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>> you can control it from the phone. >> going to do it to uncle mike. >> so there goes uncle and his wife. it's time to move in. they set up their prank and they're only going with two lights. that's all they need. >> oh, god. >> and this is when the fun begins. now uncle and wife are in the kitchen trying to cook a meal. >> hey. >> did you turn the lights down? >> no. what was that? >> like well done. you did it. >> oh, this is too [ bleep ] weird. >> you know what? >> it changes color too? >> what the hell is that? >> this is good. >> what did you do? >> i didn't do anything. >> you're lying. >> he's shocked and she's amazed. >> call the power company or something. >> what happens when you call the power company? you keep getting transferred. >> i'm having some difficulty with my lighting here at home.
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my lights are changing colors. i don't want to be transferred again. >> and all he needs to figure out is what the heck is going on with his lights. >> man, she is totally chill about the whole thing. laughing. your lights are turning on and off, lady. >> she's convinced she's being pranked by him where he's starting to be generally worried. >> my lights are making me crazy. you've got to kep help me out. >> get the bible. >> i can't believe this. they're dimming, going out, change cog lors. >> customer service is probably like how much have you had to drink? >> [ bleep ]. >> now he's fed up. >> he's starting to sound frustrated. >> it's really happening. >> you could see him in the reflection just bang bang bang bang. >> what the hell are you guys doing having a rave over here? >> he shows up but he never reveals. he's like what's going on? i don't know if he ever told them. for all they know, they look
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crazy. >> they look fine now. >> it's strange. thanks for watching. join us on the next episode of "right this minute." saturday w a family member says as the group was crossing this creek, four people including jackson's mother fell in. the 14-year-old and grandmother were swept away by fast moving water. the other two were rescued. >> the two people would be washed away in a creek crossing is something that is -- almost unheard of in our local memory. >> reporter: 14-year-old jackson we are told is a swimmer. and 62-year-old lou ann meryl. >> randy meryl had an idea. >> married to the ceo of popular hiking boot company merrell said to be experienced hiker who knows the area well. >> beth were reported to have food and water in their backpacks. >> on facebook, jackson's uncle
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posting, writing, the outlook is not promising there is still a glimmer of hope. we will hold on to this hope until there is reason not to. authorities say that both hikers are equipped and have the knowledge to survive. this happened in an area of the grand canyon so remote, some places cannot be accessed by foot. so search crews are using boats, helicopters, and drones to find them. we move on now to a new health headline. about drugs that reduce possibility of a heart attack. about 39 million americans take cholesterol fighting statins, they can lower a chance of heart attack by 36%. for those at risk. a new study claims many more people should possibly be taking them. it suggests anywhere from 17-26 million americans should be on statins based on guidelines. that would mean nearly half of americans between ages of 40-75 would be taking a statin. researchers think they're hot on
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the trail of developing eye drops that might treat jet lag. the scottish scientists say they're cells in the retina which send signals about light changes to the part of the brain that controls the body clock. the eye drops might modify that information if it works the eye drops might also be beneficial to those of us who work nights. sign me up. >> just going to say, where can i get a bottle. testing for the eye drops in the early stages you. have this instead. the dream sling. might be your answer. >> combination of a travel pillow and sling. it is not only providing a police place to rest your head, place to put your arms. users therefore are able to cradle themselves to sleep. >> trying to figure out mccannics of that. he thinks this would be handy on airplanes, elsewhere, now seeking funding on kick starter. if he gets it, dream sling should be available starting this summer. interesting idea there. it looks like, like an adult swaddle.
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something? >> kind of does. >> air neck pillow and swaddle together. >> i don't know. >> one arm is in there. >> if i'm down. >> let's try it. why not? >> coming up. high tech help for people in some of the most remote corners of the world. that's next on "world news now." ♪ ♪ 60% of women are wearing the wrong size pad and... ...experience leaks. introducing always my fit. find the number that's right for your flow and panty size on the top of any always pack. the better the fit, the better it protects. always.
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areas of the world ravaged by curable diseases. >> all we did was exchange love for drones. up all "nightline." alex marquardt. >> madagascar one of the most beautiful impoverished countries. diseases, are spreading unchecked through isolated communities here. this village typifies the challenge faced in delivering health care in remote areas. and using innovative technology to see if we can, leap over the roadblocks between here and those villages. dr. peter small, actually wants to soar over those road blocks. using technology originally developed for war now seen everywhere. drones. the drone here was designed by a michigan based company which worked with usaid, the brain child of daniel pepper came up with the idea in rural india. >> the drone could be do the job and eliminate need for extensive travel, at risk and cost.
