Leaping from death defying heights seen from a whole new angle with the help of drone technology. We get a closer look in the mix on this tuesday, may 31st. Announcer from abc news, this is world news now. Good morning. Im Gloria Riviera in for diane macedo. Im kendis gibson. This is like, you know this place. Its not like a new car for you. Its a little bit familiar. Its so nice to be back. Yeah. Can i ask how long its been . I told you not to do that. I told you not to do that. That is a secret i will take to the grave with me. Lets just say she was here during ron corning days. Its been awhile. Its good to have you here. Diane is a little bit under the weather today. Shes been nursing it for a few days. Were happy to have you here. We get starred, of course, with president obama and the candidates hoping to replace him. Bernie sanders held a rally in oakland followed by three more campaign nents california today. But earlier, he marched in a parade honoring the war dead as Hillary Clinton did the same in new york. Meanwhile donald trump is about to make announcement that veterans have been waiting for. More now from abcs stephanie ramos. Reporter standing with his hand over his heart as the National Anthem played, president obama marking memorial day at Arlington National cemetery. The president laying a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier and calling for true remembrance of the sacrifices made by the Nations Service members. For us, the living, those of house still have a voice, it is our responsibility, our obligation,ing to fill that silence with our love and our support and our gratitude. Reporter Hillary Clinton taking a break from traditional campaigning to honor vets, marking the holiday as she does every year, marching in a memorial day parade in her adopted hometown of new york. I love being here. Reporter this after a heavy weekend of campaigning from donald trump trying to rally support from military vets in our nations capital. Were going to rebuild our military and were going to take care of our veterans. Reporter according to trump, the 6 million hes raised is doing just that. Hes promising to reveal which groups received the money at a press conference. We love the vets. Reporter as for Bernie Sanders, hes hunkered down in the golden state. Honoring vets as the this parade in san francisco. But still working to get the nomination ahead of californias big primary on june 7th. And Hillary Clinton is taking note. As her campaign canceling an appearance in new jersey set for thursday. Instead, clinton will campaign in california. Lead leading right up till the states primary. Back to you. That primary is a week from today. Thank you, stephanie. Overseas now where it appears a Missile Launch by north korea has failed. Officials in the south say the rocket exploded on the launch pad as soon pushed. If true, that would make it the fourth failed attempt by the north to conduct a successful test launch of this new missile. It could potentially reach u. S. Military bases in asia and the pacific. The latest battle for fallujah is on. Elite iraqui troops attempting to storm the largest city held by isis. But they are expecting fierce resistance. Its estimated that 50,000 civilians are trapped inside the city. And its believed there are hidden bombs throughout the city. The campaign to free fallujah began a week ago with Coalition Air strikes. Back to the u. S. And to the southeast in texas. Where days of torrential rain have many families ready to evacuate. The rain swollen brazos rougher is expected to crest around midday today at about three feet bob its previous record level. That record was set 22 years ago. And caused extensive damage. So far the flooding has killed at least six people. Others remain missing a 10yearold boy who fell in the river while fishing. Its frustrating that we have the family here and they need some closure and we havent been able to give it to them yet. Crews will resume searching for the missing today. Officials say theres so much water that all 11 reservoirs fed by the river are above 95 capacity. Two years ago, parts of the brazos ran dry because of drought. In south carolina, they are also dealing with flooding because of the remnants of Tropical Storm bonnie. Some areas received 8 inches of rain including floods and making those gas pumps you see there completely useless. There will be more showers and storms in that area today. The white house has returned to normal operations after a Security Breach yesterday afternoon. The secret service ordered a lockdown after a metal object was thrown over the white house fence. A woman was taken into custody immediately afterward. Emergency crews then swept the grounds and determined there was no danger to the pr are depending their decision to kill an endangered gorilla after a child fell into an enclosure this as and ral rights activists gathered outside the zoo on americanal day. Marci gonzalez reports from cincinnati. Reporter growing outrage about this close encounter. Those ten terrifying minutes the child spent inside the zoo exhibit, causing the endangered silverback to lose his life. Oh, my god oh, my god reporter the horrifying scene playing out in front of the boys mother. Mommy loves you im right here. Reporter at one point, 17yearold harambe and the 4yearold boy appear to look at each other. Be calm be calm reporter then, the gorilla lifts the boy up and drags him to the other side of the moat. Zoo officials making the splitsecond decision to take the gorillas life. My heart sank. You could tell it was a highpowered rifle. Reporter Authorities Say it started when the boy crawled over the barrier, plunging into the moat. The video of the exhibit from 2014 shows the threefoot high railing thatep from the exhibit. The same one thats been there for 38 years. The exhibit is safe and the barriers safe. That said, any of us in this room could climb over barriers if we choose. Reporter mourners holding a vigil for the gorilla, as anger over his death grows. Some pointing to videos like this, showing a gorilla in an illinois zoo in 1996 carrying an injured boy who had fallen into her enclosure to zookeepers for help, saying gorillas can be protective. The zoo defending its decision to shoot the animal. That childs life was in we stand by our decision. Wed make the same call today. Reporter