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Youre looking at a birdseye view of a blinding dust storm moving over phoenix, arizona. The storm was fueled by a strong system that brought heavy rain, gusty winds and dangerous lightning to that region. It will be 103 in phoenix today but maybe even hotter in the Pacific Northwest, where record heat is now baking that region. Temperatures are expected to top triple digits in some parts. An excessive heat warning is going to be in effect through friday night. Todays expected to begin a string of four consecutive days of 100plus temperatures in oregon. In portland, oregon, could tie a record set in 1965 and reach possibly the mid90s in the seattle area. The heat is not helping crews fighting this fire. In washington state. Crews are dropping water onto the Diamond Creek fire to try to bring it under control. So far, its about 10 contained. The fire has been burning for more than a week. Crews are worried the excessive heat in the region could make things worse. Police in ocean city, maryland are investigating after a 30yearold texas woman was found dead on the beach. Ashley oconnor was vacationing with her parents when show reportedly got separated from them around 2 00 a. M. Roughly two hours later, her body was found buried in the sand with one arm exposed. Its possible she fell into a hole dug by other vacationers. We have a policy in ocean city about holes in the sand because of danger of collapse. The hole cannot be deeper than kneedeep. Her death appears to be accidental, but nothing has been ruled out. And thats a very popular area for many people in d. C. To go on the weekend. Not the sort of news anybody wants to hear in that area. No, definitely not. When we come back, baby got back unlike youve ever heard it before. Trust. The skinnys next. Is s at lerememb. What. She washed this like a month ago the long lasting scent of gain. Now available in matching scents across your entire laundry routine. Martin luther king jr. we hold these truths to be selfevident that all men are created equal. John f. Kennedy the torch has been passed to a new generation of americans. Barbara jordan the American Dream need not forever be deferred. Lyndon johnson this is the richest and the most powerful country. Wholl run the world girls so bow down. Shall we say . It is skinny time. And like many of the skinnys, we begin with beyonce. Queen bey is looking to expand her empire. Its not big enough. No, apparently not. Shes now going into the sports world. Reported to bloomberg, she is interested in buying her hometowns Basketball Team or at least a portion of it. No word yet on when the sale of the Houston Rockets is happening. But beyonce would likely be part of a group of investors involved in the deal. Not a bad move, considering she already has an experienced adviser, you might say. Thats right. Her husband jay z owned a stake in the nets as they made their move from new jersey to brooklyn. Before selling the team to start a sports agency. But thats not all. Beyonces also rumored to be in negotiations with our parent company, disney. This is not confirmed by abc, but the experts of all experts on the twitterverse say that beyonce could earn 25 million to play nala in the liveaction remake of the lion king. Ooh, big time. That would be amazing. And i think theyre about to buy this multi, multi, multimillion dollar mansion. Out in california. They need that. Right. They have three kids. Now that you have twins, you need a multimillion dollar mansion, how else will one live . Next up, stunning photos of Marilyn Monroe going up for auction. Theyre from the hollywood icons last photo shoot. With photographer george barris. They were taken in june of 1962, just weeks before her death. 55 years ago this month. Can you believe that . The images were taken for cosmopolitan magazine and features the photographers signature. Each photo is expected to get between 8,000 and 24,000. The auction opens today at noon eastern time. Its amazing that were still discovering new photos of Marilyn Monroe after all these years. And its amazing after all these years her beauty is not dated at all. Next, remember 25 years ago, the song of the summer . 25 years ago. Im sure you have all of those annoying friends who remind you that they know all the words still to that song. Baby got back. Ooh, i know the words. Furiously. You and the other brothers cant deny when a girl walks in you know in that boat were stuck im hooked and i cant stop staring oh, baby and take your picture my homeboys tried to warn me theres a country version. Wait, what . Yeah, for reals. Of baby got back . The video, that is our arkansas native. In your face it was always a country song. Joe nichols new music video there with his band. The big boss, sir mixalot. Nichols has been performing his rendition of the 1992 for fans live. Hes releasing the studio version on his album it never gets old. Im still listening for the words. I like big butts and i cant deny 25 years ago. Sir mixalots hmm, pretty good. Im making a lot of money watching you play my song. Carry on, carry on. He said 25 years ago he didnt know that would be a hit. Remember it got banned and it became an even bigger hit. Because of the humps. And finally, the kisssingerlook alike on a farm. Gene simmons saw a picture of this. Young cow and tweeted, this is real, folks, calf called genie on a texas ranch. And he referred to himself in the third person so nobody would forget who he is on his own twitter account. He might be worried that the cows trying to steal his identity. True, or he could say theyre both worried about branding. Youre on a roll today. No, that wasnt my writing. Ua re supplement Insurance Plan whenever you want. No enrollment window. No waiting to apply. That means now may be a great time to shop for an aarp Medicare Supplement Insurance Plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. 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Reporter move over, kardashians, youve got competition. Theyre called pet influencers. Animals with big social media followings that partner with brands to promote products. They tend to resonate better with consumers, they reach everyone. Reporter some pet owners making this a career, like Lonnie Edwards who left behind her law career to start the dog agency. A Talent Management firm for social mediafamous pets. A move inspired by her own little super star, 4 year old khloe, the mini frenchy. What makes an animal connect with people . Having a strong brand is of utmost importance. Chloe, her themes are fashion, travel and food. Reporter she says all kinds of brands from makeup to vacuum cleaners are now seeing the value in animals with a large social Media Presence and reaching out to their owners. Courtney dasher manages the accounts for tuna, her 7yearold chiweenie full time. We get inundated with requests. From followers and businesses. It takes a lot of time to make sure youre managing the account well. Reporter and the money is nothing to bark at. Animals with followings in the thousands, like chloe and toast, of toast meets world fame, bring in anywhere from 2,000 to 5,000 per sponsored post. Pets with followings in the millions like tuna bring in 10,000 to 15,000 per post. Jif, with 6. 