Finding mccluneys fishing bag and the boat was never found. Sc killing a hotel worker but he says he was protecting his family, and he says hed do it again. Here is victor oquendo. Reporter the connecticut father fighting a manslaughter charge after a vacation in anguilla back on the island for a preliminary hearing. We all want the same thing. Justice. For me that means proving my innocence. Reporter Scott Hapgood insisting he was acting in selfdefense when handyman Kenny Mitchell came to the familys hotel room in uniform unannounced saying he needed to fix a sink before pulling a knife and trying to rob him. The two men fought. Hapgood says he was stabbed and bitten. When it was over, mitchell was dead. The coroner says from asphyxiation and blunt force trauma. A bellman says he was called to the room as hapgood pinned mitchell down waiting for police. I keep insisting over and over, he needs to ease up off of him. And he wouldnt . And he would not. Reporter an unconfirmed toxicology report appears to show mitchell had high levels of alcohol and cocaine in his system. Mitchells family and friends say he was not a violent man. I can put my neck on the chopping block that Kenny Mitchell why . He has a goodsperate for mon reporter this case that has galvanized the small island of anguilla is just getting started. Victor oquendo, abc news, anguilla. A big thanks to victor. The public is getting its first look at images of a controversial encounter involving los angeles police. Body cam video shows an officer and a woman in a physical confrontation. This is from january. She is seen cursing and refusing his commands. He eventually takes her to the ground with pepper spray and by grabbing her by the throat. The officers actions are now under review. Washington state authorities are trying to figure out how 75 pounds worth of cocaine wound up in boxes of bananas. They were shipped to three safestores in the seattle area. Workers found the cocaine bricks at the bottom of the boxes last weekend. The street value is more than 1. 5 million. What if you have a safeway card . Then you can get it for 850k. After the break were going to introduce you to an athlete who is changing the game and writing her own rules. She was born with spina bifida but thats not stopping her from overcoming obstacles. Bifida but thats not stopping her from overcoming obstacles. Its the one inspired by dentists. With the round brush head. Oralbs gentle rounded brush head removes more plaque along the gumline. For cleaner teeth and healthier gums. Oralb. Brush like a pro. So we had the giggles teasing this story earlier but this is a really cool story. Were learning how deep within each of us true strength lies. Born with spina bifida and having undergone 28 surgeries, missy diaz is showing us there is a way to reach the finish line no matter how many obstacles we face. Here is making ghi maggie rulli. Reporter at 44, misty diaz can bench press more than 100 pounds. Im just confident in myself in regards to my own strength. This is my strong. And everyone has their own strong. Reporter she dominates in both the gym and on the spartan field, completing more than 65 spartan races to date. These are some of my most recent Obstacle Course world championships. Reporter when she was born, doctors never thought shed even be able to walk. I had most of my organs on the outside of my body. Reporter misty was born with spina bifida. It means split spine. For my case, my spine was completely exposed at l5. What did the doctors tell your parents when you were born . To let nature take its course. Reporter misty says her parents never focused on the things she couldnt do. They pushed her to find everything she could do. They did a really, really good job at making sure that i was independent, making sure that i didnt make any excuses. Reporter and misty says shes still figuring it out everdangays fund her races around the world. To date she has signed up and completed more than 200 endurance races in places like malaysia and japan. Not long ago these medals seemed impossible. What was the turning point . No one was going to help me. I just was like, im too young for this. Reporter misty started off by just walking. Quickly that walk went from a run to a fullon sprint. I thought id sign up for a 5k. I went online. I found one. I showed up in a purple tutu. And payless shoes. And that was it. I just kept showing up to races. And then i slowly got everything back. I got a job. I got a better job. I got a car. I got a better car. I got my dog back. I got my own apartment. I got a better apartment. Reporter the gym is now part of mistys life every day. I was just randomly watching the news. I saw a story on her. I messaged her, hey, you were on tv. We started talking. She was beautiful and i thought she had a really positive story. Reporter misty says now her goal is to show the world that spina bifida doesnt define who she is. I skateboard on crutches. People are like, you skateboard on crutches . People just dont like understand, like you can do anything. So look, just like regular nikes reporter shes working with brands to help make their products adaptive. Shes out with her own line of lipstick. It just brings confidence. It brings the strong out in me. And the warrior that i am. Reporter independent and beautiful, inside and out. Its why misty helped launch the movement spinabeautiful, working to be a role model on instagram. The Bigger Picture is that so many people who are adaptive, who have spina bifida, are crushing life. Are you ever scared for the future . Im starting to. Yesterday i was like looking at chad and i was like, okay, im getting a little older. Im like, i dont know how long im going to be running. Like lets be real. But im having fun. You know, i want to look back, i want to be old. Cute little old lady with red lipstick. And im going to be like, you guys look at these medals holy cow. Yeah. All of those medals. Thats wild. So inspiring. Spinabeautiful. Yeah, that is amazing. Told as a kid to