>> we have been in this a long time. >> we all know that children can be the worst food critics. >> it's just how harsh kids are. >> i was just saying that tonight for dinner i hope we have a plate full of hot garbage. >> pretty much what they are saying. they give you these looks. >> e he can't catch a break. >> do you know how to cook? or do you just know how to put trash in the oven and then put it on a plate. >> i cooked this meal for you. >> this is garbage. you're a garbage person. >> i like your dinner. >> thank you. >> did.

>> you're a garbage human. >> she doesn't have his back. >> knock, knock. >> who's there? >> it's it the police. they are here because you tried to poison your children with this garbage dinner. this is just hot garbage. straight hot garbage. have fun in jail. >> it's not garbage. it's dinner. i cook ed it for you. eat dinner. >> it's a bucket of vomit could commit a hate crime, it would be this dinner. >> this kid is no holds barred. >> it whispered a curse word and sent it up here. >> it's fun ny you should say this. he says it's the envy. >> i'm a yelper and you're not going to get a good review.

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the woman has been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. those new chips on our credit cards and debit cards are supposed to protect us from high-tech crooks but are falling prey to a low-tech problem. >> they are physically falling off the cards. what you need to know about preventing a chip hack. >> reporter: chip transactions are meant to make our transactions more secure. and in most cases they do. but what if that tiny piece of technology goes missing? experts warn that the chip in your credit card can fall out. >> they're on there pretty good. but over time, a lot of wear and tear, it could cause some issue with the underlying glue. >> reporter: this happened to a reporter from wls. when he called bank chase, they said if a person found the chip on the ground think could uey c on another card.

he ran tests to prove it can happen. >> i peeled off the chip of two cards and swapped them and took that card to a retailer and ran the transaction. on the receipt, you could dell, because -- tell, it didn't match the last four digits. >> reporter: this isn't the first time possible security flaws have been exposed. rebecca v rebecca jarvis how a cell phone can swipe the information by being near to it. >> we're able to take your entire credit cart information. >> reporter: the capturing of your card info is not so easily done because most consumers would be aware of a thief getting right next to their card. and when it comes to losing your chip, chase says it is rare to lose the entire chip or a portion of it. but in either event, quote, we strongly suggest replacing the

card with a new account and card. gio benitez, abc news, new york. >> i once dropped a dorito chip. and i was really, really upset. >> were you worried hackers might take advantage? >> who's going to grab my chip. >> you weren't worried about identity theft, but somebody eating the dorito. >> i've got my chips. >> oh, do you? he's got his chips. >> they are he all accounted for. >> all the chip the are aligned. pringle chips.

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grade school. >> that's what kindles are for, right? >> read the ratings book. on a serious note this morning, we have a report on a home explosion in a milwaukee neighborhood. >> it was a frightening scene, actually, investigators are trying to figure out what caused the blast. neighbors heard a loud boom and saw flames shooting 75 feet in the air. alex perez is there. >> you can't describe this fire. >> reporter: the mysterious middle of the night explosion rocking this milwaukee neighborhood, flames shooting 75 feet high. >> everyone coming in on 24th place. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: it was about 3:50 a.m., when kiowana heard the loud boom. still shaking, she took out her phone, recording the inferno. >> lord jesus! >> i was nervous that the back of our house was going to catch on fire. >> reporter: the home which was under renovation, completely

leveled. >> we did see the basement block had bulged out, which would be indication that something happened internally forcing them out. >> reporter: tonight investigators are sifting through debris, hunting for answer. no official cause just yet. but luckily, no one was home at the time. alex perez, abc news, milwaukee. >> that scene is just unbelievable. >> ah. >> it's just almost unrecognizable as having ever been a house. >> it's incredible. we've had many occasion like that over the last couple years. we've seen that scene in new jersey that was caught on camera where several houses sort of exploded because of a gas leak. and then we saw an incident just this past week or so in minneapolis where that academy blew up and ended up killing two people. >> the odd thing in this case is that police don't believe that this was a gas leak that caused this explosion. so the other big question is, if it wasn't a gas leak, what was it? >> what was it?

