linsey davis starts us you have. >> reporter: whether on a motor bike in vietnam few people have been as effective of demonstrating the power of food and its ability to unite us as anthony bourdain. >> back in vietnam. one of my favorite places on earth. >> reporter: it appeared to be business as usual. this photo shows him in france working on an upcoming episode. it was this morning the 61-year-old was found hanging from a room in his hotel. his friend found him. his mother gladys telling his friend he had been in a doork mood, but he is the last person in the world i would imagine doing this. he had everything. success beyond his wildest dreams. tributes pouring in among them bourdain's girlfriend. just this week he posted a video with her dancing in congress congress appearing happy. when president obama made his visit to vietnam in 2016 he sat down for lunch with bourdain. >> you have to walk me through this. >> reporter: today president obama tweeted he taught us about food, but more importantly its ability to bring us together. we'll miss him. bourdain struggled with and beat a

abc's linsey davis on what the players were saying today and what one player was not saying. >> what are we listening to? >> reporter: three and a half minutes of silence. three and a half minutes of statistics. three and a half minutes of saying so much without speaking a single word. >> are you not going to say anything today? just going to use these posters? >> reporter: philadelphia eagles safety malcolm jenkins addressed the media today for the first time since president trump canceled the eagles' white house visit. among the several signs he held this one, which read "you aren't listening." jenkins, one of the league's most outspoken activists, refused to answer questions about the controversy, highlighting the very issues that first inspired some nfl players to take a knee during the national anthem in the first place. police brutality. prison reform. jenkins also honoring players who protested in the name of social justice, calling them true patriots. and when he was finished -- >> is there anything you want to say on camera? >> it's pretty much said here. appreciate it. >> t

here's abc's linsey davis. >> they break you down. >> with the harassment and the mind games that theyo. >> they make you scared so nobody wants to speak up. >> reporter: these former cheerleaders thought they'd landed the opportunity of a lifetime. dancing for the houston texans nfl team. >> they literally grabbed her stomach and pulled it down, duct taped her stomach. >> a man reaches over and runs his hand to the center of my crotch and grabs. >> reporter: the nine women now suing the team, alleging harassment and unfair pay. all part of a culture they say was meant to humiliate and intimidate them. >> you kind of learn to bite your tongue and deal with it. >> i was so thankful that i was chosen for that experience. now i just look at those girls on the field and i feel sorry for them. >> reporter: it's just the latest chapter in a movement of women fighting back and saying, no more. do you think this is a byproduct of the "me too" movement? >> i do. it's women refusing to suffer in silence about economic inequities, unfairness in the workplace. >> reporter: iconic feminist lawyer g

>> linsey davis, thank you. >>> next tonight, new questions here about a key member of president trump's cabinet. epa chief scott pruitt under fire. and he's now accused of reaching out to the head of chick-fil-a to help his wife land a franchise. here's abc's kyra phillips tonight with the e-mails from prui pruitt's staff as they were reaching out to chick-fil-a, all to help his wife. >> reporter: tonight, epa administrator scott pruitt defending himself amid revelations he tried to use his official clout to get his wife marilyn a franchise with fast food chain chick-fil-a. >> my wife is an entrepreneur herself. i love, she loves, we love -- chick-fil-a is a franchise of faith. >> reporter: last may, pruitt's official epa scheduler emailed chick-fil-a's ceo directly. the subject line, "meeting with administrator scott pruitt." the scheduler writing, "the administrator asked me to reach out to you." she then worked with chick-fil-a to set up a call, adding, "the administrator would like to talk about a potential business opportunity." pruitt eventually spoke with someone at the company,

linsey davis, abc news, new york. >> quick thinking on her part. amazing to have that presence of mind when you're going through something like that. >> to take a photo like that. but there were several witnesses. the 911 operator said they had a lot of phone calls. this happened sunday morning, a lot of people were heading to church and other places when it happened. >>> a new study shows that the link between alcohol and the risk of cancer may be a little more direct than first thought. >> people who drank less alcohol has a reduced risk of the disease. low consumption is one to five drinks per week. people who drink moderately have a lower cancer risk than those who don't drink alcohol at all. >> that's the twist. that's the part nobody expected. >> yeah. >> a little bit of drinking is good for us. >>> meanwhile, as a growing number of us try to eat avocados to keep our health in check we find the fruit often spoils faster than we get around to eating them. >> but there's a new startup that has created a plant-based product that can double the s

