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children, including a baby 20 days old. south yas south asia is battered by storms. the 117-year-old building was declared unsafe years ago. and the terrifying fireworks explosion was caught on camera inside a british pizza shop. luckily, no one was hurt, but investigators believe this was a case of revenge. a shotgun pellet was found in a pizza box a few days earlier. workers think whoever fired the weapon was upset because police had been called. more troubles for wells fargo from that fake bank account scandal. the bank says it has uncovered more than a million more unauthorized accounts. that's a 70% increase over the initial estimate. the fake accounts were set up by bank employees to achieve sale goals and bonuses.
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employees over the allegations. the trump administration is not saying whether or not it will abandon plans to put harriet tubman on the $20 bill. the obama administration had decided that andrew jackson would be replaced by tubman. but treasury secretary steve mnuchin avoided addressing it directly saying they have a lot more important issues to address. amazon's prime delivery service is working double time in some cities. they are delivering beer, wine or liquor within an hour in major areas like new york and los angeles as well as ten other locations. the service costs -- hold on. i need to write interest down. >> one brand you won't be able to get at your door, an ancient, vintage discovered in sicily. traces were found on pottery inside a cave that dates back 6,000 years. it was
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>> that one's been aging quite a bit. >> i'm on amazon.com. we still have more show to do. >> chicago, san francisco, minneapolis. we could have it here before the show's done. it is movie time and we are heading into the "insomniac theater" to check out a star-studded thriller dodging some bombs. and dreamers who were granted protection from deportation five years ago now faced with the possibility that it could be reversed. first, here's a look at today's high temperatures. "world news now" weather, brought to you by vista print.
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canoes, kayaks and now even monster trucks are coming to the rescue in texas. watch as an army vehicle is pull the out of the floodwaters. the loud cheering as and you lookers are loving the show. the truck then comes onto higher ground. >> you do what you got to do. you use what you have to use. a group of monster truck owners headed to texas to help with the rescue. >> it's a good thing they did. >> like you're at a monster truc
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>> the military was brought in with these vehicles. it's not often you see a sight like this where it's the military in need of a rescue. >> but remember, everything is bigger in texas. >> monster trucks included i guess. >> exactly. more storm coverage later in the show. but we're going to turn to the uncertain future for the so-call the dreamers. >> they are the children who came to the u.s. under daca. and president trump is about to decide what happens to them. here's byron pitts with more. >> i want to know your perspective. >> reporter: for the past year, inside this middle school classroom, school lessons have taken a personal turn. >> your voices matter. >> reporter: for some, old fears have been renewed. >> oftentimes when i was little, no one asked me what i thought. >> i think as a teacher, i just want to provide a safe space for my kids and for them to know that their voices are extremely important. >> reporter: especially when some of them or their paren
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>> we tell our kids constantly, if you work hard, you can get anywhere in life. however, with having a status as being undocumented, that proves to be a challenge. >> reporter: it's a challenge teacher ms. luna knows well, she, too, is undocumented. her status has been protected for the past five years under president obama's daca program, granting young immigrants temporary permission to stay in the u.s. more th nearly 800,000 are protect the under the order. >> this is a temporary stopgap measure that gives a relief and hope to talented, driven, patriotic young people. >> reporter: but now several state attorney generals are threatening to sue the trump administration to end it, arguing the existing policy is simply unlawful, forcing the prid
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before next tuesday. the fates of these dreamers, caught in the political crossfire. >> among all of these dreamers, there are some awfully bad people. >> if you think anybody who come hear under a here illegally should become a citizen, pass a law that says that. >> reporter: the president is leaning toward ending the program. public outcry in support of professionals like luna growing louder, marches across the nation call to defend daca. and this week, 66 mayors from 29 states issuing a call to president trump to keep the program. the department of homeland security says they're still processing several hundred applications a day, many, renewals. she cautions instead, it's crucial to raise voices, now more than ever. it's an idea she's teaching her students. >> dear mr. president. >> dear mr. president. >> i am writing this letter to you because i believe there is an issue you must
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the issue -- >> reporter: in their letters to the president, the students' lives are front and center. >> as an american citizen, i feel like we should all be treated the same. >> this issue is women's rights. >> police brutality. >> climate change, immigration. >> i am hispanic. >> if it was your family, how would you feel? >> reporter: if you could sit across from president trump what would you say to him? >> that is such a challenging question. it pains me to say this, but i have no respect for him and for what he's doing. and i, i know he's in a position of power. and i know that i would have to do, be able to, you know, persuade him. but why do i have to persuade humanity. >> reporter: luna is now desperately saving money, just in case she's forced to leave the job and the country she loves. >> there still has to be a sense of hope.
