asleep initially but can't stay asleep. >> that's another fox insomnia. there are three different types, trouble falling asleep, staying asleep or waking up too early. all those three classifications refer to insomnia when you experience them over a longer duration. so in that case, if you have trouble staying asleep, the best thing you can do is not toss and turn in bed. but as soon as you wake up and find yourself awake in the wee hours of the morning or whenever, leave the bedroom, change the environment and only come back whether he you're tired. it's easy to think if you lie there, maybe that's better than getting up. it's simple psychology because the bed should be the reward. go in only when you're tired. >> and then where does eating fall into this? a lot of times that's also,
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sometimes that you'll hear you're supposed to eat before bed. have a snack. other times you hear not to. how much does that work into all of this when you eat and when you exercise? >> good question. a good sleep starts when we wake up. all the things we do over the day matter. from a nutritious standpoint, there's an old adage that says to have a hearty breakfast, a good lunch and lighter dinner. avoid heavy sauces. anything spicy and keep it light. salad is an excellent option. lean protein. prebed snack is fine about an hour and a half before bed so it doesn't keep au wake sfwhu don't want your body working too hard to digest. >> exactly. >> can you catch up on sleep on the weekends. >> especially for people who work odd hours sometimes they get to the weekend and like to sleep in in. >> it seems like a luxury. what you're doing when you extend your wakeup time more than an hour, your body is triggered you got in an airplane and went to london
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adjust to a new time zone. your body starts to work to adjust. if you sleep in on saturday and sunday and struggle to fall asleep sunday night, have you what we call social jet lag. no matter how late you stay up on friday or saturday day, get up as close to your regular time. even if you got a shortened amount of sleep, keep it within an hour and make up the lost time with a nap in the afternoon and you'll fall asleep at the normal time and won't have the tough time tossing and turning sunday night. >> you were talking about the bedroom and making that a sanctuary the last time you were here. we talked about blackout shades. what about for people who don't have that option and what are about for noise? >> so the bedroom is a foundation of our good sleep. a couple good design criteria for the best bedroom are quiet, dark and cool. now, that's hard in new york city. ear plugs are a great option. if noise is disrupting your sleep or keeping you from falling asleep. >> look for ear plugs that protect up to 60 decibels or at
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>> correct. that is the threshold that can interrupt your sleep at night. >> for the eye mask. i've tried many. sometimes it can be tough to sleep in. how do you find that fits your face in a way where the mask isn't going to wake you up when you move. >> they're great especially if you have light. our eyelids are the thinnest piece of skin on our body. any light even from a cell phone charger can disturb your sleep. i sleep with my mask every night. i love them. shop around. >> what about drug sleeping? it's how worried do people need to be about them? do you worry about addiction with them. >> how do you two the line. >> good question. there are prescription and over the counter. prescription sleep medicine, if you take them for extended periods of time, they are associated with health risks. even mortality risk. so the best thing is to do the things we're talking about, try to make changes, behavioral changes that will dramatically improve your sleep or
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and then if those behavioral suggestions and techniques don't work seeing a doctor for sleep disorders is a good order. over the counter meltonin things like that, it can be a placebo effect. a small dosage, if that works for you great. check with your doctor on those things to make sure it fits with all the other things you're doing. >> we talked about not looking at screens because of the blue light. sometimes it's just your mind. people can't quiet their brains. we got a lot of feedback on that. >> great question. if you think about it, we know a lot about exercise and nutrition. we take classes on that. we're just very bad as a society at turning off our mind. meditation i'm a huge proponent, doing breathing, relaxation exercises before bed is fantastic. >> dr. robins, thank you for being here. rebecca robbins from nyu. the book is called "sleep for success." collect it out. dr. robbs,
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a drop of dawn and grease is gone. we've all become so accustomed to our gps and following all those directs no matter where it's leading you. well, for one woman that turned into a bad idea on a foggy dark night. >> oh no. >> in ontario, canada. this is where her car led her. the gps was like keep going. it led her down this boat ramp. she couldn't see because of the foggy conditions on lake huron. and she ended up in the water. luckily she was able to get her windows down and she swam out of there. she's fine. the 23-year-old is fine. but -- >> bad combination, too. if you're following the gps, you probably don't know the area very well. >> yes, exactly. she was sober so that didn't play a part in all
