good morning. >> reporter: good morning, kendis and diane. well, president trump is in singapore ready to make nice with one of america's fiercest enemies, but when it comes to one of the country's closest allies, the president is engaged in an epic clash. president trump and his top aides are on the attack against canadian prime minister justin trudeau. >> here's the thing, i mean, he really kind of stabbed us in the back. >> reporter: from singapore, the president tweeted, sorry, we cannot let our friends or enemies take advantage of us on trade anymore. we must put the american worker first. this comes after the president ruffled feathers at the g7 summit, not backing down from stiff tariffs on aluminum and steel imports from canada and other u.s. allies. the president calling it a matter of national security. >> the national security pretext is absurd and, frankly, insulting to canadians, the closest and strongest ally the united states has had. >> reporter: trudeau promised to fight back by slapping tariffs on american goods. >> we're po

did kendis mention he's been there? did kendis mention he's been there?morning on "world news now," less than 24 hours to go. >> president trump has started his day in singapore already, and a countdown is on to the historic photo op tomorrow. tension is high. we're live with team coverage. >>> and the president is tweeting about the weekend clash with our strongest allies, lashing out at canada and its prime minister. >>> and a powerful blast destroyed one home and damaged several others. it shattered windows two streets away. >>> and the tony awards have been handed out, and it is time to party. while everyone on broadway is enjoying themselves, we thought we would sneak backstage for an exclusive look at "aladdin", the musical, with the carpet. >> however you want to say it. it's monday, june 11. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." ♪ like me >> how did you time that? that was brilliant. >> i've seen that a few times. >> aren't you supposed to end with jazz hands when you do anything broadway-related? >> we got you. >>> the other thing we are re

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i'm kendis >>> good morning. i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm diane macedo.e are some of the top headlines we're following on "world news now." president trump is set to meet with lawmakers on the separation of families at the border. >>> several days of severe thunderstorms and heavy rain have caused flooding and roadway washouts in the upper midwest. more rain is possible today. >>> north korean leader kim jong un is in beijing for a two-day state visit. he's expected to brief chinese leaders on his meeting last week with president trump. >>> and black panther was the big winner at last night's mtv tv and movie awards. those are some of our top stories on this tuesday, june 19th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> a good morning to you all. we begin this half hour with new sights and sounds emerging from the southern border as more migrant children are separated from their parents. >> take a look at these images. they show hundreds of families, including many kids detained and living in cages at a facility there in south texas. and we're heari

. >> reporter: diane and kendis, good morning to you. yes, according to that judge the government has an obligation to track and reunify these families and the ruling says it must happen within a month. with more than 2,000 children still in federal custody, overnight a judge in california ordering the trump administration to reunite all children with their families within 30 days. return children younger than 5 to their parents within 14 days and stop deporting parents without their children unless the parent voluntarily declines to be reunited or the parent is unfit or dangerous. the ruling in response to an aclu lawsuit. >> you're not welcome in our community. >> reporter: and issued on the same day demonstrators protested attorney general jeff sessions in los angeles. sessions there speaking to a conservative criminal justice organization and getting some attention this morning after making this joke about critics of family separation. >> i like the little security around themselves and if you try to scale the fence, believe me, they

kendis, diane?st full week of summer, paul, thank you. >>> and police in northern new jersey are working to try to figure out how a man died at a home that is used by a new york giants football player. 25-year-old's body was found inside a house rented by the dekis wain floda wn the the deceased man was a family friend of jenkins. >>> president trump has presented a medal of honor posthumously. connor held off advancing german soldiers for nearly three hours until the battle was won. >> and we knew his history, but his wife said for decades he would not talk about his time during the war, it was too painful. good honors for him. >>> firefighters in north carolina are noticed for an act of kindness. >> after responding to a medical call, the crew spotted a family trying to fill a kiddie pool with pots from the sink. >> so they extended a helping hand with their fire hose and saved the day for a little boy's birthday party. >> probably took five seconds. het get that r you. it's bn happy birthday to t

>> kendis and i. you would say i recently discovered. you would say kendis and i rediscovered.ammar, but we're going to learn about breath work. >> now we're distracted. >> reporter: you know that feeling when you sit down to meditate and you immediately retreat into a calm, relaxed state? yeah, neither do we. what if you can't calm yourself enough to do the things that calm your mind? >> so we recruited a breath work instructor. >> what is it? >> it's an active meditation. as opposed to sitting down and trying to meditate you lie down and you are given a breathing pattern. so your mind has something to focus on as opposed to thinking wow, my mind won't shut up. >> what benefit do you get? >> just that you're slowing down to breathe into your lower belly. that's where we start to relax. it's going to balance the endocrine system which regulates your hormones. >> why do i need to learn to breathe. >> you are doing an extra inhale. it begins to do different things. you know when you work out and you get that feel-good, this is awesome experience? >> never. >> kind of what people

