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♪ pump it ♪ pump it ♪ pump it a rare candid moment of president obama captured by a stranger them president pumping iron with someone videotaping all of it. >> this morning it is raising important questions. where was the president's security detail and was this a threat?

here's abc chief white house correspondent, jonathon karl. >> reporter: the president likes to flex his muscles on the national stage. >> we will not accept russia -- >> reporter: but it is this video that's been seen everywhere here. president obama in a hotel gym in warsaw exercising his actual muscles. doing lunges, flies, working his biceps and doing some cardio. along with the president, there appear to be hotel guests working out as well. one of them apparently shooting this video, briefly including a half-selfie. the she secret service tonight says there was no security breach because everybody in the hotel was screened and she secret service agents were always nearby. they keep the president safe but it is not their job to confiscate cell phones or cameras. they point out the president makes unscheduled stops sometimes out to lunch or just last month he was on the

washington mall surprising tourists. >> this is something the president has done hundreds of times, working out in hotel gyms when he travels. this just happens to be the first time somebody decided to videotape him working out. jonathan karl, abc news. >> i'm a little bewildered at the fascination that the president works out. like he's a man. that's what you look like when you work out. >> it is impressive he is working out when traveling like that. john kerry's taking a nap. >> you are right about that. >> people were not told they couldn't take photographs and there were people in the gym. and this is an off-the-record thing for the president. >> and it goes with the territory, like the secret service says what are we supposed to do? confiscate it? we are a land of freedom. we don't do that. >> some people are poking fun of him because he yawned and went for a lighter is set of dumbbells. >> like we have never yawned at the gym or gone this is too heavy and go for the lighter ones.

how latoya jackson learned to love again after 20 years alone. in the next half hour, if you are thinking of putting a few bucks on a basketball bet, we have a guy you want to meet. his whipping formula coming up here. you are watching "world news now."

♪ classic '80s there from latoya jackson. the fifth of ten children born into the jackson family. >> despite fame and fortune, her life hasn't been easy. things are turning around, and with a new project and new love, here's abc's abbie boudreau. >> reporter: she's the jackson with the big heart and tiny laugh. [ laughter ] >> reporter: the once ultra private latoya jackson is now starring in her own reality show, "life with latoya." her second season beginning this week on own.

for a long time you were anti-reality. >> for the longest and my mother says this is the best thing you can document people have it all wrong. they think we are strange and weird. we are like anybody else. >> reporter: not quite like anybody else. check out this ring. i have to see your ring. >> yes, this is my ring. >> reporter: after months of on-line rumors about latoya's love life she is setting the record straight, she's engaged and happily showing off her 17 1/2 carat diamond ring. her fiance, long-time business partner and best friend jeffrey phillips seen here on the show nervously asking her father for permission. >> sounds like marriage talk to me. >> my father, mind you he's a nice guy but he's not the easiest person to talk to. >> reporter: no wedding date is set but already talk of adoption. >> i have always wanted to be a mother, all of my life. >> reporter: and perhaps another paris in the jackson family. a little known pact between latoya, michael and their close friend kathy hilton. >> whoever gets the first born you name them paris and i said, okay. i will name my paris. and kathy was first, paris hilton. of course, michael had his

paris. >> reporter: is there potentially a paris in your future? >> there could be. i don't know this yet but i will have to wait and see. >> reporter: abbie boudreau, abc news, los angeles. >> she looks fantastic. she is 58 years old. did you know that? she looks way younger than that. >> nice to see her happy. she's been single 20 years after an abusive marriage to her ex-husband and manager jack gordon. she was married to him from '89 to '98. >> 17 1/2 carat diamond ring. >> that is incredible. >> 17 1/2 carats. >> how do you hold it on your finger? >> yeah, what is that? from another planet or something. >> crazy. >> she walked down a path of white rose petals and gardenias with a romantic dinner including chicken soup, which is one of her favorite foods apparently,

and the 17.5 carat diamond ring. >> huge risk to put something in the food. the way i eat my food. >> it comes out if need be. coming up a prank that turned a quiet day in the park in to -- we'll be right back. thiswatch lime-a-way power wer. through this block of pure limescale! now, let's see it in action. tough hard water build-up? gone. no scrubbing! turbo power destroys it! lime-a-way turbo power. see the difference, or your money back.

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lime-a-way turbo power. see the difference, or your money back. ♪ all right. it's time for "the mix." dinosaurs have been extinct for a while, right? so understandable if you saw one you would be scared. a prankster in rhode island took a little prank here on joggers, walkers, runners, skaters. check this out. [ screaming ] >> so say this put dinosaur eggs out there on the trail to lure people over. >> that's amazing. you can see a dinosaur and your brain doesn't say, it can't be real. >> these ladies of course are laughing.

>> even the dogs were scared. that was impressive and brave. every dog that got loose and let the dinosaur have it. even the dogs jump out of their skin. >> but this lady who was walking the dog said, we're not going to touch your eggs. relax she said to the dinosaur. >> pretty cool. check out this viral video. kite boarders performing death defying gravity stunts there, some flips, somersaults, the video is going viral, gearing up for the 2014 high wind competition that takes place in aruba from july 1st to july 7th. have you ever done that one, linzie? >> i have never been kite boarding. i don't think i ever will. but i was surprised to see this competition has been going on for 28 years! it seems like it could be one of the new extreme sports, but no, it's been around. here's one for you, senior prank day. >> cool. >> the seniors at santa barbara high school in california

decided to hire a mariachi band to follow the principal around all day long as he went about his business. there he is. ♪ apparently everybody was quite amused. >> i would actually love that prank. i'm a big fan. i love that stuff. >> yeah? just go to europe. >> just go to europe? >> yeah, they are everywhere you sit down. >> i want to see some european mariachis. >> you know what i mean, the bands that play when you sit down. a bull dog is taking the internet by storm and he is quite photogenic and so you can understand why. he wears accessories well. according to his owner, he's a french bulldog and has 185,000 followers. his name is boss. 3 years old, lives in sweden and he's really taking the internet by storm. check that out. i don't know what he is. but apparently the owner swears he thinks the dog poses for

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this morning on "world news now," up in flames. a military jet crashes in to a quiet neighborhood. the pilot's dramatic moves before the unforgettable impact. footsteps to freedom. the taliban's jaw-dropping videotape showing sergeant bowe bergdahl's release. why was bergdahl let go while another couple is still captive? basketball science. a math nerd who is putting the moves on your nba superstars. he is predicting the winner of the championship before it is started. nashville's finest. the big act at the cmt awards and this country star's taking home big prizes this morning. that's in "the skinny" on this thursday, june 5th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning. i'm linzie janis.

