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we shall see group. he was killed by police according to a note found on his body, he planned to kill an officer, steal a gun and shoot those who are evicted him. that plan was thwarted. >> the fortunate part his plan went hay wire because people fought back. that was his bad luck. >> the sheriff said faisal mohammad placed allah in his writings but the attack was not terrorism.
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the people stabbed are expected to be okay into disturbing new details about the illinois cop once thought to be a hero before committing suicide. he apparently tried to arrange a hit on a village demonstrator who might have exposed him as a thief. here's abc. >> at the time of his death, joe gliniewicz was hailed as a hero. just a day after we learned gliniewicz killed himself comes a stunning revelation that the illinois is police officer tried to arrange a murder. >> outside pressuring were narrowing down and things were coming to a breaking point. >> reporter: for seven years, investigators say he stole money from a community youth program. when he began to worry he was going to be exposed by a village administrator, police say he began looking for help. >> he wanted to speaking toing this high ranking motorcycle gang member to initiate a hit on the village manager.
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again, you know, my concern is my family. it's quite unbelievable. and almost surreal. >> reporter: lake county investigators also a they found bags of cocaine on his deck. and belief he may have tried to use hem to incriminate marin. in text messages he wrote "she hates me and she has now demanded a complete inventory of the explorer program. abc news has learned investigators are now looking into gliniewicz's wife and four sons. they are trying to figure out what, if anything they knew and if they were involved in the fraud and or suicide. in new york, abc be news. >> a tornado moving through north texas left behind its calling card. the strong winds ripped the decorative roof cover covering off a bank building in fort worth. it also moved and damaged cars in the arcing lot as you can see there. store cell also put on a light
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show in the afternoon sky over denton texas, about 40 miles north. wind damage was also rorred in that area. the storm knocked down power lines in arkansas. there was heavy rain and lightning. this powerful line of storms is heading towards the northeast. ious tin poea vick following it. >> concerned about heavy rain throughout the deep south late morning into the early afternoon. i do not think this will be a repeat performance in terms of severe weather. there could be flooding downpours. a ton of wind generated by a very strong storm system around the great lakes. 30, 40 miles per hour later on in the hour. reena and kendis, back over to you. >> thank you, sir. weather always a factor for holiday travel as our big crowds. the airline industry says it expects 25.3 million americans to ralph for thanksgiving. a 3% increase from last year. if you're looking to avoid the
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crowds, the industry says the best dates to travel thanksgiving itself and black friday. >> a lot of people hitting the skies and will be hitting the roads. speaking of flying, just absolutely incredible get to the video here. it takes place in the sky over dubai in the united arab emirates. >> the world's largest passenger jet. an a--380 is being joined in flight by two stuntmen wearing jet powered wing suits. this is a big deal now. it doesn't happen by chance. they worked on coordinating the whole thing for months. we did a jet power story yesterday into with the statue of liberty. this video was posted on wednesday and already, around 3 million views. congratulations to emirates on anmacying marketing skeenl. >> do not try this at home. they're legendary spunt stintmen, jet and his partner vince raffet.
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flights in the french alps. as well as mt. fuji and the grand canyon. the difference between these guys and the guy we had yesterday, they're winged suits. the guy from yesterday at the statue of liberty was a jet pack similar to what we saw in the olympics. >> if i see them flying next to my win, window, i would freak out and scream. >> that's it? >> yeah. >> coming up "in the mix" the $80026,000 painting of cats that just told. was it worth the cash? we're going to show. >> you also ahead, the monster truck stunt that's erupting into controversy because there's a 13-year-old girl involved. wa we'll explain the incredible scene. >> how a young man who didn't know he was kidnapped in 2002 discovered he was a crime victim. >> let us know what you think. we love hearing from you on facebook. go to wnnfans.com and also on twitter @abcwnn. you're watching "world news now."proaching 65, now's the time to get your ducks in a row.
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we call this impact video. in this case, the impact involves a wall of flame and a small monster truck with a 13-year-old girl on front of it. so -- the youngster was in a fire retardant suit and wearing a helmet, the daughter of a former stuntman. she said she would do it again despite all the child welfare officials in new zealand looking
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>> can you imagine why? she's 13. unbelievable there. doctors are reminding parents 0 keep small objects away from children who could swallow them. case in point. yeah, that's the x-ray of a 4-year-old boy in saudi arabia who swallowed a hair pin. it was inside his body for months piercing his kidney and becoming lodged in his stomach. the pun was surgically removed and the boy has already made a full recovery. a missing child case that went cold for more than a decade. julian hernandez reported missing by his mother in 2002. now the case cracked unbelievably by the missing boy himself. here's david wright. >> reporter: he was missing for 13 years and he didn't even know it! the 5-year-old boy from those 'missing' posters who loved fishing, watching movies, and eating at chuck e. cheese pizza, now an honor student applying to college. authorities say julian hernandez found himself after the social
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security number he was using on his financial aid forms turned out to be false. >> he worked with his own school counselor, and it was discovered that he was on the national database for missing and exploited children. >> reporter: 50% of abducted children are taken by family members. in julian's case, his father bobby hernandez failed to drop him off at his alabama pre-school and disappeared. they've been living here in cleveland for years under the alias of a real person. >> the name they were using was someone who was deceased as of about 2002. >> reporter: only last week did his mom in alabama learn his son -- her son was safe. that side of the family now asking for privacy. we're told julian and his mother are now in contact with one another. the father, already in custody faces an felony charges in alabama. david wright, abc news, cleveland. could be as much as ten years in prison for him. >> he's facing quite a few charges. unbelievable story and what a
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heads-up move on that counselor and for julian to report it to the fbi. coming up in our next half hour, it's a condition that aches more than 12 million americans every night. >> talking about sleep apnea. usually aced with a bulky sleeping mask. but new treems are helping people get rid of that contraption. >> first caught on video, the would be cell phone thief who picked on the wrong target. we'll see what happens when he takes on 21 grand slam champ serena williams. you're watching "world news
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she is a 21-time grand slam champion, six of those at wimbledon but this morning, serena williams is giving new meaning to the term girl power.
