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good morning monday morning. >> some of your top headlines we are following this morning on "world news now." lawmakers from both parties are calling on president trump to turn over any recordings he may have of conversations with former fbi director james comey. this as the the russia investigation moves forward, attorney general jeff sessions testifies tomorrow. we have a full report coming up next. >> first significant events taking place this morning in orlando, florida. live images from the ear morning hours, marking the one-year anniversary of the pulse nightclub shooting that killed 49 people and wounded dozens more. >> pittsburgh penguins celebrating after winning their second straight stanley cup, defeating the nashville predators last night. the nhl first back to back champions since 1998. a victory parade and rally are in the works. >> number one,
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93. former president george h.w. bush marks his 93rd birthday today. milestone comes, just after his wife, former first lady, barbara bush turned 92. those are some of our top stories on this monday, june 12th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." happy birthday to 41! >> yes, happy belated birthday as well to mrs. bush. he did send a nice note on twitter. saying so proud to be her husband. >> oh. >> very sweet. >> relationship goals. >> will you be writing me nose like that at 91? >> not at all. i won't remember. but anyway. we are going to move on. start off with washington, d.c. really the growing demand -- the shade continues. the growing demand for president trump to turn over any tapes of conversations with the former fbi director james comey if they exist. >> the president slammed comey
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his version of their interactions under oath. all of this while the attorney general prepares to testify as well. abc's mary bruce has more. >> reporter: president trump and his fired fbi director locked in a he said/he said. >> those were lies. plain and simple. >> some of the things that he said just weren't true. >> reporter: after james comey's stunning testimony, the president says he is ready to give his side of the story. >> would you be willing to speak under oath to give your version of -- >> 100%. >> trump striking back at comey on twitter saying i believe the james comey leaks will be far more prevalent than any one ever thought possible. totally illegal. very cowardly. >> your own worst enemy, mr. president. knock it off. >> reporter: members of the president's own party warning him to back off. >> you may be the first president in history to go down because you can't stop inappropriately talking about an investigation that if you just were quiet would
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>> when it comes down to who is telling the truth and who is not. most people would side reasonably with james comey. >> the former u.s. attorney for new york, can relate. he was also fired by trump back in march. and says he also had some awkward encounters with the president. including repeated phone calls from trump starting even before he took office. >> it was a little uncomfortable. he was not the president. he was president elect. >> that changed when trump called again in march. this time as president. >> we deliberated over it. thought it was inappropriate to return the call. 22 hours later asked to resign. >> this week attorney general jeff sessions will be in the hot seat. set to testify in front of the same panel as comey. sessions already recused himself from the russia investigation. >> i should not be involved in investigating a campaign i had a role in. >> comey hinted there were other reasons. >> we also were aware of facts that i can't discuss in an open setting. >> sessions says it is important that i have
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address these matters. mary bruce, abc news, new jersey. >> a note from the white house here. the chief of staff, well his job may be on the line. sources tell that president trump threatened to fire him if he doesn't clean up embattled white house by the fourth of july. speculation of possible shake-up in t intensifie intensified. at priebus is in jeopardy.ed >> france's first round parliamentary election is handing president macron a victory. the on the move party won by large margin with 28% of the votes. in a stinging upset to parties that monopolized power for decades. the conservative republicans got just 16% of the votes. and the far right national front, party of marie le pen lost to macron in the run-off
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voelgts. despite calls for resignation, theresa may insisting she is stag put. her conservative party won the biggest share of seats in last week's parliamentary election but lost their majority in the house of commons. throwing her government into more uncertainty less than two weeks before scheduled to begin negotiations. >> frightening incident on flight in australia. take a look at the problem. that huge hole in the engine of a china eastern airlines plane. the jet was supposed to be flying from sydney to shanghai. 30 minutes into the flight. everyone on board heard a loud noise. and smelled something burning. that's when passengers starting getting very concerned. >> i hear the noise. and i am not sure what is the is not. but the -- the cabin crew went out and they were very like, they told us to fasten our seatbelt and they tried to calm us down. but we were actually very panished bah because we had no idea what is
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>> understandably, moments later an emergency was declared. the pilots had to fly for another half-hour before landing back in sydney. investigators are looking into what caused a problem. no one on board was injured. >> closing arguments could begin in bill cosby's sexual assault trial. the prosecution rested its case friday against the 79-year-old actor. accused of drugging and sexually assaulting a woman more than a decade ago. the jury heard from her and another woman who told similar stoert stories. cosby's attorney insists contact was consensual and it is not clear if cosby will testify. uber looking to take steps tee restore its tainted image. ride share company board met to discuss possible leave of absence for the ceo. uber under fire for corporate culture and allegations of sixable harassment. word that its chief business officer will resign as early as today. >> a judge will decide if there is enough evidence to go to trial in the penn state hazing death case. 18 fraternity members a
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death and surveillance video will play a key role in the ruling. as eva pilgrim explains. >> reporter: president trump back on twitter and back on the offensive against james comey. tweeting i believe the james comey leaks will be far more prevalent than anyone ever thought possible. totally illegal. very cowardly. >> you are your own worst enemy, mr. president. knock it off. >> reporter: top republican imploring the president to cut it out. >> you may be the first president in history to go down because you can't stop inappropriately talking about. >> all right, obviously the wrong tape. get that story shortly. move on right now. >> a judge will decide if there is enough evidence to go to trial in the penn state hazing death. awe not that story. the dash-cam video. >> dash-cam videos out of japan, captured a wild incident the a speeding car crashes through a median and goes airborne and slams into a bus. the car's driver was killed in the wreck. no serious injuries among the nearly four dozen people on the bus.
