breaking news, north korea has fired a missile. this comes as the world's most powerful leaders gather. is this a cry for attention or proof of progress. a new report paints the pope's charity hospital in a terrible light, charging that the hospital is more concerned with profit the than caring for kids in need. and the latest in the search for a grad student feared murdered. >> the suspect appeared in court. we'll have the full story ahead. and say it ain't so. is robert downey jr. talking about saying good-bye to his role as iron man? hear why he says it might be time to hang up that super suit, coming up in "the skinny," on thisue

from abc news, this is "world news now." we begin this morning with breaking news. yet another provocative move by north korea. u.s. pacific command says it detected and tracked what it believes was a launch of a missile. u.s. military says it flew for 37 minutes before landing in the sea of japan. >> japan says there was no damage to either aircraft or ships and the u.s. military says the missile posed no danger to north america, but president trump immediately responded with two successive tweets, saying of kim jong un, this guy, does this guy have anything better to do with his life? and then hard to believe that south korea and japan will put up with this much longer, perhaps china will put a heavy move on north korea and end this nonsense once and for all. >> this is part of a string of

recently, and how much does this show progress on the part of north korea and how much do we have to worry that north america -- >> they're trying to get a nuclear missile that can reach north america. and president trump is laying the ground work for his first g-20 summit with a series of phone calls. >> he spoke with the leaders of france, germany and italy. before returning to washington from his new jersey golf club. the white house insists, there's no specific agenda for his meeting with russian president vladimir putin on the sidelines in germany. >> but putin will demand the return of two diplomatic compounds seized before president obama left office. some gop senators are facing tough questions from constituents. callers on a radio show asked north dak

republicans had failed to introduce a good bill after seven years. the lawmakers will revisit the issue when they return to work next week. mitch mcconnell is looking to amend a bill rejected by nine republicans and the president is considering a plan to repeal obamacare before coming up with a replacement. and an emotional health care case in london has caught the attention of president trump. 11 month old charlie gard suffers from a rare genetic disease leaving him unable to breathe or move on his own. his parents want to bring him to the united states for an experimental treatment, but doctors and other experts say treatment would only prolong his suffering. president trump tweeted he'd like to help. meanwhile, troubling findings inside the pope's baby jesus hospital. the ap reports that in an attempt to turn around the money-losing hospital, children often pay the price for the increase focus on profit with overcrowding and poor hygiene contributing to deadly outbreaks of infection.

the hospital has denied the ap's findings and has even threatened legal action. meanwhile, new jersey governor chris christie has signed a new budget, ending a government shutdown that ignited a firestorm. a newspaper snapped these photos of christie and his family relaxing on a beach that he had closed to the public. during the budget standoff, he brushed aside criticism as he announced the beaches will reopen today. >> if they had flown over and i was sitting next to a 25-year-old blond, that's a story. i wasn't sitting next to a 25 year old blond. i was sitting by my wife of 31 years, surrounded my my children and some of their best friends. if that's a scandal, it's a scandal i'm guilty of every day of my life. >> he says he doesn't care about political optics. he called his family the most important thing in his life, saying the rest of this is

background music. and there was quite a crowd outsid hearing of a man accused of kidnapping a student. the victim has still not been found, and officials believe she's dead. >> reporter: monday, brent christianson faced a federal judge, the former university of illinois physics graduate student is accused of kidnapping 26 year old visiting chinese scholar, ying ying zhang, who vanished three weeks ago. >> he's been charged with kidnapping, and if convicted, the penalty is up to life in prison. >> reporter: outside the courthouse, people demanding justice for zhang and her family. prosecutors say zhang was last seen getting into krchristiansos car at a bus stop, likely because she was late for an appointment. >> i've gotten many, many e-mails from students and faculty. >> reporter: christianson admitted to inve

she became panicked, he made a wrong turn and he let her out a found visits to sites like "abduction 101." officials confirming last week christianson attended a vigil for zhang. he's seen in this video with his arm around a woman. vang zhang's body has not been found, and authorities believe she is no longer alive. diane and nick? thank you very much. and now that july 4th is here, you may think all the holiday traffic problems are over, the waze traffic app says that's not true. traffic between 10:00 and 11 kw 11:00 p.m. will be three times heavier as people leave fireworks shows.

expect jams near bodies of water that are popular for recreation. >> however, in some parts of th day for watersports or fireworks. >> paul williams is here with the weather forecast. good morning, paul. >> good morning, nick, diane. mother nature's popping fireworks of her own. in the deep south, thunderstorms exploding throughout parts of the tennessee valley region. for the northeast, a little spotty action, but heavy downpours in the center part of the country up towards minneapolis. and the desert southwest, triple digits. even in idaho, reaching up into portions of montana. and fire hazards and warnings still in full effect. and spacex will try again to launch a communication satellite into orbit. last night that was aborted ten seconds before liftoff. and the same thing happened sunday night.