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just bad directions. >> how did the gps lead me on to an off-ramp once. it was very quick before i found out what was wrong. not fun. i want to take you over to a softball game because there is player made quite a play not only good for the softball game but maybe track and field. you see the line drive up to center. they send the player right over the catcher. watch it again in slow mo. she's running toward home base. they sent her home. and she realizes the catcher has the ball. she jumps right over it. the catcher probably thought she had her foot on home base but she did not. >> nice. >> they get the run. ot only did it go viral but it was the winning run. 3-1 army over lehigh. >> really good play. there's been a reoccurring theme throughout this year's commencements all across the country. we're seeing it played out all
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game of loans is one of them. >> creative. >> loans with the iconic now michael gordon crying. and i waited four years for this. >> i like this one. >> part of the reason for this is because the 2016 class borrowed to finance their degrees will leave college with a record amount of debt. the average $37,000. >> oh. >> for a student on average this year. >> every time you think colleges can't get more expensive they do. i want to show you this one. i don't think it involves a degree. a lot of creativity, a love of music and adorable bulldog. let's listen. >> he sort of pets his dog and then records the sound that you could hear when he pets his dog in different places. then he creates full on beats and songs from them. >> really. >> love the dog's just kind of like
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this morning on "world news now," honoring a hometown hero. mourning prince in an emotional and private ceremony, his fellow parishioners paying tribute as questions about his death remain. >> donald trump is trying to shake off reports of bad behavior toward women. meanwhile, hillary clinton says what she would put former president clinton in charge of if they were to make it back to the white house. >> and new this half hour, for once an air marshal was the one being taken off a flight. >> the bizarre role reversal forcing that flight to be delayed. we'll tell you what officials think caused it. >> and what homer simpson did last night on live tv no other cartoon character has ever done in the history of television. you won't believe how he did it either. that story ahead in "the skinny" this monday, may 16th.
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from abc news, this is "world news now." >> touche. good morning, everybody. i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm diane macedo. we begin this half hour with new developments on the death of prince. ssing, the focus really is remains on two doctors who are connected to the singer. one an addiction specialist was contacted the day before prince died, the other met him twice in the weeks prior to his death. >> meanwhile, hundreds honored prince yesterday at a memorial service in the place where he practiced his faith. joe mazan from our station in the twin cities was there. >> reporter: as we watched those driving into the parking lot, we wondered just how many were actually listening to prince's music. those attending this invitation only memorial service were here not only to honor the artist but the man itself at kingdom hall of jehovah's witnesses. in mini
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as brother nelson. we're told he was a regular at sunday services when he was in town and would sit quietly with his bible. prince's family were not involved in the planning of the service and are not attending. prince's remains are not here. police prepared for about 500 guests and to expect for up to 50 high profile guests. but we didn't recognize anyone walking in. this was a chance for those who knew prince on a personal level to say good-bye. a superstar here never forgot his faith or where he came from. >> that was joe mazan reporting. a closer look at guests revealed comedian sinbad was there as well as his protege sheilah e. it's still not clear why he died. toxicology reports are expected to be released in the coming weeks. >> turning now to politics, president obama has delivered a sharp rebuke of donald trump without ever mentioning his name. the president turned his commencement address at rutgers university into a series of swipes against the presumptive gop nominee. he blasted trump for rejecting fakes and for unleashing
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>> suggesting that we can build an endless wall along our borders and blame our challenges on immigrants. in politics and in life, ignorance is not a virtue. it's not cool to not know what you're talking about. >> trump is also fending off criticism sparked by allegations of inappropriate behavior with women. "the new york times" conducted more than 50 interviews on reported accounts of unwelcome romantic advances unsettling workplace conduct and unending commentary on the female form. trump fired back referring to the paper as the failing "new york times" and he claims he's the target of a media witch hunt. >> on the democratic side, hillary clinton making it clear she has a specific role lined up for her husband if she wins the presidency in november. clinton mentioned earlier this month that she wanted president clinton to come out of retirement to help with a jobs plan. but yesterday, she told voters in kentucky that she would
