he denies the accusations but the alleged proof could be fairly significant, we ll show it to you. you remember the rodeo clown who created an uproar when he wore a mask of president obama during one of his performances at a state fair. the stunt got him banned from the fair. he s now speaking out saying it was only a joke and that it had nothing to do with race but the fury may not have fully died down. he also says he s received death threats. we ll have an update. we have an exclusive here on new day. you remember the story about the fisherman who went overboard during the storm, treaded water for 24 hours without a life vest off the coast of florida? we get to speak with him live about that unimaginable experience, how does he able to do it and what was that moment of rescue like? that s coming up. we begin with breaking news overnight out of syria, the u.s. and its allies appear to be laying the groundwork for a response to the syrian regime
asked if he was a democrat or republican, he said, i m a rodeo clown. kate? chris? that is one way to answer the question but also good to hear his side of the story. thank you so much, athena. when we come back on new day, donald trump says in typical donald fashion there s no way his real estate school ripped off its students. 98% approval he said. now we re hearing i guess from the other 2%, a student who comes forward saying that he got taken. and did robby riggs take a dive when he lost his legendary battle of the sexes match to billie jean king, tennis legend? a new report says riggs threw the match to satisfy his gamb gambling debt. ipmunks go all th. [ female announcer ] when your swapportunity comes, take it. what? what? what? [ female announcer ] yoplait. it is so good.
he s receiving death threats for the stunt. cnn s athena jones is live in washington with more. what s he saying? good morning, kate, this man faced threats of violence, one woman spit in his face and walked away and that s just some of the reaction he s gotten to this act that offended a lot of people. i didn t do this to do any hating on anyone, i did it to be funny. i did it to be a joke. reporter: an uproar. president obama, hey, i know i m a clown. he s just running around acting like one, doesn t know he is one. reporter: this is the rodeo clown whose act mocking president obama ignited controversy, abact some called racist. his bit got him banned from the missouri state fair for life. now he s talking to kctv about the controversy. i ve had somebody threaten to run me over, one of them wanted to burn the house down.
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announcer: this is new day with kate bolduan, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. welcome back to new day. it is tuesday, august 27th. coming up a rodeo clown running scared, he s gotten death threats over a bid he did about president obama. it s gone viral and now he s speak being the controversial ordeal. possible controversy or maybe not at all, one airline isn t kidding around, it s created a in kid zone for travelers who don t want to deal with unruly children during their flight. is it helping passengers or just another way for the airlines to charge you? or both. first let s get to michaela for top stories now. taking a look at syria, it is our top story at this hour. u.n. inspectors expected to examine alleged chemical weapons attack sites around damascus for a second day. the obama administration believes chemical weapons were used and blames the ashad reseem.