>> the city of chicago has reportedly reached a grim milestone. more than 500 homicides this year. that surpasses the city's toll for all of last year, and it's more murders than new york city and los angeles combined. chicago police say the labor day weekend was the most violent holiday weekend of the year with 65 people shot. 13 of them fatally. the top cop issue. >> there's been a confession in a haunting cold case dating back 27 years. danny hinrich admitted he kidnapped, sexually assaulted and killed jacob wetterling. his body was found on saturday. the confession came as part of a deal which will put henrik behind bars for 20 years. jacob's mother said our hearts are hurting.

found him. >> bill cosby is set for trial. the judge set a june deadline for the trial to start. the big question now is whether is additional accusers will be allowed to testify. we have more. >> reporter: bill cosby back in court tuesday learning he will go to trial in june of 2017 to face charges of drugging and sexually assaulting andrea at his home in 2004. prosecutors saying they hope to ha and use a phone call recorded by the victim's mother. >> the call should come in. it was a call made into canada, and it was legally obtained there. we should be able to use it. >> reporter: cosby's lawyers trying to keep that evidence out of the case. wanting to suppress several days of testimony cosby gave and in the accuser's lawsuit where he acknowledged giving her pills and wine before what he calls a

his attorneys claiming he's the victim of racial bias and prejudice. saying he's been tried in the court of public opinion. >> to accept the assumption of guilt by numbers or volume is the same thing as accepting the assumption of guilt before innocence. >> reporter: the vjudge did not rule on whether the other accusers could testify. under pennsylvania law they could be allowed t behavior even if no charges were filed. now to the weather. hurricane newton is moving up the california peninsula causing some damage and power outages. two people dead and three missing after a shrimp boat capsized in the gulf of california. newton is expected to reach the u.s. border by a tropical storm.

and landslides. and a dramatic rescue caught on camera. a rip current swept away an 11-year-old boy and his stepfather in lake michigan. a former life guard saw they were struggling in the world. she grabbed a life jacket and brought it out to the pair while an alert boater pulled up next to them. the boy and his dad are doing fine. thousands of students are learning their future education is in i@is closing campuses nationwide. the school also cut more than 8,000 jobs immediately. and after weeks of anticipation, we could finally see the new iphone today. apple is expected to unveil the iphone 7. analysts predicted the new phone will not have a headphone jack and will require wireless

dual camera feature and upgraded programs and the company is also expected to unveil a second generation apple watch. and this may send more gold diggers to california. found, a gold nugget the size of a t bone steak. it could be worth $70,000 when melted down. >> and the prospector isn't saying exactly where he found the nugget and is not giving interviews. the california drought gold diggers heading into those dried up river beds. >> i take issue with the t bone steak. >> why? >> i don't know where you come from, but i expect them to be bigger than that. if i got that at a restaurant, i'd be upset. >> is it the weight or the size? we're splitting hairs here. >> i just want everybody to know if they serve me a t bone steak, i hope it's bigger. >> i'm going back to california

>> i went panning for gold a couple times. it's the most fantastic feeling when you do the shake around and you see -- >> i used to do it in my sand box when i was a little kid. >> you burst with excitement when you see the specks of gold. >> i kind of want to go do it. >> coming up, a frightening crash caught on camera. >> don't blink. you might miss it. the truck slams right into the water. we'll have the full story on why wen we come back. >> sensations cramming up people with their instagram posts. who are the guys behind the jerry phenomenon, and how did they turn their hobby into an empire? [ male announcer ] eligible for medicare? that's a good thing, but it doesn't cover everything. only about 80% of your part b

