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"duck dynasty," the wildly popular tv show that keeps millions tuned to the robertson clan's unique life in louisiana swamp lands. phil, the head of the family, out with a book, talks business, family and faith. >> as well as the controversy over anti-gay comments that got him suspended from the hit show. and ryan owens sat down with robertson to talk all about it. >> reporter: he is the outspoken patriarch of one of america's most famous families. millions welcome him into their homes every week on "duck dynasty." phil robertson is 68 years old and not about to change who he is or what he says. >> look at our culture, dude. you can look in any directions and say, whoa. >> reporter: his comments about our culture have gotten him into trouble. but robertson isn't backing down in his aptly named new book, "unphiltered." >> people are going to read it but people need to get in their head, i don't hate anybody. >> reporter: he says the book is partially to clarify comments that got him into hot water. the comments were published in "gq" magazine earlier this year. robertson called homosexual behavior a sin. >> the only place i know of that i could have gone to answer that question would be a bible. the dictionary wouldn't have explained it. encyclopedia wouldn't have explained it, whether it was a sin or not. >> reporter: would you consider yourself a homophobe. >> i'm as much of a homophobe as jesus was. people participating in homosexual behavior need to know i love him. >> reporter: long before the beard, he was a clean-cut quarterback who gave up football when it interfered with duck season. he says he was an alcoholic, a womanizer, until he found jesus at age 28. that conversion changed his life, strengthened his marriage to miss kay, and turned his hobby of making duck calls into a multimillion dollar business. >> i am a highly educated man, maybe a shocker to some, i have a masters degree, i'm no dumbo. >> reporter: robertson's comments about growing up in pre-civil rights era louisiana also rubbed some people the wrong way. he told "gq," i never with my eyes saw the mistreatment of any black person, not once. you say i never saw blacks mistreated but they couldn't go to the same school, couldn't use the same water fountain. >> there is one race, one race. on this planet. it's called the human race. we're all the same. to me there is absolutely nothing that has color to do with it. >> reporter: another chapter tackles what robertson calls america's addiction to social media. >> i don't own a cell phone. i don't have one. i've never turned on a computer in my life. so whatever america is saying or not saying about me, true or untrue, what they need to understand is i'm not hearing it. >> reporter: like we said, don't expect phil robertson to change. ryan owens, abc news, west monroe, louisiana. >> the show's ratings did take a little bit of a dive after he made those anti-gay comments. $400 million their entire enterprise is worth according to "forbes". >> they're also putting out a christmas album. how wildly popular they are. sade, one of the younger stars, will be on the new season of "dancing with the stars." >> we'll be watching. >> stay with us. ♪ honey, we need to talk. we do? i took the trash out. i know. and thank you so much for that. i think we should get a medicare supplement insurance plan. right now? 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times. at one point they take their jackets off. we've seen videos like this before. a recent one a couple years ago, firefighters doing "staying alive." awesome moves, in synch, these guys rocks. >> good to see they have a good sense of humor. >> would you be impressed if guys did that for you? >> absolutely. you know who is not impressed with smooth moves? >> who? >> folks at certain army and defense department in london. because there is a guard, the guard at buckingham palace. they're supposed to be solemn. not supposed to talk to anyone. apparently this guard was seen on video pirouetting around buckingham palace. and the army and ministry of defense taking it so seriously they launched an investigation. now, the queen was holidaying in scotland. but they're still launching this investigation, believed the film is not a hoax. really, really took place. >> i'm told the guards do two-hour shifts, reena. why can't he stand there and do what he is supposed to do? >> pretty funny. have a sense of humor. apparently the queen told the u.s. ambassador to the uk that she doesn't like people also with their cell phones taking photographs and selfies. they don't have a sense of humor about this. come on. >> serious business. >> lighten up. >> crisis at oktoberfest. they drink a lot of beer. but you can't have beer without pretzels. this year they might have to because the workers there, 48,000 of the union bakers, want a 6.5% wage hike. negotiations knotted up. if they don't get a contract in place, the ovens will be turned off. this is a major crisis there. >> so, i take it they don't deep freeze any of these pretzels? >> no. they've got to bake them fresh. >> i always keep things in the freezer. >> crisis averted. we'll ship them some right now. >> i would call aunty ann's. >> get the pretzels over there. well, in london, back to london, england theme for me today, there is a street performer, young woman who has totally amazed people. take a listen. ♪ >> that's sammy, tiny singer with the powerful voice. but at this moment, she's fighting a brain tumor. announcer: please take a moment and join st. jude in finding cures and saving children. visit stjude.org. this morning on "world news now" -- journalist executed. what may have been steven sotloff's final moments. apparently videotaped by isis. his frightening words and the rebels' warning for president obama. hacking scandal. major developments about the celebrity photos stolen from apple's icloud and the big security breach and how you can protect your online accounts. a dangerous jolt. a storm spotter struck by lightning after chasing a powerful storm. the injuries and the bolt sent his son flying. and justin bieber busted again. the latest run-in with police that could land him in even more legal trouble. that's in "the skinny," on this wednesday, september 3rd. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning, i'm reena ninan. >> i'm tahman bradley. >> the president is overseeing big important meetings. >> but, you know, it's really sort of a bittersweet moment today. because a member of the abc family is hanging it up, but not before getting toasted on air force one. not going to show you who. we'll show you the pictures later this half hour. a special person dear to our heart. >> great person. hear all about her. >> a good way to start. president obama in europe to meet with nato allies. although ukraine is the main focus of the trip he will be talking about the situation in syria and iraq. >> his meetings overseas come as we are learning of a new report of terrorism against an american in the region. abc's marci gonzalez has the details. >> reporter: reports that another american journalist may have been executed by the islamic terror group isis. a video posted online appears to show 31-year-old steven sotloff, a freelance journalist who was captured in syria a year ago, calmly addressing the camera saying, obama, your foreign policy of intervention in iraq was supposed to be for preservation of american lives and interests. so why is it that i am paying the price of your inteerngs with my life? >> he was very, very courageous. it wasn't a reckless thing. >> reporter: sotloff's death comes just two weeks after journalist james foley was beheaded by isis. in that video the executioner threatened sotloff would be next if the u.s. didn't stop its air strikes in iraq. >> i'm back, obama. >> reporter: investigators are now trying to determine if this same hooded militant with an apparent british accent killed both journalists, ignoring sotloff's mother's emotional plea. >> i ask you to please release my child. as a mother, i ask your justice to be merciful and not punish my son for matters he has no control over. >> reporter: as president obama heads to europe, in part to talk with nato allies about taking action against isis, the white house press secretary extended sympathy and said extensive efforts were made to rescue sotloff. >> our thoughts and prayers, first and foremost, are with mr. sotloff and mr. sotloff's family and those who worked with him. >> reporter: and in the video, the militant threatens that a british captive will be killed next. there's also concern about two american aid workers officials believe are also being held by isis. reena and tahman? >> marci, thank you. high on the president's agenda at this week's meetings is ukraine, where russia is increasing the pressure. russian backed forces launched a ferocious attack on ukrainian troops. they were forced to retreat. economic sanctions against russia don't appear to be working. russia's president is boasting his country could take control of ukraine in two weeks. and here at home we're hoping to learn more details about the american doctor recovering from ebola and a second american doctor now diagnosed. dr. kent brantly with a female missionary was evacuated from liberia last month is living with his family in see inclusion in asheville, north carolina. dr. brantly told abc