this morning on "world news now," floodwaters nearly turning deadly in the midwest. 19 people pulled from a cave at just the right time. as storms strike across the region. a massive lightning bolt caught on dashcam, the latest round of severe weather as we head into the holiday weekend. the forecast straight ahead. donald trump is taking aim at hillary clinton emboldened by clinching the republican nomination. hear what he revealed last night about his strategy for the general election. and new this half hour, shock and outrage on a busy city street. >> a car flies down the sidewalk nearly mowing people over. and the whole thing was caught on camera. >> and in hollywood, it's a day that ends with y. so you know what that means. it brings two more celebrity divorces. why khloe kardashian

filing against her former nba star husband and how gwyneth paltrow's conscious uncoupling is now just one small step away from an official divorce. that story ahead in "the skinny." it is friday, may 27th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now.">> good morning, everybody. on in friday, i'm kendis gibson here with kathleen turner. >> i am in the process of losing my voice. we're going to try to keep it losing and not completely lost by the end of the show. >> it does make you sound hotter. >> do you like it? >> yes, doesn't it? >> maybe i should try to keep it. >> you should. i'm sure your husband enjoys it. it definitely has this different tone. >> might have a different career ahead of me. >> absolutely. mrs. turner. let's turn to the misery storms are causing right now at the start of the long holiday weekend for millions of americans battered by the pounding rain, flooding and damaging tornadoes. >> in paducah, kentucky, a

couple of police cars caught a lightning strike on their cruiser cams. it was so powerful it knocked one of the video cameras from its mount inside the car. the storm also triggered a flash flood that trapped 19 people inside hidden river cave for more than six hours. at times they found themselves stranded in neck deep muddy water. they managed to navigate their way through the muck and made it to safety. >> in texas, thunderstorms unleashed widespread flooding swamping city streets and country roads and at least damaging one damaging tornado hit residential neighborhoods in bryan college station. it ripped off roof tops but no word of any injuries. >> at the airport in kansas city, missouri, a tornado warning forced travelers to take cover, some waiting in parking garages. the threat eventually passed and travelers were given the green light. but it made the already long lines inside the terminal even longer. the dark clouds that were hovering over kauffman field in

missouri, swe, looked more like a horror movie set than a major league baseball park. obviously, the game between the royals and white sox was postponed. some fans didn't seem to check the forecast beforehand. >> unfortunately, we're not out of the woods as yet. more storms are on the way. many regions will be feeling that throughout the weekend. >> justin povick has the forecast for us. good morning, justin. >> diane, kendis, thanks. we have finally reached friday. as we go throughout the daytime hours, it's going to feel like july once again. lots of sunshine. slight chance for a shower or thunderstorm. most areas dry and the cooler temperatures are now well off to the north and to the east. i hate to say this, more severe weather over the central and the southern plains. large damaging hail stones destructive winds and tornadoes again going to be a possibility. heading in toward memorial day, more storms over the nation's midsection. wet weather in spots over the northeast and we have to keep an eye on the tropics. this area here south and east of

favorable for development. so something we'll keep a close watch on. diane, kendis, back to you. >> justin, thank you. we have breaking news now from tokyo where the engine of a korean airplane has caught on fire just before takeoff. you can see the smoke from the aircraft as it sat on the tarmac. everyone made it off safely but 30 people are now being treated for feeling sick and being shaken up. incoming flights are being directed to other airports. more than 38 million americans are expected to travel this memorial holiday weekend. aaa estimates that nearly 3 million people will be flying. that's up 1.6% from last year. and nearly 89% of the people getting away will be hitting the roads. that's up more than 2% from last year. one of the reasons so many americans will be driving this holiday weekend is cheaper gas prices. abc's rebecca jarvis explains. >> reporter: pump prices have been rising now for 15 -- for two

the national average is still 40 sent below where it was this time last year. and this memorial day weekend, those 34 million drivers set to hid the road will be paying the lowest price they have in a decade. so, who's got it the best? louisiana, texas and mississippi prices in the country. meantime, california's paying the highest price but they are still paying $1 less than what they were paying this time last year. and while $2 a gallon is firmly in the rearview mirror, experts tell me we can expect to pay less than $2.40 on a national average basis in the coming weeks. rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. hiroshima's peace memorial park is being cleared of visitors this morning in preparation for president obama's visit. today, mr. obama will be the first sitting u.s. president to visit the city where 140,000 people were killed by an atomic bomb. earlier the president joined other world leaders in wrapping up the annual g7 summit. they agreed to collectively tackle major