>> we'll stay updated on that story. coming up "this happened."

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♪ we are back with "this happened" this morning. and traffic in little rock, arkansas was at a stand still. >> oh. >> due do a crash, you know, cleanup sometimes takes a while. you have to tow the cars, repair the road. in this case, crews had a different challenge. removing a bunch of frozen digiorno and tombstone pizzas. the truck apparently hit the overpass that damaged the trailer, spilling the pizza all over the road. bad news for anyone like kendis, who wanted to run to the roadway, take advantage of the opportunity. the truck also leaked fuel, so all the pizzas were ruined. no one was hurt, but this, my

friends is a tragedy. >> it was devastating. little rock will rebuild after that. >> good thing it wasn't right before the super bowl or something. >> ooh, that would be an extra tragedy. >> not good. >> that would be an extra tragedy. >> uh-huh. so police academy in indiana use a unique effort to make sure their cadets are strong. in some police academies they'll spray you with mace to make sure you can withstand that, yeah, you are tough. indiana, what you got? um -- >> is that a rubber chicken? >> a rubber chicken. >> to test the students' focus. yeah, the indiana university police academy, if they wince after hearing the squeeze of that rubber chicken, then they have to drop and do pushups. she is stern. >> that guy? not so much. >> that guy is, ah.

>> i think we should play this game, actually. it looks like fun. we've got to get ourselves a rubber chicken. on to a major league baseball, something that has nothing to do with the game itself but to a new fan in the stands. this is at the st. louis cardinals game. check it out. that is a cat. little kitty running in from the stands. he runs across field. all the players can do is just watch. finally, someone tries to, you know, pick up the cat, get it off the field. oh, no, no, no, no. that did not work out. the cat, >> oh! >> ow! oh, oh! >> i wanted the front row seat. i got the front row seat. leave me alone. >> that cat was not happy. >> so the poor guy not only has been scratched and bitten but then the internet railed against him with the #rally cat. the internet is on the cat's

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this morning on "world news now." north korea fires back with a new threat. >> in response to president trump's warning of fire and fury, the north calls the comments a load of nonsense and vows to attack the u.s. territory of guam within days. >> some of the president's top aides were actually surprised by the language he used, leaving some to question if u.s. leaders are all on the same page as this conflict reaches a new level. we're covering all angles, this thursday morning. then the first hurricane of the season, franklin, is gaining strength and barrelling down on mexico, popular vacation spots as well. we'll have the accuweather forecast ahead. and finally, they've been able to capture all the wonderful, breathtaking, jaw-dropping, beautiful things that new york city has to offer.

yes. soak it all in. >> is that the pizza rat? >> they've done it in wax. light the wick and take it all in. the scents of new york, come on, baby, light my candle, or actually, don't. ♪ come on baby, light my it's thursday, august 10th. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> i don't remember that verse in the song. ♪ come on baby, light my candle ♪ >> i'm pretty sure that's what they meant. jack is soaking in all the smells of new york. >> love it. >> can you imagine if they could bottle it all up in one. >> we'll find out how they did it and give our own little smell test a little later. but a different tests ca lating this morning between the u.s. and north korea. >> it is a test for our foreign policy advisers and the president indeed. this is video from the u.s. naval base in guam where concerns are growing after the north called president trump's

warning a fire and fury nonsense. >> the north now says it will complete a plan to attack the waters near the u.s. territory before the month is out. we begin with abc's cecelia vega. >> reporter: a new threat from north korea coming in, saying they will be ready to attack the u.s. territory of guam by mid august. this comes as president trump's warning shot fired directly at pyongyang is sending shockwaves around the world. but abc news has learned that threat caught some in the president's own inner circle by surprise. the president in that statement using language not vetted or pre-approved by his national security team. >> north korea best not make anymore threats to the united states. they will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen. >> reporter: sources close to the president say behind closed doors with top aides, including new chief of staff general john kelly, president trump had

