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acres of forest. >> a mammoth drug haul in panama. nearly 40 tons. that brings the total amount of drugs in panama this year alone to nearly 20,000 pounds. more busts are still in the works. 90% of the traffickers detained have been colombian nationals. >> hull it can hogan probably the best known wrestler in america. the public face of the sport. >> a racist remark he made on a private tape have been made public and the wwe has cut au ties. abc's david wright has the story. >> reporter: the most famous professional wrestler of all time is no longer a wwe hall of famer. hulk hogan for now just another gym rat. spotted with his wife on their way to workout in clear water, florida. hogan has been body slammed by his own words eight years ago. in a racist outburst complete with the n word caught on tape.

the wwe saying in a statement, we are committed to embracing and celebrating individuals from all backgrounds. >> the swiftness with which the we made the decision to scrub hogan from the hall of fame has surprised sum specially because he was such a face of the organization for so many years. >> the recording is the first big bombshell from the court filings of hogan's $100 million libel suit against gawker media. he's suing the website for posting a sex tape of him with the wife of his then best friend, a florida deejay named bubba the love sponge. hogan quickly apologized for the rapt saying it was unacceptable for me to have used that offensive language. there's no excuse for it, and a apologize for having done it. hogan's friends and family tweeted support for the wrestling legend. and hogan retweeted the following "biracial president obama uses n word and is applauded and keeps his job.

hulk hogan uses n word is vilified and loses his job." david wright abc news new york. wow. well, they say the first amendment right to freedom of speech but it protects you against what the government and not necessarily with a private entity. the government can't necessarily censor you but a private company hiring you, there are morality clauses and things that prevent you. >> that's why they let him go like that. that's a wrap. coming up a new dating app. poised to change the game we're told. >> why account women who created think making it less about sex is the key to its success. you're watching "world news now."

♪ i love this story. i love this story because it's three sister who's stand up against corporate america almost. >> i thought you were saying you liked the idea of a new dating app. >> it's called -- this is a new dating app. it was created by sisters and they're calling the anti-tinder. >> like any good entrepreneurs they stand behind their product by using it themselves. we're all "up all nightline" with juju chang. >> reporter: these three sisters

are about to make the biggest financial decision of their lives. >> if i offered you $30 million for the company, would you take it? >> no. >> oh. >> mark cuban making a record-setting offer on abc's shark tank" seeing huge potential in their dating app, coffee meets bagel. >> he offered you $30 million and you didn't even flinch. >> but the kung sisters, sue, dawa and arum walked away from all that cash more than six months ago. >> when you said no to $30 million, did people think you were crazy? >> we got so many e-mails, are you crazy? you sisters are so crazy. what were you thinking >> they think coffee meets bagel is worth a lot more. after all, the popular dating app tinder alone is worth roughly $1.5 billion. each day at noon a use ser given one bagel, a match carefully

generated by the company's secret formula a computer algorithm that stalks your facebook page assessing interests and personal experiences. then combing through your facebook friends to match you with friends of friends. with similar profiles. >> there are so many online dating apps out there. why do we need another one. >> the vast majority are optimized for men. >> men want quantity. >> exactly. they really enjoy browsing through photos of women. for woman, that doesn't really work. so because we don't like to waste time. one of the really important factors is your social graph. who do you share in common with other matches. >> the sisters are confident their app has it what it takes. they boast more than 20,000 relationships. more than doubling its user base since shark tank". >> this is a shark named mark. we got him by his tail. >> reporter: take that, mark cuban.

>> exactly. >> reporter: take that and swim away. you were called greedy arrogant called a lot of nasty names for turning down $30 million. >> yeah yeah. it was rough. but you know at the end of the day, we know we made the right decision. >> one could argue there was a i think it of sexism to it. >> being caused greedy gold digger would we have been called those names if we were not women? >> i think if we were men, we probably would have been called bold visionary for and brave for rejecting that $30 million. but of course, we weren't called that. >> reporter: but their brave doeld bold vision could come true. for "nightline," i'm juju chang in san francisco. >> bye. >> i can't wait for juju to do the follow-up where they are billionaires sisters each have a billion dollars. >> what do you give them five years? >> i would say three. they're smart, motivated and this is why we need more women

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♪ summer's here. everybody outside. kids running around getting sweaty, nasty, dirty. how do we clean there stuff up? >> why do you ask me. >> okay, go ahead. jump right in. i'll tell you on break. >> i learned little ways to make your life easier while saving time and money. >> reporter: from that perfectly fitted tee to to those sneakers and the baseball cap you capital live without, how can you make your everyday summer wardrobe staples last for long haul? >> hi katie. i'm roll up my sleeves.

