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President obama got off some pretty good zingers. The House Republicans actually give john boehner a harder time than they give me, which means orange really is the new black. We go inside washingtons Biggest Party of the year. Hey, good morning, everybody. We decided to send our least nerdy reporter to the event known as the nerd prom. There she is. Sara haines working the red carpet at the white house Correspondents Dinner rubbing elbows with the cast of modern family and also the cast of scandal. Sara will be live from d. C. With some of the funniest and most biting and they were quite biting, those lines from president obamas speech coming up just a little bit later. Ill admit it, speaking of nerds, i stayed up and watched the whole thing on cspan last night. Well, shes a regular cspan viewer. Between that and bravo, the real housewives of new york, i flipped back and forth. High low. Exactly. Everyone has their entertainment. It was a great show last night and speaking of nerds, seriously, its a huge day for star wars fanatics. It is may 4th as in may the fourth be with you. Take a look. We have r2d2 with us to help us celebrate throughout the morning. Everyone here was psyched when they saw him come in. Im excited. I want an autograph. Were going to take some selfies later on. Nice job. C3po was stuck in traffic. Hes on his way. Yes. Were going to start, though, with the contagious panic overnight at an Upscale Hotel in las vegas. Reports of a near riot after the big Floyd Mayweather fight. The champs victory instantly overshadowed by what happened outside the ring, and abcs reena ninan is on the story this morning. Reena, good morning to you. Reporter good morning to you. The Las Vegas Fire Department believes as many as 40 people were injured. One eyewitness saying as fans were trampled, it was like a herd of elephants running at us. Chaos at the mgm grand in las vegas overnight after Floyd Mayweather defeated Marcos Maidana in a 12round match. [ screaming ] crowds stampeding out of control trampling each other in the lobby. Initial reports of gunshots sent crowds scrambling to take cover in restaurants and kitchens. Bystanders wheeled out on gurneys. The supposed gunshots turned out to be the sound of metal detectors toppled over in the mass confusion, according to local officials. All of this in reaction to the Floyd Mayweather highprofile fight with Marcos Maidana. I wanted to give the fans their moneys worth. I wanted to give people on payperview their moneys worth, so thats what i went out there and did tonight. We fought. We fought. And he was a hes a hell of a competitor. Reporter mayweather was favored to win this fight, but maidana came out swinging from the first bell giving mayweather one of the toughest fights in his 16year professional career. Mayweather even suffering a bad cut but manages to hold on to his undefeated streak. The judges call the close fight for mayweather. Now at a perfect 460. Adding to the tension, the glove maidana wanted to use wasnt allowed. A ruling coming down just hours before the fight. It didnt have enough padding. Both men are already buzzing about a rematch. A lot of money at stake. Sure is. Thank you, reena. Yeah, thanks, reena. Well, this morning the l. A. Clippers are writing their own storybook ending. Last nights comefrombehind victory against the Golden State Warriors, just what the team needed to put the scandalous last two weeks behind them. Their victories overshadowed by the racist comments of team owner Donald Sterling, and as they head to the western conference semifinals, there will be a new man in charge of the team. Abcs ryan smith is in los angeles with more. Good morning, ryan. Reporter good morning, bianna. With controversy swirling around Donald Sterling and his wife giving her first comments about the nbas decision to ban her husband for life, a Decisive Game seven had clippers fans worried the distractions might derail their team but they rewarded their fans with patience and their loyalty with one of the biggest wins in franchise history. The l. A. Clippers, nbas cinderella team. Coming through in one of the biggest games in their history. The Los Angeles Clippers have won game seven. Reporter after a week in the shadows of their owner Donald Sterlings racist remarks. Its bothers me a lot that you want to broadcast that youre associating with black people. Reporter the Team Emerging triumphant. I just thought with all this stuff, this team just needed this win. Reporter before the game, clippers fans on edge, sensing that in this moment, this teams season could come to an end. Many still irritated by the owners comments. You tell Donald Sterling to get out of town. Reporter the team and its fans, their bond stronger than any derogatory statements sporting these shirts, one team, one goal, its time. While v. Stiviano taking a break from her shenanigans friday sitting down with an exclusive interview with Barbara Walters. Im giving him the advice that he should apologize to the nation, to the world for his racist remarks. Reporter this, as the nba announced plans to appoint a ceo to run the daytoday operations of the team while sterlings case is being resolved. Sterlings wife, Shelly Sterling, who attended the game last night told abc news in a statement that she looks forward to working with the nba to bring in executives quote of the utmost character, proven excellence, and a commitment to promoting equality and