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Diane and kendis . A death toll from some of the worst flooding in louisiana history has risen to 13. An elderly woman was confirmed as the latest victim yesterday. Tens of thousands of residents remain in shelters. About 70,000 people have asked for help from fema. As the flood waters recede, Health Officials warned theres an increased risk of the west nile virus that is carried by mosquitos. A new storm formed in the atlantic overnight. Looking at the radar, severe storms bringing a change to the northeast. Heavy rain in d. C. And maryland, and storms are moving through new york and new jersey. Its following days of extreme heat and humidity on the coast. And it was a big night on the track for team usa. The u. S. Women ran into the record books with a clean sweep. Meantime, on the beach a pair of reporter revenge for team usa on the beach. Kerri walshjennings and april ross celebrating after beating another high ranked Brazilian Team in the bronze medal match. The u. S. Women also on track to making history in rio. The americans swept the medals in the 100 Meter Hurdles, the first time thats happened in olympic story. Brianna rollins was the first to win the gold. Nia ali got the silver, and Kristi Castlin just leaning her way to the bronze. A nice redemption after the u. S. Men were shut out of the medals in the 110 Meter Hurdles for the first time ever. Over in the long jump, a hop to the top of the medal stand taking the gold. In the process, she ousted her teammate and defending olympic champion Brittany Reese who ended with the silver. For the u. S. Men an upset in the in his heat. The american sprinter looked too early and pull ed two other runners passed him. The final was supposed to be a rematch between gatlin and bolt. Bolt qualified in his heat. Now theres only one other american in the finals. And ashton eaton hoping to defend his title as the worlds greatest athlete. He leads the competition after five events. His u. S. Teammates are standing strong. They are both in the top ten. Over the Womens Water Polo Team getting a shot at gold thanks to a big win. They beat hungryary hungary 1410. Theyre now guaranteed to bring home the gold or silver. Bolt, by the way, when he was qualifying for the 200 meter, he said i wasnt trying that hard. Clocked in at 19. 78. Thats the best time in the world this year. But the beautiful thing about that, you saw the canadian runner. Usain looked over at him. They were smiling. It was like one of those things like when you achieved your squad goal and you and your buddy are at the club together like this is cool. Coming up, investigators uncover what caused several people to get an electric shock on an Amusement Park ride. And a man who completely turned his life around by losing more than 300 pounds that started with a trip to walmart. And which can out our behindthescene pics on world hey, honey . Yes, de . Youre washing that bakedon alfredo by hand,right . Yes, dear. 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It immediately neutralizes acid for fastacting, longlasting relief, what youre looking at and what youre looking at and listening to is a wild shootout caught on camera in chicago leaving one Police Officer injured. The authorities were chasing a suspected carjacker when he opened fire. A bullet came through the offi his face. The suspect was arrested after losing control of a stolen suv. He was on parole for Armed Robbery. A grass fire in a wooden trestle made for a bad mix in california. A fire near an abandoned train bridge spread and then the trestle. The smoke was visible for miles away. A nearby Apartment Building was luckily nobody was hurt. The man who climbed trump tower in new york has been arranged. 19yearold steven rigata used five suction cups to scale trump tower all the way up to the fifth floor. He entered a no plea from a hospital room where hes still a patient. Bail was set at 10,000. An update on the an update on the 6yearold girl who was badly injured in the ferris wheel accident in tennessee. B rarks r briley and two others were injured. Briley reynolds was released after suffering a traumatic brain injury. Her older sister and a 16yearold were all hurt in the fall. The other two were treated and released from the hospital last week. Mechanical problems. And a live wire sent six people to the hospital. Five of those were kids. They were shocked while on a ride. Linsey davis with the story. Reporter Victor Williams was seconds from tragedy when an electric current flowing through a ride shocked them. The child is conscious and alert and has been removed from the electrical source. Reporter two of the boys with burns to their hands. The electrical current going through his body. Reporter a 