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paws in a colorado road race. fur to be exact. yep, that is a bear. running across the route of a 10 mile run in colorado springs. the bear didn't stop. the runners did. the guy who took the picture wrote on facebook why did the bear cross the road? answer to scare the runners and make me lose precious time in the middle of a race. >> just wanted to join in. show how fast he can run. >> back to the penn state hazing, actually, no, we are not. an event senate also involved plenty of people, but was nowhere near competitive in mexico city. part of the world naked bike ride. >> why is there a world naked bike ride. can we start there for a second. all right. apparently hundreds of people, took part. some were, completely naked. others as you can see, partially clothed. if we are going to have a naked bike ride, fully commit. >> how
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vieltd. >> don't think any one wants to see that. >> point to the whole thing. >> riders demanding safety for cyclists and trying to promote alternative forms of transformation. >> better safety for cyclists. i get it now. >> purpose to it. >> too many clothed people in this naked bike ride. think they need to rename the event. >> it was not necessarily mandatory. >> i don't think anyone on a naked bike ride is anything that any body wants to see. no need, no thank you. >> coming up. new warning for families as they head out on boats this summer season. surprising danger of carbon mon oxide as you swim. >> and dancing toor joy. check out post surgery moves. first let's take a look at today's temperatures. ♪ ♪ >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by stamps.com.
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interesting part about that line, is that several of reagan's speech writers did not want him to say it. they thought relations between him and gorbachev were pretty good thought the line was too extreme, forceful, kept trying to water down the speech. he and a speech writer kept putting it in. taking it out. putting it in. that day went up there and decide to say it. >> wonder itch that was in the prompter or ad-libbed. >> ad-libbed. >> stuck to his guns. wanted to say it. there he did. >> part of the brief visit the president did to west berlin. first five years scheduled so he could also take part in the city's, 750th anniversary celebration there. first in five years, the trip there. >> turn now to a new warning abut hidden dangers at the lake. after two girls were overcome by carbon monoxide fumes. while outside swimming. >> take a look at what you can do to keep your family safe as we head into the summer months. our correspondent
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the story. roichl >> reporter: a warning from the parents of these lit girls. a day of fun talking terrifying turn because of a hidden danger you can't see or smell. >> she was lifeless. she was limp and -- her eyes were rolling back in her head. >> 7-year-old emma lynn and 4-year-old mckenzie thomas poisoned by carbon monoxide leaking from the houseboat. >> 1. 30. 2:00 for them to be overcome with carbon monoxide. >> the girls rushed to the er. doctors putting them on oxygen to dilute toxins. since 2000, 140 died from boat related pie son i ed poisoning. 800 secened. the death of sophia, for legislators, for carbon monoxide detectors in boats. >> the patient initially feeling dizzy, mild headache,
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symptoms progress, might feel lightheaded starting to pass out. >> reporter: ex-perts say swim and play away from areas where engines vent their exhaust. and watch children closely when they play on rear swim decks and platforms. the sisters are now okay. but their harrowing ordeal a reminder. >> definitely pretty scary. thankfully they're going to be just fine. >> reporter: if you sense symptoms of poisoning get to a place with fresh air. no improvement, don't wait to seek medical attention. >> good tips, ariel, thanks. coming up are your kids putting sunscreen on correctly. >> we're putting them to the test. you are watching "world news now." does. but... ...they're not all the same. turns out, they're really... ...different. who knew? i had no idea. so, she said look for... ...one that's shaped like a dental tool with a round... ...brush head. go pro with oral-b. oral-b's rounded brush head surrounds each tooth to... ...gently remove more plaque and... ...oral-b crossaction is clinically proven to...
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>> that's pretty cool. >> frank made it. so pumped about that. >> think he will recognize himself. >> summertime is upon us. which is awesome in so many ways. it also can mean sunburn which can lead to skin cancer. have to take that seriously. >> becky worley got a group of children to see how well they apply sunscreen. see how well this plays out. you know how kids feel about sunscreen. they hate it. >> i don't want sunscreen on it. i don't need it. i get annoyed. >> sunscreen is icky. >> annoying. >> parents know it is a must. american academy of dermatology says one blister sunburn is contributor to later life skin cancers. while the cdc says all children
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four in ten kids don't. why? well i submit this re-enactment from my daughter. >> put on sunscreen, emmy. no, i don't want to put on sunscreen. >> it is a battle. >> that's what i get. >> stop. >> holly, a former elementary school teacher and founder of her own sunscreen company, super goop says there is an alternative. old enough to brush your teeth, and wash your hand, you are old enough to do your sunscreen. really? let's try. a camera fitted with a uv senator. it shows up as black and highlights missed spots. we start with 7 to 9-year-olds. kids put it on. and we review what they miss. as each of the children applied. none of them hit the ears. the ears are actually very vulnerable to sun damage. >> another freak went miss. children forget to apply into the hairline.
