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funny. did we need any more fidget spinner? >> apparently we did. >> i guess so. relaxing to the fullest. ♪ this man that's holding the bat is about to swing. he has two daughters which may be the reason why when he swings, his reaction is this. >> here it is. >> home run! >> he swings that bat and out comes the blue poof that confirms he's having a son. dang, he could not be happier. >> okay. easy there, tiger. you could still play ball with
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your daughters and stuff too. >> it's not that. it's the fact he's no longer going to be outnumbered in his home. trust me. my daddy had three of us. he never got a word in edgewise. >> we know. >> i know you ain't talking with your big mouth. >> kals true. >> he high fives all his buddies. then also my woman. gives her a hug and smooch. the guy in this video i think probably feels the same. in this case he's going too take the ball and just smash it on the ground. >> three, two, one! >> super bowl! >> what the heck. he almost made it over the fence when he found out he, too, is having a boy. >> you're going to get a flag for that. >> that's excessive celebration right there. >> that is a huge shot of testosterone coursing through. >> right?
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hope you enjoyed hanging out with us today. we appreciate it. go check out rightthisminute.com to see more fun videos or catch us on the next all new "rtm." s miami had a historic number of shooting deaths. they only had zero. think of that. and sessions is vowing to step up his fight against so-called sanctuary cities, including cutting off federal grant money to cities that don't cooperate with immigration authorities. >> and the immigration crackdown has hit home for one familiar any california. >> they are being forced to return to mexico. >> emotionally, i'm devastated. >> reporter: a devastating day, maria mendoza sanchez says she knew could come since she and her husband came to the u.s. illegally with their daughter. since then, they had three more children, paid taxes, stayed out
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of legal trouble. worked. maria as a registered nurse. factors they thought would help their plea to stay in this country, and they did for a while. the obama administration allowed them to remain in california on a year to year basis. but now with an increase of deportations under the trump administration, they are being forced to leave the country. >> i cry at lone thinkilone thi it. >> reporter: the courts have held that neither of these individuals has a legal basis to remain in the u.s. while ice continues to prioritize to focus on individuals who pose a threat to safety and border security, ice will not exempt classes or categories from removable aliens from potential enforcement. >> no ban, no ball, sanctuary for all. >> reporter: that all happening after a failed fight and unanswered pleas to president trump. >> he loves his kids very much. and his grandchildren too. how would he feel if all of a
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sudden, you know, his, something would happen to let's say ivanka. >> reporter: the couple and their 12 year old son are now in mexico. their three daughters, ages 16, 2 21, and 23 will stay here in california. >> it's a topic that has fueled quite a bit of debate in this country. it's interesting, though, deportations are actually down right now, a little over 1%. arrests, though, immigration-related arrests are up more than 30%. and the reason for that disparity is that it takes a while after being arrested for the deportation case to actually play out. so you may not see those statistics rise for years. >> it's what happens, people tend to look at it as well, deportation, deportation, but you don't realize that the bureaucracy takes time to work its way through. but this underscores what a lot of people struggle with. compassionate and keeping families together versus enforcement. it's a tough issue that many are
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dealing with and i feel for that family. i really do. coming up, the timeless music of elvis presley, bridging the generations. >> how some of those closest to the king are remembering him 40 years after his death. you're watching "world news now." i'm joy bauer, and as a nutritionist i know probiotics can often help. try digestive advantage. it's tougher than your stomach's harsh environment, so it survives a hundred times better than the leading probiotic.
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♪ going to a party in the conuny jail ♪ >> can you believe it's 60 years since elvis presley came out with that song, "jailhouse rock"? it's been 40 years since his passing. >> so this morning, some how closest to him are remembering the king. here's chris conroy. >> reporter: it all started on july 5th, 1954, at sun studios in memphis, where the truck driver who'd yet to sing with a band did the song "that's all right." ♪ >> you had this kid coming in, this 19-year-old kid coming into the studio. he'd never performed in public before. music so spontaneous, so free. ♪ heart brabreak hotel ♪ >> reporter: he was crushing it on tv with "heartbreak hotel.
