Were gettg a look at the u. S. Coast guard stopping smugglers on the high seas. Nbeuspect incredible vi drug smugglers hiding 17,000 pounds of cocaine. Heres abcs pierre thomas. Reporter what youre looking at is a coast guard Interdiction Team in hot pursuit of suspected drug smugglers. A crew member screaming in spanish stop the boat. That boat on the run, a submarinelike vessel called a semisubmersible designed to keep a low profile. It had been spotted by a marine patrol aircraft hundreds of miles off the coast of the ecuadoran colombian border in the eastern pacific. Waves crashing, the coast guard finally pulling alongside. A member of the team dressed in Tactical Gear boards the vessel. Then pounding on the hatch demanding that the smugglers surrender. Inside the coast guard discovers five suspects and in excess of 17,000 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated 232 million. The same week that cocaine was confiscated in june, u. S. Authorities discovered this ship in the atlantic carrying more than 1 billion worth of cocaine. And cocainerelated deaths have more than doubled in recent years. 10,000 fatally poisoned in 2016 alone. Pierre thomas, abc news, washington. Or thanks to pierre there. Just incredible video. Absolutely. Those stats there are staggering. Yes. One Baseball League has gone hightech behind home plate. This week the Atlantic League used a Computer System to call balls and strikes in its allstar game. Its called track man and uses Doppler Radar to determine whether pih bl or a strike. Its connected to an iphone on a human umpire behind the plate. They hear either ball, strike, or did not track in their ear. And human umps will overturn the software on a technical glitch. Interesting how theyre making this work. But got to be careful of those robots. Taking over everything. I mean, the people like to yell at the umps. Are they going to yell at the robots . Oh, yeah, youre right. You hunk of junk you bag of bolts you had those ready to go, didnt you . No, i just thought of them just now. You bag of bolts im quick like that on this friday. Coming up, the new science of sharks. Could the wind and weather affect where and when sharks attack . For up to 10 hours of protection. It catches leaks, so you can catch zzzzs. Because my morning starts, before morning starts. Always. We pulled out that theme from jaws because weve been covering a lot of shark attacks. Right. And as far as, you know, the numbers, its more than last year or the year before. It does seem like theres more. Right. It seems like theyre more vicious. When it comes to shark attacks this summer, a lot of people are thinking twice about going into the water. But what if there was a way to predict where and when sharks might pop up . At least one group of scientists now says shark attacks could be as predictable as the weather. Abcs will reeve took a ride on a boat off the coast of cape cod for a firsthand look. Reporter after a series of shark encounters off the carolinas in 2015, these two scientists went on a mission. Coming in fast, too fast reporter now dr. Greg skomal and National WeatherService Meteorologist joe merchant are showing us firsthand how theyre testing a revolutionary new theory on forecasting shark attacks. Joe believes a weather condition called a sea breeze may set off a predatory chain reaction, bringing nutrientrich deep water closer to the surface, attracting tiny marine life that feed on the nutrients. Those Small Creatures attract larger fish, which in turn attract the oceans largest predators, sharks, on the hunt for prey. At the same time, sea breeze conditions make for great beach days, drawing sunbathers into the water. If we can use the weather to indicate what sharks are doing, we might be able to predict whether or not a shark attack can occur. Im really excited to work with greg to show him that my hypothesis is correct, that the wind and the weather have an effect on where shark location is. Reporter they say sea breeze at the sites of many of those attacks was a factor. Lead the way. Reporter so far, skomal and merchant have gathered data in the bahamas and their Research Continues in cape cod. What are we hoping for . Well, were going to get out of this inlet here and thats the primary hunting area for the white sharks. Were hoping that well see one and then get a tag in it. What level of confidence do you have that one day youll be able to forecast when sharks are going to be near humans . I am very confident. Reporter up above, a spotter plane stalks our target. So hes at 10 00, 9 30 right now, the plane. Rr a k. Youre working in tandem with the plane whos seeing the sharks . Right. So we are going as fast as we can to find the shark that the plane spotted from above reporter finally i see it, i see it. Reporter a ninefoot great white shark just feet from an isolated beach. This is so close to the beach. This is really close to where humans would be. Oh my god. Look how big that is. Reporter greg takes his tagging pole to the front of the bow and waits for his moment. Were tagging a shark. Oh wow. Got it oh, theres the fin. Once the tags in it, well start learning from that fish. One of the things were trying to do is get a sense of what drives the behavior of these sharks. Certainly it could be weather conditions, it could be water temperature. Were testing all these various factors to see if theres any patterns, including joes ideas, that drive the behavior of these sharks. Reporter sharks like james, a 14footer and a regular at this beach every summer. Hes dead ahead. This is a nice big fish. This is a real shark. [ bleep ], [ bleep ] reporter there have been dozens of shark sightings this summer and many more around the country. The ultimate goal of joe and gregs partnership is to make people smarter and safer about potential attacks. Pretty cool to see that up close. It could help a lot of people. And shark fest. You ready for shark fest . Yes, its a big, fun week to look forward to in the summer. It starts this sunday on nat geo and runs for three weeks. As i was mentioning off the top there, were talking about it more, people are concerned, they hit the beaches this summer, theyre on the lookout as they should be. In between swimming with sharks here, covering shark attacks there, we want to let you know were tracking them. You know what, exactly. Coming up, another terrifying creature is set to attack the weekend box office. Why so many critics are going crazy over crawl. 9. 95 . No way. . 9. 95 . Thats impossible. Hi, im jonathan, a manager here at Colonial PennLife Insurance company, to tell you it is possible. 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Exactly, like jaws, its going to work, ready . We killed some people. Go oh huh. Looks fun, but critics are not giving this five stars. Stuber is getting a 48 splat on rotten tomatoes. Jennifer bessette writes, despite stubers cars, sex, guns, and buddy cop fuel engine, its onestar stupidity brings an occasionally amusing uber ride to a screeching halt. A sloppy action comedy that never surges to life. Oh, i mean youre going to go see it . I think for what it is. If you go in there expecting kind of this silliness look at you trying to be optimistic, thats nice, kenneth. Trying, trying. Next to a thriller critics say could end up being the sleeper hit of the summer, crawl, a devoted daughter who ignores evacuation orders amid a massive hurricane to search for her missing father. She finds him gravely injured in the basement but they both quickly learn that rising floodwaters are the least of their worries. Ellie, are you hurt . Im fine. Hello, can anybody hear me . Im trapped with my father in a house in coral lake ellie please send help. Ellie . Were down here did you hear that . That just scared me. Get this, crawl is scoring a phenomenal 100 on rotten tomatoes. Eric davis says, its everything you want from a trapped in the basement with an alligator movie. Its scary and thrilling, the kills are gnarly, funny, freaky, and totally worth it. Drew taylor is calling it the horror movie of the summer. What . It delivers bigtime. I definitely plan to see that. You know who i will not see it with . Because you jump and scream. I did. When that thing popped up . Right in my ear. What a thriller. This morning on world news now, bracing for barrys impact. The Tropical Storm is strengthening and is expected to become a hurricane soaking an already water logged region along the gulf coast. Our Accuweather Meteorologist is standing by live. Also this morning, 2,000 immigrants living on edge as the Trump Administration moves forward with sweeping immigration raids. Which cities will be impacted this weekend. Terrifying turbulence. Several people critically injured when a flight hit sudden and severe turbulence over the pacific. The pilot forced to make an Emergency Landing. Meet the cancer survivors in the middle of their 3,500mile bike ride from canada to florida. Their incredible journey, the challenges they faced, and their inspiring message this morning. Its friday, july 12th. We made it. We made it. To friday. We made it. Youve got beautiful, luscious hair, friday hair on fleek. Thank you. Is that what the kids say, on fleek . That is what they say. That is how you know its friday. That is how you know. Were so excited to have made it to the end of another week and thank you for joining us. Weve got a big weather weekend. We begin with Tropical Storm barry. A federal declaration of emergency for louisiana. Sandbags are piling up along the coast as residents brace for what forecasters say could be 18 to 24 inches of rain. The rainfall is expected to worsen the flooding thats already begun on the streets of new orleans and other lowlying areas. And of course that storm is already taking a toll on air travel. So far american, jet blue, southwest, and united have issued travel waivers allowing travelers with flights to most gulf coast airports to change their itineraries without a fee. Abcs rob marciano is in new orleans with more. Reporter a coast, thousands sandbagging and scrambling to evacuate ahead of Tropical Storm barry. Were just hoping that everything will, you know, will be okay and life and property will stay safe. Reporter in new orleans, hundreds of floodgates are closed in and around the city. The mayor telling residents there to have a plan and be ready to shelter in place. You need to have at least 72 hours of food, water, and medication for everyone in the house, including your pets. Reporter just a day after storms tore through new orleans and flash flooding swamped this city in just a few hours, louisiana is facing a new threat for the first time, a potential hurricane roaring ashore while the Mississippi River is still at flood stage. Swollen by months of flooding upstream. This is going to be a major weather event for a huge portion of the state of louisiana and Everyone Needs to Pay Attention to the track. Reporter new orleans sitting below sea level is the most vulnerable. Miles of these levees protect this city. Look how close the water already is to the top, and this wind is only going to get worse. Hurricane storm surge being pushed upriver, essentially stopping the flow, lifting the levels, and potentially sending