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kids struggled with, not using enough sunscreen. >> uh-oh. come over here. what do you see? >> a lot of spots. >> holly says the younger kids are afraid of getting sunscreen in their mouth, their eyes. >> missing a few critical spots around the eye area, often where sun damage is first detected. from an aging and skin cancer perspective. >> study showed kids using one quarter of the amount of sunscreen needed to get the protection listed on the bottle. moving up to the older group, 11 to 12-year-olds were much more consistent. devin used a lot of sunscreen. so did gus, also an 11-year-old who seemed to get the why. >> i feel like i try to avoid it. but i shouldn't. i know having a grandpa who had skin cancer, i shouldn't get. try to prevent that. that's a lot isn't it? >> he is doing it right. >> apply it you can see it on your skin. rub it in till you can't see it. >> all the kids learned a
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take away. start them young. kids 10 and under need coaching to get protection. becky worley, abc news, oakland. >> all right. usually what happens when i apply sunscreen. >> oh, a nice even coverage. >> you nailed it. >> important to not forget the ears. >> okay. you are not using enough thing. i don't have that problem. >> i end of looking like a lime. >> wow. >> when i am done. >> eventually will rub in. >> spf 90. liquid blanket. >> may be done by the show by then. it rubs in. >> apply around your eyes, lips, hairline, tops of your ears. i think i am covered. >> yeah, you are good. you are, you are -- >> might have to rub it in. >> you will have funny tan lines. >> we're good. we'll be right back.
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>> my girl wonder woman kick butt at the box office. $57.2 million. remember -- your great review of that one. >> think i said that it was a wonderful loud, action-packed. >> you have your purls on what the people are feeling this morning. >> might have said it was a loud beyonce video without the moves or acting of a video. >> never trust the moves. >> tom cruise's "the mummy" disappointing opening weekend. >> number two, not horrible. captain underpants in third. may have come in third in the
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naked bike ride. >> captain underpants. >> finally this morning, teenager dancing in his hospital bed. >> so what would cause such a celebration? abc's tom llamas has his incredible story. >> reporter: busting out of the hospital is usually not encouraged. but the doctors, nurses and staff at this baltimore hospital, had to cheer on amare hall. >> get them baby! >> fighting for his life but never letting it stop him from doing his favorite thing. dancing. >> you better get, it baby. >> but there was a time the dancing had to stop. a heart defect caught up with the 14-year-old. though his spirit was strong his heart was weakening. >> it was very hard in the beginning. but, amare never gave up hope. >> reporter: finally after months of waiting. amare received a new heart. within days of that complicated surgery still in bed, amare decided to start dancing agn.
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>> oh. >> ha-ha-ha! >> as amare started moving so did the nurses. doctors, and relatives that supported him and saved his life. >> hey. get him. >> when i picked up my camera i wanted to show the world what a true heart warrior he was. >> you next. you next. you next. >> back on his feet, amare tells us there is only one thing on his mind. >> yeah, going to be dancing. with the ladies. >> ha-ha. >> yea! >> ready to groove. now that he has got a heart to match that spirit. >> hey. >> #goals. >> absolutely. quad goals. amazing. his family post thutd social media. thank them for doing that. giving us moves and tips. >> reminding everybody about the importance of organ donation and dancing. >> and dance. ♪
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this morning on "world news now," the first family all moved in. >> first lady melani and son baron make the white house their official home. president trump meantime has a full first week for them. going to be busy, especially after the dramatic comey hearing on the hill. the new questions about the russia investigation including the issue of possible tapes of their conversations. >> breaking overnight, puerto rico wants in. the governor is vowing to turn u.s. territory into a state after a landslide voter referendum. some are saying the numbers are misleading. we'll tell you why. >> investigation under way following two separate incidents involving home explosions. neighborhoods rocked after houses were blown to pieces, while residents say they felt. >> and, it's catfish for breakfast this morning as pittsburgh def
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predators to take the stanley cup second season in a row. sidney crosby and company keep their love affair with the cup going with plenty of kisses going around on this monday, june 12th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good day to be a pittsburgh penguin. >> good day to be a pennsylvania fan, of course. want to show you some celebrations that were taking place in pittsburgh overnight. you see they're all lit up telling the world the penguins have won. and some of the gatherings there in the downtown area. they know how to party. they're used to this. >> just a little bit excited. good reason. congratulations to the penguins. >> congratulations. get to a little bit more about the penguins and what really was a great day in the sports world, little later on in the newscast. >> nashville didn't win. they're sa celebrating too. show you a little coming up later on. we start the half-hour with tensions rising in washington in the weak of the dramatic testimony from former director, james co
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white house following a weekend at his private new jersey golf club. a different sight there, melani and their son, 11-year-old baron taking to washington there with the president. they have moved out of trump tower in new york and into the white house. mrs. trump made it official with a tweet captioning the shot here, looking forward to the memories we will make in our new home. >> not a bad view. >> meanwhile, president trump facing calls to turn over any tapes he may have with conversations with comey. abc's mary bruce has the latest. >> reporter: president trump back on twitter and back on the offensive against james comey. tweeting i believe that james comey leaks will be far more prevalent than any one ever thought possible. totally illegal. very cowardly. >> your own worst enemy here, mr. president. knock it off. >> reporter: top republican imploring the president to cut it out. >> you may be the first president in history to go down because you can't stop inappropriately talking about an investigation that if you just were quiet would clear