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>> surveillance video caught a would be thief stealing the tennis champion's cell phone but she did the champ herself. here's cecilia vega. >> yet another victory for serena williams. that's her on surveillance video in a san francisco restaurant. just watch what happens next. the man standing near the table reaching down swiping her cell from a chair. he heads for the door. she heads straight for him asking if he mistakenly took the wrong phone. she had her cell in hand and was back at her table in a minute flat. how's that for a grand slam? >> i am blown away because she's such a big star. i feel like she just acted like a pro. >> reporter: from this cyclist's clean grab in a busy intersection to the subway, many people never even see it coming. one in ten eb americans falling victim but most not as fast as serena. they never get their phones back.
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always listen to your super heroiner voice. always keep your things close. fight for what's right. stand for what you believe in from superstar to super hero. police say do not run after thieves. it's way too risky. don't believe your valuables out to begin with. two-thirds of those victims never get their phones back. cecilia vega, abc news, new york. >> it is a dangerous thing going after someone who has stolen your cell phone. i do like her approach asking did you accidentally take my phone. >> it wasn't confrontational. >> it wasn't. so it ended up in a good way. >> okay. >> come can up, cats and dogs. largest cat painting in the world. >> and a custom kayak for two
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the expected changes as the airports after the plane crash in egypt. did an isis bomb bring down that jet? the new intelligence and a greater impact on american travelers. >> extreme weather from tornados and violent storms in the storen planes to snowfall in the west. today's warnings from accuweather. >> and help for people deprived of quality sleep. >> the serious problem of sleep apnea and why common treatments may not be the best treatments. >> and hillary clinton tells jimmy kimmel about what life will be like for bill if she's elected president. that's in "the skinny" on this friday, november 6th. >> good morning i'm reena ninan. >> i'm kendis gibson. we're going to get started with the new security alerts. a growing concerns force air travelers triggered by the russian passenger jet that went down in egypt. >> as early as today, officials here at home are expected to
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call for beefed up security measures at key airports around the world. the latest from abc's david kerley. >> sources tell abc news that is homeland security is expected to send that directive to airlines flying from foreign airports to the u.s. and that they increase security. that directive may also include increased security requirements for handling baggage inside the u.s. >> the obama administration is reviewing a number of different steps that we can take to enhance security for commercial flights bound for the united states from certain foreign airports. >> reporter: with airlines estimating more than 25 million americans will fly over the thanksgiving holiday, will they see changes at security after the egypt crash? security here is often very different than overseas. in the u.s., carry on bags are screened. in atlanta, we watched checked bags heading to a special tsa underground screening room each bag run through an explosive detection scanner. each day more than a million checked bags in the u.s. are checked. >> but you can't stop
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everything, can you? >> you cannot stop everything. that's why we need a system of aviation security that is dynamic. >> gaps in tsa security were expose this had summer with inspectors hiding materials on their body missed 95% of the time. the author of the report says progress has been made since then. the other concern, the insider. remember this case in atlanta? an airport worker using his i.d. to get around security and allegedly help smuggle guns. >> atlanta now says the vast majority of workers are screened but there is no national standard although the tsa did recently take action to try and improve security among airport workers. david kerley, abc news, los angeles. russia and egypt pushing back against suggestions that the plane crash in egypt was likely an act of terrorism.
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of terrorists talk specifically about a bomb. experts say an isis insider could make any airport vulnerable. >> if isis has been able to do this at that airport, then how many other airports have they been able to get into infiltrate or are they working on right now? >> special flights are beginning today to get british tourists from the reds sea resort back to england. it could take more than a week to bring all vacationers home. >> many believe that russia would certainly be expected to retaliate if it's determined an isis bomb brought down the plane. the defense minister released video. a spokesman says over the past few days, russian jets have carried out some 81 flights over syria. staying in that region now, a bleak assessment on the possibility of peace between
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he says a peace deal will not happen during his presidency. he hopes to persuade's israel's prime minister to keep open the mere possibility of a two-state solution. benjamin netanyahu is set to visit washington next week. mou to the extreme weather in north texas. a tornado in fort worth tore a decorative roof covering off a bank building sending it crashing on to vehicles on the ground below. no injuries. not far away, there were lightning strikes but no damage was reported. the denver area finally got its first mechelle snowfall of the season about three weeks late. by afternoon, the sun melted it with temperatures dipping below freezing. another wentry storm is hitting the west. justin povick are tracking it all. >> thanks and good morning to you, as well. big changes kicking in for the northwest later on today. but more so for the weekend. threat for heavy rain coming back into play along with pounding surf and yes, even some
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snow, snow levels coming down so there is going to be some concern here traveling through the passes for some slippery travel and as we expands the view out, growing snow potential monday, tuesday and also wednesday into the intermountain northwest and also into the central colorado rockies. so ski country is going to be loving this but of course, it's not a lot of fun to drive in. so this is out west. as we shift gears in the southeast, the concern is for more heavy rain throughout the day. reena and kendis, back to you. >> winter sports fans rejoice. the labor department releases the latest numbers on jobless americans this morning. and analysts estimate as many as 180,000 people were hired in october. the unemployment rate now at 5.1% is not expected to dramatically change. this is a key gauge at the federal reserve is watching carefully as it considers a change in interest rates next month. the republicans will need fewer podiums when he this he
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fourth debate. chris christie and mike huckabee failed to make the cut with low poll numbers. they are now the undercard. nor lindsey graham and former new york governor george pataki didn't make the debate either. that leaves eight candidates on main stage including donald trump, ben car sore and marco rubio. >> dick cheney is reacting to criticism from former president george h.w. bush. cheney telling fox news he took the comment as a mark of pride. with the war of words, here's martha rad dads. >> reporter: it is a book of love, war and just plain gossip. according to "the new york times" the elder president bush rips into the two men who helped guide his son into the iraq war, calling vice president dick cheney just iron ass, hard line, a man who built his own empire. and former secretary of defense, donald rumsfeld -- >> i don't do quagmires. >> reporter: -- an arrogant fellow who served the president badly.
