we are up all "nightline" with abc's terry moran. >> reporter: earlier this year, elmo went to a refugee >> all kids are pretty much the same. you know, we have differences that elmo has red fur, but we like to have fun together. >> reporter: did you think that children that you met over there were sad? >> well, you know, elmo thought that some of the kids were sad, but elmo tried to do his best to cheer them up and make them smile. >> reporter: sesame workshop is building centers in the camps. >> education is a haven for people who have lost everything and for children it gives them just an ounce of normality that can give them the chance to rebuild their lives. >> reporter: and they're sesame street in arabic, aimed at reaching children in syria, iraq, lebanon and jordan. especially refugee kids. >> we will also do what sesame street does best, and that's modeling inclusion and acceptance. >> reporter: and you may not know this. there are already sesame streets all over the world. from galli galli sim sim in india to mexico. and china. ♪ you can find the same kind of educational muppet

here's abc's chief foreign correspondent terry moran. >> i'm coming in. >> bring it in. >> oh, elmo. >> reporter: what a thrill this was. >> i'm so happy to meet you, elmo. >> nice to meet you. >> hi. ♪ if you're happy and you know it stamp your feet ♪ >> reporter: elmo's a megastar like few others. he's been a fixture on "sesame street" for over 30 years. delighting generations of children and adults alike. >> what happened? >> reporter: how are your friends on sesame street? >> everybody on sesame street is having a really good time. ♪ la, la, la, la, elmo's world >> reporter: there's so much goodness for kids in the good times elmo and his friends have on "sesame street." and now they and the team on the sesame workshop are all embarking on an amazing new adventure. they're working with the international rescue committee to bring hope. hope in the form of to the millions of children whose lives have been torn apart by the nightmare of the war in syria. it's the largest humanitarian crisis of our time. more than 5 million people have fled syria since 2011. many seeking shelter in r

he sat down for a great interview with terry moran. >> reporter: let's begin this by just listening toneman". ♪ i am a lineman for the county ♪ >> reporter: it's got to be the best song ever written about a telephone engineer. jimmy webb wrote it, glen campbell made it a hit and he sang it thousands and thousands of times around the world. >> well, wichita hit me right on ♪ amaam a lineman for the count♪ ♪ and if it snows >> reporter: and it's just one of so many great songs glen campbell has sung and played for 60 years and more. ♪ like a rhine stone cowboy >> reporter: "rhine stone cowboy ♪ ♪ and your path is free to walk ♪ >> reporter: "gentle on my mind." and that's him playing one of the most famous guitar licks ever on the beach boys "fun fun fun." >> i have been blessed, i really have. i figured it out that i'm not that bright, but god gave me a break. >> reporter: that's glen's wife of almost 30 years, kim. she's becoming his memory, his connection to the life they've shared. and he knows that. >> i tell you, boy. the verse in the bible that says if a man find you've found a go

here's correspondent terry moran. >> reporter: north korea firing a missile that crossed over japanese air space. something it has done before, but not without warning. so, the ballistic missile was launched from pyongyang and landed in the ocean off hokkai o hokkaido. japan was warning people to take cover. it was is one of a series of abo provocations by north korea. kim jong-un has been seen celebrating his missile launches. in response, president trump has threatened to confront new signs of aggression against north korea, with, quote, fire and >>> coming up, we'll have some of the other headlines. including new reporting involving the comp trump administration. and how the president responded when asked by a reporter if russia is a threat. >>> and more from texas, as the outpouring of support as anheuser-busch switches to water. stay with us. you're watching "world news now." unstopables in-wash scent boosters by downy. and if you want, pour a little more, because this scent lasts for 12 weeks, which is longer than any relationship i've ever been in. right, freshness for weeks! un

we are "up all nightline" with abc's terry moran. >> reporter: earlier this year, elmo and his furryn jordan to meet with some of the kids who now call that place home. >> elmo realized when he was there that all kids are pretty much the same. you know, we have differences, like elmo has red fur, and they don't have red fur, but we like to have fun together. >> reporter: did you think the children that you met over there were sad? >> well, you know, elmo thought that, yeah, maybe some of the kids over there were sad, but elmo tried to do his best to cheer them up and make them smile. >> reporter: sesame workshop and the irc are building local learning centers in the camps, making home visits, too. >> education is a haven for people who have lost everything. and for children, it gives them just an ounce of normality that can give them the chance to rebuild their lives. >> reporter: and they're producing a new version of "sesame street" in arabic, aimed at reaching children in syria, iraq, lebanon and jordan, especially the refugee kids. >> we will also do what "sesame street" does bes

