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traffic is beginning to flow along the new jersey turnpike after a fiery crash between two big rigs. fire crews had an especially tough time because one of the trucks was loaded with paper. sending flames and black smoke into the air that was visible for miles, but nobody was injured. it has been a heartbreaking ordeal for the star from gossip girls" kelly rutherford was ordered to send her two children to their father in monaco. >> she's now blasting the judge who made the decision. she's speaking out to abc's linsey davis. >> reporter: hermes and helena, the children of "gossip girl" star kelly rutherford perhaps unaware of the bitterness of the custody battle raging around them. they landed in nice with their paternal grandmother after a judge's order ordering them

these young american citizens back to monaco to live with their father daniel giersch. >> how are you feeling, kelly? >> reporter: a teary rutherford left this manhattan federal court without her children yesterday. >> i think like any parent would feel, you know, that loves their kids. >> reporter: they've been staying with her for the past five weeks as part of a custody arrangement she's been battling for six years, calling it unfair. the couple was originally supposed to share custody after their divorce until giersch's visa was revoked in 2012 when a california judge ruled the children should live with their dad temporarily. when rutherford failed to return the children last week as mandated by that agreement, her ex-husband called her a kidnapper and took emergency legal action to get the kids back. >> i have no words at this moment, no words. >> reporter: but she had some choice words for the judge and legal system, releasing this statement which says in part, what the judge did yesterday was shocking, illegal and abusive to my children. giersch's attorney fired back. >> he's very pleased that the order has been enforced. >> reporter: it's unclear

whether or not she'll be able to get her children back because legal experts tell us she's in a legal no-man's land with very few options and say that this latest attempt to keep them likely worked against her. david. >> it's heart breaking no matter whose said you take on this. apparently they came up with an agreement according to the new york most two years ago it detailed down to video conferences, how many times they would speak to each other and how a handoff would take place. apparently according to this report it's all gone out the window. >> we wish the best for them and their kid. coming up a look back at when women in the workplace was a new phenomenon. >> we've gone into the abc archives for a throwback thursday next on "world news now."

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♪ headlines from the current presidential race have brought to light many of the differences between men and women in the professional world. >> so for this throwback thursday, we're looking back at when more and more women went to work. how far we've come and how much further we still have to go. here's abc reporting 35 years ago. >> reporter: married men have always been expected to earn money to support their families.

so there's nothing news worthy about these men and their jobs but each of them has been joined in the workplace by his wife and they are among 23 million married women who now work outside the home for pay. experts label this explosion of female employment a revolution. >> i consider the revolution with respect to women to be of greater import and more lasting significance than either the rise of communism or the development of nuclear power. abc visited four typical families across the country to see how two incomes have affected them and how such families are transforming american society. they had an income of more than $50,000, two expensive cars and luxurious home. across the country in pittsburgh, a much more typical two-income family is that of beatrice and charles greer. beatrice earns $11,000 a year. charles greer makes $15,000 and without her income, they couldn't keep up with inflation.

for wives like vickie lawrence, her $15,000 salary means money for wants rather than needs. her husband stan makes $19,000 as dairy department manager at another food store. the extra money lets them live in a bigger house and lets stan buy expensive cars frequently. that's even more true of phyllis who got her real estate broker's license. she expects to take in as much as $20,000 in commissions this year. if she does, sthael make more than her husband terry makes as a pontiac salesman. >> sounds like this means her going to work has added considerably to her workload. >> uh-huh. >> but not much to yours. >> that's pretty much true. >> reporter: there are no signs that the two-income tide will reverse itself. wherever the trend is taking us, there's no turning back. when wives go to work, experts agree, husbands have to accept

new roles in the home or there's trouble ahead in almost all two-income families. shifting the housework load doesn't come easily. because of all these added strains, a lot more two-income marriages end up in the divorce court. according to a study by one expert, for every $1,000 a working wife earns, the chances of a divorce go up by 2%. dan courts, abc news. >> since then the divorce rates have fallen. people are getting used to the idea of both people making, you know, contributing to the household. we saw a lot of fun hair. look at that. >> oh, that is me from the 80s. i this i this is more me from the 1960s mad man era. >> oh. good one. >> right? >> the old rotary phone there and the type writer. >> oh, this is actually the mary tyler moore set. >> i like the madman idea better. much cooler. >> i'm reen nan rhoda.

