with coke. coca-cola. but when they cross the mexico border, they're going to tell the agents there they've got coke in the back. they awkwardly park on the side of the road. then the agent approaches them. start asking questions, give me your id. these guys pretend like they're really nervous. then they fess up. >> i'm sorry. we can't do this. we have a bunch of coke in the back. >> they fess up to having coke in the back. they then get asked to step out of the car. just one of them. the other has to stay in the car. suddenly the agents start asking money. >> $300 to leave. if you have $100 right now, we can leave. >> we can't give you all the coke? >> we're going to take half of it. >> well, they'll never be thirsty again. >> at this point, do the agents know what's actually in the car? >> no. >> they don't know yet? >> not a clue. one of them gets taken into the office as this woman is trying

to negotiate with them. you know, it's going to be 300 bucks. people have heard of corruption amongst mexico police. is that what this is? >> no. it is, what it's sounding like, you're now playing with your life. you're trying to get it on video? no one's going to be that thrilled about that being on video. they could charge you with anything they want. >> i agree with you. and that's what makes me question the authenticity of the video. >> finally they claim the agents come to the back of the car and they show this cargo. >> they get a giggle out of it. and then -- >> okay, sorry. >> it's just funny to show our friends. >> oh, yeah. for facebook. >> there's so much about this whether it's true or not, there's so much that's wrong

with it. if it is true, they took a phenomenal risk and it was stupid. if it's not true, you're now slandering a country and making a situation worse that's already pretty bad. >> these goof balls ended up getting back all right and they'll continue to make more prank videos. but guys, be careful out there. catch the next brand new episode of "right this minute." nearly 24 hours. >> a call from angel hernandez. >> reporter: now's calling foul against major league baseball. the cuban-born ump is suing the league for racial discrimination, pointing the finger at joe torre. according to the lawsuit, since tory's arrival, there's been only one non-white umpire assigned to the world series, and the 55-year-old says he has not been promoted to crew chief despite having more experience

than nine of the ten. he alleges the bad blood between the two men started in this game back in 2001. joe torre was outraged over this call. getting in hernandez's face, joe torre was tossed from the game. >> something happens to one of the teams. >> reporter: hernandez claims torre took to the media to insult him. hernandez just wanted to be noticed over there, and once he assumed his role, the notion that hernandez wanted to be noticed permeated his evaluations as an umpire. >> it's hard to know whether joe torre is holding a grudge or not. when you look at the history of baseball and the way grudges are held, it doesn't seem so ridiculous after all. and abc news has reached out to hernandez, the umpire's union as well, and joe torre. so far, no one's commenting. >> these kind of disputes not

unprecedented in baseball. >> no. and tennis player daniel medvedev is offering his apology after bowing out at wimbledon. >> he wasn't happy with the chair umpire, so he reached into his wallet and tossed coins at her before leaving the court. now he claims that we shouldn't be reading anything into this. >> oh, no? >> he says what is that quote? >> he thought it was good luck dropping change on the court? >> he says i haven't thought about it, and that's not why i did it. then why did you do it? >> look at it, watch as he walks away. he's like, hmm, take that, ref. but no, we shun reouldn't read anything into it. >> he beat wawrinka the other day. >> maybe owe thought thehe thot there was a fountain on the court. rhea!♪ ♪nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach, diarrhea!♪ here's pepto bismol!

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♪ welcome back. it's national fried chicken day, what better way to kick it off than with our own "world news now" cookout. >> and to help us ring in the fun, we have owner of sweet chick. >> thanks for having me. >> last year we went to your restaurant, and you taught me how to make baked fried chicken. now you're mixing it up. >> we are known for chicken waffles. we can also use it as a vehicle for so many other flavors. we brought you our parmesan chicken waffles. we put basil, parmesan in the waffles themselves. >> this one has a kick, right? >> and the waffles have condensed milk over it. that's my favorite chicken waffles. >> i like that not only is the chicken a little different, but

