stop turned confrontational. her death ruled a suicide, but protesters argued she never should have been arrested in the first place. the nearly 2 million settlement includes changes in procedures at the jail, but no admission of wrong doing. the reassigned 20 training personnel investigating claims of abuse at the paris island training facility after a muslim recruit plunged to his death down the staircase after being slapped by an instructor. it was ruled a suicide, but the same instructor forced another muslim recruit in a clothes drier. >> reporter: the drill

tough, discipline, demanding. those now under investigation are accused of a shocking degree of criminal abuse. in documents reviewed by abc news, one muslim marine recruit recounted how he was ordered soaking wet into a large hot clothes drier in 2015 and asked if he was part of 9/11. the marine says the drier was run multiple times and his neck and shoulders burned as he began to cry. according to the marine, one of the two drill instructors then asked if he was still a muslim. he says when he responded yes, the drier was run a fourth time. one marine official said it was one of those same drill instructors who this year forcefully slapped another marine, raheel, who was sick and struggling in training. moments later, jumped to his

the marine corp. his family disputed that. abc news, washington. penn state is urn fire this morning for a controversial celebration planned for tomorrow's football game. universities using the game against temple to mark the 50th anniversary of paterno's first win at the school, a series of video celebrating his career will be shown in the game, but it the abuse scandal. week two. nfl season underway and it started with a heaping helping of offense curtesy the jets and bills. the star was new york running back, matt fortforte. not bad, scoring there in the second quarter, and forte gave the jets the lead for good. late in the third, tacked on

knock it on there. winning in the end, and bills are 0-2 on the season. >> forte. what an awesome name. means strong. don't want to play against that guy. >> nope. yankees and red sox played at boston's fenway park and part of the old stadium was not cooperating. >> that was a garage door in the wall along the left field line. it was open before the third inning, and they had problem closing it. >> eventually, grounds crew member ran to the rescue, and he had trouble initially and climbed up on a bucket, still couldn't pull it down, and then mysteriously, the door just started camming down. on its own. game on. >> yeah. >> i mean, the park has been open since 1912. there might be parts that are not exactly working.

another baseball note, actually, a huge baseball note. the chicago cubs, look at this, a huge moment right here. they lost that game. >> oh. >> but wait. the cardinals losing in san francisco, the cubs became the first team to clench a playoff spot. >> by losing? >> by losing they won. >> all right. chicago's in the national league. central champions. first division crown since back-to-back wins in 2007 and good times. >> they are probably partying in the morning hours. they still have 16 games to go on the season. can you imagine that? they clenched this early on. >> smooth sailing. >> so might be. 1908 again. >> this is it. this is the year. coming up, nine of america's most extreme athletes kick it up a notch or two or even three.

>> why these athletes are put through intense pressure facing their worst fears. the chilling call to 911 operators in ohio from a kidnapped woman whispering into the phone as her captor slept beside her. how the call led to an even more grizzly discovery. remember find us on facebook, wnnfans.com, and

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police in ohio believe they nabbed a possible serial killer after a chilling call to 911. >> a woman held captive untied herself and called for help whispering in the phone while her captor slept beside her. here's the story. >> reporter: a cry for help. >> i've been abducted. >> through a whisper. >> are you tied up now. >> yeah, but i kind of freed myself. kidnapped by this man, 40-year-old shawn grate, a possible serial killer, and trapped in an abandon home, whispering so she wouldn't wake the captor who was in the same room sleeping. >> does he have a weapon? >> he's got a taser. >> reporter: too terrified to make a move until officers arrived. >> if think you can get out, you need to get out. >> not unless they were right

arrived, they rescued the woman. >> where is he? >> sleeping. >> reporter: two bodies discovered in the house, one identified at 43-year-old stacy stan stanley. >> this guy that did this to her and other women, is a mop steer. >> taken into custody, and officials said he led them to a third body in the burned out home. he's charg with kidnapping and murder and officials say more charges could be added as the investigation unfolds. abc news, new york. coming up in the next half hour, what we never knew about o.j. simpson and what we are just now learning about his life behind bars including leadership positions he holds at the lovelock correctional center in nevada. who is in the photograph that he keeps in his prison cell? first, in a remote corner of the country, why are nine athletes put through a battery

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that's what we're going wi you know, in a remote corner of the country, nine of the most daring and extreme athletes really kind of being pushed to the limits. >> so red bull invited nine of the most gnarly athletes they sponsor to montana for a training camp up like any other. this is up all nightline. >> reporter: this performing under pressure camp is designed to harness and sharpen mental

with their biggest fears. the ultimate test of their fight or flight instincts. more on that encounter later. sasha scaled one of the most treacherous mountains after losing her father. >> i don't have a scientific approach to overcome emotions while climbing. i hope to accomplish that this week. >> what fear enters your mind? what are y different zones of thought. when i perform my best, i'm solely thinking what's in front of me. >> this week, she and other athletes are in the dark, literally. atop this mountain, actors are training them in emotional exercises. this is called the breath defier. >> it's a super intense breathing exercise. >> it's going to hurt. lungs are going to burn.