3yearold survivaled a fall from this roller coaster just last 10yearold was killed as he rode the worlds tallest water slide in kansas city. His father says he wants assurances that such a tragedy would not strike again. Back in connecticut, detectives determined a live wire was touching the scrambler, creating the dangerous current. These rides are once again operational and everyone is out of the hospital. Linsey davis, new london, connecticut. Coming up in our next half hour, the warning about something in the mcdonalds first, the walmart workout. The inspiring story of a man who dropped more than 300 pounds, and it all started with a walk to the store. Youre watching world news now. World news now continues after this from our abc . Okay. Its all right. No . Not what i would have gone with. Maybe . I want to walk 500 miles . I probably would have gone everyone is very confused right now. Youre about to understand. And youll get inspired, hopefully. Youre about to meet a man who lost more than 300 pounds starting with a simple walk to walmart. His friends called him pat. He was more than 600 pounds. His doctors told him he could die in his sleep. And that was a really wakeup call. Mara reporter ever since he was little, pat brocco was always known as the big kid. My nickname was fat pat. Reporter and until three years ago he weighed in at a shocking 605 pounds. Already prediabetic, his doctors told him he was in serious danger. He said its possible you might die. Thats when it hit home. Reporter thats when he went home, looked at himself in the mirror and took this photo. My stomach was down to my thighs. My chest was hanging down here. Reporter and so his your snow started by throwing out all the food in his house deciding every time he was hungry he would walk one mile to the closest walmart and one mile home to eat his meal. Doing this for a year and a half losing a whopping 200 pounds. You walk to walmart three times a day and you end up walking six miles, it was amazing. I had never walked six miles in my life. I was doing it every day. Junk food, fast food and soda and hello to clean eating. It was basically vegetables, meats and clean carbs. Reporter carbs like sweet potatoes, brown rice, quinoa and learning that hed never be able to eat certain foods again. Once i figured out dairy was my downfall, i took it out and gym, inclines on the treadmill, lifting weights and now he can do it all. At 600 pounds, i couldnt go to the gym. I couldnt do machines. Reporter from fat pat to possible pat. 330 pounds lighter. Not only changing his own life but encouraging his 1yearold son as well. I had to set an example for my son so he could come up and be possible pat too. Good job. Reporter mara abc news, new york. What a transformation. Hes a different man, and he had some surgery this week to remove some of the excess skin he had after he realized thats one of the problems with that. He went from 53 body fat to 10 body fat. 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Otherwise im not interested. I dont think so. Just the music. This mor this morning on world news now, the raging wildfire in Southern California still burning, leaving a path of destruction and expanding overnight. And breaking overnight, members of the usa swim team pulled from a plane while trying to leave the country. See the video prompting authorities to question their account about an alleged ryan lochte. And a recordbreaking daredevil learning a valuable lesson. He made the worlds highest bungee jump. He forgot to empty his pockets. What he dropped thats going to cost him. Whoops and adele is issuing an apology. She posted a latenight video on social media. See the Emotional Message to her fans and why shes saying shes this august 18th. From abc news, this is world news now. She was hoping to say hello to phoenix. And then im sorry. Yeah. Thats a different singer, though. Well get to that. Lets start with the west and the progress against the huge wildfire in Southern California. Crews now say the blue cut fire is 4 contained. The flames are coming close to several communities near San Bernardino. Dozens of homes have already been lost. This is from the firestone. This is nuts. Fire on both sides of me. Reporter hundreds of firefighters on the defensive fighting the massive and fastmoving blue cut fire on the ground and by air. This is a monster of a fire that is moving faster than any fire ive seen in a very, very long time. Reporter the fire is showing no mercy on San Bernardino county. Two firefighters have been injured. More than 82,000 residents follow the orders to get out. I think this is the worst that ive ever seen. You know . And its kind of getting used to the idea of being homeless. Reporter even the main road leading evacuees to safety