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most of the time he uses a harness but no harness now as he tries to set a world record. >> what i'm doing is really pushing the limits of myself and the sport. take harness off and do what you've done before. it's a whole other mental game. >> reporter: about that fall, he told us it was intentional. that he felt something was wrong and wanted to reset. >> i looks down at the line and wrapped my body around it to secure myself. >> reporter: soon back up and one foot in front of the other, 210 feet across, a world record. >> i've been dreaming about it for a long time. to step off onto the solid rock just really felt amazing. >> reporter: david muir, abc news new york. >> so many impressive things about that. he pulled himself back up. >> why do they do it in i don't know. time for another moment where we say this happened. >> that video we saw got us so amped up we wan today show you another stunt like that. here we go. check out jeffrey.

he is a tortoise. >> he's not going to open that doo door. >> he's trying to open the screen door. can he do it though? >> come on. he's a tortoise. you're kidding. is this real video. he really opened that door? >> he didn't even fall on purpose because he noticed something was wrong. >> apparently slow and steady wins the race or opens are your glass door. >> does jeffrey belonging to this family? >> he's clearly well behaved. >> he is. >> do you notice he wipes his feet on the mat before he goes into the house. >> next up they need to close the door behind him. they'll he'll be all set. how impressive. that will do it for us for this half hour. we'll be right back.

this morning on "world news now," the explosion so powerful it, felt like an earthquake. >> the seaport blast jolted people out of bed and shattered windows miles away. the increasing death toll overnight and what went wrong. tough questions, a judge demanding answers from the nfl about deflategate. what's the next move in the tom brady football scandal? accusing bill cosby, three more women going public with jaw dropping details claiming they were drugged and sexually attacked. when will cosby respond? >> and later female superheros breaking down barriers in the comic book world. how women are kicking their way into a world of male caped crusaders. it's thursday, august 13th. from abc news, this is

"world news now." good morning. i'm phillip mena. >> i'm reena ninan. the numbers keep rising. the devastation in northeast china rocketed by powerful back to back explosions. >> the deafening blasts went off at a warehouse for hazardous materials. destroying nearby buildings and shattering windows miles away. more than 40 people are dead. >> pictures this morning show the fire still burning with thick smoke. more than 12 hours later. bob woodruff reports from china. hundreds were injured and dozens are in critical condition. >> reporter: the mushroom cloud, eating up the night sky tonight. hundreds injured. many still missing. the horror beginning just before 11:00 p.m. a fire at a warehouse storing hazardous material in the port city of tianjin. within 15 minutes firefighters respond, but the worst is yet to come. 11:30 p.m., two explosions, one after the other. >> my bhoel whole building

shook. i thought it was an earthquake. i woep up in a panic and looked out the window and the sky was red. >> reporter: miles away, people watch from their windows. seconds later, the force of the blast sweeping them off their feet. scientists say it packed the power of 21 tons of tnt and could be felt more than six miles away. this man, captured on surveillance video moments before the front of a building caves in. in the streets, dazed residents using blankets to cover their mouths, clutching their children. hospitals soon flooded with victims. reports of 300 to 400 injured. as first responders canvass burning neighborhoods looking for signs of life. senator these explosions were so powerful that weather satellites were actually able to see them from space. on the ground everyone within miles from the disaster is being evacuated just in case this danger is not over. >> bob woodruff, abc news,

beijing. the other major story, well wishes from around the word are pouring in for former president jimmy carter who revealed he's fighting cancer. the white house says president obama spoke with mr. carter last night by phone. the former president says the cancer was discovered during recent liver surgery. it has spread to other parts of his body. he sat down within george steven pop lis last month. >> i'll be 91 in october. my travel capability and physical vigor is going to die down. it will be turned over to other people to do and i'll have more time with rose lynn at home. >> he did not announce the type of cancer but his pare and three siblings all died of pancreatic cancer. he said doctors have been monitoring. him for the disease for years. turning to the 2016 presidential race, the latest poll of iowa front-runners in the lead. donald trump ahead at 22%.

