this morning on "world news now." president trump turns up the heat on north korea, saying his earlier threat to unleash fire and fury may not have been tough enough. but it comes as the president gets a new warning from one of his predecessors. our reporter standing by. meanwhile, the stunning remarks from president trump directed at vladimir putin, why he's actually thanking the russian president for expelling hundreds of american diplomats. and also new this half hour. it's your weekend to strike it rich. >> more than $700 million is at stake in twin lottery jackpots, as we're learning about a recent winner made an instant millionaire because of his delayed flight. and this just in.

love is not dead, at least not yet. brangelina getting back together? why one store says brad and angelina have at least temporarily hit the pause button on their divorce, but could this spell a reconciliation? >> say it's so. >> can you spell reconciliation on this friday, august 11th? from abc news, this is "world news now." >> i-l-a-t-i-o-n? >> can you use it in a sentence? >> definition you mean? >> we'll have more on brangelina. >> exactly. when we thought love was dead. >> love is in the air. >> we think, except when you're talking north korea. >> not a lot of love there. so the president taking the war of words with the north to another level, announcing that he may need to go even further than fire and fury. >> the president railed against north korea again after the reclusive country defied his threat, announcing specific

miles of the u.s. territory of guam. abc's emily row has more. >> reporter: a defiant north korea not backing down in the face of president trump's overt military threat, and the president reinforcing his promise. >> frankly, the people that were questioning that statement that it was too tough, maybe it wasn't tough enough. >> reporter: the president tight-lipped on next steps, a sentiment echoed by james mattis. >> i don't tell the enemy in advance what i'm going to do. >> reporter: the commander of north korea's army making a specific threat of his own. to launch missiles near the u.s. island of guam in the near future. the territory home to key military bases and 160,000 americans. >> this missile that they're talking about has been very unreliable. and they've never launched it in multiples in salvos. it could be a convenient excuse to test the missile program further. >> reporter:

president trump's comments a load of nonsense, saying the president is a guy bereft of reason and only absolute force can work on him. the increasing threatening rhetoric coming as analysts believe scientists in north korea can produce miniature nuclear warheads that can fit inside the icbm missiles that kim jong un launched twice last month. and president trump saying it's time to stand up to the rogue nation. >> let's see what he does with guam. he does something in guam, it will be an event the likes of which nobody's seen before, what will happen in north korea. >> reporter: emily row, abc news, washington. >> and the president's words are getting some mixed reaction at home and abroad. >> including a former u.s. president who is slamming his approach. abc's arlette saenz has been following the reaction. >> there's been everything on both sides. president trump claims that many other leaders are supporting the

facing tough words from one of his predecessors. former president jimmy carter. he's traveled to north korea as an official envoy several times and is criticizing the current president saying he's ratcheting up the already high-tension in the region, he warns the harsh rhetoric from each side has probably eliminated any chance of good-faith peace talks between the united states and north korea. another leader expressing concern about the president's language, the head of the united nations, a spokesman says he's troubled by the rhetoric coming from both sides. despite concerns about the president's rhetoric, allies in the region are ready to step in to help defend the u.s. malcolm turnbull says australia would come to the aid of the u.s. if north korea attacks guam. turnbull spoke about the threat yesterday. >> a lot of people wondering what's going to happen next in this situation. let's hope they spend the weekend and dial things down. >> i'm o

the president covered a lot of ground following his news conference in six months. he also shocked many in the u.s. foreign service about russia's expulsion of diplomats. the order was russia's reaction to new sanctions passed by congress and signed by the president as punishment for election meddling. when he was asked about it, the president offered gratitude instead of outrage. >> i'm very thankful that he let go of a large number of people, because now we have a smaller payroll. there's no real reason for them to go back. so i greatly appreciate the fact that they've been able to cut our payroll for the united states. we'll save a lot of money. >> the president offering gratitude once again to vladimir putin for letting go of those

employees from russia there. there was no immediate official reaction from the state department, but privately, diplomatic sources expressed anger and sadness over trump's remark. >> and the uncertainty over north korea was the main reason for a steep slide on wall street, according to experts. traders sent the markets down for a third day in a row. yesterday's selloff was the biggest in nearly three months. the nasdaq was the biggest -- worst loser. a detective in the penn state hazing case believes crucial video was released on purpose. testimony revealed some footage vanished two days after his death. prosecutors say the disappearance raises more questions. >> it makes us wonder what could have been on this tape that's worse than what was left behind. >> the hearing moves into its fifth day today. a judge is deciding whether there is enough evidence to send the case against the now-closed