news he is very close to the male obstetrician who contracted the disease. that doctor is working at a hospital in liberia. home depot is looking into a possible hack attack that may have compromised credit card information from millions of customers. the retailer says they're investigating unusual activity that points to a data breach. a number of banks reportedly said there is evidence that a batch of credit and debit cards hit the black market yesterday were stolen from home depot. the latest now on the hollywood hacking scandal days after nude photos of jennifer lawrence and big stars popped up online. apple insisting its icloud service remains secure. abc's rebecca jarvis has the details. >> reporter: a major break in the celebrity photo hacking scandal. apple saying there was no breach in any of their systems including icloud. instead, they say they discovered a very targeted attack on certain celebrity accounts, their user names, passwords and security questions. >> what is your mother's maiden name? what's the name of your first pet? and when you are talking about a celebrity, you could probably get all this information from their wikipedia page. >> reporter: hacker expert vinny troia says there are deep networks of hackers all over the internet profiting from the trade and sale of celebrity photos like the once involved in this breach. >> almost like they have contests to see who can outdo each other. >> reporter: the fbi still investigating the alleged hacking and who is behind it. but the privacy breach is also exposing just how vulnerable our personal information and pictures are on the internet. the solution, lies in those pass words. the bane of our existence, they are the gatekeepers to our privacy. security experts say we must make them unique and change them often. because a photo in the wrong hands can cause something much worse than embarrassment. it could even put you in danger. >> you could tell the latitude, longitude, and altitude where she was at the moment they took the photo. >> reporter: with all that information out there, the single most effective thing you can do to protect your information online, don't just use a password. many websites ask for a two-step verification. you want to choose that option. you will get an added layer of protection. rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. now to hawaii and a dramatic rescue caught on camera. a guy, darren jenner was body surfing while wearing a gopro camera when he saw a snorkeler struggling in the water. jenner grabbed the guy, told him to calm down, started dragging him toward shore. when they got closer to the beach, a surfer helped. and the surfer rode his board in. six minutes after contact with jenner the man was being attended to by paramedics. nicely done. caught on camera in the midwest, an incredible video of a man struck by lightning in severe storms. it happened in denison, iowa. this father/son storm chasing team, darren and derek murphy were chasing this storm. they thought they were in a safe place. but they were wrong. this bolt hit danny in the leg and barely missed his son derek. >> i do remember shortly afterward that i was paralyzed for a while. i was worried about that. i couldn't move my left foot. >> that lightning bolt blasted son derek into the car. danny is expected to make a full recovery. mexico is getting blasted on both coasts by a pair of tropical storms. tropical storm dolly crossed over land on mexico's gulf coast overnight with 45-mile-per-hour winds expected to dump nearly a foot of rain. off mexico's pacific coast, tropical storm norbert, spinning with 45-mile-an-hour winds. is expected to turn west away from land. >> now a look at the nation's weather. drier in the northeast. a band of heavy rain extends from the northern plains and great lakes to the midwest. down throughout the southeast and even into florida. thunderstorms on the gulf coast. clear for most of the western u.s. >> hot and humid for most of the country. 80s and 90s across the midwest into the southwest. 80s in the northeast. and 70s in the pacific northwest. we told you at the top of the news, one of our favorite people at abc was toasted aboard air force one. >> abc news veteran correspondent ann compton, on the way to estonia with the president, was treated to a chocolate-layered cake in celebration of her final flight. the last one. the cake came with candles and included the frosted message, we will miss you, ann. we sure will. >> see there with susan rice. who is retiring after 41 years of abc was treated to a visit by guess who? president obama, his private quarters. she says, haven't changed since president george h.w. bush. gave her a tour 20 years ago. >> she would know. she's been on duty for us at the white house since the '70s. >> i tell you, i came to abc and was working at the white house, weekends, briefly. and she was so incredible to me. we were -- traveled abroad. she was so amazing. in fact, when my daughter was born, she showed up at the hospital just hours after coming off an early morning flight with president obama abroad, traveling abroad. >> i spent some time over at the white house producing on the weekends. and when i started to appear on air regularly, she called me up and said, oh, my goodness i love watching you in the early mornings. so great to see you. you are doing a terrific job. that's just the kind of person she is. >> totally is. a huge fan of the show. she watches often. i don't know when she sleeps, quite frankly. >> well, she can get some sleep now that she's retiring. >> we love you, ann. >> good luck, ann. >> congratulations. >> yes. while we are talking about sweet stuff like ann, we should mention dunkin' donuts is spreading out across california. >> customers lined up around the corner as the company opened its first traditional outlet in so-cal yesterday. right in santa monica. over the next few years, they plan to open 200 stores in the golden states. >> there are three of what dunkin' donuts calls nontraditional locations already in cal. the company pulled out of the state in the late '90s when there were just about a dozen stores. now they're back. got to get your doughnut fix. >> i love doughnuts. >> californians are health conscious. i guess it didn't work out there. >> did our doughnut story yesterday. that place in -- >> sacramento. >> yeah. >> sort of an artsy doughnut. maybe that's why. >> artsy doughnut. >> special fillings inside. >> coming up in "the skinny" -- kim kardashian accepted a prestigious award. the real headline is what she wore on the stage. >> of course it was. first, openly gay football player michael sam may have found himself a new football team. sam's big step later today in his pro football career. you're watching "world news now". ♪ are you ready for some football monday night party ♪ >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by pampers. weather 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if you are michael sam you are in a great spot. >> reporter: espn reported if sam passes his physical the cowboys intend to sign him to their practice squad. that would bring sam closer to becoming the first openly gay athlete to play in an nfl game. >> right now if you are michael sam, all have you to do is show that you have passion for football, willing to be coached and play hard. >> reporter: sam who plays defensive end could help the cowboys who had the worst defense in the nfl last season. after the rams let him go, sam tweeted, the most worth while things in life rarely comes easy. this is a lesson i've always known. the journey continues. michael sam telling reporters last week -- >> i'm very confident that i'll be playing on an nfl roster this fall. >> reporter: michael sam st. louis rams' jersey has been one of the nfl's best sellers since he was drafted back in may. that has to be attractive to the dallas cowboys, the only team in the league that doesn't split their merchandise sales with the other 31 teams. josh haskell, abc news, new york. >> josh, we appreciate it. really interesting. sam is from galveston. the two defensive ends that the cowboys drafted are injured, so maybe this will be more than just a practice squad. >> interesting nfl. i am a big college football gal. i have to say. >> yeah. >> i do watch the cowboys. >> i know what you do with your saturdays. >> i love college football. i really do. it's fun. >> i like the nfl. the pros. not the kids. next up, prince harry about to get one very nice birthday present. did kim kardashian get an ♪ skinny okay. time now for "the skinny." we lead it off with, who else, justin bieber. >> your boy. >> while you were enjoying your labor day weekend, biebs was getting arrested. this time, it was actually in his country of canada. >> charged with assault and dangerous driving. after his atv crashed with a minivan while in ontario. this led to a physical altercation with the other driver, according to police. >> bieber's attorney said he was enjoying a peaceful retreat at his father's home when interrupted by paparazzi. >> the 20-year-old singer is already on probation in l.a. for a vandalism conviction. it would be up to a california judge to revoke the probation after the latest arrest. >> he has got a lot going on. turning now to some news about the royals. in the iconic wedding dress, princess diana wore in front of the world, some 33 years ago. it was on exhibition in various places