inclusiveness. But once the players stepped on the court, the game, not racial controversy, took the spotlight. Two minutes left in the game. Clipper nation on its feet. This is the moment theyve been waiting for. They advance to the second round. Reporter the nbas feelgood team feeling good about their win. Just felt it in the timeouts, at halftime. We just knew it wasnt time for our season to be over. Reporter and their fans wouldnt have it any other way. This is our city. Its time were bigger than any one bigot. Were louder, and together we are one reporter Shelly Sterling said she, quote, supported the nbas decision to take swift action against her husband and referred to herself as a coowner committed to making the l. A. Clippers the best team in the nba leaving many to wonder if she wants to remain involved with the team even if her husband is ousted. Dan, bianna . Yeah. A lot of questions there. But setting that aside, a great night for the team and a great night for their fans. Ryan, thank you very much. I love seeing ryan there with the fans. I know. What a great win for them. Somebody who i know was paying attention to the game is Ron Claiborne who is here with the other top stories. It was a late game. But, yeah, i was checking it out. Good morning to you, bianna and dan. Good morning, everyone. We begin with sweeping changes in the way the Catholic Church handles priest sex abuse allegations. The announcement by the vatican comes from members of pope francis newly formed sexual abuse advisory committee. Officials say they will develop, quote, clear and effective protocols to hold people bishops and other Church Members accountable if they fail to report allegations or to protect children from pedophile priests. And take a look at this Surveillance Video of a suspected serial arsonist. Its in oregon. Portland fire officials believe that he set a half dozen fires within a few hours of each other. Fire crews got to this home and were able to put out this blaze. One of the fires was set across the street from a fire station. It was empty since all the firefighters were responding to the other reports of fires. And this morning we are hearing for the first time from the family of the teenage girl in connecticut who was fatally stabbed at her high school on the day of her prom. In a statement to police, the family of Maren Sanchez thanked the committee for the support that they have received saying in parts, our hearts are forever broken by the loss of our maren. The outpouring of compassion, support and love from the community she touched during her life and in her passing have moved us deeply. And the message comes one day after marens alleged killer, 16yearold christopher plaskon, seen here, faced a judge in adult court where he was charged with her murder. And some terrifying moments at a Convenience Store in florida. Watch a surveillance camera capture the moment that a bmw comes barreling through the front door. The car takes out everything in its path before coming to a stop eventually in front of the beverage case at the back of the store. One worker says that he jumped out of the way just seconds before the crash. Actually you dont see him there but i believe him. Authorities are not sure what exactly caused the accident. Nobody inside, thankfully, was hurt. And finally, they say it takes a village to raise a child. Well, in this case, it took almost a village and the local police to rescue some adorable baby ducklings in evansville, indiana, home of don mattingly, former yankee great. Police Sergeant Brian hildebrand who was wearing a body camera teamed up with some passing motorists to help extricate the nine baby ducklings who fell into the sewer. The mother duck watched from a distance. A plumber finally went down into the drain and brought those ducklings out gently placing them inside a Cardboard Box one by one. The ducklings and mom were reunited and were safely relocated. Reunited and it feels so good look at the talented Ron Claiborne. You know, you never know what hes going to do. You never know. You know, i dont know. Thats pretty thats the dangerous part. Thats what worries me. That was the first time i have ever sung on national tv and probably the last time. It wasnt too bad. Actually unless the public demands it. Which ill do it again next week. Im sure they will. Im sure i will be. As we await the public uproar, well go on to other news. Overnight, president obama employed a little bit of humor as a way to defuse the criticism hes been facing from republicans for not being tough enough with russian president Vladimir Putin over ukraine. At the white house Correspondents Dinner, mr. Obama pointed out that many members of the gop have actually praised putin. Rudy giuliani said putin is what you call a leader. Mike huckabee and sean hannity keep talking about his bare chest, which is kind of weird. All right. So lets bring in abcs george stephanopoulos, who will be hosting this week later this morning from washington. He was at the big event last night. The president got laughs. Does that take the edge off the fact that thus far his administration seems unable to rein putin in here . A little bit, but, of course, it doesnt solve the problem in any way, shape, or form. And its coming at a time when youre seeing dramatic escalation if the last 48 hours. Youve got the former ambassador to russia, the United States former ambassador Michael Mcfaul saying this is real. This is war. Theyre even starting to rethink whether