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>> reporter: the drone takes off like a quad-copter can fly 40 miles like a plane with five pound payload and land vertically. ferrying samples, tests, medication, eliminating visits to a clinic. all in mere minutes. met with wide-eyed fascination and excitement. you see this as scalable technology that can be used around the world for variety of medical conditions? >> i think its highest yield in rural areas of developing countries specifically where you have hilly terrains, poor roads. we can fly there, peck up lab samples. fly back in the same afternoon. diagnose the disease. transport medicines by that evening. unthinkable at the moment. >> madagascar is ravaged by tb. more than 13,000 people died of it in 2015. around the world, 1.8 million. with millions more undiagnosed. the disease which primarily affects the lungs is very treatable if people have access
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to care. first question, everyone asked, what is it going to cost? evidently if you are flying a bomb into a village. money is no object. delivering life saving medicines, suddenly have to do it for practically nothing. >> reporter: 25,000 to be act. people here have died of tb before. they're now two known cases and five more suspected cases. the villagers gather so the health team can explain they will be carrying out tests and training. while a tent is set up as a make shift doctor's office to collect saliva samples. 16-year-old is one of the suspected tb cases. he has chest pain and -- after that, there is a blood that comes out. when he coughs. >> see if he can bring something deep into his lungs and spit it. i don't see blood in the specimen. this is not a there mall thing for some one to cough up. this has me worried. >> back at the lab, the doctor
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studies the sample for signs of tb. >> there is no clinician that could sit in the village and tell you definitively if the people have tb or not. it absolutely requires a laboratory test. >> reporter: after more tests he find that thankfully neither the 16-year-old or parents have tb. >> truth of the matter when you speak to government officials they recognize the technology. there is a lot of excitement and lot of eagerness to, to start using this technology here, but it is not going to, happen overnight. >> the excitement for all involved so obvious, so contagious, this potential revolution. is far more than a flight of fancy. for "nightline," alex marquardt, in madagascar. drones are becoming so ubiquitous. used for so many things. >> they are. not just there in madagascar, they're trying to do this. i know they're freeing to do it in rwanda to get medicine and aid to the 11 million people there who need it.
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♪ and i don't understand ♪ and i start to complain when there's no way ♪ >> nice voice. >> nice blind melon bringing out the tunes. they went one for two with the lyrics on the shift. we sleep all day. but when it rains, we will complain. >> we will complain. at least, it's not snow this time of year. but, this time of year, making sure you have got the right gear is crucial to staying fly as you are keeping dry. here is adrian bankart. >> spring showers aren't much fun without the right foort ware. the wire cutter is out with its best picks for men and women's rain boots. it took testers 100 hours in rainy northern california and
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colorado, wearing the boots as they trek through the woods, shoreline, driving with them on to check comfort and flexibility. to get an idea of the wire cutter's testing we set up our own demo. we are trying to make our own puddle to see if any boots leaked. >> exactly. >> to test for leaks, the writer, says she filled a kiddie pool with food coloring and stuffed the boots with paper towels letting them sit. while our boots soak we move on to extreme challenge, a water sport of sorts. ah, ha-ha. to see whether the boots have enough traction. do the moon walk. worst case scenario sidewalk. >> wire cutter soaked up a kitchen floor to see how these did in slippery conditions. >> when you try to slide it will stop you. >> on me the overall top pick, extra tough salmon sister legacy boot for $135. it is just much more weighted. it doesn't feel like, you are losing control. >> on liz, the men's pick.
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extra tough legacy at $135. wire cutter's top budget pick. target merona calista, $30. better on slick surfaces than women's hunter tall welly at $150. the wellies fared well and named most stylish. while we soaked our boots for a little more than an hour in our kiddie pool. we had the same results as the wire cutter's 24-hour test. none of them leaked which was really great. there is no purple stained paper towels in our boots. adrian bankart, abc news, new york. >> that was help up. >> target one. >> breaking news story we have been following for the last 40 hours or so. kiss-cam, kiss-cam, austin, texas. >> wait. >> vacant. >> they're on a break. >> seriously. just before we brought this up. six contestants, kissing this
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this morning on "world news now," the deadly shooting rampage of a hate filled suspect. >> social media post painting a dark portrait of the black man police say randomly killed three white men, opening fire while stalking the downtown streets of fresno and shouting muslim praise. terrorism or hate crime? >> former president, george w.h. bush hospitalized treated for pneumonia. update on his condition. >> too close for comfort, two russian bombers intercept add long the coastline, american jets escorting the military craft for more than ten minutes. but when was the last time this happened? >> no fairy tale, unicorn trend a thing. star bucks trading in bitter taste of coffee with sweet, sour explosion of mythical proportions. what will be next to get the unicorn treatment? it is wednesday, april 19th.
