♪ away. >> if you want to check them out, head over to rightthisminute.com or our mobile app. this lady is a talented photographer. she won a trip to venice italy. she got a plus one so she's bringing along her buddy graham. but you can see she's not alone. two roommates found out they're going to venice, they were like girls trip! one last girl's trip before the baby's born. and they have one heck of a trip. you can see as they're out there. beautiful venice. seeing the sights, listening to music, eating some food. you can see the classics. the canal. it's magic. they're also staying at this swanky hotel. you can see right here as she's walking up the steps, gwen is

going to do some modeling for alicia. but she hears a song that's familiar. it's called "define romance." there's a reason she knows it. she's the one that wrote it and is playing the piano and singing in it. she was like, hold on, nothing is not right. ♪ onto the rooftop and is suddenly surprised by, hello, her man joshua holding her favorite. a blue rose. this entire thing, everything has been a ruse over a year in the making. he's been saving, he's been planning. all the friends were in on it. they created a fake competition, a fake facebook page, fake itinerary. even though whole hotel staff were aware of what was going on. it could be one of the most magical proposals we've seen. >> clue number one should have been all my girlfriends are available on the same weekend? excuse me? i tried that for ten years and it never worked. >> it's such a beautiful picture

perfect place as well. you can see the beautiful flowers. he eventually gets down on one knee, pops the question, puts the ring on her finger. they spend hours out there eating dinner and enjoying the fireworks. you can see they're out there enjoying. >> he's cemented himself with the girls now. they like him. you're solid, bro. >> magic. well done. thanks for watching. we'll see you on the next all-new "right this minute." s so you're looking at a black bear near knoxville, tennessee that just figured out the best way to cool off, i guess. unfortunately, his new favorite watering hole just happens to be a back yard kiddie pool. no one was injured. the family says the bear has returned though, several times. >> very gentle getting in the pool, making sure not to pop it. >> he's enjoying that. >> yeah. the obamas had the dog.

after generations of seeing beloved first pets invade the white house, the trump family is showing no signs that a new addition is coming soon. the first lady says they have no plans to have a pet. that means a trump white house may be the first without a pet since the james polk administration. to what somebody off camera's like, who? our intern. that was nearly 170 years ago. in 1849. they were in office, the polks. of course succeeded by the tylers. >> of course. >> taylors, sorry, taylors. >> let hino whme know when you'y to move on. >> sorry, sorry. so the national archives has released information about president kennedy's assassination. they include 17 audio recordings

with a soviet agent who claimed to have knowledge of lee harvey oswald's time in the soviet union. a commission found oswald solely responsible for kennedy's murder. and a case of a hiv child becoming symptom free may prove helpful in the virus. it is the third known case of a child contracting hiv without the drugs. a cancer survivor has come up with a way to make life colorful for others. >> she is bringing band-aid boxes to those struggling with the disease. the boxes made her feel better when she was being treated for cancer. >> cassie's goal is to collect 1,000 boxes of band-aids every year. >> you're going to keep doing this all the time? >> yeah. >> for years?

>> yeah. >> and years? >> yeah. >> cassie hassan about taking donations wherever she can, including on the front porch of her house in long island. last year she donated to the cancer hospital for children. >> great initiative. coming up, the latest dessert craze. it has customers waiting in line for hours. >> find out how raw cookie dough is satisfying sweet tooths nationwide. you're watching "world news now." try mr. clean magic eraser. simply add water, to remove soap scum and grime. try mr. clean magic eraser. what does life look like during your period? with tampax pearl. you get ultimate protection on your heaviest days and smooth removal for your lightest. tampax pearl and pocket pearl for on the go.

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starts with c ♪ >> does it? >> i watch sesame street. while watching sesame street, i used to love to chow down on raw cookie dough, but we were warned it could make you sick. >> we call those people buzz kills. they've come up request a safe to eat recipe that has people waiting hours in line. >> janine elliot heads inside our insomniac kitchen to see what all the hype is about. >> ooh, it's good. ♪ >> reporter: as a kid, the best part of making cookies was sneaking raw dough when your mom wasn't looking, but here we can enjoy raw cookie dough confections. i'm here with the owner of the shop, kristin tomlin. tell me how you came up with this idea. >> a light bulb moment with my

girl friends, we decided to forego fresh cookies and opted for the cookie dough that the shop was selling, and i thought why is this not a thing? >> you left your corporate job to take a chance on dough. was it hard making that transition? >> it was a rafisk, definitely. i didn't know how it was going to go. things were snowballing and picking up. and i thought now or never is the time to follow my dream and do what i really love. >> reporter: do you think you could show us how it's done? >> absolutely. let's go. >> reporter: let's dough this. >> we're going to start with unsalted butter already softened to room temperature. next we're going to put in our sugar. brown sugar and white sugar. >> reporter: what makes this recipe safe to eat? >> it's because of the heat-treated flour that i'm putting in now and the pasturized egg. those two ingredients, the egg and the flour, you're not supposed to eat raw.