meditation lasts ten minutes designed to force athletes to tap into their innermost feelings, and it's not easy. when it's all over, and overpowering catharsis. [ screaming ] >> reporter: some athletes start speaking in tongues. others crying truly performing under pressure means being ready to conquer fear, even when you least expect it. >> oh, my god. oh, my god. >> bruised ego aside, i was

turns out he's a trained bear named bart. it's none less terrifying to say the least. >> i've never been this close to a bear before. the athletes are then asked to swallow their anxiety and meet the bear up close. >> when you go back to face it, was it metaphor call to facing your fears? >> i was mentally ready to roll this is going down. i'm going to wrestle a thousand pound grizzly bear. >> for abc, white fish, montana. >> she talked about how frightened she was on her instagram. there was a behind the scene pictures of the shoot there, and she was quite scared during one of the incidents she faced.

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this morning on "world news now" donald trump and hillary clinton taking to each other on the campaign trail. the topic turning away from their health to another issue that now has trump in a bit of a tough spot. we'll explain why. a major recall from one of the world's biggest electronic makers, samsung order to recall 1 million and we have new details on how and when you can hope to get a replacement. new this half hour, an alarming fit of road rage involving a school bus. >> driving dangerously with a fedex truck. the drivers getting into an argument, both while on the job. taking a knee. the star u.s. soccer player protesting again during the national anthem, but this time

it's friday, september 16th. from abc news, this is "world news now." i'm diane macedo. >> i'm kendis gibson. hillary clinton back on the campaign trail out swinging again. >> clinton hammered donald trump after he refused again to acknowledge president obama was born in the united states. a short time later, trump's campaign said for the first time that president obama was born in the u.s. your voice, your vote. here's the test. >> reporter: hillary clinton on the mend. ? i feel good ? >> reporter: on the stump after taking a few sick days. >> nobody ever accuses me of quitting. >> reporter: back on track attacking donald trump. >> he was asked one more time, where was president obama born?

hawaii. when will he stop this ugliness, this bigotry? >> reporter: the washington post reported trump was still unwilling to say he believes that president obama was born in the u.s. thursday night, the trump campaign put out a statement saying because trump successfully obtained the president's birth certificate, trump now believes the president was born in the u.s. as for trump's health? >> i feel as good today as i did when i was 30. >> reporter: to prove it -- he note. >> if a patient of mine had these records, i'd be really happen. >> reporter: although he admitted -- >> i think i could lose weight. >> reporter: the race is a dead heat with less than two months to go. >> i've always said this was going to be a tight race. i feel like we are in a strong position goi into these last weeks. >> reporter: this praise had plenty of weekly twists and

be in ten days for the first presidential debate. >> thank you. meanwhile, donald trump's oldest son under fire for his choice of words. while defending his father, donald trump, jr. favored the media of favoring hillary clinton, but the antidefamation league is now accusing him of holocaust jokes. >> let her slide on every discrepancy, lie, every dnc game trying to get bernie i mean, if republicans were doing that, they would be warming up the gas chamber right now. >> he said he was referring to corporal punishment, not the holocaust, and he'll have more to say on "good morning america" lar later this morning. turnings overseas, the cease fire appears to be faltering. two children and an adult have been killed. the children died in government-held areas and the

meanwhile, the government blames assad for blocking needed humanitarian aid. a group of extremists and young refugees clashed. 80 germans and 20 refugees attacked each other. officers were attacked with wooden sticks and bottles by the asylum seekers. police say the extremists were drunk. it's unclear who started it, but the town has been plagued by reports of fires. the safety commission ordered the company to pull 1 million 7s worldwide with 90 reports o damage in the u.s. and faa warned air travelers not to use note 7s on planes. >> because this product presents such a serious fire hazard, i'm urging all consumers, all consumers to take advantage of

>> samsung says replacement phones will be in stores by next wednesday. the head of samsung america has apologized saying the company did not meet the standard of excellence customers deserved. in new york city, police opened fire on a man wielding a meat cleaver. police attacked the suspect after he trying to remove a boot from the car. the officer slashed in the face, and the suspect was shot several >> reporter: a terrifying scene in the hearse of new york city's midtown area, leaving three officers injured, police swarming to the area after 5:00 p.m., rush hour, sirens blaring. >> suspect has been identified as j-o-d-u-e-h. >> reporter: after an officer spotted the suspect armed with a meat cleaver on 32nd street, blocks from penn station and madison square garden.