the number 2 candidate ben carson is eight points behind with scott walker, he cruz and carly fooern rounding out the top five. hillary clinton has a firm lead among iowa democrats favored by 50%. bernie sanders 31% and joe biden who has not announced yet has 12%. republican rivals likes jeb bush are blasting clinton over the e-mail issue bush calling her reckless with state department information. but the clinton campaign is trying to reassure supporters she didn't send any classified materials on her personal e-mail server. >> we're working with the director of national intelligence to resolve whether in fact this material senior actually classified. but in the meantime, we're taking steps clearly to ensure that the information is protected and stored properly. >> and clinton was off the hook on wednesday facing no questions about the e-mail controversy

during a two-day swing in new hampshire. a federal judge here in new york has put the nfl and attorneys for patriots quarterback tom brady on notice. he wants them to settle their differences in the deflategate controversy within the next week. yesterday, that judge had tough questions for both sides as abc's martinezy gonzales reports. >> a deflategate face-off in federal court. new england patriots star quarterback tom brady going head to ged against nfl commissioner roger goodell fighting to have his four-game suspension thrown out. judge questioning the league's investigation. grilling the nfl about whether there's concrete proof that brady was involved in deflating game balls used in january's afc championship win saying he was having trouble finding evidence that brady was part of a scheme or conspiracy, asking is there a text in which he instructs someone 0 put a needle in a

football? the league's lawyer responding no. >> judge berman was clear nothing could be read into what he was saying. it was hard not to come away with a message he was trying to deliver to the nfl that the league bet ber soften up or be prepared to face the consequences. >> reporter: the nfl standing by its decision claiming texts brady sent after the game clearly indicate his knowledge and encourage. of this activity maintaining under the collective bargaining agreement, goodell had every right to the issue and upheld his punishment. the judge urged both sides to continue working towards a settlement. if one isn't reached, they'll be back here in court next week. the line backer who sucker punched quarterback geno smith breaking his jaw has been signed by the buffalo bills. he was released by the jets after his altercation with smith and yesterday given a second

chance by bills coach rex ryan who coached the jets when he was drafted. ryan says he's confident he'll be accepted in the bills locker room three more women accusing bill cosby of sexually attacking them. the total number of alleged victims to nearly 50. one described how he forced her into oral sex. another said they shared lunch before he drugged and attacked her. >> he plan it. >> he was drinking champagne out of my gucci pump. he raised a shoe toward me, offering the drink in my shoe to me and said a princess should always drink champagne out of the glass slipper. >> cosby is expected to give a deposition in one of the cases in october. a woman who says she was 15 years old when she was sexually molested by him at the playboy mansion. >> we're learning new details about a new jersey teen who

spent a night stranded at sea. he but the out tuesday evening less than 20 miles away by water. on the way, the wave runner broke down. he hung on as long as he could and swam to a buoy where he stayed for the next nine hours. as dawn he decided to swim for sure. that's when help arrived. >> they were all around me. >> i knew it was a four-mile swim so i hopped in the water and started swimming. i saw a coast guard boat heading right for me. >> it was it the most amazing feeling in the world. >> gowan is recovering from hypothermia and dehydration and will likely put his experience to good use in the future. he's a junior firefighter. now for a bit of video we night think was produced by disney. call this the real life bambi and thumper. >> this fawn and rabbit seen hanging out together in

colorado. neither of them appears to want the fun to end. >> two animals like this you would figure either of them would just take off, back into thes roads, but they kind of hunt out together seemingly having a grand old time. they're like bffs. >> just i don't know, if the bunny is trying to escape. he's sticking around. >> was reported the ynca of the rockies in colorado. >> that's what happens. there's twos animals generally frightened of everything are confronteded with each other and just start playing around. >> coming up, claims that a woman stole something from a fer at the time clinic to get pregnant. it's a land hark legal battle prosecutor they're kicking their way into the boyce club. female superheroes now rule in the world of caped crusaders. >> later in the mix, poking fun at the latest courtroom sketches