but our heat process kills any potentially harmful bacteria. once that is combined, we turn it off, mix it all together and transfer it into this bowl to mix in the chips. >> reporter: got it. >> this is a single serving, just mine alone. we'll have to make you a batch. we go through 2,000 pounds of cookie dough a day. so we're going to pour these in. and you're going to fold it together. imagine this is the clock. 12:00. you're going to go around. until 9:00 and fold it over and turn the bowl. start at 12 c:00. >> reporter: sorry, i already screwed up. >> go around in a circle. the evolution of this is our confetti flavor. >> reporter: good. >> put those in here. white chips. >> reporter: i'm already sweating. massacring this. >> it's okay. it still looks delicious and it will taste delicious.

>> reporter: that is good. that is really good. >> awesome. >> reporter: it tastes like traditional, real raw cookie dough. you made the confetti, but you have 20 flairvors. what else do you recommend? >> give me s'mores. >> reporter: that is delicious. it really a tastastes like an s. >> right. >> reporter: the line is already forming outside. my mom told me i couldn't eat it, now i can enjoy it guilt free. >> enjoy! >> proof -- >> don't drop it. >> proof that i have dug in. i did. >> this is delicious. i love it. >> jean has not stopped eating this stuff. which is your favorite? >> hold on. >> cake batter. >> cake batter. and it's diet food, right? you can treat and it's like --

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>> liz nagy from wls got a chance to speak to freeman. >> reporter: off the field en route to chicago, he was an average guy at the austin airport barbecue hot spot. he didn't have long to enjoy that brisket sandwich. >> a guy like two seats over stands up abruptly and like runs around inside of the table and everybody's looking up like what's wrong with this guy? >> reporter: marcus ryan was choking. >> it was just like pointing to his mouth. >> reporter: after another lady tried but couldn't help, the 6 foot linebacker leapt from the table. >> everybody had stopped all around, like the whole section we were in and i don't know. i didn't really know what to do. >> reporter: even with all 236 pounds of muscular force behind it, once didn't do it. >> i asked him, was he okay? and he was like, i think something's still in there, but he said it in a raspy voice.

>> reporter: so he gave it another go. >> when i put the guy down, he was like oh, my god. you just saved my life. >> reporter: marcus ryan is likely more than a little sore today but grateful the bears linebacker who shares his love of brisket was there to save him from it. >> he said he thought i broke his rib. i was like, it was either your rib or your life. >> i think he'll take a broken rib in that situation, right? >> yes, you absolutely will. it seems to many chicago fans that jay cutler has been on life support while playing many times, you think he'd help him out. >> if i choked on the cookie dough, would you help me? >> no, but i bet you would if cristia cristiano choked. >> yeah, can i demonstrate? >> so he was heading back to training camp. >> my arms don't fit. can i do it side wise?

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this morning on "world news now," the president's son-in-law front and center in the russian probe. >> jared kushner returns to capitol hill today for a second day of questioning. hear what he said about his russian contacts after emerging from the first meeting with congressional investigators. and john mccain's come back. we just learned about the senator's plan to return to washington today, this after his cancer diagnosis. why he's heading back in a matter of hours. and then new video of a police-involved shooting. see the suspect emerge from a suv, gun drawn, and hear why investigators are releasing it now. and then good vibrations. a des tillry is using music to serenade its barrels. does that make which skey bette?