the fess -- tesla model 3 will roll off the line, with the first 30 deliveries by the end of the month. elon musk says by the end of the year, tesla will be producing you 20,000 model threes a month. the price, $35,000, much less than tesla's other two models. in a few hours, it's time for the big main event. >> yesterday was the big weigh-in for the nathan's hot dog eating contest. defending champs, chestnut and sudo were back. >> but in the nation's capital, it was all about the burgers, four contestants lined um fp fo the burger-eating championship. molly shower devoured the competition. the mother of four down to 21 burgers in just ten minutes. >> i don't like this. i find it unsettling. >> how many burgers do you think you could eat in 21 minutes?

but i think it's unsettling. >> okay. sounds a little scared. i think we need to have our own little burger battle. >> my favorite joey chestnut thing, he has won, he wins almost every year. the year that he lost, 2015, was the year that he broke up with his fiance. that threw him off. >> see, heartbreak! heartbreak, you can't eat a thousand hot dogs when you have a broken heart. >> i thought you'd be eating more as like comfort. >> that's a good point. >> all in the head. >> now we know. if we want nick to eat a hot dog eating contest, have your wife threaten you a little bit. >> she threatens me all the time. she can do that and i can win. >> we've got a strategy. coming up, we have a new warning about the danger in many of our own back yards. hear what you need to

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and on this july 4th, a warning to parents with pools. >> among children 1 to 4, most drownings occur in home swimming pools. what you need to know to keep your kids safe. >> reporter: summer equals swimming, but it's also one of the most dangerous times for kids at risk of drowning. in last several days, eight reports of drowning, near ft. lauderdale, this 2-year-old boy did not survive. >> they was playing, he must have jumped in the pool behind them. >> reporter: and in phoenix overnight, a 2 1/2-year-old girl died. nationwide each year, 350 children under the age of 5 drown in swimming pools, most in back yard pools between the months of june and august. the and according to a recent study, drowning is a leading cause of death for children under 14. 88% happen even with a parent present. >> they have to designate a water watcher.

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♪ skinny ♪ so skinny time for "the skinny," and this is usually the time when we have our chief senior global analyst of "the bachelorette" correspondent in the house. >> big title. big title. >> but it was a repeat, so, we're giving jack the night off. >> okay. blue of -- but of course we'll have him back next week. let's get to the real news. robert downey jr. may be hanging up his super hero suit. >> rumor swirling for a while now is that the next avengers movie might be the 57 year old's final run at billionaire playboy philanthropist star. >> his title is almost as long as jack's. >> he's played the role since 2008 and he wants to get out before it becomes, quote, embarrassing. >> he doesn't want to get caught up in one more cycle and end up

apparently ruining it. >> but don't worry, it won't happen right away, and we will see robert downey jr. alongside spiderman. which is opening this friday. >> that franchise has made him the highest paid actor in hollywood. >> really? >> they keep the figures pretty close to the chest, but he gets like $500,000. he gets paid up front. it's been hugely success it will. when the first movie came out, nobody thought it would be that great. he has made so much money, good for him. >> he's also i think a large part of the success. he's so good at playing iron man and really good at playing tony stark. >> yeah. >> hilarious. i love him. i'm very upset about this. >> it's good that he walks away before it gets bad. before he does the daniel craig like phoning in, shaken. i don't care if it's

>> just give me the martini. >> stirred, whatever. speaking of stars with a lot of money, we have come across a list of notable celebrities who have money lying around waiting to be claimed. credit karma has a way to check for unclaimed money. >> justin bieber is owed $19 from paypal. surprised he let that one slide. >> and mel gibson, $216 from triple a, blue cross and amco. >> tom cruise is owed $1324 from paramount pictures, charles schwab and a few others. >> and kanye, $1886 from paypal, footlocker and quote insurance money. >> maybe if he gets that, he will give up on the money he says is owed to him. >> kanye, it's there, waiting. >> caitlyn jenner comes out on top with $3,892 from footlocker and insurance money. >> it's not just celebrities

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making news in america this morning, breaking news, north korea claims its first successful launch of int intercontinental ballistic missile and the trump administration is reacting overnight as the president peeps for a major international meeting. we're live in washington. a budget stalemate is broken allowing everyone to go back to new jersey's beaches. governor chris christie making no apologies for his controversial time on the sand. go et ready for extreme conditions for your independence day. heavy storms expected across the southern plains while some are still hitting the slopes. we have your forecast ahead. and from coast to coast, the fireworks are ready for launch.