several blocks telling him to drop a weapon, but he didn't. first discharging tasers, then opening fire. the suspect struck. police surrounding the ambulance and placing someone on a stretcher. the cameras show a bustling street brought to a total standstill, tourists, commuters stopped by barricades on all sides while officers investigate. one suffered a laceration to the head, another officer grazed. those three injured officers have been taken to the hospital and are expected to be okay. the the same hospital and learned the suspect is in critical condition. we're learning the suspect has been arrested at least a dozen times. no doubt, this is just the start of the investigation here in midtown, manhattan. abc news, new york. the navy's out with the cause of a fatal blue angel crash from june. it happened in tennessee. navy's report on the incident says it was pilot error. it says the pilot lost control of his fighter because he was flying too fast and was too low to the ground for the maneuver

pilot fatigue and cloudy weather are mentioned as factors in the crash. and the bus driver in this incident has reportedly been fired. now take a look. the bus was recorded on a new jersey road driving behind a truck when the bus goes to pass the truck, the fedex driver swerves forcing the bus into the opposing lanes. luckily, no cars were coming that direction, and there were no kids on board we should note. are being reviewed as well. the soccer star may be reviewed for her protest. this is the first time she's shown support for kaepernick's stance against racial injustice in an international match. the u.s. soccer issued a statement reading in part, as part of the privilege to remit your country, we have an expectation our players and coaches will stand and honor our flag while the national anthem

a king to give up a crown, but for a young man, stepping down from the throne was easy. >> max in the shoulder pads and kale have been friends since the 5th grade, both up for homecoming king at the texas high school. max is the quarterback for the football team. kl is the team manager. he also has cerebral palsy. max was king, but he handed over the crown to his friend. >> i think it should have gon uplifts the school and everyone around him the most, and that's kale for sure. >> what a heads up move. >> calling the move terrific. the crowd chanted his name right after the halftime ceremony. >> max says everyone at the school loves kl. kl called max his favorite quarterback. >> sure he won a lot of fans. >> not his favorite person at the school.

running back. >> i love that story. that's great. it's also great to know that this was not just a nice gesture on max's part. they were both up for king. the entire student body does recognize how much joy kale brings to the school. it's great. coming up in the skinny, donald trump steps out of the comfort zone on late night tv. the very unpresidential thing that jimmy fallon asked the republican nominee to do, and donald trump said first, the details we're learning about o.j. simpson's life behind bars and leadership positions he holds, and the one thing he hangs on to in his jail cell. here's a look at today's forecast. "world news now weather" brought to you by vista print. n

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someone fled the scene bleeding. >> while at rockingham attempting to reach someone inside, you noticed the white bronco, is that right? >> yes. it was parked strangely, jutting out. >> that's cuba gooding, jr. in racking up a whopping 22 emmy nominations including nominations for all leading actors as well as executive producer, ryan murphy. >> but this morning even after the month's long trial, the fx series, the espn documentary series, we're learning new details about o.j. simpson and his life behind bars. >> a side of simpson never seen before.

in nevada serving 9-33 years for armed robbery and kidnapping. >> his routine? it's pretty much mundane. gets up at 6:30 in the morning, eats cold cereal with a muffin and fruit before going to the four-day workweek work shift mopping floors and cleaning equipment. >> simpson does hold some leadership positions inside the prison tapping his considerable athletic career. coaching prison sports teams and he also recently has become the prison's softball league commissioner. >> he shares a bunk, toilet and sink with a cell mate, but what he keeps to himself in a cell according to a former guard, a photo of himself and his ex-wife, nicole brown simpson. it's not likely, by the way, there's been so much about o.j. simpson seen in the last year or so with the fx series and espn series, it's not clear -- not likely he's seen them because

did not allow the airing of that espn documentary. >> so strange to have so much going on about him right now that he can't even see. >> yeah. >> 22 nominations. for that series. >> emmys are here on abc sunday. >> 68th annual. >> yes. >> airing on abc. 7:00 p.m. eastern, 4:00 p.m. pacific. >> told next year is the 69th annual. >> we'll have to practice our thank you speech. when we come back, the unpresidential thing that jimmy fallon did to donald trump last night on late night tv. and startling announcement from adele, the skinny is next. "world news now" continues

time now for the skinny. donald trump tops the headlines this morning. stepping outside his comfort zone of late night tv. >> appeared last night on the "tonight show" as jimmy fallon asked the republican presidential nominee if he could do a certain something. he asked trump if he could mess up his hair. >> go ahead. [ cheers and applause ] >> donald trump, everybody! i'll do it as well. donald trump, everybody! >> i like jimmy tried to mess up his own hair to make him feel even. at the very least, that puts a rest to any left wing conspiracy theories that donald trump wears a toupee. i don't know that it's a left