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>> he had a look nobody had at that time. playing drums for elvis made you feel like you were backing a stripper. you had to catch everything he did. i even studied karate later on to where i could anticipate his moves. ♪ here we go again >> reporter: those who sang backup on songs like "suspicious minds" would never forget their years with elvis. >> most artists sing with the mic on a stand. elvis wouldn't do that. so he would grab that mic with his hand, as if he were on the stage. >> reporter: in 1972, linda thompson was a beauty goddess when she met 37-year-old elvis at the movies. you can't remember the movie. >> no, would you be able to if elvis presley were standing next
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to you? i was very standoffish until he whispered in my ear, honey, you know i'm not married anymore. we're separated, have been separated for seven months. and i went, oh, well, let me lean in a little more here. >> reporter: as she chronicled "a little thing called love", she was moved into his graceland residence weeks later. one humorous moment would enter lore forever. >> robert goulet happened to be on tv singing. ♪ if ever i would leave you >> and he says, honey, step out of the room. he starts to reach for his gun, i can't stand to watch this any longer. so i closed the door heine behi and i hear boom, boom, boom. i walk back in, and the television's shot to hell. >> reporter: it's memorabilia on display at elvis presley's memphis. a new theme of shops,
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restaurants across from graceland, a $137 billion bet that elvis fans will continue to make the trip to reexperience his legend. his backup singers performing "sweet sweet spirit" after they sang it at his funeral. ♪ in the presence of the lord >> he's one of the greatest singers and entertainers of all time. never seen anything like him. back then we didn't have the smoke and the fire and explosives on stage. it was hem aic him and the musi. >> so elvis presley not a fan of robert goulet. now we know. >> he's one of top-selling artists of all time. the guy had a storied career. >> and the songs are still good. they have more than stood the test of time. ♪ come on and do the jailhouse
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and find the aarp medicare supplement plan to go the distance with you. go long. there you go. the stark family, including the legendary john snow getting their dire wolves. as a result of the series, the animals experiencing a surge in popularity, due of course to "game of thrones." so fans are buying siberian huskies, the dog that most closely resembles a dire wolf. >> shelters are reporting an increase in abandoned huskies
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and nick watt has the details. >> reporter: the dire wolves, bit siberian husky, a bit cgi, and had is an actual husky. >> a lot of people are adopting, because they do see the popularity and, you know, game of thrones. >> reporter: sounds absurd, it's for real. please, to all game of thrones, wonderful fans, we understand due to the dire wolves popularity, many people are going out and buying huskies. pet peter ding college reported they're being abandoned. >> a husky puppy, who doesn't want this face? >> reporter: sophie turner adopted her dire wolf in real leave, but remember, these dogs pull sleds.
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>> huskies are a very high-energy breed. they're very intelligent. so if you don't keep them busy and exercised they become disruptive. >> reporter: yes, the starks adopt a runt on tv. in real life, it's a bouncing beast actually in your living room. >> you know, it speaks to a really great point. when you adopt a dog, you need to understand the breed. a friend of mine with a husky in new york says one of the toughest things is the heat, the weather. he has to make sure he's taken care of. >> they're also very active, as you heard. and they're fairly stubborn. you need to get that energy out. >> before you adopt, know what you're getting into. because sending them back to the pound is a very difficult situation for the animal. >> great advice for any pet. but let's take a look at some dogs that discipline themselves. >> look at these two cutis.
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a powerful show of unity in charlottesville. >> hundreds coming together to sing and honor the lives lost where white supremacists chanted and carried torched days ago. and a wave of defection of ceos after the violence in charlottesville. and dramatic video this morning of a building falling into the water in see arierra l. take a look at this dress, do you maybe have the same one? we're going to look at why this one article of clothing is getting so much attention on this thursday, august 17th.
