during a birthday trip to vegas in 2013 he attended the david copperfield show at the mgm grand hotelx was among the audience members selected for lucky 13, the famous copperfield illusion where 13 audience members appear to vanish except when the curtain comes down, stagehands replace audience members and the chairs on stage and lucky 13 are taken out of back door and led through the thousand the mgm -- go down alleys, around corners and even through a kitchen until they magically appear in the back of the theater. gavin cox claims during the signature people, dislocated his shoulder and hit his head. the hotel was under construction and he tripped over debris. the hotel and the show say the pathway was clear but on the witness stand the show's executive producer did acknowledge participants are told nothing. >> at no time they told what they have to do or where they are going before they start. >> david copperfield refused to accept responsibility testify in a very soft voice had gone down the path several minutes earlier and it was clear. he was asked if a noddy and member particip

here's jamie yuccas. >> reporter: david copperfield has wowed crowds at the m.g.m. and for more than 20 years. today, he took center stage on the witness stand. >> i'm not in the business of hurting people. >> reporter: one of copperfield's signature illusions in his show is called "13" where members of the las vegas audience disappear. >> good morning, mr. copperfield. >> reporter: benedict morelli represents british tourist gavin cox, who claims he was severely injured during the trick in november of 2013. >> it's a-- an accident waiting to happen. >> reporter: morelli's team revealed how the minute-and-a- half-illusion works in court. once the curtain obscures the participants, stagehands swoop in and lead them by flash lights through a series of passage ways, out of the building, and they reappear in back of the room. >> is it important for them to do it as quickly as possible or not? >> no, safety would always come first. >> reporter: but morrell says that's not true. his client slipped and fell during the act, suffering brain, spine, and shoulder injuries. his

david copperfield on the stand today. why he's being forced to tell how one of his tricks is performed. >>> also some of the biggest names in sports and entertainment have flocked to his cause. now the rap superstar thrown behind bars is going free. >>> back now with a big secret revealed as a famed magician takes the stand in a case involving a magic trick mishap. david copperfield forced to explain how he pulls off one of his most famous illusions. nbc's steve patterson now with the details. >> reporter: on the stand, david copperfield forced to break a cardinal rule of magic. revealing the secret behind the illusion. >> i'm trying to dance around secrecy stuff. >> reporter: the magician is being sued by 58-year-old gavin cox, a british tourist chosen from the audience to participate in an illusion called 13. during the illusion, participants are placed in a cage above the stage and covered by a curtain. then they exit and are guided through a series of passage ways to the outside of the building, then led back inside r

cox attended the david copperfield show at the mgm grand hotel. lucky 13 where 13 audience members appear to vanish. except now we know that when the big curtain comes down, the stagehands replaced the audience members and the chairs on stage and the lucky 13 are taken out a back door and led through the of the mgm grand. they go down alleys, around corners, even through a kitchen until moloch, they magically appear in the back of the theater. gavin cox claims during that secret trip, he fell, dislocated his shoulder, and hit his head peered he said the hotel was under construction at the time and he tripped over debris. the hotel and the show so the pathway was clear, but on the witness stand, there shows executive producer did acknowledge that participants are told nothing. watch. >> my question was, at no time are they told what they have to do or where they're going before they start this allusion? >> no. >> david copperfield refused to accept her sensibility testifying that he had gone down the path 10 minutes earlier and it was clear. then h

. >>> david copperfield in court. the spectator who suffered a brain injury, and now copperfield's team forced to reveal the magic trick. >>> and we celebrate tonight the life of barbara bush. this evening, her family revealing she was holding hands with her husband of 73 years until the very end. >>> good evening. and it's gate reat to have you us here on a thursday night. authorities answering questions about that deadly explosion in midair, that southwest 737. and now what they've discovered in that cracked engine. the emergency landing after the left engine exploded just after takeoff. a window breaking, a mother of two sucked through the window. passengers pulling her back in. but she did not survive. tonight, ntsb investigators are looking closely at the engine. debris found spread across some 60 miles. this evening, moments ago, our correspondent asking, how concerned are you about the 737 fleet? there are so many of them in the air. abc's david kerley leading us off. >>> reporter: investigators tonight scourin