>> i think we should manisample to really know for sure. >> we are digging deeper in the investigation. brian ross volunteering for this assignment. from abc news, this is "world news now." ♪ good vibrations ♪ come on, come on ♪ such a sweet sensation >> it's almost as if we've already had the whiskey. >> no, but we haven't. sadly. we're still waiting on that one, but we going to start things off with president trump's son-in-law heading back to capitol hill today after taking questions from investigators for more than two hours. >> he detailed four meetings with russian officials. now kushner insists he did not collude with russia and has nothing to hide. >> and this morning, kushner will speak again, this time before a house panel. abc's jonathan karl has more. >> reporter: the president's son-in-law was all smiles as he

arrived on capitol hill. >> did anybody with the campaign collude with russia? >> reporter: the behind the scenes ho scenes power player is now front and center in the russia investigation. he is the first trump family member and highest white house staff member to be questioned. he released a 11-page statement that he said fully accounted for his russia contacts during the campaign and the transition. his conversations with the russian ambassador, the russian banker, and that trump tower meeting with the russian lawyer arranged by don jr., who in an e-mail chain was told she was a russian government attorney who had dirt on hillary clinton. part of russia and its government's support for mr. trump. don jr. forwarded the e-mail chain to kushner with the subject line, russia, clinton, private and confidential. but kushner says he only read the part of the e-mail directed

to him, listing just at the time of the meeting. kushner called the sit-down itself a waste of our time, saying in a few minutes into it he e-mailed his assistant, can you please call me on my cell? need excuse to get out of meeting. he was still smiling as he left the capitol. >> how candidadid the meeting g? >> reporter: back at the white house, the notoriously private kushner made a rare appearance before the cameras. >> my name is jared kushner. >> reporter: he said all of his actions were proper. >> let me be very clear. i did not collude with russia, nor do i know of anyone else in the campaign who did so. i had no improper contacts. i have not relied on russian funds for my businesses. >> reporter: he also insisted that whatever happened with russia, it had nothing to do with his father-in-law's victory. >> donald trump had a better

message and ran a smarter campaign. and that is why he won. su suggesting otherwise ridicules those who voted for him. >> reporter: the new white house communications director predicted this will be the last time kushner talks about the russians, but democrats say they want him back on capitol hill to testify in public. we asked him about that. >> thank you. >> are you willing to testify in public and under oath? >> reporter: jared kushner will be back on capitol hill tuesday, this time meeting with investigators with the house intelligence committee, another closed session, still no word on when or whether kushner will appear in public testimony. jonathan karl, abc news, the white house. senator john mccain is returning to washington today for a crucial vote on health care, just days after he was diagnosed with a brain tumor. >> republican leaders are hoping mccain will give theme them the majority they need to take up the legislation to abolish obamacare, but it's still not

clear exactly what version of the legislation they're voting on. but president trump turned up the pressure on republicans as he made a public pitch for the bill. >> the senate bill protects coverage for preexisting conditions and you don't hear this from the democrats. they like to tell you just the opposite, and they didn't even know the bill. they run out, they say death, death, death. well, obamacare is death. that's the one that's death. and besides that, it's failing, so you won't have it anyway. >> well, the president declined to comment when he was asked about the fate of attorney general jeff sessions. but new reports indicate he has spoken with advisers about firing sessions. last week, the president publicly berated sessions for recusing himself from the russia probe, and now mr. trump in a tweet referred to him as our beleaguered attorney general. that was actually followed by an eye roll. >> mr. president, should jeff sessions resign?

>> so the president posing with white house interns there, telling them the reporter was breaking the code, but it's actually quite typical for reporters to call can out questions to the president, and he often answers them. a florida man is facing the death penalty for a human trafficking tragedy in san antonio, texas. the driver, james bradley told federal investigators he didn't realize he was hauling human cargo. at least ten people are dead and nearly 30 others clinging to life this morning suffering from extreme dehydration and heatstroke. one survivor says he was charged $5500 to travel from mexico to the u.s. authorities say 25 of the undocumented immigrants found frin side that sweltering tractor-trailer were from mexico. and a long legal fight to keep a terminally ill british baby alive is coming to an

emotional end. instead of bringing little charlie gard to the u.s. for experimental treatment, his parents are saying good-bye to their 11 month old baby boy. >> reporter: charlie gard's battle is over. >> we are truly devastated as charlie's devoted and loving parents. we've decided it's no longer in charlie's best interests to pursue treatment, and we will let our son go and be with the angels. >> reporter: through tears, charlie's mother, connie yates said her son is not brain dead and earlier treatment would have improved his quality of life. >> had charlie been given the treatment sooner he would have had the potential to be a normal, healthy little boy. we will have to live with this that will haunt us for the rest of our lives. >> reporter: was there more to be done to give little charlie a chance at life as his parents argued? or should he be allowed to die with dignity as the hospital argued? it's every parent's worst

