tv World News Now ABC August 16, 2017 2:37am-3:00am EDT
2:37 am
so a little bit more subdued there. but reaction coming from all around, including the celebrity world or the sports world. lebron james attacking president trump in an emotional speech. >> james called him the so-called president while calling for unity after the deadly charlottesville violence. >> the only way for us to be able to get better as a society and us to get better as people is love. and that's the only way we're going to be able to conquer something at the end of the day. [ applause ] it's not about the guy that's the so-called president of the united states or whatever case. it's about all of us looking in the mirror and saying, what can we do better to help change. >> james, who's been outspoken about president trump was joined on stage there in the amusement park in ohio with his three children, singers usher and jordan sparks and j.r. smith. investigators are searching for the person who spray painted an expletive on the lincoln memorial. red paint was discovered on one of theol
2:38 am
morning. the national park service says it will take at least a week to remove the graffiti. and the alabama gop race is heading to a september runoff. luther strange, who was endorsed by president trump and mitch mcconnell will face ray moore. the winner will face the democratic nominee, doug jones, a former u.s. attorney. and in utah, provo mayor won the primary for jason chaffetz' seat. we have a real count down that's important here. >> oh, yeah, big time. >> it's bring your own cup day at
2:39 am
at-eleven. >> the saturday chain is participating with certain stores to fill your cup with the slurpy of your choice for $1.50. >> you can bring any cup as long as it fits upright with a ten-inch diameter hole. only one cup per person is allowed. it has to be clean and water tight. i got mine right here. i am red eaady. woo! let's fill a slurpy up with this. >> i brought one too. >> whoa! >> what? >> it's got a straw and everything, see? ready to go. let's go, 7-eleven. >> can you carry that? >> i'm good. i'm ready to go. >> all right. whoa. while we're at it, what do you call a gator in a vest? >> what do you call a gator in a
2:40 am
vest? >> an investigator. it's national tell a joke day. so we've got really bad jokes. what do you call a gator in a pool? a scare for everyone staying at this atlanta eck city hotel. and talking about old things becoming new again. including the budget-friendly menu coming to a store near you. >> i think 7-eleven is over here. "world news now" weather, brought to you by cat's pride. >> is that like a big gulp? >> delicious.
2:43 am
the man at the center of the taylor swift sexual assault trial is speaking out after a jury in denver found him guilty of groping her. >> david mueller was fired from his job as a radio deejay after the station conducted their own investigation. but mueller insists he did nothing wrong. >> because i wasn't ready. i wasn't invited to be in the photo. so it was, i just moved into the shot the best i could. >> are you asking people to consider the possibility that one of america's biggest super stars is lying or at least mistaken? >> what i'm saying is that i didn't do what they say i did.
2:44 am
i never grabbed her. i never had my hand under her skirt. and i can pass a polygraph. >> now swift was awarded a symbolic $1 in damages, now promising, though, to make donations to help victims of sexual assault. now to a terrifying scene at a california high school where dozens of students were attacked by a swarm of bees. school officials say they built a hive in a classroom at palmdale high school. one student was stung 13 times. three were taken to the hospital. none of those injuries are serious, but what a scare. and finding an alligator in a motel pool isn't a big deal, but this is in atlantic city, new jersey. police found the gator during a drug raid at a hotel. several arrests were made but apparently they didn't arrest the gator. >> talk go gambling. we'll be right back. awake.