. >>> magician david copperfield takes the stand forced to reveal one of his famous tricks. >>> and theirst u.s. senator to give birth in office prepares to return to work and forces a rule change on capitol hill. >>> and we do say good morning on this thursday. we're going to start with the new details about that deadly explosion on board a southwest airlines jet. >> a medical examiner has determined that jennifer riordan, the passenger killed in that explosion, died from blunt impact trauma to her head, neck and torso. >> federal regulators are now ordering new inspections after finding signs of metal fatigue on the broken fan blade that triggered the blast. it was nearly one year ago when the engine's maker recommended taking that exact action. this morning, new concerns about the safety of thousands of planes. the faa will soon order mandatory inspections on the same type of engine that exploded on the southwest airline killing a passenger. these engines power nearly 7,000 737s around the world. >> we are very concerned about this particular event. engine failures like this should n

. >>> david copperfield county sheriff squared off in a forum tonight.. with one notable exception: incumbent laurie smith. kpix 5's andrea nakano tells candidates squared off in a forum with one exception. incumbent laurie smith. >> reporter: the toughest competition might be herself. this hasn't been a smooth campaign for smith, running for her 6th term. a number of issues haunt her, and those running against her point to the lack of leadership for the problems within the department. the sheriff department has been rocked by one scandal after another, from i.c.e. agents interviewing inmates, to the convictions of three correctional inmates in 2015. it has open the window for a new sheriff in town. one of the leading opponents is former undersheriff john hirakoa. >> i never blamed other people. i took responsibility, but nobody else including the three who have been convicted have ever voiced or taken any responsibility including any county official and county sheriff who is in charge of the jails. >> reporter: four challengers took part for santa clara

. >> a lawsuit is pulling back the curtain on musician david copperfield who's being sued by a tourist. ahead, how more audience members now claim they were injured >>> good morning. it is kind of gray and gloomy out there with low clouds hanging around the bay and along the coast this morning. a lot of this cloud coverage is expected to burn off, not to worry. temperatures will be warming up to the 80s for the east bay, the

. >>> those stories, plus the lawsuit that could force david copperfield to reveal his magic tricks. >>> we get the dirt on those fancy hand dryers in public restrooms. are they really the cleaner option? >>> new details on the cruise ship that came smashing into this dock. so what went wrong? >>> a good thursday morning, everyone. we begin with the showdown in syria and the countdown to a u.s. military strike. >> the tensions rising right now. president trump taunted russia warning missiles are coming. the white house says all options are on the table but insists no decisions have been made as of yet. in the meantime, the associated press reports some syrians are now stocking up on food and even preparing underground shelters. >> abc's molly hunter has more on the preparations under way right now. molly, good morning. >> reporter: diane and kendis, good morning. that's right. a russian newspaper this morning is reporting that there are secret negotiations going on that the russians are actually pressing the americans for the targets so they can get their forces out of the way. this

how hameans that david copperfield or whoever else is negligent. people get hurt and accidents happen. >> my understanding was that this was a situation they would ask for volunteers and at times he would make jokes you could get bumpd and bruised these are people who were willing to be a part of this on stage. 10 minutes before cox went down he walked through the same issue lugz. copperfield would have notice says steps. >> he walkd that route all the time temperature is very clever for them to try to acert that as a defense he walked down the aisle upon of course not this . is his place of residents where he live ands works all the time. he knows this route and knows nooks and cranes. you put an audience number in the situation haperson does not know where you are gooing to get hurt. heed he did not say he would hut it at the time with brain injury people don't know >> like concussions for football player they don't know they are heart. why do you think you should have been open. do you think this should not ha have been open. everyone knows it i

but that's exactly what david copperfield is now doing, part of a lawsuit filed against him by gavin, who says he was injured participating in "the lucky 13." in heated testimony, he was asked how the trick works by rushing participants back stage. >> am i correct, sir, that they are not told where they are going? >> they are told where they're going. >> well, mr. kenna disagrees with you, that they're not told where they're going. when they're up on that stage, do you tell them where they're going? >> they're not told in >> they're not told in advance, but every single move they're made, they're instructed where to go. >> mr. copperfield, we're not going to get along if you keep doing this. >> i'm just trying to tell the truth. >> cox says the pathway was dark, filled with hazards, causing him to fall, wracking up $400,000 in medical bills. over the years around 100,000 have participated in the trick. but it is no longer part of his show. clayton sandell, denver. >> that attorney was playing hardball. >> it was definitely a tough back and forth between the two of them. and it was in

