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triggering rip currents. and three tropical waves in the atlantic have the potential to develop into named storms over the next several days. and several campgrounds and roads in yosemite park have been closed by wildfires. there's a smoky haze in much of the california park. the south park fire is only 5% contained. a man has cashed in on a big habit. >> it has earned him $20,000. he sold 750 games on ebay. >> he started collecting them when he was a kid, makes sense. but over the past five years, it became a hobby. >> most of the collection came from garage sales, goodwill and online auctions. he paid as little as $1 for many of them. >> all right. $20,000. and a woman in western canada has recovered a very expensive carrot from her family farm. >> mary graham's lost
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enbeigemee engagement ring more than a decade ago. her daughter-in-law found it wrapped around a carrot. >> the daughter-in-law was digging up carrots in the garden when she found this carrot with an extra carat. the mother-in-law lost it in the field. >> good thing the rabbits didn't get to it. otherwise they'd be rich rabbits. >> she said she always wanted an extra carat on her ring. >> got any others? >> not that i can think of. >> let's leave it at that, folks. the debate over sanctuary cities is in full swing as one family in california is ripped apart. a mother and father illegally in the country for 23 years forced to leave their daughter behind. and remembering elvis
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pressley presley 40 years after his death. ♪ suspicious minds ♪ that's all right, mama abc news weather, brought to you by active style.
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attacked. the suspect then runs away. that woman was able to get free. well, one of florida's largest cities is being held up as a prime example of what can go right when local law enforcement cooperates with immigration authorities. jeff sessions pointed out that same independence day weekend when chicago suffered more than 100 shootings and 15 homicides, miami had a historic number of shooting deaths. they only had zero. think of that. and sessions is vowing to step up his fight against so-called sanctuary cities, including cutting off federal grant money to cities that don't cooperate with immigration authorities. >> and the immigration crackdown has hit home for one familiar any california. >> they are being forced to return to mexico. >> emotionally, i'm devastated. >> reporter: a devastating day, maria mendoza sanchez says she knew could come since she and her husband came to the u
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illegally with their daughter. since then, they had three more children, paid taxes, stayed out of legal trouble. worked. maria as a registered nurse. factors they thought would help their plea to stay in this country, and they did for a while. the obama administration allowed them to remain in california on a year to year basis. but now with an increase of deportations under the trump administration, they are being forced to leave the country. >> i cry at lone thinkilone thi it. >> reporter: the courts have held that neither of these individuals has a legal basis to remain in the u.s. while ice continues to prioritize to focus on individuals who pose a threat to safety and border security, ice will not exempt classes or categories from removable aliens from potential enforcement. >> no ban, no ball, sanctuary for all. >> reporter: that all happening after a
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unanswered pleas to president trump. >> he loves his kids very much. and his grandchildren too. how would he feel if all of a sudden, you know, his, something would happen to let's say ivanka. >> reporter: the couple and their 12 year old son are now in mexico. their three daughters, ages 16, 2 21, and 23 will stay here in california. >> it's a topic that has fueled quite a bit of debate in this country. it's interesting, though, deportations are actually down right now, a little over 1%. arrests, though, immigration-related arrests are up more than 30%. and the reason for that disparity is that it takes a while after being arrested for the deportation case to actually play out. so you may not see those statistics rise for years. >> it's what happens, people tend to look at it as well, deportation, deportation, but you don't realize that the bureaucracy takes time to work its way through. but this underscores what a lot
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compassionate and keeping families together versus enforcement. it's a tough issue that many are dealing with and i feel for that family. i really do. coming up, the timeless music of elvis presley, bridging the generations. >> how some of those closest to the king are remembering him 40 years after his death. you're watching "world news now."
