. >> and i'm romina puga in for diane macedo. here are some of the top headlines we're following on "world news now." another firefighter has been killed while fighting california's out of control wildfires. we have the latest ahead. >>> italy's new populist leader is heading to the white house today for talks with president trump. the prime minister there giuseppe conti has similar views with the president on immigration and free trade and favors better relations with russia. >>> ruth bader ginsberg has told an audience in new york she plans to stay on the bench another five years. she has battled cancer during her years on the bench.

. >> my doctor's sister, diane macedo. >> had a little too much sun.ay find sun for the holiday. if you're like me, you may discover by the end of the day you've had a little too much. >> we're checking out a new generation of sun protective clothing fashionable and comfortable. here's becky worley. >> reporter: regular fabric lets more sun through than you think. so when upf clothing was introduced it was a breakthrough but a problem. those early shirts were hot. but fast forward to 2018 and old school rash guard, no more. new technology added chemicals like zinc oxide. but how cool? >> let's get hot. >> reporter: we tried different colors and designs and fabrics with the upf rating of 40 or above. for each one i lay out for about ten minutes in the sun and cool down between shirts. we compared all the shirts, including this plain cotton shirt and it was definitely the hottest. i feel like i'm in a sauna right now. when we start in with the sun shirts, the temperature variations are extreme. this one close to the cotton at around 105 degrees. definite

i'm diane macedo. >> i'm kendis gibson. . >> good morning, i'm diane macedo. >> i'm kendis gibson.e's some of the world headlines. president trump is under fire with putin choogz a tyrant, he publicly send president putin's denial and blamed both countries. the country's deportation to reunite immigrant families are on hold the next week. a judge ordered them to have some time whether to seek asylum. at least 23 tourists in hawaii have been injured by basketball-size lava rocks. woman in her 20s is hospitalized in serious condition. most of the other injuries are reported to be superficial. >> bryce harper of the washington nationals came from behind to win baseball's home run derby. he sends eight straight pitches out of the ballpark the all star game is tonight, by the way. those are some of our top stories on this tuesday, judgment 17th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> we say good morning, everyone. we will start this half hour with president trump getting slammed by both democrats and republicans after siding with vladimir putin over u.s. intelligence.

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diane macedo and kendis gibson are off. >>> we begin with president trump's high-stakes meeting this morning face-to-face with russian president vladimir putin. >> the president was back on twitter this morning just before he and the first lady were greeted by their host, the president of finland. president trump declared the u.s. relationship with russia has never been worse, and he's explaining why. >> abc's molly hunter joins us from the summit in helsinki with the details. good morning, molly. >> reporter: linsey, kenneth, go that's the presidential palace where it's all going down, but without any stated objectives this morning, we're not really sure what we're going to get, but the president is up tweeting and we're off to the races. waking up in helsinki, president trump joined the president of finland for breakfast this morning before his big day. wasting no time he tweeted this morning, our relationship with russia has never been worse thanks to many years of u.s. foolishness and stupidity and now the rigged witch-hunt. the summit with russian president vladimir putin starts

i'm maggie rulli in for diane macedo. >> and i'm kendis gibson.e'll have more on the heat wave and the big news about lebron james in a moment but we do want to start with president trump and predicting that it's going to be an ugly battle to get a supreme court justice replacement named. >> yeah, the president's list of now more than two dozen candidates has been dwindled down. it's dramatically smaller, and and we're learning now that moderate republican senator susan collins may be a tough sell. abc's kenneth moton joins us now with the latest from washington. good morning, kenneth. >> reporter: lebron james likely not on president trump's list, maggie and kendis, but, yes, we've learned the president is down to five potential supreme court nominees who are said to be under serious consideration to replace justice anthony kennedy. president trump back in washington and back to preparing for a battle over his pick for the supreme court. >> it's probably going to be vicious because the other side, all they could do is obstruct and resist. you kno

. >> i'm romina puga in for diane macedo. >>> we begin with president trump's former campaign chairman facing a federal judge. >> and jury selection gets under way today in paul manafort's fraud trial. the charges involve his business dealings and are not related to the trump campaign. but the case will offer a glimpse into the special counsel's investigation. >> abc's stephanie ramos has the details from washington. good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: hey, romina, good morning. just as paul manafort heads to court today, trump's lawyer, rudy giuliani, is being very vocal about his new approach to collusion between russia and the president. today, president trump's former campaign chairman paul manafort his criminal trial is the first to come out of special counsel robert mueller's investigation into russian meddling during the 2016 election. >> and paul manafort has done an amazing job. >> reporter: manafort faces 18 counts of financial crimes. the trial will focus mainly on that but he will likely be asked about his involvement in the president's campaign. >> are there any ties bet