general conspiracy theory. >> a general theory. >> it's definitely a comb over, right? >> that's just his style. >> his style. >> it's the style he's rocking. >> that's awesome. >> that was a lot, really. he really we want for it. he committed. >> committed. >> you're dying, aren't you? >> dying to mess it up. >> donna the hair stylist is about to tackle kendis. he wants to mess up my hair. >> like, don't do it. next, speaking of stepping outside of comfort zone, orlando bloom made a bold move on social media. >> a moment fans have been waiting for. account public. >> bloom has already posted more than 100 photographs and videos including adorable clips of his mother and son flynn as well as video of him in full sand protection gear -- is that sand protection gear? burning man along with his girlfriend, katie perry. >> flipping into the water. oh, taj mahal.

that caused a bit of a sensation earlier this summer. he blamed a guy who stole his swimming trunks. >> a lot of people thanking that guy. for the record, this out, bloom already has nearly 100,000 followers after just a few hours on instagram. >> 101,000. >> uh-huh. and he's following 153 accounts including, we should point out -- >> mine? >> no, walt disney studios. the economist magazine. beyonce, and, of course, katie perry. all right. next to a superstar taking a super pause in her career. >> adele suspended tours for ten years so she can focus on raising her 3-year-old son, anglo. >> the pause is set to happen after wrapping up the current tour in november. the british pop power house doesn't want to miss a single moment of anglo growing up.

didn't dent in her earnings since she's reportedly considering a vegas residency, per forget for a working mom since she would perform at night after night in the same place. >> telling vogue this year that motherhood gave her a, quote, purpose, that was previously absent from her life. hosting the 68th prime time emmys, but he's not taking himself seriously. >> captured two of t year. >> he recreated this moment from "game of thrones," and perhaps more comically in the photo that graces the magazine's cover, he's in a courtroom dressed at marsha clark in a full beard. >> we want to remind you that coverage of the emmy awards

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>> the russians are using hacking to discredit their enemies and to change public perceptions. they don't care if everyone knows that they are doing it. >> the last thought in my head is that a brand new device is going to burn down my car. >> what samsung did is like the wild, wild west. now we left consumers in a situation where they are totally confused. >> i've been in law enforcement for over 30 years and seen a lot of things, but i'v targeting law enforcement. >> our image is being tarnished, and it's embarrassing. >> every single person or entity that left the state made it clear they left the state over one thing, the worst anti-lgbt law in the nation. >> we have a little incident. i would like to thank our security team who stayed in shape. >> so many feelings through my head right now. i'm a little hurt. >> it's in our culture to have tall skinny women.

challenging to dress. i think it's a lot of poppycock. >> i've been on treadmills, walking, you know, doing all the things that i normally do. >> twerking. >> and you don't have, you know, you walk with ear buds, and they get caught on something? >> right. >> never had that problem. ? ? coming up, we got hillary clinton headed to philadelphia, donald trump heads to florida and north carolina. >> next week, they will be fairly busy, and we have national cheeseburger day. >> so excited for that one. >> on sunday that we'll celebrate. this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for

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kelsey cummings talks to t-v nine about her good morning, i'm diane macedo. >> and i'm kendis gibson. these are stories we're following this morning on "world news now," the federal government ordered samsung to recall 1 pll note 7s after dozens of fires have been blame on overheated batteries. replacements will be available next wednesday. full details ahead. a huma two children, have been killed in syria since the u.s. and russia brokered a cease fire this week. both sides accuse each other of violating the agreement. >> police in ohio believe they've nabbed a possible serial killer after a chilling call to 911 led them to a woman he allegedly kidnapped, and them the discovery of three bodies. customers in sydney, australia among the first to get hands on the new apple iphone7. it goes on sale around the world today.

the top stories on this friday, september 16th. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> just because they're 14 hours ahead of us, they get the iphone first. >> you're jealous. >> a little jelly. >> little jelly. >> let's start this half hour with not the ipho, samsung, and what really is turning into a fee iasco for th company. the federal government on the ordered the company to recall 1 million of the note 7s. >> it comes after more than 90 reports of a smart phones overheating due to a battery problem. samsung says the problem affects 2.5 million phones worldwide. >> reporter: after nearly 100 exploding or burning phones in the u.s. alone -- >> sound like it bursted, and there was smoke everywhere. >> reporter: samsung, which for

problem on its own, made a deal with the u.s. government. >> we're announcing the official recall. >> reporter: nearly a million phones in the u.s. are affected after 92 reports of overheating, 26 people burned, 55 pieces of property damaged, including cars and a garage, as part of the official recall and greed to offea fund after first offering only an exchange. only 130,000 of the note 7s in the u.s. have been exchanged, which means there are more than 800,000 in circulation. and the federal government worried about ion batteries on aircraft, says the only one one can be taken on board is if it's shut off and disconnected from a charger, but airlines could decide to ban them entirely and subway systems warn against them too. samsung says it was only the note 7 with the defective battery, but reports of other galaxy phones of overheating, smoking, and burning are going

