this morning on "world news now," breaking right now two american swimmers detained in rio are now on their way back to the u.s. the new video of them boarding the plane after testifying about their claims of robbery. the crime that investigators say never happened. and a turn of the page for donald trump. the presidential candidate is expressing regret for things he said in the past. even showing remorse for causing what he called personal pain. and a grateful musician is using his talent to say thank you. >> playing a violin outside a hospital where he had brain surgery only 24 hours earlier. and the music world is rocking with this. a surprise drop overnight. frank ocean, the talk of social media with a sneak peek for fans. it's friday, august 19th.

>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> here's very, very late. >> better late than never. >> frank ocean. >> the great national nightmare is over. frank ocean's album is out there somewhere. >> good morning to you all. i'm diane macedo. >> and i'm kendis gibson. we'll get started with the two american swimmers on their way back. they were caught in the middle of the scandal at the olympics. >> here's a look at gunnar bentz and jack conger. they're set to land later this morning. neither commented on claims that they and two teammates including ryan lochte lied about having victims of an armed robbery on sunday morning. bentz and conger spent a long day at a rio police station. they left to a chorus of boos with people calling them liars. brazilian detectives say the men vandalized a gas station bathroom after a night of drinking.

they were questioned by guards and paid for the damage, and then they left. >> the story started to unravel because of surveillance video from the gas station. police say the part about the armed robbery was made up, and authorities are recommending charges against lochte and feigen. the u.s. olympics committee has apologized to rio. they said the swimmer's behavior was not acceptable, but it's important to point out -- there are sources close to the swimmers saying they are not recanting their stories. they're saying it was a security guard from the gas station. recover damages after they vandalized the bathroom. >> in essence, a shake down, not a robbery. take a look at the videotape, and that's how some people may look at it. this is the new york daily news for today. they call it the lochte mess monster.

>> the post also taking advantage of the opportunity calling lochte the ugly american. but a lot of questions still swirling around this, and we'll have to wait to see how much of this was a misunderstanding. >> i like the print. liar, liar, speedo on fire. they've done better. it might be a little unfair as well. >> they were held at gunpoint. it's not like the story was completely made up. >> exactly. those boys are heading back to the u.s. expected to be here a little bit later on this morning, arriving in miami. let's go to the race for the white house. it's a shift in tone for donald trump. expressing regret over his remarks for the first time. >> trump repeatedly tried to reach out to african american voters while addressing supporters in charlotte, north carolina. as he continues to struggle in the polls, he reflected on some of the things he said that may have affected others but refrained from mentioning specifical

>> sometimes in the heat of debate and speaking on a multitude of issues, you don't choose the right words. or you say the wrong thing. i have done that. and believe it or not, i regret it. and i do regret it. particularly where it may have caused personal pain. >> trump has been accused of insulting everyone from immigrants to women, even a gold star family. hillary clinton's campaign is calling the remarks a well written phrase, and the campaign says they'd like to hear him specify which comments he regrets. on the campaign trail trump and mike pence are heading to baton rouge, louisiana, to visit flood victims and tour the damage. >> trump will start airing his first general election tv ads today spending about $5 million

in four states. >> reporter: donald trump taking his law and order persona to a shooting range, firing an assault rifle while in a suit and tie. >> we went down to the range and had a little shooting practice. >> reporter: the gop nominee impressing a north carolina sheriff. >> i have to say this man with shoot. >> reporter: we'll have to take his word for it. cameras not allowed to document trump the sharp shooter. he's shaking up his campai and now starting an up hill climb, though some of his long time aids refuse to accept he's behind. >> you say it's not a shakeup, but you guys are down. >> says who? >> polls, most of them, all of them. >> says who? >> polls. i just told you. i answered your question. >> okay. which polls? >> all of them. >> okay. >> reporter: now his new campaign manager admitting trump is an underd

little behind, and we are. it lights a fire under us and reminds us of what we need to do to get it done. >> reporter: there is still time. the first debate a prime opportunity to turn things around with millions watching. >> i look forward to it. i like being off the cuff. i've been in 11 debates. i never debated before. my whole life is a debate. >> reporter: conway says trump will hold his first debate prep session this weekend. more than a month before the showdown. they've selected someone to play hillary clinton, but they won't say who. bill clinton saying they will no longer take foreign or corporate donations if hillary clinton is elected president. house republicans have called for an investigation accusing the clinton foundation of being a pay for play operation. the clintons deny that. >> now to california where crews are battling a second major wildfire. the ray fire has burned at least