water right into downtown. The army corps of engineers says though the roughly 20foothigh levees may be overtopped, they will not fail, nor should the flood walls, improved after katrina. We are confident we are not going to have a duplicate of katrina. However, if you have a storm that has elevations much higher than those flood walls, youre going to get water in the city. Reporter a storm of this magnitude will certainly be a test of those katrina upgrades. Rainfall over 2 feet in spots. Flooding issues here in new orleans for sure and certainly in towns further inland. Rob marciano, abc news, new orleans. Louisianas governor says National Guard troops and rescuers in highwater vehicles are already in position across that state. Lets get the latest on the storm track. Accuweather meteorologist chris nallan joins us live with that. Good morning, chris. Good morning to you, kenneth and janai. Yes, we are watching this storm right now. Pretty disorganized at the moment. But let me step away and show you whats going on as it sits right over the gulf. Remember, very warm water, so thats key for further development as winds right now packing up towards about 50 Miles Per Hour. But winds expected to strengthen as it comes closer to the coast. As of right now what were thinking as it comes toward southcentral louisiana, what does it do . Heads toward st. Morgan city as a strong Tropical Storm, close to a hurricane, a strong Tropical Storm. Then moving inland bringing with it lots of rain. So thats going to be a concern as we head forward. So many impacts, kenneth and janai. And chris, we know that new orleans weve been reporting this week is already saturated with water. We saw people having to be in boats and kayaks to get home. What are some of the other things that those in louisiana and other neighboring states will be most concerned about . Youre right, youre notithe. So now what were talking about is going to be that storm surge. So any time a storm system starts to wrap around and bring with it water that piles over land thats already saturated, lowlying spots, storm surge could exceed 3 feet, up to 6 feet. And that will be a concern for lowlying areas. Back to you, kenneth and janai. Chris, thank you so much for joining us. We will definitely be watching that throughout the weekend. New orleans is one of the ten cities targeted for deportation raids this weekend, but i. C. E. Officials now say theyll temporarily suspend operations in areas affected by the storm. Agents are set to go after thousands of migrants in at least nine other cities, focusing on those with final deportation orders. Matt gutman has the details. Reporter those possible i. C. E. Raids sowing fear across america. As reported by the new york times, the roundups would target some 2,000 undocumented people on deportation lists. Theyd reportedly begin sunday in as many as 10 major American Cities about three weeks after President Trump warned this could happen. The result, near panic in some places. We are in los angeles headed to the home of a woman in an undisclosed location who like so many thousands plans to go into hiding. Lillian has been in the u. S. For over 20 years. She has two children who are u. S. Citizens, but she and her partner are undocumented. Are you afraid . Yes. A lot of scary. Because for immigration. Reporter what frightens people like lillian the most is i. C. E. Deporting undocumented people who happen to be near someone on a target list, like they did at this texas workplace. So this sunday, do you plan to have the shades closed and extra food in the fridge . Yes. Of course. Because i go yesterday on the market for prepare. Reporter she shows the food and water she stocked, enough to last several days. Immigration groups are fanning out with cards like these, advising folks that they are not legally bound to open their doors to i. C. E. I. C. E. Officials will not confirm to us that these raids will happen on monday. They do tell us, though, there are about 2,000 people on their target list and will be deported, quote, soon. Matt gutman, abc news, los angeles. And in the meantime President Trump hits the road today hoping to garner support for a trade deal with mexico and canada. The white house says the president will visit an Aerospace Company that provides parts, logistics, and repair service to fixedwing aircraft. Hes also planning to attend a couple of fundraisers, first in milwaukee, then another set for cleveland. Wall street opens at a record high today after reaching a new milestone. The dow closed above 27,000 for the first time ever, climbing 227 points. Thats mostly due to new signs that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates. The dow was up 16 for the year. Twitterdown has been trending on social media. Whats being described as an internal configuration change knocked out the app yesterday afternoon for an hour in the u. S. And parts of europe and asia. Users were met with the message, something is technically wrong. Ironically it happened during a social media summit at the white house. Are we blaming it on mercury in retrograde . Scary times for sure, i thought the end was near. That hash tag was trending but not on twitter. On facebook. So the skies over new york city now include uber copters. So the Chopper Service took off this week. For about 200 you can get from Lower Manhattan to Kennedy Airport in about ten minutes. If you dont live in new york city, trust its worth it. If your trip starts or ends in those two areas, uber copter will pop up as an option. Right now its only available to select diamond and platinum uber rewards members and