. >> and i'm linsey davis in for diane macedo. we begin in wisconsin. an explosion has leveled several buildings forcing a major evacuation in one city. >> drone video shot moments after the explosion shows the size of the debris field. at least two first responders have been injured as several fires turned this small city into what looked like a war zone. a massive gas explosion rocking the small city of sun prairie, wisconsin, near madison. >> we felt this boom, and i thought something landed on our roof. it was so loud and our house shook. >> reporter: raging flames lighting up the night sky. the smoke seen for miles. >> that's the gas main. >> reporter: several buildings destroyed and cars on fire. the streets littered with debris. >> there was this big boom, and it knocked me to the ground, and i felt it. like it took the breath out of my body. ran outside and i saw a mushroom cloud. >> everyone evacuated including these people rushed out of a nursing home. police say a contract struck a gas main. the explosion came as firefighters were looking for

i'm diane macedo. >> and i'm zachary kiesch in for kendis gibson. we begin with extreme summer weather that's scorching parts of the country and soaking other. >> houston, up to 4 inches per hour triggered flash flooding. at least 160 drivers were stranded that led to some dramatic water rescues like a family of five saved by this good samaritan. >> it was very scary. i have to admit because you yourself are concerned for your own safety. you're concerned for the safety of the children and everybody involved. and you don't know what else could be in that water too. >> and you don't know what else is heading your way. counties west of houston could see even more heavy rain through the morning. >>> just about everywhere else it's all about the heat. >> especially in the drought-stricken west where high temperatures, dry conditions and gusty winds are fueling dozens of wildfires. here's abc's natalie bernall. >> reporter: burning across 13 states. >> ready to go if we have to. i'm scared. >> reporter: the county fire roared to life saturday afternoon a

. >> i'm and linsey davis in for diane macedo. >>> that bombshell interview from president trump criticizing his host. >> just as the british pme minister theresa may was piling on the pomp and circumstance for the president, details from that interview came out. the president claimed that may has been ignoring his advice and said a major trade deal could be in jeopardy. >> molly hunter is in london where up to 200,000 are expected to protest the president today. good morning to you, molly. >> reporter: linsey, kendis, good morning. that meeting between president trump and british prime minister theresa may has gotten worse. protesters are already gathering. at the same time british prime minister theresa may was rolling out a long carpet, the editor of the sun was tweeting out his interview with the president. may has wrecked brexit screams the front cover. u.s. deal is off. president trump slamming may's soft brexit blueprint. >> they do a deal hike that it will most likely because we're dealing with the european union instead of dealing with the uk. so it will probably kill the deal. >> r

. >> and i'm romina puga, filling in for diane macedo. >>> we begin with the breaking news overnight from the wildfire emergency on the west coast. the death toll now rising with another firefighter losing his life. >> also overnight, a dramatic increase in the number of homes lost around redding, california, where more than 38,000 people have now been forced to flee their homes. with new flames igniting and little relief in sight, the carr fire near redding, california, is now spreading in every direction. the death toll rising overnight. among the victims, melody bledsoe and two of her great-grandchildren. relatives say her body was found draped over the children. in a final effort to save them. several other people are missing. and nearly 100,000 acres have burned. that's about the size of philadelphia. at this hour, more than 600 homes have been destroyed. these photos showing the before and the grim after of one of those houses. jerry case returned to his childhood home, finding what's left of his mother's wedding ring and little else. >> so a lot of memories. >> yeah, yeah. yea

i'm maggie rulli in for diane macedo. >> and i'm kendis gibson. we're going to start with the clock that's ticking in thailand as rescuers scramble to bring the rest of that trapped soccer team to safety. >> we've learned a fifth boy has now been pulled to safety. the same divers who rescued the first four boys on sunday went right back into the treacherous cave today. oxygen levels continue to drop in the cave. it could take several more days to get everyone out. it's a race gepts time to get the remaining thai soccer players out of that cave and out of harm's way. the team trapped for more than two weeks miles underground. on sunday four of the boys were brought to safety. these newly released images show first responders whisking one of them away. the aunt of one of those rescued boys saying i'm glad that a lot of people came to help. a lot of government agencies are helping us. i'm so happy. the daring bid to rescue the others was suspended late sunday to replenish oxygen and assess the conditions. more than a dozen divers including thai navy