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where fairy tales and dreams come true. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> we begin with details in the rampage in fresno, california. a man police say was angry with white people and the government charged in connection with four murders. >> in fact three of the victims all white males shot to death. the suspect also believed to have killed a security guard last week. investigators say the murders were not terrorism related. but rather, about race. abc's correspondent is following developments from los angeles. >> this is solely based on on race. and -- it has nothing to do with terrorism. >> the shooting spree starting just before 11:00 tuesday morning. >> getting reports of multiple gunshots incidences in the downtown area. >> 16 shots in multiple locations. police say this man, 39-year-old, kori ali mohammad. walked up to a pg & e truck, on
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north vanness, allegedly shooting the passenger. and then ape f few second later shot and missed some one, turning on fulton street, firing and killing another man. police say he reloaded at a bus stop, shooting two people and killing one. the rampage ending when police apprehended mohammad, hand cuffing him, searching his pock else before taking him to a patrol car. police say they have been looking for him since last week when he allegedly shot and killed a security guard at local motel 6. >> as he was taken into custody, he yelled out, ali-akbar. police calling the shooting a random act. he made a decision to himself that he was not going to go to jail for shooting a security guard. that he was going to kill as many people as he could today and that's what he set out to do. >> reporter: again, authorities say this was not an act of terrorism. but solely based on race. muhammad charged with four counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder.
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meantime, the manhunt in ohio so-called facebook killing came to end in a western pennsylvania street. >> police say, steve stephens, shot and killed himself yesterday while trying to escape troopers in erie. he had been on the run since sunday when police say he murdered a stranger in cleveland. then posted the video of the crime online. >> facebook founder, mark zuckerberg, addressed the killing in silicon valley. he said his company has a lot of work to do. he says we will keep doing all we can to prevent tragedies like this. former president, george h.w. bush in the hospital again this morning. we are told he is doing well. the 41st president, admit fried day for recurrence of pneumonia resulted in a persistent cough. the cough didn't allow him to get proper rest. mr. bush's spokesman says the 92-year-old is recovering and is in good spirits. he does remain in the hospital though for observation. >> breaking overnight, a closely watched congressional election in georgia heading for a
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run-off. jon ossoff led the pack of 1 candidates after raising $8 million. he won 4% of the votes for a seat held by republican for nearly four decades. he will face off against, again, with, his closest republican come tet pour on june 20th. the race was seen by many as a referendum on president trump. the president was back on twitter overnight, portraying it as a republican victory. >> before that, president trump signed executive order pushing his initiative to buy american and hire american. president trump promised to make sure more products are stamped with the words made in the usa. but his america first campaign doesn't always apply to his own dealings or his family's. abc's brian ross found out. >> reporter: before a cheering crowd at a wisconsin factory, the president signed an executive order, to tighten requirements that federal agencies buy american. >> the policy of our government is to aggressively promote and
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use american made goods. >> reporter: a concept that donald trump has a shrewd businessman regularly ignored including is a his crown jewel, the hotel he opened in washington. >> welcome to my room, 445, king deluxe. when i checked in after the election the room was full of non-american made products. >> here in the marble and gold bathroom, soap made in can ra. towels are made in india. the fancy bathrobe, it is made in china. >> trump long tried to laugh off the fact that so many of his branded products were not manufactured in the usa. >> where are the shirts made? >> bangladesh. >> it's good. employ people in bangladesh. >> as a candidate. trump claimed to david muir he couldn't find american come pans to make the products. >> trump ties in china. trump bar ware in slovenia. >> sure.
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you know why? because they devalue their currencies and make it impossible for come pans to compete. >> reporter: he no long ear cus china of currency manipulation. but making products overseas runs in the family. factories in china, turn out shoes, handbags, and clothing for the fashion line, owned by ivanka trump. shipments from china for her company more than doubled in the last year. according to associated press. now, as an official white house adviser, the president's daughter says, she has put her company into a family trust. >> i have no involvement in its management, its oversight. >> she promised to step aside from any issue that could create conflict. but in her new role, the lines can be become blurred. last week on the the same day she was at dinner with the chinese president at mar a lago, the chinese government granted her company three new trademarks to sell her products there. ♪ the visit included this charming moment. her 5-year-old daughter,
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aribella singing chinese song mandarin to president chi. an encore performance of an earlier video that had gone viral in china, posted by her mother and played more than 2 million times. certainly not bad for the ivanka trump brand. her lawyer says federal ethics rules did not require ivanka trump to skip the meeting with the chinese president because she has business interests in his country. the lawyer says in the future it will be up to ms. trump and white house lawyers to decide if there is a conflict. brian ross, abc news, new york. the pentagon is reporting some direct contact with the russian military. it says two american jets, jets, intercepted a pair of russian bombers flying in international air space over the gulf of alaska. incident took place monday about 100 miles south of kodiak island. the russian bombers flew away after being escorted by the u.s. fighters for ten minutes. the first interception of russian air craft off the western u.s. in nearly two
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years. the united nations is warning that the ongoing battle for iraq's second largest city could result in a humanitarian catastrophe as isis hangs on to parts of mosul. up to half a million citizens, civilians remain trapped inside neighborhoods still controlled by isis. iraqi government forces are trying to be, to clear out the safe corridors and make way for evacuations. >> decade's long kidnapping case has grabbed national headlines, has finally come to a close. pedro hernandez sentenced 25 years to life for killing a 6-year-old boy vanished in new york in 1979 as he walked to school. his body has never been found. patz became symbol for missing children. his face was one of the first to appear on a milk carton. patz's father told hernandez in court i will never forgive you. >> new details about the deadly attack on a jogger in massachusetts. google employee, was found dead in the woods near her family's home last august.
