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I was doing what you told me to do gladly. Former board member eddie wright a marine who lost both hands in iraq told abc news he was appalled. For him to be paid to raise money for veterans that were wounded in combat under his orders i dont think thats right. The charitys lawyer says bushs appearance helped raise an extra million dollars. If george bush wanted to get paid and we were able to make a million extra dollars, it was good use of the money. Did anybody ask him to do it for free. Thats george bushs conscience. President bushs spokesman pan says helping veterans is one of his highest priorities. He has hosted other events on their baffle for free. Former first lady laura bush. Also charged the charity to appear 50,000 on a night she accepted the groups patriot award. By comparison a spokesman for former president clinton who has made lots of money in speaking fees says mr. Clinton has never received a fee for speaking to a veterans charity. Brian ross abc news new york. It wasnt officially a tornado but some people in northeast pennsylvania say it sounded like one. A funnel cloud spotted briefly near reading didnt do much damage there, but the strong storm all but destroyed a private Elementary School nearby. Even though it was around dinnertime the principal was inside a classroom and suddenly saw daylight above above her. I would have never expected this. I mean it happened so fast. You know it was raining. The lights went out and then there was a bang. Shes fine. Although a little shaken up. The school is another matter. Only the buildings brick walls are still there. The rest is in a nearby soybean field. The storms in the northeast heading out to sea but more storms crossing the country. Severe weather hitting the Pacific Northwest before moving toward the Rocky Mountain states. Expect heavy rains and gusty winds from nebraska to wisconsin. 80s in portland minneapolis and washington, d. C. 70s in seattle, l. A. And boston. Well, suppose you were allergic to your best friend. Thats what life was like for adam. A mixed labrador in indiana. He had a severe allergy to people socalled human dander and was nearly put to sleep because animal workers didnt know of any other way to help him. After several months his skin condition did not improve. After several failed attempts an effective treatment was discovered. Now he has found a new home. I was not aware they could can be allergic to us. Hes also allergic to cat dander walnuts, insects, house flies, cockroaches. Cockroaches . Didnt know you could be i thought we all just hated them. Some people need more than just raid. Okay. Insomniac theater coming your way, silly little mignons and a scifi thriller mystery. Fireworks accidents sending two pro Football Players to the hospital. The painful and costly lessons. Unusual camaraderie among two guys who survived painful encounters with sharks sharing their lessons. Youre watching world news now. 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Sometimes we use ky ultragel to enhance my bodys natural moisture so i can get into it a bit quicker. And when i know shes into it, i get into it and. Feel the difference with ky ultragel. Pennsylvania couple just returning from their honeymoon. A septic truck lost control and slammed into their new home filled with raw sewage. This is the way to start a marriage aint it . Its now spilling into the basement of their new home. The truck cant be remove until they shore up the first floor or the whole house might collapse. Is this a bad omen for that new marriage. Get out. Just leave. The house or the marriage . Leave house. The marriage you can save it. You can save it. I dont know. If theres ever a sign that might be a sign. I think its a sign you need a new home with a nice kitchen. Yeah. It was a painful and costly fourth of july for two nef players. Both losing fingers in wire works accidents. One player just days away from signing a contract worth almost 15 million. Here now abcs ryan smith. Two nfl players putting their hands and livelihoods in jeopardy from using fireworks over the fourth of july weekend. This is almost unprecedented. These players who had so much football life in front of them suffered such needless injuries. Star jason pia airpaul severely injuring both hands lighting this massive display. Medical charts show his right index finger was amputated. He remains hospitalized. His injury putting millions on the line. Seen here bragging about fireworks while holding an infant. Talk about fire works on the ground. Hasnt yet signed a 14. 8 million deal for next season with the giants. And has till july 15th to complete a longterm contract, a deal that may be in jeopardy. That same weekend, Tampa Bay Buccaneers corner back c. J. Wilson reportedly lost two fingers during a celebration with family and friends. At one of the friends house a bunch of them got together just shooting off a bunk of fire works. Had one explode while he was holding it in his hand. Both mishaps could force nfl teams to send a message to players. I can guarantee you it will have a Ripple Effect in july fourths in seasons to come foo both players return dates are unknown. They play two very different positions. Pierrepaul is a defensive end. His need forable be fingers could be less than wilsons. Missing two fingers, could he have a long road to recovery. Ryan smith, abc news, new york. That is so sad to hear. They have clauss in contracts. You cant ride a motorcycle or do some dangerous things. Its amazing they might have to put dont handle fire works in contract