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this morning on "world news now," the chilly reception ivanka trump received on the world stage getting booed and hissed at while defending her father in europe. the tough questioning she received on who she represented at the women's summit. the president, herself, or her business interests? >> police in arizona may have a break in the case of a series of deadly street shootings dating back to last year. investigators remaining tight-lipped. abc news is learning more about possible connection. we'll have the latest. >> also new this half-hour, the new reality for a former bachelor. >> chris soules, the small-town boy who found love and fame in reality tv is now facing an even harsher spotlight. after being involved in a fatal hit-and-run. what police are saying about the very real prison time he could be facing. >> and, flying high.
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how our own diane macedo spent her easter vacation by checking this one thing off her bucket list. >> why did you forget how to pronounce my name? >> doing it like spanish. >> i'm not spanish. >> anyway, complete report from this high altitude special assignment coming up later this half-hour on this wednesday, april 26th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." kind of funny you say that. mispronouncing my name. there are so many hawaiian word i attempted to say. >> totally botched. >> were you able to pronounce mai thai? >> that one i got. no problem until i drank a few too many of them. then i got -- >> then just empty. >> we'll get to that. looks really cool. can't wait to see the story. start this half-hour with the president's daughter brushing aside the jeers from, an all-female audience in germany. >> ivanka trump got boos and
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groans during a women's summit when she defended the president's record on women and families. she remained unfazed by the reaction saying "politics is politics." >> it's been fun watching the newspapers in europe. including this moment here. the daily telegraph writing, "daddy's girl on the world's stage." abc's linzie janis is there in berlin. >> how are you? >> ivanka trump stepping out on to the world stage. the president's most trusted sidekick on her first official trip abroad, as assistant to the president. the former corporate executive joined german chancellor angela merkel and other female leaders at a women's summit in berlin. >> this role is quite new to me. >> where she spoke about her signature issues. affordable child care and paid family leave.
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champion of families, the crowd's response. audible. >> he has been a tremendous champion of supporting families. and enabling them to thrive. the new reality -- >> i certainly heard the criticism from the media, and that's been perpetuated, but i know from personal experience, and i think the, thousand of women who have worked with and for my father, for decades, when he was in the private sector, are a testament to his belief and solid conviction in the potential of women. and their ability to, to do the job as well as any man. >> she has joined her father alongside meetings with world leaders and tweeted this photo sitting at the president's desk in the oval office. but a new poll revealing only 34% of americans approve of
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jared kushner in major positions. ivanka talked about syria, calling reports she was behind her father's decision to strike the country flawed interpretation. she did express her feelings about the chemical attack, ultimately the decision to act was made from the highest levels of government. >> linsey, thank you. president trump planning to unveil today what he has billed the biggest tax cuts in u.s. history. the plan calls for drastically reducing tax rate for businesses from 35% to 15%. republicans say, it would spur economic growth. but, the official nonpartisan scorekeeper for congress said in a cut that big in corporate taxes even if temporary would add long term budget deficits. republicans would need support that is from democrats in order to get a 60 vote majority. >> president is scheduled to drop by when the entire senate is briefed about north korea. at the white house this
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afternoon. that meeting as "uss carl vinson" nears the peninsula. tension with north korea heightened overnight, when south korea announced key parts of a u.s. missile defense system are now in place. >> arizona officials now believe they may have a break in solving series of shootings last year and they won't have to look very far for the man they want to question. he's already in custody. abc's clayton sandell has the the latest. >> reporter: police in phoenix have a new lead in a serial street shooting case. >> investigators tell abc they have a person of interest, reportedly he is aaron saucedo in a series of nine neighborhood shootings last year march to july. seven people killed at random. this man, one of the few to see the suspect, and live to tell about it, says police told him, we caught a guy and we thing it might be him. police won't confirm, saucedo as person of interest.