1 million followers and boo, the mostliked dog on facebook with over 17 million can also make money off books, merchandise. Commercials and personal appearances, netting six figures per year. All right, so what are we learning from this . I should not be at this desk, and be managing a social media account for frank. You have a star right there. Oh, there we go. Ooh, look at frank and his bunny swag. Yes. Modeling a hair towel it looks like. The latest from bed bath and beyond, i think. Hes better at modeling than i am. Look it at that eye. Strummed guitar you cant experience the Canadian Rockies through a screen. You have to be here, with us. Strummed guitar travel through this natural wonder and get a glimpse of amazing. With a glass of wine in one hand, and a camera in the other, aboard rocky mountaineer. Canadas Rocky Mountains await. Call your travel agent or rocky mountaineer for special offers now. Where teams compete to make the right decisions about safe food preparations. Our challenge in this round read and follow package cooking instructions, and use a food thermometer. Lets see how our teams are doing so far team 1 . We just got 100 points. We separated our raw food from our cooked food. Team 2 . We got a 100point green card for proper hand washing before our meal prep. Referee weve reached a critical safety point in the challenge. Okay, team 1, lets check this out. Uhoh, not a safe internal temperature for those hamburgers. That puts everyone at high risk for foodborne illness. You get a red card undercooked. Always read and follow the package cooking instructions and use a food thermometer. Lets see how our winning team cooked it safe and avoided problems. Well, i just kept focus on the four food safety steps clean, separate, cook, and chill. And we followed the package cooking instructions and took the temperature. Can you cook it safe . Babies arent fully developed until at least 39 weeks. A healthy baby is worth the wait. Good wednesday morning, im kendis gibson. And im diane macedo. Here are some of the top headlines were following on world news now. The white house is denying it worked with fox news to spread a Conspiracy Theory about the death of a democratic staffer. The news channel is facing a lawsuit stemming from that story. We have a full report coming up. Some republican lawmakers are now apparently ready to work with democrats on health care. The gop, head of the Senate Health committee is seeking Bipartisan Legislation to stabilize Insurance Markets and follows a threat from the president to end critical obamacare payments to insurers. The u. S. Plans to exempt aid workers from the north korean travel ban. It starts on september 1st. It follows growing concerns for the safety of u. S. Citizens traveling to the rogue nation. And a great white off cape cod decided to take a bite out of a researchers gopro camera. The 11foot shark apparently quickly moved on. Didnt like the taste of the gopro. Yuck. Those are some of our top stories on this wednesday, august 2nd. Better the camera. From abc news, this is world news now. Good morning to you all. We begin this half hour with a flat denial from the white house over allegation that it joined forces with fox news to push a Conspiracy Theory to distract from the russia investigation. So fox is now facing a lawsuit, alleging the network fabricated quotes for a story about a murdered democratic staffer. The suit also claims that President Trump personally approved the story before it was published. Abcs tom llamas with the details. Reporter a new lawsuit with a bombshell accusation. The white house worked with fox news to spread a false story about a democratic staffer who was murdered. Seth rich. He worked for the Democratic National committee. Rich was killed in washington last year. His unsolved death sparking a right wing Conspiracy Theory that it was rich who leaked tens of thousands of dnc emails to wikileaks, not the russians. And some claim he was murdered because of it. In may, fox reported they had proof the Conspiracy Theory about seth rich, giving emails to wikileaks was real. If this is true, and seth rich gave wikileaks these dnc emails this blows the russia collusion narrative out of the water. Reporter but it was not true, and seth richs parents were outraged. Amid pressure, fox withdrew the story. The fox news story was largely based on statements from rod wheeler, a former homicide investigator investigating the case. But now he is suing fox, claiming his quotes were fabricated. He said he got involved after being contacted by a wellconnected republican donor and trump supporter. They went to the white house in april to discuss the seth rich story fox news was working on with then press secretary sean spicer. He said if he wanted to, he could put me in touch with the white house general counsel. Reporter not long after, spicer denied any knowledge of the fox news seth rich story. Im not aware, i generally dont get updates on former dnc staffers. Reporter but spicer did admit he had that meeting at the white house with that investigator and donor, calling the donor a quote, longtime supporter of the president s agenda, and the investigator now claims there was more from the white house. Two days before fox aired the story, the investigator claims the donor left him this voice mail, saying the white house was on board with the story. I got a note that we have the full attention of the white house. On this. And tomorrow lets close this deal. Reporter then this followup text about the fox news article before it was even published, quote, not to add any more pressure, but the president just read the article. He wants the article out immediately. The donor, the man in the middle telling abc news hes never even spoken to the president before. I didnt speak to anybody at the white house. I was being sloppy with my words. Reporter and the white house was pressed about that story that later outraged seth richs own family. The president had no knowledge of the story and its completely untrue that he or the white house had involvement in the story. Reporter we should note tha contributor to fox news. Fox news tells us they have no evidence they ever misquoted him and as for the allegation that they published that story to help detract from coverage of the russia collusion issue, they call that completely erroneous. Tom llamas, abc news, new york. Sources say the president personally dictated donald trump jr. s response about the meeting with the russian lawyer to say it was about adoptions, but don junior revealed it was about to get dirt on hillary clinton. The white houses counsel denied he had anything to do with the statement. But yesterday the white house had a different story. The president weighed in as any father would, based on the limited information he had. He certainly didnt dictate, but he, you know, like i said, he weighed in offered suggestion like any father would do. The president ignored advice from aides who wanted him to be more detailed about the meeting and more forthcoming. The search for a suspect is now over. He was found dead inside a home. Deputies were responding to reports of an armed and agitated man pulling a plant at a