let nature run its course. Isnt that crazy . Could you imagine being her parents and hearing that . Yeah, good for them for fighting back, and her, unbelievable. Super, super powerful. Coming up, a somewhat reluctant athlete charging into the weekend box office. Yeah, weve got all the fun in insomniac theater up next. Trampoline. E ahh brain freeze test test and wraps your teeth in sensitivity protection. Ohh your teeth . No, its brain freeze crest. Healthy, beautiful smiles for life. 60 of women wear the wrong size pad, and can experience leaks. You dont have to with always my fit try the next size up and get up to 20 better coverage day or night because better coverage means better protection always. Ok ill admit. I didnt keep my place as clean as i would like cuz im way too busy. Whos got the time to chase around down dirt, dust and hair . So now, i use heavy duty swiffer sweeper and dusters. For hardtoreach places, duster makes it easy to clean. It captures dust in one swipe. Ha gotcha and sweeper heavy duty cloths lock away twice as much dirt and dust. It gets stuff deep in the grooves other tools can miss. Yknow what . My place. Is a lot cleaner now. Stop cleaning. Start swiffering. Time now for our insomniac theater previewing two movies opening at the box office this weekend. This morning were starting with an action thriller. Gerard butler and Morgan Freeman starring in angel has fallen. It follows butlers secret Service Agent mike banning who races against time to clear his name after being framed for an attack on the president. Weve been getting death threats. Theres somebody else behind it, it wasnt me. The president s not safe. I am not going to stop until i prove who did this. Why did you find me . I need your help, dad. Oh, what a twist. Critics do apparently feel that angel has fallen needs some help up. Its scoring just 46 , a splat on rotten tomatoes. It operates on such a level of halfconsidered logic and improbable motivations that even moderately wellmounted action cant distract audiences from how dumb it is. Yikes. It brings a mediocre series to a fittingly mediocre close. Wow. Which is how critics are also describing my final show here. Hilarious. Next to a millennial comedy for millennials, about a millennial. Julian bell stars in her breakout role in brittany runs a marathon as a hot mess of a new yorker whose hard partying has caught up with her and a yelprecommended doctor gives her a wakeup call. I had a friend. She was prescribed adderall. And now shes very alert. You know, some people abuse adderall. What . Lets get you healthy. I want you to try losing 55 pounds. Thats the weight of a siberian husky. You want me to pull a mediumsized working dog out of my body . Brittany runs a marathon is apparently running in the right direction scoring a solid 87 , certified fresh on rotten tomatoes. One critic writes in the new york post, brittany is a comedy so relatable for young new yorkers you might need to take a walk after watching it. Peter travers calls it a fun ride spiked with touching gravity thats not a shabby way to end the movie summer. Got some giggles out of you there. I think that looks pretty funny. If i were eight years younger i would be brittany. Thats it for this half hour. Stay with us, more news is next. This morning on world news now, shooting threat arrests. As the man accused of plotting americas next massacre appeared in court, two students in separate schools were taken into custody for making dangerous threats of their own. What authorities are revealing this morning. Deadly elevator drop. A young man was crushed to death when he stepped off his buildings elevator. As investigators look into the tragedy, were hearing from the victims family. Internet scam crackdown. Federal Authorities Say they busted the Largest Online fraud scheme in u. S. History. How those suspects allegedly stole tens of millions of dollars. Are you looking for a purrfect pet . How about this cat that weighs a whopping 26 pounds . Im not kitting you. This feline is up for adoption. Well tell you where on this friday, august 23rd. No, i was totally kitting you because that looks like a baby jaguar. Yeah, that doesnt seem like im surprised only 26 pounds. Right . I know. And shady as cats can be, i dont know if you want one that big in your house. You could keep track of it. Thats true. You always know where it is because you were hear the rumbling of the footsteps like jurassic park. Sleep with one eye open. Happy friday, you guys, we made it. Trevor, you made it. It was up in the air at the start of the week. I know there was some questions. Kenneth moton will be back on monday and i greatly appreciate everyones tolerance. Oh, that is so nice. We have tolerated him, weve had a good time doing it. We begin this half hour with President Trump pressing congress to pass meaningful gun legislation. The president tweeting he had a very good meeting on preventing Mass Shootings and hes talking with both republicans and democrats but he offered no specifics. This as we learn new details about an alleged plot against a Southern California hotel. Rodolfo montoya appeared in court thursday. He pleaded not guilty to allegations he threatened to carry out a mass shooting at the long beach marriott. Investigators say they found meincludghpowered firearms, ammunition reporter the man accused by authorities of plotting americas next massacre appeared in court for the first time. 37yearold Rodolfo Montoya behind that glass divider now charged with four felonies. Police say they found a stash of weapons inside Rodolfo Montoyas home, including hundreds of rounds of ammunition, tactical gear, and an Assault Rifle and highcapacity magazines. Both are illegal in california. Authorities say on monday montoya, a hotel cook, told a coworker about his plan to attack. He was going to shoot up fellow employees and people coming into the hotel. Reporter that coworker told hotel management, who then called police. Montoya was arrested at his home where authorities allegedly