discussed taking a tougher tone on pyongyang, but even members of his own national security team had no idea the president would go so far. >> he has been very threatening beyond a normal statement. and, as i said, they will be met with fire, fury and, frankly, power the likes of which this world has never seen before. thank you. >> reporter: within a few hours, north korea responding with its own warning, saying it is seriously considering a plan to target guam with missiles. the u.s. territory, home to crucial military bases and 160,000 americans is just 2,000 miles away. then rex tillerson sending a message of his own, landing in guam, offering very different words. >> i think americans should sleep well at night. >> reporter: the secretary of state striking a much softer tone. >> what the president is doing is sending a strong message to north korea in language that kim jong un would understand.

because he doesn't seem to understand diplomatic rang waj. >> reporter: then the president himself weighed in, tweeting, our nuclear arsenal is now far stronger and more powerful than ever before. hopefully, we will never have to use this power. but his initial words have sparked international reaction. from new zealand. >> i think the comments are not helpful in an environment that's very tense. >> reporter: to germany's foreign office, saying saber rattling won't help. cecelia vega, abc news, bedminster, new jersey. >> speaking of that seicsaber ra lot of people wondering if this administration has a unified message. >> he apparently caught his cabinet off guard, and that's sparking worries that the administration isn't working from the same playbook. our arlette saenz monitoring the white house as usually. yesterday we were talking about how this may conflict with the diplomatic efforts. what does this mean that he's

not in touch with his cabinet on this message? >> there's been some slight and notable differences in that message. president trump struck a bellicose tone in his warning to north korea but others stopped short of using that same language, raising the question of whether the administration is on the same page. defense secretary mattis put north korea on notice in his own way, saying north korea must cease any consideration of actions that would lead to the end of its regime and the destruction of its people. but he also highlighted the diplomatic push. and while the president specifically warned north korea about making threats, mattis's statement focussed on the regime's actions. and you saw secretary of state rex tillerson using a bit of a softer tone saying the president was simply trying to speak in kim jong un's alanguage. but like many on the president's team, tillerson did not know the president would use those words of fire and fury. they did not speak until after the president's threats. he insists they are on the same

page. a spokesperson at the state department says they are all singing from the same hymn book. >> they knew what the message would be, they just didn't know exactly those words. and so many people at this point are wondering about this whole back and forth. is this just words between trump and un? >> are we know that u.s. pacifi command is working on war planning and defense measures, but if north korea continues to make improvements in their nuclear program. if the tough sanctions do not work they will have to make a dee d decision on whether to make a preemptive strike. they could be facing that decision in the next six to 12 months. >> it does appear they are singing from the same hymn book but different pages of that hymn book. arlette, thank you. the president is facing a

lawsuit from that tweet announcing transgender people would be barred from serving in the military. >> they claim the ban violates their rights and is unconstitutional. the pentagon has not moved to enforce that ban. and now to new developments in the russia probe. we're learning of a predawn fbi raid at the home of former campaign chairman paul manafort. he was woken up two weeks ago by armed fbi agents executing a search warrant at his home in alexandria, virginia. manafort's spokesman confirmed the raid saying mr. manafort has consistently cooperated with law enforcement and other serious inquiries and did so on this occasion as well. authorities have opened an investigation into the ambush that left six soldiers injured.

