this morning on "world news now," tragedy on the train tracks. a tour bus is hit in a deadly collision. many of the victims seniors on a casino trip. the latest from the scene. >> president trump's latest twitter claim about guantanamo bay prisoners released by the obama administration. the white house is now trying to clarify despite evidence pointing to the contrary. we'll have details. >> also new this half-hour, the shocking video from inside a day care. >> one of the workers seen on video pushing a child down the stairs, right before noticing the camera that caught her in the act. >> is alec baldwin dumping trump. why the actor is saying he might be ready to walk away from his popular late night impression. it is wednesday, march 8th.

>> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning to you on this wednesday. and, it is horrible to even think about, just imagine the horror for dozens of bus passengers. sitting there on the bus, trapped on train tracks as a freight train comes barreling towards you. >> members of ntsb will arrive on the scene of the train crash later today. workers used a crane to lift of what is left of the bus from the wreckage. at least four people dead, dozens injured. >> a witness says it appears the bus be came stuck minutes before the train approached. abc's marc remilard has all the details. >> reporter: a scene of shattered glass and twisted metal in mississippi. >> a terrible scene. >> reporter: rescue crews rushing injured passengers to the hospital after a freight train smashed into a charter bus. >> terrible tragedy. pacted here. of families and i just want everyone to know that we are doing everything

that we can do to help everyone on the, on that bus. >> reporter: about 50 people on board headed to a biloxi casino. dozens injured. some managed to walk away from the crash state to waiting ambulances. >> everybody knows everybody. and so, any body that is hurt, you are going to be worried about. >> reporter: witnesses say the bus was driving across the tersection slightly elevated when it got stuck. >> front wheels went up and over. center of the bus stopped on the track. arms started coming down and hit the bus. >> reporter: mark robinson saw the desperate struggle to get out of the way. >> the conductor, think he tried everything in his power to stop the train before it impacted on, on that bus. but, you know the momentum was too much weight going forward. >> the train was honking, honking. you know, the bus looked like it bottom out. you could see the train just, it was gone. >> reporter: the impact pushed the bus 200 feet down the tracks before finally coming to a stop.

crews from across the area responded. police chief says a lot of credit goes to the bus passengers. >> the folks on the bus, alert, they were just a lot of help. they helped themselves, helped the people around them t as the passengers recover, investigators keep searching for answers. >> and another crash involving a train under investigation this morning, a freight train carrying hazardous material, derailed in the new york hudson valley. after striking a forklift driven across the tracks. the collision left the train engine resting in the road. diesel fuel was spilled. none of the hazardous cargo, two injuries reported. >> turning to wildfires raging across the nation's midsection. at least six people have been killed. thousands more forced to evacuate. dry conditions and low humidity are fueling flames that have so far ripped through hundreds of square miles across four midwestern states. and the other major struggle for firefighters has been high winds. >> when the nd

hard and smoke was. you couldn't steep your hand in front of your face. >> weather not expected to cooperate with fire fighters today either. this morning the wind are still sts between 40 and 60 miles per hour. >> this could be huge. wikileaks published what may be the biggest leak of cia documents ever. thousands of files, described secret hacking tools allegedly used to break into computers, mobile phones, ipads, smart tv's. experts say documents appear authentic. secret methods described include, how to bypass encryption and turn tv's into listening devices. even when they appear to be off. so far, no comment from the cia. but intelligence experts are calling it a devastating security breach. >> president trump its facing mounting pressure to provide evidence to back up his explosive allegation that president obama tapped his

phones at trump tower. republican senator john mccain among those calling on the president to come forward with any proof he may have. white house press secretary sean spicer said the president has not spoken to fbi director james comey since making the claim, but still calling on congress to investigate. >> president trump took a swipe at his predecessor on twitter. this time blaming president obama for releasing 122 former guantanamo bay detainees who returned to terrorist activity. a government report shows all but nine of detainees were released during the bush administration. so the white house, offered up this correction. >> obviously the president, meant in totality, the number released on the battlefield. that have been released from gitmo since, since, since individuals have been released. >> the president's tweet about the issue appeared to have been inspired by fox news report on the number of overall detainees who re-engaged after they were re

a way to ease tensions coming from an unlikely country. china proposing that north korea suspend its nuclear and missile activities in exchange for a halt in joint military drills conducted in the region by the u.s. and south korea. china's foreign minister also said south korea is making a mistake in deploying its new anti-new u.s. anti-missile defense system. as tens of thousand of north koreans rallied in pyongyang to support the country's latest missile launches. china compares escalating dispute to a looming head on collision. eric garcetti, winning an overwhelming victory against ten little known challengers. early returns had garcetti winning 80% of the vote. he thanked citizens of l.a. but said he is getting back to work today doing the job he loves for the city.