is engulfed in flames. Triple digit temperatures and fierce winds adding fuel to the fire. Im opening it up to get the heat out so we can put it out to freeways. The smoke impacting the reporter with hot spots how many homes or structures have been destroyed by this fire. There is a little bit of good news, though. Firefighters telling us that the fire is now at least 4 contained. Diane and kendis . Thank you. Now to the breaking news from rio where two u. S. Olympic swimmers were pulled off a plane. Take a look at video of jack conger and gunnar bentz after they were removed from a u. S. Bound flight wednesday night. Governments investigation into sundays alleged gunpoint robbery of the four american swimmers including ryan lochte that you see there on the left. They reportedly will not be allowed to leave brazil until they testify about that robbery. Lochte is back in the usa. While the men claim they were robbed by a gunman posing as Police Officers as they took a taxi back to the village. Surveillance video recorded after the alleged incident is raising questions about their story. Heres matt gutman with the reporter abc news learned Brazilian Police are investigating whether olympic swimmer great ryan lochte lied to authorities about the night he and three fellow swimmers were allegedly mugged at gunpoint. Lochte with 12 olympics medals told nbc on sunday the guy pulled out his gun, he put it to my forehead and told me to get down. I put my hands up and i was flashed badges and were dressed as Police Officers taking their money but not their phones. A brazilian judge with a warrant to have their rooms searched and passports confiscated. All on suspicious of giving a false sworn statement punishable by up to six months in jail. The phones are critical and could determine where the men were that night. Lochte posted this snapchat inside this club at the documents say they left the club at around 4 00 a. M. Driving 40 minutes to the olympics village. Just before 7 00 a. M. They reenter the village as seen on this security footage. The brazilian judge saying the brazilian timeline does not match the Surveillance Video obtained. The judge also wondering why the men seemed so unfazed if theyd really just been robbed at gunpoint. Police say the men were so drunk they were unable to give much information regarding the perpetrators, the vehicles the criminals used or the license plate. Is there any concern that ryan lochte and his teammates may have been trying to cover something up . I couldnt possibly comment on that. Reporter the usoc wouldnt comment on it. But abc news has confirmed that lochte is back in the u. S. His lawyer telling us he gave statements to the state department and the fbi, butay robbery did occur. We have learned from Police Sources here that the two men, jack conger and gunnar bentz were pulled off a u. S. Bound flight. The two men are being questioned by police. Theyre now investigating them for providing false testimony to the police. The authorities here in brazil have left the door open to prosecuting all four men. The coast guard is investigating a fire that forced more than 500 people to evacuate the ferry on emergency slides. More than 100 people were treated at the scene. 24 were hospitalized. No lifethreatening injuries. The ship was coming from the Dominican Republic with many children on board. Mechanics tried to put out the fire for two hours before finally sounding the alarm. Donald trump is heading into the home stretch of the general election under new management. He put two long Time Associates at the top of his campaign and sidelined the man calling the shots. That means we ca more of trumps freewheeling style. Well get the latest now from tom llamas. Reporter at trump tower cameras ushered in for what looked a lot like a trump cabinet meeting. Donald trump surrounded by his top advisors and now some fresh faces. There at the end of the table, bannon and new Campaign Manager, Kellyanne Conway. Trump not saying much during this photo op, but this sends a clear message. Trump is going back to his way of doing things. I am who i am. Its me. I dont want to change. I dont want to pivot. You have to be you. Reporter bannon, a onetime Goldman Sachs banker and film director stepping down from his current job as head of ultraconservative brightbart news. Hes never worked on a campaign, but the trump team touting in a press release, a Magazine Article calling him the most dangerous political operative in america. Trump, a guest on bannons radio show in may. Bannon making sure the candidate wouldnt be swayed by Republican Leaders calling for a more moderate tone. The trump people want to know when they hear paul ryan talk unity, what they feel is going to be a collapse of what you ran on and a collapse