kendis, maggie?sy times for you in the weather department. >>> in the meantime, we're tracking the growing disaster to our south in guatemala. a volcano erupting, killing at least 25. many of them children. many are missing at this hour. the lava flow and thick ash is hindering efforts. this eruption is the biggest in that area in more than 40 years. >>> to hawaii and a 5.5 earthquake that rocked the big island as eruptions continued at kilauea. at least three people were airlifted to safety after being stranded in an area cut off by the volcano. but at least 12 others may be trapped without power, phones or running water. this eruption started one month ago. >>> we're getting word now of a shakeup in north korea ahead of kim jong un's historic summit. kim has reportedly replaced his top three military officials. a u.s. source tells reuters that there may have been dissension among north korea's new approach. the president revived the talks after receiving a letter from kim. >>> now to the president'

kendis, diane?te house. >> king filipe vi stopped by the white house. the king of spain described the oval office meeting as a great end to a perfect visit. the president called it a tremendous honor and mrs. trump hosted the queen for tea in the red room. >> of course. >>> and england's new royal couple stepped out. >> they appeared for the royal ascot. it was a five day horse racing event and more importantly, a chance to show off your hat game. meghan went with a dramatic black and white hat. harry went with the classic top hat look. >> that's an impressive hat there. queen elizabeth donned a yellow hat. it's her favorite event of the season. >> all right then. prince charles opted for the top hat while duchess camilla went for an all-cream look. >> 300,000 people are expected to flood the town of ascot during this week's event. >> that's a lot of hats. >> it is. how do you see the horses? >> i think people come to see the hats. >> royal ascot. >> that's what i would be doing. >> dates back to 17

diane, kendis?the color coding. >> thank you, and hopefully the skies will be clear in italy this weekend where harry potter fans are gathering for the annual quidditch world cup. >> you heard it right. the fantasy is real. 30 squads from around the world are heading to florence to go broomstick to broomstick. and brad mielke looked into this. >> hey, guys, if you're into harry potter, you will recall the quidditch world cup. turns out there is a real quidditch world championship getting under way right now. we spoke to a member of team usa. tyler trudeau is a keeper, rides a custommade broomstick. in florence italy, there are 30 teams. but the big favorites are the u.s. of a and our new rivals. >> until last year, the united states never lost a game until the finals against australia. >> you guys are like the super powers. >> exactly, but no longer because australia is the defending champions. >> and the americans will play the australians in the first day of tournament play tomorrow. you can hear

diane and kendis?ont pages of the new york daily news. >>> and crews in guatemala have suspended search and recovery efforts with the death toll from the country's deadly volcanic eruption holding to at least 99. villages are buried under up to ten feet of ash, that in some areas is still smoldering at temperatures exceeding 1,000 degrees. officials say they can't get rescue vehicles in because their tires would actually melt. now close to 200 people are still missing. >>> and over to hawaii then. officials there say lava from the erupting kilauea volcano has destroyed more than 600 homes. lava flow into the ocean has created nearly a mile of new land. the flow is still very active, and they have no idea when this eruption will slow down. >>> dozens of survivors from the pulse nightclub massacre are suing the city and police department saying they didn't do enough to try to stop the shooter. they're accusing the city and police of violating civil rights saying they took too long to arrive at the club.

. >> reporter: hey, diane and kendis. good morning. they definitely are trying to figure this out as federal agencies try to reunite more families that were separated on the u.s./mexico border. there are still migrant parents that don't know where their children are and are still struggling to get answers. today about 500 of the more than 2,300 children separated from their families at the u.s./mexico border are together again. but federal agencies are now scrambling to set up a plan for the remaining children. mothers like evie scoozman who was detained in seattle still has no answers about her 5-year-old son nearly 1,800 miles away in a san antonio shelter. [ speaking a foreign language ] >> reporter: and it's still unclear whether migrant parents will even be prosecuted. a federal public defender's office in texas says the u.s. attorney's office would be dismissing cases in which parents were charged with illegally entering or re-entering the united states. not helping the matter, conflicting statements from top trump administration