. >> and i'm maggie rulli in for diane macedo. we begin with the president losing a cabinet member and lashing out at his critics. >> so president trump arrived in new jersey overnight after a rally in montana where he had more insults for his rivals. >> it all followed the resignation of his scandal-plagued head of the epa and abc's janai norman joins us now from washington, d.c. hi, janai. >> reporter: maggie and kendis, good morning. it was a big night for president trump in montana. a friendly red state that he won big in 2016, and he came out punching, again with an attack on a democratic senator and even an iconic member of his own party. president trump rallying republicans in deep red montana taking aim at the media less than a week after a deadly shooting in a maryland newsroom. >> because some of the finest people i know are journalists, really, but 75% of those people are downright dishonest. >> reporter: the president reviving what some have called an offensive nickname for democratic senator elizabeth warren. >> let's

i'm linsey davis in for diane macedo. >> and i'm kendis gibson. we're going to start with president trump heading to london this morning fresh from that contentious nato summit in brussels. >> the president stunned world leaders by openly questioning the purpose of nato. he demanded that america's closest allies dramatically increase defense spending and slammed germany as being totally controlled by russia. and this morning, he is back on twitter. >> and all this just days before his one-on-one meeting with vladimir putin. abc's molly hunter is following the developments in london where the anti-trump protesters are coming out in force this morning. good morning, molly. >> reporter: guys, good morning. that's right. it's been a wild ride. president trump continues to insist that nato allies pay more than they're already paying. but that's left longtime allies and diplomats just dumbfounded by the barrage of attacks. in brussels this morning, it's day two, president trump arriving at nato headquarters after a bizarre first day at the summit capped

. >> and i'm maggie rulli in for diane macedo. we begin with the hard work being planned right now to rescue 12 boys and their soccer coach who are trapped deep inside a flooded cave in thailand. >> the race is on to deliver food and supplies to the group, but the options to bring them to the surface are far more complicated and could take weeks or months. thai officials are racing against time. the 12 boys aged 11 to 16 and coach have been underground since june 23rd when floodwaters trapped them. then they were found alive. >> how many of you? >> they're all alive. >> 13? >> yes. >> brilliant. >> a british dive team finding them about two miles inside the cave flex. now thai authorities are considering how to get them out. they say one option is to coach the group to swim using special breathing masks. meantime, on the surface efforts to drain water from the cave continue and the teams are searching for possible alternate entrances or exits. >> if they are in a place in the cave that is safe from further flooding, then the safes

for abc news, diane macedo, new york. >> joined by dr.sk our audience how many of you get at least seven hours of sleep a night? >> oh, nice. >> quite a few. there are still a lot who didn't raise their hand. what is -- doc, so many didn't raise their hands. what is the one thing you recommend to help us sleep better. >> here's the thing that has to be excluded first. when they say they're not sleeping well which is medically important, you need to first exclude true medical causes for sleep. this is really, really important. people are finding themselves waking up in the middle of the night. it could be a cardiac issue, you wake up and have to sit with your legs hanging over or prop yourself up on two or more pillows, that could indicate a serious cardiac issue. going to the bathroom once a night okay. two or three times not okay and coughing could be anything from post nasal drip, and then sleep apnea are serious medical causes that have been excluded before we can tackle the behavior. >> there is a difference between men and women. >>

in the process, and we'll have a live report coming up at 7:00, with your gma first look, i'm diane macedo. >> all right, this morning in the north bay, a man suspected of breaking into an apartment and stealing a woman's clothes is still under arrest. >> santa rosa police released a surveillance photo of the suspect, the 65-year-old cornell holiday is a maintenance worker at the complex where it happened. he's also accused of buglerizing a second apartment. he used his keys to get into the apartments and may have committed similar crimes. >> an intense shootout between las vegas police and two murder suspects ends with one suspect dead and the other in custody. yesterday, police released the body cam footage of the chase. they say the suspects fired at officers 34 times forcing one of the officers to return fire through his own windshield. >> when you look at this video, it paints a clear picture of hot those officers were dealing with that day. the officer could have backed off, but he didn't. he stuck with that individual, knowing what type of individual he was dealing with. >> the susp

>>> good morning, i'm diane macedo. >> i'm kendis gibson. here are some of the top headlines we're following this monday morning on "world news now." the president is once again sending mixed messages, accusing the justice department of a witch hunt. insisting the question to wiretap was misleading. full report straight ahead. >>> the weekend was a washout for most of the east coast. and the next few days won't be any better. and there's an increased likelihood of more flooding. >>> a suspect is in custody after a deadly shooting at a mormon church in nevada. the suspect was later arrested at his home. no word on a motive as of yet. >>> and in golf, tiger woods looked like his old self at least for part of the final round of the british open. the big winner was the guy who played with tiger, francesco molinari. those are some of the top stories on this monday, july 23. >> from abc news, this is world you news now. >> it's either the name of a golfer or the name of a dish. >> i like that. francesco molinari. >> first italian to win a major to