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from abc news, this is "world news now." cute dress. >> i wasn't wearing it. were you? >> i do not own that dress. i can say. but we're going to get to the bottom of this. but we're starting this half hour with a powerful display of love, peace and unity. >> this was the scene overnight at the university of virginia. hundreds of people coming together for a candlelight vi vigil. gathering in the same place where white supremacists carried torches days earlier. >> meanwhile, the mayor of phoenix has asked president trump to postpone a rally in phoenix next week. it's his hope more sound judgment prevails and that he delays his visit. the president is not obliging. a short time later he promoted the event with a tweet asking supporters to join him in phoenix. this comes as business leaders
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abandoned his advisory councils. forcing him to disband them. >> reporter: some of the nation's top executives now turning their backs on a businessman president. >> you had some very bad people in that group. but you also had people that were very fine people, on both sides. >> you will not replace us! >> reporter: vice news tonight capturing stunning moments of the neonationalists that president trump says are as much to blame as those demonstrating against their racism and bigotry. amid backlash of president trump's defense of those who took part in the white nationalist rally, eight executives resigning from the president's manufacturing council. >> ceos are leaving your manufacturing council. >> they're not taking their job seriously as it pertains to this country. >> reporter: and now word, a key white house advisory council of powerhouse ceos voting to disband just before trump tweeted rather than putting
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pressure on the business people of the manufacturing council and strategy and policy forum, i am ending both. many of those business leaders, democrats and republicans speaking out, like the ceo of campbell's soup, saying racism and murder are unequivocally reprehensible and are not morally equivalent to anything that happened in charlottesville. i believe the president should have been and still needs to be unambiguous on that point. >> i'm not putting anybody on a moral plane. what i'm saying is this. you had a group on one side and a group on the other, and they came at each other with clubs and it was vicious and horrible and a horrible thing to watch. but there is another side. >> reporter: as business leaders began distancing himself from trump, he tweeted for every ceo who drops out i have more to take their place. but one day later, eight executives have resigned and he decided to disband the business council and one other business council. diane and ryan? >> the man who some are blaming
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for the president's response is speaking out. white house chief strategist steve bannon is slamming the far right as irrelevant. bannon called et know nationalism a collection of clowns. more than a thousand people gathered to remember heather heyer, the woman killed when the car drove through the protesters. she was remembered a half-mile from where she died. her mother told hundreds of mourners, her dater cannughter e silenced. she said this is just the beginning of her daughter's legacy. >> say to yourself, what can i do to make a difference. and that's how you're going to make my child's death worthwhile. i'd rather have my child, but by golly, if we're going to give her up, we're going to make it
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count. >> heyer's father mark called for peace. he said we need stop all this stuff and just forgive each other. and we have new details about the man accused of killing heyer. 911 transcripts are shedding new light on accusations he abused his wheelchair-bound mother. >> reporter: disturbing new details about james alex fields jr. seen here shouting about white power. moments before police say he rammed his car into that crowd. his mother says she knew he was going to a rally but was unsure what it was about. >> i didn't know it was white supremacist. i thought it had something to do with trump. trump's not a supremacist. >> reporter: 911 transcripts released to abc news portray fields terrorizing his wheelchair-bound mother three times between 2010 and 2011. in one call, samantha bloom allegedly tells police that her 13 year old son smacked her in the head and put his hands over
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her mouth. a fearful bloom had made the call after locking herself in the bathroom. in another call, fields stood behind her with a 12-inch knife and scared mom to death, not knowing if he was going to do something. the fbi says with a flood of tips coming in, they're asking the public to help. dial 1-800-call fbi. pierre thomas. memorials are being removed all over the country. in hollywood, california, workers took down this memorial in a cemetery. it had been there since 1925. it was taken to storage but the grave markers are still in place. and here in new york, a church took down a plaque. the city university of new york is removing busts of lee and stone wall jackson from its hall of fame. meanwhile, the kk k's request to
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burn a cross at the stone mountain memorial in georgia has been denied. they said a cross burning would have put public safety at risk. there's a major staff shakeup on the special council for the russia probe. peter fasock has left. it comes as the investigation appeared to be intensifying. it's unclear why he left or if the move was voluntary. there's good news and some bad news about the powerball drawing. first, shall we go with the bad news? >> yeah, give the bad news first. >> nobody hit the jackpot overnight. good news, though. >> wait. >> that means -- >> the jackpot is growing! >> correct! >> now it's $510 million. to see if you matched any numbers for a small win, here they are.
