neal karlinksky, abc news, bend, oregon. >>> to india where the damage is being cleared after a powerful earthquake. the 6.7 quake struck before dawn in a remote part of the northwest near the border we're told with myanmar and bangladesh. so far at least five people are reported to have died most buried under collapsed buildings. you can see why looking attives. more than 100 others have been injured. >>> residents of kentucky, tennessee and other states further south are bracing for miss river flooding. the crest has moved beyond southern missouri and illinois leaving behind this destruction, disruption and death. a 25th fatality confirmed yesterday when the body of a teen was recovered. he and a friend tried to drive through a flooded area last week. >> let's move to the campaign trail now and donald trump is speaking out after he appeared in a terrorist recruiting video. trump says it comes with the territory when the you're the front-runner, and he has to say what he has to say. instead, he's blaming hillary clinton. claiming she created isis when she was secretary of state. trump a

neal karlinksky, bay view, idaho. >> the fires are also burning just over the canadian border. five dozen fires many started by lightning are burning in british columbia. the city of nelson has an evacuate alert because of the flames from two major fires. the fire season began earlier than usual and the firefighting budget is running dry. the u.s. may need to help. >> because of the fires burning on both sides of the border, the air quality is unhealthy in the seattle area across the northern part of washington state. now, advisories are posted telling anyone with health issues to stay indoors until the smoke is gone. and the dangerous conditions for firefighters in the west continues today. it's hot and dry again in the fire zone with storms in the mountains and then there's heavy rain, as well in new mexico and colorado. it's stormy late in the day in the mid-atlantic and the northeast. cooler fall-like conditions in the upper midwest. >> and 60s and 70s in chicago, minneapolis and kansas city. 80s in boston, albuquerque and atlanta. 90s in portland, dallas and washington, d.

. >> neal karlinksky abc news seattle. >> she says she tried to calm him down. >> yeah. this was a scary situation. guy was apparently claiming that his girlfriend had been kidnapped and he needed money or valuables. she even tried to give him medication. he wouldn't take it. what a bizarre situation. but when you look at this based on what they're saying happened in a way thank goodness they were able to defend themselves. sounds like their lives were on the line. hopefully he recovers. >> we're glad they're all okay. coming up in our next half hour a super apology from one of america's top health food supermarkets. the ceo of whole foods admitting they did overcharge but is it a little too late. >> after four decades of hanging with the gang on sesame street maria is retire. how she helped generations of children learn about more than just their abcs. you're watching abc "world news now.." >> ♪ sunny day sleeping the clouds away ♪ >> well, if you were able to hang out with big bird el mo just makes me smile hearing that. just imagine, you're able to hang out with b

abc's neal karlinksky reports potter was well aware of the risks. >> he was once called the man who can fly for his daring and illegal wing suit jumps. and dean potter seen here climbing the face of el capitan told us he knew exactly how dangerous it could be. >> i wonder if it's healthy what i do like you're obsessed on this thing that might kill you. >> potter and fellow base jumper graham hunt were killed leaping from a 7500 foot cliff, their parachutes apparently never deployed. potter was an intense but gentle soul who never went anywhere without his beloved doug whisper. >> do you think about death, do you think about your immortality? >> i'm forced to think about my mortality. i don't want to die in time an old old man. i absolutely don't want to die falling but somehow i have an even deeper draw within me to keep going towards my fears. >> neal karlinksky, abc news, seattle. >>> federal prosecutors say they've broken up a pot smuggling ring operating out of the oakland, california, airport. three baggage handlers along with several other people charged in this case. investigator

neal karlinksky was there. ♪ >> 20 years later, memories may have faded but the wounds for many here are as fresh as yesterday. >> kevin lee gohschallii, my baby. >> it was 9:02 a.m. when a truck bomb tore through the murrah federal building. >> we interrupt briefly to tell you of a major explosion in oklahoma city in a federal building. >> reporter: the devastation was hard to comprehend. 168 killed 680 injured and another 324 buildings damaged or destroyed. until 9/11 it was the deadliest terror attack in u.s. history. this time committed by americans. anti-government extremist timothy mcveigh executed for the crime and terry nichols still serving a life sentence. >> makes me appreciate every day. >> p.j. allen's entire life that has been intertwined with this place. he was the youngest survivor of the building's daycare which lost 19 children that morning. today, he's a 21-year-old college student back again to honor those who weren't so lucky with the way he lives his life. >> because of that day that i can't not give it my all because for some reason i was able to make it. >> re

neal karlinksky, abc news, phoenix. >> well, a common aggravation on a flight. an obnoxious seat mate. this attack may take the cake. a woman passenger accused of poking the man next to her with a pen because he was snoring loudly as a southwest flight was about to leave chicago midway airport for manchester, new hampshire. it was quite a wake-up call. >> imagine being asleep and then being stung by bees. and waking up and going ow. >> reporter: all right. sorry. both of them were taken off the plane. then he was allowed back on. southwest says the woman was put aboard another flight. no charges were filed. >> we've all been there. and people have wanted to do this before. now, i never tried to poke somebody with a pen. but you find a way to do a little something to wake them up. a little oh, goodness, gracious. whoo. you do something. >> yeah. you're right. you can be a little bit more courteous. yeah. >> mm. that is fantastic. let's turn to some weather. shall we? severe storms in the southern plains. left behind some damage. wind damage, some floods and peopl