very glad to have diane macedo and whit johnson on the desk this morning. >> good to be here. >> thank you. >> we have a lot of stories to get to but we want to touch on the story that you are obsessed with this morning. >> lebron james. this would be huge in los angeles, right? they're used to winning championships there. kobe retired. everybody is watching this. they're tracking lebron's every move. my local news friends in the helicopters in los angeles literally watching him take his first steps in l.a. to see if that's the place where he ends up. other cities in the mix though, nobody knows where he's going to go. we're watching it and we'll have more on that coming up. >> l.a. style. >> he certainly likes to keep us on our toes and work up the drama. >> definitely. >>> we start things off with a pair of developing weather stories. the heat wave headed for the northeast is bringing temperatures near or above 100 degrees and is expected to last through the july 4th holiday. >>> also breaking overnight, the major flash flooding hitting the heartland now turning deadly. rob is coveri

but i'm very happy to have diane macedo and whit johnson on the set again this morning. >> good to be back. >> we're celebrating as every time you're here we have food. yesterday was cheeseburgers. today is chicken wings. >> that makes me happy. >> also national lipstick day, too. >> really? >> if you're not a fan of chicken wings. >> a solemn holiday. >> are you guys celebrating? >> no. it was chapstick day, as well. >>> we start with breaking news overnight. take a look at this map. we now have 61 uncontained large fires in 15 western states. it's an emergency. >> and the worst of the fires, the so-called carr fire in northern california is now growing and claiming more lives. there are reports three more people have been killed. a great-grandmother and two children. and more than a dozen people are reported missing. >> and we're also getting a better sense of the physical destruction here. in this neighborhood, house after house reduced to rubble. the effort to contain the fires taking a toll. these exhausted firefighters taking a break on the lawn of a house they're trying to prot

. >> and i'm romina puga in for diane macedo. here are some of the top headlines we're following on "world news now." another firefighter has been killed while fighting california's out of control wildfires. we have the latest ahead. >>> italy's new populist leader is heading to the white house today for talks with president trump. the prime minister there giuseppe conti has similar views with the president on immigration and free trade and favors better relations with russia. >>> ruth bader ginsberg has told an audience in new york she plans to stay on the bench another five years. she has battled cancer during her years on the bench. >>> enri cperstown including chipper jones. congratulations all around. those are some of our top stories on this monday, july 30th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> we do say good morning once again. we're going to start this half hour with president trump threatening to shut down the government as he tries to fulfill a signature campaign promise. >> president says he won't sign off

i'm very happy, though, to announce that diane macedo and whit johnson are on the desk. good morning to both of you. >> good to be here. >> good to be here. >> it's national hamburger day. >> it's a big deal. >> i'm a little bit excited about that. >> especially for the vegan, the resident vegan as well. >> there better be veg by burgers. >> i'll eat his. >> this is a good day for diane. >>> we're going to begin, though, with the breaking news. those wildfires raging in the american west. there are now more than 60 of them across 13 states. the worst, the so-called carr fire. you're seeing it right here tearing through redding, california, demolishing homes and creating a dangerous and deadly situation for firefighters. >> one battalion chief calls it unprecedented how the fire rolled through the city and says weather conditions are creating a worst case scenario. >> officials are urging people in threatened areas to evacuate and not wait until the last minute. we have team coverage from redding. let's start with rob marciano and those dangerous conditions. rob, good mor

. >>> good morning, i'm diane macedo. >> i'm kendis gibson.me of the top headlines we're following on "world news now." in northern california, a wildfire has tripled in size and turned deadly. dozens of homes destroyed amid new evacuation orders. >>> and the court deadline to reunite 2500 immigrant children with their parents has now expired. about 1800 are back with their families, but hundreds of others are still in limbo. so what happens next? >>> the remains of what are believed to be soldiers from the korean war are in south korea. they arrived there overnight after being released from the north, part of a promise kim jung-un made at the summit with president trump last month. >>> and get ready to look up at the sky. it is the night of the blood moon. scientists say you'll be able to see it on every continent, it's expected to last more than 90 minutes, making it the longest lunar eclipse of this century. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> maybe i'll finally catch an eclipse. >> it will be hard to miss. >>> but we are going