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>> no public events for the president this weekend. but he did pop by a wedding. surprising this bride and groom at his new jersey estate. after comey's shocking testimony, the president declared, complete vindication. >> no collusion. no obstruction. he is a leaker. >> comey did confirm the president was not a target of the russia investigation. but the big question now, will he be investigated for obstruction of justice. >> you're a former prosecutor, is there evidence there that to begin a case for obstruction. >> there its absolutely evidence to begin a case. >> comey says the president urged him to go easy on the investigation into fired national security adviser, michael flynn. comey recalls the president telling him. i hope you can see your way to letting this go. to letting flynn go. something he documented in a memo. >> i took it as a direction. i the mean, the president of the united states. with me alone saying i hope this. i took it as this its what he wants me to do. >> reporter: tmp
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never happened. >> i didn't say that. so he lied about that. >> well i didn't say that. i mean i will tell you i didn't say that. >> now trump's own son is seeming to contradict him. suggesting trump may have said something like that, but it wasn't an order. >> when he tells you to do something, guess what, there is no ambiguity in it. there is no hey, i'm hoping. you and i are friends. i hope this happens but you got to do your job. that's what he told comey. >> the president said he is ready to give his side of the story. >> would you be willing to speak under oath to give your version of -- >> 100%. >> the top democrat in the senate, is eager to hear it. >> i'd like to invielt tte the president to testify before the senate. >> one way to know for sure who said what if the tapes do in fact exist. >> does he have them will he release them? >> the president said he is going to address the issue of the tapes whether the tapes exist or not next week. that is a decision the that will make. >> now the attorney
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congressional hot seat. set to testify before the senate intelligence committee tuesday. lawmakers are likely to press him on his meetings with the russian ambassador during the campaign. and whether he played any role in comey's firing, even after he recused himself from the russian investigation. mary bruce, abc news, bedminister, new jersey. >> we'll be watching yet again another busy week in washington. somber day ahead in orlando. city remembers the 49 people killed exactly one year ago at the pulse nightclub. first of four events already playing out in the early morning hours this morning. the private service at the nightclub for survivors including a reading of the names of the victims. then late tire day two more services at the nightclub as well as an evening gathering in downtown orlando. a live report from orlando in the next half-hour. >> meanwhile, the pentagon launched a deadly air strike on islamic extremists in somalia. an unmanned drone killed at least eight members of al qaeda affiliate. the air strike was the first conducted und
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from president trump to carry out precision strikes in the area and support of somali forces. >> three american soldiers killed over the weekend in afghanistan. those troops were on a mission to support u.s. special forces. when an afghan soldier turned his gun on them. that afghan soldier also died and the pentagon is now investigating insider attacks in afghanistan have been blamed for deaths of more than 150 coalition forces over the past decade. >> here at home, investigations under way into two separate home explosions. this home in new jersey was blown to pieces in an early morning blast. it was so powerful, it knocked out power to nearly 2,000 people living nearby. the homeowners hospitalized in critical condition with second degree burns. >> it was charred. it looked like projectiles him hit him in the face. it was bad. >> louder than thunder. sighing have never heard before. my whole body, and my arm, i saw it, saw it, it was shaking. >> it's completely understandable. the other house explosion,
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one near chicago damaging 50 other surrounding homes. the homeowners were reportedly out of town at the time of the blast. two people in neighboring home though suffered minor burns. gas leaks expected in both of the blasts. >> scary stuff. >> to florida now. this was one of two sink holes that opened up over the weekend, in ocala, swallowing up a car. the car looks like a toy compared to the hole. no injuries reported. a sit yo official says it appears that lime rock under the parking lot drainage system eroded causing the pavement to collapse. >> puerto rico voted overwhelming lou become the 51st state. there is a catch. >> what? >> yesterday, 97% of voters said yes to statehood. turnout was 23%. the island's worst turn out in 50 years. now, statehood opponents are saying the low turnout should invalidate the result because they claim it doesn't accurately represent the wishes of puerto ricans. >> maybe they got tired of, maybe th
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>> i guess. maybe the case. maybe they got tired of voting on that issue. they voted on it beefrp. >> sometimes people think something is inevitable they gotten go vote. >> exactly. 97% of the 23% voted. >> you do the math. >> all right. you can meet some very interesting people when you fly commercial. >> uh-huh. >> you know, cousins. some friends. >> cousins everywhere. >> celebrities. but a nobel laureate and former president. >> okay. so jimmy carter decided to say hello to passengers on this atlanta d.c. flight last thursday. and by say hi we mean shake hand with every single passenger. watch as the 92-year-old makes his way down the rows, rather. literally shook hand with every passenger on board. >> smiled at everyone. >> but didn't say much. in keeping with his humble demeanor, mr. carter didn't want to delay the flight. >> itch you don't want to delay the flight.
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>> quick run down. >> good game. good game. good game. >> and the pound. >> i got you, buddy. >> think as a former peanut farmer he would have peanuts to give out on the plane. >> did everybody, jerry seinfeld him, no thanks i'm good. >> no, no thanks. coming up in sports. the crucial moment that finally took down the nashville predators. and delivered the stanley cup into the hands of the penguins. >> plus the world's fastest man is hit with emotions during his final race in front of the home crowd and it's not a party in jamaica. dancing. >> now we are talking. remember to find us on facebook, wnnfans.com or on twitter,@abcwnn. you're watching "world news now."