>> and i'm john muller. we are going to start this half hour with breaking news out of southern california. the crash of a military jet in to a residential neighborhood. >> it happened in the town of imperial, population about 15,000. 90 miles east of san diego near the mexican border. abc's mary bruce has the latest. >> reporter: a devastating crash. a military jet slamming in to a residential area in southern california, creating a massive plume of smoke. >> i spoke to some neighbors who were on the scene at the time and they described it as what felt like an earthquake. when the crash occurred, it shook the walls of their homes. >> it was a very deafening noise. and i look and the plane's just coming straight and it completely nose-dived down. and i kind of went into panic mode. >> reporter: military confirming a harrier jet from marine corps air station yuma crashing in imperial, california. >> what about the guys supposed to be in there? >> reporter: the pilot ejected safely and was transported to a local hospital. authorities rushed to the scene and the marine corps vowed to

investigate. this crash coming just weeks after the harrier jet from another station crashed in phoenix. that plane went down in an unpopulated area. mary bruce, abc news, los angeles. another breaking story we are following. three police officers shot dead and the hunt is on for a suspect. canadian authorities tweeted this picture of the suspect dressed in camouflage and carrying two guns. such violence is rare in canada, particularly on its east coast where the attack took place. the white house is still doing damage control over the controversial deal to release bowe bergdahl. a brief video was released by the taliban suggesting he was in deteriorating health requiring quick action, but the senators didn't appear to buy it. >> don't think from a health standpoint there was any issue that dictated the release of these five nasty killers, in exchange for bergdahl. >> that is not the person that was released here. he was not in that type of a

dire situation when he was released. >> the release of the five deneighbor kndena deneighbd detainees reignited opposition to president obama's goal of closing guantanamo. there are other americans held by the taliban. worried family members are hoping for a deal to bring them home. here's abc's brian ross. >> reporter: their plight had received little attention until two with videos were made public by the family of the missing woman. caitlin coleman seen next to her canadian husband joshua boyle. >> i'm a prisoner of the taliban. my husband is right here. >> coleman was pregnant when the couple went missing two years ago in afghanistan as they hiked through the region controlled by the taliban. in the video, which her family received last year, she talks of the child she apparently gave birth to in taliban captivity. >> i would ask that my family and my government do everything that they can to bring my husband, child and i to safety and freedom. >> we have not heard from them. we have not heard anything

except for the videos. >> reporter: caitlan coleman is one of at least ten americans being held hostage or captive somewhere in the world whose families are also counting on the u.s. government to act. in pakistan, american aid worker warren weinstein was kidnapped by al qaeda three years ago. >> it seems i have been totally abandoned and forgotten. >> reporter: weinstein's family told of their anguish. >> i wanted to die right there on the spot because he has no idea how hard we've tried to get him back. >> reporter: there are three americans believed to be held in iran. including cia contractor and former fbi agent bob levinson who disappeared seven years ago. >> please help me. >> reporter: for the families of all the missing americans, including two journalists held in somalia and syria, the release of bowe bergdahl has triggered questions whether the u.s. is prepared to trade for their loved ones, too. brian ross, abc news, new york.

russian president putin was uninvited from the g-7 summit in belgium but he was still very much a presence. the leaders of all seven nations issued a statement urging russia to recognize the results of ukraine's most recent elections. in moscow putin seemed to brush off being snubbed and declared he was still open to dialogue on ukraine. that dialogue could happen tomorrow when president obama and president putin attend d-day anniversary ceremonies. it wasn't the usual opening of a british parliamentary session. the speech by britain's queen elizabeth was briefly interrupted. she was just about done with her ten-minute address to lawmakers yesterday when a 12-year-old page boy who insisted on carrying her robe fainted. he hit the floor, picked up by a microphone. >> a comprehensive nuclear agreement with iran. >> only the slightest pause, the queen continued. the boy is fine. also of note, yesterday the queen's coach that took a decade to build and cost $5 million

from fragments of british historic sites are built into the panels. general motors is releasing much-anticipated findings on the investigation in to the delay of a huge recall. ceo mary barra is expected to explain why it took gm more than ten years to recall nearly 3 million cars with faulty ignition switches. the company says the problem caused at least 13 deaths. lawyers suing gm say at least 60 people died. another mega merger is in the works in the telecommunications industry. word of a $32 billion deal between sprint and t-mobile. the preliminary deal is expected to be announced this summer. if they get approval, the combined company would be in a strong third place with almost as many customers as verizon and at&t. for subscribers, a merger could mean lower prices and better coverage. in the health headlines this morning, a new warning about the dangers of marijuana use in teens. researchers at the national institute for drug abuse showed

marijuana use in adolescence leads to problems with short term memory and lower iq and researchers point to studies showing that pot is addictive. but addiction experts counter that. marijuana is much less addictive than tobacco or alcohol. here's a look at the nation's weather. a narrow band of severe thunderstorms extends from colorado clear out to the coast of the carolinas and up into northern michigan. showers will also stretch from new england into virginia. otherwise the rest of nation will be clear. most of the northern half of the country in the 70s. temperatures will be summer-like in the 80s in the south. it will heat up in the 90s in the southwest. 108 degrees for phoenix. they are expecting clear skies in iowa today. good news for the thousands of people attending the world pork expo. >> we looked this up and on today's official schedule is what is called the big grill. we suspect this is what the big grill looks like. all of those people have to eat, right? >> seriously, though, the three-day trade show is big business.

the pork producers get a look at the expensive equipment for their farms, there are free seminals including today's talk about the importance of educating others about pork production. >> are you a fan? >> of pork? absolutely. i think it is actually my favorite meat. >> it's so good. i love a southern barbecue pulled pork sandwich. >> pulled pork sandwich. >> one of my favorite things in the world. >> one of the greatest things in american cuisine. pulled pork sandwich is great. >> we learned yesterday on the show, we can have as much bacon. >> bacon, pork ribs, what else? >> how about you do a pig noise for us? [ pig noises ] >> you are such a great sport. that was excellent. >> on command. coming up in "the skinny," the rock n roll industry made history years ago today. but first, the shelter from the storm. can your home stand up to mother nature's worst? get expert advice to protect your property. you are watching "world news now." ♪ shelter from the storm

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all right. we think of our house as a shelter from the storm but sometimes mother nature has other ideas. hurricane season has started and that wind and rain can do a number on your property. >> insurance companies say the average cost to repair a damaged home is about $6,500. how can you batten down the hatches? abc's byron pitts tells us what works and what doesn't. >> three, two, one. >> reporter: are you ready if disaster hits literally? a flying projectile through a window, eight inches of rainfall an hour, the power of a storm seen up close in a lab, storms that batter, even destroy homes. it turns out your windows are one of the most vulnerable spots. not just from flying glass but broken windows can allow a storm's pressure to rip your roof right off. so we head to the lab to find out how to best protect windows. >> we are going to impact the pucket with a 9-pound

at 50 feet a second. >> i bet that would hurt. >> it does. >> reporter: first the old advice, when a storm is coming, tape up your windows. >> i have covered dozens of hurricanes and people always have their windows taped up. does this help? >> no, not at all. >> reporter: just watch. the tape on the window. >> did not work. as you can see the impact went completely through. you have larger pieces that can do real damage if it hit someone in the face. >> reporter: how about those plywood boards? back at the lab, as you can see the results better but experts tell us wood provides inconsistent protection and could allow the window to break. and those special metal storm shutters. they hold out better than wood, but the safest of all? there are windows that you can buy that withstand winds of 200 miles an hour. this one they are testing at 150. it will bow but not break. we test it. experts call it high impact glass. >> as you see, the laminate did

its job. so now the outside pressures cannot get transferred to the inside. >> reporter: they are expensive, twice the cost of normal windows, but in the storm zone, when your window is one of the last barriers between your loved ones and the elements, it may be an investment worth making. byron pitts, abc news, new york. >> dramatic when you see it in the lab. >> if you live in a vulnerable spot i would think it would be really worth making the investment. >> if the window shattered, put a piece of wood on it because who wants a shattered window. you still have to replace it. but at least the glass is not flying at your face. >> you live near the jersey shore. >> i lost a lot of limbs during sandy but nothing too bad. but a lot of businesses, the ones that were badly damaged, homes badly damaged and some new homes are required by federal restrictions to be up, raised higher. >> another thing they are

thinking of doing that keeps getting put off is building dunes all along the coast. that seems like a good idea to me. >> no doubt about it. learned a lot from sandy. >> and they are pretty. >> they are pretty. coming up, jenny goes back to the block. >> the most adorable moment at the cmt awards. "the skinny" is up next. >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stat (tiffany) ask yourself what your children or cigarettes. for as long as i can remember, my mother smoked. she died from lung cancer when i was 16.

