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this morning on "world news now," the fbi director, bids farewell. >> after losing his job, james comey, use a good-bye letter and appears to be moving on. fallout surrounding his firing growing overnight as details surface about what really happened before the president went public with the decision. the full breakdown coming up. >> mandatory evacuations under way for half of a georgia county besieged by wildfires. crews from around the country are flown in to fight the fast moving flames. we have the details straight ahead. >> and the growing mystery involving bmws mysteriously catching fire for no apparent reason. even while turned off. dozens of luxury vehicles, spontaneously combusting. the abc news investigation ahead. >> what would you do if you were trying to sell your car but couldn't because of the flintstones.
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has even got the canadian government involved. giddy up and yaba-daba-doo, everyone. ♪ they're a place right out of history let's ride with ♪ >> announcer: from abc news, this is world news now. >> yeah, i love that part. he slides down the dinosaur. >> he's getting off work. >> yes, hope the car had cutouts in the bottom. run around with your foot. get to that story. beg welcome to kenneth moton, great to have you here. >> great to be here, "world news now." >> "world news now" -- >> can i join in. >> tradition. >> clapping yourself. are you allowed to slow clap yourself? >> don't know how that works. kendis on vacation few days. kenneth here filling in. >> yes, the kendis gibson. >> by the way our viewers on social media love to get kendis' name wrong and call him kenneth. >> look you said.
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>> we'll see how many people figure it out. mean time, begin this half-hour with fallout from the firing of fbi director james comey. >> u.s. officials including senator dick durbin say days ago, comey requested more money and manpower for the investigation into russian interference in the election. the justice department is denying the claim. >> meanwhile, getting the first reaction from comey in form of a letter to fbi employees. in it he writes, i am not going to spend time on the decision or the way it was executed. hope you won't either. jonathan carl on the chain of events and latest comments from the president. >> reporter: less than 24 hours after the firing of james comey, the man leading the investigation into russian meddling, president trump welcomed russia's ambassador and foreign minister to the white house. the russians releasing these pictures of the men laughing together in the oval office. later the president was asked -- why fire comey? >> why did you fire fbi director james comey? why did you fire director comey? >> he wasn't doing a good
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simply. he was not doing a good job. >> reporter: the big question, why now? the white house initially said the president lost confidence in comey after leaving this memo from deputy attorney general rod rosenstein. he blasted comey's handling of the hillary clinton e-mail investigation, singling out the july news conference where the director declared he would not prosecute clinton but then went on to criticize her at length. rosenstein, implied, clinton had been treated unfairly. we do not hold press conferences to release derogatory information about the subject. >> white house press secretary sean spicer insisted the president fired comey because of the recommendation of rosenstein and justice department. >> the white house had no involve in the decision to write this letter by the deputy attorney general? >> correct. >> reporter: that was not correct. in fact, we learned that the president had specifically asked the deputy attorney general to write the comey
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sanders filling in for spicer said the president had in fact been thinking of firing comey for a long time. >> the president over the last several months lost confidence in director comey. >> reporter: white house sources tell us the president was particularly in furafuriated by comey's testimony. >> it makes me mildly nauseous. >> abc news learned early monday afternoon the president met with the attorney general and deputy attorney general at the white house. and told them, he thought he should fire comey. asked for their opinion. and then told them to put it in writing. >> when did he make the decision? >> he made the decision for the final decision to move forward with it, was yesterday. but i know that he has been contemplating it for a while. >> was the reason for the firing, what was written by the deputy attorney general? is that why he did it? >> that was i think the final piece that, that, moved the president to make that quick and decisive action. >> in a sign that the russia
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continues, the senate intelligence skmcommittee issue subpoenas to michael flynn, former national security adviser, demanding he turn over documents related to their investigation. jonathan carl, abc news, the white house. congressman, republican chair of the house oversight committee calling on the justice department inspector general to investigate fbi director james comey's firing. democrats demanding a special prosecutor. they say they're convinced president trump got rid of comey to derail the investigation into the alleged collusion between russia and trump campaign. house speaker paul ryan and gop leaders are defending the president's decision. >> i think the president lost patience and people in the justice department lost confidence in director comey himself. i think the president was looking at a situation, you had senior justice department officials losing confidence. >> senate majority leader, mitch mcconnell dismissed calls for a prosecutor saying a new investigation would impede the work in progress. a handful of republicans are
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timing and demanding an explay nation. >> we have also heard from vladamir putin for the first time since comey was fired. now, in his hockey uniform, before a special hockey game, put yn said that comey's dism s dismissal will have no effect on russia's relationship with the u.s. and russia has nothing to do with the firing. then putin went on to help his team win, 17-6. >> oh. turning to other news. beginning with the arrest of a north carolina high school student. authorities displayed these knives which nay stay were found in the student's book bag. they also found firecrackers, gasoline, what they called a hit list with up to a dozen names of other students on it. authorities say the 16-year-old planned at take on tuesday morning. other students were stunned to learn about the alleged plot. >> i mean who knows was on the list the person made. it could have been me. could have been, my closest friend. >> north carolina police were tipped off by authorities in canada. they learned of a plot, learned of the plot from a girl on the