into theres 8,000 to 10,000,000 people a year go to er rooms because of fire works. Coming up survival buddies, two shark encounter survivors sharing their experiences. How theyre helping each other and what we can all learn from them. Youre watching world news now. Boy, theres been a lot of fear generated by coverage of sharks. This story is heartwarming. Two encounter survivors sharing the experiences with each other. One of these guys i spent a lot of time with. The other is a 16yearold, young man whose arm was bitten off in the carolina coastline. Hes getting support from someone who knows exactly what hes going through. A month after a brutal shark encounter his arm is gone. Hunter is is bravely facing a new life without his left arm. And recently he got a visit from a fan. Hi hunter. Im paul. Nice to meet you. You too. Discovery channels marine conservationist an Australian Navy diver who lost his right arm and leg to a bull shark. It came up and grabbed me by the hand and leg all in one bite. I tried to punch it in the head. Like all the stuff you think about. None of this was going through my head. Like there was a shark. And then there was no shark and i was on the beach. Thats all i remember. Could you reckon youll end up getting back in the water . I think so at some point, not that beach. Yeah, i would like to get back in the water. Ive got to say youve got a good sense of humor about it. Seeing you what you went through not even three weeks after alive and bright eyed and bushy tailed people will take a lot of inspiration from that. Were you righthanded or lefthanded. I was lefthanded. I was righthanded and now youre going to learn to write righthanded. Its getting there. The hardest part was getting used to holding a pen. You must have a lot more patience than i do. I wouldnt say that. I gave up after about five ten minutes. I used to get angry trying to do a button and its so small. Opening a can, so much to look forward to my friend. Today hunters focused on getting a prosthetic arm with the help of donations from his go fund me page, in fact thinking about a career in prosthetics engineering but hes got an offer from paul to consider, as well. A couple years time, whenever youre ready, we might be able to do a shark week week show together. Maybe. Baby steps. Baby steps. That was so cool to see. You spent time with paul. That kids got a great attitude. He sure does. Paul degelder does, as well a navy diver. A blufl shark took off his right arm and right leg. Look at you. Hello, t. J. Holmes. What . Seriously. Please tell bus paul. Pauls great. To have the attitude and sense of humor you have hes down there wanting to hang out with sharks after one took his right arm and leg. I was down there crying thats impressive. I wasnt completely crying shirt off . Seriously . Im alex trebek. If youre age 50 to 85 this is an important message. So please, write down the number on your screen. The lock i want to talk to you about isnt the one on your door. Its a rate lock for your Life Insurance that guarantees your rate can never go up at any time, for any reason. But be careful. Many policies you see do not have one, but you can get a lifetime rate lock through the Colonial Penn program. Call this number to learn more. 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Tj is so fired up. First a scifi mystery thriller. They call this selfless, it stars ryan reynolds. Ben kingsley is dying from cancer and decides to prolong his life by transferring his consciousness into the body of a healthy younger man. Genetically engineered for perfection. Every detail of your new anatomy were designed to offer you the very best of the human experience. A reflex. Its alive in. Only in the most basic sense. A bundle of organic tissue but right now, an empty vessel. All right. Of course, switch happens and all heck breaks loose. The reviews not so great for this one. Kyle smith of the New York Post calls it a celluloid smoothie blended from dozens of familiar elements but its neither tasty nor nutrition. Lindsay bar says its a deeply silly movie that takes itself very, very seriously. It sounds like your type of movie. A movie meant meant to be silly. Minions, if youre not familiar theyre little yellow things whose only goal is to serve the biggest baddest boss. They find one in scarlet overkill the worlds first ever fee may super villain voiced by none other than sandra bullock. I love england. The music, the fashion. Im seriously thinking about overthrowing it some day. Anyway this pale drink of water oversees it all. Im her biggest fan. Love her work and i really, really, really want her crown. And steal meet crown and all your dreams come true. Respect power. Banana. Banana. Looks fun but minions not getting the same kind of love from critics that despicable me movies received. Jacob hall writes since theyre barely characters much of the film falls on the shoulders of bullock. She isnt up to the challenge regrettablily. The fresno bee says the charm and humor they brought in tiny doses in the previous films comes in a massive blast that wears thin quickly. Oh dont break my heart. Its going to be a hit . You think so . Of course. Nobody listening to critics anymore. I dont know why we do this segment this morning on world news now, making history. Today in south carolina. In a matter of hours, the Confederate Flag will be coming down from the grounds of the State Capitol. The emotional decision and todays ceremony. Confronting terror. The fbi stops several attempts attacks on the u. S. The fear leading up to the fourth of july confirmed. Popes apology. The