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the driver of this pickup truck survived after going into a you can see the vehicle hit the sign post and fly off the bank. witnesses helped the driver get out of the car. he suffered a medical issue which caused him to lose control. he's okay. further south, different images of a young man whose life was shattered by an explosive device in central park. >> he's picked himself up and he's headed back to school this morning. >> reporter: he was visiting new york city walking with friends in central park on a sunday

connor, an outdoor enthusist, a college star, stepping on something that exploded. his foot was lost, then his leg below the knee. his parents, his community setting up a go fund me page to pay the medical bills. he's gone back to school. his first steps, posting this picture he writes it's a beautiful thing to see how many people are by my side when a tragedy like this strikes. you'll that's not just because i'm happy to begin walking again. it's also because i'm grateful for the huge amount of love and caring that's taken me from the shock of july 3rd in central park. that smile and connor writing he is forever grateful. david muir, abc news, new york. still unclear, who made that explosive device, who left it there. >> the cops think it was some sort of person experimenting. and when it didn't detonate,

still no arrests in the case. coming up in the next half hour, the jackpot size settlement for gretchen carlson. she's walking away with $20 million and a public policy after suing roger ailes for sexual harassment. he walked away with $40 million. and now a key ailes supporter is also leaving fok. first, talk about loving your work. we'll check out one group of men making millions by spending their days posting o

it sounds like a dream job. spending your days posting jokes on instagram. many of us do it already, only

not just for fun. it's the enzwrin behind a branding team making millions. we're up all night line with rebecca jarvis. >> reporter: making memes is what this 25-year-old does for a living. he created the now famous instagram account, the four all right word we can't say, jerry. >> i like to post things people normally can't say out feeling fat after a long weekend. or when you're at work, checking the time. all those posts heard around the internet got their viral start here. in five years his instagram account has amassed nearly 10 million followers. it's helped turn his memes into money with corporate sponsored posts. it began five years ago when elliot said he was bored and

laptop, watching "seinfeld." i love "seinfeld." i don't know why i called it [ bleep ] to be honest. i never planned on it to be popular or a business. >> she said i want to rock an announcement. >> reporter: now a social media empire. head quartered here in new york city. with ten full-time employees. including his childhood friend and partner, ellie balas. here in their offices, memes equal big money. 90% of their flollowers are between the age of 16 and 35. experts estimate top social media influences like elliot and his team are making upwards of $75,000 per branded post on instagram. aalso launch jerry's world, their own online business. selling everything from $55

pool. their latest venture, a card game. funded by kick starter called what do you meme? >> this is kind of the cards against humanity, 2.0 version. >> you're going to pick a photo card from a deck. everyone else playing goes through their seven caption cards and they try to decide what the funniest combination is. when you're proving a point and see the three dotspp right. >> that's good. >> reporter: no one is off limits. meme this. the meme magic continues to a presidential contender. >> when he tells you he loves you after the second date. interesting. >> reporter: proving your worth one meme at a time. >> write that down. i don't understand. i'm going to go to california

it as a joke poster on insta instagram? >> i don't understand. i'm too old.

it's time for the mix and my favorite, favorite story of the week. so a single mom showed up with her son. she realized she was like a lot of cars around today. it was donuts with dad day. his dad is not in the picture. mustache, a baseball cap, and a plaid shirt, and went to donuts with dad with her boy so he wouldn't be alone. >> that's a good picture. >> isn't that awesome? when i was a kid we had dads and sons cricket day, and my dad never showed up once for that. that might be why this story tickles me, and i may have revealed too much about why i'm

>> i bring you to mike boyd. he developed a following by showing how he learns how to do things quickly. he uses a sicnk or swim approac. in the latest episode, he decides to teach himself how to pick a lock by locking himself into his garage. here we see mike destroying the only key, he says that would get him out of the garage. >> okay. so he's locked himself in. and if he can't figure out how he then at some point feels a little less confidence. he starts exploring what he has to eat, but 47 minutes, and he picks. >> the only treats were sweet potatoes and whisky. >> he looked at his options if he was stuck in there. you can do worse than sweet potatoes and whisky.

