and adrienne elrod a democratic strategist. a number of anchors challenged omorosa on these interviews, but at the same time they are giving her a large platform. ben: anybody who bashes the administration. that's not surprising. but when half of the conversation is about a tape that may not exist. what she says she heard, that's news. what she says she has on tape is news, but it's not news if she says she may have heard. howie: i agree especially on the last point. is the media drawn not just to the drama of a former apprentice star. but also embracing her anti-trump narrative? adrienne: that's part of it. but if anyone thinks omorosa wasn't waying attention. she has first-name only status. it was a big headline when she joined the white house. so this is one of the things she knows how to do. she knows how to be provocative and command attention. and she had an orchestrated role. here is this tape i'm going to play on this show. she is telling to sell books. howie: highly orchestrated rollout. this morning on msnbc she says

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adrienne is here. "pop news". >> we like to play musical chairs here. we're excited to hear carrie underwood expecting her second child. it looks like she's taking us along for the ride. carrie giving the world the first look at her growing baby bump on instagram as she prepared to take the stage at the grand old she broke the news to fans wednesday with this baby balloon. she and husband mike fisher have a 3-year-old. we say congratulations to them. we know rob marciano can relate. >> when i showed my bump -- >> i mean a new baby. >> of course because the second one is just as important as the first. >> the third one? >> you notice you have fewer pictures every time a child was born. my mom knows that with seven kids. the seventh, forget about it. >> oh, yeah. my first born her baby book is this thick, my third is like two pages. >> exactly. >> poor thing. >> you make up for it with lots of love. >> allegedly. >>> now to demi lovato checking out of rehab temporarily. various entertainment sites report

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let's bring indeed of these adrienne krishi standing by for us and had a good to see you so the results came in the middle of the night one of the reactions been this morning there. well the situation in paris still quite tense you can see behind me this still heavy military and police presence in the city it has improved though compared to yesterday where the city center was always deserted and you found a policeman there today more and more people on the streets some shops even opened but you can see there's still some tension here a lot of people have the feeling that this election drama is not yet over although the results where already announced it is have a look at what the local newspapers wrote today and this is also an indicator for what i was saying. and disputes the independent is talking about and a slim victory for emerson when i've got one and then we also have the news today here that says chamisa rejects the fake results nelson chamisa is the major opposition candidate so things are not yet over here and people are looking forward to see how the opposition will now react

adrienne bankert, what you got, babe? >> that would be fun.ave food for him so he would be happy. >>> justin timberlake, is there anything he can't do? he can since, dance, act -- >> great golfer too by the way. >> is he really? wow. good to know. he's an author now. timberlake tweeting, guys, i have some news. i've been working on this for a while now. i'm happy to give you a look at my first book, #hindsight. the book promises to give readers a peek into his creative process, through pictures from his personal archives. he'll also be talking about his childhood. that will be released october 30th. >> it's probably going to be great like everything else he does, yeah. >> he's amazing. >> are you jealous? >> maybe a little bit. >> don't hate on him but he's so nice. >> he's a nice guy. >> got to love the guy. >> no hate here, all love. >>> some love for jessica simpson, surprising fans returning to the stage to give her first performance in nine years. listen to this. ♪ >> the business mogul, i'm going to call her that because she's got a whol

just a sad story all the way around, tom. >> adrienne bankert for us tonight. adrienne, thank you. >>> next, an extraordinary look inside a police traffic stop that turned into a gun battle. this is moment the dashcam video shows the suspected dui arrest spiraling out of control. that driver eventually turning the tables leaving one of the officers critically injured and then speeding off. here's abc's erielle reshef. >> reporter: tonight, newly released dashcam video showing the moment a traffic stop on a pennsylvania highway turned into a near deadly gun battle. >> is everything okay? you were going 87 miles an hour. >> reporter: a state trooper pulling over 22-year-old daniel clary for speeding. the two officers give clary a sobriety test. but the situation escalating when the troopers try to cuff him. using their tasers -- >> stop resisting. >> i got him. keep the taser on him. >> reporter: police say clary reached for one of the troopers' guns during the struggle, then runs around the car, reaching inside and pulling a gun and opening fire. gravely woundin

i say we, it's adrienne bankert going backstage at the vmas.e tweeted the sweetest thing to her young self. you'll hear from all of the biggest stars. we had her on our show a couple weeks ago. i'm just like a 16-year-old. i get so excited about the vmas every year. someday, someday i'm going to go. let's talk about weather. this gets me excited too. unfortunately, this is bad news. look at the air quality in seattle. you can barely see seattle and that skyline is so obscured, there are people reporting that they've got ash from the fires that's falling on their cars right here in seattle. so even if you're not in the wildfire itself it's absolutely affecting everyone. there's a reason for that. we've got kind of a trapped air situation, so this backward kind of trough that formed there has the air quality stuck. a north-northeasterly wind keeps that air quality down from idaho to western montana. missoula had their first rain in 47 days so on their 48th day they had the first time it rained. that starts to clear things out. it doesn't end the