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here's linsey davis. >> reporter: a sexual assault and attempted abduction caught on camera in broad a car pulls up to a woman jogging in bridgewater, massachusetts. a man runs toward her. police say the man they later identified as gordon lyons grabbed both of her arms and groped her while trying to drag her to his car. but the 37-year-old fought back, saying she kicked and screamed at her attacker. he stumbles to the ground and takes off at high speed. >> she also has the presence of mind to take a picture.

they spoke with abc's linsey davis. >> reporter: let's just play devil's advocate for a moment and justt you were both born girls, and then all of a sudden you had two boys who identified as being girls and they said, hey, we're going to be on your team, and maybe now you're not performing as well because they are better. >> i'm not going to discourage you or try to say, oh, it's not fair, and it would just push me to run faster. >> i would be happy for them because they get to do what they want. >> and later on "good morning america," we'll have more of linsey's interview, and we'll also hear from the mother of another athlete trying to change the rules to stop them. >>> to medical news now and scientists say there could be a link between alzheimer's disease and two common herpes viruses. a new study finds those viruses may play a role in the disease. it says the viruses are abundant in the brains of alzheimer's patients, and they appear to accelerate the condition. the study suggests it could one day be possible to slow alzheimer's by using antiviral drugs, but more research is needed

here's abc's linsey davis. >> reporter: a sexual assault and attempted abduction in broad daylight, allaught on camera. watch carefully. a car pulls up in front of a woman jogging sunday morning in bridgewater, massachusetts. a man runs toward her. police say the man, they later identified as gordon lyons, a convicted rapist, grabbed both of her arms and groped her while trying to drag her to his car. but the 37-year-old fought back, telling a local newspaper, she screamed and kicked at her attacker. he stumbles, falling to the ground, then takes off at high speed. >> she also had the presence of mind to take a picture to help law enforcement, to help us actually catch the perpetrator. >> reporter: it happened right in donald prohovich's front yard. >> she had some suntan lotion on her, i think she may have been slippery, and she was able to break away. >> reporter: lyons was arrested a short time later, after crashing his car. today, during his arraignment in the hospital, the 57-year-old hid under a sheet. lyons faces multiple charges, including kidnapping. he entered a plea of not gu

here's abc's linsey davis. >> reporter: tonight, a break in a cold case that had pennsylvania investigators for more than 25 years. raymond rowe, known as dj seen here, now under arrest for the murder of christy mirack, a sixth grade teacher who was sexually assaulted and strangled in her lancaster home back in 1992. >> he's been free longer than she lived her entire life. >> reporter: investigators say they used the same technology that cracked the case of the golden state killer. a lab in virginia created a genetic profile from crime scene dna, then uploaded it to a public genealogy database. after finding relatives, police zeroed in on rowe and say they then matched the dna after he discarded gum and a water bottle. police are thanking the lab. >> they were able to say, look, raymond rowe seems like a pretty strong suspect for you. >> reporter: it's a cutting edge genetic tool now heating up the coldest of cases. last week, police in tacoma, washington, arrested gary hartman for the 1986 rape and murder of 12-year-old michella welch. hartman has pleaded not guilty. that same lab connecte

here's abc's linsey davis. >> reporter: a california emergency room doctor is under fire tonight, after this video surfaced of her hostile behavior with a patient. >> don't try to tell me you can't move. sit up. [ bleep ]. sit up. >> what -- >> sit up. sit up. i'm having you sit up. >> i can't get up. >> reporter: the college sophomore was taken to el camino hospital by ambulance after collapsing following a basketball practice monday night. he says he suffered a severe anxiety attack. >> they were not taking care of me. >> reporter: he says he waited three hours to see a doctor. >> i'm sorry, sir, you were the least sick of all the people who are here who are dying. >> reporter: 20-year-old samuel bardwell says dr. beth keegstra's gruff bedside manner only added insult to injury, and that she insisted he changed his story, even though he says she would. let him explain. >> you have changed your story every [ bleep ] time. >> reporter: he says he found it so insulting when she arrived to examine him ieserirdhe aed father to g. >> i don't think she should be practicing medicine at all, b

