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this plane made an emergency landing after an engine caught fire. more than 300 people were on board no one was hurt. darren sharper has been sent to 18 years in prison for drugging and raping women. >> he told the judge he would like to apologize a thousand times to the women he harmed and to his friends and family. he said he's trying to figure out why he did it. and the women who were in the raft with a young boy it was killed are now speaking out as we learn more about the investigation. linsey davis has the latest. >> reporter: more questions about just what caused the death of ten-year-old caleb schwab as he road down the world's tallest water slide. for the first time the two women in the raft with him are speaking out, both suffered facial injuries. they released a statement through their lawyers saying being mothers ourselves, we can only hope his family can find
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some comfort in knowing we're doing everything we know how to do to stop something from happening to any other family. the ride, which translates to insane in german features multiperson rafts. it goes up to speeds of 70 miles per hour. each raft is supposed to carry between 400 and 550 pounds. police initially said one person weighed 140 pounds, another 170, and caleb would have had to weigh 70. >> police say one person weighed 275 pounds, another 197, and a third 73 pounds putting the combined weight at 545 pounds. >> apparently there were issues with this ride when it fist opened two years ago.
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the opening was delayed twice for safety reasons. even there were reports of the harnesses not working properly and rafts coming off the slides. >> and that investigation is in the early stages right now. we know while the park itself is reopened, that ride will be closed for at least the rest of this year. we have more news coming up. >> you're watching "world news now."
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♪ ♪ >> many of us have been into the olympics, of course, but they're over and they only happen every four years. >> yes, but there's a new sport, extreme one perfect for the summer that we may be seeing more of. >> reporter: this is fly boarding. the very latest in extreme sports with a twist of sci fi. >> the best thing about fly boarding is you're up in the air and you feel like you're flying.
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>> reporter: those pushing the boundaries, women, the world over. flipping far above the water is jemma weston, fly boarding where no one has flown before. >> you feel a little bit like a super hero. >> reporter: attached to a hover board powered by the force of water. only invented in 2011 by a professional just skier. jemma couldn't resist it. i get the sense you were not sitting still as a child? >> i didn't as a child, and still now. those who know me are like calm down. >> reporter: she's a stunt woman. appearing in the hobbit trilogy, spartac spartacus, and only discovering fly boarding a few years ago. she entered the world cup in dubai as an unknown. she crushed it, taking first place.
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>> how many back flips can you do? >> the most i can do before i hit the water is three. >> reporter: after the world cup win, she wanted to win big this year and bring fly boarding to the masses. on her own, 8,000 miles away from home, she gets home sick. she called her little brother, also a fly boarder, to join her. >> we've always been jumping off roofs and onto trampolines, using sheets as parachutes. >> reporter: they're one of the only brother sister duos in the sport. they train in florida with a power fly team. this year two u.s. teams competed in france. jemma stuns in the opening rounds and semi finals. >> a great competition. the girls are good. >> reporter: little brother beau placed sixth overall in the men's division. jemma flips, twirls, and flies
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to the top spot. the champ once again. proving what this brother sister duo have known all along. >> we're proving kiwis can fly. >> awesome. during the early stages of it, one of my buddies, we were doing it on live tv in zosan diego. he slammed into the water not as planned. they've come a long way since then. >> did you try it? >> no. it looks so cool, though. >> there's a part of me that wants to try it, and another part, probably my brain, tells me to stay away. >> the world cup for that is in
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k-y touch. it's friday. insomniac theater time. two movies set in a very different time but with an underlying theme of war. >> let's start with "war dogs ". directed by todd phillips. it stars jonah hill and miles teller as two young entrepreneurs who land a $300 million government contract to arm american allies in afghanistan. the pair quickly find themselves in way over their heads, and dealing with some shady characters. >> wait. what? okay. how much for the ammo? >> $0.10 a round. >> i'm sorry you're on a terrorist watch list? >> you work for homeland security. relax. >> you two should probably talk to sullivan. >> we will, but we're very
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interested. >> good, my flight leaves tomorrow morning at 10. >> that's what i always say vegas is a two-day down. >> i was talking about america. >> they're getting mixed reviews. it raises questions about the economic imperatives of war while mask raiding as a buddy comedy. and another calls it slickly and noisily entertaining in a cue the next montage way. >> an amazing true story. next up a remake of ben-hur. a fictional jewish prince enslaved by the romans, the story of redemption and revenge giving way to stories of love and passion. there's big budget action scenes. >> you will see them fight for honor. you will see them die for you.
