this morning on "world news now," chaos in congress. members of the house yelling at each other all through the night as democrats is taken a sit-in refusing to leave. the unprecedented event continuing to play out. we're live from capitol hill with the very latest. >> storms are hitting the midwest right now bringing more than a dozen tornados and lightning strikes and that system is now heading east. we'll have the accuweather forecast just ahead. new this half hour, a lesson in cybersecurity from an unlikely source. >> facebook's mark zuckerberg is sparking a big debate over whether it's revealing his own computer has a rather analogue alteration. and date night for will and kate. when you're britain's royal couple, it's not exactly your usual neighborhood block party. what we're finding out this morning about the one thing kate admits she's not able to do. it's thursday, june 23rd.

>> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." you don't believe it, huh? >> no, there's nothing kate cannot do. nothing kate cannot do. that's tough to even say. >> good morning. i'm diane macedo. >> and i'm kendis gibson. all right. let's talk about a lot of people who can't do a lot of things. talking about congress here and breaking news coming from capitol hill. an extraordinary push overnight for gun control. democrats staging a raucous sit-in on the house floor refusing to leave unless the issue is brought to a vote. >> nearly all of the house democrats have joined the protests with dozens of senators. they took turns at the podium recounting gun tragedies like sandy hook and the orlando nightclub shooting. >> reporter: abc's catherine faulders has been following the developments for several hours. she's joining us live from capitol hill. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, kendis and diane.

on captain hill as democrats continue to push for votes on gun control. it's still going on and they have conducted a sit-in now that has lasted over 14 hours. what we're seeing up here is really chaotic unprecedented. we haven't seen democrats protest in this way before. house speaker paul ryan even tried but was unable to restore order to the floor, which has now turned into somewhat of a slumber party, lawmakers bringing in pizza, late night snacks, cell phone chargers and blankets and pillows and giving each other neck massages prepare -- preparing for hours and hours ahead. nearly 200 democrats have joined in and bernie sanders even taking a break from the campaign trail to join in, as well. >> wow. neck massages. >> it sounds silly except it's actually happening in our government. catherine, i'm wondering because in the senate, both parties put forth bills. both sides voted more or less along party lines. they both kind of guilty of voting against gun control measures. what's the end goal

can they find some common ground? >> the leader, congressman john lewis told abc today if republicans don't meet their demands they could force this past their scheduled recess friday. diane and kendis, the real motivator is sending a message to those voters in november on where democrats stand on gun control. >> we should point out they turned off all the c-span cameras. some of the images you're seeing overnight is of periscope cameras there from many of the lawmakers' phones. catherine, there was an interesting post on facebook from democratic representative keith ellison. what was that about? >> reporter: that's right. keith ellison was in a meeting and a staffer brought him a note from his mother that read your mother calls and wants you on the floor. and he responded, on facebook by saying he couldn't say no to his mother and he reassured her that he would be there. >> no matter how old we get, none of us can say no to mom. especially if she uses your full name. then you know you're in trouble. >> you know you're in trouble. mr. ellison, get to the floor.

on the floor. >> noted. >> all is normal. >> you're running for congress now. >> yes. >> abc's catherine folders on capitol hill this morning, thanks so much. >> appreciate it. let's get now to the civility that is the race to the white house comparatively. it was donald trump's turn to do the bashing using his latest speech to unleash on hillary clinton. >> trump called clinton a world class liar and depicted her as corrupt. he also slammed clinton on everything from her private e-mail use to trade and benghazi accusing her of spreading death, destruction and terrorism. trump made no mention of bill clinton's indes krigs indiscretions but he did accuse the couple of using the state department to enrich their family. >> and clinton told supporters in north carolina she's gotten under trump's skin with her own scathing speech earlier this week. she called trump's allegations outlandish lies. she said trump was attacking her