>> katie brown is editor-in-chief of yahoo!makers to get the scoop on tried and true maintenance tips in home hacks. >> take it your favorite tee, where you see a stain, take a little baby shampoo, work it in there and work your stain away. do it gently. put it in some kind of tub. let it soak and mix around. i usually let it soak for a good four or five hours. then instead of putting it in the dryer or hanging it get yourself two towels. lay your t-shirt out. ha we're going to put this over it. you roll that end and i'll roll this end. once it's rolled up we're going to press. you role it out again, let it sit there till it's dry and you're good to go. that's it. you want to get yourself a good tupper ware container with a lid. put your detergent in the water. put your baseball cap in there and get shaking. once you're done take it right

out. see ta balloon in your hand? you're wondering what you do with it, this is going to keep the shape. let it dry that. it's going to smell great, be clean. all good. this is a great way to get the bad odors out of your tennis shoes. take a little bit of essential oil. mix it in with some baking soda. it absorbs all the odors. but with that little hint of seeks oil, you're also giving it some good smells. pour it straight in and give it a little bit of a shake. let that sit overnight. shake that baking soda right out of there. and your shoes are ready to go. >> what did you think? good tips huh? >> yeah i was just thinking i got some funky stuff laying around the house right now. >> funky stuff. >> yeah. >> i'd wash the baseball caps because the balloon thing is pretty. but the funky stuff, you're on your own. >> that's the news for this half hour folks. >> follow us

this morning on "world news now," extreme conditions for firefighters notice west. battling nearly two dozen wildfires. their struggle as the rest of the country swelters. accuweather tracking it all. air scare. hail stones seriously damage one of the most advanced jumbo jets in the sky. >> the damages engines or control surfaces it can make a plane unfly ball. >> the latest incident for the boeing dreamliner facing a brand-new round of safety questions. harsh reality for a celebrity on reality tv who claimed he was incapable of hard work. how the feds cracked down accusing him of disability fraud. and later, saving a bundle on that bundle of joy. parents pinched by the high cost of diapers, wipes and other products. how you can save some money with

our expert advice. it's tuesday, july 28th. from abc news this is "world news now." with t.j. holmes and reena ninan. >> good morning to you all. the west is burning. that's where we need to start the battle against these wildfires out there. heat and wind causing all kinds of problems with these flames and causing problems with the firefighters out there. >> that's right. this morning, 23 significant wildfires burning in five states in california conditions so dry, the heat alone can spark new trouble. abc's matt gutman is right there. >> reporter: an onslaught from the air, and the ground. those flames fueled by heat and 30-mile-per-hour winds proving too much for four firefighters badly burned when the fire overran them. undaunted, brigades of firefighters continue to troop up the sierra nevadas to battle

the lowell fire. hundreds evacuated with the fire only 20% contained. the willow fire near fresno also breathing flames torching more than 1500 acres and forcing the evacuations of people from 450 homes. 23 significant wildfires lighting up the west. >> authorities tell us those fires were mostly started by lightning but this one may have been started by a car's exhaust. that heat about 150 degrees can ignite grass like this. back in grass valley, we caught up to logan tony in his tractor. i see you've cut a bunch of trees down. how many have you felled? >> about 70. >> reporter: 70 trees? hacking down his livelihood to save his home. those helicopters buzzing have been dumping a tremendous amount of water on that fire. the goal is to prevent it from creeping up this hill and keep it contained. matt gutman abc news grass valley california. there's no break for western

firefighters with hot weather and gusty winds. >> from the midwest to the northeast, heat indexes heating triple digits. minneapolis sweltering. justin pavek with the outlook for us. good morning to you. >> thanks and good morning to you. heat continuing to affect much of the northeast over the course of the next couple days. in fact, an all-out heat wave on the way. many spots well into the 90s each afternoon through thursday temperatures getting into the mid 100s especially from new york city south and west. boston could feel into the upper 90s. not expecting a lot of wet weather here the next couple days, but there will be gusty thunderstorms later on this afternoon into the upper midwest, eventually getting into the western great lakes, as well. damaging winds and hail the big threats. dealing with more dry conditions. not good news for fire danger here in northern california where temperatures will be quite hot and there could be some gusty winds, as well. t.j. and reena back over to you. >> thank you so much. breaking an awful news out