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it's a cluster of stars in the counsel spe constellation sarge tarress. >>> celebrated musician david copperfield back on the stand in a las vegas courtroom this morning. copperfield is being sued by a british tourist. gavin cox says he was seriously injured while participating in one of copperfield's famous tricks in 2013. now the plaintiff's attorney tells cbs news two other women have come forward saying they were also hurt during the same illusion. copperfield denies he is at fault. jamie yuccas is outside the mgm resort in las vegas where copperfield performs. jamie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. david copperfield has been amazing audiences at the mgm grand for more than 20 years. but now his world of illusion is colliding with a tough reality of a lawsuit against not only him but also against the hotel where he performs. david copperfield is likely the most well known and among the wealthiest musicians in the world. one of his signature moves, making members of his las vegas crowds disappear in an illusion known as the 13. >> so let's watch the video -- >> reporter: copperfield w

jamie yuccas reports. >> reporter: david copperfield headed back to the witness stand to defend one of his signature illusions, making 13 people disappear. >> have them change places reorder them. >> reporter: copperfield is sued by a british tourist who was picked to participate in the illusion in 2013. copperfield testified he and several members of his staff observed participants before the trick to make sure they and their shoes are up to the task. >> and sandals and flip-flops, it's a lot of factors. some people are great in flip- flops. some people stumble. >> reporter: copperfield was forced to reveal the trick's secret in court. once the curtains are close, they go through a trap door, back stage passageways and reappear in the back of the theater. he testified participants take part only if they choose. >> i think they might be able to run. >> reporter: according to the complaint, cox slipped on construction dust and debris in a dark passageway. his lawyer says he had a traumatic brain injury as well as injuries to his spine and shoulder. he says his medical bills now total $1

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dad took care of us. >> jon: magician david copperfield expected to take the stand in a civil lawsuit. copperfield's testimony would come after the jury learned the secret behind copperfield's lucky 13 illusion in which a group of audience members all disappear at once. british tourist gavin cox said he fell during the vanishing act and the injuries from the fall have cost him hundreds of thousands of dollars. >> melissa: former first lady barbara bush declining additional medical treatment in the days leading up to her death. she sought comfort care at home. former president george w. bush joining maria bartiromo this morning and talking about his mother kept her sense of humor right until the end. >> laura and i went over to see her a week ago saturday. we had a wonderful visit. she was strong, lucid. >> funny. >> she and i were needling each other. the doctor came in and said you want to know why george w. is the way she is? the doctor looked someone surprised. she said because i drank and smoked when i was pregnant with him. >> she's hilarious. >> she's funny. >> melissa: joining

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magician david copperfield takes the stand, forced to reveal in court the secret behind one of his most famous tricks. >>> and saved by a surfer. the legendary laird hamilton using his own boat to rescue at least 70 people trapped by record rain and devastating floods in hawaii. >> we're just trying to get, you know, the most vulnerable people out of those low-lying areas. >> and now the new concerns this morning about more rain coming. >>> and good morning, america. hope you all are well this thursday morning. welcome back, michael. >> thank you. it's good to be back, and back in time for your interview with those young men who were arrested at starbucks. >> donte and rashon. they haven't spoken until this morning and will tell their side of the story about what happened. it was just a week ago today, there at that starbucks in philadelphia. that's ahead. >>> but first, we begin with the latest on that deadly engine explosion on a southwest airlines flight. concerns are growing that other planes could be at risk. airlines are now speeding up inspections of their fleets. abc's david ker