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defeated his opponent to win his record 10th french open title. end of two weeks of perfect tennis for nadal. won every set he played. on his way to his 15th grand slam. in his career. that's, second all time, behind roger federer also pretty good. >> doing well. >> all right. >> you know who is doing well? the pittsburgh penguins planning a big stanley cup party for the second year in a row extending their reign as champions of the nhl. >> congratulations. game six, against nashville predators scoreless late in third period when, pittsburgh scored with the puck hitting the elbow. can you see it? oh. man. the goalie going into the net. added an extra, empty net goal for insurance made the final score, 2-0. captain sidney crosby, see him there, hoisting the stanley cup to start the
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downtown, pittsburgh. named playoff mvp second year in a row. i think a few iron city lights were drank last night. >> perhaps just a few. >> yeah. >> straight out of the stanley cup. >> wonder how heavy it is. >> well, nashville as well. they partied it up. >> partied it up. and, going on. and the stanley cup going on. yeah, i think, win or lose, lot of dranking going on in nashville. >> parties. >> team usa/mexico renewed their soccer rivalry in a world cup qualifying match. americans got off to a great start in mexico city. when michael bradley scored long-range goal. thousands of americans in the stands celebrating big time. >> still got it. mexico tie the the score with a goal a. but halfway through the first, oh. the match ended in a 1-1 tie t the u.s. world cup qualifying campaign resumes in september. we had so much hope after they, they, beat
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>> usa. usa. all right, olympic sprinting legend. usain bolt put on quite a show during the final race in native, jamaica. not only did he win the 100 meter dash before 30,000 people, the eight-time gold medalist, wasn't enough. participated in a dance party there on the track. you got to love this guy. he plans to end his career at the track world championships, in august, and i am requesting thriller for that one. >> requesting he joins "dancing with the stars." >> yes, such a good call. >> moves. this reminder, cleveland cavaliers are once again, staring at the end of their reign as nba champions. golden state warriors have another chance to close out. the finals to night. lead 3-1, heading into game five. score sounds familiar. cleveland avoided the sweep fry day at home. got 40 points from kyree irving and 31 from lebron including this play. seriously. >> so nice! passinghe
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>> yes. >> cavs still believe they can become the first nba team to win a series after being down 0-3. >> look i said. put in the home work. got my mind ready for the games. got my body prepared. and, you know like i said if i leave everything on the floor, i am happy with the results. >> do you get the point and assist if you do that? >> i think you should. here you see details. a game tonight at 9:00 eastern. we will see you early in the morning tuesday afterwards. >> coming up tomorrow, special guest -- >> what's up, shawnt., coming up. show kendis latest moves from the latest workout. be ready. >> that wasn't part of the plan. >> ha-ha-ha. >> shawne t joining us tomorrow. making me sweat. >> nailed that, huh? >> not quite. >> we'll be right back. ♪ ♪
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michael strahan and a new season. juju chang takes us behind the scenes. >> what happens behind the scenes that people at home dent see. >> we have fun. >> about to walk on set. do you special preparation exercises. >> i will show you what we do. >> reporter: let's see it. >> final show right here. befo e
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we do. make a fist. we go, potato fries. i have no idea what that means. where it came from. but that's what we do. >> reporter: that was awesome. >> michael strahan! [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: full of laughs. >> it was not the word. >> i give so much better. >> reporter: mental high jinks. >> oh. >> pyramid delivers vintage fun right into america's living rooms. >> welcome to the $100,000 pyramid, everybody. >> reporter: returning for a second season. bringing back classic game shows is part of abc summer fun and games. celebrity family feud. >> one of you. >> to tell the truth? >> are you single, do you look cougars? >> and the gong show. for pyramid, celebrities are paired with contestants across the country. >> what's this?
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>> guessing clues through word association. >> describe nonliving things that might talk to you. >> child plays with this. a -- >> toy. >> yes. you wake up in the morning-d. >> to an alarm clock. >> what kind of person its the perfect 100,000 pyramid? >> the perfect $100,000 pyramid person is somebody who has a grasp of communication, of looking someone in the eye remaining calm within the fire of the storm of time. >> reporter: true it was your favorite among all of them? >> yeah, of course, little really, i have five brothers and sisters. different age groups. this was something that fit into everybody. >> since the days of mr. clark, the money pot has the gotten bigger. >> your host is dick clark. >> starting at $10,000. then $20,000, $25,000, $50,000, now the winning team takes their chances in the winner's circle to bring home $100,000. is it tough filling dick clark's shoes or do you take that a
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>> that's inspiration. there was only one dick clark. if i tried to fill his shoes and be what he was, i don't think the show would have lasted. >> reporter: this season will showcase the mental gym naikss of l.l. cool jay and tom bergeron. >> bob mar low had these. >> dredlocks. >> the morning show. the sports show. the game show. the whole world. >> because i have been open to whatever came my way. how do you know if you can't do something, if you don't try? >> words of wisdom for the game of life. >> see you next time right here on the $100,000 pyramid. >> for "nightline," juju chang, new york. >> we'll give this a try. >> i love when things are spread all over me. >> bread. >> i have a hole in the middle of me. >> bagel. >> things a bagel would say. >> exactly. oh, your skin when you get old? >> gray. wr
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>> it is "the mix" time. we'll start with something that started like a cruel joke pitched to us. no for a cause. it is called the restaurant of order mistakes. >> huh? >> in japan. here is the deal. the idea, behind it. the staff, all of these young lady, these ladies here have dement dementia. may get your order wrong. if you go apparently, knowing this, up front it changes your perception of those who suffer from the brain disease. one food blogger went and ordered a hamburger but got dumplings instead. the idea is to, once again just give you a sense of how devastating this brain disease can be for so many people. >> just roll with it.