. >> and i'm maggie rulli in for diane macedo. phase two of a delicate mission is expected to get under way in thailand today to save the rest of the soccer team trapped deep inside a cave. the doctors are still evaluating the first four who made it out safely. we'll have a full report ahead. >>> the president's latest prime time event comes up tonight. this time he reveals his choice for supreme court justice. staffers have been told to stay quiet to try to keep the selection under wraps. >>> at least one person is dead and the pilot missing after a helicopter crashed in a townhouse complex in virginia. multiple agencies are probing what caused the crash. >>> and leaps to honor a legend in las vegas no less. travis pastrana channels his inner evel knievel. those are some of our top stories on this monday, july 9. >> from abc news, this is world news now. >>> we're going to start with the excruciating wait for the boys trapped in the cave. >> the same divers who rescued the first four are set to go back in because they already kno

i'm diane macedo. >> and i'm zachary kiesch in for kendis gibson. >>> new footage as a soccer team ised inside a cave in thailand, meanwhile, the rescue could take days instead of weeks. >>> dozens of wildfires are burning across the west. texas is bracing for more torrential rains and flash flooding. >>> president trump celebrated the fourth of july with military families at the white house. he hosted a picnic and thanked them for their sacrifice, and thousands of others were invited to watch the fireworks from the south lawn. >>> and joey chestnut has won his 11th title at the hot dog eating contest, downing a record 74 hot dogs and buns in just ten minutes. those are some of our top stories on this thursday, july 5th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> hungry, any one? >> no. >> after watching that video, definitely not. >> can't do it. >> congratulations to joey chestnut, nonetheless. >>> but we're going to start this half hour off with the desperate effort to save a soccer team and their coach. >> we see the pictures of the group looking happy and waving hello but s

. >> i'm diane macedo. here are the top headlines we're following on "world news now." on the way. meanwhile, yosemite park is closed. >>> a survivor of the wildfires in greece says the resort was struck like a flamethrower. many european countries have sent firefighters and are offering aid. >>> the trump administration has announced a plan to provide $12 billion to farmers hurt by the escalating trade disputes. but some republican lawmakers from farming states are criticizing the plan. they say farmers would prefer markets to sell their crops, not government handouts. >>> and there was one winner in the $522 mega million jackpot. ♪ let me tell you about my best friend ♪ he/she bought the ticket in san jose, california. the winning numbers were 1, 2, 4, 19, 29, and the mega was 20. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." ♪ kid sister ♪ kid sister ♪ kid sister and me >> i wonder how many phone calls from long lost relatives that person's going to get. >> just imagine how drunk that person got. they bought it at a liquor store, so the excuse to just throw it back. w

i'm diane macedo. >> i'm kendis gibson. >>> good morning. >> here are some of the top headlines we are"world news now." there are many democrats in congress upset about president trump's threat to revoke the security clearances of former officials who blasted him on television. it would be an unprecedented move sparked by what the white house is calming baseless claims. much more ahead. >>> dozens of people are dead due to wildfires sweeping through greek resorts. others tried to escape by boat. greece is getting help with those fires from other european countries. >>> 11 of the 12 boys rescued in a cave in thailand are becoming buddhist novices today. their coach is being ordained as a monk. they will spend nine days in monasteries. lucky day in thiechltd it's a tradition for males to experience male diversity. >>> it's megajackpot again. those are some of our top stories on this tuesday, july 24th. >> announcer: from abc news this is "world news now. ". >> we say good morning to everybody on this tuesday. we start with that threat from the white house to strip former senior governmen

. >> i'm diane macedo. 11 people and some children are dead after a tour boat capsized in branson, missouritouched down in iowa, no deaths are reported this morning. the twisters caught forecasters by surprise. >>> the nfl's national anthem policy is on hold. the nfl and its union are trying to work out a compromise. >>> and they are lumberjacks, and they're okay. they're also in wisconsin for the lumberjack championships. they'll be chopping down trees and rolling on logs through tomorrow night. those are some of our top stories on this friday, july 20th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> we do say good morning to everybody on this busy friday morning. we're going to start with the deadly tour boat accident near branson, missouri. >> this shows the boat moments before it capsized on table rock lake. the boat was trying to work through choppy waters stirred up by 60-mile-per-hour winds but it finally went down. some people did survive. seven are hospitalized. five people are still missing. this is a deadly incident. at least 11 people dead. >> a witness on another boat says i

. >> i'm diane macedo. here are some of the top headlines we're following on "world news now."ing and wildfires are forcing people from their home. >>> 11 house republicans have filed articles of impeachment against rod rosenstein. among his alleged offenses, mishandling the investigation into the russian meddling. >>> job cuts are coming to mattel. they are laying off more than 2,000 corporate workers. the company blames the cutbacks on reduced sales after toys "r" us shut down. >>> and vince-sanity will continue. so vince carter is now an atlanta hawk. new teammate trey young was 4 months old when carter began his nba career in 1999. looking good at 41 in the nba. those are some of our top stories on this thursday, july 26th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> many see him as the greatest slam dunker ever. >> which says a lot. you always think of that iconic michael jordan. >> yeah. and it proves that being good at slam dunks is not making you good at winning championships. >> oh, we had to go there. we had to go there. >>> we're going to start things off this ha

