why? and what's the reaction? >> so the president said that he was thankful to putin for making this decision, because it's going to save the u.s. money, that they needed to cut costs. there's actually no proof that it would save the u.s. any money. >> they're going to be on the u.s. payroll when they come out. >> and people in the state department currently serving and former diplomats are showing frustration, they said it's saddening that the president would make such a comment. some people were saying oh, maybe weighs joking. there's one former ambassador that says if you are being generous, the president is showing putin he isn't bothered by this. >> you can't fire me, i quit! >> i'm leaving russia because i want to. arlette, thank you. it was a lengthy press conference the president had yesterday. a lot of headlines coming out. and we should also comment about the trans-jen sgender service mr

working on it. the new secretary of the navy said anyone who wants to serve in the military and meets all the requirements should be able to do so. and we have an update this morning to a disturbing incident that took place in london. the jogger you see here, appearing to shove a woman to the ground in front of an upcoming bus was arrested. he was released pending further inquiries, but police shared that video to try to get help in locating that person. and police outside new york city are looking into the death of a high school football player during a conditioning drill. investigators say 16-year-old joshua maletto died when a log fell on his head. he and his teammates were carrying that log when it drop order shifted. the drill is potentially dangerous. >> quite honestly, i can see this happening if it's not done correctly, because accidents

happen. and during football practice, during the summer, they don't have pads on. helmets, i don't remember. when doing it right, not really dangerous, just very heavy. very heavy. you need strong guys to do it at least in the front and the back. it's still shocking nonetheless. >> shocking indeed. counselor will be available at schools within the district. long island's high school football season opens on monday, but they say they'll reexamine some of these drills. law officials in the san francisco area are touting the results of operation cold day, the two-year-long sting focussed on drugs and car thefts. some of those taken into custody were gang members. about half of the suspects now facing federal charges. and now to a video of a clog that your plumber may not be trained to handle. >> take a look. that's an iguana. >> oh. >> being pulled from the toilet

>> oh, the toilet drain! >> a worker in a warehouse in medley, florida noticed things weren't progressing as they should. >> progressing. that's a good way to put it. a plunger didn't work. so a fellow employees decided to remove the whole toilet. >> oh, my god. >> and that is when they say they saw the iguana staring up at them. >> shoot him. >> oh, no, thank you, that's my worst nightmare. >> i love how we backed up from the video as if we were going to get away from that. oh, my god. >> oh, boy. coming up, a train, a truck and a railroad crossing. this truck carrying a cargo full of candy tried to beat an oncoming train. later we'll take a look at the chilling back story of anna belle coming up in "insomniac theater."

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management and their names were leaked to the media. some of them were reportedly getting harassed online because the information was published on alt-right websites. amazon is making a move into the ticket business. they are looking for a distributor for tickets. it would put it in a direct battle with ticket master. they have been selling advance tickets in britain. if you go to a miami heat game, bring your smartphone. it is the first nba to require mobile only. teams are shifting to the technology to reduce fraud. consumer reports has pulled its recommendation for microsoft surface tablets and laptops after the devices break too soon, within two years of purchase for 25% of those polled. that's much higher than other

microsoft disagrees, saying they stand firmly behind the quality and reliability of the surface family of devices. coming up, blowing the lid off an explosive secret that russians never wanted you to know. you're watching "world news now." ♪ ♪ when school was back in session ♪ ♪ those germs were shared with you ♪ each year kids miss 22 million school days due to illness. but lysol kills 99.9% of cold and flu viruses.