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washington state, an 11-year-old boy is in big trouble after stealing a car and taking it on a joy ride. police noticed the car weaving through traffic and when they got a closer look they realized the driver could barely see over the steering wheel. a police car pulled in front of him and rammed into it. luckily, no one was hurt. this is a very bizarre case unfolding in a texas courtroom. a man accuses a sperm bank of helping his ex-girlfriend get pregnant. >> the woman now the mother of a 5-year-old said sheetd did nothing wrong. here's abc's linsey davis. >> a louisiana man is taking a texas fertility center and his etch girlfriend to court claiming the clinic illegally handed over his dna samples to hire which she used to have his child. >> it's beyond belief. it's something you don't read or see in a movie. >> reporter: in 2002, lane harden signed a contract with his then girlfriend catherine leblanc to preserve ite viles

after sperm at a fertility center before having a vasectomy. >> it basically stated in our relationship were to end or if he were to die, that the sperm would go to me. >> reporter: but when leblanc and harden broke up four years later he began dating this would woman, to bei. >> the relationship was very rocky. it was on and off quite a bit. very volatile. >> reporter: according to lardon's lawsuit, after their relationship ended duval obtained two of her ex-boyfriend's sperm samps without the leblanc's consent. >> at first you think that's totally impossible. this is some kind of joke. >> reporter: now harden and blah blank are suing the is center for breach of contract and also suing duval claiming she had no over or rights to the sperm. >> there are more security checks in place for me going and buying alcohol at a gas station than there were for her to go

receive a man's dna. >> reporter: in opening statements tuesday, duval's attorney argued harden went with his client to a houston fertility specialist and told the doctor he wanted to use his samples to get duval pregnant. an attorney for the center says harden never notified the clinic later he didn't want her to have his sperm. >> harden has some obligation to let people know he's changed his mind. >> their son is now 5 years old. harden says he's never met him. >> one day we're going to run into each other. what do i say? does he recognize me? >> linsey davis. harden spent his own money during the legal pursuit. >> it's a frightening case. if they didn't want to be together -- obviously she wanted to have a child but he wanted no part of that. at least that's what he's saying

now. i wonder if she's going to be seeking child support from this. but you're right. just a tough situation. he obviously wan nod part of it and she went ahead with it anyway. now it's all going to get worked out. we hope the best for them and more importantly for the child. >> coming up, the new faces of the comic world. how women are saving the world and revolutionizing comics. meet the female write ersbehind the movement. ahead in our next half hour, the parenting debate sparked by a simple photo. one man breastfeeding her friend's child. why some people have a problem with it. you're watching "world news now." "world n

♪ superman, batman, spiderman, ant-man. they all have one thing in common, they're men. >> but the era of male domination in the comic book world seems to be on its way out. for more we're up "up all nightline" with katie couric. >> reporter: from abc's agent carter, to the much anticipated super girl no longer just a sidekick, female super heroes are suiting up, a new wave of creators ditching the damsel in distress label and redefining a genre. >> spiderman, batman, superman, a lot of something mans, not of a lot of something women. >> reporter: even with a fan

base now 47% women, comic books long considered a boys club used women to play sexy second fiddles to the male heroes. >> in the '90s things got really severe. ridiculous, clownish breasts. and then both breasts and both butt cheeks appear at the same time which is what we call the broke back pose. it is common enough in comics we have a name for it. >> reporter: two decades later, there's a evolving fan base and fresh ideas. >> women are stepping up and demanding what they want and publishers are responding. >> reporter: the genre now depicting strong but real female heroes like a reenvisioned wonder women. >> i'm the writer on the comic book. i this i back on my life experiences and the experiences of the strong women that i know in my life. and i hope that every woman who reads our book sees a little bit of their own struggles for