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. >> adrienne says he's got it.s got it. >>> also coming up, the road to recovery for demi lovato. we'll tell you what's next for the singing star after that alleged drug overdose. >>> we start with the disturbing confrontation captured on a deputy's body cam. >> it shows the deputy dealing with a man who refuses to cooperate. the situation then leads to shots fired. this morning the sheriff is defending his deputy's actions and abc's stephanie ramos is here with more. stephanie, good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning, guys. well, the entire altercation is caught on the deputy's body camera, the incident lasting several minutes before deadly shots are fired. overnight, disturbing new video showing the dramatic moments a florida deputy fatally shoots a 29-year-old man, the deputy responding to a domestic disturbance for emmanuel alquisiras, confronting the man seen here. >> got a call saying there was a fight between a guy and a girl. >> reporter: moments later the situation escalates. the struggle prompting th

here's adrienne bankert. >> reporter: tonight, a former nbc news employee is accusing the network ofilling a groundbreaking story of harvey weinstein's alleged sexual misconduct. reporter ronan farrow worked at nbc until last year. his then supervising producer, rich mchugh, now says, "as we were about to interview a woman with a credible allegation of rape against weinstein, i was told not to do the interview. effectively killing the story. those orders came to me from the highest levels of nbc." but nbc calling the accusations an "outright lie" and that at the time, farrow "did not yet have a single victim of -- or witness to -- misconduct by weinstein, who was willing to be identified." of the seven women who eventually went on record with farrow at "the new yorker," including asia argento, mira sorvino, and rosanna arquette, nbc says, "not one of these seven women was included in the reporting farrow presented while at nbc news." mchugh, a former abc news producer, resigned in protest from nbc news this month, telling abc, "as the father of four girls, i knew that if i didn't pur

abc's adrienne bankert sat down with him for a songwriting session. >> reporter: in the rolling hillsginia thousands have come to the state fair. >> ah! >> reporter: here to see one of country music's newest breakout stars, luke combs. ♪ i've had >> my job to tut on a good show for you and make sure the songs are good and make sure i can sing every ni ♪ >> reporter: the sold-out crowd knows every word of the unreleased song "beer never broke my heart." first shared by a fan on social media. ♪ ♪ a longneck ice cold beer never broke my heart ♪ >> thanks for coming, guys. >> and luke is all about relating to his fans, sporting a trucker hat and fishing shirt at every show. >> it's not about how cool my clothes are or how famous people think i am. like it's really they've spent their hard-earned money. a lot of those folks who don't have a lot of money. >> a lot of country music there. >> reporter: we met up with him at the mercury lounge, where he played his first new york city gig. since then the 28-year-old has skyrocketed to country fame. dropping back-to-back number one hits. "when i

here's abc's adrienne bankert. >> reporter: two families heartbroken tonight after a mysterious late night altercation ended in death. police say these images are of wake forest assistant basketball coach jamil jones moments after he allegedly punched seandor szabo. detectives say szabol was in new york for a wedding when after several drinks he called for an uber, but his phone died, witnesses tell police he knocked on the windows of multiple cars searching for his ride. prosecutors say jones was seated in his white suv, and when szabo hit his window, jones got out and punched szabo, knocking himk unconscious. his head hitting the pavement. a witness says jones then leaned ing the scene. >> so he would stop choking on his blood till the ambulance came. >> reporter: on thursday jones turned himself in charged with misdemeanor assault. jones' family expressing their condolences saying the coach is a man of good character. szabo's family today is not accepting their apology. >> i'm sorry your condoitoola. rorr: tmianthe d.a. said that jones' charges could be upgraded. sad story all the