>> hillary clinton is defending her use of a private e-mail server after a blistering report by the state department. the day after the inspector general slammed clinton for violating government policy, she denied she did anything wrong. clinton told abc's liz kreutz that the practice was allowed and she said the state department rules did not change until after she left. >> reporter: can you say today that you did not break the rules? >> you know this report makes clear that personal e-mail use was the practice for other secretaries of state. but it was still a mistake. and as i've said many times, if i could go back, i would do it differently. >> and clinton reiterated that she does not believe that e-mail issue will affect her campaign or her presidency. she then pivoted to the general election blasting donald trump as an you be qualified loose cannon. >> speaking about trump, he is in celebration mode right now after moving one step closer to the white house, trump surpassed the number of delegates needed to s

hours later he delivered a policy speech in north dakota unveiling an energy plan that includes cutting funding to the u.n. climate change programs. and trump accused hillary clinton of declaring war on the american worker and he revealed part of his game plan for the general election. >> what i'm going to do is i want to focus on 15 or so states. because we have to win. and i want my energy to be put in the states where it could go either way. >> we'll have to wait and see if trump and bernie sanders do eventually face off in a debate next month. bernie sanders was a guest on "jimmy kimmel live" last night, one night after trump told kimmel he would be open to a debate. sanders appeared to be up to challenge. trump says he wants the host network to donate $10 million to $15 million to a charityhat benefits women. police in new york released video of that shooting at a popular concert venue. the slip shows the

bursting the door of a vip room in parent pursuit of another man who takes off running. one was killed, three others hurt in the violence. the shooting happened right before a t.i. concert. the gunman has -- the alleged gunman has been arrested. >> a stunning shake-up at baylor university over the handling of sexual assault cases. the football coach has been fired after an investigation found that the school mishandled and in some cases silenced alleged sexual victims. the accusations involve football players, the school's president ken starr has been demoted. starks of course, best known for investigating bill clinton's affair with monica lewinsky. for the third year in a row, the national spelling bee has ended in a tie. >> they're too good. >> the final two contestants took it all the way to the 25th round in a nail biting back and forth. >> organizers tried to make it tougher this year forcing the last two spellers to get through three times as many words but the results were the same. 13-year-old jairam hathwar and

nihar jangg were both declared the winners. nijar is the contest's youngest winner. >> i'm just speechless. i can't say anything. i mean, i'm only in fifth grade. >> okay. so here are the final two words. feldenkrais which means a system of body movements intended to ease tension. and gesellschaft which means a mechanistic type of social relationship. >> when you can't even pronounce the words in a spelling bee. >> i'm putting the wrong emphasis on the wrong syllable. >> can you spell mechanist? >> no. not at all. >> congratulations to them both. >> i wouldn't be able to spell it on monday either. >> it's friday. you shouldn't have to spell. coming up, home

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(babies crying) narrator: life. dishes. ath. lurping) dishes. every dish, every time, only finish has the powerball to take on anything. these frightening moments in a new york city neighborhood. a driver apparently trying to make a getaway barreled down a sidewalk in brooklyn striking a child. dashcam video capturing the scene as the car hurtled down the sidewalk narrowly missing women, children and several baby

the driver eventually caught. people there are angry at that driver as you can see. we turn now to another unbelievable story here of bravery during a home invasion near salem, oregon. >> a teenager hiding in a closet texting her mother quickly discovered by the intruders. but it's wa she did next that really turned the tables. here's abc's brandi hitt with the story. >> oh, my god. they're in the room. >> stay here with me. >> a terrified mother calling police to report a break in near salem, oregon. her 18-year-old daughter jensen clark home alone had just texted her mom, who is here? someone is knocking. >> he started ringing the doorbell like six or seven times in a row getting pretty aggressive. >> don't answer, texts her mother as she calls the 911. >> 911. >> i just got a call from my taken daughter that someone is trying to get into our house. >> mom texts back, where are you? >> in dad's closet. stay in there. >> tha

inside. i heard the door open to the room i was in. that's when i started getting really, really scared. >> they're in dad's room, jensen texts. i love you so much, mommy. >> hold on, replies her mother. then this horrifying response. "they found me." >> they found her. they have her. >> jensen came face to face with a woman intruder sheriff's deputies identified as tiffany wick. and she says wick wasn't alone. >> and she goes, there's someone in here. at that point they were both looking at me. we're all within a two-foot radius. i stood up and said you guys need to leave immediately. if you leave right now, i will not do anything. >> jensen's mother unaware of her daughter's brave stance waiting for her next text. >> my whole world stopped. it was pretty all of awful mostly because i knew she was afraid. authorities say wick and jackson fled the house and both were arrested a short time later. >> both are now charged wi

rush of adrenalin that helped her stand her ground. investigators say she did everything right. mom also very relieved and proud. kendis and diane? >> very impressive. brandi, thank you. when we come back, two more celebrity divorces are rocking hollywood. >> and what steven spielberg said about immigration that cracked up the commencement ceremony at harvard. "the skinny" is next. >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations.