of what they backed you on. My folks have nothing to worry about. Thats the way it is. I won in landslides based on what i was saying and on my ideas and themes and my so im not going to go into a room and go back to the old stuff thats not working. Reporter conway, the new Campaign Manager, says like the primaries, theyre banking almost entirely on trump. Well never have the money and well never have the man pour that Hillary Clinton has in brooklyn, but we dont need it because quality candidates matter. Reporter this is the second major shakeup for the campaign in two months. It comes on the day his motorcade pulled in to get his briefing. Trump seeming skeptical about the value of those briefings. Do you trust intelligence . Not so much from the people that have been doing it for our country. Look at whats happened over the years, its been catastrophic. Reporter Hillary Clinton in the battleground of ohio reminding trump the clock is ticking. There are just 83 days left in this election. I keep track of them, cross them and for anyone waiting for donald trump to suddenly become more responsible, remember what a great american, maya angelou said. When someone shows you who they are, believe them. I spoke with trumps new Campaign Manager Kellyanne Conway who tells me that her initial advice to donald trump will be to but with a then tick because thats what voters want. Tom mcdonalds attempt to add a healthy touch to the happy meals appeared to have backfired. Fitness trackers are no longer a part of happy meals. Fitness trackers were pulled after reports of skin irritations were possibly caused by the band. Was that 48 hours . And then boom, its gone. Did you like the tracker you got with your happy meal . It was cute. Thank you. A tourist from ireland said he learned an important lesson. Bungee jumping. Good trip. The guy was brave enough to jump off a high bridge, the highest bridge in the world during a trip to south africa. He was also brave enough to record it, even the part when his phone slid out of his pocket plummeting to the ground. Oh, no. I dropped my phone. Keep in mind, the same phone was stolen earlier during a trip to italy. He eventually got it back from the police. He was very lucky that time around. Not so much this time around. If it was my phone, i would have said its okay. Cut me loose. Im going after it. Im going after it. I need that phone. I need that phone. Enough of this hardness. Thats kind of cool video, though. Coming up, the american sprinters making history, taking not just gold, not just gold and silver. Gold, silver and bronze. Okay. Thank you. I thought there might have been another one there. I kept the suspense up. And hello from the other side. Fans thats coming in the skinny. And it is the penultimate samba appearance for us, isnt it . Are we almost done . First, heres a look at todays forecast. World news now weather this pimples gonna last forever. Aw comon. 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We need some lessons. Only two more. Kerri walshjennings is coming home from rio with a Beach Volleyball medal. But its not what people expect. Threetime gold medal winner and april ross bounced back from the semi final loss. Kerri first loss at the olympics but they won the bronze medal. Germany won gold defeating the other Brazilian Team that beat the americans. In track and field, a first for team usa. These ladies, the american women swept the 100 Meter Hurdles, brianna rollins, nia ali, and Kristi Castlin swept the field. Its the first time all three women from any country will sweep the event in the olympics. Usain bolt was having such a good time during his 200 meter semis that she shared a laugh with an opponent. Bolt and de grasse were grinning at each other as they approached the finish line. Both men qualified for the final, and this picture is now making the rounds on the internet. And he does it like no, no, no. The finger thing. And golden girl Katie Ledecky is back home. She got a huge ovation in dulles after arriving back in washington, d. C. She sent out this tweet that reads back in the usa, thanks to my gators. Sr friends for the welcome home. That was a shout out to her school in bethesda, maryland. And Michael Phelps may be retired, but you cant keep him out of the pool. The most decorated athlete in United States history spent time in the water with his fiance and son and posted this adorable cute. And now to the medal count, shall we . For the second straight day, the u. S. Picked up nine overall medals. That raises the americans total to 93. The u. S. Has 30 golds. China and Great Britain are tied at 19. All right. 