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91-year-old bush is getting up in years and misjudges but when talking about cheney's influence, father bush says it's the president's fault. the buck stops there. the younger bush responded saying he was grateful for both cheney and rumsfeld for their good advice. >> and presidential candidate bush? >> i love my dad, he's a good -- great guy. i think the book will be worth reading. i recommend it. there are also diary entries that talk about tensions between barbara bush and nancy reagan. nancy does not like barbara, george bush writes, and there is much more. martha raddatz, abc news, washington. >> i didn't know that part. >> wow. if there's a book to pick up for the christmas holiday season, that might be it. >> 91-year-old george h.w. bush coming out with some punches. interesting. >> even papa bear stands up for his son. >> exactly at some point. >> when 2 comes -- it comes to
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potential buyer needs to have a particular interest before even considering a bid. on the outside, everything looks beautiful. beautiful amenities. when you get to the media room, the house is all about star trek. among its features, cruise quarters for kids' sleepovers and there are control panels everywhere. >> there's a space age bathroom with whirlpool, jacuzzi, rain shower, the whole thing might be priceless to any star trek fan but the real price tag, 1, 265, 000. would you buy it? >> if i could get rid of the star trek stuff. >> is that why you were laughing when you were doing the read? >> all going, is this it? he's like what, i don't understand. laughing during the read. all right. coming up in "the skinny," the top earning divas in pop music. who's number one? katy perry or taylor swift? >> also ahead, how to stop snoring and get some rest. the serious problem of sleep apnea. which options work best. >> a brush with death involving
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that was filled with kids. no one was injured. pregnant women gain too much weight. women already overweight or obese are more likely to pile on the extra pounds according to the latest study. that can harm mom and baby. only about a third of women gained the recommended amount of weight and about a fifth gained too little. swallowing a special balloon in a pill may help people lose weight. the ellipse balloon fills up with water to about the size of a grapefruit and makes the patient feel full. no surgery, no sedation required. patients in europe have lost about a third of their excess weight in four months. the ellipse device has not yet been approved for use in this country. >> that's an actual photo of the pill. it's a condition that affects more than 12 million americans every night. jolting them awake and leaving them gasping for air. >> the traditional treatment has required patients to wear an oxygen mask through the night
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but that seems to be changing. here's abc's becky worley. >> reporter: apnea, obstructive breathing while you sleep and it's serious. >> it puts a tremendous amount of stress on the heart and can increase your rick for high blood pressure, heart attacks and strokes. >> reporter: the treatment a mask that forces air into a patient's lungs like jonathan williams who suffers from apnea. it's called a c-pap machine. but the problem -- >> i would just rip it off within five minutes of me falling asleep. >> reporter: and jonathan's reaction is not unusual. 50% of apnea patients abandon the machine within three months. that's forced doctors to rethink treatment. first categorizing not all apneas are the same. >> the major breakthrough in the last five to ten years is that sleep apnea is caused by different mechanisms in different patients. >> reporter: while excess weight has long been seen as a major cause of apnea, newer research slows some cases are triggered by the brain. it essentially forgets to
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breathe. then there are anatomical obstructions, physical narrowing in the throat and signs that the disease can be hereditary, a real issue in my family. >> this is my grandfather frank o'connell. he died of a heart attack in his sleep and i'm convinced it was sleep apnea. seven of his eight children have been diagnosed with apnea and that link has me on the lookout for my own children. the good news, new options for treatment like surgery to restructure the throat and mouthpieces that support the jaw. >> some patients can be a candidate for these alternative treatments and maybe even newer drugs that are experimental that can activate the throat muscles in the airway to help keep the airway open. >> becky worley, abc news, new york. some people suffer from positional sleep apnea. it affects them when they're on their back. doctors have come up with putting two tennis balls in a sock and placing them on their back so when they turn it forces
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them to go on their side because it's so uncomfortable. >> a problem so many millions and millions of americans suffer from. it would be great if they found a solution. >> when we come back, what hillary clinton said last night on jimmy kimmel. >> and trevor noah's big comeback. "the skinny" up next. >> he's back already? >> "world news now" continues
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skinny, so skinny time now for "the skinny." we begin with hillary clinton on jimmy kimmel live. >> clinton took time off from campaigning last night to share thoughts with our friend jimmy about what to call her husband if she wins the white house. >> i think part of what we'll have to figure out is, what do you call the male spouse of a female president? now, it's a little bit more complicated with him because people still call former presidents mr. president. >> right. >> so i have to really work on this. >> i know what you could call him. the first president lady would be a nice thing to call him. >> the first lady. >> the first dude, first mate. first gentleman. i'm not sure about it. >> as for that other pressing question, who gets dibs on the remote? mrs. clinton said one of the first things she would look into
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>> and the remote control. that's one of her pressing issues. >> forget isis. >> a platform. >> exactly. on another network last night, a big comeback for trevor noah. >> the daily show host was back on the air just one day after his emergency appendectomy. >> i just want to say a big thank you. i saw all the notes on twitter. thank you so much for your support. i got your messages. of course, comedy central thank you for giving me one day off after surgery. no, no, i'm joking. comedy central said take as much time as you want. i wanted to come to work yesterday with the stitches. they were like no, stay away. some people started getting angry at comedy central. people were like comedy central, one day, one day off after surgery? is it because he's black? the best message i got was someone said, is it comedy central or the cotton fields? >> oh, my lord. they went there? >> oh, and it's appendectomy. did i get that right?
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>> noah, i'm glad that you got it and not me. noah couldn't resist joking about his emergency room experience saying it should be two rooms. one for emergencies and the other for filling out forms. >> all right. yeah, next mirror mirror on the wall, who is the top paid female in music of all? >> here's a hint. it's not taylor swift. forbes is out with a list of the world's top paid women in music and katy perry tops the list, thanks mostly because of the prismatic world tour. she pulled in about 135 million this year grossing more than $2 million per city. >> where is taylor swift? she's number two but a distant second earning 80 million bucks. >> and rounding out the top five, stevie knicks and christine mcvie putting fleetwood mac at $59.5 million. and lady gaga is fourth at $59 million.
