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for now though, a celebration for hillary clinton as she looks forward to combat in the fall. diane and kendis? >> that's abc's political director rick klein. thank you. you can stay with abc news throughout the morning as we give you the latest developments on america this morning as well as full coverage ong m "a." now to the growing anger at the california judge who sentenced a convicted rapist, a former stanford athlete brock turner to six months in jail. judge aaron% ski would have faced voters yesterday but the election was canceled because he ran unopposed. a petition has gained thousands of signatures demanding he be remove. turner has file add appeal. there's word this morning president obama will not be able to be attend muhammad ali's funeral on friday. instead valerie jarrett will represent the president. former president bill clinton will deliver the eulogy and people will begin lining up at 6:00 t
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a ticket for the service signify lebron james saying that tonight's game three is do or die for his cleveland cavaliers. the cavs have been outclassed by the golden state warriors losing the first two games of the series by double figures. clooefld is hoping its home crowd can give them some sort of boost. you can see how they do tonight starting at 9:00 p.m. eastern here on abc. >> i'm sure lebron will have his nikes on tonight. steph curry wearing his underarmor. soon we're going to see a new pair of converse. >> they're called the all-star modern. from the side they're pretty similar to the famous chuck taylor all-stars. >> which haven't changed in a while. the company rep says it brings together converse's heritage with modern design coming in five colors, all of which will be available a week from tomorrow. >> you can't mess, look at that. you can't pless. >> the classic? >> i don't like
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>> i'm not okay with there. >> black, abc red, lucid green, soar blue and white. $140 for the high top version. $130 for the low cut version. or zero dollars if you're you. >> i'll going to the clack. i'm a clack man. coming up, a couple will soon be saying i do thanks to the kindness of strangers. why their dream wedding was derailed and what a community did to rally together to make sure that wedding was put on track. and making history. abc's david muir scores the first exclusive interview with hillary clinton after she became the presumptive democratic presidential nominee. first, here's a look at today's temperatures. >> announcer: "world news now" weather, brought to you by colonial penn life insurance. wa, empty my pocket change into this old jar. it's never much, just what's left after i break a dollar.
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accomplishment as the first woman to become ot presumptive nominee of a major party clinton won several primaries last night but bernie sanders is not bowing out yet. in a late night speech he promised supporters he will fight on. sanders spoke with clinton and president obama last night and he plans to meet with the president tomorrow. now that she's cemented herself in history as the first woman to lead a presidential ticket of a major party, what's next? >> her challenge now is to unify the party, of course. but the big question is, will the bernie sanders supports and even more importantly will the candidate, as we cooperate? here's abc's david wright. >> reporter: she's been waiting years for this moment. the night she the finally got to be the one making history. >> thanks to you, we've reached a milestone. the first time in our nation's history that a woman will be a major
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>> it's been a long time coming. as clinton told my colleague david muir, this isn't just about her. >> you have talked so often about the unfinished business not only in this country but around the world when it comes to women's rights. is having the first female american president part of that unfinished business? >> it is, david. and it is, of course, symbolic. but symbols mean something. and symbols often can spark hope and action in people particularly young people. and i think it will be a real milestone with my nomination for our country. but it will also send a signal around the world i care deeply about women's rights. i have ban outspoken advocate for them for many years. and as secretary of state, i carried that message around the world because empowering women, providing for wome
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their full participation in society, politics, the economy is not only a matter of individuals being able to chart their own futures, it's good for democracy and good for peace and prosperity. >> reporter: it's getting harder to ignore the mag. as of tonight, clinton has enough delegates to secure the democratic nomination. that's not likely to change between now and the convention. true, not all of them are pledged delegates, the ones you earn winning primaries and caucuses. more than 500 of clinton's total are super delegates, party insiders who have been with her since the beginning. it would be tough for sanders to convince them to jump ship now. >> it's really going to be almost impossible for bernie sanders to woo over hillary clinton's super delegates. since day one, bernie sanders has been already against the rigged system. but what he's asking clinton super delegates to do is to overturn the will of the voters. essentially asking hem to rig the system.
