>> kayna whitworth with us tonight., kayna. >>> next this evening, president trump, after igniting what many consider to be a trade war, and american farmers, in some cases, paying the price, as other countries now slap tariffs to retaliate. well, the president tonight is now promising farmers $12 billion in taxpayer money to pay them back, after the affects of the president's own tariffs. abc's terry moran at the white house. >> reporter: in missouri today, president trump admitted that american farmers, many in states he won in 2016, are becoming collateral damage in his escalating trade wars, and he promised better days ahead. >> the farmers will be the biggest beneficiary. watch. we're opening up markets. you watch what's going on. just be a little patient. >> reporter: but patience is wearing th in keoh, where brian watkins raises pigs and has seen his business take a huge hit. >> we've seen somewhere between 10% and 20% price drop off our gross sales. that's enough to take a majority chunk out of our profits right

and kayna, that suspect appearing in court, the judge nearly doubling the bail?rter: yeah, david, because of the seriousness of , his bail has been raised now to nearly $19 million. he's facing 31 criminal counts, including murder and kidnapping, and he did not enter a plea tonight. david? >> kayna whitworth, thank you. >>> next this evening, president trump, after igniting what many consider to be a trade war, and american farmers, in some cases, paying the price, as other countries slap tariffs to retaliate. well, the president tonight is now promising farmers $12 billion in taxpayer money to pay them back, after the affects of the president's own tariffs. abc's terry moran at the white house. >> reporter: in missouri today, president trump admitted that american farmers, many in states he won in 2016, are becoming collateral damage in his escalating trade wars. and he promised better days ahead. >> the farmers will be the biggest beneficiary. watch. we're opening up markets. you watch what's going on. just be a little patient. >> reporter: but patience is wear

today, we know he lost billions himself, kayna? >> reporter: david, he lost more than $15 billion today, but also says that facebook's lower than expected earnings are due in part to the company reinvesting much of their money in security for the site. this, as their number of users is dropping. david? >> kayna, thank you. >>> we're going to turn now to the president tonight, asking american farmers to be patient, and just today, saying to them, you're not going to be too angry with trump. the president was in iowa today, we have heard from farmers in that state. we will hear from farmers in wisconsin tonight, as well, who say they are feeling the affects of this trade war ignited by the president. they say their bills are already mounting. but the president is hoping for patience from many farmers who he counted on to win. abc's terry moran again tonight. >> reporter: in dubuque county, iowa, president trump came bearing gifts for some of his loyal supporters now getting anxious about his trade agenda. >> and i have to say, becaus

kayna whitworth leading us off tonight. thank you. >>> let's get right to meteorologist rob marciano, as we begin another week. the focus on the winds. a little less erratic now, but the triple-digit heat? >>ep yeah, it's l abouthe heat. this isn't a santa ana wind event. it's not driven by big scale winds. it's driven by that heat, which is going to persist for a little bit longer, although the heat ridge itself is shifting a little bit to the east, so, that will help california a touch. but driving the big heat into the pacific northwest. and i can tell you from being there, air quality extremely poor even away from the fires. a lot of smoke. tomorrow's temperatures, similar to today. 90s, 100s. get a little bit of a pacific push midweek. so, temperatures cooling by flee, four, maybe five degrees. it's not much, david, but we'll take any cooling we can get at this point. >> all right, rob marciano just back from california tonight. thank you, rob. >>> and we are also following that decision in minneapolis. no criminal cha

kayna, 37,000 people already evacuated, and there could be more evacuations coming tonight? >> reporter: yeah, david. and part of the reason that so many people are in danger is because of these extreme and erratic winds that are violently pushing the fire through these neighborhoods. look at this. all that's left standing here is this garage door, and you can still see the fire smoldering back there, but the winds are also bringing down trees like this one, and firefighters i spoke with say they have never seen fire behavior quite like this. they are calling it unprecedented, david. >> just a disastrous scene behind you. kayna, thank you. >>> meteorologist rob marciano also there in northern california monitoring the conditions. the triple-digit heat, the wind. we're also following the line of severe storms moving through the east at this hour as millions head home. rob, let's begin out west tonight. a tough night ahead. >> reporter: yeah. those winds making things so difficult for firefighters and the heat barely relenting. the core of the heat zone has shifted farther to