of northern california now. an end to the search for a missing 8-year-old girl. police in santa cruz say they've found the body of madyson middleton last seen roo riding her scooter outside her mother's apartment complex. the police chief provides details of the discovery at a late night's news conference. >> this is extraordinarily heart breaking news i'm about to give to you. our detectives discovered the body of a young female inside of a dumpster at the complex located behind me. >> the police chief says a 15-year-old boy who lived at the apartment complex is now being questioned in connection with the murder. well the search is continuing through the night for two 14-year-old boys who wentmying during a fishing trip off florida. coast guard says the water's relatively warm and the teens could likely survive about five days hanging on to a cooler or wearing life jackets. perry cohen and austin steven knows were last seen friday when

their capsize boat was found sunday. the parents remain optimistic but the waiting so excruciating >> we're experiencing the same roller coast of emotions not even on an hourly basis. i think it can be minute by minute. >> both boys are described as experienced boaters. their families are offering a $100,000 reward. and they've started a go fund me campaign to contribute to the search effort. a scare on board an american airlines flight. the hi-tech new plane forced to return to the airport after suffering damage from severe weather. abc's clayton sandell with the details and the pictures. >> reporter: the brand new boeing 787 dreamliner took off monday from beijing headed for dallas fort worth, an american airlines flight with 222 passengers and crew. 44 minutes into the flight the plane hit severe weather including hail forcing the jet back to beijing. it touches down safely but this photo posted on a chinese social

media site claims to show a damaging point to the nose. >> hail can bring an airplane down. if it damages engines or control surfaces, it can make it unfly ballable. >> reporter: in june a delta 747 was forced to land after hail pum heed the plane so badly, it was grounded permanently. >> it is made of carbon fiber. it's very difficult to repair. that airport may be sitting there for a long whim. >> reporter: no one was hurt. the airline says they'll all soon be rebooked ob new flights. clayton sandell, did abc news denver. >> a new move in the middle east could i have the escalate u.s. air strikes against isis in syria. the u.s. and turkey agreed to create a so-called safe zone. northern syria. the u.s. and turkish warplanes protecting the safe zone there. turkey stepped up attacks along the border along with the u.s. to use its air base. president obama wrapping up his visit to ethiopia today

ending with a speech to the african union. he attended a state dinner after meeting with the prime minister. he said there's a need for a real democracy. the light side the lighter side, he got an up-close look at lucy. that's 3 million-year-old bones making up the most complete skeleton of an early human ancestor ever discovered. the death of whitney houston's daughter remains a mystery. initial autopsy results on bobbi kristina brown turned up no obvious cause of death and no previously unknown conditions. additional tests will now be prognosis performed. she was found unresponsive six months ago. experts say the time is making the investigation more difficult. michael jackson's father has been hospitalized in brazil after suffering a stroke. joe jackson was taken to the hospital with an irregular heart beat and remains in intensive care. he's communicating perfectly fine without any problems.

he went to rio to celebrate his 87th birthday. the mormon church is deeply troubled by the decision to allow gale scout leaders. the change approved yesterday by the boy scout's executive council and takes effect immediately. it allows church sponsored pacs to maintain the ban for religious reasons, the mormom mon sponsor more scout pacs than any other group and will consider forming their own organization. there's a gaping hole in the security of nearly a billion anderson droud smart phones. the security firm says if the hacker has a phone number a text message will take complete control confident device instantly. accessing photos even the camera microphone the user might not know this is going on. this flaw affects nearly au phones that run the android operating system. google says it's working on the problem. so far no reports of any attacks taking place. apple doubling the retail availability of the watch.

apple watch. 100 best buy stores plus the website will have it for sale starting august 7th. another 200 will be selling the watch by the holidays. best buy is the first morning retailer other than apple to sell the device. the stores won't have the top model with the starting price of $10,000. i don't know where you get that. >> are you into that watch? >> i'm not. there was a guy in the elevator talking or doing something. it was annoying. >> with the apple watch? >> it was annoying. >> inspector damage jett. >> i don't want to be that guy. well, you know in washington it's presidents who race around the field. that's the baseball game we're talking about. and in milwaukee, it's var types of sausage. now at a minor league game in michigan, it was home appliances. >> three kids dressed up as a gas range, clothes drier and hot water heater supposed to run past a an fourth kid who was a thermostat. poor little guy. costumes not easy to run in. this is cute. they described this to me earlier and i wasn't so sure about it. now i'm loving it.