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should have stayed away. >> you should have killed me. >> i will. >> them be fighting words. critics are tough on the updated ben-hur pointing out various shortcomings. one saying what it looks most of all is a convincing reason to exist. but it's not all bad. another saying it doesn't eclipse the spread ses dor, but it doesn't crash and burn and that's something of a miracle. >> thank you, i think. >> the thing is they did have a big, big shoes to fill here. >> huge. 11 oscars for the predecessor. and charleton heston, although this one has god. >> morgan freeman. >> that's the news for
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this morning on "world news now," breaking overnight, two american swimmers on their way back to the u.s. after being questioned in a robbery investigation in rio. new videos that police say show it was a lie. and donald trump expressing regret for previous comments, admitting sometimes he says the wrong thing. >> and southern california, a new wildfire forcing more evacuations. this as firefighters make progress on the massive blue cut fire. >> and usain bolt proves he's the fastest man in the world. blowing away the competition and making history in rio. it's friday, august 19th. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." good friday morning to you.
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i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm diane macedo. we start with breaking news overnight. two olympics swimmers heading back to the u.s. after testifying about claims that they were robbed at gunpoint. >> they were detained in a rio police station for about 24 hours. they were allowed to board a plane late last night. here's a new video of gunnar bentz and jack conger on the plane. they're due to land in l.a. early this morning. hours earlier the u.s. olympics committee apologized to authorities in rio saying four u.s. swimmers including ryan lochte lied about the armed robbery. >> the incident hurt the headlines because of statements from headline, but a series of videos paint a little bit of a different story. >> reporter: as first reported by abc news, brazilian police saying the robbery was fictional. police saying the videos fill in the missing time line.
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the police chief saying it was all made up. also the first images we've seen before entering the club, club france, around 1:45 a.m. lochte snap chatting this inside the club around 2:35 a.m. the swimmers say they left the club at 4: but this video was stamped 5:47 a.m. this surveillance video obtained by abc news, appears to show them going toward the bathroom. they kicked down the door and vandalized the bathroom. they continued back toward their taxi. at this point they allegedly ripped a poster off the wall before being confronted by the security guard. it shows them walking toward the gas pumps trying to get into the wrong cab and then theirs. they're confronted by a man in black who comes to their window and motions for them to get out of the car. police say he was a gas station
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security officer. bentz hands money to the man. then you see them walking off camera. one swimmer with his hands in the air. sources who spoke to all four swimmers insist their version holds true. they point to a three minute chunk of missing video which they claim would show them being held up at gunpoint and bullied to sit down on the curb. the video returns and you see them putting their hands up. lochte standing to get something to his pocket, appearing to hand it to a man in block. they're held there by security until 6:20 a.m. sources saying the men were forced to hand over all their money, about $400 by the armed men who were not the place. 40 minutes later they're back at the village just before 7:00 a.m. seemingly unfazed. whatever happened, police saying it wasn't this. >> a guy pulled out his gun, cocked it, put it to my
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forehead. he said get down. i put my hands up. >> reporter: we were there as bentz and conger were walked in for questioning. the two men are around here. what the swimmers said, according to the police, there was no robbery. the sources who spoke to the swimmers calling it a lie saying none of the swimmers have changed their story. it's interesting. yesterday it seemed the authorities were saying this was completely fabricated without anybody knowing where it came from, and it seems the account is fairly close. >> there's some matter of truth. >> and i wonder how much of this may have been a misunderstanding, especially with the language barrier? >> i think there was a lot of misunderstanding. you have the ucos apologizing, but as you look at this videotape, a lot of what the guys said is true. >> there was a man who was a security guard.