a man deliberately slammed his bmw into soldiers and fled away. the attacker led police on a five-hour chase which ended when cops opened fire on that suspect. closer to home, hurricane franklin is gaining strength. >> the sixth named storm, franklin, has become the season's first official hurricane. category one, pack being wining 85 miles per hour. >> justin povick is tracking it for us. >> franklin making its second landfall early on this morning. we are looking at still some very, very gusty winds and the potential for extremely heavy rainfall. we have the concern here for damaging flooding along with mudslides, very gusty winds as well. this will be steadily weakening later on this morning into the afternoon, but the heavy rain

will continue into the overnight. >> justin, thank you. and for those of you who hoped winning powerball would get you out of work today, we've got some bad news for you. >> you have another opportunity to do it. no one won the jackpot. 12, 30, 36, 47, 62, the powerball was 9. the next drawing is saturday, worth at least $356 million. >> and don't toss your tickets just yet. three of them won in iowa, won in oregon, one in texas. they are worth $1 million apiece. that's not too shabby. >> none in new york. i do think we have some new kinfolks in iowa or texas, don't we? as of this morning? >> absolutely. coming up, the taylor swift trial. the former radio deejay who insists he did not grope her during the photo op and what swift's mom had to say when she took the witness stand. and the countdown to that

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coast guard crews rushed to the waters 20 miles off-key west to rescue a navy pilot. the pilot was on a training mission when he crashed into the ocean. the coast guard spotted his emergency smoke signal. and we have new video of an encounter between las vegas police and a naked man outside a church. at one point he drops the gun and walks away but walks back toward the gun. he was a few yards from the officer when he was shot in the shoulder. he's facing several charges, including indecent exposure.

>> he was naked, had a gun and was outside a church. >> indecent exposure. >> all right. interesting. turning now to the courtroom drama in denver, taylor swift against a former radio deejay. >> swift appeared in court with a man she says groped mother. as her mother took the witness stand, we get the latest. >> reporter: swift was back in a denver courtroom for a third day, as seen in this sketch, facing a man she says groped her rear end at a concert three years ago. it's a legal he said/she said. she's counter suing alleging assault and battery. >> i don't think this case is going to be made or broken on the fact that she's taylor swift. some people are jealous of celebrities. it doesn't always help to be a celebrity in a high-profile case. ♪ shake, shake, shake >> reporter: the epic showdown all began on june 2nd, 2013,

when mueller, then the morning host at denver country station kygo took his girlfriend to a swift concert and a brief meet and greet before the show, posing for this photo later leaked to tmz, now key evidence. this photo is an unusual piece of evidence. usually sides are fighting about which sides they want the jury to look at. here both sides say it's a good picture. he says it shows i'm not lifting her skirt for example. but she says why would your hand be anywhere near my bottom. swift claims he intentionally reached under her skirt and groped with his hand an inappropriate bart part of her . he admits he gripped her rib cage and arm. she says i have never been so sure of anything in my life. and neither has taylor's mother andrea who testified when she saw that photo, i knew something

horribly wrong was going on, dramatically singling out mueller in the courtroom. he sexually assaulted her, that guy. >> seeing her mom on the stand, it really makes you realize that taylor is just like any other girl. she has a mom who loves her and wants to protect her and only wants the best for her. >> reporter: andrea says team swift didn't report the incident to police because she didn't want did to define her daughter's life. you can understand why she might not want the publicity associated with making an allegation against a small-time radio disc jockey grabbing her on a photo lineup. on the stand, mueller took a grilling from swift's attorney about a secret recording he made with his bosses the day before he was fired. most of that two-hour file vanished, mueller claims when his cell phone was destroyed and laptop destroyed by spilling coffee. he says i wish we would have had

it. it would show whether you changed your story. it comes down to four basic questions. her credibility, that picture, his credibility, and why did he destroy one of the critical pieces of evidence in this case? mueller is suing for damage that could total $3 million. but for swift it's not about money. she counter sued for $1. anything more the jury awards her she says will go to chair. clayton sandell, abc news, denver. >> and swift is expected to take the witness stand at some point in that trial. coming up in the next half hour, outrage over a back to school sale, an image of an in-store rifle display at a walmart that's triggering anger across the country. but first, as americans flock to the eclipse zone, hear why it has energy companies scrambling. you're watching abc "world news now." rding mishap? nope.