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a suspect, angelo colon ortiz, pleaded not guilty. held on $10 million cash. and a man pretended to be a stranded driver near the spot where they're body was recovered. >> man in texas sending a warning abut iphones, don't let your device get wet. he accidentally got into a pool with his iphone, 6 s. sure you have had that happen. tried drying it in a container of rice. supposedly dries it out. the phone didn't work. didn't work after the remedy. and, as he usually does, he, took it off. took it. put it on his bedside. fell asleep. came on to the bed. he says he wound up with a second degree burn when he rolled over the phone. he reported the ins didn't cide apple. no public response from the company. >> i have done that. put it in rice. you know it doesn't work. >> also had my phone in my bed way too many time. rolled over it. luckily no second degree burns
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here. >> good deal. one random act of kindness at connecticut restaurant led to another. >> as a waitress walked a customer to the table. he noticed she was having trouble hearing him. she explained one of her two hearing aids was broken. >> out of the blue the patron offered to give her $500 to help her get it fixed or replaced. >> heap ju just came in the baci will not take no for an answer. i want you to have this. i tried to give him back the money. but he was just like, no you deserve this. i cried for a minute in his arms. >> the owner of the restaurant was so moved, that he is now making a donation to the american society for deaf children. >> all right. very nice move on their part. the restaurant is gw carson's in branford by the way outside new haven. >> nice to see random act of kindness inspiring another one. the world needs a little built of kindness these days. >> coming up. lucky sea lion shows gratitude. >> can't miss the video. a surfer towing the struggling
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mammal back to shore and cuddling to his rescuer. should humans intervene with nature. >> deadly home explosion in colorado. what do investigators think happened to cause the inferno. don't forget to the updates on facebook at wnnfans.com. and on twitter as well. you are watching "world news now." ♪ urs. wow! but what other teen problems can it fix fast? will clearasil act fast to help this teen concentrate on his math test? darn! it only worked on the acne. can it hel... nope. no. so let's be clear: clearasil works fast on teen acne, not so much on other teen things. and now there's new clearasil overnight spot patches with patented technology for faster healing. with tampax pearl. you get ultimate protection on your heaviest days and smooth removal for your lightest.
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> charred debris removed from the scene of a deadly house explosion north of denver. official say remains of two men were found in the home and have been removed. they had been installing a new hot water heater in the basement at the time of this massive blast. a woman who is, high school teacher, as well was also critically injured. a boy who was inside or near hiss home when it exploded has been treated and released >> to connecticut, the faa investigating this plane crash north of hartford. two people killed when the
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single engine aircraft went down, shortly after taking off, in east windsor overnight. both victims pronounced dead. >> a sheriff's deputy is dead, shot trying to serve eviction notice. suspect under arrest facing additional charges. >> he was not within of the three named in the eviction notice. abc's phillip mena pikds up the story there. >> reporter: army of police springing into action. swat teams and heavily armed trucks zeroing in on the gunman suspected of killing a sheriff's deputy. >> stain inside. lock your door. the suspect is armed and dangerous. >> 8:42 a.m. when david wade, served eviction notice in oklahoma. police say nathan leforce opened fire. >> radio traffic was silent. then approximately, 29:20, deputy got on the radio. and, and stated he had been shot in the face. >> he has been hit, he is still talking on the radio. >> leforce, stealing the deputy's cruiser.