you're incorporating it into the waffles as well. >> we want to have as much fun when it comes to chicken waffles. fun dish to eat. whatever we could think of and as crazy as we could get, let's try. >> speaking of which. >> speaking of which, i'm from new york. i ate a lot of general south chicken. >> there's something in that waffle. >> that's broccoli in the waffle. >> it's healthy fried chicken. >> exactly. we have to keep it healthy, keep it balanced. >> do i get to taste it. >> yeah, go for it. >> you know i do. i'm going to take a really big bite. and we have a cool slaw coming up. >> so the cool robbie slaw is one of our sides we do. it's summertime, hot. general tso's. >> that's really good. >> can i have a little bit? >> yeah, go for it. >> there's going to be no chicken left by the end of this. >> this has a lot of chilies on

it. >> don't be a wimp, nick. >> you can put those chilies to the side. you don't want to hurt yourself. >> mm. >> so the summersides, cold robbie slaw is great. >> what is cold robbie? >> cold robbie is like a cabbage, slightly sweeter than normal cabbage. it looks kind of funny. >> that's that thing there, right? >> it's already peeled already. what we're going to do is put some mayo, make our dressing first. >> mayo. >> dijon mustard. >> we have like 40 seconds. >> pickled -- craisins, oh, they're cher ease. >> let's go ahead. i'm being so bad, but here, i'm in. >> look at that. there we go. >> you are great, great job, nick. >> that enough?

i'm starting to grate my hand. >> i've done this beforehand, to give you a little bit of a break. there's the cold robbie as well. >> now we mix it all up? dau, d dun, dun, dun, dun. you sing while you mix it up, right? okay. >> that looks rather nice. >> yes. and the finished product right here. >> your finished product is slightly better than yours, diane. >> they look exactly the same. >> that looks amazing. >> while it's cooking, gets you hot, it's national flied chicken day, maybe you're having a barbecue. i'm going to make a nice cocktail. this is called our sunday candy. we're going to do some gin, one ounce of gin, there you go. are you ready for that? lime juice. some st. jermaine, half ounce st. jermaine.

and we did a raspberry emulsion. >> that looks nice. looks really pretty, too. >> just wait. it's getting really pretty. mix that up. so. >> can i eat your waffle while this is happening? i'm going to try this with the >> i made you guys some lemonade. we do a special lemonade of the day every day. >> can i have the chicken as well? >> that's spicy stuff right there, let pme tell you. >> all right. >> let's do the pretty. >> oh, wow, we've got flowers in our drink. very sfis kwatsed. to national fried chicken day. >> cheers for the chicken. >> that's good. >> i think you got a little spicy. >> john seymour, the chicken is awesome, the cocktails are awesome. stay with us, you can find all these recipes at our website. wnnfans.com. >> pretty good.

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australian teenagers. guinness has not yet verified this. but there are a lot of people. >> i appreciate the people who went the extra mile and showed up in wayne and garth costumes. >> plaid. >> yeah. >> by the way, the mayor got involved in this one. so congrats, aurora. we will await the guinness world record results. >> are you too young to have seen that movie? >> no, i did see that movie. my favorite part was the licorice in the car. i tried to convince my parents to get one. moving on to something else i tried to convince my parents to get, a dog or a cat. but these people did and the results are hilarious. the dog is much bigger than the kitten and probably thinking this thing's harmless. nope. the best part is >> the side eye. >> is he still there?

can he see me? can he see me? >> that's rather lovely. >> it's kind of like us at the anchor desk. >> i could sit here and watch this for the next hour. >> but we can't, because we have another cool thing to get to. >> oh, do we? >> this is out of italy. a field artist decided to get fancy with one of the fields ahead of the g-20 summit and created this sculpture, maybe you call it? of vladimir putin. it's over -- >> i don't recognize vladimir putin unless i can see his nipples. i want his shirt off and then i know it's him. >> i will let the artist know how you feel about that. he cut it off just above the nipples, but he did get the blue eyes in there. it's over 400 feet wide. that's a massive carving. >> do we have time for more farmers? austrian farmers, coed farmers, austrian farmers, coed farmers, this is our second austria