putin really does want to go into ukraine with a big way with troops. Although their calculation had been that he simply wanted to destabilize the area. The problem for the administration is military options are off the table. Not clear that those would work. And its tough to get a consensus across europe about the kind of sanctions that might deter Vladimir Putin. So they are a bit hamstrung right now. But the United States and the president especially is determined not to put the United States in the middle of a war over ukraine. Its such a thorny problem and as you say, humor is not going to make it go away. George, by the way, has a big show this morning with much more on the situation on ukraine. Thats later this morning on this week right here on abc. George, thanks again. And, bianna, over to you. Were going to turn to the brazen teen accused of hacking into his high schools computers to change not only his grades but those of some other students as well in return for money. Abcs Michelle Franzen has the story. Reporter a Senior High School student in Miamidade County is under house arrest this morning, accused of hacking his way to a higher gpa. Youve been arrested on four counts of offenses against intellectual property. Reporter Jose Bautista faces a total of eight felony counts after allegedly hacking into a school compute story boost his grade. The lengths he went to was pretty crazy. There have been whispers going around over the last week or so. More and more information started to come out. And then we saw that he was arrested. Reporter a School Spokesman said this was an isolated incident. But because of the ongoing investigation, those details cannot be shared at this time. My guess is not only will he not graduate with his class, he may not see unsecured daylight for quite a number of years. Reporter in a bond hearing on friday, bautistas public defender argued the prosecution is overcharging the teen. Theres no legal basis for four counts of either of the charges. Reporter cops say while theyve seen cheating students before, bautistas alleged scheme makes Ferris Buellers playbook look more like childs play. Ive got it right here in front of me. [ beeping ] i asked for a car. I got a computer. Reporter but in real life, the stakes are higher and so are the consequences. When youre doing it without the consent of the person who owns the network, and its a Government Network on top of it with public records, its a crime and a very serious one. Reporter for good morning america, Michelle Franzen, abc, new york. Okay. Funny to see the Ferris Bueller computers, which look very old at this point. And now to a big night for william and harry. The princes down south in memphis for the wedding of a good friend. The night ending in one giant costume party. But harry looked like he was struggling to keep up. Check it out here. Hes yawning a little bit. Either that or hes yelling at somebody. Abcs linzie janis is in memphis once again for us. Linzie, good morning to you. Reporter good morning, dan. Its not surprising he was having a hard time staying awake. It has been three days of celebrations, and dont forget, prince harry started out wednesday night at that miami nightclub. But last night was the culmination, and by all accounts, it was quite the event. Crowds extend some Southern Hospitality to Princes William and harry as they arrive at the memphis wedding of one of their best friends. Under tight security and doing their best not to overshadow the bride and groom, the royals didnt roll down a window to say hello. You drove from arkansas to be here, and you didnt even really get to see them. I know. Reporter these fans camping out for hours in hopes of getting a peek at the duo. Why are you here today . Because the royals are in town. Were just hoping to get a glimpse. Reporter car after car, even busloads of guests streaming into the exclusive memphis hunt and polo club. Then the bride. Thats the bride. Reporter showing up in a powder blue vintage fleetwood cadillac. Lizzy wilson, who is heiress to the holiday inn fortune wearing a dress with lace sleeves like kates and a veil hanging from a flowered crown. Shes marrying william and harrys party animal friend guy pelly, a london nightclub owner and son of wealthy british land owners. After the ceremony, harry looks like the weekend took its toll yawning after greeting the bride. To the midnight hour reporter the guests got down to motown classics covered by tennessees jimmy church band. Jimmy church telling abc news tina turners proud mary would be the first song followed by stevie wonders isnt she lovely made from love reporter and the last song of the evening, walking in memphis, by marc cohn. Now, the princes have certainly hit all the hot spots while theyve been here from eating barbecue to touring graceland. The last stop, right back here at the memphis hunt and polo club for a postwedding breakfast. Bianna . I hear ron was the first choice for entertainment. Unfortunately, you were busy this morning. Can you do isnt she lovely for us . Just a few bars. No, no, no, not unless the public demands it. Next weekend. Maybe next weekend, sure. Were going to see a tsunami of tweets begging for Ron Claiborne to sing. To shut up. Looks like they had a fun night, though, and harry is getting older. Its tough being a party boy when youre, what is he, 27, 28 . Thats one explanation. Yes. Speaking of parties, now to washingtons Biggest Party of the year, of course, the white house