600 acres. in san bernardino some residents are being allowed to return home as the blue cut fire is more under control. that fire is now considered 22% contained. officials still can't say how many homes were lost. the white house is admitting a cash payout to iran was connected to a release of prisoners. the obama administration admitted a $400 million payment was used as, quote, leverage. the payment happened on the same day iran released several prisoners. administration officials insist that despite new details about the transaction, it was not a ransom payment. russia says it's ready to support a call by the united nations for weekly cease fires in aleppo. the move comes as this image spreads around the globe. it was a little boy pulled from the building after the city was rocked by another devastating air strike. >> reporter: get him down.

the young boy on this video shot by syrian activists is rushed to the waiting ambulance. but with so many more to rescue, the five-year-old, omran sits alone for just a moment, and then that instant, the single still photograph capturing his innocence. it is an image that says this is a child like my own. doctors say his physical injuries were minor and the rest of his family survived, but surviving another day in syria is never guaranteed. the five-year war has left at least 100,000 children dead. millions of other children remain inside the war-torn nation just like omran. this happened in aleppo where syrian government forces with the help of russians have been bombing rebel groups. in the last few weeks alone,

back in the country, new developments about the zika virus here in the u.s. at least two cases of the virus have been diagnosed in miami beach. 35 people have been infected so far in florida with most of the cases in an area of north miami. a violinist showing off his skills hours after brain surgery. now hundreds are opening their hearts and wallets to help him. >> one day after having a brain tumor removed, he played outside the hospital where he had the operation to inspire other patients and thank his supporters. the supporters have responded with a go fund me page to help pay his bills. it's raised more than $17,000. >> he sounds great. listen. ♪ >> not bad at all. >> not at all.

world, and came to the u.s. from bulgaria at 11 years old in the 90s and has made quite a name for himself. >> 24 hours later. >> even performed on america's got talent. >> coming up, bolt strikes again. the fastest man on the planet makes history one more time. >> and flawless? you be the judge as beyonce takes the plunge off the side of a yacht. first a look at today's forecast. >> "world news now" weather brought to you by leesa mattress. >> "world news now" weather brought to you by laes a mattress.

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♪ ♪ >> oh, no. >> exactly. >> it's the last day. >> yes. the last day. >> i'm wondering how many of you are grateful for that as well. >> 29-year-old usain bolt says he's getting old. you wouldn't know it by his latest gold medal performance. >> he won the 200 meters for the third straight olympics. that gives him eight golds. when asked about the last games, he said he thinks this will be the last one. >> ashton eaton is the first man to win back to back medals s

1944. his wife who is a canadian olympian took bronze in the heptathalon last week. >> americans went one, two in the men's shot pot. ryan crosser took the gold with a record toss of nearly 74 feet. the silver, the first time the u.s. has finished in the top two spots in the event since 1996. it looked like the united states' chances to medal in the 4 x 100 relay fell to earth. felix dropped the baton during an exchange, but after a protest, they ruled she was bumped by a brazilian runner. the u.s. team was allowed to run by itself against the clock late thursday and qualified for tonight's final. lucky. and the united states is now the first american woman to win the 400 meter hurdles. she was joined by spencer who took the bronze.ñt$

the u.s. reach an even 100 in rio. 35 of them gold so far. >> there you see china is far behind with 58. portugal with one. >> how is belize doing? >> zero. we're doing good. >> it's kind of like the u.s. just missing a few other -- >> missing the one. >> nice, round number. >> is it time for our last and final samba? >> when we come back, spiderman's new love interest is breaking barriers and we're sambaing.

♪ skinny time. we're going to start with breaking skinny news. twitter blowing up overnight. fans have been waiting apparently a long time for music from frank ocean, and apparently it's finally here. ♪ >> the singer has debuted a 45 minute visual album titled endless on apple music after live streaming it for fans. for many, the wait for this has been endless.