. >> i'm maggie rulli in for diane macedo. a rescue diver has died in thailand.comes amid the threat of even more torrential rains. >>> sizzling temperatures, bone-dry conditions fueling wildfires threatening thousands of homes out west. and 30 million americans in the southwest face heat watches and warnings. >>> and the president uses another rally to go on the offensive against critics, including attacks on senator elizabeth warren and journalists as well as a promise that he's ready to meet vladimir putin. >>> and we're seeing rare film footage of president franklin roosevelt walking. he had polio and didn't like to be seen struggling to walk. imdiscn neva. those are some of our top stories on this friday, july 6th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good morning. we begin this half hour with that breaking news out of thailand. a rescue diver has died at the scene of the cave rescue. >> the diver was a thai former navy s.e.a.l., a volunteer who ran out of oxygen while trying to place oxygen canisters along a possible evacuation route for the tea

. >> i'm diane macedo. here are some of the top stories we're following on "world news now."hildren were injured in new york with what appears to be shark attacks. they were not seriously hurt. we'll hear from them ahead. >>> the fbi director, christopher wray, says russia is still trying to sew discord in the u.s. robert mueller's investigation is not a witch hunt, he says and he dismissed vladimir putin's offer to aid in the russia investigation. >>> and alex ovechkin was named best male athlete at last night's espy awards. chloe kim won three espys, including best female athlete, and we'll have a lot more from the espys coming up. >>> tomorrow's megamillion jackpot is the seventh time it has topped $400 million. no one had the ticket with all the winning numbers, but there were a few people who won million dollar prizes because they had a few similar numbers. >> i'll take those two. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> wouldn't you like to have a . so we know like, it's possibly dangerous to go to some of the beaches off the coast of florida, in california, plac

. >> and i'm linsey davis in for diane macedo. >>> slamming the host. trump heaps criticism on the british prime minister as she throws him a party. his complaint, she didn't take his advice and likely killed offer any chances of a u.s. trade deal. >>> the president's son-in-law, jared kushner, reportedly still lacks security clearance to access the government's most serious secrets. the president's adviser was granted clearance in may, but certain classified information remain off limits. >>> the lines were absolutely grizzly when build a bear offered animals as low as $1. they are now offering disappointed customers a discount voucher. >>> ten months ago, serena williams nearly died while giving birth. tomorrow she plays for a historic wimbled. those are some of our top stories on this friday, july 13th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> we're going to start overseas, with the president criticizing the prime minister theresa may. >> he complained in an interview that she didn't listen to him on brexit and warned that it will probably hu

i'm romina puga for diane macedo. . >> good morning. >> we have some of the top stories we are followingon "world news now." the fraud trial of foreman trump charron paul manafort gets under way today. it's the first trial stemming from robert mueller's russia investigation. the charges involve manafort's business dealings, not collusion. >>> today the weather offers little relief for the crews battling the raging wildfires across the western u.s. hundreds of thousands of acres have been burned with flames being fueled by scorching hot temperatures. >>> the father of that missing iowa student plan to update the search today. >>> today is national gawk moment day at chipotle. other restaurants are offering guac deals as well. those are some of our top stories on this tuesday, july 31st. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> i just love when you mess up russiaer and the producer is rusher. we will start with guiliani, former president michael cohen is willing to sit down with robert mueller. >> trump has long insisted there was no collusion but his attorney rudy guilia

. >> i'm maggie rulli in for diane macedo. >>> good tuesday morning. >> here are some of the top storiesllowing on "world news now." president trump is expected to interview two more potential supreme court nominees after meeting with four on monday. his short list includes two women. he insists he is not asking them to weigh in on abortion rights. >> a soccer team and their coach have been found deep inside a flooded cave in thailand. they are alive, hungry and weak after ten days on the ground. now the problem is figuring out how to bring them out of that cave safely. >>> an australian bishop has been sentenced to one year's detention for covering up child sex abuses by another priest in the 1970s. the archbishop isn't going into custody yet. a magistrate is now considering house arrest instead. >>> perhaps another sign of a growing peace between the koreas. basketball players from the south head north today for what is being called unification basketball matches. the games will be played in the capital city of pyongyong. those are some of our top stories this tuesday, july 3rd. >> fro