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then taking the gray mazda before abandoning it making a run for it. citizens in the town warned. >> do not open your door. call 911. >> the heavily armed battalion, surrounding leforce leading to surrender. he has a lengthy criminal record, charged with kidnapping and domestic abuse. deputy wade medevaced, but dying hours later. his fellow officers honoring him in a solemn procession. authorities tell us that an electronic ping from leforce's cell phone led them to a shed end of this road where he was hiding. he is expected to be charged with murder. phillip mena, abc news, logan county, oklahoma. >> the 40-year-old deputy leaves behind a wife and three children. of course all of his comrades on the force as well. >> relatively small area, north, north of oklahoma city right. >> in oklahoma city metro area. definitely, law enforcement across the entire part of the metro. >> imagine a lot of people know each other around the parts. >> yes, absolutely. in the next half-hour, is bill
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o'reilly's job in jeopardy? new questions the biggest star at fox news fights back against another accuser. >> a series stow many teens and parents are talking about right now. why some say the show about a teen's suicide could do more harm than good. you are watching "world news now." un-stop right there! i'm about to pop a cap of "mmm fresh" in that washer with unstopables in-wash scent boosters by downy. and if you want, pour a little more, because this scent lasts for 12 weeks, which is longer than any relationship i've ever been in. right, freshness for weeks! unstopables by downy. for a fresh too feisty to quit.
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doing more harm than good. >> why don't you say this to me when i was alive? >> reporter: series based on the young adult novel of the same name, co-produced by selena gomez, centers around hannah baker who takes her own life after leaving audio recordings for the 13 people she claims contributed to her death. >> i am about to tell you the story of my life. >> reporter: now suicide prevention groups saying the show glamorizes suicide. the second leading cause of death among those ages 15-34 according to the cdc. >> my fear about the show. they're going to watch this, and they're not going to reach out for help. because they're going to feel as though, there is no reason to. >> reporter: suicide prevention experts adding the show doesn't offer any strategies for coping with thoughts of suicide. or, alternatives to taking one's own life. >> it is really important for people to know that about 90% of the people that die by suicide have a mental health issue at the time of their death. they miss the mental health aspects when it comes to suicide
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that are well known, well documented worldwide. >> show producers say they hope the series can help those who may be struggling, selena gomez shared in the zwrafts show, beyond the reasons acompanying the series. >> we wanted to do it in a way where it was honest. we wanted to make something, that, that, could hopefully help people. because, suicide should never, never, be an option. >> netflix stetelling abc news, support the unflinching vision of the show's creator whose engaged the careful advice of medical professionals in the script writing process. they provide suicide prevention resources and information on crisis hotlines in 35 countries on a sister website. mara schiavocampo, abc news, new york. the show has been available on netflix since march 31. don't provide numbers there at netflix. a lot of excitement and controversy about that series. >> you hope if people are watching it does serve as a
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it is time now for "the mix." we'll start out with one of the cutest videos you may have ever seen. it does come with a cautionary tale this morning. this is a sea lion in santa cruz. it washed up against the rocks in the water. and really bad shape. so the surfer waited around to see if the sea lion could surmount the struggling it was going through. and, it couldn't. so then, the, surfer took matters into his own hands. tried to bring the sea lion to shore on the nose of his surfboard. and did. so the sea lion is showing gratitude by snuggling. >> sea lion looks look he has a brand new bff right now. >> conservationists and animal activists say be careful when you intervene. in this case he did the right thing. saved the sea lion's life. i want the sea lion.
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>> took a few moments before he brought the sea lion in. >> from a sea lie on unicorns. america loves sparkly, magical bright colors. the unicorn food thing quite the craze. we had unicorn hot chocolate, ma macaroons, popsicles and grilled cheese. this is probably going to be the most popular one. starbuck's has come out with unicorn frap. available here through the 23. dusting of pink powder. blended into a frap. mango syrup. available on a secret menu at starbuck's for some time. >> cult menu at start buck's. >> didn't have the unicorn. >> it looks like, of the past. it is bringing back the retro stuff.