since her tragic death. but in a couple weeks it will be given to her boys. >> that's right. it was apparently in her will that on prince harry's 30th birthday, later this month, her dress will be turned over to her sons. in addition to the wedding gown, dressing princess diana had worn, priceless family jewels, including a pair of diamond tiara. the princes will receive paintings, letters, home movies from their late mother. >> and my buddy, the bachelor prince, harry set to inherit his trust of a cool $16 million. just as his brother william did when he turned 30. a happy lirt day, indeed. >> i wonder if kate middleton will be wearing any of the dresses. famous for rewearing dresses. no, not going to happen. not going to happen. of course not. >> goodness no. >> of course not. the award of the woman of the year was handed out to, who else, but -- >> who? >> -- kim kardashian. and "gq" men of the year award was held l.a. night in london. >> what is she wearing. kim corrected the presenter who left out her married name, kim kardashian-west. and she made sure to thank kanye for making her feel like woman of the year every day of the year. >> at this hour are there no words to describe this dress. >> yeah, that's bad. that's -- >> i do have to say yesterday, i was making fun of angelina jolie's wedding veil. i heard from an important viewer out there, my high school teacher. >> what? be nice. >> who said that, it was such a wonderful gesture. you were absolutely right, mrs. jackson. are you absolutely right on that. but as the award was presented, "gq" editor said of kim, she is one of most famous women in the world. coca-cola famous. >> that's why they gave it to her. major news for fans of adele, a pair of songs from the singer leaked online. if you thought the material was new, think again. >> reportedly from the recording sessions for her grammy winning album "21" and sound incredible. take a listen. ♪ you'll never see me again ♪ i'm leaving ♪ in time >> that was from the previously unreleased track qul you'll never see me again." as to when we may see adele again, she tweeted earlier this year -- >> bye-bye, 25. see you later again, the year, possibly name and release date to her follow-up album. >> stay tuned. a lot of people waiting. >> i love adele. >> awesome. >> pure voice. can sing. refreshing in today's day. >> yes. >> we're going to be back. we're not going to sing. >> thank god. ♪ your name that's why you need lysol. because when you use 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"favorite story of the day." >> i will get that tomorrow. i promise. she planked for 1:20:14 mike desilva from our corpus christi station, reports on what she did to keep her cool. >> you okay? concentrate, baby. >> reporter: some of the video, showing 10-year-old darian mansfield of flower bluff, setting a new world record for planking. >> on thursday we were having a plank contest. we're celebrating our 29th anniversary in august. we were having all kind of fun contests. a bunch of girls came down from gymnastics to do the contest. >> reporter: one of the girls, darian, her parents and gymnastics coach were there to witness her accomplishment. >> i was actually working out in the gym and they came and got me and said, she's about to beat the world record. i came over and watched it. everybody was cheering. it was really cool. >> that was an amazing feat for her to accomplish. she has always been a very determined little soul. even from the crib. >> i decided the whole time, we were all cheering her on and talking to her. then mom came over and put her phone in front of her and show played some scooby-doo episodes and stuff like that. it was really cute. showed she is still a little girl, only 10. >> just breathe. you want the next episode? >> reporter: she says she's never planked that long. and her record-setting plank was an impromptu thing. >> i just decided once i realized how long i was actually going, and that i wasn't hurting a lot, to try to go for the world record. >> reporter: were you surprised you were able to do it that long? >> yes, i was. >> reporter: what did it feel like afterwards? >> it felt awesome. >> reporter: darian said she could have planked longer if she wanted to. and next time she will. mike desilva, 3 news. >> have you planked before? >> no. >> it's really painful. i tried it for two minutes and -- oh, yes! >> there you go. >> there i am. >> good job, reena. >> you set the world record. >> thank you to our graphics department for giving me an incredible body. that is clearly not mine. >> that's not you? what? >> i'm just joking. that really is me. >> yeah, come on! >> it's hard to do. i can only do it for 90 seconds. >> it is. coming up more from abc. >> we should try it. >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades. >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades. if you're a man over 50, you're in a group most likely to develop skin cancer, including melanoma. that's why your best shot is to check for a spot. follow through and check your skin. go to spotskincancer.org to find out how. good morning. i'm tahman bradley. >> i'm reena ninan. here are some of the top headlines we're following this morning on "world news now." it appears isis has beheaded another american journalist. although the government hasn't verified the video released by the islamic terror group, members of his family say they believe it is true. details on the u.s. response in just a moment. meanwhile, the administration is sending another 350 troops to iraq to bolster security for the embassy and u.s. facilities. the white house says they will not serve in combat roles, most however are from the army. hope and faith. doctors at texas children's hospital report these conjoined twin sisters are getting stronger every day. since they were born five months ago, sharing internal organs. they're on track for a delicate separation operation bit end of the year. and struck by lightning. a father/son storm chasing team caught off guard when dad gets struck by a lightning bolt during sunday night's severe storms in iowa. he is expected to make a full recovery. those are some of the top stories on this wednesday, september 3rd. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." you know, it is amazing, yet another potential video we have seen about an american journalist executed by isis militants. i was just reading this journalist, his travels throughout the arab world of trying to bring to the world the stories of the communities in the middle east. >> it's a very serious threat from ice pis, putting president obama in a very sticky situation, having to make some tough choices here. that's where we begin this half hour, with the apparent execution of a second american journalist in syria by isis. >> new video seems to show the beheading of steven sotloff probably at the hands of the same british accented islamic militant and blames the death on president obama for ordering air strikes against isis in northern iraq. the u.s. government has not yet verified the video but members of sotloff's family say they believe he has been killed. the 31-year-old sotloff was an experienced journalist covering the middle east for years. >> steven knew what he was doing. he was very, very, very courageous. it wasn't a reckless thing. >> and it doesn't end. the executioner says the next victim will be a british journalist. this new isis video comes a few days after sotloff's mother made her own video pleading for her son's life. >> reena, president obama said last week he doesn't have a strategy yet for dealing with isis. he has been cautious about ordering air strikes in syria even though there are calls in congress for the administration to act more broadly. abc's martha raddatz doesn't think sotloff's execution will be a catalyst. >> reporter: the execution of james foley was a wake-up call for the administration and this apparent execution will reinforce the resolve. but it will not change the overall strategy. there's disgust and anger about this apparent horrific murder, that the military, the president, have to distance themselves emotionally when making decisions. the air strikes in northern iraq have been relentless, however, the majority of them aimed at preventing isis from overtaking towns. as for syria, the white house press secretary says the president has been working closely with his team to review military options there. the surveillance flights over syria have been looking at isis movements, isis targets, and there are plenty of them. it is now up to the president to decide if that is the route he wants to take. martha raddatz, abc news, washington. the u.s. military is going full force on clamping down on another islamic extremist group in africa. u.s. forces attacked the al shabab network monday with a strike that felt like an earthquake. the terror group responsible for killing at least 67 people last year in an upscale mall in nairobi, kenya. all of this as president obama is in europe to talk about another crisis, the one in ukraine. economic sanctions against russia don't appear to be working. in fact, russian president vladimir putin boasts that his country could take over ukraine in two weeks if it wanted. abc's karen travers reports that his troops seem to be backing up his words. >> reporter: fighting between ukrainian forces and pro-russia rebels rages on. new video shows the aftermath of a