abc's adrienne bankert picks up the story. >> reporter: the video is disturbing to watch. a baby choking on its food. 14-month-old lucia was eating one of her favorite foods, chicken nuggets, when a bite got caught in her throat. >> she was looking at me scared. i just knew at that moment that she must be choking because she wasn't doing anything. >> reporter: ana graham pulls lucia from her stroller and turns her face down and pounds lucia on her back. palm beach gardens police officers robert ayala and rafael guadalupe were at the right place at the right time. >> i remember someone approaching me from the side. his presence was so calm. i was just like, thank god he's here. >> reporter: officer ayala grabs the baby, turns her face down and begins striking her on her back. he tries to clear the food from her mouth by hand. when that doesn't woa ris harder and the piece of food dislodges from lucia's throat. and this photo says it all. the little girl whosli was spared, pictured with her family and the officers all smiles. the city honored both officers, praising them for

adrienne. what about you? do you think texas is fool's gold for texas or are you getting closer?ons why beto o'rourke is closing the gap in this race he is going to every single county -- rather he has gone to every single county in texas. many are rural counties who have not heard from a democrat in ages. he is having real conversations with the voters. also important to keep in mind that he has outraised ted cruz. and this is also ground zero for child separation. so having trump go in to a stated that is heavily latino when this is an issue that is very important to them what's been hang at the border and trump is largely responsible for that and they know it, it's very toxic. and, again, you have got to keep in mind a recent pew poll shows that ted cruz is under water. he is under 50%, which is never good for an incumbent, regardless of party affiliation. >> dana: might have a little bit of work cut out for him. we will keep in touch with it and with you both. matt and adrienne, thank you. >> thanks, dana. >> thank you. >> dana: the pentagon presenting a dog tag to the sons o

abc's adrienne bankert at the u.s.eporter: tonight, the womens' tennis association says france's alize cornet did nothing wrong. after she was called on a code violation at her u.s. open match for taking her shirt off to flip it around, sparking allegations of sexism. >> you cannot take your shirt off on the court. >> reporter: it happened fresh off an extreme heat break tuesday when she came back on court and realized her shirt was on backwards. the violation sparked claims of gender bias, because several male players -- including roger federer and novak djokovic -- were seen bare chested that same day while playing in temps that felt like 100 degrees. online, some fans upset. one person replying to an earlier photo from andy murray's mom, tweeting, "where's his code violation?" another calling it weak. murrays mom replying, "sure is." other players shaking their heads. >> if i would say my true feelings, it would be bleeped out. >> reporter: today, an apology from the usta, saying "all players can change their shirts

here's adrienne banker has been described as excessive use of force captured on video. baltimore police say deshawn mcgrier was known by this officer, who asks mcgrier for his i.d. look closely, mcgrier shouts something, then slaps away the officer's hand. that's when the officer begins repeatedly punching mcgrier in the head and body. mcgrier's pushed to the ground. the officer appears to pounce on top of him. >> it was something significantly personal. it had nothing to do with serving and protecting. >> reporter: mcgrier's lawyer claims the officer had previously arrested the 26-year-old for assault and resisting arrest back in june. the video, painful to watch for his family. >> i was angry. i was crying. i was hurt. the level of force that was used with that officer was unnecessary. >> reporter: the mayor posted on twitter, "i have seen the very disturbing video of an encounter between a baltimore city police officer and baltimore city resident, and have demanded answers and accountability." police suspended the officer immediately, and ask for we reached out to th

here's abc's adrienne bankert. >> reporter: the first cancer patient to take monsanto, one of the world's largest pesticide companies, to court wins his case to the tune of $289 million. >> i'm glad to be here to be able to help with a cause that's way bigger than me. >> reporter: dewayne johnson is dying of non-hodgkins lymphoma he says diagnosed after working just 2 1/2 years as a school groundskeeper applying the weedkiller roundup up to 30 times a year. in a san francisco court the jury finds monsanto, the makers of roundup, did not provide sufficient warnings about the potential risks, and the product was a substantial factor in his illness. monsanto plans to appeal, saying in a statement, "we are sympathetic to mr. johnson and his family." but they defend the herbicide's claim saying, "it has a 40-year history of safe use and continues to be a vital, effective, and safe tool for farmers and others." the company points to hundreds of studies that it says find the product's main ingredient does not cause cancer. the epa has not restricted its use. if the verdict stands, it could set p