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this morning on "world news now," president trump is europe. >> with a major diplomatic mission lying ahead of him at the g-20 summit, the president makes his first stop in poland this morning. but is the warm reception genuine or part of a white house deal? with terrorist numbers dwindling in mosul, tensions are rising with people having to strip down to show they're not isis in disguise. and yet another pr headache for united airlines. a mother who purchased a seat for her satoddler had the seat sold out from underneath her. and what's going on here? >> a man with a very specific

skill set dreaming big, reaching for the stars? just crushing cans? no, there's a twist. details later. it's thursday, july 6. from abc news, this is "world news now." i like the sounds that he makes. >> bang, bang. >> hadaw! >> wait till you find out what he's really doing. we start with president trump on the stage and poised to put his deal making skills to the test. >> he arrived in poe laland. the government apparently promised cheering crowds. abc's cecelia vega is in warsaw, traveling with the president. >> reporter: president trump landed in poland to a red carpet welcome.

as all eyes look ahead to friday's meeting with russia's vladimir putin. the white house is now trying to down play the face-to-face calling it a normal bilateral meeting between foreign leaders at the g-20 summit, but the kremlin calls it a full-fledged sit down and has an agenda. as to whether their is their first meeting, president trump has told conflicting stories. >> i moet him once. i have no relationship with putin. i don't think i've ever met him. >> reporter: one thing he has been consistent on, singing his praises. >> he's been a leader far more than our president has been a leader. >> reporter: 17 u.s. intelligence agencies agree russia interfered in the election. as for the president? >> he believes that russia probably was involved, potentially some, you know, other countries as well could have been equally involved or could have been involved, not equally. >> reporter: in the oval office, president trump bragged to russian officials about firing

fbi director james kwocomey whos leading the russia investigation and sources now tell abc news it is unlikely the president will confront putin about the election meddling. one senior administration official says the whole thing could be a waste of time and quote, a loser of a topic. cecelia vega, abc news, warsaw, poland. and the trump administration is demanding global action in response to north korea's launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile. otherwise, they warn military options are a possibility. nikki haley says other options, including punishing countries like china that trade with north korea. china's actions are quickly closing off the possibility of a diplomatic solution. >> the united states is prepared to use the full range of our capabilities to defend ourselves and our allies. one of our capabilities lies with our considerable military

forces. we will use them if we must. but we prefer not to have to go in that direction. >> the pentagon says the missile launched by north korea is more powerful and sophisticated than any of its predecessors and is potentially capable of reaching the western u.s. and officials add it may only be a period of time before north korea makes an even longer range missile with a nuclear warhead which would put all of the u.s. at risk. and tensions are building in mosul as coalition troops get ready for what may be the final battedle there against isis. the tension is now between iraqi special forces and civilians trying to leave the city. troops trying to guard against possible isis attacks continue to have young men strip to prove they are not carrying bombs. women are told to roll up their sleeves and empty their bags. there was one reported suicide attack wednesday. and syrians are leaving the self-declared capital of the islamic state by thousands. they loaded trucks and other

vehicles with their belongings as they escaped the fighting. two days ago, forces broke through parts of the wall around raqqah's old city. isis responded by setting up booby traps along the mile and a half barrier. and the u.s. has talked about cooperation with russia for great other stabilitina syria. rex tillerson released a statement calling for the u.s. and russia to work together possibly on no-fly zones, cease-fires and the delivery of humanitarian aid. he also said russia has an obligation to prevent any further use of chemical weapons by the syrian regime. and tillerson will attend the g-20 summit, but a planned stop on the way home is raising eyebrows. he will travel to turkey to receive a lifetime achievement award. he was selected for the award when he was still ceo of e

exxonmobil. new york city's police force is in morning. family and friends attended a vigil for officer familia. she was a single mother of three. she had started working the night shift through the summer so she could spend time during the day with her 12 year old twins. >> very loving, helpful. great person. beautiful human being. she would, she would take the shirt off her back for you. >> and would have an update to another attack on a police officer. the suspect in the stabbing of an officer at the airport in flint michigan was arraigned on wednesday. he's now also facing a charge of interference with airport security. the officer survived that attack.