you see all the appliances banging into each other. nobody hurt. everybody had a good time. poor little guy. my goodness. >> that is oh and the promotion was sponsored by a local utility company, dte which makes sense. >> of course it was. >> pretty clever. "the mix" coming up and a story i lobbied not to have to do and i won. it's about a special friendship between a young woman and a rode dent. you'll see the pictures and understand i handed this one off to my dear reena ninan. parents pinched by the price of diapers, formula and wipes. kids exsensitive. >> first it the reality tv star known for his fishing trips who had earned,000s in disability benefits. how fraud investigators busted him. check out our behind the scenes piks on instagram. abcwnn. you're watching "world news now."

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all right. take a look. can you make out what's happening? a driver texting. problem is that is the driver of a party bus. scrolling and texting. on his smartphone while cruising down the highway on new york's long island. 45 people on board at the time. one day after another accident. this is a different accident happened near there. i limo driver turning into the path of a pickup truck. four young women losing their lives. the passenger who got the video knew those women who were on

that limo and when the owner of the bus company saw this video, that driver you're seeing there was fired. >> je upsetting >> 45 people on board. you're responsible for those lives and doing that? >> these companies should do more like random tests or checks or something. it happens way too often. >> maybe put cameras in the vehicle. >> so they can monitor. next if you are collecting thousands of dollars in disability payments you probably shouldn't start a reality tv show. >> the government is accusing a captain of a fishing boat of falsely claiming to be disabled abusing his own tv show as the proof. neal karlinksky explains this one. >> it's hard work to be a tuna fisherman. >> reporter: on is the reality show "wicked tune nan" paul hebert doesn't just show off lots of hard work but big paychecks. >> last sony brought in just over $50,000 worth of fish. >> he's under federal indictment

for fraud. charging documents describe that hebert said he was as a dibbled and that he couldn't walk properly and had no income. in all it alleges hebert took in $44,000ed in social security and medicaid benefits between 2010 and 2013. >> $375. >> reporter: tv's spotlight has burned other people, too. when kathy showed up on the price rate right, despite claiming 3g grabbed a month for a shoulder injury boy did she spin that wheel. she pleaded guilty to the fraud. former nfl lineman brad culpepper sued his insurance company after they saw him dominating challenges on "survivor." culpepper maintains he suffers long-term physical injuries and did nothing wrong. hebert's attorney says his client is innocent. neal karlinksky, abc news seattle. so the thing is in his

application in 2009 he said he couldn't walk. he was unable to work and he had no other financial resources even though he was clearly working at that time. you know caught up to him. >> i mean he went to one of those revivals where they heal people. it's a miracle. >> you think it was a miracle. >> it's possible. somebody put the hands on that. have you seen that? you can walk now. he got up. >> he put his hands on the television screen and now he's healed. >> it's possible. >> are you trying to go for his attorney. >> give the brother the benefit of the doubt. but the video don't lie. coming up we've got advice for parents confronting the high cost of baby formula diapers and wipes. it it can add up real, real fast. we have some expert advice for moms and dads to save on the budgets. ahead in our next half hour the season finale of the bachelorette. see which guy won kaitlyn's heart. it was a doozy. you're watching "world news now."

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♪ >> your favorite music so far. >> actually might be. could you tell? >> i could tell. what would you do if you had $300,000? >> pay off some bills and that's probably it. >> that's what the estimated cost from birth to 18 years old to raise a child. >> oh. >> yeah. >> kids are expensive. we all know that especially if you have a newborn. americans spends thousands every year on children. >> we're told they're worth it. but that doesn't mean you can't find ways to save. abc's mara schiavocampo has tips on cutting down some of those costs. >> reporter: with 2-year-old twins cameron and carter they spent $3300 in the first year

