much death that already happened here. molly, we're also nearing the end of the muslim holy month of ramadan. what's the significance on that front? >> reporter: the last ten days are the holiest, the most important for muslims around the world. now, most people, most muslims during the last ten days focus on reading the koran. it's a solitary period of this time of celebration and fasting that most people will be, sit agent the main mosque reading the koran. i will say one thing. not only does the koran prevent or condemn any spilling of blood, especially during the ten days but any spilling of blood of muslims. many turks are muslims. we don't have the break down of the victims, but you can be sure there were all faiths and nationalities in the airport at the time. we heard from the president last night who said clearly the attackers showed no targeting

nationality. but i will say that also for muslims, anything you choose to do, whether it's giving to charity carries that much more meaning because of holy month. >> more than 100 countries have serviced from that airport. molly, thank you. to our transportation disaster at home. a head on collision between speeding freight trains. three of the four crew members are missing and there are fears they may be in the fiery wreckage. firefighters are still pouring water on the blaze. a fourth trainman was injured when he jumped from his train. the speed limit for trains is 70 there. a judge in mexico blocked the. to face drug trafficking and homicide charges. now that probably won't happen until later this year because his lawyers are appealing the

transfer. el chapo was captured after an escape from prison last year. it's not what visitors expect to see but off duty police greeted people with a sign saying welcome to hell. it says the cops are not getting paid and visitor safety is uncertain. they're complaining about the lack of gasoline and county in rio. they say the federal government is too concerned about the olympics to deal with those issues. and missy franklin is concerned about the rio olympics. she's not doing well at the trials underway in ohm away. she finished seventh in one of the events she won at the london olympics. michael phelps is on his way to making the team. finished more than a second ahead in his heat of the butterfly. he turns 31 tomorrow and is seeking his fifth shot at the olympics. he

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being cancelled or delayed. the attackers opened fire before setting off explosives they were wearing. the explosions killed at least three dozen people and injured nearly 150 others. turkey's prime minister says isis is likely responsible. >> as a result of the turmoil in the middle east, there's no end in site of the refugee crisis. doctors without boarders say they've picked up thousands of refugees in a single day. most of the migrants were on boats just off the coast of libya. this is the third year of europe's worst refugee crisis since world war ii. a billion dollar bill aimed at addressing the zoif is falling apart. republicans insist it's effective funding. the president requested nearly twice as much money. they are accused of playing politics with pregnant wom

newborn babies. >> volkswagen has agreed to nearly $15 billion. it stems from the massive fraud case involving emissions in the diesel vehicles. >> and nearly half a million americans are in line for major payback. >> their ads touted how clean their diesel cars were. we know it was all a lie. and now volkswagen is paying up to the tune of $14.7 billion for rigging cars to cheat on emissions tests. allowing them to pollute up to 40 times more than allowed by the epa. >> volkswagen turned over half a million american drivers into unwitting accomplices in an unprecedented assault on our country's environment. >> reporter: the proposed settlement means they'll pay $10 million to buy back 475,000 cars.

owners like lisa will get whatever their car was worth before the emissions scandal plus cash ranging from 5100 to $10,000. >> i think it sends more of a message to this company and other car companies that consumers don't want to put up with lying. >> reporter: while they have the option to get their car fixed, vw hasn't announced what that fix would be. and volkswagen is still the subject of a criminal investigation. l . >> coming up, the language of animation. >> how animated movies are creating a language breakthrough for children with autism. you're watching world news now.

living with an inpenetrable communications barrier. >> one family found the key to crack that code and it involves the magic of movies. >> i'm captain hook. you're peter pan. okay. >> the precious home

believe between a two-year-old boy and his dad. but this moment in time would later mean so much more. not long after filming this scene in 1993, owen's world halted. his parents ron and cornelia got a shattering diagnose. >> the doctors started to explain, okay, this is going to change your life. he may never get his speech back. many of the kids don't. >> reporter: ron, and award winning reporter, gifted with words, but now his own son has none. >> owen just started to vanish. he couldn't look at you. >> reporter: his language gibberish, his frustration growing. >> he's jsaying juicer. she thought he wanted juice. >> reporter: a hall mark of autism is a focussed interest in

for some it's star trek. others, maps. for owen, disney movies. he was if i can dated on a scene from the little mermaid. >> he rewinds it the second time and third time, and she goes this is not juice. >> it won't cost much, just your voice. >> it won't cost much, just your voice. >> and just her voice, and he looks at me for the first time in a year and says just her voice, and that was the pandemonium that broke nut o. >> reporter: 20 years later owen and his family are sharing their journey in a new documentary, life animated. a remarkable discovery. owen had memorized every line from every disney movie. and the family now realized by speaking in those character's voices they could communicate with their son. a doctor who spent 20

working with children with autism says it's important to pay close attention to what they're trying to express. >> they can't put together the words from scratch to express their idea. so they're borrowing from the movie. ♪ >> speaking the language of disney to each other. it's like magic. >> reporter: today at 25, owen is working and living on his own. >> he changed. but he didn't become less. we just needed to learn who he was. >> reporter: deborah roberts in new york. >> quite fascinating to see how it has that kind of impact. >> disney is our parent company, but this isn't just disney movies. they say some kids are focussed on harry potter. others are focussed on dinosaurs. others focussed on "star wars." it's a matter of finding what that particular child's focus is. >> and that documentary, life animatedas

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division one basketball history, mens or womens, like this. >> i want to win a national championship. >> reporter: and sometimes doing it all with your baby boy on your hip. pat summit was a girl from humble beginnings. at 22 she was hired as head coach at the university of tennessee, a team she led for 38 seasons. it was this story life book of memories she was suddenly faced with losing when five years ago she announced she'd been diagnosed with early onset dementia. have you had the why me? >> a few. >> reporter: is it you want people to understand about you that can help them? >> it may not be the best thing, but you just got to make it what it is. and just keep living your life. >> reporter: 1,098 wins. 18 final fours. 8 national championships. training 14 futur o

and 34 wnba players. a 100% graduation rate of her players who completed their eligibility at tennessee. >> it's all about the players. i like to see young people succeed. >> reporter: you still feel you have something to teach them? >> i always think i have something to teach them. >> reporter: that was pat. robin roberts, abc news, new york. >> an incredible woman. >> that's right. they're calling this memorial a celebration of life. that's been scheduled for july 14th. >> she accomplished all of that before she was 60 years old. >> 31 consecutive appearances in the ncaa tournament. no one else has ever done that. >> man or woman. incredible. that's the news for this half hour.

breaking news this morning on world news now. airport terror attack in turkey. >> dozens dead and over 100 injured at one of the world's busiest travel hubs. images of decide pbombers detonating exploes ives. team coverage ahead including how the latest tragedy is affecting airports in the u.s. >> new details on the train crash in texas. the fires burning at this hour as we learn more about why the two trains ended up on a collision course. and a burglary suspect is taken down. a crew member chases him after a helicopter lands. we'll have that story and more on this wednesday, june 29th.