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here's t.j. holmes. >> reporter: small towns are turning into boomtowns as millions flock to rural america to catch a glimpse of the rare solar eclipse. when the skies darken across the united states, electric companies will face a massive challenge, how to avoid core disruptions and a post-eclipse surge that could cripple the nation. grid operators are urgently transporting energy across the country to prepare for the temporary shortfall in solar depleted regions, between those hours, the moon will totally obscure the sun in 14 states. it's similar to the effect of shutting down 15 power plants at once. in california, officials are urging residents to unplug and conserve energy use, saying, quote, let's give our hard-working sun a break. north carolina in the prime path ranks number two in the country for solar power. >> we want to make sure we have our power plants in reserve that can take up the slack when the

eclipse is happening but also be able to pull them back when solar starts to operate again. >> reporter: t.j. holmes, new york. >> and flights to those destinations that are great viewing points like jackson hole, atlanta, they have sky rocketed, in casper wyoming, you can't get them. >> as you take a look at that path right there, there's a small town in kentucky, hopkinsville, kentucky which is the number one spot to view it, the longest that the sun will be eclipsed. two minutes and 42 seconds, a town of 15,000. they expect 200,000 people there. >> it will be interesting to see how these towns deal with the influx. >> i just checked the hotels. they have availability. >> okay. >> at the holiday inn in hopkinsville, $800 a night. i think that's a normal going price for hopkinsville, kentucky. >> i'll just watch it on tv.

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not so much on other teen things. time now for "the mix." new york is famous for so many things, skyscrapers, landmarks, pizzas, bagels, >> rats. >> and the beautiful smell, the fresh scent, why tourists say they come here all the time. >> the smell. especially after rain, it smells so great. >> i guess on that note, this company in paris has decided to create a candle, and they claim they have managed to capture the scent of new york city. >> smell that thing. >> it says boo-gee-parfum. does at the smell like new york city? >> if we're in new york city and

we're trying to smell the candle, does did smell like nothing? >> that's true. >> the twitter responses have been hilarious. >> it smells way too good to be in new york. >> one person says if you have smelled nyc before, you know this is either a lie or you don't want it lit in your house. one says does it smell like a shoe i found wall going to work this morning? another one, i always wondered what urine on fire would smell like. >> oh, we know that every time we go into the subway. >> someone else is wondering, hot trash and sewer rat? and finally, i lived here for six months, you're not fooling me with pretty branding and packaging, this candle is going to smell like garbage. >> it doesn't smell like feet, and it doesn't smell like garbage. >> which means it doesn't smell like new york city. >> it smells actually kind of nice. >> it does smell nice.

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this morning on "world news now," tensions escalate with north korea unleashing a new threat, vowing to attack the u.s. territory of guam and its key military bases there in just days. this follows president trump's fire and fury warning to the north. we have new reaction from overseas. and a powerful explosion rocking a milwaukee neighborhood. look at the flames there. a home leveled as firefighters rushed to the scene. what caused that blast? walmart is drawing criticism over an image in one of its stores. >> what appears to be rifles, marketed as part of a back to school sale. understandably, it's got parents across the country fired up. and oprah's latest venture? food. after investing in weight-watchers, the media mogul

will be offering comfort food options coming to a grocery store near you. we'll get to that in "the skinny" on this thursday, august 10th. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> this is not like the tom brady and gisele comfort food, where they have like celery as a snack. >> here, have a pepper. >> a pepper. >> you don't want to go crazy. >> no. this is like real, real comfort food. >> here, have a tomato. >> no, that's a fruit, they can't have that. not allowed. we'll get from comfort food to not a lot of people feeling comfortable with the tense situation right now between america and north korea. >> the north's military commander has laid out a threat to the u.s. territory of guam, promising a threat to attack that pacific island before the middle of the month. >> the threats come in response to president trump, words that the white house admits were

improvised. we begin with emily row. >> north korea best not make anymore threats to the united states. they will be met with fire and fury, like the world has never seen. >> reporter: a direct response now to president trump from the commander of north korea's army, a new statement calling the president's threat a load of nonsense, saying north korea will complete its plan to attack waters near guam by mid august. >> they will be met with fire, fury and, frankly, power, the likes of which this world has never seen before. >> reporter: hours after the president said those words tuesday, north korea responding with its own warning. citing that potential plan to target guam, the u.s. territory, home to key military bases in 160,000 americans. secretary of state rex tillerson, attempting to strike a softer tone. >> he's sending a message in language that kim jong un would understand.