. >> and i'm linsey davis in for diane macedo.e top headlines we're following on "world news now." >>> taking on america's allies, president trump heads to london today after questioning the purpose of nato at the nato summit and demanded that allies pay more for defense. >>> the actress, stormy daniels, has been arrested in columbus, ohio according to her attorney. she allegedly allowed a patron to touch her during a performance at a strip club. her attorney calls it a politically motivated setup. >>> papa john's founder john schnatter has resigned as chairman of the board. he stepped down as the pizza company's ceo last year after blaming slow sales on the anthem controversy. >>> and croatia is looking forward to its first ever world cup final. 2-1 victory over england. the win set off big celebrations on the field and at home. as you can see there. croatia plays france on sunday. those are some of our top stories on this thursday, july 12th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> quite a party between now and sunday in

. >> i'm linsey davis in for diane macedo.e top headlines we're following. >>> president trump has a full day of meetings in brussels today at nato's annual summit. at the top of the president's agenda is his contention that america's closest allies don't pay enough for their own defense. a live report coming up from brussels. >>> miracle rescue. the 18-day-ordeal is over in thailand. all 12 boys and their coach are out of the cave, and doctors say they're in good health. >>> a gas explosion has turned the downtown area of a wisconsin town into a warzone. rubble and burning cars filled the scene after the gas line blast in sun prairie. >>> and george clooney suffered only minor injuries after his scooter crashed into a car. it happened in italy as he was on his way to a set of a tv series he's producing. luckily he was wearing a helmet. those are some of our top stories. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> we begin this half hour with the president in europe. he comes face-to-face today with leaders he's criticize

. >> i'm diane macedo. here are some of the top stories we're following on "world news now." trump is walking back his statement from the summit in helsinki. he says he misspoke when he took vladimir putin's word over intelligence officials. >>> and former president obama criticized president trump without using his name. he criticized what he called strong man politics, and political leaders doubling down on lies. >>> and the soccer coach and team rescued from the cave are set to meet the media today. the news conference will be held shortly after they leave the hospital. >>> and in d.c., the american and national league teams met. the american league won the game 8-6 in ten innings.fo internationally. it would have been nelson mandela's 100th birthday today. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> happy mandela day. >> happy mandela day. too bad we don't have a sign language interpreter. >> because at mandela's funeral we had an interpreter who was not doing the right interpretation. >>> we're going to start this half hour with president trump in damage control mode

diane macedo is here with details. diane, good morning. >> reporter: paula, good morning to you. attacks with at least nine victims. and while at least one of those is fighting for his life this morning. authorities are on a frantic search trying to find the hive responsible. from coast to coast, emergency officials are warning residents to beware of the bee hive. from new hampshire to california, at least three people are in the hospital after hundreds of bees suddenly attacked them in the middle of their workday. in manchester, new hampshire a city worker cutting down tries was stung hundreds of times before a neighbor came to his aid. >> i went right into the middle of everything and unhooked him, took him down, brought him over there, and hosed him down. >> reporter: the victim was rushed to the hospital. the good samaritan was stung 20 times himself. >> got to do what you got to do to save a person, right? >> reporter: fortunately emergency responders found the hive. a critical component to stopping further attacks. but that's not the case in scottsdale, arizona, where offic

abc's diane macedo is here with more.ct that the internet thinks he is very cute? >> it may have something to do with that. most people dread going to the dentist but a newly emerging fan club is dying for an appointment with dr. rich constantine after his viral rendition of "in my feelings" challenge. whilhimos are good some of the responses are even better. ♪ it's the viral dance challenge that's taking over the internet. sending drake's "in my feelings" to the top of the charts. ♪ but this south carolina dentist is getting people out of their feelings and into their fillings. >> i just propped my camera up and i filmed it in our hallway. >> reporter: when dr. rich constantine posted the video on his dental practice's facebook page, he never thought it would go viral. >> i thought a few people in greenville, south carolina, might see it. i had no idea that it would get legs like it did and take off. >> reporter: it garnered over 40 million facebook views in just four days and more than 150,000 comments. "i have this too

abc's diane macedo is here with more. good morning. >> reporter: cecilia, good morning.t was revealed she's been drug tested more than any other american tennis player williams posted on twitter that she's been randomly tested again. now she's questioning just how random these tests really are. she's one of the top tennis players in the world. and this morning, serena williams is taking aim at the u.s. anti-doping agency, accusing officials of discrimination. williams writes on twitter, and it's that time of day to get randomly drug tested and only test serena. out of all the players it's been proven i'm the one getting tested the most. discrimination? i think so. at least i'll be keeping the sport clean. #staypositive. the 23-time grand slam champion has been at odds with tennis' regulating body over the last few months speaking out at wimbledon over the number of times she's asked to give a sample for drug testing. >> i do know i'm always tested and i'm always getting tested. all the time. i didn't realize it was such a discrepancy with me as well as against the other