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president in charge of revitalizing the economy. >> federal investigators are trying to figure out what caused a deadly bus crash this weekend in south texas. eight people were killed in the accident near laredo. the bus was heading to a casino around 1:00 saturday afternoon when it apparently rolled over. virginia ramirez mother was on board. >> she says because of the rain, the bus started slipping. went into the grass that it was not going fast. that the driver tried to control the bus. and it actually flipped. >> the bus company involved had twice been ordered to take one of its buses off the road to fix brake and emergency exit problems. it's not known, however, if that was the same bus that crashed. the search is on for a missing cruise ship passenger but that search rather has been suspended. surveillance video indicated the woman fell overboard from the tenth deck early friday morning. the footage suggests she was sitting on a deck railing and fell backwards into the wate
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four-day cruise of mexico. >> this time an air marshal was take be off the flight. the pilot of the london los angeles flight complained the officer quote here stank of booze. u.s. air marshals are not allowed to drink for four hours before a flight. the united airlines flight was delayed some two hours. the air marshal was released without charges because he had not broken any british laws. >> here in new york, the city's largest ever terror drill. it was meant to be as realistic as possible and the whole scene unfolded on a community college campus. abc's marci gonzalez has the details. >> reporter: sirens blaring, guns drawn. >> there's a shooter. this way. >> reporter: and a helicopter bringing in backup. the largest police department in the country training for a terror attack. >> go long. go long. >> reporter: the new york police
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department using lessons learned in paris, brussells and san bernardino simulating an attack where gunmen wearing suicide vests take hostages and launch a drone packed with a chemical weapon. >> it's kind of a worst case scenario. >> that's correct. >> reporter: police commissioner bill bratton calling intense practice like this critical to keep americans safe. how helpful is this? >> it is extraordinarily helpful that you cannot be confident that you can handle a real-life scenario unless you go through these type of drills. >> reporter: marci gonzalez, abc news. new york. overseas, a full inquiry is being called for after a british soccer stadium was evacuated due to i a bottom scare minutes before a match. authorities in manchester yesterday cleared out famed old tra ford after an object was found in a bathroom. it turns out it was a training device left behind by a private firm. the match between manchester united and bornmouth was called off. >>
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flooding in the houston area. there will be moderate to heavy thunderstorms throughout the night. as much as six inches could hit some areas. the flooding is likely. rong winds and hail are possible. the area has been hard hit by heavy rains and flooding this whole spring. keep in mind, the ground is already sat rated. >> checking the national forecast. the national forecast, it's a cold morning in the northeast with the temperatures 10 to 15 degrees below normal overnight. some areas may seen see a freeze. there will be severe storms for the entire central part of the country extending into the northern rockies and showers around the lakes and the carolinas. looking for summer? try the southwest. that's your best bet. >> all right. well, there are some new arguments this morning in support of time travel. video from a 1995 mike tyson fight appears to show a ringside spectator recording the bout on his smartphone but there weren't cameras in cell phones until five years later. >> this video has been around awhile but it's once again getting attention. of course, if you were going to go back in time to see a boxing match, this is a pretty good
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this was tyson's first fight after being released from prison. so what do you think? >> i don't think it's just a good old camera that's angled wrong. >> yeah. i think there may not have been smartphones as we know them at the time. i'm sure there were other cameras. remember the old iflip that had the usb that popped out of it? that looked like that, too. >> the first smartphone with a camera was introduced in 2000. this again 1995. if that person is out there, would love to get the powerball numbers for the next ten years. >> you also have to figure if you're sitting that close at a fight that big, you're probably the kind of person who can afford the latest and greatest technology has to offer. there is that. >> touche. good point. coming up, the new target for you'dity thieves. why protecting your credit card number and changing up your passwords just not enough anymore. the new threat to your cell phone number. >> the
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so this may look like a stunt from a movie but this is actually real life and a real-life dangerous situation as a helicopter took off from a city in kenya. a man grabs onto the landing gear. the pilot didn't realize he had the stowaway until he heard the crowd making noise. the helicopter eventually hovered near the air strip and eventually he held on for a pretty long time there. eventually the man actually did drop off.