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they said someone with a paj ba who looked like a police officer held at gunpoint. money changed hands. >> there was a little bit of truth at the end of the day. >> definitely the investigation is going to be ongoing to see how much of it was a lie and how much of it may be a misunderstanding. we are going to keep everybody updated. >> and two guys on a plane who can't wait for 6:50 to get here this morning. donald trump is expressing regret for some of the things he said. he was mellow as he read remarks in charlotte. and after a year of making controversial comments, he appeared to have a moment of contrition. >> sometimes in the heat of debate and speaking on a multitude of issues, you don't choose the right words. or you say the wrong thing. i have done that.
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and believe it or not, i regret it. and i do regret it. particularly where it may have caused personal pain. >> the clinton campaign dismisses the marks as, quote, simply a well written phrase. the campaign is calling on trump to specify which comments he regre regrets. >> trump and mike pence are expected to visit louisiana. the spokesman for the governor said his office was not contacted by the trump campaign. the spokesman says trump was welcome to come to louisiana but not for a photo op. instead, he proposed trump consider volunteering or making a sizable donation to the flood relief fund. and an editorial is calling for president obama to cut short his vacation and confront flood victims. and the white house says mr. obama is getting frequent updates on the crisis.
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the clinton foundation will no longer accept foreign or corporate donations if hillary clinton wins the election. bill clinton also renounced he would resign from the board of the charitable foundation and stop giving paid speeches until the election. he wants to avoid the possibility of second guessing or any other issues should his wife become president. in california crews are battling another wildfire. the ray fired burned at least 600 acres in santa barbara. it is now 20% contained. aircraft being diverted from other fire to provide aerial assistance there. some residents are being allowed to go back home as crews make some progress in the blue cut fire. the fire is 22% contained. officials still can't say how many homes were destroyed or damaged by that one. back to the olympics. the united states has hit triple digits sporting an even 100 medals after thursday's events.
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>> the u.s. picked up seven medals on the day. five of them were gold bringing the number up to 35. the biggest win came in an event where the americans stayed alive for a medal thanks to a second chance. >> reporter: a sweet reprieve for the americans who got a second chance at the women's 4x100 relay. after a dropped baton after being bumped. the u.s. got a do over. the americans raced all alone against the clock and were fast enough to make the finals today. it was the u.s. versus france in the women's basketball semis. the americans saying good-bye to the french. track and field and ashton eaton taking gold in the final event of the men's decathlon. he becomes the first repeat decathlon champion since it was done in 1952.
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eaton takes the honorary title of world's greatest athlete. and more gold for the united states in the women's 400 meter hurdle. the victory, the first american woman to win gold in the event. ashley spencer barrels her way to bronze. bolt proved he's the world's fastest man. he has an easy win, his third straight olympics medal in the 200. he's running in pursuit of a third straight triple. he just needs gold in tonight's 4x100 relay. >> that's probably just a thing that's already written. usain bolt will probably win that one. >> unevidentable, it seems. we've jinxed peoples like that before, not we, but announcers. >> he's one for the history books, usain bolt. he's probably the biggest star in jamaica. he's the highest paid athlete around the world.
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and when you see the difference between him and the other competitors, you can understand why. >> he makes it look so easy. and you know that obviously it's not because he's competing with the other best people in the world. >> look at that. >> and not only does he make it by that distance, he does it with a smile on his face. >> pretty good. coming up, city on edge. new fallout in chicago from the fatal police shooting of a teenager nearly two years ago. >> and lebron james proves he is a difference maker off the court too. here you the nba champ is impacting the lives of thousands of families. >> you can find us on facebook at wnnfans.com and on twitter at abcwnn. you're watching "world news now."