Correspondents Dinner where alist celebrities and dignitaries mixed and mingled with politicians and people like us, reporters. And for one night the president became comedian in chief roasting his rivals and even himself. Our sara haines was there and had all the best moments. Hey, sara, good morning. Reporter good morning, bianna. This year marks 100 years for the white house Correspondents Dinner. An event that originated as a way for journalists to spend the night with the president but over the years its become a coveted ticket for the whos who of hollywood, and last night i was right in the fray as the glitz and glamour of celebrity cozied up to d. C. s finest. When you said you would close the detention facility at guantanamo bay, that was a classic. That was hilarious. Reporter it was anything but politically correct at the annual mingling of the political and hollywood elite at the white house Correspondents Dinner. These days, the House Republicans actually give john boehner a harder time than they give me, which means orange really is the new black. [ laughter ] reporter i was lucky enough to get in on the action, rubbing elbows with hollywood stars, washington bigwigs and hollywood bigwigs who play washington stars. Good confluence of the most amazing people and to watch the president be a standup comic, which hes incredibly good at reporter the lowdown from modern familys power couple. You got two minutes with the president , what would you want to talk about . Well, thats about to happen. What do you want me to talk to him about . Reporter i even locked up my date for next years nerd prom. I dont want to call anybody a nerd. Reporter were all nerds at heart. Are we . Would you go to nerd prom with me . Reporter oh, my god. Are you asking . Yes, i am, im asking. Reporter can we do an awkward prom pose . Yeah, of course. Got it. Reporter i bumped into none other than Barbara Walters fresh off her interview with v. Stiviano. My favorite was your reaction when you said, im sorry, what . What did you say . Silly bunny. I said the last thing i think i would want to be called is silly bunny. Reporter on the menu, biting sarcasm. With Comedian Joel Mchale taking the helm. Its good to see that White House Press secretary and boy detective jay carney is here. I havent seen him this nervous since the president told him, look, just go out there and tell them the websites broken, theyll understand. [ laughter ] reporter who dug right in on the president. Now over 8 Million People have signed up for obamacare, which sounds impressive until you realize Ashley Tisdale has 12 million twitter followers. So i got a lot of these tonight, so buckle up, governor christie. Reporter Chris Christie making for an easy target. Im sorry for that joke, governor christie. I didnt know i was going tell it. Reporter that didnt stop obama from telling it like it is. Youll miss me when im gone. [ laughter ] it will be harder to convince the American People that hillary was born in kenya. [ laughter ] reporter so even though this has been around for 100 years, this years got to be different, because right now, there are so Many Political tv shows. My favorite part was seeing the politicians and then seeing the people that just play the politicians on tv. Your favorite part wasnt the awkward promposal picture . That was awesome. How adorable that he asked me. I was kind of standing there like by the way, the dress worked. It was beautiful. Thank you so much. You looked fantastic. Like cinderella. I was going to say that, too just for the record. No, you werent dan. No, you werent. Bianna is my girl. I got you. I got you. The president was funny. He was really funny. Of course, i watched the whole thing so i was like there with you but there in my apartment. Not so much but thank you, sara. Come back home. Thank you. Ill be back soon. Okay. Time for a check of the weather and over to julie durda from our miami station wplg is with us again. Good morning, julie. Good morning, you two. And good morning, america. Well start off with a live look from boston where were seeing partly cloudy skies in place. And there will be a pocket of some spotty showers. Overall, not a bad start to this sunday. But what were noticing more than anything is an area of low pressure. Thats going to sweep through the northeast with the cold fortunate attached to it. Just bringing spotty showers. More than anything youre going to notice gusty winds across parts of the northeast. Temperatures still stay nice and mild. In the 50s and 60s. We are expecting warmer conditions across the southern half of the United States. And Oklahoma City could be dealing with a record today. The actual record is 93 degrees. Were forecasting 96. Thats not the only place dealing with record heat. We are going to see the very hot and dry conditions across the northern portions of texas. 92 degrees in dallas. This is anywhere between 10 to 20 degrees above where we should be this time of year. Look at phoenix, checking in with a temperature of 102. Weve got temperatures in the 90s for las vegas. Thats a look at the forecast from coast to coast. Dan and bianna, the next weather hit, were going to talk about the Pacific Northwest and your Cinco De Mayo forecast. Whoohoo. A dancer over here. A singer over here. You sing, ill dance. Yeah. And r2d2. Yes. This sounds great, actually. Or not. Who knows. It will be fun. Comical, to say the least. At the very least, it will be enjoyable. All right. Well, coming up on good morning america, the dramatic blade runner trial is back on tomorrow. The long list of new witnesses the defense hopes will clear Oscar Pistorius of murdering his girlfriend. Plus, Actor Ben Affleck, banned from playing blackjack at the hard rock casino in las vegas. The actors runin with security. And as we mentioned were putting our star wars droid r2d2 to work. The trailer well be showing you for the new animated series, Star Wars Rebels on this may the 4th be with you. Thats the day before the fifth which is Cinco De Mayo as julie just reminded us. 