breaking news this morning. on "world news now" -- after more than a decade, arkansas's executioner goes back to work overnight. the state plans to move forward with the execution of more men before the end of the month. >> could republicans be gearing up for a battle over health care. president trump is optimistic. after the last bill stalled out what may be different this time around. >> new this half-hour, police body-cam video of an officer ambushed. >> you'll see the suspect trying to lead the officer the wrong way before turning and pulling out his weapon. what happened next? >> and, the truth is apparently still out there. the big news, we are hearing this morning, about "the x-files" and a return of america's most loved fbi agent,

we'll have the complete report. filed for your review ahead in "the skinny." it is friday, april 21st. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning to you. on this friday. start this half-hour with the breaking news, coming out of the south, specifically arkansas. the state carrying out its first execution in more than a decade. actually, ignored a lot of criticism for its plan to carry out several executions by the end of the month all. the convicted killer was executed at 11:56, four minutes before his death warrant was due to expire. the supreme court justices allowed the state to use a lethal injection drug, barred by a lower court ruling. >> arkansas face aid string of court challenges over its plans to execute eight men, over the course of 11 days. the time span driven by the april 30th expiration date on one of the drugs used in t

lethal cocktail. he was 51 years old, on death row more than 20 years for the murder of his neighbor. but he maintained his innocence till the end. >> and also this morning, a grateful tennessee parents will be reunited later today with their 15-year-old daughter, who has been rescued after more than a month away from home. >> the girl's 50-year-old former teacher accused of kidnapping her in mid march. two days later surveillance cameras captured images of the fair at a wal-mart in oklahoma city. that was the last time they were seen until yesterday. >> police actually tracked the pair down, living in a cabin, in a remote area of northern california. sident who recognized them and called police. >> he kidnapped a girl. i don't know the whole situation. maybe she went willingly or something, but it was, like an amber alert. >> investigators say they found two loaded handguns in the

the former teacher is now in custody. >> police say the girl was physically unharmed, and on her way home. abc's kenya wentworth has more. >> reporter: the agonizing nationwide manhunt for the teacher and his student is finally over. police say, they zeroed in on 50-year-old tad cummins acting on a tip from a man who spotted his vehicle in a cabin in remote northern california. 2,000 miles from where the two initially disappeared. police apprehending cummins after staking out the location for hours. saying 15-year-old elizabeth thomas soon will be reuniting with her family. >> all we know is she is parentally healthy and unharmed. knowing that our main concern how is she emotionally and mentally. the two disappearing six weeks ago. cummins suspended from his school after being investigated for an inappropriate relationship with the high school freshman. >> in an exclusive interview with abc news, cummin' wave who

has filed for divorce, told us, that tad had been helping elizabeth. and the teen had been spending time at their home, prior to her disappearance. >> i think he was mentoring her and, maybe just one bad decision, started him off on a path he didn't mean to go on. >> the pair spotted just two days after their disappearance, hundreds of miles from home in oklahoma city. surveillance cameras catching them in wal-mart. the last confirmed sighting of the two. >> it only takes one tip. this its yet another example of the value of the public helping us to rescue a kidnapping victim. >> reporter: cummins faces state and federal charges including taking a minor across state lines to have sex. that carries a mandatory minimum prison sentence of 10 years if convicted. kenya wentworth, abc news, willows, california. >> police in paris searching the city and one suburb for potential acompolices in the attack on the champs-elysees. >> a gunman opened fire taking aim at a police vehicle, killing

one officer injuring three other people. he then took off running until security forces tracked him down and then shot and killed him. president trump back here in the u.s. condemning the attack, isis claiming responsibility. >> it is a very, very terrible thing that is going on in the world today. but it looks like another terrorist attack and -- and -- what can you say? just it never ends. we have to be strong and we have to be vigilant. >> police have identified the gunman saying, he has a criminal record. >> and president trump is striking an optimistic tone about the latest push to repeal and replace obamacare. >> but the republican lawmakers scrambling to reach a deal not nearly as confident they will get enough votes before the president's first 100 days are up. abc's john haskel joins us with the latest. good morning, josh. >> good morning, guys. >> the latest on health care continues to be weather factions within the republican party can

on thursday it sure seemed president trump thinks they can. >> one month after the gop pulled their health care bill, new signs that an amendment to the bill could please conservative and moderate republicans. >> we have a good chance of getting it soon. >> reporter: the proposal would restore obama's requirement that insures prescription drugs, maternity care and mental health services. in an effort to please conservatives, states would be allowed to obtain waivers to abandon the requirement. obamacare, prevents charging sick higher premiums than healthy consumers. additional waivers would allow states to opt out of this. >> we'll see what happens. but this its a great bill. a great plan. and, this will be great health care. it's -- evolving. >> reporter: the trump administration is desperate for a legislative victory on health care. as the 100 day mark of their