he doesn't seem to understand diplomatic language. >> reporter: this as abc news learns that the president's fiery threat caught some in his own inner circle by surprise. the strong language not vetted by his security team. in the latest statement from north korea, the army commander calls president trump a guy bereft of reason and goes on to say only absolute force can work on him, diane and kendis? >> emily, thank you. and world leaders are weighing in on the conflict, as many expressed some concern over this. >> yes, they are. arlette saenz joins us. good morning. >> good morning. certainly, north korea's neighbors in the region are expressing a lot of concern about their latest threats. south korea announced its security council is convening an emergency meeting today to discuss the north's latest plans and south korea's military is warning if the north acts it will face powerful and stern responses from the south and its allies, including the u.s. in a news conference this

morning, the prime minister of australia echoed the response. >> the north korean's regime's illegal, reckless and dangerous conduct must stop. they must come to their senses. what they are doing is putting the peace and stability of the region and indeed the world at risk. >> reporter: but there's also u.s. allies criticizing president trump for the language he used in his warning to north korea. new zealand's prime minister says the president's comments were not helpful and germany's foreign office cautions that saber rattling won't help. also worth noting that japan is saying they would be able to fire at any missiles that north korea launches towards guam. >> in their anti-missile defense system they have there. and i believe guam also has, they have plenty of u.s. troops there receiving that threat from north korea. what more are we hearing about that threat? >> this is really the most specific outline that north korea has given regarding any threats that they've been making. they named a number of missiles

and the exact type of missiles that they would be firing at guam, as well as saying they will complete their plan by mid august, that's about next week. then present it to kim jong un to decide whether he will follow through with it. now, remember, president trump warned that if north korea makes anymore threats there will be fire and fury. he's created a red line. there's already been two threats from north korea in the past 24 hours. how is he going to respond. >> i kind of miss the days when north korea was angry over a movie with james franco. i miss those days. thank you, arlette. >> and president trump has tweeted a sharp response to comments senate majority leader mitch mcconnell made over the battle over health care. >> on monday, the republican senator said the president had excessive expectations about how quickly things happen in the democratic process. the president's tweet, senator mitch mcconnell said i had excessive expectations.

but i don't think so, after seven years of hearing repeal and replace, why not done? meanwhile, ron johnson has apologized to john mccain. johnson was speaking on a radio show, talking about mccain's vote that led to the senate's failure to repeal and replace obamacare. listen. >> he has a brain tumor right now. that vote occurred at 1:30 in the morning. some of that might have factored in. >> really? >> you hear the reaction from the host of that show. the spokesman for senator mccain responding, saying it is bizarre and deeply unfortunate that senator johnson, who is from wisconsin, would question the judgment of a colleague and friend, senator mccain has been very open and clear about the reasons for his vote. and there's also new tension between the u.s. and cuba after the u.s. expelled two cuban diplomats in retaliation for a string of incidents. those incidents took place at the u.s. embassy in havana and other facilities.

several u.s. diplomats suffered unexplained hearing losses. they've now been attributed to some secret sonic device that was deployed. cuba says it's looking into the matter. and authorities are trying to determine what caused a house explosion in milwaukee. neighbors saw flames shooting 75 feet into the air. the home was being renovated but is now just a pile of rubble. no injuries have been reported. investigators say there's no indication this was caused by a gas leak. now to a tragic construction accident in austin, texas. a worker crushed to death under slabs weighing up to 40,000 pounds. they were being lifted by a crane when they shifted and fell. local and federal authorities are investigating the cause of that accident. and mexico is bracing for the first hurricane of the hurricane season. >> we're talking about franklin, which has already triggered flooding on cozumel island and