and then he makes it. he's out. well done, mate. 47 minutes and he's done. next we're going to australia where in honor of gene wilder, a restaurant created an over the top willie wonka burger. there's gene wilder. i'd love to see the burger. look. >> it's colorful. >> i do not think i'd want to eat that. doesn't color kind of impact how you taste something? when you look at something, and that, to me, bizarre mushroom. >> it's a pure imagination burger. you'd rather imagine it than eat it? >> yeah. first day of school brings mixed emotions. some parents are upset. some parents are excited. some kids are excited. that was never captured better than this picture. these are two brothers. their parents asked them to hold up signs on their first day of school. the one on the right said he'll

this morning on "world news now," donald trump offering to release his tax returns if hillary clinton releases all her e-mails. this as mike pence says he's releasing his taxes this week. we'll hear from the republican ticket in a brand new interview just ahead. gretchen carlson reached a 0 against roger ailes. she's also been given an unprecedented public apology from fox. we'll have the full story later this half hour. and new this half hour, another blank space, taylor swift. >> she is shaking off another love interest, so could it be that she and tom hiddleston are never, ever getting back together? >> nice. and it was a big night in london

handed out the 2016 men of the year award. who won woman of the year? the full story is ahead in "the skinny" on this wednesday, september 7th. from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning. i'm diane macedo. >> and i'm nick watt. we begin with the latest round of attacks and challenges on the campaign trail. >> mixed message trump. first he told fox news that he will release his taxes immediately if hillary clinton releases all her e-mails, but then he seemed to back pedal saying he'll release them after his audit is complete. >> the race is statistically tied, and trump is expressing confidence about a state that could win him the election. and he had more to say with david muir. >> reporter: 20 days until the first big debate. are you ready? >> you never know, but i think

i'm prepping. maybe not in the traditional way. when i had the debates, i had 11 debates with the, as you know, in the primaries. and i was very satisfied. everybody else was very satisfied with the way i did, and i think i'm working the same way i did there. >> but this will be a lot different. this will be two candidates on the stage. it won't be the list during the primary. >> we started off with 17, and in the end there was just a few left. it's not that much different. >> reporter: any mock debates? much. it could happen, but i haven't given it much thought. >> reporter: you just traveled to mexico. hillary clinton is also in ohio and told us a short time ago that you choked. that the idea of mexico paying for the wall has been central to your campaign. did you choke? >> let me tell you about choking. i don't choke. she chokes. look at the deals she's made. she's responsible for so many bad things that have happened to our country, including the

it's drained our country of jobs. i've been given a plus, including by you people, but a pluses for the job i did in mexico, and the fact is mexico will pay for the wall. it was discussed that it wouldn't be discussed, but they know my stance and i know theirs. >> did the mexican president break his word in talking about it? >> we had ground rules. and that's okay. see who wins in the end. we'll win. 100%, they'll pay for the wall. >> let me ask you about what rudy giuliani. he said donald trump would find it difficult to throw a family with kids american citizens out of this country. that that is not the america that donald trump wants. will some of these families wbe allowed to stay? >> he's 100% right. it's a difficult thing to do. what we're going to do is we're going to build a tremendously strong and powerful border. people are going to come in but legally. we're going to get rid of all of the bads, the gang members, the

shouldn't be here. we're going to clean things up. once we have a secure border, totally secure, we're going to take a look at the people that you're talking about. >> does that mean some of the 11 million undocumented immigrants will be allowed to stay? >> it could be, but what's going to happen is if you're going to be a citizen, you're going to have to leave and you're going to have to come in. we're going -- we have thousands and thousands of people waiting in line. it's very unfair to put people ahead of the line. we have right now thousands -- they'vbe to come into the country. it's very unfair to take people and have them circumvent the line. >> and if they don't want to be a citizen? >> we'll have to make a determination when the border is secure. >> reporter: you're open to them staying here undocumented? >> i'm going to make a decision or somebody will, whether it's me or somebody else, because depending on the time, we'll have a border and a wall and have stopped the drugs pouring into the country. >> david, let me also say it's