rebel ambush. dozens of mangled ukrainian military vehicles strewn across a road. tanks destroyed. a cross marks the shallow grave of a ukrainian soldier killed in the attack. western leaders gather in wales this week to consider a military plan to help the ukrainian government combat the violence and growing threat from russia. >> the united states in cooperation with our allies plan -- plans to significantly increase the readiness of a nato response force. >> reporter: a rapid reaction force is being considered. about 4,000 troops that nato leaders say would travel light but strike hard and deploy within just hours. ahead of this high-stakes meeting of nato leaders, russian president vladamir putin seems to be taunting the west, reportedly telling a top european official that if he wants to take the ukrainian capital of kiev, he could do it in two weeks. >> we have asked president putin to use his influence and ability to colorfully turn a phrase, to actually get the russian backed separatists to de-escalate this conflict. >> reporter: the russian foreign minister said it is the u.s. that should use influence with the ukrainian government and, quote, restrain the party of war in kiev. the u.s. is unlikely to use military force if russia invaded ukraine. but one option could be sending weapons to kiev. tahman, reena. >> thank you. halliburton has agreed to a $1 billion settlement stemming from its involvement in the deep water horizon disaster. the 2010 oil rig explosion killed 11 workers and spewed 4 million barrels of oil into the gulf of mexico. halliburton pleaded guilty to destroying evidence in connection with the spill. the company's $1 billion settle. puts to bed most of the claims filed against the company for its involve many in its operating of the oil rig. speaking of putting to bed, atlantic city, new jersey, has shut down the doors on its newest hotel and casino, which turned out to be its biggest and most expensive flop. the $2.5 billion rovele casino hotel opened two years ago amid hopes of turning around the city's struggling casino market. it's the second atlantic city casino to shut down over the labor day weekend, joining the showboat. >> police in green bay, wis, describing the scene of a highway crash as horrific. the crash involved one vehicle and a school bus. a passenger in the car was killed. the driver is in critical condition. the bus was carrying two girls volleyball teams back to their school. 13 people on board were injured. at least six were treated at hospitals. the school says none of the injuries was life-threatening. and in philadelphia, a manhunt is on for a suspect accused of stealing a big bag of gold. whoever stole it, smashed the front passenger side window of that suv right there and took the bag. inside, $140,000 worth of gold. the guy who owns the vehicle is a gold dealer. and he claims whoever is responsible, knew who he was and followed him. a rabid bobcat that terrorized a neighborhood has been shot and killed. one couple was attacked while picking up the trash along the road near their home. here's the scary part. the dad had their 6-month-old baby in a sling strapped to his chest when the animal pounced. he knocked it to the ground. it kept coming after him until a neighbor intervened. >> it could have ended completely differently. but thankfully for tom and -- and for neve and myself, everyone is safe. >> wildlife officers were actually already in the area because a woman was attacked by the bobcat a day earlier. it was chasing a dog when they tracked it down. >> that bobcat tested positive for rabies. and least one of the victims undergoing treatment. >> animal experts say the bobcat normally stay away from people. if you see them, assume they're rabid. can't believe they had the 6-month-old baby when the cat attacked. >> right. >> kind of scary. >> terrifying. now a look at today's weather. a band of heavy rain extend from the northern plains, great lakes, through the midwest, down throughout the southeast and into florida. thunderstorms will rumble along the gulf coast. drier conditions for the northeast. sunny and clear for most of the western u.s. >> most of country will remain hot, humid in the 80s and 90s across the midwest into the southwest. triple digits in phoenix. 80s in the northeast. 70s in the pacific northwest. from the pacific northwest to the heartlands, specifically, terre haute, indiana, known for its federal prison and now home of a new guinness world record. >> that's right. exactly 1,642 gathered at the arena on the campus of indiana state university to form a long, high-five line. they went down the line, one by one, receiving a high-five and then giving one to the person next to them. >> when it was all over the crowd gave themselves a big cheer because they had beaten the former record which was set in china in april. go, america. >> the high-five line was 1,391. >> all for charity. the whole thing kickoff 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but halfway around the world, children only wish they could be climbing the steps of a big yellow school bus every morning. >> their parents, from syria, are on the run. 2 million living as refugees. in lebanon, their kids are now being put to work. here's abc's david muir. >> reporter: it's of 6 a.m. and we're just three short miles from the syrian border and we are about to witness what replaced the school day for this 10-year-old girl, padijah, within minutes she is hand in hand with her friend. there is no school bus waiting. instead a truck. the children soon spilling over. we board the truck with them. they're not going to school. we are headed to the fields. she points out the way. this way? >> this way. >> reporter: this way. the children, their tiny hands holding on, once from middle-class families in syria, but now they are the ones who support their families. you are going to work on the potatoes. potatoes. >> yes. >> reporter: 20 minutes on the truck, we spot them, idle tractors, farmers waiting for their little workers. they only hire children here because they know they can pay them less. the little boys are likely making more than little girls? >> yes, in some cases, yes. >> reporter: why is that? >> they say boys are stronger than the girls. this boy dragging himself through the field. tractors barrel by, dangerously close. this is the new normal for the children here. just over the border from syria in lebanon. many of them instead of going to school in the morning come here to the field. one of the many tractors unearthing a row of potatoes. you can see before the dust settles, children gathering here with their bags to fill them with potatoes. in many cases they're now the sole breadwinners for their children. rows of children and their back-breaking work, but they have not forgotten what their life was once like. she wants to go to school? >> yes. >> reporter: they spend seven hours a day filling those sacks. is it full yet? >> yes. >> reporter: she must put more inside he is saying. this man the farmer is telling her she need to put more in her bag. we are talking, 8, 9, 10 years old. >> we are talking from 7. >> reporter: it's not just the fields. it's the factories, the auto repair shops. we saw it everywhere we looked. the back of this garage, a boy who now fixes tires. straight into the night, the children selling flowers in traffic. we meet nuir, a syrian refugee trying to sell us tissues through the window. she tells us, she lost her mother in syria. but we would also discover a sliver of hope. some of those same children, after seven hours of hard labor, still with a skip in their step. around this corner, a tiny building and we could hear their voices. kids are learning here? unicef trying to give them the school they miss. and we ask the children, how many of them came here after work? right down the line their tiny hands, fresh from the fields, proud of their hard work. 50 potatoes. this big? he points to his back. it hurts your back? >> a little bit. >> reporter: a little bit, yeah. how many of you want to go home? it does not take them long to answer. instead, we return to the tents where they all began their day, returning with a song. ♪ >> reporter: the farmers in the field, waiting for them again tomorrow. >> the beautiful detail in the story. the look in that little boy's eyes at the mechanic shop when the camera went to him. i have always found that to be true, though, when david talks about the happiness, the kids, that despite all this hard labor that they go through, i've always found in the middle east they seem to be running around and finding moments of happiness in what is just horrendous and tragic conditions. >> we should mention, unicef tells us $15 can buy an entire classroom full of supplies. books, pencils, anything people could need. we put that on our website, if you want to get involved. beautiful report by david. coming up, a tale of two malls. >> why one shopping center in california is bitterly divided literally in half over the issue of minimum wage. you are watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" ♪ take this job and shove it ♪ i ain't working here no more so, there's a lot of take this job and shove it inside one shopping mall in california. but it's only on one side of the mall. >> workers meantime are flocking to jobs on the other side of the mall. the reason? everyone is paid a higher wage on that side. abc's brandi