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we heard he's injured but okay. and the helicopter was carrying the body of a controversial businessman who recently died, but it's not clear why the other man tried to hang on for the ride there. >> just such a bizarre scene. man. >> a lot of questions still for that one. >> great arm strength on him. facebook ceo mark zuckerberg plans to sit down with conservatives to discuss the social media site's political leanings. facebook has taken heat amid accusations its trending story section is biased against the right. zuckerberg is set to meet with 12 conservative media figures to discuss the issue. a senate committee looking into facebook's practices in the meantime. >> we turn now to a growing threat to your financial privacy and a new target for identity thieves. >> unfortunately being careful with your credit card and changing up your passwords probably not enough anymore. the new path thieves are using is your cell phone number. here now abc's rebecca jarvis. >> reporter: identity thieves taking over your cell phone. >> the phone never rang.
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>> reporter: but it wasn't broken. it was hijacked. that's just the beginning. >> i saw close to $11,000 of charges that i didn't make. i was shocked. >> reporter: it's a new trick. thieves taking over your phone, then racking up big credit card purchases. >> they call my cell phone to see if it's actually a fraudulent charge or not and the thief actually has my number. he can say sure, yeah, this is me making this charge. >> it's becoming more common. >> reporter: cyber security expert adam levin telling abc news, once a crook gets your personal information they simply call the phone company, pretending to be you. >> this is about literally transferring the phone number from one phone to another phone. from your phone to their phone. >> reporter: the key to keeping your phone number safe, levin says, set up an extra layer of security with your phone company like a verbal password.
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verbal password on my account so that it wouldn't happen again. >> reporter: hyden's credit card company refunded those fraudulent charges. but he warns it only took 12 hours for the crooks to get away with thousands. rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. i have a verbal password on my phone. you know what happens every time i want to change anything? >> it doesn't recognize it. >> i forget the password. >> that's true for so many of us. when you're often changing pass words so often. >> so many passwords on so many accounts, it's hard to keep track. if you're going to do the verbal password, try to remember what it is. works out better for you that way. >> make sure you enunciate. >> a little diction in your verbal password? when we come back, what homer simpson did last night that no other cartoon character has ever done. >> how many horses does it take to celebrate one queen's birthday? the answer in "the skinny."
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questions from viewers during both the east and west coast airings. how is that possible? it's the first time an animated show has ever attempted such a thing. here's how it looked. >> let's go to hannah. hannah, you're talking to homer. >> hi there homer. my question -- my question for you is, who do you like more, lenny or carl and why? >> let's see. i like lenny because he's the black guy. and wait a minute. no. carl's the -- wait, let me get back to you when i figure out who's who. let's go to the next question. >> seamless. really looks like he's answering questions live. that's because apparently he is. here's how it worked. through what's called motion capture technology. that tracks realtime head and arm movements of the voice actor who does the voice of homer. and immediately animated them on air while he, obviously, in realtime answered the questions. >> that's incredib
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>> they did have a seven-second delay just in case any pranksters called up and tried to spoil the fun with anything inappropriate. but yeah, the technology there pretty amazing. > don't blame me. i voted for, i don't know. kudos. that was absolutely amazing that they've gotten to that point. >> i like the eye movements, too. he's even rolling his eyes in realtime. >> an entire full episode that will go live. next we go across the pond and really what was a blowout bash for britain's longest reigning monarch. >> celebrating queen elizabeth's 90th birthday. it was a star-studded extravaganza featuring a veritable who's who have entertainment featuring dame helen mirren as well as there were fireworks, period cos tumz, military bands and dancers and get this, 900 horses. >> well, 800 is just too few. >> no, no. >> her real birthday was april 21st.