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beyonce at number five at 54.5myon. who knew? >> and a dream come true for a terminally ill "star wars" fan. >> 32-year-old daniel fleetwood suffering from cancer was told by doctors he would not live long enough for the december release of "the force awakens." but thanks to an online petition that went viral with a major celebrity boost from mark hamill he's been granted his wish. >> his wife posting on facebook yesterday thanking our parent company disney and director j.j. abrams for bringing an unedited copy of the film to daniel's house so he could see it. >> his next wish to live long enough to see it in the theater. >> the rest of us have to wait for that, december 18th. >> that was a sweet request on that one. >> coming up, a look back at the week that was. >> our weekly "friday rewind" is straight ahead. you're watching "world news now." "friday rewind" is straight ahead.
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all right. time now for a look back at the week's events and sadly, a major plane crash is topping the list. >> but there was plenty of room for politics intersecting with country music. here now the "friday rewind." >> we must suspend flights out to sharm el sheikh and advise against all but essential travel by air. >> why an airplane would just come apart in perfectly good weather, that's a very sobering question. >> the probability is here with an inflight breakup that something caused that, something on the order of a bomb or an incendiary explosion of some sort on the airplane. >> he looked right at he and it's like okay, i started walking away and i said please don't shoot me. >> i looked to my left and there's a lady on the bench that appeared to be smoking a cigarette and she was shot in the chest. looked down to my right, there was another lady that was shot in the jaw. >> gliniewicz committed the ultimate betrayal to the citizens he served and the entire law enforcement community. >> most people think your husband killed himself because
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he was depressed. >> no, lewy dementia killed robin. >> could you imagine a debate moderated by sean hannity and rush limbaugh and mark levin? >> they can't handle a bunch of cnbc moderators. if you can't handle those guys, you know, then i don't think the chinese and the russians are going to be too worried about you. >> because of equal time rules for television, mr. trump can only speak for four seconds in this promo. >> so let me just say this, ben carson is a complete and total loser. >> i think the presidency is a very serious thing and i don't like making light of it like that. >> the bigger this group's going to be forever remembered, not just for an american league championship but for a world series and a world champion is an unbelievable feeling. > bruce jenner is a babe now and
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trump's leading in the polls. >> i love you, country music. i love you fans. >> and speaking of musical legends, this is really important. next friday the release date for one direction's new album "made in the a.m." >> you are such a big one direction fan. >> as well as justin bieber's. >> you and jack. >> i really like luke bryan i have to say and sam hunt. >> look at you. >> the ladies from girl crush. >> little big town. >> there are a couple fellows, as well. >> i especially like the ladies. they're very good. >> don't miss our facebook updates. this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for
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two decades.there's a twist in the run-off election for mayor of cedar falls. the incumbent has dropped out. jon crews has served as mayor for 30 years. but he finished second among three candidates tuesday. that forced a run-off with the top vote getter, jim brown, on december first. in black hawk county, certain races need at least 50 percent of the vote to claim victory. but no one did that. even though crews is out, the run-off will still take place. more news later tonight here on t-v nine. the longtime mayor of cedar falls opts to step good morning. i'm reena ninan. >> i'm kendis gibson. here are some of the top headlines we're following this
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morning on "world news now." bumped from the primetime stage. the gop debate lineup just got a little shorter. chris christie, mike huckabee will not be part of the main event. this time only eight candidates will square off. details ahead. >> we're now learning the cop who tried to make a suicide look like a murder apparently tried to hire a hit man. officials say he was afraid a village administrator would expose his thievery. >> a plea deal has apparently been reached in the case of that gyrocopter pilot who landed on the capitol lawn. his lawyer says the pilot will plead guilty to operating the copter without a license, which is a felony. and the cincinnati bengals still undefeated thanks in large part to three touchdown passes from quarterback andy dalton to tight end tyler eifert. the bengals beat cleveland last night, 31-10. those are some of our top stories this morning on this friday, november 6th. our top stories this morning o >> from abc news, this is "world
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>> you did well with that name. >> i did well with the name, right? >> it was a fun game. the bengals came alive in the second half, actually the last quarter. >> did you watch? >> yeah. it was fun. they're the first 8-0 team this season. so far. congratulations to cincinnati. let's start this half hour with another sort of competition that is taking place. the race for 2016 and really the shrinking lineup for the next republican debate. >> nobody has an 8-0 score in this one. >> no, not yet. >> chris christie and huckabee have been bounced to the undercard. donald trump and ben carson on is taken again. marco rubio climbing in the polls, the attacks are on the rise. it's your voice, your vote with abc's jonathan carl covering the republicans. >> reporter: donald trump's limousine parked outside the snl studios. today the candidate was deep in rehearsals. >> donald has promised for the whole show he is not going to brag or say he's the best at anything, right donald? >> that's right, cecily. and i'm going to do the best job anyone's ever done not saying
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it. >> reporter: but now trump isn't just selling himself on stage. he's also out with his first campaign ad. >> if the people of iowa vote for me, you'll never be disappointed. i don't disappoint people. i produce. >> reporter: and he's attacking the man who is rising in the polls, marco rubio. >> marco rubio has a disaster on his finances. >> he has a very bad record of finances. all you have to do is look at his credit card. >> reporter: he's talking about rubio's use of a state republican party american express card while he was speaker of the house in florida. it was meant for republican party business expenses but rubio has acknowledged using the card to pay for things like home repairs and a family reunion. rubio admits this was a mistake but he tells us he always paid for personal charges out of his own pocket. >> every month the bill came to my house and i would review it and if it was something personal i paid for it and if it was something that was political the party paid for it. >> reporter: and on the trail rubio gave it right back to trump. >> i find it ironic that the
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only person running for president that's ever declared a bankruptcy four times in the last 25 years is attacking anyone on finances. jonathan carl, abc news, nashua, new hampshire. >> ben carson is reaching out to score points with conservatives and minorities. carson rolled out a rap themed ad on urban radio specifically targeting young african-american voters. at the same time he made some controversial comments about transgender people explaining why he thinks they should have separate bathrooms. >> would you elaborate on that? why you think transgenders should have separate barps? >> because it makes other people uncomfortable. we shouldn't be doing things to make people uncomfortable in our society. >> meanwhile, stories carson told about having a violent past before turning to god are being called into question. former classmates, friends and neighbors say they have no memory of the anger or violence that carson described. >> in the meantime on the
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took a bit of a detour off the campaign trail last night sitting down with jimmy kimmel discussing her bid for the white house. she playfully jabbed at president obama mentioning a recent interview she saw on tv. >> the interviewer said if you ran again, would you win? he goes yeah. i think you got to have that kind of confidence if you are in this arena trying to be president. if i were going to run against him, would i win? yeah. >> or maybe not so playful but she did tell kimmel that if her husband were able to run again, he would. >> that would be interesting, clinton versus clinton and sanders. >> hmm. >> three-way. >> it would be an interesting race, indeed. i think we kind of have it now. >> how about we talk about president obama. he is giving up on the middle east peace during his time in the white house. instead he hopes to persuade israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu to keep open the mere possibility of a two-state solution. netanyahu is scheduled to visit washington next week.