. >>> in today's gma first look, magician david copperfield back on the stand in a lawsuit filed by an audience member who claims he got hurt in one of copperfie copperfield's famous tricks. >> reporter: this morning the trial will go on for david copperfield. lawyers for the world renowned magician asked for a mistrial tuesday arguing it's impossible for the jury to avoid media coverage. >> they can't watch e, can't watch tmz, can't watch cbs, abc, "good morning america." it's on every single station. it's in israel, russia, melbourne. it's everywhere. every single news station across the world. >> the judge denied the request after the plaintiff's attorney told cbs, more audience members have come forward to say they were hurt while participating in copperfield's 13 illusions. >> i know one of them had multiple surgeries. >> coming up at 7:00 a.m., copperfield answers questions about how much he knew about these reported injuries. that's your gma first look, diane ma said dough, abc news, new york. >>> researchers at san francisco state are warning trail walkers that ticks infected w

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it's going to be great. >>> we have a lot more to get to including named magician david copperfield. we're talking about the witness stand. he's the subject of a multimillion dollar lawsuit filed by a man who claims he was seriously injured during one of copperfield's illusions and craig is here with the latest on all of that. >> david copperfield, he testified on wednesday. he's scheduled to be back on the stand when the trial resumes next week. the judge in the civil suit breaking a cardinal rule of magic, allowing the jury to see what goes on behind the curtain. they say a magician wagner reve -- never reveals his secret but that's what he's being forced to do in court. >> do you agree that certain things during the route could be dangerous? do you agree with that? >> i don't. >> copper fooel is being sued by a 58-year-old british tourist by gavin cox. he says he suffered a brain injury, injuries that have cost him $400,000 in medical bills. >> i don't think we're responsible. >> you don't think so? >> copperfield explaining to jurors how the illusionist gets audience members out o

. >>> a judge has rejected david copperfield's request for a mistrial in the injury lawsuit that he's facing. his lawyers had claimed that media coverage was tainting the jury. an audience member from copperfield's las vegas show is suing, claiming he was seriously injured during a stage trick. two more audience members now claim they were also injured during performances. the judge is expected to rule today whether they can testify. >>> reality tv star kourtney kardashian is pushing congress to pass new rules for the makeup industry. she traveled to capitol hill to support a bill that would require more testing of ingredients in beauty products. only 11 chemicals have ever been regulated by the fda for use in cosmetics. lawmakers hope to take up that bill next month. >>> a new mcdonald's is opening in chicago today and it's unlike any other in the world, that's because it will sell mcdonald's food items from other countries. the menu will include cheese and bacon-loaded fries from australia. the mcspicy chicken sandwich from hong kong. the mighty angus burger from canada. and a brazi

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. >>> magician david copperfield has been forced to reveal more information about his illusions. >> hetolgd the courtroom at least 55,000 audience volunteers have taken part in a trick where a group of audience members seem to disappear. a british tourist is suing copperfield saying he was injured years ago, the plaintiff's attorney grilled copperfield on how participants are rushed off the stage during the trick. >> they're responsible, not you? >> objection. calls for legal conclusion. >> yes or no? if it's on them, it's on them. if it's on you, it's on you. >> if there's any negligence, it's on me. it depends on the facts. >> okay. >> the plaintiff's lawyer you just heard there has characterized the route as an obstacle course paced fast. he says they turned away some who may not be physically able to take part in that scheme. >> the defense tried to ask for a mistrial because of the media attention, but the judge said nope, that trial will go on. >> if 55,000 people have taken part in this trick over the years, how is it that nobody's leaped. >> there are more people coming forward

more than a dozen men have now accused the two-team oscar winner of sexual misconduct. >>> and david copperfield may be forced to reveal some of his closely held secrets. >> gavin cox was plucked from the audience years ago for an act. he tripped and suffered a traumatic brain injury. copperfield is expected to be asked in court about how the illusion is done. copperfield's attorney denies the allegation. >>> when we come back, tom brady finds some new workout buddies. >> and ryan reynolds throws some shade, as he should. the skinny's next. gain botanicals laundry detergent. bring the smell of nature wherever you are. ♪ skinny ♪ >>> we are going to begin, yes, ♪ skinny ♪ >>> we are going to begin, yes, is that what it does? >> bing, bing. >> the illuminati football specimen known as tom brady. he has appeared to try his hand at quote-unquote normal life. >> so we've heard about brady's meticulous health regimen. he's eoted his own guide to healthy living on his tom versus time web series, and he looks like he's got a houseful of equipment, so it looks like he has all he needs to stay in prime fo