nightmare. the pain on their faces recognizable across the world. 11 month old charlie suffers from a rare mitochondrial disease. it's a condition without a cure that causes muscle weakness and irreversible brain damage. a pioneering treatment in the u.s. led them to court and to an american doctor. dr. michio hirano flew to examine him. but it was too late. in two weeks, charlie would have been one year old. and now he's being put in pal yeahtive care and being allowed to die. his parents say they'll spend every one of these last precious moments at charlie's side. abc news, london. >> our thanks to molly for that heartbreaking story. back here, some of the storms are packing an extra strong punch, because they're moving so slowly. there were at least ten water rescues of drivers in the birmingham, alabama area.

when several inches of rain fell in a short period of time, as it did in alabama, it can overwhelm storm drains, especially in urban areas as you can see. streets flooded in phoenix after a second round of storms dumped more rain, more than two inches fell in just one hour. it was especially severe in apache junction. drivers ignored road closed signs. and in southern arizona, officials say they were very lucky they were able to rescue all 17 hikers from a flash flood. the first group that was rescued included a 4-year-old boy. his father was holding him above the water. the helicopter rotors got within 20 feet of this canyon wallace it lowered a deputy to where the hikers were stranded. the operation took all night. >> grad it wlad it was a succes. getting to the altar is the

top priority for a groom. having your tuxedo pretty close second. >> that's true, but the guy in this picture went without his tux after delta airlines lost his luggage. >> he and his bride were getting married in ice land. his bags with the tuxedo landed 1500 miles away in germany. >> that led to the tee shirt with the message, this wedding suit courtesy of delta airlines. you know, did he not have pants on the flight over either? >> the picture was captioned, if you want to wind up in the same country as your wedding outfit don't pfly delta. >> they plan to use that as part of their new slogan. >> there were some reddit users who said you know what? knowing how important it is to have your tuxedo, why would you check that bag? put it in your carry on and keep it but. >> but we're not judging him, it's a good photo.

coming up, the distillery using music to make whiskey better. and a group of rollercoaster riders trapped high above an amusement park. we'll let you know how they finally got those people down. and a woman under arrest, accused of causing a crash that killed her sister. all of it actually broadcast live on social media.

several people in arkansas had to be rescued after a rollercoaster got stuck for about an hour. the riders at the hot springs amusement park were trapped about halfway up the 150-foot ride. crews had to bring riders water before manually returning the coaster to the station. the temperatures were in the 90s but nobody was hurt. a fishing rod became a lightning rod. the five people were on a boat fishing for bait when the lightning struck blowing up the

rod. this is what is left of that fishing rod. >> ooh! >> can't even recognize it. so they think the rain jacket that one of the folks there was wearing actually saved her life. >> wow. unbelievable. and authorities have released some dramatic dash cam video of a fatal police shooting in atlantic city, new jersey. watson led police on a car chase before crashing into another vehicle and opening fire on police. you can see him exit the vehicle with his gun drawn. the police responded by shooting watson more than 40 times. a grand jury found the officers' actions justified. but earlier this month, the state's top court ruled that dash cam footage of fatal police shootings should be made public. now to that deadly california highway crash that was live streaming even as the vehicle flew off the road. >> authorities are asking why the driver kept live streaming

as her sister was dying in front of her. >> reporter: police say sanchez live streamed her alleged drunk driving joyride in central california. in an earlier video from her instagram page, she barely missed that black suv, with music blaring, a young woman believed to be her 14 year old sister, jacquelyn screaming, she's going to kill me. she drifted off and overcorrected. the car tumbled. three girls screaming. the buick smashing through a barbed wire fence, ejecting jacquelyn, and now this video going viral, shockingly, the driver picks up right where she left off, live streaming. >> this is the last thing i wanted to happen, okay? >> reporter: police say she was

under the influence and both of her passengers unbuckled. pan chez continues. >> baby, wake up, baby! >> reporter: sanchez has been charged with gross vehicular manslaughter. if convicted she faces a max number of ten year prison sentence. but what is certain is that she will be sentenced to a lifetime of guilt. matt gutman, abc news, los angeles. >> that's horrible. coming up in our next half hour, a courtroom bombshell with the woman accused of murdering her fiance during a kayak trip, did to avoid life in prison. how one police department is trying to slam the brakes on road rage this summer. why highway flareups are getting out of control, next.