interest in what a president, donald trump will do on illegal immigration. he put the issue of illegal immigration at the center of the national debate. but what i'd like to see is more clarity about hillary clinton's plan. >> clinton and trump are appearing back to back in a forum on national security and at a rally in florida, clinton called trump's campaign an insult to veterans saying he sometimes has no clue what he's talking about military issues. earlier she told david muir that trump bungled his mission to mexico. >> it's been the mission of his campaign to call mexicans rain is and criminals and do everything he could to stir up all kinds of bad feelings about hard working people, and he didn't raise it, so he did choke. >> clinton also told reporters that trump sometimes gets a pass because people expect less from him. overseas now where president obama is touring a rehab center

the u.s. dropped on the country during the vietnam war. yesterday the president announced that the u.s. would double spending on bomb clearing efforts in louse. the president is expected to tour a temple and hold a town hall meeting with young people. and the last survivor still remaining in the hospital of the pulse nightclub shooting has been released. at one time they were treating 35 victims of the shooting. at the patient's request, no personal information was provided. one of the nation's highest profile cold cases. the disappearance of jacob wetterling. a man behind bars told a man how he kidnapped, sexually assaulted and killed the boy decades ago. elizabeth hur has the story. >> reporter: nearly three decades, family and friends of jacob wetterling have been holding onto hope and praying

know his last days and minutes. >> reporter: but now the suspect confessing in court. authorities hope jacob's loved ones find peace. >> we know the truth. danny hinrich is no longer a person of interest. he is the confessed murder. >> last week a young boy was kidnapped in minnesota. >> reporter: he was kidnapped back in 1989, the case growing cold until just last week. when hinrich who has been questioned in connection with to several child sex assault cases in minnesota and now in jail on child pornography charges agreed to a plea deal, leading investigators to jacob's remains. in court hinrich admitted he sexually abused jacob and shot him twice and buried his remains twice to cover his tracks. >> i would love to talk to you all.

found him. >> reporter: and as part of that deal reached with prosecutors, hinrich leaded guilty to a federal child pornography charge and can be sentenced to 20 years in prison. former stanford university, swimmer brock turner is a registered sex offender. he registered. the sheriff said he filled out quote, the same as everyone else. turner's mother tried to block the view of the cameras. turner was convicted of three counts of sexual assault and served three months in prison. the coach of team usa hockey has a message for players who might want to sit or deal during the national anthem. his message, don't. he tells espn if any of his players sits on the bench during the anthem, they'll be sitting there for the rest of the game.

quarterback collin kaepernick to kneel during the national anthem. and internet jokesters are having a field day after a meeting with vladimir putin and president obama. >> whatever the world leaders were thinking, it appears there was an epic staredown. it was off to the races with photo shop. >> someone saw it as a lovers tiff before they kissed and made up. >> another artist, the weigh in before the fight. >> or maybe rocky 4. >> and we can't forget the crying jordans. i'm going to go as vladimir putin for halloween this year. shirtless on a horse. >> there you go. >> he's the perfect villian. he's funny but then scary mary. >> everyone with recognize you. i'm not sure many people will want to invite you with a horse to their party. >> i'm not sure about my hair. maybe a swim cap. >> we'll keep you posted on this

coming up, apparently everything has changed for taylor swift. the singer is shaking off her boyfriend after three months. why she says he no longer belongs with her. >> and the stunning admission from the boss. what bruce springsteen said about his battle with depression. the full story is ahead in "the skinny." first, here's a look at today's forecast. "world news now" weather brought to you by 23andme.com. "world news now" weather

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astronaut back to earth. we have williams and two russians landed in kazakhstan just after sunset in four missions the 58-year-old williams is now 534 days in orbit. the most time in space for any american. tomorrow nasa will launch a robot probe to a near earth asteroid. the plan is for the robot to survey the surface, retrieve sue the round trip is expected to take seven years and help shed light on how life got started on earth and the movement of asteroids. >> gretchen carlson and fox have reached a $20 million settlement in her sexual harassment lawsuit. >> and it's a settlement that comes with a public apology. here's abc's rebecca jarvis. >> reporter: two months after

against roger ailes, gretchen carlson reaching a $20 million settlement with 21st century fox. the fox news parent company apologizing. we sincerely regret and apologize for the fact that gretchen wasn't treated with the respect and dignity our colleagues deserve. conversations with ailes she recorded on her cell phone. i want to thank all the brave women who came forward to tell across the country who embraced and supported me. >> i want to support all women. who have been victims of sexual harassment. sources saying the company has also settled with a hand full of other women who came forward with their own allegations against ailes. and fox news announcing one of several anchors who voiced support for ailes is leaving the network. writing on facebook, fox has not felt like home to me for a few years.