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any way, interesting show of force. sore, some kind of manley competition. >> or stupidity. >> these guys, engage in this world coal carrying competition. there is now a winner, everyone. >> northern england. 12 l yard race. the guy completed it in 4. 3, 1. carrying 110 pound sack of coal on his shoulders. >> the guy walking moving just as quickly as guys running with the coal. >> all of this originating in a, guess some kind of a beer, beer hall fight where they were freeing to decide to who was stronger. beer muscle prevailed. this competition came out of that. >> thank you. bless them for that. great decisions are made. and this video has been around more than 24 hours now. trying to dissect it. from monday night's raw. is this real? this happened. >> oh, my god. i say, no. that is
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breaking news this morning on "world news now" -- both democrats and republicans claiming victory in that high-stakes, special election in georgia. the 30-year-old democratic candidate, fired up after forcing the run-off. the president is downplaying it with a late-night tweet. a live report ahead. >> as vice president mike pence reassures american allies in the pacific over the north korean threat, learning that the warship president trump said was on its way to the region was actually heading in the opposite direction. >> new this half-hour, police chase a suspect right off of a bridge. >> the suspect veering over the edge, crashing into freezing waters below. officers then jumping into action, details are ahead. >> what goes around comes around. hallelujah, mtv, to start playing music again. the network after school staple that launched the careers of
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today's biggest stars getting a new look. we are going to party like it is 1999. but actually, 2017. it's wednesday, april 19th. ♪ ♪ >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." oh, my god, i see that video. all that comes to my mind is ooh, bop, hansen. >> from my home state. oklahoma. hansen, "ooh bop." >> hansen from oklahoma. >> north, i should know this. moving on. >> do they have streets named after hansen. a town after each one of them. >> friends of mine had them plastered all over their rooms. >> a parade. we'll get to trl coming back. those are great moments for both memories. childhood. >> absolutely. >> start this half-hour with
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breaking news out of georgia, special election, gained national attention is heading for a run-off. >> 30-year-old democrat, jon ossoff, fell shy of the 50% he needed to win the congressional seat in the hand of republicans nearly 40 years. >> president trump had launched a twitter attack against ossoff. overnight he did so again. despite major outside money, fake media support and 11 republican candidates. big r win with run-off in georgia. glad to be of help. humble brag from the president there. we are joined now from washington, good morning, arlette. >> good morning, kendis, eriele. looking for a knockout punch. in a race widely consider aid referendum on president trump. now the special election in georgia is heading for a showdown. this morning, democrats hoping to send a seismic jolt to president trump fell short. the special election in georgia's 6th congressional district its heading to a run-off. 30-year-old, democratic newcomer, jon ossoff failed to win enough votes to earn a
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run-off in june. >> no matter what the outcome is tonight, whether we take it all or whether we fight on, we have defied the odds, we have shattered expectations. >> ossoff expected to face-off against republican karen handel in a congressional district gone republican for four decades. previously home to newt gingrich and tom price who left the seat to join president trump's cabinet. democrats are eyeing the district trump won by less than two points as a chance to flip a red seat to the blue column. out of state democrats poured more than $8 million into ossoff's campaign. the race attracted high-profile intervention. actor samuel l. jackson recorded this radio ad, channelling pulp fiction as he urged voters to support democrats. >> remember what happened the last time people stayed at home. we got stuck with trump. we have to channel the great vengeance and furious anger we have for this administration into votes at the ballot box.
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>> even president trump showed he is personally invested in the race. many see as a referendum on his first 100 days in office. >> when president trump embarrasses our country or acts recklessly, i will hold him accountable. >> commander-in-chief, blasted ossoff on twitter saying he would be a disaster in congress and recorded a message hitting voters phones before election day. >> liberal democrats from outside of georgia are spending millions and millions of dollars trying to take your republican congressional seat away from you. don't let them do it. >> president trump is taking credit for that run-off in a late night tweet. republicans hoping they can win the runoff now that voters wril have one candidate to rally around while democrats hoping they can maintain energy and momentum into last night's election. >> there will be a lot of outside money streaming into georgia over the next two months. >> already has been. >> thank you. also tracking developments about, former president george
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h.w. bush. back in the hospital in houston this morning. >> admitted four days ago after ate persistent cough prevented him from sleeping. diagnosed with mild case of pneumonia which is what he had also in january. bush's spokesperson says the 92-year-old is resting comfortably and held for observation. vice president mike pence issued a warning to north korea as he continues his visit to japan. pence addressed troops aboard "uss ronald reagan" south of tokyo, vowing an overwhelming and effective response, response, to any use of conventional or nuclear weapons by north korea. he also assured japan the united states was ready to work to resolve the threat through peaceful means. and we're learning more about the location of an aircraft carrier, the one president trump referred to when he said he was sending an armada to north korea. turns out the "uss carl vinson" was nowhere near north korea, 3,000 miles away heading in the opposite direction for joint exercises
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with australian navy. pentagon officials told "the new york times" it was difficult to roll back the story with president trump playing up the use of force. the ship is on course and expected to arrive next week. >> investigators say the deadly shooting spree in fresno, california is not a case of terrorism. detectives say kori ali muhammad planned to kill as many white people as he could. he is accused of killing three men yesterday, all white and killing a security guard last week. police say muhammad had no connection to any victims. face book ceo mark zuckerberg made first public comments about sunday's killing posted to the site he founded. the statement came hours after the search for steve stephens ended in pennsylvania. authority say, he killed himself during a chase after troopers tracked him down at a mcdonald's. he had been on the run since investigators say he shot a great grandfather in cleveland at random. then posted the video online. zuckerberg took his company task.