themselves in the character. >> reporter: these bold steps still brought out some modern day bad guys. >> anytime there's going to be a strong voice, especially a strong female voice, there's people who don't like it. >> reporter: undeterred these real life super heroes continue their mission to save mankind or at least more fairly represent. >> when i starred coming to conventions, it was maybe 5 to 10% women and girls coming in. now that's 50/50. >> i'm katie couric in new york. >> let the women empowerment continue. we talked about target making their toys more gender neutral. >> i was surprised by the number that women are so into. >> would you like look? >> yeah, that is really what i wear when i'm cleaning the house actually during the day. the wonder woman of super cleaning and "world news now." >> that's awesome. >> self-imposed title, folks. coming up, tom brady's rough

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it is time for "the mix." and some say, most say that it is almost impossible it make tom brady look unattractive. >> he's a good-looking man. >> by all accounts. good for him. there you go. apparently yesterday at court, what's being called sketch gate after a courtroom artist dret that he picture, that's supposed to be tom brady in the top right portion of your screen looking overjoyed to be there as you can tell. some peoples have appeared online. this has gone viral because there you go. there's the first one. they throw his picture on his regular jersey. and we have other ones that are much more interesting. that is the scream, the famous painting by edward munch. this one's my favorite.

et, phone home. look at that in front of the basket there. we have him on the mona lisa and finally we have him among the presidents at mt. rushmore. >> pretty good. >> something to talk about this. he looks, dare i say deflated. >> oh, boom-boom boom. >> where are the sound effects now? there you go. you know, one thing about politics and the campaign trail, people get annoyed by the campaign ads. in canada, this might be it the most epic political ad ever. take a look. >> hey it, i'm wyatt scott and i'm running for parliament. >> he's running for parliament, and this was filmed by a bunch of students. they say they shot it in a day. the students did. it attracted a lot of attention but the unfortunate thing is apparently he has slim chances of being elected as an independent. creative? >> absolutely. eads zapping up aliens saving

the universe. >> maybe canadians should reconsid reconsider. he might reinvent things in. our final item here, a mom going with her son in a timed auto cross race. they're hauling butt through the course. his mother gives him encouragement but between frightened, frightened shrieks. >> whoo. oh. going to need new tires. you're doing very well, honey. >> mom is encouraging. you're doing very well honey. my goodness. good job. good job. >> that is very, very cute. i like how even though she's slightly terrified she's still a support mom. >> absolutely. >> of course, son is not bat ageyelash. >> not at all. that's a supportive mom. that is "the mix" for today. coming up, we have more

this morning on "world news now," fighting cancer. jimmy carter's difficult diagnosis. what the former president and his doctors are saying about an illness that runs in his family. earth shattering explosion. a blast at a seaport so intense, it broke windows miles away and jolted people out of bed. the human toll and the investigation. also new this half hour, cops say they're sure it was intentional. >> the speeding pickup truck headed right for an officer. the unusual pursuit and what the suspect was not wearing. and later in "the skinny," the big changes for fans of "sesame street." who actually want to see less of elmo, the cookie monster and their friends? it's thursday, august 13th. their friends. it's thursday, august 13th. from abc news, this is "world news now."

>> good morning on this thursday. i'm phillip mena. >> i'm reena ninan. whether you are a democrat or republican, whatever your political stripes may be, it was hard news to hear overnight that we're beginning, of course, with the fight for former president jimmy carter's life with the diagnosis that he has cancer. and he will be getting treatment and revealing also that the disease has actually spread through his body. >> yeah, so sad to hear. president obama and vice president biden are among the millions of americans sending good wishes to mr. carter. abc's david kerley has more on the diagnosis. >> reporter: the former president sharing with the world he's been so engaged with that he has cancer and it has spread. in his statement tonight, mr. carter says that during liver surgery the cancer was discovered which is now, quote, in other parts of my body. just a month ago, president carter reminisced with george stephanopoulos about his latest book, "a full life," acknowledging that the final chapters are being written. >> i know that in a few years