pontiff asks for forgiveness in south america as he makes an unusual stop on his tour. Burger king. And summer tradition. Music festivals full of surprising acts. People watching and the sounds of the season. Its like getting a shot of adrenaline. I get this rush of energy. Turning these huge parties into big business on this friday, july 10th. From abc news this is world news now within t. J. Holmes and reena ninan. Hey there, everybody, on this friday. The end of an era in south carolina. The Confederate Flag is coming down from the grounds of the state house in a matter of hours. It will be taken down in a ceremony later this morning and moved to a relic room. The governor said the flag does not represent south carolinas future. The ncaa commended the move and ended its 150year postseason ban on hosting championship events in south carolina. Heres more from abcs lana zak. The sunset for the last time on this symbol of the old south. Tomorrow morning at 10 00 a. M. , well see the Confederate Flag couple down. Take it down. Get your last close look at there flag. Opponents won their victory over the confederate battle flas at south carolinas governor nikki haley removed it from the grounds of the State Capitol not with a sword but with a pen. Today im very proud to say that it is a great day in south carolina. Behind her, relatives of the nine who died in the Charleston Church massacre. Their alleged killer pictured here with a Confederate Flag. These nine pens are going to each of the nine families. Debate over the bill was passionate. Take a symbol of hate off these grounds. I grew up with that flag as a heritage. I didnt see issue. And i dont see issue now. Jenny horn is a descendent of jefferson davis, the president of the confederacy. I think were going to honor their legacy at least something good came out of a tragedy. Supporters of the flag came out for a last look. Its still a symbol of a people that fought for what they believe in. For others this was a symbol of a page of history turning. Lana zak, abc news washington. The new head of al qaeda in yemen says the u. S. Is the enemy. Not necessarily surprised there. Ca seem al ramie is urging supporter to continue their attack on the united states. The branch of al qaeda is considered the most dangerous. An audio recording of his speech was posted online. He became the chief after his predecessor was killed in a u. S. Drone strike last month. A top u. S. Official says there have been attempted terrorist attacks in the u. S. In recent days. His agency stopped them. Pierre thomas has details into james comey told us about a dozen isis sympathizers were arrested in the weeks leading up to fourth of july. I do believe their work disrupted efforts to kill people. Comey declined to identify specific targets but among those arrests before july 4th this College Student from queens accused of casing the George Washington bridge. The fbi says when agents searched had his apartment, they found plans for a Pressure Cooker bomb like the ones use the in the Boston Marathon attacks. The fbi says it was and is a dangerous situation, the new normal. Pierre thomas abc news washington. Another deadline is passing today for the u. S. And other world powers negotiating a nuclear deal with iran. Secretary of state yuan kerry threatening to walk away from the table in vienna if conditions are not met. Iran firing back accusing the u. S. And europe of backtracking on key commitments. How to limit and monitor Irans Nuclear program and how and when sanctions should be lifted. Faced with an ultimatum, greece came up with a proposal to solve its debt crisis. Its provisions includetach increases and decreases in pensions. Two things the greece government has rejected before. The proposal is scheduled for a vote today in parliament and then a decision by the other countries this weekend. And the cyberattack on a federal agency involved the private information of 25 million americans. That figure is six times larger than what was previously announced. It includes Social Security numbers, for current and federal workers. 13 million applied for security clearances. U. S. Has been blaming the attack on chinese hackers. Pope francis making hadivity by offering an apology in bolivia. He said the church is sorry for offenses committed against Indigenous People during the colonial conquest. Abcs david wright has more. In bolivia, the pope is preaching a message of social justice. This is the poorest country in south america, 60 of the population lives below the poverty line but theyve rolled out the red carpet for francis and a welcoming ceremony in the capital la paz, the bolivian president presented the pope with a crucifix fashioned from a hammer and sickle the symbol of communism. Pope francis not entirely comfortable with the gift. A contrasting image, the pope at burger king. The restaurant served as the sacristy for the huge open air mass in santa cruz. The pope put on his vestments at the home of the whopper. Manager says its been a blessing for his business. Meanwhile pope francis denouncing a culture where money rules rather than service. Let us a from the heart he said no individual without dignity, no young person without a future no elderly person without a decent owed age. Thats the sort of Speech Congress should expect when the pope visits the tats in september. His message plays very well here in socialist bolivia. How it will play in washington thats another question. David wright abc news santa cruz bolivia. Serena williams is headed into the womens final at wimbledon. Shes onewin away from her fourth consecutive grand slam title. She did it in spectacular fashion 6264 against maria sharapova. It was embarrassing to a certain degree what the expers say, not my opinion. If you were watching this match, a lot of them said sharapova wasnt in this thing. 