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♪ skinny so skinny all right. we begin this "throwback thursday" skinny with a trip back to 1964. >> on this very day 50 years ago, these five odd looking kids from the u.k. they are they are. check them out. they first performed on american soil. they are the rolling stones. back on june 5th, 1964, they performed in san bernardino, california, tickets 5 bucks.

>> fast forward to 2014, the guys are still filling stadiums. they rocked last night in tel aviv. the latest stop on their current world tour. newspapers are calling the show epic. not bad for a few guys who are 70 years young. >> can you you believe it, 50 years later they are still filling stadiums and they are 70 years old? they can still rock. no doubt about it. i wonder how much those tickets cost. i doubt they are five bucks. >> no. the stars of country music had their time to shine the cmt country music awards took place last night. one of the biggest awards was one of the sweetest moments. >> 24-year-old cassidy pope won breakthrough video of the year. pope was the champion of season three of "the voice" and her very first country music award was presented by her coach, blake shelton. the show then turned into a family affair when shelton himself won best male video. a bit later, his wife miranda lambert won for female video of the year. and carrie underwood took home top prize for video of the year.

>> linzie, are you a country music fan? do you dabble? >> tiny bit. not really what about you? >> i dabble. lived down in the south and developed an ear for it. at first huh-uh, but it is catchy. >> acquired taste. jenny back on the block in the bronx. j-lo came home for the first ever concert in new york city, the borough she was born in. the turnout wasn't overwhelming but enthusiastic for the free concert. lopez looked great, as always. changing her outfit for nearly every number. and she closed by singing "jenny from the block." don't fooled by the rocks that i got. >> don't fooled by the rocks that i got. check it out. bradley cooper doesn't have much breathing room on the set of his new movie. >> cooper was spotted sporting these super short shorts while filming "american sniper." his buns of steel practically bursting through the seams of his skin-tight khakis, but he's still smiling. so it must not have been too uncomfortable.

>> the 39-year-old star has packed on about 40 pounds of muscle to play a navy s.e.a.l. in the '80s. i had some tennis shorts that with respect far from that, but so did everybody else. >> but you don't have pictures. >> exactly. dr. dre completed the purchase of the estate built by tom brady and gisele bundchen. >> he paid a cool $40 million for the five bedroom, nine bathroom mansion and its surrounding grounds. of course, he's selling beats electronics to apple for $3 billion. so i guess he has that kind of cash. dre got a deal on it. it had been listed at $50 million. he got a deal on it. little cheaper than that. >> that's quite the pad. here's a look at which celebrities are celebrating a birthday today. indy rocker, lori anderson turns 67. >> kenny g., he's 58. the "g" stands for gorelick. did you know that? >> i did not know that. singer turned rapper turned actor mark wahlberg, marky mark and the funky bunch for those

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brain. >> i think so. >> why don't you walk me through the board. >> reporter: just like brad pitt assembled an all-star team in "money ball," basketball superstars like dwayne wade and durant have hired this georgetown graduate and self-described math nerd to be their secret weapon. analyzing their plays down to the tiniest statistical detail. down to court position. green means go and red means stop. don't shoot from there. >> you got it. >> reporter: to their posture. >> letting me know my percentage drop when i stand up. when i am low it is better. >> reporter: stay low. >> stay low. >> reporter: he says here's what to watch for. watch he bron. watch him shoot from here and miss. rewind the tape. lebron makes that shot 32% of the time. but at this exact spot, it increases to 74%. and just a few feet away, as high as 90%. and statically he favors the right side.

>> i think you can predict who's pretty much going to win. >> reporter: you can predict, but are you going to tell us? >> i will let you all watch it. >> reporter: paula faris, abc news, miami. >> pretty interesting. never thought of analyzing -- it is nonsense but convincing when you see the percentages of where they take their shots. >> "money ball." >> just like "money ball" have you seen the movie? >> yes, i have. are you following the finals? >> i don't want know, maybe. i will watch it when it is down to the wire. >> you can see it for yourself right here on abc starting tonight. >> the miami heat take on the san antonio spurs. tipoff is at 9:00 eastern, 6:00 pacific. >> it's going to be a great final. i don't know. tim duncan is looking good. he may be the man of destiny. do you have a favorite? >> i don't. i'd like to see you playing. there you are in short shorts. >> i have long legs. >> wow, looking good. >> tallest guy ever.

good morning. i'm linzie janis. >> i'm john muller. here are some of the top headlines we are following this morning on "world news now." experts are pouring over the newly release video of bowe bergdahl being released by his taliban captors. a homecoming celebration in his idaho hometown has been cancelled because of security concerns. u.s. marine harrier jet has crashed into a residential neighborhood outside of san diego. the pilot ejected and was taken to the hospital. no word on injuries on the ground. we will have more details coming up in a moment. president obama and other world leaders focus on russia's actions in ukraine at today's g-7 summit. russian president vladimir putin who was left out of the summit says he is open to dialogue on

the ukraine. california chrome will wear number two in the belmont stakes. he's the overwhelming favorite to win the mile and a half race and complete the first triple crown in 30 some years. those are some of the top stories on this june 5th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> all right, good thursday morning, everyone. we're going to begin this half hour with the taliban video showing the handover of bowe bergdahl. >> experts are analyzing the images and abc's karen travers reports from washington on what the tape could reveal. >> reporter: the obama administration says it will have no judgment about bowe bergdahl until it has the facts. >> i think a bit unfair to sergeant bergdahl's family and to him to presume anything. >> reporter: stunning new video, released by the taliban, showing the moment they handed bergdahl over to u.s. special operations forces. that is bergdahl sitting in the truck in local dress, no beard. taliban fighters stand watch on a hillside.

as the american military helicopter approaches, bergdahl's warned, don't come back again. you won't make it out alive next time. >> if you watch it, it is not terribly threatening. the taliban reaches out and pats him fairly gently three times on the arm, like you and i have been together a long time. i don't want to have to kill you the next time you are here. >> reporter: once the blackhawk lands, a swift handover. a handshake and patdown to check him for weapons or explosives. before he gets on the helicopter, another patdown, 90 seconds total and then bergdahl flies to his freedom. >> i don't think from a health standpoint there was any issue that dictated the release of these five nasty killers in exchange for bergdahl. >> that's not the person that was released here. he was not in that type of dire situation when he was released. >> reporter: secretary headachele spoke to bergdahl's parents yesterday and said the

military is focused on his health and reintegration and he will have the full support of the pentagon. john and linzie? >> karen, thank you. now to the breaking news out of southern california. the crash of a military jet in to a resident, neighborhood. the u.s. marines harrier jet from the yuma, arizona, air base went down in the town of imperial setting two homes on fire. the pilot ejected and was taken to the hospital for evaluation. there are no reports of injuries on the ground or any word on what caused the jet to crash. an intense manhunt underway in the eastern part of canada after three police officers were gunned down. police in new brunswick tweeted an image of a suspect wearing military camouflage and wielding two guns. they believe he's still in the area and residents were urged to stay inside and lock their doors. gun violence is extremely rare in canada. a man is in custody in new york in connection with the stabbing death of a little boy in an elevator. daniel st. hubert was arrested last night after the police appealed to the public for help in tracking him down. st. hubert attacked two children in an elevator of a public