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[ playing the theme to star wars ] ah, there he is. The man of the hour, r2d2 in the control room getting ready for his gig as cohost of pop news. Sara haines may have something to worry about this morning. Dan is elated. Its sunday, may 4th. Might as well be christmas for you. Having r2d2. Its a huge day for me. Im a massive star wars fan. Its star wars day. When we say may the fourth be with you. More from the lovable droid coming up. Also, ben affleck ordered to fold his cars at the hard rock in vegas. Why hes been banned from the blackjack table. Well tell you about that. Thats in just a few minutes. But first here the courtroom spectacle known as the blade runner trial is set to resume tomorrow. The defense for Oscar Pistorius poised to jumpstart its effort to convince a judge that the shooting death of his model girlfriend was all just a terrible accident. Yeah. We have seen him cry on the witness stand under grueling crossexamination. Well, now hes mounting a defense he hopes will show that the murder was an accident. Abcs matt gutman is back outside the courthouse in pretoria, south africa, with the latest. Matt . Reporter good morning, dan and bianna. Sources close to the defense tell us that Oscar Pistorius has spent the past two weeks resting and recuperating, that after being mauled in crossexamination by the lead prosecutor. And while it may seem grim for the blade runner, the defense team says that it has 2 weeks and up to 11 witnesses to try to convince the judge that this was a tragic mistake, not murder. Once again tomorrow, Oscar Pistorius will stride into court sitting on that hard bench to resume the fight of his life. He was pummeled in crossexamination and his case battered last month by the prosecution. Say, yes, i shot and killed reeva steenkamp. I did, my lady. Reporter this morning, sources close to the defense tell abc news that Oscar Pistorius spent weeks recuperating with his family, even taking a short trip with them to the family farm. In april towards the end of prosecutor gerrie nels crossexamination, the olympian seemed dazed on the stand. My lady, im getting confused. Reporter even confused about what he said to his model girlfriend reeva in the minutes before he shot her in his bathroom last year. If you are tired and the reasons youre making all these mistakes is because youre tired, you must say so. Reporter but prosecutor nel known here as the bull terrier sinking his teeth into the blade runner. If somebody would say that you whispered, that person would be lying. Am i right . Thats right, my lady. You know who that person is . Because somebody said it. No, my lady. Its you. If he can have a neighbor come in and give a different account of the story, an account that actually matches Oscar Pistorius story, it could really bolster his credibility. Reporter indeed, the defense team says it has as many as 11 witnesses to call. First among them likely to be a forensics expert likely to say that reeva was shot as she was getting up from the toilet, not engaged in an argument with pistorius. Well also likely hear from a psychologist who will explain that pistorius feels vulnerable while on his stumps, and an audio expert is likely to back up pistorius claim that he sounds like a woman when he screams countering earwitnesses who said they heard bloodcurdling screams from a woman that night. Dan and bianna . Stakes so high for him and hes got a lot of work to do in this defense phase of the trial. A lot of other news overnight. Lets get another look at the mornings headlines with Ron Claiborne. Hi, again, dan and bianna. Good morning, everyone. In the news, we begin with chaos in las vegas after a huge boxing match. It happened at the mgm grand after Floyd Mayweather defeated Marcos Maidana in a 12round welter weight championship match. The crowd stampeding out of control, trampling each other in the lobby after initial reports of gunfire. Those gunshots, thought to be gunshots, turned out to be the sound of the metal detectors toppling over in the mass confusion. And a night to remember in los angeles as the l. A. Clippers win game seven downing the Golden State Warriors move on to two round two of the nba playoffs. The win came just hours after the nba announced that it will appoint a ceo to supervise the clippers operations, this following the banning of team owner Donald Sterling over his racist remarks that were captured on audiotape. And California Chrome made it look easy saturday pulling away down the stretch to win the 140th running of the kentucky derby. California chrome comes from humble beginnings. His owners scraped together 10,000 bucks to breed the colt recently turning down a 6 million offer to sell him. And finally, flo silva of londonderry, new hampshire, is showing no signs of slowing down in her twilight years. She celebrated her 88th birthday get this race car driving. The selfprofessed