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and powerball 4. and i think a small win is not really that small. probably at least a couple tens of thousands of dollars. >> i will take it. well, conde nast traveler magazine is out with its annual list of friendliest cities. >> park city, utah, they're getting cranky, they fell from second to number ten. sedona, arizona came in ninth. followed by savannah, georgia. >> then key west, telluride, colorado. but charleston, south carolina, repeats as the country's friendliest city as one conde nast reader put it, it's the place where people talk to each other. >> it's one of those places where you say what's up? and someone responds with an entire diatribe about their day. >> and you're like, i gotta go. >> all those places look like
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great places to visit. >> i have never been to charleston, and now i have yet another reason to feel very bad about that. charleston, here i come. coming up, sticking it to the annoying robocallers. we'll tell you about the class action lawsuit one company is facing after offering free cruises. hear how you might be in line for a check worth up to $900. >> and a possible break in what might be one of the most notorious missing person cases. the new lead investigators are looking into on natalee holloway. you are watching "world news now." i love you, couch.
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mudslides. incredible. at least 400 deaths have been condpirped. the red cross estimates of 6 hin people are still missing. the president has declared seven days of mourning and pleading for help. mass burials are under way this morning. thousands are homeless. natalee holloway's dad is revealing a possible break in her disappearance. a tip recently led him to find human remains behind a house in the caribbean island. the family is awaiting results of a dna test. the high-profile case was never solved. juroran van der sloot remains t prime suspect. turning now to a major settlement for thousands of victims of robocalls. >> a potential payout of $900 for each person called. here's rebecca var advicjarvis. >> reporter: a potential payout for those being offered free
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cruises all because of a proposed settlement in a class action suit. alleging they broke the law when they called people offering free cruises. the cruise lines all deny that they authorized the robocalls. anyone getting the calls from 2009 to 2014 may now be eligible for up to $900. for up to three phone lines. people can check on the settlement website to see if they received a call by punching in their phone numbers. they have until november 3rd to make a claim. robocalls to home and cell phones, the number one consumer complaint. >> this is an important message regarding your automotive warranty. >> reporter: they require concept. so the government's urging consumers to report oni unwante calls. if you do pick up a call, don't say anything, don't press any numbers, hang up and let the
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authorities know that you've received it. if you want to check if you're eligible for up to $900, go to the resort marketing group settlement website. they will tell you how to enter your information and find out if you're eligible. rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. >> marketing group settlement website. >> great advice there. don't press any buttons, don't say anything. because that's ha thwhat they au to do. >> i get these calls all the time when they tell me something's going on with my car insurance. neither one of us owns a car. better research if you're going to robocall us. take that! coming up in the next half hour, the nunts londhunt in lon group of jewel thieves on motorcycles. in the middle of the day. but first, music city mayhem. why country music fans from around the world are take over
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♪ where the whiskey >> you know it. garth brooks. we're playing it. because diane recently got a chance to hang out with hem im be in close proximity. >> i was a big fan girl. >> you were really in it. >> it was such a fun show. maybe a little too much fun. i forgot i was working for a little bit. and you might have seen some of the special cma fest last night. it was filmed a few weeks ago, and i think i'm finally now recovering, because nashville mows h knows how to party. it's music city mayhem. >> this is like the cream de la creme. >> reporter: country fans from across the globe taking over nashville for a music festival. >> there's nothing like walking out on that stage and feeling
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the electricity of the fans from all over the world. >> it's cma fest, so known all over the world. >> reporter: the lineup? a country fan's dream come true. every chart topper in one venue, from brad paisley. ♪ give me a kiss >> reporter: to derks bentley. it's the kind of party he looks forward to every summer. >> i had enough fun for ten people last night. >> reporter: teach me the dance. >> the dance? >> reporter: the dance. thomas is taking over hosting duties for a second year with kelsey ballerini. >> we both went up to where we sat before as fans and had a moment of oh, my gosh, i can't believe i get to do this. >> reporter: are you sick of each other yet? >> no.
