breaking news this morning on "world news now" -- horror at the state fair. >> an apparent ride malfunction turns an evening filled with family fun into a scene of carnage. one person was killed. others were rushed to the hospital. we'll have the latest just ahead. >> the president surprise announcement banning all transgender service members from the military. citing health care costs, spa sieve tubing transgender people, as a reason for the ban. but, how much of the defense department's massive budget will actually be impacted. >> then the new development for the california teenager accused of live streaming while driving. just before crashing and killing her younger sister. how she is pleading and what her lawyer is now saying

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business hours earlier. all of the other rides were shut down. so additional safety inspections could be completed. >> the governor of ohio, john kasich, spoke emotionally after the incident. after ordering a full investigation of it. >> it is kind of hard to imagine. that you have family that goes to a state fair. and those calls come. that there was a terrible accident. terrible tragedy. and somebody you love was involved. >> the company that provided the ride says the fire ball has been used at fairs and carnivals for the last 15 years. state official says the ride that mall functioned, passed all interinspections before it opened for riders. in california, a similar ride was shut down at orange county fair. in order to be reinspect the. and we will continue to stay on top of those developments from ohio. >> such a sad story there in ohio. we will move on to focus now t

on transgender people serving in the military. it is drawing widespread criticism on capitol hill. from both sides of the iemt. off off the criticism is spilling on to the streets. here in new york, demonstrators, swarmed a military recruiting station in times square, carrying signs that said reap cyst. abc's jonathan carl has more on the president's announcement. >> as a candidate. donald trump promise protect. gay, lesbian, transgender rights. the first nominee to ever make a promise at a republican convention. >> as your president, i will do everything in my power to protect our lgbtq citizens from the violence and oppression of the hateful foreign ideology. believe me. >> a sudden reversal, the president surprising even his own top advisers with a major change in military

announced via twitter. please be advise heed declared, the united states government will not accept or allow transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the u.s. military. our military cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruptions that transgender and the military would entail. the pentagon directed all questions to the white house. making it clear the change came from the president himself. we will continue to work closely with the was to address the new guidance provided by the commander-in-chief. but the white house couldn't provide answers to the most basic questions. >> what happens to transgender service members now? are they immediately thrown out of the military? >> that's something that the department of defense and the white house will have to work together as implementation takes place and is done so lawfully. >> a study commissioned last year by the pentagon estimates there are roughly 2500 transgender service members, on active

one of them, air force staff sergeant logan ireland. profiled in a "the new york times" documentary, while he was serving in afghanistan. >> there is not a lot of people that know i am transgender. very much on a need new know basis. >> responding to the president, staff sergeant ireland said i would look to see them try to kick me out of my military. i would challenge them in court. you are not going to deny me my right to serve my country when i am fully qualified and able and willing to give my life. the new policy, and how it was announced, was quickly criticized by fellow republicans in kong regs. >> i want a strong, vibrant military. i want to be fair. best way is have a hearing not a tweet. >> the president's most prominent transgender supporter, caitlyn jenner, retweeted trump's words from the campaign. thank you to the lgbt community. i will fight for you while hillary brings in more people that will threaten your freedoms

and beliefs. jenner is now asking what happened to your promise to fight for them? the president's tweets caught leaders of the senate and house armed services committee, complete leap by surprise. the chairman of the senate committee, senator john mccain, said that the president's tweets were unclear, and he added there is no reason to force service members who are able to fight, train and deploy, to leave the military. regardless of their gender identity. jonathan carl, abc news, the white house. the whole thing sparked debate online. one of the big points that some critics are making is, the small fraction of costs. >> costs of all of this. part of this is the president was citing the military, cost and all of this. military spends $8.4 a year. in transition related medical care for active duty transgender service. one of the things many people are pointing out. the military spent ten times that amount for ere