per child. on bakes like diapers, formula and wipes. so what were you spending that money on? >> the most expensive thing was the formula, about $1800 per year pr kid. diapers $1200 per year per kid. >> now with a third on the way? >> i think we'll be more conscious with spending. >> reporter: enter baby bargain expert alan fields. first up when it comes to formula, feeds says don't dismiss generic. >> formula is regulated by the government. whether you buy a name brand or a store brand, it's the exact same noou nutrition. >> reporter: we compared the basic nutritional information in this store brand formula with their favorite name brand. >> tell me how much protein is in each one. >> 2.07 grams in both. >> reporter: the savings using the generic brand saves them $900. next up for baby bargains on diapers and other essentials feeds says try a subscription service like target subscription

or amazon mom. it costs $99 a year. but delivers did straight to your door every month and saves you 20% on every single purchase. >> amazon mom we estimate would save you guys $865 a year. >> wow. >> reporter: finally, one of the biggest expenses of having a baby, well having the baby. the colat toes received a surprise bill after the delivery of the twins, an extra $2,000 for their anesthesiologist who they had assumed was in their network. >> were you surprise when you got that bill? >> very surprised. >> reporter: experts say ahead of time, double-check all of your providers not just your doctor are covered by your insurance. this time, that will save the colat toes $2,000. in total, that's almost $4,000 back in their baby bank. mara schiavocampo abc news new york. >> that's a lot of good tips. >> that's a lot. that stuff adds up.

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i'm never going back to a manual brush. ♪ okay. now it's time for the mix". daredevil. greg godfrey does a lot of daring things. this may be the ultimate one. in montana. look at this. he went to the evel knievel days in the semi truck. and he jumped this massive dirt pile. 166 feet breaking a record inside that semi truck. look at that. >> whoa. >> reporter: that's right, jack. incredible. that's ridiculously dangerous. that's why he said whoa like that. godfrey broke the record set by lotus last year. this was dangerous in the middle of a public road in butte,

montana. somehow he managed to do it. we're still looking for our world record. >> still trying to figure out. tweet us or send us a message on e-mail at abcwnn. let us know what world record we should try to beat on the show. >> we want to be in the record books. gilbert arenas was a sharpshooter in the nba. he was a superstar in his time but known for his jump shot. look at what he did out at the orange county fair out in california. well he went and he won pretty big with his kids. how did he do so? they have those basketball games set up. he took on those games and, of course he did really well. he shot them out of house and home. and they banned him. after he won all this with his kids. they said you can't play these games nip. >> they kicked him out? >> they kicked him out. he got to keep the stuff he already won. he's a sharpshooter and stilg

has the touch. he said i'm going to beat you at your own game. >> the kids look happy. look at the smiles on their faces. that's pretty cool. this one you didn't want to do this story because you thought it was funny. >> it didn't sound right to me. a senior from penn state caused mary. they call her the squirrel whisperer. she pets squirs and dresses hem up in weird costumes. that's one cos tup. take a look at the other one. >> these are pets? >> wild squirlz, he's able to touch them dress them up put weird little costumes on them painter, and then she has enough time to take their picture. they call her, this is penn state university. they kaw her squirrel whisperer. >> i'm sure they're proud at penn state. >> that's the deejay one, my favorite one. >> but they're not her pets. these are wide? >> wild squirrels and she's able to get close to them. call her up and find out what her

this morning on "world news now," intensifying search. holding out hope for two teens missing at sea since friday. why parents and the coast guard remain optimistic. on the defense. republican presidential hopeful mike huckabee who compared the president's iran deal to the holocaust. the war of words now and why huckabee is not backing down. cover story. 35 women accusing bill cosby of sexual abuse. how they're all speaking out together for the first time. and later in "the skinny," last night's season finale of the bachelorette". what led kaitlyn to choose one guy over the other. she's in search of reality tv love. our senior analyst is here with insights on this tuesday, july 28th. from abc news, this is "world news now" with t.j. holmes and reena ninan.

>> well, they said that they are experienced boaters. we're going to kick it off with the desperate certainly for these twos missing teenagers. they have experience, teej, which is giving the parents and coast guard hope. but there's still lots of families really, really praying that they are still alive for that very reason. >> they even called it second nature to these kids who grew up around the water. they're very young but have a lot of experience on the water. they essentially know how to handle themselves. but after combing through a massive area searchers know that time is quickly running out. let's get the very latest from abc's kendis gibson. >> reporter: the coast guard scouring the ocean for austin steven knows and perry cohen. >> all hands on deck type effort. >> reporter: the best friends went out fishing friday on this boat and haven't been seen since. only the boat discovered, damaged and deserted. >> negative. >> just confirmed, nobody's on board. trying to find any other gear.