>> authorities are investigating a brutal crime at a zoo near paris. investigators say poachers broke into the zoo, killed a white rhino named vince and cut off his horn. that one horn can fetch as much as $60,000 on the black market. it is believed to be the first such incident in europe. >> harvard dropout mark zuckerberg will finally get his degree. more than a decade after leaving the university to pursue building facebook, the billionaire tapped to deliver the commencement address. so, he will get an honorary degree and honorary doctoral gown. dr. zuckerberg. >> turns out former president obama once referred to slaves as immigrants. in comments that echo of course, ben carson's comments which caused an uproar. told you about this yesterday. addressing hud staffers, dr. carson explained, slaves were immigrants pursuing their dreams. he never said the word slaves, and president obama made kind of a similar reference during a speech 15 months ago. >> certa

those of african heritage who had not come here voluntarily, and yet in their own way were immigrants themselves. >> immigrants who came here. >> later monday during a radio interview, secretary carson said slaves came to the united states as involuntary immigrants still had the strength to hold on. >> coming up, we'll give you've the back story to the video you are about to see. this is juggling on a police dash-cam, we'll explain why. >> hmm. >> sobriety test maybe. >> he is doing pretty good at it. >> later the new meals you can get delivered right to your home, guaranteed to bring you good look and success of tom brady. >> oh, okay. >> he is not actually guaranteeing them. you have to see this. >> first a look at today any forecast. ♪ ♪

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wouldn't be the case. >> we know after the old, wife carrying incident, that you would not do very well in that situation. >> clearly, you thought the only thing i couldn't carry was a note. now to the investigation, involving a day care worker who appears to push a 4-year-old down a flight of stairs. >> authorities say the worker spotted a newly installed security camera, right after it happened. abc's lindsay janice has more. >> reporter: this disturbing video shows a 4-year-old girl apparently being shoved down the stairs at a day care. the worker then appears to notice the camera. at that point she holds the little girl's hand and walks her down the steps. the little girl was shaken up. just like -- and i'm any just like, like, her eyes literally were like, help me. that day care manager happened to be watching on a new camera that had just been installed a half-hour earlier. so i went, confronted her at the bottom of the stairs. e little girl wasn't injured. but the day care worker, sarah

other parents at the day care left stunned. >> to hear this -- it was -- like -- i don't know. it was -- a bit disheartening. gable's attorney is not commenting on the video other than to say his client is relieved the child is not injured. charged with simple assault and endangering the welfare of a child. lindsay janice, abc news, new york. >> definitely tough video to watch. >> it is, also tough to watch, will be me on the back end of this story. >> oh, boy. >> as you know, college students juggle schedules all the time. this morning we are getting a look at video one student juggling to stay out of trouble. >> so this is, at the university of central arkansas. the student there is blake e officer that he hadn't been drinking and driving. he came up with his own sobriety test. >> great way to do it. >> black pulled out some clubs from his back seat.

and well then he started juggling. >> and by the way, he performed very well under pressure as you can see. a flawless performance. guess what? it worked. >> yeah. >> the officers let him go. and if that hadn't worked. the smoke house barbecue joint is hiring. he could have paid for his ticket afterwards. >> screwed it up. said, yeah, i can't do it sober. that part didn't happen. >> do it. can you juggle? i will try. can you juggle? have you ever juggled? >> not that i know of. >> here we go. >> wait, third one needs to come in there, right? all right. how do you? >> didn't quite -- >> how is your juggling clearly working out. >> i did do this. did do this once. >> maybe i need the bottles. >> i'm scared. >> fine.

>> what could possibly go wrong. should hold all three. >> lose the light set. >> are you all right? okay. sorry. >> i would not pass the sobriety test because i am a bad juggler not because i have had anything to drink. >> oh, somebody lost an eye. when we come back, why alec bald when says his days of playing donald trump main be numbered. >> and see what award show is -- hot water for making an oscar-sized mistake. they're in hot water. >> yeah, they are. >> "the skinny" is next. ♪ ♪ >> "the skinny" is next. ♪ can look younger. who needs dna when you have olay? new regenerist. rise above joint discomfort with move free ultra's triple action joint support for improved mobility and flexibility, and 20% better comfort from one tiny, mighty pill...

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making news in america this morning, a massive release from wikileaks could be the biggest leak in cia history. hear what they say about the agents' top secrets and our own privacy in our own homes. developing right now, deadly wildfires raging in four states across the middle of the country. thousands are out of their homes hoping they're left with something to go back to. new details in the crash between a train and bus. hear accounts from survivors. the wreck. >> hang on tight. the man brought to safety thanks to a police helicopter and his own upper body strength. what led up to this rescue. a good wednesd m