>>> good morning, i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm maggie rull >>> good morning, i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm maggieulli in for diane macedo. here are some of the top headlines we're following this morning on "world the president has called off a white house celebration for the philadelphia eagles, acknowledging that only a few players had said they would attend. he is citing the dispute over the players' right to take a knee during the national anthem. we'll have a full report up next. >>> president trump's former campaign chairman is accused of trying to tamper with witnesses. paul manafort is awaiting trial on tax and lobbying charges. the special prosecutor's office says his house arrest should be modified or revoked. >>> voters in eight states go to polls today to choose candidates for the november elections. key states to watch are new jersey, iowa and california. >>> and the washington capitals are a win away from triggering a big party in the dmv, d.c.'s hockey team rolled a six against vegas, to take a commanding lead in the stanley cup finals. those are some of our top stories on this tues

maggie and kendis. >> i do have a feeling this will go on for some time. janai norman, thank you. >>> after 25 days out of the public eye, first lady melania trump is scheduled to attend a white house reception today for gold star families, but the event is closed to the press. meanwhile, we've learned mrs. trump will not be joining the president at the g7 summit in canada this week, and she will not be traveling with him to singapore for the historic talks with north korea. she was last seen in public a few days before undergoing a procedure for a kidney condition. >>> breaking overnight, a midair scare for passengers on american airlines flight that was going from san antonio to phoenix. they were forced to make an emergency landing after hail shattered the windshield. the pilot said they had almost no forward visibility and had to rely on a side window. they landed safely in el paso, texas. one passenger said it was the scariest flight of his life. >>> authorities in arizona say they're trying to catch a killer he stkeagn. plven ed in a span of three da

. >> reporter: good morning, kendis and diane. the trump administration insists this is not the start of a trade war with other countries. but one thing is certain, consumers will be caught in the middle. this morning the trade fight between the u.s. and its closest neighbors and allies is escalating. >> let me be clear, these tariffs are totally unacceptable. >> reporter: the canadians upset. so are leaders in europe and mexico. their countries hit with stiff new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports by president trump. >> we've been taken advantage of by the world. that's not going to be happening anymore. >> reporter: it's unclear if or when but american consumers could see higher prices on everything from appliances and plane tickets to canned drinks and cars. a trade group for u.s. automakers says these tariffs will result in an increase in the price of domestically produced steel threatening the industry's global competitiveness and raising vehicle costs for our customers. the international reaction, swift. >> this is a bad

. >> reporter: good morning, kendis and diane. the crime scene is across the street.e have new details about the alleged gunman and his long simmering hatred for the newspaper and previous threats police say led to the shooting rampage. overnight police in maryland searched the home of the suspected gunman in what appears to be the deadliest attack on journalists in the u.s. in years. >> this was a targeted attack on the "capital gazette." >> reporter: shots fired at the annapolis, maryland, newspaper yesterday afternoon and investigators say the suspect, 38-year-old jarrod ramos. >> the guy was holding what looked like a big shotgun pointing it deeper into the office like he was targeting people. >> reporter: inside five people killed. another two injured. employees scramble for cover. others hit from the shooter. the paper's crime reporter phil davis tweeting, there is nothing more terrifying than hearing multiple people get shot while you're under your desk and then hear the gunman reload. the retired editor of the paper says the suspect had a history of social med

. >> reporter: he good morning, diane and kendis. after days of protests and debate, the president, of course, has signed that executive order that he says will keep immigrant families together but he insists he will still be tough on immigration. with a quick signature, president trump did what he said he could not do. >> we're signing an executive order. we're going to keep the families together. >> reporter: putting a stop to the separation of families crossing into the u.s. illegally. this comes 75 days after more than 2,000 children have been separated from their parents. >> i didn't like the sight or the feeling of families being separated. >> reporter: overnight trump defended his decision to suspend his policy during a campaign rally in minnesota. but also said that when it comes to undocumented immigrants -- >> and we're sending them the hell back. >> reporter: some trump supporters agreed with the president's separation policy. >> did those images of children bother you? >> no, because they're well cared for. we're paying $

i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm maggie rulli in for diane macedo. we begin with president trump abruptly canceling the white house celebration for the super bowl champion philadelphia eagles. >> yeah, so the president is blaming the ongoing dispute over whether players should be forced to stand for the national anthem, and he is, however, acknowledging that most of the team had planned to boycott the event. abc's janai norman is joining us from washington. janai, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. so, a number of players had been backing out of this ceremony over the president's comments about nfl players and the national anthem. so as he's done before when players didn't plan to attend, the president disinvited the whole team. instead of being stood up, president trump is backing out. he disinvited the philadelphia eagles from visiting the white house today after reports fewer than ten players planned to attend the ceremony celebrating their super bowl victory. >> just to cancel it all i think was unfair, unjust. >> reporter: the president tw