housing project. the 6-year-old boy died and a 7-year-old girl was critically injured. 17-year-old connecticut high school student charged in the fatal stabbing of a fellow student has pleaded not guilty to murder. christopher plaskon is charged with killing 16-year-old honor student maren sanchez in the hallway of their school just hours before the school's junior prom. police are investigating whether it was triggered by sanchez's refusal to be plaskon's date for the prom. lawyers for o.j. simpson have filed an appeal of the robbery conviction that led to his current prison stay. they are asking the nevada supreme court to grant simpson a new trial. they claim simpson was misled by his former lawyer who represented the nfl hall of--famer in his kidnapping and robbery case. no indication of when nevada's highest court will rule on the request. word of another mega merger. the company's third and fourth largest wireless carriers looking to join forces. sprint and t-mobile seem to be closing in on the $32 billion deal. josh haskell tells us where

things stand. >> reporter: it's been rumored for months and now appears a deal is in place for sprint to buy t-mobile. an estimated $32 billion merger that could make the wireless industry more competitive. >> you have at&t and verizon up on top, almost the same number of customers and once you combine sprint and t-mobile, they are going to have almost as many customers. they will be a powerful number three competitor. >> reporter: according to the research strategy analytics in the third quarter of 2013, verizon had 119 million subscribers, at&t, 109 million. then sprint with 54 million and t-mobile at 45 million. although a merger between at&t and t-mobile was blocked in 2011, kagan says the marketplace today is very different. with talks of a comcast/time warner merger and at&t/directv merger. >> today, with all of the mergers on the table, i have a feeling the regulators are going to approve all of them. and that's going to transform the industry.

>> reporter: which could mean lower prices for subscribers, better coverage and increased innovation. sprint and t-mobile have yet to comment on the deal. if they continue to trail verizon and at&t by over 100 million combined subscribers, joining forces may be the most effective way to shrink that gap. josh haskell, abc news, new york. >> thanks, josh. in arizona, a tragic end to the search for a missing hiker. a body found on a mountain in phoenix has been identified as eric fernandez. the 23-year-old was visiting with his dad but vanished over the weekend during a solo hike. the search had to be called off several times because of the triple-digit heat. the cause of death is yet to be determined. a texas mom is fighting back after her 10-year-old daughter suffered sunburn on a field trip. the san antonio school district doesn't allow students to bring sunscreen to school. they say it is banned because it is a toxic substance.

christy rigs is demanding a change of policy. she says skin cancer runs in her family and wants her daughter to be protected. >> we have several hundred kids on field day being burned, you have to ask yourself, what do we want for our children? do we want them to be safe or not? >> school says sunscreen is considered medication and kids would need a doctor's note to have it at school. several midwestern states are still cleaning up this morning in the wake of the severe storm system that slammed through the area on tuesday night. near hurricane-force winds torrential rains and tennis ball size hail inflicted millions of dollars of damage. abc's clayton sandell has the latest. >> reporter: a sea of rushing water in the midwest. part of a severe weather system that laid waste to countless homes and cars. that is the buzz of chain saws across the ohio and tennessee valleys. the big fix is in for neighborhoods destroyed by a blast of storms that pack tennis ball-sized windshield busting

hail. >> it sounded like a roar coming at us. >> reporter: that roar swept over this car dealership in blair, nebraska, and another one in iowa. >> that storm went through and damaged all of our inventory. >> reporter: pelting 4300 vehicles with balls of ice. a loss of $15 million. not just cars were pummelled, houses were destroyed. >> i had hail the size of golf balls sitting on my living room floor. >> sounded like a war zone. it was awful. just awful. >> reporter: pounding hail and hurricane strength winds took this house apart. >> i lost a roof, gutters, siding, windows. >> reporter: the storm system is still on the move in to the northeast. pushing with it the threat of gusty winds and flash flooding. clayton sandell, abc news, omaha, nebraska. here's a look at today's weather. a narrow band of severe thunderstorms stretches down from the great lakes, west in to colorado and east all the way to the coast of the carolinas. showers will also extend from new england south in to virginia.

but everyone else should enjoy clear skies. >> most of the northern half of the country will be mild. temperatures will be summer-like in the 80s. to the south, it will heat up to 90 degrees. and in the southwest to 108 degrees for phoenix. if you think beatle mania is a thing of the past you may want to think again. especially after hearing the results of an auction in new york. >> sotheby's called it the largest private collection of john lennon's work to be put on the block. among the items to be sold was a nine-page parody of sherlock holmes that lennon wrote. it sold for $209,000. >> they expect it to go for 50 to 70 grand at the most. 80% of the items sold more than what was expected. all of the stuff belonged to john lennon's british publisher. he held on to it for 50 years. >> incredible to see such an appetite, so much money. he was quite a hero. >> you wonder if the publisher held on for sentimental reasons. do you think it was going to be worth a lot of money someday? >> i guess he's known for a

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♪ ♪ you could say this next story takes the word "gold digger" to a whole new level. some sophisticated thieves broke in to a jewelry store and made off with a million dollars worth of merchandise. >> gold, diamonds, stones, they got it all. you won't believe how they did it. here's abc's mary bruce. ♪ >> reporter: it sounds like a mission impossible, but no, this wasn't the sleuth team depicted in the movies. real thieves cleaned out this washington state jewelry store without setting a foot inside. >> if you can call criminals professionals this is as professional as you can get. >> reporter: no alarms went off, no motion sensor tripped and the

burglars made off with a million dollars in jewelry. >> sure enough, it was wiped out. our inventory, stones, customer jobs, all of it. >> reporter: a sophisticated crew cut through the roof of a neighboring building and drilled holes to spy inside the store. surveillance footage shows them using a camera to peer inside looking for the loot. once they found the safe, they cut through the wall behind it and stole everything. >> with our security cameras and motion detectors i don't think there is anything that we could have done to improve our security here. >> reporter: across the country, thieves are going for the gold. >> we all feel violated if someone enters our home and takes our stuff that we have hard earned. >> reporter: in los angeles, officials announced a dozen arrests in california and nevada. a criminal street gang accused of wiping out over a million dollars. officials in washington state are stumped and looking for the burglars who cleaned out the jewelry store. they are now offering a $10,000

reward for any information about the heist. mary bruce, abc news, los angeles. >> something out of a movie. right? right? >> yeah, incredible. there was a diamond heist in 2013 in belgium. it was massive. $1 million was stolen. this is $350 million. they took 120 packages of diamonds. >> these guys are amateurs. >> yeah. amateurs. >> there are some amazing ones. >> gold is worth a lot. >> oh, yeah. >> how do you feel about gold? >> i love gold. bring it on. oh, there you go. that's why you asked me that one. i did my time and i'm back on the desk here at abc. i think everybody should get a second chance. >> i was hoping we would see you with a lot of bling. >> a lot of bling. i try to hide it. coming up, "throwback thursday" is coming up. we will look back at celebrity weddings throughout the year. >> it will be fun. this is "world news now" and we are remembering the most unusual of all time. we'll be right back.