claims and had no comment. he left fox news in july with a 40 million severance package. when we come back, the stunning admission by bruce springsteen. >> and who won the woman of the year award at the gq man of the year awards. "the skinny" is next. >> "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. awards. "the skinny" is next.

? ? ? ? it's time now for the skinny. starting with the startling admission from bruce springsteen. >> the rocker has opened up in a detailed cover story with "vanity fair" about his painful relationship with his troubled father as well as the legacy of depression he inherited from his dad. >> he also revealed that over the years he's relied on medication and therapy to help keep himself on an even keel as well as assistance from his wife of 25 years. >> springsteen and his band are wrapping up their 2016 river tour dates this month as he works on a new album of original songs set for release next year. >> the story comes ahead of the release of springsteen's memoir

? baby we were born to rock ? >> it is. it is. i'm with you on that one. >> next to special honors across the pond. you love stories across the pond. >> a star studded ceremony last night in london, gq magazine honored the man of the year for 2016. >> ricky gervais in a fitted back suit was presented with the genius award by fellow actor sir patrick stuart. >> year's best television actor. >> chris pine took home the award for international man of the year showing how far he has come since he first appeared in an episode of e.r. in 2003. >> i love chris pine. 83-year-old michael cane after 50 years and 115 films won legend of the year. he's played himself in all the movies. >> and he does such a good job.

the bleeding doors off. >> very good. >> grayson perry appearing as his alter ego, clare took home the award for writer of the year. >> and who else but amy schumer could have walked away with the woman of the year award as she quipped, finally, we're celebrating males. next, to another amazing woman announcing the release of her autobiography. >> fresh off her olympics success, simone biles is penning her memoir. tellin >> the 19-year-old's book co-written will hit bookstores november 15th. >> she's set to appear on good morning america. for a pizza party and discuss what she'll do taking a year off. that's later this morning right here on abc. she's a big fan of pizza. >> is she? because she's been denied it for

>> the whole team when they were done, they wanted to eat pizza. >> finally, he said he'd rather slash his wrists than do another james bond film. >> but now sony bosses are offering daniel craig a staggering $150 million to shoot two more 007 movies. >> rumors have suggested that his replacement is imminent, but insiders say sony is desperate to keep craig in the role for another two films to phase in a longer term successor. >> it was last year that he said he'd rather slash his wrist, but he added a caveat that if he did it, he would do it only for the money. stay tuned. >> well, hiddleston, he has extra time on his hands now that he doesn't have a girlfriend to worry about it. coming up, the new blank space in taylor swift's heart. what we're learning about taylor swift's breakup with tom

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? ? there's a new blank space in taylor swift's heart this morning. >> the love story we all thought would last forever and ever is no more. taylor swift and tom hiddleston call it quits after three months. >> reporter: it seems the celebrity couple of the summer has broken up. ? taylor swift is reportedly shaking off another breakup. this time parting ways with british beau, tom hiddleston. their romance began in june.

impending engagement, but taylor swift has a reputation for romances that crash and burn and become hits. her breakups from john mayor, jake jillen hall, and the front man from one direction are all rumored to have inspired singles. but fans still taking the news of her latest split hard. reacting on twitter, if if they can't make us, none of us. and could my life be worse? it's over? but many looking for silver lining. could this blank space in swift's life turn into a source of material for her next album? ? byron pitts, abc news, new york. >> i'm making a blank space on my shelf for her new album. >> she needs to stop dating british dudes. calvin harris, now hidl what's

