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this morning on "world news now," president trump on the world stage, set to face vladimir putin. there's a big focus on their body language after some other handshakes are already making headlines. and even though u.s. senators are on recess, they're working back home and being confronted by angry constituents. some holding sit-ins at their offices. it's the latest backlash over the republican plan to repeal obamacare. soccer moms and dads silenced. >> cheering and jeering from the sidelines has been banned from one youth league, but are the supposed benefits to the players and coaches fair for the parents?
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[000:00:59;00] a real life super hero. coming up in the skin eon thny july7th. from abc news, this is "world news now." all right, very important question, nick, where do you weigh in on the big news debate, ryan reynolds or ryan gosling? >> i'm all goosey for the gosling. i like them both. i like your first answer better. >> okay. we'll have more on the other ryan coming up in a little bit. but we begin this half hour with president trump and vladimir putin hours away from their face-to-face meeting. >> it is set to take place on the sidelines of the g-20 summit in hamburg, germany where 100,000 protesters are expected. they had violent clashes with
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police. >> reporter: thousands of protesters at the g-20 estimate summit in hamburg, germany thursday, clashing with police who are battling back with water cannons and pepper spray. police expect upwards of 100,000 to flood the streets as world leaders arrive for this year's summit. president trump and vladimir putin have finally landed and are ready to sit down face-to-face on friday. >> my guess is president putin will walk in that door with a very specific agenda in mind and president trump needs to be prepared to handle that. >> reporter: with tensions between two of the world's biggest super powers rising, president trump is expected to push putin on russia's involvement in ukraine and syria. but one topic likely off the table, russia's meddling in last year's u.s. election. >> i could it very well have been russia but i think could ound the issue the day before . the big meeting. so do we see a president trump who wants to be loved or to be seen as a tough negotiator.
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>> reporter: preside p known to meticulously prepare for these types of meetings. as for president trump, he's ready, but he's not overpreparing. he does his best when he goes in and is himself. relations between president trump and angela merkel are often strained. >> and when she visited in march, they didn't shake hands. so everyone was watching this time around. >> they did shake hands but only briefly, in a still photo of the moment, some people are saying it looks tense. >> a little bit. there was another awkward moment with the president of poland and his wife. poland's first lady held out her hand and then, here we go. but then she moves on to melania. then she comes back and she does circle back. so it's all good. >> she came back. it's fine. >> it's totally fine.
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it's totally fine. >> maybe next time go for the that makes it less confusing. >> they probably won't. >> now you know why i'm not in politics. >> i empathize with the president in this case. i find handshakes, hugs, greetings, it's a minefield. >> you never know if people are going to go in for the handshake and the kiss or just going to do the hand shake? some people go in for the full hug. >> yeah. >> i do all three, just confuse everybody. >> i generally like to keep it, yeah. >> you just do that? >> yeah. >> that's not awkward at all. >> i'm not an awkward person at all. >> all right. moving on to a major warning this morning from the intelligence community about a hack into the nation's power systems. >> homeland security and the fbi say hackers have targeted nuclear and other facilities since may. the trump administration tells abc news the breach has affected
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corporate computers. operators at the facilities were not compromised. operations were not compromised. some suspect the hack had origins in russia. but they are still trying to determine the motive and the source. james mattis says a preemptive military strike against north korea is one option. but he points out that could lead out to an all-out war with what he calls catastrophic results. he says this week's missile launch doesn't change the trump administration's determination to pursue a diplomatic solution. >> i do not believe this capability in itself brings us closer to war, because the president's been very clear and the secretary of state's been very clear that we are leading with diplomatic and economic efforts. in poland yesterday, president trump used stronger language about north korea saying the consequences to be quote, pretty severe. we are seeing more evidence
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of backlash against the protesters shouting "where's jeff flake?" held a sit-in at the republican's phoenix office. five were arrested for trespassing, two others are charged with making threats. and a group called the arkansas resistance project filled senator cotton's office in little rock. some took cotton to task for the projected cuts to the veteran's administration. they pointed out the senator himself served in iraq and afghanistan. now to an unexpected resignation. the director of the office of government ethics is stepping down. repeatedly challenged the trump administration over possible conflicts of interest, raising concerns about the president's business ties. he said the current situation has made it clear that the ethics program needs to be stronger. the white house said a successor will be named soon. tennis star venus williams will be on the tennis court while her lawyers are in a different court. williams has a third round match
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at wimbledon. her lawyers will be argug legal battle over the fatal car crash williams was involved in last week. the victim's family wants to download data from her vehicle right away. williams' side wants one of her people present. the family is suing williams for wrongful death. meanwhile, bethany mattek is out. after severely injuring her knee during a singles match. she fell to the grass as she moved to the net. she cried out, clutching her knee, her opponent was actually the first one there, climbing over the net. the extent of the injury isn't known yet. but she is the top-ranked women's player. the largest youth soccer league in south carolina is making a bold move, banning all cheering and jeering at soccer games. the new rule comes as a result of too many incidents of parents going overboard in support or in defense of their children. the league says the parents' bad behavior has caused some referees to hang up their whistles for good. now saying enough is enough.
