america this morning. making news in america this morning, the controversial clerk refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses. waking up in jail, what she said in front of the judge. how long will she be behind bars? plus, the showdown quickly becoming a hot topic among the presidential candidates. will he or won't he? the buzz around joe biden getting louder. the vice president talking on camera about his possible presidential run for the first time. game, set, drone, an unexpected crash at the u.s. open. and going viral. wide eyed and amazed, a baby captivated by conversation. well, good friday morning to

you. we begin with a defiant kentucky clerk at the center of a national debate jailed over her staunch opposition to same-sex marriage. >> a judge found kim davis in contempt of court for refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples. she refused to retreat saying god's moral law conflicts with the duties of her job. >> davis was led away in handcuffs as protesters on both sides of the issue voiced their views outside the courthouse. we get the latest from abc's elizabeth hur. elizabeth, good morning to you. >> reporter: yeah, reena and phillip, good morning to you. that kentucky clerk is fighting the ruling now, but the judge is saying he is keeping her behind bars until she agrees to follow the rules. standing her ground now sitting in jail is kentucky clerk kim davis refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples testifying in court, "my conscience will not allow me." >> today we come to stand for god and support our county clerk kim davis. >> if you can't do your job, resign. i'm not gay, but it is a right.

>> reporter: davis elected to her post could resign but instead has repeatedly denied gay couples marriage licenses since the june supreme court ruling making marriage a right nationwide. >> under whose authority are you not issuing licenses? >> under god's authority. i simply told you all i'm willing to face my consequences as you all will face your consequences when it comes time for judgment. >> reporter: the aclu filed the motion asking that davis pay a fine, but the judge took it further sending her to jail. >> she's been ordered to stay there until she's willing to change her mind, until she's willing to change her conscience about what that belief is. >> reporter: the showdown has several gop candidates sounding off. senator rand paul of kentucky calling it absurd davis was jailed. and former governor mike huckabee tweeting, "we must end the criminalization of christianity," #imwithkim.

the governor in kentucky, in the meantime, says all citizens there will be able to get married today with most of the deputy clerks promising to make that happen. the only hold-out is davis' son. phillip and reena, back to you. >> all right, elizabeth hur live for us this morning. elizabeth, thank you. new overnight, the vice president talking for the first time on camera about a possible presidential run. during a q&a session in atlanta, joe biden talked about his biggest concern, his family. he's still weighing whether they have the emotional energy for another campaign, especially after dealing with the death of their son, beau. >> can my family undertake what is an arduous commitment that we'd be proud to undertake under ordinary circumstances, but the honest to god answer is, i just don't know. >> he said that there's no way to put a timetable on his decision, but he said if he

decides they can handle a run, he won't hesitate to do it. well, donald trump has promised no the to run as a third party candidate amid much fanfare. the billionaire signed a loyalty pledge during the first republican debate. trump was the only candidate not to make the pledge. the front-runner now says he will support whoever wins the nomination. >> so i will be totally pledging my allegiance to the republican party and the conservative principles for which it stand and we will go out and we will fight hard and we will win. >> but later in the day, trump stumbled through an interview with a conservative talk show host when asked about the quds in iran, he mistook them for the kurds. he also didn't seem to know the major differences between hamas and hezbollah. >> the house benghazi committee is in the process of grilling former hillary clinton aides about libya and those private e-mails. clinton's former chief of staff spent 9 1/2 hours testifying saying many people at the state department knew about the

personal e-mail account, but another former staffer, the one who set up the private server, is refusing to testify citing the fifth amendment. now to the search for suspects in the shooting death of an illinois police officer. investigators are hoping a videotape from a homeowner's security system will provide clues in the case. funeral services are set for monday for charles gliniewicz. a massive manhunt for his killers has turned up nothing so far. police say they recovered a gun at the scene but they won't say whether it was the officer's weapon or whether it had even been fired. the nfl as been sacked for trying to suspend quarterback tom brady. a federal judge says the league didn't follow proper legal procedures in punishing the new england patriots for what's being called deflategate. he says the nfl doesn't have proof that brady was involved in letting some of the air out of footballs during playoff games. brady is now eligible to play in next week's season opener for the pats. well, refugees from the middle east are still streaming into hungary this morning hoping to make their way into western europe. after a two-day standoff at the