special partners. Uber eventually plans to use pilotless electronicpowered helicopters for the service. What could go wrong . So not to brag. Ah. But you know im on that Diamond Platinum list. Are you really . I use uber a lot. Im about to start ubering a whole lot more. Ken . Kens not here today. Charge it the boss who approves your uber. Thanks, nicky. No, to get from what, downtown to jfk . They say if you take uber black it costs about 200 anyway. So take a chopper, take the helicopter. That is true. Even from an area that i live in im not going to tell you right. Takes a long time. You tell me to come by. This kind of reminds me of back in the day when people used to take a car service. Like that went that all went away. The clout of that went away when uber came around. Now its like, i took the chopper. Oh, you took uber . Thats the way to humble somebody. I took the chopper. Uber . Im definitely giving five stars for getting me there safely for taking a helicopter, i know that. Right, right. Coming up later in the mix, hooters tries out a familyfriendly concept. First the terrifying moments for hundreds of passengers aboard a jet that was rocked by severe turbulence over the pacific. Plus the search for an alligator on the loose in chicago with the nice nickname. Women are standing up for what they deserve in the office in the world and finally, in the bedroom our natural lubrication varies every day its normal so its normal to do something about it ky natural feeling the lubrication you want nothing you dont get what you want did you know you can save money by using dish soap to clean grease on more than dishes . Try dawn ultra. Dawn is for more than just dishes. With 3x more grease cleaning power per drop, it tackles tough grease on a variety of surfaces. Try dawn ultra. Were back with the high seas takedown of suspected drug smugglers by the u. S. Coast guard. The smugglers in a submarine were spotted hundreds of miles off the colombian coast. You can see the Coast Guard Boat in pursuit until its close enough for a crew member to board the sub. He pounded on the hatch, demanding they surrender. More than 17,000 pounds of cocaine with a street value of 232 million was seized. Five suspects were taken into custody. My mouth is gaping open because that was incredible video, incredible work. Yeah, actionpacked there. I mean, it looked like it was out of a movie there. Obviously theyre going into a situation where they dont know whether the suspects are armed. Theyre prepared for anything. Incredible. Im assuming that the other members there were ready for anything as well when that man you know, that was going on. Hats off to the coast guard. Were also hearing about a frightening incident that happened high over the pacific ocean. Sudden and severe turbulence rocked an air canada jet, injuring nearly three dozen passengers and forcing an Emergency Landing in hawaii. Here is david kerley. Reporter oxygen masks dangling in the boeing 777 right after that severe turbulence. Half the cabin didnt have seat belts on and there was no warning. Then half of them their head hit the roof. Reporter the air canada jet had left vancouver for sydney. Halfway over the pacific the pilots turned on the fasten seat belt lights. Before people had time to get back to their seats the plane just dropped and everybody hit the floor or hit the roof. Everybodys head in the plane who wasnt wearing a seat belt hit the roof like a jack in the box. Reporter the pilots diverting to hawaii, 600 miles away. Five doctors on board start treating the 37 injured. There were 284 people on board. It was like a scene from a movie. Like the worst possible scenario you can think of where you see a movie where a planes about to crash. It was like that. It was just like people went whack, straight up in the air, then from there, masks came down, people were screaming, kids were crying. Charlie 9 will be at your gate and medical personnel will be standing by. Reporter turbulence can hit with little or no warning. This is one of the most severe cases from just last month. A Flight Attendant picking up glasses over europe when she and her cart are thrown to the ceiling. The airline says she was not injured. In the u. S. These turbulence events happen nearly 30 times a year, injuring more than 80 people. Word from hawaii that among those who were injured, some hurt seriously. A very traumatic experience. But im glad were here anyway. Reporter of the 37 injured, hawaiian officials tell us that 30 of them were taken to the hospital, nine with what were described as serious injuries. David kerley, abc news, Reagan National airport. Scary, scary stuff there over the pacific. Yeah. And that turbulence was rough. Any time a plane hits turbulence, but when its that bad, yeah. The gator missing in a chicago park apparently doesnt want to be found. The fivefoot gator was first spotted tuesday and last seen wednesday. The reptile, dubbed, get this, chance the snapper, has drawn crowds to Humboldt Park lagoon but it hasnt bitten on any of the traps set up in the area. Officials have put restrictions on park usage until chance is caught. So his namesake, chance the rapper, chicago native. Absolutely. And you got this guy here. Is he a native of chicago as well . Maybe, chance the snapper. Love that nickname. Coming up, the duo inspiring others to be the match. The two cancer survivors who were bicycling nearly 4,000 miles across north america. Were talking to them straight ahead. My dbut now, i take used tometamucil every day. Sh it traps and removes the waste that weighs me down, so i feel lighter. Try metamucil, and begin to