2:45 am
2:47 am
♪ it is time to get no, sir tal jek, because as savvy consumers are learning, what's old is new again. >> our expert is here and is going to put us to the test. >> i'm going to do a quiz for you. we're going to have some fun. are you ready? >> i'm ready. you're going down. >> this type of house, style of house, typifies the boom times before the great recession. >> a ranch. >> everyone had -- >> two bedroom. >> mansion. mcmansion. >> mcmansions. >> mcmansions. what's an mcmansion? >> they're big
2:48 am
big, big houses. everybody had them before the boom. >> athletes did. >> everybody spent beyond their means, it was a big trend in the 2000s. and now they're coming back again. people are buying houses, flipping them and building big ones. this is a trend happening since 2009 according to zillow. and the values are growing. people are building big mansions and making money. >> what's next? >> more luxurious than a tent, uncle eddie drove one in "national lampoon's christmas vacation." >> a camper, an rv. >> i was going to say camper as my second guess. >> so they're very much back in style. they're not associated with retirees anymore. millennials are buying them. last year, 430,000 rvs were sold, 15% higher than the previous year, this
2:49 am
450,000 rvs are expected to be sold. >> that because they're beggigg than most studio apartments in new york city? time for the come back. >> next clue, ready? >> mm-hm. >> i'm lovin' it. >> every dollar. >> the dollar menu! >> yes, the dollar menu. diane's getting all of them ♪ bum, bum, bum, bum, bum in my town there is an mcdonalds that was converted from an old mansion, when you say mcmansion, that's what i'm picturing. >> the dollar menu's coming back? >> it's coming back. it went away, people went crazy, they did variations of it, but they're bringing it back reportedly later this year or into 2018. you'll items priced at
2:50 am
and 3 d$3 and they're cage eon t they will be. >> you get one french fry. >> more like that, i think. >> maybe i can get one out of this. >> you're cheating! >> no, i'm not cheating. >> it has been a staple in american kitchens for over 100 years, hailed for its durability. >> not a crock-pot. >> starts with a k. >> cast iron. >> no. grandma's kitchen. she had them. >> she had -- >> a wood-burning-stove? >> fridge, freezer, stovetop, very durable. >> vodka, it lasts forever. >> marble, vinyl? >> come on, guys, worth a lot of money right now. >> gold. >> pyrex dishes. you've probably been hearing about these. they're extremely versatile. they were selling at yard sales for next to nothing. now people have caught on, and they're selling for up to
2:51 am
>> when did pyrex ever go out? >> it was very hot between 1915 and, was it 1970. that's when the glass was top quality and they changed things around. so if you have them in your kitchen and you want to make some money -- >> no way! i'm not parting. >> they're collector's items. >> breakfast wouldn't be the same without this delivery at your door. >> bacon! [ laughter ] >> seamless. without this, milk. >> milk! >> i got one! >> the milk man is coming back in style. because people like to support their local community. it's nice to have it conveniently delivered to your door and the quality is better. it went away in the 1960s and now it's coming back. >> there are so many jokes about the milk man and his deliveries. >> that was a lot of fun. for
2:52 am
2:55 am
and my doctor, he don't hem either. he told me to run five miles a day for two weeks. i called him up, i said doc, i'm 70 miles from my house. >> that was rod nney dangerfiel. and we are giving him some well-deserved respect, because it is officially nationally tell a joke day. >> he's getting respect he never got. what's purple and 5,000 miles long. the grape wall of china. >> wow. >> well, president obama was well-known for his dad jokes. >>
2:56 am
out. >> is this really saving me? >> it is hard to believe this is my sev my seventh year of pardoning a turkey. time flies even if turkeys don't. >> i love sasha and malia's reaction. shall we go to mom jokes? >> my sister bet me $100 that i couldn't make a car out of sp . spaghetti. but you should have seen the look on her face when i drove past her. it's corny joke time. >> pasta? >> when i drove pasta. >> her instagram is full of those corny jokes. >> they're so bad they're good. i got one for you. so a chauffeur is driving the pope one day when the pope taps on the glass and says this car is amazing, i've always
2:57 am
you mind if i switch seats? the guy's like, what am i going to do, say no to the pope? they switch seats, they are flyin' down the highway when whoop, whoop, the cop pull thes th them over. he says i've got a problem, i pulled over someone really important. they say it is an athlete? no, more important. a movie star? more important. more important. who is it? i don't know, but the pope's his shoefer. >> this guy's walking around the apartment, sees a snail, chucks it outside. a year goes by, and he's in his yard. and he gets a knock on the door, opens the door, looks down, the snail goes, what the heck was that
3:00 am
this morning on "world news now," president trump on the defensive and up fire. >> he is standing firm and defending his response to the charlottesville violence, blaming both sides. hear the comments that are causing some outcry and some reaction, even among his own staff. the battle over the confederate monuments intensifying. authorities in north carolina now making a quick arrest following the dramatic toppling of a confederate statue in durham. and the frantic rescue after a kayaker was pinned to a rock from the force of the water. people rushed in to try to rescue him. and outrage over one airline's push to limit the amount of alcohol served. >>
87 Views
IN COLLECTIONS
WJLA (ABC) Television Archive Television Archive News Search ServiceUploaded by TV Archive on