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right to see this process? republican leaders say they plan to release what they're calling a discussion draft of the legislation. but the big question remaining, will republicans have the votes to pass this? mary bruce, abc news, capitol hill. breaking news now sending shock waves through saudi arabia. the royal success of the important u.s. ally in the middle east, shaken up. king salman has named his son to be heir. it moves him ahead of the nephew who was thought to be heir to the thrown. president trump visited in math year. a united airlines flight was going around tropical storm cindy and struck
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ambulances were ready when it arrived in houston. >> it was very violent. >> many people were crying. >> they were scared? >> many people like they, they, they jumped to the ceiling of the plane. >> the plane made a safe landing at george bush international airport. all the injuries were minor, but experts warn to keep your seat belts buckled. boeing sees a dim future for the 747. company management saying it doesn't see much demand for really big aircraft going forward. airlines now prefer smaller, two-engine jets, hello? instead of large four-engine planes like the 747. however they expect to deliver two
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one. breaking news in the meantime from a different company. uber. its founder and ceo resigning overnight. he helped build uber into a major transportation player. but a number of items made it difficult for him to stay in the company. he says he's stepping aside so uber can go back to building rather than distracted. and a word to those thinking about starting a family. >> the longer you wait, the more likely your sons will be geeks. by that, a british study finds that the male offspring of older fathers are brighter, more focussed and less worried about fitting in. the age of the mothers didn't seem to make a difference. >> this is a best-of of geeks on tv. erkle's my favorite. and daughters didn't seem to be affected
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fathers were. one reason could be is that the fathers who wait the longest to have kids are geekier themselves. >> if they're not getting any of the hot dates or marrying young, is that what it's about? >> i like being focussed. i want my kids to be that way. >> you are striving at that. >> so key to this, women, marry older. coming up, it's the summer solstice, and things are heating up on sell. how will you be celebrating the longest day of the year? >> and summer vacations can drain the bank account. let's see our temperatures on the first day of summer. >> sizzlin'. "world news now" weather, brought to you by stamps.com. you won't see these folks at the post office. they have businesses to run. they have passions to pursue.
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it couldn't have been any easier and we both got the coverage we should have had for years now. mm-hm, with change to spare. (laughing) (colonial penn jingle) ♪ it's a cruel, cruel summer california. >> i knew we were doing a summer segment, but did we have to turn the heat up in here? >> depending on where you live, it's getting hot in here, the first day of summer, also known as the summer solstice. we fittingly have our shades on. >> yes, we do. and so does serena. >> yeah, we're joined by the lovely serena marshall. >> i don't know why you
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>> it's this spray. >> he's hot. >> no one could argue. >> keepin' it cool. what's going on? >> summer solstice. you might think memorial day is the first day of summer, but it is today. pop quiz. what does summer solstice stand for? >> it means sun's out, guns out. there goes -- is that gronk? >> it's when the sun reaches the highest point of the year, the tropic of cancer, it's when it hits the tropic of cancer and it happens at the same time every year, just happened 12:24 a.m. eastern. the same time all over the world. >> all over the world. in each team zone. >> 12:24. every time zone. you can see how long your day is going to be. any guesses on the time? >> how much daylight. >> how many hours of daylight are we going to have in new york? >> i'm going to say we're going to get a good 15
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daylight 689. >> it's exactly 15 hours, five minutes. stone henge, thousands of people turning out to watch the sun rise. it's a celebration of a pagan holiday. and one of those markers. you can watch the sun rise come up right through that marker every summer soltice. >> this is when the aliens come back, right? and that's where they go? >> no it's a celebration of the harvest time. it's all linked to food. really the rest of us actually eat, kendis. >> what else is there to do on this day? >> there's celebrations all over the world. but on the southern hemisphere, it's actually their shortest day of the year, and they celebrate it with an arctic plunge. of course these folks coming out and plunging nude. >> oh, wait, could we get a cleu
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closeup. >> can we slow-mo this video? >> no. >> where is this? i need to make my summer plans. >> you can head down for your winter plunge. >> dear beyonce, dear beyonce. there we go. ♪ crazy in love ♪ it's a cruel, it's a cruel because your carpet never stops working there's resolve carpet care. it lifts more dirt and pet hair versus vacuuming alone. resolve carpet care with five times benefits