feel what lighter feels like. They dont help single moms. Hi. Hi. What happened to our house last year . It flooded. And the water flooded out. Yeah. The red cross arranged the hotel for us. They gave me that break, that leverage, to be able to get it together and. Take care of them, you know . I feel like weve come full circle. Like that this is how ill do it. Sarah there you go. Aint no stopping us now aint no stopping us now were on the move can we make this our theme song . Absolutely nothing is stopping two amazing cancer survivors on an extraordinary mission, bicycling nearly 4,000 miles across north america. Theyre just over halfway to their goal, and they took a quick breather to talk to our own will ganss. A quick breather but youd never be able to tell how hard theyre working. Bob and annie were at a bed and breakfast in north manchester, indiana when i talked to them a little bit ago. Theyve biked more than 2,000 miles in the past few weeks. Imagine doing the tour de france, then throw in an extra 1,000 miles, and add 500 more for good measure. Thats exactly what annie lipsits and Bob Falconberg are doing. The journey is personal. Our whole purpose is to do two things. One is to provide some money to be the match. Provide hope to other patients that are going through the same process that we went through. And that there is life after transplant. Reporter bob and annie both received lifesaving bone marrow stemcell transplants. Bob in 2009, annie a year later. Bob has been biking to raise funds for Cancer Research for a while now. Annie wanting to join since she was in recovery until now joining bob on this crosscountry trip, his longest ride yet. Its great to have another transplant survivor along. Annie and i are in good friends. Its been a pleasure. Reporter their starting line all the way back in vancouver, canada. This morning these cancer survivors and thrivers are in north manchester, indiana, about 1,500 miles away from their finish line in florida. And the ride hasnt been totally easy. For me getting used to the daytoday pace of the ride, so riding 70, 80, 90, 100 miles day after day after day. Reporter passing through mountains in the rain and the cold. A 16mile climb up a mountain and then down a mountain where it was still cold and raining. Neither of us could feel our fingers. Reporter but for this determined duo, it is all worth it. Their 3,500mile journey an effort to raise funds and awareness for be the match, a foundation providing cures for blood cancers. Your goal doesnt have to be riding a bike 4,000 miles across the country. It can be going back to work. Taking your kids to school. Walking around the block. It doesnt have to be this grand. Whatever that goal is for you that makes you feel happy, healthy, and whole. Happy, healthy, and whole. Bob and annie are looking forward to making a stop at Emory University hospital in atlanta where they both got their treatments, and theyre going to visit with doctors and nurses and celebrate with be the match. To register or donate, go to bethematch. Org. Be the match is so important. Bob and annie doing amazing work there. 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[ sniffle ] this morning on world news now, tracking Tropical Storm barry. The system could turn into the first hurricane in the atlantic, set to make landfall on the gulf coast which is already swamped by flooding. Accuweather is standing by live. Also this morning the president backs down. He abandoned his fight to put a Citizenship Question on the census. Hear how he plans to get the data anyway. Breaking overnight, embattled r b singer r. Kelly has been arrested again. Hes now facing new federal charges on top of the charges hes been fighting this year. We have new details on the charges and whats next. Are you ready to shop till you drop . Hear the deep discounts in store coming to amazons prime day and other retailers. Its friday, july 12th. One time for friday. We made it. We made it. Happy, happy, happy friday. And this week will not let us go easy. No. It is not into that sweet gentle night. We will absolutely be watching this storm, Tropical Storm barry, throughout the weekend, packing winds of 75 miles an hour and drenching rain when it comes ashore. The satellite shows the storm still churning in the gulf. Forecasters predict it will make landfall later today or tomorrow. The storms forecast track extends from western louisiana north into arkansas and missouri, then moving towards tennessee and kentucky by sunday. Louisianas governor described conditions this way. Quote, there are three ways that louisiana can flood. Storm surge, high rivers, and rain. And were going to have all three. This morning tho louisiana coast are getting out or protecting their properties ahead of Tropical Storm barry. Were just hoping that everything will be okay and life and property will stay safe. Reporter locals are expecting dangerous storm surge, gusty winds, as much as 2 feet of rain. You need to have at least 72 hours of food, water, and medication for everyone in your house, including your pets. Reporter for much of the louisiana coast, a hurricane watch is in effect as barry may strengthen into a category 1 over the weekend. The governor is urging residents to take action now. I am encouraging, i am imploring residents to prepare. Reporter the Mississippi River, which runs through new orleans, is still at flood stage. Swollen by months of flooding upstream. Its expected to crest at 19 feet, just inches from the top of the levees. The army corps of engineers says the levees may be overtopped but they will not fail. Were confident that