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i'm sick of her, but. >> reporter: mary morris says she's honored to represent the well of country music. >> getting to do my own set this year and be a woman on that stage is really empowering. >> reporter: country's hottest newcomers like brett young perform at the river front by day. and sometimes earn a spot on the big stage, nissan stadium, by night. >> as an artist, you build your bucket list moments. that was one that i hadn't even, it wasn't going to happen yet this year. >> reporter: but one of the most coveted tickets in town isn't just to a concert. >> what's up, y'all? >> reporter: florida georgia line has opened their own restaurant in downtown nashville, just in time for cma fest. and we got an all-access tour. >> you can come here three or four times and not see everything. >> observe the party. take it all in. >> let's go. >> makes you want to dance, it's
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so good. >> we hope you love the food, love the drinks, make some memories. >> reporter: it's a weekend of non-stop fun all over the city, even back stage. >> collaborate and listen, back with a brand-new invention. >> time enough for counton when the de the deal is done. >> that was a pichgs-me moment. >> that's only country song i know. >> "the gambler"? >> send me some albums, garth. >> garth brooks was amazing. came out on stage, him and his guitar, just totally owned the entire arena. this is us watching the concert. five minutes. we got to sneak out for five minutes. we had a break in between interviews. we came out and garth brooks happened to be on the strategy. what -- stage. the entire stadium was singing to the song. >> he moves the crowd. >> such a fun festival.
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ah. ♪nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach, diarrhea!♪ ♪ okay. time now for the mix. now, a little nfl stuff to leadoff here. there's a new stadium opening up in atlanta, for all you folks in atlanta, there it is. mercedes benz stadium opening up. here's thing. if you live in the south, you love chick-fil-a. there's going to be a chick-fil-a inside the stadium. >> yeah, that's great. >> chick-fil-a's are closed on sunday. but most of the falcons games are on sunday. >> what are they going to do? >> you can enjoy many other types of chicken sandwiches in the stadium. the reason they do this, the
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fond founder always wanted to make sundays a day of worship and rest. >> the nfl didn't agree with that philosophy. no chick-fil-a for you. over to a sneaky kid, we'll say. so dad kept catching heis son sneaking down the stairs in the middle of the night. stay in your room, stay in bed. the kid couldn't figure out how dad kept busting him until he discovered dad put up a camera. the kid decides, what if i have the perfect plan to get past the camera? that's him army crawling. he didn't study that camera angle too well needless to say, dad caught him again. >> this is what i have to look forward to, awesome. a question for you. let's put this on-screen. do you have this dress? this is blue, at the shoulder dress. it's about $50. and a comedian named lulu crouse put this dress up. she kept seeing so many people with it.
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about a year ago she put it up and was surprised to see it return the next year. she took photos every time she saw the dress, and this year she put them up. she collected dozens, published many of these photos of people wari wearing the exact same photo. she has more than 80 photos of people wearing this dress. she says that you lose about 80% of your mobility in the dress. your arms can't go up or down 45 degrees? >> it will come up onto your shoulder. the best part about this story is our producer, tony, while he was researching it looked over at a picture frame on his desk, and his wife, in that photo was wearing that dress. so literally, everybody has this dress except for me, i think. literally everybody. >> oh, ho, ho. >> i didn't know you had the dress. >> i look good, don't i?
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this morning on "world news now." a powerful display of love, peace and unity in charlottesville, virginia, a sharp contrast from a weekend of deadly violence and hatred. hundreds of people coming together for a candlelight vigil, and we'll take you there. and the community gathers to pay tribute to the woman killed in that car attack. hear from heather heyer's parents. what they had to say to the people there and across the country. and new this hour, the flight crew sickened. >> jetblue crew members have fallen ill while on board for the third time in a week. and we've seen some pretty terrible ceremonial first pitches over the years, but we're going to show you one that just might take the cake. we'll see how this ended on this thursday, august 17th. from abc news, this is
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"world news now." we begin this half hour with that impromptu candlelight vigil, joining hundreds of peaceful marchers days after protesters erupted in violence. >> the marchers held up candles on the uva campus while singing about peace and unity and observed a moment of silence for the three people killed over the weekend. word of the vigil spread by word of mouth. meanwhile, president trump is not backing down after blaming both sides for the violence. and vice president mike pence is standing by him. >> what happened in charlottesville was a tragedy. and the president has been clear on this tragedy, and so have i. >> rex tillerson has condemned the hate and violence but did not respond to questions about president trump's latest remarks on the issue.