. >> reporter: diane and kendis, good morning to both of you. this morning, there is still lots of confusion over how those separated children will be reunited with their parents, and over the weekend president trump taking to twitter to call the american immigration system a mockery. the ongoing battle at the border. >> we need people that can help us. we want a merit-based immigration system. we need safety at the border and we need the wall. the wall is going to happen. >> reporter: the crisis, more than 2,000 kids taken from their parents in just over a month. [ chanting ] spread out across the country unclear how they'll be reconnected. the president blaming democrats and suggesting undocumented immigrants should be immediately deported and denied due process tweeting, we cannot allow all of these people to invade our country. when somebody comes in, we must immediately with no judges or court cases bring them back from where they came. >> we need a wall. we need border security. >> reporter: the department of homeland security now saying m

diane, kendis?utive order does not address what will happen to the more than 2300 children already separated from their families. >> they will likely be placed into foster care or with relatives in the united states. there is a little boy left behind in the u.s. when his dad was deported eight months ago, and he's now back with his family. alex perez traveled to guatemala for that reunion. >> reporter: it's nearly 5:00 in the morning. and this 10-year-old is already at the airport after a late night of packing up his teddy bear and art supplies, he's about to board a flight from michigan to guatemala to reunite with his family he hasn't seen in eight months. with his foster parents who are still fostering other children. so we agreed not to show their faces. you have a lot of love for your family in the united states? >> always, always, always, always. >> reporter: they and their own three children have been caring for him since his father illegally crossed the border with him and they were apprehen

kendis, diane. >> all right, that's lynda lopez. we will stay tuned for that battle to unveil. lynda, thank you. >>> and although democrats insist a vote should not be held until after the midterm elections in november, republicans point out that obama nominee elena kagan joined during a midterm in 2010. >> abc's terry moran has more on the upcoming battle on capitol hill and how both sides of the political landscape are mobilizing because of one issue, abortion. >> reporter: since before he was elected, president trump made abortion and the supreme court one of his campaign's major issues vowing to overturn roe versus wade. in 2016 the candidates were asked where they want the court to take the country. >> the supreme court, it's what it's all about. our country is so, so -- it's just so imperative that we have the right justices. i am putting pro-life justices on the court. >> reporter: pro-life and pro-choice groups are already reacting to the news of kennedy's retirement. planned parenthood saying the right to access abortion in this country is on the line while concerned w

. >> reporter: kendis, good morning. it was a very big day. biggest primary day of the year as you said and democrats especially are keeping a close eye on the outcomes in california as those could have big implications for the midterm elections. the stakes are high and the competition stiff. >> if democrats are going to take back the house, they need to see the blue wave start right here in california. >> reporter: on tuesday voters picked nominees for senate seats, governor and a number of key congressional races that could determine whether democrats regain control of the house come november. at the center of the action is california. the state's jungle primary system allows the top two candidates to advance to november regardless of party creating a unique challenge for the 47 candidates running across three battleground districts. >> that means if you have ten good democrats and only two solid republicans, the democrats eat their own vote away, and you're stuck potentially with democrats shutting themselves out. >> reporter: incumbents ma

>> reporter: kendis, diane? uh-oh, we got a problem now. they are now down 3-0 in the nba finals, and no team has ever come back to win a championship after being down three games to none. this was a fight from the beginning, and cavs pulled out and had double digit leads in the first half. but in the fourth quarter, the warriors did what they do. they were consistent. they played good defense. and kevin durant went off tonight, put up 43 points. he had a night to refresh, and steph curry had a night to forget. he was completely off. but it didn't matter, because kd picked up all the slack. lebron james still did his thing, put up big numbers, had a triple-double tonight. it was not enough. the best team of this era, and they are one win away from another nba championship. could the next game be the last one we ever see lebron james in a cavs jersey? remember he can become a free agent after this season. so now it's going to take pretty much a miracle and something we've never seen in the nba finals before if the cavs have a chance of makin

now it's pretty much rusted into the sand and disappeared, but i can imagine rober kendy walking and seeing that wreck as he was on this beach. he went out to baker county, baker oregon, and this is an iconic photo of him on the runway with the mountains in the background and with his dog. there is a version of this necture that ken me the month before he passed awayndee y here the snow-covered mountains in the background and walking down the runway in one of those few moments of peace and reflection in between his speeches all across the state. senator kennedy, when ted kennedy, when he gave me this picture, he also wrote me a letter, t i july, the month before ted kennedy passed away, and he said i've always loved this photo of bobby and his dog freckles, taken in baker city on may 22nd, 1968, and he said he has a copy of it hanging in his office, and he knew a little bit from our conversations that bobby had been an inspiration to me, and he wrote i know that bobby played an important role in shaping your views, and i thought you would senate office as well. i only wish i could gi

with your "gma first look," kendis gibson, abc news, new york. >>> we're getting a look at some of thedevastated by last year's north bay wildfires. >> drone view 7 flying over the hidden valley neighborhood. now erin brockovich whose legendary battle against pg&e was made into a movie has been urging fire victims to take legal action. legal teams have taken dead aim on pg&e with billions in claims especially since recent reports by cal fire blame the utility's power lines for sparking the fire. >> i'm here for the people. oftentimes they'll be uncomfortable or they don't think they should get representation or need representation and that's not true. i want people to know their rights. >> we reached out to pg&e for reaction. the utility issuing the statement that reads, quote, the loss of lives, homes and businesses is heartbreaking. we remain focused on helping communities recover and rebuild. >>> new details on a blue whale that watched up at limantour beach. the mammal center says the whale died after getting hit by a vessel. blue whales are an endangered species. the mammal center