>> the company was adamant the batteries were only in the note 7. >> we'll see. i hope they are right, but we'll see. >> reporter: the south korean company apologized this week, and the american subsidiary provided a prepared statement. >> we did not meet the standard of excellence that you expect and deserve. for that, we apologize. >> reporter: samsung providing pictures of the new phones, which it says are available in stores next wednesday. commission, so somebody could take the phone in right now, get money back, and wait to the replacement shows up, and then go buy a new one. david kerley, abc news, maryland. to politics, for the first time, donald trump's campaign acknowledged that president obama was, indeed, born in the united states. >> and all of this comes as a result of what trump said in an interview earlier in the day saying that president obama was a natural born citizen -- or

that after he helped move the birther movement for years, it's not clear if and when you'll hear an admission from trump himself. he has a busy day of campaigning on tap with events in washington and miami. yesterday, his private jet beat his traveling press core to a number of people and refused >> i heard that the press is stuck on their airplane. they can't get here. [ cheers and applause ] i love it. >> by the time trump -- the media arrived, trump wrapped up his speech. hillary clinton referred to trump's reluctance to accept the fact the president was born in hawaii as ugliness and bigotry. she returned to the stump to find herself in a dead heat, just one point ahead of trump. ? i feel good ? >> reporter: her first appearance back on the campaign trail and hillary clinton walked out to that new song.

>> reporter: james brown's "i feel good," just about every move she made designed to show just how good she's feeling before she boarded the plane bound for north carolina, a smile and a thumb's up, on board -- >> hi, guys. >> hi. >> welcome together. >> reporter: in north carolina, clinton telling supporters she's glad to be back. >> it turns out, having a few days to myself was actually a gift. i did some thinking. you know, the campaign trail doesn't really encourage reflection. >> reporter: the race clinton returns to tighter than ever. >> when you were home reflecting over the last three days, i wonder if you did soul searching about the new poll numbers that show the race tightening?

position going into these last weeks. what matters is who registers to vote and who is motivated and mobilized to turn out to vote. >> reporter: she never mentioned donald trump by name. she didn't have to. >> my opponent runs us down, we're weak, a disaster, embarrassment. >> reporter: admitting campaigning is not her strength. >> when it comes to public service, i'm better at the service part than the public part. the showman my opponent is, and that's okay with me. >> reporter: abc news, greensboro, north carolina. now to a terrifying scene in new york city as police open fire on a suspect wielding a meat cleaver near madison square garden. a witness says he saw a man holding a large knife surrounded by police yelling at him. police he attacked an offduty offer after police saw the man trying

>> trying to break the boot, pass over there, what's going on here. that's illegal, you can't do that. >> the suspect may have been living in the car. the detective was treated for a 6 inch gash to the face, and both men are expected to recover from their injuries. in ohio, authorities investigating the fatal shooting of a teenager by a police officer. the 13-year-old allegedly pulled a gun on police that turned out to be a bb gun. alex perez has the details. >> reporter: in columbus, ohio, growing questions surrounding the death of a 13-year-old, starting with a 911 call of an armed robbery. >> this man just had a gun on this white dude on the street. when officer respond, the suspects including the 13-year-old, take off. >> may be cutting through the side street, which would be oak street. >> reporter: police on the chase, the police say the teenager pulled a gun from the

>> oh, he's shooting him. oh, my god. >> reporter: discovering the weapon was a bb gun like this with a laser site. >> as you can see it looks like a firearm that could kill you. >> reporter: the case similar to the incident two years ago when an officer in this cleveland park shot and killed 12-year-old rice seconds after arriving on the scene. investigators later determined rice was carrying a realistic looking pellet gun. the officer involv leave. none of the officers that chased the 13-year-old boy down this alley were wearing body cameras, and the attorney for the boy's family are now calling for an independent investigation. abc news, columbus, ohio. officials have a major new clue in the mystery of missing malaysia aircraft. this is a large piece of metal found in june. it's part of the wing craft from

a date stamped on the part linked to it, that particular boeing 777. it vanished in march of 2014. it was carrying 219 people on board. a mattress store is publicl apologizing for a 9/11 themed commercial. it aired last week on the 15th anniversary of the attack, and since then, the store has been closed. while apologizing yesterday, they talked about 9/11 families who may have been offended. it's done. i take responsibility. >> he spoke via skype with a 9/11 widow and she forgave him. there is an old school tribute taking place in the skies. take a look at this. it's called a trike plane, a hand glider with an engine.