>> obviously disappointed that the boys were not clinging to that boat. now we can recalculate some of the drift analysis that we were doing taking into account wind, seas, current. >> reporter: the search area covering more than 27,000 square nautical miles, about the size of west virginia. >> when a person is in the water, you're basically looking for the chest up. so it's a relatively small object. >> reporter: their families riding an emotional roller coaster. >> we're experiencing an the same roller coaster of emotions. not even on an hourly basis. i think it can be minute by minute. >> reporter: members of the coast guard say they hope the boys have life jackets or something to keep them afloat. they'll keep searching even after dark. >> we're going to keep doing that because even if it's one of these issues where maybe the boys if they're in the water, if they see an aircraft up ahead, it gives them the will to live they know we're out there looking for them. >> reporter: kendis gibson, abc news, jupiter, florida. breaking news in the case of another person gone missing. police in santa cruz, california, say the body of 8-year-old madyson middleton has been found in a dumpster behind

her mother's apartment complex. madyson last seen riding her scooter outside the complex. police say a 15-year-old boy is being questioned in connection with the murder. >> california firefighters are waging a massive war against out of control wildfires. state firefighters have responded to nearly 4,000 wildfires this year, 44% more than last year. thanks to emergency drought funding, mother firefighters have now been hired. less area has been burned though and thousands of homes have been saved. california is grateful for that. >> personnel from as far as away as santa cruz had driven to save my home. >> fires are burning very, very quickly. >> fire season is far from over, however. this week triple digit temperatures and high winds are expected to make the battle harder. this morning there are 23 major wildfires burning across five states. firefighters in the west get no break in the forecast. inland temperatures could reach triple digits. combined with gusty winds, warnings are posted in

california and oregon. violent storms threaten a wide area from the southwest to the upper midwest and the southeast. oppressive heat in the mid south and northeast. >> triple digits in phoenix and dallas. 90s from albuquerque to miami. up to new york. 80s in denver, l.a., portland and minneapolis. new details emerging about the gunman who opened fire in a louisiana movie theater as his victims were laid to rest. funerals were held yesterday for jillian johnson and mayci breaux, the two women killed in the shooting rampage. we're learning in 2008, the gunman, john houser, was delivered to a hospital for mental evaluation after his family said he was a danger but he was not involuntarily committed possibly explaining why he was able to purchase a handgun. >> emotional testimony as the colorado movie theater shooter's attorneys try to prevent a death sentence. the sister of james holmes cried on the witness stand. she recalled their childhood. chris holmes said he was a kind

loving brother, never cruel. he could be sentenced to death for killing 12 people three years ago. his parents also testify on his behalf today. another republican presidential candidate taking heat for controversial comments. former arkansas governor mike huckabee compared the new iran nuclear deal to the holocaust and huckabee now refusing to back down or apologize. here's abc's tom llamas. >> reporter: mike huckabee doubling down on his criticism of president obama's iran deal after comparing it to the holocaust. >> he's so naive, he would trust the iranians and he would take the israelis and basically march them to the door of the oven. >> his comments bringing a rare scolding from the president. >> in 18 months i'm turning over the keys. i want to make sure i'm turning over the keys to somebody serious. >> reporter: huckabee not backing down. >> three times i've been to auschwitz. when i talked about the oven door, i have stood at that door. i know exactly what it looks like >> reporter: the president

accusing republican candidates of using overheated language to try and steal attention from donald trump. seen here firing up crowds in iowa this weekend. >> i want to grab that corn like you've never seen. so rich, so beautiful. >> reporter: other candidates now looking to create their own viral moments. senator rand paul taking a chain saw to our tax code and senator lindsey graham taking a samurai sword to his cell phone after trump publicly gave out his number. tom llamas, abc news, new york. >> and the ten gop candidates will be at next week's republican debate. that's based on their standings at the polls. our abc news analysis shows donald trump, jeb bush, scott walker, marco rubio, ted cruz, mike huckabee and ben carson will all be on stage for the debate. poll standings will indicate if the next five candidates will be at the debate including chris christie rick perry, john kasich, and bobby jindal. our analysis predicts carly fiorina, george pataki and lindsey graham will not be at