adrienne bankert, abc news, new york. >>> when we come back, ryan gosling returns to the red carpet. >>> plus, the return of "mrs. doubtfire." "the skinny" is next. . women are standing up for what they deserve in the office in the world and finally, in the bedroom our natural lubrication varies every day it's normal so it's normal to do something about it ky natural feeling the lubrication you want nothing you don't get what you want ♪i am beautiful in every single way♪ ♪words, can't bring me down♪ ♪ skinny ♪ just give me "the skinny" >>> you had a nice note on that one. >> skinny time. >> we're going to start with a busy night for prince harry. he and his wife meghan attended a charity performance of "hamilton". >> after the show was over, harry got on stage and he's got a better tune than i do. ♪ you say [cheers and applause] >> i was going to give it a try, but i said no. >> go on. we're listening. lin manuel miranda was there. and they supported his charity for kids in africa. >> as this is happening, some pictures of a younger harry were surfacing, and they show the 18-year-old

guy: adrienne i have been delighted to see your party embracing free trade.'s say the president gets this win, canada comes on board and they check that box. will you give him credit? >> i think we'll give multiple people credit. it wasn't just donald trump. guy: he's the driving force. >> congress has to approve whatever deal he puts forward. whatever happens will require congressional approval. there is no question and a half tase outdated and we need significant reforms to america's trade policies. the stock market responded somewhat positively. guy: with the republicans there is anxiety among a lot of them that some of the tariffs that we continue to hang on and don't get finalized deals, that could eclipse tax reform and the roaring trump economy. where is the line where people start to say you have got to do something. he's flirting with that line. these tariffs are disproportionately impacting his base. these are the people most of likely to be impacted by the tariffs. we have seen how his base has not gone anywhere through the tweets or russia. the ba

for those who are burying their dead well do that you correspondents melanie courage the ball and adrienne creech sent us this report. showing that friends and families pay their respects to sue ramaphosa on her final journey the mother of two was cute and zimbabwe's posed in the violence and she was on her way home when she got caught in the crossfire hit in the back by soldiers bullets it's the death of her brother joshua but still it's. your choice that would do it she was a breakthrough in the family. just . when you would just. want to go up and. see. wednesday the position m.d.c. supporters took to the streets and were met was brutal violence by zimbabwe's. what they can and gas rubber bullets and life and the mission to crackdown on opposition demonstrators. president elect emerson has promised consequences that was. in st louis and. i'm going to institute and indeed tended. to inquire into these fears of violence have been subsided the opposition is vowing to challenge the election results nelson chamisa insists the presidency has. lupus. this is. done. to make sure that we. slept

it's great to have adrienne bankert back here with us. it was the shiny. i was getting to it.song that brought us the pop phenomenon that is britney spears. listen. do you hear it? what were you doing in 1998? "hit me baby one more time" michael is dancing. celebrating its 20th birthday this fall. >> oh, wow. already? [ cheers and applause ] >> seriously. doesn't seem that long ago. spears reflecting on the giant hit. after all, it was the song that launched her career. the pop star said i knew it was a great song. it was different. i loved it. you can't anticipate how a song is going to be received. it was all about the stress we go through as teens. spears pining over a boy. we all can relate. she just wants him to call her. the song wasn't hers at first. it was offered to tlc. can you imagine left eye sings hit me baby one more time. the backstreet boys, can you imagine? >> no, a.b. we can't. >> we're happy britney spears. >> i think she was the right one. the whole concept was devised by britney herself. solidifying her status as a pop icon. david has something to say. >>

i did my best, adrienne bankert. >> third headline out of this.hey ended up in an aviary and there's an electric fence around the aviary and they'll keep the bears out and hopefully a few humans too. >> i thought they kept the bees in. >> they're okay. no bees hurt. >> bees like hot dogs. >> bees like hot dogs. that's right. okay. you guys, bee the best you can be. that's all i'm going to say. >> oh. >>> the queen and duchess kate. we have the new photo this morning and the clues about kate's future. we'll be right back. out kate's future. we'll be right back. ' we'll be right back. this is the ocean. just listen. (vo) there's so much we want to show her. we needed a car that would last long enough to see it all. (avo) subaru outback. 98% are still on the road after 10 years. come on mom, let's go! (avo) right now, get 0% apr financing on the 2018 subaru outback. add the activia 2 week probiotic challenge to your healthy routine and see how activia yogurt with its billions of live and active probiotics may help support your digestive health so you