rastafarian church. Pot farm north of sacramento. The suspect was shot in a shootout with the deputies. The yuba county deputies are expected to make a full recovery. Baltimore Police Officers appear to be planting evidence in this newlyreleased body cam video. At least seven officers are seen thoroughly searching a car and turning their cameras off and back on again. One officer seen placing something in the vehicle. And later they discovered drugs in that car. All charges have been dropped against the driver, who was arrested about two weeks ago. Other body cam footage showed baltimore officers appearing to plant evidence in a different case. Passengers describe it as a nightmare after being stuck on board a delayed flight for so long some of them ended up calling the police for help. The airtransit flight from brussels to montreal was diverted because of storms but it ended up sitting on the hot tarmac for nearly six hours with no food, limited access to water, and at one point, no lights or even air conditioning. People were beginning to drain a wineglass full of water. There was no food. We give the last piece to a child. After more than four hours, emergency crews responded when someone finally called 911. The airline is blaming the airport for failing to provide loading bridges or stairs for passengers. But the airport said they had both a gate and stairs ready. It was the airline that never gave the green light to deplane. They all were, it was them, it wasnt me. So todays a big day. Amazon is set to hire new employees on the spot today at job fairs across the country. The retail giant is looking to fill 50,000 open positions both full and part time at ten of its fulfillment centers. Many of those positions will work in packing, sorting and customer service, but some will also fill the ranks of management. And what do you get sugarloving College Football fans for their wedding . I dont know, maybe this. Its a 150pound wedding cake in the image of the university of oklahomas stadium. Look at the fans in the stands. Wow, 60 pounds of that cake is icing. The woman who created it says she is still tired. She worked on this for a week. But boy, it shows. It looks delicious. So the bride is the grand daughter of a former longtime assistant coach for the sooners. The couple met at an ou game back in 2013. So it makes sense. The score on the score board in the model reflects a game where the couple met, oklahoma beating iowa state, 4810. The cake had to be put on dry ice for the fourhour trip. Can you imagine working on it and then transporting it. Can you imagine breaking the scoreboard while transporting it . Id be afraid to eat it. They werent. Theyre now on their honeymoon. More news ahead, including the crisis in venezuela. The food lines. The drug shortages and fear. Were getting a firsthand look inside this country. And later, the sea lion struggle is real. Wait until you hear whats going on in this video. Well tell you in this happened. First, heres a look at todays temperatures. World news now weather, brought to you by carfax. Com. Ra. To fused carthtting off. You start your search at the allnew carfax. Com that might help. Show me the carfax. Now the car you want and the history you need are easy to find. Show me used trucks with one owner. Pretty cool. [laughs] ah. Ahem. Show me the carfax. Start your used car search and get free carfax reports at the allnew carfax. Com. She pretty much lives in her favorite princess dress. But once a week i let her play sheriff so i can wash it. 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Its complaining that new sanctions imposed by the u. S. Contradict the nuclear deal they agreed to back in 2015. Now President Trump has called that agreement the worst deal ever. Of course it was negotiated by president obama and then secretary kerry. The death toll is rising in venezuela after 124 consecutive days of violent demonstrations. Theyve been protesting president nicolas maduros power grab with the white house now calling him a dictator. Matt gutman takes us inside the chaos there. Reporter the descent into chaos is now accelerating. Caracas is the murder capital of the world. Thats not all. Its inflation is well above 1,000 and what was once the richest country in south america is now the Worlds Largest oil reserves and now the worlds worstperforming economy. At this super market, prices shockingly high. Workers tell us they dont have the staples of venezuelan life. Flour, bread, butter, sugar and milk. What everyone here knows is that we are all under the watchful eye of governmentbacked militias, but this one woman was so desperate to tell her story, she was willing to risk it all to follow us out. [ speaking in Foreign Language ] reporter she says shes lost 30 pounds this year because theres not enough food. She wants the world to know, she says as she turns to the camera. Repression is the new normal. The every day threat of violence mixed with the complete failure of the government is forcing hundreds of thousands to flee. Thats because the death toll here is on the rise. Due to shortages of medicine and basic supplies, there are no antibiotics. The government has tightened its grip on the most vulnerable. Hospitals are now under military control. We saw armed guards at the doors. Doctors tell us theyre not there to protect the patients but to take control of any donations that might come in and to prevent journalists like us from reporting on what is really going on inside. In caracas, people told us if you really want to see how bad it is, go to the peripheries, cities like valencia. So we drove through the mountains from caracas to valencia to meet a doctor determined to show us the horrors inside a hospital. He doesnt want his name or face shown but he wants us to see whats going on inside the main hospital for this city of 2 million people. Inside the pediatric ward, hospitals provide two things. They provide the bed and the doctor. Everything else has to be provided by the patient. And then we saw these children. And it was already 11 00 at night. And all of them were moaning. Writhing in their beds. Nurses were just standing there. Theres nothing they could do. And now, with the country descending even deeper into chaos, theres little hope left. A country that so many people like vanessa are desperate to escape. For nightline, im matt gutman. Such a sad situation there in venezuela, and two of the opposition leaders were just taken into custody within the last 24 hours. The administration back here is watching. All right, coming up, why a woman says she was arrested at the airport after using a phony stash can safe to hide her valuables. Why that can may have led security to believe she was actually hiding cocaine. Interesting story. Youre watching world news now. An expensive septic disaster. But for only 7 a month, ridx helps break down waste. Avoid a septic disaster with ridx. 60 of women are wearing the w. Experience leaks. Introducing always my fit. Find the number thats right for your flow and panty size on the top of any always pack. The better the fit, the better it protects. Always. snaps, clatters that sounds awful. music stops but a lot better than last week. rock music playing we werent born