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>> we have a lot of work. we will keep doing all we can to prevent tragedies from happening. >> we mentioned -- >> stephens was tracked down after stopping at a mcdonald 's. the drive through attendant in erie pennsylvania thought she recognized him and alerted police. workers tried to keep stephens from leaving and give police extra time to arrive by telling him his fries were delayed. authorities say the chase lasted two minutes before he took his own life. >> workers were so brave there. >> isis seems to be making good on the promise to continue attacking christians in egypt. the terror group claimed responsibility for an attack on a police checkpoint near a christian monetary in the sainai peninsula. one officer was killed and several others wounded. the attack follows two bombings at christian churches on palm sunday and comes just days before the pope's planned visit to cairo next week. head of homeland security defending the trump administration aggressive approach to illegal immigration during a speech. at george washington university,
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in washington, d.c., secretary john kelly outlined the dangers posed by criminals who enter the united states illegally through the southern border. >> made it a point. we are under attack from criminals who think their greed justifies raping young girls at knifepoint, dealing poison to our youth, or just killing some of us for fun. >> kelly challenged members of congress critical of the administration policy on immigration enforcement, to either change the laws or shut up. >> police in michigan are detailing a wild chase that had a soggy ending. show you dash-cam video here showing officers pursuing a speeding pickup truck. then the man at the wheel turns to the left, driving straight into st. clair river. police approach the scene to offer assistance. at first the driver didn't seem interested. >> come on, dude we'll help you out. water is way too cold to be in there. >> [ bleep ] you. >> you are going to die in the water, man. >> let me die. >> no. >> i want to die. i want to die.
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>> come on, brother. >> wow. after that the guy ended up changing his mind, having a change of heart, accepted help getting out of the 38 degree water. joshua cook was arrested now in jail facing several counts including a third driving under the influence charge. cook is also wanted for a felony in another jurisdiction. >> reality comes at you very fast when it is 38 degrees in the water. that you are in. >> yeah. >> what you do in preschool. you have a snack, of course. take a nap. what you do. >> my son is very familiar with this ritual. apparently if you are burglarizing a preschool, surveillance video at clara's little lambs preschool in new orleans shows a man climbing in through an unlocked window. past the cribs he goes. yeah. walking in. then, he wandered through several rooms before -- before, he made a bed for himself. as morning dawned, he grabbed two bags of loot. and climbed back out of the
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window. he took a lengthy nap there. >> i wouldn't go to the extremes. i would say the preschool ritual seems enticing. >> that's just because. >> easily get on board. >> because we don't get any sleep at all. >> very true. >> coming up. fate of bill o'reilly after sexual harassment complaints and loss of advertisers. new reports overnight the star anchor may soon be out at fox news. we'll have the latest. >> he has the got cars and gold chains and really nice clothes, but a burglar didn't want any of those things from drake. what she was after, that's ahead in "the skinny." >> first, a look at today's forecast. ♪ ♪ >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by resolve. because your carpet never stops working there's resolve carpet care.
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to arrive on saturday. >> and hang on night, fellow earthlings, huge asteroid is going to fly past the earth today. said to be about 2,000 feet long. the asteroid is called the rock, and it will be passing within 1.1 million miles of the world. >> nice knowing you. >> yeah, see you later guys, the closest it has ever come in 400 years that is. scientists say it should be visible by normal telescopes. >> that's pretty close. >> yeah. like astrology. >> if you like end of days, just pretend as if it is not sailing by later today. so we are learning what hillary clinton said to president obama on the phone on election night. >> pretty fascinating. the new book shattered details the moment, secretary clinton conceded to donald trump. first called president elect, said congratulations, donald. >> then it was time to speak with president obama. that must have been a tough phone call. according to the book, mrs. clinton said, mr. president, i'm sorry. well the man clinton beat in the
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primary held a rally in kentucky. last night, vermont senator bernie sanders called on democrats to reach out to president trump's disillusioned supporters. sanders said together, both groups would be able to push a progressive agenda. >> fox news host bill o'reilly may soon be out of a job. "the wall street journal" reporting fox is preparing to cut ties with o'reilly as pressure mounts over sexual harassment allegations. protesters rallying outside cable network headquarters while o'reilly is on vacation. and another accuser has come forward saying she was sexually harassed by o'reilly in 2008 but did not complain, she feared losing her job. >> the murdochs are under intense pressure to act. they're assessing how much money he brings in, versus how much credibility they're willing to lose with the public? >> despite reports he paid hefty settlements to several women. o'reilly is denying any wrongdoing. his fate reportedly discussed
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tomorrow at a 21st century fox board meeting. >> give legitimacy to "the wall street journal" report, fox and "wall street journal" are owned by the same company. news corps. >> when we come back, the hit show making a return. >> plus, stars on spring break. "the skinny" is next. >> they're just like us. >> they look, oh, so skinny. >> do they really? lysol disinfectant spray kills 99.9% of bacteria, even those that cause stomach bugs. one more way you've got what it takes to protect. "world news now" continues after this from our ab
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♪ skinny so skinny >> ah, yes, proof that spring break is still in effect. it doesn't matter your age. if you are rich and famous. >> they can go when they want. a listers sharing snaps, stories from their getaways making us jealous including, supermodel. kate upton in turks and caicos. >> look at the beautiful color of the water.