since i'll be 91 in october, that my travel capability and my vigor -- physical vigor is going to die down. >> reporter: mr. carter's parents, his two sisters and brother all died of cancer. the 39th president, from plains, georgia, was denied a second term, losing to ronald reagan in the midst of the iranian hostage crisis. but his post-presidency, one of the busiest ever. filled with the work of the carter center. president carter has canceled his schedule so he can stay in atlanta for treatment. he will possibly reveal more about his condition next week. the current occupant of the white house president obama says he and his wife are hoping for a fast and full recovery for president carter. david kerley, abc news, washington. >> thank you very much, david. >> turning now to china and the aftermath of those massive explosions that lit up the port city of tianjin in the middle of the night. this is what's left of the warehouse packed with hazardous material when the blast went off

sending a mushroom cloud. at least 44 people were killed and more than 550 injured. a number of firefighters are among the dead and missing. the blast scorched buildings and cars and blew out windows miles away. >> i thought it was an earthquake. so i just kind of woke up in a panic, looked out the window and the sky was red. >> scientists say the more powerful explosion was equivalent to 21 tons of tnt. details about the disaster trickling in because chinese authorities are keeping a tight controlling over the information. >> the u.s. launched its first f-16 fighter missions from turkey against isis targets in syria. six of the jets arrived at the base on sunday. there's no word from the pentagon what targets were hit in syria. a u.s. army helicopter crashed in the water off the japanese island of okinawa, injuring six people. the black hawk chopper went down during a training exercise while trying to land on a navy ship. the cause of the crash is still

under investigation. a dangerously close call for a medical helicopter in fresno, california, when it was almost hit by a drone. the crew with a patient on board was about two miles from the airport when the drone appeared in its flight path. so the pilot was forced to make an evasive maneuver to dodge the drone and it came directly at them. >> what was the altitude? >> high level with us so about 1,000 feet. passed off our left side. only about 20 feet or so. >> the drone flew right under the rotor but no one was injured. drone sightings are on the rise. the faa has received 650 from pilots since the start of the year. a security scare at a southern california airport forced evacuation of hundreds of passengers. screeners at ontario airport found what looked like a hand grenade in a carry-on bag but it turned out be a phony device. ten flights were delayed because of this and the evacuations lasted 45 minutes. the passenger who owns the

replica grenade could be fined. environmental experts are warning that the toxic yellow waste that gushed out of a colorado gold mine may pose health problems in three states for years to come and they have no easy to solve the problem. kayna whitworth has details. >> reporter: one week after the epa's mistake at a nearby mine turned these rivers yellow with millions of gallons of toxic chemicals, the head of the agency says the situation is improving. >> the levels have returned to pre-event conditions. >> reporter: colorado state officials giving the green light to begin treating and using water from the animas river. >> that plume is still moving. as pretty as the animas river looks to us, this is not the end of the story. this is the beginning. >> reporter: i'm more than 40 miles downstream from the gold king mine where this spill happened seven days ago. look at this. it doesn't take very much to kick up these toxic heavy metals. things like lead and dangerously high levels of arsenic. the water moving 213 gallons a minute toward lake powell. >> i've called all sorts of

people to try to figure out what exactly is involved and we don't know. >> reporter: the epa telling abc news they're out in boats on lake powell checking the water there. despite the toxic levels going down here, they still don't know when they'll reopen this river. kayna whitworth, durango, colorado. >> clouds are rolling in along with cooler temperatures breaking the heat wave, even hotter in the desert southwest with the heat index approaching 120. thunderstorms around denver, stifling heat in the south with thunderstorms along the gulf coast. >> look at the red and orange on the map. 90s in triple digits from billings down to denver, dallas and new orleans. 80s in seattle, los angeles, chicago, and in boston. the clock is ticking for a settlement between the nfl and patriots quarterback tom brady in the deflategate controversy. both brady and nfl commissioner roger goodell were in federal court here in new york yesterday.