113 miles an hour. Next up for her is gar bin na mug rosa of spain. She beat williams at last years french open. This is that young lady of spain, her first grand slam final. Congratulations to her for making it to the final and good luck with serena. In new york today though this is going to be a blast. The world cup champion u. S. Womens soccer team will be celebrated with a ticker tape parade the First National team since 19 4 to get one o these and the first ever womens team ever honored. Actual tic longer exists. Theyll be showering them with two tons of shredded paper. I loib down there. They were starting to set up already. Its going to be a big day downtown. If its too much people can come over to your house. You au come to my place. Al that be a fun party. A lot of colorful fur is flying in pittsburgh as the if youries descend on the city. Didnt you go to this last year . This thing again. Thousands of people sporting fuzzy hair tails, entire costumes. And throw con 2015 the Worlds Largest Furry Convention dedicated to the arm form of the cartoon animal. They admit its a bit strange. Theyll have Panel Discussions and art exhibits and t. V. Holmes plans on attending this is the biggest one. Pittsburgh. Train radio away for you. To the mix quickly. College embarrassment over a tshirt typo. My folks in arkansas they are trying to get at me today on this show. We are. They tried to sneak a story in about my folks in arkansas. You didnt miss it. I shouldnt have left that paper out. Ahead, summer Music Festivals. These huge events go back to the days of woodstock and youll see how theyve changed. A health alert about a common pill found in your medicine cabinet. Who is sounding an alarm and why. And well be looking for you on facebook wnn fans and. Youre watching world news now. Sometimes we use ky ultragel to enhance my bodys natural moisture so i can get into it a bit quicker. And when i know shes into it, i get into it and. Feel the difference with ky ultragel. Approaching medicare eligibility . You may think you can put off checking out your Medicare Options until youre sixtyfive but now is a good time to get the ball rolling. Keep in mind medicare only covers about eighty percent of part b medical costs. The rest is up to you. Thats where aarp Medicare Supplement insurance plans insured by Unitedhealthcare Insurance Company come in. 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When they tried to retrieve it they got stuck and had a second phone and used it to call 911 and their parents. They were pulled to safety. A health alert from the fda about over the counter painkillers taken be by millions of people. Theyll have warning labels about heart attacks and strokes. Dr. Richard besser explains. A major change to the bottles in so Many American medicine cabinets advil, motrin and an leave. We that i can them for back pain motley cramps fever. They can increase the slight risk of heart attack and stroke by up to 50 and that risk begins with the first dose. The more you take and the longer you take it, the higher the risk will be. The warning label which now reads may increase risk and possible increased risk will now drop those words. For most people the risk remains small and the problem is that all pain relievers have side effects. Weigh those against the benefits you get, the relief from that pain and fever. If you had have heart disease, the risk will be higher and you need to be aware of that. Dr. Richard besser abc news new york. As always they suggest you consult a doctor. People with heart issues you need to be extra concerned obviously. Coming up in our next half hour dollars and pounds. Its a great move for your health. Now losing weight can be a Smart Financial move. How Health Insurance plan on making a sweet offer. First, its the summer of the festival. Every weekend a different opportunity for music lover to explore the hottest acts. Well get a rare behind the scenes look. Thats next on world news now. World news now we live in a pick and choose world. Choose, choose, choose. But at bedtime . Whsettle for this . Enter sleep number dont miss the final days of the lowest prices of the season. Sleepiq technology tells you how well you slept and what adjustments you can make. You like the bed soft. Hes more hardcore. So your sleep goes from good to great to wow only at a sleep number store. Dont miss the final days of the lowest prices of the season. Save 300 to 700 on selected mattress sets. Ends sunday know better sleep with sleep number. All right. Fourth is over. Fourth is over. Still a long summer left. You look at the calendar youre thinking can use a little work musicestivals. Theyre all over the place. Pop up all over the country and have blossomed into a summer rite of passage. Our producer sits right behind t. J. Brian kinds has more. Three days of peace, love and music. The event that started it all. Woodstock. Now 46 years later, Music Festivals have evolved. First off, the names have gotten a little weirder and harder to pronounce. Plus modern day festivals have become much more organized. However, the spirit remains the same instant communities centered around the music. I dont know a lot of these artists so i get to learn about them. Everybodys always in a good mood. So we headed out to governors ball. A major festival right in the middle of new york city. New york. Boasting