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a freight train in chili plunge after a bridge collapsed. several cars were carrying hazardous kem ychemicals. no one was hurt. they're hoping the release of this video will help them track down a killer. you can see the passenger in the fr gray impal la opening fire. the second victim is in critical condition. >> more fallout from the police shooting of a teenager in chicago two years ago. >> the city's police superintendent is calling for
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officers to be fired saying they lied about the fatal shooting of laquan mcdonald. >> reporter: the seven chicago officers facing firing of the now incident seen in this dash cam video. laquan mcdonald running down the street. he did have a knife, but the video shows him moving away from officers before he's gunned down. an autopsy finding he was shot 16 times. chicago's police superintendent concluding that the video contradicts the officers a stories that mcdonald posed a threat. the shooting happened nearly two years ago. the video was not released until more than a year later. the controversy comes at a difficult moment for the city. homicide surging and police often facing violent criminals. this video shows an officer risking his life. his face grazed by a bullet during a high speed chase and gun battle. we see them under fire, and at the same time, allegations of a
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police coverup and the murder of a suspect. abc news, washington. officer van dyke has been charged with murder and just before that video was released, the video being released late last year, they fought to keep it secret for some time. >> the justice department is now investigating whether the police department has a systematic system of violating rights. this heart breaking image seen around the world. >> first, lebron james, a champion on the court and off. how he's helping thousands of children and their parents. you're watching "world news now." "world news now"
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of course we know lebron james brought an nba title to his home state of ohio. the nba super star is making an even bigger impact in akron. >> he's on a mission to help thousands of kids and their parents get a better education and go to college through his lebron james family foundation. >> lebron james family foundation, we are family reunion. let me hear you make some noise. >> it's time to look in the mirror and ask ourselves what are we doing to create change?
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and most importantly, go back to our communities, invest our time, our resources, help rebuild them, help strengthen them, help change them. we all have to do better. thank you. >> reporter: the speech lebron james and his fellow nba players gave at the espys earlier this summer was very public. the reason behind it, that was very personal. >> i definitely could have been a statistic. i had days where i felt like it was just me and my mom and no one cared, and there's no way that we're going to be able to make it out of this. i had a dream about that if i ever become successful, it wasn't just going to be about me. when i became a professional, i was like, well i have to figure out a way, with help, still, to make something happen in my community where these kids can also be successful. >> reporter: for years they
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tried various outreach projects. in 2011 they hit on this. what if a group of third graders were closely supported in school, month after month, year after year, all the way up to graduation. >> the children start in third grade. that's the key time when we start to see children fall through the cracks and we start to see the achievement gap broadening. we can grab and save these kids. >> reporter: last summer lebron raised that expectation even higher. announcing a partnership with the university of akron that will provide college scholarships for kids in his program who graduate high school. >> it's amazing. it gives you that sense of light for your own kid, because we didn't have it. so to know that he's going to have that is great. >> we have a lot of parents here that didn't graduate high school. not only are we tracking our kids here to make them become
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better. we're lending a helping hand to a lot of parents who didn't graduate high school and putting them in programs where they can get their high school diploma. >> it haunted me like go back to school, so when i got the letter in the mail for the orientation for the ged class, i was jumping up and down like it's my turn. >> it's great. you can see the difference it makes. i went through a similar program like that through a liz claiborne program. it was an aborn program. she supported us going to see different colleges and straight through high school, and sadly, as you see me here today, it didn't work out that well. i failed. >> you were a nerd? did they see your dance skills? i can't believe that. >> that's what did it. >> lebron welcomed a new class of third graders, and the program will add more than 1200
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time now for the mix. a big 100 medals for the u.s. in the olympics. even the athletes that don't get medals don't come home empty medals. they get swag. >> as in you're cool? >> that too. but each one of the athletes gets this sort of hand crafted swag bag full of athletic gear, you could say. >> not bad. i have the list of the men's here. what the guys get is ten short sleeve t shirts. four long sleeve pullover shirts. it's about $25,000 a piece. >> that's the medals. that's what they're worth. the swag bags not so much, but you get to look good. >> girls get sports bras,
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this morning on "world news now," breaking right now two american swimmers detained in rio are now on their way back to the u.s. the new video of them boarding the plane after testifying about their claims of robbery. the crime that investigators say never happened. and a turn of the page for donald trump. the presidential candidate is expressing regret for things he said in the past. even showing remorse for causing what he called personal pain. and a grateful musician is using his talent to say thank you. >> playing a violin outside a hospital where he had brain surgery only 24 hours earlier. and the music world is rocking with this. a surprise drop overnight. frank ocean, the talk of social media with a sneak peek for fans. it's friday, august 19th.