from his lack of substance and she said he had no strategy for creating jobs. >> and what british voters do today could affect the economy worldwide. the referendum is on for whether britain should exit the european union or not. it is nicknamed the brexit. those in favor say the eu is a failure and bad for the british economy but those who oppose withdrawal sayed cause financial chaos. polls show the vote toot close to call. the overseas markets are mixed this morning as investors wait to see the results. we should know the outcome this time tomorrow. >> a tense 24 hours. >> millions of americans in the path of a powerful and damaging storm that's battering much of the midwest. more than a dozen tornadoes have been reported in illinois and indiana. as long as with pounding rain, hail and lightning. the severe weather has damaged homes, sparked power outages and triggered flash flooding. at chicago's soldier field, sheets of rain swamped the stands at the copa america soccer match between chile and colombia forcing fans to take cover for nearly 2 1/2 hours there.

in southern california, cooler more humid conditions helped crews battling dangerous fires. containment improved to nearly 15% and some evacuated residents have been allowed back home. firefighters still face acres of rough terrain and vegetation that hasn't burned in several years. the midwest is only the first stop for that dangerous storm, as well. >> accuweather's justin povick joins us with the forecast. good morning. >> kendis and diane, thanks and good morning to you, as well. we're tracking more severe weather throughout the middle atlantic states for today and again, concerning here because there could be more damaging winds. there could be more large hail and also some very, very heavy rains as low pressure tracks its way off to the east. we're looking at severe threat setting up shop from philadelphia points off to the south. meanwhile, out in the west, high fire danger continues right through friday. diane, kendis, back to you. >> our thanks to justin. >> an unruly

delta flight heading to los angeles to be diverted to tucson. another passenger captured the moment as the man is removed from the plane. he allegedly made threats against the flight crew. the plane was escorted to tucson by a fair of f-16 fighter jets. the man was detained. the fbi investigating. the coast guard made a grim discovery in the search for a father and his three teenage children missing off the gulf coast of florida. a body was found last night in the search. the family set out in their sailboat on sunday. abc's steve osunsami has more. >> it's with a heavy heart that we announce that about 4:30 this afternoon, one of our coast guard helicopters located a deceased person in the search area. >> reporter: hope began to fade away when they found a debris field full of belongings, tennis shoes, water bottles, a propane tank, kayaks, and most alarming, six empty life jackets. about 33 miles off the west coast of florida. 45-year-old ace kimberly, his 17-year-old daughter becca lynn,

15-year-old son donny and his 13-year-old son roger were all living on their 29-foot sailboat. they disappeared sunday after they left from sarasota to ft. myers to get the boat repaired. the mother of the children raced to florida from indiana. we spoke with her family before they got the terrible news. >> she said that she was on her way down there and she will find her kids, come hell or high water. >> reporter: the national weather service says it's possible they ran into storms. they were warning boaters about high winds sunday morning. authorities say the father was able to call his brother on sunday, saying they were running into rough seas. and that's the last anyone heard from the family. steve osunsami, abc news, st. petersburg, florida. dna results are in for a colorado inmate who claimed the late singer prince is his father. carlin williams was claiming he was entitled to inherit part of prince's fortune. tmz now reporting that prince is not the father. prince died of an accidental overdose in apri

his fortune is estimated to be about $300 million. a newly married colorado couple has quite the story to tell about their big day. while the bride and groom were taking photos after the ceremony, a rattlesnake crashed the party and bit the groom on the leg. >> that's bad, right? >> yes. not as planned. >> a park ranger was flagged down and the groom was whisked off to the emergency room. in the meantime, the photographer kept snapping pictures. after all, she says, every wedding is an adventure. >> they seem to be in pretty good spirits given he was just bitten by a rattlesnake. >> look, he's smiling. > there was no swelling. so he came back to the reception and party on. >> when the couple first tried to flag down the passing ranger, he just sort of waved back. he thought that's so nice. it's your wedding day. >> congratulations. >> they were like no, no, we need help. >> and this all happened at ft. collins at the horse tooth reservoir county park. i thought i had a crazy wedding