found that arsenal of weapons. Employees at the marriott where thatot managencaed police after learning about the alleged plot. So blessed that im alive and that im fine and everybody here is fine. Because thats horrible. Reporter since the tragedies in dayton and el paso, there have been more than a dozen arrests for alleged threats of Mass Shootings across the country, including in ohio where this man, who police say wanted to shoot up a Jewish Community center, was arrested after posting this disturbing video online. In florida a mother pleads with police after her teenage son is arrested. He didnt do anything wrong, hes still a little boy, hes not one of the crazy people out there doing stuff. Reporter also in florida at least two students in separate schools arrested for alleged threats at the start of the school year. We know that ar15 the suspect allegedly had was illegal here in california. Now authorities want to know exactly where he got it. And across the country weve heard that saying, if you see something, say something. Tonight authorities are strengthening their language saying if you see, hear, or read something suspicious, they want you to report it. In los angeles, will carr, abc news. Our thanks to will. As will mentioned, two students in florida were arrested for plotting attacks at separate schools. A 12yearold girl was arrested for threatening a mass shooting at Burns Middle School in brandon. Police say the seventh grader made the threat on snapchat. And in davey, a student at Nova High School was arrested for allegedly posting a threat on a social media app. Authorities say the student later claimed he was not serious about the threat and was simply expressing his emotions. Now to a very emotional story here in new york city. A man is dead after an elevator accident in his luxury manhattan apartment building. That elevator suddenly dropped as he tried to exit into the lobby. 30yearold samuel waysbrun was crushed between the car and the shaft. The building has a history of elevator trouble. Back in may the owners were fined nearly 1,300 for unsafe elevator conditions. The tragic news has left the mans father in milwaukee heartbroken. People know he was a fantastic boy, full of life. Very, very sensitive, conscientious, funloving. Just a million friends. Everyone loved him. Im heartbroken. Yeah. Hes not going to be able to father a child and have a family. And grow up. Were absolutely devastated. Waysbrun came to new york to chase his dreams six years ago to work for a tech financial company. The fbi has broken up a global scam that duped victims out of 50 million. 80 people, most of them nigerian nationals, have been charged with targeting businesses, elderly and romance scams. A dozen suspects were arrested in los angeles. Abcs matt gutman was there. Reporter this was a massive bust. An fbi source telling me this was an incredibly sophisticated ring. Authorities say they targeted big corporations and then posed as personnel or vendors, then they requested payment, and because they looked so Real Companies sent them millions. There were also romance schemes. Some victims believing they were corresponding with military Service Members overseas. The defendants in this case are charged with Money Laundering and fraud, and if convicted, they could face dozens of years behind bars. Authorities tell us that the victims in this case are unlikely to recoup any of their money. Our thanks to matt gutman. This morning the search continues for a sniper who shot and injured a Los Angeles County sheriffs deputy. Authorities are testing a pellet gun that was discovered near the lancaster station where the deputy came under fire. The 21yearold rookie was not seriously injured because he was protected by a bulletproof vest. He was released from the hospital after being treated for a gunshot wound. Also in california authorities are trying to determine what led a cal state fullerton employee to fatally stab his coworker. Authorities believe the suspect acted alone. He was arrested at his home wednesday night. The alleged stabber had been on the run since monday. During their investigation, police say they found an incendiary device in a backpack under the victims car that contained things like zip ties and wigs. President trump is heading to france this weekend for the g7 summit alongside the leaders of the worlds most industrialized nations. A session on the Global Economy was added at the last minute at the president s request. Hes holding several meetings on the sidelines, including one with new british Prime Minister boris johnson, coming facetoface for the First Time Since johnson took office. Former White House Press secretary Sarah Sanders has a new job, hired by fox news as a contributor. Viit corynd analys acro moiefendinthent for shes set to make her debut early next month. An enormous cat with an enormous appetite is looking for a home in philadelphia. So this, this big old thing, is bigi, known as mr. B. The 2yearold Domestic Short Hair weighs 26 pounds. That is the average weight of a 13monthold human. Skip giving birth, just go ahead and get this cat. Mr. B. Is described as a jumbosize package of fluff and love. Right now hes in an animal shelter. Hes had so many potential suitors, the shelters website has crashed. Oh, okay. Everybody out there looking for a fat cat, i guess. Highly sought after. Also described as genuinely big boned. Genuinely big boned, that makes sense. Cat lover in the back loved that one. The official twitter post by the shelter shelters are really evolved and plugged into the internet omg, big boy mr. B. Is a chonk of a chonk, he redefines the term. I think they hit the nail on the head there. Yeah, hes huge. I think that that says it all. There it is. Coming up, the travel nightmare for nearly 200 Delta Airline passengers. Hear why an airline did not provide Hotel Vouchers to people who got on and off a flight multiple times and they ultimately got delayed for 18 hours. 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