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family vacations can be costly, and if you give in to the kids' every whim, it may actually break your budget. here are some games to help kids become a little more familiar with spending. with us is our money expert. we can make this fun. >> you can make it fun. >> and not costly. >> that's the objective. >> how do we do this? >> trip
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this is the first game. before you go on vacation, explain to the kids, we've saved up for vacation, we've got the vacation fund, this is where we're going, this is where we're staying, this is what we're going to do, this is what we're going to eat, any idea how much this is going to cost? >> you say this to the kids? >> you tell this to the kids and they write do you know their estimate. it's a really good lesson in showing kids, we budgeted for this, we planned ahead, and that's why this vacation is possible. >> so much for the impulse buys ahead. >> impulse buys are a bad thing. >> what's deal masters? >> deal masters. as you know, there's discounts on everything from the museum entries to the parks to discounted meals. this game, i would suggest you have the kids play also in advance, but they could probably do it on the road, too. where are the best discounts? how much are we saving? have
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groupon. and then once the kids come up with the best choices and options for the family, they get something. >> and that's, i guess that's one way of avoiding the budget busters. >> this is the impulse buys you were talking about. the budget busters. so along the road when you're stopping for gas, you're buying chips, soda, energy drinks. junk. >> sugar high. >> those are the budget busters. i'm trying to show the kids the impulse buys add up. some may spend $10, some $20. i would say the person who spent the least of the incidentals could get a portion of the one who spent the most. >> so you're basically playing mind tricks on your kids. >> it works. >> there's a little bit of a delayed gratification. >> right. so this is, i'm
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airports here, kept dindis, bec you're sitting around, there's delays. the kids are antsy, bored, it could lead to buys at the airport that are not relevant buys. you're just buying stuff. from a family perspective, you say why don't we hold off on the buys here and buy something more meaningful when we get to the destination. here you are saying hold off on stuff you don't need, go to experience. >> in other words, bribe your kids. >> you are putting words in my mouth. >> what about the souvenir savings? >> they give kids dollar bills if you're not whining or beating up your brother. this is to show kids that money is something you earn, not just handed out. parents set a bad example when they hand over the credit card and say eh, get what you want. >> those are the kids who end up
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♪ music bumps there, all back to back. and we're back. we're kicking things off with an unusual parking job. >> or just an unusual accident. how in the world does this happen? the nevada highway patrol showing a picture of this abandoned car on top of a large rock. it's in the middle of the desert. and they said that the person who drove their car into a rock >> leaving a concert festival there. >> yeah, this morning
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their car back. come talk to the troopers to get it back. >> just imagine, though, you're leaving that carnival there, that show, and seeing this image. trippy. >> i think somebody may have done it as a prank. i think -- >> an art project. >> or art, yes. >> oh, my. >> abandoned car art. >> that is nevada's picasso. it's beautiful. >> i think they did it as a stunt, and then they jumped in their friend's car and went home. now to some crazy kids jumping into the world book of records. >> this is from a school in japan. this is not time lapse video. this set a new guinness world record for most skips over a single rope. any guesses on how many? 225 times in just 60 seconds. >> that is impressive. i could watch that for like ten minutes. >> it's
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>> it's like a give. >> a jif even. >> i call it a gif. i might be completely wrong. it's one of those things that you want to see over and over again. >> it's the gif that keeps on going. and that sound, man, that's not annoying. that's awesome. you have to check this out. you've heard about the guy that walks into a bar. >> mm-hm. >> how about a koala who walks into a diner. >> so a friendly koala has given diners a pleasant surprise when it strolls into a diner in australia. nobody was really phased by it. >> he's so cute. >> i would love to see a crocodile.
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this morning, southern comfort. >> the president tweeting his congratulations to karen handel, edging out the 30-year-old democrat who came very close to turning the traditionally red congressional seat blue. and the latest terror attack and the wave of extremist violence. an explosion at a train station in belgium. the suspect shot down at the scene. new details just coming in. the facebook live stream showing what happened after an officer shot and killed philando castile at a traffic stop. now with that officer acquitted of manslaughter we're getting a first look of what happened before those shots with fired.

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