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>> roll wit it. enjoy the dumps or whatever it is you get. one word every mother wants to hear their baby say. mama. one mother tried to capture the moment on video. only the result may end up being that the kid will never say it again. check this out. >> mama. >> ah, you said it! ah, yes! oh, oh, i'm sorry. oh, my goodness. oh! >> she totally freaked out. and the baby -- >> baby is terrified. >> the kid won't ever say it again. >> hope you enjoyed it, mom. going to be a while. >> the kid is in tears. >> there is one dad in the meantime, in missouri, who has a very familiar term that he likes to say. >> oh. >> here is a listen to it. >> huh? huh? huh? huh? huh? huh? huh?
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huh? >> john stevenson, a dad in missouri who keeps repeating this same -- huh? huh? huh? huh? term. >> huh? >> family members decided we are basically going to capture the different clips of dad saying the same, same term. >> may be time to get dad some hearing aids? >> no, that is a full sentence. responding to everything. >> look at him. >> hey! i'm talking to you right now. >> yeah. >> you know when a woman says hush, doesn't mean she didn't hear you. she is giving you an opportunity to change your answer. make a note of that time, i say, what? what was that? >> mama. >> okay. on to my favorite story of the day. check this out. a pizza, the world's longest, stretches over 6,000 feet. this happened in l.a. exceeding the previous record set in italy. last year. take that. >> take that italians.
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this morning on "world news now" -- marking one year since the pulse nightclub massacre. overnight remembrances held for the 49 victims of one of the worst attacks in american history. we'll go live as memorials get under way early this morning. >> breaking, a flight diverted after something blows a hole in the engine of a commercial jet. investigators are looking into the cause after passengers reported a loud bang and smell of smoke. >> new this half-hour, who is the freeze? and how is he so fast? >> he is taking the sports world by storm. blowing past baseball fans, even after giving them a pretty huge head start. so what's his deal? and why is isn't he playing something?
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probably didn't see. we are going to break down the tonys for you. man, some shade in that writing right there. including the one moment that stole the show. it is monday, it is june 12th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning, everybody on this monday. we are going to start this morning on a somber note. that anniversary being marked right now in orlando. >> exactly one year ago today that a gunman opened fire on the pulse, a popular gay nightclub, killing 49 people and wounding dozens more. it was the worst mass shooting of civilians in u.s. history. >> you see some of the scenes right now. this morning the first of four main events, has kicked off, remembering those 49 victims. >> abc's correspondent joins us with the latest live from orlando. good morning. >> reporter: kendis, diane, good morning. you can see city buses behind me blocking the view. survivors, victims families and other guests are h
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private remembrance ceremony this morning. and just a few minutes right now at 2:02 eastern time, the names of 49 victims will be read marking the moments the first shots were fired. 364 days later and for some it feels like not a day has passed. >> she cries every night. every single night. like i said it is just like it just happened just now. >> reporter: stepfather of 23-year-old stanley almodovar, iii, one of countless visitors stopping by the memorial the day before the one year anniversary. the night his life and so many others changed forever. >> they won't be forgotten. >> reporter: before close, investigators say omar ma teen walked into pulse nightclub and opened fire. >> shooting back and fort. >> reporter: he took hostages inside leading to a ne
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hour standoff as police officers and swat teams worked to rescue survivors. one man with two guns, an assault rifle, and a handgun. there was clearly a difference. and those that were shot, the injuries, the extent of the injuries of those that were shot with the assault weapon versus the handgun. >> reporter: all most a year later images of that early morning and the emotions in orlando are still raw. but some in the community see a silver lining. an outpouring of love spawned from an act of so much hate. >> though it is devastating i think there is a lot of beautiful things that come from this. changed the way people view the gay community and gay people in general. ndis, diane.e last june. 49 a >> yes, the city of orlando tweeting -- >> one year later, and every day we remember the 49, no doubt do. thank you. we should point out, far from
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orlando, some 29 survivors of the pulse nightclub shooting turned out this weekend for boston's gay pride parade. >> i was there. survivor's float adorned with 49 flags as survivors carried the events official 60 foot pride flag, joining more than 300 others take part in the parade. such an amazing moment. energy from the crowd impossible to describe. an amazing moment. >> received ate rousing, rousing, welcome there. from boston. and understandably so. there were pride celebrations across the country. and, it is quite a difference from the pride celebrations last year in the wake of the pulse nightclub massacre. >> right. >> we will move on now into other stories. other major headlines. attorney general jeff sessions is set to testify tomorrow before the senate intelligence committee. >> sessions is expected to be questioned about his contacts with russia the firing of former fbi director, james comey. not yet known itch the testimony will take place behind closed doors. senate democrats are calling for a public hearing.