30, 32, and 31 with the medal count. I liked it when it was 28, 28, 28. We still have several days to go. When we come back, adeles Emotional Message to her fans. Why the singing to cancel her concert. The skinny is next. . It is skinny time. Disappointed adele fans out there this morning. The singing sensation was forced to say hello from the other side instead of from the arena. She canceled her show because of this cool message to her friends. Im so sorry to let you down. I know lots of you were flying in from all over. Its the last thing i want to do, but i have to look at myself because i have so many more shows to do. I will reschedule the show, and i will come back and smash it for you. Have a wonderful evening without me. Oh. And fans are offering her support saying they hope she feels better. This was supposed to be her second night in phoenix. She says she pushed it too hard tuesday night and now the cold has gotten the better of her. She cant muscle it out anymore. We wish her well. Its kind of cool to present that video there, showing her raw to her fans there. To a much different kind of apology now. For tweets from earlier in his career that have him in hot water. Twitter users dug up the old offensive comments that range from homophobic to misginistic misogynistic. And comedy has been a big part of his career, but he said anyone that knows me knows i have no tolerance of hate for any kind of form. He admits jokes can be inappropriate, but theyre never hateful. Many of the old tweets were scenes from star wars is coming to life. Take a look. . A cantina from a new hope will be recreated as a popup in hollywood, can you believe it . Its not up and running yet, but it will start taking reservations soon. The creators are billing it as a twohour immersive experience. They say costumes are encouraged. That should get star wars fanatics plenty of time to debate who shot first . As well as time to argue who are his parents . All these deep thoughts from the cantina. What costume are you going to wear . Thats the big question. I dont know. Thats a tough one. Last year i was a Storm Trooper. A Storm Trooper . Yeah. Ive been laia before. The bun . 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Brent foalen of fort worth, texas, the undisputed selfie raisman during her medal ceremony. You are a selfie whiz, what is it . Right place right time. If they would give medals to spectators, i would for sure get a gold for my performance this olympics. Reporter brent describes himself as a sports super fan. He used up all his Vacation Time and work to be here. His wild ride in rio and his impressive collection of selfies wont be complete without that one selfie hes desperate to get. Michael phelps. Phelps is like my white buffalo. Hes the reason why i skipped my flight home. Reporter thats right. Brent had to call his boss to ask for more Vacation Time to stay in rio longer to pursue a coveted selfie with phelps. Will the gamble pay off . Well, what brent doesnt know is that our interview with him is just a front. Tell me the trick now to doing a selfie. Lets see here. Whats the trick . Look around for me. Yeah. Whats the trick . Oh theres a trick to doing this selfie. No way. Yes. Whats up, man . So good. This is not real. Reporter he just called you his white buffalo. Hes been trying to track you down this whole time. Here i am. Here we are. I how long are you here for . I was supposed to fly home three days ago and i skipped it to try to meet you, and it happened. What a great moment. Nice job. He got his selfie with Michael Phelps. Whos the most famous person youve taken a selfie with . Oh, i dont know. I took one with Dominique Dawes yesterday morning. I think my favorite person to take selfies with is kendis gibson. You know that guy . Im thinking beyonce. That will be who id go for. Wait. Mething amazing happens. Thats our inspiration for fancy feast medleys. Wild salmon primavera. Tastes amazing. Also in pate. Good morning. Im kendis gibson. And im diane macedo. Here are some of the top headlines this morning on world news now. Breaking news, two u. S. Swimmers pulled from a flight amid new questions in rio. Were they and ryan lochte really victims of an Armed Robbery . Abandoning ship, hundreds of passengers e cape off a burning ship near puerto rio. Men, women and children forced to go down emergency slides, dozens of people were injured. But everyone survived the ordeal. And the midatlantic region has been hit by flooding rains. This is a street under water in baltimore. And the roof of an Apartment Building was blown off in washington d. C. The last of three girls injured in a ferris wheel accident in tennessee is out of the hospital. Suffered a that mattic fall and is now back home with her family. Those are some of the top stories on this wednesday, august 18th. From abc news, this is world news now. Good morning, everyone. Were going to start