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a healthy baby is worth the wait. ♪ all right. "throwback thursday." we celebrate love in all of its wonderful wacky ways. >> unless you have been under a rock the last six months, you know the wedding of the year just took place a couple weekends ago. kim and kanye finally husband and wife. here's pictures from instagram and although they get a lot of

flak we have to say it looks like a gorgeous event. the bride and groom were stunning as they said their vows in italy, in florence. >> gorgeous event. almost enough to make us forget about kim's marriage mishap a few years ago, and if you were counting, it was a $10 million mistake. remember this, kris humphries, the nba player and kardashian married less than a year. >> lavish affair. $10,000 on invitations, six grand on the cake, 2 million on flowers and 2.5 million for kim's diamond head dress. marriage ended after 72 days. >> yowza. >> and, of course, the all-time queen of marriage was elizabeth taylor. she married eight times to seven husbands. how's that possible? she married one of them twice. >> it was a love story better than the movies they made. elizabeth taylor and richard burton met on the set of "cleopatra" in 1963. they were both married at the time and started a racy affair. even the vatican weighing in on it saying the affair was erotic vagrancy.

the two married in 1964 and broke up ten years later when burton was unfaithful. >> but the story had another chapter. they rekindled their relationship the following year and married once again. this time it lasted less than a year. >> really loved each other. what a great love story. >> next to a fairy tale. the girl from philadelphia who became a princess. actress grace kelly met her prince at monaco at the cannes film festival. the following year, they married in what was called the wedding of the century. the civil ceremony was broadcast throughout europe and the following day the church service took place. >> one of the biggest collection of hollywood stars ever seen. 600 guests including a-list celebrities, not frank sinatra he turned down the invitation because he was afraid of upstaging the bride. >> of course everyone can't be the epitome of elegance on their wedding day. take pam anderson and kid rock. >> they married on a yacht in

2001. they were divorced in 2003. >> another unusual choice for wedding dress. sara jessica parker. we all know she takes fashion risks, but this was a very nontraditional choice. >> she married matthew broderick. they are still married. maybe there is something to that. >> unusual fashion choice is one thing. one wedding in 2002 was a sight to see. >> do you remember the marriage of liza minnelli and david gest? who can forget this one? there is liza and her husband and best man and maid of honor, michael jackson and elizabeth taylor. >> they were caught on camera doing a lot of kissing for a couple that separated the following year but department initially divorce until 2007. and just in case you're wondering, this is how david gest looks today. >> rocked it up a bit. nuptials on this "throwback thursday." before we go, we have to ask you, your nuptials are coming up sooner or later. any ideas? "throwback thursday" give you

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a simple facebook post, i'm starting this ab challenge beginning june 1st. feel free to join. >> i thought i'm going to do this. i can hopefully have a few friends and family that will join me and help to motivate me. >> reporter: 40-year-old robin gardner recently tried a 30-day ab program, but it didn't stick. so she made it an event. the 30-day ab challenge for those that need motivation like me. fast forward five days, 600,000 guests accepting the challenge and by lunchtime it spread to 850,000. and today? 2.6 million people together saying game on. >> something like that can't motivate me to do a 30-day challenge, i don't know what can. >> reporter: the program robin chose for them builds incrementally. just follow this calendar of sit-ups, crunches, leg raises and planks for 30 days. >> want to know the best way to work your abs? >> reporter: she shared how-to videos, unlocking the secrets to the perfect form. what resulted is participants,

strangers, encouraging each other to stay strong. one person writing, keep going, everyone. another, we got this. >> when you have somebody to struggle with you have somebody to succeed with. >> it is like the world's biggest gym class. >> it is good to know at the end of the day if you don't want to do this, a couple other people around the world are. >> reporter: david muir, abc news, new york. >> i'm telling you what, having a partner at the gym can really, really help. >> would that motivate you, millions of people? >> i don't know if the facebook thing would motivate me. but when somebody -- hey, you look pretty motivated. got me in the back there. >> looking good. >> i'm telling you. makeup and everything. no sweat. how do you do it? >> look at the muscles in my quads. wow, pumped. >> i love having a partner. when you are ready to call the person up and say do you you want to go today. you know they are going to shame you and say of course. locks you in. >> i have to pay my partner. >> trainer. >> always that option. >> always that option. that's our news for this half hour.

this morning on "world news now," military mayhem a marine corps jet crashes in to a neighborhood setting houses on fire. the frightening scene and tremendous impact. dramatic handoff. the taliban video shows army sergeant bowe bergdahl and his first free moment of freedom in years. what was going through his head? >> at this point, i'm about to get executed on film. >> expert insight in to what was happening here moment by moment. and a rare look at michael jackson's family through the eyes of his sister latoya. >> people got it all wrong because they think we are strange and weird. >> after so much loss and controversy, latoya is moving on. it is thursday, june 5th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now."

good morning. i'm linzie janis. >> i'm john muller. we begin with breaking news. a story we have been following out of southern california. a crash of a military jet in to a residential neighborhood. >> it happened in the extreme southeast corner of the state in the desert town of imperial near the mexican border. the u.s. marine harrier jet crashed and exploded setting two homes on fire. >> the pilot managed to eject before the crash. he was taken to the hospital. no word of immediate injuries or casualties on the ground. residents describe the impact as feeling like a bomb or earthquake. >> i spoke with some neighbors who were on the scene at the time, and they described it as what felt like a earthquake, when the crash occurred shook the walls of their homes and one gentleman i spoke to said he had gone in to the home while there were still flames on the vehicle inside the garage and helped to pull out some residents too shocked to know what to do in terms of escaping their home.

>> there's no word on what caused the jet to crash. the marine corps spokesman said the plane was from the marine corps air station in yuma, arizona. this was the second crash in a month of a harrier jet from the yuma air base. we will have more in the next half hour. intelligence experts have been pouring over the newly released video from the taliban that shows the handover of bowe bergdahl. martha raddatz takes us through the tape. >> reporter: late in the afternoon, deep in the valley, bowe bergdahl, clean shaven, blinking as if emerging from the dark for the first time. taliban fighters, high in the hills, able to shoot below. the white flag on a freshly cut branch a sign for the americans. translating the conversation from pashto, the language of the taliban. a fighter says to bergdahl, don't come back to afghanistan. you will not make it out alive next time. then surveillance aircraft appears, followed by two helicopters.

three americans emerge. bergdahl, carrying a bag is escorted toward them. his back quickly patted, making sure he has not been turned in to a human bomb. just before boarding, his bag is grabbed and dropped. another patdown and then airborne to freedom. abc news consultant and retired marine corps fighter pilot steve ganyard studied the hidden signs key to the operation. first, the hoods of the taliban cars. >> the u.s. likely said we want you to raise the hoods of the vehicle so it is a sign we have the right area. >> reporter: then the number 41 on the u.s. helicopter, likely a message backed to the taliban the deal is on and that handoff to the americans. >> all three of them are in civilian garb. are they special forces, cia? >> reporter: we see the man in

the center doing the patdown, but watch how straight these men's arms stay, one even shaking hands with his left. clearly their arms kept straight as they concealed something up their sleeve. >> they have obviously got some kind of weapon. so if they need to shoot across each other, they are ready to go in case of ambush. >> reporter: and then bergdahl's blinking eyes, the bright sun, the zus dust or something else. >> if you think of all of the thing that's taliban has done, the executions that they love to film and then you have him, watching being led out to an open area with people filming him and weapons. he can just as easily be thinking i am about to get executed on film for the taliban. >> reporter: but no one knows for sure that blinking may have been because he spent so little time in the sun. what we know is once on the helicopter and realizing he was safe and with americans he broke down in tears. he's still in the hospital in germany, likely to be back in the u.s. next week. martha raddatz, abc news, washington. >> we have heard from another

american being held captive by the talibataliban. caitlin coleman is next to her husband, joshua boyle. the couple disappeared in afghanistan hiking through a region controlled by the taliban. >> my family and my government do everything they can to bring my husband, child and i to safety and freedom. >> we have not heard from them. we have not heard anything except for the videos. >> reporter: the families say they are disappointed their children and grandchild were not freed as part of the deal with bowe bergdahl but they are holding out for a deal based on humanitarian grounds. president obama and the world's leaders take a stand against russia a day before they see russian president vladimir putin.

