>> reporter: it is the most rigorous training in the u.s. military. but according to the medical examiner, this time it went too far. surveillance video from the combat swimming exercise reportedly shows 21-year-old james derek lovelace struggling in the pool. witnesses say his face was purple. his lips blue when against regulations an instructor dunks him not once but at least twice. lovelace's head disappearing under the water multiple times before the instructor pulls him out still breathing but moments later unresponsive. the death ruled a homicide. but that doesn't necessarily mean a crime has been committed. just that lovelace's death was, quote, at the hands of another. the instructor has been placed on administrative duty. s.e.a.

important, but what makes this case different is that dunking is prohibited in this particular kind of swim training. so we are told charges are possible. in california some parents are suing over a new law requiring mandatory vaccines for school children. they claim it violates the children's right to an education. last year the governor signed the law despite the opposition. parents who refuse vaccination for their kids may seek a medical exemption or opt for home schooling a hang glider in norway is in the air. a stunned crowd watches as he plunging toward the crowd. he's able to pull his emergency chute and land in a lake. he suffered minor injuries. he

a police officer discovered denard robinson in his car. a woman was in the car. the police officer determined the running back was not impaired. he just fell asleep at the wheel. he acknowledged it in an incident saying he should not have been driving when he was so tired. >> we know at least one of the teams playing in the european soccer championship on sunday. and it's not wales. not wales. >> it's portugal. >> you could say that with a smile if you want. >> it is portugal. they won led. they were led by some dude. >> some guy. only the best player in the world? >> just ask him. he'll tell you that. the final score was 2-0. a better team would have scored more.

or germany. the next door neighbors will battle it out later today. germany is the raieigning champ. >> if it's portugal versus france, there will be a show down. >> we'll have a hefty bet. >> okay. put your money where your mouth is. >> $10,000? >> i don't have -- >> or a gibson $5. >> now we're talking. >> we'll have to come up with interesting terms. maybe viewer feedback on that. >> coming up, the fire ball in the sky. where it happened and it caught so many truckers by disguise. here's a hint. everyone is driving on the left side of the road. >> and the fireworks fail caught on video. see the lesson we can learn from this guy's mistake.

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torture and forced labor. >> the state's highest court ruled a teenage girl can stand trial for murder. here's lindsey janice. >> reporter: michelle carter, the massachusetts teenager accused of urging her boyfriend to commit suicide by a text message is now facing up to 20 years in prison. the state's highest court ordering her to stand trial. deciding friday to uphold carter's grand jury indictment on a manslaughter charge for the death of conrad roy. he died of carbon monooxide poisoning. prosecutors say he was on the phone with carter for 47 minutes. she allegedly convinced

second thoughts. >> she told him to get back in the car. >> reporter: in a series of text messages leading up to roy's death, prosecutors say carter was essentially bullying him into suicide. texting, you need to stop thinking about this and just do it. and there is no way you can fail. tonight is the night. it's now or never. >> when are you going to do it? stop ignoring the question. >> reporter: carter's lawyers argued the then 17-year-old's texts were protected by the first amendment and didn't cause roy to kill himself. saying roy was the one who convinced carter he should commit suicide. >> he has brainwashed her to the point where she's accepting his idea of this is my only option. >> reporter: but massachusetts supreme judicial court disagreed saying courter engaged in a system attic campaign of coercion that targeted rye's

insecurities her instruction to get back in his truck was a direct link to his death. lindsey janice, abc news, new york. >> the legal issue of whether or not this is cyber bullying matters. the laws are different. there are laws against encouraging someone to kill themselves in 39 states and massachusetts is not one of them. >> this is a horrible story. if you get a chance to read the transcript of text messages, it's insane. >> a disturbing case. i can't imagine the parents of that boy and how they feel right now. >> she says every day it hurts her, the mom. half a million hoverboards are being recalled. >> they're being called a fire danger. what you need to know if you have one in your home. you're watching "world news now."

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hoverboards are being recalled. >> reporter: hoverboard hazard. >> if you own a hoverboard, please stop using it immediately. >> reporter: those popular two wheeled boards have been the hot item, literally, under fire by government regulators for catching fire. videos of the malfunctioning hoverboards vent viral online. now a massive recall of a half million boards made by ten companies. >> all of the models recalled were made with fundamental design flaws that put people at real risk. >> reporter: the consumer product safety commission says it's battery packs that overheat, ek ploed or catch fire, causing dozens of house fires and injuries. >> this is indicative of.

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♪ >> it is time for one of our favorite features "this happened" which is when we share some of the craziest video we get in the news room. >> this morning we're starting with a backyard fireworks epic failure. this guy is starting to set off his fireworks. the fireworks starts going off in all directions, chasing him. >> not quite as planned. >> he's trying to hide behind the trampoline in the middle of his backyard. you see it there better. he's like where do i go? luckily nobody is seeing this. the moral of the story here could be that a trampoline is not the best shield against rogue

>> and don't light fireworks in your backyard if you don't know what you're doing. that could be the other lesson. >> he looks weird running around trying to avoid the fireworks. >> poor guy. >> next, a stake and a drone. >> this guy is all about making the albuquerqquirkiest videos ag them online. this might take the cake, or the steak. >> watch as he uses a drone to cook a steak. look at that. he's going to grab it. that's a drone that's holding it up. >> he's controlling the remote, not too gracefully. >> not at all, and popping it on there. >> he uses the drone to flip the steak. >> you can cook it the old fashioned way with a spatula in a fraction of the time.

>> his name is fry height. >> reporter: yep. >> what was the joke? >> he's not frying height. he's flying height. now i owe him a dollar. next a rescue of a baby raccoon right here the nation's capital. >> it happened on swan creek. this is in the chesapeake bay area. boaters heard crying and they found this little guy treading water near the boat. so they threw him a life preserver and towed him back to shore. >> the boaters believe he may have been lost and swimming for hours before they finally found him. they released him and he's free to destroy somebody's trash. >> exactly. all of that happened. yeah.

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this morning on "world news now," growing outrage over the latest police involved shooting. >> new pictures show the altercation. vigils and protests are being held in response as the fbi takes over thes case. >> political distractions dogging the clinton and trump camps. hillary clinton hoping to put the e-mail controversy and investigation behind her. and donald trump still explaining that now really controversial six pointed star. >> and it was a bizarre scene on the senate floor. protesters threw cash down at politicians from the gallery. hear why they chose to make their statement by making it rain. >> and how about this would be armed robber getting a surprise after barging into a store not realizing there's a