to follow. All my secrets away i love that hot sauce. Thats exactly what i was thinking. I love it on my eggs only. Thiss the app that people say allows for bullying. Encourages bullying, allegedly. Allegedly. Well, keeping your valuables safe from prying eyes can be a challenge when youre traveling. Thats why one American Woman says she used a can safe often used for hiding drugs. To hide legal valuables. Airport security found the device along with a powdery substance. Now shes under arrest in central america. Abcs Elizabeth Hur has more. Reporter an investment trip to honduras turned into a night mayor for a North Carolina Small Business owner. Amanda laroque. No ventilation, one window with little bars and the door. Reporter according to laroque, a can safe, like this one that looks and feels like a can of iced tea she used to store her valuables while away from her hotel room landed her in jail. I mean, this stuff is so crazy, i dont think you could make it up. I mean, this is over an iced tea can. Her name is amanda jill laroque and shes in roatan, honduras. Reporter her husband is flooding social media about her story and warning travelers about can safe, showing this video from the airport. Its unclear what that dog was trained to sniff out. But after they found what looked like a can of iced tea, they cut the can open and assumed the white particles in the lining were cocaine. Amanda was arrested and charged with trafficking cocaine. Our affiliate cut open a can safe they purchased and white particles did fall out. And this is why brandon is calling his wifes arrest a huge misunderstanding. Still in custody, but in this new video, laroque now says shes okay. Brandon says authorities at the roatan airport dont have field testing kits for cocaine, so theyre still awaiting lab results. Lawmakers in North Carolina are reaching out to the embassy in honduras for help. Kendis and diane. What a mess. Thanks to elizabeth there. Coming up, the subway, svengali, killing it on the rubiks cube. Well show you how the riders reacted. 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On to another grumpy animal, shall we . A sea lion found himself in the middle of the street in south australia, so the ranger tried to get the sea lion back to water. The sea lion did not like that one bit. Oh, no. Sea lion, going after the ranger. Oh at one point manages to get the pole away from the ranger. Wow. Luckily, eventually, sea lion goes home. Why did the sea lion cross the road . Why did the sea lion cross the road . Do we have the answer . Maybe he was looking for the chicken. Perhaps. Did look like one of those scenes from the 80s. He was doing the worm. He was doing the worm. Doing the sea lion. We were calling it wrong all those years. In the subway, not a lot gets peoples attention, including some guy who has his eyes practically closed, solving a rubiks cube. What . The young lady next to him doesnt care. Neither of them. Theyre just going about their business, wondering whats the big deal. So basically new york. Just basically, new york. You know what kind of crazy things we see happen on the subways around here. As i told you. Just carry on, carry on, nothing to see here. And finally, a lot to see here. And this truck driver probably should have kept a better eye on whats going on. This was a 18 wheeler carrying bales of hay. Failed to take note of the bankhead tunnel in mobile. And the height restrictions. This is apparently the second time in two weeks that a truck higher than the posted limit tried to get through that area. A very po this morning on world news now. The president s involvement. The white house admits that President Trump was indeed involved in crafting his sons explanation of that meeting with the russian lawyer. Well, this despite denials from the president s legal team. The latest ahead. And the manhunt for the suspect who shot two sheriffs deputies outside of sacramento is over. The gunman found dead. One of the officers shot repeatedly. We have the dramatic 911 calls. A wedding photographer wins big after she took on a bride and groom for starting an online crusade against her. A crusade which she argued ruined her and her business. You know the old joke, seven priests walk into a bar and get kicked out . Its not a joke. The bar thought so, mistaking the actual priests for a Bachelor Party. Sounds like an excellent name for a church by the way. Well get to that one. Well get to the hilarious story on this wednesday, august 2nd. From abc news, this is world news now. You should be ashamed of yourself, imitating a priest. No, really, no, really. We just came for some st. Paulys girl. Not that. Were just starting things off. Well get to you. Well start this half hour with the white house admitting that President Trump was personally involved in crafting his sons misleading statement on that controversial meeting with the russian lawyer. It happened last month on air force one, but an attorney for the president had repeatedly refuted that claim, denying the president had anything to do with the statement. Emily rau has the latest. Reporter the white house admitting President Trump helped craft his sons statement about his meeting with the russians during the campaign. The president weighed in as any father would, based on the limited information that he had. Reporter don junior initially claimed he and the russian lawyer discussed adoptions and that it was not a campaign issue. Then days later, emails revealed don junior agreed to the meeting because he was promised dirt on hillary clinton. For weeks, President Trumps own attorney denied the president had any involvement with that original statement. The statement that was released on saturday was released by donald trump jr. And im sure in consultation with his lawyers. The president wasnt involved. Reporter but sources revealing to abc news the president dictated the statement himself, the Washington Post reporting the president ignored advice to be more transparent and truthful. He certainly didnt dictate, but he, like i said, he weighed in, offered suggestion like any father would do. Reporter the white house and the president now facing questions about his transparency with the american people. President trump himself drafted a statement thats misleading thats a big problem for the white house whos been trying to say hes not been involved. Reporter don juniors story also changing when it comes to who was in the meeting, initially described as a fiveperson sit down, only later did we learn there were eight people in the room. Kendis and diane. Thank you. The senate has overwhelmingly approved Christopher Wray to lead the fbi. He fills the post from when President Trump dismissed comey. Wray was a high ranking official during the george w. Bush administration. He asserted his independence and vowed to resign if hes ever asked to do anything unethical or illegal by the president. Vice president mike pence says the president will sign a new bill this week, slapping russia with new sanctions, Congress Passed the bill last week with overwhelming support. It would limit the president s ability to lift it any sanctions against russia. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson said yesterday neither he nor the president believe these sanctions are helpful in efforts to deal with russia. The relationship, as you know, in russia continues to be under considerable stress. I think of the events of the last week or so, is it getting worse . Or can we maintain some level of stability in that relationship and continue to find ways to address areas of mutual interest and ways in which we can deal with our differences without those becoming open conflicts as well. Well, tillerson also said that the president calls him late at night on weekends when something comes into his head and he wants to talk. And he says the president s tweets are part of the environment. He said whatever the president chooses to express is news to everybody, us included. Construction prototypes for the Trump Administrations border wall is delayed until at least the fall. Thats because two companies have objected to the bidding process. Those complaints are being reviewed and a resolution could come as early as october. Initial plans called for construction to start in san diego by june. Meanwhile, Homeland Security is waiving dozens of environmental laws to help speed up the construction process. A man accused of shooting two deputies in Northern California is now dead. The suspect was apparently shot while exchanging gunfire with the yuba county sheriff deputies. Kenneth moton has the latest. Reporter the urgent manhunt for the suspect who shot two sheriffs deputies over. The gunman found dead. The gun battle breaking out in the california hills north of sacramento. Deputies from yuba county responding to reports of an armed and agitated man pulling a plant in the garden of what investigators are calling a rastafarian church. The deputies hit, one taking multiple bullets. Whats your condition . Shot in the leg. Shot in the shoulder. Reporter the suspect taking off on foot, triggering a mass search and closing roads. And then word that suspect is dead. Both deputies were airlifted to the hospital for surgery. The Department Says they are in serious condition. Kenneth moton, abc news. Our trangs to thank to kenneth there. The last of a dozen alabama inmates who escaped is back behind bars. Brady kilpatrick was apprehended in florida they used Peanut Butter to hide the numbers on a door. That apparently caused a new jail worker to open an outside door believing it was just a cell. Bad mouthing a wedding photographer will cost a texas couple 1 million. Newlyweds accused the photographer of holding their wedding photos for ransom, demanding an extra 150, when they had already paid thousands. She sued saying the couple responded by spreading false information about her on social media. That campaign caused her to close her business. The jury said that amounted to defamation. I felt completely dead. It was my passion. And i loved my clients, and i loved what i did. It was really hard. My reputation was everything to me. The couple is considering an appeal. She is hoping to now restart her photography career. Miami beach is trying to dry out after heavy rains maid it look like miami lake. As much as five inches of rain swamped the city in 24 hours. It overwhelmed the storm drain system which was supposed to deal with three inches per hour. Officials said the storm was of significantly higher intensity than it could deal with. It also knocked out power in some places. In florida the state has confirmed the first case so far this year of sexually transmitted zika virus. The persons partner recently traveled to cuba. There is no evidence that zika is being transmitted through mosquitos anywhere in florida. And a little bit north, the timeline to restore power to the outer banks has been cut in half. Officials say it should take a maximum of six days to repair a cable that provides service to thousands of customers on two islands. In the meantime, businesses in the popular tourist area have filed a Class Action Lawsuit against the company that accidently cut the cable last week. Its a busy time for them. So you can understand. So seven priests walk into a bar and get kicked out. It does sound like the start of a joke, but it was just another day at a pub in the uk. The seven patrons strolled into a welsh bar dressed for work, but the barman turned them in away. He said the pub has a nobachelorparty policy. This is a thing in the uk. Many times men out for a Bachelor Party or stag do will go dressed as priests. So the bar manager luckily figured out that they were the real deal and he bought the priests a round to apologize. Bless me father, for i have sinned. The bartender. Like the st. Pauly girl. I thought you were crunching for time. Maybe they were searching for holy spirits. I know you were buying time to try to come up with more puns. So i came up with the holy spirits. Holy spirit is better than st. Paulys girl. Ill give you that at least. Coming up, why conspiracy theories are swirling over a curiouslynamed Childrens Book character. Hear why baron trump, a don and a trip to russia are part of the fictitous are part of a plot from the 1800s. 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I have a lifetime of experience. So i know how important that is. This dramatic rescue caught on dash cam video, showing minneapolis Police Officers and two Good Samaritans pulling people out of that car before it burst into flames. The driver lost control of the car and it crashed into a guardrail. The driver was killed. Alcohol was not a factor in the crash. Both passengers were wearing their seat belts. Quite a bit of video there. Lucky those bystanders were there. And a contractor is recovering after a Lightning Strike stopped his heart. The man was among three workers hit by lightning yesterday. This at a school in indianapolis. One worker went into cardiac arrest and a School Police officer used a defibrillator on that man and did cpr until emergency crews arrived. It took morning more than ten minutes for his pulse to return. Hes said to be awake and alert a few hours later. Surveillance video is be being credited for saving a university of Southern California student from rape charges. After watching the video, a judge decided there was not enough evidence to send the case to trial. Abcs tayna bacchus has the story. Reporter 20yearold armand was facing charges of raping a student in her campus dorm room. He always maintained his innocence. I knew from the very beginning that i hadnt done anything wrong. Reporter and this Surveillance Video is one of the reasons those charges have been dropped. I thought the whole case would go around my word versus hers, but when i found out there were cameras it was relieving. Reporter the video show the alleged victim leading premjee out of a bar. Outside the bar, it shows the victim with premjee. She repeatedly kisses him before taking him outside. Another video shows the student checking him into her dorm. It told me what i had been telling myself that what happened was with consent and it was not a Sexual Assault in any way. Reporter at the time of his arrest, the victims roommate had walked into the room after the alleged crime had occurred. He was in the bathroom and the roommate confronted him and he left. I didnt think that she was incapable of giving