. >> reporter: in 2011 he revealed his alzheimer's diagnosis speaking candidly with abc's terry moran but god gave me a break. >> reporter: while battling the disease he never stopped playing and singing with his family and his wife kim by his side. ♪ i am a lineman for the county and i drive -- that's a great song. >> but the famous line from it is i need you more than -- >> i need you more than want you and want you for all time, wichita lineman still on the line. ♪ is still on the line >> reporter: campbell was 81 years old. dana bacchus, abc news, los angeles. >> all right. quite a voice. well, that's what's making news in america. >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morning everyone, it's 4:30 a.m. on this wednesday august 9th and here's what we're following for you on "action news" this morning. >> threatening words from both north korea and the united states. how our military might react if north korea decides to follow up on its threat about a u.s. territo

this one passing over japanese air space, and abc's chief international correspondent, terry moran joins me from london. what do we know about the miss skpl the response in the region? >> reporter: this is another serious escalation. north korea firing a missile, crossing over japanese air space. that's something they have done three times before, but not without warning. or at a time of such escalating tension. the ballistic missile was launched from near pyongyang, flew east passing over japan before landing in the ocean of hokkaido. the government went on warning people to take cover. this is the latest in a series of provocations from north korea, which tested an intercontinue innocentle ballistic missile that may be capable of reaching u.s. cities. president trump has threatened to confront new signs of aggression from north korea with, quote, fire and fury. no response yet from the white house to today's launch, tom. >> all of this adding so much tension to that region. all right, terry. thanks so much. we'll stay on top of all of those developments. >>> much more ahead on this spe

through all of his success, and later in life, battling as hypers, talking candidly about it with our terry moran i have been bless. i really have. i figured it out. i'm not that bright, but god gave me a break. ♪ >> reporter: continued to say his family, his wife, kim, by his side. though some of the words began to fade. ♪ that's a great song. >> but the famous line from it, is i need you more than want you. >> i need you more than want you, and i want you for all time. ♪ still on the line ♪ still on the line >> a valiant fight and humble right until the end. glen campbell remembered tonight. >>> there is much more ahead on "world news tonight" this tuesday. the traffic stop seen by millions. the unarmed passenger held at gunpoint for nine minutes. you can hear the people in the car asking the officer why, and the new and fierce debate playing out tonight. >>> look at this. the close call. watch the mail jogger, what he does next. appearing to shove a woman in front of that bus. >>> and the man wrongly convicted, going free after nearly four decades behind bars. the remarkable scene from boston

our chief foreign correspondent terry moran is on the scene with more on the victims and heroes who jumped in to help. good morning, terry. >> reporter: good morning, robin. you know, barcelona is such a beautiful city. such a joyful and lively place that last night on a gorgeous summer night, so many people's lives, families, workers, tourists were changed in an instant. as terror grips the heart of the city, one american woman tries desperately to find her husband. heidi nunes and her husband jared traveled from california to barcelona to celebrate their first anniversary. they were shopping when the van careened in las ramblas. >> within seconds after that, there was screaming and yelling and i just ended up further and furthusband. >> reporter: heidi ended up pushed into a kiosk and hasn't seen jared since. in the midst of all the carna carnage -- >> at first everybody cried together. people from all around the world. >> reporter: their heartwarming >> reporter: there are heart warming stories, too, of strangers helping strangers. >> i saw people screaming, falling over. there was this

here's abc's chief foreign correspondent terry moran. >> this is another serious escalation.iring a missile that crossed over japanese air pace space, something it's done before, but not without warning or at a time of such escalating tensions. so the ballistic missile was launched from pyongyang and flew east before landing in the ocean of hokkaido. actually warning people in the north to take cover. it's the latest in a series of provocations from north korea which recently tested intercontinental ballistic missile may be capable of reaching major u.s. cities. north korea's dictator kim jong-un has been seen celebrating his missile launch and in response, president trump has threatened new signs of aggression to north korea with, quote, fire and furry. terry moran, abc news. >> we're going to new reporting voluming the trump administration and a potential real estate deal during the campaign with russia. plus, how the president responded when asked by a reporter if russia is a threat. >>> and we'll have much more from texas and the outpouring of support of anheuser-busch wh

the suspect is now in custody and terry moran tracking the latest. od morning, terry. >> good morning, george. a frightening incident for sure. it doesn't look like terrorism. just after 8:00 in marseille when a man drove his van into a packed bus stop in the old city. the driver sped off. about 9:00 a.m., he drove into another bus stop in another neighborhood in the city. police have detained the man. they say he's known to authorities from previous petty criminal activities. while this incident has the hallmarks of the ramming attacks plaguing european cities, they are saying, quote, no elements allow us to qualify this as an act of terrorism. we're treating this a psychiatric case. >> terry, on that terror incident in barcelona, the manhunt is still on for that driver. >> reporter: yes, the manhunt is extended across europe. police are looking for 22-year-old moroccan national younes abouyaaqoub. he's been identified and on the run since last week. that whole cell has been accounted for. either killed, captured, and younes abouyaaqoub is now on the

our chief correspondent terry moran has been monitoring the news. terry, what can you tell us?na that a large white van crashed into a crowd along las. ramblas in the heart of barcelona and slammed into pedestrians on that famous boulevard. there are many injured according to police and there are reports that at least one of the people associated with this van has escaped on foot. there were also reports that two armed men have entered a restaurant nearby unconfirmed as of right now. this is a fluid situation. what is clearly now a signature kind of attack. it looks like this was a deliberate act in the heart of barcelona. in one of the most crowded tourist districts. also a lot of government workers around. restaurants. artists. if anybody has been there they had walked down that boulevard. as you can see, it is a mess right now. emergency workers are on the scene. reports coming out that many of those stores and restaurants and hotels are on lockdown. people fled inside. the doors have been locked. police telling residents and others around barcelona not to go to that neighbo