is now a category storm packing winds of 85 miles per hour, taking aim at mexico's gulf coast. accuweather's justin povick joins us. >> guy -- diane, kendis, thank you and good morning to you. franklin, the season's first hurricane after making its second landfall early on this morning it will be steadily weakening, but we're still concerned about high winds and extremely heavy rainfall. mudslides, the potential here for over a foot of rain. meanwhile, in the northwest, still concerning here with heat, poor air quality, and we're also talking about elevated fire danger. kendis, diane? >> it's been a rough fire season there in the northwest. justin, thank you. and one of the latest things president trump tastes just like chicken. >> actually looks just like chicken. >> yes, he does. >> check out the 30-foot chicken west of the white house. it has a menacing stare. and some are saying it bears a

resemblance to the president, particularly with that hair. >> it's a version of the many chicken don balloons that have popped up. all yearlong. remember they popped up on tax day. a film maker put it up to criticize the president for being weak and infective. that's so close to the white house there. >> he said it took five months to get permission from the national park service to put up five months. just to be able to inflate a balloon in a park. he really wanted that chicken balloon going up. >> i'm amazed that the national park service allowed him to put it up. >> maybe they think it's decorative. coming up, a car slams into a closed train crossing gates. that train bearing down. we'll see what happens next. and then in "the skinny," car-pooling with will smith. oh, man, don't we wish we were passing through there? you're watching "world news now." ♪ chick, chick, chick, chick boom ♪

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want to see the four luckiest people alive right now? yeah. so they plow through the railroad crossing barrier. this is in poland. and then that high-speed train, seconds, maybe a second later just misses them. and, as you can see from the reverse angle, they just, passengers and driver just get out nonchalantly, did we miss something? is there something there? time to get out, all right. boom. police did manage to hunt her down and gave her a ticket. here at home, walmart is apologizing for a store display that's angering parents all around the country. this photograph was reportedly taken inside the walmart in evansville, indiana. it shows the store seeming to market rifles as back to school items. you see the sign even says something about going back to school. own the school year like a hero. walmart tweeted a response, saying, quote, this really isn't

acceptable. the sign is gone, and we're looking into how this could have happened. so google is facing some fresh fallout of its own this morning over the firing of one of its engineers who wrote a ten-page memo criticizing the company's diversity program. >> the engineer at the center of the firestorm is standing by his words but defending himself and speaking out. here's rebecca jarvis. >> reporter: the fired software engineer speaking out. >> i'm not saying that any of the female engineers at google are in any way worse than the average male engineer. >> reporter: in an interview, james demore standing by his internal memo in which he argues that women have more neuroticism, higher anxiety than men. and that the abilities of men and women differ in part due to biological causes and these differences may be why we don't

see equal representation of women in tech and leadership. he says he values diversity but insists by recognizing differences, we can improve the workplace. >> for example cooperativeness, which is higher in women than men. we should make the workplace a place where you can actually thrive if you're cooperative. >> reporter: google firing demore after his post went viral, saying his posts violated their code of conduct by advancing harmful gender stereotypes in the workplace. the ceo of youtube owned by google's parent company sharing how difficult it was to explain the memo to her daughter. i thought about how tragic it was that this unfounded bias was now being exposed to a new generation. the labor department is already investigating allegations of wage discrimination. google denies those allegations. rebecca jarvis, new york. coming up, oprah's new food options. >> and will gets jiggy with it. ♪ la, la, la, la, >> "the skinny" is? >> getting jiggy with it.