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i'm kendis gibson, action news new york. >>> lauren jao suffers from depression. a good samaritan reunited lauren with her dog yesterday. so happy to see this. the dog was tied up while she shopped inside an east oakland supermarket. someone stole the female chihuahua mix. the dog was stowell len and then sold. the person who bought it contacted lauren. >>> if you're a movie pass subscriber, you'll be subjected to surge pricing. according to business insider you'll have to pay $2.00 movies on top of your $9.95 subscription. they'll include an option to buy imax and 3d movie tickets. the movie pass announcement comes a day after amc announced its own subscription ticketing service for $19.95. >>> in the east bay, say hello to a new area code. california public utilities commission approved new digits for parts of alameda and contra costa counties. it's going to be 341. the commission says that's because the 510 area code is expected to run out of available prefixes by next year. 510 customers, you get to keep that number. do not worry, but you'll be required to dia

john park from the harvard kendy school in washington.ezuela has released almost 40 opposition activists who had spent months in detention but many are sralled -- banned from giving interviews and leaving the country. we have a report. reporter: an invitation for dialogue saysenezuela's government. a tone gesture byp a dictatorshi says critics. this is the firstf 39 epposition activists to be released seen h shortly before being allowed to go home. >> weformally announced the beginning of this process and will continue working and we will graduallyannounce more measures of this nature. >> one person who wasn't released was lopez, one president me dewaro's most vocal celts. he's shown here before taken into detention. venezuela isn crisis. las year there were month of running battles between citizens and opposition ro protesters. g it's facugh sanctions from the u.s., e.u. and canada as well as neighboring countries who say they're concerned about democracy and its economy is on its knees, meaning queuinging for food and basic necessities

kendis, diane? >> that's not what we need. >>> overseas, turkey's president recep erdogan is declaring victory. he received more than 52% of the vote. with this win, erdogan will gain sweeping new powers. critics say it's a bold power grab that amounts to a dictatorship. he's already been in power there in turkey since 2003. >>> and women in saudi arabia no longer have to rely on taxi drivers or men to get around. they are allowed to drive. >> it is 1901. >> nope. >> some are driving for a ride-sharing service themselves. scott goldberg looks at the mobile revolution in the middle east. >> reporter: hi, guys, scott goldberg filling in here for brad mielke. a world now contains zero countries in which women are not allowed to drive. it's hard to believe, but until this weekend, women were banned from getting behind the wheel in saudi arabia. it's rules like this that some countries are softening. >> sunday night at the stroke of midnight, so many took to the street behind their wheels, and you know w

what's up, kendis? >> that's super offensive. i'm face timing youke- >>nstaam. can't keep up with the updates. >>> the bay area is about to get a new park. the sprawling force of red woods you'll soon be able to walk among. >>> a north bay brewer is about to make a new type of beverage. to make a new type of beverage. >>> not even fast food is >>> you're never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. let's talk about the giants and the rockies tonight at at&t park. 59 at 7:15, dropping to 57. they'll have a special section for those with peanut allergies. if you have that and want to go to a baseball game, tonight is your night. natasha? >> there will soon be a new park in sonoma county. an environmental group just purchased 730 acres west of santa rosa currently known as the harold richardson redwoods reserve, filled with redwoods that are more than 1,000 years old. getting the land ready for visitors will take about three years. >>> happening today, machines will start cranking out the world's first robot-made hamburger in san francisco. culi

diane ma sado and kendis gibson have this morning's tech bites. >> facebook says some users private posts may have been made public. for four days in may, a bug changed the default setting for 14 million users. but the company says it fixed the problem. >>> wireless wars are heating up again. >> yes, they are. >> sprint is offering $15 monthly plan that covers unlimited talk, text and data. there are some drawbacks, customers under the plan must set up for auto pay and you won't be able to lease your phone so you'll have to pay full price up front. >>> a study of 3.5 million posts say pictures of beer out numbered pictures of wine in 48 pace. >> those are your tech bites. >>> a ban on plastic straws could be statewide if some california lawmakers have their way. >>> it's not just the bay area -- there's a big change that just happened at >>> you're never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. it's pride night over in the coliseum. the a's game taking on the royals tonight at 7:05. 63 degrees, cooling down to 59. a little bit of a breeze. ought to be a delightful evenin