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>> and five members of the joints chiefs of staff individually denounced hatred, bigotry and extremism but gave no mention of the president's response. president trump is facing more fallout from the business community over his remarks equating the white supremacists in charlottesville with counter protests. he suspended two councils after eight kroech ceos resigned. many had criticized his statements. one panel had already decided to break up, and the other was considering doing the same. and the advisory upheaval didn't have an effect on wall street. it finished up green across the board. the dow rose 26 points. the s&p gained three points, the nasdaq added 12. mourners gathered to remember the charlottesville victim in an emotional memorial. heather heyer's mother challenged everyone to channel the energy into something positive. here's abc's eva pilgrim. >> reporter: in charlottesville, a lean of people standing in
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solidarity with heather heyer, the 32 year old woman killed in that horrific car attack. >> no father should have to do this. >> reporter: from her father mark, a plea for peace. >> she wanted to put down hate. and for my part, we just need to stop all this stuff and just forgive each other. >> reporter: but from heather's mother susan, defiance. >> they tried to kill my child to shut her up. well, guess what? you just magnified her. [ applause ] thank you. >> reporter: then a call to action. >> say to yourself, what can i do to make a difference. and that's how you're going to make my child's death worth while. i'd rather have my child, but by golly, if i've got to give her up, we're going to make it count. [ applause ] >> reporter: after, words of hope. is there a way to move on from this?
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>> i think the only thing we can do is reach out to people who think differently than us and realize that we're all humans. >> whose streets? our streets! >> reporter: but as charlottesville tries to heal, a new documentary from vice giving us a closer look at the hate-filled protests. hundreds of white nationalists marching through the university of virginia, torches in hand. >> blood and soil! >> reporter: vice spoke with one of those white nationalists, christoph christopher cantwell. his answer? chilling. >> our rivals are a bunch of stupid animals who don't pay attention. they just couldn't get out of the way of his car and some people got hurt. the amount of restraint that our people showed out there i think was astounding. >> reporter: but in charlottesville, heather's
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mother insists her daughter's death will have meaning and that her legacy only beginning. eva pilgrim, abc news, charlottesville, virginia. and baltimore's among the many cities across the country removing confederate monuments. the maryland city removed four memorials to avoid any conflict. the group had said it would take one down if the city didn't react. the mayor now wants to replace the monuments with markers explaining what was there and why they were removed. south korea's president is confident there will not be another war on the korean peninsula. moon jae-in says he would be willing to consider sending a special envoy to north korea for talks, but that country would have to stop its nuclear and missile tests first. moon also says president trump has agreed to seek south korea's consent before taking any action on north korea. and an american service member has been killed in eastern afghanistan during an operation against an isis affiliate. the person's name and military branch have not been released. still waiting for the next of kin to be notified. other americans and afghans were injured. ten american service members
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have died in afghanistan just this year. a massive search is under way for five crew members missing after their army chopper crashed in hawaii. the black hawk went down during a training exercise. tuesday night. rescue crews have found a piece of fuselage and a helmet in the debris field. several boats and helicopters are being used in the search. there's a mystery on board jetblue flights as more crew members are falling ill. it happened again as two flight attendants were overwhelmed by a smell on board a plane. here's david kerley with more. >> reporter: this jet, the third jetblue aircraft in a week in which crew members say they became sick. >> we're unsure what it is. >> reporter: two crew members on this boston to charleston flight taken to the hospital. jetblue says in this case, it was nail polish remover that was the odor.