main rail station in budapest, hundreds of syrians were allowed to board trains, but those trains were heading to refugee camps. there's sharp disagreement among european leaders about how to handling the growing crisis. germany plans to welcome 800,000 refugees this year. the uk has let in fewer than 300. well, president obama is playing host today to king salman of saudi arabia hoping to recover reassurances about the nuclear deal with iran. the king and his entourage arrived at andrews air force base yesterday in royal fashion greeted by a massive fleet, a motorcade of dozens of luxury cars and suvs. the last of the three heroes who tackled a gunman aboard a paris-bound train is back home. airman first class spencer stone arrived last night at travis air force base near sacramento. about 200 people were on hand to greet him. stone was treated in germany for his injuries. the three men, childhood friends, are being honored with

a parade on september 11th. well, pope francis attracted a massive crowd yesterday when he ventured out of the vatican to run a personal errand. before coming to america later this month, the pope decided to get new glasses. he popped into a shop in rome where he bought his glasses last year. he liked them so much he only wanted new lenses with his new prescription fitted for his old frames, and he insisted on paying himself. see. >> no insurance even. that's interesting. all right, still ahead, the recall expanding for a popular kraft product. and large, venomous and ready to attack, a rattlesnake surprises a woman in her own home. plus, buzzing over the stadium then crashing into the stands, the u.s. open interrupted by a drone.

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well, this visitor definitely an uninvited guest. a california woman spotted this four-foot rattlesnake perched on a windowsill in her home. firefighters removed the snake, but they were also astonished by the size of it. they say it's one of the biggest they've encountered. the drought has caused more snakes to surface. well, good news on this getaway weekend. the average price of gas this morning is 2.42. that's cents less than week ago and nearly a dollar less than a year ago. aaa says these are the lowest prices for gas for labor day weekend in a year. the auto club expects 35 million of us to travel this weekend, many of us taking advantage of this very cheap gas. a voluntary recall on kraft singles has been dramatically expanded. kraft heinz recalled an additional 335,000 cases of its cheese slices yesterday, saying a problem with the packaging film affects ten times as many cases as it first thought. the film can stick to the cheese after the wrapper is removed and create a choking hazard.

customers should return the product to stores for a full refund. well, today is like black friday for "star wars" aficionados. it's force friday. the first tie-in products from "star wars: the force awakens" go on sale today. some stores opened at midnight. the rollout, a huge part of merchandising effort by disney, abc's parent company. this photo from a store in denver, check it out. these are empty shelves overnight. the movie, by the way, if you haven't heard, it opens in december. >> wow. already flying off the shelves. >> did you get yours? >> not yet, and i guess there's not much available after seeing that. >> you're going to have to wait now. all right. when we come back, plane crash right next to a crowded soccer field. the pilot's evasive action likely saving lives. plus, busted during takeoff, a pilot not following rules after flight attendants say, turn off your electronics. off your electronics.

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phoenix. a couple in florida is devastated after their son was poisoned in their own home. >> 10-year-old peyton mccaughey fell ill after their house was treated for termites. the family says a terminix subcontractor told them it was safe to return. peyton suffered brain damage and spent weeks in icu. now he's barely able to move or speak. a terminix spokesman says they're saddened for the family and they are reviewing the matter. well, a deadly home invasion in st. louis. an 11-year-old boy shot and killed an intruder who tried to break into his house. police say the boy was home with his 4-year-old sister when two people broke through the front door. officers arrived to see a 16-year-old suspect dead in the foyer. they arrested a second suspect a short time later. not clear why the two children were home alone. two men are dead after a small plane crashed on a driveway in southern california. one was a flight instructor. the other, a student pilot. two vehicles in the driveway and the roof of the house next door