>> ocean has been teasing it for months now. it was supposed to drop weeks ago. and that had the internet in some agony. >> really. check out this meme here. >> it's says still waiting for the new frank ocean album. >> ocean's first album was released in 2012. he was then nominated for six grammys including best new artist and best urban contemporary album. it's still the top trending thing right now on twitter. >> this new album. >> yeah. >> so there. voila. the world. >> you're welcome, world. we all know beyonce is considered flawless, and it appears she's also pretty fearless. she's on vacation with her family hanging out in th

decided to jump off it. >> tmz captured the moment. maybe she was inspired by the olympics. do you think? and while she doesn't quite rank with the divers in rio, you know, i think she had a relatively small splash. >> she didn't get that perfect vertical. >> that's a problem. that is the key. the chinese divers always get that perfect vertical. >> yeah. >> you can even see in that video jay-z was waiting for her below snapping photos of the plunge. gold, silver, bronze? >> an a for effort. kind of like our samba. >> an a for effort, an f for reality. a ground breaking new role for mary jane watsen in the upcoming spiderman making her the first black mary jane. >> she was cast in the movie in march. her role was kept under wraps.

opposite tom holland. he made his first appearance in captain america civil war earlier this year. >> not to be confused by being mary jane which is actually black, but that's another story. >> if you could get a tour from any of the royals, who would you pick? >> harry. >> the queen? >> not the queen. >> you are not with the masses on this one. >> a new survey of americans commissioned by london's mayor finds most of us would want queen elizabeth to show us around. if she wasn't available, most said the princes or duchess would do. >> that would do? i guess i'll hang out with harry for the day. >> and if you had to settle for a commoner, adele and david beckham were the favorites? >> can you call them commoners? >> he's been knighted, hasn't he?

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k-y touch. and finally this half hour, our look back at the week gone by from fires and floods to the thrill of olympics gold. >> and who can forget about the election? here is our friday rewind. >> this is a monster of a fire that is moving faster than any other fire i've seen in a very long time. >> i think this is the worst that i've ever seen. you know? and it's kind of getting used to the idea of being homeless. >> this is where we all grew up. >> this is all we've known. >> our whole life, and now all our neighbors, look at what they have to come home to. it's horrible. >> it is my pleasure to announce the arrest of damon anthony

pashil on 17 counts of arson. >> we've seen boat after boat filled with evacuees. the rescues are done by neighbors helping neighbors. >> i'm drowning. get my dog. >> maybe she's gone. >> no, she'd better not be. >> i got your dog out. >> shots fired. shots fired. injured officers here. >> he had a gun in his hand. >> my brother was 23. he didn't have a felony record. he got a two-year-old baby that got to grow up without him. how are we supposed to explain that. >> we're not killing us. you're killing us. >> i don't want to change. everyone talks about are you going to pivot? i don't want to pivot. you have to be you. >> when someone shows you who they are, believe them. >> and the guy pulled out his gun. he cocked it, put it to my forehead and said get down

i was like whatever. he took our money. >> is there any concern that ryan lochte and his teammates may have been trying to cover something up. >> i couldn't comment on that. >> you'll learn. don't worry about it. >> we're so ready. it's fun when we go out and we don't have to think about anything. >> we should mention closing ceremonies of the rio games on sunday. >> what are we going to do without any more gold medals to boast about, and no more samba? >> mercifully, no more samba. after this friday, or after today. >> do you think the viewers are grateful for that as well? >> i think they're all very grateful. a lot of things happening in the week ahead. national white chocolate day next week. >> i like that. this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades. this is abc ea

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breaking news, two u.s. olympians are heading home after talking to police for hours. outrage is growing in brazil as police say they lied about being robbed at gunpoint but the swimmers are sticking to their story. new reaction from the u.s. team overnight. donald trump's campaign enters a new phase with a surprising statement and heads to the louisiana flood zone but will the president break from his vacation to see the worst natural disaster in four years? a sailboat crew makes a call for help as they start taking on water then they make a difficult decision. and lightning bolt. usain bolt does it again winning gold in the 200 meters so why isn't he happy?