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but last thursday, two were diverted after a half-dozen crew members reported problems in the cabin. in one of those incidents, emergency crews in buffalo administered oxygen. a pilot and two flight attendants taken to the hospital. jet blue says they followed the manufacturer and faa guidelines in checking out the airline and both were returned to service. david kerley, abc news, reagan international airport. and now we have what may be the worst ceremonial first pitch in history. men, i want you to close your eyes for this. >> yes, so this happened before the boston/st. louis game in fenway park. that's a young man named jordan with the windup. he goes just a little bit outside. a little too close inside for that cameraman named tony. >> and someone grabbed a screen shot from tony's camera right before the moment of impact. >> ah-oh. tony later tweeted out, saying,
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thank the lord it was a little bit outside. >> you know, when you're pitching on the mound for the first pitch, it looks easy. that looks like who couldn't do that. >> yeah, it does. >> it is a lot harder than it looks. >> i could totally do that. >> i give that boy a pass. >> can you do it? can you hit the camera straight on? broke a camera. >> nailed it! >> broke a camera, $50,000. $50,000. >> $50,000? oh, i thought you were giving me $50,000 if i make this. >> good job. watch this. here we go. i go for the windup, the pitch! >> was that for real? >> it's a ball. it's a ball. >> was that serious? >> come on. come on. you can do it. so we have learned that i am a better baseball pitcher than you are. that's what i gathered. i'm sure the viewers gathered the same.
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you can let us know whose pitching -- >> you keep it confusing and then the strike. that was nice. okay. i win. all right, coming up, the daring jewelry heist in london caught on camera. how a gang of thieves on motorcycles smashed their way into a luxury jewelry store. hear what we're finding out about the manhunt now under way. and why you'll certainly be hearing a song from the summer of '83 all week long. >> here's your forecast. "world news now" weather, brought to you by carfax.com. ♪harry's meeting clients...
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before the crash. fortunately, other drivers helped him escape have the wreckage. the crash is still causing nightmares for commuters this morning. a whole portion of that highway is still closed. and across the pond. a manhunt is under way this morning for a gang of jewel thieves on motorcycles. >> they smashed their way in a luxury jewelry store, steps away from one of the busiest parts of the city, and the whole thing happened in broad daylight. james longman has the latest. >> reporter: london police searching for the mysterious thieves in this daring jewelry heist. this video capturing them pour out of the smoke-filled shop, six figures in black. still wearing their helmets, they jump onto their mopeds. making a speedy get away. one of the burglars used a sledge hammer to slam their way inside. and inside, another hammer discarded. the thief the taking an unknown amount of valuables from the display cases. they've put the glass back on that shop now. this happened right in the
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middle of central london. we're around the corner from herrod's, in april 2015, the biggest heist in history, nearly $20 million was stolen from a safety-deposit box. by four elderly pensioners. there's no any indication with any robberies. no one was hurt. police haven't yet made any arrests but are appealing for witnesses. in london, james longman for abc news. >> this store is part of a chain. all around, they have five stores in london. it was featured in a whole documentary about this million-pound necklace that they have inside the store. >> and the store called boodles is a high-end store. >> it gives you an idea of the left of -- level of luxury we're talking about. >> but what's astounding is when it happens in brought daylight like this. you would think they would be caught by now. these guys must be absolute pros. stick with us. we have very exciting news coming up in "the skinny." news
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♪ once upon a time there was light in my life ♪ ♪ but now there's only love in the dark ♪ ♪ nothing i can say ♪ total eclipse of the heart >> that blowout, that red lace, a white door. >> got to love it. >> bonnie tyler. >> look at those shoulder pads. >> that's right. ah, the instrumental, montage. that's what you will be hearing all the way up to monday's total eclipse.
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>> there are a lot of plans about the eclipse, a lot of viewing events. we found a new favorite of mine. royal caribbean is hosting a total eclipse cruise, and they plan to have bonnie tyler herself, performing, "total eclipse of the heart", live, during the total eclipse of the sun. >> mind blown. diane's mind blown, because like she said -- >> so she has been performing with a dnce as her backup band for quite some time, so she's headed sunday from orlando to make this happen. >> here's the thing. there's a serious issue. the eclipse is only going to happen for a little less than three minutes, but her song clocks in at five and a half minutes. she's been working on making sure there isn't a partial total eclipse during the total eclipse. what lines will be included in the song? >> whatever will we do?