abc's diane macedo is here with this incredible story and the category of things that never happen to cecilia. he thought he was buying junk. this gallery owner says he finally agreed to buy this locker for about 75 bucks a painting because he needed filler for his auctions. well now he says he already found six paintings that could be worth millions and there could be many more. it's an experience art collector david killen won't soon forget after paying $15,000 for a storage unit full of paintings he expected to be junk, he found this inside. >> you live for this moment. >> reporter: a certified genuine one of a kind painting by famous abstract artist willem de kooning potentially worth millions. and that same storage unit contained five more works. >> this storage unit is a miracle. >> reporter: this isn't the first time unsuspecting buyers discovered hidden treasures. a man at a yard sale spent 5 bucks on a picture to discover this hidden gem underneath. an early painting but none other than andy warhol. >> i saw this big canvas with re ars ago terry horton picked up this painting

we love to use them in our text messages and diane macedo is here and these are some new ones you're type out maejss. apple is celebrating world emoji day by announcing more than 70 new emojis will be released later this year. there will be new smiley faces and expressions plus more hair options. you'll see red hair, gray hair, curly hair. you'll even see no hair. i brought these so i could show them to you. >> i like the 'stache. >> this one is the amy, by the way. i think we should -- >> because my hair is curly today. >> emojis for everyone. >> beautiful. >> coming around now. >> that's kendis. >> yeah, we put this one side by side with kendis gibson. uncanny. uncanny. >> how do they go about making these? >> it's actually intense, they say. they go through 15 to 30 different variations before they settle on it. it has to be iconic, timeless but also usable. >> so glad they made up a day for it. >> thank you, diane. >> complete with mustache. >>> coming up speaking of our phones, summer screen time experiment. what happens when one family rolls back all the rules for a week. you'l

diane macedo is here with that story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning.in a lisbon elevator seemed to follow all the logical steps. first, they pushed the elevator's emergency button. then they called the lisbon police. one problem. wrong lisbon. >> the elevator stopped. >> reporter: when rima and her family got stuck in an elevator on vacation, they did what anyone would do. they called for help. >> we called the emergency button on the elevator. the man who had answered, i mean, i didn't know this at the time, he thought we were just prank calling him. eventually ended up calling 911. >> what state are you in right now? >> we're in lisbon, portugal. portugal. >> reporter: but their call wasn't answered by authorities in lisbon, portugal. instead, it was answered over 3,000 miles away, in lisbon, maine. >> i'm going to stay with you. i'm going to try to get you help. i'm in the state of maine in the united states. but i'm going to try to get somebody. i was very shocked. i even repeated portugal. >> she contacted the lisbon authorities for us. >> reporte

this woman, stealing the show at a heavy metal concert in austin, and abc's diane macedo is here.ou look at the video it's easy to understand why. the band was on stage. but she was signing so passionately, they had to get it on video. >> reporter: fans came for the heavy metal. ♪ but were soon captivated by this woman, lindsay rothschild-cross, a sign language interpreter translating the feel of the music for the fans in the crowd who are deaf. ♪ the video has already racked up millions of views online. we spoke with lindsay, who was joined by a fellow sign language interpreter in an effort to be inclusive. >> i grew up with guns n' roses and alice in chains and iron maiden, things like that. i've never actually interpreted for death metal though. >> reporter: this teacher hopes the popularity brings awareness to the needs of the deaf community. >> i want people to understand that they can think and they can have religion and they can do anything we can do except hear. >> reporter: including enjoying music, from hard rock to rap, even if rothchilds-cross herself prefers a differe

. >>> we are back and diane macedo has joined us with today's big debate.othing? >> forget what color is the dress. forget laurel or yanny, this is what we have to talk about. is the cvs hold music soothing or enraging even some people say. one person calls it the background music take plays in my nightmares. another says it's one of the most beautiful piano pieces i've ever heard, and now there's a petition. >> pharmacy, press 3. >> reporter: dr. steve schlozman estimates he's heard this song over 20,000 times. ♪ it's the cvs hold music. now sparking a nationwide debate. >> it's soothing the first 25 or 30 times you hear it. i don't find it that soothing the 300 millionth time. >> but not everyone hates it. ♪ >> reporter: pianist and pharmacist mark macam has to listen to the song all the time but is still a big fan. >> it's actually a very nice tune. at least you know you're still on the phone. >> reporter: cvs must like the music. they've been using this same hold song at every location for the past 18 years. ♪ the pharmacy says they've kept the music du