consent in any way. Reporter the Attorney Says the young woman told investigators she couldnt remember anything after leaving the bar. Premjee also admits he was intoxicated. Without a video, i dont know what i would have done. Reporter his Attorney Says they had a statement from a uber driver saying the woman was all over primge in the back seat. He could have faced a maximum of ten years in prison. Diane and kendis . The district Attorney Says charges will not be refiled in this case, but theres still no word on whether the university is conducting their own investigation. He was very fortunate to have that video there. Coming up in the next half hour, a deadly mystery at the beach. Hear how a woman on vacation with her family was found dead, right in the middle of the beach, and the strange theory police now have of how she got there. But first, the diana tapes. The controversial footage of the late friends and family of the late princess are fighting to keep hidden. Youre watching world news now. Connection to nature is a right that the trust for public land is fighting to preserve. From boulevards to ball fields and ponds to playgrounds, together we have saved over 3 million acres of land. A park is a gift that is worth protecting. Help support the trust for public land and the gift of parks today. 20 years since her tragic death, princess dianas marriage to Prince Charles is now at the center of a new controversy. It involves some video tapes of diana that she never knew would become public and now are about to be seen by millions around the world. Her family and friends fighting to keep the films private. Abcs Deborah Roberts has the story. Reporter six days before the debut of the British Channel 4 documentary, diana in her own words, friends of the late princess speaking out against its release, saying the tapes are a betrayal of dianas privacy. The footage seen here in the trailer includes sessions diana had with her voice coach in 1992. They are more like privacy sessions of her private thoughts. She went to the queen, explaining all of the trouble she had with her husband. And the queen just shrugged her shoulders and basically told her to get on with it. Reporter when the tapes were first unearthed after her death, her brother said they belonged to the family. But after a long legal dispute they were returned to the photographer in 2004. They were aired in the states but never shown in the uk. Settelens attorney. Defending the tapes release to the bbc. It failed because the police looked at them. The Spencer Family looked at them, presumably, and so what was private to diana was actually lost in the process. Reporter the tapes putting a spotlight on the cracks in the marriage to Prince Charles, the princess pointing to this moment from their engagement video that she called traumatized. Im amazed that shes been brave enough to take me on. And i suppose in love. Of course. Whatever in love means. I was brought up in the sense that when you are engaged to someone you loved them. Reporter channel 4 defending the tapes saying it is a matter of Public Record and provide a unique insight into the preparations diana undertook to gain a public voice and tell her own personal story. Whatever love means. Whatever love means. Thats not the right answer, gentlemen, in case youre wondering. For love. She said, in some of the tapes that they had only met 13 times before they got engaged, which is kind of fascinating. I mean, there is an irony, that this tape shows that she was kind of reluctant, frightened at times, hiding from the public, and now the tapes themselves are public. Interestingly enough, though, prince harry and william are not fighting it anymore. Theyre not asking for this documentary not to be out there in public. They have said their peace. They had an hbo documentary about their mother, her life and legacy and thats it. Thats all theyre going to say about her. Stay with us, well be right back. Ialmost everything. You know, ke 1 i n 10 houses could get hit by an expensive septic disaster. But for only 7 a month, ridx helps break down waste. Avoid a septic disaster with ridx. Its your glass of willpower that helps keep cravings. Far, far away. Feel less hungry with the natural fiber in clinically. Proven meta appetite control. From metamucil. Clearasil rapid action begins working fast for clearly visible results in as little as 12 hours. 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Here again, legit books that are on amazon, in the internet, in the library of congress, talking about a barron trump who knew a don. They traveled to russia, he was rich and they lived in castle trump. Sounds very similar to im going to be scouring those books to see if they have the lottery numbers. Mind blown. Blown. How about this, does this blow your mind or is this business as usual. This is hilarious footage from a hotel in spain. This is a mad dash for the sun beds. The sun beds . The hotel says every morning at 8 00 a. M. When the pool opens, the patrons of the hotel do this sprint to get as near to the water as they can. Everybody wants the prime spot in the sun beds. It is important. Theyre not training for the olympics or iron man. Many of them lay their towel down and go off to breakfast and do their thing. Whos awake at 8 00 a. M. For that. The hotel says they have almost 500 rooms, so this becomes a problem when you have 500 people sprinting for the chairs. 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What were learning about beyonce looking to own part of a nba team . On this wednesday, august 2nd. From abc news, this is world news now. Sort of like our theme song as we walk on the set. Whos in the world, girl dun, dun, dun, dun were going to start with a stunning admission from the white house. It is true, though, that President Trump played a direct role in writing that misleading statement by his son about the meeting with the russian lawyer. It follows weeks of denials from the president s legal team and is expected to come into scrutiny by the special counsel looking into meddling. Heres abcs cecilia vega. Reporter in admission from the white house, President Trump himself helped craft his sons first statement about that Infamous Trump tower meeting with the russians. A statement that ultimately proved to be misleading. Don junior originally claimed that he and the russian lawyer discussed a program about the adoption of russian children and that it was not a campaign issue. But the story did not hold up. Days later, emails revealed don junior agreed to meet the russians because he had been promised dirt on hillary clinton. The president s team went on the offensive, saying he had nothing to do with don juniors original statement. The president did not draft the response. I do want to be clear. The president was not involved in the drafting of the statement and did not issue the statement. It came from donald trump jr. The statement that was released saturday was released by donald trump jr. And im sure in consultation with his lawyers. The president wasnt involved. Reporter we learned thats not true. Sources tell abc news the president in fact crafted his sons statement himself, dictating it from air force one on the way back from