. >> diane mass sado and kendis gibson have the details. >> in today's tech bites. >> facebook admits it gave user information to the chinese firm the u.s. deemed a national security threat. huawe was granted access as early as 2010. facebook will wind down its deal with that company by the end of the week. >>> instagram is reportedly doing away with video length constraints. >> users will be able to post videos up to an hour like. >>> bill gates is giving every 2018 college graduate a gift. >> he says will buy the grads this new book, factfulness. graduates have to logon to gates' blog to get it. >> those are your tech bites. >>> dub nation, time to sport the blough and gold. >> what to expect connection to nature is a right that the trust for public land is fighting to preserve. from boulevards to ball fields and ponds to playgrounds, together we have saved over 3 million acres of land. a park is a gift that is worth protecting. help support the trust for public land and the gift of parks today. . >>> you're never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. did you se

diane, kendis. >> our thanks to marcus. >>> in the men time, there's a new legal battle at the border, a mother from guatemala who was released on bond after crossing into the u.s. illegally, is now suing the trump administration, claiming border agents will not tell her where her son has been transferred. >>> and we turn now to massachusetts, where a woman says she was nearly abducted while out jogging. she's now telling how she fought off the attacker. the incident all caught on camera. this morning, a woman describes the terrifying moments a man tried to abduct her while jogging. >> i instantly had a feeling wasn't good. j. >> reporter: watch as a car pulls in front of her in bridgewater, massachusetts. a man runs toward her. >> i tried to fight him off. he grabbed both arms, tried to pull me towards him. and kind of towards the vehicle, like he was trying to get in the vehicle. >> reporter: she said she fought back as the man was pulling her toward the car. >> he was grabbing at me. i just kept kicking back behind me. i'm not even sure i was making contact with him. i was just try

>> thanks to kendis for that.al clock, but what's the science? women. but men a gradual decline in their fertility as they age. and it's harder to father children. and they're more likely to have children with health problems. a lot of the genetic abnormalities are thought to come from the paternal side, not the maternal side. >> what age does that kick in? >> well, for men, it's thought to occur later for men than for women, 40s and 50s. that's the science and data. culturally we see celebrity dads all the time and makes it seem like it's not a big deal. it's pretty commonplace but we do have to remember just as women go through menopause and it's a funny term, right? with the word "men" in there. men go through a similar thing called andropause. >> if men are concerned about infertility, what should they think about? alisut there are basic men things, do not smoke. it's bad for fertility for women, and for men. they want to try to avoid -- heat. putting laptops on your lap, bad for male fertility. snajaisbut s t

>>> good morning, i'm ryan smith >>> od morning, i'm ryan smith in for kendis gibson. >> and i'm diane macedo. here with some of the top headlines. >>> several people were killed in an earthquake in japan. there were several fires and it knocked out power to thousands. >>> and several people were killed after being chased by border patrol agents. much more about the immigration issue straight ahead. >>> roger stone now says he met with a russian national during the 2016 campaign who promised to provide dirt on hillary clinton. stone says he never made a deal and claims he was set up by the fbi. >>> and much of the northeast are under heat advisories. temperatures will reach 100 in some areas. that's 10 to 15 degrees above average. those are some of your top stories this monday, june 18. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good morning to all of you. we begin the half hour with the deadly earthquake in western japan. >> at least five people are dead and a little girl is among the victims. the 9 year old was killed when a wall outside her school collapsed on her. an elderly

diane and kendis. >> stephanie, thank you. >>> we're now hearing from the civil rights lawyer who turned over the audio recordings of those crying children to the news website propublica. the southern says she hopes the recording will be a wake-up call. >> you can listen to it and it's pretty clear what it is. i know the whistleblower. the whistleblower was just horrified by the sound of the children weeping, as is everybody else, and made a recording of it and came to me for legal advice and asked me if i would -- if i would forward it to ginger of propublica and release it to the public and i have done so. >> the attorney's not releasing the name of the facility. but said it was recorded recently. >>> up to 1,000 migrant children are now being housed in south florida. the newest arrivals at the facility got there last week. it's not clear if they crossed the border alone or separated from their parents. nearly 12,000 undocumented children are now in the government's care and, in just a few minutes, we'll hear from foster parents who were caring for children who haven't seen their paren

i'm victor oquendo in for kendis gibson. >> and i'm diane macedo. we begin with former fbi director james comey responding to a bombshell report that slams him for insubordination and judgment errors. >> comey says nothing in the report makes him think he was wrong by wrapping up the investigation into hillary clinton's emails ahead of the 2016 presidential election. abc's janai norman has the latest now from washington. good morning, janai. >> reporter: hey, guys, good morning. that report criticizes two major decisions comey made regarding that hillary clinton email investigation including his october surprise that even clinton herself believes cost her the election. the former fbi director coming under fire again. james comey facing backlash from the blistering report by the justice department's inspector general. the 500-page report calls out comey first for his july 26th news conference criticizing hillary clinton but clearing her of any charges. >> there is evidence that they were extremely careless in their handling of very sensitive highly c