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>> recently arrested for a 2015 murder allegedly using the gun he sold to a pawnshop. the gun by coincidence was tested during another unsolved serial shooting case on phoenix free ways in 2015. but investigators say for now, there is no evidence saucedo is involved. saucedo has not been charged arrested or named suspect in any of the shootings except for the 2015 murder. he says he didn't do it. clayton sandell, abc news, phoenix. >> the federal government is cracking down on 14 companies that make false promises about cancer cures. the fda calls the more than 65 products quoting here, a cruel deception. some of the products are dangerous because they may keep patients from seeking real treatment. others may be harmful themselves. they include pills, ointment, and teas, we posted more information on our website at wnnfans.com. and we have new details on the death of "happy
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moran. scott baio, posted a letter. from moran's husband on facebook. detailed erin's rapid decline from skin cancer. the 56-year-old diagnosed in december. she could no longer speak, eat, or drink, by mid february. fleischmann said she died saturday after he fell asleep next to her. as they watched tv in their home in indiana. >> the man nascar fans know as junior is calling it quits end of the year. dale earnhardt jr. says 2017 will be the last lap for his number 88 car. the death of his legendary father, dale sr. in 2001 put junior in the spotlight. two time daytona 500 winner says he wasn't worried about frying to live up to his dad's legacy. >> i saw at an early age before i was a driver, growing of in that man's shadow was going to be a real hard challenge. but i wanted to race. i knew racing would put me in the shadow. i accomplished way more than i ever dreamed.
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way more. >> earnhardt says he made the decision to retire last month. he missed half of last season while recovering from a head injury. earnhardt plans to race twice on nascar's second tier series next year. >> he its still relatively young. 42 years old. >> you never really know what you are going to see in a soccer match. and here is a great exam pull of that. >> nothing to do with the players. check out the referee. whoa. >> whoa. >> let's see that again. >> he pulls off a perfect split to avoid the ball. referees don't want to interfere in the play. and the best part, gets right back up to his feet. >> as you do. >> right up there with simone biles. >> impressive. >> so good. it's so good.
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>> my gosh. you think he is, we are going to see him, next in the olympics in tokyo. >> i hope so. do you think he has been waiting for the moment. to whip out that trick. ll is not coming at him.en the >> come sews naturally. >> a career in break dancing if he isn't refereeing. >> refereeing. >> hollywood's most lavish home, 30,000 square feet. eight bed rooms, four pools, guess who just put in a bid for $120 million? >> wow. >> kendis? >> it it was $120. >> new reality for former bachelor, chris soles facing possible prison time after a fatal crash. our reporters here with the latest. but first here is a look at the forecast. ♪ ♪ >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by -- fisher investments.
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just two years ago, chris soules, star of the bachelor and contestant on dancing with the stars. >> this morning facing a harsher spotlight. maggie rulli with the latest. sound like he got himself in a bit of trouble. >> exactly. chelor" after that went back to iowa. let go of the spotlight. living the small town life. instead, now chris and the small town are back in the headlines. this time, unfortunately, for a tragic reason. >> you plant the seed. you hope it grows. chris soules captured america's pegged as smalltown farm boy looking for love on reality tv. this morning soules facing a very different reality. arrested early tuesday, and charged with leaving the scene of a fatal accident.
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>> the driver of the tractor is unconscious in the ditch. >> according to official soules rear-ended the tractor with the pickup truck, sending both into the ditch. killing the tractor driver. 66-year-old kenneth mosher. the victim's family saying he was a loving son, husband, father, grandfather and friend. he was also one of soules neighbors. scene. soules was not charged. >> not the first imchris had a run in with the law. a series of speeding tickets. and multiple citations for drinking underage. otlight.th the charges in the finding fame as the bachelor on season 19. >> we're going to iowa. >> even bringing the women to his beloved hometown of arlington. >> welcome to iowa.