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♪ going to a party in the conuny jail ♪ >> can you believe it's 60 years since elvis presley came out with that song, "jailhouse rock"? it's been 40 years since his passing. >> so this morning, some how closest to him are remembering the king. here's chris conroy. >> reporter: it all started on july 5th, 1954, at sun studios in memphis, where the truck driver who'd yet to sing with a band did the song "that's all right." ♪ >> you had this kid coming in, this 19-year-old kid coming into the studio. he'd never performed in public before. music so spontaneous, so free. ♪ hea
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>> reporter: he was crushing it on tv with "heartbreak hotel. >> he had a look nobody had at that time. playing drums for elvis made you feel like you were backing a stripper. you had to catch everything he did. i even studied karate later on to where i could anticipate his moves. ♪ here we go again >> reporter: those who sang backup on songs like "suspicious minds" would never forget their years with elvis. >> most artists sing with the mic on a stand. elvis wouldn't do that. so he would grab that mic with his hand, as if he were on the stage. >> reporter: in 1972, linda thompson was a beauty goddess when she met 37-year-old
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you can't remember the movie. >> no, would you be able to if elvis presley were standing next to you? i was very standoffish until he whispered in my ear, honey, you know i'm not married anymore. we're separated, have been separated for seven months. and i went, oh, well, let me lean in a little more here. >> reporter: as she chronicled "a little thing called love", she was moved into his graceland residence weeks later. one humorous moment would enter lore forever. >> robert goulet happened to be on tv singing. ♪ if ever i would leave you >> and he says, honey, step out of the room. he starts to reach for his gun, i can't stand to watch this any longer. so i closed the door heine behi and i hear boom, boom, boom. i walk back in, and the television's
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display at elvis presley's memphis. a new theme of shops, restaurants across from graceland, a $137 billion bet that elvis fans will continue to make the trip to reexperience his legend. his backup singers performing "sweet sweet spirit" after they sang it at his funeral. ♪ in the presence of the lord >> he's one of the greatest singers and entertainers of all time. never seen anything like him. back then we didn't have the smoke and the fire and explosives on stage. it was hem aic him and the musi. >> so elvis presley not a fan of robert goulet. now we know. >> he's one of top-selling artists of all time.
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>> and the songs are still good. they have more than stood the test of time. ♪ come on and do the jailhouse rock ♪ coming up, why "game of thrones" fans should think twice, not just for the obvious reasons why. if you've got a life, you gotta swiffer
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closely resembles a dire wolf. >> shelters are reporting an increase in abandoned huskies and nick watt has the details. >> reporter: the dire wolves, bit siberian husky, a bit cgi, and had is an actual husky. >> a lot of people are adopting, because they do see the popularity and, you know, game of thrones. >> reporter: sounds absurd, it's for real. please, to all game of thrones, wonderful fans, we understand due to the dire wolves popularity, many people are going out and buying huskies. pet peter ding college reported they're being abandoned. >> a husky puppy, who doesn't want this face?
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>> reporter: sophie turner adopted her dire wolf in real leave, but remember, these dogs pull sleds. >> huskies are a very high-energy breed. they're very intelligent. so if you don't keep them busy and exercised they become disruptive. >> reporter: yes, the starks adopt a runt on tv. in real life, it's a bouncing beast actually in your living room. >> you know, it speaks to a really great point. when you adopt a dog, you need to understand the breed. a friend of mine with a husky in new york says one of the toughest things is the heat, the weather. he has to make sure he's taken care of. >> they're also very active, as you heard. and they're fairly stubborn. you need to get that energy out. >> before you adopt, know what you're getting into. because sending them back to the pound is a very difficult situation for the animal. >> great advice for
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but let's take a look at some dogs that discipline themselves. >> look at these two cutis. tearing
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a powerful show of unity in charlottesville. >> hundreds coming together to sing and honor the lives lost where white supremacists chanted and carried torched days ago. and a wave of defection of ceos after the violence in charlottesville. and dramatic video this morning of a building falling into the water in see arierra l. take a look at this dress, do you maybe have the same one? we're going to look at why this one article of

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