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carter remains hospitalized this morning. he became dehydrated during a house-building project for habitat for humanity in canada. the 92-year-old carter is doing okay and was taken to a hospital as a precaution. former first lady rosalind carter is with him. they're in the middle of a project building houses in vario various canadian cities. and steve scalise's condition has been raised to fair. he was injured during a congressional baseball practice. wall street is hoping for a three-peat today. the dow started in record territory. the index closing last night at 21,553 after gaining 21 points. investors appeared to be happy with the news that the fed would raise interest rates again and slowly. this is 24th record high for the
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well, the legend of tim tebow continues to grow. >> so the former heisman trophy winner and the current new york met, wow. hit the first walk-off homer of his pro career. >> it's still going. >> it's still going. the opposite field drive lifted the st. lucie mets. that means the mets beat cincinnati. did he even get like gatorade bath after -- >> you bet he did! >> he deserved it. you know, it's shocking, because this is such a big matchup. i'm shocked that they didn't have better broadcast cameras to capture that moment. >> looks like they could have had a couple better ones. >> good for tebow. we're good friends of him. he's good friends of gma and abc. he has a 11-game hitting streak. >> go tim. >> pray on, brother. why a 68-yeaol
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for a totalitarian regime is now packing in audiences as a musical. who knew? we're going to hear from one of the show's stars. but first, the mother whose infant son overheated on board a ground united flight on a hot tarmac in denver is now speaking out. what she's now demanding from united airlines, but first, here's a look at today's temperatures. woor"world news now" weathe brought to you by vista print.
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mt a family outside springfield, massachusetts, received an unexpected visitor this week. that would be a black bear climbing up the outdoor deck. took a few sniffs and then went back down. neither the bear nor anyone in the house was injured as a result. chairf careful climbing down. >> you wouldn't want to wake up to that. >> no, not at all. amc network has suspended production of "the walking dead" after someone suffered massive injuries in a fall. john bernecker lost his footing and fell 30 feet onto a concrete floor. he is currently on life suppo
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>> so sad there. we're going to turn our focus to an abc exclusive with a mother who said that she feared for her baby's life as he grew dangerously hot on a delayed united airlines flight while they were stuck on a hot tarmac. >> that mother is speaking out and demanding changes from united in its policies. >> they looked at me and said we can't get you off the plane. that was the worst moment of my life. >> reporter: one mother speaking out on what she says is a travel hazard that could have cost her son his life. she was stuck on a plane last month with her 4 month old son owen, the flight grounded at denver international airport during a heat wave. temperatures inside the cabin rising. >> it was extremely hot and everyone around me was complaining. >> reporter: she says that after a delay, the flight crew allowed her and owen off the plane to cool off. 20 minutes later, she reboarded
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flight delayed again. and that's when she says owen's condition started quickly deteriorating. >> a mom knows. and he made a cry that i've never heard before. and his coloring, i've never seen that color before. he was screaming and then he gi just stopped, and my son went limp in himy arms. and i said call an ambulance. and get me off the plane. >> reporter: did you fear for his life? yes, i did. i thought i was going to lose my son in my arms. >> reporter: while the flight crew called for help. >> we have an infant with shortness of breath. this is going to be a return to gate. >> reporter: emily says they couldn't figure out how to vac wat her with no stairs and no jet way. >> it was complete chaos. >> reporter: a fellow passenger capturing those panic-filled minutes. what do you see when you look at that picture?