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into that crash of that russian flight in egypt as egyptian and russian officials dispute allegations that a bomb brought down the plane, intelligence intercepts show otherwise. we get more now from abc's stephanie ramos. >> reporter: russian, egyptian and other international teams continue to investigate. the question is still looming. what caused the jet carrying 224 vacationers mainly russian to break apart in the sky? in an exclusive interview with abc's bob woodruff, the u.s. secretary of defense agreed with uk officials that the plane was more likely than not downed by a bomb. >> that is one possibility. an explosive device. >> reporter: u.s. and british officials tell abc news the strongest evidence it was a bomb comes from isis itself from electronic intercepts of terrorists talking specifically about a bomb. >> i think there is a possibility that there was a bomb on board. and we're taking that very seriously. >> my job is to keep british people safe wherever they are in
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the world. >> reporter: the uk is suspending all flights to and from the resort city. and now france has banned its nationals from visiting sharm el-sheik. airlines have now been given the go ahead to send evacuation flights to get roughly 20,000 british tourists back home. their luggage will follow in the coming days. egyptian authorities firing back saying these allegations only hurt their tourism. >> now that the black boxes are being analyzed all should wait to see what those provide. also pushing back is russia's foreign ministry saying the uk has yet to share any evidence that the plane was bombed. the white house saying the u.s. is taking a close look at airport security around the world. >> the obama administration is reviewing a number of different steps that we can take to enhance security for commercial flights bound for the united states from certain foreign airports. >> reporter: if it turns out it was a bomb, an isis affiliate in
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the sinai is a prime suspect. they've posted for a second time that they are responsible. stephanie ramos, abc news, washington. all right. our thanks to stephanie. back here in this country, now to the extreme weather in north texas, a tornado in fort worth tore a decorative roof covering a bank building sending it crashing on to vehicles on the ground below. the actual roof wasn't damaged and there were no injuries. further to the north you see the lightning strikes. no damage reported. a hailstorm in the oklahoma city area not only made driving an adventure but it also knocked down trees and utility poles. some minor damage to buildings also reported. this powerful storm system is heading to the southeast today. here's the latest from justin povick. good morning. >> reena and kendis, thanks and good morning to you. yesterday, we were tracking flooding and severe weather in the south plains. i think later on today, slowly this front will shift gears and
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also the tennessee valley. not as much severe weather but still some heavy rain and also some thundery downpours. a lot of fall continuing in the northeast. along the 95. and then some major heat kicking on later on in the day. reena and kendis, back over to you. >> thank you so much. the dungeness crab season in california has been delayed because of that toxic contamination. experts say eating the contaminated crabs could lead to severe sickness even death. it is linked to a severe algae bloom off the southwest which is usually a result of warm temperatures. >> can okay. so have you starred on -- started on your holiday cards as yet in the postal service says expect to handle 15.5 billion pieces of mail this season. >> come on, really? you've done your holiday christmas cards before thanksgiving? >> who does cards anymore?
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that includes cards and packages. we should point that out. 30,000 seasonal workers are being hired to help out. >> i feel better you're including packages, too. >> i've got to work on my credit card. it may have looked like black friday at the h & m store in san francisco because of what was on sale. customers lined up outside just to buy items from designer pierre balmond. groups of shoppers were let in for 15 minutes to grab arm loads of clothing and accessories. most of it is already on ebay steeply marked up. our floor director noel. >> i have no idea who pierre balmond is. >> he knows. you were on ebay overnight. we have a story like this every now and again. a woman goes to the hospital having abdominal pain and thinks she's having an intestinal issue. >> surprise judy brown you're pregnant. she did not know. she and her husband have jason have a new daughter named carolyn weighing eight pounds two ounces and measuring over 20 inches. >> she is the couple's first child. they've been married 22 years.
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brown said during her pregnancy she never suffered morning sickness and she attributed her weight gain to simply growing older. >> wow. >> oh. >> i don't know how that happens. >> yeah. they live in massachusetts and are going to bring her home today apparently. >> congratulations to them. >> i did have a stomach ache and i asked donna who does my hair for a tums but i'm okay. >> you're not expecting. > we'll see seven months from now. >> coming up, reviews for two anticipated movies opening today. "the peanuts film" and the new james bond story. stay tuned for "insomniac theater." >> also ahead a consumer alert about brand-new credit cards. those security chips build in supposed to protect you but are they. >> new details about a campus attacker in california. why he went on a rampage as police uncover a motive. first a look at the weather map. 42 degrees for our friends in great falls, montana. and who would have thought this?