abc's adrienne bankert is back with more. good morning, adrienne. >> good morning.s again to be sober. this morning jennifer garner and ben affleck's marriage is coming to an end. >> ben affleck and jennifer garner were in the final processes of finalizing their divorce before he went to rehab. now that he's in rehab that will very likely delay the process further. >> reporter: garner reportedly intervened as she urged her children's father to get professional help. "people" magazine report she took him for that care. >> jennifer garner visited ben affleck last week when she had heard things were going awry. we now know that jennifer garner took ben affleck to a treatment facility in malibu. >> reporter: "people" reports affleck split from his girlfriend of one year, already seen with a new woman, 22-year-old "playboy" model shawna sexton. >> some people feel lindsay shookus began to feel helpless as he began d believed she needed to let him hit rock bottom. >> reporter: this is the 46-year-old's third time in rehab. first in 2001 when he confessed to partying too m

adrienne is off. romina puga though from fusion is with us this morning visiting from los angeles.arting off things with priyanka chopra and nick jonas making it official. the actress and musician confirming they are engaged by both of them posting this picture on social media. and we all know it ain't official until it is on the gram. >> yeah. >> so guys, this is pretty official. jonas' father, brother and future sister-in-law all posted the photo so it's happening. >> you could be a witness to everything but -- >> if it's not on the gram, it's not real. >> but you can't see the ring in that picture. >> it doesn't matter, it's on the gram. >>> okay, next story, the cast of "wonder woman 1984" is definitely in an '80s state of mind. the website comic book movie posted this image on social media showing gal gadot, chris pine, kristen wiig and pedro pascal posing with director patty jenkins, replicating the poster from the iconic '80s movie "the breakfast club," the greatest movie of all time. if you'll remember the first "wonder woman" film was set in world war i and the sequel jump

here is adrienne bankert. >> reporter: what you're seeing is described as excessive use of force capturedwn by officers and he was asked for his i.d. look closely, he slaps away the officer's hand and that is when the officer begins to repeatedly punch mcgreer. the officer appears to pounce on top of him. >> it was nothing to do with serving and presenting. >> reporter: the officer had previously arrested the 26-year-old for assault and resisting arrest in june. the video, painful to watch by his family. >> the level of force was unnecessary. >> reporter: the message was posted on twitter, i have seen encounter of a baltimore city police officer and baltimore city resident and have demanded answers and accountability. we reached out to the baltimore police union. they did not comment. the officer involved had only been on the force one year, and they will be reviewing body cam footage. adrienne bankert, abc news, new york. >>> and some young hackers are showing how easy it can be to manipulate our elections. a 11-year-old boy was able to get access to a replica of the florida election web

abc's adrienne bankert is here with more. what you got, adrienne? >> well, michael, alize cornet said she had to calm fellow players down w s dsn blamehe cwa sexist or at the least, ridiculous. it might be one of the most talked about moments on the court at the u.s. open. this morning, france's alize cornet speaks out after being hit with a code violation for switching her shirt around in a tuesday match. >> i was getting worried. i was like, did i do something wrong? am i going to be fined? >> reporter: no fine, but a verbal warning for unsportsmanlike conduct. it infuriated fans. many thought the ruling was sexist because male players are often seen without shirts. the wta calls the violation unfair. in a statement from the u.s. open wednesday, they say, we regret a code violation was assessed to ms. cornet yesterday. we have clarified the policy to ensure this will not happen moving forward. >> i think it was really the mistake from the chair umpire. it was very hot for everybody outside. maybe he was like, i don't know, not knowing exactly what

struggling to live on this family business has been here for forty years and giving up is not an option adrienne at this changed his business successfully during the crisis from selling luxury due to cuts to saws farmer like many business people he feels burdened by taxes and demands a long term strategy from the government in order to continue we have to reduce the taxes and we have to. thank you for the economy. overtaxation is one of the obstacles that hampers investment both domestic and foreign there is little optimism at the german society for trade and investment reforms still missing or not implemented. i'm to hear these initial government of the problems remain the same sprawling bureaucracy the procedures unclear interpretation of the laws it is what it is an investor however need security security the plan when it comes for example to tax issues or financial issues and that is still not guaranteed in greece. it won't does is in money. it takes courageous entrepreneurs with a bit of perseverance like at ten our c.e.o.'s siriano us the german greek took over the brewery from the very an