administration approaches. >> there is no give-up. we started. remember, it took obamacare 17 months. i have really been negotiating this for two months maybe less than that. >> reporter: congress returns tuesday, republicans have been quietly negotiating during the spring recess. e amendment could turn some ain lawmakers away. representative dan donovan of new york told associated press, he remains a no vote. partly because the legislation would increase medicaid costs for his constituents. every time they move the scrimmage line, you risk losing other people who were yes, but this changes them to a no. house republicans have a conference call schedule ford saturday. members will be briefed on latest health care developments. but, let's not forget that congress only has one week to avert a government shutdown. that will likely take priority over health care. >> does it seem like they're making any progress with that at all at this point? >> government shutdown. a lot of questions, actually,

that today. going to be the government shutdown. health care. he said both. so -- get your seatbelts on, because next week. >> yeah. >> next week definitely something. >> thank you, josh. >> thank you for joining us. >> we are going to turn now to the troubling situation that played out in downtown seattle. police exchanged gunfire with a robbery suspect. three police officers were injured, during the shootout. and one suspect its dead. after a convenience store robbery. it is unclear if the suspect died from police gunfire however. >> officers are expected to survive their injuries. two other suspects are in police custody. and in georgia, chilling video of the moment before a suspect pulls out a gun and shoots an officer. sergeant jeff scott was responding to a domestic dispute, the suspect ran into a wooded area behind a house. once confronted he pulled out a gun and fired at the officer. the suspect was shot three times and remains hospitalized. the officer is okay. the entire incident was captured on the officer's body camera.

quarterback eli manning doesn't get emotional? he is angry. he says, at accusations that he knowingly conspired to defraud memorabilia collectors. a civil racketeering lawsuit charges that he and the team, conspired to sell equipment that was not used in games, while claiming that it was. manning says criticizing how he but he definitely takes his personally. >> i have done nothing wrong. i have nothing to hide. and i know that when this is all done, everybody will see it the same way. again -- >> choking up a little bit there. the lawsuit first filed three years ago. but a new filing this week includes e-mails that manning says were, taken out of context. >> well from football now to golf. it seems as if tiger woods' 2017 golf season is in doubt. the pro golfer has just had me.gery on his back for a fourth the 14-time major champion says

his back spasms and pain. no word on a return. but he will likely miss the rest of the major championships this year. a doctor who didn't treat woods says, recovery for that type of surgery, typically takes six months. >> that is tough. nuns in california on a mission for marijuana. the sisters of the valley the while they may wear habits, it is not an order of any church. in fact the sisters are against religion. the sisters are on a mission to heal and empower women with their cannibas balms and their customers are true believers. >> they are believers in something. still on our 420 tip, i guess. >> there is a little hangover from it. >> uh-huh. coming up. the controversial new video angering so many parents this morning. why police handcuffed and arrested this 10-year-old autistic boy at his school in florida and what he did that triggered felony charges. >> why the internet is apparently going nuts over the

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stunnin stunning images after a drone battery explodes in massachusetts. it was charging on a pool table. the family was sleeping. but was alerted once the smoke alarm went off. that explosion also captured on surveillance video. a bright flashlighting up the street. the homeowner says he is grateful the family was home, otherwise their home would have been destroyed. >> there is growing outcry this morning over a piece of video that surfaced recently. from florida. a 10-year-old boy with autism, arrested, hand cuffed, all at his school. >> it was all caught on cell phone video by his own mother. abc's clayton sandell has the story. >> reporter: this is 10-year-old john benjamin haygood at school. >> you have the same results as an adult. >> reporter: his mother who says he

deputy as rest him for being an accused felon. >> i don't want to be touched. >> does he need to be told? >> he doesn't have to be told. >> i don't want to be touched. >> not even an adult has a right to be told when they're arrested why. >> this is so, dumb, mama. >> deputies say they arrested haygood here, had a warrant for allegedly, assaulting his teacher. kicking, scratching, punching him in october. >> i don't know. >> he has autism. he is scared to death. he is 10 years old. >> reporter: he has been out of school and learning at home since october. but was arrest aid few days ago when he came back to school to take a test. >> it was because of his autism that spurred this incident. and he was arrested for that. unfortunately, instead of treating or accommodating we arrest. reporter: police say they else told john any mother about the warrant before they arrested him. she says she thought those charges had long been dropped. but now she says, she is hiring lawyers to fight those charges. clayton sandell, abc news, denver. >> when we

news for fans of the "x files." what's got game of thrones fans excited this morning "the skinny" is next. >> what's got -- what's got? " is next. >> what's got -- what's got? how your clothes smell can say at lot about you. that's why new downy protect and refresh conditions fibers to lock out odors. so clothing odors don't do the talking for you. lock out odors with new downy protect and refresh.