with us live tonight, just incredible destruction there behind you, kayna. some people got a chance to go back today, but as you reported in earlier, many of them, there's nothing to go back to. >> reporter: i know, david. nearly 1,000 structures destr destroyed. and homes just like this one -- this home had a tile roof. but there was no stopping this fire. these big, destructive wildfires are now the new normal. firefighters say it's basically everyone's worst nightmare. and we haven't even hit peak fire season yet here in california. david? >> yeah, that's the unbelievable part of all this. kayna whitworth, thank you. >>> let's get right to meteorologist rob marciano, as we begin another week. the focus on the winds. a little less erratic now, but the heat -- >> yeah, all about the heat. this isn't a santa ana wind event. it's driven by the heat, which is going to persist for a little longer, though the heat ridge is shifting a little bit to the east, so, that will help california a touch. but driving theigeat iom being there, air quality extremely poor ev

kayna whitworth, abc news, los angeles. >> thanks to kayna. >>> and radio shack is apparently making >> yeah, baby. now there's a plan to open more than 100 express sites inside hobby town franchises. the two reached a deal to allow radio shack to sell its merchandise inside those stores. >> hopefully we can bring back crazy eddie, the prices are insane! >>> at a zoo in egypt, they're battling what is known as donkey gate. a visitor said the zoo's zebras look a bit off. >> he said their ears were too big and noses weren't dark enough. kind of like donkeys. so a local vet also had questions. and now the zoo is fighting claims that it painted donkeys to pass them off as zebras. officials insist their zebras are legit. >> visitors noticed there were smudges on the zebras' faces. >> the paint is rubbing off? >> who paints a donkey? >>> coming up, roseanne barr in her first interview since the ill-fated tweet. >>> and later in "the skinny," chrissy teigen's near-death experience that she didn't know about at the time. you're watching "world news now." she didn't know about at the time. yo

responding, and here's abc's kayna whitworth. >> reporter: tonight, this shocking viral video, seen by millions, has led authorities to investigate the actions of an el paso policeman. >> back up! >> reporter: a group of children, many shouting profanities at the officer as he was trying to detain a teenager. that officer then pulls a gun on the kids. >> back up! >> reporter: moments later in the video shown last friday, you see the officer burying the knee into the boy's head. a second officer helps drag the teen into the street. you can hear the children shouting threats. >> wait, we're going to put a report on these two fools. >> reporter: one mother defending her son, saying the officer was choking him before the video started rolling. >> i see an officer choking my son, and i'm like, what are you doing? >> reporter: the city says the officer was responding to a trespassing call and will remain on desk duty while they investigate. david, so far police have not commented on what happened before the video started rolling, but they tell abc news they plan on interviewing

kayna, thank you. >>> the wildfire emergency is causing so much devastation.oss the state as we just saw with kayna. rob marciano just back from the front lines. and, rob, there is no relief in sight. >> no, the heat is going to continue. they have fire departments coming in from all across the west to help out. over 3500 personnel. yesterday, this engine here, you can see just how hot the fire is burning. they're dealing with the heat, the dry conditions. sometimes these fires, they get so hot, they can make their own winds. these erratic winds can get strong. sometimes even away from the flames. look at this. trees knocked down from 50 to 60-mile-an-hour winds here where homes were not even burned. we could have conditions like this again today. the smoke, at times, has been holding down the temperatures and holding down those winds, but they think the smoke may clear to allow for more heating. we have red flag warnings. now it's building into the pacific northwest. the heat is in through eastern washington and eastern oregon. 90 as far north as seattle. bak

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more than 1,200 homes and buildings have burned to the ground, and that number is growing.bc's kayna whitworth fr california. >> reporter: tonight, hot, dry california stretching firefighters to their limits. in southern california, crews racing to contain the railroad fire in santa clarita. >> there's another drop. and look at how effective that is. >> reporter: in northern california, a two-headed monster in mendocino and lake counties. the ranch and river fires together scorching nearly 75,000 acres. >> the fire's coming in pretty hot right this second. but the ones kind of blowing down and coming up and you really don't know what it's going to do. >> reporter: less than 100 miles to the north, the carr fire burning its way into the record books. the car fire now one of the most detective in the history of the state, destroying more than 12,000 structures and flattened entire neighborhoods. people here sent running after the fire jumped that road and raced up the hill. those massive fire tornados we saw destroying whole neighborhoods from the air, leaving behind damage never seen