♪ a cyclist, researching performance-enhancing drugs stumbled onto a massive russian scandal. >> it could turn out to be one of the biggest scandals in sports history. we're up all "nightline" with dan harris. >> reporter: russia cheated, taking advantage of its home turf. >> dozens of russian athletes,

medal winners were part of a state-run. >> duane:ing doping program. >> two people connected with the russian doping program are already dead. >> there never was antidoping in russia, ever. >> reporter: the explosive story now chronicled in the new netflix documentary icarus. >> 100% no idea. >> reporter: film maker and amateur cyclist brian fogle said he initially set out to understand how his hero, lance armstrong had managed to get clean drug tests for years, despite his doping. >> going to do an injection. exciting. >> reporter: so fogle decided to make himself the guinea pig.

see if he could pass the drug test. >> i was very interested to see if it was still possible to evade detection. >> reporter: for help with his project, he was referred to dr. gregory ro chenca. explosive revelations. >> it's worse than we thought. >> reporter: at what point did you know that your story's way bigger. >> putin appears on state television, and not only does he deny everything. he says that there was no state-sponsored doping in russia. and about 12 hours after that statement, gregory is on call to me, and he has two kgb agents living in his home protecting him, and he tells me that they're going to kill him. >> reporter: fogle says

immediately bought him a flight out of moscow to the u.s. he said he brought something with him, a hard drive filled with documents, detailing russia's doping program. >> i realize that not only am i sitting on a nuclear bomb of information that changes all of sport history, he had come preparing to blow the lid off of this. >> reporter: according t to rochencough, people posing as workers swapped out dirty urine of russian athletes for clean samples. once safely in the u.s., he decided to go public and foegel was deeply intertwined. international outrage ensued. russia's participation in the 2016 games put into jeopardy. ultimately, only the russian track and field team would be

putin has continued to deny the allegation. >> i doubt that he ordered the actual doping to happen. but that he made clear that he wanted the athletes to win at any cost. >> reporter: u.s. intelligent agencies say the exposure of the doping scandal was one of russia's motivations for interfering in the 2016 presidential election. given your perspective on russia now, having been through what you've been through, what would you say to those who doubt all this? >> watch this film, and then tell me or tell the world that you doubt what russia is capable of. it's that clear and simple. >> reporter: dan harris, abc news, new york. >> so he said it was quite a surprise for him three stumbled upon this. >> that is a lot

to stumble upon. >> and you're messing with a country that you don't really want to mess with. it's an interesting documentary indeed. is weekend's movies.o seeing it. we'll talk about them in "insomniac theater."

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yay, it's friday, and it's time for our "insomniac theater." >> we are starting off with a prequel to the spinoff of the conjuring. stay with me. so it tells the truly back store eve the annabelle doll and its creator. he and hess wife opened their home to a nun but become targets of the ma lief length spirit. >> we should leave. >>

>> what is it? >> we shouldn't be in here. >> why? it looked like a nice place? >> i'm scared just watching the trailer. >> so annabelle creation is scoring a solid 69% on rotten tomatoes, even if the critics are giving it mostly backhanded compliments. it goes to show how eager audiences are to be scared. and a.a. dowd says its scares are of the fun house variety but executed with precision and panache. >> maybe they're afraid of the doll. next to a 3d animation

nature." the animals find a new home but face a brand-new enemy. the city's crooked mayor. >> it's as pretty as a picture. >> it's perfect. >> liberty park generates zero profit. i got bigger plans than trees. and amusement park. >> they're going to destroy the park. >> it's a fat guy with a shiny shovel. how much damage can he do? >> oh, i get it. tiny shovel was a symbolic gesture. >> we're all going to die! >> so nutty by nature may be the one dead on arrival. here are the critics scoring it a dismal 20%. it's called a carnival of animated momentum. roger moore writes, at least it's not "the emoji movie." ah, that's a burn. "the emoji

on rotten tomatoes. >> it looks so funny and the squirrels were so cute.

this morning on "world news now." trump doubles down. >> the president fires off a new warning to north korea, saying his first threat of fire and fury perhaps wasn't tough enough. but the defense secretary stresses diplomacy. are we getting mixed messages? >> and president trump is also calling out senate majority leader, mitch mcconnell, telling him to get back to work repealing and replacing obamacare and tax reform. and a car plummets seven stories off a parking garage. the driver at the wheel. what happens next? then the big night for tim tebow and one of his biggest fans. this one will put a smile on your face on this friday, august 11.