a lineup of some off the worlds biggest acts and with lots of newer artists on the rise governors ball covers every genre. So we caught up with the guys that kicked off the festival priory an indy rock band from Portland Oregon they tell us playing to festival crowds can be a weekend. You have some of your fans there but the environments different. Everyones waiting for the next band. Youre winning them over. Brandons like you got to win over the people that dont know who you are. Totally. When you feel that havent, you feel like people getting into it, then we get into it more. The open layouts allow for fans to simply stumble upon acts that quickly become favorites. You just get to play for massive audiences that you know you dont get to play for in your own set. Soulful singer kiza exploded with her monster hit hide away. Shes worked with some of the biggest producers and deejays on the planet writing chart topping hits but its clear her true passion is performing. Bluging that window between being off stage and on stage, its like getting a shot of adrenaline. I get this rush of in reggie. That rush fuel for one of the most talked about performances at governors ball. One thing i love which happened today was you start with like a certain amount of size of crowd and then if your set goes well, the crowd starts growing. What that tells you is youre drawing in new fan base. I love that about festivals. With most festivals being three or even four days it seems like have you plenty of time. But go with the plan because things move really quickly. Make sure stay hydrated and eat up because youll be learning lots of calories from all the walking and dancing. And you might be surprised that one of the best dance parties doesnt even have loud thumping bass but headphones blasting beats in the silent disco. Many people experience this for the first time and dont know what a silent disco means. Putting on headphones and hearing sound intimately sort of piped into your ear say totally different experience. Besides the music and activities the people you meet make the weekend truly memorable. Seven girls mouth to mouth. They needed. Concept people. Weird people normal people. Mostly weird people. I love people watching. Seeing all the different outfits and crazy stuff theyre wearing the latest designer fashions are on display as well as vicinity and threads. All mixed in with the more uniquely inspired looks. So whether its the people the music, the extracurriculars or all of the above, theres certainly something for everyone. Very cool. Brian joins us now. Yeah its kind of weird to be here. Im normally there. Its weird for us too, man. Yes yeah weve got stuff going on this weekend in des moines, in lansing michigan and minneapolis. A lot of festivalser from. Those are the what we have there are noncamping we have camping festivals also. Festival called all good in West Virginia and the ride in telluride, col. Those are campout. Youve got to be more adventurous. Im not up on that. You say campout . They go for several days and you go out and just set up shop . Yeah. Theyre usually cheaper because you dont have to pay for a hotel. You set up shop. Camp hopefully people dont go through your stuff. You do glamping . What is that. Vip options and things like that. Seriously. Got to turn it up for the women. My goodness gracious. I could start my own Music Festival and invite certain people for glamping. In the uk wu tang clan is playing. Where. Dont go there man. This is not going to go well. Wu tang clan for you, reena. You know i love that group. Oh my god. My favorite. Coming up college pride. Thank you so much bk. Youre welcome, guys. This is mineral build up it collects leaving gross germridden stains. 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Ill start with ut Texas Longhorns, a lot of people know their hook em horns sign. They do this thing. There you go. We dont appreciate it at the university of arkansas given this as a long time rival of ours. Look at that what this fan did. Heres a picture, someone carved a huge hook em sign out of a tree in their front yard. Oh boy. We take it seriously down south, dont we . We do. That is kind of impressive even though im a razorback and i dont appreciate anything Texas Longhorn ill give you credit for that. Thats dedication. Your razorbacks speaking of which look at the tshirts. Never yield. Someone in walmart kind of screwed are up. And they did this. Never yield spelling it wrong. Yeild. That shirt does not make you want to say yee haw piggy. What is ye haw piggy . That was it. Lets polka now. Oh my lord people. Hey, man, bad karma got you down . Come on, lets polka. Music peace and love and sex, yuppies generation x, thats the woodstock polka traffic jams and camping greens Automated Bank machines thats the woodstock polka theres knickknack and Concession Stands to meet your every need a Counter Culture lovein brought to you by corporate greed watch your favorite band go on and stand in line to use the john, thats the woodstock polka sing out you hippies. Lets hear it thats the woodstock polka. Good concert promoters only. What is it that the woodstock polka the festival of authorities help get you in the mood theyll bust you if you bring the kids or even your own food its all tame its all wild come on every flower child, do the woodstock polka if you want to protest heres a very simple way watch it all on pay per view and then refuse to pay now is now, then was then you cant go back home again thats the woodstock polka do the woodstock polka gee, thanks, dr. Leery. This morning on world news now, destructive