groom gets bitten by a rassal snake wins. they topped. >> imagine what the honeymoon's going to be like. >> no rattle snakes i hope. >> exactly. coming up, the photo facebook ceo of mark zuckerberg that's really going viral. it's not about him per se but his laptop. what so many people are spotting on zuckerberg's computer that has the internet buzzing. can you see it? is it my space? friendster? and the fight over whitney houston's emmy award. why the academy of television arts and sciences is trying to block her familyrom selling it at auction. you're watching "world news now." ♪ so i'm saving all my love, yes i'm saving all my love ♪ >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by vistaprint. nt.

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♪ okay. so it's not so much what facebook founder mark zuckerberg was saying but it was what he was showing at the time. he posted this photo on his personal facebook page to celebrate instagram's growth. yes, fantastic. but sharp-eyed readers noticed a laptop on the deck behind him. >> now, there's actually a piece of tape over the camera lens near the top of the screen and also another piece of tape over

with his computer, he just turns it on and off. >> control alt delete fixes everything. troubling developments may cause many parents to think twice about sending their children on airplanes at least alone. >> authorities looking into two separate cases of sexual assault involving underage kids flying by themselves. here's abc's david kerley. >> reporter: it was an alaska airlines jet making the unplanned landing in seattle, so a 23-year-old man could be taken off, booked for trying to kiss a 16-year-old girl who was sleeping after taking off from portland. a week earlier, a 13-year-old girl allegedly assaulted on an american airlines flight. the 26-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to federal charges of abusive sexual contact. the girl's mother paid the $150 unaccompanied minor fee expecting her child would be safe. she plans to sue. >> nobody came to her rescue when she attempted to confront him the first time. i promised her she was going to be okay, so, you know, i'm heartbroken. >> reporter: and these cases are not unusual.

the fbi believes sexual assaults in flight are underreported. no firm numbers, but the bureau estimates there is some kind of an assault once a week on flights in and out of the new york area alone, often a crime of opportunity on evening and overnight flights. >> lights down low, not many people walking around. we've seen it often where the victim has taken some kind of anxiety medication. >> reporter: parents should know that airlines are not required to provide constant supervision of unaccompanied minors, minors who should quickly and loudly alert flight attendants if they feel uncomfortable. david kerley, abc news, reagan national airport. >> when we come back, the one thing that duchess kate apparently cannot do. >> and our first peek at sarah jessica parker's new hbo series "divorce." "the skinny" is next. >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our

♪ ♪ skinny, so skinny >> it's kind of a royal "skinny" today. >> it is. >> we're starting off with a royal date night for william and kate. >> it's not like popping over to the neighbors for a cookout. like regular people do. if you're british royalty, that involves five michelin star chefs and aristocrats in black tie, gowns and jewels. >> not burgers and dogs on the barbie. >> no,ot

>> the royal power couple drove four miles to their neighbors for an early summer gala evening. > that's about seven kilometers. kate joked that william was looking forward to catching a break from her less than stellar cooking. > to which by the way the witty heir to the thrown quipped, it's the reason why i'm so skinny. >> oh, snap. >> no more food for you. >> he was in the guest wing that night. >> you're surprised. you say you can't believe there's something kate can't do >> i can't believe that she can't cook. >> i can't believe she tries to cook. if you're royalty, don't you get to not do that? >> doesn't she have like 20 lords waiting? back on this side of the pond, a court battle in los angeles over whitney houston's emmy award. >> she won the award 30 years ago for "saving all my love four." but now the academy of television arts and sciences has filed a lawsuit blocking her family from selling it at auction. >> the academy says the awards

looking to dispose of it must return it to the academy, but the auction house where it has an opening bid of $10,000 argues that the academy has failed to intervene in the sale of several dozen other emmys over the past decade. >> another court battle has a jury deliberating over a rock staple. >> the estate of the lead singer from the '60s band spirit is suing led zeppelin accusing them of stealing the medley of their song "tourist" and using it for the classic "stairway to version." >> here are the two songs. first the spirit version and then led zeppelin. ♪ >> and they may have a case. >> pretty similar. led zeppelin band members robert plant and jimmy page both testified that they did not steal the song. 68-year-old plant testified he can't read music or even

