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>> number one in just 60 good evening. it was a moment that shocked the wowod. two-time is on carwiner shane penn trackckg inging down and shaking hands with the notorious drug kingpin el chapo. hisicket in, the glamorous mexican superstar kate dell castillo castillo. did the fugitive harbor a crush ononhe actress? new light shed on the strange and dangerous saga. >> reporter: you're looking into
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>> his eyes just penetrate you. like a dagger. >> reporter: the drug lord joaquin el chapo guzman, the man so dangerous and elusive no prison can hold him. the largest manhunt since osama bin laden is under way to finh him when surveillance pictures show someone is about to get there first. not the police. not the army. wait a minute. is that the american actor sean penn? and who ithe woman with him? can it be the supernova of mexican television? actress kate del castillo? her biggest role reina del sur, queen of the south. she playseresa mendoza, a beautiful and rapacious drug lord. within three months of these pictures el chapo's pursuers will move in and nab their man. didn't you know you were under surveillance?
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think about it. >> you thought you were going to get in and out and no one would know? >> yes. >> reporter: what is the story? how oearth did this whole strange saga begin? one night she said she was sitting at a computer, just free associating about her philosophy of life. and then in one sentence she lights a fuse that will create an explosion. >> today i believe more in el chapo guzman tn in the government. >> reporter: she urges the drug lord to turn his power for good. >> you would be the hero of heroes. let's strike it with love. you know how to.. life is a business. the only thing that changes is the merchandise. >> reporter: oneay she gets a call. >> and they said, we are juan joaquin's lawyers. and i was in shock. i was in shock. and they said, senor guzman wants you to do a movie about him. he wants to give you the rights
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and i was -- why me? >> why you, why? >> and they said, well, because he's a fan of yours. he loved your character la reina. you tell the truth,ou're brave. >> reporter: she says she's not sure if she'll produce a documentary or a movie, but she tells the lawyers she'll finance it legitimately. >> not a penny from him? >> not a penny from him. he -- i mean -- they asked me, and so do we have to put moy? are we charging for it -- and i'm like, no, not -- no. >> is ere anyone so repellent, so destructive, not goingo find out who hitler really was, not going to find out who pol pot really was -- >> as an actor and filmmaker i cannot say no it's a big oprtunity to have for the first time someone tell his story being alive. being the biggest drug lord. >> reporter: she says she's now
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money for the chapo movie project and they tell her they have another well-known hollywood friend. the actor sean pe. >> you know, this big hollywood actor will give me more credibility. you know, about -- that i'm serious with this movie. >> reporter: when they meet, he has an idea. take the fugitive el chapo up on his offer for a meeting and he, sean penn, will go with her. so she asks to meet with el chapo and bring some of her colleagues and the answer comes ck yes. and this time directly from the man himself. i have faith you will be comfortable, i will care for you more than i do for my own eyes. she responds, i am so moved that you say you will take care of me, no one has ever taken care of me. it's a little seductivethat line, isn't it? when your life is at risk? i don't think so. you know, so i -- are you sure that we're going to be okay, by being okay means i'm going to be alive?
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pleasant, so is el chapo, who's known to have a soft spot for beautiful women. we count 37messages to his lawyers. >> is he sa accusing you, are you seducing him? who's the cat, who's the mouse? >> i don't think it was necessarily me, kate del castillo. i think he mad a crush on mendoza. >> a crush? it a minute. >> maybe an admirer? i don't know. okay -- maybe yes. i don't know, we'll have to ask him. >> reporter: in the meantime, up in the mountains, the mysterious king of the drug trade has embarked on a kind of cartel party planning. following instructions, the actors go from their own chartered plane to a small plane sent by el chapo. it's designed to fly very low on the mountains, evading radar. finally, about 10:00 or 11:00, theyrrive at a clearing on the mountain so dark she doesn't see
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>> and he said, amiga! that's how i knew it was him, he called me amiga. oh my god, i couldn'believe we were there. i was just -- i didn't know how to react. >> did he embrace you, kiss you what did he do? >> he kissed me on the cheeknd embraced me. >> reporter: when del castillo moved into light she looked at the man rarely seen by the outside world. >> he's actually taller than i thought. because they call him chapo, shorty. >> seven hours. what did you talk about? >> he talked about his mom. heheanted me to meet her. >> reporter: she says his face appears more like a man who wants to give up running. >> i sensed that he was probably tired. >> reporter: but he confirms he is sending an ocean of drugs to the united states and around the world. did he say, i supply more heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine, and marijuana than anybody else in the world?d? >> yes. but he still loves his kids.