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so i know how important that is. chicago blackhawks star patrick kaine will not be prosecuted in connection with an alleged incident involving a woman over the summer. kaine has always maintained his innocence. prosecutors refused to move forward with the case citing a lack of evidence. they said kaine's accuser's story was full of reasonable doubt. and we're learning new details this morning about that knife attack on the campus of the university of california at merced. >> police identified the student who they say went on a rampage stabbing four people before being killed by campus police. abc's brandi hitt has the latest. >> reporter: investigators on the campus of uc-merced now say 18-year-old faisal mohammad's stabbing spree could have been much worse. >> he had a pretty elaborate idea of what he wanted to do. >> that's based on what
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authorities say they found inside his backpack seen here next to the freshman where he was shot and killed by police. inside zip thailand cuffs, a night vision scope, safety hammer, two rolls of duct tape and two jars of petroleum jelly. >> the fortunate part his plan went haywire because people fought back. >> they say he first burst into this building wednesday morning armed with a large knife and stab i an student. that's when byron price a construction worker seen here rushed in to stop him. >> where did your son get stabbed? >> right at his belt line right here in front. not too far from the femoral artery. >> investigators say mohammad also targeted a second student and staff member before being taken down. his dorm roommate says he kept to himself. >> didn't talk much. and i never saw him walk with anybody. >> officers were seen rushing into their dorm wednesday guns drawn collecting evidence and believe mohammed acted alone.
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to terrorism. >> reporter: classes will resume at uc-merced today and all four victims are expected to make a full recovery, reena and kendis. >> brandi, thank you so much. >> we should point out the students say he was angry at being angry at being kicked out of a study group. >> apparently the group was for the class that he attacked. >> very fortunate. so many people on that campus surprised that this happened there. >> coming up, what's in your wallet that can make you even more vulnerable to identity thieves. >> those smart chips on credit cards are making it easier for thieves to steal your information. you're watching "world news now."
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expert. >> we help very big companies keep them safe and secure online. >> a behind the scenes look at herjavec's headquarters in aren't where his staff works around the clock to protect major companies from cyberattacks. >> there's a map of the world and those little lines are brand-new breaches happening right now in realtime. >> reporter: and one of the biggest breaches for consumers, credit card fraud. her engineer veeck says those new emv or smart chips on credit cards are an added layer of security. but you still need to be careful. >> thank you. >> reporter: watch as he shows us just how easy it is to walk up behind someone and quickly swipe their credit card number. >> i just stole your credit card >> very smooth, robert. >> watch again. here's what he did. by using free software on his phone, he stole the financial information from my smart chip credit card in a matter of seconds while it's still in my wallet.
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year ago and it hasn't changed. but he says there's an easy way to prevent this with rfid blocking wallets like these. >> in our e field technology makes your information invisible to hackers. >> or you can use an rfid block card. herjavec invested in one on "shark tank." >> done. >> i love it. >> you put this next to your credit cards, it blocks the rfid signal from the credit card. >> try to steal from me now. >> aha. >> not working. >> but the electronic payments coalition tells us even though someone might be able to get your credit card number, customers have zero liability when it comes to fraudulent charges. and they say chip cards make it nearly impossible to create fake cards and new verification technology protects against online fraud. and to be extra safe, he says stick to using one credit card
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>> i have a credit card that has a very low dollar amount that i use online. >> a card with a low limit. that way you can quickly identify fraudulent charges. >> i mean. >> solid advice from a shark to help all of us navigate the scary waters of fraud. linzie janis, abc news, new york. >> i never thought about having a lower limit card. >> there's no such thing in your book. that's absolutely fascinating how easy it is. and so many of us have moved to those chip cards or required to. 50% of americans have them now. who knows, it's that easy. >> another tip is to put all the chip cards together because it can block it, as well we're told. >> and a lower limit would help. >> coming up a reunion of old friends this weekend at the box office. >> we're checking out james bond, mr. bond. office. >> we're checking out james bond, mr. bond. >> i'm alex trebek. if you're age 50 to 85, this is an important message. so please, write down the number on your screen.
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so it's movie time, insomniacs. this week, we have some old friends that are returning. >> first film sees charles schulz beloved peanuts on the silver screen for the first time. lucy, linus, snoopy and charlie brown all there in 3-d. the technology may be new but the story classic. charlie brown falls for the little red haired girl who has moved to the neighborhood. highway charlie brown chases her, snoopy takes to the sky to fight the red baron. >> very cute. >> critics say schultz himself
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film with josh bell of las vegas weekly saying it's a bit like watching the peanuts greatest hits and luke thompson of the robot's voice makes an interesting point in saying the film is as big a winner as its protagonist charlie brown isn't. >> that's great. >> hard to believe it's been so many years and this is the first film. next, bond, james bond making his highly anticipated return in "spectre" with daniel craig returning for what could be his final turn as 007. after infiltrating a secret criminal meeting, bond learns about the existence of an organization called specter. while he tries to eradicate the group he uncovers a frightening connection between himself and the head of specter played by christoph waltz. >> you must know by now that the 00 program is officially dead. which leads me to speculate
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>> so james, why did you come? highway it's not achieve the same acclaim at the last bond film, critics seem to like it. richard roeper calls it a public beautifully photographed action packed international thriller and robert carnivale of indy london says there's a thrilling entry that combines the best of bond movies old and new. >> wow, two really good movies i would go see. >> and after a lousy weekend at the box office last week, it's good to see these movies. >> it's not a netflix weekend. is that what you're saying? > exactly. >> that's the news for this half hour.actly.
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hour. this morning on "world news
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now," growing fears of an isis bomb bringing down a jetliner. >> the latest intelligence on the plane that crashed in egypt and the changes expected in american airports. today's big announcement. >> political decision. the stage is set for next week's republican debate. who is front and center and who did not make the cut. and can ben carson get past his latest controversial comments. november tornado. the dangerous storm system impacting millions and the warnings expected today. the latest track from accuweather. and later, surveillance video shows tennis superstar serena williams going after someone who took her smartphone but was this a smart move? it is friday, november 6th. from abc news, this is "world news now." hi. good morning to you. we've made it to friday. i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm reena ninan. we were talking about how it's the day after the country music awards.