ofrm the laptop ban has been lifted for another airline. qatar has been added to the list. eight predominantly muslim countries, their passengers were not allowed to bring laptops into cabins. there's no word on exactly what the airlines did to satisfy u.s. security concerns. united airlines is apologizing for mistreatment of a passenger yet again. the carrier admits it accidently reassigned a seat purchased for a toddler to another passenger. as a result, his mother was forced to hold the 25-pound 2-year-old on her lap for the entire three and a half hour flight from boston to houston. she had paid close to $1,000 for her son's ticket. >> the flight attendant, when i let her know that these were my seats and the flight may have been overbooked or double

booked, she came back and told me that the flight's full, and she shrugged, and that was the end of it. >> she says she was aware of that infamous incident when a passenger was dragged off a united flight in april. united said the btly checked in gate and his seat was assigned to a stand by passenger. whale watching shouldn't be that confusing, you're looking for a big mammal in the water, right? >> there was an imposter in the waters. whale watchers caught sight of something that looked like a humpback whale. >> but not so much. that whale apparently has some hair on it. turns out it was a bear out for a swim. >> i think that's cooler, isn't it in whale watching, you expect to see a whale. whale shmale. you see a bear, cool. i didn't know they swam that far offshore. >> whale watching or bear watching. >> the bear and then the bear doesn't show up. >> people get disappointed?

>> it's a minefield. the bear swimming in the ocean. but anyway. coming up, would you leave your front door wide open for intruders? that's what security experts say millions of us are doing by using so-called smart appliance. what you need to know to protect yourself from hackers. but thirsfirst, the new development in the disappearance of a chinese graduate student visiting the university of illinois. we have new details about what her alleged kidnapper did and said. and check out our pics at wnn fans.com. you're watching "world news now."

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an intense, fast-growing wildfire has forced hundreds of evacuations from some mountain resort towns some 60 miles west of denver, the peak two fire is just one of several in

colorado's high country. federal officials say there are now 34 large active fires in 12 states. these wildfires have consumed more than 200,000 acres. five other fires have been contained. a judge has ordered two long time friends of robert durst to testify in his murder case. the details of that case were featured in the hbo documentary "the jinx." he is charged with killing susan berman. they want to question his friends about his state of mind at that time, but the altmans say their testimony is unnecessary. we are hearing new details in the disappearance of a visiting chinese graduate student at the university of illinois. >> the man accused of kidnapping her made his first court appearance yesterday and prosecutors are laying out chilling accusations. >> reporter: the man who police

say kidnapped a chinese scholar, brent christenson, denied bail. >> whoever the criminal is, he's a threat to every other's safety in the community. >> reporter: this video shows ying ying zhang getting into christensen's car. investigators have reason to believe she's no longer alive. >> you always want to have a body if it's at all possible. but there's been so many cases where there wasn't a body, and people have been convicted. >> reporter: christensen was even spotted at a vigil for zhang after she was reported missing. and investigators allege he may have been casing the crowd for other victims. he was captured on police surveillance, admitting he held her in his apartment against her will. on his cell phone, investigators discovered he had recently visited a fetish website,

looking at forums called abduction 101 and planning a kidnapping. the website says it is for consenting adults and will terminate anyone who tries to harm another user. and christensen has not yet entered a plea and is due back in court next week. >> so when he's at that vigil for the alleged victim, he's casing the place for other victims and apparently was picked up on surveillance, talking about the characteristics of an ideal victim. >> this's what prosecutors are saying and that he apparently threatened someone else whom he had given incriminating evidence to, made some kind of incriminati incriminati incriminating admission. he's essentially asking people to wait until he makes his case. but they haven't entered a plea yet. >> we'll be keeping an eye on that case, obviously. coming up in the next half hour. the violent shootout between two

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>> the sharks have smelled the blood in the water. they're circling. it's time to prepare. >> reporter: we brant him ought the canadel home. >> i get alerted when my garage door opens. >> can somebody get into our computer, bank accounts? >> reporter: that's what we wanted to know. how easily can your personal information be accessed? so james set up their house with a wi-fi network and some devices any family might have, a dvr, one of those smart coffeepots. >> sort of a back door, right into your virtual information. >> right into your home, into your wireless network. >> reporter: then with james nearby, our hacker's layer in the back yard, it's time to hack. within one minute, he's onto the network. >> and you're into the dvr. >> reporter: just like the hackers that brought down twitter and netflix, he's in the dvr using hacker tools, but that's not what he's after.