by the way, lovely dress and lovely color, kayna. >> same to you.hree colors to choose from on the fourth of july, red, white, or blue. we both chose blue. >> what are the odds? >> we chose wisely. didn't we? >> you look fantastic. thank you very much. >>> coming up, why the new miss usa is defending the swimsuit competition calling them, quote, empowering. we're right back. empowering. we're right back. dad. so when his joint pain from psoriatic arthritis got really bad, it scared me. and what could that pain mean? joint pain could mean joint damage. enbrel helps relieve joint pain, helps stop irreversible joint damage, and helps skin get clearer. enbrel may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events including infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma, other cancers, nervous system and blood disorders, and allergic reactions have occurred. tell your doctor if you've been someplace where fungal infections are common, or if you're prone to infections, have cuts or sores, have had hepatitis b, have been treated for heart failure,

kayna, thank you so much. such a scene of devastation out in redding. >>> meantime, to those bombshell allegations against the head of cbs. >> several women are accusing les moonves of sexual misconduct as dozens of employees report a culture of harassment at the network. abc's eva pilgrim joins us now with the details on that. good morning, eva. >> reporter: good morning. he's one of the most powerful men in media. this morning, les moonves, the ceo of cbs is under investigation this morning by his own company for those allegations of sexual misconduct. he is the man credited with turning around cbs, green lighting hit shows like "everybody loves raymond." >> i can't breathe. >> reporter: "csi" and "survivor." this morning one of the most powerful men in the media business, les moonves, now facing his own scandal. "the new yorker" releasing an expose by ronan farrow featuring accusations from six women that range from inappropriate kissing to sexual assault. in the article the emmy nominated actress and write

good morning, kayna. >> reporter: robin, good morning.fires in the history of the state, scorching more than 100,000 acres and firefighters are saying that's really the new normal, these big, destructive wildfires. they describe it basically as their worst nightmare. they're starting to get people back in their homes and you see scenes like this, destroyed bikes and barbecues. this area right now is still too dangerous for people to return but as i take you to a wider shot, you can see about ten homes directly right here that have been destroyed. as people are coming home, it's so sad because this is what they're finding. they have really nothing left to return to. i spoke with a local police chief here who lost his own home of 19 years. it's one of the more than 1,000 structures destroyed and he told me there's a housing problem now because the shelters are full an the hotels are full and you have to keep in mind that kids are going to be starting school here soon and they will be going back to school without a place for them to call hom

kayna whitworth, abc news, los angeles. >> thanks to kayna. >>> and radio shack is apparently making two reached a deal to allow radio shack to sell its merchandise inside those stores. >> hopefully we can bring back crazy eddie, the prices are insane! >>> at a zoo in egypt, they're battling what is known as donkey gate. a visitor said the zoo's zebras look a bit off. >> he said their ears were too big and noses weren't dark enough. kind of like donkeys. so a local vet also had questions. and now the zoo is fighting claims that it painted donkeys to pass them off as zebras. officials insist their zebras are legit. >> visitors noticed there were smudges on the zebras' faces. >> the paint is rubbing off? >> who paints a donkey? >>> coming up, roseanne barr in her first interview since the ill-fated tweet. >>> and later in "the skinny," chrissy teigen's near-death experience that she didn't know about at the time. you're watching "world news now." orld news now." she didn't know about at the time. you're watching "world news now." take prilosec otc and take control of heartburn. so you

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abc's kayna whitworth has a behind the scenes preview. >> reporter: trying to solidify his place in thetory books, 34-year-old travis is ready to tackle his biggest challenge yet. >> i've never jumped it as far as i'm going to have to jump today. >> reporter: in the three-hour special, he will try to break the record established by evel knievel and successfully jump over 52 cars. >> he would have pushed it as he could have absolutely gone. that's kind of what we're doing. >> reporter: that stunt followed by a second one in which he'll try to fly over 16 buses. >> it's the first time since evel's day that anybody's tried this. >> reporter: all of it culminating in a live grand finale. >> nobody's successfully jumped caesar's. so definitely more and more nervous. >> reporter: landing a jump over the fountain at caesar's palace, a stunt that nearly killed evel knievel in 1967. >> i'm doing everything as close to evel did as closely as possible. his wardrobe, his outfit, whatever you want to call it, does make riding a little more difficult. hopefully, if i end up sliding across the ground,