this half hour with the breaking news from brazil. The two american swimmers pulled off of a plane in rio moments before they were about to take off as questions swirl over the claims of an Armed Robbery. Theres new video of them at the airport where they were briefly detained. They reportedly will not be allowed to leave brazil until they testify about those claims they were robbed at gunpoint along with ryan lochte and another teammate early sunday morning. A judge ordered the seizure of lochtes passport, but he was already back in the u. S. Heres more from matt gutman in rio. Reporter weve learned from Police Sources the two men, jack pulled off a u. S. Bound flight. Theyre being questioned by police. At issue that those two men plus ryan lochte and jack fagan told police they said coming back from partying early sunday morning they were pulled over by men Wearing Police uniforms flashing badges. One of them put a gun to ryan lochtes head and demanded their money. After a couple of days of investigating, police have found that their facts and the story that they told simply have not added up. They are now investigating them the police. The authorities here in brazil have left the door open to prosecuting all four men. Matt gutman, abc news. Of course, well have the latest on the developments in this case on america this morning and good morning america. Back here at home and firefighters in Southern California have managed to contain 4 of the fire in San Bernardino. Flames are coming dangerously close to several heres more. Reporter on the front lines, hundreds of firefighters on the attack. This is nuts. Fire on both sides of me. Reporter the fire out of control. Ripping through more than 65,000 acres north of los angeles in just over 24 hours. This is a monster of a fire that is moving faster than any fire ive seen in a very, very long time. It hit hard. It hit fast. It hit with an intensity that we havent seen. Reporter the furious winds whipping up tornadoes of fire. More than 82,000 people told to get out. The firemen are doing a wonderful job, thank you. Please save us. Reporter roads jammed. The main freeway engulfed in flames. Firefighters are putting out the flames on this side of the 15. This is the main highway from los angeles to las vegas. Its been closed. Now that are battling the raging flames to get it open again. Unpredictable fire, tripledigit heat and gusty winds. Im hoping it up to mitigate the smoke impacting the freeways. Reporter six firefighters briefly trapped by flames tuesday forced to abandon their truck, injuring two of them. Its going, there it goes. Reporter the historic summit inn and cafe, a landmark going from this to this. The total number of homes and structures burned still unknown. There will be a lot of families that come home to nothing. Reporter and fire officials tell me the fire is headed for hundreds of homes that are imminently threatened. Out here, this structure is still smoldering and we could see a lot more scenes like this out here in the coming days. This morning there are now 13 confirmed victims of flooding in louisiana after the discovery of an elderly womans body. Officials fear that death toll could go even higher as the waters begin to recede. Louisiana. Reporter an upclose look at where the floodwaters that inundated baton rouge have hit next. We met russell williams, his home under water. He helps others get out. The worst part is the people that sandbagged for days trying to save their houses and it still loses. Reporter downstream theyre bracing for the approaching flood waters and hoping the sandbags hold. Hopefully we wait f time, but you cant ever be too safe. Reporter many here still reeling from disastrous flooding just months ago. We were back in the house rebuying furniture and then we flooded again, and we got 31 inches this time. Reporter some now say theyve had enough. I dont think were going to stay. We cant go through this again. For those here in sarento and the thousands in shelters, the water cant recede fast enough. Phillip menna, sorrento, louisiana. Two new faces at the helm of his campaign. Trump hired Steven Bannon to fill the newly created position of campaign ceo. And advisor Kellyanne Conway of pollster has been promoted to new Campaign Manager. They are expected to embrace trumps fiery offthecuff style. I am who i am. Its me. I dont want to change it. Everyone talks about are you going to pivot . I dont want to pivot. You have to be you. Reporter Paul Manafort is staying on in a diminished role. He was brought on to help him improve his relationship with the establishment. Hillary clinton pounced on a shakeup in the Trump Campaign during a rally in cleveland. She told supporters that trump has shown us who he is, and that they should believe