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>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> here's very, very late. >> better late than never. >> frank ocean. >> the great national nightmare is over. frank ocean's album is out there somewhere. >> good morning to you all. i'm diane macedo. >> and i'm kendis gibson. we'll get started with the two american swimmers on their way back. they were caught in the middle of the scandal at the olympics. >> here's a look at gunnar bentz and jack conger. they're set to land later this morning. neither commented on claims that they and two teammates including ryan lochte lied about having victims of an armed robbery on sunday morning. bentz and conger spent a long day at a rio police station. they left to a chorus of boos with people calling them liars. brazilian detectives say the men vandalized a gas station bathroom after a night of drinking. they were questioned by guards
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and paid for the damage, and then they left. >> the story started to unravel because of surveillance video from the gas station. police say the part about the armed robbery was made up, and authorities are recommending charges against lochte and feigen. the u.s. olympics committee has apologized to rio. they said the swimmer's behavior was not acceptable, but it's important to point out -- there are sources close to the swimmers saying they are not recanting their stories. they're saying it was a security guard from the gas station. recover damages after they vandalized the bathroom. >> in essence, a shake down, not a robbery. take a look at the videotape, and that's how some people may look at it. this is the new york daily news for today. they call it the lochte mess monster.
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>> the post also taking advantage of the opportunity calling lochte the ugly american. but a lot of questions still swirling around this, and we'll have to wait to see how much of this was a misunderstanding. >> i like the print. liar, liar, speedo on fire. they've done better. it might be a little unfair as well. >> they were held at gunpoint. it's not like the story was completely made up. >> exactly. those boys are heading back to the u.s. expected to be here a little bit later on this morning, arriving in miami. let's go to the race for the white house. it's a shift in tone for donald trump. expressing regret over his remarks for the first time. >> trump repeatedly tried to reach out to african american voters while addressing supporters in charlotte, north carolina. as he continues to struggle in the polls, he reflected on some of the things he said that may have affected others but refrained from mentioning specifically which comments he was talking about.
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>> sometimes in the heat of debate and speaking on a multitude of issues, you don't choose the right words. or you say the wrong thing. i have done that. and believe it or not, i regret it. and i do regret it. particularly where it may have caused personal pain. >> trump has been accused of insulting everyone from immigrants to women, even a gold star family. hillary clinton's campaign is calling the remarks a well written phrase, and the campaign says they'd like to hear him specify which comments he regrets. on the campaign trail trump and mike pence are heading to baton rouge, louisiana, to visit flood victims and tour the damage. >> trump will start airing his first general election tv ads today spending about $5 million in four states.
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>> reporter: donald trump taking his law and order persona to a shooting range, firing an assault rifle while in a suit and tie. >> we went down to the range and had a little shooting practice. >> reporter: the gop nominee impressing a north carolina sheriff. >> i have to say this man with shoot. >> reporter: we'll have to take his word for it. cameras not allowed to document trump the sharp shooter. he's shaking up his campaign and now starting an up hill climb, though some of his long time aids refuse to accept he's behind. >> you say it's not a shakeup, but you guys are down. >> says who? >> polls, most of them, all of them. >> says who? >> polls. i just told you. i answered your question. >> okay. which polls? >> all of them. >> okay. >> reporter: now his new campaign manager admitting trump is an underdog. >> i think it helps us to be a little behind, and we are.
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it lights a fire under us and reminds us of what we need to do to get it done. >> reporter: there is still time. the first debate a prime opportunity to turn things around with millions watching. >> i look forward to it. i like being off the cuff. i've been in 11 debates. i never debated before. my whole life is a debate. >> reporter: conway says trump will hold his first debate prep session this weekend. more than a month before the showdown. they've selected someone to play hillary clinton, but they won't say who. bill clinton saying they will no longer take foreign or corporate donations if hillary clinton is elected president. house republicans have called for an investigation accusing the clinton foundation of being a pay for play operation. the clintons deny that. >> now to california where crews are battling a second major wildfire. the ray fire has burned at least 600 acres.