$84 million. there in the military. reaction from all over the world. canadian military tweeting that they the support awful their service members. including and especially transgender service members. we are going to move on though and republicans are defending attorney general jeff sessions after another unprovoke add take from president trump. >> this time the president blasted sessions for not replacing acting fbi director, andrew mccabe, whom he depicts as a hillary clinton ally. sources say the attorney general its not stepping down. he attended a meeting at the white house yesterday in fact. but did not see the president. >> press secretary sarah sanders says, even thoech the president is disappointed in sessions, he still wants him to do his job. former senate colleagues and conservative media have criticized the president's attacks. >> speculation intensifies about sessions' fate, another high profile member of the administration is shooting

rumors about his future. secretary of state, rex tillerson denies he is leaving his post. >> are you committed to staying in your position as secretary of state. >> how long will you stale for? how is your relationship with the president right now? >> good. >> there have been reports about tillerson becoming increasingly frustrated with the white house over policy differences. and the effort to fill top state department jobs. and the president left his son-in-law, jared kushner. take the lead on middle east peace. a role traditionally filled by secretary of state. >> running out of options. the senate rejected a repeal and replace bill. and repeal only plan with a two year do lay to come up with something new. they may now consider a so-called ginny repeal. that plan would roll back parts of obama care, like the mandate that all americans have

could drive up premiums and leave 15 million people uninsured. >> two police officers, face charges after deadly encounter with a mentally ill man. investigators release aid video of the incident that led to the barehe'll defendant. shocked with afl stun gun. then beaten. police say he had been acting erratically. scott gee payne, and ryan were fired. >> mean have revamped their camera rolls in response to the killing. shot after calling 911 to report a possible assault near her home. the department requires officers to have the cameras rolling on all calls and traffic stops. where there is a will there specially if you are buff firefighters. >> key they're buff. >> four guy

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a mandatory evacuation order in place this morning after a new brushfire erupted in southern california. the wildwood fire broke out near burbank near the police department training academy. then quickly spread. that evacuation order includes a nature center. >> small plane crashed on a highway north of salt lake city killing all four people on board. in fact there were two married couples on board. they were on their way to idaho for a vacation. one eyewitness says the plane's engine made a loud noise and th

interstate 15 there. it then exploded, there were no injuries on the ground. and no other vehicles were involved. >> a california teenager charged in a live streamed crash that killed her sister, made her first appearance in court. >> yeah, her attorney says she is absolutely broken apart. here is abc's marci gonzalez. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: the california teenager accused of live streaming on instagram the moments before and after a deadly crash -- [ screams ] on camera again this time from jail. where she pleaded not guilty to charges including manslaughter while intoxicated. >> do you understand the charges? >> a little bit. >> prosecutors say 18-year-old sanchez was drunk friday with two 14-year-olds include herring sister in the back seat not wearing seatbelts when she lost control, flipping the car. her sister jacqueline killed in the crash. >> i [ bleep ] killed my

i know i am going to jail for life. i understand that. >> but the stream. >> baby, wake up, >> she feels terrible. for anybody to say she doesn't feel bad. or she was doing this for social media purposes that is absolutely terrible. >> reporter: officers arrested sanchez, the other passenger seen hereafter the crash, heard in an earlier post, allegedly recorded by sanchez as she drove. survived with some injuries. >> i never thought this would happen. >> reporter: sanchez faces a maximum of 13 years behind bars if convicted. >> interesting, the attorney said, she is not denying that, she actually believes she killed her sister. but the attorney says the question is was there a crime committed here. it sound like that is what the case will senter around. >> on video you could hear her say that. her bail was set at

the court date is set for august 9th. thanks to marci there in los angeles for the latest. >> coming up in the next half-hour, angelina jolie opening up for the first time about her panful split from husband brad pitt and latest health scare. the details she is sharing with us in "vanity fair" magazine. >> first three prison inmates who actually turned their brazen jailbreak into their own minidokoupil men terry. you are watching "world news now." ♪ ♪ now we get way cleaner clothes way faster he turbo clean. 6x the cleaning power in 1/2 the time you get to do the dishes.ed... bring 'em on. dawn ultra has 3 times more grease-cleaning power. a drop of dawn and grease is gone.