storms. Parts of the northeast pounded overnight after a punishing system barrels from one side of the country to another. Just look at the damage. Take it down. The Confederate Flag on the grounds of south carolinas State Capitol, the long awaited decision. Well tell you about todays historic event. Celebrating champs. Todays tribute to the best women soccer players in the world. Team usas parade fit for heros. Later in the skinny, the dramatic act on stage but this was no script. Real anger aimed at audience members distracting the actress on stage. Captions paid for by abc, inc. Captions paid for by abc, inc. From abc news, this is world news now with t. J. Holmes and reena ninan. The weather may be extreme in a lot of parts of the u. S. , but its going to be good today at 11 00 a. M. Eastern when our ladies of the u. S. National soccer team come out in their big parade. Take a stroll down broadway. Its happening in Lower Manhattan is where theyre going to start. Our own Robin Roberts is going to be emceeing that big event. Kind of history here. We dont see these parades for nonnew york teams that often. Youre right. And certainly for an allfemale team. We havent seen in a long, long time. Its cool stuff happening. Going to see if they can recruit me. To do what . Maybe midfield. You just threw that out there, huh . Yeah. That works. We could begin with the weather in the northeast. Its a strong storm thats destroyed a religious Elementary School in northeast pennsylvania around dinnertime. The gym had just gotten a new roof last week. The principal was inside but managed to escape with pieces of insulation in her hair. Also a tornado nearby. Probe part of the same storm system caused flooding and Power Outages overnight. Lets get the latest from abcs gio benitez. After 24 hours of havoc across 12 states, severe storms taking aim at the northeast threatening millions the line of storms sending trees on to power lines in mt. Vernon, kentucky. Those Storm Chasers in channing, texas were tracking this very storm. Suddenly their car pounded by massive hail. All they can do is watch. Cameras rolling. Hitting with the force of a big league fastball. Cracking through that windshield. Tornado on the ground. At least two tornadoes reported south of st. Louis, debris spotted in the air. Cars underwater and a state of emergency in muskogee, oklahoma. These storms bringing over half a foot of rain to parts of already hard hit texas. In brownwood, evacuations. A man trying to escape his truck here. Swept away by floodwaters. In indianapolis, the water receding, residents surveyed the damage. I lost everything again. I just this is devastating. Gio benitez, abc news, philadelphia. Checking the forecast, the storm system in the northeast should be gone by rush hour, but Severe Weather is hitting the Pacific Northwest before moving toward the Rocky Mountain states. Another system brings heavy rain from nebraska to wisconsin. 90s in dallas memphis and hotlanta. 80s in portland and d. C. 70s in l. A. And boston. The Confederate Flag is many coming down from south carolinas capitol. This is going to happen in a matter of hours. 10 00 eastern time this morning, governor nikki haley signed historic legislation to remove it after state lawmakers cleared the way. The protests against the flag often used to symbolized White Supremacy gained moment tum after the racially charged Church Massacre in charleston. The governor paid tribute to those who died. I do want to also acknowledge these nine pens are going to each of the nine families of the emmanuel nine. The governor said the way the victims welcomed the gunman into their bible study and the forgiveness shown by their families inspired change nationwide. Well, the head of the fbi says its no accident there were no terror attacks in the u. S. During the fourth of july holiday. James comey says ten recent arrests of isis supporters nationwide helped save lives. He is certain some of the suspects had plans to kill people over the holiday. Local Law Enforcement were warned to be extra vigilant. The defense is expected to rest in the colorado theater shooting trial. The defendant james holmes addressed the court yesterday saying, i chose not to testify. Once the defense rests, the prosecution will present a rebuttal witness. Closing arguments are tuesday. The defense wants to prove that holmes was sane. Massachusetts investigators are hoping a new photo will help identify a young girls remains. The girls body was found in a plastic bag on a Boston Harbor beach last month. The newly digitally enhanced image shows what she might have looked like. Police believe she was about 4 years old. Because she was so young, her fingerprints are not on file anywhere. Well, a horrifying close call for a family at an Amusement Park in wisconsin. Two people were strapped in the ride called the catapult. Seconds before they were to be shot in the air, the cord snapped. It hit the ground so hard it left a hole four inches deep. 13yearold Trevor Larson and a family friend carrie sooker say they could have died. Theres a lot of what if, you know, we could, it could have hit us, it could have hit our friends and family that were very nearby. Park operators Say Something like this has never happened. It refunded the family and offered them a free ride but they passed. In just a few hours, swarms of people will line the streets of new york city for a parade to honor the world cup champion u. S. Womens soccer team. All 23 members expecting to be riding on floats showered with tons of confetti. Here now wabcs a. J. Ross. I believe that we just