fraternity and more than a dozen members to trial. and severe storms are rumbling over much of the u.s. this morning from the rockies to the east coast. a vicious hailstorm slammed into ft. collins, colorado, helping to trigger flash flood warnings. forecasters say more of the same is on tap for today. they're also keeping a close eye on two tropical disturbances in the atlantic. one is churning over open waters near the bahamas and could develop into something strong over the next five days. the other is off the florida coast, less threatening but bringing heavy rain to the southern end of the state. a double dose of lottery fever sweeping the country with two enormous jackpots, topping $300 million up for grabs. >> it's the first time ever in lottery history that both games are offering prizes that high at the same time. the odds, however, aren't so great. sorry, debbie downer here, but tonight's megamillions, your chances are about one in 260 million and one in about 292

million for tomorrow night's powerball. >> and even more astounding, the odds of winning both, one in about 76 quadrillion. >> i'm feeling lucky. i just have this feeling, you know? >> you don't need to think about it. >> maybe we just should start saying that from now on. >> one in don't even think about it. that's perfect. we are learning that one recent winner won thanks to a delayed flight. >> a man from michigan says he won a million dollars all because a trip to chicago fell through. after the flight was canceled, he stopped at a convenience store and bought a ticket. >> so he wound up a megaball match away from $350 million, but he's going to use the cash to buy a bicycle, the rest will go towards his retirement. >> when i have time to kill at

magazines. i do not win money. >> i stop at auntie ann's and get pretzels. >> quay -- way too many pretzels. >> it's the smell. >> it does. it follows you. i know. coming up, taylor swift on the witness stand. hear the dramatic new details that she shared with the jury about how she says a former radio deejay groped her and didn't even let go. and later in "the skinny," magic mike is no stranger to getting his groove on, but wait until you see channing tatum as he meets a grocery store clerk who doesn't know who he is. so what's he do next?

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so check out this motorcyclist in southern california, wearing a gopro and capturing his own terrifying plunge off a cliff. there you have it. 250 feet down. amazingly, he survived, thanks to all that brush. it dragged him, though, back up to the road to call for help. he had to be dragged up to the road. he's facing a long recovery from several broken bones but says he's lucky to be alive. >> incredible. quite scy.

and britney spears had a scare as a man rushed the stage during her show. spears was quickly surrounded by security. the man was led off the stage. the whole thing was captured on cell phone video and shared on social media. police say the stage rusher, jesse webb was asked to leave the concert by security before he jumped on the stage. police arrested webb for trespassing. they said i wasn't armed. but it it was her backup dancers who tackled him and held him until security arrived. and taylor swift is sharing intimate details. >> the pop star opened up on the witness stand at her sexual assault trial, going into some explicit detail about how she says david mueller groped her. here's marci gonzalez. >> reporter: pop star taylor swift on the stand, taking a stand against the former radio deejay she says groped her during a back stage mote and greet in denver in 2013, testifying that david mueller

reached under her skirt, saying it was a very long grab, long enough for me to be completely sure it was intentional, referring to this image obtained by tmz, showing it shows his hand up her dress on her rear end. at first she thought it was a mistake, so she leaned away from him, but it didn't let go. mueller denies the accusations and filed suit against the superstar, he says to clear his name. he's seeking $3 million, claiming the allegations cost him his job. swift telling his attorney that what happened to him is a product of his decisions, not mine, going on to say, i'm not going to let you or your client let me feel like this is my fault. she is counter suing for $1. they don't want to bankrupt him. they just want to send a message that you can say no. and her attorney opted not to cross examine swift. the trial moving on to the next witness, the radio station

general manager who made the decision to fire mueller. kendis and diane? >> and our friend jimmy kimmel is sharing an update on the health of his 3 month old son. >> he had emergency heart surgery after his birth. billy will need two more of those procedures. kimmel says that he and his wife molly would like to just get the surgeries over with, but in his words, their little guy is doing great. >> he says, except for the fact that he thinks his son looks like jimmy rather than molly. >> the poor kid. >> other than that, the baby's doing great. we wish the whole family well. >> channing tatum, you can't go into a ground round without dancing. and now a grocery store, next. a and now a greaseocery store, ne. and gordo's... being. and now a grocery store, next. d. and now a grocery store, next. e. and now a grocery store, next. g. and now a grocery store, next.