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parties are demanding the white house turn over any tapes of the president's conversations with comey that may exist. a member of the president's legal team offered no clues about the alleged tapes. >> the president said he is going to address the issue of the tapes, whether the tapes exist or not next week. that is a decision the president will make. republican senator susan collins doesn't understand why the president wouldn't clear up the matter. she says she will support a subpoena to get alleged recordings if necessary. >> president trump facing a major lawsuit stemming from his business dealings. the attorneys general for washington, d.c., and the state of maryland, have accused the president of violating anti-corruption clauses in the constitution. now, get this according to "the washington post," the suit to be announced later today says the president accepted millions of payments and benefits from foreign governments since taking office. the case is expected to renew calls for the president to release his own tax returns. >> want to return to what i was
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lgbt rights out in force over the weekend. los angeles renamed its pride parade, the resist march and attracted 30,000 people, politicians and celebrities, resist the vision and march for diversity. quite a scene there in l.a. there were about 100 pride marches across the country including an event in washington, d.c. that parade passed the white house. many marchers are angry at president trump accusing him of stocking his cabinet with enemies of lgbt rights. >> a judge will decide if there enough evidence to go off to trial in the penn state hazing death case. timothy piazza died in february falling several times in a fraternal team house after a night of heavy drinking. 18 members of the fraternity face charges eight accused of involuntary manslaughter. surveillance shows it took more than 12 hours to call 911 after he took a fall down a flight of stairs. >> closing arguments could be delivered in bill cosby's sex
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assault trial. prosecutors rested their case friday. not known if the 79-year-old will testify. last week the jury heard from his accuser and another woman, both claimed the actor drugged and sexually assaulted them. the defense insists that cosby and constant had a consensual relationship. >> somebody getting a powerball check. sun city is home to the only winning ticket for the $447 million prize. now the winner has not come forward. but the deli owner who sold the ticket gets $1 million. saturday's jackpot, the seventh largest in powerball history. >> pretty nice. >> i know. -- cousin. uncle. much of the nation seeing a lot of red today. on the thermometer. nearly everywhere, east of the rockies baking in temperatures in the high 80s and low 90s.
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d.c. 95. charlotte, 89. heat wave expect to stick around till wednesday. >> shorts to work tomorrow? >> shorts last night to work. >> things have been getting interesting at the ballpark when it comes to entertainment between innings. the excitement begins in atlanta. >> yeah, where they're hosting a iday night, this guy thought y he had the freeze beat. he was so close. while celebrating the freeze came from behind and won. >> come on, buddy, you should know better than that. >> saturday's race. he still recovered. >> he did? >> he did stumble. >> a guy named nigel felton. ran track in college. he has been a member of the
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braves' grounds crew from, from the last five seasons. >> i wonder how long it took before he showed everybody what he is capable of. >> he is pretty humble. >> ha-ha-ha. >> looks like fro-zone from incredibles. no skates needed. any body who had a brain freeze. an icy drinking contest in memphis. >> i love slurpees. >> he won. then he kind of lost. watch the expression on his face. >> oh. >> the agony of victory. >> wow. >> ha-ha. >> the agony of victory. >> keep that look up. >> how many times have you done that? what do you do as soon as the headache goes away, drink more icy. >> like me sunday mornings. like i am never drinking again. that's it. >> slurpees the night before. gets him every time. >> coming up in "the skinny." trouble in paradise as contestants are sent home, even
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paradise. >> case of mistaken identity, cost a man 17 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. that's coming up next on "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by tide. ♪ ♪ start by taking care of families for 70 years. earn the trust of 32 nfl teams. be there for america's toughest and help, when help is needed america's #1 isn't a status earned overnight. it's earned in every wash, and re-earned every day. tide, america's #1 detergent
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if you look there, you can see what is a huge hole in the casing of an engine of a china eastern airlines plane. the jet had taken off from australia heading to shanghai. passengers heard a loud noise and smelled something burning. the pilots declaring quick emergency returned to sydney. investigators are looking into what caused the problem. no one on board was injured. >> another midair scare for you involves actress jennifer lawrence. the oscar winner another passenger and two crew members were in a private plane flying from louisville to teeterboro airport, new jersey, outside new york city. at 35,000, an engine problem. diverted to buffalo, new york. lawrence's representative says both planes' engines failed. the faa investigating. >> the story of a man freed
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after 17 years in prison when police found his doppleganger. a stranger who looks exactly look him who actually committed that crime. >> this is an absolutely amazing story. abc's ron claiborne. >> reporter: this was it, jubilation as rich are jones is set free after spending 17 years in prison for a crime he insisted all along he never committed. >> i didn't get excited until i walked out of jail. that feeling was surreal. ty, kansas.ing lot in kansas several witnesses picked his photo from this group of six. the defense presented alibi witnesses, relatives, and his then girlfriend, who said jones was at home at the time. but he was convicted. >> law enforcement didn't spend a lot of time trying to solve this crime. once they had mr. jones picked out that was enough for them.
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>> reporter: all of jones' appeals went nowhere until he contacted the innocence project which discovered another man who had done time in the same jail, richard amos who practically looks like jones' twin. amos on the left. jones on the right. >> once i seen the picture of this man, you know, like i understood why people were saying what they were saying. like it made sense to me. >> reporter: the similarities in appearance and lack of any hard evidence outside of witness testimony was enough off to get a judge to toss out jones's any case. >> i never gave up hope. >> reporter: jones is not bitter, when he saw the resemblance, he understood it was all a mistake not a matter of witnesses at the trial trying to pin on him a crime he did not commitment ron claiborne, abc news, new york. >> it is unbelievable looking at the two photos. >> insane. so, volunteers set up a gofundme page to help jones get on his feet. been 17 years. raised more than $8,000. the initial goal its $15,000. hope they get there and beyond. >> good for him. glad he is out. s attorney says everybody has a doppleganger. we are just lucky we found his
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taye digs. ha-ha. not somebody that is a a criminal. >> follow a lot of people on twitter. >> he does. when we come back, tonys. >> popular summer show put on indefinite suspension. tell you why in "the skinny," next. on indefinite suspension. tell you why in "the skinny," next. new lysol power & fresh 6 goes to work flush after flush for a just-cleaned feeling that lasts up to 4 weeks. lysol. what it takes to protect.