it doesn't take much these days for drivers to from 0-60 on the angry scale, and the result can be really bad. >> but one police department in texas has the initiative to crackdown on road rage. >> reporter: this is what happens when maddened motorists are pushed to the edge, driven to the point of making an irrational, sometimes deadly move. >> we're not going to tolerate behavior like this. >> reporter: and one police department has had enough with rage on its roads, after teenager dillen spade was shot

and killed over an improper merge. police in arlington, texas are launching a hotline to monitor flareup which officers say are getting out of control. these three 911 calls were all from this sunday alone. >> reporter: to help combat the problem, drivers will be urged to call a special number to report incidents. >> we will investigate that case further. we'll generate a letter, basically saying your vehicle was alleged to have been involved in a road rage or aggressive driving incident, and we don't tolerate that type of behavior, and here's sotips to remain calm in traffic and drive friendly. >> reporter: across the country, road rage incidents like this bullet-riddled suv. >> they were jostling for position and unfortunately, this gentleman took to the decree

that is unconscionable. >> reporter: or this where a young woman was shot in the head. incidents like these are on the rise. according to the national highway traffic safety administration, reported deadly crashes stemming from road rage have gone from 70 incidents in 2006 rising to 422 in 2015. and according to the gun violence archive, highway altercations involving guns have more than doubled in the past three years. with the road rage hotline, drivers would directly report any incidents of aggressive driving that they witness. and after that call is received, the perpetrator would then receive a warning letter in the mail. they've also created a task force of 100 officers solely dedicated to monitoring aggressive driving. the hope of course that everyone will get from point a to point b safely. linsey davis, abc news, new york. >> and they say fatal car crashes involving road rage are climbing over 500% over the past decade. >> maybe it will help. we'll see. coming up, the mix and those

good vibration whiskey. >> now we're talking. >> yeah.

♪ ♪ don't stop till you get enough ♪ ♪ ♪ keep on ♪ >> all right, it is mix time. >> music can totally change your state of mind. >> yes. >> energy level. sometimes your emotions. >> yes. >> apparently the same is true for whiskey. not only can whiskey do all those things to you, but music can do all those things to wheski, apparently. the spirit works distillery in california has been experimenting with using music to change the feel of their whiskeys. they separated 12 barrels for the music barrel experiment. six of them get headphones and speakers. they get to listen to music all

day. then six control barrels that get no music. apparently, the barrels that listen to music taste better. >> get out of here. >> yes, and they've done this by the way in tuscany, there's a vineyard that does this with wine. they play mozart for some of their wine and the grapes receipt under tright under the speakers do bert. >> this makes these taste a lot better. by the way, the folks who were taste testing the whiskey who said their whiskey tasted better, they already had a head start on the other folks. the other folks were sober. >> oh. >> we love michael jackson, but this was one of the songs that they played for it. so let's move on from whiskey to a dog that's in a little bit of trouble you might say. so there's this wedding cake that was supposed to make it to liam's wedding, and then they wake up one day and notice this.

>> ah-oh. >> their little black lab, bella, sitting next to the wrecked wedding cake. they have left the door of the cage open where the dog sleeps and she ate some of the cake. >> oh, no. >> and 20 freshly-baked cupcakes. >> oh, bella, licking her lips and all. >> licking her lips. >> looking guilty but licking her lips. >> oh, my god, but it's red velvet. >> oh, bella. >> bella's like, wait a second, velvet? >> luckily, they did get a baker to bake a new cake in time to get it to the wedding. >> yeah. on to the worst friend award nominee. check out what happens when several women gather around. they find a slug. one pretends to kiss the slug and then flips it right onto her friend's forehead. >> why? >> listen to the sound effects when the slug actually

this morning on "world news now," john mccain is making his return to washington today, just days after being diagnosed with brain cancer. the senator's announcement comes as senate republicans are hoping to repeal obamacare with a vote today the we'll have the latest. and cleanup gets under way today after a rare tornado tears through a maryland neighborhood, plus a closely-watched river that's expected to crest today. and new this half hour, the football phenom. >> nearly 300 pound middle schooler who's already getting a scholarship offer from the best programs in the country. and he's the highest-paid athlete in the world, and now cristiano ronaldo is showing how we mere mortals can have rock hard abs like his in minutes a day.