105 years ago. the trip is expected to take 40 days, and he has a crew that is filming that journey. a more conventional plane had troubles captured on camera. this happened in the netherlands. the aircraft overshot the runway in an airport near rotterdam and sent up a cloud of dust. it hit a potato feel. the pilot, we're told, is okay. one of belgium's most historic city came up with an innovative way to move beer. >> yes. >> it's a truck. it used to be used to move from a brewery to a bottling plant in the city, but that truck? so yesterday. >> so passe. today, they are opening a beer pipeline. that stretches more than two miles between the brewery and the plant. the pipeline moves nearly 900 gallons of beer an hour. >> today, officials say it removes the risk that big trucks pose to the city's historic buildings and streets.

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a congressional report targets edward snowden saying the leak of information caused tremendous damage to national security. >> it comes amid a growing campaign for president obama to pardon snowden and as one take on snowden's story is shown in movie theaters coast to coast. >> reporter: he exposed the nsa's surveillance secret, and today, the story hits the big screen. >> think of it as a google search, we see e-mails, chats, whatever. >> which people? >> the whole kingdom. >> reporter: they painted him as a hero. >> i feel i'm made to do this, and if i don't do it, then i don't know anybody else that can. >> reporter: joseph gordon levitt plays the character. >> the net results of what snowden did was positive. did he break the law?

he admits it, delivering classified documents to journalists. that's breaking the law, but the nsa was also breaking the law. >> reporter: making a pardon push, the snowden campaign asks president obama to pardon the leaker before leaving office. it's drawn support of celebrities like martin sheen, and daniel radcliff. >> snow den thanked his supporters. >> i don't know what tomorrow looks like. i'm glad the decisions that i made, and i'm thankful to all of you supporting m >> reporter: there's a new report released on an investigation into snowden's action. the report called him a, quote, serial exaggerator and fabricator. snowden blocked the report on twitter saying, quote, the american people deserve better. this report diminishing the committee. the white house wants him to return to the u.s. to face charges of espionage. >> he's not a whistle blower. his conduct put american lives at risk.

security. >> reporter: those comments suggest it's unlikely president obama will pardon snowden any time soon. a debate over whether he's a traitor or hero will continue. >> all right. thank you. coming up, our insomniac theater. >> the sequel to the blare witch project and third bridget jones next.

it's time for insomniac theater checking out a couple of r-rated movies this weekend. >> yeah. some feel good movies starting with the blair witch. the sequel of the 1999 blair witch project. there's a video of what he believes to be h s of the blair witch, james and the group of friends head into the forest in search of his lost sibling. >> come on! don't look! >> i'm so sorry. >> sorry is what the critics are

56% on rotten tomatoes, writing, at least a third of blair witch contists of people running through the woods with flashlights shouting out each other's names. a little of this goes a long way. >> another says, this is one found footage movie that should have been left lost in the woods. >> next is some lighter fair. renee returns in bridget jones' baby. now 43 years old, bridget is slimmer, more confident, and a little more "sex in the city" so to speak, but after two poorly timed relationships, you could say, with old flame and a new love interest, she finds herself pregnant with one big complication. >> oh.

month that -- to be exact, following quite a bit of alcohol, mark and i, well, we had similar relations. and -- this is the funny part -- i suppose -- of these two relations, the result is residing in my tummy could, in fact, be either of yours. >> that's one way to break the news. the critics by and large, maybe not yo it's scoring a solid 84% on rotten tomatoes.e is a jubilant celebration of women. >> okay. >> and another calls it the warmest and most satisfying of the series. >> wow. that's saying a lot for the series. >> yeah. >> they've been fun. they are hilarious. >> interesting.

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>> the iconic brand turns 60, 1956 is when play-doh came out, and more than 3 billion cans of play-doh sold since across 80 countries. we're trying to see if we can duplicate what they do. somehow manage to make this happen. we like to mention that it took them seven hours, and they are experts. >> exactly. >> and we, of course, are not at all experts and don't have seven >> i think i need -- >> our best here. >> i need a lighter color. >> i need to make your shirt. i think -- >> what mac number do you news? >> mc 17. they don't have that? >> they quite have mc 17. >> play-doh use to be red, blue, yellow, and white. >> yep. now there are more than 50 colors.