were damaged. there were no other injuries. the home is on the takeoff route from a nearby small airport. the flight school says it has never had an accident in almost 50 years of operation. and two people on board a small plane in new jersey managed to avoid serious injury when they crashed. the men were working for the coast guard serving the hudson river when their aircraft developed engine trouble. >> november 758-delta-kilo, we are experiencing engine roughness. over. >> delta kilo, say the position. >> well, we're trying to get to teterboro. delta kilo has lost the engine completely. delta kilo is going to make an emergency landing. >> witnesses say the pilot may have saved some young lives when he brought the airplane down at the end of a soccer field avoiding children. well, an airline pilot was caught texting on his cell phone as the plane was taking off. the pilot was flying as a passenger on a flight from charlotte to florida. federal rules prohibit texting and cell phone calls during a flight. it was an american airlines

flight, but the pilot worked for a different airline. the pilot has not been identified or the airline that employs him. an arrest has been made in connection with a bizarre interruption at a u.s. open tennis match in new york. a drone crashed into an empty section of seats. the match was briefly stopped as police examined the drone. one of the players said she actually heard it fly by but wasn't sure it was. they charged a 26-year-old science teacher who they say was operating the drone. all right, well now to some of the stuff that is going on on the field. we're talking about the opening night of college football. >> highlights now from espn. good morning. welcome to our "sportscenter" set here in los angeles. i'm stan verrett. opening night of the major college football season on thursday night, and first game for jim harbaugh as michigan's head coach, wolverines on the road at utah. third quarter, michigan down 17. harbaugh settled on jake rudock as his quarterback and he hits

jake butt for the 19-yard touchdown. and the wolverines down 7 at that point. in the fourth, we've got a third and 3. rudock, big mistake, and justin thomas makes him pay for it, 55 yards with the interception returned for a touchdown. and utah wins it, 24-17. rudock had three picks in that game. number two tcu opening the season on the road at minnesota. that's boykin, their heisman candidate quarterback hooking up with josh doctson for an 11-yard touchdown. tcu up, 10-0. had a struggle against the golden gophers, but they're eventually able to put it away, boykin on the option will keep it himself. runs it in for a touchdown. threw for 246. had the rushing touchdown and the passing touchdown that you saw, and the horned frogs off to a good start and they take it 23-17 in minnesota. also western kentucky, favorite to win at vanderbilt, and the hilltoppers actually go

in and beat the commodores in nashville. that's it from here. now back to you. okay, up next in "the pulse," movie makeover. "sesame street" remaking that deli scene from "when harry met sally." >> and talk about a good listener. hear what this baby -- what had this baby so captivated. i'm feeling lucky. today is the day.

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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good morning, the force awakens on this "force friday." >> thank you very much. now a check with mike and the forecast. >> we are all good. good morning, everyone, here is a look at what is supposed to be live doppler hd. we will try to again. it is supposed to show you the visibility. i have the wrong show loaded. it is five at half moon bay and ten elsewhere. we are doing fine because of the dry air and the breezes. no marine layer. we have total sunshine. maybe a passing high cloud. making for colorful sunset. grab the sunglasses.

temperature are today have the fall feel we had yesterday and it will be more breezy with temperatures running in the upper 40's to nearly 60 by 7:00. we will stay in the mid 60s at the coast going from upper 60s to low 70s around the bay from noon to 4:00, and mid-to-upper 70s inland. grab a coat. you will need it. we will be back in the 60s by 7:30. >> freaky friday and not to mention the traffic department has light conditions hoping for a friday light commute this morning as you make it in from the east bay toward san francisco so not fining any delays. as we move over to the emeryville camera at the eastern span of the bay bridge, you can see nice conditions into treasure island. no problems there. a look at drive time traffic at 27 minutes what we like to see, all green, tracy to dublin along 580, 680 southbound from dublin to mission boulevard south is 15 minutes. the south bay highway 85 northbound from 101 to cupertino is 18 minute

>> breaking overnight, this is a driver speed down the freeway at over 100 miles per hour southbound we we to get away from the sheriff deputies. we hear the driver took several exits before getting back on the freeway. each time, finally, you can see the driver hit the median of 101 two miles south of the sonoma marin line. officers with guns drawn got the driver out. it is not known what initiated the chase. >> three south bay corrections officers are in jail themselves this morning charged with murder in the beating death of a mentally impaired inmate. cornell barnard has the latest. >> disappointment and disgust cannot be overstated. >> laurie smith was emotional announcing the arrest of her