but can it really be done? we'll have it in "the skinny" on this tuesday, july 25th. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> do we really have to do cristiano ronaldo news? no joke, no joke. and i know that we have like huge guests normally on "world news now." we've had yanni, jeff timmons. from 98 degrees. >> kermit the frog. >> cristiano ronaldo is in the studio with us. no lie. we'll have him later on in "the skinny". and it is a huge moment. he's a friend of the show. but we're going to start with the make or break vote on the republican health care bill. so critical that john mccain is heading back to washington even as he battles brain cancer. >> senator mccain returns from arizona to cast what could be the deciding vote on repealing and replacing obamacare.

that could set the stage for a major victory for president trump. abc's megan hughes has the latest. >> reporter: president trump putting senate republicans on notice. >> any senator who votes against starting debate is telling america that you are fine with the obamacare nightmare, which is what it is. >> reporter: gathering a group of people the white house calls obamacare victims, ahead of a health care showdown tuesday. hours after the white house event, the president raising the issue again at the boy scout jamboree, even threatening his health and human services secretary. >> by the way, you going to get the votes? you better get them. otherwise, i'll say, tom, you're fired! i'll get somebody. >> reporter: giving majority leader mitch mcconnell a potential boost, senator john mccain who is recovering in arizona is now expected to return. but mcconnell can still only lose two republican votes to move the bill forward. >> we're here to make sure that the senators hear us, loud and

clear. we need to kill this bill. >> reporter: at the u.s. capitol, a torrential downpour and protests against the obamacare repeal efforts, while inside, confusion about what measure is coming up for a vote. even the republicans haven't seen the bill that's going to be put before them tomorrow. >> reporter: vice president tc tie-breaking vote if necessary. and the president's son-in-law and senior adviser, jared kushner heads to capitol hill, facing a second day of questioning by investigators after being grilled behind closed doors for more than two hours. >> kushner told the senate panel about two meetings with the russian ambassador, one with a russian banker and russian

lawyer, calling it a waste of time. he said all of his actions were proper and denied any collusion. >> i have not relied on russian funds for my businesses. and i have been fully transparent in providing all requested information. >> well, kushner also defended his father-in-law saying the president won because he had a better message and ran a smarter campaign. today he's speaking with investigators from the house intelligence committee. and president trump has reportedly spoken with advisers about firing attorney general jeff sessions. the president has been seething over sessions' decision to recuse himself several months ago from the russia investigation. well, now there's speculation that firing sessions could lead to firing special counsel robert mueller. in an earlier tweet, he referred to him as our beleaguered attorney general. security changes are being made jerusalem

considered sacred to jews and muslims. metal detectors are being removed from lion's gate. the process started this morning. israel installed those detectors after arab gunmen killed two this month. reports say high-resolution cameras will be placed at the site to provide increased security. and back here at home, nearly half of the 40 wildfires in the country are in montana. and the largest is the lodge pole complex fire. it has consumed more than 300,000 acres and a dozen homes. crews and equipment from 34 states are now on scene there in big sky country. many ranchers have been burned out, losing their herds. the lodge pole fire is a combination of several fires started by lightning strikes. cleanup is under way after a tornado. one of the most powerful tornados in years in the bay state. wind speeds reached up to 135 miles per hour. the tornado tore through the second stories of townhouses and leveled other buildings completely. one of the buildings destroyed

was a recreation center. >> freak of nature. and it does happen. and we're just thankful it didn't happen when anybody was in the buildings. >> there was only one serious injury reported, but a massive southern red oak, 66 feet tall, estimated at 200 years old was uprooted by the storm. it started as a waterspout on the chesapeake bay before moving onto land. and in the midwest, the rock river is expected to crest in illinois, just six inches below the record. roads are nearly impassable. and some vehicles have become stuck. many yards and basements are also flooded. turning now to sports and with kyrie irving looking to leave the cleveland cavaliers, lebron james was in the market for a new running mate. enter derrick rose. the 2011 league mvp has sign at one year, $2.1 million deal with the cavs. rose spent last year in new york with the knicks.