time especially for those who are burying their dead correspondents melanie core of the ball and adrienne creech sent us this report. well i was there friends and family paid their respects to suzy on the fourth and final journey the mother of two was killed in zimbabwe this post-election violence last week she was on her way home when she got caught in the crossfire hit in the back by soldiers bullets is the death of brother joshua my tumblr still can spring . she was a big if. we just knew it when we would hit. up and. she says god on wednesday opposition m.d.c. supporters took to the streets and were met was brutal violence by zimbabwe's. what they can and tear gas rubber bullets and life ammunition to crackdown on opposition demonstrators. president elect emerson has promised consequences that was. if you didn't listen to me last night i'm going to do it and indeed tended. to inquire into these fears of violence have been subsided the opposition is vowing to challenge the election results nelson chamisa insists the presidency is his. fluke this oh this is just. to make sure that we. w

excited about that and excited to have "pop news" with adrienne bankert. >> oh, my goodness.er. hot off the heels of her role in "mamma mia: here we go again!" she teased her newest album of all abba covers and giving us a little listen and released this. she released this snippet on her twitter account. check it out. ♪ gimme gimme gimme ♪ >> okay. i never knew that was from abba but that's from the 1979 classic "gimme gimme gimme." for some of you millennials who might recognize that, but you can't put your finger on it, madonna sampled it in her 2005 hit "hung up." ♪ hung up, i'm hung up on you the rest of cher's album includes hits like "dancing queen," "mamma mia" and a mystery track. we've already heard her version of "fernando" in the movie. it was amazing. all i can say is give me some more. i cannot wait for this album to drop. >> you showed great restraint. >> i really did. sometimes it gets to be karaoke zone here. self-control, guys. self-control. >> you pulled it in. >> thank you very much. [ applause ] okay. all right. now from the world of pop to the world of hi

adrienne bankert is already over there singing and we haven't even gotten "pop news" yet, adrienne. [mors to rest after months of speculation in the hopes and prayers of everybody, idris elba is giving his final answer as to whether he will play 007 in an upcoming film. the actor was asked about whether he'll don the bond tux and replied with an emphatic no. yeah, cue the tears. >> that's devastating? >> not all is lost. elba is set to star in a spin-off alongside dwayne johnson and so we'll look for him but really he is a heartbreaker. come on. >> maybe next time. >> i think he would be fantastic. >> so debonair. all right, moving on, ariana grande on monday lit up the stage at the mtv vmas along with 50 backup dancers performing her new single "god is a woman" and wednesday you brought that great interview as she spoke about healing after the manchester and gave an exclusive performance singing to fans in chicago. you can catch songs from this performance on ariana's instagram later this month. did you sing with her? >> di ted for our show, i just sat there and watched her sing. it

joining me is expert in african politics and elections at the american university, adrienne lebas.ing to you. good evening. i appreciate we don't fully know what the result is, but what are your initial thoughts about what we know so initial thoughts about what we know so far? as your correspondent pointed out, the remaining problems for which the presidential elections have not been announced, this is a zanu—pf stronghold and given emmerson mnangagwa's lead, we can be fairly certain that they are going to call this for emmerson mnangagwa. i should note we have parliamentary results that have been announced and currently zanu—pf, the ruling party, has a two thirds majority in parliament that would allow it to unilaterally amend the constitution. that's a fairly bare my majority at this point and if a few of the parliamentary seats are contested or if the results are changed, they could lose that two thirds majority —— their majority. what's going to dominate the coming hours is the opposition result and whether there will be a call from nelson chamisa to continue protests or if the

i asked this to adrienne elrod last night, another democrat.ident works out a better deal for the american people, will the american people give him credit? >> we have a -- i think it's a good trade deal good for american farmers and american businesses. we don't have details about the mexican trade deal. there is no canadian trade deal and it's an open question whether we'll get one. i'm glad they are negotiating. the wildcard politically is anything will have to go through congress. congress needs to be able to get very little done, particularly before the election. we need to wait and see. i'm open to look at any trade deal the president might negotiate. and i have also said repeatedly the trade wars with mexico and canada and the e.u., these are not helpful to the economy. we are seeing the impacts of these tariffs playing out. guy: there are reports that the white house and the administration are trying to get some democrats on board. sherrod brown is very liberal. should republicans be concerned the white house is vying for democratic vot