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from sunset boulevard here. ♪ i'm coming out -- no, wait, no. i'm going into makeup ♪ >> that's spacey poking fun at long running speculation at his sexuality. >> to the big winners -- >> best musical featuring best actor, ben platt for pitch perfect, pitch perfect 2. became an instant gif, getting caught on camera, shrinking into his seat. >> bette midler took home her first tony for lead actress in the musical for "hello dolly." >> i have so many people to thank. >> the tony voters, many of whom i have actually dated. shut that crap off. i just want to say -- i just want to say -- i just want to say -- i just want to say -- that -- that, revival is an interesting word. it means
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>> bette midler got lots of laughs. nobody was playing her off the stage. >> they shouldn't. trouble for bachelor in paradise. filming of the fourth season of mexico suddenly halted. warner brothers produces show the for abc released a statement saying "we have become aware of allegations of misconduct on the set of bachelor in paradise in mexico." >> production is suspended an investigation under way. >> so apparently the cast was actually flown to houston earlier without any explanation as to what was going on. one of the cast members tweeting this photo. not normally allowed to have their phone. first thing that was weird was when they, we saw them with their phones. so we will have to wait and see what the details are of what exactly took place in mexico. >> very odd. all right, we learned of the passing of adam west over the weeken. he of course, famous for playing batman and appearing on shows,
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the simpsons and family guy. >> turns out quite a sense of humor as well. one fan posted years ago. played an elaborate prank using of all things a sun valley idaho phone book. >> first you find west, adam. prompts you to see wayne, bruce. millionaire. when you go to the bruce wayne it says, please consult crime fighters in the yellow pages. >> which says, see batman. circles back to see adam west. >> that is an elaborate, elaborate joke right there. bravo. >> i like it. good for him. rest in peace is right. he said, he is totally happy being remembered as batman too, because the role brought joy to so many people. not many actors have that. >> he was the best batman. >> thank you, adam west. got to have an adventure, wasn't here friday. maybe you didn't. i got to go to nashville for cma-fest, where i worked really,
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i was really just grinding the pavement. >> is that garth? >> it is. front row for garth. tough assignment. show you more about that coming up. assignment. show you more about that coming up. two kids barfed in class today. it was so gross. lysol disinfectant spray kills 99.9% of bacteria, even those that cause stomach bugs. one more way you've got what it takes to protect. i'm about to pop a cap of "mmm fresh" in that washer with unstopables in-wash scent boosters by downy. because this scent lasts up to 12 weeks, which is longer than any relationship i've ever been in.
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>> hey, >> hey, guys. >> hey, katy. what's up? how you doing? >> can we please not, it's too loud. i am just having a little meditate, please. >> all right. hey, guys, turn it down. we'll be quiet. >> sorry, katy. >> that feels good. sure that feels good, katy. >> all right. katy perry live streaming all weekend. having fun with that. as you can see, includes her naps, her meditation sessions, performances and visits from celebrity whose happen to be dropping by.
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>> yes, to promote her album, called "witness" a number of emotional moments and surprise revelations. abc's adrian bankart with more. that dog was having fun. >> you are witnessing the witness, worldwide. ♪ can i get a witness >> katy perry streaming live online through the weekend. from her bedroom. to the kitchen. joined by celebrity guests. >> are you with me? >> no, i am not with you, gordon ramsey. i'm a pop star, you are a chef. stay in your lane. >> and her glam squad. going makeup free. >> these are my wrinkles, this is al of me. not just part of me anymore. ♪ swish swish ♪ another one in the basket >> to very perry. ♪ ♪ oh ♪ >> all leading up to free concert with a small audience of just 1,000.
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los angeles. ♪ turn tip up it's your favorite song ♪ >> a peek behind the curtain into her music and personal life. opening up admitting to having suicidal thoughts and depression. om her recently released albumat ♪f the same name. rk.ian bankart, abc news, new >> a big moment coming out of all this she talked about her feud with taylor swift, ongoing thing. she says that she is sorry for anything that she has done to her. she hopes the same from taylor. she says there are too many real problems going on in the world the i love her and wish her nothing but the best. >> taylor said, what was that, crickets. crickets. >> so far. >> point out. big announcement from katy perry later on "good morning america." >> don't miss updates on facebook at wnnfans.com. >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades. "world news now," informing insomniac for two decades.
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making news in america this morning, one year later, overnight people gathering at the pulse nightclub remembering the victims. live in orlando with the ceremonies happening right now. president trump is back in washington this morning and so is the first lady and their son barron. the first family has officially moved into the white house as attorneys general make an unprecedented move and announce a major lawsuit against the president. emergency landing. a plane forced to turn around after a gaping hole opening up in one of its engines. what caused it to take place. and chance again. the penguins win the stanley cup. see the winning goal and celebrations happening right now in pittsburgh.
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