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so there's something -- there's love inside there somewhere. >> rorter: and she notices as he talks the crime boss displays almost suburban manners. >> he doesn't even say a bad word. and nobody around him smokes or does drugs. it was like, oh, sean is the only one w smokes here. >> do you have a picture? >> yes. >> can we see it? >> sure. >> reporter: this is her picture. the drug lord in blue shoes and the blue designer shirt. as the party rolls on into early morning, the drug lord apparently takes a look at his tv dream girl and notices that this is a woman who may have had one tequila too many. >> he said, i think you have to go to bed, i think the tequila -- i was tipsy. and i said, yes, i think it's time. >> tipsy, like dizzy tipsy? >> yeah, a little bit. well you know tequila just got to you. he said, i'm coming, i'm showing you your room. where i was going to spend the
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and it was the only time that we were alone. that was really scary. when we turned around and we were alone, out of anybody's sight, i was waiting for him to make a move or just grab me probably in a different way. you know men. i had no idea what intentions, you know. in my head it was -- everything happened, in my head. and my partners couldn't do anything. >> what would you have done if hehe have made a move? >> oh my god. >> you must have thought about it. >> i don't -- i don't know, die, i don't know. >> reporter: he did something startling, he simply tried to stea her on her feet. >> i actually got the guts to tell him, amigo -- we were walking. amigo, just don't forget what i said on my tweet originally. you're a powerful man. you can do something good. and he said, that's good, amiga, you he a great heart, do it. and he said, i'm not staying
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i never stay where my guests are for their security. >> reporter: with that the dangerous drug lord vanishes. january 8th, 2016. before dawn, troops move in on house in a coastal city and el cho is there. and they nab him. the mexecan government said the ability to track her trip was essentl to the capture of el chapo, though yesterday they told us it was just a contributing element. so are they trying to get her in trouble with the drug lord? >> do members of the cartel think you led to the capture of their leader? >> i don't think so. >> reporter: and the mexican attorney general has openly insinuated that del castillo may have come close to money laundering. >> i have not received one cent from the guy. >> reporter: she says one of her mistakes was being naive about sean penn's "rolling stone" article. as of tonight, dell castillo says it still stings penn has been calling himself a
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she is called "our ticket to el chapo." >> he got it right in that way. u know, because he wouldn't be there if it was not for me. >> aren't you angry at him? >> yes, a little bit. i am. but again -- i'm angry at myself. because i believe in people. and i didn't know sean penn. >> reporter: tonight the drug kingpin is sitting in the same mexican prison where he escaped last year. and there's something that may surprise you. you're still in touch? >> yeah, through our lawyers. >> reporter: that film project is on. has he agreed to go forward? still? >> yes. >> it will be your choice, your call? >> it will be my call. and everything will be on my for sure. >> you're still going to do it? even at this price? >> yeah. more than -- more than before, you know, yeah. it's cost me so much in so many ways.
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you know, the bachelor prince harry has made his share of headlines in the past. after a decade of flying army helicopters and going into combat, the now 31-year-old royal dedicating himself to supporting wounded warriors and his mother's legacy. abc's r bin roberts sits down with the charming prince in london. >> reporter: prince harry, fifth in line to the british crown, captivates the world. he's no average royal, he's down to earth like his mother, princess diana. and just as committed to service. >> we will do everything we can to make surur that she's never forgotten and carry on all of the special gifts as such that she had and she portrayed while she was alive. >> reporter: who she was, so much a part of who he is. memories of her all around. here at kensington palace. this room. this is the home where you grew up. >> this used to be our mom's sitting room.
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between the two of us. are we ready to go bac into the house we grew up in? i'm glad we have. because it's that constant reminder, not that we ever forget, we think of her every day. >> the family thaw, your brother, your sistermin-law have built, what do you think your mother would feel about this family? >> she's looking down with tears in her eyes, being incredibly proud of what we've established, i suppose. i'm sure she's longing for me to have kids so she can be a grandmother again. but iope that everything we do privately and officially, that it makes her proud. >> reporter: prince harry and prince william keep their mother's spiri alive through her charities. earlier this year, prince harry visited the hospital where diana famously worked to destigmatize aids, and he formed citabale o'clock means "forget me not" in honor of his late mother to help the vulnerable children of
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infected with the disease. and like his mother, prince harry isn't afraid to show his softer side. >> everyone needs a hug every now and then. it so happens that i've been told over and over i'm very good with hugs, which is great, good at biggiving hugs, fantastic. >> reporter: one of prince harry's proudest moments, his service as a helicoptete pilot afghanistan. >> ten years in the army was the best escape i've ever had. intrusions. i also felt as though i was really achieving something. i felt as though i was part of a team. >> reporter: prince harry was so attached to his team, he says he was devastated when he was pulled out of the war zone. after his top-secret deployment was revealed by foreign media. >> prince harry is back in britain, quickly w whdrawn from the front lines of afghanistan after a secret army deployment was revealed. >> i'd done everything i could to get out there.