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you and i have both been going on to -- >> and recording all the songs and trying to get -- >> "tennessee whiskey," "girl crush," and who was the guy? >> sam hunt, who is a future star to watch. really fun. bruno told us yesterday to look out for him. great music. >> great music all around. that's why i'm looking forward to the american music awards here on abc in a couple of weeks. then you get to introduce all these kids, as well. >> i like the day after effect where you get the music you didn't expect. >> us old folks get the music. >> we've been covering the story but new developments on the airport situation. >> yeah, we're going to get started on a serious note there with the new details about the terrorist chatter leading up to the tragic crash of that russian passenger jet in egypt. >> we're hearing homeland security expected to call for stepped up security at foreign airports with direct flights to germany. they're dismissing the speculation the theory of the bomb likely bringing down the plane. u.s. and british officials saying they're being guided by
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brian ross tracking the investigation. >> reporter: u.s. and british officials tell abc news, the strongest evidence it was a bomb comes from isis itself, from electronic intercepts of terrorists talking specifically about a bomb. president obama weighed in for the first time. >> i think there is a possibility that there was a bomb on board and, we're taking that very seriously. >> reporter: yet, there is still no hard evidence of just what happened to the russian jet and u.s. intelligence officials told select members of congress at a classified briefing that the bomb theory is still far from certain. >> well, i think it's going to take a forensic examination of the wreckage of the plane. examination of the bodies, and a full investigation at sharm el sheikh airport. >> reporter: and the focus for u.s. and british intelligence is on security or the lack of it, at the airport in sharm el sheikh and fears if it was indeed a bomb, isis had an insider here
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with access to the luggage hold. >> if isis has been able to do that at that airport, how many other airports have they been able to get into, infiltrate, or, are they working on right now? >> reporter: with thousands stranded at british and german flights were canceled, the head of airport security here was reportedly removed or promoted. some 20,000 britons are now stranded in sharm el sheikh. they're told there will be flights to take them home soon, but they'll have to go without their checked luggage. it will go on a plane much later. brian ross, abc news, new york. >> so the homeland security directive to heighten security at strategic foreign airports is expected to go out as early today. added security for airliners flying into the u.s. may include more diligent baggage screening and matching luggage to the manifest before takeoff as well as screening workers. >> the obama administration is reviewing a number of different steps that we can take to enhance security for commercial flights bounds for the united
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states from certain foreign airports. >> security in the u.s. is often different than overseas where some airports lack sophisticated screening equipment such as explosive detection scanners. the florida man who landed his gyrocopter on the capitol lawn will plead guilty in connection with the case. douglas hughes will admit he flew it without a license. that's a felony. the lawyer says he faces three years in prison, but the government agreed the sentencing guidelines don't apply. hughes said it was a stunt to draw attention to the influence of big money on politics. did it work? i don't know. it was such a big event. >> if it got attention. we're going to turn our focus now to the race for the white house and the next republican debate slightly whittled down. two candidates bumped from the main stage including a sitting governor with a big personality. it's your voice, your vote. abc's devin dwyer with the details. >> reporter: the republican stage is shrinking. organizers at the next gop
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governor chris christie failed to win a podium at the primetime fox business network debate next week in wisconsin. he was once considered the gop's best chance to capture the white house. now he's an underdog. instead of being on the main stage, he's relegated to the undercard debate. prior to the announcement, christie spoke with jonathan carl. >> i don't get to make the rules. i have to play by them. i've got plenty of things in life to be frustrated about. this is low on the list. >> reporter: also off the main stage, former arkansas governor mike huckabee, lindsey graham and george pataki didn't qualify for either debate. the primetime field will feature eight candidates -- front-runners donald trump and ben carson, marco rubio, ted cruz, former governor jeb bush, carly fiorina, john kasich and rand paul. carson is looking to gain ground on trump and score points with the conservative base. one hot button issue he's weighing in on, bathrooms for
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>> because it makes other people uncomfortable. we shouldn't be doing things to make people uncomfortable in our society. >> reporter: meanwhile, trump is getting ready to take the stage this weekend. >> hi, i'm donald trump. i'll be hosting "saturday night live." >> reporter: the next debate set for next tuesday. devin dwyer, abc news, this morning, a possible motive in the stabbing of four people on a university of california campus. police in mer said say the freshman suspect was angry over being booted from a study group. he was killed by police according to a note found on his body, he planned to kill an officer, steal a gun and shoot those who are evicted him. that plan was thwarted. >> the fortunate part his plan went haywire because people fought back. that was his bad luck. >> the sheriff said faisal mohammed praised allallah in his
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writings but the attack was not terrorism. the people stabbed are expected to be okay. there are disturbing new details about the illinois cop once thought to be a hero before committing suicide. he apparently tried to arrange a hit on a village demonstrator who might have exposed him as a thief. with more now. >> reporter: at the time of his death in september, fox lake lieutenant joe gliniewicz was hailed as a hero. just a day after we learned gliniewicz killed himself comes a stunning revelation that the illinois police officer tried to arrange a murder. >> outside pressures were narrowing down and things were coming to a breaking point. >> reporter: investigators say for seven years he stole money from a community youth program. when he began to worry he was going to be exposed by a village administrator, police say he began looking for help. >> he wanted to speaking to this -- to speak to this high-ranking motorcycle gang
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member to initiate a hit on the village manager. >> it's very unsettling. again, you know, my concern is my family. it's quite unbelievable and almost surreal. >> reporter: lake county investigators also say they found bags of cocaine on gliniewicz' desk and belief he may have tried to used them to incriminate marin. in text messages he wrote "she hates me and she has now demanded a complete inventory of the explorer program." abc news has learned investigators are now looking into gliniewicz's wife and four sons. they are trying to figure out what if anything they knew, and if they were involved in the fraud and/or suicide. in new york, abc news. a tornado moving through north texas left behind its calling card. the strong winds ripped the decorative roof cover ing off a bank building in fort worth. it also moved and damaged cars in the arcing lot as you can see there. the storm cell also put on a
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light show in the afternoon sky over denton, texas, about 40 miles north. wind damage was also reported in that area. the storm knocked down power lines in arkansas. there was heavy rain and lightning. this powerful line of storms is heading towards the northeast. justin povick following it. good morning. >> good morning to you. we're concerned about heavy rain throughout the deep south late morning into the early afternoon. i do not think this will be a repeat performance in terms of severe weather. there could be flooding downpours. a ton of wind generated by a very strong storm system around the great lakes. wind speeds here could top 30, 40 miles per hour later on in the afternoon. reena and kendis, back over to you. >> thank you, sir. and weather always a factor for holiday travel as are big crowds. the airline industry says it expects 25.3 million americans to travel for thanksgiving. a 3% increase from last year.