won. From the west coast to the east coast, the celebration continues for the u. S. Womens soccer team whose 52 victory against japan gave the u. S. Its third fifa womens world cup. I watched some of it but not all of it. The end with my daughter who was 8, she thought it was very, very cool and jumping up and down. Their inspirational and historic journey prompted former Bloomberg Deputy mayor wolf son to suggest a ticker tape parade through the canyon of heroes which the Deblasio Administration quickly got on board with. It was crucial new york city honor this team. The last time the city held such a parade was more than three years ago for the super bowl champion giants. New york is really the place where heroes come to be honored. And theres no better place than new york to honor our newest heroines, the gold medal soccer winners. Meanwhile, preparations were already under way friday with crews prepping and packaging away tons an of confetti. In addition to barricades along the parade route as well as city hall being set up where the procession will end with all 23 members of the Team Receiving keys to the city. I used to work downtown and i remember throwing things out the window. I dont work down here anymore but it was fun throwing things out the window. But i watch it from ground level this time. Im glad its happening. More equality for women in that parade will kick off at battery park at 11 00 a. M. And conclude at city hall at 1 00 p. M. In battery park, im a. J. Ross. You know, there have been other out of towners that have been celebrated in the canyon of heroes. Neil armstrong, nelson mandela. We dont see it a lot. Even if i wanted to avoid this i cant. Because i live down there. They started setting up for it today. You can feel the excitement. Its going to be a spectacle. What youre seeing here theyre not using confetti. But paper from paper shredders and the important people we also have to thank, the 400 sanitation workers who will be showing up after the parade to clean up. Thank you, gentlemen and women. Theres also a new opportunity to keep up with the kardashians even if youre not a big time celebrity. The madame tussaud in london, look at this new wax figure of Kim Kardashian west doing what else, taking a selfie. First ever selfie taking statue theyve had. You can rub shoulders with the reality star. Hit the button on her phone and snap a picture with her. Thats appropriate. The figure will be joined later this month by a wax figure of hubby, kanye west. So get those tickets in advance. I love it. Coming up in the skinny, what Jennifer Lawrence, bill murray and a bunch of geeks have in common. Also ahead, the scary scene in torontos skyline last night. What this disaster atop a landmark, was it a disaster . Well explain. Losing weight while fattening your wallet. Who is offering incentive to drop some pounds. Youre watching world news now. World news now weather, brought to you by Colonial Penn Life Insurance. Brought to you by Colonial Penn Life Insurance. Im alex trebek. 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Losing weight, a universal struggle like some contestants on extreme makeover. You better run right now. And losing that weight often requires pricey diet programs. But now some weight loss regimens are covered under the Affordable Health care act which requires insurers to pay for nutrition and obesity screening. Thats right. They pay you to lose weight. I went to every Weight Loss Program under the sun and it just wasnt working for me. Nannette blumberg who says she struggled with weight most of her life was shocked when her Doctors Program of high protein foods, counseling and exercise was reimbursed by her Insurance Company it had a 20 deductible, nothing compared to what i would have to pay if i didnt have insurance. Patients paying 40 to 80 less. 23 states cover bariatric or gastric bypass surgery and 16 states now include some coverage for dietary and nutritional screening, counseling and Weight Loss Programs. You dont have to be severely overweight. 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You want to lose weight, it costs a lot of money to lose weight sometimes. It does. If you want to do it the right way, it seems. Exactly. Its good to know you have that as an option. You dont have to be obese. Coming up, the comic catching Jennifer Lawrence by surprise. Also Patti Lupones meltdown on a broadway stage. This was not an act. She was really upset, next in the skinny. World news now continues after this from our abc skinny, so skinny on the skinny this friday morning, nerd mecca also known as comiccon. I want to check this out one day. Every year, its getting bigger and bigger. Its off to an epic start. Day one the usual, droves of costumed fans descending upon san diego dressed in their favorite characters from the action adventure and scifi worlds. One of the days biggest games, the hunter games panel star ag hunger games panel starring Jennifer Lawrence. Its where the new, i cant say that word bad teaser video was revealed showing lawrence as Katniss Everdeen in the fourth and final installment of the movies mocking jay part two. Even bigger moment happened backstage. Jennifer lawrence ran into her hero. Hes everybodys hero. This is bill murray here, uncle bill made a surprise appearance at the panel for his new movie. As fate would the have the it the two the finally met and she didnt even try to keep her cool. This is so fun to see stars get excited about seeing other folks. This is a genuine moment here. She was happy to see this guy. Its a cool pic. We turn to broadway now. An awkward