the g20 summit in germany. According to the Washington Post, President Trump blatantly ignored some in his circle who wanted that initial response to be truthful, more forthcoming. Press secretary Sarah Sanders admitted the president was indeed involved. The president weighed in as any father would. Based on the limited information he had. He didnt dictate, but like i said, he weighed in, offered suggestion like any father would do. Reporter after that initial statement, the story kept changing. Don junior said he hadnt met with any other russians. This is everything, this is everything. Reporter but it wasnt. We soon learned it wasnt just don junior, Jared Kushner and Paul Manafort in that meeting. The meeting first described as just five people ultimately had eight, including a russian lobbyist and a businessman. President trump now facing tough questions about whether he intentionally misled the american public. And a development at the fbi, the Senate Voting nearly unanimously to confirm President Trumps pick for fbi director, Christopher Wray. He replaces james comey. Who was fired by President Trump amid the investigation into Russian Election interference. Wray testified during his confirmation hearing that he would resign if he was ever asked to do anything unethical or illegal by the president. Cecilia vega, abc news, the white house. An explosive lawsuit against fox news alleges the white house conspired with the network to spread a false story about a democratic staffer all to distract from the russia probe. Seth rich was killed last year during a botched robbery. Rod wheeler is suing fox claiming he was falsely quoted as saying there was a link between rich and wikileaks. He said he and a trump donor met with sean spicer. The white house denies any involvement. So President Trump may feel like the accommodations at the white house with its 132 rooms and 35 bathrooms are not up to par. He told wealthy members of his new jersey golf club, the white house is a real dump. According to golf magazine, that was his explanation for spending so much time at his own properties. The white house denies the conversation, but former first daughter Chelsea Clinton took offense, tweeting a thank you to all the chefs, butlers and workers. Frightening details reported this morning about north koreas launch of a ballistic missile. It turns out a commercial airliner had passed very close to the missiles past just mips minutes before last fridays laun launch. The news comes as secretary of state tillerson calls for dialog with north korea, adding the Trump Administration does not seek a collapse of the north korean regime. Martha raddatz has the latest. Reporter while north koreas test of an icbm that could someday hit most of the u. S. Was sending shock waves around the world, the more immediate danger we are just learning was right in the area from where the missile was recklessly launched, in busy commercial airspace. As the missile was descending, flight data shows an air france 777 with 323 people on board, traveling from tokyo to paris, less than ten minutes after the plane passed northwest of okushiri island, the missile landed in the waters over which the plane had just flown. The crew of the plane had no idea the plane was in danger. The missile was coming in from outer space. If it had broken up in the air prior, it could have endangered a much broader area. Reporter Major Airlines say they constantly analyze potentially dangerous flyover zones and air france says the flight was operated without incident, but the pentagon says north koreas missile launches into busy airspace and heavily traveled seas are done with no coordination. Martha raddatz, abc news. The unarmed minuteman they is expected to launch from Brandenburg Air Force base. It will be the fourth such test this year. At the San Francisco airport, a teenager opened the emergency door and jumped onto the tarmac. The Copa Airlines flight had just arrived and was waiting to taxi when the incident occurred. The 17 year old boy was running on the tarmac when he was grabbed by construction workers on the airfield and later arrested by the police. Authorities say he is a u. S. Citizen, and they are look into that incident. A small plane crashed in phoenix. The pilot reported a mechanical problem shortly after departing from the airport. The pilot was heading back to deer valley when the plane crashed through a fence and lodged into a tree. Only two passengers were aboard. No word on what caused the crash. A mother says a School District didnt do enough to stop the cyberbullying that led to their daughters suicide. They say rockaway township, new Jersey School officials ignored repeated requests to help the sixth grader. Malory took her own life in june. I would bring it to the schools attention, they would dismiss it. They would dismiss it. For months, she was told, shes a loser. She had no friends. And finally, she was even told, why dont you kill yourself . The grossmans have not ruled out suing the paints of the girls they say bullied their daughter. The School District is not commenting on the case. The dow opens this morning in record territory after setting a new, alltime high on tuesday. The dow adding 72 points to closing at 21,963, inching close to the 22,000 milestone. It is an a 48th record close since the november election and the 31st since President Trumps inauguration. And we are going to show you what may be the best catch of the baseball season. Absolutely. So it happened in boston, watch it right here. Hanley ramirez hits it to center field, and that would be clevelands austin jackson, who goes back, jumps, head first. Makes the grab. Good catch on both ends. Way to catch the ball, and way to catch himself. Exactly. Wow. And he kept the ball. Got to be proud of that one. That is amazing. Try doing that again. Yeah, right . Well, coming up, the discovery at a popular beach, what investigators are now saying after finding a woman who became separated from her family, buried in the sand. And later in the skinny, baby got back is back. But with an odd new twist. Lets take a look at the forecast first. Im hooked world news now, brought to you by the realreal. U by t lreal. Make the most of a few minutes with instant moisture from ky ultragel. A cold, a bug, a flu when school was back in session those germs were shared with you each year kids miss 22 Million School days due to illness. But lysol kills 99. 