♪ skinny, so skinny >> well, we're going to start the "skinny" this morning on a friday with two new celebrity breakups. >> or maybe not so new. khloe kardashian has filed for divorce from lamar odom for the second time again for irreconcilable differences. >> you remember she previously filed for divorce in 2013 but then with drew that petition after the former nba star was found unconscious in in a nevada brothel. >> the two were married in 2009 a month after meeting in a made for hollywood ceremony filmed for a special episode of "keeping up with the kardashians." then there's the conscious uncoupling of gwyneth paltrow and chris martin is now nearly a full-fledged divorce. "people" magazine reports the couchal has reaped a settlement regarding their property and child support agreeing that neither will ever ask for spousal support because they're rich.

dissolution of their ten-year marriage will be a judgment from the court. >> the couple has remained friendly since their split and even celebrate holidays and birthdays as a family. >> they vacation together, as well. next to some words of wisdom from a hollywood lum narey. >> steven spielberg gave the 365th commencement address to harvard university students. and in a veiled jab at someone, he admonished those who persecute anyone on the basis of nation, religion, race, gender or sexuality. someone. >> thank you so much. we are a nation of immigrants. at least for now. so -- [ laughter ] still a hero needs one more thing. a hero needs a villain to vanquish. and you're all in luck. >> and drawing a parallel to his own career, spielberg also had this message for the graduates. just like e.t., every now and

>> okay. >> go home. >> that the what that someone's been telling people, as well on the campaign trail. >> apparently a lot of millenials are going home and staying there. >> so next, dramatizing deepwater horizon. >> we're getting our first look at the trailer for mark wahlberg's action thriller focusing on that deadly bp oil explosion six years ago. >> in the trailer, his character is talking to his wife on skype as the horror unfolds. >> is there someone at your door? >> are you seeing this? get everybody off! >> what is that? is everything okay? >> we've got to go right now! >> i'll call you back. >> "deepwater horizon" co-stars kate hudson, john malkovich and kurt russell. it is set to hit theaters on september 30th. >> and finally our celebrity real e

starting with a real whopper. facebook ceo mark zuckerberg reportedly buying up four neighboring homes for $30 million and filing plans with the city of palo alto to tear them down and rebuild them with updated versions. >> hmm. as the "new york post" points out, one of the structures looks like a doomsday panic room style bunker with solid brick walls, dark steel doors and windows. >> winter is coming. so you need that. >> and next, if you'd like to buy a piece of '90s nostalgia, the "full house" house in san francisco has just hit the market for $4.5 million. >> well, of course, it doesn't look anything like the hollywood set interior. but the three bedroom home has 11 foot ceilings and original details. >> and finally, celebrity chef bobby flay has carved a cool million off the asking price of his manhattan duplex. the 3200 square foot three-bedroom apartment now listed at $7 m

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♪ okay. so this week's headlines were once again of course, dominated by the crash of egyptair 804 along with politics. >> but there were more than a few light-hearted moments woven into this week's news narrative. here now is your weekly "friday rewind." >> egyptair 804 contact padova. 1-2-0 decimal. >> this is 0725. thank you so much. good night. >> now we have evidence that says something mechanically went wrong. whether that was caused by a bomb or it was just plain mechanical, we need to figure that out. >> you go to work and you think everything's going to be okay. that's the only way you can think about it and unfortunately, it's not.

>> no justice, no peace. >> had he been found guilty of these crimes, officers across the country would have felt that they could not arrest people, that they could not do their jobs. >> translator: i feel profound resentment against this self-centered and absolutely despicable crime. >> the united states is appalled by any violent crime that may have occurred or been carried out by any u.s. personnel or u.s. contractors. we consider it inexcusable. >> he's talking about more guns in our schools. he's talking about more hatred and division in our streets. >> i don't want to have guns in classrooms although in some cases teachers should have guns in classrooms, frankly. >> i don't want to see the american people voting for the lesser of two evils. >> why don't you give me a

come on, a little beat. [ rapping ] it's been a crazy day. >> well, that was good. >> i have to find a way to carry on. honey, this one's for you. the show must go on. >> and that was a great show indeed. >> a lot happened this week. >> yeah, it was an eventful week. of course, we have memorial zmi that's right. >> on monday. >> we also by the way on thursday, national rotisserie chicken day. >> why do you bring that up while i'm here at the set. >> aren't you excited about that? >> why? i don't like chicken. we don't all like chicken. but you've been tormenting me all day. >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now." informing insomniacs for two decades.

making news in america this morning, strong storms wreaking havoc across the middle of the country. heavy rain bringing flooding to texas. the threat of more tornadoes continue into the holiday weekend, even some snow as we approach the unofficial start of summer. breaking overnight, hundreds of passengers evacuated after a fire on board a passenger plane. the details are still coming in right now. the president's historic visit to hiroshima, japan, destroyed by an atomic bomb at the end of world war ii. meet the co-champs at the national spelling bee. you'll hear them spell words you probably never even knew existed.