kendis and diane. >> yeah, a lot of people calling it the g6 plus 1 because of that. janai norman, thank you. >>> the senate intelligence committee's ex-security director is now facing charges of lying to the fbi. in a case targeting leaks of classified information, james wolfe is accused of lying to investigators about his contacts with reporters. "the new york times" reports government prosecutors also secretly seized years of emails and phone records belonging to a "times" reporter who was in a relationship with wolf. the case is the first known instance of the trump justice department obtaining a reporter's data. >>> another big story we're following out of washington and it's an important one for every american. this one affecting obamacare and people who have pre-existing conditions. the justice department says it will no longer defend the affordable care act in a lawsuit brought by the state of texas. that lawsuit argues that obamacare's protections for people with pre-existing conditions are unconstitutional. attorneys general from 16 states say they will step

the thing abo justice kendy is that he -- although he was quite conservati, he had ability to play inhe joints a little bit. so he could be unpredictable. i don't think we will get that kind of unpredictability in this nominee. >> it seems the most aggressive debate right nows over abortion. justice kennedy coauthored the decision up holding roe v. wade. it seems to be a general cob consensus that won't be overturned but it might be fwuted ovfwugut of over gutted depending on who replaces justice kennedy. >> a number of pro life groups have been seeding legislationtht lower court level, so there's a ban on abortion at six week goe weeks, a heart beakn iowa. they've been anticipating a new justice in a few years and seeding cases that will come up to frontally challengeoe. the idea that overruling roe is off the table is fallacious. it is mor likely to be undermined but the idea of ale cote overruling is not beyond the pale here. >> do you agree, josh? >> i wouldn't make any predictions on the future of abortion r whts. >> thee major rulings this week. the court issued decisions on the

. >> it's great to be here with you filling in for kendis gibson. we're going to begin with president trump thanking kim jong-un and slamming critics overnight as the world reacts to their historic summit in singapore. >> some are accusing the president of giving away too much and getting too little in return. this morning he is claiming succs yi nuclear catastrophe has been avoided. abc's tara palmeri joins us from singapore. tara, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, diane and victor. here in asia the north korean media celebrated the moment while the south koreans were concerned about president trump's promise to stop military drills. back in washington, lawmakers are skeptical that this is a real deal. back from singapore president trump confident about his gamble on kim jong-un. tweeting, the world has taken a big step back from potential nuclear catastrophe. no more rocket launch, nuclear testing or research. this after a five-hour meeting where the north korean leader agreed to give up his nuclear weapons in exchange for security from the

. >> yeah, good morning, kendis, diane. i really believe this to be a remarkable document. what the president secured here is a signed agreement for multiple things, not only the denuclearization of the peninsula, but the potential for peace on that peninsula ending the war and for an agreement to re-open really relations between the united states and north korea. it's truly remarkable and i believe that as people take it apart and watch what's going to happen they're going to realize that this is something that's not been done before. >> and, tom, obviously the big focus was that nuclear disarmament. verifiable used leading up to irreversible. some of that is absent from the agreement. the president seemed to make it sound like notde what say you? >> yeah, i don't believe it's missing. in other words, to say complete -- to obtain two commitments. one in writing they'd like to pursue complete denuclearization of the peninsula is pretty much all you can say. talking about those other conditions of irreversible and so forth those are the arduous process of verifying and see i

i'm victor oquendo in for kendis gibson. >> and i'm diane macedo. we begin this morning with severe weather breaking overnight from coast to coast. extreme heat and dry conditions are fueling dozens of wildfires in the west. and in the northeast, crews are assessing the damage this morning after a palm beach tornado. overnight severe storms slamming northeast pennsylvania. >> just a lot of damage. >> reporter: a suspected tornado township tearing apart a mall. it damaged this panera bread and destroyed other businesses including a dick's sporting goods and barnes & noble. >> so we took a ride down there and the back half of barnes & noble's roof was blown off. the whole entire front of dick's sporting goods was blown off. there was all debris all over the parking lot. >> reporter: witnesses describe a very strong smell of gas. firefighters were clearing the area even asking carolyn blackburn with our station in scranton to evacuate in the middle of a live report. >> here's a look at the eddie bauer outlet along with the men's wearhouse and barnes &