>> now we have a computer sitting inside the network that we can use to attack other things. he said devices are asieh correct gold mine, because they have limited security features, they can provide a gateway like your banking information. he heads for the coffeemaker. from his computer, he makes it work without a password. >> let's make some coffee. >> reporter: there it is, making two cups of coffee. >> so i'm going to replace the software on this coffee machine with an evil version of the brewing software. >> reporter: next he sends me inside to start using a computer that's connected to the internet. >> all right, let's have a look at what he's doing on his screen. >> reporter: typing in my password. >> through that coffeemaker, he now has access to my screen. >> i can see him shopping online, unsuspecting. i see everything you need to make your own purchases online as a cyber criminal. total compromise.

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this morning on "world news now." senators come face-to-face with constituents back home, and the big issue at stake? health care. overnight republicans are promising that a deal is on the horizon, even though the current vote count doesn't add up. and we are learning more about the north korea's latest show of force and how they're much closer to being able to hit the united states with a nuclear warhead than anybody thought. hear the latest response from the u.s. and new this half hour, neighbors shooting neighbors. >> a wild shootout caught on camera during a back yard dispute. and what mariah carey did with her 6-year-old twins is stirring up controversy on social media, and why she said it was all perfectly normal. we have that on "the skinny" on this thursday, july 6. from abc news, this is

"world news now." mariah carey getting some adventure in on her vacation and also making some fashion statements. >> yeah, absolutely. >> we'll be talking about that more in "the skinny." but we begin with the congressional recess. some republican senators visit being their home districts have run into angry constituents. >> dozens were arrested outside the abc station in harrisburg, pennsylvania where senator pat toomey was holding a found hall. he supports the bill that would guarantee the survival of m medicaid. >> senator ted cruz got a better reception. and his main goal is to make sure that obamacare is repealed so people have more choice. but he admits that might not happen.

>> now the process of repealing it in congress has been messy. it's been bumpy. i'm not certain we will get it done. i hope we will, i believe we will. what i am pressing senate republicans, let's focus on lowering premiums, that's a win/win for everyone. >> senator mitch mcconnell says he plans to proceed with legislation that is still being negotiated during the recess. but president trump says if republican holdouts can't back the bill, the senate should consider a repeal-only option. the trump administration's urging russia to work with the u.s. to defeat isis and restore stability to syria. a statement from secretary of state rex tillerson said the u.s. will consider cooperating with russia on no-fly zones, cease-fires and humanitarian aid delivery. the offer comes as tillerson heads to the g-20 summit. in germany where president trump will meet friday with president putin. >> this is where we've begun an effort to rebuild confidence between ourselves and russia. at the military level, but also the diplomatic level. so i think it is an effort that serves our interests as well as the broader international community.

>> sources now tell abc news, it is unlikely that trump will confront putin over russian meddling in the election. and a soldier killed this weekend has been identified. as private first class hanson fitzgerald. he was just 19 years old. two other soldiers were also injured but are expected to make a full r its first intercontinental ballistic missile. as abc's elizabeth herr reports, the pentagon is more concerned than ever about the future of north korean missiles. >> reporter: north korea's latest missile launch now being called more powerful and sophisticated than ever before, the two-stage intercontinental ballistic missile shooting some 1700 miles into space.

in other words, according to experts, if the north koreans had angled the trajectory for distance, not height, it could travel well over 4,000 miles, meaning it could hit alaska and even come close to seattle. >> this is what's disturbing. this is what we believe is a miniaturized nuclear warhead, the last piece of the puzzle many and we know they're working hard to get t. >> reporter: president trump leaving for europe was asked about north korea. hours earlier, the u.s. responded by joining forces with south korea and firing short-range missiles off the coast of the korean peninsula. this as north korean leader kim jong un continued to taunt america, saying this was a package of gifts on independence day. the u.s. ambassador to the united nations is now urging global and immediate actions, stressing this latest test was not just reckless but dangerous. >> time is short. action is required. the world is on notice. >> reporter: u.s. officials are

calling for tougher sanctions against north korea, adding that the u.s. is prepared to use military force if necessary. diane and nick? >> elizabeth, thank you. and chicago's epidemic of gun violence hit record levels over the fourth of july weekend. more than 100 people were shot, and at least 15 of the victims have died. some of the areas hardest hit were guarded by extra police officers. as in the past, much of that violence is gang-related. the police department is conducting a comprehensive review. and we have break being news from montana where an earthquake has been detected. a 5.8 magnitude quake near the town of after midnight local time. no reports of injuries or damage, but we'll have more updates for you throughout the morning. >> and nearly a quarter of all the active wildfires in the country right now are in arizona. federal and state law enforcement have joined the