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this morning on "world news now," an apparent rift in the trump campaign. >> after trump tried to side step a question about president obama's birthplace, his campaign admits obama was born in the u.s. and with h the trail, she wastes no time responding. hazing scandal involving 9/11. we have details from the new report, ahead. then, the chilling call placed to 911 dispatchers in ohio. a woman whispering into the phone as her kidnapper slept beside her and the grisly discover police made after they

then the world's most amazing athletes are invited to a training camp. why they're being forced to face some of their worst fears. it's friday, september 16th. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good friday morning, everyone. i'm kendis gibson. >> and donald trump's campaign announcing overnight that they believe president obama was born >> so the trump camp released the statement after an interview in which trump refused to say with whether president obama was born in the united states. hillary clinton wasted no time responding. >> he was asked one more time, where was president obama born? and he still wouldn't say hawaii.

this man wants to be our next president? when will he stop this ugliness, this bigotry? >> the statement tr the trump campaign blamed clinton's 2008 campaign for initially raising the so-called birther issue. that is all a claim that has not been proven yet. >> the statement credited trump with successfully compelling the president to release his birth ceif clinton now just one point ahead of trump. >> this after trump went on tv to let voters know more about his health. we get the latest from tom llamas. >> we're learning new details about donald trump's health. trump's campaign releasing a one-page letter with the results of his latest physical. dr. harold bo rstein who once described trump's health as

time describing trump as normal. but according to lab results, trump is overweight.. >> your doctors or your family ever give you a hard time about your weight? >> yeah, i think i could lose a little bit of weight. >> his primary exercise? >> it's a lot of work when i'm speaking in front of 15 and 20 thousand people and i'm up there using a lot of motion. a lot of t as hot as saunas. i would say that's a form of exercise. >> and when trump looks in the mirror, he doesn't feel he's in his 70s. >> i feel like i'm 35. tom brady and i play golf. i feel the same age as him. it's crazy. >> trump's reception, a stark

michigan. he attacked hillary clinton. >> now hillary clinton -- >> mr. trump, i invited you history to thanks us for, not to give a political statement. >> oh, okay. that's good. trump lashing out at the rev represented. >> she was so nervous. she was like a nervous mess. >> the republican nominee describes walking into a trap. >> something was up. when she goes up to introduce me, she was so i said, wow, this is sort of strange. then she came up. so she had that in mind. >> on facebook, rev rin green timmons posted this message. had he stuck to what his campaign claimed he was there to do, he would not have had a problem. >> abc news, new york. and trump had a little fun

he told jimmy fallon his campaign was grueling, but at the same time satisfying. and he admitted that he never mentions the polls if he's losing. trump let fallon mess up his famous quaff ask we'll have more from his late night appearance in our next half hour. >> once you see it, you can't unsee that right there. so the federal government is ordering samsung so recall all gal waxy note 7s in the united states. the move comes after dozens of reports of the phones bursting into flames b defect. now, samsung urged customers to stop using them earlier this had month. the company says replacements will be available next thursday. authorities in columbus, ohio region are asking for calm. dozens of people gathered for a vigil for 13-year-old tayee king. police were prosecute suing three suspects when king later

carrying a bb gun that looked like a real gun. the officer has been placed on leave. sandra bland was arrested after a traffic stop turned confrontational. her death by hanging has been ruled a suicide, but protesters said she should have never been arrested in the first place. relieved or reassigned 20 training personnel while it investigates claims of abuse at the paris island training facility. it comes after a muslim recruit plunged to his death down a staircase after being slapped by an instructor. the marines ruled it a suicide. but we've now learned that same marine has been accused of

person. >> marines are tough, demanding. but those under investigation at paris island are accused of a shocking degree of abuse. one muslim marine recruit recounting how he was ordered soaking wet into a large, hot clothes dryer in 2015 and asked if he was part of 9/11. the marine says the dryer was run multiple times and his neck and shoulders burne to cry. according to the marine, one of the two drill instructors then asked if he was still a muslim. he says when he responded yes, the dryer was run a fourth time. one marine official said it was one of those same drill instructors who this year forcefully slapped another marine, raheel sadiki who was sick and struggling.

death from a stairwell. his death was ruled a suicide by the marine corps and his family disputes that. penn state is under fire this morning for a controversial celebration planned for tomorrow's football game. the university is using the game against temple to mark the 50th anniversary of former coach paterno's first win at the school. a series of videos celebrating paterno's career will be shown at the game, but this shouldn't happen given allegations that paterno helped cover up jerry sandusky's scandal. week two of the nfl season is now under way. it got started with a heaping load of office thanks to the jets and the bills. the scar was matt forte, not bad, scoring a short touchdown there in the second quarter. then forte gave the jets the lead for good. that is late in the third. he tacked on another one just