speed freak. Flo, geared up for the ride of her lifetime. She told the driver she has a need for speed. Shes spent the last two years checking off her bucket list ziplining, jet skiing, even flying a helicopter. Her next adventure, sleeping in a cave in canada. Fearless. After that sleeping in a cave in newton, massachusetts, we understand. Dans town . I knew you were working up to something you had made up. I just didnt how do you know thats not true . I dont. I dont. There you go. In fairness to you, i dont. But i suspect it is. Im sure theres a cave there somewhere in newton. Right . Maybe. Thank you, ron. Im going to save you now, both of you here. Were going to toss it back over to julie durda from miami station wplg. I dont know. Are there caves in newton . I dont know. Dan knows. All i know is we need to toss it back to dan for that information. After the Weather Forecast hell tell you. We all need to know what the weather is going to be like for Cinco De Mayo. Its a big celebration across the United States, and you can see not too bad of a forecast. We are seeing warm, dry conditions across the central portions of the United States. Pacific northwest will be dealing with some storms tomorrow but temperatures will be mild in the 60s. The northeast still nice and comfortable in the 60s and then you can see in the southern half we will see temperatures in the 80s. Lets take a look at whats happening in the Pacific Northwest where we are going to see some showers moving in along this frontal boundary locally anywhere between 1 and 2 inches of rain. It will be later in the week and this is what were concerned about. So we talked about very warm, humid condition as cross the central portions of the United States. Possibly record heat today for parts of oklahoma, well, a storm system will start to move in later this week and once you collide cold arctic air to very warm humid air, theres that possibility some strong to severe weather. Thats right. So our main concern going into the middle part of this workweek will be anywhere from oklahoma all the way up towards parts. Of the great plains and in towards the midwest for the possibility of severe weather. And this Weather Report brought to you by massage envy spa. You know, mothers day is right around the corner, gentlemen. Right, absolutely. I got to get working on that. We got to get something for bianna to make sure that she can celebrate properly. Absolutely. And then all of our moms, as well. Absolutely. Coming up here on good morning america, ben affleck finding himself persona non grata at a hotel in las vegas. Why they banned him from playing blackjack. And xmen stars show off their moves. Why a certain song was such a hit on set. All that coming up on a special edition of pop news. We got sara and r2d2. Who could ask for more . Well be right back. Makes everything algood even better. Ilk from the bowls of cereal you make. To all the delicious recipes you bake. Because inside every carton is the goodness of blue diamond almonds. Almond breeze. Almondiciously good [ male announcer ] spring is calling. Get a troybilt 2800 psi pressure washer, now just 279 at lowes. Get a troybilt 2800 psi pressure washer, we cannot let the fans down. Dont worry the United States Postal Service will get it there on time with Priority Mail flat rate shipping. Our priority has always been saving the day. Because our priority. Amazing . Is you the amazing spiderman 2 delivered by the United States Postal Service. Give not what they dont. 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He hit a hot streak when playing blackjack at the tables and thats when casino officials decided he needed to cool his hand. It seems that ben affleck is amazing at everything he does. Thank you very, very much. Reporter from directing. I need your help. Reporter to acting. To even competing at the world series of poker. Pretty good player. Reporter but when it comes to his blackjack prowess, one casino is reportedly cutting him off. A source confirms to abc news that affleck had a runin with security at a Las Vegas Casino on tuesday night. No, not for a heist like the one in reindeer games. Get down reporter affleck was asked to leave, believe it or not, because of his skills. I dont think people are aware of how talented ben affleck was not just on the movie screen but in the casinos and at blackjack. Its something he knows well. He clearly enjoys doing it. And just does it too well. Reporter the source reporting security at the Hard Rock Hotel and casino told affleck, youre too good and politely escorted him away from the table. The actor has shared his passion for all things cards in the past. I like to come to casinos to play blackjack and poker although i dont have enough recreational time these days. Reporter he may not be saying hit me at the hard rock any time soon, but that doesnt mean hes played his last hand there. A spokesperson at the casino saying mr. Affleck, a valued guest of Hard Rock Hotel hotel casino, is not banned from our property and is welcome back any time. Whichever game affleck sets his sights on next, its a fair bet hes holding pretty good cards. Its not going to affect his reputation one iota, and hes going to go on with his life. Reporter now in 2001 affleck reportedly won 800,000 at a casino in vegas also playing blackjack. So clearly the guy is very good at that game. Yeah, can understand why they dont want him to play. There you go. 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