after seven seasons with chicago, he's averaged 19.5 points per game in his career. let's hope he has a healthy year there in cleveland. speaking of good years, most middle school athletes don't make college visits. they wait till high school for that. but most of them aren't the size of a nfl lineman. >> but this guy is. whoa. so take a look. that's jaheem otis from columbia, mississippi. and he's going into the eighth grade. >> eighth grade. he is listed at 6'4", 286 pounds, and he says he has a full scholarship offer from mississippi, mississippi state and alabama. >> they're all wooing him already. he's not just big. he's fast, too. he ran the 40-yard dash in 4.7 seconds at mississippi's camp over the weekend. >> wow. he also plays on the middle

school's baseball and basketball teams. no word on how old he actually is. but. >> so. >> eighth grade. >> there's a little bit. >> 6'4". >> little conspiracy. maybe he might be older? >> like 35? >> yeah, jaheem is 35. he just happens to be in the eighth grade. >> good luck for him on a full scholarship. rachel brings the guys home to meet the family. so how did things go. our senior international universal global analyst is here with all the details. >> and it's a case that made national headlines. the woman accused of killing her fiance during a kayaking trip. we'll hear the surprising turn next. but first, here's a look at today's forecast. "world news now" weather, brought to you by united health care.

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crashing into the woman. police say the driver was spared by just inches. firefighters rescued that woman from the car. amazingly she was not injured. the legal fight between johnny depp and his legal team has taken a twist. he is embroiled in a lawsuit against former business managers at tmg. they've since fired back with a counter suit. accusing the actor's extravagant lifestyle for his financial problems. and now depp is reportedly demanding that tmg strike from the lawsuit allegations that he has psychological issues and a compulsive spending disorder. and kiara, the last killer whale born in captivity has died. officials in san antonio say the 3 month old was being treated for infection. early signs indicate that the animal was suffering from pneumonia, but it could take several weeks before park officials complete the investigation.

sea world decided to stop breeding orcas after animal rights protests. we now turn to an about face in court. >> a guilty plea from the fiance accused in the death of her husband to be while kayaking on the hudson river. here's abc's adrian bankert. >> reporter: courtroom bombshell. the woman accused of murdering her fiance on a kayaking trip pleads guilty. she breaks down in court after pleading to a lesser charge, avoiding life in prison. it was april, 2015, when graswald and her fiance vincent viafore went kayak being. when suddenly -- >> what is your emergency? >> my fiance fell into the water. can you call anybody? >> reporter: graswald exhibited strange behavior during questioning, including doing yoga and hopscotch. at the center of the characteristic the kayak's missing plug. she admitted removing it. this is our elizabeth vargas returning to the scene. >> this plug is what, half an inch in diameter?

>> reporter: her experiment shows that this kayaker had no trouble with an identical kayak with the plug removed. did you kill vince that day? >> no. i loved him. >> reporter: graswald is adamant she did not kill viafore. his family is shocked that she'll be out of jail by december. and the men still in the running on "the bachelorette." >> and how you can have cristiano ronaldo's abs. >> this is so huge. he's standing by literally, right now. >> hi, cristiano. >> cristiano's next in studio, . cristiano's next in studio, you gonna wear? hannah. did you get that email i sent you? i need you to respond... ...before you wake up. when life keeps you up... zzzquil helps you fall asleep in less than 20 minutes. because sleep is a beautiful thing.

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skinny time. and things got serious on the bachelorette. >> yeah. so here to talk about all that happened, our senior bachelor analyst correspondent, expert, jack is here, we're almost at the end. >> thankfully, we're almost at the end. i was speaking with cristiano back there, he said we're going to take some pictures with the liverpool jersey on. >> not happening. >> i'm emotionally exhausted from all this as i presume you guys are as well. rachel, peter, and the analyst pick bryan, time to meet rachel's family. roll that beautiful bachelorette footage. peter was the first one up to meet the family. you'll notice that peter is still not wearing a breitling watch. before he arrived at the house, he told rachel, i'm falling in love with you. she said the same thing. and things went pretty well. so he talked to mom there.

they had their back and forth. it was what it was. eric is next up. you will notice he is not wearing a breitling watch either. >> not at all. >> eric has been coming down strong down the stretch. he's got a furlong to go. he asked rachel's mom if he was going to go there. she said, yeah, that's cool, whatever. eric is ending strong. next, the analyst pick, brian. you'll notice, he is wearing a breitling watch for his visit. with the family. >> which they noted. >> which they noted. brian got quite a grilling from all of them. >> yeah, they weren't so sure about him. >> exactly. calling him smooth and charming and whatever. stopping just short of something, something artist. >> charming but not necessarily sincere. >> ooh. >> exactly, exactly. #slimy.