the boy is home from the hospital, but online calls for his parents to be held accountable. The boys mother writing in a nowdeleted facebook post, as a society, we are quick to judge how a parent could take their eyes off of their child. Accidents happen, but i am thankful that the right people were in the right place. And Cincinnati Police tell abc news they are not filing charges. They are now reviewing ways to make the gorilla exhibit safer. Marci gonzalez, abc news, cincinnati. Such a tough debate there. In the meantime, a man on the fbis ten most wanted list is now in custody. Phillip policarpio was arrested on sunday. Hes an excon wanted for the murder of his pregnant girlfriend during an argument last month. He is also facing a federal charge of unlawful flight to avoid prosecution. And turns out the kidnapped mexican Soccer Player alan pulido wasnt rescued. He freed himself. He found himself alone with one captor. He took the mans gun and phone, called mexicos emergency number while fighting with the kidnapper. Police claimed credit for the rescue but phone logs obtained by the Associated Press back up his version. Incredible. And at long finals are set. It all came down to game seven last night between the Oklahoma City thunder and the defending comm golden state warriors. And this was quite a comeback. The thunder started off well, taking a sixpoint lead to the locker room at halftime and then steph curry was just enfuego. He scored 36 points, hitting seven threepointers. The warriors win their Third Straight game while facing elimination. Final score here, 9688. Step stef was all smiles. That means for the second year in a row, the warriors will face the Cleveland Cavaliers in the finals. Golden state defeating lebron james and the cavs last year in six games. Cleveland goes flow the upcoming series well rest and letty unlike last year. Last friday they wrapped up the eastern conference title. Golden state versus cleveland the nba finals starting thursday night right here on abc. Not a clue, huh . No. You know what . I was there in cleveland whether he lebron james came back and rejoined that team. I was not a fan going in, but covering that and seeing him and seeing the fans, i became one. Hes good. Okay. So they really took it on twitter really took it on the thunder last night. You know the whole meme with the sad jordan . So you had sad jordan and face swap that came together. Take a look at this one posted here. Somebody did a face swap of kevin durant and Russell Westbrook and put you sad jordan on their face. That is just thats just brilliant. That kind of sums it up. Kind of sums it up. Right there. A lot of people saying they choked. They had a lot of success this season. Coming up later in the mix, meet the man who is kay across the atlantic and back. First a new warning for what should be safer waters. The hidden danger in swimming pools, swimmers getting shocked this holiday weekend. Well tell you what to look out for. And also ahead, recreating roots for a new generation. The epic story coming back to the small screen. Were going to sit down with the cast opening up about the mini series powerful message. Check out our behind the scenes pics on instagram, abcwnn. Youre watching world news now. Ility . Dont put off checking out your Medicare Options until 65. Now is a good time to get the ball rolling. Medicare only covers about eighty percent of part b medical costs. The rest is up to you. Thats where aarp Medicare Supplement insurance plans insured by Unitedhealthcare Insurance Company come in. Like all standardized Medicare Supplement insurance plans, they could help save you in outofpocket medical costs. Taking informed steps really makes a difference later. Thats what it means to go long™. And explore the range of aarp Medicare Supplement plans. All plans like these let you choose any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients. 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And unlike glucosamine chondroitin, its all in one tiny pill. Move free ultra. Get your move on. I guess you could say its a good thing that traffic in the l. A. Area was light yesterday as Police Chased a stolen car suspect for more than two hours. The route included some highways, some surface streets, as well. The suspect had reportedly split with his wife two days earlier and they were talking on the phone during the chase. Im not sure how that went. Police say he appeared to be smoking something, possibly meth while driving at speeds up to 90 miles an hour. Just a typical monday in l. A. And a taxi driver at Ohare Airport in chicago took door to door service a little too literally. He jumped the curb and smashed through the glass doors of terminal 3 last night. No injured were reported fortunately and the driver was ticketed. Also, this holiday weekend, two injuries are shining a new spotlight on a hidden summertime danger into both people were apparently swimming pools and its raising new safety concerns. Heres abcs clayton sandell. Reporter at this new jersey hotel pool, swimmers noticed a 34yearold man wasnt moving. A bystander jumping in to safe him. Chris went to touch him, he went into convulsions in the pool like this, his body was shaking. Reporter the man was rushed to a hospital. Police and the hotel say the cause is under investigation, but it may be the second time in two days a pool delivered a dangerous electric shock. In palm springs, a 43yearold father died in march trying to rescue his 9yearold daughter from electrified pool water. Officials blame a faulty light fixture. Swimming pool shocks are rare, but can be deadly. At least 14 people have died since 2002. Ungrounded or faulty wires are often to blame, like the kind that zapped these florida swimmers in 2014. The danger is not just in pools. 