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you have to. i'm extremely hopeful that the future will be better. and that's what i try to tell my kids. >> raise your hand if you've ever struggled before. >> reporter: i'm byron pitts in new york. >> wow, 800,000 recipients there waiting to find out. >> all right, coming up, as the waters recede, residents are going home and realizing the full scope of the damage. coming up, the challenge homeowners face as they try to get help from fema to rebuild their lives. you're watching "world news now." bladder. ring a bell? then you have to try always discreet. i didn't think protection this thin could work. but the super absorbent core turns liquid to gel. for incredible protection... ...that's surprisingly thin. so it's out of sight... ...and out of mind. always discreet. for bladder leaks. also in liners.
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thousands of harvey victims have reached out to fema, and thousands more will in the coming days. >> the agency has been inundated and says it's working as fast as it can, but tom abraham from our houston station has one woman's story. >> reporter: sue has a story to tell. >> i'm kind of like numb right now. i don't know how to feel. i've lost so much. >> reporter: she lost her home, her cars. one of her beloved dogs and nearly her life when theed into waters rose saturday night. a neighbor tried to rescue her in a boat. >> went underneath the underpast in the current, it was almost to our necks. the water was so high. and all of a sudden the boat capsized. they told me to start swimming. i was panicking, starting to go under.
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>> reporter: the coast guard did rescue her, and now living in a hotel her life begins again. she's among the thousands who have already applied for help from fema. >> they said they would help but it could take a while. >> reporter: it could take a while when you look at the scope of the damage. but fema assures us they're working as fast as they can. and the first step toward recovery is filing a claim. they are already working on housing plans and other types of long-term help. >> we will begin to help people the minute we talk to them. get them into the system. after that, the timeline is dependent upon their needs. >> reporter: sue has a lot of needs like so many of her neighbors and friends. >> you think it only happens to someone else until it happens to you. >> reporter: tom abrams, 15 eyewitness news. >> they stress that fema is for individuals. if you have a business that you need help with, contact the small business administration. >> fema's there to help. so
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♪ time now for "insomniac theater," and the pickings are pretty slim this weekend. >> yeah, so this morning we start with a crude slapstick comedy called "goon, the last of the enforcers." it's a sequel to the movie starring shawn william scott known as stickler. he is sidelined with a baby on the way. he settles into a life as an insurance salesman, but when his old nemesis is captain of the team, he comes back
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>> teach me to fight with my left. >> how many times do i have to tell you, just the left! >> like super mario. >> good for you, kid. >> stuck! >> all right. so not all the critics are loving "goon." it's getting a 52% rating from rotten tomatoes. kind of in the middle. a-dub says it's a lot like the last one, just not as funny or endearing. chris hewett has a slightly better review, a movie works better than any comedy with this many nose bleeds has a right to. >> "unlocked" is opening to dismal reviews. it centers around a cia agent on the run after being compromised. but oh, she has to prevent a
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easy. >> is that all? >> that's it. >> we need you for an emergency assignment in london. we have a prisoner waiting. >> what are you talking about? >> we haven't inform the london station. >> so we have been penetrated. >> and a terror strike. >> mi5's committing every available asset to this. >> i think i've unlocked a source for a terrorist. >> he has to be stopped. >> we need your skill set. we need you back on the front line. >> it's got some amazing people in it. orlando bloom, michael douglas and john malkovich. but critics aren't impressed, scoring a 27% splat on rotten tomatoes. one writes, it's got all the clichés you want. i love a cliche. and one says it's a
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this morning on "world news now." the tough road to recovery after harvey ravages texas. >> rising rivers have completely washed out communities and the flood waters remain at historic highs. rescuers work to save the most vulnerable victims. we have the latest in a live report. meanwhile, the economic impact of the storm has been felt all over the country, but we're already seeing gas lines forming for blocks. we'll get a look at some of the devastation that evacuees are returning to. dash cam video catches a police lieutenant telling a white driver, quote, "we only kill black people." he was expected to be
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