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microchipmaker in the world. now, samsung is the king of the semiconductor world. intel had $4.4 billion in revenue. samsung said it raked in $15.8 billion. what would it feel like to be the richest man in the world? amazon founder, jeff bezos, got to find out for a few hours. amazon's stock shot up, forcing his fortune to over $90 billion. the celebration didn't last too long. he was bumped back to number two several hours later. i bet he's bummed about that. >> i don't think he's sulking about it. not at all. to florida now and what was junior's lucky day. >> the 12-year-old pup in miami beach has arthritis and bad eyesight. but somehow, he ended up in biscayne bay. >> oh. >> the lucky part -- junior was rescued and was spotted there, struggling in the water. and
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he was a firefighter who just jumped in to save him. >> i love that, before he's out of the water, the pup was licking the firefighter's face. >> was he already? that's great. emilio talked about the special rescue. >> he was exhausted, just by the way he was breathing. he was barely able to keep his head up out of the water. so, pretty much got there just in good timing. he was eager to see me. and he was happy that i was there. >> that was definitely apparent by the video. that got as you can see, got him out of the water safely. and junior was reunited with his owner who was also very grateful. check out this adorable reunion between the two of them. >> aw. >> juneo. little tail wagging. coming up, new details about the traffic incident involving justin bieber. hitting his
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the rough water turned the attempted takeoff believed to be the cause of the accident. one of the injured was a rescuer who was burned by fuel. the two injured passengers were trapped inside the plane. the third managed to get out. turning our focus overseas and to the last isis stronghold in syria. u.s.-backed forces are battling to retake the city of raqqah. >> the u.n. says more than 200,000 civilians have fled their homing around raqqah just since april. we go into the heart of that war-ravages city. >> reporter: the city of raqqah has known little but war for four years. it shows the scars of the battles fought here. first came the brutal dictatorship of the assad regime. then, isis. since this war
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of syrians have fled, into neighboring countries and further to europe. creating one of the biggest humanitarian crises of this century. and the exodus continues. and this is where families come for aid, homeless, hungry and afraid. >> reporter: just take a look at these people here. all of them have lost their homes. this is what they're left with. after days on the road, they have this to eat. tomatoes, chilies, a little bit of falafel. all of them, have a single bag of possessions. all of them, are angry, at years of occupation and oppression. what's your message to everyone fighting in this
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to the syrian regime? to isis? to the americans and the coaliti coalition? what do you want them to do? >> reporter: the u.s.-led air campaign uses drones and warplanes to target isis. human rights groups say ongoing air strikes in iraq and syria have taken the lives of thousands of innocents. this is what liberation from the hell of isis looks like for some. desperate to shed any reminder of their oppression. for men, that means cutting beards they had to grow long. for women, it's burning clothes they were forced to wear. but not everyone in this camp is now free. inside the camp, there's
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separate section for isis brides. as we approach, we see a convoy of intelligence agents to question them. these are the women who came to syria to marry the militants. you were born where? nadia was born in germany and traveled to syria to marry a man she met on facebook. she was an isis fighter. her family drove her away, after forcing her into an arrange marriage. she was looking for a way out. >> reporter: she claims she didn't know what isis was or how brutal it could be. like many isis brides, her future and her children's future is now in limbo. their babies have no passports, no country. this war has so many victims. people like christian, and fighters are driven to be on the front lines in what they see as a virtuous struggle.
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to quit. what happens when the war against isis is over? do you see a time of peace? >> translator: yes, i believe there will be peace soon. >> reporter: she was willing to sacrifice everything for that peace. and in tend, she did. just hours, after we left her on the streets of raqqah, she was killed with nine of her comrades. another day, another funeral, grief upon grief. but this time, it's her face on the coffin. sometimes bravery alone isn't enough. she died fighting isis for her homeland and for america. for "nightline," ian panel, in raqqah, syria. >> a powerful report from ian. hopefully light at the end of the tunnel. the u.s.-supported syrian fighters have taken control of half of the city. >> american snipers on the front line says it's not about reve e revenge. but it's about justice. >> we'll be right back.
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♪ ♪ love me, love me say that you love me ♪ ♪ fool me, fool me oh, how you do me ♪ we're getting new details in this morning about this accident, justin bieber accidentally hitting a paparazzo with his truck. we're learning about after the accident happened. >> that photographer speaking from his hospital bed. he praised bieber for getting out of his truck. not the normal reaction you get after these things.
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los angeles with more. >> reporter: justin bieber leaving church in beverly hills wednesday night, surrounded by paparaz paparazzi, when his truck hit one of the photographers. the man is seen falling to the ground, clutching his leg. bieber gets out of his pickup and rushes to the man's side. >> is there anything you need? give us some space. >> reporter: the 23-year-old stays at the scene for about ten minutes. >> bad timing. >> reporter: talking to police, before he's allowed to leave the scene without being cited. that photographer, taken to a hospital by ambulance. earlier this week, bieber canceled the remainder of his world tour for unforeseen circumstances. in an interview before that announcement, the pop star cozied up to the pastor of the church he was in. bieber seen here at a rally two
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an outspoken member of the church. prompting some close to the star to speculate, he may have ended his tour early to focus on his religion. and police say bieber fully cooperated with the accident investigation and were told that photogra photographer's injuries were not life-threatening. kendis and diane? >> no other vehicles were involved in the incident. it was a scene there in the early morning hours. not only did you have bieber there, you had kim and khloe kardashian on-scene. >> that's why you had so many photographers outside of the hillsong church. many are speculating he canceled his tour because of his religious. the photographers are lined up outside, because of the celebrities. you combine the photographers and you can understand how this thing happens. >> bieber said he was exhausted. that's the reason he canceled
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you've got some balls breaking in here. >> you should see my balls. then, you'd be really impressed. >> it's a family flick. >> yeah, it is. >> "atomic blonde" has a lot of action. fights to fast cars. but the critics are giving it a 75% on rotten tomatoes. saying it lacks spy film substance. take out the cool retro tunes, neon everything, and the formidable woman of action and "atomic blonde" tends more bland than blonde. >> they're calling it like the bond of -- the female bond. >> i love her. >> yeah. she's great. next, to a highly-anticipated feature, animation, based on what we use absolutely every day. it is "the emoji movie." we've been waiting for it. it tells the story of jane, a
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determined to find the code that will turn him into a normal meh emo emoji. >> this is a real movie. >> it stars some big movie. until a greater danger threatens all of texttopolis. >> i need to stay happy. can we lighten the mood? >> no one can resist the vfiest. >> not that happy. we've only got four hours before alex's photo appointment. if they find a malfunction on the phone, we are all going to be wiped. >> she said wiped. >> aim higher, steven. >> that's patrick stewart, i believe. apparently the writers and director will also have to aim higher. critics are giving this a record-setting 0% splat on rotten tomatoes. >> zero? >>
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this morning on "world news now," senior white house staff going to war against each other. >> the vulgarity-laced tirade that's raising eyebrows overnight. the new white house communications director, seemingly diagnosing trump's chief of staff with a mental disorder. is it all just a distraction from bigger issues? we have breaking news from the senate. a toninstunning defeat for the republicans as the plan to repeal obamacare is voted down. it was a narrow victory for the democrats who was cheering for john mccain after he voted no. we'll have the latest details ahead. and muer
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