>> apparently she didn't love his love of the spotlight. apparently he enjoyed it a little bit too much. >> i love when byron pitts has to do stories like that. two members of our own abc family did something remarkable yesterday. >> marking the premier view, joy bay har and candace baa ray lit up the new york city's empire state building in the show's official colors of blue and orange. and the new york city mayor officially named yesterday, september 6th, the view day in new york city. >> his wife, and the said the view exemplifies the creativity boldness that defines our great city.

good morning. i'nick good morning. i'm nick watt. >> and i'm diane macedo. here are some of the top headlines this morning on "world news now." the race for the white house is now tighter than ever. and donald trump and hillary clinton are stepping up their attacks. she says he has no clue about military issues, and he says her e-ma c the president is visiting a temple and holding a town hall meeting with young people. and a judge in the bill cosby case decided he'll stand trial and is deciding whether to allow testimony from 13 women who claimed they were drugged and sexually assaulted. his attorney says that violates his constitutional rights. the judge set a trial date for

apple is expected to unveil the new phone, and upgrades. those are some of the top stories on this wednesday, september 7th. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> we begin this half hour with donald trump and hillary clinton running neck and neck in the latest poll. >> the candidates are preparing tonight set to appear separately on a forum. they've been taking their best shots on the campaign trail ahead of their first debate later this month. it's your voice, your vote. and we get the latest from abc's karen travers. >> reporter: it's the final sprint to election day. donald trump on the trail in north carolina. >> and in 62 days we're going to

>> reporter: hillary clinton campaigning in the always critical state of florida. >> donald trump is totally unfit and unqualified to be our president. >> reporter: earlier before an audience of veterans, trump blasting clinton on foreign policy. >> putin looks at hillary boy, would he like to see her. >> reporter: but the clinton campaign out with a strike. this new ad titled sacrifice. >> i know more about isis than the generals do. >> i think i made a lot of

>> reporter: and less than three weeks before the first presidential debate. trump telling abc's david muir he's prepping but. >> maybe not in the traditional thank you and we have breaking news from las vegas. a murder suspect recaptured. alonzo perez was the subject of anen last night at a las vegas home. last week he managed to escape by breaking his handcuffs. he's suspected of killing a man outside a mcdonald's. >> the obama administration admitted a payment to iran earlier in the year was made in cash. the payment was necessary because sanctions isolated iran

decade's old arbitration. the white house insists it was not ransom, but the administration later acknowledged it was used as leverage. another hurricane expected to aririve in the u.s. it's moving north. it should reach the u.s. border around midday bringing heavy rain to arizona and new mexico and possibly flash by that time it may only be a tropical storm. and a hurricane is not expected to come ashore. heavy surf and seas will continue to create dangerous conditions in and on the water. and beach erosion and coastal flooding are possible. the worst conditioning will be on the southern new england coasts with winds as high as 50 miles per hour. a man behind bars confessed to the kidnap and murder of

danny hinrich made the admission as part of a plea deal. it will send him to prison for 20 years. the body was found last week based on information provided by hinrich. jacob's parents held out hope he'd be found alive. >> i would love to talk to you. i'm just not ready yet. for us, jacob was alive until they found him. until we found him. >> i behalf of missing children. his mother says it will go on. brock turner registered in ohio as a six offender. >> reporter: brock turner arrived at the greene county sheriff's office in ohio. his mother doing her best to shield him as he enters. for the rest of his life every 90 days he must go to an office

the former stanford swimmer was released on friday after serving half a six month sentence for felony sexual assault. a sentence many critics felt was too lenient for his crime. turner faced up to 14 years behind bars for his assault on an unconscious woman. the judge behind turner's sentencing decision, aaron persky no longer hearing criminal cases and facing a recall campaign. >> i think he should have been months and a lot longer than six months if he wouldn't have gotten out early. i think he should have been there for the rest of his life. in his neighborhood protesters showing signs of anger as those who live there feel they've lost their sense of comfort. >> when i bought my house, the number one thing i looked at before i did was the sex offender registry list, and there were none. >> reporter: lawmakers in