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♪ skinny ♪ so skinny ah, yes, so now we're going to start "the skinny" with a possible reconciliation for brangelina. >> so nearly a year after angelina jolie filed for divorce, "us weekly" says that the actress is second guessing the divorce. >> there's a pause in the divorce, because they've both made the children their priority. but the source also underscores that the fact that nothing significant has changed in their relationship. >> "us weekly" reports that angelina is willing to take brad back if he shows he's committed to raising a family. so there's hope. >> there is hope. >> they have been married for two years, but they've been together for 12. hope for brangelina. >> see, there was hoping that jennifer aniston and brad back again. >> no, she's with justin theroux, they just celebrated

>> he's a great prime minister of canada and all. oh, wait, that's trudeau. all right, next to some high profile social media shares. >> david, victoria and the rest of the game took over the show with one of the show's stars. >> mitchell! >> jessie tyler ferguson. there is ferguson there, striking that pose. he shared this image on instagram saying, we loved having you all. >> they look like they're having a good time. all right, next, who knew? our gma colleague, laura spencer. showing off her ripped abs in a striped blue bikini while vacationing in nantucket. >> wow, that photo has already wracked up more than 13,000 likes. >> good for you, lara, you got it, you flaunt it. >> talk about pop news. and nick lachey has cooled

down from his 98 degrees days, he shared a throwback photo from his boy band days. check out the tattoo. see what's different in this picture? >> yeah. >> yeah, well, he blacked out his 98 degrees inside his famous sun tattoo. ooh. >> in our bff, jeff timmons who was the number one singer there of that group. >> what is that? >> he has a 98 degrees tattoo. i just texted him. and his wife told him not to get rid of it. it's part of his identity. >> you have to own that thing. own it. >> yeah. >> you going to black out your tattoo, jack? >> not even close, no. >> how about you, kendis? >> no, i still have mine right here. >> i think i might get a 98 degrees tattoo now. >> go get it. >> i'm adding within on vacation. >>ex

in north carolina. >> oh, did he ever. tatum is traveling the country to promote his new film "logan lucky", and at a pit stop at a sunoco, he hit it off with an employee named beatrice. >> beatrice snapped on some tunes and shared a dance with a listener who busted out some of his magic mike moves, she actually didn't know who he was at first and he started to show off some moves. this isn't that knew of a trend. it kind of happens to me every night when i go to the dwayne reed. just grab some beer. and walk on up. >> that looks a lot like my visit. oh, wow. >> this is normal. >> no longer looks like my visits. oh, wow. whoa. >> what is going on? >> woo! [ laughter ]

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♪ so this week, both donald trump and mother nature turned up the heat. >> but the clouds cleared just enough for a controversial proposal on the bachelorette. here now, our weekly friday rewind. >> storms travel up the east coast, a possible tornado picking up this car, tossing it around a parking lot and tropical storm franklin making landfall overnight, hitting a popular vacation spot in the gulf. >> back here in the united states, the intense manhunt for the murderer of a police officer was taken into custody.

kwharnled with first degree murder. authorities say michael and the suspect exchanged gun fire in what started as a traffic stop on sunday. >> we begin with north korea. president trump warning the regime today against making anymore threats toward the u.s. it comes after u.s. intelligence determined north korea's weapons program has now reached a dangerous milestone. >> north korea best not make anymore threats to the united states. they will be met with fire and fury. >> the intelligence reports also found that u.s. intelligence now believes that north korea has 60 nuclear weapons, a far greater number than they thought before. >> a suspect shot by police and in the hospital after allegedly mowing down six soldiers. his it target, the soldiers patrolling paris. counter terrorism prosecutors have opened an investigation into any possible terror links. france's interior minister calling today's attack a deliberate attack. >> the megastar battling a

former country radio deejay, accusing him of grabbing her from behind during this meet and greet in 2013. this photo leaked to tmz now evidence. mueller denies anything inappropriate, suing swift, saying she got him fired. >> will you be mine forever and marry me? >> yes! >> we're engaged! woo! >> now we start the rest of our lives. >> yeah. >> and peter's in wisconsin all by himself. >> oh. >> cops custard joint. >> the proposal heard round the world. >> proposal moaned and groaned all around the world. >> how long before pete is the bachelor? >> national thrift store day, thursday, august 17. yeah, baby.

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making news in america this morning, the overnight military training missions in guam as tensions rise between the u.s. and north korea with president trump doubling down on his threat. and people in the u.s. are wasting no time in case of an attack when it comes to bomb shelters, business is booming. we'll show you where they're already sold out. new this morning, two flights diverted after crew members got sick. both planes from the same airline. what's causing people on board to get so ill? tim tebow does it again hitting another home run but it's what happened before the hit that's making this one extra special.