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if you're looking to avoid the crowds, the industry says the best dates to travel -- thanksgiving itself and black friday. >> a lot of people hitting the skies and will be hitting the roads. speaking of flying, just absolutely incredible get to the video here. it takes place in the sky over dubai in the united arab emirates. >> the world's largest passenger jet. an 8380 is being joined in flight by two stuntmen wearing jet-powered wing suits. this is a big deal now. it doesn't happen by chance. they worked on coordinating the whole thing for months. we did a jet power story yesterday into with the statue of liberty. this video was posted on wednesday and already, around 3 million views. congratulations to emirates on an amazing marketing scheme. >> do not try this at home. they're legendary stuntmen, jet man and his partner vince raffet. >> they have done these sort of flights in the french alps.
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as well as mt. fuji and the grand canyon. the difference between these guys and the guy we had yesterday, they're winged suits. the guy from yesterday at the statue of liberty was a jet pack similar to what we saw in the olympics. >> if i see them flying next to window, i would freak out and scream. >> that's it? >> yeah. coming up in "the mix," the $826,000 painting of cats just told. was it worth the cash? we're going to show you. also ahead, a monster truck stunt that's erupting into controversy because there's a 13-year-old girl involved. we'll explain the incredible scene. how a young man who didn't know he was kidnapped in 2002 discovered he was a crime victim. let us know what you think. we love hearing from you on facebook. go to wnnfans.com and also on twitter @abcwnn. you're watching "world news now."@abcwnn. you're watching "world news now."proaching 65, now's the time to get your ducks in a row.
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we call this we call this impact video. in this case, the impact involves a wall of flame and a small monster truck with a 13-year-old girl on front of it. so -- the youngster was in a fire-retardant suit and wearing a helmet, the daughter of a former stuntman. she said she would do it again despite all the child welfare officials in new zealand looking into it. they are. >> can you imagine why?
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she's 13. unbelievable there. well, doctors are reminding parents to keep small objects away from children who could swallow them. case in point -- yeah, that's the x-ray of a 4-year-old boy in saudi arabia who swallowed a hair pin. it was inside his body for months piercing his kidney and becoming lodged in his stomach. the pin was surgically removed, and the boy has already made a full recovery. a missing child case that went cold for more than a decade. 5-year-old julian hernandez reported missing by his mother in 2002. >> but now the case cracked unbelievably by the missing boy himself. here's david wright. >> reporter: he was missing for 13 years and he didn't even know it. the 5-year-old boy from those "missing" posters who loved fishing, watching movies, and eating at chuck e. cheese pizza, now an honor student applying to college. authorities say julian hernandez found himself after the social
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security number he was using on his financial aid forms turned out to be false. >> he worked with his own school counselor, and it was discovered that he was on the national database for missing and exploited children. >> reporter: 50% of abducted children are taken by family members. in julian's case, his father bobby hernandez failed to drop him off at his alabama preschool and disappeared. they've been living here in cleveland for years under the alias of a real person. >> the name they were using was someone who was deceased as of about 2002. >> reporter: only last week did his mom in alabama learn her son was safe. that side of the family now asking for privacy. we're told julian and his mother are now in contact with one another. the father, already in custody, faces an felony charges in alabama. david wright, abc news, cleveland. >> could be as much as ten years in prison for him. >> he's facing quite a few charges. unbelievable story and what a
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you're wat she is a 21-time grand slam champion, six of those at wimbledon. but this morning, serena williams is giving new meaning to the term "girl
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>> surveillance video caught a would-be thief stealing the tennis champion's cell phone but she did the champ herself. here's cecilia vega. >> reporter: yet another victory for serena williams. that's her on surveillance video in a san francisco restaurant. just watch what happens next. the man standing near the table reaching down swiping her cell from a chair. he heads for the door. she heads straight for him asking if he mistakenly took the wrong phone. she had her cell in hand and was back at her table in a minute flat. how's that for a grand slam? >> i am blown away because she's such a big star. i feel like she just acted like a pro. >> reporter: from this cyclist's clean grab in a busy intersection to the subway, many people never even see it coming. one in ten americans falling victim but most not as fast as serena. they never get their phones back.
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always listen to your superhero inner voice. always keep your things close. fight for what's right. stand for what you believe in. from superstar to superhero. police say do not run after thieves. it's way too risky. the best advice -- don't believe your valuables out to begin with. two-thirds of those victims never get their phones back. cecilia vega, abc news, new york. >> it is a dangerous thing going after someone who has stolen your cell phone. i do like her approach asking did you accidentally take my phone? >> it wasn't confrontational. >> it wasn't. so it ended up in a good way. >> okay. well, coming up, cats and dogs. the largest cat painting in the world. and a custom kayak for two canines.
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mix." a painting of your partner's lovers? >> there had would be too many. >> yeah. >> this one sold for almost $1 million. take a look at this. this is entitled "my wife's lovers." >> what? >> from the 19th century. it's 42 cats. >> oh. >> it sold for $826,000. you feel a little relieved it's cats and not some mystery man. >> 42 cats. >> carl taylor created this in 1893. it belonged to kate birdsaw johnson, who was a millionaire then. she owned 350 acres of land and 42 cats -- >> it's going for a lot of money. >> apparently according to the person in sotheby's that they sketched each one individually. >> very cool. we're going to stick with the theme of cats and now dogs. a retired orthopedic surgeon
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a fast moving cold front heads to the east bringing an end to the rain and a return to reality. friday will be the most november-like day we have seen this week. a northwest wind takes highs into the through the weekend making news in america this morning, anxiety in the air.
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