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will you be checking out today, mr. connors? >> i'd say the chance of departure is 80%. >> the 1993 harold ramos movie has been made into a broadway musical. and last night murray was in the house to watch it for the first time. >> ground hog day. >> was he? >> groundhog day has been made into a musical. >> yes! >> and bill murray was in the house to watch it. >> oh, was he? >> we reported this yesterday. are we in groundhog day right now? >> sort of. we're wearing the same, oh, at least. >> we're not wearing the same

thing, so no, no. >> however, bill murray, might be stuck in a groundhog day loop. >> yeah, because he was at the theater again last night. only to see groundhog day the musical. >> he hung out with fans, the cast and staff, and he left a nice tip, paying for a bottle of water with a 50 and leaving the change. so it looks like weather man phil connors has turned over a new leaf after all. >> the first night he was emotional. the second night he looked a little bewildered. >> he was making it rain. knowing the price of water on broadway, that may have been a pretty bad tip. barely covered the cost of the water. next to will smith taking part in apple music's launch of "carpool karaoke." >> james corden takes will for a spin much like he does on his show. they get down to "boom boom boom shake a room", by dj jazzy jeff and the fresh prince. take a listen.

♪ never start to stutter ♪ >> they're good. ♪ ch ch ch ch chill >> so james did his homework. >> he asked smith about a potential movie role. ♪ boom, boom, boom, boom, shake the room ♪ >> if anyone said to you, would you play barack obama in a movie, someone must have called about that? >> yes, i talked to barak about it. >> what did he say? >> he told me that he felt confident that i had the ears for the role. >> check it out, shall we? we have asked our graphics department for a little help on this. and get a look at what that might look like. >> oh, my gosh. that is genius. >> looking good to me. >> he does have the ears. they didn't do anything with former president obama's ears.

>> you can't really tell. are those his ears or president obama's ears. no one knows. >> he's fit for the job. next to a person who needs only one name. >> beyonce? no. >> cher? >> no. >> oprah! >> there you go. >> she's helped thousands of people shed pounds after revamping weight-watchers. what would be the next logical thing for the champion of weight loss? how about comfort food? >> before you start scratching your head, they come with substitutions for healthier ingredients. the mashed potatoes have cauliflower in them, for example. >> ah. it's called o, that's good. a partnership with kraft/heinz and creamy parmesan pasta. with added white beans. >> i want some. i'm kind of hungry now. there are soups. there are sides.

>> so oprah's saying, "i love comfort food." >> me too, oprah. comfort food." >> me too, oprah.

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>> it's the first time that scrooge mcduck has ever been played by an actual scotsman. >> reporter: lynn manuel miranda. there is plenty of shouting in the writers room. >> louie can be very bitter toward scrooge. scrooge is still alive. >> reporter: is it always like this or you're overexcited because strangers are here. it's always like this? calm precision from the art director. >> here's the way he looks to the audience. here's how he looks to us. he has to look consistent through the entire show. >> reporter: and time-consuming tweaking and animation and editing. >> characters look like that and we change it so they can be a little more on model. >> the way they drew his mouth is incorrect. they drew a mouth in front of his beak. >> reporter: these oversize children are executive producer and writer. buck stops for them. >> our main goal is to give kids today the feeling that we had.

>> it really is created with a lot of love. >> reporter: they gave me some groans and a line. episode 109. >> right, but if we attack and urge them to surrender, we should do that, right? >> that was perfect. that was amazing. [ laughter ] >> reporter: do not judge ducktails reboot on my american accent, keeping the spirit but mildly updated. nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >> nick watt, a star in the making. >> who knew? his accent was beautiful. >> we'll get his next emmy ready to go. >> ducktails. >> i am so excited for that one. and we're going to have that song stuck in our heads. >> the only thing i can dream of is the thunder cats reboot. >> thunder, thunder, thunder cats! oh!

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making news in america this morning, north korea responds to president trump with a new threat. guam is now at the center of the dispute. new reaction from people living on the island overnight. a russian surveillance plane over u.s. government buildings flying near the pentagon. the capitol, even president trump's golf club where he's vacationing right now. what they're doing and why the country is allowed to even do that. hurricane franklin makes t o mexico. we have a look at its new path. and a poultry prop. this morning we know who plays the massive inflatable chicken across from the white house. a good thursday morning to yo