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in san bernardino some residents are being allowed to return home as the blue cut fire is more under control. that fire is now considered 22% contained. officials still can't say how many homes were lost. the white house is admitting a cash payout to iran was connected to a release of prisoners. the obama administration admitted a $400 million payment was used as, quote, leverage. the payment happened on the same day iran released several prisoners. administration officials insist that despite new details about the transaction, it was not a ransom payment. russia says it's ready to support a call by the united nations for weekly cease fires in aleppo. the move comes as this image spreads around the globe. it was a little boy pulled from the building after the city was rocked by another devastating air strike. >> reporter: get him down. carry him the medics shout as
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the young boy on this video shot by syrian activists is rushed to the waiting ambulance. but with so many more to rescue, the five-year-old, omran sits alone for just a moment, and then that instant, the single still photograph capturing his innocence. it is an image that says this is a child like my own. doctors say his physical injuries were minor and the rest of his family survived, but surviving another day in syria is never guaranteed. the five-year war has left at least 100,000 children dead. millions of other children remain inside the war-torn nation just like omran. this happened in aleppo where syrian government forces with the help of russians have been bombing rebel groups. in the last few weeks alone, hundreds of civilians have been killed as well.
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back in the country, new developments about the zika virus here in the u.s. at least two cases of the virus have been diagnosed in miami beach. 35 people have been infected so far in florida with most of the cases in an area of north miami. a violinist showing off his skills hours after brain surgery. now hundreds are opening their hearts and wallets to help him. >> one day after having a brain tumor removed, he played outside the hospital where he had the operation to inspire other patients and thank his supporters. the supporters have responded with a go fund me page to help pay his bills. it's raised more than $17,000. >> he sounds great. listen. ♪ >> not bad at all. >> not at all. he's actually known around the
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world, and came to the u.s. from bulgaria at 11 years old in the 90s and has made quite a name for himself. >> 24 hours later. >> even performed on america's got talent. >> coming up, bolt strikes again. the fastest man on the planet makes history one more time. >> and flawless? you be the judge as beyonce takes the plunge off the side of a yacht. first a look at today's forecast. >> "world news now" weather brought to you by leesa mattress. >> "world news now" weather brought to you by laes a mattress. introducing new k-y touch gel crème.
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♪ >> oh, no. >> exactly. >> it's the last day. >> yes. the last day. >> i'm wondering how many of you are grateful for that as well. >> 29-year-old usain bolt says he's getting old. you wouldn't know it by his latest gold medal performance. >> he won the 200 meters for the third straight olympics. that gives him eight golds. when asked about the last games, he said he thinks this will be the last one. >> ashton eaton is the first man to win back to back medals since
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1944. his wife who is a canadian olympian took bronze in the heptathalon last week. >> americans went one, two in the men's shot pot. ryan crosser took the gold with a record toss of nearly 74 feet. the silver, the first time the u.s. has finished in the top two spots in the event since 1996. it looked like the united states' chances to medal in the 4 x 100 relay fell to earth. felix dropped the baton during an exchange, but after a protest, they ruled she was bumped by a brazilian runner. the u.s. team was allowed to run by itself against the clock late thursday and qualified for tonight's final. lucky. and the united states is now the first american woman to win the 400 meter hurdles. she was joined by spencer who took the bronze. and those two medals help the u.s. reach an even 100 in
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rio. 35 of them gold so far. >> there you see china is far behind with 58. portugal with one. >> how is belize doing? >> zero. we're doing good. >> it's kind of like the u.s. just missing a few other -- >> missing the one. >> nice, round number. >> is it time for our last and final samba? >> when we come back, spiderman's new love interest is breaking barriers and we're sambaing.
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♪ skinny time. we're going to start with breaking skinny news. twitter blowing up overnight. fans have been waiting apparently a long time for music from frank ocean, and apparently it's finally here. ♪ >> the singer has debuted a 45 minute visual album titled endless on apple music after live streaming it for fans. for many, the wait for this has been endless. >> i see.
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>> ocean has been teasing it for months now. it was supposed to drop weeks ago. and that had the internet in some agony. >> really. check out this meme here. >> it's says still waiting for the new frank ocean album. >> ocean's first album was released in 2012. he was then nominated for six grammys including best new artist and best urban contemporary album. it's still the top trending thing right now on twitter. >> this new album. >> yeah. >> so there. voila. the world. >> you're welcome, world. we all know beyonce is considered flawless, and it appears she's also pretty fearless. she's on vacation with her family hanging out in their 30 foot yacht in italy, and she decided to jump off it.