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who saw the boy discussing it. he is now getting counseling at a secure location. charges are now under consideration. >> newly released video, shows cedric anderson was able to get into a san bernardino classroom last month where he opened fire on his estranged wife. when anderson is unable to enter through an outside door he signs in at the front office telling staffers he was dropping something off for his wife. when he was able to get access and walk into the classroom. andersen shot and killed his ex-wife and 8-year-old boy. >> mandatory evacuation ordersen effect for two communities in southern georgia threatened by a stubborn wildfire. ground crews using plows and bulldozers to box in the flames sparked by lightning last month. so far the fire consumed more than 220 square miles. mostly on public land inside wildlife refuge. no homes destroyed. fire officials are estimating this fire could burn into november. >>
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uncovered a mystery surrounding bmws that suddenly burst into flames while parked. our team documented 42 cases of bmw car fires nationwide. where investigators were unable to pinpoint the cause. all of those cases involve various models not subject to any previous fire related recalls. abc news sent its findings to national highway traffic safety administration. brian ross will have much more on "good morning america." now to canada where, what is being called the flintstone's affair. it centers on an elderly woman's chevy suv. juaned to sell the car. couldn't. because it had a lien against it. >> yes, that fred and pebble flintstone. >> government employees testing the vehicle registration, used a fake name and fake address. the woman's real vehicle registration number. after months, member of parliament helped her clear things up. >> clearly we all knew this was
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as everyone knows the flint? stone's live on rocky road in bedrock, usa and fred draws a foot mobile, not a chevy uplander. >> calling for an end to the looney tunes shenanigans. may have been confused with the cartoons. not looney tunes, they're the flintstones. >> the woman sold her. uv. she said yaba-daba don't mess with me. >> one of the law makers said that happened to me. sending b ining bam-bam over. >> star of dance moms getting ready for her latest role away from the tv cameras. what abby lee miller is saying about her upcoming time in prison. >> the manslaughter trial of a white police officer in tulsa charged with shooting an unarmed black man outside of his vehicle. what we are learning. >> check out our behind the scenes picks on instagram.
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police in texas looking for this gang of smash-and-grab thieves caught on camera stealing more than a dozen semiautomatic weapons from a gun store. the heist took less than a men out. police say they got into the store using a stolen truck to smash the chain lock front door. rip it off its frame. >> guess that is one way to do it. >> right. >> some residents of trenton, new jersey, out of their homes because of a deadly standoff. a man opened fire when u.s. marshals tried to serve a warrant at his home. an innocent bystander was killed in the gunfire. three officers injured. negotiators have been in contact with the barricaded man since yesterday morning. >> turning to a courtroom drama involving a white police officer charged in the shooting death of an unarmed black man. >>
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given testimony in the manslaughter trial. abc's clayton sandell has the the latest. >> reporter: the court battle begins over the controversial police shooting and officer betty shelby's future. prosecutors say on trial for manslaughter reacted unreasonably last september killing 40-year-old terrence crutcher, an unharmed man who moments before had his hand up. crutcher's family believe he would be alive if he was white saying this comment between officers in a helicopter shows police prejudged him. >> that looks like a bad dude too. >> on 60 minutes, shelby denied racial bias. >> what i based everything on was his actions, his behaviors. >> saying crutcher ignored her commands and appeared high on pcp. she says she feared he was reaching for a weapon. a fellow officer testified he simultaneously fired his taser when he saw crutcher reach. >> i never want to kill anybody. >> reporter: the jurors are st
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two female jurors are black. in the first day, prosecution called four witnesses. the trial is expected to last into next week. if convicted shelby faces anywhere from four years to life in prison. clayton sandell, abc news, tulsa. >> just incredible case. and i mean, a lot of attention on it because of so many, obviously police involved shootings over the past couple years. >> it was one of the shootings that played out for the most part. on camera. and so it is one of the cases when you seep it and hear it, resonates so much. the defense attorney, shannon mcmurray is coming to betty shelby's defense saying shelby was a model officer who followed her training that day. we have seen these scenarios play out in court cases before. >> i wonder how much the jury makeup as far as ethnicity has an impact. looking at, walter scott case in charleston, the makeup there was, all white except for they had
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that have an impact. hung jury. that case has been settled in federal court with him pleading guilty. >> in this case, looking at two black women, seven white women, three white men. alternates, one black man, one white woman. diversity of the jury that's what they're looking at. many people will be watching the case closely. >> definitely. >> in our next half-hour, cabinet secretary booed and jeered as she tried to give a commencement address. >> first, "dance moms" star, abby lee miller, speaking out about prison and the one thing she says she would do differently. you are watching "world news now." powerful formula... removes over 100 stains. spray and wash. better on over 100 stains.