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the entire royal family was in attendance at windsor castle looking beautiful. prince william and harry wore the windsor uniform, the required dress for members of the royal family when at windsor castle. >> queen elizabeth was there is herself, or course. >> looking great >> arriving in a horse drawn carriage wearing a seafoam dress with lace overlay and a matching jacket by angela kelly. >> she looks quite sprite. >> 90 years old. look at her go. >> on the throne for more than 60 years. back here at home, a very special wedding celebration. > football player devon still married his long time fiancee asha. but it was his 6-year-old daughter of course, leah, who stole the show. >> don't they always. >> thank you for everything. --
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now let's party. >> now let's party, she says. everybody was happy to oblige. there's the happy family. you might remember, young leah is now cancer free after her very public battle with stage 4 neuroblastoma. she served as the flower girl at the wedding held inside the new york public library. >> such a long road they've come. so good to see that moment. >> it is, isn't it. finally we head back over the pond and across the pond again and finally to the red carpet at cannes. >> you're traveling a lot today. >> fans of colin firth are noticing the british act ser looking a little too thin these days. he appeared on the red carpet this weekend. and yeah, just looking a little thin everyone's saying. some fans trying to speculate whether he's maybe overcommitted to his latest health regime. >> how about this turning back the clock maybe. geena davis there at
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♪ there's a starman waiting in the sky he'd like to come and meet us but he thinks he would blow our minds ♪ >> whether you're a starman or star woman, it was like the episode of "x files." a presidential candidate talking candidly about opening up the government's files on ufos. >> it has some calling this a democratic front-runner the e.t. candidate. we get more from abc's david wright. >> reporter: the truth is out there. and now, the x-fes
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campaign issue. as hillary clinton told the breakfast club radio show. >> if you become president, are you really going to tell the truth about ufos? >> i have said, i want to open the files as much as we can. but there are enough stories out there, i don't think everybody is just sitting in their kitchen making them up. >> reporter: she's talking, of course, about the top secret files on whether space aliens are real. if not conventional aircraft then, what did they see? >> reporter: did a ufo crash-land in roswell, new mexico? and what's the truth about area 51? >> i have seen a red object that flew vertically up from the area 51. >> reporter: clinton apparently keeps an open mind. recently when ufos came up on jimmy kimmel, she corrected his terminology. >> you know, there's a new name. it's unexplained aerial phenomenon. >> reporter: no comment on the
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>> you really believe that story? >> that story happens to be highly classified. >> a highly classified lie. >> reporter: clinton's enthusiasm is winning over one part of the electorate. finally, tweeted one sci-fi fan, she has my vote. david wright, abc news, new york. >> well, it is a growing demographic those believe in ufos. you can understand why she's going with that one. interesting topic. >> i wonder what those files have to say. >> that they do exist. >> it does. >> our graphics department is amazing. >> why is my head -- why am i the small blue alien? >> it's like every selfie we take. your head is like this big and my head is like this. don't miss those selfies on instagram or facebook. >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now." informing insomniacs for two decades. informing insomniacs for two decades.
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making news in america this morning -- pushing back. donald trump at his daughter's graduation as a new controversy swirls around the presumptive gop candidate. what he's saying about a new report detailing how he allegedly treats women and president obama is taking his own shots at trump during another commencement speech we're live. extreme weather officials sounding the alarm. flash flood emergency. neighborhoods surrounded by water with more rain on the way. plus, where record-breaking cold is settling in this this morning a swimmer gets a big surprise when a shark latches on to her arm. she went to the hospital with the shark still dangling there. wrong turn. a woman drives right into the lake and she's blaming her gps.
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