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>> my love is like a -- i can't remember the line. >> we just -- we just talked about it, like two minutes ago. i fed him all the words to the song. it's already gone. you know what? if they need help editing the song, the dan band is known for doing a very good job. i don't know if you remember the dan band from old school playing their version of the song. however rather than subtract words they added a few. maybe they're not the best choice for the job. >> are we going to hear that now? >> ryan can't remember any of the words. he has a very short version that he could teach you. >> my love is like a -- >> we're living like a powder keg. >> throwing off the sparks. i really need you tonight. forever is going to start tonight. forever is going to start tonight. ♪ once upon a time there was love in my life ♪ >> wow, sung like a true wedding singer. >> is it so bad if the eclipse is over and bonnie tyler is
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still singing? i mean, that's fine. >> i need songs to fit my eclipses though. >> you do that two or three times in a row. >> amen. what she can do is change the lyrics a little bit. during the eclipse. so it's total eclipse of the sun, and when the sun is done she can go back to total eclipse of the heart. >> do it really fast. just do it. [ laughter ] >> well, bonnie, we're here if you need any help. we should remind viewers to tune in to abc on monday for live coverage of the great american eclipse at 1:00 p.m. eastern. 10:00 a.m. pacific. >> it's getting the slow clap. next, forbes' list of highest paid -- i'm still stuck on the bonnie tyler thing. the reigning queen has been bumped out. in terms of top-paid actresses.
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j. law, knocked from the top spot after holding the title two years in a row. she dropped to third on the list. she's only making $24 million. >> oh, really? that's like, peasant money. >> yeah, in second place, jennifer aniston clocked at $25.5 million, mostly from endorsements. number one, number one, emma stone. >> ooh. >> how about that? >> so yeah, she won the oscar. she also collected $26 million, by the way after starring in "la la land". unlike jennifer making most of the money off endorsements, she is making it off her movie career. very cool. finally, proof there is no off-season. who are these guys? the best players in the game. kevin durant, nick carmelo anthony. lebron, playing at a gym near
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♪ hillbilly elegy's been up on the list for a while. >> i like astronomy for those in a hurry. because i'm in a hurry, and that would totally suit me. tom brady opening up in a rare interview, talking about his mother's battle with cancer. >> he spoke about how his mother's fight helped him on the field. >> reporter: back in february, patriot tom brady became the only quarterback in history to lead his team to five super bowl wins. >> nobody's ever won more super bowls, nobody's ever been better.
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>> reporter: but while he was cementing his legacy on the field as one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time, he was facing a personal battle off the field. the quarterback now opening up about his mother's cancer diagnosis and treatment. >> it was a very challenging time for our family. my mom has been such an important, supportive, loving, caring, sweet, kind, generous mom. >> reporter: brady speaking out tuesday morning on weei radio's kirk and callahan show. >> she couldn't be any better considering all she's gone through. she's on the road to recovery. >> reporter: in the midst of the trying teams, brady was vesably emotional in the days leading up to the big game. choking up when a fan asked who his hero was. >> i think my dad is my hero, because he's someone i look up to every day. and my dad. >> reporter: his dad, brady says, took care of his mom
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galen, every step of the way. >> they hadn't been to any of those games which is the first time in my playing career. >> reporter: all his coaches and teammates knew about his mother's illness. >> i really needed their support and love and i got it. >> reporter: brady says he will never forget that historic super bowl win. in no small part, because his mom was there to watch. >> her treatments were over at that point, it signified not only the end of the season but what our family was going through. >> an incredible moment seeing his mom on the field with him after that super bowl win. >> she surprised him at practice last week. that's a good thing. the patriots gave her a super bowl ring. they take a lot of heat as an organization, but that is a class organization. >> absolutely. >> that does something like that. kudos to them. >> you know what isn't so classy, though? >> yeah. >> brady's dance moves. >> dancing amigos. oh, oh.
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making news in america this morning, a candlelight march at the university of virginia. the large crowd called for peace and understanding in the same place white nationalists gathered a week ago. that gathering followed an emotional memorial service for the woman killed in last week's chaos. president trump facing new fallout from his comments about charlottesville and concerns beginning to grow about a big rally being planned for this weekend. we're live in washington. also, a potential break in the case of natalie holloway. what her father is saying about human remains that he recently found after a tip. the powerball jumbo jackpot swelling overnight. no winner after last night's drawing so how big it is it
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