hitt explains this very unusual situation. >> reporter: it's a tale of two cities, one mall and the fight for the best minimum wage. you see, california's westfield valley fair mall straddles two cities. one side is in santa clara, the other side san jose. both are under the same roof. but workers in san jose earn a higher minimum wage. >> when we offer people jobs, they're kind of like, well, we got a job on the other side of the mall. >> reporter: santa clara's minimum wage is $9 an hour. the state minimum. if you work in san jose, it is $10.15. then there's the unique situation with wetzel's pretzels. it has stores located on each side of the mall, so its company rotates its employees. how often do you stay on this side? >> it's a week. >> we can't survive! >> reporter: nationwide a year of protests for better pay with current federal minimum wage at $7.25 an hour. president obama renewing calls this labor day for congress to pass an increase. >> there is no denying a simple truth, america deserves a raise. >> reporter: california has one of the highest minimum wages in the country. but store managers at this mall say every penny still counts. and stores paying less on the santa clara side admit workers are jumping ship. >> he was working at the same time on the other side of the small and he just quit the job because he was getting paid more. we let them know upfront before we start the hiring process. >> reporter: the national fight for higher wages will take center stage thursday when fast food workers are expected to walk off the job again in protest for better pay. brandi hitt, abc news, los angeles. >> it will be really interesting to see if this keeps growing and growing. a lot of people are upset with the $7.25 minimum wage nationally. the president pushing congress to do something about it. >> my first minimum wage job. it was at a telemarketing company. and every dollar counts. >> movie theater for me. >> movie theater? is that what -- >> later i moved on to being a security guard. flashlight cop. >> was it $7.25? >> no real gun. can't do anything. >> were you making like $7.25. >> better than i am making doing this. >> oh, is that right? i would have given you $8. >> no, no, no. ♪ i ain't working here no more >> no, no, no. ♪ i ain't working here no more a medicare supplement insurance plan. right now? 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(tdd# 1-800-448-1433) this morning on "world news now" -- anger and grief. american journalist steven sotloff apparently beheaded in an isis video. the pleas from his family ignored. >> he was very, very, very courageous. it wasn't a reckless thing. >> as the militants send a new warning to president obama. calls for help. knee new details of the accident involving the little girl with a semi-automatic weapon at a gun range. >> is he breathing? >> yes, he is. he's having convulsions. >> frantic attempts to save an instructor's life and disturbing details from investigators. and dangerous drive. our correspondent's life-saving lessons inside a car filling up with water. the one thing you should not do when every moment counts. it's wednesday, september 3rd. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning, i'm reena ninan. >> i'm tahman bradley. it is wednesday, hump day. people are back at work. kids back to school. a lot of news to get to. >> there certainly is. in fact, we'll kick if off, our lead story, it appears, islamic militants executed another american journalist in syria. we should point out, the u.s. has not confirmed the authenticity of the video from isis. >> in it the group blames president obama for the death. abc's brian ross reporting on the continuing threat isis poses to the united states. >> reporter: u.s. officials said steven sotloff never had a chance. once the 31-year-old american journalist was in the hands of the brutal isis group. >> i am shirley sotloff. >> reporter: the emotional plea for his life from his mother clearly had no impact on her son's killers. >> i ask you to please release my child. as a mother, i ask your justice to be merciful and not punish my son for matters he has no control over. >> reporter: isis said it killed sotloff because of president obama's decision to continue the u.s. bombing of isis targets in iraq. the president left for meetings in europe over the threat from isis. the only comment came from his press secretary. >> our thoughts and prayers, first and foremost, are with mr. sotloff and mr. sotloff's family and those who worked with him. >> reporter: the graphic video was titled, a second message to america, posted online by a throwaway e-mail account and distributed on social media >> i'm back, obama. >> reporter: the hooded executioner appeared to be the same british accented speaker who two weeks ago beheaded journalist james foley. >> you have been in the -- >> reporter: investigators are already comparing the voices from the two isis videos. along with an analysis of the desert setting, the speaker's use of his left hand to hold the knife and his eyes. earlier, facial recognition experts had created this likeness from an examination of the eyes from the last video. clean shaven, with a mustache. trying to figure out who is responsible. >> there's obviously a strong interest in identifying who and where this isis -- does isis now continue to hold foreigners, including americans. >> reporter: a spokesman for sotloff's parents say they are privately grieving the death of their son, who before his capture a year ago had covered conflicts across africa and the mideast. >> steven knew what he was doing. he was very, very, very courageous. >> reporter: at the end of the video, another hostage, david haynes, along with a warning against other governments and what they termed an evil alliance of america against isis. and for u.s. officials, continuing and growing concern about two other u.s. hostages held by the isis group. they had gone to syria to do nothing more than help civilians there, caught in the middle of the strife. brian ross, abc news, new york. >> the u.s. is sending 350 troops to iraq to help protect embassy personnel in baghdad. and that brings the number to more than 800 troops helping with diplomatic security in iraq. the white house says they will not serve in a combat role. president obama will be consulting with nato allies on the situations in iraq and syria. in kansas city an intense manhunt is under way after a deadly shooting rampage. three people were shot and killed and two others critically injured. the shootings took place at several homes in the same cul-de-sac of a middle-class neighborhood. police cordoned off the area and went door to door to make sure there were not any more victims. it's still not clear if the shooter knew the victims. dramatic new details about the little girl who accidentally shot and killed her instructor at an arizona gun range. the shooting is sparking new debate about how young is too young to operate such a powerful weapon. abc's brandi hitt brings us the frantic 911 call. >> 911, what is your emergency. >> i have a gun range officer that got shot in the head. >> reporter: newly released 911 calls reveal the dramatic moments following an accidental shooting at a popular gun range near las vegas. where a 9-year-old girl, seen here, fired an automatic uzi submn submachine gun, killing her instructor. >> is he breathing? >> yes, he is. he's having convulsions. >> are you guys applying pressure to the wound? >> i can't. i have nothing to apply pressure with. >> reporter: 39-year-old charles vacca clinging to life as his friends tried to save him. the young girl unaware of what just happened. according to a police report, after pulling the trigger, the girl dropped the gun, grabbing her shoulder as if she was injured and telling her mother the gun was too much for her. it happened so fast, her father says nobody immediately realized that vacca, seen in this facebook photo, was gravely wounded. >> breathe, breathe, breathe. >> i don't think he can make it. >> reporter: the shooting is sparking debate whether young children should be able to fire guns at ranges. here that includes children as young as 8 if instructors believe they're suitable. the police report states in this case, the weapon recoiled, going straight up in the air. vacca later died at the hospital. the girl's family says they're devastated their summer vacation excursion turned into a life-changing tragedy. reena, tahman. topping health headlines, new evidence that double mastectomy does not boost a woman's chance of surviving breast cancer. nearly one in ten women now opt for the radical procedure. but a stanford university study involving 200,000 women found that removing both breasts, if cancer is found in one, actually had a slightly lower survival rate than a lumpectomy. a remarkable tale of survival out of texas. conjoined sisters, hope and faith. they were both born in april, each weighing only three pounds. they share a liver, diaphragm, intestines and even the lining of their heart. today, however, they're each tipping the scales at 11 pounds. >> i walk in every day and i just -- i can't -- i can't get over, you know, how blessed i am that they're so healthy, so rambunctious and a miracle. >> the twins still need help breathing. they can raise their head up and sit on their own. doctors at texas children's hospital preparing to separate them by the end of the year. a