this morning on "world news now," the race for the white house heating up. >> hillary clinton and bernie sanders marching on memorial day while donald trump gets set to announce what his campaign is doing with that charity money meant to help veterans. the latest just ahead. dangerous floods forcing residents in texas to evacuate after floodwaters turned deadly this holiday weekend. meanwhile, the east coast getting washed out with heavy rains. as many travelers find themselves with a tough way back home. and growing outrage over the killing of a gorilla when a boy fell into a zoo exhibit. the staff defending their decision to use lethal force while the boy's life was at risk saying the tragic situation could have been much worse. and turn on, tune in and dropout. we mean

leaping from death defying heights seen from a whole new angle with the help of drone technology. we get a closer look in the mix on this tuesday, may 31st. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning. i'm gloria riviera in for diane macedo. >> i'm kendis gibson. this is like, you know this place. it's not like a new car for you. >> it's a little bit familiar. it's so nice to be back. >> yeah. can i ask how long it's been? >> i told you not to do that. i told you not to do that. that is a secret i will take to the grave with me. >> let's just say she was here during ron corning days. >> it's been awhile. >> it's good to have you here. diane is a little bit under the weather today. she's been nursing it for a few days. we're happy to have you here. we get starred, of course, with president obama and the candidates hoping to replace him. >> bernie sanders held a rally in oakland

followed by three more campaign nents california today. but earlier, he marched in a parade honoring the war dead as hillary clinton did the same in new york. meanwhile donald trump is about to make announcement that veterans have been waiting for. more now from abc's stephanie ramos. >> reporter: ♪ standing with his hand over his heart as the national anthem played, president obama marking memorial day at arlington national cemetery. the president laying a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier and calling for true remembrance of the sacrifices made by the nation's service members. >> for us, the living, those of house still have a voice, it is our responsibility, our obligation,ing to fill that silence with our love and our support and our gratitude. >> reporter: hillary clinton taking a break from traditional campaigning to honor vets, marking the holiday as she does every year, marching in a memorial day parade in her adopted hometown of

new york. >> i love being here. >> reporter: this after a heavy weekend of campaigning from donald trump trying to rally support from military vets in our nation's capital. >> we're going to rebuild our military and we're going to take care of our veterans. >> reporter: according to trump, the $6 million he's raised is doing just that. he's promising to reveal which groups received the money at a press conference. >> we love the vets. >> reporter: as for bernie sanders, he's hunkered down in the golden state. honoring vets as the this parade in san francisco. but still working to get the nomination ahead of california's big primary on june 7th. and hillary clinton is taking note. as her campaign canceling an appearance in new jersey set for thursday. instead, clinton will campaign in california. lead leading right up till the state's primary. back to you. >> that primary is a week from today. thank you, stephanie. overseas now where it appears a missile launch by north korea has failed. officials in the south say the rocket exploded on the launch pad as soon

pushed. if true, that would make it the fourth failed attempt by the north to conduct a successful test launch of this new missile. it could potentially reach u.s. military bases in asia and the pacific. the latest battle for fallujah is on. elite iraqui troops attempting to storm the largest city held by isis. but they are expecting fierce resistance. it's estimated that 50,000 civilians are trapped inside the city. and it's believed there are hidden bombs throughout the city. the campaign to free fallujah began a week ago with coalition air strikes. back to the u.s. and to the southeast in texas. where days of torrential rain have many families ready to evacuate. the rain swollen brazos rougher is expected to crest around midday today at about three feet bob its previous record level. that record was set 22 years ago. and caused extensive damage. so far the flooding has killed at least six people. others remain missing