we are not going to have a duplicate of katrina. However, if you have a storm that has elevations much higher than those flood walls, youre going to get water in the city. Definitely watching new orleans there. Now lets get the latest storm track. And we are following this. Accuweather meteorologist chris nallan joins us live. Chris, this is one of the first Tropical Storms expected to turn into a hurricane and impact the u. S. Were definitely watching this one. Yeah, kenneth and janai, good morning to you. We are certainly keeping a very close eye on the Accuweather Network here, seeing this storm as it strengthens, currently watching it churn over that very warm water. Continue to keep an eye on this because its over that warm body of water and it eventually will make a turn further north. Winds upwards of 50 Miles Per Hour and strengthening. Moving very slowly to the west at 3 Miles Per Hour. So very low mover, but eventually its going to take a little bit of a hook and move north at about 8 00 in the morning on saturday and impact southcentral louisiana around morgan city, then rolling up north. Kenneth, janai . Were definitely watching where it will make landfall. Were talking about the intensit power. So tell us how powerful is the storm expected to be . Heavy wind and rain i know is expected. Right. You know, when we talk about the actual impacts, its very important that we note that not just storm surge but we are looking at winds. And naturally what do we have here . We actually have hurricane watches. Even though it could not become a hurricane, winds could gust up to hurricane force. Thats going to pile that water onto land. That means damage to an area that already has seen so much rain and the winds upwards of, get this, 90 Miles Per Hour when it hits, possibly as early as late tomorrow night into early saturday, guys . Thats right, it could be a category 1 by this weekend. Chris nallan, thank you. Just one week after insisting he would absolutely go forward with getting a Citizenship Question into the census, President Trump has announced hes dropping that plan. Abcs Jonathan Karl has the details. Reporter after weeks of vowing to fight and win in the courts, President Trump backed down saying the census will not include the question, are you a u. S. Citizen . Farleft democrats in our country are determined to conceal the number of illegal aliens in our midst. Reporter opponents of including the question argued millions of people, mostly minorities, would be reluctant to take the census if it included a Citizenship Question. It is designed to intimidate families, particularly hispanic families, from answering the basic questionnaire in the hope that they wont and that they wont be counted. Reporter that could have a profound impact, since census numbers determine how many seats each state gets in the house of representatives. And how federal money is distributed. Recently the Supreme Court blocked the question. Chief Justice John Roberts calling the administrations argument for including it contrived. The white house acknowledged they wouldnt have been able to fight this in court and still get the census done on time. President trump announced a plan b. I am hereby ordering every department and agency in the federal government to provide the department of commerce with all requested records regarding the number of citizens and noncitizens in our country. Reporter now the administration will use existing government information, including data from the irs and Social Security administrations, to make an estimate of the number of citizens and noncitizens in the united states. That is a far cry from changing the u. S. Census questionnaire. Jonathan karl, abc news, the white house. Our thanks to jonathan there. Federal agents are set to begin sweeping raids on thousands of migrant families this weekend. The cities on the list are atlanta, baltimore, chicago, denver, houston, los angeles, miami, new orleans, new york, and san francisco. But i. C. E. Officials now say theyll temporarily suspend operations in new orleans because of Tropical Storm barry. Federal Officials Say i. C. E. Agents plan to target those with final deportation orders, including families whose cases have been fast tracked by judges. Breaking overnight, singer r. Kelly has been arrested on child pornography charges. The arrest in chicago came hours after a 13count indictment was returned by federal prosecutors in illinois. The charges also include obstruction of justice. Kelly was taken into custody by new York City Police detectives. Hes expected to be taken to new york. Kelly is already charged with more than 20 counts of sexually abusing women and children in illinois. Hes pled not guilty to those accusations. Details about this latest arrest are expected to be released today. The road to recovery for former Boston Red Sox star david ortiz has included another surgery. In a statement ortizs wife revealed big papi underwent a third operation this week due to complications from his gunshot wound. Tiffany ortiz says he is in good spirits. At least 14 people are charged in last months shooting in the dominican republic. Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein is once again shaking up his legal team. A new york judge approved the exit of jose baez thursday during a court appearance. Baez says he and weinstein cannot get along. The latest Team Includes a critic of the me too movement, donna rotunno. She says weinstein is the real victim. His rape and Sexual Assault trial starts on september 8th. Bears need a vacation too. That might explain why this furry guest showed up at a Mountain Resort in new hampshire. A worker saw the bear hanging out watching the sunrise late last month. This was after it lumbered around looking in trash cans for food. So getting breakfast, essentially. Like literally on vacation, living his beary best life. Oh beary best life, i like it. You impressed . Its friday. It is friday. Coming up, the amazon prime day deals that millions of prime day members have been waiting for an entire year. 