search for a man accused of setting a number of small fires in that state. and clayton sandell has the latest details. >> reporter: a remote stretch of arizona is the center of a manhunt for this man, allegedly pulling a pistol and shotgun on a forest employee. it happened near forest lakes. the forest employee escaped. now dozens of officers, including a fbi s.w.a.t. team have joined the search. they believe he is the same man wanted for setting small fires. the suspected arsonist strike at a bad time. this blaze blakireaking out nea breckenridge, colorado and several more near sparks, nevada. this one near camarillo, california. feeding off hot, dry and windy weather. thunderstorms could bring lightning, sparking new fires and 100 degree-plus heat will

not make the firefight any easier. clayton sandell. this will be the last year to buy a volvo fueled only by gasoline. they plan to offer only new models that are electrics or hybrids starting with the 2019 model year. volvo is the first major manufacturer to announce the switch. but others are likely to follow. and hobby lobby will pay a $3 million fine for buying artifacts smuggled out of iraq. they date back to 5,000 years. the company was warned the items may have been stolen when it bought them six years ago. in addition to the fine, hobby lobby has to give up all those artifa artifacts. >> wallet hub ranked lake olathe

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i like the salt, and the fear of sharks. >> motivating. motivating. >> adds something. >> what about bears? >> swimming bears? >> they have bears in kansas? >> i don't know. we'll look into it. >> coming up in "the skinny," the bombshell revelation written in a prison letter. >> by tupac shakur. why he really broke up with madonna. and the update on the congressman we told you yesterday who sparked outrage over a video he posted of himself at auschwitz. hear what he's saying this morning. first, here's a look at today's forecast. "world news now" weather, brought to you by colonial penn life insurance. life insurance. since i was a kid, ve done every nit empty my pocket change into this old jar. it's never much, just what's left after i break a dollar. and i never thought i could get quality life insurance

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the other man was shot four times but survived. and a georgia woman is devastated after her husband was shot to death in an apparent dispute over dog droppings. the suspect is a neighbor who thought wilson's dogs used his yard as a bathroom. he was shot twice as he walked the dogs coming home from work. his wife was by his side. when he died. >> i went to try to get his pulse, and i put my hand on his back. and i felt him take his last breath. >> the suspect, larry bates, is charged with murder and animal cruelty. police say he killed one of the dogs as well. mrs. wilson says the conflict began two months ago, but she thought everyone had agreed to move on. congressman steve scalise has been readmitted to the intensive care unit three weeks after he was shot at a baseball practice.

he was moved back to icu over new concerns about infection. he's also been downgraded to serious condition. scalise has had several surgeries since that shooting. and we have a new development after that republican congressman sparked outrage over a video he posted from the auschwitz concentration camp in poland. >> he has now taken the video down and issued an apology. here's linsey davis. >> reporter: this is the video shot on the grounds of auschwitz that has congressman clay higgins under fire. the louisiana republican recording himself inside a gas chamber, posting the five-minute video online. >> the guards would drop ziclon five cyanide gas from above through hatches. after about 20 minutes, everyone was dead. >> reporter: the congressman then stands in the crematorium.

>> there were three sets of ovens like that. this is why homeland security must be squared away. why our military must be invincible. >> reporter: the response from the auschwitz memorial blunt. inside a former gas chamber, there should be mournful silence. it's not a stage. wednesday afternoon, congressman higgins took the video down and offered an apology, saying his intent was simply to remind the world that evil still exists. linsey davis, abc new, new york. when we come back, hear what mariah carey did with they are kids that's stirring up controversy. and the babies look incredibly like john legend. "the skinny" is next. nd the babies look incredibly like john lengthnd. during your period?