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reaction from the parents is mixed. >> i think it's a great idea. i think it's going to benefit the children as well as the referees. >> i'm a little surprised. i'm one of those that enjoys at times coaching from the sidelines and alsoen couraging from the sidelines. >> so they will be silent from the sidelines. adding, just enjoy your player and the game they love. >> how can you enjoy the game without cheering. i get the no jeering part. no cheering? >> we have one game where we are not allowed to say anything, and i always break the rules. i always get carried away. i'm not a jeerer, i'm more of a cheerer. my kid's not that great at soccer, so when he actually kicks it, i can't help myself. >> when he gets anywhere near the ball. you get excited. >> that's not true, jack. you know that's not true. cricket players are often well behaved, pretty even-tempered.
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but now a brit is making some buzz for his excitement. >> number 26, he's the bowler, he comes in, okay. he caught. so you can get out in cricket. now what is that? the slug? the slug? >> oh, yeah. i don't think i've seen that move before, but yes, is it the inchworm perhaps? >> i've played a lot of cricket, and i've never seen that. >> we're sure he's doing that on purpose? >> what you mean you think he's doing that on purpose? you think that's a mistake? >> it's an odd celebratory or dance move. is this something normal? for your people? >> no. normally when you take a wicket as it's called, you appeal to the umpire guy, and you just say "how's that" and if you're out, he puts the finger up like that, and if not, he looks at you like that and shakes his head like you're a moron.
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>> your kids should turn around duringhe sidelines. >> you could do the inchworm. >> i bet it was a bet. somebody said if you do the slug, i'll give you five quid. >> would you do that for five quid? >> i'd do anything for five quid. >> isn't that five bucks basically? >> a little bit more. terrifying video of a jet fire in chicago. what investigators are learning from these scenes. and later, this is the kind of birthday surprise you get when you turn 100 and your grandson happens to be mclemore. we have the video coming up in "the skinny." first, here's a look at today's forecast. ♪ i made it through the darkest part of the night ♪ ♪ and now i'll see the sun rise ♪ "world news now" weather, brought to you by vista print. ♪ i feel glorious
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and climbs up the back of car. the pedi cab's driver has no control. the only explanation on chinese social media is that the pedi cab must be possessed. the white car's owner wants some compensation, who writes this stuff? >> i'm going to guess lloyd on that one. instead of possession, maybe there was something in the back of the cab that was a little too heavy. weighed down -- >> that's a good explanation, you should work for the ntsb. >> but i guess it could be possessed. >> it could. we're not ruling that out. this one captured the moment a plane burst into flames on a runway in chicago. >> investigators have released a new report about that catastrophic engine failure. and here's abc's david kerley. >> reporter: sending shrapnel flying from a 767. and inside, chaos. passengers told to stay seated start rushing forward, climbing
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over middle seats. information just released by the ntsb show the pilots following procedures struggle to activate fire extinguishers. so when flight attendants start evacuating on their own, watch these new pictures as some of the first passengers down the slide are blown around by the engine's thrust. one thrown to the ground of the o'hare runway, then as the rear slide is deployed, it's blown about by the engine's exhaust. it was more than a minute and a half about that second engine was shut down. 20 were hurt, but everyone survived the terrifying evacuation which may prompt changes. >> we'll learn something about how to evacuate planes better, we'll learn about emergency procedures on airplanes, there's always good lessons to be learned. >> reporter: american is cooperating with the investigation. and hints recommendations to be coming, saying, any changes ordered will make aviation safer. david kerley, reagan international airport. thanks, david, and when we
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♪nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach, diarrhea!♪ ♪ skinny ♪ so skinny time now for "the skinny," starting with ryan reynolds as relationship guru. >> the dead pool star proved that you don't need to wear a cape to be a hero. just a twitter account and a sense of humor. >> gabby dunn, a teenaged fan from canada was still upset about being dumped by her boyfriend right after prom. so she tweeted a photo of reynolds super imposed over her ex-boyfriend in her prom photos. reynolds was so amused he retweeted the image saying we should photo shop me over his yearbook picture, #don't mess with gabby.