accused of sexually assaulting an unconscious person. a texas man living in mexico is now recovering after being bitten by a crocodile. friends say jonathan was spear fishing last week in cancun when the attack happened. he suffered critical injuries to his face, neck and jaw. doctors say it's a miracle he survived. his family is hoping he'll be this week. >> it was like something out of wild west with suvs. armed robberies tried to outrun cops, firing at the cops. after a chase the police ran the suspects off the road, but then there was a gunfight. one of the men was killed. two others are in custody. luckily no police were injured. and in connecticut, this is a result after a suspected drunk driver crashed into a building. the car was sticking into the

police say the guy ranoff. they caught up with him. yesterday we told you about a woman who crashed her car into a lake after jumping out because of a spider. the insect dropped out of the car's visor onto her lap. that was in australia. something similar happened in texas. >> this time it was a mouse. the driver felt it brush against her leg and jumped out. but she left the car in gear and it ended up in the bay. the woman is fine. a lot of people hear this and think got out of the car? and they ask why not get back in, but apparently that's a big mistake people make and that's what makes it end in a bigger tragedy. don't get back in the car. unless, i suppose the car is headed toward somebody else. >> i walk into my office and there was a rat in my office, and i had to edge around him so that he was between me and the door. >> you had to edge around him? >> like this.

i walked in. the light was off. i kicked him. i edged around him and clapped. >> you clapped? >> yeah. and then he left. >> did he clap back? no. >> rats don't clap. >> apparently the police spokesman said cars end up in the bay all the time. the driver says she's really embarr embarrassed. >> as well she should be. coming up, he's not old enough to walk or hanging ten? the baby's parents say he's now the youngest water skier in the world. >> and tom hanks drops in on gma to discuss his portrayal of one of america's most distinguished heros. what hanks had to say about captain sully sullenberger as well as michael strahan. first, here's a look at today's

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we're taking a live look at the u.s. capitol. it's been a while since we've seen this much of it. they're almost done with the safety netting. the restoration project is just about done. it is again open to visitors. the rotunda includes a freeze, eight large paintings and statues related to the history of the united states. police in houston are looking for a man who assaulted store clerks after they tried to stop him from stealing boxes of cigarettes. the man swipes the cigarettes before heading to the exit. the clerk tries to stop him. police say he jumped the victim and put his forearm to her throat. a second clerk tried to stop him. that's when the suspect bit her.

framed by the woman accusing him of pointing a gun at her. >> brown was arrested last week following a nine hour standoff with the lapd. now his attorneys telling abc the woman fabricated the entire story. elizabeth hur has the latest. >> reporter: new allegations in the chris brown saga. this time the singer claiming he's the victim of a setup. >> i cannot wait until the truth comes to light about this incident and situation. >> reporter: brown seen in this video provided exclusively to abc news says he is innocent. >> two females crying and asking for help. >> reporter: it was last tuesday morning. police responded to a 9-1-1 call from former beauty queen bailey curran who later told abc news she was in brown's home with a dozen others looking at a box of expensive diamond jewelry when brown suddenly lashed out at her. >> that's when chris came in and said, i'm so sick of all of you people.

it in my face and said get the f out. >> reporter: but brown's defense team is refuting that sharing text message allegedly sent by the accuser to a friend. the next message reading this freak chris brown is kicking me out of his house because i called his friend's jewelry fake. i'm going to set him up and call the cops and say that he tried to shoot me and that will teach him a lesson. i'm going to set his expletive up. >> there was a search that was there was a gun. as far as i know the gun was not found in the house. >> reporter: brown's accuser is standing by her claim stressing it wouldn't make sense for her to give her phone to police if she'd written that text herself. as for brown who hasn't been formally charged, he's due back in court in two weeks. elizabeth hur, abc news, new york. coming up, one of hollywood's brightest stars discusses his portrayal of one

we are t minus one d most anticipated movies. >> i saw it already. >> you did? >> i loved it. tom hanks played the real life pilot who flawlessly landed the jet liner on the hudson river. he saved 155 lives. >> he sat down with robin roberts who was the second caller to 9-1-1 reporting the plane in distress. >> really? >> you saw a commercial airline