it's a pretty nice beat you're on, adrienne. >> i think it's exciting.eing like, harry, do you love me, are you riding. okay, back to america. yes, they're coming to america but first they have a few other stops to make and no doubt will make time this weekend to sing happy birthday. talk about aupcoming royal tour, the american duchess has fit right in with the fab four. for her birthday on august 4th no getaway under africa under the stars but another wedding. on her special day they will travel to surrey for harry to carry out best man duties for his childhood friend charlie van straubenzee. what we're excited about, the newlyweds' u.s. tour in the spring. they have a tour down under on the calendar ahead of harry's invictus games. with such a busy schedule, the question is not if but when we might see a baby prince or princess. >> she's turning 37. it's something she needs to think about. i'd be surprised if we don't hear an announcement in the next year or so. >> it's all about bonding with the royal family from her first christmas with the queen in

abc's adrienne bankert is here with more. for all the science buffs and kids and those who like to visit aquariums and museums. these chompers once belonged to a beast larger than a blue whale, a kind of international jewel for the history world. one of only a few finds of these prehistoric megatooth sharks to ever be found in the world. >> there's a monster outside. >> reporter: it'll make you think twice before going in the water. >> my god. it's megalodon. >> reporter: before the oceanic thriller "the meg" starring jason statham takes a bite out of the summer box office, the most famous fish in the sea was this great white. >> you're gonna need a bigger boat. >> reporter: a co loss sal killekil killer. yeah, that would be "jaws." that is, until you feast your eyes on these teeth. >> i couldn't believe it. these things are reay rare. >> australian schoolteacher and fossil enthusiast may have discovered what's left of a massive prehistoric shark. >> it is just, yeah, that was extraordinary and i was over the moon. >> reporte

thanks to senior airman adrienne ma guy ver as she and other guard members guard remote cameras.st to get a sense what is going on it border. good and bad. >> is it good? >> yes. >> is it busy? >> yes. extremely. >> reporter: so far according to the u.s. border patrol the national guard has facilitated arrests and possession of drugs along the border. >> you're looking at border. >> reporter: sitting beside stephanie dixon looking out from her lonely perch from the border, there is not a senior soldier in sight. people thought they would be patrolling along the fence here and guns over their shoulder and ride along with you. that is not happening? >> no. they are helping out the overall mission and putting more of us out here on the border to secure the border. >> reporter: border agent dixon may not see the soldiers, but she is glad they are here. somewhere. the use of the national guard is actually funded by the federal government, but it's the states that provide the troops and the funding for all of this is right now scheduled to run only through the end of september. after t

adrienne banker live with a look at what's ahead. >> hello to you. it's great to be with you.loods the new threats on both coasts this morning the governor declared a state of emergency in california as the holy fire forces evacuations. and in the east, heavy rains move in. and casey affleck breaking his silence against the sexual abuse allegations against him. what he's saying about the me too movement. >>> we're hearing from the teen seen in this video being pushed off a bridge. she survived and is telling her story. >>> it's friday, means it's time to get our party on in the park with the chain-smokers. coming up on gma. >>> we ain't ever getting older, we just ain't. sorry, that was my terrible chain smokers reference. >> i like your smile, reggie. >> have a good one, see you soon. >> we cut her off just when it was getting good. >>> the bay area will celebrate diversity this weekend. >>> the stage is set, music fans ready to party. not the chain-smokers but pretty good other acts. >>> we have a beautiful sun rise here with the bay bridge as a backdrop. this is one way we

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there's adrienne bankert with "pop news." [ applause ] >> let's start with a big get well soon.-time grammy winner has had to postpone or cancel four of her shows. the singer admitted to the hospital twice within a span of like 24 hours. diagnosed first with dehydration and then a stomach virus. on instagram pink wrote, a lot of you know how physical my shows are, that i don't just stand in front of a microphone and sing. i flip, dance, harness, silk and she's doing everything so she needs to be in the best physical health to perform and says i think all of you deserve the full show and me at my best. so she's taking some time to rest and recover and plans to take the stage again this saturday. so a quick recovery to her. [ applause ] >> her concerts are some of the most physically demanding of anybody. >> it's like cirque du soleil meets amazing songs. do you want to know a secret? i got a secret for you. ryan reynolds is not one but two characters in his smash sequel "deadpool 2." actor stefan capacic revealed one day on set as he was putting on his suit, there of all people w