david copperfield has been force today reveal one of the magic tricks in court.participated in one of the shows at mgm. copperfield reportedly used underground tunnels to guide participants and that man is suing copperfield saying he was injured when he fell in the tunnel that the people use today get from stage to back of auditorium. that's what's happening now. cheryl: secrets revealed. well, this is going to be interesting. living like jetson will become a reality. flying taxis will fill the skies and pulling all the stops to make it happen. ceo is making sky port of rooftop of the luxury paramount miami world center, dan, good morning. >> good morning, cheryl, thank you for having me. cheryl: yeah, talk about really being forward thinking as a dwoarp in the miami area. you know, you've gotten a lot of present attention for this, how soon do you think that we are actually going to see this reality over the sky in miami? >> you know, we are anticipating, we've heard as early as 2020 in other countries, they are going to start testing it out. but in miami, i pro

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that was the problem for famous illusionist david copperfield. he faced that yesterday when he took to the witness stand in nevada. the british man is suing him for injuries he said he received after appearing to vanish on stage and reappear in the back of the theater. he says that he fell while being guided down the stage by stagehands down a dark walkway. copperfield did not acknowledge responsibility and is due back on the witness stand next week. >>> happening today if you're anywhere near beal and market streets in san francisco, just look up. uc researchers doing their best birmd% nation in the name of research. they are nesting on the third floor of pg&e headquarters. researchers want to visit the nest and band them to track them once they are on the move. >> that will be interesting. >> always great to see this time of year in the spring. >> we were looking at red tailed hawk last week. that was the big sensation, the eggs hatching, two eggs hatching. >> they have names in san jose, clara. very well-known, a lot of audubon fans. >> we hav

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david copperfield has had to give up some of his trade secrets in court.ut the number 13 trick. what is that trick and how does he do it. >> depicts 13 members of the audience by random, brings him on stage, they're covered by curtain and proof, they disappear only to later reappear at the back of the theater. what happens is they go down a series of passageways and there hustled along through the mgm resort, underneath, out of the building, come back in through the back door. it's rather mundane, isn't it. but, they didn't want to give this away. but they are being sued by a british tourist who is picked from the audience to be in the trick and as he was being hustled along, he fell and injured himself. he dislocated his shoulder. and he said it's gone on that he's in great pain and he had a brain lesion as a result and the lawyer for, copperfield said we don't want to reveal the trick in court because it could hurt him financially and they said no, we need to know the details to understand how the injury happened. >> it was a british guy. fifty 58-year-o

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david copperfield set to testify in court, forced to reveal the secrets behind one of his most popularhis after an audience member claims the magician left him injured with thousands of dollars in medical bills. today, wednesday, april 18th, 2018. >>> 7:32. we begin with the man at the center of the political firestorm, at the 2016 presidential election. former fbi director, james comey. the fbi opened the russia investigation under his watch and the president fired him. now, he's out with a new book, "a higher loyalty." and his challenges of the president's credibility has landed him right back in the middle of the storm. great to have you with us. >> good to be with you. >> is it liberating to talk about it? is it painful or cathartic? >> terrifying. i don't crave that. it's hard for me to hide because i'm a giraffe. it's a little freaky. >> you are shorter in person, i did have to say. i don't want to be an armchair psychologist. but i read the book. i've been watching your interviews. it still seems raw. it feels like you might have some scores to settle. you know, that you might h

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david copper field testified today in a las vegas courtroom. he is being sued by a british tourist who says he was seriously injured participating in one of copperfield's tricks, the secret of which has now been revealed. here's jamie yukis. >> reporter: david copper field has wowed crowds at the mgm grand for more than 20 years. today he took center stage on the witness stand. >> i'm not in the business of hurting people. >> reporter: one of copper field's signature illusions in his show is called 13. where members of las vegas audience disappear. bennedi bennedict moelli claims he was severely injured in a trick in 2013. >> it's a accident waiting to happen. >> reporter: he revealed how the illusion works in court. once the curtain obscures the participants, stagehands swoop in and lead them by flashlight through a series of back stage passage ways, out of the building then back in where they reappear in the back of the room. >> is it important to you for them to do it as quickly as possible or not? >> no, safety would always come first. >> reporter: but morelli says that's not true. his client slipped during the act suffering brain, spine and should