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At least eight people were injured, five were taken to the hospital. Neither driver was injured. But check out the aftermath. Debris was scattered everywhere. But you know, in true new york fashion that restaurant was reopen now to the economy and a Bold Initiative by amazon. It plans to spend 700 million to retrain about onethird of its entire u. S. Workforce. With automation and technology disrupts how many employees do their job, amazon says it hopes to retrain about 100,000 of its workers from the warehouses to the corporate offices by 2025. In the meantime millions of amazon prime members are counting down the hours to this years amazon prime day. Prime day has become such a phenomenon that even other retailers are getting in on the act, trying to compete with those cutrate deals. Heres abcs linsey davis. Its a twoday parade of epic deals. Reporter anticipation for the return of amazon prime day, boasting some of the biggest and best bargains of the year. Its estimated more than half of americans have been holding off on a purchase for this very event. Prime day was such a success last year, the website crashed. Amazon has now increased the sales from 36 to 48 hours. The deep discounts begin july 15th on everything from Kitchen Appliances to Electronics Like the apple macbook air, already 200 off, totaling 999. And the amazon echo dot, half off, selling for 25. And its not just amazon. Coupon site retail me not anticipates more than 250 retailers will participate in prime dayrelated promotions. Amazon has figured out a way to really beat that summer slump. Other retailers are noticing that and trying to cash in on the hype. Macys black friday in july is here reporter macys discounts are already under way now until july 14th. Target deal days are during the exact same time as prime day, but no membership is required. Of course a reminder you do have to be an amazon prime member in order to get the special discounts, but it is possible to sign up for the free 30day trial membership. Its recommended you check out pricetracking sites like google shopping to make sure youre getting the best deal. Linsey davis, abc news, new york. Got to get the best deal. Confession, im not a prime member. Wait, wait, whoa, whoa, wait. Yeah. So does that mean youre spending money on shipping . I wait for like certain deals you do, no, it its a yes or no no, its not that easy, its not that black and white. Its gray. And im serious. Like i try to do enough where i get the Free Shipping or whatever like that. Because i dont like paying for shipping. But im just like, whats all the big fuss about . Im not going to call you cheap on national television. But my friends are always youre too frugal to not just pay 99 for prime . My friends look just like you when im not a prime member because everybodys a prime member. Yes. Theyre like i dont know. Im just not. What . Kenneth, youre wasting good money. You got to get a better deal. Pay for the prime. Okay, well see. So youre not even looking forward to prime day . No, im looking forward to covering it. Okay. So a report is out of belgium that reveals someone may be listening to your Google Assistant when its listening to you. A contractor claims he transcribes about 1,000 audio clips from the app every week. Tech Companies Say the transcription is necessary to improve Voice Recognition technology. A google official says only about. 2 of all audio clips are transcribed. Maybe, about, like, um just happens to be the juicy ones. Hey, google. Get me amazon prime. Is that what you want . Sometimes were having a conversation at home and siri pops up and im like, mind your business, siri nobody rang you, siri having discussions at home and then it popping up on facebook as instagram. Yes. That wears me out. Siris like, did you say blah, blah, blah . Mind your business, siri. Its like being up here, someones always listening. Always listening. When we come back, celebs on parade. He was just being so shady. At the latest awards show. And what Serena Williams just did at wimbledon. Did at wimbledon. The skinny is next. It traps and removes the waste that weighs me down, so i feel lighter. Try metamucil, and begin to feel what lighter feels like. Skinny just gimme the skinny skinny just gimme the skinny skinny just gimme the skinny time now for the skinny starting with the question, when youre all dressed up and in l. A. For the espys, where do you go next . Just hours after this years amazing espy award ceremony, the glitterati found their way to this years Nickelodeon Kids choice sports awards. Of course thats where you go. Of course celebs near and dear to our hearts turned out on the salmon red carpet. Look who this is. Our own Michael Strahan who is hosting the awards this year along with his daughters, isabella and sofia. And we have to tell you real quick. Yeah, yeah. We have two interns. Yep. Isabella and sofia. Not that isabella and sofia but two others. What are the chances . I know. And theyre all beautiful, all sofias and isabellas across the board there. Ciara and Russell Wilson also turned out with their kids, sienna, princess, and future zaire. Gabrielle