a 10-year-old boy who fell in the river while fishing. > it's frustrating that we have the family here and they need some closure and we haven't been able to give it to them yet. >> crews will resume searching for the missing today. officials say there's so much water that all 11 reservoirs fed by the river are above 95% capacity. two years ago, parts of the brazos ran dry because of drought. in south carolina, they are also dealing with flooding because of the remnants of tropical storm bonnie. some areas received 8 inches of rain including floods and making those gas pumps you see there completely useless. there will be more showers and storms in that area today. the white house has returned to normal operations after a security breach yesterday afternoon. the secret service ordered a lockdown after a metal object was thrown over the white house fence. a woman was taken into custody immediately afterward. emergency crews then swept the grounds and determined there was no danger to the pr

are depending their decision to kill an endangered gorilla after a child fell into an enclosure this as and ral rights activists gathered outside the zoo on americanal day. marci gonzalez reports from cincinnati. >> reporter: growing outrage about this close encounter. those ten terrifying minutes the child spent inside the zoo exhibit, causing the endangered silverback to lose his life. >> oh, my god! oh, my god! >> reporter: the horrifying scene playing out in front of the boy's mother. >> mommy loves you! i'm right here. >> reporter: at one point, 17-year-old harambe and the 4-year-old boy appear to look at each other. >> be calm! be calm! >> reporter: then, the gorilla lifts the boy up and drags him to the other side of the moat. zoo officials making the split-second decision to take the gorilla's life. >> my heart sank. you could tell it was a high-powered rifle. >> reporter: authorities say it started when the boy crawled over the barrier, plunging into the moat. the video of the exhibit from 2014 shows the three-foot high railing thatep

from the exhibit. the same one that's been there for 38 years. >> the exhibit is safe and the barrier's safe. that said, any of us in this room could climb over barriers if we choose. >> reporter: mourners holding a vigil for the gorilla, as anger over his death grows. some pointing to videos like this, showing a gorilla in an illinois zoo in 1996 carrying an injured boy who had fallen into her enclosure to zookeepers for help, saying gorillas can be protective. the zoo defending its decision to shoot the animal. >> that child's life was in we stand by our decision. we'd make the same call today. >> reporter: the boy is home from the hospital, but online calls for his parents to be held accountable. the boy's mother writing in a now-deleted facebook post, "as a society, we are quick to judge how a parent could take their eyes off of their child. accidents happen, but i am thankful that the right people were in the right place." and cincinnati police tell abc news they are not filing charges.

they are now reviewing ways to make the gorilla exhibit safer. marci gonzalez, abc news, cincinnati. such a tough debate there. in the meantime, a man on the fbi's ten most wanted list is now in custody. phillip policarpio was arrested on sunday. he's an ex-con wanted for the murder of his pregnant girlfriend during an argument last month. he is also facing a federal charge of unlawful flight to avoid prosecution. and turns out the kidnapped mexican soccer player alan pulido wasn't rescued. he freed himself. he found himself alone with one captor. he took the man's gun and phone, called mexico's emergency number while fighting with the kidnapper. police claimed credit for the rescue but phone logs obtained by the "associated press" back up his version. incredible. and at long

finals are set. it all came down to game seven last night between the oklahoma city thunder and the defending comm golden state warriors. >> and this was quite a comeback. the thunder started off well, taking a six-point lead to the locker room at halftime and then steph curry was just enfuego. he scored 36 points, hitting seven three-pointers. the warriors win their third straight game while facing elimination. final score here, 96-88. step stef was all smiles. that means for the second year in a row, the warriors will face the cleveland cavaliers in the finals. golden state defeating lebron james and the cavs last year in six games. cleveland goes flow the upcoming series well rest and letty unlike last year. last friday they wrapped up the eastern conference title. golden state versus cleveland the nba finals starting thursday night right here on abc.