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look at newly released video of an escape from a prison in southern california. >> here is the thing. not surveillance video. the three men recorded themselves. here is abc's correspondent. >> reporter: their video starts inside the maximum security wing of the orange county jail. ♪ under pressure >> reporter: set to the song "under pressure" filmed by three inmates using a cell phone. the firsthand view of their daring escape last year now surfacing through an attorney connected to the case. the alleged mastermind, even narrates. >> as far as setup goes, well, we had a duffel bag and a backpack full of stuff. >> reporter: he shows a sawed off bed leg, lifts a metal screen to slip out. giving a thumbs up to the camera. set to the theme of mission impossible. you can see their journey through the jail walls along a make shift ladder, eventua

authorities say that fugitives cut and moved aside that barbed wire. then anchored their ropes to the wall right there. and rappelled down the building. the three men were being held in jail, over charges, ranging from murder to attempted murder, kidnapping and torture. later showing themselves nearly 400 miles away in santa cruz. and holed up in a van in san francisco. >> friday night. in san francisco. where two of the suspects were later caught. the third, surrendered to police. after eight days on the run, all three were back in jail where they remain. now facing several more charges, related to their escape. >> going to be tough to deny the charges i think? >> no it wasn't us. it wasn't us. >> escape, me? >> me, no. it wasn't me. the video is right. pretty well done. looked fairly professional. >> the music. >> the music.

at "world news now." >> that's way too professional for anything we put out there. hey, man, could be like the new prison break on fox. >> coming up. >> sequel. >> dancing pallbearers. >> awesome. >> it's happening.

time now for the "the mix." we start off with funerals. but this is not going to be a sad story. so, in different cultures, funerals take on a different tone. some are somber events. others celebration of life. >> yeah. >> in ghana. they're taking it to a whole new level. introduce you to the dancing, pallbearers. so this whole concept has now, completely blown up. families are increasingly paying, for pallbearers to put on the dance reteens. >> kidding me. send their loved ones off in style. >> something additional you can add for the funeral. do you want the dancing

pallbearers. >> yes, coffee with or without strobe lights. >> look at them getting down. that is a celebration. >> it is indeed. another reason to dance and celebrate. this created more than 100 job for young men and women struggling with unemployment in ghana. >> dancing pallbearers. >> improve the economy. dance at the funeral. >> it is a talent. give you that. if you suffer from a phobia, the fear of clowns. >> huh? >> the fear of clowns. this is not the motel you will want to stay. in nevada just near reno. it is a clown motel. it has some 31 rooms. each with its own different sort of like -- clown theme. there are over 500 clowns on property. they have -- >> oh, heck no. >> figurines right there. >> in the rooms, clowns staring at you. >> yeah. this hotel is actually up for sale after 22 years. condition of the sale is

the clown motel must stay true to its self. >> the one with the parachute is extra scary. >> really, really nightmare. like they have the bride of chuckie. >> no need. >> chuckie. >> no need for ghosts at the hotel. good. they're covered. >> open your eyes. >> by the way, gio benitez may have been bethroned as the biggest disney fan we know. emily simpson. 21 years old. apparently has now spend $20,000 on disney memorabilia only over the last three years. yeah. >> wow. >> she fell in love with disney, toddler, watched the films. been to disneyland paris three times. but also now has a whole collection of clothing, handbags, bedding. crockery. stationary, jewelry. and 1,000 cuddly toys. she says my friends think i'm crazy. can't imagine why. >> you i had

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this morning on world news now, the commander-in-chief swift move, barring transgender people from the military. the president's announcement comes after past promises to protect both service members and lgbtq americans. so why the new ban? >> breaking news from ohio. where a ride accident at the state fair left a teenager dead. others hospitalized. witnesses describing bodies flying everywhere. the new details we are just learning. >> new this half-hour, angelina jolie is opening up for the first time about her painful split from brad pitt. >> what she is telling vanity fair about a new health scare,