>> and look what happened instead. i think the amazing thing about the movie is what was avoided. new york city and america did not need to see another wrecked plane. >> and new york city needed a story like this. >> it was good timing. >> it was great timing. and the mustache. >> that scary thing? >> that mustache you wore, how did your wife -- >> my wife is so sick of the mustache era of my career. it's like the first question she asks. honey, i'm stag she says does this mean you're going to have to grow facial hair again? and i say, first of all, calm down, secondly, the good news, it will be painted white every day. >> it looked great. i follow you on social media. you're like a lost and found. if i lose anything, i want you -- gloves and i.d. >> yes. >> what is up with that? >> i actually -- it's kind of like a comment on our transient society.

ask -- i don't know if it's up here, but i took a picture of a spatula in times square, and i thought who loses this in times square. there's a story behind that. it's a mystery that i must solve. i have to get to it. >> you have to get to the bottom of it. you know who we have coming up? meg ryan. >> you came this close to having america's sweet hearts reunited. there's meg now. i love you, sweetie. i i'll find you. i'll wait for you. meet you in the park. let's have hot dogs at that thing by the place with the deal and we'll get to know each other again. look at her. fantastic. >> if you need a spatula -- >> i'll meet you at the spatula. can i just point out something? this is so surreal. you see that bubba gump shrimp company right back there? >> yes. >> wait.

cashed unemployment checks. if you had told me in 1977 where i'm trying to cash $47 in a check from someone who doesn't want to give me the cash, i wish i could have said, hey, this is going to be a restaurant based on my movie. for crying out loud. come on, everybody. let's go get free appetizers on >> he is like a box of chocolates. i'm telling you. surprise, surprise, surprise. our love to rita and everyone. thank you, tom. >> thank you. >> can we put him on the payroll and have him here? >> get rid of the guy with the gap in his teeth and i'll come in every day. oh, sorry. okay. could somebody not tell me that he's here? for crying out loud. >> i'm here. >> that's it. i'm taking over the pyramid. we'll be right back. i love him. i interviewed him and sully last week.

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? >> you know what? it's not every day that you see a water skiing baby. >> he's not even walking or crawling, but his father says he's the youngest water skier in the world. and here's t.j. holmes. >> reporter: most kids crawl before they walk. this kid skis before he crawls. that's six month old auburn abshur skiing on a lake over the weekend. his parents claim he's now the youngest skier in the world,

may. auburn is six months 10 days old in his video. this australian kid was a day younger than auburn in this video from the weekend. records aside, many people are ripping auburn's parents online. what they should care about is the safety of their child instead of a record. another says this is straight up child endangerment and both parents should be charged. love the water and love his parents for teaching him to ski. in the video you see the mom running alongside him the entire time. auburn's dad says they took every precaution necessary to keep him safe and they would not have done it if he was not ready. he got ready by practicing in the living room, according to pictures and videos the family posted on facebook. this video shows him taking a tumble during one of the practice sessions.

thanks, t.j. before we go, you have a chance to shine and brag. if you missed it, yesterday diane stepped up with this shot. look at that. now, jack didn't even move that can. she got it in one. i will add that she was not very gracious after it was, it was like in your face, nick. >> yeah. i'll have to work on my humble face, but no one was more surprised than i was. i had no idea that was going to go in. >> were you like a baskel >> i'm 5'3". no. couldn't even finish the question without asking. i did play la crosse, but i don't think that helps with paper tosses into trash cans. maybe the beer pong. >> remember to follow us on facebook. beer ping. >> remember to follow us on

making news in america this morning, the presidential candidates in some sharp exchanges as they focus on the crucial battleground states. they get a chance to talk national security in back-to-back tv appearances. breaking overnight murder suspect recaptured back in custody this morning after days on the run in the la area. tough talk and a warning from the coach of the u.s. hockey team about to head to a big international tournament. his players being told do not protest the national anthem. and cha-ching, a hefty golden nugget found in the golden state. why more pieces like this could