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>> ha-ha. >> this water, it is beautiful. >> it is. ha-ha. >> where are your eyes? >> didn't know where you are going with it. sitting here, innocent bystander. >> there with fiance, justin verlander, jumping into seaside pools. look, not bad. drinking beer. the detroit pitcher by the way its, just on temporary break. back on the mound on friday. >> life is a beach for serena williams, posting this shot of her and her fiance, alex ohannon on the beach. congratulations. >> oprah has got them all beat. she is back in new york city after her tahiti trip with the obamas and other mega stars on a mega yacht. she was asked about the trip. she said she couldn't talk about it. she said, what happens on the boat stays on the boat. >> that just makes it sound conspicuous.
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all they did was sun themselves and eat nice food. >> had a lot of wine. >> what is there to talk about really? unless there was something, oprah. >> drake has been making a lot of headlines lately. he is accusing a country club near coachella of racial profiling, a model said he got her pregnant, and then this happened. someone broke into his house and stole -- what else? but some sprite. >> yeah, l.a. county sheriffs say a member of drake's crew walked into his house late one night and there was 24-year-old stranger there wearing one of his hoodies, drake wasn't home, intruder apparently, was very thirsty. in the literal sense. she confessed to drinking the sprite. plus a pepsi. wait, she went even further. she drank the fiji water. $4.99. >> the drinks will cost her a lot more. charged with felony burglary. bail set at $100,000. don't know why i feel like i am
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feeling sorry for her. even though she burglarized some one's home. >> no. i know. it could have gone so much -- farther wrong. >> anyway. >> if you were a teen or 20-something in the late 90s. there was only one place to get your daily fix of, hansen. >> 98 degrees. lfo. >> remember lfo. >> yeah. >> trl. >> trl, everyone. before social media and this live show was everything. crowds packed, times square, britney, 'n sync, p-diddy, high tech. call in and vote. call and vote. >> on your land line. >> on your land line. >> now, ten years after mtv, axed the show, it is bringing it back. the new live afternoon show is set to debut in june. details are slim including who will host.
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what is the first app. hooked? i don't know what it is. >> i downloaded forgot to check it out. >> the young woman inspiring others after the biggest battle of her life. >> here's abc's david muir. >> reporter: the story of victoria graham of manchester, maryland, is about far more than what you seen that mirror. >> i was living my dream. going to school. playing at that point two different sports. >> reporter: diagnosed at 13 with a condition that weakens joints, skin, and blood vessels. >> suddenly i was having brain, spinal surgeries. >> reporter: the neck brace she was wearing, helping hold her brain steady. her spine was fused. ten surgeries leaving her with a 25 inch scar. 31 daily medications. >> it goes into two kind of week long containers. >> reporter: finding inner strength, she wanted to compete in a different way. in a beauty pageant. >> when i first decided to do a pageant to cross it off a bucket list. >> reporter: she knew her scars would be seen by all.
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>> for victoria the contest wasn't just about wing. >> when i am on stage. i am not the disabled girl, not the sick girl. i'm contestant number 3. they see me for that. it is almost like i'm free. >> now using that crown to bring hope to children with their own battles. >> my favorite part is, the look on a child's face when, when they see this girl in a crown and sash and -- i'm able to say, hey, i'm actually just like you. >> david muir, abc news, new york. and eds, by the way, fairly common. affects about one in 5,000 people around the world. >> more common than you would think. she shines. inner beauty. outer beauty there. >> don't miss updates on facebook at wnnfans.com. >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades. ♪ >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades. ♪ ♪
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making news in america this morning, breaking overnight results just coming in from another high-profile special election. a 30-year-old democrat nearly winning outright. some calling it a wake-up call for the republicans while president trump claims victory in a tweet. why this race is so important in a live report. a health scare for former president george h.w. bush hospitalized for the second time this year. what doctors are saying. the new report saying bill o'reilly's days are numbered at fox. amid new harassment allegations. the outline of a man's iphone seared into his side. how he got those second-degree burns.
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