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>> clinton supports now feel a sense of urgency about turning the focus to the general election. clinton is eager to get on with things so tonight she's putting primary season behind her. >> let's go out and make that case to america. thank, god bless you. and god bless america. >> reporter: whether or not bernie sanders is ready to do the same. i'm david wright for "nightline" in brooklyn. >> and hillary clinton also marked the milestone on social media changing her new twitter profile image to this. history made. >> humblebrag. >> a little bit. >> no, but it is history. >> she's earned. >> she's definitely earned. >> the sanders campaign manager is saying they should not be counting the superdelegate votes till they vote at the convention. >> we'll see how that plays out over next couple of days when the president speaks with bernie sanders. the dream wedding that was derailed by tragedy. >> how one community in mississippi
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could potentially go wrong. >> but the wedding for one couple in biloxi, mississippi was derailed by tragedy till the kindness of strangers kicked in. jonathan brandon has the story. >> reporter: when courtney and jeremy got engaged last july, they had a life full of hope ahead of them. then courtney's mom passed away suddenly from a massive heart attack in november. >> i explained to jeremy that this is going to be hard because i am a mama's baby. >> reporter: she knew it was going to be tough to continue her wedding plans without one of her best supporters. but she and jeremy pushed on saving and planning. then in february, courtney got a phone call. jeremy had been in a wreck. she rushed to the scene frantic for information from the police. >> he said all you need to know is he's alive. i asked them if i could ride in the ambulance and they said no, they have to work on him now. >> reporter: that's when she knew it was serious. three days in an induced coma, a fractured neck,
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collar broken and a spleet spinal cord break. then he woke up. >> that's when they came and told us that jeremy's paralyzed. >> reporter: life changed in an instant. now jeremy depends on courtney for everyday tacks. >> without courtney, i couldn't tell you where the situation would be. >> reporter: after all of this, their wedding plans suddenly came to a halt and any money saved had to be redirected to his care. so courtney posted a request on facebook. she was looking for a reasonably priced photographer hoping a wedding could still happen. then people started reaching out. people courtney and jeremy didn't even know. a complete stranger jennifer dupri started a facebook page and a go fund me account. this attracted the attention of hope fricky who paid for jeremy's tux and is helping with the food and serving. >> to see this happening in such a short time mississippi strong that's what it shows.
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what was going on behind those doors in the kitchen. the princess was a terrible cook. she said that herself. she couldn't cook. >>ing us about the time her royal highness and a friend attempted to make themselves dinner. >> and the spaghetti boiled over. it put the pilot lights away. in the afternoon, she came into the kitchen, she walked past the stove and could spell gas. monday morning, she came into the kitchen and said dan, you won't believe i nearly set the whole palace on fire. i called the fire brigade. i had 12 hunky firemen all to myself. >> reporter: mcgrady using kitchens at new york's institute of culinary education to whip up some of the royal family's favorite dishes. >> stuffed bell peppers is one of her favorites. >> reporter: telling us he wanted to share his experience of princess diana after prince harry recently said he was struggling to remember what his mother was like. >> eads struggling to remember but it's
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personality. william is like his father and his uncle but harry is more like the princess. the princess used to say darren, they're going to take care confident heir. i have i've got to take care of the spare. they were so alike. his mom would have been so so proud. >> reporter: for "good morning america," lynn i janice, abc news. >> can you believe she would have been 55 this august. >> i love the behind the scenes look, especially the tale about the pasta boiling over. people always focus on everything she was good at. it's cute to know she confessed she's a terrible ashl cook. >> i'm amazed she did some cooking. > she tried to learn. that's important. >> that's why she's a people's princess. >> that's the news for this half hour. >> do remember to follow us on facebook at wnnfans.com. see you later. bls
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this morning on "world news now," hillary clinton is staking her claim to the democratic nomination. >> she caps a historic night with an impassioned speech delivering message to her supporters as she pulls away from bernie sanders and focuses on donald trump who promises new attacks against both clintons. we're live with team coverage straight ahead. >> breaking news out of michigan. a pickup truck crashes into a group of cyclists and police receive a warning call from another driver just moments too late sflut twin twisters caught on camera. the huge tornadoes dancing around each other tearing up a field full of wind turbines. the frightening scene playing out as eyewitnesss share au of mother nature. >> meet the adorable bundle of joy born at 14 pounds and, of
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