15yearold Carmen Johnson died last month in this alabama lake, electrocuted by defective wiring on a nearby dock. Safety experts say pool owners voltage, less dangerous lighting. They say get one of these. Its basically a high tech Circuit Breaker that cuts all of the power as soon as theres trouble. And, finally, have an electrician inspect the pool at least once a year. So that this summer, swimmers can keep splashing, worry free. Clayton sandell, abc news, denver. Frightening stuff there. Coming up in our next half hour, an incredible achievement. The Wounded Warriors lo climbed 5 1 2 miles to the top of the world to remember their fallen fellow veterans. What they say was actually the hardest part of their amazing journey. But first, ars age old epic tale being retold for a brandnew generation. The cast of the reboot of roots. They open up about their powerful new project. Youre watching world news now. Its been almost 40 years since the mini series roots premiered right here on abc, earning critical acclaim and sledding new light on a dark chapter of american history. Now the epic story is being retold for a new generation. Byron pittss sat down with the cast. Reporter for eight consecutive nights in january, 1977, a record breaking 140 million americans watched the captivating mini series roots on abc. Cun ta kin ta. Thats your african name. Master give you a new name. The Iconic Program follows several generations of the lives after you family enslave inside the light on an aspect of american history. A Young African warrior. And sparking poignant conversation across the country. I cant imagine your ancestors would do this stuff. Reporter almost 40 years later, roots has been no, i have seen a bird such as this. Reporter the fourepisode series on the history channel. I got a chance to sit down with the cast. When i watched the original 1977, it made me angry and proud. And when i watch your version, it made me angrier and prouder. Why take on this project . Because its necessary to continue to tell this story. The glory of what africa was. I grew up in zimbabwe in africa. This is one of the most ambitious portrayals of african history. For many of us, we see it as an american story. He its also, it would be disingenuous to pretend we can tell the story, the history of america without also telling the history of africans because it is absolutely enter twined. Toby. Cun ta kin ta. I am london born second generations jamaican and one of the biggest things i took from playing cun ta kint his strength came from in knowing where he was from and holding on to that. Reporter Jonathan Rhys meyers plays the brutal slave owner tom lee who fathers a child with one of the slaves. These guys were the part that made you proud. I was the part that made you angry. Your part pissed me off. What the hell do you know about children . May i ask what you did to prepare yourself to play such a dark character. I accepted from the moment i got there i would be the villain and i had to be as bruleal as i could possibly be. Otherwise i would be dishonest and disrespectful to the material. Theres a moment in your performance that was particularly difficult. I think definitely for me, the hardest day with its own respect was the whipping scene because of the original and it just being so iconic. What do you want people to take from this. One of my prayers for this is this would bring about a sense of healing and clarity. Reporter byron pitts, abc it looks good, but ill tell you one person who is not watching it is snoop dogg who says hes tired of seeing us playing slaves. Seems like every time the toilet gets cleaned, someones there to undo it. After a superior clean, apply the lysol click gel. To keep it fresh, flush, after flush, after flush. Then actually stays that way. Lysol that. And it is time for the mix. I love the mix on this show. I love it. And i love our stories. So we are going to start with a 69yearold polish man who is embarking on quite an adventure. There he is. Alexander doba. He is crossing the the beard is good. There guy is crossing the atlantic in a super kayak. There it is. Look at that. If theres anything cooler than that, i dont know what it. Nothing could go wrong there. What could possibly go wrong, right . 3,700 miles. Hes aiming for portugal and he wants to make it there by september 9th which happens to be his 70th birthday. Get this hes done it twice before. Brazil. He looks like hes all by himself, too. I think its going to be lonely. I believe in him. I will be watching him. I hope he has wifi on board because i want to hear about it at all. Imagine how long his beard will be by september 9th of there year. Talk about another human feat. Look at these scenes from norway. A really cool look at these base jumpers jumping off of a cliff in norway. There drone video that was posted on instagram from pilot viking really gives you a sense of how cray cray this is. These guys jumping hundreds of feet. And then setting off their parachutes. Impressive stuff there. Im up for it. It looks fun. Its a group jump. No thank you. That could be bonding. We could go out and do that. We have another one for you here. I love this again. I love the mix. So we have a whos a Featherweight Division champ. Hes very high ranked. But hes setting some other records. Whats he doing. Check this out. Check this out. That is lemon juice. He set the Guinness World record for drinking a liter of lemon juice through a straw in 22. 75 seconds. Why . There he goes. Because why not . Because its there. Because its there. Why do we climb mountains because theyre there. Because theyre there. And he does it. And boom. Boom. Enjoying it. Check it out. Easy peasy. Only if theres vodka in that lemon juice. Really quickly, this is an annual rite of spring you might say here in england. The annual cheese roll down this hill. Down some 200 yards where people just run down this hill chasing after cheese. Ofs sober doing it, too. Im pretty sure they are. Thats the winner. There he is. Its lik morning noon or night theres always a moment to discover visit annapolis and create your moment this morning on world news now, bracing for more flooding. More heavy rains forcing evacuations as a texas river swells and a scary tornado. Look at that scene. It touched down in colorado. Well have the full forecast just ahead. And scary moments for Bernie Sanders in california as protesters rush the stage. The secret service swooping in immediately. How the senator responded to that threat just ahead. And new this half hour, a pilot lands his plane right down the center of a highway. Hell tell us what he told air Traffic Control when he realized he wasnt going to make it and why his tshirt may have helped keep him calm. And in the first series of dates the bachelorette a villain has emerges. Who is he and who got the boot . Our bachelorette senior analyst
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