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♪ ♪ well she made a name for herself on the hit series dance moms. now abby lee miller speaking out about her newest role, prison inmate. >> reality star sentenced to a year and a day for bankruptcy fraud. she says it was all just a mistake. here's abc's linsey davis. >> no! none! >> reporter: the dance instructor known for her no nonsense teaching style. >> why are you laughing? >> because i think you are ridiculous. >> reporter: and pushing her students to the limit. but dance
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miller's real life off screen drama has her on the way to federal prison. >> i feel relieved. i feel, peaceful. >> miller has been sentenced to a year plus one day behind bars along with a $40,000 fine, and $120,000 money judgment. charged with bankruptcy fraud and bringing unreported $120,000 in foreign currency into the united states. >> a year and a day, seem harsh? >> a year and a day. sound like -- a movie title. miller spoke exclusively in pittsburgh not too far from the studio that made the 51-year-old famous. >> from chapter 11 to what is the next chapter for you? >> to be a smarter business woman. and also, to worry about myself. i have spent so much time and so much energy making other
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i didn't have any children of my own. these were my kids. and i raised them like they were my kids. >> you love those kids? >> i do. >> miller was originally indicted with fraud charges in 2015. allegedly hiding $775,000 in income from bankruptcy creditors. she pled guilty to the charge in 2016. >> the headlines say that you tried to hide the $755,000. >> i know! i dent waon't want to hear thatr anymore. >> yes or no, you were not frying to hide. >> not intentionally, no. i wasn't ever trying to hurt any one. >> reporter: the u.s. attorneys office told abc news after our interview this secreted and structured profits that she derived outside the united states from performance buys children. adding that her actions un
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>> going to pretend i am shooting a movie and we are on set. i'm there for ten months. that's the way it is going to be. >> how do you plan on spending your days? >> reading. i want to learn to speak spanish. and -- i'm already working on a new book. >> reporter: miller must report to prison in the next 44 days. for now she is working on future projects, and taking some time to reflect. >> if you could do it all over again, what's the one thing you would change? >> i would never have filed for bankruptcy ever. i do not recommend it. linsey davis, abc news, pittsburgh. >> likely end up serving ten months, west virginia or california where she now lives. not as much time. >> two questions will she take the tough dance moms persona with her to the prison yard. >> that would be great. >> two, will there be a dance moms prison edition. >> oh.
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rol. from metamucil. time for "the mix." not only is kenneth moton in the house. >> my first mix. >> frankster in the house. >> frankie. >> national eat whatever you want day. frank is eating. >> we are going to start things off in "the mix" with a hilarious video. check this out. the man dribbling down court, goes up in slow motion. this is going to be epic. >> lebron! >> check it out. so crazy. then he comes down for it. and -- >> the kiddie -- oh. >> to top it off. he gives us a little lebron action there. i love it. i love the whole spirit of it. by the way, i think i could do that too. at
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>> definitely think you could. i'd go for the big one. i could do that. >> pretty deep angle to get depth perception to make it look like i was near the higher basket. i could dunk the little one. >> you are that good. hey, frank. frank, what do you think? some one is turning new york city trash cans into these giant vases filled with flowers. you know what? the city has done a great job of cleaning itself up over the decade. this right here is just -- >> very pretty. but frank is a big fan. though not sure. >> he wants to eat. >> not sure the florist responsible would appreciate frank's input. you are right. eat the entire. look at the camera. >> new york city based flrl designer, louis miller, would be upset if frank went to town on the flowers. >> going to cost money and work? >> you know what? actually, yeah, costs
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$10,000. if you want to produce this. let me get this right. largest ones, consist of 1,000, thousand of flowers, roses, orchids, and produced for a client, it could cost up to $10,000. >> no eating trash can flowers, frank. >> unless you got money, frank. >> on to something not so expensive. don't know how much it costs to buy 1,000 mousetraps. slow-mo guys, created a prank that johnny knoxville must love. check this out. a trampoline full of live mouse traps. and the guy jumps right in. my favorite part is the after video. he comes up from all of this. with the mousetrap. you know where it is -- >> where? >> it's -- >> where? >> it's on his hair. after all that. all he does is get a mousetrap stuck on his hair. >> you know what, time for the last one? we do.
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this morning on "world news now" -- what really led to the firing of the fbi director. the real story behind the head lines. the investigation into the ar how a canadian teenager in a chat room may have prevented tragedy. >> new this half-hour, education secretary, booed at a college graduation. >> awkward moments as students stood with their backs in defiance over racially insensitive remarks. >> rocking the white house, conquered wrestling, hollywood, is washington next. the movie mogul gets real and talks about giving the nation president johnson. the details in "the skinny," on

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