here's the latest. >> reporter: there were only seven seats at the table last night. the g-7 kicked off and for the first time in 17 years russian president vladimir putin was not invited. in putin's absence the smaller group focused on the crisis in ukraine and threatened increased sanctions on russia. >> reporter: how three nations with stand united so further russian provocation will mean more isolate for russia. >> reporter: in a wide-ranging interview on wednesday, the kremlin chief shrugged off the g-7. lashing out at the u.s.. he said america has the most aggressive military with bases around the world. in paris, putin will hold bilateral meetings with the french, german heads of state and hinted he would be open to meet with president obama. this is his choice, he said. i'm prepared for dialogue. that dialogue could happen tomorrow. both men will be in normandy commemorating the 70th anniversary of d-day. >> i'm sure i will see him. he will be there. >> reporter: and before nor map

man d normandy comes paris with a delicate diplomacy for president obama tonight. he will host back to back dinner dates, one for president obama and one for president putin. no word on what is on each menu. >> any chance they could run in to each other. >> reports are that obama will eat first and putin two hours later. one meal will likely happen outside of the palace to avoid that awkward run in. >> they will have to see each other i eventually. >> awkward moment. looming out there. molly hunter, thank you very much. now the latest on the veterans administration health care scandal. the v.a. says 1700 vets placed on the secret wait list by the hospital in phoenix have been contacted to begin getting care. looks like a plan in the senate to make it easier to fire those responsible will fail when the vote comes up later today. on a sad note, one of baseball's truly legendary figures has died. don zimmer's career spanned 66 years as a player, coach, manager and executive. during that time he was involved in six world series championship

teams. as the coach of the yankees he was infamously thrown to the ground by angel martinez during a game with the red sox. zimmer was working with tampa this year. and he had heart surgery in april. don zimmer was 83 years old. in a surprising turn-around, donald sterling is agreeing to sell the l.a. clippers. sterli sterling's attorney said he made an agreement with the nba to resolve all their differences. the deal comes days after he filed a billion dollar lawsuit against the league claiming it was violating his rights by forcing him to sell. the nba owners must approve the steal of the clippers to former microsoft executive steve ballmer. the vote is expected to happen next month. the stanley cup finals are off to an excited start. last night in los angeles, the first two goals and then the kings scored the next three including a winner in overtime. l.a. wins 3-2. game two is saturday night. and the mayors of both los angeles and new york getting in on the stanley cup there. they have a bet that includes

very public humiliation. if the kings win, new york mayor bill de blasio will sing "i love l.a." and if the rangers win, bill garcetti will perform "new york, new york." the crowd at the belmont stakes will be singing "new york, new york" as california chrome and ten other horses come onto the track. the triple crown hopeful will be wearing number two. california chrome's jockey is hoping number two will be his lucky number. secretariat wore number two when he won the triple crown in 1973. follow up on a brave young man we told you about before here on "world news now." you may recall griffin furlong of jacksonville, florida. >> his mother died when he was 6 and he was homeless for years, including during his senior year. despite that he graduated valedictorian of his high school class yesterday. >> he told his classmates giving up is not an option and they should all live their lives with purpose. he is heading to florida state

in the fall. good luck to him. by the way, an online account for his college expenses already has raised about $70,000. that's enough to pay for books, tuition, housing, really, really great. >> he says anything leftover he'll save for a rainy day. he deserves every penny. what an incredible story. >> most definitely. he wants to fund a high school scholarship for students in difficult financial situations like him. good luck to him. what a great guy. coming up in "the mix," musicians following a school principal around all day long. an unforgettable senior prank. but first, the cameras rolling as the president works up a sweat in a hotel gym. serious questions about presidential privacy. you are watching "world news now." ♪ pump it ♪ pump it >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by tide pods. by tide pods.

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threat? here's abc chief white house correspondent, jonathon karl. >> reporter: the president is in europe looking to flex his muscles on the international stage. >> we will not accept russia or ukraine's sovereignty. >> reporter: but it is this video that's been seen everywhere here. president obama in a hotel gym in warsaw exercising his actual muscles. doing lunges, flies, working his biceps and doing some cardio. along with the president, there appear to be hotel guests working out as well. one of them apparently shooting this video, briefly including a half-selfie. the secret service tonight says there was no security breach because everybody in the hotel was screened and secret service agents were always nearby. they keep the president safe but it is not their job to confiscate cameras or cell phones. they point out the president makes unscheduled stops sometimes out to lunch or just last month he was on the washington mall surprising tourists.

>> this is something the president has done hundreds of times, working out in hotel gyms when he travels. this just happens to be the first time somebody decided to videotape him working out. jonathan karl, abc news. >> i'm a little bewildered at the fascination that the president works out. like he's a man. that's what you look like when you work out. >> it is impressive he is working out when traveling like that. john kerry's taking a nap. >> you are right about that. >> people were not told they couldn't take photographs and there were people in the gym. and this is an off-the-record thing for the president. >> and it goes with the territory, like the secret service says what are we supposed to do? confiscate it? we are a land of freedom. we don't do that. >> some people are poking fun of him because he yawned and went for a lighter is set of dumbbells. >> like we have never yawned at the gym or gone this is too heavy and go for the lighter ones. coming up, happiness in the

making. how la toya jackson learned to love again after 20 years alone. in the next half hour, if you are thinking of putting a few bucks on a basketball bet, we have a guy you want to meet. his whipping formula coming up right here. you are watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc station. ♪ ♪ every day it's getting closer ♪ ♪ going faster than a roller coaster ♪ ♪ a love like yours will surely come my way ♪ ♪ hey, hey, hey ♪ every day it's getting closer ♪ ♪ going faster than a roller coaster ♪ ♪ a love like yours will surely come my way ♪ ♪ hey, hey, hey babies aren't fully developed until at least 39 weeks, which means babies born even a few weeks early can have breathing, feeding, and learning problems.

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♪ ♪ classic '80s there from latoya jackson. the fifth of ten children born into the jackson family. >> despite fame and fortune, her life has not been easy, but now things are turning around with a new project and a new love. here's abc's abbie boudreau. ♪ >> reporter: she's the jackson with the big heart and tiny laugh. [ laughter ] >> reporter: the once ultra private latoya jackson is now starring in her own reality show, "life with la toya." her second season beginning this week on own. for a long time you were anti-reality. right? >> for the longest and my mother says, honey, this is the best thing you can do because people have it all wrong. they think we are strange and weird. we are like anybody else.

>> reporter: not quite like anybody else. check out this ring. i have to see your ring. >> yes, this is my ring. >> reporter: after months of on-line rumors about la toya's love life she is setting the record straight, she's engaged and happily showing off her 17 1/2 carat diamond ring. her fiance, long-time business partner and best friend jeffrey phillips seen here on the show nervously asking her father for permission. >> that sounds like marriage talk to me. >> my father, mind you he's a nice guy but he's not the easiest person to talk to. >> reporter: no wedding date is set but there's already talk of adoption. >> i have always wanted to be a mother, all of my life. >> reporter: and perhaps another paris in the jackson family. there's a little known pact since grade school between la toya, michael and their close friend, kathy hilton. >> whoever gets the firstborn you name them paris and i said, okay. i will name my paris. and kathy was first, paris hilton. of course, michael had his paris.