not a clue, huh? >> no. you know what? i was there in cleveland whether he lebron james came back and rejoined that team. i was not a fan going in, but covering that and seeing him and seeing the fans, i became one. >> he's good. okay. so they really took it on twitter really took it on the thunder last night. you know the whole meme with the sad jordan? so you had sad jordan and face swap that came together. take a look at this one posted here. somebody did a face swap of kevin durant and russell westbrook and put you sad jordan on their face. that is just -- that's just brilliant. that kind of sums it up. >> kind of sums it up. right there. >> a lot of people saying they choked. they had a lot of success this season. coming up later in the mix," meet the man who is kay

across the atlantic and back. >> first a new warning for what should be safer waters. the hidden danger in swimming pools, swimmers getting shocked this holiday weekend. we'll tell you what to look out for. >> and also ahead, re-creating roots" for a new generation. the epic story coming back to the small screen. we're going to sit down with the cast opening up about the mini series powerful message. check out our behind the scenes pics on instagram, abcwnn. you're watching "world news now." ility? don't put off checking out your medicare options until 65. now is a good time to get the ball rolling. medicare only covers about eighty percent of part b medical costs. the rest is up to you. that's where aarp medicare supplement insurance plans insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company come in. like all standardized medicare supplement insurance plans, they could help save you in out-of-pocket medical costs. taking informed steps really makes a difference later. that's what it means to go long™.

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i guess you could say it's a good thing that traffic in the l.a. area was light yesterday as police chased a stolen car suspect for more than two hours. the route included some highways, some surface streets, as well. the suspect had reportedly split with his wife two days earlier and they were talking on the phone during the chase. i'm not sure how that went. police say he appeared to be smoking something, possibly meth while driving at speeds up to 90 miles an hour. just a typical monday in l.a. and a taxi driver at o'hare airport in chicago took door to door service a little too literally. he jumped the curb and smashed through the glass doors of terminal 3 last night. no injured were reported fortunately and the driver was ticketed. also, this holiday weekend, two injuries are shining a new spotlight on a hidden summertime danger into both people were apparently

swimming pools and it's raising new safety concerns. here's abc's clayton sandell. >> reporter: at this new jersey hotel pool, swimmers noticed a 34-year-old man wasn't moving. a bystander jumping in to safe him. >> chris went to touch him, he went into convulsions in the pool like this, his body was shaking. >> reporter: the man was rushed to a hospital. police and the hotel say the cause is under investigation, but it may be the second time in two days a pool delivered a dangerous electric shock. in palm springs, a 43-year-old father died in march trying to rescue his 9-year-old daughter from electrified pool water. officials blame a faulty light fixture. swimming pool shocks are rare, but can be deadly. at least 14 people have died since 2002. ungrounded or faulty wires are often to blame, like the kind that zapped these florida swimmers in 2014. the danger is not just in pools. 15-year-old carmen johnson died last month in this alabama lake, electrocuted by defective wiring on a nearby dock. safety experts say pool owners

voltage, less dangerous lighting. they say get one of these. it's basically a high tech circuit breaker that cuts all of the power as soon as there's trouble. and, finally, have an electrician inspect the pool at least once a year. so that this summer, swimmers can keep splashing, worry free. clayton sandell, abc news, denver. frightening stuff there. coming up in our next half hour, an incredible achievement. the wounded warriors lo climbed 5 1/2 miles to the top of the world to remember their fallen fellow veterans. what they say was actually the hardest part of their amazing journey. but first, ars age old epic tale being retold for a brand-new generation. the cast of the reboot of roots". they open up about their powerful new project. you're watching "world news now."

it's been almost 40 years since the mini series "roots" premiered right here on abc, earning critical acclaim and sledding new light on a dark chapter of american history. >> now the epic story is being retold for a new generation. byron pittss sat down with the cast. >> reporter: for eight consecutive nights in january, 1977, a record breaking 140 million americans watched the captivating mini series "roots" on abc. >> cun ta kin ta. >> that's your african name. master give you a new name. >> the iconic program follows several generations of the lives after you family enslave inside the light on an aspect of american history. >> a young african warrior. >> and sparking poignant conversation across the country. >> i can't imagine your ancestors would do this stuff. >> reporter: almost 40 years later, "roots" has been