neither spoke as attorneys from both sides answered tough questions from a judge. he asked about the nfl's evidence and about why brady destroyed his cell phone. both sides were urged to settle their differences before their next court appearance next wednesday. sports with reena. it's not even monday. it's thursday. pitch ter hisashi iwakuma with the seattle mariners is now the second japanese born pitcher to throw a major league no hitter. should i explain to america what a no hitter is? or do you think people get that? it's when nobody hits. it's when nobody hits. they hit but nobody makes it around the base? >> nobody gets to first on a base hit. >> right, that's what i said, phillip. >> nailed it. >> you sure did. >> phillip, he struck out seven orioles yesterday afternoon in a 3-0 victory. iwakuma is the fourth no hitter this season in the big leagues

and the first in the american league in nearly three years. >> you're going to be saying iwakuma all night long. >> the iwaku in pa is a mere 60 years younger than the guy you're go to pete. mark of duluth, minnesota it, turned 94 last month and he loves playing ice hockey. >> he goes to the rink three times a week and he's been playing on the duluth firefighters hockey team for more than 30 years. >> he fractured two ribs and punctured a lung at the rink last month but recovered quickly in order to play in a tournament in california. he says he plans to be playing hockey for his 95th birthday next year, as well. >> i got iwakuma, but i didn't >> so it goes. sloo all right. got to focus on that one next time. coming up in "the skinny," a personal decision in surgery for a teenaged member of the modern family cast. >> one mom agrees to nurse another mom's son. is it an act of kindness or reason to be outraged? >> imagine the dread of

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the squad cam video but according to officers, that's when he flips them off. >> when police caught up with him, they found out that the guy, the whole time, had been naked behind the wheel. he's suspected of having been on lsd. the guy was arrested and will face charges. a photo of a mom breastfeeding her son and friend's child at the same time has gone viral touching off a heated debate online. >> the wet nurses have been around since biblical times. some are asking what's the big deal. here's abc's rebecca jarvis. >> a remarkable photo sparking major debate. a woman breastfeeding not just her own baby but her friend's son, as well. >> i feel like he's my son and i treat him as my son. >> pennsylvania mom charli wanted her son mateo to breastfeed even if she couldn't do it herself. >> i did what was best for my son in a time that he needed something more. >> reporter: not able to pump at

work, mateo began reacting badly to formula. so her friend jessica colletti suggested a unique solution. how did you make the decision to have jessica nurse mateo? >> i was at my wit's end and when she offered i was thankful for it. >> reporter: had you ever nursed another person's child at that point? >> no, it seemed very natural. >> reporter: while many plauding the gesture of friendship, some taking issue. one writing i found this picture disturbing. the world health organization lists milk from a healthy wet nurse or a human bank as the best alternative. >> if she's healthy, if she's substance free and her child is healthy, as well, it shouldn't be a problem. >> reporter: colletti isn't the only person willing to share her milk. selma hayek choosing to breastfeed a hungry infant at a rural health clinic in sierra

leone in 2009. >> i thought about it. am i being disloyal to my child by giving her milk away? and i actually think that my baby would be very proud to be able to share her milk. >> reporter: as for these two friends, they not only describe their sons as milk brothers but they're now raising them together under one roof. she moved in with colletti and her husband two months ago. >> reporter: is this the family of your dreams? >> right now, this is what works. >> reporter: rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. >> a lot of people don't realize, i know you definitely don't realize, breastfeeding is a very hard thing. it's not easy. a lot of women, some women do rely on milk banks to get their supply if they can't keep it up. some people say this is another way of giving the baby great breast milk that isn't necessarily from the mom but still has nutrients. >> you're right. don't know much about it. i say if it's okay with the mother of the child and it's okay with the woman doing the

breastfeeding, then you know, what's the problem? they say it does pose certain risks like hiv but this is a common practice throughout the world. >> a lot of wet nurses around the world. >> so i'm told. again, that is out of my arena. why don't we move on. coming up. >> sounds great. let's talk "modern family." the one star opening up about her decision to undergo breast reductions surgery. >> and the lion king is back with some familiar new voices. "the skinny" is next. "world news now" continues after this fro ou