here's abc's linsey davis on that. >> reporter: it was the first real glimpse of her we've had in weeks. melania trump in front of the cameras, alongside her husband. >> thank you, melania. she's doing great. she went through a little rough patch, but she's doing great. >> reporter: today, she was out of the public eye once again, but making her voice heard. her office responding to comments from the president's lawyer, rudy giuliani, who was asked what the first lady thinks about stormy daniels. >> can't speak for melania -- >> but you're a personal friend. >> i am, and -- she believes in her husband. she knows it's not true. i don't even think there's a slight suspicion that it's true, when you -- excuse me, when you look at stormy daniels. i know donald trump, and -- >> let's respect her. >> look at his three wives, right? beautiful women, classy women, women of great substance. stormy daniels? >> reporter: still, president trump ended up footing the bill to keep daniels quiet about their alleged affair. and tonight, the first lady is making one thing crystal clear. her spokeswoman t

linsey davis with the details. >> reporter: it was the first real glimpse of her we've had in weeks.nt through a little rough patch, but she's doing great. >> reporter: she was out of the public eye once again but making her voice heard, her office responding to comments by the president's lawyer, rudy giuliani, who was asked what the first lady thinks about stormy daniels. >> can't speak for melania. >> but you're a personal friend. >> i am. she believes in her husband. she knows it's not true. i don't even think there's a slight suspicion that it's true when you look at stormy daniels. i know donald trump, and -- look at his three wives, right? beautiful women, classy women. women of great substance. stormy daniels? >> reporter: still, president trump ended up footing the bill to keep daniels quiet about their alleged affair, and the first lady is making one thing crystal clear. her spokeswoman telling us, i don't believe mrs. trump has ever discussed her thoughts on anything with mr. giuliani. and the first lady has not commented at all about the stormy daniels scandal, and many w

we need the linsey davis dance. >> that's "control" from janet jackson, of course.ing up in a very personal new essay about her secret struggles and the one thing that makes her happiest. it's really sweet, coming up in our show later. >> really great of her to share this whole story. >>> all right, also this half hour, we're following those headlines this morning. outrage, of course, growing over the crisis at the border. more than 2300 immigrant children now separated from their parents in just over a month. both republicans and democrats are now calling for an end to the president's zero tolerance policy. his administration also deciding to withdraw from the united nations human rights council. u.s. ambassador nikki haley blaming what she calls the council's anti-israel bias. the decision comes a day after the u.n.'s high commissioner criticized the u.s. over the president's immigration policies. >>> and did you see this overnight? the world cup celebrating, now becoming a meme of the senegal coach the moment they scored the big goal against poland. it took away

abc's linsey davis joins her on a quest for enlightenment. >> the side of me that you're probably aboutr a lot of people. >> reporter: we're on a spiritual quest with blockbuster actress michelle rodriguez. >> nobody's ever been interested, so i've never shown it to somebody. >> reporter: here among the ancient ruins in mexico, she's on a five-day boot camp. her personal guide is renowned teacher sergio magana. >> my goals for this trip are to find some techniques, tapping into the subconscious and be able to identify patterns that are disruptive in my life. >> reporter: quite a departure from michelle's hollywood image as the tough as nails leading lady of the billion dollar "fast & furious" franchise. >> see ya! >> reporter: she's been on a two-year sabbatical from acting, hoping to find some balance in her life. >> everybody's poking me, like, michelle, when are you coming back? >> reporter: the quest, taking her to mongolia, and peru. >> i want to be able to see the beauty in everything. i can't do that by partying around the world and living extremes and having sex with hot people,

linsey davis is here and you sat down with the track stars to talk all about it. >> reporr: that's right meet, felt that it was so important when they told their parents their secret, they did it by text. terry miller and andraya yearwood dominating the competition at the girls track and field championships in connecticut earlier this month. coming in first and second place respectively. and while it was a state race, their wins are making national headlines. not because of what they did, but because of who they are. two transgender girls. when was the first time either of you found any kind of opposition to you participating on the girls' team? >> i was expecting it so every day i would go home, search up track and field high school, terry miller. >> reporter: because you wanted to know what people were saying? >> yeah. >> reporter: some were harsh. critics complaining they both have an unfair advantage since they were born boys. at what point do you decide, actually, it's more appropriate for me to the be on the girls' team and competing with other girls? >> i decided that the summer b

abc's linsey davis is here with the latest on this one. good morning. >> reporter: good morning.ven before they won the super bowl, defensive end chris long said he would not attend the white house victory celebration. more recently other players plan to boycott including the black players on the team. the white house is now rebranded the day as a celebration of america. the white house and super bowl champions embroiled in a war of words this morning. president trump abruptly disinvited the philadelphia eagles after the majority of the team declined to attend the traditional white house celebration in honor of the nfl champions. instead, the white house official called the smaller delegation of eagles players and coaches unsatisfactory and the president invited fans to attend a different celebration, one that he says will honor our great country, pay tribute to the heroes who fight to protect it and loudly and proudly play the national anthem. anthem protests that sparked the friction among the team. last month the president celebrated the announcement of new rules by the nfl. p