him. He can hire and fire anybody he wants from his campaign. They can make him read new words from a teleprompter. Clinton continues to lead in the polls, but her email controversy is not going away. A judge is expected to decide next week when thousands of her deleted emails from her private server will be released. Target says it will spend 20 million to add a private single stall bathroom to all stores. This follows a policy change earlier this year which allows transgender customers and employees to use whichever bathroom t stores. That change calls for a boycott by conservative groups. The private bathroom could be used by anyone who feels uncomfortable using the more public facility. A volcano erupting in Central America could threaten flights into the u. S. The volcano in guatemala erupted several times in recent days. Its one of the most explosive volcanos in latin america with about 76 eruptions this year. Now to the olympics in track and field it was a first for team usa. American women swept the 100 Meter Hurdles. Brianna rollins, nia ali and Kristi Catlin swept the they finished one, two and three in the event. Its the first time american women have swept any event in olympics history. What a feeling for them to turn around and realize its their teammates on the other side. And in the men, they didnt medal in the 110 hurdles. Kerri Walsh Jennings is coming home with a medal. But not the one that was expected. The three time gold medal winner and teammate april ross bounced back from the semi final loss. They managed to beat brazil in three sets to earn the bronze medal. Usain bolt is not the only history making sprinter from jamaica. Elaine thompson took gold in the 200 meters. That goes along with the gold she won in the 100 last week. She becomes the first woman to win the 100 and 200 in the same olympics since the late Florence Griffith joyner in 1988. By the way, an american took the bronze last night in that race. She looks tired. She does look tired. I think she ran that one hard. Can you i team . They might be onto something. Jamaica might be onto something elsewhere. Why didnt anybody else think of that . Now for the medal count. The u. S. Picked up nine medals yesterday. The u. S. Has 30 golds. China and Great Britain are tied with 19. 93. So close to the nice 100 number. Thats the belize attitude toward it. Goose egg. Sorry, honey. Its all right. Its not over yet. We have no more events, but thank you. Coming up, Khloe Kardashian opens up about her cancer scare. She has a message for her fans. And taking flight, the largest aircraft in the world wait until you hear what people are calling it. First heres a look at todays temperatures. World news now weather introducing new ky touch gel cr . Me. For massage and intimacy. Every touch, gently intensified. A little touch is all it takes. Oh, dishwasher, why dont you dry my dishes . Oh, he doesnt know any better. You just need to add finish . Jetdry . In the rinse aid compartment. Its there for a reason. 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Starting sunday users can choose a plan to slow down their data speed when they approach their data limit instead of paying the overage fee. Verizon announced a similar plan last month. The Washington Monument is closed because of elevator problems. A cable broke loose causing it to stop about 500 neat up. There was only one employee on board, but 84 visitors were forced to walk down the stairs. The elevator troubles shut down the monument for a week last it to close this past weekend. The Police Department in king, new hampshire, agreed to pay a woman 300 after a mixup. The officer there broke the car window to save what he thought wsz an infant strapped into a car seat on a 90plus day. But the infant was a realistic doll. Something the officer quickly realized. Thats understandable. And i went to put my finger in the mouth, and it was resistance, and im like, this is a doll. It felt like a baby. It looked like a baby. Everything about it was baby. The woman who owns the car says she started collecting the realistic looking infants after her own son died at age 20. Shes agreed to put a sticker on her car alerting passers by that Khloe Kardashian with a message after a skin cancer scare. Doctors found and removed a cancerous mole on her back. Linsey davis has more. Reporter the kardashians are known for sharing the most personal parts of their lives on reality tv. Now Khloe Kardashian is opening up on her website about a skin cancer scare. This is the first time shes really getting into detail about what that experience is like and her really real scare with skin cancer. Reporter the 32yearold reality star said several years ago after getting a checked out, doctors found a cancerous mole on her back. There