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♪ so skinny nick, it's not the same dance. sometimes they play the drums. sometimes it's just a groove. other times it's totally different. yeah, see? it's "the skinny" dance. >> it's time now for "the skinny." >> yeah. >> you can tell how diane's dancing. and we're going to start with mariah carey triggering controversy on instagram. >> she posted photos showing what she and her 6-year-old twins did on the fourth of july. swim with sharks. >> and of course the diva wears a wet suit like only a diva can. assuring fans these are only small nurse sharks. about the outrage about putting her kids in with sharks, unfounded. >> those sharks are considered to be harmless to humans, feeding mainly on small fish, shrimp, squid, maybe the occasional 6-year-old? some followers on instagram saw the photos, were questioning the decision to allow kids so young.

>> they do look quite big, don't they? >> carey wrote, don't worry, they're gentle. swimming with sharks, it's normal. nurse sharks are like little puppies that look like they could kill you under the water, but they don't want to, actually, i don't think nurse sharks can even bite. they're adorable. you'll love them. next, the bombshell revelation from the late tupac shakur. inside a letter he wrote from prison to his girlfriend, madonna, explaining why he broke up with her. >> they dated in 1993 to 1994. he wrote this confessional in 1995, before he was shot in a drive-by shooting. >> and in the letter obtained by tmz, he explained to madonna that he dumped her because she's white. i felt i would be letting down

half the people who made me what i was. he continued saying, i never meant to hurt you. >> that letter has certain paragraphs blurred out but it's going up for auction with a starting bid of $100,000. experts estimate it could fetch as much as $400,000. >> hmm. we'll see. next, a request to us all from chrissy teigen. >> apparently sharing photos on social media who look like her husband is a thing. yeah, that, the resemblance is uncanny. >> they look like john legend. >> it started with a joke saying john legend looks like a baby. so now folks are sending in actual babies. >> but we're not saying these are john legend's, right? just to be clear. >> no. just a resemblance. a legend himself explaining the reason all these babies look like john legend may be that he looks like a baby. john legend disagreeing with that apparently. >> that's great. he's forever young. >> tiegen screamed on twitter,

in all caps, for the last time john looks like a baby, so a lot of babies look like him. stop sending me john's babies. >> i now want to find more babies that look like john legend to send. >> it's apparently not so difficult. finally, he's not a baby, but the stunt double looks amazingly like himself. >> there's a very good reason. he is actually the rock's cousin. >> ah. so this photo we shared back in may on instagram is going viral. he included the caption, i hope i look as good as you when i turn 45 in a year and a half. >> reed has been work being as johnson's stunt double for years now, during film of the fast and furious movies and the jumanji

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>> reporter: the history channel revealing what it says is a possible new clue that could help explain what happened to amelia earhart. >> you think this is amelia earhart? >> that's right. >> reporter: a former federal agent saying in the national archives, he uncovered this updated photo taken in the marshall islands in the pacific. the man on the left bears a striking resemblance to earhardt's navigator, fred noonan. >> the hairline is the most distinctive characteristic. >> reporter: they believe based on comparative photos, the person facing away from the camera could be earhart. and that mass towed behind the ship matches the length of earhardt's plane, with a photo and other documents, the history special makes the claim that she may have been captured by the japanese military. but many are skeptical. >> from an aviation survivability stand point, chances are nil. >> reporter: of this being? >> of this being accurate. >> reporter: u.s. officials have

not confirmed any of the show's claims. and a manager at the national archives tells abc news, so far they have found no record of that picture. marcie gonzalez, abc news, los angeles. >> are you buying it? >> i don't know. there are a lot of nay sayers saying her hair was too long to be her in that photo. >> it's an updated photo, which to me is questionable. they are citing other evidence in this documentary that backs up their theory. but i don't know. this has become such an industry of making tv shows about what happened to amelia earhart. and we just don't know. >> they say some of the plane parts on the marshall islands appear to be like those of the plane she was flying. an eyewitness claims seeing her and noonan after they supposedly died. all right, we have more news for you coming up. big mystery. this is abc's "world news now." informing insomniacs for two decades. "world news now." informing insomniacs for two decades. ok, let's try this.

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making news in america this morning, happening now, president trump on the international stage delivering a major speech in poland before heading off to germany for the g20 summit and a face-to-face meeting with vladimir putin. a developing story. senators facing health care protests at home this week, but will positions be changing when they go back to washington? caught on camera, a woman apparently being kidnapped thrown into the back of a van in broad daylight. now police are asking for the public's help. and another apology from united airlines over the treatment one mother and her young son received on board. a good thursday morning, i'm