>> hmm. >> i wonder why. and next from "sex and the city" to "divorce." >> sarah jessica parker has taken to instagram to share a trailer for her upcoming hbo series "divorce." >> she plays the role of francis who in the midst of a mid life crisis who announces to her husband she wants, you guessed, a divorce. >> now we can go back to just liking each other again. >> when did it start to go off the tracks in your mind? >> well, perhaps when you grew the mustache? >> that will do it. >> yeah. >> mustaches. >> so "divorce" prooem premieres on hbo this fall. >> since she had the instagrams an handy, parker also shared a rare photo of the twin daughters she shares with her husband of course, matthew broderick. >> that's loretta and tabitha celebrating their seventh birthday yesterday frolicking in a grassy field. but what seems to be prompting more buzz is the car parked in the background. >> a 1976 ford ltd country sq

even the chrome looks brand-new. >> what's up with that? ♪ brand-new. >> what's up with that?

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lysol that. ♪ the empire state building was looking very "star wars"-esque there. >> i guess empire, empire state building. >> we're still half a year away from the release but excitement is already building over the newest "star wars" movie "rogue one." >> what we already know is that it takes place a long, long time ago and also a galaxy far, far away. >> no. >> yeah, true. but what we're just finding out are some fascinating new details. here's abc's jesse palmer. >> reporter: state your name for the record. >> gin. >> millions of star wars fans are

december release after "rogue one, a star wars story," a prequel to the original trilogy. >> we have a mission for you. a major weapons test is imminent. we need to know what it is. >> reporter: the new trailer ominously foreshadows the arrival of the dreaded death star. >> rogue one is the story that really sets up the original "star wars" by showing us how the rebels got those death star plans that allowed luke skywalker to blow the thing up. >> reporter: "entertainment weekly's" exclusive look at rogue one features felicity jones on the cover as jen orso. >> leading the rebel strike force. she's very different from rey and luke even. she's not the wide-eyed innocent who is thirsting for adventure. >> reporter: luna is a rebel alliance officer and this brand new character yet to be revealed a droid set to join the old favorites in the "star wars" glaex. who is this mysterious new storm trooper and what role will it play? the new chapter features t

wars" film including hong kong action superstar donnie yen and forest whitaker along with a new cast of heros. it takes place on a new planet immediately before star wars episode 4 set at the same time as luke and leia 34 years before the force awakens and features the return of one of the all-time great villains. >> darth vader looms large over the plot even when he's not on screen because the new villain played by ben mendelson is trying to fulfill the wishes of the emperor and got vader looming in the background over his shoulder. >> reporter: and despite the nonstop battle scenes, moviegoers are in for a different type of "star wars" move. >> it's more about regular people who don't have force sensitivity and force powers trying to do their best to push xwak back against a great, intins threatening effectively. >> reporter: jesse palmer, abc news, new york. that entertainment weekly issue goes on sale tomorrow.

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making news in america this morning, a dramatic sit-in is under way at the house of representatives as democrats demand action on gun control. >> house should be in order. the chair wishes to make an announcement regarding the decorum in the house chamber. >> what the house is definitely not in order. breaking right now, violent storms rolling through the midwest. more than a dozen tornadoes. whipping winds and heavy rains and new video just in. where that storm system is heading now. and happening now, britain is making a big decision. should it stay in the european union or go off on its own? and what does this mean for the u.s.? we're live in london. close call. a rhino's rampage, how did this dangerous situation come to an end?