♪ skinny, so skinny well, we begin with news about sesame street and what we hope is not a sign of the times. >> yeah, and the iconic children's television show is apparently shrinking. yesterday pbs announced that the hour long version of "sesame street" will not be in their fall lineup. >> before you get all grouchy, take a deep breath, maybe count to ten. there will still be new sesame street episodes just half hour. pbs made the move after receiving "positive station and viewer feedback." >> whoever those viewers are, they want less of sesame street, shame on you. since 1969, this show has made

millions of parents feel less guilty for using the television as a baby-sitter. >> i'm not surprised. i took my kids to sesame street place in pennsylvania this weekend. and i actually had to youtube sesame street episodes because they watch other cartoons. >> they do? did you watch it? >> oh, yes. >> who was your favorite. >> i loved big bird. >> big bird? >> yeah, my time was before the elmo time actually. that's how. >> oscar the grouch, that's mine. let's turn to actress ariel winter, the "modern family" star opening up about her decision to have breast reduction surgery. >> she's known for playing alex dunphy on the show, but this summer she underwent the procedure just as season 7 of the show wrapped up. in an interview with glamour magazine, she talked about going through a rapid growth spurt and describes emotional pain of being scrutinized and bullied in the public eye as well as the physical pain of having a large chest. the surgery took her from a 32 f to a 34 d. >> winter is sharing her story

in hopes of inspiring others and "it's something i did to better my life and health and i think that can benefit a lot of young girls. since its 1994 premiere, the lion king has become a beloved story. and now it's getting a spinoff. they're all back. simba will be voiced by rob lowe and gabrielle union. making the return will be james earl jones as the voice of mufasa who lives on in spirit and ernie sabella will be the voice of pumbaa. >> the new show called "the lion guard, return of the roar" starts in november on the disney channel. we should mention -- >> disney is the parent company of abc news. >> you like that? >> important disclaimer. >> you like that, all right. >> the voice from above reminding everyone. >> voice from god. a quick congrats to billy joel. the 66-year-old piano man proud dad of another girl. >> his new wife alexis gave birth to della rose joel in new

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first, he tried to catch the garbage collector. >> so i quick ran out and asked the guy, can you open up your truck? they said no, once we load it, we have to take it to the place. i said okay. where is it? >> reporter: so he and his son-in-law high tailed it there and begged the plant manager to help. >> they beat the truck back to the facility, asked if there was an opportunity we maybe could try to find their material. it worked out that the truck hadn't showed up yet. once it did, we cleared a space. >> reporter: it was right here where they laid out the truck's trash, three to four tons of it and then began the painstaking search to find that one garbage bag. >> they gave us hard hats, safety glasses, vests and gloves. we went through and finally we came across an address that's in this neighborhood. i said it's going to be here because this is the same neighborhood. and sure enough, right after i said that, the plant manager pulled it out and had the bag and it had all their stuff in it. there it is. he handed it to me. brought it over.

i hoped it up it, pulled out the top thing and there was my name on it. >> reporter: he's now filed away all his important documents and learned an important lesson. never leave anything valuable in a trash bag. >> laura touring, kota action 7 news. >> delightful way to spend an afternoon. >> i always wonder. sometimes if you let things go you realize they're gone, i sort of say let them go. don't worry about it. maybe it's meant to be gone. clearly they were important if he went digging in the trash. >> he went through two tons of trash to get to it. only a winning lottery ticket, that is the only way i would forge ahead and they didn't even give anything to like hold their breath or anything like that. worked out for them. it worked out for them. tell us what you think on our facebook page. >> more news from abc straight ahead. this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades. insomniacs for two decades.

making news in america this morning -- cancer diagnosis. a new fight for jimmy carter. the former president undergoing treatment. massive explosion. proking an entire town in china. felt from miles away. bob woodruff is there as the blast zone still shoulders. his jet ski breaking down. a teenager forced to cling to a buoy. a scare overnight for concert goers. as a ceiling comes crashing down. the new video just in.