9 of cold and flu viruses. New deep hydrating eye gel with hyaluronic acid born to outperform the 1. Prestige eye cream for better hydration. And your best look yet. Olay eyes collection. Ageless. Youre looking at a birdseye view of a blinding dust storm moving over phoenix, arizona. The storm was fueled by a strong system that brought heavy rain, gusty winds and dangerous lightning to that region. It will be 103 in phoenix today but maybe even hotter in the Pacific Northwest where record heat is baking that region. Temperatures are expected to top triple digits in some parts. An excessive heat warning is going to be in effect. There will be four consecutive days of excessive temperatures in portland, oregon, could tie a record set in 1965 and reach possibly the mid90s in the seattle area. The heat is not helping crews fighting this fire. This in washington state. Crews are dropping water on the diamond fire. So far, its about 10 contained. The fire has been burning for more than a week. Crews are worried the excessive heat in the region could make things worse. Police in ocean city, maryland are investigating after a 30yearold texas woman was found dead on the beach. Ashley oconnor was vacationing with her parents when she reportedly got separated from them around 2 00 a. M. Roughly two hours later, her body was found buried in the sand with one arm exposed. Its possible she fell into a hole dug by other vacationers. We have a policy in city about holes in the sand because of danger of collapse. The hole cannot be deeper than kneedeep. Her death appears to be accidental, but nothing has been ruled out. And thats a very popular area for many people in d. C. To go on the weekend. Not the sort of news anybody wants to hear in that area. No, definitely not. When we come back, baby got back unlike youve ever heard it before. Trust. The skinnys next. Now available in matching scents across your entire laundry routine. You cand even one of these. Now you can book a table on yelp. Find the perfect spot, and make it for tonight or anytime at restaurants you can book only on yelp. Reservations on yelp. We know just the place. Who run the world girls so bow down. It is skinny time. And like many of the skinnys, we begin with beyonce. Queen bey is looking to expand her empire. Shes now going into the sports world. Reported to bloomberg, she is interested in buying her hometowns Basketball Team or at least a portion of it. No word yet on when the sale of the Houston Rockets is happening. But beyonce would likely be part of a group of investors involved in the deal. Not a bad move, considering she already has an experienced adviser, you might say. Thats right. Her husband jay z owned a stake in the nets as they made their move from new jersey to brooklyn. But thats not all. Beyonces also rumored to be in negotiations with our parent company, disney. This is not confirmed by abc, but the experts of all experts on the twitterverse say that beyonce could earn 25 million to play nala in the liveaction remake of the lion king. Ooh, big time. That would be amazing. And i think theyre about to buy this multi, multi, multimillion dollar mansion. Out in california. They need that. Right. They have three kids. Now that you have twins, you need a multimillion dollar mansion, how else will one live . Next up, stunning photos of Marilyn Monroe going up for auction. Theyre from the hollywood icons last photo shoot. With photographer george barris. They were taken in june of 1962, just weeks before her death. 55 years ago this month. Can you believe that . The images were taken for cosmopolitan magazine and features the photographers signature. Each photo is expected to get between 8,000 and 24,000. The auction opens today at noon eastern time. Its amazing that were still discovering new photos of Marilyn Monroe after all these years. And its amazing after all these years her beauty is not dated at all. Next, remember 25 years ago, the song of the summer . 25 years ago. Im sure you have all of those annoying friends who remind you that they know all the words still to that song. Baby got back. Ooh, i know the words. Furiously. You and the other brothers cant deny you know in that boat were stuck im hooked and i cant stop staring oh, baby theres a country version. Wait, what . Yeah, for reals. Of baby got back . The video, that is our arkansas native. In your face it was always a country song. Joe nichols new music video there with his band. Nichols has been performing his rendition of the 1992 for fans live. Releasing the studio version on his latest album. And it never gets old. Im still listening for the words. I like big butts and i cant deny 25 years ago. Sir mixalots hmm, pretty good. Im making a lot of money watching you play my song. He said 25 years ago he didnt know that would be a hit. Remember it got banned and it became an even bigger hit. Because of the humps. And finally, the kisssingerlook alike on a farm. Gene simmons saw a picture of this. And tweeted this is real, folks. Cow called genie born on the farm. And he referred to himself in the third person so nobody would forget who he is on his own twitter account. He might be worried that the cows trying to steal his identity. True, or he could say theyre both worried about branding. 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Not sure of the correlation. If you are on social media, you have learned that cubans are popular, but so are their pets. Even more so in some cases. Than the people, right . I dont know what thats like. But its not just always for fun. There is money to be made from those pets as well. Heres abcs mara schiavocampo. Reporter move over, kardashians, youve got competition. Theyre called pet influencers. Animals with big social media followings that partner with brands to promote products. They reach everyone. Reporter some pet owners making this a career, like Lonnie Edwards who left behind her law career to start the dog agency. A Talent Management firm for social mediafamous pets. A move inspired by her own little super star, 4 year old chloe, the mini frenchy. What makes someone connect with pets . Chloe for example. Her themes are fashion, travel and food. Reporter she says all kinds of brands from makeup to vacuum cleaners are now seeing the value in animals with a large social Media Presence and reaching out to their owners. Courtney dasher manages the accounts for tuna, her 7yearold chiweenie full time. We get inundated with requests. It takes a lot of time to make sure youre managing the account well. Reporter and the money is nothing to bark at. Animals with followings in the thousands, like chloe and toast, of toast meets world fame, bring in anywhere from 2,000 to 5,000 per sponsored post. Pets with followings in the millions bring in 10,000 to 15,000 per post. Jiff, with 6. 1 million followers and boo, the mostliked dog on facebook with over 17 million can also money off books, commercials and personal appearances netting six figures a year. I should not be at this desk and be managing a social media account for frank. You have a star right there. Oh, there we go. Ooh, look at frank and his bunny swag. Yes. Modeling a hair towel it looks like. The latest from bed bath and beyond, i think. Hes better at modeling than making news in america this wednesday morning, wicked weather. The dangerous heat for millions of americans. Triple digits in cities that rarely experience these high temperatures and the Lightning Strike at an airport sending a man to the hospital. We have several developing stories out of washington. The white house now confirms the president s involvement in crafting his sons misleading statement about a meeting with a russian lawyer. Also, the explosive lawsuit accusing the white house of coordinating with fox news to create fake news. Plane passengers forced to sit on a hot tarmac for six hours with no water or airconditioning. What the airline is saying this morning. Plus, a baseball player flying high. This one might be catch of the year. Ooh. Unbelievable catch