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>> he's just getting mean. now ryan's just getting mean. >> there we go. >> we have inspired. >> what if we super imposed him over my co-anchor. >> much better, much better. ryan reynolds. get out of it. next. to another hunk-a-hunk of burning love. tearing up the stage at the g-20 summit. >> who? ryan gosling? >> no, justin trudeau. >> he got a rock star welcome as he and his wife sophie introduced coldplay. to open the global citizen concert in hamburg. >> more than 12,000 activists greeted trudeau with cheers as he touted the feminist international policy which he says puts women and girls at the heart of his country's aid efforts. >> but someone else seems to be stealing his thunder, his own 3-year-old son. hadrian is making a splash for
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his red ca and dad after touching down in germany. >> his name's hadrian? >> yeah, he even hammed it up for the camera. check him out with his little bouquet of flowers. >> one delighted fan tweeted, the kid is a canada treasure. he is. >> smiling, ready to go. oh, look at that! what a cutie. >> he is. mind you, any son of justin is going to be god-like also. all right, from young adorableness to senior adorableness. next up, the amazing mashup of mclemore. his grandmother, a stripper. and a gold eldorado convertible. >> in his new video for
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"glorious", the 34 year old rapper celebrated his grandmother's 100th birthday by taking her out and granting her every one of her wishes before bringing her home to the real surprise. ♪ glorious ♪ glorious ♪ got a chance to start again ♪ i was born for this, born for this ♪ >> apparently, he asks grandma helen what she wants to do for her birthday, and she says i want to do it all. >> is this for real? >> look at grandma blowing out her 100 candles on her birthday. happy birthday, grandma helen. big news for angela lansbury. >> she's going to make a comeback starring in a new program. >> doo, doo, doo, doo. >> not that one, she's in the cast of "little women." that's happening on pbs. >> so instead of solving murders from her typewriter, she will play the girls' wealthy
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that as a threat. >> the u.s. and south korea fire back overnight after north korea's missile test. now testing missiles of our own, as kim jong un taunts america, calling that launch a package of gifts on independence day. >> the missile launch by north korea is more powerful and more sophisticated than anything they have tested before. >> chaos in the streets. protesters in hamburg clashing with police in riot gear as the g-20 summit begins. >> protesting capitalism, as world leaders arrived in town. >> and this is what president trump will see when he arrives here on the streets of hamburg. police in the streets here in armored cars, protesters all over. >> a champion lost for words, overcome with emotion. venus williams asked about the june car crash that left a 78 year old man dead.
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>> there really are no words to describe how devastating and, yeah. i, am completely speechless. >> new jersey governor chris christie is taking some serious heat tonight for going to the beach during his state's budget meltdown. >> i didn't, claude, but go ahead. >> when confronted, the governor's spokesman insisted governor christie did not get any sun because he had a baseball cap on. >> this little girl's name is evie, and this hey be her first sugar high. [ laughter ] >> she throws her head all the way back. and when she finally straightens up, she goes back for more! >> i love that. next week, o.j. turns 70. harrison ford 75. national beans and franks day. >> there you have it.
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two decades. making news in america this morning, happening now, violent protests breaking out at the high-stakes international summit in germany. president trump and russia's vladimir putin now just hours from a face-to-face meeting. we're live in hamburg, germany, with the latest. new protests taking place at senate offices from coast to coast. demonstrators being arrested while making their case for keeping obamacare. details live from washington. breaking overnight a sfrietenning flight with hundreds on board forced down when a passenger allegedly attacks the flight attendants. that man, now under arrest. and look out, dangerous
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