>> car salesman. >> he came out medium well at best. he also spoke to kathy, rachel's mom, got her blessing. so we'll see how that goes. next, off to spain. the la rioja region of spain. they took a helicopter ride. this is eric and rachel again. when they got back to the ground, they made their way to this romantic monastery, he went there, "i'm in love with you." there's that again. eric finishing up strong. next, peter and rachel at a winery there, the region is a big wine country. >> again? huh. >> in spain, believe it or not. they did their best kendis and diane impression. crushing grapes. >> he took his socks off. who does that? >> crushing grapes. after all that, things got a little serious between peter and

rachel. see, they disagree about a potential engagement, if they're actually going to go there. come the end of this whole thing, rachel admitted, peter and i may not work out. >> ooh. >> so peter might be in a bit of trouble. >> tense, tense. >> we'll see what's going on. next week a bit of scheduling. next week the men tell all, the analyst will not be here, thankfully. i'm going trekking in the hindu kush. >> you as well? >> so the analyst pick, brian still alive. analyst out. >> oh! >> thank you analyst. >> i hope you survive your trekking there. >> all right, next up. >> yes. >> to posh spice spicing up our life. but also the life of her daughter. >> victoria beckham posted photos of her 6-year-old playing with those classic spice girls dolls.

posh, sporty. >> spice up your life! >> baby and scary and ginger. >> so the caption was, when you find out your mom was a pop star. >> ah. it's kind of cute, though, don't you think? >> yes, she, i guess, was unaware. she's a big spice girl fan and didn't realize. posh spice is mom! how cool is that? >> at one point she's like. >> you look just like this doll, that is so crazy. now we move on from pop to the world of classic rock. >> rolling stones guitarist, keith richards said on his youtube channel that the man band is heading into the studio very shortly to rerecord their first album of original material in 12 years. >> the 73-year-old rocker says the success of the blues cover album, blue and lonesome inspired the tracks, scored 37 top ten album on the billboard charts. >> oh, wow.

>> the biggest d-block ever in "world news now." cristiano. news now." cristiano.

♪ skinny ♪ so skinny >> applause, applause. >> we don't even do like the normal clap here. this morning we deserve it. our bonus round, and we have a lot to get to. so, shall we, everybody, let's all welcome cristiano ronaldo to our staff, everybody. >> yeah! >> cristiano. >> thank you. >> hello, hello. >> cristiano, how you doing? >> he's actually never worn this much clothes. >> i know, which is kind of odd. talking about his abs and. >> seems a little. >> too many buttons. he's not allowing me to undo them, but we know what's under there.

men's fitness is now out with ronaldo's secret to his six pack which we sadly cannot see at this moment. he has a simple formula of 11 exercises that take 15 minutes. >> but before you get too excited, this isn't exactly what he does to gets his abs. admitted to maintaining an intense, four hour, five day a week training regimen. >> i like the 11 minutes part better. >> there goes the six pack. >> well, whatever you're doing, it's working. >> i think he looks in the mirror and says, you are the greatest, you are the most beautiful person on the planet. you are awesome. god, he's so shallow. can we move on now? >> do we have to? >> he's only. >> give him a hug. get him out of here! >> can we take him out of here, please? >> no, he can stay. you can stay. you're good. you can hang out. >> let's move on, shall we? only the third-best soccer

player in the world. >> he's the number one. >> he's on the french national team. first, look, brie larson as captain marvel. >> he doesn't appreciate that. >> comic-con revealed the concept art which larson shared on instagram. and cristiano says he was a very big fan. >> this clearly won't be your mother's super hero. no super high heels, no cleavage. no short skirts, just a fierce female battling. >> captain marvel is the first female hero in the marvel universe to have her own film, which is set to hit theaters in 2019. isn't that so exciting cristiano? >> get this bum out of here! come on! >> we're talking about kendis, right? >> are we done here? >> no. why? >> he seems so -- >> he's stuck here, cornering you. >> you came all the way back to bring cristiano on the set.

making news in america this morning, a health care showdown on capitol hill. republicans facing new pressure from the president to repeal obamacare. the vote now just hours away. so critical. senator john mccain makes a return to the capitol. we are live in d.c. and trouble deepens for attorney general jeff sessions as the white house raises questions about his future. this as trump reconsiders support for a bill sanctioning russia. and new this morning, changes at the vatican. why pope francis has ordered all the famous fountains to go dry. and a wild ride caught on camera. it's about to get really uncomfortable in that camper. and we