linsey davis joins us with those details. good morning, linsey. >> reporter: good morning, robin.e moon, is an avid advocate for sending humans to mars, is now having some difficulty with his family back here on earth. two of his children say that he has dementia and now the famed moonwalker is firing back with a lawsuit. buzz aldrin, the storied astronaut, american icon and second human ever to kick up moon dust, now in a dustup with his daughter, son and former personal manager. the 88-year-old is suing them for elder exploitation and fraud, alleging misuse of funds. >> i learned at west point in the military and at nasa to trust people. i trust people too much. i'll admit that. >> reporter: last month, two of his three children filed paperwork to become his co-guardians which would give them control of his finances and business dealings. they claim he is in cognitive decline including being paranoid and confused. something aldrin says is not true which is why he's also suing them for slander. >> i'm feeling younger and more energetic, really, than i really have ever been in my

abc's linsey davis is here with more on that. . >> reporter: good morning to you, robin. some really powerful testimony from actor terry crews. he says what happened to him two years ago has made him an advocate for all victims of abuse. >> my name is terry crews. i am an actor, author, former athlete, advocate and a survivor of a sexual assault. >> reporter: terry crews, the former nfl player-turned-actor in a new role, testifying before the senate judiciary committee tuesday as an advocate for victims of sexual assault. >> i know how hard it is to come forward. i know the shame associated with assault. it happened to me. >> reporter: the megastar talking about the backlash they face after going public with their stories. >> i wanted these survivors to know that i believe them. i supported them and that this happened to me too. >> reporter: crews says it's those survivors who inspired him to speak out against what he calls the culture of toxic masculinity. the 240-pound former star linebacker was one of the first male celebrities

linsey davis is here with the new developments. morning, linsey. >> reporter: good morning, robin. teenagers growing up in the '80s likely remember it, that famous upside-down tr wanted groping by designer paul marciano, a restructuring is now under way. marciano is leaving his post at the iconic clothing company he co-founded. guess now announcing its co-founder paul marciano is stepping down as the company's executive chairman after a sexual misconduct investigation into allegations of improper behavior. the company announced tuesday in an s.e.c. filing that its investigation found that on certain occasions, mr. marciano exercised poor judgment in his communications with models and photographers, and in placing himself in situations in which plausible allegations of improper conduct could and did arise. adding that marciano and the company paid $500,000 to five women to avoid the cost of litigation and without admitting liability or fault. ♪ earlier this year, actress and model, kate upton, accused him of harassing her when she w

abc's linsey davis is here and this morning this woman is responding to the outrage. >> reporter: shececilia. that woman now says that she is being discriminated against in the aftermath of yet another #livingwhileblack controversy. many people will remember last month, a woman called about people barbecuing in a park now this one is nicknamed permit patty. this morning, a california woman is facing outrage online after a now-viral video shows her allegedly calling police on an 8-year-old black girl selling bottles of water with her mother on a sidewalk. >> this woman don't want to let a little girl sell water. she is calling police on a an 8-year-old little girl. >> reporter: the woman seen here has been dubbed permit patty. >> illegally selling water without a permit. on my property. >> it's not your property. >> reporter: the 8-year-old, jordan rodgers was selling water on saturday near the san francisco giants stadium. >> cold water, only $2. >> reporter: she says she doesn't understand why the woman would call the police. >> i did not want to see the police because i was scared.

linsey davis is here with the details. >> reporter: hi mrs.rump has not commented publicly, yesterday giuliani did, say that, quote, she believes her husband and knows it's untrue. now the first lady is making it clear that the former mayor of new york city does not speak for her. >> first lady melania trump is now firing back after comments from the president's lawyer, rudy giuliani. >> i can't speak for melania. >> but you're a personal friend. >> i am and -- she believes in her husband. she knows it's not true. >> reporter: at a conference in israel he was asked what the first lady thinks about stormy daniels who alleges she had an affair with trump before he became president. >> when you look at stormy daniels, i know donald trump. >> let's respect her. >> look at his three wives, beautiful women, classy women, women of substance. stormy daniels? >> reporter: the first lady's spokeswoman offered this, i don't believe mrs. trump has ever discussed her thoughts on anything with mr. giuliani. president trump did end up paying $130,000 to keep