remarkable story of how this mom found out they were conjoined. they were having an ultrasound. the ultrasound technician left out of the room after seeing the picture. and came back with a doctor. doctor looked and said, here's one head, here's the other head. the mom was just stunned. can you imagine? >> i can't even imagine. but it was really hopeful and wonderful. they said they can tell the difference in personality. one is always bright-eyed and awake, seems to be a little more talkative, making noises. the other one is quiet, reserved. we should note they also have a 5-year-old brother as well. stay tuned for "good morning america." we'll hear much more from the conjoined twins' mother in an abc news exclusive again on "good morning america." well, joan rivers' daughter says her mom remains on life support at a new york city hospital. doctors have been keeping the 81-year-old comedienne sedated and under close supervision since she went into cardiac arrest last thursday. the e! network show "fashion police" hosted by rivers put on hold for two weeks. chris brown pleaded guilty to assault charges in washington, d.c. the 25-year-old grammy award-winning singer was sentenced to time served. the judge saying he suffered the consequences of his actions. brown was accused of punching a man who tried to join a picture when he was taking with two women. a civil case is still pending. he remains on probation for beating up ex-girlfriend rihanna in 2009. at the u.s. open, serena williams plays her quarterfinals in the singles competition today, a day after going out of the women's double. serena and venus facing a russian duo in extreme heat and humidity yesterday afternoon during a medical time-out. serena had her ankle retaped. then she double faulted on the last two points of her straight set loss. well, while the u.s. open is entering its final stretch, it's hard to believe the nfl season is just getting going. before the real games start, plenty of people are getting a laugh from football's best video game. >> that's because of a glitch in the new madden game. which has created a miniature player. take a look at him right there. he's rookie linebacker christian kirksey. tiny guy right there. >> did someone squish him? what happened? they step on him? >> how does he make tackles? >> he's actually a member of the cleveland browns but the game has him in a tennessee titans uniform. on twitter kirksey calls the mistake hilarious and says no matter how small you are, have big dreams and live big. well said, well said. >> that is so awesome. of course that video is going viral. i wonder if they did that on purpose to draw attention to the new madden release? >> you think? i think it's hilarious and pretty funny. it's great to see he has a sense of humor, too. well, coming up in "the mix," flash-bombing firefighters and their 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"duck dynasty," the wildly popular tv show that keeps millions tuned to the robertson clan's unique life in louisiana swamp lands. phil, the head of the family, out with a book, talks business, family and faith. >> as well as the controversy over anti-gay comments that got him suspended from the hit show. and ryan owens sat down with robertson to talk all about it. >> reporter: he is the outspoken patriarch of one of america's most famous families. millions welcome him into their homes every week on "duck dynasty." phil robertson is 68 years old and not about to change who he is or what he says. >> look at our culture, dude. you can look in any directions and say, whoa. >> reporter: his comments about our culture have gotten him into trouble. but robertson isn't backing down in his aptly named new book, "unphiltered." >> people are going to read it but people need to get in their head, i don't hate anybody. >> reporter: he says the book is partially to clarify comments that got him into hot water. the comments were published in "gq" magazine earlier this year. robertson called homosexual behavior a sin. >> the only place i know of that i could have gone to answer that question would be a bible. the dictionary wouldn't have explained it. encyclopedia wouldn't have explained it, whether it was a sin or not. >> reporter: would you consider yourself a homophobe. >> i'm as much of a homophobe as jesus was. people participating in homosexual behavior need to know i love him. >> reporter: long before the beard, he was a clean-cut quarterback who gave up football when it interfered with duck season. he says he was an alcoholic, a womanizer, until he found jesus at age 28. that conversion changed his life, strengthened his marriage to miss kay, and turned his hobby of making duck calls into a multimillion dollar business. >> i am a highly educated man, maybe a shocker to some, i have a masters degree, i'm no dumbo. >> reporter: robertson's comments about growing up in pre-civil rights era louisiana also rubbed some people the wrong way. he told "gq," i never with my eyes saw the mistreatment of any black person, not once. you say i never saw blacks mistreated but they couldn't go to the same school, couldn't use the same water fountain. >> there is one race, one race. on this planet. it's called the human race. we're all the same. to me there is absolutely nothing that has color to do with it. >> reporter: another chapter tackles what robertson calls america's addiction to social media. >> i don't own a cell phone. i don't have one. i've never turned on a computer in my life. so whatever america is saying or not saying about me, true or untrue, what they need to understand is i'm not hearing it. >> reporter: like we said, don't expect phil robertson to change. ryan owens, abc news, west monroe, louisiana. >> the show's ratings did take a little bit of a dive after he made those anti-gay comments. $400 million their entire enterprise is worth according to "forbes". >> they're also putting out a christmas album. how wildly popular they are. sade, one of the younger stars, will be on the new season of "dancing with the stars." >> we'll be watching. >> stay with us. ♪ honey, we need to talk. we do? i took the trash out. i know. and thank you so much for that. i think we should get a medicare supplement insurance plan. right now? 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times. at one point they take their jackets off. we've seen videos like this before. a recent one a couple years ago, firefighters doing "staying alive." awesome moves, in synch, these guys rocks. >> good to see they have a good sense of humor. >> would you be impressed if guys did that for you? >> absolutely. you know who is not impressed with smooth moves? >> who? >> folks at certain army and defense department in london. because there is a guard, the guard at buckingham palace. they're supposed to be solemn. not supposed to talk to anyone. apparently this guard was seen on video pirouetting around buckingham palace. and the army and ministry of defense taking it so seriously they launched an investigation. now, the queen was holidaying in scotland. but they're still launching this investigation, believed the film is not a hoax. really, really took place. >> i'm told the guards do two-hour shifts, reena. why can't he stand there and do what he is supposed to do? >> pretty funny. have a sense of humor. apparently the queen told the u.s. ambassador to the uk that she doesn't like people also with their cell phones taking photographs and selfies. they don't have a sense of humor about this. come on. >> serious business. >> lighten up. >> crisis at oktoberfest. they drink a lot of beer. but you can't have beer without pretzels. this year they might have to because the workers there, 48,000 of the union bakers, want a 6.5% wage hike. negotiations knotted up. if they don't get a contract in place, the ovens will be turned off. this is a major crisis there. >> so, i take it they don't deep freeze any of these pretzels? >> no. they've got to bake them fresh. >> i always keep things in the freezer. >> crisis averted. we'll ship them some right now. >> i would call aunty ann's. >> get the pretzels over there. well, in london, back to london, england theme for me today, there is a street performer, young woman who has totally amazed people. take a listen. ♪ >> that's sammy, tiny singer with the powerful voice. they don't help single moms. hi. hi. what happened to our house last year? it flooded. and the water flooded out. yeah. the red cross arranged the hotel for us. they gave me that break, that leverage, to be able to get it together and... take care of them, you know? i feel like we've come full circle. like that! this is how i'll do it. sarah: there you go. this morning on "world news this morning on "world news now" -- journalist executed. what may have been steven sotloff's final moments. apparently videotaped by isis. his frightening words and the rebel's warning for president obama. hacking scandal. major developments about the celebrity photos stolen from apple's icloud and the big security breach and how you can protect your online accounts. a dangerous jolt. a storm spotter struck by lightning after chasing a powerful storm. his injuries and the bolt that sent his son flying. and justin bieber busted again. the latest run-in with police that could land him in even more legal trouble. that's in "the skinny," on this wednesday, september 3rd. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning, i'm reena ninan. >> i'm tahman bradley. >> the president is overseeing big important meetings. >> but, you know, it's really sort of a bittersweet moment today. because a member of the abc family is hanging it up, but not before getting toasted on air force one. not going to show you who. we'll show you the pictures later this half hour. a special person dear to our heart. >> great person. hear all about her. >> a good way to start. president obama in europe to meet with nato allies. although ukraine is the main focus of the trip he will be talking about the situation in syria and iraq. >> his meetings overseas come as we are learning of a new report of terrorism against an american in the region. abc's marci gonzalez has the details. >> reporter: reports that another american journalist may have been executed by the islamic terror group isis. a video posted online appears to show 31-year-old steven sotloff, a freelance journalist who was captured in syria a year ago, calmly addressing the camera saying, obama, your foreign policy of intervention in iraq was supposed to be for preservation of american lives and interests. so why is it that i am paying the price of your interference with my life? >> he was very, very courageous. it wasn't a reckless thing. >> reporter: sotloff's death comes just two weeks after journalist james foley was beheaded by isis. in that video the executioner threatened sotloff would be next if the u.s. didn't stop its air strikes in iraq. >> i'm back, obama. >> reporter: investigators are now trying to determine if this same hooded militant with an apparent british accent killed both journalists, ignoring sotloff's mother's emotional plea. >> i ask you to please release my child. as a mother, i ask your justice to be merciful and not punish my son for matters he has no control over. >> reporter: as president obama heads to europe, in part to talk with nato allies about taking action against isis, the white house press secretary extended sympathy and said extensive efforts were made to rescue sotloff. >> our thoughts and prayers, first and foremost, are with mr. sotloff and mr. sotloff's family and those who worked with him. >> reporter: and in the video, the militant threatens that a british captive will be killed next. there's also concern about two american aid workers officials believe are also being held by isis. reena and tahman? >> marci, thank you. high on the president's agenda at this week's meetings is ukraine, where russia is increasing the pressure. russian backed forces launched a ferocious attack on ukrainian troops. they were forced to retreat. economic sanctions against russia don't appear to be working. russia's president is boasting his country could take control of ukraine in two weeks. and here at home we're hoping to learn more details about the american doctor recovering from ebola and a second american doctor now diagnosed. dr. kent brantly with a female missionary was evacuated from liberia last month is living with his family in see inclusion in asheville, north carolina. dr. brantly told abc news he is very close to the male obstetrician who contracted the disease. that doctor is working at a hospital in liberia. home depot is looking into a possible hack attack that may have compromised credit card information from millions of customers. the retailer says they're investigating unusual activity that points to a data breach. a number of banks reportedly said there is evidence that a batch of credit and debit cards hit the black market yesterday were stolen from home depot. the latest now on the hollywood hacking scandal days after nude photos of jennifer lawrence and big stars popped up online. apple insisting its icloud service remains secure. abc's rebecca jarvis has the details. >> reporter: a major break in the celebrity photo hacking scandal. apple saying there was no breach in any of their systems including icloud. instead, they say they discovered a very targeted attack on certain celebrity accounts, their user names, passwords and security questions. >> what is your mother's maiden name? what's the name of your first pet? and when you are talking about a celebrity, you could probably get all this information from their wikipedia page. >> reporter: hacker expert vinny troia says there are deep networks of hackers all over the internet profiting from the trade and sale of celebrity photos like the once involved in this breach. >> almost like they have contests to see who can outdo each other. >> reporter: the fbi still investigating the alleged hacking and who is behind it. but the privacy breach is also exposing just how vulnerable our personal information and pictures are on the internet. the solution, lies in those pass words. the bane of our existence, they are the gatekeepers to our privacy. security experts say we must make them unique and change them often. because a photo in the wrong hands can cause something much worse than embarrassment. it could even put you in danger. >> you could tell the latitude, longitude, and altitude where she was at the moment they took the photo. >> reporter: with all that information out there, the single most effective thing you can do to protect your information online, don't just use a password. many websites ask for a two-step verification. you want to choose that option. you will get an added layer of protection. rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. now to hawaii and a dramatic rescue caught on camera. a guy, daren jenner was body surfing while wearing a gopro camera when he saw a snorkeler struggling in the water. jenner grabbed the guy, told him to calm down, started dragging him toward shore. when they got closer to the beach, a surfer helped. and the surfer rode his board in. six minutes after contact with jenner the man was being attended to by paramedics. nicely done. caught on camera in the midwest, an incredible video of a man struck by lightning in severe storms. it happened in denison, iowa. this father/son storm chasing team, danny and derrick murphy were chasing this storm. they thought they were in a safe place. but they were wrong. this bolt hit danny in the leg and barely missed his son derrick. >> i do remember shortly afterward that i was paralyzed for a while. i was worried about that. i couldn't move my left foot. >> that lightning bolt blasted son derrick into the car. danny is expected to make a full recovery. mexico is getting blasted on both coasts by a pair of tropical storms. tropical storm dolly crossed over land on mexico's gulf coast overnight with 45-mile-per-hour winds expected to dump nearly a foot of rain. off mexico's pacific coast, tropical storm norbert, spinning with 45-mile-an-hour winds. is expected to turn west away from land. >> now a look at the nation's weather. drier in the northeast. a band of heavy rain extends from the northern plains and great lakes to the midwest. down throughout the southeast and even into florida. thunderstorms on the gulf coast. clear for most of the western u.s. >> hot and humid for most of the country. 80s and 90s across the midwest into the southwest. 80s in the northeast. and 70s in the pacific northwest. we told you at the top of the news, one of our favorite people at abc was toasted aboard air force one. >> abc news veteran correspondent ann compton, on the way to estonia with the president, was treated to a chocolate-layered cake in celebration of her final flight. the last one. the cake came with candles and included the frosted message, we will miss you, ann. we sure will. >> see there with susan rice. who is retiring after 41 years of abc was treated to a visit by guess who? president obama, his private quarters. she says, haven't changed since president george h.w. bush. gave her a tour 20 years ago. >> she would know. she's been on duty for us at the white house since the '70s. >> i tell you, i came to abc and was working at the white house, weekends, briefly. and she was so incredible to me. we were -- traveled abroad. she was so amazing. in fact, when my daughter was born, she showed up at the hospital just hours after coming off an early morning flight with president obama abroad, traveling abroad. >> i spent some time over at the white house producing on the weekends. and when i started to appear on air regularly, she called me up and said, oh, my goodness i love watching you in the early mornings. so great to see you. you are doing a terrific job. that's just the kind of person she is. >> totally is. a huge fan of the show. she watches often. i don't know when she sleeps, quite frankly. >> well, she can get some sleep now that she's retiring. >> we love you, ann. >> good luck, ann. >> congratulations. >> yes. while we are talking about sweet stuff like ann, we should mention dunkin' donuts is spreading out across california. >> customers lined up around the corner as the company opened its first traditional outlet in so-cal yesterday. right in santa monica. over the next few years, they plan to open 200 stores in the golden states. >> there are three of what dunkin' donuts calls nontraditional locations already in california. the company pulled out of the state in the late '90s when there were just about a dozen stores. now they're back. got to get your doughnut fix. >> i love doughnuts. >> californians are health conscious. i guess it didn't work out there. >> did our doughnut story yesterday. that place in -- >> sacramento. >> yeah. >> sort of an artsy doughnut. maybe that's why. >> artsy doughnut. >> special fillings inside. >> coming up in "the skinny" -- kim kardashian accepted a prestigious award. the real headline is what she wore on the stage. >> of course it was. first, openly gay football player michael sam may have found himself a new nfl team. sam's big step later today in his pro football career. you're watching "world news now". ♪ are you ready for some football monday night party ♪ >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by pampers. to you by pampers. weather brought to you by pampers. you are loved. you are loved a lot. and in so many ways. and when you're wrapped in the comfort of pampers swaddlers with blanket-like softness and up to 12 hours of protection, all you feel is love. wishing you love, sleep and play. pampers. ♪ are you ready ♪ are you ready for some football ♪ ♪ a monday night party it's that time of year again. the nfl is gearing up for another season. one of the biggest figures from the off-season is figuring out his next move. >> michael sam cut by the st. louis rams on saturday, but his attempt to become the first openly gay player in the nfl isn't over. abc's josh haskell shows us which team is bringing him in for a physical. >> mike came in here and did everything we asked him to do. i mean, mike played well. he has the ability to play someplace. it's got to be the right place. >> reporter: michael sam on the way to dallas, texas. according to espn's adam shekter, he will take a physical later today for the cowboys. >> if you are michael sam you are in a great spot. >> reporter: espn reported if sam passes his physical the cowboys intend to sign him to their practice squad. that would bring sam closer to becoming the first openly gay athlete to play in an nfl game. >> right now if you are michael sam, all have you to do is show that you have passion for football, willing to be coached and play hard. >> reporter: sam who plays defensive end could help the cowboys who had the worst defense in the nfl last season. after the rams let him go, sam tweeted, the most worth while things in life rarely comes easy. this is a lesson i've always known. the journey continues. michael sam telling reporters last week -- >> i'm very confident that i'll be playing on an nfl roster this fall. >> reporter: michael sam st. louis rams' jersey has been one of the nfl's best sellers since he was drafted back in may. that has to be attractive to the dallas cowboys, the only team in the league that doesn't split their merchandise sales with the other 31 teams. josh haskell, abc news, new york. >> josh, we appreciate it. really interesting. sam is from galveston. the two defensive ends that the cowboys drafted are injured, so maybe this will be more than just a practice squad. >> interesting nfl. i am a big college football gal. i have to say. >> yeah. >> i do watch the cowboys. >> i know what you do with your saturdays. >> i love college football. i really do. it's fun. >> i like the nfl. the pros. not the kids. next up, prince harry about to get one very nice birthday present. did kim kardashian get an ♪ skinny okay. time now for "the skinny." we lead it off with, who else, justin bieber. >> your boy. >> while you were enjoying your labor day weekend, biebs was getting arrested. this time, it was actually in his country of canada. >> charged with assault and dangerous driving. after his atv crashed with a minivan while in ontario. this led to a physical altercation with the other driver, according to police. >> bieber's attorney said he was enjoying a peaceful retreat at his father's home when interrupted by paparazzi. >> the 20-year-old singer is already on probation in l.a. for a vandalism conviction. it would be up to a california judge to revoke the probation after the latest arrest. >> he has got a lot going on. turning now to some news about the royals. in the iconic wedding dress, princess diana wore in front of the world, some 33 years ago. it was on exhibition in various places since her tragic death. but in a couple weeks it will be given to her boys. >> that's right. it was apparently in her will that on prince harry's 30th birthday, later this month, her dress will be turned over to her sons. in addition to the wedding gown, dressing princess diana had worn, priceless family jewels, including a pair of diamond tiara. the princes will receive paintings, letters, home movies from their late mother. >> and my buddy, the bachelor prince, harry set to inherit his trust of a cool $16 million. just as his brother william did when he turned 30. a happy lirt day, indeed. >> i wonder if kate middleton will be wearing any of the dresses. famous for rewearing dresses. no, not going to happen. not going to happen. of course not. >> goodness no. >> of course not. the award of the woman of the year was handed out to, who else, but -- >> who? >> -- kim kardashian. and "gq" men of the year award was held l.a. night in london. >> what is she wearing. kim corrected the presenter who left out her married name, kim kardashian-west. and she made sure to thank kanye for making her feel like woman of the year every day of the year. >> at this hour are there no words to describe this dress. >> yeah, that's bad. that's -- >> i do have to say yesterday, i was making fun of angelina jolie's wedding veil. i heard from an important viewer out there, my high school teacher. >> what? be nice. >> who said that, it was such a wonderful gesture. you were absolutely right, mrs. jackson. are you absolutely right on that. but as the award was presented, "gq" editor said of kim, she is one of most famous women in the world. coca-cola famous. >> that's why they gave it to her. major news for fans of adele, a pair of songs from the singer leaked online. if you thought the material was new, think again. >> reportedly from the recording sessions for her grammy winning album "21" and sound incredible. take a listen. ♪ you'll never see me again ♪ i'm leaving ♪ in time >> that was from the previously unreleased track qul you'll never see me again." as to when we may see adele again, she tweeted earlier this year -- >> bye-bye, 25. see you later again, the year, possibly name and release date to her follow-up album. >> stay tuned. 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"favorite story of the day." >> i will get that tomorrow. i promise. she planked for 1:20:14 mike dasilva from our corpus christi station reports on what she did to keep her cool. >> you okay? concentrate, baby. >> reporter: this is some of the video recorded showing 10-year-old darian mansfield of flour bluff, setting a new world record for planking. >> on thursday we were having a plank contest. we're celebrating our 29th anniversary in august. we were having all kinds of fun contests. a bunch of girls came down from gymnastics to do the contest. >> reporter: one of the girls, darian, her parents and gymnastics coach were there to witness her accomplishment. >> i was actually working out in the gym and they came and got me and said, she's about to beat the world record. i came over and watched it. everybody was cheering. it was really cool. >> that was an amazing feat for her to accomplish. she has always been a very determined little soul. even from the crib. >> i decided the whole time, we were all cheering her on and talking to her. then mom came over and put her phone in front of her and show played some scooby-doo episodes and stuff like that. it was really cute. showed she is still a little girl, only 10. >> just breathe. you want the next episode? >> reporter: she says she's never planked that long. and her record-setting plank was an impromptu thing. >> i just decided once i realized how long i was actually going, and that i wasn't hurting a lot, to try to go for the world record. >> reporter: were you surprised you were able to do it that long? >> yes, i was. >> reporter: what did it feel like afterwards? >> it felt awesome. >> reporter: darian said she could have planked longer if she wanted to. and next time she will. mike dasilva, 3 news. >> have you planked before? >> no. >> it's really painful. i tried it for two minutes and -- oh, yes! >> there you go. >> there i am. >> good job, reena. >> you set the world record. >> thank you to our graphics department for giving me an incredible body. that is clearly not mine. >> that's not you? what? >> i'm just joking. that really is me. >> yeah, come on! >> it's hard to do. i can only do it for 90 seconds. >> it is. coming up more from abc. >> we should try it. >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades. >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades. making news in america this morning, foreign affairs. president obama lands in europe overnight with a number of international problems unfolding. another video surfaces possibly showing an american being executed by isis. and the deteriorating situation in ukraine. we're live with the latest. dramatic crash. a fighter jet shoots through the air and slams into the neighborhood. what we've learned about a possible cause and people on the ground. targeted attack. new details about what might have allowed hackers to gain access to celebrities' private pictures. what apple is saying to keep your images safe. and prize possession. back with its rightful owner, how a man's car was returned more than three decades after it was stolen.