>> reporter: is there potentially a paris in your future? >> there could be. i don't know this yet but i will have to wait and see. >> reporter: abbie boudreau, abc news, los angeles. >> she looks fantastic. she is 58 years old. did you know that? she looks way younger than that. >> it is really, really nice to see her happy. she's been single 20 years after an abusive marriage to her ex-husband and manager jack gordon. she was married to him from '89 to '97. >> 17 1/2 carat diamond ring. >> that is incredible. >> 17 1/2 carats. >> how do you hold it on your finger? >> yeah, right? what is that? something from another planet or something. >> crazy. >> she walked down a path of white rose petals and gardenias that led to a romantic dinner including chicken soup, because it is one of her favorite foods, and inside the best part, the 17.5 carat diamond ring. >> that's a huge risk to put

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every dog that got loose and let the dinosaur have it. even the dogs jump out of their skin. >> but this lady who was walking the dog said, we're not going to touch your eggs. relax she said to the dinosaur. >> pretty cool. check out this viral video. kite boarders performing death defying gravity stunts there, some flips, somersaults, the video is going viral, gearing up for the 2014 high wind competition that takes place in aruba from july 1st to july 7th. have you ever done that one, linzie? >> i have never been kite boarding. i don't think i ever will. but i was surprised to see this competition has been going on for 28 years! it seems like it could be one of the new extreme sports, but no, it's been around. here's one for you, senior prank day. >> cool. >> the seniors at santa barbara high school in california decided to hire a mariachi band

to follow the principal around all day long as he went about his business. there he is. ♪ apparently everybody was quite amused. >> i would actually love that prank. i'm a big fan. i love that stuff. >> yeah? just go to europe. >> just go to europe? >> yeah, they are everywhere you sit down. >> i want to see some european mariachis. >> you know what i mean, the bands that play when you sit down. a bulldog is taking the internet by storm and he is quite photogenic and so you can understand why. check him out. look at him. he wears accessories well. according to his owner, he's a french bulldog and has 185,000 followers. his name is boss. 3 years old, lives in sweden and he's really taking the internet by storm. check that out. i don't know what he is. but apparently the owner swears

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this morning"world this morning on "world news now," up in flames. a military jet crashes in to a quiet neighborhood. the pilot's dramatic moves before the unforgettable impact. footsteps to freedom. the taliban's jaw-dropping videotape showing sergeant bowe bergdahl's release. why was bergdahl let go while another couple is still captive? basketball science. a math nerd who is putting the moves on your nba superstars. he is predicting the winner of the championship before it is started. nashville's finest. the big act at the cmt awards and this country star's taking home big prizes this morning. that's in "the skinny" on this thursday, june 5th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning. i'm linzie janis. >> and i'm john muller.

we are going to start this half hour with breaking news out of southern california. the crash of a military jet in to a residential neighborhood. >> it happened in the town of imperial, population about 15,000. 90 miles east of san diego near the mexican border. abc's mary bruce has the latest. >> reporter: a devastating crash. a military jet slamming in to a residential area in southern california, creating a massive plume of smoke. >> i spoke to some neighbors who were on the scene at the time and they described it as what felt like an earthquake. when the crash occurred, it shook the walls of their homes. >> it was a very deafening noise. and i look and the plane's just coming straight and it completely nose-dived down. and i kind of went into panic mode. >> reporter: military confirming a harrier jet from marine corps air station yuma crashing in imperial, california. >> what about the guys supposed to be in there? >> reporter: the pilot ejected safely and was transported to a local hospital. authorities rushed to the scene and the marine corps vowed to investigate.

this crash coming just weeks after the harrier jet from another station crashed in phoenix. that plane went down in an unpopulated area. mary bruce, abc news, los angeles. another breaking story we are following. three police officers shot dead and the hunt is on for a suspect. canadian authorities tweeted this picture of the suspect dressed in camouflage and carrying two guns. such violence is rare in canada, particularly on its east coast where the attack took place. the white house is still doing damage control over the controversial deal to release bowe bergdahl. behind closed deals top officials show a brief video that was released by the taliban suggesting he was in deteriorating health requiring quick action, but the senators didn't appear to buy it. >> don't think from a health standpoint there was any issue that dictated the release of these five nasty killers, in exchange for bergdahl. >> that is not the person that was released here. he was not in that type of a dire situation when he was

released. >> the release of the five detainees reignited opposition to president obama's goal of closing guantanamo. there are other americans still being held by the taliban. worried family members are hoping for a deal to bring them home. here's abc's brian ross. >> reporter: their plight had received little attention until two videos were made public by the family of the missing woman. caitlin coleman seen next to her canadian husband joshua boyle. >> i'm a prisoner of the taliban. my husband is right here. >> coleman was pregnant when the couple went missing two years ago in afghanistan as they hiked through the region controlled by the taliban. in the video, which her family received last year, she talks of the child she apparently gave birth to in taliban captivity. >> i would ask that my family and my government do everything that they can to bring my husband, child and i to safety and freedom.

>> we have not heard from them. we have not heard anything except for the videos. >> reporter: caitlan coleman is one of at least ten americans being held hostage or captive somewhere in the world whose families are also counting on the u.s. government to act. in pakistan, american aid worker warren weinstein was kidnapped by al qaeda three years ago. >> it seems i have been totally abandoned and forgotten. >> reporter: weinstein's family told of their anguish. >> i wanted to die right there on the spot because he has no idea how hard we've tried to get him back. >> reporter: there are three americans believed to be held in iran. including cia contractor and former fbi agent bob levinson who disappeared seven years ago. >> please help me. >> reporter: for the families of all the missing americans, including two journalists held in somalia and syria, the release of bowe bergdahl has raised hope and questions whether the u.s. is prepared to

trade for their loved ones, too. brian ross, abc news, new york. russian president putin was uninvited from the g-7 summit in belgium but he was still very much a presence. the leaders of all seven nations issued a statement urging russia to recognize the results of ukraine's most recent elections. in moscow putin seemed to brush off being snubbed and declared he was still open to dialogue on ukraine. that dialogue could happen tomorrow when president obama and president putin attend d-day anniversary ceremonies. it wasn't the usual opening of a british parliamentary session. the speech by britain's queen elizabeth was briefly interrupted. she was just about done with her ten-minute address to lawmakers yesterday when a 12-year-old page boy who insisted on carrying her robe fainted. he hit the floor, picked up by a microphone. >> a comprehensive nuclear agreement with iran. >> only the slightest pause, the queen continued. the boy is fine. also of note, yesterday the queen's coach that took a decade to build and cost $5 million from fragments of british

historic sites are built into the panels. general motors is releasing much-anticipated findings on the investigation in to the delay of a huge recall. ceo mary barra is expected to explain why it took gm more than ten years to recall nearly 3 million cars with faulty ignition switches. the company says the problem caused at least 13 deaths. lawyers suing gm say at least 60 people died. another mega merger is in the works in the telecommunications industry. word of a $32 billion deal between sprint and t-mobile. the preliminary deal is expected to be announced this summer. if they get approval, the combined company would be in a strong third place with almost as many customers as verizon and at&t. for subscribers, a merger could mean lower prices and better coverage. in the health headlines this morning, a new warning about the dangers of marijuana use in teens. researchers at the national

institute for drug abuse showed marijuana use in adolescence leads to problems with short term memory and lower iq and researchers point to studies showing that pot is addictive. but addiction experts counter that. marijuana is much less addictive than tobacco or alcohol. here's a look at the nation's weather. a narrow band of severe thunderstorms extends from colorado clear out to the coast of the carolinas and up into northern michigan. showers will also stretch from new england into virginia. otherwise the rest of the nation will be clear. most of the northern half of the country in the 70s. temperatures will be summer-like in the 80s in the south. it will heat up in the 90s in the southwest. 108 degrees for phoenix. they are expecting clear skies in iowa today. good news for the thousands of people attending the world pork expo. >> we looked this up and on today's official schedule is what is called the big grill. we suspect this is what the big grill looks like. all of those people have to eat, right? >> seriously, though, the three-day trade show is big

business. the pork producers get a look at the expensive equipment for their farms, there are free seminals including today's talk about the importance of educating others about pork production. >> are you a fan? >> of pork? absolutely. i think it is actually my favorite meat. >> it's so good. i love a southern barbecue pulled pork sandwich. >> pulled pork sandwich. >> one of my favorite things in the world. >> one of the greatest things in american cuisine. pulled pork sandwich is great. >> we learned yesterday on the show, we can have as much bacon. >> bacon, pork ribs, what else? >> how about you do a pig noise for us? [ pig noises ] >> you are such a great sport. that was excellent. >> on command. coming up in "the skinny," the rock n roll actor who made history years ago today. but first, the shelter from the storm. can your home stand up to mother nature's worst? get expert advice to protect your property. you are watching "world news now." ♪ shelter from the storm