adrienne is off today.uga. >> i'm so excited to be here. >>> we start things off with a new queen of hollywood. "forbes" releasing its list of highest paid actresses. coming in at number five reese witherspoon who pulled $16.5 million. jennifer lawrence coming in fourth is taking home $18 million this year. third is jennifer aniston who earned $19.5 million. much of it from endorsement deals. second angelina jolie returned to the ranking with $28 $28 $288 thanks largely to "ma lef sent." and taking the number one spot scarlet johansson with over $40 million. she stared in "isle of dogs" and "avengers." that kind of makes >>> coming up next ariana grande is upside down on her cover. it contains her hit "god is a woman." this is grande's fourth studio album. one song called "pete davidson" has some sweet lyrics about her fiance, calling her soul mate. they have shared a lot of photos on social media as one does. >> a very natural pose. >> she pays tribute to victims of manchester bombing with 40 seconds of si

adrienne covert. and sharlene woodcock. one more, chris chutes. ms. cindy charles, welcome. >> good afternoon. i'm cindy charles and i'm the conservation chairperson for the golden west women fly-fishers. i grew up in san francisco and i currently live in san francisco and tuolumne county. i came out of the mountains this morning to come to the meeting because the tuolumne, i love it. and i spend countless hours fishing it. i was up at spillway lake at 10,000 feet. it's pristine. it was amazing to see a source of water that flows into the tuolumne out of the park. there were lots of wild fish in the lake and in parker creek and in the dana fork of the tuolumne. that's not the case once you get out you the park, though. most people agree that the native fish populations are in serious decline of the argument is over how we can effectively address the crisis. they've pushed out the tuolumne river plan that focuses on nonflow measures. in the absence of adequate flows, the projects are destined to fail, as they have in the past. in 1995, the districts en

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abc's adrienne bankert has the story. >> reporter: overnight a former nbc news employee is now accusingrk executives of effectively killing ronan farrow's story of harvey weinstein's alleged sexual misconduct which he had been working on for eight months at the network. the sweeping report spawning the me too movement. >> what the women have done coming forward in this article and now far beyond as you say industry after industry is something i could have never fully anticipated. it's incredibly moving. >> reporter: he won a pulitzer for his coverage in "the new yorker" of the disgraced movie mogul accused of sexual assault by many women. originally he worked on the story for nbc alongside one of the network's top investigative producers. overnight that producer, rich mchugh tells abc news as we were about to interview a woman with a credible allegation of rape against him, i was told not to do the interview and ordered to stand down, thus effectively killing the story. those orders came to me from the highest levels of nbc. mchugh resigned in protest from nbc news last week, nearly a y

. >>> first we have adrienne bankert and "pop news." [ applause ] >> i'm going to see if you'll sing lately ♪ ♪ oh yeah ♪ >> who am i talking about? ♪ what have you done for me lately ♪ >> janet jackson -- wow. >> that came from the audience. >> nice. it's catchy. >> back-up singers for "pop news." >> who doesn't know a janet jackson song? e e t mt ic careers inusshst cb she's colla with latin yankee. she is dancing with dancers from all over the world. here's her message. >> it's about now. it's about love. it's about being in the moment. not thinking about tomorrow and yesterday. i think we do that too much and not enjoy the space we're in. >> the video has 12.5 million views and counting. janet headlining the global citizen festival here in central park on september 29th. >> it is miss jackson. >> if you're nasty. >> if you're nasty. >> i wasn't going to go there. >> you gotta go there. >> we'll always go there. >> that's true. i forgot who i was hanging with. oops. >>> let's talk about chris hemsworth on the september cover of "gq." ouhe fst look. hemsworth revealing he'stotally

york last night as the new mom tries to take home her first major title since maternity leave and adriennekert has all the action from last night's opening night. >> all right. >> what's going on? >> let's get it started. everybody's watching serena williams as she attempts a historic grand slam title since her return from maternity leave. her comeback complicated by health issues, a tough loss earlier this month. on monday she was in a groove with straight sets in just over an hour. if she wins here, it means a report-setting 14 grand slam titles. right before she hit the grand slam last night, a tribute to her father on twitter. his voice coaching her younger selt saying this is you at the u.s. open in a nike add featuring childhood pictures. it's mixed with current wins. her caption there, if you don't dare to try and chase your dreams you'll rob yourself the joy of doing it. depending on how she fares in the second round, she could face venus in the third round and seems like we're back to the historic pair on the court. good days for the sisters. >> a little throwback with the william