the debates. but again, there's another poll coming out next tuesday. doesn't matter. a lot can happen in a few days. >> all that matters, they're trying to make the cut. what can you do to get your name in the news. >> yeah. >> to make the cut. this is just madness. >> it will be interesting to watch. i can't wait. you've been talking about this for sometime. >> i've been talking about this. >> you prefer this over the miss america pageant. that's your favorite show? >> let's not go that far. we turn to boston. boston is out of the running for the olympics. the u.s. olympic committee will seek another american city to bid for the 2024 games after it became apparent there was not enough support in boston. the final straw, boston's mayor yesterday said he would not risk taxpayer dollars to fund the games. usoc has till mid-september to come up with another city, likely l.a., san francisco or d.c. >> a text message could hijack your android phone. a security research firm has found a major flaw that affects nearly all android phones.

that's 950 million phones. so far, there are no reported cases of anyone exploiting this security flaw. but it could allow a hacker access to everything on your phone, even the microphone and the camera. that is scary stuff. amazon reportedly wants to get into the grocery business according to the silicon valley business journal. customers would order groceries on line, pick them up in a drive-through store. many shoppers say they're interested. right now online sales only account for about 1% of grocery spending. there's no comment from amazon. i would do that. >> of course. >> yeah. >> we've got a new book out there you've got get. it's a new dr. suesss book available today. the author has been dead some 25 years. "what pet should i get." already number one best seller on amazon fearings the same kids who starred in one fish two fish. the manuscript was discovered by his widow when she was doing renovations on their house.

this is bedtime reading >> we love it at any age. it's also a good graduation gift. a lot of people, oh, the places you will go. that's a dr. suess book i got for graduation. >> who gave that to you? >> multiple people. teachers. >> oh, the places you will go. >> did i miss something? why are we getting books at 18? >> because they thought i would be going places in my life. >> you did. at this age, really? >> it's a good graduation gift. >> okay. every summer, eric schmidt and his family go diving for treasure. this time they hit the jackpot. eric was searching in ft. pierce florida, in 15 feet of water when he uncovered gold koinz worth more than a million dollars. >> this now, this is the tricentennial royal gold coin minted for the spanish king in 1715, buried under the sea with a fleet of spanish ships. went down there during a hurricane 300 years ago this week. congratulations to you, young fellow. coming up in "the skinny"

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but good to tell you it's over. nobody else injured in this thing. >> initial autopsy results on bobbi kristina brown turned up no obvious cause of death. the medical examiner found no significant injuries and no previous unknown medical conditions. but additional lab tests will be performed and subpoenas may be issued for her medical records. brown was found unresponsive six months ago. experts say the passage of time makes the investigation much more difficult. turning to the latest in the case against bill cosby. that striking image on the cover of "new york magazine." >> dozens of his accusers have joined forces to send a powerful message. no longer afraid to tell their story. here's more from abc's mara schiavocampo. >> reporter: for the first time ever, 35 of bill cosby's accusers appearing together on the cover of "new york magazine." as part of what they call a sorrowful sisterhood. >> it hurts to this day. >> sharing their stories of allegedly being drugged, raped or sexually assaulted by the

legendary comedian after some say they have been discredited for decades. >> it's about time that people sat up and listened. >> reporter: the group ranging from their mid-40s to 80 includes super models janice dickinson and beverly johnson who shared her story with abc's linsey davis. >> i was really afraid. i was an aafraid for my life. >> reporter: cosby who has denied these claims has never been charged. his reps telling abc news he has no comment on the new york magazine story. also appearing on the cover, an empty chair. the magazine says representing other victims who may still be living in silence. mara schiavocampo, abc news, new york. coming up, last night's season finale of the bachelorette. >> the proposal and heartbreak brought to us by our senior bachelorette analyst, jack sheehan. he is here next in "the skinny." >> "world news now" continues

♪ skinny, so skinny ♪ all right. only one place to start in "the skinny" tonight. last night's huge finale of the bachelorette. >> for kaitlyn it all came down to two men and one big decision, nick or shawn. here to break it down for you as always our senior analyst jack sheehan. >> hey. >> welcome, jack. >> i got all dressed up for the finale.