was just nine years old but he still remembers the airlift well berliners called the planes kendy bombers because the pilots dropped sweets from the sky and set off bombs. they dropped little parachutes for us kids the whole street was full of children running towards the falling parachutes. of course it was a big deal when one of the kids caught one we were thrilled it was chewing gum inside chocolate and of course hard candies. one shuttle picture is especially meaningful for funds go. and. whenever i look at this picture i look for my brother or for myself but back then we couldn't afford shoes we always went around barefoot. i can see you know children who are barefoot. the rescue operation came at a high price more than seventy u.s. and british airmen lost their lives in accidents today in monument sense and their honor a temple of airport. yeah. i see this monument as a sign of the fight for freedom that's what it was the americans fed millions of us west berliners and didn't abandon us to the russians. back then americans were seen as rescuers but today the u.s. is increasingly goi

diane and kendis. >> all right, interesting, janai norman from d.c., thanks, janai. >>> the adult film star stormy daniels has filed a lawsuit against her former attorney accusing him of secretly colluding with president trump's lawyer, michael cohen. daniels claims keith davidson was a puppet for the president conspiring with cohen to get her to appear on fox news and deny an affair with trump. the interview never tack place but her current attorney says there are text messages that prove there was an exchange between davidson and cohen as they tried to schedule that fox interview. >>> a justice department watchdog is criticizing former fbi director james comey saying he defied authority when he was running the bureau. now, that's according to the draft of an upcoming report from the inspector general that criticized comey's decision to announce the re-opening of the hillary clinton e-mail investigation 11 days before the election. sources say the draft also reveals a senior justice department official had urged comey not to make that announcement saying it would violate policy. the d

i'm ryan smith in for kendis gibson. >> and i'm diane macedo. the battle over illegal immigration and the separation of parents and children is coming into sharp focus this week as congress prepares to vote on the issue. this comes as we learn new details about a deadly suv crash in south texas. >>> at least five people were killed when a vehicle crashed sunday while being chased by border patrol agents. authorities say more than a dozen people were in the suv, most of them apparently in the u.s. illegally. >> abc news stephanie ramos is in washington with more on this immigration debate and how the first lady is now getting involved. unusual that we hear her speak out on things like this, stephanie. >> reporter: you're absolutely right, diane. the number of children that are being taken away from their parents after crossing into the united states illegally is now at 2,000 children. despite the criticism from lawmakers and those heartbreaking images, the administration's new policy is still in place. >> reporter: this morning, an all-out battle

. >> i'm victor oquendo in for kendis gibson. here are some of the top headlines.s say now is the time to pay down any credit card that may have, since the fed has hiked interest rates for the second time this year. it will also make adjustable rate mortgages more expensive. >>> a possible tornado ripped up an outlet mall, bringing down buildings and overturning cars. weather service investigators are headed to wilkes-barre today. >>> secretary pompeo is making it clear there will be no sanctions relief from north korea without denuclearization. he spoke with south korean and japanese officials. but president trump is claiming that the nuclear threat is over. >>> and happy birthday mr. president. president trump turns 72 today. so far he has no public events scheduled. so we'll have to see how he's celebrating. those are some of our top stories on this thursday, june 14th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> guessing you're not going to pop out of a cake and sing to the president this morning? >> not in my game plan. you? >> yeah, also. also, i'm surpri

diane and kendis. >> it really does continue to be a crisis there on the border, janai. thank you. >>> and abc's tom llamas got a firsthand look at a smuggling operation in south texas. he was riding along with a border patrol agent near the rio grande when they came across a smuggler who had just dropped off several families from honduras. the two young mothers there in the group were there with a baby. that's the smuggler going back across the river, but the young moms there with the child were able to talk to tom for a little bit. >> reporter: this is the smuggler right here. [ speaking a foreign language ] >> reporter: agent rodriguez, you can't go in there? >> i cannot go in the river to apprehend him. as long as he goes back south, i'm all right. >> reporter: how do you know that was a smuggler? >> guaranteed he's a smuggler by the way he was dressed, no shirt, wearing shorts. as saw as he saw me, he was on the trail here, he ran over here and jumped in the raft and went back south. >> reporter: tom also got a chance to talk to that migrant mother who had the baby.

. >> i'm kendis gibson.f the top headlines we're following on "world news now" this morning. >>> republicans are hoping to confirm a nomination for the supreme court before the mid-term elections. kennedy was a key swing vote and president trump already has a long list of those who could take his place. >>> and a major blow to big labor, the supreme court has ruled unions cannot collect fees from workers who refuse to join. laws requiring workers to support organizations violate the first amendment. >>> pennsylvania police officer michael rosfeld is free on bond this morning after being charged with homicide for the death of 17-year-old antwon rose. prosecutors say rosfeld has given inconsistent statements. >>> and a rare flower is in bloom and on display. it will only last about 36 hours, and the flower is named for its unpleasant smell. enjoy that, everybody, on this thursday, june 28th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> kind of glad we just get to see the corpse flower on the screen. don't h

>> reporter: kendis, diane?