union and dwyane wade who took off his choker and their adorable little daughter. Remember the espys last night, dwade had on that choker. He had on a nice suit. Now he cut he had on shorts. He cut the pants down. I dont know if you can see there. A little hot out there, i guess. Lebron, he was wearing the short suit combo. Odell beckham jr. And his girl scouts yeah, we love those. Across the pond, Serena Williams just took one giant step closer to 24. Her quick defeat of czech Barbora Strikova in straight sets advances williams to her 11th wimbledon singles championship. The second most alltime behind Martina Navratilovas 12 at 37 years old. Williams will also be the oldest womens finalist in the open era. Weve got to point out her age. Right . We do. A win on saturday would tie williams with Margaret Court for the most career grand slam singles titles of 24. It will be Serena Williams facing off against romanian simona halep saturday morning at 10 00 a. M. Eastern. We love some names around here on world news now. I was going to say, they gave it to us. You got the two hardest ones. I got Margaret Court and halep. I said, bring it on. Bring it on. If serena can do that on the court, i can do this from the anchor desk. Hooked on phonics, it worked for janai. Worked for me. Meanwhile on the other side of the channel, Washington Redskins quarterback josh norman, hey cuzzo, is apparently taking the bulls by the horns literally. Norman came facetoface with a bull after participating in the annual running of the bulls in pamplona, spain. And then watch this. This happened. Oh what . He actually leapt over the oneton animal, not once but twice. Like hes on the field. Not twice, several times. On twitter he called the experience one of the greatest days in his life. Im sure his coach is not too happy about it. Hes not actually my cousin, but when i worked in washington and people asked me, i would always say yes. I think we should call him storming norman. Can we share the nickname . I guess we could, two storming normans. Yeah. You mentioned his coach. What if hed gotten injured . I know. Well, they always telling. They do say take the bull by the horns. Speaking of the greatest day of ones life, we apparently missed heidi klums. Were finding out this morning the 45yearold supermodel tied the knot with her 29yearold musician boyfriend tom kaulitz. Tmz reports the two married back in february, back when we were all distracted with the oscars, the super bowl, and el chapo. Okay, this is klums third marriage and his second. 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Bad girls talking about the sad girls bad girls talking about the sad girls sad girls talking about bad bad girls beep beep toot toot donna summers was dominating the airwaves this week in the summer of 79 with those bad, bad girls. Dominating the News Headlines in the summer of 19, a team of some serious bad girls. Here is our weekly friday rewind. California on alert. More than 5,000 aftershocks rattling the state. The tremors igniting raging fires and damaging homes. That severe shaking scarred the landscape. Look at this. There is a crack that stretches through the desert as far as the eye can see. A frightening sight for passengers. An engine blown and a nose cone from that engine still tumbling inside. After we heard the boom we just saw all this smoke come up into the cabin. The captain announces the engine loss and Flight Attendants start preparing the passengers for an Emergency Landing in raleigh durham. Remembering an american original tonight. Ross perot, a plaintalking texan, a selfmade billionaire, whose thirdparty run for the white house in 1992 made history. In fact, 19 of American Voters chose him that year for president. Running as an independent, many argued afterward he helped seal george h. W. Bushs fate up against bill clinton. Ross perot was 89. Now to that breakin at Buckingham Palace, an intruder scaling the gates while the queen was there asleep. This was a stunning breach in security and could have been a very close call with the queen in residence and asleep at the time. A 22yearold man managed to scale the big gates here at Buckingham Palace in the early hours of wednesday morning and managed to wander about for a good four minutes before police swooped in and arrested him under suspicion of trespass. Team usa does it again. Before a soldout crowd, the women win their fourth world cup crown. The world cup champions were showered with adoration and confetti as they made their way through the canyon of heroes in new york city. Thank you so much, its not possible without everyone. After being showered with one last huge blast of confetti, the world cup champs partied their way off the stage. Love celebrating those ladies. And here at world news now, i had to doublecheck this we are celebrating one of our favorites. Writers, producers, matt nelko. That is matt nelko, who also picks a number of the musical selections you hear on the show. Thats why we have all the jams. Happy birthday. Making news in america this morning, bracing for barry. This is a very significant Severe Weather event. Theyre using terms like lifethreatening floods. The storm strengthening overnight as it barrels towards the gulf coast with new orleans in its crosshairs. The latest path. Preparations under way and when it could make landfall. Plus, the severe flooding in the northeast. Were tracking it all. Breaking overnight, singer r. Kelly taken into custody again. The new charges he faces. Also breaking overnight, a soccer star hotels room burglarized while she was at an awards show. What was taken including her