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>> reporter: after approximately 15 minutes, she was finally able to get off. owen rushed to the emergency room. you feel like that plane that day was just as dangerous as a child being left in a hot car? >> absolutely. absolutely. >> reporter: united airlines says we profoundly sorry and apologize to our customer and her child for the experience they endured. we are continuing to look into what happened to prevent this from occurring again. the faa telling abc news the agency expects operators to take appropriate action if a cabin temperature condition occurs on the ground that could potentially affect passenger safety. now emily wants change, asking airlines to implement policies about the temperature inside the cabin. do you feel like they were prepared for an emergency like this? >> absolutely not. i want to share it. in hopes that another mom or parent never has to go through this ever again. >> reporter: mara
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♪ ♪ 1984 >> we jamming out to david bowie. >> for a second. then we started telling you about the new broadway show. that year, when you hear it, though, 1984, it holds a certain meaning thanks to this novel. >> in george orwell, news speak and the thought of police became tools of oppression and now they're the stuff of broadway
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here's david wright. >> i have to do something, whatever the consequences. i have to do something. >> reporter: 1984, a cold war classic everybody read in high school, now taking broadway by storm. >> down with big brother! down with big brother! >> reporter: not exactly light fare for date night. >> this show tells you a big place of anxiety. >> yes, anxiety. >> reporter: model and actress, olivia wilde is one of the as far as. this is your broadway debut? >> this is, yes. >> reporter: what an intense debut. >> it is an intense debut, but i wouldn't want it any other way. >> sunday afternoon. >> reporter: her character, julia, is the ambiguous love interest, who's either betraying the regime or betraying her lover, we're never quite sure which. the production comes at a moment when new york theater is a political hotbed. >> vice president elect
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>> reporter: last year, the vice president got an earful during the curtain call at "hamilton." ? >> we are the diverse america who are alarmed and anxious that your new administration will not protect us. >> reporter: earlier in the summer, shakespeare in the park staged julius caesar with suits and red ties. eager to make a scene. >> nazi! >> reporter: and now this. >> yeah. >> reporter: how does this fit in to that conversation about politics and art? >> it's interesting, because this is the least literal of all of those, in terms of reflecting the current politics. there's into one dressed up as trump in our show, we're not diverting from the text to draw parallels to today's world. when the audience hears "the truth matters", "words matter", that's something they recognize from their ho
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secretary gave alternative facts. >> when kellyanne conway said i'll turn to facts, that 1984 shot to the top of the best seller list again. >> reporter: if there was ever news speak. >> and the entire trump administration. i think people are sort of aware of, but they kind of would rather not believe that it was that dangerous. >> reporter: you were born in 1984. >> i was born in 1984. >> reporter: i remember 1984. and i remember raiding theadingk and thinking, george orwell got it wrong. >> it was sci-fi. now it's current events. >> reporter: an old drama with new relevance in the era of alternative facts. i'm david wright for nightline in new york. >> i was going to say was not your feel-good musical until the end. >> yeah. >> it's -- >> an accurate
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>> it's an interesting, it's a heavy, heavy one. >> heavy one, yeah. coming up, a chilling tale of female rebellion. >> mcbeth, our "insomniac theater" is trait ahead. medicare supplement insurance plan whenever you want. no enrollment window. no waiting to apply. that means now may be a great time to shop for an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. medicare doesn't cover everything. and like all standardized medicare supplement insurance plans, these help cover some of what medicare esn't pay. so don't wait. call now to request your free decision guide. it could help you find the aarp medicare supplement plan that works for you. these types of plans have no networks, so you get to choose any doctor who accepts medicare patients. rates are competitive, and they're the only plans of their kind endorsed by aarp. remember -
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♪ welcome back. >> time now for our "insomniac theater," previewing two movies opening this weekend. >> we're going to start with the third chapter of the current planet of the apes franchise. war for the planet of the apes stars andy circus. the movie pits apes and hugs in the ultimate battle for control of the earth. >> my god. look at your eyes. almost human. how did you know i was here? >> i was told you were
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that more soldiers from the north would be joining you here. >> joining me? >> to finish us off. for good. >> the critics are mostly loving war for the planet of the apes, giving it a 94% certified fresh rating on rotten tomatoes. a.l. scott calls it a superb an example rare in this era of sloppily constructed commercially -- and it's call add polished diamond in the middle of disposable garbage. it's less praise about that but more about man, there is a lot of crap. >> next to one critic calling it a haunting feminine
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it's in rural england in 1865. kathryn, stifled by her loveless marriage begins an affair with a worker on her husband's estate, but her lust unleashes a psychopathic urge to kill to get what she wants. >> through hell and high water, i will follow you. to the cross, to the prison, to the grave, to the sky. i'd rather stop you breathing. >> there's no doubt how the critics feel. they're giving lady macbeth a solid 89% on rotten tomatoes. peter bradshaw calls it a brilliantly chilling subversion of a classic. >> we were trying to
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this morning on "world news now," president trump in paris for the french national holiday event. but he couldn't get away from the controversy involving his son. >> what he said in his defense, and the comment he made to the first lady of france that's getting some attention. and new this morning, reports of a second arrest in connection with the murders of four young men near philadelphia. this, as the prime suspect confesses and speaks to cameras as he's led away. then to unprecedented flooding in parts of the midwest. in wisconsin, the governor declaring a state of emergency, with streets submerged in water, bridges and roadways closed and thousands left without power. and get ready to get your feet wet. because that's about allou
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