>> clayton sandell and those massive teacher protests.yton, thank you. >>> next, from the white house. the president doubling down on his attacks on amazon, and it comes at china is imposing new tariffs on billions of dollars worth of u.s. farm products like pork, apples and wine, fueling fears of a growing trade war. the stock market then taking a nose dive. take a look. losing 458 points, nearly 2%. abc's chief business and economics correspondent rebecca jarvis is outside the new york stock exchange. >> reporter: tonight, stocks slammed. since hitting a record high in january, the dow now down 11%. meaning, in the last two months, the typical $100,000 401(k) has wiped out approximately $10,000 in value. behind today's drop? the tech tide turning. amazon just today down more than 5% on the heels of a new twitter attack. the president writing, "only fools, or worse, are saying that our money-losing post office makes money with amazon. they lose a fortune, and this will be changed." on it's own website, the u.s. postal service says that b

clayton sandell has the latest. >> reporter: a good magician never reveals his secret. that's exactly what david copperfield is now doing, part of a lawsuit filed against him by gavin cox, who says he was injured participating in "the lucky 13." in heated testimony, he was asked how the trick works by rushing participants back stage. >> am i correct, sir, that they are not told where they are going? >> they are told where they're going. >> well, mr. kenna disagrees with you, that they're not told where they're going. when they're up on that stage, do you tell them where they're going? >> they're not told in >> they're not told in advance, but every single move they're made, they're instructed where to go. >> mr. copperfield, we're not going to get along if you keep doing this. >> i'm just trying to tell the truth. >> cox says the pathway was dark, filled with hazards, causing him to fall, wracking up $400,000 in medical bills. over the years around 100,000 have participated in the trick. but it is no longer part of his show. clayton sandell, denver. >> that attorney was

abc's clayton sandell has his heated testimony from the case. >> reporter: a good magician never revealsrets, but that's exactly what david copperfield is now doing, part of a lawsuit filed against him by gavin cox, who says he was seriously injured at the mgm grand in vegas participating in the lucky 13, a signature trick to make a group vanish then reappear. in heated testimony copperfield was asked about how the trick works by rushing participants backstage. >> when they're up on that stage, do you tell them where they're going? >> they are not told in advance. but every single move they make they're instructed where to go. >> you know, mr. copperfield, we're not going to get along if you keep doing this, okay? >> i'm just trying to tell the truth. >> reporter: cox says the pathway was dark filled with hazards causing him to fall suffering brain damage and racking up $400,000 in medical bills. >> if there was a piece of debris in the middle of the way, if we were forcing him to do it, all these hypothetical things then, of course, it would be the fault of us. >> reporter: copperfield'

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one teacher telling abc's clayton sandell conditions at her suburban denver high school are dire. >> i'm using the same textbooks that i used my first year of teaching, almost 20 years ago, that i'm using now. >> reporter: rhiannon wenning says her salary doesn't cut it. and with the rising cost of living, she's taking up a second job as an uber driver. >> our water is not safe enough for our students to drink. you can see we have signs on our drinking fountains that say please do not drink from them because at least lead. >> reporter: teachers in arizona and colorado are hoping their protests will have the same impact as strikes in oklahoma and west virginia where teachers were able to achieve more pay and more funding for the classroom. tom? >> thank you. >>> and there's still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this sunday. the late-night heist. a gang of crooks crashing into a gun store and taking off with an arsenal. tonight, new details on the manhunt. >>> plus the warning to facebook users about a new scam that could cost you money. the authentic looking alert you need to

clayton sandell, abc new, oklahoma city. >>> to washington now where president trump has filed courtn in his legal battle with that porn star stormy daniels. the president and his attorney michael cohen are hoping to avoid facing a jury in daniels' lawsuit to declare a non-disclosure agreement invalid. cohen paid daniels $130,000 to keep quiet just before the presidential election. she says that she had an affair with the president, but he denies it. daniels' attorney says the president wants the case hidden from the american public. he tweeted that this is a democracy and the matter should be decided in open court. >>> the white house is investigating the epa chief's controversial rental agreement for a condo owned by the wife of an energy lobbyist. scott pruitt was paying $50 a night to live there. house democrats want to know if that can be considered a conflict of interest. an epa ethics official signed a memo a day after abc news reporting ed on the living arrangements saying he paid the market rate and did not violate federal ethics rules, but the average market rate is about t

here's abc's clayton sandell. >> hey, where are they running? >> reporter: it's the show that takes viewers to the front lines as cops hunt for criminals. >> i got it. i got it. hold on. >> reporter: but on this night, it's the "cops" camera crew caught in the crossfire. an armed robbery suspect inside an omaha wendy's. it erupts into a brutal firefight. >> reporter: the shooting stops, but 38-year-old soundman brice dion, his microphone on the ground, is hit. >> brice, are you all right? brice, are you all right? >> reporter: the bullet that killed dion just missed his bulletproof vest. >> bryce, stay with me man, stay with me. >> reporter: the fatal shot fired by an omaha police officer. dion's family now suing the city of omaha for negligence. >> i think it sheds light on exactly what happened and the fact that mr. dion was caught in the crossfire through no fault of his own. >> reporter: the suspect -- who was armed with a pellet gun -- was also killed. the shooting happened in 2014. the video just released as part of a wrongful death lawsui