how about that? i'm in mourning that another season is over. mercifully. oh, god, i didn't think we were going to make it. well, all right. we may as well start. like we said, there were two dudes still involved, shawn b. and nick. roll that beautiful bachelorette footage. this is nick arriving on the scene. he was feeling confident. he said along the way, he said it's increasingly hard to feel that it's not going to end well, but you know what? oh. >> oh. >> no. >> yeah. she put the brakes on that ring before it got out of the box. let's put it that way. she was trying to make nice to him. she's like, she's like, you know, i love you and all of this. he's like no, i don't need to hear it. thanks very much but whatever. later in the limo. >> look at that, he can't believe it. >> he can't believe it. >> in the limo he said he was sick and in shock. hit that sound bite. >> i feel a little foolish. i do feel like it was the best setup.

you know, to actually hear her tell me she loves me more than once, it is like a [ expletive ] joke. ♪ i'm the world's biggest joke. >> the world's biggest joke. and so enters the pantheon of patheticness. nick v. >> why didn't you call me and tell me this was going on? i would have watched. >> he's right up there with the 1991 and '92 atlanta braves who lost two world series in a row. hasn't quite achieved the level of the '91 to '94 buffalo bills. who, of course lost four straight super bowls. >> you getting all these references, reena? >> got a little sports with reena, the whole nine yards. all right. that cleared the way for the triumphant arrival of shawn b. he was feeling confident, as well about the whole thing and

his confidence was well founded. he had done his ring shopping with neil lane earlier on and -- >> he looks so much like ryan gosling. >> as we said in our season review yesterday, excuse me, he had that matthew mcconaughey thing going on. >> got it. >> right? and let's just hear their big moment. let's just leave it to him. >> i truly believe that everything happens for a reason. after the two best months of my entire life, i know what that reason is. and that's i'm not supposed to live my life without you. and i'm not going to. ♪ >> oh, my gosh. >> kaitlyn bristowe, will you marry me? >> yes. >> there you go. all sorts of hearts and flowers there. shawn b. and kaitlyn.

the lucky guy. he went -- he got the first impression rose and went all the way to the engagement ring. so fair enough, good for them. check them out later this morning on "good morning america." "after the final rose" when we had nick and shawn b. on the couch with each other. >> my goodness. >> these guys didn't like each other during the season. that was the whole thing. shawn b. said he never really clicked with nick, that he had a bad feeling about him. nick was basically like you know, he knew that it wasn't popular to join the whole thing in progress. they both agreed their feud was immature and it took away from their relationships with kaitlyn. prediction time. we think that ben h., ben h. who placed third in this go around was -- is going to be the next bachelor, but we'll see. >> great.

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>> you're totally right. next up, will ferrell. we saw him running around. you remember this with the major league teams during spring training, this big thing he did. what was he up to? >> we knew he had to be filming something and now we have a trailer for the project a documentary called "farrell takes the field." check it out. >> they say nothing's more american than grabbing a hot dog heading to the ballpark and watching nine guys from the dominican republic make magic on the field. you know what? today i learned they are wrong. make that eight dominicans and one guy from irvine, california. >> you can see farrell play all nine positions, step into the batter's box september 12th on hbo. >> and the special will raise funds for several cancer-fighting charities so it's a good cause. big news about the much anticipated "full house" spinoff series, "fuller house." >> yes the row plans apparently between uncle jesse and aunt becky copies. john stamos confirmed they are indeed together with this instagram post.

the shot of his hand with lori loughlin's both with wedding bands over the episode one script. complete with the caption jesse and becky together forever. filming for the netflix series currently under way. no word on a release day though the. and more tv casting news. your boy, your favorite guy, ed sheeran landed a recurring role on a new television series. >> the show will air on fx and the title intense here called "the bastard executioner," billed as a blood soaked medieval epic. sheeran is going to be in this thing. >> he plays a character described as an ambitious and deadly protege of a high ranking church elder. i thought he was going to have a role as a singer. no, he's going to be acing. >> maybe he's in the church choir during medieval times. >> right now he can do no wrong in my book. love this guy. number one fan. updates on facebook at wnnfans.com, folks. >> this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades. "world news

making news in america this morning, extreme weather. a late july storm producing everything from tornadoes to snow plus a heat wave beginning to build for millions of americans. wildfires still raging out west. controversial comments from a presidential candidate and we're not talking about donald trump. mike huckabee's remarks about the iran nuclear deal comparing it to the holocaust, the president hitting back. the backlash growing with the first debate just days away. hit-and-run. a cyclist capturing the moment when he became the victim of a crime and not the only violation the camera recorded. tense finale. "the bachelorette" making her pick lighting up social media overnight and what her new fiance and runner-up are saying this morning.