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>> tmz captured the moment. maybe she was inspired by the olympics. do you think? and while she doesn't quite rank with the divers in rio, you know, i think she had a relatively small splash. >> she didn't get that perfect vertical. >> that's a problem. that is the key. the chinese divers always get that perfect vertical. >> yeah. >> you can even see in that video jay-z was waiting for her below snapping photos of the plunge. gold, silver, bronze? >> an a for effort. kind of like our samba. >> an a for effort, an f for reality. a ground breaking new role for mary jane watsen in the upcoming spiderman making her the first black mary jane. >> she was cast in the movie in march. her role was kept under wraps. the 19-year-old will star opposite tom holland.
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he made his first appearance in captain america civil war earlier this year. >> not to be confused by being mary jane which is actually black, but that's another story. >> if you could get a tour from any of the royals, who would you pick? >> harry. >> the queen? >> not the queen. >> you are not with the masses on this one. >> a new survey of americans commissioned by london's mayor finds most of us would want queen elizabeth to show us around. if she wasn't available, most said the princes or duchess would do. >> that would do? i guess i'll hang out with harry for the day. >> and if you had to settle for a commoner, adele and david beckham were the favorites? >> can you call them commoners? >> he's been knighted, hasn't he?
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>> how about sir elton john. can you imagine what the queen's tour would be like? you should try it. narrator: finish is recommended by more dishwasher brands worldwide than cascade. unlike cascade gel, finish has active cleaning enzymes. its unique powerball takes on anything, for an amazing clean.
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k-y touch. and finally this half hour, our look back at the week gone by from fires and floods to the thrill of olympics gold. >> and who can forget about the election? here is our friday rewind. >> this is a monster of a fire that is moving faster than any other fire i've seen in a very long time. >> i think this is the worst that i've ever seen. you know? and it's kind of getting used to the idea of being homeless. >> this is where we all grew up. >> this is all we've known. >> our whole life, and now all our neighbors, look at what they have to come home to. it's horrible. >> it is my pleasure to announce the arrest of damon anthony
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pashil on 17 counts of arson. >> we've seen boat after boat filled with evacuees. the rescues are done by neighbors helping neighbors. >> i'm drowning. get my dog. >> maybe she's gone. >> no, she'd better not be. >> i got your dog out. >> shots fired. shots fired. injured officers here. >> he had a gun in his hand. >> my brother was 23. he didn't have a felony record. he got a two-year-old baby that got to grow up without him. how are we supposed to explain that. >> we're not killing us. you're killing us. >> i don't want to change. everyone talks about are you going to pivot? i don't want to pivot. you have to be you. >> when someone shows you who they are, believe them. >> and the guy pulled out his gun. he cocked it, put it to my forehead and said get down, and i was like, i put my hands up.
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i was like whatever. he took our money. >> is there any concern that ryan lochte and his teammates may have been trying to cover something up. >> i couldn't comment on that. >> you'll learn. don't worry about it. >> we're so ready. it's fun when we go out and we don't have to think about anything. >> we should mention closing ceremonies of the rio games on sunday. >> what are we going to do without any more gold medals to boast about, and no more samba? >> mercifully, no more samba. after this friday, or after today. >> do you think the viewers are grateful for that as well? >> i think they're all very grateful. a lot of things happening in the week ahead. national white chocolate day next week. >> i like that. this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades. this is abc ea's "world news this is abc ea's "world news now," e 50 to 85:
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breaking news, two u.s. olympians are heading home after talking to police for hours. outrage is growing in brazil as police say they lied about being robbed at gunpoint but the swimmers are sticking to their story. new reaction from the u.s. team overnight. donald trump's campaign enters a new phase with a surprising statement and heads to the louisiana flood zone but will the president break from his vacation to see the worst natural disaster in four years? a sailboat crew makes a call for help as they start taking on water then they make a difficult decision. and lightning bolt. usain bolt does it again winning gold in the 200 meters so why isn't he happy? a good
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