here's clayton sandell. >> reporter: a good magician never reveals his secrets, but that's exactly whaterfield is now doing, part of a lawsuit now filled against him by gavin cox, who says he was sewer uriously injured at ms vegas, participating in the lucky 13, a cigsignature copperfield illusion that makes people vanish and then reappear. >> when they're up on that stage, do you tell them where they're going? >> they are not told in advance, but every single move they make, they're instructed where to go. >> mr. copperfield, we're not going to get along if you keep doing this, okay? >> just trying to tell the truth. >> reporter: cox says the pathway was dark, filled with hazards, causing him to fall, suffering brain damage and racking up $400,000 in medical bills. copperfield's camp says over the years, around 100,000 people have participated in this trick, and that its history speaks for itself, but it is no longer part of the show. david? >> clayton, thank you. >>> when we come back, we're tracking that snowstorm tonight. >>> and the house explosion, the home erupting into a ball of

here's clayton sandell. >> reporter: a good ma jisgicia never reveals his secrets, but that's exactly copperfield is doing, part of a lawsuit filed against him by gavin cox. cox says in 2013 he was seriously injured participating in the lucky 13, a signature copperfield illusion that makes people vanish and then reappear. copperfield has been forced to publicly reveal that the trick works by rushing the group backstage. cox says the pathway was dark, filled with hazards, causing him to fall, suffering brain damage and racking up $400,000 in medical bills. >> you see that this was a big-time rush, that they were running for their lives. >> reporter: copperfield's producer says the trick was save. >> it's all simple directions. and they are using the light to guide the path, as you would like an arrow. >> reporter: copperfield is still expected to take the stand. his team says that over the years, around 100,000 people have participated in this trick and that its history speaks for itself. but it is no longer part of the show. david? >> clayton, thank you. >>> when we come back, we're t

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a sandel burning in a first floor apartment likely started the fire. it's a good thing she woke up.ormer fbi director james comey made a stop in san francisco to talk about his role in 2016 election and russia investigation. >> at the theater where a sold out crowd of 1700 people came to see comey in person. he's promoting his new book, "a higher loyalty." the media not invited but people who spoke with abc 7 news say they left the theater with more respect for comey. they say the audience gave him a standing ovation. >> seeing his personality come to life, you could see his good heart in the way he spoke. seeing that side of him definitely changed my opinion a little bit. >> it was delivered with a lot of humility, a lot of i might be right, i might be wrong but i thought carefully about this. here is why i think what i think. >> this was comey's only stop in northern california. his next stop will be in boston. >>> former president george h.w. bush remains in intensive care this morning fighting an inspection that spread to his blood stream. he was admitted to a houston hospital s

describing to our clayton sandell how he fought back as he was dragged out of his sleeping bag. >> yellinging. hitting it. trying to poke its eyes. anything tender i could -- pulled on its nose. as hard as i could. its ears. >> reporter: mcwilliams, who has fittingly taught wilderness survival classes says it's just a coincidence he had to put his skills to such extreme tests twice. his family sees it differently. >> that's what my dad says. i need to go to washington or just go buy lottery tickets. >> reporter: but he's just so laid back about all of this. he says he went camping again just a week after the bear attack. and right now, he says he's just waiting for the gash on his leg from the shark bite to heal so he can get back out there surfing. unbelievable. tom, paula, back to you. >> you're friends with him and he invites you to go camping or surfing, you say no. >> no. >> no. >> if i were his mother, i would be terrified. does anybody want to go camping? by the way, is it camping weather right now anywhere in the country? >> it will be in a lot of places. anytime you think you're h

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in colorado with his head in the mouth of a nearly 300-pound black bear, describing to our clayton sandellagged out of his sleeping bag. >> yelling. screaming. hitting it. trying to poke its eyes. anything tender. i was pulling on its nose as hard as i could. its ears. >> reporter: mcwilliams, who very fittingly has taught wilderness survival classes, says it's just a coincidence that he had to put his skills to such extreme tests twice. his family, though, sees it differently. >> that's what my dad says, he says i either need to go to vegas or buy lottery tickets. >> reporter: but he is just so laid back about all of this. he says he went camping again just a week after the bear attack, and right now he's just waiting for the gash on his leg from the shark bite to heal so he can get back out there surfing. marci gonzalez, abc news, los angeles. >> do you want to go with him? go ahead. >> no, no, i'll pass. i don't even want his cologne. i don't know what he's spraying on his body right now. but it must be delicious. because everybody wants a piece of him. all right, that's it for this hal

abc's clayton sandell is in oklahoma city, where they're entering day two of the walkout. good morning to you, clayton. >> reporter: good morning, paula. this morning, teachers are already arriving at the state capitol here behind me. the second day of protests, again, has schools across oklahoma shut down. in oklahoma and kentucky, thousands of teachers taking to the streets marching on their state capitols. [ chanting ] oklahoma educators striking for better pay and more money to fix broken schools. >> i teach in a classroom where i mean the carpet is 40 years old. walls that are cracking and we don't have the money to fix it. the safety of our children is at risk. >> reporter: senior megan uses textbooks that are older than she is. >> i'm going to college next year and i barely made it with the education i had. >> reporter: teachers in this deep red state with some of the worst pay in the country are riding a growing wave of anger over cuts to public education, a wave that started last month in west virginia. [ chanting ] spreading to arizona and kentucky, where teacher