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and there was an element of me thinking,,'m an officer, i'm leing my soldiers, and it's not my own decision. i was broken. and suddenly i find myself on a plane. while i'm sitting there, i look through the curtain in the front, and there's three of our lads wrapped up in plastic, missing limbs. one of the guys clutching a little test tube of shrapnel that had been moved from his head. he's in a coma clutching this. i though people don't get to see this. these people are role models and they nd to be celebrated more amongst society. >> reporter: prince harry makes a special point of celebrating the servicemen and women critically injured on their tours of service. creating the invictus games, an athletic competition for wounded veterara. >> some of these guys should be dead. never before have we had so many amputees survive from such unbelievably traumatic injuries.
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someone who should be dead run the 100 meters. you want a definition of inspiratio that's probably it. >> how's the training going? >> is going well. >> reporter: his bond with the athletes is apparent already mike goode, a former aircraft man who served in the royal air force, injured when his patrol was hit by an ied. he lost hisis left leg and suffered post-traumatic stress. he triumphantly came back to take five medals in swimming in the 2014 games. what does it mean to have prince harry here encurbing youal every step of the way? >> in all honesty, prince harry's been a legend. he was literally boosting everything, pumping everything, getting everyone going, really encouraging, drumming up support. >> i understand you have a bit of a tattoo. do you mind sharing what that says? >> i'll miss my friend. an arrow pointing left. >> that's the humor you were talking about.
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no one wants sympath all they want is an opportunity to prove themselves. that's what this is all about. >> reporter: the next invictus games will be held this spring in orlando. another place that brings back memories of his mother. >> weirdly, actually, it will be my first time to florida, to disney world. i ended up going there with her. it's one of my very, very happy memories of going to disney world with my mom. went on space mountain 14imes. that's the best thing ever. >> our thanks to robin roberts. our sister network espn will be covering the invictus games in orlando, florida, this may. the shocking conclusion to
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finally, former pro wrestler hulk hogan won a different kind of match tonight in court. >> look at this! >> it may go down as the biggest match hulul hogan ever won. a florida jury ordering the gossip n ns website dwauk tore pay him $115 million after the site posted portions of a sex star. but nick denton, founder of gawker, says the fight is not over. >> we feel very positive about the appeal that we have already been preparing and we expect to win this case ultimately. >> thanks for watching abc news. tune into "good morning america" tomorrow. and as always, we're online at abcnews.com and on our facebook
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have a great weekend. >> live, the one and only local 10 news starts right now. >> off the top tonight, nfl player and south florida native tray walker has died from his injuries after a dirt bike accident and now family and fellow players are mourning the loss of a young man with so much promise. meantime investigators want to talk to another nfl player. joining us now witith late details details.
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walker's sister was able to nfirm for me, he's gone. we were able to speak to family members after hearing their beloned tray would never make it out tonight. >> the family grievesor the loss of tray walker, the 23-year-old baltimore ravens cornerback was pronounced@ dead after crashing his dirt bike on thursday nights. >> we need prayers. >> it's heartbreaking for my family to go through here. >> walker was rushed into jackson memorial hospital with severe head trauma. the surgery lasted hours, but it wasn't enough to save him. >> he wasn't responding to nothing they tried too. they tried everything they tried. i was by his bedside, told him i loved him and always love him. it crashed in west miami-dade, police say he was
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a dirt bike without headlights when he crashed with an suv. >> he came t far, too far, and gone down the drain. >> the northwestern senior high football standout went on to play at texas southern. the tsu family expressing condolences through social media, as did the balmore ravens. a young man with so much moreo give. >> i'm going to keep his spirit and dreams alive. something he wanted to do, ravens nation. >> sououes tell us that investigators are still interested with speakin with several witnesses, including one witness who was a possible new england patriots player who has yet to speak with investigators. it's unclear exactly who that person is or if they've gotten to spe with investigators, but anyone with information is urged to call miami-dade police. >> we're live in miami tonight,
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