♪ skinny ♪ skinny ♪ so skinny >> time now for "the skinny" starting with the big headline for fans of the x files. >> there are a lot of them. just over a year after the brief, but wildly successful return of the sci-fi conspiracy series. fox announced it is bringing the show back for next year's broadcast season. >> okay, so another limited revival. just ten new episodes. but stars david duchovney and jillian andersen both on board

to reprise their roles as mulder and scully and creator/executive producer chris carter signed on as well. >> right. whole gang. last year's limited revive sal, catapulting it to number three show behind empire and big bang theory. the numbers might be a little skewed. >> because one of the episodes came after the super bowl. >> lead-in audience this big. still, so many people excited. >> yes, should have like prefaced this skinny here, nerd alert city. >> right. i raise my hand. >> yeah. >> anyway. >> we move on. >> yeah, yes, it is. it is. >> you could argue another nerd alert. hbo releasing. awe all 15 first look photos. don't tell me what happens. >> i know. >> you mean, back dressed in some sort of foxy outfit? >> these photos showing everything from cecre on the iron throne with jamie at her side. >> no. >> they're telling us everything. >> to, i

that. let her do it. let it go. and they make landfall, sorry, i am not watching, but i guess i am going to have to start. >> deneres, she is great. loving it. and if assumptions about the photo are correct, after life in exile, deneres has finally made it back to westeres. back in the castle that once belonged to her family. see, you guys. you guys, telling so much about -- what's going on. >> hbo apparently. >> where are the dragons? >> hbo apparently releasing the foes to help us. yes, kendis, it might be too much help. we are supposed to forget that massive melting ice fail last month. >> yeah, that revealed the premiere date which you see it right there. july 16. be there or, actually, don't have a date that night. i have a date that night. next to day real life house slipping away from a celebrity family.

>> the foreclosed upstate new york home of actor stephen baldwin, has been auctioned off for only $100. how does that work? >> how did i miss that. >> court documents, show the property was bought back by the bank. baldwin ridge name bought the 3,000 square foot house back in 2000 for $800,000. but he stopped making his $7,000 a month mortgage payments more than six years ago. >> wow. it takes six years. >> wow. on the hook for more than $1.1 million. he claims the bank wrongfully defaulted against him and didn't act in good faith to negotiate a settlement. all right. >> you might be, if you are a baldwin fan, could have a house in the future. glad tidings this morning for a couple who could soon become known as the first couple of professional wrestling. >> former ufc champ, and, olympic bronze medalist, ronda rousey revealed she and her boyfriend of two years, travis brown are getting married.

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ain. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ we're closing out another week of difficult news headlines from another terror attack in france to -- cold-blooded killings here at home. >> been a really busy week. here now is our weekly friday rewind. >> we are going to start with search for a suspected killer believed to have posted video of the crime on facebook. >> she is the reason why this as it but to happen to you. >> overnight the focus of a manhunt shifted. >> five states on alert. >> fbi and cleveland police on >> fbi and cleveland police on a desperate manhunt. >> stephens used handgun to take his own life. >> the suspect now dead fr a

leading authorities on a tense manhunt since easter sunday. s jail cell, a few hours ago. in former patriots star convicted of murd ear parentally hanged himself. >> getting reports of multiple gunshots incidents in the downtown area. >> police are saying this was a hate crime, solely based on race. three people shot and killed in just minutes. 16 shots in multiple locations. >> a terror attack in one of the most famous tourist spots in the world. gunshots on the champs-elysees. >> strong words from the vice president in seoul. warning north korea. >> north korea would do well not to test his resolve. >> today the ax just fell after multiple accusations of sexual and now racial discrimination. 67-year-old o'reilly, the pioneer of opinion-led commentary on cable news is gone. >> prince harry revealing he went into therapy. >> losing my mum at age of 12 and there shutting down all my emotions for the last 20 years has had a quite serious effect. >> in a way being an example to those suffering in silence. very p

>> abc's adrianne bankart attended journalism school for this moment. >> this morning the wait is over. >> it's happening. >> a million people watched live as april the giraffe gave birth it is a boy. >> mom had perfect delivery. perfect birthing. >> look at this easter. this is true. that's the expression americans have had for about 100 days now. >> what? >> notice what she has to do in the middle of the national anthem. put your hand up. he, he, he, put your, do it! do it. do it, you are the president. you are the president. >> that was kind of an endearing moment though. >> it was. it was. we don't see a lot of that. that was good. >> yes, absolutely. that's the news for this half-hour. earth day tomorrow. celebrate as you would. >> right. >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now." informing insomniacs for two decades. ht. >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now."

making news in america this morning, breaking overnight. arkansas' first execution in over a decade putting him to death after all his appeals were exhausted. the legal battles over plans for more raging on. also breaking overnight raids in paris as the investigation of a deadly shooting rampage gets under way. isis claiming responsibility. the attack coming just days ahead of france's election. happening today family reunion bringing together a teenager kidnapped and taken on a cross-country odyssey. the small cabin she was found and we'll hear from the man who called 911. and caught on camera, a close call on the side of the road, somebody you see here is very lucky.