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all right. we think of our house as a shelter from the storm but sometimes mother nature has other ideas. hurricane season has started and that wind and rain can do a number on your property. >> insurance companies say the average cost to repair a damaged home is about $6,500. how can you batten down the hatches? abc's byron pitts tells us what works and what doesn't. >> three, two, one. >> reporter: are you ready if disaster hits literally? a flying projectile through a window, eight inches of rainfall an hour, the power of a storm seen up close in a lab, storms that batter, even destroy homes. it turns out your windows are one of the most vulnerable spots. not just from flying glass but broken windows can allow a storm's pressure to rip your roof right off. so we head to the lab to find out how to best protect windows. >> we are going to impact the

product with a 9-pound, 2x4 shot at 50 feet a second. >> i bet that would hurt. >> it does. >> reporter: first the old advice, when a storm is coming, tape up your windows. >> i have covered dozens of hurricanes and people always have their windows taped up. does this help? >> no, not at all. >> reporter: just watch. the tape on the window. >> did not work. as you can see the impact went completely through. you have larger pieces that can do real damage if it hit someone in the face. >> reporter: how about those plywood boards? back at the lab, as you can see the result's better but experts tell us wood provides inconsistent protection and could allow the window to break. and those special metal storm shutters. they hold out better than wood, but the safest of all? there are windows that you can buy that withstand winds of 200 miles an hour. this one they are testing at 150. lack at it. it will bow but not break. so we test it. this is called high-impact

glass. >> as you see, the laminate did its job. so now the outside pressures cannot get transferred to the inside. >> reporter: they are expensive, twice the cost of normal windows, but in the storm zone, when your window is one of the last barriers between your loved ones and the elements, it may be an investment worth making. byron pitts, abc news, new york. >> dramatic when you see it in the lab. >> if you live in a vulnerable spot i would think it would be really worth making the investment. >> if the window shattered, put a piece of wood on it because who wants a shattered window. you still have to replace it. but at least the glass is not flying at your face. >> you live near the jersey shore. >> not close to the beach. i lost a lot of limbs during sandy but nothing too bad. but a lot of businesses, the ones that were badly damaged, homes badly damaged and some new homes are required by federal restrictions to be up, raised higher. >> another thing they are thinking of doing that keeps getting put off is building

dunes all along the coast. that seems like a good idea to me. >> no doubt about it. learned a lot from sandy. >> and they are pretty. >> they are pretty. coming up, jenny goes back to the block. the most adorable moment at the cmt awards. "the skinny" is up next. >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations.

♪ skinny so skinny ♪ skinny so skinny all right. we begin this "throwback thursday" skinny with a trip back to 1964. >> on this very day 50 years ago, these five odd looking kids from the u.k. there they are. check them out. they first performed on american soil. they are the rolling stones. back on june 5th, 1964, they performed in san bernardino, california, tickets 5 bucks. >> fast forward to 2014, the

guys are still filling stadiums. they rocked last night in tel aviv. the latest stop on their current world tour. newspapers are calling the show epic. not bad for a few guys who are 70 years young. >> can you you believe it, 50 years later they are still filling stadiums and they are 70 years old? they can still rock. no doubt about it. i wonder how much those tickets cost. i doubt they are five bucks. >> no. the stars of country music had their moment to shine. the 2014 cmt country musing awards took place last night. one of the biggest awards was one of the sweetest moments. >> 24-year-old cassidy pope won breakthrough video of the year. pope was the champion of season three of "the voice" and her very first country music award was presented by her coach, blake shelton. the show then turned into a family affair when shelton himself won best male video. a bit later, his wife miranda lambert won for female video of the year. and carrie underwood took home top prize for video of the year. >> linzie, are you a country music fan? do you dabble?

>> tiny bit. not really what about you? >> i dabble. lived down in the south and developed an ear for it. when i first went down there i was like, huh-uh, but it is catchy. >> acquired taste. jenny back on the block in the bronx. j-lo came home for the first ever concert in new york city, the borough she was born in. the turnout wasn't overwhelming but enthusiastic for the free concert. lopez looked great, as always. changing her outfit for nearly every number. and she closed by singing "jenny from the block." don't be fooled by the rocks that i got. >> don't be fooled by the rocks that i got. check it out. bradley cooper doesn't have much breathing room on the set of his new movie. >> cooper was spotted sporting these super short shorts while filming "american sniper." his buns of steel practically bursting through the seams of his skin-tight khakis, but he's still smiling. so it must not have been too uncomfortable. >> the 39-year-old star has packed on about 40 pounds of

muscle to play a navy s.e.a.l. in the '80s. i had some tennis shorts that probably weren't too far from that, but so did everybody else. >> but you don't have pictures. >> exactly. dr. dre completed the purchase of the estate built by tom brady and gisele bundchen. >> he paid a cool $40 million for the five bedroom, nine bathroom mansion and its surrounding grounds. of course, he's selling beats electronics to apple for $3 billion. so i guess he has that kind of cash. dre got a deal on it. it had been listed at $50 million. he got a deal on it. little cheaper than that. >> that's quite the pad. here's a look at which celebrities are celebrating a birthday today. indy rocker, lori anderson turns 67. >> kenny g., he's 58. the "g" stands for growlick, did

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the board. >> reporter: just like brad pitt assembled an all-star team in "money ball," basketball superstars like dwayne wade and this year's mvp kevin durant have hired this georgetown graduate and self-described math nerd to be their secret weapon. analyzing their plays down to the tiniest statistical detail. down to court position. green means go and red means stop. don't shoot from there. >> you got it. >> reporter: to their posture. >> let megaknow when my percentages drop when i stand up. when i am low it is better. >> reporter: stay low. >> stay low. >> reporter: he says here's what to watch for. watch lebron. watch him shoot from here and miss. rewind the tape. lebron makes that shot 32% of the time. but at this exact spot, it increases to 74%. and just a few feet away, as high as 90%. and statically he favors the right side. >> i think you can predict who's pretty much going to win.

>> reporter: you can predict, but are you going to tell us? >> i will let you all watch it. >> reporter: paula faris, abc news, miami. >> pretty interesting. never thought of analyzing -- it is nonsense but convincing when you see the percentages of where they take their shots. >> just like "money ball" have you seen the movie? >> yes, i have. are you following the finals? >> i don't want know, maybe. i will watch it when it is down to the wire. >> you can see it for yourself right here on abc starting tonight. >> the miami heat take on the san antonio spurs. tipoff is at 9:00 eastern, 6:00 pacific. >> it's going to be a great final. i don't know. tim duncan is looking good. he may be the man of destiny. do you have a favorite? >> i don't. i'd like to see you playing. there you are in short shorts. >> i have long legs. >> wow, looking good. >> tallest guy ever. >> announcer: this is "abc's world news now" informing insomniacs for two decades.

making news in america this morning -- breaking news. smoke rises from a row of homes after a military jet comes crashing down. new details about the pilot and the people living in those homes. dangerous storm. tree branches and power lines lay on the streets, as a tornado siren blares overnight. new video just in of the damage. brazen burglary. sophisticated thieves get away with over $1 million in gold. and they didn't even need to go inside the store. and little hero. a third grader saves his friend's life with something he recently learned from his dad. >> i was kind of scared for fletcher 'cause my friend was in trouble.