secretary mattis also said that the u.s. stands firmly with that country against russia and reaffirmed that the white house will not accept moscow's annexation of the crimea region. iraqi forces are making gains against isis in the city of tal afar. they seized five more villages on the eastern and southern outskirts of the city. the city is one of the last remaining strongholds for the militants. the navy has suspended its search and rescue operations for nine missing sailors. that's after the "uss john mccain" collided with an oil tanker near singapore. sen tailo ten sailors in all were missing. one body was found inside the flooded ship. the missing range in ages from 20 to 39 and hail from eight states. five injured sailors have been released from the hospital. radio host and emmy award

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is there going to be a championship this year? coming up, the new adventure for sesame street, how they're hoping to bring hope to children in crisis. but first, the disturbing video sparking outrage among parents. high school cheerleaders forced to do the split. you're watching "world news now."

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satellite there of hurricane harvey as it makes its way toward corpus christi and the texas coastline right now. some powerful winds in the storm gaining strength in the overnight hours. >> year' nwe're not expecting l until later tonight, friday night. >> but it is a system that will be bothering the coast for many days. a video is sparking outrage by many. >> it's a cheerleader crying out in pain being forced to do splits. >> reporter: in this video that is hard to watch, the cheering is replaced by a lot of pleading. that is freshman cheerleader, ali wakefield. her mother says it shows her daughter being forced into the splits, held down by the coach, ozel williams. >> i think girls being tortured to the poi w

and cries sounded like a serial killer had come out at them. >> reporter: it happened at a cheer camp. >> somebody had attacked my little girl and people sat around and let it happened and nobody stopped them. and she was begging him to stop, and he kept doing it anyway. >> reporter: the school district has now placed williams and several other staffers on life, including the school principal, assistant principal and assistant cheer coach, saying we absolutely prohibit any practices that place our students' physical and mental health in jeopardy, we do not and will not allow any situation in which a student is forced to do exercise. they've assigned child abuse detectives to investigate. abc news, denver. people who are cross-eyed or have severe acne or fewer th than 20 teeth

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♪ sunny days ♪ sweepin' the clouds away ♪ >> generations of children have imagined their way of how to get to sesame street. >> so the iconic show actually has productions in several countries around the world and it's coming to millions of children whose lives have

torn apart by the war in syria. we are up all "nightline" with abc's terry moran. >> reporter: earlier this year, elmo went to a refugee camp. >> all kids are pretty much the same. you know, we have differences that elmo has red fur, but we like to have fun together. >> reporter: did you think that children that you met over there were sad? >> well, you know, elmo thought that some of the kids were sad, but elmo tried to do his best to cheer them up and make them smile. >> reporter: sesame workshop is building centers in the camps. >> education is a haven for people who have lost everything and for children it gives them just an ounce of normality that can give them the chance to rebuild their lives. >> reporter: and they're

sesame street in arabic, aimed at reaching children in syria, iraq, lebanon and jordan. especially refugee kids. >> we will also do what sesame street does best, and that's modeling inclusion and acceptance. >> reporter: and you may not know this. there are already sesame streets all over the world. from galli galli sim sim in india to mexico. and china. ♪ you can find the same kind of educational muppet magic on six continents, reaching countless children. ♪ and sesame workshop often develops new muppets, local characters created to address the needs of that culture. earlier this summer, i went to lebanon, to meet with some of the children that would benefit from this project, like

6-year-old azeesa and her brother evibrahim. i walk with them to this school. it's a haven. you can feel it instantly. his teacher tells me he's changed since i starthe startede here. and the children get a surprise visit. it's tom-tom, a muchity from the local version of sesame street produced in nearby jordan. every single detail is thought out, every aspect designed to teach with the local culture in mind. >> we wanted to make sure that he looked afghan. so afghan children could also see themselves when they see him on skrin on-screen. we looked at variousab

>> reporter: the next project, a muppet for the what's part of a rescue effort. >> the great american story is that the privileges of the few can be taken to the many. >> reporter: and elmo knows the difference that can make. what do you hope for those kids when they grow up? >> well, elmo hopes the same thing that elmo hopes for everybody, which is to stay positive and bring them love. >> reporter: for "nightline," i'm terry moran, in new york. >> you know, i knew that sesame street was in a lot of countries, but i had no idea that many or that they were doing that kind of work. >> what's interesting for me is watching terry moran who covers the supreme court, who has been in wash zones fr zones for us, hard-hitting interview with el my. >> a -- elmo. >> and elmo had good

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