kayna whitworth, abc news, los angeles. >>> and massachusetts is investigating a popular e-cigaretteing the products. the state attorney general is looking into juul. they say they have never targeted underage consumers, but the attorney general says their e-cigs come in colorful packages. >>> remember that one giant selfie? >> all the world got to see in that video was john hart's smiling face. he does look happy and adorable. he was incredibly happy and was trying to capture the marriage proposal. >> turns out someone else got footage. the couple reached out to hart to show him both sets of video and invited him to their wedding as the wedding photographer. >> i doubt that part. i do love that. now they put a little side by side. what was happening and his reaction shots. >> hart said he used to be a photographer. he is glad to be there at the wedding. but it's been a while since he's like done any photography. i think they used to do the thing where you put the -- >> blanket over and the light bulb breaks. >> he was a wedding photographer. >>e was a photographer in the navy believ

kayna whitworth has more on this very bizarre story, kayna. >> reporter: to say the least, amy.been relatively quiet since the bombshell claims made headlines across the country earlier this week. but now one of them is breaking her silence as this made-for-hollywood plot takes yet another turn. the lawyer for one of the alleged kidnappers claiming this morning there is a lot more to this story. it seemed to be straight out of a movie, a day after this arrest video on the streets of l.a. went viral, authorities alleging the woman at the center of it, amber neal, was actually part of a violent kidnapping plot, charging her and two other men with attacking and abducting hollywood actors daisy mccrackin and joseph capone for ransom. now this morning new claims that mccrackin who has starred in films like "3000 miles to graceland" -- >> i could call the cops, you know. >> reporter: -- and "halloween: resurrection." >> i think michael meyers had fits of rage he could not control. >> reporter: -- may have actually known one of her abductors. in a statement the attorney for defendant k

good morning, kayna. >> reporter: paula, good morning. hear, it's clear they're trying to keep this incident under wraps. you can hear the caller emergency their sirens as they race to rescue the 25-year-old. >> about how old is she? >> reporter: for the first time we're hearing the dramatic 911 calls from inside demi lovato's los angeles home. abc news obtaining the audio seemingly describing the moments of panic after the star suffered a suspected drug overdose tuesday. >> hang in there. okay, we're on our way. stay with the patient. i'm going to remain on the line with you all the way until the paramedics arrive. you should be hearing the sirens real soon. >> reporter: the caller has an unusual request. >> no, no, no sirens. >> this is a medical emergency. i don't have control over that. >> reporter: the unknown caller's cries for help lasting for about 4 1/2 minutes. this morning, the platinum-selling star known for her fierce pop hits. note ♪ baby i'm sorry >> reporter: is reportedly recovering in a los angeles hospital surrounded by

george. >> okay, kayna, thanks very much.ilia. >>> now to ivanka trump, the first daughter, is shutting down her namesake fashion brand saying she will focus on her work in washington. abc's chief business correspondent rebecca jarvis is here and, rebecca, it seemshe the brand had become a lightning rod for controversy. a number of retailers including nordstrom had stopped selling the product over the last 18 months, and sales were falling. 17 months after walking away from her lifestyle brand famous for its moderately priced shoes, handbags, clothing and more -- >> we have everything from coats to beautiful weekends to incredible knits that have been so popular. >> reporter: ivanka trump announcing tuesday the company is officially shutting down, writing in a statement, i do not know when or if i will ever return to the business. but i do know that my focus for the foreseeable future will be the work i'm doing here in washington. sources telling abc news the first daughter had been considering shuttering the brand for some t

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abc's kayna whitworth is in los angeles with the story. good morning, kayna. >> reporter: yeah, george, good morning. so right now an appeals court is weighing arguments by turner's legal team who say the fact that turner says his clothes were on should have led to reasonable doubt for the charges. it's an argument that seemingly made no sense to at least one judge on the panel. a new twist in a high-profile rape case that gripped the nation. former stanford swimmer brock turner convicted of sexually assaulting an intoxicated woman outside a frat house in 2015. he was found on top of a half naked unconscious woman. he served just half of his six-month sentence. but this morning, his attorney trying to overturn that conviction arguing that evidence shows brock wasn't trying to have intercourse with the woman because he says he was partially clothed during the attack. one judge on the panel seemingly skeptical of the argument telling turner's attorney, i absolutely don't understand what you're talking about. >> to now argue about whether he