the bills here. they win it, 37-31 in the end. bills are 0-2 so far on the season. forte. what an awesome last name. what does your name mean? strong. don't want to play against that guy. while thoovs going on, the yankees and the red sox are playing at boston's fenway park and part of the old stadium wasn't exactly cooperating. >> that part was a garage door in the wall along the left field line. it was o inning and they had a little problem closing it. >> eventually, a grounds crew member ran to the rescue. initially, he had some trouble and climbed up on a bucket. still couldn't pull the door down. and then sort of mysteriously, the door just started coming down. kind of on its own. game on. >> yeah. i mean, the park has been opened since 1912. there might be some parts that aren't exactly working. >> green monster is still

and one more baseball note, actually, a huge baseball note, the chicago cubs, look at this. this is a huge moment right here. they lost that game to the brewers. but wait, with the cardinals also losing in san francisco, the cubs became the first team to clench a playoff spot. >> by losing? >> by losing, they won. >> all right. chicago is in the national league central champions. it's their first division crown since back-to-back wins in good times in wrigley there. >> they are probably partying it up into the morning hours here in wrigleyville. they still have 16 games to go on the season, can you imagine that? and they clench this early on. >> smooth sailing. >> might be. 1908 again. >> this is the year. this is it? >> it's coming back. whew! >> coming up, nine of america's most extreme athletes kick it up

why these red bull athletes are being put through their paces under intense pressure facing their worst fears. and the chilling call to 911 operators in ohio from a kidnapped woman whispering into the phone as her captor slept beside her. how that call led to an even more grisly discovery. and remember, find us on facebook, wnnfans.com and twitter, @abcwnn. you're watching "world news now." twitter@abcwnn

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police in ohio believe they nabbed a possible serial killer after a chilling call to 911. >> a woman held captive untied herself and called for help whispering in the phone while her captor slept beside her. here's the story. >> reporter: a cry for help. >> i've been abducted. >> through a whisper. >> are you tied up now. >> yeah, but i kind of freed myself. >> reporter: an ohio woman calling 911 sheeg she's she's been kidnapped by this man, 40-year-old shawn grate, a possible serial killer, and trapped in an abandon home, whispering so she wouldn't wake the captor who was in the same room sleeping. >> does he have a weapon? >> he's got a taser. >> reporter: too terrified to make a move until officers arrived. >> if think you can get out, you need to get out. >> not unless they were right here. he would hear me and catch me. he's strong. >> reporter: when officers arrived, they rescued the woman.

>> reporter: two bodies discovered in the house, one identified at 43-year-old stacy stanley. >> this guy that did this to her and to these other women, he's a monster. >> graves was taken into custody and official said he eventually led them to a third body in the burned out home. he's charges could be added as the investigation unfolds. abc news, new york. coming up in the next half hour, what we never knew about o.j. simpson and what we are just now learning about his life behind bars including leadership positions he holds at the lovelock correctional center in nevada. who is in the photograph that he keeps in his prison cell? first, in a remote corner of the country, why are nine of the most daring, extreme

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? and we all respond to pressure pressure. >> that's where we're going, a little bill le sorry. >> you're doing a great job. >> you know, on to pressure in a remote corner of the country. nine of the most daring and extreme athletes really kind of being pushed to their limits. >> so red bull invited nine of the most gnarly athletes they sponsor to montana for a training camp up like any other.

under pressure camp is designed to harness and sharpen mental toughness, coming face-to-face with their biggest fears. the ultimate test of their fight or flight instincts. more on that encounter later. sasha scaled one of the most treacherous mountains after losing her father. >> i don't have a scieific approach to overcome emotions while climbing. that's what i hope to learn this week. >> when you're hanging literally entering your mind? what are you thinking? >> in climbing, you enter different zones of thought. when i perform my best, i'm solely thinking what's in front of me. >> this week, she and other athletes are in the dark, literally. atop this mountain, actors are training them in emotional exercises. this is called the breath defier. >> it's a super intense breathing exercise. >> it's going to hurt. lungs are going to burn. >> reporter: this intensive

tap into their innermost feelings, and it's not easy. when it's all over, and overpowering catharsis. [ screaming ] >> reporter: some athletes start speaking in tongues. others crying uncontrollably. truly performing under pressure means being ready to conquer fear, even when you least expect it. >> oh, my god. oh, my god. of course i fell. >> bruised ego aside, i was fine.

turns out he's a trained bear named bart. it's none less terrifying to say the least. >> i've never been this close to a bear before. the athletes are then asked to swallow their anxiety and meet the bear up close. >> here you go, bart. >> when you go back to face it, was it metaphor call to facing your fears? >> i was mentally ready to roll on the ground with a bear, like this is going down. i'm going to wrestle a thousand pound grisly bear. >> for abc, white fish, montana. >> that is a very big bear to get that close to. >> juju was talking about how frightened she was. on her instagram, she had all these behind-the-scene pictures of the shoot there and she was quite scared. during one of the incidents she actually faced -- landed on her

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