moment for an audience member. You might say a rude audience member, in fact. Well, its because they had the nerve to text throughout lupones play chauffeur days. The sixtime tony award winner had enough. After watching this audience member spend her whole time texting she decided to take it right out of her hand bringing it backstage with her. It isnt the first time shes called somebody out. Listen to this incident where lupone stopped a show. Stop taking pictures right now. You heard the announcement. Who do you think you are . Now, patti lupone talking about this recent incident the one in which she took a phone out of someones hand in the audience. She says i dont know why they buy the ticket or come to the theater if they cant let go of the phone. Its controlling them. She makes a good point. Lupone butting no punches also said they are truly inconsiderate, selfabsorbed people who have no public manners whatsoever. If you go to church, the theater or a wedding or funeral, you got to pretend like its 1988. Put the phone away. Pretend like there isnt even an answering machine anymore. Even in church . Especially in church. Okay. Who is texting and tweeting from a funeral though . You would be surprised. You know what, youre absolutely right. It controls people. Youre right. Big news for Rolling Stones fans. Keith richards releasing his first solo album in more than 20 years. He made the announcement yesterday including what the new project will be called crosseyed hearts. Hes 71 years old, he plays electric acoustic guitars, bass piano. Sings vocal on the album. It will span rock, reggae and country and feature collaborations with norah jones and ivan neville. We can actually get our first taste of crosseyed heart next week with the release of its first single trouble. Youre going to download that on itunes im sure. Its good to see these guys that can do solo projects. You know, were used to seeing him do one thing, standing up there playing a guitar as part of a group but these guys are so talented. He can do all of that. I bet its good. I bet it is good too. Finally big money for the most famous baller on the planet. Lebron james will indeed resign with his hometown team. That deal two years, 47 million, according to reports from our sister network, espn. Despite falling short of the nba championships, king james and the cavs were the best in the eastern conference. Big improvement for the team. He hes also putting ohio on the map in the entertainment world, convincing amy schumer to host the premiere for her new movie train wreck in his home town of akron, ohio. Hes also, well, he has a featured role in the movie. That probably helped, as well. Good for him. This is no surprise. He went back there. No way he was going to leave. He just signed these short Term Contracts for financial reasons. Hes a smart businessman. I hope the folks in akron get a chance to come and see him. Friday rewind up next. Hip. Friday rewind up next. Important message for residents age 50 to 85. Write down this number now. Right now, people are receiving this free information kit for guaranteed acceptance Life Insurance with a rate lock through the Colonial Penn program. 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Were placing the blame of what one deranged lunatic did on people that hold their Southern Heritage high. I dont think thats fair. This is systemwide, this computer failure throughout the united system which means nobodys going nowhere. Its probably the longest line ive seen at the airport. Obviously, its a little bit unnerving in the sense it reminds us of the vulnerability of this interlinked system. Used to be we used to trade with pads and paper. Its no longer the case that someone troubled needs to find this propaganda and motivation. It buzzes in their pocket. Theres a devil almost on their shoulder all day long saying kill, kill, kill, kill. I run and tell the facts. The facts are we are being very badly hurt by mexico economically and at the border. I feel very bad and very disappointed with him and with the Republican Party for not responding immediately and saying enough, stop it. Workforce participation has to rise from its alltime modern lows. Means that people need to work longer hours. Did you shoot kate steinle, the lady down on pier 14 . Yes. That was real frightening. Youre just on the verge of tears, to be honest with you. Im very happy for the women. I see a lot of them are relieved and feel vindicated and validated. And thats good. They really are a lovely couple. I wish them every happiness for every baby they have. And im looking forward to the third one. So proud and so zapped at the same time. Its a surreal moment. Its been amazing. I mean, we just wrote history. Oh, with that parade, 11 00 a. M. Eastern today. And if you dont have it on your local abc channel, download the app. Watch abc app. You can see it there live at 11 00 a. M. Eastern. Take your lunch break. I just want people to see this. This is an amazing moment that will may not see. Watch abc. Not see. Watch abc. Making news in america this morning, extreme weather. A gaping hole looking right into a classroom. A powerful storm tearing a school apart. Im really sad because that was our school. Where all the Severe Weather is heading right now. Potential attacks. An alarming admission from the head of the fbi. How close were we to a july 4th terror attack . Scary scene. The home on fire suddenly exploding, seconds after firefighters walk in. And president ial pals. George bush and bill clinton together on stage which seemed more like a comedy show than serious talk