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>> but the town of about 400 people living in just one square mile, was a tough sell for many women. though he proposed to whitney bischoff. >> will you marry me? >> the two eventually split. soules returned to his rural roots and posts pictures of of what he calls farm life in god's country. now he will have to stay there, he has been forced to surrender his passport and wear ankle monitor. he can leave the state with a ce up to five years in prison. >> very serious case. >> quite a fall from grace possibly for him. >> maggie, thank you. >> when we come back, the hollywood couple put in a nine figure bid for a new house. >> yeah, "the skinny" is next. ♪
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>> something like that. >> i don't know what dance move. >> something like that. she does. just seems as if. i don't know. she is getting information. she is getting all her bank account information. jay-z as well. a-list couple hoping to buy mega mansion. >> page six reporting the couple put in a bid for what is called the most lavish home in l.a. that bid, $120 million. >> piece of cake. >> the hill top mansion in bel air 30,000 square feet, eight bed rooms, 11 bathrooms, four swimming pools, and, a basketball court. >> also has bulletproof windows, 15 car garage. and of course separate staff quarters. >> of course. real estate source tells page 6, the house is beyond word. no expense was spared. >> queen b and jay-z anxious to settle into a home in l.a. since their twins likely to arrive in
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june. also reportedly checking out private kindergarten. >> three kids. need more space. >> the private kindergarten is on the west wing of the house. >> the staff quarters will be the school. >> mark your calendars for key >> hollywood opening dates. >> yes, disney, parent company announcing release dates for a slew of movies, live action remake of "the lion king" starring donald glover and james earl jones reprising his role. the lion king will hit theaters july 19th, 2019. >> ah too, far away. >> yeah, yeah. disney and lucas film will complete star wars revival, "star wars 9" may 24, 2019. >> studio also pushed back release dates with several films including untitled fifth indiana jones movie for july 2020. >> i have plans.
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>> highly anticipated, frozen two, slated for release on november 27th. >> i'm busy. know where i won't be. >> have to try to find plans to fill the time. >> think i can figure it out. >> pamela anderson is turning heads with a poem about donald trump and state of politics today. it's titled. i like how you resist me. touches on everything from julian assange, tips for the u.s. and uk. i may have advice for trump and may, on special relationships. >> it really is deep. i mean, i have read it. it has just been an amazing experience reading something. >> really? >> you want to hear some of it? >> sure. >> meet me over at camera three. >> what? >> got my own little beetnik s
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if i could get my mike on. >> got so excited dropped your microphone. >> did, completely. >> we must not forget how to make love, but war no more war. and no walls around countries, or embassies. i will stay relentlessly engaged, like it or not. ♪ >> wow. >> just as dysfunctional lover, the usa has been spying on uk. all this, that the usa does is a freakish lover or a stalker would. >> did pamela anderson recite it this way? >> think she did. just about the time the cush hit. >> the words of pamela anderson. >> well done. >> finally, the queen of instagram, shocked her online fans again. check it out, selena gomez,
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oh yeah. crest whitestrips are the way to whiten ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ yeah >> that's your wednesday harmony right there. who doesn't want to get away once in a while, take off. and, fly, fly away. >> right. >> during my recent trip to hawaii, i actually did that. and i caught it all on camera. >> we're here in hawaii at the volcano and i am about to cross something off my bucket list. we're going paragliding. to start things off, the owner of pro flight paragliding multitasks driving us to the launch point while running through safety instructions. >> didn't know it was being filmed. >> you are doing great. >> after a short safety quiz
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which luckily was not in hawaiian. >> let's watch that again. see that hand signal we are making, that means hang loose. yet i keep saying, mahalo, thank you. which makes no sense. >> shaka. >> from there my instructor took over. strapping me in. i remained calm. >> not too loose. >> it has to be loose. you have to run. >> finally, it was time to fly. >> three, two, one. launch forward. oh, my god, this is so cool. ♪ ♪ ♪ i want to get away i want to fly away ♪ ♪ yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ got to get away ♪ ♪ i want to get away i want to fly away ♪ >> what a rush. >> would you like to try flying? >> really?
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i really am flying. ♪ i believe i can fly >> oh, the other way. >> but the big question, could i stick the landing. >> oh, boy. >> clearly my instructor had as much fun as i did. ♪ hallelujah ♪ hallelujah ♪ hallelujah >> just thanking the lord. >> want to go again? that was his reaction. can't imagine why i exhausted him. >> how tough was it sticking the landing? >> a little tough. you are attached to the person. they're so used to following you in sync. some times they paraglide home. they live on the mountain how cool is that? >> that's great. thanks. ♪ ♪ the mountain how cool is that? >> that's great. thanks. ♪ ♪
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making news in america this morning -- the trump administration unveiling its tax plan this wednesday. calling for massive cuts. who is set to benefit from it? also happening today, all 100 u.s. senators at the white house to talk about the situation in north korea. we're live in washington. a rough reception for ivanka trump during her first international trip as an adviser. the crowd booed after she said her father is a champion for families. new this morning, bill cosby speaking out for the first time in two years amid sexual assault allegations. what he says about performing yet again. overnight, the pope holds a surprising ted talk. hear his message to world leaders.
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