was one mole on my back that was skin cancer, she says. I had eight inches of skin removed. It was painful. It was a lot of skin, but most of the time the removals havent been that bad. Khloe hopes to share this story in hopes it would make people speak to their doctor if they see anything irregular in their skin. Reporter the star shares this chart on the abcs of skin irregular moles saying i havent had a problem in years, but i wanted to share my experience so that if you notice something doesnt look right, you will take action and in a january episode, she refused to take a test to find out if she was a carrier of a gene that would put her at risk of developing cancer. She says now im extra aware of my skin, body and moles. Linsey davis, new york. The cdc says skin cancer is the most common cancer. Its great shes speaking out about it. They recommend everybody should check their own bodies at least once a month and see a dermatologist once a year. And everyone can get it. Even if youre black. It doesnt matter your skin tone. People think if theyre darker or olive skin, im not the little girl sparking a controversy, the big game hunter getting Death Threats after her latest trip. Why she says what shes doing is helping animals. . . A 12yearold girl is sparking outrage this morning her dad. Its because the photos were of animals she a 12yearold girl is sparking outrage this morning after posting photos after a recent trip that she took with her dad. Its because the photos were of animals she killed while the two were hunting big game together. Some even threatening to kill the young girl, and now she and her dad are speaking out. Clayton sandell with the story. Reporter its the big controversy over big game. Its something that i cherish and i enjoy. Reporter on an african hunting trip last week with her father, the 12yearold from utah posted pictures of kills. This impala, this zebra calling it a dream hunt. The photo with a dead giraffe racked up 73,000 comments. Some positive, but mostly outrage and even Death Threats. One saying you and your red neck father should be hunted. They love animals. We love animals too. Its just we also love hunting. Reporter they did nothing illegal and point out some african countries rely on money from big game hunters for conservation efforts. Conservation aspect of it. Reporter but Many Wildlife groups say trophy hunting should be a thing of the past. Its 2016. We shouldnt have to kill an animal to save it. Im a hunter. No matter what people say, im never going to stop. Reporter and as her for her online critics, she said shes simply going to ignore them. Many of us waited to say its not hunting if you dont eat the the family has said that the giraffe they killed, the meat does go to local villages. And you often hear from the big game hunter that is the animals are going to feed people. Feeding some 800 orphans is what they claimed over the next month from their kills over the last month or so. 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While thats a story about revenge, this is a story about hope and love and forgiveness and redemption. This is more of a reimagining. Reporter backing the quest for freedom, whats fun to play about that . Im quite a powerful character. Its good to be the king. Reporter another significant update, its multicultural approach heartening to the woman who plays esther, judahs beloved. Im middle eastern and iranian. I love that she has a voice, and i love that shes strong. In a way that women havent been portrayed in this era. I watched my father be killed. I know what its like to want to take your feelings out on others. Reporter all for the eternal chariot race. George lewis painting the star wars homage with this scene in the phantom menace and this one cranking it up with twists this one has a lot to live up to. No lack of action scenes in it, clearly. No, not at all. But the original one, 11 oscars. Tying for the most ever. No pressure. Lets see if you can do that, morgan freeman. Thats the news for this half making news in america this morning, two u. S. Olympians pulled off their flight home. Brazilian authorities are now holding them amid questions about whether they were really robbed at gunpoint along with teammate ryan lochte. Also breaking now, the monster wildfire tearing across Southern California consuming 40 square miles so far now closing in on neighborhoods. New flooding overnight as severe storms hit the east coast, plus the destruction left behind in the south and midwest. And back in rio, clean sweep. The americans own the 100Meter Hurdles as the hoops team loaded with nba stars, they move on, and our golden girl, simone biles, rewards herself, yes, shell have fries with that

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