>> no, i have seen a bird such as this. >> reporter: the four-episode series on the history channel. i got a chance to sit down with the cast. >> when i watched the original 1977, it made me angry and proud. and when i watch your version, it made me angrier and prouder. why take on this project? >> because it's necessary to continue to tell this story. the glory of what africa was. >> i grew up in zimbabwe in africa. this is one of the most ambitious portrayals of african history. >> for many of us, we see it as an american story. >> he it's also, it would be disingenuous to pretend we can tell the story, the history of america without also telling the history of africans because it is absolutely enter twined. >> toby. >> cun ta kin ta. >> i am london born second generations jamaican and one of the biggest things i took from playing cun ta kint

his strength came from in knowing where he was from and holding on to that. >> reporter: jonathan rhys meyers plays the brutal slave owner tom lee who fathers a child with one of the slaves. >> these guys were the part that made you proud. i was the part that made you angry. >> your part pissed me off. >> what the hell do you know about children? may i ask what you did to prepare yourself to play such a dark character. >> i accepted from the moment i got there i would be the villain and i had to be as bruleal as i could possibly be. otherwise i would be dishonest and disrespectful to the material. >> there's a moment in your performance that was particularly difficult. >> i think definitely for me, the hardest day with its own respect was the whipping scene because of the original and it just being so iconic. >> what do you want people to take from this. >> one of my prayers for this is this would bring about a sense of healing and clarity. >> reporter: byron pitts, abc

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and it is time for the mix. i love "the mix" on this show. i love it. and i love our stories. so we are going to start with a 69-year-old polish man who is embarking on quite an adventure. there he is. alexander doba. he is crossing the -- the beard is good. there guy is crossing the atlantic in a super kayak. there it is. look at that. if there's anything cooler than that, i don't know what it. >> nothing could go wrong there. >> what could possibly go wrong, right? 3,700 miles. he's aiming for portugal and he wants to make it there by september 9th which happens to be his 70th birthday. get this he's done it twice before.

brazil. >> he looks like he's all by himself, too. >> i think it's going to be lonely. i believe in him. i will be watching him. i hope he has wi-fi on board because i want to hear about it at all. >> imagine how long his beard will be by september 9th of there year. talk about another human feat. look at these scenes from norway. a really cool look at these base jumpers jumping off of a cliff in norway. there drone video that was posted on instagram from pilot viking really gives you a sense of how cray cray this is. these guys jumping hundreds of feet. and then setting off their parachutes. impressive stuff there. >> i'm up for it. it looks fun. it's a group jump. >> no thank you. that could be bonding. we could go out and do that. we have another one for you here. i love this again. i love "the mix." so we have a

who's a featherweight division champ. he's very high ranked. but he's setting some other records. >> what's he doing. >> check this out. >> check this out. that is lemon juice. he set the guinness world record for drinking a liter of lemon juice through a straw in 22.75 seconds. >> why? >> there he goes. because why not? because it's there. because it's there. why do we climb mountains because they're there. >> because they're there. and he does it. and boom. boom. enjoying it. >> check it out. >> easy peasy. >> only if there's vodka in that lemon juice. really quickly, this is an annual rite of spring you might say here in england. the annual cheese roll down this hill. down some 200 yards where people just run down this hill chasing after cheese. >> of's sober doing it, too. >> i'm pretty sure they are. that's the winner. >> there he is. >> it's lik

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this morning on "world news now," bracing for more flooding. more heavy rains forcing evacuations as a texas river swells and a scary tornado. look at that scene. it touched down in colorado. we'll have the full forecast just ahead. and scary moments for bernie sanders in california as protesters rush the stage. the secret service swooping in immediately. how the senator responded to that threat just ahead. >> and new this half hour, a pilot lands his plane right down the center of a highway. he'll tell us what he told air traffic control when he realized he wasn't going to make it and why his t-shirt may have helped keep him calm. and in the first series of dates "the bachelorette"" a villain has emerges. who is he and who got the boot? our bachelorette senior analyst